The Springfield City Council voted unanimously Monday to end the ICE contract with the Springfield Police Department.
SPRINGFIELD, Ore. - The NORCOR regional county jail in The Dalles is the last remaining city, county or state jail in Oregon to house immigration detainees as two other jails ended their contracts with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
The city of Springfield and Josephine County have terminated deals with ICE that allows the agency to house immigrants who are living in or entering the country illegally in their jails.
NORCOR confirmed to KGW that it will keep its contract to house detainees. NORCOR board chair Thomas McCoy said the contract provides important revenue for the four counties it serves: Wasco, Hood River, Sherman and Gilliam.
"NORCOR has housed prisoners from ICE since it opened in 1999," McCoy said. "There was no controversy until President Trump was elected and the status of the many illegal immigrants became much more uncertain. I hope Congress will act to pass bi-partisan immigration reform that eliminates this uncertainty."
The jail has a policy to only house ICE detainees with current or pending criminal convictions, McCoy said.
Josephine County ended its contract with ICE to house detainees at the Josephine Jail on May 31st. The jail confirmed the termination to KGW on June 27.
ICE had been allowed to hold between two and five detainees a day at the southern Oregon jail. Josephine County said the decision was not political.
The Register-Guard reports the Springfield City Council voted unanimously Monday to end the ICE contract with the Springfield Police Department.
ICE had been allowed to rent up to five of the jail's 100 beds at a time for inmates transferred there from other ICE detention centers.
Community members and activists in Springfield have spoken out in protest against the ICE contract for months.
A City Council memo says the jail housed 92 ICE detainees last year. The jail held 40 to 50 ICE detainees a year in previous fiscal years.
Protests across the country are calling for an end to ICE, following President Trump's recent "zero tolerance" policy that separated more than 2,000 immigrant children from their families after they illegally crossed the U.S.-Mexico border.
A Portland protest has shut down an ICE holding facility since last week.
President Trump said his administration's immigration policy protects national security.


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Neutrals, primaries, or rich jewel-like tones — there is a rug or kilim that will not only complement it, but will also make a positive contribution to the appearance of a room.
Meaning of flags is a difficult topic, especially when flags are very ancient. There is usually sparse historical evidence and a lot of legends.
Earliest records of the Turkish people show that their ancestors in Central Asia date back to some time before 2000 B.C.
Tulips and Snowdrops are native to Anatolia.
Vinyasa Flow & Power Yoga + Valse & Milonga Tango combined in perfect harmony, experience the treasures of spiritual peace and soul lightening dance like never before.
Limited spaces due to Noel Sharpe's holiday beginning on the 9th so you could be limited to how long you can stay! Contact us for information cu@spectrumturkey.co.
Get Blissed with Natasha Aylott may well be run this week, or we are taking time out. Therefore, people could opt to come and simply be or rent the whole venue.
HATHA YOGA FOR ALL – THERE'S A WAITING LIST ALREADY!
Noel is a regular teacher at Spectrum, feels like he's part of the Spectrum family.
You are invited to join Bridget on a magical yoga holiday in Turkey.
We are offering two options for this week one being yoga with the the wonderful Deborah Barnett who is returning to run another awesome yoga week at Spectrum.
Celest will be returning with yet another awesome group and know from past years it's best to book soon! Contact Celest for further details: celest.pereira@gmail.


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11th annual Firestone Grand Prix will attract 100,000 to St. Pete weekend
St. Pete IndyCar fans
More than 100,000 racing enthusiasts will converge March 29 on southwestern Florida for the 11th annual Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg, marking the beginning of the 2015 Verizon IndyCar Series season.
Now more than a decade old, the Firestone Grand Prix is an important event in the Tampa/St. Pete community and an important event for the Firestone brand, officials say.
Lisa Boggs, director of Bridgestone Americas Motorsports, and Dale Harrigle, Bridgestone Motorsports chief engineer and manager of race tire development, said tire selection and strategy will play an important role in this season's marquee races.
Conor Daly joins Sebring lineup in Performance Tech PC
Conor Daly
Although he's tested an IndyCar this offseason and banked a bunch of GP2 experience, Conor Daly is going to have his next race in a sports car.
The 23-year-old American will join the No. 38 Performance Tech Motorsports lineup for the Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring in the Prototype Challenge class, along with James French and Jerome Mee.
Daly will have his first crack at the race where his dad, Derek, has won twice.
Giedo Van Der Garde Makes Plea For Rights Of Aspiring Drivers
Dutch F1 driver Giedo van der Garde has made an "impassioned plea" for the rights of aspiring Formula 1 drivers "broken" by the sport as he announced a "multimillion-pound settlement after his controversial court action against the Sauber team," according to Kevin Eason of the LONDON TIMES.
Van der Garde called for "new regulations to protect the rights of drivers" in a sport that has been transformed by the clamor of "pay" drivers "trying to get on to the grid to further their careers."
The 29-year-old "had the resources to pursue Sauber through the International Court of Arbitration in Switzerland and then the Victoria Supreme Court." But other drivers "have been dumped in the past and not taken legal action against teams not upholding contracts."
India's Mahindra Enters Racing, but With Eye on Tesla
Formula E on the streets of Miami
At first blush, Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. and the FIA's Formula E racing series are strange bedfellows.
Mahindra is India's biggest sport-utility seller and best known in the U.S. for its small tractors. It also has a big IT business in the U.S., a startup scooter company, and a stable of other businesses.
Formula E race cars are among the most progressive machines on any racetrack in the world. In a series that began late last year, drivers from 10 teams—including powerhouses like Audi AG, Renault SA and Andretti Autosport—race high-performance electric cars for an hour at a 140 mph top speed; they need to finish without running out of battery power.
Darrell Waltrip Weighs in on Latest Sprint Cup News
NASCAR's "West Coast Swing" concludes its third of three consecutive stops this weekend at Auto Club Speedway (Fontana, Calif.) after competing in Las Vegas and Phoenix. FOX Sports offers 18 hours of live coverage of the NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES and NASCAR XFINITY SERIES from Fontana, culminating with the NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES race live on FOX on Sunday, March 22 (3:30 PM ET), with pre-race coverage beginning at 3:00 PM ET on FOX NASCAR SUNDAY.
