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Tijdens de opening van de 57e Tong Tong Fair op 27 mei 2015 bracht de Indonesische schrijfster en journalist Leila S. Chudori een ode aan het festival. Chudori maakte in 2014 voor het eerst kennis met de Tong Tong Fair en sprak nu over hoe zij “de magie van het evenement” had ervaren als een viering van de unieke identiteit van de Indo-Europeaan. Zij roemde met name de literaire discussies, dansvoorstellingen, muziek en film tijdens het Tong Tong Festival, die ervoor zorgen dat niet alleen terug wordt gekeken op het verleden, maar vooral actief op zoek wordt gegaan naar de huidige Indo-Europese identiteit.
Chudori definieerde de Tong Tong Fair als “een laboratorium waar de betekenis van de Nederlands-Indonesische cultuur wordt geherdefinieerd.” Voor een omschrijving van die unieke identiteit verwees zij terug naar de woorden van de Indische schrijver (en oprichter van Tong Tong) Tjalie Robinson, die de Indische Nederlanders eens vergeleek met een schildpad: in staat om zowel op land als in zee te leven. Thuis in meerdere werelden. Al met al is de Tong Tong Fair volgens Chudori dan ook met recht te typeren als een “celebration of diversity”.
Chudori is aanwezig tijdens de Tong Tong Fair waar zij geïnterviewd zal worden over haar nieuwste boek Pulang dat binnenkort zal verschijnen als Naar huis in de Nederlandse vertaling van Henk Maier. De roman is een familiegeschiedenis tegen de achtergrond van de gebeurtenissen in 1965, de communistenjacht die daarop volgde en de ballingschap die toen voor sommige Indonesiërs begon. Met dit boek won de schrijfster in 2013 de belangrijkste Indonesische literaire prijs, Khatulistiwa Literary Award.
Hierbij haar Engelstalige speech van 27 mei 2015.
A small town. A small community. The town is called Den Haag and the community consists of Dutch-Indonesians who gather under a festival called Tong Tong Fair, that was born 56 years ago under the name of Pasar Malam Besar.
After I grew up, of course I learnt about the Pasar Malam Besar, a celebration and festival that was important for Dutch-Indos living in Holland but it was only last year, I experienced Tong Tong Fair, that has metamorphosed from the Pasar Malam Besar. My first encounter gave me a new outlook in that, Tong Tong Fair was not just a celebration to gather and enjoy good food, fun tunes and reminisce about the past.
Inside Malieveld, where Tong Tong Fair is held, I witnessed magic. In this wide field, suddenly, there were two large islands emerging without notice, alive and enchanting the visitors for two weeks.
It was as if Tjalie Robinson’s vision was realized into Tong Tong Fair and everything inside it, a unique island that has been sustained and became a part of Holland (and Indonesia); an island and community that refuses to melt and drown into the Western culture.
Entering Tong Tong Fair in Malieveld was like entering a celebration of diversity in the middle of Den Haag that is so ‘white’ and so ‘Dutch’: there is music of the past: keroncong, gamelan, and even Indonesian rock, which, in my opinion, has different beats and rhythms to rock music from the West that I knew; there’s the Looming Fire exhibition that displays a series of documentaries of the day-to-day lives of Dutch and Dutch-Indo families in Hindia Belanda in the 1940s. And of course, here and there, we see various forms of arts and crafts and art works that are Indonesian to the very core: wayang and batik.
In addition to that, the air in Malieveld mingles with the scent of Indonesian food, not only satay and fried rice, but even complex Indonesian dishes like lamb curry and lontong sayur that has been served complete with serious and accurate seasonings.
However, the important aspects that are interesting and close to my heart are the literary discussions; dance performances, music, screenings and discussions of Indonesian films, that give an indication that Tong Tong Fair is a community that has metamorphosed into a laboratory that has redefined the meaning of Dutch-Indonesian culture.
By adding to the vocabulary of Indonesian culture, and reaffirming the sanctity of the Dutch Culture, then the Dutch-Indo community will too, blossom. This community is successful in their attempts to record and absorb various positive aspects, that are interesting and unique from both cultures.
From what I learned last year, Tong Tong Fair is no longer a definition for melancholy and nostalgia. Nostalgia is merely something sentimental that pains us because what we had is no longer within our grasp. I do not feel that Tong Tong Fair merely wants to caress the shape of the culture of our past that have now become museum artifacts. In actuality, they desire to chase the progress and the diversity of modern Indonesian culture, which, must be admitted, has become a part of Dutch-Indo culture.
The history of the exiled community and the following generation are quite different from that of the Dutch-Indo’s, but one of its many similarities is, that many of the second generation share the same history and blood in their body; those who realize this, whether they like it or not, have a pair of father and mother: Indonesia and Holland.
Here, the blood in those veins is composed of Indonesians and the Dutch.
The uniqueness of Tong Tong Fair, that was born from Tjalie’s idea was not merely celebration of revisiting; it is not merely a celebration of nostalgia nor sentimentality. It began with a need of a “declaration” of the independent of Dutch-Indo identities. The implications of this statement were the marriage of two cultures, two traditions, and two languages which influence each other, intercrossing, and caressing in an entity: a community of Indo-Belanda. I think this community is celebrating a new independent identity; one that proclaims the shape of art and community is something unique, but still is a part of two countries: Indonesia and Holland.
For me, this is a way to give respect to those two (or more) cultures; or as Tjalie said: to two or more natures like the turtle. These two cultures, at one point may have become a part of a history of conflict and blood, but now has blossomed into a feeling of ownership and togetherness. For me, turtles do not only live in the sea and on land, but they can also fly.

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tijdens de opening van de 57e tong tong fair op 27 mei 2015 bracht de indonesische schrijfster en journalist leila s. chudori een ode aan het festival. chudori maakte in 2014 voor het eerst kennis met de tong tong fair en sprak nu over hoe zij “de magie van het evenement” had ervaren als een viering van de unieke identiteit van de indo-europeaan. zij roemde met name de literaire discussies, dansvoorstellingen, muziek en film tijdens het tong tong festival, die ervoor zorgen dat niet alleen terug wordt gekeken op het verleden, maar vooral actief op zoek wordt gegaan naar de huidige indo-europese identiteit.
chudori definieerde de tong tong fair als “een laboratorium waar de betekenis van de nederlands-indonesische cultuur wordt geherdefinieerd.” voor een omschrijving van die unieke identiteit verwees zij terug naar de woorden van de indische schrijver (en oprichter van tong tong) tjalie robinson, die de indische nederlanders eens vergeleek met een schildpad: in staat om zowel op land als in zee te leven. thuis in meerdere werelden. al met al is de tong tong fair volgens chudori dan ook met recht te typeren als een “celebration of diversity”.
chudori is aanwezig tijdens de tong tong fair waar zij geïnterviewd zal worden over haar nieuwste boek pulang dat binnenkort zal verschijnen als naar huis in de nederlandse vertaling van henk maier. de roman is een familiegeschiedenis tegen de achtergrond van de gebeurtenissen in 1965, de communistenjacht die daarop volgde en de ballingschap die toen voor sommige indonesiërs begon. met dit boek won de schrijfster in 2013 de belangrijkste indonesische literaire prijs, khatulistiwa literary award.
hierbij haar engelstalige speech van 27 mei 2015.
a small town. a small community. the town is called den haag and the community consists of dutch-indonesians who gather under a festival called tong tong fair, that was born 56 years ago under the name of pasar malam besar.
after i grew up, of course i learnt about the pasar malam besar, a celebration and festival that was important for dutch-indos living in holland but it was only last year, i experienced tong tong fair, that has metamorphosed from the pasar malam besar. my first encounter gave me a new outlook in that, tong tong fair was not just a celebration to gather and enjoy good food, fun tunes and reminisce about the past.
inside malieveld, where tong tong fair is held, i witnessed magic. in this wide field, suddenly, there were two large islands emerging without notice, alive and enchanting the visitors for two weeks.
it was as if tjalie robinson’s vision was realized into tong tong fair and everything inside it, a unique island that has been sustained and became a part of holland (and indonesia); an island and community that refuses to melt and drown into the western culture.
entering tong tong fair in malieveld was like entering a celebration of diversity in the middle of den haag that is so ‘white’ and so ‘dutch’: there is music of the past: keroncong, gamelan, and even indonesian rock, which, in my opinion, has different beats and rhythms to rock music from the west that i knew; there’s the looming fire exhibition that displays a series of documentaries of the day-to-day lives of dutch and dutch-indo families in hindia belanda in the 1940s. and of course, here and there, we see various forms of arts and crafts and art works that are indonesian to the very core: wayang and batik.
in addition to that, the air in malieveld mingles with the scent of indonesian food, not only satay and fried rice, but even complex indonesian dishes like lamb curry and lontong sayur that has been served complete with serious and accurate seasonings.
however, the important aspects that are interesting and close to my heart are the literary discussions; dance performances, music, screenings and discussions of indonesian films, that give an indication that tong tong fair is a community that has metamorphosed into a laboratory that has redefined the meaning of dutch-indonesian culture.
by adding to the vocabulary of indonesian culture, and reaffirming the sanctity of the dutch culture, then the dutch-indo community will too, blossom. this community is successful in their attempts to record and absorb various positive aspects, that are interesting and unique from both cultures.
from what i learned last year, tong tong fair is no longer a definition for melancholy and nostalgia. nostalgia is merely something sentimental that pains us because what we had is no longer within our grasp. i do not feel that tong tong fair merely wants to caress the shape of the culture of our past that have now become museum artifacts. in actuality, they desire to chase the progress and the diversity of modern indonesian culture, which, must be admitted, has become a part of dutch-indo culture.
the history of the exiled community and the following generation are quite different from that of the dutch-indo’s, but one of its many similarities is, that many of the second generation share the same history and blood in their body; those who realize this, whether they like it or not, have a pair of father and mother: indonesia and holland.
here, the blood in those veins is composed of indonesians and the dutch.
the uniqueness of tong tong fair, that was born from tjalie’s idea was not merely celebration of revisiting; it is not merely a celebration of nostalgia nor sentimentality. it began with a need of a “declaration” of the independent of dutch-indo identities. the implications of this statement were the marriage of two cultures, two traditions, and two languages which influence each other, intercrossing, and caressing in an entity: a community of indo-belanda. i think this community is celebrating a new independent identity; one that proclaims the shape of art and community is something unique, but still is a part of two countries: indonesia and holland.
for me, this is a way to give respect to those two (or more) cultures; or as tjalie said: to two or more natures like the turtle. these two cultures, at one point may have become a part of a history of conflict and blood, but now has blossomed into a feeling of ownership and togetherness. for me, turtles do not only live in the sea and on land, but they can also fly.


