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ATL'S Golden Gifts to Jamaica
Hon Gordon 'Butch' Stewart is congratulated by admirers at the ATL 50th Anniversary celebrations.
(Excerpt from Jamaica Observer column published 18 June 2018)
We were part of the happy buzz at Hope Gardens last Tuesday, when hundreds converged on Hope Gardens to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the Appliance Traders Group. The Gordon 'Butch' Stewart organisation's ascent from a fledging supplier of air conditioning units in 1968 to the creation of the world-renowned Sandals brand reminds their fellow Jamaicans of our unlimited possibilities.
Little did Butch Stewart dream that his early talent at salesmanship would have sky-rocketed him to the pinnacle of the tourism world. Long before branding became a buzz word, Mr. Stewart understood its power. When he was finally able to afford a Mercedes Benz, gained from his success with the sale of Fedders air conditioners in Jamaica, he emblazoned the Fedders logo on the doors of his Benz! He told his critics that Fedders enabled him to buy his Benz, and so he was proud to promote it. ATL branding was big and bold on his ubiquitous fleet – making unfamiliar names like Hoshizaki a part of our lexicon.
In 2008, on the 40th Anniversary of ATL, this column celebrated Mr. Stewart's achievements. We noted that in his book "All That's Good", we could see the synergy of the three basic Christian principles, faith, hope and love: Only a person of faith would have invested in the run-down Bay Roc Hotel in 1981, rapidly rolling out a gold-standard hotel chain that would cop the most coveted international tourism awards.
Hope: The classy, meticulous Betty Jo Desnoes remembers the devastating blow dealt by Hurricane Gilbert in 1988 to the three Sandals properties in Montego Bay as well as two others being built in Ocho Rios and Negril. She said on hearing the news, "Mr Stewart…began galvanizing. He dispatched every truck he had and bought up every piece of lumber and nails."
Hailed by travel writers as "a miracle", the resorts were rebuilt and reopened three months after Gilbert in time for the beginning of the 88/89 winter tourist season.
Love: Butch Stewart's fatherly, love for his team was reflected in the many tributes featured in the 50thAnniversary video from his long serving employees. He is probably the only boss that calls man and woman alike "darling' – and it sounds perfectly natural! They spoke of his concern for their family members and his keen interest in their professional development.
The ATL/Sandals/Jamaica Observer/ATL Motors teams reflect our National Motto, "Out of Many One People", and so it was disturbing to hear the unjust accusations levelled at the hotel chain regarding their choice of entertainment, when the only artistes I have ever enjoyed in my many years visiting Sandals are local or Caribbean.
Some criticisms descended into downright racist remarks. We have to be very careful that we do not develop a one-sided view of racism. Racism is the act of pre-judging people based on their ethnic origin, whether African, Indian, Chinese, Middle Eastern or European. While everyone is entitled to his or her opinion, it is never alright to be racist. We see hurtful comments flying about on social media, and a friend of European roots who was subject to this said she dared not respond as she risked being torn to bits. This is unacceptable and we in Jamaica who are miles ahead of other countries in respect of racial harmony, should protect and nurture this important aspect of our country.
Indeed the Stewart family has been exemplary: the children who were not allowed to rest on their parents' laurels but had to forge their own paths to success. The eldest, Brian Jardim has made giant steps with his Caribbean-wide business, Rainforest Seafoods, a company which contributes extensively to education and housing for the poor. Adam Stewart has earned his place as CEO of the Sandals Group and ATL Motors, introducing their award-winning eco-friendly practices to their properties and launching the philanthropic Sandals Foundation. Daughter, Jaime Stewart-McConnell is driving the "Orijins" line of natural juices as well as other innovative endeavours.
The fireworks finale was a fitting metaphor for the star-powered ATL Group, the largest private sector company in the Caribbean. Congratulations to Butch Stewart, dedicated veterans and the entire ATL Team – may you celebrate many more milestones in the years to come.
Calabash Well Lit
Excerpt from Observer column published 11 June 2018
When we told members of our seniors group, CCRP, that we were having a bus trip to Calabash, we had to lay on a second bus. Such is the magic of this Caribbean Literary Festival in Treasure Beach, St. Elizabeth, founded by Colin Channer in 2001 with the support of two stalwarts, Kwame Dawes and producer Justine Henzell.
With CCRP members Poet Cecile Jarrett and Dramatist Dr Jean Small
Linton Kwesi Johnson engages
Always fun to capture one of my
favourite photographers, Collin Reid
Happy buck-up with Susan Pitter - now making waves in Leeds!
Four well-chosen readers started the Sunday, final day of Calabash, with excerpts from The Arrivants by Kamau Brathwaite – Isis Semaj-Hall, Winsome Hudson, Linton Kwesi Johnson and Alwyn Scott. The open mike session had great hits and a few misses – emcee Carolyn Cooper managed to control the long-winded ones with good humour and offered to post poems on her new blog. I am looking forward to that as I would love to revisit some excellent pieces.
The grand finale of the Tribute to Don Drummond has us on our feet – the Calabash Ensemble, featuring Wayne Armond, Ibo Cooper and Steve Golding hit all the right notes with a treasury of Drummond and Bob Marley mixed in for good measure. Great going Team Calabash!
Law Enforcement Torch Run - Doing good on the Sabbath
Observer column published MON 11 June 2018
It was a lovely morning last Saturday when scores gathered at the entrance of the Police Officers Club on Hope Road for the Law Enforcement Torch Run. This event is held worldwide by members of the security forces to raise funds for their countries' Special Olympians. One of my favourite people in the world, Lorna Bell, organized her Special Olympians to pass the Torch to our Commissioner of Police, Major General Antony Anderson.
Hubie and I enjoyed catching up with
Jamaica Constabulary Force Commissioner Antony Anderson and ACP Steve McGregor
at the #LawEnforcementTorchRun.
Photo by Justine Henzell.
We can be proud that Jamaica was the first country outside of the US to start the Torch Run several decades ago. It was also great to catch up with Assistant Commissioner Steve McGregor who has been lauded by this column for his leadership in community policing, and to learn that Deputy Superintendent Cosford Cole continues to farm watermelons each year, donating his sales to the Torch Run.
If only all our police officers could follow their example. On arriving near the Hope Road/Kingsway intersection, journalist Kemesha Kelly crossed over to us to explain that she had been parked on Kingsway for over half an hour because a police officer said he could not move the barrier for her to cross over to turn on Phoenix Avenue.
Further, there was a nurse whose car had also been stopped at the barrier, who needed to just literally cross the street to start her workday at Andrews Memorial Hospital. Gordon Swaby of EduFocal was also stuck in the line and I learned that his request was met with an insult from the said young officer.
At this point, I figured only God could help us, so I made my case.
Me: Sir, God blessed you with the power of discretion, would you please just use it allow these good people to go their way?
Young Officer: I have my orders and I must stick to the rules.
Me: But Sir, Jesus Himself taught us that sometimes you have to bend the rules. Don't you remember when Jesus healed the man on the Sabbath and answered his critics? And actually, today is the Sabbath.
This stirred something in him because he, who had been talking non-stop, paused thoughtfully and then finally signaled that the barriers be moved. This is the type of attitude that gives the JCF a bad name.
Meanwhile, heartiest congratulations go out to those caring police officers who, year after year, volunteer their time and other resources to raise funds for our Special Olympians.
This Jamaica train is rolling
Excerpt from Jamaica Observer column published 4 June 2018
"The traffic!" is a common complaint here in Kingston. My theory is that, with our efficient ports and infrastructure, Kingston became a hub after the passing of hurricanes Irma and Maria. Within a week after the storms, I noticed busy hotel lobbies and a deluge of traffic. It follows that with the damage to ports and infrastructure in neighbouring islands, there was dislocation and some relocation to Jamaica.
I believe these newcomers discovered that we were not as bad as the headlines make us out to be, and have been quietly investing. When your press is rated in the top ten in the world, it helps to make leaders honest. The fact that we have parliamentary discussions that pull no punches is testimony to our durable democratic system.
Our first real estate development project:
Phoenix Central
Construction is buzzing, and our own company's modest initiative showed us that this is a promising industry. The units we had put for sale at our Phoenix Central complex went before the building was completed and the rentals are all taken up. Our humble lot was bought in 1988 and has turned out to be one of our best investments.
Life can be challenging for our young professionals, so I want them to remember that Jamaica has always been and continues to be a land of opportunity. If we had not tightened our belts in those early days and invested when the chance came up, we would have missed out. Business gurus remind us to invest in what appreciates, for example real estate and shares in blue-chip companies.
Jamaica is becoming even more attractive to foreign investors and we welcome them - so we should be motivated by their enthusiasm to stake our claim in this land we love. You can start small – the NHT offers great rates for that first home or apartment – but start you must. Read the business pages, watch the business interviews and remember that some of our most successful entrepreneurs had very humble beginnings and failures, but they persevered. This Jamaica train is rolling – get on board now.
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Chapter 813: I don't Know Him
Zongtian Tan didn't pay any attention to him, he waved at Kris, "Come here."
Kris pointed to himself as he's not sure Zongtian was calling him.
"That's right, you, come here!"
Kris walked over.
Zongtian asked him, "So, you should know who I am, right?"
"I don't know you!"
Kris said honestly.
You don't know me?
Zongtian was puzzled, yet Beidou Luo couldn't help but laugh out loud, "Mr. Tan, shame on you! Let me tell you, don't put on air in front of Liangchen, this is the youngest disciple of our Shaohua Palace, he's the apple of our eyes, pick on someone your own size! Don't bully him, we don't agree that!"
After he said that, Jianfei Zhan and the others looked over together and nodded at Zongtian.
"Fuck you, I'm not that petty-minded, okay?"
Zongtian grunted, although he objected that, he didn't need to bother with a disciple, especially when this disciple seemed to be a special existence in Shaohua Palace.
The Taoist Master and the five House Masters all value him so much, could it be that he's an extraordinary man?
"I'll tell you who I am, bear it in your mind, I am the Taoist Master of the Sacred Palace, got it?"
"May I ask, what do you want from me!"
"Serve me the roast meat you made! Oh, and I give my praise to that wine!"
"Oh, I see, you want to eat and drink, right? That's easy!"
Kris stretched out his hand, Zongtian was startled, "What do you mean?"
"Give me money!"
"What? Why do I need to pay?"
Zongtian thought he had misheard, Kris also drew attentions of all House Masters of the Sacred Palace!
The Taoist Master wants to eat your food, how dare you to charge him?
"Of course, all these ingredients were hunted by the disciples through hard work, they went through fire and water, especially Kui Beef and World Swallowing Beast meat, our disciples paid a high price for them!"
Kris said as if it's a natural thing, "Certainly you need to pay if you want to eat, otherwise the disciple would not have worked for nothing!"
Zongtian didn't look happy, but a little embarrassed.
Beidou couldn't help but laugh heartily, "Tan, you want to eat idly without paying anything? No way! These are Liangchen's gifts to us."
"Kid, think about it, those ingredients are just nothing, think of what you can gain from appealing me."
"Taoist Master, should a disciple feel honored by sending his food to you for free?"
Kris said, "Small business, tabs are not working, please forgive me, Taoist Master!"
After saying that, he walked away, leaving everyone behind in shock.
Within a second, many people laughed, "Hahahaha ……"
Especially Beidou, he got a huge laugh as he'd like to see that, "Tan, how dare you to eat disciple's food brazenly, I feel ashamed for you!"
"It's you, you must be the one who's behind it!"
Beidou didn't deny it as he didn't want to let Kris take the blame, although he didn't incite Kris to do anything.
It was still not appropriate for an ordinary disciple of his to offend a Tao Master.
"Humph, I knew it!"
Zongtian snorted coldly, he knew that a personal disciple wouldn't have the guts to offend him.
Sure enough, it's Beidou's masterpiece!
"All right, it's just a joke, take it!"
Beidou divided half of his Kui Beef and Drunken Immortal Wine to Zongtian.
"That's what I wanted to hear."
Zongtian took a bite of the meat and a sip of the wine, and he felt an incredible experience on his plate.
"Mmm, it's good, it tastes really good."
Zongtian was used to eating delicacies of every kind, but his taste buds rose to the occasion and he felt so satisfied.
The wine is extraordinarily good, he's a Practitioner of Epoch Realm, yet he felt a bit spicy once he drank it.
Then there is a pure Lingqi (aura) running inside in his body.
"Good wine."
Zongtian took a breath, and a stream of Lingqi was released from his mouth.
"Brother, make some more, I'll eat it later!"
After Da Niu said that, he went on stage hurriedly!
The third round of the competition brings on the heat, and those who remained on stage are the elites of all the palaces and schools!
