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Future Of Solar Energy Looks Brighter Than Sunshine
by vemcoblogs - May 25, 2021 July 9, 2021
Solar energy is clean, renewable, and can provide for a significant proportion of our energy requirements with the help of the latest technologies. According to International Energy Agency, it is, in fact, the cheapest form of electricity in history!
What's the current state of solar?
According to Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, Government of India, India has achieved 5th position globally, in solar power deployment, and the solar tariff in India is very competitive and has achieved grid parity. The country's solar power capacity has increased by more than 11 times in the last five years, from 2.6 GW in March 2014 to 30 GW in July 2019.
If we succeed in improving production further, the energy systems like solar farms and CSP (concentrating solar power) plants would not only be considered as valuable energy resources, but also help create more energy than fossil fuels. It will also help reduce carbon emissions significantly.
Solar energy storage
The success of future energy systems depends on solar energy storage as it can store excess solar power onsite, which can be utilised later, when the sun isn't shining. However, these systems have expensive lithium-ion batteries, which makes them heavy on the pocket. So, if the cost can be brought down and efficiency can be increased, the installation of these battery storages will become more commonplace in the future.
India is about to start work on the world's largest floating solar energy project at Omkareshwar dam on the Narmada river. The project is expected to produce 600 MW solar energy starting 2022-23. A 100 MW floating plant is expected to become operational in Telengana soon. Spread over 450 acres, the project will have 4.5 lakh photovoltaic panels, and will be scalable in the future.
Floating solar farms can help preserve land for agricultural and terrestrial ecosystems. It will also help countries that lack adequate land build utility-scale solar farms.
The future of solar panels: The Tesla Solar Roof
Going solar can reduce your electricity bill considerably. While rooftop solar installations are extremely beneficial, many may not like the way in which it changes the look of their homes. To solve this issue, companies like Tesla, are working on making the future solar panels more aesthetically pleasing, so that it could blend in with its surroundings.
Landowners and developers
Increased demand for solar energy can be a great opportunity for land owners, who can lease out their land for solar projects, in exchange for money. This would be a win-win situation for both property owners and solar project developers.
Solar energy is one of the most inexpensive and sustainable forms of power on the planet. With advancements in technology and encouraging government policies, we are all hopeful about a brighter future for the solar industry. That would also mean lesser pollution, reduced use of fossil fuels, lesser carbon emission, and a cleaner future for all of us. If you are keen on leveraging the advantages of solar energy, just contact us on +91 98199 07445. VEMCO Solar (Check out our solar story) offers end-to-end solutions and has empanelled channel partners with the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, Government of India, for solar PV rooftop, small power plant system integrators and installation. Guided by the knowledge gained by VEMC over 72 years, our aim is to be by your side at every step of the way. VEMC is ISO 9001:2015 certified and a pioneer in the field of electromechanical engineering products, allied equipment, and services. Depending on your requirement, we provide off-grid, on-grid and hybrid solar system solutions as well.
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Putting Hillary Clinton's Nomination Into Historical Perspective
By Dustin Rowles | Politics | June 9, 2016 |
I was marveling at what an accomplishment it was for Hillary Clinton to receive the nomination for the Democratic Party after reading this piece over on Vox on what an extraordinary politician she is, and this particular line stuck with me:
America has hosted 56 presidential elections — 33 of them before women received the right to vote. Exactly zero of those elections featured a female nominee from one of the two major political parties.
Until Hillary Clinton.
It really does put her victory into perspective, as does this tweet:
made some tiny emoji art to mark this moment pic.twitter.com/Flk5ZT3Xp4
— laura olin (@lauraolin) June 8, 2016
Over 200 years of history, and it took Hillary Clinton to not only break the glass ceiling, but to make the fact that she's a woman almost an afterthought (Trump's stupid woman card statement, notwithstanding).
It's not just that Clinton won the primary. She's actually only the sixth woman to ever attempt to run for President on a major party ticket. Interestingly, three of the first four were all African-American women: Shirley Chisholm (1972), Carol Moseley Braun (2004), and (Cynthia McKinney). Before Clinton, Chisholm was the closest to ever securing the nomination, scoring 2.69 percent of the primary vote in 1972, good for 7th place. Chisholm was also the first black major-party candidate, as well as the first African-American woman elected to the United States Congress. She's also a boss.
The very first woman to run for President for a major party was Margaret Chase Smith, who ran as a Republican in 1964, as a moderate from Maine (she frequently broke ranks with the Republicans, which is now the norm for female GOP Senators from Maine. Holla).
Why did she run? "I have few illusions and no money, but I'm staying for the finish. When people keep telling you, you can't do a thing, you kind of like to try." I like the spirit, and true to her promise, she stayed until the finish, denying unanimous consent for Senator Barry Goldwater at the Republican convention that year, refusing to withdraw her name on the final ballot.
In all, there have been only 17 women in all of U.S. history to run for President in any party to receive over 30,000 votes. Of those 17 women, only two ran for the Republican nomination, Margaret Chase Smith and Carly Fiorina. Whatever else you might want to say about Fiorina, it takes a certain amount of courage (and a lack of understanding when it comes to GOP demographics in 2016) to run as a female for the GOP nomination.
In fact, Fiorina only received 40,000 votes before dropping out of the race, less than Roseanne Barr, who ran in 2012 for the Peace and Freedom Party and secured 67,000 votes. Of course, Barr only ran for the Peace and Freedom Party after coming in second to Jill Stein for the Green Party nomination, and then chiding Stein and making transphobic jokes about her like the sore loser Roseanne Barr can be.
Fiorina also received fewer votes than Gracie Allen, the wife of George Burns who ran in 1940 in the Surprise Party as a publicity stunt to promote her book. She received 42,000 votes. She was also a boss.
To put Clinton's victory into more perspective: In 1940, a woman ran as a joke. It took 85 more years before the United States took a woman seriously enough to elevate her to the nomination. The glass ceiling is broken; all that's left now is to finish off Donald Trump with the shards.
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MesaCC Legend
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I finally got around to emailing my colleagues and writing up this opinion. Since March, the pandemic snatched my established routine and my workflow out from under me.
Going to school, producing for the Mesa Legend and gathering with my friends and family were the foundation of my being. Okay, that's a bit overdramatic, but to me it rings true. However, the drone of my loneliness and quiet despair has led me to rethink and reshape how I cope with the boundaries of my personal and professional life. I'm beginning to believe doing nothing is a good thing.
At the start of the pandemic, it was imperative for me to keep busy. Afterall, I was indoctrinated into the system of production at the cost of my being. I was taught my existence depended upon what I was able to produce, and being unemployed with little to no income delivered a devastating blow to my self-esteem.
The musical optimist in me thought, "I finally get to work on that post-punk project I had envisioned for so long." It was going to be a culmination of all my inspirations and an ode to New Order, Joy Division, Cocteau Twins, Slowdive–but that was smoke.
I started gaming a lot more and I still do. I dedicated a stupid amount of time to beating the highest difficulty possible on the beautifully rendered but terribly short Resident Evil 3 (RE3) Remake. I stopped at Nightmare difficulty, the second highest setting. Eventually, RE3's replay-ability grew dull. I still can't muster up the energy to even slide my thumb over the button to boot it up.
