Wales has some of the most beautiful coastline in the country, and if you?ve never been before, you should take a trip to the Pembrokeshire stretch of the Wales Coast Path. Part of it goes past Saundersfoot, a pretty seaside resort located between Tenby and Amroth. It has a beautiful, award-winning Blue Flag sandy beach and colourful harbour with pleasure boat moorings. There are also plenty of nearby attractions, including boat trips to Caldey Island, Pembroke Castle and the pretty town of Tenby. Visitors should not forget to pack their bikes as the hotel is able to recommend the perfect cycle route for all guests on two wheels. Saundersfoot is on the Celtic Trail, a long distance cycle touring route that leads to Fishguard.
Stay at the St Brides Spa Hotel, which offers spectacular views over Carmarthen Bay that guests can enjoy from the hotel?s infinity hydro pool as well as from many of the 34 individually styled bedrooms. Dinner is served in the Cliff Restaurant and Gallery Bar, which also affords sea views, and emphasises Pembrokeshire produce and locally caught seafood. Guests can also wander around the hotel?s art gallery, which is currently exhibiting paintings from Welsh artists Shirley Anne Owen, Anna Waters and Alison Kaye Fowler.
Studland?s scenic four mile stretch of golden sand has something for everyone to enjoy. In the summer the beach comes truly alive, with many taking to the seas in the boats available to hire. This safe and friendly beach is perfect for picnics and for building sandcastles, and the heathland that lies behind it has a treasure trove of wildlife for kids to explore. With gently shelving bathing waters and views of Old Harry Rocks and the Isle of Wight, the beach is an ideal place for water sports and to watch the world go by. Be sure to bring buckets and spades with you for a blissful day on the sands. Stay at the lovely Seaview cottage, which sleeps six. Formerly a tennis pavilion, this unusual cottage stands on the edge of Studland village. Its verandah, with seating area, enjoys superb views over Studland Beach, while just 180 metres away is South Beach, a sandy and secluded area popular with local people. There is a large enclosed garden and parking for one car with extra free parking across the road.
Enjoy a beautiful summer stroll along Saunton Sands, in North Devon. From the car park, shops and restaurant at the north end of the beach, Saunton Sands opens up to beautiful scenery and a fabulous scenic walk. Start by walking along the sands itself, following the shore line south and splashing in the sea, and if you walk far enough, the beach ends at Crow Point, which is only accessible by foot. The neck of a river joins the sea at Crow Point and the scenery is simply picture worthy. It is then time to head back, but this time head through Braunton Burrows, an almost never ending series of sand dunes. Disappear into the dunes for a remote trek, popping to the top of a dune every now and again to spot the sea and make sure you?re still going north. The round walk will take a long day, and you can stop for a gorgeous beach picnic at lunchtime, but eventually you?ll end up back at the car park.
There are a couple of fascinating facts about Saunton Sands: in the late 1990s, the beach was used as the location for the video of the Robbie Williams song, Angels, and it also showed up in the 1946 movie A Matter of Life and Death, featuring David Niven as a military pilot.
Stay at Ocean Point, a brilliantly modern and luxury apartment that sleeps four. This property is right on top of the cliff with unrivalled panoramic views out over the sea, Saunton Sands and Braunton Burrows.
The quintessentially Cornish town is situated perfectly overlooking the Camel Estuary to Rock beach in North Cornwall. The harbour is undoubtedly the strongest attraction in the town and visitors find themselves drawn to it like a magnet. Fishing and pleasure craft rock side-by-side on their moorings, children fish for crabs from the harbour wall, quayside inns and cafes overlook the calm water. There are seats all around the harbour and because there's always something going on, it's such a restful and interesting place that it's a favourite spot for both locals and visitors. There are several beaches to visit, including St George?s Well and Harbour Cove.
For the perfect foodie seaside break, stay in one of the beautiful coastal inspired rooms at Rick Stein's The Seafood Restaurant and enjoy seafood landed right on the doorstep dining at his renowned restaurant. It celebrates its 40th anniversary this year, and each of the 16 rooms has been individually designed by Rick?s former wife, Jill, combining coastal charm with luxury finishing touches such as handmade biscuits, freshly ground coffee and locally delivered milk every morning. An award winning breakfast awaits sees you choose from a proper English, adorned with dry cure streaky bacon, local sausages and free range eggs or try the smoked haddock kedgeree with a hint of Indian spice inspired by Rick's travels.
HOW: Prices start from £154 for two in a cosy room, including breakfast. Book via www.rickstein.com/stay/the-seafood-restaurant/.
Tucked away on the Suffolk coast, the peaceful, colourful heath-land of the Dunwich Heath Nature Reserve, with its shingle and sand beach, is rich with wildlife and ideal for birdwatchers, nature lovers, walkers, and families looking for a great day out. Head to the shingle beach for a walk along the shoreline where you can witness the constantly changing coastline. Late summer sees a patchwork of purple and yellow heather come into full bloom, making it an unmissable experience. The beach is rich in wildlife with Dartford warblers, nightjars, and woodlark ready to spot.There?s plenty of activities to get involved with as well, especially for families wanting to keep the kids entertained, including geocache trails, scavenger hunts and flying kites in the summer sunshine.
Stay at Woodlark Cottage, which sleeps four people. With fabulous views over the landscape of Dunwich Heath and Beach from every window, this first floor apartment occupies an enviable position. The largest of the three apartments in a building that was once home to the Coastguard it now offers excellent accommodation for a couple or family.
This peaceful location is a bird watchers paradise with the heath on your doorstep attracting special species such as nightjar, woodlark and warblers. It neighbours impressive RSPB Minsmere where you can watch rare and migrating birds in the coastal lagoons. Hours of fun can be had exploring the vast, family friendly beach or taking part in the many activities on offer from pond dipping to bug hunting before returning for a well-deserved cake from the tea-room.
For a change of scenery the pretty seaside towns of Southwold and Aldeburgh are a short drive away.
The beach at Looe may not be the most spectacular, biggest, or attractive, but it?s the town behind the sand that that makes visiting this tiny pocket of Cornwall memorable. Ample parking is situated inland, and as guests travel into the small town and fishing port it quickly becomes apparent that the place is full of character, with a friendly atmosphere and a loving community. It?s great for shopping, because to get to the beach you have to travel through the historical, car free streets to reach it, and on the way are a wide range of shops, selling everything you?d ever expect to find in a traditional seaside town. From the local Co-op and a range of modern chains, to quaint family run shops selling handmade souvenirs and gifts, on the way to and from the beach the shops will pull everyone one in.
Stay at the lovely Little Tamaris cottage, which sleeps four, and is situated in a quiet location near to Looe. Colourful, with sea views over the bay towards Looe Island, Tamaris has a suntrap garden and is also very near The Monkey Sanctuary for something different to experience!
Croyde is an ?exactly-what-it-says-on-the-tin? type of beach; sand dunes, golden beach, surf-able waters, rock pools, ice cream parlour. Everything a beach should be stripped back to its basic format. It is therefore the best place to sunbath. With the family distracted playing in the sea or building sandcastles there?s nothing left to do but relax in the sun. Just the two of you? Even better, pick a quiet spot, and sunbathe the day away without a worry or a care. If you fancy a summer stroll, the village lies on the South West Coast Path - a beautiful stretch of coastline - near to Baggy Point, which is owned by the National Trust.
Nearby you can visit Clovelly Village, a unique and unspoilt fishing village on the coast with steep cobbled streets and quaint cottages. donkey stables and craft workshops. Further afield is the Combe Martin Wildlife and Dinosaur Park (www.wildlifedinosaurpark.co.uk) - no, nothing like Jurassic Park, these ancient woodlands within their natural setting on the edge of stunning Exmoor, are host to a incredible range of wildlife which come from all corners of the globe. You can explore 25 acres of beautiful gardens, with cascading waterfalls and free flying tropical birds, and see falconry displays, sea lion shows, animal handling sessions and more.
Stay at the Braemar Bungalow, a delightful bungalow that sleeps 6 near the village and beach of Croyde. The outside includes an enclosed garden with a raised paving area, outside seating and BBQ.
