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THE WAGGLES
If you watched The Players Championship, you know an underlying storyline was that of Kevin Na. He went into the final round leading the toughest playing field in the PGA. The focus wasn't about the magic he made happen when his club struck the ball, but of his habit before he could hit the ball. Kevin Na waggles. He waggles and waggles and waggles. Think: shimmies and false starts (hang with me, I'm going somewhere with this). Na admits he has trouble pulling the trigger, and in countless interviews apologized for his problem. The media and a few redneck spectators with ZERO GOLF ETIQUETTE were ridiculous. Fortunately (if you have any perspective at all), this isn't the type of personal obsession/addiction that other athletes deal with privately...or secretly. Unfortunately, however, this young athlete is fighting his demons in front of millions, live!
SHAME ON YOU, JOHNNY MILLER
It's typical for commentators to analyze everything about a golf swing, but not to be condescending and disrespectful. Obviously, Johnny Miller was bothered by Na's waggles. It was as if he took it personally. Miller's frustration rose to a level of anger that revealed itself through his condescending tone. "Yeah, the grass is really loud," was Miller's comment when Na backed off a shot because of a noise in the gallery, insinuating that Na takes so long that we're watching the grass grow while he's waggling. Shame on you, Johnny Miller! I totally understand both sides of the coin. It's difficult for players to play with someone who has little tics that can alter their own game. "Do You Like Everything about Yourself?" is one of my personal favorite posts. You'll see why Ben Crane is my fav on tour! Honestly, the excessive waggling is uncomfortable to watch. Although Miller's comment was completely inappropriate and unprofessional, it was indicative of the discomfort that many were experiencing.
I met Ben Crane at The Players!
WHY DO ONE'S WAGGLES MAKE US UNCOMFORTABLE?
Why do we get so frustrated, even angered, that the waggles or tics of another make us uncomfortable? Witnessing reactions to the "waggling" problem, I learned something about myself and about us modern western individuals. We're so accustomed to living a lifestyle of comfort, convenience, pleasure, peace, and security, that "being uncomfortable" is foreign to us. We'd rather NOT be bothered by anything or anyone that may result in an experience of discomfort. We may justify that we're "protecting our boundaries," but it's really more about "DO NOT DISTURB ME... BECAUSE YOU WILL ANNOY ME!" We don't like the inconvenience of other people's tics. They invade our own emotions, time, energy, agenda, and schedule. The fundamental problem we have with the waggles, is actually our problem of not knowing how to deal with discomfort and our own insecurity. At the first hint of unease, aren't we prone to look outside of ourselves to find the root cause? It's ironic that the autonomy that drives modern mankind seems to collapse in the wake of a real sense of pain, insecurity, and discomfort. Modern man* thinks of himself as self-directed, until of course it's convenient to shift blame upon others. Some of us like to think no one governs the life of man...until we know in our head, gut, and heart that the way things are, isn't quite right. It's so much easier to blame someone or something else, than to examine ourselves and to acknowledge that the core problem lies within us. It's the unwillingness to be inconvenienced. It's the inability to live life alongside others and get dirty. Peace is no longer an ideal to hope for, to seek, or to live out in practice. Peace has become an idol. Peace is viewed as an entitlement, characteristic of a lifestyle for the comfort of individuals, rather than as an obligation, characteristic of a lifestyle that promotes the well-being of others.
GUILTY!
I canbe a jackass just like Johnny Miller! I tend to want to control a situation that makes me uncomfortable. I can either dismiss it (not deal with reality), or manipulate it to fit my idea of peace and comfort at the moment (a skewed view of reality). It's much more difficult and takes much more effort to own up to my insecurity or to confess that I'm put out because I'm inconvenienced and may be acting like a selfish B-otch! There are rare moments when my (ososweetbutnotsoperfect) husband gets on my nerves. (I know, close your jaw, you cannot even imagine the possibility:) It's probably because he's doing something that annoys me....just because it annoys me at that very moment. It's not a character issue, it's a personality issue! I can get crabby because he's taking time to relax and read when all I'd like to do is relax and read but I really didn't want to relax and read until I saw him relaxing and reading! Uhhh, my problem! I can be cranky and tell my kids, "Stop making that noise!" The noise may be the sound of them humming an annoying Disney song! Or seriously, I can get so bothered when one of my kids breathes funny because there's a booger (or a truck) blocking the passageway of one nostril! Uh, wherein does this problem lie? It's my own problem that I let myself get annoyed!
SHALOM Y'ALL
Man's entitlement to live in peace rules the day! But is it wrong to desire that peace? Is it wrong to want satisfaction? Why do we crave comfort? Do you think there's something in our makeup that knows that peace is a truth worth pursuing because it makes us more whole, more like we're created to be? The Hebrew word we use for peace is "shalom" and it's rich with meaning. I'll expound more in a later post on the questions above, but for now, I want us all to consider the true meaning of shalom. "The webbing together of God, humans, and all creation in justice, fulfillment, and delight is what the Hebrew prophets call shalom. We call it peace but it means far more than mere peace of mind or a cease-fire between enemies. In the Bible, shalom means universal flourishing, wholeness and delight – a rich state of affairs in which natural needs are satisfied and natural gifts fruitfully employed, a state of affairs that inspires joyful wonder as its Creator and Savior opens doors and welcomes the creatures in whom he delights. Shalom, in other words, is the way things ought to be." Cornelius Plantinga. "Peace" is natural to the human body and soul, but it's been misdirected when it's pursued as a means to an end. It's a lack of humility, a lack of civility even. Sharing the burdens of others, whether waggles or addictions, is actually being more human. We're no longer in the Garden. A distorted view of peace entered the world when mankind acted in a way contrary to the well-being of God's creation. Enter man's discomfort with God, self, and others. We're made to be naked and unafraid! How awesome would that be? Mankind altered his own state from "very good" to "very uncomfortable", and you know what happened? God clothed them to protect them! It saddens me when I think of all the ways I seek peace and satisfaction, and that I primarily seek it only for my whims and wishes. I worship a God who suffered the greatest discomfort of all, so He could clothe us in His righteousness. My Creator, the One source of true peace, suffered wounds in the flesh and experienced the discomfort of separation from His father for the healing, protection, nurturing, flourishing, and preservation of His whole creation. Now that's shalom, y'all!
DON'T DO AS JOHNNY DID
Let's all try to start with ourselves the next time we have a "problem" with others. Like, in a wee bit. Let's do a gut-check and recognize that maybe "peace" has become our idol, and the problem is our problem of self-absorption and our unwillingness to be uncomfortable or inconvenienced, so that someone else can flourish. Matt Kuchar, who was paired with Na for the final round, did just that. You know how he reacted to the waggles? He didn't. He responded in peace. He gave Na the gift of patience that allowed Na to flourish in his own golf game. Consequently, Kuchar flourished too, winning the largest purse on the PGA tour! I'm thinking our discomfort is a product of our own doing, but it's also a part of sharing life with others living in our humanness! It's reflecting our Redeemer by practicing peace and patience with the whole human race. I'm thinking that if we're living life well, we've got to be willing to get our hands dirty. We ought not judge so quickly. We need to deal with the waggles of another, because we have our own waggles with which to deal! We ought to be willing to watch the grass grow, so that our fellow man can make his own magic happen! If we're not, we should probably ask ourselves, "Why aren't we?"
*Man: I use in the gender-neutral, universal sense for humanity. Although I'm a wee bit of the "I am woman, hear me roar" type, I don't get hung up on semantics when I understand a word's usage.
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The First Four Episodes Of "Game Of Thrones" Season 5 Have Leaked
Installments of the HBO show started popping up online a day before the season premiere and now, the network is investigating how it all happened.
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Fans of Game of Thrones — and of torrenting — got a surprise on Saturday night: The first four episodes of Season 5 were leaked online a day before the official premiere on HBO on April 12.
The first four episodes were sent out to the press for review on a DVD screener and, according to Mashable, the leaks appear to have come from one of those screeners, but the digital watermark is reportedly blurred.
A representative for HBO told BuzzFeed News on Sunday afternoon that the network was investigating the leak.
"Sadly, it seems the leaked four episodes of the upcoming season of Game of Thrones originated from within a group approved by HBO to receive them," the spokesperson said. "We're actively assessing how this breach occurred."
Greg Spence, the producer in charge of post-production for Game of Thrones told The Denver Post a week ago that he was worried about potential leaks. "The cast is looping all over the world, sending files back and forth," he said. "Artists are working in special-effects houses all over the world. The files are watermarked, and editors have to confirm in writing that they've deleted them."
Spence clearly had a reason to be worried. The Game of Thrones Season 5 trailer leaked in January after screenings of the last two Season 4 episodes and the Season 5 trailer began in IMAX theaters. Soon thereafter, HBO released an official version.
Game of Thrones has been the most pirated show on the internet for three years in a row and after the trailer leak, HBO went to great lengths to combat that problem: The premium network announced they'd simulcast the show in 170 countries and they introduced the HBO Now service for $14.99, which doesn't require a cable subscription. Time will tell if HBO's efforts have any effect on piracy numbers.
Jaimie Etkin is the entertainment editor for BuzzFeed News and is based in New York.
Contact Jaimie Etkin at jaimie.etkin@buzzfeed.com.

