As a service to our members, RPI has compiled a list of some frequently asked questions and has asked our Board of Directors to share their experiences. We would also welcome your input. Send your questions or responses to: info@recognition.org.
Q. I've just been given the task of initiating a Recognition Program. Where do I begin?
Greg Boswell, O.C. Tanner, Inc.
I would recommend that first a meeting take place with the management team of the group who will sponsor this program, this is important to establish the scope, expectations, goals of the program, budgets accounts established, reporting process and measurement process preferred to evaluate the success of the programs and initiatives. I would also recommend that the program development be a result of cross functional employees who serve as product experts who can accurately evaluate what would be successfully received by each work group, and at the same time be able to propose and recommend which process and policies need to be established in order for your programs to be successful (ie.. Accounting, Legal, mailrooms, a rep from each division of your company).
Research is needed. The web is a good place to start. Find out about companies and suppliers who deal in recognition principles. Organizations such as RPI can be a good resource. Make sure the budget is approved and that senior management has bought in. Staff focus groups will help identify needs of your companies staff, and get ideas of the types of recognition they would appreciate. Check out legal and tax aspects of awarding staff with merchandise, travel etc.
When I was given the task of creating Walt Disney World's first global recognition program, I did extensive external benchmarking with other exceptional companies. I also used two consultants who had been instrumental in setting up noteworthy recognition programs in their own organizations. Then I did internal research using focus groups, surveys and design days to gather input from over 1,000 Disney Cast Members. They really helped create Partners In Excellence, a very successful performance-based, peer-driven program.
Q. Do companies normally create new positions specifically to manage and administer a Recognition Program? Are there Recognition Departments? Are the positions normally a part of Human Resources Department?
I would say that someone working in Human Resources typically handles corporate-wide recognition programs. Recognition is not typically an employee's sole responsibility within the department. Very few companies have recognition departments but some establish recognition committees that include representatives from all departments throughout the company.
My experience has been it that it varies, however those companies who officially appoint such a position benefit from the fact that this allows for established practices in a consistent manner and allows the programs and critical players to develop teamwork, increase a knowledge and efficiency skillbase and ultimately increase the chances that the programs are developed, maintained and enhanced in a professional manner. In our particular case we fall under the People division which also houses HR functions.
YES! At Royal Bank, we created a position entitled, Manager, Recognition Programs. I have a staff of 4 reporting to me to service our 50,000 employees. We are part of the Sales Effectiveness dept. I would not recommend setting up the group in the HR dept, as most people will begin to view recognition as compensation, which is the worst possible thing to happen!
That was the case when I was named Manager of Cast Recognition at the Walt Disney World® Resort in 1995. Our Recognition Team was under Human Resources. It is also the case at CalPERS, which has just added a Recognition Coordinator position. However, as I work with organizations, I insist that all the business units help create and own the various recognition programs. This is not just an HR initiative! I think companies are realizing that in order to gain a competitive advantage, they must have a system in place to reinforce the mission and business goals through recognition. Higher compensation and incentives are short term solutions; recognition is a lasting solution.
Q. What suggestions do you have to begin a Peer-to-Peer Recognition Program?
Some things that need to be considered include: How will the program be administered? Who can nominate employees fro awards? How large is the budget? What criteria will be used for award levels?
A peer to peer recognition program is best accomplished when it is user friendly and well marketed prior to implementation to both the management team prior to roll out so they in turn can help educate employees on a new process that may need internal support in order for all to become comfortable and realize the value and benefit of this type of program.
Nomination forms are time consuming but do serve the purpose. Staff can nominate each other for sales and service excellence.
Get your people involved with the design and implementation of any recognition process and make sure that there is representation from all levels of the organization. Make sure everyone understands the goals you must accomplish then listen to your people. They will tell you what they want to be recognized for and how they want to be recognized. You may be surprised by their answers.
Q. What is an average budget for a Recognition Program?
This varies by company. I would recommend benchmarking what other companies in your industry or other companies of your size are doing. Any award program vendor should be able to provide benchmarking data like this.
This varies on what each company is establishing as its ultimate goal of the recognition program, the size of the company and its demographics, that is the beauty of recognition it can start small and grow with time and measurements of success!
Very hard to answer. Ours is approx. $100 per person per year, but this includes funds for an annual recognition conference that only 500 attend each year.
According to the benchmarking research I've seen, this figure can vary wildly. Some companies invest up to 2% of their payroll, others feel that .05 of 1% is sufficient. Some invest very little. One of the goals of RPI is to help establish some guidelines or standards but that data will have to be gathered over a period of time. A confidential format for sharing this information may make it easier to obtain.
Q. What factor is the basis for most Recognition Program budgets?
It really depends on your program objectives. Once again, consider what you'd like the program to accomplish and then work towards that goal.
Smart companies are investing in recognition that drives performance and behaviors that further the mission and goals of the organization. Consequently, they are seeing bottom line results. I can tell you that while at Disney during the 25th Anniversary celebration, we saw a 15% increase in the Cast's satisfaction with day-to-day recognition by their immediate supervisors; an overall improvement of 32.6%. We saw correlating Guest satisfaction scores that were very high and showed a strong intent to return, which directly impacted the bottom line. After working with CalPERS for two years, we have seen their recognition scores improve 19%; productivity is increasing, as are customer satisfaction scores.
Q. What data is available linking Recognition to a reduction in turnover?
Great question. I am not aware of any proof that recognition alone will reduce turnover; however, many studies show that people include lack of recognition as a big part of why they leave their jobs. There are certainly other factors that contribute to leaving.
Employee Surveys, published HR reports, attending recognition conferences such as RPI.
Yes, I have some very clear data to share! When I first began working with CalPERS, they had low morale scores and a high attrition rate. Today, they enjoy a very low (5%) attrition rate while other California State agencies are in the double digits. Recognition has gone from the least valued to the most valued aspect about working there and CalPERS has become a "destination employer" in the state of California. Senior management has attributed this retention turnaround to the creation of a thriving recognition-based culture!
Q. How do I measure the effectiveness of my Recognition Program?
One way is through a survey conducted after the employees have had their recognition experience. It is important to evaluate all aspects of the program from program communication, award satisfaction, presentation satisfaction, etc. How well did the program meet the original objectives you set for the program?
Depending upon the type of program that is established, you can measure effectiveness by employee surveys, established reports in your company that track performance, attendance and when in need there are many independent companies who specialize in measurement processes.
This is the easiest and hardest question to answer. For sales programs, attendance programs, etc. the measurement is straight- forward. Of course the harder part is for non-sales, service etc. Employee morale scores, focus groups etc. will give some gauge as to the success. Also, manger feedback will tell you if the program is working or not. I've also found the unofficial way of "no news is good news". Most staff won't call to say how much they love your recognition program; however, a poorly planned or executed program can light up your phone.
There are several ways to measure recognition's return on investment. One way is measuring the increase in employee satisfaction and linking it to customer satisfaction scores, you can see how it will impact the bottom line profits. One example is Sears, Roebuck and Co. who has shared that for every 5% increase in employee attitude scores, they see a 1-3% increase in customer satisfaction which translates to a .5% increase in revenue growth. Another way is to look at your attrition. Put dollar values on recruiting, hiring, relocation, retraining and the productivity lost due to high turnover. One high tech company found that by using great people management practices including exceptional recognition, they saved over $40 million dollars in one year by lowering their turnover just a few percentage points.
Q. I have a very small budget for Recognition. How can I use it most effectively?
The key to successful recognition is doing it for the right reason. Make sure it is sincere or the employees will not appreciate it. Also make sure that any formal recognition you do is accompanied by informal day-to-day recognition. Employees need this just as much.
I would recommend working with your management team to establish the desired goals and work with a cross functional task team to bring in the actual hands on experts to evaluate what projects can be easily influenced quickly and create immediate positive experiences, and what projects are long term and would need more time and larger expenditures and set a timeframe and time line for presentation to your management team for approval.
Recognition is based in positive human interaction. Although reward is also important, training managers to correctly recognize staff is most of the effort. Also, many suppliers can help you set up a good R&R program with small items.
Don't let a small budget hold you back! Get a team of people together from all business units/departments and design a low or no-cost peer-driven, day-to-day process for recognition. Even if it's as simple as starting staff meetings with success stories and taking time to verbally thank each other, you will see positive results. Second, ask a respected leader to be the "recognition champion" in your organization. The middle management team will follow his or her lead and take their role in creating a recognition environment much more seriously. Remember that it's everyone's responsibility to give recognition.
Q. What are the most popular types of Recognition Awards, i.e. Years of Service; Team, etc.?
According to a study conducted by Wirthlin Worldwide, 93% of companies surveyed had service award programs. This type of program was offered more than any other formal program type.
This depends on what programs each employee has had the opportunity to participate in. Generally the easier the program participation the better the response.
In my consulting work with many companies, I've found that you need a balance of day-to-day, informal and formal recognition. Unless you have a strong foundation built on peer-driven day-to-day recognition, other forms of recognition can be seen as insincere or as "carrot and stick" management manipulation. One of my clients, CalPERS, has been building a solid infrastructure for recognition for over two years and we have strategically focused on day-to-day recognition as the cornerstone. It has been tremendously successful!
Q. What is the single most important thing to emphasize in a new Recognition Program?
Communicate to employees what you are doing and why. This will help you meet your program objectives and it will get people involved. Also make sure managers understand and are committed to the program. Finally, get management buy-in if you want the program to be successful.
To educate your management teams on recognition. What is recognition versus reward systems, why you recognize, established behaviors you will choose to support and recognize, what is the benefit of having recognition as part of your corporate culture and the impact of choosing not to implement recognition to a corporations efforts in maintaining and attracting quality employees.
I agree with Greg and Sandie. The more employee involvement you can get and the more communication you do, the more successful your program or process will be. I also feel that leadership support is critical.


