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Democracy, freedom, independence, free speech, the right to bear arms, … These are fundamental tents of our country, right? Yet, they all have serious problems in a crowded world. Maybe these are good tenets when there were 2.5 million people (e.g., 1790 US census) in the United States, the printed page was both expensive and the main source of information, and people had to fend for themselves.
There are now more than 100 times more people in this country and with 100 times as many people comes problems with the core concepts of individual freedoms versus a responsibility to neighbors, and free speech that includes the freedom to inflict personal harm on people through speech. We have the problem of my independent, free-thinking, existence crimping on yours, and visa versa. Actually, these challenges have always been challenges; hence the need for laws. I am simply arguing that we should be mindful of the ways that population growth and crowding 7.6 billion people onto a planet require us to re-think what freedom and independence mean.
It has been a while since I wrote one of these blogs. In that period, Steve Paddock shot and killed 58 people in Las Vegas, injuring another 851 (October 1, 2017), and 17 people were shot and killed, with 17 more injured at Marjorie Stoneman Douglass high school in Parkland Florida by Nikolas Cruz (February 14 2018). In fact, 16 weeks into 2018 and CNN reports 1.25 school shootings per week. A consequence of these events seems to be a fundamental shift in the discourse on gun laws in this country.
Of course an event like this raises terrible grief and sorrow for the victims. But, inevitably, it also polarizes us into teams regarding the responsible manufacture and sales of weapons in the US. This is made evident in the National Rifle Association Convention happening this week in Dallas. However, we discussed how team mentality is counter-productive to a civil society, and resolving environmental issues last time.
The focus for this contribution is our fundamental notions of freedom and independence. In an Jeffersonian agrarian America, or world, we might reasonably expect people to rely on their own resources, and in doing so, grant them a high level of freedom and independence to see to these needs. Laws might loosely knit together this society as people can build the personal relationships with their communities to suit their needs.
By contrast, we now live in a world where most people, even those working on farms, are wage earners. We live in a world where most of the transactions of our daily lives are with people that we do not know personally. How many of us know our grocer, banker, or even the head of the business for which we work? Not many. This places us on 'teams' with people we do not know.
Team spirit was critical in that smaller world where we banded in groups to jointly express common interests in a world where people were fending for their basic livelihoods of getting enough food to eat. Currently, however, most people live in a world where the quality of water to which they have access is being impacted by people they don't know, and mostly have no means to identify. We live in a world where we don't know who our 'team' is, or the purpose of this 'team'. So, now we identify with sport teams, or ideological teams.
Sports teams are easy. They seem like a mostly innocuous means for us to express our desire to be on a team, and to cheer that team to do well. Ideological teams are a horse of a different color. Much has been made of the current divisiveness of the United States, the epitome of which is that it seems preferable to congressional representatives to score victories for the party than it does to provide sensible governance.
How does all of this relate to the environment, one might reasonably ask? Simply this: environmental decisions range from small local problems to global ones, and from those with clear and sensible teams to those where a strong majority of humanity should be able to find an outcome that is mutually agreeable. Yet, this is rarely how these issues are worked out.
When we have a local problem, we can clearly have varied interests that drive teams. Imagine the example of a growing urban area where people must decide how much open space to provide for community benefit, where that open space goes, and for what purpose is it created (e.g., gardens, nature parks, sports fields). Clearly there will be differing opinions, and a discourse must ensue to try and balance those needs among the people who want these amenities. Teams may form, but they are ephemeral and based on the issue at hand. We can disagree with our neighbors, but invite them to dinner.
In our crowded world of global problems, by contrast, we tend to take environmental challenges and link them to broader political ideologies, binning them with other values, and choose sides based on the entire plate of ideals placed before us. Hence, freedom and independence become rallying cries for health care, guns, workers rights, unfettered capacities for banks to abuse the common person, energy independence and religion. That seems like a dangerous cocktail. Now, we are willing to mortgage our interests in a healthy environment (noting the ongoing EPA rollbacks in vehicle emissions, polluter accountability, clean air standards) for a political stance of societal entitlements (.e.g., health care and welfare). We appear willing to accept political challenges to the notion of scientific understanding and knowledge as a basis for decision-making based on the ideological notions of freedom and independence.
To recapture civil society, I argue, we need to be able to walk that back a few steps and disentangle issues in order to identify what we care about and then decide how we decide what to do. Let's take the example of global warming. No one refutes the fact that the world is getting warmer. We can measure that. It is reported constantly. No one refutes the fact that this warmer world carries expenses: sea level rise inundating the environs of millions of people. No one refutes the notion that CO2 in the atmosphere is rising. No one refutes the fact that burning fossil fuels is driving the rise in atmospheric CO2. No refutes the fact that CO2 is a heat trapping gas that has the capacity to warm the atmosphere.
Drawing the lines between these dots should suggest that no one credibly refutes the notion that it is likely that humans, through fossil fuel consumption, is causing the earth to warm. So, let me just say that: no one credibly refutes the notion that we are warming the planet.
Nor, do we need to refute any of those facts to actually have an intelligent discussion over what to do about that. Doing nothing is a not unreasonable argument. Taking action will harm some people more than help them or their descendants. For others, the opposite is clearly true. Most of us probably do not know how it plays out for us or our children. This is a good discussion to have.
Instead, we seem to be having the discussion that climate change doesn't exist because it violates some sense of freedom and independence. We need to move beyond the ridiculous and to the practical. And, here is where we loop back to teams. It is a legitimate thing to consider how my 'team' will fare under a warmer world, versus one where we impose hardship through reducing the consumption of fossil fuels.
I am currently sitting in a location that will be under sea level once the Greenland ice sheet melts. It think that means that my team loses if we do not meet the goals of the Paris Accord. I am willing to fight for that version of my team. Conversely, where I am sitting is a small bit of property that I own. I am also willing to fight for my freedom to manage this property as I see fit. That places me on a different team with a different set of people. However, all those people, on whatever team should all be on the same team as me with respect to greenhouse gases: we all lose our homes and livelihoods without a Greenland Ice Sheet.
Let me conclude by saying this. People love teams. We feel a deep sense of need to align ourselves with groups with whom we agree. In managing environmental problems, a primary concern must be to force people to recognize this aspect of human nature and then ask people to disentangle the teams they align with based on the immediate issue, and not aggregated philosophies ideologies. If someone is opposed to outlawing lead shot, for example, it could be as a consequence of not wanting to see the cost of buying shot increase beyond their means. Alternatively, it could be the consequence of not wanting government intervention in their lives.
Opposing environmental regulation through government regulation, however, must be considered in concert with law enforcement, the military, public schools and roads, farmer entitlements and payments; the complete bevy of government values we receive while experiencing sometimes burdensome constraints on freedom in order that all 350 million of us can all live in an America that we aspire to achieve. For many of us, this means making sacrifices to avoid adverse impacts on other species and the ecosystems on which they depend. And yes, this does require sacrifices to independent action through laws enforced by governments; which yes, requires government funding.
In fact, most of us completely agree with the sentiments of the previous paragraph. In fact, reading that sounds a bit self-righteous and tedious, no? Perhaps because it paints people with broad brush strokes into coarse teams that do not reflect individual problems as independent? Bingo.