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Rarely has anyone so eloquently described ISKCON's past history and present need for historical self-reflection as Dr Thomas J. Hopkins in his article 'Why ISKCON Should Study Its Own History'. An earnest admirer of Srila Prabhupada, a genuine friend of ISKCON from its beginning, and a scholar widely honoured for his broad, lucid thinking, Dr Hopkins here makes a profound and extraordinarily perceptive appeal to ISKCON to record, comprehend and express historiographically these crucial early days of a spiritual movement.
As Dr Hopkins notes, 'ISKCON is now in a position to undertake such an effort and needs to do so while Prabhupada's influence is still so powerful in living memory'. Dr Hopkins proceeds to demonstrate how three major religions – Buddhism, Christianity and Islam – made serious, contemporary efforts to preserve their early traditions, thus creating the possibility of critically assessing, at any given point in history, the extent to which they had stayed on, or strayed from, their original path and mandate.
Historically, the Vaisnava tradition has distinguished itself by its vast erudition and brilliant self-expression. Dr Gary Tubb, then chairman of the Sanskrit and Indian Studies Department at Harvard, once expressed to me at length his deep admiration for Rupa Goswami, who had emerged as a towering intellectual figure in his time through his application of 'Rasa Theory' to the pastimes of Lord Krsna in such works as Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu. Among our forefathers are such lettered figures as Vyasadeva himself, Jiva Goswami, Ramanuja, Madhva, Baladeva Vidyabhusana, Bhaktivinoda Thakura, Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura and of course Srila Prabhupada, who earned so much heartfelt acclaim from the international academic community.
ISKCON desperately needs to develop the ability to think intelligently, critically and historically about itself. When problems arise, we need to know that these same problems have manifested many times in the past, both within Vaisnava history and in the history of other traditions. We need to know what solutions worked and why, and which attempted solutions made matters worse and why. ISKCON devotees in the future will need to know how ISKCON developed, what really happened, what the problems were, how they were solved or not solved, and thousands of other issues that will empower them to serve as wise, experienced stewards of Srila Prabhupada's movement. It is our grave duty to bequeath to future members of ISKCON this invaluable resource which only we can provide. If we don't preserve the history of these days, much of it will be lost forever.
Most impressively, Dr Hopkins argues that ISKCON should write its own history: 'This is not a job to leave to outsiders, although they may provide scholarly advice; it is a family job, to be done by devotees trained for the task, and conscious of the movement's needs as well as the obligations of scholarship. ISKCON's history over the past three decades must be studied with constant reference to what it could be, and should be, on the basis of Prabhupada's fundamental principles, so that strengths can be recognised and built upon, and mistakes can be corrected before they cause future harm.'
At the same time, Dr Hopkins reminds us that the competent writing of history requires disciplined training and institutional support: 'This task awaits devotees who have the historical training and the institutional support to carry out what will be even at this early stage of ISKCON's development a difficult and time-consuming job of collecting the world-wide data of ISKCON's expansion and evolution, organising it systematically and trying for the first time to provide a comprehensive understanding of ISKCON's history.'
Once Srila Prabhupada had established his movement in India, he constantly consulted with educated friends and well-wishers regarding the welfare of his society. There can be no question that Dr Thomas Hopkins has proven himself to be an unusually supportive and learned friend of ISKCON from its inception. We must have the maturity to recognise the wisdom of his words, and, as Srila Prabhupada often said, we must 'do the needful'.
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your present prescription. I keep mine in the health file in my filing cabinet. If you can't find your prescription, visit wherever you previously had your eye examined and ask for a backup. Your optician, optometrist, or ophthalmologist is necessary by law release a your eyewear prescription for you. You now need to make note of a few critical pieces of information from your prescription (see example above–click to enlarge). Among other information, you should see three columns on your prescription–sphere, cylinder, and axis.
Within the example prescription above, you will see the Pupillary Distance of the patient is 62. Write down this number also, it's the seventh of your seven critical statistics.
A somewhat less critical amount is your temple size. If you're lucky, you'll also visit a temple period and bridge size in your prescription. If not, don't perspire it, you can amount it out yourself. The temple span describes the distance of the two bars that connect the spectacles to your ears. It really is measured from where in fact the 90-degree curve from your zoom lens structure to the side bars (temples) begins to the very end of the temple, like the curve. It is not assessed from the flex point of the temples, because the "stub" between the flex point and lens structure is not really a standard size.
Now, remove some measuring tape (preferably the type of tape used for fitting clothes and sewing, as it is very flexible) and measure an existing couple of eyeglasses that fit pleasantly. The average temple duration for men is 135mm or 145mm. For females, 130mm to 140mm is standard. Should your tape only has in ., measure to the nearest eighth or sixteenth and multiply that number by 25.4 to have the dimension in millimeters. Temple lengths are usually available in 5mm increments, such as 130, 135, 140, 145, etc. For the most part online spectacles stores, temple length is shown inside a frame description and it is not customizable. Therefore, you will need to discover a frame with a proper temple size. This occasionally varies if you are in a site specializing in designer glasses, where you have the choice to type your own temple size.
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High pressure east of the Bahamas is maintain moderate to fresh trade winds over the south central Caribbean, and gentle to moderate E to SE winds over the northern Caribbean. An altimeter satellite pass from 23 UTC indicated seas in excess of 8 ft off Colombia, an indication trade winds are stronger off northeast Colombia, and will possibly reach near gale force through early morning due to the added effect of drainage flow. Seas are 2 to 4 ft in the northwest Caribbean, and 4 to 6 ft elsewhere.
Regional radar in the eastern Caribbean shows a few small showers in the trade wind flow over the Windward Islands, but otherwise no significant rainfall is noted.
High pressure north of the region will continue to support fresh to locally strong trades across the south central Caribbean the next several days, except increasing to near gale force along the northwest coast of Colombia during the overnight hours. A weakening cold front will pass through the Yucatan Basin late Tue night. The pressure gradient will tighten ahead of the front, allowing fresh to strong E to SE winds off the central coast of Honduras by Mon night.
On Ambergris Caye this morning the wind is blowing from the E-SE at 10 mph. and the sea around our Barrier Reef is choppy.
The expected high today is a sunny 86 f.
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There is more high-level cloud around today, still fairly thin, but will have some effect on our weather today. There is not much Caribbean cloud, but some white clouds already developing on land, but moving slowly at present.
Looks like today will be mainly sunny, but with white clouds developing, no rain expected.
The Cloud picture. Regular ESE Caribbean wind over central and north Belize, but being bent round the mountains in southern Belize. Thin high-level clouds, not having much effect on our weather today.