Da Niu has reached to Taoist Emperor, he improved his Bull Battle Technique, so it's an easy job for him to get promoted.
"Da Niu, Da Niu, you are the strongest, Da Niu, Da Niu, you are the best!"
"Don't say that, don't say that!"
Da Niu came over, sat down on his seat and continued to enjoy the roast meat and good wine!
Then Er Niu and others came on the stage one after another. Unfortunately, Qi Niu and Ba Niu got dropped in the third round, Jianfei Zhan brought them aside and slashed them furiously.
"The third round, this is only the third round, you guys were actually ousted, shame! Utter shame!"
"Ah! Ah! Ah!"
Their hands and feet were tied up, and they kept screaming miserably.
People who saw this scene all felt scary.
The population of disciples in the Penalty Academy was the smallest, but they were treated extremely strictly. Look at them, they were ousted in the third round yet they suffered such a fierce punishment.
What about people who left the competition in the first round?
"Master, you're tired, please have a drink!"
Kris served him a bowl of wine.
Drinking it all in one gulp, Jianfei said, "These two bastards, if you are eliminated in the fourth round, I can't even make it to the Top Ten Thousand! What a shame!"
"Master, I watched the game, seventh and eighth brothers are unlucky to run into aces."
Kris said.
"Hmph, when you meet a strong opponent, you'll show your best, have you heard of it?"
Although Jianfei said so, he stopped beating them.
Bixiao walked towards them, "Master, don't be mad, it's a competition, elimination and promotion are born with it!"
"Well, let them both hang here to reflect on themselves!"
Qi Niu and Ba Niu wanted to cry, because Guiying Liu glanced at them disdainfully, she's their Mrs. Perfect.
Their hearts broke when their Princess Charming looked at them like that.
Soon it was Bixiao's turn, her opponent was not someone to be dealt with easily, he's at the early stage of Taoist Emperor, and a once-in-a-million years genius.
Seeing that Bixiao was a woman, he said, "Little sister, you are not my opponent, you'd better get off the stage by yourself, don't be knocked out by me later ……"
Before he could finish his words, Bixiao knocked him away with a punch.
Blowing her fist, Bixiao said, "The villain dies from talking too much!"
Although she learned from Kris, she felt what Kris said is reasonable.
The power of Smelting Art is reflected here, she is not a totally qualified practitioner that she barely steps into the threshold of once-in-a-million years geniuses.
But with the Smelting Art, her ability could be promoted 300 times, yet she only adopted an argumentation of ability in 150 times!
Promoting 300 times of ability comprehensively. It's an awful argumentation, she even wonders whether she's formidable in her Stage.
Of course she needs time to adapt to this kind of power, but the invincibility has been highlighted.
Jianfei looked at Bixiao who blasted off her opponent once again, feeling puzzled too, he knew well how strong his disciple is.
She could crush everyone at her same Stage, is it really Bixiao?
Could it be that she had a strange encounter outside these years?
Not only him, the others were also somewhat surprised, but soon they started to praise Bixiao.
"Senior sister, you are mighty!"
"Mmm!"
Bixiao smiled, she felt so good.
"Senior sister, you look stunning when you smile."
"Is that so?"
Bixiao snorted, but her mood was getting better and better.
Soon it was Kris's turn, and Kris still did as before, he fought with his opponents for dozens of rounds and then defeated them in a sudden move.
They are so weak and lame that he didn't have any interests to fight with them seriously.
He can suppress practitioners in Saturn Realm with one punch, let alone these disciples who are not even a Tianjiao (God's favored one).
The resources and power of Lanting Immortal Palace is still far from those big sects.
This can be seen from the population of Tianjiao.
Soon the fifth round started, people who still remained on stage were less and less, and the fight was raging.
More and more people were eliminated, eighty percent of competitors from Shaohua Palace were dropped out, seventy percent of disciples from Sacred Palace were weed out.
Ziping Meng, Qilin Duan, Jin Cen, Da Niu, Er Niu, Si Niu, Bixiao, Kris ……
They are exactly those who entered the Top Twenty during the last faculty competition.
So it is necessary to have a faculty competition before the Rank war.
Zongtian said, "Not bad, Mr. Luo, many disciples of yours entered the sixth round, much stronger than before, but still, worse than us."
Beidou smiled, "Really? It's not the end yet, we don't know who will laugh the longest."
"Okay, let's see then, who has the last laugh."
Zongtian said.
"In the seventh round of the competition, you will encounter the top disciples of each faculty and rite, some of them are once-in-a-thousand years Tianjiao, some of them are once-in-a-hundred-thousand-years Tianjiao, and you may even encounter once-in-a-million years Tianjiao!"
"There is one thing you must remember, when you come into unavoidable confrontation, the brave one will win, no matter how strong they are, despite of the difficulties, we have to rise against them. It's okay to lose, but at least we should have the courage to fight."
Chapter 814: It's Bixiao
Beidou Luo said to disciples who went into the seventh round of the competition.
"Yes, Taoist Master!"
All of them answered him together.
Soon, the seventh round started.
The first competitor was Da Niu, his opponent was very strong, a Tao Emperor at Middle period, a junior Tianjiao!
Da Niu used the Bull Battle Technique to defeat his opponent, but he was still slightly injured.
Jianfei was very pleased, he was already surprised to be able to enter the eighth round.
Da Niu grinned, took a magical pill to heal himself, then he started to rest on the side.
The second competitor was Ziping Meng, his opponent was also a junior Tianjiao, Ziping Meng was not injured and defeated his opponent unharmed.
Beidou Luo stroked his beard and gave Zongtian a smug look.
Zongtian Tan snorted coldly, as the seventh round began, and the disciples of Sacred Palace hadn't advanced yet.
If he lost, it would be humiliating.
The third one was Jin Cen, who unfortunately met the eldest brother of the Lanting Palace, Yun Nie!
He's a once-in-a-million years Tianjiao, an impeccable being who had killed a Tao Emperor of Middle Period as a Half-Tao Emperor.
Not to mention that he had now became a Tao Emperor!
It only took him two moves to force Jin Cen step out of the ring.
Jin Cen was very upset, the gap between them is so big that he even resisted to fight.
Yun Nie remained indifferent, looking at him as if he's just an ant, the contempt in his eyes even made Jin Cen felt his Tao heart was unstable.
"Is this the true Tianjiao of our Lanting Immortal Palace? He's amazing!"
"A once-in-a-million years Tianjiao, he's definitely a once-in-a-million years Tianjiao!"
"Eldest Brother is looking at me, Eldest Brother, he's looking at me!"
Many female disciples screamed off-stage, Yun Nie was handsome, and he's the eldest brother of the Lanting Palace, who can marry him must be the real winner.
If they could get his affection, they would definitely not have to worry about the rest of their lives.
"If you guys meet him in the eighth round, be careful, Yun Nie is invincible."
Beidou said.
Everyone nodded to agree.
Not only Yun Nie became the highlight, also the youngest senior brother of Wandao Palace, Guangjia He, who always defeat his enemies in one move, from the first round of the competition until now.
What kind of freaks are they? The differences between people are too great, aren't it?
"Geez, I'm jealous, if only I were a Tianjiao."
Countless disciples off-stage looked at the serious man in the ring with green eyes.
He was holding a sword in his hand, he's emotionless like nothing in the world could make him touched.
"Brush!"
He only showed his sword for a second, yet he slashed so quick that no one could evade his attack.
That little Tianjiao was instantly knocked away by him.
"Thank you for being mercy, brother."
That Tianjiao ran away from the ring, but found himself uninjured, so he thanked Guangjia He hurriedly.
He knew he run into bad luck!
How come he met a Yama here, but it's okay, at least he entered the seventh round, as long as he continued to fight, Rank was definitely not a problem for him.
Although his Rank must be disadvantaged, he could at least win a name. There is a disciple named Dao Zhou, he is the eldest brother of Changsheng Palace.
Speaking of which, he moved everyone into tears with his love story.
In addition to Yun Nie, Guangjia He, he and his Taoist partner went to visit a dangerous place yet ran into danger. Finally, his Taoist partner gave him the hope of survival, he escaped there with his partner's dead body. Dao Zhou became a totally different person since then.
He visited various Taoist palaces to revive her, carried her dead body with him.
Finally, he really found a way, that's simple. When he's able to reverse time, maybe he can save her after him become the Eternity.
Now Dao Zhou is only a disciple of the early stage of Tao Emperor, not to mention the Eternity.
So he tried his best and practiced everyday like crazy.
He stood there indifferently, like nothing can arise his interest except his Taoist partner. Qilin Duan is somewhat hilarious compared with him.
To everyone's surprise, Qilin Duan met him in this round.
Then Qilin Duan was crushed by him.
After being knocked out of the ring, Qilin Duan was dumbfounded that he kept muttering, "Do I choose a wrong way? Do I choose a wrong Tao?"
After being defeated by Kris, he had been downed for a long while. Now he met Dao Zhou who practiced the same Tao as him, he was really about to collapse.
Beidou frowned, but he didn't ask for details. Qilin hasn't practiced Time Methods, if not for his parents, he would not have taken him as a disciple.
Kris glanced at him, he told Qilin Duan before that his way of practicing is doomed to fail, he will have to kill his wife eventually. Why should anybody choose a path like that?
Er Niu and Si Niu were eliminated, they met once-in-a-million-years Tianjiao in the seventh round.
Lanting Immortal Palace is indeed powerful.
Kris thought about it, now that he has got so many Tianjiao under his control, if all of them are included in his sect, could he become the first sect of the Eternity domain?
That would be exciting.
How good it is to ask others to work for him, for free!
However, Kris still likes the feeling of making a fortune without saying anything, and he will never be arrogant until he has overwhelming strength.
Soon, it was Bixiao's turn to compete, "Sister, cheer up, you can do it!"
Bixiao nodded, she got into the stage, her opponent was also a female disciple, and also the first senior sister of the Heavenly Sound Palace!
The Celestial Sound Palace is the most special palace in the Lanting Immortal Palace, because all disciples there are female, and they practice Tao of Sound.
Kris is quite familiar with it, because there are many female disciples of the Celestial Sound Palace who are on live streaming, they have many followers by their gorgeous appearances, euphonious singing and beautiful dancing.
Kris followed the eldest sister, Shengyin, she's really good at singing!
"Celestial Sound Palace, Shengyin!"
" Shaohua Palace, Bixiao!"
They bowed to each other, and something flashed in their eyes.
Jiutian Sound Attack!
Shengyin didn't reserve her strength. This kind of long-range attack is what Bixiao hates the most.
But it is useless, Bixiao can wield hundreds of protective shields in front of her body, nothing can harm her!
"Time Fist!"
When she punched Shengyin in a second, Shengyin's attack was crushed by her enormous power, and to everyone's surprise, she was forced out of the ring!
The entire hall was in an uproar!
"No… That can't be possible! Is there something wrong with my eyes?"
"That's Sister Shengyin, a junior Tianjiao, but she was blown out of the ring by her opponent with just one punch?"
"Could it be that Sister Shengyin has not been ready?"
The screen of live streaming was filled by questions from audience, Practitioner Abin explained, "Let me say something, the competitor who flew out of the ring is the eldest sister of Celestial Sound Palace, she is a junior Tianjiao, and the one who defeated her, I ……. I don't know who it is, I've never seen her before!"
"Interesting, how can you be so confident!"
"Go ask what's her name for me, now."
"I'll count to ten, if there is no contact information of this sister, I'll unfollow you!"
Abin grimaced, "You guys wait, I'll go ask her!"
Saying that, Abin rushed to ask the detailed information, not long after, he came back, "Dear friends, I've asked for you, she is a disciple of Shaohua Palace, it's just that she has been lowkey and people seldom know her."
"And I do not know how, she did extremely good today."
"Good, good, but how can I contact her?"
"So her name is Bixiao, nice name."
"So scary, I think I saw her on other live streams, she always defeats the opponent with one punch."
Not only netizens were shocked, but also people off-stage.
Shengyin was dumbfounded, how could she know that she couldn't resist a single attack from her opponent!
What kind of Tianjiao is her?
A once-in-a-million year Tianjiao?
Why hadn't I heard of her before?
The Tao Master of the Celestial Sound Palace frowned, her most anticipated disciple has been eliminated in a second.
"Shengyin, come here!"
Hearing her master's call, Shengyin walked over hurriedly.
"What's wrong with you? Are you not paying attention to her?"
Shengyin smiled wryly, "Master, no, I used Jiutian Sound Attack as soon as I struck her just now, how could I have been careless and light-hearted, she's just matchless!"
Immortal Sound Taoist Master sighed, "Many powerful and talent competitors hide in this year's Rank Battle."
Bixiao jumped down from the stage, at this moment, she was the focus of the hall.
Beidou, Bufan Zhuang, Yang Shang, Sandao Bu, and Liunian Feng all looked at Jianfei with astonished faces, as if to say, what the hell is going on here?
Jianfei looked at them and scratched his head, he was also puzzled, he had suspected before that Bixiao had done something, and now he was even more convinced.
But how did she improve her cultivation like that?
That is a junior Tianjiao, he knew well about his own disciple that Bixiao could only be called a small Tianjiao.

