We don't have plans to expand on the tagging functionality. That said, we won't rule it out. Keep voting and commenting with how you work and what problem you're aiming to solve with this. It all helps!
We understand how powerful tags can be for some (including ourselves) and are looking into ways to improve their usefulness and visibility around the app without adding too much clutter to our interface.
Yeah, I'd really like a feature like this. We like to avoid using due dates for tasks that aren't truly "due" buy a certain date, so instead, we'll tag those tasks with something like "focus". Currently, we view these via search, but it'd be super useful to have a navigation item / button for that tag so I can quickly see all of our "focus" tasks.
Having a place to see all the tags would be useful for our marketing department. Even more useful would be having tag taxonomy to keep things standard.
I see this is critical. I am (probably was now) in the process of implementing Flow and outside being able to work offline I was pretty impressed, however this is a deal breaker. The whole point of a good project tool is efficiency and these days it is more common to work across multiple projects, organisations, even domains so an ability to view your work by context or tag becomes critical to efficiency. I'd have thought saving custom views based on each persons desired criteria would be a must these days. Unfortunately I must have misread/misunderstood the filters could be saved.
For what it is worth I reviewed around 10 apps over the last couple of weeks and custom views or saved searches/filters is in all them bar this and one other (well the other was very clunky so may as well not have been there).
They are a little too bolted on at the moment - I want to be able to use them to create my own workflows and processes - but they're hidden away. Some form of sorting, searching and LISTING the tags would be lovely. (also... sort of related... save favourite search and put it on the sidebar ).
I'm trying to solve the problem of horizontal information slicing.
Projects provide a vertical view (all tasks in a given subject), but I especially want to be able to view all tasks to be performed in a particular area/location/with a tool.
I may be running a project which is about developing, manufacturing, marketing and sending out a new product.
In order to complete that project, I have some tasks that can only be done at the warehouse, some that can only be done at the office, etc. - and perhaps throw in "Online" because I have a done that can only be done using a computer online. Depending on where I am I want to see the tasks that I can do right now. Without this, I have to conceptually move UP the project chain and across and then DOWN to the tasks- I just want a list of what I can do right now with what I have.
Sort by Tag needed, won't add clutter.
Any update on this Flowpeople?
Please... FLOW is SO awesome I have turned so many people and teams on to it. But without being able to Sort by Tags is such a time waster (for our use case anyway). The drag-and-drop functionality to be able to reassign and reschedule tasks is exceptional... but there's no way to do it between tags so it requires every task to be touched individually anyway. Anyway, just hoping this feature won't fall off the radar. It would be SUCH an amazing improvement to an already amazing product.
Would so love to be able to sort by Tags, as you currently can sort by person, manually, or due date. Then the amazing drag and drop function could be used to quickly reassign tags between tasks. For instance, changing the tags of multiple tasks from "review" to "feedback" to indicate where that task is in the development process. I know I'm a broken record, but this is really the only workflow hiccup in this otherwise incredible amazing program!
I agree with the posters comments. I currently have several groups with lists. Each item in a list has tags. Sometimes the tags span the lists. Currently I can go to a list and filter by tag but there's no place to see a master list of tags. If you are worried about clutter, why not just make it a tag icon that brings you to a list of tags, whereupon you can click and see all the tasks under that tag. That would be life changing for me! Currently I have to work around so many lists to find things.
I'm new here, but...duh... need to see the tags. They can function like non-exclusive lists.
Right now I'd be likely to build a redundant list because I can't see what's there already.
Yes I really miss the ability to view all tasks with a certain tag, as in the current live version of Flow. Additionally it would be great to have a way to clear all tags.
Various tasks are completed and then tagged as ready for review. Then the manager can view all tasks tagged ready for review, and then either tag approved or revise. It would be great to be able to clear tags first so that you don't have to go in one task at a time to change the tags.
Being able to show tags in 'sections', with the tag as the header, would be nice. Similar to the way projects are shown when looking at an entire folder. For us, sorting by Project, then Tag, would be helpful.
Being able to select from a list of existing tags would be great - at the moment there's a fair bit of guesswork.
Also, there's no way to know what the possible tags are, which is vitally important for subscribers who did not create the tasks.
The added filtering options are quite nice. But what I meant was users may NOT know what they're looking for. Previously a menu showing all tags would appear making it easy to find tagged content for those who didn't create the tags.


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The White House is stonewalling Congress left and right on everything from the environment to the Census
David Choi, Business Insider
President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence.Reuters/Carlos Barria
The White House has attempted to regulate the flow of information from current and former officials to various House Committees in recent weeks, the scope of which goes beyond the high-profile cases involving the Russia investigation and President Donald Trump's finances, according to multiple news reports.
Rod Schoonover, a State Department employee, had his written climate change analysis scrutinized by various White House departments, according to The Washington Post.
Schoonover was allowed to testify at a House Intelligence Committee hearing but was not allowed to submit his statement for the record, The Post reported.
The White House invoked executive privilege in late May and tried preventing former Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach from testifying about his discussions about a controversial 2020 census question with Trump, according to POLITICO.
Kobach testified before the Oversight Committee on Monday, but declined "more than 15 times" to answer questions about his talks with the White House, the Oversight Committee said in a memo.
The White House has attempted to regulate the flow of information from current and former officials to various House Committees in recent weeks, the scope of which goes beyond the high-profile cases involving the Russia investigation and President Donald Trump's finances, according to multiple news reports published Friday.
Rod Schoonover, a State Department employee and a former professor of chemistry and biochemistry at California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, was in the process of submitting a 12-page testimony on the "disruptive" effects of climate change to the House Intelligence Committee, The Washington Post reported.
But Schoonover's written testimony received heavy scrutiny from officials in the White House's Office of Legislative Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, and National Security Council, some of whom sought to delete portions that did not coincide with the Trump administration's position, numerous senior officials said to The Post.
"Climate-linked events are disruptive to humans and societies when they harm people directly or substantially weaken the social, political, economic, environmental, or infrastructure systems that support people," Schoonover's statement said.
"Absent extensive mitigating factors or events, we see few plausible future scenarios where significant — possibly catastrophic — harm does not arise from the compounded effects of climate change," Schoonover added, according to The Post.
The Trump administration has been criticized for scaling back efforts to address climate change and casting doubt on the association between the change in climate and human activity.
Schoonover was allowed to testify at the House hearing on Wednesday but was not allowed to submit his statement for the record, The Post reported.
Read more: Trump's Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao reportedly tried to bring family members to official meetings in China
President Donald Trump and former Kansas Secretary of State.Associated Press/Carolyn Kaster
Separately, the White House invoked executive privilege in late May and tried preventing former Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach from testifying about his discussions about a controversial 2020 census question with Trump, according to POLITICO.
The controversy stems from a potential citizenship question added to the upcoming census. The House Oversight Committee has since launched an investigation into the origins of the question, which Democrats say would "harm the accuracy of the Census" or call a Republican attempt to redraw congressional district maps in their favor.
In a letter to Democratic Rep. Elijah Cummings of Maryland, the chairman of the Oversight Committee, deputy White House counsel Michael Purpura reportedly described Kobach's conversations with Trump as "confidential," and said he would "not be permitted to discuss those conversations during a transcribed interview."
Meanwhile, Democrats balked at the executive privilege claim and asserted Kobach was not employed by the White House.
"Such a sweeping and baseless extension of the Executive Privilege doctrine not only frustrates the Committee's investigation but, taken to its logical end, would allow the White House to conceal its communications with lobbyists, special interest groups, and campaign donors," the Committee said in a letter to the White House in late May.
Kobach testified before the Oversight Committee on Monday, but declined "more than 15 times" to answer questions about his talks with the White House, the Oversight Committee said in its memo.
Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross may be held in contempt of Congress for not turning over documents related to the question after being subpoenaed.
The Trump administration's efforts to curb the information from its current and former employees has been on display throughout the numerous congressional investigations. In May, Trump and the White House moved to defy House Democrats' subpoenas and blocked former White House counsel Donald McGahn from testifying before Congress.
Trump said his administration would be "fighting all the subpoenas" amid the congressional investigations: "We have been, I have been the most transparent president and administration in the history of our country by far," Trump said in late May.
In terms of invoking executive privilege the practice has ebbed and flowed over the course of history. According to the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia, "[e]very President to date has used this power in one way or another, although some have used it more famously than others."
President Barack Obama infamously used it once in 2012 (but it was overturned by a court); President George W. Bush used it six times; President Bill Clinton used it 14 times over the course of two major investigations (to varying degrees of success); President Richard Nixon, "was the one who really brought it to the forefront of American politics." Trump first invoked executive privilege on May 8, 2019, over the full report by special counsel Robert Mueller and its underlying evidence.
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The White House has attempted to regulate the flow of information from current and former officials to various House Committees in recent weeks, the scope of which goes beyond the high-profile cases involving the Russia investigation and President Donald Trump's finances, according to multiple news reports. Rod Schoonover, a State Department employee, had his written climate change analysis scrutinized by various White House departments, according to The Washington Post. Schoonover was allowed to testify at a House Intelligence Committee hearing but was not allowed to submit his statement for the record, The Post reported. The White House invoked executive privilege in late May and tried preventing former Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach from testifying about his discussions about a controversial 2020 census question with Trump, according to POLITICO. Kobach testified before the Oversight Committee on Monday, but declined "more than 15 times" to answer questions about his talks with the White House, the Oversight Committee said in a memo. Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories. The White House has attempted to regulate the flow of information from current and former officials to various House Committees in recent weeks, the scope of which goes beyond the high-profile cases involving the Russia investigation and President Donald Trump's finances, according to multiple news reports published Friday. Rod Schoonover, a State Department employee and a former professor of chemistry and biochemistry at California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, was in the process of submitting a 12-page testimony on the "disruptive" effects of climate change to the House Intelligence Committee, The Washington Post reported. But Schoonover's written testimony received heavy scrutiny from officials in the White House's Office of Legislative Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, and National Security Council, some of whom sought to delete portions that did not coincide with the Trump administration's position, numerous senior officials said to The Post. "Climate-linked events are disruptive to humans and societies when they harm people directly or substantially weaken the social, political, economic, environmental, or infrastructure systems that support people," Schoonover's statement said. "Absent extensive mitigating factors or events, we see few plausible future scenarios where significant — possibly catastrophic — harm does not arise from the compounded effects of climate change," Schoonover added, according to The Post. The Trump administration has been criticized for scaling back efforts to address climate change and casting doubt on the association between the change in climate and human activity. Schoonover was allowed to testify at the House hearing on Wednesday but was not allowed to submit his statement for the record, The Post reported. Read more: Trump's Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao reportedly tried to bring family members to official meetings in China Separately, the White House invoked executive privilege in late May and tried preventing former Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach from testifying about his discussions about a controversial 2020 census question with Trump, according to POLITICO. The controversy stems from a potential citizenship question added to the upcoming census. The House Oversight Committee has since launched an investigation into the origins of the question, which Democrats say would "harm the accuracy of the Census" or call a Republican attempt to redraw congressional district maps in their favor. In a letter to Democratic Rep. Elijah Cummings of Maryland, the chairman of the Oversight Committee, deputy White House counsel Michael Purpura reportedly described Kobach's conversations with Trump as "confidential," and said he would "not be permitted to discuss those conversations during a transcribed interview." Meanwhile, Democrats balked at the executive privilege claim and asserted Kobach was not employed by the White House. "Such a sweeping and baseless extension of the Executive Privilege doctrine not only frustrates the Committee's investigation but, taken to its logical end, would allow the White House to conceal its communications with lobbyists, special interest groups, and campaign donors," the Committee said in a letter to the White House in late May. Kobach testified before the Oversight Committee on Monday, but declined "more than 15 times" to answer questions about his talks with the White House, the Oversight Committee said in its memo. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross may be held in contempt of Congress for not turning over documents related to the question after being subpoenaed. The Trump administration's efforts to curb the information from its current and former employees has been on display throughout the numerous congressional investigations. In May, Trump and the White House moved to defy House Democrats' subpoenas and blocked former White House counsel Donald McGahn from testifying before Congress. Trump said his administration would be "fighting all the subpoenas" amid the congressional investigations: "We have been, I have been the most transparent president and administration in the history of our country by far," Trump said in late May. In terms of invoking executive privilege the practice has ebbed and flowed over the course of history. According to the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia, "[e]very President to date has used this power in one way or another, although some have used it more famously than others." President Barack Obama infamously used it once in 2012 (but it was overturned by a court); President George W. Bush used it six times; President Bill Clinton used it 14 times over the course of two major investigations (to varying degrees of success); President Richard Nixon, "was the one who really brought it to the forefront of American politics." Trump first invoked executive privilege on May 8, 2019, over the full report by special counsel Robert Mueller and its underlying evidence.

