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Okay, so who are the top ten businessmen of the 20th century? I have compiled a list based on a variety of factors. To qualify, (1) the business must be profitable; (2) the business must have improved the lives of people in a major way; (3) they have changed the way people in the field do businesses.
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10. Donald Trump-Real estate mogul
When you think business, you think the name Trump. People criticize Trump because his father's tremendous wealth allowed him to gain notoriety in the business world. Further, Trump's Taj Mahal Casino endeavor in Atlantic City has been a complete financial disaster and is currently in bankruptcy reorganization. But any good businessman will tell you that success and failure are cousins of the same coin.
Trump's two biggest successes were the result of a keen eye for business opportunity. The first was was the revitalization of the foreclosed Swifton Village apartment complex in Cincinnati, Ohio. He occupied this venture while pursuing his undergraduate business degree. He turned a 1200-unit complex with a 66% vacancy rate to 100% occupancy within a year. When the Trump Organization sold Swifton Village for $12 million, they cleared $6 million in profit. The second occurred when Trump landed the rights to develop the old Penn Central yards on the West Side He turned the bankrupt Commodore Hotel into a new Grand Hyatt based on a New York City tax abatement program that allowed him to develop the property cheaply and provided New York City with much needed revenue in a time of financial crisis. Trump's use of leverage and tax-benefits in real estate transactions changed the way real estate companies develop property.
9. Sam Walton-Founder, Wal-Mart Stores
As much as I dislike the predatory animal that his company has become, you have to give credit where it is due. Sam Walton turned ordinary retailing into an economic powerhouse. Traditional retailing dictated that with lower prices, you could chase higher sales albeit at the expense of lower profits. His philosophy was mark up the price slightly above cost lowering profits which in turn would siphon sales from the competition. Wal-Mart's first store opened in 1962 and has never looked back.
Fast forward to 2010 and his company has grown to sales of $416 billion from its 3,000+ stores with a workforce of over 2.1 million employees. His company has a workforce that is larger than the United States military. However, the glimmer of having a successful company has been tarnished by the companies anti-union sentiment and record of ruthless employment practices toward its workforce that include failure to pay overtime and provide affordable healthcare. Walton's company, despite its faults, is a control for inflation and arguably allows the economically disadvantaged a higher purchasing power. The company provides goods to a lower middle class that may not afford them without the company's economies of scale.
8. Larry Ellison- Founder and CEO of Oracle Corp.
Larry Ellison is one of the richest men in the world and it is because of his innovative company. In 1977, Ellison started the company with $1400 of his own money. Oracle is an enterprise software company that engages in the development, manufacture, distribution, servicing, and marketing of database, middleware (computer software that connects software components or applications), and application software. In layman's terms, his company allows other companies in financials, human resources, maintenance management, manufacturing, product lifecycle management, procurement, and supply chain planning sectors to process their own information faster through the use of Oracle's software. The true genius behind his company is that each version of the software only allows for a certain number of upgrades before requiring a purchase of new software that guarantees future revenue streams for the company. Ellison allowed companies to process their data faster that, in turn, made them more nimble and able to adapt to change.
7. Paul Allen/Bill Gates-Co-founders Microsoft Corporation
If you are reading this article, there is good chance that your computer runs on the software code these two men created. What started as a hobby creating computer code became creating a 'disc operating system' for IBM's first personal computer. These guys became moguls of the computing world with their operating system being used in nearly 90% of computers today. Their company, Microsoft, Inc. made millionaires out of janitors because of one word: innovation. These two saw an opportunity to make a computer run faster. The rest is history. Both are billionaires and both have pledged to give their vast fortunes to charity.
6. Michael Bloomberg, Mayor of New York City and founder of Bloomberg News
Mike had it good from the get go and he started out as an equity trader with Solomon Brothers. Sadly, he was fired in 1981. The good news is he was given a 10 million dollar severance package. He took the money and like all smart, savvy people, he started a business. His company, Bloomberg LP is a premier provider of financial information from around the globe. He has amassed a wealth of over 16 billion. He was living the high life owning homes in London, Bermuda, and NYC. He decided to enter the public forum and run for Mayor of NYC in 2002. He is currently the Mayor of the City of New York winning a controversial 3rd term. Like Gates and Allen, he pledged his vast fortune to charity.
5. Michael Dell-Founder and CEO of Dell, Inc.
Michael started his namesake company in 1984 with $1,000 with an innovative plan. He wanted to build a relationship directly with customers. He built customized computers for customers. This accomplished two things: (1) lowered costs of personal computers by eliminating components customers didn't want or need and (2) put the personal in the computer since customers felt it was customized for them. What started out as a dorm room operation, quickly became a firestorm of computer sales. In 1992, Michael became the youngest CEO ever to earn a ranking on the Fortune 500 list. His company has recently struggled with sales and market share cessation to HP and Apple, Inc. However, his innovation to the computer industry by adding personalization to the process is an ongoing testament to his business prowess. With Mr. Dell back at the helm at Dell, the company is poised for a comeback.
