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Copy of 'the most valuable Superman comic of all time' appears at auction
Copy of 'the most valuable Superman comic of all time' appears at auction
While it can't boast the quality of the $1.5m Action Comics #1, this copy is worth tens of thousands...
Auctioning alongside "THE most important piece of surviving original comic art in existence"(inthe words of the auctioneer)is a close sibling of the most expensive and valuable comic book of all time, at ComicConnect's November-December rare comics sale.
Action Comics #1, featuring the debut appearance of Superman, made history earlier this year when an 8.5 VF+ ('very fine' plus) grade copy sold for a World Record $1.5m price. As well as being the most valuable Action Comics #1, it's also the highest-graded copy from the Comic Guaranty LLC authority (CGC).
The copy of Action Comic #1 presently for sale in ComicConnect's sale can't boast the same quality - it's actually graded 1.8 - yet it nevertheless remains an original copy of what many consider to be the most important comic book in the history of comics.
The 1.8 graded Action Comics #1 (bids currently stand at $78,000)
Superman, created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster, made his debut appearance in June 1938. Copies of Action Comics #1 in varying conditions are known to exist, with five known copies rated at CGC 4.0 and a fifth discovered in July of this year graded CGC 5 ("very good/fine").
While ComicConnect's Action Comics #1 doesn't boast the quality of those specimens, collectors and fans have voted with their mouse buttons and pushed bids on the issue up to $78,000, just shy of the comic's $79,000 reserve. Watch this space for more news on the sale.
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Earning Employee Trust and Loyalty Can Increase Profits and Productivity
How businesses and corporations can become more profitable and productive is not really that complex. Oftentimes it is the little things that we have the tendency to overlook that can enable you to treat not only your customers with respect, but also your employees. It is important for you and your employees to serve your customers—and as an employer it is just as important for you to make the working environment more pleasant to serve your employees. Some ways to do this include fostering the feelings of your employees when it comes having a voice, asking them for an opinion, and making them feel that they are actually listened to and heard. This in itself can make a difference.
It is these little things that will turn the respect of your people toward your company, and they will cost you nothing except time and attention. As the leader of the company, put your ego aside and help your employees with their feelings of being overwhelmed. Use your leadership role to teach them how to delegate their work to others. This small tip can sometimes prevent crises and an unproductive year for your company. After all, no one person can do everything.
Everyone knows that if you treat someone well and make them feel good and valued, they will continue to want that positive reinforcement and the accompanying opportunity to be rewarded. It is sometimes the act of just listening and telling them that they are doing a great job that can indeed prevent employee turnover. These techniques of positive, high quality employee management will cultivate a loyal employee base, which in turn can increase productivity and profits.
You want your employees to have a great attitude and provide excellent customer service, but the employee has to be shown by you that your attitude toward them is one of respect and compassion too. As you know, attitude is quite contagious. Your employees will work harder and better if your own attitude and that of the leadership of the company is positive. Never underestimate how powerful your leadership role is and how it can affect not only you, but the actions or attitudes of everyone in your company.
Knowing that you take pride in the employees who are proud of the work they do can go such a long way to increase the self-esteem and self-worth of these individuals in the company; but most importantly, this brings about loyalty from these particular employees who contribute so much to your company and want to see it continue to succeed.
Loyalty is not something that can be bought. Loyalty is the feeling of being respected. If this feeling is nurtured, then trust develops and productivity and growth rise in your company. When a company fosters loyalty in its employees, you will see the difference in not only their productivity but also in their work ethic, meaning the employees will want what is best for the company and feel the need to see it succeed.
One important point leaders of a corporation or business have to recognize is that it is the employees who are the ones in direct contact with your customers. They can provide the company with real information about what the customer is actually saying, including both positive comments and negative comments about your products and your customer service. In other words, do you know what your customers are complaining about or the best reasons why they are coming back to buy your products? Your employees on the front lines do. They are your main line for getting critical information about how your company is doing and how to successfully market your product line to consumers. Sometimes the simplest ideas will come from those employees with the most experience who deal with your actual customers verses looking to only top executives who theorize how a business should run.
Your employees must take priority when it comes to where to focus your attention and in determining what matters most in your business, for they are dealing directly with your customers. In order for your customers to feel satisfied, your employees must be proud and passionate about your company/business. This will show up when they interact with your customers. If the employees are enthusiastic and proud of the company, customers will see it, hear it, and know it. If they are not, customers will know that too.
Being the CEO and/or the owner of your business is so powerful. However, it is most important to have integrity and be authentic about who you really are, and not just put on an act. This will make your employees not only trust you, but this will make them feel loyal to your company. All this will then come full circle and help your company grow. It is the sincerity of your own words that can have such a great impact and influence on your employee's productivity.
Trust and humility are the most important qualities to instill in your company's workplace in order to create an environment that is safe for freedom of expression, creativity, passion for your employee's ideas, and to celebrate your company's successes.
Just as we all love to be appreciated, so do your employees. This again strengthens your bond with your team of workers. Being open and using effective communication are the keys to earning and keeping this trust.
At the end of the day, it is really all about the teamwork between the leaders and the employees that will make your business/corporation more productive and profitable because teamwork helps to create a vision of what this company is capable of doing for its customers as well as for everyone involved in your business/corporation.
Remember to give recognition and praise to all those who work in your corporation /business, for it helps to support and maintain that which we are thankful for: being in business. Without the employees, chances are we would not be in business at all.
Dr. Christina
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Hotels in Lima - Peru
Over the last years Lima has seen quite a boom of new hotel developments and nearly all the mayor brands are operating in the city. The quality of the service and comfort can easily compete on an international level and it is interesting to see the different ways on how Peruvian elements were adopted in the design. The newer properties have very exclusive installations with fitness centers, spas, swimming pools and conference centers. On the contrary the older hotels have a great charm with colonial styles and should be considered as a great alternative.
Depending on the nature of your travel you'll find hotels in the more touristic districts or the business areas of Lima. As the traffic is really bad you should choose a hotel closer to your desired activities to avoid unnecessary hassle.
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The Hilton Lima Miraflores is conveniently located in the heart of the Miraflores district of Lima, Peru. 18 kilometers from the Jorge Chavez International Airport (LIM), the hotel offers a prime location near the vibrant Larcomar entertainment area. Nearby activities including shops, theatres, museums, restaurants and parks. The hotel combines traditional 18th-century Peruvian architectonic elements with contemporary decor to create the perfect ambience.
Located in Lima's vibrant financial and shopping district, the hotel is just 15 kilometers from Jorge Chávez International Airport and minutes from a dazzling selection of restaurants, galleries, and parks as well as banks and corporate headquarters. As the largest convention center in Lima, the hotel caters to every type of meeting and setup, complete with the latest technologies and dedicated staff.
The JW Marriott Hotel Lima is located in the Miraflores district, near the LarcoMar Shopping & Entertainment Center. Recently recognized by Conde Nast Traveler's Gold List 2011 as one of the Best Places To Stay In The World, as chosen by readers. Located atop Costa Verde's rocky cliffs, overlooking the ocean and accessible by coastal path. A draw for beachgoers, surfers and paragliders.
An elegant and modern luxury hotel with 244 finely appointed rooms and suites across 18 floors, Swissotel Lima is located in the heart of San Isidro, the most attractive business, residential and cultural district of the city. Close to shopping and the central commercial district, Swissotel Lima is within easy reach of Lima's historical city center and just seven miles from Jorge Chavez International Airport.
Set in one of Lima's most fashionable areas, the Belmond Miraflores Park Hotel is renowned for personalized service, exceptional dining and breathtaking views. Whether you're in Lima for work or play, Miraflores Park Hotel offers all you need for a perfect stay.
