text:
30 Years Later: The Great Milli Vanilli Hoax
BY Kenneth Partridge
Michael Putland/Getty Images
Pop music has always been part talent show, part magic trick. This has never been more apparent than it was on November 15, 1990, when German producer Frank Farian revealed in a press conference that then-superstars Rob Pilatus and Fab Morvan, members of the pop duo Milli Vanilli, hadn't sung a note on Girl You Know It's True, their 1989 multi-platinum debut album.
Milli Vanilli truthers had long speculated that Rob and Fab, two guys with thick European accents and limited command of the English language, couldn't possibly have crooned hits like "Girl You Know It's True" and "Blame It On the Rain." And yet the news came as a shock to many. Milli Vanilli instantly went from Top of the Pops to laughing stocks. Rob and Fab were stripped of the Grammys they had won for Best New Artist, and duped fans filed class-action lawsuits.
It was one of the biggest scandals in music history, though it wasn't an isolated incident. Around the same time, dance-pop groups Black Box and C+C Music Factory got caught doing almost exactly the same thing.
"We sold our souls to the devil," Pilatus told the Los Angeles Times just days after Farian's bombshell. "We lied to our families and our friends. We let down our fans. We realize exactly what we did to achieve our success. We made some very big mistakes and we apologize."
The devil, in Rob and Fab's version of the story, was Farian, a genius musician and marketer who'd pulled similar stunts before. In the 1970s, Farian struck gold with Boney M., a German disco group seemingly fronted by four Caribbean singers. In reality, Farian himself had provided the vocals on the group's first album. He knew the importance of image better than anyone, and when he met Rob and Fab in early 1988, he immediately saw an opportunity.
Young, attractive, and hungry for success, the aspiring pop stars were easy marks. Rob, the son of a black American soldier and white German woman, was born in New York City but spent the first several years of his life in a Bavarian orphanage. He was adopted when he was 4 years old. Growing up in Munich, he grappled with racism and feelings of isolation. It was only through music and breakdancing that he found his identity. When he met Fab—who had been raised in Paris by parents from the Caribbean island of Guadeloupe—he found someone with similar interests and life experiences.
Catherine McGann/Getty Images
"Something clicked between us," Rob told the Los Angeles Times in July 1989, when Milli Vanilli's star was still on the rise. "Maybe it's because we're both black people who grew up in foreign cities that don't have too many blacks."
In the early days of their friendship, Rob and Fab were regular faces on the Munich club scene. They dabbled in dancing and modeling, but what they really wanted to do, Rob said in a 2017 interview with VLADTV, was make music. They began hanging out with local studio musicians in Farian's orbit and played a few club shows. Soon, Farian himself took notice.
What happened next is the most crucial and contested part of the story. Farian invited Rob and Fab to his studio and signed the duo to a record deal. That much is known. The question is whether Rob and Fab knew what they were getting into.
"We walked into a trap, not knowing it was a trap," Fab told VLADTV. In his version of events, he and Rob signed the contract without realizing they were being hired purely to lip-sync. They wanted to sing, and the first time Farian played them "Girl You Know It's True"—the song that would become their international breakthrough—he presented the track as an instrumental. Little did they know Farian had already recorded vocals with professional singers.
By the time they learned the truth, Fab said, they had already spent Farian's advance money on new clothes and their trademark hair extensions. They were suddenly in debt to Farian, and they couldn't walk away from the project until they paid him back. Once the group took off, and girls and drugs and money came into the picture, it became even harder for Rob and Fab to break away.
Farian claimed that Rob and Fab were never going to be proper recording artists. "I've never heard such a bad singer," Farian said of Rob in a Los Angeles Times interview "They wanted to sing. They wanted to write songs. It never happened. They went instead to discos 'til 4 a.m. and slept all day. All they ever really did was party. Someone who lives like that can't make good music."
For all his showbiz acumen, Farian had no idea how big the whole thing was going to get. "It was a crazy idea," he told the Los Angeles Times. "I thought, OK, it's just for discotheques and clubs." But his mix of pop, R&B, and hip-hop was perfectly pegged for the times, and Milli Vanilli quickly became the music industry's equivalent of Frankenstein monster.
"Girl You Know It's True" went to No.1 in Germany and earned the group a deal with Arista Records in the United States. Thanks in large part to their music videos, which featured the photogenic pantomimers rocking cool clothes and swinging those signature braids, Milli Vanilli scored five Top 5 hits on the Billboard Hot 100. That included three No.1 singles: "Baby Don't Forget My Number," "Girl I'm Gonna Miss You," and "Blame It on the Rain." All four singles were on the album Girl You Know It's True, which went six-times platinum in America and sold millions more copies worldwide.
As they enjoyed the trappings of fame, Rob and Fab struggled to live with their secret. On July 21, 1989, the group's backing tape malfunctioned during a Club MTV tour stop in Bristol, Connecticut. As the words "Girl, you know it's ..." repeated over and over, Rob panicked and ran offstage. The incident had no immediate effect on their career, but Rob would later call the mishap "the beginning of the end."
Figuring their time was running out, Rob and Fab turned against Farian and demanded to sing on their next album. As the battle intensified, Farian had no choice but to call a press conference and spill the beans. He was unapologetic about the scam, and in 1991, he released The Moment of Truth, a new studio album credited to The Real Milli Vanilli, i.e. the singers from the first album. Arista, meanwhile, claimed no prior knowledge of the deception, though Rob and Fab insisted the label knew exactly what was going on.
Days after Farian's press conference, Rob and Fab called their own. They were joined by a voice coach who assured the audience that, yes, they could sing. Rob and Fab then gave back their Grammys, which they'd planned on doing even before the Recording Academy formally revoked the awards.
The fallout was devastating for Rob and Fab. They released a self-titled comeback album in 1993 and even appeared on The Arsenio Hall Show to sing for real in front of a national audience. But Rob & Fab flopped, and the two former idols wrestled with drug addiction.
Barry King/Liaison via Getty Images
Fab ultimately sobered up, but Rob spiraled out of control. In 1996 he served jail time for assaulting two people and breaking into a car, and in 1998, he died of a drug overdose in a Frankfurt hotel room. He was 33 years old.
At the time of his death, Rob had apparently been working with Farian again. "I'm totally shocked," the producer told the Independent upon learning of Rob's death. "Rob looked really good again. He was full of optimism for the future. We intended to tape material for another album."
Fab wasn't involved in that project, but he has revisited Milli Vanilli's past in his own way. In yet another bizarre twist to this story, Fab teamed up with John Davis, one of the real singers whose voice he'd once lip-synced to, for the project Face Meets Voice: A Milli Vanilli Experience. The emergence of that unlikely duo might make for a good ending to the Milli Vanilli movie that's been in the works since 2007. Filming was all set to begin on the project when director Brett Ratner lost his co-financing deal with Warner Bros. amid allegations of sexual misconduct.
Back in their heyday, Milli Vanilli claimed the band's name meant "positive energy" in Turkish. That wasn't true: The moniker was partially inspired by the English pop group Scritti Politti. But Fab has maintained a remarkably upbeat attitude as he's gotten older. In addition to making music, he's branched off into motivational speaking, using his story as an example of how one can "not just survive but thrive" after adversity. He's certainly made peace with his own legacy. Speaking with the Associated Press in 2018, he defended his and Rob's contributions to pop culture some two decades earlier.
"People might say, 'Well, you know, they didn't sing on the record,'" Fab said. "But look at the rest. We were the heart and soul of Milli Vanilli. We did those 107 cities (on tour) ... in eight months. We worked hard. We worked our butts off. We entertained people."
celebrities entertainment music Music History News Pop Culture retro
15 Fun Facts About Betty White
BY Kristy Puchko
Frederick M. Brown, Getty Images
Happy birthday, Betty White! In honor of the ever-sassy star of The Mary Tyler Moore Show and The Golden Girls's 98th birthday, let's celebrate with a collection of fun facts about her life and legacy.
1. Her name is Betty, not Elizabeth.
On January 17th, 1922, in Oak Park, Illinois, the future television icon was born Betty Marion White, the only child of homemaker Christine Tess (née Cachikis) and lighting company executive Horace Logan White. In her autobiography If You Ask Me (And of Course You Won't), White explained her parents named her "Betty" specifically because they didn't like many of the nicknames derived from "Elizabeth." Forget your Beths, your Lizas, your Ellies. She's Betty.
2. She's a Guinness World Record holder.
In the 2014 edition of the record-keeping tome, White was awarded the title of Longest TV Career for an Entertainer (Female) for her more than 70 years (and counting) in show business. The year before, Guinness gave out Longest TV Career for an Entertainer (Male) to long-time British TV host Bruce Forsyth. As both began their careers in 1939, they'd be neck-and-neck for the title, were they not separated by gender.
3. Her first television appearance is lost to history.
Even White can't remember the name of the show she made her screen debut on in 1939. But in an interview with Guinness Book of World Records, she recounted the life-changing event, saying, "I danced on an experimental TV show, the first on the west coast, in downtown Los Angeles. I wore my high school graduation dress and our Beverly Hills High student body president, Harry Bennett, and I danced the 'Merry Widow Waltz.'"
4. White's initial rise to stardom was derailed by World War II.
Before she took off on television, White was working in theater, on radio, and as a model. But with WWII, she shelved her ambitions and joined the American Women's Voluntary Services. Her days were devoted to delivering supplies via PX truck throughout the Hollywood Hills, but her nights were spent at rousing dances thrown to give grand send-offs to soldiers set to ship out. Of that era, she told Cleveland Magazine, "It was a strange time and out of balance with everything."
5. Her first sitcom hit was in the early 1950s.
Co-hosting the Al Jarvis show Hollywood on Television led to White producing her own vehicle, Life With Elizabeth. As a rare female producer, she developed the show alongside emerging writer-producer George Tibbles, who'd go on to work on such beloved shows as Dennis The Menace, Leave It To Beaver, and The Munsters. Though the show is not remembered much today, in 1951 it did earn White her first Emmy nomination of 21 (so far). Of these, she has won five times.
