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Carly Stein – How a Chance Encounter With a European Pharmacist Turned Into The #1 Cold & Flu Product on Amazon
August 7, 2019 | By Joy Chudacoff Leave a Comment
My guest Carly Stein was studying abroad when a bout of chronic tonsillitis sent her to a pharmacy in search of a cure. What she learned was kind of a miracle.
Carly is the CEO and founder of BeeKeeper's Naturals, a company committed to "reinventing the medicine cabinet" through the healing power of bees. Her product for colds & flu is currently #1 on Amazon and she's been recognized as a game-changing entrepreneur on the 2019 Forbes 30 Under 30 list.
On today's show, Carly talks about how to build a loyal customer base and a robust social media following, why bees have medicinal properties, how she has overcome her biggest challenges, how she has built an amazing team of loyal and passionate people and much more.
The amazing thing is that everything is so accessible. Every single one of us can figure it out." – Carly Stein
The FIRST step she took to give the business traction
Her SIMPLE, SIMPLE strategies to build a loyal following and awareness – "I didn't know anything!"
Refreshing, easy to follow grass roots strategies
How to use SOCIAL MEDIA to help build your business – she should know. Her Instagram boasts over 100K followers!
Why bees have medicinal properties
She didn't allow an inquiry from LinkedIn to throw her; instead she figured it out
The MINDSET to adopt when building a new business
How Carly overcame the biggest challenge in her business
Cash flow tips on how to handle the fluctuation in sales when you are marketing a product
Advice she doesn't agree with in the start-up arena
The surprising new app to help with workflow
Tips for building a great A+ TEAM
What you're doing at every single step every single day is building muscle memory. The muscle memory that you're building is how to respond to challenges with resilience." – Carly Stein
Connect with Carly Stein:
Facebook | Instagram | Twitter | BeeKeeper's Naturals
I know that failure is not the end of a line for me. It is just a red flag that is showing me to go a different way." – Carly Stein
Amy Franko – A Top Sales Blogger, Amazon Best-Selling Author, Sales Expert and Entrepreneur
July 24, 2019 | By Joy Chudacoff Leave a Comment
If you don't have all the clients or customers you want or need, you will want to block some time in your calendar to listen to this episode with my guest today, Amy Franko.
Amy is the author of the new best-selling book The Modern Seller: Sell More and Increase Your Impact in the New Sales Economy and she is also the founder of the Impact Instruction Group. The Modern Seller is an Amazon Bestseller and was also named a 2018 top sales book by Top Sales World. In addition, Amy is recognized by Top Sales World as one of the "Top 50 Sales Bloggers in the World".
Today's show is jam-packed with incredible business and sales advice, tips on building your network and using social media for business growth, how to write a book (even if you don't really enjoy writing) and much more.
People with strong networks can rise above the noise." – Amy Franko
When you know those one or two very significant goals, that is going to give you the track to run on so that you can better prioritize your time." – Amy Franko
The Five Modern Selling Skill Sets
WHY your RELATIONSHIPS are the GOLD
WHY it's essential to pivot between strategy and tactics
How to overcome the "I don't have time to network" feeling you may be having
TIPS on how to create better business relationships (HINT: you don't need to be an extrovert)
How to use SOCIAL MEDIA to build your business
How to write a book (even if writing doesn't come easily to you)
If you want to build the skill, you can. It is the habits that you put into your everyday relationship building that becomes the 'how'." – Amy Franko
Connect with Amy Franko:
LinkedIn | Twitter | Amy Franko
People who really get it (who are really intentional about building the RIGHT strategic relationships); they are focused on a big significant goal and that helps them make good choices about where they invest their time in building their networks." – Amy Franko
Raegan Moya-Jones – Creating a 100M Blockbuster Biz With Baby Blankets
May 29, 2019 | By Joy Chudacoff Leave a Comment
When my guest, Raegan Moya-Jones, couldn't find the muslin-fabric baby blankets that were a swaddling tradition from her native Australia, she set out to make her own.
In 2006, Raegan co-founded aden + anais, the baby lifestyle brand globally recognized for its high-quality, design-driven muslin swaddles and baby products. Aden + anais is a $100 million-dollar company today. You might recognize them because Prince George made his first public debut wrapped in an aden + anais blanket!
On today's show, Raegan talks about what she waited for in order to quit her full-time job at The Economist Group (she worked there until 2009), what it was like when her co-founder/partnership fell apart, why she decided to go from "babies to booze" and much more.
I think you'll find today's show raw and authentic, helpful and inspiring.
There was definitely a period of time where I thought 'well if I really want to spread my wings and do what I think I am capable of doing (that nobody else seems to think that I'm capable of), then I'm just going to have to go out there and do my own thing." – Raegan Moya- Jones
The TWO ingredients that carried Raegan through the first five years
The "old-school" marketing tool Raegan used to get her products into retail locations
Raegan's humorous story about not having time to wash her hair for 15 days (too funny and I can relate!)
What it was like to watch the CELEBRITY who used her product for his public debut
What is was like to go through the loss of a good friend who was also her business partner
Raegan's open, raw, transparent discussion about her many moments in the "fetal position"
WHY Raegan decided to start a second company
Business advice for women that she completely disagrees with
What it was like to be fired from a business that she co-founded and built to 100M
The first five years of aden + anais was basically hard work and Google that got me through it." – Raegan Moya-Jones
Connect with Raegan Moya-Jones:
LinkedIn | Instagram – Raegan Moya-Jones | Raegan Moya-Jones
Saint Luna Spirits | Facebook – Saint Luna | Instagram – Saint Luna
aden + anais | Facebook – aden + anais | Instagram – aden + anais | Twitter – aden + anais
The big mistake that people make is they think they can't do it because they don't know how, but if you want it badly enough you really can just teach yourself. It was very much a one foot in front of another process for me." – Raegna Moya-Jones
Rosie O'Neill – How Sugarfina Has Achieved Explosive Growth Over The Past 450 Days
February 20, 2019 | By Joy Chudacoff Leave a Comment
**Rosie O'Neill is the FIRST in a series of ENCORE podcast interviews we will be conducting over the next few months. We've been closely watching the growth of some of the women we've had on the show before and we're inviting back guests who are having explosive growth and are willing to share the journey with you.
Rosie O'Neill, is an entrepreneur with a major sweet tooth for business. I had Rosie on 'She's Got Moxie' back on November 15, 2017, and that episode is still today one of our most popular. Since my last interview with Rosie, (about 450 days ago), Sugarfina has grown tremendously. Today, she shares with us what business has been like and how the company has exploded with growth so quickly.
In July 2012, along with her co-founder and fiancé (now hubby) Josh Resnick, Rosie launched Sugarfina, a luxury candy boutique for grown-ups featuring the finest confections from artisan candy makers around the world. Best known for Champagne and Rosé-infused gummy bears, Sugarfina has been named one of the "World's 50 Most Innovative Companies" and "World's 10 Most Innovative Retailers" by Fast Company as it disrupts the $200B confections industry. Sugarfina has also made the list of the "World's Most Beautiful Candy Shops" by Architectural Digest.
I certainly have those days where I start to go into the negative self-talk, but I'm trying to be much better about catching it and turning it around. And basically, the same advice that I would give to a female entrepreneur friend, I try to give that to myself. Sometimes we're harder on ourselves than we would be to a friend." – Rosie O'Neill
What's happened in the last 450 days (it's quite Remarkable)
The strategy they've used to grow beyond physical locations to get into the hands of their target consumer
The difference between hiring for the "RIGHT NOW" versus Hiring for Future Growth (Brilliant!)
Her Biggest Challenge ("it's always the same")
DAILY rituals have contributed to her success as a CEO and Co-Founder
How she handles the really tough "I'm not sure if I can go on" days
Her quick decision-making process
The things she's outsourced in her life (this was a humorous moment for sure!)
Her BEST Advice for women entrepreneurs who are in the sweet spot of scaling
Do your most dreaded task first thing in the morning. It is basically like wake-up and do that disgusted 'ugh, I can't wait to get it over with' thing." – Rosie O'Neill
Connect with Rosie O'Neill:
LinkedIn | Instagram | Twitter | Sugarfina | Instagram | Facebook
I am a big believer that you've got to focus on two or three things and do those things really well before you start to focus on the next thing." – Rosie O'Neill
Elizabeth Winkler – Psychology Expert on Mindfulness, Coping With Divorce, And The Creator of The Heart Surgery Kit
Have you ever taken a 'noticing' break? Maybe you should. Today, my guest, Elizabeth Winkler shares how mindfulness can lead to greater productivity and better relationships.
As a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, Elizabeth provides counseling to individuals, couples and families throughout Los Angeles. She has provided therapy on Bravo and OWN, and she is a featured blogger on Laura Wasser's divorce platform, It's Over Easy.
In addition to all of her media work, Elizabeth is the founder and creator of the mindfulness process, Heart Surgery, which empowers children to mindfully process emotions from their heart.
