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Jung ook Kim
Rutgers University, SMLR (School of Management and Labor Relations) Louis O. Kelso Research Fellow, PhD Candidate
"Data and employee ownership: Scientific knowledge, it IS your business"
Jung ook Kim is a PhD candidate in the Industrial Relations and Human Resources program at Rutgers University, New Jersey. He has academic backgrounds of social work, international area studies, labor relations and human resource management. He has work experience as a corporate social responsibility (CSR) consultant in South Korea, working with for-profit enterprises of various sizes and industries, government agencies, local governments, and nonprofit organizations.
His primary areas of academic interests are workplace and economic democracy, wage and wealth inequality, various forms of employee ownership and employee financial participation, High-Performance Work Systems (HPWS) and labor-management cooperation.
David Lahey
Predictive Success Corporation Founder and CEO
"Talent Optimization…. Predictive Analytics for the Millennial and others from Hire to Inspire"
David is the founder of Predictive Success, and an MBA graduate from Queen's University. David has been specializing in leadership development, talent acquisition, change management and productivity improvement for over 25 years across a variety of industries. He is an executive coach and consultant to 28% of Canada's Best Managed Companies. David has been a master certified Predictive Index®(PI®) Analyst since 1988 and received his training by our Boston office.
David's experience growing people and business units has included dramatic success as an Enterprise Global Manager, Financial Services at Microsoft in Seattle, WA and Toronto, ON. In 2015, Predictive Success was awarded by Profit Magazine Profit 500 Award for the fastest growing new companies for five-year growth. David's work has been published in over 40 magazines including, The Toronto Globe & Mail, Vancouver Province, CBC Radio, Calgary Herald, Star Phoenix and Financial Post. David is a frequent guest lecturer for; Ryerson University MBA classes, Queen's University MBA classes, HRPA, and BCHRA.
David is the author of three books; his latest, a best seller on the value of human analytics in the workplace, Predicting Success: Evidence-Based Strategies to Hire the Right People and Build the Best Team (Wiley, 2015).
Doug Anderson
Peavey Industries LP President & CEO
"Broad-based Employee Ownership at Peavey Industries: Redefining the Retail Experience"
Doug is the President & CEO of Peavey Industries LP, a national retailer operating under the Peavey Mart, TSC Stores, and MainStreet Hardware banners. With over 90 corporate store locations, Peavey Industries operates in 5 provinces and is based out of Red Deer, Alberta with a divisional office in London, Ontario. Peavey Industries sells general merchandise targeted at customers who enjoy the rural lifestyle. Product offerings range from farm supplies, tools & hardware, lawn & garden supplies, workwear, housewares, homesteading supplies, to large animal feed, pet supplies, outdoor living, toys and home décor.
Peavey Industries welcomed many new partners through Employee Ownership in 2016 when it launched the Peavey Industries Mutual Fund Trust. Since then participation in the broad-based ownership structure has grown to over 5% of all employees. The company is planning for a significant increase in participation for 2019 through increased information sessions and word of mouth from existing owners.
David A. Hildebrandt
International Association for Financial Participation (IAFP) President
"Global Best Practices for Employee Financial Participation and Challenges for Small, Medium and Large Enterprises"
The IAFP is the international association of companies, academics, and individuals, which support financial participation for employees as a means of increasing productivity and fostering worker satisfaction. As President of the IAFP, David consults with the European Union on the harmonization of benefit program laws for EU Member States.
David is "of counsel" to the law firm of Kirton McConkie PC. He has more than 40 years of experience in the design, implementation, administration and government regulation of domestic and international ESOPs, employee benefit programs, qualified and non-qualified public and private retirement plans, deferred compensation programs, insurance programs, and other cash and stock based compensation and benefits programs. David spent over thirty years in Washington DC as a partner in major global law firms.
Ramona Rodriguez-Brooks
National Center for Employee Ownership (NCEO) Outreach and Membership Coordinator
"How to Engage Employee Participation and Celebrate Your ESOP: An Interactive Session"
The NCEO is a US-based non-profit membership organization devoted to providing practical resources and reliable information about employee ownership. As Outreach and Membership Coordinator, Ramona focuses on increasing the visibility and adoption of employee ownership in the business community and general public. She also works to ensure that the NCEO's membership is supported and growing.
Ramona brings to her job diverse professional experiences from managing education programs at a theater company, to line cooking at a film studio, to running all the technical aspects of live performances. Ramona has a BA in Sociology with an emphasis in social inequality and a BA Theatre from the University of California, San Diego.
Graham G. Clow
Roscoe Postle Associates Chairman of the Board
"Transitioning from a Major Engineering Company to an Independent, Employee Owned Consulting Practice"
Graham Clow is a senior mining executive with more than 45 years of worldwide experience in all aspects of the development and operation of mining projects. In addition to providing strategy and direction for RPA, he manages RPA's due diligence and M&A work. He also leads RPA's expert practice on numerous legal and arbitration cases in the mining industry. Mr. Clow has been recognized as a consulting expert in Who's Who Legal: Mining 2019.
Mr. Clow will speak on the experience and lessons learned in leading an employee buyout and formation of a consulting practice and the subsequent introduction of an ESOP.
RPA is a global mining consultant, with offices in Canada, the United States, and United Kingdom. RPA advises major mining companies, mid-caps, junior mining and exploration companies, financial institutions, governments, law firms, and individual investors on the technical and commercial aspects of mineral property development.
Kris Reimer
Selkirk Signs Vice President of Sales and Marketing
"Selkirk Signs ESOP Story"
Throughout his career, Kris, has worked in various capacities of leadership, management, and expansion in both the business and not for profit world. He is passionate about building environments of safe accountability, strong community, and united vision.
Kris started out in the construction industry where he learned the importance of execution, accountability, and communication and used his 10 plus years there to transition and invest into the sign fabrication business with Selkirk Signs. Having then started from fabrication and working his way up to VP of Sales and Marketing, Kris has always remained committed to ensuring a passionate team atmosphere has permeated his operations. Whether it's pricing negotiations, staff training, or team bonding Kris's ambition and determination has already reaped very positive results for his company.
In April of 2017 Selkirk Signs officially became an ESOP company. Kris was part of the Senior Management team that implemented the ESOP at Selkirk Signs.
Kris is a loving husband and caring father of 3 children. He currently resides in Calgary, AB where he has lived for the past 4 years.
Seth Partridge
Intrigue Media Solutions Inc. Systems Integrator
"The one thing you need to get right for Millennials before creating an ESOP"
Seth's purpose is to empower the people in his life every day to inspire them to reach their potential. At Intrigue, he builds and improves information systems, and makes the team moan and groan with his brutal dad jokes. Things like spreadsheets, keyboard shortcuts, and bad puns make Seth smile.
As Intrigue has grown so much since inception, Seth has his hands all over documenting, tweaking, and systematizing the Intrigue way of doing things.
Seth is the champion of integrating all of our information systems to maximize the delight our clients feel when they work with us, and help our team focus on the right opportunities at the right time. He gets ridiculous amounts of joy from making our Salesforce CRM talk to our ERM, Google Sheets and QuickBooks. Through this role, Seth is living out his childhood dream of making software people love to use.
Outside of Intrigue, Seth is a happy husband to his high school sweetheart Bethany, and proud dad to Nora and Bennett! Seth loves spending his free time leading discussion groups at church, drumming, renovating his home, watching the Green Bay Packers, and running.
