text:
package main

import (
	"go/token"
	"go/types"
	"io"
	"os"
	"path/filepath"
	"unicode"
	"unicode/utf8"

	"golang.org/x/mobile/bind"
)

func genPkg(p *types.Package) {
	fname := defaultFileName(*lang, p)
	switch *lang {
	case "java":
		w, closer := writer(fname, p)
		processErr(bind.GenJava(w, fset, p, *javaPkg))
		closer()
	case "go":
		w, closer := writer(fname, p)
		processErr(bind.GenGo(w, fset, p))
		closer()
	case "objc":
		if fname == "" {
			processErr(bind.GenObjc(os.Stdout, fset, p, *prefix, true))
			processErr(bind.GenObjc(os.Stdout, fset, p, *prefix, false))
		} else {
			hname := fname[:len(fname)-2] + ".h"
			w, closer := writer(hname, p)
			processErr(bind.GenObjc(w, fset, p, *prefix, true))
			closer()
			w, closer = writer(fname, p)
			processErr(bind.GenObjc(w, fset, p, *prefix, false))
			closer()
		}
	default:
		errorf("unknown target language: %q", *lang)
	}
}

func processErr(err error) {
	if err != nil {
		if list, _ := err.(bind.ErrorList); len(list) > 0 {
			for _, err := range list {
				errorf("%v", err)
			}
		} else {
			errorf("%v", err)
		}
	}
}

var fset = token.NewFileSet()

func writer(fname string, pkg *types.Package) (w io.Writer, closer func()) {
	if fname == "" {
		return os.Stdout, func() { return }
	}

	dir := filepath.Dir(fname)
	if err := os.MkdirAll(dir, 0755); err != nil {
		errorf("invalid output dir: %v", err)
		os.Exit(exitStatus)
	}

	f, err := os.Create(fname)
	if err != nil {
		errorf("invalid output dir: %v", err)
		os.Exit(exitStatus)
	}
	closer = func() {
		if err := f.Close(); err != nil {
			errorf("error in closing output file: %v", err)
		}
	}
	return f, closer
}

func defaultFileName(lang string, pkg *types.Package) string {
	if *outdir == "" {
		return ""
	}

	switch lang {
	case "java":
		firstRune, size := utf8.DecodeRuneInString(pkg.Name())
		className := string(unicode.ToUpper(firstRune)) + pkg.Name()[size:]
		return filepath.Join(*outdir, className+".java")
	case "go":
		return filepath.Join(*outdir, "go_"+pkg.Name()+".go")
	case "objc":
		firstRune, size := utf8.DecodeRuneInString(pkg.Name())
		className := string(unicode.ToUpper(firstRune)) + pkg.Name()[size:]
		return filepath.Join(*outdir, "Go"+className+".m")
	}
	errorf("unknown target language: %q", lang)
	os.Exit(exitStatus)
	return ""
}

