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Mykonos (Greece)
Hilltops studded with windmills, endless rolling hills and beaches that glitter – a photogenic island from every angle.
The Greek Island, Mykonos, flaunts its double personality the moment you set eyes on its coastline. Basking in year-round sunshine, its rugged rocky landscape blends seamlessly with smooth sandy beaches. In the distance, undulating hills host the island's iconic windmills turning in symphony with the seasonal winds that have branded Mykonos 'island of the winds'.
On appearance, traditional white-washed villages seem untouched by time, but delve deeper into their maze of cobbled streets and you'll find cosmopolitan bars, exclusive boutiques and gourmet restaurants. High-energy nightlife gives way to calming, picture-perfect beaches where it's easy to find your inner peace.
And travel back through the centuries at Mykonos' archaeological sites where you'll encounter the Sanctuary of Apollo and many other fascinating ancient relics that reveal the island's varied past. Then explore traditional villages such as Ano Mera where the pure white walls of Panagia Tourliani monastery appear crafted from the landscape.
A windy maze of cobblestone streets flanked by deliciously white houses and shades of bougainvillea pink will have you captivated the whole time in Mykonos, Greece. Its quintessential feel beautifully balances with a mix of glamorous cafes, restaurants and bars that tempt you with ice-cool cocktails. And strolling further along the picturesque harbor, you'll come across the oldest part of the town: the one and only Little Venice. Picture postcard wooden houses, balconies that trickle into the sea and a view over the windmills that sets the scene for one of the best sunset locations on earth.
Looking up towards houses perched high on the hilltops and a vast expanse of crystal clear water in front of you, Ornos beach is a slice of heaven on Mykonos island. Protected from the famous winds, here you can take it easy with uninterrupted sunbathing and swimming in the turquoise waters the Greek Islands are famous for.
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Mykonian countryside tour with Hora & Little Venice
Half Day: Up to 4 ½ hoursThis tour encompasses the best of Mykonos outside its main city. We will drive around the island to get a glimpse into its beaches such as Ornos (one of the most family-friendly on the island), St Anna (protected by two hills called "Aphrodite's breasts"), and Kalafatis (a paradise for water sports and windsurfing). We will stop briefly at each of these natural splendors for photos. We will then leave the seashore and drive inland to Ano Mera, a village which remains one of the rare unspoiled parts of the island. Home to the Panagia Tourliani Monastery from the 16th century, the village unfolds around its impressive bell tower and marble fountain. Coming back to Chora we will go for a short stop to Panagia Paraportianí, the iconic 15th century Byzantine church. We will conclude our bus tour at the picturesque Little Venice -- the perfect spot for a cocktail on the sea.
Cycladic Tastes
Half Day: Up to 4 ½ hoursSavor the delights of Mykonos with a foodie tour around the island capital. You'll see the city's highlights and neighborhoods all while sampling the best food and drink that Mykonos Town has to offer. We'll start it all with a caffeine kick at Café Barco where you'll be served a traditional coffee and sweet treat, after which we'll stroll past the famous windmills, through the narrow, cobbled lanes of Little Venice and the Three Mills to the one and only Paraportiani Church. Next, try some Greek peppers and olives washed down with some local raki before heading to Gioras bakery to eat their famous cheese and onion pie. We continue our food odyssey at Popolo where you'll sample local bruschetta, and then it's onto the pretty garden of Cine Manto to taste fresh Greek salad, beer and Mykonian sausage. And last but not least, you'll have some fig cheesecake served with olive marmalade waiting for you at Il Forno di Gerasimo.
Mykonean Dinner
Half Day: Up to 4 ½ hoursWith never-ending rows of whitewashed houses, churches, boutiques and hidden lanes, Mykonos Town is a haven to explore. We'll set off on foot around Chora, the historic heart, gradually weaving our way to Little Venice where you'll spot colorful houses dripping into the bright blue sea and al fresco terraces buzzing with cocktail and coffee drinkers. Then, it's over to the town's most famous landmark – the Windmills – that stand tall by the sea, providing the most romantic spot to watch the sunset. Our next stop on the walking tour will be Panagia Paraportianí, a beauty of a Byzantine church dating back to 1425 and one of the most photographed on the island. Afterwards, it's time to take your seat at the dinner table for a real Greek feast rounded off with a side order of some feet-stomping music and traditional island dancing.
The Sacred Island of Delos
Half Day: Up to 4 ½ hoursThe most sacred island in ancient Greece is just a short boat trip away from Mykonos, nestled in amongst the Cyclades Islands. And with Delos covered in temples, sanctuaries and ancient monuments dedicated to the gods Apollo and Artemis, you can't help but be swept away by the magic of it all. You'll spend half a day unravelling centuries of history, enjoying free time to explore Delos' Chora and treading past ancient treasures at the Archaeological Site of Delos, including the most photographed of them all – the Avenue of the Lions. Walk down the central colonnade - the House of Naxians - and gaze up at the Doric Temple of Delians, dedicated to Apollo. Stop and stare at the Sanctuary of the Bulls as well as the Agora of Hermaists and soak up the once-upon-a-time glory of ancient Greek civilization. It's one of Greece's most important archaeological and mythological sites, which was once a buzzing trade center. What's more, as the birthplace of Apollo and Artemis, you'll be exploring the Archaeological Site of Delos, a rich and extensive UNESCO world heritage site, with the help of a knowledgeable guide on this tour.
Delos - Sacred Island & Rhenia Island Cruise
Full Day: Up to 8-9 hoursThis full day island hopping tour promises a healthy dose of history, culture and relaxation set in the gorgeous 'Cycladic Sisters' – Mykonos, Delos and Rhenia. You'll cast off by boat towards the ancient harbor of Delos, birthplace of Apollo, where a myriad of ancient treasures await. Travel back in time during a guided visit of the archaeological site of Delos and cast your eyes over one of the most important mythological and historical sites in Greece. As you wander round, you'll spot ancient monuments such as the Agora of the Hermaists with its towering altars as well as Oikos (House) of Naxians, the three Temples of Apollo, the Temple of the Delians and the 'treasures' where every city displayed its offerings. Learn all about its past as a wealthy trading port as you step through the Sanctuary of the Bulls, the Agora of Theophrastos, and pass by the Temple of the Twelve Gods towards the Granite Monument. You'll be swept through centuries of rich history and great legends as you wander through its extensive grounds with highlights including the grand Avenue of the Lions and the large building complex known as the Establishment of the Poseidoniasts of Beirut. Afterwards, hop aboard the boat once more and sail straight to the mesmerizing beaches that encircle Rhenia – a real hidden paradise. Swim, snorkel and soak up the last rays of sunshine on its serene, uncrowded beaches.
Mykonos Walking Tour
Half Day: Up to 4 ½ hoursWe start our walking tour in Little Venice (Alefkandra), a district located at the sea, famous for its picturesque medieval buildings, adorned with colourful wooden balconies. This western part of Mykonos Town is one of the most beautiful and romantic places on the island, especially as you enjoy a cocktail in one of its many bars and cafes. Then we focus our attention on one of the most recognized landmarks of Mykonos, the famous Windmills. From as early as the 16th century, the windmills were intensely used in the island's production of wheat and bread. The area of the windmills has a stunning view of Little Venice and is the most popular place in Mykonos from which to watch the glowing sunsets. The next and final stop is Panagia Paraportianí, a true Byzantine architectural jewel. This whitewashed church, which dates back to 1425, is the most photographed of the 400 churches on the island of Mykonos. You will then have free time to savour a coffee or wander around Chora, the central part of Mykonos Town, with its maze of tiny streets and whitewashed lanes, houses and churches, and numerous little shops, boutiques, art galleries, stylish bars and restaurants.