Actually, she is traveling to Sierra Leone to deliver the kits to children there and she talks about that on today's show.
Everything that I've created has been born out of my own challenges, which is kind of how it works." – Elizabeth Winkler
WHY Mindfulness is the "bullet train to freedom"
Elizabeth's process of "mindful untethering" from divorce
The key to moving out of fear and into your own personal POWER
Why the word "ALIGNED" has been a huge key to her success
The best ACTION STEPS to get media attention for business
Her Biggest challenge as a woman entrepreneur
Details on how her heart surgery kit is helping empower children
The BEST Tip to starting your day
Why it's ok not to know something
The importance of a morning routine
The way in which you start your day is so important." – Elizabeth Winkler
Connect with Elizabeth Winkler:
Facebook | Instagram | Twitter | Elizabeth Winkler
My advice is to make friends with the unknown." – Elizabeth Winkler
Lu Parker – From High School English Teacher to Media Celebrity to Founder & CEO of Be Kind & Co.
November 14, 2018 | By Joy Chudacoff Leave a Comment
You may have seen her on KTLA or interviewing celebrities and dignitaries such as Oprah, Bradley Cooper, Aretha Franklin, Clint Eastwood, Barbra Streisand, Kanye West, Nelson Mandela, & Jane Goodall. From Miss USA to an Emmy Award-winning journalist, Lu Parker has had an incredible career.
As she continues to anchor on KTLA, Lu also took a moment of adversity in her life to start a movement around kindness and became the Founder & CEO of Be Kind & Co.
On today's show, you'll love her pearls of wisdom as Lu gives us a deep look into her career path and the lessons she's learned along the way.
What are the little steps that you are taking today that build towards that goal?" – Lu Parker
How a Moment of ADVERSITY led Lu to start a company based on KINDNESS
The difference between NICE and KIND and why KIND is better
Why it's important to be kind to YOURSELF first
How women LEAD and why the world will be more ALIGNED when women are in LEADERSHIP
How Lu went from a 10th-grade English teacher to Miss USA and then on to anchor KTLA Health & Fitness
How Lu handled being in an environment where people were very "unkind"
Lu's best (think super simple) advice for getting WHAT you WANT in life
Her best tips for productivity
The ONE THING you need to let go of
Don't put so much pressure on yourself that it is not fun anymore." – Lu Parker
Connect with Lu Parker:
Facebook | Instagram | Twitter | LinkedIn | Lu Parker | Be Kind & Co.
I really do feel like if we can love ourselves and be kind to ourselves then, in turn, we're able to be more kind to the stranger on the street or to a friend in need." – Lu Parker
Melissa Ben-Ishay – How Getting Fired From an Advertising Job Was The BEST Thing That Could Happen to Her
October 31, 2018 | By Joy Chudacoff Leave a Comment
After getting fired from her advertising job, Melissa Ben-Ishay went home and baked some cupcakes (her go-to daily staple). Turns out this was the BEST action step she could have taken. Today, Baked by Melissa, the New York City-based brand is famous for its signature, bite-size cupcakes and treats that are only 50 calories each!
Passionate about baking since childhood with the idea that people should taste a cupcake "guilt free," she decided to do what she loved and launched Baked by Melissa in 2008.
She's absolutely hilarious and what I love most is her complete transparency.
You can do anything and anyone who tells you otherwise is small." – Melissa Ben-Ishay
HOW she started out in her apartment
How she prepared for her first BIG moment with a well-known Caterer in NY
The moment she knew she was on to something
Her 'Disruption' moment – what gave her the "advantage"
The MOST important mindset a woman entrepreneur with a family can have
How she went from her apartment to 14 stores sprinkled around NYC
Why it was hard to RELINQUISH CONTROL in her business
The great advice that Melissa's Dad gave her when things got hard
Why starting and ending her day with her family is a PRIORITY
What she did on days when she felt like a fraud
What she sees as the essential ingredient in a startup business
Her biggest challenge and how she handles it
How and why YOU CAN DO ANYTHING
There is actually a very, very specific attitude that built this company, which is seeing challenges as opportunities to learn and grow." – Melissa Ben-Ishay
Connect with Melissa Ben-Ishay:
Facebook | Instagram | Twitter | Baked by Melissa
You have to kind of embody the person you want to be." – Melissa Ben-Ishay
Ianthe Mauro – From SNL to Telling Stories Through Fragrance as the Founder & CEO of Objects With Purpose Candles
Ladies, you do not want to miss this interview. It's real, raw and illuminating : -).
She was dealing with a serious health challenge combined with going through a divorce. Ianthe Mauro, CEO & Founder of Objects With Purpose Candles found that lighting a candle was the one action step she could take every day to soothe her soul.
But an interesting thing occurred during this time. Ianthe soon found out that the ingredients used to manufacture many candles weren't good for her. So she did what most entrepreneurial women do; she saw a problem and she set out to solve it. It's been over a decade now and the results have been amazing.
Ianthe's candles have appeared in the Oscar Swag bag, The Hollywood Medium, The Today Show with Kathie Lee and Hoda, Dr. Oz, Let's Make a Deal and The Price Is Right. Her candles have become the "go to" gift in Hollywood.
I'm allowing myself to be ok just focusing on a few things in my business rather than trying to do everything at once." – Ianthe Mauro
How going through both an illness and a divorce put her on a path to creating her own eco-friendly luxury candle.
How she made her very FIRST candle.
Her BEST Action Steps to be featured in major media and have her candles in over 200 stores.
The tried and true marketing method that got her noticed in Hollywood.
WHY taking imperfect Action is Key to Growth.
How she became known as the "scent expert."
How she continues to overcome her Biggest Business CHALLENGE.
The MOMENT she almost gave up (this is vulnerable, transparent and involves $24 and "fancy glass" milk bottles.)
Her Best PRODUCTIVITY TIPS.
'No' is extremely powerful." – Ianthe Mauro
Connect with Ianthe Mauro:
Facebook | YouTube | Twitter | Objects With Purpose
Fragrance is an opportunity for me to tell the story in a product that is outside of me." – Ianthe Mauro
7 Business Essentials for Explosive Growth in 2019
October 3, 2018 | By Joy Chudacoff Leave a Comment
You will cross the threshold to 2019 in less than 90 days.
Right now, you're probably hard at work on accomplishing all the goals you set for yourself in 2018. And, you're also probably beginning to ask yourself: "What changes or course-corrections do I need to make in order to start 2019 on a path to faster profits serving my treasured clients and customers?"
Your business or product is like a vehicle. You, the creator, the founder, are the driver of that vehicle.
On today's show, I'll walk you through the 7 Business Essentials for Explosive Business Growth and also how you can "fine tune" your leadership for uber success in 2019.
You need to make sure that you're working in your genius and your highest level of creativity." – Joy Chudacoff
Simple tips to make sure you are accessing your GENIUS every day
The ONE thing you can easily do to bring more profit to your bottom line
The BEST strategy for your business
The INVISIBLE BLOCKS I see plague many women entrepreneurs and how they hold you back
Productivity Rituals to help you be at your best as a leader
WHY your business may be 'satisfactorily underperforming'
How to build the team culture of your dreams
Your ticket to freedom as an entrepreneur
When you give yourself permission to take the time to prepare and plan for that next level of business growth, that next level of leadership, incredible leaps happen almost immediately." – Joy Chudacoff
Learn more about my Align Retreat 2019!!!!
Email, Call, or Text Kathy at kathy@smartwomensolutions.com or (310) 266-0416
It's about being able to communicate that vision on a day-to-day, week-to-week basis to the people who are in this with you." – Joy Chudacoff
Jessica Principe – From Dreading Her Shower Shave to Founder & CEO of All Girl Shave Club
Great ideas come to many people in the shower, and that was absolutely true for the Founder & CEO of All Girl Shave Club, Jessica Principe.
All Girl Shave Club is a subscription service and online store started in 2016. In the first 12 months, the company had blockbuster growth (surpassing the six-figure mark in sales) and now serves customers in all 50 states and Canada.
What started out as a passion project to transform the chore of shaving into a treat, has become a female-focused shaving and grooming business. Ladies who join the club receive high quality, premium razors, coupled with unique, specialty shaving and body products in the mail every other month.
On today's show, Jessica talks about her company's rapid growth, secrets to cash flow, and her best tips for women entrepreneurs while juggling a family.
I'm really realistic about the time that it takes to accomplish things, and that helps me stay motivated." – Jessica Principe
The FIRST Step Jessica took BEFORE launching All Girl Shave Club – Genius!
Her Biggest Challenge (she's learned that every new level of growth brings a new challenge)
Why it's ok to start SLOW
How she managed cash flow during an intense time of growth (simple, doable strategies!)
The time she went into what felt like a three-day coma over a difficult business dilemma
Jessica shares some wise words from a mentor during a very dark time
Why focusing on a specific niche is the key to dramatic growth
Her BEST advice for women who want to just Go For It (you may be surprised here)
Her favorite app for productivity
There's nothing wrong with starting your business while your working full-time, and you don't want to quit your job too early when you're not generating enough income." – Jessica Principe
Connect with Jessica Principe:
Facebook | Instagram | Twitter | YouTube | All Girl Shave Club
It is ok not to get everything done overnight. It is ok to take your time, to make strategic decisions and give yourself time to think through things." – Jessica Principe


