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Isis King is a self-proclaimed Renaissance woman and America's Next Top Model's only transgender contestant. The cycle 11 vet, who famously transitioned on television, returned to ANTM as one of 14 all stars and blogs exclusively for TV Watch about cycle 17.
In this post, the fan-favorite poser sounds off about the show's model-mansion, wearing a revealing bikini, being judged by Nicki Minaj and landing on top with the coveted photo of the week.
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I walked into the mansion (which made the cycle 11 house look like an apartment in comparison) full of beautiful Top Models with intriguing personalities that matched.
Although I knew my complete transition (I had sex reassignment surgery in 2009) would be discussed as a refresher for those who haven't kept up with my story, I must admit I was a little taken aback by seeing my "pre-transition picture" featured in the premiere episode.
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Isis King will definitely be tuning in to watch herself and her 13 competitors on America's Next Top Model's 17th cycle.
"Until I watch it I'll never know what people say behind closed doors!" says King, 25, who is returning to compete against other previous contestants. "I'm sure there will be some Twitter drama when the show airs – it will be very juicy!"
The multi-talented King, who calls herself a "Renaissance woman," says viewers can expect to see more of her own clothing designs on the show.
"My clothes are edgy, bold," says the Art Institute of Philadelphia grad. "Growing up, my favorite designer was Donatella Versace."
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For its 17th cycle, America's Next Top Model is giving 14 fan favorites from previous seasons a second chance at the title – including Isis King from season 11, the show's only transgender contestant.
Other familiar faces will include Bianca Golden from cycle 9, Angelea Preston from cycle 14, and Alexandria Everett from cycle 16 – surely making for a combustible season of drama.
Judging by the vast array of characters she portrays in an exclusive video, Tyra Banks may have a future as a regular on Saturday Night Live.
In a promo touting cycle 16 of America's Next Top Model, Banks parodies the typical contestants who try out on the show, starting with an airheaded blonde giggling her way through her interview: "I'm 19 years old, and my favorite designer is Hello Kitty," Banks says in her best Valley Girl accent.
Next up is a tattooed, surly contestant with an attitude who says, "I'm not here to make friends," followed an angry model with in goth dress and makeup.
Are you ready for more catfights, catwalking and over-the-top photo shoots?
Cycle 16 of America's Next Top Model begins Feb. 23 (8 p.m. ET) on the CW with a set of 14 new beauties vying for a contract with IMG Models, fashion spreads in Vogue Italia and Beauty in Vogue a $100,000 contract with CoverGirl cosmetics.
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After being taunted while growing up for being unusually tall and ultra skinny, Ann Ward was crowned of America's Next Top Model this week.
The 6-ft., 2-in.-tall 19-year-old from Dallas spoke with PEOPLE about dealing with the backlash over her shockingly small waist (runway coach Miss J was seen fitting his hands around it in a controversial promo), how she wants to inspire other girls to feel comfortable in their own skin, and what's next for the formerly painfully shy Texas girl.
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Being America's Next Top Model is really awesome, because I really like being an inspiration for people. I've been getting messages on the Internet about how I've helped people get through something they were going through, like bullying, so I'm really excited about people being able to look up to me through the struggles they're going through.
"Do you understand how serious this is? This is Top Model – elevated," Tyra Banks emphasized to the finalists on Wednesday's show, referring to cycle 15's superior prizes, including a spread in Italian Vogue, and the presence of big-name designers like Robert Cavalli.
Despite its heavily promoted "elevated" status, the Top Model finale competition pretty much remained the same. Finalists Ann (whose super-slim, 6-ft., 2-in.-tall frame was the subject of controversy) and Chelsey (the blonde, gap-toothed beauty with modeling experience) had to do a print-ad photo shoot for Cover Girl, film a commercial for the cosmetics giant and walk a runway show for Just Cavalli. Then, as usual, Tyra took her time critiquing the ladies' work and announcing the winner.
Before Wednesday's finale of America's Next Top Model, the show's host, judge and head diva in charge, Tyra Banks, spoke with PEOPLE about the final two contestants.
Ann, 19, from Dallas, Texas"Ann's awkwardness is actually quite lovely and beautiful," Banks says of the 6-ft, 2-inch beauty, who almost didn't make it on the show. "A lot of people didn't even want her to fly into L.A. for casting week, did not even want her to go to the next round ... It feels good to walk around the office now [that she's in the finale] and be like, I told you so!"
Chelsey, 22, from Boise, Idaho"Chelsey has a very strong actual knowledge [of modeling], a fashion base," Tyra says of the waitress. "She knows how to walk really well. She's my star walker in this [competition].
Supermodel, producer, photographer, actress, Emmy-winning talk show host, reality-show judge, novelist and businesswoman – Tyra Banks seemingly can do it all. But on Wednesday's episode of America's Next Top Model, she's doing even more.
Banks will step behind the camera to direct a two-minute film featuring the show's final four contestants – Ann, Chelsey, Jane and Kayla.
"A lot of designers and people in the fashion industry are feeling like the future of fashion is not just still photos, but they've been doing mini movies where the models are acting things out," Banks, 36, explains.
