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For September 2019, we are looking to appoint a Business Studies Teacher to join the business studies department within the a highly successful Numeracy faculty.
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The school has now moved to its new £25-million-pound building located in Stanmore, Wemborough Road HA7 2EQ. you will be able to teach in facilities that are up to date and at the cutting edge of technology. You will have your own classroom space dedicated to your subject enabling you to develop the very best teaching and learning practices. There are a full range of other facilities including; state of the art sports grounds and hall, performing arts suite and fantastic teaching rooms.
Avanti schools are Hindu-designated faith schools. However, all staff members at Avanti House School will not be required to present themselves from any specific faith background and there will be no preference given in this regard. This is an exciting time to join the school as it continues its journey to outstanding.
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William Peace University is a small liberal arts college in downtown Raleigh, North Carolina, United States. It is affiliated with the Presbyterian Church, and offers undergraduate degrees in 10 majors. The institution adopted its current name in 2012, concurrent with its decision to begin admitting men to its day program; it was previously known as Peace Institute and Peace College.
The Peace College was founded in 1857 as Peace Institute by a group of men within the Presbyterian Synod of North Carolina. The leading donation of $10,000 USD ($253 thousand in 2015 terms) came from William Peace, a prominent local merchant. Peace was a member of the second class of the University of North Carolina (class of 1800), and a longtime proponent of education as a benefactor of Raleigh Academy, a school primarily for boys.
Additionally, Peace donated 8 acres (32,000 m) for the campus site. Main Building, a red brick, white-columned Greek revival building was built between 1859–1862, but was commandeered by the Confederate States government early in the Civil War to be used as an army hospital. The Main Building was designed and built by the Holt Brothers, Thomas and Jacob, who were notable builders from nearby Warrenton, NC.
The Civil War and Reconstruction Era delayed the opening of the school, but Peace Institute opened in January 1872. The first president was John Burwell, assisted by his son Robert. The Burwells, and his successor, James Dinwiddie, served the school until 1910, and were strong Presbyterians and descendants of old Virginia families.
A member of the Women's College Coalition, Peace College is one of the oldest institutions of higher education for women in the United States. It was the second-oldest in North Carolina, predated only by Salem College (the first school for girls in the United States, founded in 1772).
The school began admitting men in the fall of 2012. Initial announcements of the change, included a controversial promise to "offer select single-gender courses in targeted disciplines, where research shows that women and men learn differently and that each benefit from a single-gender classroom," a plan that critics believe may run afoul of equal opportunity laws such as Title IX, Concurrent with its announcement that it will begin admitting men, Peace College changed its name to "William Peace University" in 2011, but the class years of 2012, 2013, 2014, and 2015 will have the option to receive diplomas from Peace College or William Peace University.
The college has always educated women, with the only exception being the admittance of some boys in primary grades from its opening years through the 1920s when the school served levels from Kindergarten through junior college years. Today, the college maintains records of nearly 10,000 living alumnae, including many who were pioneers in public service. In the 1930s, Gertrude Dills McKee, a graduate of the 1890s, became the first woman elected to the North Carolina Senate. Lilly Morehead Mebane, was one of the first woman elected to the North Carolina House of Representatives. Jane Simpson McKimmon, became the youngest graduate of Peace College, when she finished the then 2-year college program at age 16; she later became the first woman to graduate from NC State University. McKimmon became a leader in "home economics" and greatly advanced the state agriculture department's home extension service. NC State University's conference and continuing education center, is named for her and the chair of Peace's Leadership Studies program, is named for McKimmon. Addie Worth Bagley Daniels, the spouse of publisher, Josephus Daniels, served for many years during the first half of the 20th century on the Peace College Board of Trustees, a rare role for women in that era.
The administration announced it plans to begin admitting male students, at the start of the fall 2012 semester. The college determined this transition would make them a more attractive option for potential applicants, stating that only 2% of female applicants are likely to consider applying to a women's college, whereas 98% would only consider attending coeducational institutions.
Peace offers majors in the following areas:anthropology, biology, business administration, communication, criminal justice, education, English, liberal studies, BFA: Musical Theatre, theatre, politics and public affairs, and psychology.
As an exclusively undergraduate college, Peace offers only Bachelor's degrees. The most popular majors at the college are in the field of communications, where one quarter of all students focus their studies. Peace also offers an honors program for academically-advanced students.
All Bachelor of Arts candidates must complete an internship. The college also encourages study abroad, paying 15% of all costs for qualified students who want to study outside of the United States.
William Peace competes in the USA South Athletic Conference as a Division III school in the NCAA. Teams are fielded in basketball, cross country, softball, soccer, tennis, and volleyball. Peace has been a full member of the NCAA since 2002, after having been granted provisional membership in 1995. Prior to that, Peace had competed in Region X of the NJCAA dating back on 1973. USA South membership was granted in 2003, making it the first women's college in the state to join a co-educational conference.
Beginning with the 2012-13 academic year, William Peace will sponsor men's sports in basketball, cross country and golf. There are also plans to add soccer and baseball to the cadre of men's sports.

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The City of Anaheim Public Works Department – Engineering Division is seeking for a Principal Transportation Planner to manage exciting transportation initiatives and transit planning projects, administer the Anaheim Tourism Improvement District (ATID) program for projects within the Anaheim Resort Area and Platinum Triangle, and coordinate with local and regional transportation agencies such as OCTA, SCAG and Caltrans.Qualified candidates will possess four (4) years of responsible professional experience in transportation and transit planning including one (1) year of administrative and/or lead supervisory experience supplemented by a Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university with major course work in planning, engineering, or related field. Candidates must possess one of the following certificates:
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Exciting news people. A track from Antonymes forthcoming (early 2016) album (For Now We See) Through a Glass Darkly is featured on the new Blank & Jones Chilltronica No. 5 compilation. The album, which is currently number 1 on the iTunes Electronic Chart in Germany, features the Antonymes track 'Elegy (IV)' along with a host of other wonderful pieces including the Cinematic Mix of Visage's 'Fade To Grey'!
Chilltronica No. 5 is available now on CD and digital format. Antonymes fans will only need to wait until late January to hear the first official taste from the sublime new album along with a suitably gorgeous music video. More news on (For Now We See) Through a Glass Darkly soon!


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What Makes a Great Picture Book - Tip 3
Many editors and picture book authors will tell you that the single most distinguishing feature between a great picture book and an okay picture book is "voice". The problem is that "voice" is hard to define. Some think of voice simply as character dialogue, but voice is much more than that.
For me, voice is what gives your story personality. It's the way your language usage and style create the mood for your picture book and stimulates emotions in your reader. It's the rhythm of your story. It's the way you structure your sentences. It might be how you leverage simile, metaphor, rhyme, repetition or contrasts. All of those things add up to the personality of your story and determine whether or not your picture book has the fresh, unique voice that an editor might be looking for.
The books PIGGY PIE and OWL MOON do a good job of illustrating how these elements work together to create two strong, yet very different examples of distinctive voice.
You can learn more about developing distinctive voice in your stories at the Picture Book Writing workshop I'll be teaching at the WIFYR conference in June.
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I agree that voice is a complex topic that involves many aspects of writing. I think that the best writers reveal genuine emotions in their writing, and that takes courage.
Best wishes!
Janet Ruth Heller
Author of the poetry books Exodus (WordTech Editions, 2014), Folk Concert: Changing Times (Anaphora Literary Press, 2012) and Traffic Stop (Finishing Line Press, 2011), the scholarly book Coleridge, Lamb, Hazlitt, and the Reader of Drama (University of Missouri Press, 1990), and the award-winning book for kids about bullying, How the Moon Regained Her Shape (Arbordale, 2006).
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So just a few things that have been going on this past week. Now that we are finally getting settled I can really start blogging some good stuff. (Well after this post)
- The kids are really settling into the school, new friends and in Emily's case, gymnastics. While I know they are still having some adjustments,they are doing way better than I anticipated. The school is way different than we thought it would be. Not a bad different, just different. The classes are accelerated past where we were in NC, lots of projects and lots of homework. The teachers are fun, yet strict.