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaGithub


While there has been much discussion about OpenAI bot behavior and general meaning of the matches for AI community, there has been surprisingly little technical analysis of their training methods and network architecture. The main source so far is the original OpenAI Five blog post. To some extent this is justified – they used standard PPO algorithm (invented in-house couple of years ago) and proven self-play training scheme (also documented in one of their papers). But there is easy-to-miss hidden gem in the blog post – link to their network architecture diagram.
In this blog post I would like to focus on one aspect of their network architecture – their inventive use of embeddings to handle a huge and variable number of policy inputs and outputs. While the use of embeddings and dot product for attention are standard techniques in natural language processing, they are not widely used in reinforcement learning.
Update: after writing this blog post I learned that there was a newer version of network architecture diagram in one of the later OpenAI blog posts. As there were not too many differences in use of embeddings, I decided to not redo the images and leave the analysis of the new network as a homework .
In mathematics embedding refers to mapping from space X to Y while preserving some structure of the objects (e.g. their distances). However, using embeddings in the context of neural networks usually means converting categorical variables (e.g. word indexes) into continuous vectors. Passing word indexes directly as inputs to network would make its job very hard, as it would need to come up with a binary feature for each value of the index (assuming they are unrelated). Instead we give a hand to the network and convert categorical values into one-hot vectors. If you multiply one-hot vector with the weight matrix, then it basically selects a given row from the weight matrix. In deep learning toolkits this step of converting to one-hot vector and multiplying with weight matrix is usually skipped, instead we use the index directly to select a row from the weight matrix, treating it as a lookup-table. The most important aspect is that embedding vectors are learned, the same way how you would learn weight matrix with one-hot vectors.
The most well-known use of embeddings is in natural language processing, where word indexes are converted into word vectors (or embeddings). It has been shown that when a network is trained to predict from word vector the vectors of its surrounding words, the word vectors acquire semantic meaning and you can do arithmetic operations with them. For example "woman" – "man" + "king" produces a vector close to "queen". You could imagine that "woman" – "man" produces a gender transfer vector and adding that to "king" converts it to the female ruler. Or alternatively if you frame it "king" – "man" + "woman", then "king" – "man" produces vector of a "ruler" and that added to "woman" produces "queen".
Image credit: Mikolov et al. 2013. Linguistic Regularities in Continuous Space Word Representations.
Before we delve into specifics, few words about the general architecture of the network.
Each of the five bots has its own network, with its own inputs and actions. (Not sure if the parameters of five networks are shared or not.) The only communication between the bots is through the game, I can imagine them doing some kind of bee dance to communicate location of the enemy to other bots, but I do not think they actually do it, or would even need it. Update: In newer version of the network there is max-pooling over players, which could be considered as uni-directional broadcast communication channel.
The upper part of the network on the figure processes the observations. It concatenates data from various sources and passes everything into one LSTM cell. The output of this LSTM cell is used by the lower part of the network to produce actions. In a nutshell it is as simple as that – process observations, feed them to LSTM and produce actions. Of course the devil is in the details and this is what we are going to look into in the next sections.
OpenAI Five bots use Dota 2 API to "see" surrounding units and buildings. This produces variable-length list of units (heros, creeps, towers, etc) and their attributes. OpenAI has nice visualizations of observation space and action space in their blog post, I encourage to check those out.
The following diagram summarizes the processing applied to the attributes of one unit.
Primary attribute: strength, agility, intelligence.
Attack type: ranged or melee.
Role: carry, disabler, lane support, initiator, jungler, support, durable, nuker, pusher, escape.
Each of these might form a dimension in the embedding vector and the network learns automatically how much of a carry, support or jungler each hero is. The same embeddings are also applied to creeps and buildings, e.g. towers also have ranged attack. It makes a very generic way to represent different units to the network. Embedding vector is concatenated with other unit attributes like health, distance from heroes etc.
But embeddings are not used only for unit types, they are also used for modifiers, abilities and items.
Again it totally makes sense – while abilities of all heroes are different, they certainly have some commonalities, e.g. if they must be actively used or if they are passively always on, if they need target, if this target is another unit or an area, etc. In case of items some heal you, some grant you magic powers, some will be immediately consumed, others upgrade your stats. Embedding is a natural way to represent things with many different but potentially overlapping qualities, and which might have a similar effect but to different extent.
Notice that while the number of modifiers, abilities and items is variable, the network max-pools over each of those lists. This means that only the highest value in all those dimensions actually gets through. At first it does not seem to make sense – it might give the impression that you have an ability that is combination of all existing abilities, e.g. ranged passive heal. But it seems to work for them.
Above processing is done separately for each of the nearby units, the results from general attributes, hero modifiers, abilities and items are all concatenated together. Then different post-processing is applied depending if it was enemy non-hero, allied non-hero, neutral, allied hero or enemy hero.
Finally the results of post-processing are max-pooled over all units of that type. Again this seems to be questionable at the first sight, because different qualities of nearby units would be combined, e.g. if one of the dimensions would represent the health of a unit, then the networks sees only the maximum health over the same type of units. But, again, it seems to work fine.
Max-pooled results for each of the unit types are concatenated and then fed into the LSTM. There are also slices of the first half of the output, but we get back to that when we talk about action targets.
The action space of Dota 2 is estimated to be 170,000 different actions. This includes normal actions like moving and attacking, but also using of abilities, using of items, upgrading your stats and so on. Not all actions are available at each time step – you might not have this specific ability yet or item in your inventory. Still there are approximately 1000 different actions that you could potentially use. In addition many of those actions have parameters, like area where you want to move or enemy that you want to target. Again OpenAI has a nice visualization of action space in their blog post.
This poses an enormous exploration problem for RL, because initially the agent starts by just trying out random actions. Naive approach would be to output scores for all 170,000 actions and limit softmax to 1000 currently active actions. But OpenAI solved it neatly with embeddings and variable-length softmax.
As you can see at the top each of the actions has an embedding, e.g. whether this is a ranged attack or using item for healing or teleporting to certain destination. Dot product of action embedding and LSTM output is used to produce scores for different actions. Those scores go through softmax and the resulting probability distribution is used to choose one of the available actions.
Sidenote: dot product between two vectors multiplies those vectors element-wise and sums the result. Sometimes it is also called scalar product, because it produces single scalar value. It has close relationship with cosine similarity – it tends to produce high values when vectors point to the same direction and low values when they point to opposing directions. It is often used as a quick scoring method for similarity of two vectors. Indeed, this is exactly what the convolution operation does – it produces a feature map of similarities between the filter and input.
Drag arrows around to see how dot product, cosine similarity and cosine distance change.
How I imagine the action selection actually working out is that the LSTM produces something that could in principle be called "intention vector". For example if you are in a sticky situation and your health bar is really low, then the intention would be something like "get out of here". This intention is matched with available actions and produces a high score if it is aligned with one of the actions. For example both actions "move" and "teleport" might be well aligned with the intention "get out of here". Teleport might be slightly better aligned, because you cannot be chased by enemy, therefore it produces higher score and higher probability after softmax. But if teleportation is not available at the moment, then this embedding is not matched and "move" has probably the highest score and probability.
Some actions have parameters, like destination or target. All of these are modeled in straightforward manner with softmax. For example X and Y coordinates are discretized into ranges, instead of using continuous outputs and Gaussian distribution. I guess softmax handles better multimodal distributions. The important observation here is that action outputs seemingly do not model the joint distribution between action and its target. I believe this is not a problem because all action outputs are conditioned on LSTM output. Therefore LSTM output already encodes the "intention" and those FC layers just decode different aspects of this "intention" – the action and its target.
But my favorite part is how OpenAI Five handles targeting. Remember those weird slices from unit observation outputs? These are represented with blue on the diagram, which means these are per-unit. These vectors are called "unit attention keys" and are matched with LSTM "intention" to produce scores for each unit. Those scores go through softmax and determine the unit to attack. Again softmax is taken over observed units, the same way as action softmax is taken over available actions.
How I imagine it working out: from observation the network determines that some unit has really low health and the bot has a chance for last-hit. LSTM produces intention "attempt last-hit", which aligns well with "attack" action. Also this "attempt last-hit" intention is matched with per-unit outputs from observation processing and aligns well with the unit with the lowest health. Bang – you do the last hit and score additional bounty.
Update: in the more recent version of the network they modulate LSTM output with action embeddings before doing dot product with unit attention keys. I guess otherwise different actions (e.g. attack and heal) attempted to target similar units.
After analyzing the OpenAI Five network it becomes clear that most of the network is dedicated to perception (preprocessing the observations) and motor control (decoding the actions). All the strategy and tactics must lie in one place – 1024-unit LSTM.
I think it is amazing that one relatively simple mathematical construct can produce such a complicated behavior. Or, I don't know, maybe it says something about the complexity of Dota 2 game? Do short term tactics combined with fast reaction time beat long-term strategy?
Thanks to Jaan Aru, Tanel Pärnamaa, Roman Ring and Daniel Majoral for insightful comments and discussions.
Is the Available Action Embedding a 2D vector? If it's 1D, I don't understand how the result of the dot product provides a vector to softmax over. It seems that the 1D LSTM output vector of 1024 units would have to get dot product multiplied by a 2D embedded vector to get you to a 1D vector that could softmax over.
Theoretically action embeddings are a set of 1D vectors, dot product with LSTM output produces set of scalars and softmax is over those scalars. But in practice of course you would represent action embeddings as 2D matrix instead and dot product becomes standard matrix product.
Thanks for the response! You're explanation makes sense. In order to get a 1D vector output from the dot product, the action embedding would have to be 2D. I guess I'm still unclear on whether this action embedding is encoding a fixed number of available actions or if this is variable since you mentioned that they use a variable-length softmax. If the action embedding is variable I don't understand how the LSTM fully connected layer would adapt to make the dimensions match.
If the number of actions is N and action embedding size is E then all action embeddings can be represented as NxE matrix. On particular timestep you have M available actions, so the full NxE embedding matrix is filtered to contain only M rows, so now it is MxE. Output from LSTM FC must have dimensions Ex1 (actually there is probably also batch and timestep dimension, but we can ignore those for now). Matrix multiplication between MxE and Ex1 produces Mx1 matrix. Softmax is taken over those M action scores and converts those into probabilities.
Got it. Thanks, Tambet. I think I've got the dimensionality squared away now. It's very interesting to see that the LSTM strategy can be represented in some manifold that is able to adapt to different available actions. Fascinating!
An important idea for this process, which I want to hilight, is the process of embedding elements in context, i.e., the embedding of a given object x is dependent on the set of other elements present in the game X. This is important as it allows you to exploit co-dependencies between objects at embedding time, which allows the network to encode a certain amount of invariance into the final aggregated embedding. In our paper we ended up using a simple transformation layer given in prior work, but another way to do this is via relational networks, where the embedding of an object x_i is dependent on the set of other objects X by aggregating the 'relationship' between x_i and every other element x_j. Indeed, this is what Deepmind have apparently been doing with their Starcraft AI.


OMG … I hate to even ask such a beginner question but I have no other choide ;-).
I'm using an ASP.NET MVC5 project and have successfully installed and configured Hangfire … yay!
The problem I have is WHERE DO YOU PUT IT!!! LOL … told you it was a neophyte question.


Are Liverpool Bidding on Denis Cheryshev or Not?
Tabloid transfer rumours are never all that reliable to begin with, but, in the very least, they all seem to take the same story and run with it to provide what looks to be a united front. With conflicting reports flooding in over the weekend, Real Madrid winger Denis Cheryshev looks to be the exception to the rule with Liverpool's interest in him unclear for those of us without a loose-lipped club source.
The 24-year old, who spent last season on loan with La Liga side Villareal where he scored 4-goals in the league and provided an impressive 9-assists in 26-appearances, is reportedly surplus to requirements at the Santiago Bernabéu. While the Yellow Submarine and rumoured to be angling for another season with the Russian attacker, he's also apparently been the subject of a big money bid from the Anfield outfit. Or has he?
While media outlets like the Mirror are saying that the Reds have submitted a bid of £22mil to Los Blancos for his services, the sometimes, kinda, sorta more reliable Liverpool ECHO have taken an entirely different view of the matter by writing that not only has a move not been made, but one is unlikely to be forthcoming with the Reds reportedly having no interest in bringing Cheryshev to Anfield anytime soon.
Confused? You're not the only one. While we await official confirmation of Raheem Sterling's move to Manchester City after the club accepted an enormous bid of £49mil for the 20-year old, the small matter of just who will replace him in the Liverpool line-up has been a hot subject of debate. While a number of pundits and former players believe that they already have the perfect replacement in up and coming attacker Jordon Ibe, there are suggestions that the Reds will move for someone who is far closer to the finished product with Cheryshev being joined by the likes of Barcelona man Pedro Rodriguez and dream signing Marco Reus — who only just signed a new contract with Borussia Dortmund — in the rumour mill.


