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The Document Verification Service (DVS) ensures an exact match between an individual's Unique Student Identifier (USI) details entered into the USI Registry System and those on the ID document being used.
The DVS Override function within the USI Registry System recognises that a small minority of people eligible for a USI may not have been issued, or have been precluded from receiving, a DVS proof of ID document, and provides an alternate process for this group of people to create a USI.
Where training organisations are using DVS Override to create a USI on behalf of a student, they will need to use an alternative ID document. It is vital that training organisations ensure they are transcribing the name of the student into the USI Registry system exactly as it appears on the form of ID. There must be an exact match between both the USI account and the ID to ensure a unique account is created, and an individual's transcript is accurate.
A list of alterative ID documents that are deemed adequate for this purpose is below.
Proof of age card[1]
Proof of age cards are issued on application to individuals 18 years of age or over by state and territory authorities and carry a photo of the holder. They are known by different names in the various jurisdictions as follows:
- Photo Card (NSW);
- Proof of Age Card (Vic);
- Adult Proof of Age Card (Qld);
- Proof of Age Card (WA);
- Proof of Age Card (SA);
- Personal Information Card (Tas);
- Evidence of Age Card (NT);
- Proof of Age Card (ACT).
As proof of age cards are a form of photo ID, if they are current they are sufficient for the purpose of applying for a USI via an RTO that uses DVS Override.
Other acceptable photo ID
Other acceptable types of photo ID that can be used in its own right for the purpose of a USI application include the following:
- Current shooter or firearm licence if showing signature and photo of the applicant.
- Security licence, current security protection industry or crowd control licence if showing signature and photo of the applicant.
- Defence Force Identity Card issued by the Australian Defence Force, showing name and photo or signature.
- Other Licence—such as a current Commonwealth, state or territory licence for coxswain, boat or aircraft showing photo of the applicant and same address as application.
Other suggested adequate documentation
Other suggested documentation that does not normally carry a photo of the applicant is listed below.
- Any of the following concession and health care cards[2] if current and issued in the applicant's name:
- Commonwealth Seniors Health Card
- Ex-Carer Allowance (Child) Health Care Card
- Foster Child Health Care Card
- Health Care Card
- Low Income Health Care Card
- Pensioner Concession Card.
- Any of the following Department of Veterans' Affairs[3] concession and health care cards if current and issued in the applicant's name:
- Repatriation Health Card (Gold)
- Repatriation Health Card (White)
- Repatriation Pharmaceutical Benefits Card (Orange)
- Commonwealth Seniors Health Card
- Pensioner Concession Card
- Victoria Free Travel Voucher, and
- New South Wales War Widows/Widowers Transport Concession Card.
- Defence Discharge Papers.
- Australian Divorce Papers in the applicant's name/former name.
- Australian Marriage Certificate issued by a state or territory government agency in the applicant's name.
- Educational Certificate—school/education qualification certificates for different years in the applicant's name/former name (school/TAFE/university/Registered Training Organisation).
- Mortgage Papers—Legally drawn mortgage papers for an Australian residence in the applicant's name/former name.
- Name Change—Legal change of name certificate or deed poll certificate.
- Registration Certificate from a Professional Board - Registration certificate from a national or state/territory professional registration board in the applicant's name (e.g. doctors, nurses, dentists, physiotherapists, accountants).
- Trade Certificate—current Australian trade certificate in the applicant's name/former name signed by issuer or applicant.
- PAYG Payment Summary less than 2 years old, with tax file number, in the applicant's name.
- Insurance Renewal—Current insurance renewal for house, contents, vehicle, boat or crop insurance in the applicant's name/former name and showing same address as application.
- Tenancy Agreement or Lease—Current formal residential tenancy agreement or lease in the applicant's name and showing same address as application.
- Rates Notice—a paid notice in the applicant's name/former name and showing same address as application, less than 12 months old.
- Utility Account—a paid utility account (for example gas, water, electricity or phone) in the applicant's name/former name and same address as application, less than 12 months old.
- Electoral Enrolment—Proof of electoral enrolment card issued in the applicant's name/former name and same address as application.
- Other Financial Documents such as superannuation, shares, life insurance, credit card statement or managed investment documents issued in the applicant's name/former name.
- Health Insurance Card—Current health insurance card showing name/former name.
- Motoring Association Card—Current membership card or documents issued in the applicant's name/former name.
- Taxation Notice of Assessment in the applicant's name/former name less than 2 years old.
- Employment Records—Termination notice, separation certificate, report of reference from employer in the applicant's name/former name.
- Statement from a primary, secondary or tertiary education institution that applicant attended in the last 10 years that confirms the name and address.
- Records from a professional or trade association (i.e. club, school, union etc) that confirms applicant's name and address.
- State Seniors Card—issued by a state or territory if issued in the applicant's name and current.
Indigenous Students
In the case of Indigenous students, RTOs can use documentation issued by Indigenous community organisations. These include, for example, the Larrakia Nation, which provides ID cards to Indigenous people living in Darwin or visiting from remote and interstate areas; and the Tangentyere Council, which provides a similar service for Indigenous people around Alice Springs.
The Community Identity Card issued by the East Arnhem Shire Council, which services Milingimbi, Galiwin'ku, Gapuwiyak, Yirrkala, Umbakumba and Angurugu is another example.
In addition, RTOs can accept a reference from an Aboriginal/Torres Strait Islander organisation or indigenous community elder that shows the applicant's name and the referee's full details and length of time they have known the applicant.
Correctional facility students
Correctional facility students are unlikely to have any of the documentation required to apply for a USI. State or Territory Department of Corrections/Corrective Services/Department of Justice can provide RTOs with a statement confirming the applicant's name, birthdate and city of birth, address and any other identifying data that will assist RTOs in confirming the identity of the student. Depending on the extent of contact the RTO has with incarcerated students it can obtain the required details for applying for a USI directly from them or from the corrective service institution. In some instances the relevant state or territory authority may itself apply for a USI on behalf of Correctional facility students engaged in VET
[1] Additional information on proof of age cards and their issuing authorities' requirements can be found at http://www.australia.gov.au/information-and-services/transport-and-regio...
[2] These documents are not usually included among acceptable forms of ID. They are issued by Centrelink to clients who meet as a minimum a 50 points ID check.
[3] These documents are not usually included among acceptable forms of ID. They are issued by the Department of Veterans' Affairs to holders of the service pension, who will have undergone a 100 points ID check to qualify for the pension.


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Internet industries as well as digital innovations have been affected by anti piracy bills. Among the bills that are currently being discussed by the House of Representatives, is the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA). The United States is allowed to shut down any American website that is suspected of piracy. Consequently, they have extended this to other websites that are being run by diverse individuals in different countries. In view of this, many small businesses will be affected. The people behind this story include Representative Lamar Smith (R-TX), chairperson of House Judiciary Committee (Lee, 2012). This means that anyone caught streaming videos from illegal sites is capable of being prosecuted by the federal laws. The US government shall have the right to seek court orders, arrest and prosecute anyone. Information available from critics reveals that this move will affect the wider net and its users due to the activities that many sites depend on. This paper seeks to discuss the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and the Protect IP Act (PIPA) in detail, and provide a rational view on the various ways the law could be an obstacle to many online businesses. This means that the research will seek to survey whether or not the SOPA bill should be passed.