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Currently we have access to a growing number of P2P lending platforms who will allow a company a more "transactional" approach to borrowing money. Directors have to offer up full personal guarantees although in some instances not all of the directors; the company has to have 2 years worth of accounts lodged at Companies House and a minimum turnover of £50,000 per annum.
This is a rapidly changing market however.
Loans are taken over a maximum term of 60 months but the rates can be very keen, starting at an interest rate of 6%.


Parkinson's disease is a brain disorder that erodes motor control and balance over time. It affects some 500,000 people in the U.S., according to the National Institutes of Health. The disease occurs when neurons--nerve cells--in the brain that control movement become impaired or die. Normally, these neurons produce dopamine, and when they are damaged or killed, the resulting dopamine shortage causes the motor-control problems associated with the disease.


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So far, two of the biggest news stories of 2015 have been the fall in global crude oil prices and, most recently, the apparent breakthrough in negotiations between Iran, the United States, and others around Iran's nuclear weapons research. Moreover, because Iran relies so heavily on oil export revenues, the two stories are interlinked. This article discusses the terms around the lifting of sanctions and the potential impact additional crude supplies from Iran could have on the global crude market..... Download full report.


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THE NEW YORK CITY GREEN FESTIVAL EXPO WILL TAKE PLACE APRIL 24TH-26TH, 2015, AT THE JAVITS CONVENTION CENTER, NYC., FEATURING FIFTY-SEVEN DISTINGUISHED SPEAKERS
The New York City Green Festival Expo, www.greenfestivals.org, will take place April 24th-26th, 2015, at the Javits Convention Center, NYC. This inspiring, community event will feature fifty-seven expert speakers on aspects of Green living including alternative energy sources, food and nutrition, media, the arts, climate change, gender equality, environmentally conscious investing, running socially conscious businesses, creating a sustainable future for the planet and more. There will be a green product marketplace, non-profit organizations, yoga classes and organic Vegan food. Below is a list of speakers and their biographies. Upcoming Green Festival Expos will take place in Washington DC, Los Angeles, San Francisco and Portland. – E. Joyce Glasgow, www.artsandculturescene.com
Green Festival Speakers
Speakers at Green Festival® are articulate, powerful advocates for a just and sustainable world. From authors and filmmakers to politicians, musicians and scientists, these renowned individuals inspire packed audiences with their expertise—one of the most compelling draws to Green Festival® since 2002. Our tremendous speaker line-up exemplifies why Green Festival® is the largest, most-respected event of its kind.
Lara Allen
Lara Allen is an M.S. in History of Art and Design candidate at Pratt Institute. Her thesis focuses on the similarities of Japanese Design and Manitoga, the house and garden of twentieth century industrial designer Russel Wright. She is also the author of "Returning to Manitoga," a blog that explores the interiors of the home. Her article Beyond Transparency: A Discussion Around Glass in 19th Century Paris is scheduled to be published in Belvedere: Journal of the History of Art & Design at Pratt Institute, Spring 2015. She received a B.A. from Scripps College and an M.A.L.S. from Hollins University.
David Alston
DAVID ALSTON (Musician) born in Durham, NC began showing interest in percussion instruments in 1990. He was enrolled at Durham School of the Arts where he began his formal study of the cello and percussion. Since his early exposure to music, he has had an opportunity to work with many companies including the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, Forces of Nature Dance Theater, and Harambee African Dance Company all located in New York. He has also performed numerous times with Balafon West African Dance Company (Pittsburg PA), and Elegeba Folklore Society (Richmond VA). He has toured with the African American Dance Ensemble as lead Djembe Musician and participated in many events such as, Afr'AmFest (Norfolk VA), Dance Africa (Dallas TX/Washington D.C.), United Nations Annual South-South Day for cooperation event (New York, NY), and the Eerie Music Fest in (Toronto OT). Alston is the Musical Director for VashtiDance Theater.
Eric Alterman
Eric Alterman is a Distinguished Professor of English and Journalism at Brooklyn College and CUNY Graduate School of Journalism, ""The Liberal Media"" columnist for The Nation, and a Senior Fellow at the Center for American Progress, the Nation Institute and the World Policy Institute.
Alterman is the author of ten books, including most recently Inequality and One City: Bill de Blasio and the New York Experiment, Year One (2015), The Cause: The Fight for American Liberalism from Franklin Roosevelt to Barack Obama (2012, co-author), Kabuki Democracy: The System vs. Barack Obama (2011), Why We're Liberals: A Handbook for Restoring America's Most Important Ideals (2008, 2009), and the national bestsellers What Liberal Media? The Truth About Bias and the News (2003, 2004), and The Book on Bush: How George W. (Mis)leads America (2004, co-author). The others include: When Presidents Lie: A History of Official Deception and its Consequences, (2004, 2005). His Sound & Fury: The Making of the Punditocracy (1992,1993, 2000), won the 1992 George Orwell Award and his It Ain't No Sin to be Glad You're Alive: The Promise of Bruce Springsteen (1999, 2001), won the 1999 Stephen Crane Literary Award, and Who Speaks for America? Why Democracy Matters in Foreign Policy, (1998).
Termed ""the most honest and incisive media critic writing today"" in the National Catholic Reporter, and author of ""the smartest and funniest political journal out there,"" in The San Francisco Chronicle. In recent years, he has also been a columnist for: Rolling Stone, Mother Jones, Moment, The Forward, the Daily Beast, Worth, The Sunday Express (London), MSNBC-TV and MSNBC.com, and a history consultant to HBO Films. He has also been the winner of the George Orwell Award, the Jack London Literary Prize and the Mirror Award for media criticism, and has been a Hoover Institution Media Fellow at Stanford University.
A former Adjunct Professor of Journalism at NYU and Columbia, Alterman received his B.A. in History and Government from Cornell, his M.A. in International Relations from Yale, and his Ph.D. in US History from Stanford. He lives in New York City. He lives with his family in Manhattan
Mordechai Alvow
www.mordechaialvow.com
Mordechai Alvow is a global hairstylist and the creator of Yarok Haircare, a vegan, organic and botanically-based line of restorative hair care. The entire line is free of parabens, sulfates, and cruelty to animals and is sold around the world. Mordechai has delivered high performance products that are healthy for both clients and stylists. When he's not focused on product innovation or his NYC salon, Mordechai travels the world as an editorial artist and his work has appeared in Allure, ELLE, InStyle, Marie Claire, New York Magazine and Vogue.
Ashe, a Poetry Jam Band Experience
Ashe', a Poetry Jam Band Experience was created in a 9x10 9x12 bedroom in an adult family shelter in the South Bronx, NY and had their first performance at the Bronx Relay for Life on May 31st 2014. Leonard "Gypsy Sun" Veras is a self taught electric guitarist who has played for 33 years. His experience as a guitarist expands to a variation of genres, including Hip Hop, Abstract, Rhythm & Blues, Rock, and now, performing with his wife and lead poet, Kesha "Sha Kimono" Veras, who is also a self taught visual artist. Ashe', a Poetry Jam Band Experience is consistently evolving. Gypsy Sun & Sha Kimono will share their vision through their art and establish a mobile non profit to teach economically deprived kids & adults the cultural value in music, arts, agriculture, fashion, theatre, and entrepreneur education.
Erik Baard
www.gothamorchards.org
Erik Baard founded and operates Gotham Orchards, a volunteer project that has planted orchards with partners in all five boroughs since 2008. Species range from apple trees from the ancestral Kazakh forests to indigenous beach plums and blueberries. For these works and others in estuary ecology, he was designated the "Greenest New Yorker" by the state government. He's also a writer, published in the New Yorker, NY Times, Wall Street Journal, Village Voice, Economist, NPR, and other media.
Elizabeth Barry
www.Inflexioninteractive.com
Elizabeth Barry is a true entrepreneurial spirit. She has run a successful strategic marketing firm for ten years, she's the TEDxHoboken and TEDxHobokenWomen curator and was named the very first Hoboken Woman in Business of the year. She resides as the Business Development Director at Inflexion Interactive, a powerhouse digital agency. Her days consist of brand building and her journey is heavily involved in yoga, meditation and living a positive life with a beautiful outlook. She brings the energy you're looking for in a speaker. Don't miss her talk.
www.executivespeakingsuccess.com
John Bates is in business to bring out what is awesome inside every person so it can live in the world and make a real difference.
His group training is world famous and executives from companies like Johnson & Johnson, Second Genome, Care Fusion and more recommend him to their colleagues as the best communications and leadership trainer working today.
John's training is based in human evolutionary biology and human neurophysiology so you learn not only what works, but WHY it works. That gives you principles which allow you to achieve ever increasing success and the ability to play and create in the areas of communication and leadership.
John has trained hundreds of TED and TEDx speakers all over the world. John also works with C level executives at top companies to make their communications "TED-Worthy."
Joy Bauer is one of the nation's leading health authorities. As the nutrition and health expert for NBC's TODAY show, Joy shares reliable, practical, and straightforward advice that helps millions of Americans eat better and lead healthier, more fulfilling lives. She also hosts the program's popular "Joy Fit Club" series, which celebrates determined people who have lost more than 100 pounds through diet and exercise alone.
Most recently, Joy debuted her brand new PBS special, Joy Bauer's Food Remedies, and launched her own food line, Nourish Snacks, an online service which delivers a wide variety of healthy, wholesome snacks to your home or office. Check them out at NourishSnacks.com.
As a monthly columnist for Woman's Day magazine and the creator of JoyBauer.com, Joy continues to be a leader in developing and delivering fresh, cutting edge health content to millions. She's been featured countless times in prominent publications like The New York Times, Washington Post, People, US Weekly, Cosmo, Vogue, SELF, Glamour, and Wall Street Journal, to name a few.
Joy is a #1 New York Times bestselling author with 11 books under her belt, including her latest releases, The Joy Fit Club: Cookbook, Diet Plan & Inspiration and Joy Bauer's Food Cures.
Joy is the nutritionist for the New York City Ballet and has a clientele that includes high-profile professionals, celebrity actors, fashion models and Olympic athletes (including Gold-medal winners).
Joy received her Bachelor degree in Kinesiology from University of Maryland and a master of science in nutrition from New York University. At the beginning of her career, Joy completed a five-year post as Director of Nutrition and Fitness for "Heart-Smart Kids", a program for underprivileged children that she developed for The Mount Sinai Medical Center's Department of Pediatric Cardiology in New York City. Joy also served as a nutrition consultant for Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center, was a clinical nutritionist with the neurosurgical team at The Mount Sinai Medical Center – and taught Anatomy and Physiology and Sports Nutrition at New York University's School of Continuing Education.
Passionate about delivering scientifically sound health information, Joy received the 2010 National Media Excellence Award from the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, and the 2012 American Society of Nutrition Science Media Award.
Joy lives in New York with her husband Ian, her daughters Jesse and Ayden Jane, and her son Cole. She strongly believes that it's never too early or late to reap the benefits of a healthy lifestyle.
Maxine Bédat
Maxine Bédat (née Kay) is the co-founder of Zady.com, a shopping platform and lifestyle destination for the next generation of consumers who care about the origins of the items they purchase. Zady launched to rave reviews in August 2013, and was featured on the cover of The Wall Street Journal's "Off Duty" section with an article entitled: Feel-Good Fashion: The New Black.
What Whole Foods has done for the organic food movement, Zady does for sourced products. Zady is amongst the first online retailers to seamlessly integrate commerce, rich media content and social media to provide customers with a dynamic shopping experience. On Zady, customers can learn about the conscious consumer movement and purchase beautiful goods that were created with craftsmanship and artisanship – qualities that have been sacrificed in a world of cheap prices and fast production. Early this year, Zady was named one of
The World's Top 10 Most Innovative Companies in Retail by Fast Company and one of 22 Instagram Accounts Fashionistas Should Follow in 2014 by Buzzfeed.com.
With a background in diplomacy and the United Nations, in 2010 while in law school, Maxine established The Bootstrap Project, an organization dedicated to changing the lives of artisans in developing countries. The origin of The Bootstrap Project began one year earlier, when Maxine was clerking in Tanzania for the United Nation's International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda, the court that prosecutes those responsible for the genocide. Maxine used her free time in Africa to explore, hoping to deepen her understanding of economic development.
