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PHILADELPHIA PA--Archbishop Charles J. Chaput, O.F.M. Cap. has asked that all parishes in the Archdiocese of Philadelphia consider taking up a one-time, special collection on the weekend of September 16-17, 2017 to support continued relief efforts in the wake of Hurricane Harvey.
This special collection is part of a national initiative called for by Archbishop José H. Gomez, vice-president of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, to benefit the victims of this natural disaster and to provide pastoral and rebuilding support to impacted dioceses.
All contributed funds will support Catholic Charities' USA, which is providing aid to victims of Hurricane Harvey. These funds will support disaster response and recovery efforts including direct assistance, rebuilding, and health care services.
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The Story Behind Tart Tatin (and how to make it!)
Tart Tatin Tart Tatin is a treat with a not so common back story. This treat is usually considered an upside down fruit tart of sorts. Typically, it is made with apples. How did this delicious treat come to be?...
Tart Tatin is a treat with a not so common back story. This treat is usually considered an upside down fruit tart of sorts. Typically, it is made with apples.
How did this delicious treat come to be? It is believed that Tart Tatin was invented accidentally at the Hotel Tatin in Lamotte-Beuvron, France. Lamotte-Beuvron is approximately 100 miles south of Paris.
In the 1880s, Hotel Tatin was run by two sisters, named Stephanie and Caroline Tatin. Although there are several theories behind the actual creation of Tart Tatin, there is one theory that most agree with.
It was all a fluke that turned out for the best. Stephanie Tatin did most of the cooking for the hotel. One day she was over tired and over worked (wouldn't you be, if you did most of the cooking for a hotel every day?). She gathered the ingredients to make an apple pie but made a mistake.
Stephanie left the apples cooking in the butter and sugar for too long. The mixture began to burn. In an attempt to save the dish, she put the pastry crust on top of the apples. She then stuck the whole pan in the oven to bake.
It turns out that what she ended up baking was a caramelized upside down fruit tart. The hotel guests loved this new and tasty treat. Although there are reports of other chefs and establishments selling similar dishes, certainly the Tatin sister's version became the most popular.
Try Your Own Tart Tatin
Want to try your hand at this unique dessert? Here is a recipe for this treat.
Ingredients for the pastry:
- 1 stick unsalted butter
- 1 egg, lightly beaten
- 2 tablespoons cold water
- 1 pinch salt
- 1 and 2/3 cups plain all-purpose flour, sifted
Tip: if you don't feel like making the pastry from the scratch you can use puff pastry instead
Ingredients for the apple filling:
- 1/2 stick unsalted butter
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 10 apples (preferably Granny Smiths)
- 2 tablespoons water
- vanilla pod
Tip: You can also add some cinnamon
Directions for the pastry:
- Soften the stick of butter.
- Blend the butter in a mixing bowl at low speed.
- Pulse quickly, and then add in egg and water.
- Add in the salt and flour next, mixing carefully.
- Roll the dough until it is 6 inches wide, cover in plastic wrap, and refrigerate for at least an hour.
Directions for the Caramel Apple:
- Divide the butter into small chunks and spread on the bottom of a 10 inch baking dish or skillet. If you decide to use the skillet for preparation of apples make sure the handle is not plastic and can go to the oven.
- Sprinkle the sugar over the dish.
- Add the two tablespoons of water.
- Place the baking dish on medium heat in order to caramelize the sugar.
- Cut vanilla pod in half and using the knife get the vanilla beans. Add them to the sugar mixture along with the leftover pod.
- Slice, core, and chop the apple into chunks.
- Once the sugar is caramelized, remove the dish from the heat and take out the vanilla pod.
- Place the pieces of apple on top of the caramel. Be sure to fill in all gaps so that the apples make a complete layer.
- Sprinkle two tablespoons of sugar over the top of the apples.
- Heat the dish carefully until the caramel bubbles through the apples.
Finishing the dish:
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
- Roll the pastry out into an even circle shape large enough to fit on top of the dish.
- Place carefully on top of the caramel apples.
- Fold the edges of the pastry inward.
- Be sure to slice a few spots in the pastry in order to let the steam out while cooking.
- Bake approximately 20 minutes.
- Make sure to let the tart cool for at least 15 minutes. If it does not rest fully then it may break apart when flipping it over!
- Take a serving plate and put it over the baking tin. Then turn it over. Slowly remove the baking tin.
For the specific directions and tips on how to prepare this dish, be sure to read these instructions.
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Priorities USA, the country's largest liberal super-PAC, has started to raise money for Hillary ClintonHillary Diane Rodham ClintonHillary Clinton responds to Chrissy Teigen tweet: 'I love you back' Trump fights for battleground Arizona Biden leads Trump by 12 in new national poll MORE's potential presidential bid in 2016.
President Obama's 2012 campaign manager, Jim Messina, has been named co-chairman of the political action committee. Former Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm (D) will also help lead the operation.
"I think the numbers clearly show that she's the strongest presidential candidate on the Democratic side," Messina told the New York Times. "And Priorities is going to be there for her if she decides to run."
Messina's move had been expected for a while after The Washington Post and Buzzfeed reported in November that he had been in talks with Priorities.
The Times says Messina declined to say whether he had informed Obama and Vice President Biden about his new position. Biden is considered another potential contender in the Democratic race, and could challenge Clinton.
John Podesta had also been in negotiations to join Priorities, which Buzzfeed reported in November. Podesta, however, joined the Obama White House as a top adviser last month. He previously served as former President Clinton's chief of staff.
Priorities says it hopes to raise more money than the $67 million used to fund ads attacking Mitt Romney during the 2012 presidential cycle.
Messina says he would try to reproduce the progress the Obama campaign made in television microtargeting.
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Other campaign veterans loyal to Obama and Clinton are also heading up Priorities's operation. Buffy Wicks serves as the super-PAC's executive director, and worked as a field director during the Obama campaign. Jonathan Mantz, Clinton's finance director for her 2008 campaign, and Peter Kauffmann, press secretary during Clinton's 2000 U.S. Senate bid, have also joined Priorities.
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The Forest Hills neighborhood in east Dallas is amazing. Gorgeous lots, historic homes and landscapes that will truly excite you. Forest Hills is the area in Dallas, TX bordered by Garland Road and White Rock Lake to the northwest, Lakeland Drive to the northeast, the railroad tracks to the southeast and Highland Road to the southwest. The neighborhood consists entirely of the subdivision that bears the same name – Forest Hills. The neighborhood is easily identifiable by the sign toppers located on most street signs in the area. One of our long time team members remembers running and cycling through Forest Hills as a high school athlete because due to all of the amazing trees in the neighborhood, it is literally several degrees cooler than neighboring areas in summer. Such a cool neighborhood!
Forest Hills is a quiet beautiful wooded bluff on the south side of White Rock Lake. Shaded large lots are the norm and a lovely and diverse collection of architectural styles reflects its rich history. The beautiful trees and a spirit of community define this fantastic neighborhood which is located only 6 miles from downtown Dallas. This area of massive Oak, Elm and Pecan trees is built within a stone's throw of White Rock Lake. The location assures the residents all the advantages of having two of the finest treasures of the city, White Rock Lake Park and the Arboretum at their fingertips. Its residents can be seen throughout the neighborhood walking, running, bicycling, and generally enjoying this unique oasis of blissful calm in the heart of the city.
