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Princess Madeleine's Internship at UNICEF in New York: January-June 2006
Madeleine will move to NYC!!!
On the 23rd of January she will do her final exams and will move then together with her 3 friends Veronica Arp, Louise Gottlieb and Louise De Geer (4 gals in NYC...seems familar...what was that...ah Sex and the city ;) )
Madeleine´s mentor Lena Rammel confirms that, but can´t say more at this point. Some of the girls will work (doing traineeships) there, some will go on with their studies.
Jonas Bergström won´t go with her, he will go on with his studies in London.
I wonder, what others think on Madeleine´s move. I´m disappointed (at this point of information) It sounds like an other time-out (as if she wouldn´t have had enough)
Interesting news!
wonder what she will do in new york? I mean she is already done with her studies and she has already lived in London to study english....
perhaps it will be some kind of Sex and the city thing :)
no, but I dont think we will have to worry about not hearing any news. There´s many swedes in New York who will probably recognize her and many paparazzis to.
When Victoria was there she was left alone, but that was mostly because she was ill. Madeleine isn´t so there is no such "concerns"
I think these are interesting news. If she will work/do a traineeship or continue with her studies in a competitive enviroment like New York City - I think it would only do her good and would develop both herself on a personal level as well as her professional skills.
I think that some time on her own with a few friends in the Big Apple will do her good. She won't get the "Princess treatment" when she's out on the streets there, and will get to experience what it means to be a normal citizen walking the streets in a city many times bigger the one she's used to. I do hope the international media, mainly the paparazzis, won't let us down. NYC is a big city, so it's harder to track someone down there, and knowing how lazy the Swedish media can be, well let's just say it's not a good omen. :)
I though wonder what they mean with a "more anonymous life". It's not like she doesn't live one in quite a wide extent already, at least in her daily life. When she's out on official engagements or so she gets a lot of coverage by the press, and sometimes they report on her private life - but I would say Princess Madeleine lives an incredible anonymous life already, thanks to the incredible lazy Swedish media. It's not for nothing that we haven't seen a picture of her or the other royal siblings since December!
Actually I´m rather for Paparazzi-pics than against them, but somehow I rather would want to see Madeleine performing duties and not luxury-shopping. :(
I think its like this: When they are in Sweden most people on the streets and in shops etc recognize them and they might get special treatment... But as the swedes are quite "private" there arent that many paparazzis here compared to other countries.
But, In New York she will probably be able to go out unnoticed by people in the streets and in shops and places like that, but she will be followed by more paparazzis because there are more of then in New York.
and yes, I agree with you Lena. It would be nice to see both Carl Philip and Madeleine in public more. Doing threee things a year isnt enough to have the tax payers pay for you ;)
I think its a good thing if she has something REAL to do there like serious studies or a real job, most royals by birth has spent some years abroad
I do not think its a good thing if she is only moving to NY to have a girls party and shop and then do some interior design course once a week to excuse the stay, she will have to bring security from Sweden so it should be to do something real not just to have fun with other rich girls who Im sure have secured plush jobs trough their connections.
I also agree with the above posters that Madeleines life in Sweden is very private, we rarely see pictures of her and she does not overdo it with royal duties, I hope that this move still means she will come home for Nobel and dads birthday and other of the most important events.
Well the King turns 60 this year so I´m sure she comes home then...
i just hope it wont be a repeat of her london year..;)
I still think it was silly by the royal court to complain about the paparazzis and saying how they were the reason Madeleine left London.
She is after all a famous person, a princess. What did they expect?
That sounds exciting for Princess Madeleine! I bet she will have some fun over there! :);) I think she will visit Jonas before she goes to New York in a few weeks time.
I hope the paparazzis don't hound Princess Madeleine and they leave her alone most of the time :mad: :( but it would be nice to see a few photographs of her in New York.:)
I'm excited, maybe we'll actually get some royal news in America after all. I'll tell my brother and my sister-in-law to keep a lookout (they live in NYC). But I do hope Madeleine is doing something productive with her time, she is still young and hopefully after her city stay she'll come back ready to do some more official duties. It's a busy, crowded place, so I doubt the common person on the street will recognize her. Hopefully the photographers do but they might be too busy tracking down Lindsey Lohan and Paris Hilton. :(
I lived in NYC (upper east between Lex/3rd) for a couple of years and the people there could careless about celebrities. They are more concerned about themselves and their daily lives; Madeleine will most likely be able to roam free without any disruptions.
Hope she enjoys her time here in the Big Apple.:)
I definatly think that she will be left alone in New York, I mean it´s not like she´s a member of the RF of GB, she´s from sweden - a country that most americans hardly can find on a map, not to mention point out a princess who is third in line to the throne... It will be interesting to see what she does in NYC though, hope she do some major studies or..... work (:eek: )
Even though I doubt Madeleine will be "recognized", I"m sure word will get around. I know most Americans are unaware of most royalty except for Great Britain's, I'm sure if a beautiful princess from some far away country called Sweden comes, some people will pay attention. And who knows? There might be some great shots of her dancing at clubs...(is that good or bad? :D)
I´m sure Paris Hilton would give her asylum, when the court would try to catch her ;)
I wonder how the New York rags will treat her (New York Post- Page Six & NY Daily News).
If she wants to stay anonymous in NYC she needs to stay far away from the NY Socialites :).
I think Madeleine has enough class to stay away from Paris Hilton. Besides, if there are pictures of Madeleine dancing on top of tables, I'm sure the Royal Court and her parents won't be amused. She's there to work and have fun. So what I'm hoping is to have a good combo of news and pictures of her more serious activities and of her going shopping and clubbing (face it, a 23 year old in NYC, who's not going to party?) But you can still drink and dance and have some class. And I sincerely do hope that someone recognizes her and takes some pictures otherwise we'll be Madeleine newsless for months!
how about bodyguard & security?
will she receive the same security protocol like she did in stockholm?
