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Book Review: Sold Accomplishes Much
Posted on February 17, 2015 by Kathryn
I purchased Patricia McCormick's award-winning book, Sold, for Hillary Homzie's Giving Voice to the Voiceless class, and while I did not end up completing the course due to time and financial restraints, I kept the books. This one for its free verse form and unexpected topic piqued my curiosity. Sold follows Lakshmi from her village in the Nepalese Himalayans across the border into Indian, where she is sold to a brothel. Ultimately, Lakshmi escapes the brothel with the help of an American.
Before I get too in depth into the structure and storytelling, there is one quibble that stands above the rest. This story is incomplete—for me. I read the last page and turned it to look for the next only to find a page of acknowledgements. Lakshmi runs to an American man who has brought with him policemen to help him help Lakshmi out of the brothel. We do not see Lakshmi leave. We have no guarantee that she safely arrives at the safe and clean sanctuary. Especially in a book that has been warning us of the wickedness of American men, I needed to see more. I needed to have Lakshmi truly safe before the story ends.
Now, there are reasons—that I can see—for ending the story mid-story. It leaves Lakshmi in peril like so many women still are in peril, and it leaves the reader to finish the story, to do what he or she can do to help these women.
But as a reader, as a human, I still wanted more closure in this tale, for this woman. I would have liked to have seen her Ama with a tin roof.
This interview posted on McCormick's website actually addresses a lot of my other concerns with the book. Why have an American man rescuing this Nepali woman? Why tell the story in free verse?
McCormick says that she chose an American hero because her primary audience is American, and she wanted her audience to see themselves as able to make a difference to these women. She admits though that given the opportunity, she would make her heroes the local Indian men and women. I notice too that for the upcoming film (release date March 2015), produced by Emma Thompson and directed by Jeffery Brown, a Caucasian woman rescues Lakshmi—or so it seems from the trailer.
The story is told in vignettes (which take the form of free verse) because McCormick found it too "daunting" to tell all of Lakshmi's story. She liked the fractured format and she thought that the white space would encourage pause and reflection in her readers.
Poetry is rarely marketed for teens, although several authors, notably Ellen Hopkins, have enjoyed success with stories told in verse for teens. Hopkins like McCormick in this novel, tackles big social issues in her books: drug usage, prostitution, and mental illness. I'm not familiar with enough teen books in verse to comment on the correlation between verse and tackling social issues.
I think that—apart from ending her story too soon—McCormick told her story well. The form did not make for a confusing narrative, and I think—for me—the brevity of the poem scene helped make this book more accessible. This is a difficult subject, a heartbreaking subject, and one that can be difficult to read about. Because the encounters with Lakshmi's horrors were brief, they were endurable, and for being endurable, the book made an apt vessel for McCormick's message of social awareness. Within that form–a mere 263 pages of poetry, so not a great time commitment–McCormick is able to create well-rounded and vivid characters—as much as most prose novelists. McCormick too is able to create a full sense of place. I think this book is well worth the time to read it.
McCormick, Patricia. Sold. New York: Hyperion-Disney, 2008. First published 2006.
This review is not endorsed by Patricia McCormick, Hyperion Paperbacks for Children, or Disney Book Group. It is an independent, honest review by a reader.
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Book Review: The Strange Case of Origami Yoda is a Poorly Formatted, Solid Story
I found a copy of Tom Angleberger's The Strange Case of Origami Yoda used some time ago, and recognizing that it sold well and was therefore probably something that I should read, I took it home. It sat unread on my shelves until I thought that I'd be able unexpectedly to see Angleberger. I hurried through it, reading nearly half of it in two hours before leaving for the supposed signing. By the time that I left for the signing, I was so far into the book that I couldn't very well stop. I finished it in two days. So take my review with those things in mind.
The Strange Case of Origami Yoda is written as if by a number of different characters reporting on encounters with one character, Dwight, and his finger puppet, Yoda. Several different fonts are used to distinguish the characters, though some characters share fonts, and all of the fonts are similar enough in style for the font changes themselves to not interfere with the flow of the novel as a whole.
The text and format of the book as collected narratives, however, do make it disjointed, and that I think is what keeps it from shining for me. If there had been less acknowledgement of its form within the texts, if the characters hadn't kept referring to the book and complaining about being asked to write in it, I would have been less thrown from the novel with each new chapter.
Each report is headed by a drawing of the POV character. Illustrations pepper the report as well. In their loose, sketchy style, the illustrations remind me of those that I've seen on Jeff Kinney's Diary of a Wimpy Kid books, though Kinney's are somehow both better at conveying emotion and more cartoonish. Kinney's books also sell enormously well, and I have to wonder if the similarities between the two illustration styles contribute to Angleberger's success.
A few quick notes: I will be the first to admit that trying to capture the essence of my characters in drawings is one of the hardest things, but I recognize that I am not a professional artist and plan on accepting help—or foregoing illustrations more likely. Angleberger accepts help from Jason Rosenstock with whom he has co-illustrated the book. I don't know which illustrations are Angleberger's and which are Rosenstock's, but I suspect that the more professional illustrations are Rosenstock's, so I applaud Angleberger accepting some help, but maybe he didn't accept enough or was overenthusiastic about having illustrations at all. On the whole, the illustrations may make the books seem less frightening to a young reader, but they don't for me add anything to the plot or to my understanding of the story. Applause for the text there. (Though I would argue that an overreliance on illustrations might signal too little confidence in children's imagination and in the strength of the text. "How can you read this? There's no pictures." "Well some people use their imagination." It's not as though Angleberger is describing unique experiences—apart from perhaps the origami Yoda itself, and that is illustrated on the cover by Melissa Arnst.)
So overall, I don't feel as if the format of the book as collected narratives or the inclusion of illustrations were particularly good choices and feel that these choices may have limited my enjoyment more than enhanced it. However, the content is solid.
This is a school story, and its focus is on the everyday challenges of interacting with classmates.
Dwight is unpopular. He does odd things like wear the same t-shirt for a month. This book was not part of the curriculum for Giving Voice to the Voiceless, but I think that it easily could have been. There's no explicit mention of any neurodevelopmental disorder that might explain the quirks in Dwight's behavior, but I suspect that Dwight might fall somewhere on the autism spectrum, explaining his difficulty relating to his peers, the difficulty that he has in speaking to them, and the ritualistic behaviors in which he engages.
While Dwight is unpopular, the finger puppet that accompanies Dwight gives wise advice to Dwight's classmates, some of whom believe that the puppet may even be able to predict the future.
The premise of the book is to determine whether or not this is the case—though that mystery is never solved—and the end makes it seem less about Yoda and more about Dwight—particularly Tommy's relationship and reaction to Dwight. The book takes the form of an apology. Tommy decides after examining Dwight and Yoda that he'd "rather be on Dwight's side than Harvey's. Dwight is weird, but I guess I've started to like him, and I hated to let him down. Somehow I didn't mind letting Harvey down" (138).
Tommy's relationship to many of his classmates changes over the course of his study. Harvey begins as one of his better friends, and Dwight as just the odd kid of the class. Dwight is able by standing out more than usual by the adoption of his puppet to influence the whole of the school for the better, bringing partners together, exposing bullies, healing peer relationships, and making traditionally disappointing school events more fun.
It's a story of the power of the outcast and of acceptance, and I really like the conclusions that Angleberger and his characters come to.
This book has a great title, and it's a good middle-grade read for its morals, but I really wanted to be blown away by this book. I wanted it to deserve its bestseller status. Especially as Angleberger is now among those local authors that I might one day have a chance to meet in a relaxed setting. I wish that I could be more pleased with the book's format.
Angleberger, Tom. The Strange Case of Origami Yoda. Illus. Tom Angleberger and Jason Rosenstock. Cover art by Melissa Arnst. New York: Amulet-ABRAMS, 2010.
This review is not endorsed by Tom Angleberger, Jason Rosenstock, Melissa Arnst, Amulet Books, or ABRAMS. It is an independent, honest review by a reader.
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Book Review: The Art of the Con: A Drowned Maiden's Hair Magically Maintains My Interest
Spoilers.
A Drowned Maiden's Hair: A Melodrama is a historical fiction with elements of magical realism by Laura Amy Schlitz and is outside of my usually indulged fantasy genre. I bought it for a graduate course, quit the class, then read and finished the book despite. That in itself is a pretty good review.
A Drowned Maiden's Hair is written from the point of view of Maud Flynn, an orphan adopted by three spinster sisters, the Hawthornes, who hold séances for rich patrons to maintain their lifestyle. Maud lives as a "secret child" with the sisters and is asked to take part in their séances, acting the role of one particular child, Caroline Lambert. Sneaking out the house, Maud meets Mrs. Lambert, Caroline's grieving mother, whom she begins to like despite herself, and whom she begins to feel guilty for conning.
During a séance, an accidental fire destroys the Hawthorne' house. The Hawthornes and Mrs. Lambert flee, leaving Maud locked in a cabinet behind. Maud escapes and stumbles away from the burning house, and in exchange for her honesty, is helped by the owner of a carousel that both Caroline and now Maud have become fond of riding.
At first Mrs. Lambert despises Maud along with the sisters who have conned her but Mrs. Lambert comes to realize that Maud has reminded her of her daughter, Caroline, and Mrs. Lambert forgives Maud and offers Maud the loving home that she has so desperately wanted.
