And why Google Place deserves your immediate attention.
The majority of consumers, 59 percent consider ratings and reviews an important factor in selecting a business, according to the 2010 15miles/comScore Local Search Study. However only 27 percent actually use ratings and reviews in their purchase process. As it turns out, the reason for the difference in importance and usage is the availability of ratings and review content for consumers to use.
Only 23 percent of consumers have submitted a rating or review online, the study found. So if ratings and reviews are important to consumers, it then stands to reason that businesses and brands with more content will be considered and selected by consumers more often.
Tip #1 – Ask existing customers to rate your business.
Many ratings and review sites like Yelp discourage this practice, stating it affects "authenticity" of the rating. I disagree; asking for the review is simply the extension of an off-line business building behavior of asking customers to refer or recommend a business and the first vital step to getting content. Below is a picture of a point-of-purchase reminder used by a local deli near my home to increase the amount of ratings about its business.
3×5 note cards with instructions on how and where to leave review feedback passed out at the cash register or with the bill at restaurants.
Simple verbal reminder at time of purchase.
"Thank you for your order" emails or snail mail sent after purchase asking customer to post feedback on review sites.
Now we also need to cover some of the "don'ts " associated with reviews. Asking for a review should not be confused with paying for reviews. Clearly the practice of paying for reviews should not be considered. Avoid giving a discount as an incentive to writing a review.
Tip #2 – Make Google your focus first.
Google last week announced changes in ratings and review content for Google Places. The intent of these changes is to develop more Google-specific ratings and reviews content for consumers to access. According to its blog post "…we've heard loud and clear that reviews help you find the places that are right for you, especially when you're able to get recommendations based on your tastes and those of your friends." Accordingly, Google has removed third-party site review snippets from Google Place Pages in favor of its own content. In the past, we would have recommended that businesses target their efforts to sites like Yelp or Citysearch as these act as citations and provide benefit in optimizing Google Place Pages. And while reviews on other sites still act as citations for your Google Place Page, your emphasis should shift toward building content directly on Google.
Additionally, consumers are more apt to review a business that has claimed and built out the content on its Google Place Page so this is a good place to start.
Tip #3 – Monitor your reviews and have a response plan.
Thank them for their input and acknowledge their issue.
Do not become defensive or abusive.
Be brief and try to move the conversation offline.
Thank you for your comment. We are sorry that you did not enjoy your recent visit to our business. I would like to help correct the treatment you received, please contact me at 555.1234 at your earliest convenience so that we might improve our improve customer service.
Consumers do not expect all businesses to have five-star ratings. They do, however, expect businesses to respond and deal with issues. Ratings and reviews provide business owners with critical feedback on how consumers view their offerings, service, etc. Use this feedback to help make your business better.
Be on the look out for fraudulent or competitor negative comments. But be careful how you respond. Most sites provide a process for flagging inappropriate reviews. I was amused the other day to see a review for restaurant A that received a less-than-good review with a comment that the food was so much better at restaurant B. The owner of restaurant A simply left a comment on the review that the review was posted by the owner of restaurant B's wife.
Ratings and reviews are in high demand by consumers and can be a powerful way to increase business. Get engaged with your customers to increase the online dialogue so more consumers can help select your business.


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GM invests $560M in Cami assembly plant to build next-gen Equinox | Turck Canada Inc.
Feb. 12, 2015 – General Motors has announced it will invest $560 million to prepare its Ingersoll, Ont.-based Cami assembly plant, to build the next-generation Chevrolet Equinox.
Of the total investment, the automaker will spend $190 million directly at the plant on manufacturing equipment and tools, and $370 million in vendor tooling with suppliers in Canada.
"These investments, which follow planning and study with our partners, are a further vote of confidence in our employees, our business and our future in Ontario and Canada," said Steve Carlisle, president and managing director of GM Canada.
The announcement at the the Canadian International Auto Show in Toronto, Ont., follows a 2013 investment of $250 million in new equipment at the plant.


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We're giving away lots of prizes to celebrate DEEP WINTER!
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The best kids ski products that will help you and your family have fun all day on the ski hill.
Your ultimate cross country buying guide. We're here to help your find the best nordic skis, boots, bindings, and poles to meet your needs.
Learn the basics on how to pick the right jacket and pants for your next winter adventure.
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What Do the Numbers on Skis Mean?
Learn about the numbers involved in buying skis: width, radius, length, and stiffness. What does it all mean?
You ultimate buying guide to choosing the right snowboard or ski helmet to keep you safe and comfortable on the hill.
Buying guide to selecting the perfect ski and snowboard goggles to keep you having fun on the slopes.
If you want to race, carve or learn skiing. We can help guide you through the types and categories.
This year's lineup of electric bikes are designed to look and feel like unassisted bikes you'll want to ride every day.
In this age of cellphones and social media, we're especially determined to stay engaged with our communities and keep kids involved with the sports we love.
Winter is cold, we'll take you through key benefits and differences to choose a winter jacket that is right for you.
Professional free skier Stan Rey talks about leaving the national ski cross team, and how his relationship with risk has changed as a result.
Physiotherapist Emilie Whittemore shares some easy moves to get your body ready for the upcoming ski season.
Whether you already have a bike or just purchased one, you should consider some accessories to go with it. Here's what you shouldn't leave home without.
Pick a cause and saddle up. We've rounded up our top picks of local charity bike events worth supporting.
For most recreational riders looking to invest in a go anywhere do anything bike, the hybrid category is sure to have the perfect fit. Learn the basics.
We've all been there, a last minute gear change followed by a dropped chain. Learn how to get back on the road in four easy steps.
If there's one thing we'd encourage you to know, it's how to fix a flat. It's an easy fix and will save you from a long and unfortunate walk home.
There are numerous things you can do yourself to keep your bike in great shape. We collected some helpful and fun resources about cycling and bike maintenance.
There's far more to women's bikes than smaller frames and different colour ways. Read about the bikes we're excited about this season.
Bike swaps are a great way to get a new ride at a discount or sell that trusty steed. Read about the essentials every buyer and seller should keep in mind.
Whether you're purchasing a new bike or getting that trusty steed ready for the season, one of the biggest upgrades you can make is a bike fit.
Why not use a bike for commuting? All too often we find that the answer is distance. Read about why e-bikes might change the future of commuting.
Choosing the right bike saddle is imperative to achieving a proper bike fit. There's no reason to suffer discomfort caused by a saddle that's just not right.
While there continues to be much debate surrounding helmets, we remain huge proponents of the bicycle helmet. Learn why wearing one is so important.
A dream come true. Max Silverson talks about five lessons he learned on his first Heli bike trip.
It's no coincidence that professional cyclists in all disciplines wear cycling shorts. We explain why you should really consider wearing them.
We explain why it's time to give cycling shoes a try.
If you're looking for a challenge, or want to be part of an event with a great cause, there are lots of reasons why you should register for the Ride this year.
Join us for a free clinic in Mississauga and Toronto on April 20 or 27 and get expert advice on how to best prepare for the Ride to Conquer Cancer.
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Thinking about taking two wheels to commute this year? Great idea. Here are the things you don't want to be without on a successful commute.
Planning to get back in the saddle this spring, but feeling a little rusty? Us too. Here are some tips to get you back on the bike, safely.
Illustrator Ed Burdick goes undercover and discovers the shocking truth behind the Skiis & Biikes tuning process.
Freeskier Max Moffatt wants to see the creative boundaries of the sport be pushed, and yet he's focused on taking it one step at a time.
How group size affects decision making on outdoor pursuits.
Devin Montgomery recounts a life-changing realization on a challenging ski traverse.
Vince Shuley weighs risk and reward in pursuit of adventure.
Claire Smallwood, SheJumps executive director and co-founder, has dedicated her life to getting more women involved in outdoor sports.
Fourteen year old Sydney Mason, one of ski racing's most disciplined young athletes, talks passion and process.
Dave Basterrechea and Vanessa Stark discuss their passion for the mountains, and how parenthood has changed their perception of risk.
Matty Richard chats about skiing high alpine and developing focus.
Kelsey Serwa talks about her love for ski cross, the unpredictability of the sport, and Nik Zoricic's accident.
Photographer Reuben Krabbe tells us about going to the ends of the earth in pursuit of the perfect photo.
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Fat bikes might look goofy, but anyone who's spent time on one will tell you they're really quite fun.
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How to tell if your skis need a tune by the look and feel of them.
How to stay comfortable all day long with the right layers.
Stretching should be incorporated into your cooldown after a bike ride of any length. Physiotherapist Lindsay Geddes shows us 7 easy stretches for cyclists.
Canadian Olympian Chandra Crawford talks to us about her organization, Fast and Female and how they're working to keep girls in sport.
How to get the most for your money on gear this winter season.
We walk you through a quick adjustment that will boost your performance.
Our foolproof method for packing everything you need, and nothing you don't.
Our tried and true tips for making the most of your ski season and beyond.
Top to bottom or bottom up? 7 steps to buckling your ski boots for success.
Not all ski socks are made equal. Here's how to select the socks that will keep your feet warm and dry all day on the slopes.
We break down the ins and outs of bootfitting, and how to make the most of your experience.
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Definition: Search for fame and celebrity. You feel the need to be well known, enjoy a sparkling life, victorious and free. Would you like to be able to play different roles, put up different masks, enjoy the thrill of every new situation? You might need to reflect on your own life and seek ways to make it more interesting and colourful.