- Through all the packing, I managed to do a few fun things this week. I went to lunch with 3 other Cat expats, one which arrived last week. It was nice getting to know them better. Yesterday morning I met Ilena for coffee/tea (she is awesome, BTW) and then I attended a PTA meeting. This morning I attended my first photography class, and can I just say I am pumped to go back next week. It has 4 different sessions, and while I only planned on signing up for the first two, I think I will do the other two. And no, the French photographer leading the class has nothing to do with it. :-) Now if I can just remember to back up all my pics to my hard drives before next week's class.
- Tomorrow Matt and I are going to brave a car dealership. Someone told us of one on Port Island that has two English speaking salesmen. So we are heading there with our fingers crossed that they have something for us. The whole car process is already a nightmare, we really don't want to have to go to a Japanese car auction to get one (this is what most Cat people do). And while we are on Port Island we will have to stop by Ikea. Can't be in the same area and not stop, right?
- We had an offer for someone to rent our house. Unfortunately their credit rating was about a -20 (according to our realtor that is not much of an exaggeration) so we had to decline them.
- Tonight there is a goodbye dinner for one of the managers who is going back to the States next week. He was actually Matt's boss's boss when we lived in NC so Matt has worked with him for almost 3 years. Since Emily won't be home until 9ish from gymnastics practice I am skipping the dinner and meeting up with Matt and everyone for drinks afterwards. My first night out. I am excited.
- I talked with several of my friends back in the states this week. I miss them. But only 4 months and we will be back for home leave. And as we know, time flies.
- The kids get a week off for spring break, so we decided to jump on our first vacation while living here. We will be spending a week in Hong Kong. Air travel is more expensive than we anticipated so when we found a good price we decided to grab it. The weather at the end of March should be in the 80s, so perfect for a spring vacation.


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We've come over all Christmassy!
So, we are at the Christmas Grand Sale at the Royal Horticultural society. Close to St James's Park it's easy to get to, there are tickets available on the door or you can book in advance. With over 60 stands with a huge variety amongst them.
There is everything from wreathes to Christmas lights. Silk scarves to flashing woollen
hats for walking the dog in!
It's a bit squished inside the hall but we make our way around and try olives and chutneys and pick up a few early Christmas gifts. It's a good place to pick up some designer shirts or jewellery at discounted prices. We don't actually spend all that much but just enjoy milling though the stands and only spend an hour or so.
A lovely morning to start the Christmas season we don't feel like finishing there so we jump on the number 11 bus and ride down to Covent Garden. The 11 bus is great if you want a nice trip past Westminster Abby, Houses of Parliament, Horse Guard's Parade and Downing Street before passing Trafalgar Square and jump off at Southampton Street to make the short walk up to Covent Garden. I very much recommend this route if you want to show of London to visitors or want a cheap way to see the highlights of London.
Covent Garden is very busy this time of year and the whole area is full of performers, but we wonder the stalls and enjoy the decorations before ducking down a side street for coffee and cake.


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The inaugural Blog and Online Publishing Awards last Thursday was a brilliant night. There was music, fun, mini burgers, magic spinning straws, Holly Carpenter from Britain and Ireland's Next Top Model and, of course, so many of my lovely bloggy besties in one room.
I had zero expectations of winning; competition was stiff and several of my favourite online reads were on the list. It was an honour just to share the shortlist with so many top Irish beauty blogs, so scooping the best Beauty Read award was the icing on the cake. A hundred million thank yous to everyone who voted and who visits, reads and comments on the site. You are just THE BEST.
The awards were organised by PR Slides, an online media tool for sourcing images and press releases. More than 23,000 votes were cast across 10 categories; congratulations to everyone who was shortlisted and to all the winners on the night. You'll find the list below so do check out their sites!
BOPS 2014 Blog and Online Publishing Award Winners
- Best Fashion Read – Her.ie
- Best Beauty Read – Fluff and Fripperies (HUZZAH!)
- Best Tech Read - Silicon Republic
- Best Motoring Read – Joe.ie
- Best Travel Read –Pol O Conghaile and Tom Sweeney Travels
- Best Food Read – French Foodie In Dublin
- Best Wedding Read – One Fab Day
- Best News & Current Affairs Read – The Journal
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FRISCO, Texas — Brock Jensen threw a touchdown pass right after a fake punt, then had a 1-yard keeper for another score set up by a long interception return and North Dakota State won its first FCS championship with a 17-6 victory over top-seeded Sam Houston State on Saturday.
The Bison (14-1), who won the last of their five NCAA Division II national championships in 1990, were in another title game for the first time since moving to the upper division in 2004.
Sam Houston (14-1) had its lowest-scoring game of the season, 33 points below its FCS-best average, and was denied an undefeated season and its first Football Championship Subdivision title. The Bearkats had only 210 total yards.
North Dakota State wasn't much better on offense, with only nine first downs and 235 total yards, but Jensen made the most of the big plays from special teams and defense.
The Bison didn't have a first down on their last four possessions before halftime, and started the third quarter facing another fourth down.
But punter Matt Voigtlander, who also is listed as a running back, took off and ran 27 yards on fourth-and-4. On the next play, Jensen threw a screen pass to D.J. McNorton, who then ran straight up to the field for a 39-yard touchdown play and a 10-6 lead.
North Dakota State had only one more first down after that until starting at the 1 following linebacker Travis Beck's interception and 63-yard return. Beck picked off the underthrown pass by Brian Bell, who managed to keep Beck out of the end zone despite his desperate leap trying to score.
On the next play, Jensen plunged in for the touchdown with 8:45 left.
Jensen finished 10 of 20 for 120 yards passing with an interception. Bell threw two interceptions and completed 12 of 31 passes for 115 yards.
It is the fourth consecutive year with a first-time FBS champion.
A crowd of 20,586 packed the professional soccer stadium in the suburb north of Dallas. The crowd was split fairly evenly among fans from Sam Houston State, which has its campus about 200 miles south, and North Dakota State located more than 1,000 miles north.
This was the second of a three-year commitment for the game in Frisco after 13 years in a row in Chattanooga, Tenn.
Sam Houston State opened with its lowest-scoring half of the season, but led 6-3 after Craig Alaniz kicked two field goals in the final 2:18 of the first half. The Bearkats, who failed to convert two earlier turnovers into points, followed that with a scoreless second half.
Alaniz kicked a 24-yard field goal with 2:18 left in the first half, capping a 41-yard drive on which Tim Flanders had carries of 15, 13 and 10 yards before being stuffed for no gain and a loss of 1 after Sam Houston got to the 6.
Flanders, who had 287 yards on 26 carries in the semifinal victory over Montana, ran 21 times for 84 yards in the finale.
North Dakota State then went three-and-out before Brandon Closner's 24-yard return set up the Bearkats at the North Dakota 38. Bell threw a 17-yard pass to Torrance Williams on third-and-8, but the drive stalled before Alaniz kicked a 31-yarder with 40 seconds left.
The Bearkats took over at the North Dakota State 41 midway through the first quarter when Sam Ojuri fumbled in the backfield after taking a handoff. Darius Taylor recovered for Sam Houston.
Flanders ran for 9 yards on the next play, but Sam Houston didn't gain another yard on that drive. Brian Bell was stopped for no gain on a fourth-and-1 keeper when he ran into a wall of defenders at the line and was unable to surge forward.
North Dakota State was up 3-0 when Ryan Jastram kicked a 19-yard field goal at the end of the first quarter, ending a drive when Matt Veldman had a 29-yard catch lunging with his arms full extended and Ryan Smith's 14-yard catch on third-and-6 when Jensen threw just before being hit from behind.
Jensen threw only his fourth interception of the season early in the second quarter. Kenneth Jenkins picked off an underthrown ball at the 35, but the Bearkats had only one first down before punting.