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Wieś została założona ok. 1835 przez Karla Scheiffa, dziedzica Smorza. Sprowadził on osadników niemieckich (zobacz Niemcy galicyjscy) z zachodnich Czech wyznania katolickiego.

Za II Rzeczypospolitej do 1934 samodzielna gmina jednostkowa Annaberg, następnie należała do zbiorowej wiejskiej gminy Tucholka. Początkowo w powiecie skolskim, a od 1932 w powiecie stryjskim w woj. stanisławowskim. 24 maja 1939 roku zmieniono nazwę wsi na Anówka. Po wojnie wieś weszła w struktury administracyjne Związku Radzieckiego. W 1950 roku nadano nazwę Nahirne.

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Whether you're an Arizona native, or new to the Grand Canyon State, there are some unique things which with you'll have to contend as a homeowner in the Sonoran Desert. Residents of the Midwest don't have to worry about such things as scorpions, black widow spiders, rattlesnakes and packrats. However, taking a few simple steps will make it much easier for you to coexist with the less desirable desert inhabitants without having to resort to chemical removal.
Scorpions are one of the most common, and most dangerous, pests that homeowners in the desert will encounter in and around their homes. One of the most crucial steps you can take as a homeowner is to seal off any openings to your home. Scorpions can enter cracks as small as 1/16th of an inch, so caulk and seal any cracks, pipes or wiring outlets on the exterior of your home. Doggie doors are a very common method of entry so check that these exits are sealed when your animals are inside the home. Put tight mesh screens on any and all return air or heater ducts that are on floor level. Be sure to clear any shrubbery or piles of wood that are next to your home.
Scorpions are also attracted to moisture, so repair any drips that result in standing water. Keep all interior drains (especially in bathrooms) closed or sealed when not in use as scorpions have been known to come up through the drains on occasion. Also, keep outside lights to a minimum as scorpions, and other pests, are drawn to lights. These other pests are food sources for scorpions.
As Arizona natives are aware, never walk around barefoot after dark. Shake out shoes and piles of clothing that are near the floor regularly, as scorpions like these hiding places. Periodically inspecting the interior of your home with a black light (flashlights are available at any hardware store) will reveal any scorpions who have made entry into your home. The exoskeleton of scorpions contains a fluorescence that causes it to glow under UV light.
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Condominiums and townhomes are very popular real estate options for several types of buyers, from recent college graduates and Millennials to Baby Boomers and empty nesters. They are also smart investment opportunities in certain communities, as often they can be easily rented out on short and long term bases. But while these two types of dwelling share many similar features, they are, in fact, two different structures for purposes of real estate.
Condominiums, generally speaking, are one of many units inside a larger building, that can sometimes be several stories high. Legally speaking, you're buying "air space" when you purchase a condominium, as you are purchasing everything within the walls of the unit you buy. You are also purchasing a fraction of the condo community itself. This fraction is based on the number of units in the complex, so if there are 25 units, you own one-twenty fifth of the community. This gives condo owners an interest in the common areas of the community itself.
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For a conventional loan, the waiting period is typically four years after a short sale, and seven years post foreclosure. VA loans typically have a waiting period of only two years. There may be extenuating circumstances such as a significant reduction or income that may reduce these timeframes.
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Axis Communications, global industry leader in network video and headquartered in Lund, Sweden, will open an R&D office for software development in Linköping in May. In a few years, Axis expects to have about one hundred employees in the new office.
"Axis is a growth company. Our strong focus on research and development is one of the cornerstones of our success. As we are growing rapidly, we have to look outside Lund to recruit the required competencies at the rate we need," says Kenneth Jonsson, Vice President R&D at Axis Communications.
During 2017, Axis generated sales of just over SEK 8.6 billion, of which more than 18 percent were invested in R&D. At Axis headquarters in Lund, more than 1,000 people work with research and development of new products and solutions in areas such as network video, access control systems, audio systems and video analytics.
At the office in Linköping, software development will be in focus. The operations in Linköping will be started in cooperation with the consulting company HiQ. The plan is that around one hundred people will work at Axis in Linköping in a few years' time.
"We see many benefits of having an office in Linköping, where we find a combination of a good university and a well-functioning business community. This gives us a good basis for finding the right competencies and for pursuing successful R&D operations," says Jonsson.
Recruitment of employees has already begun, and the first people will start at Axis in Linköping at the end of May. Further recruitments will continue to be made going forward.
Axis has around 3,000 dedicated employees in more than 50 countries around the world, supported by a global network of over 90,000 partners. Founded in 1984, Axis is a Sweden-based company listed on NASDAQ Stockholm under the ticker AXIS.