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ZSL Whipsnade Zoo is served by Centrebus route 34/35, linking Dunstable and St Albans with the Zoo. For more information contact 0844 351 1120, [email protected] or visit the Centrebus website. Please note there are no buses to the Zoo on a Sunday.
A direct bus service from Luton Railway station / Interchange to ZSL Whipsnade Zoo (via Dunstable, West Street) will be available every day in the summer school holidays (Saturday 21 July – Sunday 2 September 2018). The fares for the subsidised service will be £2.50 return & £2.00 single. The 30-minute journey on the 200 bus route will drop you at the Zoo at either 10.28am or 11.28am, and pick you up at 16.45pm or 17.45pm. For more information contact 0844 351 1120, [email protected] or visit the Centrebus website.
Just been checking up on attempting a visit via rail to Chester Zoo,from London,via the cheapest alternative . £50.50 super off peak. 4-5hrs journey. staggered changes. 5am Marylebone - Paddington Reading Birmingham New Street - Crewe - Chester ---return--- 6pm Chester Birmingham New Street - Birmingham Moor Street - Marylebone 11pm - Giving that i'd need a good half day at the zoo itself!
I recently tried to plan a trip to Chester zoo for me +1 via train but scrapped it because of the cost and journey time.
Two return train tickets from my local station to Chester station via Birmingham New Street, plus a bus/taxi to get from Chester station to the zoo, plus zoo entry fee for 2 adults added up to close to £150! That, plus a 6+ hour round trip, put me right off.
There's also the fact that if, like me, you haven't been to Chester zoo for nearly a decade and want to take it all in, you really need 2 days to see everything as Chester zoo is just so big and only getting bigger. This bumps up the cost even more; having to buy more entry tickets and pay for overnight accommodation.
So I then thought, what about Bristol zoo instead? A place I've never been to and desperate to visit, but the overall cost and journey times are pretty much the same as Chester. What attracts me to Bristol is their excellent species and quality exhibits, but I can't justify spending well over £100, travelling 3 hours there and 3 hours back for a place I'd probably only spend 2 hours at because the zoo is so small.
I then turned to Yorkshire. But yet again ridiculous journey and cost. It's much, much larger than Bristol but it's only really the bears that appeal to me, so again I can't justify it.
Looks like I'll have to stick with what the Midlands has to offer for now. Whoopi-doo!
Yes,its a shame about these long distance zoos. Haven't been to Chester in a decade and its recent reputation,diversity and size attracts me,but I agree,its just too much time and cost. Even the Leeds Tropical World maybe out of reach for a short while.
For Chester - have either of you looked at travelling on a National Express coach rather than the train?
I just had a quick look - for example, to travel on Monday 10th September from London Victoria to Chester Bus Station (direct with no changes) and return on Wednesday 12th would be just under £30. Yes it takes around 5 hours each way and you'd have to look for accommodation for at least one night but it's another option.
National Express is always worth a look and quite often a lot cheaper than the trains. I'm lucky enough to be able to get one direct from Chesterfield to Marble Arch/Victoria that often comes out under £20 return and has a day-trip friendly schedule - makes trips to Regent's Park a lot more affordable..!
There are usually wangles to help with cost of train fares. Feel free to send me a direct message (if that's possible on here) and I can check out options.
I'm planning a trip to Chester for the 22nd of next month. Off-peak return by train is 25.50 at the minute and even leaving it until the last minute I've never paid more than 34 quid with booking fee. But granted, I only go on a Saturday so it's all off-peak, I dread to think what weekday fares cost.
Does anyone know if the hop-on hop-off bus tour goes within a reasonable walking distance of Belfast zoo please? We are going for the day and want to squeeze both in.
Has anyone taken public transport,ie the 308 bus,from Sevenoaks to Hemsley Conservation Centre.Its just that trying to find out if the nearest single bus stops in Vigo/Trosley Park,are for BOTH WAYS,as it seems the bus takes a loop and I cannot spot opposing side bus stops (ie the stop I get off,is also the stop I get back on) ???
Just returned from a very short (as in,30 minutes to go around the zoo) trip way out to Hemsley Conservation Centre. To answer my own question and if any visitor chose to go via Sevenoaks or Wrotham & Borough Green,the 308 bus is hourly 6 days a week,with NO SERVICE ON SUNDAYS. Journey time roughly 30-40 minutes.
The nearest stop to the collection down Crabtree Close,is the Oak Farm Lane bus stop,with the next being quite a bit further away in the first Trosley Country Park/Vigo bus stop,but you might have to remind your bus driver about the existence of Hemsley and to inform you of the aforementioned bus stop.!
Be aware though,that there is NO BUS STOP sign opposite the Oak Farm Lane bus stop for the return journey,but the bus driver stated to wait in the layby opposite and raise your arm when you see a Sevenoaks bound bus coming and it will stop. Also be aware that the 308 bus is not quite punctual. Supposed to be 40 minutes past (outward),30 minutes past the hour (return) but may be up to 15 minutes late waiting on the busy country road.
And its perhaps best not to leave it too late to return home,with the last bus being around 5.30,sometimes 4.30. And don't rely on the 306 Route!. Take care to cross this road.!
Overall though,this little zoo is best visited by car !
Then walk for 1 minute and your at Birds of Prey Centre.

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zsl whipsnade zoo is served by centrebus route 34/35, linking dunstable and st albans with the zoo. for more information contact 0844 351 1120, [email protected] or visit the centrebus website. please note there are no buses to the zoo on a sunday.
a direct bus service from luton railway station / interchange to zsl whipsnade zoo (via dunstable, west street) will be available every day in the summer school holidays (saturday 21 july – sunday 2 september 2018). the fares for the subsidised service will be £2.50 return & £2.00 single. the 30-minute journey on the 200 bus route will drop you at the zoo at either 10.28am or 11.28am, and pick you up at 16.45pm or 17.45pm. for more information contact 0844 351 1120, [email protected] or visit the centrebus website.
just been checking up on attempting a visit via rail to chester zoo,from london,via the cheapest alternative . £50.50 super off peak. 4-5hrs journey. staggered changes. 5am marylebone - paddington reading birmingham new street - crewe - chester ---return--- 6pm chester birmingham new street - birmingham moor street - marylebone 11pm - giving that i'd need a good half day at the zoo itself!
i recently tried to plan a trip to chester zoo for me +1 via train but scrapped it because of the cost and journey time.
two return train tickets from my local station to chester station via birmingham new street, plus a bus/taxi to get from chester station to the zoo, plus zoo entry fee for 2 adults added up to close to £150! that, plus a 6+ hour round trip, put me right off.
there's also the fact that if, like me, you haven't been to chester zoo for nearly a decade and want to take it all in, you really need 2 days to see everything as chester zoo is just so big and only getting bigger. this bumps up the cost even more; having to buy more entry tickets and pay for overnight accommodation.
so i then thought, what about bristol zoo instead? a place i've never been to and desperate to visit, but the overall cost and journey times are pretty much the same as chester. what attracts me to bristol is their excellent species and quality exhibits, but i can't justify spending well over £100, travelling 3 hours there and 3 hours back for a place i'd probably only spend 2 hours at because the zoo is so small.
i then turned to yorkshire. but yet again ridiculous journey and cost. it's much, much larger than bristol but it's only really the bears that appeal to me, so again i can't justify it.
looks like i'll have to stick with what the midlands has to offer for now. whoopi-doo!
yes,its a shame about these long distance zoos. haven't been to chester in a decade and its recent reputation,diversity and size attracts me,but i agree,its just too much time and cost. even the leeds tropical world maybe out of reach for a short while.
for chester - have either of you looked at travelling on a national express coach rather than the train?
i just had a quick look - for example, to travel on monday 10th september from london victoria to chester bus station (direct with no changes) and return on wednesday 12th would be just under £30. yes it takes around 5 hours each way and you'd have to look for accommodation for at least one night but it's another option.
national express is always worth a look and quite often a lot cheaper than the trains. i'm lucky enough to be able to get one direct from chesterfield to marble arch/victoria that often comes out under £20 return and has a day-trip friendly schedule - makes trips to regent's park a lot more affordable..!
there are usually wangles to help with cost of train fares. feel free to send me a direct message (if that's possible on here) and i can check out options.
i'm planning a trip to chester for the 22nd of next month. off-peak return by train is 25.50 at the minute and even leaving it until the last minute i've never paid more than 34 quid with booking fee. but granted, i only go on a saturday so it's all off-peak, i dread to think what weekday fares cost.
does anyone know if the hop-on hop-off bus tour goes within a reasonable walking distance of belfast zoo please? we are going for the day and want to squeeze both in.
has anyone taken public transport,ie the 308 bus,from sevenoaks to hemsley conservation centre.its just that trying to find out if the nearest single bus stops in vigo/trosley park,are for both ways,as it seems the bus takes a loop and i cannot spot opposing side bus stops (ie the stop i get off,is also the stop i get back on) ???
just returned from a very short (as in,30 minutes to go around the zoo) trip way out to hemsley conservation centre. to answer my own question and if any visitor chose to go via sevenoaks or wrotham & borough green,the 308 bus is hourly 6 days a week,with no service on sundays. journey time roughly 30-40 minutes.
the nearest stop to the collection down crabtree close,is the oak farm lane bus stop,with the next being quite a bit further away in the first trosley country park/vigo bus stop,but you might have to remind your bus driver about the existence of hemsley and to inform you of the aforementioned bus stop.!
be aware though,that there is no bus stop sign opposite the oak farm lane bus stop for the return journey,but the bus driver stated to wait in the layby opposite and raise your arm when you see a sevenoaks bound bus coming and it will stop. also be aware that the 308 bus is not quite punctual. supposed to be 40 minutes past (outward),30 minutes past the hour (return) but may be up to 15 minutes late waiting on the busy country road.
and its perhaps best not to leave it too late to return home,with the last bus being around 5.30,sometimes 4.30. and don't rely on the 306 route!. take care to cross this road.!
overall though,this little zoo is best visited by car !
then walk for 1 minute and your at birds of prey centre.