As environmental actors we need to recognize that the issue of teams is both our issue and one for those who oppose the environmental values that we hope for society to embrace.
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If we say that the world we are living in is too complicated even then, that's right. But what we have right now is even more complicated because of the technology and other stuff that are surrounding us. I know that it's never easy to deal with all these things happening around them. Ignoring it the entire them wouldn't solve the problem either. So it would be better if we will keep everything on the loop We need to know everything that is happening around us!
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Team spirit is the key to attain victory. Not only in professional life, team spirit plays a cardinal role in personal life too. Do you know- what team spirit is actually is? It is defined as the common etiquette shown by the members of a line-up to attain a common objective. It is the willingness to assist as part of a troupe. To strengthen the bond among the executives and to obtain a favorable upshot, both teamwork and team spirit are essential. It is the best way to boost the morale of the workers.
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The following is adapted from Inside the Miracle: Enduring Suffering, Approaching Wholeness by Mark Nepo. Published in November 2015 by Sounds True.
One of the great transforming passages in my life was having cancer in my mid-30s. This experience unraveled the way I see the world. It scoured my lens of perception, landing me in a deeper sense of living. There are certain experiences that reform us, as if God's a tireless blacksmith who, against our pleading, forges the metal in us, though it takes years for our heart and mind to cool from the pounding. My journey with cancer was how I was forged.
If I learned anything from having cancer, it's that unless there's a physical need — such as needing air to breathe or needing to stop a wound from bleeding — there's no reason to rush, no matter the level of urgency being showered on us by others.
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The violent speed of our age doesn't help. In a world so mobile and transient we can wake up married in Atlanta and go to sleep divorced in Fort Worth; the game has become who can snatch a mouthful of seed and be on their way first. In a world where sophistication means we show nothing, the mind becomes as cold as a camera shutter, opening and closing rapidly so as not to let too much in. In a world that makes a fortress of objectivity, we avoid the one frontier that returns us to first-hand experience: our ability to care. In a world that deems simplicity as dull, patience as slothful, and compassion as entangling, we give up inroads to our very core if we can no longer empathize.
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Succumbing to speed is a form of isolation that makes us feel inadequate, because we're always falling short, always catching up. But stopping alone is not entering stillness, because stopping alone does not let who we are merge with where we are. Still, to stop and slow down is a beginning, because we start to find what matters when we stop rushing.
Succumbing to speed is a form of isolation that makes us feel inadequate, because we're always falling short, always catching up.
Rushing can be defined as any instance in which we move faster than we need to. As soon as we begin to rush, whether hurried by an overbearing parent to the dinner table or harried into a career choice by an artificial deadline of our own making, we become estranged from ourselves; that is, a hollow forms between our inner self and the self that's rushing through the world. Once divided from our sense of aliveness, we lose contact with that kinetic border called wonder. This estrangement from our aliveness is the beginning of alienation. And though there are many ways to feed our estrangement, rushing out of congruence – out of being where we are – is as sure a path as any to the netherworld of half-living.
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But if we were to hide who we are in who we are, like hiding a body in its skin, if we were to let things be and not make over their impact on us, all hiding would evaporate and the constancy of our self would be final, real and unequivocal in its majesty of flaws.
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Legit actor William McIntyre died March 19 in Englewood, N.J., of natural causes. He was 80.
Sometimes credited as Bill McIntyre, he had a long career Off Broadway and on the Main Stem as well as in regional theater companies.
McIntyre was born in Rochester, N.Y., and grew up in Grand Rapids, Mich. He appeared in many regional productions including at the Long Wharf, McCarter and Guthrie theater companies.
He appeared with Maureen Stapleton on Broadway in "The Secret Affairs of Mildred Wild" and was Off Broadway in the long-running production of "The Fantasticks." He toured in the national company of "The Great White Hope."
McIntyre's many television appearances include "Murphy Brown," "Dallas" and "Newhart." He was last seen in a New York production of "You Can't Take It With You."
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Last week, over 500 Seattle Public Schools staff, educators, and community members registered to participate in the Liberation Through Anti-Racist Education Institute. Hosted by the district's Department of Racial Equity Advancement, the four-day virtual institute focused on transforming SPS into an anti-racist organization.
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It makes a lot! At least 8 good sized servings I would say (maybe more, I dunno, we still have leftovers in the fridge after all of us ate plus Matt took some to work).
3 chicken breasts, cooked and shredded. (I boiled them, adding pepper and a dash of chili powder to water)
2 Tbs olive oil
2 garlic cloves, minced
1 medium onion, chopped
1 red bell pepper, diced
4 oz diced green chilies
1/2 tsp salt
2 tsp chili powder
1 tsp cumin
28 oz can green chili enchilada sauce
10 oz shredded colby & monterrey jack cheese
1 cup sour cream (plus more for topping)
12-16 oz Penne Pasta (I cooked 16 oz, but didn't use quite all of it)
tomatoes, for topping
Cook Pasta according to package directions.
Heat olive oil in skillet. Cook onions 3-5 minutes. Add garlic and red pepper, cook additional 3-5 minutes.
Add chicken, green chilies, salt, chili powder, cumin, and sauce. Simmer about 10 minutes.
Add cheese and stir until melted. Mix in sour cream over low heat. Do NOT boil (sour cream will curdle).
Drain the pasta. My skillet wasn't big enough to add the pasta, so I put the sauce in the pot I cooked the pasta in (while the pasta was in the strainer). Then I added pasta until I felt like there was enough. I probably could have used all 16 oz but I could tell there was already more than enough .Mix together well and enjoy!
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Jane & Richard
An Autumnal Lake District countrified occasion. Tweed, shooting, wellies, flat caps and topsy turvy weather in the Lakes…
Lucy & Chris had chosen the Wild Boar at Windermere to host their splendid and stylish wedding.
Chris and the gents took to the tarn for a spot of clay shooting, whilst Lucy and the girls got stuck into champagne by the fire in the Hotel.
The beautifully timbered dining room hosted their intimate ceremony, surrounded by friends and family followed by a Land Rover ride through the Hotel's estate where we were bathed in stunning Autumn sunshine.
A party of epic proportions was fuelled by Lucy & Chris' own specially brewed ale and tunes galore… an absolute corker.


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Former Bush administration official and Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice was slated to deliver the commencement address at Rutgers University on May 18. But due to student protests and sit-ins accusing her of war crimes -- and supporting U.S. military involvement in Iraq -- Rice decided to bow out. She made the announcement public today on her Facebook page, which was first reported by National Review Online.
"Commencement should be a time of joyous celebration for the graduates and their families. Rutgers' invitation to me to speak has become a distraction for the university community at this very special time," she wrote. "I am honored to have served my country. I have defended America's belief in free speech and the exchange of ideas. These values are essential to the health of our democracy. But that is not what is at issue here. As a Professor for thirty years at Stanford University and as it's [sic] former Provost and Chief academic officer, I understand and embrace the purpose of the commencement ceremony and I am simply unwilling to detract from it in any way. Good luck to the graduates and congratulations to the families, friends and loved ones who will gather to honor them."
To his credit, the president of Rutgers University, Bob Barchi, refused to rescind her invitation, despite the fact that the Rutgers faculty passed a measure to do just that. Rice made her decision voluntarily.