Karen Letourneau
KeyLeaf Director, Global Business Process
"KeyLeaf – From Government Funded to Employee Owned Entrepreneur (and Beyond)"
Karen joined KeyLeaf (formerly POS Bio-Sciences) in 1990 and has gained extensive technical and continuous improvement experience while working in various departments. Karen has a proven track record of driving internal teams towards process efficiencies and employee engagement.
In 2005, as Lab Services Manager, Karen was an AOCS Approved Chemist and her highly regarded team of analytical technicians were recognized with many first and second place finishes in the AOCS Lab Proficiency Program Testing Series. Recently, she was instrumental in helping the labs implement Standard Operating Procedures necessary to achieve Good Laboratory Practice Recognition through Standards Council of Canada.
In 2014, as Manager of Internal Services, Karen implemented a 3-year safety strategy where she and her team successfully earned the Saskatchewan Association of Safety Manufacturers Certificate of Recognition Bronze Level. During this time Karen also became the Lean Leader, where she developed a Lean Roadmap which continues to drive the business towards capitalization of technology through continuous improvement.
Starting in 2018, Karen took on the role of Director, Global Business Process, where she is currently working on aligning business processes and metrics to the company vision.
Karen earned a B.Sc. in Biology from the University of Saskatchewan and she received her Lean Blackbelt Certification in May 2018. She has completed additional training in Laboratory Accreditation, Life Balance Leadership and QA for Analytical Laboratories, as well as being certified as a Quality Management System Auditor.
Vanessa McQuade
Intrigue Media Solutions Inc. Client Service & Online Marketing Specialist
"The one thing you need to get right for Millennials before creating an ESOP"
At Intrigue Media, Vanessa gets to work with other business owners to help them get noticed and found so they can grow and accomplish their business and personal goals.
Intrigue is a big part of her life, having worked with the company for over seven years and the team becoming like family, so buying in to the company with the Team Share Ownership Plan (TSOP) was an easy decision.
Outside of Intrigue, Vanessa can be found spending time on the GenNext Committee for the United Way, chasing her son around, getting together with friends and family, and enjoying the odd glass of wine!
Scott Schnurr
Kalex Valuations Inc. Associate
"Valuation, Legal, and Tax Surprises for Established ESOPs" Panel
Scott began professional practice in 2010. Throughout his professional career he has been involved in many assignments for companies ranging from small privately owned entities to publicly traded corporations. His valuation experience includes companies involved in various industries such as manufacturing, wholesaling, transportation/distribution and warehousing, automotive, services (professional, financial, business, health and other), real estate, construction and related contractors, and eating/drinking places. Litigation accounting experience includes family law income determinations, shareholder disputes, financial/forensic investigations and quantification of disputed values. He has been involved in the preparation of expert reports, preparation of experts for testimony and the review of opposing expert reports. He has also provided assistance to legal counsel at various mediations and Court appearances.
Prior to joining Kalex Valuations Inc., Scott gained his experience working for both regional and national public accounting firms, focusing in the areas of financial statement audits, accounting standards, and corporate and personal taxation.
Dean Psarras
Dale & Lessmann LLP Partner
"Key Valuation, Legal, and Tax Issues for Pre and Early ESOPs" Panel and "Valuation, Legal, and Tax Surprises for Established Mature ESOPs" Panel
Dean practices business law with a focus on Canadian and cross-border mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, and financing transactions. Dean also spends much of his time advising foreign and domestic clients with respect to the establishment and expansion of their businesses across Canada. He advises clients on business formations and wind-ups, immigration and employment matters, shareholder matters (including shareholder agreements, reorganizations and employee share offerings), financings, partnership and joint venture arrangements, corporate governance and regulatory matters and on-going commercial transactions. Dean has particular expertise representing clients in the manufacturing, retail, distribution, private equity, insurance services, banking, renewable energy, agriculture and agrifood and not-for-profit sectors.
Ed Heakes
Dale & Lessmann LLP Partner
"Valuation, Legal, and Tax Surprises for Established ESOPs" Panel
Ed's practice includes most areas of tax planning including mergers and acquistions, cross-border taxation and estate and wealth planning. Ed has acted for clients large and small, in most industries, including the resource industries. He has been recognized for his leadership in the practice of tax law by his inclusion in Best Lawyers in Canada, 2013-2015 – Tax.
Ed provides corporate and international tax planning advice on a broad range of income tax issues including complex deal structuring, merger and acquisitions, corporate financings and reorganizations.
Prior to joining Dale & Lessmann in 2015, Ed was a Senior Partner of Norton Rose Fulbright LLP and was one of the founding partners of the Toronto Office of Macleod Dixon LLP, Calgary. In 2011, MD was merged into Norton Rose Fulbright. Prior to joining Macleod Dixon, Ed was a Tax Partner at Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt.
Ed was called to the Bar of Ontario, is a graduate in law from the University of Western Ontario and has his Honours Bachelor of Mathematics (B. Math.) degree from the University of Waterloo.
In 2015, Ed completed the Independent Director course and received an ICD.D designation from the Institute of Corporate Directors.
Perry Phillips
ESOP Builders President
"Transitioning from a Major Engineering Company to an Independent, Employee Owned Consulting Practice" and "Key Valuation, Legal, and Tax Issues for Pre and Early ESOPs" Panel Discussion
From helping Canada's fastest growing companies implement engagement strategies to supporting business owners exiting on their terms, Perry Phillips is recognized as one of Canada's leading experts on employee share ownership plans (ESOPs).
Perry is the Founder and President of ESOP Builders Inc. (the largest designer of ESOP plans in Canada for small and medium sized Canadian private companies) and also the Founder of the ESOP Association Canada (Canada's only national not for profit organization promoting the ESOP concept in Canada) and primary author of ESOPs in Canada: How to Implement an Employee Share Ownership Plan to Grow and Exit Your Business with Your Legacy Intact (2015).
Wayne Lee
Performance Expert – Keynote Speaker – Entertainer
"Set Your GPS (Great Programmable Subconscious) for Success"
Wayne Lee is an award winning corporate hypnotist and performance coach who has presented to over 4000 audiences all over the globe for the past 20 years. Wayne's unique combination of mental programming tools and comedy hypnosis ensure a sensational experience for all involved.
If there's one thing peak performance experts like Wayne Lee agree on, it's that the mind is capable of leading us anywhere.
Wayne is an unrelenting advocate for individuals and teams looking to turn potential into performance. Through humor and hypnosis, he helps people drop their defenses and access their GPS. Once in there, Wayne shows how what you put in – beliefs, attitudes, goals and vision – acts as coordinates that absolutely determine whether or not you reach your destination. Get it wrong and you're stuck in traffic. Get it right and you'll get to your goal faster and more directly than you ever thought possible.
Dean Ell
iQmetrix Corporate Controller & ESOP Administrator
"How to Engage Employee Participation and Celebrate Your ESOP: An Interactive Session"
Dean Ell is the Corporate Controller & ESOP Administrator at iQmetrix, a software company specializing in end-to-end retail solutions. iQmetrix has been on the Profit 500 list of Canada's Fastest Growing Companies for 8 years in a row. Maintaining a fun and rewarding work culture is important to iQmetrix.