6. White loves a parade.
From 1962 to 1971, White hosted NBC's Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade alongside Bonanza's Lorne Greene. But that's not all. For 20 years (1956-1976), she was also a color commentator for NBC's annual Tournament of Roses Parade. However, as her fame grew on CBS's The Mary Tyler Moore Show, NBC decided they should pull White (and all the rival promotion that came with her) from their parade. It was a decision that was heartbreaking for White, who told People, "On New Year's Day I just sat home feeling wretched, watching someone else do my parade."
7. She has been married three times.
White and her first husband, Dick Barker, were married and divorced in the same year, 1945. After four months on Barker's rural Ohio chicken farm, White fled back to Los Angeles and her career as an entertainer. Soon after, she met agent Lane Allen, who became her husband in 1947, and her ex-husband in 1949 after he pushed her to quit show biz. She wouldn't marry again until 1963, after she fell for widower/father of three/game show host Allen Ludden.
8. Her meet-cute with husband number three happened on Password.
Bubbly Betty was a regular on the game show circuit, but she met her match in 1961 when she was a celebrity guest on Password, hosted by Allen Ludden. Though White initially rebuffed Ludden's engagement ring (he wore it around his neck until she changed her mind), the pair stayed together until his death in 1981. Today, their stars on the Hollywood Walk Of Fame sit side-by-side.
9. White originally auditioned for the role of Blanche on The Golden Girls.
Producers of the series thought of White for the role of the ensemble's promiscuous party girl because she'd long played the lusty Sue Ann Nivens on The Mary Tyler Moore Show. Meanwhile, they eyed Rue McClanahan for the part of naive country bumpkin Rose Nylund because of her work as the sweet but dopey Vivian Harmon on Maude. Director Jay Sandrich was worried about typecasting, so he asked the two to switch roles in the audition. And just like that, The Golden Girls history was made.
10. If she hadn't been an actor, she'd have been a zookeeper.
"Hands down," she confessed in a 2014 interview. This should come as little surprise to those aware of White's reputation as an avid animal lover and activist. Not only does she try to visit the local zoo of wherever she may travel, but also she's a supporter of the Farm Animal Reform Movement and Friends of Animals group, as well as a Los Angeles Zoo board member, who has donated "tens of thousands of dollars" over the past 40 years. In 2010, White founded a T-shirt line whose profits go to the Morris Animal Foundation.
11. She passed on a role in As Good as It Gets because of an animal cruelty scene.
White was offered the part of Beverly Connelly, onscreen mother to Helen Hunt, in the Oscar-winning movie As Good as It Gets. But the devoted animal lover was horrified by the scene where Jack Nicholson's curmudgeonly anti-hero pitches a small dog down the trash chute of his apartment building. On The Joy Behar Show White explained, "All I could think of was all the people out there watching that movie … and if there's a dog in the building that's barking or they don't like—boom! They do it." She complained to director James L. Brooks in hopes of having the scene cut. Instead, he kept it and cast Shirley Knight in the role.
12. A Facebook campaign made White the oldest person to ever host Saturday Night Live.
In 2010, a Facebook group called Betty White To Host SNL … Please? gathered so many fans (nearly a million) and so much media attention that SNL executive producer Lorne Michaels was happy to make it happen. At 88 years old, White set a new record. Her episode, for which many of the show's female alums returned, also won rave reviews, and gave the show's highest ratings in 18 months. White won her fifth Emmy for this performance.
13. She is the oldest person to earn an Emmy nomination.
In 2014, White earned an Emmy nod for Outstanding Host for a Reality or Reality-Competition Program for the senior citizen-centric prank show Betty White's Off Their Rockers. She was 92. She also holds the record for the longest span between Emmy nominations, between her first (1951) and last (so far).
14. She loves junk food.
The key to aging gracefully has nothing to do with health food as far as White is concerned. In 2011, her Hot in Cleveland co-star Jane Leeves dished on White's snacking habits, "She eats Red Vines, hot dogs, French fries, and Diet Coke. If that's key, maybe she's preserved because of all the preservatives." Fellow co-star Wendie Malick concurred, "She eats red licorice, like, ridiculously a lot. She seems to exist on hot dogs and French fries."
15. She wants Robert Redford.
White once gave this cheeky confession: "My answer to anything under the sun, like 'What have you not done in the business that you've always wanted to do?' is 'Robert Redford.'" Though she has more than 110 film and television credits on her filmography, White has never worked with the Out of Africa star, who is 14 years her junior.
birthdays celebrities Comedy entertainment Lists Movies News Pop Culture Television tv
When Mississippi Once Banned Sesame Street
BY Jake Rossen
Children's Television Workshop/Courtesy of Getty Images
Since it began airing in the fall of 1969, Sesame Street has become an indelible part of millions of children's formative years. Using a cast of colorful characters like Big Bird, Bert, Ernie, and Oscar the Grouch, along with a curriculum vetted by Sesame Workshop's child psychologists and other experts, the series is able to impart life lessons and illustrate educational tools that a viewer can use throughout their adolescence. You would be hard-pressed to find anyone—even Oscar—who would take issue with the show's approach or its mission statement.
Yet that's exactly what happened in early 1970, when a board of educational consultants in Mississippi gathered, polled one another, and decided that Sesame Street was too controversial for television.
The series had only been on the air for a few months when the newly formed Mississippi Authority for Educational Television (also known as the State Commission for Educational Television) held a regularly scheduled meeting in January 1970. The board had been created by the state legislature with appointees named by Governor John Bell Williams to evaluate shows that were set to air on the state's Educational Television, or ETV, station. The five-member panel consisted of educators and private citizens, including a teacher and a principal, and was headed up by James McKay, a banker in Jackson, Mississippi.
McKay's presence was notable for the fact that his father-in-law, Allen Thompson, had just retired after spending 20 years as mayor of Jackson. Highly resistant to integration in the city during his tenure in office, Thompson was also the founder of Freedom of Choice in the United States, or FOCUS, an activist group that promoted what they dubbed "freedom of choice" in public schools—a thinly veiled reference to segregation. Mississippi, long the most incendiary state in the nation when it came to civil rights, was still struggling with the racial tension of the 1960s. Systemic racism was an issue.
Entering this climate was Sesame Street, the show pioneered by Joan Ganz Cooney, a former journalist and television producer who became the executive director of the Children's Television Workshop. On the series, the human cast was integrated, with black performers Matt Robinson and Loretta Long as Gordon and Susan, respectively, appearing alongside white actors Jada Rowland and Bob McGrath. The children of Sesame Street were also ethnically diverse.
Astrid Stawiarz, Getty Images
This appeared to be too much for the Authority, which discussed how lawmakers with control over ETV's budget—which had just been set at $5,367,441—might find the mixed-race assembly offensive. The panel's participants were all white.
The board pushed the discussion aside until April 17, 1970, when they took an informal poll and decided, by a margin of three votes against two, to prohibit ETV from airing Sesame Street—a show that came free of charge to all public television stations. (The decision affected mainly viewers in and around Jackson, as the station had not yet expanded across the state and was not expected to do so until the fall of 1970.)
The members who were outvoted were plainly unhappy with the outcome and leaked the decision to The New York Times, which published a notice of the prohibition days later along with a quote from one of the board members.
"Some of the members of the commission were very much opposed to showing the series because it uses a highly integrated cast of children," the person, who did not wish to be named, said. "Mainly the commission members felt that Mississippi was not yet ready for it."
The reaction to such a transparent concession to racism was swift and predictably negative, both in and out of Mississippi. Board members who spoke with press, usually anonymously, claimed the decision was a simple "postponing" of the show, not an outright ban. The fear, they said, was that legislators who viewed ETV as having progressive values might shut down the project before it had a chance to get off the ground. It was still possible for opponents to suffocate it before it became part of the fabric of the state's television offerings.
The concern was not entirely without merit. State representative Tullius Brady of Brookhaven said that ETV exerted "a subtle influence" on the minds of children and that the Ford Foundation, which funded educational programming, could use its influence for "evil purposes." Other lawmakers had previously argued against shows that promoted integration.
Slaven Vlasic, Getty Images
Regardless of how the decision was justified, many took issue with it. In an anonymous editorial for the Delta Democrat-Times, a critic wrote:
"But Mississippi's ETV commission won't be showing it for the time being because of one fatal defect, as measured by Mississippi's political leadership. Sesame Street is integrated. Some of its leading cast members are black, including the man who does much of the overt 'teaching.' The neighborhood of the 'street' is a mixed one. And all that, of course, goes against the Mississippi grain."
Joan Ganz Cooney called the decision a "tragedy" for young people.
Fortunately, it was a tragedy with a short shelf life. The following month, the board reconvened and reversed its own informal poll result, approving of Sesame Street and agreeing that ETV could air it as soon as they received tapes of the program. Thanks to feeds from Memphis, New Orleans, and Alabama, Sesame Street could already be seen in parts of Mississippi. And thanks to the deluge of negative responses, it seemed pointless to try to placate politicians who still favored segregation.
In the fall of 1970, the Sesame Street cast appeared in person in Jackson and was met by representatives from the board, which helped to sponsor the live performance, though it's not clear any apology was forthcoming.
Sesame Street would go on to win numerous awards and accolades over the proceeding 50 years, though it would not be the only children's show to experience censorship on public television. In May 2019, ETV networks in Alabama and Arkansas refused to air an episode of the PBS animated series Arthur in which a rat and aardvark are depicted as a same-sex couple getting married.
entertainment History kids muppets News Pop Culture TBT Television tv