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A woman from County Durham has pleaded guilty to using Facebook to harass the family of a girl who went missing more than 30 years ago.
33 year old Donna Wright, from Spennymoor, admitted sending messages to the family of Katrice Lee on the social networking site.
Wright claimed to be the girl, who went missing in November 1981, and then continued to harass the family even after a DNA test had proved she was not.
Outside court, Katrice's father Richard Lee, 63, said:
"We want a conclusion because we have put up with this since September 2011 and my family has gone through hell.
She wanted her 15 minutes of fame on the tragedy of my family.''
Wright appeared by video link at Newton Aycliffe Magistrates' Court where District Judge Martin Walker said she would be sentenced next month.
Mr Lee, who was stationed with the 15th/19th The King's Royal Hussars in Germany, said he felt that the system had not come down on his side.
"What I cannot understand is that it seems to me that system is helping the perpetrator and what was said in court has nothing to do with the abuse that was sent to my family.
If you can use false names repeatedly it's not the mark of someone who is unwell. My family's feelings have not been taken into account.''
The court heard that Wright had been deemed not fit to attend the court in person.
She is due to be sentenced on March 19th after admitting a Section 2 offence under the Protection from Harassment Act.
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Felde, known as the Emerald City, is city on a mountain side in the Mist Sea northeast of Chel'el'Sussoloth and is under Snadhya'rune's control. to travel there, one would need access to boats, for it is surrounded by a large lake fed by the many waterfalls spilling from masterfully carved architecture built into the mountain.
Built upon the side of a mountain of hard ore, the people of Felde dug themselves a safe haven at the mountain's base. Their town takes great advantage of its land building both vertically and horizontally, up and down along the mountain's walls and crevasses, above and around the surrounding lakes. Their hanging city shimmers due to the ore extracted from the mountain, and for rich travelers it's like a resort, a place to escape the stress of Chel'el'sussoloth.[1]
Buildings are built almost entirely out of a crystal material that reflected light in a way that created iridescent lights around the city. Houses are carved in such a way that allowed water to flow naturally down the mountain in which Felde is built into. Bridges sprawl all over the city, connecting islands of buildings and homes. The favored mode of travel in Felde is either by bridge or by boat on the lake below.
Felde serves as a major trading hub in the Nidavellir, as well as an escape for those who have the means to live in the Emerald City. Wealthy nobility from Chel'el'Sussoloth in particular moved into Felde over time to slowly shape the city poltics in their favor, and unfortunately it is now known as an extremely expensive city to live in. Slaveborn exist to pamper the rich, and the poor serve to work their entire lives for the ones that live in the crystal towers. Those who can't afford to live in this city instead make their livelihood on the lake surrounding Felde, fishing and living in houseboats out in the water. Real estate in this place does not come cheap or easy, and those that live or stay here are either wealthy, or natives. The natives are mostly fishermen who work to provide food for the rest of Felde, found living along the city's bottom where the ground is rocky and houses are cheap.
Due to the Sharen (in reality, the Nidraa'chal) having absolute control over the city, there is a distinct lack of districts and clan entities in Felde. Instead, merchant guilds control business and politics, with Snadhya'rune ruling them from the shadows. Because of the heavy influence of the rich Vals who came to Felde from Chel and Mimaneid, strict adherence to social norms covers up the underlying problems the city faces, such as poverty and showing any sign of weakness.
The native people of Felde bear the same charcoal black skin color like other drow civilizations that live in or on the edge of the Nidavellir, such as the Mimians.
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Since no one else has opened up this forum I will start it out by stating " If you are an Army Spouse, Army Family Member you should become a member of your Spouses Unit FRG".
The FRG is a key to your loved ones "Piece of Mind" in any even that they are away from home.
If you have watched "The Unit" or "Army Wives" on TV than you can get a picture of what they do. Do remember though that they are just TV shows and to make it interesting they throw in some unrealistic non-sense.
By virtue of my Rank and Role in my previous units my wife was thrown into the FRG Leadership Possition while I was stationed on Fort Drum. She received the Annual FRG Leadership Award (personal award) from the Commanding General Gen Bell, scholarship money and the Unit FRG Leadership Award for turning around the Units FRG Program, and she had a 100% participation for my unit.
She also had opportunities to travel for the unit to places that normal soldiers and wives would not dream of going to. She received travel pay, lodging and accomidations. BTW- I was able to travel with her for these functions and got to meet Army, DOD and Civilian "Key Leaders" that I would have never met in my career.
There is a website below that any Spouse reading these forums should be aware of and join.
Also remember every Army Post, Base, Army Reserve and Army National Guard has an FRG Program. Please get out and support the FRG, attend the monthly-semi monthly meetings. Dont get upset when they call you to update the alert roster. Bake cookies or do what you can to support the units FRG Fund Raising Events, this lets your unit have its annual Summer Party, Christmas Party, Birthday Ball ect.
It would be nice to see some family members take intrest and post here. If you would like suguestions or need asistance in finding your FRG myself and some other members here can help.


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Dissertation: 27.10.2017 M.Soc.Sc. Ari-Elmeri Hyvönen (Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Political Science)
Start date: Oct 27, 2017 12:00 PM
End date: Oct 27, 2017 03:00 PM
Location: Seminaarinmäki, Old festival hall (S212)
This study focuses on our ability to meaningfully respond to political events and experience. It provides a reading of Hannah Arendt's (1906–1975) political thought in a context informed by recent political events – such as the so called 'Arab Spring' of 2011 – and contemporary political theory. The dissertation consists of four articles and a summary chapter, each of which makes a separate but related contribution to the field. The study explores Arendt's notion of political experience and its role in political thinking more broadly. It argues that while the importance of experience is often noted in the existing scholarship on Arendt, a proper exploration of its meaning is lacking. It also inquires into the contemporary relevance of her experiential thought, and seeks to identify various political and conceptual obstacles on the way to doing justice to experience. The main contributions of the study are fourfold. First, using both published and archive materials, it provides a richer description of Arendt's notion of experience. It argues that the idea of vicarious re-experiencing of political events plays more important a role for Arendt than is usually granted. By focusing on the role of metaphoric concepts, it is also suggested that the notion of experience so understood remains provocative in the context defined by the linguistic turn. Second, the study highlights the original aspects of this understanding of experience against the background of other well-known concepts of political experience. Third, it maintains that Arendt's emphasis on the experience-based nature of her theorizing is embodied in her choice of the essay as a key literary platform. Focusing on this genre, the thoroughly tentative nature of political thought comes to the fore. Fourth, the dissertation offers detailed analyses of ways of framing experience that have harmful effects on our ability to apprehend political events. It examines process-oriented thinking that dominates our approach to events and modern administration. In both cases, particular experiences are reduced to functions of an all- encompassing process, hence eroding important aspects of worldly experience. Additionally, the study criticizes the ascendancy of the 'resistance' frame in the discussion of political action. This approach, like the process frame, tends to dim aspects of political experience: practices of world-changing as a form of freedom and the related joyous affective experiences. On these grounds, the dissertation as a whole defends Arendt's thinking as a promising attempt to embrace both the subjective and the worldly, temporally durable aspects of political experience in a way that also speaks to our most recent experiences from the Arab Spring to the emergence of 'post- factual' politics.
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We changed our philosophy this year and rather than requiring official documents from every single applicant, we will only require that official copies of transcripts and test scores be submitted if an applicant is admitted and chooses to enroll. It did not make a lot of sense for us to require official documents from everyone when in the end, required documents are only really necessary for those who enroll.
So, applicants now have the ability to upload academic transcripts and we will allow applicants to self report test scores – official score reports are not required to be considered for admission.
The application is broken into two sections: Part 1 and Part 2.