Residential development in the Forest Hills area began as early as the middle 1920s and early 1930s and accelerated significantly during the late 1940s through the middle 1960s. Because of the age of homes in the area, several homes have been torn down and new ones built in their place. A significant number of new homes were built between 2000 and 2010 in the area by custom builders.
The Forest Hills neighborhood has some especially unique characteristics that appeal to many home buyers. Many streets are exceptionally wide and have large sidewalks. Parking is not allowed on some streets. Residents enjoy views of White Rock Lake and the downtown skyline upon entering and leaving the neighborhood, and some homes along Garland Road have lake views. The neighborhood lies directly across from White Rock Lake and the Dallas Arboretum, so residents enjoy easy access to parks, biking and jogging trails and all of the events and festivities that happen at the lake and Arboretum.
Forest Hills has a wide variety of home styles, ranging from one story ranch style homes and mid-century moderns to several contemporary homes built in the last 10-15 years by custom home builders. Other home styles in Forest Hills include some Tudors, Southwestern, Mediterranean, Early American and Colonial. Many of the homes were built on pier and beam foundations.
The lot sizes in Forest Hills are large compared to many other neighborhoods in East Dallas. Lots in Forest Hills have a variety of sizes-quarter and half acre lots are quite common and a few are over one acre.
Homes in Forest Hills have a wide range of actual and effective ages. Many older homes have been significantly remodeled and/or have had additions built at some point. Homes range in size from around 1,000 square feet to over 6,000 square feet. Several homes, including many that were built in the mid 20th century, have swimming pools. There are also some homes that have guest quarters.
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The problem with work spouses who are also like family who are also extroverts who are also from out-of-town is that when they come visit for a week to do work, you end up working extra hours all week and then going out every night.
As such, we have simultaneously had a wonderful slew of weekend-like social encounters AND a really long work week for both of us. (Jay because it's his work spouse that's in town. Me just because I was waiting for the guys to pick me up every night, and why not do some work since I'm at work anyway…)
I'm pretty tuckered. I foresee a lot of napping once Jay's work spouse leaves.
Tuckeredness aside, we have a fairly busy weekend planned: bbq at the house of Jay's *other* work spouse (he sure has a lot of them…) and family on Friday night, gaming on Saturday night, and some running around going "OMG BEFORE JAY GOES TO QATAR WE HAVE SO MUCH STUFF TO GET DONE!!!!" all day Sunday.
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Colorful openings and closings
MAM's photography survey "Color Rush" opens Friday, while exhibits at UWM and Anaba wrap up.
An exhibition opening, a couple of closings, and an open house are not to be missed this weekend.
Warhol, et al.
UWM Art History Gallery, Mitchell Hall, Room 154
3203 N. Downer Avenue
UWM's Warhol, et al., which we've mentioned in prior Art Dates, closes this weekend to make room for an upcoming printmaking exhibition that ties into SGC International's upcoming Print: MKE exhibition. Don't miss this last opportunity to see these works by Warhol and his contemporaries.
Color Rush: 75 Years of Color Photography in America
Milwaukee Art Museum
700 N. Art Museum Drive
This comprehensive exhibit is the big opening of the week: an extensive survey of the evolution of color photography from its development at the turn of the century to its widespread adoption by the early '80s. Whether you're a photography expert or aficionado, or just the regular, everyday art-lover, you'll find something great here. The show runs through May 19, 2013.
Nut Factory Open House 2013
3720 N. Fratney St.
This once-yearly open house of artists' studios features paintings, photography, video, installations and more. The name comes from its original purpose – a factory that processed nuts – not a reference to the artists working, if that's what you're thinking. The open house runs 7 to 11 p.m.
James Steeno's Similtudes
Anaba Tea Room, Garden Room, lower level
2107 E. Capitol Drive, Shorewood
This weekend is also your last chance to drop into Anaba for Similitudes, an exhibition by James Steeno consisting of various watercolors, drawings and paper collages made of upcycled, discarded printer papers and junk mail. Steeno's exhibit will be replaced by On the Horizon, a series of oil landscapes by Beki Borman. Steeno's exhibition will close at 3 p.m. Sunday.


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Coastal aumaua
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Coastal aumaua are a sub-race of aumaua in Pillars of Eternity and Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire.
Origin and prevalence[edit | edit source]
Coastal aumaua live in a conquered mainland region, mostly along the coast of the northern hemisphere - lands they conquered by displacing or conquering Thyrtan, Natlan, and orlan communities out.
They are very rare in the Dyrwood, and as the result of an ancient campaign in the northern continent, people in the Dyrwood tend to associate the coastal aumaua with a more aggressive warlike reputation. This is not entirely accurate. However, it has led to a self-fulfilling prophecy whereby many coastal aumaua in Dyrwood are mercenaries, bodyguards, or soldiers.[1]
Appearance and culture[edit | edit source]
While physiologically similar to island aumaua, the coloration of coastal aumaua is starkly different - blue and green. Their culture is more centralized and urban than their island cousins, though both groups are involved in seafaring.
From the Pillars of Eternity Guidebook: Volume One:
- Features: Very wide nose bridges and widely spaced eyes. Rectangular or square faces. Narrow, almond, or round eyes. Long skulls with prominent domes. Slightly webbed hands and feet (below the second knuckle). Long arms. Tiny ears that barely protrude from the head.
- Skin: Cool tones, often blues, grays, or greens running into (fish-like) white.
- Hair: Silver, blond, strawberry blond, brown. Straight or wavy texture.
- Eyes: Yellow, silver, blue, gold, green, brown
In-game description[edit | edit source]
|Viewed as a warlike race, the coastal aumaua live in a mainland region along the coasts of the northern hemisphere - lands they conquered by pushing Thyrtan (meadow folk), Natlan (savanna folk), and orlan communities out. Their culture is more centralized and urban than their island cousins, though both groups are involved in seafaring. Coastal aumaua are very rare in the Dyrwood, but those that do make the journey usually do so as mercenaries, bodyguards, or soldiers.
|~ Pillars of Eternity in-game cyclopedia
|Viewed by many in the Old Empires and Eastern Reach as a warlike race, the coastal aumaua are dominantly from the northern nation of Rauatai. Though they originated in the Deadfire Archipelago thousands of years ago, time and distance have divorced them from their distant Huana kin. Coastal aumaua are less intimately connected to the sea than island aumaua and are distinguished by their cool skin tones.
|~ Deadfire in-game cyclopedia
Gameplay[edit | edit source]
Coastal Aumaua are one of the playable races in Pillars of Eternity.
Their racial bonus talent is:
- In Pillars of Eternity
- Towering Physique – Coastal aumaua gain bonuses to defend against Prone and Stun effects.
- In Deadfire
- Towering Physique: Resistance to Might afflictions.
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Today, UK electronic band Hot Chip release their new album Why Make Sense?
Why Make Sense? features the acclaimed singles 'Huarache Lights' and 'Need You Now' alongside the recently released title track – first streamed via a mock news website coinciding with the UK's general election and 'Burning Up' taken from a bonus Separate EP which will be released with a special deluxe edition of the record.
The new recording is the sixth album from the band who formed in 2000.