With over 25 years of Accounting/Financial Management experience, Dean has been with iQmetrix for more than 15 years and has been their ESOP Administrator since its inception in 2007. Their purpose at iQmetrix is to create great experiences for their employees, customers, and partners.
Dean is currently the Chair of the ESOP Association Canada. He has performed several roles within the Association over the past four years including sitting on the conference planning committee, advisor to the Board, and, Board Member.
Ramy Taraboulsi
VeritableSoft Innovations Managing Director and CEO
"Artificial Intelligence and its Impact on Employees"
Ramy is responsible for all the day-to-day operations of VeritableSoft, in addition to setting up the strategic direction of the company as a board member.
Prior to working in VeritableSoft, Ramy held different executive positions including Chairman and CEO at SyncBASE, CIO at Insurance Bureau of Canada, VP – Internet Strategy and Development at Fidelity Investments, VP – Internet Strategy at Merill Lynch and Chief Systems Architect at Merill Lynch. Ramy has also held various directorship positions, and he is currently a director of CryptoMiles, AlphaOmega Reno Construction and ESOP Association Canada.
Ramy is a Professional Engineer who holds an M.Sc. in Computer Science, MBA and he is a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA). Ramy has been practicing different forms of martial arts for 35 years, and is currently actively practicing Karate and Tai Chi. He also plays music and enjoys travelling around the world.
Andrew Dey
Mowbrey Gil Business Advisory Services Inc. President
"Key Valuation, Legal, and Tax Issues for Pre and Early ESOPs" Panel Discussion
Andrew is the president of Mowbrey Gil Business Advisory Services Inc., the advisory services arm of Mowbrey Gil LLP Chartered Professional Accountants. He leads the advisory practice in the areas of Business Valuation and Litigation Support, Corporate Finance and consulting to Government and Indigenous Organizations.
Andrew has over 30 years of public practice experience gained in the international marketplace working in the United Kingdom, the Falkland Islands, the province of Alberta, the Northwest Territories and Nunavut.
Andrew is a Chartered Professional Accountant and Chartered Business Valuator and has been qualified as an expert witness by the Court of Queen's Bench of Alberta. In addition to providing valuation and litigation services to a wide range of clients in a diverse range of industries, the Indigenous Consulting Group focuses on Financial Management Assistance, Economic Development and Capacity Building Initiatives, and providing advice guidance on Board and Governance Structures.
Dan Ohler
ESOP Builders Employee Ownership Specialist
"ESOPs 101: The Why's and How's"
Why all the hullaballuh about ESOPs?
Because they work. They are the ideal business model to humanize and revolutionize our economy.
At ESOP Builders Inc., our mission statement is to make employee ownership one of the most rewarding decisions a business owner makes – benefiting the owner, employees, the business, and the community. That's why we are Canada's premier firm for designing, training and implementing Employee Share Ownership, and Stock Option Plans for small- and medium-sized privately held companies.
As an Employee Ownership Specialist with ESOP Builders Inc., Dan excels at meeting clients' needs by designing custom-tailored ESOP transition plans. Beyond the technical components, he brings expertise in the human, or cultural component that makes an ESOP thrive. He is a certified coach with the International Coach Federation, a skilled communicator and facilitator, and is known for building high-trust relationships with business owners and employees.
Dan also provides post-ESOP coaching programs to ensure long-term sustainability, success, and happiness.
Paul Maarschalk
Maarschalk Valuations Inc. President
Conference Chair and Panel Moderator
Paul Maarschalk CPA, CA, CBV has been a Chartered Business Valuator since 2007 and a Chartered Professional Accountant since 1986.
Paul's business valuations skills are built on both his education and his experience in the financial industry. Prior to founding MVI in 2008 his career focused on corporate finance and corporate financial planning, disciplines that, like business valuations, require an ability to project forward and understand business risk.
MVI has completed numerous valuation assignments, in support of ESOPs, marital and shareholder disputes, buy/sell agreements and corporate reorganizations. These engagements have covered a variety of industries across Central and Western Canada, with a focus on British Columbia and Alberta.
Paul has been qualified as an expert witness in the Supreme Court of British Columbia.
The two words that are most commonly used by MVI clients to describe MVI's service are "thorough" and "professional", words which validate MVI's core values: Objective, Insightful, Articulate.
Paul is the Chair of the 2019 Canadian Employee Ownership Conference.
Stefan Wiesen
Intrigue Media Solutions Inc. Co-Owner
Conference Emcee
As a co-owner of the company, I wear many hats. As CFO, I look after our finances and accounting. As VP HR I look after the framework under which our team members work and assist our managers in handling all aspects of human resources.
At Intrigue Media, we help great organisations to get noticed and found. We are both a media company with hundreds of digital screens throughout many communities in Ontario, and a full service marketing organisation with a strong focus on online/web/social media tools. Most recently, we established a software development department to satisfy highly sophisticated website needs.
Intrigue's purpose is empowering leaders to strengthen communities. Consequently, I am very engaged in Guelph's community serving as Chairman of the Chamber of Commerce and Board Member of the Career Education Council.


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This year at Kingsway surgery, everyone over 65 yrs will be offered a new flu vaccination which has been recommended by NHS England. This is because extensive research has proven that it provides better immunity than other flu vaccinations in this age group.
We will be holding an "OVER 65s ONLY" flu clinic on:
Saturday 15th September 2018.
If you are over 65, please book an appointment at reception as soon as possible. Please note, no other age groups will be seen at this clinic.
Other flu clinics will be held in October and November, (dates to be confirmed). Anyone who is eligible for a free NHS flu vaccination can book an appointment in the clinics. This will include anyone in an 'at risk group', (e.g diabetes, COPD, severe heart or kidney disease, those with a low immune system).
People with asthma need to be taking regular preventer (brown, red or purple) inhalers to qualify for an NHS flu jab - that means every day, not just occasionally, and not just a reliever (blue) inhaler. In these cases you are welcome to attend a local pharmacy which will provide the vaccination at a small cost.
The NHS provide very strict criteria to which we must adhere, so please do not be offended if we decline to give you a flu vaccination on these grounds. Even if you have had the vaccine in the past, regulations change regularly and it may not be possible to offer it on that basis.
We will be sending letters of invitation to all families who have a 2 or 3 year old toddler to attend for nasal flu vaccination. This is a spray into each nostril, NOT an injection. These children are determined by birthday dates, and again, not all children will be eligible. If you receive a letter, please contact the surgery to make an appointment, which will be on a Saturday in October and November.
Older children up to the age of 18yrs in 'at risk' groups may also be eligible for the nasal spray, or alternatively a small number may need an injection instead. NO LETTERS WILL BE SENT FOR THIS AGE GROUP. If in doubt, contact the surgery for advice
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Animated Inspiration: Gobelins 'The Line'
As is my custom, I'm going to interrupt my March 'Women in Animation' posts for a moment since St. Patrick's Day is today. Here's a short from Gobelins l'école de l'image entitled "The Line" which highlights the tensions in Ireland using a dazzling spectacle of special effects animation.
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For this research point on experimental methods, I have confined my research to relief printing in order to be manageable and relevant to my current work. I can find very exciting works in areas such as collagraph combined with etching, monoprinting combined with drypoint, carborundum and etching etc, so some narrower focus was necessary. One key point stands out instantly from initial research; combining techniques produces exciting and rich results. I have chosen the work of four printmakers to discuss, all working in very different ways:
- Peter Green
- Michael Kennedy
- Steve Edwards
- Gail Mallatratt (discussed at more length because she has kindly given me permission to use her images, and because they particularly appeal).