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November 22, 2018 November 21, 2018 Happy to Report
NOVEMBER 20th was Universal Children's Day, a day set aside by the United Nations to promote the welfare of children globally, established with the adoption of the transformative doctrine on childhood rights, the Declaration of the Rights of the Child, in 1959.
India celebrated the day together with the rest of the world until Nehru's death, when it was decided to honour the first Prime Minister of India and his love for children by celebrating his birthday, November 14, as Bal Diwas.
"The children of today will make the India of tomorrow. The way we bring them up will determine the future of the country," said Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru
We're happy to report that while Nehru brought the need to preserve the rights, care and education of children to the forefront during his time, other Indians had been quietly living by this ideal for years.
Children's advocate
One such Indian was Maharaja Digvijaysinhji Ranjitsinhji Jadeja of Nawanagar. At the beginning of World War II, Sir Digvijaysinhji used his role on the Imperial War Cabinet to change the fortunes of Polish refugees, specifically 1,000 orphans living in war-torn, occupied Poland and Soviet gulags in Siberia.
"India, though not sovereign at the time and not at all prosperous, became the first country in the world to accept and offer war-duration at her own cost to the hapless Polish population rendered homeless and subsequently stateless," said scholar and author Anuradha Bhattacharjee of Second Homeland.
In 1942, the maharajah, fondly known as Jam Saheb, built boarding facilities to house the child refugees near his summer palace in Balachadi, Gujarat, sparing no expense to care for them over the course of the next four years until they were able to return home.
Understanding the importance of respecting the children and their heritage while maintaining their education and wellbeing, he maintained a Polish library of books, found Polish teachers to teach their lessons and flew in Goan chefs to cook non-spicy cuisine fit for the children's palette.
He told the young refugees: "You are no longer orphans. From now on you are Nawangarians, and I am Bapu, father of all Nawangarians, so I'm your father as well."
A far-reaching impact
Eight of the WWII survivors recently returned to Balachadi to celebrate Poland's 100th Independence Day and reminisce about the Maharaja's good deed that gave them a second chance at childhood. Sharing stories of their time in India, it is clear how this one man's actions changed the trajectory of these individuals' lives.
While the Maharaja had the resources and capacity to take in these refugees, he did so in the midst of a global war, during a time of severe drought and famine and against the general will of the colonial government.
It is particularly important to remember Jam Saheb's generosity at a time when the world is going through a refugee crisis – with more than 100,000 children orphaned in the Syria – and governments refusing entry or deporting people ravaged by war or persecution.
You never know how kindnesses, whether big or small, could change someone's life.
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Who else agrees that soup and bread is the most perfect lunch? It's filling enough to keep you going, but light enough to not weigh you down. And if you're watching what you're eating, going sans bread won't break the deal because, let's be honest, the beautifully deep and delicious broth is where all the flavour is at.
Whenever I think of the term 'cabbage soup' I remember those sporadic times my Mother, Father, Uncles and Aunts would go on the infamous 'cabbage soup diet'. The house would be full of walking talking zombies and would stink of over-cooked, reheated cabbage during those days and made me begin to associate cabbage with bland diets and unhappy people.
If anyone doesn't know about this diet, it involves consuming nothing but cabbage soup and water and it claims to help you lose extra ordinate numbers of kilos over x number of days – I don't know the full details and don't care to learn about it either because quite frankly I am against such extreme fad diets. As an aspiring personal trainer hoping to be fully qualified by the end of the year, inshaAllah (God willingly), I am fully aware of how unsustainable these diets are, how damaging they are to one's health and metabolism and how insufficient they are for helping to regulate our energy levels. Not only that, but we also need certain macronutrients for health and functioning – protein is an essential macronutrient which is often lacking in such fad diets. Our bodies can forego carbs but functioning without protein is detrimental to our health, especially if we stay on these diets for a long time.
Enter Iraqi Cabbage and Lamb soup.
This soup contains protein (lamb and split peas), fibre (to keep us full, in the split peas and cabbage) and a healthy mix of nutrients and minerals from all the ingredients, including iron (something I'm deficient in), Vitamin A, Vitamin B, Selenium, Riboflavin, Thiamine just to name some.
This soup will actually sustain you for the day, even if you have it on it's own. It won't make you feel lethargic, like you're about the crash and faint or like your energy levels are in minus numbers.
This soup isn't boring, bland, flavourless and doesn't make you want to kill yourself. I loved this soup and had it three days in a row and didn't get bored! My husband also approved, adding that it was more like a broth-y salan than a soup (probably the reason why he liked it!).
You don't have to have this soup only if you're on a diet – make this on a wet and rainy day or on a day you just don't feel like eating a full-blown meal.
I'm currently watching what I eat, so I had this soup without the bread except during this shoot. I didn't feel deprived when I was having it without the bread – protein and fibre is absolutely essential to fill you up and keep you going – I can't stress this enough! Enough with the faddy diets with the deathly dreary soups… Please, stop the madness!
The lamb is slow cooked over low heat for almost 3 hours, making it tender, juicy and falling off the bone. The cabbage absorbs the spices and tomatoes beautifully and the split peas add a nutty touch to all the tenderness. I can see this becoming a regular to my home!
Soups don't have to be boring! This soup is bursting with peppery flavour and is full of texture. Absolutely delicious!
Heat the ghee in a pot and add the chopped onion, lamb pieces, cumin seeds, coriander seeds, pepper corns and bayleaf.
Once the 45 minutes are up, add the cabbage, tomatoes and split peas and continue to cook on low for 1.5-2 hours, till the lentils are cooked and the lamb is tender and falling off the bone.
You delicious soup is ready! Have on its own, with bread or over rice!


Flash 52: A Book Deal & We Want Your Help!
What We Tried: To Get a Book Deal & Bring Our Blog and All it's About to the Bookshelves!
When We Got the Deal: This summer!
Details: Originally launched blog, the52weeks.com in July, 2010. Did a lot of stuff. Didn't get to some stuff. Inspired many. Want to inspire more.
Where We Did it All: Everywhere.
To Keep or Not to Keep: OMG. We Are So Doing This!
We are so excited. We launched our blog, the52weeks.com in 2010. About 5200 weeks later (ha) we have a book deal. We signed a contract with Skyhorse Publishing for The 52 Weeks, a non-fiction book inspired by our blog about getting going again and getting "unstuck." It will be a combination of our story and advice from great experts already on-board. Our book is due out in 2013!
And now we are trying to pull it all together and we need your help!
If you have a personal story that would fit into any of our chapters (see end of post) contact us at the52weeks.com@gmail.com. We're also looking for additional experts in the same categories so tell us if you know anyone we should interview for the book.
After this blog post I need to work on a chapter, appropriately entitled Facing Fears. Yes, Pam and I are excited but we are also first time, new authors and we are scared! Can we get this done? Perhaps it's our biggest "52 Weeks" challenge yet–writing a book!
A heartfelt thanks to Skyhorse Publishing for seeing that our stories, lessons and tips are worth sharing with more people. And a big thanks to our agent, Jessica Papin, of Dystel & Goderich for taking this ride with us. We really didn't know anything about the publishing world and Jessica has been guiding us throughout the way.
In the months ahead we will be pulling it all together and creating a book that will be fun and inspiring for many people, especially women who feel stuck sometimes in one or many areas of their lives. Hopefully, along the way we will still squeeze in some "me-time" but it is unlikely: the fact of the matter is this whole getting "unstuck" thing goes in cycles – sometimes you do a lot of new things and sometimes you don't. Our blog is all about trying new things and getting out there. Yes, earlier today I wished I could be outside doing something new or different. Then, once I was at my desk and in the zone I didn't feel like I was missing anything: I was right where I should be – writing my book. Bottom line? Sometimes you have to stay in one place to get things done and move forward.
Relationships, Facing Fears, Giving Back, Introspection, Just for Fun, Flying Solo (if you are divorced or going it alone), Trying Something New, Changing Course (changing careers in midlife or finding what you want to do) and Wellness.