text:
S*Marts Consulting, LLC
Why I Do It
Safe & Welcoming Meetings How to Make Meetings Safe and Inclusive For Association Professionals For Speakers and Sponsors Anti-Harassment Workshops Staff Training Results of the Survey of Meeting Experiences Model Code of Conduct and Procedures The Hall of Fame
S*Marts Workshops New Workshops Harassment Resistance, Bystander Intervention, and Ally Skills Workshops Career and Leadership Development
S*Marts Associates
Blog: Ask Dr. SMarts
S*Marts in Public S*Marts In Writing S*Marts on Stage S*Marts Events
What I Do/
Why I Do It/
Who I Am/
Safe & Welcoming Meetings/
How to Make Meetings Safe and Inclusive
For Association Professionals
For Speakers and Sponsors
Anti-Harassment Workshops
Results of the Survey of Meeting Experiences
Model Code of Conduct and Procedures
S*Marts Workshops/
Harassment Resistance, Bystander Intervention, and Ally Skills Workshops
Career and Leadership Development
S*Marts Associates/
Blog: Ask Dr. SMarts/
S*Marts in Public/
S*Marts In Writing
S*Marts on Stage
S*Marts Events
Making Conferences and Workplaces Safe and Welcoming
Advice, Observations, and Occasional Outrage
My thoughts about work and the people who do it. I write about how to create a humane workplace, how to communicate clearly, and how to move from what you have to what you want.
Harassment at Meetings: Spot It, Stop It, and Prevent It
April 13, 2015 / Sherry Marts
A note on terminology:
I use the term "meetings" to cover any gathering of members that is organized or produced by or for a professional membership society, trade association, advocacy group, or other organization (the "meeting producer"), including but not limited to conferences, conventions, trade shows, training sessions, and committee or governing body meetings.
I use the phrase "meeting participants" to include everyone at the meeting: paying attendees, exhibitors, staff of the producing organization, venue staff, contractors, temps – essentially, anyone with a name tag or employed by the venue or producer.
Meetings are not optional, and should be safe and welcoming to all.
In most professions, attendance and presentation at meetings and conferences is key to career advancement. This is particularly true for people in science and academia, where giving presentations and networking with other researchers at scholarly society meetings are crucial for finding jobs, getting tenure, finding collaborators, and getting funding for research.
Most reasonable people would agree that in every professional setting, including meetings, all participants have the right to be free from unwelcome or unwanted attention and behavior. This includes behavior that makes the target uncomfortable or that implies or indicates that they do not belong where they are, based on any personal characteristic: gender, race, age, religion, sexual orientation, and so on. This includes any unwanted attention, any unwanted sexual advances, comments about appearance, verbal or visual insults, harassment, bullying, and assault.
Consider these comments, which I've heard from women I've talked to about their experiences with harassment at professional society meetings:
"I no longer go to any of the social events at the meeting. I'm probably missing out on a chance to make contacts, but I just can't stand the dirty jokes, the comments about women's appearance, the blatant passes and even groping that some of the men dish out."
"I hate presenting posters, especially at crowded poster sessions. Being stuck at my poster makes me an easy target. I've been groped, I've been hit on, I've had men tell me obscene jokes. It's so nerve-wracking."
"I tried telling a security guard what happened, and he just laughed at me and told me to just take it as a compliment and get over it."
"There are some meetings that I will never go to again. The anti-woman hostility I've experienced is overwhelming."
One woman described to me several incidents that occurred at research meetings that traditionally include a dance. "Why do they have dances and booze at these meetings? These are supposed to be professional conferences," she said. "It's like the organizers are giving all the creeps permission and the perfect place to be creepy." She described an incident in which her harasser refused to leave her alone, and insisted he would "escort" her to her room. She eventually tracked down someone from her lab and asked him to walk her to her room.
Obviously, some participants believe that at meetings the usual rules governing workplace conduct can be safely ignored. This attitude is reinforced when presenters use of sexist or offensive images or language in their presentations, and when exhibitors make use of sexualized images, double entendre slogans, or scantily clad booth attendants to draw attention to their wares. The meeting location sends a signal – many of the women I've spoken with simply will not go to meetings held in Las Vegas, for example. Even the way a meeting site is marketed has an impact: images that look like "fun" to some people looks a lot like "treating women as objects" to the rest of us.
Harassment is more likely to occur at social events such as receptions or dances; at off-site or ancillary events; at any event where alcohol is served; and when socializing away from the meeting (e.g. at "on your own" dinners). Events that are noisy and over-crowded, including poster sessions, are ideal places for predatory harassment such as groping, rubbing, and making suggestive remarks.
Most meeting producers are generally unaware of how often harassment occurs at their meetings. Women are reluctant to complain about harassing behavior out of fear of retaliation, fear of damage to their careers, or simply not wanting being labeled as a troublemaker by colleagues.
Ignoring the problem of sexual and gender-based harassment at meetings means that meeting producers are emphatically not serving the interest of a large segment, possibly a majority, of their participants. At best, it jeopardizes the success of future meetings due to decreased attendance and revenue-generation. At worst, it may put meeting producers at risk of legal liability.
Fortunately, there are things that all of us can do to spot, stop, and prevent harassment at meetings. Click here for more information.
April 13, 2015 / Sherry Marts/ Comment
Human Workplace, Career Development, Diversity & Inclusion
harassment, women in science, associations, fairness
Sherry Marts
Fair Is Fair. Or Is It?
March 06, 2015 / Sherry Marts
If you really want to be fair, start with a rule that says, "Work when you want, where you want, as long as the work gets done." Apply that to everyone, across the board, no exceptions.
March 06, 2015 / Sherry Marts/ 1 Comment
Human Workplace, Diversity & Inclusion
fairness, women at work, work-life satisfaction, stress, communication
Want More Women at the Podium? Bring Conscious Awareness to Unconscious Bias.
December 19, 2014 / Sherry Marts
You're a meeting planner, a planning committee member, a symposium series organizer, or otherwise responsible for engaging speakers and presenters. You have an explicit goal of ensuring gender diversity* among the speakers you engage. And yet, despite your best efforts, you consistently fall short of your diversity goals. What is going on?
Your program is a victim of unconscious bias.
I experienced this early in my career, when I was running a grant program and was responsible for setting up review panels. I quickly learned that when asked the questions, "Whom should we invite to join the review committee next year?" the group, who at the time were mostly men, would quickly give me a list of names, all of them men. I would tear off that flipchart page, stick it on the wall, then say, "OK, now how about we come up with a list of qualified women." And, invariably, I would end up with just such a list.
The good news is that these groups of men were quick to realize what had happened. Asked for the first names who came to mind, they named people who looked like them. To overcome that unconscious bias, I had to ask, directly and clearly, for what I wanted from them: a list of diverse candidates, not all of whom looked like them.
Unconscious bias looms large on the list of reasons why women and minorities struggle to advance in male-dominated professions, why they are less likely to receive promotions, funding, and awards, and why they are less likely to be considered as presenters and speakers at your meetings.
As I discovered, when what you are after is a list of potential speakers, reviewers, or award recipients, the direct approach works best. Whether in a committee meeting or a one-to-one conversation, these two steps will help you reach the diversity you want.
1. State your desire for diversity up front and at the beginning of the conversation. Some variation on, "We are committed to gender diversity in our programs. As we talk about potential speakers (reviewers, awardees), I want you to give a lot of thought to identifying women who would fit well in our program." Reiterate as needed.
2. When you still end up with a list that is all or nearly all men, make your ask again, "You have recommended some fine people, and they are all (or mostly) men. Do you know any women whom we should ask?"
And don't take "no" for an answer. If your current sources truly know of no women who qualify, ask another source.
Reach out to "Women in [Subject]" groups, committees, or caucuses of scholarly societies.
Check with program officers or awardees of grant programs that support the advancement of women, such as the National Science Foundation Advance program.
Make use of databases like the one compiled by the RAISE project.
Do you have other tips for increasing diversity at the podium? Please, leave them in the comments section.
*Much of this is also true for racial/ethnic and other diversity goals. Gender is what I know best, so I'll stick to that here.
The landmark 2007 study by the US National Academies, Beyond Bias and Barriers: Fulfilling the Potential of Women in Academic Science and Engineering, noted that "Decades of cognitive psychology research reveals that most of us carry prejudices of which we are unaware but that nonetheless play a large role in our evaluations of people and their work. . . . Although most scientists and engineers believe that they are objective and intend to be fair, research shows that they are not exempt from those tendencies."
If you think you're unbiased, go take a few of the implicit bias tests available for free from Harvard University's Project Implicit.
Books that describe research on unconscious bias and its impact include:
Madeleine L. Van Hecke Blind Spots: Why Smart People Do Dumb Things. Prometheus Books, 2007.
Daniel Kahneman. Thinking, Fast and Slow. Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2011.
Shankar Vedantam. The Hidden Brain: How Our Unconscious Minds Elect Presidents, Control Markets, Wage Wars, and Save Our Lives. Spiegel & Grau, 2010.
December 19, 2014 / Sherry Marts/ Comment
unconscious bias, gender diversity, academia, associations
What Are Your Favorite Job Interview Questions?
November 18, 2014 / Sherry Marts
When interviewing for jobs, I recommend coming up with two sets of questions. The first set are all the questions you ask because you want the facts: salary, benefits, amount of travel, number of people you'll be supervising, the size of the budget, and so on. The second set are more subtle, because the answers contain information that lies beneath the surface of the answers you get. These are questions that give you information about the culture of the organization beyond the canned responses of "our values as stated in our strategic plan are . . ." or "we encourage all of our employees to . . . " . Here's an example from my own career:
When I interviewed for the position of Scientific Director at a women's health research advocacy organization, I talked (separately) to three people: the Executive Director (CEO), the Deputy Director (COO), and a member of the Board of Directors. I asked each of them, "Is this a feminist organization?" and I got three very different responses.
CEO: "No, absolutely not, we can't call ourselves that and be effective in the work we do on the Hill and at the agencies."
COO: "What do you mean by 'feminist'?" (This led to a great conversation about how feminism influenced my management style, how I regarded and treated staff, etc.)
Board member: "Absolutely it is. I wouldn't be involved if it weren't."
All of these were the "right" answers. The CEO's focus was on growing the organization's reputation as a thought leader and its influence among lawmakers and policy makers, in order to achieve the organization's goals. The COO's focus was on how well I would fit into the organization's culture and style of management. The Board member had the big picture in mind - how does this organization fit in the wider world of policy and politics?
What is your favorite question to ask when you interview for a job?
November 18, 2014 / Sherry Marts/ Comment
Human Workplace, Diversity & Inclusion, Career Development
communication, job interview
Don't Just Lean In - Speak Up!
July 30, 2013 / Sherry Marts
In deliberative groups (i.e. committees, Boards, seminars, etc.), women speak up less frequently than men. Here's a link to one recent research report - there are data on this going back at least 20 years:
Gender Inequality in Deliberative Participation
This study found that in such groups, men take up about 75% of the time spent talking. Yes, that's men talking three times as much as women, even when women are 50% or more of the group.
As a facilitator, I've been aware of this research for many years and it influences my facilitation work. In addition to ensuring that women have the chance to speak, I encourage groups in which women are a minority to, as much as possible, reach unanimity or at least consensus on any decisions. I am pleased that the authors of this report confirm my approach. They state, "We find a substantial gender gap in voice and authority, but as hypothesized, it disappears under unanimous rule and few women, or under majority rule and many women. Deliberative design can avoid inequality by fitting institutional procedure to the social context of the situation."
What are your thoughts on this? What have been your experiences as a member of a deliberative group? As a chair or facilitator of such a group?
July 30, 2013 / Sherry Marts/ Comment
communication, women at work, gender inequality
S*Marts Consulting offers career and executive coaching, leadership development workshops, and consulting services that take you from where you are to where you want to be. Specializing in nonprofits, and in the advancement of women in STEM.
Get a Little S*Marts in Your Inbox.
We respect your privacy and will not share your information.
Find some S*Marts at:
AWIS Webinars On Demand: "No Means No: Respond to Harassment in the Moment" and "Spot and Stop It: How to End Harassment at Professional Meetings"
Wild Apricot Expert Webinars: "Moving from Talk to Action on Diversity and Inclusion."
Ask Dr. SMarts Archive
Unconscious Bias and Armpits Have a Lot in Common
Is This Really Harassment?
Who puts the "I" in "D & I?" Entomologists Do!
Following Your Bliss? Make Sure You Have a Good Map
It May Not Be Your Fault, And It Is Your Responsibility
The Poisonous Power of Meritocracy
Why Am I So Cranky?
"In My Organization, the Workers Work . . ."
Discrimination That Is Less Than Obvious (Except to the Targets)
When Was the Last Time You Just Played?
It's That Time of Year
Stressed? Have a Cup of Gratitude.
Why Hire a Coach?
Things I Do To Keep My Cool While Bicycling in Traffic
The Medium and the Message
Getting Honest About Emotions
Ten Ways to Create a Humane - Not a "Nice" - Workplace.
You Can't Police Your Own Thoughts
"Work" Is Not a Place
How The Book of How Came to Be
Momentary Awareness

