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Area Information for Aberdeen, Scotland, AB2 2SW
This postcode in Aberdeen is in Scotland. The postcode is within the Tillydrone/Seaton/Old Aberdeen ward/electoral division, which is in the UK Parliamentary Constituency of Aberdeen North. The Scottish Parliament constituency is Aberdeen Central. This page combines information for the address Aberdeen, Scotland, AB2 2SW, and the neighbourhood in which it resides. If you wish, you can also view information for the whole of AB2 here. For more details on the exact area these statistics cover, please see the map below and click "Show Census Area Covered" immediately below the map.
Ward Tillydrone/Seaton/Old Aberdeen
Scottish Parliament Constituency Aberdeen Central
The information on housing, people, culture, employment and education that is displayed about Aberdeen, Scotland, AB2 2SW is based on the last census performed in the UK in 2011. They are performed once every 10 years. Please note: census information may include figures for adjacent streets and postcodes. The figures are therefore representative of the local area, not a specific street address or row of houses. The census collection is designed so that each group of postcodes should contain at least 100 people (50 in Scotland). This is done to preserve the anonymity of the people in that area, as some postcodes cover a very small area, sometimes a single building. You can see the area covered by the census statistics by clicking "Show Census Area Covered" below the map above.
The number of residents who are separated in AB2 2SW is high - 7% of the area's population. This contrasts with a national average of just 2.7%.
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This address within the Tillydrone/Seaton/Old Aberdeen ward showed a higher than average concentration of student residents - 16% of the resident population. On average, around 9.2% of census respondents were students. Male residents were slightly less likely than women to be students. The figures for students include both working and full-time studying students.
Below are the details of the closest services to AB2 2SW. All distances are straightline distances, please consult the map of the facility to check the exact location. You can also view these details on our interactive services map for AB2 2SW.
Listed here are the 3 closest railway stations to Aberdeen, Scotland, AB2 2SW. The nearest railway station is Aberdeen, approximately 1.7 miles away.
Listed here are the 10 closest primary schools to Aberdeen, Scotland, AB2 2SW. The nearest is Kittybrewster School, approximately 670 yards away.
St Peter's RC School 710 yards
Riverbank School half a mile
Scotstown School 1 mile
Braehead School 1.2 miles
Listed here are the 10 closest secondary schools to Aberdeen, Scotland, AB2 2SW. The nearest is St Machar Academy, approximately 270 yards away.
St Machar Academy 270 yards
Listed here are the 10 closest GPs (General Practitioners) to Aberdeen, Scotland, AB2 2SW. The nearest is Woodside Medical Group, approximately half a mile away. Please consult the facility to check if they are currently accepting new NHS patients.
Woodside Medical Group half a mile
Links Medical Practice 1.2 miles
Listed here are the 10 closest hospitals to Aberdeen, Scotland, AB2 2SW. The nearest is Elmwood, approximately 1 mile away.
Elmwood 1 mile
Aberdeen Community Health And Care Village 1.4 miles

Local Area Information About Aberdeen, Scotland, AB2 2SW

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In an interview with the Center for Association Leadership, Joanne Duncan, CPA, CAE, and CFO of BIO and Jeffrey S. Tenenbaum, Esq., a partner in Venable LLP's association practice group provide a useful checklist of best practices in contract management.
Their list stands the test of time and is applicable to the process of evaluating options for a contract management software. Before beginning discussions with potential vendors, determine your use cases and exactly what you expect from the software. This will allow you to be crystal clear about your expectations.
Here is what we can learn from these two business professionals when selecting a contract management system.
Time is money and contract templates allow you to save lots of time. This is especially true if they allow you to work quickly and accurately directly within the contract management system. "For example, with one client we set up a short-form independent contractor agreement and a long-form agreement for the client to use depending on the complexity of the service being provided", says Tenenbaum.
Not only will templates save you time but they will also cut down on the expense of legal reviews and the risk of entering into unfavorable agreements. Look for software that has robust content creation capabilities with a contract clause library allowing central storage and the ability to set authorized use of approved legal language. This clause library needs to be flexible enough to set alternative language clauses and enforce updates across all templates using those updated clauses.
Additionally, look for software with a contract template library that facilitates document creation through drag and drop of approved clauses into templates.
Nothing makes or break a fiscal year than foregoing a revenue opportunity. As your team is juggling several contracts at the same time, it is normal that staff gets too busy to pay attention to every single date relating to the contract. However, a renewal date is not one you want to miss.
Furthermore, missing renewal dates undermines the level of trust that your clients have in you. Billing and invoicing are areas that are key to excel at in order to maintain a harmonious client relationship. Consider the reliability and efficiency of an automated and digitized contract management system compared to a system that still depends largely on paper and manual processes. With contract management software, contracts are never stuffed into file cabinets and forgotten. They are active in the system throughout their lifecycle, including post-execution.
Look for a system that allows you to set email alerts for any of your contract milestone dates. These alarms need to be configurable through default or custom settings (e.g. days in advance, recurrence, etc.). It is also useful to have a library of pre-approved email templates for both clients and staff members.
Provide your customers and stakeholders with an easier and more convenient way to sign and execute agreements. Look for a contract management system that helps you eliminate the time-consuming print, ship, sign, copy, return, and scan cycle and reduce contract execution from days to minutes.
Another advantage of electronic signatures is that they are more secure and tamper-proof compared to paper. Contract management software with electronic signing capability can detect even minor altering, and it can record more data points than paper. Also, the automated processes of electronic signing can reduce the financial impact of human error, which can cause costly problems if initially undetected. For example, Duncan describes a situation in which she discovered a poorly written contract signed by someone who was no longer with the organization. While the contract tied her organization to a low dollar amount, it did so in perpetuity. There was no clause to end the contract. Contract management software with e-signature would have detected the lack of a clause to end the contract.
Contract management software is more affordable than ever and will make your contract processes faster and more cost-efficient. When evaluating a system, make sure to check its ability to create and manage contract clauses and templates, manage reminders about key contract dates, and handle e-signatures. If you're not yet taking advantage of digital contract management, you're missing a golden opportunity to improve productivity and lower cost.


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If you talked to me at all in the weeks leading up to my departure for England, chances are you heard me mention the "Cat Café." Yes, that's a café that serves tea, scones, and such and that also hosts ten cats. And yes, it was everything I hoped it would be!
The walls were lined with shelves for the cats to crawl on, a cat house, and a cat-sized hamster wheel. It was delightful!
I'd go back in an instant! On Saturday, I took a day trip to Brighton, known as "London-by-the-Sea." It was windy and rainy most of the day, but we made the best of it, visiting the Royal Pavilion, the pier, and the beach. The beach was pebbly and not sandy at all, which was different for me. It was still really pretty!
The pier consists of shops, restaurants, arcades, ice cream stands (it is never too cold or rainy for ice cream!), and even carnival rides. It was quite pricey to ride the carnival rides, so I just picked one to ride. It was well worth it, even though it was raining! To get warmed up, we spent some time in the arcade. I grew up having birthday parties at my dad's arcade so I enjoyed playing my favourite childhood games like ski ball!
On Sunday, I got to do one of the coolest things ever for a literary nerd like me: watch a play at Shakespeare's Globe! We stood in the audience, much like the peasants of Shakespeare's day. The theatre is small, without a large audience. I haven't read The Comedy of Errors prior to seeing the play, but it was very well acted and I enjoyed it very much!
I have some exciting trips planned both within England and beyond to other parts of Europe so stay tuned! Thanks for reading!


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Globalization is about the (relatively) free movement of ideas, people, goods, and capital across borders. All of these flows, and their impact, were being questioned before COVID-19 but take on renewed focus in its aftermath. There are those who celebrate a reversal of some or all of these flows, and others who lament the consequences of such actions.