On one excursion, she went to the country of Swaziland. There, she came across Thembenkile, a local craftswoman who made beautiful, meticulously carved wooden dishes. Thembenkile told Maxine how she learned the craft from her father who in turn had learned it from his. She told the story of her family and five grown children: only two had jobs, none were following the family trade, all were living in. Maxine asked why she was not passing down her unique skills. "No one will buy my things," she said. "My people can only pay for plastic that comes to us from far away, so my kids don't have a reason to learn." From this encounter, The Bootstrap Project was born.
Since then, The Bootstrap Project has become a platform for enterprising artisans to learn new skills, expand their businesses, share their customs and traditions, and revive the world's most beautiful crafts. Five percent of proceeds from every sale on Zady.com benefits The Bootstrap Project.
Maxine received her Juris Doctorate degree with honors from Columbia Law School. She lives in New York City with her husband Stéphane.
Johann Berlin
www.tlexprogram.com
Johann is the U.S. CEO of Transformational Leadership for Excellence and has been a practitioner of meditation for more then 16 years. As thought leader he has been invited to the White House Sustainable Business Summit and as a speaker and facilitator at: TEDx London, GE Health Care Health Ahead Summit Paris, Wharton School of Business, Dartmouth On Purpose, Stanford University's Compassion and Business Conference, and UC Berkeley's Leadership Symposium, among many other leading institutions.
Over the years, Johann has been very involved in innovative pro-social initiative launching projects like: I Meditate NY a program endorsed by Mayor Bloomburg that was featured in the NY Times, and ABC News, while reaching more then 25,000 New Yorker and forming partnerships with Guggenheim BMW Labs, Whole Foods, and the New York Public Library. He also sit on the board of both domestic and international social ventures.
Rebecca Beyer
Becky Beyer has been teaching classes on farming and soil science for the last six years. She also teaches primitive skills all around the South East. She holds a degree in Plant and Soil Science from the University of Vermont and continues to learn, write and teach about plants, ethnobotany, Earthskills and organic farming in the beautiful mountains of Western North Carolina. Her musing on folk magic, ethnobotany and Appalachian traditions can be found at www.bloodandspicebush.com.
Kate Black
www.magnifeco.com
Kate Black is the founder and editor-in-chief of Magnifeco.com, the digital source for eco-fashion and sustainable living. Kate is also the founder of EcoSessions®, a global platform bringing together designers, industry and consumers to discuss change. She is regularly featured on the Huffington Post and is highly in demand as a speaker on ethical fashion at regional and national green living events. Her book Magnifeco: Your Head-to-Toe Guide to Ethical Fashion and Non-toxic Beauty will be released in August.
Mike Brooks
Mike Brooks is President and owner of Nuclear Chowder Marketing, a Digital Marketing Agency. He is passionate about helping businesses and entrepreneurs get customers online. Website development, advanced search strategy, social media, email marketing and mobile are just a few of the ways Mike helps local business owners with their online marketing. Mike is the host of two popular podcasts, The Nuclear Chowder Show and Road To TED. He also speaks and trains people and businesses all over the world.
Charles Chen
www.CharlesChen.tv
Charles Chen is healthy chef, tv host, and eco lifestyle expert. Founder of CharlesChen.tv a thriving community focused on healthy living, inspiration and empowerment with over 575,000 subscribers. Charles used to weigh 260 pounds ate Mcdonalds everyday, pre-diabetic, and depressed. Now he is eating goji berries and sipping on green juice. At age 26 he has transformed his life through adopting a whole foods lifestyle and is passionate about helping others to do the same. Charles is the youngest chef & wellness expert to tour all over Whole Foods Markets! Recently appeared on TNT with Chef Emeril Lagasse executive produced by Mark Burnett ( Survivor, The Voice, Shark Tank) Hulu, Yahoo!, AOL, Mind Body Green, Natural NewsTV,Amazon.com & More! Charles' friendly and light hearted approach inspires people of all ages to create healthy delicious meals for beauty, energy, and longevity!
Misha Clive
www.greenamerica.org
Misha D. Clive is the Green Business Network Communications & Marketing Manager at Green America.. Before joining Green America, Misha was an entrepreneur in the international music industry. She combines her years of experience in organizing for social and environmental causes with her small business background to serve the green business community. Misha is proud to be the 50th Founding Member of Hub DC, a center-in-progress for social innovation in the WDC metro area that serves as an incubator for social enterprise.
Learn more at www.GreenBusinessNetwork.org.
Dr. Kevin Danaher
www.globalexchange.org
Dr. Kevin Danaher is a Co-Founder of Global Exchange, Co-Founder of FairTradeUSA, and Co-Founder and Executive Co-Producer of the Green Festivals. His 1985 PhD in sociology from the University of California at Santa Cruz was based on his dissertation, "The Political Economy of U.S. Policy Toward South Africa." He is the author and/or editor of 11 books, including his latest, "The Green Festival Reader: Fresh ideas from Agents of Change"; and "Building the Green Economy: Success Stories from the Grass Roots". Described by The New York Times as the "Paul Revere of globalization's woes," Dr. Kevin Danaher's analytical expertise, sense of humor and blunt eloquence make him an exceptionally dynamic speaker.
Dance to China
www.nychineseculturalcenter.org
The New York Chinese Cultural Center (NYCCC), a nonprofit cultural and educational institution, is dedicated to deepening the understanding and appreciation of Chinese culture in the global and local communities. NYCCC fulfills its mission by offering professional classes, workshops, and performances while nurturing creative and innovative new works that reflect the rich cultural heritages and diverse communities of today.
Alix Davidson
Davidson is the Director of Standards and Certification at Green America, a national nonprofit organization with over 30 years working with consumers, investors, businesses, and the marketplace to create a socially just and sustainable economy. Davidson works with companies across 45 industries to get the Green Business Certification and design standards/best practices for more sustainable businesses.
Davidson served as the Senior Regional Director for Green Festivals for 7 years. She has a BA from The Evergreen State College and an MS in Conflict Analysis and Resolution from George Mason University.
Dino Dogan
Dino Dogan is a professional speaker with a real job as the Founder and CEO of Triberr, the social network for content creators that sends millions of monthly visitors to its members.
Dino has been the subject of stories pertaining to business and technology in publications such as Venture Beat, Forbes, Yahoo!News, Al Jazeera, and BizJournal. His startup has been featured on thousands of blogs, including The Next Web, Yahoo, Technorati, Huffington Post, Business Insider, and INC.
Dino has spoken or consulted for a variety of companies and audiences, including IBM, Rutgers University, Vocus, New Media Expo, 140conf, and many others.
Leslie Durso
www.lesliedurso.com
A vegan chef and healthy living educator, Leslie is the glowing face of a fresher plant-based movement that refuses to compromise style for sustainability. Walking the plant-based talk since age eight, this Southern California native has always been well ahead of the times with her meatless mindset. She currently broadcasts her farm fresh recipes and warmhearted sensibilities via LeslieDurso.com.
After establishing herself as a private chef for the NYC and Hollywood elite, Leslie emerged as a public persona, hosting cooking segments on television and online. Determined to inspire beneficial life-long eating habits for everyone, she has appeared on Food Network, Discovery Channel, Hallmark Channel, and written for VegNews, CNN.com, Redbook, Glamour, and more, evangelizing the benefits of a mindful lifestyle, delivered with her trademark blend of sunshiney sophistication and girl-next-door relatability. Maxim Magazine wrote: "We want to hire Leslie as our own personal chef! We'll even eat vegetables for her."
Francesca Ferrando
www.theposthuman.org
Dr. Francesca Ferrando, Ph.D in Philosophy, M.A. in Gender Studies, is a philosopher of the posthuman. She teaches Philosophy at NYU, as an Adjunct Faculty Member at the Program of Liberal Studies. Dr. Ferrando has published extensively on the topic of Posthumanism, she was awarded the Philosophical Prize "Vittorio Sainati" (2014) with the Acknowledgment of the President of the Italian Republic. Dr. Ferrando is also a TEDx Speaker and one of the founders of the NY Posthuman Research Group. She is actively involved in the posthuman scene as a visionary thinker and organizer. For more info: www.theposthuman.org
Ann Finneran
www.share-international.org
Ann Finneran - a Share International volunteer for over thirty years, Finneran adheres to the organization's view of distributive justice via sharing as paramount. In 2004, she was one of the charter founders of Sullivan Alliance for Sustainable Development, an upstate New York concern whose mission is "to foster economic development that is environmentally and economically sustainable as well as socially responsible". She has spoken for Share International on numerous occasions including last year's Green Festival and two panel discussions at Barnard College where her focus was the environment. She is a member of New York Water Action Group whose concern is to limit the withdrawal of New York State's fresh water by heavy industry. She embraces the ideas of the commons and transition towns, is an outspoken "fractivist" and thinks all of these concerns support Share International's priority to redistribute the world's resources and curtail commercialization. "People over Profit".
Ryan Foland
BlackstoneLaunchPad.uci.edu
Ryan Foland is a Southern California native who has a passion for working with people, and a love for startups. As a result of his business affiliations and entrepreneurial experience, Mr. Foland has intimate operational knowledge of small to mid-sized startup and philanthropic organizations. Mr. Foland is the Assistant Director of the Blackstone LaunchPad at University of California, Irvine. More than a resource center, the Blackstone LaunchPad is recognized by the White House's "Startup America initiative," and is a proven model responsible for creating a new generation of entrepreneurs. A decorated Toastmaster and experienced Emcee, Mr. Foland is also an organizer and host of the Irvine chapter of 1 Million Cups, a weekly event inspired by the Kauffman Foundation, that showcases new startups. When Mr. Foland has time to get away, you'll find him on his sailboat somewhere near Catalina Island.
Amy Gansell, Ph.D.
Amy Gansell, Ph.D., is an Assistant Professor of Art History at St. John's University (in Queens, NYC), where she teaches courses on ancient and non-Western art and architecture. She has a special interest in ancient and Islamic gardens, on which she has taught undergraduate and graduate courses at Harvard University and Pratt Institute. She earned both her master's (2003) and doctorate (2008) in ancient Near Eastern art from Harvard University. Previously a postdoctoral fellow at Emory University, Dr. Gansell has been rewarded with research grants from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) and The American Academic Research Institute in Iraq. She lectures internationally, and her scholarly essays have appeared in museum catalogues, numerous books, and prestigious journals including the Cambridge Archaeological Journal and the Journal of Archaeological Science. Dr. Gansell has substantial archaeological experience at sites in the US, France, Tunisia, Crete, Syria, and Turkey. And she always seeks out gardens when she travels.
Jeff Garner
The uniqueness of Prophetik begins with the artist himself. Garner's vivacity and his commitment to creating distinctive, sustainable, eco-friendly fashion is a reflection of his environment. Born in the Civil War town of Franklin, Tennessee, and raised on a horse farm, Garner grew with a connectedness to nature and a peaceful understanding of the world. The Prophetik label's genesis came once Jeff made the decision to combine his love for his surroundings with his artistic desires.
Jeff Garner (born August 18th, 1978) is an American fashion designer and artist, best known for his sustainable plant dyed red carpet gowns made in TN.
Jeff Garner was inducted into the Smithsonian Museum, Renwick Gallery in July 2012 for the 40 under 40 Craft Futures Exhibition.
Martin Gottlieb
Marty Gottlieb has been a passionate gardener his entire life. He has a degree in horticulture from Cornell University and has been in the lawn and garden industry for close to fifty years. Throughout this time he has been involved in practically every aspect of horticulture including research, new product development and introduction, as well as commercial grower and master and home gardener education. Gottlieb currently serves on the Cornell-NY State Greenhouse Advisory Committee.
Alisa Gravitz
For nearly 30 years, Alisa Gravitz has led Green America, the national green economy organization. Green America develops marketplace solutions to social and environmental problems with a key focus on tackling climate change, building fair trading systems, stopping corporate abuse and growing the green economy. Green America operates the nation's largest green business and consumer networks.
Ms. Gravitz is a leading expert on how families and businesses can "go green," saving money and resources. She is also a nationally recognized leader in the social investment industry. She authored Green America's acclaimed Guide to Social Investing, with over a million copies in print and the popular Guide to Community Investing.
