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Its clear this running game and run blocking is our biggest flaw. Is Leggaret Blount a FA? A back like that is what we need to compliment AB. A shifty Darren Sproles type back should replace ware. Keep D.Scott for one more year or atleast thru camp to see his value.
B.J is one of my fav Giants because of his intensity, passion and not afraid to speak up. If he is with team, GREAT! If we upgrade and get a younger version of BJ...even better.
Go Giants
If you look at the Reese way, he drafts your replacement a few year before you get old or due for big money.
Kevin Boss for Shockey
Prince for T.Thomas
Jerrnigan for Manningham
J. Williams for Boley
M.Austin & L.Joseph for Bernard and Canty
We will resign T.Thomas for a good price just like we did for Kiwi. TT has to show he is healthy and can play. A. Ross is on the bubble.
If you notice, we havent drafted B.Jacobs replacement. This will happen this year with our 2nd round pick. So look for BJ to be back for atleast one more year at a restructured contract.
Move Will Beatty to RT and leave Deilh at LT until you can draft his replacement. This ragged O-line won the superbowl but definalty needs to improve the running game.
Manningham will be gone and the job will be Jernnigans or Bardens.
A TE will be drafted before round #4.
The return of Goff will delay the pick of a MLB.
Osi will sadly be traded and the #1 pick will be a DE that will replace Tuck in 2 years.
NY...concrete jungle where dreams are made of!
Knew they were gonna win. But the 49ers are mirror image of the old Giants teams. Run the ball, defense, special teams, no mistakes. We need a clean game with no turnovers to beat this team. This is an Eli game because we wont run the ball on that defense.
Calling out the Oline this week. This game is in your hands...Go Blue
BJ will always one of my favorite Giants because of the emotion he brings to this team. When he is running hard and trucks a DB or LB ....watch how the team goes nuts. His value to this team is huge. He is the soul and energy of this team. He tip toes when the line isnt getting a push, but when the line is pushing and he runs down hill....look out. In 4th Q they didnt want to tackle him.
Big Brandon put in work today....the last 2 weeks when this team needs him.
Great win!
Perry Fewel- i have not been impressed by his design or play call. Had antrolle rolle blitzed this year? Why isnt Kiwi on the D-Line in 3rd down situations. JPP, Tuck, Kiwi Osi.....RUSH!!! blitz Rolle or Jaquan Williams for some pressure. This probably the best of LB we had in a while, but can we teach them how to cover the crossing patterns please?
Kill-drive- Every game there is a crutial 2nd or 3rd and short and its BJ on a counter for -1. In 3 years...how oftent has that play worked. How about keeping bear pascoe in the backfrield to chip and give Eli a second to throw.
Special Teams- Why are you punting to Jackson?
Giants fans know historicly the Giants dont play well against underdogs, but always rise to the challenge when they are a dog. So with that logic you would assume this may be a trap game...
But the Giants already fell into the trap against Seattle. So i see them coming out and laying the wood to the fish like N.O did to Indy.
Final Score: 37-10
***************RE-GRADING Jerrys Draft****************
Good try but some of those grades are off.
S. Smith- +B ( Jerry fault he gone)
Jay Alford -C ( was having a great preseason before he got hurt. Servicable back up)
Micheal Johnson -C ( you forget how awful he was in coverage or tackleing. Is he even in the league?)
Mario Manningham C( for a 2nd Round pick his production is inconsistent. Drops passes and mental errors)
Bryan Kehl D(after 2yrs not on team, couldnt crack the starting line up of scrub LB)
Andre Brown F( cut 2x, cut by other teams)
Rhett Bomar D( As a backup he couldnt cut it)
P. Dillard F ( agree, but this may have been the worst JR pick ever)
A. Tracy D(cant give other guys D & Fs for being hurt and not playing and let him pass with a C) consitency!
J. Jernigan D( one of the worst presason performaces ever...but his grade can get higher)
D.Scott ( incomplete- has not gotten in on O yet) He is healthy and Gilbride has not used him.
1. Eli- steadily just doing what he does, find calm in the 4th quarter. Still one of the best QBz in the game. I was always a supporter, but gotta admit i was down on him first 2 games. Nice bounce back.
2. Running game - not doing so well, my concern is Hynoski. Moose Johnson said that if a FB's block is a stailmate, the defense wins. I have yet to see the Madison Hedgecock type of killer blocks yet.
3. WR - Coming into form. Manningham has lost his job to Cruz
4. OL - Great! Notice how Beatty's name is never called in the games. No holdings or giving up sacks really.
5. Coaching - TC will never die. Just when you think he is done for.....He wins.
6 Defense - Not a great showing, had some flashes but yet to become dominant.
RR is some fat middle aged guy that was cut from his High School football team that i still bitter.
I read you post ever now and then and its always gauranteed to be negative...specially against JR. Was he the one who took your spot in high school? Took the cheerleader that you were in love with to the make out spot and deflowered her?
What it is it?
Go Giants!
THAT is a NY Giants game. Solid running, play action passes,solid defense and not over reacting to another team making a push. Key to game was when Eagles took the lead, we didnt go pass crazy.
Cruz flashed back that preseason game where is was all world. He is player of the game for stepping up and being a great #2.
Very satisfying win!
THAT is a NY Giants game. Solid running, play action passes,solid defense and not over reacting to another team making a push. Key to game was when Eagles took the lead, we didnt go pass crazy.
Cruz flashed back that preseason game where is was all world. He is player of the game for stepping up and being a great #2.
Very satisfying win!
If is milking it knowing the state of the team and all the injuries....playing the eagles .....and knowing its a big game.
I would hope he never wears blue ever again. Tony Romo knowing how much his team needed him risked major injury....
Time to step up and put money aside for a minute Osi and come to the aide of your teammates who have supported you!
Oh....and the great hype of Hynoski is just that hype. He doesnt hit the hole with wreckless abandon and no regard for human life. He blocks, but he isnt a wrecking ball like Hancock did.
Panicing about a position we have never used properly is ridiculous.
Jerry Shockey.....misused
V. Shancoe........under used
Boss......used occasionally
Under the Gilbride system, the TE is just a luxury. We remember the big catches that Boss made and the plays Shockey made, but they are not Antonio Gates or the TE from New England. Get a OL and stick him at TE and let him block! Send your RB into the pattern and hope your WR run the right routes and make the correct blitz adjustments. Pray your #2 receive actually catches the ball on the first try.
14 more games until Bill Cower.
The story isnt about SS, the story is about how this team is being built and managed.
I was a Jerry Reese fan, but once the super bowl drunken high is over, and you begin to become sober, you start to notice Jerry Reese isnt as fine as he was after the superbowl. The beer googles are off and i just woke up in bed with a fat girl.
SS is gone....done! But the situation to have him on your rival team, catching pass in week 2 when the replacement for him is sittting on the inactive list is concerning.
The loss of KB i didnt even touch, look at New England and how much they emphisize the TE. We have 3 TE that cant equal one of NE's.
I dont like the way this team is moving. We are on verge of being the new Detroit Lions, bad draft pick after bad draft pick.
Watching Steve Smith catch passes yesterday made me sick to my stomach!
I dont know what the true reasoning was to let him walk, but losing him for a difference of 1M is irresponsible!
Jerry Reese you are now on the clock. I would love to see a comparison of GM's. How many of their picks stick with team, become pro bowlers and how many get cut.
Beacuse it starting to seem that the majority of his picks either end up cut or end up busts.
Stop trying to become a defensive savant with the exotic zones and confusion to force INTs. Let the dogs lose is and send the heat!.
Against the Skins you have REX FREAKIN GROSSMAN back there throwing the bowl, not Dan Marino or Aaron Rogers who can carve a blitz. Rex Grossman is a turn over waiting to happen.
Go get him and make him make mistakes! Send blitz, overload the line of scrimmage on passing downs. Make him make the perfect play. And when he doesnt.....TURNOVER!
Rush Kiwi on same side as JPP or Tuck. Send Rolle on delayed blitzes. Send the DOGS!
The conversation is starting to spread that this may be a bad year. How bad...? Who knowz!
So if we do end up with the #1 pick, which is higly unlikely. We would need to be 1-6, and then hit the hard part of the schedule to even entertain that thought.
But lets entertain....
Giants will select Luck. Following Jerry Reeses draft board, he would be the hightest rated on his board.
So then you trade Eli, bring in a Vet for 8 games ( Like Kurt Warner did for Eli). Then hand over the team to Luck.
I have jumped off the Eli bandwagon. Thought he was a smart, gutsy and clutch QB. Now i realize he is a smart, but physically limited player. Everything has to go right for the play to work. He cant makes something out of nothing.....like in the Superbowl.
This team is on the verge of transitioning!
Jerry Reese - He is either going to shut up all the haters or validate them this year. With a good number of his early picks not panning out and now being put in the starting roles, Jerry Reese is now on watch. Beatty, Jones, Beckum, Ross, Linval Joseph, Hynoski, and JPP are all in the starting role.
Coughlin- simple, win or go home. Bill Cower is in the wing waiting. If its Cower, the culture of this team is going to take on a very aggressive nature.
Roster- Its clear that our back ups and some of our players never reach STAR STATUS! We have good solid players, but not a BEAST. So players like Eli Manning, Brandon Jacobs, Travis Beckum, Aaron Ross, Chris Canty Lawrence Tyes, Micheal Boley and a number of the back up are on watch to see if they are prime time players.
**************** Panic**********************
For those of you who never played a down in your life yet are so critical of managment, let me break something to you....INJURES WILL HAPPEN!
The Packers were crushed by injuries, but get what happens.....it opens doors for the hungry and talented to step up...
Remember Jeremy Shockey? probably not because Kevin Boss Stepped up.
Derrick Ward? Nope!.... Bradshaw stepped up.
Goff goes down...now a young late round LB gets a chance to show his skillz, if he gets the call.
The season isnt canceled cause players on your team gets hurts. Kick off will still happen, the Giants as a TEAM will take the feild. And the TEAM will play games and prove it on the feild.
At the end of the year if those who got opportunites didnt step up or meet the challenge.
Then you can hate on managment for picking not ready for prime time players.