Central Phoenix's Zookz Sandwiches added three new sandwiches to their menu this week with the hot summer months and lighter eating in mind. Whether you'll be enjoying them for breakfast or lunch owner Carole Meyer's goal is to please their loyal customers through their taste buds.
The toasted and round sandwiches offer customers a mix of poultry, vegetables and dairy and flavors that are sweet, savory and spicy. The three new are….
Sandwiches aren't the only menu items that are healthy and light made for summer eating. Their side salads are a fresh and tasty addition to each of the sandwiches, customers can choose from Garbanzo Bean salad with feta, roasted red peppers, green onion in a lemon zest yogurt dressing or Potato salad with black beans, green onion, corn and chipotle sauce. Even better is when you have both side salads as you meal to get maximum flavors.
Craving a sweet to end your meal try the new Caribbean Beet Cake. Yes beets, giving you a unique tropical flavor.


Cinderella Project will be visiting each high school for Prom to help students find a dress or tux that is just right for them. Students may shop and try-on during lunch or after school. Parent or guardian permission is required. Forms are available in the main office. Our schedule and locations are listed below.
Please contact cinderellaproject@kacpta.org if you'd like to help with this project. We've got jobs at the schools during the day as well as behind the scenes.
Cinderella Project helped a record 133 students find something just right for them to wear to Homecoming 2016. This was definitely the effort of a village. There were many who donated dresses or suits, volunteered at a high school, or helped out behind the scenes. THANK YOU!
We work with 34 Local PTAs and PTSAs with over 3,000 members!
so we can collectively support the education and well-being of every child in the Kent School District.


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James Franco's Smart Ways To Live in Today's Highly-Wired Landscape in "Why Him?"
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James Franco stars as Silicon Valley billionaire Laird Mayhew, a self-made young man whose life was spent writing codes and designing apps, leaving him clueless about how to read a room and appropriately modulate his behavior in the uproarious R-rated family comedy "Why Him?"
Laird's social skills are completely acceptable to his girlfriend Stephanie (Zoey Deutch) and to the millennial circle he belongs, but does not sit well with Stephanie's dad, Ned (Bryan Cranston). Ned, a small-town father, owner of a struggling mid-sized printing business in Michigan, is complete opposites with Laird who is making billions in the digital realm.
During Ned's 55th birthday party, Stephanie joins the event via Skype to send well wishes to her dad from her Stanford dorm room. The Flemings and their party guests are surprised by an unexpected (and naked) introduction to her new boyfriend Laird…or at least a part of him. Distraught over the fact that Stephanie has uncharacteristically been hiding something from him, Ned begrudgingly agrees to travel with the family to spend the holidays in California to meet his daughter's first serious boyfriend. Ned, along with his wife Barb (Megan Mullally) and son Scotty (Griffin Gluck) experience what it's like to live in the eco-friendly home of a Silicon Valley billionaire:
1. Laird's sprawling hipster estate in Palo Alto is as minimalist as it can get for more space to move around.
2. Meals served are from lawn-to-table. His house is surrounded with hectares of lawns where he keeps an array of animals, trees and vegetables.
3. The expansive "smart house" is completely paperless, bathrooms included.
4. The home also features an omnipresent operating system named Justine, a virtual concierge voiced by Big Bang Theory star Kaley Cuoco, who can field questions, give feedback and track activity and conversations from room to room.
5. The center of the home is an enormous installation of a giant moose submerged in a tank of its own urine.
6. The majority of the paintings on display in the movie are mostly James Franco originals.
7. No bodyguards. Laird's home is also where Gustav (played by Keegan-Michael Key), his friend and mentor, tutors him in evasive Parkour as a means of self-defense.
But it's not just the film's outrageous stunts or wild physical comedy that's likely to stick with moviegoers. Cranston, for one believes the truly relatable story of a devoted father finding a way to embrace the unconventional tech billionaire his daughter loves that's at the center of "Why Him?" will resonate with viewers. It's a funny family comedy about acceptance and connection.
"A lot of comedy is derived from the differences between us and is best when born in a sense of reality," Cranston says. "If an audience leaves a theater and had a lot of laughs, that is a value in itself. If an audience laughed and actually felt something, that's the rich experience we hope to achieve."
Rated R-13, "Why Him?" opens February 1 in cinemas from 20th Century Fox to be distributed by Warner Bros.

