Thanks everyone who braved the rain and came to our SXSW panel this morning!
I'd like to especially thank Dee Kapila for proposing the panel in the first place, fellow-panelist Jonathan Coffman and a huge huge thanks to John Barth from PRX for stepping in to moderate at the 11th hour when our planned moderator got sick and had to cancel.
Here is some of the collected feedback from Twitter. We're working on a longer, more detailed summary of the session and will have that up in the near future.
We'd also love to keep this conversation going, so if you have any thoughts, feedback or other questions, feel free to leave a comment on this post. We'd love to hear from you!
Tweets from the #BigBabies panel at SXSWi 2012.
Lots of "boomers" up in here … #BigBabies should be a great talk. #sxsw "a former generation prepares to hand off to a new generation"Miss D.
Meetings need go produce action items or yield decision making. Not a time to necessarily just "catch up" #BigBabies #sxsw #sxswi #pubmediaMiss D.
This. => RT @AIRmedia: #sxswi #bigbabies Coffman: boomers and Xers/milennials both have a responsibility to listen, critique, debateDeb S.
Boomer on the mic "this is a fantastic session, I've taken more notes in this session than any other" #BigBabies I can feel the love! #sxswMiss D.
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Tech in a box. Hey boomers stop asking us to fix your printer! #BigBabies #sxswMiss D.
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Die Basilika Nossa Senhora da Penha () ist eine Pfarrkirche in Recife, Hauptstadt der brasilianischen Provinz Pernambuco. Die Kirche des Kapuzinerklosters im Erzbistum Olinda e Recife war die erste des Ordens in Brasilien und trägt den Titel einer Basilica minor.

Geschichte
Die Kirche im Stadtteil São Jose geht auf das Oratorium Fora de Porta de Santo Antônio zurück, das 1655, nach der Vertreibung der Holländer, von französischen Kapuzinern  gegründet wurde. Der Marientitel Nossa Senhora da Penha (de França) stammt von einem Gnadenbild auf dem Berg Peña de Francia in der spanischen Sierra de Francia. Die heutige Kirche wurde 1870 bis 1882 von Kapuzinern aus Venedig errichtet. Vorbild für das Bauwerk war die klassizistische Basilika San Giorgio Maggiore in Venedig. Papst Pius XII. erhob die Kirche 1949 zur Basilica minor. Zwischen 2007 und 2014 fanden umfassende Restaurierungen statt.

Traditionell versammelt die Basilika von Penha freitags eine große Zahl von Gläubigen, wenn die Kapuziner den ganzen Tag über den Segen des St. Felix erteilen, eines heiliggesprochenen Kapuzinerbruders.

Bauwerk
Die dreischiffige Basilika im Stil der Neorenaissance hat einen kreuzförmigen Grundriss mit einer bedeutenden Vierungskuppel über einem Tambour. Auf der Chorseite stehen hohe Glockentürme.

Der Hauptaltar besitzt neben einem Flachrelief die von Valentino Besarel aus Marmor geschnitzte Figuren von Franz von Assisi und Antonius von Padua, dem italienischen Bildhauer werden auch weitere Kunstwerke der Kirche zugerechnet. Einige Fresken stammen vom Brasilianer Murillo La Greca, die Herkunft vieler anderer Kunstwerke ist nicht dokumentiert.