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Top NBA Prospect Injures Foot, Out for Weeks
Noah Gehris
Last week, the Illawarra Hawks point guard Lamelo Ball suffered a bruised foot. Ball has been told to rest the foot for a whole month to avoid any more damage towards the foot. Ball is expected to come back in January but will take his time to return back to the court.
Potential No.1 overall draft pick Lamelo ball with his injury will now be missing several NBA scouts coming up to Australia to come see the young ballplayer play. They also were going to come up for top prospect R.J Hampton but with Ball's injury decided to set the date back to when Ball is back on the court.
Ball, before the injury, was playing some of the best games we've ever seen out of the young star by putting up multiple triple-double games. Ball the game before injury, put up 25 points, 12 rebounds, and 10 assists. The game before Ball put up another triple-double with 32 points, 11 rebounds, and 13 assists.
The young 18-year-old previously got put at number two for the NBA mock draft by Sports Illustrated and has climbed up the list after not cutting the top ten before the start of the NBL season. Sources have said that the injury should not change Ball's placement in the mock draft and he still has a chance at being the number one pick in next year's draft.
Bleacher Report reporter Mirin Fader looked at the improvements Ball has made overseas this season and stated, "Ever since LaMelo landed in Australia, he's been dazzling scouts with behind-the-back passes and uncanny court vision. The hype has increased. One scout has even likened him to Luka Doncic. For good reason: LaMelo has an extremely tight handle and is a gifted passer. He is a creative, flashy, and instinctive playmaker."
Ball these past few games has been filling in for the loss of Aaron Brooks not being active in-game. Brooks in October tore his Achilles and hasn't been able to play. Brooks said this about Ball's game, "The stuff I see is NBA stuff. His IQ is amazing". Brooks' compliment towards Ball's game is extraordinary on the fact that Brooks used to be an NBA player for 11 years and even won Most Improved Player.

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Iran Arrests 46 In Fresh Crackdowns On Instagram Models
Filed Under:Iran, Misogyny, Sharia Law, women's rights
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iranian authorities have arrested dozens of people in fresh crackdowns on models and associated colleagues posting "immoral images" online.
The official IRNA news agency reported Monday that officials in the southern port city of Bandar Abbas, some 1250 kilometers, or 630 miles, south of the capital Tehran, arrested eight women and 36 other people in the photography, beauty salons and wedding businesses who used Instagram to share what they considered indecent images and clips.
Her name is Maeade Mahi. Recently she got arrested just because of uploading her dancing videos on her Instagram. If you are a woman in Iran and you dance or sing or show your hair then you are a criminal. If you want to enjoy your true self, you have to brake the laws every day. pic.twitter.com/0eIq5ld5x6
— Masih Alinejad 🏳 (@AlinejadMasih) July 7, 2018
Police said they were "damaging public virtue through the organized spreading of anti-cultural" activities.
Iran conducts regular similar crackdowns to combat western cultural influence, which draws the ire of the Islamic Republic's hard-liners.


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video of course produced by the fabulous Eyk Studio
(below excerpt from WSJ Speakeasy's exclusive video premiere):
The band spent 22 hours one day this past June filming. They powered their gear by two generators on boats nearby, with power lines running underwater. Rain forced strings players to drop out of the shoot, and the iceberg was in motion too, further complicating things.
"It was by far the most challenging video we've made thus far," says the band's lead singer JJ Julius Son.
"I think because of the soft and melodic nature of this song it fit perfectly with the beautiful, serene setting of the glacier lagoon," he says.
A photo posted by Kaleo (@officialkaleo) on Jul 5, 2016 at 11:45am PDT
Fjallsárlón is an isolated glacial lagoon in the realm of Vatnajökull. Arriving to the lagoon is like stepping into a dreamlike world that offers spectacular sights. Iceland's tallest volcano, the Öræfajökull glacier, looms above the lagoon and reaches down to the water where icebergs break off into the lake and drift serenely around before melting.
Read "Save Yourself" by Kaleo on Genius
#SaveYourself
A photo posted by Kaleo (@officialkaleo) on Sep 29, 2016 at 3:25pm PDT
Behind the scenes images from Kaleo and some of the crew from the "Save Yourself" video shoot:
(also see the album on Facebook here)
People keep asking how we were able to perform live on the iceberg. Here is a good photo that shows it. There is @arnargudjonsson recording everything through his laptop and power lines running from the generator under the isolation foam into the water and onto the iceberg. There you go! #SaveYourself
A photo posted by Kaleo (@officialkaleo) on Oct 14, 2016 at 1:10pm PDT
set up a band on an iceberg in the cold rain no big deal.
A photo posted by whitechocolaterainbowdestroyer (@whitechocolaterainbowdestroyer) on Jun 28, 2016 at 8:17am PDT
Normal day at the office!! Recording session on a glacier.
A photo posted by Arnar Gudjonsson (@arnargudjonsson) on Jul 1, 2016 at 11:33am PDT
Behind the scenes shot from our #SaveYourself video filmed live at Fjallsárlón glacier lagoon. Link in bio
A photo posted by Kaleo (@officialkaleo) on Oct 13, 2016 at 11:19am PDT
The most honest "Behind the Scenes" I've ever seen made
A/B (2016)
1. No Good 6. All The Pretty Girls
2. Way Down We Go 7. Automobile
3. Broken Bones 8. Vor í Vaglaskógi
4. Glass House 9. Save Yourself
5. Hot Blood 10. I Can't Go On Without You


