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The Adrienne Arsht Center was swirling with activities this past weekend. For the first time this season, the Center's two large houses, the Ziff Ballet Opera House and Knight Concert Hall, hosted performances simultaneously as Adrienne Arsht Center resident companies Miami City Ballet and New World Symphony launched their 2009–2010 Adrienne Arsht Center season of programming. Meanwhile, the Center's ambitious international performing arts festival, Tel Aviv at 100, got off to a magnificent start and the Venezuelan musician Hernan Gamboa performed music from five continents in the Carnival Studio Theater. Adding significant buzz to the eventful weekend was the public opening of the Center's new on-site restaurant, Prelude by Barton G.
After months of mouth-watering anticipation, Prelude opened its doors on Friday night, October 23, adding new luster to the already thriving downtown dining scene and bringing full-service dining six nights a week to the Adrienne Arsht Center at long last. The restaurant was packed all weekend—each evening until the wee hours and Sunday afternoon with dance and music lovers enjoying Barton G's artistic dishes and drinks before settling into their theater seats, followed by foodies who were making the magnificent meal itself the main attraction, and then later still with patrons who extended their Adrienne Arsht Center theater-outing with a post-show culinary treat or cocktails at the bar. Located on the second floor of the Ziff Ballet Opera House and accessible both from within the theater and directly from Biscayne Boulevard through its own entrance off the Thomson Plaza for the Arts, Prelude by Barton G was an instant hit and already the talk of the town.
And what did the nearly 7,000 people who filled the Center theaters all weekend come to see? Two of this city's great performing arts companies in top form.
At the Ziff Ballet Opera House, Miami City Ballet opened its 24th season with the same ballet that opened the company's first performance in 1986 – George Balanchine's ebullient Allegro Brillante. The title of the piece says it all – it's fast and brilliant—and Balanchine himself once described it as containing "everything I know about the classical ballet – in thirteen minutes." It's set to the Piano Concerto No. 3 by Tchaikovsky, whose music also inspired Balanchine to create the second piece on the program—the tour de force Tschaikovsky Pas de Deux. This one is even shorter—just 8 ½ minutes of dazzling surprises and pure joy, guaranteed to bring down the house every time it's performed. And it did just that—at all three performances.
The program concluded with Balanchine's grandly complex and ingeniously patterned Symphony in Three Movements. It's a large ensemble work for the entire company, danced to Stravinsky's thrillingly jazzy score, full of remarkable walking and jogging sequences that seem as if an entire city is moving about, leading up to one of the most arresting final stage pictures ever created. The word masterpiece is thrown around pretty casually, but this piece is the real thing. Wedged into the middle of the Balanchine program, and proving that Miami City Ballet is a lot more than a neo-classical company, was Paul Taylor's wildly entertaining Company B, set to World War II-era recordings of the Andrews Sisters, with richly varied choreography that ranges from ballet to ballroom and from Taylor's own signature vocabulary to 1940s popular dances. It's a piece at once exhilarating and heartbreaking, haunted by the spirits of soldiers and sweethearts who once loved each other but are no more.
Meanwhile the New World Symphony, America's Orchestral Academy, opened its third Adrienne Arsht Center season with an ode to joy—actually, the "Ode to Joy." It's the nickname of the famous choral finale of Beethoven's Ninth Symphony, one of the best-known works in Western music. Music Director Michael Tilson Thomas led the combined forces of the NWS, the Master Chorale of South Florida, the University of Miami Frost Chorale and soprano Christine Brewer, mezzo Kendall Gladen, tenor Anthony Dean Griffey, and bass Luca Pisaroni in this massive work. Five excerpts from Fidelio, Beethoven's operatic ode to freedom, opened the program.
For these special performances, the New World Symphony was augmented by three guest Israeli musicians—violist Adam Klarfeld, cellist Elad Kabilio and bassist David Segal—and the October 25th concert also served as the launching of the Adrienne Arsht Center's Tel Aviv at 100 festival, a three-month tribute to the arts and culture of the first Hebrew city established in the modern era. Upcoming Tel Aviv at 100 artists include world music star Idan Raichel on November 21, Batsheva Ensemble dance group on December 5 and 6, the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, led by Pinchas Zukerman on December 16, and violinist Itzhak Perlman in recital on January 12.
There's lots more world-class dancing and music-making to come from Miami City Ballet and the New World Symphony. Last week saw the season premieres of the Adrienne Arsht Center's Family Programs, with Marionetas de la Esquina; Cocktails and Cabaret, with Sherie Rene Scott; Celebrity Chefs, with Ingrid Hoffmann and Daisy Martinez; and Free Gospel Sundays, with special guest CeCe Winans. This week, The Color Purple takes Miami by storm for the opening of the new Broadway in Miami series. It's safe to say the 2009 – 2010 Season is well under way, and these first few weeks of stunning performances and happy audiences will be the first of many.
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My POV: Deanna Costa
Director, Education & Outreach
Every year Miami Dade County Public School's Principal for the Day program invites members of the community to visit a school and shadow the principal. It is an eye opening experience that exposes the day-to-day work that is done in schools. What I have seen by participating these past two years adds both perspective and insight to my work here at the Center and reinforces my belief in the power of the arts as a teaching tool.
In both of the elementary schools I visited, the majority of the students are identified as minorities and most receive free or reduced priced lunch, contributing to each school "earning" Title 1 status. I thought that because both schools had a Title 1 label the environments and student achievement would be similar, but that is not what I found. In the school that is a magnet program which uses a curriculum featuring lessons centered around art to teach core subjects, the standardized test scores and overall grading is consistently higher than in the school using the standard curriculum. The magnet school has won state and national awards for progress and model teaching. My personal observation – the magnet school students, staff and principal all seemed happier and significantly more engaged in the learning process.
While the "data" I am using is qualitative and limited, it seems to me all students in every school could make exponential gains in learning if they had the opportunity and access that the arts-based learners I saw have been given.
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A full house of gospel music lovers packed the John S. and James L. Knight Concert Hall on October 18th to kick off the 2009-2010 season of Free Gospel Sundays. Produced in partnership with Gospel AM1490 WMBM and Jubilate, this series pairs gospel music's top recording artists with Miami-Dade's best and brightest choirs.
The concert opened with the premiere of a short documentary film entitled "Sunday's Best". Inspired by Free Gospel Sundays and commissioned by the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, the film was created by two local filmmakers Marlon Johnson and Chad Tingle. The documentary explores the tradition of "crowns" and features women who wear extraordinary hats to church services on Sundays. Focusing on the tradition within Miami's own black community, the film incorporates interviews, vintage and contemporary photography and, of course, gospel music. This documentary film is the first project inspired by an Adrienne Arsht Center-presented program.
The film was followed by a powerful performance from the stellar Cooper Temple Church of God in Christ Choir, based in Miami Gardens. Led by Pastor Marc Cooper, the Choir sang songs from its soon to be released new album, "The Upper Room".
The Adrienne Arsht Center's very own Free Gospel Sundays Mass Choir took the stage next for a special set with guest artist Moses Tyson Jr., one of the greatest organ players in the field. The choir then backed multi-award winning singer, CeCe Winans for the finale. One of the most popular and influential artists working in contemporary gospel music, CeCe Winans graced the stage, bringing the crowd to its feet with an uplifting performance.