text: Kids See Ghosts will be the second Kanye album we’re hearing this month, after last week’s controversial Ye. It’s also the third of five G.O.O.D Music releases dropping this year: PUSHA-T’s DAYTONA was released May 25, a week ahead of Ye, and Kanye-produced albums from Teyana Taylor and Nas will be released in the weeks following Kids See Ghosts. It’s just like GOOD Fridays, except waaaaay more stressful.

lowercased: kids see ghosts will be the second kanye album we’re hearing this month, after last week’s controversial ye. it’s also the third of five g.o.o.d music releases dropping this year: pusha-t’s daytona was released may 25, a week ahead of ye, and kanye-produced albums from teyana taylor and nas will be released in the weeks following kids see ghosts. it’s just like good fridays, except waaaaay more stressful.


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Dual IR Emitter: The CS-IRTX2 is a dual IR emitter that is compatible with Metra's CS-IRKIT IR hub (120CSIRKIT, sold separately). It features a low-profile design with a 10' cable terminated by a male mono-minijack connector.
Searches related to the Metra ethereal CS-IRTX2 Dual-output IR emitter for the Metra ethereal CS-IRKIT infrared repeater system.

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dual ir emitter: the cs-irtx2 is a dual ir emitter that is compatible with metra's cs-irkit ir hub (120csirkit, sold separately). it features a low-profile design with a 10' cable terminated by a male mono-minijack connector.
searches related to the metra ethereal cs-irtx2 dual-output ir emitter for the metra ethereal cs-irkit infrared repeater system.


text: Cannabigerol (CBG) is a non-intoxicating compound found in cannabis. CBG has been shown to stimulate bone growth and has antibacterial and tumor depleting properties. Research shows CBG may also stimulate new brain cell growth.

lowercased: cannabigerol (cbg) is a non-intoxicating compound found in cannabis. cbg has been shown to stimulate bone growth and has antibacterial and tumor depleting properties. research shows cbg may also stimulate new brain cell growth.


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While driving in North Carolina this fall I noticed that there were many gas and service centers owned by British Petroleum. Yep, the same BP that caused the most horrific environmental disaster in history.
Perhaps even more alarming were the amount of people frequenting these centers. I mean, BP is still in the news every day for not doing something that they promised from the oil spill of the century.
Why are there no protesters in front of each BP service center?
Perhaps even more horrifying is the realization that for the folks using BP services, it’s just another day in the south and its business as usual.
I did hear a rebuttal that that these centers are owned by franchises that “are just trying to make a living”. Perhaps, but I’m not buying their gas or anything they have to sell until they relinquish their franchise and get another one.
We make choices everyday about the kind of day we are going to have, the examples we will make and the leadership we demonstrate regarding our values and beliefs.

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while driving in north carolina this fall i noticed that there were many gas and service centers owned by british petroleum. yep, the same bp that caused the most horrific environmental disaster in history.
perhaps even more alarming were the amount of people frequenting these centers. i mean, bp is still in the news every day for not doing something that they promised from the oil spill of the century.
why are there no protesters in front of each bp service center?
perhaps even more horrifying is the realization that for the folks using bp services, it’s just another day in the south and its business as usual.
i did hear a rebuttal that that these centers are owned by franchises that “are just trying to make a living”. perhaps, but i’m not buying their gas or anything they have to sell until they relinquish their franchise and get another one.
we make choices everyday about the kind of day we are going to have, the examples we will make and the leadership we demonstrate regarding our values and beliefs.


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We've invested time, resources, and talent into the technology, partnerships, and processes we developed. We are proud of the what we've built and we want our clients to be confident working with First Look which is why every Appraisal we deliver is backed by our Quality and Performance Guarantee for qualified clients.
We've invested time, resources, and talent into the technology, partnerships, and processes we developed.

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we've invested time, resources, and talent into the technology, partnerships, and processes we developed. we are proud of the what we've built and we want our clients to be confident working with first look which is why every appraisal we deliver is backed by our quality and performance guarantee for qualified clients.
we've invested time, resources, and talent into the technology, partnerships, and processes we developed.