Fashion editor André Leon Talley and photographer Nigel Barker will return to the panel and sit next to Tyra, but the full list of top names judging alongside them this season has a distinctly Italian flair. Milan, anyone?
Designers Roberto Cavalli Diane Von Furstenberg, Patricia Field and Zac Posen, photographers Matthew Rolston, Patrick Demarchelier, Francesco Carrozzini, models Karolina Kurkova, Margherita Missoni and fashion experts Kyle Hagler of IMG Models and Franca Sozzani, editor-in-chief of Vogue Italia, will all appear on ANTM when it returns to the CW Sept. 8. Check out a preview of the new season.


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FOLSOM, Calif., Sept. 2, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, the USDA NASS California Field Office released the annual crop estimate for walnuts, predicting the annual walnut yield to be 485,000 short tons. Slightly lower than last year's record breaking crop of 503,000 short tons, the 2011 estimate suggests the second largest crop on record and will be confirmed in February 2012.
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According to California Walnut Commission Chairperson Charles Crain, "We are delighted not only with the crop size but also with the high quality kernels we are expecting thanks to the mild spring and summer weather. This excellent crop will help us continue to meet the growing consumer demand for nutritious walnuts both domestically and around the world." California walnuts account for 99% of the commercial U.S. supply and 78% of world supply. In the past year, approximately 40% of available product was shipped domestically and 60% was shipped to export markets, making California walnuts the fifth largest California export. Since 2002, domestic shipments have increased 24%.
"People have made eating walnuts a part of their daily routine because they are convenient, taste good and offer proven health benefits," explained Dennis A. Balint, Executive Director of the California Walnut Board. "With 45 scientific studies published over the past 18 years, the health benefits of walnuts have extended well beyond cardiovascular health. Recently published studies show walnuts may be beneficial for stress management(1), cognitive function(2) and cancer risk reduction(3)."
Walnuts are a nutrient dense whole food, and the only nut that contain a significant amount (2.5 grams per ounce) of alpha-linolenic acid (ALA) the plant based omega-3 essential fatty acid required by the human body as well as antioxidants, protein and fiber.(4)
For more industry information, health research and recipe ideas, visit www.walnuts.org.
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The California walnut industry is made up of over 4,600 growers and over 70 handlers. The growers and handlers are represented by two entities, the California Walnut Board (CWB) and the California Walnut Commission (CWC).
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The Walnut Marketing Board was established in 1948 to represent the walnut growers and handlers of California. In April 2008, the Walnut Marketing Board became the California Walnut Board to provide origin designation to the product it represents. The Board is funded by mandatory assessments of the handlers. The CWB is governed by a Federal Walnut Marketing Order. The Board promotes usage of walnuts in the United States through publicity and educational programs. The Board also provides funding for walnut production and post-harvest research.
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The California Walnut Commission, established in 1987, is funded by mandatory assessments of the growers. The Commission is an agency of the State of California that works in concurrence with the Secretary of the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA). The CWC is mainly involved in health research and export market development activities.
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The California Walnut Board and Commission offices are located at 101 Parkshore Dr., Ste. #250, Folsom, CA 95630
(1) West SG, Krick AL, Klein LC, Zhao G, Wojtowicz TF, McGuiness M, Bagshaw DM, Wagner P, Ceballos RM, Holub BJ, Kris-Etherton PM. Effects of diets high in walnuts and flax oil on hemodynamic responses to stress and vascular endothelial function. J Am Coll Nutr. 2010 Dec;29(6):595-603.
(2)Please note this was an animal study. Lauren M. Willisa1, Barbara Shukitt-Hale, Vivian Cheng and James A. Joseph. Dose-dependent effects of walnuts on motor and cognitive function in aged rats. British Journal of Nutrition (2009), 101: 1140-1144.
(3) Please note this was an animal study. Hardman WE, Ion G, Akinsete JA, Witte TR. Dietary Walnut Suppressed Mammary Gland Tumorigenesis in the C(3)1 TAg Mouse. Nutr Cancer 2011 Jul 20.
(4) Please note: One ounce of walnuts provides 18g of total fat, 2.5g of monounsaturated fat, 13 g of polyunsaturated fat, including 2.5 grams of alpha linolenic acid - the plant based omega-3; 2g of fiber; 4g of protein, 3.68 mmol/28 g of antioxidants. (http://www.nal.usda.gov)
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Mike and Lisa Woods of New Lexington and Rhonda Gilliam of Northport announce the engagement of their daughter, Brandi Nicole Doremus of Northport, to Arnold Ray Miller of Fayette, son of Edgar Miller of Fayette and Linda Reedy of Carrollton, Ky.
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She is a graduate of Shelton State Community College, where she received a degree in nursing. She is employed by DCH Regional Medical Center.
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Thomasville, Ga.-based Flowers Foods has agreed to pay $360 million for the Wonder, Nature's Pride, Merita, Home Pride and Butternut bread brands along with 20 bakeries and 38 depots, according to the report. For $30 million it will buy Hostess' Beefsteak brand.
