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In this piece, a speech given at the shukuma mzansi community arts centres conference (4-6 April 2018), I make an argument to understand community arts/cultural centRes as a "fireplace". I suggest that once we recognise the importance of this convivial sharing space in the lives of our ancestors, we can understand better the basic elements humans need from cultural spaces. This has policy implications. How could it help us shift our mindsets, our ethics and more importantly our practise in responding to the challenges of local context through mobilising culture?
We live in a world where there are significant social, economic, and environmental challenges. Its for this reason, most nations have adopted the 17 Sustainable Development Goals: an attempt to rally humans around a shared cause, in the face of an unprecedented set of connected challenges. Importantly these sustainable goals are not simply "green" issues (water, waste, energy, climate change, our relationship to the natural environment and other living creatures, responsible consumption and production) but also related to "brown" issues (inequality, poverty, basic needs, well being, access to education), and is deeply connected to fostering peaceful coexistence, our ability to accommodate diversity and to ensure gender equity.
The role of culture has become critical in this debate since culture is deeply connected to issues of our identity, our histories and our heritage, how we relate to and how we behave with each other as humans. An understanding of what it means to be human is key. Our challenge of achieving a sustainable planet is a human one, a behavioral issue and thus intricately connected to culture.
To address our sustainability challenge, it is recognized, we must think globally and act locally. It means we have to find ways to work at the local level with other humans, meeting their key needs, working with their hopes and fears, ensuring their well being and bringing to consciousness the implications of everyday actions in its broader context. How we deal with waste, with our scarce potable water resources or how we address poverty or violence against others are all intricately connected to our locality, where we feel the impacts most strongly. But these also have repercussions for our city, our country, our continents and ultimately our planet.
A number of key bodies dealing with culture, including Unesco and others have all begun to work with the notion of culture as key to sustainable development, and more especially its local implications. Its for these reasons UCLG asks us to look at Culture as the Fourth Pillar of Sustainability.
The role of Community Arts CENTRES
To think locally means to consider the basic building block of cities, neighborhoods and the communities who live in them. A key issue within these is how the public is able to engage with each other, to talk, to renew itself, to learn, to share, to inspire. Its for these reasons public space is so highly valued for cities - these are where chance encounters happen, where people can be the social being they are, where democracy can be practised. But whether we are talking about open spaces such as parks, or community facilities such as halls, bringing people together in space is not enough, their exchange needs to be activated, and this is why special spaces for engaging with culture are necessary.
Humans have always had spaces of gathering, sharing, learning and inspiring. For most our existence as a species and more especially before the agricultural revolution 12 000 years ago, that space was the fireplace. Homo Sapiens achieved cognition some 70 000 years ago, setting us apart, seemingly, in a significant ways from other animals. Cognition allowed us to far surpass stronger animals, because it gave us the ability to transmit, through sentences, complex knowledge. Through being able to gossip it enabled us to anticipate and ultimately to imagine. Cognition gave us the ability to create myths or "imagine realities" which Harari (2011) suggests has been the reason we as a species have been able to organize at scale, to innovate and to invent in a myriad of ways. While we hunted and gathered, for over 80% of our existence as a species, our main form of communication and social bonding has been around fireplaces, where we spoke, told stories, danced, made music and sometimes painted or made and decorated implements. Thus creative expression is an innate part of us as humans, setting us apart from others and holding us together. Even as we developed more complex arrangements, eventually inventing writing, money, farming and complex settlements including cities, we always needed these social spaces where we transmitted knowledge and values. It is a response in other words to a very basic human need.
As a fireplace
I suggest that if we understand Community Arts Centres (CACs) as our modern fireplaces at a local level, we can recognise our human need to gather in safe and convivial arrangements to collectively share and learn. Understanding CACs as such requires us to build on the core needs of our constituency: to be social, to belong, to be safe. Thus we need nurturing spaces that make people want to linger and to return, that offers them meaning. One of the key challenges of an increasingly complex contemporary world is the potential to become disconnected from each other, to loose direction and sense of self. Without owning our identity as humans, individually and in groups, we slip into depression, anxiety and fear and this feeds all forms of social traumas. Owning and valuing our personal and collective identity helps us be better people. CACs can play a significant part in acts of positive togetherness drawing on the innate human need for creative expression. They are not just about the buildings, but about the people who congregate in it, though the need for fixed consistent welcoming spaces vital. These are space that make us want to be in, to contribute to. Such conditions enable to share experiences, help us build on our communities histories, dreams and values, often through creative means. This may seem self evident, but it is easy to forget.
I would argue that in todays age, the demands of keeping centers and projects afloat - fundraising, paying the bills, providing courses, putting on productions, managing buildings in complex conditions, sometimes mean we forget basic needs of fostering inclusive togetherness. In South Africa there is great demand for CAC's to function with very little consistent funding and as a whole the cultural and arts sector is in a precarious position. The demands around working as "creative industries", for cultural workers to be financially self sustainable doesn't help either. It takes away from the recognition that engaging with our culture at a community level is a human right and as such demands consistent public support.
How did we get here?
CACs in South Africa have their beginnings in the 60s, as social movements for change emerged, at the same time other countries around the globe were introducing centers as ways for its citizens to express their creativity and build social cohesion. There was a shift also in recognising the importance of the everyday creativity of the ordinary person and not just the genius artist, and simultaneously a shift from the high arts to the popular as the mediums of distribution changed. In South Africa arts centers were initially driven by liberal whites or missionary for the benefit of black people who were being deprived of an arts opportunities. By the 70s, the rise of black consciousness saw many new centers driven by black creatives who were concerned with empowering their own. The influence of the Gaberone Conference in Botswana in 1982 introduced new ideas of using culture for political change often drawing, for example, on theatre for development, and on silkscreen and lino printing. There was extensive foreign funding for the arts for resistance in South Africa during this period when apartheid repression was at its height. After political change, In the late 90s, government started a community arts center programme and invested R50m in building 41 new arts centers, however no funding was offered to the historic centers who were already facing challenges as overseas funding slowly dried up. Many of the latter centers would eventually collapse. This was a travesty and lost significant momentum to furthering governments social cohesion ambitions.
Governments CAC program ended up being a failure. Many new centers were dysfunctional or closed down by mid 2000. There were a multitude of reasons for this - government had prioritized the hardware (buildings) and not the software (management and programs) and other levels of government, provinces and local, which were meant to come on board into the longer term did not do so, for a multitude of reasons. It would be some time before the research confirmed the reasons. Although national government put in additional support later to establish a national federation of community arts centers, the funding eventually fizzled out, with many regions of the network collapsing. The Flanders and later other EU supporters came on board and managed to provide capacity building and vital exchanges, and some centers were fortunate beneficiaries. One of the biggest challenge has been getting local government on board with consistent funding and enabling frameworks and for provinces to also play a part. Gauteng alone supported to a limited level a network - GOMACC. More recently, after almost a decade of inaction, a small fund was made available, which has ensured a modicum of support and attempted to revive networks in various provinces. However many centers have collapsed by now, and the fund supports a number of projects with ridiculously small amounts of money as well as some capacity building. In a context with so little support, even the little matters. But is this good enough?
How we do get out ?
The answers for the dilemma are quite clear. These were articulated in the 2004 publication, Inheriting the Flame - published at the time the National Federation was set up with support from the Department of Arts and Culture. In it Joseph Gaylard proposed a three pronged approach drawing on the experience of Flanders. These are predicated on clear cultural policies that are "facilitative" and integrative of community arts and culture centers into local government. What is essential he summarized is: 1. Money: consistent ongoing funding, particularly support from local government for operations, allowing centers sufficient capability to attract further financing for productions and education (two key responsibilities of CACs). This recognises that such centres are public good and cannot be expected to be self sustaining completely. 2. Capacity building- providing a range of "training and technical support to stakeholders at the local level to realize the policy". And 3. Buy-in with "wide consultation and effective communication ensuring stakeholders at a local level both understand and support" the policy. Gerhard Hagg, additionally, identified the following two areas of "buy in": a) addressing local governments concern that there is constitutional hurdle preventing it from providing for culture and b) fostering a more formal co-operative intergovernmental approach where each of the three levels of government are clear about their respective roles.
Sadly, when one looks at the facts, while there have been some positive changes, on the whole there has been little of significance or at scale since 2004. There are really no two ways about it - for community arts and cultural centers to function and play the kind of role everyone believes is necessary and possible, where they make a difference at the level of local communities including sustainability, then Money, Capacity and Buy in are key. After more than two decades, since community arts centers were first touted at a national policy level, as way to foster cultural democracy, the failure boils down to government needing to do its job better.
But is there a role for the existing cultural centers?
Being more needs based
Returning back to the notion of CAC as a fireplace, I would also like to suggest that there are many community arts centres who have not fully grasped the implications of being a place of togetherness, of being spaces were difference is welcomed and a good environment is created for the broader community to engage in, share, learn and be inspired. Too many of those fortunate enough to get support are not leveraging their resources to the maximum. However there are notable others who receive little support, are not formally in the funding stream who show the way by building relevant structures addressing the needs of their communities. We can learn a great deal from the work of bodies like The Keleketla Media Arts Project, Jeppe Photo Club and Trackside Creatives in Johannesburg. The former (pictured below) has worked in especially complex conditions, providing educational programmes for young people and sophisticated noteworthy artistic programmes, often in the absence of government grants, driven by motivated and committed leadership with clear values and direction. We need to learn from such experiences of empowerment more, but more importantly we need to support these successful cases.
At the same time we need to question the format of what a CAC may be, in a time of technological change and in the face of sustainability challenges. Its time to consider how to think about such spaces in new ways, to incorporate the learnings of Makers Spaces (providing basic tools to enable participants to experiment in a collaborative environment) and creative hubs (providing collaborative spaces for collectives, micro businesses and freelancers). We need to learn how to work productively and cleverly with waste, to create new materials. We need to understand how to engage with new technology and a changed media scape. Even in poverty ridden areas in Africa, young people are ensuring they have at least an entry level smart phone, thus placing into their hands a powerful tool for content creation (often needing access only to free wifi). Instead of consuming content from the west, young people have the potential to create positive images of themselves and their neighborhood and upload these to social media, building new audiences and new visions. Often young people need to learn storyelling techniques, with basic skills imparted such as how to take better photos, or how edit simple videos. They need critical thinking skills enabling them to work productively with diversity, gender equality and to understand the meaning of ethics.
Through working with CACs with an understanding of the innate needs as humans for conviviality, belonging and creative expression, we needed to understand how to work smartly, to build with others using clear values around sustainability and social justice. By doing this we can jointly address the global and local challenges we face, build resilience, foster hope and intercultural harmony.
But the work of cultural workers will come to naught if government does not come to the table to do its job better, to deal with the significant deficiencies in the system, to address co-operative governance glitches, to ensure a properly resourced, consistently run, facilitative program that can make a difference to communities where they live. If Community Arts/Cultural Centres are truly the answer to the challenges faced at local levels, than it is indeed time for changes in national strategies and actions, and for the development of clear and implementable local cultural policies that are enabling.
Photo credit image on cover of the article: Tjapukai Aboriginal Park


