Many people put on the sun tan lotion of cream with the suitable sun factor for them in only once actually in the sun. However this leaves them exposed more than they might think.
What you should actually do is to apply the cream to your body some time before you go into the sun - around 15 minutes.
The reason for this is that the body or skin needs a little time before being exposed to sun to ensure that it absorbs the lotion and therefore receives the maximum benefit from it to protect the skin.
Therefore before going to the beach or wherever you are going to be exposed to the sun, be sure to apply the first coat before going.
Then remember to top up regularly - for instance at intervals of around 30 minutes.


It's pomegranate season here and I love stocking up and using this beautiful fruit in new and fun ways. This time I made some lemonade pomegranate ice.
Making candied citrus peel has been on my list for the longest time.


This is my brother. He is a rock star. Hes going to live in London the day after tomorrow. I'm going to miss him.
And that's Gem. She is a soldier. Will also miss her.
We shot these around the ground of Massey University, a close second for my favorite portrait shoot location in Wellington (after Brooklyn Central Park). Let me know if you want to have your loved ones shot* there, I will throw in a complimentary kissing of feet.
*ps "shot" photographically speaking, no guns involved.


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| He said, She said, 'Bone' harmonizes
He said, She said, 'Bone' harmonizes
Who ever thought of Antarctica for a honeymoon? Or poetry that really comes alive? Or a love song that dares to tell the unfiltered truth? Apparently, experimental playwright André Gregory did.
Directed by Paul Carey DRA '08, Gregory's unique and unnerving, yet strangely accessible "Bone Songs" is at once a love story and a psychoanalysis of human emotion. Blurring distinctions between time and space, words spoken and those left unsaid, "Bone Songs" highlights the life of a solitary explorer wandering the impending iceberg that hosts his history. It is the split-stage narrative of a passionate love between man and wife — their solemn vow in the beginning, the middle and the end — "Till death do us part."
Periodically esoteric to a fault, the production nevertheless woos its audience, investing it in the sinews of complicated melodies. Although universal in its appeal, the story often takes leaps the audience may not be prepared to follow. One scene in particular features shrouded beings in fetal positions eerily motioning as if trapped in "Matrix"-esque sacs of amniotic fluid; it is disturbing. Still other scenes remind the audience of the complexities of love and pull on the inconsistencies that make us all human; those scenes, like the bulk of the narrative, are charming.
"Bone Songs" is more than the sum of harsh, artistic dualisms. It is a tightly wound piece that probes human emotion, while simultaneously furthering a distinct narrative trajectory.
The dynamics between He and She (think Chaucer's Everyman for the 20th century) present consistent turns in their story, adding depth to their relationship. As they battle imposing forces — and one another — the audience comes to understand the meaning of unconditional love.
He and She's five main manifestations are introduced through an opening scene that overlaps their lines in testimony to their interwoven lives. The tale shifts between depictions of Younger He (Zach Appelman DRA '10) and Younger She (Nikki Berger DRA '08), Older He (Slate Holmgren DRA '10) and Older She (Aubyn Philabaum DRA '08), and the Explorer (Phillip Owen DRA '09).
Yet despite abundant potential for quite the schizophrenic production, transitions are surprisingly smooth and natural — likely influenced by the romantic lyricism characterizing their every word.
A departure from the typical intimate Cabaret setting, this production reorients the action so that rather than interspersed amongst the audience, it makes use of a more traditional barrier between stage and seating. An apt move by Carey, the tangible distance renders the remote Arctic scene all the more convincing.
The production is staged entirely in shades of white and black, effectively capturing the binary themes engaged by the nuances of Gregory's exceedingly intricate prose. At times, he achieves a balance between art and vitriol.
Accordingly, Carey expertly links the quality of Gregory's original prose to the details of this latest production, finessing more sexual scenes by the use of artful choreography, while maintaining their brazen spirit. Similarly, harsh lighting in an otherwise black theater is softened by white linens adorning both the props and the actors.
It is in this way that Gregory is able to so astutely and directly examine love, hate, life, death, murder, disease, light, darkness — conveying to the audience that these elements really aren't all that disparate. The music surrounding the on-stage action is a reflection of such sentiment. It is how the audience comes to see (aided of course by the intermittent labels of the projector) that "Bone Songs" is a love song — containing elements of cryptic harmony and airy melody, at once something of a eulogy and a romance.

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This neighborhood is perfect for those seeking single-family homes. The homes in Cedar Hills represent a wide range of time periods and styles. In general, homes in Cedar Hills are about $240,000 – $465,000 and sit on 3.25-acre lots with four bedrooms and two bathrooms. The most common type of parking is garage.
How would you rate Cedar Hills?
Homes in Cedar Hills are on the market for an average of 131 days and are typically purchased at close to asking price. Property taxes hover around $3,138 per year, and homeowners' association fees are approximately $36. On average, homes here are $117 per square foot and typically list for around $330,000.


The Dubai Shopping Festival (DSF) is a super-exciting event. You may have visited Dubai several times, but the magic of the shopping festival is something you would not have seen during any other time of the year. If you are keen on a trip to Dubai during DSF, we offer a tour package that includes stay at a 4 star hotel, along with city tours, desert safari, dhow cruises and a whole lot of shopping trips to various souks, stores, and malls. We also take care of your transport arrangements right from picking you up from the airport till the time of dropping you off at the airport. In short, you can have a relaxing and peaceful vacation while we plan your itinerary to the little-most detail.
Once your flight lands in Dubai, you have to go through immigration after which you would be taken to a four star hotel (as per availability) by the tour representative present at the airport. There are no specific programs planned for the day although you can go out for some shopping at Meena Bazar, Karama Bazar, Global Village, etc. if you wish to.
The day begins with a delicious spread of breakfast followed by a city tour to some of the most important and popular locations in Dubai. The other half of the day is dedicated to desert safari where you can enjoy dune bashing, shisha smoking, belly dancing, Tanura dancing, henna painting, camel riding, quad biking, etc. You can also enjoy the desert during sunset time; it is also a great time to take some beautiful pictures on your camera. Dinner served at the desert camp has some of the most delicious BBQ dishes, both vegetarian and non-vegetarian.
During day time on day 03, you have the chance to explore the city of Dubai on your own or perhaps go on a shopping spree; in short, you can do whatever you wish to. In the evening, after the sun sets, our vehicle would take you for a unique dining experience on a dhow cruise along the Dubai Creek. The creek divides Dubai into Bur Dubai and Deira and is an important part of Dubai's history and culture. As you sail along the creek, you can see some of the most beautiful sights of Dubai.
You would be dropped-off to the airport after breakfast or as per your flight scheduled. If you have time before your flight, you can go around the city to get some last minute shopping done.


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Family concerned imprisoned Saudi blogger Raif Badawi could face death penalty
By Amanda Kelly
Ensaf Haidar, wife of blogger Raif Badawi, speaks to the media at a news conference in Montreal on Monday, February 23, 2015.
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MONTREAL — The wife of imprisoned blogger Raif Badawi said Sunday that she has reason to believe authorities in Saudi Arabia are aiming to retry him on charges of apostasy.
In a statement via her Facebook page, Ensaf Haidar wrote:
Saudi Arabia postpones flogging of imprisoned blogger Raif Badawi again
Montreal mayor lends support to imprisoned Saudi blogger Raif Badawi
Saudi blogger Raif Badawi spared flogging for sixth time: Amnesty International
"We have received information from reliable sources that there are attempts within the Penal Court to retry Raif Badawi on apostasy charges again," she wrote.
"[An] apostasy charge is punishable under Saudi law with the death penalty by beheading."
She said she was concerned that the judge who sentenced Badawi to the flogging has already twice asked for him to be charged with apostasy, requests that have so far been denied for legal jurisdiction reasons.
"However, due to a new regulation issued by the Supreme Judicial Council on 19.09.2014, the Penal court has now jurisdiction over major cases, which are punishable by the death penalty, amputation and stoning."
Haidar was granted political asylum and has been living in Quebec with the couple's three children since 2013.
She has been actively involved in trying to free her husband since he was imprisoned last May.
READ MORE: Witness: Saudi blogger convicted of insulting Islam publicly flogged 50 times
Badawi is serving 10 years in prison and was sentenced to 1,000 lashes for a blog criticizing Saudi Arabia's clerics.
The first 50 lashes were delivered in early January, and he was expected to receive 50 more each week for the following 19 weeks. However, every week, the flogging sessions have been postponed.