Bus Transfer to Paradise Beach
Half Day: Up to 4 ½ hoursIf you're in search of sun, sea and some party spirit, then Paradise Beach on the south coast of Mykonos is just the ticket. Join a half-day or full-day transfer to spend a few hours doing exactly what you want, whether that's sunbathing on the renowned beach or trying out a new water sport. As soon as you step foot on the warm soft sand, you'll want to jump right into the inviting turquoise waters to cool off from the heat of the midday sun. Then take your pick from a selection of waterfront bars where you can kick back with an ice-cold cocktail in your hand as you watch the hubbub of activity before you. And once you've spent a few hours here, you'll soon fall in love with Mykonos' unique way of life.
Bus Transfer to Kalafatis Beach
Half Day: Up to 4 ½ hoursTravel along the southern coast of Mykonos and you'll encounter a long line of pristine beaches that unravel like a string of pearls set against bright azure waters. And with a bus transfer to Kalafatis Beach, you can enjoy either half a day or a full day making the most of these coastal delights. Quiet by nature, Kalafatis Beach is where you can sit back, soak up the sun and watch the world go by with only the sound of the waves in the background. You'll have plenty of free time to try out snorkeling, diving or even windsurfing as the gentle sea breeze and long sweeping bay makes it perfect for trying new water sports. You can then lie back under the cool shade of the trees in the background or sit down at the local taverna to sample some delicious food and drink – the choice is completely yours.
Bus Transfer to Super Paradise
Half Day: Up to 4 ½ hoursCue sparkling sapphire seas lapping up against warm, golden sand, and sun loungers temptingly lined up by the water. On this half-day transfer, you'll get to while away time on Mykonos' famous Super Paradise Beach, located on the sunny south coast. The clue is in the name – it's just like paradise here. It's also one of the island's most beautiful beaches nestled in between a craggy cove. And with a bus transfer to and from the ship, your day out couldn't be easier. Purchase your bus transfer on board and get ready to bury your nose in your book, float in the crystalline waters, soak up some sunshine, snorkel or hit the beach bar to quench your thirst – the choice is yours. There are all the facilities you could need here too with parasols and beachside bars, and if you're in search of a taste of Mykonos' party atmosphere, you've come to the right place.


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A New York Times business writer looks at fast food product development, but finds manipulation of language instead:
Corporate jargon can sound austere when used to describe something like the Mashed Potato Bowl, a new menu item at the restaurant chain KFC.
To a fast-food gourmand, the product appears to be a simple, casserole-like mélange of puréed potatoes, corn, fried chicken and cheese, all smothered in brown gravy.
But to Patty Scheibmeir, a senior director for product innovation and development at KFC, the Mashed Potato Bowl is a "convenient meal solution," a phrase that makes it sound more like a computer security patch than a stomach filler.
The article goes on to explain that KFC's food is hard to eat on the go. Hence, the need for convenient meal solutions.

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The Kitchen...BEFORE
The Hubby did all the work himself (with a little help from a friend here and there) so it took a while. We lived on this lovely orange Tyvek for a number of weeks before the tile finally got done. The refrigerator was in the Library...it made cooking a lot of fun ;-)
In this picture, The Hubby has finished the tile...that made a world of difference by itself, we put the refrigerator back AND The Hubby finished putting beadboard up on the bar (and I painted it black...yes, I did do some of the work...) We also replaced the old brass hardware on the cabinets with black hardware. But we didn't like the oak. It still looked dated. So out came the paintbrushes...
And if you want to see what happened you'll have to join me back here on Monday.


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Shopify's machine-learning tactics take aim at false declines
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Widespread data breaches have sparked a rise in account-takeover fraud using stolen consumer credentials, prompting merchants to crack down on suspicious purchases. But too many legitimate customers are getting caught in the process.
Improperly blocked transactions or false declines are on the rise—in 2017 they will exceed $300 billion in the U.S.—and merchants are trying various strategies to offset the problem, according to Julie Conroy, research director at Aite Group.
To battle false declines, e-commerce platform Shopify last year began applying machine-learning technology to gain insights from its vast pool of customer data available from hosting 500,000 websites, and this year it's seeing improvements.
"The network effect from the collective data we have from all of Shopify's merchants combined with continuous machine learning helps us rule out fraud from accounts that may have suspicious features or discrepancies," said Solmaz Shahalizadeh, Shopify's director of merchant service algorithms.
Shopify uses a variety of internal and third-party tools to help its e-commerce customers counter card fraud. Its merchants are responsible for blocking their own fraud, but the Ottawa, Canada-based platform provider has come a long way in the last year in its ability to help merchants avoid blocking good customers, according to Shahalizadeh.
"The goal is enabling our merchants to accept the highest level of sales with the highest confidence, and particularly for smaller merchants who don't have a dedicated fraud-analysis department, this can be a huge factor for profitability," she said.
Common conditions that lead to false positives are discrepancies in consumers' names, addresses, payment and shipping information, including purchases originating away from their home location, Shahalizadeh said.
"When Shopify merchants' customers travel, a legitimate transaction can look suspicious, say if someone buys concert tickets in a city away from their home, and has them delivered to an unfamiliar address," she said.
Shopify's machine learning algorithms can often immediately see from that customer's other purchases on other Shopify-hosted websites that the person is traveling and the purchase is legitimate, saving the merchant from aggravating or losing a good customer.
Shopify's data science team uses open-source technology, and recent advancements have made sophisticated solutions more readily available and adaptable to retail settings, Shahalizadeh said.
"Not many years ago, the neural networks and deep learning we're using today were cumbersome and hard to apply to our business, but these tools are evolving rapidly and we're seeing huge benefits for developing our own tools to fight fraud," she said.
Shopify is also applying machine learning to its data to refine and personalize the user experience for merchants operating sites on its platform.
"It has taken a lot of steps to get here, but just within the last year we have the kind of tools and a mass of data available so we can easily test and improve our own products using machine learning, Shahalizadeh said.
A cash-advance tool for merchants, introduced last year, is another byproduct of machine learning, crafted with Shopify's in-house team of about 15 data scientists, she said.
"Using our own data with machine learning has made it possible for us to qualify a cash-advance borrower and make an offer within about 40 minutes versus days," Shahalizadeh said.


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As the FT notes this morning:
HSBC is to apologise to US lawmakers for failing to have appropriate controls in place to ensure it did not facilitate the financing of terrorism and other criminal activities, transgressions that analysts estimate may cost it up to $1bn in fines.
As HSBC admit:
Between 2004 and 2010, our anti-money laundering controls should have been stronger and more effective, and we failed to spot and deal with unacceptable behaviour.
Which all takes me back to an old friend of mine, the Rev Lord Stephen Green:
Who's he? He's a Church of England vicar. That's who he is.
Oh, and since 2011 he's been a Lord and current Minister of State for Trade and Investment.
But before that? Well before that he Chairman of the HSBC Group form 2006 to 2010 and CEO of the same group (I know that shouldn't happen, but hey, why worry about rules on ethics?) from 2003 to 2006.
So on whose block did the $1 billion fine arise. On the Rev's of course! Good old Steve.
Oh, and just in case you thought that was the limit of his sins, he was also chair of HSBC;'s private bank in Switzerland - you know the one from which a CD with 6,000 names of alleged tax evaders is being investigated in many countries.
But I'm sure he's a darned good vicar and a great minister.


