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StereoLOGIC showcases StereoLOGIC Discovery
StereoLOGIC showcases StereoLOGIC Discovery™, the world's first automated business process discovery solution at OMG technical meeting in Washington, D.C.
StereoLOGIC has demonstrated how to accelerate documentation of AS-IS business processes and reduce the overall cost of BPM efforts with its automated business process discovery solution. While users work with business applications, the related business processes are automatically extracted and visualized. The revealed business processes are simulated, validated and changed in real time. Multiple users can discover multiple business processes while effectively communicating with each other in a Web 2.0 environment
About OMG: OMG has been an international, open membership, not-for-profit computer industry consortium since 1989. OMG Task Forces develop enterprise integration standards for a wide range of technologies, and an even wider range of industries. OMG's modeling standards enable powerful visual design, execution and maintenance of software and other processes.


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Woman as Water: Madhu Nataraj the Whimsical Goddess of Dance
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- 18 Jul 2016
Bubbling brooks cut paths through mountains with indefatigable patience. And so it is when we encounter a water body... our bodies and minds slip into a soporific calm; poised for rejuvenation.
I sit with Madhu Nataraj on her sun-flood-lit balcony - steaming cups of dark kaapi squat on rough-hewn log coasters before us and monsoon gales blustering through the trees outside - relaxing into my low, wide chair... all senses on simmer-down from the traffic-clogged world outside.
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It is always this way with Madhu; even more so in the tumultous tranquility of her home. Frida Kahlo and Dali keep company with Kariyappa Hanchinamani's reds, bronzes and charcoals on the walls, while set into doors are Kanjeevaram borders of her mother's old saris to bless each room. A Shekhawati treasure chest circa 17th or 18th century commands a corner as a standing bar.
Madhu Nataraj is, among other things, a Kathak-contemporary dancer, a choreographer, an entrepreneur, an arts educator, one of India Today's 50 Young Achievers, an Ustad Bismillah Khan Yuva Puraskar recipient from Sangeet Natak Akademi, a Mohan Khokar awardee for excellence in dance... The kaleidoscope of her collective avatars, awards, and achievements - legacies in the making - is quite, quite intimidating.
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She is also the daughter of the illustrious Dr. Maya Rao, who was a national export for Kathak under the Nehru government, and the first and only Indian of her time to study dance & choreography at the Bolshoi Ballet in Russia, in the 70's. Her repertoire endowment is tremendous and continues to reverberate throughout the classical dance world.
JobsForHer wanted to know what it took to pioneer and lead as an entrepreneur in an area not naturally considered the realm of business, at a time not kind to those who took risks...
So Madhu told us...
When I started STEM [Space|Time|Energy|Movement] Dance Kampni, I was almost ostracized because I had created Karnataka's first contemporary dance company. You might have had an individual or two performing contemporary dance, but not a Company.
This meant that at the age of 22-23 I was an entrepreneur without realizing the fact until 10 years later... Responsible for so many people's dancing and careers, including my own...
All my life, I have danced from anywhere between 5-6 hours a day. A couple of months ago, I came to a point where I was so overwhelmed with all the OTHER stuff happening around me – administrative work, fundraising, handling people, etc. – that I was dancing less and less. Finding time to dance was becoming an ordeal, which I thought was not a good thing. So for a month I took a break from it completely. This was the only time I took away from dance.
The firefighting goes on every single day, with a career like mine.
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When I started STEM the purists were after me and my mother because she was my Guru and my mother.
"Why does a good Kathak dancer have to stand on her head or deal with social issues and talk about sexuality etc., etc..."
Without realizing that it's all there, in all our classical forms; eroticism is an important part of our cultural and religious inheritance. But, I was doing more social issues-based work, and so for a long time, I was not even thought of as a "serious" dancer. But here I was, fighting against time, against the odds, and the establishment, to create this Company.
Then, of course, the moment of truth arrived when I put up my first production.
The audience absorbed it like a sponge.
For them, it was dance becoming accessible – stage-performance ART, becoming accessible, not Bollywood, Salsa etc. And when that happened, a whole lot of classical dancers around India began jumping into the contemporary bandwagon, because it IS the need of the hour.
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I think that we balance tradition and modernity in life every single day. You do your pooja or you go to church, and then you're in your car, or an auto, you're wearing a watch with your sari... We are already, constantly, as Indians, balancing the two.
It is an organic transition into dance, which reflects life.
Another challenge I had was money, of course. For the first 6 years of my career, I didn't take anything out of STEM. Even if I did it was Rs. 200, or something like that. I had NO money most of the time. Till today, the tradition remains that after everyone is paid, I get my cheque.
Since the year 2000, any dancer who walks into STEM as a performer is paid from Day 1. Because I felt that the struggle that I went through... You know, it's very nice to say "I struggled", and the generation before us likes to say it, too. But, I felt, why should they struggle? If an engineer doesn't have to struggle, then why should a dancer struggle?
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I thank my parents for teaching me independence, as an only child. And, for taking me along wherever they went. Whether it was travelling by 3rd class train or 1st class plane to foreign events, I grew up in green rooms, and travelled through forests for shows with them. I had a very varied and bohemian upbringing.
Also, they inculcated in me a love for reading and curiosity. I remember so clearly: they could have been having a raging argument and I'd wander in with my book as an 8 year old and point to a word to ask its meaning. They'd drop the fight, get a dictionary, sit with me, locate the word and explain its meaning. Then they'd go back to their argument!
My father would go every Sunday to the second-hand market and bring me armloads of books – Enid Blyton, comics, Charles Dickens... everything. That experience, those moments of learning, gave the impetus to so much...
Continuity and fluidity are my mantras. I want to leave a legacy with every project.
It is very great to say I pioneered in something, but the challenge is in continuing that – whether it is a business, or something you start from home, even relationships!
As women we are like water, we achieve equilibrium naturally... Water, when put into a pot, or a bottle, or any uneven surface, finds its way to fill and fit... We find our balance. Of course, hard work notwithstanding.
Therefore, as women, our hardest task is to achieve that ephemeral work-life balance.
To stay focused, my advice is to set some sort of rules for yourself and to get creative.
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I'll give you an example, as a woman: I have renovations going on at home, I have guests coming for dinner, I have a performance this evening, and in the morning I have to finish writing some articles... What you WANT to do at that moment is just have a cup of coffee and read a magazine! Because you're so FED UP already, right? So I would say to myself, I'm not going to have my lunch unless I finish this. And, when you multitask, things move very fast.
Sometimes when we set up our day, one appointment is delayed and like a domino effect, the whole day could fall apart. How do we get creative, how do we firefight? Eg. I might have to write a synopsis, which I've done hundreds of times. But, I have to write a NEW one, with an edge to it. So, I would call in a youngster working in the office and bounce it off of her, and she'd always have something different to say. Or, I call up a friend. Or, I read up on what someone else is doing now. But I always find ways to get a fresh outlook.
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I've always believed that to be a good leader you must create leaders around you, and know that different people have capacities for different things. So, you can't have one ground rule for all.
My Core Team is about 4 people. Apart from dance, which is a bit erratic as a performance space (one month you have one show, one month you have 5 shows, one month you have nothing), the Core Team supplements their income by performing administration jobs and tasks.
One person has more management skills, is good with marketing, fabulous to talk to clients. Another is good with diverse people and has to talk to gurus, students, and academics to fix up routines etc. Another is fabulous at teaching, and dancing, but cannot sit in a meeting. These are some of the verticals that we have on the team, and when they work within their areas of expertise, then they do what they're best at. Therefore, the Kampni runs on a neat business module so that our artistic dreams become a reality, and we have portfolios such as Creative Heads, Directors for Coordination & Administration, Heads of Projects, Rehearsal Masters, Liaison Directors, etc. so that our dancers can have dual roles in both the creative & managerial realms.
You have to really take the time to feel the pulse.
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And somehow, you can become Mother Superior, you know, as women. Innately you want to look after people. And, somewhere you have to put your foot down and say,
"No. Even I am here, despite a fracture, despite fever, despite the fact that my husband is away and I can't be with him, because I'm here to WORK. I don't care, you come and focus too!"