Til then.....hate the cowboys, eagles, skins or what ever team dares to play the GMEN.
Let go GIANTS!


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Top 5 secret Siri tips: How to add, find, delete, and do everything faster!
Become an iOS natural language ninja with this these killer shortcuts and time-savers for Siri!
Yes, sure, Siri's had some lingering reliability issues over the last couple years, but when it works, it works so well that it can save you an incredible amount of time and effort in getting things done. Adding things to apps, typing out text, even searching for things can require a lot of tapping, and involve a lot of frustration. Sometimes it's just easier to have Siri do what you say, rather than taking the time to do it yourself. And when you master some of the lesser known Siri skills, it can seem almost like magic.
1. How to establish relationships with Siri
Your iPhone doesn't just keep track of people, it can keep track of their relationships to you as well. Not only that, Siri can tap into those relationships to make everything from calling to messaging them a snap. After all, saying "call mom" or "what's my wife's birthday" or "show me email from my boss" is so much faster and more familiar than speaking out full names.
2. How to use Siri to quickly add stuff to Reminders, Alarms, and more
Manually tapping into and adding Reminders, Alarms, and even notes can be annoying. For a company that prides themselves on great software and fantastic user experience, Reminders especially is nowhere nearly quick enough to use by tap and swipe alone. With Siri, however, you simply say "add lasagna to my shopping list" or "wake me up at 8am" or even "Take a note", and off you go, no fuss, no touch.
- How to quickly set an alarm with Siri
- How to quickly create a time-based reminder with Siri
- How to quickly create a location-based reminder with Siri
- How to quickly add to your shopping list with Siri
- How to quickly create a calendar event with Siri
- How to quickly create notes using Siri
3. How to use Siri to quickly find messages, events, and more
Depending on what you're looking for, Siri can be an incredibly fast way of finding it. Instead of launching an app and scrolling away, or pulling down Spotlight and trying to figure out the right search term, you can just tell Siri what you want. For example, Siri can quickly show you "all my email from yesterday" or "all my calendar appointments for September 10". You can even ask "what time is it in Cupertino" or "what's Apple's stock price today" or "how's the weather in Bermuda".
- How to quickly find calendar events using Siri
- How to quickly check the time and date with Siri
- How to check stocks and exchanges using Siri
- How to check the weather and view forecasts using Siri
4. How to use Siri to quickly cancel and delete alarms, appointments, and more
Just like creating and finding stuff can be faster with Siri, so too can canceling and deleting it. Instead of launching the app, finding what you want to be rid of, nuking and confirming it, you can just tell Siri. "Cancel my 4pm appointment" or "turn off my 8am alarm" all work fine. And if you've built up a ton of temporal cruft over time, you can even use Siri to go scorched earth. Yes, "cancel all alarms" works fine too.
- How to quickly cancel a calendar event with Siri
- How to quickly turn off alarms with Siri
- How to quickly delete alarms with Siri
5. How to use Siri to win bets and influence people
Siri is tied into several other services, including major league sports, movies, Wolfram|Alpha, internet search, and more. That means it's not only a great way to get all your scores, rosters, schedules, cinemas, show times, casts and crews, and more, it's a great way to fact check almost any kind of information, at almost any time. You can even use Siri to book a fabulous dinner for two, and navigate your way right to it. "Who directed the Avengers" or "find me an italian restaurant" or "search Yahoo! for the best website named iMore" or "who scored the most points in the NBA last year" or even, after a successful dinner, "take us home."
- How to quickly find movie locations, showtimes, reviews, ratings, and trailers using Siri
- How to quickly look up sports scores and schedules, team rosters, and player stats using Siri
- How to find restaurants, read reviews, and make
- How to search Google, Yahoo!, Bing, and Wolfram|Alpha using Siri
- How to find places on the map and get turn-by-turn directions using Siri
Bonus tip: Even more to come in iOS 7
With iOS 7, Apple has continued to add new partner-based services, but also given Siri its first redesign. Gone is the linen and beautifully rendered sports, movie, and other widgets, and in their places is the starker, more restrained interface. Siri's also getting new voices, the ability to toggle settings like Bluetooth, the ability to search Wikipedia, and hooks into Twitter.
Your top Siri ninja tips?
Those are our top 5 secret Siri shortcuts that make using the iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad not only faster, but more convenient as well. If you've found other brilliant ways to use Siri, let us know how!
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Top 5 secret Siri tips: How to add, find, delete, and do everything faster!
Understand you at all... haha. Siri understands my 4 year old. It's not perfect but it's not that bad.
Babies can do it, but adult can't.
They should put it back in the box take it back to the store and get to can with string and give that a try.
Trying turning on the phone first.
Might help.
I guess the mere fact that you can do what you do with Siri is so over your head.
All of you.
Go to google if all you're going to do is complain.
Appreciate that we are this far in technology and Apple brought it to market first.
What the hell is with all of you, babies. You want every fricking thing done for you. And if innovation doesn't live up to your specifications and screws up you act like your LAZY lives have been slowed down because of your inability to do the work yourselves.
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thanks. this was helpful. i had no idea you could change stuff after you put it in.
Thanks Rene. This got me to try Siri again.
Good tips.
Thanks for sharing them.
Siri is great for productivity but not as a conversationalist if you are bored. She remember's my wife and will facetime call her, remind me of her birthday, and other handy goodies that keep a marriage alive... but if I am bored and ask her off the wall stuff, particularly for an audience for a laugh...
"Hey Siri, lets have sex..."
She wants to google that.
"Hey Siri, that was sarcasm."
She doesn't understand well enough to even google.
"Hey Siri, tell your dev folks to give you a sense of humor."
It goes downhill from there. As a person who invested in an iPad, sometimes, I just want to play games and Siri should be just as "playable" as Tetris.

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Cops admit another mistake in murder probe
Lead detective testifies in Alamo Heights murder trial
SAN ANTONIO - The lead detective in the murder trial of Jon Thomas Ford testified Friday that security camera video from a bank near the condo of Dana Clair Edwards, 32, has been lost.
Det. Leroy Carrion said that the video showed Ford driving into Edward's condo complex at 11:37 p.m. on New Year's Eve 2008.
Carrion said that video does not match what Ford told detectives the day after Edward's body was found in her condo.
The couple, who had broken up in the fall of 2008, had attended a New Year's Eve party separately.
Ford is accused of strangling Edwards when she returned home from the party.
"He said he left at approximately 11:30-ish from the party, drove home and changed and went to bed," Carrion said Ford told police.
He noted that Ford's home is less than two minutes from where the party was held.
Carrion said that though they had lost 28 hours of security camera video, they had video from another camera that provided a better angle.
That video was played for the jury on Friday.
Earlier in the trial, police said that evidence that should have been collected by first officers on the scene of the murder was not taken.
Carrion testified on Friday that there was a heavy police workload on the night Edwards body was found.
He said he did not make the scene that night and was not briefed by night detectives until later that day.
Testimony will continue on Tuesday in Judge Maria Teresa Herr's 186th District Court.
If he is found guilty, Ford faces a maximum sentence of life in prison.
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Reddit, the popular social news site, has announced a change to its advertisements giving users the option to up and down vote them.
Reddit, the social news and entertainment website, offers registered user's the chance to submit content and comments in either link or text posts on a vast range of subjects.
Another popular feature of the site is the 'upvote' and 'downvote' system on articles that they like/do not like.
An update was posted from Reddit's senior manager of operations Jena Donlin onto the site informing users that reddit will be using a new ad provide, Adzerk. The move sees them changing from DoubleClick for Publishers.
Users of the site will be able to "thumbs down" an ad meaning that it will no longer appear in the browser. The opportunity to give feedback will also be given in order to help shape reddit ads in the future.
"We take great pride in the fact that reddit is one of the few sites where people actively disable ad blockers," Donlin posts.
The move will see reddit joining sites such as Stack Exchange – the network of 100 question and answers websites - in its use of the Adzerk service.
Reddit user's left various comments about the ad system. WMDistraction said, "Reddit's the only place, for me, where ads worked as advertisors intended."
Dewtrocity also stated "You notice them and actually click them sometimes just because they are unobtrusive, I never click on ads on other sites that are intrusive."
Included in Reddit's many sub-forums the site holds popular 'Ask Me Anything' events where an interesting subject puts themselves forward for Q&A with the community. For example, last month Redditors welcomed Bill Gates to the site.
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Charles R. "Dick" Stanton, age 75, of Johnson City, passed away Tuesday, March 25, 2014, at the Johnson City Medical Center.
A lifelong native of Washington County, TN, he was a son of the late Samuel B. and Winnie Wolfe Stanton.
Mr. Stanton worked as a branch manager of Noland Company, Johnson City and Knoxville. After retiring from Noland, he worked several years as a salesman for Bolton Concrete Company.
Mr. Stanton was a member of Central Baptist Church and the Ted Beach Sunday School Class. He was a member of the Johnson City Kiwanis Club for 24 years, where he had served as Secretary/Treasurer, and was also a past president. He was designated a Hixson Fellow, and was awarded the Kiwanis International Foundation Tablet of Honor.
In addition to his parents, Mr. Stanton was preceded in death by two brothers, Heiskell Stanton and Robert Stanton; and one sister, Mary Ellen Scott.
Survivors include his wife, Helen Carter Stanton; son and daughter-in-law, David and Melanie Stanton; grandson, Austin Stanton; granddaughter, Audrey Stanton, all of Johnson City; sister, Wilma Hughes, Nashville; sister-in-law, Mary Smith and husband, Tom, Johnson City; nephew, Jason Smith and wife, Carolyn; nieces, Jane Padgett, Margaret Fulkerson, Diane Booher and Phyllis Scott; nephews, John Stanton and Bill Stanton.
The family wishes to thank the staff at Princeton Transitional Care and the Staff of the Johnson City Medical Center ICU, 7400 wing, and Hospice.
The funeral service for Mr. Stanton will be conducted at 11:00 AM Friday, March 28, 2014, in the East Chapel of Appalachian Funeral Home with Dr. Kenneth Grindstaff and Rev. Tim Tapp officiating.