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Home Regulatory - United States FTC Workshop on the Sharing Economy: Insights and Promise
FTC Workshop on the Sharing Economy: Insights and Promise
By John P. Feldman on 11 June 2015 Posted in Regulatory - United States
This post was written by John P. Feldman and Jonathan R. Davey.
Following Commissioner Ohlhausen's opening presentation, Stanford Professor Liran Einav introduced the first morning panel. It was moderated by Nathan Wilson, Economist for the FTC's Bureau of Economics. Panelists beyond Prof. Einav were Chiara Farronato, professor at Harvard Business School; Joshua Gans, University of Toronto professor of strategic management; and Glen Weyl, University of Chicago economics professor currently working for Microsoft Research.
Highlights included:
Einav argued that the sharing economy should be observed for at least three or four years before regulators attempt to customize a level regulatory playing field.
Weyl disagreed – "wrong that uncertainty should lead to forbearance."
Gans said he trusted Uber to take his kids from place to place, but not the Toronto taxi system. Uber's inherent lack of privacy allows him to see where his kids are the entire time, as well as who is driving them.
Gans also asked the audience to consider how much of the sharing economy might make up the entire economy; the point here was that economists do not know and are not well situated to predict.
He also highlighted what he saw as the two major concerns for regulators in the sharing economy: safety and market dominance.
Andrew Stivers, Deputy Director of the FTC's Bureau of Economics, and Cecelia Waldeck, attorney with the FTC's Bureau of Competition, moderated the second panel. It consisted of Chrysanthos Dellarocas, professor at Boston University Business School; Andrey Fradkin, National Bureau of Economic Research fellow; Ginger Jin, University of Maryland econ professor; Chris Nosko, University of Chicago Business School professor; and Steven Salter, V.P. of Standards and Services at the Council of Better Business Bureaus.
Dellarocas discussed (and has written on) how online reputation serves as quasi-regulation. Also, he discussed challenges inherent to online reputation systems.
Fradkin discussed the rating biases he found in Airbnb data.
Nosko used eBay data to support Dellarocas' argument.
Salter focused his time on highlighting changes to how the Better Business Bureau uses consumer complaints and sharing economy company responses to generate its ratings.
Professor Arun Sundararajan at NYU's business school gave a presentation entitled, "Platform Power, Reputation, and Regulation: Policy Framing Presentation."
The sharing economy might lead to "Data Darwinism" and may put companies that cannot develop positive online reputations out of business.
The sharing economy blurs the personal/professional line. Is this a hobby one is doing for money or a profession?
After lunch, Commissioner Catherine Sandoval of the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) presented on the complexity of regulating the sharing economy. Her best illustration of this was a torts fact pattern that highlighted how accidents involving transportation network companies (TNCs, such as Uber, Lyft, etc.) can complicate liability issues. The CPUC has issued rulings that disallow TNCs from relying on their drivers' personal insurance, how TNC driver insurance requirements change depending on when they are seeking to provide rides, when they are "off duty," and when they have accepted a fare but have yet to pick up the passenger. But who is liable when a TNC driver advertises that he is available to pick up a passenger, collides with another car that hits a hydrant and causes a cover to fly hundreds of feet away, breaking an unrelated pedestrian's leg? Further, what if the TNC broadcasts daily events updates for certain regions so that its drivers can be available for passengers seeking to attend or leave these events?
The third panel, hosted by Julie Goshorn, attorney with the FTC's Bureau of Competition Office of Policy and Coordination; and William Adkinson, Jr., attorney advisor with the FTC's Office of Policy Planning, was titled, "The Interplay between Competition, Consumer Protection, and Regulation: Business and Regulatory Views." Participants were Matthew Daus, Partner at Windels, Marx, Lane & Mittendorf and the former Chairman of the New York City Taxi and Limousine Commission; David Hantman, Head of Global Public Policy at Airbnb; Ashwini Chhabra, Head of Policy Development at Uber Technologies; Brooks Rainwater, Director of the National League of Cities' City Solutions and Applied Research Center; and Vanessa Sinders, Senior Vice President and Head of Government Affairs at the American Hotel and Lodging Association.
Chhabra noted that one in two Uber trips in Chicago starts or ends in a neighborhood the City of Chicago has deemed under-served.
Rainwater emphasized that local regulatory control was important; every city is different. Further, cities are generally adapting their regulations as they need to, as the sharing economy grows.
Despite their different backgrounds, Hantman and Sinders agreed that the future is bright for hotels.
Daus said that the same liability, insurance, and safety concerns should apply to taxi companies and other transportation services equally.
Sinders made the same argument about hotels and Airbnb-type services.
The last panel was titled, "The Interplay between Competition, Consumer Protection, and Regulation: Policy Perspectives," and was moderated by Marina Lao, director of the FTC's Office of Policy Planning; and Megan Cox, attorney with the FTC's Bureau of Consumer Protection's Division of Privacy and Identity Protection. The panel's participants were Lee Peeler, President and CEO of Advertising Self-Regulatory Council and executive vice president of the Council of Better Business Bureaus National Advertising Self-Regulation; Sofia Ranchordás, a fellow with Yale Law School's Information Society Project; Maurice Stucke, professor at the University of Tennessee College of Law; Arun Sundararajan, NYU Business School Professor; and Adam Thierer, a Mercatus Center fellow at George Mason University.
Sundararajan noted that self-regulation is different from deregulation and non-regulation; it is regulation separate from the government.
Thierer took the approach that the sharing economy might solve problems faster/ better than regulations on the sharing economy.
Ranchordás was concerned that the sharing economy is more innovative than regulations can ever be.
Tags: Federal Trade Commission (FTC), FTC Commissioner Maureen Ohlhausen, peer-to-peer sharing, Workshop


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Darlene P. Taylor-Powers
Born on March 14, 1949 in Kingsport, Tennessee
Departed in Rockledge, Florida on December 16, 2019
Darlene P. Taylor-Powers, of Melbourne FL, formerly of Kingsport TN, passed this life Monday, December 16th, after a long-fought battle with cancer. She was a former employee of Eastman Kodak, moving to Melbourne, FL in 1984, where she was President and co-founder of Custom Industrial Products, Inc.
Living to cherish her memories includes her husband, Henry Powers, Jr. of Melbourne; her sons, Tim Taylor, and wife Loree of Kingsport; Chris Powers, and significant other Denise Benson of Melbourne; and her daughter, Candi Powers of Melbourne. Her grandchildren include granddaughter, Charlee Rain Taylor, of Kingsport, and her grandson, Tyler Powers of Melbourne. She is also survived by three sisters. Leona Browder and husband Dwight of Kingsport, Cathy Marsh of Kingsport, and Patricia Littrell of Surgoinsville, TN. Sisters-in-law include Barbra Powers of Kingsport, and Shelia Powers of Myrtle Beach, SC., and one brother-in-law, Dave Powers of Myrtle Beach, SC. She had many nieces and nephews, all of whom will miss her dearly.
Services will be held Saturday, December 21st at Brownlie-Maxwell funeral home in Melbourne, FL. The memorial gathering for friends and family will be from 3 to 5pm, with the service beginning at 5pm.
In lieu of flowers, the family would appreciate a donation be sent to: Vitas Healthcare (memo, Darlene Taylor) 4450 West Eau Gallie Blvd., Suite 250, Melbourne, FL 32934.
JENNIFER Greene Jeno from Kpt., wrote on September 18, 2022:
So very sorry for your loss. We were best friends in 6 th grade at Jefferson Elementary school and I often spent overnights at her home in the school. I also know Tim, her son and he's stand up young man and real pleasure to know him and Darlene Profitt but lost contact when she moved to Florida. Sorry for delay of my sympathies., Sincereley, JENNIFER( Greene) Jeno
Dennis Mannion from Melbourne, Fl 32935 wrote on December 21, 2019:
Darlene was a well respected professional woman who entered an industrial market, where men dominated, early on with great success for her. I'm sure she has left her permanent mark even as God has allowed the dreaded C disease To take her home far to early.
Peggy Moore from Kingsport, Tn wrote on December 21, 2019:
The Family of Darlene, So sorry to hear of the passing of Darlene. Our thoughts and prayers are with you at this difficult time. Heartfelt Sympathy to the Family. The Moore's, Peggy, Jeremy, Marty and Sha.
Mitzy from Ormond Beach Florida wrote on December 20, 2019:
I will carry you in my heart always!!!
Ralph Cornelius from Cocoa wrote on December 20, 2019:
Such a beautiful Women inside & out. We'll miss her here on earth but celebrate that she is now in peace with the Lord.
Virginia L McDowall from Knoxville wrote on December 20, 2019:
Darlene was a very kind-hearted soul and quite a lady. She was always very kind and welcoming to me and to my daughter. She became a good friend of mine and she will be truly missed. Our prayers are with all of her family, I'm so sorry for your loss. I did send flowers already, I wanted to share our love for Orchids. God Bless.


