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Matthew Sweet, The Weeklings, Danielle Miraglia and Nadjah Nicole
top the bill of more than 30 acts for a full day of late-summer family fun
Presented by ACME Markets, the 7th Annual Haverford Music Festival (HMF), will be held on Saturday, September 9, 2017, from Noon until 9:30 p.m. It will present about 30 acts, representing various musical genres, performing on four stages near the intersection of Eagle & Darby Roads in Havertown. Area businesses and vendors will fill booths along Darby Road and Hathaway Lane. There will be food booths, a beer garden, children's activities and much more end-of-summer fun for the whole family. Admission is free; voluntary donations will be accepted at entrance points.
Headlining HMF
Preceding Matthew Sweet on the Field Stage will be Danielle Miraglia, who will come armed with a strong, steady thumb on an old Gibson guitar, an infectious stomp-box
We are also proud to be presenting more than 25 additional performers, representing a wide range of musical genres, (e.g., Jazz, Rock, Pop, Children's, Folk, Classical, Blues and Country - something to please everyone!). The full schedule can be viewed here.
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With the cold, easterly winds we've experienced recently, Spring had a bit of a false start this year (see article "Spring has sprung-with a hop" posted on 7/03/2013). But there was a definite change in the air, during the last 10 days or so. The winds of change resulted in warmer temperatures and nature responded wholeheartedly. Insects have emerged, flowers are blossoming and masses of migrant birds have been flooding in.
If you visit Mount Stewart or Castleward at the moment, you will see the Swallows darting in and out of every available open doorway or window, in the search for suitable nesting sites.
And the woods are now alive with the sound of singing birds, all determined to announce their claim to territory and attract a mate. Noticeably absent until last week were Chiffchaffs, Willow Warblers and Blackcaps. But like the Swallows, these birds now appear to be everywhere, having successfully completed their arduous migration from Africa and are preparing for a busy breeding season.
On the side of my house in Strangford, there are a number of House Martin nests. I find it absolutely incredible that such a delicate looking bird can fly thousands of miles to sub-Saharan Africa and successfully manage to return to its same nest, every year. Some people don't like the mess they make on the side of the house, but they are very welcome on mine. I feel somehow privileged that they choose to share my house for the summer. In fact, I have put up some artificial nests to encourage more.
Each spring, I look forward to the arrival of the first House Martins with excited anticipation. As I look up at them, peering out of their mud nests, I can't help wondering what adventures they have had and sites that they have seen, since they left here last autumn. I'm sure they are glad to be safely back home.
Exciting as it is to see the return of our summer breeding birds, it is also the time of year we have to say goodbye to many of our winter visitors. We have been very fortunate this year to have had our garden visited daily since Christmas by a flock of Brambling. These colourful finches mainly breed in Scandinavia but spend the winter further south. They are very fond of the sunflower seeds we have been putting out for them.
The very day that we saw the first House Martins arrive at the house (Tuesday 16th April), was the same day that we noticed the Bramblings had gone. The same warm, southerly wind that brought our African migrants, was also the signal to our winter visitors that it was time they also started their northerly migration.
So the seasonal cycle continues. I am already looking forward to seeing the return of the first Brambling next winter.


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WildLifers television series featuring real outdoor people and real outdoor experiences. Dan, Stephanie Braman and Dustin Mueller home base is Mellon Creek Outfitters in South Texas. These different personalities traveling the world in pursuit of one common goal: to experiencing the best in hunting and outdoor adventures. You will enjoy the drama and the time spent with everyone involved in the series, WildLifers. Why? Because these hosts live purposed, integrity driven lives innately wired for relentless outdoor pursuits, political beliefs, honest hunting, and wild lifestyles. From the woods to the water, and every location in between, there are no excuses and no second chances on this unapologetic journey. From home base at Mellon Creek Ranch, a sprawling 100,000+ acre working cattle and hunting ranch in Refugio, Texas, to the furthest reaches of the planet, hosts Dan and Stephanie Braman, along with Dustin Mueller, team up to bring you the next generation of hunting television – no fluff, just tough… and teetering on the edge of insanity.
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About TAF
From after-school programs to public school districts.
About Us
TAF is a nonprofit leader in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) education. We use STEM as a tool for realizing social change and educational equality in communities of color and those with low income. Our targeted approach leverages in-school and out-of-school learning to address longstanding historical inequities for students of color, yet cultivates leadership and citizenship in ALL students toward equity.
Our Mission
We build collaborative relationships with public education to create access to transformative systems of learning for students and teachers of color to eliminate race-based disparities in an increasingly diverse society.
Our History
In 1996, TAF's co-founder Trish Millines Dziko left her 15-year career in the technology industry to start TAF in an effort to ensure students of color had access to the skills needed to participate as inventors and creators in the growing field of technology. The first programs launched in 1997 were designed to prepare teenagers for tech-focused summer internships (programming, network engineering, web development and media production) and college preparation. By 2001, TAF programs reached down through middle and elementary schools, included science and math, thereby creating a continuous year-over-year K-12 STEM education.
Recognizing the limitation of out of school time programming, TAF built a five-year strategy in 2004 to reach as many students as possible by partnering with public school districts. In 2008, TAF created the only public school in Washington State (TAF Academy) that is co-managed by a nonprofit and a school district. Using the best practices from the award-winning TAF Academy, TAF opened the STEMbyTAF Teacher Institute to prepare our public school teachers to deliver an equitable student-centered 21st-century education in 2013, and in 2014 launched the STEMbyTAF School Transformation program to fully transform public schools to operate like TAF Academy. In 2015, TAF was asked to take over the Martinez Fellowship Program which provides and supports multiple pathways to teaching, early career coaching, and ongoing professional development, in order to improve teacher diversity and the retention of teachers of color in Washington State.
Today, TAF is a thought leader and valuable asset to our students and teachers in our public school system. In our 20+ year history we have impacted over 19,000 students resulting in a 95% on-time high school graduation rate and a 100% college acceptance rate. We are building capacity to scale our programs throughout Washington State.
Our Core Programs
In an effort to address equity in education for students of color, TAF approaches this problem in a variety of ways because we understand that it takes the work of many to affect change and that change will be a result stemming from various levels of impact.
We started out by simply teaching students how to code and the basics of working a computer. Today, we offer professional development training, teacher education, public school system curriculum infrastructure transformations, corporate partnerships and more.
It is through the combination of these approaches, that we are able to better serve our students and prepare them for success and for a self-driven and gratifying future.
Explore Our Impact
TAF Academy
TAF Academy is an innovative 6th-12th grade STEM-focused neighborhood school created in partnership with the Federal Way Public School district that prepares students for colleges and careers through a project-based curriculum.
Teacher Institute
The STEMbyTAF Teacher Institute provides professional development and training for teachers and schools that want to integrate STEM into their instruction.
School Transformation
STEMbyTAF School Transformation involves scaling our best practices in leadership, teaching and learning used at TAF Academy to partner with existing public school districts.
Martinez Fellowship
The Martinez Fellowship is a program with a mission to improve teacher diversity in Washington State public schools.