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But cleaning day is everyday at my house. And that's not always a good thing.
Instead of enjoying the company of others in my home, I bustle around, cleaning up around them. It annoys people, makes them feel unwanted and I have to remind myself to sit the $*&% down.
The past 26 years of my life have also been reduced to a single clear Rubbermaid box of mementos. And I'm not talking about "stuff." I'm talking about memory-inducing, heart-felt concrete items that remind you of times past or fun experiences. I've moved one too many times and holding onto things from my past just isn't in my nature. Frankly, I'd rather forget a lot of my childhood. And yes, I realize that sentence reads like a desperate plea for therapy, I'm working on it.
A recent day when nobody was stopping by and I was trying to fold laundry with a toddler running around.
Also, my house isn't always clean, only when you stop by. Usually, there's upwards of 25 books scattered in one room, toys spilled all over a playmat in another, and a couple of un-flushed toilets in the bathrooms.
So don't be jealous of my clean house. Because while it may appear all put together, I assure you, I'm one hairball from losing my cool trying to keep up with it and still find time to connect with my family.


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Sayanogorsk (; Khakas: , Naa Soyan Tura) is a town in the Republic of Khakassia, Russia, located on the left bank of the Yenisei River,  south of Abakan, the capital of the republic. Population:

Geography
The town has road and water links with Abakan and Minusinsk. The town itself is located in the steppe zone.

History
Sayanogorsk was founded on November 6, 1975, in connection with the construction of the Sayan-Shushenskaya Hydroelectric Power Plant on the Yenisei River and the Sayan Aluminum Plant in the town; the latter opened ten years later.