Safe, sandy... and absolutely gorgeous; with its panoramic view of Mounts Bay and the iconic St Michael?s Mount, the beach in the historic market town of Marazion is a great place to spend a day building sandcastles, rockpooling or enjoying the sunshine. The waters are crystal clear (recently awarded the highest water quality standard mark and a Marine Conservation Society recommended beach for 2014) and when tides are low you can walk across the ancient causeway into the harbour of St Michael?s Mount and discover the king of all castles. Offering something for everyone, Marazion is a lively historic town with an active community and a host of cafes, pubs and art galleries, as well as a local store, post office and deli. The South West Coastal Path runs through the town and the RSPB nature reserve is home to Cornwall?s largest reed bed and an abundance of plants and birds.
Situated 400 yards off Mount?s Bay, St Michael?s Mount is separated from the mainland by a causeway which is covered by sea at high water. Crossing the bay to the sea-bound castle is a mini adventure in itself. When tides allow, you can leave the mainland behind on foot, otherwise hop onboard a boat and enjoy a trip into the harbour where trading ships once moored when it was a busy tin trading port. There, you?ll discover an evocative castle, a sub-tropical garden paradise and a close-knit island community. Thought to date from around 400BC, St Michael?s Mount has had many incarnations; a major spiritual centre, a site of pilgrimage and a military stronghold and continues to be a much loved family home. The St Aubyn family live in the castle at the summit and the seafront cottages are home to more than 30 islanders, whose jobs range from boatman to gardener, guide to handyman.
Stay at the Godolphin Arms, which offers ten stylish, light and airy en-suite bedrooms. The rooms have pretty coastal interiors and very comfortable beds with crisp, white linen to encourage a dreamy night's sleep. The majority have fantastic sea views and some have balconies overlooking St Michael's Mount. Further seaside touches extend to their Cornish welcome, with bucket and spades and fishing nets warmly loaned to all their Little Godolphin guests!
St Ouen?s is the longest beach in Jersey, spanning nearly the full length of the island?s West coast. Five miles of beautiful sandy beach, washed twice daily by the waves rolling in from the Atlantic Ocean, means it?s reminiscent of the Med, but the fort out in the sea and endless green fields that sit behind it are unmistakably from the British Isles. Sand dunes support over 400 plant species in La Mielle de Morville conservation area, which provides another beautiful place to walk and is the starting point for the longer, circular routes. The surfing from St Ouen?s Beach could rival anywhere in the world. Visitors and locals enjoy a range of coastal activities including surfing, windsurfing and blo-karting.
Stay at the Atlantic Hotel, situated in a conservation area of outstanding natural beauty and has the view to prove it. It?s a luxury, boutique, family run hotel with just 50 bedrooms, indoor and outdoor pools and set in a conservation area of six acres. Ocean Restaurant at The Atlantic has retained its Michelin-star for nine consecutive years. Executive Head Chef Mark Jordan uses the finest local ingredients including famous Jersey royals, fresh seafood and cheeses made from the milk of Jersey cows. The seafood comes directly from the bay below the hotel and includes the freshest lobster and oysters in Europe due to the island?s tides.
HOW: Double rooms start from £250 a night. Their Summer Special offer runs from 3rd of July until 19th of September: book six nights and get the seventh free (from £750pp for seven nights); book via www.theatlantichotel.com.
Base yourself at Holyhead Spinnaker cottage, a three-bedroomed terraced coastal cottage in Trearddur Bay, with sea views from some of the upstairs rooms and just a few minutes walk to the beach. There is a king-size double and a double room on the second floor, a twin room and bathroom on the first floor, and downstairs, an open plan living area with kitchen, dining area and sitting area. Outside is off road parking for two cars, a shared side lawn, and patios to the front and rear. This is in a perfect location for enjoying the village's sandy beach, or a round of golf on the local course, or making the most of the sailing and fishing the island is known for.
Pwll Du is situated in the heart of The Gower Peninsula, Britain's first Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. This beautiful, picturesque beach has a history rich in smuggling and quarrying and is a haven to walkers, artists and nature lovers and considered by many as Gower's best kept secret.
Pretty and pebbly, Pwll Du Bay beach sits at the bottom of a valley so is very secluded. It's one for the more adventurous, as access is limited to just three footpaths. Pwll Du Bay was once an extensive limestone quarry. The buildings that remain were once inns for the thirsty workers. The bay was also a popular smuggling cove with some of the contraband maybe being sold in the local inns - Poldark, eat your heart out! Pwll Du Head is the highest headland on Gower and offers fantastic views of Pennard Cliffs and the coastline towards Mumbles.
Stay in the charming and picturesque Ship Cottage, which sleeps up to 4 people; it's one of only two cottages set right on the beach, and was a former pub dating back to 1700. If you're coming by car, you have to leave it in Bishopston and get picked up in the owner's 4x4, due to the rockiness of the path.
HOW: Ship Cottage costs from around £425 a week in high season. To book, visit www.homefromhome.com/cottage-details/652.


In November, TechnoNICOL has analyzed the preliminary results of the corporate export program for Mineral wool products. Presently, the company supplies basalt heat insulation to over 40 countries of the world and the volume of exports has surged to 20% of the overall output in this product type.
«Generally speaking, we had a strategic goal to double the export in 2016 from the figure of the previous year, and we coped», comments Irek Allayarov, Director General of the Mineral insulation business unit. «For further development the company must reach a new level. The experience we acquired in foreign markets, including the CIS region, will help us develop preemptively and change the products' qualitative characteristics in accordance with acting regulations and the ones that are yet to come».
The growth in foreign supplies is due to enhanced output capacities of the company. In summer of 2016, TechnoNICOL launched sites in Rostov-on-Don and Khabarovsk regions with overall production capacity of 2 mn m3 of stone wool per year. The total investment volume reached 5.2 bn rur. The acting factories have undergone modernization of equipment according to the schedule. All these factors led to a 10% increase of finished goods production in the first 11 month of 2016 as compared to 2015.
The development of the Mineral insulation business unit in 2016 is focused on new markets of Southeast Asia, China, India. «We have an extremely positive outlook for these states, as they experience economic boom, construction is developing and demand for good quality construction materials is rising. We have already achieved certain advances in Asia. In the PRC, we have won the tender for supplies of basalt thermal insulation to the Shanghai tobacco factory», explains Irek Allayarov.
This autumn the first supply to Canada for the international manufacturer of sandwich panels has taken place. The order has been executed by our new enterprise in the Far East. We plan to amplify the consumption market of the Khabarovsk basalt thermal insulation in Canada and organize regular supplies to this country.
We continue our work in Kazakhstan, Kirgizia, Spain, Bulgaria and other European states that have previously shown interest in TechnoNICOL stone wool products. Today, the company exports mineral wool insulation to over 40 countries of the world. In 2016, foreign sales have brought 20% of the total stone wool revenues.
Apart from developing foreign supplies, the Mineral insulation business unit plans to open new production sites in other states. «We strive to build new capacities in significant markets. Our closest investment is a factory in Kazakhstan," concluded Irek Allayarov.


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Holly Bender
Director of Sales and Marketing, Hilton University of Florida Conference Center
Holly is a hotel veteran with over 30 years of hotel sales, event planning, catering, and food and beverage experience with Hilton, Marriott, Dolce and Starwood. She is an active member in the Rotary Club of Gainesville, on the board of the Fisher House in Gainesville and on the advisory council for the Ronald McDonald House of North Central Florida. Exactech, where her husband is employed, brought Holly to Gainesville two years ago. She is the proud mother of a 24-year-old daughter who graduated from Denison University and was stationed in Botswana while serving in the Peace Corps.