As a nutritionist specializing in cardiovascular disease prevention, I saw a need among Americans that was not being filled. Sadly, 1 in 3 Americans has this condition-hypertension – making this a public health epidemic of great magnitude.
The statistics are chilling. Every 39 seconds, we lose another American to a fatal heart attack or stroke. Yet, despite the fact that the largest risk factor for cardiovascular death – high blood pressure – is both reversible and preventable, 78 million adult Americans continue to suffer from this life-threatening condition. And another 2 million will be diagnosed over the next year.
Perhaps even more alarming, 56% of those already diagnosed with this potentially fatal affliction still do not have their blood pressure under control, with many deterred by the frustrating side effects of medications.
The good news? Lifestyle changes can be just as effective as prescription drugs in reversing and preventing hypertension. In fact, the government-endorsed Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) diet was rated the #1 Best Diet Overall by the U.S.News & World Report. Drugs alone will not solve the problem. Americans need to know that lifestyle is the first line of defense against this silent killer.
I give people the optimal science-based blood pressure-lowering lifestyle on a silver platter in an easy-to-read and follow 10-step plan.
How is your approach to treating high blood pressure different from other books?
My program is a nutrition and exercise-based therapy that has been scientifically-proven to reduce blood pressure.
This book shows how high blood pressure can be lowered and prevented quickly and safely – without the side effects of many blood pressure medications. In 10 simple and delicious steps, this unique plan harnesses the power of lifestyle changes, including elements of the DASH diet, proven to be the most effective dietary medicine for hypertension.
There are several books on the market that outline the DASH diet. Essentially, the Blood Pressure DOWN plan is the DASH diet and much, much more. It includes blood pressure power foods like bananas, yogurt, soy, and dark chocolate, as well as exercise and stress reduction.
Each component of the plan tackles high blood pressure from a different angle; together, this potent, natural combination therapy can lower blood pressure as much as most single prescription blood pressure medications. Put them all into action simultaneously, and you have the safest and most effective natural method to get your Blood Pressure Down.
Backed by solid research, the plan cuts through the medical jargon to explain how and why each step in the program works. The Blood Pressure Down plan is both thorough and accessible, including many convenient checklists, charts, meal plans, and over 50 delicious heart-healthy recipes that make incorporating each step into a heart-healthy lifestyle easy, practical, and never overwhelming.
It's not complicated. Many of the steps in the plan are basically plain old healthy eating, with no harmful side effects or expensive prescription medications. Most can be purchased at your local supermarket. Add in a few supplements, lose a few pounds, cut down on your sodium intake and get some exercise in, and you have a safe and effective natural alternative (or adjunct) to prescription medication.
Best of all, over time the benefits endure and continue to improve. Following these 10 simple steps will surely be conducive to a salubrious lifestyle – you will add years to your life and life to your years.
What is a healthy/normal blood pressure for adult Americans?
Normal – Normal blood pressure is defined as a top number (systolic) of less than 120 mm mercury and a bottom number (diastolic) of less than 80 mm mercury.
Prehypertension – The following numbers categorize you as having prehypertension: systolic blood pressure (top number) of 120 to 139 mm Hg or a diastolic blood pressure reading (bottom number) of 80 to 89 mm Hg.
It is estimated that 15% of deaths from heart attacks occur in people with blood pressure in the prehypertension range. Individuals with prehypertension face twice the risk of developing full blown hypertension compared to those whose blood pressure is normal.
Stage 1 hypertension. Systolic blood pressure (top number) of 140 to 159 mm Hg or a diastolic blood pressure reading (bottom number) of 90 to 99 mm Hg.
Individuals with stage 1 hypertension are advised by the medical establishment to take a prescription medication (typically a thiazide diuretic) – in addition to lifestyle therapy – to treat their hypertension.
Stage 2 hypertension – Systolic blood pressure (top number) of 160 mm Hg or more or a diastolic blood pressure reading (bottom number) of 100 mm Hg or more.
Individuals with stage 2 hypertension are advised by the medical establishment to take at least a two-drug prescription medication combination – in addition to lifestyle therapy – to treat their high blood pressure. Both side effects and medication costs pose significant problems for these people, associated with increasing doses and increasing numbers of medications.
Why is it dangerous to walk around with high blood pressure?
Persistent high blood pressure is a life-endangering situation. It is the number one cause of stroke and a major cause of heart attacks, blindness and kidney failure. These are diseases that kill nearly 1 million Americans each year, more than any other condition.
Get your blood pressure down and you can prevent premature disease, disability and death.
High blood pressure is also known as "the silent killer" because it is a largely symptomless disease. This is what makes high blood pressure so insidious: you can't see or feel it, yet if left untreated, it will kill you.
It is no wonder that 8% of the adult U.S. population has undiagnosed high blood pressure – they can't feel that anything is wrong. Perhaps this is one reason that, of the over 78 million adult Americans already diagnosed with high blood pressure, a whopping 56% do not have it under control.
If you are one of the people who believes that if there was really a problem, you would feel it, think again. You are taking a chance with your life. The fact is, the higher your numbers and the longer you have uncontrolled high blood pressure, the greater your risk of developing the devastating health consequences that often accompany high blood pressure – all the more reason for you to find out your numbers and start today to get your Blood Pressure Down.
What foods are most important if you need to lower your blood pressure?
Many of the foods I recommend are packed with blood pressure-lowering minerals and are no more dangerous or expensive than bananas, spinach and walnuts.
Many of the steps in the plan are basically plain old healthy eating, with no harmful side effects or costly prescription medications. Most can be purchased at your local supermarket.
Add in a few supplements, lose a few pounds, cut down on your sodium intake and get some exercise in, and you have a safe and effective natural alternative (or adjunct) to prescription medication.
When it comes to preventing and treating high blood pressure, it's strength in numbers – the more steps added together on a daily basis, the more powerful the blood pressure lowering additive effect of this combination lifestyle therapy plan.
Many different foods, supplements, and exercise routines are individually effective in lowering blood pressure, but my patients and I have found that my Blood Pressure Down combination creates the most potent health-promoting and non-pharmaceutical strategy for getting those numbers under control.
Our food supply is tainted. The fact is that salt, America's prized condiment, is actually a slow poison. Excess sodium intake is inextricably linked to the development of serious diseases in American women and men, namely heart disease (the No. 1 killer) and stroke (the No. 3 killer).
Slash the salt and you slash your blood pressure numbers – it's as simple as that. The bottom line is that although your body needs some sodium to function properly, most people eat far too much sodium, which contributes heavily to high blood pressure.
Cut out all forms of added seasoning salts (including table salt, sea salt and kosher salt) and you will take a huge step in getting, and keeping, your blood pressure down.
The book will teach you how to enjoy delicious food – prepared without salt – and seasoned with tasty herbs, spices and vinegars. Train your tastebuds to enjoy foods the way Mother Nature intended and you will be surprised at how you lose the craving for salt and how quickly your pressure drops.
There are over 50 delicious, easy-to-prepare blood-pressure-lowering recipes included in the book.
What is the best exercise for lowering blood pressure?
The 3 most powerful blood pressure-lowering lifestyle strategies known to humankind are diet, exercise and stress management. Note that food is just one part of this equation. Hence, the final step in the Blood Pressure Down plan is exercise and stress management.
The best medicine for healing the arteries and reversing high blood pressure is moderate aerobic exercise combined with relaxation therapy (such as deep breathing exercise), practiced on a daily basis.
Why is your plan better than just taking medicine?
Relying on drug therapy to treat and prevent this global epidemic is akin to putting a Band Aid on a gaping wound.
Lifestyle modifications should serve as first line therapy for the prevention and treatment of this disorder – with the specific changes outlined in this book as the foremost strategies for combatting this disease.
With the Blood Pressure Down plan, I hope you will see how you can focus on the "cans" rather than the "cannots." You will learn about all the delicious foods and activities that you can enjoy while making your health a priority.
What is your goal for writing this book?
On a personal note, I know all too well about the dangers of high blood pressure. Not just because of my profession, but because my grandmother, my brother (at just 56) and my father, who had his first heart attack at 45 and died several years later from a second heart attack, all had high blood pressure which led to their premature demise.
This haunts me as high blood pressure is easily detected and has a multitude of safe and low-cost non-pharmacological and pharmacological interventions to rapidly bring blood pressure under control – and yet millions of Americans continue to live with and die from high blood pressure.
It is my grandmother, brother and father's untimely deaths from this insidious disease that has inspired me to write with great passion about cardiovascular disease (CVD) prevention through simple lifestyle changes.
That is part of the reason why I wrote my latest book, BLOOD PRESSURE DOWN: The 10-Step Plan to Lower Your Blood Pressure in 4 Weeks – Without Prescription Drugs (which will be released by Three Rivers Press May 7, 2013).
I hope that this book will help others suffering from this "not-so-silent" killer to avoid my grandmother, father and brother's fate.


Install a mild lift kit, hopefully these come with diff lockers and other offroad bits.
Swap in a 5.3 Vortec, idk if that is a 5.3 but it should be close enough. Iron or aluminium either way is fine. Doesn't bother me. Whichever makes more torque.
Install roof bars/ rack, and brushguard, don't forget the lights. Fenders and snorkel.
Should look close to that, but painted Matte white. The engine would be kept stock, maybe a bigger radiator but that's it.


