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The Daily Slash: September 27th 2010
We're at the start of another week, and it's already seen a huge announcement. Let's see if the rest of the week can keep up with the momentum put out today. In news from around the Web, Segway's boss passed away today. After that, we'll take a look around the R3 Media Network, and see what's been happening. Welcome to the Monday edition of The Daily Slash.
From Around the Web
Segway's Boss Dies While Riding the Segway: The Segway is a pretty popular item, and many would consider it a pretty safe device. On Sunday, the police were called to Segway's boss, Jimi Heselden's home, at 11:40AM. When they arrived, they found Heselden dead at the scene, and they recovered a county version of the Segway, believed to be the X2. The report rules out foul play, and it is believed that Heselden rolled off of a cliff and into a river wharf on Sunday, September 26th. Heselden was reportedly worth £166 million thanks to his defense contracts, as well as the success over the Segway.
R3 Media Network
Take a Look at the BlackBerry PlayBook Upclose
On-Time Analysis of the BlackBerry PlayBook — is it Enough?
BlackBerry's PlayBook Isn't Due Until 2011
United Nations Names Head of Office of Outer Space Affairs
Motorola, ASUS, and HTC Adopt NVIDIA's Tegra 2 Processor
Android Community
Activate the Motorola Droid 2's FM Radio
Motorola Defy Gets Rugged-Tests on Video
Motorola Milestone Heading to Alltel


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I really want to take my family there one day.
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Welcome to the Howard University School of Law Judicial Resources website. This is the location to find information about obtaining state and federal judicial clerkships.
The institution of law clerking began over one hundred years ago when Horace Gray, then the Chief Justice of the Massachusetts Supreme Court, (later appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court), first employed a legal assistant. A judicial clerkship is typically a one or two-year position in the chambers of a judge and judges typically place an enormous amount of reliance on the counsel of their clerks. A judicial clerk — sometimes called law clerk, serves, in essence, as a judge's attorney. Howard University School of Law has a long and proud tradition of involvement with the judiciary, both in providing clerks and judges.
Benefits of Clerking
There are several benefits of clerking, such as: a judicial clerkship allows a lawyer to view the system of justice from the perspective of the judiciary; a great responsibility and an unparalleled opportunity for learning; the opportunity to witness, and take part in, the judicial decision making process and it's an enormously enjoyable way to spend a year or two at the beginning of your career.
Types of Clerkships
A judicial clerkship is an intensive period of post-graduate education. There are wide varieties of courts — state and federal, trial and appellate and specialty — and the work can vary widely as well.
The Judicial Clerkship Handbook
The Howard University State and Federal Judicial Clerkship Handbook is the School of Law's guide to the judicial clerkship application process.
2011-2012 HUSL Judicial Clerkship Handbook
Insight and Inside Information for Select State Court Clerkships
Online Links
Important links include:
- OSCAR (the Online System for Clerkship Application and Review)
- Vermont Law School's Guide to State Judicial Clerkship Hiring Procedures. (For the password to the Vermont Guide, please contact Office of Career Services.)
Information about Judges
In-depth research will help you make a more informed decision on which judges to apply to for clerkships. Resources are plentiful and you need to consult a variety of them to attain the necessary information. The following resources are quite useful. (See the Office of Career Services for a more complete directory):
- Howard University School of Law Alumni in the Judiciary
HUSL Alumni Clerks
(The following directory identifies alumni of the law school who have served as judicial clerks for federal and state judges)
- www.uscourts.gov (links to court websites and general information)
- http://www.uscourts.gov/judges-judgeships/judicial-vacancies (federal judicial vacancies)
- http://www.uscourts.gov/judges-judgeships (federal judiciary home page with information on salary, job description, length of term, etc.)
- https://oscar.symplicity.com (online application system)
- National Center for State Courts
- Diversity on the Bench, Federal Judicial Center (list of judges by demographic categories: African American, Hispanic, Women, etc.)
- Article III Federal Judges, Federal Judicial Center (searchable biographical directory of Article III Judges)
Judicial Clerkship Research Resources
Library Guide compiled by Ms. Santos, Howard University School of Law Library, Associate Director. This Guide recommends resources to support your research when applying for a judicial clerkship. It includes print directories and their locations in the Law Library, as well as useful internet sites with information about courts, judges, procedures and tips from judicial clerks.
Library Guide - Judicial Clerkships - October 2019
HUSL Judicial Clerkship and Internship Database
Judicial Clerkship Application Process
The application process begins the summer prior to your third year of law school. For state clerkships, application deadlines vary widely. Please refer to the Vermont Law School's Guide to State Judicial Clerkship Procedures for specific information. (For the password to the Vermont Guide, please see Office of Career Services.)
Faculty Advisors
The Faculty Judicial Clerkship Committee is comprised of Professor Patricia Worthy (Chair), Professor Lucius Outlaw, and Professor Robin Konrad, they are here to help and can offer guidance and advice.
Faculty Recommendation Requirements
Law Faculty Recommenders for Judicial Clerkships
Students and Graduates Information
Clarification was needed for third year student-applicants and faculty as to the Law School's policy on the limitation of paper-applications and non-OSCAR electronic application filings for judicial clerkships.
Moreover, due to the recent trend in federal hiring of law clerks that are second and third year law firm associates, a policy was needed to accommodate our graduates. Therefore, the faculty Judicial Clerkship Committee, with the Dean's approval (due to the obvious financial implications), adopted the following policies on these application filings that are to be used during the judicial clerkship application process:
Third-year students that are applying to state court judges are limited to 100 letters of recommendation. Therefore, if a student has two recommenders they are limited to 50 judges. If they have three recommenders they are limited to 33 judges. This 100-letter limitation is an aggregate number. Therefore, if a student applies to non-OSCAR judges (which are federal judges that are not following the OSCAR application deadline of a Labor Day-filing, but are still using the OSCAR application process off-cycle), they are still restricted to the original 100-letter limitation.
The student may seek a waiver from Ms. Donnice Butler , who because of resource constraints, is in the best position to determine whether the Office of Faculty Services Center can accommodate a student's request to exceed the 100-letter limitation.
Any waiver may not exceed more than 25 letters- that could be 8 judges for three recommenders, or 12 judges for two recommenders. The student making the request, must also notify and get the approval of their respective faculty-recommenders, in that the faculty members will be required to sign the additional letters. If time permits, Ms. Donnice Butler will also notify the individual faculty members, via e-mail, of the additional letters needing their signature. Note, however, that there is no limitation as to judges and recommendation letters if the student is only applying to OSCAR judges and, therefore, their applications (resume, cover letter, transcript, writing sample and letters of recommendation) are being uploaded to the OSCAR system pursuant to the designated filing deadline.
Even in those instances where students are making paper applications, the student-applicant is still required to attend at least one of the training workshops conducted by the Judicial Clerkship Committee. Without the necessary training, the student will be unable to use the law school's administrative support services. Therefore, it would be extremely helpful if individual faculty members withheld their consent to be a recommender until they confirm with the student-applicant that he or she has attended the necessary training session.
A waiver of this mandatory requirement will be granted sparingly and will necessitate the student demonstrating an extreme hardship. Moreover, a waiver can only be granted by one of the two Chairs of the Judicial Clerkship Committee (Ballard-Thrower and Worthy). However, because the state clerkship application is a rolling-one, the student must also advise Ms. Donnice Butler so that the Office of Faculty Services Center can properly allocate the workload.
Students need to be mindful of those periods in the academic calendar when administrative support staff is busy with other law school responsibilities (i.e., final exams).
Third-year law students that have decided to apply only to non-OSCAR judges, and, therefore, are applying off-cycle, are still required to attend one of the mandatory OSCAR training workshops (usually held in February).
Due to administrative support constraints, these students are, by necessity, required to have their letter-of-recommendation efforts completed by March 31st. This requires that the individual student must select their judges, obtain a faculty member's commitment to serve as a recommender, and have the faculty member prepare and sign the respective letters no later than March 31st. Again, these students fall within the 100-letter limitation as described in paragraph 1 above.
Howard University School of Law graduates may utilize the law school's administrative services, the Office of Faculty Services Center, but under different conditions. If the graduate is presently clerking they are limited to 20 judges and no more than two faculty-recommenders, or 13 judges if they intend to have three faculty-recommenders. This limitation applies to the combined applications of OSCAR, non-OSCAR, and state judges.
Howard University School of Law graduates that are applying for a judicial clerkship for the first time are limited to 10 judges and no more than two faculty-recommenders or 6 judges if they intend to have three faculty-recommenders. Again, this limitation applies to the combined applications of OSCAR, non-OSCAR, and state judges. Faculty members are encouraged to support HUSL graduates. However, because of resource limitations, they are cautioned not to modify any of the conditions contained herein. If a graduate inquires, please refer them to the Howard University School of Law website, the section on Judicial Clerkships, which will contain the information as described in this paragraph.