"While Rutgers University stands fully behind the invitation to Dr. Rice to be our commencement speaker and receive an honorary degree," President Barchi wrote in a statement, "we respect her decision not to participate in the upcoming Rutgers University commencement, which she clearly articulated in her statement this morning."
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The Day Before School Starts
It was a Sunday..
- last day before school starts; YIPPIE for me but not for kiddos'
- last day before I have to wake up at 6am; SUX for all of us
- last day before I start struggling with ironing uniforms; especially Judith's pleated dress…
- last day before I have less hours to spend with Jake because I have to sleep at 10.30pm instead of 12am!!!
We went to The Curve, so..
- we ate at MARCHE' MOVENPICK;
- walked to CINELEISURE
Joe said : The sun is too bright, I can't open my eyes!
Jake said : Let me open them up for you!!!
Joe said : Aaaaaa…..
At least, I got a good feedback from Javier
Judith said : Look on the LEFT, up there got a crane.
Javier said : Oooo…
Joe : Up where? Up? Just Up? Where?
Kiddos fascinated by Mickey Mouse poster
Judith showing the boys who's not afraid of heights
Judith got very excited with this poster of 'Asajj Ventress'
- crossed-over to IKANO which got the kids excited over this…
Little One in the Middle : Wow, I wish I can go bald like this boy on my right! Sure very cooling!
Javier kept on bouncing from the top
Judith trying to tame her wild skirt!
Here, she's impersonating one of Marilyn Monroe's famous pin-up act!
Then, we met this little Japanese boy who definitely had too much sugar in his system. I call him 'U-ta-la-men' because that was what he kept mumbling about throughout playtime.
He rolled and tumbled down the slide
And, 'THUMP' on a little one. No worries, no one was hurt!
One by one, children saw what 'U-ta-ra-men' did and they proceed to follow him; including Joe…


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Monthly Archives: August 2014
Debt Collection in Florida: Know the Rules
By: James O. Birr, III, Esq. and Sterling Spencer
When it comes to collecting a consumer debt, individuals, businesses and attorneys' must be familiar with the Florida Consumer Collection Practices Act ("FCCPA") and its federal counterpart, the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act ("FDCPA"). Like the FDCPA, the FCCPA protects consumers from abusive, harassing, and unfair debt collection practices. This post addresses Florida federal court case law as to damages for violations of the FDCPA and FCCPA, as well as recent changes to the FCCPA, effective October 1, 2014. Read Full Post
The Differences Between Homeowners Association and Condominium Association Law in Florida – Part II: Records Inspections and Alterations to Property
Our previous post, the first of a three part series, discussed the differences between homeowners association and condominium association law in Florida pertaining to basic board operations. This post, the second of a three part series, discussed the differences between homeowners association and condominium association law in Florida pertaining to records inspections and alterations to property.
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The Differences Between Homeowners Association and Condominium Association Law in Florida – Part I: Board Operations
Under Florida's association laws, each type of community association differs from each other type of community association primarily in the manner in which each association and the association's members own real property within the community. For example, with Condominiums, a … Read Full Post
Purchaser of Property at Tax Sale is Not Liable to Condo Associations & HOAs for Unpaid Assessments
By: Hans C. Wahl, Esq.
Florida's Fourth District Court of Appeal issued an opinion in March of 2014 concerning properties governed by an association that are sold at a tax sale. The court, in A to Z Properties, Inc. v. Fairway Palms II Condo. Ass'n, Inc., held that when property with unpaid association assessments is purchased at a tax sale, the purchaser is not liable to the association for those unpaid assessments. No. 4D13-1267 (Fla. 4th DCA 2014). The court's reasoning is that an assessment lien is extinguished by the issuance of a tax deed. Id. This post will analyze that case, including the ramifications that decision has on Florida's community associations and what associations can do to avoid finding themselves on the wrong end of this situation. Read Full Post
Florida Declarations of Condominium: Required Provisions
A condominium is created by recording a declaration in the public records of the county where the land is located, executed and acknowledged with the requirements for a deed. Fla. Stat. § 718.104 (2). All persons who have record title to the interest in the land being submitted to condominium ownership, or their lawfully authorized agents, must join in the execution of the declaration. Id. Upon the recording of the declaration, or an amendment adding a phase to the condominium under section 718.403(6), all units described in the declaration or phase amendment as being located in or on the land then being submitted to condominium ownership shall come into existence, regardless of the state of completion of planned improvements in which the units may be located or any other requirement or description that a declaration may provide. Id. Upon recording the declaration of condominium pursuant to this section, the developer is required to file the recording information with the division within 120 calendar days on a form prescribed by the division. Id. Read Full Post
Defining and Maintaining Condominium Common Elements in Florida
Any classification of the condominium begins with the declaration of condominium, which sets forth the boundaries of an individual's unit. In addition, an owner owns an undivided share of the common elements, i.e., "portions of the condominium property not included in the units." Fla. Stat. § 718.103(8). Read Full Post
Five Ways for Commercial Landlords to Protect Themselves in Commercial Real Estate Leases
Outside of Florida's codified landlord/tenant laws, there are several ways a landlord can protect itself when involved in a commercial real estate lease. This Blog post highlights some of the ways that commercial landlords may protect their personal and financial interests within commercial real estate lease. Read Full Post
General Contractors: Make sure you have a Subcontractor Exception to the Your Work Exclusion in your CGL Policy
By Austin B Calhoun
Do you know what your CGL insurance policy covers? General contractors may expect that their CGL policy covers the cost to repair defective work, or other components of the project that were damaged by defective work. This may be one of the primary reasons a contractor purchases CGL insurance. However, this coverage may not exist. It depends on the language of the policy and endorsements. Of particular importance is the "your work" exclusion and the "subcontractor exception," which were the subject of a recent Florida case. In J.B.D. Construction, Inc. v. Mid-Continent Casualty Company, 2014 U.S. App. LEXIS 13358 (11th Cir. July 11, 2014), the court denied coverage based on the "your work" exclusion. This blog looks first at the concept of "property damage" coverage and then examines how the holding of J.B.D. Construction impacts the breadth of property excluded from "property damage" coverage by the "your work" exclusion. Lastly, we examine how elimination of the "subcontractor exception" renders your insurance nearly useless in construction defect cases. Read Full Post
The Impact of Tiara Condominiums: Independent Tort Claims and Jury Trial Waivers Make Their Way to Florida Banking Law
The newest development concerning independent tort claims and causes of action arising from a breach of contract manifests as a result of Tiara Condo. Ass'n., Inc. v. Marsh & McLennan Co. and is exemplified through the holding of Marian Farms, Inc. v. SunTrust Banks, Inc. Marian Farms, Inc. v. SunTrust Banks, Inc., No. 5D12-886, 2014 Fla. App. LEXIS 57, at *2 (Fla. 5th DCA Jan. 3, 2014); Tiara Condo. Ass'n., Inc., v. Marsh & McLennan Co., 110 So.3d 399, 407 (Fla. 2013). The decision of Marian Farms represents the newly established precedent from Tiara Condo. Ass'n. regarding the implementation of Florida's economic loss rule and imports its holding to Florida banking law. The decision of Tiara Condo. Ass'n. limits the application of the economic loss rule by finding that the rule now only applies in the products liability context. Id. at 407. This deviation from precedent, which occurred after the order dismissing the plaintiff's complaint in Marian Farms, consequently changed the outcome in Marian Farms such that the order was reversed and the case remanded. No. 5D12-886, 2014 Fla. App. LEXIS 57, at *3. The net result is that independent torts separate and apart from the depositor agreement will survive dismissal and present issues for a jury to decide. Read Full Post
A Condo Association's Lien Foreclosure Does Not Extinguish the Outstanding Past-Due Assessments Owed by the Previous Owner
By Hans C. Wahl, Esq.
