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Presidential Candidate Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic Takes The Rudder For Croatia's Future
September 17, 2014 by inavukic 83 Comments
She is refreshing, she is intelligent, she is prudent and wise, she is capable and highly skillful in public affairs of local and international dimensions, she is a leader whose paramount interests are those of the people she leads, she is caring and fair, she is hard working, and she is the answer to Croatia's future! Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic is all that and more – just watch this space and see Croatia turn a new leaf into a better future when she is elected as president of Croatia at the end of this year.
The past few years have seen reigns of destructive incompetence on all fronts of government (Social Democrats led by Zoran Milanovic) and presidential (Ivo Josipovic) roles, catastrophic political and social divisions, an unsettling and distressing decline in living standards of multitudes as poverty and unemployment spread like an epidemic whose outcome can only be the country's bankruptcy – unless a new president takes the rudder!
At this stage there are two candidates in the race for the Office of the President of Croatia – the incumbent Ivo Josipovic and Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic. There may be others in weeks to come, however they'd do a great service to Croatia if they held back this time around and allow programs for Croatia's future rather than personalities decide.
Generally, a candidate is either a leader or a ponderous professor, a man/woman of the people or an elitist, the real deal or a phony.
Croatia has had an elitist, a ponderous professor and a phony in the Office of the President this past mandate. Nothing of substance that would help Croatia move forward with democracy, corruption fighting, economic recovery … that Josipovic had promised during his 2010 campaign has been delivered. That makes him a phony in my books. Of course he may also have acted and is acting in the interests of the League of Communists that did not want an independent Croatia in the first place – which, of course, is the opinion prevailing among much of the Croatian disillusioned and significantly embittered public.
Having just wrapped up her very successful mandate as NATO Assistant Secretary General for Public Diplomacy, Grabar-Kitarovic has kicked off into the presidential elections campaign mode with an appearance in the popular and sought after TV talkback show Bujica on Monday 15th September, only to travel the very next day to Medjugorje (Bosnia and Herzegovina) to greet the US Open champion Marin Cilic and congratulate him on his success as well as to express her gratitude to him for being such a strong and revered advocate for Croatian people and their good name in the world.
From that TV interview Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic we learn much of what we must look for in a president: we learn what she believes in; we learn that she can set priorities for the country and that she has candour to say it all out loud – and we know by her past working record that she has the skills necessary to follow through on her election promises and translate her position on issues into policy. The people will recognise this.
Here's an excerpt of that TV Bujica interview translated into English:
Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic: "…How would stable states who expect predictability from us look at us? How will investors who will say 'OK, how are we to invest in Croatia when they change the Constitution every so often, let alone so many laws and regulations that are regulated or deregulated' look at us?… At this moment when the country is in a catastrophic situation, when the state regretfully finds itself at the brink of bankruptcy, to speak of Constitutional changes (As Josipovic is) is out of place.
The Constitution is not to blame for the state Croatia is finding itself in, the incompetent government is to blame for this state and in this, the President, Mr Ivo Josipovic, is complicit, he shares the blame because he relentlessly keeps quiet all these years, does not call the government to account, does not question what the government does nor does he request it to give accounts to him. In that sense he does not use his Constitutional powers and his public views regarding the Croatian economy, in general, in reality do not match the reality.
…The fact that the President and the Prime Minister are not on speaking terms is a catastrophe…because with that there is neither agreement nor consensus in relation to fundamental questions of foreign affairs, of economic politics and everything else. But what is more dangerous is the thesis inversion in that the said lack of communication between them is interpreted in the way that suggests that Mr Josipovic is independent of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), as opposed to me who is being connected with the Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ), the political party I have never given up, but of course as a president of the country I would be the president of all citizens and step out from political party, however, the fact that Mr Josipovic doesn't speak to SDP is a result of his fear that SDP might not put him up as a candidate for the coming five years because the whole of this 5 year mandate was geared at another five years as some kind of inherited right. But to be elected one must get elected on the basis of results that need to be demonstrated and on the basis of a program. For him to be able to do anything he must, before anything else, be able to speak to Milanovic, sometimes bang his fist against a table, and say it cannot go like this any more, call a meeting of the government – he can do that under the constitutional powers of a president, impose an agenda, impose public debates and talk about the real problems in Croatia in these times, as we said economic crisis, the youth leaving the country, even the material state of the defence force let alone about Croatia's foreign politics…
The reason why I want to be the president is because of the people and this state …we have the duty to worry not about our personal ratings but worry about the country and the people … we have achieved so much, yet in the past few years we are literally falling apart …
I'm against any kind of divisions in society – one of the fundamental goals of my presidency will be reconciliation, reconciliation of the people, the society, today we are divided as society more than ever before, now we need to take Croatia into a better future, we need to focus on existential questions, I cannot tolerate seeing people rummaging through garbage …as you know I was recently criticised with cynicism regarding the plastic bags with food and clothes I said I leave outside the bins for people to take…it pains me deeply to see that this was looked upon with ridicule because that means that part of this society has grown a hard-skin against poverty around us, that the poverty goes unnoticed… foreigners coming to Croatia see that and regardless from what reasons people open garbage bins, food, bottles, clothing…that is something that we must solve…
And there is the sin of us politicians from turning the attention to questions or discussions that are not essential for the people or the future of this country, we must concentrate on the welfare of people, how to open new jobs, today people in Croatia are interested in, firstly, do I have a job, if I have a job am I getting paid for it, and thirdly, is that wage adequate for my existence – feed the family, educate the children, to make it possible for my children to remain in Croatia. I want my children to return here but regretfully we see more and more educated young people leave Croatia and watch the Croatian intelligence contribute to the development of others.
As the president, I'm planning to be a stateswoman, not a politician.
The first thing I will do when I become president, if people give me that trust, is to reduce the costs of office of the president, I will rationalise, I have a basis for this, my administration in NATO had about 126 people, I reduced it to about 90 people, so I reduced the administration but at the same time I increased its efficacy, modernised the work, simplified the structures introduced collaboration across the whole of the administration …"
And I say – well done and Croatia needs you as its next president, Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic. Ina Vukic, Prof. (Zgb); B.A., M.A.Ps. (Syd)
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john flanagan says:
Ina,
She sounds like the right person for the job
inavukic says:
Indeed, John, she is – no doubt about it.
alija derzelez says:
Kolinda and Sanader did very good as a team,you can't wish any better.
Jadranka Kosor was even closer to Sanader, Alija, and she became Prime Minister after he resigned the post – if you are on a trip of some sort of guilt by association you've chosen the wrong venue
Well its all about Kolinda and yet you failed to mention that part,also when she was a little girl she couldn't stand up and put her hand on left side while listening to the anthem,the text when everybody knows it has started 1990 when she was 22 years old,honest I would say not.
Your ignorance and hatred is very annoying, Alija. For your information the Croatian Hymn did not start in 1990, it was written in 1830's and music in 1840's – as to the era of Kolinda's youth you speak of – be reminded that this hymn of today "Lijepa Nasa"was official declared in a constitutional amendment as the official hymn of Socialist Republic of Croatia in 1972 and although much was oppressed under communist regarding Croatian songs etc people did defy that oppression and so did some radio stations. Indeed some radio stations played the hymn quite regularly before and after the Croatian Spring in 1971. Go and eat your heart out, Alija!
golfer says:
The best choice for CROATIA, KOLINDA PN.
Thumbs up, golfer!
Računovodstvo says:
This was the headline from Reuters a couple of days ago: Croatia slides toward EU/IMF aid as economy shrinks. If this shouldn't prompt the country to take action, then I don't know what will. The state is bloated with workers and needs a serious trimming. This austerity is going to be painful. Honestly, it will be very painful, yet Greece seems to be on the mend with Croatia remaining as the EU's current basket case economy.
I would like to comment on a subject, while appears unrelated, is actually very much relevant. During Communism, people were not allowed to inherit or truly own land, so the land records that were kept and legally defined go back to the Austro-Hungarian era. Now, you had people who decided to "shake hands" and redraw land boundaries. For example, my part of this piece of land used to go that boulder, but my grandfather and your grandfather decided that it will now go to that olive tree.
Fast-forward to 2014, families and land inheritances are mired in lawsuits and court hearings. According to a rumor, a liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal is supposed to be built on the island of KRK, but there is no clear answer as to who clearly owns the land therefore holding up the project. The problem is that there is land up and down the Adriatic coast that could be attractive for potential investors, yet the ownership issue is a problem that is holding everyone back and quite possibly holding up progress for years.
I am in complete support for due process and having one's case heard in a court of law, but most of these cases are abused to the hilt by the relevant parties. The sad part is there seems to be no stop to it.