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Fire command station, smoke purge control panels & NCS graphics computer at Citi Field in Flushing, N.Y.
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Optimizing the fire detection at the massive Citi Field, home of the New York Mets, took expertise by Cross-Fire & Security personnel and insights from NOTIFIER.
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Cross-Fire & Security Project Manager, James Lepore, tests the NOTIFIER ONXY Series NFS2-3030 fire alarm control panel with integrated DVC (Digital Voice Command) at the center of Citi Field's fire protection system.
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Cross-Fire & Security Technician, Jason Springard, tests the NOTIFIER ONXY Series NFS2-3030 fire alarm control panel with integrated DVC (Digital Voice Command) at the center of Citi Field's fire protection system.
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When the New York Mets National League ballpark in Flushing, N.Y., was built in 2009, countless hours were spent on the planning, installation and testing of this 1.2 million-square-foot facility's fire protection system. Citi Field, named after corporate sponsor Citigroup, comprises a unique contoured seating design for optimal views from all seats within the ballpark's "bowl," with a 360-degree walking path around the entire park.
For the system's head-end, Citi Field management chose the ONYX Series NFS2-3030 fire alarm control panel with integrated DVC (Digital Voice Command) manufactured by NOTIFIER. Local fire and life safety systems specialists, Cross-Fire & Security Co. Inc., Brooklyn, N.Y., worked alongside the job's electrical contractor, managing all aspects of system design, installation and programming.
"We originally installed a 26-node voice evacuation system and just added another NFS2-3030 to the network to accommodate a new bar/restaurant in the admin building," said Brendan Doorly, Cross-Fire's vice president. "We visited the site twice a month to perform regular testing and maintenance and the system works flawlessly."
More than 2,000 initiating devices were installed throughout Citi Field, most of which are duct and spot-type smoke detectors. Per Citi Field specs and the AHJ's (Authority Having Jurisdiction) approval, relatively few manual fire pull boxes were installed to deter bogus alarms.
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"You can see one side of the ballpark to the other, so we had to put in strobe panels in order to achieve synchronization throughout the park. When the fire alarm system goes off, it looks like one giant flash bulb," stated Beers.
Each strobe panel receives a sync pulse from the NFS2-3030 fire alarm control panel. This enables the system to coordinate each and every flash from one side of the massive facility to the other.
The system protecting Citi Field is divided into four quadrants with a DGP (data gathering panel) node positioned in each. The four panels report to the main NFS2-3030 fire alarm control panel, which in-turn issues commands as needed. Interconnection of panels, annunciators, DGPs and other command/control devices is accomplished via NOTI-FIRE-NET, a token-style network manufactured by NOTIFIER.
Due to the system's distributed intelligence, if connection is lost with the head-end panel, each DGP will continue to operate independently until connection is restored. Once the interruption is corrected, system operation returns to normal with data, such as event information and programming changes, continuing to be exchanged between each DGP and fire alarm control panel node.
"We ran the data bus to the DGP node in each quad and we placed addressable SLCs and output cards in them as needed," said Beers. "One of the added benefits of the ONYX Series is that there are very few wires that run between each node and the main fire alarm control head-end. Unlike many other systems, we didn't have to install a ton of cables to accommodate the 2,000-plus initiating devices, warden phones, graphic command stations and other command and control equipment."
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Most of today's traditional fire alarm systems call for multiple wires per device. While capable of utilizing one or more networking options, involving copper, fiber optic cable or IP, the ONYX Series system in Citi Field uses UTP (unshielded twisted-pair) per N.Y. City requirements.
"There was a lot of integration on this job. We had to integrate with the BMS (building management system) on site as well as the PA (public address) system in the bowl," continued Beers. "We received the final approval from the New York City Fire Department to use the public address system as a method of broadcasting alarm signals throughout the ballpark."
Integration with Citi Field's PA system was accomplished using input from a NOTIFIER DVC. If warranted for mass notification purposes, the fire alarm's DVC can override the bowl's public address system to broadcast live emergency communications throughout the ballpark. The DVC is capable of providing up to eight channels of audio with five channels of firefighters' telephone, plus control and supervision for up to 32 digital audio amplifier units. During an event, the screen automatically zeroes-in on the activated device and displays related information labels and other critical critera specific to the area.
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Alberto Vo5 Kiwi Lime Squeeze Clarifying Shampoo
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INGREDIENTSWater (Aqua), Sodium Lauryl Sulfate, Cocamidopropyl Betaine, Sodium Chloride, Ammonium Chloride, Actinidia Chinensis (Kiwi) Fruit Extract, Citrus Aurantifolia (Lime) Fruit Extract, Cymbopogon Schoenanthus Extract, Rosmarinus Officinalis (Rosemary) Leaf Extract, Hydrolyzed Collagen, Tocopheryl Acetate, Biotin, Thiamine HCI, Ascorbic Acid, Panthenol, Polysorbate 20, Sodium Laureth Sulfate, Propylene Glycol, Benzophenone-4, Citric Acid, Tetrasodium EDTA, DMDM Hydantoin, Fragrance (Parfum), Blue 1 (CI 420990), Yellow 5 (CI-19140).