Administrative and municipal status
Within the framework of administrative divisions, it is, together with two work settlements (Cheremushki and Mayna) and one rural locality (the village of Bogoslovka), incorporated as the Town of Sayanogorsk—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts. As a municipal division, the Town of Sayanogorsk is incorporated as Sayanogorsk Urban Okrug.

Economy
Despite being a small town, Sayanogorsk is located near to the Khakas Aluminium Smelter, one of the largest aluminum smelter plants in the world. The aluminum plant provides work for the majority of the town's residents. Sayano-Shushenskaya Dam, the largest hydro-electric dam in Russia and the world's 5th-largest by installed capacity, lies to the south of the town.

Climate
Moderately sharp continental climate.
Annual precipitation: 250–300 mm. Fall mainly in the warm period.
Average temperature in July:
Average temperature in January:
Vegetation period: 160 days

Culture

Education
The town has ten schools, a subsidiary of KSU, a subsidiary of TUSUR, Stam, www.wtu.ru, Sayanogorsk Polytechnic College, South-Siberian Regional College.

Media

Television
In Sayanogorsk there is one local channel TV-7, on which there are broadcasts are on TV channel STS (TV Channel).

Newspapers
Sayanogorsk publishes many periodicals some are "Environment", "Sayanogorsk Courier", "Sayan statements", and "Business Sayanogorsk.

Sports
The volleyball club "Borus" is based in Sayanogorsk.

The bandy player Yevgeny Shadrin was born in Sayanogorsk.

Tourism and recreation
The Ski resort "Gladenkaya" is in Sayanogorsk.

Industry
The main industrial enterprises of the town are:
Sayan Aluminum Plant - has Production of primary aluminum and alloys on its basis
Khakas aluminum plant - has production of primary aluminum and alloys on its basis,
Plant Rusal SAYANAL - has production of aluminum foil and packing materials on its basis,
Company Stroyservice
Company Sayanstroy
Plant Sayanmoloko
and
JSC Branch Temporary Use - has the enterprise of industrial railway transport. The town is economically dependent on the Rusal-operated aluminum plant.

Energy
Sayano-Shushenskaya GES (starting the second hydraulic unit 1-December 18, 1978),
Mainsk HPS.

See also

 Sayano-Shushenskaya Dam
 2009 Sayano-Shushenskaya power station accident

External links
Unofficial website of Sayanogorsk
Pictures of Sayanogorsk

References

Notes

Sources

Cities and towns in Khakassia
Populated places established in 1975
1975 establishments in the Soviet Union
Populated places on the Yenisei River

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After only a 9 month apprenticeship of relating to gravity, this little girl is amazing. You can see as you watch the video clip that her coordination and body awareness is exceptional and it's no wonder that if we fast forward 7 years she is now an aspiring gymnast. If you listen carefully to the recording of her voice in the background, you'll notice that she's already talking in phrases and short sentences. In the lexicon of Feldenkrais Awareness Through Movement® lessons the squatting and bringing the knees over the feet is featured more than once. Might I say, that as adults this is a very challenging movement sequence!
It is thanks to my friend Helen Workman, a Feldenkrais colleague and friend in Victoria that this video was birthed; when she and I had a visit together a few weeks ago, Helen shared this with me. In my opinion this is a piece that should go viral; it's that amazing.


To gain a better understanding of the drivers of escalation in defenses in common milkweed, Asclepias syriaca, we tested two hypotheses: (1) increased plant density results in competition which lowers plant defenses to herbivory and (2) Natural and simulated herbivory should induce the same defensive responses in milkweed as long as the simulated herbivory is done in the same relative amount and to the same plant tissue as natural herbivory. Our study consisted of common milkweed grown at low and high densities, which were then subjected to natural herbivory by monarch caterpillars or simulated herbivory done by ripping of foliar tissue. Plant size and defenses were sampled three times within a 72 hour timeframe. Our density treatments showed that competition has significant effects on all measures of size. As expected, plants in the low-density treatments were consistently larger than those in the high-density treatment. For example, leaf area in the low-density was 44.47± 2.84 cm2 versus the high-density which was 27.81± 2.57 cm2 (P = 0.003). Height and basal stem diameter showed similar results. Plants in the high-density treatment had higher cardenolide concentrations than those in the low-density treatment after 24 and 48 hours, but this pattern reversed at 72 hours (P = 0.04). We also found that simulated herbivory induced significantly higher cardenolide concentrations than natural herbivory across both density treatments after 72 hours: Simulated = 7.20 ± 0.31, Caterpillar = 6.44 ± 0.31 μg mg-1 (P = 0.04).
Hey, Melissa H., "To Grow or Defend? Effects of Competition and Herbivory on Common Milkweed, Asclepias syriaca" (2015). Undergraduate Honors Theses. Paper 182.


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Earth's Crust Facts
When you look at the Earth, you might think that it is one giant and solid planet but that isn't true! The Earth is made up of many, many layers and the Earth's crust is the part of the Earth that is the outermost layer. This is the layer of the Earth that people, animals, and insects live. This part of the Earth also has mountains, oceans, and more.
The crust is the outermost layer of the Earth. This layer is thinner than the other layers and it is about 5 kilometers to 70 kilometers thick.
We live on what is called the continental crust which is part of the layer of the Earth. The continental crust is made up of different rocks but mostly of silica and alumina. The silica and alumina of the Earth's Crust are called "sial."
The crust is the layer of the Earth that people live on. The crust also has the sea, soil, mountains, oceans, and more. The crust is around 305 miles thick in the ocean.
It is important to understand that the lithosphere is the crust and part of the mantle. The lithosphere is divided into tectonic plates or plates that float on top of the mantle.
These plates move and hit into each other and the plates sometimes go underneath each other or slide on top of each other. These plates are called tectonic plates.
There are around 10-20 different plates that are all moving at different times and speeds on the Earth. When these plates move, it can cause different things to happen such as:
The fastest-moving plate is the Cocos plate and it moves around eight inches each year.
The slowest-moving plate is the Eurasian plate which only moves less than an inch each year.
How Much of the Earth is the Earth's Crust?
The crust of the Earth is the outermost layer of the planet. The crust only makes up around 1% of the whole Earth. Each layer is different and has different types of rocks and that is what makes them different form each other.
Continental Crust
The Continental Crust is part of the Earth's crust. This area is part of the crust that is covered by the land that we walk on. The Continental Crust is the continents that make up our world.
The Continental Crust is made mostly of granite and that makes it a lighter color than other parts of the Earth. On top of the granite is more rock called sedimentary rock. Sedimentary rock is rock that is made up of parts of dead plants and dead animals that have begun to decay.
The Continental Crust is also made up of:
Metamorphic Rocks
Sedimentary Rocks
Sialic Rock
The Continental Crust is less thick than the Oceanic Crust even though it is much thicker than the Oceanic Crust.
The Continental Crust is what forms our continents and the continental shelf.
The Continental Shelf is part of the continents that are found under the water. This was made when there were ice ages.
Each continent is part of the sea and is like an island. Most of the island is above the water and this is why most of the continent is land that we live and walk on. In the continental shelf part of the continent though, that part is underwater and can go very deep under the water.
Some areas of the continents have seas that are found inside of the continent. These seas that are found in the continental shelf have the most sea life and the most nutrients. Some of the sea life and nutrients in the continental seas include:
Oceanic Crust
Part of the crust that is under the ocean is called the Oceanic Crust. This area is made up of lava that is made of basalt. This lava flows underneath the ocean and has happened because of all of the volcanoes that have erupted for years and years.
Oceanic crust is a very heavy material and is very dark or black in color.
It is made up of different metals such as:
The Oceanic Crust is around 8 kilometers thick.
Rocks of the Earth's Crust
The Earth's Crust is made up of many different kinds of rocks and metals. Some of the rocks include:
Basaltic Layer-The basaltic layer is the layer of rocks that are part of the Oceanic Crust. These rocks help to make the seabed floor.
Igneous Rocks-The igneous rocks are rocks that are made from magma that was flowing and then cooled and got hard. When the magma got hard, it hardened inside of the Earth and became solid.
Sedimentary Rocks- The sedimentary rocks help to form part of the Earth's crust. These rocks are made from animals and plants that have died and begun to decay.
Earths Crust Facts for Kids:
Its made from basalt rock
It is around 25 miles thick
Made of granite rock
The only layer that can be drilled to be explored.
In the mountain areas, the crust is thicker than other areas. The mountain areas can get up to 70 kilometers deep.
The Continental Crust and the Oceanic Crust are connected to the mantle.
When the Continental Crust and the Oceanic Crust connect to the mantle, this formed the Lithosphere.
The Lithosphere is a solid layer.
Under the Lithosphere is part of the mantle that is always flowing and moving. When the mantle moves, it can cause things like earthquakes to happen.
The Ocean Floor is deeper than the land because the continents float on the mantle just like ice on an ocean.
The Earth's crust is very hard because of all of the rocks and minerals that it is made up of.
The Oceanic Crust is around 3-5 miles thick.
The Continental Crust is around 25 miles thick.
The Earth's crust can get up to 752 degrees Fahrenheit.
The Earth's crust is the coolest layer of all of the Earth's layers.
Oxygen is the most abundant chemical of the Earth's Crust.
Scientists measure the movement of plates using satellites.
The crust is made up of eight different chemical elements.
Scientists drilled 7.5 miles into the crust of the Earth.
What is the Earth's Crust? The Earth's crust is the layer of the Earth that we live on. The crust is the place where we walk and live.
What part of the Earth's crust has the continents? The Continental crust is the area of the Earth's crust that has the continents.
What are plate tectonics? Plate tectonics are how our continents move and slide under each other and bump into each other. Plate tectonics are what causes there to be things such as earthquakes and tsunamis.
What part of the Earth's crust is the ocean? The oceanic crust is the part of the Earth's crust that has the oceans in it.
What is the deepest part of the Earth's crust? The deepest part of the Earth's crust is the areas that have mountains.
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Gates Foundation Investments At Odds With Mission
From the Editors of E Magazine January 16, 2007
After receiving some bad press from the Los Angeles Times last week for owning shares in "many companies that have failed tests of social responsibility because of environmental lapses, employment discrimination, disregard for worker rights or unethical practices," the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation announced that it would be conducting a systematic review of its investments.
Some of the more controversial holdings of the Gates Foundation brought to light by the report include companies ranked among the worst U.S. and Canadian polluters, such as ConocoPhillips, Dow Chemical and Tyco International. Investments in pharmaceutical companies that have priced drugs beyond the reach of sick people also do not sit well with public health advocates, who have worked with the foundation's funds to save lives in poor developing countries.
Meanwhile, the Seattle Times reports that Gates Foundation Chief Operating Officer Cheryl Scott has said that the foundation's current method of investing its assets is "not 100 percent effective" and that "there are cases simply where the situation is so egregious it will cause us not to invest." Human rights advocates hope the foundation uses the upcoming review as a springboard to weed companies out of its portfolio that conduct operations at odds with its grant-making goals.
Sources: latimes.com; The Seattle Times