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Mary Parent Joins Legendary as Vice Chairman of Worldwide Production
"The Revenant" producer is taking her Disruption Entertainment execs Cale Boyter and Ali Mendes with her
Jeff Sneider | March 3, 2016 @ 12:41 PM	Last Updated: March 3, 2016 @ 2:11 PM
Oscar-nominated producer Mary Parent has joined Legendary Pictures as vice chairman of worldwide production, a role that was created specifically for her in the wake of Jon Jashni's exit, the studio announced Thursday.
Parent will oversee all aspects of the company's film, television, digital, mobile and new media development and production activities, and will report to Legendary chairman/CEO Thomas Tull. She'll also take at least two of her Disruption Entertainment executives with her to Legendary — Cale Boyter and Ali Mendes.
Parent's appointment is timed to a new phase for Legendary, which was recently acquired by entertainment conglomerate Dalian Wanda Group. Utilizing the company's broader platform and reach, her mandate will be to continue to harness Legendary's expertise in creating tentpole films and impactful television and digital series for global audiences.
Also Read: China's Wanda Group Seeks $1.5 Billion Investment for Film Unit After Acquiring Legendary Pictures
"Mary has proven to be the rare individual that has not just served as an executive and a producer, but someone who has done both with tremendous success," said Tull. "Her creative instincts, relationships and an innate ability to put together a production slate designed for a global audience that is also based on savvy financial understanding are qualities we will rely on greatly as we enter the next phase of Legendary's growth."
"I have loved being solely a producer, but sometimes an opportunity so unique presents itself, you have to jump in with both feet. The chance to be a part of building a truly global business with Legendary, in a climate where content is becoming ubiquitous regardless of the distribution platform or the origin of audiences, is just that opportunity. Plus, having worked closely with everyone at Legendary these past four years, I have come to know the vision they have for the future and I'm so excited that Thomas has invited me to be a part of it," added Parent.
Parent most recently produced "The Revenant" and is currently in production on "Kong: Skull Island" for Legendary. She previously served as the founder and CEO of Disruption Entertainment, a production company with a slate of films that generated over $2 billion at the global box office. As part of this slate, Parent produced Legendary's "Pacific Rim" and "Godzilla" along with other films including "Noah" and "The Spongebob Movie: Sponge Out of Water."
Also Read: Legendary's Wanda Takeover Clears US Regulatory Approval
Prior to founding Disruption Entertainment, Parent was the chairman/CEO of worldwide production for MGM. Before taking the reins at MGM, Parent co-founded Stuber/Parent, where she produced "You, Me and Dupree" and "Role Models." She also spent nine years at Universal Pictures, rising up the ranks to eventually become vice chairman of worldwide production, where she was responsible for many of the studio's critical and commercial hits.
In January 2016, Wanda announced it would acquire Legendary for $3.5 billion. Legendary's upcoming theatrical release slate includes "Warcraft" on June 10, 2016, "The Great Wall" on Feb. 17, 2017, and "Kong: Skull Island" on March 10, 2017. Legendary Television is about to go in to production on the second season of the Netflix original series "Love" from creators Judd Apatow, Paul Rust and Lesley Arfin; and the second season of "Colony," a co-production with Universal Cable Productions for USA Network. Legendary also just wrapped production on the television pilot "Downward Dog" for ABC in conjunction with ABC Studios.
Jon Jashni Exits as Legendary President to Form Investment Fund
By Jeff Sneider | February 29, 2016 @ 3:06 PM
China's Wanda Group Seeks $1.5 Billion Investment for Film Unit After Acquiring Legendary Pictures
By Beatrice Verhoeven | February 25, 2016 @ 7:42 AM
Legendary's Wanda Takeover Clears US Regulatory Approval
By Joan E. Solsman | February 2, 2016 @ 7:17 AM
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Q: Datepicker CSS loaded but looks like it's not applied I've installed AdminLTE theme in my Laravel project. Everything works and looks fine, but the datepicker seems to be broken.
I've tried all sources of JS & CSS, even with CDNS, loaded everything from bower_components that was refering to datepicker and it still not looking like it should.
Imports looks like this:-
<script src="{{asset('theme')}}/js/bootstrap-datepicker.js"></script>
<link rel="stylesheet" href="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/bootstrap-datepicker/1.9.0/css/bootstrap-datepicker.css" integrity="sha256-bLNUHzSMEvxBhoysBE7EXYlIrmo7+n7F4oJra1IgOaM=" crossorigin="anonymous" />

JS code from page looks like this:
<script>
 //Date picker
   $('#datepicker').datepicker({
        autoclose: true
   });
</script>

And the output looks like this: http://prntscr.com/o4r6gn
.CSS and .JS files are loaded, no errors on console.log.
What's wrong? :(

A: I think the way you import is not correct.
Change your import to
<script src="{{asset('theme/js/bootstrap-datepicker.js')}}"></script>

A: From your screenshot, it seems that there are multiple Datepicker versions,

*

*First of all remove all of them,

*Then get the one that corresponds to your version of bootstrap,

*Place the Datepicker CSS import after all of your CSS imports(Just before the closing <head> tag).

*Place the Datepicker JS import after both JQuery and Bootstrap.js
imports(JS should be place just before the closing <body> tag).

A: Try bootstrap-datepicker.standalone.min.css
in my case it doesnt work either without these styles

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ESPN's World Fame 100 is out. The annual list, which charts the most popular sportspersons across the world, was released on Wednesday. The list had quite a few surprises, including 11 Indian athletes in the top 100. While Cristiano Ronaldo's name emerged on top, NBA superstar LeBron James came in second and Argentina's Lionel Messi completed the podium. While not a single Indian sportsperson featured in the top 10, Team India skipper Virat Kohli was 11th — making him the most popular cricketer in the world. Kohli's ranking is quite impressive, considering that it put him ahead of global sports icons such as Serena Williams and pugilist Floyd Mayweather, who got his fair share of the limelight thanks to a bout against Conor McGregor.
Other Indian cricketers on the list include MS Dhoni, who is ranked 20th. This makes the former Indian skipper the second most popular Indian sportsperson. Additionally, Team India vice captain and Mumbai Indians captain Rohit Sharma came in at the 30th spot.
Captain of both the Test as well as the ODI side, Virat Kohli's popularity has grown manifold after an impressive 2017. Kohli was ranked 13th on last year's list and jumped two spots thanks to his sweltering form which ensured that he scored more than 2800 runs across all formats last year (more than anyone else). ESPN calls Kohli as the man 'who can do nothing wrong.' Kohli was also named one of Time's 100 most influential people and was the only cricketer on the list.
It should come as no surprise that Kohli is ahead of global sports stars such as Serena Williams, Novak Djokovic and Floyd Mayweather this year. To top off what was a tremendous year for the Indian skipper, he also got hitched to Bollywood superstar Anushka Sharma in December 2017.
Although MS Dhoni has slipped five places from last year's rankings to 20th this year, there is no doubt about his continuing fame. The former skipper might have been a little dormant in 2017 but with the return of Chennai Super Kings in this year's IPL, Dhoni's popularity is certain to see a surge in 2018. He was awarded the Padma Bhushan — India's third highest civilian honour — on the seventh anniversary of India's cricket World Cup victory. With endorsements worth over $16m (₹109 crores) and a social following of 20.5m, 36-year-old MS Dhoni is only reaching more and more fans every day.
Nicknamed 'the Hitman,' Rohit Sharma completes the top 30 list of most popular sportspersons in 2017. Although he is having a less than ideal season with Mumbai Indians in IPL 2018, he led them to their third IPL victory last year. Rohit Sharma has also been excellent for the national side, which has clearly seen his popularity rise.
Apart from the three of them, Suresh Raina (41), Saina Nehwal (50), Yuvraj Singh (57), Ravichandran Ashwin (71), Harbhajan Singh (80), Gautam Gambhir (83), Shikhar Dhawan (94) and Sania Mirza (100) complete India's representation in the list of the most popular sportspersons in the world.


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The last show in January 2015 featured 1,234 exhibitors and welcomed more than 27,303 visitors from 118 countries which made it the largest Intersec of all times. If you are responsible for security or safety, Intersec is the must-attend event for you!
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John Wylde began his career in public transport in the offices of London Transport, both Central Road Services and Country Buses, just after the loss of the trams in 1952. After training and while practising as a teacher in the sixties, he was instrumental in creating and operating what was probably the first Community Bus scheme before forming a partnership to operate then-unconventional minibuses on conventional bus routes. He became Public Transport Officer of two County Councils (before and after the 1974 reorganisation of local government), after which he took advantage of the deregulation of bus services in 1986 to operate taxibuses, and acted as a rural transport consultant for the Rural Development Commission. After 'retirement' he wrote his memoirs (Wylde's Adventures in Busland) and Wylde's Reflections on Public Transport, which he is now revising, combining and enlarging under the title 'Experiments in Public Transport Operation', and then went to Oxford Brookes University to obtain the qualifications with which he should properly have begun his career (MSc in Transport Planning). Following completion of his course he felt the need for a book to help young entrants to the transport industry, or those anxious to study how we have arrived at the present situation, as the intention of the incoming government in 1997 to 'integrate' transport seems to have proved almost as elusive as previous attempts, of which there were several in the last century. To match his practical experience of road passenger transport he has a lifelong interest in railways, his father having been in railway offices and his son having 'hands-on' experience of freight and test-train operation. He is a Chartered Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (UK).