on 2/27/2014 4:49:00 AM
Age: 18 & Under
Skin: Sensitive, Fair, Warm
Hair: Brunette, Wavy, Fine
Eyes: Brown
I picked this up on vacation since the sand and salt water was really building up in my hair and making it feel really gross. I remember my mom using this on me as a child, So the smell really brings back memories :) It really cleanses my hair without over drying. For $.79, I would definitely repurchase. But one bottle has lasted me 8 months so far so I probably won't need to for a while! I also used this on my (very, very) long haired puppy after she got in to the trash and smelled terrible. I tried everything, but the smell was still lingering, so in a fit of desperation, I used this on her and the smell was gone and get coat was so much softer and shinier!
on 1/21/2014 5:04:00 PM
Age: 44-55
Skin: Combination, Other, Cool
Hair: Red, Straight, Fine
Eyes: Blue
Love this shampoo--another MUA recommendation :) I got my husband to use it once a week to deep clean his scalp and he loves it. Doesn't strip my red hair and gets the gunk out.
on 12/30/2013 2:27:00 PM
Age: 25-29
Skin: Dry, Other, Not Sure
Hair: Black, Other, Other
Eyes: Brown
Smells amazing, but is a horrible clarifying shampoo! I usually use Suave clarifying shampoo and my hair feels so clean and has so much body after I use it. I decided to give this one a try along with the conditioner since it smells so good. My hair after washing is shiny, but is also limp and extremely difficult to style. I should have stuck with my suave clarifying shampoo- I will not repurchase this again.
on 11/1/2013 9:37:00 PM
Age: 30-35
Skin: Combination, Fair, Not Sure
Hair: Blond, Other, Other
Eyes: Brown
I thought I'd end up not liking this product but I did. It was on sale for $.69 for the shampoo and conditioner. I was at my local neighbor hood store. I thought this product must be terrible to be this cheap. I decided to smell the product to my surprise it smelt great. I decided to get the set shampoo and conditioner. I washed my hair with the products. I used the shampoo on my scalp and conditioner on my ends and I'm a weekly washer. To my surprise my hair came out clean, smelt great, and it has become my favorite shampoo set.
on 10/26/2013 10:53:00 AM
Age: 19-24
Skin: Combination, Other, Not Sure
Hair: Other, Other, Other
Eyes: Other
This product is AMAZING. Until recently, my hair had been super dry and damaged...I loaded as many styling products and conditioners onto it as I could. Unfortunately, it began to develop a gross, product-y texture-Now what? This product not only got rid of ALL the gunkyness in my hair, it also left it soft and shiny...I have naturally wavy hair, and I was left with no frizz.
on 10/18/2013 11:16:00 AM
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Hair: Other, Other, Other
Eyes: Other
I never thought that I had an issue with build-up as I always assumed your hair would look greasy if you needed a clarifying product ..... my hair was the opposite in that it started to look, dry, frizzy and I had a few sticky pieces. I tried Redken's Hair Cleansing Cream which made my hair worse, but then decided to try VO5's clarifying shampoo and conditioner and could not believe the difference ..... Once a month, I use the shampoo, and conditioner followed by Enjoy's Hair Mask plus I do an apple cider vinegar rinse and my hair looks great ..... it has shine and looks healthy. If you hair is starting to look dry and frizzy, it can be that you need a clarifying product and I highly recommend VO5's clarifying shampoo and conditioner (they are cheap and really work.)
on 10/13/2013 7:05:00 PM
Age: 19-24
Skin: Acne-prone, Tan, Warm
Hair: Black, Wavy, Medium
Eyes: Green
I have to say, I have tried many shampoos from the most expensive to the cheapest. As far as clarifying shampoos goes this one is the best and it's also the cheapest. I have very thick, long hair. I use lots of oils, deep conditioners, treatments, dry shampoos and hair sprays. All of that results in buildup in my hair but this stuff gets rid of EVERYTHING. So thankful for this!
-smells delicious, it's a sweet kiwi smell. so good!
-it has lots of vitamins in it! its' got vitamin E,C,B5 and B3. so if you like to spoil your hair with some nutrients this has it!
-gets every single trace of product buildup out of my hair with ONE wash. my hair feels clean and refreshed.
-even though youre getting a deep clean from this it doesn't suck all the life out of your hair. some clarifying shampoos just take out everything and make your hair feel dehydrated and dry. this doesn't do that. my hair felt soft and healthy and free off any gross residue.
-any drugstore or supermarket will have this. i got mine at walgreens but ive seen it at walmart, target, cvs, publix, rite aid. you're bound to find it somewhere.
-i got mine for 97 cents! I got a little discount with my walgreens card (originally it was like 1.25) best 97 cents i have ever spent.
on 9/29/2013 3:50:00 AM
Age: 25-29
Skin: Oily, Fair-Medium, Neutral
Hair: Black, Straight, Medium
Eyes: Hazel
If you want an amazing clarifying shampoo to use every once in a while to remove buildup without ridiculously stripping your hair of moisture or color and that doesn't stink and does it all for practically free...this one's a winner! Just make sure you use a conditioner along with it and the results are amazing! Especially for the mere .74¢ that i paid for it at walmart.