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaCommonCrawl


Home Biafra featured Revoking of Nnamdi Kanu's bail and the subsequent order for his arrest by Binta Nyako: A mockery of the Nigeria Judiciary.
Revoking of Nnamdi Kanu's bail and the subsequent order for his arrest by Binta Nyako: A mockery of the Nigeria Judiciary.
It will be recalled that on the 15th of Oct. 2015, the security forces of Nigeria led by DSS illegally abducted or kidnapped the leader of the Indigenous people of Biafra (IPOB) Mazi Nnamdi Kanu in Lagos, on his way to his home town Afara Ukwu Ibeku in Umuahia Abia State.
This illegal arrest and incarceration of Mazi Kanu lasted for almost 2 years, and within this period, Nigeria judiciary, her security, and Government were subjected to both Local and International disgrace.
This is because for his two years of trial the Government found nothing against him to nail him. As all the allegations leveled against him were all baseless in all ramifications.
Hence on the 25th of April 2017, Binta Nyako's Court, have found no guilt in him granted him bail though with very stringent and draconic conditions, however, Biafrans quickly met the conditions, due the unwavering Love and support he enjoys from his people and he was eventually freed after the draconic conditions were met.
Nevertheless, on the 14th of Sept. 2017, the Nigeria military in a war-like situation and approach stormed his home in a bid to kill him as they couldn't achieve it in there custody, because of the danger in doing that, hence they came in disguise of a military operation tagged "Python dance". It is on record that the military in an attempt to get Nnamdi Kanu killed, they gunned down 28 innocent and armless people in the compound, injuring others and abducting the rest. How he MNK managed to escape that killer mission remains something to thank Chukwu Okike Abiama" and Biafra intelligence department.
Seeing that they have yet again failed in their deadly mission to assassinate the IPOB Leader, they sought to implicate Distinguished Senator Enyinaya Abaribe and others who stood as sureties for the embattled IPOB Leader to forfeit their bail bonds or be arrested.
As usual, they were again disgraced in the court leading to the Federal Government after being defeated in their own court, to withdraw the case against the sureties.
However on the 28th of March 2019 the same Court that granted Mazi Kanu bail after not finding him guilty, the same Court that deferred on the issue of forfeiture of bail bond, made mockery of themselves by revoking the bail of the IPOB Leader and ordered for his immediate arrest, without asking the military their role in trying to assassinate an innocent Man still standing trials in the Law Court. A Man is willing to attend his next Court case to prove his innocence.


King-Berk Insurance Associates offers several types of liability insurance tailored to your type of business. Whether you're a Main Line or Philadelphia based business, we can provide you with liability insurance coverage that suits your needs.
Due to your work activity including but not limited to contractors, food businesses, retail stores, and offices, Comprehensive General Liability Insurance provides coverage for bodily injury or property damage to third parties. Furthermore, coverage can also include products liability to cover you if someone is injured or becomes ill from a product you sell.
Professional Liability often referred to as E & O protects you if a person suffers damages as a result of a mistake you made during your work activity. Just like Medical Malpractice, E & O applies to other types of businesses.
Do you have a computer system? Is it protected against hackers stealing your customers' data and personal information? As a result, you may be liable if you get hacked, and your clients get harmed.
Hiring and firing practices in business can lead to lawsuits. EPLI provides coverage due to you discriminating against an employee in the areas of race, gender, sexuality, age, and ethnic background. Did you know that the moment you interview a prospective employee, you are at risk? Furthermore, EPLI protects you in the event of a sexual harassment claim against you or another employee in your business.
Restaurant and tavern owners who sell and serve alcohol to customers purchase Liquor Liability Insurance. If an intoxicated patron gets into a car accident or gets into a fight after drinking at your business, they can hold you liable. Further, companies that host parties or special events can purchase this coverage. Hence, it includes the sale of alcohol as well as serving alcohol.
Does your group or organization hold special events that are open to the public for a few days? King-Berk Insurance Associates has several sources that provide coverage for seminars, sporting events, musical festivals, and events that only last a few days.
For help with business liability insurance in Philadelphia, the Main Line or surrounding area, contact us today.


text:
Updated 27 July, 2013 - 05:25 aprilholloway
Inside mystery stone coffin at ancient monastery is… another mystery lead coffin
A couple of days ago we reported on plans to open up a mysterious stone coffin found at the ruins of Greyfriars church in Leicester, the site where King Richard III was discovered last September. Well, the much anticipated event has just taken place and archaeologists were surprised and perplexed to find that inside it was another coffin, this time made of lead .
The Greyfriars Friary in Leicester was built in the 12th century and was home to the Friars Minor, also known as Grey Friars after the colour of their habits. The friary was dissolved by Henry VIII in 1538 during the Protestant Reformation, soon after which it was demolished and became virtually lost to history. Archaeologists are predicting that the occupant of the coffin is either the medieval knight, Sir William de Moton of Peckleton, or one of two high-status friars - Peter Swynsfeld or William of Nottingham, but the latest surprise has shown that anything is possible.
Eight people were needed to life the heavy stone lid of the 14 th century coffin and when they did the second lead coffin, with a crucifix embellished on the lid, was revealed. Site director Matthew Morris, who discovered the former king last August, said the latest development is rare and exciting.
The remains are encased in 5mm-thick lead. But the exposed feet, and some damage to the lead, suggest the corpse was dug up and reburied hundreds of years ago. Archaeologists have also been able to deduce that it's a high-status grave because of the expense of the lead and the effort of making the stone tomb.
The answer as to who really lies within the mysterious lead coffin will be revealed soon. Stay tuned…
28 January, 2022 - 14:00 kborissov
Lighting Up Saqqara: An Electrifying Theory for the Serapeum Sarcophagi
The Serapeum of Saqqara has been a continuous source of speculation and mystery since its re-discovery in 1850. Even now, no theory has been able to explain exactly how or why the 24 giant sarcophagi...
Read more about Lighting Up Saqqara: An Electrifying Theory for the Serapeum Sarcophagi
12 November, 2021 - 00:57 Aleksa Vučković
Preserving Memories Through Time: The History of Post Mortem Portraits
People and cultures around the world have always understood death - the unavoidable part of everyone's existence – in a multitude of ways. Some saw it as a gateway to a new life, while others viewed...
Read more about Preserving Memories Through Time: The History of Post Mortem Portraits
4 July, 2021 - 19:01 Sahir
Roman Sarcophagus Containing Two Skeletons Unearthed in Bath
Bath is the largest city in the county of Somerset and, as the name suggests, it is renowned for its Roman-built baths which were used until the end of Roman rule in Britain in the 5th century AD...
Read more about Roman Sarcophagus Containing Two Skeletons Unearthed in Bath
9 May, 2021 - 14:53 ashley cowie
Medieval Remains of 'Noble Girl' Discovered Under Real Alcázar in Spain
Archaeologists have unearthed the skeleton of a 5-year-old, blonde-haired girl, buried in the late 13th or early 14th century beneath a chapel floor in the Real Alcázar in the Virgen de la Antigua in...
Read more about Medieval Remains of 'Noble Girl' Discovered Under Real Alcázar in Spain
17 April, 2021 - 02:01 Sarah Piraino
The Female Siberian Ice Maiden Whose Legend Lives On
Buried in permafrost soil around the 5th century AD, a 35-year-old woman was discovered in the Republic of Altai, Russia. Finding the woman helped archaeologists develop deeper understanding of the...
Read more about The Female Siberian Ice Maiden Whose Legend Lives On
9 April, 2021 - 22:11 Joanna Gillan
Mystery of the Fetus Found in a Bishop's Coffin Solved!
Researchers at Lund University hospital were in for a surprise when they conducted a CT scan of a mummified Scandinavian bishop and spotted the remains of a tiny fetus tucked under the bishop's feet...
Read more about Mystery of the Fetus Found in a Bishop's Coffin Solved!