The Atton San Isidro is the perfect example of modern architecture meets rustic elegance. Opened 2011 in Lima, this 9-story gem is where comfort collides with upscale. Located just minutes from the business and financial centers of San Isidro, the Atton San Isidro provides convenience and modern accommodations for the business and casual traveler.
Peruvian tradition is immersed in a contemporary setting, with natural sunlight bathing the public areas. Enjoy five-star comforts and services in our 431 oversized guest rooms and throughout the hotel, with Internet access, a business center, and numerous recreational opportunities. Sheraton Lima Hotel & Convention Center is a great place to enjoy Lima's enchantment and warm, personal attention and services.
The Plaza del Bosque Hotel is strategically located in the financial and commercial district of San Isidro; it is surrounded by beautiful parkland, shopping centers and the best gourmet alternatives together with other excellent options to enjoy! It is closed to financing, commercial, cultural, entertainment and touristic centers, as well as to important embassies.
Step into the contemporary Peruvian art-adorned lobby of El Pardo DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel to enjoy warm chocolate chip cookies and a warm welcome. Set in the heart of Miraflores, Lima's most cosmopolitan district, this Lima hotel is within 30 minutes of Jorge Chávez International Airport (LIM). Whether you're in town for the Lima Film Festival, meetings at Lima corporations, or simply looking for home comforts after trekking the Inca Trail to Machu Picchu.
Opened in July 2013 the Four Point by Sheraton is located in the Miraflores district, an icon of Lima's modernity that features the trendiest restaurants, bars, live shows, music, casinos, shopping possibilities and rich culinary traditions. The hotel is centrally located in a side road close to Parque Kennedy and Larcomar.
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With a blockbuster holiday movie on the horizon in just a few days, I am once again bewildered by Roundabout Theater Company's decisions to put plays on the stage. But despite the much hyped anticipation of the movie, I hope this parallel stage show is going to get its due praise. The Fiasco Theater Production of Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine's epic musical as interpreted by this artful company is triumphant, theatrical, and simply entertainment at its best.
Fairy tales woven into discordant, staccato music, intelligent and witty lyrics, and artful staging simply dazzles in this two part musical theater lesson on life. Subscribers and non-subscribers alike should head over to West 46th Street to the Laura Pels Theater to catch a performance by this supremely talented cast. Ben Seinfeld and Jessie Austrian (Baker and His Wife) anchor the story of their quest for items to be given to Jennifer Mudge (The Witch) in exchange for a child. They encounter a potpourri of fairy tale characters including Little Red Riding Hood (Emily Young), Cinderella (Clarire Karpen), and Jack -think bean-stalk- (Patrick Mulryan).
The cast mostly does double and triple duty with characters all the while a few of them play instruments on stage and create sound-effects too!
The show is really a two part tale - is every so slightly long - and wraps up one story in Act I and tells a very different tale in Act II. Overall - The show is clearly a deeply rich Sondheim work that has a lot to say - both musically and dramatically.
I wonder if anyone will mistake the stage musical for the movie. If they did, I guarantee they would walk out happily ever-after!
Thursday, December 18, 2014
Wednesday, December 17, 2014
Cafe Society Swing
Creator Alex Webb takes us on a tour of the talents and musicians who pass through the doors of this magical club at #1 Sheridan Square in Greenwich Village in the early 20th century when it wasn't fashionable for blacks and whites to mix, wasn't fashionable to be a liberal (read "red") but it was a time of incredible music and musicians to make their debuts and first grace the world's stage.
All that said, there are some adjustments I think need to be made here. The musicians and vocalists are magnificent - embodying every character they are there to showcase - such as Billie Holiday, Sara Vaughn and many more. Unfortunately, the show takes the form of a narrator walking you through the history (as a few different characters). The script is thin and the actor who portrays this narrator is even thinner. It certainly detracted from the speed, the energy, and potency of the show. Re-cast with a much more dynamic individual and punched up execution, I think this show as the potential to WOW audiences from beginning to end.
If you like Jazz and want to hear a little-known true story about an incredible club at an historic time in NYC - don't let the narrator issues sway your decision. Most certainly you'll enjoy the musical performances and learn a tad bit too!
Musicians Alex Webb (Piano/Creator), Mimi Jones (Bass), Shirazette Tinnin (Drums), Allan Harris (Guitar), Camille Thurman (Tenor Sax), Bill Todd (Alto Sax/Clarinet) Benny Benack III (Trumpet), and Brent White (Trombone) - will all knock your socks off.
Vocalists Cyrille Aimee, Allan Harris, and Charenee Wade will transport you back in time with their silky smooth voices.
Noteworthy Talent: Allan Harris, Charenee Wade, Cyrille Aimee, Evan Pappas
Tuesday, December 16, 2014
Although a bit brief for the Broadway stage, the theatricality of the interactions and such well rehearsed and brilliantly executed vignettes captivate your imagination and keep the gears of your mind churning from the very first to the very last minute.
On a good day, theater is supposed to make you think and challenge your beliefs. This play by the brilliant Nick Payne, first presented in London in 2012, succeeds wildly on both fronts - and you may just leave the theater believing that there is still some wonder left out there in the universe. Blinking lights and white balloons included in the price of admission!
Noteworthy Talent: Jake Gyllenhaal, Ruth Wilson
Tuesday, December 2, 2014
Unfortunately, this is not one of Mr. Hunter's best thought out plays. Yes, the idea is laudable - a man is lost in his very own hometown and searching for himself, his place, and his sense of family in an ever evolving landscape of unemployment, strip malls, fast food, and ATMs. I get it. I actually like the idea. Mr. Hunter has appropriately captured the anger, character, and lost dreams of middle America in his dialogue. For this I applaud him.
However, Mr. Hunter seems to have peppered the cast with characters that are all too interesting to not have developed. Cameron Scoggins (Max) and Elvy Yost (Isabelle) both brilliantly acted, but their characters failed to advance the story. Jonathan Hogan (Cole) is an older actor who just hit it out of the park with his onset of Alzheimer's affliction, but was this just for sympathy? Leah Karpel nailed her performance of the angry young vegetarian-i hate my parents-nobody gets me routine, but do we really need one of these in every play? Danny Wolohan (Troy) and his unhappy wife, Jennifer Dickey (Tammy) had the requisite bad marriage involving alcoholism, depression and the aforementioned angry daughter. Cliche? And what specifically was so emotionally visceral about that cheese-wiz casserole that Brett Hutchison (Nick) almost threw up on stage? It just seemed to me that Mr. Hunter poured all the Lifetime movie characteristics into this play about middle America - the flyover states- middle of nowhere America. All these characters distracted from the main character and his sense of loneliness and isolation from family.
The deepest sadness of the plot was therefore under-represented - -why exactly was Eddie so hell bent on keeping these mis-fit toys together? We are not sufficiently introduced to his motivations, only his vague actions. This becomes frustrating as you are constantly trying to figure out "why". It is only at the very end that you learn a very tragic and sad fact about his mother, her motivations, and feelings about her gay son (yes, he threw this in for effect too).
You end up leaving the theatre with a deep sadness about family failings. Perhaps Mr. Hunter succeeded in making us sad, but how or why we got there is at times a mystery - much like the pasta of the week on the menu.
Noteworthy Talent: Brenda Wehle, Brian Hutchison, Cameron Scoggins, Crystal Finn, Danny Wolohan, Elvy Yost, Jessica Dickey, Jonathan Hogan, Leah Karpel, T.R. Knight
Monday, November 24, 2014
The Invisible Hand
This time around he has infused cultural anger and religion in a new way - a kidnapping of an American banker in Pakistan who has to literally trade his way out of captivity. Potent, riveting, intelligent, and well explained, (I felt like i needed to short a stock after I left the theatre!) the show succinctly laid out our different religious and societal beliefs between the west and east and proved through plot twists and revelations throughout the show how money and power corrupts and just how absolutely it does so.
