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Remember the other day when Alejandro De Aza face-planted into the dirt while trying to slide into second base? Well, on Friday night he added to his sliding legacy.
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The Moral Arc has stopped bending towards justice today, as the governor of Indiana signed a "Religious Freedom Restoration" bill in which the "freedom" is the freedom to discriminate against people based on your religious beliefs. And the "people" against whom you can now discriminate in Indiana were clearly meant to be gays, bisexuals, and transsexuals. Not surprisingly, the bill was signed in secret. As PuffHo reports:
The Religious Freedom Restoration Act would allow any individual or corporation to cite its religious beliefs as a defense when sued by a private party. But many opponents of the bill, which included business leaders, argued that it could open the door to widespread discrimination. Business owners who don't want to serve same-sex couples, for example, could now have legal protections to discriminate.
"Today I signed the Religious Freedom Restoration Act, because I support the freedom of religion for every Hoosier of every faith," Pence said in a statement Thursday. "The Constitution of the United States and the Indiana Constitution both provide strong recognition of the freedom of religion but today, many people of faith feel their religious liberty is under attack by government action."
The bill received national attention, but Pence signed it with little fanfare in a ceremony closed to the public and the press. The Indianapolis Star reported that members of the media "were asked to leave even the waiting area of the governor's office."
As usual, the supporters of the bill (Republicans, of course) lied about their intents:
Conservative supporters, however, have denied that the bill is about discrimination and instead have argued that religious liberties are under attack.
"This bill is not about discrimination, and if I thought it legalized discrimination in any way in Indiana, I would have vetoed it," Pence said in his statement Thursday. "For more than 20 years, the federal Religious Freedom Restoration Act has never undermined our nation's anti-discrimination laws, and it will not in Indiana."
It's not about discrimination? How is that, when it allows you to discriminate against nearly anyone if you can claim that violates your religion? And can people of one faith discriminate against those of another on religious grounds? Can an Orthodox Jewish male legally refuse to sit next to a woman because it violates his religion? The implications—and possibilities for lawsuits—are endless.
Some businesses are boycotting Indiana, and I have a strong inclination myself to refuse invitations from any public university in that state. Not that it will make a difference, for Indiana (as we learned from the Ball State issue) is basically a conservative Southern state. But we can express our displeasure.
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There are around 250 species of owl and 8 of them can be spotted in Connecticut. Learn the different species of owl you may spot and more about them to help you find these elusive birds.
There are 8 species of Owl in Connecticut:
- Barn Owl
- Eastern-screech Owl
- Great Horned Owl
- Snowy Owl
- Barred Owl
- Long-eared Owl
- Short-eared Owl
- Northern Saw-whet Owl
The largest Owls in Connecticut are the Great Horned Owl and the smallest owls in Connecticut are the Northern Saw-whet Owl.
Owls are birds of prey and hunt and eat small mammals as well as snakes, frogs, and insects. Owls eat their prey whole, often after removing the head, and then regurgitate the bones and fur.
To find owls in Connecticut head to woodland at dawn or dusk for the best chance of seeing them. Try looking at high perches on the edge of the forest overlooking open grassland or pastures.
The 8 Species of Owl in Connecticut
1. Barn Owl
The Barn Owl can be seen all year in Connecticut but is not very common.
This white-faced silent nocturnal bird is about the size of a crow.
- Length: 12.6-15.8 in (32-40 cm)
- Weight: 14.1-24.7 oz (400-700 g)
- Wingspan: 39.4-49.2 in (100-125 cm)
Barn Owls have white faces, chest, and belly, and underwings and are buff colored on the back. They have long rounded wings and short tails, with round faces. Females have spots on their chests which reduce parasites and the more spots the female has the more the male helps build the nest!
They hunt for small rodents at night over open ground such as fields and meadows and are so named as they often roost in quiet barns during the day. Barn owls swallow their prey whole and cough up pellets twice a day.
The Barn Owl predominantly finds prey by sound as they have the best hearing of any animal tested. This helps them to catch prey in complete darkness or those hidden under vegetation or show.
They nest in tree cavities, caves, and often in barns or other abandoned or quiet buildings. The nest is made of regurgitated pellets, arranged into a cup with their feet. They lay 2-18 white eggs over 1- 3 broods.
There are about 46 species of Barn Owl worldwide and they are found on six continents. They don't hoot like other owls and instead make a raspy screech call.
2. Eastern Screech Owl
The Eastern Screech-Owl can be seen all year in Connecticut and is commonly found east of the Rockies.
- Length: 6.3-9.8 in (16-25 cm)
- Weight: 4.3-8.6 oz (121-244 g)
- Wingspan: 18.9-24.0 in (48-61 cm)
This short stocky bird comes in gray and red colorings. They have a large head and almost no neck and are about the size of a robin but much bulkier. Their patterned and spotted camouflage makes them hard to spot against tree bark.
The Eastern Screech-Owl can be found in woods and parks and you may found one sunning itself in a tree cavity on cold sunny days or by the excited mobbing of songbirds when they find them. A pile of pellets is also a giveaway.
They make a shrill, descending whinny call and a vibrating trill.
Hunting mostly at night but also at dawn and dusk, Eastern Screech-Owls eat most small animals, including birds, mammals, insects, or reptiles, and amphibians. They often sit and wait for prey to pass and pounce from perches.
Abandoned woodpecker nests are often used by the Eastern Screech-Owl or other holes or cavities as they never dig one themselves. They don't add any nesting material, instead they lay their eggs on whatever debris is on the bottom of the cavity. They lay 2-6 white eggs.
3. Great Horned Owl
The Great Horned Owl can be found all year in Connecticut and across all of North America.
They are large owls with thick bodies and large ear-like tufts on their heads.
- Length: 18.1-24.8 in (46-63 cm)
- Weight: 32.1-88.2 oz (910-2500 g)
- Wingspan: 39.8-57.1 in (101-145 cm)
Great Horned Owls are gray-brown with a mottled pattern and a white patch at the throat. They have broad rounded wings and a deep hooting call. It is one of the most common owls in North America and lives in most habitats from forests to deserts, cities, or grasslands.
Birds and mammals, even bigger than themselves, are prey for these powerful hunters. They will also hunt other raptors such as Ospreys, Peregrine falcons, or other owls. Their varied diet includes small rodents such as mice or, skunks, geese and hares or insects, fish, and carrion. They are not fussy and will eat almost anything!
Great Horned Owls nest in trees and often use an old nest from another species. They line the nest with bark, leaves, downy feathers or pellets, but sometimes leave it unlined. They lay 1-4 white eggs.
4. Snowy Owl
Snowy Owls can be found in Connecticut in winter but rarely as this is the southern edge of their winter range.
They are distinctive white birds with small amounts of black or brown markings, yellow eyes and are about the size of a crow.
- Length: 20.5-27.9 in (52-71 cm)
- Weight: 56.4-104.1 oz (1600-2950 g)
- Wingspan: 49.6-57.1 in (126-145 cm)
They can be hard to spot against a snowy background but they do like to sit on high points, which can make them easier to spot. They are usually silent but may make a hoarse croak or shrill whistle at breeding time.
Snowy Owls are diurnal, unlike other owls, and spend the 24-hour summer daylight hunting in the arctic. They hunt small mammals, especially lemmings, and can eat 1600 in a year. They also catch birds in flight, such as ptarmigan or waterfowl. In winter they will eat rodents, rabbits, squirrels, and birds such as ducks and geese.
The Snowy Owl nest is just a scraped shallow hollow in the ground on the tundra. They pick a windswept rise that will be blown free of snow and reuse the nest for many years. They lay 3-11 white eggs.
5. Barred Owl
The Barred Owl can be found all year in Connecticut. These large stocky birds are between the size of a crow and a goose.
- Length: 16.9-19.7 in (43-50 cm)
- Weight: 16.6-37.0 oz (470-1050 g)
- Wingspan: 39.0-43.3 in (99-110 cm)
Barred Owls are brown and white with a mottled pattern of vertical stripes on their belly and horizontal stripes on their backs and upper chest. They have black eyes, the classic round head, no ear tufts, and a rounded tail.
A loud barking hoo hoo call is made by the Barred Owl.
They hunt for small animals, including squirrels, rabbits, birds, and voles, by sitting and watching from an elevated perch. They live in large mature forests, often near water, and nest in tree cavities, laying 1-5 white eggs.
6. Long-eared Owl
The Long-eared Owl can be found in Connecticut in the winter after breeding and migrating from more northern states and Canada.
They are slender medium-sized owls, about the size of a crow and with a surprised expression.
- Length: 13.8-15.8 in (35-40 cm)
- Weight: 7.8-15.3 oz (220-435 g)
- Wingspan: 35.4-39.4 in (90-100 cm)
Long-eared Owls have patterned black and brown feathers with buff faces and large black or buff ear tufts and yellow eyes. They are nocturnal and roost in dense forests, where they are camouflaged, but close to grassland to hunt.
Small mammals such as voles, mice, young rats, and rabbits are the prey of Long-eared Owls. They hunt over open grassland or pastures by flying just a few feet off the ground looking or listening for movement. They use stick nests abandoned by other species, laying 2-10 white eggs.
Long-eared Owls are rarely heard except during breeding time. They make soft low hoots and whistles, whines, shrieks, and cat-like meows.
7. Short-eared Owl
The Short-eared Owl can be found in winter in Connecticut after migrating from more northern states and Canada after breeding.
They are medium-sized, about the same as a crow, and with very small ear tufts.
- Length: 13.4-16.9 in (34-43 cm)
- Weight: 7.3-16.8 oz (206-475 g)
- Wingspan: 33.5-40.5 in (85-103 cm)
Short-eared Owls have black, brown, and white mottled coloring with a pale face and black-rimmed yellow eyes. They have broad wings with a rounded end and a short tail.
Unlike most owls, the Short-eared Owl hunts during the day, mostly at dawn and dusk. They fly low over the ground looking and listening for movement from their prey of small mammals such as voles and mice.
Short-eared Owls are also unusual in that they build their own nest by scraping the ground into a bowl and lining it with grass and soft feathers. They lay 1-11 cream or white eggs.
These owls are not very vocal but during courtship, the males will make about a dozen hoots and they may bark, whine or scream when defending the nest.
8. Northern saw-whet Owl
The Northern Saw-whet Owl is in Connecticut all year. This tiny owl is only about the size of a robin.
- Length: 7.1-8.3 in (18-21 cm)
- Weight: 2.3-5.3 oz (65-151 g)
- Wingspan: 16.5-18.9 in (42-48 cm)
Northern-Saw-whet Owls have small bodies with large round heads. They are mottled brown with a white face, spotted head, and yellow eyes.
They are nocturnal and live in dense forests hunting small mammals, especially mice. They nest in tree cavities that have been left from other species, such as Pileated Woodpeckers. They do not add any other nesting material and instead lay their eggs directly on the debris. They lay 4-7 white eggs.


