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The FUBasilisk Story (FU = F*cked Up)
This is the story of how a small typo in the spec sheets for a garment can become an expensive and embarrassing mistake. Especially when it happens in the midst of an international pandemic.
Late last year, pre-COVID, we made a typo in the specs for the blue colorway of the Basilisk jacket. The five digit color code "H08KR" (the color black) was mistakenly entered as "808KR" on the spec sheet. "808KR" doesn't mean anything – it doesn't exist in the book we referenced – but the three digit code "808" means orange, which is what YKK thought we meant.
Normally that would've been noticed and fixed downstream, delaying just that one colorway while new zippers were made. This year however, the zippers arrived right when our factory was closed for six weeks during the COVID shutdown. The owner, who lives in Hong Kong, was unable to visit because Bangladesh's borders were closed. His managers (who mostly live in Dhaka) were also unable to visit, because domestic travel was restricted and the factory is 5 hours away. We weren't able to travel to Bangladesh ourselves this year either, so instead we confirmed everything by mail. The confirmation samples came in only one colorway, and an important pre-production step was missed.
Flash forward to three weeks ago, 9 months from the original order date. Production is done and the factory sends us pics. We immediately noticed: ORANGE ZIPPERS WTF??!? Where did those come from?? All 200 pieces of the blue jacket were affected, with a retail value of $120,000 and a cost of approximately half that. Looking back at the specs, we found the typo and worked forward from there, clearly seeing all the moments it should have been caught (by us, the factory, or YKK) but wasn't. Luckily the orange looks OK, it's just not what we were expecting when we got the pics.
We considered retrofitting black zips here in the US, but then we'd be turning a 'first quality' garment straight from the factory into a 'seconds quality' garment from the repair shop. Fixing 8 zippers post-production is not the same as installing them on the production line. Instead we decided to explain what happened, and offer the jackets on our site at a discount.
This special edition COVID colorway – which we're calling the "FUBasilisk" (pronounced 'foo-basilisk,' like FUBAR, the F*cked Up Basilisk) – will be priced at $400 (vs $600), which is a pretty great deal considering it's the same as we intended in every way other than the zipper color. This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to own a totally unique colorway. There'll never be another like it
If you don't love our groundbreaking design work on the blue colorway, the good news is that the grey and red colorways – which make up the bulk of the Basilisk production run – arrived perfect. Imo, the red in particular is SO COOL. In addition to color, we made some small updates to the jacket this year, such as internal abrasion protection and some small tweaks to the collar shape.
The FUBasilisk and its grey and red counterparts will be live on our website next week. We also have a new colorway in the pant, plus we did away with the pant's inseam extension zipper (replacing it with tall sizes), and updated the waist closure snaps as well.
Rak Jacket & Overpant
The Rak Jacket and Overpant arrived and they look awesome. I'm super excited about this kit. It fills the gap between the ultra-packable lightweight Deluge, and the more durable but bulkier Basilisk. It's tougher than the Deluge, but more packable than the Basilisk. For riders whose jackets spend more time on their bike than their body, but who expect to encounter cold and/or wet weather on their trip, this is a kit to seriously consider. On the jacket, we removed as many zippers, pockets, and openings as we could: 'too simple to fail' was our motto. It's a simple enduro shell that's tough enough to survive long term RTW travel. I've worn it on two trips with heavy rainfall and it really works. Like the Woodsman, which works seamlessly with the Rak, the Rak was inspired by trail riding and mountaineering gear.
The overpants I'm wearing in this pic are actually a size too big for me so they look a little baggy (I'm a 32, these are 34) but you get the idea.
Size samples of the new sublimated jerseys arrived and they look great. These are in production now, and should arrive in about 5 weeks.
The Camp Pant
This is our idea for a double zip-off, bottom-half insulating layer. It turns into a warm pant for chilling around camp, or a 3/4 length zip-off midlayer that you can remove without taking off your boots, outer pants, and knee armor. It started kind of tongue-in-cheek, but now that we have a prototype in hand we're really digging it. I can't emphasize enough how excited we are about 3/4 length zip-offs. Stripping down to your socks on the side of the road to add insulation in cold weather, sucks.
The idea with the Camp Pant is that on a cold weather trip, you'd wear these in your sleeping bag at night. In the morning you'd keep wearing them while making coffee, breakfast etc. When it's time to gear up, you don't take the pants off. Instead you just zip off the bottoms, converting them to a 3/4 length pant. Knee armor goes underneath, outer pants go on top, and the 3/4 length pant stops right above your boot. Riding in the morning when it's cold, the camp pant is your warm midlayer. As temperatures rise throughout the day, or as the riding gets more technical and you start to warm up, you stop on the side of the trail, drop your outer pants to your boots, and simply zip off the pants. Boots, armor, and outer pants can all stay on.
Towards evening, when it starts getting cold again, put the camp pant back on by dropping your outer pants again and zipping up the side zips. When you finally get to camp that night, take off your boots and outer pants, zip the leg bottoms back on the camp pant, and convert them back to full length for chillin around the fire, making dinner, and crawling into your sleeping bag that night.
We also got a revised prototype of our zip-off long undies, which are the same concept, minus the zip off bottoms. The problem is that it's currently the middle of summer, and nobody wants to test insulating layers when it's 100 degrees out.
We're also working on a thermal top to go with the zip-off thermal bottoms. We like the idea of a hood that lays flat on your back when it's not in use, so it won't interfere with the collar on the outer jacket. It would be tight enough to wear under a helmet, but also loose enough to be cozy on a cold night around camp. We're adding a quarter-zip as well, for ventilation.
Here's what the camp pant and long undies look like packed. When it's stuffed rather than rolled, the camp pant actually packs smaller than it looks here, but it's still about twice as large as the long undies.
Ectotherm Heated Jacket
The Ectotherm heated jacket hasn't been on the blog for a while, but we've been quietly tinkering away in the background, with an eye on introducing it in 2021. The idea with the Ectotherm, is to put heating elements into a modern outdoor-style puffy, so that you'd barely even know it was a heated jacket until you needed it. It would still look and function like a normal puffy off the bike. This is different from most heated jackets, which usually attach the heating elements to a very basic 'liner-type' garment.
The first Ectotherm sample we received is shown below, with the shiny black face fabric and fleece along the sides. The shininess reminds us of liner fabric, and also the fleece – while great for reducing bulk under your armor – isn't really warm enough when you're off the bike. We want the Ectotherm to be the only insulated jacket you need on a multi-season trip, which means it has to keep you warm around camp too.
The second version of the Ectotherm, which we all unanimously liked better, is shown below. The tan face fabric (not the final color) is a nice outdoor ripstop with a great feel, and the puffy insulation replaces the fleece panels in the earlier sample. This version really feels like a nice winter puffy.
Other Apparel Stuff
Since it's very hot out at the moment, we've been thinking about a 'summer/desert' version of the Woodsman pant, with mesh ventilation panels instead of waterproof/breathable fabric. We're looking at some interesting options from Schoeller. Like everything from Schoeller, they're expensive but nice. We'd love to find a stretch mesh that's tough enough for moto, but open enough to still allow lots of air. There's one good candidate so far (the pic below), and we've requested more.
Looking ahead at colors for 2021: we want to continue focusing on nature/outdoor colors on top, and what Scottie calls 'informed neutrals' on the bottom (meaning not black or grey, but not too colorful either).
We're working on a summer-weight base layer top. It will be the least insulating and most packable base layer we can make, designed specifically to wear under body armor. It's feather-light and packs down tiny. I'll be testing it on a hot-weather trip next week.
Mosko Armor?
Our quest for the ultimate separate armor for all-day, long-duration ADV use and extended touring continues. We recently bought some of this awesome CE2 soft armor from Dainese. Unfortunately it's only available as separate pieces, not as an integrated kit, so it's not quite what we're looking for, but the armor itself is SO COOL. It's soft, flexible, extremely well ventilated, and protective. It's the nicest soft armor we've ever seen.
These red strips use a softer compound, allowing the back protector to articulate.
We laid the Dainese components over an older version of the Forcefield EX-K harness just to get a visual. An armor kit like this is what we're looking for. I sent this pic to the CEO of Dainese in a blind message on LinkedIn over the weekend. It's a longhshot but you never know.
Big thanks to @Kerschbaumer on advrider.com for turning us on to these Cromag knee pads, which in turn led us to a company called Rheon Labs, who makes the armor in the Cromag pads. We had a productive conversation with them last week.
Up till now, we've mostly been focused on finding a big armor maker (like FF, Leatt, or Dainese) who wants to tackle this challenge with us. We'd provide design input, they'd make the armor, and we'd resell or promote what they made. The problem with that approach has been getting anyone to listen. It's also a problem that many large armor companies (like Leatt, Dainese, Alpinestars – not Forcefield) also make apparel, so in that way we're sort of competitors too.
A second option would be to put our time and money toward developing our own armor in partnership with a company like Rheon. Under that scenario, they'd make the armor pads and we'd make the system for attaching them. By going that route we could avoid all the stacked-up layers of margin between the factory, designer/wholesaler, distributor, and retailer. We could replace three supply chain steps with one, and make something much cooler than what's out there now, because we could spend almost twice as much making the product as anyone else.
We'll keep pulling on this thread and see where it leads us. There are many challenges with designing our own armor: mold costs, CE approval, etc. It's a big project with a long lead time, and we're a small company. But also, there's no hurry. If there's an opportunity to make something really cool with Rheon, it will be hard to pass up.
White Salmon Showroom
Our good friend Bear has been in town for most of the summer, camped in his overland ambulance (the Overlandulance) at the Bates Mototel. He put the finishing touches on the Mosko showroom a few weeks ago. It looks great.
Thanks Bear! We miss you already man.
The Mosko showroom is open for business. Please contact Jenn & Paulina at our main Mosko email to schedule an appointment.
Bates Mototel
It has been so fun this summer, to host so many friends & travelers at the Bates Mototel. We've had a steady stream of visitors, and several friends have been here on and off all summer. Thanks for all the help and hard work to make this concept come together.
Our friend Joel – organizer of the Death Valley Noobs Rally – was in town a few weeks ago. He cleared a new site in the woods for the Dusty Lizard Lounge tent, where it will live next year. Our friend Trent is coming back in September with his excavator to remove the remaining stumps, level the clearing, and prepare it for a tent platform next Spring.
The Bates Mototel is available for any & all moto travelers passing through the Gorge. We usually have space for car, van, and truck campers – please check with us beforehand – and sometimes small trailers too. If you're interested in staying at the Mototel, find us on the Tent Space map on advrider.com (White Salmon, WA), or contact Jenn & Paulina directly at the main Mosko email: moskomoto (at) moskomoto (dot) com.
Our friends at Hippo Hands in Bend stopped by with some pre-production samples of a new version of their classic winter hand cover. The new version looks great guys, nice work! For anyone who hasn't seen Hippo Hands before, or who maybe saw them on the road somewhere but didn't know what they were called, a set of these is the easiest upgrade you can make to extend your riding season as temperatures drop. We used them last fall, and loved them.
Andrew showed up at the shop with this cool new electric bike a few weeks ago. He got it for commuting to work. It passes for a motorbike on the road. He even picked up a vanity plate with his nickname, to complete the disguise.
Summer is ON. Despite COVID – or maybe because of it, since normally we'd be on the road – it has been an epic summer. Lots of time to ride, swim, fish, tinker, explore… all the things.
On Monday the 24th (next week) I'm packing up my 1290 and heading out on a solo trip to Jackson Hole via a mix of dirt and pavement. There's lots of new gear to test, and friends to visit in Wyoming. Stoked for that!