text:
Екатерина Алексеевна Гейко (2 марта 1995, Москва) — российская футболистка, полузащитница и нападающая. Мастер спорта России.

Биография
Воспитанница московской СДЮСШОР № 46 «Царицыно», первый тренер — Николай Цюндик.

В 2014 году присоединилась к команде «Измайлово». Дебютный матч в высшей лиге России сыграла 13 апреля 2014 года против «Зоркого», заменив на 80-й минуте Ксению Лазареву, а всего провела в команде 2 неполных матча в начале сезона. В 2015 году выступала за «Чертаново» и провела 5 матчей в высшей лиге, также все — не полностью. В 2017 году играла в первом дивизионе за команду «Челси-Москва», позднее — в московской зоне второго дивизиона за «Строгино» и «Спарту».

Принимала участие в студенческих соревнованиях, где была одной из лучших бомбардиров Московских студенческих спортивных игр 2017 года, а также в любительской лиге ЛФЛ Москвы.

Сыграла 8 матчей в составе молодёжной сборной России в 2013—2014 годах, в том числе 6 игр в отборочном турнире молодёжного чемпионата Европы.

Выступала в чемпионате России по пляжному футболу за команды «Русбалт» (2015) и «Спарта» (2018), всего сыграла 3 матча и забила 3 гола.

Примечания

Ссылки

 Профиль на сайте РФС
 Профиль на сайте Федерации футбола Москвы

Футболистки России
Игроки ЖФК «ЦСП Измайлово»
Игроки ЖФК «Чертаново»

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaWikipedia


text:
package uk.ac.hutton.ics.buntata.util;

import android.content.*;
import android.os.*;

import java.io.*;
import java.text.*;
import java.util.*;
import java.util.zip.*;

import uk.ac.hutton.ics.buntata.*;

/**
 * @author Sebastian Raubach
 */

public class FileUtils
{
	private static final SimpleDateFormat SDF = new SimpleDateFormat("yyyy.MM.dd_HH.mm.ss", Locale.getDefault());

	public static synchronized File getExportFile(Context context, String extension)
	{
		File file;

		File root = new File(Environment.getExternalStorageDirectory(), context.getString(R.string.app_name));
		root.mkdirs();

		do
		{
			file = new File(root, SDF.format(new Date()) + "." + extension);
		} while (file.exists());

		return file;
	}

	public static void deleteDirectoryRecursively(File folder)
	{
		if (!folder.exists() || !folder.isDirectory())
			return;

		File[] files = folder.listFiles();

		if (files != null)
		{
			for (File file : files)
			{
				if (file.isFile())
				{
					file.delete();
				}
				else
				{
					deleteDirectoryRecursively(file);
				}
			}
		}

		folder.delete();
	}

	public static File getFileForDatasource(Context context, int datasourceId, String filename)
	{
		return new File(new File(new File(context.getFilesDir(), "data"), Integer.toString(datasourceId)), filename);
	}

	public static void zip(File zipFile, File... sourceFiles) throws IOException
	{
		ZipOutputStream zos = new ZipOutputStream(new BufferedOutputStream(new FileOutputStream(zipFile)));
		for (File source : sourceFiles)
		{
			ZipEntry entry = new ZipEntry(source.getName());
			zos.putNextEntry(entry);

			FileInputStream fis = new FileInputStream(source);

			byte[] readBuffer = new byte[2048];
			int amountRead;

			while ((amountRead = fis.read(readBuffer)) > 0)
				zos.write(readBuffer, 0, amountRead);
		}
	}

	public static void unzip(File zipFile, File targetDirectory) throws IOException
	{
		ZipInputStream zis = new ZipInputStream(new BufferedInputStream(new FileInputStream(zipFile)));
		try
		{
			ZipEntry ze;
			int count;
			byte[] buffer = new byte[8192];
			while ((ze = zis.getNextEntry()) != null)
			{
				File file = new File(targetDirectory, ze.getName());
				File dir = ze.isDirectory() ? file : file.getParentFile();
				if (!dir.isDirectory() && !dir.mkdirs())
					throw new FileNotFoundException("Failed to ensure directory: " + dir.getAbsolutePath());
				if (ze.isDirectory())
					continue;
				FileOutputStream fout = new FileOutputStream(file);
				try
				{
					while ((count = zis.read(buffer)) != -1)
						fout.write(buffer, 0, count);
				}
				finally
				{
					fout.close();
				}
				/* if time should be restored as well */
				long time = ze.getTime();
				if (time > 0)
					file.setLastModified(time);
			}
		}
		finally
		{
			zis.close();
		}
	}
}

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaGithub


Brazilian 4x4 Straight closures are full, soft with a glossy texture. Great for completing natural flawless hairstyles.
All Belle Noir hair products can be used several times : their versatility is endless . Brazilian 4x4 Straight Closure can be hot styled curly . After the washing and drying process the hair will always revert back to its natural state time after time. Can be used several times depending on styling.


You are not logged in. [Log In] Texas Offroad Network Forums » Forums » ATV, UTV and OHV Racing - Organizations and Associations » Texas Off Road Nationals ATV/UTV » UTV Race Time?
#588106 - 04/28/16 07:01 PM UTV Race Time?
I am sure this is posted somewhere but what day and at what time do the SxS short course and long course races start?


the kind of real Bitcoin knowledge you've been waiting for.
What is it about Bitcoin that makes people run in the other direction?
Why are some people making the most of it while others hesitate?
a part of your financial future?
These and other questions are answered in this no nonsense guide called The Insider's Digest of the Bitcoin and Crypto-Currencies Debate.
At long last, all your questions about Bitcoin are addressed in this easy to follow, illustrated manual that gives you both a detailed analysis and a birds-eye overview of the Bitcoin phenomenon.
This guide gives you the tools, resources and strategies that have been missing from all the Bitcoin talk going on out there. Instead of hearing rumors and myths, you will now have the power to make your own decisions on your own terms with Bitcoin, which is a great feeling!
Don't let another day go by without having this arsenal of Bitcoin and Crypto-Currency knowledge at your fingertips.
Take action right now to become a major player!


I once knew a vital national security secret for a period of 10 minutes. I could have sold that secret for a high price during its 10 minutes of importance. I didn't. Moments later, the information was no longer vital or secret - and it flowed into the public awareness barely remarked.
Recently I've been studying the ways a number of organisations use data to create value, and I identify 3 broad approaches: secrecy, invention and layering. My interest is in helping organisations build sustainable value positions, so here I briefly consider the pros and cons of these approaches and how they inform business development.
Trading state secrets is tricky, since the market is very imperfect. Counterparties are unreliable, transaction costs are high and the market is hard to predict. Quality is notoriously variable and verification difficult. Penalties are high. As a result, it's best avoided unless you have deep pockets, ideological convictions, and ideally, a state sponsor.
Commercial, technical and personal secrets also have the potential to command a great premium in the right market - but making and sustaining these markets is tricky. Networking and transaction costs remain high since security must be tight to protect sources, but the real or perceived value of the information may make these costs acceptable.
The whiff of Martini and intrigue can help canny participants to increase the premiums paid, but trading on secrecy of this kind is ultimately a niche activity since volumes are small, relationships expensive to maintain and pipelines hard to predict. Most worryingly, secret information can lose its value at any time. To build sustainable value the information must be protected.
Inventors get to harvest the sustainable value of their information by securing intellectual property rights. Of course this is only an option for those who can demonstrate that they are the creators or developers who have added a distinct definable intellectual asset. Once protection is in place then depending on the quality of the asset, it can be developed and delivered.
While this is the basis of many a successful sustainable enterprise, it depends on the creation of proprietary intellectual property. If you don't have any on the drawing board, you can still create sustainable value from data in other ways.
The quantity of freely or very cheaply available data continues to grow geometrically, and without the Research and Development costs of invention, or the transaction and protection costs of secret information, it can provide a versatile feedstock for value creation. It is often a simple task to create value by adding information from different sources, or to discover correlations in unexpected places.
Free information - for example from a mapping service like Google Maps - can be supplemented by time-sensitive information - traffic, weather, fuel price etc, to create premium packages that retain their value but have low marginal costs.
Services like Wonga illustrate the benefits of analysis and iterative learning. By gathering client data, cross-referring against socio-demographic profiles and credit data it's possible to identify profitable market segments (in Wonga's case for short term loans) which previously went unserved.
At Bmycharity we found correlations in our data that gave insights into donor and consumer behaviour that reached far beyond charitable giving - and guided our strategy as we set out to disrupt the commission-pricing model of the online fundraising market.
Now, with the development of ever-more powerful analytical tools like Hilbert and ever-larger data sets, The Economist notes that some organisations are embarking on ambitious efforts to identify a wide spectrum of targets, from valuable social influencers, to fraudsters and terrorists.
Creating value by layering and analysing data offers the prospect both of sustainable value creation and a ready stock of raw materials. With the continuous improvement of analytical tools available, this part of the market for creating value from data will grow and grow.