Thanks Racunovodstvo, perhaps the land you're referring t is the land given to people during the Austro-Hungarian rule over Croatia to develop agriculture and work the land and so much of forested and wild terrains were developed into vineyards, olive groves etc etc and the people had the right to possess that land and they did but never worried about sorting out the land titles etc and then comes today (or a couple of years back) the government in many cases on the quiet writes itself as owner of much of the land without the knowledge of people whose land it is by right of possession and title … once discovered people took and take the gov to court – sadly many have no funds to do that. Just a shocker – as shocking as communist Yugoslavia nationalisation of property that belonged to Jews, and giving it to their mates for use etc As to the court process – abuse goes on and it's time some serious punitive measures were put on including within the court process – hjow a case like that or a case of probate can last ten or twenty years is just shocking abuse!
I wasn't aware of the land history. I guess it makes sense how relatively poor people could come to own such a large swath of land, relative to their means.
There is serious abuse, and one party will, unfortunately, get the shorter end of the stick. On the other hand, I lean more toward what was actually written down, not hearsay from parties will ill intentions.
Of course, Racunovodstvo, people did own some land before the reforms in agriculture during Austro-Hungarian empire and not all received land in that process either.
Wilkinson says:
This is going to be a most interesting race: is Croatia ready to be led by a capable woman? So far it's been the game for the boys and of late the boys and some women from the League of Communists, who are currently busy slinging mud at Kolinda Grabar Kitarovic, personal attacks! To me that means THEY KNOW SHE HAS GREAT VALUE! I know it!
Yes, Wilkinson – when you come across personal attacks in these situations you KNOW that the attacker is aware of the great qualities of his/her opponent for the role but in order for him to succeed he cannot allow those good qualities to shine, so, if you can't find a fault with their (her) past work etc, you go on the personal attack. Just something perfected during communist Yugoslavia and still used evidently by the League of Communists or those previously associated with it.
Rudy Marr says:
Good luck, Croatia! How refreshing to see this
Thank you, Rudy
Globalmailman says:
Croatia's heartbeat will show here – I follow the media and social media and have often come across seeming intolerance of the fact that this candidate has lived and worked abroad and now returns to Croatia to win power. This is sad for it seems that homeland Croats do not tolerate or like their brothers and sisters living abroad even though those living abroad contribute enormously to the economy etc. That is another area of damage the governments and presidents since Tudjman's death in 1999 have done: create wide divisions between homeland and diaspora Croats and slot in intolerance
Ah globalmailman, when people are desperate – unemployed, poor, confused… they will lash out but this example you put forth is very sad because the governments and presidents since Tudjman have worked systematically at widening the divide and creating some sort of notion that if a Croat living abroad returns to Croatia he/she is coming to take something away from those who live there that he/she has no right to! They forget that Croats living abroad have contributed personally to Croatia in most cases a great deal…etc…the governments and presidents have worked hard at creating and maintaining divisions in society – this needs to stop!
I wonder exactly why they do that because it's dumb.
I have to say that my homeland, America, is owed some gratitude from Croatia. It's an American, George RR Martin, who wrote Game of Thrones. It's an American studio, HBO, who produces the hit show and is building a studio near Dubrovnik. It's an American heiress from the Hearst family publishing fortune who had quite a wedding celebration back in Dubrovnik in late spring. This all brought a lot of, much deserved I might add, attention to Croatia.
Ask a random person in the US where Croatia is. They get a puzzled look. Ask if they watch Game of Thrones and they say yes, then subsequently say that is where the show is filmed there, their eyes light up. Usually, they will exclaim, "Oh, wow, I so want to go there!".
Good one – Racunovodstvo 🙂
Robert O says:
Ina, you have said it: Generally, a candidate is either a leader or a ponderous professor, a man/woman of the people or an elitist, the real deal or a phony. Bravo. Josipovic and Stjepan Mesic before him, are/were elitist and phonies – in there for personal glory and fame and interest.
Thanks Robet O
Anita Rib says:
Watch this space, "destructive incompetence" will continue, regardless if Grabar-Kitarovic comes on board to "save the day in Croatia". Also as per the Constitution, the president has limited to almost no authority regarding the economy, laws etc, so I look forward to seeing what exactly the next president will do "to take Croatia into a better future". Regretfully, "destructive incompetence" is in Croatia's nature, as repeatedly demonstrated not only by HDZ/SDP but, the people in general (trust me I see it every day) because everyone is a "local sheriff" who gets away with everything. Croatia can only turn a new leaf when all these promises of "when we come into government" are put into action and hopefully it doesn't take another 20 years .
You are wrong Anita Rib regarding presidential powers and economy – these may not be "hands on" but the president has power of seeking accountability from government etc and that is a huge power if used correctly as it's for instance used in Western countries. But in Croatia corruption and mindless jealousy and rivalry are like a flesh-eating disease. Corruption at local levels must be stamped out for that is the biggest stumbling block of progress – not the "big fish"like former Prime Minister Ivo Sanader who is deservedly and rightly jailed for corruption – it's the army of local sheriffs that get into the bloodstream of a nation not the big fish and so all should be dealt with for corruption
Sandman says:
It will take a great deal of strength to survive the dirty and unfair attacks she's about to face from the communist mob!
Indeed, Sandman – I think though that Grabar-Kitarovic will give them a run for their money – she will know how to defend herself without attacking back, personal attacks are not her style
Jumpingjack says:
Hahahahaha – I'm still laughing even though it's been weeks since Josipovic announced that he wants a second mandate to finish off what he had promised, that there was not enough time! For Christ sake – he had done nothing and now he is asking for another chance! Why would anyone go there! And to top it all he wants to change the Constitution if he gets new mandate as president. This is dangerous grounds for if people elect him with the knowledge of him saying he'd change the Constitution then is he getting a license to put in it what he likes? The man is a disgrace!
Yes, Josipovic's blind greed for power does make one laugh is despair for a possibility that he just may get in again.
Tempus Fugit says:
we hope that Ms. Kitarovic is elected in the next election! It may be the last hope, if the Croats don't want to see the Serbian flag flying on top of Sv.Stjepan Cathedral in Zagreb!
I think likewise, Tempus Fugit
Dubrovniklady says:
It is exciting for me, as a new Croatian citizen, to be able to cast my first vote for Kolinda. She is the only person who can work towards bringing the people back together again. Let the good old boys retire, it is our time now!
Yay! Dubrovniklady – am in there with you 🙂
Ante Saric says:
The bad news is that Croatia is a failed state. The good news is that salvation could be around the corner. There is absolutely no chance that Josipovic and Milanovic will be re-elected.
Despite the best efforts of Croatia's looney left I am sure that both Kitarovic and Karamarko will win in a landslide. For the electorate to come to any other conclusion would be both irrational and suicidal.
The experiment of handing the reins of power to the sons and daughters of communists has ended in complete disaster. Then we always knew that it would happen because talk is cheap and in a globalised, highly competitive world words mean nothing. Only concrete action attracts the attention of both local and global entrepreneurs.
Josipovic and Milanovic just blow hot air. Especially Josipovic and all his pompous nonsense about "justice". Unfortunately for these two traitors time has run out and they will be hearing from all of us soon.
DOSTA DOSTA!!!!!!!!
Enough is enough, I agree, Ante Saric
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Vigor says:
Kolinda, please, knock that boring, mumbling travesty of president in the first round!!!
Our budget is too poor for the second round, so hit him right on his glassy chin named sasha perkovic with your very first punch!
Good luck! Good save croatia from udba!
Indeed, Vigor – thank you for not mincing words
Stella Hlad says:
Nice write up
Thank you for your feedback, Stella Hlad. Much appreciated
Zrinka SV says:
Bravo Ina Vukic
Cheers, Zrinka SV – happy days ahead if Grabar-Kitarovic wins.
Dianne B says:
Proud of you Ina Vukic
Thank you very much, Dianne B
Janko says:
I wish for her to be true so that in the second round she runs against Milan Kujundzic. And then after the elections she wins she takes the latter as her chief advisor and create a block of honest people in the office of the president and the parliament so that finally walk as a Nation that knows its path. So, everyone to their feet now because the Yugoslav communists/SDP Kukuriku are already ready and are working in full steam and we have not reached a consensus yet. If we are to be true Radic/Starcevic followers we cannot wait any longer. Tito's followers work at their betrayal of Croatianness and any coalition with them is cruel betrayal.
Well put, Janko.
Ovjde sve pise ako znate hrvatski o kakvoj je …DELETED … rijec.Vidim da brisete komentare koji vam ne pasu , so Hdzeish.
http://www.index.hr/mobile/clanak.aspx?category=vijesti&id=771919
Translation of comment by Mario: Here (at the link below) everything is written in Croatian about what kind of … we're dealing with. I see that you delete comments that you do not agree with, that's so HDZ.
