Vision statements describe your own unique vision of what an ideal experience in each of your life areas would be like (. It is a way to focus your energy, actions, behaviors and decisions towards the things that are most important to you. But mission statements can be very difficult to write - they should short, clear, vivid, inspiring and concise without using jargon, complicated words or concepts.
). Mission statements are based on your current situation and what you need to focus on in the next one to three years to move you closer to your long-term vision. Save yourself some time and look at the example for help and inspiration.
All contents copyright 2004-2011 by rodger constandse. Mission and vision statements are complementary to each other. In this context, you review your mission statement to inspire you and remind you of the important things in your life that you want to focus on so you consider them in your weekly plans.
The following are samples and examples of statements used by famous companies - can you identify which company created which? We will prepare and sell quick service food to fulfil our guests needs more accurately, quickly, courteously, and in a cleaner environment than our competitors. Click a link on the left menu bar for access to famous examples and samples of mission statements or the link below to discover how to write a mission statement. Here is a part of a potential mission statement for the health & fitness area using the first sentence template to be healthy, fit and energetic so that i can enjoy life to the fullest and have the energy to pursue all my goals.
Planning and the future success of the business. Later, you can add or refine your personal mission statement using more of the sentence templates. Succeed at home first - my success at work matters little if i dont have a place to come home to this would be a useful guiding principle in the home and career life areas.
Mission statements are also extremely important to strategic planning and the on-going success of the business. They are written for customers, employees of corporations, suppliers, the media and the shareholders. Be sure to update and re-rank them as part of your quarterly reviews. If your having trouble getting started, feel free to take a look at mission statements from while there is no unique format or formula for creating your personal mission statement, the following guidelines may be helpful keep it simple, clear and brief. Every opportunity should be taken to publish the message.
Our personal mission statement builder will help you create a unique, personalized Mission Statement. See mission statement examples and samples.
Personal Mission Statements Learn how to write powerful, inspiring mission statements and vision statements with this article and video. A personal mission statement provides clarity and gives you a sense of purpose. A vision statement is defined as an image of the future we seek to create. Dont make it too wordy, dont use jargon and keep the message as short and friendly as possible. Strategic planning is part of a businesss process of determining its current direction, analyzing risks, When you get to a gap, pause for a moment, and then let your mind fill in the gap. Including an emotional payoff in your mission statement infuses it with passion and will make it even more compelling, inspiring and energizing, Personal statements are written for prospective employees to reflect the achievements, successes and values of a person. Click a link on the left menu bar for access to famous examples and samples of mission statements or the link below to discover how to write a mission statement. Your mission statement should touch upon what you want to focus on and who you want to become as a person (character) in this part of your life.
Businesses often encapsulate their goals and objectives into a mission statement. Every opportunity should be taken to publish the message. Vision statements show you an idealized description of your ultimate destination, while mission statements represent your chosen path to get you there. It should include what the company does, its products, its services and its customers. Remember that your mission statement is not cast in stone.
Mission and vision statements are complementary to each other. Everyone needs to buy in to the message, its extremely important to get the staff involved. Mission statements are generally included in documents such as strategic planning reports, business plans, staff handbooks and on company websites. Is it consistent with your other personal mission statements? Will it conflict with or contradict something else? Is it balanced? Make it emotional. Mission statements are based on your current situation and what you need to focus on in the next one to three years to move you closer to your long-term vision.
Personal statements are written for prospective employees to reflect the achievements, successes and values of a person. Because it focuses on the short term, you should check it regularly to ensure that it is still applicable to your situation and is leading you toward your long-term vision. All contents copyright 2004-2011 by rodger constandse. The following are samples and examples of statements used by famous companies - can you identify which company created which? We will prepare and sell quick service food to fulfil our guests needs more accurately, quickly, courteously, and in a cleaner environment than our competitors. Succeed at home first - my success at work matters little if i dont have a place to come home to this would be a useful guiding principle in the home and career life areas. Create a mission statement that will guide you in your day-to-day actions and decisions. Strategic planning is part of a businesss process of determining its current direction, analyzing risks, assessing ideas and resources and making decisions to follow their strategies. Later, you can add or refine your personal mission statement using more of the sentence templates. Including an emotional payoff in your mission statement infuses it with passion and will make it even more compelling, inspiring and energizing. The basic purpose of a mission statement is to define the function of a business and the measures of the companys success.
Guiding principles represent your core beliefs, values, principles or ideals that guide you towards your missionvision. The definition of a vision statement is a sentence or short paragraph providing a broad, inspirational image of the future. If you are having trouble getting started, choose one of the sentence templates (whichever one appeals to you the most) and copy it into your word processor then erase the. We will continue to grow profitably and responsibly, and provide career advancement opportunities for every willing member of our organization. Businesses often encapsulate their goals and objectives into a mission statement.
Others prefer to use short quotes or maxims that represent an important principle. We will conduct all our business affairs ethically, and with the best employees in the mid-south. A vision statement is defined as an image of the future we seek to create. Emphasizing the importance of a mission statement to employees clarifies the purpose and main, measurable objectives of the business. Remember that your mission statement is not cast in stone.
