Pune is a bustling medium sized city in Maharashtria, roughly 99 miles Southeast of Mumbai. There is a highway and railway connecting Mumbai and Pune, and both arteries go all the way down to various parts of South India. Pune is famous for its IT industry. New IT parks have blossomed in the last decade or so, with new IT companies opening up daily offering various software servicies and other services as well. Pune is not as well connected by air as their airport does not have regular flights to foreign countries — yet. It seems, as Pune is one of the fastest developing cities in India, that flights to Singapore, and possibly to UAE will eventually be available.
Pune is a relatively small, yet very comfortable city. You can walk from one end to the other. On the Northwest, the road to Lonavala leads into the hills. There is a large IT park in that vicinity, and some nice residential areas where you can purchase a 2BHK (two bedroom) dwelling and live in comfort. The pleasures of urban life are not too convenient to the Northwest yet, but as time passes, perhaps things will evolve. To the South, a highway that is several years old stretches around the city. This highway is less than optimally efficient with pedestrians crossing, and slow vehicles clogging up both lanes. Perhaps they should consider having a fast lane and a slow lane, and have a speed minimum in the fast lane. It wouldn't cost much to create a system like that. Deccan Gymkhana is one of the relatively exciting parts of town. There is a law University in that general area, as well as the Pyramid mall which is an exciting place to spend a few hours on a Sunday. There is another huge University on Ferguson Road which is an area wiht a real College flavor, and lots of cafes and restaurants lining the road.
To the East, there is the train station, and famous Koregaon Park where the blast occured in the German Bakery. Koregaon Park is a wonderful place to take a stroll, and engage in a nice Chinese, Iranian, or other international meal. There is a cafe on every block, and the locals are very cosmopolitan and friendly. Hard Rock Cafe is one of the more recent players in Koregaon Park near the outskirts of town. Enjoy a glass of imported wine, or a beer, and listen to your favorite 80's hits from America! The SOB burger is the best burger in the world for beef eaters out there. For vegetarians, there are many choices too (although the choices are not anywhere as good as the burger). Camp is another hip area of town. There are cafes, night clubs, restaurants, Islamic tea houses and more!
The Raja Dinkar Kelkar museum has wonderful artifacts and a breathtaking courtyard. The Pataleswar Cave Museum has some caves, and a temple. Its worth a quick trip, but don't expect too much here. There is a good kabob restaurant around the corner from them, so go with an appetite. Shaniwar Wada is another worthwhile to go for about half an hour. Walk around the humongous inner gardens and tour the palace. Honesly, Agra, Hyderabad, Darjeeling, and Rajastan are much better tourist destinations than Pune, but Pune is a great place to live and work.
Hyderabad is the third most important city in South India and the sixth most important city in India. Hyderabad has a thriving IT industry and is the second most popular software hub in the country with Bangalore as the first and Pune as the third (although these titles could change at any time). In addition to having a great software IT park near Banjara Hills, Hyderabad has many other things to offer. Hyderabad has museums, landmarks, pubs, restaurants, spas, and more!
The Salar Jung museum has many historical artifacts including swords, antiquated pictures, and much more. It is worth spending about 90 minutes there, and then enjoying some lemon rice in the snack bar. Char Minar is another fantastic place to visit. Enjoy some tea from a tea stall, and then climb the stairs of the famous Islamic landmark located next to an equally beautiful masjeed (mosque). Gol Konda is the best place to go in Hyderabad and is the Western part of town. It is a huge Islamic fort, and you can find a choice of independent tour guides there for an affordable price. One part of the fort allows you to hear the echo of what is going on in a very distant place due to superior engineering that happened hundreds of years ago. Film City, or as the locals call it "Filim City" is a wonderful place with at least a dozen gardens, and all types of film sets of all varieties. You could spend hours there, and it is fun every minute of the way. Just get on the tour bus, and away you go. This is the Indian equivalent of Universal Studios. Last, but not least, try an Ayervedic spa. Aalankrita, located in the outskirts of the city offers a lovely resort spa with Ayervedic massage, great food, and more. Just tell them to take it easy on the air conditioning or you will freeze and turn into a popsical for sure.
Traffic is bad in Hyderabad, but not worse than any other Indian metro. Cabs are not cheap, but are more likely to stick to the meter there. The airport and connect you with other parts of India easily, but international flights to Singapore, UAE, Europe, and other important destinations are not yet possible. Maybe soon they will have a few flights.
While in Hyderabad, you can sample a few hip bars and nightspots. There are also many decent restaurants offering local cuisine. Hyderabad, although located in the South of India, is very dominated by Muslims who have their language and ancestry in Northern India, but with a lot of Persian and Pakistani influence. This influences the language (many speak Urdu in additon to the state language of Telegu), but the food has a definitive Moghlai influence. You can enjoy a spicy Hyderabadi chicken dish with a splended blend of spices, and a tablespoon or two of yogurt to balance it off in the recipe. Or enjoy some kabobs. Biryani is a famous dish of Hyderabad, but Biryani is not Indian in origin. Biryani is a Saudi Arabian dish called Kabsa which was slightly adapted when it came to India with the Muslims. Chicken, lamb, and vegetarian biryani are all popular dishes and it should be a legal requirement to try one while you are in town.
Mumbai, formerly known as Bombay, is a peninsula located on the coast of Western Maharashtria and is the most populated city in India. People stream into this city from all parts of India with aspirations of striking it rich, or at least making a living wage. Many do not have proper work skills and end of living in slums on the outskirts of the city, while others who have better work skills, work hard and prosper. Its a common myth among countryside people, that everyone in the city is rich, and that its easy to make money there. It is true that there are numerous jobs in the city, but people work twelve hours a day and put up with horrendous commutes just to get by with modest salaries. Big city life is not for everyone.
Mumbai was historically a fishing colony, and the decendants of the original fishermen are still living there in Mumbai, but their population has been dwarfed by the huge influx of roughly 20 million other human beings from all over. Mumbai was under the control of various local empires, and then colonized by Portugal, and later by Britain. It is now the economic capital of India, or the "New York" of India, as well as being the film capital of India with its huge Bollywood film industry.
We have outsourcing listings for many types of companies in Mumbai. Companies tend to be more business oriented, but less technically oriented as the technical specialties are better represented in South Indian cities and Pune.
Bombay residents have higher salaries than in most other parts of India. Major banks, airlines, and other large companies will typically have a head office in Mumbai. The Bombay stock exchange not surprisingly also has its head in Mumbai as well as the national stock exchange of India. However, the cost of living, especially the rent is murderous, leaving many large families living in a single room. They live, cook, eat, and sleep in that same room. The train or local railway (as they call it) is the pulse of the city, connecting people from very far away at rapid speeds. Its common to travel 25 kms to work everyday in a crowded train. The problem is that the trains are so packed, the only way to breathe is to tilt your head up. And if the train jerks to a stop, don't worry about falling, there will be at least two dozen soft bodies to cushion your fall. Squeezing in the train is another mystery of the East, but all you need is a few square inches to plant one of your feet and something to hang onto and you'll be fine. Auto rick shaws are only allowed to operate in Northern Mumbai while South Mumbai uses only cabs.
Mumbai hosts some beautiful architecture, especially in the Southern parts of town like Nariman Point and Fort. You can see some hybrid British / Indian architecture that doesn't exist in any other part of the world. Victoria Terminus which is currently known as Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminous is a beautiful architectural feat and worth a visit. Gateway to India is another famous landmark in Nariman point thats worth seeing.
Mumbai has two major ports including: Mumbai Port Trust and Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust which handles 55-60% of the countries container cargo.
The majority of Mumbaikars (local Mumbai people) are Marathi in origin. Some are indiginous to the local area, while others are from the various rural parts of the state, or Pune, Nasik, or Nagpur. The second most populous ethnic group are Gujarathis which is not surprising as Gujarat is Maharashtrias neighbor to the North. These two groups make up roughly half of Mumbais population and are generally conversant in Hindi. The rest of the population is from all over. Keralites, Biharis, Tamils, Bengalis, and people from many other states inhabit Mumbai. It is noteworthy that there are very few Asiatic looking Indans from the Northeastern states as they prefer to go to Bangalore or Delhi if they leave their homeland. Additionally, there are very few Sikhs in Mumbai too as they prefer to stick to places like Haryana, Punjab, and Delhi.
There are people of a wide variety of religions in Mumbai. Hindus, Muslims, Buddhists, and Christians are in large numbers. The Fort area has many Zoroastrians too, and this religion is practiced by Parsis who are people who fled Iran more than one thousand years ago and have been living in India ever since. Mumbai even has had a Jewish population for over one thousand years!
These days, the city is growing outward. The land in Mumbai has been used, and Navi Mumbai across the bridge is being quickly developed with lots of new construction and roads being built. Thane and the area north of it are developing too. It looks like there will be a solid wall of civilization streaming out of Mumbai for hundreds of Kms one day soon if the population there keeps growing. The new trend in India is to try to build industry in remote areas. The land is cheaper, and this will slow down the huge national migration to large cities which causes overcrowding, crime and other serious problems.
Singapore is a beautiful tiny city-state country in Southeast Asia sandwiched between Malaysia and Indonesia. You can look across the channel to Malaysia and there are Indonesian islands just a short boat ride away. The national language(s) consist of Malay, Chinese, English, and Tamil which is a South Indian language spoken in Tamil Nadu. Additionally, there are many Islamic Indians who speak Urdu who live in Singapore. They are famous for their fluffy parathas which seem identical to Kerela parathas.