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One of most innovative bands of the 2000s, this Brooklyn-based quintet blends a slew of disparate elements —electronics, indie guitar rock, free jazz, funk, soul and a cappella doo-wop vocals —into a vibrant and arty sound that recalls Funkadelic, the Beach Boys, the Jesus and Mary Chain, Otis Redding and even Aphex Twin. It isn't exactly pop music, but TV on the Radio earned loads of praise from critics and fans alike with its major-label debut, Return to Cookie Mountain in 2006, and its 2008 follow-up Dear Science.
Tunde Adebimpe, who grew up in Nigeria surrounded by Indian and African musical styles, and his roommate David Andrew Sitek, producer of underground rock acts such as the Yeah Yeah Yeah's and Liars, formed TV on the Radio in 2001. Adebimpe and Sitek were both visual artists: Adebimpe had worked as an animator on MTV's "Celebrity Death Match," and Sitek painted. As TVOTR, the pair self-released a bizarre, lo-fi collection of songs called OK Calculator, a Zappa-esque album whose title parodied Radiohead's OK Computer. A buzz grew around the duo, which expanded into a full band with the arrival of guitarist Kyp Malone, drummer Jaleel Bunton and bassist Gerard Smith.


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Q: Fazer crop quadrado de uma imagem Estou tentando realizar o crop de faces de uma foto mas ainda não consegui achar uma fórmula matemática que me ajude a deixar o crop quadrado.
As informações que tenho são:

*

*Foto

*Posição das faces das pessoas da foto (width, height, top, left)

Apesar das informações das posições das faces ser realmente somente da face de cada pessoa, eu consegui aumentar as laterais para aparecer mais a cabeça completa da pessoa. Então se eu tenho um crop de uma face com as dimensões 80x120 eu aumento em duas vezes esse tamanho e recalculo o top e left da seguinte forma:
$sizes['width'] = $sizes['width'] * 2; // Ganhando margem no crop
$sizes['height'] = $sizes['height'] * 2; // Ganhando margem no crop

// Recalculando top e left
$sizes['left'] = $sizes['left'] - ($sizes['width'] / 4);
$sizes['top'] = $sizes['top'] - ($sizes['height'] / 4);

Acontece que essas posições não tem o width e height iguais. Eu precisava deixá-los iguais porém reposicionando o top e left para o crop ficar "centralizado".
Ainda considerando o exemplo acima, eu precisava conseguir que o width e height com 120px (maior lado) e o top e left fossem recalculados para a face da pessoa ter o crop centralizado.
Não estou achando alguma fórmula para resolver essa questão.
Eu tentei descobrindo o maior lado e recalculado o top ou o left da seguinte forma:
if ($sizes['width'] >= $sizes['height']){
    $bigger = 'width';
    $sizes['left'] = $sizes['left'] - ($sizes['width'] - $sizes['height'] / 2);
} else {
    $bigger = 'height';
    $sizes['top'] = $sizes['top'] - ($sizes['height'] - $sizes['width'] / 2);
}

E no crop eu fazia:
$image->crop($sizes[$bigger], $sizes[$bigger], $sizes['left'], $sizes['top']);

Infelizmente o crop não fica ajustado. Alguma sugestão?
Obrigado.