Mission statements are also extremely important to strategic planning and the on-going success of the business. Strategic planning is part of a businesss process of determining its current direction, analyzing risks, assessing ideas and resources and making decisions to follow their strategies. Mission and vision statements are complementary to each other. Everyone needs to buy in to the message, its extremely important to get the staff involved. Including an emotional payoff in your mission statement infuses it with passion and will make it even more compelling, inspiring and energizing.
But mission statements can be very difficult to write - they should short, clear, vivid, inspiring and concise without using jargon, complicated words or concepts. They are usually reviewed every three to five years, or when a specific goal has been achieved. I will do this by exercising regularly, following a nutritious diet and eliminating negative habits that are impacting my health. Repeat this a couple of times and then choose the sentences you like the most as your starting point. Writing a report or business plan? Need to find out how to write mission statements? Our samples and examples help! Our video provides a good example of how to complete this undertaking.
Mission statements are based on your current situation and what you need to focus on in the next one to three years to move you closer to your long-term vision. Succeed at home first - my success at work matters little if i dont have a place to come home to this would be a useful guiding principle in the home and career life areas. The basic purpose of a mission statement is to define the function of a business and the measures of the companys success. Vision statements show you an idealized description of your ultimate destination, while mission statements represent your chosen path to get you there. They are short term messages which are changed about every three years.
The message is important to all the staff in the company. Repeat this a couple of times and then choose the sentences you like the most as your starting point. A good definition for a mission statement is a sentence or short paragraph which is written by a company or business which reflects its core purpose, identity, values and main business aims. Think of these quarterly reviews as course corrections on your path towards your long-term vision. In this context, you review your mission statement to inspire you and remind you of the important things in your life that you want to focus on so you consider them in your weekly plans.
). You can use as many as you like, but dont go overboard or they start to lose significance. Mission statements are generally included in documents such as strategic planning reports, business plans, staff handbooks and on company websites. . They are short term messages which are changed about every three years.


Just got an Amazon popup web browser redirect on mobile Chrome Android, just sitting idle in the middle of a thread. First one in a while. I didn't get the URL unfortunately.
Browsing on mobile i got redirected and subscribed with no consent whatsoever to a news service which took 6 euros from my phone credit balance.
Just got redirected to a amazon prize page when signing in, I don't remember signing out which was odd, also I'm on mobile.
Era Clear is HOT. And here in Brazil our ads work fine, unlike what some are reporting from Europe.
I've been getting redirects to a scammy "you just won thing" page. I haven't been able to identify the ad because most of the time there aren't any recently. Just empty spaces. I'm in Mexico, btw, since I'm pretty sure ads are regional.
Just got a bad ad that kept on loading eternally, slowing my reply box response rate to a crawl and eventually causing the page to refresh and for me to lose my reply. Never saw the ad--the box remained black.
I keep getting redirected to some shady websites with the usual you won something, It's happening more and more often.
Any chance for ''Hide This Thread'' option?
Thanks for reporting it; it has indeed been a while since this was an issue. Did you happen to save the link by any chance?
That Toyota ad needs to go. Immediately.
It covers up the whole page.
I couldn't hit post or anything else.
Hi, I've found the cause of the site taking sometimes 20-30 seconds to load when browsing around. It's the ads.
I've always whitelisted ERA so I never thought of it, but I was getting really annoyed at the loading times so I decided to try to remove it from the whitelist and the site now loads instantly. If I whitelist it again, the 20-30 seconds loading times are back, almost every single time I click on any thread etc. I'm sorry but I'll have to keep the ads blocked for now, but if I can help debug the issue or something I'll be glad to do so (and of course I'll whitelist it again as soon as it's fixed). I'm pretty sure the ads are different depending on the region, so maybe it's important to clarify that I'm browsing from the Canary Islands, in Spain.
I have a 600 MB / 600 MB fiber connection where I usually live (main city in the island), and a 100 MB / 100 MB fiber connection in where I am right now (less populated area). The issue happens in both places and in all devices and browsers, so it's not on my end.
There definitely shouldn't be any full page ads running. Can you grab the link the next time you see it?
Very sorry to hear that, this is the first we've heard of something like this. We'll contact our partners and ask them to take a look at our European ads.
Will do. Was one of those cut out ads that put a Toyota and some other random cut out stuff over the page. Clicking anywhere redirected to a Toyota website.
The weirdest past is that, when it happens, there's no ad at all. Like, the space for the ad remains empty, but the site takes AGES to load. But with adblock enabled it never happens.
I recently read that this website is making about $8000 a month in funds, that is quite a substantial amount and I am sure it more than pays for the servers.
As this is a community based website, are we able to get some transparency on whether this is true or not? Is all of the moderation team being payed for their work? Are the majority of funds coming from ads or from the monthly/yearly subscription?
If funds are primarily coming from subscriptions, can you maybe set up a Patreon instead and completely remove the ads from the website?