I was divorced and on my own for 8 years before meeting my soul partner. What I would say to any woman who is going through the pain of that experience right now, is to take time out for YOURSELF and be alone with yourself, for some time. Right now, you are vulnerable, and you are hurting, emotionally. Society feeds off of that negative energy and can be vicious. Enjoy your solitude and treat it as quality time with a very special person – YOU!
Whether you go get your nails done, or a massage, or take off to another city and stay with a friend who will stay out of your way while you're there, allowing you to be alone with yourself – just do it.
Grieve, find closure, heal & energise your being and your life.
Scientists have discovered that the moments of greatest creativity come in moments of stillness. That's why you get your best ideas in the shower, or just when you're dropping off to sleep... Stillness is so important for our lives.
Do not feel the need to dive into another relationship just yet. All the pain and hurt that you left your marriage with will attract you to the wrong person at this moment, and you will find yourself back in an exact replica of the unhappiness that you chose to discard.
The best way to move forward is to dive into something for yourself, and my personal recommendation is work.
Work can take your mind off of everything else that the world wants you to be on top of, remember, do, and get done, for others.
Work was always my solace, and I'm lucky that my work is dance...


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The Master Cleanse
I have chosen to do a 10 day Master Cleanse. The last time that I did a cleanse/fast I felt like a drug addict going through detox. You guys know me! My life revolves around food and bevies!
For my last day with solid food I spent it in Napa visiting wineries, lunched at Market in St Helena (tuna tartar that was almost inedible because of the amount of soy sauce, but I was starving so I ate it anyway), and then steak tartar at Bistro Jeanty as an afternoon snack. I finished the day with a beer butt chicken that my fiancé and I made together then the Smooth Move tea that would mark the beginning of what I hope to be a very successful fast. I will be updating this daily and letting you know about my progress.
End of Day 1
The cravings are there for sure. I drifted off to a nap thinking about prawns and cocktail sauce, and I have been thinking about yummy chewy carbs for most of the day. There was also some good news about a job that I am one step closer to getting and my fiancé's first reaction was offering to take me out to dinner to celebrate. "I'm not eating you donkey!" "Oh, that's right." Which is exactly why I chose to do this while he will be out of town for the majority of the time.
I spent about an hour at the gym, 5 minutes on the treadmill at a serious climb, 6 sets on the weight machines, and 30 minutes on the elliptical. I burned over 300 calories which is just over the amount in the 6 glasses of "lemonade" that I consumed.
The salt water flush has been the worst part so far. I tried it cold because experience dictates that you can taste less the colder it is, but I don't think that is the case with salt. And it is an extreme amount of liquid. Timing the flush is the most inconvenient though. Too much information yet? I'm off to
enjoy consume a cup of Smooth Move and a movie.
Days 2 and 3
Do NOT, I repeat, DO NOT be around people with food while you are doing this! I thought I could hang when my parents wanted to take Damon and I out to dinner and I just ended up resenting them and chewing on the inside of my cheeks. (I think this is where the hallowed look comes from.) I had a dull headache all of day two and a worse one on day three. I ended up cheating on day three when I was to cater a party for 7 hours and I did not feel like I was going to be able to give it my all if I did not have something in my stomach. Although it made me nauseous afterward, I think I performed better than if I had not. Still loving the flavor of the lemonade and the tea isn't bad either. I calculated that it takes 48 swallows from the straw to get through the salt water flush. Weee!
Days 4 and 5
I had to interview people for almost seven hours on day 4 and by the end I thought I was going to fall out of my chair. Good news is that there was little temptation during the day. However, all I could think about on the drive home was the three red chard raviolis that were left over from that torturous dinner on day 2. I decided I would allow myself one, heated, cut into small bits and savor every moment of it. Scratch that. I opened the black Styrofoam container and ate one straight out of the fridge. Besides the guilt and nausea, I felt much better. I did however have a headache bordering on a migraine that night but it was gone by morning.
So far so good for day 5. I decided to turn this into a little pampering time as well. Facials every third day, teeth whitening strips, and a massage. I still want to come out of this with great results. I may just end up at the gym!
The Rest of it
So I didn't do so good maintaining the online diary of my fast, and honestly when it is all said and done, I probably didn't so well on the fast. But I think that I did as well as I could under the circumstances. This is not something that you want to take on if you have to be around food all day and on your feet for 8 hours. I would be fatigued, irritable, and unable to think straight by the afternoon, and that wasn't fair to anyone that I worked with or for.
I was able to make it to the gym a few more times, and I have noticed some weight loss. My chiropractor commented on my complexion, hair, and noticeable weight loss when I saw him yesterday too.
So I broke the fast yesterday, I ate minimally, but enjoyed every single bite. Shanghai dumplings made me swoon, and the textures of sesame lotus pastries became an amazing experience. Although, when I had a glass of wine, I almost felt like I was slightly breaking out in hives. I began to itch and had small bumps on my body that have since gone away. My spirits and energy are high, and although I am not excited about enduring this again, the next time I attempt it I should be in a steady environment almost completely devoid of food, which will make it easier for me to succeed. I will post how much weight I have lost as soon as I have access to a scale.


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|Darth Mall
|Hair color
|Eye color
|Blue (they appear black behind his glasses)
|Julie(broken up/got back together)
| Vader (Ron)
Yoda (Nikki)
|First Appearance
|Breaking Up with the Boss' Son
|Voiced by
|Darren Frost
Darth was first introduced in "Breaking Up with the Boss' Son." There, he was revealed to be the manager of Stereo Shack and was bullied by Blade and Christo. After Jonesy broke an expensive speaker, he began working for Darth, and Darth revealed that Jonesy bullied him in middle school (once pantsing him in front of the entire school and then giving him an atomic wedgie where his underwear was pulled up above his shoulders). With Jonesy in his command, he engaged Jonesy in a lightsaber duel, won the battle, and then proceeded to wedgie Jonesy. At first, Jonesy was glad that nobody saw; unfortunately for him, Darth had captured the entire thing on the Stereo Shack security camera. He then used the tape to blackmail Jonesy into working hard and to (eventually) set Darth up on a date with Nikki. Nikki originally turned him down at the start of the date, but when she heard about the video, she got Darth to broadcast it on the mall jumboscreen to humiliate Jonesy and then bought the video off of Darth.
After that, Darth appeared intermittently throughout the first season. He lined up as one of the people applying to "fake date" Jen in "The Fake Date." Later, Jen and Caitlin fought over him as a date in "Stupid Over Cupid" until they realized that not having a date on Valentine's Day would be better than dating Darth. In "The (Almost) Graduate" he auditioned to be a Greeter God and was naturally refused. He also appeared while working in Stereo Shack in "Cecil B. Delusioned," where he sold Jonesy a spy camera and along the way implied that he used spy cameras himself. In "Enter the Dragon," he was one of the people waiting in line to see Dragon Thunder when it opened, and in "One Quiet Day" he was a victim of a midterm injury (he and Julie collided while carrying large stacks of books through the food court). In "It's Always Courtney, Courtney, Courtney!" he tried to get into Club X-S and was naturally barred entrance.
After this, he appeared in the hour-long Season 1 finale, "6teen: Dude of the Living Dead." Here, he survived long enough to become one of the last eight survivors and went out as a heroic sacrifice. He was introduced to the episode while guarding the food court against the zombie menace using his lightsaber. Naturally, he wasn't taken seriously, given that he was using a toy, but he met up with the gang at this point and soon they joined Ron. He then allowed the group to use Stereo Shack as a home base while they planned their next move. When zombies broke into the Stereo Shack, he used his lightsaber skills to good effect, and actually managed to use his lightsaber to kill several zombies. He was only downed when Caitlin dropped Talon's arm on his head. (Talon had become a zombie and lost his arm; as Caitlin was dating Talon, she had taken to carrying around his arm for comfort and a reminder of the one she loved.)
His first appearance in Season 2 was in "Unhappy Anniversary," where he sold Jonesy an expensive handheld video game system. After that, he appeared alongside Julie in "Pillow Talk" in a sequence where they made fun of Nikki and Jude in a way that suggested he and Julie were dating. This was further alluded to in "Midnight Madness," where Julie was Darth's date on New Year's Day.
