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John Galliano
|John Galliano
John Charles Galliano
28 November 1960
|Other names
|Juan Carlos Antonio Galliano-Guillén[1]
|Central Saint Martins
|Fashion designer
|Alexis Roche
British Fashion Designer of the Year for 1987, '94, '95 and '97
Dress of the Year Fashion Museum, Bath for 1987
Order of the British Empire (2001)
French Legion of Honour (2009; revoked 2012)
John Charles Galliano[2] CBE, RDI (born 1960) is a Gibraltar-born British fashion designer who was the head designer of French fashion companies Givenchy (July 1995 to October 1996), Christian Dior (October 1996 to March 2011), and his own label John Galliano (1988 to 2011).[3] At present, Galliano is the creative director of Paris-based fashion house Maison Margiela.[4]
- Family 1
- Early career 2
- Paris 3
- Givenchy 4
- Dior 5
- Controversy 6
- Comeback 7
- Honours 8
- Personal life 9
- References 10
- External links 11
He was born in Gibraltar to a Gibraltarian father, Juan Galliano, and a Spanish mother, Anita, and has two sisters.[1] Galliano's father was a plumber.[5] His family moved to England in pursuit of work when Galliano was six, and settled in Streatham, South London, before moving to Dulwich[6][7] and later to Brockley.[8] He was raised in a strict Roman Catholic family. Galliano, who was shy and diffident, often spoke of his struggle to fit in. Recalling his early days, he once admitted: "I don't think people here understood where I was coming from." His mother, a flamenco teacher, would dress him in his "smartest" outfit even for a trip to the local shops. His attire, combined with his creative sensibilities, caused him frequent persecution at the London boys' grammar school he attended.[6]
Early career
After attending St. Anthony's School and Wilson's Grammar School in London, Galliano went on to study at Saint Martin's School of Art, from which he graduated in 1988 with a first class honours degree in Fashion Design. His first collection was inspired by the French Revolution and entitled Les Incroyables, with a music soundtrack mixed by DJ Jeremy Healy. The collection received positive reviews and was bought in its entirety for resale in the London fashion boutique Browns. Galliano then started his own fashion label alongside long-term collaborators Amanda Harlech, at that time stylist with Harpers and Queen, and Stephen Jones, a milliner.[9][10][11]
On the back of this success, Galliano rented studio space in London, but his talent was not matched by a head for business. Moreover, he would take his enjoyment of London's nightlife to extremes.[6] Initially, financial backing came from Johan Brun, and when this agreement came to an end, Danish entrepreneur Peder Bertelsen, owner of firm Aguecheek, who were also backing Katharine Hamnett at the time, took over. This agreement ended in 1988 and by 1990, he was bankrupt and, after his own London-based label failed to re-ignite his fortunes, he moved to Paris in search of financial backing and a strong client base. .[6] Galliano secured the backing of Paris-based Moroccan designer Faycal Amor (owner and creative director of fashion label Plein Sud) who invited him to set up his base in Paris at the Plein Sud headquarters. His first show was in 1989 as part of Paris Fashion Week.
Media fashion celebrity Susannah Constantine has worked for Galliano,[12] and he has also aided the future success of other designers including shoe designer Patrick Cox. In 1991, he collaborated with Kylie Minogue, designing the costumes for her Let's Get to It Tour.
In 1993, Galliano's financial agreement with Amor ended and he did not have a showing in October, missing the season. With the help of American Vogue editor-in-chief Anna Wintour and André Leon Talley, then European Correspondent at Vanity Fair, Galliano was introduced to Portuguese socialite and fashion patron Sao Schlumberger and financial backers of venture firm Arbela Inc, John Bult and Mark Rice. It was through this partnership that Galliano received the financial backing and high society stamp needed to give him credibility in Paris. This collection was important in the development of Galliano as a fashion house, and is regarded as a 'fashion moment' in high fashion circles.[13][14]
In July 1995, he was appointed as the designer of Givenchy by Bernard Arnault, owner of luxury goods conglomerate LVMH, thus becoming the first British designer to head a French haute couture house. On 21 January 1996, Galliano presented his first couture show at the helm of Givenchy at the Stade de France. The collection received high praise within the fashion media. Some of Galliano's designs for Givenchy were licensed to Vogue Patterns.[15] He was later replaced by Alexander McQueen.
In October 1996, LVMH moved Galliano to Christian Dior, replacing Italian designer Gianfranco Ferré.[16] At Dior, Galliano received critical acclaim for his Haute Couture and ready-to-wear collections.
In 2010, Galliano identified his love of theatre and femininity as central to his creations; he said "my role is to seduce", and credited Standard Oil heiress Millicent Rogers as an influence.[17]
On 25 February 2011, Dior announced they had suspended Galliano following his arrest over an alleged anti-Jewish tirade in a Paris bar.[18] The same day, Paris-based citizen journalism site Citizenside received video of Galliano on a similar rant in the same bar the previous December. In the video a drunk Galliano, seated at a café table, insults a group of Italian women and declares "I love Hitler... People like you would be dead. Your mothers, your forefathers would all be fucking gassed." This incident happened just before the Paris Fashion Week for Autumn/Winter 2011-12.
The show-business industry expressed mixed feelings towards the designer's anti-semitic speech[19][20] Natalie Portman who had an endorsement contract with Dior, said she was "deeply shocked" by Galliano's comments and that "these still-existing prejudices... are the opposite of all that is beautiful.".[21][22] On the other hand, another model for Dior, French actress Eva Green, said of the incident: "Sometimes, you can make mistakes. I don't think he's anti-semitic. I'm Jewish. I don't think he has anything against the Jews. I think it's more that he was probably a bit drunk."[23]
Galliano denied the allegations through his lawyer,[24] and launched a defamation lawsuit against the couple accusing him of antisemitism.[25] On 1 March 2011, Dior announced that it had begun procedures of dismissal for Galliano, with Dior's chief executive Sidney Toledano stating, "I very firmly condemn what was said by John Galliano".[24] Dior announced it will continue to support the Galliano brand financially due to licence despite the scandal, and Bill Gaytten would replace John Galliano as creative director at the helm of Dior and the Galliano brand.[26]
In France, expressing anti-semitic ideas is illegal. It was reported on 2 March 2011 that Galliano was to face trial in Paris for allegedly "making racist comments to customers in a café". The trial commenced on 22 June 2011.[27][28] Galliano's lawyer argued that the "series of public outbursts during which he uttered racist and anti-Semitic insults in a Paris café" were the result of "work-related stress and multiple addictions."[29] On 8 September 2011, Galliano was found guilty of making anti-Semitic remarks and sentenced to pay a total of €6,000 in suspended fines after a French court found him guilty of voicing public insults on account of race.[30]
A Paris commercial court, in March 2011, rejected a claim for damages by Galliano's company, Cheyenne Freedom, "following the termination of its consultancy agreements with Christian Dior Couture SA".[29] The court ordered Cheyenne Freedom to pay Dior €1.17 million "for hurting the company's image and reputation".[29]
On 21 November 2013, the Paris Court of Appeals rejected an appeal by Christian Dior Couture SA, which was seeking to move the case to a commercial court from the Conseil de prud'hommes (Labour Relations Court) and ordered Christian Dior Couture SA and John Galliano SA to each pay the Galliano €2,500 and court costs.[29] Galliano "is seeking compensation in the range of 6 million euros".[29] Jean Néret of Jeantet Associés is representing Christian Dior Couture SA and John Galliano SA.[29] Chantal Giraud-van Gaver of Coblence & Associés represents John Galliano.[29]
In early 2013, Galliano accepted an invitation from Oscar de la Renta, brokered by Anna Wintour, for a temporary residency at de la Renta's design studio to help prepare for a showing of his Fall 2013 ready-to-wear collection during February New York Fashion Week.[31] Galliano also received a measure of absolution from the Anti-Defamation League, which lauded his efforts to atone for his misdeeds and wished him well.[32] The ADL again came to his defence after the New York Post ran a photo of him on his way to the de la Renta show dressed in what it claimed was Hasidic-like garb.[33][34] Galliano remained backstage at the show, which received favourable reviews[35][36] amid speculation about his future, including as a possible successor to Mr. de la Renta[37] and that Galliano may take up a teaching post at Parsons The New School for Design.[38] On 12 June 2013, John Galliano's first filmed interview since his dismissal from Christian Dior was broadcast on United States television. He closed this conversation by stating "I am able to create. I am ready to create...[and] I hope through my atonement I'll be given a second chance."[39]
On October 6, 2014, the OTB Group announced that John Galliano joined Maison Margiela to take the responsibility of the creative direction of the house,[40] marking the designer's return to fashion. Just a few weeks later, on the occasion of the annual British Fashion Awards, Galliano presented the Outstanding Achievement Award to Anna Wintour who wore Galliano's first creation for Maison Martin Margiela, "an unambiguous fashion blessing" from the Editor in Chief of American Vogue according to Vanessa Friedman, Fashion Director of the New York Times.[41]
Galliano exhibited his first couture collection for Margiela during London Collections: Men, on January 12, 2015.