Thanks in advance for any answers you provide.
I had two mobile pop-up ads last night that took me away from the site. One was about a virus, another was a game for Facebook.
Most of your questions have been answered at various points throughout the thread.
In short, on the advice of professionals we do not publish our finances.
Thank you for notifying us. The next time it happens, if you could grab the links that these redirects took you to, that would make it a lot easier for us to track them down.
Sorry, this is a low effort response to my questions. What professionals?
The website is funded by the community. If the majority of funds are coming from ads, why not abolish the monthly/yearly fee? It seems like overkill and greed to keep the monthly fee going.
I am getting constant redirection blocks since a few hours. Literally multiple times every minute.
Ad removal was a service that was requested by many members, and remains completely optional for those who wish to use it.
Thank you for these, we'll contact our partners right away.
I was just browsing here and got a redirect to walmartwalmart dot net that was an extremely bogus offer of a $1000 gift card, designed to look like Walmarts actual site.
This was in chrome for Android. Unfortunately I did not get a screenshot.
Getting redirected daily multiple times on both mobile and desktop. Using Chrome for both.
Thank you for the details, we will pass these on.
Are you just passing these on or something happening long term to solve the issue?
Always having loading issues due to ads and crowd sourcing the removal of the worst offenders one by one doesn't seem like a great solution.
Getting that really nasty redirect too, which is not only annoying but also accuses me of being an android user.
I'm getting Google play store redirects browsing random threads on Android Chrome, but I don't know what's triggering it.
Thank you all for the links.
Our ad partners have a dedicated team and third party software and services helping to track this stuff down. Unfortunately it's more like an arms race than it is a race towards a fixed goal. This article from earlier in the year goes in depth about it.
Dont have the full URL, but have gotten the "Android user congrats" walmartwalmart.net ad redirects twice now in the past two days. Each time was after the page loaded and I had been reading the thread, would say at least a minute had passed before the ad popped up.
I just got the walmartwalmart.net one twice as well. Once was trying to get to this page to report it.
Edit: oops, yeah.... Seems I'm not the only one.
So I just thought I would let you guys know.
The worst part is that it seems to close the active window and replace it as there's seemingly nothing in that new tab's history to go back to ResetERA. You just have to close the tab.
Yep...so for now I'm opening threads on new tabs until this gets fixed.
I just had this take over my screen. This is the third hijacking I've had today.
Lots and lots of redirects today on Android via Chrome. All of the times it's done it there were no banner ads anywhere on the page. So far it doesn't do it for me if I actually see an ad when the page loads.
Same. Just happened a bit ago on my mobile.
Ditto on the Walmart ad.
Been getting these fake Walmart redirects too.


Lahore, November 06, 2018 (PPI-OT): The ratings reflect association of the bank with a global microfinance organization – FINCA International. This affiliation supports FINCA Microfinance Bank in terms of building a wholesome strategy and also in establishing robust systems and controls. FINCA is a mid-tier player in Pakistan's microfinance sector (June'18: ~7% share in total gross loan portfolio and ~10% share in total microfinance deposits). The bank intends to build a stable and diverse deposit base. Given that the current deposit landscape is very competitive, building a granular (as well as low cost) deposit base is challenging.
To achieve the stated objective the bank optimizes on increasing its branchless banking (BB) business. The bank is eyeing tier II capital in the form of subordinated loan to strengthen its capital base. Liquidity profile remained relatively stretched. FINCA's paramount focus remains on digitizing its operations and strengthening its technological infrastructure to expand its outreach.
In this regard, the bank is upgrading its MIS and developing variant digital products to serve diversified market segments, including corporates. Digital banking mix is currently small. Asset health dwindled slightly to ~1.4%. Strong banking practices with extended branch network acclaims FINCA's efforts to provide long term solutions to their customers. The ratings are dependent upon the bank's ability to sustain its profitability while building up market position. Successful establishment of foothold in digital banking remains critical amidst stiff competition.


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Can a mother's nutritional intake impact the long-term health of her baby?
Published on 4 September 2022
A longitudinal study concerned with improving the nutritional status of mothers could potentially help to reduce pregnancy complications as well as help future generations lead healthier lives.
There's no doubt that a mother's exposure to various elements during her pregnancy can affect her baby's well-being.
As such, behaviour such as avoiding raw seafood and alcohol, going on special diets, and taking supplements is typical for new mothers. But what about before pregnancy? Could an enhanced dietary plan on the mother's part, even before she gets pregnant, help to bolster the health of her offspring?
To answer this question, an international group has embarked on a clinical trial to test if a specific blend of nutrients and probiotics – consumed prior to conception and throughout pregnancy – could positively target the long-term health of babies.
This is with a particular interest in diminishing obesity and diabetes rates in future generations, with the researchers also positing that this intervention, by inducing a good nutritional status, could even reduce the risk of pregnancy complications.
"The importance of the preconception period on maternal and offspring health is being increasingly recognised, but there are very few randomised control trials seeking to optimise preconception nutrition," said principal investigator Prof Wayne Cutfield, from the University of Auckland in New Zealand.