On the one hand, a more open global economy has stimulated economic activity, and resulted in a significant reduction in the number of people living in abject poverty in many parts of the world. On the other, globalization has widened the gap between winners and losers, and has been criticized for increasing inequality and for damaging the environment.
At the same time, we have seen the growth of populist and anti-immigrant sentiment in the face of a persistent refugee crisis. Increased barriers to the movement of people across borders are being reinforced by mobility restrictions and social distancing measures adopted to mitigate the global pandemic.
We are facing a major economic downturn fueled by uncertain recovery scenarios post COVID-19 and the return of protectionist policies amid rising trade tensions. Cross-border capital flows have similarly been impeded, both as a way to combat money laundering and to avoid negative contagion effects. The reduction in remittances is threatening the livelihood of families reliant on international transfers from migrants.
The key theme of this webinar is how do we move forward and capture the benefits of globalization without its negative corollaries, while considering the uncertain consequences of COVID-19 on trade and the movement of people and capital. How can globalization be reformed to be more equitable across regions and countries, and among groups of citizens within a country, as well as be more sustainable for the planet?
People movements, especially migration, but also business/student/leisure travel.
Trade in goods and services – questions of second sourcing, self-sufficiency, strategic industries, regionalization, etc.
Capital flows – Touching on financial markets, remittances, contagion effects, etc.
Dean Saul Klein
Chair of the Victoria Forum, Dean of the Gustavson School of Business at the University of Victoria
Professor Rym Ayadi
Founder and President, Euro-Mediterranean Economists Association (EMEA)
Webinar #8
Date: Thursday, Sept. 3, 2020
Time: 09:00 PT, 12:00 EST, 16:00 GMT
The Virtual Victoria Forum 2020, the webinars and the Victoria Forum 2021 are jointly hosted by the University of Victoria and the Senate of Canada.
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The Rt Hon Lord Jack McConnell
Lord Jack McConnell was First Minister of Scotland from 2001 to 2007. He served as UK Special Representative for Peacebuilding from 2008 to 2010, when he was appointed to the House of Lords.
Lord McConnell is currently Co-Chair of the UK All-Party Parliamentary Group on the UN Global Goals for Sustainable Development; Vice President of UNICEF UK; and Chair of the McConnell International Foundation. He is Chair of the Sustainable Development Panel of SSE and is a global adviser to PwC. Jack is Deputy Chair of the UK/Japan 21st Century Group, Chairs the international Peace Direct Awards and has advised in the implementation of peace agreements including the Bangsamoro Agreement in the Philippines. He was made Chancellor of the University of Stirling in June 2019 and is President of Scottish Athletics.
As First Minister, he refreshed Scotland's International Image and established a new International Development policy. He introduced Scotland's ban on smoking in public places, the Fresh Talent initiative to encourage in-migration, and a national youth volunteering program, Project Scotland.
From 1999 to 2011, Jack McConnell was a Member of the Scottish Parliament. He was Scotland's Minister for Finance 1999-2000; Minister for Education, Europe and External Affairs 2000-2001, and President of the Legislative Regions of Europe in 2004. He grew up on a small sheep farm on the Isle of Arran, Scotland and was a high school Mathematics teacher before entering Parliament.
Dr. Rym Ayadi
President and Founder, Euro-Mediterranean Economists Association
Professor Rym Ayadi is the Founder and President of the Euro-Mediterranean Economists Association (EMEA), Founder and Director of the Euro-Mediterranean Network for Economic Studies (EMNES). She is Professor at CASS Business School, Member of the Centre for Banking Research (CBR) at the City University in London, U.K. and Associated Scholar at the Centre for Relationship Banking and Economics (CERBE) at LUMSA University in Rome. She is. She is Senior Advisor at the Economic Policy Unit of the Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS).
She is Academic Member of several high-level expert groups including the European Shadow Financial Regulatory Committee (ESFRC), the European Banking Authority (EBA) Banking Stakeholders Group (BSG) of which she was elected Chair in February 2019, the European Commission's Financial Services Users Group (FSUG), the European Parliament – Economic and Financial Committee and Committee on Foreign Affairs (EP Think Tank), the Parliamentary Assembly of the Mediterranean (PAM) and the Union for the Mediterranean (UfM), and an invited expert in international organisations including OECD and IMF, among others. She is also member of Finance Watch (FW) a Brussels-based NGO that strives to make finance serve the society since its set-up. She is also the Founder and Co-chair of International Workshop on Financial System Architecture and Stability (IWFSAS), an Annual Conference that provides a forum for academic researchers, practitioners and policy makers to discuss current issues related to the structure and design of financial systems and their impact on macro-financial stability and sustainable and inclusive economic growth.
Rym's fields of expertise include international financial systems, financial markets and institutions, global financial regulation, governance and consumer protection in finance, and socio-economic development and foresight in economies in transition. Her current research focuses on the redesign of a global stable, sustainable and inclusive financial system that better serves economic and societal long-term objectives and with a particular emphasis on the diversity of corporate and business models, private-public partnerships and the conditions for their success, SME financing and the role of financial markets to achieve developmental objectives and the impacts on business models in finance and role of financial regulation and resolution and impacts on incentives in the financial market. Rym works on economies in transition, policy development and foresight.
Previously, 2013-2018, Rym served as Professor of International Business and Finance at the Department of International Business, as Director and Board Member of the Alphonse and Dorimène Desjardins Institute for Cooperatives, and Founding Director of the International Research Centre on Cooperative Finance (IRCCF) at HEC Montreal, Canada; as Senior Research Advisor at the Euro-Mediterranean University (EMUNI) (2015-2019) in Piran, Slovenia; and 2001-2013 as Senior Research Fellow and Head of Research of the Financial Institutions Unit at the Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS), a policy think tank in Brussels.
She served as an academic senior expert member of the European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (EIOPA) Stakeholder Group (Between 2011 and 2013). She was the promoter and director of the Mediterranean Prospects Research Network (MEDPRO) an international research network for foresight analysis in the Euro-Mediterranean region (Between 2009 and 2013) funded by the Seventh Framework Program of the EU. She was also Vice President of the European Financial Inclusion Network (EFIN), a European network that promotes mutual learning on financial inclusion which currently part of Finance Watch.
Dr. Yasuyuki Sawada
Chief Economist, Asian Development Bank
Yasuyuki Sawada is Chief Economist of the Asian Development Bank (ADB). He also serves as Director General of the Economic Research and Regional Cooperation Department, which publishes ADB's flagship knowledge products such as Asian Development Outlook (ADO). Mr. Sawada is on leave from his professorship at the Faculty of Economics, the University of Tokyo, Japan.
Mr. Sawada has over 20 years of experience as an economist, researcher, and academic. He has worked at the ADB Institute in Tokyo and served as consultant for various projects at the World Bank Group. He has also served as a visiting professor at Stanford University's Stanford Center for International Development and adjunct professor of economics at Korea University.
Mr. Sawada has conducted a variety of field-level studies in developing countries and has a deep insight about development issues. His research has contributed to the works of various institutions including: the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA); Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies (BIDS); Economic Research Institute of ASEAN and East Asia (ERIA); Crawford School of Public Policy's Australia–Japan Research Center at the Australian National University; Pakistan Institute of Development Economics (PIDE); International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) in the Philippines; International Water Management Institute (IWMI) in Sri Lanka; and, Research Institute of Economy, Trade, and Industry (RIETI) in Japan.
He has published and reviewed numerous books, reports, and journal articles, on diversified topics pertaining to Asia and other developing countries, ranging from macro development issues, such as long-term economic growth and structural change, sovereign debt sustainability, foreign aid, trade, ageing and social security, and natural and man-made disasters to micro issues of poverty, education, infrastructure, microenterprises, microfinance, health, and disabilities.