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Dr. Ralf Holzer
MD, MSc, FSCAI
Medical Director Cardiac
Catheterization & Interventional Therapy
Interim Division Chief
Sidra Cardiovascular Center of Excellence
Sidra Medical and Research Center
Doha, Qatar
Ralf J. Holzer, MD, MSc, FSCAI is the Director of Cardiac Catheterization and Interventional Therapy and the Interim Division Chief of Cardiology at Sidra Medical & Research Center. Dr. Holzer received his medical degree from Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz in Germany. He completed his residency in Germany and the UK, and his cardiology fellowship training at the Royal Liverpool Children's Hospital in the UK, including an advanced fellowship in transcatheter interventions at University of Chicago Children's Hospital. After his training, he worked as a consultant at Royal Liverpool Children's Hospital, and subsequently as an attending physician and co-director of the cath lab at Nationwide Children's Hospital in Columbus, before moving to the Sidra Medical & Research Center in Qatar in 2014. Dr Holzer is an expert on all types of transcatheter interventions with an extensive academic and research portfolio with a particular interest in outcomes research, quality improvement, and risk adjustment. Dr Holzer also holds a Masters degree in information technology.


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Blue Water Baltimore is proud to have a staff committed to building community programs that promote clean, healthy waterways. Our dedicated staff is responsible for our essential day-to-day operations and the implementation of our programs.
Director Staff
Jenn Aiosa, Executive Director
Jenn Aiosa is a long-time member of Maryland's environmental community, having worked on science and policy issues for several organizations. Jenn previously worked as the Director of Conservation Programs at Chesapeake Conservancy, and for the Maryland Department of Planning (MDP) as the Director of Policy and Planning Research. Prior to her work at MDP, Jenn worked for the Environmental Defense Fund and for 12 years as the Senior Scientist in the Maryland Office of the Chesapeake Bay Foundation. She has also worked for the University of Maryland Cooperative Extension Service on a multi-state water quality program, and for the Maryland Department of Natural Resources on Maryland's Coastal Bays National Estuary Program. She received her Bachelor of Science in Marine Sciences, with honors with the Honors College at the University of South Carolina and an Master of Science in Environmental Sciences from the University of Virginia. She enjoys volunteering in Patterson Park, cycling, and gardening.
Jill Cecil, Director of Finance & Administration
Jill Cecil has a solid background in finance with more than 20 years of experience managing both profit and non-profit finances. In her role at Blue Water Baltimore, Jill supports the areas of finance, budget, human resources and operations. She earned an Associate of Arts in education from Notre Dame College and an Associate of Arts in accounting from the Community College of Baltimore County.
Angela Haren, Director of Advocacy and the Baltimore Harbor Waterkeeper
Angela Haren leads the Baltimore Harbor Waterkeeper program, which includes advocacy, enforcement, and water quality monitoring to protect and restore Baltimore's waterways. As an environmental and natural resource attorney, Angela has extensive experience in both marine and fresh water resource management. Prior to joining Blue Water Baltimore, she co-founded Clear Resource Law, a firm specializing in legal and policy services for environmental projects. She brings over fourteen years of non-profit experience including serving as a contract attorney for the Natural Resources Defense Council and Program Director for California Coastkeeper Alliance. Angela holds a J.D. in Environmental Law from Golden Gate University, an M.P.P. in Environmental and Natural Resource Policy from the University of California Los Angeles Luskin School of Public Affairs, and a Bachelor of Arts in Comparative Literature from the University of California Davis.
Program Staff
Michel Anderson, Ecoliteracy & Engagement Manager
As the Ecoliteracy & Engagement Manager, Michel Anderson facilitates experiential education activities to help Baltimore residents, institutional staff, and students understand the connection between our streets and streams. He develops and manages our Ecoliteracy Programs. Before joining Blue Water Baltimore, Michel worked as the Ecoliteracy & Sustainability Coordinator for the Waldorf School of Baltimore where he developed original nature-based educational programming and managed a variety of sustainability initiatives. Michel is an artist, photographer, author, and permaculture practitioner. He has a Bachelor of Arts degree in Visual Art and Photography from the University of Maryland Baltimore County and a Master of Education degree in Sustainability and Nature-based Education from Antioch University New England.
Oswaldo Campitelli, Senior Construction Operations Manager
Oswaldo Campitelli (Oz) is the Senior Construction Operations Manager with Blue Water Baltimore and brings years of experience working with construction and warehouse management. In his role at Blue Water Baltimore, Oz coordinates field operations, manages the fleet, coordinates work with other contractors, and implements and oversees new construction projects. He earned a Bachelor of Science in Construction Management from Morgan State University.
Darin Crew, Senior Manager for Nursery & Forestry
Darin Crew leads our Nursery, Youthworks Program, and Urban Forestry planting and maintenance programs. Before joining Blue Water Baltimore, Darin worked at Herring Run Watershed Association (legacy organization), after serving as a fellow for the Chesapeake Bay Program and pulling seine nets for the Maryland Department of Natural Resources. He earned a Bachelor of Science in Biology from University of North Carolina at Wilmington and is a certified professional horticulturist through Maryland Nursery and Landscape Association.
Zoe Gensheimer, Community Forestry Coordinator
Zoe assists in leading tree plantings and maintenance in Baltimore's green spaces; additionally, she organizes the Tree Giveaway Program. Zoe graduated from UMBC with a Bachelor of Arts in Visual Art and Photography. She grew up in Baltimore City and plans to stay here for a long time, working with friends and family to return it to a forest ecosystem.
Jessie Hillman, Stormwater Program Manager
Jessie Hillman manages stormwater projects in collaboration with a range of community groups and congregations. She also administers a cross-sector collaborative of non-profits pursuing transformative, community-driven improvements to Baltimore City's environmental health. She joined the Blue Water Baltimore team in 2015 with extensive experience in community outreach, non-profit administration, and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Cultural Anthropology from Reed College. Outside of work, Jessie attends Morgan State University and is working towards a master's degree in city and regional planning, volunteers as a librarian with the Station North Tool Library, and works on her liveaboard sailboat in the Inner Harbor.
Sarah Holter, Development & Engagement Coordinator / Waterkeeper Project Assistant
Sarah Holter serves as the Development and Engagement Coordinator at Blue Water Baltimore. She assists the Development and Project Manager and Executive Director with fundraising, event planning, and office administration. Sarah also assists the Waterkeeper team in the field as a Project Assistant, collecting and transporting water quality samples. Before joining the Blue Water team she worked in urban agriculture at Real Food Farm and home improvement at Cities For All Ages, both programs of Civic Works. Sarah earned a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from St. Mary's College of Maryland, with a focus on Environmental Economics.
Francine Housier, HR Manager
Francine Housier manages Blue Water Baltimore's human resource functions, including HR compliance, recruitment and onboarding, employee relations, staff development, payroll, and benefits. She previously worked in human resources and operations at The Nature Conservancy's global headquarters in Arlington, Virginia. After arriving in Baltimore in 2009, she began consulting with area non-profit organizations about their human resource needs and issues. She earned a bachelor's degree in psychology from James Madison University in Harrisonburg, Virginia.
Rob Jenkins, Nursery Manager
As the Nursery Manager, Rob Jenkins oversees the daily operations of Herring Run Nursery. He has more than 23 years of experience within the Maryland horticulture industry, primarily in the production and retail aspects of the business. Rob received both his Bachelor of Science in Biology, as well as his Master of Environmental Science from Towson University. While working on his master's degree, Rob interned with Blue Water Baltimore's water quality monitoring program, as well as interning with the Maryland Department of the Environment.
Barbara Johnson, Water Quality Scientist
As Water Quality Scientist, Barbara Johnson provides support for the ambient water quality monitoring program under the Baltimore Harbor Waterkeeper. Barbara also runs our Outfall Screening Blitz program and our Pollution Reporting 101 trainings and conducts pollution investigations when problems are reported by community members. Before joining Blue Water Baltimore, Barbara interned with the water quality monitoring program. She has lived in Baltimore more than 23 years and earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Environmental Sustainability and Human Ecology from the University of Baltimore.
