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75% of Work Force Is Headed for the DoorBy Deborah Rothberg | Posted 2006-12-19 Print
Retention strategies, although gaining popularity, are not widespread enough to stop the tide of worker exits, according to a new poll.The new year may bring resignations aplenty, as more than 75 percent of employees are currently looking for new jobs, according to a poll released Dec. 19 by the Society for Human Resource Management and The Wall Street Journal's CareerJournal.com.
2006 has already been a big year for losing workers. According to the HR professionals surveyed, on average, 12 percent of their organizations' work forces has voluntarily resigned since the beginning of the year.
While money took first place among reasons for employees jumping ship—cited by 30 percent of employees and 40 percent of HR professionals—opportunity for career advancement also appeared as a significant factor.
Twenty-seven percent of workers and 48 percent of HR pros said career opportunities elsewhere were a prime reason for employees leaving their current jobs. In addition, dissatisfaction with their current jobs' potential for career development was cited by 21 percent of employees and 29 percent of HR pros.
The greatest workplace malcontent was found among nonmanagement employees, as 71 percent of HR professionals said members of this group were the most likely to resign.
Concern over the sheer volume of resignations was expressed by 73 percent of HR professionals polled, and nearly half said they would shift their focus to retention programs and processes.
A tight worker supply is hampering IT employment growth. Read more here.
Special retention processes have grown sharply in popularity in the last two years, up from 35 percent in 2004 to 49 percent in 2006.
HP pros said some of the most successful retention strategies they'd found were promoting qualified employees, offering competitive merit increases and salary adjustments, and providing career development opportunities. Among these, salary increases were the most popular and successful, but also the most difficult to arrange.
"Offering competitive salaries is important to employees; however, compensation alone is not sufficient for a complete retention strategy," said Susan Meisinger, president and CEO of SHRM, based in Alexandria, Va.
"Career development opportunities and work-life balance are also important, and employers must consider these types of benefits in their retention practices if they want to maintain or increase retention at their organizations," she said.
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Macau has always been an interesting detour every time I wander the streets of Hong Kong. An hour away from Hong Kong Island, Macau is a whole new world.
I've seen Macau both in day and night and it always gives me this surreal feeling surrounded in sky high casinos and luxury hotels. But beyond the fancy alleys wrapped in shining shimmering splendid, I have experienced what it's like to be in the candid areas of Macau.
Unlike my usual visits, Macau welcomed me with an erratic weather, paired with rains pouring tantrums in between cool breezes, I didn't mind though, in fact, I am quite fond of this kind of weather. Because the weather comes in unpredictable around February and March, I came in prepared with an apparel that was easy to customize to whatever the day would give me.
It was a calm and lazy afternoon in downtown Macau, it's very quaint and contrasting to the active and fancy Macau scene we would usually imagine. The architecture at every corner, draws inspiration to the Portuguese colonization years back.
I haven't had the chance to explore downtown in the past and although it was a bit gloomy and the skies were not really friendly, I felt there was something beyond the streets' husky look that I should see up close.
As always, the alleys of the St. Paul Ruins are always very active and busy. Macau's food and delicacy takes the spotlight at this point of the city. Egg tarts, almond cookies and meat jerkies are among the most famous treats, those of which I can enjoy without the need to spend.
Being a Catholic Christian, Macau didn't seem very strange to me as Catholic churches were easy to find. I knelt at Saint Dominic's Church at the Senado Square for a quick prayer and onwards to the lively alleys of the Ruins of St Paul where you can devour on endless free food bites.


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Fiddler on the Roof - Broadway
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National Symphony Orchestra
London Philharmonic
New York Pops
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Composer and Orchestrator. Composer of Sesame Street (Israel), Peg+Cat (PBS) and musicals Persephone, Damascus Square, Sex Today Love Tomorrow. Composer in Residence with Salome Chamber Orchestra. His music has been performed in Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, PBS Great Performances, Hollywood Bowl, in London at the Royal Opera House, in France with the Orchestre National des Pays de la Loire, at Schloss Elmau' in Germany, the Verbier Festival in Switzerland, and other venues in Europe, Australia and across the U.S.
Dance Arrangements: Fiddler on the Roof (Broadway). Orchestrations for John Legend, Andrea Bocelli, Kristin Chenoweth, Hugh Jackman, Deborah Voigt, Disney Parks, L.A Philharmonic, New York Pops, Alan Menken, My Life is a Musical, The Great American Mousical, Ring Them Bells (PBS), Anastasia (Cast Recording - Additional Orchestration), From Dust to Dreams (PBS). Composition Fellow at the Royal Opera House, London. BMI Musical Theater Workshop. Berklee College of Music graduate.
Born and raised in Israel, Oran quickly became one of the top music directors and composers for Israeli theater, working at Habima National Theater, The Cameri Theater of Tel Aviv and Lessin Theater, as well as teaching in the leading theater schools in the country.
Awards: Rokem Composition Award, Esterhazy Quartet Composition Award.
A prominent composer of contemporary Jewish prayer music and composer in residence of Park Avenue Synagogue whose prayers are sung regularly by hundreds of people in New York, Washington D.C, Miami, Los Angeles and London.
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Fiddler on the Roof - Broadway - Dance Arrangements
Disney Parks - Shanghai Disneyland
The New York Philharmonic Holiday Concerts (2015)
John Legend - Hollywood Bowl L.A Philharmonic, Yahoo! on the road
Kristin Chenoweth - World Tour, Hollywood Bowl L.A Philharmonic
Andrea Bocelli - U.K. Arena Tour
Rufus Wainwright - Concert with the Salome Chamber Orchestra
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Natasha Beninfield - Concert at Alice Tully Hall
Michelle Williams - Concert at Alice Tully Hall
Carole King, Stevie Wonder, Josh Groban, Trisha Yearwood, Bette Midler - Serious Fun Benefits
Lindsey Stirling - U.K Arena Tour
Deborah Voigt - American Songbook at Lincoln Center
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New York Pops - Kander & Ebb Tribute
The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz - Alan Menken, David Spencer - Segal Center, Montreal
My Life Is a Musical - Bay Street Theater
The Great American Mousical - Goodspeed (Julie Andrews, dir)
Shakespere in America - Delacorte Theater, The Public Theater
Peg+Cat (CBS)
Sesame Street (Israel)
Kristin Chenoweth - Coming Home (PBS)
Ring them Bells! Kander and Ebb Tribute (PBS)
From Dust to Dream (PBS)
Kristin Chenoweth - Coming Home (Live)
These Miles - Jonathan Estabrooks
Peg+Cat (CBS)
Sesame Street (Israel)
Persephone - with Marcus Stevens
Damascus Square - with Sarah Hirsch and Shai Baitel
Sex Today, Love Tomorrow - with Israela Margalit
The Angel - with Amir Lekner, Ephraim Sidon (Israel)
Sephardic Prayer (for string orchestra) - commissioned by Salome Chamber Orchestra, Carnegie Hall debut.