The Florida Legislature, in 2014, amended the section of the Florida Condominium Act concerning liens for unpaid condominium assessments and who shoulders that liability. Specifically, Section 718.116(1)(a) was amended to make clear that an association's temporary ownership of a certain unit does not wipe out the unpaid assessment balance which existed on that unit prior to the association's ownership. This change was the legislature's strong reaction to the 2013 case, Aventura Management, LLC v. Spiaggia. This Blog post will discuss how that case prompted this amendment to the Florida Condominium Act and explain how this revised statute greatly benefits and protects condominium associations going forward. Read Full Post


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SUPERFLEX presents the One Year Project and solo-exhibition The Liquid State opening Thursday 28 April 2016.
The project runs until 31 March 2017
Viewing the art museum as a petri dish, SUPERFLEX will undertake a one year project of cultivating a community by growing a 'culture' and producing 'fermentation'. The project also consists of the exhibition The Liquid State.
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The title of the exhibition The Liquid State, is a reference to the ever-changing state of things — this being humans, economic and social constructions, as well as suprana- tional systems. SUPERFLEX is presenting three new works which all seek to examine the concept of transformation.


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With its extraordinary natural resources, Reunion Island is a fruit paradise, an Eden of spices and fine products. Its cosmopolitan cuisine is also inspired by the diversity of the cultures that populate this island-universe.
A gastronomical hotch-potch
As its name suggests, Reunion Island is a melting pot of cultures and cuisines. The richness and diversity of its flavours are immense, blending French, Indian, Chinese, Madagascan and East African traditions. Creole recipes enhance exotic products, which are the produce of an extraordinary land: fertile volcanic soils at different altitudes, abundant rains and a mild climate. Europe has brought it charcuterie, gratins and the flavours from stewed meats. Africa has contributed the consumption of roots, dried pulses and hot peppers. Asia and India their plethora of spices. Turmeric, for example, also called "poor man's saffron" or "Indian saffron", has remarkable antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties: it is widely used in curry but not in rougail. These two dishes are emblematic of Reunion cuisine. Curry, which is available on all menus, is comprised of meat (chicken, for example) or zourites (baby octopus) prepared with tomatoes, onions and ginger, etc. It is served with white rice and dried vegetables (lentils or peas) called grains, and then a spicy sauce or rougail, a term which also represents the other essential element of Reunion Island, which is prepared at a high heat. You can often taste the famous rougail saucisse (sausage rougail) in restaurants or when staying with local hosts.
As for desserts, Reunion creole recipes offer cakes made from sweet potato, cassava, banana or guava. Sugar cane is an essential ingredient of these desserts, as well as Bourbon vanilla. The first vanilla orchids, which came from Mexico, were introduced in 1819. However, no one knew how this orchid with its complex flower was fertilised. It was in Reunion, in 1841, that a 12 year-old slave, Edmond Albius, perfected the quasi-magical technique that is still used today. Thanks to him, Reunion became the world's first producer of cultivated vanilla. It is an expensive product because its cultivation is largely manual and requires exceptional know-how. A skilled planter can fertilise between 1,000 and 1,500 flowers in a morning. It also takes a lot of patience to be able to transform the green vanilla pod into a black, delicately perfumed vanilla pod, after having dried and prepared it. Another more exceptional production: coffee. It made a comeback in 2003 and the coffee plants produce a rare and delicate product, Bourbon sharp, which is mildly caffeinated. Very popular in Japan, it is among the best in the world... and the most expensive !
As regards vetiver, a lot of research as been done on this plant by the luxury goods industry in perfume making. The variety that grows on Reunion Island is valued because its essential oil, which is obtained after distillation of the root, is very subtle. Its woody fragrances can be found in premium eaux de toilette. Rose geranium from Reunion also enjoys an excellent reputation among the major cosmetics brands, thanks to its strong, sweet scent, which is slightly mentholated, and which is similar to rose.
Tropical products
But in terms of distillation, aromatic plants are not the only ones this island has to offer! Rum is the traditional drink. Made from sugar cane, it is often served infused with fruits and spices which have been steeped for several months in bottles or bowls, giving a very distinctive flavour. Vanilla, lychee, passion fruit, kaffir lime... The choice is endless: the island provides an abundance of wonderful tropical products all year round, such as pineapples, one of the first fruits to be introduced to the Mascarenes archipelago, which is part of Reunion Island. The Victoria variety is one of the best in the world: small in stature and with a very sweet flavour, this pineapple is a jewel of Reunion agriculture. Moreover, it obtained the Label Rouge in 2006. It graces the stalls in numerous markets, nestled alongside mangoes, papayas or even chouchou (chayote). The aptly named vegetable - chouchou meaning 'favourite' - is very popular among the locals and is best prepared in a gratin or in curries. A veritable riot of colours and flavours !


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A private English Course is the course of choice for highly motivated English students who are interested in achieving great progress within a limited time-frame. A One-to-One English Course provides students with the most opportunity to practice their spoken English. Furthermore, students who book One-to-One Courses can follow a course of English studies that is suited to their exact needs and requirements. A One-to-One Course provides a student with the opportunity to progress at their own pace, be it fast or slow. As these private courses offer students the teacher's undivided attention, they also provide the most opportunity for correction of a student's English, irregardless of whether their errors are in pronunciation or grammar.
A private English course is also an ideal choice for the more reserved English student who needs to build confidence in speaking English. While the best solution for learning English rapidly, the One-to-One Course is by its very nature, the least sociable of all the courses available. However, a few English language schools in Malta do offer semi-private courses to students of a similar level who book together.
The most intensive course a student can book is an Immersion English Course. Sometimes also called a Home Tuition Course, these courses offer students the unique opportunity to live and learn English in their teacher's home. While packages differ from school to school, we define an Immersion Course as one which offers a minimum of 25 contact hours with the English teacher. By taking English lessons in the teacher's home, students have the luxury of not traveling to school each day. More importantly, Immersion English students are provided with a maximum opportunity to practice their English in a natural setting throughout the day. Students who book such a Home Tuition Course have the additional luxury of selecting the intensity of the course as well as the total number of lesson hours. Contact us if you have any questions or you would like us to help you find a course suited to your needs.


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January 2016 cgdev; Recruiting community members with basic training for health promotion and care delivery is increasingly popular among development programs in low- and middle-income countries. This approach has great appeal: it could boost accountability and local ownership, and reduce program costs. Community Health Workers (CHWs) are also increasingly viewed as critical to alleviate projected workforce shortages in the next decades, in addition to being critical resources during health crises like Ebola—as organizations such as Last Mile Health and USAID have noted. Though the potential benefits of the approach are easily touted, the full costs remain murky and are often an afterthought. In particular, many CHWs are not compensated and the value of their time is not reflected in program costs. As a consequence, it is unclear whether CHWs are cost-effective, especially if deployed as an integral component of a health system. It's high time for governments and donors to account for the invisible costs of CHW programs and to rethink their advocacy for this delivery platform.
