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"Stanley Kubrick: The Masterpiece Collection" Blu-Ray Celebrates the Visionary Filmmaker December 2
(September 23, 2014 – Burbank, CA) – The late director Stanley Kubrick had a special relationship with Warner Bros. Because of this relationship, Christiane Kubrick invited and provided the studio full access to Kubrick's home, film props, personal cameras, film equipment, production facilities and personal insight to this great director.
To mark this momentous occasion, Warner Bros. Home Entertainment (WBHE) will release "Stanley Kubrick: The Masterpiece Collection" on December 2. The 10-disc Blu-ray set ($199.99 SRP) includes eight Kubrick classics as well as the newly-produced documentary: "Kubrick Remembered" which captures intimate moments in Stanley Kubrick's very personal life, two new-to-Blu-ray documentaries: "Stanley Kubrick In Focus" and "Once Upon a Time…'A Clockwork Orange'" plus three additional documentaries: "Stanley Kubrick: A Life in Pictures," and "O' Lucky Malcolm!" Also included will be a new 78-page hardcover photo book using film archive photographs.
Films in the collection will be "Lolita" (1962), "Dr. Strangelove" (1964), "2001: A Space Odyssey" (1968), "A Clockwork Orange" (1971), "Barry Lyndon" (1975), "The Shining" (1980), "Full Metal Jacket" (1987) and "Eyes Wide Shut" (1999). "Kubrick Remembered" offers a new look into the Kubrick archives, with special appearances by the director's wife, Christiane Kubrick, as well as never-seen footage of Stanley's works, his house and his film production facilities. "Stanley Kubrick In Focus" presents such directors as Steven Spielberg, Steven Soderbergh, Oliver Stone, William Friedkin and Martin Scorsese relating how Kubrick's directorial style influenced them.
About Stanley Kubrick:
Recognized as one of the most accomplished, innovative, and influential directors in film history, Stanley Kubrick was a perfectionist who maintained complete artistic control and privacy during the shooting, and even the subsequent marketing of his movies. Many of Kubrick's acclaimed works were received as controversial and provocative, yet still regarded as brilliant and visionary. Kubrick's films earned 19 Oscar nominations including three for Best Picture ("Dr. Strangelove," "A Clockwork Orange" and "Barry Lyndon") and four for Directing ("Dr. Strangelove," "2001: A Space Odyssey," "A Clockwork Orange" and "Barry Lyndon"). In 1960, Kubrick's "Spartacus" won four Oscars (Actor in a Supporting Role, Art Direction, Cinematography and Costume Design). In 1968 Kubrick won the Oscar for Special Visual Effects for "2001: A Space Odyssey."
Kubrick was born in 1928 in New York City and grew up in the Bronx where his father was a physician. At 13, Kubrick became interested in photography and began to teach himself the craft. In 1945, prior to his high school graduation, Kubrick did a photo essay of a news vendor with his papers heralding the death of Franklin D. Roosevelt. Look selected one of the photographs for the closing of their series on the death of the president. Shortly thereafter, Look hired him as an apprentice, and within six months, at age 17, Kubrick became one of the magazine's youngest-ever staff photographers.
After creating a photo essay on boxer Walter Cartier, Kubrick directed an impressive, gritty short documentary, "Day of the Fight" (1950), based on his pictorial for the magazine. Kubrick then made two more documentaries and a short feature about a fictitious war ("Fear and Desire"). Two low-budget crime thrillers followed – "Killer's Kiss" and "The Killing" – then Kubrick cemented his reputation with his first major studio film, the powerful antiwar movie "Paths of Glory."
Kubrick immigrated to England in 1961, where he found more autonomy and greater control as a filmmaker. Kubrick died peacefully at his home in England on March 7, 1999. He is survived by his wife, Christiane, and three daughters and has left the cinema with an enduring legacy.
About the Films in the Collection:
"Lolita" (1962)
Humbert (James Mason), a divorced British professor of French literature, travels to small-town America for a teaching position. He allows himself to be swept into a relationship with Charlotte Haze, his widowed and sexually famished landlady, whom he marries in order that he might pursue the woman's 14-year-old flirtatious daughter, Lolita, with whom he has fallen hopelessly in love, but whose affections shall be thwarted by a devious trickster named Clare Quilty.
"Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb" (1964)
Released by Columbia Pictures, the cold war satire is a chilling dark comedy about a psychotic Air Force General unleashing an ingenious, foolproof and irrevocable scheme sending bombers to attack Russia, as the U.S. President works with the Soviet premier in a desperate effort to save the world. The film stars Peter Sellers, in multiple roles, as well as George C. Scott and Sterling Hayden.
"2001: A Space Odyssey" (1968)
Kubrick's dazzling Academy Award-winning achievement (Special Visual Effects) is an allegorical puzzle on the evolution of man and a compelling drama of man vs. machine. Featuring a stunning meld of music and motion, the film was also Oscar-nominated for Best Director, Art Direction and Writing. The director (who co-wrote the screenplay with Arthur C. Clarke) first visits the prehistoric age-ancestry past, then leaps millennia (via one of the most mind-blowing jump cuts ever) into colonized space, and ultimately whisks astronaut Bowman (Keir Dullea) into uncharted space, perhaps even into immortality.
"A Clockwork Orange" (1971)
Causing major controversy when first released, the film garnered four Academy Award nominations – Best Picture, Best Director, Best Film Editing and Best Screenplay. The film also introduced into popular culture the concept of "ultra-violence," as singing, tap-dancing, derby-topped hooligan Alex (Malcolm McDowell) has a "good time" – at the tragic expense of others. His journey from amoral punk to brainwashed proper citizen and back again forms the dynamic arc of Kubrick's future-shock vision of Anthony Burgess' novel.
"Barry Lyndon" (1975)
Redmond Barry (Ryan O'Neal) is a young, roguish Irishman who's determined, in any way, to make a life for himself as a wealthy nobleman. Enlisting in the British Army and fighting in Europe's Seven Years War, Barry deserts, then joins the Prussian army, gets promoted to the rank of a spy, and becomes a pupil to a Chevalier and con artist/gambler. Barry then lies, dupes, duels and seduces his way up the social ladder, entering into a lustful but loveless marriage to a wealthy countess named Lady Lyndon (Marisa Berenson). He takes the name of Barry Lyndon, settles in England with wealth and power beyond his wildest dreams, before eventually falling into ruin.
"The Shining" (1980)
From a script he co-adapted from the Stephen King novel, Kubrick melds vivid performances, menacing settings, dreamlike tracking shots and shock after shock into a milestone of the macabre. "The Shining" is the director's epic tale of a man in a snowbound hotel descending into murderous delusions. In a signature role, Jack Nicholson ("Heeeere's Johnny!") stars as Jack Torrance, who's come to the elegant, isolated Overlook Hotel as off-season caretaker with his wife (Shelley Duvall) and son (Danny Lloyd).
"Full Metal Jacket" (1987)
A superb ensemble falls in for Stanley Kubrick's brilliant saga about the Vietnam War and the dehumanizing process that turns people into trained killers. The scathing indictment of a film was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Screenplay. 'Joker' (Matthew Modine), 'Animal Mother' (Adam Baldwin), 'Gomer' (Vincent D'Onofrio), 'Eightball' (Dorian Harewood) and 'Cowboy' (Arliss Howard) are some of the Marine recruits experiencing boot-camp hell under the punishing command of the foul-mouthed Sergeant Hartman (R. Lee Ermy). The action is savage, the story unsparing, and the dialogue is spiked with scathing humor.
"Eyes Wide Shut" (1999)
Kubrick's daring and controversial last film is a bracing psychosexual journey through a haunting dreamscape, a riveting suspense tale and a career milestone for stars Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman. Cruise plays a doctor who plunges into an erotic foray that threatens his marriage – and may ensnare him in a murder mystery – after his wife's (Kidman) admission of sexual longings. As the story sweeps from doubt and fear to self-discovery and reconciliation, Kubrick orchestrates it with masterful flourishes. His graceful tracking shots, rich colors and startling images are some of the bravura traits that show Kubrick as a filmmaker for the ages.
About the Documentaries:
- "Kubrick Remembered" – NEW
A new look into the Kubrick archives, with special appearances by Christiane Kubrick. Featuring never-seen footage of Stanley's works, his house and his film production facilities
- "Stanley Kubrick In Focus" – NEW to Blu-ray
Spielberg, Soderbergh, Stone, Friedkin, Scorsese and others tell how Kubrick's directorial style influenced them and how his unique style was developed.