It has been a common practice for many people to get everything on the internet. Starting from simple information to the latest movies, many people today do not buy DVDs because the films are readily available at their disposal. This availability has had a serious influence on the movie industries across the globe. Small businesses have been gaining through this online streaming. Abolishing internet connectivity to those sites will mean people will be unable to access their local sites for movie downloads as well as the information they need for their reading and research purposes. A simple definition of communication comes handy with the attributes of internet interconnectivity. This means that young people have been connecting through social media such as twitter, Facebook and other instant messaging services (McCullagh, 2012).
The best place for marketing product and services is the internet. Many musicians and movie producers have been uploading clips of their works for the public to view and rate them. This then is followed by the eventual purchase of the movies and music. Stopping the online streaming of music leads to a situation where artists are very desperate to have their music known to many people (Tsukayama, 2012). The inability to publish this music news in blogs and post leads to a state of darkness and thus many people would be in the dark with little or no knowledge of the developments in relevant fields.
On November 2011 Lamar Smith introduced the SOPA (Stop Online Piracy At) bill as well as its sister bill PIPA (Protect IP Act) to the US senate. The United States is allowed to shut down any American website that is suspected of piracy, but now they want to be able to do the same to foreign websites suspected of selling pirated movies, music, and other products (Tsukayama, 2012). The bills have caused a lot of controversy on whether they should be passed or dismissed. It will affect a lot of small businesses and websites in a negative way although it will benefit others.
The bill wants to allow the US to shut down foreign websites mainly using three different ways.
Internet providers can seek a court order against any website suspected of pirated content, by doing so search engines will be given five days to remove links to the website or else they will have to face the stated consequences. Credit card companies will be forced to stop processing payments for the website, also advertisement companies will be forced to remove their advertisements from the website. When the websites are shut down, it will be as if they never existed, the links to them will not open. Companies that produce movies will be able to take legal action against any website they suspect of piracy; it will end up harming many websites.
Many people and internet sources have been protesting against these bills because many websites depend on substances uploaded by its users, therefore many websites may be forced to shut down; even if they unknowingly have pirated content uploaded on their sites, they can be forced to shut down. For instance, Wikipedia, Twitter and Facebook all depend on content uploaded by its users; they can be forced to shut down as well (McCullagh, 2012). Many people and companies are against the bills, some of them have recently protested. For example, Wikipedia blacked out the English version of the site for twenty-four hours in a protest against SOPA so that the internet can remain free. During this time, 162 million people visited the website and many of them signed a petition on Wikipedia to stop SOPA and PIPA (Williams, 2012). Google and Twitter also blacked out for 24 hours. On twitter, thousands of people were protesting against SOPA making it one of the biggest trends on the social platform. In addition, some protestors hacked the FBI after they shut down one of the most visited content sharing website – Megaupload. If the SOPA bill is passed, it will end up harming the freedom of speech on the Internet and will encourage other governments to block websites they dislike (Lee, 2012).
On the other hand, some people will benefit if the SOPA and PIPA bills are passed. Among these beneficiaries are Hollywood movie producing companies because they will have more power to remove any content they want from the Internet. In additiion, since not only movies, but also music is highly pirated on the internet and video clips and songs are available free streaming on YouTube, music record labels lost billions every year because of online piracy, if the bill is passed they will be the main beneficiaries of this cause (Lee, 2012).
However, many people have demanded for a free and fair internet that allows access to everyone at any time. However, global leaders will always find a way of demonstrating and exercising their power. By regulating the content in the internet, they believe they will have tracked the globe regarding the sensitivity of information on the internet. These two legislations would have done the greatest harm to the world's internet connectivity due to the unavailability of information (Molloy, 2012). Those opposing the deal say that the federal government only wants to take over the internet and introduce censorship, which will regulate what is posted on the net and what is not posted.
Overall, SOPA and PIPA have caused a lot of controversy; it has been put on hold and will resume in February. Many SOPA supporters have stopped supporting the bill after the protests (Molloy, 2012). If the bill is passed, it will benefit big companies like Warner Bros. in the film and music industry but they will harm small businesses or big ones too, and any website is at the risk of being forced to shut down.
The postponing of the PIPA bill was a clear move that demonstrated the importance of the internet for many people in different aspects of life. This showed that each person needs the internet for information and entertainment. Music studios and film companies should not bring forth their frustrations and claim that they are a result of piracy and other illegal websites. Blocking foreign websites would only leave the US in darkness. There is need to connect and share music, pictures and videos (Molloy, 2012). According to many protesters, this was the worst way to run a country by the leaders. Safeguarding information does not mean the information is made inaccessible to the people. Clear regulations and policies are able to bring the problem forward. SOPA and PIPA were a clear example of impunity in society and the consequences of irresponsible leadership. SOPA and PIPA were retaliation to the closure of megaupload.com (Tsukayama, 2012). The Wikipedia blackout is among the many reasons as to why SOPA and PIPA were rejected by many internet users and owners of sites. Many of these sites depend on content that the users upload and download in order to keep them moving (Williams, 2012). The origin of the content remains unknown to the website owners. It is yet to be agreed on whether or not these bills will be passed. The fate of the internet has yet to be decided.
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Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls – I present to you: my first magical crime!
I have stolen a copy of 'Absolute Magic' by Derren Brown. (#sorrynotsorry)
I resolved to steal this book some time ago, I confess. I've developed a penchant for magic books of (relative) expense, but allowed myself to buy very few – Corinda, 'Thought Veil', the works of Andy Lastyname and various bookleteers, etc. I don't perform magic (or do I..?), so reading about sleight-of-hand and stagecraft is appealing, but there is no foreseeable personal pay-off.
I'm also not sufficiently familiar with the magical world to discern if an obscure book is of actual value (ie, '1,001 Ways To Bend A Spoon' by Mesmeros The Magnificent Mind Magician, 1953, Wigmore Publishing Inc., is a remarkable tome, but its scarcity reflects its limited audience and appeal, and thus it rightfully becomes something of a collector's item amongst 'those in the know'), versus internet-savvy modern magicians simply working the laws of scarcity and self-publicity.
My magical maraudings also meant that I would read such books and booklets, and was simply bamboozled by the names of Things. 'The Magpie' range of shoplifting magnets; 'The Wizard's Sleeve' range of shoplifting clothing; 'Quibblers' guessing games; coins and cups and balls and Things. What wonders were these?
I would plot expeditions to magic shops, and drunkenly put pyrotechnic paper and disappearing ink into online shopping carts. I calculated how much money I could save by shoplifting minor cosmetics and groceries for my 'Absolute Magic' fund…
But then I pictured a 37-year-old woman, alone in her flat, sewing a shoplifting sleeve into her LK Bennett coat, and prodding at gadgets, gizmos and all sorts of contraptions in scenes resembling the start of '2001: A Space Odyssey'.
This would never do.
So, being a Creative Genius / Dangerous Maniac, I came up with a better solution…
Sooner or later, I expect, The Magic Circle will come demanding answers as to how a Muggle got so lost on their way back from 'Miracle', and acquired such vast hypnotic prowess as my own. Well, my forthcoming book – 'A Compendium of Tricks for Lady Hypnotists'* – will include an extensive chapter entitled, 'How to Stalk Magicians on the Internet'… But, for the record, the long pointy stick of suspicion points firmly – at a certain Hector Chadwick.
Yes, a year of scouring Uncle Derren's Twitter feed – an act indistinguishable at the time from being an actual celebrity stalker – finally paid off. Amidst all the showbiz chitchat and reportage on his pets' bowel movements, I found an irregular mention of the outrageously named Hector Chadwick – and immediately suspected him of being a magician.
