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The Board of Directors of Max India Limited, one of India's leading multi-business corporations, at their meeting today approved the audited accounts for the financial year ended March 31, 2001.
Max India Limited has posted Net Profit After Tax of Rs.5.13 crore for the Fiscal 2000-2001. The earning per share of the Company was Rs. 2.22 on the enhanced capital for the year 2000-2001. On the original capital, this translated into an earning per share of Rs. 4.45.
Max India is multi-business corporate, driven by the spirit of enterprise focused on the knowledge-based, people-oriented service businesses of healthcare, life insurance and information technology. Max India has on-going business interests in telecom services, electronic components, bulk pharmaceuticals and speciality plastics.


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Christchurch Priory
There has been a church on the site of Christchurch Priory since around 800 AD. The present building, which was begun in 1094 by Ranulf Flambard, has had many additions over the centuries but has been in continuous use as a place of prayer and pilgrimage.
In 1539 the Priory was surrendered to King Henry VIII (the Dissolution of the Monasteries). It is said that although the King had intended to pull down the church as well as the Priory's monastic buildings, in response to a plea from the townspeople, he relented and granted the church to be used as the Parish Church.
From 1973 to 1999, the Priory's pipe organ had been out of use, silently awaiting restoration. However, thanks to the generosity of many donors and a substantial grant from the National Lottery via the Arts Council, Nicholson & Co. built a new organ incorporating the best of the existing historic pipework.
The new organ is sited on the south transept gallery behind an imposing case of English oak, designed by David Graebe, with front pipes of spotted metal. The Great and Swell pipework which is substantially by Father Willis (1865 and 1880), now has the addition of new pipework by Nicholson. The Choir organ is based on the Alexander Cummings chorus (1788) and housed in a projecting 'chaire' case.
The mechanical-action gallery organ is played from an attached console set into the side of the case and a duplicate, mobile four-manual console is sited in the nave and operates an independent electro-pneumatic action via a multiplexer system. The nave triforium division, added by Degens & Rippin in 1964, was renovated and encased and can be played from the fourth manual of both consoles.
The consultant for the Priory was Nicolas Kynaston, who gave the opening recital after Nicholson & Co. completed the project in 1999. Some tonal additions were made in 2000 and 2006.
In 2017, we added a new enclosed Solo division to the instrument.
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New Report Exposes NJ Gov. Phil Murphy's Campaign Harassment Scandal
In response, Gov. Murphy doubled down on his longtime strategy of denial and victim-blaming
Per The RGA:
A bombshell report from New Jersey's largest newspaper severely undermines Democratic Governor Phil Murphy's past statements about allegations of sexual misconduct on his 2017 campaign.
New documents provided by Julie Roginsky, one of four women who have made allegations about the Murphy campaign, to The Star-Ledger appear to prove that Roginsky directly informed Murphy of the "toxic" office environment, and that Murphy's lawyers sought to aggressively enforce a nondisclosure agreement to prevent Roginsky from speaking out – both of which Murphy has previously denied.
Star-Ledger editorial page editor Tom Moran wrote in a Sunday column:
To me, the bigger story is that Roginsky has compelling evidence that our governor has been misleading the public for months, on two big issues.
Murphy has said, over and over, that women who worked on his campaign are free to talk about workplace issues and sexual harassment. But Roginsky revealed an e-mail showing that is simply not true. It was sent to her on May 24, 2019, and it was from Paul Josephson, the governor's campaign attorney. It warned her that the gag order she signed prohibits her from discussing "any knowledge or information of any type whatsoever" gained during her work on the campaign.
I can't see any wiggle room there. And when I asked the governor's team to find some, they couldn't either.
Murphy also claims that he was unaware of any complaints of toxic behavior during his campaign. But the governor is copied on an email Roginsky wrote that complains of "rank misogyny" in the campaign and says several young women had confided in her about mistreatment by men. "I am happy to provide names," the e-mail says.
Moran was even more explicit on Twitter, calling the governor's explanation "pure crap" and stating there is now "black and white" evidence Murphy's prior statements are "not true."
In response, Murphy doubled down on his longtime strategy of denial and victim-blaming, attempting to cast Roginsky as politically motivated, despite her decades working in Democratic politics.
However, Roginsky is just one of at least four women who have come forward with allegations about the Murphy campaign, including one former volunteer alleging she was sexually assaulted by a senior campaign staffer. POLITICO New Jerseyreports:
Her latest allegations follow an accusation by state housing official Katie Brennan that she was raped by a top Murphy campaign staffer, Al Alvarez, and that after she complained anonymously to the Murphy transition team, Alvarez was then hired for a high-level state job. The issue was the focus of a series of legislative hearings in Trenton. (Alvarez has denied the rape accusation.)
Two other former campaign staffers have also made allegations that the Murphy campaign had a toxic work environment.
Murphy was elected Chairman of the Democratic Governors Association (DGA) in December, and is likely to campaign with several female gubernatorial candidates, such as Nicole Galloway in Missouri and Whitney Williams in Montana, if they win their party's nominations. The DGA recently announced a partnership with #MeToo movement supporter Stacey Abrams for the 2020 election cycle. Abrams, Galloway, and Williams have yet to comment on Murphy's handling of these allegations.
"Governor Murphy's decision to double-down on his previous false statements and victim blaming instead of taking responsibility for the disturbing culture he allowed to fester on his campaign calls his fitness for office into question," said RGA Communications Director Amelia Chassé Alcivar. "Every Democratic candidate who accepts DGA support as long as Phil Murphy is at the helm needs to say where they stand – with the women they claim to fight for, or with a governor who uses gag orders and blatant untruths to protect his political career."
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La Belle Vie opened in Frenchtown in September.
Potato soup.
Specialty drinks include a Bloody Mary.
French toast at La Belle Vie.
ST. CHARLES, MO.
In the Frenchtown Historic District of St. Charles, La Belle Vie offers coffee, crêpes and more
Hannah Coffman
Mark and Melissa Hollander launched La Belle Vie this past September, but the restaurant has been in the works for much longer. In fact, the Hollanders considered 13 different locations for the restaurant before they found the perfect building nestled in historic Frenchtown.
"Good food and coffee are a great way to bring people together," Mark says. When the Hollanders began renovating the building last winter, creating the right ambiance was key. Hollander grew up in St. Charles and wanted the café to be connected to the neighborhood.
"It's warm and inviting," he says. "We like being tucked back in the neighborhood. A lot of people will run in and grab a cup of coffee before work or grab breakfast before they head to the bus stop."
The atmosphere is "a little bit elegant, a little bit industrial. It's good eclectic blend and an inviting space," he adds. "Over and over we've heard that the place is just a great vibe."
In a cheeky nod to the café's location in Frenchtown, the menu offers favorites like a French dip and French onion soup. Soups, sandwiches and salads dominate the menu, and the café also offers breakfast served all day. "You can have a crêpe for dinner or a roast beef sandwich for breakfast if you want," Mark says. Recently, the café developed a decadent blueberry sauce to drizzle over French toast or crêpes.
Hollander says the French dip sandwich, a modified recipe that has been featured at his family gatherings throughout the years, is a crowd favorite. Other favorites are the old-fashioned omelet with white country gravy and the jalapeño popper panini, filled with cream cheese, jalapeños and bacon.
The café offers a simple coffee menu and specialty drinks, including Irish coffee, sangrias and a Bloody Mary. Each week, a different hot and cold drink are on special. The wine menu is composed of wines sourced from all over the world, and the café serves local beers from Missouri Brewing Co.
In the future, the Hollanders hope to expand into an event space and add a gas fireplace. The café backs up to the Katy Trail and they hope to launch their patio space in the spring of 2021.
Mark says that one of his favorite moments from running the La Belle Vie was when his high school choir teacher found the café on social media and visited. "He came in with his wife and son to get breakfast and we sat around and reminisced and laughed and cried together," he says.
La Belle Vie means "the good life," and the Hollanders have created a warm, inviting atmosphere to grab a cup of coffee, glass of wine or beer to enjoy over a crêpe or a warm bowl of soup.
La Belle Vie is open Monday through Thursday from 7am to 7pm, Friday and Saturday from 7am to 8pm and Sunday from 7am to 6pm.
La Belle Vie, 1200 N. Second St., St. Charles, Missouri, 636.395.7265, labelleviefrenchtown.com
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Tuesday, January 07, 2020 1:00 am
Acquitted man faces gun charge
Was accused of killing coach
ASHLEY SLOBODA | The Journal Gazette
The man acquitted of the murder of a popular football coach faces more legal trouble after authorities say he shot at a house and injured someone inside, according to court documents filed Monday.
Henry Eshon Underwood, 25, was formally charged with being a felon carrying a handgun and felony criminal recklessness. He is accused of firing a gun at a residence in the 3900 block of South Monroe Street on the city's south side about 8:20 p.m. Dec. 30.
Fort Wayne police officers found four shell casings and gunfire damage outside the home and a spent round inside the house, court documents said.
A person inside the residence, identified only as a male, suffered a small cut on his right calf. He told police that two people – including a man with a handgun in his coat – knocked on the front door before the gunfire, an argument ensued and the door was shut, court documents said.
"Victim 1 stated that a short time later he looked outside of the window and saw the same male and female that was at the door still standing on the sidewalk," court documents said. "Victim 1 stated that while inside he heard gunfire, and then realized that he was shot."
Underwood was arrested on a charge of being a felon carrying a handgun during a traffic stop less than two hours after the shooting, according to court documents. The documents allege police found a loaded handgun underneath the front passenger seat, where Underwood was sitting.
He was previously convicted for corrupt business influence, court documents said. It's against the law for convicted felons to possess handguns.
Underwood, noted as homeless in court documents, was acquitted in October of the May 19, 2017, murder and robbery of Terrance Miles, 36. Miles was an administrative assistant at Forest Park Elementary School and an assistant football coach at North Side High School.
Police found Miles near East Washington Boulevard and Francis Street, not far from his East Berry Street home.
Defense attorneys suggested Underwood's companion that evening, Jaevin Bowie, might have shot Miles about midnight as he took out his trash at an apartment complex on Francis Street.
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Israel participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2021 in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, having internally selected Eden Alene as their representative. She was due to compete in the 2020 contest with "" before the event's cancellation. Her entry for 2021, "Set Me Free", was chosen during the national selection competition  ("Our Song for Eurovision") organised by the Israeli Public Broadcasting Corporation (IPBC/).