However, they didn't really start dating until "Welcome to the Darth Side." There, Darth noted that Julie liked him, but he wasn't dating her, and after Nikki got fired from the Khaki Barn and applied for a job at Stereo Shack, he turned his attentions to Nikki. Nikki did not reciprocate, so she enlisted Caitlin to help her turn Darth into a more attractive guy and get him a girlfriend, specifically Julie. Darth was unsure of this, but was convinced to go through with it, and he and Julie ended up kissing on a couch at Grind Me until their braces got tangled. After that happened, Darth initially thought his chances with Julie were over and put his cape back on, but Julie arrived at the Stereo Shack and confessed that she loved his cape and liked him how he was. After this, he and Julie started dating, and he fired Nikki due to her not being a good employee and no longer being of interest to him romantically.
Darth then showed up in "The New Guy," where he helped with the plan to get Ron to quit by creating a device that would set off every alarm in the mall at once. He then appeared in "Major Unfaithfulness," where Wayne revealed that he spends a lot of time at Underground Video and insulted him for it. After that, his technological abilities were called on in "A Crime of Fashion" when he agreed to help Caitlin sneak into Albatross & Finch after Julie argued that it was the right thing to do. He also appeared in "Girlie Boys" when Jude and Caitlin ran into him while Jude was training for his skateboarding contest with Mike Dent.
His relationship with Julie hit a bump in "Snow Job." There, Julie dumped Darth because she thought that he didn't really care for her. This left both of them heartbroken on the night of the big dance; Julie went by herself, and Darth stayed at the mall. However, after a talk with Nikki, he was convinced to go to the dance and tell her how she felt. He did this by bursting in, lightsaber ready for action, and proclaiming his love for her. This won Julie back, and she ran into his arms. (This also convinced Jonesy to dump Tara Johansen when she mocked Darth and Julie, because even he thought that Julie and Darth were cute, and Darth gave him advice to go see Nikki at the mall. This led to Jonesy and Nikki restarting their relationship.)
Darth's first appearance in the third season came in "Baby, You Stink" when he and Julie had a baby picture taken in the baby-maker booth and had it come out cute, much to Caitlin's annoyance. He then appeared with Julie in "Selling Out To The Burger Man," where they had glamour shots taken. After that, he appeared in "The Journal" where he mentioned one of Jen's journal entries to her.
Darth demonstrated a hidden talent for wrestling in "Wrestlemania" when he managed to beat Jonesy in a wrestling match. He climbed into the ring while wearing a body-covering suit padded to make him look like he had lots of muscles, and then proceeded to lay a beatdown on Jonesy, in part by not trying to actually grab him. He won the match, became the new champion, and exposed Jonesy as a cheater (although it should be noted that Jonesy didn't know that he was cheating. Caitlin was rubbing slippery cream on him to make him unpinnable without his knowledge that it was slippery cream; he thought it was just ointment for minor pains).
After this, he and Julie appeared in "Prank'd" as members of C.R.I.S.P.E.E., got a loan from Jonesy in "Another Day at the Office," and revealed that he and Julie like to do Star Wars roleplays in "How the Rent-A-Cop Stole Christmas." He also appeared in "All Pets Are Off," where Caitlin harassed him for eating a meat kebab, and in "J is For Genius," where he joined in on Nikki's plan to expose Jonesy for cheating on an IQ test. He also acted as security for the movie that was being filmed in "The One with the Cold Sore."
Darth then had a main role in "Double Date," where he, Julie, Jonesy, and Nikki won tickets to see War Star Galaxy Force. He filmed the movie using a camera hidden in his helmet, and Jonesy acted as the distributor of the pirated film. He ended up giving up the DVDs when Ron threatened him with hurting his vintage action figures, hurting their value. After this, he showed up at Jude's "beach" party in "Mr. and Mr. Perfect."
Darth's final appearance in Season 3 came in the last episode of Season 3, "Life Slaver." There, after Caitlin rescued him from a bully who was holding him upside down over a second-floor mall railing, Darth pledged to be Caitlin's bodyguard until he saved her life. Unfortunately, he was a completely incompetent bodyguard, and because he was hanging around with Caitlin so much, Julie got the impression that Darth had fallen in love with Caitlin. After failing to save Caitlin's life despite her faking many opportunities, he ended up making her a MyFace page, which Caitlin used to increase her dating potential, and she credited him with saving her love life, which filled his duty. However, Julie did not see this, and she started fighting Caitlin with hot sauce while Caitlin fought back with lemon juice. This battle took them up to the second level of the mall, and when Darth tried to stop them, he got hot sauce in one eye and lemon juice in the other and nearly fell over the railing. Julie grabbed him before he could fall, though, and he claimed that as a result he would stay by her side until he had reciprocated, much to Julie's delight.
Darth then appeared in the first episode of Season 4, "Labour Day - Part 1." There, when Jen was stuck to the escalator because the stairs had eaten her shoelaces, Darth extorted her into saying he was attractive and then chewed off her shoelaces so that she could get free. He then appeared in "6 Teens and A Baby," where Nikki had erotic dreams about him that he found out about and bragged about. His next appearance was in "Quit It," where he played Rock Maniac and proved himself to be a better in-game frontman than Jonesy. (It's possible that he's a better frontman outside of the game, too, as Jonesy was shown to be unable to carry a tune in "A Ding from Down Under.") After that, he appeared in "The List" where he helped Wayne with his quest to get the titular list by offering his technological services, and also outgeeked Wayne by knowing a piece of extremely trivial minutia from a movie. He also wore a costume to the premiere of Blue Alien Vortex in "Out Of This World."
Darth's final appearance was in the series finale, "Bye Bye Nikki? Part 2." There, he opened the gang's goodbye video for Nikki. He swung his lightsaber and ran into the camera after shouting out his goodbye. Julie then stepped in to inform Nikki that she would not be getting a goodbye kiss from Darth. The last words Darth spoke onscreen were "The Force will always be with you, Nikki!"
- "Breaking Up with the Boss' Son"
- "The Fake Date"
- "Stupid Over Cupid"
- "The (Almost) Graduate"
- "Cecil B. Delusioned"
- "Enter the Dragon"
- "One Quiet Day" (cameo)
- "It's Always Courtney, Courtney, Courtney!" (cameo)
- "6teen: Dude of the Living Dead"
- "Unhappy Anniversary"
- "Pillow Talk"
- "Midnight Madness"
- "Welcome to the Darth Side"
- "The New Guy"
- "Major Unfaithfulness"
- "A Crime of Fashion"
- "Girlie Boys"
- "Snow Job"
- "Baby, You Stink"
- "Selling Out To The Burger Man" (no lines)
- "The Journal"
- "Wrestlemania"
- "Prank'd"
- "Another Day at the Office"
- "How the Rent-A-Cop Stole Christmas"
- "All Pets Are Off"
- "J is For Genius"
- "The One with the Cold Sore"
- "Double Date"
- "Mr. and Mr. Perfect" (no lines)
- "Life Slaver"
- "Labour Day - Part 1"
- "6 Teens and A Baby"
- "Quit It"
- "The List"
- "Out Of This World"
- "Bye Bye Nikki? Part 2"
- Oddly, Darth calls himself a Jedi Knight, but he carries a red light saber and calls himself "Darth", which is a title for Sith Lords, the opposite of a Jedi Knight. This could be an joke on the part of the producers, a mistake on the part of the writers, or a subtle suggestion that Darth is colorblind.
- Darth does impressions of people from Star Wars such as Yoda.
- Darth wears a Darth Vader helmet without the mask so you can see his face. He also wears a black glove to resemble Darth Vader's robotic hand.
- His full name, Darth Mall, is a play on the Star Wars character Darth Maul. It is also possible that his last name is a reference to the fact that 6teen usually takes place in the Galleria Mall.
- Interestingly, Ron the Rent-a-Cop calls him "Vader," but his name references that of Darth Maul, as stated above. Of course, it's possible that Ron isn't familiar enough with Star Wars to know of Darth Maul, and as a result associates him with the most famous "Darth" character.
- Darth claims to have an I.Q. of 170.
- Darth is very skilled with a lightsaber. This is referenced multiple times.
- This is first seen in Breaking Up with the Boss' Son, when he easily defeats Jonesy.