REPLY: Mario, if you read the rules of comments at the bottom of this website you will see that personal attacks without facts are not permitted here and will be moderated/deleted. That is the decency we offer to everyone, elected politicians who hold office for the public of course are treated differently but Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic is not yet that – she will be, I hope – as to your link it is pure rubbisgh and lie – it tries to tell the world that the Croatian Hymn about which she said she listened to as a young girl did not exist when she was a young girl because the hymn started in 1990. Now that is a lie and you know it, if you do not know it that is sad. The "Lijepa Nasa" is a very old piece but in 1972 through constitutional amendments in Yugoslavia, after the Croatian Spring when Croatia sought more autonomy within Yugoslavia, that Croatian Hymn was made the official hymn of Socialist Republic of Croatia and it was played on some radio stations, tv, and people sang it, true many suffered because of that from Yugoslav communists, but the hymn was played. So please do not come here all high and mighty when in fact you are mean spirited and try to spread lies. This blog is about the truth and not everyone likes the truth.
Well you wouldn't know since you don't live here,they played instrumental pre 1990 so Kolinda lied.
But you silly, silly person, Alija – I did live there throughout the seventies, and before and after… sorry to disappoint you but I sang it, many sung it, I heard it sung many times – the only liars are those like you who think they know everyone and everything and yet they do not – they only know how to bully – you ain't gonna win here, Alija, so give it up!
How in hell did you do it since you claim you even couldn't. Say you are a Croat during titos time
You know well how it was done, Alija, you have come across multitudes like that I'm sure – what was and is said that one could not say one is Croatian without serious repercussions such as no chance to progress in career, socially etc, while many were persecuted in life-threatening ways, many went to communist held jails and camps like Goli Otok, many were jailed and more beaten up by police during the times of Croatian Spring when Croatia wanted more autonomy etc…but then you know all this, seems bullying keeps you on a high
IdealisticRebel says:
This is a uplifting post. This young woman maybe just what the Croatian people need to help them to bravely make their own future. This is very exciting. Hugs, Barbara
Things are looking up, Barbara – finally! Even to have such a great lady in the race is a big plus and if she wins I shall celebrate like never before 🙂
I will also celebrate. I hope that she is elected and can lead the Croatian people into the future. Hugs, Barbara
Sue Dreamwalker says:
Now this lady has in my opinion the Right attitude to carry Croatia forward in Unity.. I loved this paragraph..
I wish there were more politicians like her around..
I enjoyed reading this article Ina…. There is HOPE Yet! 🙂
Thank you, Sue, and yes she is so refreshing and down to earth. I fret that communist propaganda will attempt to tear her to shreds on personal level with all sort of lies and innuendos because that's what such candidates do these days, but she has stamina and determination to withstand that and help make life better for Croatian people. There is hope and that is very important
People need Hope Ina.. and the Feminine energies are helping pull the world to a better place.. We have to believe and Have Hope.. 🙂
So true, Sue 🙂
SHE SEEMS TO HAVE MADE AN EXCELLENT START!
She has, Jonathan, much work needed still as life would have it the road to that job is a harsh one indeed
she looks determined to me! 🙂
For a good cause, Jonathan 🙂
Brilliant post,hope the Lady will win the presidential race for the good of Croatia.Best regards.Jalal
Thank you so much, Jalal – cheers!
Well let me simplify it for you,How is possible you could have listened cro national anthem since you claim you couldn't. Deleted as offensive
Ah, Alija, for the last time here's just a little example of how the Croatian hymn was played and then cut down from the official programs – cut down by Tito and his communists but, hey, the fact that it was made an official hymn of Croatia within Yugoslavia was a carrot given to Croats so they stop protesting against Yugoslavia in the seventies – there were many instances where it was played then both public and "private" events
Rex Croatorum says:
The neo-yugoslavs need to be ousted from office (and all state/social institutions) but I don't believe Kolinda to be the savior you are portraying her as, just a lesser of two evils.
In her most recent media appearance in 'Nedjeljom u dva' she avoided answering her stance on Dario Kordic, the U ime obitelj referendum, cyrillic alphabet in Vukovar ("I cannot answer. The world is not black and white"), abortion ("Thats a tough question"), legalization of marihuana ("Im not sure") and did not offer a concrete answer on whether Marshal Tito square should be renamed. I would like to see a Presidential candidate with concrete views and answers instead of tap dancing around questions/issues. Beautiful woman, but dense and without a stance. Funny how they try to sell her off as a conservative candidate.
Have another look at her interview on Nedjeljom u 2, Rex Croatorum – I have seen it a couple of times and am preparing a post on it – you like others I have come across including some bent media outlets actually have not heard her answers – to my view her answers to all the questions were clear and proper.
Right,it must be because you live down under,I hope you will give us her answers in your next blog.
Where people live does not matter, Alija, anyone can go online and hear the answers etc but yes, of course, I have taken them down into a transcript and am translating them into English because I do think it's important to given that many media commentaries are/were pathetic or as per orders by those that control such media outlets.
Kolinda was selling hot air. And no, she did not have an opinion on many if not all the questions, rather tip toed around the issues which politicians are so good at. A president must have an opinion and not everything can be super and great. People call yu-sipovic lignja because of his lack of energy and courage, what then can we say about Kolinda? She is increasingly looking like a HDZ version of yu-sipovic but with an additional fear of offending someone.
The last thing I want to do is defend lignja but at least he gives straight answers. For example, he supports the legacy of JB Tito and supports Cyrillic alphabet in Vukovar. When Kolinda is asked should Titos square be renamed its either a yes or no, not a calculated question. Is Tito a criminal dictator, yes or no … instead she answers a little bit yes, a little bit no. Funny when her party leader Karamarko is waging a reckoning with Croatia's communist inheritance (dont think much will come of it and more a electoral trick to get the conservative voters on his side), such questions would provide easy answers. At least lignja will give you a straight answer.
Kolinda's latest appearance was one of a typical two faced Croatian politician trying to appeal to everyone, in the end she doesnt appeal to anyone.
It is so sad Rex Croatorum that you like many did not recognise the answers Kolinda gave at the interview – but then again, how can someone – people at large in Croatia even media – recognise democracy when they've never really lived it to the full. GO BACK A LISTEN TO THE INTERVIEW CAREFULLY!
…DELETED as offensive… A president of everyone is a president of no one.
What does Kolinda not answering the questions have to do with democracy? And don't teach me about democracy. I was born and raised in the free democratic west. What would of been nice is for example, when asked about Marshal Tito square in Zagreb is if she said a square named after a totalitarian dictator is undemocratic, against civilization, against Hrvatstvo and should disappear from modern day Croatia, but she didnt say anything to that end now did she. Very dissapointing.
Rex Croatorum, it's obvious to me that you have not heard her answers in full, only democratically minded people would have, the last part of her answer to the Tito Square in Zagreb was: "…I personally would not name the Squares after him, but I respect that there are people who respect him…" Now, as far as I can seen her answer is clear, her position on it is clear and it's also clear that she is an inclusive person, she alone cannot change things for if she tried you and everyone would call her different names such as a dictator etc. There is a huge difference between a personal opinion and that opinion that wins out in a democracy, which I think you cannot accept, so that is your loss…in any free democratic society – except perhaps the one you were raised in if all think as you do – everyone's opinions are respected and the most prevalent ones win.
She would leave way too many issues to the local community including cirilica in Vukovar.
Well Alija, I think the High court in its recent judgment did leave the matter of bilingual signs to the local Vukovar authorities/communities – there's nothing better than to respect the wishes of the people whose lives arte actually affected by any rules, moves etc – nothing wrong with that, indeed, it's desirable if you ask most.
If the most prevalent opinions in Croatia win, then God help us all. Many people there are still crying for the times of bandit tito. I wonder if Kolinda won't adherently distance herself from Tito because Tudjman never did either, a return back to hdz's roots? And inclusivity got us to where we are today. Pomirenje did not work, its clear as day the ex commis were not sincere in the reconciliation. They did it out of necessity to ride out the tides of change and retain their stranglehold on power. Kolinda's empty responses on N U 2 were of no substance and purely tactical… to gain votes, so as not to piss any side of. That is not admirable and not the qualities I look for in a leader.
You talk about acting like a dictator yet conversing with you seems futile anyway as you just delete what refutes or is contrary to your opinon. What is the difference between those who steal (sdp) and those who steal while waving a Croatian flag (hdz)? Until there is a viable conservative third option we are going no where but flip-flopping between the left and right faction of the once KPH. The country is a mess with the economy and this is what people want to deal with. One side uses this false left-right divide to distract the public from real issues and the other side sticks to their idiotic liberal agenda.