Mike Joy leads the FOX NASCAR booth from the one-mile track with analysis from NASCAR Hall of Famer Darrell Waltrip and former crew chief Larry McReynolds. The trio is joined on pit road by Jamie Little, Chris Neville and Matt Yocum. Chris Myers hosts the network's coverage alongside analyst Michael Waltrip. Myers also hosts FOX NASCAR SUNDAY from the famed Hollywood Hotel alongside Darrell and Michael Waltrip.
Brabham And Andretti Together For St. Pete Indy Lights
Matt Brabham
Matt Brabham will make a return to Indy Lights for the first event of the 2015 season at St. Petersburg, Florida (March 27-29) with Andretti Autosport.
The arrangement sees the Brabham and Andretti names come together once again after a successful first Indy Lights season in 2014 and clinching the Pro Mazda Championship together in 2013.
Matt was in Indianapolis for a seat fitting and will test at Homestead-Miami Speedway on Monday prior to the Florida race.
Rain washes out today's IndyCar aero testing in Texas
Castroneves tests the road course version of Chevy's aero package at Barber
Helio Castroneves and Ed Carpenter were willing to wait out the rain Friday at Texas Motor Speedway in order to test out the new aero kits produced by Chevrolet for the upcoming Verizon IndyCar Series season.
The weather, however, wouldn't cooperate and they had to wait until Saturday to run through the tests. But that willingness shows how eager these drivers are to get behind the wheels of their new rides.
The new kits in the updated cars have essentially been designed to increase the downforce configuration on road courses and short ovals. On the bigger tracks, such as TMS, more consistent downforce.
Circuit of The Americas welcomes back Lone Star Le Mans Sept. 17-19
div>AUSTIN, Texas (March 18, 2015) – Circuit of The Americas (COTA) is bringing the "Spirit of Le Mans" back to the Lone Star State Sept. 17-19 for an exciting festival weekend of sports car racing into the night, with the return of the Lone Star Le Mans racing event.
The Lone Star Le Mans event mixes the best of international endurance racing, echoing the famous 24 Hours of Le Mans race in France, with the sights, sounds and flavors of Austin. The prestigious series competing include the FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) and the TUDOR United SportsCar Championship and their support series, all on the same weekend.
Chip Ganassi Racing Teams Expands Into Red Bull Global Rallycross
Chip Ganassi Racing Teams, Inc. (CGRT) announced today the formation of a two-car team in the Supercar class of Red Bull Global Rallycross (GRC) with new partner Loenbro and drivers Brian Deegan and Steve Arpin. CGRT joins the vibrant and growing series and looks to continue its history of on-track success while also complementing the team's continued focus on reaching millennials as a vehicle to grow interest in motorsports.
Why Dracone was so slow at Barber test (Update) UPDATE
Francisco Dracone
For what it's worth, we looked up Francesco Dracone's qualifying results from his two IndyCar starts with Conquest Racing in 2010.
At Mid-Ohio, Dracone posted a qualifying time of 1:11.3968. Dracone's time was 26th of 26 drivers who made qualifying attempts and two seconds slower that the 25th qualifier Jay Howard, who clocked in at 1:09.5028. Will Power won pole with a lap of 1:07.1997.
At Sonoma, Dracone's qualifying time was 1:21.2262, more than four-and-a-half seconds slower than Power's pole time of 1:16.5282. Dracone did avoid being the slowest qualifier at Sonoma, as Milka Duno who started the Mid-Ohio but didn't post a qualifying, posted a lap of 1:22.298.
Penske Leads USAC Hall Of Fame Inductees
The initial eight 2015 inductees into the USAC Hall of Fame have been announced and four more, selected by popular vote from a list of 16 eligibles distributed through social mediums, will be announced April 15.
The fourth annual USAC Hall of Fame induction ceremonies will be held July 25 at the Lincoln Tech Indianapolis Speedrome in Indianapolis, Ind., in conjunction with the inaugural "Tony Stewart Classic" Midget race.
The eight-member class of inductees announced today includes five drivers, two car owners and a chief mechanic. They are (alphabetically) Clint Brawner, Butch Hartman, Lindsey Hopkins, Jim Hurtubise, Fred Lorenzen, Roger Penske, Shorty Templeman and Sleepy Tripp.
MWR sued by former employee (Update) UPDATE A former Michael Waltrip Racing tire changer claims he was fired from his $160,000-a-year job in August after he demanded to have surgery for an injury suffered on pit road, while the team states he was released because he stole a specially made gun on the day he asked for permission to talk to other race teams.
Brandon Hopkins sued the team in January in North Carolina Superior Court in Charlotte, and Michael Waltrip Racing (MWR) filed its response last week while also having the case moved to North Carolina Business Court.
Charlotte Motor Speedway copies Indy for Newest Camping Craze - Glamping
Copying something started at the Indianapolis Motorspeedway, the latest craze in camping has arrived at Charlotte Motor Speedway, and fans looking for the ultimate in luxury, entertainment and glamour at the track will find it all while "glamping" in the infield during the 10 Days of Thunder.
"At Charlotte Motor Speedway, we're always looking for unique ways to reinvent the race experience for our fans," said Marcus Smith, president and general manager of the iconic 1.5-mile superspeedway. "Glamping is our latest effort, providing ultra-exclusive, luxury accommodations right in the heart of all the action."
Dooling Machine Tools Up With KVSH/Jonathan Byrd's Racing/Bryan Clauson
KVSH/Jonathan Byrd's Racing is proud to announce another new partner for our 2015 Indianapolis 500 program, as Dooling Machine Products joins the every-growing list of enthusiastic supporters of Bryan Clauson and the team.
Dooling Machine Products, Inc. is a provider of contract machining services. Dooling Machine is a complete mobile machine shop facility, providing on-site machining services, and offering their clients substantial savings on down time and cost. With their mobile machine shop, Dooling's customers get to see their work being done on-site and first hand.
NASCAR's TV deal helps BMS overcome attendance downturn
Bristol Speedway
NASCAR and Bristol Motor Speedway (BMS) aren't having sellout crowds like they did in the past, but they do have a saving benefactor.
The benefactor is broadcasting revenue aided by 21st Century digital dollars.
BMS' publicly traded owner, Concord, N.C.-based Speedway Motorsports Inc. (SMI), is participating in a new 10-year deal with NASCAR, FOX Sports and NBC Sports for the broadcasting and digital rights to NASCAR Sprint Cup and other related racing events.
Busch request to reopen Driscoll case denied
Kurt Busch's request to have his protective order hearing reopened by a Kent County (Del.) Family Court commissioner was denied Tuesday.