My house felt more like a bunker in those days of shut down. I have all the amenities to keep my life comfortable, yet I grew more and more restless. I had to move. I began running about a month ago. I started at a mile, and now, according to the fitness app on my phone, I have run the equivalent of two marathons.
However, I began to break down at my inability to cope in a healthy manner.
My change in heart came from an innocuous looking Instagram post from the Diné clothing company Winston Paul. The black text on a white background simply and elegantly stated, "Shiyazhi, you're not stuck at home, you're safe at home."
"Shiyazhi" is a term of endearment in the Navajo language. It is spoken to children from elders whose love is endless and who hold more affection in their hearts than there are stars in the sky.
I imagined my grandmother saying that to me or my mother.
That simple post allowed me to realize that being stationary was not failure. I did not fail in securing another job. I did not fail in being unproductive. I realized my person was so intertwined with the idea that I had to constantly be productive, I had forgotten what peace felt like.
It dawned on me I was not failing a system set up for my benefit, but that system was failing me. It's failing to contain coronavirus infections by not implementing a national testing strategy as suggested by the Duke-Margolis Center for Health Policy. It's failing to give me security about how I will pay my bills and feed myself without risking life over money. Such is the case with Tesla Automotive's employees and CEO Elon Musk, or how Amazon chose to settle out of a French court than to abide by safety measures imposed by the government, or how under President Trump,unemployment claims are continuing to rise after 30 million Americans had $600 in weekly benefits stripped away at the end of July.
It's failing to lead by example and be a vanguard against corruption and uneven power distribution. Above all, it's failing in making the common worker feel valued in a volcanic time of crisis.
Instead, these ideas of suppression and ignorance haunt the greatest house in America.
Like a Hollywood monk in a Himalayan monastery, I did nothing, which unintentionally led to some unorthodox form of meditation. Which for me led back to nothing. It's hard to imagine what nothing looks like and what it feels like. I haven't reached nirvana or anything, but doing nothing has really opened me up. I feel like I can let knowledge and peace in. I feel productive in doing nothing; being productive is busy work to avoid my emotions and worries.
Confrontation has never been my strongest attribute. Now, I must navigate confronting myself in a healthy manner. That first step begins with confronting the dangerous productive mindset of capitalism.
Shayden Joe
Shayden Joe is a Native American student journalist from Ganado, Arizona, and currently resides in Phoenix. He joined the Mesa Legend in January 2020 as the Opinions Editor. He has been writing articles for the past year and creatively since teenhood.
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Lois Svoboda, MD, volunteered at Wellspring during Paul Martin's illness, prior to his death. That experience familiarized her with the program and led her to the conclusion that modifications need to be developed so that Dr. Martin's insights could be applied in settings that do not have a residential facility in which to house clients.
Pre-screening. Although the initial inquiry may come via e-mail, a telephone intake should be performed by the facilitator or a well-trained, experienced, and highly skilled telephone intake person. The intake person should inform clients of cost, including an initial deposit, a portion of which is nonrefundable to cover the cost of phone work, screening, testing, if performed, and at least the first day of treatment. The balance should be paid upon arrival, unless special payment arrangements are made.
Although a nontherapist may handle the initial intake call, the therapist must complete the phone intake and review of pre-visit information and testing (see below). Screening work performed before the first visit ensures that only clients who can benefit from the program are accepted. Inadequately screened clients can cause great disturbance to both themselves and the staff. Inappropriate clients may include those actively addicted to alcohol or drugs; individuals so highly dissociative that they are unable to ground themselves enough to process information properly; individuals still in a "cultic mindset" closed to information that might challenge their beliefs.
A sample packet is available for inspection online: url.
Clients are asked to return these materials to the therapist before the first visit. They are also asked to send pertinent medical records and a brief autobiography, including a family history and delineation of the client's psychological, social, and vocational goals for the program.
Detailed information on these instruments and can be found online: url.
The program is highly customized to meet specific needs and provide follow up. Historically, Wellspring staff has contacted clients after 6 and 12 months for detailed follow-up. Except for the basic core curriculum, there is no one-size-fits all cult recovery program, and recovery usually takes years, although the person is often able to function throughout most of that time.
Client must have computer access.
The treatment program is implemented in a coordinated schedule of activities. The following is a sample of such a schedule – with commentary.
Day one. Remember: clients' tolerance of intense material takes precedence over schedule! Stop when client needs breaks. Client's needs were ignored by the cult. Don't repeat that insult! Also client must be treated with utmost respect at all times, with no manipulation or guilt, shame, or scolding, contrasting with their treatment while in the cult! Transparency in the treatment team is desirable, although the focus must be on the client rather than the staff. Observing ethical boundaries is mandatory, as in all trauma care.
11:30-12:30 pm. Workshop/lunch: Topic: Lifton's criteria and\or Singer's 14 points.
3:00-3:30 pm. 30 minute break: take a walk, listen to music, do errand, let brain rest.
6:00-7:30 pm. Group discussion to recap the day, answer questions, address issues of client's choice.
Complete partially finished topics from previous days.
Plan for follow up testing and telephone follow up in 6 months.
Remember, in spite of their glowing promises, cults don't solve problems, they shove them underground, only to have them emerge later when the person leaves the cult.
Dissociative states – a disruption in the usually integrated consciousness of a person.
Trust and relationships. Recovery is based on relationship because it is relationship that has been damaged by manipulation and abuse; trust has been destroyed.
Parenting, i.e., meeting the needs of children often conflicts and competes with the self-focused needs of the cult leaders; hence childcare is often relegated to unqualified people so parents can do the important work of 'saving the world'.
One promising new resource is a book recently released by Livia Bardin entitled Starting Out in Mainstream America, which addresses the multiple needs and issues facing anyone who is entering a new culture, e.g., re-entering the mainstream of society after a cult experience.


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In a campaign stop, the businessman holds that reducing the national debt is the only way to save our currency and our economy.
South Bend pols break state law to curtail gun rights
Complaints of firearms and ammunition not stored properly together with flyers distributed by Walmart containing photos of semi-automatic rifles prompted the South Bend City Council to contact Walmart attorneys to advise them to make the appropriate changes to their gun catalog and storage units. Walmart has agreed to comply with the agreement.
Raquel Okyay
Local politicians in South Bend, Ind., are circumventing state law to limit firearm and ammunition sales.
Without a complaint of a crime being committed, the nine-member South Bend City Council arm twisted a local Walmart store to follow firearm sale regulations declared in an agreement made between the two entities on June 13, 2011. Yet effective July 1, 2011 state law says �??a political subdivision may not regulate firearms, ammunition, and firearm accessories�?�.
According to local news reports the agreement says Walmart must limit sales of firearms to rifles and shotguns used only for hunting or target practice. No �??tactical guns�?� or �??assault weapons�?� with its related ammunition are to be sold and all guns and ammunition, other than shotgun shells, should be kept in locked display cases.
The Walmart story in South Bend, Ind.
Walmart can agree to whatever it wants, but the law abiding citizens of South Bend will have to go out of town to purchase firearms and ammunition that Walmart will not carry. Well at least until some other anti-firearm institution chooses to operate above the law.
The anti-gun ideology of both the City Council and Walmart apparently trumps state law, and apparently neither care much for the Second Amendment to the Constitution.
