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General News: Weekly radio programme launched by NFDC prior to its Monsoon Filmfest
General News Weekly radio programme launched by NFDC prior to its Monsoon Filmfest
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NEW DEHI: In a new initiative to reach out to the people to see meaningful cinema, the National Film Development Corporation has launched a weekly 'Film Aaj Kal' in association with 92.7 Big FM to coincide with its summer festival of NFDC Classics.
The ground-activation event – 'Film Aaj Kal' screenings and conversations beginning from 15 July, until 15 August is aimed at building film communities and empower the viewer.
92.7 Big FM in 'Film Aaj Kal' is aimed at cinema education and awareness programme which has the filmmakers discuss movie classics and bringing these films back to the fore.
The exhibition partners are Harkat Studios in Aram Nagar and G5A Centre for Contemporary Culture at Lower Parel and the online booking partner is 1018mb.
'Film Aaj Kal' is not just about exploring alternative audiences. It's also about exploring alternate spaces, alternate distribution platforms, and booking and communication platforms.
The radio show which has already aired six episodes as of 3 July 2017 plays on Sundays on 92.7 Big FM from 4pm to 6pm is hosted by a hugely popular star RJ and cinephile, Siddharth Mishra, and is designed as a series of conversations between filmmakers discussing about the NFDC classics evoking a renewed interest in the films.
One of the episodes showcased 'Gaman & Taxi No. 9211' as films that look at Mumbai through the eyes of a cab driver - both from different eras, in varied styles, addressing different class issues as well - but with an underlying subtext of the immigrant. Another episode was around Salaam Bombay and Chameli - Mira Nair and Sudhir Mishra chatted about the way they approached the Brothel and the Underbelly story.
The programmes broadcast so far:
*28th May - Gaman and Taxi No.9211. Speakers - Muzaffar Ali (telephonic) and Milan Luthria
*4th June - Gandhi and Hey Ram. Speakers - Alyque Padamsee (telephonic) and Kamal Haasan (telephonic)
*11th June - Salaam Bombay and Chameli. Speakers - Mira Nair (telephonic) and Sudhir Mishra
*18th June - Raghu Romeo and Phas Gaye re Obama. Speakers - Rajat Kapoor and Subhash Kapoor
*25th June - Dharavi and Slumdog Millionaire. Speakers - Sudhir Mishra and Saurabh Shukla
*2nd July – Pestonjee and Being Cyrus. Speakers – Vijaya Mehta and Homi Adajania
This idea is to bring together the community to watch films together and then talk cinema over a glass of nimbu paani, a cup of tea/coffee or those chutney sandwiches. Film Aaj Kal Screenings and Conversations gives not just the viewers but also the discerning filmmaker and cineastes an opportunity to explore alternate film destinations and also actively engage in conversations around cinema - and not just limit those discussions to a Master-Class or a workshop.
The current schedule for the event is:
Venue – Harkat Studios
*15 July , Sat - 7.00 pm - Opening Session & Screening of Om Dar-B-Dar
*16 July, Sun - 4.00 PM - Mammo
*21 July - Fri - 7.00 PM - Dharavi
*22 July - Sat - 12.00 PM - Salaam Bombay
*22 July - Sat - 4.00 PM - Gaman
*22 July - Sat - 7.30 PM - Mirch Masala
*23 July - Sun - 4.00 PM - Jaane bhi do yaaron
*30 July - Sun - 12.00 PM - Raghu Romeo
Venue - G5A Foundation for Contemporary Culture
*29 July - 4.00 PM
Inauguration of the Saeed Akhtar Mirza Retrospective and screening of the Opening Film
*30 July - 12.00 PM – Arvind Desai ki ajeeb dastaan
*30 July - 4.00 PM - Naseem
*30 July - 6.00 PM - Salim Langde Pe Mat Ro
NFDC took care to choose alternate exhibition spaces - not the traditional theatres with the hugely expensive box office: HARKAT studios in Aram Nagar for the Suburbian Junta and G5A Centre for Contemporary Culture in Lower Parel for the Townies.
Harkat Studios is a boutique arts studio and a co-working space in the bustling area of Aram Nagar, Andheri West. Harkat has collaborated with numerous brands including Unilever, Walt Disney, UTV, Fox Star Studio (to name a few) to create innovative video content. The studio also hosts live performances, screenings, workshops etc. and has been a popular centre for arts and artists coming from the indie space.
When the quirky Bungalow is not hosting events, the place doubles as a co-working space for independent professionals looking for an office space. The work and vibe of Harkat Studios suits perfectly with the community building nature and indie spirit that Film Aaj Kal Screenings and Conversations is seeking to promote for cinephiles.
G5A Foundation for Contemporary Culture is a not-for profit organization which houses a Blackbox and hosts a range of events and programmes including but not limited to screenings, theatre performances, exhibitions and launch events. G5A has endeavoured to and has slowly emerged as important alternate venue in the town area of Mumbai as a community space for artists and professionals to work around. G5A last year, was the venue for the Mumbai chapter of the New York Indian Film Festival which screened curated films followed by discussions with the filmmakers.
1018mb.com portal evolved from the phenomenon of 'Four-eyed Monsters', a 2005 US film which became a financial success and a cult-classic by its innovative distribution strategy of an audience demanding a screening. A film gets screened at a certain city if enough audience pledge viewership for the film. A trick, films like 'Paranormal Activity' have used to great effect. Plus, it's a revolutionary community building exercise for like-minded cinephiles and geeks.
Keeping with the concept of community-based screenings and keeping with the times technologically, 1018mb.com is an online ticket booking portal which enables users to create and schedule screenings of films of their choice from the site's extensive catalogue of films and make available to other like-minded audience to attend.
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The Eparchy of St. Josaphat in Parma held Emmanuel Youth Rally in Charlotte, NC
Over 60 youth, young adult leaders, volunteers, and clergy from the Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of St. Josaphat in Parma and beyond gathered together on December 8-10, 2017 at Holy Trinity Catholic Middle School and St. Ann Catholic Church in Charlotte, North Carolina for the Emmanuel Youth Rally that was held in the city for the first time. The theme of the rally was "God with Us" and was centered on the preparation for the celebration of the feast of the Nativity of our Lord.
The youth event was organized and attended by most of the Eparchial Youth Committee members under the leadership of Fr. Lubomyr Zhybak, the committee's director and pastor of Holy Trinity Ukrainian Catholic Church in Youngstown, OH and St. Anne Ukrainian Catholic Church in Austintown, OH; Fr. Joseph Matlak, co-director of the committee, administrator of St. Basil the Great Ukrainian Catholic Mission in Charlotte, NC, and coordinator of the rally as well as the following committee members: Deacon Myron Spak of Holy Trinity Ukrainian Catholic Church in Carnegie, PA; Subdeacon Joseph Zappernick of St. Andrew's Ukrainian Catholic Church in Parma, OH; Mr. Joseph Levy of St. John's Ukrainian Catholic Church in Pittsburgh, PA; Mr. Michael Levy of St. Andrew's Ukrainian Catholic Church in Parma, OH; and Mr. Nathaniel Lischak and Alex Lischak of St. Anne Ukrainian Catholic Church in Austintown, OH. Fr. Matthew Schroeder, pastor of Sts. Volodymyr and Olha Ukrainian Catholic Church in Garner, NC was likewise able to participate in the rally on December 9.
On Saturday, December 9 – the solemn feast of the Maternity of St. Anne – Fr. Lubomyr Zhybak presided over the Divine Liturgy at St. Anne Catholic Church and he was aided at the altar by Deacon Matthew Hanes of St. Basil the Great Ukrainian Catholic Mission in Charlotte, NC and Deacon Myron Spak. On Sunday, December 10, the committee members visited the community of St. Basil Ukrainian Catholic Mission in Charlotte, having participated in the Divine Liturgy, presided over by Fr. Joseph Matlak and concelebrated by Deacon Matthew Hanes and Deacon Myron Spak.
In addition to the Eucharistic celebration, fun and engaging presentations and games as well as the food, the rally participants had an opportunity to partake in the Holy Mystery of Reconciliation made available by Fr. Joseph Matlak, Fr. Matthew Schroeder, and Fr. Lubomyr Zhybak. The Emmanuel Youth Rally was a wonderful, prayerful, and engaging event for the youth of the eparchy and beyond and it provided an opportunity for the youth as well as adults to experience the presence of the Lord in their lives in the spirit of the Ukrainian Catholic faith and fellowship.
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A study of ethnic, gender and educational differences in attitudes toward COVID-19 vaccines in Israel – implications for vaccination implementation policies
Manfred S. Green, Rania Abdullah, Shiraz Vered, Dorit Nitzan
Background: Vaccines for COVID-19 are currently available for the public in Israel. The compliance with vaccination has differed between sectors in Israel and the uptake has been substantially lower in the Arab compared with the Jewish population. Aim: To assess ethnic and socio-demographic factors in Israel associated with attitudes towards COVID-19 vaccines prior to their introduction. Methods: A national cross-sectional survey was carried out In Israel during October 2020 using an internet panel of around 100,000 people, supplemented by snowball sampling. A sample of 957 adults aged 30 and over were recruited of whom 606 were Jews (49% males) and 351 were Arabs (38% males). Results: The sample of Arabs was younger than for the Jewish respondents. Among the men, 27.3% of the Jewish and 23.1% of the Arab respondents wanted to be vaccinated immediately, compared with only 13.6% of Jewish women and 12.0% of Arab women. An affirmative answer to the question as to whether they would refuse the vaccine at any stage was given by 7.7% of Jewish men and 29.9% of Arab men, and 17.2% of Jewish women and 41.0% of Arab women. Higher education was associated with less vaccine hesitancy. In multiple logistic regression analysis, the ethnic and gender differences persisted after controlling for age and education. Other factors associated with vaccine hesitancy were the belief that the government restrictions were too lenient and the frequency of socializing prior to the pandemic. Conclusions: The study revealed a relatively high percentage reported would be reluctant to get vaccinated, prior to the introduction of the vaccine. This was more marked so for Arabs then Jews, and more so for women within the ethnic groups. While this was not a true random sample, the findings are consistent with the large ethnic differences in compliance with the vaccine, currently encountered and reinforce the policy implications for developing effective communication to increase vaccine adherence. Government policies directed at controlling the pandemic should include sector-specific information campaigns, which are tailored to ensure community engagement, using targeted messages to the suspected vaccine hesitant groups. Government ministries, health service providers and local authorities should join hands with civil society organizations to promote vaccine promotion campaigns.
Israel Journal of Health Policy Research
https://doi.org/10.1186/s13584-021-00458-w
© 2021, The Author(s).
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Green, M. S., Abdullah, R., Vered, S., & Nitzan, D. (2021). A study of ethnic, gender and educational differences in attitudes toward COVID-19 vaccines in Israel – implications for vaccination implementation policies. Israel Journal of Health Policy Research, 10(1), [26]. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13584-021-00458-w
Green, Manfred S. ; Abdullah, Rania ; Vered, Shiraz et al. / A study of ethnic, gender and educational differences in attitudes toward COVID-19 vaccines in Israel – implications for vaccination implementation policies. In: Israel Journal of Health Policy Research. 2021 ; Vol. 10, No. 1.
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The host of the Emmy Award-winning and top-rated Tonight Show, Jay Leno has created his own unique late-night style combining humor, talk, and entertainment each night at 11:35—the wee hours when viewers want to wind down with a few laughs before drifting off to dreamland. Leno's "everyman" style and personality have helped him earn millions of fans worldwide, but primarily in the regions where people can relate to his personable style and work ethic. He has been touted as one of the nicest and hardest working people in show business—a winning combination for the man who says, "Anyone can have a life—careers are hard to come by!" Read More >
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno has achieved numerous highlights during his reign, including winning four Emmy Awards—the first in 1995 for Outstanding Comedy, Variety, or Music Series; and others—in 1996, 1997, and 1999—for Outstanding Technical Direction. In 1999 and 2000, The Tonight Show took home the trophy for Favorite Late Night Show in the annual TV Guide Awards determined by voting viewers. Leno's personal highlights include receiving a star on Hollywood's Walk of Fame and being the first person to drive the pace car of all major NASCAR events.
One of the country's premier comedians, Jay Leno has appeared in hundreds of comedy shows around the United States for the past 20 years. In 2001, he traveled to Bosnia, where he performed for military troops associated with the war in Afghanistan. He also traveled to Aviano, Italy, in 1995 to entertain military troops associated with the peacekeeping efforts in Bosnia. He remains passionate about performing in front of live audiences and appears regularly in Las Vegas, on college campuses around the United States, and in other venues.
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From the stalls and arcades of Portobello Road Market to the small, specialist shops at Grays Antique Centre, there are plenty of places for antique hunters to explore. You will be able to find everything from jewellery and collectables, to old furniture and art, at London's bustling antique markets.