The decision by Commissioner David Jones, while not in Busch's favor, now allows Busch to proceed with his planned appeal of the decision to a family court judge.
Busch's legal team filed the motion to reopen the hearing Feb. 19, four days after Jones granted the protective order and one day before Jones released his findings and conclusions on why he had determined that Busch had likely committed an act of domestic violence on ex-girlfriend Patricia Driscoll.
Team Penske Off To A Strong Start With New Chevrolet Aero Kits
Penske's Juan Montoya
The new-look Team Penske Verizon IndyCar Series program got back to business after a busy off season with two days of testing on Monday and Tuesday at Barber Motorsports Park near Birmingham, Ala. Team stalwarts Helio Castroneves, Will Power and Juan Pablo Montoya, along with newcomer Simon Pagenaud, all took turns laying down some impressive lap times around the picturesque circuit as the teams got their first experience testing the new aerodynamic body kits that have been introduced to INDYCAR this season.
Familiar Ferrari Battleground at Twelve Hours of Sebring
Bruni Ferrari
Ferrari has enjoyed unparalleled success on the bumpy airways of Sebring International Raceway in Sebring, Florida. The world-famous twelve hour race saw a Ferrari visit victory lane for the first time in 1953, with 32 additional overall and class victories coming in the years since.
Some of Ferrari's most famous models, such as the 250 Testa Rossa, 250 GTO, 250LM, 512, and 333SP have represented Maranello in Sebring's victory lane. Three Ferrari 458 Italias will seek to put Ferrari back in victory lane at this weekend's Twelve Hours of Sebring.
Karam crash ignites calls for more tire barriers at Barber
Sage Karam before crashing
A top IndyCar executive told USA TODAY Sports on Tuesday that he'll ask Barber Motorsports Park to add a tire barrier where Sage Karam crashed Monday before the series returns to the track for a race next month.
Drivers complained Tuesday morning about the situation during their drivers' meeting, but Derrick Walker, IndyCar's president of operations and competition, said he'd already determined during a track inspection Monday that he would ask for a tire barrier in that area of the track.
Mario Andretti delivers meals for Meals on Wheels
Mario Andretti, left talks with Lorainne Curtis and her son-in-law Craig Bartholomew as he delivers a meal to her home. Race car driving legend Mario Andretti helped deliver meals to Nazareth area residents March 9, 2015 for Meals on Wheels of Northampton County. This is the second year Andretti has volunteered to deliver as part of the agency's March for Meals campaign. Also volunteering were Pennsylvania state Sen. Lisa Boscola and Tony Iannelli, CEO and president of the Greater Lehigh Valley Chamber of Commerce.
Porsche 918 Spyder is faster than the McLaren P1
The Porsche 918 Spyder has turned out to be even faster than one of its main rivals, the McLaren P1, during a recent test.
The fastest road legal car to ever lap the famous German track, the Nurburgring, is the Porsche 918 Spyder, as it managed to do it in just 6 minutes and 57 seconds, while the McLaren P1 said to have done it in "less than 7 minutes", along with the other rival, the Ferrari LaFerrari. During a recent speed test made by Motor Trend, the Porsche 918 Spyder has turned out to be faster on the Laguna Seca raceway than its German competitor as it managed to do a potent lap, with standard Michelin Pilot Super Cup tires, in 1:29.89, while the best lap of the McLaren stood at 1:30.71.
Video: Ferrari 488 GTB - Behind the scenes
The Ferrari 488 GTB as you've never seen it before: a behind-the-scenes look at the shooting of the official video. Watch the new Ferrari lapping the Ricardo Tormo circuit in Valencia and negotiating the roads around Saragozza and Tortosa.
Latest F1 news in brief - Wednesday
Boullier and Dennis
McLaren denies tension as Alonso returns
Wins 'still possible' for McLaren-Honda - Boullier
Mercedes' Wolff says Ferrari step 'impressive'
Van der Garde camp set to outline Sauber deal
F1 keeps same 'radio clampdown' rules for 2015
Van der Garde admits 'F1 dream probably over'
Singapore Airlines becomes official airline for Sauber
Chevy Teams Complete Two-Day Preseason Test at Barber Motorsports Park
Simon Pagenaud in his Penske Chevy
The Chevrolet IndyCar teams put the all-new Chevrolet Aero Kit through its inaugural paces during the first official Verizon IndyCar Series on-track test of the 2015 season.
The four Chevrolet-powered IndyCar organizations expected to field 12 cars in the season-opening race set for March 29 on the Streets of St. Petersburg utilized every minute of the two-day Promoter Test at Barber Motorsports Park to begin to build their notebooks on the Chevrolet Aero Kit for the start of the 16-race season.
"The Promoter Test at Barber Motorsports Park is always an exciting moment in the IndyCar season when our Chevy engineers get to see the fruits of their off season labor in the hands of our Team Chevy racing partners," said Chris Berube, Chevrolet Racing Program Manager for Verizon IndyCar Series.
AJ Foyt Racing Testing Report: Barber Motorsports Park
Jack Hawksworth
The ABC Supply team came away from their first three days of testing with the new aero kit satisfied in the direction they are taking after leaving Barber Motorsports Park.
Twenty-one drivers who tested at the 2.38-mile, 17-turn road course just outside of Birmingham, Ala. eclipsed last year's pole speed set by Will Power by a full second.
Takuma Sato was the second quickest Honda driver (behind fifth place Graham Rahal who popped ahead on the charts in the final 20 minutes), while Jack Hawksworth was the sixth quickest Honda driver.
All Ferrari LaFerrari units for fire hazard
LaFerrari FXX
All units of the impressive Ferrari LaFerrari are the subject of a recall which has been recently announced by the carmaker because of a fire hazard.
A recall of the Ferrari LaFerrari will never be made public and chances are owners of the hypercar will be getting some benefits in order to keep their mouths shut about this condition but according to a new report, such a recall is true and it has been recently announced by the Maranello based automaker. The hybrid supercars don't have a mechanical issue and it seems the only thing affecting them is a fire risk due to a paint job.
McLaren's Alonso set for Wednesday simulator return
Will Alonso really return while the McLaren Honda is still a complete backmarker?
Fernando Alonso's return to the cockpit of his McLaren MP4-30 is edging closer with the double world champion set to spend some time in the team's simulator on Wednesday.
