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New tourism fund backs Indigenous tourism experiences
Minister for Innovation and Tourism Industry Development and Minister for Cross River Rail
The Honourable Kate Jones
The Palaszczuk Government has launched a new $10 million Indigenous tourism fund to create economic opportunities and jobs for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Queenslanders.
Tourism Minister Kate Jones said the Growing Indigenous Tourism in Queensland Fund was being delivered as part of the 2020 Year of Indigenous Tourism in Queensland.
Ms Jones said the fund set out to support new, unique and innovative Indigenous tourism products and experiences in Queensland, particularly in regional areas.
"Launching a new business or tourism experience is tough. This program is about helping Indigenous tourism businesses to get established," she said.
The fund comprises two categories. There is up to $25,000 available for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander enterprises, like Aboriginal corporations, Prescribed Body Corporates, Indigenous tourism businesses and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander councils, to develop a concept for an Indigenous tourism product or experience.
This can include developing a feasibility study for an Aboriginal cultural interpretation centre or a concept plan for a heritage-based cycling experience in country.
The second category offers $250,000 to $1 million to Indigenous businesses and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander councils for projects that improve or develop key tourism infrastructure and facilities or provide a unique tourism experience.
Examples include guided bush tucker walks on country, visiting ancient rock art sites and learning about country and culture from a Traditional Owner, improving tourism infrastructure to protect cultural heritage sites and developing public Indigenous walks and tracks.
"Queensland can be the capital for Indigenous tourism experiences in Australia – this fund is a great step in the right direction," Ms Jones said.
"By investing in tourism we can create jobs and new opportunities for Indigenous Queenslanders. That's what this initiative is all about.
"Tourism is well placed to contribute to improving the livelihoods of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, helping bolster employment, curb rural flight migration, empower women and young people and encourage a sense of pride.
Queensland is home to a number of inspiring and interactive Indigenous tourism experiences, including the Dreamworld Corroboree experience on the Gold Coast, the Spirit of Red Sands theatre show at Beenleigh, the Dreamtime Dive off Cairns, the Mossman Gorge Centre and walks, the internationally renowned Tjapukai Aboriginal Cultural Park and on-country experiences like Walkabout Cultural Adventures.
The 2020 Year of Queensland Indigenous Tourism follows on from the highly successful 2019 Year of Outback Tourism promoting Outback Queensland tourism, history, culture, events and achievements – contributing to the state's $27 billion tourism industry and supporting 236,000 jobs.
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Once Upon a Time Casts Merlin and Guinevere for Season 5
Once Upon a Time has given its Camelot a wizard and a queen.
by Raissa Devereux July 10, 2015
According to TVLine, Once Upon a Time has given its Camelot a wizard and a queen. The show has cast British Sinbad alum Elliot Knight in the recurring Season 5 role of Merlin, whom viewers know holds the answer to expunging the Darkness from the world forever — and thus can save Emma from her new fate.
Additionally, Portuguese actress Joana Metrass has landed the recurring role of Guinevere, the queen to King Arthur (to be played by Liam Garrigan).
Season 4 premieres September 27th. Stay with Scifi Pulse for continuing Comic-Con coverage.
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Arrow: Neal McDonough Joins Cast as the Infamous Damien Darhk
by Raissa Devereux - Jul 10, 2015
Marvel Roundup: Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. and Agent Carter – Comic Con 2015
by Robin Brownfield - Jul 11, 2015
Raissa Devereux
Raissa Devereux became a life-long genre fan at the age of four when she first saw The Wizard of Oz at a screening at Arizona State University. Years later, she graduated from A.S.U. as an English major, History minor, Whovian, and Trekkie. Now a Florida transplant, she loves the opportunity Sci-Fi Pulse has given her to further explore space travel, time travel, masked heroes, gothic castles, and good yarns.


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The Ocala National Forest (ONF) is home to the largest remaining tract of sand pine (Pinus clausa) scrub in the world. The United States Forest Service (USFS) is tasked with managing the sand pine scrub of the ONF for multiple uses, including the perpetuation of the ecotype and providing habitat for threatened and endangered species.
In late July of 2006, the ONF staff initiated prescribed fire operations within the 5,777 ha. Juniper Prairie Wilderness (JPW) with the intent of burning a number of grassy prairies associated with isolated wetlands. Within several days of prescribed burning operations, the fires escaped initial prescriptions and moved into neighboring sand pine and slash pine stands and were reclassified as a wildfire. In spite of active fire suppression activities, the wildfire continued to burn into August of 2006, ultimately burning approximately 4,500 ha. of the JPW, including a portion of nearly all of the vegetative communities represented within the JPW and across multiple sand pine stands.
On March 10, 2009, following a period of vegetative regrowth, vegetative fuels changes and drought, an escaped campfire ignited a second wildfire within the JPW that burned over a period of several weeks, despite active fire suppression by the USFS. That fire burned 2600 ha. of the JPW by the time it was extinguished.
The unprecedented repeated burning of such large tracts of sand pine scrub, under wilderness area management restrictions, presented a unique opportunity to study burn severity trends and sand pine scrub management among a variety of sand pine scrubstand types. My master's thesis and work following were concentrated on understanding and quantifying the patterns of burn severity that resulted from these two fires.
Open Access Publication: Godwin, D.R., Kobziar, L.N. 2011. Comparison of burn severities of consecutive large-scale fires in Florida sand pine scrub using satellite imagery analysis. Fire Ecology 7, 99-113
Poster Presentation: from the 2010 US Forest Service Burn Boss Meeting in Destin, FL
Masters Thesis: Godwin, D.R. University of Florida 2008 Masters of Science Thesis: "Burn Severity in a North Central Florida Wilderness Area"
Extension Article: April 2009 CFEOR Newsletter "Fire in the Juniper Prairie Wilderness! Again?"
Juniper Prairie Wilderness Burn Severity Maps (A) 2006 and (B) 2009
Freeman, J.E., Kobziar, L.N. 2011. Tracking postfire successional trajectories in a plant community adapted to high-severity fire. Ecological Applications 21:61–74.


Best Friends Animal Society's Strut Your Mutt may just be the most fun you can have helping to save the lives of homeless dogs and cats in your neighborhood - and around the country. The annual fundraising dog walk and festival culminates in a day of fun for four- and two-legged participants of all ages. Sign up with us, with or without a dog at this year's huge Strut Your Mutt charity walk and help raise funds and awareness for animals in need. If you're not able to attend, you can simply make a donation or even sign up as a virtual runner and do the entire race from your couch! This is a huge opportunity to make a difference and have fun at the same time! Stay tuned for more information on how to get involved! For more information now, visit Best Friend's Animal Society.


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Why Do Self-Employed Immigrants in Denmark and Sweden Have Such Low Incomes?
IZA Discussion Paper No. 1280
27 Pages Posted: 5 Sep 2004
See all articles by Pernilla Andersson
Pernilla Andersson
Stockholm University - Swedish Institute for Social Research (SOFI)
Eskil Wadensjo
Stockholm University - Swedish Institute for Social Research (SOFI); IZA Institute of Labor Economics; Stockholm University Linnaeus Center for Integration Studies (SULCIS)
Date Written: September 2004
When studying income differences and income distribution, the self-employed are often excluded from the population studied. There are several good reasons for this, for example that incomes from self-employment are not reported to the same extent as incomes from being an employee. On the other hand it is a problem to exclude the self-employed when studying income differences if the group is large, if the share that is self-employed differs between groups and if there is a difference in the average income from self-employment compared to the average wage income. This is the case when we study incomes for immigrants in Western Europe. The immigrants are overrepresented among the self-employed, self-employed immigrants are in other sectors than self-employed natives, and the incomes from self-employment differ from the incomes of the wage earners. In this paper we look at the incomes for the self-employed in Denmark and Sweden. To minimize the problems with unreported income we will mainly compare the annual incomes of the self-employed immigrants and their native counterparts. The measurement error should only create a bias in the estimate of the income difference between the groups if there is a systematic difference in how they report their incomes. Using two cross-sections, one for each country, we find large income differences between natives and immigrants in both countries. Regression estimates show that most characteristics have the same influence in the two countries but also some interesting differences. Using quantile regressions we find that the difference in annual incomes differs depending on where in the income distribution we look. We find that the difference is smaller higher up in the distribution.
Keywords: immigrant workers, self-employment, quantile regressions, income differences
JEL Classification: J15, J23, J61
Andersson, Pernilla and Wadensjo, Eskil, Why Do Self-Employed Immigrants in Denmark and Sweden Have Such Low Incomes? (September 2004). IZA Discussion Paper No. 1280. Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=586069
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Home / Lawyer Directory / Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC / Articles / U.S. Supreme Court Provides Roadmap to Avoid Baby Bump Blunders
U.S. Supreme Court Provides Roadmap to Avoid Baby Bump Blunders
By: Jennifer G. Hall
Jennifer L. Anderson, Kathlyn Perez, Phyllis G. Cancienne, Robert C. Divine
On March 25, 2015, the Supreme Court issued its long-awaited opinion in Young v. United Parcel Service, Inc. to address whether, and to what extent, the Pregnancy Discrimination Act requires reasonable accommodations of pregnancy-related health issues and restrictions. Peggy Young was a driver for United Parcel Services (UPS), and UPS requires all drivers to be able to lift 70 pounds (and up to 150 pounds with assistance). Young became pregnant after suffering several miscarriages, and her doctor placed her on a 20-pound lifting restriction for the first 20 weeks of pregnancy and then a 10-pound restriction for the remainder of the pregnancy. Young sought an accommodation from UPS, which was denied. At that time, UPS only provided accommodations in three situations: 1) an employee had been injured on the job/workers' compensation; 2) an employee had a disability as defined under the Americans with Disabilities Act; or 3) an employee had temporarily lost his/her Department of Transportation certifications. Since Ms. Young did not meet one of these three conditions, UPS did not find it necessary to provide an accommodation, and UPS told Ms. Young that she could not work until the lifting restrictions had been lifted.
An aggrieved Ms. Young filed suit, alleging disparate treatment. UPS argued that "it had not discriminated against Young on the basis of pregnancy but had treated her just as it treated all 'other' relevant 'persons.'" That argument was successful with the District Court, and UPS successfully obtained summary judgment which was affirmed by the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals. Yesterday, the Supreme Court said those decisions were incorrect.
The Court held:
In our view, the [Pregnancy Discrimination] Act requires courts to consider the extent to which an employer's policy treats pregnant workers less favorably than it treats nonpregnant workers similar in their ability or inability to work. … Ultimately the court must determine whether the nature of the employer's policy and the way in which it burdens pregnant women shows that the employer has engaged in intentional discrimination.
The Court noted, however, that the PDA does not give pregnant employees "an unconditional most-favored-nation status." And the Court declined to significantly rely on the EEOC's July 2014 pregnancy guidance.
Instead, the Court held that to state a prima facie case of disparate treatment for failure to accommodate, the plaintiff must show that "she belongs to the protected class, that she sought accommodation, that the employer did not accommodate her, and that the employer did accommodate others 'similar in their ability or inability to work.'" The burden then shifts to the employer to state a legitimate, non-discriminatory reason for the denial of the accommodation; however, "that reason normally cannot consist simply of a claim that it is more expensive or less convenient to add pregnant women to the category of those ('similar in their ability or inability to work') whom the employer accommodates." The burden then shifts back to the employee to show that the proffered reasons are pretext, and the Court held that a plaintiff can create a genuine issue of fact as to pretext by showing that "the employer accommodates a larger percentage of nonpregnant workers while failing to accommodate a large percentage of pregnant workers." In the Court's opinion, Young had created a genuine issue of material fact, and the Court remanded her case for further development.
What does this mean for employers? The Court declined to interpret the PDA as creating an obligation on the employer to accommodate a pregnant employee if it accommodates any employees. Instead, the Court posed the inquiry as "[W]hy, when the employer accommodated so many, could it not accommodate pregnant women as well?" As such, now is a good time to review your company's policy and procedures for granting accommodations with that question in mind. If you find that you are accommodating a large number of employees and cannot articulate a reason for not accommodating pregnant employees, it is time to adjust your policies. Additionally, train your managers and supervisors to recognize a pregnancy-related accommodation request. And while the Supreme Court did not adopt the EEOC's guidance as law, we would encourage you to review the EEOC's guidance on the subject and to adopt the "Best Practices" to the extent that your company is able.
UPS failed to accommodate Young in 2006, and yesterday's Supreme Court opinion does not end this matter. The time and expense of nine years of litigation is astronomical. You may want to adopt UPS' lead – while the case was pending before the Supreme Court, they changed their accommodation policy to cover pregnancy-related restrictions.