Although CHW programs vary widely, the lack of adequate compensation for workers is a widespread problem. Using self-reported data, the One Million Community Health Workers Campaign estimates that only 8.6 percent of CHWs in sub-Saharan Africa are salaried and an additional 46.5 percent are not paid but do periodically receive non-monetary compensation (e.g. clothing or community recognition). Similarly, the Lancet Commission on Women and Health reports on research suggesting that only 7 percent of CHWs in sub-Saharan Africa receive compensation for their work. That's just the tip of the iceberg for unpaid community work (and also for women, as the Lancet report shows).
This lack of funding may have important ramifications. Relying on volunteers can affect program quality and scale up by contributing to high attrition rates. And continued reliance on unpaid volunteers could undermine individuals' and governments' incentives for formal training and employment, which, in a vicious cycle, could contribute to expected shortages of 13 million nurses, doctors, and midwives by 2035. Furthermore—and perhaps most importantly—ignoring the hidden costs of community involvement is unfair to individuals and, at the policy level, biases cost-effectiveness analyses in favor of these programs.
So what can be done? First, governments and donors need to understand that CHWs are not a magic bullet that is costless to countries and communities. Decision-makers at all levels need to recognize the true costs of CHWs and CHW programs. Second, programs should move to cover the work-related costs of CHWs and, after a trail period, compensate CHWs for their time. And finally, while researchers have noted that the full "societal" costs, which includes the costs to individuals, could be quite different from the program costs, we urgently need data to provide further evidence of this issue.
Contrary to the popular saying, time isn't always money but it does have value—and that should be respected.


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- Can I download the Billable Clients screen in a printable format?
- Clio Web App
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Not at this time. However, you can print screens individually by going to File > Print on your browser. For details on how to download a PDF of the Print screen, see below:
- Press CTRL+P (or Command+P on Mac) on your keyboard to bring up the Print screen
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Alternately, you can run the Revenue Report in CSV format, and delete all columns you don't need as this report shows both the Matters and columns for Unbilled Time.


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Here lately, I can't seem to stop talking. It's like a nervous chatter or something. Everytime someone calls me--the call lasts forever---which I hate---and I totally think its because I don't know how to hang up. The minute we finish talking about something, I bring up another subect to talk about and then another and another. Before I know it, the person on the other end of the line is either cutting me off to say "I HAVE to go NOW" or else I hear a real preoccupied "uh-hum" every so often like they are SO NOT interested in what I am saying.
What's really bizarre about this...is I am NOT a phone person. I hate talking on the phone and I hate calling people. I haven't always been like this. I can remember a day (when I was a teenager) that I could sit on the phone for HOURS (especially with my boyfriends) and I was happy to just hear them breathing. Ha!
Anyway, I hate this about myself. Yesterday while I was having one of these phone conversations where the other person (which was my mom this time) was over there probably rolling her eyes and wishing I'd just Shut Up because I could hear it in her voice and the sighs, I thought to myself that I am just going to quit talking altogether. Unless something is absolutely necessary to say...I am not going to say it. No one needs to hear everything I've been thinking about or how I've been feeling every moment of the day.
Hey! A lightbulb just came on...
Maybe I'm so "talky" because I haven't seen my husband in almost 2 weeks now and the only people I've had to talk to for the majority of my days are 6 and 3!!??!!?? Hmmm...that would sure make me feel a little better about it anyway.
It's just that I've noticed things about myself that I'm not very fond of lately. Like the big wrinkle between my eyebrows when I frown or scrunch my nose--and now a days...even when I just have a straight face it's still there. I'm not nearly as motivated as I used to be for the things I was once passionate about. Even going to the gym, which is a HUGE thing for me...I just don't really care that much. I'd love to be more involved in the ministry but lately when I think about it, I just feel like, "oh well, they're getting along fine without me this far...they'll keep being fine without my help."
It's just weird and not really like me.
There is such a huge change in the amount of self-confidence I feel now compared to about a year ago. I don't know why. It's probably all within myself...but I remember feeling SO strong and sexy and desirable and competent for a while there...but right now, I feel exactly the opposite. I feel weak (physically and mentally), I feel SO FAR from sexy or desirable. If I could compare what I feel like I look like to something, I'd have to say Mrs. Shrek. Round and stumpy with weird coloring. ha ha As far as the competent part...I can't even make a simple decision about what underwear to put on in the mornings...how am I going to be able to make important decisions?
Okay, so I know what all you girls are thinking right now. Feel, feel, feel. Didn't God warn us about letting our feelings rule us? And yes, you're right. I KNOW who I am in Christ. It's all in there in my head....it's just not manefesting in my mind, body or actions.
Okay, well...this post is confusing me. I can't even seem to say things on here the way I want. Grr... I just want to say that I almost didn't post this because I don't want any of you to think that I am trying to get sympathy. I am not saying "oh look at poor, pitiful me" by any means. I am just so frustrated with this "me" that seems to be overtaking the real "me". I'm sure this is all linked to that last post I did about the blended emotions and all the crying. If our insurance $ wasn't up, I'd probably go talk to a doctor...but I'll have to wait until January. Hopefully by then though...this will be over.
Okay, anyway, if you're still reading this...sorry! What a waste of your time. Seriously..I don't think I said anything of worth in this whole post. Okay, enough. Love you all and hope you have a good day!
Thursday, December 20, 2007
Blabber mouth
Here lately, I can't seem to stop talking. It's like a nervous chatter or something. Everytime someone calls me--the call lasts forever---which I hate---and I totally think its because I don't know how to hang up. The minute we finish talking about something, I bring up another subect to talk about and then another and another. Before I know it, the person on the other end of the line is either cutting me off to say "I HAVE to go NOW" or else I hear a real preoccupied "uh-hum" every so often like they are SO NOT interested in what I am saying.
6 comments:
- Logzie said...
Jen-even in the midst of such a crazy time for you, you still managed to CRACK ME UP! I about lost it when I read about the Mrs. Shrek part! LOL!!
Anyway, this was SO NOT a waste of my time. Friends are there for eachother in good times AND in not so good times! Seriously, I want to talk with you and pray with you. I think I might be able to help you...Lord knows I've been thru this!!
Talk to you later!
Hang in there!
- KC said...
Girl, I've figured it out...you are in this slump because you haven't seen or spent quality time with your husband (due to him working because of the storms)...so you are just in major need of INTIMACY with your Hubby! :) Seriously!
On another note, I was cracking up right along with Logzie...the Mrs Shrek part put me over the edge! haha But I read on, and on, just to see what in the world would pop out of your mouth next! I couldn't tear myself away! haha
Logzie is right, it isn't a waste of time to be there for our friends through the good and the bad. We're here for you Jen....and we Love you Bunches!!!!!