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My mother (pictured left with my father) asked, "Kenny, do you need to go the hospital?" I looked on as she placed her hand on my father's shoulder and helped him to the bathroom. Knowing that clutching one's chest is the universal sign of a heart attack, I gauged my father's reaction and started walking toward the phone. My father, still clutching his chest, insisted that he was only having heart burn. He asked my mother repeatedly to fix him tea to help ease his pain. But my mother and I were not convinced. I called 911.
The dispatcher asked me if my father had the following symptoms: dizziness, sweating, cold and clammy skin, and chest pains. She also asked if he was vomiting. I reported that he had five out of the six symptoms. He was not vomiting. She told me that the ambulance was on the way and disconnected. I went back into the bathroom to check on my father and by this time he was walking to the sink and beginning to vomit. I raced back to the phone to call 911 again and updated the dispatcher.
As I walked backed to the bathroom, I thanked God that my father was still talking and able to move around. But, his face was all contorted revealing just how much pain he was enduring. Then, I thought: "Where's the ambulance? Will this be my last night with my dad? Please not like this."
When the EMTs arrived, they began to work on my father and the knot that had built up in my stomach started to subside. He was fully conscious and in extreme pain, but at least he was able to talk to the EMTs and able to move around by himself.
My father was loaded into the ambulance and as my mom and I walked to my car, I dialed my sister. Before the ambulance reached the hospital, it stopped abruptly on Branch Avenue. "Why did they stop?" my mother asked. But, I couldn't respond. I was too busy waiting for the EMTs to step out, walk over to my car, and tell me that my father was gone. After eight minutes, the ambulance started up again in the direction of the hospital. Oh, Thank God! I thought. Later on that night, we would learn that the EMTs had a hard time finding a vein to attach my father to an IV and that is why they had stopped.
My father is 63-years-old and has a history of heart problems. He was told to adopt more healthy eating habits and engage in mild forms of exercise. As a fitness instructor, I encounter so many clients who have health conditions. I constantly give advice about what foods to eat, ways to reduce stress, and how to exercise more. I know the foods my dad should eat and how he should exercise, but I also know that he is going to follow his own advice. I cannot force my dad to be healthy.
As a fitness professional, I thought what did I learn from this event that I could take to my clients? I came up with the following reflections that can be used for any one regardless of their health and fitness status:
Get CPR certified every two years! Knowing how to handle an emergency health situation can mean life or death if someone is able to assist the person having the emergency before first responders arrive on the scene. Time is often the single most deciding factor for survival and may give someone a fighting chance to live during an emergency.
Know your health status and the health status of your loved ones. The more information one can provide to emergency health care professionals during an emergency, the better. My mother was able to tell the EMTs that my father suffered from a weak heart, had congestive heart failure, had a pacemaker, and internal defibrillator.
Stay current on health care tips for emergency situations. For example, chewing an aspirin during a heart attack can help the victim.
Follow the doctor's orders! If a primary care physician recommends dietary changes and exercise along with medications to help with whatever health conditions that you have, follow her advice. My mother and I learned that my father had actually done damage to his heart by not taking the heart medications his doctor had prescribed for him.
My father's heart attack in February was the single most impactful event in my life last year. Even as a fitness instructor, my abilities to prevent his heart attack is not as robust as I would like, however, my hope is that any person who faces a heart attack can respond calmly and possibly help to save a life.
The Milwaukee Art Museum is showcasing an exhibit on the Ebony Fashion Fair now until Sun, May 3, 2015. The Chicago History Museum in cooperation with Johnson Publishing Company organized "Inspiring Beauty: 50 Years of Ebony Fashion Fair," a multisensory retrospective on the fifty-year history of the charity fashion spectacle that redefined the concepts of beauty, style, and empowerment for African Americans. The Fair ran from 1958 to 2009. However, the cosmetic line continues.
The National Mall Liberty Fund DC has gotten the green light from Congress to establish a memorial in Washington's Monumental Core, at the northeast corner of 14th Street and Independence Avenue. The space is currently a surface parking lot next to the Department of Agriculture.
Before it can honor tens of thousands of African American soldiers, sailors, marines, patriots and liberty seekers of the American Revolutionary War with the memorial, The Fund needs to raise 6 to 10 million dollars.
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At the historic Howard Theater in Washington, Black Republicans gathered to honor and celebrate their success. TV One's Roland Martin and CNN's Tara Love hosted the luncheon event which honored (pictured above, left to right):
Senator Edward Brooke, III of Massachusetts, the first Black American popularly elected to the United States Senate.
Representative Mia Love, the first Black Republican woman to serve in Congress.
Representative Will Hurd, the first Black Republican elected to Congress from Texas.
Senator Tim Scott, the first Black Senator elected from the South since Reconstruction.
The Brooklyn-born Representative Long strongly declared that her constituents judged her for "who I am as a person." She continued "I refuse to fit in this mold that society" dictates. She continued to talk of her immigrant parents who struggled to become economically independent and spoke of dependency as a new from on enslavement. "the slavery of being dependent of people with power" she explained.
Scott also spoke of being self-defining. "Don't let anyone define you, but you," said the former insurance agent. The Republicans also celebrated the establishment of College Republicans club at Morehouse College and Central State University.
The three honorees are part of the most diverse Congress in American history with 48 persons of African descent: 46 in the House (including two non-voting delegates), and two in the Senate. There is also a record of 20 African American women serving in the House, but none in the Senate.
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More than 350 African migrants have died since the start of 2015, compared to 12 lost during the same period last year, trying to cross the sea from Africa to Italy the U.N. refugee agency said. The survivors are from Ivory Coast, Senegal, Gambia, Niger, Mali and Mauritania the International Organization for Migration reported.
One survivor told Port Of Harlem via Facebook, that he has been in a camp for seven months now waiting for his immigration hearing. "And expecting another 7 months again," he said.
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Family Poetry Open Mic Night
Annie's Art Gallery
Camp Springs, MD
Thu, Feb 19, 6p–9p, free
Malcolm X Black Power Conference
National Black United Front
Blackburn Center
Fri, Feb 20, 6p-Sun, Feb 22, 6p, $
I Am Not My Hair?
(lecture, discussion, and exhibition)
Newton White Mansion
2708 Enterprise Rd
Thu, Feb 26, 6:30p-8:30p,
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ASALH Annual Luncheon
Marriott Wardman Park
2660 Woodley Road, NW
Sat, Feb 28, 10a-12:30p, $
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3rd and Q St, NW
Thu, Feb 26–Sun, Mar 1
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Forest Park Senior Center
4801 Liberty Heights Avenue
Sat, Feb 21, 10a-3p, free
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Paul H. Douglas Center
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Sat, Feb 28, 9a-12p, free
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18th Street Brewery
5725 Miller Ave,
Tue, Mar 3, 6p-8p, free
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Kehinde Wiley: A New Republic
Fri, Feb 20–Sun, May 24, free - $16
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7th Annual Black History Month Celebration
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Sun, Feb 22, 3p, $10-$15
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You probably recognize the lady on the right as Rosa Parks. But do know the lady on the left? She's often referred to as the "Grandmother of the American Civil Rights Movement." This daughter of a former slave was born in the spring of 1898 and went on to co-found the first "citizenship school" to educate blacks in literacy, state government, and election procedures. Her name is Septima Poinsette Clark.
Dr. King acknowledged Clark when he received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1964 by insisting that she accompany him to Sweden.
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Elected October 1989
Jay S. Eaton
Following graduation from high school in Florida, Mr. Eaton began working in construction, operating various kinds of machinery and rising to the position of construction project supervisor. He later attended Georgia Tech, in Atlanta, Georgia, and graduated with a degree in industrial/Mechanical Engineering.
Following graduation, he went to work as a Service Engineer, delivering new construction machinery (including Hot Mix Asphalt (HMA) and concrete facilities), then became a Sales Engineer. His firsr venture into entrepreneurship came in 1958, when he took over a struggling HMA operation he later incorporated as Dixie Asphalt Company in West Palm Beach, Florida. Beginning with the sales of $60,000 in the first year, in the next 25 years the company went to over twenty million dollars in sales and had manufacturing operation in Orlando, Ft. Pierce, Deerfield Beach and the West Palm Beach site, plus portable and drum mix operations. This company processed several million square yards of the first HMA pavement materials recycling done in Florida. He sold the firm in 1983 and retired from the Industry.
Mr. Eaton was a pioneer in the heated storage of Hot Mix Asphalt. He developed both ground-level and elevated silo storage units at a time when it was widely thought HMA could not effectively be stored. He also was instrumental in developing drag flight and bucket elevation systems for conveying HMA into silo storage units. He later made presentations before several national organizations on his developments and traveled extensively throughout the country promoting his concepts which aided in the later development of HMA mixing procedures, storage and materials recycling.
He served on the Board of governers of the National Asphalt Pavement Association (NAPA) and was active in committee work. He was also active in the Asphalt Contractors Association of Florida, the Florida Transportation Builders Association, and the Associated General Contractors of Florida. In 1968, he received the Industry Recognition Award from the National Asphalt Pavement Assocaition for his developmental work in Hot Mix Asphalt Storage.
An active Shriner and Mason, he has also been active for over thirty years on committees and the Board of Directors of the Unity of the Palm Beaches Church.


Just a quick one from me because I am having one of those days with too much stuff going on, not enough hours.
Most importantly, this afternoon I'm off to the Harry Potter Studio Tour near London for the launch of their new Sweets and Treats exhibit.
This will be our third visit, but we're as excited as if it was the first. So my Fitbit steps today will be taken strolling round Hogwarts.
Also there is the little matter of six features to write, plus a few blog posts that need doing.
So given that I don't have time to go to the gym, that's exactly what I did and am just back from a pretty beastly BodyCombat class. I got a stitch, and I never get a stitch.
Yesterday's exercise consisted of a hearty walk around the parks of Brighton with the teenager, discussing her plans to read all the books in the world. Also did my home abs workout and am up to about 20 press ups.
Coming up tomorrow I have a giveaway for a chocolate hamper because amidst all this healthy stuff you've got to have a bit of balance haven't you?
Then I'll report back on the Harry Potter Experience and by then we'll be almost at the end of Juneathon and we can all say Hallelujah together.