Free Gospel Sundays, generously supported by the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, continues on December 6th, with gospel legend Richard Smallwood and Bethel Full Gospel Baptist Church.
On February 21st, the Arsht Center pairs Mount Tabor Full Gospel Baptist Church with gospel music pioneers The Canton Spirituals.
The Free Gospel Sundays season then comes to a close on April 18th with the New Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church Choir and Grammy award winner Vanessa Bell Armstrong.
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The 2009-2010 season return of the CELEBRITY CHEF SERIES, presented in partnership with the recognized leader in career education, Johnson & Wales University (JWU), features internationally acclaimed chefs. The widely popular three-part CELEBRITY CHEF SERIES features culinary arts maestros such as Ingrid Hoffmann, Anthony Bourdain and Emeril Lagasse, among several other highly recognized chefs, engaging in onstage intimate interviews, cooking demonstrations and a Q & A interaction with the audience.
However, what's cooking behind-the-scenes is just as exciting! One hundred JWU high-performing students indulge in this once-in-a-lifetime monumental opportunity to rub shoulders with some of their all-time favorite culinary arts greats.
"As a Culinary Arts Major at Johnson & Wales University, my experiences with the Celebrity Chef Series have been unforgettable landmarks in my collegiate career," said Dana Beninati, a JWU student. "The opportunity to interact and cook with elite culinarians such as Daisy Martinez and Ingrid Hoffman has provided me with valuable inspiration that will continue to motivate in the pursuit of my dreams," added Beninati.
The students feast on several up-close-and-personal experiences. Prior to the event, the students enjoy a sit-down family style dinner with the chefs, where they get the opportunity to ask career questions and learn tricks of the trade. During the event, students act as sous chefs—preparing the on-stage featured dishes and samples for the exclusive post-show VIP cocktail hour. Lastly, a select group of high-achieving students share the stage spotlight with the role model chefs during the live event cooking demonstrations.
The CELEBRITY CHEF SERIES takes place at 8 P.M. in the John S. And James L. Knight Concert Hall. The next two shows take place on November 13, when Anthony Bourdain hosts Jacques Pépin and Eric Ripert, and January 9 with Emeril Lagasse.
To purchase tickets or for more information on subscriptions, please contact the Adrienne Arsht Center box office at 305.949.6722 or visit www.arshtcenter.org.
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On October 17, the Adrienne Arsht Center welcomed over 110 of its founding donors to thank and honor them for their help in building this world-class center for Miami. The special recognition dinner, set on the stage of the John S. and James L. Knight Concert Hall, was part of the Arsht Center's efforts to thank its founding donors in a meaningful way. The evening began with guests entering the Ryder System, Inc. Lobby in the Knight Concert Hall, greeted by the Center's senior executive team and staff, and treated to cocktails and hors d'oeuvres. Donors then proceeded to walk into the hall for the intimate dinner, provided by Performing Arts Catering by Barton G.
J. Ricky Arriola, Chairman of the Performing Arts Center Trust Board of Directors, gave the opening remarks, followed by additional speakers, including Parker Thomson, president and CEO M. John Richard and Sherwood M. Weiser, who along with M. Anthony Burns and Ronald Esserman made a special toast thanking all of the founding donors and board members for their steadfast belief in the impact of the performing arts center. Guests were also delighted with a special performance by the Gigmeisters, a group of young musicians from the New World Symphony, America's Orchestral Academy.
During the dinner, John Richard made a surprise announcement and revealed plans to permanently inscribe the Donor Recognition Walls, located in the lobbies of the Ziff Ballet Opera House and Knight Concert Hall. The donor walls are identical to each other and identify, by name, the major donors of the capital campaign, including individuals, corporations and foundations, whose extraordinary vision and unwavering support over the course of almost 20 years helped build this world-class center for Miami. The Arsht Center plans to unveil the permanent donor walls at the beginning of the center's fifth anniversary season in 2010-11.
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In anticipation of Arts Odyssey: A Collaboration on November 13, the unprecedented four-way fundraising partnership between the Adrienne Arsht Center and its resident companies, Neiman Marcus Coral Gables joined forces with the four arts organizations as well as three of Miami's most notable non-profits for a private shopping party. Hosted by Ana-Marie and Rob Barlick for the Adrienne Arsht Center and its resident companies; Neiman Marcus Coral Gables Vice President/General Manager Stephen Brunelle; Trish and Dan Bell for the American Red Cross of Greater Miami and The Keys; Yolanda and Jeff Berkowitz for the Miami Children's Museum and Penny and Roe Stamps for the University of Miami Frost School of Music, more than 500 guests enjoyed an evening filled with live performances, shopping and trunk shows. Guests for the evening included Arts Odyssey committee members and arts patrons such as Florida Grand Opera President Robert Heuer and Board Member Nancy Herstand, Margaret and Mike Eidson, Swanee and Paul DiMare, Ana and Alvaro Varela, Lora Drasner and Rita and Gary Wilder.
Guests arrived through the VIP red carpet entrances and enjoyed performances by the Florida Grand Opera and New World Symphony, America's Orchestral Academy, a special presentation by Miami City Ballet's Prima Ballerina Deanna Seay, a concert by the University of Miami Frost School of Music STAMPS Jazz Quintet and Musical Theatre Program and the sounds of DJ Shomi. Those in attendance were also treated to a sneak preview taste of the Adrienne's Arsht Center's new restaurant, Prelude by Barton G. Cocktails were also donated by GREY GOOSE Vodka.
As guests enjoyed performances and learned about the participating organizations and their activities, there was also an opportunity for one lucky person to win a $10,000 shopping spree, generously donated by Neiman Marcus to benefit the four charities involved that evening.
Arts Odyssey sets sail on November 13. A limited number of cabins are available. For more information, contact the Adrienne Arsht Center at 786-468-2254 or via email at email@example.com
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A baby giraffe and 1,500 guests celebrated the launch of Prelude by Barton G. on the Adrienne Arsht Center's Parker and Vann Thomson Plaza for the Arts. Prelude, which brings full-service dining to the Arsht Center six nights a week, is the latest signature restaurant designed by events impresario/restaurateur Barton G. Weiss. A New York-native and Miami institution, Weiss is renowned for his creativity both in food presentation, menu offerings and over-the-top events.
So it should be no surprise that VIP Barton G. and Center party guests were joined by his pet giraffe Geoffrey and orangutan Cooper during the festivities that included a center stage presentation of "Miami Sound" precursor Carlos Oliva and Los Sobrinos del Juez and a very special guest performance by The Pointer Sisters. Partygoers danced in the Plaza for the Arts and enjoyed appetizer and dessert buffet tables in the VIP lounge area, main hall lobby and plaza.
These guests were the first to lounge in Prelude's plush setting, offset by customized modern light fixtures illuminating rich chocolate brown and cream décor while ethereal jellyfish floated by on hanging plasma screens. Located on the 2nd floor of the Center's Sanford and Dolores Ziff Ballet Opera House, Prelude brings the Barton G. experience downtown and offers gourmet cuisine, an à la carte bar menu plus South Florida's most expansive wine list six days a week with or without a show.
The restaurant is now open to arts patrons and the general public and offers the opportunity to dine in style in the heart of Miami's cultural hub. Guests marveled at the event's closing fireworks and celebrated Barton G. and the Adrienne Arsht Center's collaborative vision – the pairing of extraordinary dining and world-class performing arts for arts patrons.
PRELUDE BY BARTON G. reservations are available at www.arshtcenter.org/prelude. For further information, call 305-357-7900 or visit http://www.preludebybartong.com.