text:
They made Republican Steve House an offer he could refuse
By Lynn Bartels
Becky Mizel, Colorado Republican Party, Cynthia Coffman, Jack Stansbery, Steve House, Ted Harvey
Steve House, a candidate for chairman of the Colorado Republican Party, addresses the GOP on March 14. To his right is his wife, Donna. Behind him, left to right is Attorney General Cynthia Coffman, House's highest-ranking supporter, in her trademark blue jacket, state Sens. Vikki Marble and Kevin Lundberg, and former Sen. Ted Harvey, who is said to be part of the current controversy surrounding the party. (Lynn Bartels, The Denver Post)
The uproar over Attorney General Cynthia Coffman and former Congressman Tom Tancredo asking Steve House, the candidate they backed for chairman of the Colorado GOP, to resign isn't going away.
Some, such as conservative radio host Randy Corporon of KLZ 560 AM, are taking Coffman and Tancredo's side in saying House has to go. "It has become clear as we approach the proverbial first hundred days, that Steve is not the man to unite the state party and boldly grasp the future," Corporon wrote in a piece for The Colorado Statesman.
Others, including Jack Stansbery, the former executive director of the state GOP, are critical of Coffman and Tancredo. (His essay to the state party follows.)
Stansbery said House's meeting with the trio of Republicans who sought his ouster was "like walking into a meeting with Barzini and Tessio in 'The Godfather.'"
"How did Cynthia Coffman go from being Steve House's very public mentor and champion to pulling the knives out for him three months later?" Stansbery asked in an essay he forwarded to the Colorado Republican Party.
Coffman and Tancredo have not outlined what they believe House did that led to their request he step down, but sources said there were concerns about possibly slanderous statements that could lead to a lawsuit. House said Tancredo was upset he hadn't hired former state Sen. Ted Harvey as the executive director, and they threatened to publicize his "womanizing" if he didn't step down.
House initially said he would resign, but then publicly said he wasn't having an affair and he refused to be "bullied." Coffman said there were no threats.
House defeated two-term chairman Ryan Call at the GOP's election on March 14.
From Stanbery's essay:
How did Cynthia Coffman go from being Steve House's very public mentor and champion to pulling the knives out for him three months later?
Ryan Call, former director of the Colorado Republican Party.
Coffman took all the credit she could find for ousting otherwise successful State Party Chairman, Ryan Call. She lobbied hard to the voting members of the GOP Central Committee. Against the backdrop of historic victories for Colorado Republicans in 2014, the Attorney General argued that they should fire the current party chairman and vote for her chosen candidate, Steve House.
Coffman argued that her chosen candidate would exceed the high bar that the previous chairman had set and would be a net gain for the party. She asked the GOP to walk out on a long tree branch for her because they could trust her that it was the right thing to do. After all, she reminded everyone, she was the leading (GOP) vote-getter in the 2014 elections and therefore the de-facto party leader. She had the vision and the organization to know what was right and to get it done. She owned it.
Then, almost 3 months to the day after the March 14 GOP elections she invites her political protégé to a meeting where he would be forced to choose between his political demise or a personal one. It was like walking into a meeting with Barzini and Tessio in The Godfather. Like the movie, the plot was uncovered and ultimately unsuccessful. Unfortunately, this isn't a movie but instead involves real life people who hold fairly prominent positions that affect many of us in the Republican Party.
Republican Jack Stansbery
In addition to Coffman, former congressman Tom Tancredo was there in waiting as was Pueblo County Chair Becky Mizel. Because Chairman House hadn't acted according to the plans they had for him, the conspirators gave House an ultimatum: resign immediately or rumors of his "extramarital affairs" would be made public. To his credit, House stood his ground in an extremely difficult and intimidating situation.
So how to explain this turn of face and events for AG Coffman? What kind of person would turn so quickly and callously on a supposed friend and ally? (Isn't it this kind of "backroom dealing" that she fought so hard against in getting House elected?). What kind of leader and mentor not only lets her charge fail so badly, in her estimation, but then tries to finish him off rather than continue to work with him to make him as good as he can be — and the party be as good as it can be? What would compel Coffman to publicly admit a major defeat in House's supposed failure and consequently put the future of the party at risk?
Let's assume for a moment that everything Coffman and crew thought about Steve House was true. Let's assume she had other choices. For example, she could have found another candidate for Executive Director that they both agreed upon. She could have provided guidance on a party budget, introduced House to donors, facilitated interaction between the party and aggrieved coalitions, or even acted as some sort of intermediary between the Colorado GOP and the RNC (if she was 'worried' about RNC influence in Colorado).
Maybe Coffman did some or all of those things but House resisted or refused to listen. She still had choices. Instead of choosing to make the best of the situation, she chose to create a vacuum – the worst possible outcome. Who was going to fill it? Did she really expect everyone to just trust her again? The party would have gone from The Godfather to Lord of the Flies. In the worst case scenario, she could have simply chosen to wish House the best of luck, then align herself with a PAC or a C4 to accomplish many of the political objectives she didn't think were being met through the state party. After all, in today's reality, the state party is primarily responsible for party administration, PR, and providing general resources and direction to candidates.
Ultimately, few are shocked that politics includes a lot of fastballs high and inside. But inside baseball at this level usually involves a cost-benefit analysis. These actions by Coffman seem to come at a personal, professional and political cost. Ironically, Steve House may be the only one to have benefited from this in the long run by showing a little intestinal fortitude when he had to. Regardless of any individual opinions of Steve House, it is in our collective best interest as Republicans to see him succeed.
Categories: Colorado Legislature, Colorado Politics
After South Carolina, "this white man," Sen. Mike Johnston, writes a letter to a black Denver church
Janet Buckner runs for House seat: "This is what John would want"
Such a fascinating account of a real life intrigue. A lady politician and her chosen "public mentor and champion". An accusation of romantic impropriety with boundaries yet undefined. A man confronted by his ireful benefactor and her minions in a surprise assault. A gallant pride so huge as not to be disdained ….. #ToBeContinued
Comment by Porter Lansing — June 18, 2015 @ 7:40 am
Something is rotten is Denver… House stood his ground? I stand with House.
Comment by madgrandma — June 18, 2015 @ 7:49 am
-> I left my desk job and since then I am getting paid Eighty-five bucks every hr. …Wonder how? I freelance online! My old job didn't make me happy ,so I chose to take a chance on something new… 2 years have passed since And I say it was the wisest decision i ever made! This is what i do… <-
Comment by Nettie5495 — June 18, 2015 @ 10:28 am
If you had gotten a real job, you might be able to afford an Alfa Romeo.
Comment by GenePH — June 18, 2015 @ 10:54 am
If the sexual or asexual aspects of Hillary C. or our Colorado governor (I can't type his name without a moderation warning or disappearance of comment!) become gossip fodder, I'm sure Lynn will report it here.
Comment by GenePH — June 18, 2015 @ 8:48 am
Which Colorado governor?
Hick and his wife are separated – each has a new LTR.
Comment by muleman — June 18, 2015 @ 12:10 pm
Comment by GenePH — June 18, 2015 @ 12:37 pm
Lynn is just reporting what is being said, not gossiping. She doesn't work for Fox News.
Comment by Doug Hubka — June 18, 2015 @ 12:48 pm
Are you talking about Bill Owens?
Comment by jinarvada — June 18, 2015 @ 4:25 pm
No; Hillary C. and our currant Colorado (D) governor. Look it up if you don't know who it is. I cannot use his name or I get deleted by the moderator.
Comment by GenePH — June 18, 2015 @ 4:40 pm
There is no point. Our current Governor really doesn't seem to have an interesting personal life to report on ad nauseum, unlike Owens, explaining the reason for my question.
Yeah, move along, nothing to see here. Except, did you see the arms on his new LTR?
So why did you bring up Hillary C. and the governor? And why should I care about any ones arms> What does that have to do with this article?
Comment by velud — June 19, 2015 @ 12:20 am
"[Coffman] reminded everyone, she was the leading vote-getter in the 2014 elections and therefore the de-facto party leader."
Well, if she says so…
Comment by Enterprise — June 18, 2015 @ 9:16 am
Don't tell me Coffman's advisors are all from that junior league crowd of white boys who've served in the AGs office. They're a weird lot.
Comment by ThePowerCompany — June 18, 2015 @ 8:01 pm
It's kind of funny. If you polled Colorado who the Attorney General is, maybe 20 percent would know her name. And those know her because of her husband. Sad, but probably true.
But she's the leader of the state Republican Party.
Comment by Enterprise — June 18, 2015 @ 8:20 pm
article fails to point out that all major players in this Tea Party-promoted coup are Tea Party members and illustrate their attempt to
destroy the Republican Party from within and reestablish a party
promoting their far right agenda.This includes Randy Corporon who defends his fellows radicals and their effort to bring down House for good of their agenda. All should submit to a lie-detector test.
Comment by Ron Michel — June 18, 2015 @ 10:38 am
Because Chairman House hadn't acted according to the plans they had for him, the conspirators gave House an ultimatum: resign immediately or rumors of his "extramarital affairs" would be made public. To his credit, House stood his ground in an extremely difficult and intimidating situation."
A grand jury needs to look into this. Extortion is a crime.
Comment by Harpro208 — June 18, 2015 @ 4:49 pm
Lynne reminds me of Predator. As Dutch said to the alien, "you are one u__y m_____ f______.!
Although I respect Lynn Bartles's job as a reporter, before a story like this is printed, verification of facts should be done. I believe a retraction and apologies may be in order very shortly.
Comment by sense1776 — June 19, 2015 @ 10:29 am
I feel sorry for Mrs. House. Anyone thinking of what she must be going through?
Comment by Himtngal — June 19, 2015 @ 6:28 pm