This is the external plot, but its morals are of discerning truth and untruth and appearances from reality; the true plot is Maud's confusion about whom to trust and whom to distrust and what to keep secret and what to reveal. Perhaps as a result, the adults in the tale who are manipulating or using Maud seem significantly more interesting than Maud herself, and Maud, though she acts and acts against the orders of the adults in charge of her, seems more catalyst for their reactions and a foggy lens for the reader than she does a heroine who acts throughout the story. Though she was nice enough, Maud didn't leave that much of an impression upon me, and I think that I remained with her to see whether or not Mrs. Lambert would be tricked and then to ensure that the sisters got their comeuppance.
The class for which this book was an assignment is called Giving Voice to the Voiceless. Maud is forced by the Hawthorne sisters to maintain her silence and hide her identity, not through fear of physical violence as with Sarah Byrnes in Chris Crutcher's Staying Fat for Sarah Byrnes but through fear of rejection, out of a belief that by behaving and doing all that the sisters tell her to do Maud can win love. Maud's voicelessness is what the Hawthornes require and desire, and it is a boon to them. Her voicelessness hurts Mrs. Lambert. Whether or not it is a boon or harm to Maud is difficult to say without a lengthy discussion. Her singing voice first wins her the Hawthornes' attention and they take her away from the orphanage where she's been living. Her voicelessness ensures her continued situation with the Hawthornes, where she is provided with better food and more elegant clothes than she has ever been allowed and more personal attention, though whether she is more genuinely loved by the orphanage's staff than by the Hawthornes is again up for debate. By remaining voiceless as the Hawthornes implore her to be, Maud distances Mrs. Lambert, who could provide her with an even better living situation and genuine love in addition.
Along with Maud's enforced voicelessness, the Hawthornes employ a mute servant, whom they call Muffet. Maud befriends Muffet and begins to teach her the words for objects and later to read. Muffet and Maud together make the journey from voicelessness into a voiced and into a loving home. Schlitz seems to be very firmly of the opinion that voice and truth and honesty are virtues.
Maud's is a supremely innocent close third voice, but I think I'd have liked her better if more of her impertinence had come forward in her voice as well as in her dialogue rather than being most prominently displayed in the labels of adults.
Schlitz, Laura Amy. A Drowned Maiden's Hair: A Melodrama. Cambridge, MA: Candlewick, 2006.
This review is not endorsed by Laura Amy Schlitz or Candlewick Press. It is an independent, honest review by a reader.
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Book Review: Nothing Dazzling About the Dark Days of Hamburger Halpin
Posted on September 29, 2013 by Kathryn
In probably a rare moment of wisdom, common sense, and listening to my body, I've dropped the graduate class that I was taking. I plan still on reading some of the required texts—on my own time when I feel in the mood to do so—and I will, if I review those books here, still tag them as being part of Giving Voice to the Voiceless. I may also do some of the writing exercises.
Josh Berk's The Dark Days of Hamburger Halpin is the last book that I read on the syllabus' schedule before my giving my notification (so to speak). The book chronicles the extraordinary events that happen in the public high school of a small, Pennsylvanian coal-mining town shortly after Will Halpin transfers from his local deaf school because of what he describes as deaf culture politics (for wanting to be part of the hearing culture as well as the deaf, he is shunned). On a class field trip, Pat, the star quarterback and son of a wealthy casino owner, is killed when he falls down a mineshaft. Will's friend Devon, the only person with which Will really communicates at a school that largely doesn't understand sign language or the ways in which they can help Will communicate and understand, pulls Will into a Hardy Boys type investigation.
As a child, I read more Boxcar Children books than my mother cares to remember, and The Dark Days of Hamburger Halpin became reminiscent of their plots—tracking down clues by somewhat dangerous means, often by defeating suspicious adults. Written for an older audience and being a stand-alone instead of a series, Hamburger Halpin was less about kids overcoming adults than The Boxcar Children, and dealt more with the peer group and finding one's place among it. Hamburger Halpin also delved deeper into more adult and teen themes and ideas (I'm literally talking about sex, drugs, and rock and roll) than The Boxcar Children ever did.
[SPOILERS] As Will teases Devon when Devon comments:
"[…] I can't believe that everything turned out exactly like a Hardy Boys book.
"HamburgerHalpin: except for the part where the quarterback had a sex liaison with one of his educationalists
"Smiley_Man3000: Oh yeah.
"HamburgerHalpin: and then the prom queen got knocked up and pushed him down a coal shaft
"Smiley_Man3000: Well there is that, but…
"HamburgerHalpin: and then the police arrested frank" (244-245) [END SPOILERS]
As Will relies heavily on technology (instant messages on computer and handheld devices) to communicate easily with Devon, The Dark Days of Hamburger Halpin may quickly become outdated. I would have said that its references to Nancy Drew and The Hardy Boys would have made it feel a little dated already, being uncertain that today's kids still read these series with any regularity, but I actually did have a giggle of three girls come to me this week to beg to be shown where to find Nancy Drew.
Will's deafness really only served, for me, to make him a good lip-reader, and therefore a good partner to have when watching surveillance tapes. Otherwise, Will's deafness just gives him a reason to have a difficult time in school (any number of other reasons would have served) and a second reason (in addition to his weight, with which Will actually seems surprisingly comfortable, so props to Berk on that point) to be outcast at school.
Neither plot nor prose wowed me, but Hamburger Halpin may interest fans of kid detectives when those readers reach their teens and will be good to recommend for teen mystery readers, though the first 116 pages are given to a bildungsroman and investigation of life for a deaf teen rather than to a mystery and whodunit.
There was something more genuine and interesting about the bildungsroman and Will's perspective on everyday life than the mystery for me, but I gave up my Boxcar Children obsession long ago and have not adopted another detective series since unless you want to include Harry Potter (which I don't think that I would).
**1/2
Berk, Josh. The Dark Days of Hamburger Halpin. New York: Ember-Random, 2010.
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Some spoilers.
The first book on our reading list for ENG 561: Giving Voice to the Voiceless is Sharon M. Draper's Out of My Mind, one of the nominees for the 2014 Nutmeg Book Award and high on my mental shortlist for the award. Out of My Mind is the story of a middle-school girl with cerebral palsy, extremely intelligent but unable to speak without the aid of a machine (which she obtains only midway through the story) and unable to complete basic tasks like dressing or feeding herself. Out of My Mind chronicles Melody's struggle to fit in and to express herself to a world that largely sees only her disability. Extremely intelligent with a photographic memory and synesthesia besides, Melody enters a quiz bowl competition, surpassing her classmates in trials, providing her with the opportunity to show the world her intelligence or at least her ability to comprehend, compete, and retain information. But because her disability makes her classmates uncomfortable, her chance is stolen, and her inability to communicate effectively, swiftly, and without aid leads to further tragedy, which ultimately is resolved happily enough, but was quite a gut punch from Draper to her readers.
Out of My Mind is written in a simple past first person. The book reveals itself at the end to be the work of Melody, written as an autobiography for class.
Out of My Mind falls for me into one of the pitfalls of sports fiction (though I had to laugh a little when I looked over what sports fiction I've read): dull and plot-miring over-explanation of a sport that is a catalyst but the understanding of which is not really crucial to the plot. Meg Wolitzer in The Fingertips of Duncan Dorfman hangs by her fingertips from this cliff's edge, but Draper teeters by that same precipice when she lists questions and answers for the quiz bowl in her fiction. Luckily, a quiz bowl question is briefer than a list of 101 two-letter words, and I was more forgiving of Draper, who also seemed to recognize this problem and, as quickly as she could, moved Melody past inserting the questions into the text.
Otherwise, Out of My Mind is a well-written text, employing many tricks of the trade and leaning towards poetic prose without frequently tumbling into a brier of flowery language.
As a story about voice and voicelessness, Out of My Mind is fascinating, with voice and voicelessness oscillating between being voluntary and involuntary, frustrating and a defense mechanism, even for Melody, for whom for all her life prior voicelessness has been the only option.
Melody is prone to bouts of teenage-ness and this helps to make her real. In Melody's struggle to fit in and be understood by her peers, Melody's cerebral palsy and voicelessness become another hurdle, but the struggle itself is a standard middle-grade trial, one to which I think we can all, at almost any age, relate, and this too helps to make Melody a relatable and real character.
[SPOILERS] Ultimately, Out of My Mind did not have the ending that I wanted for it. I would have appreciated if it had ended when Melody and her quiz bowl team won the state competition, but Draper saw fit to increase the angst for Melody. Left behind by her quiz bowl team, Melody feels betrayed, and her disability again becomes stark for her just when she had seemed to surmount it, but she refuses to be defeated by her teammates' perceived cruelty (I genuinely feel that the team while they can be faulted for excluding her from their shared breakfast cannot have hoped to leave Melody behind). She demands to go to school despite poor weather and the fraying health and energy of her parents. In the rain and her distraction, Melody's mother does not see Melody's younger sister, and Penny is struck by the car. Though Penny emerges from the accident with a few broken bones but no lasting damage, I felt that Draper's point about Melody's difficulties to communicate had already been conveyed, and while this was (almost) the most dramatic of ways in which her inability could be conveyed, it may not have been necessary to the plot, and really only seemed to fill the space (unnecessarily) between Melody's disappointment and her moment to confront her class while giving Melody a second time to worry that Penny might be "damaged" mentally as Melody is. Angst. [END SPOILER]
Draper, Sharon M. Out of My Mind. New York: Atheneum-Simon & Schuster, 2010.
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Challenge: Legal Theft: Abigail Amid the Mass (828 words)
This is actually the legal theft piece the original first line of which Gwen from Apprentice, Never Master stole from me to write her piece for Thursday, "Basilica." It was supposed to go up September 13. I've started the piece that I was supposed to have done for Thursday (September 12) using the line that I stole from Gwen. That will be up as soon as I have completed all the homework due by noon.
I don't like going to my grandparents' church. My parents know this, but we still have to go once a month to keep my grandparents happy.