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Justin Kirk (Nick Bright) must have taken a crash course in the stock market and its various economic theories in order to master this role - and master it he did. He was quite literally like the play's namesake - an Invisible Hand - guiding us through the technicalities of the market. Part sheepish boy, part super-intelligent banker, his character seemed at ease with this tough role. Dariush Kashani (Imam Salem) walked a tough line between religion, beliefs, and corruption with his tragic character. Usman Ally (Bashir) portrayed his character with zeal, zest, and power. Young, eager, and possibly the most corrupt and most compassionate at the same time. His word, in the end, was his most honest trait.
The brutal honesty of this play told through the lens of a kidnapping and the captors lends new credence to the idea that we really don't know the power of our respective cultures and when they meet the consequences can be explosive.
Noteworthy Talent: Dariush Kashani, Jameal Ali, Justin Kirk, Usman Ally
Thursday, November 20, 2014
On A Stool at the End of the Bar
Last night's opening, however, of On a Stool at the end of The Bar left me feeling a bit empty and somewhat puzzled. Mr. Callely wants to convince us of something that simply seems preposterous (not only to the characters in the play). When the entire premise of the play is suspect, it's hard to really enjoy the general goings-on. Despite some fairly decent performances, there's not much to salvage from this show.
However, to be applauded are the three young actors who grace the stage - Luke Slattery (Joey), Zachary Brod (Mario), and Sara Kapner (Angie). Anyone who writes material for such young, eager, and energetic talent is to be applauded. All three turned in fine performances, with Mr. Slattery and his good college-boy looks taking the pole position. Robert Hogan (Father Connors) made a fairly impactful cameo appearance in his scene playing and old and old fashioned priest with limited experience in dealing with the issues presented to him. Possibly the most well written part of Mr. Callely's play. Timothy John Smith, a Boston native recently transplanted to NYC, has a bright future in front of him here whether in musicals (his bio suggests he has much experience in this area) or dramatic plays - which is what he demonstrates quite nicely in this awkwardly written conflict of this play.
That just leaves Antoinette Thornes, quite a quixotic choice for the leading lady. She turned in as best a performance she could for the very awkward and poorly written part for her. She never fought. She never stood up for herself. She found herself in quite a pickle and with such a past I would have expected an entirely different, potent, angry, repressed, and strong character. And since this is the central nerve of the entire play... well, I think u see the problem now. None of this is Ms. Thornes' fault, of course. She herself is a rock-band singer/songwriter - and this likely may have been her debut on stage. To that end, she is triumphant and I applaud her risk taking. Her character, on the other hand, was likely the most disappointingly written character I have ever encountered.
In the end, direction by Michael Parva was lackluster and lacked any sizzle given the explosive nature of the subject matter. Actors were angry but that anger was flat and muted. In such a small theater, sometimes miracles are possible and the show transports you in an intimate setting to an entirely other place. Unfortunately none of that happened this evening. We were left in the end with uncertainty, anger, unresolved conflict, and although I believe we are supposed to see a glimmer of hopefulness in the very last line of the script, it was not nearly enough to clear the black cloud of gloom that hung over the entire evening.
Noteworthy Talent: Antoinette Thornes, John Stanisci, Liza Vann, Luke Slattery, Robert Hogan, Sara Kapner, Timothy John Smith, Zachary Brod
Tuesday, November 11, 2014
Love Letters
So how on earth can this be good? Sounds like you slap it together and throw it out there. Sounds like a reading you're paying Broadway prices to watch - or rather - merely listen to. So is it worth it?
The answer to this question is a resounding YES provided the actors are ones you want to see - or rather hear. I suspect the secret to a production of this sort is to cast actors who generally embody the phrase "I could listen to them read the phone book".
The show itself is simply a recitation of various letters and thoughts exchanged between two friends over 40+ years who never quite caught up with each other as their lives slipped away in two vastly different directions all the while clinging to each other's letters for that single thread that bound together over time.
Of all the announced couple pairs there were a few individuals in each pair I wanted to see perform but the only pair I wanted to see BOTH was the current cast of Candice Bergen (Melissa) and Alan Alda (Andrew Makepeace Ladd III). Yes, I could listen to them read the phone book and what a joy it was to see them read the love letters over time to each other - according to the stage directions - never looking at each other. Direction in this case, by Gregory Mosher, is focused on vocal queues, pauses, pace, and rhythm.
This isn't much of a play. It's a sort-of-a-play. More like a long bedtime story read to you by two hopefully brilliant actors with irresistible voices. You'll either fall asleep happy in the theater (hopefully not) or leave the theater with a smile on your face after hearing such cherished actors tell you a story.
Noteworthy Talent: Alan Alda, Candice Bergen
Thursday, November 6, 2014
You Can't Take It With You
While the plot is madcap (frankly, crazy), the mayhem level and star level on stage is quite substantial. The only problem is that it's frankly too stupid with a rather banal message of simply "be happy". There is a love story going on amongst all the hubbub and but the Carol Burnette and Saturday Night-like sketch and physical comedy simply overpowers the message and muscles its way through all 3 acts with laughter often the result but never much satisfaction past that.
The cast is huge and stars abound - James Earl Jones (Martin Vanderhof) could read the phone book and we'd all be happy and the role of the patriarch fit him age wise, but not quite stylistically. Kristine Nielsen (Penelope Sycamore) simply knocked it out of the park with her physical comedy and infectious personality. Annaleigh Ashford (Essie) was a bit too over the top for me as the incessant ballet dancing ditsy daughter, Mark-Linn Baker (Paul Sycamore) seemed lost in the overall mix for his talent level, Elizabeth Ashley (Olga) came in at the very end and it seemed her voice was straining to make sound. Plus by the time she entered, the endless cast of characters parading on stage simply got me tired. There were no less than 10 other cast members who all looked good and seemed to complement the ensemble but after a while too many characters are introduced. I applaud a producer who undertakes such an ambitious production and employs such a large cast, but this old firecracker is a dud. I could go on... as did the play for over 2 hours and 30 minutes over three acts... but I won't.
In traditional Roundabout style, the set was magnificent (kudos David Rockwell). I do not think the actors were mic'd and it was pleasing to hear real people speaking in non-electonicized tones on stage for a play.
You could skip this production, save a few bucks, and leave the audience-going to the Roundabout subscribers who paid good money into their subscription only to find out they were subsidizing a commercial run of a Broadway production.
Thursday, October 30, 2014
Scraps of paper floating in the wind, discarded in the gutter, and left for dead. Well, so we thought. Mr. Bell and Overtree have constructed a musical entirely from real scraps of paper with musings, jottings, notes, and thoughts. Literally thousands and thousands. A virtual potpourri of material and endless shots entertaining and audience. Indeed this is true. What struck me most during this entire magnificent production was the sheer enormity of choices the writers had. They built a basic love story for Generation X, Y, Z, millennials, or whatever we are calling the kids today and peppered it - strike that - iced it from tip to toe - with these little tid-bits. Entire songs were written around some of the longer more meaningful scribbles - and virtually every 10 seconds or so another one was projected both aurally and visually to the audience.
So that's what struck me most often - but dare I say - what struck me most deeply was the sheer modernity of the idea behind the musical itself. It struck a chord of reality in our throw-away society. In an age of digital our notes and musings often get relegated to post-its and scraps of paper. Nobody writes longhand and at length anymore.
The always adorably handsome Nick Blaemire (Davy) essentially helms the fun production and both he and his co-stars (a plethora of unique talent unto themselves) turn frowns from a busy day at the office into double-decker smiles by the time the evening is complete.
Featuring a a rocking on-stage band and racially and ethnically and culturally diverse Christina Anthony (Christina), the handsome and virtually dripping-with-sex Andrew Call, TV's funny man Danny Pudi (Danny), Betsy Morgan (Kate), and Cabaret diva Molly Pope (Molly), and Orville Mendiza (Orville), I found myself leaving the theater thinking that I have never seen a show where the actors had so much fun entertaining me!