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LOS ANGELES — If you come down for the Colorado-UCLA game Nov. 19, you'll have to make separate trips to UCLA's campus and the game. The Rose Bowl is in Pasadena, 30 miles away.
But come to UCLA just to see the new addition to its Hall of Fame. They have recreated the den of fabled basketball coach John Wooden, who died last June at 99.
It looks just like his den in the Encino apartment he lived in since 1973. There's the overstuffed chair with the blue and yellow UCLA blanket over the side. The bookshelf with the book, "Indiana's 20 Most Dominant Players" resting on its side. His rolltop desk with his set of two fountain pens. Framed pictures of his 10 national championship teams, all in the shape of his Pyramid of Success.
Curator Emily Green did a remarkable job on making it just as it was. I know. I interviewed Wooden in that same den four years ago.


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I'm at the American Marketing Association's 2014 Analytics with Purpose conference in San Diego today. I'll be speaking this afternoon on understanding customer needs with digital analytics. This morning, I'm attending sessions, which started with the keynote by Mark Earls, author of I'll Have what She's Having: Mapping Social Behavior. This was one of the better keynotes I've heard in a while.
The premise: big data = magic. Magic! He started with a fantastic quote from Arthur C. Clarke "Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic."
That blends together with something I referenced in my talk about "data artists vs. data scientists" at SUPERWEEK. In an article she wrote for Forbes, Judith Magyar, Strategic Communications Director, SAP Platform Solutions, notes that "If there's one thing that gives a job an indefinable allure, it's that no one really knows exactly what you do, or how you do it; they just know you do something important…"
Did you catch that? No one really knows what a data scientist does, but it must be important.
Data science is all about Big Data these days. And if I am hearing Earls and Clarke correctly, then something so technologically advanced that nobody understands it is akin to magic.
That sounds about right when I look at how most "big data" technologies are marketed — buy this thing, and magic will happen. Collect more data and you'll be amazed by what it can tell you.
But it isn't magic.
Lots of data and powerful tools ultimately won't make a difference — the difference will come from people who know how to use those tools and who know how to make meaning of that data. It's people that will apply the knowledge from such data to their business context to find meaning and drive action. Ultimately, it is action based on that data that leads to progress.
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We're only about 13 months from November 2012, so predictably, depressingly, Washington has turned its attention toward the election. This week, all eyes are on New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, who is deciding whether to join the race. That's the wrong place to look. If you're worried about the 2012 election — or, more quaintly, just worried about the economy — the politician to watch is Germany's Angela Merkel.
Merkel isn't entering the Republican primary, or mounting a challenge to President Obama. But what she and a handful of European leaders do over the next few weeks could well decide whether the American economy tips back into recession this year, and thus, quite inadvertently, decide who wins the U.S. presidency in 2012.
Elections are driven by the state of the economy. When the economy is flying, as it was for Bill Clinton in 1996, Ronald Reagan in 1984, Richard Nixon in 1972 and Lyndon Johnson in 1964, the incumbent almost never loses. When the economy is sinking, as it was for George H.W. Bush in 1992 and Jimmy Carter in 1980, the incumbent almost never wins.
That trend holds internationally, too. Vanderbilt University political scientist Larry Bartels has studied 31 elections held in 26 developed countries since the 2007 start of the Lesser Depression. He found that "voters consistently punished incumbent governments for bad economic conditions, with little apparent regard for the ideology of the government."
In a previous analysis, Bartels looked at elections following the Great Depression. "The apparent impact of short-term economic conditions was so powerful," he wrote, "that, if the recession of 1938 had occurred in 1936, Roosevelt probably would have been a one-term president." And that held in other countries, too. "Voters simply — and simple-mindedly — rewarded whoever happened to be in power when things got better," he concluded.
That's not a bad way for voters to hold politicians accountable. After all, the point of policy is to make things better. And if voters don't have time to undertake a deep analysis of every policy passed by Congress, they can at least look around and see whether conditions in the country appear to be improving or deteriorating. It's crude, and it might dissuade politicians from accepting short-term pain for the country's long-term gain, but it's better than voting based off the latest crop of attack ads.
But sometimes, the things driving the country's economy are not passed by Congress. Sometimes, Congress has almost no influence over them. And this is one of those times.
Europe has reached a tipping point. Without a systemic solution — and fast — Greece will default. If Greece falls, chances are that Ireland and Portugal will follow. Desmond Lachman, a fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, compares it to Bear Stearns collapsing and dragging Lehman down with it.
If that happens, we're going down, too. The European Union is a big economy. Bigger than ours, in fact. In 2010, the United States exported $240 billion worth of products to the European Union, and imported $320 billion. And our other major trading partners — Canada, Mexico, China, etc. — are similarly interlinked with the European economy. So just as a financial crisis that began in the United States was capable of creating an economic crisis around the world, a debt crisis that begins in the European Union has plenty of channels through which it can shatter a fragile global economy.
Moody's Analytics, in its most recent forecast, was blunt: "A little bad luck or a new shock could still trigger recession."
Even the not-so-bad outcomes are still, well, pretty bad. Goldman Sachs estimates that if the European Union simply limps along the way it is now, the financial stress "is likely to slow the U.S. economy to the edge of recession by early 2012." In a year where we may only grow by two or three percentage points anyway, that's a lot of lost growth.
There's also the continued uncertainty of another major crisis. Recovery is, in part, a confidence game: businesses and consumers need to be confident enough of a sustained recovery to invest. After all, why build a plant or hire a worker or buy a house if we might end up in another financial crisis six months from now? Better to just wait until things settle down.
That's the reality of the economy over the next year. If Europe gets its house in order, we might see a recovery. If it continues staying one step ahead of catastrophe, we're likely to continue stagnating. And if it makes a mistake, we're likely to follow it into recession.
In determining the likely future of our economy, Europe will probably also determine the outcome of our election. And that means that Congress, the president, and even the Republican presidential candidates, for all that they will pretend otherwise, will not. In 1992, James Carville, an adviser to Bill Clinton's presidential campaign, used to constantly remind his candidate, "It's the economy, stupid." In 2012, it may well be the European economy, dummkopf.