- British Designer of the Year (1987, 1994, 1995, 1997). In 1997, he shared the award with Alexander McQueen, his successor at Givenchy.
- Commander of the Order of the British Empire) in the 2001 Birthday Honours List[42] for his services to the Fashion Industry as a Fashion Designer. He received his CBE on 27 November 2001 at Buckingham Palace in London, England.
- RDI for his contribution to the fashion industry (2002).
- Appearance on The Independent on Sunday's 2007 "pink list" for being one of "the most influential gay people in Britain."[43]
- French Legion of Honour (2009).[44] The medal was withdrawn by decree of the president of the Republic, François Hollande, published in the official journal on 20 August 2012.[45]
Personal life
In interviews, Galliano has given his full name as Juan Carlos Antonio Galliano-Guillén.[1] Galliano's early "soulmate" was fellow Central St Martins student and fashion designer John Flett, who was Jewish.[46] He shares his Paris home with his long-term partner Alexis Roche, a style consultant.[46][47]
- ^ a b c Le freak c'est chic (part two), Michael Spencer, guardian.co.uk, 30 November 2003
- ^ David James Smith, "The Secret Torments of Galliano", Sunday Times Magazine, 22 August 2011, p. 20, at p. 27: "I ordered his birth certificate from the Gibraltar registry and in fact he was named John Charles Galliano".
- ^ White, Belinda (15 April 2011). "John Galliano sacked from his eponymous label". London: The Telegraph. Retrieved 15 May 2012.
- ^ Socha, Miles (6 October 2014). "John Galliano Joins Maison Martin Margiela". New York: Women's Wear Daily. Retrieved 6 October 2014.
- ^ Profile: John Galliano BBC News, 1 March 2011
- ^ a b c d Knight, Kathryn (5 March 2011). "Why Galliano imploded: The fashion king is now in rehab fighting his obsession with his own Jewish roots". Daily Mail (UK). Retrieved 6 March 2011.
- ^ "John Galliano" by Colin McDowell, page 74 – ISBN 0-297-81938-0
- ^ Interview with JOHN GALLIANO by Paula Reed, Grazia magazine, London 21 September 2010
- ^ Barber, Lynn (18 August 2007). "My brilliant career". The Guardian (London).
- ^ Amy Odell. "John Galliano Reminisces About His Eighties Club Days - The Cut". Nymag.com. Retrieved 2015-09-27.
- ^ [2] Archived 29 March 2014 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Just a couple of swells". The Guardian (London). February 11, 2011. Retrieved 2013-06-13.
- ^ Chris Rovzar, Galliano Ascending, Vanity Fair, June 5, 2013
- ^ John Galliano, Vogue
- ^ PatternVault blog, 1 August 2011 John Galliano for Givenchy: Vogue Patterns
- ^ "John Galliano" by Colin McDowell, page 15; ISBN 0-297-81938-0
- ^ New York Times article: "In Paris, Tempted by History"
- ^ "'"John Galliano suspended by Dior following arrest over 'anti-semitic rant. The Daily Telegraph (London). 25 February 2011.
- ^ Belinda White, Dior ambassador Natalie Portman speaks out on Galliano, Telegraph, 1 March 2011
- ^ Lauren Milligan, My Friend John, Vogue, 6 June 2011
- ^ Horyn, Cathy (28 February 2011). "Natalie Portman Condemns Galliano". The New York Times.
- ^ "Natalie Portman, Dior Directors Slam John Galliano's Anti-Semitic Comments". Fox News. 1 March 2011.
- ^ Eva Green interview: "Playing evil" by Elizabeth Day, The Observer, Sunday 5 June 2011
- ^ a b "John Galliano sacked by fashion house Dior". BBC News. 1 March 2011.
- ^ "Now Galliano Files Defamation Lawsuit". Fashion Scandal. February 2011. Retrieved 2013-06-13.
- ^ "MSNBC report on Galliano". msn.com. Retrieved 2013-06-13.
- ^ "John Galliano to stand trial in June". London: telegraph.co.uk. 12 May 2011. Retrieved 2013-06-13.
- ^ "John Galliano in court over race insults claims". The Guardian (London). 22 June 2011. Retrieved 2011-06-22.
- ^ a b c d e f g Diderich, Joelle (28 November 2013). "Galliano Case to Head Back to Labor Court". WWD. Retrieved 29 November 2013.(subscription required)
- ^ "Designer Galliano sentenced in anti-Semitism case". msn.com. Retrieved 2013-06-13.
- ^ "Is John Galliano Staging A Successful Comeback?", by Terri Pous, Time, January 25, 2013.
- ^ "ADL Welcomes Recovery and Redemption of Fashion Designer John Galliano", ADL Press Release, January 18, 2013.
- ^ "Jew-bash designer Galliano's costume mocks faithful" by Doree Lewak, David Seifman and Jeane MacIntosh, New York Post, February 13, 2013.
- ^ "ADL: New York Post Story on John Galliano 'A Complete Distortion'", ADL Press Release, February 13, 2013.
- ^ "Oscar de la Renta / Fall 2013 RTW" by Mark Holgate, Vogue, February 12, 2013.
- ^ "Oscar de la Renta RTW Fall 2013", Women's Wear Daily, February 12, 2013.
- ^ "A Tentative Step by a Fallen Star to Come Back" by Eric Wilson, The New York Times, February 13, 2013
- ^ John Galliano'"Loves"Parsons Dean of Fashion ' by Hilary Moss, The Cut, New York Magazine, March 20, 2013.
- ^ "John Galliano". Charlie Rose. Retrieved 13 June 2013.
- ^ "OTB Announcement" (PDF). Otb.net. Retrieved 2015-09-27.