Tuesday, October 28, 2014
Grand Concourse
Shelly (Quincy Tyler Bernstine) is a soup kitchen manager struggling with God and religion. Emma (Ismenia Mendes) strolls into her life and turns it upside down - or perhaps you'll think right side up by the end). Ms. Bernstine is magnificent in her struggles and in her overall performance. Bobby Moreno, Oscar, a relatively young, talented, and often type-cast janitor, turns in yet another solid and loving performance. Lee Wilkof (Frog) brightens up the room with his infectious attitude, despite his deep troubles.
Performed without an intermission this 1h:40m production never ceases to entertain and keep your attention. The characters are provocative, interesting, and quite real. The title comes from that famous road up in the Bronx where a soup kitchen of no specific identify exists. The characters aren't made up and in fancy costumes. The set is a simple, slightly run-down kitchen and the action occurs in several vignettes always coming back to Shelley praying or rather trying to pray at the microwave.
This production has teamed up with City Harvest (soup kitchen in play - food rescue organization - a great pairing) to collect and I assume "rescue" some of the food and vegetables used on stage each night. Drama for both the soul and the stomach. Not bad for a Tuesday night at the theatre.
Noteworthy Talent: Bobby Moreno, Ismenia Mendes, Lee Wilkof, Quincy Tyler Bernstine
Thursday, October 23, 2014
The Real Thing
This one is heady. Make no mistake. Mr. Stoppard is a linguist and writes very, very smart dialogue. In my brief reading before the show I discovered that this particular show may be a bit autobiographical too.
Henry (Ewan McGregor) an erudite playwright (some might call a snob although his wife uses another similar British slang word), as is Mr. Stoppard. This play is quite the intellectual study of love, marriage, commitment, and relationships. He's first married to Charlotte (Cynthia Nixon), but quickly changes gears and falls in love and marries Annie (Maggie Gyllenhaal). Josh Hamilton plays Max, an actor and first husband of Annie. A tangled web indeed.
We get tangled up in Henry's relationship, views on commitment and love and how those may differ from both Charlotte (his first wife) and Annie (his second wife). What is jealousy? Does one person's commitment equate to how the other person sees it? Can we really just love one person in life? These and dozens of other lofty questions are batted around during the play - which by the way features the "play within a play" format at the opening with quite a satisfying effect.
I'm pretty sure Mr. Stoppard didn't originally write in the music to the original script and likely (although I can''t really be sure) it was the creation of the brilliant director, Sam Gold. I understand there may be some additional gimmicks with the music, the cast, and a digital display in the theatre. There's always a gimmick these days.
Smart, heady, intelligent - this play aims high and delivers on it's promises with a remarkably competent and dazzling cast along with the choices of music both during the show and between the scene change breaks.
An interesting trivia note, Ms Nixon was featured in the original production when she was a mere teenager (as the daughter) and now returns triumphantly as her mother. The small world of theatre just got even more so.
Noteworthy Talent: Alex Breaux, Cynthia Nixon, Ewan McGregor, Josh Hamilton, Madeline Weinstein, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Ronan Raftery
Tuesday, October 21, 2014
Lost Lake
This two hander set in a cabin in the woods outside New York City penned by David Auburn and aptly directed by Daniel Sullivan stars John Hawkes (Hogan) and Tracie Thomas (Veronica) who are at the same time both liars and nice people. One of them may be a bit mentally ill and both of them have made certain mistakes in life they now come to regret - some of those mistakes are actually unearthed by the other. It has its charming moments and is performed (thankfully) without intermission over at Stage I of Manhattan Theatre Club at NY City Center.
Noteworthy Talent: John Hawkes, Tracie Thoms
Wednesday, October 15, 2014
Lips Together, Teeth Apart
As a matter of fact, it has the triple-whammy of being slightly boring, all over the map in terms of storytelling, and slightly mis-cast. Boring? The story is what it is - two couples on Fire Island at one of the women's dead gay brother's house. Why are they here? What keeps these couples together? Why do we care? Those questions are barely answered although asked repeatedly on stage. All over the map? Yes they talk endlessly about lots of issues - many of which are tangential to the plot, some of which make you wonder why they are telling you this. We never see the gay neighbors to contrast the straight (and out of place) couple at the house. It's 1990 and AIDS is still an unknown but we really only learn why they are afraid to swim in the pool at the end of Act 3! Miscast? Trace Chimo (Chloe) ruled the stage with her overbearing and hysterically funny character. She hit it out of the park. America Ferrera (Sally) underwhelmed significantly. She seemed lost of the stage and generally flat. Austin Lysy (John) seemed too young and although quite handsome, not as cock-sure as the dialogue might suggest. Michael Chernus (Sam) just didn't seem to fit with Sally and left you wondering why they were even together in the first place.
Casting aside - A 3-Act play is unique. This play was way too long for it's own good and it felt like we just wasted time in between for both intermissions and ultimately didn't end up resolving much and left you wondering just what the point was after the 2H:30M is up.
I'm left wondering just what the first incarnation of this play would have been like a while back when Roundabout was going to do it but star Megan Mullally (Chloe, i presume) stormed off the set and quit. For Roundabout that just may have been a blessing in disguise.
Noteworthy Talent: America Ferrera, Austin Lysy, Michael Chernus, Tracee Chimo
Tuesday, October 7, 2014
Scenes From a Marriage
Mr. Van Hove chose to divide this stage play version into 2 parts. The first act being 3 scenes in isolated mini-theaters built inside the theater. These mini-theaters allow sight and sounds from each concurrent scene to waft into the other. I believe this was meant to evoke the feeling of memory and remembering the past over and over. Sight-lines through a window into a central room where the actors all collected themselves evoked a similar feeling of a bit of visual snip-it of memories. All a bit off-putting when the action starts, but once you realize this is intended, you settle in for this bumpy ride.
As you can tell, since there are 3 scenes running concurrently, there must be 3 sets of actors playing the roles of Johan ad Marianne. Casting appears to me to be quite intentional too. The actors were the furthest thing from 3 sets of the same people. Super handsome and hunky Alex Hurt and Susannah Flood are the youngest and most eager of the 3 couples in approximately the first 5 years of their marriage. Dallas Roberts and Roslyn Ruff are the middle couple struggling with years of habits and rituals, boredom, and long standing issues in the marriage. Arliss Howard and Tina Benko round out the couples as the oldest and desperate for change. There's an affair, a one-sided discontent and issues buried deep and repressed over the years.
When you exit the theater for a 30 minute intermission and told to all re-enter through the main doors, you can only imagine that they must be transforming the theater into a single stage somehow. Of course they do - and it's a common performance space in the middle with the seats surrounding it - all the walls have been lifted above to reveal this massive space in the entire theater.
Act two is distinctly different with fascinating results. All 3 couples appear on stage but this time they all recite the dialogue and act out the scene in triplicate. Stereophonic dialogue and action. What further throws you off is that the actors all fluidly interchange with each other and speak male to female among the various couples - throwing off your regional thoughts about the couples and making you focus on the dialogue not the physical characters themselves. This part is sequentially later than the first act and the discord escalates into a fight. They are fiercely independent people with modern ideas about marriage and relationships. It's not your parents marriage. Speaking of parents, Mia Katigbak aptly portrays the mother of Marianne and reveals this stark approach to marriage that the older generation took.
The play concludes in the last scene with only the oldest of the 3 couples where the couple is divorced, moved on in life and both re-married, but still attracted to each other in a quite honest and creatively lit bedroom scene. We hear some of that memory-evoking music (still played on a turntable because of course they wold still have one) that the couple would have enjoyed in the 70's which brings us all back to the original time the couple must have met and fell in love.