Yvette Carter Community Relations Director
Gainesville Regional Utilities
Yvette Carter is the community relations director of Gainesville Regional Utilities (GRU). She is responsible for the utility's community outreach, community partnerships, and community investments, and she serves as ombudsman for the organization. Inside GRU, she is a vital voice on issues of diversity and inclusion, corporate citizenship and volunteerism. Yvette is the current president of the PACE Center for Girls Alachua board of directors, and she serves as a board member of several local nonprofit organizations and community advisory teams. Prior to joining GRU, Yvette worked for Nationwide Insurance for 14 years in various claims capacities. She was also instrumental in many community outreach and service initiatives for the organization. Yvette graduated from the University of Florida with a Bachelor of Science degree in family, youth and community sciences with a concentration in community development and minor in education. She is proud of her family, which includes husband, Wade; children LaKisha, Britney, Joe, John, and Jordan; and grandson, Landon.
Sandy Chance
Executive Director – Brechner Center for Freedom of Information, UF College of Journalism and Communications
Sandra Chance is a media law professor at the University of Florida. She is also the executive director of the Brechner Center for Freedom of Information and the McClatchy Professor in Freedom of Information in the College of Journalism and Communications. She teaches media law at both the undergraduate and graduate level. A faculty member since 1993, Chance has taught close to 6,500 students. In 2005, she was named the Scripps-Howard National Journalism Teacher of the Year. She's also been recognized as the college's Teacher of the Year. Chance is nationally recognized as a leading expert on the First Amendment and other media law issues. She lectures nationally and internationally and has written almost 50 scholarly, refereed articles and book chapters. Chance graduated with honors from the UF College of Law and was named to the Order of the Coif. She practiced media law with the law firm of Holland & Knight in Tampa, Florida. Chance also served as an assistant general counsel at UF. She received both her bachelor's degree in journalism with high honors and a master's degree in journalism and communications with distinction from UF. She's a member of the U.S. Supreme Court Bar and the Florida Bar, and she is also admitted to practice before the federal courts in Florida. Chance has been married to her high school sweetheart for 42 years and has three children, who are all married and living in Gainesville, and two adorable grandchildren.
Melissa Curry
Director for Recruitment & Staffing, University of Florida
As the director of recruitment and staffing at the University of Florida, Melissa is responsible for the leadership, direction, administration, and strategic planning for talent acquisition and management, academic personnel, processing and records, immigration services, and institutional equity and diversity for the largest employer in North Central Florida. A University of Iowa graduate, Melissa is certified as a Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR) and a Society for Human Resource Management Senior Certified Professional (SHRM-SCP). Since moving to Gainesville in 1999, she has served in a number of service and leadership roles, including the NCF CareerSource board of directors, Innovation Gainesville Task Force chair and the School Advisory Committee. Melissa led UF's recent partnership with the Gainesville Area Chamber of Commerce to develop and implement the Gainesville Dual Career Partner and Relocation Support Network. This partnership supports making Gainesville the global hub of talent, innovation, and opportunity and is key to UF's path to preeminence. Melissa and her team have won many awards for innovation over the past few years, including the 2012 national CUPA-HR Innovation Award and the 2012 Florida Davis Productivity award for online onboarding. Melissa and her husband, Ron, have two active children, Meghan, 13, and Connor, 10.
Susan Davenport
President/CEO, Gainesville Area Chamber of Commerce/Council for Economic Outreach
Susan currently undertakes a dual role of president/CEO as well as vice president of economic development for the Gainesville Area Chamber, a five-star accredited chamber of commerce with approximately 1,400 members. In her dual role, Susan is responsible for the day-to-day chamber operations as well as developing and managing a comprehensive economic development program for the greater Gainesville area with a specific focus on marketing, new business attraction, business retention and expansion and capital formation for early stage companies. Susan came to Gainesville in 2013 after spending 13 years with the Austin Chamber of Commerce, most recently as senior vice president of global technology strategies. While there, she served as a key team member for the Opportunity Austin strategy, which created over 174,000 new jobs and enhanced regional payrolls by $8.7 billion over an eight-year period from 2004 to 2012. During her tenure in Austin, she developed and executed Austin's regional business retention and expansion program, Portfolio Austin, where over 4,800 regional retention visits were undertaken with 520 regional expansions tracked. She also developed and managed the Central Texas Regional Center of Innovation and Commercialization, which assisted 34 companies with accessing $60 million in funding with an additional $30 million for local research and university projects. Susan also developed the Greater Austin Technology Partnership and Austin TechLive, which engaged over 100 regional technology executives in various economic development activities and supported entrepreneurism through a downtown co-working technology hub partner. Susan received a master of public affairs degree from the University of Texas at Austin and earned a Bachelor of Science degree in nursing from the University of Texas Medical Branch. She is also a graduate of the Economic Development Institute at the University of Oklahoma and is associated with the International Economic Development Council.
Debby Kinman-Ford
Director, B'nai Israel Community Day School
Debby serves as the director of B'nai Israel Community Day School, a private day school at Congregation B'nai Israel. Originally from Miami, Debby has lived in Gainesville since 1992 and has built her career around education. For over 15 years, Debby worked with children who suffered from severe emotional and behavioral issues in Dade and Alachua counties as a teacher and a consultant. She earned her bachelor's degree in fine arts from Florida International University and a master's of education degree from Nova Southeastern University. She also recently participated in a two-year Jewish leadership program through RAVSAK in New York. Debby is passionate about philanthropy and serves on the board of associates for Meridian Behavioral Healthcare and the Ronald McDonald House of North Central Florida. She is devoted to helping the next generation of children and families get involved in repairing the world, both locally and globally, and she actively pursues partnerships within the community where the day school can assist. Debby has two daughters, Alisha and Rebekah, and is adding a son-in-law this winter.
Director of Marketing, Gainesville Health and Fitness
Debbie Lee is the director of marketing at Gainesville Health and Fitness. Prior to this position, she served as the undergraduate program coordinator in the Department of Health Education & Behavior at the University of Florida and as a middle school health education teacher in Pinellas County, Florida. She works extensively in company branding via culture, differentiation and community involvement to make GHF a place for everyone who wants to be their best. She is credited with creating and implementing the Well City Initiative that led to the first and only "Gold Well City" award recognizing Gainesville as the healthiest community in America. Working with the chamber on Innovation Gainesville and the membership task force committee drives her community involvement in the business sector. She received her bachelor's and master's degrees from the University of Florida in health science education. She has been recognized as the Health Educator of the Year, National Club Manager of the Year, and Teacher of the Year (UF) and has also been inducted into the Distinguished Alumni Hall of Fame for the College of Health and Human Performance at UF.
Virginia MacKoul
Director of Marketing, Front Street Commercial Real Estate Group
"Ginny" joined Front Street Commercial Real Estate Group in 2011 and now serves as the director of marketing, overseeing all marketing and branding activity. She also manages the firm's team of interns. Ginny shares Front Street's passion for giving back to the community. She led the registration committee for Taste of Gainesville in 2015, and she has served on planning committees for Tyler's Hope and the Child Advocacy Center. Ginny also volunteers her time to several organizations such as United Way, Children's Miracle Network, the Ronald McDonald House and the American Heart Association. Ginny is a graduate of Leadership Gainesville Class 41 (Go Blue!). In 2016, Ginny co-founded a networking group called Talking Heads GNV. The group's mission is to create a thriving local network of forward-thinking business development and marketing professionals whose goal is to share ideas and build relationships. Ginny was born in Boston and moved to Florida in 1997. She started college at the University of Florida with a focus on architecture, immediately fell in love with Gainesville and has been here ever since. Ginny's hobbies include photography, cooking, football, designing, creating, enjoying the beach, and spending time with friends, family and her dog, Brinkley.
Carlee Marhefka
Co-owner, Eat the 80
Carlee Marhefka is co-owner of a healthy meal delivery company called Eat the 80 and is also a certified personal trainer at B3 gym. Although she was born with an innate desire to help people, it wasn't until college that Carlee really started to focus on her own wellness journey. She realized that being sedentary and unhealthy was not for her. Once she cleaned up her own eating habits and started attending a boot camp on a regular basis, she saw an instant transformation in her body and overall health. It was then that she realized her life's purpose is to help others achieve this same result. She has been in the health industry since 2010, after graduating from the University of Florida with a master's degree in education. With a strong entrepreneurial spirit, she decided to give up teaching to pursue her dreams of being a business owner focused on her greatest professional passion. She recently married Chris, and together, they share two businesses that focus on the health and welfare of members of the community. Carlee is also involved in other organizations including United Way of North Central Florida and the Junior League of Gainesville.
