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Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
Unless you are an old-school hockey fan who grew up in the 1980's, you wouldn't know much about this frozen outpost of close to one million in this western Canadian province.
During their heyday, the Edmonton Oilers boasted-perhaps—the greatest hockey team ever assembled in the former of future Hall of Famers in forwards such as Mark Messier, Wayne Gretzky, wingers such as Paul Coffey and netminders such as Grant Fuhr.
Thanks to their dominance in winning five Stanley Cups from the mid-to-late 1980's, the Oilers turned Northlands Coliseum into one of the toughest rinks to skate at.
While that once-storied and unmatched era of greatness is now gone, thanks to 20-year-old NHL phenom in Art Ross and Hart Memorial Trophy winner Connor McDavid, the Oilers are set up for another era of potential greatness.
Aside from their Oilers, Edmonton is also the home of the likes of Hollywood A-listers such as Nathan Fillion (Castle, Firefly), Michael J. Fox (The Good Wife), Jill Hennessy and fashion model Meghan Collison, Despite being tucked in the heart of the Canadian Rockies, the so-called "Gateway to the North" Edmonton is a multi-cultural hub that has one of Canada's largest Asian populations outside of Southeast Asian with a combined provincial population of 155,000-plus between it and Calgary to the south.
One such individual who is a product of the diverse and multi-faceted region is Instagram bikini and lingerie model, Jasmine Simpson.
A perfect reflection of her diverse hometown, the Alberta-born beauty is a intoxicating mix of ethnic culture, thanks to her German, Chinese, Vietnamese and native American heritage. Despite being a petite five feet tall, the 23-year-old mother of two is a head-turner, thanks to appearing in publications such as Ethereal Magazine.
Born in Edmonton, raised in Calgary and now based in sunny Los Angeles, Simpson is not only the latest in Canadian-born beauties to migrate to SoCal, but may also be one of the hottest thanks to her impressive portfolio of lingerie, bikini and fitness posts on Instagram.
Below is my Q and A with the Edmonton-born eski-hottie as we talk life in LA, the proper pronunciation of Calgary, and being a Oilers fan growing up deep in enemy territory up north.
Name: Jasmine Simpson
Age: 23
Height: 5'0
Birthplace: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Residence: Los Angeles, California
Measurements: 34A-26-33
Social Media Links: Instagram: @itsjasminesimpson | Twitter: @jasminesimp | Snapchat: Leenglui
Modeling Agency: Independent freelance model/Wunder Agency
Notable Brands, Publications and Media Featured In: Ethereal Magazine
How's Los Angeles treating you these days? Its been great ! Its been a journey but such a beautiful place to be & so much opportunity!
Since you're from Calgary, is is CAL-GARY or CAL-GA-REE? Haha, it is CAL-GA-REE
Keep up with the Flames, or have you converted to the Kings or Ducks? I unfortunately haven't been keeping up with any sports I've been so busy! PLUS they aren't so big on hockey here!!
What has been the best place you've been too and visited so far? The best place I have visited so far in SoCal is La Jolla
You have a very unique exotic and diverse look, do you feel that has helped or hindered you in modeling? To be honest, I believe so .. I can go from glam to boho in 2.5 seconds & sometimes people don't even recognize me in photos…its a blessing and a cure at the same time!
What kind of model are you (IG, fitness, bikini, lingerie) My main platform is Instagram : @Itsjasminesimpson, I do bikini , lingerie and I am hoping to starting branching off to fitness . Once I start getting back into my routine again.
How long have you been modeling? I've have been modeling for a total of 4 months now .
What first inspired you to become one? I have always love doing my hair & make up , and anyone who knows me knows I love me some selfies ! Its funny cause it actually didn't come across my mind to even get into modeling until I came across this ad on Craigslist , so I submitted my photos as a joke thinking "ooh right as if they would get back to me." sure enough they did … and its sparked my interested since .
As a model, do you feel that more can be done by those in the industry? Why and why not? As a model, I feel like a lot of work goes into to perfecting our portfolio's , finding the right team to work closely with , networking & also with events and bookings etc. What we do within the industry is great already ! If anything, I just always believe it should be a positive & uplifting community, we could always use lots of that!
How do you loved ones and family feel abut you being in modeling? They love it, they are so supportive of it and push me every step of the way. Especially my mother, she's my cheerleader & momager! The sweetest and most selfless woman you'll meet .
Where has been your favorite place to shoot? My favorite place to shoot has been in La Jolla , the Pierr & cliffs were so absolutely stunning i had to stay behind after just to watch the tide come up .
What is the most exciting aspect of modeling? The most amazing part of it all is that its so diverse , you can pick a specific niche and if it doesn't work for you…its on to the next one. You also get to meet such an amazing amount of people , networking has changed my life for the better. Some say I'm a social butterfly.
With fall right around the corner, what fashion and style tips and trends do you have for looking good when the temperature drops? I absolutely adore the off the shoulder knitted look . It's so laid back but sexy at the same time ! The type jeans with boots type things , NO UGGS ! PLEASE NO . My style is pretty simple but sexy at the same time … less is more !
Athleisure? Fashion or fitness fad? I'm pretty diverse when it comes to this, I love Athleisure as a mom of two this is a MUST in our wardrobe for those errands & house cleaning days. Now , catch me on a good day & you have glam and fashion on the top charts. Can't go wrong with either.
Within the industry, who is your modeling inspiration? I would definitely have to say Khloe Terae , she's classy but sexy at the same time.
What is your workout and fitness secret to staying in shape? Kids. Haha, just kidding! I would say just eating healthy and sleeping well plays a HUGE part in it and than throwing in a few work outs here and there is great at first, develop and consistent routine and than just keep training harder. The worst thing to do would be to jump in two feet deep & give up. Baby steps.
What would you say is your best feature? I would have to say my jawline. My features tend to be more defined, ESPECIALLY with the contouring. Thank Jesus for contouring! haha.
Any future projects coming down the pipeline? I have a few in store that are brewing as of right now, hang tight!
Outside of modeling, what are your hobbies? I absolutely adore spending time with my kids, my family and friends . Aside from that, reading, sitting by the beach, walks, talks, eating & we can't forget painting. If I just need some quiet time to myself, unwind & clear my thoughts. painting is the way to go!
Sports question: Who are your favorite teams and clubs? It's funny you asked, I actually root for the Oilers. I moved to California from Calgary! BUT, I was born in Edmonton, Alberta, which is 3 hours away from Calgary. GOOO OILERS!
What advice would you give to women aspiring to get into modeling? Oh gosh. Do what your heart pulls you to do . DO NOT let ANYONE tell you that you can't do it because it will be to difficult , or there isn't enough opportunity, etc. I had everyone tell me under the sun that I couldn't make it and that it would take years for me to get noticed BUT I also had the positive people in my life who told me different and kept pushing me to go further on days, I would doubt myself, surround yourself with good people .