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Two Hebrew items are included in this update. The first was something of a bestseller among fourteenth and fifteenth-century Jewish doctors. Nathan ben Joel Falaquera's compendium of medical knowledge, Balm for the Body, aimed to condense the medical knowledge of the ancient and Islamic worlds and present it in an easily accessible manner to a European Jewish audience. Our copy was a prestigious edition, adorned with illuminated headings and fine pen and ink drawings.
The second Hebrew item, from Italy, also belonged to a popular genre, this time of the eighteenth century: a map of the holy places of Jerusalem, along with other significant burial sites in the Land of Israel, all drawn schematically. It shows real artistic skill and is one of the finest examples of this type of folk art.


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"Bloodletting by incisions"
It is also a bloodletting process, usually done in the elevated portion of the skin by making superficial incision.
Relieves the diseases like Gout, herpes, abscess, leprosy and skin disease, abdominal tumors, hemorrhoids, poison and eye diseases like sty and blepharitis by removing the impure blood.
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Skin diseases, filariasis, bacterial infection, gout, boils, herpes, acne and tumor abscess.
Bandage with suitable medicine and take rest.
The part of the body above the site should be tightly bound, either with rope or a leather strap. Tendons, joints, bones and vital spots are avoided and pricking is done from the lower region to upwards. The impure blood will ooze away. After cleaning the area, bandage with suitable medicine
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I recently took an interesting step back in time thanks to Jim Lincoln of Walcott, who loaned me some sections he has of two old daily newspapers.
I was just 3 when the Thursday, Oct. 23, 1952, issue of the Muscatine Journal was printed. And the couple who would some day be my parents were high school students when the other paper, the Des Moines Tribune, was printed on Saturday, March 7, 1936.
Two things immediately struck me about the old newspapers. One was the "grayness" of them. There were no color photos, and there was no color ink; the papers were quite blah by today's standards.
The other thing that jumped out at me was their huge size. The Muscatine paper's pages were 16 1/2 by 22 3/4 inches. The Des Moines broadsheet measured 16 1/2 by 23 1/2. That's not very reader-friendly.
Compare those sizes to the pages of many of today's dailies that, largely because of high newsprint prices, have shrunk to 11 by 22 inches.
The 1952 Journal was packed with grocery ads placed by large markets to neighborhood stores.
Advertisers included Ogilvie's, Bazley Cash Market, Oberhaus Market, Cutler Food Market, Benner's Food Stores, Keenway Food Stores, J.A. Bloom and Sons, Trout's Super Markets, IGA, Sycamore Food Market, Guy Duncan Grocery and Ray's.
The prices? Well Bazley Cash Market offered a choice of sirloin, T-bone, Swiss or club steak for 69 cents a pound. And Oberhaus Market had a pound of coffee for 79 cents.
Other items advertised by the various grocers included Campbell's Vegetable Soup for 12 cents a can, beef short ribs for 29 cents a pound, Caltop peaches at 25 cents for a no. 2/12 can and Pillsbury Pancake Flour, just 29 cents for 2 1/2 pounds.
Customers also could pick up two packages of Tide for only 49 cents and 12 cans of Edelweiss Beer for $1.59.
(As a point of reference, an interesting Web site, thepeoplehistory.com, notes that the average wage in 1952 was $3,850 per year. The average cost of a new house back then was $9,050, and the average cost of a new car was $1,700. A pound of hamburger went for 53 cents, and gas sold for 20 cents a gallon.)
Some stories in that issue of the Journal included one from the Associated Press warning eastern Iowa farmers to watch out for cattle thieves following thefts in Linn and Delaware counties.
A Journal-written story noted that Dr. Hyman Appelman had arrived in Muscatine to conduct a "city-wide evangelistic campaign" that would run all the way through Nov. 9.
Switching to the Des Moines Tribune, the front page noted that it was "The paper with the wirephotos." Oddly, though, there was no mention of the newsstand price of the 1936 paper. Jim Lincoln guesses it might have sold for a nickel.
I also found it strange, judging by today's way of doing things, that three-fifths of the first page of the first section was taken up by a huge fashion ad. The advertiser was Wolf's, which was evidently a woman's clothing store or a department store.
It advertised women's blouses for $1.98 and $2.98 and women's felt and straw hats for $5. Calf leather belts with "fancy buckles" were selling for $1, and hankies — "white or printed linen" — were just a quarter. "Hollywood wrap-a-round coats" were on sale for $18.
(Thepeoplehistory.com notes that the average U.S. wage in 1936 was $1,713 per year. The average cost of a new house was $3,925, a new Studebaker sold for $665, and gas was 10 cents a gallon.)
The Tribune was packed with one- and two-inch stories from around Iowa. They made for some interesting reading. For example, an Emmetsburg taxi driver had suffered a broken rib and his son a dislocated shoulder in a collision that took place when another driver emerged from a "one-way cut" in a huge snowdrift without waiting. There was no mention of the name or condition of the other driver or whether he or she had even waited around for the police.
March 7, 1936, Tribune readers learned that a 7-year-old Centerville girl was hospitalized with a compound fracture of her arm. It had been run over when she had fallen under a school bus.
The paper also reported that Bill Laird's Ford had been stolen sometime after midnight in Newton, and "the question of free text books will be the chief issue of the Corydon school election…."
There was a story noting that the March 15 deadline for filing federal income taxes had been extended one day because the 15th fell on a Sunday. And there was a full page of black-and-white photos showing flooding in Hamburg, Iowa, a train derailment in Owasa, Iowa, and other things.
(By the way, Owasa sits along Highway 20 east of Interstate 35 in Hardin County. I didn't feel too bad not having ever heard of it when my research showed that in the 2000 census Owasa had a population of 38 and 19 housing units on .56 square miles of land.)
Auto ads in the March 7, 1936, Tribune included one from Iowa Auto Market Annex for cars and trucks priced at $50 to $150 with "easy terms." The $50 cars included a Nash, a Dodge and a Whippet.
A letter to the editor from a Des Moines resident named R.E. Gould seems timeless: "Will the struggle between the two political parties end as did a battle we once saw between two old roosters? As the feathers were flying the thickest, a young rooster (Third Party) came running up and, getting into the fray, cleaned up both the old fossils. We are told that of two evils, choose the lesser. Why choose either?"
Thanks, Jim, for that glimpse into the past.
Copyright 2009 by Phil Roberts, Creative Enterprises.


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The topic of search-engine optimization (SEO) intimidates many, as if it's a matter for engineering topic. At least I used to think so in my early days of editing Web content. But every person who works on a site — particularly in marketing and content production — needs to understand some basics that can boost visibility and help drive sales.
The basic aim of SEO is to make your site visible in search-engine rankings. And the starting point for good SEO is to have original, valuable content.
Specifically, make sure that the words on your page are relevant to your audience and the subject matter of your site.
On your page, you want to seed your copy with keywords that correspond to subjects and phrases that readers might use in a search engine to find your page. However, cramming your content by repeating keywords won't help you, because the content will become less compelling.
- Focus on 3-5 keywords per page, and remember that the best keywords are actually multi-word phrases.
- Use synonyms, and play with similar phrases or tenses that have the same meaning (e.g. job interview, interviewing, interviewed for jobs). This will also help make your copy read better.
When to work SEO into your writing
According to The Yahoo! Style Guide, the best times to think about SEO when you are writing copy are:
- The beginning stages of planning copy and writing about your topic
- When your draft is 80% complete
Those guidelines can help you stay focused on writing great, relevant content without getting too distracted or overwhelmed by keyword placement.
Coding/formatting tips
Here are three key areas for focus, especially in terms of keyword placement:
- Headlines, titles, subtitles. Try to add keywords in these areas, as these areas of the page are scanned by search engines.