Background

Prior to the 2021 contest, Israel had participated in the Eurovision Song Contest forty-two times since its first entry in 1973.

Israel has won the contest on four occasions: in 1978 with the song "" performed by Izhar Cohen and the Alphabeta, in 1979 with the song "" performed by Milk and Honey, in 1998 with the song "" performed by Dana International and in 2018 with the song "Toy" performed by Netta Barzilai.

Since the introduction of the semi-finals in 2004, Israel has failed to reach the final six times. In , Shiri Maimon gave the country its tenth top five result, finishing fourth. Having failed to qualify for the final for four consecutive years (2011–14), Israel reached the final for the first time in five years, with Nadav Guedj finishing ninth in , and the country has participated in the final every year since. Israel's fourth victory came when Netta won the  contest in Lisbon, with the song "Toy". , when the contest was held in Tel Aviv, Kobi Marimi represented the country on home soil with the song "Home", finishing twenty-third with 35 points in the final.

Before Eurovision

Artist selection
On 22 March 2020,  confirmed that Eden Alene would be kept as the Israeli representative for the Eurovision Song Contest 2021, and in December 2020, it was revealed that the song that Alene would represent Israel with in Rotterdam for 2021 would be selected through a national final called  ("Our Song for Eurovision").

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On 16 September 2020,  opened the public song submission following the announcement of Alene as the selected artist with the deadline on 15 October 2020. 220 submissions were received, which were subsequently evaluated by a professional committee consisting of Ofri Gopher (Director of  Music Stations), Roi Dalmadigo (Editor of  Gimel), Tal Argaman (DJ and music editor at ), Alona Kedem (Editor of  and Kan Gimel), Tali Katz (Head of Delegation for Israel at the Eurovision Song Contest) and Michael Weisberg (CEO of Aroma Music) that selected nine songs for the competition.

After previous reports that the national final would consist of three live shows of 4 songs each, it was revealed the winning song would be selected over two rounds of online voting through Kan's official website. In the first round, demo versions of the nine competing songs were released on 2 December 2020 and the public was able to vote until 13 December 2020. The two songs with the most votes advanced to the second round and the professional committee selected an additional song from the remaining seven to advance. In the second round, the three songs, finalized and re-recorded by Alene, were to be released on 18 January 2021, however the songs were officially released on 5 January 2021 after an early publication by the newspaper . The public was able to vote for their favourite song between 19 January and 25 January 2021, and the winning song was revealed during a special televised broadcast on 25 January 2021 from the Yitzhak Rabin Center in Tel Aviv, hosted by Lucy Ayoub.

At Eurovision
According to Eurovision rules, all nations with the exceptions of the host country and the "Big Five" (France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom) are required to qualify from one of two semi-finals in order to compete in the final; the top ten countries from each semi-final progress to the final. The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) split up the competing countries into six different pots based on voting patterns from previous contests, with countries with favourable voting histories put into the same pot. For the 2021 contest, the semi-final allocation draw held for 2020 which was held on 28 January 2020, was used. Israel was placed into the first semi-final, which was held on 18 May 2021, and was scheduled to perform in the second half of the show.

Semi-final

Once all the competing songs for the 2021 contest had been released, the running order for the semi-finals was decided by the shows' producers rather than through another draw, so that similar songs were not placed next to each other. Israel was set to perform in position 12, following the entry from Belgium and preceding the entry from Romania.

On May 18, the day the semi-final was held, Israel qualified for the Grand Final. During her performance, Alene hit the highest note ever sung in the Eurovision Song Contest, reaching B6 whistle note.

Final
Israel performed 3rd in the grand final on 22 May 2021, following Albania and preceding Belgium. The song has received 93 points at the close of voting, finishing 17th overall.

Voting
Voting during the three shows involved each country awarding two sets of points from 1–8, 10 and 12: one from their professional jury and the other from televoting. Each nation's jury consisted of five music industry professionals who are citizens of the country they represent, with a diversity in gender and age represented. The judges assess each entry based on the performances during the second Dress Rehearsal of each show, which takes place the night before each live show, against a set of criteria including: vocal capacity; the stage performance; the song's composition and originality; and the overall impression by the act. Jury members may only take part in panel once every three years, and are obliged to confirm that they are not connected to any of the participating acts in a way that would impact their ability to vote impartially. Jury members should also vote independently, with no discussion of their vote permitted with other jury members. The exact composition of the professional jury, and the results of each country's jury and televoting were released after the grand final; the individual results from each jury member were also released in an anonymised form.

Points awarded to Israel

Points awarded by Israel

Detailed voting results
The following members comprised the Israeli jury:
 Noy Alooshe
 Roni Duani (Roni Superstar)
 Avia Farchi

References

External links

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Countries in the Eurovision Song Contest 2021
Eurovision

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Earl Hawley Robinson (July 2, 1910 – July 20, 1991) was a singer-songwriter and composer from Seattle, Washington. Robinson is remembered for his music, including the songs "Joe Hill", "Black and White", and the cantata "Ballad for Americans," which expressed his left-leaning political views. He was a member of the Communist Party in the 1930s. In addition, he wrote many popular songs and music for Hollywood films.
The jazz clarinettist Perry Robinson is his son.
He studied violin, viola and piano as a child, and studied composition at the University of Washington, receiving a BM and teaching certificate in 1933. In 1934 he moved to New York City where he studied with Hanns Eisler and Aaron Copland. He was also involved with the depression-era WPA Federal Theater Project, and was actively involved in the anti-fascist movement and was the musical director at the Communist-run Camp Unity in upstate New York. In the 1940s he worked on film scores in Hollywood until he was blacklisted for being a Communist. Unable to work in Hollywood, he moved back to New York, where he headed the music program at Elisabeth Irwin High School, directing the orchestra and chorus.
Henry Earle Robinson (March 11, 1907 in Montreal, Quebec – September 8, 1986) was a Canadian professional ice hockey right winger who played eleven seasons in the National Hockey League for the Montreal Maroons, Chicago Blackhawks and Montreal Canadiens.
Robinson played nine seasons for his hometown Montreal Maroons. He had his best season offensively for the Maroons in 1934-35 scoring a career high 17 goals and 35 points in 47 games. He would play for the Maroons beginning in 1928-29 up until the team ceased operating at the conclusion of the 1937-38 NHL season. The following year he was traded to the Chicago Blackhawks and recorded 15 points in 47 games. Robinson played his last season in the National Hockey League the following year for his other hometown team the Montreal Canadiens. He would spend parts of the next three years in the American Hockey League eventually retiring from professional hockey in 1942.
Earl John Robinson (November 3, 1936 – July 4, 2014) was an outfielder in Major League Baseball who played from 1958 to 1964 with the Los Angeles Dodgers and Baltimore Orioles. He attended college at the University of California, Berkeley, where he played both baseball and basketball, helping Cal to three straight conference titles in basketball from 1956 to 1958.
Robinson was inducted to the Cal Athletic Hall of Fame in 1988. He was inducted into the Pac-10 Basketball Hall of Honor in 2010. Robinson died July 4, 2014 after suffering from congestive heart failure and two heart attacks.
During his years with the Baltimore Orioles, Robinson lived with his wife and two daughters in Castro Valley, California.