- "Once Upon a Time…'A Clockwork Orange'" – NEW to the U.S
Co-written by critic Michel Ciment and featuring interviews with a psychologist and a sociologist, "Once Upon a Time…'A Clockwork Orange'" is a wonderfully unusual cine-documentary that focuses more on the titular movie's historical context and philosophy than on its production and reception. The documentary benefits from archival audio commentary by the late Stanley Kubrick, who offers his rationale for making the controversial, devilishly prescient proto-punk cult classic: "Better to reign in hell than serve in heaven."
- "Stanley Kubrick: A Life in Pictures"
Kubrick's career comes into sharp focus in this compelling documentary narrated by Tom Cruise. Fascinating footage glimpses Kubrick in his early years, at work on film sets and at home, augmented by candid commentary from collaborators, colleagues and family. Produced and directed by Jan Harlan, the brother of Christiane Kubrick, Stanley Kubrick's widow.
- O'Lucky Malcolm!"
A documentary about the life and career of actor Malcolm McDowell, produced and directed by Jan Harlan and edited by Katia de Vidas.
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Like most individuals meriting news coverage, Paul Salopek is on a mission. And his, like many news-worthy missions, is admirable in scope, stretched vast over time and space. He is embarking on a seven-year walk across the continents, following humankind's dispersal around the globe. Robin Banerji talks with Salopek as he plans his trip.
"I shall be retracing the pathways of the first human diaspora out of Africa, which occurred about 50 to 70,000 years ago, as authentically as possible, on foot," he says.
"I'll hop a boat across the Bering Straits and then ramble down the New World to Tierra del Fuego, the place where our ancestors arrived about 12,000 years ago, the last continental corner of the world to be colonised by our forebears."
Salopek has many motivations for undertaking this long journey of such epic proportions it sounds more fairy tale than reality. He argues that this "slow journalism" will provide more accurate reporting, full of the missing colors, flavors, and textures that characterize the bleak "fast food journalism" he aims to avoid. Most of Salopek's motivations are very grounded, however.
A biologist by training, Salopek argues that human beings evolved to understand the world at walking pace, after they developed the ability to walk on two feet three million years ago.
"There is an actual neurological basis to what I am talking about," Salopek says.
"You can make a pretty good evolutionary argument that this was how we were designed to absorb information at about 5km an hour (3mph)," he says. That is an average walking speed.
But he also admits that the idea of a long-distance walk strikes him as fun.
Fun sidenote: "For 95% of human history, people walked on average 5,200km (3,200 miles) per year: "Like walking from Boston to Portland on the West Coast every single year of your adult life," says Salopek."
Read more at "Paul Salopek: Going for a seven-year walk" by Robin Banerji for BBC News.


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The conflict in Syria has brought a large number of asylum claimants across Europe into sharp relief. This is precisely the time when the Common European Asylum System (CEAS) should be closely monitored and scrutinized to ensure access to international protection for those deserving it.
The CEAS expresses political willingness by the European Union to establish a harmonised, fair, and effective asylum procedure to process asylum claims across EU Member States while complying with international law obligations to protect asylum claimants fleeing persecution.[1] The three key instruments of the CEAS include: the Dublin Convention (1990), the Dublin II Regulation (2003), and the Dublin III Regulation (2013).[2] The latter Regulation identifies the Member State responsible for examining the asylum application, which the aim to enhance efficiency, prevent forum-shopping, and promote harmonisation within the EU asylum system.[3]
This blog post argues that the CEAS as a whole has partially failed its goals of achieving harmonisation and uniformity in the area of asylum law. The lack of uniformity and harmonisation among the practices of the Member States in such an area is due, in particular, to the fragmentation of international law.[4] While some argue that EU law, as interpreted by the Court of Justice,[5] is an autonomous legal order, this blog takes the internationalist view to suggest that the EU legal order should comply with relevant international law obligations in the area of asylum law, as requested in Article 78 TFEU.
Harmonisation and uniformity in the area of asylum protection may be achieved when Member States comply with the CEAS in a coherent and standard manner, while at the same time adhering to their international law obligations such as non-refoulement, protected under the ECHR. It is important for the CEAS to be aligned with international law and in particular, the principle of non-refoulement as protected under the ECHR, for two reasons: First, to effectively protect asylum claimants and refugees; second, to prevent erosion of the international refugee law regime by the variation of interpretation by EU Member States.
Non-Refoulement under EU and ECHR Law: The fragmentation of international law and its effects on EU asylum law
The principle of non-refoulement is a central tenet in international refugee law. It is the right of the asylum claimants or refugees not to be sent back to their country of origin where they could face persecution. From a different standpoint, non-refoulement is formulated as the prohibition against torture – under Article 3 of the ECHR to which all EU Member States are contracting parties.[6] The principle is widely regarded as an international law custom and it has been argued by some authors to constitute jus cogens.[7] This blog suggests that non-refoulement is an international human rights norm, rather than strictly a norm of international refugee law, so that it is an absolute prohibition from which no derogation is permitted.
Despite not being a contracting party to the Refugee Convention, pursuant to Article 78 TFEU, the EU is obliged to establish a common asylum policy which complies with the Refugee Convention and, therefore, the non-refoulement principle.[8] Such a principle is also incorporated in EU secondary law, namely in the Qualification Directive (2011/95/EU), the Asylum Procedures Directive (2013/32/EU), and the Reception Conditions Directive (2013/33/EU).[9]
Despite calls for solidarity and integration within the EU, academics and others have highlighted the lack of uniformity in the application of the Dublin System and CEAS, as a whole.[10] One failure of the Dublin System is the inability of EU Member States to harmonise the standards by which the Member States implement their domestic asylum policies, which affects their compliance with relevant international law.[11] In addition, the EU Commission has highlighted that the lack of harmonisation and uniformity within the CEAS is attributable to a failure of EU Member States to establish common practices in the national implementation of EU asylum policies.[12] In this respect, the Migration Policy Institute further evidences a substantial transfer of responsibility for processing asylum applications from northern Member States to the frontline Member States of the EU.[13] At the same time, there are also differences among the EU Member States in terms of successful asylum applications. According to the 2013 European Asylum Support Office Report, a Syrian national would have a better chance to be offered protection in Germany, which granted protection to 89% of Syrian applicants in 2012, while in Cyprus protection was offered to none of the Syrian applicants.[14]
Therefore, although introduced with the objective to address the lack of harmonisation and uniformity in the area of asylum seekers protection policies, the Dublin System has so far partially failed to do so.[15] While the Dublin System has internal deficiencies, it is argued that the lack of harmonisation and uniformity of asylum protection within the EU reflects a much broader problem attributable to the 'fragmentation' of international law, being the non-uniform judicial interpretation of international law by international courts. Fragmentation of international law is the idea that the system of international law lacks coherence attributable to 'the emergence of specialised and relatively autonomous spheres of social action and structure'.[16] States use their sovereign discretion to interpret international law when they transpose it into their domestic legislation. This discretion, combined with the variation of implementation of international law in domestic legal systems, exacerbates the fragmentation that is inherent in international law. It may be argued that the fragmentation of international law may have a foreseeable direct effect on EU Member States' practices in areas of law influenced by international law.
Some scholars, as well as the CJEU, view the EU legal order as sui generis, governed by doctrines such as that of supremacy and direct effect of EU law, enabling it to supersede national and international law (EU primacy view).[17] However, it is suggested that in specific areas of law, such as asylum policies, EU Member States are first and foremost obligated to comply with international law, above and beyond EU law.[18] Under this perspective, it may be said that international law influences EU law. Where there is contradiction between international law and EU law, international law should take precedence where the norm in question has entered international custom or is a jus cogens norm (internationalist view).
If one accepts the argument that EU law is inevitably influenced by what happens in the international arena, and by extension, by the obligations undertaken by States through international treaties, one can also see how the fragmentation of international law may in turn influence the harmonisation and uniformity of the CEAS. For instance, where certain international law norms are unclear, these international law norms or principles, when being incorporated into EU law, may also remain unclear. When EU Member States turn to these international law principles in an attempt to interpret and implement them into national legislation, the lack of clarity as evidenced through the fragmentation of international law makes it more difficult for Member States to comply with their international law obligations. The principle of non-refoulement does not escape the phenomenon of the fragmentation of international law. As a consequence, the 'fragmented' interpretation of such a principle is likely to result in increased complexities when implementing and complying with EU standards provided for in the CEAS.