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Driver injured in U.S. 30 crash pulled gun on first responders, fire company says
Amber South
An injured driver trapped in a vehicle following a crash on Lincoln Way West (U.S. 30) Wednesday afternoon allegedly pulled a gun on first responders who were attempting to rescue him.
A dump truck crashed into a utility pole at about 1:45 p.m., according to Franklin County Emergency Services. It happened in the area of 1038 Lincoln Way West, near a Sunoco gas station and 30 West restaurant.
The dump truck was setting against a guard rail on the south side of the road and the driver was confined inside when first responders arrived, Franklin Fire Company said in a post on Facebook.
As crews began to extricate him, the driver pulled a gun from his side. Several emergency personnel jumped in to restrain the man and secure his weapon, and he continued to punch, kick and spit on them until state police arrived with restraints, the fire company said.
The driver and emergency personnel slid down the embankment, an a stokes basket and rope were used to bring the patient back up.
No emergency personnel were injured. State police said in a release Wednesday night that the driver of the vehicle was transported to York Hospital to receive treatment for injuries sustained in the crash.
State police are actively investigating the incident.
Lincoln Way West was shut down in both directions soon after the crash, and remained closed as of 5:30 p.m. The fire company said it is expected to stay closed for an extended period.
The road is closed from Warm Spring Road in Hamilton Township east to the Chambersburg borough line, located just east of the split at Sheetz on Monticello Court.
Franklin Fire Company was among several emergency response companies to respond.

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaCommonCrawl


Her Excellency the Governor General as Chancellor of the Order of Saint Lucia, on the advice of the Prime Minister has been pleased to make the following appointments to the Order of Saint Lucia in respect of Independence Day 2003.
The Saint Lucia Cross (SLC) has been awarded to Marjorie Agatha Brathwaite for distinguished and outstanding national service in the field of education. For long and meritorious contribution in the Public Service, the award was presented to Creswick Winville King while Stephan Philomene received the Saint Lucia Medal of Honour (Gold) (SLMG) for outstanding bravery "death by fire while attempting to save his mother.
The Saint Lucia Medal of Merit (Gold) (SLMM) has been awarded to Alvina George for long and meritorious service in the field of Home Economics while the award for long and meritorious service in the field of Education and Arts have been bestowed on Georgiana Marie Headley and Desmond Aloysius respectively.
The Saint Lucia Medal of Merit (Silver) (SLMM) has been bestowed on Theresa Emelia Lowrie-Collymore, Ben Cephas Bousquet and Gregory Emmanuel for long ad meritorious service in the Arts. William Grahame Lang, Emmanuel Antonius Theordore and John Moise Calixte for long and meritorious contribution in the Public Service, in the field of Sports and contribution in the Public Service respectively.
The Les Pitons Medal (Silver) (SLPM) has been awarded to Helen Josephine Prudent and Madeleine Augustin for long and meritorious contribution in the Public Service while Peter Velinor received the Award for long and meritorious service to Saint Lucia in strengthening community spirit.
Joseph Mathurin received the Les Pitons Medal (Bronze) (SLPM) Independence Day Awards for long and meritorious service to Saint Lucia in the field of Fire Fighting while the Award has been bestowed on Ivan Gaspard for long and meritorious Community Service.
The National Service Cross has been awarded to Julian Eric Brian Bernard for long and meritorious service in the field of National Security. The National Service Medal has been bestowed on Cyrus Gerard Faulkner and Gregory Emmanuel for long and meritorious service in the field of National Security.
The Saint Lucia Public Services Long Service Medals was awarded to: Mrs. Mary Ann Phillips, Saint Lucia Teaching Service, Mrs. Gene Daphne Walters, Saint Lucia Public Service, Augustus Laurencin and Hector Ernest Rock, Royal Saint Lucia Police Force, Anselm Winsbert Edole and Raphael Serieux, Saint Lucia Fire Service and Paul Nicholas Campous, Ports Police.


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Singe was a Renard-class xebec of the French Navy, launched in 1762. She served in the Mediterranean against the Barbary pirates, and is notable for a number of important officers who served aboard, notably Flotte, Raimondis and Suffren.

Career
In 1763, Singe patrolled the Mediterranean with her sister-ship Caméléon and the frigate Pléïade, to ward off the Salé Rovers. On 15 July 1763, Singe mistakenly engaged a galiot from Algiers, which she mistook for a Salé rover. Pléïade intervened fired two broadsides into the galiot, which sank with all hands before the error was realised. This triggered a diplomatic incident and Captain Fabry had to negotiate a resolution to the crisis.

In 1763, Singe was under Suffren, part of a squadron under Duchaffault. She took part in the Larache expedition in June 1765.

In 1769, Singe off Porto-Vecchio under Raimondis.

Fate
Singe was sold in Toulon in 1780.

Legacy
A 1/28.8 scale model of Singe is on display at the Musée national de la Marine in Paris.

Sources and references
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Groeni is New Zealand producer/musician Alexander Green. His first release was a self titled EP from 2012 and this year saw his return with the February release of his second EP Hewn. This time around, Green took his music in an even darker direction than his debut. The five songs on Hewn are dizzying productions of deep bass and glitchy, downtempo electronic, but with Green's vocals at their center.
There's a soulful element in play here too, Groeni's music doesn't seem out of place with the current wave of electronic based pop and R&B we're loving so much around these parts. Think Banks, SOHN or Until the Ribbon Breaks for reference. Green gives haunting performances throughout with "The Oak", "Fold" and "Pardons" immediate standouts. It's getting late in the year and I didn't want to miss showing this EP some love. Hewn is a gorgeous listen for all of its 24 minutes and well worth seeking out.
Favorite tracks: "The Oak", "Fold", "Pardons"
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I've been featured in Interview Magazine Russia. Thanks to George Zakharov for interviewing me.
http://interviewrussia.ru/art/564
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Net art vs written pieces. Our attention span has decreased more than ever.
Do we react now only to images and/or moving things?
I think our attention span hasn't changed, it is the amount of information available to us that has increased. So when sifting and looking at artwork it takes more for an individual piece to stand out; that's where movement and interactivity have a definite advantage. Of course that is only the delivery method, once you've arrived content is still king.
Net art vs technology. Everything's a flow now and it seems that the age of stories (narrative) has come to an end. Has art's perception changed because of the mediums?
With each new technology comes the introduction of new tools and possibilities. But the utilization is the same, we are simply extending. It isn't hard to imagine some of the future applications of technology, we simply look to our pre-existing processes, practical needs, and technological desires, and eventually we will see part of the spectrum of future development. Ultimately art occurs in and reflects upon these new situations, what art is doing hasn't changed, how it is doing it has.
Net art vs meme. Internet is a competitive, serious business.
What should get more likes and be reblogged more?
I feel orginality comes from a cummulative process, and I see works by many artists building upon each other akin to a conversation. Because this dialog can happen so rapidly, memes and repetition become important for developing points of saturation, establishing emphasis, and keeping the conversation aligned. I don't think being populist should be taken as an indicator of importance. But with this convergence of authorship and usership, those works which elicit a heavy response will gain more traction and have a larger impact.
Net art vs time. Are you concerned about your art making it into the year of 2100?
I mentioned I believe originality is the successful addition to a cumulative process, building off of what was there before; so even if there is no direct evidence of my work in 2100, it will still be there deep inside the snowball. If it is successful it will survive by being reincarnated as reusable information. If not I hope at least to have a page in Wikipedia by then!