Peter Green
Anthony Dyson's 'Printmakers' Secrets' contains lots of inspirational contemporary work, including Peter Green's. Working with his wife, he combines woodcuts with stencils and prints these by hand using a large roller rather than a press. He then uses a pad of rag to press the paper down in selected areas to pick up deep texture. Offset images might be incorporated using a large roller to collect textures from found objects. He says 'I work from what the initial proofed image may suggest….but the nature of the final print is not known when I start'.
Mark Kennedy
Michael Kennedy also works with stencils but combined with lino. These prints stand out for:
- dynamic cutting
- vibrant flat colours
- level of abstraction.
I like the fact that they speak clearly and honestly of being a linoprint, whilst being nothing like the traditional concept of a linoprint.
Steve Edwards
I found Steve Edwards' work at Nick Morley's excellent 'Linocut Boy' website. He gives an excellent discussion of Steve Edward's working methods, which centre on the use of caustic soda etched lino combined with more traditional cutting techniques. I enjoy the unpredictable effects of this etching and the contrast it makes with the more linear traditional cutting. He exploits it mainly for sky and water in his cityscapes, to dramatic effect. In 'Angry Suit' he has used the etching to texture every part of the print. Chaos is avoided by the use of strong tones and colours for the face and suit.
Gail Mallatratt
I was immediately drawn by Gail Mallatratt's use of colour and mark making. Her woodcuts have very free marks, made, I suspect, with a variety of printmaking cutters and conventional wood working tools; saws and chisels. The variety and scale of marks argue for a variety of tools.
The multiplate woodcut, 'Goat (Orange)' has used at least 5 colours/layers where block areas of colour have been designed and then loose, linear marks applied to suggest the rhythm and texture of the landscape. Texture has also been introduced by uneven and light inking. Complimentary, transparent colours have been used to great effect, particularly the strong, clear orange highlighting the goat. The sun and shadows on the goat have been interpreted freely, which has avoided any suggestion of twee sentimentality. The broad colour masses are deliberately overlapping, with the goat shapes intruding into the surroundings. This gives life and movement. One can see that the overall registration isn't perfect if you look at the bottom edge, but with a plate this size, that hardly matters and, indeed, enhances the liveliness of the image.
This next print is a joyful orgy of mark making. I think this is a two plate print with pink, yellow and grey being applied to the first plate selectively. Similarly, variations of density and local inking on the blue final plate have been used to give changes in texture and tone. The colours are very thinly and subtly applied. The marks are used to describe the light hitting the structures and the volume of the tree is beautifully described with piled up linear marks. The irregular marks, for instance in the stilts holding up the shack on the right, speak of the wood of which both the shack and the plate are made. I would love to see the sketches or references from which this print was made and to understand the process of going from one to the other. There is a very clever combination of careful planning and spontaneous mark making going on.
'Kirchner's Valley' demonstrates a different approach. It is a reduction woodcut where the pieces have been jigsawed up, inked separately, then further sawn up and reduced before printing at least a second layer. The bottom piece has three layers. I think there are five pieces initially and then the central yellow area was cut into two for the second pass. I particularly enjoy the change in scale of marks between the distance hills and trees and the foreground tree, and that some areas are left completely flat. The way the cutting is used to suggest the habit of the tree is wonderful.


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In spring, it sometimes has snows and sandstorms and the weather changes quickly. In summer, it is the best time to pay a visit here. In autumn, the weather may not change so quickly but it turns to be cold. Winter is not a good time for best Mongolia tours as it always has blizzards.
The public security is not very good. Pay attention to your property when traveling and it's not suitable to go out at night or go to some places that are far away from the crowded.
HistoryThis country used to be ruled by several nomadic peoples in history, such as Xiongnu, Xianbei, Rouran, Turkic and Khitan. Chinggis Khan founded the Mongolian Empire in 1206, which used to be the largest country all over the world. Then his grandson, Kublai Khan, founded the Yuan Empire in 1271. In 1944, the regime was divided into three parts, respectively parts of the Former Soviet Union and China, and an independent regime. In 1921, the part of Former Soviet Union and the independent regime founded the country.
GeographyMost parts of the country are covered with grassy steppe, and the arable land is limited. The highest point is the Khuiten Peak, 4,653 meters (15,266 ft) high. With mountains to the north and the west and the Gobi Desert to the south, almost all nationals are nomadic and semi-nomadic. Lake Hovsgul is the most famous river in the country.
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Asked by kj from INDIA | Jun. 24, 2017 03:46Reply
Can you do the visa for me - I am from india from Beijing -how much time will it take
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Answered by TravelChinaGuide | Jun. 27, 2017 20:09
Dear kj, you will need to apply for the Mongolia visa on your own at the local embassy. We will be pleased to offer you an invitation letter to assist you to get the visa. The application process usually takes 7-14 working days and the period of validity is 6 months.
Asked by Myung | May. 08, 2017 01:45Reply
Do US citizens need visa to get into Mongolia?
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Answered by TravelChinaGuide | May. 08, 2017 01:46
For American passport holders, you do not need the visa to travel in Mongolia.
Asked by Leon from USA | Sep. 13, 2016 20:24Reply
Arrival time of the train to Ulan Bator
We have a reservation on the train K23 to Ulan Bator from Beijing which will be issued to us after our arrival. Could you tell me the arrival time in Ulan Bator so we can arrange for a pick up there.
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Answered by Fong | Sep. 13, 2016 20:31
The K23 train leaves from Beijing at 11:22 and arrive in Ulan Bator at 14:20 the second day.
Asked by Juliana from SINGAPORE | Mar. 25, 2016 00:51Reply
Mongolia and Inner Mongolia
We want to visit both Mongolia and Inner Mongolia in China. Can we end of Mongolia to China (inner Mongolia ) before heading back towards beijing. Would it be better to do Inner Mongolia first? I am open to take flights back.
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Answered by Cindy | Mar. 25, 2016 00:52
There is no direct flight from Ulaanbaatar to Inner Mongolia. You need to connect flight via Beijing. Actually the scenery in Mongolia and Inner Mongolia is very similar. No need to visit both of them. You could chose one of them.
There is no direct flight from Ulaanbaatar to Inner Mongolia. You need to connect flight via Beijing. Actually the scenery in Mongolia and Inner Mongolia is very similar. No need to visit both of them. You could chose one of them.


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Wireless microcontrollers (MCUs) from STMicroelectronics (ST) are in stock at Mouser Electronics. The STM32WB MCUs support Bluetooth 5.0, ZigBee 3.0, and OpenThread connectivity. They are suitable for a broad range of Internet of Things (IoT) applications, including wearable devices, home security products, smart lighting, fitness and medical devices, industrial appliances, and asset tracking.
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Winter 2018: New In From Bamboo Body
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We're always super excited about a new collection ... and the Bamboo Body Winter 2018 collection has definitely got us talking in the village! Infused with gorgeous spruce, wine and black hues, they all make for some stunning winter style items. Pair with your favourite chunky knits, warm tights and boots, and your winter wardrobe is sorted.
A beautiful feminine dress, the Tie Sleeve dress can be worn all year round.
With 3/4 length sleeves that can be tied and adjusted depending on your comfort level, the dress features a classic scoop neckline and flattering a-line shape.