Jennifer Duffy, Development Manager
Jennifer Duffy serves as the Development Manager at Blue Water Baltimore. She assists the Development Manager and Executive Director with furthering the mission of Blue Water Baltimore by providing fundraising, office administration and special projects support including being responsible for administrative operations of development, and database management. She previously worked for five years in the Landscape Architecture and Planning Department for a civil engineering firm in Greenbelt and operated her own landscaping company for six years in Baltimore City. Jennifer earned a Bachelor of Arts in Landscape Architecture from University of Maryland, College Park and a Bachelor of Arts in English from Wake Forest University.
Mary Lewis, Herring Run Nursery Coordinator
As the Nursery Coordinator, Mary Lewis is responsible for the development of nursery outreach through social media and the coordination of interactive programs. She assists with daily nursery operations at Herring Run Nursery, bringing with her over 8 years of experience in the field. She earned a Bachelor of Arts in Environmental Studies with a minor in Sociology from Salisbury University and is a certified professional horticulturist through Maryland Nursery Landscape and Greenhouse Association.
John Marra, Ecoliteracy & Restoration Specialist
John Marra specializes in installing and maintaining our green infrastructure projects throughout Baltimore City and County; he also manages our Storm Drain Art Program and leads various Ecoliteracy Workshops. Prior to joining Blue Water Baltimore John was a teacher for Art With a Heart, a public mural artist, an Americorps member with Civic Works, and the assistant supervisor for the Civic Works Community Lot Team. An Eagle Scout since 1999 and a founding member of the Baltimore Rock Opera Society, John strongly believes in the importance of volunteerism, community involvement and do-it-yourself ethics. He earned a Bachelor of Arts from Goucher College.
Jeff Missouri, Administrative & Facilities Coordinator
As the Administrative & Facilities Coordinator, Jeff provides support for administrative, reception and customer service, as well as facilities management. Jeffrey has ten years experience in real estate management, five years in contract management/event planning in a campus environment, and 15 years as Director of Parking and Transportation in a hospital environment. He played an instrumental part in developing and implementing the very first transportation department at JHH and coordinated UB campus events for artscape. Jeffrey studied at Morgan State University and at the University of Baltimore. He has received three Manager of the Year awards. In his free time, Jeffrey is a mentor for Project Raise and Project 2000, supporting young teens.
Corbin Sulton, Senior Implementation Coordinator
As Senior Implementation Coordinator, Corbin Sulton is responsible for the implementation of Blue Water Baltimore's landscape and stormwater restoration projects. He also supervises and mentors the field crew in their daily work. Prior to joining Blue Water Baltimore, Corbin worked with Baltimore County golf courses and with local private landscape companies. Corbin is a certified professional in erosion and sediment control and is proficient with heavy machinery and a variety of hand tools.
Alice Volpitta, Lead Water Quality Scientist
As Lead Water Quality Scientist, Alice Volpitta manages the tidal and non-tidal ambient water quality monitoring program under the Baltimore Harbor Waterkeeper. Alice also manages the illicit discharge detection and elimination project. Previously she worked with the Maryland Department of Natural Resources managing its Non-Tidal Network Program and carrying out monitoring surveys across the state. Alice earned her Bachelor of Arts in Biology with a minor in Environmental Studies from St. Mary's College of Maryland.
Robert Walker, Implementation Coordinator
As the Implementation Coordinator for Blue Water Baltimore, Robert Walker ensures thorough project implementation, completion and accuracy of inspection reports. He is also responsible for planting street trees and the construction and landscaping of environmental stormwater projects and rain gardens within the Baltimore region. Prior to joining Blue Water Baltimore, Robert worked with the Center for Urban Families.
Peter Weitzmann, Database Specialist
As Database Specialist, Peter Weitzmann oversees the collection, organization, and utilization of data at Blue Water Baltimore. He is determined to use data and technology to promote cultural solutions to environmental and social issues in Baltimore. Using the organization's Salesforce CRM and other applications, Peter works to support Blue Water Baltimore's programmatic and development goals, as well as the engagement of our volunteers and donors. Prior to joining Blue Water Baltimore, Peter worked as an admission counselor at the University of Baltimore. He earned a Bachelor of Arts in Anthropology from Hamilton College.


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All Star Ballot
The 2007 All Star game ballot is up over at MLB.com, and ready to receive your 25 votes (per email address) for who should participate this year. Like all things in baseball that involve voting, everyone seems to have their own theory about what criteria you should use to pick this team. Some people like to vote for who's having the best season now (which makes voting in April and May a little silly). Some people like to vote for who they think are the best overall players in the game. Others like to vote for whichever players have had the best stats since last year's all star game, and still others vote for the people who have had the best highlights on ESPN or the most TV commercials.
But this year, why not vote for some people who have really earned the right to some recognition? Why not vote for the guys who have the most career HBPs? The ones who have put their team ahead of their own well being for season after season... lets give them the individual recognition they deserve just for being willing to take a fastball in the shoulder and get on base rather dive for cover so they can hack at another pitch for a "hey, look at me" home run or something.
So, here are the players with the top career HBPs by position on this year's All Star ballot (top three in each category are included in case you have a moral objection to voting for players from certain teams like the Yankees, or other assorted suspected steroid users):
National League:
First Base:
Carlos Delgado, NYM - 150
Nomar Garciaparra, LAD - 58
Nick Johnson, WAS - 52
Derrek Lee, CHC - 52
Second Base:
Craig Biggio, HOU - 283
Jeff Kent, LAD - 115
Ray Durham, SF - 68
Short Stop:
David Eckstein, STL - 107
Alex Gonzalez, CIN - 56
Omar Vizquel, SF - 46
Third Base:
Scott Rolen, STL - 91
Aramis Ramirez, CHC - 53
Craig Counsell, MIL - 37
Brad Ausmus, HOU - 61
Paul Lo Duca, NYM - 49
Bengie Molina, SF - 30
Luis Gonzalez, LAD - 108
Barry Bonds, SF - 104
Geoff Jenkins, MIL - 86
Andruw Jones, ATL - 78
Ken Griffey, CIN - 76
American League:
First Base:
Jason Giambi, NYY - 128
Sean Casey, DET - 58
Paul Konerko, CWS - 57
Second Base:
Mark Grudzielanek, KC - 94
Placido Polanco, DET - 55
Mark Ellis, OAK - 27
Short Stop:
Derek Jeter, NYY - 119
Miguel Tejada, BAL - 83
Royce Clayton, TOR - 45
Third Base:
Alex Rodriguez, NYY - 108
Melvin Mora, BAL - 89
Mike Lowell, BOS - 43
Jason Kendall, OAK - 210
AJ Pierzynski, CWS - 71
Jorge Posada, NYY - 55
Gary Sheffield, DET - 123
Jose Guillen, SEA - 98
Rondell White, MIN - 85
Manny Ramirez, BOS - 78
Vlad Guerrero, LAA - 73
Shannon Stewart, OAK - 71
Reed Johnson, TOR - 71
Vote early and vote often. (But not for the Yankees or Team BALCO)
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1. Verify you are a resident or landowner in one of these areas
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You must send proof of residency and/or land ownership with the application. Proof of residency and/or landownership must be per an official document (i.e. warranty deed, utility bill, etc.) and must bear your name.
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Once an application is received and approved, instructions will be e-mailed with payment options.
Subject to eligibility, the Commuter Permit is valid for three years from date of purchase for an administrative fee of $25. The Commuter Permit is valid only for non-recreational commuting over Trail Ridge Road and does not authorize recreational use in the park.
As an alternative to the Commuter Permit, you can buy the Rocky Mountain National Park Annual Pass. This allows unlimited access to the park, including recreational activities, for one year, and lets pass holders use the automated pass lanes at the Beaver Meadows and Grand Lake entrances. One day passes are available for $25, and other annual and lifetime passes can be purchased.
Anyone requesting fee-free access through the park that does not have a Commuter Permit will be charged the $25 entrance fee. The entrance receipt may be used as payment towards the purchase of a Commuter Permit if the receipt is included with the Commuter Permit application. The 1-day receipt may be applied to the commuter permit, but must be done within two weeks of the expiration date.