All I am saying is DONT doubt yourself. If you have a passion for modeling & a passion for networking , do it . You will only become successful doing what you love doing from the heart. Just be sure your consistent with what your doing & all else with fall into place! I promise.
Special thanks to Jasmine Simpson for her time and assistance during the Q and A interview process. All images used with permission and are the rightful property of their respective owners.


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Quacky races get underway in Stowmarket
PUBLISHED: 21:55 08 June 2019 | UPDATED: 18:22 09 June 2019
It all went quackers in Stowmarket as the 1st Combs scout group held their annual fundraising duck race.
Now in its 31st year, the fun event raises thousands for the 1st Combs scout group by racing plastic ducks down the River Rat in Pikes Meadow park in Combs Ford.
Group scout leader David Jameson said the annual event was the major fundraiser for the unit.
"It's a huge day for us, it's our biggest fundraiser of the year," he said.
"All the scouts love it, they really put their hearts into it and it's great for the parents and the community to come and see them working on all the stalls.
"As well as the race we like to have old-style fete events such as the coconut shy and the plate smashing stands as they are always popular."
There were three races, including one for children, and Mayor of Stowmarket Paul Ekpenyong helped start them off.
He said: "I'm delighted to be here and to be able to help the scouts, this is always such a fun event.
"It's also a fabulous community event for Combs Ford and Pike's Meadow is the perfect place for it, we are very lucky to have it here in our town."
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August sees a new progressive material released on Screen Recordings, under the signature of two young progressive and breaks producers, Snake Sedrick and Andro. About the first one I can tell you he hails from Budapest, Hungary, on his real name Zoltan Hedrick, born in 1980, and now living in Adand. After getting contact with Mo Shic at a party on Pacha Bar, Zoltan was asked to make a track for Mo Shic's Dj Mag compilation, which also happened. And so, the March of 2003 saw the compilation cd and also Snake Sedrick's first track officially on the market. Andro (Gabor Baki) is another talented young guy who amazed and got himself noticed with his productions. Working with labels such as Screen Records (Italy), Cyber Records (Holland), Nascent Records (UK), Gravitation Records (UK) etc, and also enjoying support from great djs like Sasha, John Digweed, Satoshi Tomiie, Hector Romero, Anthony Pappa, Andro gained some experience and the future wants him to really impress with his music, which we hope, will catch up the global standards. The new EP "Liquid State/Solid State" appears on the Italian label and it envisages a success, which we also wish to the two Hungarians.
On the A1 side is the track "Liquid State", written by Andro, a progressive track with a very sweet and peaceful bass line. Even from its beginning, the track gave me a mood of relax, since it has a deep and sympathetic melody, which calms you, imposing a slowly rhythm to your life, for at least a few minutes. The synths flow in sequence, and at the break down, they really succeed to impress, composing an emotional melody. The dizzy bass line overwhelms you, the strings makes you vibrate, makes you sleep and enter in a world of dreams, under the hypnotic effect of the melody. The melodic line is interminably repeating, becoming obsessive at a given moment; the track is anyway simple, it does innovate only by the melody, a melody which suggests a state of melancholy, of easy sadness, of meditation. A liquid state. The track is very good also for the club, for an warm up, al like as home.
The other part, B1, brings "Solid State", a track which as the title suggests too, is somehow much dynamic, much solid. The melodic line is kept with the same instruments, only the bass line and a part of the rhythm getting changed. Although it seems much dynamical, "Solid State" is monotone, the elements being repeated on the entire length of the tune. I could say that this kind of music is a treatment against the stress, against the daily works which bray our nerves and bodies. Back to the release, the bass line is somehow much somber here, much dark, and even the entire track as a whole gives an air of sadness, an easy pessimism. At the end, we discover again the break down which closes a new melodic and harmonic progressive material.
The two tracks are indeed great, they take us with the head in the clouds but with the foot on the ground, and they caught the attention of some good djs like Hernan Cattaneo, G-Pal, Anthony Pappa, Chus etc.
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Event Detail
Fri Oct 23, 2015–Sat Oct 24, 2015
60 Evans Hall, 11:10 PM–1 AM
|Logic Colloquium
Larry Moss (Professor of Mathematics, Indiana University, Bloomington)
Natural Logic
Much of modern logic originates in work on the foundations of mathematics. My talk reports on work in logic that has a different goal, the study of inference in language. This study leads to what I will call "natural logic", the enterprise of studying logical inference in languages that look more like natural language than standard logical systems. An early paper in this field is George Lakoff's 1970 paper "Linguistics and Natural Logic."
By now there is a growing body of work which presents logical systems that differ from first-order logic in various ways. Most of the systems are complete and decidable. Some are modern versions of syllogistic logic, but with additional features not present in syllogistic logics. And then there are flavors of logic which look rather far from either traditional or modern logic.
The talk will be programmatic and far-ranging rather than detailed. I hope to touch on computer implementations of natural logics, teaching materials on this topic, and interactions of logic and cognitive science. And keeping with most other talks in the Logic Colloquium, I'll show that the whole subject of natural logic is full of questions with mathematical interest.


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Tell President Obama: Stop the Supply Chain to Syrian Atrocities
The crisis in Syria is a human rights catastrophe. Over 70,000 Syrians have been killed — mostly civilians, over 4000 children — since the democracy movement started on March 15, 2011. The number is mounting with no end in sight.
President Barack Obama has issued numerous sanctions against Syria. But as the crisis spirals as they have very little effect.
Mass atrocities are complex, organized crimes. The Assad regime requires the assistance of "enablers" — governments, commercial entities, and individuals that provide resources, goods, services, or other support that sustain the commission of atrocities. Together, these enablers form a supply chain that fuels Assad's crimes against humanity. The United States is well poised to disrupt this chain.
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Henstead Exotic Garden – what happened next
February's talk was given by Andrew Brogan from Henstead Exotic Garden . He entertained us all again with his story of how he had moved from urban London to rural Suffolk, and had gradually planted and landscaped his garden, whilst increasing its size by befriending the eccentric owner of the adjoining estate.
Andrew showed lots of photos of the garden (and an eclectic selection of additional images) on the large, new screen, which certainly enhanced the experience. He described arranging 35 tons of Derbyshire rocks, and showed some of the hard work required to construct the different areas of hard landscaping in his garden. One of his main themes was that it is not necessary to bring exotic plants indoors in the winter, as long as you plant carefully and are prepared to take a risk- one of his photos was of his plants covered in snow and ice. Although hardy palms do not like wind, he assured us that they can survive down to minus 17 degrees.