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In Ubakala, umuada are changing narrative on orphans
By Gregory Austin Nwakunor
26 June 2017 | 2:11 am
Two months after their first meeting, Deaconess Josephine Anyanwu, the current president of the organisation, caught an inspiration for them to put funds together to support orphaned children in the town. "I didn't like the idea of we just gathering without a focus," Anyanwu told The Guardian.
WIC's president, Josephine Anyanwu presents a cheque to one of the beneficiaries
Though, Umuada in Igboland, are often christened scourge and terror of widows, in Ubakala, a relatively large town in Umuahia South Council of Abia State, they are creating a new narrative. No thanks to six women, who, out of love for their fatherland, started a 'sisterly' meeting for social reasons, but ended up impacting on lives.
All welcomed the idea, and they immediately started to enroll orphaned children. Their first set of children were three girls, a set of twin girls and one other girl.
WIC, which has been pursuing this vision since 1991, when it was established and registered with the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) under the Companies and Allied Matters Act, drives socio economic change in vulnerable communities through the adopt, educate and mother activities.
The story of Victor Ukagwu is landmarking in the organisation's achievement. In fact, when Ukagwu, a lawyer, lost his parents at a young age, it seemed his world had ended. But today, his story is different, no thanks to Women in Charity (WIC).
One day, as a nanny, he followed his aunt to an event organised by Umuada Ubakala. In that programme, these women formed an organisation that would train orphans from Ubakala in school. "We will be their mothers,'' the women chanted.
"It all started sometime in 1993 in Kaduna State. I have since arrived from village into my aunt's home. There was no plan for me other than baby sit children and take care of the house, yet, I was a child that needed care in itself. Though, I was inexperienced, that was what fate had offered," Ukagwu said.
"I was in that event, but no one except my aunt knew I was an orphan. Time past and it was as if all hopes were lost. Then, one day, a group of these women came, introduced themselves as Umuada Ubakala and interviewed me on what I wanted to do. In fact, they said to me 'are you interested in schooling or you want to learn a trade? Whatever you decide, we will support you till the end. If you choose school, we will train you to any level you desired.' There was pressure on me from my aunt's husband to learn a trade. He had his reasons, but I wanted to go to school. So I insisted on schooling," Ukagwu said.
Today, Ukagwu is a lawyer and the rest is history.With a membership of over 350 women and nine chapters across the 36 states of the country, the women are highly focused on their core mission of "building a solid foundation for our children through education and skill training."
The organisation's vision is to see a Nigerian nation where, the under-privileged orphans are given equal opportunities in terms of sound education, good health and good life. Also, to help in improving the quality of life of HIV/AIDS victims in the rural communities.
The organisation is composed of just daughters of Ubakala. "Women married to Ubakala sons are not allowed to join us. But our daughters, who to men from other places can join," said Anyanwu, who is the chief executive of a tour and travels company. "We don't want to be polluted by other ideas outside from Ubakala."
Every year, each of the nine chapters of the organisation locates, enrolls and funds the education of orphans and the less privileged in good educational institutions and effectively mentors and coordinates their general development and well-being.
They also provide care and support for widows and people living with some terminal diseases including, HIV/AIDS. They also lead advocacy campaigns for their total support and general empowerment.
"Yearly, we spend huge amount of money for school fees, boarding fees and other school expenses to care for our orphaned children and to empower widows and vulnerable women with skills and fund for startups," said Anyanwu.
She added, "we are governed by transparent integrity, and effectively and actively seek and create opportunities to muster resources for selfless service delivery to our beneficial community's most vulnerable needy orphans and for sustainable environmental development."
The organisation also works with the villages in developing sustainable organic agricultural projects to alleviate dependence on expensive chemical fertilisers bearing in mind that the basic existence of humanity is dependent on food. "We are open to partnerships especially with those involved in agro forestry and other initiatives to enrich the soil and improve crop yield organically. Majorly, all WIC's agricultural programmes are geared towards training and sustaining the widows\vulnerable women. It is also in the agricultural project that we train the youths and other women on fish/snail farming, poultry."
Anyanwu said, "in line with the UN MDGs and the recently adopted UN SDGs we strongly believe that these goals can be attained if everyone in their different levels can do the best they can and not just depending on government that is why our main focus is to locate, enroll and fund the education of orphans and the less privileged in good educational institutions and to effectively mentor and coordinate their general development and well-being."
In its almost 26 years of existence, the organisation has embarked on transformative projects geared towards the empowerment of vulnerable women, orphaned children and widows.Anyanwu noted, "we provide essential life skill training and education for young people in the communities, especially, the under privileged. They are also taken through skill acquisition programmes, computer training and civil education for character building. We organise workshops to take them through effective leadership coaching, building lasting relationships, volunteerism, patriotism, sexuality, democracy and good governance."
She continued, "we have graduates in law, computer science, business administration, biochemistry and more. Other young adults that do not want to further their education are sent to acquire skills of their choice or learn a trade of which is also doing well in their specialty. Women in Charity organizes sensitization and social change programme for rural women, as we have discovered that when a woman is empowered, the family would be and the society at large would be peaceful."
The WIC president said, "our advocacy activities have led to the reduction of abuse of young widows by their relatives, in-laws and other family members. Currently, we have 65 orphans, whose ages range from six to 26. Our different chapters sponsor these orphans. Sixty per cent are in primary/secondary education, while 40 per cent are in various universities and polytechnics."
According to the lady: "Our hope is to see a Nigeria where the under-privileged orphans are given equal opportunities in terms of s sound education, good health and a good life."The women hold executive meetings in hotels, business seminars, and general conferences to get feedback of what each chapter is doing. These meetings often precede the yearly convention in August.
Each chapter of the organisation at their general meeting is empowered to choose its own leadership, set its own short and long-term goals that align with the national goal. In August 2016, the organisation celebrated its 25th anniversary with the theme: Catch them young and secure a peaceful society. It was a whole week of funfair at the national headquarters of the organization in Apumiri, Ubakala.
"Event started with a three days boot camp for the orphaned children, where they were taken through different forms of experiential learning and skill acquisition," said Nneka Ukoha, who is a staff of the organisation.
"As part of the programmes, the organisation celebrated the United Nations International Youth Day celebration on August 12, 2016, with the Commissioner of Education, Abia State, present for the young ones to have a sense of belonging. The representative of the Commissioner of Women Affairs and Youths was also present," Ukoha said.
Aside from Ukagwu, Ginikanwa Apugo, a registered nurse, Amarachi Iheanacho, a graduate of history and international relations, who is also skilled in ankaracraft, Regina Apugo, a graduate of computer science, Abali Chioma, graduate of education\accountancy and Esther Egbulonu, a graduate of computer science, have been trained by the organisation.
One of the children, Chinedu Chidi, is undergoing military training with the Army. There are 12 girls and boys in various secondary schools as boarders. Five of the children are awaiting admission, while three of them are learning various trades. They include, Felix Ogunwa, who has completed his trading in welding and has started his own. Ebenezer Elijah has completed secondary education and learning Alumaco fitting. Ijeoma Nwogbe is learning fashion designing. Junior Ogunwa learning leather works. Chinyeremaka Ibenye is trading on electronics business and she is doing well. Pastor Kingsley Madubuko went through school of Theology and has his own church.
At the last count, women in charity has to its credit nine graduates, 12 undergraduates, 23 secondary school students, five still awaiting admission to higher institutions, three primary school pupils and four artisans.
"We have three children in primary schools at LA Umuosu and Amibo primary schools," Anyanwu said.While calling on well-meaning Nigerians and international organisations that are committed to this kind of vision to help adopt a child or support in any way they can, she said, "all these activities has always been borne by our members."
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Missing Camas teen found
Anji Dean had been missing since June 23
By Heather Acheson | July 9, 2014 12:00 am | comments
After disappearing more than two weeks ago, Angelic "Anji" Dean was found July 9 by the Clark County Sheriff's Office.
Camas teen Angelic "Anji" Tracy Dean, missing from her home since June 23, was found July 9.
According to the Clark County Sheriff's Office, detectives located Dean Wednesday afternoon at Clackamas Town Center in Happy Valley, Ore., approximately 18 miles from where she lives in Camas.
"Anji was contacted by detectives within the mall," a CCSO press release states. "She was interviewed and then reunited with her family in Clark County."
According to a post on the website "Help Find Anji," her parents, Terry and Lynda Jorgensen, thanked the many people and organizations that assisted with the "rescue" of their daughter.
"For now, we thank the media, the public and the thousands of people that helped us bring our daughter home," the post reads. "We especially thank NWCAVE and the Sheriff's Office for working together, and in 16 days we were able to save [and] find our daughter."
No specific details about the circumstances surrounding Dean's disappearance, or her condition when found were provided, except "she is OK this evening."
During the past week, media outlets across the nation have reported on her disappearance. News stories posted on the internet were read and shared by thousands. Law enforcement received nearly 150 phone tips, as well as others through social media.
"It is clear that the local and national news coverage, as well as the wide spread sharing of this family's story via social media, such as Facebook and Twitter, was integral in leading us to her safe return," said Sgt. Kevin Allais.
After Dean's disappearance, her parents found an ominous journal entry that said in part, "If you are reading this, I'm either missing or dead."
Law enforcement officials and others involved with the case had speculated that the 17-year-old Camas High School student may have been lured into the sex trafficking industry.
NWCAVE, the National Women's Coalition Against Violence & Exploitation Against Women, has been working with the family throughout the ordeal at the request of the Sheriff's Office.
Allais said the investigation, which includes the crime of human trafficking, is still being conducted.
This story will be updated as additional details become available.
Heather Acheson