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The Dorset Bow Brooch
Queen Elizabeth II wears the Dorset Bow Brooch at the Royal Film Performance, 27 October 1952 (Reg Speller/Fox Photos/Getty Images)
It's difficult to think of a modern royal who has a collection of brooches as vast as the one that belongs to Queen Elizabeth II. While some see these small baubles as old-fashioned relics of the past, Elizabeth continues to wear brooches as a part of her daily uniform. She uses them to remember special occasions, to recognize history, and to acknowledge contributions. The brooches might not be very big, but they pack a major symbolic punch. Today's brooch, the Dorset Bow Brooch, is one that has been in HM's jewelry box for nearly seven decades.
The Duchess of York (later Queen Mary) attends the Devonshire House Ball, 2 July 1897
In 1893, Princess Mary of Teck wed the Duke of York. (We know them better today as King George V and Queen Mary; the Queen knew them as her paternal grandparents.) The County of Dorset offered a wedding present to the new duchess: a brooch made of diamonds set in gold and silver, designed in the shape of an elaborate bow. The piece was made by Carrington in the same year that it was given. You can see Mary wearing the brooch in the photo above, taken in 1897 at the Devonshire House Ball; the brooch is pinned at her waist.
The Dorset Bow Brooch is displayed at Buckingham Palace, 23 July 2015 (Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images)
Hugh Roberts notes in The Queen's Diamonds that the bow brooch is very similar in design to one that once belonged to Empress Eugenie of France, a piece that was sold with the French crown jewels in 1887. Perhaps Carrington, the brooch's maker, took inspiration from one of the auction documents that circulated around the time of the sale?
Princess Elizabeth (now Queen Elizabeth II) wears the Dorset Bow Brooch for the wedding of Lady Caroline Montagu-Douglas-Scott and Ian Bedworth Gilmour at Westminster Abbey, 10 July 1951 (Reg Speller/Fox Photos/Getty Images)
Although Queen Mary loved to tinker with her jewels, the Dorset brooch exists today just as it did when she received it in 1893. In 1947, the brooch was one of the jewels that Mary gave to her granddaughter, Princess Elizabeth, as a wedding present. A year later, Elizabeth wore the brooch at the christening of her eldest son, Prince Charles.
Queen Elizabeth II wears the Dorset Bow Brooch at Princess Anne's wedding, 14 November 1973 (Fox Photos/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Elizabeth also wore the brooch at another important family occasion decades later: the wedding of her daughter, Princess Anne, in November 1973.
Queen Elizabeth II wears the Dorset Bow Brooch at the South Korean state banquet, 1 December 2004 (FIONA HANSON/AFP/Getty Images)
Since receiving it from her grandmother, the Queen has worn the brooch regularly. It's one of the larger bow brooches in the Queen's collection, but it's still used for everyday wear as well as for white-tie events.
Queen Elizabeth II wears the Dorset Bow Brooch at the Cenotaph on Remembrance Sunday, 12 November 2006 (ADRIAN DENNIS/AFP/Getty Images)
The Queen also frequently wears it for one occasion in particular: Remembrance Sunday. She uses the brooch to gather the stems of the poppy flowers that she wears to honor Britain's fallen soldiers.
Note: This is an updated version of an earlier post, with new text and images.
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Pemberton's MADE (music, art, dance, expression) event is coming up in November.Looking forward to it!
6th Annual Slow Food Cycle Sunday.
Artwork will be hung at the Helmer's Organic Farm this Sunday during the 6th Annual Slow Food Cycle Sunday! It will be 10k up the Meadow's road.While enjoying treats directly from the farm or the vendors there (including Mount Currie Coffee Company, Raincity Grill and Nidhi's Indian Cuisine) take a moment to enjoy the scenery as well as a few paintings!
By sumiredesign|2018-01-15T16:07:15-05:00August 12th, 2010|Uncategorized|Comments Off on 6th Annual Slow Food Cycle Sunday.
NEW ARTWORK AT THE FITZ.
I have some new pieces up at The Fitzsimmons Pub for the month of August. Have a pint, enter to win a golf bag and enjoy the view!The Fitz. At the Blackcomb Base. Next to Ciao Thyme and Blackcomb Liquor Store.When the Stars Aligndetail.Deeply & BecomingDelight above a Series of Poppies.BecomingTruthfulGrowthQuietly Picking Up the PiecesA Moment to Yourself, Lucious Day & Peaceful BreathFreeDelightThe Pub. Thanks Rachel and Michael!
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Cantlay has no interest in LIV but sees benefit to PGA Tour
Tournament Of Champions Golf
Justin Thomas plays a shot from a bunker on the ninth hole during the Tournament of Champions pro-am golf event, Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2023, at Kapalua Plantation Course in Kapalua, Hawaii. (AP Photo/Matt York)
Justin Thomas hits from the ninth fairway during the Tournament of Champions pro-am golf event, Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2023, at Kapalua Plantation Course in Kapalua, Hawaii. (AP Photo/Matt York)
Jon Rahm, of Spain, plays his shot from the fourth tee during the Tournament of Champions pro-am golf event, Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2023, at Kapalua Plantation Course in Kapalua, Hawaii. (AP Photo/Matt York)
Cameron Young plays a shot from a bunker on the third hole during the Tournament of Champions pro-am golf event, Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2023, at Kapalua Plantation Course in Kapalua, Hawaii. (AP Photo/Matt York)
Jon Rahm, of Spain, putts on the third green during the Tournament of Champions pro-am golf event, Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2023, at Kapalua Plantation Course in Kapalua, Hawaii. (AP Photo/Matt York)
Billy Horschel tosses his ball on the third green during the Tournament of Champions pro-am golf event, Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2023, at Kapalua Plantation Course in Kapalua, Hawaii. (AP Photo/Matt York)
Sungjae Im, of South Korea walks off the 18th green during the Tournament of Champions pro-am golf event, Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2023, at Kapalua Plantation Course in Kapalua, Hawaii. (AP Photo/Matt York)
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KAPALUA, Hawaii (AP) — Patrick Cantlay reads as much as anyone in golf, usually deep-think topics such as "Why We Sleep" or the Winston Churchill trilogy. The internet gossip on LIV Golf, in which his name is often mentioned, is what he leaves to everyone else.
Cantlay knows about the speculation only because of the questions he gets, and he can only assume his name keeps surfacing because he has been neither emotional nor outspoken about the Saudi-funded rival tour.
"Guys, for the most part, seem like they're pretty polarized on this issue, and I view it as it's been a competition for top talent, like any other business," Cantlay said ahead of the Sentry Tournament of Champions, the first event of an important year on the PGA Tour.
"But I have no plans to do that as of now, which has been my stance ... the whole time."
There is no denying the effect of this competition from LIV Golf, which already has lured away 13 major champions, even though only four of those major winners are under the age of 35.
One example can be found at Kapalua along the rugged coastline of Maui, the first of the "elevated" tournaments in a PGA Tour schedule designed to bring together the best players up to 17 times a year competing for an average of $20 million.
"I think that it's been interesting how much it's changed golf," Cantlay said. "Everyone is trying to innovate and make golf better all of a sudden. I think that will be a massive benefit for the viewer because I think now more than ever competition is making people evolve and making people grow and think outside the box."
Kapalua is worth only $15 million because of the 39-man field comprising PGA Tour winners from last year and anyone who reached the Tour Championship. Even so, it's a big upgrade from the $8.2 million purse a year ago.
"I think we all know where we stand," Jon Rahm said. "There's still going to be players that choose to transition to LIV, is my guess. But for a lot of us, I think we see the direction the PGA Tour is going. They're making the necessary changes to adapt to the new age and I think it's better for everybody."
It's certainly sweet for those who made it to Kapalua. For starters, it means they either won a tournament or did well enough to reach the FedEx Cup finale. The Plantation Course at Kapalua looks as good as ever, and the weather forecast is just as good.
And there should be enough wind to keep scores from getting crazy low like last year, when Cameron Smith set the PGA Tour record to par at 34 under to beat Rahm by one.
But a new year with its bold new schedule has not kept LIV from the conversation.
Smith is not defending his title because the PGA Tour suspended the British Open champion — and The Players Championship winner — when he signed with LIV Golf after last season. Smith and Joaquin Niemann were the last prominent players to join.
Cantlay and Xander Schauffele were mentioned at times over the last few months, no report with any veracity. Cantlay once said that if something is happening on social media, then he doesn't know it's happening.
Both have been making plans for a full PGA Tour schedule. Schauffele is one of his best friends and said of Cantlay, "What no one would know about Pat is that hands down, he is the most invested individual in making this right."
Cantlay has another hat to wear this year. He has been added as a player-director on the PGA Tour board for a most important year. For all the upgrades, this year has been described by those in meetings as merely a bridge to get to 2024.
Still to be decided going forward is the size of fields and a qualifying process for getting into the all-star events.
"It's very important to me to make sure in my capacity as a board member — which I haven't had a meeting yet — that I do the absolute best possible for getting this new schedule as good as possible, and getting it right. It's of the utmost importance to me, and probably the No. 1 issue for me considering I'm going on the board."
And then there's the matter of golf at Kapalua, different from any other course on the PGA Tour with its severe elevation and unmatched views of the Pacific.
Missing from the field are Shane Lowry of Ireland and Rory McIlroy, one of the strongest voices against LIV Golf. Each player is allowed to skip one elevated event and still collect his bonus money from the Player Impact Program.
Cantlay never liked the PIP, though he managed to climb into the top 20 and he eligible for $2 million by meeting his obligations. He was asked if he'd rather study the metrics used for the PIP or read about LIV.
"I think I know how the PIP works," Cantlay said. "And it's still more interesting than the LIV rumors."
Nick Faldo doesn't want LIV players on European Ryder Cup team: 'They're done'
Nick Faldo gave his thoughts on LIV Golf, the upcoming Ryder Cup, Greg Norman and more in a recent interview with Sky Sports News.
New York Times feature on Anthony Kim confirms he still plays golf, shares LIV Golf thoughts
A New York Times feature on Kim's quick rise and quiet exit included some great tidbits on the former star.
2023 Farmers Insurance Open Friday tee times, TV and streaming info
Everything you need to know for the third round at Torrey Pines.
Rory McIlroy returns to Dubai Friday and finishes birdie-eagle-birdie
Rory McIlroy played just over two holes on Friday and provided plenty of fireworks in Dubai.


Though the property belongs to the life tenant, the life tenant has a duty to the residual heirs to keep the property reasonably maintained and in good condition. He or she has an obligation to avoid mortgage arrearages and tax liens while in possession of the property. Exploiting natural resources on the property may be restricted during a life tenancy. A life tenant may not bequeath his or her interest in a life estate through a will because that interest immediately terminates upon the life tenant's death. Significant changes to the property need to be agreed upon by all parties.
Though there are benefits, there are also drawbacks to establishing a life estate as part of an estate plan. The action could create estate tax issues for the tenant's estate. In addition, creditors of the tenant may attach liens on the property, creating complicated legal issues for the heirs of the residual estate.