Singapore has one of the busiest posts in all of asia and trade is their forte. The country is filled with high rise office buildings, and the standard of living is the highest in all of Asia by far. It seems that the business of Singapore is business. Many believe that Singapore is protected by magical dragon spirits that contribute to it's good fortune as well.
There are a wide variety of religions in Singapore with Chinese Buddhism at the top of the list. There are many Christians, Muslims, and Hindus as well along with Taoists of Chinese descent as well. Please be informed that in Chinese culture, Buddhism, Taoism, and traditional animist and ancestor worshipping traditions all get merged into a conglomeration in many cases. The ethnic groups in Singapore are predominantly Chinese, with a minority of Malays who were the original inhabitants, and immigrants from India. However, throughout Singapore, you will see white people from Australia, America, and Europe there for travel and business as well. Many Westerners also live in Singapore as it is the most comfortable place for a Westerner to live in All of Asia.
English is the primary language of Singapore, but most of the locals will know Mandarin and perhaps some Cantonese or Fukienese dialects as well. But, the place names are mostly Malay or British sounding names.
The architecture in this modern city is refreshing because a heavy emphasis is put on design, and the local style is very charming as well. There is a heavy Balinesian influence on the more modern local architecture, and its worth seeing.
Transportation is fun in Singapore. Take a bus, a subway, or hop in a luxury Mercedes cab as well. They were S$35 when I was there and it was a flat fee. The regular cabs charged by the KM and were much cheaper. Flights are available to four destinations in India, many parts of Indonesia, Asia, America, Australia, and Europe as well. The airport in Singapore is one of the most modern and efficient in the world. You can go to a lounge between flights and watch movies or take a nap. Get a massage or take a shower too! This is a great way to arrive feeling fresh when you get to your final destination which usually involves a lot of jet lag.
Singaporeans are famous for noodles, but what American menus entitle "Singapore noodles" is really not at all similar to what is available on street corners in Singapore. You can find little noodle shops everywhere. You can get thin noodles, flat noodles, and there are usually at least six types of noodles plus maybe some chicken wings, fish cakes, and other Chinese looking dishes. To me it looks like Fujianese, Cantonese, or Thai cooking, but this is their daily food, and its delicious, and costs very little. While you are in town, also try a Singapore sling (mixed drink that tastes like spiked hawaiian punch) and some famous Singaporean crab. Crab is avialable at the zoo, and perhaps in Chinatown as well, but not available at most restaurants despite the fact that it's Singapore's most famous dish!
Ironically, there are no Arabs to speak of on Arab street. However, there are mostly muslims there and they specialize in carpets, food, more carpets, a mosque at the end of the street, even more carpets, a few good halal restaurants, and yet a few more carpets. Unfortunately, to my dismay, none of the carpets were flying carpets. Singapore is a friendly place in general, but the folks on Arab street are even more friendly. On my brief visit I met Moroccans, Afghanis, Persians, Pakistanis, Indians, An African-American muslim girl (convert), and Indonesians there. Virtually everyone on this street engaged me in a conversation for at least five minutes. One lady took a boat to Singapore just to buy a few carpets and bring them back to Indonesia.
New Delhi is the largest city in India as well as the political hub. The IT business is not so fast in Delhi, but Legal Process Outsourcing and Call Centers thrive there. Culturally, Delhi is quite a mix with a large population of Hindus, Sikhs, Muslims, and even a few folks from the Asiatic parts of India such as Manipur (which is near Burma).
Red Fort is a huge attraction and you can spend a few hours perusing through this historical castle. Humayun's tomb is another famous place to visit in Delhi too. This is the tomb of the Moghul emporer Humayun and was completed in 1571. The architecture of this building resembles other moghai sites including the Taj Mahal and Red Fort. Qutab Minar is another famous site and is a minaret that is very high — in fact, the worlds tallest brick minaret. India Gate, another famous landmark looks a bit like L'arc du Triumph in Paris, and is another popular place to visit.
Delhi gets very hot in the spring and summer, and can get nippy in the winter. Plan appropriately when traveling to this area. Rain can be excessive during the monsoon season which is in the summer and lasts for a few months. Please note that Indian nationals incorrectly use the term, "Summer", to refer to what scientists refer to as "Spring" in the Northern hemisphere. Getting the locals to use scientifically correct language is not within the realm of possibility in India, at least during this generation. Summer officially starts on June 21st and ends on September 21st in the Northern hemisphere while Indians will try to convince you that summer starts in late march and is followed by the monsoon season which comes in early June in Delhi. Please keep in Mind, that the monsoon season starts much earlier in Kerela and Goa if you are planning on traveling to the South.
Connaught place is the place to go in Delhi. It might be closed on Sundays (I don't have access to that information, but heard through the grapevine). They have a wide variety of cuisines from around the world, and it is the place to go when in town. Five star hotels such as La Meridian are also fantastic places to go eat with a friend, as they offer the best sense of class of anywhere that you could go.
Since Delhi is the capital of India, flights are easily available to Nepal, Bhutan, Singapore, Arabia, Europe, and many other places. This is the easiest city in India to get a wide variety of international flights. Rick shaws and cabs are also a popular choice for local transportation. However, it is not recommeneded that foreigners travel between the hours of 8pm and 6am as there are many shady characters in the cab business who might take you off course to some hoodlums who want to rob you. Delhi is the most dangerous place in India for foreigners and women, so its better to travel under the protection of a saavy local — preferably of the male gender. Also keep in mind that if there are riots, you could be stranded in this city, and riots happen on schedule every several years.
Calcutta is a famous city located in the Eastern part of India in West Bengal. The local language is Bengali, but Hindi and English are widely spoken. It is a very poor city, and definately the poorest of India's top ten cities. Calcutta does not have much of an IT or Software industry, nor does it have many call centers or other outsourcing industries. Bicycle rick shaws and "human" rick shaws are still in existance, and prices for basics such as bottled water are lower in price than anywhere else in India. Termed "City of Joy", this city doesn't have any more joy than any other place in India, but does have its share of poverty and humidity. There is so little to do here as a visitor that its not even funny. The airport is located in the Northern part of town. There are a few good five star hotels offering excellent meals. Fort William and the Command Museum are nice places to spend an hour or so. Touring the gardens and the museum is a nice way to spend an afternoon as well.
Bengali cuisine is unique to India and has dishes that are very different from anywhere else in the country. They eat many fish and prawn dishes and with flavors that are very different from Goa, Kerela, or anywhere else in India that features seafood. You can not find Bengali food hardly anywhere in India, so it is suggested that you try it while in town. Its not a cuisine that I would want to eat regularly, but its fun to try.
Distances in the East of India are large, and its a largely impoverished area. Bihar is the most dangerous part of Eastern India with gangs controlling all aspects of life and the economy. Bengal is much better in terms of gangs, but is very poor, and will be more of a culture and weather shock to tourists than most other parts of India. Going out alone at night is discouraged in Calcutta as it is in most parts of India. Bangalore and Pune are the only parts of India where it is relatively safe for women to travel alone at night. Calcutta is the one of the gateways to the himalayas if you are flying in. Many people fly to Calcutta (Kolkata), and then catch an overnight train to Siliguri on their way to Darjeeling which is the jewel of the himalayas in many people's opinion. Kolkata is also on the way to many Eastern locations in Assam, Manipur, and other parts of India where people speak languages more resembling Southeast Asian languages, and where people look very East Asian. The train ride to Assam is long, but its a part of India which is genuinely away from it all. Relaxed people, hills, and a unique cuisine make going to the Eastern part of India an experience.
Kolkata has many international flights going to Singapore, Bhutan, Nepal, and other destinations too. The airport is nowhere near as busy as Delhi or Mumbai, but it is India's 3rd largest city, so it gets it's fair share of flights.


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HOUSTON (AP) — James Harden and the Houston Rockets knew they'd have to be aggressive Saturday night to counteract the young and fast-paced Sacramento Kings.
It was that mindset that led to another huge game for the Beard and a victory for the Rockets.
Harden had 50 points 11 rebounds and 10 assists, scoring 10 straight Houston points down the stretch to help the Rockets beat the Kings 119-108.
Harden had his 42nd career triple-double and third 50-point game in the last six. He made seven 3-pointers to become the ninth player in NBA history to reach 2,000 career 3s. It was his NBA-record fifth 50-point triple-double, which is two more than second-place Russell Westbrook, and the second this season.
Coach Mike D'Antoni, who is in his third season with the Rockets, continues to be impressed by Harden's performances.
Kings: Harry Giles missed his fifth game with a bruised thigh. ... Fox and Joerger both received technical fouls in the second quarter. ... Hield had 21 points, and Bagley added 20.
Rockets: Capela has at least 10 rebounds in a career-high 12 straight games. ... Kenneth Faried sat out for the third straight game with a sore left knee. ... Gerald Green missed his fourth game with a strained groin. D'Antoni said he expects him to return by the middle of next week. ... Harden has scored 30 points or more 53 times this season.
Saturday was Harden's ninth 50-point game this season. That's the most since Kobe Bryant had 10 in 2006-07. Harden needed just 37 minutes to score 50 points on Saturday for his fourth 50-point game where he's played fewer than 40 minutes and the seventh of his career, which is the most in NBA history.