Ideal for work and play, for your 9-5 wear with smart shoes and a necklace; you'll look smart and professional.
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It is approximately 80cm in length. It can be worn longer or shorter by adjusting the wide waistband. The waistband is also ideal for folding over if you'd like some more waist definition.
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In DALIGN Paper, Gene Myers Delivers a Major Blow to His Biggest Competitor
While Gene Myers was busy working on neural images of fruitflies, he noticed the bioinformatics land being taken over by search algorithm originating from a 'competitor'. Now he comes back with an outstanding paper (DALIGN) to show why he is still the master.
That competitor of Gene Myers is none other than Gene Myers, 20 years younger. In early 90s, he and Udi Manber (currently leading the search group at Google) introduced the concept of suffix arrays. Fast forward by two decades, every nucleotide search program for new sequencing technologies uses suffix arrays, combined with BWT transform and FM indices. We covered that history in an earlier commentary (check this blog post from 2011).
Myers tried to use BLASR, which incorporated suffix arrays, for aligning PacBio reads and found it to be too slow. The troubles come from memory bandwidth and cache incoherence. Modern processors have three levels of cache (L1, L2, L3) and the speed difference between having all data in L1 cache vs DRAM can be 100x. BWT-based FM index algorithm makes effectively random accesses to memory locations and therefore the search process gets highly dependent on DRAM access. Especially when one tries to scale BWT-based alignment programs with multiple cores, memory bandwidth becomes the major bottleneck. Our readers are well familiar with that drawback (Check "The Future of Computers Multicore and the Memory Wall").
The algorithm proposed by Myers overcomes that bottleneck in two steps. They are so elegant that even the memory-heavy part of his algorithm sees 3.6x scaleup in a 4-core machine, whereas the less memory-intensive part sees 3.88x scaleup. The steps are - (i) finding read pairs highly likely to align based on matching seeds and (ii) alignment. Even though they sound innocuous, the beauty is in the details. The memory-intensive rapid seed detection part introduces a highly cache-coherent radix sort algorithm that attempts to keep relevant bits in L1 cache. The rapid local alignment part uses Myers' own O(nd) algorithm from mid-80s (see "How Does the Unix Diff Algorithm Work?") , but with several optimization steps to limit the rapidly expanding parallel waves at every step of search. Especially it makes use of random distribution of errors in PacBio reads.
What next after this formidable accomplishment of speeding up PacBio alignment 25X over BLASR and thus making large assemblies possible? There are rumors that Gene Myers plans to demonstrate one or more of the following three - (i) walk over water on river Elbe, (ii) design a perfect assembler, (iii) finish the zebrafish genome. Given how difficult (ii) and (iii) turned out to be so far, we believe he will go for (i).
If, instead, Myers plans to finish Danio and thousands of other recently published incomplete genomes, he needs to hurry up. We heard that Udi Manber, who is currently at Google, is working on a different solution for those bad genomes. Google plans to replace all NNNNNN regions with targeted ads, and there is a possibility that Google will buy a short-read company, because more gaps, the better.
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Maiden Flight of the Avenger: Official Soundtrack and Release Date!
by Alex White on Nov.28, 2010, under News
Hi, Everyone!
First, I want to thank you all so much for your patience. I can't believe you've all stuck with me through this crazy year! I'm writing to happily say that we're getting very close to the release date for Maiden Flight of the Avenger! And now, (of course) what you really want to hear:
The Gearheart: Maiden Flight of the Avenger Podcast Novella debuts 12/20/10!
Have you ever wondered how the Avenger came to be? Who taught Augustus everything he knows? Why is his hair white? You can find the answers to all of these questions and more in our upcoming series!
The Gearheart: Maiden Flight of the Avenger Official Soundtrack is available for purchase 12/11/10 for $6.99!
I'm really proud of this new album. I've pulled out all the stops, even going as far as getting a live choir! Over the next week, I'll be giving you a taste of some of the orchestral stylings, as well as some insight into the plot. Here's the track listing:
01) The Barnswallow
02) Tale of the Tome
03) Pursued by Flame
04) Beyond the Clouds
05) Forbidden Alchemy
06) The Hawk and the Swallow
07) Once More, the Curtain Rises
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November 28th, 2010 on 2:39 pm
Very excite!!!
November 28th, 2010 on 3:30 pm
Can't wait!
November 29th, 2010 on 10:22 am
once again u have brought a smile to my face mr alex white lol i was just re listening to the gearheart to get my steam punk fix but now im glad i will have some new content coming soon
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Before joining FIEA, Tom was one of the lead programmers on Madden Football, produced by EA at its Orlando-based Tiburon Studios. He is also currently Studio Director of Iron Galaxy Orlando. Prior to joining EA in 2003, he worked for Microsoft Game Studios, Kodiak Interactive, and Sculptured Software Studios. His previous game credits include Amped 2 (XBOX), Inside Pitch Baseball (XBOX), WCW Backstage Assault (N64/PS), WCW Mayhem (N64/PS), Breakaway Hockey (N64/PS), Space Jam (PS/Saturn/PC), MonsterTruck (Genesis) and Tecmo Super Baseball (Genesis).
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Being a tiny wee two-stroke engine, it can get really gungy and refuse to start if it only goes on short trips and never gets really warmed up properly. So today I went for a bit of a blat 'round the peninsular, something I haven't done on the scooter before.


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Gospel's newest contemporary Worship Artiste identified as Michael Stuckey has contributed a whopping $36,000 as his contribution to the 'YEAR OF THE RETURN'.
The US-based gospel musician has a classic sound with some "old school swag" and the prophetic wave flows through his voice and energy.
He came to Ghana in July and with no assistance, no investors or gated admission fee he organized the 'Chamber Experience'.
Renowned artistes from all over Africa and USA including Prospa Ochimana, Martin PK , MOG just to name a few performed at the program and the Worship and Prophetic declaration that was spoken that night to the land of Ghana has started to manifest.
Michael Stuckey's new song "African Way" is now available on all media and YouTube.
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If blogging sounds more like a way for teenagers to waste time than something companies would do to drum up business, consider what one chatty site did for a small Chicago marketing firm.
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If blogging sounds more like a way for teenagers to waste time than something companies would do to drum up business, consider what one chatty site did for a small Chicago marketing firm.
Re:invention Inc. specializes in helping companies sell products and services to women entrepreneurs and executives. It's the kind of work lots of marketing firms offer, including some local multimillion-dollar agencies.
Yet type in "marketing women Chicago" on Google, and re:invention is among the first companies on the list. It has no offices or full-time employees, but its founder, Kirsten Osolind, who started the blog in 2002, has been quoted in Redbook, Entrepreneur and BusinessWeek magazines. And she's a popular speaker at conferences on women's business issues, earning $7,500 per event.
Ms. Osolind, who declined to disclose her revenue, credits much of her success to www.reinventioninc.blogspot.com.
More than 70 million blogs populate the Web today. Many read like personal diaries, with angst-ridden musings about relationships or wild nights out. But thousands of blogs no one is sure how many are written by entrepreneurs and corporate leaders to connect with current and potential customers. These bloggers tend to write about industry issues, or excitement and dilemmas within their own companies.