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If you go crazy over sweet potatoes like many would for a pumpkin spiced latte, you know how to roast them to perfect tenderness. You also know that sweet potatoes don't have to be served as the traditional diced and roasted side. Break away from the norm this holiday season with these 12 creative sweet potato recipes.
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Nov. 5, 2008
This Week For Bronco Women's Soccer
The Santa Clara women's soccer team will conclude the regular season at home this Saturday, Nov. 8, versus conference rival Gonzaga University at 1 p.m. Prior to kick off, the Broncos will celebrate Senior Day and honor goalkeeper Meagan McCray's four year career at Santa Clara. At halftime, SCU will recognize Bronco women's soccer alumni with an on-field ceremony.
Last Week For Women's Soccer
The Broncos concluded the road half of the 2008 campaign this past weekend at then No. 3 University of Portland. Santa Clara was shutout 4-0 by the top-ranked Pilots live on ESPNU. Senior Meagan McCray and freshman Bianca Henninger split the game in goal, posting two saves and seven saves, respectively. Both Bronco keepers each conceded a pair of goals in the halves they were in. One of Henninger's seven saves was stopping a UP penalty kick. SCU had five shots in the game, two off the foot of tri-captain Maxine Goynes and sophomore Anessa Patton.
Freshman Kathleen Matthew made her fourth straight start at defender for Santa Clara and played the full 90 minutes, alongside sophomore Lauren Anselmo, freshman Margueritte Aozasa and redshirt junior Dani Potts.
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Every Santa Clara home game and most road games are covered live on the Internet via www.SantaClaraBroncos.com. All home games will also feature a live audio broadcast as well.
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Check out forward tri-captain Kiki Bosio's women's soccer blog. Bosio will keep fans updated as the season progresses. It can be found on the Santa Clara Broncos official website - www.SantaClaraBroncos.com.
Broncos to Celebrate Senior Day
The Santa Clara women's soccer team will honor solo senior Meagan McCray's four year Bronco career prior to the last home game versus Gonzaga. Game time is set for 1 p.m.
SCU to Conclude 2008 Season
The Broncos will conclude the 2008 season this Saturday, Nov. 8 at 1 p.m. versus Gonzaga. This will be the first time in 20 seasons, under the helm of veteran head coach Jerry Smith, that SCU will not advance to the NCAA Tournament. This season the Broncos encountered a schedule with nine ranked opponents and suffered many season preventing and ending injuries. Santa Clara looks to build upon this season's bright spots and continue the Bronco tradition of excellence.
McCray to Cap off Bronco Career
Senior goalkeeper Meagan McCray will conclude her Bronco career this Saturday, Nov. 8, prior to Santa Clara's final home game versus Gonzaga. This season, the Novato, Calif. native has started 16 games this season and posts a 3-10-2 overall record. Going into this weekend she has a 1.63 goals against average and has 58 saves. This season she has been the heart of the SCU defense and a season highlight was shutting out then No. 2 UCLA on Sept. 25, live on Fox Soccer Channel at home.
Bosio Earns ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America Honors
Kiki Bosio was named to the ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District VIII First Team for her outstanding performance both on the field and in the classroom. This is a first-time honor for the Bronco tri-captain who boasts a 3.89 overall GPA as an accounting major. Entering this season, Bosio was named to the M.A.C. Hermann Trophy Watch list. The M.A.C. Hermann Trophy is the highest honor in women's soccer and Watch list selections are elite players across the nation. This season Bosio has already been honored twice as all-tournament team selections at the Inn at Saint Mary's Soccer Classic, hosted at Notre Dame, and the Santa Clara/adidas Soccer Classic. She has one goal and one assist on the season.
A Season of Injuries
This season has proved difficult for the Broncos, as several players suffered season ending injuries. Entering the season, Jordan Angeli and Amanda Poach were unable to bounce back from injuries sustained last season and are redshirting their second straight year.
After returning to the field on Sept. 25, Courtney Lewis tore her ACL seven games into her return and was forced to miss the remainder of the season. Similarly, Kiki Bosio injured her LCL and was forced to miss the final five games of the season.
Scouting Gonzaga
The Gonzaga Bulldogs will travel to Santa Clara for their final game of the 2008 season. The Bulldogs post a 7-10-2 overall, 2-4-0 WCC record. Gonzaga's head coach Shannon Stiles is 1993 graduate of Santa Clara. Stiles played under current head coach Jerry Smith.
GU concluded the home-half of their schedule on Friday, Oct. 31, versus then No. 14 San Diego. The Toreros edged the Bulldogs, 3-2. Courtney Peacock scored off a Sheridan Jones assist midway through the second half, and Caitlyn Salo scored an unassisted goal in the last minute of the game. Goal keeper Lauren Ames posted four saves in the game.
Leading Gonzaga this season is Jones who has three goals, four assists and 10 points, followed by Peacock, who has three goals, two assists and eight points. Keeper Ames has played in all 19 games this season. Ames posts a 1.37 goals against average, tallies 76 saves, six shutouts and a 7-10-2 record.
Santa Clara leads the all-time series versus Gonzaga 13-1-1. In their last meeting on Oct. 25, 2007, the Bulldogs earned their first victory over SCU 2-1.