If i could put a -1 on value I would because you just can't beat the price, this baby works!
on 9/10/2013 7:52:00 PM
Age: 44-55
Skin: Combination, Fair, Not Sure
Hair: Brunette, Other, Other
Eyes: Blue
Okay, so my hair was coated and plastered and gummed with nasty residue from an old bottle of Tresemme conditioner, which was full of dimethicone. Basically my hair felt like straw, and it crunched. I knew no conditioner was going to make it past that crap, so I needed to clarify, but I was afraid a clarifying shampoo would be too harsh.
I looked for the Suave clarifying at Walmart, but they were out, so I picked up the Kiwi Lime Squeeze. I shouldn't have worried. It removed all the gunk and made my hair squeak like crazy. After washing, I conditioned and added a little olive oil, and put on a plastic cap and blasted my head with the dryer. Three hours later, soft, silky hair-----and if you knew how wiry and curly and coarse my hair is, you'd know that is SAYING something.
If you need to clarify, try this stuff. Just condition well afterward.
on 9/1/2013 2:57:00 PM
Age: 44-55
Skin: Oily, Other, Not Sure
Hair: Brown, Other, Other
Eyes: Brown
Like everyone says, this is an awesome clarifying shampoo that doesn't strip my color and makes my hair soft, bouncy and shiny. I pay a buck for it at my grocery store. It smells good and is a fresh, green fruity smell. I buy this all the time. I told my hairdresser about it and she now swears by it.
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Lung USA http://www.lung.org/associations/charters/new-england/assets/pdfs/programs/alane-cessation-resource-list.pdf http://ffsonline.org/ 1-800-586-4872 The American Lung Association's HelpLine provides convenient, confidential consultation from professional, credentialed personnel who are qualified to help find answers to your questions about the symptoms and treatment of lung disease as well as smoking cessation counseling. The HelpLine does not replace the relationship established between the patient and their primary care physician. The FFS Online program takes you through modules that you access through this protected Web site. These modules include valuable information and most of them contain an assignment that you are to complete before moving on. The assignments reinforce the messages in each lesson and your commitment to quit. FFS Online does not begin with quitting. We believe that quitting smoking is a process, not a single event. 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Immediate Crisis Response - Overview
UNDP works to help ensure that the humanitarian response to the emergency also contributes to longer-term development objectives and more resilient communities, laying the best possible ground work for development work beyond the immediate emergency; and helping people move from humanitarian dependency to self-sufficiency as soon as possible.UNDP works to help ensure that the humanitarian response to the emergency also contributes to longer-term development objectives and more resilient communities, laying the best possible ground work for development work beyond the immediate emergency; and helping people move from humanitarian dependency to self-sufficiency as soon as possible.
UNDP ensures public services are functioning as early as possible; affected people are given emergency employment, an income, and trained in construction techniques and other skills to start the process of rebuilding infrastructure and removing rubble; and small businesses are given start up grants, financing and other help to keep communities viable and functioning.
UNDP advisors also work with and train local public servants to make sure that the buildings, infrastructure and communities being reconstructed meet a minimal code of disaster resistance, and that where possible, the underlying triggers of a conflict or disaster are addressed.
UNDP's immediate crisis response package:
- Emergency employment, start-up grants and loans to recapitalize local businesses
- Community infrastructure rehabilitation, to improve access to basic services as well as revitalize the local economy
- Debris management, to ease access and rebuild infrastructure
- Local governance support, strengthening local government capacity for relief and recovery planning, coordination and implementation, improving the capacity for local risk management
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Helen Clark: Lecture on The Future We Want– Can We Make it a Reality? at the Dag Hammarskjold Foundation04 Nov 2014
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UNDP's Policy Notes on the Economic Impact of the Ebola Virus in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone
Ebola survivors given safety net in Sierra Leone29 Oct 2014
When Saio Samura, a 38-year old driver in Freetown, Sierra Leone, died eight days after contracting the Ebola virus disease (EVD), all of his personal effects and household items were burned. This left his widow, M'balu, and their three children grappling with not only their grief and fear of infectmore
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Final Score: Milwaukee 5, Chicago 2
Milwaukee, WI (Sports Network) - Ryan Braun went 2-for-2 with two doubles, two
walks and an RBI to lead the Milwaukee Brewers to a 5-2 win over the Chicago
Cubs in the opener of a three-game set.
Randy Wolf (11-8) allowed two runs -- one earned -- on four hits over 6 2/3
innings. He walked two, struck out three and has won his last five decisions.
"Our starting pitchers have really been keeping us in games," said Braun.
"Randy, again tonight, was phenomenal. He did a great job, kept us in it."
George Kottaras hit a home run and Prince Fielder had an RBI single for the
Brewers, who have split their last four but have won 25 of their last 30 games
overall. They remain 9 1/2 games ahead of the Cardinals for first place in the
NL Central.