- Although it's a dream, Darth also shows off his skills in "Dude of the Living Dead" when he decapitates and otherwise destroys several zombies with his lightsaber.


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The Spirit of Hitler:Military Metaphysics, The Marriage Of Prince William & Kate Middleton
While millions were glued to their televisions watching the nuptials of Prince William and Kate Middleton, they were unwittingly witnessing a metaphysical expression of Western military history.
The major events which took place on and after Prince Williams' wedding are strikingly similar to a scene out of the movie "Godfather", when Don Corleone has his rivals murdered while he attends the christening ceremony for his nephew, to whom he also serves as godfather.
On April 29, 2011, the day of Prince William's wedding, the government of the United States through President Barack Obama supposedly gave the final order to have Osama Bin Laden killed.
"A small U.S. team conducted a night-time helicopter raid on the compound early on Monday. After 40 minutes of fighting, bin Laden and an adult son, one unidentified woman and two men were dead, the officials said."
On April 30, 2011, the United States government through its NATO arm had "Saif al-Arab Gaddafi, the youngest son of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, and three of his grandchildren have been killed in a NATO air strike, a Libyan government spokesman said."
"Gaddafi and his wife were in the Tripoli house of his 29-year-old son, Saif al-Arab Gaddafi, when it was hit by at least one missile fired by a NATO warplane late on Saturday, according to Libyan government spokesman Moussa Ibrahim."
While the specific names of the individuals involved may not have been predicted, the violent events could have been foretold, due to the signals that were sent with the so-called "Royal Wedding" especially with the attire of the groom, Prince William.
According to various news reports, Prince William chose to wear the British Redcoat military uniform for his wedding on Friday, April 29, 2011.
The last British royal wedding to feature a groom marrying in red was that of William's aunt Princess Anne and Captain Mark Phillips at Westminster Abbey in 1973.
Prince William is also the honorary colonel of the Irish Guards infantry regiment and has chosen to wear their red tunic, his highest-ranking uniform.
The tunic has special significance for "British soldiers fought in scarlet tunics for the last time at the Battle of Gennis in the Sudan on December 30, 1885. They formed part of an expeditionary force sent from Britain to participate in the Nile Campaign of 1884-85, wearing the "home service uniform" of the period including scarlet tunics, although some regiments sent from India were in khaki drill.
A small detachment of infantry which reached Khartoum by steamer on January 28,1885 were ordered to fight in their red coats in order to let the Mahdist rebels know that the "real" British forces had arrived."
Yes the "real British forces had arrived".
The word "Mahdist" mentioned in the previous quotation, is derived from the word Mahdi which means "the guided one" and is a reference to the Islamic version of the messiah concept.
According to the Sunni tradition, The Mahdi will appear during the last days of the world, and will precede the second coming of Jesus, who Muslims believe to be the messiah. The two are different individuals, but they will work together to fight evil in the world and to cement justice on Earth.
The Mahdi will apparently come from Mecca and rule from Damascus. He will not defeat the false Messiah, known as Dajjal; that will be done by Jesus, who will slay the pretender. Once Dajjal is defeated, Jesus and the Mahdi will live on Earth for a number of years. According to some traditions, Jesus will get married and have a family, and then die. There are claims that a grave is dug for him next to Muhammad's in the Masjid al-Nabawi in Medina, but whether or not this is factual is unknown.
The Mahdi is the prophesied redeemer of Islam who will stay on Earth for seven, nine or nineteen years (according to various interpretations) before the Day of Judgment (yawm al-qiyamah / literally, the Day of Resurrection) and, alongside Jesus, will rid the world of wrongdoing, injustice and tyranny.
Prince William's choice of wedding attire will likely be presented as his nod of recognition to those Irish Guards serving in Afghanistan. The regiment deployed in October 2010 for a six-month tour of duty and has lost three soldiers on the current operation.
Currently the Western imperialist machine of which the British monarchy is a full pledged member and leader, is engaged in an unjust, intense covert and overt war against all countries especially those in North Africa as well as the so-called middle east.
The first clue to the occult aspects of the military association is found in the date of the wedding. The day of April 29th is a cornucopia of military historical events important to the Western elite.
The following events directly or indirectly relate to the Western military machine:
- 711 – Islamic conquest of Hispania: Moorish troops led by Tariq ibn-Ziyad land at Gibraltar to begin their invasion of the Iberian Peninsula (Al-Andalus). *The modern countries of North Africa, such as Libya are part of the ancient Moorish history.
- 1429 – Joan of Arc arrives to relieve the Siege of Orleans.
- 1483 – Gran Canaria, the main of the Canary Islands is conquered by the Kingdom of Castile, very important step in the expansion of Spain.
- 1587 – Francis Drake leads a raid in the Bay of Cádiz, sinking at least 23 ships of the Spanish fleet.
- 1624 – In France, Richelieu assumes as Prime Minister of Louis XIII.
- 1672 – Franco-Dutch War: Louis XIV of France invades the Netherlands.
- 1861 – American Civil War: Maryland's House of Delegates votes not to secede from the Union.
- 1862 – American Civil War: New Orleans, Louisiana falls to Union forces under Admiral David Farragut
- 1916 – World War I: The British 6th Indian Division surrenders to Ottoman Forces at the Siege of Kut in one of the largest surrenders of British forces up to that point.
- 1916 – Easter Rebellion: Martial law in Ireland is lifted and the rebellion is officially over with the surrender of Irish nationalists to British authorities in Dublin.
- 1945 – World War II: The German Army in Italy unconditionally surrenders to the Allies.
- 1945 – World War II: Start of Operation Manna.
- 1945 – The Dachau concentration camp is liberated by United States troops.
- 1945 – The Italian commune of Fornovo di Taro is liberated from German forces by Brazilian forces.
- 1946 – Former Prime Minister of Japan Hideki Tojo and 28 former Japanese leaders are indicted for war crimes.
- 1970 – Vietnam War: United States and South Vietnamese forces invade Cambodia to hunt Viet Cong.
- 1974 – Watergate Scandal: President Richard Nixon announces the release of edited transcripts of White House tape recordings related to the scandal.
- 1975 – Vietnam War: Operation Frequent Wind: The U.S. begins to evacuate U.S. citizens from Saigon prior to an expected North Vietnamese takeover. U.S. involvement in the war comes to an end.
- 1997 – The Chemical Weapons Convention of 1993 enters into force, outlawing the production, stockpiling and use of chemical weapons by its signatories.
- 1999 – The Avala TV Tower near Belgrade is destroyed in the NATO bombing of Yugoslavia.
- 2004 – Dick Cheney and George W. Bush testify before the 9/11 Commission in a closed, unrecorded hearing in the Oval Office.
- 2005– Syria completes withdrawal from Lebanon, ending 29 years of occupation
The day of April 29th as seen with the following events that have taken place on that day, also carries special significance to the people of African ancestry who have been victims of Western military aggression.
- 711 – Islamic conquest of Hispania: Moorish troops led by Tariq ibn-Ziyad land at Gibraltar to begin their invasion of the Iberian Peninsula (Al-Andalus).
- 1946 – Father Divine, a controversial religious leader who claims to be God, marries the much-younger Edna Rose Ritchings, a celebrated anniversary in the International Peace Mission movement.
- 1967 – After refusing induction into the United States Army the day before (citing religious reasons), Muhammad Ali is stripped of his boxing title.
- 1992 – 1992 Los Angeles riots: Riots in Los Angeles, California, following the acquittal of police officers charged with excessive force in the beating of Rodney King. Over the next three days 53 people are killed and hundreds of buildings are destroyed.
The aforementioned April 29th events where persons of African ancestry are the primary actors are reflective of the metaphysical principle referred to as "oppositional synchronicity". In short, "oppositional synchronicity" is when both oppressor and the oppressed have days or events which are the same but carry different meanings for each group.
Thus April 29th for the oppressor global elite class marks their success in executing their agenda, while for the oppressed it is a day to acknowledge their fight against the ruling class.
The oppressor class however manipulates the situation by when it suits their interests, pretends to be aligned with the oppressed, or by out-right supplanting the meaning of a particular day or event in order to break the concentrated thought of the oppressed on becoming fully liberated.