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Holy Hour for Victims of Child Abuse, Child Abuse Prevention Month
MORE INFO:Dominic Colucy, Safe Environment Coordinator, (330) 744-8451, ext. 293; Justin Huyck, Coordinator of Media Relations, (330) 744-8451, jhuyck@youngstowndiocese.org
The Most Rev. David J. Bonnar, Bishop of Youngstown, will preside over a Holy Hour with Benediction for victims of child abuse on April 24, 2022, from 1:00-2:00pm, at St. Columba Cathedral. April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month, and Sunday, April 24 is also the Octave of Easter and Divine Mercy Sunday.
This year marks the twentieth anniversary of the Charter for the Protection of Children and Young People, written by the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops to address child sexual abuse in the Church in the United States. The Diocese of Youngstown's Safe Environment Policy continues to implement the Charter through education and screening, including required background checks and safe environment training, compliance with regular audits, and the obligation to report known or suspected child abuse or neglect to the proper civil authorities.
Dominic Colucy, Safe Environment and Victim Assistance Coordinator for the Diocese of Youngstown, says, "This Holy Hour is a special opportunity for us as a diocese during Child Abuse Prevention Month to pray for the victims of child abuse, the families and communities that are traumatized by the rippling effects of abuse, and for healing in our Church and in our world."
Diocesan safe environment policies and procedures can be found at doy.org/safe-environment/ or by contacting the Safe Environment Office at (330) 744-8451, ext. 293. The diocese also maintains a confidential response line for victim's assistance or to report abuse: (330) 718-1388.
Diocese of Youngstown Schools celebrate Catholic Schools Week
Press Release | Annual celebration includes a variety of events and a spotlight on new financial assistance and giving opportunities
Diocesan Mass for Life
Press Release | The Most Reverend David J. Bonnar, Bishop of Youngstown, will celebrate a diocesan Mass for Life on Sunday, January 22, 2023 at 4:00 p.m. at St. Columba Cathedral, Youngstown. All are invited to pray for a greater respect for human life at every stage and in all circumstances.
Death of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI
Press Release | Bishop Bonnar: "Pope Benedict's story is one of humble and faithful service to the Church rooted in a passionate commitment to promoting and protecting the Truth of the Gospel."
Catholic Conference of Ohio Announces Appointment of Brian Hickey as Executive Director
Press Release (From Catholic Conference of Ohio) | Brian Hickey Appointed as Executive Director
Rev. Donald King Appointed President of Stark County Catholic Schools
Press Release | The Most Rev. David J. Bonnar, Bishop of Youngstown, has appointed Rev. Donald King as President of Stark County Catholic Schools. Father King's appointment as President became effective October 11, 2022. Father King had served as Interim President since July 1, 2022.
Lessons and Carols at Cathedral of St. Columba
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A view over the seating area at Coffee #1 Daventry. The soothing green walls and warm-toned wood used throughout lend the space a cosy, relaxed feel.
Advanced Electrical Solutions Ltd completed work on Coffee #1 Daventry on 11th May 2018. After joint efforts alongside sister companies Advanced Mechanical Solutions Ltd and Advanced Contracting Solutions Ltd, we handed the newly refurbished coffee shop over to S. A. Brain & Co. Ltd on 14th May 2018.
Our high standard of work and dedication towards producing an end product both we and our client can be proud of has been evidenced by our latest coffee shop refurbishment.
With a long shopfront and sloping wall indents, works at Coffee #1 Daventry could have proved tricky. Fortunately, with the architectural know-how of Thomas Parry Design and the expertise of our trained contractors, carpenters, joiners, electricians, decorators and plumbers, we were more than up to the task. The bookcases had to be specially designed to accommodate the sloping ceilings of the wall indents and were built in-situ. The large windows of the shopfront allow plenty of light into the shop, highlighting the fresh, lively colours used on the walls, and the warm golden tones of natural woodwork throughout. Mismatched furniture, vibrant vintage lights and specially selected decor produce a lived-in feel, which emulates a cosy atmosphere of 'home'.
Plumbers from Advanced Mechanical Solutions Ltd and electricians from Advanced Electrical Solutions Ltd have ensured that the all-important kitchen goods are plumbed and wired correctly. Labourers from Advanced Contracting Solutions Ltd have tended to the structure of the building, prescisely laying the reclaimed wood timber floor and tiled walkway. They also constructed and finished the walls with brick and reclaimed wood panelling.
We feel that Coffee #1 Daventry is another good example of the exemplary standards of work and strong work ethic we embody in every project we undertake. If you'd like to see previous examples of some of our work for Coffee #1, you can read our previous blog posts. If you'd like to visit your nearest Coffee #1 but are unsure of where to go, the locations of every shop can be found here.


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Sounds like Oregon legislators may take a crack at marijuana legalization before voters have the chance to decide on a ballot measure in November.
That's the case, at least, according to State Rep. Jennifer Williamson. The Portland representative told officials gathered at this morning's Local Public Safety Coordinating Council meeting she expects legislators could consider the matter during the legislative session that convenes February 3.
"I'm sure there will be a marijuana bill, or at least a conversation about a marijuana bill ahead of the measure," Williamson said.
The group New Approach Oregon filed an initiative petition to legalize pot back in October and, unlike an effort that went down in flames in 2012, this one appears to have the financial support to garner a win.
Anthony Johnson, the chief petitioner, filed a revised initiative last week, according to the Oregon Secretary of State's Office. The language, though I haven't parsed it paragraph for paragraph, seems substantially the same, with an added bit about commercial hemp. Johnson hasn't responded to my queries about the new filing.
Regardless, New Approach Oregon has said it would welcome the legislature's involvement in the push for legal pot. If Williamson is to be believed—and she's usually knowledgable on law enforcement and justice matters—that's probably on its way.