Ms. Gravitz's board service includes Ceres, Positive Future Network, Network for Good and People 4 Earth. She earned her MBA from Harvard University and her BA in economics and environmental sciences from Brandeis University. Green America is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.
Amy Greeson
Amy, CEO of Natural Discoveries, Inc. & Founder/Executive Director of 501c3 non profit, Healing Seekers, treks to remote biodiverse regions of Planet Earth to capture the wonders of life. Healing Seekers' educational videos have won 5 Telly Awards and available in over 50,000 schools. Together with indigenous healers, Natural Discoveries is bringing new therapies and treatments to the world.
www.healingseekers.com
www.natdiscov.com
www.seekbeauty.com
Dr. Lewis Gross
Dr. Lewis Gross is a published author and the director of Tribeca Holistic and Integrative Dentistry with over 31 years offering less invasive, more natural solutions than traditional dentistry.
Nathalie Guillaume
Dr. Nathalie Guillaume is an alumni of the University of Miami where she graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Biochemistry and Foreign Languages. She holds a Master of Science in Acupuncture and Traditional Chinese Medicine from the Atlantic Institute of Oriental Medicine, and a Clinical Doctorate in Pain Management & Oncology from Bastyr University. She specializes in lifestyle medicine with an emphasis on nutrition, meditation & Qi Gong, and is dedicated to promoting the benefits of holistic health to the community. She is currently adjunct faculty for the Graduate School of Oriental Medicine at the New York College of Health Professions and practices in New York City.
Amie Hamlin
www.healthyschoolfood.org
Amie Hamlin is Executive Director and founding member of the Coalition for Healthy School Food. Amie wrote a legislative resolution for New York State in 2004, and has since worked to change how schools feed kids. The Coalition is a past winner of the Green Festival Community Award. In 2009, Amie was awarded the grand prize for "Mom of the Revolution" from Revolution Foods and Kiwi Magazine. In 2012, Amie was featured in Vegetarian Times Magazine as one of the new food heroes who are out to change the way America eats - for the better, and was called a "school food savior". The Coalition was recognized by the US Department of Health and Human Services Office of Minority Health as having one of three promising practices. Amie's passion is to have school food reflect what we know to be true about diet and disease and the animal agriculture/environment connection.
Sharon Jaye
Dr. Sharon Jaye is the Director of Sustainability for the New York City Department of Education. Her office is responsible for sustainability initiatives in over 1,800 schools in 1,300 buildings. Her doctoral dissertation on benchmarking greenhouse gas emission inventories in higher education was published in the International Journal of Facility Management. She holds Sustainability Facility Professional accreditation through the International Facility Management Association (IFMA). Dr. Jaye wrote the IFMA Sustainability How-to Guide on Carbon Footprinting and co-wrote the IFMA guide on Waste Stream Management.
Ron Kamen
Ron Kamen is regularly in demand by state, national, and worldwide forums. Ron empowers audiences to make decisions that create change and exponential impact. His passionate, entertaining, and educational style transforms complicated energy problems into clear and easy to implement solutions.
Ron develops cost-saving, clean energy projects for commercial and institutional clients throughout NY, US & Caribbean. Ron brings 25+ years of expertise and leadership in developing public/private partnerships; clean energy investments; sustainability marketing, outreach, policy; project scoping, analysis, engineering, grant incentives, tax financing, & deal structure for solar PV, combined heat and power, and solar heating. Kamen led the campaign that resulted in the $1 billion NY-Sun program as then-president of the NY Solar Energy Industries Association; was recognized as New York's Solar Champion in 2011; created and managed successful wind power marketing, sales, public education campaigns; is a recognized coalition builder with utilities government leaders, & environmental organizations.
Robert H. Kanter
www.canalvertical.com
Roberto Kanter has a Masters in International Marketing, an MBA in Marketing and a BA in Economics.
He is a guest professor at Fundacao Getulio Vargas Business School in Brazil, where he lectures, Retail Marketing, Strategic Marketing Planning and Entrepreneurship.
Executive Director of CanalVertical, consultancy specialized in Strategic Planning, Multichannel Management.
He is also a mentor at Endeavor, 21212 and several Startups, aiming to make their new businesses viable.
Noam Kostucki
www.about.me/noamkos
Noam Kostucki believes that everything can be elevated into an art form. He is a professional speaker, coach and writer who has engaged with over 25,000 from 40 nationalities. He has made over 50 media appearances, gave two TED Talks and received the UK Business Speaker of the Year 2011 runner up award. He has spoken at over 80 international conferences and at institutions like Harvard University Yale University, the London School of Economics, startup and executive networks. He worked with multinational clients like HP, Citrix and Tata Consultancy Services. He has written three books: the first on personal branding, the second on how perception and beliefs affect important business decisions and the third on how to find the best mentors and keep them.
To find more about how to create a masterpiece, visit www.about.me/noamkos
Brian MacMahon
Brian Mac Mahon is the founder and community Director for Pay it Forward Labs, a free organization dedicated to providing mentorship and expertise to business people who seek council and direction from those who have already walked in their shoes. The founding principle of PIFlabs is that everyone has an expertise, which is of value to the community and by paying your expertise forward you are part of the solution for global business and we all help each other grow stronger together. The crowd then rate the different mentors based on the value given. It is a true green, value based marketplace. Prior to Pay it Forward Labs Brian owned an expedia type company for workspace (Your Office Agent) and prior to that traveled globally for 15 years living and working in over 35 countries learning what makes us different and what can bring us together.
Hector Marcel
Born in Argentina & educated in Australia, Hector Marcel is a seasoned & passionate organizational change management professional specializing in performance, culture and service. With more than ten years experience, leading successful cultural transformations in the public & private sectors in Australia, Hector now consults from his base in New York City to a variety of international clients.
Mr Marcel serves as the Senior VP of Learning & Change for John Foley Inc. in the USA, delivering workshops and keynotes on High Performance designed to achieve excellence in teams & inspire individuals to lead a life beyond their dreams.
He is a teacher of eastern philosophy, linking ancient Asian ideas to modern issues. He is the Founder and Director of the 108 Lives Project, an international non-profit that serves as a platform for social entrepreneurs to build, lead and deliver solutions for underprivileged communities.
Margaret Matz
www.milestonearchitecturepllc.com
An AIA registered architect, Margaret Matz has 20 years of experience in designing new, restoration, and sustainable renovation projects for academic institutions, health care institutions, and corporate and retail organizations. Before founding Milestone in 2010, she served as project architect, project manager, senior designer, and executive principal with several major architectural firms. Margaret is also a visiting assistant professor at the New York Institute of Technology and the Pratt Institute schools of architecture. She is LEED AP and an AIA and USGBC member. She holds a Bachelor of Architecture degree from the Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art.
Lilia Mead
Green Yoga business owner in the USA compares the challenges of starting a local business with Roberto Kanter, who is a green entrepreneur from Brazil
Elizabeth Meer
Under the leadership of Governor Andrew Cuomo, New York has established an ambitious state green purchasing and sustainability program. This presentation will summarize a new report, to be released on Earth Day, which highlights New York's priorities and efforts to buy green products, reduce waste, recycle, use less energy and toxic chemicals, conserve water, and switch to renewable energy.
http://www.ogs.ny.gov/EO/4/Default.asp
www.jpmorganjr.com
John P Morgan envisions a more connected and loving world and he creates this by putting the 'being' back in human and the 'human' back in humanity, one powerful leader at a time.
John speaks from the heart, encouraging and inspiring others to breathe life into their own personal visions of a better world. As an honorable leader, John's passionate energy ignites the soul of each and every person who meets him.
Following studies in Physics, John built an investing business and then, while living nomadically, founded a web media company serving charities. Beyond world travels, John's adventures include coaching human rights leaders, touring as a musician, creating a children's library, learning to fly, publishing writing and photography, competing as a black belt and triathlete, studying with monks and cycling thousands of miles.
John has been coaching and speaking since the late 90's. This work became his profession in 2009.
Tom Nowak
www.quantumfinancialplanning.com
Tom Nowak is a Certified Financial Planner® practitioner and has been providing, hourly, as-needed investment advice for more than 10 years. He is a member of The Forum for Sustainable and Responsible Investment (US SIF), Green America®, the International Environmental Forum, the Garrett Planning Network, Inc., and the National Association of Personal Financial Advisors (NAPFA). He has written two books on sustainable investing: "Low Fee Socially Responsible Investing: Investing in your worldview on your terms" (2012) and "Low Fee Vegan Investing, Taking veganism to the next level" (2014). His first career as an analytical chemist provides him with an additional perspective on developing sustainable investing strategies. His practice is located near Grayslake, IL and he can be contacted at info@quantumfinancialplanning.com.
Elizabeth O'Connell
Elizabeth O'Connell is the Campaigns Director at Green America, a non-profit member-based organization working to build the green economy. She has led consumer action campaigns relating to Fair Trade, labor, and corporate social responsibility at Green America for five years. Most notably, she ran the campaign to get forced child labor out of Hershey chocolate. This three-year campaign won Hershey's commitment to verify their entire cocoa supply chain for all products. Currently, she is leading the "End Smartphone Sweatshops" campaign to improve worker health and safety in electronics manufacturing. She holds a bachelor's degree from NYU's Stern School of Business.
Colin O'Neil
Colin O'Neil is the director of government affairs for Center for Food Safety. Since joining in 2008, he has contributed to the expansion of the Center's policy campaigns, organizing and overseeing daily operations of the Center's congressional and federal policy work. He regularly meets with Members of Congress and their staff on issues of concern to the food safety community, including regulation and oversight of genetically engineered (GE) crops and animals, food and farm policy, organic agriculture and climate change, as well as nanotechnology and synthetic biology. Colin acts as a spokesperson for a range of issues and actions by the Center, and has been interviewed and quoted by a variety of print and broadcast media outlets, including the New York Times, Politico, Dow Jones, Huffington Post, the San Francisco Chronicle and Fox News. Colin is a graduate of Beloit College in Wisconsin and an avid outdoorsman.
Joy Pierson
Joy Pierson is co-owner of Candle Cafe, Candle Cafe West, and Candle 79. Her passion for counseling and healing through great food led her to join Bart Potenza at The Healthy Candle in 1988 where they began creating foods and menus tailored to the nutritional needs of Joy's private practice clients, and the Candle's ever-growing customer base. Their partnership flourished and they have since created three restaurants, a growing catering and wholesale business, and three Cookbooks.
Joy has written and lectured extensively about food and nutrition, sharing her expertise as more people become mindful of the positive effects of healthful eating. Joy serves as board chair of the Coalition for Healthy School Food. Her quest is to continue changing people's awareness of health and well being and its effect on the planet and future generations by bringing farm fresh vegan food to as many people and tables as possible!
Bart Potenza
candlecafe.com
Bart Potenza, Candle's founder, with over 30 years in the health food industry, continues to excite his loyal following with his innovative ideas and concepts in the organic plant based movement. Bart, along with his partner Joy Pierson, has created three successful vegetarian dining establishments including Candle Cafe, Candle 79 and Candle Cafe West. The original Candle Cafe was the first restaurant to be certified by the Green Restaurant Association and all three restaurants are at the forefront of campaigns to green NYC and the restaurant industry.
The success of the Candle Restaurants proves Bart's original assertion that eating super healthy vegetarian food is a choice that impacts not only individual health, but also the health of the planet. Bart's ""daily bread"" is his quest to make our world better for all humanity. He continues to be inspired by the growth and significance of the green movement.
Avis Richards
www.birdsnestfoundation.org
Avis Richards is the founder and CEO of Birds Nest Foundation, a non-profit that produces television shows, documentaries and short films for charitable organizations.