Our Leadership
Leadership within education reform is vital to the success of innovative programs and improving trajectories for disadvantaged students and educators committed to making a difference. We take our leadership at TAF so serious and scout out the best to take the charge.
Our Team
TAF selects the most qualified individuals who share the same passion and commitment that TAF was built upon. Our organization, comprised of Executive, Education, Operations, and Development teams work in tandem with one another to ensure we provide the best programs possible to impact student learning and excellence.
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In addition to our primary staff members, TAF enlists various figures within the community that represent corporations and neighborhoods to serve on our Board of Directors. Not only does our board members provide helpful insight as we strategically plan for the future, they are also invested in the success of TAF and committed to assisting us with our goals.
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Self-Publishing Resources: Organizations and Writing Support
Publishers Association of the West (PubWest)
Jen Violi, writing coach and developmental editor
Laurel Airica, ghostwriter and book editor
Pema Teeter Rocker, Story Charmer, writing coach
Wildfire Writing, writing coach and classes
WorldCat, find library materials online
Articles to Assist You
Publishing Your Book by Jennifer Omner
Publishing Guidance by Jennifer Omner
Setting Up a Publishing Company by Jennifer Omner
The Indie Authors Guide to ISBNs by Allison Schiff
Printing Your Book by Jennifer Omner
So, You Want an eBook? by Jennifer Omner
Why Marketing First by Carol White
Radio Interview
Susan Rich Talks interviewed Jennifer Omner about publishing and book design. Link to interview
Book Publishing Numbers
The Indie Authors Guide to ISBNs by Allison Schiff
Library of Congress Control Number
Five Rainbows Cataloging Services, professional data block for copyright page
Copyright information by the US Government
Why register a copyright? by Kohel Haver
Contact attorney Kohel Haver regarding your copyright questions
Permissions specialists, contact Melissa Flamson
Professional Book Editors
Cory Jubitz, copy editor
Janet Basset, proofreader
Jen Violi, developmental editor
Laurel Airica, editor and ghostwriter
Jessica Cornwell Author Services
Northwest Independent Editors Guild
Professional Book Indexers
Pacific Northwest Chapter American Society of Indexers
Book Marketing
E-book cards (see 30mil white plastic cards) to market your e-books, printed by Phoenix Media
Susan Bender Phelps, "The Speaker's Coach" for public speaking coaching to prepare for presentations
Author Marketing Experts, Inc.
Veronika Noize, Small Business Marketing Coach
"Book Publicist or Marketing Strategist?" by Joanne McCall


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Manchester United have been deterred from making a bid for Arturo Vidal because of the Chilean's knee problems, according to national team boss Jorge Sampaoli.
The midfielder has been one of United's top transfer targets this summer, with the Red Devils linked with a £47m bid for the Juventus man.
However, with the transfer window now in full swing, United have yet to officially move for the 27-year-old and Sampaoli believes Louis Van Gaal is wary of spending such a large sum on a player who has only recently undergone knee cartilage surgery.
'I know that the main problem in Vidal's $80m [£47m] transfer from Juventus to Manchester United is Louis van Gaal's doubt over the improvement of Arturo's knee,' Sampaoli told Chilean newspaper El Mercurio.
Meanwhile, United have been linked with a £32m bid for Fiorentina's Juan Cuadrado.
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Forum Keluarga Komering Ulu (FOKKU, Komering Ulu Families Forum) is Komering Ulu's people organization which globally participate on National Development and locally Komering Ulu and South Sumatera development.
As the biggest tribe on South Sumatera, this organization very active with their internal and external programs and events, for examples low-prices bazaar, fund-rising bazaar, and other social activities. Many important person of South Sumatera involve on this organization.
Address :
Sekretariat Forum Keluarga Komering Ulu
Jl. Walet Kompleks Atlet Jakabaring No 26 Blok A
Palembang Sumatera Selatan
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For many, there is no fear greater than losing one's hard-earned property, home, or livelihood to some form of disaster, be it natural or manmade. And yet, these types of events do happen – and can happen to anyone. Recently, strong earthquakes in California left many of the region's independent wine producers faced with heavy damage to their facilities and products. These small independent businesses, often sharing space and equipment and making use of forward-thinking business solutions like crowdfunding, will now face significant hurdles.
Will be barrel pickup sticks #napaearthquake pic.twitter.com/4WRYxfJ2vs
— Matthiassons (@matthiassonwine) August 24, 2014
Small business disaster preparedness should be a part of any entrepreneur's plan for financial security and future stability. Read on to learn more about how your business can prepare (and, if necessary, rebound) if or when something really, really, unreasonably bad happens.
Physical/Natural Disasters
These can cause significant damage to fixed assets and inventory, as well as the property on which your business is located. In areas affected by natural disasters, recovery of the local economy (often driven by small businesses) can be crucial to the re-establishment of overall community health. The information below, from the Public Entity Risk Institute, outlines some key points on preparedness."Many businesses, especially small businesses, do not have adequate internal financial resources to cover… post disaster needs. Business owners often invest all their available resources in starting or expanding the business… The best time to plan for post disaster financial needs is before the disaster. A business that plans in advance makes better decisions because it has more time to analyze its critical financial needs and evaluate its options. It does not have to identify, evaluate and pursue potential funding sources while coping with the other personal and business effects of the disaster… Businesses can plan for post disaster financial needs in several ways. The business can purchase commercial insurance, which promises to pay the business for a covered loss in exchange for a premium. Businesses can also self-insure possible losses from disasters, relying on their own internal resources to meet post disaster financial needs. A line of credit arranged in advance can provide businesses with access to needed funds after a disaster."
Some governments will also respond with financial aid for small businesses in the event of a disaster. In recent years, flooding in much of Alberta prompted the provincial government to enact specific Disaster Recovery Programs for small business owners that covered uninsurable damage, loss and other expenses.
In short, there's no time like the present to make financial preparations that could help your business recover from a disaster. Think of these provisions like the ones stocked in an emergency first aid kit: they exist, providing assurance in the back of your mind. You won't have to think about them unless they should suddenly become absolutely necessary – when their presence could go a long way to helping your business recover.
Digital Disasters
As threatening as the idea of having a business incinerated or swallowed by the earth may be, there is an arm of modern small business disaster management in particular that has addressed one of the concerns even more fearful to the 21st century business owner than the wrath of the angry Earth: loss of critical data. Your intrepid blogger has had this happen to him, and it was not pretty even in a relatively small potatoes situation: try explaining to a client that their whole project didn't exactly back up correctly and is now… not there anymore? This is not, and should never be, something that any small business owner wants to do. Aside from what we'll term acts of God, data loss may be the biggest and most serious disaster a business might encounter. Fortunately there are many ways to avoid, or mitigate, the damage and downtime that a corrupt drive – or a flood wiping out a critical server – might do to your business.
- Make backups. Make multiple backups, and store them in offsite locations to lessen the likelihood that one incident might destroy them all. This is especially true for small businesses without an extensive or heavily complicated computer architecture. If you own a Mac, the absolutely stellar program Carbon Copy Cloner is the be-all-end-all excellent tool for this purpose. If not, numerous other similar types of programs exist for the Windows platform. Focus on the data that exists only in your records, such as customer and staff information, as opposed to data you recover from other sources. You can also investigate a myriad of business-specific cloud computing solutions that will store your critical data on offsite servers, for recall at a later date if something does go wrong.