John Axford allowed two runners to reach base in the ninth, but settled down
to earn his 38th save of the season.
Rodrigo Lopez (4-5) gave up four runs -- two earned -- on five hits and four
walks over six innings to suffer the loss. He struck out five.
Starlin Castro hit a leadoff home run for the Cubs, who have dropped five of
their last six. Aramis Ramirez doubled to extend his hit streak to 15 games.
Castro began the game with a homer to center and Jeff Baker put the Cubs on
top, 2-0, with an RBI double in the third. Darwin Barney scored on Baker's
liner to deep right after reaching on a Wolf error and stealing second.
Kottaras struck with a two-out, solo shot in the bottom of the fourth and the
Brewers grabbed a 4-2 lead an inning later.
Corey Hart led off with a single and Nyjer Morgan reached on a Barney error to
place runners at first and second. After a double steal, Braun belted a two-
bagger off the top of the wall in right-center to score Hart and Morgan, then
crossed the plate himself when Barney's throw sailed past Ramirez at third.
"He made mistakes," Cubs manager Mike Quade said of Barney. "He doesn't make
many, but every so often those things happen."
Jeff Samardzija relieved Lopez to begin the home seventh and issued walks to
Hart and Braun. Fielder delivered a base hit to left to score Hart, sealing
the final margin.
Takashi Saito spelled Wolf with two down in the top of the seventh and
stranded a runner at second, while Francisco Rodriguez faced the minimum in
the eighth.
In the ninth, Axford allowed a single to Marlon Byrd and issued a two-out walk
to Reed Johnson, but grounded out Blake DeWitt to end the game.
Game Notes
The Brewers are 48-16 at Miller Park this season, which marks the best home
record in the majors...Wolf has not lost since July 23...Kottaras hit his
third home run of the season.
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IITP2013: Ed Robinson on taking an NZ tech business global
Apimize co-founder Ed Robinson says selling in a large market like the United States is not like selling in New Zealand. Sales people in Australia and New Zealand are generalists because our markets are small.
In the US, sales people specialise. They work narrow niches. A sales person there might only deal with, say, network security software for large financial services companies.
It's a graphic illustration of the scale required. On the other hand, the scale of the opportunity is also huge. Robinson has been there. After building scale and selling to Silicon Valley, his Wellington-based business was snapped up by Riverbed for US$30 million in 2011.
Robinson relocated to California. This week he was back in New Zealand to share the lessons he learned at the IITP 2013 Conference in Tauranga.
Sales are key
Sales are key to going global. It sounds obvious, but Robinson says things only really took off when he moved from a technical role into dales. He says a company should aim to invest in the time taken to learn how to achieve repeatable sales while finding the first 100 customers. This process should take about six months. Once you've found 100 customers you can move to scale your business.
His advice is to start by identifying a single customer vertical market where customers face the same problem. Preferably you should target enterprise customers – that's were there's money although it can be difficult getting through their formal processes to the point where you get paid.
You should be able to respond to all customers with the same value proposition and deliver the same solution. Once you've settled on the right formula you can start repeating the sale as if you are following a script.
Fixing on a price strategy
Finding a price strategy is important. Robinson says there are six possibilities. Traditionally packaged software has been the most popular. The pay per use model works well if you're selling content. He says you need to charge the same as others in the market if you take this approach.
Subscription is rapidly taking place of packaged software. The good side of the model is that you get recurring, predictable revenue and you start each month with as much revenue as the one before. Customers expect to pay relatively small amounts, go past $10 a month and consumers will resist. Enterprise customers are OK with subscriptions but prefer to pay annually – mainly because they face relatively high costs when making payments.
There's no much control with the advertising model because it puts you at the mercy of the companies selling the ads. If Google changes its rates for Adwords, your income will change. With Freemium you should expect about one percent of users to pay for your product.
Offering a free product is only a temporary strategy and it requires deep pockets.
The trouble with marketplaces
Robinson says he is wary of marketplaces – like the Apple App Store or Google Play. He says they mainly exist for the benefit of the parent product. The companies running them need them to build their own momentum.
He has praise for the Kiwi Landing Pad in San Francisco and says many of the New Zealanders in the US are only too happy to help others succeed. Connections like this are important in the US, especially in Silicon Valley where success often depends on making contact with the right people
Aranz-Geo feted for software innovation on world stage
Christchurch-based geological modelling software specialist Aranz Geo narrowly missed taking the top accolade at the 2013 New Zealand International Business Awards.
That prize, the supreme award, went to agri-test company Tru-Test. Aranz Geo received the first special commendation in the history of the awards.
Aranz Geo also won the 'ANZ Best Business Operating Internationally – Under $10million' category. Two years into its three-year place, the company saw revenue, profit and market share grow 300 percent. The number of software licences has tripled to 934 and the company now has thousands of users.
Award judges described the application of Aranz Geo's technology to mining geology as revolutionary.
They say: "No other company is making similar software and after considerable scepticism ARANZ has now sold to all major global miners…its discipline speaks of a much bigger company and its Fort Knox client list is testament to that discipline. Its transformation has been nothing short of incredible".