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Big Health CEO Peter Hames had a stressful day Wednesday. His Sleepio app, which was built using Apple's HealthKit application programming interface (API), was supposed to launch in the App Store with the release of Apple's new iOS 8 mobile operating system. Wealth and fame would follow. And people would sleep better.
But like so many other HealthKit app developers that day, Hames' hopes were dashed when Apple informed developers that the HealthKit health data platform was buggy and would not be fixed until the end of September at best.
But Hames was determined. His team scrambled to unhook the Sleepio app from HealthKit and release it in stand-alone form. Sleepio is now live in the App Store.
As Hames explained to me, the Sleepio app is meant to create a cognitive therapy approach to improving the user's sleep. That is, the app will ask the user questions about sleep patterns then provide information on how to improve. It's the same kind of dialog one would have with a sleep therapist, but without the therapist, Hames explains.
The cognitive approach comes from Hames' conviction that both the healthcare system and consumers often default to various types of pills to cure our problems.
"A few years ago I developed insomnia," Hames told VentureBeat. "But my doctor just kept trying to give me sleeping pills, and I didn't want to take pills."
Cognitive therapy, on the other hand, worked. "I have a behavioral psych degree so I was looking for a way use that approach," Hames said. "I was a using a book written by sleep expert Professor Colin Espie, and within weeks my insomnia was cured."
Hames teamed up with widely known Oxford sleep researcher Espie to develop the line of questions, suggestions, and other information contained in the Sleepio app.
The point of the Sleepio app is to make these tried-and-true cognitive techniques more accessible and engaging, even fun. It takes a holistic approach, suggesting a personalized program that focuses on sleep schedule, thoughts, and lifestyle.
Not only does Espie's research provide much of the content for the apps, but he inspired the app's central character. When you open the app, you see an animation of a shortish, dark-haired, academic type — who speaks to you in a calming Scottish accent. He also has a funny little dog name Pavlov that has a habit of falling asleep unexpectedly.
Hames says that tests of the techniques suggested by the app have caused users to fall asleep 56 percent faster, have reduced nighttimes awakenings by 63 percent, and have boosted daytime energy and concentration by 58 percent in test patients.
Sleepio already can import sleep data from the Jawbone UP wearable, but the app doesn't depend on wearables data to work. Wearables data (like sleep duration, wakeups, etc.) is just one input that can be used to inform the sleep advice generated by the app itself.
Hames says the app will get similar data from other sleep-tracking wearables that integrate with the HealthKit platform once it launches. And it will get much more interesting from in the future. The Sleepio app might begin to pull in things like caffiene intake data from HealthKit-connected diet apps, or exercise data from HealthKit-connected fitness apps. Diet and exercise have a marked effect on sleep, and data about those things could dramatically enhance Sleepio's ability to improve users' sleep.
"This just wasn't possible before," Hames says. He's noticably excited about HealthKit, and believes it can really have a positive effect on big-picture health issues in the future. Hames and his team plan to build the HealthKit features back in to Sleepio once the platform is up and running.
And insomnia may be just the first problem that Big Health addresses with congitive therapy apps. Hames points out that other problems like depression and anxiety can be addressed the same way. So, yes, a "Depressio" app may be in Big Health's future.
The Sleepio App is available for free on the App Store for iPhone and iPod Touch. The app includes 7 days free access after which users choose an "Instant Sleep Help" program for $4.99 a month, or a "Long Term Sleep Improvement" program at $149 for 12 weeks access. They can also continue using Sleepio for free, which gives you access to the "Sleep Diary" and "Your Schedule" features only.
Big Health is backed by Index Ventures, Forward Partners, and several angel investors.
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Foaming-at-the-mouth libs in 3… 2… 1.
Via Allen West:
The time has come to stop dancing around the word "impeachment."
I just landed in one of the most politically corrupt cities in America: Chicago. It is the home of "Rules for Radicals" author Saul Alinsky as well as the most corrupt, lying, radical president this country will ever know, Barack Hussein Obama.
Clearly, the Rule of Law is not applicable in Obama's world, it's just a framework which he feels he can fundamentally transform at his will. But America does not live by imperial edict granted from on high by his highness. Heck, that's why we had a revolution in the first place.
In Boston, Obama said these plans were junk and the insurance companies were bad apples. His own henchwoman, HHS Secretary Sebelius issued a decree making these plans non-compliant. But now the Emperor waves his hand and presto change-o, they are in compliance — in other words our Dear Leader is granting his permission.
This man is a manipulative liar. His arrogance is beyond comprehension. He has, in true Alinsky-esque fashion, picked the individual insurance market to demonize and set up the industry for blame. […]
If Americans do not finally see the arrogant lawlessness of this person who no longer holds regard for the Office of the Presidency, then God help us, for He shall certainly not bless us. What more do people need to see and endure? This disgraceful era must now end.
The president is in violation of his oath and yes, he should be removed from office by impeachment. Let the call ring across the land from sea to shining sea.


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Organizers of various festivals and forums show interest in Timofei Kulyabin's productions. Therefore, this summer "Three Sisters" of Red Torch Theatre was invited to the most important International Festival of Arts of Romania in Sibiu, which included about five hundred events. From Romania, "Three Sisters" went to Greece to one of the oldest forums in Europe - Athens and Epidaurus Festival. In addition, this performance was shown not only to theatre-goes at open-air theatre, but also to visitors of cinemas in the United States, Britain and Bulgaria (in the autumn, they will be joined by the Chinese) - as part of the Russian Stage program, which shows video versions of the best Russian plays.
The director himself only managed to give his instructions to Novosibirsk actors and left for New York: his production of "Ivanov" from the Theatre of Nations was invited to the International Theatre Festival "Cherry Orchard". Four times the performance was on stage of New York City Center –the hall for 2500 seats, tickets were completely sold out. Thus, for these four days, "Ivanov" was watched by as many spectators as for a whole season in Moscow. Among the spectators were Mikhail Baryshnikov and Robert Lepage, who came from Canada especially for this occasion.