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Driven Forward / Blog / DCTech / #DCTech 1776 Merger or House Cleaning?
Is the Benjamin's Desk, 1776 Merger a merger or is it something else? The deal that has been in the works for 2 months finally closed today. After much consternation, wrangling and negotiated face-saving for the vanquished 1776, Benjamin's Desk kindly allowed Evan Burfield to pretend he's not been pushed out of that which he's burned to the ground. My sources report that Evan's face-saving measures have been a contributing factor in the delay of closing the deal.
Is it a merger of equals? Well, it's a merger of equals if you don't take in to account 1776's dire financial straights and incredible operating losses under Evan Burfield's stewardship. It's a merger of equals if you want to insult Jennifer and Anthony Maher who appear to be growing a credible business. It's a merger of equals if sick equals healthy.
Here are the facts we know about the Benjamin's Desk – 1776 Merger
The press release says it's a merger
Press releases report spin… it's up to others to divine facts
A merger is to a takeover what a poop-filled toilet is to rose. You can call that toilet full of smelly doody a rose but it still smells like shit
1776 has been reportingly losing $500K dollars per month while Benjamin's Desk is operating on a total invested capital raise of $150K total.
Benjamin's Desk hasn't raised enough total capital to afford 1 junket to Dubai for Evan Burfield
Benjamin's Desk has not raised enough outside capital to pay one quarter's worth of salary Burfield's salary
Benjamin's Desk total outside capital is only enough money to keep the 1776 doors open for 9 days
That's because one of these two companies is financially strong and spends within their limits.
When you don't need to be acquired you are the acquirer in a "merger" of parties when the other party is out of business if not "merged" no matter what you call it in the press release
Every month for the past year, 1776 has seen major executives jump ship… before it sank. 1776 employment has been dropping while at the same time, Benjamin's Desk employment has grown
Called a "merger" earmarked with quotation marks exactly like I refer to the bit vomiters at Nibletz as "journalists" (Never heard of Nibletz? They make the rest of the Tech Press look like Woodward and Bernstein)
1776 has been hemorrhaging cash for the last 3 years (as much as losing $500K per month)
Andy Medici, a journalist without quotes, digs a little deeper than the press release and reveals some interesting facts
Benjamin's Desk and real estate company JBG Smith Properties are the largest investors, not 1776, Revolution or any other entity that controlled 1776 by choice (JBG got stuck with 1776 when they "merged" with Vornado's DC real estate properties
Steve Case and Revolution are no longer mentioned as a major investor
Great news for JBG because they appear to have found a management team that understands how to run a co-working space
Here's what we can assume about the Benjamin's Desk – 1776 Merger
Evan Burfield has a history of being pushed out of companies while retaining meaningless face savings titles (i.e. when his investors fired him from Synteractive but allowed him to retain the ceremonial title of Queen of England and Chairman of the Board)
When Donna Harris left 1776 in a hushed-up ugly squabble (Donna is hampered to speak out by a non-disparagement clause so you won't hear this from her) she retained the ceremonial title of Board Member in order to make it look like everything was groovy at 1776
Do not make assumptions about the name change. Benjamin's Desk (BD) is making the move from a Philadelphia company to a global player. 1776 makes more sense as a new name than the Philadelphia-centric moniker, Benjamin's Desk in this new phase of the company
One of the few things of value that BD acquires in this deal is the hype buzz and all the wasted time, money, and energy 1776 put into PR versus operations. They might as well capitalize on the hype and assume the name (I think you call that good will… 1776 has great goodwill and lousy cash flow. The lesson? You can't eat goodwill)
Despite the title, "Executive Chairman," it is clear that the company is controlled by its major investor, Benjamin's Desk, and the two lead executives from Benjamin's Desk, Jennifer, and Anthony Maher who were named Co-CEOs
This thing isn't so big it needs an Executive Chairman and 2 CEOs and I guarantee the CEOs will not require any approval or oversite from Burfield
Evan is now the CEO of Union Software. A company that has 200 clients, which my sources say use the product at no charge. Paul Singh couldn't make this dog (previously named Disruption) hunt and so his investors passed that baton to Evan. Evan isn't going to do any better.
If the investors thought Union was an asset, they would have found someone new to run it instead of making a symbolic investment and throw this bone to Evan as another face-saving move. It's a way of paying him off to go away.
When Evan has pitched Union to Universities and Companies, demanding license fees between $230-400K, he's been laughed out of the room
Mr. Burfield better focus all of his energy on Union to get that dog that can't hunt to hunt
I'll take 14 months until Union fails in the office pool
Here's what to look for to affirm that Benjamin's Desk acquired the failing 1776
Which CFO stays and which CFO exits… if Steve Graubart, the last responsible adult left at 1776 is not the surviving CFO of the "merged" company this is a takeover. UPDATE Graubart last day at the company was 10/27/2017
How long does an executive chef, remain on the payroll. 1776 is overstaffed and is the only peanut butter palace in startupland that ever had an executive chef. Benjamin's Desk seems to run a fiscally responsible operation. If they add a second executive chef, then it's a merger if they lose an executive chef it's a "merger." UPDATE as of 11/02/2017 the executive chef is still on staff
Look for more departures from the overstaffed 1776 to bring expenses in line with revenues. UPDATE: On 11/01/2017 the Washington Business Journal reports 20 people are leaving 1776 see the article here.
Lastly… who you going to believe? The guy who told you this was going to happen a month ago (that's me) or the guy who kept saying it's never going to happen (that's Evan).
Note: I'm extremely proud to announce that Today I've received one of the best endorsements ever from the chuckleheads at Nibletz! The Top "Journalist" at Nibletz which is like being the smartest Ameba in the Petri Dish, said this, "First, don't get it twisted. Technical.ly reported earlier in the day that Glen Hellman's Driven Forward originally broke the news that Benjamin's Desk was in talks to acquire 1776. For starters, Hellman is the most anti-startup community person in Washington DC. He also has some kind of stick up his ass about 1776 founder Evan Burfield. Personally, I've known Burfield since the Startup America days, we have never been buddy buddy, I was always closer with Harris, but what Burfield has done with 1776 and Startup America before it, catalyzed the Washington DC startup community, and startup communities across the country."
Then the crack team had this to say! "It would be repugnant to shed any negative light on this merger between two great startup organizations, especially considering that now, the collective entity, is the largest support structure for startups on the East Coast and one of the largest across the country."
Wow! That's some pretty hard-hitting "journalism."
Thank you, Kyle Sandler! For everyone in the world who hasn't heard of Nibletz (that's everyone in the world except Bert in Albuquerque and Fred in Chicago)… check out this old post.
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Our congregation's Cooperative Dinner has long served as the meeting place for all who belong to our synagogue. The Mutual Support Committee intended the evening to be an opportunity for newer members and older members of all generations to spend time together to establish relationships so that when needs arose, the pool for support would be wide and deep.
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Liberia: Fire Ravages New TAFI Office Just A Few Days After Opening
By Lennart Dodoo Last updated Dec 3, 2019
It is believed that the fire was caused by electricity but a full-scale investigation is yet to be conducted
MONROVIA – TAFI, a booming transportation on-demand business in Monrovia, was gearing up for full swing operations at its new offices at the SP Filling Station at Lynch and Carey Streets in Monrovia but the dream of helping to revitalize the economy through private sector investment was hampered when fire burnt everything in the offices to ashes.
The new office got operational mid last week with the hope of taking the business to another level.
"We had just moved from 11th Street and had a very beautiful set up here. Suddenly, on Sunday, I received call that there was smoke coming from the office. In the entire filling station, only our office got burnt," Mr. Menikpake Dumoe, CEO of TAFI told FrontPageAfrica.
He said he and his now runs TAFI from his living room.
According to Dumoe, investigation into the matter is yet to be concluded, but it is believed that fire was caused by electrical fault. He put the cost of the loss at US$20,000.
Eyewitnesses who spoke to FrontPageAfrica expressed concerns over why the management of the filling station did not turn their generator off immediately upon noticing the smoke coming from that particular office.
"We saw the smoke coming out of that office and we alarmed. We thought they were going to turn off the generator first, instead, they were fighting to open the door. Fire Service, too, took forever to get here," an eyewitness said.