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I am absolutely delighted to welcome a new brand to our portfolio: Urban Scents from our home city of Berlin. On second thoughts: let me modify that slightly as it isn't quite accurate – the label can comfortably be described as very international.
The nose behind Urban Scents is French, and belongs to Marie Urban-Le Febvre. After training to become a perfumer at the top schools, she spent many years in the fragrance industry working for major houses, including Haarmann & Reimer, Symrise and Takasago. Now, in Berlin, she is creating her own scents under the label Urban Scents. The exquisite perfume oils are sourced in the scent capital of Grasse (I'm using the word capital to underscore the importance of the city…). The company that Urban Scents is collaborating with was founded by one of the really big perfumers of the 20th century, Edmond Roudnitska. This collaboration tells you a lot about Urban Scents: this is definitely a label with a heightened awareness of tradition and quality.
I am a massive fan of the heavy, night-blue bottles (which are made in northern France): the dark blue glass provides the perfect protection for the costly fragrances – and looks incredibly stylish. Wondering what the significance of the logo with the propeller is? Let me enlighten you: Marie Urban-Le Febvre is a passionate aviator. Also, her label Urban Scents aims to add a new spin on fragrance and steer into fresh olfactory terrains.
All seven fragrances (Gunpowder Cologne, Desert Rose, Lost Paradise, Vetiver Reunion, Dark Vanilla, Singular Oud and Sensual Blend) are exceptionally wearable without being too eager to please. They are exquisite, but not heavy. Their richness is not drawn from profusion, but from the outstanding quality of the choice ingredients and from the fine composition.
I am particularly pleased that we will also be including the Urban Scents fragranced candles in our portfolio. Scented candles are definitely a matter of personal choice, and they often overwhelm me. Happily, this isn't the case here, because Urban Scents distinguishes very clearly between home scents and body scents. The compositions of the candles are new and explicitly created for rooms. There are four fragrances (Club Lounge, Holy Wood, Oriental Tales and Matcha Green Tea – and they also come in beautiful, heavy blue glass holders). They are subtle persuaders with strong personalities.
In a nutshell: Urban Scents is the best of both worlds. Classic perfumery expertise meets the spirit of vibrant Berlin – and lifts off to new flights of fancy.
"I fundamentally see beauty as being a moment in time". For fashion designer Matthew Miller, beauty is a brief fleeting moment, so I am particularly pleased that the perfume label Verdúu has decided to honour the British designer with a fragrance. For me this is a very apt philosophy, as the idea of transience lies at the heart of every perfume. The fact that the designer sees fashion as a product adds an intriguing angle.
Matthew Miller – the winner of the renowned Woolmark Prize 2017/18 – is the fifth young designer Verdúu has picked to feature on their olfactory catwalk. Like the other scents, the nose behind this wonderful composition is Mark Buxton, and as usual he brilliantly interprets the creative world of the fashion designer. The inspiration for the fragrance comes from the world of art: "Art is fundamental to design", Matthew Miller once said. And that is why his fragrance has all the notes of an opening at a high-class art gallery: art as an olfactory experience – beauty captured in an unusual moment.
All of Verdúu's fashion fragrances are available only in small 15ml bottles. This is such a brilliant idea, because it allows you to compile a small but exquisite "perfume library" and pick your "it" piece to match your mood and the season.
Atelier PMP @en
"Dreckig bleiben" (Stay Dirty) was the first fragrance launched by the Hamburg-based independent label Atelier PMP, and it was an unprecedented success. This sensational fragrance, created by master perfumer Mark Buxton, recently was honoured with a 4-star listing in Luca Turin's "Perfume Bible".
Provocative as the name is, you shouldn't take it too seriously: only recently the label launched a matching line of bath and shower products, with a Liquid Soap and Shower Gel. I am a massive fan of line extensions, not least because they give perfume fanatics even more ways of wearing a favourite fragrance. Products like these also make it easier for people who may be nervous about experimenting with unusual, daring perfumes to dip a toe in the water, as it were: a shower gel has a lower accessibility threshold than an eau de parfum. I sincerely hope that the new Liquid Soap and Shower Gel – both of which are free from parabens, silicone, gluten and contain no animal products, making them fully vegan-friendly – inspires more people to try these fragrances and incorporate them in their everyday life.
Liquid Soap and Shower Gel feature the same bold woody notes with cedar, Guajac wood oil and sandalwood in the base collide with a surprising accord of Calabrian bergamot, Tunisian neroli oil, Sicilian mandarin and zingy fresh ginger for a pleasantly refreshing effect.
"Stay dirty means hanging out with your best friends around a bonfire by the riverside in your comfy sweatpants – your toes in the sand and a glass of wine in your hand", Daniel Plettenberg of Atelier PMP once said. And what better way of extending that incomparable feeling than jumping under the shower, rinsing the sand from between your toes and breathing in the lingering scent of this relaxed lifestyle.
Escentric Molecules @en
The art of perfumery is young – so young, in fact, that one of its most revolutionary creations has only just gone into double-digits and is celebrating its tenth birthday this year. Escentric Molecules 02 was launched in 2008 on the niche market and was an instant sensation. Never before had Ambroxan smelt so "new" than in Geza Schön's fragrance: warm, sensual, animalic, and at the same time imbued with a fresh, almost mineral quality. Most fragrances claiming to contain amber only have between 1% and 2% Ambroxan. In contrast, Escentric 02 triumphs with the maximum content of 13.5% – any higher and Ambroxan starts to crystallise.
Escentric 02 and Molecules O2 are celebrating their birthday with a beautifully designed Limited Edition EM 02 Power of Ten. The 100ml bottles are now available in unique travel cases made of brushed, anodised aluminium in different colours – very stylish, very urbane, very luxurious. The packaging creativity is visibly (and tangibly) impressive.
Of course, the fragrances haven't changed: Molecule 02 contains pure Ambroxan; Escentric 02 combines it with Hedione (jasmine blossom), a gin and tonic accord and a hint of the Austrian soft drink Almdudler.
We are delighted and exceptionally proud to be launching this Limited Edition in Germany at a sensational event. EM 02 Power of Ten will be getting its first public outing at "VOGUE loves Breuninger" on 20 October 2018 in Stuttgart. Geza Schön will be there in person in the morning to autograph products and answer questions.
And there's another exclusive cooperation: from 13 through 27 October 2018, the Limited Edition will be exclusively available from Breuninger Stuttgart and its online shop. After this, the fragrances will go on sale in other selected perfume shops and concept stores.
BTW: only ten per cent of all perfumes launched on the "regular" perfume market survive their first year. Of this ten per cent, only 40 per cent are still around at the end of the second year. It just goes to show: quality, creativity and art will prevail. Happy Birthday, Escentric Molecules 02 – and here's to many more years!
Atelier PMP is one of our youngest brands: the studio was founded five years ago in Hamburg and is the brainchild of multi-talent and brand-builder Daniel Plettenberg and fashion designer and artist Stefanie Mayr. The pair commissioned perfume artist Mark Buxton to create their first scents, Dreckig Bleiben, Concrete Flower and anti anti. The results are truly idiosyncratic, wonderfully composed fragrances, each of which tells a story – starting with the packaging: Dreckig Bleiben (Stay Dirty) has a cap made of smoked wood taken from an old half-timbered house, Concrete Flower features a cap made of concrete, while anti anti is capped with cool Italian marble.
I am delighted that these scents have been included in the latest edition of what industry experts and scent lovers alike regard as the fragrance bible: "Perfumes" by Luca Turin and Tania Sanchez. The biophysicist and scent scientist Turin has long been considered the "Perfume Pope". His highly readable and profound comments – or should we say rulings – can occasionally be scathing, and no exception is made for the "big" fragrances (scent is always a matter of personal preference!). However, he was in no doubt about his opinion of the Atelier PMP creations: magnificent. All three of the brand's fragrances are not only listed (and may I point out that it is an honour to get even within sniffing distance of the master…), but received a sensational four-star rating. The fact that three of the world's leading fragrances come from a small studio in a rear courtyard in Hamburg's arty Karolinenviertel district just goes to show the immense creativity and vision of perfume artistry and the people behind it. Congratulations to Atelier PMP! We are very happy for you – and are eagerly looking forward to your next project.
SUMMER SPLASH WITH ESCENTRIC MOLECULES
NEW LOOK, NEW FRAGRANCE: BODY WASH 04 HAS LANDED!
Escentric 04 is now also available as a body wash, completing the Escentric Molecules' Body Wash range. The new shower gel has a seductively soft, fresh hit of Javanol for a zesty, energising leap into summer.
"Javanol is like truffles: a few shavings of truffle are enough to transport you to heaven" – is how perfumer Geza Schön describes the main component in his fragrance Escentric 04, which has now launched as a Body Wash.
Javanol, a futuristic sandalwood molecule, features sandalwood in a completely new form: without the woody heaviness, and instead with an incredibly soft, radiant, sheer and transparent sparkle. "Psychedelic freshness", is what Geza Schön calls his olfactory coup, where pink grapefruit peel, juniper, pink pepper and a hint of marihuana dance around a Javanol heart.
The main ingredient in the fourth Body Wash in the series is "Energen", which unites the functional ingredients of soapberry (sapindus mukorossi) and tara (caesalpinia spinosa). These natural ingredients – one from the Himalayas, the other from the Andes – are not only exceptionally skin-friendly, they also lift the fragrance onto a higher plane. The Body Wash is free from parabens and sulphates.