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I hung out with my awesome friends and played some D&D. Here are some crappy iphone pics of some of what I doodled with my copic markers. Fire Lord Ozai from Avatar the Last Airbender b./c Mark Hamil is his voice actor and I'm pretty excited that he's going to be at NYCC. Also Buffy & Spike as requested by my friend, Emily, to cheer her sister who is having a ruff time of things. Let's send some well wishes her way!


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Moneystown N.S. has participated in the Primary Science programme since 2005.
The school has received many awards of Science and Maths Excellence from the Science Foundation of Ireland.
The children participate in a range of Science Activities within their own class. Some of their Science work can be seen on the school blog.
Further details of the Science and Maths Excellence Awards can be found at www.primaryscience.ie


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I agree with you. I think I was looking for something more like Firefox's scrapbook for data collection and having the internet right there. I agree that Evernote should not be overloaded with superfluous features and I think i was looking for features which I could have had by downloading another program, not just using Evernote. Anyway, i will still keep using Evernote. What would be better would be a scrapbook-like sidetab which can be brought up from the Evernote web browser extension which displays notebooks and files and has a little box to drop content and write text. It would add a bit more functionality than just the web clipping feature. Good idea?
REQUEST: Docked notes
bendaman replied to bendaman's topic in Evernote General DiscussionsYeah, thats the thing. Evernote is a brilliant tool for data collection and would be more so if we could just dock it next to our web browser to drag and edit content in. It could also be docked next to applications so that you can take notes as you work and have it open automatically every time that file opens.
mac (Archived) Feature Request: text margin inside editor
bendaman replied to rdschouw's topic in Mac ArchivesIt personally doesn't bother me but I think that it would be a great opional feature, but not when clipping web pages into it. It should leave them as is as they have their own margin. I think a flexible margin like this would be good (see sceenshot) but without the header and footer. It is from the word processor Nisus Writer Pro
REQUEST: Docked notes
bendaman posted a topic in Evernote General DiscussionsHi guys, Ok obviously Onenote is one of Evernotes major competitors on the Windows platform and I was crossing over to the darkside the other day to have a look at its features when I realised that you can have linked notes in Onenote. These are notes which are docked beside a page or program and are linked to it so pop up when it pops up, allowing you to take notes on it as you work without changing page. It looks like this (on the right): Onenote describes its functionality as; "Taking linked notes in Microsoft OneNote 2010 Beta makes it easy to do research on your computer by letting you take notes in a docked OneNote window on your desktop while you work side-by-side in other programs or in your Web browser. Notes taken in this mode are automatically linked by OneNote to whatever you're looking at in Internet Explorer, in Word documents, in PowerPoint presentations, or on another OneNote page in any of your notebooks. During a Linked Notes session, OneNote stores with each paragraph of notes a link to documents or Web pages that you used, so that you can click that link and easily return to this content again later on. OneNote also stores a thumbnail image of the page and a text excerpt from any Word 2010 or PowerPoint 2010 files you looked at, so that you can easily locate and recognize the correct page or slide again." From - http://www.onenotehelp.com/2009/11/19/take-linked-notes-in-onenote-2010/ So yeah what im saying is that it would be great if this were implemented into Evernote. I this possible? desirable?
(Archived) EN extensions, 3rd party addons?
bendaman replied to bendaman's topic in General Discussion ArchiveWow that sounds great, I can imagine their would be a large community of people wishing to create their own EN extensions
(Archived) Notational Velocity search/ create bar
bendaman replied to bendaman's topic in General Discussion ArchiveOh, so you mean that you can have two notes with the same name?
(Archived) Automatic link creation
bendaman replied to bendaman's topic in General Discussion ArchiveOk now i've tried voodoopad. Its a great product but even though it has all the features which I would like to see in EN I think i'll stick to EN. You cant beat free syncing to the cloud and access from multiple computers! Not to mention all the other cool features that they keep releasing
(Archived) Automatic link creation
bendaman replied to bendaman's topic in General Discussion ArchiveI use a mac and a windows as far as I know you can only link to url's. Anyway, even if you can nobody would go through linking every word, automatic link creation is the way to go
This would be really useful, im in support but its a lot like shared notebooks in a way however more people use it
(Archived) Group tabs and colour
bendaman posted a topic in General Discussion ArchiveI was using Opera the other day when I accidentally moved one tab onto another creating a stack of tabs which could be expanded at my will by clicking on it. In my awe at realising this feature which had evaded me for so long I had the idea that this would be a good feature to implement into Evernote. When tabs are opened they could automatically arrange into tab groups according to which notebook they are in. This would prevent the clutter that happens when sorting through multiple unorganised tabs on the internet from happening on EN. Also, to allow for easy finding of your tabs, you should be able to colour code your notebooks and that colour to carry over to your tab stack. It is proven that the human mind responds and remembers colour very well
(Archived) Automatic link creation
bendaman replied to bendaman's topic in General Discussion ArchiveI think voodoo pad and zulupad use this same method of link creation. voodoo pad is a great program which I think evernote could learn a few things from
(Archived) EN extensions, 3rd party addons?
bendaman posted a topic in General Discussion ArchiveThis is just a question but why doesn't Evernote support 3rd party extensions to its actual programs? Surely this would speed up development and allow users to configure it to their own specifications i.e only install the extensions that they need. This would make the program more streamlined and take some of the the pressure off the actual developers. Most other programs like this accept plugins from 3rd party developers, even MS Office, so why not Evernote?
Hi, I am a new user of Evernote recently migrating from Notational Velocity. I love all the great features of EN and really appreciate them after using something so simple. However I still admire Notational Velocity's ease of use and lack of clutter. One of the things which achieves this is having a single bar for both searching and creating notes. Simply typing into the search bar displays the search results and hitting enter either opens an existing note if its name matches the input or creates a note with that name. If this were implemented on EN it would remove the need for two bars (one up the top and one above the note). As for renaming notes, the title of the note could be displayed in the actual note itself either seperated from the content by a line or in a Onenote-style header box: This is just an idea and I know how hard it is for the EN developers to keep up with all our requests but I believe it will make this program quicker to use and simpler
(Archived) Automatic link creation
bendaman posted a topic in General Discussion ArchiveWhile scanning the forum it seems a lot of people want note to note linking to turn their Evernote notebooks into their own wiki's. Even though I have only been using this program for about a month I can see that it would make using it easier and more fun. My proposal is for evernote to support automatic linking of notes like in the app Tomboy. That is when a notes name is mentioned in another note a link is created. Links should also be able to make links in the way [[note|name of linked note]] like wikipedia or even linking multiple notes (or urls) in the way [[note|link,link,link,url]]. Its just an idea but I think many users like myself would enjoy seeing their networks of links grow and it would provide easy access between related notes. Linking in EN would also work well with tabs as you could control click!


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The Secret Sauce of Building Community Philanthropy
Audrey Haberman, The Giving Practice | Over the course of four years, the Building Community Philanthropy (BCP) initiative of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation's Pacific Northwest team has brought together 20 partners — United Ways, identity-based funds, tribal governments and community foundations — to learn together, challenge each other and shift the way they see their role in their communities. In short, to participate in a peer network that rewards honesty and authenticity while also receiving funding to test new ways of working, and transform their work in positive and meaningful ways. Ted Lord and I recently facilitated a two-day convening for this learning cohort. We've noticed three key shifts that BCP has helped unlock: more »