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Dumoe laments that the management of the filling station from which he is renting the office space failed to allow him see the debris of the burns before cleaning up the place.
Speaking to FrontPageAfrica, the Manager of the filling station, Mr. Varney Sherman, could not confirm or deny allegations levelled against the SP filling station as speculations.
"All that you will hear right now is just speculations and I cannot say much until investigations are done and concluded. We expect the Liberia National Police to conduct investigation, but we would also conduct our own internal investigation after which I would be able to address any concern," Mr. Sherman said.
Taking a break from active politics, Menikpake now runs a TAFI, an Uber styled transportation system in Liberia. The inclusion of tricycle (kehkeh) in his fleet makes his style unique and obviously very affordable.
Menipake deduced that transportation affects the lives of every Liberian and room for improvement in the sector is very large.
He is passionate about transportation. He told FrontPageAfrica, "Transportation is one aspect of our lives that produce lot of frustration and it's also very crucial to people's wellbeing."
TAFI adds value to transportation and eliminates the frustration passengers have to go through picking the wrong vehicle. You don't have to worry about the cop pulling the vehicle you're riding over for inspecting of car documents and driver's license. In most cases, the passengers are victimized – alight and find another vehicle. Of course, it's frustrating in most cases.
So, TAFI does the background checks on vehicles in its fleet, on drivers and sets operating standards that drivers who sign up are to adhere to in order to ensure that they serve with professionalism and uphold quality customer service at all times.
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Sandhills East Announces New Office Location In Germany
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HAMBURG, Germany, Jan. 12, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Sandhills East has announced plans to open an additional office location in Hamburg, Germany. The Manchester-based company is behind a number of leading print and online resources connecting buyers and sellers of plant equipment, construction and heavy machinery, and commercial trucks and trailers across Germany, Europe, and beyond. Sandhills East is among several international subsidiaries of Sandhills Publishing, the Nebraska, USA-based tech company behind such brands as Machinery Trader, TractorHouse, Truck Paper, and AuctionTime.com. The new office continues a larger trend of international growth, following a number of strategic acquisitions, new product launches, and brand extensions, as well as the recent opening of offices in New Zealand, the Netherlands, and South Africa. Sandhills East is actively recruiting for open internships and full-time positions at its numerous office locations across Europe, including Hamburg.
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Sandhills' print publications and websites are the go-to resources for buying and selling farm and agriculture equipment, commercial trucks and trailers, plant equipment and heavy machinery, as well as parts and attachments for these assets. Print publications are distributed to buyers at key distribution points in markets all over the world, and local website domains help buyers source the equipment they need quickly and easily.
In Germany, Sandhills East distributes Machinery Trader Europe, TractorHouse Europe, and Truck Buy & Sell International. It acquired Truck Buy & Sell International (one of the most prominent heavy duty vehicle magazines in Europe) and Transporter (a monthly magazine targeting buyers and sellers of lighter-duty vans, trucks, and other vehicles) in early 2017. Across Europe, Sandhills East's portfolio also includes: Truck Locator, Van Locator, trucks-Business.fr, Commercial Vehicle Dealer, CercoCamion.com, CamionSuperMarket, Trasporto, Farm & Plant Buyers Guide, Farm Machinery Locator, MOMA Agri, agri-Business.fr, A Come Agricoltura, tp-Business.fr, TODO V.I., Maquinaria OP, TrattoriSuperMarket, Cantierissimo con Carrellistica, Plant Locator, and Resale Weekly.
Sandhills East also builds and hosts custom websites, and provides a number of cloud-hosted business apps and resources to dealers and manufacturers in its core industries. These mobile-friendly added-value resources include everything from inventory management to equipment valuations and market trends powered by real-time asset and industry data. Sales reps at offices all over the world work closely with equipment sellers to implement effective sales and marketing campaigns that deliver results.
"Germany is one of Europe's central hubs for transacting farm and agriculture equipment, construction machinery, and commercial trucks and trailers," explains Sandhills Publishing's Chief Administration Officer Nancy Paasch. "A local office in Hamburg furthers our presence in Europe, and enables us to better serve buyers and sellers locally and beyond."
Sandhills East and Sandhills Publishing are actively recruiting for positions in Hamburg, the U.S., and offices worldwide with hundreds of open positions, particularly for internships and careers in sales. For more information or to submit an application, visit www.Sandhills.jobs [http://www.sandhills.com/careers-and-internships].
About Sandhills Sandhills Publishing has served the heavy machinery industry since 1978. The company has since added publications and websites serving the trucking, agriculture, aviation, and technology industries. Its successful brands include: Machinery Trader, CraneTrader, Truck Paper, TractorHouse, AuctionTime, RentalYard, MarketBook, Controller, Executive Controller, Charter Hub, and more.
As a subsidiary of Sandhills Publishing, Sandhills East builds on the company's decades-long presence in its core industries. Sandhills East was established in 2011, expanding to include office locations across Europe. The company continues to expand its existing presence in the markets it serves through the ongoing international growth of new and existing products and services that meet the needs of buyers and sellers worldwide.
Contact Sandhills East +44 (0) 1618718760 feedback@sandhills.com [mailto:feedback@sandhills.com]
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Herb Zagloba
Research Heraldry Herb Zagloba
Zagloba herb
For each herb [clan shield, coat of arms] the blazon or verbal description of the arms is first given in authentic heraldic style, followed by a translation from the Polish description by Niesiecki. The right and left sides of a shield are identified from the standpoint of the bearer, i. e., the one holding the shield. His right would be your left and vice versa. The tinctures (colors) in heraldry are as follows: azure = blue, gules = red; sable = black; or = gold, argent = silver; vert = green. In heraldry all charges (pictures) on a shield are assumed to be facing dexter (right side) unless otherwise specified. In Polish heraldry all animals or birds are assumed to be in their natural coloring unless otherwise specified.
Arms: Azure, a horseshoe, Argent heels to base, pierced of a sword in pale point to chief. For a crest, an eagle's wing debruised of an arrow in fess, all proper.
There should be a horseshoe with the tips downward; through its top a saber passes, point upward and hilt downward, facing the right side of the shield, so that the hilt is to be seen in the center of the horseshoe. The helmet with crown has an eagle's wing, through which an arrow passes. Thus it is described in Paprocki's Gniazdo cnoty [Nest of Virtue], p. 96; in O herbach, p. 342; in Okolski, volume 3, p. 328; and in Klejnoty, p. 90. These authors say that these arms come from those of Jastrzebiec, since they are the same colors as Jastrzebiec; but it seems that they originated from Pobóg rather than from Jastrzebiec, as Bielski asserts (p. 283), and for this reason, that they bear a plain horseshoe, not one reversed.
There were two brothers, whether of Jastrzebiec clan or Pobóg, who carried on a long-standing feud between them, and would not let it be settled, neither by the intervention of friends or the persuasion of relatives. It went so far that the younger brother, seeking vengeance for his injury, did not restrain his temper until he was guilty of the blood and death of his older brother. On account of this crime, in eternal memory of his punishment, his descendants' arms were transformed into the shape you see here and called Zagroba or Zagloba, i.e., za glowe [for his head].
The variation in the arms occurred during the reign of Kazimierz the Monk. Abraham Socha, Płock governor, was of these arms, who by his courage won Kujawy for Ziemowit, Duke of Mazovia; however he died, bravely holding his ground, along with so many other Polish lords, in that unfortunate battle between Witold, Prince of Lithuania, and Tamerlane's commander Ediga, in 1399. (Bielski, p. 282. Cromer.) He had numerous progeny, widely scattered, bearing various names from the estates they acquired, but all true Sochas. They are as follows:
Bearers of These Arms
Dabrowski
Krajkowski Sniegocki
Dubina Kucharski Sochacki
Grabowski Labunski Tarchalski
Jaroszewski Mieczkowski Trzebinski
Karwowski Smarzewski Trzeszkowski
Kleniewski Smolenski Zaglobski
Copyright © 1999 Leonard J. Suligowski. Used by permission. This article originally appeared in Rodziny (August 1999), the journal of the Polish Genealogical Society of America.