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Bob & Loretta Eastman
Robert Eastman, 58, was a computer operator with NASA in the 1960s and later a loan officer and property valuer for 14 years. He has attended three universities (Arizona, Hawaii and Japan) where he did Asian Studies.
Bob still studies history as a hobby, writes letters to newspaper editors on political and economic questions, and travels extensively a total of 70 countries to date. He has lived in Adelaide for ten years.
Bob is an atheist: When you die youre dead. Therefore its up to you to do as much good as you can while youre here.
Lorretta Eastman has worked for 20 years teaching English as a second language to immigrants. Her interests are gardening, sculpting, bridge and reading.
Loretta is an agnostic: I believe in a higher power but not in the dogma.
(From: Investigator 69, 1999 November)
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text: Business Negative factors may hit Burma bid The Nation BURMA might fail in its attempt to stimulate economic growth through its dependency on cooperation from Asean countries because of the region-wide economic slump and a growing concern over its human rights record. A report from Thai Farmers Research Centre showed that investments in tourism and hotels which have been bullish in the past four years, have recently stalled even though the Burmese government tried to boost its economy by promoting Burmese tourism this past year. The increasing pressure from human rights groups in Western nations has caused several potential investors to shy away from the country. The Burmese government then sought closer cooperation from Asean countries. Unfortunately, Thailand and several Asean countries are facing economic slumps and are unlikely to make new investments for some years. Although the trade volume between Thailand and Burma fell to second place after the volume between Thailand and Vietnam, this year's trade figures remain in good shape. The research found the trade volume between Thailand and Burma for the first three quarters of this year was worth more than Bt10 billion, while trade between Thailand and Vietnam amounted to Bt14 billion during the same period. Thailand's exports to Burma for the first nine months of this year rose by 45 per cent and raised hopes for an improvement in Thailand's total exports, said Thai Farmers Research Centre Co Ltd (TFRC). According to the TFRC findings publicised in Nov 18, Thailand enjoyed a Bt6.4 billion trade surplus with Burma this year, marking the fifth consecutive year of a trade advantage over Burma. This year, Thailand's export volume to Burma for the first nine months of the year was worth Bt8.4 billion, up by 45 per cent over the Bt5.77 billion in the same period the year before. Thai exports to Burma this year were much improved over last year, particularly necessities. Shoes, bicycles and pharmaceutical exports increased by 244, 91 and 76 per cent, respectively. During the first nine months of the year, imports from Burma contracted by 15 per cent. Hence, Burma fell from being the number one source of Thai imports among Indochina nations while Vietnam jumped up to first place with a value of Bt3 billion. This was the main reason for Burma's trade deficit with Thailand. Thailand imported soybeans, jewellery and garlic from Burma. Due to the baht flotation in July, trade between both countries in the second half of the year became messy and caused delays. The fluctuation and depreciation of both currencies caused difficulty for traders in setting the prices on their goods. The value of foreign investments in Burma was more than US$6.3 billion at the end of July, with Thailand the second-largest investor after Singapore. The value of Thai investments in Burma right now is about $1.1 billion, while Singapore's investment reached $1.2 billion at the end of July. Thai investments in Burma declined in the second half of this year due to the economic situation in Thailand. The fluctuation and depreciation of the baht did not encourage Thai investors to expand into foreign markets. Burma is facing its own domestic problems, including an unstable currency.


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Mayor's race gets clarified
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Washington lobbyist: Steven C. LaTourette, the recently retired Republican congressman from Ohio's 14th District, is now a D.C. lobbyist.
LaTourette of Bainbridge, who didn't seek re-election this year after 18 years in the U.S. House, will head a new government relations and lobbying subsidiary of the law firm of McDonald Hopkins LLC, a business advisory and advocacy law firm with six offices nationwide, including one in Cleveland.
"I firmly believe in the moderate and constructive values that I represented in Congress and intend to continue representing those values on behalf of clients whose interests are impacted by the actions of our government," LaTourette said.
LaTourette will be the president and based in Washington, D.C.
The vice president is Jennifer LaTourette, his wife, who's spent the past decade as vice president of Van Scoyoc Associates, a government lobbying firm, and was LaTourette's chief of staff before they were married.
Youngstown Mayor Charles Sammarone's decision to not run for the job this year brings that election into focus.
There will be two leading candidates in the Democratic primary in May: John McNally IV, a former Mahoning County commissioner and Youngstown law director, and Council President Jamael Tito Brown.
Matthew Smith, who unsuccessfully ran for elected office in city government more than 25 years ago, has filed to run for mayor, but isn't viewed as a strong candidate for the Democratic primary.
While the primary isn't for another four months, Brown has somewhat stumbled out of the gate.
Brown seemed shell-shocked when I reported Dec. 18 that Sammarone was "reconsidering" his decision to run for mayor after about one-and-a-half years of saying he was "99-percent" sure he wouldn't seek the elected position.
Brown had a Dec. 13 press conference announcing his plans to run for mayor, but it won't be until next week — a month after his announcement — that he'll file nominating petitions for the seat.
Brown wants to make sure he's got enough valid signatures and is filing well before the Feb. 6 deadline. But it shows a bit of a breakdown in his campaign's organizational skills.
On top of that, DeMaine Kitchen, Sammarone's secretary/chief of staff and a longtime Brown friend and political ally, says he's giving serious consideration to an independent mayoral run. That's hardly a ringing endorsement for Brown.
"It's a good strategic move" to run as an independent, Brown said of Kitchen.
Kitchen's wife is Brown's wife's niece.
"My goal is to come out as the [Democratic] primary winner," Brown said. "If I win and he stays in, that's fine. There would be no animosity. But I would hope if Tito Brown won the primary [Kitchen would] consider stepping down and joining my team."
Sammarone said he will run in the May primary for the Democratic nomination for council president.
He's held that position for more than 17 years, including 51/2 straight years before the August 2011 resignation of Mayor Jay Williams elevated Sammarone to the top spot in compliance with the city charter's ascension provision.
Sammarone said he wants to return to council president for a variety of reasons.
One is it's easier to manage his time as council president, meaning it's not a 24-7 job like mayor. In the job, Sammarone has advised mayors, but ultimately, the guy running the city makes the final decisions.
In reality, the position is largely ceremonial under the city charter with the main responsibility being to run council meetings. That's pretty good for a job that pays $28,117 in annual salary with the option of full medical benefits.
Some — among the most vocal being Phil Kidd, a community activist mulling a mayoral run — contend the council president should be a more active participant in representing the city and be active in community engagement.
The charter review commission, of which Kidd was a member, recommended the position be eliminated, because there's not much to it.
City council, which decides what charter amendments make it to the public ballot, quickly rejected that proposal. Council president should have more responsibilities or be eliminated. But I don't see that happening.
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Summer 19 vip launch night
Shop 4 163 - 165 Magill Rd Maylands will open this Wednesday at 10am!
After almost 5 years on Glen Osmond Rd & years of talking & thinking about moving I have finally taken a big leap & with the help of Julie, Claire & Belle I am opening a pop up shop.
The parking is significantly better, a whole car park at the rear of the building, a pedestrian crossing right outside the front door & lovely big windows for our mannequins to be dressed in. I think Magill rd has the right aesthetic for me & you, my clients, a nice mix of fashion, design, lifestyle, home wares & cafe's, we are just up the road from Flourish & Two Pairs.
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will be open 7 days a week until Christmas
10am - 5pm Monday - Saturday & 11am - 3/4pm Sundays.
NaMOI Designs - 29 Glen Osmond Rd Eastwood
10am - 4pm Wednesday - Saturday
The new POP UP will go under KALILA & NaMOI, after 8 years of the Naomi, Namoi debacle, I am slowly moving towards re-branding.
For now I am focusing on putting the finishing touches on the shop & making sure we are ready to open the doors this Wednesday 5th September. I hope you have a chance to pop in, I would love to see what you think.