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What Real Memorial Entails
Posted: May 26, 2018 in Uncategorized
Tags: Constitution and Amendments, Democracy, Honoring and Remembering, Memorial Day
In the closing scene from Saving Private Ryan the aged Ryan, surrounded by his wife, children and grandchildren, visits the military grave of the one who came to save him but lost his own life in doing so. He stands in front of the stone and thanks him again, asking himself the hard question: Did I live a life worthy of that sacrifice?
It is a hard question for all of us. And it gets to the heart of what we do on Memorial Day.
There is nothing necessarily wrong with having a patriotic festival and re-energizing the national tribe. Healthy national pride is a good thing. But that cannot be a substitute for the more substantial question, the kind of question such as Ryan asked in front of that stone. It means asking harder questions beyond public rhetoric.
For example, how are we actually caring for veterans – not in the abstract, not in public displays, but in actual services provided to them? Are we willing to fill the available job with a veteran? Are they welcomed back into our communities? Does the VA deliver services when needed in a timely way?
One of the heartening outcomes of the U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has been the identification of vast fraud committed by lenders against veterans. As a result millions of dollars have been returned by those abusing institutions. That fraud would never have been identified and prosecuted were it not for an agency charged to do only that. Citizens – in this case veteran citizens – were actively protected. As of late the standards for those lenders, the regulations, are being shelved and scaled back. The winners are predatory lenders. The losers are mortgage borrowers, just like those veterans.
Do I live a life worthy of that sacrifice? Is it a moral life? Does it overturn injustice? Do I advocate for those who have no voice?
More to the point, do I live a life that safeguards the very particular freedoms for which many died? That means honoring the Constitution and the rule of law. And the Constitution includes 33 Amendments added since 1789. Do I safeguard those Amendments?
I remember standing by a combat veteran at an event in which someone protested by not participating in some patriotic ritual. And he said, "I fought for the freedom of that guy to have free speech. I may agree or disagree with him but that is beside the point. I fought for our democracy and the principles of our Constitution. I fought for that guy."
On this Memorial Day we will have patriotic social ritual. There may be some speeches. But the question of Private Ryan is still the one that matters. Am I living a life that will honor the sacrifice? Am I defending the democracy that gave rise to it? Democracies are fragile things. They take decades, even centuries to build but can be jeopardized in a relatively short span of time. Ours is resilient. But it is not unbreakable.
How will I honor the sacrifices?
Let us begin by reviewing our evolving Constitution and its Amendments.
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Hong Kong-based Ground Zero is designed by brothers Philip and Eri Chu.
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Moses Mathuram has responsibility for strategy involving all types of TmaxSoft partners, but thinks the reseller channel in particular can be leveraged better, and that adding distribution is a way to do it.
Kicking off Cisco Partner Summit 2017, CEO Chuck Robbins tells partners building their own development capabilities is key to meeting customer needs.
Hitachi Data Systems' former channels head in Canada, who has moved over to Vantara, and a top Canadian partner share their views on what the restructuring and Internet of Things re-emphasis will mean for the channel.
OnApp, which has a larger global share of the service provider market, enters the enterprise HCI market with their software in Intel hardware, and a channel-only model with a master reseller/distributor in each geo.
Daumard talks with ChannelBuzz about why he thinks NinjaRMM is well positioned to do well in a crowded marketplace – and just how he intends to do that.
The new Detector SDS offering is designed to provide MSPs with a sticky, differentiated offering that also can serve as a component of a premium offering for customers.
At Sage Summit, Sage has outlined to partners a much more detailed roadmap than it has ever done before, in order to get the partners to understand fully where things are going, to buy into the changes, and engage closely with Sage on them.
While Sophos has MSP partners, they have not had a program that provides support for their specific business model and requirements before now. MSP Connect is aligned with the ways MSPs sell, and provides rewards for upselling and cross-selling Sophos' broad range of security services.
EMC Canada channel chief Michael Kerr gives a specifically Canadian take on the pending merger with Dell, as well as initial partner reaction to some of the new product announcements from EMC World.
The new functionality enhances a platform for MSPs based on extreme simplicity and a lower price point. Atera is making a push into North America this year, in particular among solution providers who have been turned off by the complexity of getting an MSP business up and running.
New StorageCraft channel chief Marvin Blough talks with ChannelBuzz about the plans to take the company to the next level, which include a new cloud offering this week.
Kaseya has also released a new survey highlighting the practices being following by the most successful MSPs today.
In a grim future of zero backup pricing, Asigra's CEO told partners their future profitability – and survival – depends on their ability to build trust with the customer, and on their ability to sell additional services around it. An archiving capability, centred on Asigra's new appliance, is a key part of this.
EMC is also announcing several other programmatic moves, including a Federation Ready designation and expanding EMC's EMC Ready sales transformation initiative to partners. Their EMC True loyalty program pilot is now being publicized and expanded globally.


ARRMKit is a self-learning framework for real-time gestural analysis that provides high speed recognition with great accuracy using minimal hardware and minimal computing power. All that's required is a simple web or mobile camera found in everyday laptop or smartphone. Machine Learning algorithm allows to сreate intuitive user-friendly interface which could be used with the majority of existing AR/VR products.


Canada is the one of the most ideal countries in the world for immigration and settlement. Canada is a magnificent country and a hotspot destination for world- wide tourists, workers, businessmen's and students. The millions of visitors and immigrants travel Canada every year with different goals, ambitions and future aspects. The diverse culture, favorable Government policies, visionary leadership and ideal working, business and study environment suits the immigrants with different objectives and aspirations. Canada is great harbor for holiday vacation or family getaway.
Canada is the second biggest country in the world, right after Russia. Multiple entry visas allow a visitor to come and go from Canada for six months, without having to reapply every time. The multiple entry visas can be valid for up to 10 years, or one month before the visa holder's passport expires earlier.
Mostly, visitors are allowed to stay a six-month from the day they entered Canada. If the officer empowers a stay of less than six-months, they will indicate in the passport the date by which applicant must leave Canada. Entire, visa application process is online. Canada issues long-term multiple entry visas valid for 5 to 10 years.
In general, an individual foreign national may need to provide "proof of funds" in the amount of $ 1,230 CAD per month approximately.
IS THERE REQUIREMENT OF INTERVIEW FOR CANADA TOURIST VISA?
For the majority of the nationalities, Canadian tourist visa does not require an interview; the applicant has to submit the documents to the embassy / consulate to apply for a visa.
Canada has started a new program called CAN+, which makes it very easy for the Indians to obtain Canada visas. This Scheme is only applicable for the following nationalities; India, Chinese, and Mexican.
Under the CAN+ scheme, the applicant can get Canada visa till the passport is valid. It means, if the passport is valid for another 5 years, applicant can get the multiple entry visas for 5 years. And perhaps, the applicant's passport is valid for 10 years, applicant get the multiple entry visa for 10 years. Before applying for the visa one must have detailed knowledge of the procedure while Canada visitor visa allows you to stay in Canada for up to 6 months. The exact validity of your stay in Canada will be decided by the immigration officer in the basis of your purpose of visit.
Applicant must hold valid Indian passport and applicable travel documents.
Applicant must backup the finances for the entire stay in Canada.
Applicant must clearly that he will return to his home country.
Applicant must be in a good health as well as of good character.
Original passports with 6 months validity from date of arrival in Canada and old passport if any.
Covering letter mentioning the details of the applicants, travel and details of the other members travelling along with you.
Invitation letter / exhibition / conference confirmation.
Air PNR bookings / Air tickets.
Salary slips for last six months if employed.
If self- employed- shop act/ MOA / deed.
Personal bank statements for last 6-months.


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In 1980, Brothers Plumbing, Heating & Electric was founded in Denver, CO as a family owned and operated company. Over the years we've built a reputation in the greater Denver Metro Area community and plumbing, HVAC & electrical industry as being honest and committed to customer satisfaction. Today we continue to practice these same values that have helped our company grow over the years. We continue to maintain and practice our code of ethics.
The mission of Brothers Plumbing, Heating & Electric is to develop lasting relationships where everyone wins; to show our team members, clients and community that WE CARE, and to provide a safe, honest and helpful working environment. We want to be the best- the company best known for going above and beyond expectations!
That's not something we just say when we answer our phone! It's something that we truly set out to do! We want your experience with our company to be outstanding from the moment you call to the time our technician leaves your home. We want your experience with our company to leave you with a smile on your face every time!
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Sophie was born in 2013. She had feeding and sleeping difficulties from birth. She was a 'difficult' baby but we didn't know anything was seriously wrong until she started having seizures at 9 weeks old.
She was in hospital for most of the next 6 months. It took 3 months before her epilepsy was diagnosed as it wasn't showing on EEGs and they didn't know what was wrong with her as her seizures were so many and varied and often not 'typical'.
Despite many medications, ketogenic diet and vns surgery, sadly we have never managed to achieve seizure control for Sophie. Sophie also suffers from severe scoliosis, gastrointestinal reflux, cortical visual impairment and profound and multiple learning difficulties. She is a true fighter! She battles every day but still manages to give us hundreds of kisses and cuddles each day. She is full of love for her family. She is also a dare devil who loves big movements and likes to be upside down or swinging around!
After 4 years of genetic testing, no cause was found for Sophie's condition and it was assumed that it was a de novo (one off) mutation so we were reassured to try for a second child.
Joseph was born in 2018. In contrast to Sophie, Joseph fed and slept well from birth.
We were devastated when, at 7 weeks old, he started to have seizures. It became clear very quickly that Joseph had the same unknown condition as his sister. He spent 7 weeks in hospital trying to get seizure control. We achieved brief seizure control however, like Sophie, Joseph no longer has seizure control. He also has profound and multiple learning difficulties and many complex needs like his sister. Joseph is our smiley, happy boy. He loves bouncing and listening to singing and music. He also loves a cuddle!
When Joseph was in hospital, we were told that there had been an update to one of the genetic tests taken with Sophie. This update found the WWOX gene mutation and gave us an explanation. It also allowed us to make contact with other families with the same condition which has helped immensely.