READ MORE: Saudi Arabia postpones flogging of imprisoned blogger Raif Badawi again
Badawi's supporters around the world, which include the Canadian and Quebec governments, the mayor of Montreal and Amnesty International, are hoping that continued pressure on the Saudi government will result in the end of his imprisonment.
"We call on the world citizens and governments not to leave Raif dragged by such bigots to death," her post continued.
"And we renew our calls to his Majesty King Salman to pardon Raif Badawi and allow him to leave Canada to be united with his family there."
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Lee Pierce: The Trusted Partner
Lee Pierce wants Sirius to be known as more than a reseller and systems integrator, but rather as a trusted technology ally aimed at delivering measurable business value
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Lee Pierce says that, during a career of over twenty years at Intermountain Healthcare, he "professionally grew up" under the tutelage of many influential leaders including Dr. Brent James, a well-known champion for clinical quality improvement as well as a recipient of the John M. Eisenberg Patient Safety and Quality Award. Pierce says that having the opportunity to mature with James and others as mentors and colleagues helped shape his own mission to help support and improve healthcare processes in the same manner that engineer W. Edward Deming was able to improve and standardize manufacturing processes—using data and analytics.
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That is not to say that Pierce is driven by delivering standardized and cookie-cutter approaches—far from it. The now healthcare chief data officer at Sirius Computer Solutions is driven to become a trusted partner by his clients, using data and analytics advances to improve practices not only across healthcare but for any industry where Sirius is able provide solutions to challenging problems.
The $3.6 billion technology infrastructure company's agnostic approach and ability to integrate solutions and other partners sets it apart from the industry as it assesses shifts in care delivery, patient and customer engagement, satisfaction trends, and the impact technology has on physician and nurse efficiency and satisfaction. With this mission in mind, Sirius has even created two labs with leading healthcare organizations, both designed to develop innovative ways to address pressing problems within healthcare.
Pierce joined Sirius during one of the more poignant moments of its evolving business focus. "While Sirius has been around for over thirty years, it was widely known as an infrastructure systems integrator," Pierce says. "In the last seven years, they've really shifted their focus to other value-added services and solutions in cloud, data, digital, and security." The 2014 acquisition of Brightlight Consulting allowed for Sirius to widen its scope tremendously by harnessing Brightlight's expertise in data, analytics, and consulting across myriad industries. Pierce was charged with building, growing, and leading the healthcare data analytics practice.
"What that really meant for my own personal mission was that I had the opportunity to help healthcare organizations across the country be able to manage and leverage their data better," Pierce says. The role, perched right at the intersection of data analytics and healthcare, is one where Pierce has been able to make significant impact, though only a year into his new CDO position. Pierce had already built out significant data and analytics capabilities at the large and respected Intermountain Healthcare. Pierce also brought a data governance expertise that extends across industries and is especially beneficial in helping engage executives in D&A-related issues.
"I want to be able to be a trusted advisor and provide the right solutions based on our clients' particular situations and needs. That just feels like the right thing to do, and Sirius has a business model that allows that to happen."
Pierce says he was surprised at how much of the practical experience of building a data governance program he was able to leverage despite the work not accounting for significant portions of his time at Intermountain. "The foundation that I was able to build has been incredibly helpful in applying to both other healthcare and non-healthcare organizations."
It's in working with Sirius's clients that both the company and Pierce's own expertise becomes evident. "One of the reasons I joined Sirius is because I don't believe that there is just one solution or solution vendor to offer clients that will meet their needs," Pierce says. "I want to be able to be a trusted advisor and provide the right solutions based on our clients' particular situations and needs. That just feels like the right thing to do, and Sirius has a business model that allows that to happen."
That model, Pierce says, includes an agnostic vendor approach. "We don't lead with a specific vendor's software or hardware solution," the CDO says. "We focus on the problem we're trying to solve and use our expertise and partnerships that we have to recommend and bring the right tools and solutions to the table."
Pierce says Sirius is particularly effective because it doesn't simply resell software or hardware, it provides comprehensive services to help implement and support customer success. "We're not just a hammer looking for a nail," Pierce adds.
As the CDO moves forward in his role, he says Sirius is heavily focused on cloud, security, and digital, along with the continuing data and analytics focus. "All of these technical disciplines are so intertwined and will continue to be that way in the future," the CDO says. "We're moving away from that on-premises infrastructure and helping companies continue their transition to more cloud-hosted and software-as-service environments." The difference, Pierce believes, is Sirius' capabilities not just as a provider of service, but a solution-focused partner that is willingness to understand the intricacies of its clients' specific business needs and tailor solutions that will deliver real, measurable business value.
As a data and analytics professional with technology as a foundation, Pierce expresses a unique satisfaction in his client-facing duties that make him a strong value-add in a CDO role. "Building a relationship with healthcare leaders who understand the complexities of healthcare, from the executives down to individual data practitioners, and delivering measurable value with data and analytics solutions, is what my job is all about," Pierce says. "I'm not someone who judges success just by percentages of business growth. I care about happy clients and the measurable value they receive through better data and analytics capabilities and practices."
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Being Authentic And Real with Jordan Feliz
Purposely October 18, 2022 Passion Meets Purpose
Today's guest is Jordan Feliz and one thing we love about Jordan is that he is so honest and real. He says this, "I think people are so hungry for, for something that's real, you know, and authentic and, and you can give them that, which is the gospel. Like I think they just crave that and they long to know more about it." Sarah talks to him about his journey into music and the path that brought him there.
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Jordan Feliz: I, I'll never forget we played with this band that was literally like forwardly satanic. We went on right after them, and I remember right after that I'm thinking, what am I gonna say after that? And I remember just walking up on stage and right before our last song is usually where I would talk, and I just said, Guys, I just want you to know that we don't believe what the first band talked about, and that's okay.
And they have free will to believe whatever they want to believe, but we believe in a God that loves you for who you are, and he's gonna meet you exactly where you at you were at. And I remember just saying something really simple and, and we had like two or three people that walked up to us after the show and they were like, Tell me more about this Jesus character.
I think people are so hungry for, for something that's real, you know, and authentic and, and you can give them that, which is the gospel. Like I think they just crave that and they long to know more about it.
Sarah Taylor: That's Jordan Feliz, and he joins you today on the Passion Meets Purpose podcast. The passion part is basically the gifts and talents that you just, it's stuff that comes natural to you.
You think, Huh, God gave me an extra dose of being good at this or being interested in this. And then the purpose part is how you use those gifts and talents to give back to the world. But sometimes it takes a little while to figure all that. So let's begin our conversation with Jordan Feliz on what he did prior to making music.
Okay, Jordan. So I hear that before you had songs on the radio, you drove for Uber?
Jordan Feliz: I did, yeah. That was. Kind of a crazy time, but I, I, I started, when we first moved to Nashville, I actually valet, like I parked cars. And, when, right after I signed with Centricity, like my writing schedule started getting fuller and started writing more songs and doing more things, with music.
So I needed more like, of a flexible job. And so I ended up doing Uber and I ended up winning a car, which is kind of weird, but I, That was a random thing that happened.
Sarah Taylor: How do you win a car from driving for Uber?
Jordan Feliz: So basically it would be like if, if you were texting me like, Hey, I really need to make some extra cash or whatever, do you know of a job or anything, then I could just text you and say, Well, if you sign up for Uber, then I'll get a referral reward or something like that.
Usually it was like a hundred bucks or something. Well, in the month, May, they had that going and you would get a submission for every person that you got to come drive for Uber. And I had one person, and literally they called, I think 160 drivers and they had them all come to this place in Nashville and they were like, Hey, you know, just come prepared to win a car if you, you know. I don't know. They had like some prep things for us or whatever.
Sarah Taylor: Come prepared to win a car.
Jordan Feliz: Yeah. And so it was like, okay, but there's so many of us. And I remember there was a dude that was walking around and he was like, Yeah, I had 50 submissions. And I'm like, Oh man, that guy's gonna win. And, and they're like, All right, well it's time to go outside.
We're gonna. Auction off the Prius. And so I was like, Okay. And I'm just expecting to walk outside and watch somebody else win a car. And literally that some dude walks out with this giant gold piece of paper with my name on it and he was like, Jordan Feliz, you won a Prius. And I was like, What? And it was just amazing.
It was such a cool, it was a huge blessing because honestly, my wife and I, in literally like seven weeks, was our due date for our first little girl, and we only had one car, and so it was just a huge blessing to have a car and so yeah.
Sarah Taylor: And I, I heard that right, that like some dude had like 50 referrals. So that's kinda like 50 raffle tickets to your one.