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Nikesh Arora is Google's New Global Sales & Business Development Chief; Google Keeps Printing $$ in Q1
By SearchIndia.com on April 16, 2009 1 Comment
Nikesh Arora is search giant Google's new worldwide sales and business development chief and the top ranking desi at the company.
Nikesh, who was previously chief of Google's International Operations, replaces Omid Kordestani who has taken on a new role as Senior Advisor, Office of the CEO and Founders.
Google said today that in his new role as President of Global Sales Operations and Business Development, Nikesh Arora would have responsibility for all Google's revenue and customer operations as well as marketing and partnerships.
Nikesh Arora
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Nikesh spent the last four and a half years building Google's European operations.
Before joining Google, Nikesh was chief marketing officer and a member of the management board at T-Mobile, where he's said to have spearheaded all product development, terminals, brand and marketing activities of T-Mobile Europe.
Nikesh started working with Deutsche Telekom in 1999 and founded T-Motion PLC, a mobile multimedia subsidiary of T-Mobile International. In his pre-Deutsche Telekom days, Nikesh held management positions at Putnam Investments and Fidelity Investments in Boston.
Nikesh holds a master's degree and CFA certification from Boston College, an MBA from Northeastern University and a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from the Institute of Technology in Varanasi, India.
Good Q1 for Google
Meanwhile, Google had a good first quarter, given the recession and all the pessimistic analyst talk about the search giant having a bad quarter.
In the first quarter ended March 31, 2009, Google reported a net profit of $1.42 billion on revenues of $5.51 billion (up 6% year-over-year but down 3% sequentially).
Other key metrics:
* Cash and cash equivalent of $17.8 billion at the end of the quarter
* 20,164 full-time employees as of March 31, 2009, down from 20,222 full-time employees as of December 31, 2008
* Aggregate paid clicks, which include clicks related to ads served on Google sites and the sites of the company's AdSense partners, rose 17% over the first quarter of 2008 and 3% over the fourth quarter of 2008
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Asha Tampa April 18, 2009 at 7:39 pm
Hey! Could you write something about the recession, when does it look like it might end, when can ppl start preparing resumes again, etc etc?
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It ain't gonna end anytime soon.
So, don't waste time polishing off resumes or printer cartridges and white paper.
In our view, it's going to get worse here. The housing market (bad enough earlier) is getting worse because of large scale layoffs.
In addition to foreclosures (where you lose homes because you are not paying your mortgages), thousands upon thousands of people are now walking away from their homes in the U.S. either because they can't afford their mortgages or because their mortgage is underwater (meaning you owe more than the value of the house).