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The diagram above depicts the flow and interconnectivity of cryptographic keying information within the SQRL client. For the sake of clarity, implementation details such as the generation of per-encryption salt and the creation and storage of decryption verifiers, implied by the technology, are not shown.
GCM: NIST and industry standard for authenticated encryption.
PBKDF2: The industry standard Password-Based Key Derivation Function 2.
EnScrypt: SQRL's iterative memory-hard Scrypt algorithm.
Make Public Key: Part of Dan Bernstein's Ed25519 elliptic curve signature system.
A SQRL identity flows from a single high-quality random 256-bit value. As shown above, that value directly becomes the Identity Unlock Key and, through a PBKDF2 one-way key derivation function, the Identity Master Key. Since this forms the user's single system-wide identity, the SQRL system acknowledges that the entropy of this value is crucial. Thus client implementors MUST pay particular heed to this value's high entropy requirement by using as many sources of input entropy as possible. Depending upon the hosting platform, all sources of entropy should be used, such as seeding from a mobile device's photo collection (but never in isolation since it is obviously repeatable), the platform's own crypto-random source, real time camera and audio streaming, GPS, inertia sensor, WiFi signal strength, network history, storage contents, etc. Modern processors also contain event counters which monitor deterministic but unpredictable and unknowable internal processor state. Since it only needs to be done once per identity, the high-entropy random value can be generated deliberately and carefully.
The important takeaway is: Implementors should budget to invest heavily in this process, feel no need to hide it ‘magically’, and feel free to engage their users.
SQRL clients must carefully adhere to several important security safeguards: The two decrypted key values highlighted in red, above, must NEVER be written, even briefly, into non-volatile memory. They must only exist in RAM. Only their encrypted counterparts, shown with green highlight, may be (and in some cases must be) stored permanently. As shown by the flowchart, the application of user-supplied secrets (in blue) enables the encryption/decryption paths between the stored encrypted keys and the never-stored decrypted keys.
As the flowchart shows, the Identity Master Key, rather then being independently arrived at pseudo-randomly, is obtained directly through the one-way, irreversible PBKDF2 function from the Identity Unlock Key. This allows the encrypted Identity Unlock Key ‑ to serve as a complete identity backup, empowered not only with the identity unlock role (enabling replacement, re-enabling or deletion of existing online identities) but also able to protect its user from any loss of their Identity Master Key, as well as from forgetting its matching password.
Simple decimal digits were chosen because they are simple, are more language-neutral than alphabetic symbols, and are typically easier to enter than special characters. Although larger character sets using case-sensitive alphabetic and special symbols encode a larger number of bits per symbol, human factors studies show that, to obtain a desired total bit length representation, ease of use increases as the size of the character set is reduced and the number of characters is increasing. In other words, people would rather enter a greater number of simple characters than fewer complex characters.
24 decimal digits allows the system to select one Rescue Code of 1024, which is equivalent to 79.73 (we'll call it 80) bits of entropy. Since each 80-bit value is passed through a slow, highly acceleration resistant, EnScrypt operation to convert it into a 256-bit cipher key. Any attacker would be forced to slowly brute force guess the full-entropy randomly-chosen 24-digit Rescue Code. Note that verifying any guess requires additional work of decrypting the encrypted key under the guess to obtain a candidate Identity Unlock Key then passing that through the elliptic curve “Make Public Key” function to obtain a candidate Identity Lock Key for comparison with the client's actual stored Identity Lock Key. This is more than sufficient for protecting the user's encrypted identity unlock key.
The Identity Master Key is always stored in encrypted form under the user's chosen (and readily changeable) authentication password. This is the password they use to prove their identity to the SQRL client in their smartphone, laptop or desktop. It may be readily exported from the client for cloning to another device, or for backup storage.
Once the user's full password has been entered, the decrypted identity key will be obtained. As the password was being entered, the first few characters, typically four, are captured separately. That “hint string” is passed through a (much quicker) instance of our EnScrypt PBKDF function to produce a “hint key”. The full password is used to decrypt the statically stored Identity Master Key (IMK). It is then immediately re-encrypted under the hint key. This “hint-encrypted” version of the IMK is stored in RAM and is never written to non-volatile memory.
The decrypted IMK is then used once for the immediate operation being performed, then it is overwritten and discarded. Any subsequent operations can be authenticated by prompting for the user's password hint, requiring just the first few characters of their full password. The short hint decrypts the RAM-resident hint-encrypted IMK for easier use. Note that ANY mistake in the entry of the hint will immediately wipe the hint-encrypted IMK from RAM memory and prompt the user for their full password. No guessing is allowed here. Also, any action which should eventually re-prompt for the full password, such as the system sleeping, a screen blanker activating, etc. would also immediately overwrite the RAM-resident hint-encrypted IMK.
The three keys shown in green above, along with associated cryptographic details, are stored — always and only — in encrypted form in the client's non-volatile memory for use as needed. Since the decrypted keys shown in red are never stored in non-volatile memory, they may only be created by decrypting the stored encrypted keys using the proper access code or user password.
No matter how much security the SQRL system could provide, it won't actually be provided if it's not widely used. And it won't be widely used if its use is overly complex and confusing. We must remember that SQRL's “competition” is the woefully insecure, but oh-so-trivial to use, status quo: An eMail address and a user-chosen (well worn) password.
Fancy as all this crypto magic may be, it needs to make sense to its users. Remember that SQRL's typical user will have NO understanding whatsoever of the meaning, reasoning and subtlety of any of this. By storing the system's two main keys — the Identity Unlock Key (IUK) and the Identity Master Key (IMK) — together in a single package, protecting the critical IUK with an extremely strong high-entropy access code, and allowing it to be optionally deleted, we give the user just one understandable SQRL identity to manage, backup, and copy. The result is a dramatically simplified user-interface.
The SQRL Client User-Interface page will spend a great deal more time exploring the proper and suggested care and handling of SQRL's users.
The SHA-256 hash is already a cryptographically strong one-way function. But SQRL's application needs to derive one 256-bit key from another (meaning no more input than output) while depending crucially upon the integrity of the function's one-way nature. Meanwhile, the fact that SHA-256 was chosen for use with popular crypto-currencies has meant that incredible SHA-256 hashing rates and technologies are being developed and achieved with dedicated hardware. Since SQRL can only offer 256-bits of input from the user's randomly chosen Identity Unlock Key (IUK), and since this function must not be allowed to be weakened, we felt that an abundance of caution was warranted. So sixteen (16) chained iterations of SHA-256 are used with each iteration's output XORed to produce the final output, which becomes the user's Identity Master Key (IMK).
If some weakness should ever be found in the mapping between a low input bit count an the hash's output, this simple construction should thwart any hash-reversing exploitation and prevent the weakening of the secrecy of SQRL's Identity Unlock Key.

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the diagram above depicts the flow and interconnectivity of cryptographic keying information within the sqrl client. for the sake of clarity, implementation details such as the generation of per-encryption salt and the creation and storage of decryption verifiers, implied by the technology, are not shown.
gcm: nist and industry standard for authenticated encryption.
pbkdf2: the industry standard password-based key derivation function 2.
enscrypt: sqrl's iterative memory-hard scrypt algorithm.
make public key: part of dan bernstein's ed25519 elliptic curve signature system.
a sqrl identity flows from a single high-quality random 256-bit value. as shown above, that value directly becomes the identity unlock key and, through a pbkdf2 one-way key derivation function, the identity master key. since this forms the user's single system-wide identity, the sqrl system acknowledges that the entropy of this value is crucial. thus client implementors must pay particular heed to this value's high entropy requirement by using as many sources of input entropy as possible. depending upon the hosting platform, all sources of entropy should be used, such as seeding from a mobile device's photo collection (but never in isolation since it is obviously repeatable), the platform's own crypto-random source, real time camera and audio streaming, gps, inertia sensor, wifi signal strength, network history, storage contents, etc. modern processors also contain event counters which monitor deterministic but unpredictable and unknowable internal processor state. since it only needs to be done once per identity, the high-entropy random value can be generated deliberately and carefully.
the important takeaway is: implementors should budget to invest heavily in this process, feel no need to hide it ‘magically’, and feel free to engage their users.
sqrl clients must carefully adhere to several important security safeguards: the two decrypted key values highlighted in red, above, must never be written, even briefly, into non-volatile memory. they must only exist in ram. only their encrypted counterparts, shown with green highlight, may be (and in some cases must be) stored permanently. as shown by the flowchart, the application of user-supplied secrets (in blue) enables the encryption/decryption paths between the stored encrypted keys and the never-stored decrypted keys.
as the flowchart shows, the identity master key, rather then being independently arrived at pseudo-randomly, is obtained directly through the one-way, irreversible pbkdf2 function from the identity unlock key. this allows the encrypted identity unlock key ‑ to serve as a complete identity backup, empowered not only with the identity unlock role (enabling replacement, re-enabling or deletion of existing online identities) but also able to protect its user from any loss of their identity master key, as well as from forgetting its matching password.
simple decimal digits were chosen because they are simple, are more language-neutral than alphabetic symbols, and are typically easier to enter than special characters. although larger character sets using case-sensitive alphabetic and special symbols encode a larger number of bits per symbol, human factors studies show that, to obtain a desired total bit length representation, ease of use increases as the size of the character set is reduced and the number of characters is increasing. in other words, people would rather enter a greater number of simple characters than fewer complex characters.
24 decimal digits allows the system to select one rescue code of 1024, which is equivalent to 79.73 (we'll call it 80) bits of entropy. since each 80-bit value is passed through a slow, highly acceleration resistant, enscrypt operation to convert it into a 256-bit cipher key. any attacker would be forced to slowly brute force guess the full-entropy randomly-chosen 24-digit rescue code. note that verifying any guess requires additional work of decrypting the encrypted key under the guess to obtain a candidate identity unlock key then passing that through the elliptic curve “make public key” function to obtain a candidate identity lock key for comparison with the client's actual stored identity lock key. this is more than sufficient for protecting the user's encrypted identity unlock key.
the identity master key is always stored in encrypted form under the user's chosen (and readily changeable) authentication password. this is the password they use to prove their identity to the sqrl client in their smartphone, laptop or desktop. it may be readily exported from the client for cloning to another device, or for backup storage.
once the user's full password has been entered, the decrypted identity key will be obtained. as the password was being entered, the first few characters, typically four, are captured separately. that “hint string” is passed through a (much quicker) instance of our enscrypt pbkdf function to produce a “hint key”. the full password is used to decrypt the statically stored identity master key (imk). it is then immediately re-encrypted under the hint key. this “hint-encrypted” version of the imk is stored in ram and is never written to non-volatile memory.
the decrypted imk is then used once for the immediate operation being performed, then it is overwritten and discarded. any subsequent operations can be authenticated by prompting for the user's password hint, requiring just the first few characters of their full password. the short hint decrypts the ram-resident hint-encrypted imk for easier use. note that any mistake in the entry of the hint will immediately wipe the hint-encrypted imk from ram memory and prompt the user for their full password. no guessing is allowed here. also, any action which should eventually re-prompt for the full password, such as the system sleeping, a screen blanker activating, etc. would also immediately overwrite the ram-resident hint-encrypted imk.
the three keys shown in green above, along with associated cryptographic details, are stored — always and only — in encrypted form in the client's non-volatile memory for use as needed. since the decrypted keys shown in red are never stored in non-volatile memory, they may only be created by decrypting the stored encrypted keys using the proper access code or user password.
no matter how much security the sqrl system could provide, it won't actually be provided if it's not widely used. and it won't be widely used if its use is overly complex and confusing. we must remember that sqrl's “competition” is the woefully insecure, but oh-so-trivial to use, status quo: an email address and a user-chosen (well worn) password.
fancy as all this crypto magic may be, it needs to make sense to its users. remember that sqrl's typical user will have no understanding whatsoever of the meaning, reasoning and subtlety of any of this. by storing the system's two main keys — the identity unlock key (iuk) and the identity master key (imk) — together in a single package, protecting the critical iuk with an extremely strong high-entropy access code, and allowing it to be optionally deleted, we give the user just one understandable sqrl identity to manage, backup, and copy. the result is a dramatically simplified user-interface.
the sqrl client user-interface page will spend a great deal more time exploring the proper and suggested care and handling of sqrl's users.
the sha-256 hash is already a cryptographically strong one-way function. but sqrl's application needs to derive one 256-bit key from another (meaning no more input than output) while depending crucially upon the integrity of the function's one-way nature. meanwhile, the fact that sha-256 was chosen for use with popular crypto-currencies has meant that incredible sha-256 hashing rates and technologies are being developed and achieved with dedicated hardware. since sqrl can only offer 256-bits of input from the user's randomly chosen identity unlock key (iuk), and since this function must not be allowed to be weakened, we felt that an abundance of caution was warranted. so sixteen (16) chained iterations of sha-256 are used with each iteration's output xored to produce the final output, which becomes the user's identity master key (imk).
if some weakness should ever be found in the mapping between a low input bit count an the hash's output, this simple construction should thwart any hash-reversing exploitation and prevent the weakening of the secrecy of sqrl's identity unlock key.