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Dan Agbese from Nigeria was the elder statesman of our group. We took to calling him Uncle Dan.
Sitting down for lunch in a Thai restaurant which served excellent Tom Kha Gai. Thai food is a constant. Chinese food varies from country to country. If you don't believe me, try finding General Tso's Chicken outside of the US of A.
Self portrait although what I was really hoping to capture was the glass of wine and Hong Kong style noodles (no, I have not been to Hong Kong) which I picked up for the Princely sum of 3 marks.
Yoon Hee Sang is a reporter on the International News Desk of the Dong-a Ilbo (that's Daily News, I believe) in Seoul, Korea (or South Korea if you're so inclined).
Kazue Sato is either an editor or Staff Writer (depending on whether or not she's travelling, I guess) at the Hokkaido Shimbum Press in Sapporo, Japan.
We ended up having dinner at this ostensibly gay-owned pub where the waitrons (boys and girls) had catwalk bods and tight buns that left us with no option but to give up on the waistlines and sample the desserts. Crepes, I believe, in this round...
Herr Schron is a supporter of the Liberal Party and found himself joing in a standing ovation at their rally. As an objective journalist, I restricted myself to consuming vast quantities of alcohol and taking pictures...
The Green Party rally was a place where I hoped to find kindred spirits. I mean, I love nature's beauty (note comment about buns and bods above, said he facetiously) and get uptight about pollution and regularly campaign for illegal whalers in South African waters to be harpooned, but these guys seemed entirely devoid of a sense of humour. Sigh... So I hung around outside waiting for Joscka Fischer to finish his unending monologue. The wine was awful too. I should have stuck with the beer.
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It was several years ago when FN announced they were working on a striker-fired pistol. Last January they made good on that promise and had the new FNS pistols on display at the SHot Show in La Vegas. For months they've been available in the gun shops. This past June FNH USA announced the FNS Competition pistol.
Slightly off-topic, but the main reason for my post, I asked FN directly about the future of the FNS in regard to the manual safety. I was told there is no plan to offer it in the United States without the manual safety. I assume the careful wording is related to foreign market sales wherein they may be asked specifically to remove it for LE or military trials. This is entirely my own conjecture.
There was a polymer-framed FN prior to the FNS, it was the FN Forty-Nine made by FNMI (FN Manufacturing Inc., now more known as FNMFG) in 9x19mm and .40SW. The firing mechanism was a true double-action aptly named Repeat Striker System (RSS).
Gun Doll shows how easy the field strip is on the FN – Forty-Nine in 9x19mm.