You will certainly leave the theater with feelings about what you saw. One older woman in the audience asked me during the end of intermission if I was married. I, of course, answered "No" to which she responded "Well do you understand any of this?". I told her "I think I get it". To which she replied "I lived through this. I am hating it and loving it at the same time". Now that's good theater!
Noteworthy Talent: Alex Hurt, Arliss Howard, Carmen Zilles, Dallas Roberts, Emma Ramos, Erin Gann, Mia Katigbak, Roslyn Ruff, Susannah Flood, Tina Benko
Thursday, October 2, 2014
Billy & Ray
It was a play about a movie. But much of the play was spent telling us the story rather than acting the story. It all added up to a disappointment. Larry Pine (Raymond Chandler) did an admirable job and had some good lines, but once again, he needs to learn his lines.
Drew Gehling (Joe Sistrom) and Sophie Von Haselberg (Helen Hernendez) rounded out the cast, however I found Helen Hernandez to be a rather pointless character (except for one notable scene where she comes up with an idea).
Overall a disappointment. But they certainly deserve credit for trying.
Noteworthy Talent: Drew Gehling, Larry Pine, Sophie Von Haselberg, Vincent Kartheiser
Tuesday, September 30, 2014
Hari Dhillon (Amir), Gretchen Mol (Emily), Josh Radnor (Isaac), Karen Pittman (Jory), and Danny Ashok (Abe) round out an excellently constructed cast of a wildly culturally and religiously diverse cast.
Needless to say, with such a diverse cast and plot, the boiling point is reached in less than 90 minutes. Part religious lesson, part history lesson, part culture and tolerance lesson, this show sizzles with issues.
You'll walk out of the theater thinking about this one. There's the obvious infraction and the less obvious issues which are simmering under the covers about tolerance, Islamic fundamentalism, the Muslim religion's roots, and "fitting in" and what the price is in America.
Don't miss your chance to meet quite possible the strings ushers in the theater on Broadway and the highest climb to the dumpiest balcony on Broadway to see this stinger of a show.
Noteworthy Talent: Danny Ashok, Gretchen Mol, Hari Dhillon, Josh Radnor, Karen Pittman
Thursday, September 25, 2014
Indian Ink
Although the cast is anchored by the most adored Rosemary Harris (Elinor Swan), this cast is littered with talent of all sorts and cultures - most notably Firdoug Bamji (Nirad Das) and Romola Garai (Flora Crewe). Mr. Stoppard is not known for brevity or simplicity and Mr Bamji, Ms Garai (and the entire cast) does not disappoint over the long haul of this magical tale effortlessly criss-crossing 2 time periods weaving its story.
The magic is both that of the Indian culture during the colonial days (1930's) and that of the mystery of memory and recollection in 1980's England. Mr. Stoppard waves a tale replete with love and intrigue as well as a bit of a history lesson about the British and colonial India.
The full 3 hours is consumed with flashbacks, explanations, exposition, culture and mystery. A challenge both intellectually as well as theatrically, Roundabout and this fine cast adeptly transverses the time periods with effortless aplomb.
While you may not catch all the Indian culture names and references, you will certainly follow the essence of the poem to two lovers and the trail of their memories years later.
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Have a question about a book? Want to know where in the process it is? Ask Kathryn. As Dundurn's Managing Editor, she is the one who oversees a book's life from start-of-edit, over to design, and through production.
"I work with the editors to ensure that everything goes smoothly through the production process," Kathryn explains, "I also work a lot with design. I'm the go-between for the two departments, design and editorial.
Sound simple? There's more to it.
There are numerous editors that have a hand in creating a book. The acquisitions editor is out in the field, finding authors, and making deals with agents. They are the ones that bring the book in.
Developmental editors work on the manuscript with the author. They are the ones working on the book's writing, plot, and structure.
Then it's brought to the copy editor. By the time a manuscript gets to them, the bigger issues should have been ironed out, but a copy editor is looking at the finer details and also brings a fresh eye to the project. After all, "It's always good to have another set of eyes."
Kathryn's reach also extends outside the office, as she's the one who works with our freelancers.
"It's nice to work with freelancers. They are an essential part of the publishing industry," Kathryn says before adding, "And there are a lot them out there!"
Speaking of the industry, I thought Kathryn perfect to answer a question that everyone in publishing gets asked at some point.
"Do you read all your books?"
"No, that would be impossible," Kathryn answers with a chuckle, "I sign off on the proofs, so I often feel like I've read all the books when I have not. You have to watch out for that."
What about reading for pleasure? In the same way a chef may come home and not want to cook more, I wonder if editors are the same.
Kathryn pauses, and considers the idea. "Most editors read less, I think, because they read all day but a requirement of being an editor is being aware of what's out there."
So what does Kathryn like to read?
"Well, when I get a chance to read, I like heavy fiction, very literary. I always try to find the time for authors like Russel Banks and William Faulkner."
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Golfer's elbow is an often painful condition caused by the stretching of the tendons on the inside of the elbow. This stretching is usually the result of gripping a golf club too tightly. To help ease the pain, exercises that stretch and strengthen the muscles around the elbow can help. The exercises can be performed at home with very little equipment.
Forearm Stretch
One way to relieve pressure on your elbow is to improve the flexibility in your forearms. This can be accomplished with a forearm stretch. Stand up straight with your arms at your sides and your palms facing to the front. Bend your wrists backward until your palms are facing the floor, and hold the position for 30 seconds. Repeat this four more times.
Triceps Stretch
This exercise will stretch the muscles of the upper arm on the backside of the elbow. While standing, raise your injured arm and reach across the back of your neck. With your other hand, grasp your injured elbow and pull it inward toward your body. Hold this position for up to five seconds. Repeat nine more times.
Biceps Stretch
This exercise will stretch the front of your upper arm and your shoulders. While standing, lift your arms to shoulder level. Rotate your arms backward until you feel the tension in your upper back and arms. Hold the position for up to five seconds, then repeat the exercises nine more times.
To strengthen the muscles around the elbow, do a bicep curl. Start by standing erect with your feet shoulder width apart and hold a 4-lb. dumbbell by your side. With your palm facing to the front, raise the dumbbell by bending your elbow and curling the weight upward. Return to the starting position and repeat nine more times.


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Well, here it is: the last day of this four week study on the book of Ruth. I know many of you got busy or it didn't work out technologically wise, but I've enjoyed the interaction via email and comments as they happened. I hope your eyes were opened in new ways, as mine were, when studying this book. It always amazes me how God can use the same story and speak to different people in different parts of the world, on different journeys, in different seasons of life, through the same story, but in such different ways. I love that! God is truly amazing.
Message of Hope: Waiting patiently on the Lord is often hard for us, but it is worth the wait.
Heart and Healing
1. Who do you admire most in this story: Boaz, Ruth, Naomi, Obed the baby boy, or the women of
the town? Why?
2. What part of today's story or the entire book of Ruth has been hard to understand?
3.How has God functioned as a family redeemer in your life?
Remember, waiting patiently on the Lord is often hard for us, but it is worth the wait.
3. God has functioned as a family redeemer in my life. Over and over again. I am nothing without Him and time and time again, I fail in my walk. I come to His feet again and again asking for forgiveness and again and again He forgives. He is my redeemer on a daily basis. What an amazing Grace this is.
Our weekend is a busy one again, so I am answering these questions the night before this get's published.
1. As for admiration, it is so close for me. Boaz, Ruth and Naomi each hold admiration for me. Boaz is a man after God's heart and I find that so admirable. Ruth truly strives to be a woman of virtue and I really look up to women who strive to be virtuous in the eyes of God. Naomi is a generation older than I am and I love the example she is to the younger women. I love how she takes care of her family. Her wisdom and ability to not give up, yet be human in her questions towards God.