Theirs is a more traditional service with lots of pomp and circumstance. The organ shouts out a hymn's tune beneath trills and rills, and a choir of older voices leans strongly towards the soprano with only a few baritones and basses for support. Dad tells me that the priests come out in flowing robes stitched with gold, a little boy carrying a cross walks before them to the altar, which is a grand affair itself. This parade of finery is lost on me; it's meaningless, and it seems unnecessary. If I can worship without seeing any of this, everyone else should be able too as well. "Because you have seen me, you have believed; blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed." That's one of my favorite verses. I try not to smirk as I sit in the pew, thinking about all these people who have to see to believe, who need gold and a parade of costumed men to worship God. No one wears robes outside of church, but worship doesn't end on Sunday around one o'clock.
The church my parents and I go to usually is different. Modern, my grandparents call it, and an effrontery when they think I'm not listening (which is ridiculous; I'm always listening). I asked my dad what effrontery meant, and he told me that my grandparents think that our church doesn't worship God right. He told me to ignore them and worship God however I wanted to. He told me that God wouldn't mind as long as I did worship Him. Personally, I get a lot more out of the blaring rock music with drums that change the rhythm of my heartbeat than I do from a priest chanting in Latin. Who even knows what the priest is saying? I mean, I know they know—or some of them do, the older people—some of them must—but they can't understand it, and they can't really think about it, can they? Certainly I can't. The ave, Marias and the pater nosters might as well be Martian to me.
My mom nudges me, pushing at my forearm a bit, and I know it's time to kneel. I shuffle forward on the bench and lower myself towards the floor, putting a hand out to catch the pew in front of us and finding the tiny, cushioned ledge with my knees. My grandparents' church requires a lot of aerobics too. Sit, stand, sit, kneel, stand again, now kneel, now you can sit. No one likes to kneel—or I can't think why anyone would like to kneel—but I especially don't.
My church doesn't care if we sit, stand, jump around, or dance in the aisles. Sitting is easiest for me. After coming back from my grandparents' church, I almost want to dance in the aisle with the Abigail, who giggles and squeals as she does, imitating the amens and hallelujahs; I just want to let go and celebrate having fewer rules.
She dances every week, so her parents sit in the back near us, though seating's not assigned. After introducing herself to me, Abigail told me that I could dance with her anytime, but most of our interactions have been during the meet and greet moments that our church pauses for.
She says hello every week. "Hello, Simon," she calls, and then I hear her say, "Hi. I'm Abigail," and every week there's a new voice saying, "Hello, Abigail."
I don't have Abigail's exuberance, and meeting new people can be hard.
Abigail doesn't ask much, didn't ask much of me. It's why I can smile at her and call back, "Hi, Abigail." She'll even come up to me when I tell her to, and talk to me if I want her to, and she doesn't ask why I don't go to her.
Everyone's chanting around us now—my mother too—making their mouths move through the pattern of those foreign, Latin syllables that are just nonsense to me and memorized by them. I catch a few words: "Pater noster" is "our Father," and I think "malo" might be "bad" like in Spanish. "Jesu Christ" is definitely "Jesus Christ." "Gloria" is almost certainly "glory." But for every word I can guess at, there are a hundred more that I can't understand at all.
At the priest's "Offerte vobis pacem," my mother signals me to stand. People turn towards us offering a "pax," a handshake, a "hello," the English a welcome relief. I stick my hand out and allow it to be taken. I've learned this is easiest. I say "pax" when it's taken.
I think about Abigail introducing herself to everyone, and it's easier to smile at these strangers who don't tell me their names and don't stay for more than a quick, unenthusiastic greeting.
And I just want to say that this is in no way meant to insult any form of worship. I actually really enjoy a liturgical service and contemporary rock worship music, but personally I agree with Simon's dad: God won't care how we worship.
This is actually, too, an excerpt from a longer piece that I wrote for class.
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Dracula Untold reshoots tie it into Universal's monster universe
2014-10-02 11:00:00by Matthew Razak
Not everything has to end up in a team up movie, Hollywood
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In terms of Untold (spoiler warning) the new scene is one of Dracula in modern day being followed by the vampire who sired him, who then says, "Let the games begins." Obviously not the crucial, but it sounds like Draculas sire is going to play a big role in a modern day monster universe. We're guessing there will be some team up with the Wolfman, Dracula, the Mummy and Frankenstein's monster at some point.
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Iyanya Biography and Net Worth
Posted by Ogunyomi Samuel July 11, 2020
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Iyanya is one of Nigeria's best and popularly talented and good looking musicians. He was first known after he emerged as the winner for the first season of 2008 MTN Project Fame West Africa.
Iyanya apart from being a fast rising musician has being nominated and awarded many times and in this article we will let you know all it is to know about Iyanya, starting from his biography till his net worth.
Iyanya Profile
Full Name: Iyanya Onoyom Mbuk
Nationality: Nigerian
State of Origin: Cross River
State of residence: Lagos
Occupation: Singer, songwriter, performer
Iyanya Age
Iyanya was born on 31st October, 1986 in the beautiful city of Calabar at Palm Street in Cross River State, which is located in the southern part of Nigeria.
Iyanya grew up in a disciplined home which was powered by his mother(head mistress by profession) and his father (forester by profession) who unfortunately passed away together with his elder brother in 2008.
Iyanya Education
Iyanya grew up in Calabar where he completed his primary and high School at Calabar. Iyanya having a solid background on education went ahead to study business management in the prestigious University of Calabar.
It was there he graduated with a degree in business management.
Iyanya Career
After completing his tertiary education, Iyanya began hustling by managing a local bar and performing at Karaokes at Fiesta Fries Bar, Mirage Nite Club, and West-Life clubs.
During one of Iyanya's performance, he came in contact with a Nigerian musician name KCee, who encourage him to participate in the 2008 first season of Project Fame West Africa.
It was during this competition that the name "Iyanya" began reaching the entire region of west Africa, as he emerged the winner of the 2008 first season of Project Fame West Africa.
This award was the stepping stone into Iyanya's career, as he harnessed this opportunity and released a debut album titled 'My Story'. This was bold move even though it did not turn out well, due to the failure that surrounded it's distribution.
Despite the major set back in his career early days, Iyanya kept on pushing and decided to visit home. It was there he saw his people's love for the "Etighi" dance steps and grasp the opportunities surrounding it.
Iyanya released a major hit song "Kukere" which was produced by DTunes. This single song made the "Etighi" dance steps more popular and brought his home town into light and overseas.
After this successful single, he recorded another amazing single title "Ur Waist" featuring Emma Nyra.
In 2011, Iyanya co-founded the record label "Made Men Music Group" with the famous Ubi Franklin but left the label after some years later.
Apart from "Kukere" he had also recorded many singles such as "Flavour", "Sexy Mama" featuring Wizkid in 2013, "Jombolo" featuring Flavour N'abania,"Head Swell", "She Can Get It", "Le Kwa Ukwu", "Story Story" featuring Oritse Femi in 2014, "Mr Oreo", "Ijeoma" featuring peruzzi in 2019.
Iyanya is very versatile as he into Afrobeats and R&B. Although his first genre of music was rap music but switched to Afrobeats and R&B. Being a performer, he has performed in a lot of places both home and abroad.
In 2012, he performed at the Nigerian famous comedian "AY", at his show held at the INDIGO2 arena. Iyanya also took an international tour and performed together with Tonto Dikeh and Emma Nyra. This tour started in London and ended in Manchester.
In 2013, Iyanya took another international tour with Emma Nyra across the United State and Canada in early 2013. He performed at the Shrine in Chicago on 11th April, 2013 and at the African Muzik Magazine that was launched on 12th of April, 2013, Dallas, Texas.
In 2013, he had a Cameo appearance at the famous TV series "Shuga" in season 3.
Apart from singing and performing, he also an ambassador and has signed endorsement deals with Solo Phones Nigeria on the 16 of October 2013 worth 35 million Naira.
Also in 2013, according to Daily Independent newspaper reports, Iyanya signed a one-year deal with Nigeria's first certified branded computers "Zinox Computers". This deal was worth $300,000. In 2014, Iyanya got another amazing deal with Toyota Prado.
Iyanya Relationship
What's a celebrity life without controversies, well Iyanya is no foreigner to this as there has been a lot of controversies about his love life.
However Iyanya has dated a lot of high profile women in the likes of Freda Francis(CEO of Oasis spa), Yvonne Nelson (Ghanaian model and actress) and Tonto Dikeh (Nigerian artist). Iyanya fans are actually looking forward to meet "The One".
Iyanya Achievement
Iyanya emerged as the winner of the Best Contemporary Afro (Live Beats choice) at the 2012 Nigeria Music Video Awards (NMVA), Musician of the Year (Male) and Most Popular Song of the Year at the 2012 City People Entertainment Awards.
Iyanya was nominated for Best R&B/Pop Album, Album of the Year, Best Pop Single, Song of the Year and Best High Life Video at the 2013 Nigeria Music Video Awards (NMVA).
In 2013, Iyanya also won the Best High Life Video and Best Use of Choreography at the Nigeria Music Video Awards (NMVA).
Iyanya was nominated for Musician of the Year (Male) at the 2014 City People Entertainment Awards.
In 2014, Iyanya won the award for Best Male Vocal and Best Dance in a Video at the African Muzik Magazine Awards.
Iyanya was nominated for World's Best Song, World's Best Video, World's Best Male Artist, World's Best Live Act and World's Best Entertainer of The Year at the 2014 World Music Awards.
Iyanya Net Worth
Iyanya has an estimated net worth of $5 million.
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Heist's Olympic designer on product innovation
You have to be bold and brave to do meaningful innovation, says Fiona Fairhurst, VP of innovation at underwear brand, Heist Studios, on the latest episode of the Innovators podcast by TheCurrent Global.
"We're trying to make better products that make people's lives better," she explains.
The first product under the newly-appointed designer's remit at Heist is shapewear that not only looks more aesthetically pleasing than existing alternatives in the market, but removes any stigma for women wearing it. Fairhurst's background is in sport, a world built around product innovation focused on the importance of performance.
She rose to fame during the Sydney Olympic Games in 2000 where, while working at Speedo, she introduced a bodysuit using biomimetic sharkskin technology that went on to help 13 out of 15 swimming world records achieved during the competition. It was also eventually banned from the sport because it gave competitors an unfair advantage.