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CUB and Edwards Moving join forces to handle BIG jobs
There are big jobs, and then there are BIG jobs. Edwards Moving & Rigging and Citizens Union Bank are both pros at handling gargantuan tasks.
Edwards Moving, headquartered in Shelbyville, uses semi-trucks and massive trailers to transport everything from 700,000-pound transformers and turbines to more unique cargo like valuable artwork. Founded in 1961, as a house moving company, Edwards now has 140 employees, four satellite offices around the country and handles roughly 350 massive moving jobs annually.
"We moved five turbines from New York to Pennsylvania and with the degree of difficulty encountered in that crowded area with older infrastructure, our solution to that challenge won Trucking Project of the Year," says John Vaughan, vice president at Edwards Moving. "We have always liked the unusual moves. Years ago, when our focus was house moving, we moved a house that George Washington slept in near Philadelphia. And we took condos in Toledo and moved them by barge to an island in Lake Erie. Though we don't move houses anymore, people still love the pictures of the really big buildings.
When Edwards Moving experienced a cyber security attack in 2013, the company knew it needed to call in another heavy hitter to stop the malware invasion. They made a change from their old financial institution and called in CUB Bank.
"Hackers had gotten malware into our system through a fake invoice," Vaughan explains. "The criminals processed three payrolls in five days through the previous bank . The hackers took over our e-mail, pretending to be us, and the bank paid it out. It emptied our account of a significant amount of money."
Kim Dodson, Senior Vice President and Manager of Treasury Services at CUB, is all too familiar with stories like these, and that's why she leads seminars on cyber security and publishes widely on the topic.
"Because I understood the crime that had been perpetrated, I knew they needed anomaly protection," Dodson says. "We provided them with our Credit Origination Protection Services (COPS) and we recommended best practices like using a stand-alone computer and a dedicated line for all financial transactions. We also implemented dual controls where one person initiates a transaction and a second person verifies it."
CUB's remedy was designed to prevent any future six-figure losses like the one Edwards Moving experienced in 2013.
"The FBI gets involved when the amount is big enough, and this was big," Dodson says.
Adds Vaughan, "The FBI said in all likelihood it was an Eastern European company that did it."
Dodson says Vaughan and his team have been ideal clients because they were quick to implement new processes and were extremely focused on details.
"Because of their experience and our expertise with cyber-crime, we have created a great banking partnership," Dodson says.
When asked why Edwards Moving chose CUB to handle the security breach, Vaughan was quick to answer.
"CUB was the first bank ever to invite us to a cyber seminar. They were way out in front which was impressive for a community bank," he says. "They were very prepared."
"We understand that we have to have the technology and resources to keep our customers safe", said CUB CEO David Bowling. "We take data security very seriously and our customers expect it."
Because of their shared experience, Dodson often asks Vaughan to speak at cyber security seminars hosted by CUB.
"John is very passionate about cybercrime because of his experience," Dodson says. "And there's not a person in the room who isn't listening when John speaks."
Because CUB was so effective at stopping cyber invasions into Edwards' systems, it enabled Edwards to get back to what it does best and focus on its core business.
"In January we moved a generator and a turbine from Houston to Saskatchewan, Canada. We started with ice in Houston of all places and ended up with -28 degrees in Saskatchewan.," Vaughan says. "In one of our most unusual moves, we transported a lead sculpture of a lady for an art vendor. It wasn't big but it was very valuable."
Edwards' great relationship with CUB helps make these extraordinary moves possible. Edwards and CUB make a great partnership because they share an added value and attention to detail.
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- Make you a high quality biochemistry graduate with the appropriate generic, subject-specific and transferable skills to prepare you for a career in the industrial, health care, research or education sectors.
- In addition, if you choose to undertake a sandwich degree, the course aims to give you the technical skills used in the workplace via a placement, enabling you to integrate the knowledge you have gained in the theoretical aspects of the course with the skills and techniques used in a professional environment.
You will be able to put theory into practice in our state-of-the-art laboratories located in a brand new £21m building, the Rosalind Franklin Science Centre designed for teaching and research at Wolverhampton.
This broad-based course enables you to examine the techniques used to investigate the world of the cell at a molecular level.
You will be able to explore how the cells in your body function and how malfunction of these subcellular processes can occur.
It helps you develop the practical skills and knowledge required to consider challenging areas of science such as the diagnosis and treatment of cancer, DNA fingerprinting and forensic science.
An optional one-year placement provides you with the opportunity for valuable work experience as well as giving you useful employment contacts.
provides an extensive introduction to this interesting and exciting subject. You will learn about biochemistry, cell biology and genetics, with supporting subject knowledge in chemistry, microbiology and physiology. The medical slant of this course introduces human disease prevention and treatment, and how our immune systems can help us fight diseases. The analytical techniques used in biochemical investigations are also covered.
allows you to gain extensive experience in practical biochemistry. You will continue to develop your understanding of proteins, the immune system and how disease states are investigated and you will learn how the biochemistry of organisms helps them adapt to their environment. Key aspects of metabolism, how changes are made to cellular molecules and how these are controlled are also explored further.
You can choose to take an optional year-long work placement in your third year, or go directly to your final year which covers how we can examine gene sequences to forward the frontiers of science, apply genetic information to problems of medical importance, assess the role played by biochemistry in diagnosing diseases and look at ethical issues concerning modern biochemists. You will also examine the essential role of biological membranes in life processes. There will be opportunity to complete a thorough piece of scientific research as well as a chance to further your own interest via an independent survey of an area of biochemistry.
Biochemistry graduates have excellent job prospects. According to Unistats.com, 93% of our graduates are in employment or further study within 6 months of leaving, with 55% finding "graduate level" jobs, placing us in the top 15 Universities for employability in this field.
Some of our graduates are working in hospital analytical laboratories as MLSOs, as post-Doctoral research fellows and as science teachers.
Graduates are needed by employers looking for relevant skills in areas such as pharmaceuticals, brewing, food, biotechnology and agrochemicals.
Career opportunities also exist in hospitals, public health laboratories, teaching and research.


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Peg Dawson, Ed.D., NCSP
Peg Dawson, Ed.D., NCSP, is a school psychologist and for over 20 years has worked at the Center for Learning and Attention Disorders in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, where she specializes in the assessment of children and adults with learning and attention disorders. She is co-author of the bestselling books on executive dysfunction, Executive Skills in Children and Adolescents: 2nd Edition (Guilford, 2010), Smart but Scattered (Guilford, 2009) and Smart but Scattered Teens (Guilford, 2013).
Peg is a past editor of Communiqué, the newsletter of the National Association of School Psychologists, and has published numerous articles and book chapters on a variety of topics, including retention, ability grouping, reading disorders, attention disorders, the sleep problems of adolescents, the use of interviews in the assessment process, and homework.
Peg has many years of organizational experience at the state, national and international levels and served in many capacities, including president of the New Hampshire Association of School Psychologists, the National Association of School Psychologists (NASP) and the International School Psychology Association.She has also participated in many of NASP's leadership initiatives, including the Futures Conference and the development of both the second and third Blueprint for the Training and Practice of School Psychology. She is the 2006 recipient of NASP's Lifetime Achievement Award. Peg received her doctorate in school/child clinical psychology from the University of Virginia.
Financial: Margaret (Peg) Dawson is an author for Guilford Press and receives royalties. She is an author for Amacon publishers and receives royalties. She receives a speaking honorarium from PESI, Inc.
Non-financial: Margaret (Peg) Dawson has no relevant non-financial relationships to disclose.
Smart but Scattered Adults: Manage ADHD by Targeting Executive Skills
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On Oct 3 we were away on vacation and new Comcast cable was aparently laid on our street. The workers did a decent job or restoring the sod, but apparently damaged one of the sprinkler heads. I was able to adjust the direction of the sprinkler so that it does not spray directly into the street, but it is leaking significantly from the base of the sprinkler, so I believe either the sprinkler head itself or the pipe underneath has been cut/cracked.broken. How do I get this fixed? Can you send out an experienced repair person, or do I need to get it fixed and bill comcast?
License number and DOT number of the workers truck is available if needed.
You'll want to get it professionally repaired. Make sure the repair person specifies how the damage occurred. An employee can help you start your damage claim.
Thank you for reaching out to us on the Forums, I would be happy to look at your account from here. To protect the privacy of your account, can you provide your full name exactly as it's listed on the billing statement? To send a private message click on my name, then click private message me.
Thank you, and I need to verify, who am I speaking with?
ComcastShane, I sent a reply (private message) to your first post, including my full name and service address. Not sure why that was not sufficient. Earlier today I sent you another PM with my full name, address, phone number, two preferred email addresses and even my Comcast account number (although this should not be significant as I should get the same repair if I was not a Comcast customer).
I trust this will be sufficient to get something moving on this issue.


Social media has taken a front row seat within the channel marketing arena. It not only plays an integral role in lead generation, awareness building and nurturing, but the benefits of social media simply can't be denied.
We recently dug into the powerful impact of social media with this infographic. Among its most striking facts: Nearly 90 percent of SMBs say that social media helps their business and, after spending just 6 hours per week on social media, 74 percent of brand marketers see an increase in website traffic.
If you haven't started already, it's time to take social media action. Be sure to read 6 Steps to Getting Started with Social Media, which is packed with easy-to-understand insights you can use to kick off your social media outreach.
Once your social media efforts are underway, you may find yourself asking the question: Just how often am I supposed to be Tweeting, blogging or posting to Facebook, LinkedIn and other social media sites?
Too few posts and your message may not reach its intended audience. Too many and you run the risk of annoying prospects and customers, which can actually damage relationships and undermine your outreach efforts.
You need to build trust with your audience by consistently providing high-quality, relevant and engaging content – and you must set a social media cadence. Cadence is simply the timing frequency of your social media outreach. Establishing a social media cadence will help you determine the right number of posts and Tweets for your business.
I'd say that's a tad bit dramatic.
But, while the resources below will prove useful in setting your social media cadence, no one knows your audience or business better than you. Take time to determine the best social media cadence by measuring interaction levels, such as likes, comments, shares and more from your audience.
As well as the infographic below from SumAll and Buffer, which serves as a great guide for SMBs, the marketing experts at HubSpot also recently published an informative blog post around their 2015 Social Media Benchmarks Report. The report sheds more light on the metrics associated with social posting, following and social engagement specific to company size, industry, etc.
What have you seen with your social media accounts? What works best for you? Let us know in the comments section below.