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Is your organization global? Or perhaps they're looking to expand their horizons?Either way, you'll need to understand the unique challenges of creating a unified company culture across physical, language, and cultural barriers. The vital key to success in this unique environment depends entirely on an organizational commitment to diversity and inclusion training. Going global means more than just having a team that's versed in many languages—powering these diverse and complex machines requires unparalleled communication skills.
With offices in over 20 countries around the world, my team at Drum Cafe is well versed in approaching the unique set of challenges that come with bonding an international team. Having a deep understanding of diversity and inclusion is critical to successful communication and innovation. We recently had an amazing event with a company that engineers and manufactures filtration, silencing and separation products, with a strong focus on communication. Their event was all about strengthening bonds and encouraging fearless collaboration. Their commitment to giving their team the tools to create successful relationships should serve as an inspiration to other global organizations. Here are three considerations for your team to learn from this company's lead:
- Invest in team building with quality professionals – Drum Cafe is considered an expert in their field. We know how to help guide corporate teams to connection through so many various hurdles. From finding translators to make sure the event goes smoothly and is understood by all, to designing a cohesive program, trust the professionals. You want everyone on your team to benefit from the experience, and we know how to do that. No one should feel isolated or excluded from a team building event, and bringing everyone together to the same page is crucial. Give everyone the opportunity to participate in moments that inspire emotion, understanding, and connection.
- Try activities that are outside of the box—physical activities can also enhance communication. When you want to unite a global team, it can be especially powerful to show them that there's more to their bond than verbal communication. For example, Drum Cafe has been bringing people together, overcoming diversity of all kinds, through our interactive and music-infused events. You don't need to speak the same language to play a drum in sync with the team. Getting employees to laugh, dance, or drum together is an unforgettable experience, and an amazing way to bond.
- Create cross-departmental teams outside of the traditional structure to mix it up. Setting up a diversity council with team members from across the organization forces those who normally wouldn't interact with one another to find connection. This gives employees a chance to be creative, to brainstorm and to work with people that they otherwise wouldn't have, strengthening both your team and their understanding of diversity.
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Twisted Twitter Chatter, The Hindu, and Jews
by David Harris
Let's begin with the tweets themselves.
From Narayan Lakshman, Washington-based correspondent for The Hindu, a prominent Indian left-of-center newspaper, to his foreign affairs editor in New Delhi, R.K. Krishnan, citing an article he wrote for the paper last week:
"India can seek oil elsewhere in West Asia: American Jewish Committee."
From Krishnan:
Related coverage
"Will the Jews lend money to refurbish refineries too?"
From Lakshman:
"I sort of asked them about that, but… ahem… no solutions offered :)"
From Krishnan:
"So, the answer is they don't care if the poor freeze to death or are forced to skip meals. Their Will (sic) has to prevail?'
From Lakshman:
"Not if Ahmedinejad has something to say about it…"
Now for the background.
On February 11, AJC wrote to India's ambassador to the United States. Here are the opening paragraphs:
Dear Ambassador Rao:
As you are aware, AJC has been a long-time friend of India and an advocate of increasingly close cooperation between Washington and New Delhi.
In that spirit, we were deeply troubled by recent news reports of Indian efforts to intensify trade relations with Iran at the very moment that Washington and fellow democracies are applying new economic pressures in the banking and energy sectors to persuade Tehran to halt its pursuit of nuclear-weapons capability.
We were particularly struck by the announcement this week, by Commerce Secretary Rahul Khullar, that "a huge delegation" of Indian business representatives would soon travel to Iran to capitalize on opportunities created by European withdrawal from the Iranian market. This suggests that New Delhi is attempting to take advantage of sanctions adopted by like-minded nations for the explicit purpose of preventing nuclear proliferation by a dangerously aggressive regime — and which could, in turn, trigger an escalating arms race — in a highly volatile region.
That letter triggered media interest in India, including questions, via email, from Lakshman.
We sent the following reply:
AJC has been a long-time friend of India. Indeed, our relationship goes back more than two decades, and the fruitful cooperation has grown from year to year. We believe the potential for further growth in ties among the United States, India and Israel is quite limitless.
Our concern about Iran-India links needs to be put in that context of friends talking to friends. We understand that India has geopolitical interests in the region and energy needs for its surging economy that are quite specific. At the same time, nuclear-aspiring Iran poses a profound threat to the region and the world. The terrorist events of recent days only further underscore the point.
Thus, we believe that India should not be seeking to take advantage of a vacuum created in the Iranian market by laudable steps enacted by the United States, European Union, and likeminded nations.
Why would India act in such a way as to effectively undermine the aims in Iran of its most natural global partners? Why would India, committed to regional and global security, wish to enable a defiant and destabilizing Iran to grow stronger by circumventing new sanctions? And why, in any case, would India seek risky contracts in Iran that may not materialize because of the inherent instability of the situation?
As for energy sources, Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Libya, and other oil-exporting countries are creating a sufficient swing capacity to make up for any lost Iranian oil. I wish that Israel were in this category of energy-exporting nations, and thus in a position to assist its friend, India. That day may come in the not-too-distant future, but, alas, it is not here yet.
On February 16, The Hindu published Lakshman's article. The twitter exchange between Lakshman and Krishnan followed.
What are we to make of this rather revealing episode?
First, the facts were all easily available had either Lakshman or Krishnan been interested. Obviously, they were not.
AJC has been a leading voice to advance Indo-U.S. relations, bringing them out of the icy Cold War era to their current warmth. That includes having actively supported the U.S.-India Civil Nuclear Agreement, the most important pact between the two countries in the past half-century.
It also means, as acts of solidarity, having rebuilt a school in Gujarat state after the earthquake in 2001, and constructing a fish market in Chennai following the tsunami in 2004.
In a similar vein, AJC has helped spearhead the successful effort to forge ties between the Indian and Jewish communities in the United States, which in turn has had an impact on the rapidly developing links among the U.S., India, and Israel.
Moreover, while Krishnan accuses AJC of indifference to those Indians who would "freeze to death" or "are forced to skip meals," he does not bother to mention what we actually called for. In fact, what AJC said is exactly what is being asked for by American, European, and other governments, namely, that India, a fellow democracy, not step into the breach created by sanctions against Iran to increase its trade. Apropos, importantly, the Times of India reported Saudi Arabia had offered India additional crude supplies should they be needed.
In other words, these journalistic provocateurs created a red herring by invoking unwarranted images of starvation and death, and associating them with "the Jews," for whom they obviously haven't the highest regard.
And finally, in the coup de grâce, Lakshman — with seeming indifference, if not outright glee — suggests "the Jews" may not turn out to be a long-term issue, at least if Ahmedinejad has his say.
Well, for those of us who don't want Ahmedinejad and company to have their say regarding Jews — or any other potential target — yes, it does matter what key countries, including India, do or don't do vis-à-vis the Iranian regime.
The good news is that these journalists are not representative of the mainstream views of most Indians, for whom anti-Semitism has been anathema for centuries — indeed, there is no history of anti-Semitism in the country and the Jewish community has always been well-integrated — and Israel today is seen as a valued friend and ally.
The bad news is they reach a lot of people through the newspaper — 2.1 million readers, plus website — and have revealed their innermost — and ugliest — thoughts to the world.
And, as experience has amply shown, when it comes to the global media, sadly, they are not alone.
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Governor signs third leg of criminal justice reform
April 13, 2014
Deal: Bill makes it easier for employers to hire ex-offenders, reducing recidivism and creating jobs
At Antioch Baptist Church in Gainesville today, Gov. Nathan Deal signed into law Senate Bill 365, legislation that will help rehabilitated offenders successfully re-enter society by removing barriers to employment, housing and education.
"Building on the success of the landmark criminal justice reforms passed in the 2012 and 2013 sessions, the General Assembly and the Criminal Justice Reform Council worked with me to revolutionize Georgia's criminal justice standards and strengthen our state's economy," Deal said. "The incentives and re-entry programs included in this legislation are cost-effective strategies that will increase the number of former offenders returning to the workforce and supporting their families."
The new law requires the Board of Corrections to create and implement a program and treatment completion certificate to assist adult offenders with re-entry into society upon release from prison. In order to earn the certificate, the offender must complete any required treatment plan and vocational training while in prison and comply with any re-entry plan while on probation or parole. This bill states that employers demonstrate due care when hiring ex-offenders that earn this certificate, providing them a certain level of immunity from negligent hiring liability that often drives hiring decisions.
This legislation also provides judges with the discretion to deviate from the automatic license suspension for minor drug offenses. This discretion is only available when the drug offense was not directly related to the operation of the motor vehicle and is contingent upon the offender's completion of any and all treatment programs.
"It is counterproductive to devote the state's resources to rehabilitating nonviolent offenders and then deny them the ability to independently travel to their place of work," Deal said. "This legislation strikes the proper balance between opportunity and accountability. Along with the previous two phases of my criminal justice reform, this law will pay dividends to taxpayers and improve the quality of life for all Georgians."


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There are several options when it comes to remodeling a kitchen. A lot depends on your budget and decorating needs. We take a look at a variety of choices for you kitchen cabinets.
Kitchen cabinets are the center of your decor in the kitchen. Because of their size and height, they are the dominant visual focal point. They are also the first thing many people want to change. It may be that they are just old, or you have moved into a new home, or you simply are ready for a change. So a decision about the cabinets is usually the starting point for a kitchen remodeling Depending in the budget and degree of change you want, there are really three basic approaches you can take.
Replace Your Cabinets
When making big changes in the kitchen like, you may find the only real choice your have is to completely replace the cabinets. You also may find that old cabinets have started to sag under the weight of a large load, like your antique china. In this case the shelves may not be worth saving, so an upgrade is in order.
There are a couple of different ways you can take in going about replacing your cabinets. Probably the most attractive overall is to go with a fully custom installation. These cabinets are built onto a single base unit, and so they have no visible seams. If you are wanting to do the installation yourself, a great alternative is buying modular units. These can look almost as good as the fully custom units, and are sized in increments so that they are flexible enough to be used in a variety of spaces. Since they are modular they can be much more easily handles. And they can also be purchased as ready to assemble (or RTA) units, which is a little more work to assemble, but much easier to transport and move. You can find either of these in a wide range of woods and finishes, so there is sure to be something for your home.
Reface Your Cabinets
If your current cabinets are in good shape, they have enough space and shelving for your home, and haven't suffered structurally from age or loading, then you may be looking for something that is just more cosmetic. The quickest and most cost effective way to get a big change in look with a lot less effort is to reface your kitchen cabinets. This involves replacing the doors and hardware, but leaving the main structure of the cabinets in place.
Here again you get a wide range of choices when it comes to the types of wood and the stains and finished available. Couple that with new handles, knobs, pulls, and hinges, and you can achieve a dramatic overhaul of your kitchen with a lot less work and inconvenience. Refacing is one of the more popular options for this reason.
Paint Your Cabinets
By far the quickest and cheapest way to get a new look in your kitchen achieved by painting your kitchen cabinets. If you are careful, sometimes this can often be accomplished without the bother of unloading your cabinets. Another advantage is that is doesn't have to be done all at one time, so you can set aside the time to do only part of the job, and come back to it again later. For cost and simplicity, repainting your cabinets is a great choice.