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Screening of NFB short documentary Artist in Montreal, attended by artists and other speakers who will shed light on the leading figures, meeting places and ideas that inspired the city and its creative community in the 1950s and 1960s. The film, produced in English and directed by NFB filmmaker Jean Palardy, himself a painter and art historian, recounts a time of artistic excitement and dynamism in Montreal.
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Investor's first read – Daily edge before the open
Nasdaq Comp:4518
Russell 2000: 997
Tuesday: Jan. 26, 2016 9:07 a.m.
Expect a technical rally today as the Street front-runs the release of the minutes from the FOMC meeting Wednesday at 2:00 p.m..
January's harrowing plunge in stock prices has given the Fed an excuse to step in and prop the market. Its likely ploy would be to indicate it will not raise its federal funds rate again until the market settles down.
There is no press conference scheduled after the meeting, so the Street will have to read between the lines, or maybe a Fed official (Yellen or Bullard) will have some post-meeting comments.
I don't think January's decline is totally Fed based, so a rally based on what the Fed says is suspect. If robust, it would give investors a chance to raise cash.
A solid technical rally here could drive the market averages up to DJIA 16,537; S&P 500:1,944; Nasdaq Comp.: 4,682. Currently, I see that as a big stretch – it can happen, but needs help from corporate earnings projections, the economy and a Fed policy comment.
Without that input, a rally from this area would be challenged to reach DJIA" 16,316; S&P 500:1,932; Nasdaq Comp.: 4,655.
Dowside Risk:
Below DJIA 15,000 (S&P 500:1,750) would be a reasonable number. Toss in new negatives, and DJIA 14,000 (S&P 500: 1,650) are not out of the question.
This decline is related to the entire bull market March 2009 to May 2015, not just one of the legs of that bull market. A reasonable one-third retracement of the bull market would be DJIA 14,380 (S&P 500: 1,645).
After all, the 2007-2009 bear market declined 55%, this one is only down 11% now after a plunge of 15% to Jan. 20.
Odds favor a two-week, saw toothed trading range above DJIA 15,500 (S&P 500: 1,840) before a breakout up or down.
SUPPORT "today": DJIA:15,803 ; S&P 500:1,862 ; Nasdaq Comp.:4,476.
RESISTANCE 'today": DJIA: 16,035; S&P 500:1,897 ; Nasdaq Comp.: 4,559.
The Street is spooked by a realization that the U.S. economy may be sagging in face of rising interest rates; a bitterly contested presidential election; the unknown consequences of an oil glut; and corporate earnings which may fail to achieve the 6.8% growth the Street expects, the second year in a row.
Under these conditions, the market must find a level that discounts negatives and uncertainties.
Corporate earnings will rise to the surface in 2016 as the "decider". The flow of Q4 earnings started with Alcoa's (AA) report yesterday.
S&P 500 earnings for 2015 will drop some 5.5% (ex-energy – flat). The Street is looking for some 7% growth this year. As of Friday's close, that works out to a P/E of 14.9 vs a 10-year average of 14.2. Projections were for growth of 8% last year and ended with zilch for the year, though the market held up well considering.
Stock prices won't hold up as well if revisions start to plunge again this year. Expect a bear market if they do.
A decline of 20%, the criteria for a bear market, would take the S&P 500 down to 1,707. Based on FactSet.com's current forecast of $125.71 for 2016 earnings, that would translate into a P/E of 13.6.
Oil spiked last week after Khalid al-Falih, chairman of Saudi Aramco, said oil has overshot on the downside and will turn up. He did not indicate what would trigger a rise in price, but declined it would be production cuts, unless other non-OPEC countries cut production.
I have been writing that 2016 is the year to buy oils.
For weeks, I have alerted readers to expect oil stocks to make a bottom in 2016, but have not seen the panic conditions that would signal capitulation. I am looking for a selling climax that depresses this group enough to attract the BIG money. With some help from the weakness in the stock market, and continued outpouring of gloom, a panic may occur, a high-volume, one-day spike down that closes on the upside.
The Saudi's are playing a dangerous game. Too many big hitters getting hurt. Pressure from within or from the outside will force them to trigger a price rebound, just like they triggered a plunge.
Talk of $20 oil has been around for weeks pumped by the likes of Goldman Sachs, RBS and Morgan Stanley. International Monetary Fund's chief, Christine Lagarde expects oil to stay low for a "sustained period."
Now investment bank, Standard Chartered, is talking $10 oil, not seen since the big global crunch – 2009.
Keep it up, guys and girls, and you'll create a full-scale PANIC !
FactSet .com is projecting a sizable rebound in 2016 and 2017, though that growth rate is based on earnings that have been hammered by the plunge in oil prices.
Panic prices selected oil stocks: Exxon (XOM): 67 (strong in down market due to yield); Chevron (CVX): 74 strong in down market due to high : Market sector oil service ETF (OIH): 21; SPDR S&P O&G ETF (XOP): 24; Vanguard energy ETF (VDE): 69; Energy select SPDR ETF (XLE): 50. These are "technical" projections only and subject to change as conditions in the oil industry and stock market unfold. These prices are 12% – 16% below the current market and may never be hit. Under panic conditions, the prices at a turn are only hit momentarily. Orders must be placed below the market in advance to catch the lows. Obviously, this is only for investors who can afford the risk.
Pre-presidential election years have a record of being the best of the four-year election cycle with presidential election years running a close second. But the eighth year of a two-term presidency is the exception with the S&P 500 losing an average of 10.9% going back to 1901.*
This supports my expectation of a correction in January setting the precedent of a volatile year for stocks in 2016.