The NiPPeR trial
Known as NiPPeR (Nutritional Intervention Preconception and during Pregnancy to maintain healthy glucosE levels and offspRing health), the study aims to fill that gap by presenting for the first time a clinical trial of a novel non-pharmacological approach, starting prior to conception and extending throughout pregnancy, said Prof Keith Godfrey, Chief Investigator of the trial from the MRC Lifecourse Epidemiology Unit at the University of Southampton.
Evidence has shown that if the mother has particularly high blood sugar levels during pregnancy, she runs the risk of predisposing the baby to increased body fat, and even diabetes later on in life. This could pose serious consequences to future generations.
Furthermore, according to the International Diabetes Federation (IDF), Singapore has the second-highest prevalence rate of diabetes amongst developed nations. Approximately 15% of Singaporean women in their 20s and 30s also possess a pre-diabetic condition known as impaired glucose intolerance, which means a greater risk of developing gestational diabetes during pregnancy and type 2 diabetes in future.
"It is truly an exciting prospect if this innovative supplement taken by women could lead to the 'programming' of better metabolic health in the next generation. It could significantly dampen the rising trend of diabetes in our nation," said the principal investigator of this trial in Singapore, A/Prof Chan Shiao-Yng, Senior Consultant, Division of Maternal Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, National University Hospital (NUH).
The study also sought to find out if consuming a nutritional blend pre-conception could reduce the rate of pregnancy complications – in particular, preterm labour. Such complications, along with gestational diabetes, are of special concern as they can have far-reaching effects, potentially affecting the life-long health of the offspring's health, said A/Prof Chan.
In order to draw out long-term results, the women were followed from pre-conception all the way till their baby's first year of life, with follow-up of the children (now aged 2 and 3 years) currently ongoing. There are also plans for further follow-up in future.
So far, the nutritional intervention has not been found to influence the mother's blood sugar levels during pregnancy or the babies' birth weights. However, it did decrease the incidence of preterm births, especially in cases where there were preterm pre-labour rupture of membranes.
"Preterm delivery is a serious, common and costly public health problem worldwide that continues to increase in incidence," said Prof Godfrey. "Preterm pre-labour rupture of membranes is a major cause of preterm birth. The study findings highlight the potential value of the mix of nutrients and probiotics in reducing the risk of preterm birth and supporting a timely delivery."
If validated and applied, the study's findings could be a step towards easing this global problem. To this end, the team highlighted the importance of the trial's multinational aspect, noting that more than five ethnic groups were recruited into the study for greater generalisability across the board.
"One of the strengths of our study is the diversity of its participants as we have involved women of multiple ethnicities from the general population across three countries, which means that the outcomes have wide relevance to women planning for pregnancy," said A/Prof Chan. "Additionally, the study included blinded intervention and control groups, so bias is minimised."
The primary outcome paper was published in the journal Diabetes Care earlier this year. The study was developed and led by investigators of the multi-national EpiGen Academic Research Consortium – which counts among its members NUH as well as the National University of Singapore and the Singapore Institute for Clinical Sciences, A*STAR – in collaboration with Nestlé Research.
More outcomes in both the mothers and infants will be published as the study continues.
Written in consultation with A/Prof Chan Shiao-Yng, Senior Consultant, Division of Maternal Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, NUH.
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Don't Worry Darling Flips Florence Pugh's Utopia Upside Down
Florence Pugh's 1950s housewife uncovers an unknown evil hiding beneath her Utopian life in Don't Worry Darling.
Per Matt
Growing up a Child of the '80s, my life was forever changed when Dad brought home our very first VCR. Sure, there were more than a few embarrassing moments caught on camera that I haven't been able to live down to this day at family gatherings, but out of that came Blockbuster Nights (or something similar whenever we visited our cheaper, local videotape rental stores). While I would inevitably get dragged to the sci-fi and fantasy genres as if by tractor beam, I learned to love the Golden Era of Hollywood. Very quickly I became a Hitchcock, Welles and Curtiz fanboy — elements of which live on to this day.
Anytime a feature film attempts to resuscitate that retro vibe, it immediately catches my eye. Don't Worry Darling is one such movie.
Opening the film, young housewife Alice (played by Florence Pugh) loyally prepares breakfast for husband, Jack (Harry Styles). As she sends him out the door working for The Victory Project, she bides her time with chores and gossiping with the other housewives in their Utopian desert oasis. But that all changes one day when she decides to take a joyride in the company trolley.
Seeing an airplane crash, she wanders off into the desert in search of help. What transpires next in the plot is what leads this storyline down its psychological-thriller roots. Loosely describing the overall arcs, the story is trippy, maybe a little too subtle at times. There's plenty of authoritarian rules that must simply be obeyed (or face the consequences) and gender roles are quite antiquated. Nothing is what it seems, where something sinister lies underneath it all.