2. I really had to research the history behind the book of Ruth to understand the story better, so that took some time. I never quite understood the concept of the Family Redeemer and have come to a much better understanding of it through this story.
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We are atheists from India. Probably one of the worst countries to be atheist. We are trying to bring up our son without the lie about God but we seem to be fighting a losing battle. Everywhere we turn there is a religious person doing something religious which of course really intrigues our curious 5 year old and sometimes I have a feeling he really believes in Krishna, Shiva etc (Hindu 'Gods').
We were born Roman Catholics but we discovered the truth a few years back. My husband in his teens and myself about 3 years back. It was difficult journey for me but lot of things made sense.
I'd like to tell you about an incident which happened a few days back. My son had gone to his friends house and I went over to feed him his evening soup. So the little friend who is my son's age said, 'Oh you're having Christian soup?' Now these people are very nice but are devout Hindus. They don't know about us being atheist but they do know we were Christians. I was a little intrigued so I asked him what is a Christian soup. He said I don't know but M (his 9 years old sis) told me.
My intrigue did change to irritation. I am sure this Christian thing did not come from within the family but from the girl's friends. Since when did foods starts being classified as Hindu, Christian and Muslim. And what the hell is Christian soup? At least if it was a chicken soup I could have understood considering most Hindus are pure vegetarians.
Needles to say I was really irritated not because of the remark but because even in this day and age young children in India are already starting to differentiate between themselves based on religion. That has never been good for anyone.


text: News & Events / News print News View All Faculty Alumni Students General RSS Feeds YEAR 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 « Back 05.07.13 Dominic Saglibene '14 Wins Trandafir Writing Competition Dominic Saglibene, class of 2014, has won the Trandafir Writing Competition with his note, "The U.K. Bribery Act: A Benchmark for Anticorruption Reform in the U.S." Saglibene's award includes a $2,000 cash prize and his note will be published in a forthcoming issue of University of Iowa College of Law's Transnational Law & Contemporary Problems. His note was also called out in a recent article in the Risk & Compliance Report of the Wall Street Journal. Saglibene's winning note focuses on a comparative analysis of the extraterritorial bribery laws of the U.K. and the U.S.—specifically, the Bribery Act 2010 and the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA). Although the FCPA specifies only bribery of foreign public officials, it needs an amendment to cover bribery in the international private sector, which is just as rampant and harmful to the world economy, Saglibene argues. While noting the trend in developing countries towards privatization, he highlights the U.K.'s sweeping legislation that prohibits bribery without distinguishing between the public and private sector. "I am honored that the Trandafir Writing Competition panel selected my note to demonstrate that I have worthwhile ideas to improve the criminal justice system," said Saglibene, who hopes to work in the field of criminal law after graduation. Professor Miriam Baer served as a sounding board for Saglibene as he refined his arguments. "Dominic developed a terrific paper that speaks for itself," said Baer. "I am thrilled for him that his work will be published in a well-known academic journal." Saglibene, a New York University graduate, will be interning this summer at the NYC Probation Department. His interest in criminal law began during a college internship at NYU School of Law's Center on Law and Security, where he worked on annual reports analyzing the federal government's investigation and prosecution of terrorism cases. He has also held internships at the Kings County D.A.'s Office and the U.S. Attorney's Office in the Southern District. This semester he worked at both the Manhattan D.A.'s Office and at Travis LLC, a boutique commercial litigation firm. Saglibene is a member of the Brooklyn Journal of International Law. Saglibene is the fourth BLS student to win the Trandafir Writing Competition in the past few years. Sarah Westby '11, Benjamin Falber '12 and Lindsay Zahn '12 were all previous winners of the Competition. "Dominic's award, and the repeated writing awards earned by other BLS students and our recent graduates clearly demonstrates the Law School's commitment to developing and promoting influential and sophisticated student scholarship," said Baer. Email this article Share Read the latest issue of Brooklyn Law Notes


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Month: April 2016
Homemade rice noodles (FODMAP friendly, gluten free )
The packaged rice noodles (hor fun) from the fridge sections at Asian supermarkets typically consist of wheat starch. Here is my gluten free version – it is simple to make and delicious. I also use the same noodle sheets to make steamed noodle rolls with meat.
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Gnocchi with baby spinach (low FODMAP, gluten free)
Simple lunch at home with a big bowl of gnocchi, great for an autumn lazy afternoon.
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Spicy green beans
This is a simple dish with chili bean paste and pork or chicken. It can be served in 20 minutes – it is salty, sweet and spicy.
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Chilled beef shank with Asian 'laosui' 鹵水 spices
LaoSui is translated literately as 'old water'. It is a hot brine with variety of spices – cloves, cinnamon bark, fennel, citric peel, Sichuan pepper, star anise, dry ginger and licorice root. LaoSui spices are versatile and frequently used to marinate meat and eggs. For this beef shank recipe, I used pre-packed LaoSui spices from an Asian store.
I picked up the beef shank from an Asian butcher – I used the 'little shank' rather than the 'big shank' so it is easier to slice. I like to make a large batch so the 'LaoSui' marinate is not wasted – cooked meat can be stored in fridge to enjoy over 2-3 days.
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Easy pulled pork with mustard and strawberry jam
Oven bag is fantastic to make pulled pork – it keeps the pork really moist and juicy. Fruits are often used in Korean cooking – fruits provide natural sweetness and tenderize the meat.
My pulled pork shoulder (1.25kg) this week has mustard (1tbs), strawberry jam (2tbs), soy sauce (1tbs), port wine (2tbs) and salt to taste. I put all ingredients in a oven bag, baked in a preheat oven for 30 minutes at 180c, then reduced temperature to 160c for 30 minutes; followed by 100c for 1 hour.
For dinner, I served the pulled pork with cabbage and rice; for lunch the next day, I served the pulled pork in a tortilla with mozzarella cheese, really nice.
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Egg and ginger soup – Grandmother's cough remedy (low FODMAP, gluten free)
Winter is approaching and there are a few flu and coughs going around in Sydney. Instead of using the good old cough syrups, why not try a Chinese remedy that works on the core of the illness?
My grandmother used to make me this egg and ginger soup when I had 'cool' coughs – referred to as dry coughs at night when the air is chill. A few bowls of this soup over a few days work like magic.
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Potato and pumpkin cake with rice flour, glutinous rice flour and tapioca flour, filled with cumin lamb (low FODMAP, gluten free)
I made some gluten free dough with potato and pumpkin for gnocchi and decided not to stop there – lets use some of the dough to make Asian style 'bing' (餅). 'bing' is a round flat bread often with a meat filling.
This bing is crunchy outside and soft inside credits to the glutinous rice flour.
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10-minute chicken & seaweed soup (low FODMAP, gluten free)
This is probably the quickest, nutritious, and the most delicious soup I could cook in 10 minutes. The whole family loves it especially my little boy who is a picky eater.
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As part of our desire to modernise our ticketing system to deliver a better match day experience to the Yellow Army, we will be implementing a change to match day ticket selling from Saturday's Emirates FA Cup match against Woking on Saturday, November 10 (KO 3pm).
We know there will be some big games coming up at Plainmoor this season that will hopefully see crowds that we haven't seen for quite some time. With this in mind we feel it is time to change the way we work on match days. Fans selecting their seats and downloading their tickets at home is a big part of this change.
We have listened to feedback from fans during the last few weeks and what has become clear is that despite an overall improvement, there remains one process that requires fine tuning.
In order to speed up entry into Plainmoor, fans will no longer be able to choose the seat they wish to sit in on match days. The ticket office will be solely for fans paying by card, and to collect pre-paid tickets. This is in line with how ticketing is delivered at most football clubs up and down the country.
Season ticket holders automatically have their seats reserved for Saturday's match.