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WASHINGTON, D.C.––The cities within the U.S. experienced an explosion during the early 1990s. That explosion was the privatization of education.
Twenty years ago, there was rapid maneuvering of capitalist interests to destabilize and dismantle public education, specifically in low-income African communities across the country.
A very sophisticated strategy was developed: the takeover of entire school districts.
At the same time there was a large scale push to "rejuvenate" low-income, predominately African and "Latino" communities by pushing out the current residents in order to build new properties for young white consumers.
Increased funding was given to police agencies in major cities during these pushout initiatives.
This was done in order to facilitate a policy of police containment in public schools and low-income African communities.
In New York City, for example, between 1993 and 1997, Rudy Giuliani's zero-tolerance "quality of life" policing mostly targeted the poor and working class.
School closures, displacement and policing worked together to facilitate the mass pushout of African families, headed mostly by African women.
Understanding all of this helps us realize that the privatization of public education cannot be separated from the overall attack on African people in this country.
Ten years post-Katrina tactic
Ten years ago federal, state and local governments conspired to remove the African population in New Orleans.
In addition to limiting the return of residents, three months after the devastation of Hurricane Katrina, the Louisiana legislature passed Act 35, allowing the State-run Recovery School District (RSD) to take over 107 New Orleans public schools. What resulted was a man-made catastrophe:
• Over 7,500 school employees, including 4,000 teachers, were fired
• Massive waves of school closures (only half of the 107 schools were re-opened)
• Students shuffled from struggling school to struggling school, across community lines, from one end of the city to the other
• Students attending schools in deteriorating trailers
• Intensified inequity and instability in New Orleans schools
• Exacerbated student pushout through harsh discipline
The vast majority of schools that were closed were located in poor and working class black neighborhoods––the same communities that were hit hardest by Hurricane Katrina.
Ten years after Katrina, the RSD is the first all-charter school district in the country, with very little improvement in the quality of education provided to New Orleans' students.
Other cities and states have since then deployed this same strategy, attacking primarily African schools and school districts with the false promise of improving educational outcomes. Instead the schools are destabilized and private agencies make millions of dollars.
New developments in Ohio
The wave of privatization and school closures have made it to Ohio. The African National Women's Organization (ANWO) has vowed to fight these attacks that are destined to continue in the destructive path of privatization in Newark, Detroit and New Orleans, to name a few.
In June of 2015, the Ohio general assembly passed House Bill 70. This was done at the last minute during the legislative process of its current session and with no opportunity for community input.
Similar to other bills passed in Georgia, North Carolina and Arkansas, HB70 would allow for:
• The removal of teachers' union,
• Local voters losing the right to control their own school districts, and
• Districts to turn operations over to for-profit management entities.
On July 16, 2015, Ohio governor Kasich signed HB70 into law. This is a dangerous track for us to be on. We've seen over and over again that these takeovers––the massive privatization of school districts––do not equal school improvement.
In fact they have created instability, charter fraud, mismanagement and the loss of thousands of students in school systems that push them out.
It has been 18 years since the Ohio supreme court ruled by a 4-3 decision in 'DeRolph v State' that, "The time has come to fix the system. Let there be no misunderstanding. Ohio's public school-financing scheme must undergo a complete systematic overhaul."
Zakiya Sankara-Jabar, ANWO member and Director of Racial Justice Now, knows African communities across the state will be devastated by these takeovers.
Sankara-Jabar states that "The root causes for why certain districts are deemed 'failing' are not being addressed. Our schools need adequate funding, culturally relevant curriculum and positive school discipline policies that keep our children in the classroom."
We need real investment in education across community lines. We need equity. We need local control and parents need to have a voice in education.
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in: Oswego, Illinois, Villages in Kendall County, Illinois, Villages in Illinois, Settlements established in 1833
Oswego, Illinois
Village of Oswego, Illinois
Location in the Chicago metropolitan area
• Village President
Brian LeClercq [1]
15.63 sq mi (40.5 km2)
0.11 sq mi (0.3 km2)
Elevation 577 ft (176 m)
Population (2010)
• Density 2,025/sq mi (781.9/km2)
CST (UTC-6)
CDT (UTC-5)
http://www.oswegoil.org/
Oswego is a village in Kendall County, Illinois, United States. The village population, according to the 2010 census, is 30,355. Its population has more than doubled since the 2000 census count of 13,326. With that growth, Oswego is the largest municipality located completely within Kendall County.
Oswego is famous to many Chicago area residents for the town drag strip open from 1955 until 1979 where custom muscle cars were raced by drivers from all over the mid-west. The drag days are celebrated today even though the strip has been closed for decades.
3 Downtown
4 Awards and recognition
7 Notable people
Oswego is located at 41°41′26″N 88°20′30″W / 41.69056, -88.34167Coordinates: 41°41′26″N 88°20′30″W / 41.69056, -88.34167 and straddles the Fox River.
According to the 2010 census, the village has a total area of 15.63 square miles (40.5 km2),15.53 square miles (40.2 km2) (or 99.36%) is land and 0.11 square miles (0.28 km2) (or 0.70%) is water.[1]
According the village of Oswego website, in 1833, William Smith Wilson, his wife Rebecca, and his brother-in-law Daniel Pearce moved to the area now known as Oswego. The land was officially owned by the local Potowatomi, Ottawa, and Chippewa tribes but the U.S. Government removed the Native Americans when they started surveying the land along the Fox River in Kendall County. The Government ended up putting the land up for sale at a price of $2.25 an acre.[2]
After the sale of the land, Lewis Brinsmaid Judson and Levi F. Arnold laid out the village and named it Hudson. However, when a post office was established by the Government, confusion over the town name arose. The citizens then gathered and chose the permanent name of Oswego. The ford across the Fox River in the town allowed Oswego to grow economically and as a town. Many years later with the invention of the automobile, Oswego continued to see growth as it was a hub for three different state highways (Route 25, Ill. Route 71, and Ill. Route 31). These have allowed Oswego to grow to what it has become today.[3]
Downtown[]
Downtown Oswego is home to historic buildings and homes, as well as shops and restaurants. The village of Oswego launched a project to enhance and restore the historic downtown district. This project included significant infrastructure and streets-cape improvements, such as the installation of brick paves, sidewalks, landscaping, and decorative streetlights and benches. Hudson Crossing Park, located along the Fox River, opened in October 2004 where many children and families enjoy the scenery. The Waubonsee Creek Promenade, which stretches from Main Street to the new park, is the final phase of the downtown enhancements. In 2008, the village celebrated its 175th anniversary.
Several festivals are hosted in Oswego including the annual Drag Strip Days, Prairie Fest, Wine on the Fox, the Christmas Walk, and the Memorial Day Parade. The village also hosts the Oswego Country Market every Sunday from May through October.[4]
Awards and recognition[]
Oswego was ranked #58 in 2011 on CNN Money's Top 100 Best Towns to live in. CNN Money ranks these towns based on their job opportunities, schools, safety, economic strength and more. Although Oswego was unranked in 2012, Kendall County has continuously been ranked as one of the fastest growing counties and a place of rapid job growth by CNN Money.[5]
Education[]
The Oswego Community Unit School District 308 serves Oswego, Boulder Hill, Montgomery, Plainfield, Aurora, Yorkville and Joliet. It operates the following schools:
Oswego High School
Oswego East High School
Traughber Junior High School
Thompson Junior High School
Bednarcik Junior High School
Plank Junior High School
Murphy Junior High School
East View Elementary School
Churchill Elementary School
Boulder Hill Elementary School
Fox Chase Elementary School
Long Beach Elementary School
Old Post Elementary School
The Wheatlands Elementary School
Prairie Point Elementary School
Wolf's Crossing Elementary School
Grande Park Elementary School
Southbury Elementary (Opened August 2008)
Hunt Club Elementary School (Opened August 2009)
The Brokaw Early Learning Center
It also contains the area's Opportunity School. [6]
As of the census[7] of 2000, there are 13,326 people, 4,476 households, and 3,692 families residing in the village. The population density is 781.9/km² (2,024.5/mi²). There are 4,591 housing units at an average density of 269.4/km² (697.5/mi²). The racial makeup of the village is 93.49% White, 1.79% African American, 0.18% Native American, 1.37% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 1.79% from other races, and 1.34% from two or more races. 4.99% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There are 4,476 households out of which 47.4% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 74.0% are married couples living together, 6.3% have a female householder with no husband present, and 17.5% are non-families. 14.0% of all households are made up of individuals and 4.7% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.96 and the average family size is 3.30.
In the village, the population is spread out with 31.8% under the age of 18, 5.5% from 18 to 24, 37.0% from 25 to 44, 18.7% from 45 to 64, and 7.0% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 33 years. For every 100 females there are 96.5 males and for every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 91.6 males.
The median income for a household in the village is $71,502, and the median income for a family is $75,929. Males have a median income of $55,580 versus $32,484 for females. The per capita income for the village is $27,204. 2.8% of the population and 1.6% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total population, 3.4% of those under the age of 18 and 3.8% of those 65 and older are living below the poverty line.
In the 2010 census, the village had 30,355 residents versus 13,326 residents in the 2000 census.[8]
Notable people[]
J. Dennis Hastert, former Congressman and Speaker of the United States House of Representatives (1999–2007)
Alex Magee, defensive end for the Kansas City Chiefs and Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Robinson B. Murphy, Civil War musician, Medal of Honor recipient[9]
Joey Goodspeed, running back for the Minnesota Vikings, St. Louis Rams, and San Diego Chargers
Jarrett Payton, running back for the Tennessee Titans and three other foreign and domestic league teams; son of Walter Payton
Paul Scheuring, screenwriter and director
Park benches at Oswego, Illinois Village Hall
Downtown Oswego, Illinois
Oswego, Illinois old fire department
Oswego, Illinois public library
Oswego Veteran's Memorial Plaza
Hudson Crossing Park
Hudson Crossing Park & Oswego Bridge
Downtown Oswego, Illinois during PrairieFest parade
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^ http://www.oswego308.org/about/buildings.aspx
^ http://www.oswegoil.org/economic-development/Community_Profile_10-17-12.pdf
^ Musician Robinson B. Murphy, Civil War Medal of Honor Recipient
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County seat: Yorkville
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Q: Eloquent Relationships - hasOneThrough relation Question
I want to get the matching schedule from it's table for an availability, using the shift_id in the availabilities table.
Availabilities is already a pivot table between users and shifts.
I thought a hasOneThrough relation is the way to go here, but i can't seem to get it to work.
What am I doing wrong?
Tables
Availabilities
- id
- user_id
- shift_id
- ...
Shifts
- id
- schedule_id
- ...
Schedules
- id
- ...
The Availability model
 public function schedule()
{
    return $this->hasOneThrough(
        'App\Schedule',
        'App\Shift',
        'schedule_id',
        'id',
        'shift_id',
        'id'
    );
}

Problem
Somehow when I use PHP Artisan Tinker I get the schedule with id of Availability.id instead of the schedule with the id of shift.id.
Since this schedule does not exist, i get an

$availability = App\Availability::find(1331);
  $availability→schedule()→get();
  Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Collection {#3111
   all: [],
  }

A: i think you reverse your relation on hasOneThrough so the relation should be :
 public function schedule()
{
    return $this->hasOneThrough(
        'App\Shift',
        'App\Schedule',
        'shift_id',
        'schedule_id',

    );
}

A: After a lot of trying and inspecting the generated sql queries, I came to the conclusion that hasOneThrough can not be used in this way.
I used a querybuilder instead:
   public function schedule()
 {
     return DB::table('schedules')
         ->join('shifts', 'shifts.schedule_id', '=', 'schedules.id')
         ->where('shifts.id', '=', "$this->shift_id")
         ->select('schedules.*', 'shifts.schedule_id')
         ->get();
 }