Given the militaristic aspect of Western history as well as the Germanic roots of the British monarchy, we should remember that 66 years ago on April 29, 1945, Hitler married his long-time partner Eva Braun. Both Hitler and Braun committed suicide the next day.
Prince William who married Kate Middleton on April 29, 2011 is of German ancestry.
According to www.experienceproject.com:
"The Windsor name now used by Queen Elizabeth II and other British royals only dates back to 1917.
At the height of World War I, when German xenophobia had reached boiling point, Edward VII's son, King George V (1910- 1936) changed the family name to the more English sounding House of Windsor.
Members of the House of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha occupied the thrones of other European countries, including Belgium, Portugal and Bulgaria.
The King George V and his family were finally convinced to abandon all titles held under the German Crown, and to change German titles and house names to anglicized versions.
High anti-German sentiment amongst the people of the British Empire during World War I reached a peak in March 1917, when the Gotha G.IV, a heavy aircraft capable of crossing the English Channel began bombing London directly. The aircraft became a household name, and coincidently was part of the name of the royal family."
The month of Prince William and Kate Middleton's wedding is shared with Hitler's birth month and the month of death. Hitler was supposedly born on April 20, 1889 and is said to have died on April 30, 1945.
Hitler was married in the year 1945. 1945=1+9+4+5=19. The date of the Prince William and Kate Middleton on April 29, 2011 also equals 19. "April 29, 2011″= 4+2+9+2+0+1+1=19.
Adolf Hitler, Eva Braun, Prince William and Kate Middleton also share through numerology the numbers 3 and 11.
The birth date of the former Catherine Elizabeth Middleton, better known as Kate Middleton is January 9, 1982. "January 9, 1982″=1+9+1+9+8+2=30=3+0=3.
Eva Braun was born on February 6, 1912. "February 6, 1912" = 2+6+1+9+1+2=21=2+1=3.
Eva Braun's full name before and after her marriage to Adolf Hitler equals 3. Braun's given name at birth was "Eva Anna Paula Braun" which equals 57; 57=5+7=12=1+2=3.
After Braun's marriage to Hitler her name as "Eva Anna Paula Braun"=93. 93=9+3=12=1+2=3.
The name "Eva Braun" equals 30, which 3+0=3.
The name "Adolf Hitler" has 12 letters and equals 65. "65"=6+5=11.
Prince William's date of birth is June 21, 1982. "June 21, 1982″= 6+21+1+9+8+2=47=4+7=11.
Kate Middleton's new title after her marriage to Prince William is "Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge". "Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge" has 27 letters and equals 128; which when simplified metaphysically is 1+2+8=11.
The son of Muammar Gaddafi, Saif al-Islam Mummar al-Gaddafi was 38 years old when he was killed. "38"=3+8=11.
This connection to Hitler is not just with the British Royal family but the entire Western world shares in the decadence of Adolf Hitler. The great anti-colonialist and negritude writer Aimé Césaire, reminds us that "Hitler is not dead", when he stated:
"Yes, it would be worthwhile to study clinically, in detail, the steps taken by Hitler and Hitlerism and to reveal to the very distinguished, very humanistic, very Christian bourgeois of the twentieth century that without his being aware of it, he has a Hitler inside him, that Hitler inhabits him, that Hitler is his demon, that if he rails against him, he is being inconsistent and that, at bottom, what he cannot forgive Hitler for is not crime in itself, the crime against man, it is not the humiliation of man as such, it is the crime against the white man, the humiliation of the white man, and the fact that he applied to Europe colonialist procedures which until then had been reserved exclusively for the Arabs of Algeria, the "coolies" of India, and the "niggers" of Africa."
Prince William's choice to wear a military uniform to complete his nuptials, was only the proverbial tip of the iceberg.
The military uniform Prince William wore, combined with the date of the wedding, its metaphysical connection to the Hitler regime as well as the overall historical western military aggression, reminds us of the words of the military historian Victor Davis Hanson, with his views on the "Western way of war".
Hanson in talking about the Western way of war, is referring to "the culture that originated in Greece, spread to Rome, permeated Northern Europe, was incorporated by the Anglo-Saxon tradition, spread through British expansionism, and is associated today primarily with Europe, the United States, and the former commonwealth countries of Britain—as well as, to some extent, nations like Taiwan, Japan, and South Korea, which have incorporated some Western ideas."
Victor Davis Hanson in his book Carnage and Culture on page 5, states:
"The general public itself is mostly unaware of their culture's own singular and continuous lethality in arms. Yet for the past 2,500 years-even in the Dark Ages, well before the "Military Revolution", and not simply as a result of the Renaissance, the European discovery of Americas, or the Industrial Revolution-there has been a peculiar practice of Western warfare, a common foundation and continual way of fighting, that has made Europeans the most deadly soldiers in the history of civilization."
The ignorance Hanson speaks of, also applies to the esoteric dimensions of the Western war history.
The marriage of Prince William and Kate Middleton was a grand scale distraction carried out by the global elite as they executed their long-standing plot for world control and domination.
The esoteric and metaphysical registers associated with the so-called Royal wedding were consistent with the manifestation of the Black Cat Archetype. The key features of the Black Cat Archetype include but are not limited to the numbers 11, 13, 19 and a reference to the Black Cat Archetype symbology, which is representative of the sun or moon.
Furthermore the so-called "Royal Wedding" was an example of the intense militaristic application of the Black Cat Archetype, as evidenced by the past military events that took place on the same day of the royal nuptials as well as the high-profile assassinations/murders of Saif al-Arab Gaddafi and Osama Bin Laden.
The wedding took place on the 29th of April, 2011. "29"=2+9=11.
The name the monarchy is now known by "House of Windsor" is equal to 11. "House of Windsor" equals 47. "47"=4+7=11.
The age of Kate Middleton at the time of her wedding was 29. "29"=2+9=11.
Prince William's date of birth is June 21, 1982. "June 21, 1982″= 6+21+1+9+8+2=47=4+7=11.
Kate Middleton's new title after her marriage to Prince William is "Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge". "Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge" has 27 letters and equals 128; which when simplified metaphysically is 1+2+8=11.
The name "Adolf Hitler" has 12 letters and equals 65. "65"=6+5=11.
Muammar Gaddafi, whose son Saif was killed during the NATO strikes, was born on June 7, 1942. "June 7, 1942″=6+7+1+9+4+2=29. "29"=2+9=11.
The son of Muammar Gaddafi, Saif al-Islam Mummar al-Gaddafi was 38 years old when he was killed. "38"=3+8=11.
It takes Saturn, 29 years to orbit the sun. "29"=2+9=11.
April 29th is the 119th day of the year. "119" is 1+1+9=11. 119 is 911 in reverse.
The Moors invaded the Iberian Peninsula on April 29, 711 A.D. , 1300 years ago. Observe the 13 in 1300.
The German name of the British monarchy is Saxe-Coburg-Gotha. "Saxe-Coburg-Gotha" equals 67. "67"=6+7=13.
Saif al-Gaddaffi was killed along with 3 others. Osama bin Laden supposedly was also killed along with 3 others. Observe the 1 person killed with 3 others. 13 when simplified gives us 4: "13"=1+3=4.
The total number killed gives us the expression 4-4, which corresponds to the Obama presidency for he is the 44th president of the USA.
4-4 also corresponds to an occurrence which took place twice during the western calendar year. On April 4, 2011 the date expressed metaphysically was 4-4-4. April 4, 2011=4+4+2+0+1+1=4+4+4. Triple 4 or 4-4-4 also appeared on April 22, 2011=4+2+2+ 2+0+1+1=4-4-4. Please note 22 is a master number and not usually simplified to its single digit expression.
4-4 is also an expression of the number 8. Prince William's full name may be William Arthur Philip Louis Windsor. If that his full name, "William Arthur Philip Louis Windsor" equals 170. "170"=1+7+0=8.
Hitler was married in the year 1945. 1945=1+9+4+5=19.
The date of the Prince William and Kate Middleton on April 29, 2011 also equals 19. "April 29, 2011″= 4+2+9+2+0+1+1=19
Saif al-Islam Muammar al-Gaddafi who was killed in the NATO air strikes was born on June 25, 1972. "1972"=1+9+7+2=19.