The burial will follow at Monte Vista Memorial Park. Active pallbearers will be: Bucky Peters, Charles Steagall, Jason Smith, Jeff Jones, Brad McKeehan, Tony Hughes, Ken Cutlip and John Wagner. Honorary pallbearers will be, Tom Smith, Chuck Bowman and Gordon Bolton.
The family will receive friends Thursday, March 27, from 5:30 until 8:00 P.M. in the East Parlor of the funeral home. Pallbearers are requested to meet at the funeral home by 10:45 AM Friday.
Memories and Condolences may be shared with the family at www.appfh.net.
Appalachian Funeral Home and Cremation Services, 800 E. Watauga Ave., Johnson City, is serving the Stanton family. (423) 928-6111


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Pre-Dental Fair
What: This event is open to all pre-dental students and will consist of a welcome message and presentation from our Assistant Dean for Admissions, followed by a tabling fair where students can meet more admissions staff members, dental students, research staff, professors, practicing dentists affiliated with the College, and much more.
Free pizza and drinks will be served, and great raffle prizes will also be given out.
Where: Health Professions/Nursing/Pharmacy (HPNP) Building. View map for details.
Parking: Visitor garages are available on Archer Road and Center Drive. You will receive a ticket at the garage entrance and pay $10 when you leave. Entrance to the visitor garages are found in between the two garages as shown in green in the map. Parking is also available on the top level of the garages.
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Okay, so it looks as though most film/media blogs are calling this the first official poster, but it looks as though it's just a fan made one. What a pity! It's a gorgeous shot, and really sets the tone of the film – so enjoy it anyway!
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The team
MakeSense is an Open project that have been Kickstarted by Christian ( firstname.lastname@example.com ) and Romain ( email@example.com ) It develops itself thanks to a Gang of Social Business activists from all around the world who are joining us for two purposes : 1. source the challenges of Social Entrepreneurs and 2.Get people together worldwide so that they take up and solve those challenges. The member of the MakeSense open project are called "the Gangsters" and when they are many in a city it starts a hotspot. There have been MakeSense events in 44 cities accross the globe.
If you wanna jump into the project just send a mail to email@example.com, we have cool blue facebook avatars waiting for you
On this page you'll be able to discover some of the video portraits of the Gangsters, where they are in the world and their complete biographies and superpower. firstname.lastname@example.com
Who are the Gangsters ?
The Gangsters are mainly young people connected on facebook and twitter and which have, for many different reasons, a passion for Social Entrepreneurship and Social Business. Discover some of the Gangsters and their video portraits below.
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the Co-backpackers
- Christian Vanizette ( email@example.com ) :
Qualifier : Co-backpacker @ makesense / Role : Kickstart MakeSense / Special power : a spotify playlist like no other / Currently in Paris
Hello, my name is Christian, nice to meet you! I was born in Tahiti 25 years ago and i'm just finished my studies in Management in a French business school. I choose to specialize myself in innovation & entrepreneurship. I've been able to get my hands on these areas by working two years in Accede Provence (marketing agency for unemployed who would like to create their company) and one year and a half in the Business Innovation Garage of Gemalto (a worldwide high tech company) in Open Innovation.
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Buenos dias ! Marhaba !
Hey everyone, I'm Leila, 24 years old. I am Colombian-Lebanese-French; lived in Greece, fell in love with India. I have done a humanitarian mission in the Philippines, worked at danone.communities, organized events in France about social entrepreneurship, studied BOP marketing and I write onsocialter.fr about Colombia social and inclusive businesses. I want social entrepreneurs to get stronger, to share best practices around the world and inspire big companies. I want big companies to use their expertise to fight against poverty. I want empowerment and social innovation. Let's do it! You can meet me on facebook.
- Larry Tchiou (email@example.com)
Qualifier : Co-backpacker @ makesense / Role : Kickstart MakeSense in Asia / Special power : can't stay in one place / Currently in Shanghai
Hi there, I'm Larry, yet another Tahitian guy, currently based in China. Earlier this year I quit my job in a tech company to join MakeSense full time. I believe it might be the best decision I've ever made. In previous lives, I have had the chance to live and work in France, the US and Singapore. I'm passionate about entrepreneurship and technology/business/design, and how to mix all these to solve real world problems. I'm a big fan of the concept of social business, and of course, of MakeSense! Very excited to be here!
Connect with Larry on his linkedin, Facebook or twitter
- Peter Meuel (email@example.com)
Qualifier : The Digital craftsman / Role : the web-app craftsman / Special power : never sleep / currently in Paris
Hi ! I'm really a cool guy and working together will be the shortest path for you to see it. I mainly do websites and webapps as thoses two combine challenges and flexibility but I enjoy nearly anything about programming (yeah, except M$ stuffs). Please, feel free to ask me anything. *Really* anything http://www.petermeuel.com
MakeSense – The Gang – Introducing Peter the app craftman. from christian vanizette on Vimeo.
- Agathe Briot ( email@example.com ) :
Qualifier : Graphic Designer / Role : Make things beautifull / Special power : Photoshop expert
Hello, my name is Agathe I live in the south of France where I'm also finishing my studies in Graphic design. Christian and Romain enrolled me in the adventure asking for some cool logo, designs etc
MakeSense The Gang – Introducing Agathe Briot from christian vanizette on Vimeo.
London Hotspot ( london.makesense.org )
Stef Denamps Gomez
Playground : London / Superpower: I have a good combination of enthusiasm, positivism and pragmatism.
Bio: I'm Stephanie (Stef or Steph, can't decide! u choose), French-Argentinean, grew up in Panama, Argentina and Haiti, then studied and worked in Montreal, Geneva and London. I have professional experience in finance and business management in the private sector, a master in International Development and an absolute interest in mixing the two. I'd love to see businesses becoming responsible and even positive forces, and disadvantaged communities lifted through economic development. I love… passionate people, a wide variety of music, dancing until I drop, good wine and tasty food.
Felix Beaulieu
Playground : London – Paris
Qualifier : the happy cat
Superpower : two eyes : an amazed one and a critical one
Hi, I'm Félix, 26 years old French guy actually doing a Business Management Msc in London after a Master in Communication in CELSA-Sorbonne. I first heard a discussion about the "social entrepreneurship" concept in the begining of 2010 while looking to work for the social enterprises holding "Groupe SOS" in Paris, which I finally did. There I discovered that almost everything I have ever been interested in and believed in could fit into this movement ! At the same time, I discovered online the MakeSense project.
Younger I wanted to spread positives stories by being journalist or support them via politics, but now I'm sure that I want to participate directly on the stories. That is much more fun ! I'm also a basic human interested by travels, arts, coffee and many casuals stuffs .
Recently I participated in Hold-Up led by Christian in London, which definitely confirmed my temptation to join this exciting gang 2.0 ! Now, contact me via Twitter, Linkedin, wordpress, or facebook, as I can't wait to connect with others gang members' both in London and abroad to exchange and to do some good stuffs !
Mike Mompi
Playground : London / Qualifier : the coach / Superpower : city nomad
bio : coming soon – connect on twitter
Alberto Campora
Playground : London / superpower : coming soon
bio : coming soon
Aline Duarte
Playground : London / superpower : dance with tigers
Hi everyone, my name is Aline Cunico and I have recently moved to London for my Master's in International Relations. I am originally from Brazil but had lived in New York for 10 years before moving to the UK.
I have recently started a non profit organisation named Sisters for Education to assist underpriviledged women in developing countries with the opportunity to go to college.
I also freelance as a correspondent for the United Nations and have travelled all over the world for both work and pleasure.
I am super excited to join the MakeSense community and I think we will make magic together. BOOM!!!
Pannior Fiba
Playground : London / Superpower : italian
Hey dudes,
My name is Fabio and I am an Italian guy in search of happiness, for me and the others on Earth (and beyond … ).
I am an Economics PhD students specializing in developing statistical and computational models to improve the way firms and organizations design contracts.
I got to know about MakeSense because I am looking for a way to make this world a great experience for all who have the chance to have a ride on it, even for a short period of time. What I love about MakeSense's members is their willingness to help and share with others. At the moment, I don't know exactly how I will contribute to MakeSense's purpose. But one thing is certain: trying to make a better world for all is one of the few things the makes sense to me!
"You may say I'm a dreamer, but I'm not the only one"
Rohan Mehta
Playground : London / Mumbai – Superpower : to be revealed soon
Sarah teacher
Playground : London / Superpower : to be revealed
Candice Lanoix
Playground : London
Qualifier : the international development enthusiast
superpower : coming soon
bio "Hi, I am Candice from France. I studied political sciences and I am now enrolled in a master degree in a business school, ESCP Europe. One year in Mexico has been the driver for my interest in development subjects. From now then, I got experience on this area through many projects or internships in India, Central America and New Caledonia. My professional future? Work for boosting infrastructures in emerging countries where water, electricity and transports are crucial challenges. So on feel useful is for me a fundamental need. First I discovered social business concept, which is a genius idea to empower people. Then I met Christian and MakeSense, which is a great way to spread this movement all over the world. Now I am a gangster with a special superpower: Consistent high motivation and dynamism! Can't wait to meet all of you guys!"
Tihomir Ivanov
Naomi Smith
Playground : London / Superpower : Social Media guru
Kyra Choucroun
Qualifier : the venezuelan in london / playground : London / Special power : i have a seriously ridiculous ability to rap
Based in London, Kyra is a writer and producer, focusing on creative disruption strategies, engagement with Generation Y stakeholders and social enterprise. She is passionate about promoting the sustainable development agenda, and has a particularly strong interest in social innovation, biodiversity and the political economy of development.
Prior to joining SustainAbility, Kyra worked as a journalist and analyst for the Guardian newspaper, covering a wide range of environmental and social issues. She has also worked for Business in the Community, a business-led charity that promotes corporate social responsibility. In 2009, she foundedSymphony for Harmony, a Rwandan youth orchestra which seeks to employ art in the service of truth and reconciliation, by enriching individuals while nurturing social cohesion.
Kyra co-founded the Gopher Illustrated, a cultural magazine; she is the Social Enterprise Ambassador for Sandbox, a global network for Gen Y leaders; she is a trustee of Mothers for All, a charity supporting AIDS orphans in Southern Africa; and she is a fellow of the Royal Society of Arts.