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Audi and the Berlinale present future perspectives on the Red Carpet
Audi Berlinale Lounge (Photo: Audi)
For the 70th anniversary of the Berlinale, and in a seventh season as Principal Sponsor, the Audi Berlinale Lounge is staged an exciting place for film festival celebrities on their way to the Red Carpet up to 1 March.
With the Berlinale Open House program in the Audi Berlinale Lounge, Audi and the Berlinale are also jointly supporting dialogue on various perspectives that reflect dynamic issues of the future. Directly opposite the Berlinale Palast, festival fans and interested visitors will meet to experience interviews, discussions, music acts and interactive events connected with the Berlinale.
Alongside these talks and discussions, the program also includes an abundance of sensory and participative elements for visitors: with "electric yoga", for example, they can refuel with new energy and start the day full of vigor. In the evenings, the glass pavilion becomes a magnet for music fans. A mix of DJs and live acts such as the scintillating artist Leopold, the indie/rock duo Gurr and techno beats from Tiefschwarz will ensure an electrifying atmosphere during the Berlinale Lounge Nights. The emotional highlight of the Berlinale, the awarding of the Golden and Silver Bears, will also be relayed live to the Audi Berlinale Lounge on Marlene-Dietrich-Platz. Nina Sonnenberg aka Fiva will be the moderator for this special evening in the Lounge. She is this year's host of the Berlinale Open House program. The entire program in the Audi Berlinale Lounge, freely accessible to the public, can be seen at www.berlinale.de/en/programme/programme/berlinale-programme.html or www.berlinale.de/en/programme/programme/berlinale-programme.html
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Joel Leeman is a partner at Sunstein, and devotes his practice to the litigation of patent and trademark disputes. He has extensive experience in handling technology-licensing disputes, as well as trade secret and general commercial litigation. Joel focuses on helping our clients resolve disputes efficiently— through litigation and other methods—and in a manner that promotes their business objectives. He advises clients on strategies for minimizing litigation risks.
Has handled numerous patent and trade secret litigations covering a wide range of technologies, including: pharmaceuticals, biological/chemical assay methods and devices, non-invasive thermometry, x-ray inspection systems, disambiguation/clustering software, machine learning image analysis, fire-detector mapping software, caching software, chip technology, fluorescent lighting, mobile payment processing, military training simulators, data security, and fruit processing methods.
Possesses special expertise in the economic analysis of patent infringement cases.
Has represented clients in domestic and international contract disputes, including licenses, commission arrangements, collaboration agreements, confidentiality clauses, inventors' agreements, and indemnities.
Has wide experience in all aspects of trademark and copyright protection and litigation, representing firms in courts and before the Patent and Trademark Office and the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board.
Has handled trade dress disputes involving electric fans, cellphone cases, user interfaces, musical instruments, food packaging, and athletic shoes, among other things.
Litigated novel issues on behalf of a web-hosting company, including the extent of long-arm jurisdiction over an out-of-state operator and remedies available for unfair business practices arising from conduct on the Internet.
Successfully represented a California company in a dispute, alleging misappropriation of proprietary software, that established a Massachusetts standard for a plaintiff's duty to disclose his trade secrets at the outset of pretrial discovery.
Joel has co-written books on copyright enforcement and limits on commercial speech.
Has spoken on panels sponsored by bar associations on non-competition disputes, trade secret law, and international arbitration.
Professional and Community Involvement
Active participant in early-education literacy programs in Boston public schools.
Has played in a softball double-header every Sunday of the spring, summer and fall for over 30 years.
Formerly an instructor of advanced Hebrew language at Brandeis while pursuing his graduate studies.
Joel was named to the Super Lawyers® list in the practice area of intellectual property 2004-2019 in Massachusetts, a list limited to the top 5 percent of attorneys in each region. The attorneys featured in Super Lawyers were selected by their peers in an extensive nomination and polling process conducted by the research team at Super Lawyers, a service of Thomson Reuters and seen in a special advertising section in Boston magazine.
Named to the 2016-2018 New England Super Lawyers Top 100 List, a listing of 100 lawyers who received the highest point totals in the Massachusetts nomination, research and blue ribbon review process.
Protecting and Enforcing Copyright, MCLE New England, 4th ed. 2014 (co-written with Lisa Tittemore).
"What Can I Say? Leeway and Legal Limits in Commercial Speech: A Primer on Defamation, Commercial Disparagement and False Advertising," American Bar Association (Spring 2009) (co-written with Julia Huston).
Massachusetts Trade Secret Protections Are About to Resemble Everyone Else's. That Brings Changes that Businesses Should Know About.—August 22, 2018
Litigate Your Trademark Rights With Care, No Matter what Forum You're In—February 16, 2018
Give Me a ©! Supreme Court Examines Cheerleader Uniforms and Gives Designers a Means to Protect Their Creations—April 10, 2017
Litigator's Perspective- I've a Hunch You're Stealing My Invention: Low Standard Prevails for Alleging Patent Infringement—May 9, 2013
Do-Nothing Congress Manages to Crack Down on Trade Secret Thieves—January 17, 2013
Not the Cadillac of Trade Secrets, But Still Deserving of Protection—January 19, 2012
Admitted to the Massachusetts bar, as well as the bars of the U.S. Supreme Court, the First Circuit Court of Appeal, the Federal Circuit and the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts.
FairWarning IP, LLC v. Iatric, Inc.; FairWarning IP, LLC v. CynergisTek, Inc.
We successfully defended clients Iatric and CynergisTek in the District Court and Federal Circuit against claims of patent infringement relating to software for detecting fraud and misuse of protected health information. Sunstein litigation group obtained judgments of patent invalidity under Section 101.
Litigate Your Trademark Rights With Care, No Matter what Forum You're In
Give Me a ©! Supreme Court Examines Cheerleader Uniforms and Gives Designers a Means to Protect Their Creations
Litigator's Perspective- I've a Hunch You're Stealing My Invention: Low Standard Prevails for Alleging Patent Infringement
Do-Nothing Congress Manages to Crack Down on Trade Secret Thieves
Not the Cadillac of Trade Secrets, But Still Deserving of Protection
Sure as Shootin', If It's Claimed in Your Patent, You Can't Assert It as a Trade Secret
Isn't Asserting a Trade Secret Inconsistent with Seeking a Patent? Not If the Secret is a Unique Combination of Known Elements
25% Rule is Drawn and Quartered: Court Rejects Popular Method for Computing Patent Infringement Damages
Bimbo Knows the Muffin Man . . . and Teaches Him a Lesson in Trade Secrets
Silence is Deadly: The Peril of Inaction After Calling Someone an Infringer
Overzealous Trade-Secret Plaintiff Gets His Just Desserts
Adventure on the Appellation Trail: Joseph Abboud Gives Away His Name, Yet May Get to Use it Anyway
Trade Show Exhibit Subjects Foreign Businessman to Federal Jurisdiction
What Can I Say: Leeway and Legal Limits in Commercial Speech A Primer on Defamation, Commercial Disparagement and False Advertising
Federal Preemption Has Its Limits: State law Governs Theft of Trade Secrets Even When a Patent is Involved
New Procedures May Lure More Patent Lawsuits to Massachusetts
It Doesn't Take Much: Familiarity With a Competitor's Trade Secrets Can Doom Your Reverse Engineering Project to Legal Limbo,
Hall Street Associates: Arbitration Results Are Final Despite Erroneous Legal Analysis
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Apply the tenets of yoga to help develop a healthier relationship with food and your body. Learn how to relate to food in a conscious, loving, and mindful manner through addressing the yogic concept of "samskaras" (patterns or habits) that are deeply engrained in our psyche and actions. Understand how becoming mindful of these patterns can help you open to gradual changes in habit, while treating the body with kindness. Open to how food can nourish, heal and balance you instead of relying on it to soothe anger, sadness, or stress.