Avis has produced and directed hundreds of episodes and films for national and local broadcast, websites and events. Avis also launched ""The Ground Up Campaign"" a national campaign providing indoor edible academic gardens and curriculum. Avis is on the Board of Directors for HELP USA , Sophie's Voice, Fans for the Cure, Earth Day Network (the environment), and the R Baby Foundation. Avis is a member of the Advisory Board of Joe Torre's Safe At Home Foundation (domestic violence), Cancer Schmancer, Reach To Film, Greenbeetz and Street Soccer USA. Avis is a ""Game Ball"" recipient for the Boomer Esiason Foundation (Cystic Fibrosis) and served as an Excalibur award member for the American Cancer Society for which she was also the Gala Event Chair.
Lotay Rinchen
Lotay Rinchen is a native of Bhutan and holds a MA Degree in Sustainable Development from Brandeis University in Massachusetts. He has special interests in community development projects, particularly those linked to the environment, culture, health, renewable energy, and youth empowerment. Lotay takes pleasure in traveling and discovering new ideas. His strong personal passion and professional background have led him to work with his brother to launch a sustainable travel venture that is Bridge To Bhutan. In 2010, Lotay was one of the invited speakers at the 2nd World Eco-tourism Conference in Kuala Lumpur and was Interviewed by Rick Steves for his radio talk in the U.S. More recently (Jan 2015), Lotay is one of the panelists on 'travel to South Asia' at the New York Times Travel show.
Antonio Saillant
www.angellightgroup.com
Antonio Saillant worked on high level filmmaker's projects, learning the nuts and bolts of production. He spent several years shadowing his mentor, Ted Kotcheff and learning from him, not to mention, learning in a highly popular television drama series, Law and Order: Special Victims Unit. Saillant gained knowledge and insight into how the industry works at the studio level. Saillant began his producing career, forming Angel Light Pictures Entertainment Group. The company expresses Antonio's vision and passion for creating energy efficient movies and television.
Saillant says, "The motion picture industry is a vast user of electricity for its sound stages and diesel fuel for its location filming. It is a clear target for energy conservation."Saillant produced his first film, "Heterosexuals" and then followed up with "The Ascension" and two short films "Red Right Wrong" and "The Truth Behind the Chords."
Saillant partnered with Ron Kamen, the Chairman of EarthKind Energy. Kamen works extensively with the government at local, state and federal levels to ensure a favorable climate for solar development. EarthKind Energy is assisting the solar adoption goals of NYS by participating in Governor Cuomo's NY-Sun Initiative. Both Kamen and Saillant are major supporters of solar technology and its potential to play a major role in creating sustainability.
Saillant also lectures on Going Green on the Screen. At a recent speech for Syracuse University's Earth Week, Rachel May, coordinator of sustainability education: "With his successful film career and deep familiarity with the energy field, Mr. Saillant was an extraordinary resource for students from a wide variety of disciplines."
Mr. Saillant is furthering the education on green film production with Planet Greenfest, a film festival that his entertainment group is putting together. The films shown at Planet Greenfest will be shorts, 10 minutes long, and are required to be produced using some type of green technology. Antonio says, "I plan to take what I have learned in the energy business and apply it to the entertainment industry in the hopes that my experience will inspire other filmmakers and also our partners, vendors and audience." Saillant was nominated for the 2014 Gotham Green Awards under the category, Green Initiative.
http://www.angellightgroup.com
http://www.planetgreenfest.org
Jessica Silvester
Jessica Hirsch graduated New York University in 2013 with her Masters in Public Health Nutrition, specializing in community nutrition in low-income and diverse populations. For the last five years she has volunteered and worked as a nutrition educator in New York City, mainly focusing on the childhood obesity epidemic and children's access to fresh and healthy food. In 2012 she spent the summer as an intern in South Africa, where her passion for public health expanded beyond nutrition, and into maternal and child health opportunities, particularly for women and girls. She joined Nomi Network in May of 2014 and currently builds relationships with stores across the country who carry nomi products, overseeing all wholesale accounts and direct sales events. Her favorite Nomi product is the fruit collection cosmetic case, which she proudly carries with her whenever she is on the road. - Nomi Network
Kevin Slaten
Kevin Slaten has been the Program Coordinator at China Labor Watch since 2012 where he plays a key role in the research and writing of investigative reports, campaigns to expose labor abuse in corporate supply chains, and public advocacy through international forums. Kevin has been professionally and academically involved in the study of Chinese society and politics since 2006. As part of his graduate work at The Ohio State University, Kevin conducted a year of field research on Chinese labor rights defense and volunteered at a Chinese non-profit that trains and assists migrant workers. Before that, Kevin worked for a year at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, and has served on a Fulbright Grant in Taiwan. Kevin has written pieces for In These Times, South China Morning Post, ChinaFile, Global Post, the Diplomat, and others. Kevin has appeared on CNN, CNBC, Al Jazeera, Bloomberg, and other news programs discussing Chinese labor rights.
Michael Stoltz
Michael Stoltz is the founder, of Zeitgeist Lab operating companies New Bauhaus and Abidiol
Phytoceuticals, that market Hempdiol™, industrial hemp derived CBD powder by a EU based phytopharmaceutical company, consult with various organizations on industrial hemp / CBD value chains, run three industrial hemp / CBD pilot projects (USDA Organic Certified) in Kentucky, and now also develop
their own green extraction & smart delivery systems. Michael has an international background in
marketing & e-commerce, and discovered CBD in response to his mother's GBM diagnosis in 2010. As a Vote Hemp volunteer, he currently lobbies for industrial hemp legalization in Arizona, and just got study bill SB 1125 passed. Michael is also on the advisory councils of the Washington Hemp Industries
Association Chapter (WA HIA), the Rocky Mountain Hemp Association (RMHA), a member of the Hemp
Industries Association (HIA) cannabinoid committee, and participated as an industrial hemp / CBD
speaker at several venues.
2015 Green Festivals Industrial Hemp / CBD Speaker (New York, Washington DC, Los Angeles, San
Francisco, Portland)
http://www.greenfestivals.org/
2015 NoCo Hemp Expo CBD-Panel Participant
http://www.nocohempexpo.com
2015 CannaCon Seminar Speaker "Industrial Hemp Derived CBD"
http://cannacon.org/seminars/
AZ Industrial Hemp Study Bill SB 1125 Passed
http://azleg.granicus.com/MediaPlayer.php?view_id=13&clip_id=14970
Rocky Mountain Hemp Association (RMHA) Advisory Council Member
http://rockymountainhempassociation.org/content/advisors/
Hemp Industries Association (HIA) Cannabinoid Committee Member
http://www.thehia.org/hia_committees.html
2014 Hemp Industries Association (HIA) Conference CBD-Panel Participant
http://www.thehia.org/2014-HIA-conference-washingtondc.html
Vote Hemp Volunteer Lobbyist in Arizona
http://www.votehemp.com/state/arizona.html
Mahdad Taheri
www.tvidesigns.com
After a career in Investment Banking, Mahdad became a Digital Inquisitor in 2002 and founded TVI, a full service digital marketing agency that today celebrates its 7th Industry Award for designing innovative solutions for NASA. Have you ever challenged his brain/talent for your own endeavors? Unlike many digital professionals, quadrilingual Mahdad challenges you on what to do and shows you how to do it. TVI has been awarded seven Industry Awards in the past 17 months, with clients such as NASA and your local burger joint MARK. To leverage on his insightfulness, Mahdad was invited to sit on the panel of judges for the 2014 Interactive Media Awards. Having worked with over 200 brands and the board member on the Graduate Student Leadership at New York University SCPS, Mahdad provides lectures on digital marketing best practices for the hospitality industry at the Institute of Culinary Education.
Sophie Uliano
Sophie is an Internationally renowned Green and Healthy Living expert. She is the author of New York Times best-selling, book, Gorgeously Green. She has written 2 other books, on food/wellness and Natural DIY's (The Gorgeously Green Diet, and Do it Gorgeously). Sophie's education began in the UK where she studied clinical nutrition, homeopathy, and aromatherapy, which led to her interest in healthy eating, and making her own health and beauty products. Sophie is a Certified Holistic Nutritionist, and a Certified Yoga teacher. She has appeared on numerous Television shows, including Oprah, Good Morning America, The View, The Early Show, and Access Hollywood. Sophie sends out a weekly newsletter from her blog www.sophieuliano.com to over 50,000 subscribers from 8 different countries. She posts 2 videos to her Gorgeously Green You Tube channel weekly. Sophie is the resident green & healthy living expert on Hallmark's Home & Family, and her new beauty book (her biggest passion to date), Gorgeous For Good. will be published April 2015.
Zoe Weil
Zoe Weil is the president of the Institute for Humane Education (IHE) www.HumaneEducation.org. IHE offers the only graduate programs in comprehensive Humane Education linking human rights, environmental preservation and animal protection as well as online courses and workshops and an award-winning free resource center. Zoe is also president of the upcoming Solutionary School NYC which will offer the world a model school and free open-source curriculum. Zoe has given six TEDx talks including her acclaimed "The World Becomes What You Teach," https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t5HEV96dIuY and is the author of Nautilus silver medal winner Most Good, Least Harm and Moonbeam gold medal winner Claude and Medea, about 7th graders who become clandestine activists in New York City. Zoe is the recipient of the Unity College Women in Environmental Leadership award and was a subject of the Americans Who Tell the Truth portrait series.
Stefanie Weiss
www.ecosex.net
Stefanie Iris Weiss is the author of nine books, including her latest-Eco-Sex: Go Green Between the Sheets and Make Your Love Life Sustainable (Random House/Ten Speed Press). She keeps her carbon footprint small in New York City, where she writes about sustainability, sexuality, reproductive rights, dating and relationships, politics, fashion, beauty, and more. Stefanie's "Sexual Healing" column, formerly of EcoSalon.com, posts weekly on Lifescript.com. In addition to a monthly column in British ELLE, Stefanie writes regularly for TheMid.com. Her other credits include Elle.com, Nerve.com, GOOD Magazine, The Daily Green, Marie Claire, and Teen Vogue, to name a few. Stefanie is also an on-and-off adjunct professor when not busy writing and teaching about sustainable love. A vegetarian and eco-activist since her teen years, Stefanie has made her passion into her work, and she wouldn't want it any other way. She believes that life is always better when there's more pleasure, and sustainable satisfaction is the best kind.
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Although the symphonic heavy-hitter in the opening concert of the Allentown Symphony Orchestra's 2016-2017 classical season last weekend at Miller Symphony Hall was undoubtedly Beethoven's Symphony No. 3, "Eroica," the bulk of the eclectic program really belonged to Brazil, by way of music of Heitor Villa-Lobos.
And of the three works by Villa-Lobos on the program, two of them clearly belonged to renowned jazz saxophonist Branford Marsalis, who joined the orchestra, under the direction of Diane Wittry, in a stunning performance of Villa-Lobos' Fantasia for Saxophone, Three Horns, and Strings, and the Bachianas Brasileiras No. 5.
Opening the program, which I attended Sunday afternoon, was Villa-Lobos' Sinfonietta No. 1 in B Flat Major. Written as a memorial to Mozart, who, along with J.S. Bach, was one of the composer's idols, this early piece allegedly is based on two Mozartian themes, neither of which was evident to me. However, I did enjoy the work's orchestral color and the ASO's rich, solid string playing throughout.
Marsalis was an absolute joy to hear in both of the Villa-Lobos pieces for soprano saxophone.
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A Jackson County man has been arrested in the stabbing death of an Oak Hill resident early Sunday.
Maria Colvin, 38, was found dead on the front lawn of her home at 1871 Clay Banner Rd. by deputies responding to a 911 call from a man who said someone was trying to kill his neighbor.
Witnesses said the attacker sped away in a white car. After a brief chase, State Highway Patrol troopers and Jackson police officers stopped a car fitting the description.
They arrested Wade A. Gaunt, 44, of Jackson, who initially was charged with driving under suspension, driving under the influence and fleeing and eluding. Sheriff John Shasteen filed a murder charge against Gaunt yesterday and said he could face additional charges of aggravated assault and child endangering.
Gaunt's bond was set at $1.5 million, and he is being held in the Jackson County jail, according to court records.
Shasteen said Gaunt is Colvin's ex-boyfriend. He arrived at Colvin's home, located about 85 miles south of Columbus, early Sunday and found her with another man, Jose R. Xochicale of Portsmouth. Gaunt attacked Xochicale, cutting him on the neck, before attacking Colvin, Shasteen said.
Colvin was stabbed as many as 12 times, Shasteen said.
He said Colvin's two children, a 15-year-old daughter and 9-year-old son, saw the attack. They are staying with family members, Shasteen said.