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Educational Technology
LPSD employs two Educational Technology Consultants, who offer training, support and planning for all staff.
Both roles also provide information and support with all Google services and applications, SMART Learning Suite integration, Microsoft Office Suite use and training, and consult about school-based technology purchases.
Information Technology
The LPSD IT department exists to provide a safe, secure, reliable and sustainable educational network for our students and staff. This network is used by staff and students to access educational resources, both internal and external to the LPSD system. The network is composed of over 4000 division assets, as well as multiple staff and student-owned devices on our BYOD networks. This equipment includes, but not limited to: student Chromebooks and carts in all schools, laptops for all teaching staff, specialty desktop labs, Smartboards, projectors and TV's in virtually every LPSD teaching space, audio enhancement systems in all elementary classrooms, various network and printing equipment, and wireless infrastructure for division owned devices, BYOD networks, and 1:1 programs.
Important Links
LPSD Helpdesk system: https://lpsd.sysaidit.com
Password Reset: https://reset.lpsd.ca
LPSD Uses G-Suite For Education
1. To Maintain Privacy & Security
Google Apps is designed to provide educational institutions with a safe platform for data, offering better security and reliability than most schools could achieve on their own. Google Apps for Education includes dozens of security features specifically designed to keep data safe, secure and in your control.
2. To Foster Collaboration
Google Apps for Education helps streamline academic tasks like essay writing and class scheduling. Because everything is 100% powered by the web, emails, documents, calendar and sites can be accessed and edited anytime, anywhere on almost any device.
3. To Save Costs
Switching to Google Apps for Education saves significant costs. In addition to Google Apps for Education licenses being free (really!), we save money by avoiding the need to buy or maintain our own servers or client software.
4. To Encourage High Adoption
Hundreds of millions of individuals worldwide are already using Google Apps products like Gmail, Docs and Calendar. Because students and teachers are familiar with the tools outside of school, using them in a school setting comes as second nature to many. This is especially true with email as the majority of students already use Gmail for personal use. This existing familiarity means that for the user, migrating to Google Apps is often not a migration at all. As a result, schools that switch to Google Apps for Education consistently experience a high rate of adoption with students, Teachers and administrators alike embracing the new tools.
5. To Go Green
In addition to minimizing IT-related expenses, Google Apps for Education helps schools reduce their environmental impact.
- Google Apps is powered by Google's energy-efficient data centres, making it a less energy and carbon-intensive solution than traditional on-premise servers.
- Switching to the cloud also means you can spend less on on electricity. Simply moving your email hosting from on-premise to Gmail could even help you achieve up to 80 times greater energy efficiency.
- Collaborative tools such as chat and shared documents help students and teachers reduce extraneous printing, travel costs between schools and your overall environmental footprint.


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Marki Lemons-Ryhal an award winning social media speaker and educator of the year has seen a substantial increase in companies booking her to speak about social media. According to a study by Manpower Group, 90% of employers provide no social media training to their staff, yet 73% of Fortune 500 companies now have active corporate Twitter accounts and 66% have a Facebook Page. "Companies have to overcome their challenges which include a lack of social media knowledge, training, and resources in order to remain competitive and not lose sales. Through proper education and training these challenges are easy to resolve" said Marki Lemons-Ryhal founder of Marki Lemons Unlimited. Marki believes that companies should concentrate on the solution and not the problem. Education and training are the solution.
Over the past seven years Marki has been hired as a social media Keynote Speaker, Certified and Licensed Instructor by dozens of associations, franchises, banks, and businesses. Marki teaches them how to implement a strategic social media presence on LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, Yelp, Foursquare, Pinterest, and Instagram.
LinkedIn has surpassed 200 million users and Marki Lemons-Ryhal is in the top 1% of profiles viewed. As an active user since 2007, Marki has received 37 glowing recommendations and over 1,000 endorsements. In addition her profile is ranked #1 out of 1,662,149 for the term instructor and #2 out of 1,406,036 for the term trainer.
Since 2009 through utilizing a comprehensive social media strategy Marki's Twitter Grade is 100 out of 100, and her efforts have rendered a Klout score of 66 or higher.
Marki Lemons-Ryhal provides social media education and social media training resources to help organizations train their staff. Education will increase sales and reduce their spending on traditional marketing while leveraging the cost effective tool of social media and inbound marketing. All social media courses address any recent changes and new tools as they occur in real time.
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Casio brings a Quad Sensor and Smartphone Link functionality to their new Pro Trek
Casio is launching a new version of its Pro Trek adventure watch, which now packs a quad sensor and Bluetooth connectivity via its Smartphone Link function. The watch has three sensors for compass bearing, barometric pressure/altitude, temperature, and an accelerometer to track your steps. Its Smartphone Link function uses the Pro Trek Connected app to log your route, measure calories burned, save your current location, customize the watch display, automatically adjust the altitude, and of course, it can automatically adjust the time. It also features a mobile phone finder function, world timer, 100M of water resistance, a full auto LED light, chronograph, and a fully automatic calendar.
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Il Pardini's Hermitage
A secluded hideaway in Tuscany.
Well, if you want to get away from the rest of the world to relax your mind, body and soul, then Pardini's Hermitage could be the place for you. Sitting on a promontory above a tiny bay, a twenty-minute boat ride from Isola del Giglio's main harbour, this family run guesthouse is nothing if not secluded. You won't find revelers looking for nightlife or restaurants because simply, there are none. Instead, you get hospitality, peace of mind and tradition. This is not to say there is nothing to do there as there are endless trekking trails, a variety of sport to indulge in, ceramic and aquarelle classes, and a lovely little rock beach to wet the toes.
This house you can either rent with half board or full board. At lunch and dinner local specialties, made mostly with fresh homegrown ingredients or locally caught fish, are served with a choice from different wines and liqueurs. On special days a barbecue is served under shady pine trees overlooking the ocean.
As for the simple building itself, some of the rooms are located in the main edifice, whilst others are scattered throughout it's well kept gardens. Due to restrictive building laws, the rooms are not very big, but still perfectly acceptable for a relaxing holiday and cosy enough to relax in.
Odds are, however, that will spend most of the time outside fishing, snorkeling, taking in the beautiful landscapes or simply reading a book in one of the many hideaways the garden offers.
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Roger Collins' Flame Boss allows users to enjoy their time instead of constantly monitoring meat.
Like many inventors, Roger Collins began with a tinkering skill, a passion and a problem.
The passion is smoking meats, and the problem was spending too much time carefully smoking meat and not enough enjoying the family and friends he would smoke it for.
In 2012, Collins, a computer engineer, started working on an automated smoking device, which he has succeeded in creating — Flame Boss. He and his team built the first 200 units by hand in his Ocoee home before joining the University of Central Florida Business Incubation Program, which helps startups with training, infrastructure and tools to become financially stable to foster growth.
Collins and his brother, Michael, showed the most recent model, Flame Boss 200, in March, two months before they began shipping it to national stores and local outlets such as Pinch A Penny and Ace Hardware in Winter Garden.
"Flame Boss allows you to plug it in and forget it, and you will cook mouthwatering, delicious meat and fish, without the hassle of babysitting your smoker all day or night," Michael Collins said. "All you have to do is plug it in and set it. Flame Boss takes it from there."
The product kit includes a smoker temperature probe, a meat temperature probe, a power adapter and a blower.
Flame Boss's temperature probes ensure a precise, replicable cook, with a pivoting stand that allows the controller to fit the best viewing angle of any setup. The device is capable of setting cooking temperatures up to 450 degrees, enabling any long cook to get the tenderness barbecue-lovers crave, like a Crockpot but for smoking, he said.
The latest version adds the capability of WiFi connectivity, enabling users to control their cooks from the internet wherever they have a connection, Michael Collins said. These features have produced a lot of demand, he said.
"If I go to demo events and just (show it), it is fascinating to people, even ones who don't buy it," he said. "It's really been a hit."
Along with a 100% satisfaction guarantee, the Collinses are always seeking new features and upgrades to improve the Flame Boss, which recently has been selling for $349 on the company website, Michael Collins said.
"We're constantly looking … to expand our business so we can expand to other types of smokers," he said. "Right now, it's rather limited. We're only selling kamado-style smokers."
But the brothers are working on expanding to other types, such as "Universal," which would work with most offset, drum-and-barrel smokers.
For more information and videos of Flame Boss setup and usage, visit FlameBoss.com.
Contact Zak Kerr at [email protected].
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Phish kicks off a three-night stand in Chicago tonight at Northerly Island and LivePhish will be webcasting all weekend long for us sorry souls still on Couch Tour. Flashing back to last year at the same venue is a mixed bag for most fans — rain delays, postponements, Harpua, two "Prince Caspians" and a special three-set show on Saturday to make it all up to everyone. The Windy City's weather looks more promising this time around with 80's and partly cloudy skies on the horizon.
Even though we'll never be able to predict the weather, there's a pretty good chance we can forecast that Phish will bring the improv to Chicago. Summer Tour has already featured enough top-shelf jams to fill up one of your old iPod nanos and there's no reason to believe the improv will slow. Last Sunday's "Chalk Dust > Light > Tweezer" is as good as it gets so fans heading to Chicago are understandably excited. There is still a lot left on the table too. With Phish's renewed focus and the "a lot less covers" quote holding true, we're still pondering when tunes like "Llama", "Lizards", "Fee", "Guelah Papyrus" "Vultures", "The Mango Song" and "Saw it Again" will make their 2014 debuts. YEMblog's efforts to get "Lushington" voted in by fan's on Rolling Stone's "Favorite Phish Song" Reader's poll was a success but the band still hasn't played it!
A few Phish-related items hit the newswire this week, too. Earlier today Phish fan and Justin Bieber guitarist Dan Kanter posted a link to Justin Bieber's Instagram account where there's a video of the two of them riffing on Phish's "Divided Sky".
Also, Paul McCartney referenced the band in an interview with Rolling Stone when asked about playing shows off-the-cuff.
"Yeah, we occasionally do that, just for the fun of it. But it's not like I'm Phish, you know. – Sir Paul
Good to see Phish is on Sir Paul's radar.
If you're lucky enough to be in Chicago, here's a rundown of events:
– All weekend long The Rock Bottom will be throwing a fundraiser and offering a hoppy red ale called "Sample in a Jar" that will be sold in mason jars with the Mockingbird Foundation's logo. Go support this great cause.
– "North American Scum becomes LCD Soundsystem" (featuring Joel Cummins and members of Cosby Sweater, Digital Tape Machine, Spart Parts) with special guests The Coop Friday, July 18, 2014 at Concord Music Hall.
– Particle & Friends, Phish After-Party on the SPIRIT OF CHICAGO YACHT, Saturday 7/19
– PhanArt will be hosting a Poster and Pin Exhibition at the Congress Plaza Hotel from 12-5pm on Sunday, 7/20.
– Dopapod After-Phish Party, Saturday, July 19, 2014 at Concord Music Hall.
I wonder which after-party Cactus will turn up at, or will he end up at Second City again like last year?
Have a great weekend everyone!