Jordan Feliz: One. Yes. Yeah.
Sarah Taylor: You had one shot.
Jordan Feliz: Just one. Yep.
Sarah Taylor: You need to write a song about that.
Jordan Feliz: I know, right? It's just all about like God's favor or something.
Sarah Taylor: Speaking of your wife does hair.
Jordan Feliz: She does, yes.
Sarah Taylor: Does she do your hair?
Jordan Feliz: She does. She does my hair and it's, it's pretty- it's actually been kind of weird, so she actually quit her job in January and stopped doing hair just to be a stay-at-home mom. But she's continued doing hair. She actually just cut my hair a couple days ago.
Sarah Taylor: I was gonna say like to quit your job doing hair and be a stay at home mom is like the idea in theory until all of your friends are like, Hey, do mind still.
Jordan Feliz: Exactly. Oh man. That's like my wife's entire life right now, it's text messages like, So I really miss you and I went to this other stylist, so can you come and like cut my hair at my house and I'll pay you? And Jamie's like um, maybe, like she's just, she's too sweet to say no, but I don't think she wants to do it.
Sarah Taylor: Got it. The hair stylist who couldn't say no.
Jordan Feliz: Yeah. Seriously.
Sarah Taylor: You toured for years with a rock band.
Jordan Feliz: Yeah . Yeah, that's a, Oh my gosh. It feels like a different life. But I started touring when I was 17 years old and I got approached by a band that was from a town that's about 30 minutes from my hometown, and they needed a singer and they were like, Would you like to do this?
And I just felt like God was just saying do it. And, so I passed up on quite a few college opportunities and my parents were super not happy about it, but I just really felt like God had his hand on it. And so, it was actually kind of like a medal band. And so we got to go into, like venues and talk about the gospel on stage and they kind of created like this fire in my heart and just passion for talking about Jesus on stage and sharing the gospel with people, and now here I am.
Sarah Taylor: Tell me more about that. For a person who's listening, thinking the gospel at a venue that's not a church? Go ahead and open someone's eyes as to how much Holy Spirit is going on there.
Jordan Feliz: Well, you know, we used to kind of have this thing where, because all five of us in the band, we were all believers and so, It's biblical where three or more are gathered, you know?
And so for us, we've thought we could just bring the church into the venue as much as like, I mean, we, we believe God is everywhere, you know? And so the thing is, is we would just, I mean, and it's shocking how much we would like walk into a venue and it would just be like, I'll never forget we played with this band that was literally like, so forwardly satanic in like all their music and stuff, like, they would like do scary stuff during the show.
You know, stuff that was like, Oh my gosh, like, what is this? And we, I remember playing that night and after them we, we, we went on right after them. And I remember right after that, I'm thinking, what am I gonna say after that? And I remember just walking up on stage and right before our last song is usually where I would talk and I just said, Guys, I just want you to know that we don't believe what the first band talked about and that's okay.
And they have free will to believe whatever they wanna believe, but we believe in a God that loves you for who you are and he's gonna meet you exactly where you were at. And, and I remember just saying something really simple and, and we had like two or three people that walked up to us after the show and they were like tell me more about this Jesus character. And it's funny because there are people we would run into that had never even heard of Jesus before. You know, they had just heard of God, you know? And you're like, How do you live in America? And you dunno who Jesus is. You know, You're just like, that's shocking.
But you know, I just. I think people are so hungry for something that's real, you know, and authentic. And when you can give them that, which is the gospel, like I think they just crave that and they long to know more about it.
Sarah Taylor: How did you transition from that band to what you do now?
Jordan Feliz: So I basically, right after the band wrapped up, I took a job at a church as a worship leader, and I kind of-
Sarah Taylor: What a stark contrast.
Jordan Feliz: Yeah. It was-
Sarah Taylor: Like what was that resume like? What was that meeting like? Like you walk in, I'd like to be your worship leader. Where did you play last? And you tell them.
Jordan Feliz: Yeah. I tell them, Oh, we were, we actually just broke up in Denver, Colorado playing this hole in the wall. I think it was called the Black Widow Club or something super weird. But you know, it helped because, the new head pastor that had just started the church, who, him and the worship pastor were the guys who took me out to lunch. He used to be in a Christian rock band called Dogwood back in the day. And so he was like, I love that you're grungy and all this other stuff.
And he's like, You should totally just come. It fits the, you know, the theme of our church and you know, I just think it'd be great. And I never thought of myself as a worship leader. But, over that year I just fell in love with that. And I also felt like God had just started kind of giving me songs and I didn't really know what to do with them and I didn't know what that was about.
And, I got a phone call from a friend who's now my manager, and he was like, Hey, I'm gonna fly you to Nashville and I want you to write some songs with some people, and I believe that you could do something in Christian music, which I had never even dreamed of. You know, I kind of grew up listening to ccm, so I just never thought that was a realistic thing for me though in my life.
I went to Nashville and fell in love with Nashville. Long story short, my wife and I ended up moving a year later. And from day one, literally from day one, we- just God was opening doors. I met, I met a lady, her name is Jennifer Deibler and, I was, we were walking down a road-
Sarah Taylor: FFH?
Jordan Feliz: Yes.
Sarah Taylor: Okay!
Jordan Feliz: Yes, yes.
Sarah Taylor: I had to, I had to go back into the catalog of my brain cells.
Jordan Feliz: Yes. So we met her within the first like three hours of being in Nashville. Literally walking down the road and this lady behind us just goes, You guys look like you're in a band. And one of my best buds had moved with me and my wife and, and he was like, No, this guy just, you know, he's a songwriter.
He's so good. You gotta check his stuff out. I'm like, David, please stop. Cause I'm so not that person. And, she was like, Well send, I'm gonna give you my email, send your demo to my husband. And I was like, Cool. And she was like, We used to do Christian music. We're in a band called FFH. I was like, Oh, no big deal. Like you were in FFH. My parents have like every one of your records. Are you serious?
Sarah Taylor: Oh, I bet they loved that!
Jordan Feliz: She was like, just totally loved it. And so I was like, That's crazy. And so
Sarah Taylor: I mean, did you tell her you knew it meant far from home?
Jordan Feliz: No, I had, I had no idea about anything. Okay. Like I was just so, like in my own head I was like, I can't believe this is happening.
And. I think three months into moving there, she had like sent my work tapes and stuff to like record labels and done all this stuff. And we started getting like emails from people and we're like, How is this happening? And they're like, Oh, Jennifer Deibler, I'm like, That's. Crazy. Like that's so the Lord.
Because it's like usually, I mean, if I handed you a demo on the street, Yeah. You'd be like, Yeah, that's adorable. We're just gonna stick it in our car or whatever.
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Sarah Taylor: Well, you are pretty much the poster child then for, It doesn't normally happen like this.
Jordan Feliz: Oh my gosh. Yeah.
Sarah Taylor: Because after that, I mean, a lot of people know you from your song, The River, which went straight to number one. It's your first single sent to radio. So why don't you walk somebody through a typical conversation that like your manager or your label would have to manage your expectations. Like, Hey, new artist, here's your song. Don't get your hopes up. Right. Did anybody have that conversation with you?
Jordan Feliz: Oh, Yeah, like thousands of times. I mean, I, and I think what's funny is nobody had to tell me, you know, because honestly I'd been doing this for so long and touring and where I came from touring wise, it was like a van and trailer.
Like, Hey, we've got a 12 hour drive tonight. Nobody's sleeping. Or just we don't have a hotel room for six days, and we're just gonna take showers out, out in the tree somewhere, you know, and like, it's just crazy. And so I was like, Oh man, I'm, I'm, I have no expectations.
But I, I really did start feeling like the Lord whenever we started writing music. He just called me to something that, in my mind, felt new, even though it wasn't, but he just asked me to pray over the songs. And so I started really just praying over every song that I wrote. And songs started really coming out of that as like, oh, this one has something special on it, or this one feels really cool.
And it was funny because I didn't think The River, I thought people were actually gonna hate The River. I remember Kris Love from Centricity calling me and saying, Hey, we're gonna send The River out as a first single. And me being like, Okay, cool. But deep down in my, in myself, I was like, people are gonna hate it.
They're gonna think it's so aggressive and you know, all these other things. And it's amazing that, you know, that was literally the first song I prayed over. And just seeing the way that people have just fallen in love with it. And I mean, hearing stories that like, I mean, it's saved people's lives. Wow. It saved people's marriages.