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Canadian employers want 'ethnic' applicants to do more than study
A revealing study into how Canadian company recruiters respond to job applicants with non-English names is full of surprises. One of them, which has gone virtually unnoticed, is that Canadian employers look much more kindly on applications from people with Chinese or South Asian names if they show they've taken part in extra-curricular activities.
Presumably, this research data suggests that Canadian employers are wary of the stereotypically "driven" ethnic Chinese, East-Asian or South Asian student. The ones who strive to live up to their parents' expectations by doing little else but working with tutors to score high exam marks — with no life outside often-arid academic achievement. Employers seem to fear such job applicants have little or no social/life skills, which can be a big problem in the workplace. The topic cries out for further exploration.
But the University of Toronto researchers themselves have not picked up on this statistical revelation about "extra-curricular" activities. The finding is buried in the 50-page report by scholars Philip Oreopoulos and Diane Dechief (photos below), which is titled "Why do some employers prefer to interview Matthew, but not Samir?"
I wrote a column last week about this inventive research project, funded by Metropolis B.C. To complete the study, the researchers sent out thousands of virtually identical resumes to Canadian employers, changing only the names of the applicants — from English-sounding to foreign-sounding names.
They discovered interesting things, which are explained in my earlier article. However, the reference I saw in their report to the crucial issue of extra-curricular activities was just one throw-away sentence in the middle of a paragraph on page 45.
That's where the authors wrote that they found company recruiters were more inclined to call back "ethnically-named applicants" if they had added extracurricular activities to their resume. "This occurs only for those with Canadian education and experience."
I'm wondering why the University of Toronto scholars didn't follow up this important piece of data. Maybe they plan to in the future. To their credit, the researchers did explore what Canadian employers seem to expect regarding 'ethnic' applicants and their proficiency in English or French.
Related: "The Evilometer: Comparing visible minority wages in Canada"


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Evolution of novel cell types during mammalian pregnancy
We have isolated and are culturing endometrial stromal fibroblasts cells (ESFs) from the uterus of the opossum Monodelphis domestica, called MdESFs. We conduct comparative analyses of this cell type with distantly-related ESFs from placental mammals to determine what makes each cell type tick. One goal is to reconstruct the ancestral cell type from which these modern cell types descend to help us understand how cell types are rewired and how new cells types arise during evolution.
Humans also have endometrial stromal fibroblasts (HsESFs) in the uterus. These HsESFs differentiate into a specialized cell called decidual stromal cells (HsDSCs). We differentiate HsESFs in petri dishes by adding the molecules cyclic AMP (8-Bromo-cAMP) and the hormone progesterone. In a recently submitted preprint, we show that opossum ESFs undergo a rapid stress response when cAMP and progesterone are added to their growth media.
Access the preprint here: bioRxiv
Erkenbrack EM, Maziarz JD, Griffith OW, Liang C, Chavan AR, Wagner GP: The mammalian decidual cell evolved from a cellular stress response. bioRxiv preprint available.
Gene regulatory networks directing a terminal cell fate decision in humans
In preparation for implantation of the embryo, the lining of the human uterus swells and HsESFs, which inhabit the uterus, undergo morphological and functional changes, becoming plump and round glycogen-filled decidual stromal cells (HsDSCs). We are trying to understand how the genes are interconnected into networks of regulatory systems that work to control this process. These types of interdependent relationships in the cell where genes control other genes are called gene regulatory networks (GRNs). We are trying to disentangle the GRN that driving the conversion of HsESFs into HsDSCs in the human uterus.
While this project description may seem far from human reproductive health, actually it is not. This network of genes is critical for implantation of the embryo into the lining of the uterus. It also has a say in how well the embryo can invade into the uterus, resulting in nutrition and resources for the fetus. Understanding how these genes are wired together to control this reaction has the potential to inform decisions for pregnant women or those trying to become pregnant.


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Co-Players of the Week
Mike Muscala, Bucknell Bison
Muscala is having a very good senior season for the Bucknell Bison. He's probably the most consistent player in the country right now. Last week he led his Bison to a victory over Colgate, by scoring 25 points, grabbing 10 rebounds, and blocking 7 shots. Muscala is becoming relevant in the draft talk and has a chance to get drafted based on his size, agility and offensive polish.His 20 ppg, 11 rpg, and 2.7 bpg easily place him among the top big men in college basketball.
Doug McDermott, Creighton Blue Jays
McDermott led his #12 Blue jays to another victory over NIU, with a very impressive 31 pts and 4 rebounds and a 25 pts and 6 rebounds effort in a loss at Wichita St. McDermott has been a question mark on whether he would enter the draft this year, especially since he has been quoted saying he enjoys college life and has no money needs since he plays for his father at Creighton. I think the one factor that changes his mind is if he wins the NCAA player of the year award, which he seems to be the ultimate choice to receive this year.
Who's Hot
Juvonte Reddic, Virginia Commonwealth
He can flat out shoot the basketball period. Over his last two games Early has produced to the tune of 16.5 ppg and 11 rpg in two wins for the Rams. This is very impressive on a really talented and balance VCU team. Currently averaging 13.5 ppg and 7.8 rpg, the 6'9" junior forward will be someone to keep a close eye on for the rest of the season. He could appear on the draft board very soon if his Rams continue their winning ways. This year draft is going to be about finding the hidden gems and Early could very well be one come June.
Kelly Olynyk, Gonzaga Bulldogs
Olynyk has continued to improve on his 2013 draft stock, even though his Bulldogs lost a tough game at Butler last week. He's currently averaging 16.8 ppg and 6.8 rpg on a very deep and talented Gonzaga basketball team, currently ranked 10th in the nation. He's still managed his production after entering into conference play, which is a good sign he's able to remain consistent with the extra attention he's receiving on the offensive end. When watching Olynyk, what really stands out is how well he runs the floor, his natural footwork around the basket, and his ability to finish. For those who questioned my comments on his athleticism and ability to run the floor please watch this clip below. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R4d_uAD1tmw
Nate Wolters, South Dakota State
Nate Wolter's has come on lately and led his Jackrabbit team to four consecutive wins and has improved his production over that span and currently averages 20 ppg, 5.8 rpg, and 5.8 apg. Wolters is definitely one of the top five scoring PG's in the country that has great size at about 6'4". He's right there with Lorenzo Brown (NCSU) and Erick Green (VT) fighting for the next point guard being taken after Isaiah Canaan. The major concern with Wolter's is the same many have with Brown, can he defend at the next level successfully.
Doug McDermott, Creighton Blue Jays
McDermott has stayed very consistent during the season and his game at Cal last week was no different. He scored 34 points (10-17 FG/ 4-7 3FG/ 10-10 FT), pulled 9 rebounds in 33 minutes of play. He continues to display his solid offensive skill set, although his improvement on defense is very evident and he's been able to impact games on defense.
Tony Mitchell, North Texas
Mitchell should get the "Where's Waldo" Award for college basketball. Mitchell had been on a tear over his last four games, and then he followed it up with a 0 point effort in 31 minutes where he was 0-3 from the field. Then on Saturday he followed it up with a 24 pt and 8 rebound game against Florida Atlantic in the overtime win. I do think something is not right in the North Texas locker room as they have been unstable all season. His stock has dipped but I expect him to emerge as a top 15 pick due to his potential and his athleticism. He's going to be the most versatile and athletic player in this year's draft class. Mitchell's touch around the basket is what makes him intriguing to GM's because most guys classified as "athletes" don't have the ability to finish with finesse as well as power around the basket. He also has a high motor (intensity level), which gets him in foul trouble at times but NBA teams would rather have a high energy player than a player that's emotionally inconsistent during the grueling NBA season.
Isaiah Canaan, Murray State Racers
Canaan has remained consistent over the season even though his assist numbers have taken a hit from last year. We can attribute this to the young roster he's inherited due to the graduation of seniors. Currently averaging 21 ppg and 4 rpg and leading this team to a 14-4 record is an accomplishment for the veteran guard.
Who's Cold
Anthony Bennett, UNLV
The potential lottery pick has cooled off over his last two games, not reaching double figures in either contest and averaging 9 ppg and 4 rpg. It will be interesting to see how he performs over the next week, it may be the pressure of his recent success or maybe teams are focusing on him more since conference play has started.
TOP 5 Mid Major Teams
Butler University #9
Gonzaga University #10
New Mexico #15
Virginia Commonwealth #19
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text: Lately I've found many very interesting videos of computers learning how to expertly play video games. Imagine a whole eSport of complete expert robots. Who could each never get killed.In one of sethbling's videos of this, he try's his program on Tetris, but it didnt work properly. At the end it decided to pause forever, because if it was paused forever, it could never lose.Here is him showing his program playing Mario.Another interesting series are these little creatures which eventually, after many generations, become stable and dont need to evolve anymore. Its pretty cool heres the first episode...In this video, a few blocks learn how to jump over a ball after many generations...In this one, these blobs learn how to become gun mastersWhat do you guys think of this?