Her background has enabled her to strike the balance between the emotional side of design and the material innovation that leads to better product performance. Much like getting swimmers to swap their small Speedos for full bodysuits, for Heist it is about getting women to trust their expertise. "We very much want to base everything on science, technology and the innovation – and also what the consumer wants, which for Heist is about women."
During this conversation with Rachel Arthur at a FashMash event in London, Fairhurst also explains what excites her for the future of material innovation, the challenge of scaling sustainability, and what game-changing product Heist is working on next.
Heist Studios' new Shapewear
Tags DTC, fiona fairhurst, heist, heist studios, hosiery, innovation, Innovators, Innovators by TheCurrent, performance, Product Design, rachel arthur, retail, sportswear, Underwear
Editor's pick sustainability
Calvin Klein encourages recycling of packaging with labeling program
Calvin Klein Underwear has partnered with standardized labeling system How2Recycle to provide customers with details on how exactly they can recycle the packaging that items come in.
Labels on each product will provide clear information to shoppers about the components of the packaging, and instructions on whether to consult a local recycling program or use a store drop-off station at a participating retailer in order to save from throwing the wrapping straight into landfill.
"As a global apparel company, we recognize that we have a responsibility to reduce waste, and one key way to do so is by minimizing our packaging and making it recyclable," said Marissa Pagnani-McGowan, group vice president of corporate responsibility at Calvin Klein's parent company, PVH Corp. "How2Recycle labels will make it easier for our consumers to understand how to discard unwanted items in the most sustainable way possible."
Target and Walmart are also working with How2Recycle on similar initiatives. "PVH is blazing the trail by being the first company in the apparel space to commit to featuring accurate, consistent recycling labels on their packaging," said Caroline Cox, project manager of How2Recycle. "The reach of their iconic brands will empower a new sector of consumers to recycle more, and more accurately."
The move comes as more brands within the fashion industry are taking sustainability and waste more seriously. Packaging is one major focus as consumers increasingly look to recycle or reuse what their items come in and there's a greater call for reduction in the amount of materials used. Just this past week, a number of consumer goods companies, including Procter & Gamble and Nestle, teamed up on a new packaging solution called Loop, which is focused on reusable stainless steel.
It also ties to PVH's broader focus on sustainable packaging. The group has a commitment to reduce the overall amount of packaging used for products and work toward sending zero materials to landfill. Its statement on the matter says that 78 million tons of plastic packaging is currently produced globally each year, yet only 14% is collected for recycling.
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Tags Calvin Klein, calvin klein underwear, education, how2recycle, label, labeling, packaging, PVH, recycling, sustainability, Underwear
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Heist's new shapewear comes from the inventor of the Speedo SharkSkin suit
The Outer Body by Heist Studios
Three years after taking on the hosiery market with its reimagination of tights, Heist is moving into shapewear with a bodysuit inspired by the wearer's own support system.
Called The Outer Body, the undergarment is meant to support the body instead of squeezing it, and it's a big push in innovation that's making that viable. Behind the design is performance-wear inventor Fiona Fairhurst, who is renowned for the multi-gold-medal-winning SharkSkin swimsuit for Speedo.
With her first product release for Heist, she is combining two cutting-edge fabric technologies. The first, NoSew™, allows the garment to have just one sewn seam, eliminating discomforting bulky seams. The second, FlowFree™, features engineered perforations that promote and enhance breathability instead of retaining moisture like traditional elastics and meshes.
"Traditional shapewear puts pressure all over the body, which might work, but it's not comfortable. I didn't want to touch it the same way, I wanted to support the body, not necessarily control it", said Fairhurst at a launch event for the product in London.
The bodysuit is composed of ultrasonically bonded, contouring, breathable panels made of film technology modeled on the body's fascia matrix – the connective tissue beneath the skin that stabilizes the muscles and internal organs. 20,000 tiny laser-perforations increase airflow to reduce sweating.
According to Heist's CEO, Toby Darbyshire, the company is on a mission to change the future of underwear. "Women's bodywear has been neglected, overlooking an important scientific and technological focus that it deserves. With this new launch, we have applied our philosophy of innovation and expert knowledge of the anatomy to a very specific product that has been crying out for an overhaul."
Before creating the shapewear, Heist asked 1,025 women who wear bodysuits what they wanted most from the product. "This disillusioned and dissatisfied group told us: no squeezing, sweating, or struggling into something that's not worth it. So, we applied high-performing technology to our bodysuit from top to bottom", said Darbyshire.
The company also launched an amusing campaign, as its marketing style, to tease the shapewear, with various comedians attempting to get into more traditional bodysuits to varying degrees of difficulty. "I don't think women should have to compromise when it comes to shapewear. I've designed for comfort – this is a new product you can move in." Fairhurst explained.
Considering the global underwear market is expected to reach $145bn by 2021 after generating sales of $112bn in 2016, according to Statista, it's about time the industry started paying attention to innovative, female-targeted products.
The Outer Body is priced at £120 and available online today at www.heist-studios.com. A limited supply is also available in-store at the Heist DemoStudio in London, where customers can book a 30-minute Shape + Fit appointment via Instagram.
For more on how Heist approaches innovation – from product to communications – listen to TheCurrent Innovators podcast episode with Darbyshire, published earlier this year.
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Aerie pushes empowerment with new product, campaign and experience
Aerie - "Bras make you feel real good"
Aerie is launching a 360-degree campaign that aims to create a positive environment for women to shop and feel good about themselves.
The initiative, titled "Bras make you feel real good", includes advertising, a new bra collection and a reinvented shopping experience, all of which aid the brand's mission to promoting female empowerment and inclusivity.
Speaking of the brand's overarching message of empowerment in January, Jennifer Foyle, Aerie's global brand president, said: "At Aerie, we believe in authentic, real beauty and never airbrush our models." Adding: "Now, more than ever, we want to encourage women everywhere to feel empowered to embrace their own unique qualities and beautiful REAL selves."
The unretouched print campaign features a cast of 57 real women, which includes contest winners such as a cancer survivor, a woman with a colostomy bag and a woman with an insulin pump, as well as Olympic gymnast and sexual abuse survivor Aly Raisman.
In-store, the experience translates into two new consumer-facing features: a new bra fitting process titled Best Fit Finder (BFF) that provides a less invasive tool to finding the perfect bra fit; and in the fitting room, encouraging consumers to leave sticky note affirmations behind for the next woman to see, not too dissimilar from an experience found at mirrors in their Soho, New York flagship.
Moreover, the initiative also includes staff training: the brand has implemented a body confidence training campaign for its store team in partnership with the National Eating Disorders Association (NEDA), which is designed to create a judgement-free zone during the shopping experience.
To accompany the #AerieReal campaign, the American Eagle-owned brand is launching a new bra collection that includes products such as The Real Happy™, Real Me™ and Real Power™. All styles feature enhanced details such as softer fabric, removable padding and j-hooks for easy adjustments.
Appealing to real women both in its communication strategy and in-store experience, has worked in the Pittsburgh-based brand's favor, as it announced a same-store sales growth of 38% in the first quarter of 2018, adding to a 25% increase in 2017.
The success reflects a clear appetite for realistic messaging, one which brands such as Victoria's Secret have failed to swiftly respond to – in comparison, L Brands' (the group that owns the lingerie company) stock has fallen by more than 45% in 2018.
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Fruit of the Loom releases city-wide stunt for unnoticeable underwear
Fruit of the Loom has launched a campaign stunt that highlights how light its underwear is by testing how much passersby are paying attention to their surroundings in New York City.
In support of the brand's new EverLight™ underwear, the brand has created physical installations around the city that blend into the urban setting, purposively designed to be unnoticeable.
Examples included a typical tourist telescope pointed at a brick wall and a small red door reminiscent of Alice in Wonderland that was located so closely to the ground few would notice it. Those who spot the initiative and take the time to stop and look can discover hidden clues leading them to a reward of cash prizes and free underwear.
Those clues include using very small writing to hide behind a large chunk of incoherent sentences, or a larger-than-life QR code that has to be scanned to reveal the location of the prize.
While the brand was not sure what to expect, it was right in its assumption of low noticeability. Of the nine million citizens of New York, only six savvy people have taken the time to engage with the advertising and interpret the clues. The six winners have each taken home $1,851 in cash, which, in another tongue-in-cheek move from the brand, corresponds to the year that it was founded, as well as free EverLight™ underwear.
While the campaign is ongoing, a video released by the brand chronicles not only the reactions of passersby, but tone that implies that the project is as much a social experiment as an advertising stunt.
With a total of 11 installations, and with only six that having been completed, the brand is now encouraging people in New York City to watch out for a poster of a realtor that looks a little bit off, a newspaper ad for a broken printer, and a little red man waving its arms.
This all follows a larger move from Fruit of the Loom for taking a humorous approach to promoting its brand at present. In May this year, it also released a satirical PSA against shiftless selfies, explaining that men were taking their tops off so often because they weren't wearing the right t-shirts.
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How Heist looks at inclusivity to keep innovating its tights
Heist's Toby Darbyshire and Rachel Arthur
Inclusivity for women of all shapes, sizes and skintones is at the core of the strategy behind direct-to-consumer underwear brand Heist, according to its CEO Toby Darbyshire, who features on the latest episode of TheCurrent Innovators podcast.