This spicy cider is made with a slew of health-enhancing ingredients. At first, the ingredients may sound odd but the result is a spicy, sweet, and sour combination that you can dilute in juice or water, or take straight as a health shot to improve immunity. The base for this drink is apple cider vinegar, which has long been used for health and medicinal purposes.
Many people are most familiar with the more common grocery kefir made from dairy. While its benefits to the digestive system are countless, we prefer to have our kefir in a dairy-free form. This version is refreshing, nutrient-dense, and hydrating, making it the perfect version to sip on all summer long. This is a cleansing drink that can be a great complement to the 21-Day Program, as can other fermented foods.
Kimchi is a traditional Korean dish, which is made by fermenting cabbage, red pepper, and other vegetables. Whether or not you can find this delicious Korean preparation, making it from scratch can often mean higher quality ingredients and a deeper appreciation for the food you eat. It's full of probiotics, which we recommend getting on a daily dose in supplements and in food sources.
Yogurt is commonly named when talking about probiotic foods. We've been told it improves digestion, immunity, and even mental health to eat fermented foods and take probiotics, but for some of us the dairy in regular yogurt can be an issue.
Especially while cleansing, avoiding dairy is important, and post-cleanse you might choose to limit or eliminate dairy for good. Fortunately, that doesn't mean you need to give up yogurt! We've created this simple vegan coconut yogurt recipe for our yogurt lovers, so you can enjoy it on and off the cleanse.
What Is Kombucha? Is It Really Good for You?
Somewhere in between the matcha, yerba mate and green tea trends there is kombucha. Perhaps you've spent years hearing about the health benefits — and passing the growing section of the refrigerator in the local natural grocery store — but something about the phrase "fermented yeast and bacteria" isn't exactly a selling point for some people in a beverage. However, as probiotics and probiotic beverages are definitely here to stay, it may be time to make the jump.
Pickled red onions are our new favorite meal add-on! They're easy-to-make, packed full of valuable nutritional elements, and they're a tasty replacement to most unhealthy condiment options out there.
This sauerkraut recipe is one of the many types of healthy fermented foods popular throughout the world. Kefir is used in many areas of the world in forms of fermented milk, coconut water, and water. China and the Middle East have been making kombucha. a fizzy fermented tea that can be found in nearly every health food store today. In almost every culture, we find the health benefits of fermented foods adding an important component to traditional diets. They're full of essential probiotics for building and maintaining intestinal gut flora.
Kimchi is a traditional Korean food that influences American food culture. Both food lovers and kimchi newcomers can enjoy the unique taste and fermented benefits of this kimchi recipe. The beneficial microorganisms in this meal promote gut health with probiotics, produce vitamins and amino acids, and are anti-inflammatory.


The title compound, [Ir2H2O(C3H9P)6](BF4)2·2H2O, was isolated from the reaction between [Ir(COD)(PMe3)3]BF4 and H2 in water (COD is cyclo-octa-1,5-diene). The asymmetric unit consists of one Ir(III) atom bonded to three PMe3 groups, one hydride ligand and half an oxide ligand, in addition to a BF4 (-) counter-ion and one water molecule of hydration. The single oxide ligand bridging two Ir(III) atoms is disordered across an inversion center with each O atom having a 50% site occupancy. Each Ir(III) atom has three PMe3 groups occupying facial positions, with the half-occupancy O atoms, a hydride ligand and an Ir-Ir bond completing the coordination sphere. The Ir-Ir distance is 2.8614 (12) Å, comparable to other iridium(III) metal-metal bonds. Two water mol-ecules hydrogen bond to two BF4 (-) anions in the unit cell.


We have been attending this lovely Christmas event for the last 5 years and were delighted that an album was finally released. We bought a CD after the concert and, after listening, immediately decided we needed more copies for Christmas gifts! Where can we buy these?
If you are near Guelph, they can also be purchased at the Bookshelf.
All I can say is BEAUTIFUL harmonies. I'm blow away!
Wonderful news, Adam! You're welcome to make your way to our 'store' page (https://borealsongs.ca/store) where I hope you can order what you need. But if you happen to be in or near Guelph, I'd be happy to try to save you some shipping costs.
We already have our first snow for 2017!! Always a teaser before Halloween. Enuf to get parents upset with little ones going out. What better way to celebrate than by putting on your CD!! Discovered it last year. Chose it to be the one I give to our staff this year( first Sunday of Advent) so have just ordered 6 copies!! Woo hoo!! Can hardly wait!! Blessings ladies as u prepare to sing in the season!! Woo hoo!!!!


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The evolution of music follows the line: rhythm, melody, harmony.
In primitive music, rhythm is the more important element.
As civilizations evolve, their music also develops melodies.
This happened with Eastern peoples, Jews and Greeks.
In Western Europe as well, music is initially monophonic and vocal, because their voice is the one instrument that is available to every human being. Musical instruments take a subordinate role.
Only afterwards comes the evolution to harmony. In Europe this happened after 1200 AD.
In the 9th century, there is an interest in multiple voicing, although at first it is merely a duplicated monophony.
The second voice moves in parallel with the first.
From the 11th century on, music evolves away from the parallel movement : This is called counterpoint.
This will eventually evolve into the art of true polyphony where all voices have equal importance.
At first, 'official' music was composed only for religious purposes.
The reason for this is that the Church pervaded every aspect of medieval society and also controlled education. Musicians were trained by the Church, often in Abbey schools, where their entire musical attitude was directed towards religious composition.
For 150 years composers from the low-lands near the North Sea dominate and bring the art of composition to new heights and spead their art throughout Europe.
5th Dutch School: 1560 - 1590 --- Orlando di Lasso. Philippe de Monte, Jacobus de Kerle.
These composers were masters in polyphonic art forms like the motet (a multi-voice vocal religious composition) in which sometimes different texts were used; and multi-voice settings of the various parts of the mass: Kyrie. Gloria, Credo. Sanctus en Benedictus, Agnus Dei.
The composer Adriaen Willaert became organist and m.d.c. at San Marco in Venice.
He became the founder of the Venetian School which developed the madrigal, a secular counterpart of the motet.
Texts are often platonic love songs.
Because these Franco-Flemish composers were internationally renown and also often worked outside their country of origin, their works are rarely on Dutch texts.
During the 4th Dutch school, protestant church music is developed in Germany by composers like Jhann Walther and Jacobus Gallus (aka Handl); Hans Leo Hassler, Michael Praetorius en Heinrich Schütz. French contemporaries are Goudimel, Bourgeois and Lejeune.
During the 5th Dutch School, Giovanni Palestrina - active in Rome - brought the Roman Catholic church music to new heights.
During this period instrumental music became an art form in its own right with composers like Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck (1562-1621), organist at de Old Church in Amsterdam; Giovanni Gabrieli (Venetie) and William Byrd (Engeland).
By the end of 16th centurythe foundation was being laid in Florence for the creation of the opera by Claudio Monteverdi, following the example of the ancient Greek tragedies, for which they had a great interest at the time of the Renaissance. The development of this form of composition will result. that the spelling is much less polyphonic, but more homophone, i.e. where the main melody voice is made more important, to which the other voices adapt.
The polyphonic style is reminiscent of horizontal lines, which together provide a sound picture.
music sample: Christ lag in Todesbanden by Joh. Walther.
The homophonic style is reminiscent of a horizontal line, against which vertical lines (the accompanying chords) are placed. music sample: Psalm 119 by P. Hellendaal. .
During the Renaissance and subsequent Baroque (ca. 1600-1750) the secular art is being developed much stronger. Also, the entire musical development is going much stronger in the direction of the instrumental music, of which in Italy: Corelli. Vivaldi and Scarlatti; in France: Lully and Rameau; in Germany: Telemann and JS Bach; and in England: Purcell and Handel are the leading masters.
During that time there are still followers of the old Catholic church music, as Lotti and Caldara.
The Protestant church music had at that time masters like: Buxtehude, Pachelhel, Tunder and Böhm who developed the spiritual cantata, an instrumental unaccompanied vocal composition.
Both from this and separately, the spiritual counterpart of the opera, the oratorio, is being developed thanks to great composers as Graun, Bach and Handel.
The Netherlands have only a few composers of renown. We mention Willern the Fesch and Pieter Hellendaal.
The end of the 18th century brings a huge revival of the development of instrumental music, especially of orchestral music, but also a decline of vocal church music.
It is the time of the classical masters. like Haydn (1732-1809), Mozart (1756-1791) and Beethoven (1770-1829), who also engaged in the vocal sacred music, as evidenced by famous compositions: Nelson-Messe, die Schopfung (Haydn) , Krönungs-messe, Requiem (Mozart), Mass in C and Missa Solemnis (Beethoven). This music however, has a strong focus on the concert hall.
The time of Romanticism (ca. 1815-1914) that follows also produces composers engaged in the vocal music.
First of all opera composers. such as Rossini, Donizetti, Auber, Lortzing, von Weber, Wagner and Verdi.
But oratorios were also composed, such as by Schubert (Masses), Mendelssohn-Bartholdy (Elias. Paul), Schumann (Das Paradies und die Peri) and Brückner (Masses). Schubert and Brahms also wrote many smaller choral compositions.
Around 1809 Carl Zelter founded in Berlin the first Liedertafel, which soon was much imitated. These were originally small groups select group of singers, who sang together to socialize. From this developed the male choirs.
After the First World War there was a renewed interest in church music, especially in German-Protestant circles, with composers such as Pepping, Distler and Reda.
Also oratorios are composed by Honegger (Jeanne d'Arc au bûcher, Roi David); Tippett (A child of our time) and Britten (War Requiem).
But with growing nationalism and a revival of popular music there is a great interest in composing secular choral music, as by Orff (Carmina Burana), Hindemith, Bartók, Kodály, Britten; and in the Netherlands Badings.