Recorded in Oxfordshire and London and produced by Hot Chip with Mark Ralph and mixed by the band, David Wrench (FKA Twigs, Caribou) and Jimmy Douglass (Timbaland, Aaliyah), the album features guest appearances from De La Soul's Posdnuos and Scritti Politti's Green Gartside ('Love Is The Future'), as well as live instrumentation and backing vocals from touring band members Sarah Jones and Rob Smaughton.
Why Make Sense? will be available on all standard formats as well as a special edition available for a limited time only, featuring a bonus EP, Separate EP, with four new tracks recorded during the album sessions.
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Playfair Events is the brainchild of Jamie Conroy.
With a background in business management and a sports diploma, a deep love of golf has been an abiding passion for Jamie, Playfair Events' Managing Director.
Born and bred on the Wirral, Jamie has played all of the 14 courses that this beautiful peninsula has to offer (we are uniquely blessed having so many excellent courses within such a small area), as well as many of Britain's and the world's classic courses, travelling as far afield as Spain, Turkey, Portugal, Germany and even Mexico.
The seed was sown as a young lad, playing and enjoying Wirral's four historic municipal courses, before becoming a member of several of the Peninsula's prestigious private courses over a 30 year period.
With a passion for golf and Jamie's concept of 'Delivering a day in the life of a professional golfer to the amateur', PlayFair Events is uniquely placed to create golfing and business events which stand out from the competition.
As Jamie commented, "Amateur golfers are at the heart of everything we do at PlayFair Events. My own experiences made me realise that there was something missing and I got tired of playing in open amateur events with no real 'wow' factor to enjoy or top prizes to be won. PlayFair Events was born out of an understanding of what makes amateur golfers tick and I am passionate about delivering a golfing experience with a difference."


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All 22 Democratic and Republican female senators have written a letter to Senate leadership expressing their "deep disappointment" in the Senate's "inaction" in moving sexual harassment legislation forward. They are calling for a vote on the legislation that would overhaul how sexual harassment claims are handled on Capitol Hill.
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HONG KONG • Cantonese opera master Lam Ka Sing, a star of the stage and the screen, died in Kwong Wah Hospital in Hong Kong on Tuesday night, said newspapers. He was 82.
Lam, who had lived with Parkinson's disease for about 22 years, collapsed at his home in Kowloon Tong and was rushed to hospital, said Ming Pao Daily News. He was pronounced dead at 11.13pm, said the newspaper.
Lam's interest in Cantonese opera began in childhood, when he went to shows with his father, said Ming Pao.
He was born to a station-master in Hong Kong in 1933, said Apple Daily. He and his older sister, singer and actress Lam Kar Yee, were brought up by their father after their mother died in 1936.
A Cantonese opera prodigy, he was nine when he played his first role, Wu Song the outlaw.
When Hong Kong fell to the Japanese, the family fled to Guangzhou, where Lam studied under a partner of Cantonese opera great Sit Kok Sin. After the war ended and Lam returned to Hong Kong, he became Sit's final disciple.
Lam appeared in more than 300 films, beginning in 1947 in Prostituting To Raise The Orphan, said Apple Daily.
A wenwusheng, he played both scholars and warriors. He established two Cantonese opera troupes in the 1960s, and opened more than 40 shows, including The Pitiless Sword.
He announced his retirement in 1993, and moved to Toronto. When he returned for a rare performance at the Hong Kong Coliseum in 2009, the show was sold out in an hour, said Ming Pao.
At the peak of his career in 1962, he married Cantonese opera enthusiast Hung Dou Tzi, a disciple of superstar Hung Sin Nui. The couple had two sons.
His younger son, under work stress, committed suicide in Hong Kong in 2003.
His wife died of cancer in Toronto 2009.
Lam is survived by his older son.


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Stratis Team
Chris Trew
CEO, Founder
Chris Trew is the CEO and Founder of Stratis Platform.
Chris is a consultant, architect and technologist with over 10 years' experience in Enterprise IT.
His background includes extensive experience in the financial sector, working for some of the top financial institutions as well as in the Legal, Aviation and Local government sectors.
He is also a backend developer specializing in C# and ASP.NET technologies.
Krushang Patel
Head of Communications
Krushang is the HoC (Head of Communications) at Stratis Platform.
Over the course of 15 years Krushang gained extensive experience in retail and international import/export, working with contacts in over 10 different countries and involved in sectors as diverse as publishing, technology, manufacturing, retail and pharmaceuticals.
Mahesh Chand
Adviser and Team Member
Mahesh is the founder of C# Corner, Microsoft Regional Director, serial entrepreneur, chief strategy advisor, and the CEO of Mindcracker Inc. He has published a number .NET programming books and has been awarded the prestigious Microsoft MVP Award for 13 consecutive years for his contributions to the .NET developer community. Mahesh will assist Stratis in building strong relationships with enterprises and developer adoption of the Stratis Platform.
Paul Farrington
Technology Analyst
Paul is responsible for blockchain application development and technical pre-sales for Stratis Enterprise. He is also responsible for articulating Stratis's vision for blockchain adoption and proofs of concept to industry stakeholders, customers and consulting partners.
Before joining Stratis he worked at Goldman Sachs and Credit Suisse as a Vice President.
He holds a BA (Econ) and Master of Philosophy in Finance and Economics.
Jordan Andrews
Blockchain Developer
Jordan is leading the architecture and development of the Smart Contracts platform at Stratis. Jordan had several years working as an enterprise .NET developer for governments in Australia, before becoming involved with Ethereum and solidity development in early 2017, and graduating near the top of the first Consensys Developer Academy in Dubai. Jordan initially sought to improve Ethereum smart contract development by creating EthSharp, a C# to EVM compiler. Since then he has been working with Stratis to build a Smart Contract platform that works for .NET developers.
Rowan de Haas
Blockchain Developer
Rowan de Haas is a .NET developer working on the Stratis Platform. Prior to his involvement with blockchain, Rowan had extensive experience using .NET to build web and mobile applications for small business and enterprise. In 2017 he graduated near the top of the inaugural ConsenSys Academy developer program, where he dove deep into writing and running smart contracts on Ethereum. Outside of blockchain, Rowan has a keen interest in software architecture and design patterns. He is the founder and organiser of the Newcastle Blockchain meetup.
Maciej Zaleski
Blockchain Developer
Maciej is developer of the Stratis Breeze Wallet with Privacy protocol (Tumblebit).
As a technical tester he worked for many companies (Barclays, Deutsche Bank, Lloyds Bank, BJSS, BP, etc.) across many vertical markets where frequent and complex code deliveries are a norm.
He holds a Bachelor of Engineering (BE) in Computer Science.
Gustav Stieger
Blockchain Developer
Gustav is a software engineer with more than 25 years commercial software development experience. His skills include .NET/C#, ETL (extract-transform-load), SQL (including database design), HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Windows Forms, and REST APIs. He worked for companies like Computer Sciences Corporation, Ince Pty., Ltd., UCS Software, Brian Hattingh Group, Denel.
He holds a B.Sc. (Hons) degree in Computer Science and Mathematics.
Pieterjan Vanhoof
Blockchain Developer
Pieterjan is a developer at Stratis and is responsible for the front-end part of the wallets
(Stratis Core and Breeze), as well as testing the release packages of those wallets.
He holds a Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) in Electronics and Information Technology
Benoît Philibert
Lead UX / UI Designer
Benoît is a veteran user interface and user experience designer with more than a decade of professional experience working for globally recognized brands in the field of cell phone providers, hotel chains and software startups.