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Plentific raises $100m Series C to accelerate growth
Posted: 24 August, 2021
The latest round was led by Highland Europe and Brookfield Technology Partners and will enable the proptech to rapidly expand in the US and additional new geographies
LONDON – 24th August 2021 – Plentific, the leading platform for smart property management, has announced it has raised $100m in Series C funding, led by new investors Highland Europe and Brookfield Technology Partners alongside Mubadala Investment Company (Mubadala) and RXR Digital Ventures, as well as existing investors A/O PropTech and Target Global. With the investment, Plentific plans to significantly grow its presence in the United States, as well as further expand its global footprint. The financing will also allow Plentific to accelerate its engineering and product development to increase digitalisation across the property and facilities management space.
Founded in 2013 by CEO Cem Savas and CTO Emre Kazan, Plentific has transformed repairs and maintenance processes for landlords, property and facilities managers, and service providers. The industry has historically relied on either manual processes or legacy software to manage complex processes, hampering efficiency and quality of service. Plentific's cloud-based solutions provide a completely digital experience, reimagining how services can be managed and delivered, while also providing deep insights and analysis for data-driven decision making.
Cem Savas, CEO and co-founder of Plentific, said: "We had a phenomenal year of growth, more than doubling headcount to almost 200 employees, opening an office in the United States and cementing our position in the UK and German markets. Our next step is to rapidly expand in the US, as well as look to begin operating in new geographies. We have only just scratched the surface of a $2.5 trillion potential market opportunity. We will now be rapidly expanding both our global footprint and the solutions we offer to become the de facto digital partner for landlords and service providers across the world."
Plentific's ambition is to replace legacy software across the entire industry and become the digital partner for service providers from surveyors to contractors. With the latest investment round it will intensify its product development to enable the integration of Internet of Things (IoT), asset management solutions, as well as introduce machine learning and artificial intelligence to help commercial and residential landlords increase returns and make smarter decisions. Plentific will also expand its offer for service providers, increasing its Customer Relationship Management (CRM) functionality to support the growth of contractors of all sizes.
Sam Brooks, Partner at Highland Europe said: "The Plentific team has built a powerful digital platform with exceptional tenant experience at the core and have become the go-to partner for the world's most well-respected property owners and service providers. We are impressed with Cem and Emre's commitment to digitizing the entire property management ecosystem and we are thrilled to join them on the next phase of their journey."
Plentific has also supported its clients in furthering their Environment, Social and Governance (ESG) credentials and will expand its capabilities in this critical area. With the aim of becoming an ESG centre of excellence, Plentific will work with clients globally through its PropertyLab accelerator programme. It will develop solutions which strengthen ESG initiatives and make ESG reporting more robust through enhanced analytics, as well as actively help improve the carbon footprint of properties.
Josh Raffaelli, Managing Partner at Brookfield said: "We are thrilled to partner with Plentific as it seeks to fully digitize the repairs and maintenance process. As one of the world's largest real estate owner, operator and investor we have first-hand knowledge of how lowering operating costs can help drive efficiencies. We look forward to leveraging that knowledge and experience to help fuel Plentific's growth and expand its global footprint."
About Plentific
Founded in 2013, Plentific is trusted by some of the best-known organizations in property, including L&Q, Peabody, Notting Hill Genesis, Grand City Properties and Knight Frank to manage more than 350,000 properties across the UK, Germany and USA. Its software integrates repairs, compliance, and voids management with a marketplace of more than 16,000 contractors to streamline property maintenance and provide instant insight into the health of a property portfolio. For more information please visit: https://www.plentific.com/
We're also delighted to announce the well-deserved promotion of @David_Blyghton to Partner @HighlandEurope. Here's to the next 10 years. https://t.co/trrAFKMJoy
@HighlandEurope Mon 23rd January
Today we're announcing that we've raised our 5th fund: €1bn to continue backing exceptional European growth-stage companies. Thank you to all the founders who chose to partner with us over the past 10 years & to our investors for their shared conviction. https://t.co/9a0djQk9mD
Congratulations @OroCommerce ! A great start to the year! https://t.co/hQjj49npRF
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Oro Raises $13M Strategic Growth Round to Revolutionize Digital Commerce
Le Collectionist raises €60m to consolidate its global leadership position in the luxury holiday industry
Huel closes $24 million funding round led by Highland Europe
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Kitty Ferreira is a British Fashion brand that manufactures its garments in the UK and so it should, but it seems that other more established British fashion brands don't feel obliged to manufacture in their homeland.
Brands such as Burberry and Mulberry who market themselves as all British Fashion labels are, as it turns out, not 'all British' in their manufacturing practices.
The Made in Britain label is a big part of what makes a brand quintessentially British, so how do these British brands justify manufacturing abroad and marketing themselves as British? And how do authentic British brands such as Kitty Ferreira compete?
Burberry claims that their status as a British brand is firmly rooted in its history as oppose to its current operations. In 2013, Ian Scott, Director of group supply at Mulberry, stated that all of the brand's men's bags are made in Turkish factories, while some of its luggage items and small leather goods are manufactured in China; all the while claiming its goods as being made in the Somerset factories the brand setup in 1973.
Questions have to be raised about authentic British branding and whether these brands can be considered British in terms of quality and production. Organisations like 'Make it British' make a point of organising events that encourage designers, UK manufacturers and buyers to network together. The first ever tradeshow showcasing purely British made products and manufacturing occurred at the 'Meet the Manufacturer' event, June 2014. The event covered every aspect of the issues facing the British Manufacturing industry, from production to training, artisanship to quality and bringing production back to Britain.
Thankfully the demand for Made in Britain goods is on the up. On October 3rd 2014 another organisation that celebrates British made goods 'Best of Britannia,' will be launching their annual 'Buy British Day.' Their aim is to focus consumer attention on the amazing quality of the huge range of marvellous products Britain still produces.
Kitty Ferreira is well positioned to benefit from this growth in demand for British made goods, but trying to evaluate the brand's position next to established brands like Burberry is a near impossible task. Due to smaller designers having to produce in small quantities, they can't realistically compete against the big boys.
Are the big brands really saving money by offshoring their productions? Is it better to manufacture in the UK? I suppose the answer to both these questions are yes, but does that mean one is better off than the other in the long run? Well, that remains to be seen, but the Kitty Ferreira brand stands firm in the belief that 'British Made' is better for the good of not only the British economy but for firm British Identity on a global scale.


NDSU excels in areas of innovative and technology-driven research, with more than $153 million in annual research expenditures as reported in the National Science Foundation's Higher Education Research and Development Survey. NDSU has been listed in the Top 100 public research universities in the United States for research and development in agricultural sciences, psychology and social sciences, based on reported research expenditures.
Main campus: Fargo, North Dakota, with Extension Service and Research Experiment Station locations across the state.
There are 2,302 full-time employees and 3,708 part-time employees.