Now, I had been following 'Hipster Magical Card Wars' on Twitter for some time. But Mr Chadwick seemed different, somehow… I imagined him to be an old man in a bowtie and waistcoat, tinkering in a shed somewhere pleasant like Banbury, his wife Margery fetching him cups of tea while he made Things to Derren's specifications. Like Paul Daniels' brother, basically. So, old Hector knocks up props and marvels at what they're for, and Uncle Derren says: 'Oh, nothing in particular – just A Madness Machine." And then Derren pays him £70 to keep him in toffees and Old Spice until the next time, knowing he has a patsy should one of his experiments backfire.
HOWEVER! A closer inspection of the social media feeds of Hector and his magical chums revealed an interesting picture. Yes, my friends. There is, in our midst, a league of Fashionable Millennial Magicians who are very sneaky and very pleased with themselves, sharing Instagram photos of their finest calligraphy and clobber, and fancy Things on shelves…
It was then that it dawned on me: 'All the Things are in their Fashionable Millennial Magician lodgings. So, if I can get inside their lodgings, they shall show me all the Things and demonstrate how they work… And then I shall steal borrow their precious books!'
And so the trap was set: I launched this blog. :-)
Tick, tick, tick…
I am very fond of the following quote:
"And above all, watch with glittering eyes the whole world around you because the greatest secrets are always hidden in the most unlikely places. Those who don't believe in magic will never find it."
– Roald Dahl (from 'Charlie and the Chocolate Factory')
For surely one of the most magical things that has happened in my life so far is finding out that one of my friends is a secret former magician.
B is an old school friend who I hadn't seen for 20 years. Thanks to Facebook, though, he's become a dear digital friend and he has always been so encouraging when it comes to my writing. Imagine my irritation, then, when I sent him my 'secret' blog link and none such praise arrived…
Meanwhile, I happened to be finishing Uncle Derren's latest mainstream publication, 'Happy'. There is something diabolical in Derren Brown's writing… 'Happy' is gentler than 'Confessions of a Conjuror' and 'Tricks of the Mind'. But I pictured him at some resplendent writing desk writing words like 'perspicacity' and musing: "But will the poor darlings understand such big words as this?" and then writing 'perspicacity' anyways just because it's a very pleasing word to write. Yes, he was diabolical, all right… I resolved: I would not rest until I'd read 'Absolute Magic'.
Tick, tick, tick…
Finally! A Facebook message from B to confirm my writing genius.
And, lo, it transpired that B was a 'failed magician' (no such thing, btw), whose childhood hero was The Amazing Randi and who had once done an epic school assembly rope escape act aged 11.
Oh, he wrote, and: "I've also met Derren Brown. I have a first edition of an obscure book of his that's out of print. I met him after a show with it, he signed it and I chatted to him for a while – he's a lovely dude."
I immediately demanded photographic evidence of this. B duly sent a photo of 'Absolute Magic' as well as the inscription: 'B – good luck with it'. 'Good luck with it'! Classic diabolical Derren Brown. I scrutinised the flamboyant signature beneath the inscription. Several delicious ideas for fun with forgeries immediately sprang to mind and, before you could say 'hey presto', I'd booked plane tickets to Dublin to see B.
Our three days together was basically this segment from 'Step Brothers' on repeat. I have never been to a house filled with such joys, wonders, surprises, horrors – and plentiful supplies of alcohol. From a custom-made vampire-hunting box ("Show me the secret compartments!") and the big box of Things, to crossbows, macabre paintings, bottles of dragon's blood and an antique booze globe, it was splendid.
Of course, B felt obliged to show me 'Absolute Magic' the moment I arrived. He, of course, insisted I borrow it, and I, then meaning it, insisted, of course, that I could do no such thing and popped it back upon the heaving magical bookshelf. (I'm not my writing, so I genuinely meant it…)
But I've recently been discussing my ideas with Kev Sheldrake of former Head Hacking fame and we got onto the subject of a sort-of 'reverse Cialdini' effect. So B's downfall in my perfect robbery was showing me books of such beauty and rarity later that first night as a sort of self-fulfilling 'meet-me-halfway' effect. This included first editions of Robert-Houdin's memoirs, which moved me to tears – and which I refused to touch as I've not (yet) earned the right. This genuine display, of course, moved B to (drunkenly) insist that I borrow these instead. I insisted, of course, I could do no such thing – seriously – and they were duly put away.
(For connoisseurs of magic, we progressed to even finer things: B's from-sleeve flame thrower and me burning my fingers with flash paper because I didn't know you're supposed to let go with a magical flourish. We were quite, quite drunk.)
Now sure I wouldn't be stealing anything at all, so giddy was I with happiness, it was a mere matter of innocently reading the opening three pages of Uncle Derren's book the following morning, and thus chattering incessantly to B about what was inside for much of the day. Suffice to say that, by the end of the second night, B – and his girlfriend – were literally stuffing the book into my suitcase to shut me up.
And so, I return – triumphant – to this green and pleasant land, with my trophy.
For my next trick: stealing borrowing those Robert-Houdin memoirs.
And good luck with it to any magicians who doubt my imminent arrival at their respective lodgings to plunder their books and Things. (Tick, tick, tick…)
PS – My other top tip for stealing magic is to write mad letters to hypnotists and magicians on the internet. Thank you for your generosity – you know who you are. :-)
PPS – Should you be interested in a signed copy of a Derren Brown book, do feel free to contact me here.
*For which there is literally no market. WHERE ARE THE WOMEN?


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Italy's Bertolacci out of England friendly
Italy will be without Andrea Bertolacci for Tuesday's friendly against England after the Genoa midfielder failed to sufficiently recover from a shoulder injury.
The 24-year-old played 72 minutes of Italy's 2-2 draw with Bulgaria on Saturday but sustained a shoulder problem that has now forced him out of Antonio Conte's squad.
"Italy midfielder Bertolacci is ruled out from Italy-England match due to injury, the player will return today to Genoa," the FIGC confirmed on Twitter.
Bertolacci made his debut for the national side in November, having maintained his fine form for Genoa this term.


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God Save the Queen from asbestos?
A recently released report documenting the British royal family's spending showed a sizable amount of money being spent on removing asbestos products from older sections of Buckingham Palace. Recently, one million pounds (approximately $1.5 million) was spent to remove asbestos from the ducts under the floor in the palace's south wing, UPI reported. It also reports that it is expected to take 20 years and much more money – to remove asbestos from the entire building.
"The mechanical and electrical services at Buckingham Palace were largely installed in 1949 and are in need of replacement," the account reported, according to UPI. "The mains are distributed around the palace from central plant rooms in ducts that run under the basement floor of three of the four wings. This … comprises the removal of the cover of each duct, clearance of asbestos contamination."
It shouldn't be much of a surprise that dangerous asbestos product are present in the palace. Older sections of the structure were built as early as 1705, and renovations during the 18th and 19th centuries could very well have included asbestos products that were popular at the time.
If you or a loved one has been exposed to dangerous asbestos products that may be the cause of a subsequent mesothelioma diagnosis, call Sokolove Law today for a free legal consultation regarding a mesothelioma claim.