Interest rates remain historically low and even though housing prices are increasing in many areas, the market still offers lots of opportunities to become a homeowner. But what's holding many back is saving enough for a downpayment.
Reaching any goal requires dedication to that goal and a mindset that enables you to sacrifice to achieve what you desire. Often that's easier said than done. However, if you analyze your spending and lifestyle habits you can determine where you can conserve to create enough of a reserve to comfortably buy a home without feeling totally deprived.
2. Consider getting rid of recurring expenses for services you don't really use or you use infrequently. Maybe it's a gym membership that's adding up to more than a $1,000 for the year; but you really only use it three or four times a month. That makes no sense. Get rid of it and find a workout buddy and a free place to exercise. Or it could be an audio or video membership that's going to waste. Sure, it might be $20 a month but over a year, that adds up.
Try listening to podcasts. They're free! Some podcasters are very entertaining and their podcasts can be excellent sources of information and resources for business and personal development.
4. Cut back on eating out or dine out early. Make more meals at home. This will allow you to take leftovers for lunch the next day. When you do decide to eat out, dine out earlier in the day. You can often take advantage of eating the same great meal at a less expensive price by ordering from the happy hour menu. These days, lots of people find saving and living lean to be hip and cool. They'll be happy to join you for an earlier meal.
5. Start a side job. If you're working a full-time job, evaluate what your skill set is and see if you can freelance. I spoke with a client recently who had a "day job" and was earning additional income. He was already up about $50,000 from his side job of selling auto parts. It may take a bit to figure out where and how you can earn your side income, but it's worth exploring. This could even turn into a full-time job. Lots of people are making money working from home using the Internet. Explore your options and see how you can generate some extra cash each month.
6. Use momentum to pay back your debt. Work hard to pay down cards with the highest interest rate first. As one card is paid off, transfer the money you were paying on that card to another card. By combining whatever you were paying on the paid off card to another balance that you're paying down, you're giving it some momentum and you'll get that next card paid down even faster.
Remember that reducing your spending is critical to having what you want. So don't add to your debt. Once you save for your deposit, you'll want to make sure that you also save enough to have a cash reserve for emergency repairs and any unexpected crisis that might occur. Also, make sure that you make this process a good experience rather than a painful one. Keep your eye on the goal and understand that the decisions you make today will impact your future and your opportunity to become a homeowner.
If you are interested in buying a home or selling a home, please let my real estate experience go to work for you. Please call me, Chris Maroc 914-215-2025.


On this page you can check the availability of DSL lines in Santa Ana with instant, real time results. By filling in the short form below, you will be pre-qualifying for a fast DSL line from all the top local and nationwide DSL service providers available in Santa Ana.	Your DSL pricing is heavily influenced by the distance between your local phone office (called the 'POP' or 'CO') and your business. This distance, called the 'local loop', helps determine which of the providers in Santa Ana will be able to cost-effectively service your location.
Page Keywords: Santa Ana Frame Relay Santa Ana DSL line Santa Ana DSL Connection Santa Ana	DSL Service Santa Ana DSL Provider Santa Ana DSL Internet Santa Ana DSL Internet Connection Santa Ana DSL Service Provider Santa Ana DSL price Santa Ana DSL Speed Santa Ana DSL Internet Service Santa Ana DSL Internet Access Santa Ana Fractional DSL Santa Ana DSL Bandwidth Santa Ana DSL Internet Service Provider Santa Ana DSL Internet Provider Santa Ana DSL Pricing Santa Ana DSL Internet Services Santa Ana DSL Services Santa Ana T-1 Santa Ana T-1 Line. Keywords are placed here to provide a quick summary of the services specifically offered by DSL Shopper in Santa Ana.


This Cinnamon & Clove bar soap is another product in our Just the Essentials line. You will never have to worry about artificial ingredients, Ever. That is our promise to you.
Combining the best in Organic essential oils, this blend is perfect for those who love the warm smell of clove oil and the spicy scent of Cinnamon. Perfect for the fall and winter seasons.


This is Channel LMS with a LIVE WEATHER BUG REPORT.
Please click the link below and watch to find out what our weather will be for our Fall Party.
What did you think of our weather forecast?
This entry was posted in Techie Kids and tagged Blogging Buddies, BookQuest, Projects, Science, Technology, Video by Mrs. Moore. Bookmark the permalink.
I really like your post about the Doppler Radar 3000!I absolutely ♥ ed your weather forecast! In Australia our weather is called Celsius and in your state it is called Fahrenheit.
What is your favourite season summer, autumn, winter or spring? What does Doppler and Radar mean?
Sometimes I get sun burnt but I put sunscreen on but I still get sun burnt. When you get sun burnt your body goes all red and I do not like it when my body goes red when I get sun burnt!
Have you ever got sun burnt before or do you know anyone who has got sun burnt?
The weather today for us is 28 for us and 82 for you.
I was very hot because my skin is not used to the sun yet.
It's only Spring not Summer.
In Summer I get burnt sometimes.
Do you get burnt sometimes? I put on sunscreen but it wears off and I get burnt.
When it gets really hot we go to Adventure Park. Theres water slides and places were you can eat and have lunch or dinner there too.Do you have a Park in New Zealand?
Also what is a Radar?
I'm not sure what one is.
Thanks for your fantastic comments! We always enjoy hearing from you!
We were just having a bit of fun with our title. Here in the U.S.A., there is part of the newscasts that is devoted to weather. Each weather forecaster, or meteorologist, has a name for their part of the program. We just combined some of our favorites to make our weather report seem very official! 🙂 Did you think our title sounded professional?
be used to predict the weather.
We added the number 3000 because many of the shows have a number in the thousands. Since we are in third grade, we picked 3 thousand.
Many of us like all of the seasons because of the fun changes. Our fall is cool, but not cold, with beautiful, colorful trees and hayrides. Winter is cold, but we enjoy many snow sports. Spring comes just in time when we've had enough cold, with lovely flowers and the return of green. Summer is great, too. We live near the water which means lots of swimming, boating and fishing.
Sun burns are very common here in Michigan during our summer season. We know that it is very important to put sunscreen on and wear hats when we will be outside for long periods of time.
Your Adventure Park sounds fun! We also have water parks and amusements parks here in the U.S.A. Some of the water parks are closed now until the warmer temperatures return. We do have a couple of indoor water parks that can be visited at any time during the year.
We are so excited to be Skyping with you tomorrow! We will talk with you soon!
Hey, that weather forecaster did an awesome job! I'm proud of you Derek!
Today is going to be sunny with a chance of an awsome coment. The weather man was replaced by you. What an awsome post. would you like to make another post?


Get dinner on the table than with the Frigidaire 36" Electric Cooktop. Complete with four burners, you'll be able to stir fry, steam or sauté your way to a delicious meal. Two 8-inch burners boast 2,100 watts and two standard 6-inch burners provide 1,250 watts.
While you're cooking, enjoy the sleek look the Frigidaire 36" Electric Cooktop provides. Easy-to-use controls have coordinating knobs to give you a complete look. Plus, the cooktop features chrome drip bowls that look great and make cleaning up spills simple.