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Die Handels- und Privatbank war ein deutsches Kreditinstitut.

Geschichte

Die Bank wurde als Bank für Landwirtschaft AG 1923 Jahren in Berlin durch eine Fusion der Bank für Landwirtschaft und der Kaliwerke Ummendorf-Eilsleben gegründet. Schwerpunkt der Geschäftstätigkeit war das Bankgeschäft mit 36 Filialen, vor allem in Brandenburg.

1935 übernahm die Bank die Deutsche Bauernbank in Berlin, 1939 die Kölner Handelsbank AG.

Nach dem Zweiten Weltkrieg und dem Verlust der ostdeutschen Filialen erfolgte 1951 (andere Quelle: 1950) die Gründung der Westdeutschen Bank für Landwirtschaft AG in Köln, die sowohl Vermögen als auch Verbindlichkeiten der Bank für Landwirtschaft für das Gebiet der Bundesrepublik übernahm und eng mit der Landwirtschaftlichen Rentenbank zusammenarbeitete. Später wurde eine Rückfirmierung in Bank für Landwirtschaft AG vorgenommen.

Eine Expansion durch den Zukauf diverser Kreditinstitute, zum Beispiel der Getreidekreditbank in Hamburg 1961 und 1963 die Kreditbank für Gartenbau und Landwirtschaft, ließ das Unternehmen in den 50er und 60er Jahren wachsen. Im Jahre 1970 erfolgte eine Umfirmierung in Handels- und Privatbank AG (HP-Bank) und die Ausrichtung auf mittelständisches Firmenkunden. Die HP-Bank hatte ihre Zentrale in Köln und betrieb 16 Niederlassungen in Köln, Berlin, Hamburg, Münster, Düsseldorf, Mönchengladbach, Bonn und Frankfurt.

1981 kaufte die AMRO Bank N.V. Amsterdam-Rotterdam die Aktienmehrheit von der Landwirtschaftlichen Rentenbank, Frankfurt am Main, die zuvor 25 % an die Vereins- und Westbank abgegeben hatte. 1986 erfolgte eine erneute Umfirmierung in Amro Handelsbank AG, die später in der ABN AMRO Bank aufging.

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Ehemaliges Kreditinstitut (Berlin)
Ehemaliges Kreditinstitut (Köln)
Handel (Köln)
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Mum-of-three, 41, who was stabbed to death in housing estate pictured
Cathy Ward was killed in her home in Clondalkin, West Dublin in the early hours of Friday
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The mother-of-three who was stabbed to death at a council estate has been named locally.
Cathy Ward was found dead at her home in Clondalkin, West Dublin in the early hours of Friday.
Police have launched a murder investigation into the shocking killing, reports Dublin Live.
It is understood that the 41-year-old mother lived at the address in Greenfort Drive.
Gardai were called to the scene just after 12.30am today.
A man in his 50's has been arrested following the death of the mum (Image: Irish Mirror)
Catherine "Cathy" Ward who was stabbed to death (Image: Irish Mirror)
Death row inmate who murdered wife's family to be executed today after 30 years
The woman was found with serious injuries and was pronounced dead at the scene.
Gardai arrested a man in his 50s who is said to be known to the deceased.
He is currently being detained at Lucan Garda Station and can be questioned for up to 24 hours.
The tragic death came just hours before a man was murdered in a horrifying gun attack in a nearby estate.
The horror shooting happened shortly before 2pm today in Ronanstown, West Dublin.
The man, 42, was shot multiple times in the head in the shocking execution.
It is understood that the 41-year-old mother lived at the address where she was killed (Image: Irish Mirror)
Scenes on Greenfort Drive, Clondalkin, west Dublin (Image: PA)
New Momo challenge warning after girl, 5, 'brainwashed' into cutting hair off
The killing is linked to a local feud between to parties, Dublin Live reports .
A car burnt out car was seen near the shooting, beside a school in Lucan.
Police cars, helicopters and the fire brigade have swarmed the area.
Forensics officers after the mother was found dead (Image: PA)
Dad who died after falling from motorway bridge branded 'selfish' by cruel trolls
Dublin Live crime reporter Niall O'Connor said: "The man was shot outside his house, he is well known to gardai. "
A police spokesman said: "Gardaí are at the scene of an incident in the Foxdene area of Clondalkin in Dublin.
"The incident was reported at about 2.10pm."
Locals have been left shocked by the day that has unfolded in Clondalkin.
The two deaths are not thought to be related.