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Gelman: Vote Within Your Race
Yesterday, Newsweek's Rabbi Marc Gelman tackled the issue of the Sen-CT race between Joe Lieberman, Ned Lamont, and some Republican who's getting less support than Katherine Harris. This is one of the more disturbingly bigoted articles I've read in the last few weeks, so I'll go through the whole thing after the jump.
At the core of Gelman's argument, if you can call it that, is the idea that many Jews have deserted one of their own:
Joe Lieberman did not lose the Democratic primary because of his support for the war in Iraq. He lost because of his lack of support from Jews. Joe got the support of black Baptists (except of course for Al Sharpton and Jesse Jackson who stood so conspicuously behind challenger Ned Lamont on election night). He got the support of Catholic Union guys. He got the support of all the Connecticut papers, and he got the support of most Jews, but not at all an overwhelming number of Jews and that is why he lost. He lost because Barbra Streisand's highly publicized contribution to Lamont and because of the number of Jews who hated Bush and the war more than they loved Joe. That's why he lost, and I don't get it.
Well, a majority of Jewish people in the United States are fairly liberal. And Joe Lieberman, meanwhile, is a supporter of a President that tens of millions of liberals passionately hate. Hell, the President gave him a vigorous kiss.
But Rabbi Gelman ignores the obvious, instead believing that Jews were persuaded because… Barbra Streisand endorsed Lamont. Does Gelman actually have such a dim view of Connecticut Jews that he believes over 30% of them are so ignorant that they'll give their support to whomever Barbra tells them to?
Please understand, this is not a political rant.
Uh, okay.
Yes, I support the war and yes I support and admire President George W. Bush, but I understand and respect those who have come to another conclusion about how best to fight the war on terror. My disappointment is with my people. I simply do not understand why so many Jews bailed on Joe. I cannot understand why Joe's percentage of the Jewish vote was not in the high 90s instead of the 54-57 percent range (according to Lieberman's campaign). I have opinions on way too many things I don't know nearly enough about, but I know about Jews. I am a professional Jew, and yet if you asked me to explain why Jews did not vote for Joe the way blacks voted for Barack Obama or Catholics voted for John F. Kennedy I would not know what to tell you.
Considering Gelman's inability to write anything remotely intelligent or enlightened, it's not hard to imagine why he admires President Bush. But what, exactly, makes someone a "professional Jew"? Being a Rabbi? And this gives him the right to speak admonish other Jews for not voting within the race? Oh, but Gelman "know[s] about Jews" (a disturbing insinuation that he believes all Jewish people are alike).
What doesn't seem to cross his mind is the fact that most Jewish people in this country aren't so ignorant that they will support someone based purely on the candidate's race and purported religious views.
In truth I am also bewildered about why Jews do not support President Bush more than the pathetic 22-26 percent (depending on which exit poll you look at) he received in 2004. Bush would win a landslide in Israel, and never once invited Yasir Arafat to the White House, but that is a bewilderment best left for another day.
Now the article takes a turn for the hilarious: Gelman actually postulates that a Christian who believes in the rapture would get elected (by a landslide) in Israel. Oh, and the two metrics American Jews should use to measure a politician's performance are their approval rating in Israel and their record on inviting someone who's dead to the White House. Fucking brilliant. It's a wonder that Shakira doesn't run!
What has frozen me is the lack of support for Joe by Jews. Joe voted the Democratic line 90 percent of the time.
Yeah, Joe Lieberman's such a Democrat that.. uhh… hrmm…. Karl Rove considers him a personal friend! Yeah, that's it! What a liberal! Where's your tie dye anti-war bandada, Joe?
Twenty-nine other Democrats also voted for the war and none of them was targeted (yet). Joe is the most famous Jewish politician of all time (unless you count former New York City Mayor Fiorello LaGuardia whose mother was Jewish).
Rabbi Gelman: not a big fan of that whole "history" fad that was the rage when he was in school. Benjamin Disraeli? Only famous in England, and that doesn't count. Henry Kissinger? Who's ever heard of him? David Ben-Gurion? Who's he, again? Yitzhak Rabin? Wasn't he Palestinian?
He is an observant Jew and obviously he was on the presidential ticket in 2000. He is modest and self effacing. He is moral and faithful. He is principled and intelligent … and he is one of us! What more do you want of the guy?
Joe Lieberman is modest? Of course. That's he tells Connecticut voters that they need him. Moral? Well, sure. Unless you count the lost 6th Commandment. Faithful? Why, just ask the DNC! Principled? Of course! That man shouldn't have gotten a blowjob from that woman. And video games? Why, those are tearing the moral fabric of America apart: Joe's fighting the good fight again freedom of choice! Intelligent? Absolutely. He knows which special interests to please.
Oh, but there's the big reason to vote for him: "he is one of us". Why, what better reason do you need, Gelman wonders, apparantly lusting for the days when people voted purely on skin color and blood affiliation.
So he supports the war. So what? The actual difference between intelligent people's positions on the war in Iraq is between those who know we must leave eventually but do not want to embolden our enemies and weaken our friends by telling them when we will leave, and those who also know we will leave eventually and also do not want to set an arbitrary timetable, but who really, really, really want everybody to know that we will be leaving.
Ah yes, the ol' "take the same position and pretend that it's two different ones" trick.
Those who want to bring all the troops home by next Monday, and those who want to "nuke the bastards" are both nuts. So among reasonable non-rabid people, the differences over Iraq are just not that big.
55% of the population wants a timetable for withdrawl from Iraq within a year. Is Gelman suggesting 55% of the U.S. population are extremists?
And for this we dumped Joe? It just makes no sense to me and it ought to be a huge embarrassment to all card-carrying Jews whether they agreed with Joe or not.
Some Jews carry cards? Do they say "Official Jew (as Certified by Rabbi Gelman)" on them? These sound awesome. I wonder if you can get them with your picture on it.
There are and have always been only two kinds of Jews: tribal Jews and cosmopolitan Jews. Tribal Jews love anything Jewish. Cosmopolitan Jews love anything but Jewish. Tribal Jews are not trying to pass, assimilate or deny their tribal roots, their attachment to Israel and their love of other Jews no matter who they are. Cosmopolitan Jews are trying to pass and assimilate and become an undifferentiated member of the majority culture. The problem with tribal Jews is that they have trouble loving non-Jews. The problem with cosmopolitan Jews is that they have trouble loving other Jews. The reason for this split is you are Jewish by blood and not by belief. Judaism, which is the religion of Jews, has many wonderful beliefs but you can reject them all and still be Jewish.
Ahhhh, racial stereotyping: the last refuge of the intellectually challenged. But don't worry: He's a Professional Jew, he knows what he's doing, folks!
I learned this distinction from the men of the Western Shvitz. One day a tribal Jewish friend took me to a shvitz on Western Avenue in Chicago. A shvitz (there are hardly any of them left) is a place where heterosexual Jewish men used to go to sit in a searingly hot steam room, get hit with soapy oak-leaf clusters called pleitzas, eat herring and black bread with red pop, play cards and tell jokes.
So, is there a "No Homos Allowed" sign outside or something?
I was really beaten down that day. I had been unsuccessfully trying to raise money for Israel from an assortment of cosmopolitan university Jews, each of whom had some phony but articulate reason why they would be intellectually compromised if they gave me a dollar for Israel.
You "cosmopolitan university Jews" and your articulation! Why, I'll bet you think literacy and secularism are good things!
The men of the Western Schvitz were street guys. Most had money but none of them had a Volvo or had read Kant or Hegel or listened to The Dead or smoked dope. I had done all those things but they still let me into the schvitz because I was, after all, Jewish and a rabbi. I told them of my problems raising money for Israel and they laughed at me the way wise guys laugh at someone who has no clue. When I returned home that night I felt something in my jacket. It was an envelope filled with cash for Israel and a note that read, "From the guys at the Western Schvitz, Stick with your tribe." Joe Lieberman lost because the guys I met at the Western Schvitz do not live in Connecticut.
Of course, the last nine sentences could have been replaced by a simple "Vote within your race!" sentence but noooo, he had to add in the latent homosexual imagery.
My best friend is a priest, so I have to explain Jews to Christians all the time. Usually it is easy and fun. Because Joe lost, it's no longer easy and it's no longer fun.
"Yo, priest, check this out: Cosmopolitan Jews drive like this. Yeah, but Tribal Jews, see, they drive a car like this."
This entry was posted on Saturday, August 12th, 2006 at 13:33	by Ian and is filed under Jeebus, National, Politics. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. Both comments and pings are currently closed.
Santa Anna says:
Yeah, that would be fucking brilliant.
Seriously, that's just what the world so desperately needs: another article telling humanity how fucked up Charlie Sheen, the green anarchist movement and/or any other leftwing lunatics have to say about an issue which was dead from the outset.
Pascodilla says:
ZZZZZZZzzzzzzzzzzzzz. Wish you would dedicate the same amount of time to shredding the shit out of real idiots like those 9/11 truthers… How about Fetzer or David Ray Griffin or even Kevin Barrett – now there's a real moron. Better yet, how about that retired Lt. Colonel Bowman? The guy with a Ph.D in aeronautics and nuclear engineering? Fucking nutballs. Why can't they just understand that those dirty terrorists hate our freedoms?!
Ian, Ian, Ian! I was just about to tell you how the Cosmopolitan Finns, Norwegians and Irishmen have desecrated the three purest, most splendiferous cultures that have ever graced this earth.
But now I have a feeling that you just wouldn't "get it."