- Introduction and conclusion. Readers on the Web scan text rather than read methodically, so place important info in these first and last paragraphs.
- Related links. Search engines like to see links to relevant content, and it's even better when other sites link to your page.
For a more detailed example of how a simple 30-minute SEO exercise increased sales nearly 300%, check out this article from Rob Snell.
You can also find more exercises and guidance in the Yahoo! Style Guide.


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Do you like aquatic animals? Do you like adventure? You could enjoy both when you use this DENVER DOWNTOWN AQUARIUM COUPON. That's right! You can receive 10% off admission to the Aquarium Adventure Exhibit for up to 10 people. That mean you can bring some friend and make it quite an outing. If you're not up to seeing aquatic creatures, you can hang out at the aquarium restaurant and use this coupon to receive a free appetizer instead. That's an either or, but you still have a great two-for-one! Half of the party can see the sea animals, and the other half can hang out at the food court. Sounds like a plan to me! To top it off, it's in beautiful Denver! Have you ever been to Denver? If you haven't you are really in for a treat. There are so many wonderful things you can do and imagine among the beautiful scenery that you won't get bored any time soon. If you're new in town or just visiting for a summer vacation trip, you definitely need to add this on your list of things to do and see while there. You'd be surprised how much you can actually learn by visiting and aquarium. You see fish and aquatic creatures that you probably didn't even know existed. You also get to see the many forms of aquatic species that actually reside here on Earth. It's a very educational experience for people of all ages. Take some time and get back to nature by visiting the Denver Downtown Aquarium. Great food, great fun and great people can be a valuable part of this day!
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"We are men of action. We get things done." With those words, Ahmed Ali Al-Subaey, the Saudi-born CEO of South Korea's largest oil company, set the tone for a conference on Arctic shipping held, significantly, in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
Most of the world's cargo ships traverse the Pacific as they service the economic powerhouses of Asia. Fully 77 per cent of China's oil imports pass through the Strait of Malacca between Malaysia and Indonesia. In Beijing, this strategic weakness is referred to as the "Malacca dilemma."
Some of the larger vessels can't fit into the Panama Canal and must loop around the bottom of South America. Still more loop around Africa to avoid the pirate-infested approaches to the Suez Canal. The added distances impose unwelcome costs – in fuel, salaries and foregone business.
Now, all eyes are turning toward another entrance to the Pacific: the relatively deep, wide, pirate-free Bering Strait. To the east, the Northwest Passage offers a 7,000-kilometre shortcut between Northeast Asia and the Atlantic seaboard of the United States. To the west, the Northern Sea Route offers a 10,000-kilometre shortcut to Europe.
These waterways were of little interest to shipping companies when thick "multiyear" sea ice choked the waters along Canada and Russia's northern coasts. But now, climate change is causing the ice to thin and recede. Since 2007, in late summer, both the Northwest Passage and Northern Sea Route have been temporarily ice-free. Within the next decade, the Arctic could experience a complete late-season melt-out – and, with that, a permanent loss of the multiyear ice.
This prospect is celebrated across Asia. The Chinese media call the Northern Sea Route the "Arctic Golden Waterway." Bin Yang of Shanghai Maritime University estimates that the route along the Russian coast could save China a staggering $60-billion to $120-billion annually.
South Korea has just built a research icebreaker that's now in the Arctic – and the vessel's progress is being followed daily in the national news. The country is also building dozens of ice-strengthened cargo ships and tankers, many of them with dual-directional technology that enables them to sail normally on open seas, then use their propellers to chew their way through sea ice.
Not surprisingly, Asian shipping executives instinctively adhere to the U.S. position on the legal status of the Northwest Passage and Northern Sea Route – that these waterways are "international straits" through which foreign ships can pass without restriction. They worry that Canada's and Russia's position – that these are "internal waters" – might be used to impede their operations.
But, as of yet, no Asian government has taken a public position on the legal status of these Arctic straits, which creates a window of opportunity for both Ottawa and Moscow.
The shipping executives who have gathered in Honolulu readily admit that their interest in Arctic waterways is strictly commercial. They just want assured access to any new and cost-efficient routes.
I point out to them that the Arctic will be a risky place for ships even after the multiyear ice is gone, because of powerful storms, shallow and poorly charted waters, seasonal darkness and the extreme remoteness of the region. When I tell them about the danger of icing – when ocean spray freezes on the superstructure of a ship, causing it to become top-heavy – their eyes grow large with concern.
I suggest that Canada and Russia could provide much of what they'll need, including icebreaking assistance, search-and-rescue, ports of refuge, charts, navigation aids, and ice and weather forecasting. They agreed that discussions are needed between the Arctic nations and major shipping countries.
We even sketch the outlines of a possible agreement, whereby Canada could ensure access and necessary services for Asian shipping companies, in return for financial contributions to infrastructure development and operating budgets. And, finally, we agree that the legal dispute over the Northwest Passage could be sidestepped, by stating that any agreement was "without prejudice" to that issue.
But I don't represent Canada. Our federal government has to make the choice.
Do we continue with a "go it alone" approach in the Northwest Passage and risk confronting the Asian juggernaut? Or do we seek partnerships that could make the Northwest Passage safer and more efficient – for everyone?
Michael Byers holds the Canada Research Chair in global politics and international law at the University of British Columbia. He is a project leader with ArcticNet, a federally funded consortium of scientists from 29 Canadian universities, and the author of Who Owns the Arctic?


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Marriage in the Tuareg Society
Marriage in the Tuareg Society
The Tuaregs are monogamous and they are more attached to their ancestral traditions through the strengthening of the social ties whose marriage is considered as the most sacred. The marriage rituals still preserved and transmitted from generation to generation .In the traditional Tuareg marriages, in many cases, when an agreement is done between man and woman, the man then delegates an elderly people of his family to ask for the hand of the girl .The rapprochement between the two families is established to find a common ground for weaving a new tribal bond , fix the amount of the dowry and discuss the conditions for preparing and organizing the ceremony ,of course, under the approval of the tribe's chief . Generally, the dowry is fixed in kind of animals (camels, goats or oxen) or in cash. Some or the entire dowry is paid to the girl's parents. This ceremony is officialized by a sheikh (a person who is educated in Islam). After this stage, a date is chosen to celebrate the marriage. The Tuareg wedding ceremonies last for a week where songs and dances are performed to the rhythm of the Tindi and Imzad (musical instruments).The ceremony is animated by a large number of women and men dressed their finest garments. The bride is made up with products from a local makeup and adorned with silver jewelry and colorful dress. As usual, the meal Talebdjat is served to the guests consists of chopped camel meat, followed by tea prepared by the fire of embers and the distribution of another dish consisting of an extract of dates and milk. In addition to the dishes, there is the sacrifice of goats that are proposed during the seven days of celebration. Among other traditions, the groom will have to give to his wife a pair of real leather shoes called Agatimene as well as a symbolic sum of money. The tent and its furnishings are supplied to the couple by the bride's family. The latter keeps the property in case of divorce. Moreover, their children bear their mother's family name and not of the father.
There is a very expressive and impressive proverb in the Tuareg society; "woman is the belt of man's trousers", or "woman is man's pants" which shows the importance of the reference to the attire as a representation of the female and male roles. Without a belt, the pants fall and without pants a man is dishonored. Woman, like trousers, protects man from shame. Like the belt, it maintains honor, it is honor and man is its representative. The most important selection criteria of the Tuareg men for their spouses is based on above all its beauty as well as its capacity to guarantee appearances, namely to respect the game of tradition.