Our desire to move the majority of pre-match ticket sales online is to increase efficiency and to gain greater understanding of our fan base.
Fans will still be able to call the Club or pay us a visit to pay for specific seats during the week. No-one will be left behind by the changes we are bringing in.
Despite a few early technical hitches we know that the new ticketing system will help the Club deliver a better service to the Yellow Army.
We encourage all fans able to buy online to print your ticket(s) at home or to download them to your smartphone. There are no financial penalties for doing so and fans will experience smoother access through the turnstiles. We do not currently have an all-ticket fixture on our match calendar and all fans can pay at the turnstile as normal.
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Indian consumer products company Godrej has been pushing into Africa's hair care market with four acquisitions in the last five years, putting it in a strategic position to compete with major western companies.
Selling hair colourants, hair extensions and soaps in Africa through brands such as Inecto, Renew, Tura and Darling, Godrej is banking on Africa's fast growing demand for cosmetics and other personal care products, and is moving towards becoming an established multinational. "Africa has one of the fastest growing consumer markets in the world with a young population," said Omar Momin, Executive Vice President, Mergers & Acquisitions and Business Development for Godrej Consumer Products. "As incomes increase, consumers will seek new and exciting products and [as a result] new categories will emerge."
Being an Indian company operating in Africa is not a disadvantage for Godrej, a Mumbai based group, which had total annual sales of US$3.3bn in the financial year ending March 2013, including $1bn for Godrej Consumer Products, its personal care products arm. "We know how to operate in developing markets," Momin told SPC, emphasising that there were some similarities in culture, consumer behaviour, regulatory environment, retail and distribution networks. Africa's large population and income levels also reflect those found in India and other developing countries, and the presence of sizable ethnic Indian communities in some African countries also helps the company build trade relationships, he said.
Furthermore, according to Momin, sub-Saharan Africa's investment climate is also improving as political stability and governance solidifies in many of its countries.
In the last few years, Godrej's pan-Africa personal care product business has grown by 15% annually and Momin expects similar growth in the future."New distribution channels like direct selling will improve availability and provide opportunities for driving penetration and increasing consumption," he said.
South Africa currently accounts for 35% of Godrej's personal care product Africa sales, followed by Kenya (31%), Nigeria (27%) and Mozambique (7%).
The company's Africa ventures started in 2006 with the acquisition of South African hair colour company Rapidol and its brand Inecto, a market leader in 11 African countries.
This was followed by the acquisition of the South African Kinky brand in 2008, which marked Godrej's entry into the estimated $1.5bn African hair extensions business. Godrej considers it to be a niche category in Africa, with little presence of multinational companies.
In 2010-2011, Godrej further consolidated its position in the hair extension business by acquiring a majority stake in Darling Group Holdings. The 30-year old company sells its Darling and Amigos brand in 14 African countries, and the acquisition turned out to be a major success for Godrej as the segment accounted for $80m in sales in 2012.
"We buy synthetic fibres from far-eastern countries and convert them into hair extensions in Africa," said Momin. More than 90% of the African hair extensions industry, which includes braids, weaves, extensions and wigs, is based on synthetic fibres while the rest is made up of human hair, he added.
The hair colourants marketed by Godrej in Africa are not very different from those sold in India but, according to Momin, the formulation is customised for African hair and local preferences."We do not take Indian consumer products to Africa," he said. "We try to be as sensitive [to local needs] as possible."
However, Godrej has also taken its Indian Renew brand to market hair colourants and creams in Africa, which is said to be doing well among white African consumers.
Godrej has also used its Indian expertise by using henna to manufacture hair colourant products for the African market. Sold under the Inecto brand, the product was developed in Africa with henna imported from India. Momin told SPC: "Consumers find henna attractive, as it is a natural ingredient with conditioning and colouring properties." However, not all henna products by Godrej are available in Africa. In India, pure henna leaf powder is commonly used for hair colouring but, according to Momin, there is no market for this product among its African customers.
In 2010, Godrej also bought Nigeria's Tura brand, although this remains a very small part of the company's overall Africa business.
According to Momin, using local personal care brands to expand sales in Africa is a smart move. Markets are served by both local and foreign brands, but the most successful ones do not operate as foreign labels. Even Godrej designed products display a local brand on the front of their packs and it is only on the back that it says 'a Godrej group company'.
Competition is especially intense in the South African market, said Momin, where almost all the multinational brands market their products and Godrej considers SoftSheen-Carson's Dark and Lovely as its main competitor in hair colouring products.
Godrej's African experience builds on good practice it has generated from pushing into other export markets around the world; 40% of its revenue comes from foreign countries. However, Momin says that Africa remains a very important part of the company's total operations, contributing to more than 30% of its international revenue. "Godrej's strong foundation in the region will yield tremendous dividends in the coming decade in this new frontier of growth," he said.


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Trans-inclusion has always been a focus of PROMO's work, and all of our work will continue to be trans-inclusive, from ensuring that gender identity is a core part of nondiscrimination ordinances and laws, in addition to sexual orientation, to training hospital staff and agencies on the entire LGBTQ community.
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Swarm Universe is a highly modifiable top-down shooter with single-player and online-multiplayer functionality. Being a glowing energy core surrounded by powerful drones, the swarm is the player's weapon and protection against the hostile inhabitants of the Swarm Universe. The player fights his way up the leaderboards and explores the spins of a charming storyline. Furthermore, a sophisticated level-editor enables users to build their own arenas and game-modes and share them through the Steam Workshop.
Swarm Universe is based on Swarm Arena, released by Dedication Games in August 2010. Development started in late 2013 with the objective of making a sequel. After exploring some fresh ideas, Swarm Universe quickly took on it's own shape and emphasis. A new game-engine was developed from scratch and with all new core mechanics and vastly increased production value, Swarm Universe is a complete re-imagination of the swarm-concept.
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In his 2007 documentary "Sicko," filmmaker Michael Moore took American citizens to Cuba to make a rather dramatic point about the quality of care anyone could receive there. As with most things involving Cuba or Michael Moore, this move was not without controversy. While all citizens -- and all visitors -- are entitled to free medical treatment in Cuba, some critics say that the quality of care differs dramatically for a typical Cuban and an American, particularly one who has a camera crew in tow [sources: DePalma, Scott]. It's also possible that Cuba's encouraging statistics are a bit fudged. For example, while Cuba touts a low infant mortality rate, doctors within the country say they're encouraged to perform abortions if something is wrong with the fetus in the womb [source: Scott]. It's also possible that doctors may not count infants who lived for a very short time as alive at all [source: Scott].
Still, even when the controversy is stripped away, most agree that there is something that Cuba does extremely well: preventive care. Major advertising campaigns tout the importance of exercise, eating right and proper hygiene to fight off germs. Cuba has a high number of general practitioners, and every citizen is subject to a surprise home inspection by one of these doctors, so that doctors can stay abreast of a patient's overall health situation.
Because Cuba's health system prevents disease, the country doesn't have to shell out the big bucks to treat it. Cuba spends only $260 per person on health care each year; the United States spends more than $6,000 [source: Carroll].


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We have been busy putting the finishing touches on our Spring School Holiday Program….and we are excited to announce it today. We have a range of workshops running during Spring Break catering for a range of arty ages: 5 years right through to 18 years!
First off we will be collaborating with the lovely Pia O'Connor of Young Yogis on full day Yoga & Art workshops for primary aged kids, on Tuesday 23rd September and Tuesday 30th September. We had such an amazing time in these workshops last holidays that we decided we had to do it again, but with a brand new program for the day!
Next on the program we will be holding a Painting Faces workshop, aimed at older primary and high school students. The focus for the day will be on creating portraits that are colourful, outside the box and totally unique. This will run on Wednesday 24th September.