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Writers against fanfictions: the dark times of fandoms
Posted by Glory Comandini | Set 9, 2019 | Fantasy, News, TV series | 0 |
Who were the writers against fanfiction? A brief history of the time when fandoms could be denounced and how things have changed over time.
Nowadays, the works and their fandoms are closely linked. The creators of works (books, films, TV series, etc.) often keep in close contact with fans, cultivating a community alive and prolific. Indeed, it is no secret that emotional involvement leads to loyalty of the fan base.
Also for this reason, the creators of works often encourage the creation of tributes to their work, including fanfiction and fanart. Being not for profit, in fact, these fanworks do not affect the copyright of the original works, but they are de facto free advertising.
However, there has been a long time in which we have seen a strong line-up of writers and writers against fanfictions based on their works. You know all the good stories about Game of Thrones? Here, before the release of the television series there was not even a shadow of it. And what about the fanfiction on Outlander? Again, the author of the book from which the television series was based had banned them. We don't even talk about what could happen to fanwriters who wanted to "play" with the characters of Vampire Chronicles by Anne Rice!
What had put these writers and writers against fanfictions? What were the consequences for the various fandoms? What has changed in recent years? With this article, let's take a little look.
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Marion Zimmer Bradley, the example set by (almost) all writers against fanfiction
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Writers and writers against fanfictions: the case of Marion Zimmer Bradley
When it comes to writers and writers against fanfictions, the story of Marion Zimmer Bradley. Every writer against fanfiction literally quotes the story of Marion Zimmer Bradley, although the question is more nebulous than it seems. Let's see what happened to the famous feminist writer. To do this, we will rely on the sources collected by the fantasy and science fiction writer Jim C. Hines.
At first, Marion Zimmer Bradley encouraged fanfictions inspired by your works. For example, he didn't believe he invented the world of Darkover, but to have simply discovered it. And so he said:
If others wish to play in my fantasy world, who am I to slam its gates and in churlish voice demand that they build their own? ... Why should I deny myself the pleasure of seeing these young writers learning to do their thing by, for a little while, doing my thing with me?
In 1986, the fan Jean Lamb published the short story Masks, set in the setting of Darkover, on the fanzine moon phases. On what happened next, the matter is unclear, but we have two versions main events.
Different and unclear testimonials
Marion Zimmer Bradley, in a letter to Writers Digest of 1993, claimed that Lamb had written a story set in the world of Darkover, using the characters and setting of the writer. The problem was that the setting used by Lamb overlapped that used by the writer for her next Darkover novel. Since Lamb had sent her a copy of the fanzine the story was published in and Bradley had read it, the publisher would not publish the new novel.
Jean Lamb, on the other hand, says he received it a letter offering her money (a few hundred dollars) and a dedication for all the rights on Masks. Lamb had tried very politely to bargain for a better deal. The answer had been: be satisfied with what we offer you, because writers far better than you have been paid less.
The testimonials of two other fanwriters
Mercedes Lackey, a fantasy writer who often collaborated with Marion Zimmer Bradley at the time, tells a still different version. In fact, according to her, Bradley, while writing a new book on Darkover, particularly appreciated Lamb's approach. asked the fan to re-propose her idea in the new book, offering her a classic recognition on the cover of the book. This kind of deal had been proposed to other fanwriters other times, according to Lackey.
Finally, we also have the testimony of Elizabeth Waters, another fanwriter who confirms that Bradley had borrowed the work of her fans at other times. Waters says that in 1977 she had written her own story set in the world of Darkover, which was sent by a friend of hers at Bradley. The writer then reworked this fanfiction in the story The Keeper's Price, who then gave the name to Marion Zimmer Bradley's entire collection of stories about Darkover. The Keeper's Price is titled here as one collaboration between Bradley and Waters.
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The consequences of the diatribe
At the end of all this mess, Jean Lamb and Marion Zimmer Bradley have not found an agreement and Bradley's new book was not published.
This led the writer to change your fanfiction policy:
Let this be a warning to other authors who might be tempted to be similarly generous with their universes, I know now why Arthur Conan Doyle refused to allow anyone to write about Sherlock Holmes. I wanted to be more accommodating, but I don't like where it has gotten me. It's enough to make anyone into a misanthrope.
Now, it is not clear who, between Bradley and Lamb, approached a lawyer first, nor is it clear how much of Bradley's work was lost. Without more information, it is difficult to say whether Bradley's offer was too poor or whether Lamb was unreasonable. However, there is also no evidence that Jean Lamb had sued Marion Zimmer Bradley.
The responsibilities of Marion Zimmer Bradley
However, it is quite clear that the problem did not arise from the fact that Darkover fans wrote fanfictions, but from the fact that Bradley wanted to use the stories of their fans in their new worksis. And if some fans, rightly, were happy to be publicly thanked and did not give any problems, other fans, justly rightly, claimed to keep the rights to their work.
What happened to Marion Zimmer Bradley, therefore, should not be used as a warning to authors not to allow fans to write fanfictions. On the contrary, it should warn writers about reading and using material written by their fans.
One of the major fanfiction writers: George RR Martin
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Writers against fanfictions: the case of George RR Martin
In the early 2000s the phenomenon of fanfictions was already fully in motion and several online platforms had formed that acted as archives. However, although fanfictions, if free, do not violate copyright rules and are protected by the Fair use, not all authors want others to use their characters.
Some authors, like George RR Martin, they support fanfictions on their works as long as no one sends them to them. In fact, a fanfiction could always turn up that follows the path that Martin thought for his books and the author could be accused of plagiarism of fanfiction. Martin, in fact, reports the case of Marion Zimmer Bradley, claiming that her episode had a profound effect on him and on other science fiction writers.
Does allowing fanfictions lose the rights to your works? Martin's fears
The big problem, for Martin, is the fact that people write fan fiction without first asking the author's permission. Also, giving other people permission to write fanfiction based on their own stories ends up make the author lose control and, above all, the rights over his works. Martin gives the example of Lovecraft, who allowed so many people to use and rework their works for free, that he died penniless.
A writer's creations are his livelihood. […] Those of us, like Diana Galabdon and myself, who prefer not to allow fan fictioners to use our worlds and characters are not doing it just to be mean. We are doing it to protect ourselves and our creations.
Finally, according to Martin, fanfictions are not legal, are not part of Fair Use and are, in essence, a copyright infringement. So, again according to Martin, if an author does not defend the copyright of his works when a fanwriter writes a free fanfiction, then he is giving up the rights to his works. Consequently, the same author will not be able to complain when another writer publishes a story in the Chronicles of Ice and Fire, without his permission and earning us money.
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A brief comment on the question: Martin is paranoid and the facts deny him
Now, Martin's fanfiction post is old and long gone. Martin gave his work to HBO and we all know that when they left the two works behind, Benioff and Weiss did a terrible job. We talked extensively about the eighth season, passing from too hype to the final ash, reviewing all the episodes (8 × 01, 8 × 02, 8 × 03, 8 × 04, 8 × 05 e 8 × 06). There are fanfiction writers who would have done a better job.
However, I would like to say a few words about Martin's paranoia regarding the loss of rights: copyright doesn't work that way. JK Rowling proves it. Indeed, JK Rowling, as we will say shortly, approves and appreciates fanfictions, lets fans create their own material and none of this has ever affected the rights of his works. Rowling only objects to fanmade material on which someone makes money.
The Harry Potter Lexicon: when JK Rowling asserted his copyright
And indeed, when Steve Vander Ark published The Harry Potter Lexicon. The Most Complete and Amazing Reference to the Magical World of Harry Potter, Rowling and Warner Bros. have reported him. This complaint then prevented the book from being published with that title and with that amount of citations. Thus, the guide has become Lexicon. Unauthorized guide to the Harry Potter novels and world, such as do not violate copyright rules.
This means that not only there is a difference between free fanfiction and works for profit, but also that a famous writer can approve fanfictions without losing the rights to her works. Martin's fears are absurd and border on paranoia. Additionally, she reads the story of Marion Zimmer Bradley without remembering that Bradley made the mistake of using fan work (asking permission of course!) To earn money. That was Marion Zimmer Bradley's problem, not allowing fanfiction to be written.
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Another writer against fanfiction: Diana Gabaldon. Photo by Terence Patrick for Variety
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Writers against fanfictions: the case of Diana Gabaldon
In his post, Martin quotes Diana Gabaldon, which at the time had started the discussion on the possibility of drafting fanfiction.
In fact, the author of Outlander, categorically prohibits any fanfiction on your own narrative universe. Gabaldon, in a 2010 post on her blog (which she has now conveniently deleted), wrote that fanfictions are immoral and illegal. Ah, and that make her want to throw up every time she met one based on her characters, comparing fanfictions to selling their children to slavers. We talk about this post Thu and you can still read it Thu (because what is published on the internet remains on the internet!).
However, it is amusing to think that works inspired by her books disturb her, when she herself does Outlander has inspired by Doctor Who. In fact, Jamie Fraser's character (Gabaldon's handsome red-haired Scottish boy) is inspired by the Doctor's companion from 1966 to 1969, Jamie McCrimmon. Additionally, Gabaldon complains that her characters are used for erotic scenes that qualify as "masturbatory fantasies." But the critique is certainly interesting, when made by an author whose books (and the show inspired by them) are full of erotic scenes.
Anne Rice, the biggest fanfiction writer. Photo by Rob Kim / WireImage
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Anne Rice against fanfiction: the SpecWriter Massacre
But among all these authors, one in particular has unleashed its own lawyers against fanfiction: Anne Rice. The author of Interview with the vampire never made a secret of don't appreciate fanfictions, especially because it claims to be very possessive with its characters.
However, it wasn't until 2000 that Anne Rice explicitly banned the writing of fanfiction based on her works, going on the attack. In fact, previously, Rice had even encouraged her own fandom to write stories. But the8 April 2000, this message appeared on the Anne Rice website:
I do not allow fanfiction.
The characters are copyrighted. It upsets me terribly to even think about fan fiction with my characters. I advise my readers to write your own original stories with your own characters.
It is absolutely essential that you respect my wishes.
After this statement, Anne Rice instructed her attorneys to send letters from Cease & Desist to the best known fanwriters. In essence, Rice threatened to drag them to court if they didn't clear their fanfictions on Vampire Chronicles. And since many fan fiction writers don't sail in gold, those who received these letters preferred to delete their stories.
The sudden disappearance from the web of many fanfictions on Vampire Chronicles has been renamed Spec Writer Massacre, since fan fiction at the time was also called "spec" (from speculative work).
The writer against fanfictions also on Fanfiction.net
In 2001, Anne Rice's attorneys have contacted also fanfiction.net, which at the time was the largest and most popular fanfiction archive in existence. Rice's lawyers asked the archive to delete all the stories on Vampire Chronicles, stating that "As the copyright owner, Ms. Rice has the exclusive right to use such characters in literary material".
And although the authors and the authors of fanfiction on Vampire Chronicles for years they had preceded their stories with notices in which they emphasized that the characters belonged to Anne Rice and that the fanfiction was not for profit, which did not interest the legal team of the writer much. From the email to Fanfiction.net, we read:
Even when done on a nonprofit and / or amateur basis, such use of such characters and material without Ms. Rice's permission constitutes copyright infringement.
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Fanfiction Writers: Neil Gaiman
Among the writers and writers against fanfictions, some stood out in favor in the early 2000s. Neil Gaiman, for example, already in 2002 it stated that the fanfictions, if free, on his works were indifferent to him. After all, according to Gaiman every kind of writing is useful to improve one's style, since a writer has to write a lot, therefore fanfictions are also welcome. Neil Gaiman writes in his blog:
As long as people aren't commercially exploiting characters I've created, and are doing it for each other, I don't see that there's any harm in it, and given how much people enjoy it, it's obviously doing some good. It doesn't bother me.
We must also take into account the fact that Gaiman has de facto written fanfiction, taking up issues left unresolved in other people's stories. For example, the short story is such The Problem of Susan, who faces like Susan Pevensie, in the Chronicles of Narnia (we talked about the next TV series with Netflix Thu!), has been left in our world to love lipsticks and stockings.
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JK Rowling, the writer who changed the authors' approach to fanfiction
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Fanfiction writers: JK Rowling
In 2004, J. K. Rowling claimed to be honored by the fact that some loved her characters so much that they wrote stories to us. Despite all the problems raised in recent times (Asian Nagini, Gay Dumbledore, all discussion on Piton), Rowling has changed the approach of many authors. If she, so famous, approved the fanfictions, it was ridiculous that others instead fight them with such ardor.
However, a letter that Rowling's attorneys sent to is noteworthy Restricted Section, a fanfiction site that hosted explicit material. Restricted Section it was created when Fanfiction.net eliminated all explicit stories in 2002. The fears of Rowling and Warner Bros. revolved around the fact that the underage fans of the author might come across pornographic material about Harry Potter. So, after this letter, the Restricted Section continued to work, but requiring readers of adult material to claim to be of legal age.
Fanart of Outlander of the fanartist Joaellaine
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The current situation: how Archive of Our Own protects fanfictions
Over the past ten years, the situation has changed a lot. Not only have we seen writers opposed to fanfictions soften their opinion on them, but we've also seen fanfiction authors get published by publishers and be very successful.
Authors who have had success with or after fanfiction
This is indeed the case with 50 shades of gray di THE JAMES and After di Anna Todd, whose fanfictions have been turned into original stories. Also Cassandra Claire, author of Shadowhunters Chronicles, was previously a well-known fanfiction writer on Harry Potter. Similarly, even the award-winning Sean McGuire he started his career writing fanfiction, ending up seeing his short novel, Every Heart A Doorway, to win a Nebula prize, a Hugo prize and a Locus prize.
But also in Italy we have had published fanwriters, as in the case of Virginia DeWinter, known on Erika's Fanfiction Page as Savannah and arrived in bookstores with the saga of Black Friars.
The Archive of Our Own policy
And if in the meantime the phenomenon of fanfictions has grown to such levels as to have silenced the protests of opposing writers, other players have also taken the field. We had indeed spoken in this article, of the fanfiction site Archive of Our Own (AO3), who recently won a Hugo Award. In fact, AO3 is not only a fanfiction archive, but its managers, the Organization for Transformative Works (OTW), constantly struggle to see the right of fans recognized to rework the writers' works for free.
Just to prevent anti-fanfiction writers and writers from resorting to intimidating fanwriters by fielding lawyers, OTW has a legal team ready to face the problem. In fact, if today Anne Rice threatened to report a fan she wrote a fanfiction on Vampire Chronicles, this fan could ask OTW for help. This help would come even if the fanfiction in question had not been uploaded to AO3. OTW, in fact, says that:
We are committed to defending fanworks against legal challenges. […] We have legal resources and alliances on which we can draw. However, that is not a guarantee that the organization can or will fight each battle. The Board will take into account a variety of factors, both legal and otherwise, in responding to a legal challenge.
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Furthermore, on AO3 it is possible to report a fanfiction that plagiarizes another fanfiction, but authors cannot use the AO3 format to report a fanfiction as plagiarism of their work.
Please be aware that the OTW extension believes that transformative fanworks are legal; therefore, complaints based merely on the existence of fanwork based on copyrighted content or mentioning trademarks will not be pursued.
If you believe that your content has been reproduced in whole or in part, without transformative use (transformative use is defined by the OTW extension as adding something new, with a further purpose or different character, altering the source with new expression, meaning, or message), please follow our procedures for reporting copyright infringement.
Anne Rice, Diana Gabaldon and George RR Martin: are there fanfictions about their works today?
Precisely for this reason, today on AO3 we can find over a thousand fanfiction on Vampire Chronicles by Anne Rice e almost two thousand stories on Outlander by Diana Gabaldon. The section on A Song of Ice and Fire by George RR Martin has over 30.000 fanfictionson the other hand, which still increase if the section dedicated to the show is also taken into account.
Su fanfiction.net a section dedicated to Anne Rice has not yet been restored, but a few dozen fanfictions can be found on Outlander and almost nine thousand stories on A Song of Ice and Fire. Erika's Fanfiction Page, the Italian fanfiction archive, avoids Rice's books in turn, but has two sections dedicated to TV series Outlander e Game of Thrones.
And if Martin, Rice and Gabaldon weren't particularly retracted, the release of television series about their works (i.e. the release of derivative works) made it easier for fanwriters to circumvent their threats. In fact, the webmistress of EFP, Erika, says in fact that if the fanfiction on A Chronicle of Ice and Fire those on the television series are allowed.
However, Fanfiction.net still reports many authors who have specifically asked not to publish fanfiction about their works. In the list of the site, they stand out Laurel K. Hamilton, Robin Hobb e Terry Goodkind. However, Archive of Our Own also ignores the position of these authors. In fact, we can find sections dedicated to Robin Hobb, Laurel K. Hamilton and Terry Goodkind on the site.
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What female fanfiction writers and writers should do. Image by Live Mag UK
Two final words on female writers and writers against fanfiction
Although it is legitimate that some writers and writers do not appreciate that others write about their characters, since it is normal to have a certain emotional attachment to their creations, my understanding drops sharply below zero when the aforementioned authors use legal (illegal) ways to discourage their fans.
Copyright can rightly come into play when someone tries to profit from creating someone else. We saw it happen and we could see that allowing fans to write fanfictions does not mean giving anyone the right to speculate on their works. Consequently, it is hoped that writers against fanfictions today have at least the decency to give real reasons for their antipathy.
As long as they are free, fanfictions are fine
However, when you stay in the nonprofit sphere and just write tributes and critiques of other people's stories, these transformative reworks should be allowed. Copyright should not extend to the possibility of others reflecting on the works. Even if this reflection and reworking were a sex scene: if the original author didn't include that kind of eroticism in their works, but the fans feel they need this kind of scene, then if they write it themselves /is.
Any writer who wants to be published (and therefore wants to earn money from their work) must be prepared for what the reading by the general public can mean. Reading by the general public means criticism, different interpretations, unexpected receptions of the characters. And fanfiction is also part of this. Fans will write the scenes the author left out of the book and write the erotic scenes that the publisher did not want to publish. Fanwriters will either criticize the original work by rewriting it from scratch, or strip it of its drama to enjoy the characters in a quiet Alternative Universe coffee shop.
And they wouldn't be doing anything wrong. So the authors should be a little quieter.
Cover image: I could keep you safe di bubug, fanart on Sandor Clegane and Sansa Stark by George RR Martin
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Felicia Mabuza-Suttle, née le 3 juin 1950 à Sophiatown en Afrique du Sud, est une animatrice de talk-show et une entrepreneuse sud-africaine.