4. Warren Buffet- Founder of Berkshire Hathaway
Warren had a knack for running businesses and his prowess for entrepreneurship was displayed at an early age. His first business involved selling golf balls to golfers that he caddied for at a golf course in the summer. He started his investment empire with $10,000 he saved in 1950 from working at the golf course. He is a living testament that wealth is earned through hard work and perseverance. His current empire is worth over 62 billion dollars. His company, Berkshire Hathaway invests in everything from GEICO Insurance to Chinese suit manufacturers. Warren Buffet described one way he analyzes a good investment. He advises you to look at the corporate office. If it is very fancy with expensive furniture, the company is wasting valuable dollars that could be used to enhance shareholder value. Mr. Buffett often invests in startups because of the high risk and high return on investment. However, during the financial collapse of 2008, he made large investment in many blue chip financial firms that many in the investment community saw as a vote of confidence in the American financial system. Mr. Buffet worked hard to earn his wealth and he instills the very same value in his children. There is a famous story of his eldest son, Howard, asking him for a loan to start a business. Mr. Buffet stated: "If your business is so great, any bank should be willing to lend you the money to help the business grow." Don't let this story fool you as he still allocated a billion dollars of his wealth to each of his 3 children. Mr. Buffet has promised to donate the remainder of his vast fortune to philanthropic endeavors.
3. Michael Jordan-Basketball Legend and Entrepreneur
Michael became an instant icon the moment he hit that game winning shot as a North Carolina Tar Heel in the 1982 NCAA Championship game against Georgetown. While he did not win his first championship until his 7th professional season, his keen business sense to open his own sneaker and apparel line has seen tremendous returns since its debut in 1985. He has been described as the only athlete that could sell cologne to a CEO and sneakers to inner city kids. His ability to be all things to all people is what made him a marketing icon to such companies as: Nike, Coca-Cola, Chevrolet, Gatorade, McDonald's, Ball Park Franks, Rayovac, Wheaties, Hanes, and MCI (former telecommunication giant). However, it is his entrepreneurial skills that allowed his clothing line to grow exponentially despite hanging up his own high tops for good after the 2003 NBA season. Forbes magazine named Jordan the 20th most powerful celebrity in the world with $55 million earned between June 2009 and June 2010. According to the Forbes article, Brand Jordan generates $1 billion in sales for Nike. Not bad for a former athlete. Jordan's ability to keep his brand fresh in the minds of the youth revolves around making new sneakers and occasionally bringing out older models of his shoes rebranded "Retro." The aim is to keep his brand as a prestige sneaker brand ala a "Dolce and Gabana" of footwear. No athlete has come close to having the marketing prowess of Michael Jordan. The only athlete to come close, Tiger Woods, has seen his own star dim among accusations of infidelity. Jordan's iconic status as a basketball player is only overshadowed by his strength as a business mogul
2. Walt Disney-Media Kingpin- Founder of Walt Disney Co.
Every child in America knows Mickey Mouse, but very few people realize that Mickey Mouse was actually voiced by Walt Disney himself. Disney revolutionized the entertainment industry with the introduction of 'voice over' motion pictures. Prior to this development, motion pictures would run with subtitles under the picture. Thanks to Disney, people could now sit back and enjoy the film without having to facilitate the dialogue by reading along. His early success with animated cartoons led to a theme park that is built around the characters invented by Walt. As the company grew, so did the acquisitions. The Disney empire has annual revenues of over $37 billion dollars spread across its television (ESPN, Disney Channel, ABC Family, ABC), movie production (Disney-Pixar studios), and theme park (Disney World in Florida, Disney Europe, and Disney Land in California) properties. Hardly anyone could imagine a world without Walt Disney's creation. His genius has inspired the hearts and imaginations of millions of children across many generations.
1. Steve Jobs-Tech Titan- Founder of Apple Inc.
I am currently typing this article on my Macintosh computer listening to my i-Pod. I hope to upgrade to a Verizon i-Phone 5 in the Fall. What do all these devices have in common? Steven Paul Jobs, co-founder and CEO of Apple, Inc. Mr. Jobs is the number 1 businessman on this list because he turned his own business from nearly bankrupt in 1996 to a consumer product powerhouse in 2011. His innovative eye for trends and his uncanny ability to create new consumer products that didn't exist have led Apple's stock to gain 400% valuation since 1996. Much of Job's success is due to an attribute that is common in many of the people on this list: an aggressive personality. He was fired from the very company he founded, only to return in 1996 after Apple purchased his new company, "NeXt." As soon has he took the helm, he eliminated many costly and unsuccessful products and programs at the company. He also fired people who disagreed with his decisions. The old adage is right, you can't build an empire without an iron fist. People at Apple feared Jobs thinking they would be out of a job. But it wasn't all fire and brimstone at Apple. He led the company to develop the i-Pod that became a revolutionary portable music device that played MP3 files rather than a cd-rom. The IPOD would over take the CD player in sales in just 15 months. Jockeying on the success of the IPOD, Jobs' developed the "i-Tunes" store where users could purchase music for the device. The I-tunes store has become a media juggernaut selling everything from musical mp3's to books and TV shows. Job's has shown a prowess for innovation and for pushing the envelope of information technology to places it has never been. His vast success with Apple is tainted by his failure to engage in philanthropic endeavors like his other fellow billionaires on this list. I speculate that it may have something to do with his upbringing and education where he scrapped and worked hard to become the successful businessman he would become. He attended Reed College but dropped out after only one semester. He continued to attend classes there as a non-matriculated student. He would sleep on the floor of friend's dorm rooms and return Coke cans for food money. My thoughts are if he could become a billionaire with such a humble beginning, then anyone can and he doesn't need to help them with his vast wealth. Jobs' genius for innovation ,coupled with his aggressive business management style are what make him the number 1 businessman of the 20th century.