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Home » Blogs » esmart's blog » NCEA Deplores the US Government's June 10 Statement on the COI-Eritrea
Submitted by esmart on Mon, 06/13/2016 - 15:27
The National Council of Eritrean Americans (NCEA) in strongest terms deplores the recent statement issued by the US Department of State on the UN Commission of Inquiry on the Human Rights Situation in Eritrea. As Americans of Eritrean origin we expect a fair and balanced response than what we read. Neither the politically motivated mandate of the Commission of inquiry nor the US lead campaign to isolate Eritrea serves the cause of human right in Eritrea; in fact we believe it is a prescription for yet another war in the Horn of Africa, as Ethiopia, sensing it got a green light from Washington, has embarked on another path of aggression by attacking Eritrea a mere hours after the Department of State's wholesale "endorsement" of the COI's faulty findings.
We were expecting better from the Department of States which knows well that the Commission's findings, particularly its allegations that it "finds that there are reasonable grounds to believe that crimes against humanity have been committed in Eritrea since 1991" are patently false and an utter fabrication. As various sources have been reporting, fair-minded foreign diplomats based in Eritrea do not agree with the COI's findings. As evidenced in the June 8 press conference of the Chair of the Commission, the image the COI tried to present was in clear contradiction with what the foreign journalists who had recently visited Eritrea witnessed. As we will try to show below, experts that have been studying Eritrea are also voicing their strong disagreements with the Commission's findings and its faulty methodology.
The State Department in its Press Release from June 10, 2016 stated that: "United States takes note of the recently issued report by the UN Commission of Inquiry (COI) on Eritrea, in particular its conclusion that there are reasonable grounds to believe that crimes against humanity have been committed in Eritrea. We have repeatedly expressed grave concern about the human rights situation in Eritrea, and that concern has been reinforced by the COI's findings" is beyond the pale. As Americans of Eritrean origin we find this US rush statement designed to influence the Geneva Process reckless and offensive. As a community with an intimate knowledge of the reality on the grounds in Eritrea we had submitted to the Commission thousands of our written testimonials along with scores of thousands of other Eritreans in the Diaspora; none of which was taken into consideration.
Not only was our testimony neglected, according to Atlantic Council's Bronwyn Bruton, the Commission has also "refused to consider the academic literature on Eritrea; refused to use press reports; refused to speak with experts who'd traveled recently to the country; refused to speak to UN staff and Western diplomats inside the country." [1] Instead, as Tanja R. Müller of the University of Manchester stated, many people "who live, have lived or continue to visit Eritrea, have multiple connections within the country and could have contributed to the COI's understanding. They were deliberately ignored, and the result is a document that describes a country many Eritreans do not recognise."
Müller adds that the COI's report was "predominately based on interviewees with self-nominated participants in the diaspora [who] in different ways left Eritrea, often experiencing abuse on their journeys, and have learned to navigate international refugee law and asylum systems. This does not make their testimonies wrong, but would call for a nuanced understanding or interpretation in any social science discipline. Human rights advocacy might not be social science, but one would at least expect inconsistencies to be followed up." As she tries to underline how the COI wholesale accepted a fabrication she mentions the following: "A prime example of those has travelled the internet widely, when a representative of Canadian mining company Nevsun, accused in the 2015 COI report to use slave labour to dig underground tunnels at Bisha mine in Eritrea, made the point that Bisha is in fact an open-pit mine."[2] Louis Mazel had also testified that the Bisha mining is indeed a "huge open pit-mine", without any underground tunnels. Not only this, Müller also states that the findings of the COI are based on testimonies of witnesses "recruited by human rights activists who have their own means of advocacy and persistence, and for example hire public lobbying companies in order to spread their narrative of Eritrea (I was for a while bombarded by emails from such a company with sensational news until I contacted them and asked to be removed from their list). … What is harder to justify and exemplifies the flaws in the COI report is the fact that all additional experts that were consulted came from the spectrum of human rights advocates in a broad sense, and included hardly anybody with recent first-hand experience of Eritrea." [3] Bronwyn Bruton rejects the Commission's substandard investigation using these words: "the team was only able to do field research in Ethiopia, which is effectively at war with Eritrea. Obviously, this is shockingly poor scholarship—if a college undergrad tried to ignore all academic scholarship and spoke only to people who agreed with him, he'd get flunked out of school." [4]
The COI's faulty conclusion is based on at least three faulty premises. As any student of elementary logic would agree, all those who start with false premises can easily imply any conclusion they wish to get at. These false premises include:
"All those that leave Eritrea are leaving for political reasons". Bruton has this to say on this one: "The mere fact that 60,000 people are leaving Eritrea isn't necessarily proof of a massive human rights crisis. … Eritreans have until extremely recently, been granted automatic asylum rights in Europe. There are push and pull factors at play."
Furthermore, the President of the United State's in his 2012 address to the Clinton Global Initiative of September 25, 2012 had admitted that his government has a direct and active hand in the pull factors that are making people to leave Eritrea and other African countries pretending to be Eritreans. The President's words were: "I recently renewed sanctions on some of the worst abusers, including North Korea and Eritrea. We're partnering with groups that help women and children escape from the grip of their abusers. We're helping other countries step up their own efforts. And we're seeing results." The results he is seeing is not only the flooding of Europe with African impostors who claim Eritrean identity falsely but also the suffering of women and children in the hands of human traffickers in North Africa and the death of hundreds of innocent Africans by drowning in the high waters of the Mediterranean Sea hopping the paradise that was promised to them by the US President and his agents.
Wikileaks documents [5] also show how US diplomats are willing to bend and out right violate US visa laws in order to encourage Eritrean "regime opponents" to flow to the US. Again innocent youth falsely promised a paradise and free education are perishing in the Sahara Desert. The New York Times [6] also reported in 2010 how some Asmara based American diplomats were among those facilitating the exodus of youth from Eritrea. It is ignoring these facts the State Department issued its statement on June 10.
"All those that claim to be 'Eritreans' are Eritreans". Every East African, Ethiopian, Somali or Sudanese for that matter even a West African knows that the easiest ticket a political asylum in Europe, Canada or the USA is to claim he or she is an Eritrean. It is Ethiopians, with the help of the minority regime in Ethiopia who are taking advantage this blanket preferential treatment of "Eritreans", as a result every 4 out of 5 of those who have been resettled in the US are actually non Eritreans who falsely claimed Eritrean identity. Müller states that "In contrast to citizens from a different African country, the Gambia, who top the list of those having entered Italy illegally this year, Eritreans are predominately given asylum and thus it pays to be Eritrean or rather pose as such. There are multiple reasons to leave Eritrea – or any other African country for that matter." The BBC's Mary Harper in her recent report from within Eritrea puts it this way: "Western and other diplomats based in Asmara tell me the Commission of Inquiry's report is "unhelpful" and does not reflect accurately the current situation in Eritrea. [They] describe as "absurd" descriptions in the media and elsewhere of Eritrea as "Africa's North Korea". An international human rights worker I meet outside the country says an estimated 30% of people who claim to be Eritrean for asylum purposes actually come from Ethiopia. I'm told others are Sudanese. Some Ethiopians and Sudanese share languages, physical characteristics and cultures with Eritreans, and it is significantly easier to obtain asylum as an Eritrean." Andreas Melan, Austria's Ambassador to Ethiopia corroborates Harper's report for he is quoted to have admitted that "30 to 40%" of those who claim to be "Eritreans" when they reach Europe are actually "Ethiopians". What these means is the Commission is falsifying numbers to reach its desired conclusion.
Trying to underscore how numbers are being cooked at will by the Commission, Müller draws a parallel between the number of people that were claimed to being killed every month in Darfur and the number of Eritreans that are leaving their country every month by saying: "Maybe 5000 has become a magic figure in relation to when to trigger a 'crimes against humanity' claim?"
"All those that the COI interviewed will tell anything that jeopardize their pending political asylum cases or recent approved cases". This premise is best debunked by what an Israeli investigative Journalist of Ethiopian origin, Dabby Adeno Abebe, found in 2012. "My cover story has not been finalized yet, but luckily I run into Jeremiah, who's been in Israel for three years now. 'What do I tell those who ask how I got into Israel?' I ask him. 'Lie,' he says. 'Don't tell the whole story. The Israelis, and mostly the non-profit groups working with the infiltrators here, like to be lied to. Say you were a soldier, and that if you return to Eritrea you'll get a death sentence. Keep in mind that you must be consistent with your story. The bottom line is that everyone uses the story I'm telling you here, and this way they fool everybody,' he says. 'Almost none of them arrived on foot from Egypt to Israel. None of us crossed any deserts…it's all nonsense.'" [7]
Since the mid 1940s Eritrea and Eritreans have been victims of numerous politically-motivated unjust policies orchestrated by few vengeful diplomats who chose to place their own ego and interest above of that of the people of the United States and the Eritrean people. Individuals who used and abused their position in the Department of State or the White House to frustrate the Eritrea people's aspiration for independence and after a hard won independence to undermine the independent government of Eritrea to promote their sinister agendas of regime change. In the words of a British historian: "Eritrea was seen as a bunker state; they were less easy to control. Ethiopia had a more reliable military perhaps. Their policy was more directable and perhaps predictable. Whereas Eritrea, from the mid 1990s, it was clearly seen unpredictable and couldn't be relied upon to do certain things that Washington might wanted to do...." [8]
The numerous "Unprovoked US Hostilities Against Eritrea" [9] are well documented and one can find them in the reference given below. For now it suffices to list the following egregious offenses we witnessed since 1998:
A botched US mediation process and escalating the 1998-2000 border war by giving Ethiopia a green light to bomb Asmara, Eritrea's capital, June of 1998;
Purposely looking the other way when the minority government in Ethiopia was violating the human rights of 76,000 Ethiopians of Eritrean origin through the heinous act of ethnic cleansing and deporting them by arrogantly saying it had the right to do so even for not liking the "color of their eyes."
Coaching and encouraging the minority government of Ethiopia not to accept or implement the final and binding decision of the Eritrea Ethiopia Boundary Commission (EEBC).
Abusing their influence in the UN Security Council to protect Ethiopia when it was in clear breach of international law and attempting to create alternative mechanism to violate the "final and binding" EEBC decision so as to award Eritrea's sovereign territories to Ethiopia.
Serving as the architects and surrogates of the illegal sanctions that were imposed on Eritrea in 2009 and of all the blatant fabrications that accompanied it and arm-twisting members of the Security members, particularly the African members.
Serving as lead lobbyists at the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva to create the illegal mandates of the Special Rapporteur and Commission of Inquiry as they saw the 2009 sanctions were being discredited and all other members of the Security Council were asking for their lifting.
Given all these, the statement of June 10, 2016 seems to be designed to restore credit to an otherwise discredited report by the COI. Any attempt designed to support a fraudulent COI findings reached through a fraudulent methodology is a disservice to the Eritrean people's attempt to live in dignity and liberty and is ultimately against the interest of the United States. The US State Department should refrain from being influenced by people who have an axe to grind against Eritrea. As Eritrean Americans we would like to see a US policy based on a far-sighted analysis that creates and nurtures friendship rather than being influenced by egotistic personalities who use their high offices to block and frustrate experts' recommendations for positive US/Eritrea engagement. Once more the NCEA would like to say "enough is enough"!
Ashish Kumar Sen: What the UN Gets Wrong About Rights in Eritrea: A finding of crimes against humanity would be indefensible, said the Atlantic Council's Bronwyn Bruton http://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/new-atlanticist/what-the-un-gets-wr... June 7, 2016. (Last Accessed June 12, 2016)
Tanja R. Müller, Human rights as a political tool: Eritrea and the 'crimes against humanity' narrative, June 10, 2016. https://tanjarmueller.wordpress.com/2016/06/10/human-rights-as-a-politic... (Last Accessed June 12, 2016)
https://www.wikileaks.org/plusd/cables/09ASMARA146_a.html (Last Accessed June 12, 2016)
Jeffrey Gettleman, In Eritrea, the Young Dream of Leaving, June 19, 2010. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/20/world/africa/20eritrea.html?_r=0 (Last Accessed June 12, 2016)
Dabby Adeno Abebe, The dark side of Tel Aviv: Journalist poses as African infiltrator, spends week in Tel Aviv's most volatile neighborhood http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4239481,00.html (Last Accessed June 12, 2016)
Richard Reid, Eritrea's External Relations, http://www.wilsoncenter.org/event/eritreas-external-relations (Last Accessed June 12, 2016)
Research and Documentation Department. People's Front for Democracy and Justice. Asmara, July 2012 http://www.dehai.org/archives/semg-12/att-0560/UNPROVOKED_US_HOSTILITIES... (Last Accessed June 12, 2016)
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I started writing a new book over Spring Break. I even traveled to a nearby haunted library for a research trip. So far it is going really well. I'm not ready for a title reveal yet (because I don't have one), but I can tell you the story involves fairy tales and a magic library. The picture above is a hint about the fairy tale.
I can't give you much more detail than that about the book, but I can tell you about my writing playlist! If you've checked out the Spotify playlists for Rook and Shadow or Lady Alma, the songs I've chosen for this book will probably surprise you. No baroque concertos or dramatic instrumentals here. Well, not yet anyway.
Instead, first songs I added were Here Comes the Sun and I Want to Hold Your Hand by The Beatles. Here's why.
Here's a few other upbeat songs that have made it into the project soundtrack.
This is by far the most cheerful writing playlist I've ever had! It also features the most pop songs. I usually find lyrics distracting while writing and stick to instrumentals or non-English texts, but this book takes place partly in America, so these songs help me set the scene.
It isn't all sunshine and hand holding though. Here's some less cheerful selections from the playlist.
The overall tone of the book really is upbeat. If I had to pick a credit song right now, it would be When Can I See You Again by Owl City.
You can follow the Mystery Book Project Playlist on Spotify.