Elle vit longtemps aux Etats-Unis, en raison de la politique d'apartheid appliquée en Afrique du Sud. Lorsqu'elle revient dans son pays natal, à la fin de l'apartheid, elle devient l'une des animatrices de la télévision publique, la SABC, et devient connue pour les talks-shows qu'elle y anime. Elle y accueille diverses personnalités sud-africaines et y aborde des thèmes sociaux sensibles.

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Felicia Mabuza-Suttle naît en juin 1950 à Sophiatown, un quartier noir de Johannesbourg, en Afrique du Sud, à l'époque de l'apartheid. Elle est née d'un père noir et d'une mère métisse. Durant son enfance, elle est un moment la jeune membre d'un groupe de chant, Tiny Tots, animé par la pianiste Emily Motsieloa. Un de ses  meilleurs souvenirs, raconte-t-elle, est d'avoir fait avec ce groupe de chant la première partie de Miriam Makeba et des .

Dans les années 1960 et 1970, un grand nombre de Sud-Africains noirs partent étudier à l'étranger pour échapper au régime de l'apartheid. Felicia Mabuza-Suttle est de ceux-là, étudiante à l'université Marquette aux États-Unis. Elle se marie en 1976.

Dans les années 1980, elle obtient une licence en journalisme, suivie d'une maîtrise en communication de masse.

Parallèlement à ses études, Mabuza-Suttle écrit également pour The World Newspaper, où elle rencontre des militants anti-apartheid notoires, dont Steve Biko, le leader du Mouvement de conscience noire. Cela l'amène progressivement à s'engager politiquement.

Mabuza-Suttle retourne brièvement en Afrique du Sud en 1982 pour travailler pour Radio Bophutatswana. Le Bophuthatswana, constitué de plusieurs territoires  enclavés dans l'Afrique du Sud, est alors un bantoustan proclamé indépendant en 1977 mais dont l'indépendance n'a pas été reconnu par la communauté internationale. Elle y est critiquée pour ses prises de position.

En 1990, Mabuza-Suttle s'installe plus durablement dans son pays natal, à la suite d'un appel de Nelson Mandela aux expatriés à revenir en Afrique du Sud: . Elle accepte alors un poste à la South African Airways tandis que son mari reste aux Etats-Unis, à Atlanta. A cette époque, les dernières lois de l'apartheid sont en voie d'abolition (1991) et une période de négociations, qui aboutiront à une constitution provisoire et aux premières élections nationales non raciales au suffrage universel, débute entre le gouvernement et les partis politiques sud-africains.

En 1992, elle commence à travailler à la télévision après s'être vu offrir un poste d'animatrice de talk-show à la South African Broadcasting Corporation. Les talks-shows sont alors un concept relativement nouveau en Afrique du Sud, et son émission rencontre rapidement le succès. Son émission est connue à l'origine sous le nom de Top Level. Dans un premier temps, elle reste directrice des relations internationales de la South African Airways pendant la semaine, avant de se consacrer pleinement à son activité dans les médias.

En 1995, cette émission, Top Level, devient The Felicia Show. , raconte-t-elle, précisant encore . Elle passe ensuite juste après le journal de 20h. Elle y donne la parole aux habitants des quartiers noirs, et y reçoit également des personnalités telles Nelson Mandela, Julius Nyerere, Kenneth Kaunda, Desmond Tutu, Winnie Mandela, Cherie Blair, Larry King, Danny Glover, Diana Ross, Hugh Masekela, Miriam Makeba, et d'autres.

En 2000, l'émission est tout simplement rebaptisée Felicia (à l'occasion d'un passage à ETV, autre chaîne sud-africaine de langue anglaise).

En 2004, dans l'émission télévisée sur les 100 Greatest South Africans, elle est désignée  plus grande Sud-Africaine de tous les temps par les téléspectateurs. Cependant, la même année, en raison des critiques selon lesquelles son émission ressemble trop à l'Oprah Winfrey Show, Felicia Mabuza-Suttle cesse son activité en Afrique du Sud et déplace son émission aux États-Unis, où elle est diffusée sous le nom de Conversations with Felicia sur . Cette émission reste principalement consacrée à des échanges avec des personnalités sud-africaines .

Felicia Mabuza-Suttle fonde ensuite plusieurs entreprises commerciales, telle Back of the Moon, à Johannesbourg, un restaurant  reprenant le nom d'un ancien restaurant de Sophiatown des années 1950,  immortalisé par Miriam Makeba dans la pièce de théâtre King Kong, où des personnes de tous horizons se rencontraient. Elle participe aussi à des conférences et à des activités philanthropiques.