Body Wash 04 features the new Escentric Molecules artwork, which – like the entire range of fragrances – was designed by London-based Me Company. The digital look presents the interplay of "Art & Chemistry"; the radial lines were inspired by atomic collisions in a particle accelerator.
The Body Wash is available to order now from will be a brand and can be purchased in selected perfume shops and concept stores.
200 ml | €45.00
Dirty Shades of Grey – Tackling the shady side of perfumery
The grey market is a topic I have written about before. Regrettably, it's also something that just refuses to go away, meaning that it's time to take a closer look at the shady side of the perfume business. With our perfume artworks – which some people call niche perfumery – we are increasingly facing a massive wave of grey market goods on a scale that is severely damaging for our business. These grey market products include:
– Cheap re-imports, i.e. originals where the best – before date has usually expired. In violation of distribution agreements, these products are being brought into our sales region by other distributors. Their fate is to be flogged off like the cheapest mass-market scents.
– Stolen goods.
– Counterfeit products from the Middle East and Asia.
So how do you tell the good apples from the bad? Well, we've just made the task of distinguishing between authorised distributors and the grey market a whole lot easier with our new database, which allows customers and consumers to search for authorised retailers. The database also lists the black sheep – the sellers who are sabotaging our business. We'll be updating this list continually as we receive new information, so be sure to check back regularly!
One brand that is particularly affected by the grey market is Escentric Molecules, a label that has enjoyed a meteoric rise in the world of fine perfumery. Unfortunately, the downside of the brand's fame and popularity are cheap reimports and fakes.
will be a brand has worked hard to establish the perfumes we represent as exclusive products: We want will be a brand perfumery art to remain something precious, and not become mass-market products (which is one reason we are so careful in selecting our points of sale). Products that are very scarce are also usually highly sought-after – this underlying fact has caused the grey market to flourish.
As a result, the grey market is seriously threatening our business. It is endangering the reputation of a fantastic brand. It tricks consumers, because a fragrance that is past its best-by date needs to be reapplied more often, the bottle is empty faster and ultimately, can end up being more expensive than buying the original. Quite apart from that, the grey market poses a potential threat to consumers in several ways. Not only is it illegal to buy stolen goods (and, under certain circumstances, also counterfeit products), cheap copies are highly unlikely to be laboratory tested. But then, what does consumer health matter if you can make a quick profit?
Let me put this in a nutshell: fragrances where retailers and consumers can be sure of authenticity, quality and product safety always come from an authorised distributor, like will be a brand.
There's another point I wish to emphasise: our work doesn't just involve distributing perfume artworks and exclusive brands. We are responsible for establishing these brands and building them up. We select the right sales channels, we organise training events and promotions. We are second to none in our profound knowledge of the segment, and we support, inform and assist our partners in the POS. Good service doesn't come for free … which is an aspect that is included in the (higher) price!
There are many very good reasons to avoid luxury fragrances that are obviously TOO cheap. The fact that ultimately someone is going to pay the price – either through forfeiting their credibility, their health or their business – is at the top of the list.
The grey market completely lacks transparency and it is very difficult to contain it. The only people who can succeed in doing this in the long term are honest, authorised retailers – and consumers.
Things could be so easy…
will be a brand presents: Verdúu – Haute Couture of perfumery art
The new label Verdúu is sending its fragrances down the catwalk – and we mean that literally: Mark Buxton's fragrances were created especially for up-and-coming fashion designers.
A new fragrance label, the higher echelons of perfume artistry and four aspiring fashion designers from Berlin and London: these are the ingredients for fragrance creations that mark the arrival of the label Verdúu in the world of niche perfumes.
The nose behind the label's fragrances is perfumer Mark Buxton – and his compositions are daring, bold scents that are not accessories, but statements. Each fragrance represents the designer Hien Le, Michael Sontag und Sissi Götze, their inspiration, character and unique creative vision. The latest addition to the portfolio is the fragrance for Christopher Shannon.
Shake it, baby! Christian Plesch with his new line, WACKELWASSER
The perfume designer raised the bar with his label NASENGOLD: fragrances that eschew frills and fancies, fragrances with a very modern insolence. Now, Plesch is launching a second line: WACKELWASSER, which comprises two modern, sensual and zesty unisex creations.
Two effervescent fragrance compositions, composed with truly delicious ingredients: chilled orange fizz meets ginger, hot pepper mingles with malt beer. The Hamburg perfume designer Christian Plesch has again demonstrated his unique creativity with LIGHT WACKELWASSER and DARK WACKELWASSER.
WACKELWASSER feels bubbly, it tickles the nose – and gives a long jolt of pleasure. Fragrance designer Christian Plesch says: "Goosebumps are entirely intentional!"
The unusual name of the new collection has it own story: "WACKELWASSER" (wobbly water) is what Christian Plesch's young daughter called sparkling mineral water.
DARK WACKELWASSER | Loud, pulsating beats and ecstatic intoxication, darkness and dissipated anonymity. Precious essences that reach out and draw you in: ginger, jasmine and malt twist a cord; cedar wood pulls it tight, vetiver guards the knot.
LIGHT WACKELWASSER | The lascivious morning sun, a Rococo beauty spot, clothes that have slipped, improvised piano playing. Invisible puppet strings guide our way – woven from Champagne bubbles, jasmine flowers and caramel, bound together with cedar wood. Droplets of rum drip down thin threads, refreshing and intoxicating in equal measure.

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November 17, 2017	in Community, and Projects
Troup County celebrates stake in the ground event for new elementary
Atlanta – Troup County Schools System celebrated progress of construction on a new elementary school in Lagrange, Ga., on Wednesday, Nov. 15. The project broke ground in August, however, the official groundbreaking ceremony was postponed due to inclement weather.
"We can't really call this a ground breaking because as you can see, that happened a long time ago," Troup County Superintendent Cole Pugh said at the event. "This is our stake in the ground event. Thank you for joining us as we continue to put stakes in the ground for academic success in the future."
GMC is designing the school, which will house pre-kindergarten through fifth grade students. The new 100,000-square-foot facility will replace Whitesville Road Elementary School and can accommodate an opening day student population of 700, with a core capacity for up to 900.
Slated to open for the 2018-19 school year, the elementary school will feature 33 general classrooms, a media center, 500-person multipurpose assembly room, cafeteria and commercial kitchen, high school-sized gymnasium with seating for 200, modern medical clinic and ample support spaces for teaching staff and administration.
The design includes 14 specialized teaching rooms to support art and music programs, along with occupational and physical therapy, English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL), academic coaching, gifted education and other needs requiring individualized attention. In addition, the elementary school will feature a special needs suite for up to 32 students with a private entrance and playground.
The building was designed with environmental sustainability goals of improved energy performance and water usage and conservation.
GMC is providing architecture, interior design, environmental, electrical, civil, survey and landscape architecture services. Carroll Daniel Construction is the Construction Manager at Risk.
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November 20, 2017	in Community, Insights, and Projects
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Map for Mobile recognized with Outstanding Planning Award


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Court of Appeal refused doctor leave to appeal in the "DR Beauty" Gross Negligence Manslaughter case: HKSAR v Mak Wan Ling [2022] HKCA 387 (Date of Judgment: 9 March 2022)
Date : 09 Mar, 2022
HKSAR v Mak Wan Ling [2022] HKCA 387
Date of Judgment: 9 March 2022
Background: The third defendant ("D3"), a registered medical practitioner, stood trial together with the first defendant ("D1") and the second defendant ("D2"). Each of the 3 defendants faced an individual count of manslaughter by gross negligence. The jury convicted D1 and D2 but they were unable to reach a verdict in relation to D3. D3 was retried before the same judge and another jury and was, on that occasion, convicted.
This was D3's application for leave to appeal against her conviction.
Facts: The deceased, CHAN Yuen Lam, underwent a therapy treatment known as Cytokines Induced Killer cells ("CIK") treatment launched by the DR Group. The "CIK" treatment involved the extraction, manipulation in a laboratory and reintroduction of blood taken. The deceased's blood was extracted from her at a clinic of the DR Group and was processed at a laboratory. Unfortunately, the blood became contaminated during the processing stage. The contaminated blood product was administered by D3, a registered medical practitioner employed to work for the DR Group, to the deceased, causing the death of the deceased.
Appeal: At the hearing, D3 pursued the following 5 grounds of appeal:
The judge did not provide a fair and balanced summing-up in respect of the fifth element of the offence, namely, whether the breach or breaches were so exceptionally bad and reprehensible as to amount to criminal negligence;
The judge failed to give the jury a Kevin Brown direction;
The judge unfairly allowed the application made by the prosecution to amend the indictment;
(this ground was abandoned at the hearing);
The judge wrongly directed the jury that there was expert evidence to substantiate the allegation that the administering doctor was under a duty to ensure the matters pleaded under particular (2)(a) of the indictment ("(2)(a) [f]ailing to ensure that a properly qualified person or a properly accredited laboratory was responsible for preparing and producing the said blood product"); and
The judge failed to direct the jury that there was no evidence to show that the administering doctor was under a duty to ensure the matters pleaded under particular (2)(a) of the indictment above and particular (2)(b) of the indictment ("(2)(b) [f]ailing to ensure that all necessary bacteria tests had been carried out on the said blood product and that such had been documented prior to administering it to the deceased so as to ensure the said blood product was free of contamination").