Attention deficit Hyperactivity disorder is a neurodevelopment type mental disorder. It is singularized by difficulty in paying attention, controlling impulsive behaviors and excess activity appropriate to an age of a person as such.
Is ADHD just a childhood disorder?
Usually ADHD symptoms begins during early childhood which could proceed into adolescence and adulthood. Hyperactivity of the child could improve as the child progresses into a teen, but problems with disorganization, inability to pay direct attention and impulse control (unable to resist desires, an urge or not being able to speak on thought) often progresses through to adulthood from the teen years.
Researchers across the globe have studied the causes of executive function disorder. Currently it may be caused due to the interactions among genes and environmental or non-genetic factors. There a several other factors such as, smoking cigarettes, alcohol use, drugs during pregnancy, exposure to environmental toxins (increased levels of lead) during early childhood, low birth weight and brain injuries.
Being aware of the signs.
People confirmed with the disorder showcase a pattern of three types of symptoms which are inattention (unable to pay attention), hyperactivity (the act of being overactive) and impulsivity (actions projected without clear thought). These symptoms tamper with normal function and development of a person into the general society. The following sequence of symptoms are present in people with this disorder. Making careless and simple mistakes in either school, work or while in the process of other activities, omitting certain details, difficulty in paying sustainable attention during a conversation, a task, an educational assessment Ballarat, lectures or reading of long spans, seem to not respond when spoken to directly, unable to follow on through instructions, easily sidetracked, easily distracted by unrelated things, misplacing objects in their possession, does not like to complete tasks such as school work and projects or even filling simple forms, forgetful about daily errands, moving about constantly and fidgeting while being seated, running or moving about in situations where deemed inappropriate, feelings of restlessness and having trouble waiting his/her turn. Projecting these symptoms does not necessarily mean the person has this disorder but could be that the person is showing symptoms of anxiety and other learning disabilities.
Various kinds of therapy have been tested for hyperactivity disorder. Adding therapy to the treatment plan – apart from stimulants being the most effective – may support patients and help their families cope with the challenges they face with the patient. Parents and teachers could support children and teens with the symptoms and stay organized with given directions and appropriate tools to use on them such as sticking to a planned routine, organizing daily activities, making use of notebook and homework organizers and praising, plus rewarding when rules are followed.