He also stressed the importance of creating a micro-climate in your garden and learning what will survive where. Andrew also uses a mixture of true exotics and other plants which help to create the impression, such as ferns. He has been very successful with bamboos, and mentioned one type which can grow up to a foot per day and reaches 30 feet high – not for the faint-hearted! He has also left native trees at the back of his garden as they help to create the right backdrop, despite not being 'exotic'.
There were two trees he showed, which particularly struck me - the strawberry tree – which I have looked up and shall be buying soon - arbutus unedo, which has beautiful red bark. Although it is mediterranean it grows in Ireland (and Suffolk!), so should be safe in Norfolk. The other was the evergreen magnolia, with huge, but short-lived lemony flowers in August.
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Kids' Beauty Pageants: What You'll Need to be Competitive
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If you read my article about entering your first beauty pageants, you know that I strongly suggest making a "trial run" or two before making the financial commitment to being a serious competitor in pageants. If your litte girl isn't "into" pageants, or if she's really shy or afraid on stage, don't waste your money - pageant supplies aren't cheap. If that's the case, you might want to stick to natural pageants for your trial runs, where you don't have to purchase so many expensive items.
If you want to be serious about winning glitz pageants, you have to make an investment - not only of money, but also of time. Below are the things you'll need:
Coach: Get a pageant or modeling coach. Your little girl will need to learn how to model and walk on stage. Even the very young girls will need to learn "cutesy" things to do on stage. Your coach can also help with advice on hair styles and dress and be an all-around great source for advice. Lessons typically cost around $100 per hour from a top coach.
Pageant hair: You'll need to purchase a wig, a wiglet, a fall, or a mini-fall. Get one made of real human hair. Your coach can offer suggestions on how best to "do" your child's hair. Find a color chart so that you can find out which hair shade your child will need. There are several internet sources that sell these. Sometimes you can find a used one on Ebay. Don't worry - your hair and makeup person will wash and set the wig or fall before your daughter wears it.
Dress: You'll need a gorgeous dress in a color that will enhance your child's natural beauty and coloring. If your DD (pageant lingo for darling daughter) is under the age of ten, she'll need a short dress with a full cupcake skirt and a lot of Swarovski stones. If she's over ten, she'll need a ball gown with a full skirt and Swarovski stones. The teen division starts at thirteen, and these girls usually wear a mermaid-style dress or either a ball gown with a skirt that's not so full. Your pageant coach can help you with selecting a dress. A good place to find used pageant dresses for sale is Ebay or on one of the voy pageant boards. If you want a new dress made especially for your DD, your coach can point you to a winning dressmaker. These dresses aren't cheap. A used competitive dress for a child will cost from about $500 to over $1,000. A new custom-made dress, of course, is usually significantly more. If you're not ready to purchase a dress, you can rent a good one for around $75 to $150 per pageant. Note: You might also purchase a cheaper dress online or from a shop and do the stoning yourself. Read my article about stoning.
Dress tips: Very few little girls can pull off wearing red, or any dark color, for that matter. Some pageants don't like to see 10-12 girls in strapless dresses. Even if you purchase a dress without straps, a pageant seamstress can add halter straps to match the dress. Your pageant coach can help you with color and style selection.
Flipper: Your DD will need a flipper - a mouthpiece that fits over her top teeth to give her the appeanance of perfectly straight, dazzling white teeth. You can find them online, or you can ask your pageant coach about where to find one from a reputable source. A flipper costs about $250-$300.
Shoes: Little girls in short dresses need plain white Mary Janes with a matte finish. These should be worn with white lacy ankle socks - but don't get the ones with too many rows of lace. Girls in the 10-12 division need a pair of clear, open-toed shoes to wear with their ball gown. Most girls like a shoe with a 3 or 4-inch chunky heel. The height raises the gown and the chunky heel gives the girl more stability when walking.
Hair and makeup: Have this done by a professional at the pageant. Price varies widely from pageant to pageant. At a small local pageant, you can get a good artist for around $65. At a big national pageant, this same person will charge more because of demand.
Tanning: If your DD is caucasian, she'll need to be tanned before going on stage. Many hair and makeup people also do tanning. Don't attempt to do this yourself to save a few bucks unless you have a lot of experience. Your DD could turn out streaked, spotted, or orange. The average price for tanning is around $25.
Jewelry: Little girls will need a pair of simple simulated-diamond studs. The older girls will need a pair of cluster earrings or a pair of dainty dangling earrings. These should be done in AB Swarovski stones or in colored stones that match the dress. Most of the little girls wear a choker that matches their dress. Girls in 10-12 with a halter neckline won't need a necklace, either. Otherwise, 10-12 girls can wear a necklace made of Swarovski beads in crystal, AB, stones to match the dress, or with a combination of stones. You can easily make your own necklace like this or buy one from a pageant person.
Number pin: When you enter the pageant, you'll receive your DD's number on a piece of paper that has to be pinned to her dress. The pageant staff will provide a straight pin for this purpose. This is okay, but a crown pin will look a lot better. You can find crown pins online and in pageant shops. Also, these are often sold at larger pageants by vendors set up in the lobby. The cost for such a pin is nominal, usually from $2 up to over $10.
Hair adorments: Most little girls wear a hair bow that matches their dress.The bow should have a few Swarovski stones on it to make it sparkle. Girls in the 10-12 division need a barrette that's adorned with Swarovski stones in AB, in the dress color, or in a mixture of both. Some girls wear silk flowers the color of the dress that have been embellished with stones and glued to a hair clip.
Pageant photos: The judges see and judge the photos before they ever see the girls. This is the judge's first impression of your DD, so make it a good one. It's a good idea to enter more than one photo. Include glitz and natural photos, and place each in a photo-protector sleeve. On the back of the photo, place a sheet that has the girl's name and age division.
Final note
Beauty pageants aren't for everyone. If your child doesn't want to compete in pageants, please don't force her to do so. This activity should be for the child - not for the mom. One of my granddaughters and my niece absolutely adore being in pageants! Another granddaughter, however, doesn't care for them at all, so we don't force her into them. Also, it's important for pageant moms to have the right attitude about competing. It shouldn't be all about winning. Think of it as a way to spend a fun day with your daughter, when she can be "princess for a day."
To read more about pageants, click on the article links below. Check back later, too - more articles will be coming!
- Tips for Buying Used Pageant Dresses for Sale
If you're a pageant newbie, read this before shopping for pageant dresses!
- Beauty Contest Online
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- Beauty Pageant Moms: The Stereotype
You've seen the stereotype. And if you haven't seen it, you've surely heard about it. You know - the typical pageant mom. The one with bad teeth, ill-fitting clothes, and a fifth grade education. The ones...
- Hottest Fashions for Little Girls
How can your little diva look cool at school? By wearing the hottest new fashions, of course! Below are some suggestions for dressing your princess in fashions she'll love: Color: This year, it's all about...
- How to Stone a Dress
My friend Sandi Woodson and I stoned this winning dress. Everyone involved with glitz beauty pageants understands the importance of adding bling to a girl's dress. The rhinestones catch the stage lights and...