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So yesterday my dad became the first member of my family to know I'm gay. I gave him a poem for Father's Day and at the end told him I'm gay. First he thought it was some type of joke but I had to tell him it wasn't. He thought I didn't even write it because "it's not how I write." He hasn't even read any of my writing, how can he say that? He didn't get mad or anything, so that's good. I knew he wouldn't. He thinks that I'm too young to know such things. If I told him I was dating a girl, he wouldn't say I was too young. He'd say congratulations. I believe that I'm mature enough to know what my own preferences are. Guys at school are attracted to girls and they aren't half as mature as I am. They haven't even started growing hair on their chin while I've been shaving for years. I don't think maturity is an issue. But he is my father so I'm going to heed his advice and keep my mind open just in case I do change. I seriously doubt it though, considering I've been feeling this way for years and I have other traits of a gay guy such as 90% of my friends being girls and being more effeminate than most guys. I'm pretty sure I'm a homo!
My dad also said that I am who I am so he's being accepting of it and that's a good thing. He also said we could talk about it sometime so that's good times two. I don't know if I want to talk about it more just yet though. I'm still kind of recovering from the shock of the fact that I gained the courage to tell him. My blood was boiling so hot when I put my hand under cold water it felt warm. As for other family members, I'm just going to wait until I feel comfortable and ready to tell them. It may be tomorrow or next year, who knows? But I've made an important step in becoming fully out. I long for the day when I can be completely myself. No more secrets, no more lies, no more keeping thoughts inside. Just me.
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In the matter between:
IRENE GROOTBOOM First Applicant
AND OTHER APPLICANTS WHOSE NAMES ARE SET OUT Second and further
IN ANNEXURE 'A' TO THE NOTICE OF MOTION Applicants
THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA First Respondent
THE PREMIER OF THE PROVINCE OF THE WESTERN CAPE Second Respondent
CAPE METROPOLITAN COUNCIL Third Respondent
OOSTENBERG MUNICIPALITY Fourth Respondent
September 2000:
Coram: Chaskalson P, Langa DP, Ackermann, Goldstone,
Kriegler, Mokgoro, Ngcobo, O'Regan, Sachs and Yacoob JJ, and Madlanga
1. An order is made in terms of paragraph A1 - 8 of the
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A.1. Second and Fourth Respondents are ordered to provide basic sanitation services to the Applicants in the following manner:
(a) Fourth Respondent shall erect a block of 20 permanent toilets on the Wallacedene sportsgrounds by not later than 15 December 2000;
(b) Second Respondent shall provide the funding required for the construction of the aforesaid toilets;
(c) Fourth Respondent will be responsible for the maintenance and supervision of the aforementioned toilet facilities;
(d) pending the construction of the aforementioned permanent toilet facilities, Fourth Respondent shall forthwith, and in any event by not later than 6 October 2000, provide 20 temporary chemical toilets on the Wallacedene sportsgrounds.
(e) Second Respondent shall provide the necessary funding for the provision of the aforesaid temporary toilets.
2. Second and Fourth Respondents are ordered to provide water to the Applicants in the following manner:
(a) Fourth Respondent shall install 20 permanent taps in the same location as the abovementioned permanent toilet facilities, same to be installed by not later than 15 December 2000;
(b) Second Respondent shall be responsible for the funding of the aforementioned taps and the cost of the installation thereof;
(c) until the aforementioned permanent taps are installed, Fourth Respondent shall install 10 temporary taps which may be removed or relocated by Fourth Respondent after the aforementioned permanent taps have been installed, such temporary taps to be installed forthwith and in any event by not later than 6 October 2000;
(d) Second Respondent shall provide the necessary funding for the aforementioned temporary taps.
3 Second Respondent shall make available Two Hundred Thousand Rand (R200 000,00) to Fourth Respondent for the purpose of purchasing building material required to waterproof the Applicants' existing accommodation.