This is how stealth gun control works. Gun haters enact pseudo laws, use political clout, and turn a blind eye to the Constitution in order to limit gun sales to law abiding citizens.
Walmart is a billion dollar company with big dollar profits. Easily it could refuse to abide by an outdated agreement, particularly with a new law banning local restrictions in effect. However, in this instance, the retail giant buckles down to political power like a well trained German Sheppard rolls over for its human master.
When it comes to stealth firearm bans, a huge problem is that the experts in the field are not heard in the matter, and the politicians usually have no idea what they are talking about when it concerns guns.
For instance, the main difference between traditional semi-automatic rifles and the AR-15 rifle (used by the military) is aesthetic. If we compare the sometimes called �??tactical�?� AR-15 rifle with a semi-automatic rifle, both fire a single shot at trigger and both immediately eject the spent cartridge and chamber in a new one. And, in any event, both rifles are being manufactured and sold for hunting purposes.
We know �??assault weapons�?� is not a real term. It was invented by politicians for the sole purpose of frightening other politicians to conform to gun bans.
The real goal of the gun control herd is this: Make up scary sounding names, and ban all guns regardless of how they operate and the means in which they are used.
Good thing for us it doesn�??t take a retail mogul to fight the mangled system.
Gun rights hero in the making, Indiana resident Benjamin A. Magenheimer is suing the city of Evansville, Indiana, and the Evansville Department of Parks & Recreation for violating the same law that the South Bend City Council is ignoring.
While Mr. Magenheimer was carrying a legal hand gun together with his open carry permit at the city zoo, he was approached by four police officers who requested that he conceal his weapon.
When Mr. Magenheimer refused, he and his family were abruptly ordered to depart from the premises. He is now asking for damages, attorney�??s fees, declaratory and injunctive relief from the Circuit and Superior Court of Vanderburgh County in Evansville, Indiana.
The court hearing on the matter is scheduled for December 10, 2012.
Go figure. Walmart gets squashed like a stepped-on ant, while one brave gentleman fights for gun rights for us all. I hope Mr. Magenheimer wins!
Saber Junction reflects post-Afghanistan training model
Decisive Action: Don�??t let the bastards kill you
Written By Raquel Okyay
Raquel Okyay is a conservative writer and activist in New York State. She is a Conservative Party Leader and Founder of Ulster Orange Tea Party. Raquel also serves on the Board of Directors of NYS Right to Life. You can follow her on twitter @RQPoliticalBlog


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2023 Atlanta Braves Spring Training Schedule
Atlanta Braves Spring Training Schedule and Tickets
2023 Atlanta Braves Spring Training Reporting Dates
Pitchers & Catchers First Work Out
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Full Squad First Work Out
The Braves are scheduled to begin the 2023 Grapefruit League season on Saturday, February 25, at CoolToday Park against the Boston Red Sox.
The team's 30 game schedule will be played against 11 different teams – Boston Red Sox, New York Yankees, Toronto Blue Jays, Minnesota Twins, Tampa Bay Rays, New York Mets, Houston Astros, Detroit Tigers, Pittsburgh Pirates, Baltimore Orioles, and Philadelphia Phillies – as well as a World Baseball Classic game played at CoolToday Park on March 8.
All games will be played at 1:05 p.m., except for March 7 vs. the Boston Red Sox, and March 18 vs. the Philadelphia Phillies, which are scheduled for 6:05 p.m. starts.
Below Are Game tickets we were able to source.
Atlanta Braves Spring Training Fan Events 2023
Atlanta Braves Spring Training Schedule and Tickets are below.
The Braves franchise history dates back to their founding in Boston in 1871 when they were founded as the Boston Red Stockings.
After numerous name changes they started operating under the name Boston Braves, moved to Milwaukee in 1953 and to Atlanta in 1966.
Now, the Braves' new era of spring training in Sarasota County makes the Braves another of the suncoast's spring training teams until 2050 under a 30 year lease.
Cool Today Park, Venice, Florida
Atlanta Braves scheduled workouts take place at the outer practice fields of Cool Today Park and are free and open to the public at 18800 South, W Villages Pkwy, Venice, FL
Make your plans now to come out to Cool today Park and see this year's crop of new prospects along with returning Atlanta Braves and veteran players as well.
And make sure to get your Atlanta Braves Spring Training tickets early before they sell out.
There's nothing like watching the "old spring training ballgame" while being able to work on your tan at the same time.
2023 Atlanta Braves Spring Training
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March 4, 2023 Orioles
Sarasota 1:05pm
March 4, 2023 Twins Venice 1:05pm
March 5, 2025 Yankees Venice 1:05pm
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March 10, 2023 Rays St Pete
March 11, 2023 Tigers Venice
March 12, 2023 Pirates Bradenton
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March 14, 2022 Phillies Clearwater
March 15, 2023 Astros Venice
March 17, 2023 Red Sox
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March 18, 2023 Phillies Venice 6:05pm
March 19, 2023 Twins Ft Myers
March 20, 2023 Rays Venice 1:05pm
March 22, 2023 Tigers Lakeland 1:05pm
March 23, 2023 Mets Venice 1:05pm
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March 25, 2023 Twins Venice 1:05pm
March 26, 2023 Pirates Venice 1:05pm
Cool Today Park, Venice, FL
Cool Today Park is at 18800 South, W Villages Pkwy, Venice, FL
All information in the Atlanta Braves Spring Training Schedule is deemed to be correct, however it was provided by the Braves office and is subject to change, without notice, due to error and/or changes according to the Orioles.