A leading figure in development economics and applied micro-econometrics, his continuous engagement in policy-oriented research projects contributes extensively towards supporting the ADB's development goals. He is a recipient of various awards such as the Nikkei Book Prize, Ishikawa Prize of Japanese Economic Association, Kiyoshi Kojima Prize of the Japanese International Economic Association; Enjoji Jiro Prize of Nikkei Center (JCER), and Masayoshi Ohira Memorial Prize. He holds a Doctorate degree in Economics and a Master's degree in International Development Policy from Stanford University, USA.
Mr. Erol Yayboke
Deputy Director, Project on Prosperity and Development, Center for Strategic and International Studies
Erol Yayboke is deputy director and senior fellow with the Project on Prosperity and Development (PPD) at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS). His specific research interests include U.S. foreign assistance, the role of the private sector in the developing world, good governance, migration and forced displacement, conflict-aware stabilization, climate change, development economics, and innovation-led economic growth. Previously, he served in several capacities with the Hillary Clinton presidential campaign and was a program/research manager on the Evidence for Policy Design (EPoD) team at the Center for International Development at Harvard University's Kennedy School of Government. Mr. Yayboke also has long-term field experience working for organizations (Global Communities, Save the Children, and AECOM International Development) in Iraq, Afghanistan, South Sudan, and the Somali Region of Ethiopia, serving in various senior country and project management roles.
Mr. Yayboke teaches a graduate level course on state fragility and resilience at the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs at Syracuse University and is a member of the board of directors for the Andi Leadership Institute for Young Women, a Washington, D.C.-based nonprofit. He holds an M.P.A. from the LBJ School of Public Affairs at the University of Texas at Austin and a B.B.A. in international business also from the University of Texas at Austin.


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UK Digital Newspaper Consumption on the Rise
January 1, 2015 By Michael Kozlowski 1 Comment
It has taken legacy newspaper publishers a number of years to find their groove in the digital age. Advertising in the traditional paper has declined 40% in recent years and this has prompted everyone to look for alternative means to profits. Some have rolled out successful paywal strategies, while others embrace the metered approach.
The Times and The Sunday Times recently announced a profit for the first time in 13 years. In 2014 the two newspapers made $2.7 million profit, up from last year's $9.2 million loss. One of the reasons why the Times are doing well, is because Rupert Murdoch spun the newspaper division into its own autonomous entity in 2011 called News U.K. Costs have been reduced, and advertising now brings in only 44% of revenues, while 51% comes from sales.
The Times is not alone in seeing its fortunes improve in recent years. In 2013, the Financial Times, which operates a metered model, saw circulation grow 8% to 652,000 — the highest paid readership in its 126-year history — although print readership continued to fall.
Digital has also boosted profits by 13% to $111 million at The Daily Mail and General Trust, whose free MailOnline is one of the most heavily read sites in the world. On a daily basis they are getting 25,271,874 global reads on average.
The Guardian, which is also free to view and aggressively expanding globally, revenues were up 6.8% and digital revenues up 24%. Meanwhile, the Telegraph, which operates a metered paywall, made profits of $96 million in 2013, up from $92 million the previous year. This was against a background of aggressive cost-cutting and despite a 0.7% fall in revenues, and helped by continued growth in advertising and subscription income.
One of the more interesting things the Guardian has been doing in 2014 is the addition of audio content. The newspaper and Audible came to an agreement where every week the Guardian Audio Edition will hit Audible, and give you a feel for the UK's book scene. Audible is also sponsoring the Guardian Books homepage, its weekly books podcast, and its books review pages, with co-branded advertising across the newspaper's website and print edition. The success of this endeavor has prompted the Guardian to expand on their audio ambitions to make mini-podcasts out of each of their featured stories.
Most of these papers have managed to add thousands of new digital readers due to relationships they have established with a number of international distributors. The largest of these, Pressreader currently offers over 600 UK newspapers, which not only appeals to people who read the digital format exclusively, but also business travelers and expats.
Overall, the future of digital newspapers is looking bright. The vast majority of the publishers are now making a profit and the usage of mobile and tablet apps is on the upswing.
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3 Reasons College Athletes, Like Northwestern Football Players, Want to Unionize — And It's Not All For The Money
By Adrienne Vogt
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This could be a game-changer. The Chicago National Labor Relations Board ruled that Northwestern's football players should be considered employees of the school and have the right to unionize. The NLRB says the athletes deserve union rights because they spend so much time committed to their sport — and because their scholarships are always hanging in the balance. Both Northwestern and the NCAA are pretty pissed off at this ruling, saying that college athletes are students first and foremost.
The decision has sent shockwaves through universities across the country, and The New York Times says it "could fundamentally reshape the NCAA and alter the relationship between universities and their athletes." It could also add merit to a federal lawsuit filed last week, which accuses the NCAA of making big bucks off of college athletes without due compensation.
So why do college athletes want to unionize so badly? While critics say the students are just looking for money, the athletes deny that it's all about them getting paid.
1. Unions May Increase College-Athletes' Scholarship Opportunities
Non-student-athletes may scoff at the proposition that their sports-playing peers may not get enough money to fund their education. But apparently, even the NCAA says that a full scholarship doesn't cover all expenses for its athletes. This is particularly troubling since the NCAA's deal with CBS and Turner Broadcasting rounds out to about $11.5 million per game for men's college basketball tourneys alone.
The AFL-CIO estimates that, even with scholarships, the average student-athlete is at a loss of about $3,200 per year. And the amount of time student-athletes put into their sport is arguably very taxing:
"The players spend 50 to 60 per week on their football duties during a one-month training camp prior to the start of the academic year and an additional 40 to 50 hours per week on those duties during the three or four month football season," according to the NLRB report. "Not only is this more hours than many undisputed full-time employees work at their jobs, it is also many more hours than the players spend on their studies."
And if you break your foot or suffer another injury during playing season, you can say goodbye to your scholarship and higher education.
2. Unions May Save Students From Medical Debt Down the Road
Whenever you play a sport, you are automatically putting yourself at risk of injury. That's a no-brainer. But it's become increasingly clear that school sports can cause long-term injury, particularly with concussions in football. In September, three former college football players sued the NCAA for neglecting to educate them about the dangers of concussions and not doing enough to treat brain injuries. Back in 2012, researchers found that reported concussion rates doubled after new NCAA regulations were put into place.
Furthermore, the NCAA doesn't require schools to cover health-insurance costs if a student is injured while playing a sport, according to the AFL-CIO.
As Jason Kirk at SB Nation says:
While it will never be risk-free, those of us who want it to continue must support absolutely everything that those in power can do to make it as safe as possible. Either an actual national governing body will eliminate defining portions of the sport later on, or the sport will mercilessly police itself right now. One will happen. The latter is better for everyone.
3. Unions May Allow Students to Transfer Schools Without Losing Playing Time
If you absolutely hate your school as a student-athlete, too bad, says the NCAA. While coaches and sporting staff can transfer jobs without penalties, college kids usually must sit out one year if they transfer schools.
Only about 10 percent of student-athletes transfer schools, while about one-third of all regular students make a transfer decision. While there needs to be some regulation in college sports — we don't want the end of each school year to look like the NFL Draft — it's arguably unfair to keep someone tied down to a place they hate, because their performance will suffer.
Josh Levin at Slate compares college-athletes to indentured servants:
The NCAA is America's worst workplace—at least they pay you a little something at Wal-Mart. Now, coaches are trying to exert still more control over one of the most highly controlled groups of people in existence. How's this for a deal: We're going to call you greedy even though you're not getting paid, and we're going to try our hardest to keep you from leaving. One, two, three—team!
To me, it's clear that either the NCAA gives bigger voices to their student-athletes, or they need to loosen up their restrictions a bit more. Students shouldn't feel so trapped that they demand the need for unionization. I'm sure there's a lot of pressure when you're a big-name athlete bringing in loads of money for your school. But, at the same time, a student-athlete is still just a student, and there's plenty of time for negotiation if and when they sign their first professional sports contract.