4. The purchase and distribution of such building material shall be effected in the following manner -
(a) It is recorded that the Applicants comprise 263 households on the sportsgrounds, as reflected on Annexure "JWA 4" to the founding affidavit;
(b) Each such household will be entitled to building material to the value of R 760 - 00;
(c) Applicants' attorney of record will ascertain the requirements of each household and will convey these in writing to Fourth Respondent's attorney of record;
(d) Fourth Respondent shall purchase the aforesaid building material from the funds referred to in paragraph (3) above;
(e) Fourth Respondent shall distribute the building material to the persons identified by the Applicants' attorney of record as the persons whose names appear on Annexure "JWA 4" to the founding affidavit, at a venue and in a manner to be agreed upon between the Applicants' attorney of record and the Fourth Respondent's attorney of record, such distribution to take place within 14 calender days of compliance by Applicants' attorney of record with the provisions of subparagraph (c) above.
5. Second and Fourth Respondents shall report in writing to the Registrar of this Court as to the implementation of this order, such report to be furnished to this Court and to Applicants' attorney by 6 November 2000.
6. Applicants may respond thereto in writing by 17 November 2000.
7. Second Respondent is ordered to pay the Applicants' costs occasioned by the application as well as the costs of Applicants' attorney attendant upon the implementation of this Order.
8. Where funding is required to be made available in terms of this Order by Second Respondent such funding will be made available within such period or periods as will enable Fourth Respondent to comply timeously with its obligations in terms of this Order.
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quiet of chorus is a collection of community supported poetry that feeds the aliveness of our spirit and movements. Read more
quiet of chorus is a collection of community supported poetry that feeds the aliveness of our spirit and movements.
About this project
Dear ones,
Welcome, welcome, in this momentous time.
Such gratitude for the encouragement and support of so many over the years! Because of you and our shared community, I'm now able to extend a wider invitation here for you to join us in completing my third wave of community-engaged revision for my first poetry collection, quiet of chorus, which was a finalist for Poets & Writers' 2010 California Writers Exchange Award.
what is quiet of chorus?
My friend Morgan gifted me with this response: "quiet of chorus lifts up the often muffled legacies of resistance to genocide in contemporary life. These embodied life-worlds yearn for freedom and wholeness, and help enliven the path forward."
The collection has germinated through our work together over the years to manifest our visions for prison abolition and social justice. It has engaged activists and organizers across the US in the work and practice of revolutionary poetics. Through this call and response, poetry from quiet of chorus has:
Traveled in letters to activists in prison; stood and sat with California's recent prison hunger strike and the Free Shifa, Justice for Melissa Roxas, Somos Georgia, and Troy Davis campaigns, and the #Occupy at Home-Decolonize Oakland-#Occupy Together-Liberate Everywhere! movement moment; and appeared in activist media from the US Social Forum, Queers for Economic Justice, and more;
Fed community building and grassroots fundraising around prison abolition, political prisoner support, collective healing, and transformative justice; community response to the earthquakes in Haiti and Chile; and vigil honoring the lives of loved ones lost to transphobic violence; and
Called on community organizers and cultural workers to invite and co-create gatherings healthy and accessible to beloved community members across dis/ability, so each and all of us can feed and be in our work of transformation.
how to harvest?
Donate now to sustain the practice feeding this love and labor! As with community supported agriculture, your renewed support of poetry each season ensures continued offering to the aliveness of our spirit and movements:
$5-10* covers gas to offer poetry at a local rally such as Oakland's November 2 General Strike; $15* covers gas and toll to offer poetry at a rally in San Francisco
$20* covers the cost of a poetry mailing to activists in prison; $35* resupplies paper and printer toner; $50* supports the continued evolution of a web resource supporting fragrance-free event planning, so all of us can access and gift community with our presence and offerings; $90* hosts this resource for a year;
$100* helps birth new poetry to capture and feed critical movement moments and ongoing yearnings of our movement legacy, or covers a month of weekly access to community acupuncture to detox from chemical exposure in preparation for and recovery from poetry performance on the streets or a prison visit;
$250* helps cover the cost of a daylong visit with activist readers in prison; $500* sustains a week focused on preparation to offer poetry at a fundraiser or gathering; $750* sustains a week focused on staging a multimedia performance bridging our movement yearnings with literary and cultural work and community; and
$1000* sustains a week focused on manuscript revision so poetry from quiet of chorus can make wider connection with and offering to your work in book form.
Thank you for the gift of your attention,
PS. Please help harvest more support! We can raise the fundraising goal to sustain more, most, or all the season's labor by both pledging donations AND inviting loved ones to join us! As shared above, every $5-10* covers the gas needed to offer movement poetry at a local rally, and every $1000* sustains another week dedicated to manuscript revision. However, a minimum harvest of the Kickstarter goal is what we need to receive any of the pledged support.