So you have a vacant position in which you have been trying to fill for a while now without any luck. You are now to the point of giving a Recruiter a call for assistance.
But what information will I need to have available for the recruiter?
It's more than just sending over the job description and salary range.
Yes, those probably are the top 2 pieces of information needed but when you work with Recruiters at City & National Employment, in order for us to find the best fit candidate for your position we will need to know some more.
These are the first 3 details. Then we get a little more specific.
What is the work atmosphere and culture?
Is this a hands on position, will they be working alongside other people most of the time or will the person in this position need to be able to work independently a high majority of the time?
What kind of travel is involved with this position?
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Since soon after the federation of Australia in 1901 Geoscience Australia, and its predecessors organisations, have gathered a significant collection of microscope slide based items (including: thin sections of rock and micro fossils) from across Australia, Antarctica, Papua New Guinea, the Asia Pacific region and beyond. The samples from which the microscope slides were produced have been gathered via extensive geological mapping programs, work conducted for major Commonwealth building initiatives such as the Snowy Mountain Scheme and science expeditions. The cost of recreating this collection, if at all possible, would be measured in the $100Ms (AUS) even assuming that it was still possible to source the relevant samples.
While access to these microscope slides is open to industry, educational institutions and the public it has not been easy to locate specific slides due to the management system. The management of this collection was based largely on an aged card catalogue and ledger system. The fragmented nature of the management system with the increasing potential for the deterioration of physical media and the loss of access to even some of the original contributors meant that rescue work was (and still is) needed urgently.
Achieving progress on making the microscope slides discoverable and accessible in the current fiscally constrained environment dictated a departure from what might be considered a traditional approach to the project and saw the extensive use of a citizen science approach through the use of DigiVol and reference to a small number of onsite volunteers.
Through the use of a citizen science approach the proof of concept project has seen the transcription of some 35,000 sample metadata and data records (2.5 times our current electronic holdings) from a variety of hardcopy sources by a diverse group of volunteers. The availability of this data has allowed for the electronic discovery of both the microscope slides and their parent samples, and will hopefully lead to a greater utilisation of this valuable resource and enable new geoscientific insights from old resources.
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Q: How to deserialize a scala tree with JSON4S Serialization works fine but I have nothing for deserialization. I found interesting solution for abstract class here How to serialize sealed abstract class with Json4s in Scala? but it doesn't deal with trees.
This the code of my test with a standard JSON4S :
import org.json4s._
import org.json4s.native.JsonMethods._
import org.json4s.native.Serialization.{ read, write }
import org.json4s.native.Serialization

abstract class Tree
case class Node(nameN: String, trees: List[Tree]) extends Tree
case class Leaf(nameL: String) extends Tree

object Tree extends App {
  implicit val formats = Serialization.formats(NoTypeHints)

  // object creation to test the serialization
  val root =
    Node(
      "Grand Pavois project",
      List(
        Node(
          "studies",
          List(
            Leaf("preliminary studies"),
            Leaf("detailled studies")
          )
        ),
        Node(
          "realization",
          List(
            Leaf("ground"),
            Leaf("building"),
            Leaf("roof")
          )
        ),
        Node(
          "delivery",
          List(
            Leaf("quality inspection"),
            Leaf("customer delivery")
          )
        )
      )
    )

  val serialized = write(root) // object creation and serialization
  println(s"serialized: $serialized") // print the result, this is OK

  // and now what about deserialization?
  // string creation for deserialization
  // ( it is the same as serialized above, I do like that to trace for the demo)
  val rootString = """
{
  "nameN": "Grand Pavois project",
  "trees": [
    {
      "nameN": "studies",
      "trees": [
        {
          "nameL": "preliminary studies"
        },
        {
          "nameL": "detailled studies"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "nameN": "realization",
      "trees": [
        {
          "nameL": "ground"
        },
        {
          "nameL": "building"
        },
        {
          "nameL": "roof"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "nameN": "delivery",
      "trees": [
        {
          "nameL": "quality inspection"
        },
        {
          "nameL": "customer delivery"
        }
      ]
    }
  ]
}
"""
//standard deserialization below that produce an error :
// "Parsed JSON values do not match with class constructor"
val rootFromString = read[Tree](rootString)
}

Now I guess the solution is with a custom deserializer probably a recusive one but how to define it? That is the question. Thanks for your help.