The marriage, in Tuareg, allows an individual to determine his place in the community. In a nomadic environment, from adolescence, the boy leaves the tent of his mother. The tents are female possessions and the most commonly used expression in Adagh and Gourma to mean that one married "to make one's tent". By marrying, the man reinvests a tent (that of his wife) and thus finds stability and recognition in society. The tent is an extension of the mother's tent that transmits to her daughter elements of her own tent. During a divorce, the woman takes away her tent and the man, again homeless, no longer has any social status.
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I'm writing this five hours before many of my readers will see it posted! How strange is that? You see, I am in America, five hours behind England. I'll explain how I got here some other time, but I will suffice to say that it might have involved a TARDIS. Yeah, I'm sort of a Time Lord.
Speaking of Doctor Who, would you believe many people have not heard of it over here? Much less seen the wonder of David Tennant in the long brown coat? It's not exactly mainstream. In fact many aspects of British culture aren't mainstream. For example: Did you know Muse aren't a super-band over here? Last year they had to ride U2's coattails on a tour. No-one has heard of Mumford and Sons, either (but I promise to change that). Cars are all automatic (go-karts) and driving is more different than I expected. I mean, there aren't speed limit signs everywhere and no speed cameras.
In sum, this is a completely different culture to that of home.
Into this very different culture I have been sent to serve Christ and his Church. I'm not the first. Two thousand years ago Paul wandered around the Mediterranean serving the newly formed Church. His wisdom is a blessing to me at this time. He first shared these words with the fledgling church in Corinth, describing how he 'does ministry'.
For though I am free from all, I have made myself a servant to all, that I might win more of them. To the Jews I became as a Jew, in order to win Jews. To those under the law I became as one under the law (though not being myself under the law) that I might win those under the law. To those outside the law I became as one outside the law (not being outside the law of God but under the law of Christ) that I might win those outside the law. To the weak I became weak, that I might win the weak. I have become all things to all people, that by all means I might save some. I do it all for the sake of the gospel, that I may share with them in its blessings. (1 Corinthians 9:19-23)
So, to borrow the langage of Paul: To the Americans I shall become American. Except I haven't got an American passport or accent, or social security number. I wonder how successful Paul's endeavours were. It's all well and good, being as one not under the law, but he was still a Jewish man from Israel. His culture, language, ethnicity and social background would have been as inescapable as mine. Hopefully I can at least learn something of what it means to be one with this culture. I've begun with small steps – Gas stations, sidewalks and "make a left". I'm here to share the Gospel, not tell people how to spell 'colour'. So by the grace of God I swallow down the urge to talk about America joining the Commonwealth.
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SPECTORDANCE SCHOOL: The school is the "heart and soul" of our organization. Aligning with the American Ballet Theater® National Training Curriculum, our school provides training for all ages and levels of experience in a variety of dance styles in a nurturing environment. Along with building dance skills, our training strives to build important life skills such as commitment, discipline, and respect for others. Our teachers pay particular attention to alignment, functional anatomy and the emotional needs of our students.
In order to improve and sustain the quality of our ballet program, SpectorDance is proud to include the AMERICAN BALLET THEATRE® National Training Curriculum, a breakthrough 9 level program that combines high quality artistic training with the basics of dancer health and child development. The ABT® National Training Curriculum consists of a comprehensive set of age-appropriate, outcome-based guidelines to provide the highest quality ballet training to dance students of all ages and skill levels. Artistic Director Fran Spector Atkins has successfully completed the ABT® Teacher training Intensive in Pre-Primary through Level 3 of the ABT® National Training Curriculum and will be working with all SpectorDance ballet teachers to insure consistency and excellence.
PERFORMANCES: SpectorDance School proudly offers a variety of performance opportunities. Twice each year, dancers may take part in high-quality original performances choreographed by Fran Spector Atkins and Amy Byington. Our works explore educational concepts, classic music, and great literature. We give our students exposure to the power of the imagination and dance as an expressive art form.
SPECTORDANCE YOUTH COMPANY: For more committed students, the SpectorDance Youth Company is a selected ensemble of talented, committed, young dancers ages 11 and up. SpectorDance Youth Company performs original contemporary works created to reach broad populations in our community. Auditions take place each August.
CHOREOGRAPHY CLASSES: SpectorDance also offers choreography classes to give students opportunities to develop their own creative voices.
WORKSHOPS: Throughout the year, SpectorDance offers workshops with guest artists in variety of dance styles.
SUMMER PROGRAM: Each summer we offer a month long program with classes in a variety of dance styles for all ages and levels of experience. In addition, we highlight special opportunities to study with guest artists for intermediate and advanced dancers. These intensive courses consist of daily classes taught by a guest artist, followed by rehearsals to create a new dance piece that is performed at the end of the summer program. We also offer a week-long intensives for beginning and intermediate dancers to learn a wide variety of styles that reflect the diversity in dance today.
SPECTORDANCE COMPANY & CHOREOGRAPHERS SHOWCASE: In addition to our school, SpectorDance is home to our professional Company and the Choreographers Showcase. School dancers have opportunities to enrich their learning experience by working alongside professional dancers and attending professional performances at SpectorDance.
STUDIO: SpectorDance is housed in a state-of-the-art venue and performing space.
"Fran seems to speak to and listen for the natural artist that is in each young dancer. She brings forth that which is brilliant, gorgeous, and authentic. Being in the presence of something so special touches me deeply and often leaves me moved to tears."
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"My daughter Cindy enjoys spending time at SpectorDance – she would not miss her dance classes for anything, not even for her friends' birthday parties. Fran's gentleness, patience, and dedication to her students has made Cindy thrive ever since she started dancing at SpectorDance three years ago at the age of 5."
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Athlete of the Week: Semaj Walker '20
Athlete of the Week: Semaj Walker '20
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Our Athlete of the Week for this issue represents the Tiger swim team. Semaj Walker '20 is in the midst of her freshman year here at Pacific, originally hailing from Santa Teresa High School in San Jose. Walker was a standout in every respect at Santa Teresa; she broke multiple school records on her way to becoming the first swimmer in the school's history to reach the state championships, and she was also the valedictorian of her graduating class.
Walker has picked up right where she left off with excellent performances in the pool this season. Most recently, she helped Pacific win the 200 Medley Relay in the team's meet with UC Santa Cruz this past weekend.
Walker told The Pacifican that a major reason she decided to bring her talents to Pacific was due to her relationship with Coach Peter Richardson.
"I love Coach Pete; he's the best coach out of any that I talked to. He's great person, and his energy is through the roof all the time," she said. Walker, a Biology major, also mentioned the great reputation of Pacific's science programs as being a factor in her decision to become a Tiger.
When asked for her thoughts on the season so far, Walker said she was happy with the team's progress, highlighting wins over MPSF rivals Santa Barbara and Cal Poly. An individual highlight came during a Dec. UNLV meet, when she set season-best for the Tigers in the 100 Breast with a time of 1:04.85.
Walker has found that being a student-athlete can be quite challenging. When asked what the most difficult part of the experience is, she pointed to the balancing act that so many student-athletes must perform. "Probably scheduling your classes around practices, and finding enough time to get rest, do your work and go for training, all that kind of stuff," she explained.
Walker said that drawing and painting are included amongst her favorite hobbies when she's not in the pool; she also joked that eating and sleeping are on that list. One of the places you might find her eating is the Midnight Creperie on the Miracle Mile, which she cited as one of her favorite spots in Stockton.
Walker and rest of the Pacific swim team will next take to the water on Feb. 4, when they compete against UC Davis.