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Thursday, October 18, 2012
On the Funny Farm...
39 comments:
- Sheila said...
I love these beautiful blocks and these gorgeous fabrics.
- October 18, 2012 at 11:55 AM
- Raina said...
Very, very cute!
Just love the fabrics :) Don't forget to enjoy yourself on that FUN-ny farm!
- October 18, 2012 at 11:56 AM
- Kristen King said...
I absolutely LOVE your fabrics!!! :)
- October 18, 2012 at 12:49 PM
- •stephanie• said...
the blocks are spectacular.
i love the fabric choices - always!
and the pieces are so so so teeny tiny.
is it like milking mice?
your kitchen wall is very lucky!
- October 18, 2012 at 1:08 PM
- Fran said...
Gorgeous! Love the fabrics you used.
- October 18, 2012 at 1:35 PM
- Mary said...
You must have a BIG wall if you're making all of the Farmer's Wife Blocks. I just finished making all 111 of them this month and my top is assembled and ready to quilt. I had to take it outside for a picture. I love your use of colors in the blocks.
- October 18, 2012 at 1:36 PM
- Nanette Merrill said...
I really love your blocks. they are all perfect.
- October 18, 2012 at 1:40 PM
- Gale, Ky quilter said...
These blocks are beautiful. I love the Farmer's Wife Quilt. Happy sewing!!!!
- October 18, 2012 at 1:47 PM
- Pots and Pins said...
Oh Lori! I absolutely love you! I was on my way to a Pity Party, just me, no guests, when I decided to visit your blog...it always cheers me up and spurs me on!!! Although it does nothing for pity party's! Thanks so much for the lift and the very much needed inspiration...I'm off now to have a quilty kind of day! Pity Party averted! xo, Nan
- October 18, 2012 at 2:11 PM
- Sasha said...
I don't think your blocks could be any more perfect!!! I love all of the fabrics you've used!! I think they all go really really well together :)
- October 18, 2012 at 2:21 PM
- trish said...
Your blocks are so precious! They really do remind me of what a farmer's wife might use. :o) Such darling prints.
I was curious if you happen to know what the background fabric is in your cups and saucers block? (White with the little blue and red flowers.)
I have been sewing non stop and it feels fantastic!!
I finished the apple blocks and can't wait to show them!! Gosh this is a darling block Lori! Thanks for having us make it. :o)
Have a great afternoon. Trish xo
- October 18, 2012 at 2:36 PM
- Tracee said...
They are coming along beautifully.
- October 18, 2012 at 2:51 PM
- Jocelyn said...
They're all such pretty blocks. I love your color combination!
- October 18, 2012 at 3:13 PM
- Debby said...
Your blocks are sew sweet!!
- October 18, 2012 at 4:46 PM
- Rachel said...
Love seeing photos of your FW quilt.
- October 18, 2012 at 5:29 PM
- Nedra said...
looking good Lori! You will have your FW finished in no time.
- October 18, 2012 at 7:31 PM
- Cynthia said...
Your farmer's wife blocks are beautiful! I love how you found fabrics to match the ones you designed so well :) I am almost finished sewing the binding on mine :) It has been almost 2 years in the making!!!
- October 18, 2012 at 8:35 PM
- CathyK said...
Your Farmer's Wife blocks are simply beautiful. I just love your color and fabric choices.
- October 18, 2012 at 11:01 PM
- City Krafters said...
Love your blocks and fabric keep up the good work.
- October 19, 2012 at 6:46 AM
- Nancy: firstname.lastname@example.com said...
I love your choice of fabrics for this quilt. Can't wait until I see the whole thing. It is going to be so pretty. I think I am going to have to make one after seeing your blocks. I have just put it on my "to do list."
- October 19, 2012 at 7:29 AM
- Jenn said...
I've seen lots of the FMQA online and yours is BY FAR the prettiest! I think it's cuz I love the fabrics you've chosen so much - it really compliments the scrappy, pretty look! :) ♥
- October 19, 2012 at 8:12 AM
- Connie said...
I always look forward to your posts. You have perfect color and fabric choices.
- October 19, 2012 at 8:23 AM
- Kathy said...
I have the farmer's wife book but it will probably be FOREVER before I get to making them. I sure wish I had access to your fabric stash! These are beautiful!
- October 19, 2012 at 9:07 AM
- PamKittyMorning said...
I love seeing all your blocks. The fabrics are so cheerful, many I know I have in my stash. So fun to see them out and all used together in this happy quilt!!
- October 19, 2012 at 9:48 AM
- Chris S said...
Love them all!
- October 19, 2012 at 10:54 AM
- Lorelei said...
I love your fabric choices!
- October 19, 2012 at 12:03 PM
- Lisa said...
I just love you happy fabrics and your blocks are awesome.
- October 19, 2012 at 10:07 PM
- happy zombie said...
So much cuteness and gorgeousness all on one page! Oh LORI, your blocks are THE BEST!!!
- October 20, 2012 at 1:05 PM
- Cher in Victoria said...
I love your FWSB's I think I am going to change mine to this fabric line, so much brighter. Heading to Fat Quarters
- October 20, 2012 at 3:35 PM
- pandchintz said...
Gorgeous! Have fun at Market.
- October 21, 2012 at 1:25 AM
- Carla said...
Lori, I really think that your FW blocks are the cutest ones that I have seen! I adore your fabric choices and look forward to your completed quilt.
- October 21, 2012 at 6:39 PM
- Stephanie said...
Your blocks are so happy! I've been resisting the urge to make this quilt but seeing your blocks....I might just have to give in and at least make a few...
Lovely job. Have a great time at market:)
- October 22, 2012 at 7:51 AM
- Margie Scott said...
Beautiful blocks! I love your choice of colors. I'm working on the FW sampler too and am doing it scrappy as well. I agree, they are so much fun to do and I am learning so much from doing them.
- October 22, 2012 at 9:10 PM
- Carla said...
They look great! Love all the colors
- October 23, 2012 at 2:29 PM
- Sandy said...
Great blocks....it's coming along just fine.
- October 28, 2012 at 2:01 PM
- Margaret Andrews said...
I have been making the Farmer's Wife blocks using the 1930's prints. What fun these blocks are. Have done quite a few but lots to finish. What a great project. Yours are just beautiful.
- November 7, 2012 at 3:19 AM
- Amber said...
I scooted over here from Pinterest, Lori. These blocks are looking amazing. LOVE the bright, cheery colors!
- November 20, 2012 at 9:02 AM
- corinne said...
I love the way you put your fabrics together, the blocks are great.
- December 8, 2012 at 7:29 PM