Anda Madar
Playground : London / Superpower : coming soon
bio coming soon
Playground : Bristol ( England ) / Superpower : to be revealed soon
Roxanne Schultz
qualifier : the 2nd youngest gangster at MakeSense / playground : Madrid / superpower : viral optimism
With the early completion of my baccalaureate diploma at the age of seventeen, but still undecided about a specific focus, I opted for a concentration that would allow me to follow my passions of travelling and discovering foreign cultures, while simultaneously keeping doors open. That was how I decided on the BA degree in International Business Studies.
Fortunately, this choice of study led to great opportunities abroad, such as a six month internship in Spain and a one year student exchange in Mexico. During my time abroad, I was able gain a clearer perspective with regards to where my interests lay within the business world.
Throughout my experiences, I was able to look past the administrative and financial preoccupation of businesses and see the role they could play in the social interaction with their environment.
Later on, I got enrolled on an one year exchange program in Mexico, with the aim of discovering a new culture but furthermore to analyse the emerging public policies, business models and civic initiatives in a developing country. In Mexico, I had the fantastic opportunity to explore diverse business concepts within the framework on a developing country, where the culture was completely different to my own. My wholehearted commitment to this rewarding experience made me aware of the need for diversification within business models, and their corporate missions and development all over the world, according to their surroundings, ecosystems and cultures.
One particularly beneficial experience during my studies was when I worked on a campaign to create and lobby an organic label and brand in Mexico. It taught me how concepts of development exist and are interconnected within every system, whether it be governmental public policy, national and multinational institutions, non-governmental organisations, or in the private sector and business research.
The virtues of social development within business became my core belief system thanks to this inspiring experience, and led to my graduate dissertation, in which I am exploring concepts of social entrepreneurship and corporate social responsibility, and the benefits that could result from improving their connection.
I am currently making the most of my presence in Madrid, doing an internship in Alliance Française but also working on my research proposal to study innovative manners to enhance interconnections between corporate social responsibility and social innovators, getting involved as a volunteer in the Madrid hub, part of the hub network, spread over more than 25 cities in the world and defined as a social enterprise willing to empower, connect and impulse social entrepreneurs. I am specifically working on the project of connecting the Madrid hub to corporate social responsibility managers. And to continue in this field, I'm Now I'm a member of MakeSense
Marie-Alix Prat
Playground : London / Superpower : Loads of enthousiam and curiosity and a pinch of unsatisfaction to drive my dreams and widen my horizons!
Hi ! I'm Marie alix, 22. I was born in France but lived in a few places around the world until 16. I graduated from ESCP Europe School of Management in Paris last year and I'm currently studying at the London School of Economics in a Development Management Master. I'm very interested in development challenges and issues of water in particular, including access to water in developing countries. I believe social enterprises and community-led management could do a great deal to sustainably enhance access to water for all !!
I'm also part of the pilote team of the Youth Task Force of the 6th World Water Forum to organise Youth participation at the Forum and ensure all Youth from all around the world can contribute to this Forum. It's time for solution!
I discovered social business and social enterprises two years ago and then went to study in India… and boom! I got the social business viral enthousiasm!! I believe it could make a LOT for development. I wish I could persuade guys from the development sector that business and fair profit aren't swear words! It's a great way to make developement projects sustainable! Why can't business people like me aren't allowed to honestly say we just want to live a life and have a job that makes more sense for us and for the society in which we live ?
My super dream : bridging the gap between business and the so-called 'development industry
Carolina Bandinelli
Playground : London / Superpower : coming soon
bio : coming soon
The Dubai Gang
Uzma Atcha
qualifier : social activist / playground : mideast / superpower : see below
Hi, I'm Uzma Atcha, better known online as 'Lhjunkie.' I write for Mideast Youth, an online platform that leverages the power of new media to fight against oppression in the region. I'm the Campaign Director for the March 18 Movement, which is involved with spreading awareness for a responsible freedom of expression worldwide. In addition to that, I occasionally write for the Socially Conscious Blog.
My superpowers: I have an uncanny ability to make large meals disappear within minutes, and I can speed read. Ideally, I would like to trade them in for something more interesting like invisibility or super-strength, but I try to make do with what I have.
Swati Randev-Verma
playground : India / UAE / the world at large, someday
superpower : DiploBrat =)
qualifier : Conceptualising long term solutions to poverty, rather than one-off's
Born in India and raised around the world (thanks to my father who has recently retired from the MEA, India), I was brought up with a strong sense of social responsibility.
I've lived in developed as well as developing countries around the world and have come to one basic consensus in the past 27 years: no solution will withstand if it isn't a long-lasting one.
I believe strongly in working towards sustainable solutions, rather than one-off's. I'd rather teach a child to read while feeding him/her a meal than hand over some money for them to go buy the food.
I hold a Bachelors and Masters degree in Microbiology from Bangalore University. I'm hoping to enroll into an MBA in the next year.
What I do currently and what I plan to do in the near future has absolutely nothing to do with what I studied at university. That's the beauty of life! =)
Someday (soon, hopefully!), I dream to create pockets of financial stability in India, giving the remotest parts of my country an opportunity display their talents, get 100% credit for it, and make money for their skills and hard work. Thus, making them self sufficient and confident enough to take on various other tasks – such as educating their children, fighting for basic infrastructure for their villages, so on and so forth.
There are so many ideas, so much do, but just not enough time to do it all!
I'd love to connect with all of you! Look me up:
Twitter: @silv3rglee
Blog: http://silv3rglee.blogspot.com/
email: firstname.lastname@example.com
The switzerland Gang
- Romain Raguin (email@example.com ) :
Qualifier : Co-kickstarter / role : Asian tour coordinator / Special power : always on time / Currently in Geneva
Hi All! I'm Romain and as Christian I'm finishing a master degree in management. After being in private banking for a year, I'm fully dedicated to help all these creative social projects to increase their impact. I would be glad to have a chat with you on skype, google talk, facebook, linkedin, twitter…
The Singapore Gang :
Anthony Chon Lane
Qualifier : the Networker / Playground : Singapour / Superpower : serial networker
Yo! I am Anthony, a French born Chinese guy who grew up in South of France.
Currently based in Singapore, I am finishing my master in strategy. Previously I had been working for two years as a regional marketing coordinator and before coming to Singapore, I used to live in China where I studied Chinese and tried to reconnect with my roots…
Passionate about entrepreneurship, I love travelling, enjoy meeting new people and discovering new things. And today what I discovered really "make sense" in my aspiration of being an actor of change. Happy to join such an entrepreneurial minded community !
If you have any questions related to Singapore, please feel free to connect with me on Linkedin.
The Aussie Gang :
- Lauren Anderson (email@example.com)
Qualifier: Social Business Down Under / Playground : Sydney / Special power: I have a way with words…
With a finger on the pulse of all things social innovation Down Under, I am excited to be MakeSense's Aussie connection! Brisbane-born but Sydney-based, I have a background in communications and events, in both corporate, nonprofit and social enterprise environments. I live for social innovation and believe the future can't succeed without it. I am currently working on a few new social innovation ventures, as well as working with the Australian Social Innovation Exchange on their recent inaugural Social Innovation Camp, and was also Managing Director of The Brightest Young Minds Foundation Australia from 2008-2009. I am also currently enrolled in a Master of Innovation and (Social) Entrepreneurship at The University of Adelaide. If you are a social entrepreneur based in Australia and want to get in touch with the MakeSense crew, get in touch on email, Twitter (socialadvoc8), LinkedIn or Skype.
Ophelie Rat
Qualifier : the journalist / Playground : Australia & New Zealand for the year to come / Superpower : master on Final Cut Pro and a very good feeling with people
Hello, my name is Ophélie, I'm journalist and I just finished a master in Management. I live near Paris but I will be soon in Australia. Me and my boyfriend Alex, decide to do a road trip in Australia and New Zeland during 15 months to discover the country and meet social entrepreuneurs.
The Canada Gang
Marion beaufrere
playground : Quebec
Qualifier : our superhero at MakeSense
superpower : travel addict
Hi everyone!
I'm a 23-year-old French girl studying business in Québec, Canada.
I love to travel, meet new people and experience new things.
I am very curious and love to share ideas with other people. The more, the merrier! My dream in life: see an aurora borealis and help social entrepreneurs throughout the world!
Contact me on my Facebook for any details!
The US Gang
firstname.lastname@example.com :
Qualifier: The curious child
Role: Get things going and, hopefully, done
Playground: New York City
Special power: super empathetic, agile, & can wiggle ears
Hola amigos!
My name is Gabrielle. I was born in Hong Kong but grew up pretty much my entire life in New York. I received my BA in psychology and am supposedly in the process of attaining my masters in Social Work, with a focus in International Social Welfare and Policy. Anything innovative, fun, and/or socially beneficial falls under the category of Things I Love. Sometimes I like to hula-hoop and oftentimes I like going on excursions. Most of all, I'd love to MakeSense with you & others.
Twitter: @_gabrielle
Sarah Crow
Qualifier : the positive psychologist / playground : Arizona / superpower : Psychic about seeing the best in people.
Hey guys and gals, I'm Sarah. I'm interested in social business because its a way of sharing knowledge and developing tools for all entrepreneurs around the world, no matter what social climate they live in. Its a chance at success, success meaning transforming lives for the better through unique businesses. Because not all governed nations are equal in the realm of free enterprise, the internet is a wonderful tool for creating a fair playing ground, at least for knowledge.
My main interests over past few years have been: education, sustainability, refugees, and human trafficking. Currently I am an AmeriCorps member as a teacher's assistant in adult literacy and English as a second language. In the past I have done internships with the International Rescue Committee, and three other organizations mostly dealing with refugees and human trafficking in Arizona. I love to travel and learn about other cultures. Love helping others and psychology too. Have a huge heart and have been told I'm too open, but I like that about myself. Get passionate easily when something really "makesense" to me. This makesense gang is something I have been looking for for a long time. I can't wait to collaborate with people all over the world on these vital issues!