The only things deleted here, Rex Croatorum are those that offend without a cause or corroboration. You write here and elsewhere hiding under an assumed name and expect others to take risk for the rubbish you write some time. If you do not want parts of your comments deleted then be fair and provide verifiable evidence about your assertions or start your own blog and go for it.
Jackie Saulmon Ramirez says:
Many women throughout history have proven themselves to be good leaders. Just like a racehorse, let's give her her head and now see what she can do.
Yes, I agree, Jackie and if her performance so far in important jobs is a sign Croatia is in for a wonderful ride ahead 🙂
Johann says:
Mrs Vukic, "Know what is in front of your face and what is hidden will be revealed to you." Kitarovic is just another puppet to manipulate and deceive Croatian folks. "The eyes are useless when the mind is blind." Sooner or later truth will show up. You are not even aware what you are promoting.
Oh, Johann, I just as you and all normal adults promote that which we know is good for us, different people have different opinions and that is the reality some accept some do not.
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Uptick of Lyme disease observed nationally and in New Jersey
BY Briana Vannozzi, Correspondent | May 21, 2018, 6PM EST
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Three-year-old pup Bowser is getting a once-over for ticks. He doesn't mind so long as it comes in the form of a belly rub. But pet owner Ed Krysa knows the task is serious. He contracted Lyme disease several years ago after his old dog brought home a family of the pesky bugs.
"I had real high fevers. I didn't get a rash, like they talk about, I didn't get a rash right away," Krysa said.
Lyme disease is the fastest growing infectious disease in the nation, and it's on the rise in New Jersey with 5,092 reported cases across the state in 2017, according to the Department of Health. That's a 17 percent increase over last year, and if that doesn't seem noteworthy, 10 counties tallied record-setting numbers, with Morris outpacing the rest at 650 cases in 2017.
"Today, Lyme disease affects at least 300,000 people nationwide," said Sen. Bob Menendez. "The number of diagnoses has tripled over the past 20 years. Some scientists believe climate change is a factor here. Warmer and longer summers doesn't just mean that ticks have more time to bite, higher temperatures may also drive animals that carry tick-borne illnesses to new areas."
"It turns out the way the tick infects us is by staying attached to us for several days, and in the course of doing that injecting the organisms into us. So in reality the tick has to be attached for 24 to 48 hours before you're at serious risk of Lyme disease," said Dr. John Halperin, chair of the Department of Neurosciences at Overlook Medical Center.
If untreated, Lyme disease causes flu-like symptoms. It can be cured with a round of antibiotics, especially with an early diagnosis. In severe cases it spreads infections throughout the heart and nervous system. The deer tick is most common in New Jersey, and it's active throughout summer, spring and fall.
But Department of Health Commissioner Shereef Elnahal warned, "May, June and July, so right now, are the peak months for transmission of tick-borne illness."
The state is warning residents, especially those with children and pets, to take preventive measures.
"The most important thing that I can emphasize is to do tick checks. That means checking yourself at home before you shower after being outdoors," said Elnahal.
The health commissioner also recommends wearing light colored clothing so you can spot a tick, avoid really tall grass and the more quickly you remove a tick, the less likely it is to transmit a disease.
That advice is especially important as health officials warn not just of a tick explosion, but a new, exotic species, called the East Asian tick, which was recently found in New Jersey. It's the first record of it in the U.S., and so far scientists can't link it to a disease and it seems to prefer cattle to humans.
"We don't know about the new species because all species are not the same," said Dr. Nikhat Parveen of Rutgers Medical School.
Doctors say it's no need to worry at this point, but there's every reason to be vigilant.
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Just in time for Christmas, Santa brings you another in our series of World's Collider interviews. This time it's Trent Zelazny's turn, the exciting writer currently blazing his own trail through the publishing world. You could do a lot worse for last minute Christmas gifts than to snag a copy of one of his books, or maybe two.
Elise Hattersley once again takes on the questioning duties. She asks Trent about his latest release, Destination Unknown, his writing process and which TV character he'd take to the apocalypse.
Trent could've written this...
Trent, compared to the vast majority of writers, your prose is always meticulously polished. Is that something that comes naturally, or something you work towards?
I guess it comes naturally. I don't do much revision, as far as prose. I love language, imagery, and I work at the pace that the piece demands. I sometimes fantasize about writing ten thousand words a day, but that's just not feasible. Some pieces blaze along and some drag. I try to let them dictate that.
Is there a specific work you'd recommend to someone looking to get into your oeuvre?
Hmm, good question. I'm not sure what would best represent my work. I've actually been a bit surprised at how much people seem to like To Sleep Gently. It was fun to write, and it's a full-length novel, still only in ebook but there will be a print version at some point this year, I think. Given the response (and maybe it is a bit more commercial, even if just a little), I guess I would suggest that one. It also has my favorite cover to date, designed and created by the amazingly brilliant Sascha Rybinski.
What is your process like, as a general rule?
On good days it starts pretty much right when I wake up. I get some coffee, look over what I did the day before, and continue on. I make a point of putting in at least an hour every day. If it's going well, I continue on until I'm either all written out or have somewhere else I need to be. I think mornings usually work best for me because I'm still in that hypnagogic state between wakefulness and sleep. And I'm far more patient when I'm not yet awake.
You're a bit of a nomad. Do you have any specific requirements to be able to write? Perhaps a specific set of paraphernalia you need to arrange your writing corner?
Books. Usually I have a few personal favorite books around, as well as any books that may have helped inspire the story, or simply books that I'm currently reading. I also keep a legal pad nearby for any notes I might need to make, but I don't use it very often.
You've written a pretty impressive array of books, to date. Which is your favourite, and why?
I don't know if I really have a favorite. I like and dislike them all to varying degrees. I guess, overall, I'd probably go with Fractal Despondency. I wrote it and Shadowboxer back to back. Each took less than two weeks. Fractal Despondency is probably my most autobiographical piece to date. My fiancée died tragically in April 2010, and I wrote both of those novellas, I think, in August or September. I have a soft spot for Shadowboxer, but I think Fractal is a much stronger piece.
You've been published extensively both in electronic and paper formats. Which is your favourite, and why?
I like paper myself. I sold my first short story when I was twenty (ack!). That was fifteen years ago, and ebooks weren't really common, if they were around at all. I always dreamed of seeing my name in or on an actual book. I also grew up surrounded by thousands of books. It's one of my favorite smells in the world. On the other hand, from what I've seen and experienced in the market, for my titles, anyway, the ebooks seem to sell better. I have nothing against ebooks whatsoever, but I think I'll always prefer a paperback.
Which would you suggest aspiring writers cut their teeth on?
As far as electronic or paper? Shoot for both. If you're gonna self-publish, which is becoming more and more the norm, try setting up a Kindle, at least as a test run. The most noted thing I've written so far, if indeed it was noted, was a novella that my agent said she couldn't do anything with. So I put it on Kindle and two months later it was picked up by a small press for paperback.
It's been said that, rather than adhere to the established genres available to you, you've begun to carve out your own. Was that always the plan or did it happen organically?
No, it was never a plan. For a long time I wanted to write horror. I liked science fiction and fantasy but had a deeper connection with the horror stuff. I was submitting stuff, much of it rejected, some accepted, and an editor wrote in his rejection something to the effect of, "Have you ever tried writing crime/noir? Something tells me you might have a knack for it." Of course I didn't believe that. Then a couple years later I fell in love with film noir, which in turn switched me on to old pulp paperbacks. Jim Thompson, David Goodis, Cornell Woolrich. My heart soared. This was what I wanted to be doing. I loved the scary thing but was more interested in human monsters, rather than supernatural ones. But everything swirled together, and I kind of just write my thing now. On one hand it's good, because the stories tend to stand out, but on the other hand, even if something is clearly a specific genre to me, sometimes others don't see it, and don't wanna buy/publish something when they aren't certain of the genre. I have a novel I love. To me it's clearly a western noir set in the seventies. So far, no luck.
Is that also your favourite genre to read, then?
Yeah, overall. I try to read a little bit of everything, fiction and non-fiction. I still love a good horror story, and there's still plenty of good SF and fantasy. I'm a big fan of Dickens and Flannery O'Connor, and I love Anna Quindlen's prose. Her book One True Thing really moved me. I just read Water for Elephants and thought it was great. I read just enough philosophy to keep me screwed up, especially Sartre and Kierkegaard. And I read a fair amount of psychology. But yeah, overall I'd say crime is my favorite. Recently read a really cool book called Death Match, by Jason Ridler. Gritty and original. Richard Stark, aka Donald Westlake, Lawrence Block, Joe Lansdale, Tom Piccirilli, Jason Starr, James Cain. There's a whole list of them.