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ArtPalmBeach Announces Dates for 18th Edition(West Palm Beach, FL )
ArtPalmBeach Announces Dates for 18th Edition
West Palm Beach, FL [November 17, 2014] – ArtPalmBeach will commence its 18th edition at the Palm Beach County Convention Center from January 22 - 25, 2015, with an opening night preview on January 21st. Founded by Lee Ann and David Lester in West Palm Beach in 1997, ArtPalmBeach is considered Florida's most influential winter contemporary and modern art fair. This year over 85 international galleries and partnering institutions are expected to exhibit leading works by contemporary and emerging artists.
ArtPalmBeach will continue its commitment to introducing new galleries with international art exhibitions to the Palm Beach fair under the 2015 theme Going Global, which will focus on galleries from Asia, Latin America, and Europe. Confirmed new galleries to date are Adler Subhashok Gallery, Thailand; Callegari Fine Arts, Brazil; Cordeiros Galeria, Portugal; Galerie Bruno Massa, France; Galerie Magenta Projects, Belgium; K Plus Y Gallery, France; Galerie Lausberg, Düsseldorf; Poczesna Galeria, Poland; Pashmin Art Gallery, Germany; MA2, Japan; and Galeria ArtLabbe, Chile. The Korean Art Pavilion will continue to expand this year with galleries from South Korea and international galleries specializing in Korean artists from London, New York and Basel, Switzerland.
ArtPalmBeach is also pleased to present a wide array of daily lectures, artist panel discussions, book reviews and art video screenings throughout the run of the fair. Programming highlights will include a performance by Beatriz Millar titled PLASTIC DORIANNE IN LOVE, sponsored by WhiteSpace Contemporary Art of West Palm Beach. Panel discussions will include: Kinetic International Art Biennale and Boynton Beach Art in Public Places; Aperture Foundation; and gallerist, Dr. Thomas Riley. Highlighted video screenings are Ai Weiwei and Bert Benally's 2014 film Pull of the Moon, an immersive digital film project sponsored by the New Mexico Arts & Culture Experimental Dome Program, and a pre-screening of Pilchuck: A Dance with Fire, a PBS special set to air in the Spring of 2015 exploring the history of the institution at the center of the American Art Glass movement. Lecturers will include Dr. Irvin Lippman, the Executive Director of the Boca Raton Museum of Art who will explore the Surrealists' interest in magic and spirituality; and Jean-Pierre Laffont, international photojournalist will give a talk sponsored by FotoFusion on his new book Photographer's Paradise: Turbulent America 1960-1990.
Continuing its partnership with Art Synergy, the countywide gallery walk weekend taking place in nine historic art districts from January 22 – 25, 2015, the dates of the fair have been revised to provide an additional, mid-week day for event programing. Supported by the Palm Beach Cultural Council, Mayor's Offices, DDA and Community Redevelopment Agencies, Art Synergy will include gallery receptions, open artist studios, performances, museum openings, lectures and special architectural tours. ArtPalmBeach will feature a curated and juried exhibition of local artists comprised from these nine art districts at the fair. For more information about Art Synergy, visit: www.artsynergypbc.com
ABOUT THE ORGANIZERS:
ArtPalmBeach is organized by Lee Ann and David Lester, principals of Next Level Fairs (formerly IFAE LLC) a Miami based international art fair company established in 1989, and founders of over 100 international fairs including Art Miami, ArtPalmBeach, American International Fine Art Fair, Miami Art + Design and Expoships' SeaFair. More information at www.nextlevelfairs.com or www.artpalmbeach.com
Wednesday, January 21, 2015 Events
First View: 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Collector's Invitational: 7:30pm - 10pm
Daily Hours
Thursday, January 22, 2015: 12pm - 7pm
Friday, January 23, 2015: 12pm - 7pm
Saturday, January 24, 2015: 12pm - 7pm
Sunday, January 25, 2015: 12pm - 6pm
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Waterloo's John Kunz to Receive Indie Spirit Award at Music Biz 2015
Waterloo's John Kunz to Receive Independent
Spirit Award at Music Biz 2015
Music Biz will present its prestigious Independent Spirit Award to John T. Kunz, Owner and President of Austin's iconic independent record store Waterloo Records & Video Inc. and an over 40-year music industry veteran, on May 13 at Music Biz 2015 in Nashville. The Independent Spirit Award was established in 2009 to recognize significant contributions to the independent music community that embody the spirit of new thinking, entrepreneurship, and success in the industry.
Kunz's customer-friendly policies, including the ability to open and listen to any record before buying and to return albums for any reason within 10 days, have led to a successful four-decade-plus career in the music retail industry, including over 30 years with Waterloo. Established in 1982, the store has been named Best Record Store for 32 consecutive years in the Austin Chronicle Readers' Poll. It was also voted Retailer of the Year six times by Music Biz (then-NARM) members and has been featured in Best Record Store lists from Rolling Stone, NPR, The New York Times, The Economist, Vanity Fair, the BBC, Spin, and more.
"With Waterloo Records, John has played a key role in keeping Austin's rich musical tradition alive, while also pushing it forward," said James Donio, President of Music Biz. "He has long placed a premium on promoting local musicians, boasting a huge selection of independent releases along with rare imports, earning him an Austin Icon Award in 2011. We're excited to celebrate him and his accomplishments at Music Biz 2015."
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contact Evelyn Dichter at evelyn.dichter@musicbiz.org.
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Rockit Bar & Grill is getting redesigned! (Chicago,IL)
ROCKIT BAR & GRILL IS GETTING REDESIGNED!
After 10 successful years as one of the iconic pioneers of the vibrant River North neighborhood, Rockit Bar & Grill is going back to its roots with a complete re-design that will once again cut against the grain and reveal a design that combines the past and future in an unprecedented way.
Scheduled to debut Spring 2015, 11 years after its original opening, Billy Dec, Brad Young and Arturo Gomez are poised to revolutionize River North once again.
Read more about our design and re-launch plans by clicking here.
Looking to join the team? We're hiring. Click here for a list of current openings!
Rockit Ranch Productions | M-F 9:00am – 5:00pm
PHONE 312.943.7600 | 57 W Grand Ave #600 Chicago, IL | 60654
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The Conservation Center>Conserving an Elaborate Spanish Colonial Frame; Portrait of a Legendary Boxer; and More
November is upon us and with it the holiday season, so we want to be the first to wish you a very Happy Thanksgiving! The Conservation Center's open house last Friday, November 14, attracted more than 150 guests, including our advisory board members, clients, and friends from all over. We are always grateful for your genuine support, so thanks to everyone who braved the cold and came out for a visit. This month, we are highlighting two projects with rich stories: one is the conservation of a massive 18th century, Spanish colonial frame that involved cross-departmental teamwork; another involves refreshing a handsome portrait of legendary heavyweight champion, Gene Tunney. Also, our latest Vimeo video takes you into our frame conservation studio and offers a glimpse of the labor-intensive process of hand-sculpting frame decorations.
Triumph of Teamwork: Conserving an Elaborate Spanish Colonial Frame
Our staff at The Conservation Center is always up for a good challenge, so when an elaborate frame surrounding a 17th-century Spanish Colonial painting came to us for repairs recently, we rallied not one, but two conservators from different departments to collaborate on this project. Towering at 6 feet tall by 9 ½ feet wide, the sheer size of this frame is impressive enough before even considering the stunning craftsmanship and details worked into the edges and corners. The Center's Senior Gilder and Frames Conservator teamed up with our Senior Furniture Conservator and worked their magic on this amazing frame.
How they divvied and conquered >
Gene Tunney, Portrait of a Legendary Boxer
"Boxing is what you did, not what you are." That's what Nobel Prize-winning author George Bernard Shaw (1856-1950) once said to the legendary heavyweight champion, Gene Tunney (1897-1978). Gene Tunney was recently introduced to The Conservation Center by way of his son, Jay Tunney, when he brought in a beautiful portrait of his father painted by Irish artist Sir John Lavery (1856-1941) in 1928. While Gene Tunney's heart was in boxing--a fighter Muhammad Ali called "the greatest of the old-timers"--the painting does not depict what you would traditionally expect to see in a portrait of a tough, prominent athlete.
The fighter versus the gentleman >
Video Break: It Takes Tools to Make A Thing Go Right
When Josh McCauley, The Conservation Center's Senior Gilder and Frames Conservator, asked his colleague Stephen Ryan, Senior Furniture Conservator, to collaborate on treating a massive 18th century Spanish colonial frame, there was only one thing on his mind: Steve's superb selection of tools. "Carving is very physical, very demanding. I knew with Steve's help, we could share the workload and accomplish something extraordinary," said Josh. "Plus, I knew he would have the coolest tools to bring over to my workspace." The first ever major collaboration between these two departments resulted in one of the most gorgeous frames we've ever seen here at The Center. "This was one of the toughest jobs I've ever encountered," said Josh. "But it was such a satisfying project. Plus it was nice to have Steve make a very special guest appearance in my studio space." Video break! >
Seen and Heard:
The Conservation Center's Open House 2014
The January-like frigid temps in November didn't keep guests away from The Conservation Center's third annual open house, held last Friday, November 14, from 3:00-7:00pm. More than 150 guests--ranging from The Center's advisory board members, to top clients, to friends and family--stopped by our West Town home for drinks, nibbles, and tour of the conservation studios. Conservators from every department were also at their respective stations discussing their latest projects. For those of you who did not get a chance to join us, fear not: here's a pictorial recap of our event last week. This way for pics >
More News from The Conservation Center
Two-for-One Assessment:
First Friday in December
December 5, 9:00am-4:00pm
We have a holiday gift for you: before the year ends,
bring your fine art or heirloom pieces to The Conservation Center on the first Friday of December and receive two-for-one assessment (normally $65 per item).
For an appointment, contact Carly Lillwitz: 312.944.5401 or carly.l@theconservationcenter.com.
Please mention this offer when booking.
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Watch videos about The Conservation Center on our Vimeo channel!
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DOWNSIZE FITNESS LAUNCHES ONLINE WORKOUT PROGRAM
Downsize Fitness, an all-encompassing health and wellness organization providing a transformational program to help members lose 50+ pounds through fully integrated physical fitness, is launching a new workout program, Downsize @ Home. Downsize Fitness has locations in Texas, Illinois and Ottawa, Canada, but wants to provide health services for those who don't have access to the Downsize Fitness facilities by bringing the workout online, to benefit members all over the world.