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Bucky Lasek / A Legend in the making
"Bucky Lasek grew up on the East Coast in the Free State, Maryland, with big talent and great ambitions. Today Bucky is one of the world's best professional transition skaters, a professional RallyCar driver but above all a father and husband. With so much going on in his twice over professional life, and personal, Bucky always keeps his cool while pushing his limits." by allisports


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i like how the black looks brown - totally makes it look retro!ReplyDelete
Sometimes you win, sometimes you lose :) I will memorise this because it's great but from time to time I think: Sometimes you lose, sometimes the others are winning ;)ReplyDelete
BUT this mani has the retro chic and I like it and I would wear it...
Don't be sad. You'll see your prince again!
I like the stamping! And I am very happy for you. I am sure your decision is right. Have fun in Holland!ReplyDelete
I like this retro circle stamp. I used it ages ago but will definitely dig it out again soon. Hope you are having a fab time still :) xxReplyDelete
Retro look of the mani is so perfect ..really loved it!!ReplyDelete
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Indigo Throw
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Dear Dr. E, I have been having infertility issues for the past 12 years which has never been diagnosed as something specifically wrong, just unexplained infertility. My darling son was born in 2004 on my third try at IVF, when I was 39 years old. When he turned 1, my husband & I started trying for a second. I became pregnant on my own (for the first time in my life!) but unfortunately had a miscarriage at 9 weeks. I lost confidence that I could do it on my own again, so I started doing IVFs once more. After 5 rounds & 20 good embryos inserted with none of them implanting, I gave up. I was researching adoption options for a few months & even made an appointment to see an adoption lawyer when a friend of mine told me about Preseed in November, 2008. Two of her other friends who had spent years TTC had recently become pregnant using Preseed. After all the money I had spent on IVF, I figured why not give this inexpensive (and MUCH more fun sounding) option a try?
I bought a package and only used two of the applicators the first month of trying, December 2008. I didnt even know I was pregnant until 6 weeks in because it didnt even occur to me that it might have worked so soon! I am now 20 weeks pregnant with a daughter and excited beyond belief. Did I mention that I am now 44?! Its truly a miracle! I gave the remainder of the first box of Preseed to a friend whos TTC and the second box I had bought to another friend and hope that if they conceive while using it, we can call ourselves The Sisterhood of the Travelling Lubricant!!!
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"Thank you for delivering the keynote speech at our 6th Annual Safety Partnership Forum. We couldn't be happier with the results! Your personal customization of the presentation reflected our past successes and skillfully laid out a roadmap of where we need to go next to become world class in safety. We had many comments from our members that said it was the best presentation yet!"
"Without a doubt, this class has been the best presentation skills training class I have attended in thirty years."
"During the last 30 years, I have attended many training classes, conferences, seminars and safety workshops but I have never experienced such passion around safety before.
This is without doubt the best workshop I have ever attended and I can't wait to get back to my jobsite to put this process in place. This workshop goes way beyond physical safety and the normal workplace safety process we are so use to."
"Your course is beneficial for employees from all different departments to really gain an awareness and understanding of the vital importance of having an injury-free workplace. Participating in the course really gave me a chance to learn about the daily challenges that operations often has to overcome in their quest to ensure that everyone goes safely to their family at the end of the day. A safe and injury-free work environment should be the number one priority for all departments."
"Thanks for helping us better understand our real relationships with safety. This training has changed my outlook and will help me to show our people how safety affects their life and the lives of those around them."
"It is always great helping our workers stay safe. Each workshop is a renewal for me personally."
"I've talked to several people since the employee Speak-Up and Listen-Up classes were held last week and all have given positive feedback. The most common comment was the class was more personal than others they have attended.
The supervisor class was extremely good also. It got us together in a small group, and really let us understand how the people felt at Dow; our employees as well as the client's employees (Dow). It was, at times, embarrassing and uncomfortable to hear the feedback, but it really woke us up to what the people's perceptions were of us. It helped me refocus my ways of doing business, and strengthened my commitment to help my employees work injury free.
I would recommend this approach for anyone wishing to really know what's happening on their job site."
"Without reservation, I recommend Danny for any initiative involving the human aspects of safety to achieve a step-change in HSE performance."
"Thank you for your part (Keynote speech and workshop) in the 2007 Operations Conference held in Newport Beach, California. The information and insights you shared were relevant and added value for those fortunate enough to be in attendance at your session."
"I highly recommend that everyone entertain the opportunity to hear and embrace the philosophy that PNS brings to the table. The improvements are IMMEDIATE and SUSTAINABLE. When Safety is going well, all other aspects improve as well. It IS possible to be "INCIDENT & INJURY FREE."
"Today's workshop internalized the concept of safety in a way that I can practice daily and subsequently use to influence others. This process is different than issuing manuals, protocols and banners that are usually placed on shelves to gather dust."
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(via Gwen Gregory, University of Illinois at Chicago, on behalf of Diane Foote, ILA Executive Director)
You may have heard the news that ILA is beginning a process to update and refresh our current strategic plan. Much in that plan remains perennially relevant, but as times change so will we evolve. Over the coming months, we will seek input from a variety of constituencies to build a strong plan that will guide us into the future.
Our first step is to reach out to all of you! Would you please take a few minutes to complete this strategic planning survey by Thursday, July 12?
We aim to have the new plan in place by March 2019; and there will be additional opportunities for review and comment between now and then. With your help and input, we will put a plan into place for ILA to best serve Illinois libraries and the millions that depend on them over the coming years. Many thanks!


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Using Hunchly's Selectors for Google Analytics Tracking Codes
You might remember a pretty awesome post by Lawrence Alexander on Bellingcat where he detailed how to make connections between websites using Google Analytics tracking codes. These are the little snippets of HTML or Javascript that you won't see with your eyes but are lurking underneath millions of websites. The tracking codes allow a website owner to see who is coming to their site, and how they are behaving while on the site.
How it is useful for an investigator lies in the fact that website owners will typically re-use the same code across multiple websites. This can be extremely handy, for instance, when a website owner uses anonymous information in their domain information. You can still link sites together, or potentially even de-anonymize them if they have one domain with the WHOIS information available but many others with domain privacy (anonymous) turned on. Linking these sites together with Google Analytics tracking codes is really useful at times like those.
The Problem
Lawrence does a fantastic job of laying the groundwork on how to search multiple services (including Google) to find common tracking codes. This technique does work (we further automated the process here) to find connections. However, one downside is that Google, Meanpath and other services that you can use to search for tracking codes are only as good as their database. This means if they haven't crawled and stored the tracking codes before you started your research, you may be missing other sites that include the tracking codes.
The other issue is that in order to check every single site you are visiting for that tracking code, you need to view the HTML source for each page and then do a search within that page to try to find the tracking code. This is not going to be a great use of your time but it is definitely thorough.
The Solution
Hunchly has what is called: Selectors. Selectors are keywords, names, email addresses or any piece of information that you would like to be alerted to if it is discovered on a web page that you are viewing. As each page is stored in the Hunchly database it is examined for selectors that pertain to the current case that you are working on.
If Hunchly discovers that a selector is present on the page, it notifies you in the Chrome Browser Bar to let you know that you have a hit. This includes any of the HTML source code or text that is buried in the page. This is extremely useful as you are progressing through an investigation as there is a lot of information you don't visually see on the page (i.e. Google tracking codes) but are important from an investigative standpoint. I don't know anyone that views the source code of every single page they read, and thankfully there is no need to do that any longer.
An additional feature of Hunchly selectors is that if you discover additional information as you are moving through a case, and you enter a new selector, Hunchly scans all of the pages from that case that you have already stored. If it finds any previous hits it will let you know.