Other Members
Dan Gould (@dangould), Yakup Ipek (@ffreshblood), Fassa (@fassadir), Kevin Loubser (@zeptin), Ivan Tarasov (@NoEscape0), Igor Goldobin (@fenix2222), @sin2x, @mikedennis, @MithrilMan, @someguy, Fshutdown, CryptoJ and over 10 other Stratis team members...
Hall of Fame
Dan Gershony
Blockchain Developer
(Ex-Team Member)
Dan is the main dev contributor on the Stratis codebase and was CTO (Chief Technology Officer) at Stratis Platform. He has over 10 years of development experience on the MS stack mainly in C# .NET with Microsoft Certificates in WCF, Winforms and BizTalk. Dan has been contracting as a software integration engineer for companies like Microsoft, Fujitsu and SolidSoft and was a development engineer at Blinkbox for 4 years working on the core platform and api.
Jeremy Bokobza
Blockchain Developer
(Ex-Team Member)
Jeremy is a blockchain developer and was HoE (Head of Engineering) at Stratis Platform.
Jeremy is a top caliber software developer, with a thorough and extensive knowledge of .NET technologies and architecture as well as C# development. He has been involved in EAI (Enterprise Application Integration) with Microsoft BizTalk Server for more than 10 years, working with Microsoft Consulting Services in the Czech Republic and the U.K.


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Claire M Singer is a composer, producer and performer of acoustic and electronic music, film and installations. In recent years her work has focused on a mix of organ, cello and electronics and her debut album Solas was released on Touch in 2016 followed by her second release Fairge in 2017.
Performances and commissions include Tate Modern London; Fylkingen Institute Stockholm; Ceremony Hall Austin, TX; Muziekgebouw Aan' t ij Amsterdam, Oude Kerk Amsterdam and the Barbican London.
In 2017 she was a recipient of the inaugural Oram Awards from the PRS Foundation and New BBC Radiophonic Workshop for her innovation in sound and music. Recent projects include composing the music for Tell It To The Bees a film by Annabel Jankel which premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival in 2018 and won the Festival Castell de Peralada Award for best music at the BCN Festival in 2019. In 2018 Claire also wrote a solo work for award-winning violinist Galya Bisengalieva which was released as part of her EP ONE on NOMAD Music Productions.
Claire is Artistic Director of the organ reframed festival at Union Chapel which she launched in 2016. The only festival of its kind in the UK, organ reframed focuses on commissioning innovative new music and introducing new artists and audiences to how versatile the organ is.
Her debut album, Solas, was released on Touch in 2016. More information on this release can be found here


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The objective of this (5) day training is to understand and know the fundamentals of treasure accounting in the context of a microbusiness.
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It is in the form of a 5-day seminar, held over 1 week that practical workshop training and lessons will be given.
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Our method promotes an informal, relaxed, egalitarian, friendly learning environment, centered on self-esteem, the desire for collaboration and the needs of learners. Our practice uses autonomy to build the capacity to adapt to change.
Our training will promote the full exploitation of intellectual resources. A balance between the training structure and a degree of autonomy and freedom of choice is left in the hands of the learner.
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It was my first time ever spending the 4th of July in the United States.
As a a Canadian, modest as most of us are about patriotism, I didn't really know what to expect in this land that takes patriotism seriously. Actually, I expected it to be taken up a few notches.
And it was – kinda. Some people wore red, white and blue. Some kids had hats. Bunting and flags were everywhere. But mostly…
… what I found was people simply having a lot of fun!
A Fantastic Fourth of July
I was in Chautauqua, New York, home of the famous Chautauqua Institution which has offered nine weeks of lectures, classes, culture and sports every summer since 1874. Whether your thing is education, spiritual growth, cooking, golf, sailing, shuffleboard… or simply hanging out at the beach, you'll likely find it there. It's like a college but classes are optional and there are no essays or exams to write.
I started the day with my usual morning coffee and reading of the Chautauqua Daily. The paper does a great job of summarizing the previous day's events and inspiring you to attend some of the current day's highlights. And it worked. All day long I went from one thing to the next and had a great time.
A sermon on love, hell and rewriting narratives.
Each week of the summer they have a different pastor leading the morning Devotional hour in the Amphitheater. While I was there it was Rev. Otis Moss III of the United Church of Christ out of Chicago, Illinois. I attended all his sermons and each day marveled at his ability to weave stories and communicate a message of love, acceptance, tolerance and empowerment. On the Fourth of July he encouraged us to rewrite our personal narratives as well as that of the country.
An analysis of the American socio-political landscape
The next event was a lecture by Chris Hayes, host of All In with Chris Hayes on the American cable channel MSNBC. His analysis of the American socio-political landscape was fascinating. He started by dividing people into two camps – insurrectionists and institutionalists. While he says that his inclination is towards the former, he sees the necessity of the latter. The problem is that people are no longer trusting American institutions. He spoke about trust, the problem of social distance and impossibility of a meritocracy. He was entertaining and insightful. You can watch this presentation from the Chautauqua channel here.
The importance of Theist and Atheist communication
Next up was a presentation by Chris Stedman, Assistant Humanist Chaplain at Harvard University, in the Hall of Philosophy. A former born-again Christian, he came out of the closet twice – once as gay and a second time as an atheist. His speech was called Finding a Common Humanity: building bridges between atheists and believers. His argument was that interfaith communication, which is accepted by many as a fundamental necessity for a peaceful society, must be stretched beyond the faithful to atheists as well. It was a wonderful addition to the week's program.
An American Playwright
From the Hall of Philosophy I went to the Chautauqua Theater to see Cat on a Hot Tin Roof. America has produced some amazing playwrights but none with such a definitive southern voice as Tennessee Williams. From Streetcar Named Desire to the Glass Menagerie to "Cat" he has explored our universal human frailties and foibles with the south as his backdrop. The Chautauqua Theater Company's production was rich in superb performances backed by a versatile set and creative lighting and sound that collectively brought out the heat of the play. Memories of Elizabeth Taylor and Paul Newman playing the lead roles of Maggie and Brick disappeared with the opening scene. It was theater at its best.
The Pops and Paper Bags
I barely had time for a bite of supper before I had to head back to the Amphitheater where the Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra was putting on a Pops concert. The guest conductor, Stuart Chafetz, was incredibly entertaining. Guest artist, Tony DeSare, gave us a short parade of tunes made for crooners. The concert to that point would have been enough but, in fact, it was simply the build-up to a great crescendo with Chafetz's signature piece, Tchaikovsky's "1812 Overture".
When each of the 5,000+ of us arrived for the concert we were given a program with four paper bags inside. With these bags, the audience would become part of the percussion section of the orchestra. We were to be the cannons of the "1812 Overture".
Before starting the piece, Chafetz divided the audience into four sections. He rehearsed us – but not with our paper bags. We had to get some basics down before we were allowed our instruments. We had to clap when he pointed to us.
Once he was satisfied that we (might) follow his direction, he began.
Truly, I was so looking forward to popping my paper bag that I wasn't listening to the piece. I was watching the baton waiting for the cue. Finally, Chafetz pointed his baton straight into the air. This told us to blow up our bags. Then, when the time was right, he twirled around and pointed at section one. Then two. Then three and four. Each section popped their bags on cue and then quickly blew up the next in anticipation of the next round.