- ^ "Anna Wintour Wears Margiela by John Galliano: The Message and the Dress".
^ "Supplement No. 1, (Queen's Birthday Honours)". London Gazette. 16 June 2001. p. 24 of 50. Retrieved 2013-06-13.
John Charles Galliano, Fashion Designer. For services to the fashion industry.
- ^ "Home > News > UK > This Britain The pink list 2007: The IoS annual celebration of the great and the gay".
- ^ Bumpus, Jessica (5 January 2009). "Galliano Honoured".
- ^ [Le HuffPost/AFP] (24 August 2012). John Galliano privé de Légion d'honneur après ses propos antisémites. Le Huffington Post/Le Monde. Accessed January 2014.
- ^ a b Sischy, Ingrid (July 2013). "Galliano in the Wilderness". Vanity Fair. Retrieved 30 June 2015.
- ^ Fox, Imogen (1 June 2015). "The lowdown on Amal Clooney's new stylist (and yes, he is John Galliano's boyfriend)". The Guardian. Retrieved 30 June 2015.
External links
- Official website of John Galliano S.A., a company that no longer employs Mr. Galliano
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I'm still working on trying to get some harp music to play on the blog, but experimenting with two music options for the moment.
The Tuna radio does not let me choose a Celtic genre, but if you click on the Renaissance button and then the play button, you will have some good music.
The Celtica player just below is from Celtica radio and plays the stream. It's set to autoplay, if you want to listen to Tuna, just pause the Celtica player,
Been dealing with a very sore left ankle and have not been to the hospital for a couple of weeks, I miss being on my musical rounds.
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Clotilde, a 32-year-old French mother of two, moved to New York several years ago. But her immersion in American culture, or to be more precise, the hyperintense culture of upscale Manhattan child-rearing, didn't truly begin until her first son turned 9—months, that is. That's when the baby's pediatrician noticed that his growth had slowed.
"The doctor freaked out," Clotilde recalls in lightly accented English. "She started to say, 'I think he has a heart murmur. Has he been tested for cystic fibrosis?' She sent me to a gastroenterologist, who didn't find anything. So she said, 'Maybe he has an aural motor delay.' Which means a delay in the motion of the mouth and the tongue. He doesn't eat, or he does, but it's taking him longer to process the food, or God knows what. So she referred us to early intervention."
Thus began a yearlong odyssey into a subculture of psychologists and occupational and speech therapists issuing diagnoses littered with terms like dyspraxia and proprioceptors and sensory-integration systems, and recommending intensive therapy. "My husband was thinking, They know better, therefore we should just do it," Clotilde says. "My instinct was telling me, No, your child is fine."
By the time all the evaluations were complete, the baby was just over a year old. "They came back and said he definitely had a speech delay," his mother continues. "We're talking 14 months. And a severe muscle delay in his back. That was because he used to sit with his legs bent in the shape of a W.
"But the language was the main concern. I said, 'He's growing up in a bilingual environment.' They said, 'No, no. We're concerned.' They put a lot of pressure. They recommended we start therapy. 'It's a wonderful program, and it's free.' "
In a way, the therapists' concern was justified. Clotilde's little boy did have a language delay—and he did sit funny. Not perhaps by the laid-back standards of human evolution and normal toddler development. But certainly by the expectations that now circle any child who hopes to attend a selective private school or one of the gifted-and-talented programs in public schools. The expectation is that by the time they graduate from nursery school, their verbal and counting skills, not to mention their ability to do mazes and chat confidently with adults, will be so firmly in place as to make it impossible for the director of their first-choice kindergarten to reject them in favor of another child.
Early intervention can be a blessing for children who truly need it, diagnosing and remedying their problems while they're still young enough to alter the very architecture of their brains. Children with a five-word vocabulary at 18 months, who have problems with creative play such as brushing a doll's hair at age 2, or who aren't interacting with other children by age 3, are without question in need of intervention. But in New York City in the past few years, the science of early-childhood development has been pressed into service as a tool by parents and educators to correct normal variations in children's development—so that by 4, or, at the latest, 5, they'll be prepared to compete with their kindergarten peers.
The question is, what's lost by all this pressure? Some argue it's nothing less than childhood itself. "New York City private schools today are demanding such high-level skills that these kids are actually in need of services," says Janine Pollack, a neuropsychologist. "There's a private school in Brooklyn where they'll discuss with a 6-year-old, 'How do you feel when you look at blue?' That requires a very sophisticated use of language.
"It's a cycle," she goes on. "And it starts in preschool. It is irrational that every child has to be above average."
Irrational from the point of view of raising happy, emotionally healthy kids. But not in light of the cutthroat competition to get into kindergarten. Pollack believes it ultimately boils down to numbers. "There are so many exceptional kids, they just take the cream of the crop," she says. But early intervention can sometimes become a way of creating the perfect child, or at least one whose imperfections will remain invisible to admissions directors. "There are no average kids anymore," says Elisabeth Krents, the Dalton School's admissions director. "It's 'If you're not making it, let me get you services.' "
The core of the problem is that schools have a limited amount of information upon which to base a decision. And those criteria hit at the heart of skills at which the developmentally delayed child may not excel—staying on-task, or taking direction well, for example. The tests for kindergarten admission, which may detect those deficits, represent a daunting obstacle. "The schools take a ruler," claims a mother who tutored her son, who is in both speech and occupational therapy, for the Stanford-Binet, required for admission to the public schools' gifted programs. She is referring to the percentile line below which they cannot stray. "And if the scores are under something, forget it."
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Just in case you're wondering, I'm not dead and projects havn't stopped... I'm working on a few bits behind the scenes that are all in concept phases at the moment and not really ready for public consumption. I've got next week off and we're going to try and spend the week doing craft bits, so hopefully there will be some painting updates *fingers crossed*
After the lackluster Imperial Guard release and the new edition of 40k I went off GW and their ever increasing prices. I wasn't expecting anything to come out that would change my mind here, but the curse that is Forge World are working on some really nice new Guard that work with the miner theme that I originally wanted to have for my force. Sometimes I miss working on the force... Now I'm not actually playing, I might try to make the effort to go back and neaten up some of the units. Who am I kidding? I've far too many other ideas floating around to worry about something that is already battle ready! Would really love to get some of my designs (right) actually made one day though.
Battle Bunnies have some pictures of the new models and some artwork. Very nice! The revamp of the Rogue Trader Crusader robots are also really interesting to see.


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How are you doing? It's September first, which means a lot of my readers are going back to school. I, myself, am lucky enough to have two more weeks before I go back to college.
Today's look is a look that I don't wear too often because it doesn't take much for the look to go wrong. I love playing with fire, and by that I mean fiery shades of eyeshadow - but they're sometimes hard to work with.
I have yet to find a good red eyeshadow, but that won't hold me back.
I used the pink, orange and copper eyeshadow from my MAC collection for this look.
- Paradisco
- Texture
- Coppering
- Bronze
- Espresso
Then I went ahead and applied liquid eyeliner - as usual - and some more eyeliner on my lower waterline (not so usual).
I do this because red shades can make you look very sick and applying black eyeliner 'neutralises' that a bit.I also applied the highlighter that I used on my face, on the entire inner corner!
And that's how you achieve this look!