The Residential Amnesty Underground Storage Tank program pursuant to Public Act 99-269, as amended by Public Acts 00-201 and 01-9 ended December 31, 2001. As such, homeowner participation in the program ended on December 31, 2001. With respect to the status of contractors registered under the Residential Amnesty Underground Storage Tank program, registrations for all such contractors were allowed to expire on August 1, 2002 since the statutory period for the program had ended.
Heating oil tank removal has been an extremely high profile issue in the last ten years, due in part to more stringent regulations placed upon gasoline and commercial petroleum storage facilities. In addition, some homeowners' insurance policies have required the removal of underground oil tanks in order to keep existing coverage. Real estate transactions transferring ownership of properties have also driven removals.
As many residential neighborhoods approach the 20 to 30 year mark, large numbers of heating oil tanks are reaching the end of their life expectancy. Service Station Equipment, Inc. provides comprehensive services for all types of residential and commercial storage systems and offers services to specifically address the needs of homeowners requiring tank installation, replacement, removal and precision testing.
The closure of an underground heating oil tank is commonly done through excavation and removal.
A Service Station Equipment representative will visit your home at no cost, to assess work required to excavate/remove the tank and prepare a detailed cost proposal outlining the steps involved.
Permits and/or Fire Marshal approvals will be gained.
Service Station Equipment will remove remaining liquids (Oil or Water) via pump. Any residual sludge/waste liquids will be disposed of properly.
A full size backhoe will excavate the area over the tank and remove the tank from the ground.
Oil lines will be sealed and capped or removed to the building wall.
Soil samples from the excavation will be taken and transported to a State of Connecticut certified lab for analysis. ETPH (Extractable Total Petroleum Hydrocarbons) is the normal analysis utilized with a normal 10 working day turn-around.
Any site inspections, if required, by either the local Fire Marshal or Building Official will be scheduled at this time.
Old tank will be disposed of properly.
The tank grave will be back-filled with clean gravel to rough grade. Top soil will be placed on the surface, graded, raked and seeded.
There are currently many misunderstandings about the allowance of installation of new underground storage tanks. Residential oil tanks used solely for heating under the capacity of 2100 gallons are unregulated by the State of Connecticut. However, each of Connecticut's 169 towns has the ability to enact their own regulations on underground heating fuel tanks. Most still allow underground tanks to be installed, however stricter guidelines are usually applied circumstantially based upon factors such as groundwater aquifers and other topographical and geological factors.
There are only two tank technologies that are allowed by most towns. One is a cathodically protected steel tank (STIP3) the other is a fiberglass tank.
A cathodically protected steel tank has magnesium (or zinc) anodes attached to the tank and electrical leads to the surface allowing the owner the ability to check the effectiveness of the cathodic system. These anodes are known as sacrificial anodes because they are meant to give up electrons to the surrounding soils in lieu of the steel in the tank giving up electrons. This process of giving up electrons is commonly known as corrosion. BARE STEEL TANKS WITH ASPHALTIC COATING ARE NOT ALLOWED TO BE BURIED IN CONNECTICUT.
Fiber glass tanks are also allowed, although they are more costly and more difficult to install.
In either case, double walled tanks should be considered and are mandatory if tank is to be installed within 50' of a water well.
There are dozens of configurations of indoor tanks available to fit the needs of different types of building structures. The common ones consist of either 275 gallon tanks or 330 gallon tanks. These are rather thin, oval shaped tanks that provide safe and economical indoor storage.
Most towns allow for tandem installations doubling capacity to either 550 or 660 gallons. Tanks are installed by licensed heating installers in accordance to current BOCA mechanical code guidelines. Tanks are inspected and pressure tested to insure leak-free installations.


Software Listing of Author : "Eleftherios Papadopoulos"
137 Doors is the ultimate - mindblowing escape game!
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Candy Slice is the sweetest chsallenge ever!
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Rabbits N' Carrots is a physics based puzzle/quiz game that will blow your mind!
Your job is to help your cute rabbits to eat their carrots...But your mission is not as easy as it may sound since the carrots are dispersed over the sky!
You must use gravity, remove objects, find clues and even sacrifice some of them to feed the crazy rabbits!
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Sweet Candy Physics is a physics based shooting game, suitable for all ages that will blow your mind while trying to find solutions!!!
Your job is to reach the Candy ball by shooting Sweety's good friends Yetis in the target. Just tap anywhere on the screen and a Yeti monster will blast off!
But it's not easy since gravity, obstacles and traps are there to make your life difficult.
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Oops, the Cardinal women do it again with a loss at Oregon
Amber Orrange scored 13 points and recorded five assists in Stanford's 62-55 loss at Oregon. Photo by Bob Drebin/stanfordphoto.com
This year's Stanford women's basketball team occupies a unique position among odd facts and figures.
Name one team that has beaten both the top-ranked team in the nation and a power conference champion, and has lost to a pair of teams with a combined 23 wins between them in the same season.
There's only one: the Cardinal. Good enough to beat the best, yet capable of losing to two teams seeded 10th and 11th in the Pac-12 Conference tournament, which gets under way Thursday in Seattle.
Lili Thompson scored 14 points, Amber Orrange added 13 and five assists and Kaylee Johnson hauled in 11 rebounds, but No. 19 Stanford dropped its regular-season finale at Oregon, 62-55, Sunday.
Stanford (21-9, 13-5 Pac-12) had the third seed in the tournament wrapped up even before tip-off against the Ducks, who beat the Cardinal for the first time in over 10 years.
Oregon meets seventh-seeded Washington State, and would also have to get through No. 2 Arizona State before a rematch with the Cardinal is even possible.
Arizona, which beat Stanford earlier this year, is seeded No. 11 and meets No. 6 UCLA in Thursday's opening round. Should the Wildcats beat the Bruins, there would be a rematch with Stanford: at 2 p.m. Friday.
In hindsight, the roller coaster ride that has been Stanford's season should not come as a surprise. Chiney Ogwumike left a void in the All-American category when she left for the WNBA.
The Cardinal returned solid players in seniors Orrange, Bonnie Samuelson, Taylor Greenfield and Erica Payne but it also had to rely on sophomores and freshmen like Thompson, Karlie Samuelson, Briana Roberson, Erica McCall, Brittany McPhee and Kaylee Johnson.
Connecticut and Oregon State are a combined 54-4 and Stanford is 2-0 against them. Throw Washington and California into the mix and the Cardinal is 5-1 against teams with a combined 96-20 mark.
Oregon and Arizona are a combined 23-35 this season and Stanford is a combined 1-2 against them.
When the sophomores and freshmen were good, Stanford was very, very good. Thompson scored 24 points in the win over the Huskies. In fact, she scored at least 24 in four of the first five games she played.
She never did it again afterward, though she hit 21 in a win over USC and reached double figures in all but six games in which she played.
Johnson grabbed 22 rebounds in a game twice in her first eight games. She's reached 17 twice since and had 14 double-digit games. She also has five double-doubles, more than the rest of her teammates have accumulated combined.
Roberson has reached double figures eight times, McPhee has done so three times, McCall seven times and Karlie Samuelson six times.
It's just been a year of extreme peaks and valleys. Four different underclassmen have combined to score at least 20 points in a game eight times. The talent is evident but the consistency is not.
It should make for an interesting tournament. Stanford could win three straight and capture its 11th conference tournament title, or it could bow out in the first round.
Jillian Alleyne registered her NCAA-best 27th double-double of the year, scoring 22 points with 12 rebounds for Oregon.
Stanford held a 30-29 halftime lead but the Ducks went on a 15-2 run early in the second half to take control.
With Stanford up four, 38-34, and 16:23 on the clock, the Ducks' Katelyn Loper was fouled taking a 3-pointer (yes, by a freshman who learned something) and hit all three at the line to ignite the stretch.
The Cardinal was unable to respond, hitting 30 percent of its shots in the final 6:30. Stanford, which was 5-of-12 from behind the arc in the first half, dipped to 1-of-13 on shots from distance in the second.
The Ducks committed just five fouls all game and Johnson was the only Cardinal player to get to the line, going 1-of-2.
Orrange played her 140th game in a Cardinal uniform, just the eighth player in Stanford history to reach that number. She joined Kayla Pedersen (150), Jeanette Pohlen (150), Rosalyn Gold-Onwude (148), Jayne Appel (147), Chiney Ogwumike (145), Nnemkadi Ogwumike (145) and Joslyn Tinkle (142). Should the Cardinal play five more games this season, Bonnie Samuelson would join that group as well.
With 299 rebounds, Johnson is one short of joining Pedersen (329) as the only Stanford freshmen to pull down 300. Bonnie Samuelson hit two more 3-pointers and with 222 in her career is just three shy of the Pac-12's all-time top 10.
Stanford has a 35-3 all-time record through the first 13 years of the conference tournament and has never lost a quarterfinal game.