Atlanta Braves Spring Training Schedule to Atlanta Braves Spring Training Main Page
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Hjördis Genberg Niven
Sweden's first supermodel and the actor David Niven's second wife
Hjördis Genberg 1919-45
Long winter evenings in the north, 1919-1929
Life was never the same again, 1930-1940
Hjördis Genberg, model student, 1941-1942
Life at Leja, 1942-1943
Hjördis in the city, 1942-1943
Stockholm's star mannequin, 1943-1944
Hjördis Genberg, fashion model, 1943-1944
Hats on to Hjördis Genberg, 1943-1945
Something big and demanding, 1945
Hjördis Genberg, fashion model, 1945
Hjördis Tersmeden 1946-47
Mrs Hjördis Tersmeden 1946
Stockholm to El Morocco, 1946-1947
Cholly Knickerbocker observes: Hjördis Tersmeden, 1947
A rootless and insecure marriage, 1947
The Cassini connection, 1947
The sawmill worker's daughter, 1947
David Niven's chair, 1947
Darts and black velvet, 1947
A marriage proposal, 1947-1948
Hjördis Niven 1948-50
Niven weddings, 1917 to 1948
South Kensington Registry Office, 1948
A storybook stepmother, 1948
Niven in Hollywood, 1948
May I introduce… Mrs David Niven
Life cover, 1948
On the cover of a magazine
A whirlwind romance, 1948
Back to earth, 1948-1949
The perfect wife…1949-1950
Hi society, 1949-1950
Hjördis Niven, 1950-55
Rocket to the stars, 1950
Living at the Pink House, 1948-1960
Lady of the manor, 1950
There was always a chap with white gloves, 1951
Broadway and break-up stories, 1951-1952
Hjördis gets shot, 1952
The moon is blue, 1953-54
I've learned to be happy ever after, 1954
Around the world.., 1955
The first Rat Pack, 1955
Safe Keeping, 1956
Recuperating with Grace, 1956
Bonjour Tristesse, 1957
Understatement of the century, 1957
Every day you are getting 24 hours older, 1958
Stars' wives, 1958
Separate tables, 1959
Deep red carnations, 1959
Brazil, darling? 1959
Niven in Europe, 1960
The beautiful ice lady, 1960
Come up and see my etchings, 1960
Cap Ferrat and Kristina, 1961
Lo Scoglietto – The little rock
The pitfalls of skiing, 1962
Narrow escapes and JFK, 1962-1963
Breakfast in bed, 1963
A well kept secret, 1964
Pia and Mia Genberg
Pia and Mia photo gallery 1
Hjördis Niven, 1965-1967
Living in the lap, 1965
The Nivens in Château-d'Oex 1965
Mr Niven's brand of peerless charm, 1965
New friends and old roles, 1966
The Nivens at Lo Scoglietto, 1967
The impossible years, 1967-1968
David and Hjördis Niven's Christmas recipes, 1967
All so distinctive and 'notice me', 1968
If things had turned out differently, 1969
The moon's a balloon, 1970-1971
The deeper understanding, 1972
Drifting along on an uneven keel, 1973
A non-participating background presence, 1974
When the snows come, 1975
The moon can be something of a burst balloon, 1976-1977
Escape to Monte Carlo, 1977-1978
Two words: Mon-ey, 1979
Struck on the leg with a plank, 1980
Relationships quite close to home, 1981
From Dawn Until Dusk, 1982
David Niven and Lou Gehrig, 1983
Surrounded by trees and flowers, 1983
David Niven's last days, July 1983
A bright summer's day in Chateau D'Oex, 1983
The other side of the moon, 1984-1985
At home with Hjördis, 1991-1992
I want to be free, 1985-1997
Hjördis tangents
Wartime Sweden, 1939-1945
Career guide: Modelling in Sweden
Swedish fashion in the 1940s
Primmie Niven
David Niven's first wife, Primmie Niven, 1918-1946
The Hjördis Niven bookshelf
Hjördis Niven links
Site-map & updates
There was always a chap with white gloves, 1950-1951
David and Hjordis Niven, 19th September 1951. Original caption: "Movie star David Niven and his wife return from Europe aboard the Queen Mary. Picture was taken as the ship docked at New York. The dress Mrs Niven wears is one she designed herself and had made in Paris. She is the former Hjordis Tersmeden, who was a famous beauty in her Swedish homeland." Another photo from the series is in the National Portrait Gallery collection. … .. Pardon? What colour was her dress? It was yellow. You're welcome.
Following the completion of 'Happy Go Lovely', David skipped back to Hollywood in October 1950 to make two more movies, including 'The Lady Says No' – an ironic title given his recent conquests. In 2002, Euan Lloyd told Graham Lord that David's philandering continued in California:
"There was one who has to remain nameless because she's still alive. Madam X and Niv were having this big affair when he went back to Hollywood. She was a major star."
Hjördis remained behind at Wilcot. Happy and lovely are not descriptions that I've heard about her life there. Doreen Hawkins visited and was not impressed:
"It wasn't a very good move to Wilcot. It was gloomy and Hjördis said she saw ghostly nuns rowing a boat on their lake. I went to lunch there, but Hjördis was hopeless with domestic things and there was no food in the house. She didn't believe in eating. Hjördis had only got gin. The kitchen was miles away but finally we went to eat some cold meat and a very curious dessert, and there was this man with white gloves serving us. Hjördis always had this thing, even if there was just the two of you having a snack, there was always a chap with white gloves. It was ridiculous."
Hjördis' absence from David's side was interpreted by gossip columnists as domestic strife, then revealed to be because of doctor's orders in London. She eventually joined him in early December.
California for Christmas
Newspaper advert for the Peter Lind Hayes Show on 21st December 1950, with guest stars David and Hjordis Niven
On 21st December, Hjördis made her second television appearance of the year, when she and David were guests on the Peter Lind-Hayes and Mary Healy Christmas show in New York. She was reported as being "scared silly" in advance, and indeed it did not go as planned.
She later described turning up, hair lacquered and dressed to the nines, to be stood under a bag filled with the snowflakes. It poured down on her ahead of schedule and by the time she went before the lights she was "a bedraggled, but smiling, lady".
Hjördis spent Christmas with David in California, then sailed for England on 21st January 1951 to join David Jr and Jamie, who had been staying at Wilcot with David's sister Grizel. Hjördis openly admitted to Hedda Hopper that each time she and David returned to Hollywood they were more reluctant to leave. Wilcot's Niven days were clearly numbered, but there may have been other reasons, at least as far as Hjördis was concerned.
In February 1951 Svenska Dagbladet reported from a Hollywood source that Hjördis had once again been offered a movie part. However, they were well enough informed to dampen any expectation: "It will probably be a while before we see her on the big screen."
David left Hollywood in March 1951 once 'The Lady Says No' was finished, arriving in Southampton on the RMS Queen Elizabeth, where he was met by his excited wife and sons.
In front of the Movietone news camera and microphone, Hjördis stood patiently, eyebrows dancing away as usual, smiled when David said: "We'll probably have our honeymoon. We haven't had one yet," and then exploded into laughter and wheeled away when Jamie aimed a preschool hay-maker at David Jr. [She was most certainly not their mother, and this said it in letters ten feet tall].
The boys were soon left behind, again, as David whisked Hjördis off on a motoring holiday through France, Switzerland and Italy. The French leg of the tour also fitted in nicely with the wedding of Hjördis' sister Gerd Karin at the Swedish Embassy on 31st March.
Video: British Movietone [The Nivens appear from 2:01 in the clip]
Although 1950-1951 is portrayed as a low point in David's film career – we're talking quantity rather than quality – he remained surprisingly busy. Days after the motoring holiday he left Wilcot behind, yet again, to begin filming 'Appointment with Venus' on one of the smaller Channel Islands.
On 10th April it was reported that while strolling along the isthmus that joins Little Sark to Greater Sark the cliff top gave way. David grabbed a safety wire and hauled himself back: "Closest thing I've had for a long time." Apart from having near-death experiences, on 18th April David also took the opportunity to meet the local seigneur, the Dame of Sark.
David relaxes [tries to get warm more like] while filming 'Appointment with Venus' on Sark, 1951, by taking Hjördis for a row
In May and June, work on the movie continued near London, at Pinewood Studios. David was finally able to spend a little time at Wilcot – although according to Errol Flynn the house was sold during those same months. David's 'Appointment with Venus' co-star Kenneth More noted in his autobiography that the Nivens were renting the house when he visited.
[If you want to know about the next owners of Wilcot Manor: In 1955 it was in the hands of the Earl and Countess of Westmorland. The Earl was Queen Elizabeth II's 'Lord-in-Waiting'. I've heard of the term Lady-in-Waiting before, but Lord-in-Waiting's a new one to me… Anyway, in 1957 the Westmorlands sold the house to Sir Ivo Mallet, the UK's ambassador in Spain.]
The Nivens' housekeeper at Wilcot was local lass Eileen Bartlett, who spoke of meeting a variety of stars there, even Frank Sinatra. Kenneth More was invited to stay for a weekend break during filming – despite David's sense of competition with his younger co-star.