The McLaren returnee was forced to sit out last weekend's Australian Grand Prix after suffering concussion in a pre-season crash at Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya.
Alonso has since been "giving everything" in order to be fully race fit for the Malaysian Grand Prix, round 2 of this year's Formula One world championship held on March 27-29.
Mercedes to further squash other F1 teams
The Mercedes parade will be further ahead in Sepang
It's not exactly the news that Mercedes' rivals - especially Red Bull - wanted to hear, but Toto Wolff believes the sandbagging Mercedes team will improve further in Malaysia.
The defending Champions dominated the season opener in Australia this weekend with Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg securing a 1-2 and Sebastian Vettel of Ferrari more than 30s off the pace in third place.
With Malaysia's Sepang circuit comprising of plenty of high-speed corners, Wolff believes the W06 will be a bit quicker.
Zanardi to Compete in Spa 24
Alex Zanardi will compete in the Total 24 Hours of Spa this year, a new challenge for the Italian, as he'll share his cockpit with other drivers for the first time.
After a break of four years Zanardi returned to racing in 2014 as a BMW works driver and competed solo in the Blancpain Sprint Series with a BMW Z4 GT3 modified to his special needs.
The Spa 24 Hours and endurance racing in general however require the presence of teammates.

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HomeBUSINESSDo You Know Where Your Sweater Came From?
Do You Know Where Your Sweater Came From?
Just below a decade in the past, I wrote a column about a unprecedented new initiative, courtesy of Fendi, known as Pesce d'Aprile, during which a buyer may journey to a crocodile farm in Singapore, choose the reptile from which their purse can be made after which comply with its progress through an app. Billed as the style equal of "know your food," it was the primary of its variety.
It was additionally fully made up (by me): an April Fool's joke invented to spotlight the lengths to which trend manufacturers would go to tell apart themselves — and the truth that, more and more, clients have been within the origin of their merchandise.
Except now, lastly, the joke's on me.
Loro Piana, the posh model recognized for its plush, understated knits that look as if they've been woven from liquidized financial institution notes, has launched into a program that may permit clients to hint each step of manufacturing of considered one of its child cashmere sweaters from goat to retailer.
It could seem to be a easy factor: How can a model not know precisely the place and the way its merchandise are made? Yet the style provide chain is so sophisticated, its many transferring components unfold out over so many international locations and processes, that for many of us the origin tales of our garments are nearly fully opaque.
"We have a belief that companies know where things are coming from, and in actual fact many companies lost that ability quite a long time ago," stated Maxine Bédat, the founding father of the New Standard Institute, a nonprofit based to outline and create a framework for trend's sustainability claims. "The more products you add to your offering, the more diffuse and complicated the manufacturing becomes, and as a result it is very rare today for fashion companies to both be able to trace their full supply chains and be willing to disclose them."
Consider the truth that the common merino wool sweater will journey 18,000 miles over the course of its manufacturing earlier than it reaches a retailer shelf, in accordance with Bamford, the British farm-to-table luxurious model.
Tracing that journey is less complicated, in fact, if a model is sufficiently small to do all the things itself or if a brand new model is constructed with transparency in thoughts. But few founders have been pondering that manner even a decade in the past, and nearly no model owns each step of the method of creation, from farm to completed product.
For the patron in quest of a vacation current, meaning this can be very troublesome to know, as you browse the cabinets on the lookout for the proper chunky knit or comfy wrap, whether or not what you might be seeing has been made responsibly, with environmental and social elements in thoughts.
That's why, two years in the past, Loro Piana, which was purchased by LVMH for $2.6 billion in 2013, determined to pin down its processes in order that it could now embody a garment tag telling potential patrons that "this knitwear has been coming from a bail that was taken in that specific region in that year or that month of that year," stated Fabio d'Angelantonio, the previous Loro Piana chief govt (he was changed in late October by Damien Bertrand). And that bail originated on the backs of that herd.
The challenge was launched earlier this 12 months with Loro Piana's vicuña merchandise and has now been prolonged to incorporate cashmere and child cashmere, the corporate's largest sellers. Given that the common Loro Piana cashmere sweater shall be touched by roughly 100 palms in a minimum of three international locations because it makes its manner from Mongolia to Italy to its closing retailer, and contain greater than 13 completely different processes over a interval of 18 months to 2 years, that was no small endeavor.
Arguably such traceability was doable solely as a result of the posh model has the … properly, luxurious, of figuring out its herders — it has been sourcing, spinning, weaving and ending cashmere since 1924 — and since its extraordinarily well-heeled clients are prepared to pay for the data. And Loro Piana is playing that more and more it is going to be a part of the style worth proposition. That every bodily reward also needs to deliver with it the reward of information.
In place of trickle-down economics, consider it as trickle-down transparency. Here's the way it begins.
From Goat to Coat: How a Loro Piana Sweater Gets Made
At the start of spring, cashmere assortment begins in Inner Mongolia in northern China and in Mongolia. In many circumstances, the herders have labored with Loro Piana for generations. The course of happens solely annually.
The goats have nature to thank for his or her annual buzz-cut. Cashmere goats are double-coated animals, which implies they produce two sorts of hair: exterior and underfleece. The underfleece protects goats from the intense chilly temperatures within the area and begins to develop in September and October, when temperatures start to drop. By May, the underfleece has grown to its fullest potential and is able to be collected by the herders. The goats usually are not shedding a lot — the fleece would fall off naturally.
Fun reality: All cashmere is wool, however not all wool is cashmere. Wool is a catchall time period used to explain the gentle undercoat of some animals (sheep, alpaca, goats, and so forth.). Cashmere refers particularly to the extremely prized fiber of cashmere and another breeds of goats."
Across the area, ranchers like Ha Si Ba Gen earn a dwelling elevating and herding goats. The nation of Mongolia produces a 3rd of the world's cashmere, and the posh cloth accounts for 40 p.c of the nation's nonmineral exports.
Animal and labor circumstances are audited by "accredited third parties," a consultant of Loro Piana informed The Times. After all, as Mr. d'Angelantonio, the previous chief govt of the corporate, stated, it was in everybody's finest curiosity to take care of wonderful circumstances. "The wool of a happy sheep is a better wool than a very stressed sheep," he stated.