- Remember this insightful observation!
"[Businesses] need to realize that disaster recovery is not a synonym for data backups," says Tim Singleton, president of Strive Technology Consulting in Boulder, CO. "A backup is a copy of your data that's been stored somewhere safe. Disaster recovery is a plan for recovering that data, plus all the hardware lost in the disaster, and returning it to a reasonably functional state so that you can do business."
The Last Word: Communication
Out of all the resources that can be provided and made use of in the event of having to go through any kind of disaster or disruption, perhaps the single most important one has nothing to do with material goods, insurance, backups or anything of the sort. What we mean is that external communication with your customers, undertaken as quickly and comprehensively as possible, is an incredibly important goal during any kind of disruption to your business. Not the least of these methods of communication is through social media: use the outlets to which you are connected to broadcast information, helpful news, timelines for a return to business as scheduled, etc. in order to rally with the community of people who pay close attention to your business' goings-on. Transparency and consistent information are key strategies that will make sure no one is left in the dark or assumes the worst about your business as it works through any kind of difficult circumstances.


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Do you spend most of your workday sitting and feel tightness or pain in your neck or back as a result? Do you train hard lifting weights, running, or playing recreational sports? Are your hips, lower back or neck sore from work or play? Do you find yourself slouching in your chair because it feels difficult (and even painful) to sit up straight? Or do you perhaps have recurring pain from previous injuries or an accident and feel like the discomfort will never completely subside? If you answered yes to any of the questions above, fascial stretch therapy may be your ticket to pain reduction or relief!
Fascial stretch therapy is a unique form of movement training that focuses intently on improving flexibility, reducing painful tension, and enhancing muscle strength and mobility. It performs these actions primarily by lengthening the soft tissues, or fascia, that surround all parts of the body. (1, 2) Certified Fascial Stretch Specialists (CFSS) achieve this by using their bodies to manually stretch out yours, so think of it as assisted strategic stretching!
I caught up with Peter Ngo, a CFSS with a B.S. degree in Kinesiotherapy, to learn more about this emerging style of therapy. Peter owns Stretch Therapy Pasadena (located at Reflex Performance in Pasadena) and has over 12 years of experience in this field, He's helped me and many of my friends –from athletes of all ages to those injured from accidents. Peter is also professionally licensed in massage therapy, active release technique (ART), functional range conditioning (FRC), and neuromuscular therapy (NMT), among many other things. In other words, this guy definitely knows what he's doing!
Peter, what is stretch therapy?
I started my company, Stretch Therapy Pasadena, to help my clients improve their ability to move their bodies and to do so in a more efficient and pain-free manner. Because let's face it, with the advent of technology, our lives have become way more sedentary than they've ever been in the past. As a result, our bodies are not being challenged to the wide array of movements that normal humans should be exposed to. Many of us sit at a desk all day with poor posture and then begin to stiffen and tighten up, which can oftentimes lead to pain. My job as your manual therapist and trainer is to help improve the quality of the connective tissues in your body and to start exposing you to movement through exercise.
Who is your most common clientele? Why do they benefit?
My clientele base is very broad; young athletes, busy moms, doctors, lawyers, amateur and professional athletes, overweight clients, etc… I see them all. They benefit from my services because my focus is truly on the individual. I really take the time to tune in to ensure a constant flow is maintained throughout the session and that all of the particular needs of the client are met. Because of this sense of awareness, my clients experience a reduction in pain (if they are in pain), as well as an improved sense and ability to move their bodies.
How do athletes benefit from a session with you before and after events?
Before events, athletes can come to me to get their bodies optimized to move better during a competition. After an event, I can help guide them through a speedier recovery process.
Any great before and after client stories?
Yes! I recently met with a client who was told by his doctor that he would have to live with back pain for the rest of his life and that the pain was just a natural part of the aging process. This person has worked with a whole host of medical professionals including physical therapists, acupuncturists, massage therapists, and chiropractors. He's also received multiple cortisone injections and has had lower back surgery and absolutely nothing has helped! After working with him for just one month, the pain in his back has almost completely subsided and he is now working on strengthening his body. Each individual has unique solutions, and for stretch therapy worked for him. I look forward to seeing where his newly conditioned body takes him and watching him progress in the future.
Want to give it a try? If you live in the Los Angeles area Peter can be reached through
Stretch Therapy Pasadena California located at Reflex Performance: https://www.reflexperformance.com/
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Download the Bünda App & Book a Class from Your Mobile Device.
Bünda is a workout class studio located in West Hollywood, California. We offer daily workout classes that isolate the butt and legs without neglecting overall fitness. Studies show that frequent lower body training results in a total body change since leg workouts are more metabolic than any other kind. Because the glutes stabilize the lower back and knee joints, strengthening them decreases the risk of injury. The Bunda program has been backed by years of research. The daily workout classes are programmed by master level trainers.
The 50 minute workout class combines the Stairmaster and resistance training using our signature "Bünda station." The Bunda station features a retractable bench, used for various arm and leg routines. The station also contains resistance bands and sliding panels used for stability and core workouts.
Bünda also offers arms and abs classes two days a week. Arm and ab day exercises are customized to combine upper and lower body resistance, so your glutes won't miss a beat. And don't forget that we use the stairmaster every day. The remaining classes at Bunda are dedicated solely to the butt and legs, bringing you your best body ever!
We are conveniently located on the strip at 3rd street and
Sweetzer in West Hollywood.
HIIT training has been met with increasing popularity in the fitness class industry, but that may not necessarily be to your benefit. Unfortunately, this type of training teaches the body to rely on sugars during a workout with minimal fat utilization. The Bünda program forces the body to burn more fat during workouts by shrinking the interval margins. Therefore, Bunda offers workout classes that are challenging and training programs that are back by science. With proper consistency you will see great results.


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Nvidia seems to be shopping around a teeny netbook running the company's Tegra ARM chipset and, of all things, Windows CE. It looks very barebones, since Tegra is really meant for smartphones, and nobody seems too thrilled with it.
Tegra is a huge strength for tiny devices like the upcoming Zune HD, but in a full-sized netbook, it'll have a hard time running media or multitasking. OS is a problem too—does anybody actually like Windows CE? Maybe a Linux distro (or Chrome OS) could work, but even that's kind of pushing it. Regardless, it's rumoured to have a September release date, though of course we hardly know anything about the product and don't have any particular reason to trust that date. Come on, Nvidia, just stick the Tegra in a bunch of smartphones where it belongs! [Semi-Accurate News via Crunchgear]


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Brenna O'Brien, Senior Researcher at the American Institutes for Research, writes about how NVivo can help researchers understand the commonalities and differences between social activism groups.
As a qualitative analyst, my research relies on hearing people's stories and summarizing their similarities and differences.
In such a politically diverse culture as we find ourselves here in the United States, how can people find the right organization or group to be passionate about?
NVivo 11 for Windows can be used to help inform that decision by providing important comparison points across multiple groups.