The fragmentation of the principle of non-refoulement may also be evidenced in the judgments of the ECtHR and the CJEU. Despite the obligation of EU Member States to comply with the non-refoulement principle under Article 78 TFEU, two ECtHR cases illustrate EU Member States' failure to comply with such a principle as protected under the ECHR, and, thus, under international law. In MSS v. Belgium and Greece, the ECtHR held that there were deficiencies in the Greek authorities' examination of the asylum application at the national level as a result of the application of the Dublin II Regulation. In the case at hand, the asylum claimant faced a real risk of being removed directly or indirectly (i.e. being sent to another country where he will ultimately be removed) back to his country of origin without a full examination of the merits of this case.[19] Therefore, Belgium violated Article 3 of the ECHR on the prohibition against torture in sending the asylum claimant from Belgium back to Greece to face persecution in application of the Dublin II Regulation.[20] In TI v. the United Kingdom, the ECtHR found the United Kingdom's decision to send the claimant back to Germany through the Dublin II Regulation exposed the asylum seeker to treatments contrary to Article 3 of the ECHR.[21] The Court held that non-refoulement obligations may be violated indirectly when a State sends an asylum claimant to another State where the sending State knew or ought to have known of the applicant's risk of onward refoulement if removed.[22] These cases thus highlight some degree of incompatibility between the implementation of Dublin II Regulation and Article 3 of the ECHR, protecting the non-refoulement principle.
As a matter of fact, the ECtHR has a broad interpretation of non-refoulement as provided under Article 3 ECHR, which can also be applied extraterritorially.[23] The CJEU, in contrast, adjudicates the norm of non-refoulement as laid down under Article 19(2) of the EU Charter and under EU secondary law such as the Qualification Directive.[24] The discrepancy arises since non-refoulement is an absolute prohibition under Article 3 of the ECHR, but such absolute prohibition is not explicitly stated under EU secondary law. For example, under Article 21 of the Qualification Directive, as was confirmed by the CJEU in HT, non-refoulement is guaranteed, but only implicitly.[25] The lack of uniform interpretation of the already fragmented international law norms, such as the non-refoulement principle, by international courts creates double standards which increase the difficulty with which EU Member States may apply non-refoulement in their legislation. Although Article 53 of the EU Charter provides for a clause concerning the harmonisation of the standards of protection for fundamental rights stemming from different legal instruments within the EU, divergencies between the interpretation of non-refoulement under EU law and the ECHR are evident, with negative consequences on the protection of individual rights of asylum seekers.[26]
Concluding Remarks
This blog post has tried to demonstrate the failure of Member States to harmonise the standards created under the CEAS or the Dublin System. This lack of harmonisation and uniformity in the interpretation and implementation of the CEAS, it is suggested, is due to the fragmentation of international law. This fragmentation of international law is shown through the divergencies in interpreting the principle of non-refoulement under EU law and the ECHR. A possible solution in addressing the non-coherent interpretation of the principle of non-refoulement could be provided by mutual references to international courts' decisions when adjudicating in the area of asylum law. This practice would be particular beneficial in order to ensure the uniform interpretation and application of the principle of non-refoulement while enhancing the protection of individual rights.
The author
Jenny Poon is a Ph.D. Candidate at the Faculty of Law of the University of Western Ontario, Canada.
[1] European Commission, 'Common European Asylum System' <http://ec.europa.eu/dgs/home-affairs/what-we-do/policies/asylum/index_en.htm> accessed 3 June 2016; cf: Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees (adopted 28 July 1951, entered into force 22 April 1954) 189 UNTS 137 (Refugee Convention) art 1A.
[2] Convention determining the State responsible for examining applications for asylum lodged in one of the Member States of the European Communities [1997] OJ C254/1; Council Regulation (EC) No 343/2003 of 18 February 2003 establishing the criteria and mechanisms for determining the Member State responsible for examining an asylum application lodged in one of the Member States by a third-country national [2003] OJ L50/1.
[3] European Commission, 'Country Responsible for Asylum Application (Dublin)' <http://ec.europa.eu/dgs/home-affairs/what-we-do/policies/asylum/examination-of-applicants/index_en.htm> accessed 3 June 2016; Regulation (EU) No 604/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2013 establishing the criteria and mechanisms for determining the Member State responsible for examining an application for international protection lodged in one of the Member States by a third-country national or a stateless person (recast) [2013] OJ L180/31.
[4] International Law Commission, 'International Law Commission' (2016) <http://legal.un.org/ilc> accessed 6 June 2016; United Nations General Assembly, 'Fragmentation of International Law: Difficulties Arising from the Diversification and Expansion of International Law', 13 April 2006, UN Doc A/CN.4/L.682 (Report).
[5] See for instance Court of Justice of the European Union, Kadi II, C-584/10 P, C-593/10 P and C-595/10 P, 18 July 2013 <http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=CELEX:62010CJ0584:EN:HTML>.
[6] European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, as amended by Protocols No. 11 and 14, 4 November 1950, ETS 5, art 3 (ECHR).
[7] See, for example: Cathryn Costello and Michelle Foster, 'Non-Refoulement as Custom and Jus Cogens? Putting the Prohibition to the Test' (2015) Netherlands Yearbook of International Law, 273-327.
[8] Refugee Convention (n 1); Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, 13 December 2007, 2008/C-115/01 art 78 (TFEU).
[9] Directive 2011/95/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 December 2011 on standards for the qualification of third-country nationals or stateless persons as beneficiaries of international protection, for a uniform status for refugees or for persons eligible for subsidiary protection, and for the content of the protection granted (recast) (2011) OJ L337/9 (Qualification Directive); Directive 2013/32/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2013 on common procedures for granting and withdrawing international protection (recast) (2013) OJ L180/60; Directive 2013/33/EU of the European Parliament and Council of 26 June 2013 laying down standards for the reception of applicants for international protection (recast) (2013) OJ L180/96.
[10] Anna Knoll, Raphaelle Faure, Mikaela Gavas, 'Challenges to a comprehensive and integrated EU migration and asylum policy', 3 February 2016 <http://www.thebrokeronline.eu/Blogs/Inclusive-Economy-Europe/Challenges-to-a-comprehensive-and-integrated-EU-migration-and-asylum-policy> accessed 22 November 2016.
[11] See, for example: Susan Fratzke, 'Not Adding Up: The Fading Promise of Europe's Dublin System', March 2015, 7-9 <https://www.google.ca/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=4&ved=0ahUKEwib8K_7q8vYAhVq7oMKHahfC6QQFgg7MAM&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.migrationpolicy.org%2Fsites%2Fdefault%2Ffiles%2Fpublications%2FMPIe-Asylum-DublinReg.pdf&usg=AOvVaw2xSH7S9vl59A8KiEK6lkdz> accessed 9 January 2018 (Fratzke).
[12] European Commission, 'Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of Regions, Policy Plan on Asylum' COM(2008), 17 June 2008, 3 <http://www.unhcr.org/refworld/docid/4860eee72.html> accessed 7 June 2016.
[13] Fratzke (n 11) 8.
[14] European Asylum Support Office, 'Annual Report on the Situation of Asylum in the European Union 2012' (2013) <http://easo.europa.eu/wp-content/uploads/EASO-Annual-Report-Final.pdf> accessed 12 May 2018, 28.
[15] European Commission, 'Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing the criteria and mechanisms for determining the Member State responsible for examining an application for international protection lodged in one of the Member States by a third-country national or a stateless person (recast)' COM(2016) 270 final, Brussels <http://ec.europa.eu/dgs/home-affairs/what-we-do/policies/european-agenda-migration/proposal-implementation-package/docs/20160504/dublin_reform_proposal_en.pdf> accessed 29 May 2016, 9.
[16] Report (n 4) para 7.
[17] For more discussion on the relationship between international and EU law, see: Ramses A Wessel, 'Reconsidering the Relationship between International and EU Law: Towards a Content-Based Approach?' in Enzo Cannizzaro, Paolo Palchetti and Ramses A Wessel (eds) International Law as Law of the European Union (Leiden: Martinus Nijhoff, 2012).
[18] See, for example: Hemme Battjes, 'European Asylum Law and its Relation to International Law', VU Migration Law Working Paper Series No 3, 60; See, also: the international law principle of non–refoulement which binds all States regardless of whether they are state parties to the Refugee Convention (n 1).
[19] MSS v Belgium and Greece App No 30696/09 (ECHR, 21 January 2011).