All of this, plus the big-named talent involved (including Chris Pine, Gemma Chan, Nick Kroll and Dita Von Teese!) excited me to see Olivia Wilde's second venture into directing feature films. I was somewhat perplexed when the release received average reviews and quickly exited movie theaters. While the movie doubled its budget at the box office (eventually reaching $86.7 million), it wasn't really considered a success. And after catching the film on HBO last week, I've got an idea why.
"They're lying to all of us."
Just like any good sci-fi movie, the lead character will eventually question his/her reality upon major revelations, wondering why anybody else hasn't already reached that conclusion. Could they be losing their mind? Are the accusations of outbursts and paranoia real? This build-up was pretty good and Pugh's performance is the best thing here. Where it all falls apart is Act Three. Specifically, the role of Jack Chambers is pedestrian, at best. The supposedly loving husband doesn't act that way for long stretches. It doesn't help that Harry Styles brings absolutely nothing to the role, except for looking good in his Mad Men-inspired wardrobe.
Then there's the anticlimactic Big Reveal. I was expecting something more, whether bigger and better or just something a little more palpable and redeeming. This entry may have been plucked from the 2019 Black List, but it sadly should have stayed there (at least until it was revised).
The sets look incredibly expensive for this period piece, and after watching the trailer (below), you might even believe this was nothing but black trauma porn with its racist undertones. Whether an homage or a duplication, if you could imagine mind-melding The Stepford Wives with Them, you'd get an idea of what to expect in Don't Worry Darling.
Beauty in control and grace in symmetry is celebrated in this release, while it may only be remembered for its off-screen controversies, such as firing original leading man Shia LaBeouf, Wilde's clashes with Pugh and Styles' fans in an uproar over the singer's off-screen relationship with the director. A behind-the-scenes documentary would most likely do better than this film!
To say this was a troubled production is to put it mildly for the progressive material involved. For me, I'll retreat to TCM for my Hollywood classics.
If you like horror films, you should give this one a try… there's many scary aspects to it.
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Throughout the years, Alejandro Colucci has created close to a thousand illustrations worldwide.
The majority of which can be found in the book covers of Publishers based around multiple countries, such as Penguin Random House, Orbit, Walker Books, Angry Robot, Daw Books, Festa Verlag, Gollancz, Permuted Press, Robert Laffont, Piemme, Planeta, Valdemar, Quercus, RBA, Simon & Schuster, Tor, Solaris, Orion, Panini, Amazon / 47th North, Forge, Del Rey, Ballantine, Scholastic, Titan, Easton Press, Glénat, Printed in Blood, Skyhorse, White Wolf, Taschen and MacMillan.
Despite his extensive work on literary fields like historical or urban fiction, worldwide recognition comes from the themes of Fantasy, Horror and Science Fiction. The list of authors displaying Alejandro's work is notable and vast: Anne Rice, Robin Hobb, Mario Puzo, H.G. Wells, Ursula K. Le Guin, Andrzej Sapkowski, William Gibson, Clive Barker, J.G. Ballard, Edgar Allan Poe, Robert Louis Stevenson, etc.
His creative ability has also reached the world of music, film and theatre.
In 2014, Polka Theatre commissioned him the creation of the poster for the play Peter Pan.
In 2016, he created the artwork of the album Déjà Vu by prog-rock band Bad Dreams.
In 2017, he was invited by Printed in Blood Publishers to take part in The Thing: artbook, an illustrated tribute to the legendary 1982 film, with an introduction by horror filmmaker Eli Roth, and an afterword by the original director and master of horror John Carpenter.
Also in 2017, Alejandro worked on the conceptual art for the upcoming US movie Extreme.


Bring timeless elegance to your day-to-day style with these refined Barbary glasses. Rounded edges and a dipped brow bridge soften the slim, rectangular shape of the frames for feminine features, while the intricate, cut-out detailing on the hinges and temples add an up-to-date twist to the classic design. The rich caramel shade of the polished metal will complement any outfit, whether you're meeting friends for coffee or have a special event in mind. The chocolate brown plastic tips give a comfortable fit, great for all-day wear.


The first organisation of German tribes was led by Louis the German. By the Treaty of Verdun in AD 843 he received from his father the Kingdom of the East Franks, which was later divided between his sons. And this moment is already very typical in German history, which is the history of divided stem duchies rather than of united political bodies. There were several approaches to unify Germany - the Kingdom of Germany, the Holy Roman Empire, under leadership of Prussia and finally the German Empire in 19th century. The beginning of 20th century was a history of German military aggression. Two world wars declared and lost ruined the country and divided it into western and eastern part. The latter fell into hands of the Soviet Union, the former became the engine of economical development in Europe, the founding member of European Union and the creator of common currency. The collapse of communism triggered an exceptional event in the modern world history. On October 3rd, 1990 West and East Germany decided to reunite and two countries became one.


Whenever Spitemare is dealt damage, it deals that much damage to any target.
"I knew a creature carved from a dream of wild freedom. Any attempt to leash or exploit it failed, and at terrible cost."
8/1/2008 Even if the amount of damage dealt to Spitemare is enough to destroy it, Spitemare's ability will trigger and it will deal the full amount of damage to the target.