The Indonesia Gang :
firstname.lastname@example.com :
Haloo..my name is Arya Krishna. I lived in Bandung City, the capital city for West-Java Province, Indonesia. Still try to end my class in the Padjajaran University over the Social Welfare studies, yet i am very enthusiast about makesense.org who provide the supporting audio-video capture for many social enterprise freely. The idea of many-many social innovation must be spread as fast and wide as it can be. I know MakeSense.org will increase the number of social innovation applicant all over the world in near future. So i am willing to help and more to support by joining the gang.
my special power is a strong will to expand social entrepreneurial idea.
my extra-gang activities is building social enterprise concept to gain the sustainable coastal tourism.
Connect with Arya on his Facebook
The Lebanon Gang :
- Dara Mouracade ( email@example.com )
Qualifier: the lebanon girl / Playground : Beyrouth / Special power: multi-task like an octopus on acid
I'm dara, lebanese vagabond, an engaged_social_digital communicator that tends to multi-task like an octopus on acid (my super power). I work in marketing and high tech, I'm a serial tweeter and blogger. I like social entrepreneurs and I hop from one place to the other looking for new experiences and challenging conversations. I am a connector and I seek disruptive innovation. Connect with me on twitter.
The Denmark Gang
I'm Jacob from Copenhagen, Denmark. I study at Copenhagen Business School, and currently working on own projects, escpecially facilitating Indian & Danish companies – see more at my webpage – www.risgaardknudsen.dk.
I came in contact with MakeSense after following them online for some time, and I've now proudly been asked to join the MakeSense Gang. And what an opportunity. I imagine to support the process of solving challenges for social businesses – perhaps Danish cases with a global perspective.
The Vietnam Gang :
Good morning everyone,
I'm a graduate from Hanoi Foreign Trade University where I earned a Bachelor in Economics. I have been designing and implementing different projects since his early years at university. I'm the Co-Founder of 8X Cafeteria, a high-end restaurant owned and run by young entrepreneurs. Then, I took part in a social project to develop a traditional craft of Vietnam and improve livelihood for artisans. After working for some development organizations, including Vredeseilanden, a Belgium NGO, International Labour Organization (ILO) and Centre for Social Initiatives Promotion (CSIP), I realized the role of social entrepreneurship in development. For me business is an opportunity to improve the world : use business as a tool to address social and environmental issues. Currently I'm the Founder & CEO of Social Marketing Initiative (SMI Vietnam).
Social Marketing Initiative is a social project that will be developed into a hybrid Social Enterprise. On the one hand, the project aims at supporting social entrepreneurs with free or low-cost consultation on developing entrepreneurial skills such as strategic planning, value chain development, brand management, E-commerce, product and service development, market research, customers survey, sales skill, PR and communication, etc. SMI also plays role as a focal point to help social enterprises access to Support & Investment Funds in the world. SMI works closely with social entrepreneurs from the very early stage, developing projects, concept notes, project proposals, business planning and social marketing.
On the other hand, SMI helps develop and distribute social products and services in collaboration with other social enterprises. Those products will be promoted on an online market and distributed through effective sales strategies"
Dang's superpower : Do things fast!
Connect with him on facebook.
MakeSense The Gang – Introducing Dang from christian vanizette on Vimeo.
The Mexican Gang :
- Magdali Esther Santillanez ( firstname.lastname@example.com )
qualifier : the youngest gangster / playground : Mexico / special power : "Ser feliz y descubrir nuevas formas de ser más humanitarios para ayudar a los demás y poder Tomar Consciencia"
Hello, my name is Magdaly Esther, I´m from Mexico, I´m 16 years old, I was born in Guamúchil, Sinaloa, México in 1994 on January 27th, I live in the northwest in a state called Sinaloa.
I belong to a Science Club, "CLUB DE CIENCIA COBAES 21″, this is our link: http://quimicacobaes21.blogspot.com and in my state there is aorganization called "ASES, SINALOA" , we are in facebook too, in Sinaloa. It is a group that help the students to develop our capacities to share and create new projects for the environment and all the Science´s topics, helping our people to live better.
Nowadays I´m studying High school, I don't have a carrier or profession, but sincerely I want to help to spread these ideas because a lot of people don´t know them, specially in Latin America also some people are interested in Social Business, a few of them know how to help but others have no idea, most of all them neither have not heard about organizations like MakeSense or Muhammad Yunus´sInstitutions. So we can link people from Latin America and all the world, We face the same problem as others "poverty" , that´s way we need to discuss, sharing opinions and create new ideas to have a better situation .I´m doing an investigation about Microcredits and Social Business in my little but pretty town Guamuchil, and the situation in Mexico, because there are microcredits but Why de poverty is not reducing?…I´m interested in all the opinions and advices. Together the world will be changed and the humans will live better
The Cameroon Gang
Hi My name is Christian. You can call me Chris. I'm from Cameroon, i'm 20 years old. I'm a social entrepreneur, technology freak and i'm interested in finance. My super-power is this: I can see in the future and anticipate bad happenings so i have the ability to change things and make things better before the bad things happen.
his e-mail is : email@example.com or connect with Chris on Facebook
MakeSense – The Gang – Introducing Chris from christian vanizette on Vimeo.
The Senegal Gang :
- Moustapha Leye Diop ( email@example.com )
qualifier : the poulet yassa addict / playground : Dakar / special power : "Yes he Can"
Hello the gang je m'appelle Moustapha Léye diop je suis étudiant sénégalais en Master Marketing et Management International. Actuellement je travaille dans le cadre de mon stage avec une jeune entreprise créée en 2008 spécialisée dans la commercialisation de nouveaux sports à sensation appelés : les échasses urbaines et vélo stepper.
Ma mission pou cette entreprise est de développer ses activités au niveau de la France et du Sénégal mais aussi de mettre en place une bonne politique de marketing viral.
J'ai acquis une riche expérience dans le domaine de l'entrepreneuriat social. Car j'ai eu la chance de participer au programme ESF Dakar 2008, qui m'a permis de développer mes compétences et ressources personnelles dans un environnement interculturel avec l'échange des savoirs, des cultures, des expériences, de connaître l'importance de l'entrepreneuriat social pour le développement économique et social d'un pays.
Mais aussi cela m'a permis de mettre mes acquis théoriques et expériences professionnelles au service de jeunes et ambitieux entrepreneurs sociaux qui ne savent pas comment élaborer et planifier un projet de création d'entreprise social durable.
Et pour moi, l'entrepreneuriat social est la stratégie la plus sure pour le développement durable des Pays en voie de développement.
Avec Makesense: YES WE CAN!!!!!!
The Colombia Gang
Qualifier : MakeSense fanatic / Playground : Colombia and Latin America / Special power: Can rebuild the world in about 3 hours if you give him couple of beers and a group of friends!
Hi everybody, I'm Simon, 24 yrs old, French, living and working in Colombia (music industry).
I'm a music geek, kind of a computer geek too and I'm quite interested in web-marketing strategy, crowd sourcing implementation and, of course, open-source. Well, this is the visible part of the iceberg as I'm pretty curious and open-minded (think so!?).
I'm still searching for the social business quotation that will make me shine in the establishment cocktails but can't find it so I'm staying on the dark side, the alternative one, the stimulating one. In fact, for me Social Business meens a lot, it meens it is possible to think and act differently. As I said, I'm working in the music industry and really love it but I have some kind of a lack of Social, so I decided to offer my help, my body, my services, my life on the great altar of MakeSense : Oh YEAH!
Feel free to contact me on twitter (@boichot) linkedin, facebook, IRL…
The French Gang :
Sebastien Bourdu
Qualifier : the UX designer / playground : the world wide web / superpower : capacity to be a pragmatic utopian who runs really fast
Hello world ! and hi my friends. I'm Sébastien or Sebastien for qwerty keyboards.
Guess what ? – I'm a so-called geek who loves social business. And yes I can send love postcards on Krypton with the linux OS of my iPhone.
I'm a 23 years old UX (User Experience) designer and web developer. You can have a look at my school project about education here(1) and one of my works at Orange Labs here(2).
I try to use my skills to make the world a better place. And I think that MakeSense and Social Business is the best way to do that.
I'm also a music lover who likes silence, an utilitarist who loves art, a shy guy who likes to meet people, a vegetarian who likes people who eat junk food from McDonalds, an utopian who is pragmatic, a CouchSurfer who sleeps in hostels, a life-long learner who acts as a kid … well basically I'm just another guy who is making his life a work of art, if you know what I mean.
Stay connected dear citizens of the world : Facebook(3), Skype (ekkkans), Twitter(@ekkans), LinkedIn(4), Last.fm(5), CouchSurfing(6) (please ask me if you need a couch in Paris)
Live, Laugh, Love
1 : http://en.projet-iko.com/
2 : http://singtheworld.api-exploration.net/
3 : http://www.facebook.com/ekkans
4 : http://linkedin.com/in/sebastienbourdu/en
5 : http://www.lastfm.fr/user/ekkans
6 : http://www.couchsurfing.org/people/ekkans/
Segolene Charaudeau
Qualifier : the open source guru / Playground : Phd world / Superpowers : springboarding between ideas and domains
Hello , I'm Ségolène Charaudeau and i'm currently doing a PhD in epidemiology, studying how daily movments influence spatial propagation of influenza in France. I come from the French engineer school Supélec, where I have studied applied mathematics and signal treatment.
With a few students of my doctoral school, we had created a club on how science could be used to help developing countries, and we were especially working on a distant diagnosis tool for Bangladesh: that's how I started interacted with Danone Communities, where I met Chistian and learnt about the very cool project of MakeSense !
I'm really interested in social business, which is, I think, a very good solution to improve development all over the world. I'm especially interested in education and healthcare. The problems involving a technical refexion are the one that interest me the most !
I'm also interested in all the open source movement : I think there is a link to make between all the open source ressources available and the need for technical solution for developing countries issues.
Laurine Arnould
Qualifier : The Social Entrepreneurship expert / Playground : Paris / Superpower : fall in love with Social entrepreneurs.
Laurine is a student at ESSEC and works at Antropia a social entrepreneurship incubator in Paris. Complete bio coming soon.
Lea Degardin
Qualifier : the PR girl / Playground : one young world / superpower : a cool smile
Hey Folks!