*Estimate helps cover a 5% fee to Kickstarter and 3-5% credit card processing fee to Amazon
**Fulfillment of this "reward" might require stipend to cover travel-related costs, depending on location and scheduling
Access is love! More and more of us have become chemically injured by the toxins all around us where we live, work, and play. You can help ensure our community and movement gatherings are more collectively accessible by co-creating an environment healthy and accessible for community members with http://www.ilru.org/html/publications/bookshelf/MCS.html#chapter1. This means removing existing, known toxins from the space and requesting participants to http://www.peggymunson.com/mcs/fragrancefree.html to come http://eastbaymeditation.org/accessibility/scentfree.html on your hair, body, and clothing, i.e. without any scented products including colognes and perfumes, scented laundry detergent, hair and body products, "natural" products, and essential oils.
Yes, please help raise the fundraising goal to sustain more, most, or all the season's labor! We can do this by pledging donations AND inviting loved ones to join us! As shared above, every $1000 sustains another week dedicated to manuscript revision. However, a minimum harvest of the Kickstarter goal is what we need to receive any of the pledged support.
Yes, anyone seeing this page who wants to nurture the aliveness of our movements for prison abolition and social justice, and believes that access is love and that each and all of us are needed in this work together, can pledge a donation to quiet of chorus!
Yes, once you click the green "Back This Project" button, you can pledge $1 or more, and choose the "No Reward" option.
Yes, to gift the reward, click the green "Back This Project" button and pledge a donation in your name. After we reach the deadline and I connect with you to fulfill the "reward," just let me know who and where you'd like the offering mailed to!
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Your name honored in a collective gratitude love note, and project updates!
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Handcrafted letterpress poetry card to write in and gift to a loved one, in prison, back home, near and far
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Editioned letterpress print of poetry from most recent poems for #Occupy, Troy Davis, or California prison hunger strikers
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Set of eight assorted letterpress poetry cards to support your letterwriting practice or gift the ones in your life who love to write old fashioned notes and mail them! Includes "oldies" and poetry excerpted from recent poems for #Occupy, Troy Davis, or California prison hunger strikers
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Intimate poetry reading at fragrance-free brunch, cooked with fresh, body loving ingredients, either at my garden studio or another location supporting collective access
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Who would have thought 50 years ago that a person could socialize with complete strangers across the world with just the click of a button? The web is full of useful and important scholarly information, but it's not just about business and education. Along with posting pictures, videos, and blogs, the web is available for a plethora of other options. It's full of fun sites for people of all ages and with different interests. One way to enjoy the web is to visit a social networking site. Sites such as Facebook, Zorpia, Friendster, and Bebo allow you to personalize a profile, join groups, share thoughts and pictures, and add different applications. Online communities are created by people connected together to share common interests, goals, and purposes. With technology advancing at such a steady rate, the future possibilities of the social web are endless. Although these sites are full of interesting things to do, there are also some downfalls to having an account online, such as...


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Areas of Work: Human Rights, History, Culture/Art, Turkey-Armenia relations, Education
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It was an excited, almost frantic, call in 1988 from Joe Wipf in South Dakota. "We are in the midst of a severe drought and I have never seen such a stark contrast between our corn fields and the neighbors. You must come and see it." Wendell Owens, on the other end of the phone, had worked with Joe as a fertility advisor for the previous two years. That same day he hopped into his pickup and drove to South Dakota...what he saw was truly amazing.
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Calories | 240 |
Total Fat | 6g |
Saturated Fat | 1g |
Cholesterol | 19mg |
Sodium | 120mg |
Total Carbohydrate | 44g |
Dietary Fiber | -- |
Sugars | -- |
Protein | 4g |
Calcium | -- |
Total Time: 2 hr
Cook Time: 45 min
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- 5 tablespoon(s) butter or margarine
- 2 medium Rome Beauty or Crispin apples, peeled, cored, and diced
- 1/4 cup(s) dark seedless raisins
- 1/4 teaspoon(s) ground cinnamon
- 1/2 cup(s) sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon(s) salt
- 1 package(s) quick-rise yeast
- 2.75 cup(s) all-purpose flour
- 1/3 cup(s) milk
- 4 teaspoon(s) milk
- 1 large egg
- 3/4 confectioners' sugar
- In 10-inch skillet over medium-high heat, in 2 tablespoons (1/4 stick) hot margarine or butter, cook apples, raisins, cinnamon, and 1/4 cup sugar until apples are tender, about 10 minutes. Remove skillet from heat.
- Meanwhile, in large bowl, combine salt, yeast, 1/2 cup flour, and 1/4 cup sugar. In 1-quart saucepan over low heat, heat 1/3 cup milk, 3 tablespoons margarine or butter, and 2 tablespoons water until very warm (120 to 130 degrees F). Margarine or butter does not need to melt completely.
- With mixer at low speed, beat liquid into dry ingredients just until blended. Increase speed to medium; beat 2 minutes. Beat in egg and 1/2 cup flour to make a thick batter; beat 2 minutes, scraping bowl often. With spoon, stir in 1 1/2 cups flour to make a soft dough. Turn dough onto floured surface. With floured hands, knead dough until smooth and elastic, about 10 minutes, working in more flour (about 1/4 cup) while kneading. Shape dough into ball; cover and let rest 10 minutes.