Outcome: The Court of Appeal refused leave to appeal where leave is required and otherwise dismissed the appeal:
In relation to Ground 1, the Court of Appeal found that the directions could not be said to be unfair and unbalanced. The position adopted by counsel for D3 was that the judge "was emphasising the bad but not the other side of the ledger, the good". However, by the time the jury came to consider the fifth element of the offence, which on the judge's directions the jury would not have reached unless the jury were sure of the other four elements of the offence, the question was not whether the D3's conduct was "good" or "bad", but "the more relative question of whether it was bad enough to warrant criminal sanction".
In relation to Ground 2, when the scheme and structure of the summing-up was read and understood as a whole, it became entirely clear that the risk which the Kevin Brown direction was designed to obviate, could not have materialised in the present case.
In relation to the amendments to the indictment (Ground 3), the Court of Appeal did not see any significant difference between the case presented against D3 at this trial and the original trial, save that the focus at this trial was on D3 rather than the other two already convicted defendants. In this regard, the Court of Appeal entirely agreed with the judge, who did not find the amendments concerning particular (2)(c) unnecessarily complicating the issues or overloading the indictment and did not accept that the addition of the new particular (2)(d) would be unfair or would cause injustice to D3. The amendments to the indictment are set out in paragraph 4 of the judgment of the Court of Appeal.
In relation to Ground 5, the Court of Appeal did not think that the averment in Ground 5 derived from a correct interpretation of the evidence, particularly given the testimony of the experts. In any event, whether D3 had a duty to ensure that the person responsible for the CIK product was properly qualified was a matter for the jury. The Court of Appeal held that there was no valid complaint about the judge's directions on this matter, noting that, having reminded the jury of D3's position on the issue, the judge specifically invited the jury to consider whether it was the duty of D3 to make sure that the person preparing the CIK product was properly qualified and if the jury did not think she was under such a duty, that was the end of the matter.
Finally, in relation to Ground 6, counsel for D3 argued that the indictment as framed by particulars (2)(a) and (2)(b) imposed a positive duty to ensure that the CIK product was from a properly accredited laboratory, when no such duty existed in law; a matter which the judge should have made clear. Given what the judge said, the Court of Appeal could not accept that this issue was not well-understood by the jury as a matter for them to determine.
Please refer to the judgment for details.


Louisiana takes no chances with Toni. She is handcuffed when she is taken from the jail for the short walk to the courthouse.
After a midnight meeting with her husband, arranged in Beaumont by local and Beaumont authorizes, the 24 year old woman broke her silence and said "Arkansas" was the man with her when together, they thumbed Joseph P. Calloway for a ride Wednesday.
In the bare and barred main corridor of Calcasasieu parish jail this morning, Mrs. Claude D. Henry, 24, and Horrace Finnon Burks, 23…met again for the first time since their crime ways parted them eight days ago in Arkansas, she having left him, she declared, because he was a "little yellow rat," and he having deserted her, he said, because he was "afraid of her." Each accuses the other of having fired a .32 caliber bullet into Joseph P. Calloway's brain as he knelt behind a haystack near here.
Mrs. Toni Jo Henry, 24, is shown about as her trial for the murder of Joseph P. Calloway, Houston salesman, on Feb. 14 opened in district court here this morning. Seated beside her facing the bench with Judge John T. Hood presiding is Deputy Sheriff Weston Fanguy.
These men, and a twelfth who had not been chosen when this picture was made, will decide Toni's fate. They are the jurors. Rear row, left to right: Adam L. Vincent, E.H. Wingate, George D. Neely, I. L. Lacy, R. Rau and Charles Quirk. Front Row: O.J. Roberts Jr., C.B. Melancon, Milton A Giovanni, O. I. Hooper and Ducie Benoit.
Honey, I'm sending you five dollars to buy my baby a birthday present. Get her a coat or a skirt and sweater. Tell her it's from me with oceans of love and kisses.
Wish you had been here to help me eat goose and dressing. Gibbs went out hunting yesterday and shot two geese; boy they were some eating too. Did you make the kids their cake?
I got a telegram tonight from Claude. He is at Huntsville. I sure feel a thousand times better. You write to him at box 32, Huntsville, Texas and tell him what I told you to.
Honey, I don't guess there's anything else to write so I'll just say so long! You can write Gibbs and tell him if you get the money. Just write him Gibbs Duhon at the same address as when you wrote to me.
Thwarted in his effort to see his wife once more…Claude (Cowboy) Henry, escaped Texas convict, Wednesday morning was captured in a Beaumont hotel. His wife told officers from her Lake Charles jail cell that she was glad he was captured since an attempt to see her might have cost him his life.


Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust (BSUH) went live with ALERT® OUTPATIENT on March 1, 2016.
ALERT® OUTPATIENT is now fully available for Radiology and E-prescribing in Digestive Diseases with version 2.6.3.8.2 of the ALERT® product. In total this Go Live comprised two institutions and 14 Digestive Diseases specialties.
BSUH is an NHS acute teaching hospital in the United Kingdom with around 1 000 beds, which works across four facilities and two main sites: the Royal Sussex County Hospital in Brighton and the Princess Royal Hospital in Haywards Heath. The Brighton campus includes the Royal Alexandra Children's Hospital and the Sussex Eye Hospital.
Furthermore, BSUH provides District General Hospital services to the local populations in and around the City of Brighton and Hove, Mid Sussex, the Western part of East Sussex and more specialized/tertiary services for patients across Sussex and the South East of England.
With around 7 000 members of staff, BSUH treats over three quarters of a million patients each year.
The next phases of the project, foreseen for 2016, comprise the hospital-wide areas of Pathology Results Reporting and Radiology Ordering and Results in the Inpatient Department, as well as the implementation of Rehabilitation modules.


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Benzopyrazine-Based Small Molecule Inhibitors As Trypanocidal and Leishmanicidal Agents: Green Synthesis, In Vitro, and In Silico Evaluations
Jonathan Rock, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
Daniel Garcia, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
Omar Espino, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
Shaila A. Shetu, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
Manuel J. Chan-Bacab
Rosa Moo-Puc
Navin B. Patel
Gildardo Rivera
Debasish Bandyopadhyay, The University of Texas Rio Grande ValleyFollow
World Health Organization (WHO) identified twenty tropical disease categories as neglected tropical diseases (NTDs)1. Chagas' disease (also known as American trypanosomiasis) and leishmaniasis are two major classes of NTDs. The total number of mortality, morbidity, and disability attributed each year due to these two categories of diseases in magnitudes is much higher than the so-called elite diseases like cancer, diabetes, AIDS, cardiovascular and neurodegenerative diseases. Impoverished communities around the world are the major victim of NTDs. The development of new and novel drugs in the battle against Chagas' disease and leishmaniasis is highly anticipated. An easy and straightforward on-water green access to synthesize benzopyrazines is reported. This ultrasound-assisted procedure does not require any catalyst/support/additive/hazardous solvents and maintains a high atom economy. A series of eleven benzopyrazines has been synthesized, and most of the synthesized compounds possess the drug-likeness following Lipinski's "Rule of 5". Benzopyrazines 3 and 4 demonstrated moderate leishmanicidal activity against L. mexicana (M378) strain. The selective lead compound 1 showed good leishmanicidal, and trypanocidal activities (in vitro) against both L. mexicana (M378) and T. cruzi (NINOA) strains compared to the standard controls. The in vitro trypanocidal and leishmanicidal activities of the lead compound 1 have been validated by molecular docking studies against four biomolecular drug targets viz. T. cruzi histidyl-tRNA synthetase, T. cruzi trans-sialidase, leishmanial rRNA A-site, and leishmania major N-myristoyl transferase.
© 2021 Rock, Garcia, Espino, Shetu, Chan-Bacab, Moo-Puc, Patel, Rivera and Bandyopadhyay
Rock J, Garcia D, Espino O, Shetu SA, Chan-Bacab MJ, Moo-Puc R, Patel NB, Rivera G and Bandyopadhyay D (2021) Benzopyrazine-Based Small Molecule Inhibitors As Trypanocidal and Leishmanicidal Agents: Green Synthesis, In Vitro, and In Silico Evaluations. Front. Chem. 9:725892. doi: 10.3389/fchem.2021.725892
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Chip senses trace DNA
The tricorders in science fiction's Star Trek instantly read minuscule amounts of DNA left in a room days after a person passes through.
In reality, however, DNA detection happens in the laboratory and involves replicating the molecules in order to make samples large enough to sense, then adding fluorescent dyes and reading each sample with the help of lasers.
Research aimed at building handheld DNA detectors could dramatically narrow the gap between fiction and reality within just a few years. The key to making a handheld DNA detector is sidestepping replication by finding a way to detect extremely small amounts of DNA.
Scientists at NASA Ames Research Center have come a step closer to the sensor used by the agency's fictional descendant by developing an ultrasensitive electronic DNA detector that employs a forest of carbon nanotubes to sense meager amounts of DNA. Carbon nanotubes are rolled-up sheets of carbon atoms.
Unlike DNA detectors that are based on conventional fluorescence, the electronic DNA chip can be readily miniaturized and automated, and can test for a wide range DNA at once, said Jun Li, a researcher at NASA. The detector can also sense other substances, including proteins, chemicals and pathogens. "It is a very versatile platform that can be used for many purposes," said Li.