To quickly introduce myself… I'm a south of France frog, came in Paris to study advertising at Sup de Pub, INSEEC's group, after a general communication degree. During a semester in London 2010, I participated to One Young World, a summit of young people under 25 wanting to change the world, and I met our Guru : Muhammad Yunus #YY !!
That was the moment where I realized that the simplest ideas are the best ! Already passionate by sustainability, all this wonderful energy that I found again in MakeSense, convince me to use my skills to make this world a better place !
For MakeSense, I will be involved in off events. I love web and virtual activity but In Real Life events are essentials to federate gangsters and activate the network.
I have the project of travelling to meet social entrepreneurs and share with you all those beautiful experiences, I'm preparing it…
Don't hesitate to contact me for further information, by FB ( http://www.facebook.com/lea.degardin ) or Linked in, and as we say in French, « In DD we trust » ! *
Laura Thierry
playground : the web
qualifier : the community manager expert
superpower : Deep, infinite curiosity towards things, places, sciences, mindshapes, people. The weirder the better.
Hi there! My name is Laura, I am 25 and graduated in Management. I participated in volunteer missions in Madagascar and Vietnam, worked for danone.communities and Babyloan.org as community manager. All those adventures have allowed me to meet extraordinary people using their talents to help local communities … and to understand how big is human potential in developing countries! I also love new technologies and social medias for the openness they might bring to our societies if we mind to support this shift. Feel free to contact me and introduce yourself on facebook, or follow me on twitter!
Hello world!
How you guys doing? Hope you are great!
Well, I am Heremoana, a young Tahitian and second-year student of 21 in a Business School (ESCEM Tours-Poitiers more specifically).
For now, I am an intern in AXA France (until next January) for the promotion of the Socially Responsible Investment (SRI), the Ethic part of the stock market.
Useless to tell how exited I am to be a sense-maker it's nevertheless a pride to contribute. Indeed, Makesense is without a doubt THE startup of the moment because it's the only organization which dares to push people out of their common ways of thinking, especially, their economics and businesses ones. Thus, providing my skills to help social entrepreneurs getting stronger will be more than an honor.
Besides, talking about that, here is my superpower: I am the super-federator-man! Indeed, wherever I am and whatever I do, thanks to my adaptability and easy-going skill, I can manage to catch people around me! It's a good deal for Makesense and all the social entrepreneurs because I will be able to spread their challenges out but above all to link easily those who could actually reach the goal.
For more details about my humble person, you can send me some e-mails at firstname.lastname@example.com or by adding me as a friend on facebook
Anyways, really happy to be part of this great adventure, I hope we can meet us really soon.
MakeSense The Gang – Introducing Heremoana from christian vanizette on Vimeo.
- Yann Dhulst ( firstname.lastname@example.com )
qualifier : The french-kiwi guy / playgroud : Marseille today, New zealand tomorrow / Special power : You will beg me to stop laughing (the most communicative laugh ever) fier : The french-kiwi guy / playgroud : Marseille today, New zealand tomorrow / Special power : You will beg me to stop laughing (the most communicative laugh ever)
Hey, like Romain and Christian I am finishing a master's degree in management at euromed management after a BA at the university of Westminster in London. I can describe myself as a mix of French/kiwi-maori who loves discovering the world and especially the people (I love to wear hats too). During my studies I have done several internships in asset management or in brokering, working on SRI : Socially Responsible Investment. I have always been fond of SRI because it is a way to support companies who want to improve their impact on the environment, the community and on their employees. But something was missing…. I didn't have the chance to meet and to help directly hands-on, moreover the companies were far too big. I met Romain and Christian on the Ethomed project, which helps and support socials entrepreneurs and it was a true revelation. I am sure with social entrepreneurship we can change the world!!
For the moment I am based in Marseille in France but in November I will be in New-Zealand/Australia. Feel free to contact me by e-mail or http://www.facebook.com/teremana. See you soon
- Emmanuel Labi ( email@example.com )
qualifier : Networking sensei / playgroud : Marseille, Paris. / Special power : Labi ne fait pas le moine…
Hi everyone, I'm Emma. I was born in Marseille, in a beautiful city of the south of France in 1985. I am graduated from a Business School in France and I'm specialized in Project leading, Operational management and Supply Development. I took part in many associations such as Student's Office Euromed Management or Projet Vi in Benin (Africa). I am now conducting web-based projects. Before that I had some professional and educational experiences in China and United States. Feel free to contact me by mail, Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/emmalabi), or LinkedIn (http://fr.linkedin.com/in/emmanuellabi).
The Gang – Introducing Emmanuel from christian vanizette on Vimeo.
- Romain Chanut ( firstname.lastname@example.com )
qualifier : Sympathic Gangsta / playgroud : Paris. / Special power : Rave-proof and War on obscurantism.
"Grew up in the "green land".
Limousin in the center of France. Cows, grass and mountains are rarely infidel when you leave them… And as your (lovely family, you are glad to feel their true energy when you come back.
First step : out of Limousin to study .
Why not learning from lectures? Sure, it's a mean to travel! But, first of all, I like to learn from the others because they know their world much better than i do…
Student life is short, people are full of energy, that's a great cocktail to burn before drinking!!!
Second step : Let's get involved:
In Art, sustainable development and gathering around with people (nightlife, projects…). Then asked myself: whats wrong here? we seem to manage "things" quite well, but most of people keep struggling for life… Do we have enough "things"? Obviously, yes, we even have problems to get rid of them when they are used. So, we need more "ideas", to improve the basics we already have. The more i learnt, the less i understand why don't we take wiser benefit from our mistakes ! Why dont we use our new (super)powers to solve old problems? Finally I think Social networks are the key as they enable us to gather our knowledge.
Third step : Let's Make Sense =)
Twitter (http://twitter.com/RomainChanouill), HypeMachine (http://hypem.com/romainchanouille)
Europe Tour – MakeSense The Gang – Introducing Romain Chanut. from christian vanizette on Vimeo.
- Mathieu Proust ( firstname.lastname@example.com ) :
Qualifier : The French Connector / playground : Paris / Special Power : Extreme Curiosity about You as a future SenseMaker
I'm an happy Social Business blogger and a real fan of the new generation of SenseMakers that raise their voices all over our little planet earth! Basically i'm finishing a Master degree in Management and an happy trainee at Microsoft. I cannot live without music…and thinking that we can change the world !
Hi people!
So, my name is Sébastien and I'm a student like most of the members of the gang.
I'm 23 years old and studying in sales and management at Esarc Evolution Aix en provence.
In the same time, I'm working in a computer shop downtown.
So, this 3 years degree is allowing me to have some knowledge; About Communication, marketing, economics…
And just when I asked myself if it could be useful, I saw Christian.
His head's full of ideas, brilliant ideas that could lead to something great.
Then, I decided to follow him and try to help him.
What could I bring to Makesense? Well, I'd like to make a difference.
I'd like to be part of something useful and I think Makesense is, and will really be making sense soon!
The skills I have are entirely at their disposal and I hope it will help!
David Guitton
Playground: Paris, France
Superpower: Designing the legal foundations of social business!
Qualifier: The legal designer
Hi, I'm David and I'm 22.
I am currently finishing my 5th year of law in a master of international law in Paris 1 and
Sciences-po and I'll be taking the bar exam in the fall. As such, I define myself in Make
Sense as a legal designer!
Thus, I would be very happy if my legal skills could help any social project becoming true!
As a matter of fact, I really believe that under the economic model on which lays social
entrepreneurship, there is a whole new legal structure to create in order to support it! This is
really exciting and that is why I am really glad to be part of the gang!
However, I like to think that I cannot be defined through my studies (luckily!) so, except from
them, I love travelling and meeting new people and their ideas.
I really believe that social business and social innovation as well as new communications
technologies (especially the internet) are the keys for tomorrow changes – and I wand to be
part of them!
Feel free to contact me on facebook (Dav Id G), gmail (email@example.com) and twitter
(Guitton_David – though I'm new there…).
qualifier : Bearded Gangsta / playground : Nice / Special power : can be transformed in Chewbacca
Hi ! I'm Clement, I am 20 years old and for now i'm preparing a bachelor in a business school (actually in third years)
2010 was a revelation for me. I discovered the social economy and I became aware that another world was possible!
I wish I can become a craftsman of a world where the human would be at the center. I decided to join the gang of MakeSense because I think this is exactly the kind of initiative that can change the world !(in the right way) !
MakeSense – The Gang – Introducing Clement from Nice ! from christian vanizette on Vimeo.
My name is Yann Rigal. I'm Christian's friend since our french prepa in Lycée Paul Gauguin in Papeete. We made our own ways choosing different business School in France in 2006. Christian chose the mediteranean sea in Marseille and I chose Grenoble's mountains. After an audit and management control training, I've applied for an Entrepreneur Master that I've achieved last April. Since April I was sailing around the world but Friendship brought me back to MakeSense. To me Social Business is the 21st century business revolution. According to me, it's one tool to reduce the gap dug by our capitalist economy between the one who can and the one who couldn't. connect with me on facebook
Candice Lanoix
Playground : Paris & the world ( when travelling )
Qualifier : the international development enthusiast
superpower : coming soon
bio "Hi, I am Candice from France. I studied political sciences and I am now enrolled in a master degree in a business school, ESCP Europe. One year in Mexico has been the driver for my interest in development subjects. From now then, I got experience on this area through many projects or internships in India, Central America and New Caledonia. My professional future? Work for boosting infrastructures in emerging countries where water, electricity and transports are crucial challenges. So on feel useful is for me a fundamental need. First I discovered social business concept, which is a genius idea to empower people. Then I met Christian and MakeSense, which is a great way to spread this movement all over the world. Now I am a gangster with a special superpower: Consistent high motivation and dynamism! Can't wait to meet all of you guys!"
Habib Belaribi
Qualifier : Romain chanut acolyte ! /Playground: France, China / Superpower: finding a way to transform a few in a lot
Habib, 22 from Bordeaux (France). Pecularities: like having fun, theater and people in general.