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Ugandan boxer, Edward Kakembo, has vowed to leave Nigeria with the African Boxing Union Featherweight title later this month.
Kakembo is billed to take on Nigeria's Waidi 'Skoro' Usman, National and West African Boxing Union Featherweight champion, in the headline bout at the GOtv Boxing Night on 26 December in Lagos.
The event, slated to hold at the Indoor Sports Hall of the National Stadium in Lagos, is viewed by Kakembo as an opportunity to prove the mettle of Ugandan boxing to the world.
"Uganda has many top boxers and I will prove it by putting Skoro where he belongs: On the canvass. Skoro is not an obstacle. I am the champion in waiting. It does not matter that the fight is taking place in Nigeria. Even in Skoro's room, I will beat him. Let him know," boasted the Ugandan, who has a fight record of nine wins in as many fights.
Other fights billed for the GOtv Boxing Night are two national title bouts and a national challenge contest. Olaide "Fijaborn" Fijabi, the rising star of Nigerian boxing, will take a shot at the National Light Welterweight crown when he takes on Sadiq Ahmed in a 12-rounder.
In the Welterweight division, Stanley 'Edo Boy' Eribo will fight Sunday 'Capo' Olalekan for the title. The national challenge Super Middleweight bout will be between Sunday 'Golden Child' Ajuwa will take on Rasheed 'Afonja Warrior' Abolaji.
All the boxers are currently in training and are eyeing the cash prize of N1.5 million and the Mojisola Ogunsanya Trophy for the best boxer at the event.
Aimed at rescuing boxing from decline, GOtv Boxing Night, which made its debut last March, is sponsored by GOtv and supported by MultiChoice, SuperSport, Paragonis Multimedia Limited, KSquare Security, Complete Sports, Newsbreak.ng, Brilla FM and Bond FM.
The tournament will be broadcast live by SuperSport in 47 African countries.


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This giveaway is for 3 products from BonjourHK, some of I have previously reviewed in this blogpost:
1. Dr Bauer Pobling Pore Sonic Cleanser
2. DHC Cleansing Oil
3. Hada Labo TamagoHada Face Wash
The Pobling Pore Sonic Cleanser and DHC Cleansing Oil were both products that I've tried before and liked, and I hope you will like them too!
Basically the rules of the giveaway are already in my Instagram giveaway post, but all you have to do is follow myself and Bonjour.HK on Instagram, repost the image with the hashtag #bonjourmusicalhouses (that's how we keep track of entries), and tag your friends.
I know usually my giveaways are not limited to any particular blog platform (usually as long as you follow me on one platform you're in), but the format for this giveaway was decided by BonjourHK, so I apologize if you don't have Instagram. Don't worry though, there will be future giveaways!
Giveaway is open internationally, and ends on the 24th July, so if you're interested, don't wait too long to check it out!
(Giveaway prizes are provided by BonjourHK. I am not affiliated with/compensated by the company.)


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Brands deliver tons of products and services across the globe, but do they really contribute to making people's lives brighter? In June, Havas Media released its annual Meaningful Brands index (MBi) outlining a positive impact of brands on people's lives. The study comes as a unique framework to "analyze and track the connections brands have with our quality of life and well-being," as the global media expert explains it.
For the MBi, Havas Media has analyzed the performance of 700 brands, over 134,000 consumers, in 23 countries. The goal was to measure the positive activity and the benefits delivered by the brand in 12 key areas of our life: health, happiness, financial, relationships and community to name a few.
The study offers the global MBi and a factsheet, as well as separate indices for the 7 selected countries: the UK, the USA, Brazil, France, Germany, Italy, and Spain. The top 5 "meaningful" global brands are Google, Samsung, Microsoft, Nestle and Sony. Nike, Mercedes Benz, Adidas and Dove are following them, while Walmart, Microsoft, P&G and Samsung continue the leadership in their particular industries.
While the top-performers vary in each market, tech brands dominate on the global scale. The Meaningful Tech Brands Index for the UK, the only specific study of the technical sector, ranks Google as the most meaningful, followed by YouTube, Facebook, and Skype. The study outlines two types of score—positive and negative—for each performer. For example, "Google's scores are outstanding on improving our well-being with its positive impact on our organisational skills, our intellect, our finances and our social and emotional well-being, although these high scores drop (to number 61 in the UK) when we look at its impact on our community, the economy, environment, governance and ethics."
The report shares some consumer insight on the "meaningfulness" of global brands. As researchers found, the majority of consumers wouldn't care if 73% of brands vanished, and just 20% brands in the world are considered to have a meaningful positive impact on people's lives. The study also reveals that in Western Europe and the US only 29%/28% of consumers believe that brands work hard to improve people's quality of life, and just 21% of respondents in these markets feel that brands communicate honestly with them. Globally, 32% of surveyed people think that brands are truthful (compared to 50% in Asia).
The full report along with detailed infographics and rankings by country can be viewed here.