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Jennifer Keeler-Milne – 19th Mandorla Art Award 2018
In News June 9, 2018
Image: Jennifer Keeler-Milne, A New Heaven and a New Earth (2018), charcoal on paper, 135 x 160 cm.
Congratulations to Jennifer Keeler-Milne who has been selected as a Finalist in the 19th Mandorla Art Award with her deeply powerful charcoal drawing 'A New Heaven and a New Earth'
'My practice is concerned with depicting the natural world, including the sky as a subject for contemplation. Working purely in black and white stands in for the opposition of numerous elements; darkness & light, void & physical matter, mystery & beauty. A new heaven and a new earth' is a direct response to the Revelation quote and its cosmic re-imagining of our universe. I have sought to capture this by depicting the heavens and earth in a state of dynamic flux. Onto this (in the right hand corner) a new city is projected. A range of architectural styles are drawn to symbolise how a new Jerusalem may look: a place of diversity for all people to live peacefully side by side.'
-Jennifer Keeler-Milne, 2018
The Mandorla Art Award employs a thematic Christian inspiration that changes with each exhibition. These inspirations are defined by quotations from the Bible and all participating artists are requested to interpret these in their own way. This year's theme quote is from the Book of Revelations, 'And then I saw a new heaven and a new earth; for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and the sea was no more. And I saw the holy city, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband' (Rev 21:1-2).
This year the art prize will be judged by; Dr Stefano Carboni, Director of the Art Gallery of Western Australia; Jarrod McKenna, Teaching Pastor at Cornerstone Church and co-founder of #LoveMakesAWay; and Anne Ryan, Curator at the Art Gallery of New South Wales.
The Mandorla Art Award exhibition will be held at Turner Galleries, Perth from 1 – 30 June.
Click here to view the Mandorla Art Award
Born in Melbourne, lives and works in Sydney as a practicing artist, she holds a Post-Graduate Diploma in Fine Arts from the Victorian College of the Arts and a Master of Art Administration. A former museum educator with the Art Gallery of New South Wales and lecturer at Sydney University, UTS and the National Art School, Jennifer also runs her own drawing school, Dare to Draw, teaching the principles and techniques of drawing.
Jennifer has had several solo exhibitions in Sydney, as well as group shows in Hong Kong and Paris, were she completed a residency at the Cite Internationale des Arts. Jennifer was a finalist several times in the Dobell Prize for Drawing, as well as the Kedumba Drawing Award, Fleurieu Peninsula Art Prize, Adelaide Perry Drawing Prize, and was also awarded the Fred Williams Family Prize in 1991.
She has exhibited in many public and regional institutions including the Art Gallery of NSW (Sydney), Hazelhurst Regional Gallery (NSW), The Museum of Economic Botany (Adelaide), The Glasshouse Regional Gallery (Port Macquarie), Grafton Regional Gallery (NSW), Orange Regional Art Gallery (NSW), Tweed River Art Gallery (NSW), Broken Hill Regional Art Gallery (NSW), New England Regional Art Gallery (NSW), Casula Powerhouse (NSW), as well as several universities such as the University of Sydney, University of Technology and University of Western Sydney (Sydney), Australian National University (Canberra) and the Victorian College of the Arts (Melbourne).
Her work is held in the collection of the AGNSW, Artbank and the Victorian College of the Arts, as well as private collections in London, New York, Boston, Miami, San Francisco, Paris, Hong Kong, Sydney and Melbourne. Jennifer is represented by Australian Galleries in Sydney and Melbourne.
Jennifer Keeler-Milne


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E ditor's note: this post was originally published on 10/23/2015. It has been updated to reflect recent developments.
Rapper 50 Cent, best known for the 2003 album "Get Rich or Die Tryin'", scored a $14.5 million malpractice claim settlement from Seattle-based law firm Garvey Schubert Barer (GSB), according to documents filed in U.S. bankruptcy court in Connecticut.
However, he won't get to spend any of it, as he owes his share after legal fees to creditors, per the terms of plan he filed to emerge from bankruptcy, which he filed last year (see below).
Business Insider reported that 50 cent, whose legal name is Curtis James Jackson III, sued his former law firm for $75 million in 2015, alleging malpractice and inadequate representation in a licensing deal and other matters.
Headphones Venture
According to the court filings, Garvey Schubert Barer represented Jackson from 2010 through 2014, including in various matters involving Bradenton, Florida-based Sleek Audio LLC, which develops audio headphones.
Jackson reached an agreement with Sleek Audio to develop and market a wireless headphone called "Sleek by 50", and invested a total of $2 million in the company. He likely hoped to duplicate the success of rapper Andre Young (a/k/a Dr. Dre), who co-founded Beats Electronics, which Apple purchased for $3 billion in 2014.
However, Jackson alleges that Sleek Audio never marketed or sold the Sleek by 50 headphones, so he created SMS Audio, LLC in 2011 to develop and market headphones under his own brands, "Street by 50" and "Sync by 50."
Jackson appeared on QVC television in 2012 to promote his headphones, and sold over $175,000 worth in nine minutes.
Jackson claims that Garvey Schubert Barer and its attorneys told him that his headphones didn't infringe on Sleek Audio's intellectual property rights.
Sleek Audio filed an arbitration claim against Jackson for lost profits and revenues, due to the similarities between the "Sleek by 50" headphones and Jackson's SMS headphones. Garvey Schubert defended him.
The Bradenton Herald reported that the arbitrator ruled that Jackson breached confidentiality, misappropriated trade secrets and violated a non-disclosure agreement with Sleek Audio in taking the headphone designs, and ordered him to pay Sleek $16.2 million in damages and attorneys fees.
The U.S. District court in Miami affirmed the award in March, 2014.
Legal Malpractice Claim
50 Cent's malpractice suit alleges that in defending him in the arbitration matter, "GSB and attorneys Beckner, Moon and Trinchero failed to employ the requisite knowledge and skill necessary to confront the circumstances of the case." Further, "among GSB's numerous failures was its inexplicable decision not to call technical and damages experts to rebut expert testimony offered by Sleek — failures relied upon by the arbitrator in crediting Sleek's experts and entering an eight-figure award in Sleek's favor."
Law Firm Response
Business Insider reported that the law firm issued this statement in response to Jackson's lawsuit: "… Mr. Jackson's complaint against GSB omits a number of relevant facts and misstates a number of others…Our attorneys properly counseled Mr. Jackson and his sophisticated team of financial and operational advisors about the transactions and the arbitrations with Sleek…We look forward to demonstrating that our attorneys handled the Sleek matters appropriately in all aspects."
Bankruptcy Filing
Jackson filed for bankruptcy in July, 2015, after a jury ruled that he must pay $5M to a woman for posting her sex tape online without her permission. Punitive damages were later tacked on, which brought the total award to $7M.
His bankruptcy filing listed both his total assets and liabilities as being in the range of $10M – $50M.
According to his attorneys, the filing "permits Mr. Jackson to continue his involvement with various business interests and continue his work as an entertainer, while he pursues an orderly reorganization of his financial affairs."
In May, 2016, a bankruptcy court judge approved a plan that would enable him to emerge from bankruptcy by paying "up to $23.4 million in future earnings to his creditors."
In addition to the $7M he owed for the defamation suit, and the arbitration award, which had grown to over $18M with interest, Jackson owed "$4 million to mortgage lender SunTrust Banks Inc. and $1.2 million to ASCAP for advance payments on song royalties. All told, his debts total $32.6 million."
Under the plan approved by the judge, Jackson "will repay between 74% and 92% of his debts over the next five years". His assets included "a 21-bedroom Connecticut mansion once owned by boxer Mike Tyson, valued at $8.25 million, which will be sold; about $10.6 million in cash and securities; and a Bentley valued at $167,000. He also included 70% of whatever he wins from a pending malpractice lawsuit." (emphasis added)
After the malpractice claim settled, Jackson's attorney stated "We are informed that these proceeds, together with other funds contributed by Mr. Jackson should position the estate to provide for the remaining obligations to be satisfied in connection with this successful Chapter 11 reorganization plan," and he expected Jackson to emerge from bankruptcy "very shortly."
According to the terms of the malpractice claim settlement, neither party admitted to wrongdoing and both agreed not to disparage each other. That could be why the rapper revised an Instagram post dissing his former lawyers. The post shows a photoshopped image of Jackson sitting on a wallet full of money.
A Garvey Schubert spokesman said that it's common for parties to settle in the face of uncertain costs.
"In this case, through mediation, we reached an agreement that resolves our differences of opinion and enables both parties to move on," the firm said.
Further, "GSB maintains sufficient insurance to cover a settlement of this type."
Filed Under: Legal Malpractice