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CHICAGO (WLS) --There are countless Italian beef stands in Chicago, but few have taken liberties with the traditional choices of sweet, hot or wet. There's a suburban beef stand that just opened its third location in Lakeview and they've added a few twists to the menu.
What started in tiny St. Charles, has slowly and patiently grown into a third location now in the city, where some purists would scoff, considering they've added cheese as an option to their Italian beef.
Some would say that's a Philly thing, rather than a Chicago thing, but the combination apparently has its fans.
What started off in St. Charles, then migrated to Hoffman Estates, has now landed in Lakeview, in the form of Beef Shack, an Italian beef joint, with a twist or two.
"Not a lot of beef places around, especially in Chicago and this Lakeview area, we got Al's around the corner but we think we do a better job than most beef stands," Spiro Douvris, the owner of beef shack, said.
The beef is made off-site, in their commissary, but they tried upgrading it.
"Normal places they use an outside round so we use an inside; it's a little bit leaner it's a little bit more expensive," he said.
The Giardiniera is standard-issue: carrots, cauliflower, peppers, celery, and their sweet peppers begin with multi-colored bell peppers.
"We cut it up, marinate it with our own spice packs and cook it off in-house and everything like that," Douvris said.
Sausage is also made off-site, but cooked here, and you can certainly get a combo, that's beef and sausage, tucked into the turano loaf with your choice of peppers.
Fries are made in the store, hand-cut and fried twice, but their point of difference is the cheesy beef.
First, the bread is toasted then smeared with a homemade garlic butter inside. Beef is jammed in, then topped with shredded mozzarella, where it gets slowly baked in a conveyor oven for about a minute. You can top it with peppers or extra jus if you like, just don't call it a Philly cheesesteak.
"It's something that makes different and unique we think," he said.
And in this week's Extra Course, Steve Dolinksy talks about an alternative on the menu, for those that don't feel like having a big, juicy, Italian beef: the restaurant's chopped salad.
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No one is in a better position to milk travel rewards than business travelers, which makes it especially painful to see people who get paid to travel miss out on easy perks.
More than 70% of Americans who use frequent flier miles don't know how many they have and nearly as many said they don't even know how the programs work, according to a new study commissioned by Brian Kelly, the voice behind popular travel blog The Points Guy.
"What doesn't make sense is why so few people are keeping track of their points and miles when there are such good resources out there to do so easily," Kelly says. "They are worth money. Sometimes they are worth a lot of money - depending on how you redeem them."
Kelly knows a thing or two about business travel rewards. He used to fly more than 125,000 miles a year as a recruiter for a major investment bank.
We asked him for a few pointers on how business travelers can use travel perks in their favor:
Build up points outside of the airport: One of the best places to compound your travel points is actually nowhere near airports at all -- it's at the store. "These days with miles the best way to earn them is by shopping with credit cards," Kelly says. "I would say just take out travel rewards cards for everyday spending and when you travel." Just be sure you nab a card that waives foreign transaction fees, which can be a real killer.
Give your points time to grow: If you want to stretch your dollar furthest, give your miles time to really accrue before you start applying them to travel. You'll make a bigger dent that way. "I buy almost all my domestic tickets," Kelly says. "Then I wait and redeem my miles for international trips in business or first class."
Don't pass up cheap fares just for the points: Some fliers will do whatever it takes to book flights to earn more points, even if it means passing up cheaper fares on another carrier. That's not always the smartest move, especially when you consider each mile is worth about two cents. "Cash is king and yes, it's good to have a good mileage strategy, but I wouldn't pay a ton extra just to earn miles," Kelly says.
Don't focus solely on airline miles: You can earn points on more than just air travel by using cards that let you use your miles on hotel stays and car rentals as well.
Don't let them go to waste: We get it. Keeping track of all your travel rewards is a hassle few people have time for. To make matters worse, some frequent flier points disappear if you leave your account inactive for a certain period of time, usually after 18 months. Make your life easier and sign up for a miles tracking site like AwardWallet. It's a one-stop shop for tracking miles from all of your accounts, including your passwords for each.


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I GIVE the lawn a rake with the springbok rake at this time of year to get some of the moss out of it but my new Scarifier, one of this week's bargains at Lidl supermarket, does a much better job. The lawn is no more than 25 square metres, but I raked up this pile which is almost entirely moss. It amounted to 7 or 8 trug-loads to take to the compost bins.
I've got nothing against moss but it has obliterated the grass in places so I'll need to put some seed down. It should soon germinate and grow at this time of year. Meanwhile the Blackbird is making the most of the newly exposed bare ground, picking up worms or insects.
This scarifier is basically a long-handled rake on wheels with 11 stainless steel blades. The eccentrically attached wheels give an up and down motion to the blades which makes the action a lot easier than it was with springbok. The instructions recommend that you scarify your lawn at this time of year, after you've cut it short and in dry weather.
I don't think that I'll bother adding any fertiliser but I might sieve some garden compost over the lawn when I scatter the grass seed.


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ELIZABETH – Eliazabeth's Promise 2006, Inc. will host their second annual scholarship awards program on Friday, May 9, at Galloping Hill Inn of Union. This year, a new scholarship has been created to pay tribute to a local hero, Cpl. Luigi Marciante, Jr., who died while serving in Iraq last year.
Marciante, a graduate of Elizabeth High School, left behind his loving wife Stephanie and their eight-month old baby boy, Louie. The Peterstown native, who loved being a father, is remembered for his bravery, his selflessness and ability to brighten any room he entered.
Organizers will also be tribute to exceptional individuals by awarding these scholarships: the Anthony and Santina Conte Memorial Scholarship, the Lumina Pacheco Scholarship, the Dominic Parisi Memorial First Executive EHS Principal Award, the Colleen Fraser Sept. 11 Memorial Award and the Dr. Miguel Guilarte Scholarship.
"These scholarships mean so much to our students and having them pay tribute to local heroes who have sacrificed so much for us is very fitting," said Councilman Frank Cuesta, founder of Elizabeth's Promise. "Last year, we awarded over 25 scholarships and this year we want to raise more funds to help students offset the rising cost of high education."
Elizabeth's Promise is reaching out to individuals who would like to support the Cpl. Luigi Marciante Jr. Memorial Scholarship. In addition to this scholarship, members of the public are encouraged to donate in the name of any individual they would like to honor. Those who wish to donate may send their contribution to Elizabeth's Promise 2006, Inc., P.O. Box 9541, Elizabeth, NJ 07202, or call 908-352-9888.
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Behind the scenes footage of Bow Wow working on BET's 106 and Park. He speaks on why he took the job and the haters. Also features cameo's from Jay-Z, Carmelo Anthony, Queen Latifah and more.
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A Hansom cab driver unravels the secrets of a lost Spanish galleon.
When one of his fares vanishes, Ned Parker is pulled in by Detective Sergeant Jackson to identify the murdered body. Ned's old dad, who owned his cab before him, had a dangerous sideline keeping the police informed about the doings of London's many criminal gangs, and Ned has inherited his nosy disposition. When a fellow driver is arrested for the murder, Ned, enlisting the help of throngs of his fellow cabbies to help prove his innocence, quickly finds his own quiet life is no more. Threatened by two rival gang leaders, Mr. John and the Colonel, Ned tries to placate them with tidbits of information while avoiding the police. In his spare time, he investigates the theft of some silver candlesticks, becomes a reader at the British Museum, tries to form a cabdrivers' union and watches with mixed emotions as his girlfriend Millie seeks to conquer the London stage. His strangest adventure takes place in a closed Underground station that holds the secret of a long-missing Spanish treasure ship. When all Ned's investigations turn out to be intertwined, he's lucky to escape with his life.