For Your Next Investigation
If you are hunting around websites, do a View Source on some of the target sites, and look for tracking codes like Lawrence demonstrates. Grab those codes and drop them into Hunchly as a selector. You might be surprised how often you find information that connects two or more websites together.


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We're still not entirely sure exactly when Motorola will officially unveil the 2018 G6 series, but it should be soon – possibly later this month, or early May – since a complete set of renders for all three expected models has been posted online, courtesy of Twitter user Ishan Agarwal.
Motorola is expected to release the G6, G6 Plus and G6 Play later this year. We've already seen rumoured specs and features for the new phones, including dual-lens cameras for the first time on the G-series.
Agarwal has now revealed what all three models should look like, including the various colour options that will be available at launch. Starting with the G6, which will be available in indigo, silver, black and rose gold according to the renders. It will have a dual-lens camera on the rear and a fingerprint sensor on the front. While not clear or confirmed by the renders, the screen size should come in at around 5.7-inches – what is clear is that the bezels have been significantly reduced in size compared to its G5 predecessor.
The G6 Plus meanwhile will be available in indigo and gold and it too will have a dual-lens camera on the rear and a front-mounted home button with integrated fingerprint sensor. It also appears to have a dual-LED flash accompanying the camera and will sport a new curved back panel design, which should make it more ergonomic. The images also allude to a metal build, something that has been previously rumoured. Giving rise to its "Plus" name, the G6 Plus is expected to arrive with a larger 5.93-inch Full HD display.
Finally, the Moto G6 Play will be available in indigo and gold colours, although the indigo colour here looks different to the indigo of the G6 and G6 Plus, it even looks black from the front.
The G6 Play will only feature a single-lens rear camera, but the fingerprint sensor moves to the back. It's not clear just yet if this will double up as a home button as well. Being a "Play" device, the G6 Play should have a larger battery than its compatriots, and a 4,000mAh unit has been suggested. It should also get a 5.7-inch screen like the G6.


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Well, one of 'em, anyway (H/T iOwntheWorld):
Monthly Archives: October 2011
Herman Cain Sings at National Press Club Speech
From Business Insider
Herman Cain may be the only presidential candidate in history to actually benefit from a sex scandal.
Just hours after Politico broke a story about accusations of sexual harassment against Cain, the former Godfather's Pizza CEO killed it during a luncheon speech at the National Press Club. And then to top it all off, he SANG.
After very little prompting to reprise his "Imagine There's No Pizza" performance at the Omaha Press Club, Cain launched into a surprisingly beautiful rendition of the hymn "He Looked Beyond My Faults" — an interesting choice given the sex scandal.
World's Oldest Groom Ties the Knot at 120
So, did the bride's father pay for the wedding? Is he still alive?
What man doesn't want to marry a woman half his age?
Hazi Abdul Noor, a 120-year-old widower in India, made history this past weekend when he married 60-year-old Samoi Bibi, reports the Times of India.
More than 500 guests attended the wedding in Satghori, a remote village in the state of Assam. More than 100 of them were the groom's immediate family members – two sons, four daughters, their spouses and their many children.
"It was not an easy job to find a bride for a 100-year-old," son Hazi Azir Uddin told the Times. "However, by the grace of god, we have found a new mother, though she's half his age."
Noor is thought to be the world's oldest groom.
via World's oldest groom ties the knot at 120 – Weird News – Canoe.ca.
Workout Report (10/30)
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Yikes! Burmese Python Killed in Florida Had Just Eaten…a 76-Pound Deer.
I've seen news on the web and TV about the snake problem in Florida. These aren't you're run-of-the-mill snakes, like rattlesnakes and moccasins and such. Nope, these are pythons – of various kinds that folks bought as pets, and then turned loose in the wild because they got, well, too big. Once introduced into the wild, these things have an almost unlimited supply of food available, and they get REALLY big. Game officials just killed a Burmese Python that was 16 feet long.
EVERGLADES NATIONAL PARK, Fla. — Officials in the Florida Everglades have captured and killed a 16-foot-long Burmese python that had just eaten an adult deer.
Scott Hardin, exotic species coordinator for the Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission, said workers found the snake on Thursday. The reptile was one of the largest ever found in South Florida.
Hardin said the python had recently consumed a 76-pound female deer that had died. He said it was an important capture to help stop the spread of pythons further north.
Further in the article, they mentioned that the snake had a girth of 44 inches as a result of swallowing the deer. Wow.
Read more at MSNBC
Stuff I Like: Camoflage Wedding Dress
I have two children that are marryin' age (23 and 21). I'm not saying they're going to get married anytime soon, but here's something to consider: camoflage wedding. I stumbled across this classy gown in Mossy Oak while reading around on blogs today. (H/T The Social Lion)
Nice, huh?
#OccupyDenver Protest Turns Violent
The Occupy protesters in Denver showed their true colors, and forced police to retaliate against their lawlessness with pepper spray and rubber bullets. Seven people were arrested; two were held on felony charges of assaulting police officers. From the Denver Post:
In the most violent Saturday in more than a month of Occupy Denver demonstrations and marches, Denver police fired mace and pepper balls at a crowd of protesters in Civic Center today and arrested 20 people.
Two of the protesters were held for felony charges after police said an officer was knocked off his motorcycle and other officers were kicked, as they moved into the park to tear down illegal tents.
The first mid-afternoon confrontation had police and state troopers shoulder-to-shoulder pushing a group of marchers off the state Capitol steps, which is out-of-bounds to protesters without a permit. Some of the Occupy Denver sympathizers then raced to set up tents in Civic Center, where city officials have allowed ongoing food tables and sleeping bags but not sleeping structures.
Protesters there surged around about eight police officers. Other officers responding to calls for help fired the pepper bullets, which resemble paint balls. One protester filming the scene — one of hundreds of cameras documenting police activity — was knocked out of a tree in the melee.
Five people were arrested in the first conflict, before 3 p.m. Hundreds of officers and SWAT members converged on the park and Broadway was shut down for hours as police and protesters reached a tense stalemate.
About a dozen of the angriest marchers stood nose-to-nose with police and screamed profanity or anti-Wall Street slogans. Others tried to calm the situation, even while filming.
Just before 6 p.m., with ambulances waiting and police cruisers covering whole blocks around the park, officers donned gas masks and used megaphones to warn protesters the remaining tents were illegal. Wielding long batons, a few dozen officers pushed into the park and formed a circle around the tents.
Here is video from the scene:
Like I've said before about these "occupy" gatherings – peaceful protest is fine, assuming you follow the law. When you insist on breaking it, it's time to get out the fire hoses.


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Vanessa Bell Calloway stands tall as one of America's most empowering actresses. Her work on stage,screen, and television clearly demonstrates why she has maintained her staying power. Her work has earned her 6 NAACP Image Award nominations. and her fans still remember her as Eddie Murphy's arranged bride in Coming to America.
The variety of roles Vanessa has played showcases her diversity. Because of her ability to bring a unique presence of character to a particular piece, she appears in a different light in each role she plays. Her diversity moves beyond acting; Vanessa is also an accomplished dancer who trained with Alvin Alley, George Faison, and Otis Sallid.
Vanessa Bell Calloway definitely has the grace to live an empowering life, which is a rare example in Hollywood. A real survivor, she is one of the most versatile and hardest working actresses in Hollywood. With nearly 120 film and television credits behind her and more coming in the future, it is almost impossible to have not seen her in a movie or a TV show in the past 30 years.