Explore Peru's southern coast, its Incan Highlands and the Galapagos Islands. From the soaring heights of the Inca Trail to the steamy jungle stay at the exclusive G Lodge Amazon, this epic journey includes an all-encompassing tour of Peru and four nights exploring the Galapagos. As one of the biggest tour operators in the region, our exclusive fleet of yachts offers great value, and in Peru, we run our own treks, ensuring the fair treatment of our porters and the quality of food and equipment as you follow the Inca Trail to majestic Machu Picchu.
Enjoy a free morning in Lima before travelling by bus to Paracas. Take the morning to explore more of Lima before journeying down the coast to Paracas. Walk the town's lively peatonal (pedestrian avenue) and find a cafe to sample some Peruvian food, such as ceviche or papa a la huancaina (potatoes with a chili cheese sauce). Try your first Pisco sour while staying in Pisco's neighbour of Paracas.
Optional visit to Ballestas Islands before travelling to Nazca. En route, stop at a winery and at the Oasis of Huacachina. There is time in the morning for an optional excursion to the popular Ballestas Islands, an excellent chance to view a lively sea lion colony, pelicans, penguins, and other varieties of bird life. Back on land, catch a bus south to Nazca. On the way, pass by the pleasant colonial town of Ica. Ica enjoys a dry, sunny climate year-round and is known for its huge sand dunes. Located around the nearby oasis of Huacachina, the dunes are perfect subjects for photography and for a favourite local past time: sandboarding. Apart from the dunes, Ica is famous for its wines and there are several wineries and distilleries in the area.
Take a guided tour of the Nazca desert cemetery and potter's studio. Opt for a flight over the Nazca Lines before the overnight bus to Arequipa. Travel south to one of the world's greatest archaeological mysteries, the Nazca Lines. The lines consist of patterns and pictures etched in the ground, crisscrossing a wide area of flat desert. From the ground we can make out very little, and the best view is from a light aircraft, which can easily be arranged. Remains of the Nazca culture are still visible during our included tour of the ancient Pre-Inca desert cemetery site of Chauchilla, with 2000-year-old mummies, bones, and pottery on the desert floor. The tour also includes a visit to an artisan's workshop, where modern masters create Nazca style pottery. Later, board a night bus to Arequipa.
Enjoy a free day in Arequipa. Opt for a city tour or visit to the Santa Catalina Monastery. Explore Arequipa, the 'white city'. Interested in history and architecture? Opt to visit to the Santa Catalina Monastery, offering a brief respite from the outside world and a unique view into a bygone way of life. For those spicy food lovers, checking out one of the "Picanterias" is a must. Arequipa holds a variety of regional food?? alpaca, shrimp, pork, lots of soups, and spicy sauces waiting for you to dig in.
Travel to Chivay, a village near Colca Canyon, for an optional dip in the thermal baths. Continue on to nearby Colca Canyon for the day, take a guided tour to spot condors. Travel a rough, rutted road through the Salinas y Aguada Blanca National Reserve. Along the way there are chances to see vicunas, alpacas and llamas. Stop at Mirador de Patapampa lookout, the highest point on the tour at 4,910m with views of nearby volcanoes.
Travel by bus to Puno. Arrive with a little time to wander the markets and explore the city. Climb over the mountains today, descending at Puno, which is on the shores of Lake Titicaca. Titicaca is also the largest lake in the world above 2000m, and the views from its Islands are stunning.
Enjoy a guided tour of Lake Titicaca with a homestay in a small village. Head out by boat across Lake Titicaca. Visit the community on the Taquile Islands and stop at a local restaurant to enjoy lunch with spectacular views. After, cruise to another village for an overnight homestay on the shores of the lake. This experience provides an opportunity to learn more about rural life in the Peruvian highlands and to participate in local traditions.
Visit the floating islands of Uros before returning to Puno. Opt to visit to Sillustani burial site. Leave the homestay families late morning and visit the Uros Islands on the way back to Puno. A popular optional activity in Puno is to visit to the spectacular chullpas (funerary towers) of Sillustani, a pre-Inca archaeological site only a short drive away.
Hop on the bus for a full day's drive to Cusco. The trip from Puno to Cusco takes the better part of the day, with stark, beautiful scenery en route as you travel through the high Altiplano region. Check out a bit of Cusco, find a spot for dinner, or get prepared to head into the Sacred Valley.
Opt to go mountain biking, whitewater rafting, or relax in a cafe. Choose to pre-book a Cusco Cooking Class.
Enjoy a free day to explore Cusco or relax. Opt to go whitewater rafting, mountain biking or get a massage.
Fly to Puerto Maldonado and continue by motorized boat to the comfortable and intimate G Lodge Amazon. Fly to Puerto Maldonado, deep in the lowlands of the Amazon Jungle. After a brief stop in town to store large luggage, drive to the pier and travel by covered motorized boat to the jungle lodge. En route, see birds typical of the river or forest edge. The Tambopata Rainforest Area holds the world record for the most bird sightings in one area. Local community members make up the majority of the lodge staff, including multilingual naturalist guides. Here you have the opportunity to learn from them not only about the area's rich flora and fauna, but also about their extensive practical uses for medicinal plants and other forest plant resources, through traditional techniques for building, fishing, and hunting.
Enjoy guided excursions by expert naturalists to spot wildlife at nearby oxbow lakes and along jungle trails. Spend some time relaxing in a hammock, enjoying the local swimming hole or visiting a nearby plantation. Go for a caiman-spotting cruise after dinner. Head out early to catch the jungle at its wildest (and coolest). Walk slowly through the forest searching for wildlife before heading out on an oxbow lake by canoe. Search for anaconda, the elusive giant river otter or black caiman. Even if you don't spot these shy creatures, there are plenty of other birds, interesting plants and other animals to discover.
Fly back to Lima for an optional final dinner and night out. Have a final delicious Amazonian breakfast before heading back towards the airport by motorized boat and van. Fly to Lima and opt for a final night out for dinner or Pisco Sours.
Fly to Quito. Flight is unescorted and included in the price of the tour. Your transfer to the airport and your flight to Quito are included in this trip. Please note that this flight is unescorted and your transfer will be waiting for you at the Quito airport and will bring you to your hotel.
Transfer early to the airport for the flight to the Galapagos Islands. Upon arrival meet the Naturalist Guide, who will assist with the transfer to the Xavier, located in Puerto Ayora on Santa Cruz Island. Visit the Santa Cruz highlands and get up close and personal with giant tortoises. Flights from Quito to Baltra depart between 6:40am and 9:40am depending on the day of the week. These will arrive into the Galapagos between 9:30am and 12:30pm with a short refuelling stop in Guayaquil (you will not disembark the plane). You will generally arrive at the boat in time for lunch before the afternoon activity.
Visit Chinese Hat for snorkelling opportunities and to observe the birds and sea lions before taking an excursion to Black Turtle Cove to see the marine life. Spot Galapagos penguins and explore marine life that is fantastic for snorkelling. There is also a large sea lion colony at Chinese Hat as well as many marine iguanas that can be seen on the guided walk. Hike among the volcanic scenery, with good views to the cone of the island's volcano. In the afternoon, take an excursion by "panga" to Black Turtle Cove to witness the extensive mangrove system and interesting waterway canals. Sea turtles and different species of rays can often be seen in this cove, offering a peaceful and fascinating glimpse into the diversity of the area.
Visit Cerro Dragon on the west coast of Santa Cruz Island to see land iguanas and a salt water lagoon frequented by flamingos and other species of birds. Continue to Daphne Island in the afternoon to spot birds and wildlife.
Land at South Plaza in the morning for wildlife spotting opportunities. Afternoon visit to Santa Fe Island for guided walks to observe the wildlife and plentiful marine iguanas. Opportunities for swimming and snorkelling with the sea lions.