- On large cookie sheet (17" by 14"), with floured rolling pin, roll dough into a 14" by 10" rectangle (placing a damp towel under cookie sheet will help prevent cookie sheet from moving when rolling out dough). Spread apple filling in 3-inch-wide strip lengthwise down center of dough rectangle. With sharp knife, cut dough on both sides of filling crosswise into 1-inch-wide strips just to filling.
- Place strips at an angle across filling, alternating sides for braided effect and making sure that end of each strip is covered by the next strip so strips stay in place as dough rises. Pinch last strip to bottom of braid to seal.
- Cover braid loosely with towel; let rise in warm place (80 to 85 degrees F) away from draft, until doubled, about 40 minutes.
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Bake braid 30 minutes or until golden. Carefully remove braid from cookie sheet; cool completely on wire rack.
- When braid is cool, prepare icing: In cup, mix 4 teaspoons milk with confectioners' sugar. Spoon icing over cooled braid.
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Create the sweetest-ever birthday memories with this festive handcrafted cake from L.A.'s legendary Platine Bakery. It begins with two luscious layers of dark chocolate cake, enriched with Cocoa Barry Extra Brut Cocoa Powder. Between the layers, homemade salted caramel sauce and fluffy salted caramel buttercream add decadent flavors and textures. The cake is covered in a rich vanilla cream cheese frosting and colorful confetti sprinkles, then topped with a plain or personalized "happy birthday" greeting.
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The American Kodály Children's Chorus is dedicated to offering all boys and girls, ages 5-18, in the greater Baltimore area access to high quality music training in a nurturing environment.
During the school year, the chorus meets at the Bryn Mawr School in Baltimore. During the summer, the chorus is in residence at Loyola University Maryland as an observation and laboratory chorus for the graduate students enrolled in the American Kodály Institute's summer master's degree program in Kodály Music Education. The chorus's artistic director is Dr. Alyson Shirk, and the teaching staff consists of AKI graduates Lauren McDougle, Suzannah Norris and Jim Javorsky.
The American Kodály Children's Chorus strives for excellence by providing students with:
Choristers learn to sing, read, and write music through engagement with a diverse repertoire of classical, spiritual, and folk music from many traditions. The unique rehearsal and class curricula and activities offer an enriched learning environment and opportunities for positive social interaction with peers.
Each choir rehearsal is accompanied by one musicianship class. Students are placed in classes according to skill level.
Schedule: Meets on Tuesdays 5:00-6:15 p.m.: Choir rehearsal 6:15-7:15 p.m.: Musicianship Class
Schedule: Meets on Tuesdays 6:00-7:30 p.m.: Choir rehearsal 7:30-8:30 p.m.: Musicianship Class
The 20l3-2014 school year for both choirs runs from Tuesday, September 17, 2013 to Tuesday, May 20, 2014. Summer camp residence at Loyola University Maryland runs from July 21 – 25.
Dr. Alyson Shirk, Artistic Director
Dr. Alyson Shirk, artistic director of the American Kodály Children's Chorus, also serves as director of music for The Bryn Mawr School in Baltimore, Maryland. She earned her doctorate in vocal performance from Shenandoah Conservatory in 2009, where she was awarded the Dean's Graduate Scholar Award for excellence in scholarship for her dissertation "Mad Women in Opera: An Investigation of Madness and Selected Mad Scenes for Soprano." In 2009, Dr. Shirk taught master classes and performed the Brahms Requiem with the Ho Chi Minh Symphony Orchestra in Vietnam. In 2010, she studied and performed the music of Argentine composer Carlos Guastavino in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
The American Kodály Children's Chorus and Dr. Shirk's Bryn Mawr Chorus have performed at such prestigious venues as Carnegie Hall, the Kennedy Center, The US State Department, and The Blair House. Dr. Shirk is the former artistic director of the Children's Chorus of Maryland, and she conducted children from that chorus on a tour to Budapest, Hungary in July 2013, where they were keynote performers at the Kodály Institute's Seminar at the International Kodály Symposium opening concert. In addition to her work at Bryn Mawr, Dr. Shirk is a frequent choral clinician, adjudicator, and master class teacher.
Lauren McDougle, AKCC Class Teacher
Lauren McDougle teaches pre-kindergarten to fifth grade general music and chorus in the public schools, and instructs beginner and intermediate piano and clarinet students in her private studio. She has served for five years on the teaching staff of the Children's Chorus of Maryland, where she has taught Beginner I, Intermediate I, Intermediate II, Solfa II, and Solfa IV musicianship classes. Ms. McDougle graduated from Bowling Green State University in Ohio with a bachelor's degree in Music Education, received her Level I Orff-Schulwerk certification from the Eastman School of Music, and holds a Master of Education in Kodály Music Education from the American Kodály Institute at Loyola University Maryland. She currently teaches graduate level Materials classes in the summer at AKI. Ms. McDougle is a frequent presenter at workshops and professional development sessions in the state of Maryland, and is president-elect of Maryland United Specialists in Kodály (MUSIK), a chapter of the Organization of American Kodály Educators.