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The new report "Counting calls by skills" is now available to count how many calls were received having a specified skill set required.
This lets you see how multiple skill sets interact with each other, and the SLA results.


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Wisdom comes from lots of places. I feel like most of my life has been in pursuit of some kind of wisdom. I think I own every single self help book known to man. I'm a sucker for all the social media articles titled, "5 steps to this" or "6 steps to that"
I aspire to be better. Do better. Make sense of my past. Make sense of her past. Fix my future. Fix your future.
I do all of this knowing in my heart I can't really fix anyone. It's my need for control playing dress up in good intentions and it distracts me from dealing with the only thing I really have any control over. Myself.
Recently I've been thinking on where wisdom comes from. It can certainly come from a book or an article. Both can teach you new skills to improve yourself. You can also read about another person's experience and it can spark reflection into your own life. Which, by the way, is the purpose of my blog. My hope is that anyone who reads my stuff can identify with the feelings I share. I try not to focus on my circumstances a lot because really, my details don't matter so much. We're all on the same journey. We all laugh. We all cry. We all struggle. We all experience triumph, loss, love, anger, grief. It just manifests itself in different ways for different people. I try to write in such a way that regardless of my specific details, it connects me to you.
It's funny though. My most meaningful lessons and wisdom always come from the least expected places.
They come from my old friend John with schizophrenia who I visited every week many years ago, who taught me the power of kindness and that we are all connected, regardless of our illness, negative behaviors, or quirky ways. Underneath it all, we are more alike than we are different.
They come from the pain of training for and finishing a marathon. When I realized the power in one step at a time. I got comfortable being uncomfortable. I stopped running away from the pain and stopped looking back so much and eventually realized I'd stopped running from my past....And instead, had started running toward my future.
They come from 3 trips to the West Coast, when I had finally gotten myself to the furthest place, both physically and emotionally, that I had ever dreamed of as a kid.
They come from Mary, my sister with a developmental disability, who inspires me every day to choose happy in spite of all the challenging circumstances life continually tosses at her.
They come from the guy I met on my run with a traumatic brain injury trying to get himself up Main St hill with one leg in a wheelchair. I stopped & pushed him home, thinking I was helping him. When we got there he looked at me and said, "You. Are. Awesome." Little did he know, at that moment I had happened to be at one of the lowest points I have ever been & him saying that made a huge difference in my life.
Maybe I am good enough?
My most recent wisdom came while sitting under a tree drinking an ice cold beer. My life has been challenging lately in more ways than one. I'm in brand new territory and I often find myself questioning my strength to pursue my own happiness and dreams and stand on my own two feet for the first time in my life.
A couple weeks ago, I ran a 5K Brewery series race. And ahem, I'm excited (and shocked) to say I took second place in my age group!!!!
It was a crazy hot day and after the race I was sitting under a tree listening to the awards & having a very cold beer with a friend. We got chatting about our lives & something he said stuck with me all week. He raised up his hand in the air & said that now that he's independent and happy with himself, the bar is up here. Whatever comes next in life has to meet or exceed that.
It got me thinking about my own circumstance. I started thinking about how I'm finally starting to figure out what makes me happy. How I'm finally starting to raise my own bar. How I placed in a 5K race even though I had to stop for a bloody heel and even though it wasn't my best time. Imperfect. And yet somehow, I was still good enough.
It's funny how wisdom sneaks up quietly and taps you on the shoulder even when you're a hot sweaty mess drinking a beer under a tree.
"When the student is ready the teacher appears"