Your interests range across quite the eclectic array of subjects; basketball, martial arts, music, film… The list goes on. Is that how writing started out for you – as a random interest?
No. I wanted to write ever since I was little. As a youngster I had that dream taken away for a while. But slowly, over time, it came crawling back. Passions may lay dormant a while, but they don't ever die.
You started off as a professional drummer. Do you have plans of bowing out of the writing game at some point, and doing something else? And what might that something else be?
I think I'll always write, for better or worse, and chances are I'll always try to publish the things I think are good. I'm too old, white, short and out of shape to be a basketball player, which is probably the other thing I'd wanna do. I played drums for years, got to sort of live the dream, you know? Over time I found I hated the music scene, and almost everyone involved in it, on every level. If I do bow out at some point, it would probably be because it was no longer doing anything for me, or because I'm dead.
What about writing for a different medium – TV, for example, or film? Is that something that appeals to you?
I've done a bit of work in Hollywood. Pretty much projects that made the rounds, then went tits up. I'm still involved there a little bit. Working on something right now, actually, but I'm not at this time allowed to discuss it. The thing that has been on my mind for a while now is stage plays. I'd love to write a stage play. I have an idea for one that I think would work well. I hope I get to try it out at some point.
Your latest work, Destination Unknown, has just come out in paperback. Can you tell us a little about it?
It's about a couple whose marriage is pretty much over. Driving, an incident occurs on a mountain road, and the two of them become the targets of a deranged psychopath. As the couple falls apart, they have to figure out how to stick together. It is far from the most recent thing I've written. It was the first full-length piece I ever sold, but it was delayed a little over two years. I'm glad it's finally been released.
You've occasionally worked on collaborative projects – like World's Collider, for example! Is there anyone you'd really like to work with in the future?
Honestly, I'm typically not too good with collaborations. I've done a few that have been great, but overall I've found it doesn't usually work, which saddens me. There are several people I'd love to try melding brains with. I guess if there was anyone I could work with, I'd probably want it to be Joe Lansdale. He's one of my biggest influences and inspirations. And he's prolific as hell, which is great when you're a big fan of somebody.
And last but not least, say you were being sent into World's Collider's reality, and you could take only three things along. What would they be?
My Steve Nash jersey for luck. My Zippo lighter. And Sheldon Cooper from The Big Bang Theory.
Visit Trent's website, read his blog and take a moment to like his Facebook page. You'll thank yourself in the morning.
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Who should be the new UN Rapporteur for Human Rights Defenders? Ravindran is my choice.
62 regional and international organizations expressed their outrage over the Lao Government's ongoing failure to shed light on the enforced disappearance of prominent human rights defender Sombath Somphone. Sunday 15 December 2013 will mark the one-year anniversary of Sombath's disappearance. Sombath was last seen on the evening of December 15, 2012 in Vientiane. Closed-circuit television (CCTV) footage showed that police stopped Sombath's car at a police post. Within minutes after being stopped, unknown individuals forced him into another vehicle and drove away. Analysis of the CCTV footage shows that Sombath was taken away in the presence of police officers. This fact supports a finding of government complicity. Despite the Lao Government's pledge to "thoroughly and seriously" investigate Sombath's disappearance, the authorities' probe has been inadequate and unproductive and there has been no progress in the investigation.
On 9 December 2013, 4 human rights defenders [Ms Razan Zaitouna, Mr Wael Hamada, Mr Nazem Hamaadi and Ms Samira Khalil] were abducted by masked armed men and taken to unknown whereabouts in Syria. They were kidnapped from the offices of the Center for Documenting Human Rights Violations in Syria, located in Douma. Razan Zaitouna is an award-winning human rights defender who worked on the rights of political prisoners in Syria before the revolution, and continued her activities throughout the peaceful uprising in 2011, founding the 'local coordination committees'. In 2011, she received the Anna Politkovskaya award "RAW (Reach All Women) in WAR" and in 2013 the International Women of Courage Award. Wael Hamada is an active human rights defender who had been kidnapped by the authorities in 2011 for his legitimate work in the defence of human rights in Syria, and Nazem Hamaadi is a well-known lawyer and poet, respected for his defence of detainees who were arrested in Damascus during the revolution. Samira Khalil is a human rights activist and a member of a peaceful political opposition party in Syria.
via United Nations News Centre – Pakistani activist Malala Yousafzai among winners of 2013 UN human rights prize.


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Edward C. Diamond Joins C&C Advisors of Marshfield, MA
Marshfield, MA, December 31, 2017 –(PR.com)– Peter A. Cook Sr., President of C&C Advisors of Marshfield, MA announced that Edward C. Diamond will be joining C&C Advisors as Director of Business Development, effective January, 02, 2018.
Cook said, "Ed brings a great deal of business knowledge as well as industry specific work experience to our company which will be of great benefit to our clients."
Mr. Diamond, a Graduate of Harvard University, has had a long and successful business career. Most recently he served as President and CEO of Snelling and Snelling, the Boston Division of the International Staffing and Human Resources consulting company. He served both as a member and as chairman of the Snelling Corporate Executive Advisory Council.
On account of his expertise, Mr. Diamond was appointed by both Governor Mitt Romney and Governor Deval Patrick to the Massachusetts State Workforce Development Board.
He was a member of the Board of Directors at Cook and Company Insurance of Marshfield, MA, a company Peter A. Cook founded in 1981.
Ten years ago, Diamond was chairman of the search committee that brought in Marshfield's longest serving Town Manager.
A long time resident of Marshfield, Diamond resides with his wife Derelyn.
"This is an exciting time for me to get involved with C&C Advisors, and I am looking forward to once again work along side of Peter Cook." – Ed Diamond
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Q: Issue in using Namespace import in Vite React App, importing * as alias I have an IconLibrary of React Components in the Icons Folder. While using plain react I use "Icons" as an alias for all the icons in the library by using the following namespace import :
import * as Icons from "@/styles/Assets/Icons";
Currently when I try to do the following in Vite App, I get the error as given in the image
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//namespace import
import * as Icons from "@/styles/Assets/Icons";

//function to get React Component (Icon)
const getIcon = (item) => {
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        console.log(Icons);
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//function call within main React component

{getIcon("VideosIcon")}

Error:
Console log for Icons retunr the below:
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Symbol(Symbol.toStringTag): "Module"

Tried using the following :
const icons = import.meta.glob("@/styles/Assets/Icons*.jsx");

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David Yurman 8MM Sterling Silver Wheat Chain Necklace that is 16 inches long. It has a 14K gold band around the lobster clasp on the ends. It is in beautiful pre owned shape. It weights in at 85 gr. On my scale, please see the pictures. Comes with a black drawstring bag, not Yurman. This would make a great Holiday gift for someone or treat yourself. The item "David Yurman 8MM Sterling Silver & 14K Gold Wheat Chain Necklace 16 inch NR" is in sale since Saturday, January 12, 2019. This item is in the category "Jewelry & Watches\Fine Jewelry\Fine Necklaces & Pendants\Precious Metal without Stones". The seller is "mangotango62" and is located in Ramsey, New Jersey. This item can be shipped to United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Denmark, Romania, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Czech republic, Finland, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Estonia, Australia, Greece, Portugal, Cyprus, Slovenia, Japan, China, Sweden, South Korea, Indonesia, Taiwan, Thailand, Belgium, France, Hong Kong, Ireland, Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Italy, Germany, Austria, Bahamas, Israel, Mexico, New Zealand, Philippines, Singapore, Norway, Saudi arabia, United arab emirates, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Croatia, Malaysia, Chile, Colombia, Costa rica, Antigua and barbuda, Aruba, Belize, Dominica, Grenada, Saint kitts and nevis, Saint lucia, Montserrat, Turks and caicos islands, Barbados, Bangladesh, Bermuda, Brunei darussalam, Bolivia, Egypt, French guiana, Guernsey, Gibraltar, Guadeloupe, Iceland, Jersey, Jordan, Cambodia, Cayman islands, Liechtenstein, Sri lanka, Luxembourg, Monaco, Macao, Martinique, Maldives, Nicaragua, Oman, Pakistan, Paraguay, Reunion.


The cold is finally upon us and as you begin preparing your house for the snowy months ahead, don't forget to check your windows for drafts or you could be paying more for your heating bill this winter. According to Energy.Gov, heat loss through your windows can be responsible for 25%-35% of your heating energy use. Replacing your windows is the most effective way to prevent drafts, but there are plenty of simple and less-expensive methods that will keep your home warm and save you money!