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What kind of Bicentennial was it? Garish and understated, banal and uplifting, ridiculous and dignified, irrelevant and thoroughly appropriate. Americans celebrated in the strangest ways. In St. Louis, a pre-medical student stood on his head on the wings of a hi-plane. About 500 miles northeast of Bermuda, a man named Karl Thompson, trying to accomplish one of the last great un-achieved feats, a free balloon crossing of the Atlantic, had to leap from his craft, the Spirit of '76, and was rescued after four days in a liferaft by a Russian freighter. Across the country, flagpole sitters and businessmen tried to break world records. Entrepreneurs in Baltimore baked the world's largest cake, 69,000 pounds in all, but could only sell 20,000 of its estimated 400,000 slices. The Great American Flag Company in New York hoisted a stars and stripes on the Verrazano Narrows Bridge that was three times the size of the largest flag reported by Guinness and watched in horror as the wind promptly ripped it in tatters. The media gave it their all. Channel 13, New York's public television station, re-broadcast all 13 episodes of "Flash Gordon: Space Soldier" from midnight July 3rd to four a.m., and Walter Cronkite stayed on the air until the following midnight with national coverage of everything from hymns to fireworks. Nearly everyone insisted on calling the day "America's 200th Birthday Party," thus assimilating the event to the cultural level of a 10-year-old. For all the foolishness, the spectacle gave as accurate an account as we are likely to get of the current state of the American spirit, and it was by no means something to be ashamed of.
Consider "Operation Sail." The most spectacular and dignified of the Bicentennial events, this endeavor brought sixteen large square-rigged sailing vessels, some two-thirds of the last operating "tall ships" in the world, to New York Harbor, along with some 200 smaller sloops, schooners, and the like. The public excitement rivalled the early days of Cape Canaveral. It didn't matter that windjammers had only a tenuous relation with the Declaration of Independence. It didn't even matter that all but one of the vessels were steel-hulled, twentieth-century ships. To the public and the press, the event was a once-in-a-lifetime evocation of wooden ships and iron men, of the days when New York Harbor was a forest of masts.
For the press, covering the story itself was a return to a simpler way of life. With one or two exceptions, reporters recognized that they weren't writing about Watergate. "We're all very cynical about this," said one reporter on board the training ship State of Maine, "but watching those ships is a hell of a lot of fun." Correspondents from the Village Voice discoursed learnedly on barks and brigantines. And the picture press, to say it bluntly, went bananas.
The ships made spectacular photographs, and writer-photographer teams were dispersed to every conceivable angle, while chartered sport fishing boats churned to sea to pick up film and copy from the press ships.
The intense coverage and lavish layouts even threatened to obscure the basic purpose of this maritime extravaganza. "You know," said one reporter, "the Times is probably going to run a correction on July 5 saying, 'We forgot to mention in yesterday's story on Operation Sail that Sunday was also the 200th anniversary of American independence.' " But the attention was not necessarily misdirected. To sail a tall ship requires old-fashioned virtues–courage, self-discipline, a sense of duty–and these received a better press that weekend than they have gotten in a long time.
The ships were no less salutary for the City of New York. Beforehand, officials warned of massive traffic jams and surging crowds; they cautioned spectators away from abandoned piers, for fear their weight would collapse the rotting structures. New Jersey police expected about 25 deaths from people falling off the Palisades; refrigerated trucks were ready to receive the bodies in case the traffic kept ambulances from getting through. But almost nothing happened. Saturday traffic was the lightest in memory, and on the big day, public transportation handled millions with remarkable dispatch. Accidents were limited to a capsized motorboat in the treacherous currents of Hell's Gate, in which one woman drowned, and the collision of a boat and a seaplane in the East River. But the successful carrying off of the event gave a very important boost to the city's battered morale.
So pleasantly surprised by this display of their own civility, New Yorkers showered gratitude on the visiting sailors. Hundreds of thousands lined lower Broadway on July 6, as the sailing ship crews and sailors from the 50 warships in the separate International Naval Review marched in the first ticker-tape parade in a decade. The military was once more in fashion. All the military. The crowds cheered the German eagle and the rising sun of Japan equally with the Polish hammer-and-sickle as the sailors marched past under their naval flags, and office workers showered them all with computer punch cards, shredded phone books, and, quite thoughtfully, torn-up copies of Penthouse. Manhattan was flooded with white uniforms, and columnists wrote nostalgically of World War II and the "New York, New York" of Dan Dailey and Frank Sinatra.
What had come over a city so often content to be thought of as hard, pushy, and cynical? How had it managed to bring together millions without a hint of disaster? For one thing, which the gloomiest of the bureaucrats had forgotten, a good portion of the crowd consisted of children, in the firm custody of their parents. The day was a family affair for middle Americans. In short, as several sociologists told Newsday, the crowd was composed of "squares." The squares, said Herman Kahn of the Hudson Institute, are taking over America.
For the squares, in fact, the Bicentennial Fourth was a cultural coup d'etat. The great mystery of the day for students of the mass media will always be the almost total disappearance of the non-squares, the hippies, freaks, feminists, and far-out Left. Whatever happened to the People's Bicentennial Commission? Jeremy Rifkin, its director, is still wondering. For five or more years, this radical, anti-Corporate outfit had built its propaganda around the revolutionary tradition to be celebrated on July 4, 1976. Its efforts were to culminate in a nine-hour, 250,000-strong rally in Washington, highlighting the signing of an "Economic Declaration of Independence." Preliminary gatherings at the anniversaries of Concord and the Boston Tea Party attracted considerable attention, to the point that groups like the Heritage Foundation, the American Conservative Union, and Accuracy in Media devoted some energy to exposing the Commission's allegedly Marxist and anti-American background. The Senate Internal Security Subcommittee called it "the attempt to steal the Bicentennial." But on the Fourth, it hardly seemed to have mattered.
Although some of the networks covered portions of the PBC's program, including a morning memorial service, Mr. Rifkin complains that television omitted all of the rally's many political speeches. He says that even the service, broadcast live for nearly half an hour, was never identified as a PBC event. And though he admits that the turn-put was much less than the Commission expected, he avers that the press estimates of 5,000 participants were ridiculously understated.
Other more radical events dropped totally out of sight. Did you know that an outfit called the Revolutionary Student Brigade claims to have attracted 25,000 to a "Rich Off Our Backs" rally in Philadelphia? That Puerto Ricans had a separate radical gathering and that feminists and homosexuals were making their own statements? No, well neither did the viewers of the CBS all-day special, who in the morning heard only that "handfuls" of demonstrators had gathered in Philadelphia, and in the evening were told that the number had actually exceeded 20,000.
CBS, in fine, was devoting the day to solid, bourgeois, middle America, and who are we to say they should not? But it was a revealing shift in programming. It was a vastly appealing and entirely recognizable portrait of America that Walter Cronkite presented that day, a country coming to peace with itself after a decade of torments, not smug, not satisfied, certainly not serene, but more self-confident than we have seen her for a while. Yet how much of this portrait was always there? If Walter Cronkite were to present a similar panorama in any summer of the late sixties, we would have seen, not only the hundreds of thousands of youths gathered at Woodstock to hear acid rock, but the hundreds of thousands of middle-aged parents gathered in Central Park to hear Tchaikovsky. The squares who gathered for Operation Sail were always there. The media just didn't look for them.
In the end it was a Bicentennial which paid surprisingly little attention to the meaning of the event it was supposed to commemorate. What references to history found their way into the speeches of politicians and businessmen were more often than not grotesquely misunderstood and twisted out of shape. Serious students of America could justly lament that a great moment had been missed for educating fellow citizens in the meaning of their country. But perhaps it was better that way. The day may have been an intellectual disappointment, but it was a great vulgar success. The people celebrated by behaving happily like Americans. And as for the theorists, well, there's always 1987.