On June 2, 2009: President Obama signed a memo to CIA Director Leon Panetta stating "in order to ensure that we have expanded every effort, I direct you to provide me within 30 days a detailed operation plan for locating and bringing to justice Osama bin Laden." "June 2, 2009″= 6+2+2+0+0+9=19.
The Mahdi is the prophesied redeemer of Islam, will according to various interpretations stay on Earth for seven, nine or nineteen years.
Obama at 11:35 Eastern Standard Time (EST) announced that the U.S. has conducted an operation that killed Osama bin Laden. "11:35″=11+3+5=19.
The numbers 11, 13 and 19 are part of the Black Cat Archetype, because of the numerology involved with the term "Black Cat". The word "Black" equals 11 under Pythagorean or Chaldean numerology.
The "Cat" symbology has been used in ancient as well as esoteric/occult/metaphysical traditions to represent the moon as well as the sun.
The moon is governed by the number 13. Ancient calendars which were based on the lunar cycle, have 13 months in their calendar year.
The sun is also prominent in the Black Cat Archetype, which can be observed with those born in the summer season such as Prince William on June 21, 1982 and Saif al-Islam Muammar al-Gaddafi born on June 25, 1972.
The sun is also represented in the Black Cat Archetype by the number 19. The term "Black Cat" in Chaldean numerology equals the number 19.
With Prince William, we observe both the moon and the sun within his metaphysical vibration. Prince William was born on the summer solstice on June 21, 1982 and his mother's first name is Diana, which is associated with the moon.
The Black Cat Archetype can also be identified by geography or by an individual's name. President Barack Obama's father is reportedly from Kenya. Kenya is home of the anti-colonial movement known as the "Mau-Mau". Mau in Ancient Kemet, commonly referred to as ancient Egypt, means "Cat".
With Kenya being an African country, Africans being "Black", and the word Mau meaning "Cat", we can substitute Kenya with "Black" to combine with Mau, to get "Black Cat".
The death of Osama bin Laden is in harmony with the Black Cat Archetype, for the name "Osama" means according to one source "Feline predator". Feline is synonymous with "Cat".
We can be sure the greater the distraction, the greater the crime. The so-called Royal Wedding was a textbook example of "mis-direction".
The announced death of Osama bin Laden by United States President, Barrack Obama is confirmation that the he is selected by the global elite, to usher in the next phase of western imperialism.
The staged event of Osama bin Laden's death may be used to momentarily direct attention away from Libya and/ or prepare for a stronger American/Western military presence on African soil.
The euphoria with the announcement of Osama bin Laden's death will clear the way for a smooth nomination for Leon Panetta in replacing retiring Robert Gates, as the next Secretary of Defense.
United States President Barack Obama on April 28, 2011 announced that he has chosen to nominate Leon Panetta for the United States Secretary of Defense and General David Petraeus as the next CIA director. With the recent announcement that Osama bin Laden is officially dead, it makes sense that plans were in the making to make Petraeus the next director of the CIA.
It is interesting to note that Panetta and Petraeus expressed metaphysical affinity with the Black Cat Archetype.
Both men have names associated with the sun (See April 29, 2011's article Black Cat Archetype and Number 19: Leon Panetta and David Petraeus). In a word Obama plans to nominate 2 suns.
Obama is ultimately responsible for the death of 2 sons, Saif Gaddaffi and Osama bin Laden.
Saif Gaddaffi is well-known for being the son of Muammar Gaddaffi, while Osam bin Laden became wealthy due to his father Mohammed bin Awad bin Laden.
Whatever the actual plans of the Western imperialism agenda, as the British Redcoat worn by Prince William for his wedding indicates "blood of the masses will flow".
The fact that Obama made the announcement of Osama bin Laden's death on May 1, 2011, which the day the Illuminati was founded 235 years, should not be viewed as mere coincidence.
On May 1, 1776, in Bavaria, Dr. Adam Weishaupt, a professor of Canon Law at Ingolstadt University and a former Jesuit, formed a secret society called the Order of the Illuminati within the existing Masonic lodges of Germany.
May 1, 2011 was also when millions of Catholics celebrated the beatification of Pope John Paul II. Pope John Paul according to William Cooper worked for the IG Farben Chemical Company, where
During the 1940s, John Paul sold cyanide gas, Zyklon B and Malathion to the Nazis for the extermination of people in Auschwitz. After the World War II, he joined the Catholic Church and was ordained a priest.
Hitler is not dead!
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Many elevens? Its possible that prince william could be the next 11 horn of daniel, i can see too that its very strange that he is "presented" in society precisely when Bin laden was about to die, like a some kind of "future replacement". Remember that Diana was killed because she was converted to islam and desired to take the palestinian cause. Williams, future king of palestinians because he es the son of one of the martyrs of islam
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As an entrepreneur for more than 21 years, I'm proud of my mistakes and wear them like a badge of honor. With that in mind, I recently interviewed Steve Gissin, the founder of OneSpark a usability research firm who guides Fortune 500 companies in the study and improvement of their digital products. Gissin has kept his mistake a deep dark secret for some years but now he is ready to talk about what he considers to be his biggest business lesson ever.
David Mamanno: Hi Steve. Tell us about the rollercoaster experience that you are finally ready to disclose.
Steve Gissin: So, go back to 2006 when I had this wonderful opportunity where the company I worked for said, "Steve, you have 24 hours to buy your business division. It can be your company, but you have to make the decision right away." Long story short, I made the decision, I bought the company, and I ran it for two years.
One of the things I want to share today is about self-doubt. I never set out to be a business owner. I doubted myself in the sense that I didn't believe that I could be a successful business owner. I know nothing —I'm a researcher. I don't have an MBA. And being in my thirties made me self-doubt — I didn't feel like I was equipped to run a business. I've learned very clearly that's not the case.
So, a client of mine and I started talking in 2008. He decided he was going to leave his company, and he looked very successful from where I was sitting. This is a story about a business partnership, so we started mapping out a business together, and I started to have some questions. At this point my current business consisted of only me and I knew that wasn't scalable. But this guy was a Ph.D. for 15 years, senior leadership, all the right qualities you want to see in a business owner. I thought this is what I was missing! 1+1=3, right?
Mammano: Of course. You were on track to fill gaps in the company's resume, right?
Gissin: Yes, or so I thought. But, lesson 1: Trust your gut. When we started getting to the nitty-gritty of an operating agreement it was really clear what I was delivering and it wasn't clear as to what he was delivering. As I mentioned I doubted myself back then, so I dismissed my concerns by believing he must really know what he's talking about. But I couldn't get him to commit on the operating agreement. It got contentious before we even launched the business since we couldn't come to terms on the operating agreement. Let me just say that when you are creating an operating agreement, if you are sharing in the revenue, make sure that is mapped out clearly or run away. I gave up… and even talked to my lawyer and he said just move forward at this point.
Mammano: So you compromised on the operating agreement?
Gissin: There was no compromise. We disagreed to disagree and didn't sign it.
Mammano: Maybe he did Jedi mind tricks on you.
Gissin: Perhaps! So, he's in Seattle, I'm in Rochester and he opens an office and says we need to hire a team. Good news is we brought on two wonderful people. That is the best part of this experience. I was bringing in the projects, and he said he was doing X or Y, but I was having concerns because I couldn't figure out what he was doing.
Mammano: So, you were doubting yourself, but meanwhile your gut about your partner was correct?
Gissin: It was the school of hard knocks. We'd have weekly budget meetings. So, lesson 2: We created an LLC 50/50 partnership and the profits are split. I am bringing in almost all the revenue and he seemed to be counting the money sitting in Seattle and not contributing. I was always confused. It started to get a little better when his prior employer wanted to hire us. I thought, maybe we don't get along but together we'll provide a really good service. Then, something strange happened. His old company's HR office consulted legal and our deal got shut down. Turns out he was banned from ever doing business with that company again.
Mammano: Really? He didn't disclose this to you?
Gissin: He claimed he had no idea that happened and yet the deal was shut down. That's a sign, David! That's another lesson: When you are creating a partnership, you don't think to do a background check on your future partner. I would recommend you agree to do reference checks on each other. I wish I had that insight back then.