I'm like, man, all from this simple truth, you know, of just the fact that we are able to like, speak with the Holy Spirit. We're able to, to access those, living that living water every day. I think that's just such a cool thing. It's been a super humbling experience, you know, to go through it and talking to the label and everything and all their expectations were, you know, down here.
And so mine were even lower. So to now have this other thing happen was just- I mean, it's just been unreal.
Sarah Taylor: Yeah. I mean, it skyrocketed to number one, it stayed there for 10 weeks. Which doesn't often happen for a new artist. And then, you know, I'm sure a manager or a label person would be like, Don't practice your acceptance speech for the Dove Award winning new artist of the year. You know?
Jordan Feliz: Oh my gosh.
Sarah Taylor: And yet all of a sudden they call your name.
Jordan Feliz: Oh my goodness. That was actually hilarious cuz that was a, I told you so moment for my wife and I've been telling people about this cuz my, so my wife and I were driving to the Doves and, my wife was like, Did you like plan anything?
And I was like, Babe, no. Like, I'm not gonna win. Like, there's just no way I, I had it in my mind that I knew who was gonna win. There was a certain person on that list and I was like, That person's gonna win. And I was like, good with it. I'm like, Man, I don't, I don't need this award to like, have something in my heart feel like, Oh yeah, this is totally great.
So I literally just didn't practice, didn't have anything to say. And so when they called my name, I literally stood up and I was smiling and I just looked over at my wife and my wife just went like, and she just had this look, and she gave me a hug and she kissed me on the cheek and she just whispered in my ear.
She goes, Told you . That was it. I just walked up to the podium and was like, I had no, I, I really just did not think that was gonna happen. So it was. I mean, it's so flattering and I was just so humbled by it. And to be, I mean amongst, I mean, I feel like all the new artists that are emerging are just so incredible and they're incredible people and they have incredible hearts and they're so talented.
And so to even just be on that list was awesome. And to win was like, Wow, that's crazy. But it was, it was very surreal.
Sarah Taylor: My favorite part of the whole thing is that your wife, God, and I told you so moment. What's her name? Yeah. Jamie. Jamie. I love it. Well, speaking of family, your dad manages an at home store in Tennessee.
Jordan Feliz: Yes. That's amazing. I love that this is a question!
Sarah Taylor: You haven't been asked this one.
Jordan Feliz: Never in my entire life.
Sarah Taylor: Well, then let's talk about.
Jordan Feliz: All right!
Sarah Taylor: Hit me. Hit me with it. What's in that HomeStore?
Jordan Feliz: So it's basically, Like almost a Costco for furniture.
Sarah Taylor: Excellent.
Jordan Feliz: And like decorative, like home decor stuff. So they have couches and instead of, I'm, I'm trying to think like maybe you go to West Elm, or you go to like, Pier One, or Ethan Allen or somewhere, and they've got like a selection of like 10 chairs. And they're all like $500, you know, where you go to At Home, they've got a selection of like 350 chairs and they're all like $90. So it's like kind of like, almost like wholesaley, but they have like great stuff and-
Sarah Taylor: What's the best deal there that nobody knows about?
Jordan Feliz: The Best deal? Oh man. They have great pillows. I know that, I don't, I don't know
Sarah Taylor: If your dad hears this, he's gonna be like, son.
Jordan Feliz: He's gonna be like, Listen man, I'm gonna send you the inventory sheet. You gotta study that so you can answer these questions better next time.
Sarah Taylor: For someone that wants to check it out and maybe order online, where do they go? Jordan!
Jordan Feliz: Athome.com? I- Isn't that what Google is for? Hey, go to google.com and then you just type in at home and then that will-
Sarah Taylor: at home Tennessee. Okay.
Jordan Feliz: Oh my gosh this is the best,
Sarah Taylor: Worst place you've ever slept while on the road?
Jordan Feliz: Oh, it's hard for me to answer this because there've been so many, Probably the worst place I've ever slept on the road. So I slept in the back of a van on the top of – there's a base cabinet called an Ampeg 810 eight 10, and there was a piece of cardboard over the top of it, and I slept on that with a blanket over me.
And we were literally in somewhere, in Virginia, and it was snowing outside, so it was just freezing cold and there was, we didn't have money to keep the van on. So we were just freezing in there and I slept in there and that was probably pretty, pretty bad.
Sarah Taylor: What's the square footage of the thing- were you cuddled, like in the fetal position?
Jordan Feliz: Kind of, yeah. It was kind of easier. I remember just sleeping on my back like that was the easiest way to do it. Cause it's just like laying on hardwood floors or something, you know.
Sarah Taylor: What do you think about in those moments as you're trying to fall asleep?
Jordan Feliz: Why am I doing this? Why can't I just go home? You know? I don't know. Just so many different things. But I mean, I think it also there's moments like that, that just build so much character for like, being grateful for, for the, the process of, of getting to where I'm at right now. And today, you know, the fact that we get to, to sleep on a tour bus instead of sleeping on a floor or in a hotel room, or, you know, I mean, we, we never got hotel rooms, so it was always like at, at a host home maybe where they'd let us sleep on the floor, you know, or you know, we would just sleep in the van and, you know, so, I think it just puts a lot of perspective and character into what we get to do now, and I'm really thankful for those times.
Sarah Taylor: I'm thankful for it too. And also it shows that, you know, if your bus ever breaks down or you're in a pinch, you know what you gotta do.
Jordan Feliz: Hey. Yep. For the side of the road and let's go sleep in the desert or something, I guess.
Sarah Taylor: Oh, Jordan Feliz, that's our time. Thank you so much. I think my favorite part is just the way that you pray over your songs, and that's something that you didn't come up with, that you just felt like the Lord impressed it on your heart.
Jordan Feliz: Yeah. Oh man. Thank you. Yeah, it's been a huge thing. For me and even my, my entire family and our entire crew, you know, like, cuz I think now that I've spread that onto everybody that we work with, like, I feel like that's a huge part of what we do now. And, I feel like it was so God-breathed. . So it's, it's been amazing to see the blessing in all that, and to also just, even if there isn't a blessing, it's just, it's kind of just nice to do.
Sarah Taylor: Yeah. It's just, it's very counter-cultural, right?
Jordan Feliz: Yeah.
Sarah Taylor: Normally an artist could take credit for, Well, yeah, I wrote a hit song and it's like, No, I prayed over this because it's the Lord that does the work.
Jordan Feliz: Oh man, that's so good. It is so literally right on the nail. It's amazing. It's exactly what I. I love it. Thanks for having me.
Our thanks to Jordan Feliz and his team with Centricity, including Kris Love who brought him out for the visit. Thank you to Rebecca Beckett and Luke Swanberg, our content producers, and. Scott Carro, our wonderful audio producer. Couldn't do it without him. Couldn't do it without you, obviously. Thank you so much for listening to this episode, and you know the drill. I'm gonna see you again in two weeks.
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By Allison Matos Posted on December 28, 2018
Long Island' s many hard-working animal rescue organizations often work miracles with little public assistance, but the local rescue Pets4Luv especially needs help and needs it quickly.
When David Bernacchi founded Pets4Luv Foundation in 2008, his primary focus was to rescue, rehabilitate and rehome as many injured, ill, disabled, and special needs animals as possible. Pets4Luv became a no-kill animal rescue organization located at the Mall at the Source in Westbury servicing hundreds of Long Island's homeless animals. But now the foundation needs to find a new home.
"Our goal was to place animal rescues in malls to educate people about options other than shopping at pet stores to find their next dog or cat," says Mr. Bernacchi. "Unbeknown to most buyers, pet stores commonly sell poorly bred, improperly cared-for unhealthy and neglected animals. The high visibility of being in a mall environment gives us the opportunity to provide information about rescued animals to people who normally would not visit an animal rescue or shelter."
With more than 500 successful adoptions to date at the mall, all was going well until September, when Pets4Luv was notified that its space will no longer be available come January. Due to a recent acquisition by Lesso Home, a Chinese home furnishings, décor and design company, the mall will be renovated without Pets4Luv.
"After 16 months of promises and reassurances that Pets4Luv would remain in the mall after renovations, the deal fell flat without any explanation," Bernacchi says.
As a result of the displacement, Pets4Luv will no longer be able continue its rescue efforts, and must find immediate alternative homes for their remaining 80 cats and two dogs.
Pets4Luv also offers several community programs including a reading program designed for young children, volunteer programs for the special needs community, community service programs, and even assistance programs for responsible pet owners who can't afford medical care or food for their animals.