The city's police chief, Danielle Outlaw, on Monday offered her most passionate defense yet of officer tactics used to keep the rival political factions apart. She also said the Police Bureau would stop using flash-bang projectiles for now.
Police succeeded in preventing violent clashes between armed demonstrators that many had feared, she said.
The demonstration was widely cast as a showdown between Patriot Prayer, whose leader is a Republican candidate for U.S. Senate from Vancouver with a history of stirring fierce opposition in Portland, and opponents on the left, including anti-fascists.
Outlaw, speaking at a news conference, said the groups were expected to converge and emphasized "what this did not become."
"It was going to be a very rowdy, physically violent ruckus and it was not that because of the actions that the officers took," Outlaw said.
Portland Police Chief Outlaw addresses police response to Saturday demonstrations.
Her comments came as police have come under scrutiny for their use of flash-bang grenades, pepper balls, pepper spray and so-called "less lethal" rounds fire at or near protesters.
One flash-bang grenade — a device that delivers jarring blasts intended to disperse crowds of people — struck a counter-protester in the back of the head, lodging into a helmet he was wearing and sending him to a hospital, said Jenny Nickolaus, a friend of the injured man. She declined to name him.
Photos show a bloody gash in his scalp. The helmet he was wearing still contained the ammunition cartridge.
"It blew so much skin off, I don't even know if they were able to patch it up right," Nickolaus said. "The nurse told him the blow would have been lethal had he not been wearing a helmet."
Instead, the impact left the man with a traumatic brain injury and hemorrhaging, Nickolaus said. Her friend was released from the hospital on Sunday and will miss at least a week of work, she said.
The injured counter-protester has not yet spoken with police about the incident, Nickolaus said. He's a Portland activist who showed up in opposition to Patriot Prayer, she said.
The Guardian also reported that a flash-bang left Michelle Fawcett, 52, with severe soft tissue wounds and third-degree chemical burns. And street medics at the protest said a third person was taken to a hospital with a large arm wound that required stitches.
After hours of relative calm, the police response escalated about 2 p.m. Saturday when officers ordered a group of counter-protesters near Southwest Naito Parkway and Columbia Street to disperse.
When the group didn't immediately leave, police fired dozens of flash-bang grenades and other crowd-control munitions. Officers rushed toward the crowd, shoving some protesters out of the street.
Police have said protesters had thrown a "chemical agent" and other objects at officers. Outlaw said police didn't give orders for protesters to disperse or use crowd-control munitions until after things were thrown at police.
Some counter-protesters and reporters, including those from Oregonian/OregonLive, didn't see that.
A video tweeted by a KATU-TV photojournalist appears to show projectiles thrown only after the munitions were deployed.
Outlaw and Assistant Chief Ryan Lee said the bureau has temporarily suspended the use of the projectiles, which they referred to as aerial distraction devices, until it can be determined if they are working properly.
Lee said officers are trained to fire the devices into the air over a crowd. He later said he didn't believe the devices were meant to puncture helmets.
"We would ask that the owner of that bike helmet come forward so we can examine it, because if that image is in fact as it appears, that would not be consistent with what we would expect that device to do," Lee said. "We need to understand why and how, if that is indeed an accurate image."
Four people also were arrested at the dueling protests. They were arraigned Monday in Multnomah County Circuit Court.
Tracy Molina, shown in a video as an officer pushed her to the ground, pleaded not guilty to charges of disorderly conduct and attempted assault on a public safety officer.
Molina, a U.S. Navy veteran, said in an interview before court that she was trying to leave the area and was walking away from police while shouting, "Stop shooting" as officers fired pepper-spray balls into the crowd.
Molina, 45, said she picked up a discarded sign that condemned racism.
A video taken by another person at the demonstration shows Molina waving the poster at an officer before she turns to walk away. Moments later, the officer tries to snag the poster from her hand. Another officer pushes her, she falls, gets up and then several officers pile on top of her.
She hit her head, was bruised all over her legs and knees and had an elbow injury, she said.
Two men, Robert Majure, 27, who goes by Jonah, and Tristan Romine-Mann, 28, pleaded not guilty to harassment and disorderly conduct charges, accused of throwing a glitter-and-lubricant mixture in a bucket at officers. Majure also pleaded not guilty to resisting arrest.
After court, the men said they brought four buckets of gold glitter mixed with water and powdered lubricant used for horse insemination. They intended to use a super soaker-style water gun to spray the concoction at the crowd of Patriot Prayer followers.
But before they could do that, police ordered them to dump it out, Romine-Mann said.
They dumped it on the chests of six officers who approached them, he said.
Prosecutors didn't charge a fourth person, Joseph Evans, 34, who was arrested Saturday during the protests. The case remains under investigation, said Brent Weisberg, spokesman for the Multnomah County District Attorney's Office.
Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler weighed in on the police response Monday, saying in part that the Police Bureau's goals were to keep the opposing groups separated and "to protect lives." He said they accomplished both objectives.
"Though the worst was avoided, some individuals sustained injuries," Wheeler said in a statement. "Chief Outlaw and I take this seriously. The Chief has directed the Professional Standards Division to begin an internal review of the tactics employed and actions taken by PPB."