Brenda McDowell
Business Account Manager, Florida Credit Union
Brenda has over 30 years of banking experience in administrative, retail and commercial banking services. Her business development activities include being associated with various business networking groups, and she has developed many long-term financial relationships with the Gainesville business community. Brenda serves on the board of directors for Stop Children's Cancer as well as the Fantasy Event planning committee, is a member of the Gainesville Area Women's Network, Builder's Association of North Central Florida, and the Gainesville Area Chamber of Commerce. She holds a Foundations of Banking diploma from the American Institute of Banking as well as numerous certificates and licenses within the banking industry. When not in the office, Brenda enjoys event planning, exercising, reading and traveling.
Susan McQuillan
Vice President and Regional Manager of Central Florida, Watson Realty Corp.
Susan began her career in the real estate industry by obtaining her real estate license in the early 1990s in Orlando. In 1996, her family (husband, Art, son, AJ, and daughter, Alyson) all made the move to Gainesville to help out in the family business of land development and sales. Susan obtained her broker license and opened her own real estate company, McQuillan Real Estate. Beginning in 2004, she spent two years studying and pursuing her certification in residential appraising with Mary Jackson, a long-time local appraiser, and then moved into sales and rental with a local real estate firm when Mary retired. In 2011, she became the broker/manager at Watson Realty Corp. for the property management division. In January 2014, Susan was promoted to vice president and regional director of the Central Florida area, where she oversees nine offices. While her children were younger, Susan was very involved with St. Patrick and St. Francis schools. She is also very involved in the community — she currently serves on the Alachua County Planning Commission board and the Catholic Charities board and is an active member of the Queen of Peace parish, Women's Council of Realtors Gainesville Chapter (served as president for 2015 and district vice president for 2016), Florida Realtors and the National Association of Residential Property Managers. Susan is vice president of the Gainesville/Alachua County Association of Realtors (slated to president by 2018). She was selected as the 2014 Entrepreneur of the Year for the Women's Council of Realtors Gainesville Chapter.
Jamalee Montgomery
Owner, NUMA Speed LLC
Jamalee Montgomery grew up in Danville, Indiana, and relocated to Gainesville about eight years ago. She's married to Timothy Montgomery, and they have a total of seven children, four of which currently live at home. The last one blessed their family this past June, when Jamalee was 40. She thought, "Wow, how am I going to handle this? But, having our new baby is amazing." She is the owner of NUMA Speed LLC, and she also works full-time at Endodontic Associates. Jamalee started NUMA almost four years ago when her husband, a former Olympic gold medalist, needed to create a career with purpose through something he loved — he had the idea, and together, they made it happen. NUMA trains clients of all ages, doing everything from fitness and weight loss to speed and agility training for athletes in every sport. Jamalee loves seeing their clients meet their goals or earn scholarships for college because of their help and dedication — it's an amazing feeling. If it wasn't for their dedicated clients and their excellent coaches, the business would not be where it is or where it's headed. Jamalee personally wouldn't be who she is without God in her life and her kids' love for their mom.
Dana Nemenyi
Director of Business Development, UF Health
Dana Nemenyi serves as the director of business development for UF Health, a department she established in 2009 to drive business to the Health Science Center of the University of Florida and Shands Teaching Hospitals and Clinics. Originally from West Virginia, Dana was raised in Columbus, Ohio, and received her bachelor of science in business administration from Fisher College of Business at The Ohio State University with a special area minor in telecommunications. After graduating from university, Dana has served in many roles that utilized her entrepreneurial spirit to grow and support startups as well as help businesses transition their corporate environments. Dedicated to making an impact and driven by her passion for business and education, she has been dedicated to serving her community through involvement in Rotary International, Junior Achievement and many other community organizations over the years. Her latest involvement includes mentoring a group of women through the Empowering Women in Technology Startups (EWITS) program at UF's Innovation Hub. When she's not working, Dana is spending time with friends and family, traveling, cooking, and enjoying active adventures such as scuba diving or skiing. Dana has two children, John, 22, and Marcia, 17.
Arpita Oselimo
Serial Restaurateur
Arpita Oselimo came to Gainesville, Florida, in 2005 for a yearlong post-baccalaureate program in ceramics at the University of Florida. A lifelong vegetarian, she was drawn to Reggae Shack Café soon after arriving to Gainesville, leading her to meet her future husband, Omar, and begin a career as a restaurateur. In 2012, they opened Southern Charm Kitchen, and in 2016, The Twisted Peacock, an Indian concept, opened on Southwest 13th Street. Arpita was born in Flushing, NYC, as the youngest of three. Her parents had emigrated from India in the early 1970s. She spent part of her childhood in Queens, NYC, and the other half in the suburbs of New Jersey. Arpita attended Swarthmore College, a small liberal arts college outside of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, where she majored in studio art and minored in education. Now, Arpita oversees many aspects of the restaurants including hiring, finances, catering and community outreach. She loves two things most: 1) the ability to make small transformations through daily interactions, whether through nourishing a person or helping an employee; 2) the opportunity the restaurants have in creating inclusiveness for the diverse Gainesville community. She is mother to four marvelous children, ages 8, 6, 4 and 6 months.
Bobbie Robinson
Vice President, R.E. Robinson Remodeling and Custom Builder
Bobbie grew up in Gainesville and has contributed to the construction industry since 1980. Working along with her husband, Randy, a fourth-generation native of Gainesville, she brings a high level of experience in interior design and decoration, construction office supervision and field management. She provides a liaison to the homeowner, vendor, and subcontractor in choosing the best materials for renovation and construction projects. With a passion for the Gainesville community, she is actively involved as a board member to the Child Advocacy Center, serves on the advisory board to the Ronald McDonald House and is a mentor for The Education Foundation of Alachua County. She is a member of the Women's Giving Circle and Gainesville Women's Forum. She has also served as a community board member to the UF Collegiate Veteran Society. She and Randy met in 1975 and have one son, Jay, who is a graduate of the University of Florida and Liberty University; he currently serves as a Major in the U.S. Army. Jay and his wife, Sandi, have blessed Bobbie and Randy with three grandchildren: Luke, Jake and Isaac. "Iron sharpens iron, and one man sharpens another. When iron blades are rubbed together, each becomes sharper and thus more effective." [Proverbs 27:17]
Maureen Tartaglione
Manager for Government Relations & Public Affairs, Cox Communications
Maureen Tartaglione has spent more than 20 years working in government relations, public relations and media. Currently, she is the manager for government relations and public affairs for Cox Communications. In this role, she serves as the liaison between Cox and federal, state, and local government officials in Florida and Georgia. Recently, the Florida Cable Telecommunications Association named Maureen as its 2015 Don Reed Award recipient, its highest award for industry service in government relations. She has also received top honors for strategic communications, scholarship and teaching. Maureen also serves as the Gainesville community relations liaison, managing Cox's philanthropic portfolio of support for local nonprofits. She periodically serves as an adjunct instructor at the University of Florida, as well. Maureen earned a bachelor of science (highest honors) and a master's degree from UF. She then entered the UF political science doctoral program as a Grinter Fellow and spent three years studying American government. She has co-authored chapters on Florida politics in three books published by the academic press. Maureen is a Leadership Gainesville graduate and serves on the boards of directors of the Rotary Club of Gainesville, Junior Achievement and The Education Foundation of Alachua County. She has served on the chamber Public Policy Committee and currently serves on Innovation Gainesville 2.0 (iG.2). She has two children, Jacquelyn and Robert, a dog, Chewy, and a turtle, Herbie.