Both personally and professionally, her life inspires us to be that one that never gives up, to pursue our purpose with grace. In To Hell and Back directed by Christine Swanson and co-starring Ernie Hudson, She stars in a modern-day retelling of the Biblical Book of Job, which follows a successful businessman and father whose life falls apart after a series of tragic events, yet retains his faith despite incredible hardships. She also is starring as Lady Ella in the upcoming "Saints and Sinners." Vanessa Bell Calloway lets us know life is full of opportunities, and life is what you make it. Speaking with her opens your eyes and helps you realize that you're in control of your destiny. A firm believer in faith and God, Vanessa makes it clear some things are completely up to you, and you have to take control and make a decision. Life isn't going to wait for anyone, and while it seems daunting at first, it's really not that scary. Have faith in yourself.
"Sometimes you never know when your opportunity's coming. You could get an opportunity that will change your life forever. Stay ready so when you get an opportunity, it's not a wasted moment. Learn your craft, be ready so you never have to get ready." – Vanessa Bell Calloway
Mrs.Bell Calloway took a moment recently to talk with Empower Magazine about life, new projects, and some empowering food for thought.
Empower: So let me first start off by saying, my mom was a huge fan of Dream Girls. She introduced us to the first Dream Girls Broadway play, so I've gotten to grow up with you and your career. I've seen you be that prime example of what most people dream about being in Hollywood. It's been nothing but consistency. What has been your method, if you would consider it a method, of having a career path that stays so consistent in the industry over the years?
Vanessa: Well, I don';t know if there's just some method or a will, you know? You just have to be able to just do what you have to do. With that said, I just focus on working – working hard, being consistent, doing a good job, and then you start all over. A lot of things I had to learn by trial and error. I didn'tt really have a lot of people to hold my hand and take me a lot of places. I just had to kind of learn things as I went. I studied and learned other things, and you know…studied some more, went to school, and was consistent with my dance classes and all that type of stuff. So basically, I don't know if there's a method. The method is hard work. If you want to put a name to it, it's just hard work, dedication, and focus.
Empower: Well that's definitely what I've seen out of you. Another thing that I've seen with your career is that you are very versatile in the different roles that you've played. Out of all the roles and projects that you've done, and I know that there are so many to choose from, do you have one that really just stood out for you, that you just really, really can say, "I loved doing that project?"
Vanessa: You know, people ask that question all the time and it's really not a fair question because every project is different for different reasons, and you learn different things, and you get different things. [and] It gives you different things, and you get to put different pieces of you in it. So I don't really have a favorite. I've been very lucky that I've been able to do a lot of different projects that just resonated to me for whatever reason at different times in my life, for different reasons. And I was able just to really delve into it and do the best I could…find the joy of it, and then go from there. I don't have a favorite. I don't have a favorite person I worked with either. There's a lot of people I liked working with, and they like to work with me.
Empower: Mm-hmm (affirmative)
Vanessa: But people always want you to narrow down to one person you really want to work with, and that's hard to say when you're thinking like this. I mean, there's a lot of people I want to work with, so if somebody threw a bunch of names I'd probably be like, yeah, I like to work with him, or yeah, I like to work with her.
Empower: Right.
Vanessa: There are a lot of people I enjoyed working with. They say, "Who did you work with?" "Well, there's only a few I didn't care much for and I wouldn't give you those names, anyway." Anybody that you see me in something with, we probably had a good time. Any project that you see me, and you thought that I shined for some reason or other or it resonated to you, it was probably resonating to me, and I was probably having fun and that's why I came off that way. So I don't really have favorites. I just like each thing for its individual blessing that it has brought me and its individuality because I've learned different things, and everything has a season, a reason, and a time. All those projects were brought to me at certain parts of my life because that's where I was supposed to be at that moment.
Empower: Now, you started out as a modern dancer. How did you go into acting? What made you go into acting?
Vanessa: Well, I always acted. I danced and acted kind of simultaneously when I was in high school. I used to do theater, I've always done theater, and dance is an extension of theater. Dancing is theater, and it's just acting without words. So, for a dance that makes you feel the pain, the love, the cry, the romance etc, you have to act out the movements. It is acting, and I've done that since I was 11, 12 years old. It was always a natural progression, and I've always been in plays, even when I was in high school and college.
Empower: Now, this too may seem like an unfair question. Would you consider yourself an empowering blueprint for aspiring actresses and even dancers?
Vanessa: I consider myself, hopefully, inspiring to anybody who wants to make a life out of the arts because I managed to do it. Even when it was hard, I did it, but I don't like to tout myself like I'm the best example of anything. I was able to, and still am… to do what I love every day. It's such a blessing, there's nothing else I've ever wanted to do. So the blueprint, I guess you could say… is that I've just been successful in the arts and I've been able to find a life, a career and make actual good money. I still had a husband and kids, still had to raise my family, and still could do my craft because it lended itself to being a mother and a wife and not having to be some place nine to five every single day, all the time. So, it was a perfect career for me, being here in in California, trying to raise two kids, and be married, and actually work. So it's not like it's a pipe dream, something I was trying to do, I actually made a career out of it.
Empower: That actually goes into my next question of how to balance family life, being an actress, being as involved as you are with film and TV. That definitely answers that question as well. Now, in addition to being a highly accomplished actress, you are also a breast cancer survivor. Talk about that first moment when you first got that news. How did that make you feel? Did you think that, "Oh, my career…" What was your first thought?
Vanessa: No, I wasn't surprised because it was something that God whispered in my ear and told me something was wrong, although I had no pain and I had no idea what was going on then. I took myself to the doctor. When I found out, when I saw my breast exam and I saw the tape, the footage, the x-ray and he showed me what they called calcifications, which concerned my doctor. I knew right then and there that calcification would indeed be cancer. I knew that's what I was feeling, though I had no physical symptoms. So when it came back to me that it was, you know, my God… I mean, no I didn't think [about] my career, I just felt like, "Oh my God." It's what I thought it was, and actually it wasn't until later on when I found out I was going to have to have a mastectomy. I had already started one form of treatment, but then when it came back that I had to have a mastectomy, that was obviously that moment that really got me feeling some type of way. Afterwards, I was really glad I did have a mastectomy. God knows better than me, and that's exactly what I needed, but before I really came to that realization that was the hardest point, that day. When I first found out it just confirmed what I thought and basically, I just went into it like I always do; I went into productive mode, asking myself "Okay, now how am I going to do this? We've got to do this. Let me figure this out, let me get under because I got to keep moving, I've got stuff to do." And that worked.
Empower: What would you say to those women who are like you, who are very health-conscious, always having their mammograms and things but find out they have breast cancer or some sort of cancer that they're dealing with? What would you say to those going through that now?
Vanessa: You've got to deal with it head-on. You know whatever it is, you got to deal with it. Everybody's different. You've got to find out what's going to work for you, talk to your doctor, and talk to other people. But you've got to deal with it head-on, it's no other answer for that. First advice I'd give anybody is get yearly checkups because the one thing, and this may sound very cruel,
but one thing I have very little patience for is people who don't go to the doctor. Period. Then, when they feel stuff, they ignore it,and they keep ignoring it until they have to go. Then, they want everybody to cry over them because they're dying. You did it to yourself. A) You won't go to the doctor. B) You had symptoms, and you ignored it. Now, you want everybody to fall out at your funeral. You killed yourself, and I know that sounds cruel, but I just have really no patience for that or stories like that.