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Ochs, Larry / Sax and Drumming Core
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Rova leader Larry Ochs takes his Sax and Drumming Core to the next level with this charged album of mind-bending free improvisation with an hallucinatory edge, joined by Libra artists Satoko Fujii on piano & synth and Natsuki Tamura on trumpet, with Scott Amendola on drums, William Winant and Matthias Bossi on a wild set of percussive instruments.
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Released: 2017
Country: France
Packaging: Digipack - 3 panel
Recorded at Fantasy Studios, in Berkeley, California, in June, 2011, by Adam Munoz.
Larry Ochs-tenor saxophone, sopranino saxophone
Natsuki Tamura-trumpet
Satoko Fujii-piano, synthesizer
Scott Amendola-drums, percussion, electronics
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"Larry Ochs (b. May 3, 1949, New York City) is an American jazz saxophonist and composer. Ochs studied trumpet briefly but concentrated on tenor and sopranino saxophones. He worked as a record producer and founded his own label, Metalanguage Records, in 1978, in addition to operating the Twelve Stars studio in California. He co-founded the Rova Saxophone Quartet, and also worked in Glenn Spearman's Double Trio. A frequent recipient of commissions, he composed the music for the play Goya's L.A. by Leslie Scalapino in 1994 and for Letters Not About Love, which was named best documentary film at SXSW in 1998. He has also played in a new music trio called Room and the What We Live ensemble. He has recorded several albums as a leader. He formed the group Kihnoua in 2007 with vocalist Dohee Lee and Scott Amendola on drums and electronics, which released Unauthorized Caprices in 2010. He is married to the poet Lyn Hejinian."-Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Larry_Ochs_(musician))
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• Show Bio for Natsuki Tamura
"Japanese trumpeter and composer Natsuki Tamura is internationally recognized for a unique musical vocabulary that blends extended techniques with jazz lyricism. This unpredictable virtuoso's seemingly limitless creativity led François Couture in All Music Guide to declare that "... we can officially say there are two Natsuki Tamuras: The one playing angular jazz-rock or ferocious free improv... and the one writing simple melodies of stunning beauty... How the two of them live in the same body and breathe through the same trumpet might remain a mystery."
Born on July 26, 1951, in Otsu, Shiga, Japan, Tamura first picked up the trumpet while performing in his junior high brass band. He began his professional music career after he graduated from high school, playing in numerous bands including the World Sharps Orchestra, Consolation, Skyliners Orchestra, New Herd Orchestra, Music Magic Orchestra, and the Satoko Fujii Ensemble, as well as in his own ensemble. He was the trumpeter for numerous national television shows in Japan from 1973-1982, including The Best Ten, Music Fair, Kirameku Rhythm and many others.
In 1986, he came to the United States to study at Berklee College of Music. He then returned to his native Japan to perform and teach at the Yamaha Popular Music School and at private trumpet studios in Tokyo and Saitama, before coming back to the US to study at New England Conservatory. He made his debut recording as a leader in 1992 on Tobifudo.
In 1997 he released the duo album How Many? with pianist Satoko Fujii, who is also his wife. It marked the beginning of an artistic collaboration that continues up to the present. The duo has made a total of five CDs over the years, including 2012's Muku. "Muku contains some truly stunning, spine-tingling music...its sheer beauty and elegance is what lingers most," wrote Dave Wayne in All About Jazz. "Fujii's orchestral technique, clear chromatic lines and "prepared piano" devices contrast effectively with Tamura's arsenal of extended techniques which he executes with a warm, vocalized tone throughout the trumpet's full range," Ted Panken said in his four-star DownBeat review. Tamura's collaborations with Fujii reveal an intense musical empathy, and have garnered wide popular and critical acclaim. Jim Santella in All About Jazz described their synergy well in his glowing review of the couple's 2006 Not Two disc, In Krakow, In November: "... the creative couple forcefully demonstrates what can happen when you let your musical ideas run free... Similarly, Tamura's mournful trumpet can fly high or low in search of his next surprise. Oftentimes, they both issue plaintive moans that sing like angels on high." Their sixth duet album is due out in 2017.
In 1998, Tamura began recording his unaccompanied solo performances. The stunning solo trumpet debut release, A Song for Jyaki earned a Writers Choice 1998 in Coda magazine, and Andy Bartlett wrote in Coda, "A fabulous set of hiccuping leaps, drones and post-bop trumpet hi-jinx. Tamura goes from growling lows to fluid, free solo runs and echoes not only Don Cherry's slurring anti-virtuosic chops but also Kenny Wheeler's piercing highwire fullness." He followed it up in 2003 with KoKoKoKe, which Jon Davis described in Exposé as "Buddhist chants from an alien planet." Grego Applegate Edwards explains that on Tamura's most recent solo album, 2013's Dragon Nat, "he pares down to focus on simple unwinding melodic material, the sound of his trumpet as a sensuous thing, a periodicity. Taken as a whole it is a kind of environmental tone poem for the moment Natsuki is in now."
2003 was a breakout year for Tamura as a bandleader, with the release of Hada Hada, featuring his free jazz-avant rock quartet with Fujii on synthesizer. Peter Marsh of the BBC had this to say about the high voltage CD: "Imagine Don Cherry woke up one morning, found he'd joined an avant goth-rock band and was booked to score an Italian horror movie. It might be an unlikely scenario, but it goes some way to describing this magnificent sprawl of a record." The quartet's 2004 Quartet release Exit was deemed "...a brilliantly executed set with a neon glow," by Dan McClenaghan in All About Jazz.
In 2005, Tamura made a 180-degree turn in his music with the debut of his all acoustic Gato Libre quartet. Focusing on the intersection of European folk music and sound abstraction, the quartet featured Fujii on accordion, Kazuhiko Tsumura on guitar, and Norikatsu Koreyasu on bass. The quartet's poetic, quietly surreal performances have been praised for their "surprisingly soft and lyrical beauty that at times borders on flat-out impressionism," by Rick Anderson in CD Hotlist. Dan McClenaghan in All About Jazz described their fourth CD, Shiro, as "intimate, something true to the simple beauty of the folk tradition...Tamura's career has largely been about dissolving musical boundaries. With Gato Libre and Shiro, the trumpeter extends his reach even deeper into the prettiest, most accessible of his endeavors." After the unexpected passing of Norikatsu in 2012, Tamura added trombonist Yasuko Kaneko to the group. The new configuration has toured Europe and Japan and released its debut recording, DuDu, in 2014. "DuDu follows the winning formula of its predecessors but, as with the other discs, eschews the formulaic. The result is another sublimely satisfying, elegant record that brims with raw excitement and a reflective nostalgia," writes Hrayr Attarian in All About Jazz. With the tragic death of guitarist Kazuhiko Tsumura, Gato Libre is now a trio. They will release a CD and LP in 2017.
In 2010, Tamura debuted a new electric quartet, First Meeting, featuring Fujii, drummer Tatsuhisa Yamamoto and electric guitarist Kelly Churko. Their first release, Cut the Rope, is "is a noisy, free, impatient album, and ranks among Fujii and Tamura's most accomplished," according to Steve Greenlee in the Boston Globe.
While fronting groups and recording as a leader, Tamura has also played an integral role in nearly all of Satoko Fujii's many projects. He is featured on all of the CDs by Satoko Fujii's various orchestras (NY, Tokyo, Nagoya, Kobe, and Berlin) and has contributed original compositions and arrangements to each of their 19 critically celebrated albums. In addition, he was a featured soloist in the Satoko Fujii Quartet, her avant-rock free jazz group that also included Tatsuya Yoshida of The Ruins. Of his work on the quartet's 2003 release Minerva, Mark Keresman wrote in JazzReview.com, "Natsuki Tamura's trumpet has some of the stark, melancholy lyricism of Miles, the bristling rage of late 60s Freddie Hubbard and a dollop of the extended techniques of Wadada Leo Smith and Lester Bowie."
Tamura is a vital member of Fujii's Min-Yo Ensemble as well. "Tamura tempers his avant-garde antics with an innate lyricism," wrote Steve Smith of Time Out New York in his review of Fujin Raijin, the intimate acoustic quartet's debut CD. He's also been singled out for his contributions to Fujii's ma do ensemble. "With Tamura's brash and glowing lines, the band incorporates mesmeric ostinatos and thrusting opuses into the grand schema," Glenn Astarita wrote in Ejazznews about their first CD, Desert Ship.
Collaborative groups also play an important role in Tamura's career. Most recently, Tamura joined Fujii and two French musicians, trumpeter Christian Pruvost and drummer Peter Orins, to form Kaze, which made their recording debut in 2011. In 2015, they released their third album, Uminari, which Jazz Magazine (France) called, "a compelling example of free jazz today. Compositions are perfectly scripted, with a well-oiled interaction and playing of beautiful power..." The collaborative trio Junk Box, which he co-founded in 2006 along with pianist Fujii and drummer John Hollenbeck, plays Fujii's "composed improvisations," graphic scores that take "ensemble dynamics to great creative heights," says Kevin Le Gendre in Jazzwise. Their music "is full of bluster and agitation that nonetheless retains moments of great melodic beauty, usually by way of concise, pertly pretty motifs that trumpeter Tamura plays in between bursts of withering roars that often dissolve into austere overtones." Their premiere CD, Fragment, appeared in 2006. As Daniel Spicer wrote of Fragment in JazzWise, "Tamura spits out gloriously rude Lester-Bowie-like snorts, lows like a herd of robotic cattle or makes like a wheezy howler monkey... Cool and clever." Glenn Astarita of All About Jazz declared it "Required listening."
Along the way, there have been one-off cooperative groups and sideman appearances for Tamura as well. In the Tank, an ad hoc quartet with Fujii and electric guitarists Takayuki Kato and Elliott Sharp, is a "triumphant electro-acoustic adventure" according to Daniel Spicer of Jazzwise. "Think AMM meets blues guitar meets 1970s Miles Davis and you get some idea of the disc's flavor: a slow-moving panorama for the ears, where sounds are systematically added, repeated, refined, and replaced in turn," wrote Nate Dorward in Cadence. Tamura and Fujii were one of two piano/trumpet duos featured on the Double Duo Crossword Puzzle CD, a live recording with Dutch trumpeter Angelo Verploegen and pianist Misha Mengelberg. Tamura has also toured and recorded with saxophonist Larry Ochs' Sax and Drumming Core, and appeared on albums by drummer Jimmy Weinstein, saxophonist Raymond McDonald, and CDs by Japanese free-jazz pioneers trumpeter Itaru Oki and pianist Masahiko Sato. In 2014 he released Nax, a duet album with bassist Alexander Frangenheim. Tamua has toured throughout Japan, North America, and Europe, appearing at major jazz festivals, concert halls, and clubs."-Natsuki Tamura Website (http://www.natsukitamura.com/bio)