MY TECHNICAL ANALYSIS of the 30 DJIA Companies:
On occasion, I technically analyze each of the 30 DJIA stocks for a reasonable risk, a more extreme risk, and an upside potential over the near-term. I add the results of each, then divide by the new DJIA "divisor" (0.14602) to get the DJIA for those levels. This gives me an internal check on the DJIA itself, especially if certain higher priced stocks are distorting the averages,
As of January 20, 2016, a reasonable risk is 15,737 a more extreme risk is 15,210. Near-term upside potential is 16,396
STATUS OF MARKET: Bearish – buying opportunity in mini-crash scenario
OPPORTUNITY: RISK: Risk high, but opportunity for traders at lower levels.
CASH RESERVE: 25% – 45% depends on tolerance for risk.
KEY FACTORS: Fear taking hold. Concern for the number and extent of additional bumps in interest rates by the Fed; strength of economic rebound; Outlook for Q1, 2016 earnings
Note: Source of economic data
For a weekly economic calendar and good recap of indicators, go to mam.econoday.com.
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Investor's first read, is a Game-On Analysis, LLC publication for which George Brooks is sole owner, manager and writer. Neither Game-On Analysis, LLC, nor George Brooks is registered as an investment advisor. Ideas expressed herein are the opinions of the writer, are for informational purposes, and are not to serve as the sole basis for any investment decision. References to specific securities should not be construed as particularized or as investment advice as recommendations that you or any investors purchase or sell these securities on their own account. Readers are expected to assume full responsibility for conducting their own research pursuant to investment in keeping with their tolerance for risk
Street Expects Help From the Fed
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Well after surviving travel days through Desmond, Eva, Frank and whatever family storm was brewing at home over Christmas, I was finally able to take advantage of a weather window at the back end of last week, and decompress from what has been another hectic period. I was planning to head back out to Knoydart as I did this time last year, because I still need some photos of Glenpean, but in the end I decided to keep it simple and return to the area west of Corrour Station, which over years has become very much home territory.
My usual stopover is at Staoineag, a bothy I've stayed in a grand total of nine times, the most of any bothy that I've made acquaintance with. However, on this occasion I pushed onto Meanach, a couple of miles further towards the Glen Nevis watershed. Although the bothy is more basic than its close neighbour, Meanach is set in a wide open stretch of floodplain between the Mamores and the Grey Corries that is very photogenic. It was a little strange to walk past one of my favourite bothies, though my dilemma about changing plans was tempered by the fact that the walk in to Meanach takes you on the opposite bank of the Abhainn Rath. There are stepping stones across the river at this point, but I was pretty focused by then, and resolved to pop in on the way back, just to make sure it wasn't too offended.
As with any trip in the winter I was carrying in coal – a light weight 5kg on this occasion – though for some reason I'd decided to lug it in in my OMM sack, papoose style over my chest, rather than stick it at the top of my main sack. I think the reasoning was that it was easier to get on and off the train with hand luggage as it were, but I don't think I'll be doing it again. I was really starting to toil when the bothy finally came into view, and I was very grateful for the new walking poles I had bought on impulse the day before. Anyway, once I got the fire lit and candles placed around the room, everything made sense again. And although I did make an attempt to asphyxiate myself through a combination of a badly drawing hearth and a cold windless evening, I snuggled up in my sleeping bag and went to bed very content.
In the morning the extra effort was richly rewarded as it had snowed overnight, and the sky was clear. There is something about early morning winter light reflected by fresh snow which I find particularly atmospheric, and although the best shots always come when the sun pops out, I had a very happy morning taking a few extra exposures for the archive. As it was January the said sun did take its time to finally poke its head above the horizon, but I got the image I wanted, and gleefully headed over the bealach to Lairig Leacach in time for lunch and another photo opportunity.
Here I bumped into a very engaging member of a Winter Skills Course who had unfortunately injured his knee, and had been passing the time waiting for the group's return from digging snow holes at the top of the Easians, by cleaning out the bothy. I did just about extend my range of conversation beyond you know what, but inevitably edged round to it after a pregnant pause or two. Well we were in a bothy after all. Then it was off back down to the head of Loch Trieg and the final objective of the day, namely a wood collection from the plantation behind Creaguaineach Lodge. I've often ambled down here from Staoineag to add to any supplies of fuel I have carried in, but I have to say I pulled out a few stops to get a full sack of branches back to Meanach.
It was getting dark as I lumbered up past the final waterfall, and I was conscious that I didn't want to slip and tweek something myself, because it would have been a long old trudge back to Corrour the following morning. Job done, I had a very satisfying day two fire and the last of my wine, and spent a fruitful couple of hours scribbling notes about future schemes, now that I've completed my first objective of the round of MBA's. I hadn't got a clear idea about what was next, even the week before I set out on this trip, but it seems obvious now that I will just continue on with my long list of non MBA's, which should keep me out of mischief for a good chunk of time to come.
As so often happens, I was up early again on my leaving day, and although I was booked on the evening service back to Glasgow, and had planned just to mooch about the bothy a bit before packing up, I was a bit restless, and decided to head out, knowing I could meander back to Corrour pretty slowly. I also had had the offer of a cup of tea by the friendly warden of the Loch Ossian Youth Hostel, who I had met on the station platform as I was heading off, so I knew I wouldn't be freezing my arse off for hours on end if I arrived ridiculously early for the train. And man was I rewarded again with the pre dawn light. Any grumpiness just melted away as the colours just kept changing, and I almost floated along, so thankful again that I have been able to make it out to the hills between the seemingly relentless series of Atlantic fronts which are so much a feature of the Scottish weather, especially at this time of year. I even got a pretty cool set up of me crossing the steeping stones outside Staoineag, which is a banker shot for the book. Tea brewed, I had another random chat with an passing twenty something on a mission to run all the way to Dalwhinne by night fall, having started out at Fort William at 6 that morning. I gave him the heads up about the potential depth of snow at the Bealach Dubh before you head down to Culra, but he was very much undeterred. Having made a mental note to head back here at some point before the year was out, it was time to head back to Corrour and that promised cuppa at the youth hostel, which was very gratefully received.