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This fact-filled series provides straightforward information. In Democracy, Weber explains the history of the concept and includes facts about the Athenian democracy of Socrates and Plato. Our Founding Fathers profiles some early American statesmen, including George Washington, John Adams, and Benjamin Franklin. Political Parties examines the founding of the Democratic and Republican parties while using simple language to describe each party's views and philosophy. The White House outlines a history of the mansion and describes the changes made by various first families. The text shares interesting facts, such as the White House has 96 full-time employees and the United States is one of the world's oldest democracies. The narratives are basic and utilitarian, but Weber maintains objectivity. The text does not pass judgment on the Founding Fathers, and the ideals of the two major political parties are presented in a factual, direct manner. Colorful photos and reproductions of portraits complement the text. VERDICT These well-informed volumes will be useful for report writing. Democracy and Political Parties will have a greater demand during this election year.
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Russia hackers had targets worldwide, beyond US election
WASHINGTON (AP) – The hackers who disrupted the U.S. presidential election had ambitions well beyond Hillary Clinton's campaign, targeting the emails of Ukrainian officers, Russian opposition figures, U.S. defense contractors and thousands of others of interest to the Kremlin, according to a previously unpublished digital hit list obtained by The Associated Press.
The list provides the most detailed forensic evidence yet of the close alignment between the hackers and the Russian government, exposing an operation that stretched back years and tried to break into the inboxes of 4,700 Gmail users across the globe – from the pope's representative in Kiev to the punk band Pussy Riot in Moscow.
"It's a wish list of who you'd want to target to further Russian interests," said Keir Giles, director of the Conflict Studies Research Center in Cambridge, England, and one of five outside experts who reviewed the AP's findings. He said the data was "a master list of individuals whom Russia would like to spy on, embarrass, discredit or silence."
The AP findings draw on a database of 19,000 malicious links collected by cybersecurity firm Secureworks, dozens of rogue emails, and interviews with more than 100 hacking targets.
Secureworks stumbled upon the data after a hacking group known as Fancy Bear accidentally exposed part of its phishing operation to the internet. The list revealed a direct line between the hackers and the leaks that rocked the presidential contest in its final stages, most notably the private emails of Clinton campaign chairman John Podesta.
The issue of who hacked the Democrats is back in the national spotlight following the revelation Monday that a Donald Trump campaign official, George Papadopoulos, was briefed early last year that the Russians had "dirt" on Clinton, including "thousands of emails."
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov called the notion that Russia interfered "unfounded." But the list examined by AP provides powerful evidence that the Kremlin did just that.
"This is the Kremlin and the general staff," said Andras Racz, a specialist in Russian security policy at Pazmany Peter Catholic University in Hungary, as he examined the data.
"I have no doubts."
THE NEW EVIDENCE
Secureworks' list covers the period between March 2015 and May 2016. Most of the identified targets were in the United States, Ukraine, Russia, Georgia and Syria.
In the United States, which was Russia's Cold War rival, Fancy Bear tried to pry open at least 573 inboxes belonging to those in the top echelons of the country's diplomatic and security services: then-Secretary of State John Kerry, former Secretary of State Colin Powell, then-NATO Supreme Commander, U.S. Air Force Gen. Philip Breedlove, and one of his predecessors, U.S. Army Gen. Wesley Clark.
The list skewed toward workers for defense contractors such as Boeing, Raytheon and Lockheed Martin or senior intelligence figures, prominent Russia watchers and – especially – Democrats. More than 130 party workers, campaign staffers and supporters of the party were targeted, including Podesta and other members of Clinton's inner circle.
The AP also found a handful of Republican targets.
Podesta, Powell, Breedlove and more than a dozen Democratic targets besides Podesta would soon find their private correspondence dumped to the web. The AP has determined that all had been targeted by Fancy Bear, most of them three to seven months before the leaks.
"They got two years of email," Powell recently told AP. He said that while he couldn't know for sure who was responsible, "I always suspected some Russian connection."
In Ukraine, which is fighting a grinding war against Russia-backed separatists, Fancy Bear attempted to break into at least 545 accounts, including those of President Petro Poroshenko and his son Alexei, half a dozen current and former ministers such as Interior Minister Arsen Avakov and as many as two dozen current and former lawmakers.
The list includes Serhiy Leshchenko, an opposition parliamentarian who helped uncover the off-the-books payments allegedly made to Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort – whose indictment was unsealed Monday in Washington.
In Russia, Fancy Bear focused on government opponents and dozens of journalists. Among the targets were oil tycoon-turned-Kremlin foe Mikhail Khodorkovsky, who spent a decade in prison and now lives in exile, and Pussy Riot's Maria Alekhina. Along with them were 100 more civil society figures, including anti-corruption campaigner Alexei Navalny and his lieutenants.
"Everything on this list fits," said Vasily Gatov, a Russian media analyst who was himself among the targets. He said Russian authorities would have been particularly interested in Navalny, one of the few opposition leaders with a national following.
Many of the targets have little in common except that they would have been crossing the Kremlin's radar: an environmental activist in the remote Russian port city of Murmansk; a small political magazine in Armenia; the Vatican's representative in Kiev; an adult education organization in Kazakhstan.
"It's simply hard to see how any other country would be particularly interested in their activities," said Michael Kofman, an expert on Russian military affairs at the Woodrow Wilson International Center in Washington. He was also on the list.
"If you're not Russia," he said, "hacking these people is a colossal waste of time."
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Allegations that Fancy Bear works for Russia aren't new. But raw data has been hard to come by.
Researchers have been documenting the group's activities for more than a decade and many have accused it of being an extension of Russia's intelligence services. The "Fancy Bear" nickname is a none-too-subtle reference to Russia's national symbol.
In the wake of the 2016 election, U.S. intelligence agencies publicly endorsed the consensus view, saying what American spooks had long alleged privately: Fancy Bear is a creature of the Kremlin.
But the U.S. intelligence community provided little proof, and even media-friendly cybersecurity companies typically publish only summaries of their data.
That makes the Secureworks' database a key piece of public evidence – all the more remarkable because it's the result of a careless mistake.
Secureworks effectively stumbled across it when a researcher began working backward from a server tied to one of Fancy Bear's signature pieces of malicious software.
He found a hyperactive Bitly account Fancy Bear was using to sneak thousands of malicious links past Google's spam filter. Because Fancy Bear forgot to set the account to private, Secureworks spent the next few months hovering over the group's shoulder, quietly copying down the details of the thousands of emails it was targeting.
The AP obtained the data recently, boiling it down to 4,700 individual email addresses, and then connecting roughly half to account holders. The AP validated the list by running it against a sample of phishing emails obtained from people targeted and comparing it to similar rosters gathered independently by other cybersecurity companies, such as Tokyo-based Trend Micro and the Slovakian firm ESET .
The Secureworks data allowed reporters to determine that more than 95 percent of the malicious links were generated during Moscow office hours – between 9 a.m. and 6 p.m. Monday to Friday.
The AP's findings also track with a report that first brought Fancy Bear to the attention of American voters. In 2016, a cybersecurity company known as CrowdStrike said the Democratic National Committee had been compromised by Russian hackers, including Fancy Bear.
Secureworks' roster shows Fancy Bear making aggressive attempts to hack into DNC technical staffers' emails in early April 2016 – exactly when CrowdStrike says the hackers broke in.
And the raw data enabled the AP to speak directly to the people who were targeted, many of whom pointed the finger at the Kremlin.
"We have no doubts about who is behind these attacks," said Artem Torchinskiy, a project coordinator with Navalny's Anti-Corruption Fund who was targeted three times in 2015. "I am sure these are hackers controlled by Russian secret services."
THE MYTH OF THE 400-POUND MAN
Even if only a small fraction of the 4,700 Gmail accounts targeted by Fancy Bear were hacked successfully, the data drawn from them could run into terabytes – easily rivaling the biggest known leaks in journalistic history.
For the hackers to have made sense of that mountain of messages – in English, Ukrainian, Russian, Georgian, Arabic and many other languages – they would have needed a substantial team of analysts and translators. Merely identifying and sorting the targets took six AP reporters eight weeks of work.
The AP's effort offers "a little feel for how much labor went into this," said Thomas Rid, a professor of strategic studies at Johns Hopkins University's School of Advanced International Studies.
He said the investigation should put to rest any theories like the one then-candidate Donald Trump floated last year that the hacks could be the work of "someone sitting on their bed that weighs 400 pounds."
"The notion that it's just a lone hacker somewhere is utterly absurd," Rid said.
Donn reported from Plymouth, Massachusetts. Myers reported from Chicago. Chad Day, Desmond Butler and Ted Bridis in Washington, Frank Bajak in Houston, Lori Hinnant in Paris, Maggie Michael in Cairo and Erika Kinetz in Shanghai contributed to this report. Novaya Gazeta reporters Nikolay Voroshilov, Yana Surinskaya and Roman Anin in Moscow also contributed.
Satter, Donn and Myers can be reached at:
http://raphaelsatter.com , https://twitter.com/jadonn7 and https://twitter.com/myersjustinc
Editor's Note: Satter's father, David Satter, is an author and Russia specialist who has been critical of the Kremlin. His emails were published last year by hackers and his account is on Secureworks' list of Fancy Bear targets.
This combination of photos shows, top row from left, Hillary Clinton, the logo of the defense contractor Lockheed Martin, and former Russian oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky; middle row from left, tanks at a military parade in Kiev, Ukraine, former U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell and the Democratic National Committee headquarters in Washington; bottom row from left, former Secretary of State John Kerry, former NATO Supreme Commander Wesley Clark and Maria Alekhina of the Russian punk band Pussy Riot. These people and organizations were among the thousands targeted by the hacking group Fancy Bear, which disrupted the 2016 U.S. presidential election. Fancy Bear had ambitions well beyond Clinton's campaign, according to a previously unpublished digital hit list obtained by The Associated Press. (AP Photo)
FILE – In this Monday, May 29, 2017 photo released by the Sputnik news agency, Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks during an interview in Paris, France. On Thursday, June 1, 2017, Putin told reporters, Russian hackers might "wake up, read about something going on in interstate relations and, if they have patriotic leanings, they may try to add their contribution to the fight against those who speak badly about Russia." Putin added that "we never engaged in that on a state level," a statement which left open the possibility of other forms of engagement, for example through contractors. (Alexei Nikolsky/Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)
This image shows a portion of a phishing email sent to a Hillary Clinton campaign official on March 25, 2016. An Associated Press investigation into the hackers who disrupted the 2016 U.S. presidential contest has found that they tried to compromise a far wider group of people than has previously been reported using malicious messages like this one. The investigation leaves little doubt that whoever masterminded the intrusions worked in close alignment with the Kremlin's interests. The email address of the recipient has been redacted to protect their privacy. (AP Photo)
Seen though an interior window, employees work in the offices of Secureworks in Atlanta on Oct. 4, 2017. Nineteen thousand lines of targeting data obtained from threat intelligence firm Secureworks lays out in unprecedented detail who the hackers tried to compromise, providing a minute-by-minute look at how the group often dubbed "Fancy Bear" penetrated the Democratic National Committee, tried to break into the Clinton campaign and eventually stole chairman John Podesta's emails. (AP Photo/Marina Hutchinson)
This Friday, Sept. 29, 2017 photo shows the Kremlin in Moscow. The hackers who intervened in America's 2016 presidential contest cast their net far wider than has previously been reported, The Associated Press has found. Data obtained from cybersecurity firm Secureworks provides the most explicit evidence yet that the hacking group known as Fancy Bear operates in close alignment with the Russian government's interests. (AP Photo/Ivan Sekretarev)
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This combination of photos shows from left, punk band Pussy Riot member Maria Alekhina, anti-corruption campaigner Alexei Navalny and oil tycoon-turned-Kremlin foe Mikhail Khodorkovsky. These three were among the Russian targets of the hacking group Fancy Bear. Vasily Gatov, a media analyst who was himself among the Russian targets, said the notion that anyone outside the Kremlin was responsible for Fancy Bear's hit list "would be very difficult to argue _ extremely difficult to argue." (AP Photo)
This image shows a portion of a phishing email sent to a Washington area-based military analyst in September 2017. An Associated Press investigation into the hackers who disrupted the 2016 U.S. presidential contest has found that they tried to compromise a far wider group of people than has previously been reported using malicious messages like this one. The investigation leaves little doubt that whoever masterminded the intrusions worked in close alignment with the Kremlin's interests. The email address of the recipient has been redacted to protect their privacy. (AP Photo)
This combination of photos shows from left, Ukranian President Petro Poroshenko, Ukrainian Interior Minister Arsen Avakov, and Ukranian parliamentarian and former investigative journalist Serhiy Leshchenko. The three are among the Ukranian targets of the hacking group Fancy Bear which attempted to break into at least 545 accounts including half a dozen current and former ministers and as many as two dozen current and former lawmakers. (AP Photo)
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Thousands of victims as young as 11 end up in hospital because of assaults including knife attacks each year, figures suggest.
A fifth person has been stabbed in an area where police are already investigating a series of random knife attacks.
The victims of a stabbing spree in north London were out walking alone when they were randomly attacked from behind, police say.
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Steps To Reproduce I have no idea how the dog got there, only that I ordered a lot of geldings at once and the stuck dog is gelded.
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'Magic In The Moonlight' Sets French Release Date
Magic In The Moonlight is the 2014 film written and directed by Woody Allen. Starring Colin Firth and Emma Stone, we now have the first official release date for the comedy, and it's the country where it was filmed – France.
Mars Distribution has picked up another Allen film it seems, and has tweeted a release date of 15th October 2014.
This is a little later than usual for Allen. Whether that means his now standard July release in the US might also go back, we don't know. We know Cannes was a possibility, but that's a long gap in between.
This is the first of plenty more official information to come, we're sure. At the moment, so much of this film is still a mystery…
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This, of course, is not the real "secret" Kentucky fried chicken recipe, but it really does taste like it.
KFC chicken isn't something any of us is going to eat every day, but when you want that down home fried chicken experience, it sure does hit the spot!
Mix together all the coating ingredients and place in a clean plastic bag. Dip each piece into beaten egg, then into the flour mixture in the bag. Coat the chicken completely with the flour mixture.
Place the oil in a skillet and heat. Brown the chicken in oil slowly (225ºF if you are using an electric skillet), uncovered. Cover the skillet and continue to fry at a very low heat until the chicken is fully cooked, approximately 30 minutes. Check for doneness before removing the chicken from the skillet. It may need longer to cook on slow heat.
This recipe can be prepared using a deep fryer and is actually perfect for the fryer. Follow the directions on your fryer.
Make sure your oil is hot before adding the chicken. The chicken shouldn't be greasy when it is cooked in hot oil, but if the oil is cool, it will absorb the grease.
Our recipe for Kentucky fried chicken is very easy to make, either in a regular skillet or deep fryer.
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i love the kfc recipe!!!
From being an expert on frying chicken I prefer to fry my chicken in a black cast iron skillet with vegetable oil rather than a few tablespoons of oil. I fry my chicken for 10 minutes on each side and it comes out perfect. I use about 3 inches of oil in the pan.
Tried it now. The guidelines are the right ones. use your common sense and observations to make it perfect.
1 hour is too long. the juices would be gone. 15 minutes are enough.
Mid heat all along while covering the skillet, gave better results.
Use pepper and paprika generously.
After covering with flour mixture let the chicken rest for at least 15 minutes before frying. I made 3 bunches; the last one was perfect.
This recipe is one of the best coating mixes i have ever tried on Chicken wings. Ten minutes in the deep fat fryer and these things are amazing.
The only thing I tried (after cooking) was to mix the wings in a mixture of Dianah Chicken & Rib Sauce, and Thai Sweet Chilli Sauce (about 3 to 1). I let these sit in a warm oven before serving and I was lucky to get out with my hand when I put them out.