[20] United Nations Committee Against Torture, AD v Netherlands, Communication No 96/1997, UN Doc CAT/C/23/D/96/1997, para 7.3; ECHR (n 6) art 3.
[21] TI v The United Kingdom App No 43844/98 (ECHR, 7 March 2000).
[22] Moira Sy, 'UNHCR and Preventing Indirect Refoulement in Europe' (2015) 27(3) International Journal of Refugee Law, 457-480, 458.
[23] See, for example: Hirsi Jamaa and Others v Italy App no 27765/09 (ECHR, 23 February 2012).
[24] It should be noted, however, that the CJEU has, in the past, adjudicated upon the norm of non-refoulement in the context of the Visa Code and seeing whether the Visa Code is in compliance with international law obligations in Court of Justice of the European Union, X and X v Belgium, C-638/16 PPU, 7 March 2017, para 28(1).
[25] Steve Peers, 'Non-Refoulement: Is Part of the EU's Qualification Directive Invalid?', 14 January 2017; Court of Justice of the European Union, HT v Land Baden-Württemberg, C-373/13, 24 June 2015, paras 41-44; Qualification Directive (n 9) art 21.
[26] Court of Justice of the European Union, NS and ME, C-411/10 and C-493/10, 21 December 2011, paras 64-68. Also, Article 6 TEU provides that the EU shall accede the ECHR, which is not currently a binding instruments in the EU legal order. Nevertheless, some of the rights included in the ECHR have been transplanted in the EU legal system in the form of general principles of EU law.


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I have a chance to meet with Experian face to face to ask anything! If you have a burning question that is credit related, now is the time to ask.
Date night this Friday! Well kinda….
Experian have invited me to attend a blogger event this weekend and, as Skint Mum is just as geeky with money as me, she also wanted to go. If you don't ask you don't get so, I sent what felt like a cheeky email with the query and Experian very kindly agreed for us to attend together.
I've been to a few blogger events before and they are really interesting as I can find out a lot more in depth information. However, this will be the first where Skint Mum and I attend together.
My niece has offered to look after the children and Skint Mum has booked a day off work so, on Friday, we'll head up to London and enjoy a date night talking about money and credit rating (ok, maybe we need to get out more!)
Credit the right way
The reason Experian are bringing bloggers together isn't quite such a happy thing. Their research has show that one in six of us expected that by the end of January we would have run out of cash.
As a last resort, out of those who were struggling to make it to the end of the month, one in 10 would max out their credit card or even withdraw cash on a credit card (this is a NO NO).
Not only will there be issues with higher interest rates for cash withdrawals, difficulties paying back a credit card that's maxed out but, your credit rating can be negatively affected too. This would mean the chances of getting approved for credit in the future would be lower.
Now we're in February, Christmas is a distant memory and January pay day has come and gone. But if you have over stretched yourself, how will it affect your credit rating?
I was lucky to say that I did not use any credit in January, although a few years ago things were a lot different.
Back then, what we didn't think about was how we could manage our credit in the right way and didn't consider about any impact to our credit scores – and that's what I hope Experian will be able to show us.
Credit myths busted
There are a load of myths and misunderstandings about credit. I'm hoping Experian is going to clear them up, once and for all, and show me how my credit report can paint the best picture of my (probably not so good) financial situation.
During the event they'll share their research into how people are managing their credit accounts. They will also give me insights into how credit scoring works and what lenders are looking for when scoring applications.
What interests me the most is that they have offered to answer any questions I have about everything related to credit scoring and credit reports.
Any credit related questions?
So, dear reader, this is where I ask you – do you have any questions that you would like raised?
I have a chance to meet with Experian face to face to ask anything! If you have a burning question let me know as now is the time to ask.
If you would like me to take a question with me on Friday then please leave a comment below and I will ask them on Friday. If you would like to ask your question anonymously, just sign in as a guest and no-one will see your personal details.
When I'm back, I'll share with you everything I find out about how to build a good credit history, how to make your credit score better and any questions you raised.
Ricky Willis is the original Skint Dad. A money-making enthusiast, father, and husband to Naomi. He is always looking for unique ways to earn a little extra.


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September 25, 2018
Lydia Bowers
When we think of letting our children face disappointment, we often think about it from a resiliency or "grit" standpoint. How will they handle when they can't do something the first time? What do they do if a child at school won't let them play? What happens if they d...
August 28, 2018
The Atlantic recently published an article discussing how sex education is presented in the Netherlands. Why that particular location? Well, the Netherlands is rated highest in many sexual-health indicators, globally. Even with the United States' lowering teen pregnanc...
August 5, 2018
So, you took your kiddos to see the "Teen Titans Go" movie, and Robin told them to ask you where babies come from. What now?
1 - "Where do *you* think babies come from?"
Asking your child this does two things. One, it gives you a moment to get over the initial, internal...
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Lydia M. Bowers
The simple version: The vulva is external, the vagina is internal.
But let's dive into them both a little more...
You can SEE the vulva - sometimes it takes some maneuvering, a mirror, a bit of awkward poses, but it's seeable.
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February 28, 2018
It's all in your head.
How many of us have been told that, when it comes to sexual or genital pain?
It hurts to to put in a tampon...It's all in your head.
It hurts to have sex...It's all in your head.
It hurts to have a pelvic exam...It's all in your head.
It hurts more th...
February 15, 2018
We have a problem with sex.
Our society is saturated by sex, but we are sex illiterate.
Movies and songs paint the norm as easy, spontaneous, consequence-free sex, when the reality is that 1 in 7 men and 1 in 3 women regularly experience sexual pain.
Breasts are used to s...
February 4, 2018
Love is not happily ever after...
My husband is one of the smartest, strongest, most compassionate people I've ever met. He constantly encourages me to go for my dreams and my passions. He is a voice of reason when I am taking on too many things, or get overwhelmed. We...
November 22, 2017
Are you heading into holiday situations with the potential for conflict? We're going to have a chat by the fire (let's be real, we're going to have a chat next to the Netflix burning Yule log...) about heading into difficult holiday and family situations!
Wednesday, No...
June 16, 2017
When I first realized I was heading to San Francisco for a combination conference and anniversary getaway in June, I knew I wanted to check out the Good Vibrations stores. I follow them on social media, and love that their passions lie far beyond just selling adult toy...
June 8, 2017
Every parent I know wants their child to grow up to be confident, be resilient, feel good about who they are, and show compassion toward others. As parents, we want to communicate: "You matter. Your body matters. Your consent and boundaries matter." (Lisa McCrohan)
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This afternoon, Mr. Ivriniel told me that his brother texted him to ask for a loan.
My immediate gut response:
Danger Will Robinson! Danger!
I ask how much and what for. He says his brother didn't say. I say "Well, tell him you need more details before you can answer that."I add that given the Annoying Inlaws history of poor financial decisions, my gut says no, but to be fair he should at least hear them out.
The response comes back "It's for first and last rent. We will need somewhere between several hundred, and two thousand. It would be for just until our house sells."
Who gives such a vague answer in response to how much they will need? This suggests to me that they have no idea how much they are going to have to pay in rent. Or they don't know how much money they have to put towards first and last. Either way it doesn't inspire confidence in their money handling ability.
Earlier in the week, ABiL posted to Facebook that they have a solid conditional offer on their house, and they will know in two weeks if the sale is goimg through. Privately, ABiL told his sister that the house is sold, and they have to move out by Nov 1. Don't know what to make of the difference between the private and public messages.
Here's the thing; Their house has a mould problem. It reeks and has for at least 3 years. Assuming that one of the conditions around the sale of the house is passing an inspection, they might not have sold it after all.
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Motivation is one of the crucial traits of a good leader. He drives his people towards the common goals, mobilizes their emotions, and encourages and empowers them to accomplish the desired tasks. However, have you ever thought about what motivates a leader? Where does he draw his inspiration from?
Every leader has a clear vision in mind. He has an ambition that keeps burning like a fire inside him. This fire also fuels passion within him. Vision, ambition and passion together become the ingredients for a leader's motivation.
Also Read: The Really Great CEOs Share One Trait: They Are Learning Machines
However, a leader's motivation can be either altruistic (philanthropic) or egotistical (self-centered). This motivation usually arises from their personality, environment they live in or role models.
The German politician and founder of Nazi Party, Adolf Hitler is remembered as one of the cruellest dictators and military leaders in the history. It is believed that his racist ideology and hunger made him the leader that he was. His selfish motives were mainly responsible for the Second World War and Holocaust.