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Eat lunch or just take a coffee at this café on Hven, Café Tycho. The café serves everything from delicious pies with salad to smoked salmon or sandwiches and baguettes.
Many of the pastries at the café are homemade with ingredients from the Tycho Brahe garden and other locally produced ingredients.

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eat lunch or just take a coffee at this café on hven, café tycho. the café serves everything from delicious pies with salad to smoked salmon or sandwiches and baguettes.
many of the pastries at the café are homemade with ingredients from the tycho brahe garden and other locally produced ingredients.


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Tonight’s challenge: show up without a reservation and convince the maitre ‘d that you can eat and clear his only empty table before a 7:15 reservation. That’s exactly what happened when we arrived at Miso Isakaya. We succeeded on both counts – on getting the table, and on getting out by 6:45. After the fantastic meal at Le Fat the week before, I was excited to try Guy Wong’s original restaurant (FYI – an isakaya is a Japanese drinking establishment that serves food to accompany the drinks).
This is the view from the front window toward the sushi bar – you can see that the restaurant is not very deep.
The restaurant was fairly empty, even though they were booked, apparently because the reservations were for later as they were nearly full when we left. The focus of the menu is on tapas style plates, along with sushi / sashimi / nigiri, salads, larger plates and sake. We ordered sashimi and a California roll to start, along with a kale salad with coconut and almond brittle.
The coconut added to the dish considerably. Of the kale salad, I asked, “Is it good?” “Watch it disappear!” was the reply. It did – every single bite.
which arrived, steaming and popping, on an iron skillet, atop onions. One of the tables next to us, turned a plate upside down and placed it on top of the beef – this appeared to be a great idea to continue the cooking beyond medium rare. We had an extra side of rice with this dish, which we shared. It was good, but next time I’ll order the sizzling short ribs instead – they looked even better as they passed our table.
Ramen, with minced pork, a 7-minute egg and cucumber, floating in spicy Szechuan oil (this is the same house-made chili oil that I loved at Le Fat). I lamented to our server the lack of a good ramen house in the city (my favorite is Umaido in Suwanee), without realizing that Guy is planning a ramen stand to open in Ponce City Market, Ton Ton, which will be serving this dish. One more reason to hope that the Market will quit being postponed and eventually open.

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tonight’s challenge: show up without a reservation and convince the maitre ‘d that you can eat and clear his only empty table before a 7:15 reservation. that’s exactly what happened when we arrived at miso isakaya. we succeeded on both counts – on getting the table, and on getting out by 6:45. after the fantastic meal at le fat the week before, i was excited to try guy wong’s original restaurant (fyi – an isakaya is a japanese drinking establishment that serves food to accompany the drinks).
this is the view from the front window toward the sushi bar – you can see that the restaurant is not very deep.
the restaurant was fairly empty, even though they were booked, apparently because the reservations were for later as they were nearly full when we left. the focus of the menu is on tapas style plates, along with sushi / sashimi / nigiri, salads, larger plates and sake. we ordered sashimi and a california roll to start, along with a kale salad with coconut and almond brittle.
the coconut added to the dish considerably. of the kale salad, i asked, “is it good?” “watch it disappear!” was the reply. it did – every single bite.
which arrived, steaming and popping, on an iron skillet, atop onions. one of the tables next to us, turned a plate upside down and placed it on top of the beef – this appeared to be a great idea to continue the cooking beyond medium rare. we had an extra side of rice with this dish, which we shared. it was good, but next time i’ll order the sizzling short ribs instead – they looked even better as they passed our table.
ramen, with minced pork, a 7-minute egg and cucumber, floating in spicy szechuan oil (this is the same house-made chili oil that i loved at le fat). i lamented to our server the lack of a good ramen house in the city (my favorite is umaido in suwanee), without realizing that guy is planning a ramen stand to open in ponce city market, ton ton, which will be serving this dish. one more reason to hope that the market will quit being postponed and eventually open.


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The good thing about anniversaries that originate from a specific year, as opposed to a specific day, is that it’s entirely within bounds to celebrate that anniversary at any point (or multiple times) over the course of a year. That’s part of the rationale for my excessive pizza-eating (honoring 18, 19… 20 years since my first slice!), and it’s also why the Vermont-based NNA Tapes label can get away with not only having a festival celebrating 10 years of experimental music sponsorship, but ALSO releasing a massive compilation that pays homage to the artists that have played a huge role in NNA’s development.
Well, please see NNA’s new release entitled ‘Centennial’ , out August 17, for why you best get on deciphering your sleep number sooner rather than later. The massive compilation is set to feature 66 “exclusive” tracks spread across 6 cassettes (the preferred format of the label). The cassettes will come in a 10” x 10” hand-made brushed aluminum box “adorned with an embossed NNA logo” (see above) and will also contain a poster insert designed by Robert Beatty (see below).

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the good thing about anniversaries that originate from a specific year, as opposed to a specific day, is that it’s entirely within bounds to celebrate that anniversary at any point (or multiple times) over the course of a year. that’s part of the rationale for my excessive pizza-eating (honoring 18, 19… 20 years since my first slice!), and it’s also why the vermont-based nna tapes label can get away with not only having a festival celebrating 10 years of experimental music sponsorship, but also releasing a massive compilation that pays homage to the artists that have played a huge role in nna’s development.
well, please see nna’s new release entitled ‘centennial’ , out august 17, for why you best get on deciphering your sleep number sooner rather than later. the massive compilation is set to feature 66 “exclusive” tracks spread across 6 cassettes (the preferred format of the label). the cassettes will come in a 10” x 10” hand-made brushed aluminum box “adorned with an embossed nna logo” (see above) and will also contain a poster insert designed by robert beatty (see below).


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The European Ivy League (EIL) is the leading Business School Soccer Tournament in Europe. It is HHL’s largest student initiative with more than 20 HHL students organizing the event. Over the course of time, since its foundation back in 1997, the EIL has grown and increased its fan base every year and reached a number of around 150 participants in 2018.
The formula of EIL’s success is its combination of sports, networking and entertainment. The cornerstone of the event is a thrilling soccer competition for men and women (mixed teams are possible). Additionally, the EIL offers unique chances to expand business networks. Renowned companies such as BASF, PwC, Stern Stewart & Co. or Roland Berger have previously supported this event as sponsors and also participated in the soccer competition. Therefore, the event opens up an excellent platform for exchange with company representatives. Last but not least, the EIL is the homecoming of many Alumni, the welcoming of friends and simply the best party of the year.
This year we will celebrate the 23rd edition of this exciting event from the 31st of May – 02nd of June 2019.
Business inquiries? Teams? Sponsors? Just ask!

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the european ivy league (eil) is the leading business school soccer tournament in europe. it is hhl’s largest student initiative with more than 20 hhl students organizing the event. over the course of time, since its foundation back in 1997, the eil has grown and increased its fan base every year and reached a number of around 150 participants in 2018.
the formula of eil’s success is its combination of sports, networking and entertainment. the cornerstone of the event is a thrilling soccer competition for men and women (mixed teams are possible). additionally, the eil offers unique chances to expand business networks. renowned companies such as basf, pwc, stern stewart & co. or roland berger have previously supported this event as sponsors and also participated in the soccer competition. therefore, the event opens up an excellent platform for exchange with company representatives. last but not least, the eil is the homecoming of many alumni, the welcoming of friends and simply the best party of the year.
this year we will celebrate the 23rd edition of this exciting event from the 31st of may – 02nd of june 2019.
business inquiries? teams? sponsors? just ask!


text: Telescoping & Pivoting boom jib attachment. 8ft long closed, 12ft long extended. 22" wide. Fork Pockets: 7" x 2 1/2"

lowercased: telescoping & pivoting boom jib attachment. 8ft long closed, 12ft long extended. 22" wide. fork pockets: 7" x 2 1/2"


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Email marketing : With your permission, we may send you emails about our store, new products and other updates. You may unsubscribe at any time.
If we ask for your personal information for a secondary reason, like marketing, we will either ask you directly for your expressed consent, or provide you with an opportunity to say unsubscribe in every email.
If after you opt-in, you change your mind, you may withdraw your consent for us to contact you, for the continued collection, use or disclosure of your information, at anytime, by contacting us at info@kismybody.com.au or opt out via our marketing emails.
All direct payment gateways adhere to the standards set by PCI-DSS as managed by the PCI Security Standards Council, which is a joint effort of brands like Visa, MasterCard, American Express, Paypal and Discover.