- Beauty Pageant Photo
If you're serious about winning a beauty pageant, you must have the right photo. This rule holds true for big pageants like state and national finals, as well as for many local pageants. Sometimes,...
- Beauty Pageant Rules
A typical glitz photo. If you're new to beauty pageants, you might not realize all the different types of pageants. There are glitzy pageants, natural pageants, semi-glitz pageants, face pageants, online...
- Kids' Beauty Pageants: Good or Bad
There has been a debate raging for years about beauty pageants, especially about entering young children in such pageants. Many people think they're evil, claiming that the pageants are more for the...
- First Beauty Pageant: Tips for Kids
If your little diva is itching to be in a beauty pageant, there are many things you need to consider before filling out that entry form and sending in the entry fee. Beauty pageants - even small local ones...
Disgusting. Why the h*ll would a grown person judge a child on their phiycsal apperance? It's sick. And the amount of makeup they put on those girls is ridiculous. I don't even know grown women who wear that much makeup in a week instead of looking like toddlers and young girls they end up looking like short 30 year old women.It teaches them the I'm pretty so I get money and fame and whatever I want! attitude, and teaches them that if they aren't as pretty as other girls, then they are not good enough. I know they have talent' sections in those pageants, but when it all comes down to it, it's about what they LOOK like. Again, what sick person would think it's okay to judge a CHILD on their physcial apperance?
Ashley, how old are you? And where in Michigan do you live? I might know some people
hannah, get a dress that is a prom dress but don't get it too puffy. Get one that has only a couple layers.
Oh and I have braces. Will that affect me at all? I'm above
Hi my name is Megan and I'm 15 and I love the show Toddlers and Tiaras and I really want to be in a pageant but I don't want to tell my mom because she thinks I don't want to be in them. Am I too old to start being in pageants? And how can I tell her? Even if I'm just in natural first. And I found a natural pageant by me but I can't find glitz. Can you help? Thanks
If u have braces u shouldn't get flippers because the flipper would be really big. don't worry, they wont take off points or anything like that if u have braces. i had braces 2 and iv also seen a number of people who won ultimate grand supreme who have braces
Hey girl! I'm 14 and my 12 yr old sis and I really want to try pageants. We have both had braces but should we buy flippers to enhance our smiles even ore by making them whiter?
i live in ca i want to do pagents so bad but my mom says NO.
i think its because their expsesive.can u help me?
to find cheap pagent dresses?
for a 11 year old girl.
Do you know where i can find any pageant coaches or modeling agents in Michigan??
hi i am 12 and i want to star doing pageants REALLY BAD but i don't know what kind of dress to wear because i am too old for a cupcake dress. should i wear like a cinderella prom dress or just like a long dress with no poof in it at all ?
This helped me so much, I'm doing my first pageant in august. I got accepted to NAMiss Pageant.
hi, i'm elsa 22 years old, student in photography in an art school in Paris, for a project on a futur ersamus, i would like to make a photographic reportage about beauty pageants in california. I would like also to establish contact with families interested by my artistic project. If you know people thanks to send me e-mail !
my website : elsaparra.viewbook.com
i am not new to pageants and i kill it on stage so anyone that has been doing it for a long time watch out cause im good
Hi Habee,
I'm 13 and would LOVE to enter a pageant, but I'm not sure if my mum will let me, is there any sort of way to let me enter one? Also I have a few spots but there clearing up very nicely, Also what kinda dress do I need?
- Thanks, Adel
Hi, I've been watching toddlers and tiaras for a while and I've always wanted to do glitz pageants. I've seen older girls do it like 18+ and I'm 17. is that to old to start? I feel like it is. But I've been thinking about it a lot because I know when I have a kid I want her to do pageants. Can you help me find pageants close to my area for my age? And where i can get all the necessary items for it? thanks :)
Hi Habee!
My little sister is interested in competing in glitz pageants, but this is her first one, and I was wondering if you knew any ideas for a denim wear competition that would wow the judges.
Tiana... u r so off its unreal! everyone is entitled to their own opinions but atleast get the facts right! A spray tan doesn't. Stain skin it sits on top of it like ur makeup and can be removed with hand sanatizer at any time. Have u ever been in a sport at all? Just like a sport u dress for the occasion and try to be ur best it requires skill just like a sport and in a way a judge is like a ref. They point out when ur not doing things correctly so if pageants are bad so is football baseball lacrosse soccer tennis and everything else! Not everyone uses a hairpeice but if ya ask me its a safety maneuver. U curl ur wiglet to give u the big hair look without burning ur natural hair... and finally what do u mean making them be something they are not? What beauty queens? Our daughters are beautiful that's why they are in pageants! didn't u ever wanna be a princess for a day when u were younger?
Im a senior high school student and im doing an research on child pageants and find it so sad how mothers are obsessed with getting their daughters, "glitz". Really people? Temporarily staining your childrens skin, and giving them false teeth, but giving it a better looking name called "flippers". Pageants should be more natural and less fake.. don't get me wrong i love getting make up on and putting cute otufits on and going out with all my girlfriends, put to compete for beauty, and pay people to make your daughter a better competitor is just sad. And fake hair? Amazes me. Common people, be more natural and stop teaching your daughters to be fake, and something they're really not.
I am doing my first pageant and I don't know where to find winglets online, do u think u can help me?
pageants are a waste of time and money
Habee I need help on how to convince my parents to let me enter a pageant! ANYONE!!!!! PLEASE!!!!!!!!!!
Aly try dreamdollsworld.com. This pageant is in Canada.
u can be any race to be in a pageant. www.missheartoftheusa.com: Try this don't know if helps.
im black can i be in a beauty pageant ? If so, do you know if there are any in Jackson MS?
hi i want to know how much does it cost to enter a pageant
hi im going to do my first pageant in the summer and i don't know much about the walk and facial expressions and the general attitude on stage
Hi, um... I just was watching toddlers and tieras and what they do looks so fun. There's only one prob. I am a very athletic sports kid and if I ask my then she will laugh at me intill she knows I'm serious. If my friends find out then they won't think of me as a sports kid anymore. I don't want that to happen. And I prob won't even like it but what if I do. I don't no what to do and need help!
Hi I want my mom to enter me in a pageant , I was thinking that we could start with a natural pagent, how can I convince her to enter me in one?
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I really want to do a glitz beauty pageant im almost 12 my friend is doing it too. How do i convince my parents to let me do pageants? Please respond.
hello everyone, I'm an italian documentary filmmaker living in NYC right now. Last year I did a documentary about 3 eleven years old girls who models and work in the entertainment industry in milano. the film got screened on italian tv's and got a lot of attention on te topic. Now that i'm in New York i would love to know more about the experience of american children, parents, casting directors (anyone involved in the beauty pageants/fashion business can have an interesting point of view for me!) who work in the world of beauty pageants and/or modelling, advertising.