A: This solution doesn't use a custom deserializer, but instead creates a type that matches both Node and Leaf and then converts to the appropriate type later.
case class JsTree(nameN: Option[String], nameL: Option[String], trees: Option[List[JsTree]])

def toTree(node: JsTree): Tree = node match {
  case JsTree(Some(name), None, Some(trees)) =>
    Node(name, trees.map(toTree))
  case JsTree(None, Some(name), None) =>
    Leaf(name)
  case _ =>
    throw new IllegalArgumentException
}

val rootFromString = toTree(read[JsTree](rootString))

The JsTree class will match both Node and Leaf values because it has option fields that match all the fields in both classes. The toTree method recursively converts the JsTree to the appropriate Tree subclass based on which fields are actually present.
Update: Custom serializer
Here is the solution using a custom serializer:
import org.json4s.JsonDSL._

class TreeSerializer extends CustomSerializer[Tree](format => ({
  case obj: JObject =>
    implicit val formats: Formats = format

    if ((obj \ "trees") == JNothing) {
      Leaf(
        (obj \ "nameL").extract[String]
      )
    } else {
      Node(
        (obj \ "nameN").extract[String],
        (obj \ "trees").extract[List[Tree]]
      )
    }
}, {
  case node: Node =>
    JObject("nameN" -> JString(node.nameN), "trees" -> node.trees.map(Extraction.decompose))
  case leaf: Leaf =>
    "nameL" -> leaf.nameL
}))

Use it like this:
implicit val formats: Formats = DefaultFormats + new TreeSerializer

read[Tree](rootString)

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The Dutch brand Bron has a wide variety of classic jewelry with a modern twist. Ninety percent of the collection is made in the Netherlands, for the remaining collections Bron uses expertise from German and Italian studios. The jewels are all unique pieces as each gemstone is unique. Bron rings are easy to wear alone but you can also stack them. All Bron jewelry can be produced in rose, yellow or white gold.


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Haiku, the 17-syllable poetic form from Japan, is today written by haiku poets worldwide – from 2011 Nobel Prize-winning Swedish poet Tomas Tranströmer, to American writer Richard Wright, to elementary school children across America. How has this traditional Japanese art form been understood – and misunderstood – as it made its way from Japan to America? How is haiku being written in Japan and America today and what can those two countries learn from each other? Abigail Friedman is a haiku poet, author and former diplomat posted at the U.S. Embassy in Japan. She won first prize at the Mainichi International Haiku Contest in Japan in 2014. Firmly planted in the worlds of haiku in Japan and North America, she will share her unique perspective.
In association with the Consulate General of Japan in San Francisco. Part of the Good Lit series underwritten by the Bernard Osher Foundation.


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Jael (Biblia Nácar-Colunga) o Yael (Biblia dirigida por Evaristo Martín Nieto; Biblia de Jerusalén, Nueva Biblia Española) (en hebreo Ya'el, יעל, nombre hebreo para el íbice de Nubia) es un personaje femenino del libro de los Jueces del Antiguo Testamento. Yael aparece como la heroína que mata a Sísara para salvar a Israel de las tropas de Jabín, rey de Canaán, clavándole una estaca en la cabeza con un mazo. Era esposa de Heber el ceneo. (Jue. 4, 17-21 y 5, 24-27).Esta es la parte de la «Canción de Débora» en la que se narra la muerte de Sísara: Bendita sea entre las mujeres Yael, Mujer de Heber Ceneo; Sobre las mujeres bendita sea en la tienda. Él pidió agua, y diole ella leche; En tazón de nobles le presentó crema. Su mano tendió a la estaca, y su diestra al mazo de trabajadores; Y golpeó a Sisara; hirió su cabeza, llagó y atravesó sus sienes. Cayó encorvado entre sus pies, quedó tendido: Entre sus pies cayó encorvado; Donde se encorvó, allí cayó muerto.Los expertos reconocen la Canción de Débora, basándose en evidencias lingüísticas, como una de las partes más antiguas de la Biblia.  Yael se puede encontrar en el Libro de los Jueces'', en el Antiguo Testamento.

En 1763, el dramaturgo neoclásico español Juan José López de Sedano escribió una tragedia inspirándose en la historia de Yael.

Hay otra variante del nombre Yael, la cual es Yahel. Yahel viene de la palabra hebrea Ya'alon, la cual significa diamante o brillo. Así que Yahel podría significar brillar.

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I can't believe that I forgot about Dubh, what with it being the yarn for the tutorial and the project that got me back into dyeing and all.
I don't know what's been wrong with me lately. I'm dyeing and spinning colors that I never work with right now. My next dye will be pink. Pink. I don't even like pink.
I am sort of in love with Dubh though.
My hands have been wobbly off and on as I'm adjusting to a med change, so the top picture is a little blurry. It shows the color variation better though. This batch was spun bare and then dyed. The base yarn is sort of a creamy natural color.
I haven't tried dyeing yet.