I first met Christian through my friend Romain (Chanut) at a green IT barcamp in Paris and I'll basically repeat the 3 tags I used then to present myself:
happiness, co-innovation and intercultural. Let me explain:
Happiness is my 'What for?'= to give sense to any human being's life in environments where she/he can express her/his creativity for a better life
Co-innovation is my 'How?'= by turning together ideas and dreams into action (coz action is what we want isn't it??;) with the (strong) help of the Internet Intercultural is my 'With who?' = people from everywhere of course since it's for everyone!
Back from London, currently in Paris, soon in Shanghai, anywhere, I'll be happy to work with MakeSense and its team and gangstas (the more ,the merrier), bringing (hopefully;) some creativity, pragmatism and experiences.
And now : time to meet up and make it happen!
Feel free to visit me on facebook , & linkedin )
The Tahiti Gang
Hello world, I'm Nelson.
I'm also a Tahitian guy, currently back to Tahiti after working as an IT specialist for several European companies…
The Makesense project is for me a real challenge itself.
How to help each other to change the world?
Knowledge need to be share…are you ready for it?
So take place in the starship with us and let's go shaking the world!
"If you have knowledge, let others light their candles with it."
Sir Winston Churchill
Special power:techno geek addict
Pacific Tour – Make Sense – The Gang – Introducing Nelson from christian vanizette on Vimeo.
The italian Gang
Clementine Antier
Qualifier : The Agrifood expert / playground : Italy / Hi All! My name is Clémentine and I am really happy to join the gang
I am completing a master degree in Agronomy in Paris and I want to create innovative solutions to adress the issues of hunger and malnutrition.
I am passionated by Social Business and I have a lot of energy and ideas for that!
I lived in Brazil for a while, I am up to spend 6 month in Italia, and it is just the beginning
I would be very happy to meet other gansters, so don't hesitate to contact me by skype (clementine.antier), facebook (Clémentine Antier), e-mail (firstname.lastname@example.com), LinkedIn or Viadeo!
Special power: idealism + never stop building ideas
The Bangladesh Gang
qualifier : social entregamer / playgroud : bangladesh / Special power : capacity to see the world as a real-life sized rpg
Hello world — I'm a french guy, slightly geek, slightly mad and mainly curious (tried biology, physics, informatics, designing business models, translating books, studied new forms of economics,…). I spent my young years in an engineering school then in a business school, during which I met social enterprises as well as extraordinary people. Now, I'm working in a social business in bangladesh, and spend my time thinking how to improve the social impact we can have — both for the giver and the receiver. Today, I want makesense people to have fun and feel really good — doing good!
The Spanish Gang
Roxanne Schultz
qualifier : the 2nd youngest gangster at MakeSense / playground : Madrid / superpower : viral optimism
With the early completion of my baccalaureate diploma at the age of seventeen, but still undecided about a specific focus, I opted for a concentration that would allow me to follow my passions of travelling and discovering foreign cultures, while simultaneously keeping doors open. That was how I decided on the BA degree in International Business Studies.
Fortunately, this choice of study led to great opportunities abroad, such as a six month internship in Spain and a one year student exchange in Mexico. During my time abroad, I was able gain a clearer perspective with regards to where my interests lay within the business world.
Throughout my experiences, I was able to look past the administrative and financial preoccupation of businesses and see the role they could play in the social interaction with their environment.
Later on, I got enrolled on an one year exchange program in Mexico, with the aim of discovering a new culture but furthermore to analyse the emerging public policies, business models and civic initiatives in a developing country. In Mexico, I had the fantastic opportunity to explore diverse business concepts within the framework on a developing country, where the culture was completely different to my own. My wholehearted commitment to this rewarding experience made me aware of the need for diversification within business models, and their corporate missions and development all over the world, according to their surroundings, ecosystems and cultures.
One particularly beneficial experience during my studies was when I worked on a campaign to create and lobby an organic label and brand in Mexico. It taught me how concepts of development exist and are interconnected within every system, whether it be governmental public policy, national and multinational institutions, non-governmental organisations, or in the private sector and business research.
The virtues of social development within business became my core belief system thanks to this inspiring experience, and led to my graduate dissertation, in which I am exploring concepts of social entrepreneurship and corporate social responsibility, and the benefits that could result from improving their connection.
I am currently making the most of my presence in Madrid, doing an internship in Alliance Française but also working on my research proposal to study innovative manners to enhance interconnections between corporate social responsibility and social innovators, getting involved as a volunteer in the Madrid hub, part of the hub network, spread over more than 25 cities in the world and defined as a social enterprise willing to empower, connect and impulse social entrepreneurs. I am specifically working on the project of connecting the Madrid hub to corporate social responsibility managers. And to continue in this field, I'm Now I'm a member of MakeSense
The Algerian Gang
Ismail Chaib
qualifier : the tech start-up fan / playground : Algeria / Superpower : ubiquitous
Salam to everyone,
I am Ismail CHAIB, 22 years old, a young pirate from Algeria. I cofounded "ASQ", an award- winning, first VC-funded tech startup in my country.
I have also founded and run the student organization "ETIC" where I am having the opportunity to work on TEDxAlgiers and Startup Weekend Algiers, I am also a member of "AIESEC", the world's largest student-run organization, and I was one of the "international young leaders" invited to the Seliger Forum, Russia 2010.
I am a technology enthusiast (that's a nice word to say geek , a blogger (at http://idontfixyourpc.blogspot.com), a social media addict, a start-up evangelist and an "Internet For Peace" (I4P) endorser for Algeria.
I am currently pursuing a Master 2 degree "New Technologies and Project Management", at Université Nice Sophia-Antipolis, France and I have been graduated from the Algerian School of Computer Science with a minor in Information systems.
I am passionate about solving social problems and I am convinced that we can change the world thanks to entrepreneurship, technology and generation Y folks from all over the world
Can't wait to connect with you guys, I'm on Facebook, Linkedin and Twitter (@iChaib)
Hashtags : #startup #entrepreneurship #leadership #technology
The brazilian Gang
Renan Andrade Pereira
Superpower: Speak Really fast !
Hi everyone! =)
My name is Renan, from São Paulo (Brazil) and I am living in Marseille for two years! I'm 20 and I study industrial engineering (ou Ingénierie généraliste pour les francophones).
I really like the idea of social business and I discovered this concept while working in AIESEC (link: http://www.aiesec.org/) in my university in Brazil.
I found MakeSense when doing a homework here in Marseille, and loved the idea! Now I intend to spread it! Let's make social business grow! Let´s MakeSense
Playground : Sao Paulo / Marseille
Qualifier : Brazilian girl in France
Super power: good listener
Hi! My name's Jacqueline, but everybody call me Jackie. I'm 20 years old and I'm currently doing a double degree program in Euromed Management; originally I study Business Administration at University of Sao Paulo (Brazil). I found out about social business at AIESEC, an international student organization that aims to form agents of change, and since then I haven't stopped looking for information about this theme. If you want to talk about it, don't hesitate to contact me for a nice chat!
The Bulgarian Gang
Tihomir Ivanov
Playground : Bulgaria / copenhaguen
Qualifier : the eastern europe gangsta
Superpower : dream big while he is asleep, wanna change the world when he is awaken
Hi guyz My name is Tihomir. I'm from Bulgaria and I'm currently studying organizational Innovation and entrepreneurship in Copenhagen. I'm 23. I have a business idea, but while I
was writing it down for an idea competition I realized that it will not be enough for me just to make
money! I want to help people! So now I want to work on social entrepreneurship projects and projects for sustainability. My superpower ? I dream big while I'm asleep Anyways can't wait to start changing the world while I'm awake
- C'mon, we're cool Send a mail ! (email@example.com)


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Monthly Archive for September, 2007
COMPLEXIONS CONTEMPORARY BALLET, The Egg, 9/30/07
Powerful ballet bursts with muscle and flow By TRESCA WEINSTEIN Special to the Times Union ALBANY – Dwight Rhoden's dances for Complexions Contemporary Ballet, the Manhattan-based company he directs with Desmond Richardson, are pretty darn energetic, but his dancers are such powerhouses that they look as if they're about to bust right out of his […] [Read More]
Rite of Strings Featuring Jean-Luc Ponty, Al DiMeola and Stanley Clarke, The Egg, 09/29/2007
All-stars of jazz create magical force By GREG HAYMES Staff writer ALBANY … What is it that pushes a good band into the stratospheric realm of greatness? It's a difficult question to answer because, of course, every musical situation is unique, and often the answer defies mathematical analysis. Magical and musical things frequently happen when […] [Read More]
ALAN JACKSON AND BROOKS & DUNN with Jason Michael Carroll, Times Union Center, 09/29/2007
Gone country, and lovin' it By MICHAEL LISI Special to the Times Union ALBANY … Hits and more traditional country music hits from traditional country music veterans Alan Jackson and Brooks & Dunn. That sums up Saturday night's country music double bill at the Times Union Center. The two acts split the night and wowed […] [Read More]
ASO off to a strong start
By JOSEPH DALTON, Special to the Times Union First published: Saturday, September 29, 2007 SARATOGA SPRINGS — For the Albany Symphony Orchestra's new season, music director David Alan Miller has fashioned a kind of travelogue of musical programs, with upcoming stops in China and the American West. Thursday night at the Canfield Casino, the season […] [Read More]
Tom Petty
 By GREG HAYMES   Staff writer   SARATOGA SPRINGS – "You guys sing louder than I do," Tom Petty declared to the sold-out crowd of about 25,000 that greeted his return to the Saratoga Performing Arts Center on Sunday night. "And it's a lovely sound, I'll tell ya."   Indeed, Petty's concert was one giant […] [Read More]
Polish composer takes baton By JOSEPH DALTON Special to the Times Union SARATOGA SPRINGS … Seventy-three-year-old Polish composer Krzystof Penderecki received a warm welcome as this year's composer in residence at the Saratoga Performing Arts Center. On Tuesday night, the Chamber Music Festival performed a piece of his and another was offered on Sunday afternoon. [Read More]
Glover, Tyner brew a musical storm By GREG HAYMES Staff writer ALBANY … Generally, when you attend one of the performances in The Egg's Dance New York series, you're treated to a dance performance, often accompanied by live music, but that certainly wasn't the case on Friday night when tap virtuoso Savion Glover teamed up […] [Read More]
BEN HARPER AND THE INNOCENT CRIMINALS with Piers Faccini, Palace Theatre, 09/18/2007
Ben Harper a pure pleasure at Palace By MICHAEL LISI Special to the Times Union ALBANY … Ben Harper embodies the essence of soul. The Grammy Award-winning singer, songwriter and slide guitarist also embraces funk, blues and folk in his music, stripping down his sound in a big way on his latest, all-acoustic record, "Lifeline." […] [Read More]
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|Men's Freshman Coach
|Previous College:
|Holy Cross, 2005
|Fourth Season
Nicholas Zinter is in his fourth
season as the freshman men's rowing coach at Holy Cross in
2012-2013. He is a 2005 graduate of Holy Cross and was a member of
the men's rowing team.