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Apparently, Will Smith takes pictures of his wife Jada Pinkett while she's sleeping, so she posted one along with the following caption:
"I discovered the sexiest secret the other day. My husband takes pics of me in my sleep. He has a whole stash he revealed to me and I really enjoyed getting a glimpse of myself through his eyes. I had to share one with you guys."
Personally, I KNOW my wife would probably smack me if she woke up and caught me snapping a photo of her while she was sleeping!
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We're not really surprised that Brain Age got a dirty movie, we're just surprised it's taken so long! Originally released in Japan as Touhoku Daigaku Mirai Kagakugijutsu Kyoudoukenkyuu Centre Kawashima Ryuuta Kyouju Kanshuu Nou o Kitaeru Otona no DS Training, the DS game was a smash hit back in 2005 and 2006. This August, naughty video company Moodyz is releasing adult video parody Chinpo o Kitaeru Otona no Ingenware Training (or "Dick Drilling Adult's Lewd Word Self Training"). The DVD stars Moodyz actres Hikaru Wakana (her blog, maybe NSFW), and the box features a label that says this DVD is for "One Player" and that "Ultimated Continues Are Possible".
For those, who haven't seen the Japanese box art for the original Brain Age and its sequel, click here and here.
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How to Apply for 2019-2020 Community Grants
All applications must be submitted online through the Komen Grants e-Management System (GeMS): https://affiliategrants.komen.org. Applications must be received on or before Thursday, November 29, 2018, at 12 pm noon EST. No late submissions will be accepted.
The grant application process is competitive. Whether or not an organization has received a grant in the past, funding in subsequent years is never guaranteed and depends upon the quality of this application, the quality of the applicant pool, and the funds available for distribution.
2019-2020 Key Dates
Request for Applications (RFA) Release: August 2018
Grant Writing Workshops: Mandatory for applicants who are not currently Komen East TN grantees.
- Tri-Cities Region – Tuesday, September 11 from 1-4 pm in Kingsport
- Knoxville Region – Tuesday, September 13 from 1-4 pm in Knoxville
Application Deadline: November 29, 2018 at noon EST
Award Notification: on or before March 31, 2019
Project Period: April 1, 2019 – March 31, 2020
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1. Learn from the Community Profile: Continuous
Komen East TN granting strategy is guided by our Community Profile. The Community Profile is a needs assessment of our service area designed to help us better understand the state of breast health and breast cancer services within our service area. This assessment determines the priorities of our Affiliate, and grantmaking is one way that our Affiliate can address these priorities. To learn more about the Community Profile and the priorities the Affiliate is currently addressing through our grantmaking, click here.
2. Develop the Request for Applications (RFA): July through August
Komen East TN invests in nonprofit organizations through our community grants program to provide an array of breast health and breast cancer services with an aim to create seamless systems of care for medically underserved women and men living in our 24 county service area. Grant applications must address our priorities and fall into one of the funding areas as indicated in the Komen East TN 2015 Community Profile Report.
3. Solicit applications: September through November
The RFA is distributed widely to all potential applicants in our service area. Wide distribution is essential in order to make the grant process competitive. Our Affiliate holds a grant writing workshop to help potential applicants better respond to our RFA.
4. Reviewing applications: December through February
Grants are reviewed by Affiliate staff to ensure all applications comply with the granting criteria listed in the RFA. For example to verify the non-profit status of applying agencies or to ensure the project is specific to breast health.
The Director of Community Programs selects an independent review panel made up of volunteers from the community to read and score the applications. Individuals with knowledge or background in grant writing or reviewing, nonprofit management, finance, medicine, public health or related fields and breast cancer survivors are considered to serve as volunteer members of this group. The panel members review, score, and rank the applications. The review panel then convenes to discuss and consider the applications as a group in order to recommend a grant slate for funding. Komen East TN staff and Board members are NOT involved in the scoring and ranking of applications. Each reviewer receives training so they may better understand the community needs and funding priorities identified in the Community Profile.
5. Approve and award the grants: February through March
Once the independent peer review panel has finalized their recommendations, the ranked list of applications (slate of grants) is submitted to the Komen East TN Board of Directors for approval at their Affiliate Board Meeting. The Board has authority only to accept or reject the entire slate; they are not allowed to remove individual grants from the slate. If the funding slate is rejected, the entire slate is then sent back to the independent peer review panel to address the concerns of the Board. If the slate is approved, grants are awarded in rank order to as many applicants as funding allows. Komen East TN is not an endowed foundation, as such all the money that is granted out each year was raised during the previous fiscal year. In March we notify applicants of funding decisions. Please click here for a current list of funded organizations.
6. Manage and monitor the grants: Grant Cycles run April 1 to March 31
The Affiliate closely monitors all grantees to guarantee the awarded funds are used as intended and NOT used outside the scope of our promise to save lives and end breast cancer. This monitoring includes 6-month and final reports and site visits with each grantee.
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Many nursing home operators have been closely watching the litigation between the Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General ("OAG") and the Golden Living chain of skilled nursing facilities. On March 22, 2017, the Commonwealth Court entered a 48-page Opinion and an Order dismissing the OAG's case against Golden Gate National Senior Care, LLC and a number of associated legal entities (generally known as "Golden Living").
In the summer of 2015, the OAG filed a complaint and injunction against the Golden Living entities, and amended the complaint a short time later. The Amended Complaint made allegations sounding in violations of the Unfair Trade Practices and Consumer Protection Law ("UTP-CPL"), breach of contract, and unjust enrichment. The Golden Living entities filed Preliminary Objections seeking to dismiss the Amended Complaint due to a number of legal deficiencies. The OAG voluntarily withdrew its breach of contract claim. Yesterday, the Commonwealth Court issued its decision on the remaining objections.
The OAG's Amended Complaint generally alleged that the Golden Living entities engaged in unfair and deceptive acts and practices to Pennsylvania consumers and the Commonwealth.
The Commonwealth Court dismissed the OAG's claim under the UTP-CPL because the alleged statements at issue were mere "puffery" and not actionable. Further, some of the alleged statements appeared in documents not circulated to consumers, and thus were not actionable. The Court also found that the Commonwealth was not a "person" under the UTP-CPL in this case.
The Court also dismissed the OAG's claim of unjust enrichment. The OAG claimed that the unjust enrichment claim arose out of the Golden Living facilities' submission of billings to the Pennsylvania Medical Assistance Program. The Commonwealth Court dismissed this claim because there was already a statutory procedure in place to resolve these kinds of disputes. It found that the OAG's Amended Complaint was trying to "short circuit" the established process.
Finally, the Commonwealth Court found that the OAG had not made sufficient allegations to "pierce the corporate veil" to get to the Golden Living parent entities. The OAG had not pleaded that the parent entities had used the corporate structure to engage in fraud or a similar injustice.
A PDF copy of the Commonwealth Court opinion is available here: http://www.pacourts.us/assets/opinions/Commonwealth/out/336MD15_3-22-17.pdf?cb=1
For additional information contact Danielle Dietrich, or on Twitter at @DLDietrich. Danielle is a long term care and litigation attorney in Tucker Arensberg's Long Term Care Practice Group. She is licensed to practice law in Pennsylvania, Ohio and West Virginia.


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Whether you're an old-fashioned traditionalist or an ultra-modernist, if you try your hand at nonfiction narrative, you can't go wrong by examining classic fairy tales to learn what constitutes a good story.
Look, for example, at "Cinderella," first published in 1697 in Paris by Charles Perrault. Though its origins date back to the mid-ninth century, Perrault's version is the one that most of us grew up with. He introduced us to an unforgettable child, a waif kicked to the curb…or hearthstone…by her heartless stepfamily.
Perrault had several options here with this basic premise. Did he choose to provide us with a polemic about how society should remedy Cindy's plight? Did he rant and rave about how somebody should do something about her situation? Did he ruminate on what would be fitting punishments for her tormentors? Or did he shed tears, and throw up his hands, and simply conclude that life can be unfair?
No. Instead he gave us a story with setting, characters, a sequence, conflict, climax, and a resolution. He told it economically. Cinderella unfolds chronologically, as do most fairy tales. It's easy to follow. He began at the beginning, gave us a meaty middle, and came up with a fulfilling resolution.
He developed the story in scenes. We sympathize with Cindy in her tatters by the fireside. We shake our heads as we watch her stepsisters preening as they prepare for the ball. We're dazzled when her fairy godmother magically appears. Perrault plunged us right into the action with vivid drama and dialogue. We're there, breathless with hope for our heroine, rooting for her triumph.
When I write or edit a story, I ask myself:
- Can I envision the setting?
- Does anything appeal to the senses?
- Does the main character…and in nonfiction narratives this should be the narrator… reveal personal feelings, fears, or fantasies?
It's the revelation of the latter, your personal beliefs, that provide your story with a theme. Cinderella wouldn't agree that the theme of her story is, as one middle school girl I know suggested, that only beautiful girls who own fashionable clothes will ever find love. Nope…that's not quite it. Universally, "Cinderella" has been understood to celebrate how good triumphs over evil. In this case, Cindy won out, with help from an unusually gifted friend, and her own willingness to take risks.
Perrault clearly shows how his heroine addresses conflict. A more cautious young woman might have declined an invitation to climb into a chariot converted from a pumpkin. As far as Cindy knew, it hadn't been road-tested. She additionally might have shied from trusting steeds that mere seconds before had roamed the roads as rodents…she must have heard, after all, about three blind mice. Certainly, nobody could criticize her for gingerly hesitation about stepping into slippers cobbled from glass that possibly might shatter and pierce her feet with shards. But time after time plucky Cindy took her chances.
Every engaging protagonist must have a goal. Something must be desired. What did Cinderella want? She wanted to go to the ball. It's not enough to merely paint a portrait…you can do that in a poem, an essay, or a blog, but, in a non-fiction narrative, like in fairy tales, there's got to be some action. "Cinderella" presents conflict, climax, and resolution.
When I compiled the travel anthology, Not Your Mother's Book…On Travel, I was drawn to stories that addressed issues of perspective. I liked stories that answered the general question of why we long to explore faraway places with strange-sounding names. But I also wanted tales that told about unexpected outcomes, of adjusted perspectives, of finding wonder in surrendering to new experiences as they unfold, be it facing off against a pending tropical storm, an intrusive skunk or manatee, or emergency room personnel who don't quite speak your language.
Travelers…and writers…share some qualities with Cinderella. They wait for opportunities to transform what might be just another drab day into a wondrous adventure. When I board a jet plane, or a bus, or even a motorcycle, I remember that I'm taking a journey. If I later write about that trek, I want the reader to take that journey with me…to find out with me if good triumphs over adversity, if I managed to make lemonade from lemons, and if my dream somehow came true.
Quick tips on writing your own real-life fairy tale:
- Come out swinging. Grab 'em at the get-go. Get to the precipitating incident right away, not five paragraphs into your story. Time's a wasting in such a short form as a true-life narrative, usually between 500 and 2500 words.
- Don't lull readers with uncertainty. Avoid phrases such as "I don't really remember all the details of what happened next, but…" or "I won't bore you with everything that happened after that, but I think…" and my pet peeve, "If memory serves me right…".
- Funny's always welcome. Most anthologists love a light touch. But they don't seek snarky, snide snippets meant to injure others. It's OK to poke fun at somebody, preferably ourselves, but a vicious nasty barb's not our thing. If your story's mean-spirited, it's not likely to be selected. If it's libelous, it's certain not to make the book.
- Be specific in time, place, and person. Don't tackle too many incidents or feature a cast of thousands. And keep the focus on the narrator! You're the star of your story.
- Conclude with a bit of "so what." Why does what happened to you matter? Why should anybody care? Did you learn something surprising, something memorable? Will your reader want to read this story again? Children plead to hear or see "Cinderella" one more time to witness the transformation of the ragamuffin into a princess, and to get to the "happily ever after." Avoid preachy moralizing, but end with a zinger, a riveting summation of the impact that the incident you've recounted had on you.
Whether you're Cinderella or Cinderfella, celebrate the magic in your life…go for it. Have you submitted your story to a publication yet? Midnight's fast approaching.
- "Cinderella: Conflict and Resolution" - June 27, 2018