China is fast becoming a magnet for autonomous vehicle production, and Chinese-owned Volvo is the latest development. A large-scale experiment announces testing on 100 autonomous vehicles in China's insane traffic.
The autonomous drive experiment by Swedish carmaker Volvo will get carried in everyday conditions under limited driving situations. The express roads and highways will be used for the test drive. Zhejiang Geely Holding Group Co., a Chinese firm owns Volvo. Final dates and cities are now being discussed to launch the self-driving experiment.
According to the president and chief executive of Volvo, Autonomous driving can add to the road safety in cities, and many accidents can be prevented and lives saved the sooner the autonomous cars are on the roads. The company is negotiating with those cities that are interested and working on the proper infrastructure and appropriate regulations along with scoring permission. There is a need to place legislations regarding autonomous driving on the roads. This latest attempt by Volvo is to drive autonomous vehicle push and eliminate traffic deaths.
The car industry cannot do much in this direction all by itself, and governmental support is much needed. It is essential to get the necessary permissions and infrastructure in place before giving thumbs up to the experiment, according to the company. The city has to be big with lots of consumers and commuters. There are no details on the costs of the autonomous vehicle test drive. The self-driving cars will act like regular cars on the road and alert the driver to activate the autopilot mode and provide him the option to keep or let go of the control.
Besides Volvo, other companies such as Google, Audi and Mercedes are developing self-driving vehicles. Driverless cars could well be the future if such experiments are run successfully.


Ceviche of snapper and young coconut.
Slice the snapper as thinly as possible in the style of sashimi. Split the young coconut in half, retaining the juice. Using a tablespoon, scoop out the coconut flesh and slice into roughly the same size pieces as the fish.
Add the lime juice to the fish with enough sea salt to taste. Add the coconut flesh, coriander, chives, olive oil and 150 ml of the coconut juice. Set aside to marinate for 15 minutes. While the fish is marinating, slice the radishes into paper-thin slices and place in iced water to make them nice and crunchy.
Peel the cucumber, cut lengthwise and scoop out the seeds. Dice into small cubes and add to the fish mixture. Finely chop the spring onion, discarding the dark green ends, then add to the fish mix. By now the fish will have gone slightly translucent, meaning the acid from the lime and salt has penetrated the flesh and has gently cured the fish so it's ready to serve.
Place the fish in a serving bowl, adding the sliced radish in stages for presentation. Garnish with coriander and a few extra lime wedges.


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Larry Berens, a driver for the Yellow Cab Company and lifetime resident of Monticello passed away unexpectedly on Friday, December 28, 2018 at the Orange Regional Medical Center in Middletown. He was 67 years old. The son of the late Lee and Gladys Levine Berens, Larry was born on April 5, 1951 in Monticello.
Survivors include his soulmate; Lisa, his children; Leah, Jeremy, and Miles, his brothers; Paul and his wife Maryann and Ed his partner Tom, nephews; Michael and Dan, as well as lots of loved ones and friends.
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Stalls ready to be handed over to Gariahat hawkers
Team MP22 July 2019 6:00 PM GMT
Kolkata: Mayor Firhad Hakim said on Monday that the thirty new stalls to be handed over to the hawkers in Gariahat are ready.
"There were some objections regarding the size of the stalls, following which we have made some alterations. Now the stalls are uniform and the hawkers can come and take their stalls whenever they wish," Hakim told reporters after holding a meeting with the hawkers whose stalls were damaged in a massive fire at Gariahat on January 20.
The Mayor added that the design of the stalls have been made in such a way that a customer will not get drenched
in rain while buying things from the stalls.
Some of the hawkers selling garments claimed that the size of the stalls will not enable them to properly display the garments. "All the stalls will not fit into the place that has been earmarked," said Abhijit Saha, vice-president of Hawker Sangram Committee.
The hawkers will hold a meeting on Wednesday and decide their next course of action.
The Central Store of Kolkata Municipal Corporation has made the stalls with wheels underneath, fitted with LED boards at the back having space for advertisements. The stalls will be placed at a distance of 50 feet away from the main road to allow smooth traffic movement.
Hakim has instructed the Central Store to make one lakh stalls which will be given to hawkers doing their business in other parts of the city. However, the work will take time as the design of the stalls may not be similar to cater to the requirement of the hawkers in other parts of the city.
A group of architects that the civic body has consulted had suggested that the stalls should not block the signboards of the permanent shops. After every 10 stalls there will be a small exit. The exits will facilitate air circulation and enable hawkers and others to flee if there is an emergency.
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O jacaré-anão, jacaré-paguá ou jacaré-mirim (Paleosuchus palpebrosus) é um jacaré do norte da América do Sul. É encontrado na Bolívia, Brasil, Colômbia, Equador, Guiana Francesa, Guiana, Paraguai, Peru, Suriname e Venezuela. Vive principalmente próximo de correntes rápidas, mas vive também em águas pobres em nutrientes.

É a menor espécie da família dos aligatores alcançando apenas 1,5 metros de comprimento. Os jacarés-anões juvenis alimentam-se de invertebrados, enquanto que os adultos comem peixes e invertebrados. Abriga-se em tocas durante o dia. Põe ovos num ninho de terra que eclodem ao fim de cerca de três meses.

 Avaliação do risco de extinção do jacaré-paguá Paleosuchus palpebrosus (Cuvier, 1807) no Brasil