- Kate said...
don't feel bad and don't apologize for blogging about it - it's your space to write whatever you want. and we love to read it, no matter what :)
I'm sure not seeing your hubby has a lot to do with it. And I think a lot of it may be nerves before the holidays- trying to get too much done in a little amount of time and trying to do everything perfect, that our mind starts to shut down on us and we're just running on adrenalyne. Make sense? i hope you get to spend some quality time with the husband soon. In the mean time, feel free to blabber to any one of us. We love to "listen' (well, it's reading really)
- Crystal said...
Believe me girl, I go through emotions and periods JUST like you. Hell, for a minute I thought it was MY post;0) Chin up sweet! As soon as hubby comes back you'll be glowing and everything wont be such a big deal.
Until then, do something special for yourself. A nice hot bath with candles or go get you a massage or even go workout. A really good workout always does it for me. And the phone thing? No big deal, I do EXACTLY the same thing....
- Amy said...
We all love you, Jenni and I think we can all identify w/this post. I know I certainly can! When Jason was working crazy long hours last week (12-13 hour days and he's currently on day number 11 without a day off with no end in sight until maybe this weekend.) and then when he came home he ate dinner and went straight to bed because he had a cold, I thought I was going to go CRAZY! Plus, Easton had a cold and was SO fussy for 3 days straight. He cried and I cried and it was really ugly. During that time I felt exactly the way you just described.
You just need some good quality time w/your hubby and you'll be good as new. Plus, take time to do something just for you. Take a bubble bath, go shopping, go out w/one of your friends for some girl time...whatever it is, make sure it is something special just for YOU because you deserve it. :)
Hang in there! Love you!
- Amos said...
Oh yeah, totally there with ya! This whole ice storm thing threw me for a loop. Maybe had I known it was coming I would've been a little more prepared, but I just felt like I got hit in the face hard with a flood of emotions. And no it's not a waste of time, it's our real feelings and telling them to someone else helps!


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ISN – (FREDERICTON, N.B.) – Atlantic University Sport is pleased to announce the 2014-15 AUS women's volleyball all-stars and major award winners as selected by the conference's seven head coaches following regular season play.
Second-year Saint Mary's left side and Surrey, B.C. native Rachel Windhorst was named the Atlantic University Sport most valuable player, Thursday night.
Other AUS major award winners announced tonight during the awards banquet held in Fredericton, N.B. were UNB's Victoria Eadle of Gallagher Ridge, N.B., who was named rookie of the year; Dalhousie's Marisa Mota of Kitchener, Ont., who was selected as the libero of the year; UNB's Paige Paulsen of Keswick Ridge, N.B., who received the student-athlete community service award; and Dalhousie head coach Rick Scott, who was named AUS coach of the year for the second time in his career.
MOST VALUABLE PLAYER: Rachel Windhorst, Saint Mary's
Rachel Windhorst, a 5-foot-11 left side with the Saint Mary's Huskies wrapped up her second season by leading the conference in scoring (279.0 total points and 4.2 points per set), kills (246 total and 3.73 kills per set) and total attacks (651).
Windhorst also contributed 177 digs for the Huskies this season to go along with 24 total blocks. Her hitting percentage of 0.247 was the highest of any member of the Saint Mary's squad this season.
The Huskies posted an 11-5 record this season, finishing first in the AUS standings and earning a first-round bye in this year's Subway AUS women's volleyball championship.
In addition to being selected as AUS MVP, Windhorst earned a place on the AUS first team all-star squad for the first time in her career. In her first AUS season last year, the Surrey, B.C. native earned both AUS rookie of the year honours and a place on the all-rookie team.
"In only her second season in the AUS, Rachel has emerged as one of the top players in our conference," said Huskies head coach Darren Russell. "Rachel plays with heart and dedication, and brings a lot of confidence to our team. She is a player who enjoys being put in pressure situations and competes hard every match."
Windhorst will look to become the first AUS player to be named CIS player of the year since 1981-82, when Dalhousie's Karen Maessen won the award.
ROOKIE OF THE YEAR: Victoria Eadle, UNB
Victoria Eadle of Gallagher Ridge, N.B. becomes the first player from the UNB Varsity Reds to claim the AUS rookie of the year award since the 2006-07 season.
Eadle, a 5-foot-11 left side, played in all 16 matches for the Varsity Reds in her freshman season, playing in all 58 sets.
She posted the most service aces in the Atlantic conference this season with 32. She led the Varsity Reds in total points with 208.0 and points per set with 3.6, good for second in the conference behind only AUS MVP Rachel Windhorst.
Eadle also finished fourth in kills with 162 and kills per set with 2.79.
"Vic is a very special athlete and an incredible young woman," said Varsity Reds head coach Jilliane Goulet. "I'm really proud of what she's accomplished in her first year here at UNB; this is an award that she has worked very hard to deserve."
No Atlantic conference player has ever won the Mark Tennant Award as the CIS rookie of the year.
LIBERO OF THE YEAR: Marisa Mota, Dalhousie (Kristen Ryan Memorial Award)
Marisa Mota of the Dalhousie Tigers is the 2014-15 recipient of the Kristen Ryan Memorial Award as the conference's top libero.
A third-year arts student from Kitchener, Ont., Mota led the Dalhousie Tigers in digs per set (4.13) and total digs (215), good for the second and third most in the Atlantic conference, respectively.
"Marisa has been an excellent player for our team this year," said Tigers head coach Rick Scott. "She has worked extremely hard both on and off the court to improve her game and it has definitely paid off. She has been an anchor in our back court with her strong passing and defence. Most impressively, she has matured and emerged into a real leader for our team and has provided great confidence and competitiveness."
Lauren Smith (2010-11), Leah MacInnis (2005-06) and Angela Cormier (2002-03) are the other three Dalhousie players to have been named the Atlantic conference's top libero since the award was established in 1999-00.
Two years ago, the award was renamed in honour of former Cape Breton Capers student-athlete Kristen Ryan. Ryan, a native of Port Hastings, N.S. and a five-year member of the CBU women's volleyball team, passed away in October 2012 following a motor-vehicle accident outside of Halifax.
Following the 2012-13 season, Saint Mary's Anastasia Callaghan became the first AUS women's volleyball player to take home CIS libero of the year honours.
COACH OF THE YEAR: Rick Scott, Dalhousie
Rick Scott, in his seventh year at the helm of the Tigers program, is the only Dalhousie Tigers women's volleyball head coach to be selected by his peers as the AUS coach of the year. This is his second time receiving the honour. He was first recognized following the 2012-13 season.
Dalhousie finished in second place in the AUS standings this year with a 10-6 regular season record.
The Tigers enter this year's Subway AUS women's volleyball championship riding an eight-game winning streak.
Scott's Dalhousie squad posted 14.6 points per set this season, good for second in the conference. The Tigers led in blocks per set with 2.59 and service aces per set with 2.27. Their team hitting percentage of 0.186 was good for second in the AUS.
Prior to assuming head coaching duties with the Tigers program, Scott experienced tremendous success in Manitoba, coaching women's volleyball at the high school, club and provincial levels.
"Rick's work ethic, dedication, passion and commitment to the development of his student-athletes is commendable," said Dalhousie director of athletics, Tim Maloney. "We are very proud of Rick's consistent success at Dalhousie and being named coach of the year this season."
Scott will now represent the AUS as the nominee for CIS coach of the year at the CIS awards banquet in Toronto, Ont.