For quite some time, STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) has been a popular conversation throughout various industries, businesses, government programs and educators. Although some believe the focus on STEM is excessive lately, at JMC Steel Group, we know how important STEM education is to our future as a company. This is one of the many reasons we are dedicated to helping create a STEM workforce for tomorrow.
While much of this stems (no pun intended) from educating students about the many opportunities in science, technology, engineering and mathematics, there's a lot to be said about STEM industries and companies getting more involved. After all, we're the ones who will need these students in the future to sustain our organizations.
In hopes of encouraging more Chicago companies to invest in our future as a manufacturing hub and flourishing city, here are four ways you can help create a STEM workforce for tomorrow.
Tomorrow's STEM workforce consists of the young men and women currently attending school; this includes elementary, middle and high school students, as well as college and university students. Although not every student is going to be interested in pursuing STEM careers, there are many who don't even know what types of jobs and opportunities are available to them.
By getting in on the ground floor and igniting interest in various opportunities within your industry, you can help increase the amount of students who will come out of school ready to work.
For example, we recently partnered with the Daley College of Chicago to help educated the students about available opportunities within the manufacturing sector. Since the beginning of our partnership with the "College to Careers" program in April of 2014, we have hired two students to work at our local Chicago facilities. Not only have we hired these individuals, but we are confident that through our partnership, the students were (and future students will be) able to gain the knowledge and experience to excel within our organization.
Whether you're new to the workforce or have been working for decades, you know experience is vital when looking for a job. Just try getting a job without any relevant experience; I'm inclined to think it's near impossible – but hey, there are always exceptions.
This is where internships come into play. Internships aren't only a great way to educate students about the various opportunities within an organization; they also provide valuable hands-on experiences you can't learn from a textbook.
While internship positions will likely differ between high school and college/university students, the most important aspect of both is exposure. Exposing individuals to the work environment and company culture will help them decide what's right for their future.
High school internships, which we think of as early intervention programs, should introduce the student to the available opportunities within the industry, as well as the areas of education needed to pursue a career in that field.
For example, in the steel tube and pipe industry, a high school intern should learn about the various careers that are available in the manufacturing industry, including skilled labor, engineering (electrical, mechanical, civil, industrial, etc.), customer service, finance, marketing, human resources, quality control, and sales to name a few.
By opening their eyes to the many possibilities within the sector, we not only provide a different type of education, but we also give them the opportunity to figure out if and where they see themselves in the future. This may also help them decide what they want to study after high school – in college or at a trade school.
Where high school internships should be more about informational exposure, college/university internships should be all about hands on experience. Each individual's level of education may determine just how hands on each individual will be, but internships at this level should give them a clear idea and actual experience of what they will be doing on the job.
At JMC, our headquarter internship positions have been in logistics, marketing and human resources. Additionally, we have had interns at our plants working as HR, engineering, environmental/lab, customer service, and administrative interns. For us, interns are a great source for filling full time positions. In fact, much of our upper management team began as interns in our plants.
According to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Chicago had an unemployment rate of 7.4% in August. Based on the 2014 census, that's about 201,189 people who need jobs. And that doesn't even count those interested in relocating to Chicago.
In addition to unemployed individuals, recent graduates and currently employed individuals are always looking for new opportunities. That's one reason why hosting events such as networking events, seminars, round table discussions and even continuing education programs are great ways to drive awareness about your industry and your company.
These are also excellent ways to get a group of industry thought leaders in one room. In the manufacturing industry, having these minds together give us a chance to brainstorm and discuss ways to get the younger generations interested in careers in manufacturing.
Events like the ones mentioned above can also help us gain valuable insight into what people really think about manufacturing (or any other industry), and what we need to do to make it more appealing to the future workforce of America.
Similar to hosting events for professionals, whether you sponsor or participate in events for kids in school, it's important to help educate students about the many prospects out there.
Foster an interest in your industry by showing students what they can do with different degrees and education programs. For example, one of our scientists, Dr. Michael Ziegler, presented to a group of students at the Museum of Science and Industry, Chicago in October about how his love for science turned into a career.
Another educational event, which we offer to students each year, is our DFI/PDCA Student Day at Atlas Tube here in Chicago. Geared towards engineering students, students learn about the structural steel products they could work with during their future careers. Our next Student Day will be held on Tuesday, February 24, 2015. If you're interested in learning more about this event, please contact Chris Ragan at Chris.Ragan@atlastube.com.
As a company headquartered in Chicago, we feel personally responsible for helping create the workforce of tomorrow. Science, technology, engineering and mathematics are all integral parts of our business, as well as the manufacturing industry. We want to see this sector continue to thrive, and that's why we are investing in creating a STEM workforce for tomorrow.
We will continue to make it our mission to help attract more individuals to manufacturing and other industries in Chicago. And we believe that this begins with engaging individuals at various levels of education – from elementary school to high school, college and beyond.
What are you doing to help create a STEM workforce for the future? Share your thoughts and ideas with us in the comments below.