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I'm entering my daughter in the universal royalty pageant in plano tx... It will be her first one. And she will be 1year old. What will I need beside dress shoes and socks.. she has enough hair to put a small ponytail so will she need a small fall? What about make up? Anyone with tips please email me at email@example.com
help im desprate after watching several episodes of toddlers and tiaras i NNNNEEEEDDDD to be on that show please help i don't care if its not even habee some one just help please im desperate please helpme i need a dress need a sign up sheet please help
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im lillie i am 11 years old this really helped my mom and i so thanks
I'm 12 and having my first pageant in a month. I have no clue how to walk. I mean its just a school pageant but I'm gonna be in real ones I need help. Oh and one more thing, my dad thinks pageants are bad.
Do you exactly have to have a coach to try to win, because they are VERY exspsive?
i don't even care if its habee who helps... just somebody :) thanks
i REALLY want to do a natural pageant but the problem is my family is really tight on money i am only 11 and am gonna start babysitting soon but i don't know how much total it would cost can you help NO GLITZ (i live in WA)
I am doing more of a beauty walk thing for my school and I was wondering what color would look best with my brown hair, blue eyes, and kinda tanned self. I also am wondering what I should fill in here:
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My parents are divorced and my mom is remarried. What should I do?
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my name is alyssa habee please help me im 9 and im trying to get my mom and dad to let me be in pageants my parents are divorced so how would i do pageants i have been doing so much research and doing all the work on trying to find a dress and a sign up sheet for the show toddlers and tiaras please help
Hi, I'm 13 and desperate to do a Glitz pageant after watching countless episodes of Toddlers and Tiaras on YouTube. As several other girls in similar situations have said, my parents (especially my Dad) do not approve whatsoever. I'm too scared to ask because I know what the reaction will be after hearing their opinions on the matter. I am based in the UK, which makes it even harder for me to compete as the only pageants over here are natural(ish), but I am thinking of offering to arrange everything I need for one, and the next time we are in New York, entering.. That is, if my parents actually agree. I'm not really interested in doing natural pageants, so doing them in the UK isn't a great option for me. Any ideas? Thanks.
i'm 11 and i live in egypt no beauty pageants for kids here. Are there any in the USA that will allow me to join?
im 9 and i want to be in pageants so bad for the show todders and tiaras and this has been so helpful but i need to find a sign up sheet but where and i need a dress where do i get them
i 9 and i want to be in pageants so bad
My name is evette i am 12 years old i really want to be in pageants my mom wants me to be in them to but we don't know where to begin can you help us
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My daughter is 2 and wwe have done 6 natural pageants and she has won all of them,. We have about 6 more to do before may.. she is going to be going to state finals. even though we have been doing pageants its still always new. for state would you have any pointers on how she can stand out from the crowd.. this will be natural but the girls do wear semi glitz dresses.. she has #14 hair color light golden brown and brown eyes what would you think would be a good color dress for her.. thank you
yea sane here but im 11 she says if i do it she will make me get my eyebrows plucked do you know how much that hurts!!!!!!!!!
My mom thinks pageants are demeaning to women especially glitz but I really want to compete. Shes says 10 year olds (I am 10) should"t do it so please help me convince her!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Hello I'm Gracie and I am 13 and i am getting the money to go into a pageant and I am certain that I want to do a glitz pageant cuz I love dressing up. I really like the article and was wondering if u were a coach or if u knew so chep coaches because the Lilly hood of u living near me is unlikely. My mom and sister don't like pageants but I really do and I have already made up a routine and have done a lot the other problem is my mom won't buy stuff or let me buy stuff off the Internet and I can't find anything down town everything is on the Internet plez respond thank you sooooooooo much talk to u soon
I am looking for a glitz pageant coach in georgia. Please email me a list of coachs if you know them thanks! email@example.com
hi, i was wondering if you could answer a question for me. i was thinking about possibly trying to get into doing hair and make-up for pageants, so my question for you would be would know how i should go about starting something like this. i would really appreciate any advice you could give me. thank you and i look forward to hearing back from you!!
oh, and another thing (sorry that I'm bothering you so much) so I live in New York (Harrison, New York to be specific) and I have been looking online for beauty pageants with 13 year old age groups and I haven't found any pageants for that except for Miss America and Miss New York and Miss teen New York and all of that stuff but I need a beginners pageant. my mom said that she might let me enter in pageants if I found a pageant I could do in New York but all of the pageants for my age that I have her of like Universal Royalty has pageants in the south and my mom doesn't " want to fly all the way south for one stupid pageant". Do you know of any pageants for me in New York and/or a website address to help me find them?
Hi Habee it's me again (and sorry that my last blog was so long) I just wanted to add that I have been also making my own routines for swim wear (I practiced it a lot and I really want to show it off at a pageant) and I need help on beauty and outfit of choice (I'm thinking that I want to do a western wear for it at my first pageant if I get to do pageants) do you know any good pageant coaches and also hair and makeup stylists. Thanks again.
Hi Habee, I am 13 and I need advice on convincing my parents to let me do beauty pageants, much like Maeggan and Skyla. I really really want to do pageants but my family thinks that it is crazy, although I'm dead serious about wanting to compete. I have it on my Christmas list but it's not likely that I'm going to get it. I have been searching for pageant clothes and hair pieces and coaches online just in case and I am trying to save up as much money as I can to see if my mom will let me do it if I use my own money. Please help me with advice on convincing my parents. Thanks.
oh sorry i forgot to say im only 9 years old and i really need advice on helping my mom to let me and its a spiecal dream of mine to be a pageants girl ,need help
im a little girl who dreams about being in pageants i have never done it any advice
hi habee im 11 and i want to compete in glitz pageants
and i live in canada but my mom said that i cant compete but i really want to and any tips on convincing her? please help
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hey i was wonder how much does glam pictures cost for the retouching and everything
hi my name is shaianne and i am ten i was wondering what i could do for my pageant in dec
I have an infant and she'll be 6 months old when the pageant takes place. However, there is a Talent portion. How does a 6 month old participate in a Talent event? Can you give me some ideas please? I'm at a total loss. :(
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im 11 and my mom finally agreed 4 me to be in pageants. im a colored girl but clueless about make-up and dresses that will go with my skin tone. i also want to know how to create my own pageant routine and make it look professional
Is it ok for a 4 yr old to wear dress socks with open toed dress shoes for a pageant?
my daughter wants to be in pagents but it cost way to much do u know how we could do it and not pay hundreds of dollars
I Would love to be in a glitz pageant and my mom agrees but do you have to have a flipper I'm 11 and do i need a glitz dress because i saw some glitz girls who are 12 or 13 and they don't wear glitz dresses anymore also do u know anyone who can do a glitz picture in Canada Ontario Toronto because my mom doesn't know how
We are very new to the pageant world and have placed with a supreme title at the last 3 pageants my DD has done, but at the last pageant one of the judges told me that i needed to make sure that the eye makeup my daughter is wearing is the right look for a pageant bc what we are doing seems to be more dance makeup... are their specific guidelines for pageant eye makeup? my DD is 8... Thanks!