There's no doubt a popular blog can push up company profits. Just ask Chicago sex and relationship therapist Laura Berman, who sees a spike in revenue on her subscription-only Web site every time her blog on Yahoo Health (http://health.yahoo.com/experts) gets picked by Yahoo editors for prominent placement.
With about 20 million visitors and 1,000 comments on a good day, she says the publicity is unbeatable for boosting subscriptions, which cost $13 a week.
But few businesses see direct sales results from blogging, marketing experts warn. For most companies, the benefits of blogging come from showcasing expertise and listening to what people are saying about the business and its competitors.
David Zapata, founder of Zapwater Communications, a Chicago public relations firm, set up his blog early this year (www.zapwater.com/blog) "to show we handled TV stars and paper companies alike," he says.
He and his colleagues blogged from hip events like the Sundance Film Festival, which they attended on behalf of their client, the Illinois Film Office, and the opening of Grace, a new boutique in Bucktown. They also wrote about a farm bill debate in Congress, an issue important to another client.
With Google's Blogger.com, anyone can create a blog in less than 10 minutes for free. TypePad, another popular blog host, offers more customization and charges monthly fees ranging from $5 to $15. Public relations firms also set up blogs, usually as part of a larger marketing plan.
Last summer, GardenTech, a Lexington, Ky.-based pesticide company, hired Chicago public relations firm Arment Dietrich Inc. to blog about fire ants to create buzz about its insecticide Over 'n Out. Recent posts on FireRant have included a video of someone blowing up an ant mound with firecrackers, academic reports about fire ants and stories about property damage by fire ants. The number of visitors to the site has grown steadily since its launch, to about 10,000, with 1,000 posting comments on its message board.
Some marketers believe customers eventually will expect companies to blog, just like they now expect them to have Web sites.
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A. Tahira, alum 2010
"Although excited about my summer, I also miss the fact that this time last year, I was getting ready to got to Munich! It was the best summer I've had by far and I am so grateful for the experience. I have stayed in contact with a number of other Amgen scholars. I also stay in touch with people via Facebook too so I'm glad to see everyone doing so well.
You must be preparing for the arrival of this year's scholars. I hope that they have as fulfilling and fun-packed an experience as we were able to. The programme really helped me reconsider my options with regards to applying for Cambridge. It gave me more confidence to apply and they did ask about it in the interview for clinical school."


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Verjuice, literally, is the sour juice of unripe fruits, especially crabapples and grapes. Figuratively, verjuice is sourness of temperament, disposition, or expression. It is the hallmark of a curmudgeon, itself an interesting word, generally described in dictionaries as of unknown origin though Samuel Johnson (the English lexicographer, 1709-1784) says in his Dictionary: "It is a vitious [the old spelling, based on Latin vitiosus] manner of pronouncing coeur méchant [ French for wicked heart ]. . ."
My example: Grapes of wrath make for vintage verjuice, don't they, Mr. Reid?
From the book, "1000 Most Challenging Words" by Norman W. Schur, ©1987 by the Ballantine Reference Library, Random House. I post a weekly "Challenging Words" definition to call more attention to this delightful book and to promote interesting word usage in the blogosphere. I challenge other bloggers to work the current word into a post sometime in the coming week. If you manage to do so, please leave a comment or a link to where I can find it. Previous words in this series can be found under the appropriate Category heading in the right-hand sidebar.


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Review: Local frozen treats
May 9, 2018
As temperatures rise and school comes closer and closer to an end, it's becoming clear that summer is right around the corner. With the weather getting warmer, people are going to have to start finding ways to cool off. Luckily, I know about three places nearby that can do just that!
To start us off, we have a cute little frozen yogurt place in Collierville appropriately named Berry Berry Good Frozen Yogurt. My first impressions of the shop were quite positive as I was greeted by a sweet old cashier as soon as I walked in. I decided to order a kiwi smoothie with strawberry tapioca bubbles. The quality of the food and the place itself were both very nice, and I recommend it if you're in the mood for frozen yogurt, smoothies, tea or even Italian soda.
If you're in the mood for something a little colder, you could always head over to Miccos Sno Cones in Collierville! The area itself looks really clean, plus they have prices you can't beat. I was quite torn between their sno cones and the various sundaes, milkshakes and ice creams, but I finally decided to get a Hawaiian sno cone, and I was not disappointed.
Miccos has quite a lot of options, but if you want even more to choose from, then I highly recommend Velvet Cream in Hernando. For a good price, you can get any kind of ice cream you can think of, any cold drink ranging from smoothies to tea to soda, and you can even get some hot food there like hot dogs or mac and cheese bites.
If you're feeling gutsy, you can even try the Big Dipper challenge, which includes a two-pound burger, some fries and a shake so big they named it I-55. Overall, it's a great ice cream shop, even if it's a little farther away.
No matter where you decide to go to cool off, if you choose one of these three places, I guarantee you will not be disappointed.


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Today started out rough. I wasn't feeling very well and finally, decided my best course was calling a colleague to cover my morning show. I gradually started feeling better and made it to my blood work-up lab thing. I was supposed to get this workup a month ago! I kept putting it off for scheduling reasons--and a time or two I forgot to fast. It's done and next Thursday I'll follow up with my doctor so we can go over the numbers--all of the numbers. I think it's been a year since I had this complete blood workup, so it'll be interesting to see how the numbers have developed.
I eventually made it to the studio, completed some work in production--made a midday meeting across town, then back to work--and home for a good refresher nap before my trip South to see mom.
Mom is super excited because she's getting a year membership to the YMCA. That was part of our trip this evening--taking her to the Y to turn in the membership application. She'll get her membership card on her next visit! She's super enthused and I'm overjoyed for her!
I really wanted to prepare a home cooked meal for mom. That was the original plan I had in mind. It was just getting too late in the evening. We'll do that soon, I'm sure. Tonight, we dined at our favorite Mexican place.
I made it back home--without grabbing a coffee for the return trip (unusual for me--but I already had two in one day--and I have my limits!)
I did a living room floor body weight strength training routine. It was fast, challenging and felt like a great workout. It's what I needed tonight.
Today was solid despite a rough start. I'm hitting the pillow tonight having maintained the integrity of my maintenance calorie budget, I've remained abstinent from refined sugar, I've exceeded my water goal by 40oz--and of course, I completed the above mentioned workout. I also made support connections important today.
At the end of last night's blog page, I mentioned embracing "My Normal." Earlier today, I edited the post and included the link to an archived post all about "my normal," from October 2014. The following is a rerun of that post.
From October 21st, 2014:
One of the things I've given a lot of thought to lately is, what does it mean to be "normal?" I've concluded "normal" is a relative term. Your normal isn't my normal. We're all different.
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This guy wanted to be normal. He wanted to have a normal relationship with food. He had fixed in his mind a vision of what it meant for him to be normal, you know, like people who are of normal weight with normal eating behaviors who wear normal clothing. To him, in order to be normal, he had to simply eat less and exercise more, yeah--that would be some kind of normal.
What this guy failed to recognize is, he was already normal. He was his normal. In order to achieve weight loss success, the perspective on "normal" had to change. It couldn't be someone else's normal, it had to be his own kind of normal. He could mimic someone else's normal for a while, but eventually his normal would override the abnormal impersonation of normal--and everything would go back to being his normal.
Okay--enough of the third person--it's annoying. What I had to embrace was my normal. I had to let go of the idea that I wasn't normal because in that, I was constantly suggesting I wasn't good enough or something was wrong with me. I am good enough and there's nothing wrong with me--as long as I'm not trying to be someone else's normal.