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D. Jerónimo de Ataíde, 2.º conde de Castro Daire e 6.º conde da Castanheira, foi um fidalgo e político português do século XVII, que serviu a coroa espanhola até à celebração do Tratado de paz de 1668 e regressou a Portugal depois dessa data, para tomar posse dos seus condados.

Biografia
Nasceu cerca de 1579 e morreu em Lisboa em 12 de dezembro de 1669. Era filho do 1.º conde de Castro Daire, D. António de Ataíde e de D. Ana de Lima, herdeira do 6.º senhor de Castro Daire.

Ficou em Espanha, depois da Restauração, e foi mordomo-mor da Rainha Isabel de Bourbon, mulher do rei Filipe IV de Espanha. Exerceu ainda o cargo de aio do Príncipe Baltazar Carlos, de grande relevância na corte espanhola.

Pertenceu ao Conselho de Estado e ao Conselho de Portugal, em Madrid.

Filipe IV o fez marquês de Colares, após a Restauração, pelo que o título já não teve validade em Portugal; e deu-lhe também a promessa do ducado de Benavente, quando (e se) recuperasse Portugal.

D. Jerónimo de Ataíde, porém, nunca pegou em armas contra Portugal.

Concluída a paz, em 1668, por estar abrangido no artigo 8.º do tratado de 13 de fevereiro desse ano, regressou a Portugal no mês de novembro, "a comer o seu condado".

Depois da sua morte, o título de conde da Castanheira foi renovado e confirmado na pessoa do seu genro (casado com D. Ana de Ataíde e Castro, filha de D. Jerónimo), Simão Correia da Silva - vedor da Fazenda, governador do Algarve e membro do Conselho de Estado - por carta de 27 de janeiro de 1670.

Casamento e descendência
Casou com D. Helena de Castro, filha de D. João de Castro, senhor de Reriz e Benviver, Sul, Penela e Resende, e D. Juliana de Távora; com geração..

Obra
Escreveu, além de compêndios de genealogia, «Información sobre Haver de Preceder en el Consejo de Portugal, supplicando de la nueva forma de precedencias y Respondiendo a los errados informes que se dieron a S. Magestad».

Condes da Castanheira
Condes de Castro Daire
Família Ataíde

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Discover the most import sites of Puerto Plata.
Departing from the pier we will go directly to an organic Dominican chocolate factory where you can observe a video showing the organic chocolate production right from the tree - up to the final product. You will then get to enjoy a taste of this delicious chocolate.
Afterwards, driving through the Malecón, you will get to observe the San Felipe Fortress, built in 1564 to protect our city from Pirate attack. Here you will receive local guide information related to its history, followed by a panoramic view of Cathedral San Felipe and Plaza Independencia (former central park). Next, within the visit will be a tour of The Vivonte cigar shop to observe the cigar handmade process.
You will have the opportunity to buy a fresh handmade cigars and taste organic coffee. You will then make your way to "Don Fernando's Ranch". At the Ranch you will be able to walk along the pathway through plantations of different kind of local fruits like coffee, cacao, banana, mangos, sugar cane, among a variety of exotic flowers and plants. The tour finishes with a national rum museum visit, where, you will have the chance to buy and taste Dominican rum. Top it with a Dominican typical lunch including live music and dance.