Visit the Interpretation Centre on San Cristobal Island before flying back to Quito. Transfer to the group hotel upon arrival, and enjoy one last night on the town.
Hotels/guesthouses (15 nts), G Lodge Amazon (2 nts), overnight bus (1 nt), homestay (1 nt), camping (3 nts), motorized yacht (4 nts, twin-share).


First Martian Habitat now open for Tourists!
Kept Calm and Glamped on the Glamping Show 2015!
Katowice, the centre of the Upper Silesian Industrial Region (Górnośląski Okręg Przemysłowy), has rather firmly decided to widen the range of associations with the city and tried to grab both "Polish Silicon Valley" and "Polish Ibiza" for itself. All this because of a multimedia island which Microsoft, together with Freedomes, set up at University of Economics' open days.
Undoubtedly, the devised tactic was justified, for it's really hard to have other things on one's mind lying between tropical trees, drinking refreshing drinks served by hostesses and at the same time testing the latest novelties from Microsoft's range of gadgets. Inside the Freedome F75 spherical tent, also known during the event as the "exotic island," the latest smartphones with Windows Phone 7 operating system and XBOX 360 consoles were presented. Using those, thanks to Kinect technology, people could take part in a volleyball tournament.
We admit that the luckiest were all the future students of the University of Economics who visited it during the open days – with such a start prospects seem unlimited.


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Lauren Lunden
runDallas
lauren@rundallas.com
Former Bachelorette Contestants, Connor Saeli and Mike Johnson, to Participate as Last Men Running in the 50th Anniversary of the BMW Dallas Marathon
(DALLAS) – runDallas announced yesterday that former Bachelorette contestants, Connor Saeli and Mike Johnson, will participate as the Last Men Running in this year's 50th Anniversary of the BMW Dallas Marathon on Sunday, December 13. The Last Man Running Challenge, presented by Andrews Distributing, serves as an additional fundraiser for the race's beneficiary, Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children. Since being named as the primary beneficiary in 1997, the Dallas Marathon has donated more than $4 million to the hospital. This year the efforts will also support Big Brothers Big Sisters on Mike's behalf.
Connor and Mike will be the final runners to cross the starting line on Sunday, Dec. 13, attempting to pass as many race participants as possible in an effort to raise money for Texas Scottish Rite for Children and Big Brothers Big Sisters. For each runner they pass, $1 will be donated on their behalf. Connor and Mike will run in the half marathon distance as they take on this challenge.
"This year's race will be a weekend of epic running celebrations and we look forward to Connor and Mike's participation as we commemorate 50 years of the Dallas Marathon," says Paul Lambert, President at runDallas.
"I am really excited to be running in my 4th Dallas Marathon race and to be doing it alongside my friend, Mike Johnson! This year is even more special to me because I am able to raise money for the Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children" says Connor Saeli. "Running the races over the last several years has been a really special experience, and I am fired up to see all of the other runners and everyone cheering on race day!"
"I'm ecstatic to be doing my first ever half-marathon in the city I call home and with my TV brother and real life friend, Connor! The support I have is tremendous and the team at runDallas is an incredible juggernaut in aiding to raise money for my charity Big Brothers Big Sisters" says Mike Johnson. "To be a part of the 50th anniversary [BMW Dallas Marathon Festival] is amazing! Out of all the years I could've done this I chose this monumental anniversary to embarrass myself in running! Can't wait to be amongst this electrifying crowd!!"
Connor has participated in the BMW Dallas Marathon three times before in both the full and half marathon distances. Mike will be completing his first half marathon for this challenge. runDallas is expecting 25,000 runners and walkers to join them in this year's 50th anniversary celebration.
To learn more about the BMW Dallas Marathon Festival and the Last Man Running Challenge, visit rundallas.com/events/bmw-dallas-marathon-festival/last-man-running/.
About runDallas: runDallas promotes health and physical fitness through running events and related activities. It will oversee several iconic events in the Dallas-Fort Worth area, including the marquee event, the BMW Dallas Marathon, as well as the Oncor Mayor's Race, Five on the 4th, Dallas Corporate 5K and BMW 5K Social Runs. runDallas will raise funds and provide a marketing platform for several major non-profit organizations in the North Texas area, including Scottish Rite for Children, YMCA of Metropolitan Dallas, United Way of Metropolitan Dallas, Dallas Independent School District, and several other local and national charities. runDallas will serve as an agent to bring those of all ages and fitness levels together in the spirit of health and physical fitness. For more information, please visit rundallas.com.
About the BMW Dallas Marathon Festival: The Dallas Marathon is a nonprofit organization with a focus on promoting health and physical fitness through running events and related activities. Dating back to 1971, the organization hosts year-round events culminating with Dallas' largest and Texas' longest running marathon: the BMW Dallas Marathon. Now in its 50th running, the marquee race attracts runners from across the globe and hundreds of thousands of spectators to Dallas' largest single-day sporting event. The BMW Dallas Marathon racecourse highlights iconic Dallas landmarks and is recognized as the official marathon of the City of Dallas. Since naming a primary beneficiary in 1997, the Dallas Marathon has donated more than $4 million to Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children. For more information, visit https://www.rundallas.com/events/bmw-dallas-marathon-weekend/.
About Andrews Distributing: Andrews Distributing Company is one of the nation's largest beer distributors with facilities in Dallas, Allen, Corpus Christi and Fort Worth, Texas. Andrews employs 1,600 proud team members who manage distribution centers totaling more than one million square feet and deliver more than 35 million cases annually. The Andrews team distributes over 700 beer brands to 26 North and South Texas counties. Andrews is dedicated to being a marketing and technology leader in the industry with the focus of serving retail customers, Building Brands and celebrating a winning team culture. For additional information, visit www.andrewsdistributing.com.
About Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children: Scottish Rite for Children is one of the nation's leading pediatric centers specializing in muscles, joints and bones. The world-renowned specialists treat a wide range of orthopedic conditions, including sports injuries and fractures, as well as certain arthritic, neurological and learning disorders, such as dyslexia. Patients receive treatment regardless of the family's ability to pay. For more information about services available at the Dallas or Frisco campus, visit scottishritehospital.org.
About Big Brothers Big Sisters Greater Dallas: Big Brothers Big Sisters, the nation's largest donor and volunteer supported mentoring organization, holds itself accountable for all youth in its program to reach their fullest potential by measuring outcomes such as educational success; avoidance of risky behaviors; and higher aspirations, greater confidence and better relationships. Partnering with parents/guardians, schools, corporations and others in the community, Big Brothers Big Sisters carefully pairs children ("Littles") with screened volunteer mentors ("Bigs") then monitors and supports these one-to-one mentoring matches. Big Brothers Big Sisters builds and supports one-to-one relationships to ignite the biggest possible futures for youth. Big Brothers Big Sisters has served the Greater Dallas community for 94 years. Learn how you can positively impact a child's life at https://www.bbbstx.org/dallas/.


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New Zealand Hip Hop
Interview: Blaze The Emperor — AmmoNation's The Team
Feature, Interview, Music
Blaze The Emperor —AmmoNation Artist
Blaze The Emperor, who's birthday falls on new year's eve, is a 23-year-old African rapper from Hamilton. A part of the AmmoNation collective up and coming from the 07, Blaze explains that after meeting Raiza Biza post leaving his Auckland crew, Beneath The Hype, he was recruited to AmmoNation and has been recording music under their umbrella since. Still on its way to the masses, AmmoNation are releasing a mixtape this summer. With Raiza Biza putting down foundations for his team, it's an effort not lost on Blaze who says he is still emerging in terms of his artist voice. One of the few tracks he does have out, titled Green Land Livin, is reminiscent of a Lupe Fiasco or Kendrick flow. Having been in New Zealand since 1998, the hook goes, "I just wanna smoke with my peeps man, and live my life on this green land, I think we could all just agree man". Recently performing with David Dallas on the Hamilton leg of his Falling Into Place tour, Blaze explains on Green Land Livin, though choosing music for a career is a slow grind, alongside his team — that have voices consisting of talents Jane Deezy, Munashe and Raiza with producers Haan-808 & Crime Heat Beats, the future's looking good for Blaze and his music.