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Customer: UniSuper Management Pty. Ltd., Melbourne, Australia
Project partner: RTD Communications Pty. Ltd., Rowville, Victoria, Australia
Distribution partner: Computer Room Solutions Pty Ltd., Sydney, NSW, Australia
Project: Local data networks for four branches and a data center, 2015.
Application: Structured cabling with Cat. 6A EL copper connectivity technology and OM4 FO cabling with MPO modules.
The Australian superannuation fund UniSuper is extending its advisory service throughout the country. New offices were being set up in Perth and Brisbane that required a local data network. The existing offices in Melbourne and Sydney were also to be given new network infrastructures. The data center in Melbourne was also to be equipped with new cabling.
The commissioned project partner RTD Communications Pty. Ltd. was looking for an end-to-end solution to ensure the installations in four cities throughout the country took place quickly and efficiently.
Pre-terminated cabling systems from R&M proved to be the optimal solution in this case as they were capable of implementing the entire project with maximum efficiency. R&M and regional distribution partner Computer Room Solutions Pty. Ltd. customized the required installation units accordingly and delivered them on time.
The structured cabling consists of copper lines with Cat. 6A EL connection modules and FO backbones which consist of OM4 cables, trunk cables and MPO modules.
The technicians from RTD were able to get started quickly, thanks to the pre-assembled units, and install all cabling on time. "We were looking for a cost-effective and reliable end-to-end solution and that is why we put forward R&M to the client," says RTD Director Ross Finlayson.
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Union of the Kingdoms: The History, the Mystery, and the Future of this Transformative Spiritual Experience
Union of the Kingdoms is an annual gathering of culture creators who assemble to anchor spirit in our world through ceremony, community, music, art, and council. This festival began as a celebration of my art and Ayman's music. Because we travel so much for our various projects, dreams, and visions, we wanted a way to…Read More


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For anyone out there who doesn't know Jes(u)s Franco, here's the one oh one: back in the sixties Franco was maybe the first filmmaker to link gratuitous sex and nudity with genre horror, and his prodigious personal output has cornerstoned the whole wide field of cinematic horror erotica ever since. Franco made a few really memorable pictures early on, and went on to produce less and less distinguished work. Only the IMDB and God know how many movies Franco has directed, and maybe not even them; in his filmography, this new one, "Incubus," certainly carries a triple digit number.
Franco's antagonism to the most basic needs and desires of any conceivable audience or market is both difficult to describe, and notorious for being so. At his best, he makes you feel like you're asleep, and dreaming that you're watching a bad movie. All Franco movies are desperately slow and dangerously incoherent. His cast always have problems with the language, and, often, with the idea that they're acting at all. Usually the music is excellent, and though the movies are technically shabby, the frequently nude women are sometimes beautiful, and the locations they adorn always so. Franco's autorial voice is distant, and awkward, and somehow, despite itself, hypnotic and engaging, at its best, depending heavily on your taste. If you like to take enough strange drugs to stun yourself right out of any sense of narrative propriety and watch naked European women hang out in castles making out with one another while playing with whips and candles and mumbling about being vampires, Franco is your man.
Most of Franco's dubious positive qualities have now faded, sadly, entirely away. "Incubus" is shot on video; it looks terrible; the sound and camera problems are simply unreal. The locations are indeed pretty, but the acting and writing are worse than ever. (The plot is so muddled that if I try to explain it, you'll just think that I'm the one who's being incoherent.) The cast are uniformly execrable, especially in terms of being people we really want to see naked; none of the girls are pretty, and some of them aren't even remotely the right age (the oversexed virgin is played by a woman who's about as old as me – and if you asked me how old that is, I might hesitate to tell you, if you were, say, a pretty girl the age this actress is supposed to be). Franco seems to have consciously abandoned any attempt at real eroticism, as the sex scenes in "Incubus" are a series of faltering abstractions more akin to still tableaus than any kind of cinematic action. He still displays an interest in soft-x elements American filmmakers regrettably shy away from; the middleaged nude, odd images of perversion, and lengthy male nudity are all on hand here. But this exotic machinery serves, not to titillate, but to propel a most ungainly character-driven art film – if that's what this is intended to be.
On the (narrow) positive side, Franco retains a modicum of spastic pseudo-psychedelic charm; oddly distorted sounds and colors are sort of sprinkled around the edges of the movie, though not, unfortunately, all over the top. The music is still okay. Franco still lives on his own planet – it's still the same one – and, though it may be shocking and shameful, I still feel at home there.
(The Sub Rosa disc also features two short films by writer/director Pablo Ros Cardona – he shares a production company with the Franco picture, and these short films are very intriguing – it's a shame he didn't direct the feature, too.)