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This article will provide an overview of some basic tenant rights and how they apply in the general scenario. Read more below to check if your renter's rights are not being denied to you.
As soon as you sign a tenancy agreement and move into a property you are entitled to the 'quiet enjoyment of the property'. In other words, your landlord cannot turn up at any time they feel like it and invade your privacy. It is a basic tenant right to be given at least 24 hours written notice prior to a visit from the landlord or their representative, except in the case of an emergency.
HMOs are subject to special licensing regulations including meeting higher standards of electrical and fire safety. All HMOs (not just those that require a license) must have an inspection carried out of the full electrical installation every five years; a certificate must be obtained and the local authority can require a certificate to be produced in 7 days if requested. All HMOs are legally obliged to have smoke detectors on every floor that are wired into the mains electricity supply.
See our related articles for more information regarding specific issues and infringements of your rights. Always maintain calm and respectful communication with your landlord or letting agent with an aim to resolving the matter.
Further guidance should be sought from professional advisors at Shelter or the Citizens Advice Bureau (CAB).


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package tf.gpx.edit.actions;

import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.List;
import java.util.Set;
import java.util.stream.Collectors;
import javafx.scene.control.TableView;
import org.apache.commons.lang3.ArrayUtils;
import tf.gpx.edit.helper.TaskExecutor;
import tf.gpx.edit.items.GPXWaypoint;
import tf.gpx.edit.main.GPXEditor;
import tf.gpx.edit.main.StatusBar;
import tf.gpx.edit.viewer.GPXTrackviewer;

/**
 *
 * @author thomas
 */
public class InvertSelectedWaypointsAction extends GPXLineItemAction<GPXWaypoint> {
    private enum InvertMode {
        INVERT,
        REVERT;
    }

    private TableView.TableViewSelectionModel<GPXWaypoint> mySelectionModel;
    private List<GPXWaypoint> myWaypoints;
    private Set<GPXWaypoint> mySelectedWaypoints;

    private InvertSelectedWaypointsAction() {
        super(LineItemAction.INVERT_SELECTED_WAYPOINTS, null);
    }

    public InvertSelectedWaypointsAction(final GPXEditor editor, final List<GPXWaypoint> waypoints, final TableView.TableViewSelectionModel<GPXWaypoint> selectionModel) {
        super(LineItemAction.INVERT_SELECTED_WAYPOINTS, editor);

        myWaypoints = new ArrayList<>(waypoints);
        mySelectionModel = selectionModel;

        initAction();
    }

    @Override
    protected void initAction() {
        // performance: convert to hashset since its contains() is way faster
        mySelectedWaypoints = mySelectionModel.getSelectedItems().stream().collect(Collectors.toSet());
    }

    // default implementation for Delete/Insert Waypoints
    private boolean doInvertSelection(final InvertMode invertMode) {
        boolean result = true;

        TaskExecutor.executeTask(
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                // disable listener for checked changes since it fires for each waypoint...
                myEditor.removeGPXWaypointListListener();

                mySelectionModel.clearSelection();

                int index = 0;
                final List<Integer> selectedList = new ArrayList<>();
                for (GPXWaypoint waypoint : myWaypoints) {
                    if (InvertMode.INVERT.equals(invertMode)) {
                        if (!mySelectedWaypoints.contains(waypoint)) {
                            selectedList.add(index);
                        }
                    } else {
                        if (mySelectedWaypoints.contains(waypoint)) {
                            selectedList.add(index);
                        }
                    }
                    index++;
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Abstract This paper gives an overview of the state-of-the-art in 3-D video postproduction and processing as well as an outlook to remaining challenges and opportunities. First, fundamentals of stereography are outlined that set the rules for proper 3-D content creation. Manipulation of the depth composition of a given stereo pair via view synthesis is identified as the key functionality in this context. Basic algorithms are described to adapt and correct fundamental stereo properties such as geometric distortions, color alignment, and stereo geometry. Then, depth image-based rendering is explained as the widely applied solution for view synthesis in 3-D content creation today. Recent improvements of depth estimation already provide very good results. However, in most cases, still interactive workflows dominate. Warping-based methods may become an alternative for some applications in the future, which do not rely on dense and accurate depth estimation. Finally, 2-D to 3-D conversion is covered, which is an important special area for reuse of existing legacy 2-D content in 3-D. Here various advanced algorithms are combined in interactive workflows.