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My experiences /Interactions about Life Coaching
Home » Blog » My experiences /Interactions about Life Coaching
Fundamental premise of Life Coaching.
"Every Person has the Potential & the Resourcefulness within himself/herself to achieve anything that they set their eyes upon"
"If we all did the things, we are capable of doing, we would astound ourselves"-Thomas. A. Edison
But why doesn't it happen? Any guesses??
"The most important question a person can ask is, 'Is the Universe a friendly place?"-Albert Einstein
If the answer to this question is "Yes" then the person will build bridges & if the answer is "No" the person will build walls.
The way we see ourselves & the rest of the world has a huge impact on what we would attempt to achieve, our response to it & the choices that we make.
This is where a coach comes in handy as he/she can open the coachee to different possibilities by overcoming their limiting beliefs. This is my fundamental role as a coach.
I would like to cite a few of my experiences where the coachee got an insight to their limiting beliefs & they got on to a direction with more confidence & positivity.
One of the the biggest job of a coach (from my perspective) is to be able to create an environment (Safety net) that is nonjudgmental where the coachee feels fully comfortable to express himself/herself freely.
In one coaching assignment my coachee (female) came with an objective to become a team manager (a role in her current organization). She had a less than favorable opinion about her manager & the hierarchy upwards. In fact, she was also advised to pursue opportunities outside the organization.
During our initial conversation, she realized that what she really wanted was to become a woman role model. (Team manager role was just a manifestation of that desire/intention). She got clarity on the attributes of the woman role model that she was aspiring to be. She became aware of the strengths that she had which would support her to achieve this & also became aware of the areas of improvement. As a coach, I had to show her the mirror & enable her to look at the problem from an outside-in perspective. (keeping herself out of the problem area & looking at it from a 3rd person view).
She realized that she was too harsh on herself & was taking the feedback as criticism. She started focusing on what she could do differently to showcase her work better than expecting things from other stakeholders.
She willingly took the feedback & worked on the improvement areas. She was at more peace with herself. She could spend her energies on the right things. She felt more satisfied. Her relationships with other stakeholders improved. She got an opportunity to apply for an internal job posting for a higher role with people responsibilities that she was looking at. She was very confident during the interview (without any biases) & she also got selected for the role.
In one of my engagements, I was coaching a person who is a self-made man. Had a troubled childhood, losing his parents at an early age but his granny made a man out of him. This coachee along with his professional career has also been running an NGO of his own. He came with the objective of becoming a social entrepreneur. He had a lot of good ideas but was struggling to convert the ideas into realizable products.
Because of his upbringing & his experiences he believed that he needs to do everything on his own. During our discussions, he was able to disassociate himself with the problem statement, he was able to take himself out of the frame of the problem & look at it from a third person's view who is not in the problem. He could arrive at some solutions.
In fact, he has got admission into a reputed organization that imparts entrepreneurship training to a select few candidates who work in the field of social service. He is now on the journey of being technically equipped in the process of converting ideas into products.
In another instance my coachee who was getting into a first-time leadership role was struggling with influencing & delegating abilities. She started with a goal of becoming an empathetic leader but during sessions, she became clear of the attributes that she was looking at herself to display as a leader. During the sessions, she became aware that it was her fear of acceptance, fear of the reaction that was stopping her from expressing herself fully. During her coaching journey, she applied her learnings & she feels quite comfortable expressing herself in front of her team & also while delegating. She has also learned the art of self-coaching for smaller issues. She is very confident & in the direction of becoming a great leader.
One of the best compliments that I have received from one of my coachee is that he feels he is talking to his Granny (The person he was very close to) & he can openly share all the challenges with me.
As a coach, I have always believed that it's about small things. If we can set the basic things right which could be 5% of the change inducement has the potential to create a 95% impact in the lives of the coaches
For me as a coach, the most fulfilling part is to see who the coachee becomes in this journey apart from achieving his/her goal.
Personally, I have also evolved & discovered my blind spots as a result of interactions with my coachee's.
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Jason Newsted Praises Metallica's Risk Taking + Roadie Support
Chad Childers Published: November 6, 2013
Chuck Armstrong, Loudwire
Even though he's no longer with Metallica, Jason Newsted remains one of the band's biggest fans. The bassist, who has found big success this year launching his self-titled band, says he remains impressed by his former band's risk-taking ways, which most recently included the release of their 'Metallica Through the Never' 3D film.
"I'm very impressed by that," Newsted told us. "I'm a big fan of them, they keep taking these chances. They keep investing in themselves and that's a big f---ing deal man. There's no one else you can invest in that will work harder for your own money than yourself. That's the way to go about it. I've always believed in that from the very beginning even for myself, and my band. I re-invest every penny we make with this band -- every penny from every t-shirt I invest it back into making new t-shirts and designs. Always believed in that so I support Metallica in whatever they do."
He continued, "They've worked so hard and there's no way that you get to be as big of a band, or the biggest band without working so f---ing hard. And don't let anyone ever believe anything other than that. The shiny side is nice but the shiny side takes a lot more gristle side. They work very hard and I'm proud of them for it."
With the film focusing on the adventures of a crew member, we also asked Newsted about some of the wildest things a roadie had done for them. He laughed before answering, "People like to hear the stories where they pulled all the chicks for you, you're pointing out the chicks in the crowd. I'll give them that story, we have flashed our signals with the road crew guys. You got your dude on the side of the stage, your man, your security guy. Then you see someone that you find appealing in the audience and you give them the signal. We've got our hand signals, 4th row, 3rd seat in. Blah."
But Newsted didn't stop there, also sharing some of the more important things crew members do. "They're always a few steps ahead of you and making sure that you can do the best show that you can do. Those things are always the ones that are commendable," he explained. "The other stuff are the things -- for example. Let's say when James [Hetfield] got burned in Montreal. Those guys were so on point about making sure that no one touched him, no one messed with him and he was protected and cared for. Above and beyond anything a big brother would do in a lot of different ways. Not just James but if anyone ever tried to mess with the band, if anyone truly ever tried to harm us or get too close, these guys go above and beyond being able to protect us."
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We humanize statistics, promoting compassion and advocating responsible citizenship and leadership among members of the global community through portrait photography and documentary filmmaking.
The People's Portfolio is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that uses multi-media storytelling, led by artist Platon, to document humanitarian efforts around the globe and to humanize important statistics. We share our portfolios with a global audience to provide viewers with a powerful personal connection to matters of pressing concern.
As the external communications department for global human rights defenders, our portfolios highlight both individuals and the larger causes they represent, and are designed as tools to encourage the general public, and those who hold power, to take action.
The goal of The People's Portfolio is to give emerging human rights defenders an enhanced platform of leadership. Collaborating with NGO partners and advocacy organizations, we select important social and civil issues that urgently need awareness. We then create compelling visual advocacy that:
enhances the capacity of NGOs to reach mainstream audiences with dynamic, non-partisan storytelling
frames human rights defenders as inspirational global leaders
propels important issue advocacy into mainstream media at key moments.
Partnership is an essential component of our strategy. To date, we've produced portfolios in collaboration with Human Rights Watch, 2018 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Dr. Denis Mukwege and the institutions he founded - Panzi Hospital and Foundation with Physicians for Human Rights, The New Yorker, The National Center for Civil and Human Rights, TIME, Netflix, ExxonMobil and The UN Foundation.
The People's Portfolio developed directly out of Platon's humanitarian work and formally attained 501(c)(3) status in 2013.