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Game of Thrones is likely one of the most talked about TV shows of the decade. The premiere of season eight attracted a record number of over 17.9 million viewers on HBO alone; it's obvious this series is huge, and its popularity is justified because it's an ...
About Croatia Travel
Welcome to our Croatia Travel Guide. On this page you'll find all of our posts about travelling in Croatia, as well as some useful travel tips about the best time to visit, where to go, things to do, where to stay and much more.
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Croatia is pretty much the film set of Game of Thrones and thanks to the hysteric fans of the hit HBO series, the country has been slammed by over-tourism for the past decade or so. But most of the crowds are concentrated around Dubrovnik (aka King's Landing) and parts of Split, so you can still get away from the worst of them quite easily.
While Dubrovnik is the most scenic architectural masterpiece found in the country, visitors are often wowed by many other places that didn't appear in the TV series.
When we visited Croatia, we decided to rent an apartment in live in Split for 3 weeks before setting off on a road trip across the country. Split has a fantastic medieval center known as Diacletian's Palace, some lovely nearby beaches and a nice park set on a hill overlooking the city.
Whether you visit Croatia only for the Game of Thrones film sights, or you're here to see more of the country, it's a Mediterranean destination that impresses visitors at every turn. From perfect white sand beaches to ancient cities and pristine national parks, Croatia has it all.
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Below you will find all of our latest Croatia travel blog posts which include not only our personal travel stories and experiences from travelling Croatia for more than 3 weeks, but also some useful travel information to help you plan your own trip to the region.
10 Things To Do in Split – A Highlight of Croatia
Croatia is fast becoming one of the best and most affordable travel spots in Europe. Split is a great base from which to explore different parts of the country. But with so many things to do in Split, it makes for a unique destination ...
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We hadn't spent much time in Europe prior to our recent 5 month trip. And now, we're hooked on this part of the world! Check out our latest video where we share some epic highlights from travelling through Istanbul, Bulgaria, Macedonia (FYROM), Albania, Bosnia ...
Travelling Eastern and Central Europe: Highlights and Travel Tips From 5 Incredible Months
We left Europe just a couple of weeks ago, and apart from seeing some of the top places to visit in Greece, England and Spain in the past, this was our first big trip to the continent. Having now completed 5 months in the region, ...
Discovering Dubrovnik: Croatia's Fairytale City
We had wanted to visit the magical city of Dubrovnik for many years, ever since we saw photos of red-tiled roofs surrounded by a towering stone wall, with the Adriatic Sea crashing against the cliff side below. Every photo we saw was simply stunning. Oh ya, ...
The Ultimate Guide to Travelling Dubrovnik, Croatia
There are numerous things to see and do in Dubrovnik. This is one of Croatia's – and all of Europe's – most scenic old towns. In this article, I'm going to tell you everything you need to know about travelling to this beautiful walled city so that ...
A Guide to Travelling in Split, Croatia
When trying to decide where we would stay for a couple of weeks after the tourism conference in Turkey, we immediately thought of Croatia. After some research, we decided on Split, which is the second largest city in the country – it's not too big, but ...
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When To Travel To Croatia
The Best Time To Visit: May-June & July-August
- High Season: July - August
- Low Season: October - April
- July – September (summer), May – June, (spring), October – April (winter)
May to June and July to August or even into early-September offer visitors great weather in Croatia.
In the Spring months (May - June), temperatures are moderate and the crowds aren't too bad. At this time, the sun won't be baking you while you're walking around seeing the sights and it won't be so cold that you'll need a jacket either.
In the early summer, the coast is at its best and the Maestral winds make for great sailing.
The snow starts to melt in Croatia around early-March and doesn't usually return until November.
July and August are the peak tourism months in Croatia and when I say peak... I mean peak. Hotels and restaurants can be booked up, prices sky rocket and you'll be shoulder to shoulder in many of the popular tourist destinations.
Summer is not the busiest month though. It's second to the ski season in winter, when prices on the slopes are often hiked 50%-70% higher.
This contrast between coastal Croatia and the ski resorts means that you can comfortably visit the country at any time of year and have a great time.
Weather Averages (Dubrovnik on Holiday-Weather.com)
Hottest Month: July (25°C / 77°F)
Coldest Month: January (9°C / 48°F)
Sunniest Month: August (13 hours / day)
Wettest Month: November (198mm of Rainfall)
Best For Swimming: August (Sea Temperature 25°C / 77°F)
We visited Croatia the first time in February and spent most of our time in the cities of Split and Dubrovnik. I have to say that it was a bit too early in the season for a non-ski holiday in Croatia. Many restaurants were still closed for the winter season and it was quite cold and gloomy.
We are returning this year in May and expect a much more pleasant visit, although we're ready for quite a bit of crowds.
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New-gen food hall that is an incubator and venture builder for F&B entrepreneurs
RexKL is a reimagined food hall and retail hub, based at Jalan Sultan in Kuala Lumpur. We are established with the purpose of serving as a platform for local F&B businesses to set up their business and launch their brands in the heart of KL. In particular, the site on Jalan Sultan serves as a blend of 'cloud kitchen' and venture builder/accelerators to provide a platform for F&B entrepreneurs to extend their customer reach in a prime KL area.
In the past 12 months, RexKL has achieved the following:
Rejuvenated economic viability to Jalan Sultan: Transformed REX Cinema into RexKL within 6 months, attracting > 200,000 visitors + 20 new F&B businesses + > RM 1M total sales generated for businesses in RexKL
Created a retail platform for F&B incubation: With its flagship Food Hall "The Back Ground Marketplace", RexKL has helped over 20 new businesses launched on its site (incl. business expansion for a 4th-gen brand called Bun Choon) through its start-up model which allowed businesses to be competitive.
Empowerment to local enterprises: over 50 social enterprises, 100+ exhibitions, and events: Its versatile space allowed for live events, award shows, concerts, art exhibitions, and fashion shows. To date, it has staged over 100 events and also hosted > 50 social enterprises, empowering these communities to showcase their talents in the heart of KL.
In the current climate, launching an F&B business or a restaurant can be daunting. There are a number of factors to be considered when doing so:
- High investment needed to set up the kitchen: A business owner needs to put in the upfront investment to set up the kitchen, including any capital expenditure and renovation that would to into realizing his vision.
- Location is crucial to attracting foot traffic: As a newcomer into the F&B industry, the location of the business is important for the owner to ensure there is footfall to generate revenue and increase awareness to the public.
- Long return of investment due to high upfront cost: Since there is plenty of investment committed to setting up the business, the owner will need to operate it for a long period of time before any breakeven of investment.
REXKL uses a hybrid of the 'cloud kitchen' and 'venture builder' model to empower F&B entrepreneurs. By leveraging on RexKL's existing F&B license and kitchen infrastructure, entrepreneurs immediately get access to:
1. Lower barriers of entry to market: Aspiring entrepreneurs can immediately gain access to RexKL's infrastructure and F&B licenses to begin its operations and launch their business in the heart of KL. By doing so, can lower their startup cost by at least 60%.
2. Launching as business partners: RexKL will launch the business together with the entrepreneurs as business partners so that both can invest in customer acquisition and brand awareness.
3. Scale and grow through an overall ecosystem: Through bulk purchasing, RexKL can obtain competitive prices for any sourcing of ingredients. In addition, entrepreneurs are joining an ecosystem of like-minded F&B veterans to grow their brands. In-house services of marketing, menu styling, R&D, and e-commerce are available.
A. Rejuvenated a landmark in 6 months to unlock economic opportunities
REX Cinema is an iconic cinema located in the heart of KL since the 1950s. Upon taking over REX Cinema in end-2018, the team spent the next 6 months redesigning and repurposing the landmark into RexKL. In total, over 40,000 sqf of space was revived and transformed into retail marketplace, event areas and business spaces.
B. Reinvented Food Hall marketplace as a platform for F&B ventures
'The Back Ground marketplace" marketplace is not your typical food hall. F&B businesses are established in partnership with RexKL, incentivizing both the entrepreneurs and RexKL to grow the business together.
C. Expansion of retail spaces for social enterprises and retail outlets
By bridging the financial gap for social enterprises to showcase their talents and earn a living, RexKL has offered the opportunity to over 50 social enterprises in the past year to exhibit at RexKL.
Our business model is a hybrid between 'cloud kitchen' and 'venture builder. We serve as an F&B business enabler and accelerator to aspiring entrepreneurs.
As of 31st October 2020
- Over RM 1 million sales generated for businesses
- Over 20 F&B businesses incubated
- Over 250,000 visitors since opening
- 200+ events and exhibitions curated
The F&B and retail market in Malaysia reached a value of over RM 500 billion in 2019. It is expected to continue growing in the next few years, particularly as businesses innovate during the new normal.
Currently, we are focused on serving Klang Valley, with an eye to expand to the rest of Malaysia in the next 3 years. With the right opportunity, we will work with strategic partners to expand our presence to the ASEAN region.
We believe that this blend of 'cloud kitchen' and 'venture builder' business model is unique, and will gain traction in the next 3 years. Within Malaysia, the market is huge enough for multiple players to thrive due to the broad spectrum of opportunities. We are confident that we have a revolutionary business model equipped with a strong team to serve the market.
Proceeds raised from this round will be used by the RexKL team to further invest into RexKL. We are looking to:
1. Introduce RexKL 2.0: Add another 10,000 sqf to our space to attract more F&B entrepreneurs and create more economic opportunities
2. Expand "The Back Ground": Expand our venture builder program to invest in local entrepreneurs, giving them a popular platform to succeed
3. Expand into Malaysia: We are currently in discussions with several partners to potentially introduce our model to other sites, with a focus on 'placemaking' to maximize our investment returns
As an incentive to PitchIN investors, we are also committing to provide a preferential right of dividends. 60% of profits earned by RexKL will be allocated to pay back the investment amount. Thereafter, we are committed to paying at least 5% dividends for 5 years. Depending on the stage of investment, a PitchIN investor can earn up to 2x dividend from RexKL as ROI.
The founders have over 10 years of experience in F&B ventures, both in the international and local scene.
We are honored to count prominent figures as investors and advisors, including Kong Heng (the company behind the successful Kong Heng square development in Ipoh) and also Kamil Merican (CEO and Founder of GDP Architects)
1. https://www.thestar.com.my/lifestyle/living/2019/11/18/remember-the-old-rex-cinema-on-jalan-sultan-kl-it039s-been-reinvented-as-rexkl-a-bustling-arts-culture-and-events-space
2. https://www.theyumlist.net/2020/08/the-background-rexkl-collective-fun-food-drinks.html
3. https://www.malaymail.com/news/life/2019/04/03/repurposing-a-chinatown-icon-from-rex-cinema-to-rexkl/1739297
4. http://eatdrinkkl.blogspot.com/2020/08/stellar-rexkl.html
5. http://eatdrinkkl.blogspot.com/2020/05/the-back-ground-rexkl.html
6. https://economytraveller.com/rexkl-kuala-lumpurs-latest-creative-space/
7. https://www.timeout.com/kuala-lumpur/things-to-do/rexkl
8. https://rojakdaily.com/lifestyle/article/7874/reconnectkl-with-rexkl-in-conversation-with-shin-chang-and-shin-tseng
9. https://generationt.asia/people/shin-tseng
10. https://generationt.asia/people/shin-chang
11. https://www.augustman.com/my/profiles/shin-tseng-and-shin-chang/
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Japan Blog List : Feb 2011
February has been another busy month for submissions. The list has reached almost 300 blogs as of this evening and more come in every day. Here's my monthly round of the brand new blogs started this month :
Japan Travel Mate from Dean started recently and has got some good ideas on what to do when visiting Japan.
Best Way to Learn Japanese is dedicated to learning Japanese.
Ken Sanada Ken's just started this month, but has already put up good number of posts on News and trends about Japanese Drama, Movies, Actors and Actresses.
Tiny Plastic Food from Uiggu. She's a blonde Japanese-speaking girl living in Tokyo with her Japanese man. She said in her email she's become one of those really annoying people who take iPhone pics of EVERYTHING saying 'I have to blog this later'.
Japanese Gems Join Gemma as she navigates through her semester abroad in Hirakata.
Jimbo's Japan Jimbo lives in Oklahoma, loves Japan and is always studying Japanese.
My Life's Expedition Adventures, struggles and humorous anecdotes from Jill's life in Iizuka,Kyushu as en English teacher.
Only A Gaijin Just started in February with some observations on life as a Gaijin.
And here are some of the other already established blogs added this month :
Tokyo Trawler A 24 year-old Londoner, wandering around the streets of Tokyo with a camera, mic and a bloody big fishing net.
Iffy bizness JapaneseCultureGoNow! tokyo coin-locker headspace stuff by andrez bergen .
Fun Travel in Japan Japan has many wonderful destinations you should visit, tasty foods you should try, and pleasant people you should meet. Tomo and his wife provide you the real fun stuff with useful information and practical tips to make your trip in Japan more enjoyable.
In Praise of Izakaya ..an expat denizen of Tokyo with a penchant for sparkly dining partners, jazz bars and izakaya.
Follow us on Twitter to see the blogs that get added on a regular basis and watch out for my round up of the months brand new blogs at the end of the month.