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Luciano Stefanelli
CANADA ● COLOMBIA ● SPAIN ● ENGLAND
COMMODITY TRADER
SI GROUP OF COMPANIES
Luciano Stefanelli – Born on April 30, 1969 and grew up in Montreal (Quebec) Canada. Studied at Concordia University in World Politics and Philosophy. Latter prior to entering in the Maritime business He studied at College Édouard-Montpetit in international business.
Luciano Stefanelli holds dual citizenships, Italian and Canadian passports, has had the opportunity to do business in Europe and lived in Venezuela and Colombia South America very early in his life where he started his networking for the past 30 years with many countries around the world including the African continant in both the political and business world.
Luciano Stefanelli spent over 20 years in the Maritime industry where 10 of those years were spent working for CMA CGM in an upper management position as Director of Operations & Procurement.
With all the experiences and knowledge received over the years living abroad, Luciano Stefanelli is well versed in many cultures in which he is fluent in 6 languages. Since 2008 he is part of an international commodity trading company at SI GROUP as founder and President where he holds the position of CEO.
CIS is available upon request for business purposes sent by Luciano Stefanelli (owner) himself. Request must be made in writting at luciano@sigroupco.com and a current CIS will be sent back by his own email.
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Jobless in January: Johnny Smith
by Mara Ismine
316 pages / 95000 words
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Johnny has spent thirty-two years trying to do what's expected of him. When he finds himself divorced, overweight, living with his parents again, and losing the job he's had since leaving school, it's the wake-up call he needs to start taking charge of his life. It's time to do what he wants — if only he can figure out just what that is.
Choosing to go looking for his brother Joey, who he hasn't seen or spoken to for eight years, he follows a postmark on a Christmas card to the seaside town of Anwell-by-Sea. Joey isn't that difficult to find and comes complete with boyfriend Dave, Dave's Uncle Ed, and a rather large and very bad tempered arsehole called Charlie.
Johnny is happy to find Joey and enjoys meeting Dave and Uncle Ed; but he's pretty glad to see the back of Charlie. Despite Charlie being an unpleasant git, Johnny can't wait to get back to Anwell-by-Sea with his kids for an Easter break, and maybe he can make some progress on his to-do list by then, too.
Jobless in January:Johnny Smith Goodreads page
Smoke: A Dark Masters Story
397 pages / 100150 words
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Smoke is happy with his life. He runs his galaxy-wide courier business without interference, his ship, the Purrsis, is one of the best in her class and the galaxy is full of interesting and attractive people willing to spend a night or two with a lonely pilot. Smoke prefers things simple and uncomplicated. Then he decides to follow a pair of particularly attractive long legs from a tavern in the hope of a mutually enjoyable night of fun and games…
Tyrak has nothing more on his mind than completing his mission and leaving the planet. Getting involved with an opportunistic thief isn't in the mission parameters. Even if that thief has incredibly soft fur. Life becomes a whole lot more complicated for them both. Can they balance lies and secrets with their undeniable attraction? Or will duty and misunderstandings destroy any chance they have for more than a brief fling?
Smoke Goodreads page
Novellas:
Yarotanji: A Dark Masters Story (#2)
82 pages / 23300 words
Yarotanji enjoys being an elite agent with the Peace Keeper Task Force and spending his time moving from planet to planet investigating various potentially dangerous situations. He spends a lot of his time lusting after Asrayan, his partner for most assignments, on and off the job. Yarotanji likes his job and his partner, people trying to damage his person and unrequited lust aside.
But he has a very bad feeling about the new assignment he and Asrayan have been given. It should be a walk in the park compared to their normal assignments. And it is – until things get complicated and those difficulties threaten his hard won friendship with Asrayan.
Yarotanji and Asrayan first appeared as secondary characters in the novel Smoke.
Yarotanji Goodreads page
Journey to Compromise
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Mitch has had a bad year: his long term relationship ended, his firm went bust, and he's been drifting since then. His luck hasn't changed for the better when he gets off the bus in a small town a few days before Christmas hoping to find some work and wait out the holidays before moving on only to find that he has arrived in a werewolf controlled town on the night before full moon. Not the best place for a shape-shifting cougar to be. Finally, against his better judgment, he rescues a young boy being abused by four werewolves in human form…
Mitch is desperate for a change in his luck, but he still has a way to travel before he finds it.
Journey to Compromise Goodreads page
Something Worth Fighting For
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Johnny and Charlie, from "Jobless in January: Johnny Smith", have enjoyed a casual relationship for nearly a year, meeting up once or twice a month. The trip to Dorset should have been a fun reunion after six weeks apart and it shouldn't have had Charlie walking out on the first morning. Johnny is left at a guest house with more questions than answers and no Charlie to answer them.
Johnny has to decide if he wants to fight for their casual relationship, and the hope that it might lead to something more, or just crawl away and lick his wounds. Is Charlie worth fighting for even if Johnny knew where to find him?
Something Worth Fighting For Goodreads page
Nice: The Joy of Christmas Shopping
28 pages / 5700 words
Is visiting a sex shop with your best friend a good antidote to Christmas shopping? Or is it a good way to move the relationship to something more than just best friends? Keith and David are about to find out.
Joy of Christmas Shopping Goodreads page
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Fairytales Slashed Vol.3
In this third compilation of fairytales, see what happens when people and places are more than they seem…
Rasnake tells the tale of a man returning home after years away, only to find his home in shambles, his Princess missing, and his brother a stranger. It will take the help of his sworn brother, a battle bonded elf, to regain his blood brother and restore the fractured kingdom…
Pretty tells the tale of a young man faced with a marriage he cannot bear to go through with, who runs away from home and finds himself stranded in a forest…
He Shall Go to the Ball is the tale of a young man whose best chance at escaping his despicable stepfather is by making the most of the fact he teased relentlessly for his feminine beauty…
Greenwood tells the story of a man who lost everything defending the man he loved, and who now spends his days as a mysterious figured in a dark hood, leading a band of thieves…
and Moth to the Flame is the tale of a man sent on assignment to a castle where he meets and falls in love with a beautiful prince. But the prince later has no memory of their night together, and the young man determines to deduce the mystery and gain back his prince at any cost.
Fairytales Slashed Vol. 3 Goodreads page
British Flash
A revealing collection of short LGBT fiction, available free of charge from Smashreads
Enjoy this entertaining collection of flash fiction stories, each one a short but sweet expression of what it means to be queer in Britain, past and present. All these stories reflect the iconic sights and national character of the British Isles: a taste of our idiosyncrasies and eccentricities, but also an unashamed representation of the love, loyalty and laughter of our people.
Follow the British way of life from historic villages to modern cities, from the countryside to the sea, through history and with a fantasy twist, in gardens, shops, campus and the familiar, much-loved local pub.
The stories cover universal themes of romance, desire, remembrance and reconciliation. The authors range from multi-published to up-and-coming, and they all share a passion for their characters, whether through great drama, erotic excitement, humour – or a combination of all three!
Contributors include:
Alex Beecroft, Victoria Blisse, Stevie Carroll, Charlie Cochrane, Sophia Deri-Bowen, Erastes, Lucy Felthouse, Elin Gregory, Mara Ismine, Sandra Lindsey, Clare London, JL Merrow, Josephine Myles, Zahra Owens, Jay Rookwood, Caroline Stephens, Stevie Woods, Lisa Worrall and Serena Yates.
This anthology is a souvenir of the 2011 UK Meet, an occasion for GLBTQ supporters to get together in a relaxed setting to celebrate and chat about the fiction community they love.
Edited by: Josephine Myles, Alex Beecroft, Charlie Cochrane, Clare London and JL Merrow
British Flash Goodreads page
Tea and Crumpet
Heat levels:
* Butter Melting
** Pot Warming
*** Kettle Boiling
Making Camp by Clare London **
Nick's a dedicated city boy, Max is from the West Country: the chance of a compatible date seems unlikely until Max invites Nick to spend a weekend with him. It's the chance Nick's been waiting for, the opportunity to get to know the guy he's been mooning over at work better, up close and personal. Nick just has to cope with the fact it's got to happen outdoors…
Good Breeding by JL Merrow *