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On Saturday 11th June 2016 This Is The Kit, Hackney Colliery Band and BAS JAN contributed live music to Resonance FM's Hello GoodBye Show.
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JoJo Rabbit (Blu-Ray + Digital)
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Writer director Taika Waititi (THOR: RAGNAROK, HUNT FOR THE WILDERPEOPLE), brings his signature style of humor and pathos to his latest film, JOJO RABBIT, a World War II satire that follows a lonely German boy (Roman Griffin Davis as JoJo) whose world view is turned upside down when he discovers his single mother (Scarlett Johansson) is hiding a young Jewish girl (Thomasin McKenzie) in their attic. Aided only by his idiotic imaginary friend, Adolf Hitler (Taika Waititi), Jojo must confront his blind nationalism.
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RadioBanter » rec.radio.amateur » Homebrew > Labeling mobile antennas?
separate antenna is necessary for each band.
they're for. These are surprisingly durable, but they aren't perfect.
side of the stainless base??
resonator carries red tape so I can quickly tell it from 80.
I operate mobile with a number of Hamstick antennas - fiberglass rods ~1/2"
is necessary for each band.
I like the colored tape idea.
Would nail polish stand exposure to the elements?
problem is, other than red/pink, most of the colors aren't very opaque.
if you paint them on something dark they are pretty hard to tell from clear.
get my head around ten bucks for a half-ounce of paint.


Do you struggle with knowing what is the best investment of your time and energy as you lead and serve the women in your church?
Paul David Tripp explains how people of grace who have been given grace will be driven to the throne of grace in order to carry that grace to others.
How can we walk alongside women who are afraid they don't have what it takes to sustain a lifelong romance with the man they promised God they would love?
Nancy shows women how to be instruments of God's grace by laying a foundation for understanding God as our Helper.
Learn how to develop a culture of prayer in your women's ministry, and then stand back and watch God do the impossible.
Holly is often approached by women wanting help for dealing with tough issues. Glean from her decades of practical wisdom and ministry.
Discover how the Bible speaks practically into all our troubles and how the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ makes deep soul ministry possible.
We'll look at the sources of our troubles and God's answer to them, ancient answers found in His immutable Word and lived out in the context of loving ministry.
Hear what we've learned from a survey of women about their perceptions of the women's ministry in their churches. You'll be enlightened and encouraged.
Women are hurting. They long for older women to get involved in their lives, to listen, to care and to share advice. Are you willing to get involved?
Susan has decades of experience in local church women's ministry. She will address a variety of issues from what a culture of caring in the church looks like.