Hjördis and David Niven at the Epsom Derby, 30th May 1951 with Peggy Miller Mundy
The visit has been well recorded, probably because it's so bizarre.
Ever the genial host, David introduced More to Hjördis, then plied him with alcohol during dinner and after Hjördis had gone to bed. Once More was inebriated, David persuaded him to break up an ugly yellow and black harlequin-patterned chair and throw it on the fire.
"For some reason David seemed deliriously happy," More wrote. "Next morning when I came down to breakfast, Hjördis was looking worried. 'What has happened to the chair?' she asked. David, po-faced, said "Kenny burned it, darling.'" "You burned my chair?" Hjördis shrieked, and refused to speak to More for the rest of his painfully awkward stay. In fact, More reckoned that she never forgave him.
Passing the time
David and Hjordis Niven with Lord Hardwicke, at Longchamp for the French Derby, 24th June 1951.
While living in England and having her furniture nefariously disposed of, Hjördis kept spirits up with her love of gambling. David bought a greyhound in 1950, and told a London newspaper: "My wife is crazy about greyhound racing. But I'm not a betting man. Betting's a mugs game." Hjördis was therefore a mug.
There was also the opportunity to get dressed up for events such as the Epsom Derby, where she was photographed in May 1951.
"I am a bad gambler," Hjördis admitted. "I hate losing. Once I went to a race-track and lost all of the house-keeping money. David was very cross and said we would have to live on hot dogs for a week."
Still, she could have been worse.. "She was playing a roulette table in Las Vegas, using 10-cent chips," David told the LA Times. "Beside her a tall man in a 10-gallon hat was throwing $100 chips. When he'd lost about $10,000 Hjordis looked at him and said 'That's not the way to do it.' So the man shoved his stack over to her saying: 'Here little lady, you show me how.'"
David was able to deal with some of Hjördis' foibles with humour, which she took in good heart. For her birthday in 1950 he presented her with two Irish Hospital Sweepstakes tickets (dodgy lottery tickets based on horse-racing results). Hjördis immediately reciprocated by handing David two tickets from her purse – traffic citations which she had been handed in the US for forgetting to drive on the right-hand side of the road.
An even better example of Hjördis' strong sense of humour, that lived long in David's memory, was related by journalist Howard Kissel. "He still remembers a long train ride through Europe after finishing a film in England where he was paid in cash. At the time there were extreme limitations on the amount of cash a British subject could take out of the country, and it was Hjördis' idea – which made him extremely nervous – to conceal the money in the second layer of a box of chocolates."
"As each border arrived and customs inspectors came through the train, Niven's fears rose. The very last border was the one into Italy, where they were going to spend their vacation – and the money. It was the first one where an earnest customs inspector decided to go through their luggage. Finding nothing amiss, the inspector was going to leave the compartment."
"Niven was tremendously relieved until he heard his wife ask: 'Would you like a chocolate?' The man rifled through the candies until he found one he liked and wished the Nivens well."
"'I think what terrified me was the thought of prison.' David admitted. And doubtless, Hjördis knew it.
Despite the occasional fun and games, living in England did not work out, and in the second half of the year David's normally busy working-life entered an unwelcome quiet patch. Following a recommendation by Noel Coward, David and Hjördis packed their (twelve) bags and on 14th September 195 1 left for New York, where David had accepted a role in a Broadway play with veteran actress Gloria Swanson. There were reports that Jane Wyman "wants to make a picture with him as soon as possible", but definite work had to take precedence.
Next page: Broadway and break-up stories
Copyright © 2019 David Browne
Life after David
Hjördis Niven's 14 years without David, 1983-1997
Hjördis, 1919-1997
Hjördis Genberg, fashion model. 1945
Sitting in David Niven's chair, 1947
The perfect wife and mother, 1949-1950
Around the world, 1955
24 hours older every day, 1958
The Nivens' Christmas recipes, 1967
The moon can be a burst balloon, 1976-1977
David Niven's first wife, Primula Rollo.
Pia and Mia Genberg, Hjördís Niven's Swedish nieces, who became star models and actresses in France and Italy.
Was it difficult to have a happy marriage in Hollywood?
Actress Lilli Palmer (Rex Harrison's wife between 1943-1956:
"It was almost impossible. One evening a big star gave a party honoring couples who had been married more than 10 years. We showed up with about 50 other couples, and everyone that I knew had either been or was being unfaithful to the other. But these were the survivors."
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Join us at this year's Early Childhood Directors' Gathering!
Our topic will be EC Best Practices: Addressing our strengths and growth areas through the review of national standards. Presenter will be Dian Schlichtmann.
We will also discuss the next round of late summer EC worker regional events, including dates/location/topic.
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Tonight on AC360: Man reunited with best friend after tornadoes
At 8 p.m. ET tonight, Randi Kaye has a heartwarming story about a man reunited with his best friend, a pit bull named Junior, after the Texas tornadoes. Jerry Shuttlesworth wasn't sure if he would ever see his dog again. The two were separated in the powerful winds.
Like Junior, hundreds of pets were left homeless after the storm. A local shelter has been trying to connect them with their owners, but it's a difficult task without cell phone service and many residents displaced.
The National Weather Service said at least 16 tornadoes are responsible for the deadly force that completely destroyed homes and buildings in North Texas. At least six people lost their lives.
Nin Hulett, mayor pro tem for Granbury, Texas, told Anderson Cooper last night about the jarring remains – exposed slabs of concrete and carpet where houses once stood. The small town about 30 miles southwest of Dallas-Fort Worth is starting to pick up the pieces today.
Meteorologist Chad Myers is tracking some new storms that could cause trouble over the weekend. Watch AC360 for details and Randi's report.
UPDATE Watch Randi's report on Jerry and Junior:
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Retirement planning, unfortunately, is something that most don't think about until the time is almost near. While some might have a retirement account through their employers, the effort to increase their savings for the future often takes a back seat. For obvious reasons, of course. Trying to sustain enough income to cover your day to day expenses is tough, often making it difficult to find areas to save more.
1. Bundle your home entertainment services – If you're paying separate bills for your phone, the Internet, and television services, you could be watching money go down the drain. To save on these services, look for packages or services you can bundle with DIRECTV which would allow you to have your phone, Internet, and television services for one monthly rate.
2. Ditch the data plan on your cell phone – If you have Internet at home, you really don't need an unlimited data plan. There are also a lot of businesses that allow their customers to use free Wi-Fi. To save money you can either lower your data plan or cut it all together and use your free options.
3. Make sure your home is efficient – Utility costs can be several hundred dollars per month. This number is higher when the home is less efficient. Consider having an energy audit to find out if you're letting money blow out the window. Some affordable ways to make your home more efficient would be to add weather stripping to doors, plastic to windows, and insulation in the attic.
4. Use coupons when shopping for groceries – The cost of food is another household expense that can be reduced. Start looking at coupons as money. Clip coupons and compare them to sales in your local grocery stores to get the best savings. Some stores offer double and triple coupon promotions allowing you to save even more on your grocery bill each month.
5. Cook at home instead of going out – The average person spends about $2,000 a year on dining out. Imagine how that would look in your retirement account in 10 years? While you don't have to stop eating out altogether, try to minimize the number of times you do by cooking at home. Use online recipes and cooking shows to get creative with your meals.