Speaking to Rachel Arthur, he explains how the underwear industry is one that's ripe for innovation as a category that is underperforming against societal needs. As it stands, it is designed to drive revenue, rather than to serve its customers, he notes.
"It struck us that in the age of Harvey Weinstein, the fact that my wife, who is a pretty modern woman, walks into Selfridges' underwear section and it says 'listen love, put this on – one of sort of four or five societal normalized views of sexy – and then you can fulfil your purpose'. That seems like an industry at its fundamental that is both broken from a brand point of view but also totally out of kilter with the cultural discourse," he comments.
The first product Heist decided to tackle was tights. Widely regarded as uncomfortable, Heist's innovative design includes no seams, a flexible waistband and a reduction in snagging and laddering. The brand worked with real women to ensure their concerns were met.
Since then, that has also meant exploring color and shape, and it's this approach to inclusivity that keeps the brand, which recently received investment from Natalie Massenet's new Imaginary Ventures fund, driving forward.
Last summer, it launched 'The Nude Project', crowdsourcing a full color palette index of different skintones based on over 100,000 customers. What's more, the team opted to make this an open source model, explains Darbyshire, meaning they are sharing the results with the wider industry in the hope it will encourage others to diversify their product offerings.
Heist also launched tights to cater up to size 24 in 2017, again working with real body shapes to create the best fit. The line debuted with a successful and innovative campaign, featuring different shapes and sizes of fruits and vegetables inside Heist tights to promote a body positive and inclusive message.
On that decision, Darbyshire says: "How do you talk about plus size in a way that is inclusive and isn't Dove. Not because Dove didn't do it brilliantly, because they actually did it brilliantly, but then kept on doing it for 20 years, so now no one else can do it because it's lame. It's really clever. So how not to be Dove is the challenge."
Also on the podcast, he talks about innovation in the product itself as inspired by the likes of Nike and Speedo, how to successfully cut out the middleman and why they might introduce their own store next year.
Tags heist, hosiery, inclusivity, innovation, plus size, product, tights, Toby Darbyshire, Underwear
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Agent Provocateur launches interactive film and WhatsApp holiday campaign
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Agent Provocateur's new Naughty or Nice festive campaign
Agent Provocateur has launched a new campaign for the holiday season, anchored by an interactive video based on the idea of duality.
"Naughty or nice" sees two different versions of the same film captured, enabling the viewer to switch between the two by tapping their screen on a mobile, or pressing the letter "N" on desktop.
Actress Juno Temple plays the role of both personalities, one confident and knowing in a deep palette of blacks, the other more innocent and coquettish, marked by its softer shades of pink. You can see both in the video below, but head to the website to see the interactive version.
The initiative, built in collaboration with agency Cult LDN, gets a more personalised interactive boost over the coming weeks too, when Agent Provocateur launches what it's calling the world's first "WhatsApp Ménage à Trois". Encouraging every women to explore her naughty or nice side, it is inviting certain shoppers, their lovers and an AP agent to have a "lusty conversation" in order to uncover their deepest desires, and wish list for the festive season.
No further detail available just yet, but it sounds like it will take advantage of the group chat function available on Whatsapp to provide a personal shopping and recommendation-based service ahead of the festive season, albeit with a little tongue-in-cheek action thrown in.
The Naughty or Nice campaign will run across the brand's website, social media channels and stores, with each of its 120 boutiques given a 'naughty' or 'nice' theme and merchandised accordingly.
Tags ad, advertising, Agent Provocateur, campaign, chat, Christmas, designer, film, Holiday, interactive, lingerie, marketing, messaging, social, Underwear, whatsapp
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Kendall Jenner and Justin Bieber drive top tier engagement for new #MyCalvins campaign
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Proving the power of today's social media celebrities, Kendall Jenner managed to rack up over 3.5 million likes for a handful of Calvin Klein images on her Instagram feed this week in little over 24-hours.
Justin Bieber meanwhile gained 1.5 million for one of his posts for the brand. All of them were part of Calvin Klein's new spring/summer 2016 #mycalvins campaign – a refresh of a user-generated content initiative that has driven social media sharing for the brand around the world.
On this occasion, investing in influencers has once again helped get the word out. The provocative poses are accompanied by a tagline of "I ___ in #mycalvins", encouraging other people to indicate what they indeed do in theirs.
A video posted by Kendall Jenner (@kendalljenner) on Jan 26, 2016 at 3:00pm PST
It's also the first time that each of the Calvin Klein brands – Calvin Klein Collection, Calvin Klein, Calvin Klein Jeans and Calvin Klein Underwear – have been presented together. The campaign also features other well-known names such as hip hop artist Kendrick Lamar, singer FKA Twigs, actress Klara Kristin, cult skateboarder Mark Gonzales, British artist Shantell Martin and The Wire actor Tristan Wilds.
Photographer and filmmaker Tyrone Lebon is the mastermind behind the images, with the answers to what all these familiar faces do in their Calvins rounded up into a 90-second video as well.
Tags #mycalvins, Calvin Klein, celebrity, designer, digital, influencers, Instagram, justin bieber, Kendall Jenner, social, social media, Underwear
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Kmart's Joe Boxer mocks wearables market with 'inactivity tracker'
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If there's one thing the past 12 months has seen, it's brands at the dozen jumping on the wearables bandwagon with some kind of gratuitous marketing tie up or another. Here comes another, but this time quite a winning one.
In a bid to promote its pyjamas, Kmart's Joe Boxer line has teamed up with FCB Chicago to come up with the idea of the "inactivity tracker". Yep, forget counting your steps like every other fitness band out there, and instead get comfortable with doing absolutely nothing at all. The hashtag #chillhard is attached accordingly.
"The whole idea is to turn the tracking trend on its ear. It plays off of Joe Boxer's irreverent brand personality really well," Jamie Stein, a spokeswoman for Kmart, told AdAge.
The device, which was genuinely available to consumers (in limited edition and for free to the first 50 who purchased from Kmart's New York Astor Place store this weekend), connects to a mobile app available on both iOS and Android. From there it rewards the wearer's laziness and chill time.
As per the promotional material, the step-by-step process is to: 1. Put on Joe Boxer pajamas and your Inactivity Tracker; 2. Download the app. Pair Inactivity Tracker with your smartphone. Earn badges; 3. No more steps.
Levels can be reached including "Human Sloth", "Genghis Yawn", "Are you dead?" "Couch Commander", "Cryogenic" and "You Rock!" To achieve the latter, one needs less than 2,500 steps in five days; perhaps not the most responsible of suggestions to today's population, but a fun mockery of the route wearable tech has taken us so far otherwise. The product description similarly highlights things like "little itsy bitsy lights" and "cool vibrating thing".
Accompanying the launch of the device is a 60-minute video of two men competing in the "2015 Joe Boxer Lounger Games". Amusing commentary ensues as it focuses on the PJ-clad individuals chilling in their armchairs.
Tags campaign, digital, fashion, fitness, health, humour, inactivity tracker, joe boxer, kmart, nightwear, pun, pyjamas, retail, tracking, Underwear, USA, wearable technology, wearables
Editor's pick film
Triumph pushes bra-fitting services in animated musical film
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Triumph has transformed model Hannah Ferguson into an animated character as part of a campaign designed to promote its bra fitting service.
The two-minute musical spot celebrates the magic of finding the perfectly fitting bra. It follows the tale of Hannah, her two friends, a fairy godmother in the shape of a dress form, and a companion called Fred the Frog on the quest for "the one".
The aim in using animation, according to Triumph, was to provide women with a character that is relatable rather than aspirational, removing any pressure to look a certain way.
Eszter Szijarto, head of brand marketing at Triumph said: "It is really important for us to find new ways of bringing to life the bra finding journey so that we continue to inspire customers to go for a bra fitting. By transforming our model, Hannah, into a cartoon we are treading new ground and by doing so, we aim to create a compelling visual experience that captures the magical feeling of finding the right bra that transforms your life – 'The One'."
The campaign features a musical score composed by Tony award-winner Jason Robert Brown. The vocal was performed by three acclaimed Broadway singers, and the accompaniment by Prague's Filmharmonic Orchestra.
It will air on television in the UK, Germany and Italy from today until mid-May, while edited versions will be viewable online.
Accompanying it is a contest called Animate Me, which calls for fans to answer questions related to "The One" via Facebook and Twitter as well as the Find the One Hub (where bra fitting appointments can also be made). Winners will receive an animated illustration of themselves in the same style as the film.
This post first appeared on WGSN.com/blogs
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1. Christmas card from my auntie and family. First one for the year, not many really send christmas card via the mail anymore, except for this auntie, without fail she send us one every year. The only other one that might send us one via mail is my MIL. Everyone else sends texts/facebook/etc.
2. DH's margin loan statement for the month of November. Total market value has gone up so does the total amount owing because he bought more shares last month in this account. They took $26.10 for interest in November. Normally DH pre-pay interest at the end of financial year (June for us here)to get some tax benefit. Sometimes he buys some shares throughout the year and has to pay interest on it every month throughout the year.
3. A letter from our accountant saying that they have now been acquired by a new company. There shouldn't really be any changes, some of the personnel have been retain. I just hope the fees are not going up too much.
4. A dividend statement from one of DH's stock for $119.94. Their dividend reinvestment plan is currently suspended so he will get cash instead directly deposited into his account that is connected to his margin loan account. This will help pay for interest.
5. Electric bill - normally this would have been due some time next month but we this time around we have a credit balance of $47.75 (thanks to the sun!).
6. Almost forgot the big one, Credit card statement, this included the car registration and a bit of christmas spending and the other usual spending of fuel, eating out, mobile phone... All up it's for $1,185.89, not due until next month 7th of Jan.