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Fayum Mummy Portraits
The Metropolitan Museum of Art (colloquially "the Met") was founded in 1870 for the purposes of opening a museum bringing art, and art education to the American people. The earliest origins of the museum date all the way back to 1866 in Paris. John Jay, an American lawyer who suggested the idea of educating the American people, moved forward with the project when he returned to the US from France.
On March 30, 1880, the Museum opened to the public at its current site on Fifth Avenue and 82nd Street. The original gothic structure was designed by Calvert Vaux and Jacob Wrey Mould. Expansions, and additions to the building mean that the original structure is largely enveloped, however, part of the original facade is still visible in the Robert Lehman Wing. The Met, is now the largest art museum in the US - with over 7 million visitors in 2016, it was the third most visited art museum in the world, and the fifth most visited museum of any kind! The permanent collection is comprised of works of art from ancient Egyptian antiquity, paintings, and sculptures from the European masters, and a collection of American and modern art, as well as African, Asian, Oceanian, Byzantine and Islamic art.
When I visited The Met on Day 5 of my trip to New York (a blog post from that day can be found HERE ), one of the first exhibitions I saw was that of the Egyptian artefacts and artwork. I say it was one if the first I saw... what I mean, of course, is that I had arrived at The Met with the intention of heading straight to the Egyptian section!
Comprising of approximately 26,000 historically and culturally important objects, The Metropolitan Museum of Art's collection of Egyptian artworks dates from the Palaeolithic to the Roman period. Over 50% of the Egyptian items at The Met have been sourced through the Museum's archeological work in Egypt, spanning 35 years - this comes as a response to the increasing interest in ancient Egypt from the Western world. This work includes several expeditions and excavations along the Nile River.
In the Egyptian wing, immediately my attention was focused on a series of portraits dotted around the exhibition. Nothing to me linked the portraits, besides the same strange elongated shape. There were several of these portraits, and I came to learn that they are known as "Fayum (or Faiyum) Mummy Portraits".
What are the Fayum Portraits?
Fayum portraits (though not all from the Fayum oasis in Egypt), were painted with a classical Roman aesthetic, but a uniquely Egyptian function. These portraits were created to be placed on top of the mummy of the deceased - much like having an image on a modern day gravestone. People would commission the artist, and until the person died, the work would be hung in their home. It has also been suggested that portraits were made at the time of death, and showed the person most accurately at the age of their death.
Upon their death, it would be cut and fixed to the top of the mummy - this explains why portraits like this all share the same narrow shape. The large un-painted area at the bottom of the work is a clear indication of being cut to accommodate the size and shape of the mummy. The lower section of the portrait would have been covered by the wrapping of cloth, to keep it held in place - as such, the bottom of each portrait is "unfinished" as it was to be covered by cloth, and not seen in its primary use.
When were they made?
The portraits date back all the way to the Imperial Roman era - the late 1st century BC, or early in the 1st century AD. It's unclear when the portraits stopped being made, but research has suggested it to be in the mid 3rd century. During this time, mummies may have actually been kept above ground for a few months, or even years before burial. It is most likely that they were left in chapel cemeteries for family to visit and have ritual meals.
Who made them? Who are they?
No individual artist or group can be credited with the works. The Fayum portraits reveal a wide range of painterly expertise and skill in presenting a lifelike appearance. The realism in the portraits is shown in the knowledge of anatomical structure and use of light and shade. At the time, painters were appreciated as craftsmen rather than artists, and as such it can be assumed that the materials were of more cost than the labour. Because of the portrait's greater value, the people who could afford to buy them were likely the affluent - military personnel, civil servants and religious dignitaries. The average person was unlikely to be able to afford a portrait, and as such most mummies were found without one. Only 1-2% of excavated mummies are known to have had a portrait!
Under Greco-Roman rule, Egypt had several Greek settlements, mainly in Alexandria. Greek settlers lived alongside 7-10 million native Egyptians. The portraits were believed to represent the Greek settlers in Egypt, however, they instead reflect the blending of Egyptian culture and the elite Greek minority. The subjects of the mummy portraits are clearly dressed like Romans, and many of them had Greek names (or Greek versions of Egyptian names), as this was seen as a status symbol. However, the families still found consolation in the ancient Egyptian beliefs about the afterlife... they ensured a portrait was created, and bound to the mummy. The creation, discovery, and preservation of these Faiyum Portraits has unwittingly granted the subjects immortality.
The majority of the portraits show the subject in their youth - many of them children. CAT scans have been done on the mummies connected to the portraits, showing that the body was accurately presented in the portrait in terms of age and sex. The people in the portraits are shown to be young, likely because of the low life expectancy at the time. The portraits were either created at the time of death, or relatively close to this time in order to accurately show the person at the age they died.
How were they created?
The portraits use a process called "encaustic painting". This way of working involves using molten beeswax and adding coloured pigments like clay. The word "encaustic" originates from the Greek word "enkaustikos", meaning "to burn in". In order for a painting to be defined as encaustic, a great deal of heat is required in the process. This versatile medium allowed artists to create images that are somewhat akin to oil paintings.
A wooden panel would be prepared with a transparent glue, or wax.
Much like creating artwork today, the artist sketched out the composition and basic elements of the portrait - facial features, clothing, and jewellery.
Wax and pigments were mixed. This mixture could be used in hot liquid form, or as a mouldable paste. When used in a cooler, or paste form, it had to be mixed with oil, egg, or resin to bind the mixture and keep the pigment from drying for longer.
The hot wax was quickly transferred to the wooden panel. Limewood is used in the Fayum Portraits. Laid on in long and even brushstrokes, thicker applications of mixture were used in the painting of the face, while thinner mixtures were used in the background and clothing.
When the wax mixture had cooled and set slightly, a tool was used to blend the different tones of the face together. This smoothed the physical texture of the work, as well as made the skin more even and realistic.
Using the process of encaustic painting, the works are created to last throughout burial, the afterlife, and for eternity. Even after 2000 years, I was able to walk into The Met, and view these works with very little wear and tear! The Fayum Mummy Portraits are the only surviving examples of encaustic painting from ancient times!
My favourite examples from The Met
This piece from the Roman Period, given the title "Portrait of a young woman in red" was created around A.D. 90–120, in Egypt.
Framed by her black hair, profoundly shadowed neck, and crimson tunic, her glowing face emerges in engaging vitality - an impression that is reinforced by the gold wreath across her hair. The background was originally also gilded (covered in gold leaf, or gold paint) - this is likely to emphasise the divine status of the deceased. The large eyes give a great sense of youthfulness, but are very real and endearing - a portrait is always more real with a convincing focal point, and easier to provoke and emotional response.
The face is the area that you can most clearly see brush/tool marks, from the application of the pigmented wax. To me, this is the most interesting part of the work. Short and sharp stroked have been used to build up a thick layer of peach, tan, and brown pigmented wax, creating almost a 3D effect. This manner of painting (which is very different from the traditional Egyptian style) originated in Classical Greece in the 4th and 5th Centuries BCE.
"Portrait of the Boy Eutyches" was created between 100 and 150 AD during the Roman Period, in Egypt.
Here, the teenage boy looks to be full of life, with a calm expression on his face. He is sat comfortably, with his head tilted towards the viewer, and dressed in a white Roman tunic, and a purple stripe running vertically over the right shoulder.
In contrast to the woman in red, this work has a far smoother application of pigment. It is likely that "Portrait of a young woman in red" was created while the wax was molten, and needed to be worked quickly, leaving little time to work on the texture. This work, on the other hand, might have been created while the wax was cooling, or cold, and emulsified by egg or oil - giving the medium longer in a workable state before it dried. This might mean that the artist had more time to work on the portrait before final applications were set. This portrait shows brushstrokes, rather than solely tool marks. Modern artist who paint in encaustic use a heated tools to melt together pigments, giving the application a smoother appearance, rather than harsh scraping, and drag marks. Is it perhaps possible for ancient craftsmen to have employed a similar technique here?
Unlike "Portrait of a young woman in red", and many other Fayum mummy portraits, "Portrait of the Boy Eutyches" features an inscription just below the neckline of the subject's Roman style tunic. The inscription is Greek - the common language of the eastern Mediterranean at the time. There is some debate, however, as to what the inscription says. The boy's name, "Eutyches, freedman of Kasanios", is clear, though the words following are somewhat unclear. The latter part of the writing either says "son of Herakleides Evandros" or "Herakleides, son of Evandros". This could either be describing 2 generations, or 3 generations of the same family. At the end of the inscription, the words "I signed" are found. It is also unclear if this refers to an artist signing their work (something VERY rare for this time period, and highly unique), or if the creation of the portrait was witnessed by the father and grandfather (Herakleides or Evandros).
While the backgrounds of these portraits are likely to have shared a common theme and palette of light grey or perhaps gold leaf, the palette of the faces is extremely specific and based on the individual. The portraits are much like sitting for a photographed portrait in modern times, and evoke the same human reaction, due to their large childlike eyes, and realistic faces. While. it may be easy to disassociate from people in portraits from the past, it is very easy to imagine the people these portraits are based on and feel a connection.
What do you think about the Fayum Mummy Portraits? Do you have any artworks you think I should cover in a future blog post, or perhaps a question about anything covered? Get in touch, I'd love to hear from you!
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Applications for the 2018 Great British High Streets Awards are now open!
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British Airways suspends flights to Cairo for seven days
NTV Houston Newsroom - July 21, 2019
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Newark Airport resumes flights after brief closure due to emergency
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Without specifying the nature of the emergency, Newark Liberty International Airport said on Twitter that it had reopened and passengers should expect delays. Citing law enforcement sources, an NBC affiliate in Connecticut said the pilot of the unidentified plane reported...
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The aircraft was headed to Fort Lauderdale, Florida, from Montreal, Canada, when it made an emergency landing in Newark at around 8:30 a.m. (1330 GMT), the Federal Aviation Administration said on Twitter. Firefighters responded to the scene and passengers...
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A spokeswoman said Karachi, Islamabad, Peshawar and Quetta airports would begin some flights on Friday with the remainder opening next week, adding airspace for all commercial flights would be re-opened on March 4 at 1.00 p.m. (0800 GMT). The decision...