"One-third of the U.S. population is overweight and another third is deemed medically obese," said Francis Wisniewski, founder and chairman of Downsize Fitness. "Not everyone can access our physical facilities, so we are bringing the workout to them. If the obesity rates continue on their current trajectories, 44 percent of Americans will be obese by 2030. That's unacceptable, and we knew that we had to come up with a way to provide people struggling with obesity with a supportive community to help them take control of their health."
Downsize @ Home is a truly unique service, providing members with live-stream, instructional workout videos available online. Each workout created by Downsize Fitness's team has been modified to ensure that anyone can participate, whether at home or in the gym. Each time a member clicks play on a Downsize @ Home video; they are coached through specialized workouts personalized to work for any fitness level. Each workout also provides explanations on how each exercise works the body, so members know the benefits of this impressive program.
Downsize Fitness was designed for individuals who are significantly overweight, and works to ensure that members lose 50+ pounds through fully customized physical fitness and personal training to fit the individual's fitness level, an 18-month nutrition program and weight loss counseling. These three aspects foster a supportive environment where significantly overweight individuals can feel safe, without fear of shame or seclusion.
One of the most inspiring aspects of Downsize Fitness is 95 percent of the staff have personally experienced weight loss transformation, including the company's leaders. As a member of Downsize @ Home, the Downsize Fitness community becomes a personal support system, providing advice and encouragement for each individual via email. Downsize Fitness members are given support by mentors who know the hardships of serious obesity and continually work towards a healthier lifestyle.
"Our vision is to help tackle the obesity crisis in the world," says Wisniewski. "Most Americans don't go to the gym for fear of ridicule, and I would know, I said the same thing. Every individual's journey toward healthier living is different, and we want to help people find their path toward a healthy lifestyle, whether they're coming to the gym or exercising from home. Every time you complete a workout, you are one step closer to changing your life!"
For more information on Downsize Fitness and how to get involved with the Downsize @ Home program, visit: http://www.downsizefitness.com/athome/
Downsize Fitness, Chicago, IL, is a fully integrated wellness program for weight loss, offering specialized fitness, customized nutrition programs and weight loss coaching to ensure customers weight loss success. Driven by employees and leaders who have experienced the same weight loss and health transformation's, Downsize Fitness creates an environment that is rich with encouragement. With locations in Illinois, Texas and Canada, Downsize Fitness is poised for rapid expansion, combining a proven business model and unique concept with an unflinching commitment to supporting its growing franchise family, along with their customers.
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Pop-In@Nordstrom: Gift&Go will take you from found it, got it, gave it faster than you can say Happy Holidays!
HAVE GIFTS, WILL WRAP
Pop-In@Nordstrom: Gift&Go will take you from found it, got it, gave it faster than you can say Happy Holidays
Naughty, nice – neither? Don't answer that. Launching for the holiday hustle on Friday, November 21st, Pop-In@Nordstrom: Gift&Go has sleigh loads of ideas to cover your whole list. Pick it up in-store at one of our eight Pop-In@Nordstrom locations and we'll even make sure it's wrapped and ready – now tell me that won't help keep your holidays merry and bright!
From the outside, the shop is designed to look like one giant opened box, with tops and bows strewn around the outside. Wrapping paper designs are incorporated throughout the shop, and since every item in-store comes pre-wrapped, stacks and stacks of gifts in alternating patterns can be found throughout. Olivia Kim, Nordstrom Director of Creative Projects, partnered with Rafael de Cárdenas of Rafael de Cárdenas//Architecture At Large on the shop design for Gift&Go as well as five custom wrapping paper designs that take inspiration from traditional holiday shapes.
How about a drone for the dad who has everything? Or sheets from Snurk that bring to life dreams of being a ballerina, firefighter, or astronaut for the niece or nephew on your list? Not sure what to get your little brother's new girlfriend? Might we suggest the cutest bobby pins you've ever seen from Jane Tran (or so says Olivia Kim). While you're at it, might as well add a few things to your wish list too – an exclusive swimsuit design from Lisa Marie Fernandez is perfect for that mid-winter getaway, and exclusive Topshop PJ's are made for sipping eggnog by the fire.
For the 'it'' girl in your life, handmade harnesses and handbags from Zana Bayne (as seen on Cara Delevingne, Debbie Harry and Madonna) are the ultimate cool-girl accessory. If you find yourself on Olivia's list, you might end up with a June by netatmo bracelet that will measure your exposure to the sun throughout the day, letting you know when it's time to reapply sun protection. Also among her favorites is the Little Cloud Lamp, a functional art object by L.A. based artist collective FriendsWithYou, emoticon jewelry from Alison Lou (as seen on Olivia in Elle Magazine), and notebooks from Graphic Image with customized sayings such as "talk is cheap" and "light my fire." Gift&Go also features exclusive items such as Bamford x Rolex watches (in different colors of the rainbow), Clare Vivier clutches, stockings from Faribault Woolen Mill Co., a custom-lined Perfecto leather jacket from Schott N.Y.C., and a holiday tote gift set from Dean & Deluca with tins full of goodies.
Your stockings might be hung with care, but if they are looking a little empty, we've got a solution: Q&Q solar-powered watches, Everyday Design Snowballs made in Finland that are convincingly real (there is even the small sound of a crunch), and the Polaroid CubeTM HD lifestyle action video camera are all suited for a sock.
For the first time, Nordstrom created an interactive online video game, where you can help a virtual Olivia bag up gifts as they fall from the sky. Visit the Pop-In@Nordstrom website at Nordstrom.com/Pop to play. While you're there, enter our Ultimate Gift&Go Giveaway to win the ultimate present – a 2015 1957 FIAT 500. Yes, we are seriously giving away a car.
Pop-In@Nordstrom: Gift&Go will be found at www.nordstrom.com/pop and in the following Nordstrom locations:
Bellevue Square, WA
NorthPark Center, TX
San Francisco Centre, CA
Tysons Corner Center, VA
Oakbrook, IL
Garden State Plaza, NJ
King of Prussia, PA
Pop-In@Nordstrom: Gift&Go Brands:
AJ's Toy Boarders
Baleen
Bamford x Rolex
Billy Wolf
Conway Electric
Faribault Woolen Mill Co.
FriendsWithYou
Finkelstein Toys
Go! Pet Design
Graphic Image
Hartland Brooklyn
Jane Tran
JUNE by netatmo
Le Feu De L'eau
Maria Christofilis
Orbotix
Retro Super Future
Selfie On A Stick
steezys
Wary Meyers
WELCOME COMPANIONS
Well-kept.
Zana Bayne
About Pop-In@Nordstrom
Launched in October 2013, Pop-In@Nordstrom is an ongoing series of themed pop-up shops that transitions every four-to-five weeks to offer a new shopping experience and batch of exclusive merchandise. Pop-In@Nordstrom is the brainchild of Olivia Kim, the Director of Creative Projects at Nordstrom, who hand-picks merchandise spanning the high/low price range to match each new theme. Items featured in past Pop-In@Nordstrom shops have included home and gift items from legendary Paris-based retailer Merci (their U.S. debut), a custom black-on-black Rolex by Bamford, a private astrology reading by The Astro Twins, apparel from rapper Drake's October's Very Own (OVO) label, a Bob Hurley surfboard with painted graphics from famed artist and surfboard designer Craig Stecyk III, design-driven wares from Los Angeles based Poketo, the exclusive launch of FEED Projects first-ever leather bags, the Heritage Collection, and the U.S. debut of Hong Kong fashion collective I.T.
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If I'm honest, I hadn't really considered why someone would go to Frankfurt for anything other than a business trip. Looking over TripAdvisor before I left sadly didn't fill me with enthusiasm either. What was the scene? Was there amazing art? Were there hidden parts of the city with an underground scene waiting to be discovered? Were there famed independent coffee shops where you had to try the long black by day, espresso martini by night and was there a solid shopping scene? All bucket list options for taking a city break, right?
What's the story? Historically a timber city, much of Frankfurt was reconstructed following the war. Now the financial hub of Germany, it's known as Mainhattan - a play on the fact that the River Main, which runs through the city, is punctuated by towering skyscrapers designed by some of the world's leading architects. The city itself boasts an impressive Opera house that draws visitors from all over as well as countless museums and art galleries. If you only have time for a couple, don't miss the Modern Art Gallery or the Städel which homes European art dating from the 14th century until now. The botanical gardens are well worth a trip too.
Where's the glamour? Check into the Jumeirah Frankfurt. Situated right in the centre, it's one of the leading luxury hotels in the city. Opulent rooms boast bath tubs the size of my flat. Panoramic floor-to-ceiling windows allow you to see the entire city from the comfort of your king size and downstairs a souped-up Talise spa offers you a place to fully unwind. Don't leave without trying one of their body treatments which use honey sourced from the 40,000 bees that live on the hotel's roof.
For those who want to shop? The hotel is joined with the famed MyZeil shopping area which houses an impressive portfolio of clothing shops. Five minutes away by foot lies Goethestraße - a street lined by high-end designer stores from Bally, Bulgari and Burberry to Patek Philippe and Prada. For those who are into one-offs, make sure to take your trip during November or December because no one does a Christmas market like the Germans do.
What's in it for foodies? Although there's more to Frankfurt than the frankfurters, it does feel like the city's restaurant scene still has room to grow. The spots that are worth making a trip for? Im Herzen Afrikas which serves well-priced, Eritrean cuisine cooked in a family kitchen. Either find a cosy corner to yourselves or dine around a communal table as you sit on a floor made of sand. If you just want to kick back in the hotel, the food at Jumeirah's Max on One is really excellent. Seasonally focussed, it serves classic dishes that are flawlessly presented. Make sure to ask the staff to pair your food and wine - their list is next level. For cocktails? Hit up the Rote bar. It's small and exclusive but inexpensive. There's no sign at the door and if the groups are too big they won't let you in but there's nothing we like better than a good old secret speakeasy.
How to get there? Flights run from all over the UK to Frankfurt daily. Flights from London to Frankfurt start at £108 with Lufthansa.


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