Hi I am 12 I haven't told my mom I want to do glitz pagents yet, because I am afriad to tell her. And if I tell her she will Think that its WAY to expense, exspecialy glitz pagents. I want to do a glitz pagent soooooo bad but my mom is against them. WHAT DO I DO?!
I have asked my mom to let me in pageants she said no and not to ask her again I've taken all ur advice but none of it works but I would do anything to be in pageants
my dauther is in pagents and tis helps alot
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I just turned 13 years old, and hopefully will be in my first pageant soon. One question about dresses, should I wear a full ballgown, or try a mermaid dress? In the pageant I'm planning on being in, the age group is 10-13. I didn't know if because I was with the younger girls, I stuck with the ballgown, or if because I am 13, go with the mermaid.


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BURLINGTON, Massachusetts (October 19, 2006) Following on the footsteps of this year's highly successful introductions of the Slate" 100 switcher at NAB, Slate" 1000 at InfoComm and Slate" 2100 at IBC, Broadcast Pix will demonstrate its entire family of Slate switchers at the Government Video & Technology Expo. This marks the first exposition where the entire Slate family will be shown. It is the first U.S. appearance of the Slate 2100, the largest Slate switcher.
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At a time of pride over the Olympics – we're celebrating too!!! Find out why?
Today I feel hugely proud of our company, Mellow Media Ltd, as I have just attended a meeting which brought to a close three months' work on an amazing project.
We have played an important part in running, developing and implementing a marketing strategy to raise well over £4m in just six weeks.
Let's just think about that for a moment – that's £666,667 a week or £95,238 every day.
Anyone connected with me on my social media network could have picked up my messages and tweets about Westmill Solar Cooperative or @westmillsolar.
It was the brainchild of Wiltshire farmer and entrepreneur Adam Twine to create a solar power station on his land but, instead of allowing a big company in to run the station, offer it up to people within the wider community. A less lucrative option for him – but in keeping with his green ethics.
Investors could bid for shares by putting in an investment of between £250 and £20k maximum. If successful, the cooperative will allow one investment, one vote. The aim was to make the cooperative accessible, open to as many people as possible and giving all an equal say, regardless of their investment or wealth.
Adam has created a similar project before, on the same site, Westmill Windfarm – that had taken years to come to fruition and had also raised a similar sum in community shares but over a longer period, 12 weeks – and a different economic time -2007. Five years on, it has over 2,000 investors and is providing strong returns on that investment.
This time, while the integrity of the project was clear, it seemed a tall order to raise that much money. Together we came up with a marketing strategy which involved much PR, advertising, leafleting, e-mailing and other features. In our case, we looked after PR, advised on other parts of the strategy as and when required.
We'd worked on the project from mid-May working towards the opening of a share offer in mid-June which would stay open for around six weeks – a cut-off date of July 31. The aim was to raise more than £4m from would-be investors to create the UK's only community-run solar power station.
In fact the world's largest community run solar power station.
This was a big ask. We are in a long-term economic depression with many businesses being happy just to survive. And many families suffering a stagnation or drop in income.
In our favour, we had a small, but illustrious team of people hoping to raise that kind of money in a short space of time. And fantastic partners who would step in to help out and support us as much as possible. And the offer on the table was a strong one – returns way above anything a bank could offer at the moment, or for the foreseeable future.
But, of course, PR is never guaranteed. This felt like a test of the value of PR as it's so difficult to quantify. It's about brand, messaging, information sharing and story-telling all rolled into one. So we stuck to our basic principles of telling a story well, with accuracy and always a picture. And we always had something new to say – a new nugget, a new angle.
When the share offer closed on July 31, it was over-subscribed by some margin. The message had clearly got out there. How did that happen?
As it was a project rather than a 'slow burn PR strategy for the long-term', I tracked some of the coverage we received. I found almost 100 separate items both online and offline. More than 50 per cent were online, and often, but not exclusively, within the specialist 'green' or 'renewable energy' sector.
More than 30 per cent were articles and features in the local press – within a 40km radius covering Wiltshire, Oxfordshire, Gloucestershire and Bristol.
There were around eight radio interviews or mentions in that period and two exposures on regional television. As for the national press, there were five items in total, on and offline.
None of this included the fact that traditional written articles which appear in a newspaper, magazine or paper publication also tend to appear online – so the online total was probably much higher.
As the ideal target was reached, our role has now ended. But has it? When involved in a project like this which had a very specific beginning, middle and end – something always remains.
For me it's a deeper respect for those who work in the renewable energy sector, who do so, often in the face of much cynicism because they feel it's the right thing to do. Even though they might have to justify their position often.
Friends have been made, connections forged which will continue in to the future. And it's this legacy, at a personal level, which will mean the most.


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'Housewives of OC' star stopping plastic surgery for now
HollywoodNews.com: The 'Real Housewives of Orange County' never shy away from plastic surgery, but now one of them is taking a break from it.
Alexis Bellino recently opened up about holding off on surgery after getting her nose done, states RadarOnline. "I think I am decades away from more plastic surgery. I think the rhino (plasty) slash sinus put me way over the top," Bellino admitted.
"I am not someone who is desperate to get back for my next nip and tuck. In 20 or 30 years if I think I need it – I hope I don't – I may get a little work on my face done," Bellino continued.
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Will @ 2 Years and 8 1/2 Months
The last time I wrote an update for Will was when he turned two and half so I thought I would do a short update again before he turns 3 in November!
Will is about 33 pounds and at least 3 feet tall? I don't know the exact measurements, but he's wearing 3T/4T tops and shorts (his entire wardrobe is from Old Navy) this summer. Yesterday I bought a bunch of new "roll-up" pants for Will for this fall/winter. They are size 4T. I think the waist should be just fine and since they are meant to be rolled up, the length should be okay as well. Will is a solid little guy and still has a very round tummy. I don't expect him to be a lanky teenager when he gets older!
Potty Training and School
The biggest thing that happened in his life recently is BEING POTTY TRAINED. I still can't believe how easy the entire process was. He really embraced the potty like a champ and I couldn't be more proud. Not only he's daytime trained, but he has been waking up dry for the past few days now. Seriously, pinch me. This kid rocks.