During the 2011-2012 season, the freshman four won a race versus Georgetown, the freshman eight placed first versus Boston College and the second freshman eight won a race versus Rutgers. During the previuos season in 2010-2011, the freshman eight defeated EARC member Rutgers. In his first year in 2009-2010, at the George Washington Invitational the freshman eight won two of its three races with a win over UC San Diego and a first-place finish versus George Washington and Gonzaga. Also during the season, the Crusaders earned victories over Bucknell and Rutgers.
Zinter, a Buffalo native, joined the Crusader staff after working in hospital pharmacy. In his role as assistant coach, Zinter's primary duties are to direct the Holy Cross freshman crews. Additionally, he assists head coach Todd Pearson in the administration of the overall men's program.
Coach Zinter has experience coaching junior athletes at West Side Rowing Club and Canisius High School in Buffalo, N.Y. Zinter led the WSRC junior men to a second and third place finish at the 2010 Royal Canadian Henley Regatta. While at Canisius in 2008-2009, Zinter was an assistant coach and helped the Crusaders earn numerous New York state titles, two Scholastic Rowing Association (SRAA) National titles, two Canadian Secondary Scholastic (CSSRA) titles, and a Bronze medal in the lightweight four at the 2009 US Rowing Youth National Championships.
Zinter began rowing at Canisius High School in Buffalo, N.Y. in 1998. After developing his rowing skills as a high school lightweight, he chose to complete his career as a coxswain. After high school, Zinter became a four-year letter winner for the Holy Cross Crusaders. As the coxswain of the varsity eight, he led the Crusaders to two Silver medals at the 2003 and 2005 New England Rowing Championships and a Bronze medal at the 2005 ECAC National Invitational Regatta. Zinter also won two Patriot Challenge titles in 2003 and 2005. In 2005, the Crusader varsity eight was ranked 16th in the nation by the US Rowing Collegiate Poll.
Zinter is a 2005 graduate of Holy Cross and holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Psychology. In 2007, he earned his Master of Arts degree in psychology from Medaille College.


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Associate Professor
Global, World and Transnational History; British Caribbean; British Colonial History 19th-20th centuries; Indian Ocean World; Atlantic History; Archaeology of Slavery and Plantation Labour; Diasporas.
On leave 2014-15
Office: Watson Hall 231
E-mail: email@example.com
Phone: 613-533-6000, ext: 74368
Fax: 613-533-6298
Twitter: @amitava8
Ph.D., Washington State University
M.A., Deccan College Research Institute
B.A., Jadavpur University
Amitava Chowdhury is an historian and historical archaeologist of agrarian labour regimes and colonial plantations in the British Caribbean and the Indian Ocean. His book, Horizons of Memory, looks at identity and subject formation of Indian indentured labourers in post-emancipation British Caribbean and the Indian Ocean. Previously, between 2001-2004, Dr. Chowdhury was engaged in historical archaeology of colonial Mauritius, and two of his excavated sites, Aapravasi Ghat and Le Morne Brabant, were subsequently inscribed as UNESCO World Heritage Sites. He is particularly interested in the meaning and theory of World History, and is actively engaged in research on South Asian diasporas and diaspora theories.
Dr. Chowdhury is the Managing Editor of The Canadian Journal of Latin American and Caribbean Studies. He is a Visiting Fellow at the Weatherhead Center for International Affairs, Harvard University, and a collaborating member of the Indian Ocean World Centre, McGill University.
Non-Hispanic Colonial Caribbean (18th-20th centuries); Indian Ocean; British Colonial History (19th-20th centuries); South Asian Diasporas; Global, World, and Transnational History.
HIST 122: Making of the Modern World
HIST 205: The Atlantic World
HIST 303: History of the Caribbean in a Global Perspective
HIST 435: World History – Theory and Methodology
HIST 804: The Atlantic World
HIST 825: Approaches to World and Transnational History
Horizons of Memory: Indian Indentured Labor and Identity in the Caribbean and the Indian Ocean. [Completed book manuscript under review]
The Atlantic World of Alexander Innes: Voyages of a Nineteenth Century Itinerant(document with a critical introduction, under discussion with McGill-Queen's University Press).
2003. Aapravasi Ghat: Past and Present: Archaeological Investigations. Port Louis, Mauritius: Aapravasi Ghat Trust Fund. ISBN: 9990373108.
Between dispersion and belonging: Recent advances in diaspora studies (with Donald H. Akenson) forthcoming 2015.
Dimensions of slavery in the Indian Ocean: New perspectives and interdisciplinary approaches (with Gwyn Campbell). Under discussion with Palgrave-Macmillan.
Canadian Journal of Latin American and Caribbean Studies, volume 38, issue 76. Theme: "Knowledge Transfer, Product Exchange, and Human Network in the British Caribbean." Autumn 2014.
2014. (in press) "Maroon Archaeological Research in Mauritius and its Possible Implications in a Global Context." In Lydia Wilson Marshall, ed. The Archaeology of Slavery: Toward a Comparative Global Framework. (CAI, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, 2014).
2014. (forthcoming) ""The Last Dodos": Colonization and the Extinction of the Dodo in Southwestern Indian Ocean" In Gwyn Campbell ed. Enslavement, Bondage and the Environment in the Indian Ocean World(Palgrave Macmillan).
2014. (forthcoming) "Maritime marronage and trans-imperial diplomatic consequences of the British Emancipation, 1834-1848." In Hideaki Suzuki, ed. "Abolitions" as A Global Experience. (National University of Singapore Press).
2014. (forthcoming) "Knowledge transfer, product exchange, and human networks in the Caribbean – Forum editor's introduction" Canadian Journal of Latin American and Caribbean Studies38, no. 76.
2014. "Le petit marronnage comme processus d'adaptation épisodique dans l'île Maurice : les données relevées sur le terrain et leur pertinence globale." In Archéologie de l'esclavage colonial edited by André Delpuech and Jean-Paul Jacob, 261-273. Paris: Éditions La Découverte, Paris, 2014.
2012. "Exploring an "old verbal ambiguity": East Indian ethnicity and identity in Trinidad and the British Caribbean." Canadian Journal of Latin American and Caribbean Studies 37, no. 73 (Spring 2012): 209-220.
2007. "Marronage in Mauritius and its possible implications for Caribbean Archaeology." Proceedings of the Twenty-first congress of the International Association for Caribbean Archaeology, Volume 2, pp. 567-572. (with Candice Goucher)
2006. "The symbolic and archaeological significance of Le Morne Brabant: A fugitive slave site of Mauritius." Journal of Indian Ocean Archaeology 3: 50-61. 2005. "Handedness: The archaeological record." Man and Environment 30 (2): 90-96. (with Manas K. Mandal)
2003. "Towards an Archaeological Heritage Management of Aapravasi Ghat." Journal of Mauritian Studies, New Series Vol. 2 (1): 87-104. 2003. "Theoretical Reflections on Maroon Archaeology in Mauritius." Revi Kiltir Kreol. Vol. 3: 55-59.
2003. "Theoretical Reflections on Maroon Archaeology in Mauritius." Revi Kiltir Kreol. Vol. 3: 55-59.
2008. "Indentured labor" in Oxford Encyclopedia of the Modern World, Volume 3, 93-95.
2008. "Coolie Trade" in Oxford Encyclopedia of the Modern World, Volume 2, 339-341.
2008. "Diasporas: An overview" in Oxford Encyclopedia of the Modern World, Volume 2, 510-13.
2008. "Slavery: Antislavery in Britain" in Oxford Encyclopedia of the Modern World, Volume 7, 23-25
2008. "Slave Trade: Abolition in Britain" in Oxford Encyclopedia of the Modern World, Volume 7, 35-37.
2007. "Marronage in Mauritius" in Encyclopedia of Slave Resistance and Rebellion, Edited by Junius P. Rodriguez. Volume I, pp. 313-315. Westport, Connecticut: Greenwood Publishing Group, Inc.
2004. Le Morne and Black River Gorges World Heritage Site Nomination dossier: Document of Archaeological Significance, submitted to the Ministry of Arts of Culture, Government of Mauritius.
2003. Maroon Slave Archaeological Investigation Project in the Republic of Mauritius. Submitted to the National Heritage Trust, Mauritius.
2002. Scientific Survey and Archaeological Heritage Management of Aapravasi Ghat. For Ministry of Arts and Culture, Government of Mauritius.
2002. Report on Archaeological Investigations of Maroon Slave sites on Le Morne, Mauritius, for NHTF, Ministry of Arts and Culture. Various reviews in World History Connected; Itinerario; Canadian Journal of Latin American and Caribbean Studies.
2013. Queen's University Initiative in Diaspora Studies. Inaugural Workshop, September 19, 2013.
Canadian Caribbean Studies Research Group. Inaugural Workshop, March 2013.
2011. Queen's University Symposium on Oceanic History, March 2011.


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Updated at: 03/29/2013 9:22 PM
By: Anna Didio
NISKAYUNA - A 70-year-old Schenectady man was hit and killed by a car in front of St. Kateri Tekakwitha Church in Niskayuna on Good Friday. Police say Gary Amell was leaving the church and holding a prayer book when he was struck.
Police identified the driver as 88-year-old Maria Rubonis. They say she was leaving the church parking lot after a Good Friday service.
Witnesses tell police Amell was in the crosswalk when he was hit.
At this time, no tickets have been issued.
A section of Union Street was closed for a while in front of the church, formerly known as St. Helen's. The victim's prayer book could still be seen on the windshield of the car, surrounded by police tape.