What fun!
And, of course, fireworks.
Of course, the orchestra did an encore but when we finally spilled out of the Amphitheater many people wandered down to the beach to see the fireworks set off by the towns around Lake Chautauqua. But again, there was more than I expected. There was not just fireworks to be seen from a number of communities but also red flares along the shore line. And this wasn't just in front of Chautauqua but all around this large lake. Individuals with cottages, towns and restaurants, anyone with waterfront had flares along the shore so that the lake truly became one community.
Finally, after all that, Carol Bennett played the bells in the bell tower.
I hope your 4th of July was as great as mine!
My thanks to Chautauqua Institution for supporting me on this trip.


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Do you as IT personnel manage your company's relationship with ATT or other Teleco, or ISP? Is it a CFO or office manager?
I have seen it across the board, but in most cases, it is not managed, and is the last thing most business think about until they move, or something breaks.
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13th CRTD Summer Conference offered great scientific exchange
On June 28, 2019, the Center for Regenerative Therapies (CRTD) at the TU Dresden attracted about 180 scientists and company representatives for its 13th CRTD Summer Conference. The focus of the conference was on science communication, scientific talks and showcase of the diverse and exciting research carried out within our campus in the form of an interactive poster session.
World-renowned speakers such as Prof. Yukiko Gotoh from the University of Tokyo (Regulation of neural progenitor fate during development) and Prof. Jan van Deursen from Mayo Clinic, Rochester/USA (How senescent cells drive aging and age-related disease) filled the CRTD auditorium as well as local speakers. The lectures of Dr. Mareike Albert (Gene regulatory mechanisms of neocortex development and evolution), Prof. Gerd Kempermann (How to write a 'perfect paper'?), Prof. Ezio Bonifacio (The 10 minute oral scientific presentation) and Dr. Nambirajan Govindarajan (Get your research funded) attracted a lot of attention.
"The feedback on our programme was very positive. Our invited speakers gave us a first-class perspective of the recent discoveries within their fields, which I am sure inspired many of us and even catalysed potential collaborations. The intensive discussions during the poster session also deserve special mention as they promoted excellent scientific exchanges, certainly conducive to furthering the science within our campus", says Dr. Maximina Yun, research group leader at CRTD and one of the conference organisers.
As every year, CRTD awarded the best posters - no easy task for the jury to determine the winners from around 180 scientific papers presented. The winners were: Sumeet Pal Singh (CRTD), Andreas Hartmann / Simon Ollmann (B CUBE) and Yuting Wang (CRTD). Congratulations! The summer conference then quickly turned into a summer party for all scientists and staff of the three TU Dresden institutes CRTD, BIOTEC and B CUBE located in the heart of Dresden-Johannstadt.


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Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) has decided to allow its agents (selected) to collect renewal premium from the policyholders. The corporation also decided to allow senior agents to recruit and train new agents.
Speaking to reporters in Chennai B Manivannan, zonal manager, LIC – South Zone said that as part of the "Empowerment of Agents" initiative around 10,000 agents across the country have been selected to collect renewal premium by cash or cheque from any LIC policyholders. Of total number of agents selected, 1,000 agents are from south zone, which comprise of Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Puducherry. Agents who have qualified for LIC's chairman club membership are eligible for this initiative, he added.
A payment of Rs 3 for every transaction will be paid by the corporation to these for collecting the premium from September 1.
Manivannan said, around 5,100 Chief Life Insurance Agents (CLIA), out of 1.2 lakh agents, are selected from the south zone who can now recruit and train agents for selling LIC's products. Each CLIA can recruit upto 25 agents.
Speaking about zone's performance Manivannan said during the current fiscal so far over 11 lakh policies were sold with a first premium income (FPI) of around Rs 1,320 crore. He noted, Ernakulam division, which comes under south zone, has topped in the country by collecting FPI Rs 177.09 crore, followed by Trivandrum with Rs 161.25 crore.
The zone has sold 635 pension and super group superannuation (P&G) policies covering 2,47,165 and with a collected premium of Rs 317.87 crore. Through bancassurance the zone sold 19,243 policies with a premium income of Rs 17.04 crore, he added.
South zone settled Rs 109.33 crore death claims during the current fiscal for 17,439 policies and number of maturity claims were 2,95,850 and amount settled was Rs 753.55 crore.
The Enterprise Document Management System (EDMS) being implemented by the Life Insurance Corporation of India in four divisions in South Zone will be extended to four more divisions in the second phase, said Manivannan.
Through EDMS LIC will scan 23-crore policy files and store them on a computer. This system will enable the policy-holders to avail themselves of services such as obtaining loan, and claiming survival/maturity benefit on their policies from any other branch in India. In the first phase, the system has been introduced in four divisions in South Zone – Chennai-I, Chennai-II, Madurai and Kottayam. In the next two years the entire zone will come under EDMS, he added.
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Oregon Burn Injury Laws
Under Oregon law, where a defendant's conduct falls below a particular standard of care and thereby exposes the plaintiff and others to an unreasonable risk of harm then such conduct on the part of the defendant provides a basis for a negligence claim.
A plaintiff who asserts a common law claim for negligence in Oregon is not required to show or prove the existence of a duty owed on the part of the defendant unless there is some form of a special relationship between the plaintiff and the defendant, which arises out of contract, statute or rule. Where it is clear that a special relationship between plaintiff and defendant does exist, then the plaintiff is required to prove that the defendant owed a duty of care to the plaintiff.
Modified Comparative Negligence
Per Or. Rev. Stat. § 31.600(1), in Oregon, a plaintiff is able to recover for a personal injury caused by the negligent actions of another as long as the plaintiff was 50% or less at fault for the injury. If this is the case, the plaintiff's damage award will be reduced in proportion to the percentage of fault assigned to the plaintiff, if any. For example, if a jury returns a damage award in favor of the plaintiff in the amount of $100,000 but attributed 20% of fault to the plaintiff for their injury, the plaintiff would be able to recover $80,000 of the $100,000 award.
If the plaintiff is found to have been 51% or more at fault, the plaintiff will be barred from recovery.
Joint & Several Liability
Or. Rev. Stat. § 31.610 establishes that in any civil action arising out of bodily injury, each defendant shall be severally liable, and not jointly, for damages awarded to the plaintiff.
The jury first must determine the full amount of damages to which the plaintiff is entitled. Thereafter, the jury must decide and assign a percentage of fault to all parties from whom recovery is sought. The court then will calculate the amount each negligent party will be financially responsible for which will be an amount proportionate to their assigned percentage of fault.
The sum of all of the defendant's shares of the obligation shall be equal to the total amount of the damages found by the jury, with no reduction for amounts paid in settlement of the claim or by way of contribution, multiplied by the percentage of fault determined for the person by the trier of fact under Or. Rev. Stat. § 31.605.
Where one defendant has paid more than their proportional share of liability that defendant has the right to seek contribution against any other joint defendant who has not paid its proportional share.
Compensatory Damages
Compensatory damages are awarded by a court to compensate the plaintiff for injuries suffered as a result of the negligence of the defendant(s). The award is meant to restore the plaintiff – as much as possible – to the condition they were in prior to the injury occurring.