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Why is Rex Tillerson Opposing Ivanka Trump's Visit to India?
Is Rex Tillerson Opposing Ivanka Trump's Visit to India? US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has decided not to send a group of key diplomats to the upcoming business summit in India because the American delegation is led by Donald Trump's daughter Ivanka Trump. This was reported on Saturday by CNN.
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According to his sources in the US foreign affairs department, the Secretary of State's decision was dictated not by any economic reason, but due to disregard for the daughter of the American leader – Donald Trump in the light of the tension between him and Tillerson. As the channel notes, in the past, this summit on entrepreneurship (Global Entrepreneurship Summit) was attended by former US President Barack Obama and former Secretary of State John Kerry.
Why is Tillerson Opposing Ivanka Trump?
This time, according to CNN, the approach of the foreign policy department is different. "Anyone who is older than the Deputy Assistant Secretary of State is not allowed to participate, the Secretary of State and his aides insisted that all trips must be agreed, even their smallest details," one source said. According to him, Tillerson and his entourage "will not send any of the high-ranking officials, because they do not want to support Ivanka Trump."
According to the source, this is a new "split between the White House and the State Department." In October, the NBC television station reported that Tillerson earlier this year allegedly disparaged Trump and threatened to resign because of disagreement with him on a number of domestic issues. Later, the Secretary of State denied this information, and Trump called on NBC to apologize for publishing false news. The channel refused to do this, saying its message was reliable. NBC also claimed that Tillerson's days as US Secretary of State were actually numbered.
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Donald Trump said in June that his daughter – Ivanka Trump will head the US delegation at an international business summit that opens on November 28. Ivanka Trump previously produced her own lines of jewelry, shoes and accessories. She actively helped her father to conduct an election campaign, including participating in agitation rallies and public speeches. Currently, Ivanka Trump works in the White House, she is officially listed as a civil servant, holding the post of one of the presidential advisors, but does not receive a salary.
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Mon. Jan 18th, 2021
Egypt Steps Up Government's Campaign Against Homosexuality
October 9, 2017 Steele Archer
In what would have been a seemingly innocent act driven by fervor, a small group of fans raised and waved a rainbow flag at the concert of Mashrou' Leila, an alternative rock band from Lebanon. Waving lighters, cell phones and other portable items is a regular thing in concerts. Waving a rainbow flag should be acceptable behaviour in a Mashrou' Leila concert whose lead singer is openly gay.
But instead the photo went viral and initiated a hate campaign against gays. Some raised conspiracies that gay and lesbian groups were funded by foreign groups. Regulators pushed to have gay people banned from appearing in all forms of media unless they were to "repent".
Sarah Hegazy was arrested on charges that she was the one waving the flag and is one of 57 people rounded up in Egypt's latest and most extensive crackdown on gay people. The 28-year old Hegazy denies waving the flag but was nonetheless beaten and abused by cellmates allegedly on instructions from the police.
If found guilty, Hegazy could face a life sentence in jail for promoting what the authorities deem "sexual deviancy".
Egypt has been criticised for its human rights record. The country is a key ally of the United States in the Middle East. U.S. President Donald Trump came under fire from human rights organisations for his failure to bring up abuses in the region during his visit to the Middle East.
The government of Egypt has adopted a zero-tolerance response to lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender rights in the predominantly Muslim country.
Al-Azhar issued a statement saying it would stand against gays in the same way it has shown resistance to Muslim extremists. Al-Azhar is the nation's 1,000 year old centre for Islamic learning.
Four people including Hegazy and a 21-year-old identified as Ahmed Alaa have been arrested for the flag- waving incident.
However many others have been arrested not for their participation in the flag- waving case but simply on suspicions about their sexual orientation.
Police have conducted investigations at homes and parties suspected to be owned or patronised by gay people. Some have launched entrapment operations by using dating apps to lure gay men then placing them under arrest.
It should be noted that homosexuality is not outlawed in Egypt. However, it is a conservative society and tolerance for the alternative lifestyle appears to have run its course. Gays are arrested with greater frequency and charged with crimes such as debauchery, immorality and blasphemy.
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Look out Simon Cowell - Ont' Sofa team have the 'S' factor!
Beth McCarthy recording a session for Ont' Sofa.
It's a slightly tatty piece of old furniture which young Harrogate music entrepreneurs Jason Odle and Ben Davis got for free but it's proved a comfortable platform from which to build a growing musical empire.
The multi-talented Ont' Sofa founders came across the vintage leather settee in a prop store in Starbeck three years and saw its potential straight away.
It's a skill you could say they've employed in a broader fashion since first launching their online music sessions three years ago, writes Graham Chalmers.
From a humble office in Harrogate, this hands-on duo's music video channel and production company now shoots and broadcasts 28 live sessions every single month.
As a result, Ont' Sofa, whose tagline is "standing up for real music", boasts a total of 85,000 subscribers and a million views each month.
Incredibly, a recent session they recorded with one of their favourite discoveries, local singer Lucy Spraggan, received three and a half million views.
Such is the company's success, twenty-something Jason and Ben are now threatening to give Simon Cowell a run for his money – without the aid of all his money.
Ben said: From the start we've wanted to get away from the way X Factor does things. We like to be seen to be doing something more ethical, not just for the money.
These two long-time friends have a high profile in Harrogate, thanks in part to their regular Ont' Sofa live gigs at the likes of Yorkshire Meatball Company, Lure Bar and Jakes.
There was also one famous Ont' Sofa night in town with Made in Chelsea star Caggie Dunlop where the screaming voices of 700 teenage fans rang out across the Crown Hotel.
But a better indication of this dynamic, versatile duo's success is the fact Ont' Sofa's reputation is even bigger within the wider music industry.
Originally, the Ont' Sofa shoots were done in their hometown itself on the famous bit of furniture but, as demand for their services grew from home and abroad, they switched production to studios in Leeds and London.
Jason may be a musican himself; you might remember him from Harrogate rock band Kasiuss, and Ben may be an audio and lighting engineer but their ethos is as much Dragon's Den as Top of the Pops.
A limited company, Ont' Sofa now benefits from investment from private investors and support in its background functions.
And this versatile pair are not just video producers. They also act as A&R men, live promoters, marketing men and, for a select few such as Billie Martin who they helped sign to RCA, personal managers.
To give themselves enough time to handle the whole range of their interests, sessions are now filmed in intensive two day splurges in Leeds and London, the acts having been selected via an automated online application process.
But unlike Simon Cowell, Jason and Ben don't try to slot unsigned talent into tick boxes. And plenty of local acts are involved, from Yo Preston and Rob Reynolds to the Pete Oliver Band and The Birdman Rallies.
Next week will see the Ont' Sofa team at work in Harrogate's Blues Bar, shooting a new video for rock band the UK Foo Fighters, a Harrogate-based set of musicians who have quietly become one of the biggest tribute acts in Britain.
As for the future, there will be no sitting back at Ont' Sofa.
Jason and Ben are now working on two new ventures – creating their own imprint record label and producing a new studio-based music TV show mixing the spirit of Jools Holland's Later with the style of Top Gear and TFI Friday.


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Our Investment in Nuvemshop: Empowering Entrepreneurship Across Latin America
Andrew Braccia
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Today, we're thrilled to announce that we're leading a $90M investment in Nuvemshop, the leading e-commerce platform in Latin America that serves nearly 80,000 merchants across Argentina, Brazil, and Mexico.
This is Accel's 16th and largest investment in Latin America, and continues our commitment to the area as one of the most important tech hubs globally. Nuvemshop also joins our family of e-commerce enablement companies, including Algolia, Braintree, Narvar, Klaviyo, Shogun, Squarespace, Taxdoo, and Webflow, which are helping traditional brick-and-mortar businesses move online and digitally native businesses thrive.
This past year, e-commerce exploded globally and nowhere grew faster than Latin America, with approximately 52 million Latin Americans buying something online for the first time during the pandemic.
Despite Latin America's total population of 650 million, twice that of the United States, its e-commerce market was still only approximately 12% of the size of the United States' in 2019.
While some of this is explained by differences in GDP, it's largely due to the fact that it is still just so early for e-commerce in Latin America. In Brazil, for example, e-commerce penetration of total commerce spend prior to the pandemic was where the U.S. was back in 2012, and in one short (but also very long) year, Brazil caught up to the U.S.' 2019 penetration rate.
This historically low penetration is explained by a confluence of challenges typical for emerging economies. These challenges include low internet and smartphone penetration, highly fragmented logistics networks, heavily underbanked populations with low credit card penetration, and payments infrastructure that is still maturing.
But what is inevitable, is that at some point, these challenges will become strong tailwinds as these markets mature. It's our view that Latin America is at this pivotal point now and that e-commerce will inevitably continue to climb to even more meaningful levels in this region.
Against this backdrop is the global trend of merchants wanting to go direct-to-consumer. In the U.S., as merchants realized that selling on marketplaces like Amazon resulted in losing control of their relationship with their customers, they sought out e-commerce platforms to build their own online presence and engage with their consumers directly.
For Latin America, enter Nuvemshop. Region-specific challenges make Latin America a difficult market for non-local players to penetrate. Nuvemshop has a demonstrated record of success here, with a deep understanding of the local digital payments and logistics infrastructure, and a mastery of multiple currencies, languages, and regulations. Nuvemshop is also supported by a rapidly growing ecosystem, with hundreds of local app developers building on top of its platform and a large ecosystem of agencies that support merchants.
We are honored to partner with Santi, Ale, Martin, Ignacio, Tati, Rod, Luiz, Nico, Eli, and the rest of the Nuvemshop team in their mission to empower Latin American entrepreneurs. They've built a world-class team and you can tell from their team photo that they mean business!
We're also excited to be joined by our friends from Kaszek, Qualcomm Ventures LLC, and ThornTree, as well as several prominent e-commerce leaders, including Mike Micucci (former CEO of Salesforce CommerceCloud), Mark Lavelle and Mark Lenhard (former CEO and SVP of Strategy at Magento, respectively), Jamie Sutton (former Head of Tech Partnerships at Shopify), Kevin McKeand (former Head of Strategic Partnerships at BigCommerce), and Minesh Shah (COO of Stitch Fix).
The company has experienced tremendous growth over the past twelve months, with their customer base tripling year-over-year, and it's just the beginning. We look forward to supporting the Nuvemshop team in their next stage of growth as the de-facto e-commerce platform of Latin America.
Read more about Nuvemshop's next chapter here and coverage in today's press here.