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Ah, the joys of winter in northern Illinois! The garage floor is filthy, but it is too freezing cold to hose it down. Even worse, slippery spots can form on the floor, posing a risk of a slip-and-fall. The last thing you need during a Chicago winter is to be hobbling around on crutches. So what can you do? Here are three recommended hacks for keeping that garage floor a little cleaner and safer: Read more


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De Guzman confident ahead of West Brom clash
Swansea City's Premier League clash with West Brom is a "massive" game for both clubs, according to Jonathan de Guzman.
With both sides embroiled in the fight to stay up this season, the Dutch midfielder knows that claiming three points would go a long way to preserving Swansea's top-flight status.
The Welsh side have not won in three league matches, but things are much worse for West Brom, who are yet to taste victory under head coach Pepe Mel.
And De Guzman is confident that Swansea will have too much for their relegation rivals when they meet at the Liberty Stadium on Saturday.
"It is a massive game and we'll be looking for three points because they're well needed," the 26-year-old told the South Wales Evening Post.
"I don't think it's important to look at other teams, it's very important to look at ourselves.
"With the way we've been playing in the last couple of weeks, although the results haven't come in, we shouldn't have too many problems.
"I think it will help a lot to have a week between games with nothing in the middle. We can only focus on the Premier League and staying safe.
"With the way we've been playing, we've shown a lot of heart and a lot of desire."
De Guzman also praised the form of Wilfried Bony and the Ivorian's influence on the team.
"Bony's a player who can hold the ball up front, so that gives me more confidence to go forwards," he added.
"When he has the ball I know he's creative up front, so if you're in space he can give you that ball.
"I have confidence in him. If you're not sure someone will keep hold the ball you're hanging back a little, but with Bony it's not like that."


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They are PEOPLE - not respondents
In the research space, there has been a nasty habit that has caught on, calling people who take surveys - respondents. While it is an accurate term and serves well for shortly naming the people who respond to survey questions, but using a word "Respondent" objectifies the people, making them sound like data points. We're often asking them personal preferences and attitudes, hence calling them respondents seems a little too impersonal. Moreover, it actually places you in a context of collecting data points, instead of preferences and personal insights, which is what we are looking for.
In these types of surveys, our main goal is to get to the bottom of what matters to our customers the most. We are curious about what keeps them up at night, what makes them restless and what is that they desire most. The surveys we create need to reflect that.
Demographics first
No doubt for any researcher, your survey should be introduced with demographic questions first. A wide variety to choose from - but pick those that matter the most to you. You might want to use questions that are more "temporal "in nature and might change over time, such as:
- Gender
- Age
- Education
- Income
- Geographic Location
Select the one that matters to you the most — but only pick three!
Ask questions that let you read their mind
For the next part, your task is to brainstorm and come up with qualitative or psychographic questions that will reveal what your customer think and what triggers those thoughts and feelings.
Here are some example questions you could use. These are rather open ended and you can use them if you haven't yet established a list of items that you already know:
- What are the biggest challenges they are facing?
- What frustrates them when using your product or service?
- What are their expectations when purchasing the product or service?
- What factors influence their buying decision?
- What are their interest, hobbies, habits?
- Do they have any particular music taste?
- What get's them from point A to Z? What car?
Call people by their name
Whenever you can - get the name of the people who take your survey. Make sure you get it especially if they are your customers. Consider this - if you were a restaurant owner and a customer who you know came in - you would not call them by their email address, you would surely call them by their name. While not everyone out there will give you their name, you will get some, and that information will come in handy for your marketing team.
These were just a few pointer that you can keep in mind and use in order to improve the degree to which you know and understand what matter to your customers most. Start creating your customer survey here.