I remember getting out [and] speaking to the women and this woman, her mother had died of breast cancer, and she would not go get checked up because she was afraid of what she was going to find out. Are you kidding me? So you'd rather die earlier than you have to rather than going and just being proactive with your health? Her girlfriend had brought her to the seminar to talk to someone, begging her to go get checked up and she would not go, she refused. And Black people, we refuse to go to the doctor because he's going to tell you something that's unwelcoming. We're not back into ancient times, there's very sophisticated ways of finding out everything and there are cures for a lot of things. So, if you just refuse to go to a doctor because he makes you scared…And I'm like "Are you scared to go to the doctor, or are you scared of dying? Which one?"
Empower: Yeah.
Vanessa: So, I just have very little patience and understanding for people with that mindset. If you know you've got something, the first thing is just to go every year so you'll be on top of it because the reason I found out I was day zero is because I get my mammograms yearly. Now, if I didn't get my mammogram, I wouldn't have found out, I could have been stage two, three or four…I got it early. I had it day zero, which you still have to do something about. I go on a regular basis, and some cancers grow fast. So, if you aren't on top of your body day zero, one month and eight months later, you could be stage four but you never go to the doctor. Or if you're feeling something in your breast and you're scared to go… you don't go until your nipples are bleeding, and now you want everybody to cry. It's like, come on.
Yeah, I guess that's my answer.
Empower: (laughter)
Vanessa: Deal with it head-on. Deal with your health first, and then, if you see something, you see a change in your body, you feel something, something tells your spirit… God whispered in my ear. I had not a symptom but something just said, "Vanessa, something isn't right." And it kept nagging me, and I listened, and something was not right.
Empower: Wow … Amazing, amazing story. Now, talk to us about your role as Lady Ella in Saints and Sinners.
Vanessa: Well, Lady Ella is quite ruthless, I love her to death.
Empower: (laughter) I do, too.
Vanessa: She does something I would never do, and that's why it's so much fun because I can allow myself to go there and be mean and uncaring and conniving, with a murder mentality so to speak and not be remorseful because I'm acting.
Empower: Right.
Vanessa: But Lady Ella…she's by all means necessary. Whatever she got to do, she's going to do it. (Laughter)
Empower: I actually had the opportunity a while back this past summer to be on set at one of the filming of Saints and Sinners and I really enjoyed myself. I got to see a lot of different people in character: Kelly Price, Dimitri McKinney and, Keith, he actually played in the new, modern Dream Girls with Beyoncé. It was so fun and interesting to just see everybody in character and get out of character. When you guys are filming, what's the longest amount of takes that you had to take to do a scene?
Vanessa: I'd say that depends. We really don't get a lot. When you shoot television it's very fast, and you're not supposed to have a lot of takes. If you have a lot of takes, then you're not doing your job. Far as the reason they hire me… well, part of the reason, I'm number one on the call sheet. I'm supposed to come and knock it out quickly. You should come to work, know your lines, know you intention, know what you want to do, and hit it because you've really got time for two, maybe three takes, and then they have to move on to the other set-ups. It's not about you just sit there all day and do that same thing. If they're doing that there's a problem, and they're not happy about it because time is money, money is time, and you're taking way too much time if you've got to do several takes.
Empower: Now, something else that you're involved in is a web series, which have become extremely popular over the years. You have In the Company of Friends. What made you start this web series, and what exciting things can we expect to come from it in the future?
Vanessa: Yes, I just got a new series that I started as well on that same channel. Cookin' and Hookin' Up, How to Turn Up for Fifty Dollars or Less. It's for the Millennials, we just got that started about a month ago, now, and you can see that on the same network – www.inthecompanyoffriends.tv. So, both of those are like, my projects I like to do because I'm a creative artist. I direct, produce, and create content. That's what I do. That all remains to keep my creative juices flowing, and my hand just keeps reaching out there.
Empower: All the versatility and all the newness that comes with you, do you see yourself, at some point, saying if any, "Vanessa, you've had your run?"
Vanessa: God has to tell me that. God! I think I don't have to do it. God's going to make that very clear when it's time for me to sit down. So, I'm going to take that from there, but I plan on working until I can't work anymore because I enjoy it, and I really don't want to stop working. So, if I get to the point where either illness or age or whatever… No, not right now, no thought at all. I don't even foresee that.
Empower: Now, something that I've never seen you do is reality TV.
Vanessa: And you'll never see me do it. My daughter had a show called Baldwin Hills where she was in high school, if you've seen it. My husband and I made several appearances on there with her, but that was different. Also, because the parents were involved we had a lot of teachable moments and it was really mainly about the kids growing up in this area, so that was different but no, you'll never see me in a reality TV show. I don't have much respect for them or the people that do them.
Empower: Just to kind of take a turn, we have a new president. How do you feel about the political changes that have taken place and that will take place in January and the nation going forward? Do you have an opinion or view about that?
Vanessa: Oh, I didn't vote for him.
Empower: (laughter)
Vanessa: I don't have much faith in him right now, so he's got to prove himself. Basically, I don't really have much to say about it all. I think he's crazy, and I didn't vote for him. I'm going to be interested to see what he does.
Empower: Aspiring actresses that are coming up and looking for that fit, concerned with the industry as it pertains to what type of projects they take on. What advice can you offer to them?
Vanessa: You know, either you work or you don't work, and the thing about acting is it means a lot of different things. We all don't just sit back and pick and choose. I mean, some people have that leisure, but a lot of times the project makes you feel you're used. Even things you think you don't want to do, you do it and you're glad you did it because it ends up being a very good project for you. It's just like I tell my children, I'll tell any young person, if it scares you, run towards it, never away from it. I have a one-woman show called Letters from Zora that I've been doing for the last four years and it's a ninety minute monologue, basically. And it's the most fulfilling thing I've ever done. And if I would have let a ninety minute, one-woman piece scare me then I wouldn't have won the awards I've won and just try to get it in New York, and it's got quite a life, and it will have quite a life. So, I tell, you know, anybody young and new to the work if it scares you, run towards it, but understand that there's a lot of things that will be asked of you in acting. So, if you want to pick and choose what you will and will not do, yes you have that right, absolutely. But understand that, sometimes, you've got to be open and see what will choose you. Now, other than something that's derogatory, demeaning, or sexist, I get that. But you know, it's about work. Get in there, and do the work. The work comes in all forms, fashions and roles. Just do the work, and stay ready to be ready because if you're already ready, then you don't have to get ready. So when the part comes your way, you can just jump in and do it.
Empower: If there was ever one empowering quote that you have carried over, what would that quote or saying be?
Vanessa: Stay ready to be ready.
Empower: [repeats] Stay ready to be ready.
Vanessa: That's one I live by. Stay ready to be ready. I mean, that says it all because it encompasses your mental health, your physical health, your appearance, your attitude, your spirituality, whatever it is. So, when that door opens in life, and it doesn't always mean acting, but when that moment comes, you're there. You don't have to stumble around trying to find it. You're already there. If you stay ready, you'll always be ready, so as things come to you, you don't have to do the preparation. You know what I mean?
Empower: Mm-hmm (affirmative)
Vanessa: So, if you don't like something, and that can be if you don't like something or something about yourself, fix it. If you think you need therapy, start going. If you want to lose weight, get on a diet. If you need your teeth fixed, fix it. You don't like your hair, do something about it. Because if you get an opportunity on Friday, by Monday it's done. Things like that won't change. You're telling me however you look on Friday, nine times out of ten, you're going to look that same way on Monday. So if you're not pleased with the way you look on Friday, or who you are on Friday, or your job, or your life on Friday, nothing's going to be different on Monday. So, stay ready so you'll always be ready. That's one of the things that empowers me.