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I've always been in awe of the wonderful gardening journals I've seen in bookstores. Their records span decades of detailed notes on varieties, weather and harvesting. And, they're frequently illustrated with lovely fine ink sketches or delicate watercolors. Having gardened for a number of decades myself, I could have a similar collection of reportings on the successes and failures in my gardens from Pennsylvania to Washington State. But, in fact, I have never managed to keep a record going for more than the first week of spring planting — until now!
Last weekend, I pulled out the notebook that had a few pathetic garden entries in it from years past and drew out the five raised beds in my backyard. I labeled each bed with the veggies I planted last spring, along with notes about the harvest — or not! I had planted onion sets between the two rows of potatoes. The potatoes grew faster than the onions, and eventually smothered them and cut off all sun to the struggling onions.
Amazingly, I was able to find last year's seed packets and made a list of the varieties and which if any I wouldn't plant again. Actually, there were two varieties of vegetables I'll want to replace this year. The first is the kind of green beans we grew — pole beans; they did too well! How can that be? Well, we put up a nice two-sided chicken-wire fence for them to grow on. The trouble was the fence was only four-feet high and the beans grew about 12 feet tall. The vines reached for the sky, encountered other vines to hug, grew a bit taller and cascaded to the ground. The beans themselves were all tangled up in the cascading mess. This year we're planting bush beans!
The other less-than-stellar veggie was the arugula. Not paying close attention to the package label, I ended up with "wild arugula" (Diplotaxis muralis), when what I wanted and have successfully planted previously was Eruca vesicaria. The flavors are similar, but Eruca has a more substantial leaf. Interestingly, Eruca is also perennial in some areas of the country.
This year, a group of us here ordered a variety of potatoes from Wood Prairie Farm, in Maine. I have five varieties to plant in my 4-by-8-foot raised bed. They'll get planted fairly close together, but that's OK. And here in the office, we have three flats of peppers and tomatoes just sprouting — four kinds of peppers and eight varieties of tomatoes. A few of these will go into another raised bed.
Back to the garden journal: I've drawn out the five beds again and soon will figure which will house what plants. We did a great article in the February/March 2010 issue on crop rotation that should help me to know what to plant where. I'm planning to make notes on what we harvest during the growing season. It would be fun to know how much money we saved growing some of our own food. I'll let you know how the journaling goes!


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PITTSBURGH -- To develop new strategies to control tuberculosis (TB), a contagious disease that infects one-third of the worlds population and kills almost two million people every year, the University of Pittsburgh Center for Vaccine Research has received an $11.4 million grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. The grant will enable Pitt researchers to use new imaging technologies to study TB to shorten and simplify its course of treatment, potentially improving survival and curtailing the global TB epidemic.Â
One of the most challenging issues in treating TB and stopping its spread is the length of time it takes to adequately stem the infection, said JoAnne Flynn, PhD, principal investigator of the grant and professor of microbiology and molecular genetics, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. Current drugs are available, but we dont fully understand how or why they work. TB treatment must be continued for at least six months to be effective, placing an undue burden on those who are infected often from the poorest and most disadvantaged countries.
According to Flynn, TB is difficult to control because the germs that cause the infection hide from the immune system in small tissue nodules called granulomas, enabling the infection to reactivate years, and even decades, later. Although for the most part TB is a curable disease, patients must adhere to treatment long after symptoms have faded. This proves challenging in many regions of the world where medication is not readily accessible. Indeed, an inadequate or incomplete course of treatment is the major factor that causes drug-resistant TB strains to develop. These strains are alarmingly high in many countries around the world. Â
Current medications for TB were developed more than three decades ago, said Flynn. To create significantly shorter and simplified approaches to treatment, we must improve our understanding of this disease and how current drugs are localized at the site of infection.
To understand more about the basic biology of TB, Flynn and colleagues are using the grant to develop positron emission tomography (PET) and computed tomography (CT) imaging studies in non-human primates. By using combined PET/CT, the researchers will be able to follow the progression of the disease in animals over time and analyze changes in tissue and responses to particular drugs. They will be using three imaging technologies radionuclides, fluorescence and mass spectrometry in combination to develop imaging probes and techniques to precisely locate bacteria associated with TB and to explore the underlying factors responsible for slow drug metabolism. Â
By applying the tools of modern medicine to TB, we hope to lay the groundwork for real-time measurements of TB drug efficacy in clinical trials and develop new targeted therapies that will considerably shorten the length of treatment, said Flynn.
Tuberculosis is a bacterial disease usually affecting the lungs. Called pulmonary TB, the disease is characterized by a persistent cough, shortness of breath, weight loss and chest pain. Left untreated, one person with active pulmonary TB will infect on average between 10 and 15 other people every year. The bacteria associated with the disease also can infect nearly any part of the body, such as the lymph nodes, the spine or bones. TB is deadly if left untreated.
Source: University of Pittsburgh Center for Vaccine Research


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Opportunity usually doesn't knock this loudly.
Whether you've been sitting on the fence about starting that dream business of yours or if your early-stage company could use a real boost to scale up quickly, the time to act is now. Because the Springfield-area business community has once again banded together to create an exciting business plan and pitch competition and an insane Grand Prize package that is going to be a game-changer for one entrepreneur.
Final Pitch Event
- Thursday, November 12, 2020 at 8:00 PM
- Streamed live on the Springfield Hustles Facebook Page
- Filming will take place at Medway Church, 2550 S Dayton-Lakeview Rd., New Carlisle, OH 45344
- Doors open at 7:30.
- Live attendance is limited and by invitation only (subject to the most up-to-date stay-at-home orders)
Springfield Hustles is back!
A Business Plan and Pitch Competition
As part of a community-wide effort to make Springfield a more vibrant and prosperous place to live, work, and raise a family, Springfield Hustles was conceived as a way to encourage aspiring entrepreneurs to take a chance on themselves.
This city was built on the shoulders of men and women who weren't afraid to take a risk and were rewarded handsomely for it, and its revitalization may very well hinge on a new generation of entrepreneurs rising up to lay claim to their dreams of creating a business that has the potential to become a mainstay in Springfield.
What is Springfield Hustles?
If you've ever seen the hit television show Shark Tank, you can form a pretty good idea about what Springfield Hustles is going to be like. Put simply, it's a business plan competition where those who write and submit the best business plans are selected to pitch their business concept in front of a panel of judges who are well versed in recognizing a company that is destined to succeed.
In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, this year's final pitch event will not take place in front of a live audience. Instead, we will be producing a livestreamed version of the event that will knock your socks off. We're talking a professionally-designed stage set, custom lighting and sound, multiple camera angles, and a video director orchestrating the entire production. Basically, the final pitch event is going to look more and more like the hit TV show, Shark Tank. We're hoping the changes will give the event a more up-close look and give our finalists even greater exposure than before.
Springfield Hustles Pitch Event
When – Thursday, November 12, 2020


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Since Mar 20, 2003
On July 11, 2005, I started working for Martin E. Janis, a p.r. company in downtown Chicago.
On Aug. 15, 2009, I got married to Nicole Macaluso, an artist and seminary student. Since Dec. 2014, she's been a pastor. Like me, she's Lutheran.
On June 7, 2008, I attended the Illinois Republican Convention, as a delegate for Lake Co. I ran for delegate to the Republican National Convention, for Mike Huckabee. My congressional district had 18 delegate candidates, and the top three won. I was seventh, receiving more votes than a state representative and a county clerk, combined. I volunteered at the Republican National Convention. I volunteered for Ken Arnold, a congressional candidate in Illinois' 8th District. His primary had three Republicans, and he was second, with 20%.


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A few days ago, my first version of the Flutter by Papercut patterns appeared and made of jersey by The Sweet Sweet Mercerie for a nice fluidity. As you know, I love to test different fabrics on the same pattern since it convinced me … And I like many details about the Flutter : "V" back and above the 'tulips' sleeves that give a "retro" style. This last point that decided the choice of this print Toile Chevron Beltza by Ma Petite Mercerie. I was hooked on this zigzag pattern and the harmonious combination of the three colors.
Level: Beginner – Timing : 2 hours – Cost: €€€
The Flutter can be achieved by dress or tunic and this time I wanted to test the tunic release relating to the originality of print.
The flared back and again these "tulip" sleeves confer a 70's style and remind of me of my mom's dresses. It was an opportunity to associate a fabric with especially for holding sleeves. When I flashed this "zigzag" print by Ma Petite Mercerie, I also like and especially the mix of 3 colors. This one soothes the "zig zag" generous;))))
After sewing the Flutter is incredibly simple and technically well thought out. As a reminder, do not cut back on the fold which facilitates the realization of the back through V. Also for the back and the sleeves are ideal and make it easy to make beautiful finishes especially on the rounded edges of the sleeves. It also has the virtue of its value the printed solid color.
Tip: For a report adjusted prefer a smaller size so I took XS size usually S.
Pattern: Flutter by Papercut patterns ($ 25 NZD / € 16.60 pocket and $ 17 NZD / € 11.3 pdf)
Fabric: UK8 – Toile Chevron Beltza (250g) (60in x Width 55in) by Ma Petite Mercerie – € 15.40 / m


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"Genius is one percent inspiration and ninety-nine percent perspiration." ~ Thomas Edison
Melissa's Words of Wisdom
We all get inspired, right? You and I may not be inspired by the same things, however something that displays the beauty and strength of the human spirit is usually very inspiring to us all. The real question is, what do you do with your inspiration? Do you take action and create something amazing from it even if you have to grow to create it? Or do you let it die before it even has a chance just because you don't have all the answers? Inspiration never acted upon remains an aspiration. It's something we aspire to act upon one day, but we never do anything with it; it remains a hope and a wish. Roll up your sleeves and let's put some blood, sweat, and tears into creating our heart's desires! You are a genius after all, right? So get to work my friend! Stretch yourself today and go the extra mile by taking more inspired action. Happy Genius!
Remember, nothing happens until you decide to take action! Leave a comment below about your favorite "seizing the moment" experience and/or about how today's Daily WOW has impacted your life and what inspired action you will take.
It's time to A.C.T!
The C stands for CHANGE. What purposeful change will you make today?
The T stands for TEACH. What can you teach someone else today?
Write it out. Commit to it! Take inspired action, make purposeful changes, and teach what you have come to know with someone else who could benefit from your wisdom!! Nothing happens until you take ACTION!
It's time to SHARE!
Please share with us what A.C.T.s you took today as well as hear from other readers? I encourage you to leave your experiences/testimonials, comments, and additional thoughts below.