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Westport completes merger between Westport and Fuel Systems Solutions. Shareholders of both companies approved the merger at separate special meetings of shareholders. As previously announced, Fuel Systems shareholders will receive 2.4755 Westport common shares for each share of Fuel Systems common stock owned. Fuel Systems shares will no longer be listed on the Nasdaq Exchange or any other securities exchange.
May 26, 2016FIND OUT MORE +
The final exchange ratio has been determined for the proposed business combination (the "Merger") with Fuel Systems. Assuming the Merger closes as anticipated on June 1, 2016, Fuel Systems stockholders will receive 2.4755 Westport common shares for each share of Fuel Systems common stock owned upon completion of the Merger.
May 20, 2016FIND OUT MORE +
Institutional Shareholder Services, a leading independent proxy advisory firm that provides voting recommendations to institutional investors, has reaffirmed its recommendation that Fuel Systems Solutions shareholders approve the Amended Agreement and Plan of Merger between Westport and Fuel Systems.
May 2, 2016FIND OUT MORE +
Fuel Systems' Board of Directors recommends Fuel Systems stockholders vote "FOR" the Merger with Westport; Compelling merger edging closer to completion.
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At the meeting, shareholders approved the issuance of such number of Westport common shares as required according to the Agreement and Plan of Merger dated September 1, 2015 (as amended) to complete the Merger, with 98% of votes cast voted in favour of the resolution, 94% of votes cast voted in favour of the amendment to Westport's Omnibus Incentive Plan, and 98% of votes cast voted in favour of amending the articles of incorporation of Westport to change its name from Westport Innovations Inc. to Westport Fuel Systems Inc.
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Westport announces that Rodney (Rod) Nunn, President and CEO of KSR International Co.—a leading Tier One automotive supplier—has been appointed to Westport's Board of Directors as part of a nomination agreement between Westport and certain entities affiliated with Westport's largest shareholder, Kevin Douglas ("the Douglas Group").
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Glass Lewis Has Advised Shareholders to Vote FOR the Business Combination
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ISS Has Advised Shareholders to Vote FOR the Business Combination
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Westport has signed an Amendment to the Agreement and Plan of Merger in relation to the proposed business combination between Westport and Fuel Systems.
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Compelling Combination To Bring a Broader Global Reach, Enhanced Technological Expertise, and Provide Significant Value to Westport Shareholders
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So. It's confession time. I want to know all about your bedroom behaviour, your sleeping style, your night-time needs.
I'll be forward here: do you sleep alone, or as a couple, or maybe a threesome… or even more? Groups can be cosy. Too cosy, sometimes.
As a four-animal household (okay, six-animal – I can't say that I or my husband are any more clean-living than our furry companions), I'm curious to hear from other combined households as to where your pets sleep at night.
This isn't at all scientific, or looking to embarrass anyone, it's just purely out of interest!
Originally when we adopted Tillie and Elvis the dogs, it was summer and they slept outside in our large backyard. As we don't have a back verandah where they could see into the house, we set up an old sofa in our garden shed. It is so comfortable and peaceful there that I sometimes sit in there for ten minutes or so during the day, a dog on either side, just chilling out. And they happily got up to go outside when we went to bed. But then as we all got to know each other, and the weather got colder and wetter, they stayed inside overnight, sleeping on their dog beds in the lounge room.
Now the dogs and their beds have moved to our bedroom floor. Tillie's is a child's cot mattress, a good quality one with springs, found on a hard-rubbish collection outside a neighbour's place. It's big and firm enough for her large, arthritic old body, and she turns round and round on it before sinking down with a deep sigh of contentment. She's under the window where it's a little cooler for her thick fur coat.
Elvis with his fine whippet coat sleeps on an ageing soft dog bed with sides, that sits on a flat but firm cushion, also rescued off another neighbourhood collection. So he's up high and comfy, out of the draft, and best of all, up against our hydronic heater, which he snuggles against (under his blanket).
No, they're not spoilt at all 😉
More recently, Elvis has migrated onto our bed, sneaking up around dawn to lie at my feet. Which sounds sweet and delicate, except he tends to drop his very muscular 18kg body onto my legs, then push back hard to ensure I know he's there. Tillie has shown the occasional longing to get up too, but she sensibly prefers her floor-level bed. I'm not sure what's worse, assisting 49kg of arthritic smelly dog onto our bed, or helping her get down safely. We'd build her steps to get up, but then one or more humans would need to sleep on the couch…
Luckily the room is slightly larger than the average bedroom. And luckily it fits the king-size bed we bought recently. We're both taller than average, and our two cats are larger than average. So when they decide to share our bed, it's often a case of waking to find we've been pushed to one side. How does that happen when they're less than a tenth of our weight? Always a mystery!
It's always hard to know when Hermie & Izzie will decide to sleep with us. They have varied sleeping spots around the house. The only constant habit is that if we come back from a rare weekend away, they will definitely get on the bed with us, and purr madly. Hermie often 'asks' me to come to bed, coming to find me if I stay up too long watching TV or writing in the loungeroom, and doing his charming 'squeak', trying to entice me to the bedroom. He likes to lie curled up at the back of my knees, or against my stomach, especially when it's cold.
Izzie, who's the shy one and not as vocal, often likes to sleep by herself, in the warm spot on the sofa once we've gone to bed. But sometimes she arrives while I'm reading in bed, announcing her leap with a friendly trill, then comes right up to my face, nuzzling my book and trying to nibble the page corners. The book-love is apparently a common cat habit, but Hermie doesn't do it. She'll then throw herself down alongside my pillow, sometimes staying all night. If I'm not careful, I end up with a faceful of her very fine fur, which attaches itself to everything.
At least the five chickens are confined to their luxury roost in the backyard. However, a couple have made it to the house while in rehab from dog-incurred injuries – Edna lived in the laundry for some weeks, and Pandora in a box in the spare bedroom for a couple of months until she had recovered enough to spend time outside.
Yes, it can be a crowded bedroom, especially on the coldest 'two cat' nights. And yes, it's a smelly one too… But it's the best 🙂
So, what are your pets' bedroom habits, if that's not too intrusive a question?


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(Full text of the Republican address, as provided by the RNC):
"Hi, I'm Bob McDonnell from Virginia.
"Times are tough in our state, and in yours. Yesterday's jobs' report is yet another reminder that families and small businesses are struggling as unemployment remains high.
"Here in Virginia, we face unemployment rates at a twenty-five year high. As I travel throughout Virginia, I listen to our people who are concerned about the jobs they have, worried about finding the jobs they need, and concerned about what jobs will be available for their kids in the years ahead.
"As a father of five, I share those same concerns; that's why our main goal is to bring Virginians together to create jobs and more opportunities all across our state. And we want government at all levels to be a partner in promoting small businesses and entrepreneurship.
"As Republicans, we believe you create jobs by keeping taxes and regulation low, and litigation at a minimum. Americans succeed when government puts in place positive policies that encourage more freedom, and more opportunity.
"Right now Virginians are particularly concerned about federal cap-and-trade legislation. This legislation would amount to a huge new national energy tax. If implemented, electricity rates would skyrocket and jobs would be lost.
"Two weeks ago I was in Covington, in Western Virginia; I visited Mead West Vaco, an international packaging company. It's the largest employer in the area, providing 1500 good jobs. They told me the cap-and-trade legislation, if passed, would threaten those jobs. Mark George, the vice-president of the facility, told me this, 'I feel that the next governor of Virginia, and every representative we have, should care about keeping those good jobs in Virginia;' I agree.
"We must do everything we can to keep and grow jobs in Virginia, and every state in the Union. That's why we strongly oppose cap-and-trade, a job-killing energy tax that would put American companies at a tremendous competitive disadvantage with employers in other countries; it's the wrong policy for a nation struggling with the worst economy in generations. That's why we've fought against the job-killing card-check legislation being pushed by big national labor unions and Democrats in Congress.
"It's why we are committed to helping more Americans get the healthcare and coverage they need; not through nationalizing the system with a costly government-run plan, but rather by supporting free-market incentives and helping small business owners make covers more accessible and affordable, and ensuring that Americans can keep their individual private policies.
"Government must be more efficient, and more accountable; which is why we are calling for an end to new government spending that is leading to an exploding deficit and burdening our children with new debt that they will have to repay.
"The cornerstone of our founders' image of federalism is that the states are the laboratories of democracy, where new ideas can be tried and innovations unleashed. I'm calling for environmentally friendly offshore drilling, selling our state-run liquor stores to put more cash into transportation, and expanding access for Virginian students at our college.
"I've said that the President is right in his call for real education reform, with more charter schools, and performance pay for great teachers and principals. Now that's a bipartisan reform that will help all our children get the education they need today to get those good jobs of tomorrow.
"Together, we will use innovation and free-markets to bring new jobs and more opportunities to Virginians, and America.
"Have a great weekend!"