Eight Nashville High School students recently attended Arkansas Girls State and Arkansas Boys State, summer programs which teach the seniors-to-be about state and local government and how the American political system operates.
The students ran for elected office from mythical towns and counties. They heard guest speakers, and they visited the Arkansas Capitol to get a first-hand look at the seat of state government.
Sponsored by the American Legion Auxiliary, Girls State was held May 28-June 2 at Harding University. Nashville delegates included Alyssa Rather, Olivia Herzog, Peyton Dodd, Monique Flores and Rykia Swift.
Boys State, sponsored by the American Legion, was May 28-June 2 at the University of Central Arkansas. NHS delegates included Garrett Lance, Hunter Burton, Caleb Newton and Malcom Campbell.
NHS students who were elected to office included Rather, House of Representatives; Herzog, alderman; Flores, city clerk and county clerk; and Newton, school board and representative.
Rather said her favorite part of Girls State was "going to the Capitol and being a representative. I got to sit where the real representatives sit." Rather sponsored a revenue and taxation bill which would charge sales tax on online purchases and use the income to reduce other taxes for Arkansans.
Herzog enjoyed "getting to meet new people and making friendships. We got to bond with the people in our city." The Scrapper cheerleader liked rally night, where delegates dressed in the colors of their parties. "I was a Nationalist, so I dressed head to toe in navy and blue. It was really fun. We got to rally and do chants all night," Herzog said.
Herzog, Rather and Flores signed up to work as counselors at next year's Girls State.


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The Retreat Space is located in a small beautiful beach front hotel in Zanzibar, Tanzania, Africa. The place has an aura of tranquillity and a feeling of spaciousness with its lush tropical garden lined with Coconut palms, Frangipani and Banana trees. Short steps at the front lead to the beach and to the turquoise blue sea of the Indian Ocean.
Sun Salute Africa is located in Zanzibar on the northern tip of the island, which boasts some of the most beautiful beaches in Zanzibar. The 2 yoga spaces on the retreat face west overlooking the ocean for perfect sightings of the setting sun.
Tanzania is the ultimate dream safari destination. With a vast array of experiences coupled together with the country's dedication to preservation, you can be ensured an amazing holiday that will stay with you forever.
Park fees, Glam Camp in Tented Lodges accommodation, vehicles, english speaking driver/guides, all food, drinking water, and at least 1 pair of binoculars per vehicle.
Meals are extremely good on the safaris lodges. We cater for any meal requirements (vegetarian's etc) and you will enjoy cooked breakfasts/dinner and lunch boxes for during the day.
Our safari vehicles are traditional safari Toyota Land Cruisers. The roof lift's up to allow you to stand up and take photos, and enjoy the serenity and wildlife of Africa. They are fitted with radio's therefore allowing the driver to communicate with other vehicles and therefore giving you the best opportunity to find animals. The vehicles are extremely comfortable. Groups of 7-12 people, we would operate 2 vehicles. Groups of 13 people or more, we would operate 2 or 3 vehicles.
There are 2 yoga spaces. The first one is the ROOF TOP SUNSET SHALA overlooking the ocean with the most spectacular sunsets views. The music comes courtesy of the waves lapping up on the beach. The space can hold up to 24 students and is great for the cooler late afternoon sessions as the sun is setting. I filmed some of my online yoga classes at this location.
The Morning Yoga classes can takes place in the SUNRISE YOGA SHALA also with beautiful sea-views. The 2nd space can hold up to 24 students and has cover and a fan for the warm morning sun.
The chef prepares meals that are a mixture of international and local cuisine, there is choice of Lobster, Prawns, Crab and varieties of fish dishes. In addition the menu offers chicken meats and vegetarian dishes. Nungwi being a fishing village; the fish served is locally obtained.and is served at candle lit tables set close to the sea.
Snacks are available for extra cost throughout the day and can be taken either on the cottage veranda or by the sunbathing area.