Murka Symphonic Adventure - co-composed with Alexey Shor
The Last Gloomy Sunday - co-composed with Alexey Shor
Park Avenue Synagogue - New York, NY
Congregation Rodeph Sholom - New York, NY
Agudas Achim Synagogue - Alexandria, VA
Bet Shira Congregation - Miami, FL
Park Avenue Synagogue, NYC - Composer in Residence
Salome Chamber Orchestra - Composer in Residence
Royal Opera House, London - Composition Fellow
Berklee College of Music — B.Mus
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Whether or not it is your plan to become a Hypnotherapist; use it in your career and practice that you are currently in or have a desire to help those you love (and yourself) – Hypnosis is THE thing that will make everything change, everything happen and everything better. Each student will leave the class with a clear and comprehensive knowledge of hypnosis and it's techniques and with the confidence in their skills to create change. Everyone will feel better about themselves, their direction, their lives and the relationships in it. PLUS all of the insight and inspiration into healing at the deepest level from Heather's years of experience. Learn a new tool for your toolbox; be your own boss; choose the hours you work; gain credibility; help those you love; live the life you want!
Taking this course gives you FULL ACCESS to The Hypno Heather Institute of Hypnotherapy private Facebook group for constant support from your peers and insight from Heather, eligibility to join the Regina, SK Chapter of Hypnotists
Taught by: Heather Rodriguez, NGH Certified Hypnotherapist and Hypnotism Instructor with over 5 years of experience and thousands of sessions. She lives, practices and teaches from the heart. Her teaching philosophy is embodied in the quote by JFK, 'A rising tide lifts all boats' and she offers continued support and opportunities for advanced training after the training has ended.
Taught by: Heather Rodriguez
NGH Certified Hypnotherapist and Hypnotism Instructor with over 5 years of experience and thousands of sessions. She lives, practices and teaches from the heart. She also offers continued support and opportunities for advanced training after the training has ended.
In this course you will learn:
This course is a practical, hands on approach to confidently learning about hypnotism and leave with the confidence to hypnotize your subject as well as create great change after doing so.
NGH Certification Exam – multiple choice & short answer – knowing the ins and outs of hypnosis, depth, suggestibilty, code of ethics and more.
Hypno Heather – 10 Step Successful Session Building Evaluation – being able to execute a great session from rapport to emerge.
Suggestibility Testing/Hypnotic Induction Techniques: The purpose and types (submissive and authoritative) are discussed, demonstrated and practiced. Scripts will be provided for all induction procedures. Practical hints that influence hypnotic suggestibility. Supervised practice by class members.
Recognition and Classification of Clients (People): An in-depth discussion of the qualification of subjects, including common fallacies that we encounter, occupational susceptibility, age and susceptibility of highly impressionable and emotional people.
Favourable and Unfavourable Influences and Dangers of Hypnosis: In this segment, we discuss the influences of light and colour, of temperature, of doors, of music and sound, of quiet and the influence of emotions and its effects on inducing hypnosis.
How to Hypnotize: A three step classical hypnotic induction procedure is introduced and demonstrated. Participants practice and are critiqued.
Methods of Awakening: Traditional and gradual wakening methods are shown. Participants practice self-hypnosis induction and awaken themselves.
Depth Stages of Hypnosis: Introduction to the 6 depth stages of hypnosis and the criteria for judging trance depth.
Self-Hypnosis Training: Participants will learn the rationale for using self-hypnosis and how it can influence all areas of there lives. They will also be introduced to the world of 'suggestions' and learn 6 important criteria for formulating action suggestions.
Hypnotic Miscellany: Mechanical aids and post-hypnotic suggestions are introduced. Deepening techniques and topics such as negative word traps and unethical post-hypnotic suggestions are discussed.
Advanced Induction Techniques: The eight steps necessary to perform an effective progression relaxation induction are demonstrated. Rapid, indirect and waking hypnosis techniques are shown and practiced.
Your Hypnotism Practice and How It Can Be Structured: The varied possibilities and options open to enhance a profitable hypnotism practice are explored.
"I learned what hypnosis is and isn't and that hypnosis a really great way to help people. It was helpful for me to practice hypnotizing others as well as be hypnotized. Everything was awesome."
— Laura Sutherland, Student
"I have learned that confidence in myself will make me a successful hypnotist and that I can hypnotize people to create change. The practice in the class on each other as well as volunteers was extremely valuable. Class discussions and all of Heather's shared experiences were priceless! Heather, you are an amazing teacher! I thank you for generously sharing your knowledge and experience with me! I feel privileged to be a part of this group!"
— Raelene Stellek, Student
"I learned everything I feel I need to know to begin working with hypnotherapy. The techniques of self-hypnosis have already taken a noticeable affect on me. The opportunity for hands-on hypnosis practice during the course of the class was very helpful."
— Keiran Semple, Student
"Heather is an amazing presenter, educator. Her passion and enthusiasm shines through and creates an environment conducive to learning."
— Carol H, Student
"I've learned that hypnosis is a highly effective tool to help others that anyone can learn. I have realized that my path is unfolding as it is meant to and I am excited. It already has changed my life in a positive way. Group work and class discussions were highly effective The material is necessary to learning but the real gems came from interacting."
— Amanda Smytaniuk, Student
"Heather is a bright ray of sunshine on a cloudy day. Spreading knowledge and positivity as she fills our brains. Easy going yet firm. A healthy balance of all things"
— C.B., Student
"I've learned that I can't get it wrong, there are no mistakes and everything happens for a reason. These are beliefs I came in with yet these were strengthened, shown and lived. As a result we are all on the same path of intent heart centered healing, loving, learning and evolving. The course grounded my confidence and gave me the spark I needed to take the next step of awesomeness in my life which includes the exchange of energy: putting it out there and getting it back. The practice and receiving of hypnosis was invaluable. The way I feel now about my life, my self, my body, my world, my work, my ability to help other is the most wonderful, joyful feeling!"
— Shelley Weinberger, Student
"Heather you have a great energy and you are definitely doing what you should be doing! Love the energy, love the personal examples. Love the humour – it makes it fun. … Love how right off the bat you instilled the ethics and confidence even within the group itself."
— Koreana Bjarnason, Student
"I have learned so much! How to focus on your desires, how to create positive changes and how to help others using hypnosis as a tool for understanding. More broadly, how thoughts and beliefs (positive or negative) give momentum to situations in life. I feel like lots of changes will happen in my life as a result of taking this course. I feel like I'm finally moving towards really understanding who I have always been and embracing that I have always been a healer but could never focus on how to really help others because I was always focused on healing myself or taking care of others and not myself. Hypnosis is a powerful tool that can help me remove the emotional blocks in my life and then allow me to help others. Grateful is not a strong enough word to describe how I feel about what I have learned and the insights I have gained. Class discussions and watching Heather do hypnosis with classmates was super beneficial. The manuals and information is great for reinforcing the concepts discussed. The additional scripts are amazing. Thank you Heather, just keep being yourself and radiating your beautiful light and energy, you are amazing."