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The class includes a pattern for a pair of fingerless gloves which will be started during the class and you will then have all the skills to complete them at home.
All materials are supplied for this workshop. This includes a 50g ball of wool blend yarn in your choice of colour, a pair of 5mm needles and full instructions.
You will also need to bring a packed lunch or there is a cafe in the Garden Centre as well as a large Tesco store on site.


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The Monarch Butterfly Migration
September 28, 2021 September 15, 2021 / Sue Baldani	/ 1 Comment
An annual event that can cover thousands of miles
By Sue Baldani
The Monarch butterfly is a joy to behold. With its graceful fluttering and vibrant orange and black wings, it's also easy to identify. Summer just wouldn't be the same without these colorful creatures.
Once cooler temperatures arrive, it's time for them to begin a very long journey to their winter destinations. The unique and amazing phenomenon of the annual migration of the North American Monarch butterfly has yet to be fully understood by scientists. We know that these butterflies, which are the only ones that migrate, need warmer temperatures in order to conserve fat reserves and survive, but how do they know when it's time to first head north and then later move south towards warmer climes?
Where they are living determines where they migrate for overwintering. Those to the west of the Rockies will head to the Pacific Coast near San Diego and Santa Cruz, while those living to the east will head to Mexico. The Eastern variety will use several flyways, and then converge together into a single one-lane highway over Central Texas. And, somehow, they find their destinations without any trouble.
These lightweight beauties, weighing less than a gram, may fly as far as 3,000 miles (often clocking 50 to 100 miles per day) to reach their winter homes. On the way, they'll meet up with other Monarchs and at night, huddle together in trees, sometimes in the tens of thousands, to stay warm and cozy.
Once back in warmer temperatures, these long-distance travelers will breed and lay the eggs of the new generation. When ready, it is this new generation that starts the journey back to North America.
During their stay here, we can help Monarchs and other butterflies flourish by planting a butterfly garden. Choose a nice sunny spot that is somewhat sheltered from the wind, if possible, and plant nectar-rich native flowers and plants (see sidebar). Besides plants, also include some nice big rocks; butterflies love a nice warm place to land. Fresh water is also appreciated. Fill a shallow container and include some sand so they have a place to perch while drinking. A small shrub is also welcome as a place to cool off on a hot day and to settle down in the evenings.
If you would like to learn more about this amazing migration and Monarch butterflies in general, the Topeka Zoo can help. Its Monarch Butterfly Education classes are held in September at the Kansas Museum of History and taught by zoo educators. For more information, go to https://topekazoo.org/education/education-programs/monarch-butterfly-classes/.
[Sidebar:] Butterfly Garden Plants and Flowers:
Gayfeather
Purple coneflowers
Joe Pye
Milkweed, parsley and dill (for the larvae)
For more varieties, go to http://www.kansasnativeplants.com/butterfly.php.
Written for Topeka Lifestyle magazine in Kansas.
Autumn Décor Made Easy
September 25, 2021 September 15, 2021 / Sue Baldani	/ Leave a comment
Decorating your home to welcome a new season doesn't have to be time consuming or expensive. For example, with autumn on the way, there are plenty of ways to transition your home décor from summer to fall. Exchange those bright and sunny colors of summer for the more muted but lovely burnt oranges, golden yellows and russet reds.
Even if you're not an expert seamstress, it's easy to pick up some fall-inspired fabric remnants and make comfy throw pillows or pillow covers. Just measure and cut the material into two squares, hand or machine sew three of the sides while inside out, and then turning right side out, stuff and sew up the last side. Or, instead of stuffing, insert a pillow you already have and use a hot glue gun to secure Velcro strips to close. When fall is over, just open and remove the original pillow.
You can also decorate with things from nature. Gather together some large colored leaves and a few pine cones and place them around your home on tables or in clear containers. Simmer apple cider with mulling spices on the stove; the cinnamon and cloves will infuse your home with a wonderful aroma. And, as Halloween draws near, add whole or carved pumpkins to the mix indoors and out. Mum plants are always great to place around your front door or on your patio or balcony as well.
Of course, many of our wonderful local stores have unique seasonal items to purchase for your home, such as fabric placemats, tablecloths and kitchen towels, lovely tapestries, pretty fall candle holders with maple and pumpkin scented candles, and bags of heavily-scented potpourri to set in bowls around your home.
Enjoy the new look, feel and smell of your home all season long. Happy Autumn!
Written for the Country Register newspapers published across the U.S.
Big Man on Campus
Honoring one coach by helping others who are in crisis
Coaches can have a huge influence in young athletes' lives, and not just on the playing field. They are often vital in instilling important values such as responsibility, hard work, and humility, and some become much more than coaches to their young players.
One coach who touched many lives was Jamal Powell, a Texas Christian University standout and former NFL and CFL (Canadian Football League) player. "Coach Powell had a tremendous impact on me," says Casey Kroll, who played football for Powell at James Madison University in Virginia and later followed him into the Texas coaching circuit.
"When I met Coach Powell in my senior year of college at JMU, I was at a crossroads in my life. I was trying to figure out what I wanted to do after I graduated, and had aspirations to be a lawyer. But then I looked at Coach Powell and thought 'What a cool job he has. He's making such a difference in young people's lives.' He was someone I looked up to and who helped me through some difficult times as a student, as an athlete, and as a young person."
When Coach Powell was diagnosed with Guillain-Barré syndrome in 2018, he not only lost a considerable amount of weight but also lost feeling and motor function in his extremities. Months later, after spending a significant amount of time in the hospital, Powell was then diagnosed with Stage 4 colon cancer. After undergoing surgery to remove the cancer, it returned in the summer of 2020, this time in his stomach.
"People within the Southern Methodist University [where Coach Powell was the assistant football coach] and JMU football community as well as the Dallas community helped in whatever capacity they could," says Kroll.
During this time, Kroll was working on starting up The Big Man Foundation, a 501(3)(c) organization that would help coaches and their families going through crises like the Powell's.
Sadly, Coach Powell passed away on April 6, 2021 at the age of 39, and the name of the organization is a tribute to him; Powell called his offensive line unit the "Big Man Fraternity."
"We had a really great opportunity to expand his legacy and there's no better way to honor him than by helping others, so that's what our real drive is – being able to help and serve other coaches," says Kroll.
Kroll, a native of Nokesville, missed his family (he was the oldest of four children) and left Texas to come back home. "I then got linked up with Coach Greg Hatfield, who was my high school coach when I was at Kettle Run High School in Fauquier (Kroll graduated in 2010). They had an opening on their staff and I was fortunate enough to get an opportunity to work with him. When he recently left to coach at Battlefield High School [in Haymarket], I went with him and am now serving as the offensive line coach."
Today, Kroll is the founder and president of The Big Man Foundation, which has been in operation since December 2020. "We've had over 100 people donate so far, and we have five or six ambassadors and six board members."
The first Jamal Powell Legacy Grant will be bestowed later this year. The deadline to apply for this quarter is September 3 and the amount of money given will depend on the number of people who apply and how much money the organization raises. Instead of just choosing one family, they hope to be able to help a few different families.
"Right now, our goal is to give out grants quarterly, but we also want to have emergency financial relief available, which may be needed right away," says Kroll.
Their focus right now is to get the word out about their organization. "We have to make a big push to get people to share who we are, what we do, and why it's important. We just recently started an ambassador program for people in the athletics community who align with our mission and to share that mission.
"Aaron Stinnie was so passionate about it he became one of our board members," says Kroll. "I played with him at JMU for Coach Powell, and he now plays for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, who recently won a Super Bowl."
Also on the board is Blaine Stewart, a teammate of Kroll at JMU and currently the coach for the Pittsburgh Steelers; Bryan Schor, quarterback of the JMU 2016 National Championship team; Lou Chiccehitto, Kroll's college roommate; Dr. Jennifer Taylor, Kroll's professor at JMU; and Aaron Epstein, who was Powell's neighbor and also worked in fundraising at JMU.
The 100% volunteer-based organization is hoping to raise $120,000 by the end of 2021. "Every decision we've made up until this point has not been based around what is best for The Big Man Foundation right now, but instead focused on our long-term growth and solvency and looking at what we want to be doing five or 10 years from now," says Kroll.
Besides illness-related expenses, The Big Man Foundation will also help coaches and their families affected by natural disasters or domestic violence. In the future, he hopes the foundation will be able to help in even larger ways, such as paying off someone's mortgage or all of their medical bills.
"One of our other goals, and this is really close to my heart, is to be able to hire Coach Powell's wife, Rachel Powell, to work with us, to be able to give her a job and stability. And it would be an awesome opportunity to work with someone who has lived our mission and knows why we're doing what we do."
When the board receives applications for grants, it's going to look at each applicant on a case-by-case basis to find out what that particular person's needs are and how they can best help each family. "We aim to give financial resources, but some people might not need those, and instead need some other type of support such as a therapist or baby sitter. One of the things Mrs. Powell needed was someone to watch her children and go to the grocery store. With three kids (Jaden, now 13, Ellison, 8, and William, 5) and a husband in a wheelchair, she needed help with daily tasks.
The foundation would also like to expand to include a wellness outreach program for student athletes and coaches. "We're going to try to work with schools and sports teams, and we're sharing resources with Morgan's Message, a nonprofit focusing on student athlete mental health."
Like every nonprofit, The Big Man Foundation needs funding, and lots of it, to fulfill its long-term mission. If people aren't in a place to help financially, they can volunteer their time and/or talent. Families in crisis often need reliable and caring babysitters, house cleaners, tutors to help children with homework, and/or counselors for emotional support. People can also help by getting its message out, following the organization on social media, and/or signing up to become an ambassador.
To find out how you can help support and refer families, or if you are a coach in need, go to www.thebigmanfoundation.org, like it on Facebook, and follow on Twitter @thebigmanfound and on Instagram @thebigmanfoundation.
Written for Haymarket & Gainesville Lifestyle Magazine in Virginia.
Turn Around, Don't Drown
When Tropical Storm Ida recently tore through our area, over 25 people in New Jersey died, mostly from drowning. Although some of these deaths couldn't have been prevented, others could, especially those that occurred on our roads.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, over half of all flood-related drownings occur when a vehicle is driven into hazardous flood water. The next highest percentage of flood-related deaths is caused by walking into or near flood waters.
In their desire to get to their destinations, many people underestimate the power and force of water. When coming upon a flooded road, instead of backing up and finding an alternate route, they tell themselves that their vehicles can get through just fine, often misjudging how deep the water truly is. Many times, this leads to tragedy. Once in the middle of these flood waters, cars often stall and people find themselves stranded and in trouble.
If they're lucky, rescue crews are nearby and can pick them up before the water gets even higher or their cars are washed away by flash flooding. If they're not, and can't make it back to dry land, they often drown. Driving into flooded waters also puts first responders at risk when they have to venture into these dangerous waters to save others.
So the next time you drive up to a flooded road, turn around. Don't take the chance; don't gamble with your life and that of others. Drive to higher ground and find a safe place to wait until the water recedes and it's safe to travel once again.
Written for the Scotch Plains Rescue Squad in New Jersey. Sue Baldani is a life member of the squad.
Make Learning a Snap
September 9, 2021 September 9, 2021 / Sue Baldani	/ 3 Comments
A fun way to develop STEAM skills
When it comes to education, kids learn best when it's a more natural process. Add interesting and fun to the mix, and you'll get Snapology. Named the #1 Children's Enrichment franchise in Entrepreneur's Franchise 500, its curriculum is full of STEM/STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Math) learning opportunities.
"After I had my son Darren, I watched him explore his surroundings, and when he was about 2 years old, he got hooked on LEGO®," says Sunny Sun, the owner of Snapology Summit. "I realized that LEGOdoesn't force kids to build anything, but instead they can build based on their own imagination and observation. I felt like it really boosted children's creativity. That was the first connection I had with LEGO."
While working full time in finance, she decided to find something that would give her a better work/family balance. "When I discovered Snapology and saw the whole educational approach and the curriculum and structure of the classes, it was exactly what I was looking for. It connects creativity and learning and provides all the tools for children to design, create and build based on their own thoughts. And this program uses mostly LEGOto teach. I was sold!"
In addition to LEGObricks, Snapology makes learning fun by using Duplo, K-Nex and innovative technologies such as robotics. And the instructors are all experienced STEM/STEAM teachers. "I looked first for people who had a loving heart for children," says Sunny. "This was the most important element for me. I didn't want them to treat this as just a job." Sunny is an instructor as well.
Everyone involved with Snapology, she adds, is very passionate, from those who research and develop the curriculum to her fellow owners. "We all care about education and children. Our mission is to make children happy and to develop the habit and love of life-long learning."
Snapology, stresses Sunny, is not just LEGObuilding; it goes beyond that. "We use the LEGObricks and other innovative toys as tools for the kids to boost their imagination and creativity. We also help them with the concept of teamwork and social development so that they will eventually become great people."
Another wonderful aspect of Snapology is that the classes, parties, play dates and workshops are mobile. Sunny partners with local venues such as schools, libraries, and community centers; classes can even be held at children's homes. Snapology Summit offers classes not only in Summit but in the surrounding areas as well.