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• Show Bio for Satoko Fujii
"Born on October 9, 1958 in Tokyo, Japan, Fujii began playing piano at four and received classical training until twenty, when she turned to jazz. From 1985-87, she studied at Boston's Berklee College of Music, where her teachers included Herb Pomeroy and Bill Pierce. She returned to Japan for six years before returning to the US to study at the New England Conservatory in Boston, where her teachers included George Russell, Cecil McBee, and Paul Bley, who appeared on her debut CD Something About Water (Libra, 1996).
Since then Fujii has been an innovative bandleader and soloist, a tireless seeker of new sounds, and a prolific recording artist in ensembles ranging from duos to big bands. She has showcased her astonishing range and ability approximately 80 CDs as leader or co-leader. With each new recording or new band, she explores new aspects of her art.
Regular collaborations include her New York trio with bassist Mark Dresser and drummer Jim Black, augmented by trumpeter/husband Natsuki Tamura to form the Satoki Fujii Four; her duo with Tamura; the Satoko Fujii Quartet featuring Tatsuya Yoshida of the Japanese avant-rock duo, The Ruins; Orchestra New York, which boasts the cream of New York's contemporary avant garde improvisers, including saxophonists Ellery Eskelin and Tony Malaby, trumpeters Herb Roberton and Steven Bernstein, and trombonist Curtis Hasselbring, among others; Orchestra Tokyo, drawing on that city's best improvisers; Orchestra Nagoya; Orchestra Kobe; the co-operative trio Junk Box with Tamura and percussionist John Hollenbeck; ma-do, a quartet including Tamura on trumpet, bassist Norikatsu Koreyasu, and Akira Horikoshi; the Min-Yoh Ensemble with Tamura, trombonist Hasselbring, and accordionist Andrea Parkins; the Satoko Fujii New Trio, featuring bassist Todd Nicholson and drummer Takashi Itani― plus countless engagements and collaborations with some of the world's most important improvisers."-Satoko Fujii Website (http://www.satokofujii.com/bio.html)
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• Show Bio for Scott Amendola
"Scott Amendola (born February 6, 1969) is an American drummer from the San Francisco Bay Area. His styles include jazz, blues, groove, rock and new music. He is considered central to the Bay Area music scene.
Amendola was originally from New Jersey and studied at Berklee School of Music in Boston. After relocating to the San Francisco Bay Area he came to popularity in the 1990s as a member of T.J. Kirk with Charlie Hunter, Will Bernard and John Schott. Their second album received a Grammy Award nomination. He has led his own bands and trios which have included Nels Cline, Jenny Scheinman, Jeff Parker and John Shifflett as well as Ben Goldberg and Devin Hoff. Often favoring guitarists he has toured with Bill Frisell and Kelly Joe Phelps and recorded with Pat Martino, Jim Campilongo, G.E. Stinson, Nels Cline and Tony Furtado. He is an original member of the Larry Ochs Sax & Drumming Core. He has been a session percussionist for Noe Venable, Carla Bozulich and Odessa Chen.
In 2011 Amendola will have his new orchestral work performed in conjunction with the Oakland East Bay Symphony as one the symphony's New Visions/New Vistas premieres. Amendola will be joined by Nels Cline and Trevor Dunn."-Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scott_Amendola)
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• Show Bio for Matthias Bossi
"Matthias Bossi, voice, percussion, and keyboards (Dennis, MA), has played drums in Skeleton Key, Sleepytime Gorilla Museum, Fred Frith's Cosa Brava, and The Book of Knots, and made records with John Vanderslice, St. Vincent, Pretty Lights and The Tiger Lillies. His video game production company with bassist/engineer Jon Evans, Ridiculon, has written soundtracks for the video game "The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth" and soon to be released "The Binding of Isaac: Afterbirth" "Super Meat Boy: 5th Anniversary" and "Super Meat Boy: Forever."
As an actor, Matthias has worked with the Shotgun Players, Pickle Family Circus, and action theatre pioneers Erika Shuch and Joe Goode. His current voiceover work can be heard on the sensational "Little Baby's Ice Cream" commercials, and also on a guided tour of Golden Gate Park produced by the SF-based audio walk company, Detour.
In February 2012, Matthias founded Rabbit Rabbit with his wife Carla Khilstedt. Rabbit Rabbit released their debut album, Rabbit Rabbit Radio - Vol. 1 in 2013. The band revolves around a song-a-month subscription website called Rabbit Rabbit Radio."-YellowBarn (http://www.yellowbarn.org/artist/matthias-bossi)
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• Show Bio for William Winant
"In 2016, Winant was awarded a large unrestricted grant from the Foundation of Contemporary Arts in recognition for his groundbreaking work as a contemporary percussionist. In 2014 he received a Grammy nomination for his recording of John Cage's historic solo work, 27' 10.554" for a percussionist, on Micro Fest Records.
He has collaborated with some of the most innovative and creative musicians of our time, including John Cage, Iannis Xenakis, Pierre Boulez, Frank Zappa, Keith Jarrett, Roscoe Mitchell, Anthony Braxton, Fred Frith, James Tenney, Terry Riley, Cecil Taylor, Gerry Hemingway, Mark Dresser, Barry Guy, Marilyn Crispell, George Lewis, Steve Reich and Musicians, Nexus, Charles Wuorinen, Jean-Philippe Collard, Frederic Rzewski, Ursula Oppens, Joan LaBarbara, Annea Lockwood, Danny Elfman/Oingo Boingo, Sonic Youth, Marc Ribot, Keith Rowe, Joey Barron, Bill Frisell, Yo-Yo Ma, Rova Saxophone Quartet, Lawrence "Butch" Morris, and the Kronos String Quartet.
He has recorded and toured worldwide with his own groups including ROOM, w/Chris Brown and Larry Ochs, CHALLENGE, w/Anthony Braxton and David Rosenboom, WAKE, w/Frank Gratkowski and Chris Brown, the ABEL/STEINBERG/WINANT TRIO, and the WILLIAM WINANT PERCUSSION GROUP.
He is principal percussionist with the San Francisco Contemporary Music Players, he has been closely associated with NYC composer John Zorn, and has made numerous recordings, and performed in many projects throughout the world with the composer. Starting in 1995 he has been the percussionist with the avant-rock band Mr. Bungle, has made two recordings ("Disco Volante" and "California" on Warner Brothers), and has toured throughout the world with this group. For many years he had worked with composer Lou Harrison, recording and premiering many of his works, and in March of 1997 he participated in the world premiere of Lou Harrison's quintet "Rhymes with Silver" featuring cellist Yo-Yo Ma and the Mark Morris Dance Group, and has toured the piece throughout the United States and Great Britain.
In the fall of 2011, he joined Mike Patton's Italian pop music project "Mondo Cane" which features a 12 piece band + string orchestra, and have recently completed tours of South America and Australia.
In the fall of 2003, celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Merce Cunningham Dance Company, Mr. Winant, along with composers Takehisa Kosugi and Christian Wolff, created music for a series of eight special "Events" staged by Merce Cunningham and Dancers at London's Turbine Hall at the Tate Modern. Winant continued to tour throughout Europe and the United States with the dance company until 2009
He has made over 200 recordings, covering a wide variety of genres, including music by Earle Brown, John Cage, Morton Feldman, Christian Wolff, John Zorn, Butch Morris, James Newton, Frank Gratkowski, Pauline Oliveros, Luc Ferrari, Karlheinz Stockhausen, Danny Elfman ("Batman Returns"), Siouxse and the Banshees, Secret Chiefs 3, ICP, Han Bennik, The Ex, White Out with Jim O'Rourke, Lou Reed, Thurston Moore, and Mike Patton.
Mr. Winant has premiered many new works written specifically for him, by such noted composers as John Cage, Christian Wolff, Lou Harrison, John Zorn, Zeena Parkins, Bun-Ching Lam, Barbara Monk Feldman, Hi-Kyung Kim, Roscoe Mitchell, Wendy Reid, Ralph Shapey, Peter Garland, Michael Byron, Paul Dresher, Alvin Curran, Frederic Rzewski, Chris Brown, David Rosenboom, Larry Polansky, Gordon Mumma, Alvin Lucier, Terry Riley, Fred Frith, Somei Satoh, and Wadada Leo Smith.
Mr. Winant has been featured as a guest artist with the Los Angeles Philharmonic (under the direction of Pierre Boulez), the San Francisco Symphony, and the Berkeley Symphony (Kent Nagano, director), as well as at Cabrillo Festival, Monterey Jazz Festival, SF Jazz Festival, Central Park Summerstage, Ravinia Festival, Salzburg Festival, Donaueschingen Festival, Victoriaville, Holland Festival, Edinburgh Festival, Ojai Festival, Sonar Festival, All Tomorrow's Parties, Taklos, Other Minds Festival, Lincoln Center, Melt Down Festival, Royal Festival Hall, Library of Congress, The Barbican, The Kennedy Center, Paris Opera, Disney Hall, Miller Theater Composer Portraits Series, Merkin Hall, Guggenheim Museum, and Brooklyn Academy of Music.
For ten years he was principal percussionist with the Cabrillo Festival Orchestra (Dennis Russell Davies, director), and timpanist with the Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra 1985-1988 (Nicholas McGegan, director).
He is a Visiting Lecturer at the University of California at Santa Cruz, and teaches at Mills College and the University of California at Berkeley. For eight years Mr. Winant was Artist-in-Residence at Mills College with the critically acclaimed Abel-Steinberg-Winant Trio. Formed in 1984, the ASW Trio has premiered over 25 new works for violin, piano, and percussion at major festivals and recitals throughout the world. Their recordings can be heard on the New Albion, Tzadik, and CRI/New World labels."-William Winant Website (http://williamwinant.com/#section1)
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"Despite a well-documented incident where Larry Ochs was legally challenged for inflicting psychological damage on a festival goer who'd been expecting "jazz" (it's a great modern parable), he doesn't have quite that confrontational a vision. Likewise Satoko Fujii and Natsuki Tamura, who have embraced populism as well as the avant-garde. This isn't music that furrows the brow, but it is not without challenge and its greatest challenge is that it delivers rich complexities as natural forms and allows us to inhabit them for extended periods. This music doesn't take time; it creates time and suspends our usual functional attitude to it."-Brian Morton, liner notes
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Egypt army sacks Mursi, suspends constitution
As reported moments ago by Lebanon's Daily Star newspaper:
CAIRO: The head of Egypt's armed forces issued a declaration on Wednesday suspending the constitution and appointing the head of the constitutional court as interim head of state.
In a televised broadcast, flanked by military leaders, religious authorities and political figures, General Abdel Fattah al-Sisi effectively declared the removal of elected Islamist President Mohamed Mursi.
Sisi called for presidential and parliamentary elections, a panel to review the constitution and a national reconciliation committee that would include youth movements. He said the roadmap had been agreed by a range of political groups.