Compensatory damages include reasonable expenses necessary for medical care; hospitalization and treatment; economic loss from loss of income (both past and future); pain and suffering; disability; disfigurement; and mental anguish.
Under Oregon law, non-economic damages are capped at $500,000 in wrongful death and survival actions.
Punitive Damages
Punitive damages are meant to punish a defendant rather than to compensate the plaintiff.
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Are you suffering from first page fear in your bullet journal? Not sure what that is? The definition of "first page fear" is the anxiety you feel when you think about marking up the first page in your bullet journal.
This common scenario is beyond frustrating because as excited as you are about starting your bullet journal, fear and anxiety hold you back.
You want your bullet journal to be perfect, and you want your bullet journal to work. You want to move past the first page fear, and you don't know how.
To add even MORE frustration, you don't understand why you're having this trouble, to begin with, because you just want to get through the fear and get started. And you will, with a little help!
This post explores why people have this struggle (which is NORMAL), useful tips on moving past your first page bullet journal fears, along with what you're potentially missing out on if you let your anxiety stop you.
(This article contains affiliate links; if you click on items and purchase them, I may receive a small commission at no extra cost to you. For more information, read my disclosure)
Why Page 1 Is So Hard
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Did you know that our brains hate change, challenge, and growth? Starting a bullet journal is a surefire method to send your brain scrambling because you're going to be engaging in all three of those activities.
Writing in your first bullet journal is hard because:
- You're afraid you're going to mess it up
- You're worried that you aren't going to like it
- You believe that this page is what makes or breaks your ability to bullet journal
- You have a fear of starting new things
Whether you deal with one point, two points, or all points of why starting your first bullet journal page is difficult, they are all valid to some degree. First, nobody wants to make mistakes. Second, you want to like what you create. Third, you want to enjoy the process of creating your bullet journal. Last, you really want to commit to changing your life.
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And there are so many wonderful bullet journal accounts out there that seem so perfect and lovely… you just can't measure up or be as organized as they are.
You fall down the spiral of excuses stemming from fear. I get it because I dealt with this myself. Not to mention, I had the added pressure of accidentally getting the "wrong" type of notebook, too, and I had no desire to wait any longer to start.
(By the way, there is no such thing as a wrong notebook… or no reason to wait until the first of the month or the beginning of the year to start your bullet journal).
When you think of everything that could go wrong in your bullet journal, you're not going to have a lot of confidence that you're capable of creating one. Yes, things may go wrong. But why focus on it as a negative? It's just a learning experience.
Instead, you need to think about everything that will go right because you choose to start your bullet journal. And the only way you can start is to just go.
Everybody Deals with This Fear
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Starting anything for the first time is a little scary, even if it's just writing in a notebook. You may feel like you're the only one who is petrified to starting drawing or writing in the first page, but every single bullet journal artist has been in your shoes.
Your first page isn't going to be your best page. I think my very first page was very basic; crudely drawn with no ruler or guide to go off of. Even if you are an amazing artist, you'll find with time and practice, you'll just get better if you start and keep trying.
Every single person I've talked to who has started a bullet journal has experienced the fear of starting. But once they move forward, I've seen them create some amazing work. I've also seen how many lives changed because of the bullet journal.
How to Gain Confidence
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There are a lot of ways you can engage with your bullet journal before making a single mark on the first page. Sometimes these methods can prove helpful because you learn exactly what you'd like to create your bullet journal to be in the long run.
Here are some useful tips to help you gather courage and confidence to conquer your first page fear.
Practice in a cheap notebook
Who said you can't practice what you want to make ahead of time? You can even get cheap dot grid notebooks if you're not willing to mark your Leuchtturm1917 or Scribbles that Matter notebook yet. Set up your bullet journal layouts before committing to them. Make sure you like them and address any potential problems you may come up against ahead of time.
Determine what you want to accomplish in your bullet journal
Bullet journals are beautiful because not only are they DIY, but they can be anything you want them to be. But making the final decisions on what specific elements to incorporate into the first pages and month of your bullet journal can seem a little scary. Bullet journals have a tendency to be a mix of a planner, journal, and to-do list.
Plan Out Page One
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If you have no idea what you want page one to be in your bullet journal, here are some helpful ideas that people use for their first page.
- A drawing- Creative flowers doodles, mandalas, snowmen- you name it! If it makes you happy, draw it.
- An inspirational quote– Pick a quote that means something to do. Or you can even pick a quote about starting something new! Anything that is meaningful works amazingly.
- Bullet journal key- What's better than to start off on an organizational foot?
- Your first monthly page- You can literally just jump in and start going if you don't want to make all the yearly pages.
- Goals- What do you want to accomplish this year? Or during the duration of the bullet journal? This is a great reference point to draw from.
- Word of the year– A word of the year is a word you choose that has value and meaning toward what you'd like to focus on in any given year. For instance, in 2018, my word is 'Diverge'.
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Find your inspiration
Like many people, often people research bullet journals for a while before committing to their own. There are many different ways to go about finding bullet journal inspiration, through social media, blogs, and videos. It's important you find some styles you like that you can reference back to if you need ideas. There is absolutely no shame in copying a bullet journal spread done by somebody else. Just, if you share it, make sure to give them credit!
Tips to Mentally Prepare Yourself
Now you have the strategies and tools that can help you prepare for the physical elements of setting up that first page in your bullet journal, another helpful way to manage first page fear in your bullet journal is to build courage and confidence.
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A lot of first page fear stems from anxiety, such as "What if I don't like what I make?" Even if you have everything ready to create the page, these thoughts can totally psych you out.
Tips on Toning The Pressure Down
Despite practicing and mentally preparing, there are a handful of tips to keep in mind as you start the first page of your bullet journal. These tips are there to help you relax and keep perspective.
You aren't alone in how you feel. Not only did I have some of the fears that you have this moment, but I'm certain somebody else reading this also has similar fears.
- The best bullet journal artists make mistakes.
- The best bullet journal artists don't use everything they create.
- Lots of amazing bullet journalists have stopped the practice, only to come back to it later.
- You are ALWAYS able to change what doesn't work for the next week and month.
Get in Bullet Journal Communities
There are lots of useful places you can go online to talk, ask questions, and answer questions about bullet journals. There are some terrific communities on Facebook where people come together to share and support one another in their endeavors. In fact, are even pages specifically meant for beginning bullet journalers, like this one right here!
If you don't want to join a Facebook group, head over to Quora! There are tons of people asking and answering questions about bullet journals all the time. You can get some terrific advice on questions you have, and even get to read answers on other people's questions.
Why You Need to Start Your Bullet Journal Now
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Bullet journals are beyond life-changing. I know they aren't for everybody, but if it's going to help you turn your life around like it did for me, I'm going to support you in whatever means possible to find success.
I mean, for goodness sake, I nearly drove myself into an anxiety attack because I didn't get the right type of notebook and was worried I blew my chance to start my bullet journal habit correctly. Now, almost two years later, I'm creating a career over this, time management, and personal development!
If I hadn't started my bullet journal, I wouldn't be here.
It's very profound to think about, that's for certain! Overcoming first page fear has brought me so much good in my life.
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What if your bullet journal brings you to the next level in life? Do you really want to miss out because of first page fear?
If you have a mental illness, your bullet journal is able to play a huge role in your recovery. You get the opportunity to learn about yourself, track your progress, and make improvements in your life.