Empower: Awesome. I want to say thank you Mrs. Vanessa.
Vanessa: May I ask you, you said you grew up with me, like, were you a kid when I was acting?
Empower: (laughter) Yes. I was. I was a kid.
Vanessa: (Laughter)
Empower: I was born in 1978.
Vanessa: Okay, you sure were a kid because I graduated in 1979.
Empower: Yes ma'am.
Vanessa: Okay, you sure were a kid.
Empower: Yes. Coming to America is one of my favorite movies, and I had to turn my daughter onto it because she's like, "Who are you talking about?" I was like,"I can't believe you've never watched Coming to America. I've watched this movie thousands of times!" It's one of my classic movies. Just seeing your career, and seeing how you gracefully carry yourself has been empowering to me as a woman. And then, to actually get to know you, to meet you, and converse with you; to see how you do things just really were teaching moments for me. Even unintended teaching moments, they were still teaching moments for me. I appreciate it.
Vanessa: It might be unintended on my part but I teach. I have teaching moments all the time, and I always find the teaching moments in things, and if I can share and teach, I do. Because I think it's important, I mean, I think we learn every day. I still learn.
Empower: Oh yeah.
Vanessa: People who teach you, they're not always older people, sometimes I learn a lot from younger people. I learn a lot from my peers, I learn a lot from older people but I think teaching moments are constant. The thing is a lot of people don't recognize when it's a teaching moment or when they're being taught, and that's the difference. You need to be able to recognize when the teaching moment is upon you and it's something you could take advantage of and share the information with somebody else, or teach them how you taught this. But, more importantly, when you're being taught, when the teaching moment is for you to learn.
Empower: Well I definitely appreciate you forgiving us the opportunity to feature you in Empower. I'm just excited, and I can't wait to work with you again.
Vanessa: Sure, and thank you for thinking of me.
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- 500 gr spinach
- 500 gr ricotta
- 1 orange
- 1 lemon
- 2 handfuls of freshly grated Parmesan cheese
- 500 ml of bechamél sauce (see recipe here. You'll need 500 ml of milk, 50 gr of butter and 50 gr of plain flour)
- 1 bottle of passata
- 250 gr of dried cannelloni tubes
- 1 free range egg
- Fresh basil
- 1 small red onion
- Salt & pepper
Wash your spinach and put them in a pan without draining them. Turn the heat up (medium) and let the spinach wilt. Drain and when they are cool enough to handle, squeeze out all the excess water (the best way is to use your hands for this) and finally chop them up in small pieces. Put them in a bowl and mix them to the ricotta and Parmesan cheese. Now, my nonna's secret: add the zest of one orange and one lemon to the filling mix. The flavour this little touch gives to the dish is incredible! Adjust the seasoning and when you are satisfied with it, add the egg to the mixture, and let it rest while you get on with the next steps.
Make a tomato sauce by chopping finely the red onion, sweating it in a little olive oil, then adding the passata and the basil. Let it simmer at medium heat and fish out the basil at the end. Make 500 ml of bechamél sauce by following the recipe here.
Spoon some bechamél and some tomato sauce on the bottom of a large baking tray, spreading them a little to cover its surface. Stuff the cannelloni tubes with the spinach and ricotta mix, using a teaspoon. Lay the cannelloni next to each other in the tray, and finally cover them with the rest of the bechamél and tomato sauce. Sprinkle with parmesan and bake for 30/40 minutes at 180°C. You can assemble the cannelloni in advance, and bake them just before your guests arrive, which makes it a brilliant dish for a dinner party.


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Actor Jackie Shroff's brief film Shunyata has won an endowment during Best of India Short Film Festival in Los Angeles, US.
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"We are impressed by this endowment and others that a film has managed to hoard in a past few months. It shows us that somewhere a efforts to bond to a assembly have worked to an extent.
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We have been in Rome for almost a full week now! After a few days exploring the city, visiting historic sites, museums, monuments, inscriptions, working through the layers of information and history that are so visible (and sometimes not so visible) in this glorious city, we started to put it all together in today's workshop with James Clough.
The day started with a lecture revisiting the history of the Latin alphabet. Starting with the Imperial Roman, James turned our attention to the proportion of the classic letter forms: Narrow E, S, and B. Wide N, O and M. We also took notice of specific qualities of the letter forms; the pregnant belly of the B and it's equivalent soft and delicate top bowl. The elongated and delicate tails of the Q and Rs. Noticing the thicks and thins of the letters and how those strokes are informed by the tool used to draw them: The flat blush! A notion that now is pretty much well received around the world, thanks to Edward Catich, an American sign painter, who upon moving to Rome after joining the Catholic Church as a lay priest, helped demystify the enigma behind these proportionally beautiful letters.
Before Catich's "The Origin of the Serif: Brush Writing and Roman Letters" the Imperial letters were topic of much fascination and debate. Many calligraphers, calligraphy enthusiasts, architects and scholars tried to make sense of how the letters from Ancient Rome were constructed. James showed Felice Feliciano, Dürer and Luca Pacioli's attempts to rationalize the letters with geometric and mathematical guidelines, resulting in letters that lack the overall elegance of the Trajan model.
We then turned our attention to the lowercase alphabet, which evolved from our capital letters. The contemporary Latin lowercase letter forms evolved from the carolingian alphabet, but before we landed on the letterf orms we know today, our alphabet made a few more evolutions, including uncial letters and black letter (known as "gothic" by the Italians).
We then explored the work of Poggio and Sanvito, eventually moving from written letters to printed letters. We looked at early printed letters, which were clearly influenced by the calligraphic model, until the arrival of Nicholas Jenson's beautiful letters. Although these were still heavily influenced by the wedge pen, Jenson's types were more typographical in form. Moving on from Jenson's creation we landed on the letters of Aldus Manutius, who not only popularized and developed italic typefaces, is attributed as inventing punctuation.
After detailed study of Aldus Manutius (and his punchcutter Francesco Griffo) typefaces, we proceeded to use Aldus' Bembo (the model for the beloved Garamond) as an example for our lettering projects.
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A must see! This move in ready 3 bedroom, 2 bathroom home is located in the desirable community of Magnolia Valley. The home welcomes you with a beautifully landscaped front yard. The spacious master bedroom, beautiful tile floors and vast outdoor space makes this house one you can truly call home. The master bathroom has been fully updated and new lighting has been installed in the kitchen and bathrooms. The home is equipped with hurricane shutters on the back patio and a new roof! The home is close to a variety of restaurants, shops, markets, and community celebrations. Don't miss this fantastic opportunity to begin your Paradise Life today!
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Head east on Massachusetts Ave toward Congress St. Turn left onto Magnolia Valley Dr. Turn left onto Valley Ct Turn right onto Cherrytree Ln. Turn left onto Holly Lake Ln. The home will be on the left.
Features of 7525 HOLLY LAKE LANE, NEW PORT RICHEY, FL 34653
- Elementary school: Calusa Elementary-PO
- High school: Ridgewood High School-PO
- Middle school: Chasco Middle-PO
- Formal Dining Room
- Dishwasher
- Microwave oven
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- Refrigerator
- Ceiling fan(s)
- Central air
- Central heat
- Attached garage
- Garage spaces: 1
- Stucco exterior
- Lot acreage is: 0.17
- Lot zoned: R4
- Subdivision: MAGNOLIA VALLEY
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