The most obvious and best solution for drafty windows is to replace them with brand new windows as the technology has changed drastically over the last 50 years. Many older homes have windows that can be very problematic as building codes used to be far less stringent than they are today. A lack of sealing and insulation around windows when they were initially installed can contribute to drafts.
If replacing your windows proves to be too costly for you, there are a number of fixes that can make an impact. Storm windows are a lower cost alternative to complete window replacement. They act as an extra layer of insulation and attach directly to the window frame to reduce air leaks. On the exterior of the home, you can use caulking and weather stripping to help stop air flow from getting in. On the interior, the use of thermal insulating curtains (those with an R-value) to block the draft can be very effective.
Sealed air is an insulator, which is why windows are now made as "double pane" or "triple pane." Each additional "layer" of sealed air insulates by that much more. Heat shrink window film is available at your local hardware store and can be used as an additional sealed air layer. The heat shrink film can be applied to the window with a heat gun or blow dryer. According to "This Old House" this inexpensive clear shrink film can allow a room to retain as much as 55 percent of its heat.
If the drafts still persist, you can purchase cloth "snakes" which are long tubes of fabric filled with insulation that can be laid along the windowsill to block drafts. For basement or attic windows that you don't need to see out of, cutting rigid foam insulation that can be wedged into the window frames can do the trick. When you need light, simply pop them out.
Historic homes often have windows that homeowners would like to preserve. Older styles typically use ropes and counter-weights to raise and lower the windows. The difficulty with these windows is that there are unsealed channels within the interior wall that allow the ropes and counterweights to move but also allow unwanted air flow to enter through. The ropes and counterweights can be cut/replaced with a spring tape sash balance. Prior to installing the spring tape sash balance, spray foam insulation can be blown into the old channels to plug the leaks.
Regardless of the age or condition of your windows, you can improve heat retention by simply removing the screens. This has the greatest impact on southern facing windows. Screens can block 30-40% of thermal transfer according to BuildingGreen.com so removing them can actually enable thermal heating in the wintertime. This can help to counteract any drafts that may get through.
With all these simple solutions available, there's no reason to be paying more for your heating bill or be uncomfortable in your own home. If you're concerned about having drafty windows or are looking for recommendations on the right solution for your home, give us a call at 508-548-1450.


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Art of the Sell: How Retailers Can Create Powerful Print Ads
May 9, 2015 by JCK Magazine
Pony up for a good photographer, allow your images to breathe, choose the ideal font—and you just might create the perfect print ad. At the least, our guide will get you close.
Don Draper, the dapper protagonist on AMC's Mad Men, once said, "Advertising is based on one thing: happiness." The perfectly imperfect character—who possessed comically bad judgment in so many other areas—was at least right about that.
When it comes to advertising in print publications, however, too many brands, presumably caught up in their (understandably ardent) quest to impart information to consumers, forget to entertain. And in advertising, that's a fatal error.
"You need to make the consumer smile and nod their head before they're going to listen to a thing you say," says Shawn Gauthier, a longtime advertising professional whose current clients include POM Wonderful and Fiji water. "You want to talk to people like they're human, and you want to present yourself in a way that is memorable."
JCK asked Gauthier and several other real-life advertising professionals to weigh in on what elements go into creating memorable, effective print advertisements—and to call out common mistakes they see brands make in print.
Don't Discount Print
Tel-Aviv's Draftfcb went green in this minimalist 2013 Jeep ad.
As evidenced by the doorstop-heavy magazine you're currently holding in your hands, print advertising is still an incredibly effective tool for marketers. Yes, as a retailer your ad dollars should be split between online and print advertising, but it's a mistake to discount the impact of ads that can be touched, ripped out, and pinned up.
"I think there's something less ignorable about print advertising," Gauthier says. And that's why "100 percent of my clients are running print ads," he says. "When you're flipping through a magazine or you're flipping through a newspaper, if you see something that grabs your eye it's somehow less annoying [than when you view it online].… Digital, I think people are still trying to figure out the best way to do that. The work you see in print has more art to it and more of a voice."
Erin Lackey, a creative director at Jugular, an advertising agency based in New York City, says it's important to capitalize on the differences between print and digital. "You have many more options for presentation" in print, she says. "You can run an ad as big as a newspaper spread…or a consecutive page insert like Apple Watch did in Vogue."
Embrace White Space
Doesn't this make you want to dunk an Oreo into a massive glass of milk? That's just what the creators (Belgium's ESA Saint-Luc Tournai school) wanted!
Many print ads try to cram in excessive amounts of information—be it type or images. It's a look that effectively screams "Advertisement!" to consumers. Dan Rosenthal, a Washington, D.C.–based advertising professional, says simplicity is rule No. 1 when creating a successful ad.
"People try to put too much into an ad; there's too often complicated logos and too much product," Rosenthal says. "Instead, ask yourself, 'How can I keep it as simple as possible, using a clear concept?' And you always want clean white [empty] space."
Lackey, meanwhile, advises marketers to "focus on a single idea." Then, "fuse the visual and headline into a concept that's bigger—and more provocative—than both separate elements."
Pick a Hero
Without even reading the small print, you know this is an ad for the candy-coated chocolates. Score one for Amsterdam agency FHV BBDO.
In any advertisement, you have to choose who the hero of the ad should be—the headline (type) or the visual (photo or illustration), Gauthier says. "There needs to be one focal point, and if you try to do more than one, you've got an ignorable ad."
Want to showcase a glittering diamond ring? Let the product shot do the talking. But if you're hyping an entire collection or an event, it might make more sense to let the type do the talking.
"People always say, 'Can we get a little more balance between the size of the logo and the size of the headline and the size of the visual?'?" Gauthier says. "But you don't want balance.… You can't have that all happen. There has to be one important element and everything else can grow from there. If you express a story in a simple line or in an image that really connects with people and really impresses people, then you sign off with the logo that wasn't jumping off the page initially. People found the logo because they were impressed with the message."
Invest in the Visuals
Apple collaborated with Media Arts Lab for these watch ads that ran in the March Vogue.
Advertising, especially in print, is a visual medium. So invest in the artwork. "If you can do it all with a picture and no words, that's ideal," Rosenthal says. "That's almost impossible to do but…remember that people respond to visuals in advertising more than they do words. The image is more emotional. In jewelry advertising, if it's a big space, you can be much more emotional with your picture. It's very hard to do anything emotional with a picture that's the size of a credit card."
And make sure your images feel modern and interesting—even surprising, if you can manage it. "You want to be current, you want to connect with people on what's happening right now," Gauthier says.
The cleaner and less busy the photo, the better. "A great photographer makes a huge difference," adds Gauthier, who recommends hiring "somebody who knows which lens to use, knows how to light things, has a really good crew, knows how to prop a set, and knows good makeup and hair people."
And go easy on the photo retouching—if you need to change the bone structure or hair color of your model in post-production, you need to start over with a new model. "Personally, images that appear over-retouched put me off," Lackey says.
Choose a Legible Font
BBDO Canada picked a fiery penguin to represent the hot-'n'-cold GE Café.
Magazine readers are scanning through pages faster than ever, so make sure the type you pick is perfectly legible. Too many ads feature jazzy, hard-to-read fonts that just slow down the reader. For messages more than a few words long, opt for a serif typeface, where the letters have little feet that easily lead the eye to the next shape.
And remember that fonts are only as effective as the graphic designer who's using them. Take trendy slab serifs—a retro typeface group marked by serifs that are almost as thick as the strokes of the letters: "They can convey a clean, modern aesthetic that has personality," Lackey says. "But used improperly, they could come off as…Wild West."
Additionally, it's extremely hard to read a headline that's written in all caps, Gauthier says, "and it's even harder to read a headline in initial caps—especially if it's a long headline."
We Are Golden went the graphic route for Nike's "Art of Woven" campaign.
All three advertising pros agree that before pen hits paper on a print ad's content, a brand needs to know who it's targeting and why. Make lists, talk to your clients, and do the research on this one. Because no matter how beautiful the product, how clever the phrasing, if you're not reaching your demographic, you're squandering resources by creating an ad that's communicating with no one.
"You really need to treat this ad like one little tiny moment that you have to connect with people," Gauthier says.


This is just plain wrong. You don't hold people and children as prisoners. What kind of monster is Trump anyhow?
He is an inhumane, diabolical dictator and about the farthest thing from the definition of a true President of America I have ever seen.