— Lenore Lindquist, Student
"This course has taught me not to judge other people's healing paths or choice of modalities; a healer is a healer. It was interesting to see how hypnosis can blend with an individual's own spiritual understanding. I found that our engaged class discussion helped me relate experiences to my own life and I often had "Aha!"moments of epiphany and clarity. At the beginning of the course I felt like an individual but by the end grew to feel like part of a collective. This was not merely an education but a time of supported personal growth. Now I'm able to appreciate the different flavours my fellow hypnotherapists bring to their practice and know we are all worthy and capable healers! Heather encouraged us to each develop our own focus. I know these insights will help me strengthen my position in a community I want to be a part of. The diversity of case studies in Heather's curriculum was so helpful for me to gain a deep understanding of the practical applications of hypnosis. Heather's knowledge goes above and beyond anything we learned from the textbooks. A year and a half later I'm still in contact with my classmates and other graduates of Chiron, doing session exchanges via skype (as I live out of province). Heather and the online group continue to be a source of inspiration, community and mentorship for all my business and a spiritual inquiries."
— Andrea Young, Student
"I can't list all the positive ways in which my life has and continues to change! I found Heather's stories, real life experiences and the awareness and participation of the group so helpful. It was very helpful to hypnotize the volunteers too!"
— Kami Smith, Student
" I have learned that beliefs can be such a hindrance to growth. I feel more clear about the purpose and direction of my life. I fully believe my life will change in a positive way. The level of enthusiasm, encouragement and knowledge Heather has is very motivating. I think her level of resonance is great, keep bringing it!"
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"Heather's knowledge, enthusiasm, and willingness to share makes her an excellent instructor/trainer. I feel I have an excellent grasp of the subject and feel confident I can help others as a result of this course."
— Valerie Asher, Student
"This course has not only taught me to hypnotize myself and others, but it has also taught me about healing emotional wounds. I was reminded about the power of positive intention and how it can be a powerful force in both my personal life and in my hypnotherapy practice. My life has already begun changing as this week as I let go of feelings and beliefs that were holding me back. I found the group discussions very helpful as I am an auditory learner, but I also very much appreciated practicing on other group members and being practiced on."
— Jori Cachene, Student
"Heather has great energy and is so positive. She makes everyone feel so confident. Her knowledge of hypnotherapy is top quality. She provides not only material for the class, but extra resources and knowledge to help everyone feel ready to hit the ground running. Her support is amazing and it's a really fun learning environment and experience."
— Kim S, Student
"Heather is a fantastic teacher and brings a lot of passion and energy to the content. Her experience and knowledge provide a solid foundation. Her supportive and encouraging style of teaching make it easy to learn and succeed, and be inspired"
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"Wonderful trainer. I am a seasoned learner and presenter and Heather is among the best I've ever experienced. I recommend Heather both as a trainer and therapist. She has deep wisdom and awareness."
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"I have learned everything I could possibly need to have a successful experience being a hypnotist … She (Heather) is a great hypnotist and an awesome teacher. She made this course so much fun, and her positive attitude made everything a better experience. I would highly recommend Heather as a teacher for anyone interested in taking hypnotism training."
— Karlee Ziegler, Student
"Heather's ability to lead a group is top-notch. I feel like she doe a good job staying on track and making good use of time. I also appreciated that she made a personal connection with each student. I think that makes a big difference in people's beliefs about their own abilities when they can connect to the instructor. … Heather is a lovely and a good teacher … competent and relatable. The positive feedback that she gives does amazing things for my own confidence and helps me trust myself. Her criticisms are also spun positively which makes it easier to know how to improve from them." "
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Microsoft Corp put its Surface tablet center stage at its Windows 8 launch event, hoping the sleek new device will spark a fightback against Apple Inc and Google Inc in the exploding mobile computing market.
With interest in traditional computers waning, the world's largest software company is attempting to reinvent the Windows PC in a new format and directly challenge Apple's all-conquering iPad.
"One person called it historic, unique," said Steven Sinofsky, head of Microsoft's Windows unit and the driving force behind Windows 8, who opened the launch event in New York in front of about 1,000 media and PC industry partners.
"It's twice the amount of storage as a competing tablet for the same price," Sinofsky said, comparing the entry-level 32GB Surface with the cheapest 16GB model of Apple's latest full-sized iPad, which both cost US$499.
Sinofsky and his team showed off a range of devices running Windows 8 from PC makers such as Lenovo Group Ltd (聯想) and Acer Inc (宏碁), but devoted most of their energy to the second half of the presentation and the Surface tablet, the first computer Microsoft has made itself.
Panos Panay, head of the Surface project, demonstrated the tablet's features, beaming video and music to other screens, showing off the ultra-thin cover that doubles as a keyboard, and hooking up a camera to the device's USB port. He even dropped the device on the floor to demonstrate its durability.
Microsoft stressed that the Surface, featuring a pre-installed version of Office, is not just for entertainment but also for work. The device has generated a lot of curiosity, but so far has not garnered rave reviews and users seem unconvinced.
Apple chief executive Tim Cook wasted no time shooting back at Microsoft's challenge.
"I haven't personally played with the Surface yet, but what we're reading about it is that it's a fairly compromised, confusing product," Cook said on Apple's quarterly earnings conference call with analysts. "I suppose you could design a car that flies and floats, but I don't think it would do all of those things very well."
Windows 7 was introduced three years ago, but Windows 8 represents the biggest change in Microsoft's user interface since Windows 95 came out 17 years ago.
"We've reimagined Windows, and we've reimagined the whole PC industry," Microsoft chief executive Steve Ballmer told Reuters Television.
The radical redesign, which dispenses with the Start button and features square tiles for apps, may surprise some users.
Sinofsky sought to quell fears by emphasizing that the new system was built on the base of Windows 7, Microsoft's best-selling software that recently passed 670 million license sales.
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When interpreting the results we must take into consideration that each case and couple are different. Because of this reason we must find a way to maximize the chances of pregnancy in every particular case.
The following are the accumulated results of 2014 in comparison with the collected national medium in the last registry published by the Spanish Society for Fertility (SEF) www.registrosef.com
The results on the right hand side show the clinical pregnancy rates of the egg donation treatments performed during the first quarter of 2014 at Ceram in comparison to the national average.
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This project will enable the Natural History Museum of Jamaica (NHMJ) and its national and overseas partners to strengthen collaborative ties, improve technical resources and increase access to biodiversity knowledge and data.
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A workshop intended to highlight the uses of project data for especially IAS management, National Park planning and wildlife research monitoring.