Classes and workshops are flexible in terms of length and are customizable. While its summer camps are usually three hours long, birthday parties can be 1 to 1 ½ hours and workshops 2 hours. Snapology also offers half-day field trips right on school grounds. They will arrange fun activities and indoor and outdoor games for an entire class.
Many parents, she says, are surprised at what their kids can do in these classes. "I recently hosted a Video Design class for 6- and 7-year-olds and there was a girl with special needs in the class. I customized it for each individual's pace, and by the end of the course, she and the rest of the group were able to make the same game. Her parents were happy and amazed."
Snapology has a well-established curriculum with over 1,500 hours of instruction. Some of the more popular classes include the Amusement Park Engineering course, where kids learn the mechanisms, or physics, behind the rides. Another is Escape Snapology, where they have to solve math and other problems in order to unlock themselves from one room and get to the next.
"We just established a new program called Drone Commander, which is a drone made out of LEGO. We add a little engine and wings so it can fly with a remote control and do different tricks."
Sunny also believes in giving back to the community. Through Snapology, she raises money and/or offers free classes for nonprofits such as Room to Read and Crossroads4Hope.
Darren, now 5, loves Snapology. To get your children involved in these amazing courses as well, go to www.snapology.com/location/summit.
Written for Chatham & Short Hills Lifestyle magazine in New Jersey.
A Non-Dieting Approach to Health
September 1, 2021 August 27, 2021 / Sue Baldani	/ 1 Comment
Building a better body through eating and living right
Good nutrition is not just about losing weight. It's also about feeding your mind, body and soul. This is the main tenet of Cara Clark Nutrition, and it's this philosophy that has garnered Cara Clark a strong following.
A certified Sports and Clinical Nutritionist, Cara specializes in full-body wellness as well as sustainable lifestyles. Since founding Cara Clark Nutrition in 2009, she has shared her "non-dieting approach" to feeling and looking better.
"We don't proclaim it to be weight loss and our success stories aren't about what the scale says," explains Cara. "Instead, it's about people getting off medication, or those who had chronic illnesses getting better. Success is about a mom who felt so down and out and alone and now has the energy to be present in the moment with her kids."
While living in Orange County, California, there was no shortage of celebrities seeking out her expertise. One of these was Christine Haack of HGTV's Christina on the Coast and Flip or Flop (which Christina films alongside her ex-husband, Tarek El Moussa).
"We met eight years ago when Tarek was going through thyroid cancer treatment," says Cara. "Christina reached out to me to help with a meal plan for him that aligned with his treatment protocol. Very quickly she realized she needed some nutritional support as well." Christina was drained from caring for a sick husband, raising a toddler, and being new to the TV world.
Shortly thereafter, they became fast friends, and have maintained a close relationship to this day. In fact, when Cara and her family moved to Franklin last year, Christina was the first to visit and even bought a place nearby to stay while visiting. (The family's move from California to Tennessee will be featured in an upcoming episode of Christina on the Coast.)
"We became that person we were missing in each other's lives," says Cara. "We even had babies at the same time with her Brayden and my Carli Jo and all of our kids are friends."
They also co-authored the book, The Wellness Remodel. "We really wanted to touch on rewiring because a lot of it is how we think," says Cara. "If time is the biggest obstacle, you can actually gain time by meal prepping. It's not actually as hard as you think, but you have to have the energy to apply it. So, we say give us five days, which is when people's energy starts to change."
Being a wife to Chris, a financial planner, and a mom to four daughters – Maggie (age 11), Mila (9), Claire (8), and Carli Jo (Jo Jo) (5), Cara knows all about time constraints. Soon after moving into their new home, they also rescued a Pyrenees Australian shepherd mix named Aspen, so they have a full house.
Limited time is one of the reasons that Cara now only takes on athletes on an individualized basis. For others, she offers a unique and effective group challenge program. "When my third daughter was due, I had so many people begging me to take them on as clients, so I created a challenge that would work for everybody, but also take into consideration their personal assessments."
The program has been unbelievably successful, with over 2000 participants per season taking part. "We do them seasonally so we can use seasonal foods and recipes not only to inspire people, but to also make sure they are taking in the best nutrients possible."
Adults aren't the only people she focuses on; she is currently writing a program called "The Balanced Kid" that she hopes to launch this month. "We already have a Fall Back to Health challenge every summer for parents to get back on track, and a kids' cookbook, [with recipes approved by her children] so this is an add on."
Cara collaborated with Dr. Kaisa Coppola, a functional medicine doctor, to talk about the main issues she sees in her pediatric patients, and then went on to provide all the meal plans, recipes, and guidance to help with those issues. She says that when many kids act out, instead of a behavioral problem, it may actually be a nutritional deficiency issue.
Eating first thing in the morning, she says, is key for both kids and adults, and she gives many grab-and-go ideas like rolling up your protein and carbs. A great snack or meal can be a combination of nutritious crackers and cheese, hard-boiled eggs and sliced apples, watermelon and nuts, and popcorn with nutritional yeast, which adds not only a cheesy flavor but protein and B vitamins as well. "It's not about sneaking these foods in, but instead just shifting the experience. This is what I want to teach with The Balanced Kid." Go to CaraClarkNutrition.com or pick up "The Wellness Remodel" to get started on living your and your family's best lives.
Written for Brentwood Lifestyle magazine in Brentwood, TN.
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The buttons are clean and the triggers really feel nice.
Ergonomic, Portable Design for Longer Gaming Sessions.
Utilizing the usual gamepad protocol supported by Google, it's appropriate with a whole lot of one of the best video games for Android. Please search the key phrase "Gamepad Game" on Google Play to obtain the video games.
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National team will not use Senegal's national stadium for 12 months and will also pay a hefty fine for riots that erupted in October's fixture against Ivory Coast.
As Senegal was taking Ivory Coast in a Cup of Nations qualifier, serious riots took place, resulting in the game being cancelled. Aggression at Stade Léopold Sédar Senghor started as Didier Drogba shot and made the score 2:0.
First people started throwing objects down the stands and later set litter on fire in various sections to use it as missiles as well.
Now Confederation of African Football (CAF) gave its ruling on the events. For not securing the October match Senegalese FA is to pay $100,000 (half of which is suspended over the period of 2 years) and has been disqualified from the Cup of Nations. The stadium is also closed for 12 months for all international fixtures.
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1) Follow the instructions on www.mailchimp.com to set up a free account.
4) Set up the account in your own name and address not Promark Promark.
Your Email Marketing Campaigns and on Your Email Marketing Follow-up page of your website.
In this five step example the real estate agent you are sending to will be named Richard Smith from Reno, Nevada, USA.
Email Address: Enter the agent's email address.
Check-mark the box that says, This person gave me permission to email them.
professionals who are listed on their brokerage or on their personal website and / or have a public email address).
Click "Subscribe" shown at the bottom of the page.
Step 2 - The next step is as follows - Click on "Audience" at the top of the page.
Now click on "Manage Audience" with the drop down menu located on the right hand side of the page.
From the drop down menu select "View Audiences" which will take you to a different page.
Now click on "Create Audience" shown on the right hand side of the page.
This takes you to a page that says "Tags might work better than a new audience". Click on "Create Audience"shown below.
Remind people how they signed up to your audience. Enter the following: You are listed as an active real estate agent.
Contact information for this audience: Enter your own name, address and phone number not Promark Preferred.
Click "Save" shown at the bottom of the page.
Step 3 - Go to Mail Chimp and click on "Templates"at the top of the page.
Now locate the Template you want to use.
Now click on the drop down menu beside the word "Edit" located on the right hand side of the page.
From the drop down menu select "Replicate".
Click on "Rename" at the top of the page and change the page title to what you want it to say. (See our examples).
applicable designations, languages spoken, special skills, knowledge of investment properties and / or relocations, etc.
Make sure you have entered the correct salutation and personalized Promo Code on the template.
Click on "Save and Exit" shown at the bottom of the page.
Step 4 - Click on the drop down box beside "Edit" on the right hand side of the page and select "Create Campaign".
Edit the name to be the one for your template.
Click on "Add Recipients". To who are you sending this Campaign to?
Under the heading of "New Segment" and under the text "Contacts match any of the following conditions"
person you are sending the template (email) to in the empty box.
[ FNAME ] [ LNAME ] and click on "Save".
this campaign where it says Subject. It is important to state this honestly and not mislead or misrepresent anyone.
Enter the Email Subject line you have decided to use from the subject line options we provided.
Look over your Template to double check that it has the correct information and layout.
Click "Save" and then click "Send" which is located at the top right hand side of the page.
Step 5 - Next click on "Reports" located at the top of the page.
Click on "Campaigns" > Current audience and select which results you want to see.
what links in the email have been clicked on and how many times the email you sent has been opened.
Optional: If your email has not been opened you can phone them and use the Sales Scripts we have provided.
During your phone follow-up you can offer to resend the same email (Mail Chimp Template) for them to review.
1) Start by going to the Promark Preferred website and copying the pictures shown for all of the Mail Chimp Email Templates that we have created for you. Place them in your Documents folder or in a Pictures folder located on your computer.
2) Next, set up a free Mail Chimp account in your name and address.
Use "your own" email address and also create one new "test" email address to test your Mail Chimp email mailings to check the overall layout, font sizes and content. Use Gmail or any other email service to do your test.
List name: Enter your own name but in the future this is where you will enter the real estate agent's name that you are sending a Mail Chimp email to.
Default "from" email: enter your own name here not Promark Preferred.
Default "from" name: Enter your own name here not Promark Preferred.
Remind people how they got on your list: Enter - You are listed as an active real estate professional.
Contact information for this list: Enter your own name here, not Promark Preferred, and your own address and phone number if not automatically shown.
Next, place a check-mark in all three boxes shown below and then check Save.
"Email address": Here's where you will enter your new "test" email address and in the future this is where the real estate agent's email address you are sending the Mail Chimp email to will be entered.
"First name": Put in your own first name but in the future it will be the real estate agent's first name.
"Last name": Put in your own last name but in the future it will be the real estate agent's last name.
Next, enter a check-mark in the box below that says, "This person gave me permission to be added to my list."
(All of your Mail Chimp emails will automatically include an "Unsubscribe" option and your full address as required).
Next, click on the "Subscribe" button at the bottom of the page. Now that person has been added to your list.
"Create Template" and click the "Select" button shown for the 1:2 Column. You will be taken to another page.
Do not drop any images into the template yet. At the very bottom of your screen click on "Save and Exit" >.
7) You will now be taken to "Templates" where you will click on "Edit". You can move any of the "Content Blocks" around to wherever you want them. You can duplicate the different box types and move them where you want on the page. To replicate any of our company-designed Mail Chimp Templates you may want to print each one out so it's easier to read the text that needs to be entered. * Make sure that all of our links in our company-designed Mail Chimp emails are linked on your Mail Chimp emails: i.e. Our Website link, Our Social Media links, Our Profile Listings link, Our Sign-up link, etc.
8) After you have finished entering all of the content you can click on the arrow located at the top right hand corner of your screen and then select the "Preview and Test" option. You can click on "Enter Preview Mode" to see what it will look like when a real estate agent receives it. You can also choose the "Test Email" option to send it to your "Test" email account that you created in Step 1 to see what it looks like.
9) If everything looks good go back to "Templates" and click on the downward arrow located beside the edit button and select "Create Campaign". Next, select who to send it to from the "To which list should we Send?" Then go to the bottom right of your screen and click on "Next Step Set-up>".
i.e. Reno Realtor needed by Canadians or whatever information is required for the type of email you are sending. For the "From name" enter your own name not Promark Preferred. The "from email address" should be automatically displayed.
*Under - Specify (MERGETAGS) for recipient name, enter the name of whomever you are sending the email to.
11) Click on "Next step: Template>" which is located on the very bottom right hand side of your screen. make sure the email looks perfect and then click on "Next step: Confirm>" which is located on the very bottom right hand corner of your screen.
12) You will be taken to a page where you can click on "List" to make sure the recipient's email address is where you want to send the email. If it is correct click on "Send" and follow the additional requests on that page to send the email.
A) It will show "Successful delivery" or you may need to check the email address.
B) You can "View email" to see the email you just sent.
C) You can see how many times the real estate agent opened the email over a day or two or longer. (Total Opens).
D) You can view the total number of clicks. (Total Clicks).
E) You can view the top links that were clicked (Top Links Clicked).
F) You can also click on "Subscribers with Most Opens" and you will be able to see how many times your email was opened by the real estate agent and at what time or times it was opened.
14) * Tip: Click on the "3 black bars" located at the top left of the page and then click on "Templates". Next, click on the downward arrow located beside the "Edit" button on the right hand side of the page and from the drop down menu click on "Replicate". This will copy the email layout for the real estate agent that you have created. Now all you have to do is re-label the replicate email with another real estate agent's name, change the area or city they cover and it's done. Try sending a replicate to your "Test" email address to ensure it has all of the correct information.