My normal is: I'm addicted to sugar and if consumed, it triggers bio-chemical reactions that send me searching for more and more--and not just sugary items--I'm talking loads of carbs and high fat-- it's on!! Nothing trips my trigger like sugar--it is my normal. So I abstain, one day at a time--and it's my normal and I'm okay.
I enjoy a drink of alcohol on rare occasion, perhaps once or twice, maybe three times a year. It doesn't negatively effect me beyond a slight feeling of intoxication. It doesn't trip anything for me. That's my normal. I have close friends with decades of sobriety, who--if they tried to mimic my normal, it would ruin their lives for who knows how long, maybe even kill them before they found recovery again. That's their normal. So they abstain, one day at a time, it's their normal and they're okay.
Embracing my normal is imperative to my success. My normal means that I take extraordinary care with food. My normal means no refined sugar. My normal means I remain active in seeking and offering support. My normal requires my attention and a rock solid commitment in doing what I do for my recovery. I fiercely protect it and never apologize for it.
I know many people who will enjoy their share of Halloween candy in a couple of weeks and it'll not be a big deal at all. That's their normal. If I tried to mimic their normal, you would witness a much different turnaround on these pages.
The biggest key for me to be my best, requires me to embrace and accept my normal, not someone else's. I hope and pray I spend the rest of my life celebrating my normal. Because if I do, I can't lose.
This is what "finding what works for you" is all about. Sometimes that statement is misunderstood to mean "Find the plan or procedure" that works for you. I'm suggesting that "finding what works" for you and me, starts with honestly defining our personal normal, then fashioning a plan that gives us what we need.
I no longer want to be some idealized version of "normal," I just want to be mine.
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Not feeling well this morning. Doing a minimum 2 cups water & 20 push-ups. Taking a rare sick day. pic.twitter.com/WJyDejFDZd— Sean Anderson (@SeanAAnderson) April 21, 2016
Just black coffee this morning. Lab work later. Can't have anything else until after. MFP says 4 cal. Really? Not 0? pic.twitter.com/ixkPIF0oYV— Sean Anderson (@SeanAAnderson) April 21, 2016
Finally- lab work done. Now, I get coffee the way I prefer! Three tablespoons half & half. 60 cal. pic.twitter.com/2MPIN0ou5t— Sean Anderson (@SeanAAnderson) April 21, 2016
Breakfast in MFP... pic.twitter.com/q2co85TZJF— Sean Anderson (@SeanAAnderson) April 21, 2016
Two whole eggs-three egg whites omelet stuffed w/166g avocado, salt&pepper. 5.9oz apple & 5.6oz orange. 613 cal. pic.twitter.com/qubS3Ezwjy— Sean Anderson (@SeanAAnderson) April 21, 2016
Midday meeting. 2 cups water. #wateraccountability pic.twitter.com/Dkotb2GRcZ— Sean Anderson (@SeanAAnderson) April 21, 2016
2 cup refill. #wateraccountability pic.twitter.com/DQ8lAKHXgt— Sean Anderson (@SeanAAnderson) April 21, 2016
2.5 cup water bottle with lunch hits #watergoal early in the day. pic.twitter.com/MCuNsar4KY— Sean Anderson (@SeanAAnderson) April 21, 2016
Lunch in MFP... pic.twitter.com/XK97GbTNGE— Sean Anderson (@SeanAAnderson) April 21, 2016
BBQ Chckn Pizza: 90cal Flatbread w/4oz chckn, 3oz pnnapl, 1 srv SF BBQ sauce, 48g red bell pepper & 56g mozz. 513cal pic.twitter.com/Uyaj6WXi83— Sean Anderson (@SeanAAnderson) April 21, 2016
4.2oz banana with 16g natural chunky peanut butter. Holdover until dinner with mom. :) 172 cal. pic.twitter.com/WZticFiV5p— Sean Anderson (@SeanAAnderson) April 21, 2016
Drive to mom's place for dinner. Pike roast with three tablespoons half & half. 60 cal. pic.twitter.com/Ri6HGt7Ju9— Sean Anderson (@SeanAAnderson) April 21, 2016
Listening to #prince on my evening drive. His talent was in a league all its own..like a 100-year storm kind of artist. They're so rare. RIP— Sean Anderson (@SeanAAnderson) April 21, 2016
#mothersonselfie Mom & Me- waiting for a table. ❤ pic.twitter.com/0YWCDn532r— Sean Anderson (@SeanAAnderson) April 22, 2016
2 cups water with dinner exceeds #watergoal pic.twitter.com/d0cX4iP66i— Sean Anderson (@SeanAAnderson) April 22, 2016
Tonight's strategy: Count & remove my chips from bowl- Now, bowl is off limits. I have mine. Skipping the cheese tonight. Order a la carte!— Sean Anderson (@SeanAAnderson) April 22, 2016
Appetizer: 12 chips & fresh chunky salsa. 172 cal. pic.twitter.com/uCdszvirdk— Sean Anderson (@SeanAAnderson) April 22, 2016
Some assembly required... pic.twitter.com/OACyrAXrp4— Sean Anderson (@SeanAAnderson) April 22, 2016
Dinner in MFP... pic.twitter.com/HtvsbsBbKY— Sean Anderson (@SeanAAnderson) April 22, 2016
Fajita Steak Crispy Tacos w/6oz beef, 3 tblspns sour cream, lettuce & fresh chunky salsa. 527 cal. pic.twitter.com/W64LPW2keH— Sean Anderson (@SeanAAnderson) April 22, 2016
Workout time. I'll time it-This is a homemade body weight strength training workout, in my living room. Push-ups, squats, planks & wall sit.— Sean Anderson (@SeanAAnderson) April 22, 2016
Push-ups-3 sets of 10✔ Planks-2, 30sec each✔ Squats-2 sets of 10✔ WallSit-one for 40 seconds✔ pic.twitter.com/xGyTqrVWxZ— Sean Anderson (@SeanAAnderson) April 22, 2016
The workout time included taking a 5 min break between push-ups/planks & squats/wall sit, to prepare fruit for #lastfoodofday— Sean Anderson (@SeanAAnderson) April 22, 2016
3 cup water bottle exceeds #watergoal by 40oz. 4.8oz orange, 5oz apple & 3.2oz pineapple. #lastfoodofday 178 cal. pic.twitter.com/gZVrLM7wmw— Sean Anderson (@SeanAAnderson) April 22, 2016
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Awane Jones is a CEO of Phenomena a technology and creativity company that develops Immersive Adventures. He is the President of Zone3 (VR) and the founder of 'Merchlar', a company that pioneered the Augmented Reality (AR) and Virtual Reality (VR) sector in Canada. A Co-Founder and former partner at 5thWall agency and the Montreal Chapter President of the VR/AR Association. He is also a bilingual keynote speaker and have presented at several international conferences including SXSW, C2, G20, Capital Innovation Défi MTL etc. His award-winning agencies, have built immersive experiences for a number of high profile global brands such as Universal Pictures & Twitter. Considered a thought leader in the field of AR & VR, he writes a technology blog on Huffington Post.