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Bell execs fired for refusing to play "war games" at a retreat
[url=http://www.thestar.com/article/293750]Another reason to hate Bell Canada. As if I didn't have enough.[/url]
Fran Boutilier and Alison Green kicked butt when they went to work for Bell ExpressVu.
The first female senior executives at the satellite TV delivery service, they surpassed the performance of their male predecessors, posting better results and earning shares and praise, respectively, from Bell Canada's top boss, Michael Sabia, the two say in sworn court documents.
But one day, at an executive retreat, the two women refused to kick or be kicked.
In documents filed in a civil lawsuit alleging gender discrimination in the workplace by their former employers, the women say they had to put up with a macho corporate culture that included sexist, vulgar language and being frozen out of drinking sessions with the "boys' club."
The company denies the women were subjected to discrimination.
A July 2005 "off-site" retreat, organized around a martial arts theme, was "over the top," Green said in an interview.
They were assigned The Art of War to read. "War music" was playing. "We had to wear war paraphernalia ... bandannas, costumes and props," Boutilier said in an interview. And they were expected to participate in a judo class.
"I'm from New York," says Green. "I'm used to crazy things. What shocked me was Fran and I were both in business attire. We were both wearing high heels, stockings and skirts."
Boutilier paired off with a third woman who was there from a different arm of Bell Canada. Green says she refused to pair off with a man to practise kicks, punches and chokeholds.
"It was full body contact," she says. "There was no way. ... I kind of feigned an injury and said that I couldn't do it. I mean that's rule 101. No bodily contact between male and female employees."
Not long after that, the two women, separately, earned the dubious distinction of being the company's first two female VPs to be fired.
Some reaction:
[url=http://www.thestar.com/living/article/295075]Antonia Zerbisias[/url]
The game must change.
One thing that Smith did was hold a martial arts retreat where managers played middle-aged Ninja Turtles to "war music'' in a misbegotten attempt to forge team spirit.
Extreme? No doubt. Typical? Probably not.
But it's indicative of the locker room mentality that permeates too many executive floors.
Going all fists of fury would not only create a hostile environment for most women, it probably would for many men. But boys are trained to suck it up and take one for the team. However, is this any way to run a business?
[url=http://www.thestar.com/Business/article/294008]Judy Rebick and Libby Burnham[/url]
"You're kidding me!" exclaimed Judy Rebick, a culture and communications professor from Ryerson University, with experience in women's issues. "You're talking about a Monty Python skit, right?"
Convinced the case is real, Rebick groaned, saying "this appears to be incredibly, unbelievably backward."
Playing war games at an off-site retreat is asking for trouble, she said, adding employers should be very careful.
"That company must be blind. These days, corporations are trying to focus on corporate culture skills and professional development – not war games."
Added Rebick: "Are you sure it wasn't just a skit?"
Libby Burnham, co-founder of Equal Voice, which pushes for more women in public life, was distressed at the women's description of the retreat. It's an image of male and female employees in jujitsu holds with, say, Ride of the Valkyries blasting away.
"What it means is the glass ceiling is shifting. Or rather, it's a new form of glass ceiling and it has an edge. When women get to a certain level, they get pushed right off the edge," said Burnham.
"The retreat sounds totally inappropriate. But then, little boys like to get down and wrestle around on the floor," she added. "I guess when women don't like to do it, they send them off and then say they are not team players."
[url=http://www.thestar.com/living/article/295057]Eww.[/url]
Ladies, it could have been worse.
In a lawsuit alleging gender discrimination, former Bell Express Vu executives Fran Boutilier and Alison Green complained about an offsite retreat they attended, the Star reported this week.
The retreat was organized around a martial arts theme.
"War music" was playing, Green told the Star.
"We had to wear war paraphernalia ... bandanas, costumes and props," Boutilier said.
The women were told to read The Art of War. They were expected to participate in a judo class.
But if they'd been attending a themed "team building" event organized by Zest Corporate Adventures, they might have had to dress up as pirates.
Their success would have been measured by how many "coveted pieces of eight" they'd been able to acquire, using a "tattered treasure map," to rescue their leader who'd been "kidnapped by a roving band of scurvy pirates."
The Pirate Ransom is one of 10 themed corporate adventures offered by Zest, a company launched in November as an offshoot of Oakville-based Delta Synergy, which organizes more traditional training sessions.
Just more reason not to ever do business with Ma Bell, as if there wasn't enough, already. My phone and internet service is through Telus Quebec, as far as I know Telus is an okay company. Am I correct?
Tommy_Paine
Actually, we already didn't discuss this much over [url=http://www.rabble.ca/babble/ultimatebb.php?ubb=get_topic&f=24&t=001315]h...
I thought it went largely unnoticed because women here didn't think Bell Executives to be the poster women for feminism.
I mean, I know-- if the allegations are true-- that it's wrong from a feminist point of view.
But really. It's not like they are ever going to end up asking for change on Younge street because of all this.
There are larger fish to fry, and I think Bell Executives of all genders deserve each other.
Oh wow. I totally forgot about that. And I even posted in that thread!
Maybe I should cut and paste my post (with the later reaction articles) into the old thread and close this one. Yeah, that's what I'll do.