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The Painted Horse has a Name!March 2006
The winning name of EquiMania!'s, "Name the Painted Horse Contest", a full size fibre glass horse painted with remarkable anatomical detail was announced at the Can-Am Equine Emporium on Wednesday, March 15, 2006.
Gayle Ecker, Senior Manager, Equine Guelph, with the help of Ruth Benns, artist of the Painted Horse, unveiled the winning name, SeeMore and introduced the winner, Mary Prescott. Mary, 12 years old and from Guelph, Ontario, was present with her mother, Leona and brother and sisters, Jonathon, Dinah and Sarah to accept her prize, which included, a family pass for 4 to the Can-Am Equine Emporium and one night accommodation, courtesy of Can-Am Equine Emporium. After enjoying their day at Can-Am, Mary and her brother and sisters settled in for a fast-paced game of Horse-Opoly on their new Bucus picnic blanket, also included in the generous prize package.
When asked why "SeeMore", Mary explained "I chose the name SeeMore because I thought that the name suited him. If you look at him, you will know what I mean." "I hope that SeeMore will help people to learn more about horses so they can be cared for properly" Mary added. The winning name was chosen from over 200 entries.
Youth visiting this year's Can Am Equine Emporium got the opportunity to meet SeeMore in EquiMania!'s Education Centre. The next scheduled stops for the Education Centre are the Schomberg Fair (May 27), Woodbine Racetrack, (weekends through July and August) and Grand River Raceway (August 7). Visit the EquiMania! website for more information on these and other upcoming events.