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HomeWorldOlympic sport defends that nationality cannot punish Russian and...
Olympic sport defends that nationality cannot punish Russian and Belarusian athletes
International Olympic Committee wants to remove the exclusion of Russian athletes from Olympic competitions. The organization argues that "no athlete should be prevented from competing for his passport."
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A "vast majority" of those responsible for Olympic sport maintains that Russian and Belarusian athletes cannot be prevented from competing internationally just because of their nationality, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) revealed on Wednesday.
No athlete should be prevented from competing just because of their passport", was the conclusion that emerged from the IOC's consultation with the different players in world sport, after the "unanimous conclusions" of the Olympic Summit on December 9, which brought together the leaders of all organizations linked to the Olympic Movement and the International Paralympic Committee.
After that summit, members of the IOC, the world network of athlete representatives, the international federations of the different sports and the national Olympic committees were consulted, in meetings that took place between January 17 and 19 and whose conclusions were analyzed this Wednesday by the IOC advisory board.
"Therefore, a path for the participation of athletes in competitions, under strict conditions, should be further explored," argued most of the elements heard.
In this case, the "strict conditions" imply, among other things, that participants compete while being "neutral"that they "fully respect" the principles of the Olympic Charter (they cannot have acted against the IOC peace "mission" by actively supporting the war in Ukraine) and "fully comply" with the World Anti-Doping Code.
It was clear the "the right of all athletes to be treated without any discrimination"according to the Olympic Charter, as well as the fact that governments cannot "decide which athletes can or cannot participate in any competition".
In another question, the reinforcement of the sanctions already in force was "unanimous" against Russia and Belaruswho continue to be prevented from hosting international events, as well as having their flag, anthem or any other identification in competitions, equally deprived of inviting sports leaders or government officials from these nations.
"Unanimous" was also the support for the Ukrainian Olympic communitynamely, "to continue and strengthen the full and unwavering commitment to solidarity" with Ukrainian athletes and the Ukrainian Olympic community, so that it can have a "strong team" at Paris 2024 and at the Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games.
International Federations and National Olympic Committees were urged to "make all possible efforts" to facilitate the training, preparation and participation of all Ukrainian athletes in international events.
On a "historic day", Ukraine crosses the list of orders for tanks to the West. Zelensky now dreams of fighter jets
The United States asked Israel to send Hawk systems to Ukraine. Washington got "no" for an answer


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The Joy of Maps
| By Phil Scott | From Mario Carbone, November/December 2016
Who knew a continent could have a birth certificate? Well, "America's Birth Certificate" is the unofficial name of the 1507 Martin Waldseemüller Map, the first to depict America as a continent and name it, and in effect redraw the world. In 2003 the Library of Congress paid $10 million for it, a record for a map. Then there's the famed John Mitchell Map—also known as the red line map—used to determine the shape of the United States during the 1783 peace treaty negotiations. Appraised at $27,000, it's one of just two copies; one is in the British Museum, the other is in the private collection of Murray Hudson, aka the Map Man, who owns the largest private cartographical collection in the world.
Though Hudson's Antique Maps, Globes, Books & Prints takes up most of tiny Halls, Tennessee, an hour-and-a-half drive from Memphis, and seven hours from Dallas and Chicago, collectors travel from all over to see Hudson's four shops filled with 24,000 or so maps, 760 globes, 6,700 books and 2,700 prints. And if you're willing to pay more for one than Hudson did, he'll probably sell it to you.
"The majority of people that collect maps have some sort of connection, a connection from any point of view," says Marti Griggs, who, with her husband Curt, publishes the online Antique Map Price Guide, a great place to start learning about map collecting. Their recent book Collecting Old Maps contains a chapter on spotting forgeries and fakes. "Curt and I started collecting because we were amazed we could hold something in our hands more than 400 years old," she adds. And they're affordable, too: collectors can find 15th or 16th century maps for $200, $300 to $4,000, labored over by renowned Renaissance artists such as Albrecht Dürer or Van Dyke.
Hudson got into antique cartography in 1964, as he finished up a class in Oxford, England. While searching for gifts he walked into Sanders, a local print and map shop "thinking I was going to buy prints of cathedrals and English-looking countrysides," he says. "I saw the maps and I didn't buy a single picture. I bought 52 maps. It was love at first sight. They're just as addictive as the prints but have real places."
Hudson's fascinated with the Mississippi River, but he's a sucker for the unusual, like an early 20th century map of Germany that touts the nation's natural beauty. While the topographical features may still be largely intact, war and politics have redrawn the borders at least twice.
The Griggs' website is www.collectingoldmaps.com, and Hudson's is www.antiquemapsandglobes.com. And if you're willing to travel to Halls, Hudson is willing to give you a personal tour of his four-building complex. "I'm a great bullshitter," he says. "I recently went to a show and I did not sell a single, solitary thing. I might have talked myself out of it."
Visit antiquemapsandglobes.com and collectingoldmaps.com


Do you love your literacy center time? I do! We have active literacy centers in our classroom like the retell center. This is how I created a 'Red Riding Hood' retell activity to go in our retell center as an option for my kindergarten students.
It was a combination of printing and collecting! My kinders get to choose the book(s) they want to retell while they are at this literacy center.
It's one of my favorite literacy centers and we usually introduce Red Riding Hood early in the fall.
Its one of the first classic folk tales we focus on together and really work on talking about plot, setting, characters.
Its a foundational story for us and we love exploring how details in illustrations help add to the story, since James Marshall (in my favorite version of Red Riding Hood) has done a great job with adding to this story.
I'm not sure where the little finger puppet came from, but the other prop like things were little doll decor I had lying around and cheap floral fluff.
My kinder preferred the printable masks.
Which version do you like to read with your class?
Do they do this center in groups, retelling the story together?
I just stumbled across your site on pinterest and I love the idea of a retell station. I was looking for one more station to make the classroom flow better. I will definitely visit often. Thanks!!!
Thanks Jane! Glad you found an idea you loved as you came by today. Looking forward to having you here often.


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Defective Appeal Results in Loss of Entire Case to Five-Year Rule
Appealability and Appealable Orders, Class Actions, Dismissals, Stays on Appeal
One of the first questions an appellate attorney tries to answer is whether there is an appealable order. It is pretty obvious why this is important: if the order is not appealable, your appeal will lose.
But have you also considered: if you appeal from a nonappealable order, your entire case might lose?
That is what happened in Villegas v. Six Flags Entertainment Corporation (D2d4 Jun. 29, 2021) no. B295352 (nonpub. opn.). The appellants appealed from the denial of their class certification motion. These normally are appealable under the "death knell" doctrine, because it effectively kills the class action.
But it was not appealable here, and the appeal was dismissed. By the time it was dismissed, the five-year statute had run and the plaintiff-appellants had not brought their case to trial. Case dismissed.
The Death Knell Doctrine Does Not Apply When PAGA Claims Are Also Asserted:
Unfortunately for the appellants, the death-knell doctrine does not apply – and the denial of class cert is not appealable – when the plaintiff-appellants also have PAGA claims. (Munoz v. Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. (2015) 238 Cal.App.4th 291, 311 (Munoz) ["Given the potential for recovery of significant civil penalties if the PAGA claims are successful, as well as attorney fees and costs, plaintiffs have ample financial incentive to pursue the remaining representative claims under the PAGA and, thereafter, pursue their appeal from the trial court's order denying class certification. Denial of class certification where the PAGA claims remain in the trial court would not have the 'legal effect' of a final judgment ...."].)
Plaintiffs' appeal, therefore, was from an interlocutory, nonappealable order.
A Defective Notice of Appeal – Including Appealing from a Nonappealable Order – Does Not Toll the Five-Year Statute to Bring a Case to Trial:
Normally, taking an appeal stays the trial court proceedings. Code of Civil Procedure section 916, subdivision (a) provides that "the perfecting of an appeal stays proceedings in the trial court upon the judgment or order appealed from or upon the matters embraced therein or affected thereby...."
The automatic appellate stay tolls the five-year statute under Code of Civil Procedure section 583.310. The three statutory exceptions that toll the five-year limit are periods when: "(a) [t]he jurisdiction of the court to try the action was suspended[;] [¶] (b) [p]rosecution or trial of the action was stayed or enjoined[;][and] [¶] (c) [b]ringing the action to trial, for any other reason, was impossible, impracticable, or futile." (§ 583.340, subds. (a)-(c).)
But the automatic appellate stay under section 916 only applies "upon a 'duly perfected' appeal." (Hearn Pacific Corp. v. Second Generation Roofing, Inc. (2016) 247 Cal.App.4th 117, 146 (Hearn Pacific).) It therefore follows that an "invalid" appeal does "not affect the trial court's jurisdiction to proceed. [Citations.]" (Id. at pp. 146-147; see also Pazderka v. Caballeros Dimas Alang, Inc. (1998) 62 Cal.App.4th 658, 666 (Pazderka) [If an "order is nonappealable, the appeal was never perfected and the trial court retained jurisdiction ...."].)
At this point, however, it is fair to ask: Who gets to decide if the appeal is defective? If the notice of appeal is defective on its face, then the rule makes sense. But what if the question of appealability or nonappealability turn on factors extrinsic to the notice of appeal?
Under Hopkins & Carley v. Gens (2011) 200 Cal.App.4th 1401 (Hopkins), for example, there is support for the argument that where the appealability or nonappealability "depends on facts that are at least theoretically disputable," then "[a]rguably the appellate court acquires exclusive jurisdiction in such a case to determine whether the appeal is in fact untimely, and until it has made that determination the trial court is without power in the matter."
Here, the appellants noted the trial court itself said, "I think I've lost jurisdiction," and "I don't have jurisdiction. I can't do nothing [sic]." So how can the appellants be charged with the time consumed by the appeal when the trial court acquiesced in the putative stay?
But the Second District Court of Appeal here was not persuaded. The existence of the appellants' PAGA claims were not disputable. The appeal was not perfected. Thus, the appellants did not get the benefit of the extra 118 days consumed by the dismissed appeal, and five-year period expired.
Takeaway: Appellants ultimately lost their entire case simply by taking an appeal from a nonappealable order. Almost certainly no one imagined the potential for such an outcome. It can be difficult to predict the problems that can arise from appealing a nonappealable order. In this case, at least, it certainly would have been worth consulting an appellate attorney before filing the notice of appeal.