March | 2008 | KBK Bakery's Adventures in Baking!
Well, those of us at KBK BAkery just didn't think one cake was enough, soo… we made 3! Since Easter was this month we opted to make cakes to take to Easter, and since we are just friends, and not related (pity that it is) that meant multiple cakes. Luckily, as will all Dorie recipes (goddess that she is), the cake came together flawlessly so making 3 was not a chore. We all went for the classic white with lemon zest for the cake, but the fillings and icings are all a little different.
The first cake was for Beth's family. She chose strawberry preserves for her cake. To add a little extra Easter feel, she also added a touch of pink food coloring to her buttercream.
Very cute! The pink is a little hard to see in the photo, but it was a very Easter appropriate baby pink!
The second cake was for my husband's side of the family. For their cake, I went with raspberry seedless (i love that it exists!) jam and I went with a marshmallow frosting. Marshmallow just seems to go with Easter… maybe it's all those Russell Stover marshmallow eggs I ate growing up?
The last cake I made for my parents' house. Both my mother and father are diabetic, so I wanted to try my hand at a sugar free version.
And with the exception of the fact that the cake didn't rise at all the cake came out very well. My parents enjoyed it very much and my dad had fun taunting his coworkers with the leftovers at work on Monday, heh. The filling was sugar free raspberry, and the icing was buttercream made with Splenda, so the only sugar in the cake was the lemon juice and the coconut on the outside. It was, by no means, fat free, heh, but pretty darn close to sugar free!
I used the bunnies to tell the cakes apart. The sugar version had a red ribbon and the sugar free had a brown ribbon! Thank goodness for color coded rabbits!
Centre a rack in the oven and preheat the oven to 350°F. Butter two 9 x 2 inch round cake pans and line the bottom of each pan with a round of buttered parchment or wax paper. Put the pans on a baking sheet.
Add the butter and working with the paddle or whisk attachment, or with a hand mixer, beat at medium speed for a full 3 minutes, until the butter and sugar are very light.
Beat in the extract, then add one third of the flour mixture, still beating on medium speed.
Beat in half of the milk-egg mixture, and then beat in half of the remaining dry ingredients until incorporated.
Add the rest of the milk and eggs beating until the batter is homogeneous, then add the last of the dry ingredients.
Finally, give the batter a good 2- minute beating to ensure that it is thoroughly mixed and well aerated.
Transfer the cakes to cooling racks and cool for about 5 minutes, then run a knife around the sides of the cakes, unfold them and peel off the paper liners.
Invert and cool to room temperature, right side up (the cooled cake layers can be wrapped airtight and stored at room temperature overnight or frozen for up to two months).
Put the sugar and egg whites in a mixer bowl or another large heatproof bowl, fit the bowl over a plan of simmering water and whisk constantly, keeping the mixture over the heat, until it feels hot to the touch, about 3 minutes.
The sugar should be dissolved, and the mixture will look like shiny marshmallow cream.
Remove the bowl from the heat.
Working with the whisk attachment or with a hand mixer, beat the meringue on medium speed until it is cool, about 5 minutes.
Switch to the paddle attachment if you have one, and add the butter a stick at a time, beating until smooth.
Once all the butter is in, beat in the buttercream on medium-high speed until it is thick and very smooth, 6-10 minutes.
During this time the buttercream may curdle or separate – just keep beating and it will come together again.
On medium speed, gradually beat in the lemon juice, waiting until each addition is absorbed before adding more, and then the vanilla.
You should have a shiny smooth, velvety, pristine white buttercream. Press a piece of plastic against the surface of the buttercream and set aside briefly.
Put one layer cut side up on a cardboard cake round or a cake plate protected by strips of wax or parchment paper.
Spread it with one third of the preserves.
Cover the jam evenly with about one quarter of the buttercream.
Top with another layer, spread with preserves and buttercream and then do the same with a third layer (you'll have used all the jam and have buttercream leftover).
Place the last layer, cut side down, on top of the cake and use the remaining buttercream to frost the sides and top.
Press the coconut into the frosting, patting it gently all over the sides and top.
The cake is best the day it is made, but you can refrigerate it, well covered, for up to two days. Bring it to room temperature before serving. If you want to freeze the cake, slide it into the freezer to set, and then wrap it really well – it will keep for up to 2 months in the freezer; defrost it, still wrapped overnight in the refrigerator.
Beat in one-fourth of the sugar until fluffy, and then repeat with the remaining sugar.
Beat in the vanilla, and then stir in the marshmallow cream until well blended.
Finally! A Tuesdays With Dorie post!
Phew! Didn't know if I'd ever get the hang of it! This week was Caramel Topped Flan! It was so easy! I didn't even need a mixer, so cleanup was lovely. The caramel came together very well.
I ended up needing a bigger pan to float my flan. The cake pan I used was a 9″ rather than an 8″ so it wouldn't fit in my 9×13. That's ok, though, I just put it in my 1/2 sheet cake pan.
It all worked out in the end! The texture is wonderful. It's so smooth and creamy. I think it could have stood a little longer in the oven for the custard, but the caramel came out very well. It tastes almost like there is alcohol in the caramel, but there isn't. Maybe it's from the vanilla in the custard? Who knows. It tastes like the flan I've had out at restaurants, but with a finer texture, so I guess I did it right. It turned out a little shorter than I would have like, but that is probably due to the larger pan.
Oh well! As long as it tastes good, right?!?
Getting Ready: Center a rack in the oven and preheat the oven to 350°F. Line a roasting pan or a 9-x-13-inch baking pan with a double thickness of paper towels. Fill a tea kettle with water and put it on to boil; when the water boils, turn off the heat.
Put a metal 8-x-2-inch round cake pan-not a nonstick one-in the oven to heat while you prepare the caramel.
To Make the Caramel: Stir the sugar, water and lemon juice together in a small heavy-bottomed saucepan. Put the pan over medium-high heat and cook until the sugar becomes an amber-colored caramel, about 5 minutes-remove the pan from the heat at the first whiff of smoke.
Remove the cake pan from the oven and, working with oven mitts, pour the caramel into the pan and immediately tilt the pan to spread the caramel evenly over the bottom; set the pan aside.
To Make the Flan: Bring the cream and milk just to a boil.
Meanwhile, in a 2-quart glass measuring cup or in a bowl, whisk together the eggs, yolks and sugar. Whisk vigorously for a minute or two, and then stir in the vanilla. Still whisking, drizzle in about one quarter of the hot liquid-this will temper, or warm, the eggs so they won't curdle. Whisking all the while, slowly pour in the remainder of the hot cream and milk. Using a large spoon, skim off the bubbles and foam that you worked up.
Put the caramel-lined cake pan in the roasting pan. Pour the custard into the cake pan and slide the setup into the oven. Very carefully pour enough hot water from the kettle into the roasting pan to come halfway up the sides of the cake pan. (Don't worry if this sets the cake pan afloat.) Bake the flan for about 35 minutes or until the top puffs a bit and is golden here and there. A knife inserted into the center of the flan should come out clean.
Remove the roasting pan from the oven, transfer the cake pan to a cooking rack and run a knife between the flan and the sides of the pan to loosen it. Let the flan cool to room temperature on the rack, then loosely cover and refrigerate for at least 4 hours.
When ready to serve, once more, run a knife between the flan and the pan. Choose a rimmed serving platter, place the platter over the cake pan, quickly flip the platter and pan over and remove the cake pan-the flan will shimmy out and the caramel sauce will coat the custard.
Ok. You say "marshmallow" and the first thing I think of is "S'mores", so it's only fitting that I make a S'mores cupcake. I'm sure it's not a terribly new idea, but boy is it tasty! Nothing brings of memories of Girl Scout camping trips like the smell of a perfectly toasted marshmallow. And I like mine a golden brown color, here, folks. None of this "set it on fire, blow it out and call its charred remains toasted" nonsense. If I wanted to eat charcoal, I'd lick one of the logs.
Roasting the perfect marshmallow takes time. Patience. The willingness to be a human rotisserie… but thankfully, little culinary torches are readily available and your local hardware or cooking store. So, my cupcakes are nicely toasted and I didn't even have to build a bonfire in my backyard. A fact that I'm sure would please my neighbors and the fire department very much if they knew of their good fortune. Especially since my hubby is a bit of a pyro. Burnt off all his arm hair once because he put gasoline on a fire before he lit it *to get it going faster*. The ensuing fireball was quite spectacular. Luckily only his arm hair was affected. Untold amounts of mocking pleasure for all those present, however. To which he replies, "yeah, but it got it started, didn't it?" He's so special.
Press into the bottom of the baking cups.
Sift flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt together in a bowl.
In medum heat-proof bowl over simmering water, melt chocolate in water, stirring occasionally until smooth and remove from heat.
In a large mixing bowl, beat butter on medium until creamy. Continue beating while sprinkling in granulated and brown sugars, 1 tbs. at a time.
Add vanilla and beat until very light.
Add eggs, one at a time, beating until thoroughly blended after each, then beat until very light and creamy.
Add flour in 3 parts alternating with 2 parts of buttermilk. Beat on lowest speed until each addition disappears.
Fill each cupcake cup ½ way and bake at 350°F until a toothpick comes out clean or the cake springs back when pressed lightly. Approximately 20 minutes.
Top each cupcake with the marshmallow frosting and roast to the desired toasty-ness. Sprinkle toasted cupcake with a pinch of graham cracker crumbs.
This cupcake creation was inspired by the movie Waitress. I love pies and was so terribly disappointed that they did not include recipes on the DVD for that movie! They have such wonderful sounding pies! Just a little section under "Special features". Would that be so hard?!? But I digress. I don't know much about making pies, but cakes? That's another story!
I'm a sucker for lime. You offer me lime-flavored anything and I'm there. And for me, when I think of limes, I think of Key limes. And when I think of Key limes I think of Florida and the ocean, so it was a natural progression for me to use key lime for my Marshmallow Mermaid cupcakes! For this cupcake, I'm combining Key Lime Blondies, marshmallow frosting, mini multi-colored marshmallows and edible glitter.
This is a new creation for me! I've never made any of the components before! Boldly into the fire I went! The first hurdle I ran into is the unavailability of key lime extract in my neck of the woods. But I persevered! I found a lovely recipe on Recipezaar for Key Lime Extract. The straining process was rather long, but the end result was worth it.
It came out such a gorgeous green!
My next challenge was the Blondie base. Blondies/Brownies don't rise as much as cake batter, so I had to decide how much batter to put in each cut to achieve "cupcake" height… I experimented with different levels (some were very sad little cupcakes. I had to put them out of their misery *yum*). I found ¾ of the way full was the way to go. The Blondie batter makes for a very flat cupcake. If I were topping these with just regular icing, it would have been disappointing, but since I'm covering it with mini mallows, it makes for a lovely, flat decorating surface. I decorated some with whole mallows and others I cut the mallows into 4 pieces. Which one do you like better?
All in all I think this cupcake was a great success and a great learning experience. I always prefer to make things I've never made before. Keeps my kitchen interesting! Plus, if I actually ever get to open my bakery *sighs dreamily* I'll have lots of inventions stored up!
Preheat oven to 350°F. Line a few muffin pans with aluminum foil liners. Butter and flour foil. Whisk 2 cups flour, baking powder, salt, and baking soda in medium bowl to blend. Using an electric mixer beat the brown sugar and the butter, in large bowl, until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs 1 at a time, then key lime juice. Add flour mixture and beat just until blended. Stir in shredded coconut. Fill each baking cup ¾ full.
Bake dessert until top is golden and tester inserted into center comes out clean, about 50 minutes. Cool completely in pan on rack.
Makes 24 cupcakes. For the traditional Blondie, bake in a 9×9 pan, lined with foil that has been buttered and floured, and it will yield 16 Blondies.
Top cooled cupcakes with marshmallow frosting, mini marshmallows (cut into 4ths or whole) and edible glitter. Enjoy! …makes me want to go on vacation somewhere sunny and warm.
Well, fair readers, I'm sorry to say that my joining of Tuesdays with Dorie will have to be postponed a week. I was all set to make the lovely Russian Grandmothers' Apple Pie-Cake on pages 310-311 but, alas, my plumbing wanted no part of it. In fact, it threw a full blown hissy fit! Backed up the shower, the sink, the dishwasher and even overflowed into the basement covering the washer with it's fitful filth!
I could not bring myself to bake in such a condition, seeing as once I baked I would be unable to wash… anything. So I persevere and live to bake another day!
You've won this one, plumbing but I'll not be foiled again!
Well, this month's DBC looked intimidating when we first saw it; we have to be honest. But once we read through it a few times and really had a chance to process the information, it's really quite simple! It's a lot of time, but not terribly difficult. We started around 2 pm and finished around 11 pm! And that's with cutting our last rise short! Phew! When we make it again (and we will because it was SCRUMPTIOUS!) we'll have to start in the morning to give it a proper 3rd rise. With the exception of the last rise, the only hiccup we had was that we forgot to brush the batards with water (we were bleary eyed by that time) so our bread was not particularly browned.
It did have a lovely "thump" and the taste was just perfect. We chose to make 3 batards so we each took one home. That one loaf per house didn't make it more that 24 hours anywhere!
To our hosts for this month: we salute you for a spectactular choice!
To our readers: it's worth the time and happy baking!
This is a long recipe, but persevere to the end!
Stir the yeast in the 1/3 cup warm water and let liquefy completely while measuring flour into mixing bowl. When yeast has liquefied, pour it into the flour along with the salt and the rest of the water.
Using the dough hook attachment on the speed the mixer manufacturer recommends for dough hook use or the lowest setting if there is no recommendation, slowly work all the ingredients together until a dough ball is formed, stopping the mixer and scrapping the bits of flour and chunks of dough off the bottom of the bowl and pressing them into the dough ball. Continue to mix the dough on a low speed until all the bits of flour and loose chunks of dough have formed a solid dough ball.
Turn dough out onto kneading surface, scraping bowl clean. Dough will be soft and sticky. Let the dough rest for 2 – 3 minutes while you wash and dry the bowl (and the dough hook if using a stand mixer).
Place dough back into the bowl and using the dough hook attachment at the recommended speed (low), knead the dough for about 5 – 7 minutes. At about the 5 minute mark, stop the mixer and push at the dough with your fingertips. If it springs back quickly, you have kneaded the dough enough. If it doesn't spring back continue to knead, stopping the mixer and retesting every 2 minutes. If the dough sticks to your fingers, toss a sprinkling of flour onto the dough and continue to knead. The dough should be light and springy when it is ready. Mary also recommends always finishing with about 1 – 2 minutes of hand kneading just to get a good feel for how the gluten is formed.
Let dough rest for 3 – 4 minutes. Knead by hand for a minute. The surface should now look smooth; the dough will be less sticky but will still remain soft. It is now ready for its first rise.
Slip the bowl into a large plastic bag or cover with plastic, and top with a folded bath towel. Set on a wooden surface; marble or stone are too cold. Or on a folded towel or pillow, and let rise free from drafts anyplace where the temperature is around 70°. If the room is too hot, set bowl in water and keep renewing water to maintain around 70°. Dough should take at least 3 – 4 hours to rise to 10 1/2 cups. If temperature is lower than 70°, it will simply take longer.
If you making one large round loaf, you will not cut the dough at all and just need to follow the directions below.
Preheat oven to 450° about 30 minutes before estimated baking time.
Dough is now lying along one edge of the unmolding board: rest this edge on the right side of a lightly buttered baking sheet. Gently dislodge dough onto baking sheet, keeping same side of the dough uppermost: this is the soft smooth side, which was underneath while dough rose on canvas. If necessary, run sides of hands lightly down the length of the dough to straighten it. Unmold the next piece of dough the same way, placing it to the left of the first, leaving a 3 inch space. Unmold the final piece near the left side of the sheet.
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Pedernales ist eine Stadt und die einzige Parroquia urbana im Kanton Pedernales der ecuadorianischen Provinz Manabí und Sitz der Kantonsverwaltung. Die Parroquia besitzt eine Fläche von 767,5 km². Die Einwohnerzahl lag im Jahr 2010 bei 33.640. Davon lebten 21.910 Einwohner in der Stadt Pedernales.