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Tim recounts his origin story and how it led him to the path he's on today. Very early he learned that "adaptability is essential", looked himself in the mirror, asked the tough questions (who is Tim?), and committed to his purpose. But it wasn't a straight-lined path…
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Tim Salau is a purpose-driven community builder, entrepreneur and leader, in this episode, Tim talks about what is required when you live your life on purpose and with purpose.
Tim shares his origin story and how it led him to the path he's on today. Very early he learned that "adaptability is essential", looked himself in the mirror, asked the tough questions (i.e. who is Tim?), and committed to his purpose. But it wasn't a straight-lined path…
Tim was a young boy who came from Nigeria in 1999. Understand this. Understand people's origin story, because it informs who they are today. Tim recounts: "Being a Nigerian-American man, that moved to America, I think that I eventually found my purpose and passion as a community builder because of the community I've grown in Texas and the community that I always find when I live in a different city".
Tim is a community leader & keynote speaker who has taken his love for collaboration — global. Tim is the CEO of guide a social e-learning platform helping high school students learn essential life skills from their favorite creators. Tim leads the Future of Work with WeWork as their Global Evangelist, and the founder of "Mentors & Mentees, a Guide community", a 10,000+ member community for students and professionals who want to take control of their careers to achieve career fulfillment and thrive in the Future of Work.
Connect with Tim Salau:
Instagram | LinkedIn | TIMSALAU.COM | Twitter | Mentors & Mentees | Facebook
Check out the episode on iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher, Google Play
Here are the show notes from Tim's episode and some of my favourite moments…
I live to strengthen the bonds that people share through compassionate and empathic action.
- Nothing is promised to you. [5:00]
- You will always have a community to elevate you in your darkest of times. [5:50]
- Why Tim built Mentors and Mentees [7:22]
- People were reaching out to me about support and advice. People thought that I had all the "magic". They didn't realize that it was really just grit and perseverance, I hustled to get myself an opportunity at Google as a UX Researcher.
- I second guessed myself on if this was something that I should do. I did it anyways on that faithful day on October 2018. I realized: what do I have to lose? What do I have to lose by just creating a space for people to learn from each other? [10:56]
- What reinforced Tim's decision to go ahead and do it? And what really gave him this lens that allowed him to go for it, grow it, and mold it. When you have a clearly defined purpose for yourself, you always need to do and pursue the things that line back to that. [11:27]
- You have to build yourself intrinsically, in order to create a legacy that you are proud of. [14:00]
- I understood which opportunities were for me and the opportunities that were not. [21:20]
- "When it comes to your career, you are in the business of entrepreneurship. No one else can define your career. No one." [38:42]
- When I feel as if everything in the world is not working in my favour, but then you have to ask yourself are YOU creating YOUR own favour. How are you creating favour in your life? [43:14]
- When you start creating, you start creating fulfillment and joy. Because when you are creating something that you are passionate about and you can see meaning in, everything else will become clear to you. [43:44]
Loving the podcast? I encourage you to use the hashtag #PowerofWhy on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn to show how you are living out and exploring YOUR WHY.
You can connect with Tim Salau here:
- Work with Tim: https://www.timsalau.com/
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- Message Tim on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/timsalau/
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Thank you for listening to this episode with Tim Salau.
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Kids' Conservation Cinema: Charlotte's Web
On alternating Sunday afternoons through March, the refuge will be screening FREE, child-friendly films that feature a wildlife and/or environmental theme. All films will be projected on the big screen in the refuge visitor center's awesome auditorium. No preregistration; simply show up! All movies begin at 1:30 pm.


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Atlantis Skincare brand is a UK based all natural skincare. We create luxury, freshly handmade face care and body care products that transform your simple everyday beauty rituals into deeply theraputic experiences. We believe in the power of plants cherished by sun, earth, water and wind and their ability to protect, restore and improve the skin's natural beauty. The products are so pure and filled with goodness of nature that you can even feel it's vibrating energy. Every ingredient is carefully researched and selected, making sophisticated products that not only offer your skin special pleasure but also prevent and slow the aging process. Zane Piese, Atlantis Skincare founder, formulator and entrepreneur is a person with passion, expertise and dynamics to create this outstanding natural skincare brand that offers unique experience to the skin and senses. It's a ritual within a skincare. 'My love for nature and plants began when I was a little girl. I grew up in the beautiful country side of Latvia, spending my days in blooming meadows and green forests, collecting herbs and learning about their healing properties. My first teacher was my mum, a doctor of traditional medicine, who used natural herbal remedies to heal her patients.' Atlantis Skincare chooses only high quality natural and organic ingredients carefully researched and selected for their nutritive properties. Each ingredient plays its specific role in the final composition working in synergy with others to achieve more effective result.
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In a Message from RegistryPro Advisory Board to Tina Dam on 24 October 2003, it is noted that .Pro is, again, asking ICANN to allow for the registration of 2nd level domains.
"We understand that RegistryPro has requested a modification of its Registry Agreement with the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) to provide for the offering of a second-level .Pro domain name alternative to the third-level .Pro domain name which ICANN has already approved (Second-Level Domain Proposal). The primary purpose of the second-level .Pro domain name is to offer the consumer greater choice with respect to available naming conventions.
We believe this choice will enhance the appeal of .Pro to our distribution channel. The proposed second-level .Pro domain will continue to uphold Pro's existing eligibility requirements and registration restrictions and will simply offer wider latitude to end-users."
I am, again, of mixed opinion on this. On the one hand, a registry should be able to do what it wants, within reason. This clearly falls into that category.
On the other hand, .Pro has been denied once already on the grounds that registering 2nd level domains is not the proposal upon which they were approved in the "testbed" procedure of November 2000. ICANN has correctly pointed out that it was not able to approve everyone and, as such, must hold applicants to their proposals. I have to agree, and feel that this overrides the right for a registry to do what it wants. Were there robust competition in the marketplace, and other prospective registries allowed to compete, this wouldn't be an issue.
Until such time as the "testbed" is over (and ICANN has stated that it is not), registries should not be allowed to change their operating proposals. They have a huge competitive advantage as a result of being chosen based on those proposals. To allow them to change now is to throw out the entire process as worthless, calling it nothing more than a beauty contest. Indeed, a beauty contest in which the winners, if they didn't succeed, can change their contestants after they win.
If the "winners" in 2000 must now change their procedures in order to be successful, then we have one of two possible reasons. Either the process of their selection was flawed, or we have a distinct lack of competent competitive players. Either reason is bad.
My suggestion: ICANN should tell .Pro that they can open up the 2nd level just as soon as, but not sooner than a process for adding more TLDs is created and operational.
Business environment changes rapidly as do consumer choice. We cannot expect business to start offering unprofitable services just to proof a point.
It is better to acknowledge a mistake and fix it quickly.
Absolutely, James - once the testbed is over and new competition is allowed. Otherwise, you invalidate the testbed and give more protected-market advantages to existing players.
That's hardly fair (and in some markets might even be illegal)
On the other hand, .name has already been approved for second-level registrations, a modification from the original agreement; it would be unfair to allow that while denying other TLDs' similar modification requests.
Indeed. I believe that the approval for .name was wrong, just as the approval for .pro was wrong.
the "testbed" goal is really to find out if we can have more TLDs (remember some were arguing back then we can have millions of TLDs?) and more importantly to me, will it bring competition to NSOL.
While ICANN have not release any official results of this testbed, I believe the first goal has been successfully demostrated but the latter is unfortunately quite disappointing.
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