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why John is dead; you couldn't be counted on to defend him, after. Only I took up that cross.
were most likely prone to look the other way and all of you did just that. Except for me.
I can hardly think of any significant hero that you, the people, haven't allowed the govt.
hard evidence? Is that how weak you all are? Turncoats, betrayers, yellow bellies, all?
Meanwhile, there are those of you who outwardly express your disdain for what I do.
Not very free or brave, you citizens.
is o.k.. It is the weakest link in society of all, his silence.
stew of Orwellian evil that has enveloped you since before you were born.
or something like that. And in ten inch letters!
Guilty mankind, look in your mirror.


Just a quick post today – our friends at DEFEND are running a competition on Twitter to win some of their merch – so get over there and enter it!
I went to the IPW:UK show at Swanley, Kent, last night, and I was thinking about doing a show review.
It was a great bill (I adored the Lion Kid v Mark Haskins match, short though it was – a display of technical brilliance and some absolutely textbook bridging) but I just felt a bit snarky about the whole thing.
Then I realised that my judgement and enjoyment had been entirely coloured by a family sitting next to me.
A dad had brought along his two children and his mate's two children (all of whom were, I'd say, under 12, with the youngest aged around 7). Initially I smiled, and thought, "Isn't that adorable? Wrestling's still a lovely family-friendly night out." And that was particularly the case with this show – it was scheduled to start at 6.15 and finished at 8.30, meaning it wasn't too late for the little ones (or slightly older ones that had to get a train back to London).
Competition: win the Lion Kid In DGUK DVD!
Lion Kid's featuring in two of the big shows this weekend – Saturday night he's with IPW:UK in Swanley against Mark Haskins, and on Sunday he's at Progress Wrestling at the Garage versus Stixx.
So – want to win his brand-new Lion Kid in DGUK DVD? Of course you do!
Well, he's very kindly sent us a copy to give away as a competition prize.
What's Lion Kid's official billed height?
Email us your answer by 12 noon on Monday 25th June. A winner will be picked at random and notified that afternoon.
If you're not lucky enough to win, you can buy a DVD from his official website.
Word on the street is that when Randy Orton got suspended for his second wellness violation, two other superstars tested positive as well.
Whether there are more suspensions to be announced, I don't know, but I'm fascinated by the part of the story that says one of the wrestlers produced a valid prescription for the medication he was taking.
Question: how would you describe the UK wrestling scene?
As you may know if you follow me on Twitter, I'm currently writing a book about British wrestling.
I'm working on a chapter about the scene's resurgence, and would like your thoughts on how you'd describe the current scene.
Still too full of politics and in-fighting? Or do you think there's an increased sense of community now?
What about the actual talent on show?
If you'd like to share your thoughts, please add a comment, or just drop me an email. Thanks!


David Francey, Canadian Singer/Songwriter Three-time Juno award winner.
"Experiencing Ardnamurchan" by Kev Burnley.
After you've reached the lovely village of Salen, turned onto the B road (yes I know!) toward the Kilchoan - Tobermory ferry and Ardnamurchan Point, there's another glorious surprise in store beyond the distillery on the Glenmore River, as you rise above the arboreal cloak at the wonderful Camas na Gaell. Here the mouth of Sunart is revealed where it joins the Sound of Mull and the clifftop houses overlooking Tobermory can just be seen - the harbour itself reaming tantalisingly out of sight.
The experience takes another glorious twist as you approach the turning for Fascadale and Ockle, (complete with the most unlikely post box) and see to your right Rhum, Eigg and Muck revealed, with Skye beyond. No flora veiling this majestic vista – it's framed to perfection by adjacent hills and a solitary white cottage on the slope in the near distance, perfectly placed, as if for maximum drama and effect, while the road beneath it seems to beckon you down its slope towards the isles, hinting at further scenic delights should you answer its call.
But keeping to what might be called the "main" road to journey on down toward Kilchoan, the Isle of Mull comes surely into view once more, brought into perspective if you catch a glimpse of the Tobermory ferry that appears tiny and insignificant with the mountains behind it. Only later might you learn of its importance to those that call this part of Lochaber home.
Of course if you've been here before, all this comes as no surprise at all. There's the joy of knowing what you're about to experience. Hit that cattle grid at the head of Sunart, and it all comes flooding back - the sweet apprehension of turning a corner in the certain knowledge of joyous rediscovery.


INDIANAPOLIS — Pup Princess won the first Indiana Puppy title on Saturday, September 10th at the final contest to be held at the 501 Eagle before they close their doors October 15th.
The Indiana Puppy Contest Weekend took place from September 9-11 starting with a meet and greet with the five contestants at the host bar Friday evening. Saturday afternoon Titans of the Midwest hosted a well-attended Kink U with 7 classes and the main contest event kicked at 10PM to an overflowing venue. Sunday morning found many of the event attendees enjoying brunch at Ralston's Draft House and checking in at a favorite Mass-Ave store the Toolbox Men's Supply Company.
The contestants were Pup Chiz, Pup Titan, Pup Princess, Pup Zig-Zag and Pup Kain.
"During my planning I reached out to so many individuals, and what I heard back was an overwhelming desire to support our pup community. Every time Spaz turned around during the weekend, it was blown away by the turnout and community support!" said pup Spaz, Producer of the contest weekend.
International Puppy 2016 Pup Incus, 2015 Slaven-Barnes Community Service Award recipient Boy jonathan, director of MAsT: Indianapolis Lyon Mercaeant, 2016 Ms. Great Lakes Olympus Leather Rhee, co-founder of Chicago Puppy Patrol Pup Snuggles, International Puppy & Trainer Puppy 2014 Pup Tork, and co-founder of Project Touch Base Zak Rittenhouse served as judges for the contest.
Co-founder of Indy PAH Pup Spike and Mr. Great Lakes Olympus Leather 2015/16 Mactep tallied scores, Mr. Tri-State Leather 2013 Dennis Wood played Den Daddy, IML Second-Runner-Up 2015 Brian Bolt Donner was MC and Indy PAH member Pup Jaxon assisted as Judges' Pup.
Check out the link below for the original published article.


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Het Mass Rapid Transit Singapore (MRT letterlijk vertaald:snel massavervoerssysteem; Maleis: Sistem Pengangkutan Gerak Cepat Singapura; Mandarijn: 新加坡地铁系统; Tamil: சிங்கப்பூர் துரிதக் கடவு ரயில்) is de officiële benaming voor het openbaar vervoersnetwerk van het metro en lightrailsysteem in de stad Singapore. Het netwerk bestaat uit vijf metrolijnen waaraan ook 3 korte lightraillijnen verbonden zijn.
Er is een zevende en achtste lijn in ontwikkeling.