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MEDIA RELEASE: NBN HITS ONE MILLION USERS MILESTONE AHEAD OF TIME, BELOW BUDGET
MEDIA RELEASE: NBN HITS ONE…
The nbn's 2016 connection targets have been smashed two months ahead of schedule as the network connects its one millionth paying customer.
This one millionth customer milestone delivers on the Turnbull Coalition Team's plan and the hard work of nbn's management, 5,000 employees and thousands of construction contractors.
The nbn has consistently met its operational milestones over the past eight quarters and has already exceeded its corporate plan revenue goal.
In less than one year, the nbn has more than doubled its coverage from 1.16 million premises last July to more than 2.5 million today.
The Coalition's management of the nbn will see the network completed six to eight years sooner than under Labor's plan and at around $30 billion less cost.
The Turnbull Coalition Government is delivering on its plan. Compare this to the previous Labor Government that proved incapable of delivering on its nbn plan.
Under the former Labor Government, the nbn rollout was so badly managed that by mid-2013, the rollout had fallen 85% short of the planned target and nbn contractors had downed tools in four states.
Under Labor, $6.5 billion was spent over four years to connect just 51,000 nbn users.
Under the Turnbull Government's faster rollout plan, the nbn is connecting up more than 60,000 homes a month. As at 19 May there were 1,003,474 paying customers.
The weekly rollout tally is available at http://www.nbnco.com.au/corporate-information/about-nbn-co/corporate-plan/weekly-progress-report.html
Media contact: Justine Sywak 0448 448 487
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Kinofilm Lwów (Kinofilm Lwów) – polska wytwórnia filmowa, działająca przed II wojną światową.

Filmy Kinofilm Lwów
 1935 - Manewry miłosne
 1935 - Antek policmajster
 1921 - Przez piekło
 1919 - Lokaj
 1919 - Blanc et noir
 1912 - Pomszczona krzywda
 1912 - Miłosne przygody panów Z. i J., znanych osobistości w D.

Linki zewnętrzne
 Kinofilm Lwów w bazie Filmpolski.pl
 Manewry miłosne; Polskie Kino Lat 30stych
 Antek Policmajster; Polskie Kino Lat 30stych

Polskie wytwórnie filmowe


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A hotel-on-sea: Ritz-Carlton launches luxury cruise ships
A rendering of one of the three forthcoming Ritz-Carlton yachts
John O'Ceallaigh, Telegraph Luxury Travel Editor
23 June 2017 • 10:42am
Part of Marriott International, the Ritz-Carlton hotel group is set for a new departure: with the promise that they will provide one of the most luxurious experiences it will be possible to have at sea, the chain is set to launch three lavishly appointed cruise ships from 2019.
One of the lounge areas on board
Measuring 190 metres and seemingly designed to resemble privately owned superyachts, the vessels will accommodate up to 298 passengers and feature 149 suites, all with balconies. The most desirable residences of all will be two 138sq metre duplex penthouse suites, designed by Ritz-Carlton in collaboration with cruise-ship design firm Tillberg Design of Sweden. Facilities expected on each ship will include a restaurant offering a culinary concept designed by Sven Elverfeld of Aqua, the three Michelin-starred restaurant at The Ritz-Carlton Wolfsburg; a spa; and a panorama lounge and wine bar, which will host live entertainment.
A duplex suite
Although complete itineraries are yet to be released, the hotel group says they will offer "a uniquely curated destination experience… that includes both overnight and daytime ports of call." Trips will last between seven and 10 days and will serve expected destinations such as the Mediterranean and Caribbean, as well as Colombia's Cartagena and other intimate, exclusive destinations, such as Capri and Portofino, that are usually inaccessible to larger cruise ships. Announcing the initiative, Ritz-Carlton president and COO Herve Humler said: "The Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection will have a distinctive personality and the vessels are sure to be true stand outs in some of the most glamorous ports around the world."
An observation lounge
No word has been given on package prices as yet, but reservations will be possible from May 2018 onwards. As exciting as the launch will be for the brand's many fans, the company's claim that it makes Marriott International the only provider of luxury accommodations both on land and at sea doesn't seem entirely accurate.
MY The Wellesley
Though a much more discreet offering, The Wellesley hotel in London's Knightsbridge also operates the 56m MY The Wellesley superyacht. Already in service, the ship accommodates just 12 guests and features an arsenal of high-spec toys including jet skis, water skis and diving equipment. In the Maldives, Four Seasons hotel group operates the Four Seasons Explorer, a three-deck catamaran that offers three-, four- and seven-night cruises in the Maldives as well as a leisurely way of transiting between Four Seasons Kuda Huraa and Four Seasons Landaa Giraavaru (or Four Seasons' recently launched Voavah exclusive-use private island).
The master suite aboard Borgo Santo Pietro's Sartori
In Italy, Borgo Santo Pietro hotel has launched its superyacht Satori. It features just five guest rooms (best is the master suite with its freestanding walnut bathtub); mahogany bar and dining area with open-view kitchen and 200-bottle wine cellar. At night, an outdoor cinema can be set up on deck.
Six Senses Zighy Bay's Dhahab
In Oman, Six Senses Zighy Bay has just launched its 90m dhow Dhahab. Accommodating just six guests in three cabins, it features multiple dining areas and two sun decks, and will provide three-day itineraries (from $22,000) that explore the coast of Musandam, remote fishing villages and little-visited fishing spots. Aman Resorts, meanwhile, already offers intimate voyages aboard the 52m hand-crafted Indonesian phinisi Amandira - five-night tours of the spectacular Raja Ampat marine area are popular; Alila Hotels' 46m Alila Purnama also provides tours of this region.
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is set to launch three lavishly appointed cruise ships from 2019.
The most desirable residences of all will be two 138sq metre duplex penthouse suites, designed by Ritz-Carlton in collaboration with cruise-ship design firm Tillberg Design of Sweden.
Trips will last between seven and 10 days and will serve expected destinations such as the Mediterranean and Caribbean,
reservations will be possible from May 2018 onwards.
, The Wellesley hotel in London's Knightsbridge also operates the 56m MY The Wellesley superyacht.
the ship accommodates just 12 guests and features an arsenal of high-spec toys including jet skis, water skis and diving equipment.
In Italy, Borgo Santo Pietro hotel has launched its superyacht Satori. It features just five guest rooms