Blaze will be dropping an EP this summer, there's also a track called 'Vibrant' with a video out next week, performing at the Hype Da Mic event at Studio in Auckland Friday Nov 1st with Derty Sesh, The Doqument, Raiza Biza, Cruize Klokstad aka Ice Man, MASO Gang Music, 805 Music, EMG and more. Also look out for the AmmonNation mixtape coming out this summer.
HH: Where are you from?
B: I was born in Rwanda, Central Africa, spent about five years there travelling around Africa and stuff with my mums…Not sure if you heard about the Rwandan genocide that happened there, so yeah that's the reason why we left then we journeyed to New Zealand, came to Wellington, did my thing in Auckland for awhile, then moved to Hamilton; I've been here ever since.
HH: And you're with AmmoNation right?
B: Yeah, definitely, AmmoNation is the team and the collective that I fall under along with Raiza Biza, Munashe — a pretty talented young dude man, Jane Deezy, Haan-808, and of course Crime Heat Beats. [When Blaze joined AmmoNation] I was with my rap group called Beneath The Hype and Raiza Biza was just around. He really liked the music, our group went different ways, I started rapping solo then he was like, 'Yo, word, I'm making a collective with a bunch of guys and so, yeah, I basically jumped in there and I've been writing ever since'.
HH: Is the commonality of AmmoNation that you're all from other countries?
B: As in foreign? [Laughs] Yeah actually our producer, Crime Heat Beats is a Kiwi…But yeah, we are quite diverse in culture and stuff. But we still consider ourselves Kiwis. I definitely reflect on the motherland and what not. Definitely on that track Green Land Livin I'm specifically talking about coming from the motherland to New Zealand and just doing my thing over here, wanting to chill with my people on this green land and stuff so I do touch on being a Kiwi coming from Africa.
"I'm my biggest critic so I'm always criticizing my own music."
HH: Do you consider yourself a rapper or an artist?
B: First and foremost I consider myself an artist, I don't really like to call myself a rapper per say — cause I just like to create vibes and feelings — moments, instead of focussing on making a rap record or anything like that.
HH: So being an artist from Rwanda living in New Zealand, does that give you a different standpoint to other artists here?
B: I mean I haven't quite embraced it in the full extent but I am definitely going to start approaching that later on when I start doing an EP where I have to construct stories and make a body of work. For now I'm just making feel good moments and stuff like that, you know, but I'll definitely touch on that later.
HH: Where would you say you're at in your artist career right now?
B: I can't even say that I'm popping off or anything like that. I'm just starting off really. I have only got a couple tracks that are available for download and I've kept it that way. I have got about 20 songs that I've got written and recorded just sitting on Crime Heat's computer but it's about just finding the right songs to release. I'm really picky with stuff like that. I definitely have a direction that I want to take my music and career path but it basically comes down to that fact that I'm such a perfectionist when it comes to… like I really think about how other people will embrace the music and that kind of has held me back for a bit, but I'm starting to get over that — I'm my biggest critic so I'm always criticizing my own music.
HH: What track do you have out that you are most proud of at the moment?
B: I would have to say Ambience, the most recent track that I've dropped featuring Raiza Biza is actually my favourite song. I was going to do a second verse but then the bro came in and he heard it and was like, 'Yo man, let me hop on the second verse, that shit's gonna be epic', so yeah, I mean that'll be my favourite track thus far. The track that a lot of people really like is my first song I ever made independently which is Beats, Rhymes x Papers and I always perform that at big shows, start off with that and a lot of people like that — it's kind of like mixed signals because they're two type of different tracks.
"I love listening to ignorant music, the most ignorant shit — but I also love to make like boom-bappy tracks so I'm just trying to fuse that."
HH: Is that just you representing the moment you're in, the mixed signals, or is that you finding your way as an artist?
B: It's a bit of both ae. I'm still finding what I like to listen to and then like to make, record and listen back to — it's two different things. So I'm still trying to find out what direction to go, I don't want to be the guy that makes the music that everyone's off, you know what I mean. I'm trying to stay ahead of the game and stay true to myself at the same time. I haven't really found that balance yet so I'm trying to find a real mellow balance between ignorant music — I love listening to ignorant music, the most ignorant shit — but I also love to make like boom-bappy tracks so I'm just trying to fuse that at the moment and take that somewhere.
HH: When did you fall in love with hip hop?
B: When I first heard Biggie is when I fell in love with hip hop — Juicy.
HH: Okay if you could have a dinner party with five guests who would you have?
B: Wiz, I'd get Curren$y over there — definitely have a smoker's section, I'd get French Montana, Nelson Mandela because he's a revolutionary guy you know and I'd get the president of Rwanda, Paul Kagame [laughs] — interesting dinner party.
HH: What's your death row meal?
B: Oh man, steak. Just steak by itself, I love meat. Medium rare.
HH: If you had to take one song to a deserted island what would it be?
B: Max B — Goon Music. You gotta know Max B he's a pioneer of the wave.
HH: What would you explore first the ocean or space?
B: Space. ASAP.
HH: What's the best advice your mum's ever given you?
B: Don't count your chickens before they hatch, I always remember that one.
HH: What's your most common reoccurring dream?
B: Running and going nowhere. Yeah I'm like running from something but I never seem to be going anywhere, it's weird…it's weird.
HH: Evolution or religion?
B: Evolution.
HH: Halle Berry or Hallelujah?
B: Halle Berry all day, I'm sorry.
HH: Favourite gangsta movie?
B: Training Day.
HH: Okay. Bong, pipe, bucky, spots or vaporiser?
B: You missed out papers, I definitely go for raw papers.
HH: And what's your hood like?
B: My hood. It's pretty chill. We gotta lot of pretty cool people out here, it can get real rough if you take the wrong left but otherwise it's pretty chill.
October 31, 2013 November 3, 2013 Aleyna Martinez Tagged 805 Music, ammonation, Blaze The Emperor, Cruize Klokstad aka Ice Man, Derty Sesh, EMG, hip hop, Jane Deezy, MASO Gang Music, New Zealand Hip Hop, Raiza Biza, rwanda, The Doqument	2 Comments
Review: David Dallas — Falling Into Place
Editorial, Music, Review
He's done it again. David Dallas, with his new album Falling Into Place — presented as an official body of work that's as tight, if not tighter than The Rose Tint.
Where the Rose Tint, at the time it came out in 2011, was an album to jump up and down about because of its intelligence, dynamics in a Kiwi setting— freeness. Falling Into Place serves as an album to think to, get motivated with and keep on keeping on with whatever your hustle is. Having also released Buffalo Man last year for free, his patience has paid off and Falling Into Place now sits at #1 on the NZ iTunes Hip Hop list for $17.99. Opening with a feature from Ruby Frost with 'The Wire' the album's impact reveals a more thoughtful Ddot. It's ethereal and sonically maturer, more internationally sanctioned, perhaps, as he aims to tour America and cross markets; there are sounds and lines on the album reminiscent of Drake — the other non-American cracking America.
Billboard.com has asked if the world is ready for a 'Kiwi hip-hop star'. It seems if they aren't, Dallas is ready to do it anyway. Signed to American label Duck Down Music he's got what he needs to go forward. With Fire & Ice duo taking care of production bar two tracks by Nick '41' Maclaren the album moves fluidly and logically from start to finish. "That's just how we do, how I'm raised, Island roots, Auckland raised," goes the hook on 'Follow'. And that's the most uplifting part of this release.