Mammano: Right, or just have a complete full disclosure on each other.
Gissin: At that point, I had a project in LA for a huge Japanese company and I invited him along. When you do these projects, all of the clients sit in the back room and you spend 12 hours with the client captive. He was very aloof, never interacting with any of them for days while I worked directly on the research component.
So, long story short, the SVP from the agency called and said he had something awkward to ask me. The Japanese clients wondered who the other guy was and do they have to pay for him on the project? They could not understand his value. OK, so now I am really wondering what have I gotten myself into here?
Mammano: You are supporting the show, but you have to give him half of the show for doing nothing?
Gissin: It was more than half — My projects were funding his office space, technology, computers, it was unbelievable! My head was spinning and I was stuck in the business. I think I was paralyzed by the amount of work I was bringing in and what I owed the clients. After a couple of years and consultations with lawyers I found out I had only two choices: I could buy him out or I could walk away. I decided to give him the business and walk away. We negotiated and it was a 6-month walk-away where I still had to pay him half of all the revenue on the booked projects that I sold and would be doing all of the work for. What that meant was hundreds of thousands of dollars of revenue was still coming in that had to be split.
Mammano: I did not get my MBA either but I got it 10 times over in "the streets" and it sounds like you did too.
Gissin: I had to buy back things I had already paid for. All those assets became part of the new business. That's a lesson for anyone reading this. It was costly.
Mammano: So, incredible lesson and you will probably never have another partnership again.
Gissin: I probably don't need a partnership because as it turns out, staying true to what I knew was always the right business decision. In the last five years, I haven't doubted myself on what is the right path. I'm a much stronger businessman because I understand what clients need and how to deliver against that and now realize that was all I truly needed to be a legitimate business owner. It was the doubt that got me here — as painful as this was.
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text: 7 Reasons To Add Fertilizer To Your Lawn In Canal Fulton, OH Uncategorized4October mboley370Lawn Fertilization Services In Canal Fulton, OHCanal Fulton, OH has some very healthy lawns. There are also other lawns in the city that require serious work. Many things contribute to the creation and maintenance of a lush green lawn. For starters, you have to sacrifice some of your time and money to maintain your lawn. There are many things that you should do to maintain a healthy lawn in Canal Fulton, OH. Some of the most basic lawn care activities include:· Lawn aeration· Watering· Lawn mowing· Lawn cleanup· Mulching· De-thatching· Over-seeding· Weed control· Lawn fertilizationAll these activities are important in lawn care in Canal Fulton, OH but today we are mainly interested in the last activity; lawn fertilization. Fertilizers are very important in your lawn. The grass in your lawn requires fertilizers to grow and remain healthy. But you have to be very careful when choosing fertilizers for your lawn in Canal Fulton, OH. You must also be careful when applying the fertilizers. There are several factors that you should consider before applying fertilizers in your lawn and these include:· Type of grass· Season· Soil pH· Soil nutritional value· Type of fertilizerAll these factors will help you fertilize your lawn in the right way. When you are applying a Canal Fulton lawn fertilizer, make sure that you do not overdo it. If you do it right, you will reap the following benefits.Enrich The SoilFertilizers enrich the soil in your lawn in Canal Fulton, OH. They add nutrients to the soil. These nutrients are very much needed by the grass in your lawn.Promote Grass GrowthThe grass in your lawn in Canal Fulton, OH needs fertilizers to grow. Depending on the nutritional value of the soil in your yard, you might need several types of fertilizers to enhance the growth of the grass in your lawn. Healthy GrassAfter the grass has germinated and grown in your lawn, all that remains is to keep it healthy. This is a lawn maintenance practice. There are special fertilizers that are sued to maintain the health of the grass in your lawn. You should consult a professional lawn care and landscaping company like Serviscapes regarding the best fertilizers for maintaining the health of the grass in your lawn.Cost-Effective SolutionFertilizers offer a cost-effective solution for lawn maintenance in Canal Fulton, OH. It's quite obvious that fertilizers cost money. But this should not be a major point of concern for you. After initial lawn fertilization, you will need to apply very little fertilizers to maintain the health of the grass in your lawn. All that remains now is basic lawn maintenance in Canal Fulton.Eco-Friendly SolutionFertilizers are eco-friendly. They contain natural chemicals and nutrients that are safely absorbed by the soil. This means that you do not have to worry about pollution when using fertilizers in your lawn in Canal Fulton, OH.Ease Of ApplicationFertilizers are very easy to apply. If you can choose the right fertilizers for your lawn, you can apply them on your own just by reading the instructions.


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A question of sustainability in the face of a growing need for resilience within our food systems.
Climate change is a major global issue gathering a vast amount of attention. Temperatures are continuing to increase at alarming rates and human's role in this can no longer be denied. The destructive impacts on natural and human systems are already evident. Food production is under risk in already food insecure areas – a risk that is only set to increase. Despite the SDG goal of no hunger by 2030, the number of undernourished people worldwide increased by 16 million people between 2016-2017 – this has been linked to climate-related shocks.
With more mouths to feed due to the ever growing population, food security is brought into question and the agriculture system is put under rising pressure to meet demands. By 2050, global population will surpass 9 billion people and the demand for meat is likely to be 70% greater than it is today according to the FAO. Both meat and staple crop prices are likely rise in response to this increase in demand. Here brings in the issue of food justice – only those who can afford to will be able to eat meat, with others not having the financial means to eat at all.
Attention is turning to farming intensification methods. These are same methods that currently cause great concern due to their environmental impact – livestock supply chains are responsible for a huge 14.5% of human-induced emissions. But how are we to reduce these emissions while maintaining supply for increasing demands?
Could 'Clean Meat' be the answer?
Clean meat, formally referred to as the less appetising name of 'in vitro meat', is a ground-breaking technology hoping to revolutionise the global food system. A small number of cells are painlessly harvested via biopsy from the animal – be it cow, chicken, pig, turkey or kangaroo – in order to establish cell lines. These are effectively a 'starter pack' of clean meat consisting of different types of cells (muscle cells, fat cells, ect). The cells are then cultured in a nutrient rich media inside a bioreactor so that they can grow and multiply to become what we know as meat!
There are a number of challenges still present before clean meat can be rolled out in supermarkets as a viable alternative. At the moment, it is only possible to create ground meat as opposed to creating a 'steak'. The use of bio-scaffolds is currently being researched in order to address this issue. Another major concern with clean meat at the moment is cost. Currently, it costs $40 per gram of ground clean meat produced, according to Memphis Meats – a considerable amount cheaper than even a couple of years previous. This needs to be significantly reduced before it can become a mainstream meat product sold in shops. Mosa Meats claims that they are aiming to release a $10 beef burger patty by 2020, with the hope that clean meat will be down at $1-2 per pound in the future – cheaper than any other animal meat on the market. To reach these targets the scale of clean meat production must develop to a new level – this means increasing efficiency, improving cell lines and optimising growth conditions within the bioreactors. Investors in clean meat seem to think this is possible – time will tell.
Although the challenges are many, the potential advantages of clean meat are also numerous:
Environmental: Clean meat has the potential to be a whole lot greener for the environment with estimates showing greenhouse gas emissions to be 4-22% that of conventionally produced meat, using 99% less land and 82-96% less water.
Health: Clean meat also boasts health benefits above conventional meat. Due to production taking place in a completely sterile environment, contamination of meat in slaughterhouses is no longer an issue. The need for antibiotics is also absent – a major issue in livestock farming currently, especially with the rise of antibiotic resistant 'superbugs'.
Animal Welfare: The introduction of clean meat would hopefully decrease the need for farming intensification of livestock, likely meaning animal living conditions could greatly improve and many more animals could be saved from slaughter.
But what will this mean to local livestock farmers? The introduction of clean meat has the danger of threatening the livelihoods of many livestock farmers. Perhaps this new competitor could persuade farmers to turn to more sustainable farming approaches, converting livestock land to arable land.
But it doesn't seem natural!
A further challenge to gain acceptance is to overcome the "but it's unnatural" reaction. Many surveys have been carried out to assess the attitudes towards clean meat. In a study carried out by Siegrist et al, it was found that the way in which clean meat was described to a participant greatly affected their views towards it – the labels of 'in-vitro meat' and 'cultured meat' were found to be problematic. Even with these labels avoided, less than 50% of participants said they would be willing to try clean meat. Perceptions of naturalness are crucial for acceptance of food and food technologies.