- Patty C. said...
Your blocks are perfect!
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Granite requires a special kind of cleaning, doesn't it? So, it should hardly be surprising that many granite cleaners are not up to the mark as far as the cleanliness and maintenance of these surfaces goes. Just as a simple guideline, a good granite cleaner should feature a certain blend of features, including strong cleaning power, ease of use, and so forth.
Incidental conveniences such as having a pleasant scent also come into play when you want nothing but the best granite cleaners. And so do factors like how far they can go before a refill becomes necessary and whether or not they will discolor or damage the granite surfaces. So, to help you along in this search, here is a list of the best granite cleaners in the market at the moment.
Best Granite Cleaner Products
10StoneTech Oil Stain Remover, Cleaner for Natural Stone
This StoneTech cleaner is very easy to use. As an added bonus, it is also very effective at getting rid of all sorts of stains; and not just on granite surfaces, but on marble, slate, sandstone, grout, ceramic, concrete, and porcelain surfaces as well.
Like any good granite cleaning agent, this product will not discolor the surfaces you use it on like poor quality alternatives often do.
9Black Diamond Stoneworks Ultimate Grout Cleaner
Although described as being strong enough for commercial cleaning purposes, this granite cleaner is acid-free and also capable of preserving the aesthetic integrity of any granite surface it is used to clean.
The cleaner is also very easy to use, and it should hold up well against people looking for a quick cleaning experience because it is made of fast-acting compounds that loosen the dirt as soon as the cleaner is applied on the dirty granite surfaces. If you have lots of cleaning area to cover, the cleaner's fast action should also help you reduce your workload.
8StoneTech Oil Stain Remover Cleaner
If you think your granite surfaces need a serious cleaner that is truly up to the task, there are not many options that will deliver results that are as convincing as those provided by this cleaner. This product is capable of removing deep stains; and it does so without doing any damage to the granite surface.
The cleaner is also really easy to use, and it will not leave behind any residue after use. Another plus to having this granite cleaner is that it will also work on limestone, slate, sandstone, ceramic, concrete and other stone surfaces.
7Supreme Surface Granite and Quartz Cleaner, Polish and Sealer
This Supreme Surface granite cleaner can take on a number of roles. For instance, it can seal all natural stones, make the colors really pop, smoothen the surface, and even give it a lovely scent.
And when you use it to clean off the dirt on the granite surfaces, you can expect that no dirt will be left behind, not even residue from the cleaner itself. After each clean, the product will also give your granite surfaces a shine.
6Granite Plus! 2 Cleaner and Sealer for Granite
If you want a cleaner that will help you have a streak-free cleaning experience, then Granite Plus! 2 is a good place to start. This cleaner is very powerful against stains, despite having a perfect pH balance and a hypoallergenic formula that will not irritate the user. It also has a sealer that makes it protect the granite surfaces from stains.
5Weiman Granite Cleaner and Polish
This product will serve two roles when you decide to have it as your next granite top cleaner because it will also take on the role of making your granite countertops look polished. In fact, the Weiman Granite Cleaner and Polish will go as far as enhancing the natural color of your stone surface and encourage the natural veining that makes these surfaces look so good. But all in all, this cleaner will rid your granite tops of dirt and any form of grime. It is non-acidic and pH balanced to make sure it is harmless against these surfaces.
4Granite Gold Daily Cleaner
For those keen to ensure that the granite cleaner that makes it to their homes is safe for kitchen surfaces, which often come into contact with food, there are very few options better than Granite Gold Daily cleaner.
This product is biodegradable, has no ammonia or phosphates, non-acidic, non-toxic, and pH balanced to ensure that it leaves food-preparation surfaces uncontaminated. The product will also not leave any streaks on the cleaned surfaces, which actually makes it a little safer in kitchen environments.
3Black Diamond Stoneworks Granite Counter Cleaner
When it comes to cleaning performance, this cleaner has few equals. In fact, the manufacturer of this granite cleaner provides a 100% money back guarantee to those who buy this American-made cleaner. This definitely has something to do with the fact that the cleaner is capable of dealing with all kinds of dirt, including food, grease, oil, and other messes that come with a kitchen environment.
Other perks to using this cleaner include the fact that it does not leave behind any streaks. It also has a neutral pH and is also hypoallergenic. This should explain why it is also one of the best-rated granite cleaners in the market today.
2Method Naturally Derived Daily Granite Cleaner Spray
With this granite cleaner, you should have clean granite countertops all the time. In consideration of the fact that most of these products are used in places that come into contact with things intended for human consumption, the manufacturer has made the cleaner using non-toxic, naturally-derived and biodegradable formulas. And if you want a cleaner that also makes you feel good about caring for the environment, then this cleaner is an ideal choice because the bottles it comes in are 100% recycled.
1TriNova Granite Cleaner and Polish for Daily Use
It is not just the stains on your granite countertops, marble, stone, and other tiles this cleaner can handle – it will also provide a shine to these surfaces. This is a granite cleaner truly worthy of the name because it was made with chemicals that cannot do any damage to granite surfaces like some other cleaners usually do.
And to wrap up the great work of removing stains and making your granite surfaces pop, the cleaner will leave behind a pleasant scent, which should be a welcome relief if your previous granite cleaner left behind a bad chemical smell.