Netwerk
 Circle Line, metrolijn geheel ondergronds die alleen in het centrum van de stad Singapore zelf ligt.
 Downtown Line, metrolijn geheel ondergronds.
 East West line, metrolijn gedeeltelijk ondergronds
 North East line, metrolijn geheel ondergronds
 North South line, metrolijn gedeeltelijk ondergronds
 Thomson-East Coast Line, metrolijn geheel ondergronds. Drie van de vijf bouwfasen zijn voltooid en open voor het publiek.

Lightrail
 Bukit Panjang Lightrail, lightraillijn geheel bovengronds
 Punggol Lightrail, lightraillijn geheel bovengronds
 Sengkang Lightrail, lightraillijn geheel bovengronds

Geschiedenis

Ontstaansgeschiedenis
In de jaren 60 van de 20e eeuw groeide de staat Singapore economisch zeer snel en voelden de leiders dat er een efficiënt en betrouwbaar transportnetwerk nodig was. Om deze reden werd er een studie verricht door een speciale commissie die werd opgericht in 1967. Na een studie van vier jaar kwam die commissie tot de conclusie dat er vanaf 1992 behoefte zou zijn aan een betrouwbaar transportsysteem per (metro)trein.
Tussen 1972 en 1980 werden er verschillende studies verricht naar mogelijke routes voor een treinennetwerk geïntegreerd met een busnetwerk. De studie kwam tot de conclusie dat eerst de meest dichtbevolkte gebieden bediend moesten worden en adviseerde de aanleg van een noord - zuid (North South Line) en een oost - west (East West Line) lijn.

Harvard-studie
Om te kunnen starten met de aanleg werd de Provisional Mass Rapid Transit Authority opgericht in juli 1980. Een onafhankelijk team van de Harvard-universiteit in de Verenigde Staten werd uitgenodigd om de uitslag van de eerste studies te bevestigen. Het team van Harvard kwam echter tot de conclusie dat alleen een bussysteem voldoende zou zijn om het vervoer in Singapore te faciliteren. De regering liet hierop een nieuwe studie verrichten, die concludeerde dat Singapore wel degelijk een massavervoerssysteem nodig had.

Aanleg
In mei 1982 gaf de regering toestemming om met de aanleg te beginnen. De kosten waren begroot op 5 miljard Singaporese dollar en het project moest klaar zijn in 1992. Een gedeelte van de North South Line werd als eerste aangelegd omdat Orchard Road en het centrale zakendistrict de drukste gebieden waren. Het initiële systeem met een gedeeltelijke North South Line en een gedeeltelijke East West Line was 67 kilometer lang en had 42 stations, waarvan 27 bovengronds en 15 ondergronds. Op 14 oktober 1983 werd de MRT Corporation opgericht om het werk van de Provisional Mass Rapid Transit Authority over te nemen. Op 7 november 1987 werd een eerste deel van het systeem voor het publiek geopend. Minister-president Lee Kuan Yew opende het systeem officieel op 12 maart 1988. De rest van het systeem kwam klaar in juli 1990, 2 jaar voor op het schema. De MRT corporation is in het begin van de 21e eeuw opgegaan in de Land Transit Authority die nieuwe lijnen bouwt en dan concessies uitgeeft aan commerciële bedrijven. De 2 concessiehouders aan het begin van de 21e eeuw zijn SMRT Corporation Ltd en SBS Transit Ltd.

Eerdere en toekomstige uitbreidingen
In februari 1991 kondigde de regering aan dat de North South Line met 16 kilometer verlengd zou worden. De lijn kreeg door deze verlenging zijn hoefijzervormige uiterlijk. De verlenging kwam tot stand op 10 februari 1996.  In 1997 werd gestart met de aanleg van een nieuwe lijn, namelijk de North East Line. Deze werd voltooid eind 2002 en geopend op 20 juni 2003. Ook werd in 2002 een verlenging voltooid naar de internationale luchthaven Changi als een zijlijn van de East West Line.
In het begin van de 21e eeuw is de Circle Line door het centrum van de stad aangelegd. De lijn zoals deze sinds 14 januari 2012 in bedrijf is, werd in 5 fases gebouwd. De laatste en 6e fase is gepland voor de periode 2018-2025; met dit project wordt de cirkel gesloten. Op 22 december 2013 is nog een vijfde lijn in bedrijf gekomen: de Downtown Line. Deze is in 2017 belangrijk uitgebreid en wordt in 2024 nog iets verder uitgebouwd.In de planningsfase is nog een zesde lijn: De Thomson-East Coast Line met oplevering in vijf fases tussen 2019 en 2024. Op nog langere termijn moeten ook een zevende en achtste lijn ontstaan.

Code stations
Anders dan in andere metro-systemen zijn in de MRT alle stations niet alleen voorzien van een naam, maar ook van een cijfer-lettercombinatie. Deze code bestaat uit een tweeletterige afkorting van de naam van de lijn, direct gevolgd door het (opvolg)nummer van het station. Station Tanah Merah heeft bijvoorbeeld de code EW4 omdat het het 4e station is aan de East West line. Omdat dit tevens eindpunt van de zijtak naar Luchthaven Changi is, heeft het station een tweede (bijzondere) code, namelijk CG. Elk eind station is ook nog eens van een cijfer voorzien.

Bewegwijzering op Changi Airport
Op Internationale luchthaven Changi wordt naar het systeem verwezen als "Train to city", slechts in het klein staat aangegeven dat het de MRT betreft.

Smart Card
De meeste passagiers gebruiken een contactloze chipkaart met de naam EZ-Link, een systeem dat bijna hetzelfde is als de Octopuskaart in Hongkong. Je houdt de kaart boven de toegangsdeuren tot de stations bij binnenkomen en weggaan en dan wordt het bedrag automatisch afgeschreven.

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There are 2.2 million Apps in the Android App Store and 2 million in the Apple iOS App Store. If you're trying to sell an App, an Affiliate Marketing Program can make it easier to stand out in a crowded market.
But marketing a mobile App using an Affiliate Marketing program presents unique challenges. Understanding these challenges is essential if you're going to succeed in selling your App.
Affiliate websites refer traffic to your site in exchange for a commission. Specialized software is used to link each affiliate to completed sales.
To track affiliate sales, each affiliate is given a unique ID and a special link that refers customers to your site. When customers click on this link, your site produces a cookie that is stored in the customer's browser.
Most affiliate marketing depends on cookies in customer browsers.
Affiliates need to be assured that all traffic referred to your site will get credited. No affiliate is going to refer sales to a site that does a terrible job of tracking sales.
An App can't access the cookies in a customer's browser. The browser and the App are walled off environments.
When a customer visits your site via an affiliate link and gets a browser cookie and then proceeds to the App store and purchases, the App can't link the sale to the affiliate.
This is a problem no matter if the customer purchases the App itself from the App store or makes the purchase within the App (an in-App purchase).
There is also the problem of switching devices. If a customer clicks on an affiliate link while reading a blog post on their laptop and then uses their phone to download the App the cookie from the laptop can't be accessed by the phone. The cookie tracking the sale is locked away on the laptop and the affiliate doesn't get credited with the sale.
In any of these scenarios, the affiliate will get tired of giving you customers and getting nothing in return.
When we developed the affiliate program for our social media marketing App (MondoPlayer), we took a different approach. We re-engineered the purchase process to make sure both the customer and the affiliate were happy.
Our App uses a Fremium business model. The customer gets a free version of our App, but must pay to upgrade to the Pro version.
The upgrade process takes place on our website. Customers who want the Pro version come to the MondoPlayer website and buy a license which unlocks the Pro version. Completing the purchase on the website allows our affiliate software to see the cookie on the customer's browser.
To give the customer an incentive to make the purchase on our website, we give the customer a personalized discount code when they land on our site (we display the offer for the discount code on a landing page – see below).
The personalized discount code can only be used on our site and is not valid on the App Store.
We email the customer their discount code and we remind them periodically of the special deal. We want to make sure they are aware of the cheaper purchase option on our website.
To comply with App Store policy, the customer is given the option to upgrade to the Pro version using an in-App purchase. They are not told they can buy the Pro version on our website and no discount code is mentioned. But customers are aware of the cheaper option and overwhelmingly prefer to buy the App on our website.
1. The personalized discount code expires in 7 days, giving the customer an incentive to purchase while the affiliate's cookie is still alive.
2. Even if the customer switches browsers (e.g. from a mobile device to a desktop), the discount code tracks the sale, assuring the affiliate gets credit.
3. The personalized discount code makes our affiliates appear like "insiders" offering a special deal. It gives the affiliates an advantage.
1. Don't accept affiliates who promote discounts but don't actually "sell" your product. They will get credit for a sale they did nothing to create.
For example when a customer purchases on your website they are asked for a discount code. If they didn't get a code they may search for a discount. Discount sites rank high in search results so if you have affiliates that are discount sites, customers may visit their sites just for the discount code and then use it to purchase. That means you pay a commission for a sale that otherwise wouldn't qualify.
2. We make every potential affiliate apply to our Affiliate Program. We vet each affiliate to make sure they are high quality and will work to earn the sale. We don't want affiliates who advertise a discount and poach sales.
3. We place strict restrictions in the Affiliate's Agreement (see example here) to prevent advertising the discount using searchable text. We only allow the discount to be mentioned in images (JPG and PNG).
You can self host your program or use one of several reputable affiliate marketing networks which host the program for you.
Self hosting gives you more control over the terms of the program. But it's more difficult to set up.
1. You don't need to pay additional fees to an affiliate network (these can be hefty).
2. You have more control over the process.
3. You control all the terms of the affiliate agreement – which is important when dealing with the unique challenges of Apps. If you want an example check out our Affiliate Agreement for our App MondoPlayer .
Using an affiliate marketing network is easier because they host the program. But you pay higher fees.
1. If your product or service fits into one of the categories targeted by the affiliate marketing network, you can benefit from a large pool of affiliates.
a. You may be in a saturated space, where the affiliates on the network are already representing a product that competes with yours.
b. The affiliates on the network may not be relevant – e.g. if you're selling a real estate product and there are no affiliates in the real estate sector.
c. You still need to attract affiliates to your product. It's a competitive market and good affiliates are picky about the products they represent.
2. An affiliate network may be your only option if you do not have the technical expertise or resources to set up a self hosted program.
Marketing an App using the methods I've outlined requires flexibility. Most affiliate marketing networks that host the program for you do not offer you the options you need.
The self hosted service I recommend is a simple WordPress Plugin called AffiliateWP.
It's easy for a php programmer to adapt the plugin to your needs.
They offer good technical support.
It's affordable. The cost is less than 1 month of fees on most hosted affiliate networks.
A self hosted program requires technical expertise and resources to set up. If you don't have a software developer you should go with an affiliate marketing network where the program is hosted for you.
Using a self hosted program is not only possible, it's profitable.
Instead of paying a 30% fee to the App Store for collecting your payment, you can use one of many cheaper payment systems. Even after you pay your Affiliate a healthy commission and you offer your customer a discount, you should come out ahead.
Affiliate marketing your App improves your search engine optimization because you will get links from affiliates and it will increase the number of reputable sites talking about your product. It's like an SEO and Content Marketing campaign all wrapped into one.
The process of recruiting Affiliates has caused us to reach out to many potential users of our service. Recruiting Affiliates has become another reason for connecting with our target market.
Affiliate Marketing will give your App a huge marketing boost. Affiliates will review your product, blog about it and post on social media.
To attract affiliates your App will need to be relatively expensive for you to pay a decent commission to affiliates. But if your App is a good candidate, this is a marketing option you should strongly consider.
Affiliate marketing your App is an effective way to improve your reach. Don't let a few crumbling cookies spoil the party.