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STAGE TUBE: BC/EFA's 2013 Easter Bonnet Competition Raises Over $4.2 Million - Highlights!
The 27th Annual Easter Bonnet Competition raised a staggering $4,250,542 - eclipsing the previous high of $3,734,129 set in 2007. The grand total was announced Tuesday after six weeks of intensive fundraising for Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS by 47 Broadway, Off-Broadway and national touring companies.
Four-time Tony Award winner Harvey Fierstein (Kinky Boots), two-time Academy Award winner Tom Hanks (Lucky Guy) and Grammy Award winner Cyndi Lauper (Kinky Boots) were on hand to announce the grand total at this year's Easter Bonnet Competition, which ended in two shows featuring original presentations, songs, dances and 19 intricate, custom-made bonnets.
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With a standing-room-only audience filling the Minskoff Theatre, home to Disney's The Lion King, Fierstein, Hanks and Lauper also presented awards to the top fundraising companies and the outstanding bonnet presentation. Jessie Mueller from Nice Work If You Can Get It ended the show with a memorable and stirring rendition of the Easter Bonnet anthem, "Help is on the Way," written by David Friedman.
Since the Easter Bonnet Competition began in 1987, the event has raised more than $53 million for Broadway Cares. Last year's event raised $3,706,085.
This year's special guests included Reeve Carney (Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark), Tony winner Victoria Clark (Rodgers + Hammerstein's Cinderella), Tony nominee Robert Cuccioli (Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark), two-time Tony winner Katie Finneran (Annie), Shalita Grant (Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike), Ann Harada (Rodgers + Hammerstein's Cinderella), Tony winner Harriet Harris (Rodgers + Hammerstein's Cinderella), Andy Karl (Jersey Boys), Ron Kunene (The Lion King), Tshidi Manye (The Lion King), three-time Tony nominee Marin Mazzie (Next to Normal), Christopher McDonald (Lucky Guy), Judy McLane (Mamma Mia!), Mark Nelson (My Name is Asher Lev),Christine Pedi (Chicago), Billy Porter (Kinky Boots), Seth Rudetsky ("Seth's Big Fat Broadway" on Sirius/XM Satellite Radio) and three-time Emmy Award nominee Peter Scolari (Lucky Guy).
The judges were introduced by two-time Tony winner Nathan Lane (The Nance) and Tony winner Andrea Martin (Pippin).
The company of Kinky Boots took top honors for best presentation while the bonnet number featuring the companies of Annie and Newsies was runner up.
There was a tie for the special award for bonnet design. The Lion King and Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark shared the honors. The Lion King bonnet was designed by Ilya and Walter; Spider-Man's winning bonnet was created by Sonya Wysocki with Shannon McDowell, Mikey Piscitelli, Danny Mura, Kyle Stewart, Kyle O'Connor and Christel Murdock.
Easter Bonnet Competition, directed again this year by Kristin Newhouse, is the culmination of spring fundraising efforts for Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS by company members of Broadway, Off-Broadway and national touring productions. Participating shows ask audience members for donations as they exit the theatre and often sell autographed posters, Playbills and other unique, show-specific keepsakes to help raise money.
This year's top Broadway fundraising award went to Lucky Guy, which raised $301,549.
The Easter Bonnet judges included two-time Tony-winning costume designer Gregg Barnes (Kinky Boots), choreographer Josh Bergasse (NBC's Smash), Grammy Award nominee Deborah Cox and Tony nominee Constantine Maroulis (Jekyll and Hyde), Tony winner Cady Huffman (The Nance), Paul Libin, executive vice president of Jujamcyn Theaters and president of Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS' Board of Trustees, Emmy winner Holland Taylor (Ann) and Michael Urie (Buyer & Cellar). Also joining the judging panel were Hollis Stern and Peg Wendlandt, who both won their spots by being high bidders on exclusive VIP packages at the 26th Annual Broadway Flea Market & Grand Auction in September.
Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS is one of the nation's leading industry-based, nonprofit AIDS fundraising and grant-making organizations. By drawing upon the talents, resources and generosity of the American theatre community, since 1988 BC/EFA has raised more than $225 million for essential services for people with AIDS and other critical illnesses across the United States. Broadway Cares awards annual grants to more than 450 AIDS and family service organizations nationwide and is the major supporter of the social service programs at The Actors Fund, including the HIV/AIDS Initiative, the Phyllis Newman Women's Health Initiative and the Al Hirschfeld Free Health Clinic.
For more information, visit Broadway Cares online at broadwaycares.org, Facebook at facebook.com/BCEFA, Twitter at twitter.com/BCEFA, and YouTube at youtube.com/BCEFAtv and Pinterest at pinterest.com/BCEFA.
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Skip to 0 minutes and 11 seconds You are nearly at the end of this online course, and I already want to congratulate you on your commitment and your perseverance. Before you get to the final tasks of this course, I would like to highlight some cross links between the different modules.
Skip to 0 minutes and 31 seconds We started this online course on entrepreneurships in nonprofits with an analysis of the organizations using
Skip to 0 minutes and 39 seconds organizational theories: path dependency, institutional isomorphism, and resource dependency are very helpful concepts to get a distant perspective on the organization. Path dependency may have an enduring influence on the financing of your organization. The use or conduct of impact measurement may be driven by isomorphism. And resource dependency may help to understand social innovation, especially if you aim to create a collaborative model. The concept of social entrepreneurship is important to understand and improve entrepreneurship in nonprofits. Not everyone is an entrepreneur, and not every organization has a mission that is easy to market. But remember the zoo metaphor and the broad international implementation of the concept.
Skip to 1 minute and 42 seconds There are important driving forces behind the concept that might be of help in other cases as well. Then we talked about social innovation and looked at many different examples. One of the most important insights for you should be that innovation is a very broad term, and you should search for innovation in your project or initiative, not only from one perspective. Perhaps the service itself is not innovative, but the target group is new or the way of fundraising is different. Not all innovations need to be disruptive. Often, evolutionary ideas are just fine.
Skip to 2 minutes and 30 seconds In the module on financing, we first started with some basic information. We have made the experience that finance competence is not well distributed among nonprofits. But a good financing strategy is becoming more and more important, especially if you aim to apply some of the newer methods, such as 'pay for success' or 'conditional conversion model'. You need to have the necessary finance competence in your team. Finally, we ended up with impact measurement. But you will have realized that impact measurement is a task from A to Z. The results of one project are the basic information for the following one.
Skip to 3 minutes and 18 seconds Developing and pondering on a theory of change and the logic framework will lead you to many crucial and immediate opportunities for social innovation and entrepreneurship. But it is important to keep in mind the capabilities of your organization and the financing potentials. Entrepreneurship in nonprofits is probably not so much about 'fail fast, fail often', but more about get started and spread the word.
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Going through all aspects of this course, the cross-linkages between the different weeks are highlighted through this video.
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Motorola teams with graffiti legend Futura for special edition smartphone
Retro design, particularly '80s fare, has become popular in recent years and now Motorola is harnessing one of the era's legends to boost its once prominent mobile profile.
Futura, one of the most well-known and respected graffiti artists of the early days of hip-hop, is working with the mobile phone maker to release a limited number of a special edition Moto X Pure Edition.
The smartphone, released in the U.S. last year, is a 5.7-inch Android handset (also known as the Moto X Style) and is distinctive because it's offered in a wood casing, in addition to metal and plastic.
The special edition phones were on display last week in lower Manhattan, near Futura's old art stomping grounds where he once collaborated with fellow art legends Jean-Michel Basquiat and Keith Haring, two artists who also made the transition from street-based graffiti to high-end galleries.