OLED displays will give Apple the opportunity to bring to market an iPhone with a curved display.
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According to a report in The Wall Street Journal, Apple has instructed its suppliers to "increase output of thinner organic light emitting displays [OLED] and submit prototype screens with better resolution than ones from Samsung to differentiate its models."
Next year will mark the tenth anniversary of the iPhone, and with slowing smartphone sales, Apple is under pressure to deliver something really special. The display is one area that the company is experimenting with.
But the article does hedge its bets by saying, "Apple may decide not to release the model because it is one of more than 10 prototypes being considered."
It makes sense for Apple to focus on the display. It is, after all, the part of the iPhone that people interact with the most, and while bumping processor speeds and capacities are important, these changes are not the kind that are immediately obvious to the end user.
But the problem is the only manufacturer that can currently mass-produce OLED displays is Samsung. The company has invested some $10 billion in the technology over the past year. Other players in the display market -- specifically LG Display, Japan Display, and Sharp -- are lagging behind in OLED technology.
Apple going mass-market with an OLED-equipped iPhone could put pressure on the OLED supply chain, and that in turn could mean that supplies of any iPhone using an OLED display could be constrained.
Another factor that Apple will no doubt be paying close attention to is how OLED will affect its bottom line. OLED displays may be thinner and lighter than LCD displays, but they are also more expensive, and they could add around $50 to the iPhone's bill or materials.
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Damir Polančec (ur. 25 czerwca 1967 w Đelekovcu) – chorwacki polityk i menedżer, wicepremier w latach 2005–2009, minister gospodarki, pracy i przedsiębiorczości w latach 2008–2009.