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15 Mar 2019 – By Carol Zimmermann
WASHINGTON (CNS) — U.S. Catholic bishops condemned the two mosque attacks in Christchurch, New Zealand, March 15 that left at least 49 people dead and 20 seriously injured, and they also pledged their solidarity with the Muslim community.
Cardinal Daniel N. DiNardo of Galveston-Houston, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, said he was "deeply saddened by the senseless attacks" and joined with New Zealand's bishops in "expressing solidarity with the Muslim community and in calling Catholics to join in prayer for the victims of this shooting, their families and the Muslim community that was directly targeted."
"May almighty God change the hearts of those who hate to recognize the inherent dignity of all people and bring consolation to all those affected by this heart-rending loss," he said in a March 15 statement.
The cardinal also said he agreed with the New Zealand bishops, who said they were "particularly horrified that this has happened at a place and time of prayer."
Pittsburgh Bishop David A. Zubik similarly expressed sadness and shock over the shooting, recalling what his own community endured five months ago when a gunman opened fire in a Pittsburgh synagogue killing 11 and wounding six others.
"Together with so many others, my heart hurts to learn of yet another mass shooting in a place of worship," he said. "The senseless taking of innocent life is only made more disturbing when people are targeted because of their beliefs and as they gather to pray."
The bishop said his local community "knows all too well the shock and horror of a massacre such as this. Yet, an act intended to tear people apart can instead build up a community that is 'Stronger than Hate.'"
In his March 15 statement, he said he hopes the Muslim community in Christchurch will "know the love and support of their neighbors near and far in the face of the evil they have experienced."
He also pledged prayers from Catholics in Pittsburgh for those killed and injured in the attacks and said he especially extends support to the Muslim community in southwestern Pennsylvania.
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern called the attacks on the mosques "one of New Zealand's darkest days," noting that many of the victims were likely migrants or refugees.
The gunman behind at least one of the mosque shootings left a 74-page manifesto posted on social media, identifying himself as a 28-year-old Australian and white nationalist who wanted to avenge attacks in Europe perpetrated by Muslims.
He also livestreamed his attack on worshippers at Christchurch's Al Noor Mosque. An attack on a second mosque in the city not long after killed several more.
Chicago Cardinal Blase J. Cupich said the root of this attack was hatred, fear and ignorance of the 'other,' which he said "fuels attitudes that dehumanize whole communities and blame them for perceived ills in society."
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Pakistani terror groups trying to reactivate Balakot camps, government will protect India's borders: MHA
"Inputs indicate that attempts are being made by Pakistan-based terror outfits to reactivate its camp at Balakot and restart their religious and Jihadi indoctrination courses against India," said Reddy.
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Pakistan-based terrorist outfits are attempting to reactivate their camps in Pakistan's Balakot to restart their religious and Jihadi literature against India, asserted the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on Wednesday citing intelligence inputs.
"Inputs indicate that attempts are being made by Pakistan-based terror outfits to reactivate its camp at Balakot and restart their religious and Jihadi indoctrination courses against India. The Government of India is committed to taking all necessary steps to protect the borders of the country and maintain its integrity and sovereignty," said Reddy.
Minister of State (MoS) Kishan Reddy in a written reply to a query of Congress leader Ahmed Patel in Rajya Sabha further assured that the government is committed to taking all necessary steps to protect the borders of the country and maintain its integrity and sovereignty.
"Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state: (a) whether Government is aware that terror camps have again been reactivated in Balakot in Pakistan which will be used against India; (b) if so, the details thereof; and (c) what precautionary and other measures Government proposes to take in the matter?" asked Patel.
This comes after government sources in October 2019 had claimed that 45-50 terrorists including suicide bombers were undergoing training at Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) terror camp in Balakot.
On September 23, 2019, Army Chief General Bipin Rawat had informed that the terrorist camp in Balakot has been reactivated. According to General Rawat, the fact that the JeM camp in Balakot has been reactivated suggests that it was destroyed earlier.
It may be recalled that Indian Air Force's (IAF) Mirage 2000 fighter jets had decimated a JeM terror camp in Balakot on February 26, 2019. The JeM's terror camp destroyed in the airstrikes carried out by IAF to avenge the terror attack on a CRPF convoy in Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama was located in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa of Pakistan. It was the biggest training camp of Pakistan-backed terror group.
The terror camp located on a hilltop amidst thick forest was an advanced training centre where suicide bombers were trained. According to intelligence sources, Balakot was an important training centre for JeM and other Pakistan-based terror groups.
The terror camp targeted in the airstrike was spread over an area of around six-acre and it had several structures to accommodate terrorist trainees and facilities. Sources said that JeM chief Maulana Masood Azhar and other senior terrorists used to visit this terror camp regularly to deliver inspirational lectures to new recruits. Since the camp was situated on the Kunhar river, it was also used by terror groups to give aquatic training to recruits.
On March 3, 2019, Azhar's brother Maulana Ammar had admitted that the airstrikes by the IAF hit the training camps of the terror outfit in Balakot. Ammar was caught saying that the Indian jets hit the training camp and inflicted significant damage on them. He had admitted that the Indian fighter jets hit the schools where students were being trained to understand jihad.
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Davide Albertini
Davide Albertini received his Ph.D. student in Computer Science at the University of Insubria in March 2017, Varese. He received his Bachelor in 2010 after an Erasmus period at Trinity College, Dublin, where he worked on big data analysis exploiting unsupervised learning techniques. The M.Sc degree (received with first-class honors) has been achieved in 2012 with a thesis on secure data sharing in Cloud based frameworks. His main research topics are related to security and privacy issues with regard to access control in database systems.
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Gökhan Sağırlar received his PhD from the University of Insubria in September 2018. He received his Bachelor in 2015 with an high honors degree from Ege University, Turkey, where he mainly focused on IoT and Data Analysis Systems. He worked in IBM as a long term intern for four months and he did an internship at Turkey's biggest defense company Aselsan. His main research topics are related to security and privacy issues on Internet of Things (IoT) and Blockchain Technologies.
Bikash Chandra Singh
Bikash Chandra Singh received his PhD in October, 2018 from University of Insubria, Italy. He obtained his B.Sc and M.Sc degree from the department of Information and Communication Engineering, Islamic University, Bangladesh. He worked as a researcher in TIGP, Academia Sinica, Taiwan, where his research mainly focused on big data analysis. Moreover, he also worked as PhD student in CNN lab, Dankook University, South Korea. Before joining as a PhD student to this University, he was a faculty member at Islamic University, Bangladesh. His main research interests are on all areas of data privacy & security, machine learning, cloud computing, big data analytics, online social networks analysis and blockchain.
Naeimeh Laleh
Naeimeh Laleh received her Ph.D. from the University of Insubria in September 2016, as a graduate of the STRICT social lab under the iSocial Marie Curie project with a focus on Privacy, Risk Analysis and Trust Management in Decentralize Social Networks (DOSN). She obtained her Bachelor degree in Computer Science from the School of Science and Engineering Islamic Azad University, IRAN and she received her Master's in Information Technology (with a thesis entitled "Design and Prototyping a Fraud Detection System in Streaming Data with Emphasis on Minimizing False Alarms") from IRAN University of Science and Technology (IUST).
She worked in companies developing core banking software to apply anomaly and fraud detection algorithms on bank transactions with a focus on fraud/anomaly detection on data warehouse – OLAP Cubes. Her main research interests are stream mining, Risk Analysis on Large Data set, Online Social Network Analysis, Distributed Graph Processing Algorithms for Fraud/Anomaly Detection, among others.
Leila Bahri
Leila Bahri received her Ph.D. from the University of Insubria in June 2016, as a graduate of the STRICT social lab. She has worked under the supervision and co-supervision of Prof. Ferrari and Prof. Carminati, respectively, as a fellow within the iSocial Marie Curie project. Prior to her Ph.D, she obtained both her Bachelor (in Computer Science with highest honor, 2008) and Master (in Software Engineering with a thesis on the implementation and adoption of ITIL in an academic IT department, 2011) degrees from Al Akhawayn University in Ifarne – AUI, Morocco. In 2009, she received a one year scholarship from the Japan Student Services Organization (JASSO), by which she performed research at a Robotics laboratory in Meijo University, Nagoya. In 2010, she received the Google University Excellence Award at her university. Her main current research interests are on access control, privacy preservation services, and transparency and accountability systems in social computing on different platforms.
Ngoc Hong Tran
Ngoc Hong Tran is an alumna of the STRICT Social Lab, receiving her doctoral degree in Computer Science in January 2016 from the university of Insubria. Her PhD thesis was about applied cryptography to achieve users privacy in different applications of the social web.
Ngoc obtained her BSc. degree in Information Technology and her MSc. degree in Computer Science from University of Science, Ho Chi Minh City – Vietnam National University (HCMC-VNU). She worked at the Telecommunication and Computer Network Department at HCMC-VNU and she was also a member of the FIT Security and the Cloud Grid research groups. Besides, she was a short-term researcher at National Informatics Institute, Tokyo, Japan in 2009 and at LAAS-CNRS, Toulouse, France in 2012. In 2010, she attended a scholar exchange program at Portland State University, USA. Her research interests are cryptography, privacy preserving in social network, mobile network, and cloud computing.
Cüneyt Gurcan Akçora
Cüneyt Gurcan Akçora is an alumnus of the STRICT Social Lab who worked under the supervision and co-supervision of professors Ferrari and Carminati respectively. He graduated from Insubria University with a PhD degree in Computer Science in January 2014 after three years of fruitful work at the lab. His PhD thesis was about profiling users interactions on Online Social Networks.
Cuneyt got his bachelor's degree in Electrical & Electronics engineering from Karadeniz Technical University, Turkey and his Master's degree as a Fulbright scholar from the State University of New York at Buffalo.
His research deals with understanding the reasons behind user interactions on social networks with applications in privacy and risk domains. Specifically, he focuses on Homophily and Heterophily theories from sociology research, and machine learning methods to understand why people interact on social networks.
During his PhD studies, he had the privilege of visiting and working with Francesco Bonchi at Yahoo! Research Barcelona and professor Murat Kantarcioglu at University of Texas at Dallas.
Michele Guglielmi
Michele Guglielmi is an alumnus of the STRICT Social Lab who worked under the supervision and co-supervision of professors Ferrari and Carminati respectively. He graduated from Insubria University with a PhD degree in Computer Science in January 2014 after three years of fruitful work at the lab. His PhD thesis was about managing access control under emergency situations.