On the other hand, there was Mahatma Gandhi, the man whose altruistic philosophy inspired the entire nation of India to fight for the independence from the Britishers. True to his words, "Be the change you want to see in the world", he lived his life the same way. The 'larger good of the society' was the motive that drove his leadership.
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As you can comprehend, it the 'purpose' that is the inherent motivator for any leader. These purposes can be related to power, money, fame, status, social good, relationships, emotions or mission. Depending on the purpose that a leader is set to achieve, he then guides his followers accordingly. Dr. Marshall Goldsmith, world renowned business educator and coach, on his personal blog has a very valuable motivation lesson for leaders:
Don't become a leader because you are looking for a reward from the outside. Become a leader only if you will find your reward on the inside. You can only inspire the people you are leading if you are inspired to lead.
Here 'outside' is materialistic in nature, such as money or status, and 'inside' is humanitarian in nature, such as welfare of the public or employees.
In the context of the business world, an organizational leader's motivation is always aligned with the organization's vision. He uses his strengths, skills and capabilities to accomplish the good of the project he is entrusted with.
Also Read: You Just Have Got A Great Business Idea …. So, What's Next?
However, a true organizational leader is one who is able to align the organizational goals with that of own as well as of his teams. In such a case, he may be driven by both 'outside' and 'inside' motivation.
The personal motivation varies from one person to another, whether he is a social, business or spiritual leader. For the greater good of organizations and the world at large, what eventually matters is that leaders are not driven by unhealthy or evil motives.


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The Oracle speaks with SSEF Children's and Literacy Book Fest Official Sponsor: "Little Shop of Stories"
On Saturday, October 13, 2018, the fifth annual Sandy Springs Education Force Footprints for the Future (SSEF) 10K and 5K road race was followed by the SSEF's first ever Children's Book Festival and Literacy Event.
Attendees had opportunities to meet and talk with children's literature authors and illustrators; festivities included a book character dress up parade, arts and crafts, a book sale, and events hosted by various children's authors and illustrators from the city.
The staff of North Springs' Echo Literary Magazine and Oracle Web Zine had the good fortune of speaking with authors, illustrators, and others associated with the event. This is the first of those interviews.
Little Shop of Stories
Justin Colussy-Estes, Store Manager
Interview by Alma Kent
The Oracle: What is the Little Shop of Stories?
Little Shop: We are an independent children's bookstore. By independent, it means we are individually owned and operated, unaffiliated with any national book chain or retailer. By children's bookstore, we mean that where most bookstores have inventory that is 80% adult titles of various sorts (fiction and nonfiction shelved by specific categories like mystery or travel) and 20% aimed at kids of various ages, we are the flip of that: 75-80% of our books are aimed at kids, with sections devoted to board books, picture books, midgrade fiction, series, YA, and kids nonfiction (among others), with the remaining percentage devoted to the general interests of adults.
The Oracle: Where is it located and who are the customers?
Little Shop: We're located on the square in downtown Decatur, on the east side of Atlanta inside the beltway. We like to say our customers are "kids and the grownups they become." We have books for newborns up through adulthood, and our customers are the kids, families, and adults who live, work, and visit Decatur.
The Oracle: What is your philosophy the role of booksellers today, especially for independent book stores?
Little Shop: We are first and foremost a neighborhood bookstore– in addition to providing books we think folks in the community want and are interested in, we work closely with schools, the city of Decatur, and local businesses to create exciting book-related events and activities. All great independent bookstores are neighborhood bookstores – their inventory and programming speak to the interests and needs of the community or communities they serve.
We have story times four times a week, multiple author and non-author events a month, book groups for all kinds of readers from kids to adults, as well as book fairs for schools. In this way, we do things that Amazon cannot do– Amazon cannot bring an author to your school or library or host an author event, Amazon cannot help foster conversations around books and ideas through hosting book groups or suggesting a book that would not be prompted by algorithms. Barnes & Nobles has some of these kinds of programs, but corporate entities, whether they are bookstores or other retailers, aren't motivated to understand and involve themselves in the community the way a locally owned and operated independent retailer is.
For instance, [we hosted] Kidtoberfest, a mini-festival on the Decatur square that's a benefit for the Decatur High School German club and our community-wide reading program On The Same Page. Kidtoberfest is a kid and family focused event occurring before the Beer Festival, in which we have lots of different root beers and bratwursts and games. We put together this event, not because it's a book-thing, but because it's a fun idea we came up with the celebrate Decatur and help some deserving organizations in the meantime.
The Oracle: Is it tough to compete with other markets like Amazon and Barnes & Noble?
Little Shop: We serve the community in ways that wouldn't even occur to the likes of Amazon. Our philosophy, simply put, is that books are best shared– either with friends, or family, or a whole community. And that's a mission better achieved through the work we do here as a neighborhood bookstore than through what algorithms glean from a user interface.
Kids are captivated at a "Little Shop" reading event
The Oracle: Why do you think books are important and how do we get more kids to read?
Little Shop: [Getting] kids to read– it's about two things– helping every kid, or, more generally, person–find the perfect book for their reading level and interests, AND it's about fostering a culture in which reading and books specifically are valued. We work with librarians and teachers and families to help create a world in which kids are not only reading, but sharing what they read. If everyone reads, then anyone coming into that environment, kids and adults, discovers a space where they are encouraged to not only read books, but encouraged to engage in that book culture.
The Oracle: How did you get involved in the SSEF Literary Festival and what is your role (both individually and the store as a whole?)
Little Shop: They approached us to be the bookseller because we have experience with multi-author events and book festivals. We were so thrilled to be asked, in part because we love all celebrations of authors and books, but also because, in Sandy Springs we see a "sister city" to Decatur– a space devoted to fostering ideas of community through things like the SSEF.
The Oracle: What else do you want our readers to know about the store and the festival?
Little Shop: The festival was great fun! We are so excited for its future and our continued involvement with it. As for what else you should know about our store– come visit, or, for a good sense of the kinds of authors and events we host (including LOTS of YA authors), look at our website: www.littleshopofstories.com.
Special thanks to Miriam Salpeter, Marketing Director for the Sandy Springs Education Force, and to Mr. Hanson.


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So, Whats the #Tea / Gossip / Mucene?
Whether you call it gossip, 'tea', mucene or 'deep bonding moments'. It is clear to most that the bond between women begins with deep conversation, emotions and trust. The intensity of female relationships from sisters, friends, mothers and daughters is almost unbreakable. However, the sharp edge of these relationships can be JUST if not more intense.
Breaking the 'GIRL CODE?'
Deborah Tannen a sociolinguist, dived deep into women's friendships and found that from a young age, little girls spend more time sitting and talking more than their male counterparts. It is learned behaviour that telling your best friend everything creates an emotional bond. Tannen also found that the role of secrets in friendships has a lot to do with why girl groups (or women) are often so cliquey. The negotiation and decision of who knows what and when they know it often creates tension and breaks down female relationships.
Unfortunately, the little girls that talk just to talk become grown women who must use discernment to balance what to share for knowledge and what to keep to themselves. We are all guilty of sharing information we shouldn't, with a little extra salt, pepper and SPICE!
The sweet comfort of knowing someone else knows, understands and shares your worries is a beautiful thing. This is how as women we are able to get through some of our hardest times, by confiding in a fellow woman. As with most relationships that need up-keep, the breakdown lies in communication or lack thereof. We must also look within ourselves and why we WANT to know another's deepest and darkest secrets and stories. Do we care or has curiosity gotten the best of us. The temptation to share unsolicited information that you were entrusted is often the beginning of a bad friendship and the ending of another.
Learned behaviour is what we teach our children and the generations that follow. So, what are we teaching our girls of what healthy female relationships really look like? As mothers, sisters, aunties and friends are we aware of the conversations we are having in front of our little girls? Are you uplifting or putting another woman down in their presence? The energy that is used putting another sister down is cyclical with the energy you receive. Just as a phone tower or remote, if you emit something it will come right back. So CHOOSE to kind, considerate and make your own GIRL-CODE of empowerment.
Ladies, let me know what your thoughts are on gossiping/ mucene/ #Tea? Are you guilty of it and what can be done to minimise it within our communities?
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ImerPlast has announced that its IM30 compound has been selected for the world's first 100 per cent post-consumer recycled resin paint pot.
Moulded by Emballator in Bradford, the pots will be used by Crown for their Crown retail 2.5l and 5L plastic packs and all 10L packs this year. Trade plastic packs will follow in 2019.