King's departure from his Gourmet Detective series (Dine and Die on the Danube Express, 2003, etc.) offers, with a bit more history than mystery, an intriguing look at the life and times of an 1870 London cabbie.


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Benchmark Litigation Recognizes Jennifer S. Recine as One of the Top 250 Women in Litigation
Kasowitz partner Jennifer S. Recine has been recognized as 2017 Top 250 Women in Litigation by Benchmark Litigation. Benchmark Litigation touts this list as including the most distinguished women in the world of litigation. The women listed are recognized as leading female litigators, participating in some of the most impactful litigation matters in recent history as well as earning the hard-won respect of their peers and clients.
For over a decade, Jennifer S. Recine has represented private corporations and partnerships, publicly traded companies, political bodies, state and municipal governments and high-net-worth individuals in high-stakes disputes. She represents clients in various litigation matters, including real estate, land use, and environmental actions; complex business and tax disputes; securities, corporate governance and civil RICO; trust & estate and fiduciary duty litigation; professional malpractice; and criminal and regulatory enforcement.
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The Booktopia Book Guru Asks
Sulari Gentill,
author of
A Few Right Thinking Men,
Ten Terrifying Questions
1. To begin with why don't you tell us a little bit about yourself – where were you born? Raised? Schooled?
I was born in Sri Lanka though I didn't stop there long. My family migrated when I was still a baby, and we embarked on what seemed like a trek around the planet. I started school and learned to speak English in Zambia, and we arrived in Australia when I was six. That's longer ago than I care to admit. For the most part I grew up in Brisbane, at a time when it was still really an overgrown country town. I attended my local school, built cubbies in the mulberry trees by the Brisbane River and plotted world domination with my friends.
In time, I went to University to study Astrophysics and came out with a law degree. Whilst practising law can, on occasion, be creative, they don't really like you to just make things up…or admit to it anyway. Writing seemed liked a better way to indulge my fondness for fabrication.
Nowadays I live on a small truffle farm in the foothills of the Snowy Mountains with my husband, and two wild and fearless boys whose plans for world domination are more advanced than mine ever were.
2. What did you want to be when you were twelve, eighteen and thirty? And why?
When I was twelve I wanted to be a writer, an artist, a movie star, a poet, an astronaut, a dictator of some sort, and a dozen other things. That's the glory of being twelve—the world is full of possibilities and your courage is boundless.
When I was eighteen I was studying astrophysics at University and I desperately wanted to be doing anything but studying astrophysics.
When I was thirty, I think I wanted to be twenty-nine again. I've gotten over that…I've had a few years to do so.
3. What strongly held belief did you have at eighteen that you do not have now?
There are so many. I believed that science had all the answers. I was convinced that shoulder pads were a good idea and I thought I looked cute in hats. All wrong…so completely wrong…
4. What were three works of art – book, painting, piece of music, etc – you can now say, had a great effect on you and influenced your own development as a writer?
· Book : Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird…it moved me as a lawyer, a writer and a human being.
· Painting: I most admire artists who are sparing with the marks they make on the canvas; who know when a line, a shadow, a stroke is enough; who can still their brush at that precise moment and place where the mark conveys what's needed but nothing more. Suggestion is such a moving technique, and I think so much more powerful than explicit detail. I try to do this when I write, particularly when sketching characters.
· Piece of Music: A Mystery Writer's Lament by Parnell Hall… I just found it on YouTube a few days ago.
5. Considering the innumerable artistic avenues open to you, why did you choose to write a novel?
Writing allows you to achieve all sorts of things vicariously. Rowland Sinclair, the protagonist in my latest novel, paints like I wish I were able to. Other characters of mine have been actors and orators of acclaim. I may even write a character who can sing—an artistic avenue that is closed to me for good reason. A fiction writer needs only one talent to lay claim to all the others.
6. Please tell us about your latest novel…
A Few Right Thinking Men is a crime fiction set in the tumultuous world of NSW in the 1930s. It was an amazing time of extreme politics and social upheaval. Communism appealed to the unemployed and working classes and the establishment gathered in secret fascist armies.
The story follows Rowland Sinclair, artist, gentleman and unrepentant black sheep of Sinclair pastoral dynasty. Rowland blithely flouts the expectations of conservative Sydney, courting scandal and keeping company with entirely the wrong crowd. Adamantly indifferent to politics, Rowland walks a fine line between his conservative birthright and his more libertine associations, until a brutal murder embroils him in treason and conspiracy as Australia moves to the brink of revolution.
7. What do you hope people take away with them after reading your work?
Hopefully, the feeling that I've taken them away for awhile. I'd also be ecstatic if they took a line or an expression that made them think, or laugh, or both.
8. Whom do you most admire in the realm of writing and why?
Harper Lee, for her ability to capture the deepest passions subtly. Oscar Wilde, for the genius and wit of his dialogue.
9. Many artists set themselves very ambitious goals. What are yours?
One day, I'd like to have an office with heating.
10. What advice do you give aspiring writers?
Try and figure out what it is about your writing that you really love, what makes it truly yours… that's harder than it seems. Take advice on everything else, be willing to change everything else. Always, always, always be polite. Artistic temperament gets old very quickly.
Sulari, thank you for playing.
Thank you for having me.
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While still in his twenties, John Purcell opened a second-hand bookshop in Mosman, Sydney, in which he sat for ten years reading, ranting and writing. Since then he has written, under a pseudonym, a series of very successful novels, interviewed hundreds of writers about their work, appeared at writers' festivals, on TV (most bizarrely in comedian Luke McGregor's documentary Luke Warm Sex) and has been featured in prominent newspapers and magazines. Now, as the Director of Books at booktopia.com.au, Australia's largest online bookseller, he supports Australian writing in all its forms. He lives in Sydney with his wife, two children, three dogs, five cats, unnumbered gold fish and his overlarge book collection. His novel, The Girl on the Page, will be published by HarperCollins Australia in October, 2018.


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A blood red Moon hovers in between the steam-choked skyscrapers. This isn't the apocalypse, but as any resident of Calgary will be all too happy to you, it's the next best thing: it's the Moon rising over Edmonton.
So just how did Edmonton get the remarkable combination of a low, crimson Moon and steam rising all around its buildings? It's all a clever mix of carefully chosen angles, some scatter light, and - predictably enough - some fiendishly cold temperatures. Here's NASA's explanation:
The above image was taken two weeks ago as the full Snow Moon started to rise above Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. The odd coincidence between the angular size of the far distant Moon and the angular width of nearby buildings created a striking juxtaposition. Backing away from the buildings so to reduce their angular size was a key to planning the image. The temperature was so low, -25 C, that plumes of steam rose from neighboring oil refineries. The above image was taken during a momentary break in the plumes. The rising Moon appears red here for the same reason that a setting Sun appears red — because blue light is preferentially scattered away by intervening air. In this case, the shimmering steam plumes likely also caused the Moon to appear slightly compressed.
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Hello All! I am Jalapeño Jack-but I go by 'Jack'! I am a 2 1/2 year old Basset/Beagle mix who is very sweet, awesome, and energetic! Not to mention, I have a very contagious smile!