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W 1992 ukończył agronomię na Uniwersytecie w Zagrzebiu. Został też absolwentem szkoły organizacji i zarządzania na tej uczelni, a także uzyskał również dyplom z zarządzania w handlu detalicznym na Leeds Metropolitan University.

W 1992 rozpoczął pracę w przedsiębiorstwie Podravka. Przez pierwsze lata pracował w dziale zajmującym się importem owoców i warzyw. W kwietniu 1997 wszedł w skład zespołu restrukturyzującego ds. zakupów, logistyki i produkcji. We wrześniu tego samego roku został mianowany dyrektorem ds. zakupów, zajmował to stanowisko przez trzy lata. Od marca 2000 był członkiem zarządu Podravki, odpowiedzialnym za rozwój rynków w Chorwacji i Europie Południowo-Wschodniej oraz za gospodarkę materiałową. W sierpniu 2003 powołany na członka zarządu odpowiedzialnego za rozwój rynków m.in. w Europie Środkowej i Wschodniej.

Działacz Chorwackiej Wspólnoty Demokratycznej. Od lutego 2005 do października 2009 zajmował stanowisko wicepremiera w dwóch rządach Iva Sanadera i w rządzie Jadranki Kosor. Od stycznia 2008 w dwóch ostatnich gabinetach pełnił jednocześnie funkcję ministra gospodarki, pracy i przedsiębiorczości.

Z rządu odszedł w związku z pojawiającymi się wobec niego zarzutami o działanie na szkodę Podravki z okresu zarządzania tym przedsiębiorstwem. W 2010 został skazany na karę 1 roku i 3 miesięcy pozbawienia wolności za defraudację środków publicznych na fikcyjną ekspertyzę prawną. Postępowanie karne w sprawie Podravki toczyło się przez kolejne lata, proces zakończył się wobec niego w 2021 wyrokiem uniewinniającym.

Damir Polančec po rezygnacji z działalności politycznej zajął się pracą w sektorze prywatnym.

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Chorwaccy wicepremierzy
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