Previous attempts at electronic DNA chips have produced devices that were still orders of magnitude less sensitive than fluorescence-based DNA chips, according to Li. The NASA device, however, has the potential to reach the sensitivity of laser-based fluorescence techniques, according to Li.
The key to this sensitivity is the small size and electronic properties of carbon nanotubes.
The researchers' prototypes consist of arrays of 2- to 200-square-micron chromium electrodes on a silicon wafer. Multi-walled nanotubes ranging from 30 to 50 nanometers in diameter -- about two orders of magnitude smaller than a red blood cell -- cover the electrodes and are encased in a layer of silicon oxide.
The nanotubes are packed onto the electrodes at densities of anywhere from 100 million to 3 billion nanotubes per square centimeter.
The bottoms of the nanotubes are in contact with the electrode and their tops are exposed at the surface of the silicon oxide layer. Strands of probe DNA are attached to the ends of the nanotubes.
When a liquid sample containing target DNA molecules comes into contact with the detector, the target DNA attaches to the probe DNA, and this increases the flow of electrons through the nanotubes to the electrode. The fewer and more widely spaced the nanotubes, the more sensitive the detector.
The device is at least sensitive enough to detect DNA in samples containing as few as 3.5 million molecules, and is probably capable of detecting DNA in samples with only a few thousand molecules, according to the researchers. A drop of water, in contrast, contains trillions of water molecules.
The carbon nanotube nanoelectrode array could be used as a portable sensor for cancer cells and environmental contaminants, according to Li. "The main applications will be for handheld devices for quick and simple testing, such as personal care for early cancer detection, environmental monitoring, bio defense and space exploration," he said.
The main challenges to using the device for real-world applications are integrating the system into a practical package, and developing appropriate bioassays for each application, according to Li.
The array could be used in practical applications within two years, said Li. A NASA spinoff company, Integrated Nanosystems Inc., is commercializing the system, he said.
Li's research colleagues were Hou Tee Ng, Alan Cassell, Wendy Fan, Hua Chen, Qi Ye, Jessica Koehne, Jie Han and M. Meyyappan. The work appeared in the May 14, 2003 issue of Nano Letters. The research was funded by NASA and the National Cancer Institute.
Timeline: 2 years
Funding: Government, Institute
TRN Categories: Nanotechnology; Biotechnology
Related Elements: Technical paper, "Carbon Nanotube Nanoelectrode Array for Ultrasensitive DNA Detection," Nano Letters, May 14, 2003.
July 30/August 6, 2003
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Jussie Smollett is Everything Wrong With All Of Us
In case you have a life, and unlike me werent half blogging and half staring aimlessly at your ceiling last night pondering the meaning of life, you might not know that news broke last night in the Jessie Smollett case. In case you have a life outside of politics and have no idea what I'm talking about, Jussie Smollett is the star of an urban television drama called "Empire" who was recently "hospitalized during a homophobic, racially motivated attack." Celebrities and politicians — including presidential candidate Kamala Harris, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and socialist firebrand Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez — have rallied around him, decrying this "hate crime" and seizing this opportunity to paint their political opposition as malicious, dangerous predators. But new evidence suggests that the entire ideal was orchestrated by Jussie himself.
Below are some excerpts from the Vulture article detailing his interview on Good Morning America.
On the night of the incident, Smollett said he arrived home to find there was no food in his apartment. So, he went to Walgreens to find food and have a cigarette. Walgreens was closed, so he walked across the street to Subway… After grabbing a "tuna sandwich and a salad," as he was crossing the intersection, he heard someone shout Empire.
"I heard 'Empire.' And I don't answer to Empire. My name ain't Empire. And I didn't answer…And then I heard 'faggot Empire nigger.' So, I turned around and I said, 'Fuck did you just say to me?' And then I see the attacker, masked. And he said, 'This is MAGA country, nigger.' Punches me right in the face. So, I punched his ass back."
"And then, we started tussling, you know, it was very icy. And we ended up tussling by the stairs, fighting, fighting, fighting. There was a second person involved who was kicking me in my back. Then it just stopped. And they ran off."
After the scuffle, Smollett noticed that he had a rope wrapped around his neck and his sweater had been stained with bleach.
When asked why he thought he was targeted, Smollett said it might be for his criticism of President Donald Trump.
"I could only go off of their words. I mean, who says 'faggot Empire nigger,' 'This is MAGA country, nigger,' ties a noose around your neck, and pours bleach on you?"
I understand wanting to give people the benefit of the doubt, but his account of what happened had more red flags in it than Tiananmen Square.
Let's start off with the idea that two Trump loving white dudes are knowledgeable enough of a show about drug dealers turned music moguls and their dysfunctional family to actually recognize an actor from the show off of the street. I'm not saying it's impossible, but this is probably the equivalent of Connie Britton claiming she was targeted by gang bangers who called her "that cracker from Nashville."
Also, the ridiculous dialogue should have raised suspicions at the very least. "This is MAGA country, nigger." I mean, come on. I'm not saying it's impossible, but no one talks like that. Listening to liberals make up stories about Trump supporters reminds me of when white people pretend to be black on Twitter or undercover cops that are really bad at the undercover aspect.
Not to mention this all happened in Chicago. You're telling me that in one of the most liberal cities in the country — during one of the coldest times of the year in an already notoriously cold place — two Trump supporters were staking out Jussie Smollett of all people so they could half carry out a racist, homophobic attack before running off? Again, I'm not saying it's impossible — but come on.
I've never been in a fight, but I can't imagine noticing a rope being tied around my neck and bleach poured on me AFTER these two ski masked vigilantes had run off.
And then, as if the story wasn't sketchy enough, Jussie contends that he was targeted due to his "outspokenness against the President." As if virtually every one of his peers hasn't been doing the same repetitive song and dance since 2015? Too much didn't add up.
But people were quick to believe a story that made absolutely no sense because they already think so little of everyone that disagrees with them.
They were ready and willing to accept a half baked story that sounded like it was completed with mad libs because it confirmed everything they thought they knew already about conservatives. You could even argue that people were so blinded by their hatred of the President and his supporters that against all reason, they WANTED to believe a story that sounded like it was concocted by a 10th grader trying to lie their way out of getting grounded for coming home late.
I remember election night — and more importantly the day after the election — like it was yesterday. I'm going to be honest about how I was feeling: I was both disgusted with the collective tantrum and melodrama of my peers, and endlessly entertained by it. Full disclosure: I can be one vindictive bitch. I literally felt surges of serotonin flooding my brain with every miserable tweet, status and post I saw for like a solid 4 days after the election. I'm not proud of it, but I'm also not that sorry. People that ridiculed me for months on end over my political views were actually on the verge of mental breakdowns over an election that most of them hadn't paid attention to outside of an obligatory video share, and it was amazing. I loved every minute of it. Sue me.
But what particularly stuck with me was the sheer absurdity of the post-election "hate crime surge" being peddled — and most alarmingly, being blindly accepted as truth by people that I considered otherwise sane and rational.
There were so. many. absurd. examples.
I remember a gay couple sharing a photo of a nasty note left on their car following the election by evil Trump supporters. Right. Because when someone really wants to shake you up and scare you out of their neighborhood, they type out a letter and leave it in your car instead of…I don't know…spray painting it, keying it or busting your windows.
I remember someone sharing this literally the day after the election. Because nothing screams "hate crime" like slurs written with a car marker. Because racists always keep them handy, and even though they hate you for the color of your skin would never want to have to inconvenience you with real spray paint.
I remember a Muslim girl claiming 3 Trump supporters attacked her on the subway while screaming "Donald Trump!" The story was shared by dozens of my peers. She later admitted to making the story up.
It turns out that Jussie staged the attack and paid two Nigerians around $5,000 to carry it out. And people took his word for it without a second thought.
We've gone so far in demonizing people that disagree with us that we'd rather throw caution to the wind, assume the worst and be proven right than use our brains and see the world the way it is instead of the way we perceive it. And this isn't exclusive to one side or ideology.
Liberals are guilty. Conservatives are too. I myself am guilty. But more than anyone, I think the pundits on both ends of the spectrum that use their platforms to stoke tensions and exploit everyone's worst instincts to boost ratings and fatten their paychecks are to blame. And we should all be ashamed that we've reached a point in American discourse where people are willing to believe anything as long as it confirms their worldview.
Hate, evil and bigotry exist in this world, and they always will. That doesn't mean we shouldn't talk about it, and that doesn't mean we shouldn't fight it. But if we're so hard pressed for evidence of what a horrible world we live in — or how terrible our political adversaries are, maybe it's time to consider the possibility of the world we live in not being so horrible at all, and the people we disagree with not being the monsters we thought they were.
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what the living hell? he paid guys to attack him? that's why i'm sick, sick of actors being political. Because they are people living a fantasy life , paid to pretend to be other people, and because they want to appeal to the most people so that we pay to see them, pander without shame to whatever group will give them the greatest career advantage.
Haha, you said the dialogue was written as Mad Libs, i cracked up out loud at that!


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I have been commissioned by Wayne Lambert, owner of the century home at Main St. Stouffville and Edward St. (with all the scaffolding). While renovations will continue for some time yet, Wayne has had several new frames made for windows on the main and upper floors and has commissioned me to design and fabricate 16 transom panels in total. The first 5 panels for the main floor kitchen area have just been completed (see photo attached). The traditional Victorian design incorporates several bright colours and textures with inset glass beads, as is characteristic of the bold colours in the original leaded windows. This project will be ongoing and I expect it will be completed by next Spring.