The off-grid lifestyle really appeals to me. Not in an "I'm a neo-nazi and I don't want to pay taxes" type way, but in a "I'd like to live in a cabin in the woods and make furniture out of hazel twigs" type way.
So, when something like the Eton Soulra XL Solar Powered iPod Speaker Dock (£199.99, Firebox) comes along, the temptation to try it out is too great for me to resist.
You have to charge the dock initially, but then the large solar panel on the back should send a decent trickle charge that will maintain the battery for quite some time. You will, however, need to bump up the power every now and then with some mains juice.
The dock itself is a fairly hefty object. In fact, I was disappointed that it was clearly not going to be the camping solution I'd hoped for.
What it's designed for is a more permanent placement on a desk or windowsill. That way, it can benefit from the trickle charge provided by the sun. The solar panel is designed to open out from the back of the unit, allowing you to position it in the best sun-guzzling position you can find. This gives it quite a large footprint, taking up significant space on my desk. If you're looking for a compact, lightweight, portable iPod speaker dock, this is not the unit for you.
The volume on the solar iPod speaker is impressive. It was quite a cold, digital sound, but it certainly packed a punch – especially with the bass button switched on.
There were things I really liked about the Eton Solar-powered iPod speaker dock. I liked the fact that you didn't need to keep it plugged in, that it produced its own power, and that you could move it from room to room fairly easily; I liked the fact that it produced a good sound (even if it was on the cold side).
I thought the design, weight and footprint were less successful. I had hoped I'd be able to take the speaker camping with me, but this is definitely a stay-at-home unit. Its design didn't really do it for me either: if you've bought an Apple product, chances are you want to use it with something with a similar aesthetic. The black, Toblerone look is certainly an acquired taste.


J. "SpiritWolf" Vega from Worcester, Massachusetts has recently been filmed in his first Hollywood film "Crooked Arrows" being released nationwide Friday June 1, 2012. He plays the role of the Tribal Council Governor and is seen throughout the film. He did a remarkable job filling his role and remained professional and courteous throughout the filming, never losing sight of who he is. He impressed everyone with his kindness and respect, always giving and being positive in encouragement of others.
He is the first Awarak/Taino Native American out of Worcester to accomplish this feat. While this may be his first appearance in front of the camera, he is certainly no stranger to being behind the lens. He is a professional photographer and has used his skills to benefit non-profit organizations such as Alzheimers, American Cancer Society, Prevention of Child Abuse, Breast Cancer, Shaken Baby Syndrome, and more. He has volunteered at Blessings of the Bikes to help with their causes and takes greatest pleasure in helping causes for children. "SpiritWolf" has also worked with artists such as Fred Shafer, Sean Paul and Aerosmith (as VIP guest) and over 200 local musicians and bands to support local businesses and dreams.
"SpiritWolf" lives by his code of "Honor, Loyalty and Respect", continually striving forward and helping others to achieve their dreams. In his own words, "I am a "Dream Achiever". The one thing that distinguishes my ambition is that it involves many of you who also have dreams to achieve. Every success story in my life, includes others just like you or those who need the inspiration to believe." He has incredible inspiration that encourages others to be the best they can be and help them to reach their dreams. With his positive ambitions and dedications he will continue to leave a legacy behind him.


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About Political and Economic Risk Consultancy, Ltd.
About Political & Economic Risk Consultancy, Ltd.
Established in 1976, Political & Economic Risk Consultancy is headquartered in Hong Kong. From this office, PERC coordinates a team of researchers and analysts in the ASEAN countries, Greater China and South Korea. Some of the world's leading corporations and financial institutions regularly use PERC's services to assess key trends and critical issues shaping the region, to identify growth opportunities, and to develop effective strategies for capitalizing on these opportunities.
· We currently have a research team in Myanmar studying how conditions are changing and assessing the potential for different infrastructure and resource industries, as well as for developing the tourism, hotel and travel industries.
· We recently finished researching growing economic links between Latin America and Asia and risks involved with Asian direct investments in different mining and infrastructure projects in Latin America.
· One of the more interesting projects we did last year was for a major sovereign wealth fund that was investing in state-owned companies in other countries. This put an entirely new spin on the concept of "sovereign risk" and calculating a "sovereign risk premium" which was the focus of this project .
· We have just finished a country risk assessment of Cambodia for a company with significant exposure to that country. The analysis is part of a stock exchange listing requirement the company needs to fulfill, namely, to present on a regular basis an independent assessment of country risks for its main institutional investors.
· We recently partnered with a number of other political analysts to develop scenarios assessing the implications of a radical political change in North Korea for other countries in the Asian region. This is typical of the scenario planning work PERC's does – helping clients envision and plan for different futures, identify important signposts that indicate directional change, and monitoring those signposts on a regular basis.
· Several law agencies, multilateral institutions, and government agencies retain PERC to measure changing perceptions on such issues as corruption. We assess how perceptions are changing over time in individual countries and how perceptions compare between countries, and how corruption compares between different regions, industries and government departments in individual countries.
In addition to retainer work and specific projects, the senior analysts of PERC are regularly called on for in-house briefings for senior management and international business associations. Our presentations are tailored to the specific clients' circumstances. We attempt to relate important regional trends and potential scenarios to clients' real-world situation, and provide them with the inter-linkages necessary to successfully monitor and react to complex external developments.
Besides customized consulting, PERC also offers several published products.
Robert Broadfoot is the founder and Managing Director of Political & Economic Risk Consultancy, Ltd. A US citizen, Mr. Broadfoot graduated with honors in economics from Oberlin College in the United States in 1972. He has lived in Hong Kong since 1975. Beside coordinating PERC s overall operations, Mr. Broadfoot is directly responsible for managing PERC's research and consulting involving mainland China and the Greater China region. In addition to overseeing PERC's primary research, Mr. Broadfoot facilitates customized scenario-planning programs for companies to help them understand the parameters of uncertainty they face, the interlinkages of risks within and between countries, and signposts they should be aware of to gain a competitive advantage by recognizing changes in the environment. His analysis of Asian developments is regularly quoted by such publications as the Asian Wall Street Journal and The New York Times, as well as by such TV stations as CNN, CNBC and Bloomberg. He is a contributing author to a new book called China Into the Future – Making Sense of the World's Most Dynamic Economy, which was published by John Wiley & Sons in 2008 and is available from Amazon.com as well as major bookstores.
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SRP could settle with Tesla by buying a massive battery, helping customers buy Tesla products.
Salt River Project could settle its three-year-old lawsuit with SolarCity by buying a massive battery from the company, now owned by Tesla Inc., and giving incentives to customers who want to put batteries on their homes.
SRP's board of directors voted Monday to negotiate a deal to end the lawsuit, which dates to 2015 when SRP OK'd new rates for customers with solar panels. The U.S. Supreme Court was scheduled to hear oral arguments on the case this month.
SolarCity sued SRP in Arizona District Court, accusing the utility of "anticompetitive and tortious conduct designed to eliminate solar competition."
SRP tried unsuccessfully to dismiss the case on grounds of immunity — arguing that as a public utility it can't be charged with antitrust laws meant to deter monopolies. It appealed to the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals and then to the U.S. Supreme Court.
The settlement would have Tesla drop its challenge to the solar rates and SRP drop its Supreme Court appeal of the immunity issue.
"I would like to request approval from you today to resolve this matter and resolve this litigation, moving forward to a more constructive relationship with Tesla on behalf of customers, both theirs and ours," Michael O'Connor, SRP's chief legal executive, said to the board of directors before the vote.
Electric car maker Tesla merged with SolarCity in 2016. Its products include a Powerwall home battery that can pair with rooftop solar panels to supply most of a home's electricity. The price is about $7,000 to $9,000 with installation.
The settlement requires Tesla's approval, though the companies already have agreed to the broad terms, O'Connor said.
Tesla officials did not respond to requests for comments Monday.
"We've had advanced discussions with Tesla and their attorneys in terms of a potential resolution," O'Connor said following about 20 minutes of private discussions with board members. "I'm not going to divulge what was discussed in executive session. There are several details that need to be worked out in terms of a settlement agreement."
The deal could make it cost effective for customers in SRP's electric utility area to install solar. While hundreds of customers were installing solar in SRP's area before 2015, the rate changes reduced the rate of solar installations to a trickle because customers could not save as much money if they installed panels to generate their own power.
SRP had about 15,000 customers with solar when the new rates were approved in 2015. The next year, few people in the territory installed solar, but last year about 1,700 SRP customers did so. It has more than 17,000 solar customers now.
"We have been experiencing a steady increase in the number of applications for rooftop (solar), and with the potential for increased battery storage for residential customers, we would anticipate that trend continuing," spokesman Scott Harelson said.
SRP to purchase a 25-megawatt battery that will be installed at the Agua Fria Generating Station in Peoria. O'Connor said SRP would pay market price. A battery that size can power about 6,000 homes at once and costs about $10 million, based on public statements from Tesla on pricing of other projects.
SRP to launch a "limited" incentive program for residential batteries. O'Connor said incentives would be given to customers, not Tesla, but did not cite a dollar figure.
Notably, the settlement does not involve SRP repealing its demand rates, which spurred the litigation and prompted hundreds of protestors to attend SRP's hearings in 2015.
Frustration with the demand rates solar customers must pay has prompted new candidates to run for SRP's elected board of directors. Two solar advocates won election to the board in 2016 and five more are running this year.