Jonelle Toothman
Co-Founder & CEO, NeXtGen Biologics Inc
Jonelle Toothman is a founding partner and chief executive officer of NeXtGen Biologics Inc., a medical device company that focuses on regenerative medicine. Since its incorporation in April 2014, she has led the company from proof of concept to an accelerated path toward commercialization. As CEO, she has successfully raised $2.575 million in seed capital and has assembled a world-class team to commercialize a platform technology that combines unique scientific properties with applications across multiple disciplines. In addition to her leadership roles in sales and marketing, Jonelle has started new ventures including Half Cork'd and Scout. She earned her bachelor's degree in journalism, focusing on mass communications and public relations, at Marshall University. To Jonelle, success is more than just accomplishing goals — it's about the journey and the "how." Throughout her 12-year career in the medical device industry, she has learned that collaboration, perseverance, humility and execution are essential components to achieving a powerful vision.
JoAnn Wilkes
Program Coordinator at Focus on the Future, Santa Fe College
JoAnn is passionate and fierce about empowering women in our community, and committed to helping women tap into their own power. The Focus on the Future program at Santa Fe College is designed to provide tools such as skills in life management, computers and employability to displaced homemakers. The program is intended to offer tools for independence, both financial and emotional, and other services that affect all areas of life. In 1996, JoAnn became a displaced homemaker and benefitted from all that the program could provide, and she was fortunate enough to return as the instructor. She loves what she does. JoAnn works with an amazing team, and they all appreciate the incredible community support that the program receives from individuals, community and business groups and Santa Fe College. SF gives them space and support, and they, in return, help fulfill the college's mission of enriching the community. Local groups help with expertise, funds and conducting workshops. As coordinator, JoAnn meets with each participant, learns her story, and tries to find and help her achieve the correct path for her. She appreciates being among the Fierce Women of Greater Gainesville.
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"I have had a deep desire to help others become the happiest and healthiest version of themselves. I set a goal with my husband to help 1,000,000 people get healthier, and we won't stop until that has been accomplished!" – CARLEE MARHEFKA
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Like any other android apps Nanu has also put a introduction tips to make the using of it a simple task as soon as you open the app, slide the screens to skip the intro. With a simple design this android app welcomes you with the dial pad. The top portion of the dial shows your remaining free minutes to call non Nanu users around the globe the footer gives you access to various phone contacts, recent, favorites etc.
So now you will be wondering how can this android app provide you free calls?
We tried to make calls to non Nanu user in 2G network, call was placed but the voice took a long time to reach the receiver. Next we tried the same in 3G network with a non Nanu user, the voice reaching the receiver time is now improved.
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Note : You need to verify your mobile number to start using the android app. The free calling is limited to 15 minutes to non users for the first 1 million users who download it.
This mobile application has got a long way to travel when 2G is considered, you can spread the word to get more from Nanu .
Don't forget to share this info with your friends and family so you can communicate each other for free as long as you use this application. Enjoy!
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After having been missing for nearly 20 years, Rick Sanchez suddenly arrives at daughter Beth's doorstep to move in with her and her family. Although Beth welcomes Rick into her home, her husband, Jerry, isn't as happy about the family reunion. Jerry is concerned about Rick, a sociopathic scientist, using the garage as his personal laboratory. In the lab, Rick works on a number of sci-fi gadgets, some of which could be considered dangerous. But that's not all Rick does that concerns Jerry. He also goes on adventures across the universe that often involve his grandchildren, Morty and Summer.
Something Ricked This Way Comes
When Rick battles the devil, Summer gets upset; Jerry and Morty hang out.
Rixty Minutes
Rick rigs the cable box to allow television from multiple realities.
Raising Gazorpazorp
Morty convinces Rick to buy him a sexy robot.
Rick Potion No. 9
A potion designed to make Morty attractive to one girl goes viral and infects all of Earth, so Rick has to clean up the mess by creating another mess.
The Old Man and the Seat
People all have one thing in common.
Meeseeks and Destroy
Rick solves the family's problems and goes on an adventure with Morty.
M. Night Shaym-Aliens!
Rick and Morty do some investigative work.
Anatomy Park
Rick and Morty try to save the life of a homeless man; Jerry's parents visit.
Lawnmower Dog
Rick helps Jerry with the dog and incept Goldenfold.
Rick moves in with his daughter's family and becomes a bad influence on his grandson, Morty.
Edge of Tomorty: Rick Die Rickpeat
Morty goes nuts; Rick does stuff.
The Rickchurian Mortydate
Rick is tangled in a confrontation with the president.
The ABCs of Beth
Jerry has luck with a woman; Beth revisits her childhood.
Morty's Mind Blowers
Morty asks Rick to remove a bad memory from his mind; Morty finds out the truth when his memories are restored, and he sees it's not the first time.
The Ricklantis Mixup
While Rick and Morty take a trip to Atlantis, the Citadel rebuilds from its near-destruction.
Rest and Ricklaxation
Rick and Morty need a break.
Rattlestar Ricklactica
Things in space include snakes and sharp stuff.
Claw and Hoarder: Special Ricktim's Morty
Morty gets a dragon.
One Crew Over The Crewcoo's Morty
Twists and turns abound.
The Whirly Dirly Conspiracy
Beth fails as a mother; Summer has body issues.
Vindicators 3: The Return of Worldender
Action and heroes.
The suave, confident and devastatingly handsome Sterling Archer may be the world's greatest spy, but he still has issues with his friends and colleagues who live to undermine and betray one another. Whether set in 1940s Los Angeles, the jungles of South America or the dangerous islands of the South Pacific, "Archer," this animated comedy spans time and place to navigate Sterling, Lana, Malory, Cheryl/Carol/Charlotte, Cyril, Pam, Ray and Krieger's misguided misadventures that range from attempting to save the world from nuclear disaster to selling illegal narcotics to Colombian cartels.
A trio of fast-food items works to solve mysteries in an edgy adult cartoon. The brains of the group is Frylock, a floating box of fries, but Master Shake does a lot of the talking, most of it aimed at making life miserable for Meatwad, a sweet-natured ball of meat. Recurring characters include neighbor Carl, supercilious Mooninites (lunar creatures) Ignigknot and Err, and mad scientists Dr. Weird and Steve.
"Jonny Quest" gets an irreverent but affectionate spoofing in this animated series chronicling the sometimes hair-raising adventures of Hank and Dean Venture, the not-especially-bright twin sons of pill-popping "super-scientist" Dr. Thaddeus "Rusty" Venture. Luckily (for the most part), their safety is overseen by a security guard who uses his license to kill every chance he gets.
Hot Streets
An FBI agent, his partner, his niece and her cowardly dog investigate supernatural phenomena.
Early Cuyler is a redneck squid who was sentenced to 15 years in jail but finds out he has an illegitimate son named Rusty. Rusty is being raised by his Aunt Lil who is teaching him how to run a hair salon, which she does when she isn't running a crystal meth lab. When the sheriff takes pity on Early and lets him out of jail early to go raise his son he must find a way to raise his squidbilly son and maintain the terms of his parole.
This long-running animated comedy focuses on the eponymous family in the town of Springfield in an unnamed U.S. state. The head of the Simpson family, Homer, is not a typical family man. A nuclear-plant employee, he does his best to lead his family but often finds that they are leading him. The family includes loving, blue-haired matriarch Marge, troublemaking son Bart, overachieving daughter Lisa and baby Maggie. Other Springfield residents include the family's religious neighbor, Ned Flanders, family physician Dr. Hibbert, Moe the bartender and police chief Clancy Wiggum.
Old Town is a small, old-fashioned place that's slowly being overtaken by the modern world. Among its residents is the Goodman family, including 6-year-old Tommy. The innocent boy gets into adventures around town with his best friend, the family's lovable dog, Mr. Pickles. The pooch seems to be a sweet dog who loves pickles -- hence his name -- and he gets one whenever he's good! But Mr. Pickles has an evil streak that only Tommy's grandfather knows about: Mr. Pickles likes to wander off -- to kill and mutilate.
"The Jellies" follows a family of jellyfish and their human son, 16-year-old Cornell. Cornell is a sensitive young man who learns that he was adopted at birth, which sets off a string of events as he spirals out of control on a journey to find himself. His search puts the family into uncanny situations that they must escape. Musical score and original composition is created by Tyler, the Creator and is the creator's first narrative comedy.