ImerPlast says this marks a significant step in the evolution of recycled resin, as typically only around 25 per cent recycled resin has been added to virgin for paint pots.
Often this has contained significant post-industrial rather than post-consumer content because the impact properties are not good enough when higher levels are used.
ImerPlast IM30 is a polymer alloy consisting of PP and HDPE that are compatibilised using a patented mineral-based compatibiliser.
It is designed to achieve optimum durability that suits critical applications such as paint pots.
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Dearest Elizabeth,
Happy birthday!
Thank you for inviting me to celebrate your birthday.
Unfortunately business here prevents me from joining with you physically, however please know I am celebrating in spirit here. Late nights, slow mornings, socialising with friends, a quiet blanket and book and guilt-free afternoons binge watching TV series; I am incredibly joyful.
Your generosity in granting a day to celebrate you is appreciated, however I must confess I don't always remember your birthday. The pick-me-up of a long weekend on the horizon is exactly what I need to interrupt the humdrum of working life, however with four under our belts this year, the significance of each begins to wane. Particularly so with this one – your birthday. See Lizzie, we've celebrated Australia Day, Easter, ANZAC Day – all significant days in our history. But then you come up, I can never remember if it's Labor Day or your birthday, only it's the beginning of the ski season – although there's never any snow, also the beginning of the epic mid-season sales and finally brings back memories of travelling around the state for Netball NSW State Championships. Your birthday is being exploited, and I'm certainly guilty.
But see Lizzie, no one remembers you.
When it was my birthday earlier this year I organised a small party. Before sending out invitations of the Facebook variety, I had conducted pre-checks with the important people to ensure I wouldn't sit in a bar alone. Having one's birthday forgotten is devastating, and this is exactly what we, Australians, are doing to you. We've moved it to a more convenient time for us, acknowledging the anniversary of your birth is actually 21 April, because June just works a little better for us, you know?
Even more so, I'm celebrating other birthdays this weekend – a total of six people: Teagan, Bek, James, Roslyn, Kimjeng and Lisa. I'm celebrating with them because I value their friendship. I'm not celebrating with them out of obligation. In primary school I was invited to the birthday party of that weird boy, well me and every other kid in the class. See with no specificity in who you invite to celebrate with you, the whole affair becomes a little impersonal.
And so Lizzie, I'm sorry.
I'm sorry I overlook your birthday in selfish pursuit of a day away from the office.
I'm sorry I neglect you from my thinking, forgetting the monarchial leader from a far away land symbolically overlooking our affairs and not being thankful.
But in reality, we've had enough. We are young and we truly want to be free.
Yours sincerely in sovereignty – our sovereignty,
ps. I for one think June is a great time of year for Independence Day. #justsaying


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|Recommended: Yes💪🏾👍🏾 — Wonderful
|Recommended: YesAffordable — Hollow Run is affordable especially in this area. The community is nice and the neighbors are friendly. Was much better once the new management took over. Thank you westover companies
|Recommended: YesGood apartment to live in West chester — I live in hollow run for past 1.5 years. Looks like out of town but that is the advantage for this community. Maintenance are too good. i like this place.
|Recommended: YesPretty good for the price — The heating system isn't the best but its a great location for the price
|Recommended: YesI really enjoy it here, I am pleasantly surprised — Very big room for one bedroom.Nice and very helpful staff. If your not too picky about neighbors and size of apartment, this is for you, although I will say my one bedroom is very big. I love the landscape and how it is by so many stores that are needed like WAWA, the dentist, and a pizza place, and a short drive away from exton. Love it here. Just wish it smelled less sue to neighbors smoking but they either smoke in their room or outside which is considerate.
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|Recommended: YesA BEAUTIFUL COMPLEX — I moved into my beautiful, airy, spacious one-bedroom apartment with a wonderful view. Moving from a 3-bedroom 2500 SQF house after my husband died last year, this was the perfect place for me to adjust to my loss, make a new home and new life for myself. The neighbors are friendly and quiet. The maintenance guy works full time and response is immediate. I cannot recommend Hollow Run more highly. I wouldn't be surprised if I lived here for a very long time.
|Recommended: YesHollow Run Apts. — The apartment copmlex is peaceful and quite.
|Recommended: YesI have had no reason to complain of anything. Any problems I've had were always promptly fixed. — Everything is fine. I have recommended to Several friends in the past.
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Lord of the zodiac Shani is sitting in the place of profit in this year magazine (Kumbh Rashifal 2020), which is indicating to be a favorable year for your health. Venus, the lord of fortune, sits in the 12th position from your zodiac sign and it has been seen that with Venus in the 12th position, any work related to your wealth, irrespective of money, can help you in completing your work from somewhere. Will do. The lord of Karmakshetra is sitting in the magazine this year of swarashi, who are making a great interest for your sign. You will get the benefit of this in the form of increasing auspiciousness in the field of work, promotion, new job as well as making yoga for new business. The factor for increasing respect and respect is the planet Mercury, which is also the owner of child's house for you and also for education and these are making Buddha-yoga with Sun in place of profit. The benefit of which you will get immensely. It is very beneficial for you to have Panchagrahi Yoga at the place of benefit, because this yoga is working like full Raja Yoga for you.
In the initial month of the year itself, Saturn will fall in 12th position from your zodiac on January 24. Due to which Saturn will start on you and Saturn will sit in 12th position from your sign this year. Which are indicative of an increase in your money expenses. Physical distress can also increase, take care of health, weakness may be felt. Can be troubled by headache, throat pain etc.
According to Kumbh Rashifal 2020, on March 30, Guru will come in 12th position from your zodiac sign. Which may give you an opportunity to get away from your birthplace. However, Jupiter will be successful for you here in many ways. But the Guru is in the 12th position from your zodiac, which sometimes causes them to suffer losses due to wrong decisions and excessive trust. At this time try to avoid a little from investing in anything anywhere. With this, the fifth vision of Guru is falling on your place of happiness. If you want to sell a property, then you can make a very good profit in it.
Saturn will curve in the horoscope on 11 May. After which your troubles may increase further. Although Shani is transcendental, Saturn itself will also suggest a way out of troubles. In such a situation, it would be good for you to worship Shani, worshiping Hanuman ji can also prove beneficial. Along with this, you can wear a ring made of black horseshoe in your middle finger.
On May 14, the guru will be retrograde, as the curve of the guru will increase your profit position. At this time, you can get good benefits in both situations, away from birthplace and birthplace. The previous plans that were made will also get an opportunity to fulfill them.
On June 30, the Guru will return to Sagittarius. By which your paused tasks will start to form. The sum of increase in wealth will also be made. You can also benefit from ancestral property. However, Jupiter Ketu is also being formed at this time, which is indicating a property dispute. You can also consult well-known astrologers from across the country.
After the Guru's passage on September 13, the Guru will again help you in making further plans and you will also get the opportunity to take short trips.
According to Aquarius year horoscope 2020, the transition of Rahu is going to change from your zodiac to the fourth position on 23 September which has been considered as the place of mother and your house, vehicle, happiness. Rahu's going to a higher zodiac sign in this house is expanding the house. If the reconstruction work is pending then it can be completed at this time. The sum of the receipt of a new vehicle will also be made.
Changes in the field can also be made. Along with this, Ketu is also sitting in the place of Karma from the benefic place, which is the Scorpio sign of Mars. You will also get the result like Mars. In case of work, progress will be made, if any interview or results are pending for a long time, then you can get positive results. Even physically you will feel a new energy in yourself.
On September 29, Saturn will be moving, after which problems will appear to decrease. With this, you will be able to control your expenses and your enemies will also be weak at this time.
On 20 November in Kumbh Kundali 2020, Guru will again come in Capricorn. After this, the enemies will win. A new home can be found. Be good friends You will also get education related benefits.
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It's Monday morning. You know you need to put out a weekly blog and newsletter, but you struggle to connect your topic area to something approachable that people will respond to. You push it off until your blog and email list are basically a graveyard of good intentions and well-meaning half posts. You only post regularly as you gear up for a promotion and you're exhausting yourself.
And what's worse– the income isn't as consistent as it could be and you're on the verge of burnout. You wonder whether you can sustain the endless grind, whether you made the right decision in building a business. You work more now than you ever did in a day job.