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Kholer Creek a hidden gem
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Faculty member Jonathan Long laying out rebar for measuring the progress of the renovation. Photo by Zach Tierney
By Jeff Gonzales October 1, 2013
Ecological groups work to preserve the nature area behind American River College
The cross-country team, the dog walkers, the neighborhood residents, the California Conservation Corps and the homeless all have something in common; a beautiful slice of land behind American River College.
Most students The Current spoke to had no clue that tucked behind the horticulture department is a nature preserve. The Arcade Creek Nature Area starts a few feet from the campus, and is a place where people can feel like they are in the woods one moment and back to the hustle and bustle of the college campus the next. Kohler Creek, a small tributary to the larger Arcade Creek, is part of the campus grounds.
"Adjacent to parking lot A is the Holyoke Nature Area, 1 ½ acre site where a pathway follows the meandering Kohler Creek," ARC alumna and current UC Davis student Kelsey Craig wrote in an email to The Current. "Many students and residents use this informal trail as access to the campus, which runs from the residences in the subdivision to the north of campus to Myrtle Avenue and across to the northeast edge of campus where it confluences with Arcade Creek."
This little bit of nature enjoyed by many is eroding away. Empty containers, cigar wrappings and other trash build up litters the various paths that lead off of the main trails.
Craig, who is also an ARC instructional aid, along with members of the Ecos club and horticulture and biology students have been making a difference in the area by removing invasive species and planting native erosion-preventing plants. The Kohler Creek Ecological Restoration Project was started for this purpose. The project is adding "riffles," small piles of round rocks and pebbles to the creek bed, and the workers are planting native basket sedge, a plant with a root system that can grow up to 4 feet, to help keep the soil on the banks.
"The riffles help to maintain the well-being of the creek," Craig told The Current while working over a weekend.
The excitement with which Craig, the Ecos club and the other students talk about the project showed the passion they felt for the work.
They are not the only ones working in this "natural feeling" space.
"We were asked to come back here and reroute the trails because of erosion," said Tristan Hutchinson, a supervisor for the California Conservation Corps (CCC).
The excitement for the work was shared by fellow CCC worker Raymond Rowan.
"I like to make California look better," Rowan said. "We can't have our capitol looking (bad)."
This concern is also shared by local Mira Loma High School students who can also be found cleaning up the trails found behind ARC. Juniors and seniors from the high school work on special projects helping with conservation efforts.
Last semester the Ecos club was awarded $1,000 by the Sacramento Urban Creeks Council to work on the Kohler Creek Ecological Restoration Project. With this money ARC students hope to improve our campus and the surrounding community.
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UAE private sector unemployment scheme to launch in 2023
November 18, 2022 /in MENA Region/by Tom Saltmarsh
The UAE's new insurance scheme to provide protection for employees in the private sector and federal government is to launch in the new year.
Under the new scheme, which was announced in May, workers will receive compensation for a period not longer than three months for each claim if they lose their job for reasons beyond their control, the Emirates News Agency (WAM) has reported.
The scheme, which was developed by the Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation (MoHRE) and a group of nine insurance companies, is divided into two categories. One covers employees with a basic salary of AED16,000 (£3,700) or less. The insurance for the employee in this category AED5 per month.
The second category includes those with a basic salary exceeding AED16,000, with the insurance set at AED10 per month.
Employees working on a commission basis can also subscribe to the scheme. The payment, which can be made by the employee monthly, quarterly, half-yearly or on an annual basis, is subject to value-added tax (VAT).
"The insurance coverage compensation is calculated on a monthly basis at the rate of 60% of the basic salary and for a maximum of three months for each claim from the date of unemployment," WAM's report said.
The claim must be submitted within 30 days of the date of unemployment.
The compensation will be paid within two weeks from the date of the claim and capped at a maximum of three months per claim. An employee is eligible for compensation "if they have worked and subscribed for at least 12 months to the insurance scheme as long as they have not been dismissed for a disciplinary reason or because of resignation".
UAE Minister of Human Resources and Emiratisation, Abdulrahman Al Awar, said: "The new unemployment insurance law is an essential part of the legislative and legal structure that the government is keen to develop to meet the requirements of the national economy.
"This supports the UAE's endeavours to be the next capital of the future, and a global incubator for talent and companies and investments, which can be achieved through economic and social development and the empowerment of human capital."
Salaries predicted to stay at current levels
While the insurance protection scheme is good news for the UAE's workers, Robert Half 2023 Salary Guide is not such good reading for emiratis.
The report said that rising rents and fuel prices are having an impact on employees in the UAE, with salaries expected to stay at current levels, despite rising inflation.
As a result, employers are more likely to offer a package of benefits and perks in a bid to retain staff, rather than pay rises.
"With fuel prices increased dramatically since January and rents increasing at the fastest rate in eight years, moving to the UAE as an expat is not as appealing as it once was," said the Robert Half report.
"While businesses are unwilling to increase salaries beyond current levels, some are making changes to overall packages," it said. Some 31% of employers are offering high or extra bonus payments and the same amount are increasing regular allowances.
The report said: "Rather than hiring new talent into the business at the most senior levels, many organisations are promoting from within.
"As candidate supply does not meet business demand in the UAE, career progression opportunities can help to retain highly skilled employees. However, opportunities for senior professionals are limited – but the market is booming for junior and mid-level candidates."
Staff turnover could reach record levels if employers do not do more to retain employees, the report concluded. More than a quarter (28%) of employees are planning to look for a new job before the end of the year and almost half (46%) are considering a change next year.
"With the cost of living increasing quickly, it is no wonder that nearly half of employees are considering a new role in 2023. Employers should act now to retain their best talent or they could find it difficult to take advantage of growing opportunities in the UAE economy," said Gareth El Mettouri, associate director for the Middle East.
The report also found that more than half (52%) of employees have noted an increase in colleagues leaving their company, corresponding with a decrease in employee satisfaction.
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Чийший (), наричано също Городнее (или Городное) и Градина, е село в Украйна, Одеска област, Болградски район.