Animated series "Family Guy" features the adventures of the Griffin family. Endearingly ignorant Peter and his stay-at-home wife, Lois, reside in Quahog, R.I., and have three kids. Meg, the eldest child, is a social outcast, and teenage Chris is awkward and clueless when it comes to the opposite sex. The youngest, Stewie, is a genius baby who is bent on killing his mother and destroying the world. Brian, the talking dog, keeps Stewie in check while sipping martinis and sorting through his own issues.
Twelve-year-old Finn battles evil in the Land of Ooo. Assisted by his magical dog, Jake, Finn roams the Land of Ooo righting wrongs and battling evil. Usually that evil comes in the form of the Ice King, who is in search of a wife. He's decided he should wed Princess Bubblegum, though she doesn't want to marry him. Still, he persists in trying to steal her away, and Finn and Jake, along with Lady Raincorn (a cross between a unicorn and a rainbow) do their best to keep her from harm.
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Iran Enters Production Phase Of Advanced Missile System After $1.7 Billion Transfer From U.S. Gov.
by Donna Kay
Obama finalizes his shady deal with Iranian President
Remember the Iran nuclear deal? The one President Obama pushed through and was touted as one of his biggest achievements of his presidency? Obama guaranteed it would keep Iran from developing a nuclear weapon for 10 years. Let's see how that's working out.
Since the deal, Iran has openly defied the terms of the agreement as reported here in Nov. 21 story by Conservative Daily Post writer Allison Hillman several times. According to the report, Iranian violations began even as talks were ongoing. According to the Nov. 21 report:
According to German intelligence sources, Islamic Republic's spies have been seeking atomic and missile technology in neighboring Germany. The source stated disbelief, "You would think that with the negotiations, [Iranian] activities would drop. Despite the talks to end Iran's program, Iran did not make an about-turn."
Iran has never stopped pursuing its nuclear armament
In the story, Hillman also tracks other violations since the deal, including the storage of "heavy water" needed to make a nuclear weapon. Then, it was discovered that the deal is non-binding given that Iran never signed it, making all of the billions Obama returned to the rogue country illegal.
Moreover, the Washington Free Beacon has obtained a Defense Department assessment confirming Tehran is spending billions on its military resources. Iran has openly said they are using the 1.7 billion returned to them by the US on "new and advanced weapons systems."
According to the report, Obama's handpicked chairman of the Joint Chief of Staff, Gen. Joseph Dunford, is trying to fool Congress (and the American people) into believing Iran's claim is not true, but at the same time admitting to Iran's sudden and speeding buildup of military weapons.
Dunford stated the buildup is "causing "great concern" among regional allies and other groups, according to information provided to Congress that downplayed the impact of the $1.7 billion payment to Tehran."
Citing an unclassified communication to Congress last week, the Free Beacon story uncovers Dunford also as saying, " the Pentagon does not believe Iran has spent some $1.7 billion awarded by the United States as part of what many described as a "ransom" payment to purchase new military equipment."
If Iran isn't using the $1.7 billion on weapons system as the Iranian government claims, exactly what is that money being used for, Gen. Dunford? On humanitarian efforts to relocate the poor Syrian refugees (aka terrorists)? No, that's right, Obama has paved the way to bring them to the US, while Arab nations — including the Saudi's — have refused to take them.
Iran has a new weapon — the Soumar surface-to-surface missile.
The Free Beacon goes on to report lawmakers on Capitol Hill are skeptical of Dunford's assessment that Iran was not using the money for military purposes. Yet under questioning by Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) and 17 other lawmakers, Dunford continued to try to bluff elected officials into buying his "story."
"Intelligence assesses that the $1.7 billion transferred to Iran probably was allocated predominately to Iran's economic sector, in accordance with Tehran's stated emphasis on economic expansion, modernization, and diversification," Dunford said in response to multiple questions from lawmakers.
The story further states, "One veteran foreign policy insider who liaises with Congress on the issue told the Free Beacon that the Pentagon is working off of politicized intelligence that aims to downplay Tehran's military aspirations."
"Literally no one on the Hill takes the Obama administration seriously when they talk about the Iran ransom," the source said. "Everyone knows the intelligence is politicized to hide the damage done by the president's diplomacy. There's a reason every Democrat in Congress voted for locking in Iran sanctions in the Iran Sanctions Act a few weeks ago. American lawmakers have had enough."
Just as the Obama and his Progressive cohorts have always believed in their arrogant and elitist views, Congress and the American people are below the "great one's" intelligence level. That we will swallow any pill Obama hands us and wash it down with his "koolaide." It would also seem Hillary's rejection by the American people would make them realize we aren't drinking the "koolaide" anymore. But apparently not, given Dunford's report to Congress of the failed Iranian nuclear deal.
So where is the REAL story in all of this Iranian fiasco spearheaded by Obama? The one the MSM failed to report? It is in the words "ransom payment," and a story about a "secret" cargo of millions sent to Iran on a plane. It begins how the Obama administration may have purposely leaked that story to distract the MSM and the American people from the truth. A distraction that might them time.
It goes back to an Aug. 3 story first broke by the Washington Post and picked up by the MSM including Fox News.
As reported by Fox News , just as the plane carrying the American prisoners Iran was holding took off, "under the shadow of darkness" another plane was landing in Tehran. A plane, later confirmed by Obama and his state department secretary, John Kerry, as carrying 400 million of mixed currency as the first installment of the 100 billion that was to be returned under the Iranian nuclear deal.
But White House spokesman, Josh Earnest, told reporters during press briefing denying the 400 billion had nothing to do with the hostages or the Iran deal but goes back to a 1979 deal made involving the former Shah of Iran. According to Earnest, the money belonged to Iran because in that deal with the Shah, the US was paid for military equipment that Iran never received.
Earnest even blames Republicans for intentionally using the 400 billion payment as a propaganda tool. He says those on the "right" who oppose the Iran deal are trying to distort the facts.
Thus, the MSM feeding frenzy began.
The US was paying "ransom" for the return of hostages. Obama could not have timed the exchange better. It was a plan to distract away from the money itself and how it was going to be used. Fox moderators did voice a concern Iran could use the money for its state sponsored terrorism, a narrative that had been ongoing up until the exchange. However, the narrative seem to be drowned out by one that asked, should the US be paying for the return of hostages.
On one side of the prolonged debate of the narrative, "Ransom payments" will only embolden terrorists and rogue nations to kidnap more Americans. Or, on the flip side, it is worth it if American lives are saved and returned home to their families." Obama was counting on the compassion of all Americans have for hostages and their families. And so the MSM took the bait and ran with it. And as they ran with it, the money to Iran continue to flow, upwards of 1.7 billion that we know about.
Was this exchange "under the shadow of darkness" in Aug. a "ransom payment?" Or was there a deeper darker story unfolding, one the Obama administration carefully planned and orchestrated?
Obama is undermining national security thru secret deals
Why would a US President continue talks with a state sponsored terrorist nation while proof indicated Iran was breaking the rules in the first month? Why would a US President continue forward with the terms to return billions when he knew the deal was never signed? And if this "secret" plane carrying millions to Tehran was so "secretive," how did it end up on the front page of the Washington Post?
Recent history has shown when a "leak" occurs under Obama, there is another story being hidden from the American people.
As a magician uses "slight of hand," Obama's "transparency" shows the American people what he has in his right hand, while hiding "under the shadow of darkness" what he is holding in his left.
Always read the fine print when it comes from Obama.
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Do you need a bodygard? Not anymore!
There are still businessmen abroad who are convinced that doing business in Russia is dangerous because anarchy and lawlessness reign here. Some of them even think that the first thing a foreign businessman has to do after coming to Russia is hire a bodyguard…
Actually, the times when the first thing a foreign businessman did after coming to Russia was hire a bodyguard are long gone. This was the case in the 1990s, right after the collapse of the Soviet Union, when Moscow took a sharp turn for perestroika and glasnost. Those times are remembered as "the wild 90s." In a country that had been building communism for over 70 years, harsh capitalism began to emerge. The switch from a socialist to a market economy was a very painful transition. Crime played a significant role in business; criminal gangs terrorized honest people who wanted to conduct their business calmly and by the book. The symbol of that time was the so-called "new Russian" – a man who became rich quickly, but at the same time, as one sociologist put it, was "poorly educated, devoid of moral prohibitions." The image of the "new Russian" was also distinct in its appearance – an expensive crimson jacket, a thick gold chain around the neck, a heavy golden ring and a large golden watch with precious stones from a well-known brand.