The fall over I just made 2 loaves of gluten-free sprouted bread from scratch, recipe. Your family will "ohh", your friends with "ahh". This bread is so delicious, filling, and healthy, plus is much cheaper than buying store-bought sprouted or Ezekiel breads!
Separate the to-be-sprouted ingredients into 4 1L mason jars, then follow the step by step sprouting directions here [use the directions for seeds, even through there are a bit of legumes in the mix].
When sprouting is complete, spread grains out on a baking sheet and dry in the oven on the lowest temperature for 6 hours, or until completely dried. You can also use a dehydrator for 15 hours on 140F as I did.
Place mixture into your food processor, coffee grinder, flour mill or vitamix, and grind mixture until it's made into a fine powder, set aside.
In a large bowl, add the water, honey, olive oil and yeast. Stir gently to mix and allow it to sit for 5 minutes.
Drop flour, arrowroot powder, potato starch, amaranth flour, flax seed, eggs, and salt into the yeast mixture. Mix for about 10 minutes. You can do this in your food processor with the dough "S" blade, or with an electric mixer. The dough should become firmer as time goes on. At the end it should resemble a batter bread, similar to quick bread.
Drop the dough into two 9 x 5 loaf pans, draped with parchment paper [image below]. Cover with plastic wrap and let it rise in a warm place for 30 minutes.
Place loaves in preheated oven for 50 minutes, or until the loaves are golden brown.