Access to relevant data and information is critical for conservation of Jamaican biodiversity, especially in light of habitat destruction, invasive alien species (IAS) and climate change. The NHMJ has been instrumental in generating and providing access to Jamaican biodiversity data and information and its biological collections, the oldest and most comprehensive locally, represent all habitat types for Jamaica. The NHMJ has relied on these collections while working with in-country partners like National Environment and Planning Agency and Jamaica Conservation and Development Trust to develop national conservation strategies, action plans and protected area management plans.


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Pastor Brent Aucoin and his wife, Janet, came on staff in July of 1998. Brent is the President of Faith Bible Seminary, Pastor of Seminary and Soul Care at Faith Church (Lafayette, IN); ACBC certified; instructor and counselor at FBCM; retreat and conference speaker.
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Arianna Huffington is stepping down as Editor-inChief of The Huffington Post to run her new company, Thrive Global.
A corporate and consumer well-being and productivity platform, Thrive Global offers training classes, seminars, e-courses and findings from experts in neuroscience, psychology, productivity, sports and sleep.
"For far too long we have been operating under a collective delusion that burning out is the necessary price for achieving success. This couldn't be less true," said Huffington, on the Thrive Global website. "All the latest science is conclusive that, in fact, not only is there no trade-off between living a well-rounded life and high performance, but performance is actually improved when we prioritize our health and well-being. It's time to move from knowing what to do to actually doing it."
Thrive Global's mission is to change the way we work & live by ending the collective delusion that burnout is a necessary price for success.
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Huffington has published several books on health and sleep including, Thrive: The Third Metric to Redefining Success and Creating a Life of Well-Being, Wisdom, and Wonder, and The Sleep Revolution: Transforming Your Life, One Night at a Time.
"Since publishing Thrive and then The Sleep Revolution, I've dreamt of taking the next big step to help transform the way we work and live." said Huffington, in the announcement.
That moment has arrived. "No matter who we are, we share a common need for sleep," she said, in a press release. "Though this need has been a constant throughout human history, our relationship to sleep, and our understanding of its vital benefits has gone through dramatic ups and downs. And right now that relationship is in crisis."
Stress and burnout globally cost business hundreds of billions of dollars each year—$300 billion in the US alone. However, the press release notes, performance actually improves when we make our health and well-being a priority.
Huffington points out that sleep deprivation is also linked to illnesses such as diabetes, heart attack, stroke, cancer, obesity and Alzheimer's disease—and the awareness response has fueled a new market. She is set to deliver the keynote at the 8th Annual Employer Healthcare & Benefits Congress in September outside Washington, DC.
"People want more sleep," said Huffington. "Hotel rooms are being transformed into sleep temples, schools are modifying start times to suit the sleep needs of teenagers, an exploding market in wearable technology has emerged that tracks our sleep, and a range of smart products—from smart mattresses to smart headphones—has entered our lives."
The Huffington Post launched a global sleep campaign to raise awareness about the dangers of sleep deprivation. The media site produced Sleep Revolution PSAs with Uber, Change.org, Toyota, Sleep Number as mattress brand partner and JetBlue's free napping pods for passengers at New York's JFK Airport.
Airbnb partnered on a contest to win a night at Huffington's apartment in Manhattan's SoHo neighborhood for the ultimate sleep experience complete with a Greek dinner and a sleep consultation from homeowner herself.
"Arianna's unique insights into how we consume news has transformed the media landscape," said entrepreneur and Thrive Global investor Sean Parker. "Through Thrive Global, she will once again transform an industry and have a profound impact on how we live and work."
The new company has begun pilot trainings and workshops with Accenture. "Humans should be at the heart of the digital age," explained Ellyn Shook, Chief Leadership and Human Resources Officer at Accenture. "It's why we believe that creating an environment where our people can be successful, both professionally and personally, is so important to our company."
A source told Business Insider it was this $7 million round of funding, valuing Thrive Global at $33 million, that convinced Huffington she could no longer run both companies. Huffington signed a new deal in June last year to remain at the Huffington Post as president and editor-in-chief through 2019.
I thought HuffPost would be my last act. But I've decided to step down as HuffPost's editor-in-chief to run my new venture, Thrive Global.
— Arianna Huffington (@ariannahuff) August 11, 2016
To everyone at HuffPost: it's you who make HuffPost what it is. I'm filled with gratitude to all the colleagues and friends I've made here.
— Arianna Huffington (@ariannahuff) August 11, 2016
"I really thought I could do both, but as we started building it up, I realized that it really needed my full attention," she told Business Insider. "It is important to know when one door closes and another opens and I felt that moment had arrived."
The Huffington Post engages more than 178 million people worldwide on a daily basis. It will remain in good hands, says Tim Armstrong, CEO AOL, in the release. "The Huffington Post is a firmly established and celebrated news source and AOL and Verizon are committed to continuing its growth and the groundbreaking work Arianna pioneered."
Thrive Global will launch after the election in November and has established partnerships with Altus (physical training), Bob Roth and the David Lynch Foundation (meditation coaching), Sense by Hello (sleep education) and Thrive Market (food and nutrition).


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The oddest franchise crossover event... EVER?
The newest Pokémon game is a crossover with Tecmo Koei's Nobunaga's Ambition, Dengeki Online recently revealed.
Pokémon + Nobunaga no Yabō is set to be released for the DS in spring 2012 and will feature characters from both franchises in a tactical RPG setting. Nobunaga's Ambition takes place in ancient Japan where players command various forces to conquer different parts of Japan. How the Pokémon will be used in the field of battle remains unknown at the moment.
A booth for the game was also seen at the Jump Festa event, which also disaplayed the game's first set of screenshots. The Pokémon Company is working closely with Tecmo Koei games in the development of this title.
4gamer has a set of pictures of the booth here. The official site is here.
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(Just like the other article, I wrote this a couple of years ago…I didn't get everything that I wanted, but such is life. Looking back, I never would have thought that I would up with a Macbook Air, but hey, I'm not complaining…)
MacLife rolled out an article talking about the seven things that they want to see in the next Mac mini…it got me to thinking about what I want in my next Mac mini, should I continue in that direction (still contemplating moving towards a Macbook Air).
Me personally, I rock Mac minis at work and home…the workhorse is the newest generation, while homebase is the older generation (picked it up in July 2008, right when they released the latest generation). Right now, it'll support the upcoming OS X Lion, but barely…so it may be relegated to being a home server (especially once I get married, and bring my future wifey's iMac into the iFold).
So, colour me interested in the upcoming rumoured version of the affordable Mac. Before I get into my wishlist, I would like to point out that the mini is probably the best option for people that desire to make that migration from PC-to-Mac…I say this for two reasons.