text:
Ticket Protection Plan - International Rail
» Ticket Protection
Ticket Protection Plan
Coverage and Conditions
In order to ensure peace of mind and protect your vacation, Ticket Protection Plan is essential for rail travelers. Rail passes are like cash. If you are traveling in Europe and your rail pass is lost or stolen, you will not receive a refund unless you have Ticket Protection Plan. Under the Ticket Protection Plan Program, you are entitled to a full refund of the unused portion of your original rail passes or replacement tickets (whichever is lower). This service is available for a nominal fee, and covers all rail passes issued by this site.
You must purchase rail Ticket Protection Plan at the same time as your pass. When you order your pass online, you will see that the box for Ticket Protection Plan is already set to accept. If you do not want to participate in the Pass Security Program you may change this and decline the protection.
We will reimburse the ticket or pass holder(s), named on the Ticket Protection plan issued by us, for the theft or accidental loss of the rail pass/tickets, subject to the following Exclusions, Limitations.
A loss means the theft or accidental loss of the rail pass and tickets.
Effective period of coverage is the period from the moment the ticket holder arrives in Europe until they leave Europe.
Program agreements apply only to loss sustained during the effective period
This program does not apply to any loss caused by:
Delay, detention or confiscation by customs officers, officials, police or other security officers.
War, invasion, hostilities (whether war be declared or not), civil war, rebellion, revolution, insurrection of military or usurped power.
Any dishonest, fraudulent or criminal act by the pass holder.
Damage due to wear and tear, gradual deterioration, vermin, or inherent vice.
Limits of Liability
The limits of liability shall be the lesser of the actual cash value of the rail pass at the time of the loss; or the unused portion of the rail pass - which is calculated by the total number of valid days allowed within the rail pass duration less the valid days used.
The loss date shall be the date on which the pass holder first became aware of the loss of the rail pass or the date 24 hours prior to the reporting of the loss to the police under the following condition #2, whichever is later.
Each claim will be reimbursed, for the unused value of the original lost or stolen pass, to the individual who paid for the coverage and met all the requirements as described herein.
The ticket holder is responsible for the safety, security and supervision of the rail pass
The ticket holder should file a police report within 24 hours of the loss or theft of the pass
The ticket holder must either purchase a replacement rail pass or point to point tickets for the remainder of the trip. (Air and bus tickets do not apply)
Notice of the claim must be given to us within 30 days of return from their trip
To submit a claim, pass holder must follow all steps under the section "To File a Claim"
If any claims made under this program are covered by any other valid and collectible insurance or indemnity, we will only pay the difference between the amount paid under the other policy and the total amount which would otherwise be payable under this program
No change to this program will be valid unless outlined in writing and signed by us
No legal action may be brought to recover on this program within 60 days after a claim has been submitted as required herein, and no such legal action may be brought after one year from the requirement time for a claim to be filed
Any provision of this program that is in conflict with applicable law is hereby amended to conform to minimum requirements of such law
To File a Claim
Follow these simple steps in order to make a claim:
Report loss/theft to local police within 24 hours.
Purchase a new pass or rail ticket for the remaining days.
Within 30 days after returning home,
Send us:
A notarized written report that includes the pass holder's name, the date the pass was validated, how many days were unused, and a description of what happened to the pass.
Your official police report and your replacement ticket receipt.
Also include a copy of your airline ticket stubs/receipts (round-trip tickets from departure city to Europe)
Please make a photocopy of all documents for your own records.
Send all evidence to:
Ticket Protection Plan Claims Dept.
Suite 2, 63-65 Rosstown Rd
Carnegie VIC 3163
Phone: 1300 EURAIL (387 245)


text:
#ifndef SKY_ENGINE_CORE_HTML_PARSER_HTMLTREEBUILDER_H_
#define SKY_ENGINE_CORE_HTML_PARSER_HTMLTREEBUILDER_H_

#include "sky/engine/core/html/parser/HTMLConstructionSite.h"
#include "sky/engine/core/html/parser/HTMLElementStack.h"
#include "sky/engine/platform/heap/Handle.h"
#include "sky/engine/wtf/Noncopyable.h"
#include "sky/engine/wtf/PassOwnPtr.h"
#include "sky/engine/wtf/PassRefPtr.h"
#include "sky/engine/wtf/RefPtr.h"
#include "sky/engine/wtf/Vector.h"
#include "sky/engine/wtf/text/StringBuilder.h"
#include "sky/engine/wtf/text/TextPosition.h"

namespace blink {

class AtomicHTMLToken;
class Document;
class DocumentFragment;
class Element;
class LocalFrame;
class HTMLToken;
class Node;
class HTMLDocumentParser;

class HTMLTreeBuilder final {
    WTF_MAKE_NONCOPYABLE(HTMLTreeBuilder); WTF_MAKE_FAST_ALLOCATED;
public:
    static PassOwnPtr<HTMLTreeBuilder> create(HTMLDocumentParser* parser, Document* document, bool reportErrors)
    {
        return adoptPtr(new HTMLTreeBuilder(parser, document, reportErrors));
    }
    ~HTMLTreeBuilder();

    const HTMLElementStack* openElements() const { return m_tree.openElements(); }

    bool isParsingFragment() const { return !!m_fragmentContext.fragment(); }

    void detach();

    void constructTree(AtomicHTMLToken*);

    bool hasParserBlockingScript() const { return !!m_scriptToProcess; }
    // Must be called to take the parser-blocking script before calling the parser again.
    PassRefPtr<Element> takeScriptToProcess(TextPosition& scriptStartPosition);

    // Done, close any open tags, etc.
    void finished();

    // Synchronously empty any queues, possibly creating more DOM nodes.
    void flush() { m_tree.flush(); }

private:
    class CharacterTokenBuffer;
    // Represents HTML5 "insertion mode"
    // http://www.whatwg.org/specs/web-apps/current-work/multipage/parsing.html#insertion-mode
    enum InsertionMode {
        HTMLMode,
        TextMode,
    };

    HTMLTreeBuilder(HTMLDocumentParser*, Document*, bool reportErrors);

    void processStartTag(AtomicHTMLToken*);
    void processEndTag(AtomicHTMLToken*);
    void processCharacter(AtomicHTMLToken*);
    void processEndOfFile(AtomicHTMLToken*);

    void processGenericRawTextStartTag(AtomicHTMLToken*);
    void processScriptStartTag(AtomicHTMLToken*);

    InsertionMode insertionMode() const { return m_insertionMode; }
    void setInsertionMode(InsertionMode mode) { m_insertionMode = mode; }

    class FragmentParsingContext {
        WTF_MAKE_NONCOPYABLE(FragmentParsingContext);
        DISALLOW_ALLOCATION();
    public:
        FragmentParsingContext();
        FragmentParsingContext(DocumentFragment*, Element* contextElement);
        ~FragmentParsingContext();

        DocumentFragment* fragment() const { return m_fragment; }

    private:
        RawPtr<DocumentFragment> m_fragment;
    };

#if ENABLE(ASSERT)
    bool m_isAttached;
#endif
    FragmentParsingContext m_fragmentContext;
    HTMLConstructionSite m_tree;

    // http://www.whatwg.org/specs/web-apps/current-work/multipage/parsing.html#insertion-mode
    InsertionMode m_insertionMode;

    // http://www.whatwg.org/specs/web-apps/current-work/multipage/parsing.html#original-insertion-mode
    InsertionMode m_originalInsertionMode;

    // We access parser because HTML5 spec requires that we be able to change the state of the tokenizer
    // from within parser actions. We also need it to track the current position.
    RawPtr<HTMLDocumentParser> m_parser;

    RefPtr<Element> m_scriptToProcess; // <script> tag which needs processing before resuming the parser.
    TextPosition m_scriptToProcessStartPosition; // Starting line number of the script tag needing processing.
};

}

#endif  // SKY_ENGINE_CORE_HTML_PARSER_HTMLTREEBUILDER_H_


This week on the Real Estate Show we cover renovating for profit and all the tips and tricks to minimise your risks and maximise your gains. Listen here!
This week we talk the election result and season selling. Listen here!


text:
Charles Gurassa
Charles Gurassa is the non-Executive Chair of Channel 4 and Genesis Housing Association. He is also Deputy Chairman at EasyJet plc, Senior Independent Director of Merlin Entertainments plc, and a trustee of English Heritage and the Migration Museum.
He is a former Chairman of Virgin Mobile plc, LOVEFiLM, Phones4U, MACH, NetNames, Tragus, Parthenon Entertainments and Alamo/National Rent a Car and former Deputy Chairman of the National Trust.
His executive career included roles as Chief Executive of Thomson Travel Group plc, Executive Chairman TUI Northern Europe, Director TUI AG and as Director, Passenger & Cargo business at British Airways. He is a former non-executive Director at Whitbread plc, trustee of the children's charity Whizz-Kidz and a member of the development board of the University of York.
Charles was honoured by the British Travel & Hospitality Hall of Fame in 2003.
Copyright © 2020 Travel Weekly Group | Contact | Help | Terms & Conditions | Disclaimer | Privacy Policy


I have posted a couple of times about this wonderful Chinoiserie toile wallpaper. I first saw it about five years ago on eBay and I was outbid. The eBay listing did not identify the pattern name or manufacturer. I looked everywhere for it. Then I saw a bedroom by Suzanne Tucker using the green colorway and was able to find out through her that it is Enchanted Forest by Grey Watkins.
The other day a follower of Chinoiserie Chic gave me a head's up that it was featured in the latest issue of Garden & Gun. I thought you might enjoy seeing it in Garden & Gun as well as the Suzanne Tucker bedroom. I also "used it" in the kitchen of my Chinoiserie Chic "I'm a Giant Challenge" dollhouse for those of you who have been following long enough to remember that Emily Henderson debacle. Here are the reveals of my two Chinoiserie dollhouses if you've never seen them - the primary residence and the Dragon House.
I still don't have this wallpaper in my home - at the time, the blue and white colorway had been discontinued and I would have had to buy the entire remaining stock and it is super expensive. Still hoping I find it some day again on eBay. It would make great framed panels too.
Thanks for all the comments and emails from as far away as London on my fence issue. In honor of Earth Day, I'm happy to report that we have kept the scoundrels at bay and the trees are all still safe as of now. We have identified two strong legal arguments to hopefully prevent it from happening at all. Onward and upward.
Tune in tomorrow for my One Room Challenge update, I hope.
Huge fan of chinoiserie chic blog!
Alison - Thanks so much for the head's up on Garden & Gun and this photo. It's so hard to find photos of this wonderful wallpaper.
This wallpaper is absolutely gorgeous! I'll keep an eye out for you... I want you to have some!!


text:
<?php

namespace Doctrine\ORM\Mapping;

/**
 * This annotation is used to override association mappings of relationship properties.
 *
 * @author  Fabio B. Silva <fabio.bat.silva@gmail.com>
 * @since   2.3
 *
 * @Annotation
 * @Target("CLASS")
 */
final class AssociationOverrides implements Annotation
{

    /**
     * Mapping overrides of relationship properties
     *
     * @var array<\Doctrine\ORM\Mapping\AssociationOverride>
     */
    public $value;

}