Privileged snob Giles gets the shock of his life when he meets working-class Angie, who gave him up for adoption when he was born—and an even bigger shock when he tells his posh boyfriend the news! Luckily, Giles' best friend Oz is on hand to help him learn that good breeding has nothing to do with who your parents are.
A Naughty Trip by Serena Yates ***
Anton Collins, a shy research librarian, has decided to change his life now that he has met former gay porn star, Scott Black. Following his lover to Scotland to explore the Black family's manuscript collection will be the biggest adventure of his life. Or so he thinks, until he finds out what Scott has planned for their in-flight entertainment…
Beside the Seaside by Lucy Felthouse **
When Ella bumps into Candy outside a tattoo parlour, her head is most definitely turned. With her pierced tongue and mischievous pixie looks, Candy's definitely a cutie and Ella is soon smitten. An offer of a fish and chip lunch seems promising, but it's soon apparent that Candy has an ulterior motive of her own, and it's going to mean more than mushy peas.
Fighting Cocks by Stevie Woods ***
Following his father's death, Peter is under pressure to shoulder his responsibilities as a local landowner, but all he can think about is being with his friend, Norman. Peter's mother already considers Norman disreputable–what would she think if she really knew what he was teaching Peter in the hayloft?
The Utterly True History of Guy Alien and the Rise and Fall of His Band X Wing by Stevie Carroll *
Guy Alien. Musical maestro and overlooked genius, or just another super-inflated ego? Two men who used to know him – one who was also Guy's boyfriend – read his biography, and provide their own unique commentary.
Fantasy Man by Jay Rookwood ***
The hot and horny workman: it's a fantasy enjoyed by many a gay man. But when it comes true for Mack, he quickly realises while you can script your fantasies, reality has a life of its own!
On the Pull by Elin Gregory **
Tom Swan, publican of the White Horse, divides his energy fairly equally between beer, the Weston Stanage cricket team and a wistful desire to find someone who shares his enthusiasms. When great rivals Sutton Stanage field ace batsman Hugh May, Tom decides that he might do very nicely. It just remains to be seen which team he plays for.
Frozen Angel by Lisa Worrall ***
When art student Joe makes the drive to St Mary's, he finds the listed building is full of artistic wonders, not to mention the beautifully sculpted angel. He might have expected to find an angel in a graveyard…but he could never have predicted meeting Ryan Parker….
Silent Witness by Anna Marie May ***
The Stone Circle has always been a magical place for Liam, not only because the stones were witnesses to his and Davin's first lovemaking.
Now he's come back again—but this time, alone.
Sweet Temptation by Jennie Caldwell **
Philip's life is divided between his duties at church and his lonely flat. When an opportunity arises to change that in the guise of a beautiful young man, Philip is torn. Follow his desires or follow his faith?
Matter of Opinion by Mara Ismine ***
Working at the local builder's merchant isn't exactly glamorous, but Rick is glad to have a job at all. He'd like to have a boyfriend as well, and Steve, the delivery driver, features in a lot of Rick's hotter thoughts. But how can Rick tell if Steve would be interested in making some of those fantasies into reality?
Jeu d'Esprit by Chris Smith *
Matthew Merryweather, a jobless young graduate, is stuck living with his family in the village of St. Elena's in Cornwall. He's always considered himself straight but now finds himself drawn to Benjamin Smith, a local artist. On the day of the Royal Wedding, while trying to escape the bonhomie of the village fete, he gets to know his neighbour a little better, and comes face to face with Benjamin's indomitable British spirit.
What Katy Did on Holiday by Stevie Carroll **
Moving house and starting her first grown-up job almost seemed like enough excitement for one year, but as the summer holidays draw to a close Katy still has time for one short trip. A chance meeting with her old teacher leads Katy to a woman with bright pink hair, who could make the year to come very exciting indeed.
Riding With Hob by Alex Beecroft *
Mark's used to feeling like he doesn't fit in. But maybe there's a place for him in[MI1] another world. A place of dancing, and laughter. Contemporary fantasy.
Bloody Mathematicians by Charlie Cochrane **
The impossible has happened. The inseparable Orlando Coppersmith and Jonty Stewart have had a parting of the ways. Will the ingenuity of their friends—and a little help from The Bard—help to reunite them?
We'll Always Have Brighton #2 by Zahra Owens ***
Two men, who were once longtime lovers, meet again in Brighton, a place that holds fond memories for them as a couple. Maybe this time they'll be able to communicate what really matters to them.
Blooming Marvellous by Josephine Myles ***
Respectable businessman James isn't the type who usually ends up on a community service order, but streetwise graffiti artist Ky is more than happy to show him the ropes. Attraction blossoms over the municipal flowerbeds, but what future could there possibly be for two so very different men?
Tea and Crumpet Goodreads page
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Home Africa Is The Briton Ogwuche A Terrorist Or Is The DSS The Terrorist?
Is The Briton Ogwuche A Terrorist Or Is The DSS The Terrorist?
Dr. Brimah
Sadiq Ogwuche
Nigerians need to know the answer to this question; and fast. Is the so-called terror suspect in the April 14th Nyanya bus park bombing, Aminu Ogwuche, who was publicly extradited from Sudan in a show of government agency "efficiency" in apprehending the "suspects" behind the terror attack that shamed Nigeria at the time of the international Abuja summit, really a terrorist or was it all simply a dirty scam to make the Jonathan administration look good in the face of international observers?
El-Rufai luxury Bus park, Nyanya, Abuja was bombed on April 14th of 2014 in a single-day terror incident that led to 75 dead. It was the most deadly incident of terror up till the Kano #RedFriday Central Mosque terror attack November 28th. Immediately after the Nyanya attack, the erstwhile inefficient Department of State Security, DSS that has constantly failed to apprehend terror suspects and masterminds behind the thousands of events around the nation for the past five years, apprehended and paraded 5 suspects and declared two others, Rufai Abubakar Tsiga (a.k.a. Dr. Tsiga) and Aminu Sadiq Ogwuche, wanted.
By the end of April, less than two weeks after the Nyanya bombing and about 10 days before the commencement of the World Economic Forum in Abuja (May 7-9), the Nigerian Orientation office started making all these announcements of their success in "unraveling" and arresting those behind the Nyanya bombing. In fact, it was a show of decent efficiency and almost made the Nigerian security department look solid.
Aminu Ogwuche from Orokam, Ogbadibo LGA of Benue State, was made to appear like he had fled to Sudan; however he attends school there and is a student of Arabic Language at the International University of Africa in Sudan. This was possibly why he was in Sudan; but his connection with Boko Haram and his role in the Abuja, Nyanya bombing has yet to be defined.
Aminu Ogwuche is not an every-day Joe. The Briton is a young man of unique privilege. Born in the UK to an army dad, Col. Agene Ogwuche, Aminu was in the Nigerian army till 2007 when he deserted. He travels around the world at will and was arrested in 2011 on November 12th at Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, on arrival from the United Kingdom on suspected terror-related activities but was suspiciously released on bail on October 15th of the next year to his army dad.
Why was Owuche released in 2012? Why was Owuche arrested in 2011? What were his charges and the evidence against him then? What has been the result of that investigation? Why and what does Ogwuche go to do in the United Kingdom? Does he have connections with foreign spy and intelligence agencies? Where has Ogwuche been to since his previous arrest? How many times has he gone to countries likt the UK, USA and France? Why is Ogwuche always sleek and able to escape sentencing as the same system that released him previously is again set to repeat? Is Ogwuche indeed a terror mastermind who operates freely and with impunity from/under the Jonathan-led government?
And if Ogwuche on the contrary, is not a terror leader and terror mastermind, then why did the Department of State Security have him accused and extradited in an act of authority terror? In latest developments, Ogwuche has demanded N100 million in compensation for "unlawful" detention without charge for the 3 months since his July 15 extradition; and the Attorney General of the Federation, AGF has been summoned. The ongoing is not only a let-down and dangerous embarrassment to the Department of State and ONSA (Dasuki's office) but to all Nigerians.
Nigerians are not satisfied. Who is the terrorist? Ogwuche or the DSS? We need to see the culprits clearly defined, prosecuted and sentenced to death. It is time for masterminds of terror to suffer and die as do the "mere" masses. We have had enough impunity and Security department error and terror for simply too long; someone must be held to account.
People are dying and we are losing territory and livelihood as the nation's north is being totally and irreversibly ruined. Can we have some seriousness here? Heads must roll!
Dr. Peregrino Brimah; http://ENDS.ng [Every Nigerian Do Something] Email: [email protected] Twitter: @EveryNigerian
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