The nonprofit receives no government funding; it relies 100 percent on donations. It is asking for donations to help cover the expenses of finding forever homes for their remaining cats and dogs and to help them secure a new and permanent home for the foundation. For more information, visit gofundme.com/pet-shelter-is-being-evictedsos.
View Pets4Luv animals available for adoption on Petfinder.com and Adopt-a-pet.com, and for additional information at Pets4Luv's goals and mission, please contact the organization at 516-860-7057 or [email protected].
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Young Assam entrepreneur makes history in Russian marathon
by MAYUKH GOSWAMI
MANGALDAI , July 25, 2018 7:04 am
Sagar Rai Deka with his mother Upasana Deka immediately after the successful completion of the full Marathon at St Petersburg on Sunday.
Sagar Rai Deka, a thirty-year-old promising young entrepreneur of Mangaldai who had high professional degrees from reputed institutions abroad and belongs to a very well to do business family of Assam is recently in the news not for any new entrepreneurship and business venture or for academic excellence, but for a rather unmatched chapter of adventure sports.
Sagar has actually made history by becoming the first sportsman from Assam to take part in the spectacular International Ergo White Nights Marathon at St Petersburg in Russsia on July 22 last.
Sagar as expected completed the 42 km full marathon.
A total of ten thousand participants from different countries took part in this historic marathon during the White Nights in St Petersburg.
Before joining the race in Russia, Sagar already had the reputation of successfully finishing the 42 km Ladakh full Marathon organized at Leh, the capital of Ladakh on September 10 last year.
The 'Ladakh Marathon' at a height of 11,500 feet is known as one of the highest marathon in the world.
Marathon has turned out to be a passion for this young energetic entrepreneur who hardly misses any marathon events in the State and every time he has the reputation of finishing at ease.
However he is not at all crazy about winning prizes.
"When I was in school and college, I used to take too much junk foods which led me to become over weight. I could get out of it only when I started to practice running, gradually it turned out to be my hobby and then my passion," shared Sagar before leaving to Russia from his home town Mangaldai.
It may be mentioned that Sagar Rai Deka, a grandson of legendary business tycoon Sunanda Ram Deka – the founder of SRD Group of Companies, who after completion of his primary education from Rupkonwar Jyoti Prasad School, Mangaldai had joined the Scindia Schools in Gwalior and later completed his degree from Hindu College, New Delhi.
Later, he joined three premier universities namely University of Amsterdam, EDHEC Business School in France and Rotterdam School of Management in Netherlands where he pursued higher studies in Business and Management.
Though he served in couple of reputed business organizations abroad and enjoyed high earnings, he was not satisfied and raring to come to his home state and help his father Mukul Ch Deka and his other family members to run their ancestral business venture – the SRD Group of Companies.
His innovative new business idea could easily be visible in the SRD Group when they successfully entered into the entertainment and restaurants business with high quality laser technology run cinemax – 'Dream Theatre' and the highly attractive restaurant 'Khar-Khowa' to their credit.
Sagar's parents Mukul Chandra Deka and Upasana Deka who always happened to be the source of inspiration for all his ventures, did not leave Sagar alone and flew with him to St Petersburg and boosted him to achieve his goal.
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When the country asks the armed forces to put themselves in harm's way, the public expects that they should be provided with the best possible equipment. The same is true of those doctors and nurses who every day put themselves in danger by going to work in hospitals treating Covid patients. Hospital staff were rightly put at the front of the queue to receive a vaccine as soon as one became available last month. Nonetheless many frontline staff are now asking why they are not being given the second jab they were promised when they signed their vaccine consent forms and which the clinical trials suggest is essential to give them the best possible protection. They are right to feel anxious and let down.


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by Emilia Ashton November 15, 2019
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Tesla to open its first European factory
Tesla's chief executive, Elon Musk, has previously talked about Tesla's aims to build a European factory, but it was while he was at an award ceremony in Germany that he announced the location of their European production site. He revealed that the company would build their "Gigafactory 4" near the German capital city, Berlin. He also stated that the company planned to build a Research and Development center in Germany.
The Gigafactory will be Tesla's fourth of this kind but it's the first one in Europe. It has been reported that several countries tried to sway the companies' decision, but ultimately it was decided that the German capital was the ideal location. According to the company, the UK was also considered. However, Musk stated that "Brexit uncertainty made it too risky" to locate the Gigafactory in the UK.
Tesla states that the factory will be built in the outskirts of Berlin, with some reports suggesting that the exact location will be near the new Berlin airport. With Tesla's third Gigafactory in Shanghai, China, almost complete, it is likely that construction of this new factory will begin soon.
You can read more here.
Adidas to close its Speedfactories
Adidas currently has two Speedfactories which are located in Ansbach, Germany and Atlanta, USA. They use automated tech to produce sneakers and were introduced in order to bring production closer to the consumer. This allows them to respond to consumer demand quicker as well as reducing the company's environmental impact. However, Adidas has now announced that both Speedfactories are set to close within the next 6 months.
The factories were opened as part of a strategy to decentralize the production process. Now, the announcement of these factory closures will see the company recentralize its production. "More than 90% of our products are manufactured in Asia", according to company spokeswoman, Claudia Lange, and for that reason "it makes more sense to concentrate production of the Speedfactories where the know-how and the suppliers are located". However, while this may be the official statement, this may not be the full reasoning behind why Adidas has made this decision.
While the factories will be closing, the technology used in the Speedfactories will not be lost. This is because Adidas has decided to deploy the technology to two existing production facilities in Asia and thus according to the company, will enable them to continue to deliver short production times.
Seaweed to replace plastic packaging
Due to the effects that plastics are having on the environment, consumers are looking for alternate solutions. With this in mind Hellmann's, a sauce making company owned by Unilever, has partnered with Just Eat, a take-away delivery platform, to run a trial project where plastic packaging used in sauce sachets is replaced with seaweed.
The trial involves 65 of Just Eats' London based restaurants, who will swap their traditional plastic packaged sauce sachets for seaweed ones. The seaweed sachets can biodegrade naturally within six weeks, therefore resulting in no plastic waste left over. In a press release, Helen Detsiny, VP of Marketing Foods and Tea and Managing Director of Unilever Food solutions for UK and Ireland, said that Hellmann's are "committed to creating a sustainable future for food – by enhancing taste and reducing waste." She continued that while many consumers will have never had sauce out of a seaweed sachet before, "it's one small change with the potential for big impact".
While this remains a trial, according to the press release, the company is receiving "very positive feedback". It can only be assumed that if this continues, a further roll out could take place.
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How Bad Is This?
Ben Johnson | Dec 01, 2008
After 47 years as a consultant to the commercial real estate industry, Stan Ross is incredulous about what he sees unfolding in today's global financial markets and the troubled U.S. economy. "I've never seen anything like this."
Considering that in his professional career the 71-year-old Ross has witnessed real estate cycles dating back to 1961, that's saying something. Ross, based in Los Angeles, started as a partner in the consultancy of Kenneth Leventhal & Co., which merged with accounting firm Ernst & Young in 1995. He is now chairman of the University of Southern California's Lusk Center for Real Estate.
Ross notes that while previous cycles included relatively high unemployment and interest rates, today's recession is characterized by low interest rates and very limited liquidity in the marketplace brought on by a near collapse in the financial sector.
"In prior cycles we were able to refinance and even get new loans at a high cost," says Ross. "This time around if you have a loan that's coming due, if you're lucky you might get some interest by lenders in refinancing. But you also will be challenged by tighter underwriting criteria."
That is, if there are any lenders left. Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac have fallen into conservatorship, Bear Stearns and Lehman Brothers have collapsed, and Bank of America is buying Merrill Lynch. Meanwhile, Citigroup is on the ropes. In mid-November, The Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 43.6% from its record high in October 2007. Worries about rising loan defaults in the commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS) market have also escalated.
Shades of the RTC?
Some analysts compare today's crisis and government-backed recovery programs to the savings and loan (S&L) crisis of the late 1980s. But the parallel doesn't quite fit, says Ross. "With the savings and loan debacle we wiped out a lot of the S&Ls, but at least we still had our banks."
Ross served on the task force that helped create the Resolution Trust Corp. (RTC), a government-owned asset management company tasked with working through the troubled residential and commercial real estate loans generated by overzealous S&Ls.
In March 1990, NREI recapped details of the bold move: "The Resolution Trust Corp. has released its first inventory of assets from failed thrifts that are available for sale, including about 30,000 real estate properties." Ultimately the RTC disposed of some $300 billion in assets.