I love to play tug of war, fetch, and most importantly, I love to go for walks! I get excited when my foster mom pulls out my leash for a walk, but have learned to sit and wait patiently while she gets her shoes on. I walk great on a leash and don't distract easily no matter how many dogs we pass. I am a social dog and really enjoy engaging in play with dogs of all size! I also absolutely people and will roll over at anyone's feet just for a chance at a belly rub! I can find cats to be somewhat of a challenge, especially if they take off running from me, but if a cat stands their ground, I find them very interesting and fun!
I am all about learning new tricks as long as you have some yummy treats to entice me! I do best when I am engaged and challenged so my foster mom enrolled me in obedience classes so I can learn some new tricks!
I live to please my people! I do great around children of all ages. I do great in my kennel when my foster parents are at work. Even better, I am fully potty trained!
I like to sleep in the bed with my foster family, but I understand when they ask me to get down to sleep in my dog bed. I am a great dog for an active family and would do best in a house with no male dogs. Could you be my perfect family??
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Chocolate filled hearts, bouquets of red roses, and horrific endoparasitic xenomorphs that enter the world by bursting through your chest. These are the things of Valentine's Day 2013. Sega and Gearbox announced today that the looong in-development Aliens: Colonial Marines finally, honest to goodness, pinky swear has a "definitive" launch date of February 12.
First announced in February 2008 and scheduled for release in early 2009, Aliens: Colonial Marines appeared to be on Gearbox's back burner as the studio released Borderlands and took on development of Duke Nukem Forever before so much as showing a trailer for Colonial Marines. At E3 2011 Aliens finally resurfaced with gameplay footage and a new release date: spring 2012. In January, the launch was bumped to fall 2012, and today, Gearbox and Sega gave it one more delay for good measure. As revealed in the new gameplay trailer, Aliens: Colonial Marines is set for launch on February 12, 2013.
On a side note: early 2013 is already shaping up to be a ridiculous few months for gamers, with BioShock Infinite, Tomb Raider, Company of Heroes 2, Metro Last Light, the South Park RPG, and now Aliens: Colonial Marines set for launch between January 1 and March 31, 2013.


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Small complex of studios and apartments with an outdoor pool and pool-side bar and restaurant, a short walk from local amenities.
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Ekin Apartments has an outdoor swimming pool with a section for children and a sun terrace with sun loungers and parasols. Further leisure facilities available at the hotel include a fitness centre, a Turkish bath, a TV lounge, video games, table football, darts and a pool table.
The main restaurant offers indoor and outdoor dining and a wide menu of international dishes. There is also a pool-side bar serving drinks and snacks and the hotel organise a weekly Turkish night in the main season.
Amenities and services available to guests include 24 hour reception, currency exchange, daytime room service, cots and highchairs. There is also safe deposit boxes, fan hire and laundry services (all with local charge).
Local charges may apply to some hotel facilities and others may be seasonal.
Ekin Apartments comprises 22 one bedroom apartments for up to 4 people and 5 studios for up to 3 people. The apartments have a double/twin bedroom, a living area with 2 sofa beds, a kitchenette, a shower room and a balcony. The studios are similar but don't have a separate bedroom.
The studios and apartments feature a fridge, a kettle, cooking rings, telephone and air conditioning (local charge).
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Ekin Apartments is located 600m from the beach. There is a mini-market next to the hotel and the nearest shops and restaurants are approx 50m away. The dolmus service stops outside the hotel and the centre of Marmaris is approx 2km away.
Marmaris is approx 90km from Dalaman Airport.
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text: The Suns' floor general spearheads the L's enviro-friendly initiative: '"I think it's great that we're taking the first steps to changing the culture and to moving in the right direction,' he said. Teams will be outfitted with shooting shirts made of 100 percent organic cotton and take part in community events such as tree plantings and recycling drives. Autographed Spalding basketballs, made from 40 percent recycled materials, will be auctioned on NBA.com, with proceeds benefiting the Natural Resources Defense Council. The league will launch a Web site (nba.com/green) that will offer greening tips, including some its own teams are already using to modify their arenas to minimize energy consumption."


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The spotty way that mobile devices and mobile operating systems receive security updates from device vendors and mobile carriers today is about to get the attention of the FCC and the FTC.
The two federal agencies announced separately on May 9 that they are beginning reviews into how security updates are made at the carrier and device maker levels so they can determine if regulations need to be created to better protect consumers and business users from security threats and vulnerabilities that can take advantage of old, unpatched computer code.
To investigate the complex security update environment, the Federal Trade Commission issued orders to eight mobile device makers—Apple; Blackberry; Google; HTC America; LG Electronics USA; Microsoft; Motorola Mobility and Samsung Electronics America—"requiring them to provide the agency with information about how they issue security updates to address vulnerabilities in smartphones, tablets and other mobile devices."
The companies must provide details about "the factors that they consider in deciding whether to patch a vulnerability on a particular mobile device," as well as "detailed data on the specific mobile devices they have offered for sale to consumers since August 2013." Also required is information on all security vulnerabilities that have affected those devices and details about whether and when the company patched such vulnerabilities.
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In a separate action, the Federal Communications Commission's Wireless Bureau joined the FTC's inquiry and sent out its own letters to mobile carriers asking about how they review and release security updates for mobile devices that they sell, according to the agency. The big four carriers—AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile and Verizon—are among the companies receiving the FCC letters.
The requests from both agencies include security update details on devices such as smartphones, tablets and mobile computers. The security update reviews are being conducted because, as more people use mobile broadband services for work and leisure, "the safety of their communications and other personal information is directly related to the security of the devices they use," the FCC said in a statement. "There have recently been a growing number of vulnerabilities associated with mobile operating systems that threaten the security and integrity of a user's device, including 'Stagefright' in the Android operating system, which may affect almost 1 billion Android devices globally."
That can leave consumers unprotected from attacks if their devices are not patched routinely, and therein lies the problem, the agency said. "To date, operating system providers, original equipment manufacturers, and mobile service providers have responded to address vulnerabilities as they arise. There are, however, significant delays in delivering patches to actual devices—and that [can mean that] older devices may never be patched."
Justin Brookman, a spokesman for the FTC's Bureau of Consumer Protection, told eWEEK that the agencies want to get answers to many questions surrounding these issues and then will analyze those answers before deciding if any regulatory actions are needed in the future.
"The first matter is about getting a sense of how this all works" from the manufacturers and carriers, he said. "We will be doing information gathering and are hoping to bring transparency to these processes and let people know what their expectations should be."
There are many parties involved in the processes, from manufacturers to carriers to operating system vendors and even chipset makers, all of which can handle security updates in different ways, said Brookman. "It can be a long time before patches are deployed and in some cases they don't get deployed. We're trying to get answers."
Brookman said he is not sure how long the reviews will take but that reports will be created when the data is collected and then the FTC and FCC will work together to determine the next steps in the efforts. New rules affecting mobile device security could potentially be created or existing rules could be refined, he said, depending on what the reviews uncover. The FCC regulates mobile carriers, but the FTC can also intervene because of past case law, including previous interpretations that bad data security can be unfair to consumers under the law.
"Having a more informed picture of the processes I think is incredibly important," said Brookman. "There's a lot of uncertainty about how the security update practices work. I think people have a vague notion about it and we wanted to draw more attention to these practices."