Even with people willing to try clean meat, it is another matter to presume that they will buy it in the supermarket week in week out. For this to happen, it will need to be cheaper, more environmentally friendly, and taste just as good, if not better, than meat straight from the animal.
Clean meat has the potential to reduce the environmental impacts of our agriculture system, improve animal welfare, address growing public health concerns, and prevent a threatening future food crisis. The question is, can it overcome the various challenges in its way and become accepted by society as "natural"?


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wonderful weekend-nice start to this week
December 12, 2011
I played some wonderful shows over the weekend in AZ/was part of an amazing Christmas Program at First Baptist Church of Pasadena last night-made my monthly appearance on the Christopher Gabriel Program-tomorrow is the annual Mike Acosta Christmas Goof in Santa Monica-livin the dream!
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We got to see a turtle today, up close and personal.
I was a bit to interested for moms comfort
She ended up having to hild me back. I wanted to pick it up and lick it.
But Mr. Turtle is safe…mom put him on the opposite side of the fence.
Don'tthink our reaction will go in favor of us getting a pet turtle anytime soon.


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Orange & raspberry granola
Make your own oat milk in this recipe for no-added-sugar granola, or serve with organic cow's milk or yogurt
Nutrition and extra info
- Healthy
- Vegetarian
- Vegan
Nutrition: per serving (with oat milk and oranges)
- kcal363
- fat11g
- saturates1g
- carbs46g
- sugars12g
- fibre10g
- protein15g
- salt0g
- 400g jumbo oats
Oats are processed by rolling (steamed and pressed) or steel-cutting (cut into pieces). There is…
- juice 2 oranges (150ml), plus zest of ½
One of the best-known citrus fruits, oranges aren't necessarily orange - some varieties are…
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
A fragrant spice which comes from the inner bark of a tropical tree. When dried, it curls into…
- 2 tbsp freeze-dried raspberries or strawberries (see tip)
- 25g flaked almonds, toasted
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Sweet almonds have a subtle fragrance that lends itself well to baking and also works well with…
- 25g mixed seeds (such as sunflower, pumpkin, sesame and linseed)
To serve
Put 200g oats and 500ml water in a food processor and blitz for 1 min. Line a sieve with clean muslin and pour in the oat mixture. Leave to drip through for 5 mins, then twist the ends of the muslin and squeeze well to capture as much of the oat milk as possible – it should be the consistency of single cream. Best chilled at least 1 hr before serving. Can be kept in a sealed or covered jug in the fridge for up to 3 days.
Heat oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6 and line a baking tray with baking parchment. Put the orange juice in a medium saucepan and bring to the boil. Boil rapidly for 5 mins or until the liquid has reduced by half, stirring occasionally. Mix the remaining 200g oats with the orange zest and cinnamon. Remove the pan from the heat and stir the oat mixture into the juice. Spread over the lined tray in a thin layer and bake for 10-15 mins or until lightly browned and crisp, turning the oats every few mins. Leave to cool on the tray.
Once cool, mix the oats with the raspberries, flaked almonds and seeds. Can be kept in a sealed jar for up to one week. To serve, spoon the granola into bowls, pour over the oat milk and top with the orange segments and mint leaves, if you like.
Recipe Tip
Freeze-dried fruitFreeze-dried raspberries or strawberries are available in the baking department of larger supermarkets or online.


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COMMUTERS are facing 18 days of closures on a major train route.
A "once-in-a-generation" upgrade is being carried out on the Brighton Main Line later this year and in 2019.
The line will be shut between Three Bridges and Brighton and Three Bridges and Lewes for a week at a time.
It will mean the 300,000 passengers who use the line every day will either have to use a bus or go on a longer, diverted route.
Commuter John Parker, 43, travels regularly from Worthing to London.
He said: "I appreciate the work needs to be done but this is going to cause a lot of disruption.
"I will probably try to work from home if I can but that is not always ideal."
The closures run from October 20-28 this year and from February 16 to February 24 in 2019.
Network Rail and Govia Thameslink Railway say they have been deliberately planned for school half-terms.
This is when passenger numbers are lower and some people may be able to be more flexible with their travel plans or take holiday.
The work will focus on the Balcombe, Clayton, Patcham and Haywards Heath tunnels and the railway which runs through them.
Work to stem leaks into the tunnels and provide reliable drainage away from the tracks will also take place and signalling and power systems replaced or upgraded.
Network Rail managing director for the south east John Halsall said: "This is a long-overdue upgrade to one of the most unreliable parts of the south east's rail network.
"Southern and Thameslink passengers deserve better and this work will help us deliver that for them.
"We know closing the railway will be unpopular and I'd like to assure passengers this decision has not been taken lightly.
"We explored a range of different options, but the only alternative to weekday closures would have required us to close this part of the line for 84 weekends.
"Clearly, that's not acceptable to passengers or the region's economy – but neither is doing nothing."
Brighton Pavilion MP Caroline Lucas said: "Though major improvements are clearly needed on the line, I'm deeply concerned about the scale of disruption set to hit passengers.
"I've spoken to Network Rail about these plans - and urged them to keep disruption to a minimum.
"I've also demanded that passengers with season tickets are given a two week discount, and that those without season tickets are permitted to travel on replacement buses and alternative lines for free."


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text: Today was just a beautiful day and a great day to spend outside! We hung our Christmas lights, the boys tobogganed, more hay bales were stacked, and I took a moment to admire the warm sun shimmering on my very dormant potentilla bushes! Despite their 'brown-dried' appearance these days ... they do provide some winter garden architecture!


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Under cold, grey skies Delicate, green buds taunt me Eight weeks until spring
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Said the spider to the fly
A walk in the park Songbirds trilling in the trees Guard warns, none shall pass My Mister and I went on a hike recently at our local state park (pre-surgery.) Our entrance to the trail was barred by spiderwebs that stretched across the whole width of the path. Not by one spider's web, but five [...]


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John Chuckman
The allegations at the end of the article about Saudis paying Osama bin Laden were part of Anthony Summers' book on 9/11.
There is little doubt that they are true. He was in his day one of the world's best investigative reporters.
But as with all affairs in the Middle East, the situation was almost certainly more complicated and obscure than that suggests.
The Saudis did not do 9/11. That is a false and ridiculous charge. There were Saudi citizens involved in events leading up to 9/11, but even their role is not clear to this day. It does seem that the US had some kind of elaborate intelligence operation going at the time involving a lot of men from the Middle East. One minor American diplomat was quoted about the large number of quickie visas he was required to issue to suspicious types from the Middle East not long before 9/11. That is a crucial piece of information, never explained.
It actually is not even clear that Osama bin Laden had a role in 9/11 besides applauding it afterward, something by the way more than a few Israelis did also, knowing full well it was a gift from the gods as far as their position in the region. The US never produced an ounce of hard evidence to implicate him. Indeed, when the US tried to extradite him from Afghanistan, the Taleban government asked for some evidence, the supply of which is a customary part of extradition. Of course, the US just ignored them and invaded, something it likely wanted to do anyway for a variety of reasons.
While the mainline press has always avoided stories around it, it is simply a fact that there were two gangs of Israeli spies working in the US at the time. One posed as a group of art students and moved about quite a bit, including in the area were pilot training was given to some of the Saudis. The others went about in a moving truck for a company which did not exist.
The last group was spotted taking pictures from the top of their truck and generally dancing and high-fiving as the smoke rose from the towers. They were reported to police and arrested, but we know virtually nothing of their mission which clearly included being ready to photograph events of 9/11. How did they know? Who did they tell anything? They were soon expelled and no explanation was ever offered.
All we know for sure is that, clearly, advanced information about 9/11 existed, but it was not acted upon, and the fact has been suppressed ever since.
As I said, the situation was almost certainly more complicated and obscure than we understand. But the series of events in years since is likely related. A host of countries in the Middle East have been violently toppled, and the main beneficiary of all that violence has been Israel because the violence created a cordon sanitaire for Israel.


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