So now that he's out of diapers, he's officially going to school this fall. So, so exciting! At first we thought that him and his sister would attend the same school but just last week, a spot opened up at another school and after much thought, we decided to enroll Anna there. It's going to cause some logistic nightmare, but I believe that the new school will better prep Anna for Kindergarten so we are going for it. As for Will, he will be going to the young 3's class at Anna's old school (or his new school!) from 9-12 and then daycare in the afternoon.
I hope he enjoys school! I am already looking forward to the stuff he will bring home in his backpack.
Personality and Behavior
I can't say enough good things about Will's personality. He is so kind and generous and sweet. The other day he woke up early and was playing with the Kindle on our bed. Later Anna came bouncing by and said, "Will, can I play?" He responded, "Sure Anna!" and scooted over to make room. But because he knew what was going to happen, he followed up with, "Anna, share okay?" Haha, too cute and smart. Then on another occasion, Anna was crying (again) and he tried to console her by opening a photo album to the picture of her and Pooh at Disney World and said, "Anna, see. Happy." Best brother ever.
Will is very much a boy – he's all around rambunctious. He falls and trips, but rarely cries unless it really hurts. He's not picky about clothes and just wants to get dressed as quickly as possible so he can go play.
I am still waiting for the terrible 2's because it has been non-existent with Will. He rarely gets upset, even when he doesn't get his way. And on those few times when he does cry, he gets over them pretty quickly. He's just an easy kid overall. I hope I didn't just jinx myself by saying that! I remember with Anna things got really tough the months leading up to her 3's and continue to be tough even now. I am crossing my fingers that that's not the case with Will.
But as great as Will is, there are some challenges. Sometimes it's tough go get Will to listen. I have to repeat myself for the umpteenth time before he listens and do what was told. I get a lot of no's from him and have to do lots of bribing. He can also be very stubborn. We hardly use strollers anymore, but once he's tired of walking he wants to be carried and will stand at the same spot until we pick him up. To make sure that he doesn't always get what he wants, we make him walk a few steps more before picking him up and he usually cooperates.
Will's #1 person is me. Whenever he's in distress, he runs to me. This summer he has decided that he doesn't like the pool all that much so whenever we are in the water, he wants to cling onto us. But even when hubs promises that he won't let go, Will still prefers being in my arms instead. I think he just knows that I don't push him as hard and feels more secure. He also likes to sleep next to me in "mama bed." Sometimes he will lay on top of me like an infant. Haha, this is probably the reason why I have no baby fever. He's my own little baby, even though he's almost 3!
Will likes to be with family. This weekend we went to the park to have a picnic and ride the carousel with a special visitor, baby Andrew (he's 9 months now!). This morning, at breakfast, he was so thoughtful and asked, "When we going to see baby Andrew again?" He also likes it when everyone is happy. He often asks, "You happy mama?" And if I say yes, he smiles so big.
I don't meant to sound creepy, but I can just watch Will all day long, even when he's just sleeping. He's my most favorite boy ever. I cherish his little boy innocence and wish he could stay at this age forever, but time just marches on...


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KARACHI: CEO ARY Digital Network Salman Iqbal and boxer Amir Khan have joined hands to bring a professional boxing league to Pakistan by the name of "Super Boxing League", ARY News reported on Tuesday.
The league, first of its kind in Pakistan, will kick off following an inauguration ceremony on Thursday.
Salman Iqbal, who also owns PSL franchise Karachi Kings, and Amir Khan will jointly serve as boxing league's chairman. The tournament will see eight teams owned by cricketing and showbiz celebrities locking horns for the title.
Out of the eight teams, former Pakistan all-rounder Shahid Afridi owns Pakhtoon Warriors, legendary pacer Wasim Akram bought Multan Nawabs while CEO ARY Digital Network Salman Iqbal and actor Fahad Mustafa jointly own Karachi Cobras.
The renowned boxer announced his plans to bring the league to Pakistan in May, Outside of boxing, he is a philanthropist with his own charity organisation, Amir Khan Foundation. He is also a promoter and sponsor, the owner of Khan Promotions and Pakistan's Amir Khan Academy.


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Winter barley
There aretwo additional winter barley harvest results reported this week from Essex andPerthshire. The trend towards higher than average yields in the 2014 harvest (10.01t/ha) compared to the five-year average of 8.99 t/ha continues. The 2014yield average is 10.01 t/ha compared to the 5 year average of 8.99 t/ha.
Thesix-row hybrid feed variety Volume continues to top the yield table with ayield of 106% of the control varieties in 2014, and 107% in the five-yearaverage. The six-row conventional variety KWS Meridian has also performed wellin 2014 with a yield of 105% which compares favourably with the five-yearaverage yield of 103%.
Thetwo-row feed varieties California and KWS Glacier are performing well in 2014with a yield of 102% and KWS Tower at 101%. The five-year average yieldsprovide a better picture of variety performance over a range of seasons, andKWS Glacier, KWS Tower, Tetris, California, Cavalier, KWS Cassia and Retrieverare all consistent high yielding two-row feeds.
Brewingvarieties are about quality and not yield. SY Venture has a five-year averageyield of 98% and Talisman 99%. These yields compare favourably with theestablished varieties including Cassata (94%).
Thecandidate two-row feed varieties continue to perform well in 2014 trials andtheir current five-year average yields are Daxor (six-row conventional 106%),KWS Infinity (two-row feed 104%) and Perseus (two-row feed 103%).
Winter oilseed rape (east/west region)
Three moreyields are included this week from trials in Essex, Suffolk and Lincolnshire.The average gross output from HGCA Recommended list oilseed rape trials arecurrently 5.44 t/ha which is above the four-year average of 5.34 t/ha.Incentive, the top yielder on the current HGCA Recommended List has a grossoutput in 2014 of 109% and remains a strong performer in 2014 trials. Itperformed particularly well at the Suffolk site reported this week. Looking at the four-year average figures, Incentive and Charger, both have agross output of 106%.
There aresome impressive yields from some of the new candidates. The High oleic lowlinolenic (HOLL) variety V316 OL has a gross output of 115% in 2014 trials, andthe high yield is also reflected in the four-year average. Campus, Popular, SYHarnas, Picto and Arazzo are also strong yielding varieties from the four-yeargross output figures. The four- year average gross output figure provide abetter picture on variety performance across a range of seasons.
The firstyields from the north region will be reported next week.


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Greece needs a collective effort by itself, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the rest of the euro zone members to resolve the crisis, according to Zhu Min, Deputy Managing Director, who spoke to CNBC from the summer meeting of the World Economic Forum in Dalian, China.
"We must work together, it is the way out but politicians and governments must take decisive action now. In Greece's case we stick with the program and successfully prevent the sovereign risk contagion to the financial, particularly banking sector that is the way out," Zhu said.
Zhu Min took up his position in July as the IMF's first deputy managing director from an emerging economy – a role created by Christine Lagarde in the initial days after taking up her tenure at the helm of the IMF. The appointment was seen by some as appeasing the increasingly vocal opposition within emerging markets economies to the appointment of yet another European as the managing director of the IMF.