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Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
I hear a lot about Reiki and hynotherapy being used to treat PTSD, or post traumatic stress disorder. Even the US military has started promoting reiki as a calming treatment for veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan conflicts.
There are many simple stress-relieving tools that are known to work for a wide variety of PTSD symptoms, including fear, depression, violence, anger, insomnia, and inability to focus. While medications and other Western treatments can do a lot, there are so many tools like reiki that can help those with PTSD function and get along in the non-military world.
Andrew T. Austin is a UK-based therapist who is well known for his effective work with PTSD patients. Austin's focus is the real world, and what the best tools are that will help people function in that world. He focuses on IEMT (integral eye movement technique), which is highly effective after trauma, and can help with memories, nightmares, and other "mental movies" of the trauma.
His home study course and membership site have been successfully used by people all over the world. If you have PTSD, or have close friends or family who suffer, this material is really helpful and can be used in the privacy of your home.


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This week my wife and I are celebrating our 13th wedding anniversary. We are both amazed at how far we've come. We've gone through a lot of ups and downs, and sometimes our relationship seems downright dysfunctional. But through it all, we can both say our marriage keeps growing and moving towards new levels, and today, it's a healthy marriage.
We almost didn't make it and would have been on the wrong side of the divorce statistics. Our marriage was on the brink of failure before we even knew it — even before we had our first anniversary. We came into the marriage with plenty of individual baggage and bad relationship habits. And to add to those challenges, we had our first child before marriage; so, you can see why we struggled.
Saving Our Marriage:
The writing was on the wall for us to fail, but we didn't. A marriage class, counseling from the couple who taught the class, and a marriage retreat helped save our marriage. Since that rough start, we've remained happily together through all the stages of marriage, or what we like to call the "7 Rings of Marriage." I'm talking financial issues, in-law issues, job loss, homelessness (twice!), trust issues, and a host of other challenges.
Having persevered through all of that, we now have confidence that we can withstand any challenge that presents itself in our marriage. I'm not saying these challenges are easy, but we now know what to expect because we've been through it. We've learned how to handle them in a way that keeps our relationship growing and essentially makes our marriage better. And through it all, a tremendous passion for marriage has been developed, which is one of the reasons I'm even writing for Babble today.
Saving Other Marriages:
My hope in blogging for Babble is that I help the marriages of all couples who come across my writing. One of the first ways to help is by making sure you're aware of what to expect in marriage.
When you know what to expect — when you know the "7 Rings of Marriage" that just about every married couple experiences — then you'll be better prepared to navigate challenges in a way that helps your marriage, rather than hurts it.
The 7 Rings of Marriage Every Couple Goes Through:
1. Engagement RING
The beginning. Think vision — vision filled with hope, love, and possibility. You have no real clue of what challenges lie ahead, as it all seems blissful.
2. Wedding RING
The commitment. Think of your wedding day, and saying "I do." Your lives come together as one, and you can't think of anything better.
3. DiscoveRING
The real you. Think of pulling the covers off. After becoming one, sharing a home, and a lot of other stuff, you both begin to learn things you never knew about each other. This can be good and bad.
4. PerseveRING
The work. Think of the reward when you commit and work hard at something. This is why couples say, "Marriage takes work!" But you'll learn that work pays off in amazing ways.
5. RestoRING
The fixing. Think of healing and cleaning up. You both may have been hurt by one another at some point in your marriage, but your love prevails and now you begin healing and making your marriage great.
6. ProspeRING
The goal. Think happily ever after — of reaching your goal and realizing the vision you had when you were engaged. Now, after all you've been through, this is a reality.
7. MentoRING
The payback. Think of experiencing something great and wanting to share it. You want others to experience something similar. This drives you to help other couples who haven't experienced what you have.
Right at this very moment, it's safe to say that your marriage is "wearing" one of those rings. The first step is just recognizing which ring it is. Then you can begin to intentionally move from one ring to the next until your relationship is at its most mature stage and can remain a healthy marriage.
My wife and I have worn the first six rings and are now working on the MentoRING. If the 7 rings mentioned above resonate with you, then we expect you'll get even more benefit from our upcoming FREE web show. You'd also benefit from our marriage courses designed to teach you how to go from ring to ring, along with our book filled with stories of marriages wearing all different rings.
Which of the 7 Rings of Marriage best represents your marriage today?
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Sections in the M&A Purchase Agreement
The purchase agreement lays down the terms of an M&A agreement in a binding document. Before this document is finalized, it is important to make sure that it is correct and that you know exactly what the terms of the agreement are.
What to verify in the M&A purchase agreement
You could call this part, which is usually toward the beginning of the document, the "whereas" section because most paragraphs start with the word whereas. This preamble sets the tone for the rest of the document. Here are a few items to verify:
Legal names and addresses of the entities (Buyer and Seller) are correct.
Deal is either clearly defined as an asset sale or a stock sale.
If it's a stock sale, make sure the share information (number of shares issued, outstanding, and authorized) is correct.
Definition of the business is accurate.
Intents of Buyer and Seller are clearly stated — Buyer desires to buy, and Seller desires to sell.
The terms of the sale in the M&A purchase agreement
The purchase agreement also very clearly defines what is being sold: the company's stock or the company's assets. Sellers usually prefer stock deals because of tax reasons. Buyers typically prefer to buy assets because assets can help reduce the worries of successor liabilities, or problems caused by the Seller (such as wrongful termination lawsuits) that may pop up after the deal closes.
The agreement should also specify the purchase price, the structure of that price (cash, notes, stock, earn-out, and so on), and the amount that goes into escrow.
This section also details the anticipated closing date and location. Usually, the closing occurs in the lawyers' offices. In the old days, the closing took place in a specific office, but because of today's technology, most closings are virtual closings conducted via e-mail, fax, and phone.


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Mercari Ltd (New Zealand – Business number 9429046820471) uses the Paypal Payment Gateway for its online credit card transactions. Paypal processes online credit card transactions for thousands of merchants worldwide, providing a safe and secure means of collecting payments via the Internet. All online credit card transactions performed on this site using the Paypal gateway are secured payments.
Payments are fully automated with an immediate response.
Your complete credit card number cannot be viewed by us or any outside party.
All transaction data is encrypted for storage within Paypal's bank-grade data centre, further protecting your credit card data.
This Website at no time touches your funds; all monies are directly transferred from your credit card to the Paypal merchant account held by Mercari Ltd.
Delivery policy
We will send your goods free via Tracked Post or Courier. We endeavour to send any order within three to five business days after receiving your ID and delivery address information provided at time of payment. If goods are out of stock, delivery may take up to 14 days longer. International shipments may vary.
A tracking number will be supplied via email upon dispatch. If no-one is at the delivery address at the time a card will be left in the letterbox. The parcel will be then made available for collection at the local post or courier office.
The purchaser is responsible for any potential customs, import, duties or associated costs into their country of delivery.
All Alarms are tested and confirmed as working on the Cellular network prior to shipping. We cannot guarantee, nor accept any liabilities for 3rd party network coverage (similar to any seller of a mobile device) that when the alarm is used there will be an adequate signal. We will not refund on the basis of inadequate coverage.
It is the purchaser's responsibility to provide the correct SIM card.The end user is responsible for providing the correct frequency SIM Card. Mercari provides dual band 3g 850/1900mhz as standard for NZ, Australia, Europe, Canada, USA & pacific Islands. Uk is provided Dual band 2g 900/2100mhz only.
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This Saturday, following the success of their 2016 health and wellbeing event headlined by Ruby Wax, Cowdray House is holding a day of motivational talks by eminent speakers.
Health psychologist Dr Brian Marien, author, Telegraph columnist and mental health campaigner Bryony Gordon and Mindfulness expert Dr Mark Williams will be participating in the event as well as taking questions from the audience.
Gillian Higgins, a leading international criminal barrister, meditation teacher and co-founder of The Mindful Kitchen Company will compère the event and there will also be music plus a short talk by the British Pilgrimage Trust, a charity dedicated to re-establishing the tradition of Pilgrimage in Britain.
Tickets for the event, which runs from 10.00am to 3.30pm, are still available.
The day costs £75 per person to include the full line up of talks and music, refreshments and a vegetarian lunch.
Pick up a leaflet about the event across the estate. Read leaflet here


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Coast Cooking
Tomato chutney is a great use for tomatoes, canned or fresh
One of my favorite things in the world is tomato chutney (we also call it chow-chow in the South).
It is typically made with canned whole tomatoes, but there is no reason you can't use just-off-the-vine tomatoes.
It will take a bit longer, but the end result will have a wonderful fresh taste. Serve it over any beans, peas or other sautéed vegetable, such as squash.
Take whole tomatoes and blanch in boiling water to remove the skins, break them open and remove the seeds, but save as much of the juice as you can.
2-3 cups whole tomatoes
1 cup sugar
2/3 cup vinegar
1 chopped red onion
4-6 whole cloves
1-2 chopped jalapeno peppers
Combine ingredients and simmer until thick, 30-45 minutes.


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I stand in the bathroom, staring into the mirror, staring and feeling, well, I'm not quite sure what I'm feeling. Bothered? Resigned? Ambivalent? Annoyed?
They're wiry and stubborn. They catch the light, and not in a shiny, healthy, herbal essency sort of way either.
I used to spend hours eliminating them.
I used to spend hours eliminating them.
But, they just come right back and more all the time. More. All the time.
Gray and mocking and a constant reminder that time marches on. And, really, they're not even gray. More translucent. Colorless. At least gray would be something. But, they're not gray.
Plucking is pointless. I can't keep up. I can't even see them all, you know, because they're colorless. I tilt my head so the light hits it differently and look for the inevitable glint or rather glints. I am increasingly blinded by their gleam.
So now I wonder, is it time to dye?
To dye or not to dye, that is the question.
By my age, my mother was already salt and pepper. She dyed her hair a few times, but then just decided to accept the inevitability of her fate. Gracefully, of course, as she does everything. I'm not there yet, salt and pepper or graceful, but I know I will be, salt and pepper, that is. The graceful part is a work in progress.
But, the change is coming and sooner than I'd like.
Now she's silver, and lovely, but also 60. 60 and silver makes sense.
I have good hair. It's thick and naturally curly, well, more like wavy. But, it holds curl and can be straightened too. And, it has always been wasted on me. I never "do" it. I invest in a new round of headbands and barrettes and ouchless, pony-tail holders every few months so I can pull it up and back and out of my way. I chop it off when I feel anxious and need a change. I have dyed it once and put highlights in fewer than 5 times. I don't have a go to style or stylist. I know, a waste.
Genetics notwithstanding, I can't help but wonder if this is punishment for squandering my gift. Maybe I can make restitution some other way?
Genetics notwithstanding, I can't help but wonder if this is punishment for squandering my gift. Maybe I can make restitution some other way?
Because, I'm not ready to be gray, not yet.