NZTE runs the awards and they are sponsored by ANZ.
Another specialist software business, Auckland-based Gentrack, took the prize for the best business operating internationally in the $10 million to $50 million category. Gentrack Velocity is a specialist billing, CRM and Meter Data Management product for energy and water utilities. Gentrack also sells an airport management system.
Mac writing tools 2013 edition
When it comes to writing news stories, the easiest approach is to type directly into WordPress. The editing software has a wonderful, minimal full-screen view which gets out of the way and allows you to quickly and simply hammer out the words.
For other writing jobs I use a variety of tools. Here's a run down of the most important options.
WordPress can be as clean as a blank sheet of white paper in an old-school typewriter. It works. WordPress is fast, lightweight and relatively painless.
However, it isn't without flaws. While it is easy to add lists, embed media, link to web pages or produce elegant pull quotes, adding a cross-head is clumsy. I have to take my hands off the keyboard, mouse to the top of the screen and change the display from Visual model to Text mode then manually add the HTML command <h2> or perhaps <h3> at the start of the cross-head and a closing </h2> code at the end.
While WordPress gets the job done for posting stories like this one, it's not a great tool for other writing jobs. Although I can't easily write an interview for a client or newspaper then send it to them very easily with WordPress, it is the jumping off point for this personal look at alternative writing tools.
Microsoft Word
Whatever your opinion of Microsoft Word, it is the de facto standard for sending finished writing jobs to clients.
Most of the people I work with expect to get Word documents. They don't always, but most of the time I have to convert whatever I've written into a format that will easily open in Word.
Given that, there's a strong argument for sticking with Word when writing for clients.
Sadly Word is disappointing on OS X. I paid for my MacBook copy of Word through my $165 Office 365 subscription. I originally signed up from a Windows 8 PC, but the licence transfers to the Mac.
In fact I can use Microsoft Office on up to five devices. Office is also on my phone and until recently I had a Windows version running the Mac as well as the OS X version.
Depending on how you look at these things, Word is either a powerful, full-featured, professional document creation tool or it is bloated and clumsy. It manages to be both. There are tools like Track Changes which I deeply loath, but sometimes I work with a client who insists I use the feature. Well, maybe not if I see Track Changes coming first.
The current Mac version is Word:mac 2011. It feels as if it is two generations behind the current Windows version of the software. I could live with that, but Word doesn't do a good job of getting out the way on the Mac.
Word:mac 2011 has a distraction free full-screen mode – shown above in the screenshot. The distraction free mode is great, or it would be if it stayed put. If I need to switch to another screen, say to check facts in an email or on a web page, the distraction free display reverts to a normal, distracting display. I jump to other screens a lot and find this annoying.
Pages '09
Pages '09 is part of Apple's iWork suite of apps. There's the Numbers spreadsheet and KeyNote, a presentation tool. The three work well together in much the same way as Microsoft Office. Each of the three programs are in the OS X App Store and sell for $25 in New Zealand.
Apple sells the same titles for the iPad and the iPhone. New owners of those devices get free versions, it would cost me $14 to add the iPad version of Pages. That's not a lot of money, but is in marked contrast to Microsoft's approach which allows one purchase covering all supported devices.
Pages is well overdue for an update, the '09 is a dead giveaway. Four years ago it may have been ahead of its time, today it feels somewhat old fashioned.
At first sight Apple's Pages '09 resembles Microsoft Word. It has lots of features and options but not Microsoft's bloat. Unlike Word, it does a great job of getting out of the way, there's a distraction free screen that works just as you'd expect. Producing documents that, as far as my clients are concerned, came from Microsoft Word is easy.
While Pages functions as a perfectly good word processor, that's not really what Apple has in mind for the software. Pages is more a flexible layout tool. In the old days we might even have described it as desktop publishing software – although it has nothing like the power of Adobe's InDesign for professional work.
You can use Pages to create beautiful documents with images, graphs and tables. If I was preparing a business report, a newsletter or a book this would be my first port of call.
Google Docs
These days Mac writing tools aren't limited to the apps that run directly on the hardware. Anyone taking a look at the options should at least consider Google Docs and the Microsoft Office Web App version of Word.
Google Docs is sleek and clean. It's a great option for collaborating with others although one very specific and annoying flaw in Google's software means I prefer the Word Web App for online writing.
I have a few personal problems with Google Docs, your experience may differ. First, Google Docs needs a lot more mouse action than Word or Pages. There aren't so many keyboard short cuts, this slows me down and makes my hands ache more. If you're not a touch typist this may not bother you.
Second, the text can often be too small to read, zooming Google Docs does strange things to the mouse and cursor so they no longer line up properly with the page – that means you might add a word or delete characters at the wrong place. If you're working alone, you can just make the text larger, this is harder to do when you're collaborating.
Another reason I don't like Google Docs is that its text tends to extend over lines that are too wide for comfortable reading.