Lage
Die Parroquia Pedernales erstreckt sich von der Pazifikküste quer über die Cordillera Costanera bis zu den Flüssen Río Dogola und Río Quinindé. Die an der Küste gelegene Stadt Pedernales befindet sich etwa 130 km nordnordöstlich der Provinzhauptstadt Portoviejo. Die Fernstraße E15 (Portoviejo–Esmeraldas) führt an Pedernales vorbei. Die E382 nach Santo Domingo de los Colorados führt von Pedernales nach Osten.

Die Parroquia Pedernales grenzt im  Norden an die Parroquia Cojimíes, im Nordosten an die Parroquia Rosa Zárate (Kanton Quinindé, Provinz Esmeraldas), im Süden an die Parroquias Chibunga (Kanton Chone) und Atahualpa sowie im Südwesten an die Parroquia Diez de Agosto und an den Kanton Jama.

Geschichte
Pedernales wurde 1868 im Kanton Rocafuerte gegründet. Am 4. Juni 1878 ging die Parroquia an den Kanton Sucre. Schließlich wurde am 31. März 1992 der Kanton Pedernales eingerichtet und Pedernales als Parroquia urbana Sitz dessen Kantonsverwaltung.

Weblinks
 https://pedernales.gob.ec/ – Gobierno Municipal de Pedernales
 Bevölkerungsstatistik bei www.citypopulation.de

Ort in Ecuador
Ort in Südamerika
Parroquia in der Provinz Manabí
Gegründet 1868


In this collection of maps and charts, we learn about the United States presidential elections from 1824 to 1840. We also̴Ì_get to see how tiny̴Ì_the known territory of the United States was at that time and̴Ì_how mysterious things got as one headed west (check out that vast "Indian Country"!).