text: Brand Marketing Havas Creative Chief Jason Peterson Is Now Also a President Has dual role in Chicago officeBy Andrew McMains|August 6, 2013Share By Andrew McMains|August 6, 2013Share It's not the first time Jason Peterson has been more than just a creative chief. This time, however, the scale is much bigger. Peterson, chief creative officer at the Chicago office of Havas Worldwide, today adds the role of co-president. The office, whose top accounts include Citibank, Dish Network (digital ads) and Reynolds, employs about 300 staffers. The last time Peterson was an agency co-president (and executive creative director) was at Translation in New York, where he worked from 2009 to the end of 2010. When he joined Translation, its headcount was only around 15 but it grew to about 70 as the agency added assignments from McDonald's and State Farm. Still, that's about a quarter of the size of Havas Chicago. In his new management role, Peterson, 44, succeeds Norm Yustin, who's exiting the agency after two years. The shop's other president is Joy Schwartz, who incidentally helped recruit Peterson to Havas almost three years ago. Schwartz, 43, joined the agency in 2003. The changes tighten the Chicago management circle just as the shop takes on a major account, Dish's digital business, which arrived last week after a review. (Havas' Chicago and New York offices partnered on the pitch.) Dish spends an estimated $85 million annually on display ads, search marketing and online video. Both Peterson and Schwartz continue to report to Ron Bess, CEO of Chicago and North American president of Havas. Bess, reflecting on Peterson's new job, said, "Jason is precisely the right person for this role, given his extensive creative leadership, digital expertise and ability to anticipate what will resonate with clients and consumers." Peterson, for his part, acknowledged that as a creative leader, "it's such a challenge" to take on a broader management role. Still, he said he'd keep it simple, stressing collaboration and his motto of "Everything matters." "The biggest thing is collaboration," Peterson added. "The success we've had is based on that." Share http://adweek.it/13hLjYB copy Adweek Adweek


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Thirty-eight percent of those disabled people in rented homes said they have difficulty heating, Stats NZ said today.
The rate for non-disabled people in rented housing was 27 percent. Difficulty staying warm was less common for disabled people who live in an owner-occupied home at about 20 percent.
Findings from the 2013 Disability Survey showed people in rented homes were more likely than people in owner-occupied to report difficulty keeping their house warm.
More than 30 percent of disabled people who rent experience damp. The rate for non-disabled renters was just less than 25 percent.
"A cold, damp house is more common for disabled people than non-disabled," wellbeing and housing statistics manager Litia Tapu said. Overall, 24 percent of disabled people living in rented houses reported both cold and damp, compared with 15 percent of non-disabled people.
The 2013 Disability Survey also found one in six people with an impairment (16 percent) needed some modification to their homes – most commonly changes to their bathroom. One in four (25 percent) disabled people with a physical impairment needed bathroom modifications and about one in six (17 percent) said they needed changes to their home entranceway.
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Hello there, crafty friends! It's Sharon, One Crafty Mrs, from A Piece Of (my) Heart's blog and I'm here today to share another card using this cute Sunsational Stamps digi, from the Ocean Critters stamp set.
I really love this card. I think it is going to be an all-time favorite of mine. This card was made using digital paper found on the Pixel Scrapper site. If you have never visited Pixel Scrapper you should! Signing up is free and you will get 5 FREE downloads per day. It's a great way to build your digital paper collection!
I printed this cute little Octopus from the set and colored him with Copics. The hearts border was made with my Silhouette Cameo. I chose 2 heart shapes and colored one with a background pattern and one with a solid color. I lined them up across a 5-inch rectangle that I had drawn and then used my spacing tool to make sure they were spaced evenly across the rectangle. I printed this onto some white cardstock and adhered it to a black piece of cardstock. The sentiment was typed into my Silhouette Cameo software and printed onto a piece of white cardstock which I also matted with some black cardstock. With the leftover black cardstock I cut out a circle and a flag. I layered another circle cut from some digital background paper on top of the black circle. Once everything was cut, I adhered all the pieces onto a piece of 110 lb. white cardstock cut to 5.5-inches wide X 4.25-inches high.
I hope you love my card as much as I do!
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Citi Mobile Challenge Launches in Asia Pacific Region
Citi has announced the launch of its Citi Mobile Challenge in the Asia Pacific region as part of its initiative to foster digital and mobile innovation in banking.
The Citi Mobile Challenge is an accelerator that is a combination of a virtual hackathon and an incubator with a collection of experts, sponsors and clients around the world supporting the process.
Developers from the Asia Pacific and around the world are invited to build innovative platforms that are capable of running Citi's digital platform. Registrations for the challenge will be open on the 19th of August and developers who take part can demo their work at special events in Bangalore, Hong Kong, Singapore and Sydney.
"Through Citi's Digital Acceleration program we have been unleashing the power of the tech community, developing new solutions and challenging ourselves on how we re-imagine banking," said Heather Cox, chief client experience, Digital and Marketing officer for Global Consumer Banking at Citi.
Citi is making a range of their APIs available to help developers work on and test their concepts. Finalists compete for an opportunity to take their concepts into production, a share of $ 100,000 in cash awards, and a suite of services from Citi Mobile Challenge sponsors, including the opportunity to participate in accelerator programs and receive mentoring, office space and investment.


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Wednesday, August 1, 2012
If You're Happy And You Know It... (An IWSG Post)
And then tell me how you did it.
Not the hand clapping thing. I've got that down. I can even slow clap.
But what I mean is if you're happy with your manuscript and you know it, how'd you do that? How'd you know you were done? How'd you know it was right?
The reason I'm asking is... well, besides the fact that I'm incredibly insecure— is that I think I might be done. Yeah, yesterday I was all "Oh woe is me, I have X number of pages left to edit" and I'm wondering if part of the reason why I'm struggling to close out these edits is that maybe they don't need to be done in the first place. (Well, some of them anyway. I did pull two scenes apart so I should probably put them back together again, if nothing else.)
I feel as though I'm in a place where if I keep editing, if I keep making changes, then it will be to the book's determent. That it won't be my book anymore. And as I'm going the self publishing route, I feel like I damn well better love this book.
So, all perfectly valid arguments, I think, but here's the thing. I don't really trust myself because— let's face it— I hate editing. I understand that it's a necessary evil like going to the dentist or my day job or doing sit ups (Oh wait. I don't do sit ups. Never mind...). I understand that it makes my dismal first draft into something readable but I still don't like it.
Therefore, I'm afraid I'm just making excuses, justifying my deep desire to not edit anymore. You know, kind of like how I justify having that last piece of chocolate cake because I don't want it to get lonely. I'm just thinking of the cake. Really.
So I'm turning to you, my fellow writers, to help me out here. How'd you know you were ready? How'd you know you'd finally crossed that finish line? How'd you convince yourself to stop being crazy (not that you're crazy) and take the plunge?
Shower me with wisdom, slap me upside the head, whatever it takes. I'm game.
I'm also scheduled at The Store today so I won't be able to hit your blogs until much later in the day. But leave some chocolate cake out for me and I'll be sure to find my way.
Happy writing all...