География
Землището му е с площ от 5,14 км2. Населението на селото през 2001 година е 5104 души, преобладаваща част от жителите са българи.

Селото се намира в историческата област Буджак (Южна Бесарабия). Разположено е на 80 метра надморска височина.

История
Първите 30 семейства се заселват на мястото на бъдещата Чийшия по време на Руско-турската война от 1787 – 1792 година. Следващото заселване е свързано с Руско-турската война от 1806 – 1812 година. В резултат на това заселване селото е създадено окончателно. Официално се смята, че основаването му е през 1813 година.

Пристигналите най-вероятно са от Североизточна България – Провадия. Именно североизточният диалект лежи в основата на сформиралия се в Бесарабия чийшийски говор. Измежду първите семейства на Чийшия са били Богоеви, Иванови, Минковски, Генови, Недови, Червенкови и др.

Въпреки това, много историци и изследователи на селото имат различна версия. Един от тях е Неделчев Степан, който счита, че преселването е било от село Желю Войвода и Градина. Ето какво той казва:

По указ на Правителствения сенат от 1819 година българската колония Чийшия влиза в Измаилски окръг с център в град Болград (измежду 4-те окръга в състава на Управлението на заддунавските преселници). След Кримската война, когато значителната част от българските и гагаузските колонии преминава към Румъния, колонията Чийшия остава в руската част на Бесарабия и влиза в Попечителството на бесарабските български колонии с център в град Комрат. През 1841 година започва да работи първото училище.

Колонистките права на чийшийци, както и на всички заддунавски преселници, са отменени през лятото на 1871 година. След ликвидирането на колонисткия статут се променя административното устройство на бившите български колонии. От септември 1871 година село Чийшия влиза в Ивановско-Българска, преименувана по-късно в Ивановска (българска) волост на Акерманска околия в Бесарабска губерния. Няколко години преди преломните 1917 – 1918 година Чийшия е волостен център. Има сведения, че през 1913 година в селото съществува сграда на волостното управление, също така са запазени някои документи от този орган на властта, издадени през 1916 – 1917 година.

Население

Населението на селото през 2001 година е 5104 души, преобладаваща част (93,75 %) от жителите са българи.

Езици
Численост и дял на населението по роден език, според преброяването на населението през 2001 г.:

Родени в Чийший
 Николай Червенков (1948), историк, деец на българското национално движение в Молдова и Украйна
 Петър Недов (1926 – 2009), известен учен, професор, деятел на българското движение в Молдова и Украйна

Източници

2. Вестник "Роден край" №24 от 12.06.1999 г., Аня Жечева "Историята на селото се пази в музея"

Външни препратки
 Народна песен от Чийший. – Моллов, Тодор. Български фолклорни мотиви, т. ІІІ Юнашки песни

Села в Одеска област
Селища в Болградски район
Български селища в Украйна
История на Провадия

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The M4 Motorway (Junctions 3 to 12) (Smart Motorway) Development Consent Order 2016
UK Statutory Instruments
An application has been made to the Secretary of State under section 37 of the Planning Act 2008(1) ("the 2008 Act") in accordance with the Infrastructure Planning (Applications: Prescribed Forms and Procedure) Regulations 2009(2) for an Order granting development consent.
The application was examined by a Panel of three members ("the Panel") (appointed by the Secretary of State) in accordance with Chapter 3 of Part 6 of the 2008 Act, and the Infrastructure Planning (Examination Procedure) Rules 2010(3).
The Panel, having examined the application with the documents that accompanied the application, and the representations made and not withdrawn, has, in accordance with section 83(1) of the 2008 Act, submitted a report and recommendation to the Secretary of State.
The Secretary of State, having considered the representations made and not withdrawn, and the report of the Panel, has decided to make an Order granting development consent for the development described in the application with modifications which in the opinion of the Secretary of State do not make any substantial changes to the proposals comprised in the application.
The Secretary of State has considered the effect of the following Order upon land which is open space in accordance with section 131 of the 2008 Act and is satisfied that subsection (4B) of that section applies to such land.
The Secretary of State has considered the effect of the following Order upon land which is common land in plot 20-03 identified in the book of reference and on the land plans in accordance with section 131 of the 2008 Act and is satisfied that subsection (5) of that section applies to such land.
The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 114, 115, 117, 120 and 122 of, and paragraphs 1 to 3, 10 to 17, 24, 26, 33, 36 and 37 of Part 1 of Schedule 5 to, the 2008 Act, makes the following Order—
2008 c. 29. Parts 1 to 7 were amended by Chapter 6 of Part 6 of the Localism Act 2011 (c. 20).
S.I. 2009/2264 as amended by S.I. 2010/602, S.I. 2012/635, S.I. 2012/2654, S.I, 2012/2732, S.I. 2013/522 and S.I. 2013/755.
S.I. 2010/103 as amended by S.I. 2012/635.
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b.) DCAYU (Dipolog City Adventist Youth University) - a local university to trained our young people who cannot afford to study in our school.
c.) Gospel Concert - Decrmber 2014, Inside the campus in one of the University here at Dipolog City.
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