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Learning through experiences and memories of the elderly
Emma Melling November 24, 2015 Features, Talon 187 Views
"Just a few years ago…[my dad] came to my class and talked to my students. That was the first time I'd heard any of those stories [that he told]," remarked history teacher Elizabeth Van Pilsum. "I just thought 'Wow, what a resource' and 'What have I been doing all these years, not asking the person right in front of me every day?' It's living history."
"After hearing him talk to my students, I heard this great story and wealth of information for the first time. Then, on long car drives I would interview him more closely: 'Tell me more about when you enlisted in the Navy. Tell me about when you were in college.' I wanted to know what his dorm was like…I wanted to know if he was afraid on that ship [in the navy]…I think it kept him going," she said. "Towards the end of this life, he told stories more and more and more, and I think it's a way for [the elderly] to know that when they're gone, their stories won't be gone, their life will be remembered."
Van Pilsum's dad passed away this school year. Each conversation she had with him has brought her more understanding about her what her dad was like during different parts of his life.
"To think of him as a teacher and a college student…a sailor in the Navy…for me it's a bigger picture of my dad, and my dad as a person, and not just 'my dad,'" Van Pilsum said.
Everyday, opportunities to learn from the elderly arise. Senior citizens (over age 65) make up about 13.3 percent of the United States population, according to a census taken by the Census Bureau in 2011. That's over one tenth of the population, filled with the wisdom that comes from age and experience. Often the elderly are the primary sources of historical events, as they are the ones who actually lived them. The elderly also play an important role in helping to raise and support grandchildren. Oral history is another reason why elders are important, as without them, it wouldn't even be possible.
StoryCorps is an organization dedicated to documenting the life experiences of elderly individuals. Their mission is to "provide people of all backgrounds and beliefs with the opportunity to record, share and preserve the stories of our lives."
"[Oral history] allows [people] to research and learn about the past from the people who lived it," said Alise Hansen, a spokesperson from the oral history office at the Minnesota Historical Society. "It can also be a really powerful inter-generational experience that can enhance relationships too."
Van Pilsum said, "Oral storytelling is as old as humans are. Before the written word, people would pass down skills, traditions, recipes, survival skills: orally."
Telling stories and hearing stories are all parts of being human, but the stories that grandparents can tell are a resource that should be taken advantage of, especially because the elderly are often declining in health.
"Grandparents definitely have a wealth of advice to share," said Hansen. "It's important to sit down and give them some time, and listen. You never know what you're gonna learn."
Many students who worked at elderly homes during CFE week understand how interesting and enjoyable conversations with the elderly can be.
Freshman Alison MacLeod visited Augustana Health Care Center. "This guy named David, who sang in Swedish [was one of my favorites]. He was fun to talk to, even though I didn't understand some of it," said MacLeod, her face full of simple joy at the memory. "[We talked about] football and he explained about his Swedish heritage."
The opportunity to speak to and learn about history from grandparents is an opportunity that cannot be missed. Once someone passes away, they leave behind their legacy, but if no one has heard their stories, then they are lost.
This Thanksgiving, StoryCorps is encouraging students to take the time to cherish their grandparents and have conversations with them. The recorded interviews will be archived in the Library of Congress. #TheGreatListen2015
"My grandmother…lived 95 years. I didn't ask her anything [about her life]," said Van Pilsum. "I was shy because I was in high school, her hearing was bad, and my mom would say 'Go talk to your grandma…she's led a long life. Ask her questions.' And I was too shy and I didn't. And so, I just wish…I could go back in time and spend those last few years with her. 'Tell me about the conversations with the Civil War vets. What was it like living through World War I?' I wish I would have asked her…I was intimidated and I didn't get her story, so that's one of the regrets I have."
Van Pilsum believes that this regret is part of the reason why she tried so hard to get stories from her dad before he passed away. Teenagers who still have grandparents should take the time to listen to their stories and learn about their life, because the feeling of regret later on is painful.
MacLeod has special memories of conversations with her grandparents. "My Grandma on my Dad's side went to a boarding school in Ireland, and her dad had a twin. So, one time she didn't know the difference between them because she was really little, and she'd never know if it was her dad or her uncle picking her up [from school]," said MacLeod, laughing.
Stories are precious, especially when they come from loved ones.
"I think [stories are] one of those common human experiences," said Hansen. "We all tell stories, we all hear stories, we all make up stories about our lives….It's kind of how we make sense of our lives: through stories. It's just the fact that it's this shared, common human experience that brings people together that makes [stories] so powerful."
Click the link below to learn more about StoryCorps, get ideas for interviewing questions, and see how you can participate in The Great Thanksgiving Listen:
https://storycorps.org/blog/the-great-thanksgiving-listen/
Stay tuned! A special video highlighting the conversations that students had with their grandparents on Grandpeople Day will soon be posted.
About Emma Melling
Emma is a senior staff writer and editor-in-chief of the Talon. She is passionate about journalism, writing, literature, and French. Emma plans to attend Bethel University in the fall and double major in English and Journalism. She enjoys writing features on arts and human interest topics and loves listening to people's stories. Her hobbies include reading, hiking and spending time with family.
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WordPress, Hootsuite, and I have a love-hate relationship. But recently, when our solution for automatically sharing new WordPress blog articles on social media failed, I turned to Hootsuite to help me out.
Since I needed to share blog articles that weren't live yet, it was a little tricky. Fortunately, my fellow Pixel Pushers and I figured out a way to make it work.
First, you'll want to create your update in Hootsuite like normal. Maybe you've uploaded a spreadsheet of updates, or perhaps you've used the little dropdown menu at the top of the page.
Regardless, just create the post like you normally would, including the URL for the blog post that isn't live yet.
Don't freak out! That's what we're expecting to happen. Since the blog isn't live yet, Hootsuite thinks it's a broken link, or WordPress may have redirected to another blog article it thought Hootsuite was looking for.
Fortunately, Hootsuite will usually let you customize the thumbnail, title, and excerpt. (We'll come back to the "usually" part in a moment.) So go ahead and customize all three, manually putting in the correct information for the scheduled blog. Then schedule the social media post like normal!
I recommend scheduling the social media post for 15 minutes after the blog is scheduled to go live, just to be on the safe side. And you'll want to be sure both WordPress and Hootsuite are set to the same time zone.
Okay, I did say you can usually customize everything. It works great with Facebook and LinkedIn. Unfortunately, it does not work with Google+. Google+ does not support editing the thumbnail, title, or excerpt.
If you're already using Hootsuite, and don't want to install yet-another-plugin on your WordPress website, this method will let you schedule both the blog and the social media update announcing the new blog ahead of time.


The Considerate are guided by their compassion for others. As consumers they are very cautious and slow to adopt new habits.
Difficulty adopting new habits. The Considerate and The Bystanders buy what they are used to and is familiar. They don't want to take any risks. Taking on a new diet is hard. They know what they "should" do and act, but they are not motivated to change their consumption habits, as this would be too expensive or new. Both groups are not keen on buying online due to a lack of trust.
Moderate consumption. The Considerate and The Bystanders are very price-aware and it is important for them to stay on budget. They are also against over-consumption. They have relatively low incomes and are used to hunting for offers and discounts.
Natural way of eating. The Considerate would like to eat more naturally and choose domestic or even locally produced food. However, this can be difficult, because they also think that food shouldn't cost too much. One fourth of The Considerate live in the countryside, which explains their interest in supporting local.
Compassion. The Considerate take care of their family members but they are also interested in joining common-good / non-profit organisations. Only The Committed are more eager to join these organisations.
Responsibility without forethought. The Considerate don't buy a lot of new things or clothes and they are very diligent when it comes to recycling. They are also experienced sharers of things, and lend and borrow from acquaintances. However, this is not because they consider it important, but because it is convenient for them.
Are you offering something tangible, not just a digital service?
Is the product or service respecting traditions?
How do you communicate reliability?
Is the story emotionally convincing?


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EE boosts pre-tax earnings, brings jobs home to UK
by Michael Carroll |
Feb 20, 2014 12:54pm
EE scraped a double-digit increase in earnings before interest, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) in 2013, as a cost-cutting programme offset declining revenue.
The UK operator, created by the merger of Orange's and Deutsche Telekom's local mobile businesses, grew EBITDA 10.1 per cent year-on-year to £1.5 billion (€1.8 billion/$2.4 billion), and improved the EBITDA margin by 2.8 percentage points to 24.3 per cent.
EE said a post-merger cost-cutting programme has now delivered £457 million-worth of savings, some £2 million higher than it targeted. However, sales--reported as turnover by the company--fell 2.6 per cent year-on-year to £6.4 billion. Service revenue, which comprises the bulk of EE's turnover, fell 3.7 per cent to £5.7 billion, due to regulatory cuts to mobile termination rates.
Chief executive, Olaf Swantee, hailed 2013 as a success, after the operator grew its post-paid subscriber base by 756,000 during the year and achieved its "best margin yet."
The company is targeting EBITDA margin of at least 25 per cent in 2014, and to maintain revenues.
EE said LTE subscriber numbers hit 2 million at the end of 2013, with 816,000 users added in the final quarter of the year alone. The surge in the final three months is likely due to the full launch of LTE services by EE and its rivals during the period. EE had previously offered LTE on refarmed 1800-MHz spectrum.
However, rival operators Vodafone and O2 are now clear to compete on a level playing field in LTE. Vodafone said it has signed up 500,000 LTE subscribers in the six months since launching its network, and O2 said a million of its customers can now access its LTE services--though it stopped short of revealing just how many of those are actually using its new network.
3 UK only launched LTE services in December, and has not reported user numbers yet.
EE separately revealed it is opening 1,000 new positions at its UK call centres, and plans to treble the size of an apprenticeship scheme to at least 1,300 people in the next two years, as part of a £50 million investment in customer service.
The call centre jobs are being brought back "in house" from overseas centres, with the first batch of 250 positions due to be created in the spring.
"[W]ithin 18 months, I want to be able to say that EE has done for customer service in the UK what it has done for networks," Swantee said, adding that the plan to grow the operator's apprenticeship programme "will play a significant role in tackling youth unemployment in many areas, and bring a large number of digitally skilled employees into the business."
UK Prime Minister, David Cameron, applauded EE's move. "I'm…delighted that the successful EE apprenticeship scheme will be expanded to help even more young people develop their skills."
- see EE's earnings release
- see the EE jobs announcement
Vodafone hits 500,000 UK LTE users, extends LTE roaming to 18 countries
EE reaches 2M LTE subscribers
Vodafone avoids fine on 3G coverage obligations
3 UK CEO: Britain could manage with 3 mobile networks
EE plans 'white label' WiFi services for retailers and other venues
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