Moncton head coach Monette Boudreau-Carroll is the only AUS coach to ever be named the CIS coach of the year.
STUDENT-ATHLETE COMMUNITY SERVICE AWARD: Paige Paulsen, UNB (Erin Bursey Memorial Award)
UNB Varsity Reds fifth-year setter Paige Paulsen is the 2014-15 recipient of the Erin Bursey Memorial Award, given to the women's volleyball student-athlete who best exhibits outstanding achievements in three areas: volleyball, academics and community involvement.
Paulsen, a biology student from Keswick Ridge, N.B., was an integral part of the Varsity Reds squad this season, posting 47.0 points, 15 blocks, 71 digs, 25 service aces and 42 total attacks. She also led UNB in assists with 480, good for the second most in the Atlantic conference.
In addition to her success on the court, Paulsen boasts an impressive academic record, being named an academic all-Canadian for the past two years and on track to earn the accolade again this year.
Heavily involved in both the UNB community on campus as well as the wider Fredericton community, Paulsen is the current president of the Athletes' Council. The council is comprised of a group of student-athletes who organize UNB and community initiatives and act as a direct link between the teams and the athletics department.
This year, she co-organized UNB Athletics' first Movember initiatives and helped lead the campus's Think Pink fundraising campaign. Paulsen is also a member of Right to Play UNB. As such, she participates in fundraisers and helps raise awareness for Right to Play, an organization that brings sport to children worldwide.
The 5-foot-6 setter also serves as the fundraising chair for UNB Global Water Brigades. Water Brigades' mission is to empower communities to access sufficient, clean water through infrastructural development, water treatment, community leader training and education. Paulsen is in charge of organizing fundraising events to help fund the group's upcoming trip to Honduras.
This year, she has volunteered with Read with the Reds, travelling to elementary schools to read to kindergarten students. She also served as a volunteer at the local food bank's open house.
Paulsen is also passionate about coaching. She served as a coach with Volleyball New Brunswick last summer and plans to do so again this upcoming summer. She also coached at UNB's summer volleyball camps and volunteers as a setter coach in addition to her paid position as head coach with UNB's training program for high school players. Additionally, she is the head coach of the Bliss Carman Middle School's Grade 7 girls' volleyball team.
"Paige is the backbone of our team in many ways, leading with energy, passion, and by her example of hard work on the court, in the classroom, and in the university and Fredericton communities," said Varsity Reds head coach Jilliane Goulet. "She is an inspiration to everyone around her, and is leaving big shoes to fill on our team when she graduates this year."
This award was recently renamed in honour of former Memorial Sea-Hawks student-athlete Erin Bursey. Bursey, a two-time CIS Academic all-Canadian and a captain with Sea-Hawks women's volleyball team, passed away two years ago following a pedestrian vehicle accident in St. John's, N.L.
Paulsen will be the AUS nominee for the CIS Therese Quigley Award. Acadia's Lori-Beth MacEwen (2002-03 and 2003-04) and Mount Allison's Megan Toews (2001-02) are the only Atlantic conference recipients of the CIS award.
The Atlantic University Sport first and second team all-stars were also announced Thursday evening, along with this year's all-rookie team.
First Team All-Stars:
Anna Dunn-Suen, Dalhousie (2nd year – Halifax, N.S.)
Shelby Michaels, Saint Mary's (4th year – Mill Bay, B.C.)
Jill Snow, Memorial (3rd year – Bishop's Falls, N.L.)
Rachel Windhorst, Saint Mary's (2nd year – Surrey, B.C.)
Abby Czenze, Dalhousie (3rd year – Halifax, N.S.)
Vanja Mitrovic, UNB (4th year – Fredericton, N.B.)
Marisa Mota, Dalhousie (3rd year – Kitchener, Ont.)
Second Team All-Stars:
Victoria Eadle, UNB (1st year – Gallagher Ridge, N.B.)
Erin Smith, Saint Mary's (2nd year – Moncton, N.B.)
Sarah Ross, Acadia (2nd year – Toronto, Ont.)
Kirsten Sorensen, Memorial (5th year – Red Deer, Alta.)
Jessica Josenhans, Dalhousie (4th year – Lunenburg, N.S.)
Véronique Carroll, Moncton (5th year – Moncton, N.B.)
Tessa Michaels, Saint Mary's (3rd year – Mill Bay, B.C.)
Christelle Bertin, Moncton (Beresford, N.B.)
Elly Prince, Saint Mary's (Calgary, Alta.)
Mieke DuMont, Dalhousie (Kamloops, B.C.)
Victoria Eadle, UNB (Gallagher Ridge, N.B.)
Maddie Clarke, Saint Mary's (Ottawa, Ont.)
Kim Bauder, Memorial (Langley, B.C.)
The 2015 Subway Atlantic University Sport women's volleyball championship will be hosted by University of New Brunswick, Feb. 13-15, 2015 in Fredericton, N.B.
The championship schedule is as follows: (seeding in brackets)
Friday, Feb. 13
Quarterfinal #1: Memorial (4th) vs. Moncton (5th), 4:30 p.m.
Quarterfinal #2: UNB (3rd) vs. Acadia (6th), 7 p.m.
Saturday, Feb. 14
Semifinal #1: Saint Mary's (1st) vs. winner of quarter-final #1, 4:30 p.m.
Semifinal #2: Dalhousie (2nd) vs. winner of quarter-final #2, 7 p.m.
Sunday, Feb. 15
Championship Game: Semifinal winners, 2 p.m.
The AUS champion will advance to the 2015 CIS women's volleyball championship, Feb. 26 – March 1, 2015, hosted by the University of Toronto.


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The Cablevision-Disney Oscar Fight Hints of Things to Come
The reason, as theThe New York Times's Brian Stelter argues, is money. Media companies such as Disney, Viacom (VIA) and General Electric (GE) collect huge fees from cable companies for the cable channels they've created, such as ESPN, Comedy Central and SyFy, respectively. But the cable companies carry the broadcast networks (ABC, CBS, NBC and Fox) for next to nothing. As the audience for network TV continues to shrink and advertising dollars dwindle, the content providers that also own broadcast networks (such as Disney, in this case) can no longer afford that arrangement. On the other side, the cable companies are bound to cry foul over having to pay for something they had been getting practically for free.
In the end Disney CEO Bob Iger got what he wanted -- more money from Cablevision for carrying ABC.
"Although terms of the deal were not disclosed, a person familiar with the situation indicated that Disney ended up getting 55 to 65 cents per subscriber per month," according to the Los Angeles Times.
In the Nick of Time
Disney (which I own some shares of) took a huge risk. If Cablevision hadn't returned to the bargaining table, ratings for the Oscar telecast would have suffered, since about 3.1 million cable subscribers wouldn't have been able to see one of the biggest shows on TV. Ratings would have gone down, raising the possibility that Disney's ABC network would failed to meet audience targets promised to advertisers. ABC would then have had to provide free commercials (known as make-goods) to make up for the shortfall since Disney's New York affiliate, WABC, is the most-watched local TV station in the U.S. It's remarkable that the dispute got resolved nearly in the nick of time.