When the haircuts are over, herders sometimes promote the wool to a third-party collector, who will then promote the supplies — a mixture of cashmere wool from dozens, if not a whole lot, of native farms — to numerous manufacturers. In this case, the cashmere is delivered to Alashan Zuo Qi Dia Li Cashmere in Inner Mongolia, a third-party "cooperation" associate within the Loro Piana manufacturing chain since 2005. There the wool is cleaned and inspected.
Though Loro Piana had explored constructing its personal services in Inner Mongolia, it has as a substitute fashioned long-term relationships with native companions. A consultant of the corporate defined that it has sought a manufacturing facility in China suited to its particular wants, however the difficulties of working there as a international firm have proved insurmountable. As a consequence, Alashan Zuo Qi Dia Li Cashmere performs a key position within the creation of Loro Piana clothes, taking duty for the primary spherical of cleansing earlier than the wool even leaves the world.
From there, the cleaned cashmere is trucked to Beijing or Ulaanbaatar, the capital of Mongolia, for strenuous quality-control testing. Keen eyes test for the occasional darkish hair hidden within the white wool. (These hairs can't be dyed and are tougher to identify and take away afterward.) Then the bales of cashmere are transported to a laboratory in Roccapietra, Italy, (inhabitants: 646) for yet one more spherical of high quality management.
Next cease: the Loro Piana manufacturing unit in Quarona, Italy, which was based by the Loro Piana household in 1924. The heaps (an trade measurement) of cashmere are transferred to a mixing machine, which opens up the fibers and lays them flat for the primary time. This course of permits for simpler manipulation.
After getting carded (disentangled and cleaned), the fibers are loaded right into a spinning machine. Simply put, that is the place the fibers grow to be yarn and the yarn turns into cloth.
Now the yarn is able to tackle some coloration. Loro Piana makes use of unique formulations of dyes for its clothes.
Actual clothes are lastly able to be constructed, a course of that's normally carried out by state-of-the-art knitting machines. Once the clothes are completed, they're inspected by knowledgeable eyes. Finally, they're packed as much as be distributed to Loro Piana's 178 bodily shops, e-commerce channels and varied retail companions.
The time span between accumulating a child goat's underfleece and a sweater touchdown on a retailer shelf is as much as two years. Officials at Loro Piana estimate that greater than 100 palms can play a task within the creation of 1 garment. A Loro Piana cashmere sweater sometimes begins at $1,000, and extra sophisticated designs price between $2,000 and $3,000. And the goats develop out their hair once more.
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Home/News/Texas/Significant progress has been made in the treatment of combat-related post-traumatic stress disorder
Significant progress has been made in the treatment of combat-related post-traumatic stress disorder
SAN ANTONIO "This is an important step in helping those who post traumatic syndrome.
Clinical study conducted in part UT Health San Antonio shows great progress in the rapid and effective treatment of combat-related post-traumatic stress disorder.
"It's incredibly helpful. I feel like I'm doing the most important job of my life," said Dr. Alan Peterson.
Alan Peterson, Ph.D., professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at UT Health San Antonio. He is also the Director of the STRONG STAR Consortium, a state and federally funded PTSD research group led by UT Health San Antonio, and of the CAP, the Post Traumatic Stress Relief Consortium, led by UT Health San Antonio and the VA National Center for post-traumatic stress.
As a US Air Force veteran, Peterson knows all too well about the men and women who suffer from combat-related post-traumatic stress disorder.
"Having actually seen the horrors of war with traumatic brain injuries and many severe psychological, physical injuries, I realized that we must do something," he said.
Peterson and scientists around the country worked together on this research to use old tools in new ways.
"Long-term contact. This is usually done with a single treatment session once a week for two, three or four months," Peterson said.
This technique is more intense, with two different hands to explore.
According to an article published on JAMA Network"The interventions were a mass PE that included 15 therapy sessions of 90 minutes each for 3 weeks, compared to an intensive outpatient PE program (IOP-PE) that included 15 therapy sessions all day for 3 weeks with 8 therapy sessions augmentations."
Peterson said: "This is the first study to actually use this approach. Let's evaluate the first three traumas and then focus on the least disturbing trauma, the second most anxious, and then finally move on to the most disturbing trauma."
Tabatha Blount, PhD, is Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at UT Health San Antonio. A clinical psychologist, she is a research therapist in several STRONG STAR and CAP clinical trials, including the currently published study.
Blount works regularly with service members receiving treatment for PTSD and knows how isolating combat can be.
"What this treatment does for many people is to expand hope so that they can continue to live. And as you get older, PTSD takes up less of a place in your life," Blount said.
This clinical trial had a 75% success rate and involved more than 200 military personnel.
Similar studies show that the likelihood of recurrence of symptoms is low even within 10 years.
But the work is not done yet, as it is not a cure for post-traumatic stress disorder.
"You know, we keep moving forward, pushing the boundaries further and further to get better results," said Peterson.
They make sure no one is left behind.
"The next step is to figure out the remaining 25%. For example, I don't think it's good enough to end up here," Blount said.
Other clinical studies will be conducted as they have not yet achieved 100% success rate in the treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder.
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Jane is a native New Yorker. She loves to sing, play the guitar, write songs and teach music. Some influences are Bonnie Raitt, Nina Simone and Cole Porter. Look for Jane's CD (The Ones I Hold So Dear) on CDBaby.com/JaneBabits.
Chava was born yesterday, lives today, and you'll hear about her tomorrow.
Sarah Cohen has been playing guitar since she was 12, and she's still lovin' it.
Adena has always been playing drums - but never on a real set. She'd usually play at any desk or table she could get her hands on, until her uncle got her an electronic drum set for her birthday, which she traded in for latin percussion… which eventually led to playing the djembe and darbuka. Adena's mother believes that the drumming is due to her Morroccan roots.
Leslie Ginsparg is the founder and director of Girls' Night On. She was inspired to pick up the guitar after going to a women's open mike night in Israel and started singing/songwriting a few years after that. Leslie lives and works in Manhattan, the city that, like herself, doesn't sleep. In her other life, she's both a college history professor and a graduate student working on her doctoral dissertation.
Although she has sung in many venues, Rachel still prefers singing in the shower to anything else. She served as musical director of her college a cappella group (Boston University's Kol Echad), was a member of the Zamir Chorale of Boson, and performed at numerous women's open mic nights in Jerusalem. She recently directed her first musical, Wizard With a Twist, at the Heschel High School in Manhattan. Despite her musical and theatrical success, she hasn't quit her day job; as a student in the Scholars Circle at the Drisha Institute, Rachel studies Talmud for a living. When she's not learning or teaching Torah, she's doing yoga or working with teens at Camp Nesher. Look for her debut album in 2008 in stores and showers near you.