6. Refinance your mortgage or renegotiate your rent – Homeowners have the opportunity to refinance their mortgage which can lower the interest rate for increased monthly savings. Though renters don't have this opportunity, they can talk with their landlord about lowering the rent. Perhaps you'll be responsible for all repairs less than $200 in exchange for $50 off the monthly rent. This would give you an annual savings of $600.
7. Shop second-hand clothes – You need clothes on your back but they don't have to be expensive. Instead of heading to the mall, perhaps start shopping a thrift stores. You can find some clothing in really good condition for half of what it would cost you at a retail store.
8. Bundle your insurance – Bundling, as described above can provide customers with additional savings. There are insurance companies that sell car, life, and homeowners insurance. Shop around to see which company will offer you the best bundle rate for all of your policies.
Each of these methods of saving on household expenses may seem small individually, but they add up in the end. When you multiply that by however many years you have until retirement, you will be saving thousands of dollars towards something that benefits your future. By placing these funds into an interest-bearing account or investing in stock each year, you can multiply your savings even further.


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Russia is cutting itself off from the Internet and the media to impose its official story on the war in Ukraine
"Disaster feet"
This site is highly criticized in Europe and the United States, especially due to misinformation. According to eMarketer, only 7.5 million Russians watch it frequently.
But from the Arab Spring to the anti-racist protests in the United States in 2020, it has served activists and voluntary organizations in many countries to mobilize around a variety of political causes.
It also plays an essential role in the free media environment in Russia, underlined by Natalia Krabiva, a lawyer who specializes in technology at NGO Access Now.
"The expression of critical figures takes place mainly on social networks in Russia. Content on Facebook is shared by messengers. So this is a devastating blow to free access to information and to resist war.", She explains.
Like other experts, he expects similar actions against YouTube, for example, which many independent media outlets and protesters use to spread their statements and opinions.
The regulator also promised that the Ukrainian government would begin restricting access to Twitter, which it has successfully used with Western nations in the communications war with Moscow.
"There is a danger that people will no longer be able to know the truth", Laments Natalia Krabiva.
Russian television broadcasts portraying Ukrainians as fascist enemies threatening Russia and broadcasting annoying lies. "They did not show the bombed cities and what was happening to the public. They are talking about the release of so-called anti-Ukrainian militants", She says.
Thousands of Russians were arrested during protests against the invasion.
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Hulu is looking solid again in June, with quite an assortment of movies coming, including quality new titles as well as good older ones. Not sure how well Ace Ventura 1 & 2 have aged, but there's also Con Air, Dances with Wolves,Ghost Rider (maybe just watch the latest season of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. instead), Mr. Mom., a trio of Muppet movies, the first two Underworld movies, Star Trek: Beyond, and On the Waterfront coming in June.
Among the departures are Gladiator, Trading Places, Witness, Killer Klowns from Outer Space, and Footloose.


Home / Lifestyle / January Blues | What is that?
by mintyessence1updated on January 18, 2019 January 18, 2019 Leave a Comment on January Blues | What is that?
I am very well aware that this month is known for it's doom and gloom associations also known as the 'January Blues'. It can be a financially draining month after spending on lots of presents and indulging in the boxing day sales. Also the consumption of good food over Christmas is definitely felt along the waist line and with super packed gyms… can you really be bothered queuing for one of the twenty treadmills?
However, with all that being said it is so important to remember not to forget about yourself. Take time for self care, self reflection and make a conscious effort to elevate yourself. Make your wellbeing your priority.
I have started this year on a positive note with the intentions to keep at it! Life is too short for negativity in whatever form. I find it helps to start my day with a devotional (Philippians 4:6-7), a good morning stretch and some good old mint tea!


This bright and beautiful Sara Miller money box bedecked with fun and fanciful flamingos makes the perfect gift for anyone who is saving their pennies. The colourful tin features a slot on the top which is wide enough to accommodate any size of coins and even notes, and money can be accessed via a metal stopper in the base.
https://www.houseofbruar.com/sm-money-box-flamingo-ns-pink/ CA00156FLAMINGO Sara Miller Money Box /images/products/medium/CA00156FLAMINGO.jpg 4.95 GBP cg-gift-home/ This bright and beautiful Sara Miller money box bedecked with fun and fanciful flamingos makes the perfect gift for anyone who is saving their pennies. The colourful tin features a slot on the top which is wide enough to accommodate any size of coins and even notes, and money can be accessed via a metal stopper in the base.


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Milinda next envoy in India with special rank
Former Minister Milinda Moragoda will be Sri Lanka's next High Commissioner to India with a special rank
A senior Foreign Service Officer who will be his deputy will have ambassadorial rank, well informed sources said.
Moragoda has been persuaded by President Gotabaya Rajapaksa to accept this appointment despite his many business, think tank and other commitments here. He will be making frequent visits to Colombo from New Delhi. He also plays a special role as a chief lay disciple of the Buddhist hierarchy.
The appointment must be approved by the Parliamentary High Posts Committee which has not yet been set up but it is understood that the appointment is confirmed by the government leadership.
Gamini Senarath re-appointed Secretary to PM
Lanka receives 'Safe Travels Stamp' from WTTC


A KNIFE AND A FORK AND A BOTTLE AND A CORK!
A Knife and a Fork and a Bottle and a Cork is the first in a Riddle Rhyme Trilogy. To follow: Chicken in the Car and the Car Can't Go… (Cities) & Here's A Little Riddle for the Kids on the Block… (Capitals).
Riddle Rhymes on sixty-three of America's Greatest Cities.
The Riddle Rhymes in this book are based on the names of sixty-three of America's great cities. Also included are historical sketches of them.
Also available is City Sketches which is a companion to CHICKEN IN THE CAR AND THE CAR CAN'T GO, THAT'S HOW YOU SPELL…CHICAGO and contains additional information about the 63 cities.


Actor Alec Baldwin was so moved by the story of an 18-year-old Army soldier who is scheduled to serve in Iraq, he's going to help pay for her college education after she leaves the military.
The story of Pvt. Resha Kane of Needles, Calif., was on the front page of The New York Times on March 4 and was written as a narrative about the day Kane said goodbye to her friends and family on Feb. 27 in Mohave Valley, Ariz., six miles northeast of Needles. Accompanying the article was a large photo of a teary-eyed Kane looking into her father's eyes as he tenderly held her shoulders.
Soon after, Baldwin ? not Baldwin's people ? phoned several dollar stores in Mohave Valley looking for Kane's mother, Patricia Kane. He finally tracked her down at Family Dollar.
Baldwin, who appeared in "Glengarry Glen Ross" and "The Departed" and most recently won a Golden Globe and Screen Actors Guild award for his performance in the weekly NBC comedy "30 Rock," was vacationing in London and could not be reached for comment.
Baldwin spokesman Matthew Hiltzik said when Baldwin read the newspaper article, it made him think of his own daughter, 11-year-old Ireland.
Hiltzik said the actor will meet the Kane family in Mohave Valley and give them a check, which will be in addition to the $37,000 the Army will give Kane for college. Hiltzik said the date for Baldwin's visit should be decided next week.