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Project Aims: Oxygen levels in pancreatic tumours are very low and certain cancer treatments, such as radiotherapy, require a good supply of oxygen to be effective. Professor Callan's team uses oxygen-loaded microbubbles combined with harmless ultrasound to deliver oxygen and chemotherapy drugs directly to pancreatic tumours. This grant will enable the team to investigate whether the improved tumour oxygen levels will enhance chemotherapy and radiotherapy based treatments of pancreatic cancer with the ultimate aim of enhancing patient survival.


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LitCapital exits healthcare service provider Medicinos Paslaugų Grupė to Affidea
LitCapital, a dedicated private equity growth investor in the Baltics, has fully exited and closed the transaction of a share sale of UAB Medicinos Paslaugų Grupė ("MPG" or the "Company") to Affidea. MPG is a leading private healthcare service provider in Lithuania with a presence in vaccination & occupational services (through affiliate UAB Endemik), diagnostic imaging and second level consultation clinics. This is the fifth exit from LitCapital I KŪB fund.LitCapital invested in MPG in 2015 to support its ambitious growth plan and finance substantial part of company's investments in the equipment, service quality and brand strengthening. In addition to that, the investment allowed to acquire the oldest privately-owned laboratory test and vaccination market leader in Lithuania – Endemik UAB."During a short period of more than three years MPG demonstrated impressive growth. Investments in the newest equipment, renovation of existing clinics and opening of modern new ones allowed to significantly improve service level and customer satisfaction. Now the company is ready for its new chapter and further growth with a support from international player – says Šarūnas Šiugžda, Founder and Managing Partner of LitCapital.Demand for high quality healthcare services in Lithuania has been growing at a healthy pace during the last few years. Ambitious management team with a focus on customer satisfaction and business efficiency has led to continuous improvements in the company's financial results. Business revenues increased nearly by 50% and EBITDA grew by more than five times during the ownership of LitCapital. An exit process attracted strong interest from strategic and financial investors.Swedbank Investment Banking Lithuania acted as a financial adviser and TGS Baltic was a legal counsel to the seller. Law firm WALLESS was a legal advisor to the buyer.Earlier this year LitCapital exited Baltik Vairas. In 2017 LitCapital completed an exit from Brolis Semiconductors (optoelectronics. In 2016 LitCapital has divested its holdings in Putokšnis and Lignoterma, which also generated solid positive returns to LitCapital investors. In 2019 LitCapital launched a successor fund – an EUR 35M size LcX Opportunity Fund – with a very similar investment strategy.LitCapital is an independent professional private equity fund management company based in Lithuania. LitCapital was founded in 2010 and currently is managing a EUR 25M size growth capital fund LitCapital I KŪB. The fund was established under the JEREMIE initiative in cooperation with European Investment Fund (EIF) and is aimed at investing into expansion of private Lithuanian companies. LitCapital has invested in Lignoterma (renewable energy), Putokšnis (packaging), NNL LT (3PL), Brolis Semiconductors (technology), Baltik Vairas (e-bikes), Altechna (technology) and MPG (healthcare). In 2019 together with a group of investors LitCapital acquired controlling stake in AB "Audimas" (apparel retail & production) LitCapital currently is finalizing fundraising process of a successor EUR 35M LcX Opportunity Fund that will start its operations later this year.Affidea (www.affidea.com) is the leading European provider of diagnostic imaging, outpatient and cancer care services, operating in 256 centers across 16 countries in Europe. Affidea Group employs over 9000 professionals and performs more than 13 million diagnostic examinations every year. Affidea is the only healthcare provider that sits on the Imaging Board of IMB Watson and also at Microsoft Cloud. Due to its track record for patient safety, Affidea is the most awarded diagnostic imaging provider in Europe by the European Society of Radiology – over 50% of all the centers awarded on the Eurosafe Wall of Stars belong to Affidea. The company is owned by interests associated with the Bertarelli family which are advised by their business entreprise, Waypoint Capital.Affidea Lithuania (www.affidea.lt) is the leading diagnostic imaging (DI) services provider in Lithuania, operating in 11 DI centers, where more than 200 health care professionals are working. Each and every year Affidea Lithuania provides more than 140.000 exams, from which the great majority are magnetic resonance imaging exams (65 % of all MRI exams in Lithuania are provided in Affidea Lithuania centers). Affidea Lithuania Šiauliai center is the only DI center in Baltics which has 5 stars EuroSafe Imaging certificate for patients safety from European Society of Radiology.


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It's no secret that Ten Mile Station on Peak 9 in Breckenridge is hands-down one of our most favorite venues to shoot at. The service, the views and the food are all incredible. The one moment that consistently happens at every Ten Mile wedding is during cocktail hour when all the guests stand on the patio basking in Colorado's remarkable summer climate. As I walk around I always hear people commenting on how breathtaking our state is. It reminds me how lucky I am to live here. It also tells me that any guest that attends a Ten Mile Station wedding, has never and never will attend another wedding like it.
Over the years we've photographed countless weddings at Ten Mile so I figured it was due time to update our "Best of Ten Mile Station" slideshow. Many of my favorite weddings have taken place at Ten Mile so this is not an easy slideshow to put together but it will give you a taste of what this Breckenridge slope side wedding venue is all about. Want to see more Ten Mile Station wedding photos? Click here to check out more on our Locations page!