Naomi Less hails from Chicago, studied classical voice at Northwestern University, and learned to play guitar through her Indigo Girls CDs. She is the lead singer of Less Nessman, a female-fronted blues rock band based in NYC. Less Nessman has performed shows throughout New York City at venues including The Knitting Factory, Canal Room, The Cutting Room, Lion's Den, Kenny's Castaways, and CBGB's Gallery, and recently played in Chicago at Abbey Pub, Elbo Room, and Goose Island. For more info about Naomi's music, check out her MySpace page.
Jenny Sassoon is a native of Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn, NY. She received her first toy drum when she was five years old and picked drumming up again after college. She plays the dumbek, djembe and bongo drums. Jenny is a certified social worker and works part-time for the Board of Jewish Education of Greater New York. She is a full-time mother of two children. She is married to Robbie Sassoon and lives in Riverdale, NY with her family.
Dahlia has loved singing and music since she was young, frequently performing in choirs and plays throughout her childhood. In college, she sang in a Columbia a cappella group for 3 years, singing both Jewish and secular music. In the past 7 years, using her guitar, darbuka, and voice, she has focused more on bringing together and inspiring women with soulful music and Torah. Most recently, along with her friend Jenny Sassoon, Dahlia started Kol Nearim, a music/movement appreciation class for children 0-3, using Israeli and Jewish soul music. Dahlia has also completed her doctorate in clinical psychology and is the school psychologist at the Horace Mann Lower School, where she often uses music in her work. Dahlia lives in Riverdale with her husband, Rabbi Uri, and sons Elyon and Itai.
Born and raised in Brazil, Rachel started learning the keyboard at the age of 10. By the time she was 14, Rachel decided to follow in her mother's footsteps and took on the drums as well. Throughout the years, she has developed an appreciation for many different styles of music, varying from classical to hard rock to the native Brazilian samba. Other than playing music, Rachel likes to spend time going out with friends, rollerblading and occasionally studying. She is currently majoring in marketing at Lander College for Women.


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Station House Survives at Site
Absecon Station House
NJ,
Built: 1855?
Open to the Public: Does Not Survive
Station closed in 1922 and turned over to GSA in 1955. Station house does not survive at original location and probably has been destroyed.
Open to the Public: Unknown
Station closed in 1922 and turned over to GSA in 1955. Station house survives and is used as a medical daycare center for children with special medical needs.
Alexandria Bay Station House
Wellesley Island
NY,
Open to the Public: Yes
Station still active. Station house survives.
Alpena Station House
Station still active. Station house survives and is leased from the General Services Administration and shared with other federal agencies.
Amagansett Station House
Amaganset
Station closed in 1936 and site transferred to the Navy for use as a radio direction finder station. Site now owned by the Town of East Hampton. Station house does not survive at original location and probably has been destroyed.
Station closed in 1936 and site transferred to the Navy for use as a radio direction finder station. Site now owned by the Town of East Hampton. Station house survives but was moved off site in 1902 to Main Street in Amagansett where it is the Outdoor store.
Open to the Public: No
Station closed in 1936 and site transferred to the Navy for use as a radio direction finder station. Station site was acquired by the Town of East Hampton, and the station house was sold for a private residence and moved off site. In 2007 the station house was bought by the Town of East Hampton and moved back to its original site. It is being restored as a museum.
Annapolis Station House
Station still active. Station house was a 60 foot experimental houseboat of the same design as the Fort Meyers, FL station house. It no longer survives.


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Prompt Forty-Seven- First Days With the first day of school looming around or just passing us, I'd like to do a prompt dedicated to your first day. What was your favorite first day? Fifth grade, college, high school? Describe what it meant to you.
Anyone's college experience is something to be treasured. The first day of college for me was also the first day that I was truly on my own for the first time ever.
Coming from a very small town where everyone knows everyone, and there isn't much diversity, I was a bit intimidated when it came time for me to expand my horizons. I had a serious boyfriend who wasn't coming with me and I was scared of being alone.
I was scared about all the change that was happening around me. At eighteen, I didn't know myself, I didn't know what I really wanted in life and that first year of college shaped who I am.
I remember move in day like it was yesterday. My aunt went to the same college as I was and I got the same exact dorm that she stayed in. It was the smallest dorm on campus, only two floors of students--a boy and girls' floor. But it was perfect for me.
Looking back, my friends and I always say that our dorm was the band of misfits because we were all crazy, and strange, and at the same time, we meshed. My best friend, Sarah lived in the dorm room next to me and my now husband, lived on the floor above me.
The first day my mother and boyfriend at the time drove me to school. The car was packed solid with a tv, my many bags of clothes, the posters for the walls and other useless crap I can honestly say I never used. I mean, how many gluesticks does an eighteen year old actually use?
We got there and I remember experiencing anxiety for the first time. I thought I was going to throw up and now I know it was just because I was nervous. We pulled in to the campus and all these students were bustling around, carting their large bags around.
We got right to business, unloading my things and loading them into my new home. It's crazy how in just a second of being in a place, it becomes your home. I had never experienced moving before and the feeling smacked me right in the face--hard.
When it was time for my mom and boyfriend to leave, I just cried. I couldn't handle it. I thought they were ditching me and they'd never come back. I knew that my life was changing and I could do nothing about it.
Then I wiped the tears and went back into the room where my new roommate was. Luckily, we hit it off. We walked to the orientation together and sat together. We went to the dining hall together, and sat at a table together. We both knew that we only had the other and it was comforting in a way.
Before I knew it, my life was moving in full swing and everything, yes, everything about me changed. I was able to be free and experience things I only dreamed of. I found myself in that first year of school.
That first day of college changed my life forever. It opened the door to find my best friend and my husband. It was the best experience of my entire life. I will never forget that first day because it propelled everything else that has happened after.


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IDEX Stock: Why a Dual-Business Focus May Not Be the Best Choice
Imagine investing in early tech stocks a few decades ago, only to see those companies become leaders in their industry and deliver solid gains. Now imagine this: could one of those names have been Ideanomics (NASDAQ:IDEX) and IDEX stock?
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What I'm getting at here is that even the companies that are now tech giants had risks when they first started out. However, they also had focused business plans.