Known by some as Futura 2000, the artist actually began his rise in the '70s and then rose to mainstream prominence in the '80s when he work began showing up in some of New York's more cutting-edge galleries.
The special edition phones, 30 in all, each make up a part of a canvas-sized work (see below) and sell for $349.99 through Stefan's Head, a service that sells limited edition products via text (in this case, the number is 646-759-0904).
No details were released on just how many of the specially painted phones are still left, but to get a sense of Futura's art world demand, consider that just a few years ago one of Futura's original paintings sold for more than $56,000.


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So this morning I decided to go by my local Subway and get a couple of cookies. There only seemed to be one person around: a man in overalls who was apparently fixing something. When he saw me, he went behind the counter and into the back room; I thought he was getting someone to serve me.
Shortly afterwards, a girl popped her head around the corner and said that she'd be with me in just a sec: she had to push the buzzer for the man; I suppose he had asked to use the toilet.
Then she asked me what I wanted and I order two cookies, which she got out of the display and put into a paper bag for me. She said, "That'll be €1.38. But you probably already knew that, right?" I was taken aback a little since no, I hadn't known that, though I could have worked it out given that one cookie costs 69 cents, so two would be 2×(70-1) = 140-2 = 138 cents.
After I had paid, she said, "Enjoy your cookies, and have a nice day—and a nice weekend!" I thought that was a very friendly send-off, and so I said not only, "Thanks, you too!" but added, "That was nice of you to say that!"
She said, "Oh, it's just service—after all, you paid for it!" I replied that while customers may expect service and that that may include a greeting at the beginning and the end, different people differ in how they interpret "good service"; I wanted to say that I felt her greeting was kinder and more friendly than mere "you paid for it" would warrant. She asked me what I thought the €1.38 paid for, and I said, "Well, the cookies, of course—and I guess also the rent for this place, and the salaries of the employees…", whereupon she said, "Exactly! And so I have to be nice to you so that you'll come back and I can continue to receive my salary!"
And she said that not only with a cheery voice and a smile but she also… how to describe it… if she were an aeroplane, I'd say she yawed :) At any rate, she swung her hips around while standing, rotating them left and right. I found it rather fetching and thought to myself that it wasn't fair: she was a girl and I'm a boy and we all know that guys are controlled mostly through their hormones and not their brain! And she seemed to be almost flirting with me.
Though I guess she got the effect she planned for: making me want to come back to that Subway and spend money there. Even if that nice young lady will not be serving next time I come. Damn her and her customer service!


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High school graduation is a seminal event in the life of a teenager, and often marks the period in his life when he begins the process of maturing into an adult with a heightened sense of responsibility. High school graduation ceremonies often feature a speaker who delivers the commencement address. This speaker may be a student with an outstanding academic record such as as a class valedictorian, a graduating student body president or a distinguished alumnus of the school. If you've been asked to give the commencement address, a strong opening will set the tone for an effective speech.
Thank the school administration, other speakers, the assembled graduates and their friends and family in attendance for being there to support this important occasion. Ensure that you say the name of the principal of the school, rather than just referring to her as "the principal," which is less respectful and less personal.
Restate to the audience who you are and how you're connected with the school. Though you were already introduced, establish a rapport with your audience by presenting yourself to them personally. This is especially important if you're not a graduating senior, but rather an alumnus or someone who isn't affiliated with the school.
Establish the tone and direction of your speech by using a famous quote or telling a short, personal story of an experience that relates to the graduation. For example, if you're the first person in your family to earn a high school diploma, begin with this fact and how much the graduation means to your family. If you're an alumnus, tell the audience the lessons you learned in school that you're still applying.
Introduce the main topic of your speech by using a provocative statement or by using humor to grab the audience's attention. For example, if your speech focuses on how the graduating class can impact the world one person at a time, you can say something thought-provoking like, "The world expects nothing out of you ... what do you think about that?" Or in a more humorous vein, "Well, those were the best four years of our lives -- it's all downhill after this." Your intent is to draw the audience into your theme and keep them hooked until the end.
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In this video I interview Joe Pulizzi, author of Get Content, Get Customers. Joe is an expert in the world of content.
Listen to Joe explain why you must have a content marketing strategy before you have a social media strategy. Joe connects the dots between content and social media. Be sure to check out the takeaways below.
Here's what you'll pick up in this video for your content marketing strategy:
- How to take your sales hat off and put on the publishing hat on
- Why you need something interesting to say to say
- Download the Content Playbook (it's free) to find 42 different content tactics you can use
- What you need to do first before you write your report
- How to add social tools in your content strategy
- Why you need to know where your customers are hanging out online
- How to get the most bang on your buck for your content marketing strategy
- What content works best on social media
- What's changing today with regards to content marketing
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Kylie, a 15-year-old chubby teen had a perfect life – caring parents, comfortable lifestyle, steady relationship and excellent grades. Kylie shared an intimate equation with her boyfriend and her joy knew no bounds when she discovered that she was three-months pregnant. Unfortunately, the news of her pregnancy was not well received by her partner and he insisted that they discard this pregnancy for it was too early to think about having a baby. After much pestering, he convinced Kylie to gulp some tablets, which would help her get rid of the pregnancy smoothly. Read more


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All consultants and trainees caring for pregnant women with medical disorders will benefit from this internationally-acclaimed meeting.
It provides the theoretical element of the RCOG ATSM in Maternal Medicine. Leading specialists will discuss the most important and common medical problems which complicate pregnancy, delivery and the puerperium.
The management of medical disorders pre-dating pregnancy, as well as those arising in pregnancy will be covered. There will be workshops and case histories to stimulate discussion and encourage audience interaction.


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Microsoft wants to change the fundamental architecture of the PC, adding security hardware to a future release of its Windows operating system, the company acknowledged Monday, after a media report and an analyst briefed by the company said as much.
The Redmond, Washington, company wants future PCs to contain a security technology called Palladium, and is in discussion with Intel Corp. and Advanced Micro Devices Inc. to develop the chips, according to a report in the July 1 issue of Newsweek magazine published Sunday on the MSNBC Web site. Microsoft owns a stake in MSNBC.
Palladium "is really about security, privacy and system integrity," said Mario Juarez, group product manager for the content security business unit at Microsoft. "We're talking here about rearchitecting the PC platform."
The new architecture, as described by Juarez, would see a new security chip used for encryption added to PCs, along with new APIs (Application-Program Interfaces) created to allow programs to be written to take advantage of Palladium, he said. Palladium may also cover chipsets, graphics processors and USB (Universal Serial Bus) input/output systems, he said.
Though Intel and AMD have been involved in design discussions to ensure that Palladium will work with existing processor architectures, it is too early to say whether they will manufacture the encryption chip, Juarez said. Other companies have also been involved in the design of the system and will continue to be part of the process, he said.
Palladium will create a secure space within a PC in which users will be able to run applications and store data, he said. The secure space will not be accessible to the rest of the PC, meaning that a virus infecting the non-Palladium part of the computer would not make its way into the secure area, Juarez said.
The timeframe for Palladium's inclusion into Windows is unsure for now, as the initiative is only in its early stages, he said.
Among possible applications of the technology are authentication of communications and code, data encryption, privacy control and digital rights management (DRM), according to the Newsweek report. Microsoft was awarded a U.S. patent on a "digital rights management operating system" in December 2001, though Juarez could not definitely say that that patent was directly related to Palladium.
The system is comprised of three components, an authentication system, hardware chips and software, called the "nub," that handles the security tasks, according to Martin Reynolds, a research fellow with market analysis firm Gartner Inc., which is based in Stamford, Connecticut. Reynolds was briefed on Palladium by Microsoft.