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email marketing : with your permission, we may send you emails about our store, new products and other updates. you may unsubscribe at any time.
if we ask for your personal information for a secondary reason, like marketing, we will either ask you directly for your expressed consent, or provide you with an opportunity to say unsubscribe in every email.
if after you opt-in, you change your mind, you may withdraw your consent for us to contact you, for the continued collection, use or disclosure of your information, at anytime, by contacting us at info@kismybody.com.au or opt out via our marketing emails.
all direct payment gateways adhere to the standards set by pci-dss as managed by the pci security standards council, which is a joint effort of brands like visa, mastercard, american express, paypal and discover.


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Gender Issues: Have Woman’s Rights Improved? Twenty-five years ago, when my mother was little she had three career choices available to her, a teacher, a nurse, or a secretary. So as the I was growing up my mother made sure that I knew that I could be whatever I wanted to be, when I grew up. With this belief in mind I set my goal as becoming the first woman President of the United States, but as I started to work towards this goal I realized that what she did not tell me about were the obstacles that I would have to overcome to succeed in a “man’s world”. There are three main barriers standing in a woman’s way to achieve her career goal they are men, the media, and American society. According to Bob Enyart “Women were not made to run things. Men were made to run things.
When women try to run things and usurp the authority from men they mess things up.” This type of attitude from men is what keeps woman from surpassing them in the world. Most grown men view women only as housewives, incapable of nothing else. In the minds of some men women were meant to stay at home and clean the house, raise the children, and cook the meals. Even when woman decided to join the work force they had few careers to choose from. It was not until the late 1980’s that woman were accepted in to higher paying careers by the men that were already dominating the workforce.
Even today when they are accepted into the workforce they are still not paid as much as men for doing the same work. A 1998 study shows that a woman in the same job as a man with the same expectations and responsibilities, the woman is paid ten to fifteen percent less then the man. The media or television programs are also to blame for the image that is given to woman. Women play passive roles, in movies and even TV sitcoms. For example in the sitcom Dharma and Greg, which is about a young married couple, the man is a successful lawyer from a wealthy family, while Dharma is a cute little unemployed blonde that cracks jokes. Another example is in the sitcom Friends, in which the men Ross and Chandler have very successful jobs as an accountant and a anthropologist, while the women on the show are employed as a cook and the other women is a buyer for the department store Bloomingdales. So even on today’s TV sitcoms woman are casted in to careers that have gender stereotyped such as woman belong at home, in the kitchen or shopping.
American society can be very temperamental on their belief system and unwilling to change their mind. Using politics as an example, there has never been a woman President or Vice President. This is because of American societies unwillingness to change their views on this type of discrimination.
To further prove thiks statement John Fitzgerald Kennedy, the first Catholic President, is a great example. America was founded as a Protestant country and it took over 150 year to be able to accept and elect a Catholic president to office and even then it was a close race. Until the society as a whole changes then woman the discrimination against woman will continue. So due to men, the media, and American Society women in the past and still to this day remain our countries largest percentage of second class citizens. Often many of today’s women raise, house and feed their families without the help of men, on an income of less than two thirds of that men doing the same job.

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gender issues: have woman’s rights improved? twenty-five years ago, when my mother was little she had three career choices available to her, a teacher, a nurse, or a secretary. so as the i was growing up my mother made sure that i knew that i could be whatever i wanted to be, when i grew up. with this belief in mind i set my goal as becoming the first woman president of the united states, but as i started to work towards this goal i realized that what she did not tell me about were the obstacles that i would have to overcome to succeed in a “man’s world”. there are three main barriers standing in a woman’s way to achieve her career goal they are men, the media, and american society. according to bob enyart “women were not made to run things. men were made to run things.
when women try to run things and usurp the authority from men they mess things up.” this type of attitude from men is what keeps woman from surpassing them in the world. most grown men view women only as housewives, incapable of nothing else. in the minds of some men women were meant to stay at home and clean the house, raise the children, and cook the meals. even when woman decided to join the work force they had few careers to choose from. it was not until the late 1980’s that woman were accepted in to higher paying careers by the men that were already dominating the workforce.
even today when they are accepted into the workforce they are still not paid as much as men for doing the same work. a 1998 study shows that a woman in the same job as a man with the same expectations and responsibilities, the woman is paid ten to fifteen percent less then the man. the media or television programs are also to blame for the image that is given to woman. women play passive roles, in movies and even tv sitcoms. for example in the sitcom dharma and greg, which is about a young married couple, the man is a successful lawyer from a wealthy family, while dharma is a cute little unemployed blonde that cracks jokes. another example is in the sitcom friends, in which the men ross and chandler have very successful jobs as an accountant and a anthropologist, while the women on the show are employed as a cook and the other women is a buyer for the department store bloomingdales. so even on today’s tv sitcoms woman are casted in to careers that have gender stereotyped such as woman belong at home, in the kitchen or shopping.
american society can be very temperamental on their belief system and unwilling to change their mind. using politics as an example, there has never been a woman president or vice president. this is because of american societies unwillingness to change their views on this type of discrimination.
to further prove thiks statement john fitzgerald kennedy, the first catholic president, is a great example. america was founded as a protestant country and it took over 150 year to be able to accept and elect a catholic president to office and even then it was a close race. until the society as a whole changes then woman the discrimination against woman will continue. so due to men, the media, and american society women in the past and still to this day remain our countries largest percentage of second class citizens. often many of today’s women raise, house and feed their families without the help of men, on an income of less than two thirds of that men doing the same job.


text: That doesn’t mean you don’t set limits. And sometimes children do have to do what adults say. But children also need to learn they have a right to say no sometimes.

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My Divorce Solution will be conducting a one-day workshop for mental health professionals like yourself, to help you effectively assist patients who are faced with the complicated logistical challenges of the divorce process. This workshop will help you know what a patient may be experiencing at home and with their divorce professionals. This workshop will help you understand the plethora of decisions your patient will need to make while navigating this life transition. This workshop will address a patient’s concerns related to divorce and family law.
Catherine Shanahan earned a BS in Accounting from Clarion University. A Certified Divorce Financial Analyst (CDFA), Professional Daily Money Manager (PDMM), and trained mediator. She is a member of the Bucks County Collaborative Law Group, American Association of Daily Money Managers (AADMM) the Institute for Divorce Financial Analysts, National Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO) and the Association of Divorce Financial Planners (ADFP). She is a Delta Zeta alumna. Catherine splits her time between Bucks County, Pennsylvania, and Hilton Head, South Carolina, and enjoys golfing, spending time with family and friends, and empowering women to be their best.
Karen Chellew is a certified QDRO Administrator. She has spent 30 years in the legal industry as a paralegal and business manager for a law firm. She also serves as auditor for East Rockhill Township, PA. RecentIy, Karen established a women’s organization, Sisters U, which focuses on helping women to become and their best selves and to live fulfilling lives. Karen is on the advisory board of Emerge of PA , participates on the committee for Women of Influence for Pearl Buck International and also serves on the board of Perkasie Towne Improvement Association.
Arlan Kardon, Esquire received her J.D. from Temple University School of Law and her B.A. in history from Temple University, where she was a Presidential Scholar. She is a member of the Family Law Section of the Philadelphia, Montgomery and Pennsylvania Bar Associations, a member of the State Bar Association of New York and a Charter Member of the Lawyers and Psychologists Group of Pennsylvania. She also serves on the Board of Directors of Artreach, a nonprofit organization that joins the performing and visual arts with special needs audiences.
Ms. Kardon is admitted to the bar of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania; the State of New York; and the U.S. Court of Appeals, 3rd and 11th Circuits. Her Martindale-Hubble®* rating of AV indicates very high to preeminent legal ability and very high ethical standards.
An avid photographer and traveler, Ms. Kardon is happily married and intimately involved in the lives of her twin daughters.
Sean McCusker is an associate in the Family Law department of Dolchin, Slotkin and Todd. Sean’s practice concentrates on all matters involving child custody, support and equitable distribution of marital property. Sean’s interest in family law was sparked in his first year of law school when he began a summer internship with Philadelphia Legal Assistance’s Child Custody and Support Clinic (CASAC). Sean then undertook an internship at Washington D.C.’s Children’s Law Center, where he worked on behalf of children involved in Adoption, Abuse, Foster and Special Education matters.
After graduating from Law School in 2010 Sean worked for the prestigious Family Law Department of a large law firm until joining Dolchin, Slotkin and Todd in 2014. Sean’s practice concentrates on Philadelphia, Montgomery, Chester, Delaware, Berks and Bucks counties. Sean has authored numerous articles on a variety of family law topics including the emerging impact of social media, such as Facebook, on custody litigation as well as landmark developments in Pennsylvania law, such as the abolishment of Parent Coordinators. Sean has also been invited to speak on panels for the Pennsylvania Bar Association and Pennsylvania Bar Institute and has provided guest lectures to the undergraduate Psychology Department of Drexel University.
Sean’s education includes a B.A. in English from Pennsylvania State University where he graduated with distinction in 2007 and a J.D. from the Villanova University School of Law where he graduated in 2010. Sean is admitted to practice law in Pennsylvania and New Jersey. Sean currently resides in Philadelphia in the Fishtown section with his Wife and his two year old son.
The information, guidelines, questions, and terms provided in this continuing education workshop are intended to help mental health professionals have an adequate understanding of the divorce process, so that they can guide their patients who are navigating through separation and divorce. This process is most often experienced as a highly emotional and challenging time for the entire family. Attendees will be provided handouts and a workbook specific to this workshop as additional references for the practitioner’s use.
Marriage and divorce are both common experiences. In Western cultures, more than 90 percent of people marry by age 50. Healthy marriages are good for couples’ mental and physical health. They are also good for children; growing up in a happy home protects children from mental, physical, educational and social problems. However, about 40 to 50 percent of married couples in the United States divorce. The divorce rate for subsequent marriages is even higher. Adapted from the Encyclopedia of Psychology.
Approximately 50 percent of marriages end in divorce, with most children of divorced parents in the United States (40 percent of all children) adjusting to their reconfigured family structure. However, 20 to 25 percent of children have trouble dealing with their new circumstances, which can create a variety of personal issues including mood disorders, developmental regression, academic failure and aggression. (Divorce Statistics, 2007).
Divorce rearranges the family unit and schedule, but doesn’t end the family because parents will continue to parent long after the divorce. Yet, divorce always comes down to two elements: finances and children. The ability of the parents to navigate their divorce as amicably as possible paves the best path to their ability to communicate and co- parent (and “grandparent”) post-divorce. The children’s routines, relationships and even environment may change, yet healthy attachments to their parents can remain and even strengthen if parents take responsibility for separating, divorcing and moving forward with their lives in an appropriate and positive way. Mental health professionals have a unique opportunity to assist separating/divorcing parents and their children through this life transition.
Identifying what property is considered a marital asset and how liabilities are treated in the divorce process. Understand how to protect assets.
R. Cassidy Seminars, ACE provider #1082, is approved as a provider for social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) www.aswb.org, through the Approved Continuing Education (ACE) Program. R. Cassidy Seminars maintains responsibility for the program. Approval Period: April 15, 2018-April 15, 2021. Social workers should contact their regulatory board to determine course approval. Social workers participating in this course will receive 5.5 continuing education clock hours.
TX: Approved CE Sponsor through the Texas State Board of Examiners of Marriage & Family Therapists. Provider #151 5.5 CE hours.
NY: R. Cassidy Seminars is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board of Mental Health Practitioners as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed creative arts therapists, #CAT-0005. (5.5) contact hours.
TX: Provider approved by the TCBAP Standards Committee, Provider No. 1749-06, (5.5) hours general. Expires 3/31/2019. Complaints about provider or workshop content may be directed to the TCBAP Standards Committee, 1005 Congress Avenue, Ste. 460, Austin, Texas 78701, Fax Number (512) 476-7297.
TX: R. Cassidy Seminars is an approved provider with the Texas Education Agency CPE# 501456. This course is (5.5) CE Hours.