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We've heard a lot of complaining about the paucity of editing tools for the nascent AVCHD video format, and now Ulead VideoStudio 11 Plus comes along with that capability and a lot more. With AVCHD originator Panasonic's latest solid-state camcorders using the format, and Sony rocking more even cameras using it just the other day, the ability to edit that footage is long overdue.
Hey, that format's fo' reals, and is here to stay, right? Yep. Well, what else can Ulead VideoStudio 11 do?
Also along for the ride with this latest version is Windows Vista compatibility, an MPEG Optimizer that helps you get the most out of video compression, and Ulead's wizard-based interface that makes it easy to accomplish complex tasks. And the Plus version also lets you author HD DVDs if you have such a burner.
We've used previous versions of Ulead VideoStudio, and found the software to be a good value. It's a whole lot more stable than its Pinnacle Studio rival, which was also recently updated. VideoStudio is priced right at $70 for the standard version (no AVCHD editing capability) and $100 for the Plus version, and both ship sometime in May.
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For Spring Seminyak - The Village Mall
Spring Signature Massage
This rejuvenating full body massage leaves no knot untangled, helping to ease aches and pains.
Balinese Massage
Traditional Balinese healing ritual. Relaxing massage that focuses on tension areas using long flowing strokes, skin rolling and pressure point therapy.
Perfect Pairs (For Two)
Enhance your spa experience by sharing it with another. Relax and unwind with a massage ritual side by side.
Deep Tissue Massage
Deep tissue or sport massage to relax tight muscles, improve range of movement and muscle function.
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Non oil massage using Balinese, Thai, shiatsu and yoga techniques. Experience controlled deep stretching movements which leave you feeling longer and lighter.
Spring Signature Foot Massage
Put a spring back in your step with our ultimate treat for feet.
Our perfect pressure point foot massage helps restore balance to the body.
CODAGE Hydration Facial
CODAGE Paris — Inspired by traditional French apothecary, CODAGE are experts at curating high-performance skincare to suit your changing lifestyle. Serums with innovative, active ingredients are selected to calm redness, improve pigmentation, resurface and balance skin.
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Skin is mattified and brightened.
CODAGE Anti-Aging Facial
Our supreme anti-aging treatment stimulates cell renewal, reduces fine lines, dark spots and blemishes. Includes a micropeel with combined AHA, BHA and fruit enzyme action to lighten and soften. Skin will look youthful, uniform and glowing.
CODAGE Bright Eyes
This eye-contour treatment targets the signs of skin ageing and erases traces of fatigue. Dark circles are faded, puffiness reduced for brighter, visibly younger eyes.
Raw Facial
Harnessing the power of raw vegetables and fruit enzymes, this facial includes a pure papaya pulp mask.
Charcoal Facial
The Raw facial enhanced with Takesumi activated bamboo charcoal to deep cleanse and heal. Includes activated charcoal foam and charcoal mask.
Hand + Arm Massage
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Our lash extensions will add volume and intensity.
1-2 lashes applied per natural lash.
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Russian Volume Lashes
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Lash Removal
Dry Scalp Massage
Relax and unwind with our head tingling scalp massage, stimulating and soothing all in one.
Coconut Hair Repair
Warm coconut oil drizzled and raked through the hair, leaving it nourished, shiny and new.
Coconut Foot Scrub
A tropical soak where feet are buffed and softened with coconut oil and raw sugar.
Lime in the Coconut
A zesty lime salt scrub muddled with raw coconut oil for the perfect summer glow. Nourishing coconut oil is drizzled over the skin and chased with lime salt.
Scrubs are performed in-room, except at Spring Seminyak Village where they are performed in a Vichy shower.
Allo Aloe
A soothing aloe vera rescue remedy for sun-kissed skin. Includes a cucumber sponge bath rinse, aloe pulp mask with crushed ice to take the heat out of sun-tender skin.
Cool as a Cucumber
A chilled aloe cucumber face mask with an ice crystal face massage to remove heat from the sun touched skin.
Coco Crème
A creamy coconut whip, coconut flakes and raw sugar body exfoliation. Includes a vanilla coconut hair mask to nourish, soften and untangle hair.
Vichy only available at Seminyak Village.
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Harper's Bazaar winner - 'Most Relaxing Hair Ritual'.
The perfect rescue remedy for dry, damaged, lifeless hair. We'll gently cleanse your hair, then cover your locks with a hydration masque. Lounge back and enjoy a relaxing scalp massage and a unique hot stone shoulder massage. This SOS treatment continues with a hair steam and a massage of the arms and legs.
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Bali Crème Mask (Creambath)
The Traditional Balinese Hair Creme bath, a nourishing scalp treatment that tames tropical hair damage.
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A deeply intensive conditioning treatment by L'Oréal for dry, damaged and colour treated hair. Let us de-stress your tresses with this indulgent hair repair that includes a relaxing neck, shoulder and arm massage.
Blow Dry Add on
Alfaparf Keratin Treatment
For a gentle formaldehyde-free yet effective smoothing treatment lasting up to 3 months
Ladies Haircut
Mens Haircut
Junior Haircut - under 12 years
Mineral Water Wash
Hair Wash using a whole gallon of mineral water, hand-poured by pitcher to rejuvenate hair from the excesses of he sun, sea or pool.
L'Oréal Rich Gloss
A semi-permanent colour service that enhances, enriches and tones natural or colour treated hair. Gloss adds shine and provides intense care for your hair, leaving it looking soft and beautiful.
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Discover INOA, our leading no ammonia permanent hair colour range with Oil Delivery System (ODS2) technology, for all hair types.
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Sip back and relax with a snazzy cocktail in hand, or a good ol' Bintang while you enjoy world class spa treatments and the best sunset view in Bali.
Soak up sea breezes, and soothing sounds on our rooftop deck overlooking the Indian Ocean. Sip and spa the night away in style.
Our new Sunset Package includes:
- 30min Foot Massage
- 15min Neck & Shoulder Massage
- Glass of refreshing Pimms OR Bintang Beer.
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Uruguay : Report on the Observance of Standards and Codes-Data Module »
Volume/Issue: 2014/42
Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
Author(s): International Monetary Fund. Statistics Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 11 February 2014
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781475553260.002
Keywords: Data quality assessment framework, Reports on the Observance of Standards and Codes, Statistics, Uruguay, national accounts, data sources, household expenditure, data accessibility, household consumption
This Report on the Observance of Standards and Codes-Data Module provides an assessment of Uruguay's macroeconomic statistics against the Special Data Dissemination Standard (SDDS), complemented by an assessment of...


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Let's talk about serious things. What to do for those who have no idea where the trend is going? How to make a profit, regardless of the direction of the market? The answers to these questions are provided by market-neutral strategies – the same ones, thanks to which large hedge funds are kept afloat. The simplest of them – pair trading.
How It Works
Pair trading or statistical arbitrage is when two correlating financial assets are traded simultaneously, which move in the same direction for most of the time.
For pair trading, the tools that show stable cointegration on historical data are optimal – despite the divergence of prices, they are trying to reconcile again. The difference in prices between assets (spread) can sometimes increase greatly under the influence of fundamental factors, but in cointegrated pairs it usually returns to the average historical position.
For entries in transactions, periods are used where the correlation between assets is temporarily weakened and the spread is maximized. Within the framework of the pair trading, one financial instrument is necessarily bought, and the second one is sold. Instruments can be stocks, futures, currency pairs – anything.
Pair Trading Strategies
Paired trading is based on two fundamentally different approaches to the calculation of spread: the difference and the ratio. To simplify the perception, let's mark the tools in the pair as A and B.
- Trading in relation – building a spread by dividing the price of the instrument A by the price B. In fact, this is how the Forex charts are plotted: EUR / JPY, GBP / NZD and others. The result is the ratio of the ratio of one asset to another. Trade in relation to the most risky in terms of investment, but quite suitable intraday.
- Trade by difference – building a spread by subtraction from the price of the instrument A value B. The result will be the difference in the price of one stock in relation to another. Which approach is more effective? For commodity markets, the standard calculation is always subtraction, trade restrictions and spread spreads. For currencies, as a rule, division is more effective.
How to Calculate The Spread and Select Pairs
The basis of the pair trading is to sell the spread when it is too expensive and buy it when it is undervalued. To determine the fair price level, the tools of technical analysis are used: trend lines, MA, Bollinger bands. The signal to the input will be at the moment when the spread extremes deviate from the set values.
It is believed that for paired trading it is necessary to buy archive quotes and specialized software. But in practice, in most cases, these costs are unnecessary – enough data that is in the terminal. As for paid software, by and large, it only builds spread schedules and considers correlations. With the same success, you can do it yourself in Excel or use a more convenient method – free services of the site megatrader.org. There is …