By January of the following year, NREI reported that the RTC had held its single largest auction in terms of dollars recovered, in which 14 properties attracted 130 registered bidders in a sale that brought in $112 million.
Replicating an RTC-like program in today's environment would be difficult, Ross notes. "They [the RTC] had a lot of similar assets that you could put into buckets quite easily. And the market had a lot of liquidity, so on the buy side you had a lot of buyers showing up."
System failure
Hugh Kelly, principal of Hugh Kelly Real Estate Economics in Brooklyn, spent more than 20 years as the chief economist with Landauer Real Estate Counselors, an international real estate counseling firm. There he oversaw the market studies that helped finance the World Trade Center and General Motors buildings in New York.
Kelly believes the recent financial crisis points to a deeper problem with the very foundation of the financial system. In the fall of 2007, the financial markets were going to take one of two roads. Either the products themselves were failing, which would have necessitated a relatively short recovery period, or the system's structure was critically flawed, which experts now know to be the case.
"This is an industry failure as the S&L crisis was, so there's that as a similarity," says Kelly. "But this is different in magnitude — it's far larger. It's different in its international ramifications, and it's different in that it has affected not just one area of the financial markets the way the S&Ls did.
"It's affected every end of the financial market. It is similar to the 1930s in that it will require a structural solution rather than ad hoc fixes."
The United States' economy has experienced five major systemic crises over the past 18 years, notes Kelly. "That's a sign that the system is unraveling. With all of these crises we tried to solve one thing at a time, when we might have seen this was a system that needed to be restructured," Kelly believes.
"The speed of capital flows, the volume of capital flows and the ingenuity of the financial instruments had burst the bounds of the system that we have in place," continues Kelly. "A restructuring that could have been done over a period of five or six years without excessive dislocation now needs to be compressed into a year or two."
Victims, not instigators
For once, the commercial real estate industry appears to be less to blame than macroeconomic circumstances, according to Leanne Lachman, president of Lachman Associates, a New York-based consulting firm. Lachman started her career in commercial real estate in 1960 at the Los Angeles office of Chicago-based Real Estate Research Corp., where she began working for the market research firm as a college freshman at the University of Southern California.
Later, she spent 13 years at Schroder Real Estate Associates in New York, a pension fund manager, and she has been an executive in residence at Columbia Business School in career counseling.
"The key difference from other cycles is there really was not commercial overbuilding this time," says Lachman. Heading into the economic downturn, significant examples of serious overdevelopment on the commercial side were spotty, she adds.
Still, the cascading effect of the global financial market meltdown has affected every sector of the commercial real estate industry. And many industry professionals have felt broadsided.
Lachman saw this reaction at the Urban Land Institute's meeting in October in Miami Beach. "You could really tell the difference. People sort of felt they'd been victimized this time," she says.
Specifically, Lachman cites the travails of several developers in Manhattan who were forced to stop work on construction projects because they had relied on construction loans from Lehman Brothers.
"All of a sudden you can't draw down the construction loan that you thought you had. That's pretty dramatic. Some small developers are going bankrupt quickly. That's true victimization," says Lachman.
Back to the '70s
Bad economic news has come in waves in recent months, but many people who were stunned by the severity of the current economic turmoil have been surprised to find that this recession ranks as only the fourth worst in the past 40 years, says Peter Linneman, founder of the real estate department at the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania. He is also a long-time industry consultant.
"Every cycle is the worst as you're going through it, but 1973-1975 was much worse," says Linneman. "The unemployment rate was higher, the number of job losses was higher, the industrial output collapsed, the housing starts collapsed, the stock market was a disaster, and the real estate market was dead," the economist adds.
"There was a war still going on, and during it you had a Constitutional crisis [Watergate] with a sitting president, and a sitting vice president resigning and being replaced by the Speaker of the House. That had never happened before. It was horrible," he adds.
Given that context, Linneman downplays the present crisis. "Is this economy in good shape? Of course not. On the other hand, with hindsight, 2006 wasn't as good as we thought it was," he says.
"A lot of that money we thought we made in 2006 we really didn't make. It was all paper. Mid-2008 through mid-2009 won't be as bad as we think it is. The world is not coming to an end."
The 1970s recession was prolonged by government intervention in the form of price controls on oil, beginning in November of 1973. NREI wrote in December 1975 that "most building owners and managers have instituted some energy conservation measures since the energy crisis."
In that issue, building technology columnist Joseph H. Newman offered readers a way to calculate the "building energy ratio," which took into account electricity, natural gas, steam and oil.
Linneman doesn't want to see the federal government repeat the mistakes of the past. "In the '70s we looked to the government for answers, and the government gave us answers that over the next few years turned out not to be very good answers. We're at a similar challenge point right now. Relying on government to save us is a dangerous situation."
Wall Street R.I.P?
Many industry pundits believe that the current financial crisis has led to the death of Wall Street. Other seasoned professionals with long memories disagree. "Wall Street has had numerous eras in which products have disappeared and business has consolidated. The firms that got redefined have been redefined many times in their history," says Kelly, the economist.
Kelly points to the small bond houses in New York City in the 1970s that were consolidated into larger firms and into pure investment banks when fixed commissions were abolished.
Despite the appearance that New York is quickly losing its status as the financial capital of America, if not the world, Kelly disagrees with that assessment. "When all of this is said and done, you don't have greater power than JPMorgan Chase, and even Bank of America (based in Charlotte, N.C.) now has its center of power in Manhattan."
Kelly predicts that many of the laid-off investment bankers in New York will wind up as the new breed of industry regulators. "You certainly need people with expertise to monitor these products. You can't instantly invent experts in credit default swaps."
Consolidated financial power may ultimately rest with the New York Federal Reserve Bank. "One reason is that it's on the scene. Also, now that all of these institutions are bank holding companies it falls under the Fed, not under the Securities and Exchange Commission," says Kelly.
Nearly all observers agree that the CMBS market will live to fight another day, perhaps in a different model. "Securitization has not suddenly become obsolete," says Kelly. "It needs to get itself off the mat."
Digging out now
For several years, industry experts have espoused the role of greater transparency and its ability to mitigate the boom- and-bust cycles inherent in the real estate industry. Is it really working?
"There is so much information available on what's going on everywhere across the globe now," says Ray Torto, global chief economist at CB Richard Ellis. "My argument is that because of transparency, once the market does find out what the new price is for commercial real estate, people are going to jump into the market fast."
Given the complexity of the latest financial instruments, including credit default obligations, transparency alone is not enough. "The rating of the various tranches of commercial and residential securitizations was not understood, and investors thought they were getting a more quality senior piece of paper than they were getting," says Ross. "They thought they could rely on the due diligence and the collateral, and they found out they couldn't."
Ultimately, this recession will end only if the subprime residential contagion is cleaned up. "Until you stop this downward spiral on housing, you can't effectively deal with the rest," says Kelly.
What other forward-thinking strategies are advisors giving their clients? "I told people to go on a trip around the world, go fishing, do anything to restrain yourself from jumping in," says Lachman. "There is not a first-mover advantage. Patience is going to be very important this time around."
Ben Johnson is a Dallas-based writer.


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Der Landau-Gletscher ist ein Gletscher an der Davis-Küste des Grahamlands auf der Antarktischen Halbinsel. Er liegt 3 km nordöstlich des McNeile-Gletschers und ist der nördlichste Gletscher, der in die Lindblad Cove, einer Nebenbucht der Charcot-Bucht, mündet.

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I, as an international exchange student, found that filming in England is quite different compared to China. As a first assistant director, I learned how to communicate effectively with other crew stuff from this session, the crew itself and my research.
Before I came to the UK, I have made some short videos including documentary, music video, and short film. Also, I finished my first short film during the placement period in Shanghai which acted as a first assistant director as well.
As to the difference, culture is the most obvious one. Then, it should be filming approach from pre-production to postproduction. I need to compare, analyse and learn something different. And that's why I'm here in Coventry.
To me, reading and understanding the meaning of script is vital in pre-production stage whether in China or England. After the first time reading script of JUMP, I recognised this is a kind of comedy immediately. But I think it's not funny enough. As a result, I did some research on Wikipedia. It turns out that this kind of film is a dark comedy, which is a ramification of black humour. Dark comedy put more emphasis on criticising the society by containing irony or fatalism. Comedy is quite popular in China while many people don't know the concept of dark comedy.
Reading always be the beginning in both England and China, but the difference is the way you read. Here, I found a useful and effective way to read a script; it only takes you three times.