Andy loves videogames, he's been playing them for over thirty years and notched up credits on more than 30 before co-founding Pixel Toys.
He previously worked in a roles including Chief Game Designer, Global Brand Manager and Head of Digital Platforms, for companies like Codemasters and Activision, always as a champion for innovation and quality.
Since co-founding Pixel Toys in 2012 he's helped the company grow to 25 people and become one of the UK's major success stories for mobile gaming.
First with the internationally successful original IP title Gunfinger and more recently with the high profile Warhammer 40,0000: Freeblade, which he showcased live on stage at Apple's September 2015 special event. Freeblade went on achieve over 3 million downloads in the first week of sale in November and continues to perform very well.
Vasha Wallace is EVP Global Acquisitions & Development at FremantleMedia, one of the world's largest and most successful producers of outstanding entertainment brands, encompassing hit formats from Idols, The X Factor, to Got Talent, The Price Is Right, Let's Make a Deal and Family Feud.
Vasha's role encompasses the acquisition, development, international roll out and brand management of entertainment formats. She works with FremantleMedia's global network of production companies, identifying programme opportunities and undertaking analysis in the latest market trends, presenting her findings inside and outside the organisation. In addition to working with FremantleMedia's production companies, Vasha also cultivates and manages relationships with content creators, distributors and the independent production community.
Vasha joined FremantleMedia in 2004 as Acquisitions Manager. She became Vice President in 2005 and then Senior Vice President in 2008. In 2012, her remit was expanded and she joined the new Global Entertainment Development division, working across the format programming pipeline. In 2015 she was promoted to the role of Executive Vice President. During her tenure, Vasha has been involved in the international roll out of a number of hit formats including the successful Japanese Fuji format and YouTube hit Hole in the Wall - FremantleMedia's fastest ever format roll out. She also worked across a raft of shows including: Project Runway, Let's Dance, Farmer Wants a Wife, Thank God You're Here, The Apprentice, My Mom Cooks Better than Yours and Who Lives Here.
Vasha began her television career at Sky TV in New Zealand, and then moved to London. She joined London Weekend Television where she worked across a variety of productions, before moving to Granada International Production (now ITV Studios). She progressed to Granada's Entertainment Development Unit: The Hot House, working across the development slate which included Saturday Night Takeaway, American Princess and Brainiacs.
Vasha has a First Class Honours Degree in Politics and Mass Communications from London Metropolitan University and a Diploma with Distinction in Interpersonal Communications from the University of London.
Holly Walsh is an award-winning comedian and writer who regularly appears across a range of BBC and Channel 4 TV and radio shows. Her most recent live show Never Had It, enjoyed a critically-acclaimed run at the Soho theatre.
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Since buying the first issue of Wired in 1993, Chad's momentum to collide his love of design and advertising with an unbridled passion for technology and innovation has exponentially catapulted a career that seeks to define the next version(s) of brand building. Whether it's helping invent hover-boards to reinventing billboards, his relentless drive for pushing work into a multitude of expressions and channels has left a impressive wake of ground-breaking work that rethinks advertising for an endless list of clients that include Lexus, X Box, Samsung, Apple, Mercedes and Viagra.
Prior to McCann London, Chad was a Creative Partner at CHI&Partners;, ECD of RAPP London, ECD of i33 in New York, founder of one of the first integrated agencies in Detroit and a private dancer for millionaires – which he still does in the side. His contagious passion for championing new channels and taking on the unknown makes Chad a character that will continue to reinvent advertising – with a smile.
Jim Waterson has proved himself a master at combining BuzzFeed-style viral lols with the sometimes dry, grey-suited world of Westminster politics. His best work includes "25 people who are really confused as to why Grant Shapps follows them on Twitter" and "21 pictures of politicians in wellies staring at floods". He regularly appears as a commentator across radio and TV.
After graduating in Modern History from Oxford University, Anna Watkins began her career at the newly formed M&C; Saatchi in 1995. Key clients included The Mirror Group, BSkyB, ScottishCourage and Sainsbury's.
media partnerships for El Pais, Canal+ and all other group channels.
After 3 years she returned to London and joined TBWA as Content Director of their new branded content arm, TBWA Stream, where she ran Orange's global film programme amongst other innovative partnerships including PlayStation and ING.
In 2012 she was appointed Managing Director of the media agency, Initiative, and was appointed to the IPG Mediabrands UK board in 2013.
She joined The Guardian in October 2013 to launch Guardian Labs.
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The Australian will be alongside his former Red Bull teammate David Coulthard for many of Channel 4's live F1 races as an expert analyst. Having retired from F1 at the end of 2013, Mark is still racing hard, winning the World Endurance Championship in a Porsche sports car last season. He brings invaluable racing experience as well as a dose of his famous Antipodean charm. In F1, Mark won nine races for Red Bull from 215 starts.
Hugh Weber is the president of the New Jersey Devils, one of 30 professional hockey teams that form the National Hockey League, and the team's home arena, Prudential Center, the state-of-the-art multi-purpose venue in downtown Newark, N.J.
Weber, one of the sports industry's most innovative executives, had an invigorating impact on the overall culture of the organization after taking over as president in August 2013. He led an aggressive evolution of the company's business strategy and day-to-day operations, initiating a fan-first approach focused on personal engagement while creating new, ground-breaking revenue streams.
Under his leadership, Prudential Center developed the first farm-to-fan arena concessions experience, featuring local New Jersey chefs and produce; introduced the first permanent 3D projection system for a U.S. hockey team and arena; partnered with Ritz-Carlton for staff training in customer service; and developed the first Flex Membership program in the NHL, giving fans and businesses a customizable platform for purchasing Devils tickets with year-round member benefits. As a result, Prudential Center and the Devils were named NJBiz's 2014 Business of the Year.
Weber is dedicated to hiring the top talent in the industry and providing an environment that encourages professional and personal growth, with a focus on having a long-lasting, positive impact on communities in Newark and around the Garden State. He initiated an internal service program called "82 Hours" – in honor of 1982, the year the Devils moved to New Jersey – that gives employees 82 hours of company time each year to be agents of change. Through the program, Prudential Center and Devils employees annually host inner-city students for holiday celebrations, give weekly summer street hockey lessons throughout the city and have planted dune grass on New Jersey's coast as part of the ongoing rebuilding efforts following Hurricane Sandy.
Based on the organization's core values to captivate on a world-class level and engage on a personal one, Weber oversaw the creation of Prudential Center's first brand campaign, "Our House Rules." The campaign put Prudential Center's stake in the ground as New Jersey's home for sports and entertainment and let fans know that their experience at the arena would be different than anywhere else. "Our House Rules" gained national media attention, including features in the New York Times and Billboard Magazine, and won the Event & Arena Marketing Conference's 2015 Campaign of the Year.
Weber has a track record of business success that benefits partners, employees and community members. Prior to his role with Prudential Center and the Devils, he was president of the NBA's New Orleans Hornets. During his seven years with the organization, the team achieved record-setting ticket sales and sponsorship figures during a time of unprecedented instability created by Hurricane Katrina. The organization's success extended into the community as the team became a pillar of the region's resurgence.
Weber spearheaded the reorganization of the team's basketball operations and developed creative, interactive programs to procure season ticket holders and build significant, long-lasting relationships with local partners and businesses. His efforts directly impacted the team's financial success and helped secure stable, local ownership and a long-term lease with the state.
Weber is a board member of a variety of community, economic development and entrepreneurship organizations, reflecting his priority in investing in the people, businesses and leaders around him. He has four children, Brenna, Zoë, Hugh III and Jackson, and enjoys running, reading and being a father.
As Chief Marketing and Communications Officer, Keith is a member of the Unilever Executive and responsible for the Marketing, Communications and Sustainable Business functions.
His responsibilities are aligned to support Unilever's vision: to double the size of the business while reducing its environmental footprint and increasing positive social impact. Keith sees sustainability as a driver of consumer-led profitable growth. He led the creation of the Unilever Sustainable Living Plan and has also pioneered new ways of integrating sustainability into the business.
Keith has led a step change in marketing at Unilever, most notably with significant advances in digital marketing and technologies, and has championed the development of brands with purpose through Unilever's crafting Brands for Life strategy.
Outside Unilever he is a Fellow of The Marketing Society, and as an engineering graduate, a Fellow of the Institute of Mechanical Engineers. He is also Chairman of the World Economic Forum Consumer Industry Board, Chairman of Business in the Community International, Chairman of the not-for-profit Collectively and a Non Executive Director of Sun Products Corporation.
Aptly named for his current role of Executive Director at The Week, David Weeks has over twenty years experience in UK and International media sales. A self confessed 'frustrated creative' David has a reputation for applying original thinking to winning business; his recent successes include an award winning partnership with Rolex and an exclusive iPhone project with Coutts. Applying his 360 account management mantra David has worked with a wealth of senior client and agency contacts across all sectors – from luxury to finance and corporate campaigns.
Prior to joining The Week, David was the NEMEA Advertising Director of The Economist. He is a Board Director of the International Advertising Association.
A keen surfer, commuting on his trusty if slightly rusty Harley-Davidson his facial hair pre-dates the current hipster trends.
Oliver Weingarten is currently the Chief Executive Officer of OW Advisory, and since March 2015 has worked with Virtually Live to position them in the sports and broadcasting sectors including securing trials and partnerships with sports organisations.
Oliver trained at Olswang, and is a qualified solicitor with extensive commercial, legal and policy experience. Previously, he was General Secretary of the Formula E Teams' Association during its inaugural 2014/15 Season, and Secretary General for the Formula One Teams' Association (FOTA) between 2011 and 2014. FOTA responsibilities including regulating the Teams' cost control agreement, and coordinating activities on sporting, regulatory and commercial issues.
Completely lacking in digital let alone media skills at the time, KJ joined Facebook nearly four years ago as the first member of the global agency team in EMEA. She spent her first two years partnering with Omnicom agencies, most notably spearheading the award-winning McDonald's World Cup global campaign known as Fry Futbol. For the past year, she has been leading Publicis Groupe across the region and is now the first Creative Agency Partner for Facebook in Europe. With the simple ambition to help make "enyy-inducing work" across Facebook's products and platforms, KJ is responsible for developing programs and partnerships with creative agencies. Prior to joining Facebook in 2012, KJ spent more than 10 years at creative agencies in the US, including Leo Burnett, Wieden+Kennedy and JWT. As part of the leadership team at JWT NY, she played a pivotal role in winning such global accounts as Microsoft, Royal Caribbean and Johnson & Johnson.