Michele received the M.Sc degree (with first-class honors) in Computer Science from the University of Insubria with a thesis entitled "Critical State Based Intrusion Detection System For Industrial Communication Protocols" (written during a traineeship of one year at the Joint Research Centre (JRC), Ispra, Italy).
His overall research interests are related to privacy, security, access control, complex event processing, databases, data stream management systems, cryptography, cloud computing.
Marco Viviani
Marco Viviani was a postdoctoral researcher at the STRICT lab on topics connected to Trust Management in the Social Web.
He acquired the PhD in Informatics from the Università degli Studi di Milano in February 2008.
In 2009 he obtained a one-year postoctoral research fellow at the Université de Bourgogne / Le2i (Dijon, France).
In 2010 he obtained a two-year postoctoral research fellow at the Institut National des Sciences Appliquées / Liris (Lyon, France).
His main topics of interest include Trust Management, Trust and Reputation Systems, Social Network Analysis, User Modeling, Knowledge Extraction and Management, Distributed Systems, Fuzzy Logic. On these topics he has written several international publications.
Andrea Perego
Andrea Perego was a postdoctoral researcher at the STRICT lab.
Andrea's research interests include semantic interoperability, multilingual thesauri, ontology design and Semantic Web technologies for government and research data. He is a member of the JRC team in charge of the technical coordination of the INSPIRE Directive of the EU, aiming to establish a harmonised data infrastructure at the European level, to give cross-border access to information that can be used to support EU environmental policies.
Prof. Ferrari has received the prestigious "Test of time" award from Canada, 2019
Elena Ferrari has received the CODASPY Innovative and Lasting Research Award, 2019
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Shawn Bates has more than 20 years of practice as a business trial lawyer heavily focused on energy sector litigation as well as various other industries. He is a seasoned first-chair trial lawyer on cases involving tens of millions of dollars. He has conducted hundreds of depositions and supervised colleagues on matters of varying size.
He focuses his practice on litigation and arbitration of complex disputes for clients in the energy sector (oil and gas companies, pipeline builders/owners, electric and gas utilities, and other energy sector companies) as well as financial entities, medical entities and others. These disputes include a broad range of claims such as business torts, misappropriation of trade secrets, noncompete agreements, breach of contract, fraud, trademark/copyright, and similar disputes. His practice includes numerous successful applications for temporary injunctive relief (TROs and temporary injunctions).
He has been recognized by attorneys across the United States, making the list of the Best Lawyers in America 2020-2021 for commercial litigation. Mr. Bates is a former partner at Yetter Coleman LLP and was formerly Of Counsel at Schwartz, Junell, Greenberg & Oathout, LLP. He holds a Certificate in Advanced Arbitration Skills from the A.A. White Dispute Resolution Center of the University of Houston Law Center. Before obtaining his law degree magna cum laude at Georgetown University Law Center, Mr. Bates worked for the U.S. Government, as a Senior Auditor in the US Department of State's Office of Inspector General, and as a Senior Evaluator in the U.S. Government Accountability Office.
Mr. Bates has served the community by being a United Way Young Leader and a United Way Community Investment Volunteer. He also served on the Board of Directors of Santa Maria Hostel, a Houston-based non-profit organization that provides in-patient treatment for women battling addiction and abuse, and their children.
Mr. Bates is a member of the State Bar of Texas and Houston Bar Association, and for many years was a member of the College of the State Bar of Texas. He has served as a member of the Legal Advisory Committee for the Paralegal Studies Program at North Harris College, and has served on various HBA committees.
Representation in Nevada state court of a plaintiff mining company in a fraud and breach of contract case against a worldwide engineering firm, resulting in a $137 million jury verdict and $101 million settlement (the largest actual damages verdict and settlement in Nevada history).
First-chairing a two-week AAA arbitration over alleged construction defects in a $100 million residential masonry high-rise in downtown Houston, and on behalf of the masonry subcontractor, achieving a take-nothing award on general contractor's claims, a significant recovery on our client's claims, and attorney fees.
First-chairing a lawsuit by CenterPoint Energy's pipeline group against two insurance companies, over the insurers' failure to reimburse CenterPoint for losses incurred during construction of a lengthy underground natural gas pipeline. Trial occurred in February 2011 in federal court in Houston, before a jury. Mr. Bates and his team achieved a unanimous jury verdict for $3.275 million (the full cost of CenterPoint's insurance claim after deductible) and eventual judgment for $4.3 million including attorney fees. According to VerdictSearch, this outcome was among the Top 10 contract verdicts in Texas for 2011.
First-chairing the defense of a Fortune 10 company being sued in a $25 million breach of warranty and DTPA case involving oilfield tools and achieving very favorable pretrial settlement.
First-chairing the defense of the Oil & Gas division of a Fortune 10 company, in a suit involving allegations of $33 million of damages due to alleged breach of contract and business torts and involving complex issues of legacy contracts and successor liability. Settled the case on the eve of trial on extremely favorable terms.
First-chairing the defense of the Oil & Gas division of a Fortune 10 company being sued in a $240 million fraud case involving oilfield tools, resulting in obtaining an indemnity from a co-defendant a month before trial, followed by a non-suit by plaintiff just two weeks from trial and on the same day plaintiff would have had to respond to our pending motion for summary judgment, and then being asked to join the remaining defendant's trial team, which secured a settlement in the fourth week of trial of less than 1% of damages sought.
Heading the legal team in a $40 million ad hoc arbitration involving a dispute between a national pipeline company and an international compression company, involving allegations of breach of contract and fraud, and achieving a nearly full-value pre-trial settlement, against a team of lawyers from another of Houston's best-known litigation firms.
First-chairing the defense of a prominent regional pipeline company being sued in an $8 million fraud and theft case. After a bench trial, the judge entered a take-nothing verdict for plaintiff; full award of the counterclaim filed by Mr. Bates' client ($600,000+), as well as the full attorney fees sought ($350,000).
First-chairing defense against claims prosecution of a $6 million lawsuit in which Mr. Bates' client, a prominent regional pipeline company, sued its subcontractor on declaratory judgment for failure to perform, and achieved full victory on summary judgment in state court.
First-chairing prosecution of a $15 million breach of contract claim against a prominent wireless communications company, resulting in a very favorable pretrial settlement.
First-chairing prosecution of a $3.3 million breach of contract claim for a prominent electric utility against a prominent telecommunications company, resulting in a full-value pretrial settlement.
First-chairing an AAA arbitration on behalf of a national natural gas and electric company in a breach of contract dispute with a major soft drink bottling company over a high-six figure dispute.
First-chairing AAA arbitration on behalf of the claimant and obtaining a high-six figure award against the claimant's former investment advisor for professional negligence.
First-chairing the bench trial of a negligent misrepresentation case in Colorado on behalf of a Canadian citizen seeking lost investment damages against U.S. and Canadian defendants.
Georgetown University Law Center, Juris Doctor, magna cum laude, 2000; Top 10%; law review and moot court; legal research/writing fellow (teaching first year course in legal writing and research)
The George Washington University, Graduate Studies Program, National Security Policy Studies
Loyola University Maryland, Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Political Science and Government, 1987
States of Oklahoma, Colorado, New York, Arizona, and California (admitted pro hac vice)
United States District Courts for the Southern, Northern and Eastern Districts of Texas
Australia, New Zealand, Norway
College of the State Bar of Texas (2004- 2010)
Houston Bar Association and various HBA committees
Legal Advisory Committee for the Paralegal Studies Program at North Harris College (2004-2006)
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The annual James Bond event of Bond expert and author Danny Morgenstern in Braunschweig, Germany, has become a popular institution in the cultural calendar. What began as a celebration of the 50th anniversary of each of the Bond films in 2012, had to be slightly altered in 2016 since there is no golden jubilee this year. For that reason, Morgenstern picked Daniel Craigs first Bond thriller "Casino Royale" which premiered ten years ago.
Another novelty was that the event was stretched over several days with a special exhibition of original props by collector Chris Distin, owner of the largest Bond collection in Europe. Among the 55 items on display were the original script of "Casino Royale", poker chips, the stunt snake of the Madagascar scenes, villain Le Chiffres Jaguar numberplate as well as several items from the Pierce Brosnan era films. However, the most spectacular item just had to be the original Honda motorbike of "Skyfall" which was used by baddie Patrice in the opening sequence in Istanbul.
The highlight of "Mission Bond" was the event evening on 01 October. Guests had started to arrive from several parts of Germany the day before and I officially welcomed fellow members of the James Bond Club Germany at a relaxed luncheon at 1pm to catch up and discuss our favourite subject.
The first item on the event agenda was a talk by renowned physics professor Dr. Metin Tolan at the House of Science in Braunschweig. Guests took their seats in the auditorium and the gallery above it which slightly resembled the scene of the Spectre meeting in "Spectre".
The talk, entitled "James Bond and Physics", was highly entertaining and Tolan f.e. explained, under which circumstances it could have been possible for James Bond to catch the falling plane at the beginning of "GoldenEye". The audience reacted with many laughs, applause and praise for the 60 minute lecture.
Afterwards, guests made their way to the C1 Cinema where I, representing the James Bond Club Germany, had the pleasure to welcome everyone in the almost sold-out screening room where "Casino Royale" had celebrated its local premiere 10 years earlier. With me were $ 2.5 million in Casino Royale poker chips which quickly changed ownership for the correct answer to a quiz question.
Presenter Danny Morgenstern entered the stage and welcomed star guest Andreas Daniel who had played the dealer in "Casino Royale" and who had come all the way from Vienna to join us for this very special occasion. He spoke candidly about working with Daniel Craig and Martin Campbell, about the high production value of the film as well as the familiar atmosphere on the film set.
Once the film had finished, guests had the opportunity to get Danny Morgensterns newest book of his successful 007XXS series, this time focusing on all three film versions of "Casino Royale" as well as the 1953 Ian Fleming novel that had introduced James Bond to the world. This limited edition sixth pocket book is the biggest yet with 352 pages full of interesting and unusual facts.
Two long queues of guests had formed to await their book being signed by the author as well as guest star Andreas Daniel who very much enjoyed meeting Bond fans, taking photos and chatting a bit more about his time on the film set.
The evening continued with the glamorous Aftershow Party at Hoffmann dance school where a casino had been set up. For 5 euros in aid of a charitable organisation, guests could get 500 euros in chips and try their luck at Blackjack, Roulette and of course Poker. Two bars offered refreshing drinks, including seven different cocktails from the James Bond novels and films. Favourite of everyone was naturally the legendary Vesper Martini!
For the fifth time, Danny Morgenstern and his team have succeeded in offering a grand event for Bond fans. We are very much looking forward to next year which will see the 50th anniversary celebration of "You Only Live Twice".