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Frederick Forum: Getting It Right for Women
An educational forum was held in Frederick County at C. Burr Artz Public Library on February 22, 2012. This forum featured Health Officer, Barbara Brookmyer, who will speak about the state of health in Frederick County. Following Ms. Brookmyer's presentation, our Chair, Leni Preston spoke about the Accountable Care Act implementation in Maryland, specifically, where we are and where we are headed.
The Agenda at the event was:
Registration and Networking
Welcome and Introductions
Setting the Stage
The State of Health in Frederick County, Barbara Brookmyer, Health Officer, presentation
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA), Reform: It Is Good For Our Health, Leni Preston, MDCHCR, presentation
Next Steps
ACA Implementation in Maryland: Where We Are and Where We Are Going, Leni Preston, MDCHCR, presentation
Frederick County Moves Forward: Taking Action, Barbara Brookmyer, Health Officer, presentation
What You Can Do
Get Involved in Frederick
Get Involved in Maryland
Share Your Stories
Wrap Up & Questions
Forum Co-sponsors
Frederick County Health Care Coalition


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Melbourne, July 18, 2017 – A NSW-based investor has acquired the Lakeside Square Shopping Centre in Pakenham for $30.38 million – bringing the total value of neighbourhood centre transactions in Victoria to more than $300 million since the start of 2016.
Opened in 2012, the Lakeside Square Shopping Centre is anchored by a 20-year lease to a full line Woolworths Supermarket and BWS, with an additional 14 specialty tenants and eight-doctor medical centre.
The 6,271sqm centre is located on a 25,080sqm land parcel adjoining the Cardinia Road Train Station and adjacent to the new Cardinia council offices – forming part of the Lendlease-developed Lakeside Estate.
CBRE's Victorian Retail Investments team, comprising Mark Wizel, Justin Dowers and Kevin Tong, negotiated the sale, which reflected a yield of 5.77%.
"Non-discretionary shopping centres remain high on a broad range of investor wishlists as demonstrated by the sector's strong activity this year. As has been seen in recent years, Victorian assets continue to attract the sharpest yields," Mr Wizel said.
"Pricing has firmed for retail assets Australia-wide, particularly in Victoria where there continues to be strong interest from offshore investors, which are starting to shift their focus from development opportunities," Mr Wizel said.
Commenting on the attraction of Lakeside Square Shopping Centre, Mr Dowers said Melbourne's south-east had seen an upturn in activity over the past six months, with this sale marking the third neighbourhood shopping centre transaction during the period.
"Buyers are recognising the forecasted growth in housing and population as a major drawcard for investing in the region," Mr Dowers said.
"According to recent data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics, Cardinia is the fourth fastest growing shire in the state and Casey is home to the third fastest growing suburb in Australia, Cranbourne East."
Recent transactions in Melbourne's south east.


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Since 1962, Hughes Insurance Agency has been the largest , family owned independent insurance agency in Upstate New York. We provide personal and business insurance needs, backed by expert knowledge and superior customer service!
With headquarters in Queensbury, New York, and our Albany, New York sales office, Hughes Insurance Agency services the Glens Falls, Lake George Saratoga Springs corridor, as well as the greater Capital District areas of Albany, Troy, Latham, Clifton Park and Malta.
Hughes Insurance is an independent agency, headed by Linda Abodeely, CPCU, President; Mark Abodeely Vice President; and Joe Koncikowski Vice President. We represent a full spectrum of national and regional insurance carriers, enabling us to find the right personal or business insurance product for you.
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An Erect-A-Rack Guardrail provides enhanced safety by creating a barrier that prevents people or vehicles from straying into off-limit areas. A Guardrail is used to guard equipment, shield work areas and define traffic flow.
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How To Tell A Story With and About Data
Visualization provides great tools for exploring and analyzing data, but little research has been done on how to use visualization to convey information.
Visualization provides great tools for exploring and analyzing data, but little research has been done on how to use visualization to convey information. Yet this is something a lot of people do all the time. Our brains are also uniquely tuned to stories, in particular when it comes to remembering facts and connecting them with others. In this talk, I will present some basic story telling concepts and show how they are used in news stories that are based on data. I will explore different types of visual presentation, from pure visualization to guided analytics, information graphics, and visual stories. A selection of graphics from news media as well as business data visualizations will be used to demonstrate ideas and concepts.
Robert Kosara is a researcher in the Visual Analysis Group at Tableau Software. Prior to this, he was an Associate Professor of Computer Science at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. He has done research on a variety of topics in visualization, including perceptual and cognitive foundations, the visualization of categorical data, and metaphors in visualization. At Tableau, his research focus is on the use of visualization for communication and storytelling with data. Robert Kosara also runs the popular visualization blog, eagereyes.org.
This lecture is organized by the Computer Graphics Group at the Institute of Computer Graphics and Algorithms. Supported by VRVis (Zentrum für Virtual Reality und Visualisierung Forschungs-GmbH) and the Austrian Computer Society (OCG).


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Latest News
Clark coroner found dead
Missing Clark County Coroner David W. Jacobs was found dead Friday afternoon in a Richmond motel.
Authorities said they think he committed suicide using prescription drugs.
Jacobs, 45, of Winchester had been missing since June 27, 10 days after he was arrested at Jacobson Park in Lexington on suspicion of indecent exposure. According to the police report, Jacobs "intentionally exposed his genitals in a public place to an undercover officer."
A housekeeping employee at the Best Western on Eastern Bypass found Jacobs about 1 p.m., Richmond police Sgt. Willard Reardon said.
"It appeared he had been dead for several days," he said.
Reardon said no foul play is suspected. "Apparently, he took his own life," he said.
A roommate, Chuck Corby Jr., had filed a missing-person report for Jacobs and noted that the coroner left a letter indicating he wanted to harm himself.
The report said Jacobs was upset by a recent altercation, although it did not specify what.
Corby, reached Friday at his home, declined to discuss the late coroner's life.
Jacobs was scheduled to appear in court on July 10. He had been released from jail after posting a $1,000 bond.
He had been coroner since 1990, and from 1983 to 1990, he was a deputy coroner. Until 1998, he was employed by what was then called Edgington Funeral Home.Deputy coroner Sarah Snowden and another deputy performed Jacobs' duties in his absence. The office could not be reached on Friday.


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The snow has disappeared in Frankenmuth and the days are getting longer. You know what that means? Yup, it's time to start planting our gardens!
You heard me right, March 1st marks the beginning of Frankenmuth's growing season. We have stored all those beautiful cannas and dahlias for the winter and now we head to the greenhouse to plant them up and get them prepped for Spring. We dig up and store over 500 canna and dahlia plants every fall, store them in a dark, 40-50 degree room and then the first week of March we begin planting them into 2 gallon pots in the greenhouse. We set our greenhouse to 55 degrees and plant these bulbs into a mycorrhizal soil. What is mycorrhizal soil, you ask? A lot of soils are made to be sterile, free of disease and fungus. Mycorrhizal fungi are added to certain soils to boost a plant's immune system, making them resistant to soil-borne pathogens. On top of it all, they help keep those pesky parasitic nematodes away. Basically, because we grow in such a cool environment with lots of cloud cover in March, the beneficial bacteria strengthen the root system which helps them to be bigger plants later in the season.
So if your green thumb is wearing off and you are wanting to get back into the soil, set up a spot in your basement and get planting! If you enjoy just seeing and smelling the flowers, Mid–April is when all our forced tulips, daffodils and hyacinths will be in full bloom all over town. Come check them out!
Guest Blogger Dan Hopp is currently the Green Space Manager for the City of Frankenmuth. He studied Horticulture at Michigan State University and has been working full time in the industry for 15 years. He has worked as an annual grower, a landscape designer and manager of commercial green spaces through the years. Growing up in his family's garden center business, he has spent his entire life working with and around plants and landscapes.