Helen is Chief Marketing Officer and Managing Partner at HeyHuman, responsible for driving reputation and growth.
She started her career in media, working for HTV as Sales & Marketing Executive. She switched to agency life where she spent six years in account management at the Saatchi empire in both Dubai and New York, where she worked on clients including Delta Air Lines, General Mills, Xerox and Bell Atlantic.
After moving to London Helen not only shifted continents but also discipline, taking on her first new business role at DLKW. Helen has helped grow some of London's finest agencies including; TBWA, Fallon, McCann, Dare and Elvis & The Portas Agency.
Formerly Chair of the IPA New Business Group, Helen currently sits on the WACL Executive Committee. This year she is Co-Chairing Gather, WACL's annual training event.
Django Weisz Blanchetta is Managing Director at SuperHeroes, which he co-founded in 2009. SuperHeroes is an international, creativity-driven, digitally native agency with one mission: to save the world from boring advertising.
Django suavely leaps into the path of challenges and is not afraid to take on the mightiest tasks. His brave and innovative approach to management, as well as an irreverent sense of humour, has lead SuperHeroes to safeguard and amplify the brand power of a great roster of global clients.
Before launching SuperHeroes, Django cut his teeth as an Management Consultant and Operations Director on clients like Heineken, Nike and Philips. He learned that dedication, focus and working with the best people are all essential ingredients when fighting mediocrity in every form.
With over 20 years of TV and Online sales experience, Jamie now heads-up the team responsible for the development of emerging advertising opportunities at Sky Media.
Central to this role is the creation of AdSmart – Sky's much anticipated addressable advertising capability.
His career path has taken him from ITV to Channel 5 to Viacom Brand Solutions and now to the world's largest multi-channel sales house – Sky Media.
Damon Westbury is International Sales Director for Clear Channel Outdoor's international division, with responsibility for leading strategic relationships and partnerships with global media agencies, top global advertisers and international OOH specialists.
Damon has extensive cross-media and international sales experience. He joined Clear Channel after 8 years at Microsoft, where he held a variety of roles, most recently as Global Agency and Accounts Director. Prior to this, Damon led Microsoft's UK Categories team, having initially joined Microsoft to lead the advertising focus for the FMCG sector.
Before Microsoft, Damon was Client Sales Director at the UK's leading female website handbag.com, Head of Sponsorship Sales at Carlton Interactive and Head of Client Sales at Fox Kids Europe.
In his role as Clear Channel's International Sales Director, he is looking to capitalise on the powerful potential of Outdoor within the media mix, fuelled by the rapid growth of digital out-of-home and new technologies, to deliver compelling communications solutions that enable brands to engage with today's connected consumer and leverage Clear Channel's global scale.
Damon read Economics and Politics at Exeter University, is an active fundraiser for his local community and lives in West London with his wife Emma and their two young children.
Ged Weston is the Commercial Director at Digicom & Airport Media. Ged is responsible for overall revenue, along with sales and marketing. He possesses a wealth of experience in Media with specific expertise in Out of Home. Ged has experience of leading large and successful sales teams whilst at JCDecaux and Clear Channel, whilst more recently building new businesses and teams at Digicom and Airport Media.
Terri White is Editor-in-Chief of Bauer Media's flagship film and entertainment brand, Empire. White is an award-winning editor with fifteen years' experience working for publishing companies on both sides of the Atlantic.
She joins Bauer from Time Out New York where she worked as Editor-in-Chief, overseeing the brand's editorial direction and content across all platforms. Under her leadership, Time Out New York won several American industry awards including Most Improved Publication, Overall Digital Excellence, Best Use of Instagram and Cover of the Year. White herself was named one of Folio's Top Women in US Media, 2015.
Professor Greg Whyte OBE is a physical activity expert, world-renowned sports scientist and former Olympic Modern Pentathlete. A Professor of Applied Sport and Exercise Science at Liverpool John Moore's University and Director of Performance at the Centre for Health and Human Performance on Harley Street in London, Greg has extensive professional experience assessing, treating and improving the performance of patients, sporting enthusiasts and athletes ranging from cancer sufferers to celebrities attempting their first mountain summit to Gold medal seeking Olympians.
Guy joined Publicis in January 2015 to head up the Publicis UK and Nordic agencies. He has since been promoted to chief executive, Western Europe, Publicis Worldwide.
Over the past year, Guy has led the formation of Publicis UK's broad client offering, acquiring content agency August and shopper marketing agency, Vivid. Under his leadership, Publicis in the UK has experienced some of its biggest wins over the last decade including Morrisons, P&G; Fairy and Heineken.
Previous to Publicis, Guy spent 16 years at AKQA, building the agency globally. As his career progressed he was promoted to manage the New York office, followed by Europe, and finally International in 2012. During this six-year period the International group trebled in revenue; opened five offices; and won over 300 major awards, including 18 'Agency of the year' titles by the London office alone.
In his final role as International Vice President, Guy headed up the offices across Europe, Asia and in North America.
Laura Jane Williams is the author of hotly anticipated survive-and-thrive heartbreak memoir Becoming (Hodder & Stoughton, June 2016), writes to 40,000 monthly readers on her blog, Superlatively Rude, and regularly contributes to national newspapers and magazines on the themes of speaking up, owning your voice, and messy humanness.
A prolific public speaker, Laura is the co-founder and host of IRL Panel, a discussion and networking event for women with a lot to say, at Twitter UK. The launch trended on Twitter and reached five million eyeballs across all social media.
Laura has recently wrapped up recording for the first season of "Becoming: The Podcast", a "talk radio show" designed to share the rites-of-passage stories of accomplished women, and has a TV series in early development.
Phil is Vice President, Digital Acquisition Marketing at American Express, responsible for developing digital platforms and executing key marketing initiatives that will drive acquisition across the American Express network. He has more than 15 years of experience in digital marketing, and a passion for redefining marketing and how customers experience brands through the digital domain. He has amassed a wealth of international experience over the course of his career and been based in multiple locations, including Toronto, New York, and London. His current charter is to transform the company's marketing approaches to be predominantly digital across international markets.
Design shepherd at MediaMonks, always on the verge of concept, design and production. Passionate about producing work that is outstanding in every respect. Cycling through Amsterdam like a maniac.
Steve Wing joined Rubicon Project as VP, Mobile and Marketplace, International, where he oversees the strategy, planning, product requirements and business development for Mobile and Guaranteed Orders into all markets outside North America.
Steve began his career in digital in 1999 as Launch Advertising Manager at Guardian Unlimited, and then, as Head of Commercial Development, responsible for all digital revenue. In 2003 he became Head of Advertising Strategy and in 2007 joined the Guardian's Advertising Board as Business Development Director. In 2010 he became Head of Digital Marketing, before being promoted to Business Director, Mobile, responsible for accelerating the growth of GNM's mobile business. In November 2012 he joined CBS interactive, where he was Vice President, EMEA, responsible for the strategy, operations, and overall business performance of the Tech, Games and Media brands across EMEA.
Ben Wood is one of digital marketing's industry veterans. Now driving the vision for the agency globally, Ben previously oversaw phenomenal growth of the UK business since its launch in 2010. For two consecutive years, he has been voted within the top five of The Drum Digerati top 100 most influential individuals in digital.
Sarah Wood is co-founder and co-CEO of video ad tech company Unruly, where she ensures the company delivers the most awesome social video campaigns on the planet.
90% of Ad Age 100 brands have trusted Unruly to connect with audiences at speed and scale across the Open Web. Unruly has 15 offices, employs 200 people and was acquired by News Corp in September 2015.
Sarah has been voted one of 15 Women to Watch in Tech by Inc., one of 10 London-Based Entrepreneurs to Watch by Forbes and #4 in Digital Spy's Top 10 Women in Tech. She is a member of Tech City's Entrepreneur Advisory Panel and a Technology Ambassador for London.
Sarah is also an associate lecturer at the University of Cambridge, where she teaches a course in Mash-Ups, Memes and LOLitics: Online Video Culture and the Screen Media Revolution.
He was one of the UK's youngest soldiers to be selected for the elite Special Air Service at the age of 22. During this time he served in many different operational areas globally, and was awarded the UK's second highest gallantry award for bravery and an MBE for his exemplary services whilst in Afghanistan.
As Chairman and CEO of Chrysalis Worldwide, he coaches businesses, governments, sports teams and police forces around the world on all aspects of elite performance and leadership.
Floyd's unique and highly innovative training programmes were developed over a 20-year period, working in situations which demand the highest possible level of personal and corporate performance.
He's the author of 'Elite! - The Secret to Exceptional Leadership and Performance' (2012) and 'The Warrior, the Strategist and You : How to Find Your Purpose and Realise Your Potential' (publication date: April 14th, 2016).
Bob's is a career of two halves. Twenty years in senior operational, management and ownership roles in some of London's most successful advertising agencies, and a spell as a partner in a specialist communications and management consultancy.
He then joined ISBA in mid-1996 as Director of Media & Advertising, where he is a member of the executive management team with specific responsibilities representing advertisers across all media, advertisement production and content issues.
He is or has been a director of all the industry's audience research and content regulation bodies, and is a frequent commentator in industry and national media. A keen cook, mushroom hunter, musician and guitar collector, he still makes time to play every day.
Cameron Worth is the founder of SharpEnd, the first IoT agency and whose clients include Absolut Vodka, Unilever, Beiersdorf and Pernod Ricard. With previous roles including Engine Group and EVRYTHNG, Cameron has been heavily involved in building some of the UK's most exciting tech businesses but has also benefited from working agency-side to help support their clients in understanding and embracing new technology opportunities.
Markus Wulff is a digital innovation manager at The Absolut Company and specialises in identifying and exploiting scalable growth opportunities. With a background in both entrepreneurship and large corporation, Markus has gained special skills in innovation development, product marketing, startup discovery, emerging technologies, conversion tracking and campaign ROI. His current focus is on the Internet of Things and how it can be leveraged to deliver new products and services that drive positive business outcomes and end-user value.
Graham is Senior Director Market Development & Channels at AppNexus, the world's largest independent advertising technology company. Graham is also Chair of the IAB Europe Programmatic Committee where he works with marketers, agencies and publishers to explore the role of technology in bringing data and creativity together in advertising.
Duncan started his career at ITV in 1992 and was with ITV until joining Sky as a Sales Controller in 2003.
From there he progressed to Head of Sales and finally becoming Director of Sales, his current position.
Duncan's day to day role is trading all airtime goals across Sky Media and covering all Sky channels and those of our Media partners.
Duncan's biggest challenge over the last year has been to interlink all Channel 5 advertising into a single Sky Media position.