One way to understand the array of social activism groups out there is by looking across documents that contain the mission statements, goals, and strategies of different organizations.
There are databases of statistical data and websites that provide larger categories, but I would like to see an NVivo analysis that digs deeper.
I suggest that each organization be set up as a case node with multiple sources associated with it.
The NTEE codes can be attribute values in the case classification sheet along with other factors such as geographic location, population served, and membership totals.
Once the sources have been imported and set up as cases, it's time to do the content coding.
Why this qualitative analysis is helpful is that many organizations can support the same goal, but the strategies they use can be very different.
Take the issue of reducing the number of children killed by guns in the home, for example – coding documents can show which groups use a cartoon for kids versus a five point plan to educate parents to achieve that goal.
A matrix coding query can be generated to have goals as rows, strategies as columns, and narrow to selected items focused on one topic at a time (e.g., gun violence):
These matrix results will display the frequency that certain strategies are referenced for certain goals, and if you change the cell content to cases coded it will show the number of organizations in those cells.
Data like this can show that there are some areas of common ground, and this can be the starting point for seeing all angles of complex issues.
For those people running progressive organizations, a qualitative analysis such as this can help them connect with likeminded groups and strengthen coalitions at a deeper level.
And for those that are on opposite ends of the spectrum, it could hopefully shine a light on some areas of agreement and compromise.
It also allows anyone interested in supporting these groups to see the bigger picture and understand the jigsaw puzzle of how all the strategies and goals fit together.
There are some research institutes that currently do in-depth analyses like this, and I encourage anyone interested in qualitative comparisons to use NVivo to support their work.
There is so much that we still don't know about certain issues – the more research that can be done to help organizations collaborate on effective strategies, the more likely it is that we can come together to save lives.
Brenna O'Brien is a Senior Researcher at the American Institutes for Research who provides frequent trainings on NVivo 11 for Windows to her colleagues. Her work focuses on the impacts of K-12 education programs and on how research can help improve the lives of the disadvantaged. She is also the local lead for a Moms Demand Action chapter in Chicago (@BrennaDemands).
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Price is a numerical amount asked, offered or paid with currency in a transaction. Value is a relative concept weighed in relation to current knowledge and prudence. The following stories illustrate how Lichen will help online buyers and sellers link price to value.
Protecting Patient Access to Medicines:
Once it's launched, Lichen could be used to calibrate micro affordability to relative macro market levels.
The sales manager for a global pharmaceuticals vendor has designed a pricing structure to mitigate the problem faced by doctors and pharmacists when trying to maintain patients on recommended regular dosage levels in markets with extremely different income levels.
The firm configures its e-commerce site with Lichen to post prices in any currency selected by a registered clinic, and to automatically benchmark its prices to an international standard monthly index of relative median household income (MHI) in each clinic's region within a country.
To set this up, the sales manager selects the MHI index from a drop-down list in the e-commerce application, and sets it for monthly updates. On the first day of each month the software pulls in the latest benchmark value from the web service in order to compute and display prices calibrated to each clinic's context, and to process transactions accordingly.
Each digital record of sale includes sufficient detail that the benchmark adjustment can be validated immediately or later for accuracy, by either the payer or the payee.
Stabilizing Contract Fees Relative to Purchasing Power:
Once it's launched, Lichen could be used to link multi-year contract prices in cross-border contracts to a chosen 'real' value index.
A company in Amsterdam uses its e-procurement solution to issue a six-month contract to a software developer in Florianopolis.
Expecting large fluctuations in exchange rates between the Euro and the Brazilian Real, the procurement officer in the Netherlands suggests that instead of using expensive third-party currency hedging services, they use Lichen to benchmark the developer's contract fee to their respective cost-of-living indices, as reported by Numbeo. In actuality, this would insulate both parties from volatility in the currency markets, by stabilizing the values paid and received in terms of tangible local purchasing power in Brazil and in the Netherlands.
To implement the agreement, the procurement officer selects the Numbeo price index from a list in their e-procurement form. Now, when processing each bi-weekly invoice to issue direct peer-to-peer payments, the software automatically queries the Numbeo service, applies that benchmark to the amounts, and reports the adjustments in the record of transaction sent to each party.
Maintaining Manufactured Goods Prices Relative to Input Costs:
Once it's launched, Lichen could be used in algorithmic pricing to hedge input price volatility.
A manufacturer of tools in Shijiazhuang City, China, places a monthly order of hardwood, metal, rubber and other raw materials with an industrial-commodities wholesaler, paying for these in Renminbi.
The wholesaler buys the commodities from a separate import/export business, also paying in Renminbi. The import/export business buys commodities worldwide using a diversity of currencies, and sometimes even barter arrangements.
Even though the tools manufacturer conducts all of its procurement transactions in a single currency within their own country, they face indirect exchange-rate risk and global commodity-markets risk. Considering this, they put Lichen to use within their procurement system to manage risk from general raw materials price volatility, by benchmarking their own finished-product prices to an index constructed as a moving average amongst a set of global exchange-traded primary commodity prices.
Once a procurement manager selects the index from a list in their procurement application, every Saturday at midnight the software automatically pull in the current index value, and applies it to prices in their online catalogue of tools. These prices are used for sales throughout the following week. The index value is explicitly reported in all transaction receipts issued to customers, with a link to a company web page that summarizes its purpose.


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An Interview with Charlie Vaughn, Actor/Director
by Mike Haberfelner
December 2009
Films starring Charlie Vaughn on (re)Search my Trash
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First of all, why don't you introduce yourself to those of us who don't
already know you?
I am Charlie Vaughn. If you
google me, I am not the Charlie Vaughn that has a band, nor the pilot who
flew across the globe� there is even a picture of a gravestone from 1877
with my name on it. I need to
clarify, cause sometimes people get confused.
I get crazy comparisons to celebrities... Everyone from Edward
Norton (flattering), Hugh Grant (very flattering), and David Spade
(horrifying). But I would
love to be compared to Madeline Kahn.
No one has been able to fill her shoes� and I think the time is
right for me to take that title. But
I consider myself a documentary filmmaker who also writes, directs, and
acts. What can I say� when
you grow up in Iowa, you go into farming.
When you grow up near Hollywood, you go into film.
Cutthroat Massacre
You have only recently starred in the film Corporate
Cutthroat Massacre. A few words about the film and your role in it?
I play Bernie Andrews, a mild-mannered kiss-ass who�along with his
coworkers, is asked to stay the night at work until some reports are
turned in. I immediately hit
up the office drunk, get snookered, and when fired, decide to stay at work
to win back the bosses' affection. It
offered me some moments of comic relief, which I really relish.
In my day-to-day life, I am my own comic relief, so it�s no
surprise those are the parts I get cast in.
I once had a casting director tell me I had the sex appeal of a pencil - to which I queried,
�8 inches long with a pink tip?�
She asked me to leave.
can you tell us about the film's director Creep Creepersin [Creep
Creepersin interview - click here]?
I have known Creep since high school actually,
though we were not friends. In
high school, he scared me a bit. He
was on the football team, and looked like the type of guy who would beat
me up. It wasn�t until he
started frequenting the video store I worked at that I got to know him.