Suzannah Norris, AKCC Class Teacher
Suzannah Norris teaches pre-K through 8th grade general music at Our Lady of Hope/St. Luke's School in Baltimore, Maryland. She also teaches Music Together® classes for young children and their families at the Abbott Center for the Arts. Ms. Norris earned a B.A. in Music with an emphasis in Vocal Performance from Eastern University. She holds a Master of Education in Kodály Music Education from the American Kodály Institute at Loyola University Maryland and, in 2012, taught Solfa I and Solfa III classes for the AKI summer master's degree program.
Jim Javorsky, AKCC Class Teacher
Jim Javorsky teaches music to students in grades K-5 at Red Pump Elementary School in Harford County. He received his bachelor's degree in Music Education with an emphasis in Voice from Ohio's Bowling Green State University. In 2012, he received his Master of Education in Kodály Music Education from the American Kodály Institute at Loyola University Maryland.
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A full refund, less $100 materials and uniform fee, will be granted for withdrawal until the first rehearsal is held. Refund requests must be submitted in writing to Dr. Alyson Shirk at firstname.lastname@example.com. Once the first rehearsal is held, choristers will be considered fully enrolled.
Dr. Alyson Shirk, Director of Music The Bryn Mawr School 109 W. Melrose Ave. Baltimore, MD 21210 email@example.com 410-323-8800 x1668


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Only some level of compromise will get this country out of the mess we are in. I don't think that condescending comments and smirking will help.
People said Obama didn't have the experience to be President and guess what? They were right!!
The top 7 out of 10 richest Congressmen are Democrats, gee I hope they are ready to pay their fair share and spread the wealth around, my mortgage needs to be subsidized.
You people crack me up. You want to vote for someone who flat out lies and changes his views based on what he thinks people want to hear in that moment. How presidential and honorable is that?!
It is really sad that you can't go to church or Bible study without the risk of being shot. Crime in the Atlanta area is out of control. What's the matter, people?
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Georgia who consistently finishes in the bottom in state rankings on education wants to takeaway local school districts controlling their own Charter schools. Would make some sense if Georgia were number ONE. Do you really want the state to control what goes on in your local school district?
We don't need government watchdogs, private industry will self-regulate. Like the Massachusetts company that operated as a drug manufacturer when it was only licensed to fill prescriptions, and victims died from meningitis.
"No I do not find it ironic that Obama said Mitt is lacks the experience to be president. People said the same thing about Obama. But at least at this point he has had more OJT than Mitt. Nice try though." - and has made the US and our delegates around the world less safe, our nation laughed at by every nation, and in a worst weakened state. Which is better?
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I am a mental case, I knew exactly what it was the second I saw it! And I would have known the shifter too!
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Air conditioning ducts from the trunk mounted evaporator. Looks like the sail panel of about a 53 Lincoln. three reasons for the ducting. Evaporators were to big for the under dash installation. The rear passenger might block the air flow going forward. And finally no to freeze the ears off the unfortunate person sitting in front of the duct.
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Can you tell us the size of that flex tube I cant see real well on the computer! Maybe set a quarter next to it and retake the picture? It looks like exhaust flex pipe if its large like on cut outs or old super chargers?and if its small also exterior metal protective electric wire flex tubeing ( like what went to old tail lights and head lights.?
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It's a after market road draft tube. I've never seen one like this either but that's what it is. Somebody's better idea. And for those that arn't familier with what a road draft tube is they were standard on all cars up until about 1962-63. Their purpose was to suck fumes and gasses from the crankcase. They were done away with when engine manufactures were mandated to no longer pollute the planet. That's when PCV valves cam into play. Basicly the first form of smog control.
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Former Foster's Group chief executive John Pollaers is seeking to reinvigorate Australia's troubled $100 billion manufacturing industry by canvassing prominent government and business leaders to cut inefficient subsidies and create a new high-value model for the sector.
Mr Pollaers and professional services firm KPMG have held talks with Prime Minister Julia Gillard's manufacturing taskforce over the last few months as the federal government prepares to release the group's policy blueprint this week.
In a draft KPMG paper aimed at addressing Australia's "floundering" competitiveness in Australian manufacturing, Mr Pollaers calls for favourable tax regimes to promote a shift to high-value manufacturing and argues that distinct industries must be prioritised according to their maturity and advantage in domestic and international markets.
"I am a believer that if industry leaders sit down and collaborate then they can decide on the future for manufacturing in Australia and we can effect transformation," said Mr Pollaers. "What I am asking for is an agreed framework rather than lots of issues around whether we should or shouldn't have government support."
The manufacturing sector has lost 125,000 jobs over the past four years hit by a loss of competitiveness with importers due to the strong Australian dollar and high input costs including labour and energy costs.