Ideanomics is different from other companies because it has a dual business focus. That separates it from other names back in their early days. It also makes me wonder if the company is stretching itself too thin.
So, is IDEX a name to buy now and wait on? Can it really turn high expectations into stellar profits?
IDEX Stock: What Does the Company Do Exactly?
Ideanomics describes itself as "a global company driving mobile energy transformation and the green fintech revolution." The company continues on it's site, "We combine deal origination and enablement with the application of technologies such as artificial intelligence, blockchain, and others as part of the next-generation of smart financial services."
Confused? Here's a simpler way of saying what Ideanomics does. It has two business divisions. The first one, Ideanomics Mobility, focuses on green-energy transportation initiatives, namely electric vehicles (EVs). The second, Ideanomics Capital, deals more in innovative financial technology, or fintech.
Basically, Ideanomics Mobility assists fleet operators in building out their EV fleets on their budget. The company makes money from the sale of EV models, EV financing solutions and the sale of energy for those EVs. Ideanomics Mobility also has four subdivisions, some of which are international.
On the other hand, the company's Ideanomics Capital fintech segment has three other subdivisions itself, which deal in real estate, the "small cap marketplace" and finally artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning for regulators and institutions.
Because Ideanomics was founded in 2004, it's not considered a start-up company. However, all of these divisions and sub-divisions make me wonder what exactly it's trying to achieve. The diversity of business operations may make IDEX stock promising for some, but it's too alarming for me.
What is the economic moat that Ideanomics is offering or trying to build? Yes, the many businesses behind IDEX show a dynamic culture. But I also see a strong weakness and a lack of focus.
Invest Here, Invest There — But Where's the Money From?
Ideanomics' latest press release announced that the company acquired "a 20% stake in Energica Motor Company, a leading manufacturer of high performance electric motorcycles."
Why I'm not excited by all of these diversified investments is simple. There are mainly two arguments.
First, like I said, I do not see a clear business vision here — where Ideanomics is heading and what it wants to achieve.
To me, that's like investing in several stocks without having a clear philosophy or goals. You can buy growth stocks, value stocks, meme stocks and so on, but what good does that do you without knowing the risk or expected return? Without a clear investment policy, you cannot expect to succeed.
In my opinion, Ideanomics buys and invests in companies too broadly, moving from large commercial EVs like buses or cars to more niche markets like electric bikes. It seems promising, but without more focus it's also dangerous.
And that leads me to my second qualm — IDEX's strategy is dangerous. Any company can pursue diversification in its business operations. But they must have the financial ability and strength to achieve that effectively. Acquiring companies with little profitability and cash turns this into a very risky situation.
For this second knock against IDEX stock, though, we should take a closer look at the fundamentals.
Issuing Stock Is Not Good for Investors
Firstly, Ideanomics is unprofitable. For example, net losses from continuing operations widened from $98 million in 2019 to $156 million for the trailing twelve months according to Yahoo! Finance. Free cash flows have also been continually negative for the past several years. Further, an operating income of $10 million for 2019 has turned into a negative operating income of nearly $40 million.
On top of that, the company's 2018 revenue of $378 million collapsed to some $45 million in 2019 and then to less than $16 million for the trailing twelve months.
Along with these poor financials, though, IDEX recently sold shares at an "aggregate offering price of up to $150 million" for business purposes, such as paying off debt. So, IDEX stock poses a risk of stock dilution to its investors, too.
IDEX Stock Verdict
All in all, Ideanomics' plans to expand and become a leader in EVs and fintech come at a cost. With very poor financial performance, IDEX stock is just too expensive to buy based on its ambitious dreams alone.
The financial results don't even seem to hint at profitability. Overly divided across its segments and facing a severe decline in revenue, I have to pass on this EV and fintech play.
On the date of publication, Stavros Georgiadis, CFA, did not have (either directly or indirectly) any positions in the securities mentioned in this article.
Stavros Georgiadis is a CFA charter holder, an Equity Research Analyst, and an Economist. He focuses on U.S. stocks and has his own stock market blog at thestockmarketontheinternet.com/. He has written in the past various articles for other publications and can be reached on Twitter and on LinkedIn.
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USA, Paced by DeChambeau, Leads by Three after Three Rounds at the World Amateur Team Championship
Bryson DeChambeu shot a record-setting 61 and Denny McCarthy added a 67 team total of 128 as the USA grabbed the 54-hole lead at 31-under-par 397 at the 2014 World Amateur Team Championship (WATC) at Karuizawa 72 Golf East.
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Bryson DeChambeau and Denny McCarthy of the USA[/caption]DeChambeau, an All-American choice at Southern Methodist University, closed his round on the par-71 Oshitate Course with six consecutive birdies. In all, he made 11 birdies against a lone bogey.
"I'm honored and it's pretty cool to be the low number for the World Amateur," said DeChambeau of his career low competitive round. "That's pretty sweet.
"I got off to a hot start and made a couple putts early and just kept going," he said. "I finished with six birdies and I've never done something like that so I'm excited to shoot that number and I'm ready for tomorrow."
The previous low individual score was 63 by Jason Dawes of Australia in the first round of the 1994 WATC in France.
The USA's McCarthy, an All-American at the University of Virginia, was 5-under through 13 holes and finished with an eagle, three birdies and a bogey. Beau Hossler, the 2014 Western Amateur champion, shot a non-counting 68, which ties for lowest in history.
"They're really experienced tournament players," USA captain Jim Hyler said of his team. "It's not a surprise to me that we've had nine rounds that are all in the 60s.These guys are trending in the right way coming into the World Amateur Team Championship and we've seen really good consistent play by all three."
The USA broke the record for lowest 54-hole score (404 set by the USA in 2012) by seven strokes. Its third-round total of 14-under 128 also broke the mark for any round – 131, set by the USA in the first round in 2012 – by three strokes.
"We're going to have to go out tomorrow and shoot another low round in double digits under par at least," said Hossler, an All-American at the University of Texas. "Moving forward we need to play consistent golf, keep our heads down and keep focused on shooting more and more under par. Out here, you've got to take it pretty deep and if we can take advantage of the par 5s and the wedge holes, we're going to be just fine."
Sweden is second at 28-under 400; followed by Canada and Spain tied for third at 403; second-round leader Argentina in fifth at 404; Australia in sixth at 405; England and Ireland tied for seventh at 408; and Chinese Taipei, France, Mexico, Scotland and Switzerland tied for ninth at 409. Host Japan is tied for 33rd.