1) it's the cheapest way to get a Mac (not counting the iPad/iPhone)
2) You can use your pre-existing PC monitor, keyboard, and mouse (although I would highly recommend getting a numeric keyboard and Magic Trackpad, especially if you suffer from repetitive stress symptoms, i.e. carpal tunnel syndrome, or tendinitis)
So, onward with my wishlist:
1) More USB ports – while I realise that the future is in Thunderbolt, the vast majority of accessories right now are USB compatible, and as it stands, I'm maxed out on slots in the back…a couple of front-facing ones will tie me over, until Thunderbolt becomes more mainstream.
2) Two HDMI ports – my older mini has a single monitor port in the back, and my work mini has two, but it supports two different converters. I would love to have two of the same kind! Dual monitoring is essential at work, at least for me. Of course, you'll need a converter to make the monitor work.
3) More memory – this is critical, as Lion is going to need some RAM in order to run effectively.
I'm sure that I'll have more, as we move closer to the launch date!


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Yesterday morning I was greeted at random by one of the university security guards, who smiled, bowed, and offered up such a polite peace-be-upon-you that I could barely respond to him. The baby had cried a bit the night before—we've both caught the same terrible cold, but as usual my wife's implacable immune system has left her completely unscathed—and I was still smarting from the wounds leftover from battling random strangers on the internet, so it was not until I found myself conversing with one of my nicer students a few hours later that I realized how foul my mood was.
All of my students are remarkably pleasant human beings, and I can say that without any exaggeration because, up until a week ago, there was one exception, an incredibly surly fellow who attempted to plagiarize the same paper twice, who refused to look at me in class, and who generally appeared as though he completely despised me. I'll probably never know why he hated me so much, but for the most part I put up him until one week ago, when, after refusing, as usual, to participate in editing other people's papers, and deciding instead to pretend for over an hour that he was working, I caught him fooling around on his cellphone, and demanded to know if he was ever going to contribute anything to the class. He sort of rolled his eyes and bobbed his head, pretending, in this very patronizing way, that he couldn't understand me—blatantly goading me on—and so, with my eyes flaring, but (I believe) without yelling, I told him to get out, and not to come back. A few seconds later he had gathered his things and exited, but not before slamming the door.
He was the only student I disliked, and he didn't show up to class the following week, so I'm guessing that he's decided to fail the course rather than come crawling back—although if he had been brave enough to return, I would have acted like nothing had happened, unless, of course, he had started acting like a shithead again, in which case I would have picked him up and thrown him out the window.
The conversation with this different student, this good student I'll call Sophie—a nice, smart, tough, woman, who slightly resembles one of the most consistently evil students from the elementary school back in Sasang, which means that I like her even more, because I can pretend that that horrible little child I knew in the distant past has matured into a strong, intelligent, and beautiful adult—this conversation revolved very briefly around my wife. Sophie told me she admired A. for speaking English so well and thought that she was really smart; they're in this pass-fail Buddhism class together, and many of the other students just seem to spend most of their time jerking off in front of their monk-professors, but A. gives these really serious, passionate speeches, usually in English, and castigates the irresponsible freshmen for their laziness.
The clouds of gunsmoke leftover from the battles on the internet lifted with the advent of this conversation.
Later in the day I took my eleven month-old son out for a walk in the riverside park, and ran into a crazy ajumma whom we had met before—a woman equipped with a medical mask, a poker visor set over her dyed-black curls, and headphones—and once again this woman asked me where I lived in Korean, or, rather, she asked me where I was from, although her accent made the question sound completely different from what it was. I told her I was from America, and she blabbed out twenty syllables in the space of as many milliseconds, and I didn't catch a single one of them, but that didn't stop me from nodding. She kind of freaked out my son, who ran away from her and hugged my legs after she told him, repeatedly, to join her on her walk.
As Harry picked up little rocks, put them in his mouth, and then spit them out again, all before I could knock them out of his hands, one of my students (who was looking for a frisbee match) joined me, and talked for a bit, and then one of his friends joined us as well. This young Korean woman had just gotten back a week ago from a nine-month stint in America, and she lost no time in spouting out the exact same complaints that Western newcomers to Korea typically make—everyone dresses the same, there's nothing to do here. I only saw her for a few minutes, but I'm sure I could have drawn out a lot more of this stuff from her, if I had really wanted to.
I'm thinking that since there was such an incredibly negative reaction to the article I wrote, it might be wiser to publish my book under a Korean pseudonym, and to pretend that it was translated from a Korean writing a Korean novel about a foreign English teacher (or something). I'm not sure the ruse would convince anyone, but it might lend the text more attention and authenticity, and deflect (or possibly even inspire) accusations of racism or petty whining and complaining.
At the end of the day, as I was walking home through a nice neighborhood across the river—there are three neighborhoods I know in Gyeongju: Songun-dong, which is very small but full of young beautiful university students; Gumjang-dong, which is packed to the brim with families; and Everywhere Else-dong, which is so geriatric that in twenty years it will either be completely depopulated or full of South Asian factory workers—as I was walking home, the mother of one of my students shouted after me, in Korean, and very respectably, too—seonsaengneem!, she cried, and forked over a doan-bong-too, or envelope stuffed with cash (English needs to adopt this excellent Korean word, doanbongtoo), and then offered to give me a ride back to my place, but I turned her down, all in Korean, because I didn't want to trouble her, and I felt so good, and I went on boogee'in just the same.
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Michigan Business Incubators and Co-Working SpacesBy Amanda Lewan on December 4th, 2012 /
Being in a startup is hard work, but you don't have to do it all on your own.
Michigan business incubators and shared workspaces offer inexpensive rent and guidance for helping the Michipreneur get started.
Often these workspaces offer access to resources including work supplies, entrepreneurial education, mentorship, and networking to help you find funding and other businesses to work with.
These are the hotbeds where the next great startups are being born.
Metro Detroit
Atomic Object– This Detroit software company is opening up their doors to housing one new software startup. The benefits? Working with other skilled and experienced designers and developers downtown.
Automation Alley – A technology business association in Southeastern Michigan, Automation Alley offers seed funding, entrepreneurial resources, and business mentoring to help get your business going.
Bamboo Detroit — Perfect location in downtown detroit offering shared desk space or personal desk space. A great choice for anyone who wants to join a co-working space in the city.
Blackstone Launchpad– A valuable resource for Wayne State University, this launchpad offers educational sessions, workshops, and networking to help your business grow.
Byte & Mortar – A new addition to Troy, this co-working space provides a modern design with flexible business options. Their focused on helping Michigan businesses grow and succeed.
Bizdom – A nonprofit requiring businesses to headquarter their company in the city of Detroit, this business incubator offers seed funding, mentoring, and the opportunity to receive future funding opportunities. Plus, you get to work in their very cool, collaborative working space located in the newly remolded Madison building.
Grand Circus – A tech training institute with a dedicated floor for coworking. This is located in Downtown Detroit nearby many other startups.
Green Garage – The Green Garage is a symbol of urban revitalization in Detroit, from the hard wood floors and carefully designed, sustainable environment, to the businesses working together to form a thriving community in Midtown. This workspace focuses on building a startup community that grows more organically rather than pushing for business acceleration.