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Neural networks and financial prediction
Neural networks have been touted as all-powerful tools in stock-market prediction. Companies such as MJ Futures claim amazing 199.2% returns over a 2-year period using their neural network prediction methods. They also claim great ease of use; as technical editor John Sweeney said in a 1995 issue of "Technical Analysis of Stocks and Commodities," "you can skip developing complex rules (and redeveloping them as their effectiveness fades) . . . just define the price series and indicators you want to use, and the neural network does the rest."
These may be exaggerated claims, and, indeed, neural networks may be easy to use once the network is set up, but the setup and training of the network requires skill, experience, and patience. It's not all hype, though; neural networks have shown success at prediction of market trends.
The idea of stock market prediction is not new, of course. Business
people often attempt to anticipate the market by interpreting external
parameters, such as economic indicators, public opinion, and current political
climate. The question is, though, if neural networks can discover
trends in data that humans might not notice, and successfully use these
trends in their predictions.
This is a simple back-propagation network of three layers, and it is trained and tested on a high volume of historical market data. The challenge here is not in the network architecture itself, but instead in the choice of variables and the information used for training. I could not find the accuracy rates for this network, but my source claimed it achieved "remarkable success" (this source was a textbook, not a NN-prediction-selling website!).
Even better results have been achieved with a back-propagated neural network with 2 hidden layers and many more than 6 variables. I have not been able to find more details on these network architectures, however; the companies that work with them seem to want to keep their details secret.
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I was introduced to Just Nips founder because of my connections to breast cancer, and when she asked if she could send me some I was so excited. Why? Because I rarely wear a bra, and instead of subjecting my overly sensitive replaced nipple to cover ups all the time, I thought, "why not put the damn sticker on the totally numb, fake, nippleless breast!?" But then when they did come I though they were so damn cute I decided to put them on both.
First off, let me skip to the end and say these did not hurt to take off. Which was a revelation for me. I need to stop buying the cheap ones because those ones hurt like a mo to take off. These stayed on perfectly for a whole day (plus two outfit changes!) in the very hot, Denver summer. I am pretty sure I had put lotion on that morning, but don't quote me on it. I definitely didn't clean the skin before applying, so another plus for that.
But now for the good stuff. What does it feel like to walk around looking for all the world like you're slightly aroused/chilly? Honestly I forgot I was wearing them. I liked how they made everything look more perky in my clothes, and while I found them incredibly noticeable, nobody stopped me. Nobody stared. I caught one guy, a makeup artist from MAC, staring at me in the mall but unclear if it was the nipples or the super cool glitter rainbow makeup bag I had just gotten and was carrying around because bags are bad for the planet. Another woman gave me a side-eye but it was more jealousy and a wink then malicious or judgy. Turns out if you want less people to look at your chest than normal, fake erect nips are for sure the way to go.
It was a little weird when my arm would accidentally brush against them and I could feel that hard nub under my clothes, but if anything that's just a sign of how little I noticed I was wearing them. You can also see the sticker in some of these pictures, but I never noticed that in real life. Sometimes camera's are weird about that stuff, so take it as you will. Nobody was paying enough attention to really notice either part of them. I think it looks cute, like a little flower.
Overall, I felt sexy and perky and also like I wasn't wearing anything it all.
I'll post somemore pics of the product later, but for now, please enjoy these adorable photos of me.
**Also, if you are like me and sans nipple, pay attention to symmetry. I kind of threw them on and it wasn't until looking at these pictures I realized they were lopsided. But I guess that just made them look more realistic because most people don't have perfectly symmetrical breasts.


text: Went to see it last night, the opening night. Without giving away any spoilers all I can say is: wow! I really enjoyed it. It has been a while since a good action/fun movie kept me on the edge of my seat. The story is solid and I think it is better then the first one, which is kinda rare with sequels. Iacon's meter: 8/10


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Lena (Daniel Belknap)
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- Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2015-11-22). Score information: Letter, 1 page, 80 kB Copyright: Public Domain
- Edition notes: Oval note edition. One minor edit, otherwise as written in 1794.
- Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2015-11-22). Score information: Unknown, 1 page, 78 kB Copyright: Public Domain
- Edition notes: Note shapes added (4-shape).
General Information
Title: Lena
First Line: See the Lord of glory dying
Composer: Daniel Belknap
Lyricist: Joseph Hart
Number of voices: 4vv Voicing: SATB
Genre: Sacred Meter: 887. 887
Language: English
Instruments: A cappella
First published: 1794 in The Worcester Collection, Edition 5, p. 101
Description: Words by Joseph Hart, 1769, hymn entitled The Brazen Serpent, with six stanzas. Belknap used the last stanza of Hart's hymn in his composition.
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Original text and translations
English text
1. When the chosen tribes debated
3. Vain was bandage, oil, or plaster:
5. Thine's (alas!) a lost condition


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American Heart Association announces new blood pressure guidelines
Nearly half of the U.S. adult population is now suffering from high blood pressure, according to the American Heart Association. Blood pressure is now considered high at 130/80 mm, modifying the old definition of high blood pressure as being 140/90 and higher.
These new guidelines are the first change to the definition of high blood pressure since 2003. They were announced today at the American Heart Association's 2017 Scientific Sessions conference in Anaheim, California.
High blood pressure accounts for the second largest number of preventable heart disease and stroke deaths, second only to smoking. The Association is hoping that these new guidelines will help people address the potentially deadly condition much earlier.
Dr. Paul K. Whelton is the lead author of the new guidelines.
"You've already doubled your risk of cardiovascular complications compared to those with a normal level of blood pressure," Whelton said. "We want to be straight with people; if you already have a doubling of risk, you need to know about it. It doesn't mean you need medication, but it's a yellow light that you need to be lowering your blood pressure, mainly with non-drug approaches."
The prevalence of high blood pressure is expected to triple among men under age 45 and double among women under 45, according to the report.
You can find high blood pressure management resources here.


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Downtown Disney stages its first food truck rally, Trucks on the Town, 5-10 p.m. Saturday, June 21, in partnership with Mark Baratelli's Food Truck Bazaar. Fourteen rolling restos will be on property, including five Disney trucks. Look for a few of those Disney trucks to convoy to an off-property Food Truck Bazaar sometime soon.
Kappo, a shop showcasing "the best of Japanese-inspired cuisine through evolving seasonal offerings" opens later this month at East End Market, taking over the La Bretxa spot. The owners will stage a multi-course dinner 7 p.m. Saturday, June 28, at EEM. Cost is $75 and seating is limited to 12.
Tolla's Deli has come under new ownership and will close June 27. The new owners will reopen (name TBD) as a breakfast and lunch place, though there may be the occasional dinner service.
Bryce Balluff (of the Fork in the Road food truck) has opened Southern Moon Smokehouse & Brewery on Curry Ford Road in the former Holy Smoke BBQ space.
Wine/beer happenings: B&B Junction serves a five-course Cajun-themed menu paired with brews from the Orange Blossom Brewing Co. 6:30 p.m. Sunday, June 22; cost is $50 per person. The Sip Event at Baldwin Park features wine, beer and cocktail samples as well as light fare from CaddyShanks, Jack's Steakhouse, Colibri Mexican Cuisine and more, 6 p.m. Wednesday, June 25; cost is $25 per person. NOPA Grill is the site of the Winter Park BBQ & Craft Beer Festival, 6:30-9:30 p.m. Thursday, June 26 (ticket price: $35).
Look for Pi Hole Pizza to take over the space once occupied by Chomp Chomp Pizza on West Fairbanks Avenue … Cindy's Café (formerly Cindy's Tropical Café) will move from its current locale on Virginia Drive to the former Sunshine Diner space on North Orange Avenue in Health Village … Osprey Tavern moves into the old Bullfish space in Baldwin Park sometime this fall … Elephant Bar in Altamonte has closed … And don't forget: Trader Joe's opens next Friday, June 27!