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Somewhere over at The Arcada
Posted by Ron Onesti Artist, Entertainment, Music, People
Backstage with Ron Onesti:
Over my 30-plus years in the business of entertainment, I have had the privilege of working with the sons and daughters of some of the biggest names in showbiz history. I can even say I have become as close to some of them as any nonfamily member can get, to the point where we might be considered "unofficial siblings."
By being this close to folks who were thrust into the limelight at birth, I have been able to see their personal sides, the side few people (fans) get to see. I have been witness to emotional moments, career struggles and heartwarming recollections. To be graced with this trust, which allows me "on the inside," is something I have never taken for granted mainly because this connection has not only allowed me to get to know the famous son or daughter much better, but it has also given me great insight about what their legendary parents were like.
My showbiz family — those with whom I have worked, shared meals and spent quality time — includes Nancy (Frank) Sinatra, Frank Sinatra Jr., Christopher (Jack) Lemmon, Antonia (Tony) Bennett, Lena and Louis Jr. (Louis) Prima, Ariana (Telly) Savalas, Steve (Mel) Torme, Carlise (Buddy) Guy, Ted (Teddy) Randazzo and Deana (Dean) Martin.
My most recent example would be this past week at the Arcada Theatre when we hosted Joey Luft, the son of silver-screen legend Judy Garland. It was a "Mother's Day Salute to Judy," and a more emotional presentation could not be had.
After Judy and her second husband, director Vincente Minnelli, had their only daughter, Liza, they divorced. Then Judy and her third of five husbands, Sidney Luft, had Joey and Lorna. Judy's three kids remained close through the years. Liza, of course, became a huge star in her own right, and Lorna took the world by storm with her incredible vocal range.
Joey, however, was a shy kid who ran from the world of show business. He preferred the quiet life of photography, audio and video. Even so, he has fond memories of Dean Martin and Frank Sinatra at his house, having friendly conversations with Marilyn Monroe while his mother got ready to go out, and took phone calls from JFK.
Joey was 13 years old in 1969, the year his mother passed away from an unintentional overdose at the tragically young age of 47. He recalls watching "The Wizard of Oz" for the first time at the age of 7. Judy was out of the country filming at the time, and he was beside himself that "monkeys kidnapped" his mom. The baby sitter had to track her down by telephone to calm Joey down.
During our lunch together with the show's producer and longtime Luft family friend, John Kimball, Joey said he really didn't want to focus on the "bad" things. "My mom had a fabulous sense of humor, was truly a wonderful person and completely lived for her kids," he said. "My dad (Sid Luft) was truly in love with my mom, even after they divorced. He resurrected her career in 1950 after MGM fired her, and remained her manager up until her death in 1969."
After Sid Luft's death, Joey and best friend Kimball started rummaging through boxes in storage. They found this tremendous transcript that wound up being Sid's autobiography, including many accounts by Judy, told in her own voice. The book, entitled "Judy and I: My Life with Judy Garland" was released posthumously. Joey's show was based on excerpts from the book, as well as his own accounts of being home and on the road with his iconic mother.
After speaking with both gentlemen on the phone, I suggested they add a live musical element to the presentation. I have a friend who is a professional actress, and she had recently played Judy Garland in several productions. Her resemblance, both physically and vocally, is uncanny, and they agreed to make her part of the show.
Her name is Angela Ingersoll, and she came out like a cannonball out of a cannon, completely taking over the stage, in that larger-than-life style that Judy truly had. Our huge video screen at The Arcada would play a vintage video clip of Judy at Carnegie Hall, and on her own variety show in the early Sixties. Then Angela would sing a classic Judy number with a live band. A gutsy move that could have gone the other way as unavoidable comparisons could have made or broke her performance.
Although we can all agree there will never be another Judy Garland, Ingersoll's performance was nothing short of stellar, and her contribution to the show was the perfect complement to the rare video footage. The evening was magical.
But the biggest quandary of the night, at least as far as the actress was concerned, was whether to go with Judy's video performance of "Somewhere Over The Rainbow" or for her to sing it live. As far as Joey was concerned, there was nothing to discuss. "How could we not show my mom doing that song," Joey said. Discussion was over.
The end of the show came and the video played with Garland, as she would regularly end her television show sitting cross-legged on a floor, broke out into her signature song. There was not a dry eye in the house, including Joey. And to be honest with you, after losing my mom just a couple weeks before the show, hearing the song mom would sing to us as kids turned me into a red-faced ball of tears myself.
As an encore, Joey, who was so enthralled with Angela's live portion of the show, allowed her to fulfill the audience's wish of her doing that famed song, which was named the No. 1 film song in history.
So she sat on the edge of the stage, the way Judy did, and broke out into what appeared to be the performance of her life. The audience once again erupted with a combination of cheers and tears, as did Angela herself, overtaken by emotion at the prized opportunity.