The Arts and Crafts movement was an international movement in the decorative and fine arts that began in Britain and flourished in Europe and North America between about 1880 and 1920. It stood for traditional craftsmanship using simple forms, and often used medieval, romantic, or folk styles of decoration. The movement had an "extraordinary flowering" in Scotland where it was represented by the development of the 'Glasgow Style' which was based on the talent of the Glasgow School of Art. From the mid 19th Century to the early 20th Century , the sailing ship was a common, if not central, decorative motif in the Arts and Crafts movement. It is difficult at this distance to appreciate how popular this image was but some idea of its pervasiveness is indicated by the number and range of household objects to which it was applied. Newlyn, John Pearson and Liberty to name but a few all used this motif in their designs.


This project involved the refurbishment and extension of a 4 storey townhouse in an Architectural Conservation Area in Bayswater, in West London.
The ground floor living areas were severely compromised by a centrally located stair. The refurbishment works included re positioning the bottom two flight of the stair to provide larger living areas with improved physical and visual relationships. A new raised external terrace was provided at the rear with access off the kitchen through large sliding screens.


Recently Staff Selection Commission Released a Notification regarding Combined Graduate Level (Tier-I) Exam. Eligible Candidates can apply for this from 16-05-2017 to 16-06-2017 by 5PM.more details below listed.
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Amerika
 Maya
 Copán
 Herrscher: Rauch Imix (628–695)
 Palenque
 Herrscher: K'inich Kan Bahlam II. (684–702)
Tikal
 Herrscher: Jasaw Chan K'awiil I. (682–734)

Asien
 Bagan
 König: Peitthon (652–710)

 China
 Kaiser: Tang Ruizong (684–690)

 Iberien (Kartlien)
 König: Guaram II. (684–692)

 Indien
 Chalukya
 König: Vinayaditya (680–696)
 Östliche Chalukya
 König: Mangi Yuvaraja (682–706)
 Pallava
 König: Raja Simman (685–705)
 Pandya
 König: Arikesari Maravarman Nindraseer Nedumaaran (670–710)

 Japan
 Kaiserin: Jitō (686–697)

 Kaschmir
 König: Pratapaditya (661–711)

 Reich der Kök-Türken
 Herrscher: Kutluğ (682–694)

 Korea
 Balhae
 König: Sejo Yeol (669–698)
 Silla
 König: Sinmun (681–691)

 Kalifat der Muslime
 Kalif: Abd al-Malik (685–705)

 Tibet
 König: Düsong Mangpo Je (676–704)

Europa

 Bulgarien
 Khan: Asparuch (679–700)

 Byzantinisches Reich
 Kaiser: Justinian II. (685–695)

 England (Heptarchie)
 East Anglia
 König: Ealdwulf (664–713)
 Essex
 König: Sighere (664–690) und Sebbi (664–694)
 Kent
 König: Eadric (685–687)
 König: Mul (687)
 Mercia
 König: Æthelred (675–704)
 Northumbria
 König: Aldfrith (686–705)
 Wessex
 König: Caedwalla (685–688)

 Fränkisches Reich
 König: Theuderich III. (679–691)
 Hausmeier: Pippin der Mittlere (687–714)
 Neustrien
 Hausmeier: Berchar (686–689)
 Autonome Gebiete:
 Herzog von Baiern: Theodo II. (680–717)
 Herzog von Thüringen: Heden I. (642–687)
 Herzog: Gozbert (687–689)

 Langobardenreich
 König: Perctarit (671–688)
 Autonome langobardische Herzogtümer:
 Herzog von Benevent: Romuald I. (662–687)
 Herzog: Grimoald II. (687–689)
 Herzog des Friaul: Landar (670–688)
 Herzog von Spoleto: Transamund I. (663–703)

 Schottland
 Dalriada
 König: Maelduin (673–688)
 Strathclyde
 König: Elfin (um 658–693?)
 Pikten
 König: Brude III. mac Bile (um 671/672–692/693)

 Wales
 Gwynedd
 König: Idwal Iwrch ap Cadwaladr (682–720)

 Westgotenreich
 König: Erwig (680–687)
 König: Egica (687–702)

Religiöse Führer
 Papst: Konon (686–687)
 Papst: Sergius I. (687–701)
 Patriarch von Konstantinopel: Paulos III. (687–693)

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L'Wren Scott suicide: 5 things you need to know about the aftermath
Mar 25, 2014 fashion, l'wren scott, Mick Jagger, RIP
Model, stylist and designer L'Wren Scott died of a confirmed suicide on March 17th in her Manhattan apartment. Since then, boyfriend Mick Jagger has been the center of media attention, much to the dismay of many feminists.
Scott, 49, was only weeks from her 50th birthday and although details as to why this happened are unclear, there are a few things we've learned in the aftermath of her death:
1) Scott's coffin moved
Originally at the Frank E. Campbell Funeral Home on Madison Ave. in New York, Jagger had the coffin moved to the Hollywood Forever Funeral Home and Cemetery in Los Angeles.
2) Funeral Plans
The New York Daily News reports that Jagger plans to have a small, private funeral with only close friends in California. Scott's final resting place seems to be a topic of controversy though, as her adopted sister wishes for her to be buried near her childhood home in Utah.
3) Business Woes
The Daily Mail have reported that Scott was in financial trouble amounting to $6 million in debt at the time of her death, along with rumors circulating of unpaid suppliers and staff. Her company, LS Fashion Ltd., denies these rumors, however they may be key to understanding her death.
4) Canceled Fashion Shows
Scott had canceled her London Fashion Week show last month, citing production delays. Her company, LS Fashion Ltd., which started in 2006, was also near folding, according to a statement by Scott's friend and fashion critic Cathy Horyn.
5) Feminists aren't happy
While Scott had a long-standing and successful career in the fashion industry, many who aren't in the business don't know too much about her. High profile publications have been identifying her as Mick Jagger's girlfriend, which many say defeats her own successes and reduces her accomplishments to only being a famous rockstar's girlfriend.
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