vickichristine: dear dressember: peace out.
ah, dressember has come to an end. challenging and exciting, creative and sometimes exhausting - i loved the mess of trying to come up with different ways to wear my tiny collection of dresses. so, here they are, the last two dresses of the month.
there is nothing special about this first one. it was the result of no other clean dresses to wear and really wanting to somehow incorporate my new scarf. it brings thoughts of soldiers and Shakespearean players. this dress with those boots needs to never happen again.
see! dressember teaches life lessons!
miss carrie and i, on our last day of dress confinement. oh, how happy we look. believe me, there was some serious pant-under-dress wearing that night. the next photo gives you a slightly better taste of my final dressember look...it's borrowed from my darling mims; i call it the breast dress.
i'm going to miss your dresses! you look so cute in every picture. and the best one is going to be feb 5th!
Welcome to dressuary? I'm a dork... but I just don't want your posts to end!!!
Looks good on ya sis!


Berlin Sonic Places: A Brief Guide is an appreciation of, and an enquiry into, Berlin"s sounds and soundscapes in all their moods of noise and quiet. It asks why does Berlin sound the way it does and what makes one neighbourhood sonically different from another. It pays attention to the aural character of particular buildings, streets, squares and green spaces, listens to the city"s public transport system and celebrates the importance of nature to Berlin"s acoustic environment. Briefly it attempts to find out what Berliners think and feel about the sounds of their city and how Berlin"s soundscape compares with those of other European capitals? Berlin Sonic Places: A Brief Guide raises the question, "How do we hear the cities in which we live?" and offers some thoughts and responses from Berlin"s point of ear.
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These French cookies are very buttery and have both a crumbly and tender texture. I've never had the non-gluten-free version, but my friends and I all enjoy the gluten-free type, so that's a good sign!
Using a stand mixer with a paddle attachment, or a hand mixer, beat butter on medium speed until it is smooth and very creamy.
Add sugars and salt and beat about 1 minute. Only beat until the mixture is smooth; you don't want it to be airy and fluffy.
On low speed, beat in egg yolks.
Stir in flour partially, then finish beating it in on low speed for 30 seconds. Beat just until flour is completely incorporated and the dough looks uniformly moist. The dough won't come together in a ball. It will look moist and clumpy and feel a little like Play-Doh.
Scrape dough onto work surface, gather it into a ball, and divide in half.
Lay each half on a piece of plastic wrap and shape into a 9 inch-long log.
Wrap logs tightly with plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 3 hours and up to 3 days. (They can be frozen for up to 2 months.) To help keep a log round, you can slit the cardboard tube from a paper towel and store the log inside.
Preheat oven to 350ºF and line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper.
Beat an egg yolk in a small bowl.
Remove one log from refrigerator and unwrap it, leaving it on the plastic wrap. Brush yolk all over the log.
Sprinkle entire surface of log with decorating sugar.
Slice log into cookies that are 1/3-inch thick. To help keep log round, rotate log a little with each slice.
Place cookies on baking sheet, spaced 1 inch apart.
Bake for 17 minutes if gluten free OR 17-20 minutes if not. When done, the cookies will be light brown on the bottom, lightly golden around the edges, and pale on top. If you touch the top, they will still feel tender.
Let cookies cool on baking sheet for 1-2 minutes. Using a wide metal spatula, carefully move cookies to a wire rack to finish cooling. The gluten-free cookies are prone to cracking and crumbling, so handle them carefully.


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