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Greg: Steph, we're back. One more episode of our podcast. How are you doing?
Steph: I'm doing wonderful.
Greg: I have a question. I always hear people talking about what actually counts as being a contract. What counts as being valid? Can I write something on a piece of paper or a napkin in a bar, does that count as a legit offer in real estate or law? What actually counts or doesn't count, or is there one piece of this question you want to tackle, as far as being binding or not binding?
Steph: Well, it's getting very interesting in this area, as more and more folks are using what we call electronic means to conduct business. The question comes up, and it actually is becoming the subject in the courts system, because people are suing to enforce contracts that they believed were entered into and bound via e-mail, so no, what I'll call, wet signature has occurred, like we normally think of a signed contract, but what has occurred is an e-mail acceptance. Somebody e-mails back with some verbiage that can imply that they've accepted it, it can actually be binding.
There was a case last year that came down in Massachusetts, because there are laws, like Kentucky has a law, KRS 369.101 to 369.120, but in this Massachusetts, they had a similar law. The subject of the case, it's kind of interesting. In a brief summary, basically the buyer and the seller exchanged a series of e-mails about the deal, and the last one attaching a revised but unsigned offer to purchase, and when the seller pulled out of the deal, the buyer sued, claiming the deal had been sealed in the last e-mail. They were bringing out emails that showed that potentially the seller had agreed to the contract, and the words were something like, we're almost there. I guess I'd say common sense seemed to differ from what the courts held. The courts held that according to the Massachusetts Uniform Electronic Transaction Act, that an e-mail signature block, or even the from portion of an e-mail, may constitute a valid electronic signature.
Greg: Wow, so you can include an offer, like an attachment, that's not signed, but in the body of the e-mail say something that counts enough towards acceptance that that would actually be binding?
Steph: Yeah. Basically, the court said that an e-mail exchange could very well prove to be binding.
Greg: Kentucky has similar laws, so that that would-
Steph: We do. It was interesting with the case, it wasn't a binding case, because the parties ended up settling. The seller did settle that case, so that means that in a sense there could have been some validity there, or there was enough evidence there that they settled instead of continuing on. I just think what it shows, in Kentucky, is that we need to take steps to protect yourself, but also if you're a realtor or a loan officer, you want to make sure that you're not inadvertently binding your client to a deal.
Greg: Wow. That is some serious implications in there. I have another question, in the case you're talking about, the buyers and the sellers were contacting each other directly?
Steph: Yeah. The Kentucky Electronic Records Act, it applies to transactions between parties, each of which has agreed to conduct transactions by electronic means. What that means is, you have to look at the context and surrounding circumstances of whether that's occurred. If you have e-mails going back and forth, or if you're using some kind of electronic signature, meaning your name is underneath your e-mail, that could be. The other things that you're looking for is whether it was actually sent. In Kentucky, an electronic record is sent when it is addressed properly, directed properly, to an e-mail recipient for the purpose of them receiving it, and the recipient is able to receive it. As long as you had … It is deemed to be sent, if it was sent to an e-mail that was valid, and then it's deemed received, the e-mail would be received, even if no individual is aware of it's receipt. If you provide-
Greg: If it went into a spam box or junk mail, that counts as received.
Steph: Yeah. If your providing e-mail address on your contract, for example, and then they use that e-mail address-
Greg: Even if I don't check it.
Steph: Correct. The recommendation is … There are two. The subject line of your e-mail, when you're going back and forth, if you intend to actually use wet signatures and not e-mail, because if that's what your broker and your realtor would prefer, or if you're an individual and your client doesn't want to worry about being bound, there is a suggestion that in the subject line you would put: negotiation only, no final agreement until formal contract is hand-signed.
Greg: Wow.
Steph: To do something like that. If you want to negotiate via e-mail, you have to make it really clear. Or, in your e-mail signature … Realtors, and you do see this with financial advisors, you do see it when you call financial advisors or brokers, that there is a disclaimer on their voice mail, and you can do the same thing in your e-mail signature, it could say, "E-mails sent or received shall neither constitute acceptance of conducting transactions via electronic means, nor create a binding contract unless a written contract is hand-signed by the parties."
Greg: Wow!
Steph: There's a couple suggestions that they give if you're concerned about being bound.
Greg: The example that you discussed, the seller and the buyer were communicating directly. If there's a realtor involved, does that change the dynamics in that the realtor is acting as an agent for one of the parties? Can the parties than say, "Look, there's a third party involved, I'm not necessarily bound." Or because the realtor is a professional and bound by their own set of ethics and rules, the realtor can rope their client in and get them bound as well if they don't word it properly.
Steph: Greg, I mean, that's what you've hit it right … What is the phrase? You've hit the-
Greg: The nail on the head.
Steph: The nail on the head. As an agent, you could be binding your client by your act, because you are acting as the agent for your client. You want to be very, very careful. If you're representing the seller, for example, you might want to say that the terms of the deal must be approved by the seller and that negotiations are preliminary until an offer of contract is signed.
Conversely, if you're representing the buyer, it's prudent to push for confirmation that a deal has been reached, to avoid a situation like what's happening in this Massachusetts case, in which the seller jumps at a higher offer at the last minute.
Greg: Right. Okay. Now, this is a little bit different issue than whether or not an electronic signature counts as a signature, that's pretty settled by now, correct?
Steph: Right.
Greg: Okay. What about texting? Does that-
Steph: Yes. It can, and that's why texts are such an awful way of trying to negotiate a deal, because you're looking at screen shots, and believe it or not, I have heard of realtors going to mediation and arbitration using-
Greg: Over texts?
Steph: Over texts.
Greg: So maybe the old fashioned way might be a little safer here.
Steph: Yes. Using DocuSign and some of the actual … If your client is agreeing to use an electronic signature, remember you don't want to be in a situation if you are a realtor, or a client having a realtor bind you in inadvertently. If you're agreeing to use an electronic signature as the same as a wet signature, it wouldn't be valid until there's that actual signature hooked up to a counter offer. Make sure that if you're not going to use the disclaimer, either in the subject line, which in a text, it would be hard to do.
Greg: Exactly.
Steph: It'd be very difficult. You really need to not-
Greg: You have to be really clear about what you're saying in your e-mails, and maybe change your signature box to say some of the verbiage that you described early. The vagueness of an e-mail sounds like it could really get you in trouble.
Steph: Well, the old saying goes, is to watch what you say in an e-mail, and remember that your e-mails can come back to haunt you and could ultimately become an exhibit in court.
Greg: Wonderful. Well, I'm going to go back and scour my e-mail inbox and outbox. Okay. Something to chew on. I appreciate the information. That's a little scary.
Steph: Well, it's starting to happen in our area where screenshots of texts are being pulled up as evidence in mediation and arbitration, or in court cases.
Greg: Say what you mean, and mean what you say. Okay.
Steph: Yes. Yes.
Greg: I appreciate the warnings. I guess we'll come back for the next episode and you can scare us with another story from somewhere. Good to see you.
Steph: Thank you!


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The programme presented by the Atelier aims to target all who want to work with intensive rhythm and professional aims concerning the dramatic creative process through movement and improvisation. Premises are good healthful, physical and psychological conditions, motivation, openness to life, movement, creativity, generosity in the play, joyfulness to experimentation and a certain winking selfirony.
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The admission to the professional training programme is formalized in a written contract signed by the candidate and the APT.
The contract gives you the rights to benefit of the reduction on the cost of public transport on the BVG (Bus, Metro, S-Bahn), of health insurance and finally of the delivery of the APT card that will enable you to benefit from the usual reductions.
If you need additional advice regarding course contents, if you have further questions, or you would like to schedule an interview prior to registration, please do not hesitate to contact us.
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|Adrenal Mass Diagnosed in the Third Trimester of Pregnancy: A Case Report
|Amanda Sparks, M.D., Stephen J. Carlan, M.D., Jack Wilson, M.D., and John Busowski, M.D.
BACKGROUND: Primary adrenocortical carcinoma (ACC) is an extremely rare condition in pregnancy, with fewer than 30 cases reported to date. Most cases complicating pregnancy are diagnosed after excess adrenal hormone production is discovered. The prognosis is poor, and treatment includes surgical excision of the tumor.
CASE: A 19-year-old woman at 36 weeks' gestation presented with sudden onset of severe right flank pain and no clinical evidence of excess adrenal hormone production. Magnetic resonance imaging and ultrasound confirmed a 13-cm right solid adrenal mass. After ultrasound revealed a sudden increase in the tumor's size, an open kidney-sparing adrenalectomy was performed on postcesarean day 4. The initial diagnosis of stage IIIA malignant pheochromocytoma was subsequently changed to ACC.
CONCLUSION: ACC should be considered in pregnancy when a painful adrenal mass is noted on imaging. Ultrasound is a reliable, inexpensive, and gentle method of serially imaging an adrenal gland mass in pregnancy and the puerperium.
|adrenal gland diseases, adrenal mass, adrenalectomy, adrenocortical carcinoma, diagnostic ultrasound, pain, pregnancy, pregnancy complications, ultrasonography
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