He always rented the most outlandish titles, and that�s
when my respect for him began. But
it wasn�t until I had gone away to SF State to study film and had moved
back to my hometown that we got reacquainted.
He had married a friend and former coworker of mine.
I absolutely adore Creep and his wife.
I have spent many hours at their house watching moronic clips
on YouTube, or movies, etc. I
want them to adopt me. I
think it would be neat for them to have a son who is older than they are.
Makes people take notice, right?
Creep and his wife are
easily two of the funniest people I know� but their humor is the type
that is subtle, sly, and witty. I
can�t tell you how many times I have lost my sh*t at the things they said.
It�s nice to be
friends with people that independently ended up in the same field.
I don�t know anyone who works harder than those two.
You have recently
also made Brothers Cannibal with Creep Creepersin. A few words
about that one?
We started shooting but the lead actor broke his leg�not my fault�then
when we resumed shooting the lead actress had gotten pregnant�definitely
not my fault. So I believe we
will finish in January.
... and you are also presently co-writing Bad News
Beavers with Creep Creepersin which you'll be starring in, right? Is
there anything you can tell us about that one yet?
Well, a distribution company that specializes in Gay and Lesbian features
approached Creep. They were
interested in having Creep pen a Gay or Lesbian horror movie, provided he
had some input from a real live gay.
Naturally, I am the gayest person he knows.
We spent some time hashing out ideas, and we decided to go the
lesbian route for two reasons� I have never seen an out-and-out lesbian
horror movie� and since 13 year-old boys also are horror fans, I thought
they would rather watch lesbians running around rather than some screaming
queens. Creep agreed, and I think he was probably more interested in
writing some lesbian characters in peril� plus, we wanted to try to
empower female characters in horror rather than just make them the
victims. This certainly
wasn�t some epiphany on our part, but we wanted to add some strong
females to our story� and who would be stronger than a softball team of
lesbians called the West Hollywood Beavers? That�s how he came up with
the title Bad News Beavers. I
had suggested Lesbi-ana-rama, but Bad News Beavers is much more fun�not
to mention easier to spell. As
usual, the film has the gore and crazy characters that Creep is known for,
with some very, very funny dialogue.
And yes, I play the team mascot, Lance, a sharp-tongued gay man.
I felt honored that Creep asked me to play Lance� But I think
that�s the way he works. He
finds it easier to write roles when he has particular people in mind.
Leaving the
Creep behind for now: Is it true you are also working on a documentary
about blind homosexuals - and could you elaborate on that one for a bit?
Yes, my other hat in filmmaking is doing documentaries.
I got interested in doing a piece about sexuality and vision, since
so much of my sexuality is based on what I am visually attracted to� I
thought, wow, if I was blind, would I still be gay?
Are there gay blind people out there?
I began to do some research and found that not only is there a
gay/blind community out there, but not a single film about this segment of
the gay community. I have
found 3 absolutely incredible and inspiring people that I have included in
the film. We are still
shooting it, and plan to have it done by next year.
directing Flight to Sinai
of homosexuals: You just have to talk about your coming-out-musical Flight
to Sinai!
Flight to Sinai was a short musical that I directed in 2008.
I was taking a screenwriting class at SFSU, when the producer,
Aaron Zaragoza, pitched the idea in class.
It was about a Gay Christian teenager who comes out to his parents
and gets sent to a camp to reverse his sexuality.
I am gay, and Christian, and understand the complexities and
questions that people have surrounding sexuality and spirituality, and I
wanted to see the best possible outcome for the project.
Originally, I was hired as casting director�having had previous
experience casting a horror movie called The
Clique. As the project progressed, Aaron kept looking for the perfect
director, and finally offered it to me.
I then had the task of writing the screenplay. While not a perfect film, I am extremely proud of it because
everyone who sees has a different take on it.
It definitely sparks conversations, which is what I was hoping for.
My background is in comedy and acting, but I decided to switch
gears and make documentaries, which ultimately ended up with me helming a
musical. So certainly no one
was more surprised than I about that turn of events.
How did you come up with the musical
approach for the film, and is musical a genre dear to you?
I love musicals, and don�t have a shred of musical ability.
Singing in public is one of my greatest fears, though I do force
myself upon audiences at various karaoke nights at gay bars.
They say comedians are frustrated rock stars, and vice versa.
But the decision to make Flight to Sinai a musical was not my
idea� the composer Dustin Manuel had written the short story and the
songs, I merely wrote the screenplay and directed it.
On Flight to Sinai, you have served triple
duty as not only actor but also co-writer and director. How stressful was
that, and which part of filmmaking do you like the most?
I love, love, love working with actors.
I love acting in films, and I love rehearsing scenes.
So much can be discovered during the rehearsal process� and not
many films directors I know of really take the time to work with actors.
That is one thing that many film schools overlook in teaching filmmakers.
My background in
acting makes working with the actors fun.
However, I gave myself a chunky scene, which in retrospect was a
mistake. It was so hard to wear the director�s hat as well as the
actor�s. I now have
profound respect for people like Woody Allen and Clint Eastwood who do it
all the time.
other films you have worked on you'd like to talk about?
One of my proudest movie roles was being an extra in Ed Wood.
better than meeting Johnny Depp playing a legendary B-Movie film director [Ed
Wood bio - click here] with Tim Burton directing. This
buxomy extra was sitting next to me, and she was flirting like crazy with
Depp. She said, �Oooh, Mr.
Depp, can I bum a cigarette?� He
gave her one, turned to me, and said, �You want one kid?!� Like a
moronic 16-year-old goodie two-shoes, I honestly answered, �I don�t
smoke.� One of the huge
regrets I have in my career. Just think where I may be had Johnny and I shared that
cigarette. Another thrill of
my extra-work was doing a film at Roger Corman�s studio in Venice Beach [Roger
Corman bio - click here].
He had these words of inspiration posted around the halls of the studio.
But instead of things
like, �Teamwork,� or �Believe,� they said things like,
�Remember, Little Shop was shot in 2 days,� or �We discovered Jack
you have any formal training in acting or directing?
I have acted in about 30 plays, as well as taken everything from stand-up
comedy classes to improv to dramatic acting classes. My advice to any aspiring director is to take an acting
class. Not only will you meet
actors hungry for work, but also it gives you tremendous insight into what
an actor goes through when working on a film.
Acting on camera can be incredibly stressful. Many directors don�t know how to work with actors, or see
actors as merely chess pieces on their set.
Yet, actors�like everyone else involved in the movie�are the
directors� collaborators. That�s
why I am making movies instead of painting.
Painting is solitary� filmmaking is a collaboration.
Also, learn diplomacy. This
will take you far in whatever you decide to do.
did get you started in films in the first place?
I played soccer and did theater growing up.
You can guess which one I was better at.
Acting gave me a chance to get over tremendous shyness.
I would be much more comfortable performing in front of 300 people
than talking to 1 person. I
was in fact so shy as a kid, that people would ask me my name.
When I would say �Charlie�, often people would mishear me and
say, �Johnny?� Too shy to
correct them, I would merely nod my head �yes.�
Acting offered an escape from that� and I guess people in my
hometown would have rather seen me on stage than one the field.