If you aren't very good with typical planners, you get a lot more freedom and options with the bullet journal than you've ever experienced.
Like I said above, there are so many things that will go right by starting a bullet journal. And you have no shortage of resources available to help you start your bullet journal!
The only way you can get started is to dive right in.
Conquer First Page Fear Now
Bullet journals are an amazing tool that has changed so many lives for the better. You do not want to let your fear hold you back from this! With an understanding of why you're dealing with it, along with some practicing and mind hacks, you're going to be an amazing bullet journalist.
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So for now, find a technique that you can do in the next ten minutes to help you move past your fear. Bookmark this page or put it on your Pinterest board to reference later, and come back to try a different technique. With some time, you'll find something that helps you get started on your bullet journal.
If you enjoyed this post please share it on Facebook or Twitter because there are so many other people who struggle with this, and you may be the catalyst in helping them get started in their bullet journals as well.
If you have other worries or anxieties about your bullet journal, here are some other additional articles you may find value in.
How to Bullet Journal When You Have No Time
How to Conquer Fear of Mistakes in Your Bullet Journal
11 Reasons People Struggle with Bullet Journals
Did you find a technique that helped you finally start your bullet journal? I'd love to hear what worked for you in the comments!
If you'd like an additional resource with helping structure general bullet journal layouts, please make sure to get a copy of my free ebook "Build a Better Bujo". Not only will you get this super resourceful guide to improving your bullet journal spreads, but you'll also be added to an email newsletter where you get additional, exclusive content for improving yourself, your bullet journal, and your time management!
Until then,
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Danica Searching For A Comfort Level At Indy
By John Sturbin | Senior Writer
Danica Patrick says she is looking for "a fun May" in her ballyhooed return to open-wheel racing for the 102nd running of the Indianapolis 500. And after a seven-year hiatus from the Verizon IndyCar Series and an underwhelming NASCAR Cup Series career, Patrick equates "fun" with "being relevant."
"Oh, I remember watching the Indy 500 the first year I wasn't in it and I missed it. I remember that feeling," Patrick said Wednesday after participating in a manufacturer test for Chevrolet around Indianapolis Motor Speedway. "As time wore on, I missed that relevancy of being in the game and being someone like before the race of, 'Who do you think is going to win today?' My name did not pop up in NASCAR.
"Then that first Daytona 500 when I was on the pole (2013), and other than that most of the races weren't like that. I missed being relevant, so I'm going to try to be that here this month. It's going to be hard because everybody is really good and I wasn't for a while. The car seems like it has some good, natural speed and we're not really pressing the issues too much. So, just again, build confidence and not break it today and come back in a couple weeks and see where we go."
Patrick completed her veteran refresher test Tuesday around the 2.5-mile IMS oval, clearing the way for her to practice beginning on May 15 for "The Greatest Spectacle in Racing." The race on May 27 is being billed as the finale of a career that took Patrick from open-wheel superstardom to star-crossed underperformer in NASCAR's premier Cup Series.
Competing as an Indy 500 rookie for team-owner Bobby Rahal in 2005, Patrick
started fourth and became the first woman to lead the Indianapolis 500 en route to recording a fourth-place finish behind first-time winner Dan Wheldon. Patrick still holds the record for highest finish by a woman competitor, third in 2009.
Her crossover marketing appeal eventually steered Patrick and "Danicamania" to NASCAR, a period that peaked with that pole-winning lap for the 2013 season-opening Daytona 500. Patrick became the first woman to qualify P1 in NASCAR's premier national touring series and also posted the best-ever finish by a woman in "The Great American Race" in eighth. Patrick's Cup career wound down amid turmoil in 2017, however, when she lost of her primary sponsor and officially was released from driving the No. 10 Ford Fusion by Stewart-Haas Racing at season's end.
The 36-year-old from Roscoe, Ill., admitted Tuesday she was far from comfortable in INDYCAR's new-for-2018 universal aerodynamic Dallara chassis, citing how heavy the wheel without power steering felt despite her noted fitness routine. She logged 52 laps Tuesday in the No. 13 GoDaddy Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet, with a best of 218.500 mph _ placing her sixth/last on a list of three veteran drivers completing a refresher course and three others going through the Speedway's acclaimed Rookie Orientation Program. No speeds were issued after the manufacturer test involving Chevy and Honda, the final on-track availability on the oval prior to Indy 500 practice.
Patrick addressed several topics during a news conference. An edited transcript follows:
QUESTION: What was it like for you during the first few laps around here on Tuesday?
DANICA PATRICK: "Absolutely horrible. I felt very uncomfortable. I felt like all my workout efforts have not really been helpful because I could not turn the wheel it was so heavy. It's much better today. The first couple laps today I got flat-out, so it's much different today than it was yesterday."
QUESTION: You said you wanted to get that refresher course over with so you could have fun again. You starting to have fun on Day 2?
DANICA PATRICK: "Were those my words? I said I wanted to get yesterday over with so that I could get on with the job and get comfortable and start to feel the car and
work through simple changes. So that's what we've done today. The yellow came out when I first went out; I went past the start/finish line, lifted in (Turn) 1 and was flat-out through (Turns) 3 and 4 and the yellow came out, so I was feeling really good right off the bat. As soon as I went back out, I was flat-out and have been since, so everything has felt really good.
"It's just a matter of working on little feelings I have as well as trying things, because quite honestly it feels pretty planted so it's just small little changes and kind of feeling how the tires go over the course of the 20-some laps. There's no point in rushing. Even sitting on pit lane after doing 20-some laps, I was like 'Let's be mature. Let's go back, let's make sure everything is where we want it to be and be methodical and come back out here.' That's what we did, made a couple other changes before lunch and everything is running smooth."
QUESTION: Does it feel like home to you at IMS?
DANICA PATRICK: "It does because I'm staying at my parents' house. So that really helps you feel like you're at home. She is helping feed my dogs and feed me dinner and all kinds of things. It always feels like home here at Indy. The track feels so familiar. Everything from the walk to and from pit lane…I'm just waiting for the Alley Cats to show up."
QUESTION: Is it actually a relief to have that first day back under your belt?
DANICA PATRICK: "Oh, yeah. Definitely having yesterday done felt much better. I slept much better last night. The stress of the anticipation of yesterday, and not necessarily so much of an 'I'm so excited' sense but 'I'm nervous how is this going to go' sense was weighing on me a fair amount heavier than I knew. I could see it popping up in other ways. I slept much better last night and thankfully today is running really smooth so far.
"Today was about building confidence, not breaking it, so even if all I do is drive around with really nominal changes all day and just kind of keep feeling it and feeling it, that is a successful day today because that's building confidence and not breaking it."
QUESTION: Does the steering wheel still feel a little heavy to you?
DANICA PATRICK: "The steering feels a tiny bit heavy. When I took off after even doing my install check yesterday, I accelerated in first gear and I was like, 'Oh, shoot!' It still feels heavy as you get going up to speed, but the thing is once you turn into the corner it doesn't. It's just that straightaway low downforce. These cars have enough downforce to drive upside down, so they have a lot of load through the wheel.
"I'm also used to power steering in stock cars and I don't have that anymore, so all the
Indy car fans out there might find this warm and fuzzy but everyone would always ask me if I had a hard time driving those big, ol' stock cars and if they were really physical. I was like, 'No.' They are way easier than an Indy car to drive."