Today, these crimson jackets can only been found in museums. Modern Russian businessmen have stopped wearing clothes that were popular among their predecessors in the 90s. Along with their appearance, their attitudes have changed as well. These days, Russian businessmen want more than to make a lot of money.
Here's for example what Bill Conerly, consultant, speaker and writer published at the end of the last year in Forbes: «Business leadership in Russia is transitioning from people raised in the Soviet era to people raised post-Soviet. The change in attitudes affects many facets of the country and constitutes the best argument for opportunity in the country.
The communist era is not completely gone, but it's certainly going away. One westerner who travels regularly to Russia told me, as an example, that the passport control officials used to be rude, but now are friendly and courteous. I told him that one surly official remained, based on my personal experience. But I generally found helpful, friendly people in Moscow, and I heard that attitudes were similar in other cities.»
But a few months ago, in February of 2019, suddenly Michael Calvey was arrested in Russia. As Mark Galeotti, senior research associate of the Royal United Services Institute, put it recently in The Guardian, "the spectre of the American businessman Michael Calvey, whose arrest earlier this year caused shockwaves in the international investment community." According to experts, the move once again illustrated that doing business in Russia is difficult. At least the whole business community immediately jumped to the American investor's defense. For example, here is what Boris Titov, Presidential Commissioner for Entrepreneurs' Rights, told Euronews right after Michael Calvey's arrest in February: "There is no damage to society here. There is damage done to one of the parties in the conflict. There is a strictly corporate conflict…". According to Chairman of the Accounts Chamber Alexei Kudrin, the arrest of Baring Vostok's founder is an "emergency situation" for the Russian economy. "I want to point out that the President's directive to avoid arrest for economic crimes has been violated," Kudrin wrote on Twitter, "I consider this situation to be an emergency for our economy."
Be that as it may, regardless of the challenges that come with doing business in Russia, the majority of foreign entrepreneurs are convinced it's worth it. "Yes, it's a challenge, but a positive one," said Juergen Koenig, President, CEO of Merck in Russia. This point of view was shared by every single participant of the "International Company in Russia: CEO's view" discussion at the Gaidar Forum. Antonio Linares, Director General at Roca Group in Russia and the CIS, said that there is no other place on earth he would like to work in more than Russia. "Look, for example, at the kind of grandiose construction that's happening in Moscow, although there is still room for improvement in the regions," he said.
Chairman of Mangold Consulting Klaus Mangold during his meeting at the end of June in Moscow with Advisor to the President of the Russian Federation Anton Kobyakov expressed his satisfaction that economic cooperation between Russia and Germany are returning to pre-sanction levels. In particular, German investment in Russia over the previous year reached a record high of EUR 3.5 billion. Partnership is continuing to strengthen in both industry and commerce, with the German business community showing growing interest in Russia with each passing year, and Russian exports to Germany increasing.
"Russia has become an important location for manufacturing facilities, and products made in the country can then be exported elsewhere. There are many companies which view locating their production in Russia as offering good opportunities for exporting. I believe this to be an unprecedented situation, and one which demands our attention," Mangold said.
Russia keeps climbing up in the Doing Business rating, which is published every year by the World Bank. Doing business in Russia became easier again over the past year, but the country needs to deal better with protecting minority investors and regulating corporate responsibility, the World Bank said.
Russia advanced to 31st out of 190 countries in the World Bank's 2019 business rankings, from 35th in the 2018 report and 120th seven years ago.
"Russia has once again demonstrated its commitment to improving the business climate for private enterprise," said Andras Horvai, World Bank country director and resident representative for the Russian Federation.
The jump in rankings takes Russia closer to an ambitious target set by President Vladimir Putin to enter the top 20 by the end of the decade.
Russia is now one notch below Spain, ranked 30th, but above France in the 32nd place. New Zealand is the best place for Doing Business in the world, according to the World Bank, while Somalia is the worst.
In Russia, obtaining construction permits and connecting to electricity became faster over the past year, while trading across borders was made easier thanks to online customs clearance and a shortened time limit for its completion, the World Bank said.
The paying taxes procedure has also improved as costs declined, the World Bank said, adding that there was still room to improve in areas it labeled as Resolving Insolvency, Protecting Minority Investors and Trade Across Borders.
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'Epic is a saboteur, not a martyr,' Apple fires off in latest Fortnite filing
A new 37-page court filing from Apple in its legal battle with Epic Games harshly contends that the developer is solely responsible for any damages incurred from Apple's suspension of Fortnite from the App Store. It reiterates that it is willing to reinstate Fortnite when the offending in-app payment system is removed.
Epic is seeking injunctive relief from damages brought on by Apple removing Fortnite from the App Store. Cupertino filed an opposition brief on Tuesday, pointing out that the only suffering the developer is enduring is "self-inflicted."
"Epic will not suffer irreparable harm because its claimed harm is entirely self-inflicted," the filing reads. "Epic is a saboteur, not a martyr. It neither needs nor is equitably entitled to the extraordinary relief it seeks from this Court."
The harshly worded response continues, asserting that Epic is "holding its own customers hostage to gain leverage in a business dispute." Apple's legal team insists that Epic could have ended this at any time but has chosen to feed the fire instead.
"Epic started a fire, and poured gasoline on it, and now asks this Court for emergency assistance in putting it out, even though Epic can do so itself in an instant by simply adhering to the contractual terms that have profitably governed its relationship with Apple for years."
The brief also claims that Epic is only bringing legal action to generate publicity for a franchise that is losing popularity. From October 2019 to July 2020, Apple states that interest in Fortnite has declined by as much as 70 percent. It says that the Unreal Engine developer is using the court battle to generate interest in the brand by keeping it in the headlines.
The Cupertino firm also refutes Epic's claim of "reputational harm." It points to the pre-planned nature of Epic's court actions as evidence that it was not concerned with harm to its reputation and has, in fact, benefited from the legal battle.
"If Epic were truly concerned that it would suffer reputational injury from this dispute, it would not be engaging in these elaborate efforts to publicize it. From all appearances (including the #freefortnite campaign), Epic thinks its conduct here will engender goodwill, boost its reputation, and drive users to Fortnite, not the opposite. That is not harm."
The filing is a scathing rebuke of Epic's actions. It frames the lawsuits are a frivolous waste of the court's time and resources in what should be an open-and-shut breach of contract by Epic. But is it just a distraction? Epic maintains that the fight is about Apple's unfair walled garden and its policies that stifle any hint of competition.
This opposition brief is only a warm-up session. You can read it in-full above, but the real fireworks should start when the full multi-pronged case goes in front of a judge on September 28.
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Pescatore, Christchurch
Since it was Mr Cake's birthday last week his parents offered to take us out for dinner while we were in Christchurch over the evening. Mr Cake's mum stealthily booked something and wouldn't tell us where we were going - though she did tell me to bring our Entertainment Book/card down, and a lot of the restaurants in it are sadly currently unable to operate so that did narrow down the choices - but it was supposed to be a surprise. We would have been completely in the dark - except that Mr Cake answered the phone in the afternoon when the restaurant called to confirm our booking. Busted!
Mr Cake and I had dined at Pescatore once before, about three years ago, and thoroughly enjoyed it, so were pleased to be going back (good choice, Mr Cake's Mum) and it surpassed our expectations.
Pescatore is one of two restaurants in The George Hotel, which is on Park Terrace, not far from the fenced-off apartments I mentioned the other day - so though access via Montreal Street is straightforward the other (driving) routes in are still blocked.
We were greeted in what the Maitre'd referred to as his "padded cell" - a small white room with, indeed, padded walls. We were offered berry foam to start, which was light and refreshing, and then led to our table. The waiter explained the menu options - they have a 10 course degustation ("Evolution") menu, a five course "Middle" menu (which gives two choices for three of the courses), and the a la carte. We dined from the Middle menu.