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text: The first time I asked my boyfriend if he had ever actually dated a black girl, we had not even met yet. It was during one of our online Skype sessions that the conversation came up."I've never really lived around too many black people," he confessed."So have you ever dated a black girl?" I asked half-jokingly."No," he responded simply.Crickets…After the moment of silence that it took to process the information, I shrugged off his confession. My 28 year-old black boyfriend had never been with a black woman. I was his "first" black girl.I had long grown accustomed to being "the first black girl." I survived multiple interracial relationships with men who proclaimed me to be "their first black experience," lived in the Lower East Side in a building where I was the only black person in sight and had accepted the role of the gatekeeper to many a pale hand's first discoveries of black hair. I was the first black girl; it was a part of my identity. I even derived some sense of satisfaction from the title as if I were the crowned princess of blackness, a black diamond of sorts. And yet, in this instance, as my boyfriend smiled half-heartedly, I could not conceal a deep overwhelming sense of resentment and anger. After spending a lifetime as the "exception" to the black woman rule, I began to question what rule had I spent a lifetime breaking.I was already quite familiar with the answer: the colorless line drawn between being black and being exceptionally, acceptably black. I learned to toe that line quite well, blending into mostly white or Hispanic environments for most of my life; assimilating. At home, I was a hip-hop lover and connoisseur who could rap the lyrics to every Bone Thugs and Harmony or Tupac song, but in public I was the fashionista who would never be caught dead wearing a pair of Jordans or Apple Bottom Jeans that loosely represented the culture I spent my entire adolescence completely engulfed in. On weekdays, I took classes at a local pole-dancing studio to learn how to make my ass clap while upside-down in a split, twerking to 2 Chainz (something I admittedly never mastered), but preferred the rarefied air of predominantly-white, upscale New York City venues on the weekends. I am fully aware that every human being wears different masks to play on different stages, but I never imagined that my most important costume choice would be between a "white" public face and a "black" private one.I cannot honestly pinpoint when I learned that lesson. Nor can I fully explain how I came to understand what it meant to be "white" or "black." That would take an entire book to deconstruct, since the concept deals less with actual racial or cultural differences than with societal clues or cues. There are certainly many seemingly innocent instances that come to mind when I contemplate the matter. The simple, general consensus by my white friends that my hair was "better" straight or coiffed in a bun than in the micro-braids I had come to adore after seeing Beyonce rock them in the Destiny's Child music video for "Bug a Boo." My family encouraging me to get a perm when I wore my natural hair. The way my best friend's mother (a Peruvian woman who made the best empanadas) looked at me when I showed up to the house wearing my first (and last) two-piece Sean Jean velour suit back in the seventh grade with Baby Phat sneakers to match. My schools being segregated between "white" smart kids on the college-bound track, and black children with "learning disorders" in remedial classes. Yet these micro-aggressions do not really convey an entire lifetime of white versus black socialization. It also does not change the fact that before I even decided whether or not I was going to college, I already understood that concealing my "blackness" was the key to my success.For this reason, my boyfriend's confession that I was his first black girlfriend did not anger me. We were both products of the same attempt to "run away" from blackness. His family did it by moving to a majority white neighborhood, to escape "the hood." I did it by association and concealment. We were two black peas in a white pod; my offenses were no less egregious than his. We both strove for success at all costs, even if our "black" identity was the price that needed to be payed; it was an investment of sorts. But an investment without return.As one climbs the ladders of success as a person of color and stokes the flames of American racial inequality, it is easy to walk away burned. If your ascension as a black person in a white world is dependent upon the relegation and dehumanization of a race, of your race, what worth can one really find in oneself? This is the question all people of color must confront when traveling the "road to success." The same question W.E.B Dubois asked decades ago and James Baldwin publicly contemplated back in the '60s and '70s. It is now the year 2014 and young black Americans still seek this answer.When my boyfriend told me he loved me, it wasn't because I was "exceptional" or different as a black woman. It was because in me, he saw himself. From me he received permission to be as "black" or "white" as he cared without the weighted constraint of a world shackled to the dated history of white/black slavery. Together, we have the freedom to be people, not a color.And it's a freedom that is absolutely priceless.Tiffanie Drayton is a freelance writer focusing in race and gender issues and a proud New School University Alumna. 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After bagging a goal and assist on his Premier League debut, he was frustrated against Tottenham at Wembley. However, he has returned today with ANOTHER goal and assist in the first-half, meaning he has now directly contributed to four goals in his first three appearances in England's top tier.
After a brilliant delivery from Cesar Azpilicueta, Alvaro Morata rose above and headed the ball over Jordan Pickford and into the back of the net.
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Qatar to receive more rain today
Owing to rains, traffic movement was affected on flooded roads in and around Doha yesterday. Children racing on bicycles on a flooded internal street in Doha.
Qatar received substantial showers yesterday, coinciding with World Water Day, with more thundershowers and lightning forecast for today.
The rain, which started in the early hours yesterday, left many streets in the country flooded, slowing down road traffic and disrupting air traffic at Hamad International Airport for a few hours, resulting in several flights being diverted to neighbouring GCC countries.
Many of the open grounds in the country turned muddy owing to the intensity of rains, making it impossible for motorists to leave their vehicles in such places, particularly in Doha's West Bay area.
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Archdiocese of Louisville Freezes Wages to Ward Off Tuition Hikes
About 3,000 employees of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Louisville, Ky., will have their wages frozen in an effort to save money and minimize tuition increases at its schools, church officials said last week.