Brad Pitt Bringing Tiny Homes to New Orleans?
According to this article by Heather Cha at Yahoo Makers, Brad Pitt's Make It Right Foundation is partnering with FYI's Tiny House Nation to build their first tiny house in New Orleans.
Brad Pitt founded the Make It Right Foundation in 2007 with the purpose of providing affordable housing for people and communities in need. This particular tiny home project is set to sell for under $100,000. It measures 28-by-12.5 feet and offers about 430 sq. ft. of interior space.
The team is working hard to finish the tiny home by August 28th and a local school teacher will be moving into it. What do you think of the Make It Right foundation building tiny in New Orleans? Pretty cool, right? Either way please enjoy, learn more, and re-share below. Thank you!
Our big thanks to Peter Christiansen for tipping us on this story!
Great! The exterior looks very cool and much larger than 430 sq ft. It would be nice to see these smaller homes catch on with mainstream America. Once people see how liveable the smalelr homes can be and how much less stress and work they take, who knows? They may become the norm!
Not for a $100,000! Wayyyy too much. 50 grand and less and they will go like hot cakes. A much fairer price!
As someone who just built a 20×28 small home I am here to tell u that the extra costs involved as in plumbing hvac electrical permits land improvements tap fees etc…people foget to include all that when they complain abt how much it costs…I had under $100 sq ft WITHOUT the cost of the land fees taps permits blueprints…etc etc…by the time I added all that in it almost doubles ur cost.
Didn't think about that. I can get all that where I live for $500. My town is 100,000 population. But my town is very conservative, unlike NO. If NO doesn't change then they will never amount to anything. Sad. A liberal onclave in a very conservative state. Oh well, they have to congregate somewhere.
Not sure of the size of my city but my tap fees alone were over $5000!!…blueprints $2000…permits over $1000…land improvements alone were almost $5000…and plumbing expenses!!! Omg they cost damn near the most!! And thats not labor just supplies!! I was blown away by all the "incidentals" ….
Jodi I did one that bid at $134K in 2006 overlooking Hood Canal in the Puget Sound Washington that required $23,760 for permitting before a shovel could move ANY dirt. It was a half mile from salt water, in the least expensive County in Puget Sound for permitting. I have a $35 per square foot as minimum shell cost when I do estimates for my Park Model RV designs. ANYTHING over $100 per sq. ft. is NOT economical or low income.
I think the intent is beautiful however the sad fact is that $100K is still not an affordable reality for a large percentage and especially not the needy. it IS a nice tiny house.
$100K for 430 as. ft. is $233/as Dr. Average homes in New Orleans is under $100. is that affordable?
They could "make it righter" by doing what some locales have done… put the entire home onto a small barge-like base, so that the NEXT time it floods there, the house will simply float up on the water, instead of having the lower portion immersed if the water rises more than 3 feet. Saw a great design a couple years ago that had small homes on a barge-type flat pan with raised edges, with posts at intervals that, if the house began to float on incoming floodwaters, the posts would only allow it to rise or settle, and not drift away.
Rather innovative, given the circumstances.
Wow, thats an amazing, innovative idea. I hope they listen.
Allowing for the fact water in the oceans is gong to rise, I too think a flotation footing is where the new housing in the coastal areas should be focused. I am sure most of the structures could be built with closed cell SIP floor systems for less than site built foundation systems if done in a factory type setting. The problem is getting the Factory units down the streets in the French Quarter and other areas of the 9th ward. Of course a portable assembly structure would be the best solution in that area. 4Fathoms Designs on Facebook will have several of these Ideas soon.
This Old House did a project in that area. One of the segments showed how the posts ( which I assume were similar to this house ) were set. Those poles were something like 30-40 feet long. They used a pile driver to set them.
I'd be interested in learning how the roofline of the house was constructed in order to stand up to hurricane force winds. It looks like a fly-off waiting to happen.
Agreed. I live in hurricane country [Florida] and, while hurricane straps are the norm in these parts, that overhang is bound to put a lot of stress on them. Maybe they had to overbuild and THAT accounts for the cost? But then why add that much roof in the first place?
I originally was going to post something about the cost seeming rather extreme but I see a lot of folks beat me to it.
I bought an existing small house [not as small as I wanted but as small as I could find and be legal] that needed work. Original cost was $45,000. Then I had to add another $15K just to get in the door. I've begun the work it needs and I'm nowhere near $100K at this point. And Saint Petersburg isn't nearly as depressed as NOLA is, these days. The price seems excessive and that's BEFORE the roof flies off.
I'm glad NOLA is finally getting the attention it needs and deserves but I'm not sure this is a cost-effective tiny home. I hope it's not because of Brad Pitt's name and fame that it came in at that price tag.
Two Crows I agree. I did a French Quarter design with 400 sq.ft. bath and a half just for a lot in New Orleans that would blend in and say "French" and be almost wind proof. I am giving the designs away at 4Fathoms Designs on Facebook and selling books on these size Park Model RV's at Amazon.com and e-Books at Blurb publishing.
You gotta Love a Man that tries to help a community destroyed by natural disaster. It is sad that the corporation that billed the products as rot free design failed misserably according to reports. If in fact the failure of the advertised product is true, and the organization that built the homes trusted in that advertising and promise of quality, they will be able to get the courts to see and award for the organizations cost to recover and assist the home dwellers as well as the court costs… Kudos to Brad Pitt for his effort although cant see $100,000 in the structures even if they didn't rot.
I agree with Ron Watson…for less than 500 sq. ft. seems like a $100,000 is a bit steep! Someone seems to be profiting from this project. Doing most of the work, we built a 2,500 sq. ft. home for that amount in Michigan (where the cost of living and property taxes are pretty high). I really liked the down-sizing idea until some of these "Tiny Homes" started costing as much as a large family home. I have been following your website for a couple of years now and in the beginging, builders were producing affordable housing but now that this concept is starting to catch on, the prices we see listed are getting higher and higher….what gives?
I love this article. It's good to know that some people are actively trying to make a difference. I like the design as well. Just needs some serious anchors for the ground and some serious hurricane hardware for the roof! To bad Brad can't help fund one for me in Ohio haha.
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glad so many have mentioned the extreme overhang. and hope there is plenty of footing below those piers to keep it anchored. Rising water might not even matter when that thing takes flight!
Kris Williams: The homes that Pitt's charity orginally built and rotted are not these new homes.
Well $100,000 is a lot better than the $400,000 that they were charging to start with, now the regular houses are 'only' $180,000 to $220,000. That is in the low income area of the city, far away from any stores or restaurants or city services because none of those things were rebuilt there.
They have spent $27 million dollars on 109 houses, the could have rebuilt the whole Lower 9th ward for that.
I too am concerned about price! This is far more expensive to build, than a much larger home. I wanted a smaller or tiny home because about a year ago, these same homes were costing around $25,000. Now $100,00. I wonder if the popularity has pushed the price up. If so, a shame! Plus I only wanted and needed a tiny home to care for? But the prices are becoming just way too expensive for the those that wanted to get away from high rent and large mortgage. I hope they do not lose sight of why young couples, singles, just out of college or retired people were so excited about tiny homes in the beginning.
I completely agree with you – I was excited about tiny homes b/c of the possibility of not having rent pymnts or a mortgage. I don't know anyone who has $100K to plunk down – if I had to pay that much, and need a loan to do it, I might as well live in a bigger space. My only motivation to live in a tiny house would be the cost savings, without that there is no point to it (for me personally).
I think it's amazing that Mr. Pitt is helping the folks reclaim their lives after a disaster like Katrina. I'm sure these home are powered be green energy as well and I'm sure those that receive these homes are very, very grateful.
Thanks Mr. Pitt for helping!!!!!!!
Lets hope that Brad Pitt's next building adventure in New Orleans does not turn out to be the health-pits and durability-pits that the first group of homes turned out to be. Ego before smarts is always a formula for disaster.
Thank you Brad Pitt for helping people improve their lives. Nice house.
Building for another hurricane… Better to get the heck out of Dodge.
Wow! I love both Brad and Angelina, and this endeavor is heartwarming to see. The house is lovely and practical, though I would love to see more pics of the inside. However, I would think that a simple house like that with its square footage would cost under $60,000, not $100,000. Why isn't the cost coming down with the square footage? Surely the amount of lumber, footings, insulation, and other building materials are much smaller, and there is probably only one bath in this house, a simple but practical one. I am sure the kitchen is simply clad with basic appliances to keep costs down, so why $100,000? Maybe it is the location. I live in NC where $100,000 will get you a 2400 square foot house in today's slow market, at least it did both my daughters. I am just wondering. Again, I think the endeavor is wonderful, but the prices could come down in the spirit of the word "affordable".
Engineers put a lot of thought into the roof design, especially given the area, so we readers have to give the company the benefit of the doubt there as most of us are not engineers. It looks like the winds would actually be pushing down against the roofs toward the foundation which would help keep the house from flying away or maybe being pushed apart with the high winds. Just a thought…again, I am not an engineer.
"Prevailing winds" doesn't really happen when a hurricane comes through… The winds shift all around as the storm moves due to the "eye of the storm" effect. Tornadoes get produced off of hurricanes as well! Larger overhangs are not desirable in heavy winds unless they are "hinged" and can come down to protect the sides of the structure… Now, that would be innovative!
Brad Pitt's wonderful project is way too expensive. The whole point of downsizing and living smaller is to gain a bigger, easier debt-free life! I don't know what materials are being used, and I realize that there may be certain expenses unknown to me because of the hurricanes, but using simple basic materials, including recycled wood, windows, etc., should be able to reduce the cost quite a bit.
Wow! Way to expensive. There are so many in NOLA living in mold houses that they can not afford to re-build. A 30K THOW would do them just fine, but they do not have the funds.
I love the thought of what they are doing, except how about 10 really cheap THOW instead of one pricy one.
Any thing built in NOLA or any hurricaine area needs to be on wheels. Imagine being able to live in those areas and the storm warning hits and you just drive you and your home away. When you return home, no rebuild needed. Only a re-park.
I have thought for years THOW is the answer for those areas. Truck required though.
As has been said several times already, this roof is asking for diaster to happen in the next hurricane, the lesser overhang, the lesser the chances are that everything will be blown of.
The price doesn't seem to have anything to do with reality, surely not Bratts fault, as him and his wife have lost the slightest touch with the costs most things in real life.
They have properties all over the world in the nicest places, found for them by estate agents for astronomical prices, so to them the 100K for this house must be like peanuts.
The people that were involved in the design and the building of this house surely knew that Bratt had lost touch with prices for ages already, and may have used (abused) him.
Still the idea about his help for the building of (cheap) houses is nice.
Very True Peter. Having become rich prior to having any mileage is a handicap of the famous. However good their Ideas and intent, being taken advantage of is pretty common in AmeriKoch today. I tried to get HGTV to do a series with Park Model RV shells finished for $25K Max and donate finished units (as a series) but was informed as I was not Corporate Sponsored the Idea could not be considered. A shame as I have a nice High Wind area "French" Design at 4Fathoms Designs on Facebook.
Tiny house or bigger house- you still much purchase the same items, hire the same contractors (who have a minimum) . I have found the items that are designed for small spaces also cost more because of economies of scale. You then also must decide if you are going to use materials/mechanics that only will last twenty years or last for sixty or seventy years. Being a smaller space the surfaces you do have will be used harder than in a large empty building. If you view this building as a place for "poor people to live" repairs and upkeep fall to the bottom of the list for the budget. So extra money spent upfront actually might increase the lifespan of the structure. I do like the idea of raising it up enough to create a carport the drawback might be needing to sink the pilings a equal distance into the ground. The winged roof- not sure is as big of a issue- I suspect that the engineering has been done and if the construction has been done properly. I think the key is keeping the water and wind out and not letting the wind find a opening in the structure to work at it and rip it open. Then the windows should be the new hurricane resistant windows which do cost more than the regular windows. So in some ways you do get what you pay for. I do suspect that after reading about the abandoned properties in the city- that the land was bought for cheap, and if it had a existing house on it- you would still have the water tap and the sewer but I am sure those were replaced. So for new construction the price does not surprise me. Living in a condo built in 1984 with about the same square footage were the plumbing, heating airconditioning, water heater, flooring, windows and patio door, balconies, roof, and siding have all needed to be replaced or patched because the builder was so cheap that he went bankrupt spending upfront might not be a good business decision but possibly a good long term decision.
the price for new construction may not be out of line, especially if it is the only one being done (which is what I gather from the article). Economy of scale for building really comes into play (I work in the industry) when building a subdivision as opposed to a single unit. I don't know that area at all but it's probably not expensive. However, although I do greatly admire Mr. Pitt and his family's charitable endeavors, I think he may not have any understanding of 'affordable' for the average person. I make a decent living in a low-cost area and I wouldn't even consider 100,000 for a house.
The actor-producer's nbsp;Make it Right foundation nbsp;is partnering with nbsp;FYI's Tiny House Nation nbsp;to build the organization's very first tiny home to mark the 10th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina.


I would like to introduce you to my new house! This is Catch Meadow Cottage. I know it looks plain and run-down but I assure you, in a few month's time it will be the most lovely little home. There is so much work to do. A new roof, new windows, new paint and new landscaping are just a few things that are needed.
This is the meadow behind the cottage. Here you can see deer, coyotes, owls and hawks pass by on a daily basis. It's just so beautiful.