Shortly after ordering we were presented with an amuse bouche of fish and chips. Unexpected (fish and chips in a high end restaurant?) - but fantastic! A tiny morsel of tender fish, cooked just so, and wafer-thin, perfectly seasoned chips, wrapped in a little cone of paper. I have to say at this point that I love amuse bouche - I find it really exciting to see what the chef concocts, as some can be completely off the wall, or, like this, a different take on a classic. It's also quite fun to get something you haven't chosen - to challenge your own palate (though any one of my family can tell you I have always loved fish and chips, so I guess this one wasn't so much a challenge) and a nice wee surprise.
Shortly afterwards we were brought bread, which came in paper bags - we each had a brioche roll, and a fennel seed ficelle (i.e. long skinny bun), and there was olive oil and truffle butter on the table. Mmm, truffle butter... Both breads were fantastic, and it wasn't long before we'd all scarfed down every last crumb.
The first course was called "Perception" and was described as a ham salad. As you can see from the photo, perceptions are indeed challenged with this dish! It was delicious, though - basically, the elements of the salad - ham, beetroot, lettuce, onion and apple, and even rye bread, had been dehydrated, and it was served with "onion whip" - a creamy concoction reminiscent of the classic Kiwi onion dip, only much better, which gave the vegies the perfect amount of moisture. I didn't rate the lettuce too highly (though it worked better than I expected!) - after some experimentation I concluded the best combo was apple with a bit of ham and some of the dip - but all the elements were good, and as a bonus it was fun to eat.
The next round was our starter course, and we had chosen between salmon and duck. I do love duck but Mr Cake had put dibs on that option and I knew I could steal off his plate a bit, so I went with the salmon. The salmon was lovely and fresh tasting, really delicious, and perfect paired with the creme fraiche pearls and avocado. The creme fraiche pearls sort of popped when you cut into them, with the liquidy centre flowing out - looked cool on the plate but even better in your mouth. Mr Cake's duck was also fantastic, the meat being very tender, and the raspberry vinegar marshmallows providing a tart aspect to the dish - a surprising but good combination.
For the main, I chose the Canterbury lamb trio - poached loin, braised lamb neck and lamb bacon. The waiter advised us that the chef makes his own bacon - and it was delicious, too, I would buy that from the supermarket - come on, New World, where's my lamb bacon? The lamb was all wonderful and having the different textures pleased me. The potato came in a round croquette - reminiscent of those potato pom-poms you can buy from the supermarket, but a million times better tasting.
Mr Cake's sister has Coeliac disease, so is highly sensitive to gluten, but it wasn't a problem at all here. The restaurant had been warned, and right at the beginning the waiter checked which of us it was, and throughout the evening they quietly substituted where appropriate, and advised and reassured where there may have been doubts. In this case she had also ordered the lamb, and instead of the crumbed croquette she received crunchy cubes of potato (which her brothers, 'helping' her finish her meal, professed to be better than the default option). Excellent service!
Mr Cake's main was the turbot, which was probably the best dish of the night (though all were very good). The fish, which was simply but beautifully cooked, was flavoursome and moist, and prompted a flurry of geeky smartphone reading as we weren't familiar with turbot. The crab pot sticker (a pot sticker is a sort of dumpling) was also very scrummy - I was pretty jealous of this, I have to admit - my taste wasn't enough for me. ;-)
Before dessert we were each served a light-as-air berry souffle - it was pretty nice, though Mr Cake was more enamoured with this than I - I guess I was hanging out for the real dessert. ;-)
For dessert, I had the goat cheese cheesecake, which was very light and fluffy, and only hinted of goat cheese (I had been hoping for a stronger flavour, but perhaps that was an unwise wish since this is dessert). The accompanying brandy snap contained a zesty apple and lime mousse (again, not too strong, very tasty) and the mango sorbet was incredibly good - sweet, very intense mango flavour, and not too icy.
Mr Cake's decadent rocky road dessert was pretty cool - the test tube sticking out the top contained cherry milkshake, and the fudgey chocolate part was studded with marshmallow. He also had marshmallow ice-cream, to round out the rocky road experience. Judging by how clean the plate was afterwards and how much he shared with me I'd say it went down a treat. ;-)
Just when our bellies were bursting and we were thinking of waddling back to the car we were presented with one final round of treats - petit fours, and Mr Cake's came with a birthday message too. The perfect end to a wonderful evening!
I loved the fish and chips, the ham salad, and the turbot (oh, that crab pot sticker!) - which dish would you most want to try?
Pescatore is located in The George Hotel, 50 Park Avenue, Christchurch, ph 03 371 0257, www.thegeorge.com/pescatore.htm
jacksta April 27, 2011 at 10:24 PM
WOW that all looks amazing....drooling here!
and happy birthday Mr Cake!
Jacksta, it was awesome, and Mr Cake thanks you for your birthday wishes. :-)


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Ashle Skaftouros is a phenomenon. After meeting the founder of Kangamama, you simply cannot forget her. She is the poster child of a beautiful African woman. Her a little crazy, a bit cheeky, but always inspiring attitude causes a shift in the atmosphere around her. At least, this is the impression I got when I first encountered her many years ago. She stood out as someone who was destined to make a difference in her world.
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Merkel is down, but not out
At her press conference as CDU chairperson after the elections in Berlin, Merkel came across as unusually self-critical, but also decisive. This is sign enough that she wants another term, writes DW's Christoph Strack.
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Would-be rhino killers in South Africa have a new force to contend with: the continent's first all-female anti-poaching unit.
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The burkini ban has caused quite a stir in France. Now the country's highest administrative court has suspended the ban on burkinis for the time being. It is a good decision, writes DW's Martin Muno.
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There was a time sexual harassment at work was an issue shrouded under a veil of shame. Women who were at the receiving end of unwanted sexual attention either from peers or superiors did not report it for fear of ridicule. In case they raised a voice against it, their employment could be terminated. Sexual harassment at work is one of the leading causes of attrition for women at work.
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Former Boko Haram captives face stigma, rejection in Nigeria
There was huge relief after one of the missing Chibok girls was found. She is one of the many captives who have been set free from Boko Haram. But those freed face a tough time of re-integrating back into society.
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India does a U-turn and still fails to criminalize marital rape
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A recent statement, Maneka Gandhi, India's Women and Child Development Minister, says that marital rape cannot be applied to the Indian context. Her comments have raised many disturbing questions.
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Winx to be honoured with Rosehill statue
Dec 23rd, 2018
Winx is to be immortalised with a statue at Rosehill as preparations get underway for her final campaign.
Trainer Chris Waller and the champion's owners have announced plans for the autumn, but have also advised the mare will be immediately retired if they don't believe she is at her best.
The winner of 22 Group One races, Winx will be the second horse to be honoured with a statue at Rosehill with inaugural Golden Slipper winner Todman the other.
The Australian Turf Club will discuss the project with Winx's connections and is also planning to honour her on each of the four days she is scheduled to race.
"Whenever Winx races, Royal Randwick and Rosehill Gardens will be covered in a sea of blue colour with Winx flags, special merchandise on sale and Winx Farewell Tour pins," the ATC said.
"The Australian Turf Club will also begin consultation with the owners of Winx and trainer Chris Waller for plans to build a statue of Winx at her home course Rosehill Gardens to forever celebrate her remarkable career."
ATC chief executive Jamie Barkley said Sydney fans were set for more rare moments in Australian racing history.
"We are thrilled and grateful to Winx, her owners and trainer Chris Waller for giving Sydney an opportunity to see her live on course for another campaign," Barkley said.
"Winx is a once in a lifetime horse and the Australian Turf Club will be throwing everything at promoting racing for all of Sydney to enjoy and celebrate her runs.
"We are especially excited to begin plans for a statue of Winx at her home track at Rosehill Gardens."
Winx's likely autumn campaign will begin with the Group Two Apollo Stakes on February 16 followed by her attempt to win the Group One treble of the Chipping Norton (March 2), George Ryder (March 23) and Queen Elizabeth Stakes (April 13) for a third time.


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