The three components will work in parallel to the operating system, with security tasks shunted from the operating system to the Palladium system, rather than as an integrated part of it, he said. Palladium is a security foundation upon which to build other security features, more than a system itself, he added.
As such, Palladium "is a very clever system," Reynolds said. "You can't crack it in the conventional sense."
Conventional cracking of the technology would be difficult because when an attacker tries to forge or attack the digital signatures used in the authentication component, the nub loses its encryption keys, making the system unable to communicate, he said.
"It's not impossible (to crack)," but it would likely have to be done one machine at a time and in hardware, rather than software, Reynolds said.
"Palladium does have the ability to give us truly secure PCs," he said. "Once we have security, do we want it," he added, anticipating possible user concerns about privacy and digital rights management.
Consumers will likely not be pleased about Palladium's DRM features, though "if you're the Hollywood people, you're thrilled," he said.
While most talk of DRM revolves around music, Microsoft Chairman and Chief Software Architect Bill Gates sees it as more useful for controlling e-mail: Palladium could be used to limit forwarding of messages, or to make them unreadable after a certain time interval has elapsed, the Newsweek report said.
Microsoft, for one, would benefit from being able to control e-mail in such a way. It has repeatedly fought to keep damaging internal e-mail out of court records in recent cases, including its battle with the nine non-settling states over remedies in its antitrust fight with the DOJ. [See "MS/DOJ - Judge again bars e-mail from court," May 31.]The technology needs to be widespread in order to be useful: 100 million devices will have to be shipped "before it really makes a difference," the report quotes Microsoft vice president Will Poole as saying.
Palladium grew out of a skunk-works project looking for ways to secure information stored on machines running Windows and became an official Microsoft project in October 2001, according to the report.
The first versions of Palladium "will be shipping with bugs," the report quotes one of the project's cofounders, Paul England, as saying.
This could be a problem, however, said Gartner's Reynolds.
"The whole thing has to work right and if it doesn't work right, it doesn't work at all," he said.
Microsoft's record on software security has been heavily criticized in the past, and in January of this year the company announced a new emphasis on trustworthy computing in an effort to clean up its image. [See "Gates calls for 'trustworthy computing'," Jan. 17.] This news was soon followed by word that its software developers would stop writing new code while they audited their existing code for security flaws. [See "Microsoft takes a break to clean its code," Feb. 4.]Microsoft has long maintained that keeping its source code under wraps makes its software more secure than open-source software such as rival operating system Linux, where anyone can inspect the source code and see its flaws. A recent report from a Microsoft-funded think tank, the Alexis de Tocqueville Institution, claimed that government use of open-source software represents a threat to national security. [See "Open-source hot air," Computerworld US, June 10.] Proponents of open-source software say this openness makes it more secure, as there is a greater chance that flaws will be fixed and that users will be more aware of the necessity of upgrading to a fixed version of the software.
Advocates of open software development may be winning the argument. According to the Newsweek report, Microsoft will publish the source code to its Palladium system in an effort to be more transparent.
Publishing source code openly is not the same as declaring it to be "open source." According to the Open Software Initiative, open source software must be freely distributable by third parties, including as part of derivative works, without restriction or payment.
Gartner's Reynolds backed this point, saying that "Microsoft is talking about making it open source."
Microsoft's Juarez, however, didn't entirely agree with this assessment.
When asked whether users would be required to run Windows in order to take advantage of Palladium's features, Juarez replied, "The short answer is 'yeah.'"That doesn't mean that all other platforms will be excluded, he said.
"We understand the importance of being inclusive," he said. "We do not want this to be seen as a Microsoft-only initiative."
"Our goal is to be as inclusive as possible," he said, adding that other platforms would likely see some level of interoperability.
To facilitate that broader support, Microsoft will be working with other companies, both in the hardware and software markets, as well as listening to feedback from users, Juarez said.
"This is a collaborative industry initiative ... (that) can only work if every stakeholder has a voice and participates in the process," he said.
Juarez was unable to provide more specifics about how Microsoft would offer that voice, but said that the company would be soliciting feedback from users at some point.
Transparency will be key to the system's success, according to Ari Schwartz, associate director of the Center for Democracy and Technology, based in Washington, D.C.
"It's important that there is transparency in the process," he said. "If they build it in a way that is seamless and intuitive, users will feel like they have more control. If not, there could be a major user backlash."
"It's too early in the process and it's difficult to say which way it will fall," he added.
"This system looks a lot like Hailstorm (a codename for an early version of Microsoft's .Net Services) recreated," said Chris Hoofnagle, legislative counsel for the Electronic Privacy Information Center, a non-profit Internet user rights group based in Washington, D.C.
"It's not good for consumers. Anything with verification and DRM limits consumers' ability to control their behavior," he said.
"One of the problems is that Microsoft will not be able to be transparent in order to make this scheme work," he said. Microsoft has relied on making security vulnerability information hard to discover, as opposed to fixing security flaws, he said.
(Scarlet Pruitt, an IDG News Service correspondent in Boston, contributed to this report.)


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365 days of SL, day 293:
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I thought about doing something special for the new year, but in the end, I just ended up sitting around — not much you can do anyway, what with almost everyone gone and partying with their friends, spending a nice time with their family etc. So you get a "boring" shot. I'm allowed to do that every now and then, right?
Perhaps "boring" is the wrong word, anyway, as it's really more of a "quiet" thing than that; a relaxed shot of an uneventful evening where not a lot happened and where I didn't go anywhere new (or old) or do anything exciting.
I do like the light and the colors in this one, though, if I say so myself: the steel gray sea, the cloudy skies, it all combines in a way that nicely contrasts with the perpetually beautiful sunny days I otherwise often get on SL (on purpose and by choice).
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I don't want you to write my
essay but I wouldn't mind some
feedback or something to maybe
give me a better idea on what
feminism really is. I'd really
appreciate anything you could
tell me. Thank you very much,
The most frequent misconception
about feminism is that feminism
is solely about "women's issues."
"Women's issues" are everybody
issues. Also, feminism by nature
of it being about equality also
works to liberate men from their
"roles." Examples of what has
changed as a result of feminism
should not be limited to women's
lives, but also include the
fact that feminist and feminist
discourse/thinking has always
been at the forefront of the
gay/lesbian movement; the civil
rights movement; children's
rights movement; labor rights
movements; peace movements...
Because of feminist influence
in all of these areas, I think
that the world is beginning
represented in a way that mirrors
what it really is. We have begun
to change our language - chairman
to chair; "girl" to "woman;"
"My mother doesn't work" to
"my mother doesn't work outside
of the home". It has also changed
our choices - women have now
entered almost every career;
however, men have yet to make
the same transition. It has
also changed our goals.
While the past 300 years have
brought us closer to this goal,
we still have a long way to
go. Some of the most obvious
examples of the continued necessity
of feminism are:
Unfortunately, I don't know
enough about Canada to give
specific examples. Perhaps you
can use the above as a guide
and ask similiar questions of
your government.
I hope this helpsgood
luck with your paper and please
let me know if you need more
examples. I would be happy to
put more thought to it.
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Sao Paulo – Ibirapuera Park
This report is based on a 4 week, self-organised trip to Colombia using public transport, which concentrated on a few sites between Cali and Bogota. These included: Cali km 18, San Cipriano, Yotoco, Laguna de Sonso, Otun-Quimbaya, Fuerte's Parrot site above Santa Rosa Cabral, Montezuma Road, Rio Blanco, Paramo del Ruiz and Humedal Jaboque.
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