Amar, Akbar & Tony is cute (not macho), unpretentious, titillating and touching. Delightful and easy watch!
So, after weeks of looking for interesting films to watch, I discovered this one on Netflix. It immediately caught my attention not only because of the smart tweak to the original title--Amar, Akbar, Anthony--but also because of the cover picture which, to me, promised a more mature and inapprehensive, perhaps metrosexual, approach to depicting male bonding. Even if mildly goofy, there is an endearing quality to this picture. Here, two adult male friends can be so close that a peck on the cheek is neither offensive nor out of place. And, when they address each other as "bruv" in the movie, you know it is not merely an informal way of calling another guy. It is deeper than that. There is an unshakeable sincerity to it, which comes only with the bonding that's been slow-cooked over time.
Amar, Akbar & Tony are not long lost brothers, who discover their blood ties much later in life. Instead, they are childhood friends, who have grown up together in a desi neighborhood of London. The film is about their adult years.
At the beginning you are not sure where the movie will be headed, how similar or dissimilar will it be to Amar Akbar Anthony and so on, but soon a serious, heavy-duty event occurs that sets the tone and approach completely apart. The event invites much change to the lives of characters. And Amar, Akbar & Tony then becomes a movie about life's tragedies. And, each character has a little tragedy to face. However, the film has a positive tone to it: 'the events that shake us, also make us' sort of tone.
It is a film about Indians abroad, but unlike many other films that have relied upon the talents of stalwarts like Shabana Azmi, Om Puri, Anupam Kher, etc, the film chooses UK based actors, who are low on drama, but high on contextual belongingness, and thus bring authenticity to their parts. Although, acting talents differ. The men, including the Papaji and Chachaji, surprisingly, are more important here, both in terms of what role they have to play and how they play it. The relationship of Papaji and Chachaji with the younger boys creates interesting subplots.
The women, well, they are important too, but only those that are chased by the three guys for romantic purposes. Mothers don't have much role to play. They are reduced to stereotypes: paratha serving moms to vigilante moms on a mission to protect daughter's virginity. But then it is a film about male bonding, so guess, men should rightfully take the center stage.
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But I must not close before crediting camerawork in certain scenes. Those scenes make you take the film very seriously. I must also thank the writer for dialogues that are plain yet profound. The film is full of one-liners that at once ring a bell and make the characters so relatable.


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Willisburg CCD Kentucky Population Charts
According to the most recent Willisburg CCD Kentucky demographics data available from the United States Census Bureau released in the American Community Survey in December of 2019, Figure 1 Willisburg CCD shows it has a population of 3,023 which is the largest of all places in the local area. Figure 3 uses the Willisburg CCD population data for a comparison of the population growth/population change estimates from the years 2010 to 2018 and Willisburg CCD Kentucky shows an increase of 256 (9%).
The total Willisburg CCD Kentucky greater area population percent change for all areas for the years from 2010 to 2018 is shown in Figure 4 and for Willisburg CCD depicts it has a population percent change of 9.3% which is less than most other places in the greater region.
Looking at the Willisburg CCD population density (measured as people per square mile) and providing comparisons to both the national and state average population density in Figure 5, Willisburg CCD Kentucky depicts it has 36 people per square mile which is the smallest in order of population density of all the other places in the metro area. The next higher as measured by population density is Chaplin CDP appreciably bigger with population density of 227. The place with the highest population density in the area is Perryville which depicts a people per square mile of 1,292 ( substantially bigger). Figure 6 provides Willisburg CCD demographics for the overall median age for all people in the region and Willisburg CCD shows it has an overall median age of all people of 42.6 which is the third most median age of all other places in the greater Willisburg CCD region. The place with the highest overall median age of all people in the area is Chaplin CDP which shows an age of 56.7 (33.1% larger). The Willisburg CCD Kentucky population data for median age broken out by gender for both men versus the median age of women is shown in Figure 7. Willisburg CCD Kentucky depicts a median age of men only slightly larger as the median age of women.
The next demographic analysis (Figure 8) looks at large generational Willisburg CCD population groups (and can be useful internet research for employment related research or identifying areas with retirees). Key findings in this chart includes that Willisburg CCD Kentucky has the percentage of people between 20 and 29 years old the second smallest when sorted by people less than 20 years of age of all the other places in the area at 9.2% of the total. Second, it has one of the largest proportions of people between 60 and 69 years old at 17.6% of the total and is ranked #2. The only larger place being Chaplin CDP with 27.4%. Third, it has the smallest proportion of people 70 years of age or older at 8.4% of the total.
Figure 9 illustrates the overall diversity breakdown for Willisburg CCD population and ethnicity groups in the area. (note: Hispanic/Latino is broken out separately in the next diagram and also the group denoted as Native ethnicity includes Native American, and Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander.) Willisburg CCD Kentucky has the largest proportion of Other Race population at 7.0% of the total and is ranked #1. Figure 10 shows the Willisburg CCD Kentucky Hispanic (including non Hispanic whites) population household ethnicity in the region and Willisburg CCD shows it has a people who are Hispanic or Latino of 6.1% which is the second most Hispanic Population of all the places in the greater Willisburg CCD region. Figure 11 compares the ratio of the amount of men to the amount of women and shows total male population only about 5.8% larger as the total female population.
Willisburg CCD Kentucky Marital Status and Families Charts
Figure 12 shows the detailed marriage characteristics broken down by %residents who are married, never married, single, divorced, and widowed. Willisburg CCD has one of the largest proportions of total percent married at 65% of the total and is ranked #3. Only #2 Mackville (69%), and #1 Chaplin CDP (74%) are larger. Second, it has less than most other places in the greater region when sorted by never married percent at 21% of the total. Third, it has in the mid range of other places in the metro area in order of percent divorced at 9% of the total. Also, it has the smallest proportion of percent widowed at 4% of the total. Figure 14 compares the average household size using the average number of people in a family for Willisburg CCD households. Willisburg CCD shows it has an average family size of 3.1 which is in the intermediate range of other places in the metro area. The place with the highest average family size in the area is Mackville which shows an average family size of 3.8 (22.7% larger).
Figure 15 shows the overall ratio of Willisburg CCD households for families to the total number of Willisburg CCD households and that Willisburg CCD shows it has a percent of people who are in a family of 69% which is in the center range of other places in the local area. The place with the highest percent of people who are in a family in the area is Chaplin CDP which shows a families percent of 75% (8.2% larger).
Looking at Willisburg CCD households that are headed by a husband and wife as a percent of all families in Figure 16, Willisburg CCD depicts it has a percent of people in a husband and wife family of 86% which is the third most husband and wife family percent of all other places in the greater Willisburg CCD region. The place with the highest percent of people in a husband and wife family in the area is Mackville which shows a husband and wife family percent of 93% (8.6% larger). Figure 17 shows Willisburg CCD demographics for the head of household for each place using a breakdown of married-couple, male-headed alone, and female-headed alone. Willisburg CCD Kentucky has one of the largest proportions of households at 86.0% of the total and is ranked #3. Only #2 Chaplin CDP (92.7%), and #1 Mackville (93.3%) are larger. Second, it has less than most other places in the local area in terms of households at 12.3% of the total.
Willisburg CCD Kentucky Mothers and Children Charts
Willisburg CCD Kentucky Marital Status Charts
The next set of demographic data looks at the marital status for Willisburg CCD households which is useful for internet research. Figure 28 compares the total number of single people in each area. Willisburg CCD depicts it has a percent of people who are single for any reason of 35% which is less than most other places in the greater region. The place with the highest percent of people who are single for any reason in the area is Springfield which depicts a percent single of 64% (about twice as large). Comparing percent of people who are single for any reason to the United States average of 50%, Willisburg CCD is approximately three-fourths the size. Also, benchmarked against the state of Kentucky, percent of people who are single for any reason of 48%, Willisburg CCD is approximately three-fourths the size.
Figure 30 compares the single people in each area broken down by never married, divorced, and widowed. Willisburg CCD Kentucky has the percentage of percent never married less than most other places in the area at 21% of the total. Second, it has in the intermediate range of other places in the area as measured by percent divorced at 9% of the total. Third, it has the smallest proportion of percent widowed at 4% of the total. Figure 31 shows the demographics for the number of single men adults in each area broken out by never married, divorced and widowed. Willisburg CCD Kentucky has the percentage of men who have never been married the second smallest in order of percent of men who have never been married of all the other places in the greater region at 22% of the total. Second, it has one of the largest proportions of men who are divorced at 13% of the total and is ranked #2. The only larger place being Willisburg with 23%. Figure 32 shows the number of single women adults in each area broken out by never married, divorced and widowed. Willisburg CCD Kentucky has the percentage of women who have never been married less than most other places in the greater region at 20% of the total. Second, it has the smallest proportion of women who are divorced at 5% of the total. Third, it has the smallest proportion of women who are widowed at 7% of the total.
Figure 33 shows the Willisburg CCD demographics for the ratio of the number of single men between the age of 18 and 65, in each area, broken down by age group for the Willisburg CCD metro area. Willisburg CCD Kentucky has the percentage of single men 30 to 34 in the mid point range of other places in the metro area at 6% of the total. Second, it has one of the largest proportions of single men 35 to 39 at 6% of the total and is ranked #3. Only #2 Willisburg (10%), and #1 Mackville (60%) are larger. Third, it has the largest proportion of single men 45 to 49 at 19% of the total and is ranked #1. Also, it has less than most other places in the greater region when ranked by single men 50 to 60 at 15% of the total. In addition, it has one of the largest proportions of single men 60 to 65 at 9% of the total and is ranked #2. The only larger place being Willisburg with 11%.