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I have no idea how to know when a manuscript is officially and totally done. Usually when Betas tell me it. And when agents say, let me read that. But still, I think it's engrained in me to know that there will always be edits. I sympathize with you completely on this - I would be a hot mess regarding edits if I were self publishing. Good luck! We are here if you need us!ReplyDelete
I don't really think anything is ever "done." You will always go back and find more things, more tweaks, more spit shining, more whatever. It's really a matter of "done enough." Do -you- like it? I mean, is it something you'd sit down to read? That's really where it hit me with mine: I started reading the beginning chapters in my kid's class at school, and, as I was reading, I was enjoying the story and the jokes and all the stuff, and I knew it was ready enough. There are still things I would fix (and I eventually will do another edition with some grammar fixes that I missed), but I knew it was ready for an audience because I liked it. It was something I would pay money to read if someone else had written it.ReplyDelete
To me, a book is much like a baseball field. There is no end to the outfield as there is no true end to a book.ReplyDelete
Have you ever picked up something you're written over 10 years ago and immediately see where you could have written it better?
The best you can do is the best you can do.
I can really only echo what everyone else said. It's never done. There's always something that could be a bit tighter, a bit different, but at some point, it's you who has to draw the line.ReplyDelete
I wish there was something better or more helpful I could add, but that is pretty much what it comes down to. *hugs*
I could edit for England! I edit, submit it, re-edit, re-submit. With every rejection comes the perfect excuse to edit. Although even my 'novels' are only around 50,000 so I'm not sure I'd be quite so red-pen-happy if I wrote proper novels!ReplyDelete
I think you just have to say 'I'm done' out loud, and try to believe it :-)
We could edit forever if we let ourselves.ReplyDelete
When I start changing things back to the way they were in the first draft, then I know I'm done.
Have your cake and stop editing too! Go with your gut. This is your baby. If you feel like more editing would be to its detriment, trust yourself on it.ReplyDelete
And congratulations! You're as "done" as "done" could be.
I think you've had the answer all along - "I feel as though I'm in a place where if I keep editing, if I keep making changes, then it will be to the book's determent." I think it's a gut thing, and something we have to come to trust. Easier said than done, I know - I'm not there yet myself.ReplyDelete
I love the beginning of this post! I wish I had some sound advice for you, but I don't. I started querying way too early (even though I thought I was done) and now I feel like I've wasted some opportunities. Send it to CPs and Betas - don't be shy about asking people to read your work. And good luck!ReplyDelete
I think you know that no one can really answer this question for you. It's not a great answer but the only one I have for you.ReplyDelete
Put away the red pen and let your work stand on its own. Maybe it will surprise you.
I read your post, and then I read the comment section anxiously. I'm in much the same place. Yes, I need a few tweask here and there, but my storyline is done. I've been tweaking that way too much and started to change things back to the first draft (Alex's comment).ReplyDelete
From my limited experience selling short stories and poems, I know that I often don't feel finished but I feel . . .content - that's not quite the word, but . . . I just feel like I need to get it out there, and then I'm "Done." Of course I read the stuff later and see places it could be better, but oh well. Like many have already said, it's never really done done.
So, what you're telling me is there's no button to press? No level to pull? Nothing like that? There's just... me?ReplyDelete
You all are lovely people. I appreciate you taking the time to humor my insanity.
Well, after I get the manuscript back from the critique partners and make my changes based on their edits, I then read through it one more time to catch anything that might have slipped through. If nothing big is jumping at me at that point, then I just know I have to let it go and know that you did the best you could with how much you've learned as a writer.ReplyDelete
I'm feeling your paiin. I agree with Cherie. After my editor sends it back to me, I do her changes and let it go.ReplyDelete
I don't have any great advice either. Sorry. :( I think listening to your CPs and/or betas, and, ultimately, to yourself is the best you can do. Good luck!ReplyDelete
Wish I could help you, but I don't think there is ever an "end"... there could always be a better word, or a twist in character development, or a reordering of sentences/scenes. You just have to cut yourself off or it can go on forever.ReplyDelete
Maybe if you don't trust yourself, have new eyes look at it?
Good luck!!
I agree with everyone else. It's never really done. But it sounds like you're at the finish line, so let some betas read it. It's time to let it go.ReplyDelete
been there, still there... just got feedback from an agent saying my mc is a cliche... good thing i can fix that w/o changing him or the story, which she thought showed promise...ReplyDelete
cant please everyone, dont try, editing shouldnt change heart of story. good luck!
Get a beta-reader or three. I could read for you sometime in September since tomorrow I begin the Camp NaNo-Wri-Mo for the next 30 days.
I'd advise you stop tinkering and let that thing trickle out to a few folks that you trust to give you some good, honest feedback. See if anything they tell you sounds plausible to you, then let that bad boy go.ReplyDelete
If you realize later that you made a huge mistake, you can pull it off the market.
- AnonymousAugust 1, 2012 at 11:03 PM
You're never done. Just like no one is ever ready to get married or have children or take that promotion or sell your house and move into a bigger one. But you know it's time to take that leap of faith and simply let go.ReplyDelete
Hope I'm not oversimplifying things and that this makes sense.
I'll be asking the same question in about...okay a long time from now. Just finished draft number one. When I'm on draft 268 I'll be asking the same question.ReplyDelete
So many writers love editing, but I'm with you on not liking it very much! Best of luck :)ReplyDelete
Allison (Geek Banter)
I read somewhere that if you feel like your writing is finished and "perfect", you're doing it wrong.ReplyDelete
Sounds about right to me.
At some point you gotta admit to yourself you're tweaking just to edit. Editing is not an easy process, and no one likes to do it (well, except me, I prefer to edit than write the first draft) but it is necessary to catch all those technical errors, plot holes, character discrepancies . .ReplyDelete
Once you've fixed all those, and sent it to critique partners, and everyone agrees its ready to go, then its ready to go.
The larger journey awaits you in the self publishing journey. I'm sure you will do well at that also.
I'd add that when you start making changes that don't make it better, only different, then maybe it's time to stop. And I can't imagine any writer who is truly satisfied with their work. It's a testament that you care about what you do.ReplyDelete
I had about 20 different drafts of my first book and I now realize that I should have stopped by 5 or 6. When you feel you have done your best, then it is time to take a step back and let the chips fall where they may. There is a things like over-editing. Good Luck.ReplyDelete
I'm afraid I have no guidance to offer you in this area. But if you find out, lemme know!ReplyDelete
I can appreciate hose insecurities. I'm wondering have you shelved the MS for a few months so that you can come back to it with fresh eyes and a fresh perspective? It might be what you need to get the momentum going again. Good luck with it whatever you decide.ReplyDelete
Ah, the eternal conundrum. Are we ever truly finished?? Way I figure it, is after 5 or 6 betas, I can comfortable query in small doses. Then, after a few rejections with feedback, I have a better idea of how to change or fix what might not be working.ReplyDelete
I haven't come to the end of my edits, yet. I don't like edits, either. Any volunteers? LOL!ReplyDelete
Good luck with those decisions!
- AnonymousAugust 5, 2012 at 9:12 AM
There's a finish line? Oh thank God.ReplyDelete
If you read Donald Maass's Breakout Novel and still feel you're done, then--you are done! Yay! Hi MJ, I'm from IWSG.ReplyDelete


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There's a PC version a few posts above, or maybe it's in the Nspire SDL ports. But it's based on what gameblabla thinks the game will be like once it's completed, because he released it before I managed to finish the original.
Do you mind if I try to port this to the CE using C? I kind of want to see how it will go, as it seems to be a program I can finish. * Unicorn looks at FloodIt
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