This is a big email so keep reading we have lots of exciting things happening including our Summer VIP Night & the release of our Blue Gum Print online.
x Kalila
Blue Gum Chiffon Print is finally online! Some of you will already have this print in your wardrobe but for those who don't, you now have the opportunity to view & shop online before making a trip into the shop.
For those of you who are waiting to see some new fabrics, prints & designs I invite you to the launch of our Summer Collection. Featuring fabrics we sourced overseas in July, some lovely bright colours & textures for summer.
KALILA & NaMOI Summer Launch VIP Night
Wednesday 26th September, 7pm at Shop 4 163 - 165 Magill Rd Maylands. Pop in for a glass of bubbly or two & be the first to see our Summer Collection. Fashion show at 7.30pm.
RSVP Wednesday 20th September to Kalila
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Spring summer vip night
Thank you to all my lovely guests who came & celebrated the launch of Namoi Designs Spring Summer collection featuring our exclusive Graphite print. We had such a lovely evening. Thank you to the Adelaide Fashion Festival, Chris, Candice & Maddie for supporting us, Hugh Hamilton wines & Chace Wine agency for their support. Looking forward to organising the next one for Autumn Winter in April next year! email email@example.com to put your name down. xxx Kalila
I have just received this print in-store, I absolutely love it. Monochrome, versatile & trans-seasonal. Currently I have a halter top & dress to try on. I have even added pockets to the dress (oohh lala) I am planning on making another dress & top (with sleeves).
Namoi studio & shop is open 10am - 6pm Monday - Friday & 10am - 5pm Saturdays. I am there most days to show you through the range of options.
Love to see you in-store. x Kalila (Designer - Namoi Designs)
Good afternoon everyone,
I hope everyone is keeping warm & dry, I'm also hoping for some warm spring weather to emerge so we can start to enjoy some sunshine! Fingers crossed!
I have uploaded most new styles onto the online shop, capes, a few summer dresses & tops. I have free shipping in Australia for all purchases, there are a few great pieces in the SALE section too!
Namoi has evolved from a hobby into my full time business over the last 6 years, it has been a really exciting process for me, manufacturing Namoi garments at the shop with my seamstress Julie has meant that I respond to the feedback I get from all of you. The online shop has a range of garments that I have in stock & styles that can be made when an order is placed. I also have ranges of garments available in-store that sell out before I can photograph them for the online shop, at the moment I have some mustard jersey, cotton voile,purple print chiffon & black/white skirts, and some lace, stripe jersey & new prints on the way. It is worth a visit into the shop & studio to see what's new. 29 Glen Osmond Rd Eastwood SA 5063, Monday - Saturday
I have quite a few events & markets coming up including The Finders Keepers Market in Melbourne 14th - 16th October, at this stage I anticipate that the shop will be shut during this time 12th - 17th October. I am sorry for any inconvenience but I simply don't have the stock for this market & shop.
I will then be showcasing at the Adelaide Fashion Festival on the 20th of October, Runway 2 tickets available now online: http://www.adelaidefashionfestival.com.au/event/runway-2/
The Adelaide Fashion Festival will also be holding a market on Friday 21st 10am - 11pm & Saturday 22nd October 10am - 5pm, Victoria Square Designers Hub, free entry a great way to experience the fashion festival.
After the Fashion Festival I launch into a range of other markets including That Dapper Market 29th October 11am - 7pm & Bowerbird 25th - 27th of November.
Lots to do & lots to see in Adelaide before Christmas! Have a lovely week, thank you very much for all your support! xxx Kalila
& then....
I moved back home to Adelaide from Sydney almost 4 years ago! While in Sydney, living in Surry Hills, I was studying fashion design, working in retail & interning with labels Manning Cartell & Willow. Interning was a valuable experience, however it became apparent that job opportunities were difficult to come by. I was one of 20 odd interns, all of us wanting opportunities and paid employment.
I was feeling somewhat uninspired, I decided to save and travel. This meant moving back to Adelaide. I was lucky enough to be get back my old job at George Gross Harry Who, where I worked in both retail and the factory, I gained a broad range of experience. I did manage to travel to Europe for a few weeks but I have a habit of working multiple jobs & taking on every opportunity I could with Namoi.
I was working two maybe three jobs, taking part in fashion shows, markets, trying to build an online presence and always scouting for a pop up shop. I looked at a shop on Magill Rd with a friend. Initially being too overwhelmed by the responsibility of taking on a lease, I backed out. Instead I moved into a unit that also homed my design studio.
As Christmas approached I again attempted to open a pop-up shop. This time I was successful in negotiating a short term lease of 6 weeks at the shop on Magill Rd. This was the most exciting and overwhelming experience, my enthusiasm & anxiety levels where through the roof, excited and petrified by the experience of balancing the shop and two casual jobs. Luckily I had the support of my good friend, Waratah of Yogini Street Wear who ran the shop with me.
I decided to move out of the unit I was living in and put the word out that was looking for a studio and or shop space. A friend offered me a sublease on a shop front, it was a bigger financial responsibility, and a huge commitment of time. I was lucky, it was a month by month sublease. Despite being nervous & trying not to listen to the cynical voices from myself & people around me, I was determined to give it a go. My gorgeous friend Liah helped in the shop while I worked at George Gross Harry Who, cautious to quite my job incase my shop didn't work out.
Working weddings Saturday night, retail Sunday's & sewing until midnight. I worked my butt off. I loved it through, I couldn't get enough, intoxicating sense of achievement every time I opened the shop door, had a lovely customer, or had a good market. Trying to squeeze in every single opportunity. The Adelaide Fashion Festival, Bowerbird Design Market to name a few.
My beautiful father & friends took phone call after phone call, helping me make decisions about whether or not to buy some fabric or to take an opportunity, just listening to me and often saying "Kalila we don't know, this is your business & your decision". Often I would disregard their advice entirely.
After about a year I phased out my casual jobs, I signed a lease on the shop, I hired a seamstress, and I slowly started to slow down, taking a Sunday off every couple of weeks. With coaching from my friends I finally realised that if my business was viable I would be able to take days off, I shouldn't have to work until midnight.
Exercise helped, going to regular yoga classes helped me manage my stress and leave the shop at a reasonable hour. I wrote lists about how much I should charge for my time and work (I think most creatives struggle with this). I kept reassuring myself, "if my business is viable, people will pay x$ for my clothing". My customers have been so supportive and encouraging, I feel so lucky to have dressed so many amazing women (THANK YOU).
It is important to realise that if you love something, fashion for example, it is not necessarily the best career choice, because the process of making money out of it can ruin your love for it. Last year I actually reapplied for university, I thought being an accountant would be a better career. I went to one lecture! I was exhausted by the relentlessness of the business.
I'm not sure what changed, perhaps the recent renovations in the shop, but this year I am feeling more committed & confident with the business. I have visions & plans for the future of Namoi so keep checking back in for the next chapter.
Thank you for reading & for your support.
xxx Kalila
How it all began.
It's hard to believe that it's more than 5 years since I started NaMOI.... wow!
It all began when I was studying fashion design in Sydney in 2010. I needed a creative outlet which I satisfied by sewing a few garments from my top floor bedroom, in Surry Hills.
One of my now best friends, Julia of Zeke's Lunchbox (who has just opened her first Pop Up Shop in Sydney - Tee Zee) prompted me to do a photoshoot. It was quite an overwhelming experience & sense of excitement, seeing my work portrayed by someone else, looking at the images & thinking, we made those! Photography by Eliya Nikki Cohen.
The business name was something that I struggled with, I didn't want to name it after myself, although in retrospect that might have been a better option. There was a building in Woollahra, named NAMOI. Then I was on holiday in Byron Bay & there was a street called NAMOI. After realising it was a river, where cotton crops are grown in north western New South Wales, I thought.. that's it! A little market research would have been very useful, because although I don't mind explaining that no it's not Naomi, but Namoi it has led to a lot of confusion. ;)
A website, an Etsy store, a few markets, a few magazine features & a few fashion shows later I was hooked! The process of realising your creativity & building a business or a product is one of the most empowering positive experiences. It always challenges your skill set and your self belief & you constantly have to push yourself beyond your comfort zone. I was studying, working and living on my own in Sydney without family but I found ways to do things to fit my budget and time frame. If there is a will there is a way!