The one-year freeze, scheduled to begin July 1 with the next fiscal year, will apply to all employees, including priests, grade school teachers, clerical-staff members, and others who work throughout the archdiocese, which covers 24 counties and has about 200,000 members.
Brian Reynolds, the chancellor and chief administrator of the archdiocese, said the freeze would save about $2 million.
The cuts by the Louisville Archdiocese will affect teachers in the system's 39 grade schools, which make up about half the affected employees.
The freeze does not apply to the archdiocese's nine high schools, which set their own salaries and tuition, Mr. Reynolds said.
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From the moment my feet hit the floor in the morning, it's off to the races in my work at the hospital. I have more "to do's" than I can fit in a day with competing priorities. And if I stayed until all was complete, I would never leave. And another word comes to mind: enough. What is enough?
Then I came across this quote as I ponder the word "peace."
I am only responsible for what I can accomplish in the day and that must be enough, as long as I have done my best. We are all given only 24 hours in a day and each are given varied responsibilities from God to accomplish what He brings our way. No more, no less. And He stands vigil while we rest in His peace to be renewed for the next day.
As I continued my contemplation of the word "peace," it saddened me to realize how little peace there is in our lives. As for me, I am always conneccted - either by pager, by cell phone, by computer, by cable news, by ongoing stimulation. I would not say that I am a loner, but I do know that I find the greatest peace in solitude. Or is it that I need the solitude to maintain my peace? Often when I take time to slow down, disconnect, and get off the merry-go-round of dailyness, I am able to see more clearly the gifts and mercies God has lavished on me multiple times each day. The clamour and demands and distractions of every day (don't even get me started on polarized political discourse that abounds), oppress my spirit, knowing Jesus has modeled what I need to do as reflected in multiple places in the Gospels. Jesus, the God Man, needed to withdraw to a solitary place to commune with His Father. How much more do I, a fallible, imperfect soul, need to do this? How can I see from His perspective, if I never take time out to look at Him?
Turn your eyes upon Jesus. Look full in His wonderful face. And the things of earth will go strangely dim in the light of His glory and grace.
Without this discipline, peace will continue to elude and the din of life will continue to oppress. And so I see the mercy, the gift, of being welcomed into the solitude of contemplation and time alone with the Lover of my soul.
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To start out, millennials are smart. There are no quick tricks and gimmicks to instantly capturing their attention or business. They've been raised in an environment filled with false promises, flashy advertisements, and unsavory tactics, and they can sniff out a dishonest offer quickly.
A 2014 study showed that 84% of millennials do not trust advertising. What do you typically see at events and booths? Lots of signs, posters, and ads, backed by salesmen; the definition of traditional advertising.
Instead, millennials look to friends, websites and social media for trusted information and news. To properly attract them as customers, this is where your marketing focus needs to be, including how you approach events.
Utilizing Social Media and Tech
Millennials use social media, technology, and the internet very differently from previous generations. They are more focused on socializing and connecting with people online, use smartphones more often than desktops and are more likely to interact with brands online. Social media is often their main source of news and a place to share their thoughts. It's also incredibly important to their social lives, being a main tool of communication with friends and family.
While at events, a major focus should be connecting and engaging with visitors online. If you are just handing out brochures and flyers to millennials, you aren't connecting with them, you're simply giving them something to toss in a bag to be forgotten. No connection between them and your brand/company is made.
If you can connect on social media with them though, you become a normal part of their life. You have access to spread your message anytime you want. So don't abuse it.
82% of millennials interact with brands and 49% follow their favorite brands on social media. The trick is becoming a brand worth following. Being at the event shows that you are related to something they are interested in, so start there. Use the event as the way to first connect and then become a brand worth following.
Preparing for the Event
First off, tell people you are going to the event. Get the word out and connect it with whatever hashtags and social media platforms the event is supporting. That way, when people are getting excited for the event and look for more information about it, you'll pop up. Give people a reason to stop by your booth and be excited about the event itself.
Connect with the event's influencers. This can be other businesses attending, keynote speakers, and the people putting on the event. Working together to promote the event will lead to more attendees, meaning you'll be in front of more people. This also gives you more social credibility when millennials look you up on social media. If you are connected to a brand or person they already follow, you become more trustworthy and easier to follow.
Engaging During the Event
Live tweeting is a growing trend among millennials during large events, be it the latest Game of Thrones episode, the Superbowl, or the next big conference. It gives them the chance to voice their thoughts, reactions, photos, and disagreements in conjunction with an experience others are having.
Participating in live tweeting helps attendees notice you and sets you up as a valuable thought leader. Especially if, while live tweeting, you can provide extra content or resources that can support what somebody is saying or further the conversation.
Be prepared though. Live tweeting is extremely fast and you only have a few seconds to get noticed, so make everything short, sweet, and entertaining. Also, you must know the relevant hashtags, both about the topic and the event itself. Be part of the conversation by replying to what others are saying, include meaningful images and say more than "Agreed" or "That was a good point."
If you have something meaningful to say, you'll attract followers who want to hear more. This will build trust in your brand, so later you can market to them and convert them into customers over time.
What To Do With Your Booth?
Remember the physical side at events. Social media is important, but if you can connect with millennials face to face, it's even better. This gives the faceless branding on social media personality and, well, a face. But, as stated above, millennials don't trust traditional advertising, and that includes the normal ways to advertise at a booth.
The first thing your booth needs is proper bait. If you're fishing for millennials, you need something more than a flyer, a bowl of candy, and a polo wearing employee on the other end of the fishing pole. Picking the right bait can transform your booth into a hotspot on the showfloor.
Here are a few things to consider when picking what freebies you'll give out
- Be unique. Everybody else is going to give out pens, candy, and water bottles.
- Millennials are suckers for nostalgia. Give out toys and freebies that remind them of their childhood.