But once during a soccer game I got the chance to act.
The star player and I looked exactly alike.
My team had gotten into the playoffs, when suddenly the star
player fell ill. The coach
got it into his head to put me in the star�s uniform, and run around the
field, serving as a distraction� so that the other team would be
covering me. His one
direction was, �Whatever happens, DO NOT KICK THE BALL!�
Well, halfway through the game, the ball was lobbed towards me, and
by instinct I went to kick it. I
missed, and thus brought an end to the charade.
In high school, my
parents thought a fun job would be to do extra-work in movies and TV.
Since we lived close to Hollywood, I got a lot of work.
Since at that time I wanted to only be behind the camera, I would
spend my time watching the crew instead of the actors.
But I got to appear in many infamous TV shows and movies, like Baywatch (3 episodes), What�s
Love Got to Do with It?, Prehysteria 3, and
Batman Forever.
future projects you want to mention?
One of the actors in Flight to Sinai
and I are writing a script called, Cockblock. It�s an
ensemble comedy about 8 people who are attending a Sex Addicts Meeting.
They meet, fall in love, but can�t have sex� so tensions abound. We plan to tackle
social satire and mix romance with slapstick.
Your website,
MySpace, Facebook, whatever else?
(My Gay/Blind Documentary)
Actors (or indeed
actresses) who inspire you?
Walter Matthau was amazing.
Nielsen is a genius. So versatile. I like actors who
can do both comedy and drama. Clint
Eastwood, Gene Hackman. I
love my actresses� Rosalind Russell, Mae West [Mae
West bio - click here], Bette Middler, Dolly Parton. Yes, I have some gay
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Directors who have
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You mean besides Creep? Hmm,
Alfred Hitchcock and John Waters. Both
sit at totally different sides of the filmmaking spectrum� yet I have
tremendous admiration for both. Psycho
is a nearly flawless film. Beautifully
acted, beautifully shot, and I feel just creepy after watching it.
John Waters is a master at social satire, and I respect him for his
nontraditional casting. His
characters are always offbeat, but also, John is a terrific author.
I am reading his book, Crackpot, which is just terrifically
Your favourite films?
Harold and Maude
is a wonderful story
of an unlikely romance. I
think the humor is so subtle, and Ruth Gordon is so great. I love silent slapstick� Harold Lloyd, Buster
Keaton [Buster Keaton bio -
click here],
Charlie Chaplin. Movies that
I can watch over and over are Hairspray,
Clue, Psycho, 9 to 5,
Halloween, Auntie
Mame, The Women, Flight to
Sinai, heehee.
of course, movies you've really deplored?
You know, I don�t hold grudges� so when I see a bad film, I tend to
not remember it.
Anything else
you are dying to tell us and I have merely forgotten to ask?
I have had the good fortune of appearing in the first two videos for a new
group called AB & the Sea.They
are a San Francisco-based rock group� helluva nice group of guys� and
the videos are very fun. I
know their songs are on iTunes, but not sure when the videos will be
released. Also, I play
a futuristic rogue cop in a SciFi film called Trash
and Progress, (http://www.trashandprogress.com)
soon to be released. Thanks
for the interview!
for the interview!
� by Mike Haberfelner
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Some, rather most organizations reject his CV today because he has changed jobs frequently (10 in 14 years). My friend, the "job hopper" (referred here as Mr. JH), does not mind it. well he does not need to mind it at all. Having worked full-time with 10 employer companies in just 14 years gives Mr. JH the relaxing edge that most of the company loyal employees are struggling for today. Today, Mr. JH too is laid off like some other 14-15 year experienced guys " the difference being the latter have just worked in 2-3 organizations in the same number of years. Here are the excerpts of an interview with Mr. JH:
Saturday, October 2, 2010
Who do you work for? How should you plan your career? Very interesting and eye opening article
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The Armed Forces Community Presents … Workshops are complete and the stories are finding their way onto the York Stories 2012 website. But the highlight of this project – apart from the stories themselves of course – is that five of the digital stories will be shown on a big screen in St Helen's Square […]
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Armed Forces Community Presents …..
Live in York? Have a story to tell about military life? Want to expand your media skills? I am running a series of workshops in the city linked to York Stories 2012 called Armed Forces Presents. York is a great military city and has been ever since the Romans built their Legionary Headquarters here two […]
Time Running Out – Book now for DS7
It will soon be time for the UK's only Digital Storytelling Festival, DS7. Bookings are going well and this is the last week to send in your form. This year it is hosted by the University of Glamorgan's George Ewart Evans Centre for Storytelling and will be held at Chapter Arts in Cardiff on Thursday 7th June 2012. Book your place […]
DS7 Festival 2012
The annual UK Digital Storytelling Festival, this year it's DS7, returns on Thursday 7th June 2012 This year DS7 moves from its usual annual home in the beautiful Welsh town of Aberystwyth, where it has been held for the past 6 years. June 7th 2012 will see this year's festival at Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff, […]
What is Digital Storytelling?
Perhaps a strange question to be asking after all these years of Digital Storytelling, but there are still many who don't know and many more who think they know but don't. It's also true that there are any number of definitions of digital storytelling
DS6 Digital Storytelling Festival
DS6 Digital Storytelling Festival – Friday 17 June – 10am – 4.30pm £20 The sixth anniversary of the Digital Storytelling Festival promises to inspire, encourage and show the exciting possibilities of digital storytelling. Whether you work in education, the community or as an artist, this is your opportunity to share experiences, explore new creative […]
Singapore Keynote
I was invited to deliver the keynote address to the 2nd Asian Digital Storytelling Congress in Singapore on Sept 4th 2010.
This is the text of my presentation
Joe Lambert's Keynote at DS5
Joe Lambert brought a long history of experience to the Digital Storytelling Festival in Aberystwyth. His keynote was recorded and you can watch him speaking here.
Time for a change
It's five years since I set up digistories and began holding workshop events to give people skills in digital storytelling. Now I feel it right to trim the sails and concentrate my business on Training Trainers.
Training Trainers
Training trainers is the best way of passing on my skills to others. Join a digistories course and run your own digital storytelling workshops.


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If you have decided to lose some weight so what to begin with? So you will have to start from decision-making. It is necessary to make a decision to take the power over weight in hand, and then steadily move to the planned purpose. If you want to lose some weight it is necessary to normalize the calorie content of your diet and a parity of the squirrel, fats, carbohydrates so to create optimum frequency rate of a food.
So let me help you out with this and propose you some optimum diet that would definitely work for anybody:
So let us start with breakfasts: I would recommend you to eat at breakfast some porridge, cottage cheese with the low in fat, egg or cheese.
For your dinner you can have dietary chicken meat or beef, seafood, rice, a string bean, vegetables.
And the supper may consist of cottage cheese low in fat, green leaf salad.
Also there is some food that you should definitely exclude from your diet: flour products, sweets, salt, sugar, mayonnaise, sausage products, butter, and also I would recommend you to limit bread consumption.
Also it will be necessary for you to limit food consumption in the evening time!