I've realized that I've taken for granted something central to what I'm trying to help people with — how storytelling can help them and their business. It's become quite the buzzword in marketing. I think that a lot of people understand the concept of brand/content storytelling, but they don't know how they can apply it to how they can make it work for their unique business. If we can first establish why it matters in their content and across their business, then application becomes so much easier.
Our brains rely on stories to make sense of the world. That's why we read, we watch movies, and we listen to podcasts. There's these different things where there's this beginning, middle, and end. As humans, we strive to make sense of our world, even when it's chaotic and seemingly random. That's what stories do for us. But you may ask yourself, "Why is this relevant to me and to my business?" or maybe, "Okay, I get that it's relevant, but now what?"
Storytelling is relevant because it's been missing in most of marketing and content, though this is starting to change. I've read a lot of different blogs and newsletters and I really try to pay attention to which ones make me open up and read to the end. The point is to stand out over what other people are doing because there's people who have a lot of really great information out there, but there's no immediate reason to know why this is relevant or how it can help me.
What's In It For Me -- Build Relevance
If you wanted to learn a skill or you wanted to learn about how to write copy, learn how to design something, or compare two similar products. Let's use SquareSpace as an example. There's a million blogs or videos that will show you how to choose and edit their templates. But the problem is, you really don't understand exactly how to apply this skill or with this knowledge. You haven't immediately established the after picture of what's possible. They may learn how to edit or write their copy, but that's just a means to an end. Describe that, show how this can be applied to elevate their relationships, health, well-being, or business.
This is especially true with services, particularly in coaching and consulting. Your brain and your expertise is the product. It's not immediately obvious what they can get, what kind of result, or what kind of experience they're going to have by working with you or by learning something that you know. And by "not obvious," it's something intangible. If you're a dating coach, you need to fully illustrate their confidence in conversing with the opposite sex, in knowing exactly what they're looking for, upping their confidence, and how they can let go of old, toxic relationships that were no longer serving them. Flesh it out as much as possible. This is something you need to know like the back of your hand in your business/non-profit.
Relevance is key; without having that immediate relevance established you potentially lose them. This is something that you can do with storytelling. Without knowing why it's important to tune out and turn off and click out because there's so many other things competing for our attention.
I think that there's some confusion here — Is storytelling is the content in and of itself? I don't believe that — Storytelling is one piece of the content puzzle. I think it's very important. It's the glue that puts all the other pieces together and makes it cohesive. But it can't always stand alone. We're usually consuming content with the intent that we're going to learn something that we can apply.
Strike an Emotional Chord
Storytelling also builds this emotional connection to the content. We make most of our decisions using our emotions. This is true in branding, marketing, watching movies, or reading books. If you don't really care about the character or what happens to them, you don't care about the movie or book. Half of the problem with writing fiction is to make somebody relate and emotionally connect to that character.
This is true in content marketing as well because how many of us know something like, we have been told something that I need to do x and y to help my business, or I know that I need to stop drinking soda. You can intellectually know something, but until you connected emotionally to your why you want to make that change, that information goes unheeded and forgotten. And that is exactly what you don't want to happen to your content. You do not want someone to read it and then forget about it. within 15 minutes.
Overcoming Objections with Storytelling
Storytelling also, plain and simple, leads to sales. If someone's forgetting your content, they're not exactly going to come back and they're not going to become a part of your audience. They're not going to subscribe to that newsletter. Or if they do happen to click the button, they won't open up the emails and will eventually unsubscribe. And when you continue building on your connection with them (that coveted "Know, Like, Trust" factor), they will think of you first and foremost when they're ready to buy.
Storytelling makes us and our business appear more to be like a living, breathing person instead of a faceless brand. People do not invest or buy from brands. They buy from people, they buy into the stories and the shared beliefs and values (for more info on this, I'd suggest reading this post of mine). When we resonate with the person behind the business, when we see ourselves in not only their struggle, but in their client's struggles, their clients' victories, and their clients' frustrations, when we see ourselves in that, that's worth more than any sort of sales conversation you could have with them.
Why? Because a lot of the objections fall away. A major objection, especially in service based professions, is, "That's great that this worked for you, or a few other people, but will it work for me?" If you build that emotion and connection to the content, to the clients, to the stories, then that becomes irrelevant. You, with your engaging content, have helped them make shifts and some results already in their lives.
And they are already seeing themselves in the stories of others. It's not a question of 'will this work for me' anymore. It's, "Oh I'm dealing with the same thing." Or "Oh, I've been frustrated by that too." Or, "Oh, they experienced this after implementing this process or by learning this and getting support. That's exactly where I want to be. That is the after picture that I want to have."
Once they've at that point mentally, it's no longer about sales. It's about informing them of the ways they can go further with you. They don't need convincing, but they do need a bit of direction to know what the next steps are. They need the Call to Action to seal the deal. Don't spend so much time on content that this becomes an afterthought, or you won't have predictable revenue and won't be able to keep the lights on.
Conclusion + Takeaways:
Don't just educate or entertain with your content. Good content does both of these things well, but when you inspire and motivate folks with your own story and your content to consider what's possible in their lives and business, that's what leaves the most impact. You should them that ultimately, their story is for them to write with support and encouragement. Most people need a MAJOR event or crisis to put themselves into action. You shouldn't be expending energy convincing people who are not yet at this stage. But what you CAN do is shine a light on the future possibilities. Help them turn that crisis point into a catalyst and jumping off point to break through and rise above to become the best version of themselves.
Knowing the story and how you serve your clients, why it matters, and by leaning into the emotions and identity people have surrounding the problem you help them with; all of this makes content much more aligned and even effortless.
The best way to do this is thinking through these questions:
- Why does my work matter? Why am I passionate about this?
- What's their crisis point that propels them to action? How does it make them feel?
- What do clients tell me was their biggest take-away from working with me? How do I want them to feel afterwards?
- What are things people ask you about your work? What do you wish people knew before working with you?
Once you have these questions answered, you will be able to sit at your keyboard or as you record a video, and instead of wondering how things fit together, you have the framework already there and just fill in the blanks with the theme and purpose of the content.


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Aerie Pharmaceuticals Completes Enrollment in the Phase 2 Trial of AR-1105 (Dexamethasone Intravitreal Implant) in Patients with Macular Edema Associated with Retinal Vein Occlusion Ahead of Schedule
The Phase 2 study (AR-1105-CS201), conducted at 19 centers in
The primary objectives of the trial are to evaluate the safety, tolerability and efficacy of the AR-1105 dexamethasone intravitreal implant. Safety and efficacy will be evaluated at six months. More information about the study is available at www.clinicaltrials.gov under the study designation NCT 03739593.
"We are grateful to our investigators and the patients who have enrolled in this proof-of-concept study for our proprietary sustained-release technology," said
About AR-1105
AR-1105 is a bio-erodible implant that is designed to steadily release the steroid dexamethasone over a six-month period. It is administered by intravitreal injection, a commonly-used, in-office treatment method. In addition to its six-month duration of effect, the potential benefits of AR-1105 compared to other intravitreal steroid products include improved administration with a smaller 25G needle and the potential for fewer adverse events due to lower peak drug levels. The market for retinal disease therapeutics in
Aerie is an ophthalmic pharmaceutical company focused on the discovery, development and commercialization of first-in-class therapies for the treatment of patients with open-angle glaucoma, retinal diseases and other diseases of the eye. Aerie's first product, Rhopressa® (netarsudil ophthalmic solution) 0.02%, a once-daily eye drop approved by the
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SAN FRANCISCO (CBS.MW) -- If you're a consumer who likes to spend to prop up the economy, it's a good idea to first prop up your credit score so you get better rates and terms on purchases.
Some simple actions can help hike your FICO score, the most common credit measure, within a couple of months. And an improved score can mean lower interest rates and better deals on everything from credit cards to a new car, insurance or a home.
"In today's climate, lenders use credit scoring to determine if people get approved for credit, how quickly they get approved for credit, what kind of terms they get approved for, what kind of credit limits they get," said Stephen Snyder, an expert on credit scoring and author of "Credit After Bankruptcy." "It affects everything."
Despite the importance of FICO scores, few people pay attention: 75 percent of Americans don't know their credit score, and nearly 20 percent have never seen their credit report, according to a recent survey of 1,000 adults conducted for Household International, a financial services company.
Of course, the time it takes for an action you take to register as an improved score is not entirely under your control. "Let's say you pay down a maxxed-out card," said Craig Watts, consumer affairs manager with Fair Isaac Corp., which created the FICO score system and operates MyFico.com.