Although Baldwin, 48, has been a vocal critic of the war in Iraq, Hiltzik said supporting the troops who are fighting there is important to the actor.
Patricia Kane said when she heard Baldwin's voice on the other line, she didn't know what to think.
Resha Kane said she was just as dumbfounded when her mother told her the news.
Kane, a chemical operations specialist in the Army, said she wants to be a biochemist but is not sure what university she wants to attend once she leaves the military in three years.
Although her mother is terrified for her daughter, Resha Kane said she's not afraid to go to war.


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Home / People / Making Her Mark With Her Sharpie
Making Her Mark With Her Sharpie
It took a little brainstorming before Joanna (Jo) Haas was able to settle on just a single item in her life that made her happy. As we settled in for the conversation, she mentioned that I might find her selection a bit strange. "I love my Sharpie pen," says Jo. Honestly, I thought it was an imaginative choice, and from the chief creative officer of the Kentucky Science Center, how could I expect anything else? Her attachment to the permanent marker is long-lived and broadly encompassing.Yes, she's an artist, but the Sharpie means more to her than just what she can draw.
Jo has worked in the "attractions world" for more than 30 years– in Pittsburgh, in Columbus, at The Henry Ford in Detroit, and for more than a decade at the Kentucky Science Center. She is never without her Sharpie, and is kind of famous for the habit. For any work anniversary or memento when leaving one job for another, her colleagues would always bestow her with the symbolic gift of another Sharpie. It's basically her trademark.
Jo loves writing with a Sharpie. "It's both a tool of expression and an expressive tool. They write in ways that no other pen or writing device can do. When I am in meetings, it's very common for someone to say, 'Here comes the paper and the Sharpie!' And, it's true," Jo says. She believes it's a way to help others understand a concept or strategic direction that may otherwise be difficult to grasp. "I will draw certain ideas as they are coming out of my head. I get real excitement out of seeing that 'Aha' moment on the faces of the other people in the room," Jo says.
Jo's skills in communication and community-building are fundamental to both her personal career success and to that of the organizations for which she has worked. As is true for many of us, having a pen in a meeting gives Jo's hands something to do, but this goes far beyond note-taking or doodling in the margins. "I see the Sharpie as an extension of me. It's part of my identity and helps me bring people together. We end up with a visual and shared language that helps us achieve our goals," she says.
In an interesting parallel, Jo described the basics of an upcoming project at the Kentucky Science Center called Uniquely Human. It will explore the mind-body connection and how it affects our bodies, health, and community. No doubt it will provide a scientific explanation for why the Sharpie, as an extension of Jo's identity, provides her with so much happiness. For now, Jo has come up with good reasons of her own. "I'm a person who finds joy in a lot of things. This was a fun way to think about work, home, community, and the positive energy I get from my job."
By Megan S. Willman | Photos by Erika Doll
P.S. Stay superfit.
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NI Minister halts Irish Sea border checks over Brexit protocol
Northern Ireland's Agriculture Minister has issued an order to halt Irish Sea border checks on food and farming products, citing legal advice.
The checks which have always been controversial issue to the DUP, are required under the terms of the Protocol agreed by the UK Government and European Union.
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University of Baghdad congratulates the Iraqi brave army commemorating its 96th foundation anniversary. Presidency of University of Baghdad represented by its president Prof. Dr. Alaa Abdul Hussein Abdul Rasul and its professors, staff and students express their warmest congratulations and blessings to the heroes of our valiant army, leaders and officers, on the ninety sixth anniversary of their day. We pray to Almighty God to bestow safety to our country, protect our heroes in the armed forces who protect Iraq and achieve the finest victories in the battlefields against the factions of terrorism. Pride may be bestowed to the souls of our martyrs, heal to the wounded and victory to our valiant army.
Prof. Dr. Alaa Abdul Hussein Abdul Rasul, president of University of Baghdad and Dr. Ahmed Motamedi, president of AmirKabir University of Technology, Iran signed two memoranda of understanding. The first memorandum provides for allowing postgraduate students and researchers at University of Baghdad to conduct their researches at Amirkabir University of Technology, while the second memorandum provides for applying the visiting professor system between these two universities as well as exchange of students and joint research and projects. This initiative came after the openness of University of Baghdad to other global and international universities in order to increase research sobriety of the professors of Baghdad University, keep abreast with the latest technologies used by the researchers in addition to benefit from foreign expertise, laboratories and equipment that are not available at our university and to keep pace with the global scientific development currently.
President of University of Baghdad, Prof. Dr. Alaa Abdul Hussein Abdul Rasul discussed with a delegation from the ministry of interior headed by the dean of the police college Major-General Sabah Mohammed and dean of the higher institute for security and administrative development Dr. Yasser Abdul Jabbar the mechanism of cooperation between the ministry and University of Baghdad. The director of media department at the university, Assistant Prof. Dr. Adel Abdul Razak stated that this joint meeting discussed activating the role of the university in community service in all academic and service institutions in Iraq through cooperation between the two sides in holding workshops and seminars, as well as hosting a number of university professors of Police Academy and the higher institute to benefit from their scientific expertise and to educate and train students in all fields, especially in postgraduate studies.


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Excitement builds over Wychwood barn-raising
The folks at the barns are expecting a stampede this weekend.
By Daphne Gordonliving reporter
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"It will be jammed," predicts Toronto City Councillor Joe Mihevc, who helped spearhead the $21.2 million Artscape Wychwood Barns restoration project, a major transformation of the former TTC repair facility at St. Clair and Christie Sts.
The new barns officially opened yesterday and will function as a 21st-century community centre, with the focus on food, sustainability and art.
"There's incredible pent-up excitement about this," adds Nick Saul, executive director of The Stop Community Food Centre, the non-profit organization behind The Green Barn, an innovative food production and education centre located within the Wychwood Barns project.
The Stop's food centre fills about a quarter of the barns' space and will be a hub of activity this weekend, with the opening of an organic farmers' market featuring more than 40 vendors. The farmers' market runs 9 a.m. to noon tomorrow.
"People really come together around food," says Saul, adding that the centre's programs will eventually include kids' cooking classes, access to an outdoor bake oven, an outdoor garden, a large greenhouse and food events aimed at low-income residents.
The project was a collaboration between the City of Toronto and local residents. In 2004, the non-profit community organization Artscape became a partner.
The barns, which were first erected in 1913, use green technologies such as stormwater recycling and geothermal heating and cooling.
The barns will include social housing units for artists, office space for non-profit arts and environmental organizations, and performance and event spaces. They are flanked by a large new city park featuring a playground, volleyball court and a meadow.
For Mihevc and residents of the St. Clair West neighbourhood, it's a dream come true. The site had been derelict for more than 30 years, and was an eyesore and a waste of space. Community members defined how the site could be transformed, so they're understandably proud of the final result, Mihevc explains.
Artscape president and CEO Tim Jones says the barns will draw visitors from across the GTA and strengthen the local economy, just as redevelopment projects at the Distillery District and the Brickworks have helped transform those neighbourhoods.
"There's a real sense of ownership in this community," says Mihevc. "This is really their project. It shows that, with persistence and community involvement, you can do a lot of good things."


Today we owe a huge thank you and congratulations to Mark and Valerie as they've officially sold their house! It was a pleasure working with them. One of the sweetest families! This multi-level house is fantastic and was very well cared for. The new owners are very lucky!