Zhu added that it was necessary for a capital buffer to be created to ensure the spread of the crisis was contained.
"We encourage Europe further to build a capital buffer for the banking sector. We think it's absolutely important to maintain the stability of a safe and sound banking system, it's a top priority for the current European situation. We must now implement the program," Zhu said.
Despite the 'great job' of the Greek government, Zhu warned there was still much to be done, which would not be easy.
"These are fundamental structural issues and it is not easy. There is nothing you can do without the pain and you have to commit," he said.
Zhu said the key issue in the short term for the euro zone was the European Financial Stability Fund (EFSF) – the bailout fund for the euro zone.
"We very much hope that these countries can endorse the decisions taken in July so that we can make the EFSF immediately available with flexible usage of the money. This is very important to stop the risk of contagion going any further," Zhu said.
Euro zone leaders agreed in July that the funds size should increase to 440 billion euros ($607 billion) with increased powers to intervene in stricken economies. On Wednesday, Austria failed to approve the changes to the EFSF with the vote potentially being delayed until October. Germany's parliament will vote at the end of the month.
Zhu told CNBC that without a fiscal union the problems of the currency union could not be fully and permanently resolved.
"More and more people realise that we need a fiscal union and with the EFSF we see more fiscal union. (Jean –Claude) Trichet has even mentioned we need a ministry of finance for the whole of Europe. More people also realise we need enhanced government structure in the whole region to ensure the currency union will work," he said.
In what appeared to be a plea to euro zone countries Zhu said the Fund was keen to be actively involved but members must require its services.
"The fund has always taken a very active role in participating with its members. In the past eighteen months we have been working very closely to solve these issues. The situation changes very fast and it's a daunting task," he added
Euro zone finance ministers meet in Poland on Friday to discuss the issue of Greece, which requires the next tranche of EU aid – 8 billion euros - before the end of the month to avoid running out of money in October. US Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner will also be in attendance.


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Publicis Groupe Posts Lower-Than-Expected Growth
Organic revenue in Q1 rose just 1 percent
Publicis Groupe today reported lower-than-expected first-quarter organic revenue growth of slightly more than 1 percent to $2 billion.
In releasing the results, the Paris-based holding company blamed tough comparisons in the year-earlier quarter, when it reported a 4 percent revenue gain, and continuing economic turmoil in the Eurozone.
"As I predicted, 2013 is turning out to be a difficult and contrasted vintage, with, on the one hand, the United States consolidating their growth and, on the other, Europe suffering," Publicis Groupe CEO Maurice Lévy said, in a statement. "Our first quarter ended satisfactorily and while 1.3 percent organic growth may seem modest, it is above our internal objectives and compares with the strong growth recorded in the first quarter of 2012. This is particularly true for Europe with a ten-points gap between 2012 first quarter (3.6 percent increase) and 2013 (6.5 percent decrease)."
Some analysts expected twice that level of organic growth in the first quarter: Deutsche Bank's Patrick Kirby forecast a 2.7 percent increase while Pivotal Research Group's Brian Wieser foresaw a 3.4 percent gain.
The first-quarter results were scheduled to come out after the stock market close in Paris but actually posted during trading hours today, causing the company's stock to drop by 5.4 percent at one point. (The company explained that the Q1 investor relations presentation was accidentally posted on its website for a few minutes, triggering the release of an analyst's reaction to the data.)
In Europe, excluding Russia and Turkey, the company said that organic revenue slid 6.5 percent, characterizing conditions in France and in the continent's southern countries as very "difficult."
In North America, revenue climbed 4.4 percent. Fast-growing BRIC economies and those in Mexico, Indonesia, Singapore, South Africa and Turkey posted revenue gains of 5.5 percent. In the rest of the world, revenue rose about 3 percent.
Digital revenue now accounts for 37 percent of all revenue, up from 33 percent in 2012. Advertising trails at 29 percent, compared to 31 percent at year-end, while media is unchanged at 17 percent and revenue from specialized agencies and marketing services rings up 17 percent, down from 19 percent last year.
The holding company continues to warn that 2013 will be "difficult," describing it as "a year of uncertainty, with a number of bridges to be crossed, especially for most of the European countries." However, the company believes the industry will grow by some 3 percent in 2013, with its own corporate forecast coming in at between 3.2 and 3.6 percent. Publicis said it expects its revenue will increase "slowly" in the first half of the year before picking up steam in the second half.


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The epidemiology of non-fatal injuries among 11-, 13- and 15-year old youth in 11 countries: findings from the 1998 WHO-HBSC cross national survey.
(Taylor & Francis, 2007-02-16)
The primary objective was to present a cross-country comparison of injury rates, contexts and consequences. The research design was the analysis of data from the 1998 cross-national Health Behaviour in School-aged Children ...
The Health Behaviour in School-aged Children WHO Collaborative Cross-National (HBSC) Study: Origins, concept, history and development 1982-2008.
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This paper traces the history of the HBSC study from its origins in the early 1980's to the present day describing how it was first conceptualised scientifically and how this influenced issues of study design. The challenges ...


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An event every day that begins at 12:00 am, repeating until April 29, 2019
Categories: Visual Arts
We all seek refuge and rest when we travel. St. Louis artist Solomon Thurman expands on that theme extending beyond airport travelers to other high-flyers: birds. Perch Here Between Flights is a series of 14 acrylic paintings of bird houses and birds in flight now on exhibition at St. Louis Lambert International Airport in Terminal 2, near gate E10.
Solomon Thurman is one of two famed painters who created the Airport's Black Americans in Flight mural (1990, Terminal 1) and he is the 2018 Missouri Arts Council Artist of the Year. Perch Here Between Flights is curated by Patricia "Pat" Smith Thurman, Solomon's wife. Together they founded 10th Street Gallery, an art gallery in downtown St. Louis, and were recently named co-chairs for the 2019 St. Louis Art Awards.
The paintings were inspired by a trip to Mobile, Alabama where Solomon visited an estate with more than 300 birdhouses on the property. The exhibition will be on display through April 2019.
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Johnson wins 1st ATP title at Nottingham Open
NOTTINGHAM, England (AP) Steve Johnson of the United States won his first ATP title with a 7-6 (5), 7-5 victory over Pablo Cuevas in the final of the grass-court Nottingham Open on Saturday.
The 26-year-old Californian capitalized on two of his three break chances, all of which came in the second set after the first set went with serve. Johnson broke for 2-1, but his Uruguayan opponent broke back for 4-4 and held on until the 11th game before being broken a second time.
Johnson, seeded sixth, sealed the victory in the following game on his second match point.
The tournament in central England is a warmup for Wimbledon, where Johnson opens against Malek Jaziri of Tunisia on Monday.


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