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my divorce solution will be conducting a one-day workshop for mental health professionals like yourself, to help you effectively assist patients who are faced with the complicated logistical challenges of the divorce process. this workshop will help you know what a patient may be experiencing at home and with their divorce professionals. this workshop will help you understand the plethora of decisions your patient will need to make while navigating this life transition. this workshop will address a patient’s concerns related to divorce and family law.
catherine shanahan earned a bs in accounting from clarion university. a certified divorce financial analyst (cdfa), professional daily money manager (pdmm), and trained mediator. she is a member of the bucks county collaborative law group, american association of daily money managers (aadmm) the institute for divorce financial analysts, national association of women business owners (nawbo) and the association of divorce financial planners (adfp). she is a delta zeta alumna. catherine splits her time between bucks county, pennsylvania, and hilton head, south carolina, and enjoys golfing, spending time with family and friends, and empowering women to be their best.
karen chellew is a certified qdro administrator. she has spent 30 years in the legal industry as a paralegal and business manager for a law firm. she also serves as auditor for east rockhill township, pa. recentiy, karen established a women’s organization, sisters u, which focuses on helping women to become and their best selves and to live fulfilling lives. karen is on the advisory board of emerge of pa , participates on the committee for women of influence for pearl buck international and also serves on the board of perkasie towne improvement association.
arlan kardon, esquire received her j.d. from temple university school of law and her b.a. in history from temple university, where she was a presidential scholar. she is a member of the family law section of the philadelphia, montgomery and pennsylvania bar associations, a member of the state bar association of new york and a charter member of the lawyers and psychologists group of pennsylvania. she also serves on the board of directors of artreach, a nonprofit organization that joins the performing and visual arts with special needs audiences.
ms. kardon is admitted to the bar of the commonwealth of pennsylvania; the state of new york; and the u.s. court of appeals, 3rd and 11th circuits. her martindale-hubble®* rating of av indicates very high to preeminent legal ability and very high ethical standards.
an avid photographer and traveler, ms. kardon is happily married and intimately involved in the lives of her twin daughters.
sean mccusker is an associate in the family law department of dolchin, slotkin and todd. sean’s practice concentrates on all matters involving child custody, support and equitable distribution of marital property. sean’s interest in family law was sparked in his first year of law school when he began a summer internship with philadelphia legal assistance’s child custody and support clinic (casac). sean then undertook an internship at washington d.c.’s children’s law center, where he worked on behalf of children involved in adoption, abuse, foster and special education matters.
after graduating from law school in 2010 sean worked for the prestigious family law department of a large law firm until joining dolchin, slotkin and todd in 2014. sean’s practice concentrates on philadelphia, montgomery, chester, delaware, berks and bucks counties. sean has authored numerous articles on a variety of family law topics including the emerging impact of social media, such as facebook, on custody litigation as well as landmark developments in pennsylvania law, such as the abolishment of parent coordinators. sean has also been invited to speak on panels for the pennsylvania bar association and pennsylvania bar institute and has provided guest lectures to the undergraduate psychology department of drexel university.
sean’s education includes a b.a. in english from pennsylvania state university where he graduated with distinction in 2007 and a j.d. from the villanova university school of law where he graduated in 2010. sean is admitted to practice law in pennsylvania and new jersey. sean currently resides in philadelphia in the fishtown section with his wife and his two year old son.
the information, guidelines, questions, and terms provided in this continuing education workshop are intended to help mental health professionals have an adequate understanding of the divorce process, so that they can guide their patients who are navigating through separation and divorce. this process is most often experienced as a highly emotional and challenging time for the entire family. attendees will be provided handouts and a workbook specific to this workshop as additional references for the practitioner’s use.
marriage and divorce are both common experiences. in western cultures, more than 90 percent of people marry by age 50. healthy marriages are good for couples’ mental and physical health. they are also good for children; growing up in a happy home protects children from mental, physical, educational and social problems. however, about 40 to 50 percent of married couples in the united states divorce. the divorce rate for subsequent marriages is even higher. adapted from the encyclopedia of psychology.
approximately 50 percent of marriages end in divorce, with most children of divorced parents in the united states (40 percent of all children) adjusting to their reconfigured family structure. however, 20 to 25 percent of children have trouble dealing with their new circumstances, which can create a variety of personal issues including mood disorders, developmental regression, academic failure and aggression. (divorce statistics, 2007).
divorce rearranges the family unit and schedule, but doesn’t end the family because parents will continue to parent long after the divorce. yet, divorce always comes down to two elements: finances and children. the ability of the parents to navigate their divorce as amicably as possible paves the best path to their ability to communicate and co- parent (and “grandparent”) post-divorce. the children’s routines, relationships and even environment may change, yet healthy attachments to their parents can remain and even strengthen if parents take responsibility for separating, divorcing and moving forward with their lives in an appropriate and positive way. mental health professionals have a unique opportunity to assist separating/divorcing parents and their children through this life transition.
identifying what property is considered a marital asset and how liabilities are treated in the divorce process. understand how to protect assets.
r. cassidy seminars, ace provider #1082, is approved as a provider for social work continuing education by the association of social work boards (aswb) www.aswb.org, through the approved continuing education (ace) program. r. cassidy seminars maintains responsibility for the program. approval period: april 15, 2018-april 15, 2021. social workers should contact their regulatory board to determine course approval. social workers participating in this course will receive 5.5 continuing education clock hours.
tx: approved ce sponsor through the texas state board of examiners of marriage & family therapists. provider #151 5.5 ce hours.
ny: r. cassidy seminars is recognized by the new york state education department's state board of mental health practitioners as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed creative arts therapists, #cat-0005. (5.5) contact hours.
tx: provider approved by the tcbap standards committee, provider no. 1749-06, (5.5) hours general. expires 3/31/2019. complaints about provider or workshop content may be directed to the tcbap standards committee, 1005 congress avenue, ste. 460, austin, texas 78701, fax number (512) 476-7297.
tx: r. cassidy seminars is an approved provider with the texas education agency cpe# 501456. this course is (5.5) ce hours.