IncWell — An incubator/private investment firm started by Roger Penske, they provide larger amounts of funding from around $25,000-$250,000, working space, and consulting for specific needs.
Macomb-OU INCubator – Providing shared business services, incubator space, and equipment and technology support services in the areas of Defense, Homeland Security and Advanced Manufacturing.
Metro Work Space — Located off of Eight mile in Livonia, this offers all the usual perks of a shared space in an area that could use it.
NextWave – Beware this incubator. Run by "MIT nerds" NextWave is a technology incubator located in Troy. NextWave is described as an "intense experience" building businesses rooted in science and math.
Office in Detroit — Yes, the name is pretty straightforward. This shared space is large and located in the city.
OU Incubator — A designated smartzone located on the campus of Oakland University. This incubator specialize in IT, Medical Devices as well as Clean Energy centered around their Clean Energy Research Center.
Paperstreet — In Ferndale, this co-working space offers access for as low as $45 a month.
PonyRide – A co-working space located in Corktown, Detroit. Inside this working space you'll find socially-conscious artists and entrepreneurs that work and share knowledge and resources together.
TechPort – New coworking space opening in 2014 in Port Huron.
TechTown – Located in Midtown, TechTown partnered with Wayne State University to help Detroit startups and entrepreneurs grow in Southeastern Michigan. TechTown offers small businesses workspace and work resources, as well as access to talent and funding networks.
Ann Arbor
Ann Arbor Spark – Whether your small business needs to meet the right people, apply for startup grants, or receive business consulting, Ann Arbor's Spark business accelerator program can help.
TechArb – TechArb is a startup community for University of Michigan students. Offering workspace, mentoring, and the opportunity to apply for grants, TechArb has quite the growing portfolio of tech businesses started in Michigan.
Tech Brewery – What else do you need besides good beer and great company? How about a cool place to work surrounded by other tech startups and entrepreneurs? Their workspaces start as low as $50-200 a month.
Tech Transfer – Focused on transferring technology to the marketplace, Tech Transfer works with researchers, entrepreneurs, and University of Michigan students to provide services needed to develop and market a product.
Lansing Area
The Center for New Enterprise Opportunity – Also known as the NEO center, this incubator was formed to support small businesses and foster creativity in Lansing. They offer shared workspaces, networking opportunities, workshops, and more.
The Hatch – Michigan State University along with the MSU Entrepreneurship Network, the City of East Lansing, and LEAP, came together to form this awesome program. Located right on campus, the Hatch offers a creative co-working environment. Local entrepreneurs can help one another and learn how to get their business started.
Incu-BaKe – Since opening in July, 2011, Incu-BaKe has helped almost 40 small businesses either get started or transfer to our facility. A 2,000 square foot kitchen located in Holt, Michigan, this space provides commercial kitchen equipment and workspace for food entrepreneurs.
Michigan State University Product Center – The MSU Product Center helps entrepreneurs develop and commercialize products and businesses in agriculture, natural resources, and the bioeconomy sectors. If your idea is food related, you'll want to make sure you contact this center.
Mid Michigan Innovation Center – Accelerator for startus in Midland, Michigan.
Technology Innovation Center of Lansing –– This is a business accelerator for technology startups that provides $7,000 square feet in office space for startups.
Grand Rapids
The Factor – A co-working space in downtown Grand Rapids with all the benefits of an office, without the office feel. This space is about creating, but isn't your traditional factory.
The Starting Block – Located a little ways from Grand Rapids, this incubator is a non-profit, regional development dedicated to helping small businesses in the food or natural resources sector.
LINC Community Revitalization Incubator – LINC's mission is to connect community-organizing efforts with real estate development. Their business incubator is a 3 year business training program for existing startups in need of business management guidance.
Uptown Kitchen – For affordable commercial kitchen space, Uptown Kitchen has plenty of space. First opened in 2012, the kitchen in Eastown, in the Uptown Business District of Grand Rapids.
Start Garden – Start Garden offers seed funding of $5,000 for two ideas every week. Connecting business and resources in one place, they are focused on building an innovative ecosystem in Grand Rapids.
Warehaus Business Center — A co-working space in Holland, with a flat free and all access to shared resources.
West Michigan Science & Technology Initiatives – This group provides two incubators in Grand Rapids both focused on commercializing new products. The incubators are located on Michigan Street and Monroe Avenue, and house high-tech incubators for life science, medical device, high-growth startups and small businesses.
Southwest Michigan Innovation Center – For bioscience businesses, this is a great resource. Offering laboratories and office space, business and marketing plan development, common scientific and business equipment, it's ideal for anyone interested in this scientific entrepreneurial endeavors.
Michigan Alternative & Renewable Energy Center – On Grand Valley State University's Campus, this incubator is focused on supporting renewable and alternative energy. MAREC houses many new energy companies but also offers a wide range of educational programs.
Traverse City
CoWharf – Right in downtown Traverse City, this co-working space can accommodate multiple work styles. Memberships are very flexible from daily passes to tiered monthly memberships.
Harbor Springs
CoolHouse Labs — For a beautiful summer camp on Lake Michigan, or a longer one year accelerator program, this incubator provides seed funding, space, and mentors in a beautiful spot.
Business Growth Across Michigan
What's important is that we're seeing a rise in resources and workspaces focused on supporting startups and small businesses. The Michigan Economic Department Corporation has labeled some of these business incubators as SmartZones, areas focusing on developing innovation and technology business acceleration.
Starting a company isn't the easiest path, but any new Michigan startup can benefit greatly by opening up their network to new resources.
Please let us know if there are more great places we can add to our Michigan Business Incubator list by commenting below.


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2016 Carbon Progress Report
Last year was a big year for progress in the U.S. power sector. Renewable energy provided nearly 17% of the country's electricity, up from 13.7% in 2015. The first offshore wind farm in the U.S. opened off the coast of Rhode Island. And most significantly, carbon emissions from the power sector continued to decline and reached the lowest levels in nearly 25 years.


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The 'Panama Papers' has become one of the largest information 'spills', in recent history. As names of major international corporations have been revealed to be involved in offshore business deals, questions associated with morality and financial responsibility come to the surface. For people on the ground, understanding this international incident can oftentimes me tricky.
The Panama Papers are documents which were leaked from Mossack Fonseca, a Panama-based law firm. 11.5 million confidential documents, of both financial and legal records have been made public.
Advocate Craig Renaud, of the Rhodes University Law Department, who is familiar with the legalities and workings of 'offshore' business shared his analysis of this international information crisis and what it means to South Africans and the global community with The Oppidan Press.
Renaud states that while the media have hailed this as a triumph against "cheating fat cats" there are other aspects to the incident that need to be considered.