As Ddot on the album's first single 'Runnin' states, he aims to carry New Zealand on his back to the States and beyond, on 'Follow' he raps, "I got that laid back Island genes, I don't need no drama — in my ie lavalava listening to Dear Mama". It's the type of flow we fell in love with when he was Con Psy. Clever, slick, effortless. He's still that afakasi boy from Auckland, repping for his city — Check 'Southside' featuring Young Sid and Mareko.
It feels like Dallas lets you into his personal space more on this release. Perhaps he himself is more at ease with who he is. On Buffalo Man he announced a proposal to his girlfriend. So here, there's a tinge of pain and sacrifice on the last track 'At The Gate' with Ruby Frost — as he bids his fiancé farewell at the boarding gate. 'There'll be no tears at the gate,' they sing. It's clear, as he leaves the one he loves behind, there are responsibilities he harbours as a man that force him to leave and succeed. As Ruby's voice echoes through the verses the feeling imparted would hit home for anyone familiar with the gut-wrenching ins and outs of loving a busy man or woman. In interviews he's said that when he started out, "I wasn't even trying to make good songs when I started out, I just wanted to be good at rapping" — It's his third album in and he's out doing himself — the M O of an artist on top of his shit.
Other featured artists include Spycc, Freddie Gibbs, PNC.
October 26, 2013 October 29, 2013 Aleyna Martinez Tagged David Dallas, Dawn Raid Ent., Dirty Records, Duck Down Music, Falling Into Place, iTunes, New Zealand Hip Hop, review	Leave a comment
Newness: Pilots- Jay Knight x Diaz Grimm x Raiza Biza
Interview, Newness
Tomorrow morning Wellington-based, Young Gifted and Broke producer, Jay Knight, will release his latest single 'Pilots' featuring Diaz Grimm and Raiza Biza. Having received a preview of the track, whendidyoufallinlovewithhiphop.com spoke to Raiza Biza about their production process at the Red Bull studio in Auckland, and the main point in the song, which is the message. In it, the three artists call on people to make better efforts to understand new implications surrounding the recent passing of the GCSB bill. In an effort to rark up everyone, but particularly the youth, they rap: "Maybe we should throw away the Key, before they throw away our future for a monetary thing. Maybe we should throw away the key, before they beat us to it, and they throw away we". The sound and beat itself is in typical Jay Knight fashion — first-class. When talking to Raiza Biza he explains he was invited by Diaz and Jay to feature on the track and record at Red Bull. He says the GCSB was already an issue he'd been following, so naturally, he felt the urge to feature on-track. He said that being from Africa he knows first hand what it means to lose a 'freedom' as important as personal privacy. He feels that once it is gone, it is very hard to get back; therefore people need to appreciate it now.
"Too many believe that someone else will do something, well you are someone else. Well you are someone else" – Diaz on 'Pilots'.
HH: What was the inspiration behind the track Pilots?
R: It was due to the climate around the time that the GCSB law was being passed. Diaz and Jay came to me with the track. Diaz had his verse and I had a listen. It was something that I had been following too so I decided to give my input. But I guess it was just something to get people talking about it and get the young people to perhaps look into it and see how it was going to affect them.
HH: So you recorded at Red Bull in Auckland?
R: This came about because Diaz had a relationship develop with someone at Red Bull and they'd organised for him to be able to use the studio; so it was a good experience in that sense… they just have top of the line everything; the best people behind the desks, so just pretty much, it's as good as it can be.
HH: What the working relationship like between you and Diaz?
R: Well you know he's a very creative guy and the way I like to make music is to bounce ideas back and forth until the concept is there and you know he was very prepared. He had a vision for the track and he already had his part ready and made my job easy so he's a great guy to work with and he's a nice guy.
HH: And what are you hoping people receive from the song?
R: You know I just wanted something….just the act that shakes things up a little. I think everyone is entitled to their own opinion as far the law goes. But I think it's something that people should be talking about and that's something that Diaz brought up, you know, it's just about getting people talking about it. I heard David Cunliffe saying today that if he got into government he would repeal that law and change it. So you know, those are things that people need to have opinions about.
HH: And what's your main concern with the GCSB now it's gone through as a New Zealand citizen?
R: Well you know being from Africa, I've seen countries, you know once you lose those basic freedoms — the freedom of privacy; being able to communicate with people without being scrutinised at every move, it's really hard to get that back. I think people, sometimes when you have it, you take it for granted but…it's an important thing so that's the angle that I was looking at it at.
August 27, 2013 October 18, 2017 Aleyna Martinez Tagged aotearoa, David Cunliffe, Diaz Grimm, GCSB, Jay Knight, music, New Zealand Hip Hop, Pilots, Politics, Raiza Biza, wellington, whendidyoufallinlovewithhiphop.com	Leave a comment
Interview: 'Eat People' – choiceVaughan feat Tyna Keelan and Tom Scott
Interview, Music, Vote
Hailing from Lower Hutt, Wellington, Aotearoa is choiceVaughan. Having finished up his début EP, due out September 1st, he checked his inbox one day to find Tom Scott of @Peace and Home Brew had sent him back one of his remix beats with the lyrics to 'Eat People' on top of it. The poetry in the lyrics make a rap fan want to go recycle something or rally those assholes hunting animals for ivory to fuck off and get a grip. Including Kiwi maestro Tyna Keelan as 'glitter' to the re-worked beat, which originally sampled Floetry's It's Getting Late, Eat People was born. The boys are going for theaudience.co.nz grant this month. If successful they'll win $10,000 to make a music video. If we're lucky and vote daily perhaps we'll see Tom eat a person in it, but who knows what they'll come with visually unless we vote. Whendidyoufallinlovewithhiphop catches up with creator Choice who explains he isn't a go into the studio and come out with five beats guy. He's a marinate on it and see how it feels in a few days guy. This fine-tooth-comb attention to detail doesn't go astray in his production quality. 'Eat People' as a track melts over you. The layers of the track alone dance with each other — and then there's Tom's intellect and Tyna's 'glitter'. Listen for yourself and vote for Eat People HERE .
HH: Describe your process as a beat maker and creator of art.
C: It usually all starts with a sample. I'm lucky that I've got almost a terabyte worth of old soul, funk, jazz and R&B discographies just sitting there on my iTunes, so I don't really have to go out and physically dig for records. I just trawl through until I find a break that gives me the sour-face, and try to make something nice with it. It's gradual for me though. I'm not one of those guys that can lock themselves away and come out with like five beats in a day. Sometimes it clicks and I'll finish it within a couple of hours. But most times I'm still going back and adding things like 1 or 2 weeks down the track. But yeah, I know what it should sound like. It's just a matter of getting that out into audible form. I like to take my time.
HH: Who do you look up to music wise?
C: When I started really getting into beats, I was listening to a lot of Little Brother. So 9th Wonder really fathered my style. His stuff is so soulful, and that was the direction I knew I wanted to go in. Both Apollo Brown and Oddisee are definitely two producers I look up to in terms of the quality of their music and their work ethic, and I was lucky enough to meet them both and pick their brains. Ta-ku is nuts for how prolific and consistently dope he is. He makes me want to quit sometimes. Of course there's Dilla. My favourite producer is 14KT though. His album The Golden Hour is incredible.
C: Lower Hutt, Wellington, Aotearoa/NZ
HH: What would inspire you to produce a beat?
C: Moods, man. It's however I'm feeling. Usually it's something that I've been listening to that makes me feel some type of way, then I'll sit down and try to recreate that feeling that it gave me. Music's powerful like that. There have been some songs that I've had on repeat for literally an entire day, and never got sick of them because of the mood it put me in. That's the sort of music I try to create.
HH: If your music was to be represented in a holder full of paraphernalia, what items would be in there?