In the middle of the song, I pulled a bar stool next to Joey, who was on stage doing his commentary throughout the show. I put my arm around him as he was visibly emotional. I said to him, "Joey, you must have heard this song a million times." He whispered back at me, "That was my mom, and that has always been my favorite song. Those two things will never change."
Yes, not even a wizard can pull out of a bag another Judy Garland, or another song like that.
• Ron Onesti is president and CEO of The Onesti Entertainment Corp. and The Historic Arcada Theatre in St. Charles. Celebrity questions and comments? Email ron@oshows.com.
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The Covid-19 pandemic: lessons for the climate crisis
By Daniel Silberhorn, Corporate Communications and Sustainability Managing Supervisor
With COVID-19, we experience a major crisis – but we act. Politicians listen to the voice of science and put clear, binding rules in place that turn daily life upside down. With some countries being more consequent and clear than others. Rather than protesting, the majority of people comply; many acting as effective multipliers for the official message. Even though the measures dramatically limit personal freedom and social and economic costs are severe.
Some would argue that the climate crisis has even bigger consequences than the new coronavirus in the long-term. According to a report, we may have to invest $1.8 trillion by 2030 to prepare for the effects of global warming. Payoffs, on the other hand, could be four times that figure.
Nonetheless, it has already taken decades for world leaders and citizens to really act. Why?
Comparing the corona and climate crises, five key factors emerge: direct concern, lower complexity, manageable options, a defined time horizon and clear alternatives.
Direct concern
Things that happen far away or remain abstract touch us less than what happens near us with an effect on us. Our media system recognizes this principle as an important news value and, in reporting, strengthens the visibility and perception of near events that directly affect us.
This is also the case with the new coronavirus: It's about the here and now – in the developed world. And the effects are about friends and parents who might not get a bed in the intensive care unit if we infect them. And politicians are judged on infections this week and death toll the next.
Climate change is different: It took experiences such as the 2019 heat records which could be felt 'at home' for people to realize it's not about our grandchildren's future. It's about our children's. The window of opportunity and the need for action have come at least a generation closer to us.
Lower complexity
The cause of COVID-19 is obvious: a single virus. And the risk is also clear: the faster and the more COVID-19 spreads, the more difficult it is to control the consequences.
In contrast, many factors play a role in climate change. And we are only just beginning to understand the interrelationships. The aspects we have to look into are just as complex. This can make individuals feel powerless and it is easy to point to other areas that seemingly have more impact.
Complexity paralyses action and outsources responsibility and initiative into a diffuse social cloud.
Manageable options
In the complexity of climate change, options for action are woven into all areas of life – consumption, leisure, mobility. Climate protectors are therefore calling for the 'great transformation': We have to change our lives fundamentally. This may be right on a societal level. But if climate-friendly action is framed only as having to give something up, which is often the case, it's seen as loss of quality of life.
In COVID-19, official communication shows a clear path of action. Everyone knows what they can do, and the reason is obvious: Slow down the virus. Flatten the curve. A manageable number of behavior patterns, and it potentially only hurts for a short time.
Defined time horizon
As drastic as the measures may be in daily life, we can hope that in a few weeks or at least months we can continue with life as normal. The problem has an expiration date.
With climate change, it's a different story. We are aware that we need changes that are permanent. For example, it's not enough to leave the car in the garage for four weeks. We need new mobility concepts. It's a matter of finding a new balance. Real change. We do not like that.
Clear alternatives
A graph depicting the number of infected people over time plays a crucial role in fighting the new virus – once with countermeasures, once without. A horizontal line shows the capacity of the health system. 'Flatten the Curve' to stay below that line is the plausible mission. At a glance, it is clear we have a choice between two scenarios, with one being clearly more desirable than the other.
While climate change also has iconic images, there is no widespread visual representation that links human action and its consequences to clear scenarios. We have no 'flatten the curve' for CO2.
Lessons for climate change communication
Despite all the dire consequences: During the first weeks in a country like Germany, the corona crisis seems to be perceived through the lens of a certain manageability, compared to climate change: Lower complexity, manageable options, defined time horizon and clearly presented alternatives.
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No negotiations over agitations for O'dua Republic, says Coalition
•says our rights guaranteed under UN charter
By Bola Badmus- Lagos On Oct 1, 2020
Coalition of Yoruba self- determination groups drawn from across the land, including O'dua Peoples Congress (OPC- New Era), Agbekoya, Kogi- Kwara Nationalist Movement (KKNM), Yoruba Network Alliance, among others, on Thursday in Lagos said it is resolved to pursue its self-determination agenda, declaring such as its minimum demand for which there are no negotiations.
The coalition comprising 21 groups also consisted Coalition of O'dua Self Determination Groups (COSEG), O'odua Peoples Congress (OPC- Reformed), Yoruba Revolutionary Movement (YOREM), South-West Women Nationalist Movement (SWWNM), Yoruba Muslim Youth League (YOMYL), Akoko Edo Progressives Youth Movement (AEPYM), among others.