It wasn't until I moved back to Adelaide 4 years ago that I started to turn my ''hobby business'' into my full time job. I'll continue with other aspects of my journey with Namoi in another post but the take home message about business is, there are always challenges and new frontiers to be pushed and that is what makes business so addictive.
Hope you enjoyed this trip down memory lane!
Have a lovely week.
x Kalila.
Life of NaMoi!
Hello to all my lovely NaMoi followers.
I hope that the new year has you feeling refreshed & you are starting your Monday morning feeling energised!
I like to start the day with lemon & water for a liver detox, some LSA & yoghurt, and this morning an omelette.
Once getting to the shop and opening up, a coffee is a non-negotiable. Once the caffeine has kicked in I write a rough weekly plan, followed by about 7 tasks to do each day, 3-4 of these are non negotiables. I find by setting myself achievable goals each day instead of an overwhelming number of 'to do's', I achieve more.
One of my favourite podcasts EOFire often repeats the phrase "People over estimate what they can achieve in a day and under estimate what they can achieve in 10 years!"
The pic above is of yours truly wearing one of the latest NaMoi pieces, Drop Crotch Black & White Print Pants, $139, available in-store or by emailing or phoning me, and then I can post them out to you.
I am a pear shape therefore by showing off my waist and disguising my hips I can create a balanced outfit. This outfit can be replicated for many body shapes, a plain top, combined with a printed skirt or pair of pants is a classic go to outfit. If you need help deciding what shape is best for you, pop into the shop and I am sure we can find a solution.
Have a fabulous week! Hope you like my new venture into blogging & sharing the life of NaMoi Designs!
x Kalila
Designer - Director at NaMoi Designs 5 years & counting
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They seem to be popping up everywhere...
In the news people are reporting having either seen, or having been threatened by people who take on the clown persona. Coincidence that it's closing in on Halloween?
A link to just one of those stories (if you get through the stupid mini ad) here. And this is a better one on UTube.
It's gotten to the point that dozens, maybe hundreds of people have gone out "hunting" clowns with golf clubs and hockey sticks. A rebooting of ye-old times tale of hunting the monster, me thinks.
And if you're on facebook, don't get it in your head you can get away with scaring people with threats. It has not gone well with those who have done this either. One youngster got caught. Well, it might have been because he used a school issued computer to do his dirty deeds, but yeah. He wasn't too smart.
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Republican Platform Support for MID a Win for Home Owners
Republicans writing their party platform for their upcoming 2012 convention in Tampa next week inserted language specifying their support for the mortgage interest deduction. As described in a piece in the Wall Street Journal today, the language says that, "if the GOP failed on tax reform it would favor the retention of the mortgage-interest break."
This is a clear victory for home buyers, home owners, and the economy, because it specifies that Republican lawmakers favor the retention of MID.
Based on the WSJ report, the first part of the provision suggests Republicans will pursue some type of tax reform. Whether that would include changes to MID can't be known, but the fact that they specifically expressed support for MID is certainly an endorsement of this 100-year-old tax benefit.
The Wall Street Journal sees the language as something less than a win for home owners, because sponsors of the endorsement originally wanted it separate from any talk of tax reform. Given the climate today, in which lawmakers will be facing the enormous job of trying to put the federal budget on a path to balance, the fact that an explicit endorsement of MID was included in the platform is a victory, pure and simple.
The Journal goes on to point to the federal government's historic support of home ownership as an underlying factor in the housing bust several years back. That's an argument it's made before. But the assertion has never made much sense, since MID has been around for 100 years—that's 17 presidential administrations—and throughout that time the housing market on a national basis has been an indisputable source of stability in the economy.
That's something delegates to the Republican platform committee clearly recognized in expressly endorsing the preservation of MID.
I think you are a little overly generous with your report. They basically failed to unequivocally say that the deduction is off the table. So for you to say that they supported the deduction is a bit generous. They voted monday to basically say it's not off the table, and then on tuesday walked it back but again failed to unequivocally say that the deduction is off the table. You are trying to put lipstick on a pig but it's still a pig.
They are just trying to get votes.. Lets just support big corporations and tax breaks for the wealthy in Washington. Dont forget the banks too. That will help the MIDDLE CLASS who purchase homes. Who are the ones who keep the dollars moving? Please keep that in mind.
Why can't you be a little less ambiuous? The GOP wants to eliminate the MID and they and you seem to trying to disguise it. Stand up for your platform and beliefs and if your position is not supported by the majority, you lose. It's the American Way.
Romney sort of has a tax plan but he can't tell us right now what it is because it's not fully formulated. This is a statement made just this past weekend. The election is in 43 Days. HELLO! He openly stated while campaigning that his tax policy would be to lower the overall tax rate and in return he would eliminate the MID on second homes. The exact wording on the GOP platform is "if the GOP failed on tax reform it would favor the retention of the Mortgage Interest break". This is no way is supporting the MID. Please stop insulting the Realtors out there that know Mitt Romney and his wishy wasy ways. Please stop pretending he's on the side of the real estate industry…..because he is not!
Who buys homes from 97% of our real estate agents? Billionaires or the middle class? Unfortunately, NAR appears to be moving strongly into a radical right-wing agenda and is NOT putting real estate agents first. NAR attended the Republican Convention and reported on that experience; I have yet to read about NAR's experience and the Democratic Convention. What is NAR promoting? What I am reading sounds more and more like the FOX Channel; and since when is the FOX Channel looking out for real estate agents? Other comments in this thread have pointed out some no so pro real estate agents activity by NAR. Does the "R" in NAR stand for Republican?
Why do these people that did not interview the Cadidate put words in his mouth? Could it be that they already have their mind made up and want to impose their own idea that any thing said by Mit Romney is exactly the opposite to their beliefs? Is it because they suffer from severe Partisianship? Or are they paid to malign the GOP? You will notice there is little said about the New Health takeover bill, that will impose a tax just for selling a house, that is more than their brokerage fee, and the GOP will perhaps dissolve that monstrosity, imposed by the present administration.
Evidently the Realtors that wrote the above remarks are happy with the way the real estate business has been the last 4 years. For my husband and I who are both brokers business has been down the last 4 years and foreclosures have been up . We are definitely looking for some changes . We need a president who does not force socialism on us. We are close to losing our freedom. Without our freedom we have nothing. We are definitely voting against Obama and are voting for Romney.
Our country is going down the entitlement road to government run socialism/Marxism. Wake up people! Look around, read, research, millions more on food stamps, welfare and government handouts. Unions trying to take control. More people dependent on the government, either by aid or employment. This government has got to be reduced! National debt, all time deficit spending and some are worried about MID? That's the problem, everyone is worried about themselves and not seeing the big picture. It's our country we need to worry about. If the current president has another four years in office, he can do anything other than he says he will and our country can be the loser. Think hard before you agree with the status quo.


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North of Cuzco along the Urubamba River lies the picturesque Sacred Valley, a fertile stretch of the high Andes that served the Incas as both an agricultural as well as a religious hub. A visit to this region will usually include stops in Pisac, Urubamba, and Ollantaytambo in order to explore the villages, markets, ancient fortresses and ruins that the valley has to offer.
Those with a taste for extreme cultural indulgence can also consider taking part in an ayahuasca trip: a hallucinogenic ritual traditionally used both to purge the body as well as to attain spiritual enlightenment. We're not passing judgement, mind you; we're just giving facts.
Location:Between Ollantaytambo and Pisac along the Urubamba River, north of Cuzco
Note:Day tours can be booked at any number of locations in Cuzco's Plaza de Armas for between $15 - $25 (41 - 68 PES).
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