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Inclusive brands and positive association
Twelve million people in the UK have a disability. Would you say that this is reflected in your daily life or in the media? It's actually quite astounding to think that 2016 saw the first ever TV ad to use sign language air. But that it did, on Channel 4, during the opening ceremony of the Rio Paralympics.
You must have seen at least one of the three adverts by now – thankfully they didn't disappear with the closing ceremony. Mars won the £1m free TV advertising space for its Maltesers brand by entering Channel 4's Superhumans Wanted competition, and submitting the strongest campaign featuring disability and disabled talent.
The campaign forms part of Channel 4's year of disability, which sees commitments to boost the on- and off-screen representation of disabled people. So far this has included doubling the number of disabled people appearing on the channel's biggest shows, such as Hollyoaks, First Dates and Gogglebox. Speaking of the Mars win, Jonathan Allen, sales director at Channel 4 said they aimed to "…encourage more brands and agencies to approach and cast their campaigns in new ways to make richly diverse ads the norm rather than the exception."
And the wonder is, was the absence of such diversity in the media as obvious all round before the ads ran? And why isn't it the norm now? Why haven't brands been quicker to spread their focus and be more inclusive?
In terms of the Paralympics, Tim Crow, chief executive of ORC sister company Synergy, says the event can still be a difficult territory: "The obvious route is human stories; but Paralympians want to be seen as athletes, not defined by disability." Synergy's Man and Machine work with David Weir and BMW, balances a positive message with brand association. The most important thing with the BMW and Maltesers ads? Everyone can relate to them.
Tim Hollingsworth, chief executive of the BPA says the contest offers brands a chance to make a social impact: "Brands and their staff and supporters can feel the benefit from both the traditional sporting association but also a genuine ability to be transformational in attitudes to disability."
Moving away from the Paralympics, Asda is leading the way with changing everyday attitudes to disability, having put signs on the accessible toilet doors at 421 of its UK stores to raise awareness of "hidden disabilities". This was inspired by the experience of Tonya Glennister and her five-year-old daughter Evealynn who has ADHD and autism, and was questioned by another customer after using the facilities as she "didn't look disabled".
The move has been welcomed by a number of charities who are now encouraging other supermarkets to follow suit. A photo of the original sign was shared on Facebook by Chron's and Colitis UK and has been liked over 10,000 times.
A member of the Business Disability Forum, Asda has also created a quiet hour in some of its stores to help autistic and disabled shoppers. Music, escalators and TVs are all turned off to reduce the stress which can be caused by noise and disturbance. This first came about when Simon Lea, the store manager for Cheetham Hill, saw a boy with autism struggling to cope in the shop, and Lea sought feedback from colleagues and customers into how they could help. The response has been overwhelmingly positive, Lea's initial post on Facebook having been shared around 1,000 times and other stores now taking on the hour too.
The positive association of practical initiatives such as this has been an enormous PR win for Asda – and the important thing is that it doesn't feel like it's been done for PR's sake. Should other brands wish to do the same, that's an important lead to follow.
After all, it's the lighthearted "every person" feel that must have won it for Mars with the Channel 4 adverts. Here's hoping that more brands move to making diversity the norm, rather than the exception.
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MAKE MINE MUSIC (1946)
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Kind of a Fantasia type of movie, Make Mine Music is a serious of animated shorts to music. However, the music is more the popular contemporary music of the time rather than classical. Some of the shorts are good and worth seeing and some are boring and can be missed. If you are a Disney fan then we say check it out. It was made back in the day when Disney was still very much experimenting with animation. But other than that, it is one that can be skipped.
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THE MUPPET CHRISTMAS CAROL (1992)
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I must admit that I was a Muppet Christmas Carol virgin before this fateful night. Now that I have finally seen it, I am bummed so many Christmases have gone by without having watched this movie. It is, in true Muppet fashion, a hilarious and unique take on such a classic tale. It really is fun and I think will become a Christmas tradition. If you have never seen it and like the Muppets, then I definitely recommend checking this one out right away….when it's Christmas…or before. Do what you want.
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This is one of our favorite Disney movies. The Little Mermaid is a classic with wonderful music and amazing characters. But we couldn't help but think of how old we are now because we were constantly telling Ariel how she IS just a child. We remember being kids watching this show thinking that Ariel was so grown up and her father should listen to her and stop treating her like a kid. Now we are watching it and we hear Ariel exclaim, "I'm 16 years old, I'm not a child." Uh, sorry Ariel, but yes you are! Suddenly all her choices make so much sense. The fact that she instantly falls in love with a boy that is off bounds and that she is so willing to give up her life for him…It's because she is a little teenage girl. But yes this movie is still amazing. It is a sweet fairy tale about a girl who wants to follow her own path and her heart.
All, Musical, Must See: 4+
HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL: THE CONCERT – EXTREME ACCESS PASS (2007)
If you liked the music of the first High School Musical, then you will enjoy watching this enough. It is basically just the cast, minus Zac Efron as he was filming Hairspray at the time, performing the songs of the movie with a few of their own songs from their own albums thrown in there. You don't need to watch it as you can just listen to the album instead, but if you or someone you know is a big fan, they will like it.
This live action remake of the animated movie of the same name is the best live action remake Disney has done so far. We loved it. Emma Watson was amazing as Belle and Josh Gad as the silly LeFou, but the best casting choice was Luke Evans as Gaston. We loved how it stayed true to the animated version. It kept the all the elements of what made the original so great while also adding new things that didn't harm or take away from why we love this story. I love how this version worked on answering a couple plot hole questions. I always wondered why the town didn't seem to ever care or wonder what happened to their royalty. No one noticed that they no longer had a king and that the castle was suddenly under a dark curse? This movie addresses that and I loved it. This movie is beautiful and definitely should be seen by everyone.
TANGLED BEFORE EVER AFTER (2017)
We love Tangled and were excited to see Rapunzel and Eugene (AKA Flynn Rider) come back and see more of their adventures together. With Mandy Moore and Zachary Levi reprising their roles of Rapunzel and Eugene, this movie kicks off the new series Tangled: The series, which now airs on Disney Channel. Rapunzel gets her long blonde hair back after she and a friend leave the walls of the Kingdom and venture to the same spot where the magical flower that saved the queen and gave Rapunzel the magical hair in the first place once was. While there, Rapunzel touches a rock that turns out to be magical and suddenly more rock spears pop out of the ground and chase them back. Rapunzel returns to her castle now stuck with her long hair again and has to find out what the magical rocks are, why her hair is back and how to get rid of it. Whew. Overall, the movie was ok. It has some humor and seems a good start to the series, but we did get bored and it felt long at times. The kids, however, will love it.
THE CHEETAH GIRLS 2 (2006)
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In this sequel,The Cheetah Girls go to Barcelona to enter a singing competition and that is believable I guess. The movie plot follows a similar story line where they are a group and then fight and get distracted with other things but then makeup, except they do it in Spain. Some songs are good, some not so much and the beginning of their performance at the competition is super cheesy and awkward. But I feel like The Cheetah Girls movies are DCOMs you just need to check out eventually.
LEMONADE MOUTH (2011)
Five students meet in detention and form a band. It is a great story about kids finding their voice, expressing who they are and just getting through life with the help of your friends. The music in this movie is actually good. I love the "Determinate" song. It gets stuck in my head. I think teens could really relate to and enjoy this movie as well as adults since it deals with stuff I think everyone has either gone through or is going through. And it makes me seriously want to try that lemonade.
We both remember the premiere of this movie on Wonderful World of Disney, Sunday nights on ABC. I remember it being a family affair. We all gathered around the TV, popcorn in hand and waited to see Whitney Houston and Brandy take on the classic fairy tale. I remember being so excited. I had heard about it for weeks, months probably, and couldn't wait for the show to start. I also remember really liking it as a kid and re-watching the tape (remember the days when you would stick in a tape in the VCR to record your favorite shows?). I was ready to watch it again since I hadn't seen it since that time. Some of the same thoughts came flooding back, like how does a black lady and a white man make an Asian baby? Is he adopted? And I still like that "Impossible" song sung by Whitney Houston and Brandy. I still sing the word impossible instead of saying it. But watching the movie as an adult, it just doesn't have the charm that I remembered. The first half of the movie was good and moved quickly, but the second half just seemed to drag on and on. the ballroom scene was forever long. We don't need to see these random people dance in circles over and over. We just don't. Get to Cinderella and the Prince. They are who we care about. It's a fun movie to check out, but not nearly as great as we once remembered.