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Birthday Brownie pizza or Birthday brownie pie whatever you choose to call it call it divine. This makes the perfect Birthday cake brownie. Can personalize with recipients name, just leave it in notes.
9 inch round moist Oreo fudge brownie makes 8/10 generous pieces when cut. The taste sensation can be topped with a variety of flavors and all high on the cravablity scale. See variation to choose other flavors.
Perfect for a birthday, student away at college, office birthday, a pick me up, a corporate thank you, or just because you know they will enjoy every bite.
We offer free shipping on this delight and it will ship out USPS priority mail. It will take 3-5 days to have it on our bake schedule then 2/3 days once it ships.
We would be glad to include a message for the recipient, simply mark as gift and leave message in notes or at check out.
Thank you for shopping Nana's, we love serving you.
Brownie pizza , Finals brownie pizza, Gourmet brownie pie.
I received word that everything in the Care package was delicious. Thank you.

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birthday brownie pizza or birthday brownie pie whatever you choose to call it call it divine. this makes the perfect birthday cake brownie. can personalize with recipients name, just leave it in notes.
9 inch round moist oreo fudge brownie makes 8/10 generous pieces when cut. the taste sensation can be topped with a variety of flavors and all high on the cravablity scale. see variation to choose other flavors.
perfect for a birthday, student away at college, office birthday, a pick me up, a corporate thank you, or just because you know they will enjoy every bite.
we offer free shipping on this delight and it will ship out usps priority mail. it will take 3-5 days to have it on our bake schedule then 2/3 days once it ships.
we would be glad to include a message for the recipient, simply mark as gift and leave message in notes or at check out.
thank you for shopping nana's, we love serving you.
brownie pizza , finals brownie pizza, gourmet brownie pie.
i received word that everything in the care package was delicious. thank you.


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The APCCMPD Pulmonary and Critical Care In-service Exam and APCCMPD Critical Care In-service Exam are the only nationally standardized, psychometrically-validated tests that evaluate a clinicians' knowledge of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine.
Each exam is a 150-question, computer-based exam. Content is based on the respective ABIM Pulmonary and Critical Care Board Exam Blue Print and ABIM Critical Care Board Exam Blue Print.
Every year exam items are developed by the In-Service Exam Writing Committee, a group of physician content experts who create these items to reflect the knowledge and skills identified as necessary for competent trainee progression through Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Combined Subspecialty Training. Once assembled, the test then undergoes a holistic review by a psychometrician and the In-Service Exam Writing Committee who examine the test for accuracy, significance, fairness, and conformity to test specifications. Exam items are then placed through a rigorous item-analysis adhering to psychometric industry standards to detect any questionable item performance. The results are reviewed so that item ambiguities are detected and the necessary adjustments made before administration and scoring.
The In-service Exam Writing Committee goes to great lengths to ensure that the exams are an accurate reflection of the most current evidence and practice in pulmonary and critical care medicine, and that it is administered in a way to protect the integrity of the resulting scores. This requires vigilance in both exam analysis and proctoring efforts. The APCCMPD In-Service exams are annually reviewed and updated, including regular item-analysis to determine that all items are performing as originally intended. The extensive psychometric process is necessary not only to verify each item as reliable and an appropriate representation of pulmonary and critical care medicine, but also to determine that all questions are written in an accurate and fair manner.
Each exam has been developed as a “low stakes” examination and not to be used for promotion.
The program must use an objective formative assessment method. The same formative method must be administered at least twice during the program.
Program Directors who register their Fellows will also be able to register to take the complimentary examination.
Why should I assign a Primary Contact?

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the apccmpd pulmonary and critical care in-service exam and apccmpd critical care in-service exam are the only nationally standardized, psychometrically-validated tests that evaluate a clinicians' knowledge of pulmonary and critical care medicine.
each exam is a 150-question, computer-based exam. content is based on the respective abim pulmonary and critical care board exam blue print and abim critical care board exam blue print.
every year exam items are developed by the in-service exam writing committee, a group of physician content experts who create these items to reflect the knowledge and skills identified as necessary for competent trainee progression through pulmonary, critical care, and combined subspecialty training. once assembled, the test then undergoes a holistic review by a psychometrician and the in-service exam writing committee who examine the test for accuracy, significance, fairness, and conformity to test specifications. exam items are then placed through a rigorous item-analysis adhering to psychometric industry standards to detect any questionable item performance. the results are reviewed so that item ambiguities are detected and the necessary adjustments made before administration and scoring.
the in-service exam writing committee goes to great lengths to ensure that the exams are an accurate reflection of the most current evidence and practice in pulmonary and critical care medicine, and that it is administered in a way to protect the integrity of the resulting scores. this requires vigilance in both exam analysis and proctoring efforts. the apccmpd in-service exams are annually reviewed and updated, including regular item-analysis to determine that all items are performing as originally intended. the extensive psychometric process is necessary not only to verify each item as reliable and an appropriate representation of pulmonary and critical care medicine, but also to determine that all questions are written in an accurate and fair manner.
each exam has been developed as a “low stakes” examination and not to be used for promotion.
the program must use an objective formative assessment method. the same formative method must be administered at least twice during the program.
program directors who register their fellows will also be able to register to take the complimentary examination.
why should i assign a primary contact?


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"I'll Sue Ya" will fit nicely, Ben. Thanks!
Would "I'll Sue Ya" by Weird Al count? Trying to make easy money out of stupid lawsuits.
Money! That's what everybody wants! So please request your favorite songs and skits about that cold hard cash for our show about money! You can also request a song for a buck on our Patreon page! And don't forget to request songs and skits - new and old - for hour 1; as well as your faves on the weekly Wacked-Out Five countdown! Request lines close this Wednesday!

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"i'll sue ya" will fit nicely, ben. thanks!
would "i'll sue ya" by weird al count? trying to make easy money out of stupid lawsuits.
money! that's what everybody wants! so please request your favorite songs and skits about that cold hard cash for our show about money! you can also request a song for a buck on our patreon page! and don't forget to request songs and skits - new and old - for hour 1; as well as your faves on the weekly wacked-out five countdown! request lines close this wednesday!


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Since 2009, UEBT assessed awareness of biodiversity, and interest in ethical sourcing in 16 different countries. Ten years of research, among 64,000 people, and hundreds of leading companies, has provided several valuable insights that may guide companies and governments in their approaches towards people and biodiversity.
1. Awareness and understanding of biodiversity is growing globally. It is highest among youth. It also increases among lower incomes, becoming more mainstream.
2. Consumers find biodiversity conservation important for their personal well-being and that of generations to come. They want to personally contribute, but don’t know how.
3. Respecting people and biodiversity in purchase behaviour is of growing concern for consumers. Buying products with natural ingredients that are sourced with respect makes them feel good.
4. People expect companies to respect biodiversity, but don’t trust they do.
5. Transparency is becoming essential for consumers. They want more information on packaging and externally validated information on sourcing with respect.
6. Authentic stories, proof of good practices on the ground, and clear communication are key to convince consumers of companies’ respect for people and biodiversity.
7. Millennials (Gen Y & Z) have the highest awareness of biodiversity and can identify brands that respect biodiversity. They value companies that walk the talk by taking concrete actions.
8. Corporate communication on biodiversity by beauty, food, and beverage companies is rising year-on-year.
9. Opportunities exist for brands that wish to position themselves around sourcing with respect for people and biodiversity. Nowadays just Natura Cosmetics is recognised by more than 50% of consumers in Brazil.
10. Consumers are increasingly interested in naturals, and companies are investing in biodiversity based R&D. Complying with evolving Access and Benefit Sharing (ABS) legislation is becoming an increasingly important factor in reputation risk management.
The Biodiversity Barometer 2018 covered five countries with a total of 5000 people interviewed. Learn more by selecting a country.
Copyright © 2018 Union for Ethical BioTrade (UEBT). All rights reserved.

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since 2009, uebt assessed awareness of biodiversity, and interest in ethical sourcing in 16 different countries. ten years of research, among 64,000 people, and hundreds of leading companies, has provided several valuable insights that may guide companies and governments in their approaches towards people and biodiversity.
1. awareness and understanding of biodiversity is growing globally. it is highest among youth. it also increases among lower incomes, becoming more mainstream.
2. consumers find biodiversity conservation important for their personal well-being and that of generations to come. they want to personally contribute, but don’t know how.
3. respecting people and biodiversity in purchase behaviour is of growing concern for consumers. buying products with natural ingredients that are sourced with respect makes them feel good.
4. people expect companies to respect biodiversity, but don’t trust they do.
5. transparency is becoming essential for consumers. they want more information on packaging and externally validated information on sourcing with respect.
6. authentic stories, proof of good practices on the ground, and clear communication are key to convince consumers of companies’ respect for people and biodiversity.
7. millennials (gen y & z) have the highest awareness of biodiversity and can identify brands that respect biodiversity. they value companies that walk the talk by taking concrete actions.
8. corporate communication on biodiversity by beauty, food, and beverage companies is rising year-on-year.
9. opportunities exist for brands that wish to position themselves around sourcing with respect for people and biodiversity. nowadays just natura cosmetics is recognised by more than 50% of consumers in brazil.
10. consumers are increasingly interested in naturals, and companies are investing in biodiversity based r&d. complying with evolving access and benefit sharing (abs) legislation is becoming an increasingly important factor in reputation risk management.
the biodiversity barometer 2018 covered five countries with a total of 5000 people interviewed. learn more by selecting a country.
copyright © 2018 union for ethical biotrade (uebt). all rights reserved.