And finally we will cap it all off with a junior age (5-10 years) Art Animals workshop. Held on Wednesday 1st October, this workshop will be all about painting bright, colourful animal 'portraits'.
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Podcast: Why Salary History Bans Are on the Rise
Several jurisdictions have passed laws banning salary history questions during the hiring process, with more likely in 2018. This podcast examines the trend and what employers need to know about it with Fisher Phillips attorney Cheryl Pinarchick, a founding co-chair of the firm's Pay Equity Practice Group.
The rationale behind these laws is that salary history questions perpetuate past discrimination and lead to pay differences between men and women for performing comparable work. "Pay discrimination can follow employees from job to job throughout their careers," said Pinarchick.
The Boston employment attorney noted that many companies are confused about they can and cannot do in states and cities with salary history bans. Pinarchick explains that asking about a candidate's salary history expectations remains acceptable. "It's a good way to figure out whether it's worth it to continue with an applicant," she advises. "Are they in the right ballpark for what the job is going to pay?"
Conversely, even in jurisdictions that permit salary history questions after an employer makes a conditional job offer, Pinarchick cautions against such inquiries. "My question would be what are you going to use the information for? You've already made an offer and determined what the job is worth."
States with salary history question prohibitions thus far include:
- California;
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This is my crazy lady crabmeat bisque recipe! It's a delicious, roux-based soup that tastes of the sea. And crabmeat!
As a matter of fact, why did I name this the crazy lady crabmeat bisque? Because I act like a crazy lady when I'm going to make it. Seriously. I start to chortle when I think of this delicious soup.
So much so, that when I begin that honking laugh, Christopher looks at me and suddenly his eyes seem to scan the ceiling. If I weren't so busy laughing about my bisque, I might think he was rolling them.
Christopher: "Are you thinking of making something chocolate?"
Me: I keep giggling and shake my head.
Christopher: "Are you thinking of making crabmeat bisque?"
Me: I throw back my head and guffaw. Very loudly.
Christopher: Scans the ceiling a couple more times.
Inquiring minds
Still, if you eat seafood, which is your favorite? I love all things seafood presently. All. But, if I were to choose, it would be a three-way tie between . . . you guessed it: crab, shrimp and scallops.
Wait! But what about lobster?
At this point I throw back my head and cackle.
Are you pitying Christopher yet?
In any case, don't answer that.
Here are some of my other favorite seafood recipes and I promise not to chortle:
- Warm crab dip
- Shrimp (and steak) fajitas
- Shrimp salad
- Bacon wrapped scallops
- Scallop salad
- Lobster casserole
How to make crabmeat bisque
We have canned crab, shallots, butter, light cream, garlic paste, sherry, wine and celery!
I would have liked to use fresh crab but I couldn't deal with the shells as I usually have to put the garbage in the freezer. (You don't want to know. It's a long story.)
So, I start heating up my Dutch oven. Afterwards, I add some butter, the sliced shallots, celery and garlic and sauté them for 5 minutes.
At this point, I add the sherry and wine and bring the mixture to a boil. Finally, I add chicken broth, tarragon, dill, bay leaf, salt and pepper and let it boil for another 5 minutes. Then I turn off the heat and add the drained crab meat.
Roux time
I add butter to a sauce pan and turn the heat to medium. Once the butter melts, I add flour and whisk it together until it has thickened. Now, I add the light cream and continue whisking until the mixture thickens again. I add the roux to the crab mixture and stir together until all is blended.
Now, I ladle the delicious crabmeat bisque in a bowl, serve it with a salad and finally you have an awesome meal!
Time to eat, so you will excuse me if I cackle my way to the table.
In the first place, I hope you enjoyed this recipe!
Furthermore, please feel free to leave me a comment. What foods make you gleeful? I'd love to know.
And as always, may all your dishes be delish!
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Crazy Lady Crabmeat Bisque
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 3 shallots sliced
- 1 celery cut into slices
- 2 teaspoons garlic paste 2 cloves crushed
- ¼ cup sherry
- ¼ cup white wine
- 2 – 3 cups chicken broth
- 1 bay leaf
- 1 teaspoon tarragon
- 1 teaspoon dill
- 1 teaspoon salt
- ⅛ teaspoon pepper
- 8 ounces crabmeat fresh or canned
- 4 tablespoons butter
- 4 tablespoons flour
- 1 cup light cream
- Heat stockpot on medium
- Add shallots, celery, garlic and sauté for 5 minutes
- Add sherry and wine and bring to a boil
- Add chicken broth, bay leaf, tarragon, dill, salt and pepper and bring to a boil for 5 minutes
- Turn off heat and add crab meat
- Heat saucepan on medium
- Add butter
- Add flour and whisk until thickened
- Add light cream and whisk until it thickens (around 5 minutes)
- Add roux to crab mixture and stir until combined
- Serve
- Sip
- Cackle
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The U.S. is in a more positive mood. See NY Times:
"Americans are in a buying mood, thanks largely to the housing recovery. The latest sign emerged Tuesday as the Standard & Poor's Case-Shiller home price index posted the biggest gains in seven years. Housing prices rose in every one of the 20 cities tracked, continuing a trend that began three months ago. Similar strength has appeared in new and existing home sales and in building permits, as rising home prices are encouraging construction firms to accelerate building and hiring."
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Bibb County Fugitive Found Passed Out in W. Va. | Crime
LEWISBURG, W.Va. (AP) - Lewisburg police didn't have to chase down a Georgia fugitive - he was found passed out in a vehicle.
Media outlets report police were called to a service station near the Lewisburg exit off Interstate 64 on Tuesday. That's where patrolman A.L. Workman found Derrick Lyndon Kimbrell in the vehicle.
Police Chief Tim Stover says the 23-year-old Kimbrell was wanted in Bibb County, for a probation violation stemming from making terroristic threats.
Kimbrell was taken to the Southern Regional Jail and awaits extradition proceedings.
The State Department of Corrections website shows that Kimbrell served time in state prison for terroristic threats and acts committed in Bibb County in 2010. He was released last December.


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There are electricians and there are electrical contractors. Larry and his staff at Image Electric are the rare breed of contractors who carry out their contract efficiently, neatly and as economically as possible.
In the course of a very long career I can truly say that Larry and his team are in the top 5% of the many companies that I've worked with.
He and his staff are in touch with all the vast changes taking place in our industry. Ask them about LED, electronic switching, energy saving options or any other new techniques and Larry is generally already on top of it..
As a Lighting Designer, I have taken his advice many times and my clients and I have never been disappointed with the results. When he and his team are on the job I know that I can rest easy because my clients are in good hands.
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"I have been working with Larry for over 10 years and have never been disappointed. My design firm does many specialized projects that require patience and thought on pre-existing homes. Larry has always been a "yes" man and always figures out a way to get it done no matter how complicated the situation may be.
It is hard to find a specialized trade that works in unique situations. It's not ever "just hang the chandelier"… it's "add three recessed lights… don't make too many holes… put together the thousand pieces that belong on the chandelier".
Larry and his crew get it done. He also has an understanding of technology for smart homes, which are becoming increasingly popular and a bonus for me! Larry makes my projects flow successfully and in a timely fashion."
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"I have partnered with Larry Boykin, of Image Electric, on numerous design projects, and have been very impressed with his professionalism and the quality of his company's work. I don't hesitate to recommend Image Electric to my clients because I know that they will be given excellent service and reliable electrical work.
Larry is always up to the challenge of finding solutions to unique situations, such as illuminating an Onyx slab countertop from below, with LED lighting. Image Electric is my 'Go to Source' for any interior electrical needs."
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Image Electric did an excellent job updating my clients lighting & allowing his art collection to be highlighted. Larry's knowledge & his team of professionals made this project seamless.
I consider Image Electric part of my team- I surround myself with the best artisans, & tradesmen that allow me to create the magic so that my clients "Live Beautifully".
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