Figure 34 shows the Willisburg CCD population data for the ratio of the number of single women between the age of 18 and 65, in each area, broken down by age group for the Willisburg CCD metro area. Willisburg CCD Kentucky has the percentage of single women 18 to 24 in the intermediate range of other places in the local area at 31% of the total. Second, it has the second smallest when sorted by percent of single women 18 to 24 of all the other places in the metropolitan area as measured by single women 25 to 29 at 1% of the total. Third, it has one of the largest proportions of single women 30 to 34 at 18% of the total and is ranked #2. The only larger place being Willisburg with 29%.
Willisburg CCD Kentucky Citizenship Demographics Charts
The next section of demographic information provides detailed data Willisburg CCD residents including: immigrants, citizenship, immigration, country of origin, non citizens and more. To start, Figure 35 shows a high level view of citizenship. Willisburg CCD Kentucky has the percentage of citizens born In US the second smallest as measured by percent of citizens born In US of all the other places in the local area at 96% of the total. Second, it has the largest proportion of citizens by naturalization at 1% of the total and is ranked #1. Third, it has one of the largest proportions of non-citizens at 3% of the total and is ranked #2. The only larger place being Springfield with 5%. The next chart (Figure 36) shows for all citizens what the original place of birth was for people who were born in a foreign country and has the smallest proportion of birthplace in this state at 78% of the total.
In Figure 37, the demographic percentage of Willisburg CCD residents who were not born in the United States is shown (i.e. percent foreign born.) Willisburg CCD depicts it has a percent of population who was born in another country of 4.0% which is the second most percent born outside United States of all the places in the greater Willisburg CCD region. The place with the highest percent of population who was born in another country in the area is Springfield which shows a percent born outside United States of 5.1% (28.4% larger). Comparing percent of population who was born in another country to the United States average of 13.5%, Willisburg CCD is approximately a third the size. Also, compared with the state of Kentucky, percent of population who was born in another country of 3.8%, Willisburg CCD is only about 5.5% larger.
Figure 39 provides a detailed analysis of non citizens by breaking them into two age groups: Under 18 and over the age of 18. Willisburg CCD Kentucky has the largest proportion of non citizens under 18 years old at 23% of the total and is ranked #1. Second, it has in the mid range of other places in the metro area as measured by non citizens over 18 years old at 77% of the total. Figure 40 provides further information for non citizen age by showing a comparison of the median age for all non citizens immigrants. it has a median age of non citizens of 20.8 which is the second most median age of non citizens of all the places in the greater Willisburg CCD region. The place with the highest median age of non citizens in the area is Springfield which depicts a median age of 36.5 (75.5% larger). The next diagram (Figure 41) shows the year of entry that non citizens entered the United States. The year of entry can show the rate of flow at various points of time in the past for when they entered the U.S. it has the largest proportion of non citizens who entered the US between 2000 to 2009 at 100% of the total and is ranked #1.
For all foreign born people who have gone through naturalization (the process of becoming a legal U.S. resident citizen), Figure 42 shows the year when they became fully naturalized U.S. citizens. it has the largest proportion of people naturalized 2005 to 2009 at 100% of the total and is ranked #1.
Willisburg CCD Kentucky Birthplace Demographic Charts
Figure 43 displays a map of the globe and shows Willisburg CCD demographic information for large regions of the world that people from this place originally came from. Willisburg CCD Kentucky has the largest proportion of from the Americas at 100% of the total and is ranked #1.
Figure 44 categorizes the location for where foreign born people originally come from based on very large continental geographic areas. Willisburg CCD Kentucky has the largest proportion of from the Americas at 100% of the total and is ranked #1.
Figure 45 is a table that breaks out all the people who were foreign born by which large geographic region where they were born. Willisburg CCD Kentucky has the largest proportion of people who were born in Central America at 100.0% of the total and is ranked #1.
Willisburg CCD, Kentucky Demographics Data
Figure 1: Willisburg CCD, KY and Area 2018 Population Data
Figure 2: Map of Willisburg CCD, KY and Area
Figure 3: Willisburg CCD, KY Population Change 2010 to 2018
Figure 4: Willisburg CCD, KY 2010 to 2018 Population Percent Change
Figure 5: Willisburg CCD, KY Population Density
Figure 6: Median Age in Willisburg CCD, KY
Figure 7: Median Age by Gender in Willisburg CCD, KY
Figure 8: Willisburg CCD, KY and Area Age by Generation
Figure 9: Willisburg CCD, KY and Area Ethnicity Makeup
Figure 10: Willisburg CCD, KY Hispanic Population
Figure 12: Willisburg CCD, KY Marriage Status
Figure 14: Willisburg CCD, KY Average Family Size in Household
Figure 16: Husband and Wife Families as Percent of All Families
Figure 17: Willisburg CCD, KY Head of Household
Figure 18: Willisburg CCD, KY Birth Rate (Last 12 months)
Figure 20: Willisburg CCD, KY Teenager Birth Rate
Figure 21: Willisburg CCD, KY Unwed Mothers as % of All Births
Figure 22: Willisburg CCD, KY Unwed and On Public Assitance
Figure 24: Willisburg CCD, KY Unwed Mother Births By Age Group
Figure 25: Willisburg CCD, KY Unwed Mother Birth Rate By Race
Figure 26: Willisburg CCD, KY Unwed Mother Births By Poverty Level
Figure 30: Willisburg CCD, KY Single People Broken Down By Reason
Figure 31: Willisburg CCD, KY Single Men in Area
Figure 32: Willisburg CCD, KY Single Women in Area
Figure 35: Willisburg CCD, KY Citizenship Status
Figure 36: Citizen Place of Birth for Willisburg CCD, KY
Figure 37: Willisburg CCD, KY Percent of Population Foreign Born
Figure 39: Willisburg CCD, KY Non Citizen Age Breakout
Figure 43: Willisburg CCD, KY Foreign Born People are From What Region
Figure 44: Willisburg CCD, KY Foreign-Born World Region of Birth
Figure 45: Willisburg CCD, KY Foreign-Born Sub-Region of Birth
Figure 46: Foreign-Born Country of People Living in Willisburg CCD, KY
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University to Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with Virtual and On-Campus Events
Stony Brook University will launch Hispanic Heritage Month with a virtual opening ceremony on Thursday, October 1, at 12:30 pm, honoring the University's Latin American and Hispanic communities.
The theme of the 2020 national Hispanic Heritage Month is: "Be proud of your past, embrace your future." This year's keynote speakers will be Judith Brown Clarke, Vice President of Equity & Inclusion and Chief Diversity Officer, and Adam Gonzalez, PhD, Director of Behavioral Health and Founding Director of the Mind-Body Clinical Research Center, Renaissance School of Medicine, and a leader in "White Coats for Black Lives." Register online to attend.
Diversity has long been one of Stony Brook's strongest assets and the Hispanic American community is an essential part of our multicultural campus. Hispanic and Latino Americans have made distinguished contributions to the United States in all major fields, such as the military, music, literature, philosophy, sports, business and economy, science and politics.
To commemorate the striking advances that Latinx culture has made at Stony Brook, the 2020 Hispanic Heritage Month Planning Committee, celebrating its 31st year, has developed virtual programming including guest speakers, movie night, games and activities, music, art and cooking demonstrations.
"The pandemic made 2020 difficult for so many students, but they wanted to continue the tradition with the 31st celebration," said Dorothy Corbett, HHM Committee Chair and EOP Senior Counselor. "The members of the Hispanic Heritage Month committee did not want to let them down, so we got together to plan a month of virtual programming and celebrations of our history and culture."
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One aspect of the programming that will not be virtual is the delicious cultural cuisines to be featured on campus at the dining locations. The Faculty Student Association (FSA) and CulinArt are excited to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month through a partnership with Stony Brook University's Hispanic Heritage Month committee, the Latin American Student Association (LASO), and the Office of Diversity to spotlight the talents of accomplished guest chefs by offering cuisines from around the globe. This year's culinary celebration will also feature authentic recipes from students, faculty and staff.
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"Inclusive Eats" is a new program launched this year through Healthier U, a comprehensive and innovative model health program that focuses on the improvement and education of employee health and wellness. Through Stony Brook University's Presidential Mini-Grant Award for Departmental Diversity Initiatives, Healthier U and FSA developed this program to offer virtual cooking demonstrations in the Teaching Kitchen. These demos provide healthy alternatives to traditional, cultural foods as part of the campus community's cultural history month celebrations.
"Through the collaboration with CulinArt guest chefs, Healthier U aims to educate the campus community about health risks, highlight ways in which healthy culturally diverse options are available on campus – from bike paths and wellness offerings to healthy food options at various food locations and as an added benefit, participants in the series gain knowledge and enjoy healthy foods in a celebratory fashion," said Cathrine Duffy, Director of Healthier U.
The annual closing ceremony on Monday, November 2, will feature awards and recognition for students, faculty and staff who have made significant contributions to the Hispanic community at Stony Brook. The deadline for students to apply online is October 23, 2020.
These events support the University's Equity, Inclusion and Diversity initiatives.
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