Coordinator of the groups, Abdul Rasaq Olookooba, made this vow while addressing newsmen at Ikeja area of the state, saying the decision came about as Yoruba people since 1960 had continued to endure different forms of hardship and repression in the country.
According to him, the hardship and repression began from "the political upheavals of 1962, through the civil war when many Yoruba soldiers were forced to fight a war that had no meaning to them, to the doted landscapes of military coups and the imposition of repressive regimes over Yoruba territories, to the annulment of the June 12 election won by a Yoruba man, Chief M.K.O. Abiola, the horrendous murders, maiming, rape of our women and the cultural genocide imposed by the various military regimes and their Yoruba collaborators."
The coalition coordinator described the demand for the O'dua Republic out of present Nigeria was a popular struggle and representing the aspirations of the Yoruba people all over the globe as it was holding simultaneously in six continents, saying it was a product of the spineless leadership that had characterized Nigeria since independence and accentuated by the vicious attacks on the race's values and civilizations.
"We want to say clearly that these agitations are being fuelled lately by certain unfortunate developments. The primary causes are political and economic exclusion; lack of electoral credibility with Yoruba people not able to choose their preferred leaders, corruption, nepotism, primitive acquisition of public wealth by public officials and disdain for human rights and the dignity of man.
"The secondary factors are the invasion of Yoruba land by armed alien forces, the audacity of alien people invading and kidnapping, raping and maiming and killing of our Yoruba people, the mass migration of economic, cultural and extremist refugees to Yorubaland, the destruction of forest resources by armed Fulani invaders.
"Above all, clear signals indicate the prospect of the declaration of war on Yoruba territories, akin to the war of Jihad that was once declared on Yorubaland by Fulani invaders," Olookooba stated.
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He maintained that people had the right to self-determination as guaranteed in modern international law, saying that the law binds together all members of the United Nations to which Nigeria is a member, even as he called on the Nigeria Police and all other security operatives to respect the rights of Yoruba people to self-determination as an inalienable right.
The coordinator warned that any attempt to attack, kill or maim advocates of the agitation would only strengthen and embolden them in line with the global best practices.
"We call on the police and other security operatives to respect the rights of Yoruba people to self-determination and that this right is an inalienable right. We warn that any attempt to attack, kill or maim advocates of self-determination, will only strengthen and embolden in line with the global best practices," he said.
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MPHS Booster Club takes an active role in funding
Posted by Michael Turner | 4:27 pm Thursday, January 23, 2020 | Community, Sports
The Middle Park High School Booster Club was started two years ago by Shawna Deplata with a goal of helping Middle Park High School (MPHS) programs, clubs and sports teams find sponsorships and donors to help offset the financial shortfalls in funding.
Kris Holinka, MPHS parent and booster club member, said, "The funding for many activities falls short of the overall needs of the group and so they spend time fundraising to try and keep their program alive and active. We wanted to help." Holinka said, for example, the basketball team spends the majority of its participation fees on transportation, referees and other associated costs. They may not have enough for balls, uniforms or other necessities. The Booster Club would like to help fill in the gaps. "We realize that fund raising can be a good learning experience and are not trying to eliminate that aspect of the educational experience." said Holinka. "We know many small clubs and programs can't do the things they want to do, so the goal of our Booster Club is to allow them to focus on their program or activity and spend less time on fundraising. We think we can help find a balance."
During the West Grand vs. Middle Park basketball game this week, the Booster Club decided to bring awareness to the local law enforcement agencies throughout the county and do something fun and goofy. Holinka said, "We wanted to bring the two communities together and shed light on the local agencies so our kids can see the law enforcement officers in a positive light and realize they are people too."
In a brainstorming session early in the school year, Addie Deplata said we should do something with the "Git Up Dance". A spark of enthusiasm lit a fire and pushed the group to put on a show. Kris Holinka, who works for the Colorado Parks and Wildlife office in Hot Sulphur Springs, said, "I have the contacts, let's do this!" And so the "Git United in Purple" movement started.
Holinka enlisted a cast of local agencies that would not be afraid to show some moves on the dance floor and at Monday night's rivalry match between Middle Park Panthers and the West Grand Mustang basketball teams, the list of the local hometown everyday heroes included the Granby Police Department, Grand County Sheriff's office, Colorado State Patrol, Colorado Parks and Wildlife and the staff from a crew from the Rocky Mountain National Park showcasing their version of the Git Up Dance.
Hali Weimerskirch, Kindergarten Teacher, Granby Elementary School and Middle Park High School Head Cheerleading Coach spent several practice sessions with the cast of performers teaching them the specific dance moves for the song. Weimerskirch said, "We had a bunch of fun and they were all good sports."
"I had a blast and I hope the students and staff see these guys in a different light." If they were intimidated or scared of them, maybe this helped change their perception.
The MPHS Booster Club has their sights on an upcoming Corn Hole tournament March 21st at the Inn at SilverCreek. It will be a fun family event and the club is looking for sponsorships, donors and volunteers to help organize the tournament.
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Michael Turner is a contributor to the Winter Park Times. Questions? Contact Michael at mturner@winterparktimes.com