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Carrot Kichadi Recipe – കാരറ്റ് കിച്ചടി – Onam Special Recipe2017-08-23
- Yield : 200 gm
- Servings : 3
- Prep Time : 10m
- Cook Time : 10m
- Ready In : 20m
Carrot Kichadi Recipe – കാരറ്റ് കിച്ചടി – Onam Special Recipe
Carrot Kichadi is a healthy side dish and easy to prepare within minutes. Difference between Pachadi and kichadi is Yogurt & coconut mixture is used in pachadi along with vegetables. Only yogurt is in used in kichadi with vegetables.
Carrot is a root vegetable that is often claimed to be the perfect health food. It is crunchy, tasty and highly nutritious. Carrots are a particularly good source of beta-carotene, fiber, vitamin K, potassium and antioxidants. Most of the benefits of carrots can be attributed to their beta-carotene and fiber content. This root vegetable is also a good source of antioxidant agents. Furthermore, they are rich in vitamin A, Vitamin C, Vitamin K, potassium, iron, copper, and manganese. The high level of beta-carotene in carrots acts as an antioxidant to cell damage done to the body through regular metabolism. It help slows down the aging of cells.
Pachadi and kichadi is an essential side dish at any Kerala sadya such as Onam Sadya. Try this recipe for this Onam sadya and enjoy the taste.
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- Carrot - 200 gm
- Green chilly - 5 nos
- Curd - 50 ml
- Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp
- Water - 50 ml
- Dry red chilly - 3 nos
- Mustard seed - 1/4 tsp
- Curry leaves - 2 string
- Coconut oil - 3 tsp
- Salt to taste
Step 1
Peel the carrot. Wash and cut it into small pieces.
Step 2
Take a pan and add carrot pieces, green chilly, turmeric powder, salt and water. Cook for 10 minutes. Switch off the stove when the carrot becomes soft.
Step 3
Once the cooked carrot is cool, add curd to it and stir well.
Step 4
For tempering, heat coconut oil in a pan, add mustard seeds and when it crackles, add whole red chilly and curry leaves.
Step 5
Pour this on the top of kichadi. Tasty Carrot Kichadi is ready.
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Cardiff-based polling software company doopoll has received an additional investment from the Development Bank of Wales.
doopoll, whose online polling platform is used by companies like O2, Welsh Rugby Union, Admiral and Ty Hafan, has recently processed its 250,000 vote – a key milestone for the firm which has also recently appointed co-founder Marc Thomas as its first CEO.
As part of a strategic growth plan, fellow co-founders Steve Dimmick and Sam Goudie have also moved into new roles. Steve has moved into the role of Chief Commercial Officer and Sam has taken on the Chief Product Officer role.
CEO Marc Thomas said: "This is a really exciting time for us as a company, working with clients like O2, Welsh Government and Admiral.
"The challenge of running a rapidly growing business like doopoll is exhilarating. We have a great team and I look forward to developing the company while also delivering success for our growing customer base."
The doopoll platform allows users to create simple and engaging polls. These are shared in communications campaigns, at events, on social media and many more places. Average engagement rates for companies using the polls are in excess of 70% - far above the market average.
Sarah Smith, Portfolio Investment Executive at Development Bank of Wales said: "We've been working closely with Marc and the team since our first investment in April 2016.
"Their product and platform has proven to be both innovative and engaging and they've succeeded in landing some big bluechip clients like O2. The team is passionate and has great future growth plans, of which this recent appointment is a part. We look forward to working with them as they develop and expand."
doopoll first received an initial six-figure investment from the Development Bank of Wales and angel investor Konrad Litwin in April 2016. They have recently received an additional investment from the development bank. Funding for both deals came from the Wales Technology Seed Fund.
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Mayor's Open Office
Newly elected Mayor Alan Johnson is holding bi-monthly Mayor's Open Office meetings at the St. Pete Beach Public Library on the second and fourth Monday of each month from 6 to 7 p.m. The first meeting was held on April 24, and the next two meetings are scheduled for May 8 and May 22.
City Government Recognized
As St. Pete Beach celebrates its 60th anniversary this year, the city was recognized with a certificate by the International City & County Management Association (ICMA) for 60 years as a council/city manager form of government at the beginning of the April 25 city commission meeting.
Parking Issues
After a first reading at the April 11 city commission meeting, the Final Reading and Public Hearing of Ordinance 2017-04 was passed unanimously by the commission at the April 25 meeting. The ordinance amends chapter 82 – Traffic and Vehicles of the City of St. Pete Beach – which issues "C" and "D" parking decals for non-residents who own property in the city. The changes, based on the area of the city in which property owners reside, is in response to concerns regarding seasonal property owners not having their vehicles registered in the state of Florida. The ordinance amendment allows residents to obtain a "D" decal whether or not their vehicle is registered to their Pass-A-Grille address. All properties north of the Don Cesar and south of 37th Avenue would no longer be entitled to "D" permits but would instead be issued "C" permits.
The commission also addressed how parking violations should be handled, noting that some people going to the beach for an entire day will park illegally, choosing to pay the fine if there is no legal parking available.
"Beach parking is becoming more of a challenge," said Commissioner Ward Friszolowski.
Currently, parking violations result in a $30 fine. However, according to the city ordinance, violators can be ticketed for every two hours they are illegally parked. The question of the availability of manpower to enforce this, and other considerations needed to be researched before any action could be discussed, so the commission decided to take the measure under advisement and discuss at a future meeting.
"If people start getting ticketed and have to pay $30 every two hours, that's an expensive ticket," said Commissioner Rick Falkenstein.
Pass-A-Grille Way Project
City Manager Wayne Saunders told the commission that the Pass-A-Grille Way project completion is running on schedule.
"We're still looking at substantial completion by July," Saunders said. "The curbing and sidewalks have gone in, which means the asphalt is next."
The continuous Sunset Way detour in the North Zone will remain if effect from 30th Avenue to 28th Avenue until both lanes of Pass-A-Grille Way in that same area can be paved. In the South Zone, the makeshift speed bump between 27th Avenue and 28th Avenue has been replaced by the city with a standardized speed bump to deter traffic from bypassing the detour route.
Boat Thefts
Commissioner Melinda Pletcher warned everyone of a "situation" involving a boat theft in Vina del Mar. A new boat was reported stolen, and the perpetrator is suspected to be someone who is affiliated with the boating industry and could get keys made. In another incident, a resident reported seeing someone circling on a skiff, taking photos of their new boat.
Commissioner Pletcher cautioned residents to "be on high alert about your boats and keep your keys with you."
Commissioner Falkenstein advised boat owners to turn the fuel off in their boat. Residents who see suspicious activity are advised to call the sheriff's department non-emergency number with any information.
Upcoming Meetings
This month's city commission meetings are scheduled for May 9 and May 23 at 6 p.m.