- A nice bag to hold all their freebies can give you tons of extra exposure
- Everybody loves free food, as long as it's unique. Think more appetizers and finger food than candy.
- Keep it small and light
- Provide things people might forget if they traveled (like phone chargers and umbrellas)
Once attendees have approached your booth, don't have your salesman jump directly for their throat. That will only turn them off and they'll abandon your booth after grabbing your freebies. Many probably aren't ready to buy anything, especially because millennials prefer to do extra research online before making big purchases.
Instead of focusing on just getting a sale, you should focus on making connections. Your salesmen should be having meaningful conversations and finding out what is going on with each attendee. Then, before they leave the booth, they invite them to connect on social media (whatever is the desired platform) and give them a reason why.
Reach Out, Personalize and Be Friendly
The journey doesn't stop when they connect with you. In fact, that's just the start. From there, you need to ease your followers into a marketing funnel that works for them, ending with them becoming a customer. If you take the extra time to send out personalized messages to them or finding the right content for them goes a long way with millennials.
Working hand in hand with your salesmen at the event, find content that will answer concerns and questions different individuals had. Then, reach out and give them that helpful information, more like a friend looking to help rather than a business looking for a sale.
From there, you can continue to provide great content and start conversations with them, always helping them through your marketing funnel until they are ready to buy. Not only does this build brand loyalty, but also creates a very friendly sales experience. Combine all of this with a strong social media campaign and you'll be able to retain millennials' attention and convert them into customers.
Author bio: Ben Allen is a freelance content creator and digital marketer. He believes in helping small businesses succeed in their marketing efforts. When he isn't working, he also writes about education, technology, and video games.Twitter: https://twitter.com/Allen24Ben LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ben-allen-5428618a


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NBC Commits to Another Live Musical Production in 2014
NBC is looking to start a new holiday tradition.
After the success of the ambitious The Sound of Music Live! last week that drew 18.6 million viewers, the network is committing to staging another live family-friendly musical production for the holiday season in 2014, NBC confirms to The Hollywood Reporter.
TV REVIEW: The Sound of Music Live!
NBC Entertainment chairman Robert Greenblatt said in an interview with The New York Times that they were "circling a couple of titles" that could be staged next year, to be led by Sound of Music producers Neil Meron and Craig Zadan. The only rules are that they must be Broadway classics with a slew of familiar songs.
"All weekend, people have been calling us and emailing us," Greenblatt told the Times. "Rights holders of musicals have said, 'Please do one of our shows.' We're excited to try it again."
Greenblatt also confirmed that live TV musicals may become an annual thing for the network come the holidays, voicing his belief that event television is crucial to the future of broadcast.
AUDIO: Listen to NBC's 'Sound of Music' Soundtrack
"There's enough to do a handful of these over the next years, if we keep increasing the learning curve," Greenblatt said. "There may be a little bit of a phenomenon to the first one of these. Who knows what happens year two, three or four. But you've got to have events. I think we could do this again -- and again and again."
Though Sound of Music took 18 months to put together, Greenblatt said the next live musical won't take nearly as long. "Now that we have done it once, we don't need 18 months again," he said. "We know a lot about how to do it."
THR previously reported that the price tag for the three-hour extravaganza that aired Dec. 5 was close to $9 million. A 22-song soundtrack featuring Carrie Underwood is available on iTunes, with an encore airing sometime before Christmas and a DVD/Blu-ray release on Dec. 17.
Meron had hinted in an interview with THR that he and Zadan had high hopes for more live TV events in the future should Sound of Music prove successful. "What we are hoping is in success that we open the door to another kind of entertainment that can exist on TV," Meron said at the time.
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Playing A Little Pepper…
Jake Odorizzi will bat 8th tonight…Joel Peralta has been placed on the DL with the illness he thinks he contracted over the break. Jeff Beliveau has been called up to take his place. The move is retroactive to July 13, so Peralta can return next week…David Price will start Friday's game against the Red Sox. Jeremy Hellickson is expected to be recalled for one of the weekend games…About 100 friends and family of Ben Zobrist will be at tonight's game.
Game Graph…
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- Flash Jennings, CF
- Ben Zobrist, 2B
- Matt Joyce, LF
- Evan Longoria, 3B
- James Loney, 1B
- Yunel Escobar, SS
- Jose Molina, C
- Jake Odorizzi, SP
- Kevin Kiermaier, RF


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Brother's entry into the printer business actually started in 1970 when it became a supplier of printer mechanisms for Centronics, a division of Massachusetts, U.S.-based Wang Laboratories. Less than a year after it started working with Centronics, Brother started manufacturing and selling its own line of branded printers. In 2009, nearly 77 percent of the company's global revenues of £ 3.9 billion came from its Printing and Solutions group with Europe accounting for almost 35 percent of its overall business.
Though much of Brother's market success has resulted from its focus on affordability, the company has not been a laggard on the innovation front. Besides introducing the world's first high-speed dot matrix printer, Brother was the first to introduce a printer for mobile devices with its m-Print model in 2004. It was also the first one out with a compact A3 inkjet multifunction printer with its MFC-6490CW model.
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Cree name: Kisiskatchewan, meaning 'swift current'
Current official name: Saskatchewan, from the Cree original
Source: Rocky Mountains, east of the Continental Divide
Mouth: Hudson Bay, via Lake Winnipeg and Nelson River
Direction of flow: east
Length : 4618 kilometres, including main north and south branches to Lake
Main Characteristic: Drains the vast Canadian Prairie
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End of Steel:Canada's northernmost metropolis
Dirty Thirties:Prairie life in the era of the Bennett Buggy
Unwild West:Mounties keep order on the Prairies
Dream of Wheat:Prosperous farmers feed the world
Wonder City:Saskatoon sprouts from the Prairie
The Saskatchewan River system forks across the vast Canadian
Prairies like a flash of lightning. Its branches and tributaries
collect meltwater from Rocky Mountain glaciers and rain runoff
from the broad prairie grasslands and grain fields. The collected
waters flow eastward from the Continental Divide to Lake Winnipeg
and then, down the Nelson River, and into Hudson Bay.