The decriminalisation of offshore business
Renaud explained that it is not an outright crime to hold assets through a company or trust registered to another country or to have a bank account outside of your country of residence.
"The vast majority of entities set up by the Panamanian law firm which is the origin of the papers are likely to have been set up for legitimate reasons," he said.
He goes on to explain a scenario where a wealthy elderly individual wishes to leave his assets to his four adult children who live in different countries. He decides to keep his assets legally in an offshore trust. He has done this to avoid the extensive and complex South African tax system, their own countries tax systems and the double tax treaties between SA and the children's countries of residence. This results in the children being the beneficiaries of the trust, having legally avoided complicated tax laws and expensive professional advisers.
"This is a typical example (albeit a rather simple one) of the use of an offshore structure," he explained, "I find it disturbing that these legitimate uses of offshore structures are now being characterised as somehow dishonest, and in the process tens of thousands of honest clients of a Panamanian law firm now risk having their private affairs splashed across the pages of the world's newspapers."
The criminal minority
The second issue that Renaud touches on is that those who use offshore structures to hide assets of criminals and corrupt politicians is a relatively small minority.
"No law firm – including the firm from which the current cache of documents has been stolen – knowingly and willingly takes on a criminal as a client.," he said, "The reputational risk to the law firm of having criminals as clients is simply too great."
He explained that this does not mean that criminals do not slip through.
"In the present case it seems that the directors of the Panamanian law firm have taken their eyes off the ball when it comes to screening prospective clients. That is now costing them dearly," he said.
The real tax-evaders
Renaud explained that, in his opinion, the anger at those who hid their money in Panama is misplaced.
"The amount of taxes which they manage to evade is just a drop in a vast ocean of taxes which are completely legally avoided by the large corporations of the world as a result of tax loopholes built into the tax systems of the major industrialised countries, particularly the United States," he said.
While hiding money offshore is still a crime, on the larger scale it is considered close to insignificant, in the eyes of Renaud, when compared to the crime of politicians who ensure that the tax system is rigged so that big businesses fail to pay their due taxes and the tax burden then falls disproportionately to the poor and middle class.
A privacy problem
Renaud closes in on another issue that the leak has brought to life: privacy.
According to Renaud the assumption that public good must take precedence over personal right to privacy and clear-cut opposition of these two options is incorrect.
"Privacy is not, I suggest, a personal right, but rather a collective right," he explained, "The reason is that society has an interest in maintaining the privacy rights of its individual members, and the social fabric itself is degraded by the erosion of the privacy rights of individuals."
As a result, the idea that overriding privacy in the interest of the public good becomes more complicated.
Is the cost of privacy worth the exposure of a minority?
"My own view – and I accept that it is a minority view – is that I would rather see a few criminals get away with their crimes than see the privacy of thousands of clients of a law firm being compromised. The wholesale erosion of our right to privacy is what we should be worried about in this affair," he explained.
As names such as Zuma and Mugabe appear among others in the Panama Papers, many feel that this is a triumphant win for the 99%. As Adv. Renaud has now explained the interplay of privacy, public good, shady business transactions and legitimate banking make the need for understanding and analysis even more pressing,
*Let us know what you think! Responses to this article are welcomed by The Oppidan Press.
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Tuesday, August 31, 2010
My Killer Gazpacho
Gazpacho is a chilled soup with Spanish origins. It is widely consumed through Spain and Portugal.
It is the perfect summer dish for its freshness. It is like a salad made into a soup. There are many reasons to love gazpacho: It's easy to make, you can make it ahead, you don't need a stove, and the presentation can be beautiful.
I know it's the end of summer and I should have posted this way sooner but I hear it's still pretty hot everywhere and I just made this gazpacho this weekend for a dinner party and it was a success.
Here is what you need:
10 ripe tomatoes
1 small garlic clove ( I put half depending on the size)
1 slice of a nice crusty bread (sourdough works) in pieces.
red wine vinegar to taste ( I use 1 to 2 tablespoons)
1/2 cup good extra virgin olive oil
salt to taste
Start blending the tomatoes, in batches. when its a puree, add the olive oil, vinegar and garlic and salt. Blend some more. Add the bread pieces and taste for salt and vinegar. it should have a good balance of salt and tartness. You can add half cup of water or so to make it a little smoother.
Strain into a pitcher, check if it needs more water and chill for a couple hours.
Cucumber diced in small cubes (1/4 inch)
red pepper diced in small cubes
slices of bread diced in small cubes (1/2 inch)
There are many ways to present gazpacho. The traditional way is to serve in in a soup bowl with the garnishes on separate little bowls so people can add as much or as little of each ingredient as they want.
Or you can bring the little bowls already assembled. For parties, you can serve them in shot glasses sprinkled with smaller garnish and a parsley leaf and a little olive oil drizzle. You can also get creative and add crab meat or a grilled shrimp skewer, and make it a main dish.
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Thursday, August 19, 2010
Ouro Preto and Imperial Topaz
Ouro Preto, (Black Gold) founded at the end of the 17th century, was the epicenter of Brazil's gold rush in the 18th century under Portuguese rule.The city contains well preserved Portuguese colonial architecture, with few signs of modern urban life. Modern construction must adhere to historical standards maintained by the city, to keep its UNESCO heritage status.
From Belo Horizonte it takes one and a half hour to reach it, through a winding but pleasant road.
Ouro Preto was the capital of Minas Gerais from 1822 until 1897, when the needs of the government outgrew this town in the valley. The state government was moved to the new, planned city of Belo Horizonte.
There are several Imperial Topaz Mines in the area, apart from many nameless small open pits. The most important mines are Mina do Vermelhão, in Saramenha and the Capão Mine. This last one is the largest mine for Imperial Topaz in the world. It is an open cast mine, where weathered topaz-quartz-calcite veins are mined. The gravel is transported by a dredge bucket to the hydraulic washing station. The clay is removed with huge water cannons and the material is transported to a sorting a belt, where the crystals are picked out by workers. They process tons of clay to get a few dozen topaz crystals per day (2 cubic meters of rough for 1ct of gem).
I am not a miner and I have only been inside a handful of mines in my life. So I can't say how amazing it is to dig your own stone, but I can say how great it is to be able to buy from the source. In Ouro Preto, when you visit a mine like Capão, you go as a tourist, you watch, take pictures, have a lecture and get a peak at beautiful overpriced crystals. It is quite interesting but from a business point of view, it's prohibitive. So we rely on the good old small mines. It is quite gratifying to get lucky and see a nice little crystal being found in front of your eyes and then try to bargain a fair price for it. (The prices are crazy in every little corner of the world.)
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Tuesday, August 3, 2010
A Special Alexandrite
Sometimes we get lucky to be at the right place at the right time. This is one of the most beautiful pieces
of Alexandrite I've ever seen. You can see from the video how much it glows when back lit. The color is much better in person. It is a much brighter purple-pink color.