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Street Photography is very subjective, there I said it. It's not easy to quantify, and even harder to sell, but we take them photos anyway. However, If I was to give you some tips on how to sell your street photos it would be these. Bare in mind there are lots of different ways to sell photos, these are just a few you can try in most countries.
1. Get a Casual Traders Licence. They are around €225 maybe just €220. They allow you to sell on the street on Saturdays and Sundays but maybe only in designated areas.
2. Interior decorators always need new photos for new places. Try the yellow pages and work from here.
3. Exhibitions get you noticed and you can sell. Find out the costs of different places in your area and hire a PR person to help you get the recognition you deserve. You can get them for a once off event quiet cheap.
4. There is not much money in coffee table books any more, but if you happen to buy one you can find the publishing details on the inside cover. Here you can send an email with examples of your own work.
5. Ebooks are a very popular way to try and gain followers and sell books. Try a small free ebook first and then build a larger one for sale.
6. Fine Art America is one example of a website you could use to sell your prints online. There are others of course and in due time I will endeavour to comprise a list you can use or share.
7. Newspapers are always after fillers and these stories come in the form of 'Sunday for Monday'. If you take a picture of an incident which you think might be newsworthy, why not try and put something together for the press association. You never know, we may make a Journalist out of you yet.


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Science Hack Day Eindhoven
MAD emergent art center Eindhoven Netherlands will work to transition Science Hack Day – 29 – 30 May – to an online workspace utilizing online tools and digital spaces. This directly corresponds to one of the two main event themes "Digital Reality" perhaps thinking of a future for work and home solutions and the second theme "Extensions of a Mars Rover". Perhaps imagining a virtual reality exploration based on a 3D model- choosing which way to move and then being out voted!. Creating this years event has pushed the boundaries of the MAD Team as well, thinking of common applications that team members have used and which would be applicable to an online Science Hack Day Event essentially creating a Hack in itself. Of course there will also be wild cards within these two themes. This Year looks to be a challenge unlike any other year!


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There seems to be a lot of animosity from certain groups of Koreans towards the foreign English teachers. Sometimes, it has some merit. Like there really are a lot of dumb-asses who perhaps drink too much or (very RARELY) touch a child inappropriately. I would argue that these things happen a lot more frequently among the Korean population though. This is the only country that I've ever been to (and I've been to about 20) that you see businessman passed out on the street corner on a weeknight. AND it's socially acceptable. And the only place that I've ever heard of, where a teacher gets caught for molestation and they get a "strong verbal warning" and go back to class.
Anyway, the latest news in the native speaker world in Korea. Some talk of mandatory cultural indoctrination to hopefully combat this dumb-assery I guess. See Brian's article for the latest. My $0.02 is that it will be useless. Dumb-asses are dumb-asses and a week long training session about kimchi and hanbok is not going to help them. As Brian points out, the solution would seem to be not hiring them in the first place. I thought the stricter visa regulations and hassles from a couple years ago would weed them out but apparently not. A pulse still seems to be the requirement. Anyway, for the sake of Korea I sincerely hope that the ESL industry will grow up and get a bit of professionalism. It'd be good for everyone...Koreans and foreigners who are serious about teaching.
Tuesday, December 1, 2009
Native Speakers of English in Korea
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- Bruce Josephson said...
Before I came to Korea, I read up about Korean culture, and later bought books about it when I came here. So I had few surprises. But by training I am an anthropologist, so I did not think Korea would be just like the United States. I had also lived in Congo (then Zaire) and China, so I was used to different cultures.
Some big language institutes do give a little cultural training, like YBM, where I briefly taught (got a much better job).
Since drinking to excess is approved of in Korea, I do think a lot of foreigners who are long-timers are heavy drinkers.
Just a few of my thoughts on the matter.
- December 3, 2009 at 4:25 PM
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The Hyatt Courtesy Card is just one of the new aspects of hotel loyalty programs I learned about today in my Hotel Loyalty Programs presentation at the FlyerTalk Chicago Seminar Do.
Last night I ate dinner with a 400,000 mile per year frequent flyer and leisure traveler InterContinental Royal Ambassador. He showed me his certificate for complimentary Royal Ambassador status to another person. One of the perks of being Royal Ambassador is complimentary in-room mini-bar items.
So how does one reach these invitational über-elite status levels?
Being someone with influence, high spend, frequent stays, and true loyalty revenue potential.
There is a FlyerTalk thread on Hyatt Courtesy Card über-elite status. Here is my favorite line from the Hyatt thread in an experiential post from Hyatt Courtesy Card member InJapan:
"Sometimes, you get the very best suite the hotel has to offer, the very best means you are walking a long way from kitchen to bedroom. These are the rooms usually featured on the hotels homepage, with super sized entry, separate living area, office, kitchen, and a workout area in the bathroom."
Well, perhaps this sentence from the post is even more entertaining –
"Is there anything above CC? Probably the only thing better is being one of the owner's children."
Here is a link to a 13-photo display of the Courtesy Card package, materials and card. The package comes with a robe.
There is also an article in October 2010 Executive Travel magazine by Alessandra Bianchi about these über-elite status levels – The New VIP Hotel Experience.


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Comerica Park employee fired, arrested after he was filmed spitting in food
A Comerica Park employee has been fired and arrested after he was filmed spitting in pizzas on Friday.
The 20-year-old employee, who has not been named, told coworker Quinell May that he was going to spit in the food. May, 17, told the Free Press that he filmed the act so he would be able to show it to management. He said when he left his position to contact management, however, he was fired for not working.
May said the incident happened during Friday's game against the Kansas City Royals and that it was the first time he'd seen such a thing at Comerica.
In a statement, Detroit Sportservice, which caters at Comerica Park, said the food station was closed as soon as they learned about the food tampering.
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"As soon as we became aware through social media of potential food tampering, we immediately closed that food stand, disposed of all the product and contacted the Detroit Police Department. We have been told by police that the worker has been arrested and is in custody, pending charges," Detroit Sportservice wrote.
Detroit Sportservice said the employee who filmed and posted the video was sent home from the game Friday evening on an unrelated uniform violation before the company became aware of it through social media.
"Our only subsequent communication with that employee was to let him know that he would not be working Saturday or Sunday. No one acting in an official work capacity asked him to remove the video," the company said in a statement.
In a later statement, the company clarified that "Quinell has not been fired and we have communicated that clearly to his attorney. When he was told to go home, he said absolutely nothing about food tampering or having any evidence of it on video."
For his part, May insists that he was trying to tell his supervisors about the food tampering but that they were only focused on his leaving the work station.
The Detroit Police Department confirmed that the man in the video was arrested on Sunday for health and safety violations and tampering with food.
Charges against the man are under review and a decision is expected Tuesday, said Maria Miller, a spokeswoman for the Wayne County prosecutor's office.
Sportservice also said that the employee in question was terminated. "Food safety is our top priority and we will take any appropriate action necessary to protect our guests. The worker involved in this matter has been terminated. We intend to pursue all legal action to the fullest extent of the law."
Associated Press contributed to this story.