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After we got back from a cruise that went out of the New Orleans port, and having spent a couple days there to check out the city, we had to come home and watch "The Princess and the Frog". That way when we watched the movie we could yell, "I've been there". If you haven't seen the movie, you have probably deduced by now that it takes place in New Orleans. It was a lot of fun to watch the movie after having just come back from the city. We now knew the buildings and places that the background drawings were based. The animation is so beautiful, the music riveting and the characters are so lovable. I mean, if you don't like Ray the firefly, I don't want to know you. Just get outta here…and then watch this movie again because Ray is awesome.
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How to use the tablet as a graphics tablet. Recently you are becoming increasingly interested in the world of digital graphics and would like to take the next step by purchasing a graphics tablet. Unfortunately, however, you have noticed that there are many models, from the cheapest to the most expensive, and you are very indecisive since, in the end, you do not even know if you will ever use them.
You have owned a tablet for some time and would like to try to turn it into a graphics tablet, perhaps to see if it could be useful to buy a professional one. You have found several guides on the Net, but none explained how to use the tablet as a graphics tablet, right?
You often work with graphics programs on your PC and would like to be able to use the tablet as a graphics tablet, perhaps to take advantage of the touch-screen or a stylus. So let me explain how to use the tablet as a graphics tablet for PC, be it an Android tablet or an iPad.
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You have an Android tablet and a Windows PC and would like to try turning your tablet into a secondary screen for your PC, like a real graphics tablet. Unfortunately, however, you are not very experienced, so you have no idea how to use a tablet as a Windows graphics tablet, am I right?
To transform your tablet into a graphics tablet, I recommend using the SuperDisplay app, available for download on the Play Store or alternative stores for devices without Google services. You also read interesting articles on my website. The app in question is free to download but can only be used for 3 days, after which it will be necessary to purchase a license at the price of 9.99 euros.
The app can be used via a USB cable and a Wi-Fi network. Still, in reality, the latter, as the company states, is a solution to be used only in case of need since the best performance is obtained via a wired connection. Furthermore, it is necessary to have a PC with Windows 10 or later (e.g., Windows 11 ).
Before proceeding, however, you need to install the ADB drivers on your PC and enable USB Debugging on your tablet. You can download ADB drivers directly from the XDA Developers forum, where you can download the ADB Installer executable file. Once the package has been downloaded, simply extract the .exe file inside it and double-click on it to start the installation process: answer Y (yes) to each question that is asked and wait for the procedure installation to be completed.
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From your tablet, however, you need to enable USB Debugging. Check out this Link. To do this, open the Settings app, tap on the About tablet item at the bottom, and several times on the Build Number item until a warning appears announcing that you have enabled Developer Settings: enter the tablet unlock code if requested.
Now go back to the main Settings screen, tap on the System item and then on Developer options: scroll through the various items and set the lever relating to the USB Debugging item to ON.
Once this is done, from your PC, go to the SuperDisplay website, click on the Download Windows driver button and wait for the download to complete. Next, double-click the executable file, answer Yes to the User Account Control warning, accept the terms and conditions, click the Install button and wait for the installation to complete. If the installation of Microsoft Visual C ++ is required, allow the installation by clicking on the Install button (it is an official free component of Microsoft, therefore safe).
Well, now open the SuperDisplay app on your tablet and press the OK button and then Don'Allow from the pop-up that appears on the screen. Now, connect the USB cable from the tablet to your PC using the one found in the tablet sales package (or a compatible one). Once connected, a pop-up will appear on the tablet screen asking you to allow the USB connection via debug: set the check mark on Always allow from this computer and then press the OK button.
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After a few seconds, as if by magic, your PC screen will also appear on your tablet, and you can use the touch-screen or a capacitive stylus. Now you just have to open any graphics software and start having fun with your tablet by transforming it into a real graphics tablet.
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The wine is pressed following fermentation. Malolactic fermentation is followed by bottling and several months of cellaring.
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CHAD ALLEGATIONS:New accusations emerged on Saturday in The Observer' that some Oxfam staff had used sex workers while living at the group's premises in 2006
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A man walks past the front of an Oxfam bookshop in Glasgow, Scotland, on Saturday.
The British government yesterday said it is warning all charities that receive UK aid to step up efforts to tackle sexual misconduct among staff or face having their funding cut, amid further fallout from a prostitution scandal involving Oxfam workers in Haiti in 2011.
UK International Development Secretary Penny Mordaunt said she was writing to the charities to insist they spell out what steps they are taking on the issue and confirm they have referred all concerns about specific cases and individuals to the relevant authorities.
"With regard to Oxfam and any other organization that has safeguarding issues, we expect them to cooperate fully with such authorities, and we will cease to fund any organization that does not," she said in a statement.
Mordaunt added she would also demand that all donors and development organizations show leadership and take action on the matter at the global End Violence Solutions Summit in Stockholm this week.
"I am very clear: we will not work with any organization that does not live up to the high standards on safeguarding and protection that we require," she said.
The hardening stance follows reports in the Times that young sex workers were hired by Oxfam's senior staff in Haiti after the 2010 earthquake, which devastated the nation and left up to 300,000 people dead, and that the UK-based charity tried to cover up the scandal at the time.
Oxfam on Saturday was hit with new allegations of staff involvement with prostitution, after claims that employees at a second country mission had used sex workers while living at the organization's premises.
Former staff who worked for the charity in Chad alleged that women believed to be prostitutes were repeatedly invited to the Oxfam team house there, with one adding that a senior member of staff had been fired for his behavior in 2006.
Roland van Hauwermeiren, who has since been embroiled in a sexual misconduct scandal in Haiti, was head of Oxfam in Chad at the time.
Van Hauwermeiren resigned from Oxfam in 2011, after admitting that prostitutes had visited his villa in Haiti.
Oxfam said it could not confirm whether it had any records about a Chad staff member dismissed in 2006.
Oxfam said on Saturday: "After the investigation in 2011 we carried out a thorough review of the case, which resulted in the creation of our dedicated safeguarding team, a confidential 'whistle-blowing' hotline and safeguarding contact point within countries as part of a package of measures to ensure that we do all we can to protect our staff, prevent sexual abuse and misconduct happening in the first place, and improve how we handle any allegations."
"Our code of conduct now stipulates: 'I will also not exchange money, offers of employment, employment, goods or services for sex or sexual favors.' In 2011 the code only prohibited sex with beneficiaries and anyone under 18," it said.
In the latest revelations, the Sunday Times reports more than 120 workers for Britain's leading charities were accused of sexual abuse in the past year, "fueling fears pedophiles are targeting overseas aid organizations."
The UK's Charity Commission, which regulates the sector, has asked Oxfam to urgently provide fresh information on the scandal in Haiti.
Oxfam chief executive Mark Goldring on Saturday admitted Oxfam did not give full details of the scandal to the UK's Charity Commission in 2011, but insisted it "did anything but cover it up."


The National Science Foundation, or NSF, issued more than $2 million in grant funding to COSAM's Overtoun Jenda, assistant provost for special projects and initiatives and professor of mathematics, for a five-year, multi-institutional, collaborative project titled, "Making to Advance Knowledge, Excellence, and Recognition in STEM," or "MAKERS." Co-primary investigators on the project are Auburn's Asheber Abebe, professor in the Department of Mathematics and Statistics, and Alan Wilson, associate professor in the School of Fisheries, Aquaculture and Aquatic Sciences.
The grant is part of NSF's Scholarships in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics, or S-STEM, Program, which addresses the need for a well-educated STEM workforce in the U.S. as a means of maintaining the competitiveness of the U.S. in the global economy. The S-STEM program also strives to encourage increased success of low-income, academically talented students with a demonstrated financial need who are pursuing associate, baccalaureate or graduate degrees in STEM.
The MAKERS project model is designed to implement and assess a comprehensive list of evidence-based interventions that will facilitate increased student retention and prepare scholars for graduation and future careers in STEM fields. For example, the MAKERS project will integrate STEM enrichment, research and peripheral activities such as "Learning by Making," which will involve interdisciplinary scholar clusters that serve to identify and investigate problems affecting local communities and apply their STEM knowledge to "make" a product that has the potential to solve the problems.
MAKERS is a $5 million consortium consisting of Alabama A&M University, Auburn University, Auburn University at Montgomery, Lawson State Community College, Southern Union State Community College, and Tuskegee University (lead institution) with evaluation support from Oakland University. During the project, the consortium will provide scholarships of up to $10,000 that are renewable for up to 4 years, to as many as 158 students majoring in biological, physical, mathematical, geological, and computer and information sciences; engineering; and associated technology areas.
Overall, the team will work to increase student retention and graduation rates; prepare students with the STEM academic foundation, professional skills and experiences needed to enter the STEM workforce or graduate school in STEM disciplines; and investigate the MAKERS model impact on recruitment, retention, success and graduation of students in the target population and majors.
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