The Totino's Gears of War 4 sweepstakes promotion is open to all legal resident of the United States who are 18 years of age or older at the time of entry. Employees of General Mills Sales, Inc and Arrowhead Promotion & Fulfillment Co., are NOT allowed to enter the promotion due to bothersome federal laws. Arrowhead Promotion & Fulfillment Co. will be in charge of the prize drawing and will be responsible for vetting all contest entries. Prizes in the Totino's Gears of War 4 promotion include a prize package including a custom Gears of War 4 Xbox One console, an Xbox One controller, a Gears of War 4 game for Xbox One, and a Gears of War t-shirt (this is the first place prize) AND the Gears of War 4 game for Xbox One and an Xbox One controller (this is the second place prize). The total value of all prizes to be given away during the course of the Totino's Gears of War 4 promotion is listed as $100,635.00. Any questions about the prizes (i.e. how long will they take to arrive) can be directed to Arrowhead Promotion & Fulfillment Co., via US mail at 1105 SE 8th Street, Grand Rapids, MN 55745.


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● Modules 1 to 4 ("First Meeting") help you, particularly, to prepare for the DELF A1/A2 "interview" (Diplôme Élémentaire de Langue Française).
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Rice has had it rough lately. Long considered the most easily digested grain, it is often the first solid food given to infants. It is free of gluten and rarely causes allergic reactions. It's a staple food for more than half the world's population, particularly in Asian countries like China, Japan, and India.
But in recent years, rice has been getting a lot of bad press. First, there was the revelation that rice can be contaminated with surprisingly high amounts of arsenic. A category one carcinogen, arsenic is known to cause cancer in humans. It occurs naturally in soil, but has become increasingly present in our environment because of industrial pollution and fertilizer runoff, which contaminates water supplies. Unfortunately, rice accumulates more arsenic than most foods, and as a result, is the single, largest food source of arsenic.
But you can select varieties of rice that are less likely to contain arsenic, such as basmati rice, jasmine rice, or sushi rice. Even more important, you can choose to purchase rice only from areas with less arsenic pollution, such as California, India and Pakistan. White basmati rice from these areas has, on average, half the arsenic present in other types of rice. According to Consumer Reports, the highest levels of arsenic were found in rice from Arkansas, Louisiana or Texas.
Unfortunately, the more nutritious brown rice, which still retains the hull of the bran and is high in B vitamins, potassium, magnesium and fibre, is even more likely to suffer from arsenic contamination (80% more arsenic, on average than white rice), but if you choose brown basmati rice from California, India or Pakistan, it has about a third less arsenic than other brown rices. In the case of arsenic contamination, there is no point in choosing organically grown rice, as it accumulates arsenic just as easily as conventionally-grown rice.
You can also considerably reduce your exposure to arsenic by rinsing and then soaking your rice overnight before you cook it. Also, instead of using just enough cooking water to be absorbed by the grains, you should use a higher ratio of water to rice. For example, by using six cups of water for each cup of rice, you can remove an additional 30% of the rice's arsenic content. Just drain the excess water before eating. More of rice's nutrients are lost when cooking this way, but you also lose more of the arsenic.
Aside from these arsenic concerns, a second blow against rice has come from Singapore, a country whose population typically eats 5-6 cups of rice daily. In response to rising rates of diabetes in Singapore and throughout Asia, Singapore has begun a campaign to reduce white rice consumption among its people. The heart of the campaign is based on a recent meta-analysis from the Harvard School Of Public Health, and published in the British Medical Journal, showing that for each bowl of rice eaten daily, the risk of diabetes rises by 11%. Even more sobering is the news that one bowl of white rice contains twice the carbohydrate content of one can of soft drink, and raises blood sugar just as quickly.
Many Asians consider their diet to be better than that of the Western world, as it is mostly devoid of the soda pop and processed junk foods so readily consumed here. However, as Asians are genetically more susceptible to diabetes, and as they are increasingly adopting a more Western, sedentary lifestyle, the rate of diabetes is beginning to rise there too. Hence, the warnings about white rice. Singaporeans are being advised to reduce their white rice intake, or substitute some brown rice for the white rice, to lower their glycemic load. And to further spur his countrymen into action, Dr. Stanley Liew, a diabetes expert at Raffles Hospital in Singpore, has warned that in terms of sugar content, white rice is just as bad as sodas, pastries, and other junk foods.
Does that mean we, in the West, should also be avoiding white rice? Not necessarily. Westerners typically consume a fraction of the rice that Asians do, and most experts here are more concerned about our consumption of soft drinks, and our rising obesity rates when it comes to diabetes risk. Even in Asia, experts note that rice consumption hasn't been increasing, and so should not be considered the true culprit in this new diabetes epidemic. If diabetes is becoming a health issue in Asian countries, it's more due to a general decrease in physical activity and an overall increase in food intake that's taking place as Asians become more affluent.
So, where does that leave us, when it comes to eating rice? Well, in spite of the higher arsenic content of brown rice, it is still a better choice than white rice, health-wise. If you choose long grain, jasmine or basmati brown rice from California, India or Pakistan, and then rinse and soak it before cooking in plenty of water, you can avoid most of the difficulties with arsenic exposure. And since long grain brown rice has a lower glycemic index than white rice, it's better for your blood sugar too.
Just be sure your diet is well diversified, and you eat plenty of different foods. Rice should not be eaten with every single meal, and should be substituted with other, healthy, whole grains from time to time. Most dietary issues result from eating one type of food over and over again. To ensure you are getting a wide variety of nutrients, you should make sure you are eating a wide variety of foods. After all, as its always been said, "variety is the spice of life".