In other words, it is necessary to change your bad eating habits and quality of a food you consume and try to follow balanced and healthy diet. It is very difficult, but is possible! It is necessary only to try to force and push you a little bit and hold on 1, 2 days, and after this all will go like clockwork.
Also I want to give you some good eating habits tips so to help you to understand a little bit more what healthy eating means:
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ADRIAN, Mich.--Adrian College director of athletics Mike Duffy announced on Thursday that Samantha Fallon will be the first head coach of the new American Collegiate Hockey Association Division 2 women's program that will take to the ice for the 2017-18 campaign.
Fallon, who is a 2016 graduate of the University of Massachusetts at Boston, will also serve as an assistant coach under Brett Berger for the Bulldogs' nationally-ranked ACHA D-1 women's program.
"We are glad that Samantha has accepted this position to head up our latest hockey program at Adrian College," Duffy said. "Samantha's experience as a NCAA skater and familiarity with the Northeast will help us expand our recruiting footprint into another part of the country. We look forward to her becoming part of the Bulldog family and leading our student-athletes to make history as the first class for ACHA D-2 women's hockey on campus."
Berger added, "We are very excited to bring Samantha on board for next season to assist the D-1 program and run the D-2 team. She brings a wealth of hockey knowledge and playing experience. We look forward to Sam starting the program and bringing her own coaching style to the team.
With her assistance at the D1 level, we look forward to creating a strong pipeline with the Boston area. There is a ton of talent out East and we look forward to Sam's connections to bring some of that talent to Adrian College."
Fallon skated for four seasons with the NCAA Division III Beacons, earning New England Hockey Writers Association (NEHWA) All-Star and second-team All-Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) East honors during the 2013-14 campaign after leading UMB with 16 goals and 19 points. That season, the sophomore also ranked second on the team with 20 blocked shots, saw the program's first-ever Codfish Bowl Tournament title, and was the team MVP.
In 87 career games, she totaled 29 goals and 13 assists for 42 points--leaving as the Beacons' active leader in goals and points.
The Pembroke, Mass., product who earned a degree in psychology and sociology, also played two years on the UMB women's soccer team in 2012-13. She graduated last May.
"I'm really excited for this opportunity and to be a part of Adrian Athletics," Fallon stated. "Being a first-year coach and being able to start a team from scratch will have its difficulties but also will open many doors for opportunities and growth. I hope to bring my knowledge as a forward and defenseman from UMass-Boston, and the connections I have in the hockey world on the East Coast, to Adrian and create a strong competitive first-year team in this program."
Fallon's other athletic work experience includes coaching youth hockey for Pro-Ambitions, a camp based in Dedham, Mass., and serving as an assistant to the UMB athletics director overseeing event management and facilities.
Fallon relishes the significance of putting her stamp on a new program that will add to seven, the number of ice hockey programs at the College.
"Having to build a team from scratch will really challenge me to learn the ins and outs of Adrian College quickly, but I am very excited to get started and start creating a team," she explains. "Adrian has one of the best athletic facilities I have seen which I'm excited to work in and also show to recruits. I think anyone wanting to play competitively and coach at the college level, if they were to see Adrian's facilities they would have a very easy time choosing Adrian to continue their academic and hockey career."
Fallon will start her new duties at Adrian in January.
"I will be starting that first week, planning to learn as much information about the institution, academically and athletically, and begin recruiting as soon as possible. I hope to find some skilled, competitive players that are excited to be part of a beginning program that already has highly-successful hockey teams."
ACHA D2 women's hockey will be the 39th sport offered at Adrian College, which provides regional and national competitive athletics for over 800 student-athletes.
Adrian College officials also will be announcing in the near future the launch of a 40th intercollegiate sport when plans have been finalized.


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False Statements
Limited Purpose Corporate Officers
Action Date: August 31, 2011
Location: TALLAHASSEE, FL
There has been widespread, well-documented abuse of corporate officer titles by banks, mortgage companies and mortgage servicing companies on mortgage-related documents. Individuals who are not corporate officers have been directed to sign as if they were corporate officers, particularly on documents used as evidence in mortgage foreclosure cases.
These individuals most often lack education, experience and training that would otherwise qualify them to be a corporate officer.
These individuals often list addresses directly underneath their signatures where they are not and never have been physically located.
In many cases, a designee of the board of directors authorizes such signing by issuing a corporate resolution authorizing this very limited use of the corporate officer title.
In many cases, a corporate resolution is also used to authorize non-employees (individuals employed by other corporations) to sign as officers of banks, mortgage companies and mortgage servicing companies.
The individuals signing as corporate officers are not disclosed as corporate officers on corporations' annual filings with the state Division of Corporations.
The individuals signing as corporate officers are not disclosed as corporate officers to insurance companies that issue Director & Officer policies or other insurance policies.
In the mortgage industry, MERS (the Mortgage Electronic Registration System) allows corporate officers of its members to sign as corporate officers of MERS.
The Limited Purpose Corporate Officers often sign as MERS officers. EXAMPLE: Linda Green, a former employee of a mortgage servicing company, Lender Processing Services, signed thousands of mortgage documents as a corporate officer of American Home Mortgage, American Brokers Conduit, American Home Mortgage Acceptance, and Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc.
Judges, county recorders, homeowners, home buyers, title insurers and others have given undeserved credence to mortgage documents that have been signed by these Limited Purpose Corporate Officers, not knowing that an individual signing as an officer of a bank or mortgage company was not, in fact, even a clerical employee of that bank or mortgage company.
It is the determination of the Attorney General that such use of Limited Purpose Corporate Officer titles on mortgage documents is an Unfair and Deceptive Trade Practice and must cease immediately.
All individuals signing mortgage-related documents:
1. must sign their own names using a full signature (not a check mark, initials or other symbol);
2. must set forth immediately underneath their signature the name of their actual employer and the address of their employer where they were located when they signed the document;
3. no corporate officer title may be used unless such officer is an officer for all purposes.


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MP discusses independence with Ellon women Inverurie Herald Local 'Yes Scotland' activists organised a coffee morning last weekend which welcomed around forty women voters, mostly unsure how they are voting in September's Independence referendum.
Women were able to enjoy a cup of coffee and discuss issues surrounding Scottish Independence at Ellon's Buchan Hotel last Saturday morning.
The local Ellon 'Women for Independence' group planned the event, which also welcomed Scottish National Party MP for Banff and Buchan, Eilidh Whiteford, who was available to discuss issues and answer any questions.
In the Spotlight: International Women's Day: What action will you take? Peoria Journal Star I like to talk to my daughters while getting ready for work. It's one of my favorite times of the day.
On a recent morning, I was telling my youngest daughter about a friend who started a school in Guatemala to help poor girls get an education. She said she loved my passion for learning. I told her my favorite passion is change so that she can live in a world where girls can learn and grow the same as boys do.
Panelist: Internet has revolutionized Mormon feminism Salt Lake Tribune Speaking on a panel of feminists from different faiths, Strayer pointed to the differences between now and the 1970s, when Sonja Johnson defied the LDS church in supporting the proposed Equal Rights Amendment.
"Sonja Johnson had 10 people writing letters and doing phone calls for the pro-ERA Mormon group," said Strayer. "Today, tens of thousands of Mormon women, anonymous or not, communicate on a daily basis."