Recall that Cablevision's similar fee fight with Scrips Networks Interactive (SNI) lingered on for three weeks until the two sides reached an agreement to restore HGTV and the Food Network in the New York area. Comcast (CMCSA) ended its three-year battle over the NFL Network last May, when the Philadelphia-based cable giant signed a nine-year deal for considerably less than what the NFL wanted, according to media reports.
Disney may have won the Oscar battle, but the war is hardly over. The New York Times reported that Time Warner Cable (TWC), the second-largest cable cable company, told customers Saturday that its relationship with ABC "not at risk... yet."


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Patronage and sponsorship Support the Musée d'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris
Supporting the Musée d'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris is a way of associating your company image with a prestigious cultural institution of international renown.
The Museum has its finger on new departures in artistic creation and, by means of a chronological and thematic presentation of its collection, it offers visitors a wide overview of the movements of 20th century art, notably French and European. The collection has grown, since the outset, thanks to generous gifts from collectors and artists.
An ambitious programme of exhibitions enables the Museum's public to discover or rediscover major artists of the past and present, and also to become familiar with the latest artistic research.
Many ways of supporting the Museum
Temporary exhibitions
Supporting an exhibition gives special visibility to your company as well as an opportunity to organise private events around a prestigious cultural event that corresponds to your values, your company image, and your sponsorship policy.
Acquisition and/or restoration of works in the permanent collections
As a contribution to the development of the national collections, your company can acquire a work on behalf of the Musée d'Art Moderne, or help restore one of its masterpieces.
This kind of support enables the Museum to carry out one of its important vocations: the preservation and enhancement of important art historical works.
Cultural outreach
Supporting the Museum's social and pedagogical outreach activities makes it possible for them to develop their work with a variety of publics: children, teenagers, senior citizens, disadvantaged groups, handicapped people, etc.
Events, encounters, workshops for children, thematic visits, and family activities are regularly organised around exhibitions and the permanent collections, in order to make art accessible to the widest possible public.
You can support the overall activities of our cultural service, or choose particular projects to support, or you can support the activities for one particular exhibition.
Advantages reserved exclusively for our sponsors
Unique visibility
When you support a project at the Musée d'Art Moderne, you benefit from wide visibility on our advertising material: poster campaigns in the city and on the metro, invitation cards, press kits and press releases, our Internet site, brochures and flyers for visitors, advertising inserts, partnership panels, exhibition catalogues,etc.
A prestigious venue for public relations events
You can organise private events in the heart of Paris, in the highly prestigious setting of the Museum and its collection of masterpieces. You are in a position to invite your clients and collaborators to visit the exhibition, privatised for the occasion, while having breakfast, cocktails, or dinner in one of the rooms of the Museum. Private visits can also be organised.
Privileged access to the exhibition
You can receive priority passes, invitation cards to the exhibition opening, as well as catalogues (personalised or not).
These advantages apply whatever the object of the sponsorship (exhibition, cultural outreach, acquisition or restoration of an artwork).
How can I support the Musée d'Art Moderne?
Companies, foundations and private individuals can get involved in various ways:
Financial sponsorship
Article 238 bis of the CGI entitles you to a tax rebate of up to 60% of the amount of the donation*, and material advantages corresponding to 25% of the amount. The real cost of sponsorship, therefore, amounts to 15% of the donation.
*Up to a limit of 0.5% of your pre-tax revenue, with the possibility of spreading the excess over the following 5 tax periods.
Private individuals can deduct 66% of the value of the donation from their income tax*.
*Up to a limit of 20% of net taxable income (article 200 of the CGI) or 75% of your ISF (wealth tax), with a ceiling of €50,000 (Art. 885-0 V Bis A).
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About Russian Gaming Week
Russian Gaming Week is one of the largest Eastern European events devoted to the gambling industry. In 2018, RGW to be held for the 12th time, bringing together the representatives of world-renown gambling companies including the online casino and betting software developers, the delegates of payment systems and affiliate programs, the experts in legal issues, media, and many other profile people. Each year, the participants present their latest developments and solutions for the gambling industry.
As a part of Russian Gaming Week 2018, there will also be a conference and an open lecture room where the speakers will touch upon the hot issues and discuss the profile innovations, as well as the development of gaming zones and new directions in gambling, etc. Last year, the Slotegrator company was pleased to present its unique product – Telegram casino. And this year, we are ready to surprise you again by introducing Moneygrator – a single payment solution for online casinos.
Our program
Day 101
- 10:00 Opening of the exhibition
- 11:00 Presentation of Moneygrator at the company stand
- 14:00 Bartender show from Slotegrator
- 15:00 Speech by Vadim Potapenko at a conference on "How to select a proper gaming content for online casino"
Day 202
- 10:00 Start of the second day
- 11:00 Presentation of Moneygrator and other products at the company stand
- 18:00 Сlosing of the exhibition
How to find us
RGW 2018 will be held at Moscow, ECC Sokolniki, Pavilion 2
Below is an exhibition map with a diagram of how to find a stand of the company Slotegrator


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Article by Elizabeth Ehlis
September is classical music month. Classical music is an interesting type of music that is different from today's standards. However, it is because of classical music that we ultimately got the music we have today.
Classical music is more that just one large period of time. Classical music is actually broken into different smaller periods, each having their own differences. It is interesting to see just how much music has changed over time!
Classical Music Time Periods
(PLEASE NOTE: The dates of the time periods are only estimates since there are no exact dates for when each time period occurred/ began/ended)
Medieval (500ish – 1400) The music of this time was connected to the church. Forms of music from the early part of this period would be Gregorian Chants and Organum.
Some Composers From this Period: Hildegard von Bingen, Guillaume de Machaut
Renaissance (1400/1450 – 1600) The Renaissance era brought many new ideas and gave a little bit more freedom from the church, which allowed for more experimentation with music. The printing press, invented in the 1400's, also allowed for music to be printed. Instrumental music was developed as well.
Some Composers From this Period: William Byrd, Claudio Monteverdi, Josquin Des Prez
Baroque (1600 – 1750) The music of the Baroque was very ornate. This period also had the creation of the concerto, canata, oratorio, and the sonata. There were advancements with instruments as well.
Some Composers From This Period: Johann Sebastian Bach, Georg Frideric Handel, Antonio Vivaldi
Classical (1750/1775 – 1820) Classical era music was more simple/cleaner than Baroque music, and focused more on the melody. Dynamics (the change in volume) were important. The woodwind section of the orchestra was added during this period.
Some Composers From This Period: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Ludwig Van Beethoven*, Franz Joseph Hayden
*Beethoven is considered to be a bridge between the Classical and the Romantic periods
Romantic (1820 – 1910) Romantic pieces are know for being very expressive and emotional. The orchestra saw much growth in this period with the expansion of the woodwind and brass section.
Some Composers From This Period: Frédéric Chopin, Franz Liszt, Richard Wagner, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Johannes Brahms
Find some classical music to listen to alone or with friends and family. If there is a concert you can go to, go with a few friends or family. If you want to learn how to play an instrument, then go out and find a place to do so. You can learn from various resources such as books, websites, or find a private tutor in your area. If you're in school, then consider taking band or joining a music club. There are plenty of ways to celebrate! Use #ClassicalMusicMonth to post on social media.
A proclamation for Classical Music Month was issued in 1994 by President Clinton.