-In the Second time, you may highlight some details that are worth to be mentioned. More importantly, record all the questions about your doubts next to the paragraph. This way could make your pre-production process professional and efficient when you are communicating with other crew members.
-The Last time, you can try to breakdown the script.
After reading, it's the time for the crew to make a schedule. We do face panic when we can't stick to the table, and we have to pay for the stuff money for one more day. Suffering panic is my fault to some extent. But this experience really taught me a lot. Then I started to do the research more specifically.
Finally, I got the concept of "locked script" and the coloured paper. These are the concept that I have never heard before.
A script shouldn't be fixed, as well as the schedule. Inevitably, we will meet some problems that we can't easily handle during the production. The key to solving them is keeping communication and avoid re-do breakdown. In order to reduce the time of breakdown, applying the colour paper into the work-flow is practicable.
This method is really different from my the one I used before, which based on the order of number. But unfortunately, this time I didn't take this method. I found it after the production period when I think my work still needs to be improved. So, next time, I will try to use this method to improve my work.
By the way, the 1st Ad should make a call sheet before start filming. I choose to combine it with the schedule because for this project, we only have three scenarios, two actors and it just takes us two days to finish production period. At the end of the first day, our actors didn't complete their task, but we tried our best to communicate with them (actors and the administer of carpark) and solved all the problems in the second day. Maybe not making a call sheet isn't a smart decision, but I think it depends on the complexity of script.
When it comes to the production period, all the crew members were working together. As a first assistant director, my first and the most critical task is to keep the continuity. That is to say; when the actor moves from one scene to another, the 1st AD should help the director to keep lights, costume, makeup, etc. same. So, when we meet any problems, I will be responsible for coordinate the crew members to solve problems. Only communicate smoothly can prevent the goof when we are editing.
This is the most excited production period, I think. Because we have finished most part of our film. After the rough cut came out, all the crew members had production meetings talked about their opinions, which is the same compared to the process in China. My task during this stage is to discuss with director what needs to be modified and sort out our thoughts.
Although we, as a group, met a lot of problems. We do tackle all of them by communicating with each other patiently. For me, the experience of shooting a film cooperated with classmates from different parts of the world is brilliant. After this production, I realise the importance of research, collaborating with others and self-reflection.
At last, let me quote a motto which inspired me a lot during pre-production by Abraham Lincoln.
Give me five hours to cut down a tree, and I'll spend three hours sharpening the axe.
En.wikipedia.org. (2017). Black comedy. [online] Available at: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_comedy [Accessed 14 Dec. 2017].
Gill, L. (2012). Running the show. Waltham, pp.11-17.
Rea, P. and Irving, D. (2015). Producing and directing the short film and video. 5th ed. Croydon, pp.113-114.
SetHero. (2017). Script & Schedule Revision Colors – Film Industry Standards. [online] Available at: https://setheroapp.com/blog/film-script-schedule-revision-colors/ [Accessed 14 Dec. 2017].
We're now editing this film and it will coming soon!


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Chris Matthews Apologizes for All White People
Warner Todd Huston
In the wake of the "not guilty" verdict in the Florida trial of George Zimmerman for the self-defense shooting of Trayvon Martin, MSNBC's Chris Matthews felt the need to apologize for "all white people."
During the July 18 broadcast of Hardball, Matthews made the all-encompassing apology as part of a discussion on racial profiling.
"We got to continue this conversation, gentlemen, privately and on television," Matthews said. "I mean a lot of people out there–I'll just tell you one thing, and I'm speaking now for all white people, but especially for [those] who have had to try to change the last 50 or 60 years. And they, a lot of them have really tried to change and I'm sorry for this stuff. That's all I'm saying."
George Zimmerman is Hispanic.
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POC inspects 2024 Olympics training facilities in Paris
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Swiss Pickles Set to Benefit From First Carbon Capture Plant
Climeworks AG, the Swiss company that captures carbon from the air, opened its first commercial facility at a farm outside of Zurich.
Carbon dioxide extracted by Climeworks' direct air capture plant will pumped into greenhouses owned by Gebrueder Meier Primanatura AG in Hinwil, according to a statement from the company. The greenhouse gas will be used as a fertilizer to boost the growth of tomatoes and cucumbers — the fruits used to make pickles.
"It's our ambition to capture one percent of global CO2 emissions in 2025," Climeworks co-Chief Executive Officer and founder Jan Wurzbacher, said in a video. Climeworks, which employs about 45 workers, is counting on the "one-step" simplicity and scalability of its carbon capture technology to win customers, co-CEO Christoph Gebald said by phone.
Enhancing the growth of tomatoes and cucumbers is a first step to a far more formidable plan for Climeworks that will require the support of industries and governments to capture carbon dioxide as part of their commitments under the Paris climate accord. The Climeworks plant produce 900 tons of carbon dioxide a year — equivalent to the annual volume of greenhouse gases emitted by 190 passenger vehicles.
Climeworks is targeting carbon capture and storage as its main business model, supplemented by carbon offset deals with companies and applications such as the greenhouse and clean fuel partnerships. It forged a partnership with German carmaker Audi AG in 2013 to use the Swiss company's technology to produce synthetic fuels, Gebald said.
The company has won financial support from the Swiss government, Zurich Cantonal Bank and European Union. Climeworks can currently make 150 air capture units a year.


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Test Id : CCMGG
Comprehensive Cardiomyopathy Gene Panel, Varies
Providing a genetic evaluation for patients with a personal or family history suggestive of a hereditary form of cardiomyopathy
Establishing a diagnosis of a hereditary form of cardiomyopathy
This test utilizes next next-generation sequencing to detect single nucleotide and copy number variants in 83 genes associated with hereditary forms of cardiomyopathy: ABCC9, ACAD9, ACADVL, ACTC1, ACTN2, AGL, ALMS1, ALPK3, BAG3, BRAF, CDH2, CPT2, CRYAB, CSRP3, DES, DMD, DNAJC19, DOLK, DSC2, DSG2, DSP, ELAC2, EMD, FHL1, FKRP, FKTN, FLNC, GAA, GLA, HCN4, HRAS, JPH2, JUP, KRAS, LAMP2, LMNA, LZTR1, MAP2K1, MAP2K2, MRAS, MTO1, MYBPC3, MYH7, MYL2, MYL3, MYLK3, MYPN, NEXN, NKX2-5, NRAS, PCCA, PCCB, PKP2, PLN, PPA2, PPCS, PRDM16, PRKAG2, PTPN11, RAF1, RBM20, RIT1, RYR2, SCN5A, SGCD, SHOC2, SLC22A5, SOS1, SOS2, TAZ (TAFAZZIN), TBX20, TCAP, TMEM43, TMEM70, TNNC1, TNNI3, TNNI3K, TNNT2, TPM1, TRIM63, TTN, TTR, and VCL. See Targeted Genes and Methodology Details for Comprehensive Cardiomyopathy Gene Panel and Method Description for additional details.
Identification of a disease-causing variant may assist with diagnosis, prognosis, clinical management, familial screening, and genetic counseling for hereditary forms of cardiomyopathy.
Hereditary Cardiomyopathies and Arrhythmias: Patient Information
Targeted Genes and Methodology Details for Comprehensive Cardiomyopathy Gene Panel
Comprehensive Cardiomyopathy Panel (CCMGG) Prior Authorization Ordering Instructions
Sequence Capture and Targeted Next-Generation Sequencing followed by Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) and Sanger Sequencing.
Comprehensive Cardiomyopathy Panel
Arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy
Arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy
Arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia
ARVC
ARVD
Barth syndrome
Cantu syndrome
Danon disease
Hereditary cardiomyopathy
Left ventricular noncompaction
LVNC
Customization of this panel and single gene analysis for any gene present on this panel are available. For more information see test ID CGPH/ Custom Gene Panel, Hereditary, Next-Generation Sequencing, Varies.
1. New York Clients-Informed consent is required.
Document on the request form or electronic order that a copy is on file.