It is one of the mineral highlights of this trip to Brazil. (along with the large Euclase crystal)
of Alexandrite I've ever seen. You can see from the video how much it glows when back lit. The color is much better in person. It is a much brighter purple-pink color.
It is one of the mineral highlights of this trip to Brazil. (along with the large Euclase crystal)
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Monday, August 2, 2010
Quartz, Quartz and more Quartz
Curvelo is a small town two hours drive from Belo Horizonte. If there's no road construction that is. Our way back took 4 hours due to repairs on a bridge. It is a large Quartz producing area and has a few adjacent villages, like Corinto, where Quartz is also mined and polished. This area is one of my favorite places to go. It is where my father finds the treasures inside Quartz (Inclusions). It is not as easy as it sounds though. Sometimes we have to go through thousands of kilos of material to find a few pieces of interesting material. Once we find something interesting, we have it cut or polished to make the inclusions very visible and aesthetic. The cutting process is carefully followed by my father to insure it is cut properly. The picture below shows one of the places where our pieces are polished. Note the last photo where my father stares attentively as the cutter saws one of the pieces. We have just cut really great Quartz pieces with Tourmalines inside and some with Pyrite. I am bringing lots of new inclusions along with some minerals that rank really high on the cuteness scale.
Now if you love spheres, this is your place. The best sphere makers are in Curvelo. When we find large enough pieces of unusual rough material, we have them cut there. We are making some Garnet ones at present that will be ready for Denver.
Here is a picture of some big.. really big spheres we saw for sale:
Can you imagine the shipping cost? I am glad there were no inclusions!
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Where is there more public or more art than in New York City? And where better to pull people into the artmaking process than the city where Duchamp first pissed all over the museum wall with 'Fountain'? Exit Art's latest project, Public Execution, curated by Defne Ayas, Anne Ellegood and Michelle Thursz, runs from June 12-July 31 as a city-wide event aimed at engaging the viewer conceptually and creatively, in specifically public venues, celebrating art's refusal to be contained within a medium, edifice or critical community. In 'Site Expansion', Beth Coleman and Howard Goldkrand invite viewers to take and place art outside the gallery in the form of mirrored stickers. Serkan Ozkaya's 'What an Art Gallery Should Actually Look Like (large glass)' displays 20,000 internet-donated images to passers-by on 36th Street. In another window, Siebren Veersteeg's Dynamic Ribbon Devic, live AP news text stylized like a Coca-Cola logo scrolls across a screen, while Will Kwan's flash mob participants appear anywhere, anytime, to stage tailgate parties to broadcast a soundtrack of crowd noises and traffic sounds from their vehicles, blogging as they go. Download one of Kelley Walker's posters, manipulate it and you're an artist too. Multimedia, interactive and socially engaged, Public Execution is hugely ambitious and a next step in Exit Art's drive to stay contemporary and relevant. In your face and on your streets, public art just got more breathing room. - Peggy MacKinnon
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Does your resume make my life easy?
I am a recruiter.
I look at dozens and dozens of resumes every single week.
My clients are counting on me to find great new hires, quickly.
And so I move fast. I skim. I make flash decisions. I juggle lots of positions at once.
I'm certain that, sometimes? I miss great people.
Maybe you.
You want to know why I miss them?
I miss them because they didn't make my life easy.
Sound lazy? Maybe. But this is a very real scenario in many, many recruiting agencies and corporations.
We are often flooded with resumes, and have a gun to our collective head to extract the superstars out of that flood.
And so ...
The easier you make it for me, the recruiter (or a hiring manager, or an HR person) to quickly connect my
"Here is what I need" to your
"Here is what Joe Awesome has to offer?"
The greater the odds you will be invited in for an interview.
And that is the goal of your resume.
Your resume is a marketing tool that you use to land interviews.
It is not an autobiography, nor list of every job description you've ever had.
It's a marketing tool.
Good marketers consider their target audience as they craft.
And then they work like mad to inspire that audience with a very direct, relevant message.
Good marketers make it easy for prospects to make buying decisions in their favor.
Good resumes do the same.


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There are some photo shoots that you remember long after the advertising campaigns they were in have come and gone. These are the shoots that mix fashion with whimsy and humour, and style with sassiness and cute street scenes. They're the shoots that Grace Coddington could have directed, with Rodney Smith standing behind the camera. They're the shoots that show a life we often wished we led. Here are some extraordinary photo shoots that stand out from the rest.
I have featured some of these before, almost a year ago, but I hope you'll forgive me. It's 5am and I'm off to pick up my parents from the airport. My mother has had a bad accident in Hanoi and is being repatriated back to Australia. She's an extraordinary woman, and I'm quietly upset to think that she's had to end a lifetime of intrepid travel and adventure like this. If you haven't hugged your mother this morning, or this week, do think about it. Tell them how wonderful they are. Tell them you love them.
In the meantime, he is some inspiration from another brilliant mum – the immensely talented Kate Spade.
Kate Spade's photo shoot for the Fall/Winter 2009/2010 and other incredibly creative and memorable ad campaigns over the years. The balloon with the polka dots was an inspired idea. The company was certainly a leader in marketing until the Spades sold it and a little of the magic and talent was sadly lost. (Top image is also from a Kate Spade photo shoot.)
Lilly Pulitzer. The queen of bright colour, bold patterns and cheeky wit.
A photo shoot for the Chanel ad campaign for S/S 2011. Love the flirty pink dress, the setting and the delicacy of the table set for high tea. This ad was a change for Chanel. Normally Karl likes his ads darker, moodier, more Gothic in tone
A Chanel ad campaign from 1958. © Lillian Bassman: Anne-Saint Marie, NY. {Image via theculturalist.com}
A photo shoot by GANT, shot by Michael Bastion, for ad campaign for the S/S 2011 collection. GANT never fail to do fabulous ads. I always try and grab a copy of the GANT magazine whenever I'm near one of the stores. They're full of inspiring photography and great articles. It's marketing dressed up as a magazine.
One of the photo shoots for Louis Vuitton's spectacular celebrity-focused ad campaign. This one features filmmaker Francis Ford Coppola and his daughter Sofia sitting in the sun-kissed countryside of Buenos Aires. The image was shot by Annie Leibovitz. The Louis Vuitton bag is almost overshadowed by this father-and-daughter duo. I'm not sure why Annie Leibovitz and Louis Vuitton took them to Argentina? To me, the Coppolas are always associated with the Napa Valley and Paris, where they have a second home. I think LV should have shot them in Paris or Napa. But that's just my humble little opinion. And what would I know, compared to LV's chiefs?!
Ralph Lauren always shoots great ad campaigns. The 2001 ad campaign with Penelope Cruz was spectacularly glamorous. The collage was an inside front cover for Town and Country magazine. Such a beautiful collage of glamorous images. It doesn't even looked staged, thanks to the delightfully haphazard way the images have been placed in the design. It looks more like Penelope's summer photo album.