C: Some car keys with a dope key ring. Cocoa-butter skin moisturiser. An array of mixed spice. Some papers and a lighter. A bottle of pinot. Two Fruju Tropical Snows. Cottage cheese mixed with crushed pineapple and frozen blueberries. And one of those flick-knives that's actually a hair comb.
HH: How did 'Eat People' come to be?
C: Originally Eat People was a remix I had made to what's in my opinion one of the best late night slow jams on planet earth – "Getting Late" by Floetry. That song is… man. There's a reason its close to seven minutes long let's just say that. Anyway, I had done my thing with it and sent it, along with the drafts of what's going to be my album, to a bunch of people and forgot about it. I checked my email one day and there's one in there from Tom, with a song attached. I opened it up and he'd rapped Eat People over the top of the remix I'd made. Like, rapped over top of the singing on the entire song. Which buzzed me out because I wouldn't have thought anyone would want to use a song with lyrics already on it. But Tom's verses were c-r-a-z-y, so I got to work re-arranging the entire song to fit his raps, to make it his own.
HH: What was the process like getting Tyna on the vocals and Tom writing lyrics?
C: I'm just blessed to have two of the most talented people I know on the same song, man. They made it easy. After I'd arranged the song to fit Toms verses, there was a bit of room for some glitter on top. I was back down in Welly to see family, and caught up with Tyna in the studio while I was there. Dude's an amazing all round musician in his own right, it just made sense to let him jump on and do his thing. He recorded a bunch of guitar licks and vocals and sent them through, and I chopped them up and mixed them into the song and that was that.
HH: What can people look out for from you in the future?
C: I'm looking to drop an EP on September 1st as a thank you for everyone putting up with us spamming the shit out of them to vote for our song everyday. (..Which you can do here http://www.theaudience.co.nz/p/8vB/). The EP is the first in a collection of four projects that are all tied together. I realised that the type of music I was listening to at any given point was somehow influenced by the time of day it was… So I wanted to make a project that reflected all of that. I split it up into four parts – There's The Reverie-mixes (a short collection of remixes to daydream to), An Evening With… (An LP for your evening wind-down), Late Night Delights (some slow tempo jams to play with your significant other) and finally, The Morning Funk (to get your ass out of bed and into a new day). So yeah. Keep an eye/ear out for them.
C: Me and my mate used to pretend we were skaters back when we were like 12. We'd skate up and down my mate's driveway and blast the P-Money Big Things CD my mate's uncle got him for his birthday until we got told off because it had swears – haha. That was my first introduction to hip hop ever. I liked it so much I ended up stealing the CD off my boy. So peace to P-Money.
August 12, 2013 August 13, 2013 Aleyna Martinez Tagged Choice Vaughn, Eat People, grant, hip hop, music, New Zealand Hip Hop, theaudience.co.nz, Tom Scott, Tyna Keelan, vote, Whendidyoufallinlovewithhiphop	1 Comment


Although my family adores this salad with arugula, I sometimes use baby spinach with a mixture of spring greens and throw in all the little extras from the produce bin. Like the three remaining mini sweet peppers, the lone green onion that didn't make it into the morning eggs or extra kale or Swiss chard that's not looking so lively. Then I ladle the beans on top and then sprinkle with the sliced red onion. Last, drizzle with my best balsamic vinegar and my favorite extra virgin olive oil.
If you're serving the salad immediately season the greens and veggies and dress with the vinaigrette. If it'll be a while before serving the salad, drizzle the vinaigrette over the top so the greens don't wilt – and then you're left with a very sad-looking salad. I speak from experience.
Fresh, fast, flavorful …and beautiful on the table. Perfect for spring and the approaching grilling season! I love this salad as a light lunch or dinner, but I also love it paired with grilled steaks, burgers, chicken, ribs, salmon and shrimp. Grilled lobster might be nice too.
Delicious Wishes and Loads of Love!
1 cup (or more if you like) cannellini beans, cooked and drained. I usually cook my own beans but I always keep a few spare cans of organic white beans in the pantry so I can make this salad in a pinch.
If you are using full grown arugula, wash the arugula in a large bowl of water to remove all the sand and grit. Dry the arugula well, preferably in a salad spinner, and transfer it to a large mixing bowl. My farmer's market stocks baby arugula, which I love, so I often use this instead of the larger full grown arugula. The taste and texture are slightly more delicate.
Whisk together the balsamic vinegar, oil, honey and taste for seasoning.
If you're serving the salad immediately, go ahead and dress the greens by tossing them with the vinaigrette. Ladle the salad onto a platter and top with the white beans. Season with fresh cracked black pepper and a pinch of salt and then top the beans with the thin sliced red onion. Serve immediately.
If you'd like to prepare the salad but won't serve it immediately, place the greens on a platter, top with the beans, season and then top with the sliced red onion. Before serving drizzle the vinaigrette over the salad and serve.
This salad is delicious with grilled steak, chicken, ribs, fish and additional grilled veggies. It's also great on it's own for a light meal paired with crusty Italian bread, bruschetta or your favorite crostini. Oh, and a glass of Chianti!


OKR Implementation - What are OKRs?
OKR is an acronym for Objectives & Key Results. A goal setting framework used by organizations of different sizes – startups, scaleups, established businesses etc.
Read the above sentence once again. OKRs is a goal setting framework – it provides fundamental tenets for organisations to create their own goal structure. It doesn't limit itself to defining processes set in stone. Teams are free to take it up & flavor it to match their tastes.
Let us look at an OKR example & then address a few important points.
It doesn't take a genius to figure out that OKRs are essentially a re-branded & tweaked version of traditional goal setting methods (such as MBOs). But the important aspect of OKRs does lie in what those tweaks are! Otherwise there is no reason for them to be gaining so much of popularity. These tweaks take the best out of traditional goal setting approaches & combine them with the needs of the contemporary workforce. A quick look at the below table & you'll know what we mean.
Disciplined & structured thinking In the post industrial revolution world, discipline & structure came from optimised processes & assembly lines.
In the information economy, it is a daunting challenge to put in place all encompassing processes. Ensuring as much transparency as possible through publicly available organisation goals, OKRs provide a way to always keep the larger picture in sight.
Crystal clear communication With emails, chat applications & umpteen collaboration softwares running the workplaces, its easier than ever to miscommunicate & misinterpret. Concise ways to communicate priorities. OKRs recommend not more than 3-5 top priority items to be focused on at a time.
Additionally, alignment brings in the much needed visibility into the bigger picture.
Aligning efforts to reach a shared goal Before, the shared goal used to be very tangible. An automobile, a mechanical engine etc. Nowadays the shared goal itself can have 100s of manifestations based on personal inferences, perceptions & preferences. Cross functional collaboration managed through transparency & alignment.
Remove ambiguity by defining measurable success & failure In the knowledge economy, definition of success & failures become pivotal as these successes/failures are not self evident to the workforce unless they are at a large scale. Key results. Make every objective measurable by means of key results. No space left for interpretation.
Disruption In the ever changing world of technology, if companies do not move at fast pace they will be run over by players disrupting their industry. Aiming for the moon. OKRs promote setting uncomfortable & stretch targets.
OKRs have been around since 1970s. Andy Grove initiated this framework in Intel at a time when they were transitioning their business to microprocessors, a move that would completely transform the computer industry. It was a massive undertaking, considering it had to be uniform and accepted by thousands of employees located worldwide. The OKR system helped employees see how their individual actions had a measurable impact on the organisation. As a result, they were successful in making Intel a household name with their famous "Intel Inside" marketing campaign.
In 1999, John Doerr implemented OKR framework in Google and to this day everyone from the top management to newest employee successfully uses it. OKR has been very efficient in defining objectives and breaking them down into easily measurable key results. So much so that many Fortune 500 companies such as LinkedIn, Oracle, Twitter, Sears have followed Google and adopted OKR in their organisation.