The following documents are available:
2. Hereditary Cardiomyopathies and Arrhythmias Patient Information
3. Comprehensive Cardiomyopathy Panel (CCMGG) Prior Authorization Ordering Instructions
Cardiomyopathies are a group of disorders characterized by disease of the heart muscle. Cardiomyopathy can be caused by either inherited, genetic factors or nongenetic (acquired) causes, such as infection or trauma. When the presence or severity of the cardiomyopathy observed in a patient cannot be explained by acquired causes, genetic testing for the inherited forms of cardiomyopathy may be considered. Overall, cardiomyopathies are some of the most common genetic disorders. The inherited forms of cardiomyopathy include hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM), dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM), arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy (ARVC or AC), and left ventricular noncompaction (LVNC).(1)
The hereditary form of HCM is characterized by left ventricular hypertrophy in the absence of other cardiac or systemic causes that may cause hypertrophy of the heart muscle, such as longstanding, uncontrolled hypertension or aortic stenosis. The incidence of HCM in the general population is approximately 1:200 to 1:500, and it is estimated that 30% to 60% of cases can be attributed to a genetic etiology.(2) Hereditary forms of HCM are most often caused by genes encoding proteins of the cardiac sarcomere, the functional contractile unit of the heart muscle.
Hereditary forms of DCM are characterized by ventricular dilation with reduced cardiac performance in the absence of other cardiac or systemic causes that may cause dilation of the heart muscle, such as hypertension and ischemic heart disease. The incidence of DCM in the general population is approximately 1 in 2500, and it is estimated that approximately 50% of cases can be attributed to a genetic etiology.(3) Hereditary forms of DCM are most often caused by genes encoding proteins of the cardiac cytoskeleton and sarcomere.
LVNC is characterized by prominent trabeculations of the left ventricle with trabecular recesses extending into the ventricular cavity. The incidence of LVNC in the general population is estimated to be 1 in 5000.(3) It is currently unclear if LVNC represents a genetically distinct form of cardiomyopathy, as many familial cases of LVNC have been linked to the same genes associated with other forms of hereditary cardiomyopathies and many affected individuals also meet diagnostic criteria for DCM or HCM.(3,4)
Arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy (ACM) is characterized by the presence of arrhythmogenic cardiac muscle in the absence of ischemic, hypertensive, or valvular cardiac disease. ARVC, the most well-defined form of ACM, is characterized by the breakdown of the myocardium and replacement of right ventricular muscle tissue with fibrofatty tissue, resulting in an increased risk of arrhythmia and sudden death. In some cases, there may also be left ventricular involvement. The prevalence of ARVC (genetic and acquired) is estimated to be 1 in 2000 to 1 in 5000 in the general population.(5)
Hereditary forms of cardiomyopathy may be an isolated finding or may be a feature of an underlying systemic condition. Hereditary forms of cardiomyopathy can follow autosomal dominant, autosomal recessive, X-linked, and digenic patterns of inheritance. Mitochondrial inheritance is also possible, however, genes associated with mitochondrial inheritance of cardiomyopathy are not assessed on this panel.
If testing was performed because of clinically significant family history, it is often useful to first test an affected family member. Detection of a reportable variant in an affected family member would allow for more informative testing of at-risk individuals.
Genes may be added or removed based on updated clinical relevance. Refer to the Targeted Genes and Methodology Details for Comprehensive Cardiomyopathy Gene Panel for the most up to date list of genes included in this test. For detailed information regarding gene specific performance and technical limitations, see Method Description or contact a laboratory genetic counselor.
Rarely, incidental or secondary findings may implicate another predisposition or presence of active disease. Incidental findings may include but are not limited to, results related to the sex chromosomes. These findings will be carefully reviewed to determine whether they will be reported.
1. Hershberger RE, Givertz MM, Ho CY, et al: Genetic evaluation of cardiomyopathy-a heart failure society of America practice guideline. J Card Fail. 2018;24(5):281-302. doi: 10.1016/j.cardfail.2018.03.004
2. Ommen SR, Mital S, Burke MA, et al: 2020 AHA/ACC guideline for the diagnosis and treatment of patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy: Executive Summary: a report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Joint Committee on clinical practice guidelines. Circulation. 2020;142(25):e533-e557. doi: 10.1161/CIR.0000000000000938
3. Bozkurt B, Colvin M, Cook J, et al: Current diagnostic and treatment strategies for specific dilated cardiomyopathies: a scientific statement from the American Heart Association [published correction appears in Circulation. 2016 Dec 6;134(23 ):e652]. Circulation. 2016;134(23):e579-e646. doi: 10.1161/CIR.0000000000000455
4. Aung N, Doimo S, Ricci F, et al: Prognostic significance of left ventricular noncompaction: Systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies. Circ Cardiovasc Imaging. 2020 Jan;13(1):e009712. doi: 10.1161/CIRCIMAGING.119.009712
5. Corrado D, Link MS, Calkins H: Arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy. N Engl J Med. 2017 Jan;376(1):61-72. doi: 10.1056/NEJMra1509267
6. Richards S, Aziz N, Bale S, et al: Standards and guidelines for the interpretation of sequence variants: a joint consensus recommendation of the American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics and the Association for Molecular Pathology. Genet Med 2015 May;17(5):405-424. doi: 10.1038/gim.2015.30
Next-generation sequencing (NGS) and/or Sanger sequencing is performed to test for the presence of variants in coding regions, and intron/exon boundaries of the genes analyzed, as well as some other regions that have known disease-causing variants. The human genome reference GRCh37/hg19 build was used for sequence read alignment. At least 99% of the bases are covered at a read depth over 30X. Sensitivity is estimated at above 99% for single nucleotide variants, above 94% for deletion/insertions (delins) less than 40 base pairs (bp), above 95% for deletions up to 75 bp and insertions up to 47 bp. NGS and/or a polymerase chain reaction-based quantitative method is performed to test for the presence of deletions and duplications in the genes analyzed.
There may be regions of genes that cannot be effectively evaluated by sequencing or deletion and duplication analysis as a result of technical limitations of the assay, including regions of homology, high guanine-cytosine (GC) content, and repetitive sequences. See Targeted Genes and Methodology Details for Comprehensive Cardiomyopathy Gene Panel for details regarding the targeted genes analyzed for each test and specific gene regions not routinely covered.(Unpublished Mayo method)
Genes analyzed: ABCC9, ACAD9, ACADVL, ACTC1, ACTN2, AGL, ALMS1, ALPK3, BAG3, BRAF, CDH2, CPT2, CRYAB, CSRP3, DES, DMD, DNAJC19, DOLK, DSC2, DSG2, DSP, ELAC2, EMD, FHL1, FKRP, FKTN, FLNC, GAA, GLA, HCN4, HRAS, JPH2, JUP, KRAS, LAMP2, LMNA, LZTR1, MAP2K1, MAP2K2, MRAS, MTO1, MYBPC3, MYH7, MYL2, MYL3, MYLK3, MYPN, NEXN, NKX2-5, NRAS, PCCA, PCCB, PKP2, PLN, PPA2, PPCS, PRDM16, PRKAG2, PTPN11, RAF1, RBM20, RIT1, RYR2, SCN5A, SGCD, SHOC2, SLC22A5, SOS1, SOS2, TAZ (TAFAZZIN), TBX20, TCAP, TMEM43, TMEM70, TNNC1, TNNI3, TNNI3K, TNNT2, TPM1, TRIM63, TTN, TTR, and VCL
CCMGG Comprehensive Cardiomyopathy Panel 51966-0


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Gelenau/Erzgeb. is een gemeente en plaats in de Duitse deelstaat Saksen. De gemeente maakt deel uit van het Erzgebirgskreis. Gelenau/Erzgeb. telt 4 133 inwoners (2019).

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As much as I already understand from reading posts on this board, re-appealing without any significant change in circumstances is a futile attempt - would still be good to have a second opinion.
1. I was working in Singapore between 2009-10. I went back to India to startup, eventually sold off startup and returned back to Singapore in 2014. Will that count for me (the fact that I did come back to Singapore, I must really like it right ) or against me?
2. While applying, I attached my older 2008 (I was here doing an internship then), 2009 and 2010 NOA's. Do you think they were considered in the application or only the ones this time around were considered?
3. We have very recently started to get involved with grass-root volunteering but don't want to explicitly highlight that in a potential re-appeal as that seems rather opportunistic.
Do you think an immediate re-appeal makes sense or would you recommend waiting it out for say 2-3 years before re-applying? I know the more sane thing would be to wait it out, but want to assess if there's any downside to re-appealing just now.
Re: PR rejected - Re-appeal or wait for 2 years?
For period of residency, they won't count your 2009-10 stay in Singapore. It may go against you, as you are found to go back when needed instead of continuing to work in Singapore.
- Not of much use.
- Not of much use. Too many applicants have abused this.
Do you think an immediate re-appeal makes sense or would you recommend waiting it out for say 2-3 years before re-applying?
No point re-appealing immediately, as no significant change in application details.