I've recently thought that I could do with a lucky break, something that would mark a new beginning, like the cherry blossom that appears on many trees every spring here in Bonn.
I therefore decided to write about some lucky moments in my life, to see what can be learnt.
August 1994, We hired a car and took off from Calgary for a weekend trip to Banff in the Rockies. It was a long, tiring but exhilarating trip. Canada is vast, its landscape and wildlife breathtaking. We were driven by its wonder to overdo things a little, to bring some of our rat-race to the wilderness. One minute we are pushing the little old car to its limits, the next we are sat in a small wooden rowing boat, in the middle of Moraine Lake, surrounded by mountains that stretch up to the sky with ferocious might. All that we could hear was the sound of the wooden paddle gently stroking the still and near-frozen waters. If we fell into the water, we would, according to the man from whom we hired the boat, be dead in a couple of minutes. Thankfully, we didn't fall in and continued our whistle-stop tour, climbing mountains, strolling around Banff and searching for somewhere to stay, as it was very busy. We eventually persuaded one hotel to put us up for the night, even though they didn't have a room available. They reluctantly agreed to let us have The Bear Suite. We then discovered, much to our amusement, that we had been given a function room, the type used for a conference or wedding reception. On the edge of the dance floor, below the disco lights, were three camper beds made up for us. The two restrooms, normally used by the hundreds of guests, became our en suite bathrooms. It wasn't perfect, but we were grateful to not be sleeping in the battered old hire car!
After two days of adventure, we were almost ready to return to Calgary for a well-earned rest, although despite our night in the Bear Suite, we hadn't seen a bear. Driving home, I was persuaded by the others to take a detour to look at a ski resort that was sign posted ahead. I was tired and not keen, but went along with their enthusiasm. Standing on top of the mountain, up in the clouds with nothing but an empty wooden café, I longed for civilisation, so we decided to head back home. On our way back down the mountain, alone in the chair lifts, we saw what we had been waiting for. A grizzly bear and her two cubs ambling across a wide path below. It was a perfect end to the day and I'm so glad we took that detour!
Lesson: Don't give up too soon, keep pushing hard, your lucky moment might be just around the corner.
About 10 years later, I was on holiday in another mountain range with two cousins whom I had completely lost touch with for many years. As children, we had lived on the same street, and our mothers were close sisters, but we had effectively lost touch for many years and had never known each other properly as adults. Yet we came together, unaided by the convenience of social media, for one of the best holidays of my life.
The opportunity arose after we had relocated to a Buckinghamshire village, 100 miles from my home town. After notifying people of our change of address, I got a message back from my cousin who lived in a nearby town. We met them for dinner, met a few times more, a friendship developed and we realised we all enjoyed skiing. They invited us to their next holiday, which as it happened, was with her brother and naturally another cousin of mine.
It was a one-off. A temporary fusion of three related families for seven days of fun. Moments like these are rare – for me at least – brought about by a combination of events and a willingness of the 15 people involved to give it a try, even though none of us had any idea how it might work out.
Lesson: Mixing with different people can introduce you to a whole new world of possibilities.
In the 1980s, I was doing all the jobs no one else wanted to do – sweeping the yard, cleaning the dustbin lorries, even sometimes cleaning the toilets. I did this for several years.
In the 1990s, I was wearing a suit, driving a company car and running a multi-million pound project.
The factors that led to this turning point in my life ranged from a new government policy that forced councils to compete for their local services, to a friend of mine who introduced me to someone who was looking for a truck driver, a job that I felt quite excited about and applied for. But the most important factor was the remarkable trust my manager showed in me – an unproven manual worker – after I told him I was going to take this new job I'd been offered. He immediately made me a better offer, working on some of the projects that this new government policy had created.
Despite this amazing opportunity, I still wanted to take the truck driving job. It was only my father's advice, and I guess my willingness to listen to him, that led me to make the right decision.
Lesson: I once thought I was promoted because I was in the right place at the right time. This perspective takes away my contribution and reduces the achievement to a matter of chance. It would be more accurate to say that I got myself into the right position, waited patiently for the right moment and then seized the opportunity. I worked hard, listened to the advice of others, made a decision and got the promotion I deserved.
Bonus story: West Sussex, England.
April 2018. As I was writing this blog post, I felt a little regret that I didn't have a picture of that bear to share with you. Then this little fellow turned up, sunbathing on the roof of our old garden shed. This too could be one of those incredible moments where I was very lucky. We shared a wonderful hour together, both aware of each other's presence, making direct eye contact on several occasions – the kind of eye contact that touches you deeply – both respecting each other, close neighbours in our little corner of the world.
Lesson: you don't always create lucky moments, but you need to be alert to them, to recognise and appreciate them!


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Livestream: Rising for our right to Universal Health Coverage
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On 14 December, Ricardo Lagos joined world leaders, youth advocates and civil society to call for all political leaders to make Universal Health Coverage their top priority at the Universal Health Coverage Forum's public event in Tokyo.
On 14 December, Ricardo Lagos spoke at the Universal Health Coverage Forum's public event in Tokyo "Health for all: Rising for our right to Universal Health Coverage."
Ricardo Lagos addressed world leaders, youth advocates, celebrity champions and civil society to reflect on Chile's experience and called for political leaders to make Universal Health Coverage (UHC) their top priority.
The Universal Health Coverage Forum 2017 took place in Tokyo from 12-15 December. It represented a historic opportunity to translate the growing technical knowledge base that supports UHC implementation into political momentum to expand access to health. The Forum coincided with activities around Universal Health Coverage Day (12 December)—the annual rallying point for UHC advocates worldwide—and culminated in this high-level public event on 14 December.
Read Ricardo Lagos' speech and watch the full event
Former President of Chile; tenacious fighter for democracy and human rights; implemented health reform; and reduced economic inequality while diversifying Chile's external trade in the era of globalisation.
The Elders urge Indonesia to take bold steps to accelerate progress towards UHC
Concluding a two-day visit to Indonesia, The Elders call for the government to take bolder fiscal, political and social measures to accelerate progress towards Universal Health Coverage (UHC).
#WalkTogether for Health for All: bringing the global debate to the US
Joining policymakers, health professionals and civil society partners on 8 November in New York, Ban Ki-moon and Gro Brundtland called for courageous political leadership to ensure that when it comes to health coverage, no American is left behind.
Now is the time for Universal Health Coverage in the United States
Writing in TIME, Gro Brundtland and Jimmy Carter decry the lack of universal health coverage in the United States as a national scandal. They call for political courage and urge individual States to lead the way where Capitol Hill is paralysed.


This camp will explore entertainment throughout human existence. From, fire side stories and dance of indigenous cultures to the radio and television and including ever thing in between like court bards and vaudevilles. Activities will range from learning a traditional dance and creating our own myths, to learning vaudeville skills and producing our own commercials.
We partner with Buckman SUN for these camps so you will need to fill out the detailed registration form attached to comply with their standards.
IMPORTANT NOTE: Dates have been changed! There will be a snow days rescheduled for June 10th . The camp will be $40/day for the four days.
In this camp the children will be taken on a fantastical journey. The school grounds will become a magical world where the children must learn the magical arts to help defeat an evil sorceress. Projects will include wand making, potions, and writing spells. We will also attempt to fly like a fairy from the trampoline, learn the dexterity of the elves and balance on the castle wall.
We partner with Buckman SUN for these camps so you will need to fill out the detailed registration form attached to comply with their standards. Thank You!
This camp is for kids who want to run away and join the circus for a week! Children will learn tumbling, partner acrobatics, juggling, stilt walking, walking globe, hula hooping and more. We will also be making our ownprops, writing jokes and making up acts. The camp will culminate in a show for the family and friends!
You can not sign up for Friday day camp or Friday aftercare because of the show. It is best to sign up for the full week of Circus Camp!
Through theater games, prop play and movement arts we will journey to space! Learn staff spinning, attempt to defy gravity on the spring board, make a mobile of the universe and paint the stars with glow in the dark paint and more, in this awesome camp!