"You mail off your check tomorrow, the creditor gets it, posts it, it gets into your account right away, then (a few days later) the creditor reports your information to the three credit bureaus. You could easily see that being posted to your credit report in a month," he said.
But, "the worst-case scenario is double that or triple it if you catch each part of the cycle" at the wrong point, he said.
Here are nine tips experts say can give a power boost to your FICO score:
1. Check your score the right way to avoid a credit ding
Be wary of taking advantage of Web sites offering free or easy credit reports. Sometimes, requesting your credit report from these companies leads to what's called a "hard inquiry" into your credit -- essentially the FICO system thinks you've asked to borrow money and a creditor is checking your credit. That can lower your score.
"The only place we know that's not happening are the three national credit bureaus and the MyFico Web site," Watts said.
2. Refrain from consolidating credit cards and transferring balances
Consumers who consolidate all cards into one are "effectively killing their credit history from other cards," said Steve Rhode, president of MyVesta.org, a nonprofit consumer-credit counselor. "If you're trying to improve your credit report, your credit history is one of the biggest factors."
Others agreed. "It's better to pay off the revolving debt or pay it down to increase your scores," Snyder said.
3. Keep old accounts
Instead of closing out old accounts, leave them be.
"We don't look at the amount of credit available to you in isolation. That's something of a myth," Watts said.
Instead, the FICO calculator looks at the ratio between your credit limit and the amount of credit-card balance on your cards, or your credit utilization. That's "the amount of debt you owe today for revolving credit cards divided by the credit available to you on those accounts," Watts said. "That should be a fraction less than 1. If it reaches 1, you've maxxed out your credit cards."
Closing an unused credit-card account reduces the amount of credit available to you without paying down the amount of debt you have. "That makes it appear you're a little closer to maxxing out your credit cards. That can hurt your FICO score," he said.
4. Resist the in-store temptation
Each time you apply for a retailer's credit card, your report will get dinged. Such applications "can reduce your credit score as much as 20 points in just one day," Rhode said. "As long as you can fog a mirror, you can get one of those cards. They're not great evidence of creditworthiness."
Plus, those new accounts lower the age of your credit history, not good when it comes to FICO scores. "The relative age of your credit history will change because you now have a new (account), and we take an average of your credit accounts," Watts said.
5. If you must close an account, close a newer card
Consumers, understandably enough, often seek to close out high-interest-rate cards. They're "looking at their credit from a smart consumer point of view not a credit point of view," Rhode said. However, "you might be better off to close the newer cards even if they have lower interest rates, and keep the older cards with the history."
6. Take charge of your credit applications
When you fill out a credit application, the car dealer or other vendor may send it out to numerous banks or other financing firms that then check your credit.
While credit checks requested by a bank, credit union or dedicated auto-financing company within a 14-day window will total just one credit ding, other types of companies won't fall into that category. That means a general finance company checking your credit would add a separate credit check to your report, Snyder said.
"You have to take control and limit" how many credit checks are run through your account, he said. When buying a new car a few days ago, he told the finance department his scores "are between 760 and 800, and she said with those scores I can take you to Huntington Bank. I said great, I give you permission to shop Huntington Bank," Snyder said.
7. Pay down debt
Keeping individual card balances to under 30 percent of the card limits will help improve your score, said Deborah McNaughton, president of Professional Credit Counselors, a consumer-credit counseling firm.
8. Don't assume timely payments are the only score driver
People often pay bills by credit card to stay current, Rhode said.
"It's like putting your debt into turbo," he said. "If you've got several cards and they're maxxed out, that's definitely a sign that bigger issues are brewing. It's not uncommon for someone to have all their bills paid on time but their credit score is like 580 because they're maxxed out on so many cards."
9. Put a rush on fixes
Check your report for errors, and once you've fixed any problems, ask the credit agencies to update your report quickly.
"If you are trying to purchase something right away like a home or auto, contact the bureaus directly and ask them to put a rush on updating your report," McNaughton said, and be ready to provide proof of any errors.
One final word of caution: The calculation used to figure a FICO score is complex, with a number of variables.
"There are a lot of factors that go in," Watts said. "Making one change can have multiple impacts on your score, and not always have the impact you intended." Check out MyFico.com for more information.


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This delicious potato bake is simple to make and the broccoli and Italian sausage add loads of flavour. Save time with shop bought white sauce, and feel free to use your own substitutions: leeks for the broccoli, ham for the sausage, etc.
It's, a very very plain recipe but the biggest problem is the timings, I cooked it for the stated time and temp but it came out with potatoes and broccoli harder than the SAS. - 06 Jan 2014 (Review from Allrecipes UK & Ireland)


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It was such an HONOR to be able to shoot Ashley & Andy's wedding day! Ashley and I have known one another since elementary school, and it's pretty crazy to think that we would go from trading fuzzy Lisa Frank stickers out of our trapper-keeper binders to now standing here watching her get married to Andy! 😉
Andy and Ashley had a super intimate wedding day. It was a relaxing vibe in the getting-ready room with only her sisters and mom there as well as the hair stylist extraordinaire (Hello Brunette MKE) who gave Ashley an awesome Hollywood glam look. It didn't really surprise me that everything was so relaxed, especially since Andy and Ashley are some of the most laid-back people you will meet, but it definitely made for a relaxing and intimate wedding day!
Andy and Ashley opted for a "First look" which is something I'd HIGHLY recommend to brides! Not only do you get to spend some one-on-one time together before the ceremony, but it gave us plenty of time after for a lot of AWESOME portraits, as well as time to get some of the family photos done so that they can do spend time with their friends and family after the ceremony, which is what they're there for! Loved how sweet both of their reactions were here 🙂
During the day, we were trying to keep Ashley away from her dad because he wanted his own first look, but we had a surprise run-in during portrait time! Thankfully the surprise still happened, just not in the way that we had planned! And, Ashley was obviously super gracious about it!
I remember Ashley telling me that one of the only planning things that Andy really cared about was the food at the wedding! Their reception was at Blue's Egg in Shorewood and it was definitely delicious food!! It made me a happy 7 month pregnant wedding photographer 😉
Andy & Ashley- THANK YOU for trusting me with your wedding photos!! It was a fun time for me, especially as I'm not taking on as many weddings anymore! You two are exactly the type of friends and clients I want to work with: laidback, loving and people who care more about your relationship and time with family/friends than you do about the details of the wedding day. It was a joy to be there with you the whole day, to see your excitement about your marriage, and to witness the beginning of your love story <3
Love you guys.
Venue & Florals: Lammscapes!
Hair: Hello Brunette MKE
Dress: Stone Manor Bridal
Reception: Shorewood Blue's Egg


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More American corporations, including a few having to do with sports, have joined a growing list of American companies who seem committed to appeasing the People's Republic of China.
Late last week, in response to the blow-up between the NBA and China (more about that in a moment), the sports publication Deadspin reported on a leaked internal ESPN memo. In it, the Disney-owned sports network mandated that its reporters avoid any discussion of tensions surrounding the NBA, China, and Hong Kong, and instead focus on "related basketball issues."
In other words, a network that goes out of its way every year to celebrate gay pride month has forbidden commentators from even talking about actual human-rights abuses.
That news came as Blizzard, an e-gaming company behind the uber-popular video game World of Warcraft, suspended a professional gamer from its international tournament and docked his prize money after he shouted, "Liberate Hong Kong, revolution of our times!" in a post-match interview. The gamer, Ng Wai Chung is a native of Hong Kong, but his actions, according to the company, violated the rule against gamers bringing Blizzard into disrepute."
I'm glad that more than a few public figures and politicians were willing to call out these companies for their cowardice, including Senators Marco Rubio and Rick Scott. In response to the outrage, the president of Blizzard announced over the weekend that the company has now "had a chance to pause, to listen to our community, and to reflect on what we could have done better." That means Blizzard reduced Ng's suspension and returned his winnings.
I don't think we'll see that sort of course-reversal from the National Basketball Association anytime soon. To recap the story, when the general manager of the Houston Rockets expressed his support for Hong Kong in a tweet, China went nuts, banning the NBA from state TV and ditching NBA-related sponsorships.
Facing the loss of a billion or so dollars, NBA Commissioner Adam Silver expressed regret that Daryl Morey's tweet offended the league's "friends and fans in China," while—but might I say, barely—acknowledging Morey's right to free expression. Players then tripped all over themselves to talk about "how complicated" the situation was, even while lavishing praise on China and their fans.
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