The KPMG-authored report argues that ineffective government policies are partly to blame for the malaise in the manufacturing sector, saying legacy legislation needs to be simplified and modernised. It targets subsidies, arguing they perpetuate uncompetitive structures and create a short term solution to a long term problem.
"The majority of current manufacturing policy is poorly designed, characterised by programs that are too small, non-strategic, inconsistent and unclear in their goals," the report states. "In the absence of a clear vision and framework, industry departments are perennially devising new rationales for various forms of subsidy which do not address the economic fundamentals such as skills, infrastructure, taxation and regulation."
Mr Pollaers told The Australian Financial Review a successful manufacturing industry should look beyond production and incorporate research and development, design, supply management, sales and marketing and sales services.
"We tend to hear manufacturing discussed in individual single issue topic areas, but you can only really take on a comprehensive start for turning this around in Australia if you consider all the elements together."
Mr Pollaers, who relinquished his job at Foster's Group last year following a takeover by brewing giant SAB Miller, drew parallels with the aerospace and automotive industries in the UK and Germany, which he says were revitalised by cooperation and innovation.
KPMG Australian chairman Peter Nash said manufacturing in its basic "widget" form was too backward looking and he would like to see Australia's successful engineering capabilities developed.
"We need to look at where we might have competitive advantage and inevitably that takes you towards higher value manufacturing where we have competitive advantage across the value chain," he said. "At the moment the manufacturing sector in Australia today is the cumulation of what has happened over the last 100 years. We really need the sector to go back to some really core planning at both the government and industry level about what sort of manufacturing we want to have in Australia."
Mr Nash said KPMG was holding talks with Australian corporations and he hoped the research paper would start a broader conversation for the country. "There's plenty of evidence to suggest manufacturing can survive and thrive in developed economies like Australia," said Mr Nash.
Ms Gillard is chairing the taskforce, which includes industry, union and academic representatives, alongside its deputy chair, Innovation Minister Kim Carr, and aims to devise new policies to protect jobs.
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Former Reserve Bank board member Warwick McKibbin recently said there had been a lack of consistent policy responses from the government on the manufacturing industry.
Mr Pollaers, who before working at Foster's was head of Diageo's Australian operations, is highly regarded in the industry as the man who built the ready-to-drink market in Australia.
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The Miami arts scene has enjoyed steady growth over the past several years. And to be recognized for hosting "the most important art show in the United States" is pretty dope. When you think of all the other dumb shit we're known for -- shitty drivers, unemployment, and the Miami Heat -- a pretentious, world-renowned week of contemporary art is a welcomed change. But we know Art Basel can be overwhelming, especially for newbies. So here's our guide to all the fundamental Basel stuff you're too embarrassed to ask out loud.
What is Art Basel? Can we sprinkle it on pasta?
Officially, Art Basel (pronounced Basle) is a gigante fair in the Miami Beach Convention Center, where over 250 galleries from across Europe, Asia, Africa and the Americas exhibit contemporary artworks by over 2,000 artists. The first was held in Basel, Switzerland (hence the name) back in 1970. In 2002, it launched its sister fair Art Basel Miami Beach, held in the 305 every December. The truth is, though, it's expensive ($36), and it's kind of stuffy as there are no impromptu performances by say, LCD Soundsystem.
As the original fair spawned more and more satellite events, the phrase Art Basel has come to refer to the week of art-themed events taking place in Miami in December. It's Miami's most ostentatious social event of the year, attracting thousands of art snobs, socialites, and A-list celebrities for five days of champagne receptions, private hotel parities and surprise musical performances.
Huh? Art fair? Doesn't sound fair.
An art fair is like a high-end flea market for art shoppers. Art Basel, at the Miami Beach Convention Center, is the main one. But Red Dot Miami, Aqua Art Fair, and Design Miami are also happening this week, along with dozens more. Cultist makes navigating the fairs a breeze with our three-part guide. For newbies, these satellite fairs are cheaper and sometimes free, so go ahead and fair hop your way around Miami. Think of Art Basel as a five-day Second Saturday Art Walk.
I despise art. Should I just crawl into a hole until December 6?
Nein. This week is about more than just art. A lot of Miamians have little patience for gallery hopping and art dealing, but they're always up for party. Whether it's a private soiree at an oceanfront Miami mansion, or a sweaty dance party at a Wynwood-area bar, there's plenty of non-art related stuff going on throughout the 305 (and even 954).
But getting passed the doorman at Bardot for Questlove's and Dead Prez's M1 set, for example, is highly unlikely if you're not on the guest list. So try dropping a fake name and title such as "Logan Cummerbund, curator of Dolce Leche Gallery in Barcelona." Then follow-up with a rhetorical question that'll make the bouncer a little uneasy. "There's nothing better than artsy shortees, right?" If that doesn't work, sneak him a $50. Churchill's bouncer Chris Hubbard once said, "Money talks in the city."
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