QUESTION: You closed-out your NASCAR career at the Daytona 500 in February. Do you feel more prepared for this race than Daytona?
DANICA PATRICK: "I would say from a preparation standpoint, on the car side with Ed and the whole team I feel more prepared on that side of things. This is a well thought-out, timed, planned, full-fledged effort. Daytona came pretty quick and the team did a great job massaging the car, and I felt we were competitive in the race. We weren't the fastest car but we were competitive. I feel it was still a good effort, but this is one that had more time to go through the details and be prepared."
QUESTION: How do you like driving this car, with the new universal Dallara chassis, to the one you last drove in INDYCAR?
DANICA PATRICK: "Seven years is long enough to forget what things felt like. But I will say that just the little things of helmets, belts. This isn't a popular thing to say, but you didn't have to run the belts that tight in stock car. You didn't have to worry about your helmet. You didn't have to worry about the padding that much. It was all like just fine. In INDYCAR, it's all critical.
"You probably know the old stories of Dario (Franchitti) where he changed something a sixteenth of an inch of padding and gained two-tenths (of a second). That didn't happen to me. But you do need those kinds of things to be comfortable. All those things are really critical, so I was much more comfortable the first time I arrived at Indy 13 years ago, but it was already on race No. 5 of the season so I had already ironed out those kinks. We're still working through that but rest assured that when we come back here we'll be as ready as humanly possible."
QUESTION: You joked that you've returned here as a veteran, complete with gray hair. What's up with that?
DANICA PATRICK: "I'm just not trying to go for the overall dye. We're just like an aging group. In the drivers meeting I was last minute and the front row filled in with all the guys that I remember, and I'm like, 'Oh, here's the dinosaur group,' or at least that's what I called myself anyway. We've been around a while. Some longer than me."
QUESTION: What's been the biggest flashback you've experienced after being away from IMS as an open-wheel driver for so long?
DANICA PATRICK: "What I really think back to is that feeling that I had the very first time that I was here where I went out and I was like, 'I can't believe I am this fast. Let's not screw it up.' So we would be very methodical in that sort of like almost unbelievable feeling of 'I don't know how I'm here right now but I'm so fortunate.' I didn't let myself get cocky in all of that. In the beginning I was feeling super-humble. That memory of how good it was in the beginning when I drove for Bobby was…my first rookie orientation was a lot easier than yesterday."
QUESTION: Did you get a chance to run in any traffic today?
DANICA PATRICK: "I never saw a car other than coming in and out of the pits. As far as (aerodynamic) towing goes, all that stuff I remember. If you can see a car it's helping you. I never saw a car so speed is legitimate. Then again, seeing a car can definitely upset the car and get you much looser or tighter."
QUESTION: What's the chemistry like with team-owner/driver Ed Carpenter and his organization?
DANICA PATRICK: "It's been great, really great. I mean, shoot, we even worked together on working out the deal. I don't think I've ever done that before. He's been really nice and easy to work with, very helpful. So it was really cool of him to be around all day (Tuesday), be there for the word of reason from time to time, like telling me, 'You're going to have to do all 20 laps now.' But that was all right. I just needed to get through it.
"He's been super-helpful. Everybody at the team has been helpful. I've been to the shop quite a few times to get the seat made, get comfortable. Of course, there's still some more changes in that department for how comfortable I feel with all those things, the way that the seat is cut out, my helmet, the padding and everything. But I expected that to happen.
"Everybody has been really cool. Everybody has been super easy to work with. I wanted a fun May. I'm glad that they are fun and easy to work with. I think that's also part of the deal coming together with them, is that it was very easy. I think that's a good sign of a good group."
QUESTION: Why was it so important to you to come back and do this one last time?
DANICA PATRICK: "Well, last year was just kind of an odd year. With having a sponsor leave, which is a scenario I had never been in before, with not really feeling as much hope as I wanted racing. That was kind of a frustrating position to be in. And feeling kind of ready to move on but not in the way of being done at Homestead. It was, like, 'There's a better way to do this.' There's a better way to honor the run in my career as well as, you know, the fans, and especially can't think of a better place to end than here where it all began.
"I said to everyone on pit lane, 'We need a before and after of my 2005 pit road gaggle of photographers, and 2018,' because it felt similar. It was really a cool feeling. So just kind of really full-circle. Then, of course, with GoDaddy on the car to top it off, of all my sponsors, they've been by far the most known with me, the best fit overall. So it's just a good story."
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So you're considering growing your very successful business through the franchise business model – but you're not sure if that's for you.
Your greatest concerns are keeping your trusted and loved brand consistent, finding the right managers for franchises and the effort that has to go into getting other people as excited about building your dream as you are.
But before you start designing staff uniforms and picking out locations, you need to answer three vital questions that could change the course of your business forever.
1Is your business idea franchisable?
The answer lies in two fundamental factors – where you want to go and where you are now. The journey is what will determine whether running several stores would be ideal over starting a franchise chain, depending on the type of growth you're after versus kind of business you currently have.
"If you plan to rapidly expand your concept nationwide, franchising is probably your best bet," says Robert Barbato, director of the Small Business Institute at the Rochester Institute of Technology in Rochester, New York. Because the franchisee provides the capital for expansion, a business can grow much larger and faster than if it were funded by bank loans or internally generated funds, he says.
"You could probably sell a few hundred franchises in several years, but you probably couldn't open a few hundred company-owned offices that fast."
2Where to start if it is
Franchising your business guarantees rapid growth, but becoming a franchisor doesn't always lead to success. This is especially true in the current economic climate.
Follow these steps when you finally decide your business model is teachable and can be replicated successfully:
- Take the time to compile guidelines to how exactly your business works. No detail I too small, especially for someone who hasn't spent the time you have building your business to the success it is today.
- Protect your brand's culture and make sure your approval is needed for anything that involves brand assets and your business' public image.
Consult a lawyer to assist with the transition from a legal perspective. It's more about setup costs and branding.
"You'll need to set pricing, create a franchise agreement and determine intellectual property protection," says Tom Cannon, the CEO and cofounder of BungoBox.
3Getting the right people on board
You've got everything but your team ready. Your business model may be the next big chain store, but you will need passionate franchisees running a store of equally passionate staff to get your franchise off the ground and keep it fruitful. But, you may not be able to do all this yourself, so take a leaf out of musician, venture capitalist, businessman, and philanthropist Bono's book.
His company Solar Universe, hired a trainer and a full-time 'franchise advocate' to answer franchisee questions and resolve any problems with the solar panels they bought from the company to sell.
When it comes to choosing your franchisees, ensure you're not just looking for the highest bidder. According to the Young Entrepreneur Council, the following should be considered:
- Do they have the right background in order to run your business?
- How they represent themselves will be how your business will be represented
- You're going to have to spend time nurturing and supporting you franchisees by constantly communicating in person and over the phone or internet.
Starting a franchise from your existing business may seem like a sure fire growth strategy, but only if you carefully craft a plan to maintain brand consistency, find the right managers and ensure that they hire staff as passionate about your business as you are.
This is your business and if you're going to grow it, you have to make sure you're ready to do a lot of research, put in a lot of time into who you pick to help you grow it and put a lot of thought into how franchising it will contribute to your end goal.