The symposium at the Salt Lake City Main Library was titled, "We Will Sing and Not be Silent: Women, Faith Traditions and Leadership." Various University of Utah programs also were sponsors.
Conservative MP calls for public veil ban Asian Image Muslim women should not be allowed to cover their faces in public as there is no formal requirement in their religion, a Conservative MP suggested today.
Philip Hollobone was putting forward a Bill seeking to prohibit the wearing of face coverings, in particular the Muslim veil and balaclavas.
Presenting his Face Coverings (Prohibition) Bill, the Kettering MP expressed regret that his campaign had "come to this".
Speaking during the Bill's Second Reading, he said: "But there's growing concern amongst my constituents and across the country about the increasing number of people who are going about in public places covering their faces and this is causing alarm and distress to many people in our country."
Isabel Allende set to become Chile's first female senate leader FRANCE 24 Almost half a century after her father was killed in a violent 1973 coup d'état, the daughter of Salvador Allende is set to become the leader of the Chilean senate following a decision on Thursday by the country's new centre-left coalition government, which won power in November last year.
"My father, as we know, served as senate leader for three years, and for me, it comes as an immense honour and with great pride to be the first woman [leader] in the history of the senate," Allende told major Chilean radio station, Radio Cooperativa, on Thursday.
One of Allende's first duties as senate leader will be to place the Chilean national sash on president elect Michelle Bachelet at her inauguration on March 11.
Fine Gael spent more on papers, magazines, flowers than on women's development programme Irish Times Fine Gael has spent more on papers, magazines and flowers than it has on its women's development programme.
The party also spent more on motor expenses than it did on women's development. And its spending on travels, meeting and subsistence was also greater than on women's development.
Fine Gael will have more than 100 female candidates standing in the local elections, the largest number of any political party, Taoiseach Enda Kenny told the ardfheis last night.
Despite Push, House Republicans Have Recruited 33% Less Women Candidates TIME Last June, House Republican leaders announced with much fanfare Project GROW, or Growing Republican Opportunities for Women, a program designed to elect more women to Congress. "Women are the majority, and we need to do a better job, and that's what this is all about," Rep. Greg Walden of Oregon, chairman of the House GOP's campaign arm, said during the roll-out, referring to the fact that women proportionately have voted in greater numbers than men since 1980.
Three months later, Roll Call reported that the group had an initial list of 13 female candidates that they would be helping. A 14th woman, Florida state Rep. Kathleen Peters, who was running in a special election, was later added. Five Republican congresswomen endorsed Peters and held a fundraiser for her in December. "Kathleen is exactly the kind of strong woman we need more of in Congress," Missouri Rep. Ann Wagner said at the time. "Congress needs more mothers, grandmothers and community leaders who know what it's like to wake up every day and go to work for your family and the community."
Hello! My Name Is: Feminists Unite Tiger Newspaper Clubs at South Pasadena High School often have a tendency to lose member enthusiasm after the initial excitement of Club Rush, but Feminists Unite has maintained a consistently passionate group for two years.
Junior Suki Sekula founded the club in 2012 to spread feminism's misunderstood message of equality.
"I was just fed up with an ignorant view of women," Sekula said. "The reason I started this club [was] to show that feminism is for everybody. Feminism should be natural and it's important for youth to take on the movement and realize its importance in our changing society."
Sustainable Development Goals: Where do Gender Equality and Women's Rights Stand? Thomson Reuters Foundation Friday File: The eighth session of the Open Working Group on Sustainable Development Goals (OWG8) that took place 3-7 February 2014 in New York is the most recent in the series of consultations with governments and civil society on how to shape a set of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)[1] to merge with the new post-2015 development framework. AWID looks at the extent to which this intergovernmental process has included gender equality and women's rights in their deliberations, and what areas remain a challenge as negotiations begin.
Women Empowerment Must for India's Development: Rahul Outlook Formally kicking off his party's campaign for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections in Uttar Pradesh, Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi today paid obeisance at the dargah of renowned sufi saint Haji Waris Ali Shah and held a road show in Barabanki.
Gandhi arrived at the state capital this morning and held an "off-the-record" interaction with editors and bureau chiefs of various media organisations.
Later, he met aanganwadi workers and women self-help group members at a village on the outskirts of the state capital. During the meeting, he laid stress on women empowerment and promised to take up their problems.
Assam Woman burnt to death by husband for kissing Rahul Gandhi Jagran Post Congress ward member Bonti had a quarrel with her husband after she gently kissed on Rahul's cheek. In a fit of anger, her husband set her on fire, resulting in her death, reports claim.
After burning Bonti to death, the man also set himself in flames and is now admitted to a nearby hospital in a critical situation, suffering 40 percent burn injuries, reports said.
The police have launched an investigation into the matter and no official statement has come out yet. It is also not clear whether the burning incident has any link with the kissing episode.
We no longer have to fight for gender equality, Emirati women say ulfnews.com Abu Dhabi: Despite Emirati women still having to do the lion's share of housework they have proved themselves to be top achievers in the workplace.
"Not only do women work hard, they work harder than men. They are more committed and ambitious even if they are married and have children," Saba Al Tukmachy, manager of career and competency development at Emirates National Oil Company (Enoc), told Gulf News.
Around 42 young Emiratis, including 16 women, who graduated from the fourth cycle of Enoc's UAE National Development Programme (NDP), were honoured during a ceremony on Tuesday. The programme was established in 2010 to provide Emiratis with specialist training on leadership and management and to strengthen their involvement in the workforce.
Women to assume greater role in Balkan militaries Southeast European Times A new United Nations Development Project (UNDP) study urges the Balkan militaries to increase the number of servicewomen and provide them with positions and tasks of greater responsibility.
The study is part of UNDP's regional project supporting gender equality in the defence sector that is co-financed by the Swedish military and the Norwegian government.
Serbia, Montenegro, Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) and Macedonia participate in the project.


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Bid of History auctions is very proud to present the tribal art collection of Ralph Cowan up for auction on October 26, 2013 at 1PM CST. This auction will be online only, but you may preview any item at the auction house. Please call 219-476-3188 to make an appointment.
Ralph Cowan: The Collector and The Photographer: Paralleling Ralph Cowan's international career in Photography was his equally passionate interest in Tribal Arts. Each artifact collected and each photograph taken has its own story. With the soul of an anthropologist and the eye of an art connoisseur, Ralph Cowan would study the history and the meaning of the artifacts in his collection. Cowan's collection of tribal artifacts, has taken him to many places including Papua New Guinea and several countries in Africa. These auction pieces represent just a part of the total collection. Artifacts from this collection have been on display at the University of Colorado, the Brauer Museum at Valparaiso University, the Porter County Historical Museum, and the Chicago Art Institute. More than 200 artifacts remain in the Ralph Cowan private Collection and will continue to be available for further museum Tribal Art shows.
Ralph Cowan and his artist wife Pat worked for more than 40 years from their Chicago, Illinois Photography Studio before taking up residency in Valparaiso, Indiana where Ralph continued both to collect Tribal Art and to do photography until his death in 2006.
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