The Saskatchewan and its tributaries drain one of the largest
and most diverse river basins in North America. The basin includes
much of Alberta and Saskatchewan, parts of Manitoba and the
state of Montana in the United States. Three million people
live in the system's basin.
The main stem of the Saskatchewan River starts only in mid-Prairie,
east of Prince Albert, Saskatchewan. The two main branches
feeding the main stem are the North Saskatchewan and the South
Saskatchewan Rivers.
Starting life as a frigid waterfall at the foot of a glacier
in Banff National Park, the North Saskatchewan drains the milky
meltwater from the glaciers eastward to Rocky Mountain House,
Alberta. There, it absorbs the tributary Clearwater River,
and continues onto Edmonton, Alberta. As it rolls past the
Saskatchewan cities of North Battleford and Prince Albert,
the river accumulates a heavy load of fine silt flushed from
farm fields by runoff from rainstorms and spring snowmelt.
The South Saskatchewan begins in southern Alberta at the junction
of the Oldman and Bow Rivers. Flowing eastward past Medicine
Hat, it heads northeast into Saskatchewan, past Saskatoon and
on to meet the North Saskatchewan.
The North and South Saskatchewan include several major tributaries
in their system: the Clearwater, the Brazeau, the Vermillion,
the Bow, the Oldman, and the Red Deer Rivers. The immense herds
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to drink and seek relief from the hot summers on the treeless
grasslands. For aboriginals, these waterways were vital routes
for hunting and trading, as well as important sites for their
Fur traders navigated the rivers in canoes and heavy wooden
York boats to exchange European consumer goods for the pelts
of animals trapped by aboriginal hunters. Then, once the dominion
of the bison and the aboriginals had been surrendered to European
government and business powers, the rivers became routes for
European farm settlers who ploughed under the natural grasslands
to plant crops.
Finally, the railways were driven westward across the Prairies,
following branches and tributaries of the great river system.
The railways needed the rivers' water to make the steam that
powered their locomotives. The railways spread their branch
lines across the Prairies, rapidly filling them with settlers
from all over Europe.
It was only in 1870 that the new government of Canada purchased
the huge expanse of Prairie then known as Rupert's Land. Until
then it had been the property of the Hudson's Bay Company.
The purchase did not effectively establish Canadian control
over the West, and the government rushed to occupy it with
a railway, a police force and, above all, immigrant farmers
from Europe.
In 1881, settlers could buy huge, fertile homesteads from
the Canadian government - for $1 per acre (0.4 ha). Many of
the descendants of those homesteaders are millionaire farmers
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Cheek by Jowl present Ubu Roi until Saturday, June 14.
One of the most memorable productions most of us have seen in a lifetime, this Ubu Roi, directed by Declan Donnellan, has a pristine clean, white set of a modern sitting room, white sofa, white walls, white paintings, the dining table laid for a dinner party with a white cloth and a bottle of white wine. You walk in and think: 'I want a sitting room like that'.
A couple are dressed in beige, she in a halter-neck dress reminiscent of the one Marilyn Monroe wore over that grill, he in a linen jacket and slacks. They twitter over their table preparations while a youth languishing on the settee uses a video camera to film everything. He goes off stage and he's still filming, the chopping of the salad in the kitchen, a visit to the loo, everything.
Very little seems to be happening and what there is, is happening off stage, you are seeing it apparently via the youth's video camera. Your heart sinks. The play may have been written in 1896 but is this it? Theatre of the absurd? You've been told it's nearly two hours with no interval, it's going to be a long night.
Then the play takes off, it's gripping and it's funny. A superb cast of six switches with the flick of a shadow from the sedate dinner party with happy chattering guests to the violence of war and conquest...and suddenly back again smiling at the table.
A self-made king decides he will invade Poland, kill the king and become king himself. Wonderfully, his armour is kitchen equipment, his crown a lampshade, his weapons a rolling pin and a hand-held blender, his cloak the bobbled mat from the bathroom.
There are snatches of scenes reminiscent of Macbeth, Hamlet and Lear, there are pastiches of acting styles. The well-observed performances and movement are sublime. This is heaven-sent straight to the stage. What was Jarry saying about power, greed and table manners with such prescience in the 1890s? He was saying everything. It's remarkable that this was written before the First and Second World Wars.
Yet this is far from a didactic play. It is a masterpiece of subtle entertainment and this is a masterclass in how to do it.
For sheer energy, characterisation, fluidity of movement – oh hell, just leaping about the stage, body language, facial expression and performances that cross any language barrier, this is a riveting, riotous cast. Camille Cayol and Christophe Gregoire as Mere and Pere Ubu are indeed monarchs among princes, maybe I should say first among equals because this is truly ensemble acting.
This is a firework display. It is good champagne. It's unforgettable. It turns other types of theatre to drizzle when you have been in the sun. And you will never see dinner parties in the same light again.


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Good news for John Kerry and Bernie Sanders. It turns out that global warming caused Hitler and Nazism! Since I've already done my "Hitler Learns About. . ." video for this month, I'll just have to throw to Steven Goddard's Real Science, which dug up this gem from the Mason City Gazette in 1941:
Goddard has more at the link above, including how the CIA in the 1970s said global cooling would also destabilize the world.
Climate change: is there anything it can't do?