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However with the 1950 film noir Sunset Blvd, we do! Yes- we get to see the inside of one of the most insane mansions in Tinsel town- and it belongs to Miss Norma Desmond (Gloria Swanson) (yes- she was a star, remember, in all of the Max Von Mayerling directed silents?) To tell us about the house, I have a first hand account of the memories of Joe Gillis' (William Holden), a screenwriter who saw all the details of Miss Desmond's now famous residence.Miss Desmond's residence is located on Sunset Blvd, and according to Mr Joe Gillis he describes her home as 'a great big white elephant of a place.'
Mr Gillis spend a lot of time in the company of Norma's house- much more than he ever imagined- and admits that while Miss Desmond's place may be one that"crazy movie people built in the crazy 20s" on the outside, on the inside it's "run down and deserted" going as far to say the house was 'neglected' with an 'unhappy look' with the place "crumbling apart in slow motion" .
On the onset, yes- Norma has it all, complete with a projector and home theater, a tennis court with "faded markings and a sagging net", and 'of course a pool- as who doesn't!
Inside, Miss Desmond is quite the decorator- making sure you would never forget its *her* house


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The technology advanced TVs were unveiled during the Samsung Africa Forum held in Cape Town last week, when several other new products were showcased.
"With the advent of QLED TV, Samsung will provide the most true-to-life on screen images after successfully solving past inconsistencies in the viewing experience and pain points noted by consumers. While we are redefining the fundamental value of TV with this range, we have also placed a strong focus on ensuring that there will be models available to suit the pockets of our emerging market customers," said Chaun Reddiar, Regional Product Manager: TV/AV.
With picture quality remaining a top priority for consumers around the world, especially as the average TV size continues to increase, Samsung's 2017 QLED TVs represent yet another leap forward. The new line-up offers dramatically improved colour performance. Displaying DCI-P3 colour space accurately, QLED TVs are capable of reproducing 100% colour volume – another world first for Samsung. This means that the devices can express all colours at any brightness level, with even the subtlest of differences visible at the QLED's peak luminance – between 1,500 and 2,000 nits.
Colour volume represents colour that can be expressed at varying levels of brightness. For example, a leaf can be perceived to have many different shades, ranging from yellowish-green to turquoise, depending on the brightness of the light. Samsung's QLED TV displays are able to capture these subtle differences in colour pertaining to brightness.
"This breakthrough is a result of Samsung's switch to a new metal Quantum Dot material, making it possible for the TV to express a significantly improved range of colour, with much greater detail compared to conventional TVs," Reddiar explains.
The new Quantum dots allow Samsung QLED TV to express deep blacks and rich detail regardless of how light or dark the on screen scene is, or whether the content is played in a brightly lit or darkened room. With its metal alloy Quantum Dot technology, the room no longer needs to be darkened to boost colour performance; which remains regardless of how wide the viewing angle may be.
Samsung's Q7 range varies in price from R32 800 for the 55-inch 4K flat panel QLED TV, to R78 800 for the 75-inch version. Its Q8 range of curved panel 4K models are available from R46 000 for the 55-inch model to R59 000 for the 65-inch TV. The prices for the Q9 range are still to be announced.
"We see no reason why African consumers should be excluded from enjoying this ground-breaking new technology, which is why our innovative new QLED TVs have been designed to offer a vision of the future, at a price point that considers our many valued customers across the African continent," Reddiar said.


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This page is designed to provide you with ideas and clips that will help your well-being and introduce you to mindfulness.
For Tutor Programme Resources please click Here
Weekly Assembly
Wellbeing support for students
Every Mind Matters is now tailored to support people through social distancing and home isolation. Find guidance, advice and tips on how to maintain your mental wellbeing if you need to stay at home or are worried and anxious about the outbreak. https://www.nhs.uk/oneyou/every-mind-matters/coronavirus-covid-19-anxiety-tips/
Clips from MiSP (Mindfulness in Schools Project)
Mind for better mental health This page provides guidance on all areas to support mental health in both adults and children.
Top tips:
Create a rough plan for the day in order to structure your time.
Example day:
- Breakfast
- 30 Minutes mindfulness / yoga / exercise (Joe Wicks @thebodycoach P.E. With Joe )
- 30 -60 mins of work
- Break / Snack
- 30 – 60 mins of work
- Lunch
- 30 mins work
- Break – do something you enjoy e.g. Colouring / writing a diary / in the garden / listening to music / dancing
- TV time
Student well-being is central to all we do at Saltash Community School. Our Pastoral Hub is staffed and open all day for any student who may need to seek advice or deal with an issue. In addition, every morning we run a triage system where organisations from the local community provided support to students who are in need.
We also have an in house counselling service provided by Psychology Associates. Saltash Community School has a whole school well-being programme, entitled BeWell. This programme gives students the opportunity to discuss the importance of both physical and mental health. Our aim is to help our students build resilience and strength to deal with the new challenges and stresses they face.
BeWell Drop Down Day
In February 2019 students took part in the second BeWell Drop Down Day, as part of the whole school health and wellbeing programme BeWell. On BeWell Day, all students are off timetable and given the opportunity to choose up to 4 sessions and workshops that focus on various different aspects of health and wellbeing. The final session of the day is a period of reflection. Session areas on the day include:
- Practical fitness sessions.
- Mixed sessions focusing on nutrition and training.
- Creative arts sessions.
- Drugs and alcohol awareness.
- Dealing with bereavement and loss.
- Dealing with anxiety.
- Body confidence sessions.
- Practical sessions focusing on food, health and wellbeing.
Students have been given the option to choose which sessions most appeal to them through an online option form, as it is our aim to deliver a personalised timetable, catered to each individual student for the day. You can read about our first ever BeWell Day HERE, or below.


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First International Language Conference at NUI Galway
Nov 30 2010 Posted: 00:00 GMT
NUI Galway will host its first International Language Conference entitled Translation, Technology and Autonomy in Language Teaching and Learning on 10 to 11 December, 2010. Over 80 speakers will examine issues relating to translation, technology and autonomy in language learning and teaching over the two days. Speakers will present in Irish, French, Spanish, Italian and English and delegates registered for the Conference come from up to twenty countries and fifty third-level institutions. The Conference will appeal to a diverse audience including language teachers at primary, secondary and third level as well as translators and those with an interest in language acquisition. The inaugural event is hosted by the School of Languages, Literatures & Cultures, Acadamh na hOllscolaíochta Gaeilge and The Centre for Excellence in Learning and Teaching (CELT) at the University. There will be three keynote addresses at the Conference. They include Professor David Little, who is a retired Head of the School of Linguistic, Speech and Communication Sciences at Trinity College Dublin and has been involved in the European Language Portfolio at European level since 1998. Professor Henrik Gottlieb is Associate Professor and Head of the Centre for Translation Studies & Lexicography at the University of Copenhagen, Denmark and his fields of research include corpus linguistics, lexicography and language contact studies. The third keynote address will be delivered by Dr Daniel Cassany, a lecturer in the Faculty of Translation and Interpreting at the Universitat Pompeu Fabra in Barcelona. His expertise lies in the field of written communication. Dr Dorothy Ní Uigín from Acadamh na hOllscolaíochta Gaeilge says "We are delighted with the response we have received for this Conference, from places so diverse as Jamaica and Malaysia, to Waterford and Cork. It will provide a great opportunity for us to learn from our colleagues in the areas of language teaching and translation from all across the world, and it will also provide an opportunity for staff and students in NUI Galway to showcase their work and to share ideas with an international audience." This Conference has gained funding from the Irish Research Council for the Humanities & Social Sciences.