The fair distribution of health resources around the world is the ultimate goal of the The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, its top executive said June 30.
"The Foundation really has a three-word objective: Global Health Equity," William Foege, director of the foundation's newly formed Global Health Program, told The Lancet.
Foege and Gordon Perkin, the foundation's executive director, said the organization will stay small and efficient to best pursue its aim of preventing and eradicating diseases that afflict the citizens of the world's poorest countries.
The foundation has already donated $1.7 billion to attack diseases such as tuberculosis, malaria and AIDS. It spends $500 million of a $21.8 billion endowment on health projects each year.
So far its efforts have focused on providing vaccines for children around the globe, on childhood and maternal health, and on attacking the diseases that kill the most people. The Gates are willing to invest substantial amounts of money in "long shots" or high-risk investments that might bring big results, Perkin said.
The foundation prefers to put money into vaccines, because once developed their benefits will reach many people far into the future, Perkin said.
Because of its small size, the foundation hopes to work with international agencies like the World Health Organization, UNICEF and the World Bank.
"The Gates Foundation is basically putting global health back on the world's agenda, where it really wasn't for much of the last decade," Perkin said.
For full story, go to America Online.


Diamond Glaze is owned and operated by Jeff Stoops in the Sierra Nevada foothills of Northern California. Jeff originally started his business in 1973, repairing fiberglass bathtubs in Bakersfield. When he bought a franchise for porcelain refinishing, his work soon expanded to include pressed steel, acrylic, cast iron tubs, tile showers, countertops, and sinks. Jeff relocated to Grass Valley in 1978, where Diamond Glaze has established a reputation for providing an exceptional product and service of only the highest standard.
For decades, Diamond Glaze has provided quality workmanship to a wide range of clients, including Hyatt Regency Hotels, various motel franchises, and numerous home owners and property managers. Jeff's vast experience, knowledge, and ability for precise application is unsurpassed, and he ensures the most important requirement of all – your satisfaction.
Diamond Glaze currently services all foothill locations including Grass Valley, Nevada City, Penn Valley, Auburn, North San Juan, Colfax, Marysville, Loomis, Roseville, Rocklin, and everywhere in between.
Diamond Glaze porcelain resurfacing is guaranteed to be free of defects in material for a period of five years, and workmanship for a period of five years from the date of service. If, within a five year period, the Diamond Glaze resurfacing material fails, we will recoat the surface, charging only for cost of labor (if work was pre-formed longer than five years prior).
Because the Diamond Glaze process is a finish job, it is recommended that all other work in the project area be completed prior to application. There should be as little dust as possible.
The plumbing in the project area must be in good working order. This means NO DRIPS! When checking for leaks, make certain that the shower valve is released and that there is no water in the pipe to the shower head.
Shower doors should be removed, including the door frame and accompanying hardware. If there is any silicone sealant remaining, as much as possible should be removed.
The project area needs to have accessible electricity, heat, and running water.
For bathroom projects, the bathroom door must be in place, even if remodeling is being done concurrently.
All items and appliances must be removed from the project area.
We take great precaution and care preparing the surface for the Diamond Glaze coating. This is the most critical part of the job.
First, we clean the surface with a specially formulated cleanser and remove any silicone.
Second, we sand fiberglass fixtures; or perform an acid wash process on tile, pressed steel, and cast iron to remove any residual mineral deposits and silicone. Any chips or cracks are then ground out and filled in.
Next, we mask around the fixture to protect the surrounding areas.
Last, we apply the bonding agent prior to application of the Diamond Glaze coating.
Diamond Glaze coating, a premium quality commercial-grade acrylic urethane, is mixed on-site and applied with an HVLP turbine sprayer at 90 to 100 degrees Fahrenheit.
Generally, 3 to 6 coats of Diamond Glaze are applied depending on the color and type of job.
Diamond Glaze coating takes 24 hours to dry. Following this initial drying period, all that is left to do is remove the masking, and to apply a bead of latex caulk around the edges of the fixture and between all seams.
The caulk will require 24 hours to dry. After this time, the fixture is ready for use.
How long does the Diamond Glaze process take?
We are in and out in one day. Diamond Glaze coating takes approximately 24 hours to dry. Caulking may then be applied and allowed to dry another 24 hours. The refinished fixture may then be used following this initial 48 hour period.
How long does Dimond Glaze last?
Diamond Glaze coating is the highest quality commercial grade acrylic urethane available. Diamond Glaze coating carries a five-year warranty; however, with care and proper maintenance, it will last throughout the lifetime of the fixture.
Your color options are almost endless. While the most commonly used colors are white, almond, and biscuit, custom colors are available. If provided with a Sherman Williams, Kohler, or other major paint or bathroom fixture manufacturer's color number, our supplier can match the color within a shade.
How do I clean the Diamond Glaze surface?
What makes Diamond Glaze coating superior?
The most critical difference between high performance Diamond Glaze and lower quality coatings is the number of chemical bonds linking the molecules together within the coating material. The higher the cross-link density within the coating, the higher the level of overall film durability and life-span of the coating material. Diamond Glaze coating has five times the amount of chemical bonds than common poly-urethane coatings used for fixture refinishing. The acrylic urethane contained in Diamond Glaze surpasses poly-urethane in both gloss retention and water and ultra violet (UV) light resistance. Better yet, Diamond Glaze is rated 10% higher in wear resistance over other poly-urethane coatings.
Absolutely. Jeff Stoops, owner and operator of Diamond Glaze, has been a licensed and bonded contractor in the State of California since 1992 (Jeff's contractors license number is 595896). For more information, visit the California State Contractors License Board website.
In California, anyone who contracts to perform work valued at $500 or more for materials and labor must hold a current, valid license from the Contractors State License Board in the specialty for which he or she is contracting. Unlicensed contractors pose a serious risk to your financial security because they expose you to significant financial harm in the event of injury or property damage. Few unlicensed contractors have bonding or workers' compensation insurance.
If you contract with someone who does not have a license, the Contractors State License Board may not be able to assist you with a resolution or a complaint. Your only remedy against an unlicensed contractor in such a situation may be civil court. It is also not uncommon for an unlicensed contractor to lack the expertise and qualifications to perform the job right the first time. By not hiring a licensed contractor initially, you could end up paying for the refinishing job twice – having to eventually hire a licensed, reputable contractor to correct the work performed by the unlicensed contractor.
All licensed contractors are required to have a contractors license bond in the minimum amount of $10,000. Bonding companies will not risk issuing a bond without verifying the technical capabilities and resources of the contractor. Rest assured, by hiring Diamond Glaze for your refinishing project, you will not only receive the highest quality product and service done right, but you are protected against even the slightest chance of mishap.
While refinishing fixtures with Diamond Glaze only takes a short period of time, caring for your new surface properly is essential to ensuring its amazing longevity.
Upon completion of the Diamond Glaze refinishing process, DO NOT use your new surface for at least 48 hours. After this initial period, the refinished fixture can be fully utilized; however, the surface will actually take up to 90 days to completely cure.
All newly refinished fixtures will have some surface dust which will have settled on the surface. THIS IS NORMAL. Do not attempt to remove dust particles during the the first 48 hours of the curing process. Normal use and regular cleaning following this initial period will remove all minor surface dust.
During the refinishing process, masking is used to protect other surfaces. The masking tape can easily be removed, and may be done after 24 hours following completion of the refinishing process. Care should be taken when removing the masking tape. Remove slowly and carefully using a razor blade or utility knife to break the bead where necessary.
After removal of the masking, a bead of caulking must be applied around the edges of the fixture and between all seams. The caulk (Dap tub and tile) requires 24 hours to dry. After this time, the fixture is ready for use.
In some cases, there may be masking over the drain area. To remove this masking, cut an slit in the center of the masking directly above the drain hole. Place a finger through this opening to grip the masking. Lift slowly, using a razor blade or utility knife to break the bead where necessary. Any Glaze remaining on the surface of the drain shoe can be carefully removed with a razor blade or utility knife.
After 48 hours, clean the finish regularly with mild (non-abrasive) soap and a sponge.
Do not lay soap, bottles, or any other objects on the finished surface during the 48-hour initial curing period.
Be sure that your faucet taps are dry and not dripping. You should towel dry the refinished surface after each use.
The corners of walls and the areas between the walls and tub may have sealed caulk areas. Care must be taken when cleaning these areas, as they may take up to 90 days to fully cure. If any cracks appear over the sealed caulk areas, reapply a fresh bead of caulk. ("Dap" brand caulk is recommended).
I would highly recommend Jeff at Diamond Glaze!
For our 1965 bathroom remodel, we were looking for an alternative to removing the outdated tub and title – still in excellent condition – and incurring the replacment cost. Jeff at Diamond Glaze gave us a bid to refinish the tub and title using the Diamond Glaze resurfacing method. We were so delighted with the fished product that for out next project, we again hired Diamond Glaze. The results were fantastic. I would highly recommend Jeff at Diamond Glaze!
We have used Jeff at Diamond Glaze multiple times and we are also very pleased with the communication, workmanship, and results. The tub looks like new and it sure beats the cost of replacing a tub. We will use Diamond Glaze for all our needs such as this and since we have rentals we have had to opportunity to have several done.
Jeff was professional, arrived, kept everything taped up to avoid mess spreading, laid down tarps for him and his assistant. I'd use them again in a heartbeat. My only reservation I have is that I waited this long for his assistance.
I would highly recommend Diamond Glaze Finish.
We used them to refinish our kitchen counter and bathroom sink. The service was fast and the quality was amazing. The counter and sink looks as good as new! Jeff is really friendly. I recommend Jeff and Diamond Glaze Finish for all your refinishing needs.
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A great choice for mobile musicians, sound designers, and podcasters, the PreSonus AudioBox iTwo Audio Interface is USB bus-powered, compatible with Apple iPad, compact, ruggedly built, and works with virtually any Mac, Windows, or iPad recording software.
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HARDWICK - As he approaches his 71st birthday, Ross Connelly is ready to retire as editor and publisher of the 127-year-old community newspaper in Vermont he and his late wife bought three decades ago.
He was unsuccessful at selling the weekly Hardwick Gazette, so he came up with a novel way to find a new owner: an essay contest that kicks off on Saturday, his birthday.
If he gets at least 700 essays, he'll pick a winner from among them. He's looking for someone who can show they can handle the responsibility of providing strong local coverage at a time when people are increasingly relying on the internet and social media for their news.
The newspaper is based in Hardwick, a community of about 3,000 residents in northern Vermont. The new owner also must be committed to the community.
"The winner of this contest will demonstrate this is a business that employs local people that keeps the money we earn in the communities we cover, that is here week after week because the people who live here are important," Connelly said.
Connelly and his late wife Susan Jarzyn bought the newspaper in 1986 after moving to Vermont from Cape Cod, Massachusetts. She died in 2011. He said now seems like a good time to retire.
The entry fee is $175, and contestants are expected to write up to 400 words about their skills and vision for owning a weekly newspaper with paid subscriptions.
The winner also will assume ownership of the newspaper's historic building, equipment, website and proprietary materials needed to operate the business. The newspaper is printed offsite at a press not owned by the paper.


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Friday, 23 Jul 2021 – 19.00 for 19.30
Featuring Vocal Point, Split Level and Broken Strings
The Freedom Concert is the concept of Chris and Lynne Strange. Both were heavily involved in musical theatre some years ago but for the past three years have become strongly connected with the local Wirral acoustic music scene.
With our gradual return to 'normalcy' following the Covid 19 Pandemic, Chris wanted to use three of the best acoustic acts on the Wirral, who help sum up the music scene, for a celebration night to acknowledge our regaining of 'freedom'.
Act 1 is VOCAL POINT - a well established trio on the Wirral folk scene. They are, Sue Farley, Angela and John Owen. Sue is John's sister and Angela, his wife. Sue and John play guitar and have beautiful voices. Angela provides various percussion and majors on bodhran, the Irish drum and often brags that she was taught by an expert ~ Stephan Hannigan.
Their music library contains many traditional and contemporary folk songs, some self-penned, together with the occasional rendition of a country song or two. A capella singing is another of their specialities which dovetails nicely with their ability to perform wonderful wistful ballads and rhythmic songs that will have your feet tapping in no time. Sue was for many years the Musical Director of the Knowsley Singers and John has musical experience on stage from his time with the Wirral Theatre Company. Angela and John are also the organisers of the excellent Hungry Horse Folk Club in Ellesmere Port, located at The Whitby Club and the Wirral Folk Festival, held at the same venue each June.
Act 2 is SPLIT LEVEL - an acoustic duo.
Phil Chisnall and Lynne Strange deliver a wide, eclectic variety of cover songs in various genres, as well as Phil's own critically acclaimed self written compositions. Together, Lynne and Phil, as Split Level, have been delighting audiences for the past two years.
Phil has a strong musical history, having been involved in performing music since the early eighties. He has worked in various band, duo and solo formats and performed in different music venues, clubs and festivals throughout the country Phil is a highly accomplished acoustic guitar player, using different tunings and styles including slide guitar. He is known particularly for his own song writing. Phil's strong voice has drawn favourable comparisons to the likes of Eric Clapton, Elvis Costello and Gordon Haskell. Lynne Strange has a broad experience in musical theatre, with a beautiful voice, drawing comparisons to Annie Lennox, that perfectly blends with Phil's. Her stage performance of the songs she sings, captivates any audience. Lynne and Phil's different music backgrounds help compliment each other and make for a unique duo.
Act 3 is BROKEN STRINGS - an Americana goodtime band.
A musical cornucopia of guitars, ukes, accordion, mandolin, flute, harmonica, bass, percussion and vocals covering everything from The Band to Gershwin.
Following the untimely passing of one of her idols – Tom Petty – Emma Owen, co organiser of The Summer Strum music festival was inspired to put together a Wilburys kind of group 'as a vehicle to promote the Summer Strum Ukulele Festival 2018' It comprised some of the folk that had supported and helped run the festival over the years. The band enjoyed playing the promos and had a blast so decided to carry on and develop the concept.
Playing a great mix of Country, Americana, Blues and popular Covers, Broken strings are a seven piece multi instrumental band. The band members are:
On Guitar, Banjo, Slide, Ukulele and Vocals - Tom Baker.
On Lead and Acoustic Guitar and Vocals - Gerry Frost.
On Ukulele, Accordion, Vocals and harmonies - Pat Ross-Davies.
On Bass Guitar and Vocals- Jules Tuson.
On Ukulele, Harmonica and Vocals- Karl Parry.
On Guitar, Ukulele, Vocals and Harmonies- Mal Redhead.
On Drums, Cajon and Percussion- Ian Howie.
Although the band originator is not with them full time, Broken Strings are always pleased to have her join them on occasion so,
On Ukulele, Flute, Whistles,Vocals and Harmonies- Emma Owen.
West Kirby Arts Centre
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