This Bellevue multi-level home has been well-cared for and it shows! Enter the home and be greeted by a spacious entry-way and open living/dining area. The main floor features cathedral ceilings adorned by a natural wood beam. Master bedroom features an en-suite with tiled master shower. Find extra living space in the finished basement which walks out to the fully-fenced flat backyard. Oversized back deck, Brand New roof, AC 2 yrs. old, & water heater < 5 yrs old!


It's hard not to get gushy about Bob's Red Mill. I know that I have before, and hopefully this won't become as prevalent in my blog posts as my obsession with Isa or New Seasons. BUT! It's impossible not to get excited about a grain store that offers so many organic, gluten-free, vegan, etc. ingredients. I went this morning for a quick breakfast, and to use up my roommate's Chinook Book coupon for a half-off breakfast before it expired. I had the vegan flapjacks with garden sausage. I could only eat half of the dish, but I look forward to having the rest tomorrow for my lunch at work. Seriously, though, places that offer vegan dishes are awesome.
Speaking along those lines, my amazing and awesome couchsurfers made me dinner last night! It was the most generous and thoughtful thing they could have done. They made me delicious quinoa with roasted hazelnuts, raisins, and brown sugar, plus a yummy salad of cucumbers, tomatoes, and red onions with a fabulous balsamic dressing, and sauteed some broccoli with fantastic roasted acorn squash to finish. I couldn't stop eating everything because it was sooo good (well, that and I had just finished a 50-minute run and was STARVING!). So, really, my life is pretty good right now, at least food-wise. I have been playing around with using bananas in place of oil in a lot of my baking lately, and I have to say, for as much as I really don't enjoy fresh/raw bananas, having them in baked goods is really quite the addition.


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Use this Military Strategy to Defeat Your Competition
The thinking of military strategists like Carl von Clausewitz and Sun Tzu have been widely applied to the world of business and even strategic selling. The ideas of a more recent military innovator, Lieutenant Colonel John Boyd, have surprising implications for today's dynamic selling environment.
Lt. Col. John Boyd
John Boyd was a United States Air Force fighter pilot and Pentagon consultant of the late 20th century. During the early 1960s, Boyd co-created a new theory of aerial combat and also developed the strategy for the (successful) invasion of Iraq in the Gulf War of 1991.
The OODA Loop
Perhaps Boyd's most important innovation was the concept of the decision cycle or OODA Loop, a tool to explain how individuals and organizations can win in uncertain and seemingly chaotic environments. The concept can help individuals respond to situations by making better decisions more quickly than their opponents.
Boyd described how organisms and organizations undergo a continuous cycle of interaction with their environment. He breaks this cycle into 4 interrelated processes, called the OODA Loop, which stands for Observation, Orientation, Decision and Action.
What Harry Hillaker, chief designer of the F-16, said of the OODA theory is that "Time is the dominant parameter. The pilot who goes through the OODA cycle in the shortest time prevails because his opponent is caught responding to situations that have already changed."
Boyd believed the ability to apply this decision cycle is critical to survival and success. He recommended that organizations adopt a decentralized approach to tactical decision-making by training field personnel to first quickly assess their situation and then giving them the ability to respond to their environment based on prior shared experiences.
In their 2003 Department of Defense publication, "Power to the Edge: Command…Control…in the Information Age", Dr. David S. Alberts and Richard E. Hayes describe how organizations can dynamically synchronize their actions, achieving better agility and faster response by enhancing situational awareness rather than applying a single operational picture.
How does Lt. Col. Boyd's theory apply to today's competitive selling environment?
Boyd stressed the importance of agility, of empowering field personnel to adapt their approach to the situation they encounter. In today's selling landscape, sellers are likely to encounter multiple prospect scenarios. Rather than relying on a single selling approach, they need to be able to accurately assess their prospects' situations and then apply the methodology that best suits it.
For example, a seller may encounter a buyer who only requires a very transactional response (e.g., pricing and logistics information). Applying a strategic selling approach in such cases could annoy the buyer and possibly result in a lost sale.
Sales Agility
Professor Leff Bonney at Florida State University's Sales Institute has conducted research applying a similar idea to selling. Dr. Bonney's research shows that the critical factor in sales success is the ability to respond to varying customer scenarios with the selling approach appropriate for each.
He believes that, rather than training sellers solely as "Challengers" or "Consultative" sellers, companies need to prepare their people to be "Situational" sellers who adjust to different categories of buyers and deal types.
In his research, Dr. Bonney found that the top 10-15% of sellers use three or four different selling strategies , depending on the buying situation. They are adept at very quickly assessing a situation and employing the method that fits best.
He calls this agile selling or the Agile Sales Code. He stresses that agility isn't about sellers making it up on the spot. Just like Lt. Col. Boyd's, Dr. Bonney's approach relies first on an accurate assessment of the environment and then applying the right approach based on the company's prior shared experiences.
Implications for Sales Leaders
What are the implications for sales leadership of an approach originally developed for aerial combat? That speed is everything – doing the right thing more quickly than the competitor. The key to winning is to equip sellers to apply the right selling approach faster than the competition.
Document your customers' most likely buying scenarios based on shared observations Do you think your selling environment's too complex to do this? That's what they initially told Boyd about aerial combat too
Draw up a series of plays outlining the best response to the most common buying scenarios, based on observed field experience
Train your sellers to diagnose which buying scenarios they're facing and to execute the right play against each
Grant your sellers the authority to execute (supported by generous coaching from managers)
The result? Your sellers will outthink your competitors and take the right actions more quickly, driving a higher win rate and accelerated sales cycle.
Douglas Draper: With a background in sales leadership, Doug defines and implements sales process, methodologies, tools and training to help companies achieve extraordinary growth. He has enabled sellers at leading technology companies including Apple, SAP, Kronos, Compaq Computer, Akamai and Analog Devices. Contact Doug.


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Devant Sport Towels prove that a fresh logo can give new life to an existing product
Devant Sport Towels, manufacturer and distributor of premium custom sport towels, is giving their logo a new look.
"The Devant brand has progressed rapidly in both quality and design over the years, and we are excited to be introducing a new logo that reflects that change," said Renee Pfau, Product Manager at Devant Sport Towels.
Designed to be used effortlessly across print and digital channels, the new logo inspires individuality and encourages golfers to stand out through its modern type and statement lettering. The new logo design will officially replace the previous logo in the coming months.
To add to the excitement, Devant announced upcoming seasonal product launches and hinted at a new tropical-inspired towel collection dropping soon.
Established in 1976, Devant Sport Towels is the most respected brand of custom sport towels by building a reputation for unmatched quality, design and service. Devant, located in Pageland, South Carolina, manufactures and distributes a full line of custom sport towels, cotton tapestry throws and Hi-Def™ bag tags. Devant is an official licensee for the PGA of America (PGA Championship, KPMG Women's Championship and Senior PGA Championship), LPGA (Solheim Cup, International Cup) and the USGA (U.S. Women's Open, U.S. Senior Open, U.S. Amateur, Walker Cup and U.S. Open). Dynamic Brands is the parent company of Devant and is located in Richmond, VA. For information on Devant visit www.devantsporttowels.com.