None of these shortcomings may worry you — they are possibly personal or just things that bother people like me who write for a living. I know other journalists who tolerate Google Docs, I don't know of many who love it as a writing tool.
iA Writer
On one level Information Architect's iA Writer is my favourite Macintosh writing tool. I first found the software on the iPad and now use it on my Mac for small scale writing jobs — Writer is not so great for anything over around 500 words.
That's mainly because iA Writer is a text editor. It is not a word processor.
I like it because it is clean and stays right out of the way. As I have written elsewhere, iA Writer the nearest thing in the digital world to using a mechanical typewriter and a clean sheet of paper. It does spell-check and it does allow minimal levels of mark-up.
iA Writer is fast and productive, but the reasons that make it great for short writing jobs work against it for longer more complex tasks. That's because navigating long documents is hard when there are no obvious heads, cross heads or bolded text.
When I purchased iA Writer for the iPad it was just $1.99, it now sells for US$5, the OS X version is US$9.
Like iA Writer, FocusWriter is designed from the outset for distraction-free writing. The software is free, but you're expected to make a donation if you use it.
When you first open the application you nothing, just blank light grey screen. Start typing and the text appears in black, 12-point Times New Roman. On my MacBook Air the characters are tiny, barely large enough to read.
You can change the font, type size, colour, background colour and the line spacing. To get to the controls you need to mouse to the top of the screen. Once there you can set up themes. Normally documents are stored as plain text. If you need to work with Microsoft Office users you can save as RTF.
FocusWriter is the most basic writing software I looked, but it gets the job done.
Other writing tools
A couple of people suggested I try Mars Edit from Red Sweater Software. It looks fine, but Mars Edit is not the tool I'm looking for. BBEdit was also recommended, but again not the right tool. BBEdit could best be described as a text editor, which makes it useful for dealing with HTML or CSS.
For short writing jobs iA Writer is my clear favourite. I'm struggling to find the best tool for longer jobs. At the moment I waver between Word and Pages. Neither is completely satisfactory, neither is awful.
My needs are non-standard. I'm a career journalist and a professional writer. I like tools that get out of the way, layout and all the heavy payload in Word are of little day-to-day interest. I suspect there may be something closer to my needs out there. I'll let you know if I find it.


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Celebrating Presidents' Day
Today is Presidents' Day. So where did this holiday come from and what does it mean for you today?
FOX News Radio's Hank Weinbloom reports:
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Okay it's Presidents' Day. But what does that mean?
It's a day to hail all our 44 chiefs. Congress created Presidents' Day in the 1970's between Lincoln's and Washington's birthdays to give us another three-day holiday weekend. So a lot of people are off today.
('Lincoln') "It is a self evident truth."
Not a bad day to catch a screening of "Lincoln", which could win the Best Picture Oscar. Or you can visit a presidential library.
(Reagan) "Letting you keep more of your earnings…"
The Reagan Library in California will have storytelling by presidential lookalikes.
Or you can do what a lot of people do…
(Commercial) "Our annual Presidents' Day sale starts…"
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We are happy to welcome our new Executive Director, Jamie Kwong. Jamie was formerly the Executive Director for the Orleans Chamber of Commerce and we are looking forward to the skills she will bring to the BIA. The position began on February 9th. Below is a welcoming message from Ms. Kwong:
Dear Community of the Quartier Vanier BIA,
I am so delighted to be working with you all! This is such a dynamic and diverse neighborhood in Ottawa, ripe with exciting opportunities. I look forward to meeting you all and learning more about each of your businesses. With the Quartier Vanier Business Improvement Area being THE voice of the businesses along Beechwood Avenue, Montréal Road and McArthur Road, each street with its own unique characteristics and attributes, my focus as the Executive Director will be working on initiatives that are in alignment with, and further, the three overarching goals as reaffirmed by the Board of Directors' Visioning Session 2014:
- To pursue initiatives that bring benefit to our BIA merchants;
- To beautify the Quartier Vanier BIA streets;
- To advocate on behalf of the of the Quartier Vanier BIA merchants' issues and increase the profile of the Quartier Vanier BIA
Working with the Board of Directors, I hope to lead our Quartier Vanier BIA into exciting and sustainable achievements, both at a neighborhood-level but also at a city-wide level. Specifically, my focus is on bringing greater benefit to our local merchants, all of which will benefit our Quartier Vanier as a whole.
I look forward to working with you all in promoting our Quartier Vanier, as we are on the cusp of very exciting progress.
Jamie Kwong
Executive Director / Directrice exécutive
Quartier Vanier (B.I.A – Z.A.C)
Upcoming QV BIA Meetings
Dear Quartier Vanier Merchants,
If you have any questions or would like to attend any of these meetings, please contact email@example.com
- Board Meeting: Please note that this meeting takes place on the 4th Tuesday of every month at noon.
- Safety and Physical Environment Committee: Please note that this meeting takes place on the 3rd Tuesday of every month at noon.
- Economic Development Committee and Marketing Commitee: TBA: Please note that this committee will resume in the New Year when committee chairs have been chosen. The 2015 meeting dates will be coming soon.
All meetings will take place in the QV BIA Boardroom at 287 Montréal Road.
Parking available behind our office. Please confirm your attendance.