Sweden's Hannes Ronnenblad shot a 7-under 64 and World Amateur Golf Ranking™ No. 5 Marcus Kinhult added a 67 for a 131 to stay within striking distance of the USA.
"It's always fun to be in the mix on the last day, that was part of our goal," said Kinhult. "Tomorrow, I hope that we can make sure that the winning team has to play really good golf to beat us."
Spain's Jon Rahm, WAGR No. 16, followed his second-round 64 with a 62 in the third round and held the WATC individual low score record for approximately 30 minutes until DeChambeau finished.
"On the first couple holes I felt pretty bad," said Rahm, an All-American at Arizona State in the USA. "I couldn't hit a shot straight but somehow I managed to make a couple of pars. I made my birdie on four and then after that I just got into my zone and started hitting every single shot perfect. It felt great."
Forty of the 67 teams posted 54-hole totals that were under par. The field recorded 73 sub-par individual counted scores in the second round, breaking the record of 43 in 2006.
The World Amateur Team Championship is a biennial international amateur competition conducted by the International Golf Federation (IGF), which comprises 137 national governing bodies in 131 countries. The competition, which is being held for the 26th time, is rotated among three geographic zones: Asia-Pacific, Americas and Europe-Africa.
This year's event is hosted by the Japan Golf Association. The teams play for the Eisenhower Trophy. The IGF is the international federation for golf for the International Olympic Committee and will conduct the Olympic golf competition in Rio de Janeiro in 2016. In each round, the total of the two lowest scores from each team constitutes the team score for the round. The four-day (72-hole) total is the team's score for the championship.
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Travel back to the '80s with The Ringos
'I think satire is a great vehicle for rethinking how we remember our past'
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From scrunchies to Iran-Contra, everyone has warm memories of the 1980s.
And If you don't, The Ringos can help with the sketch comedy revue '80s Kids Will Understand, being staged this week as part of the On The Edge fringe festival.
Today I interviewed The Ringos' Kristen Keller to discuss life in the 1980s and '80s Kids Will Understand.
Windatt: "Why a show about the 1980s?"
Keller: "We wanted to do a show that commemorated our youth, and explored our nostalgia for the '80s. At the same time, we wanted to explore some of the darker sides to the '80s, and poke fun at that relationship.
"There are so many people who love to remember the retro and quirky side of the '80s, like wearing neon, and crimping your hair, and all those zany things that happened in the '80s. But sometimes we overlook the weird things that happened, or just how bizarre the thinking was back then.
"We are all about sketch comedy, but some of it goes a little darker. One sketch focuses on women in the arts, where there is a female writer for a big TV show, and she is up against a 'big man producer' who needs to improve the 'market' for his show by adding a female character, but he knows nothing about women, except for how much he likes to look at them.
"We satirize a lot of things that happened in the '80s, in terms of what still happens today. Men having a lot of power, women really having to swallow their opinion, and do what is asked of them. We poke fun at the entertainment industry, with big shot guys in charge. We poke fun at things like the Smurfs and how bizarre it was that there's one female Smurf, among a whole town of males… How does that work? But it's also a lot of parodies of iconic pop culture references, that people would understand who weren't even born in that time period."
Windatt: "Can you explain a bit of your creative process and how you came up with all this?"
Keller: "My background is primarily improv. In our group, there are five of us. And two of them are the writers, Brendan Main and Colleen Waltenbury, who are fantastic. They bring us a script, as well as a ton of improv prompts, and Bryan and I play around, and see what works. Betony, the director, has a background in dramaturgy, and we all work together to edit it as a whole. We keep playing with it until it's something we like."
Windatt: "Can you tell me a little bit about what the big take-away will be from your show?"
Keller: "It's funny, we often will just write and create a show, and then it's not till afterwards that you see what it's about. We started from something silly… when we think of the '80s, we think how we tend to put a bubble gum package around it, right? We think of the quirky things.
"We think of the hairdos, the music, Michael Jackson's Thriller, Madonna with her cone bra, WWF wrestlers. And we tend to think of those colourful characters and how colourful it was at that time. But as we kept working on the show, it began to look at the weirder side of the time. Chernobyl happened in the '80s, and the Challenger disaster. There were all these bonkers things that happened, but that don't get included in our nostalgia. There is a gap in public thought. I think satire is a great vehicle for rethinking how we remember our past."
The Ringos are presenting '80s Kids Will Understand in the basement venue of the Capitol Centre. Showtimes are 6:30 pm tonight, 8 pm Thursday, 5 pm Friday and 4:30 pm Saturday. Tickets are $12 at the door. The Ringos recommend their audiences be 12+ years of age with a warnings that some coarse language and sexual innuendo will be presented with exactly one precisely timed 'F-bomb' as part of the show.
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What do you know about life as an entrepreneur? Here are some truths about entrepreneurship that every aspiring entrepreneur should know!
I am on a high; the high that comes not just from doing something well, but from knowing that something you did impacted others' lives in a meaningful way.
Just a couple of days ago, we held our very first event this year in Bangalore, #BreakingBarriers To Growth, where women entrepreneurs in sectors as diverse as manufacturing, retail, luxury, education, publishing, design, apparel, technology, home and children's products came together to share their learnings and challenges, and support each other over the entrepreneurial journey.
The idea was to get together to push ourselves harder, and move faster towards our goals, and the enthusiasm of the entrepreneurs who met was infectious.
The warmth and camaraderie between participants, even meeting for the first time, was palpable, and I believe the "charge" we all received from the sessions as well as the interactions will stay with us for a while.
As an entrepreneur myself, the #BreakingBarriers event reinforced these truths for me.
Especially for small businesses with 1-2 founders, and a small team, it can be a lonely path. Connecting with other entrepreneurs helps us learn and look beyond our own 'wells', but it also provides that electric spark we all need from time to time – to renew ourselves and feel energized again to take on new challenges.
Personally, I am resolving to get out more often to connect with other entrepreneurs.
One of the reason businesses with potential to grow don't fulfill it is because we get comfortable. Our products are doing well or our existing customers are happy with us or we know this market really well. Things look good – until our products stop doing well because they've become irrelevant in a dynamic market, or we get complacent and make mistakes precisely because we know the market.
It is important for us to consciously evaluate if we are getting into a comfort zone, and push ourselves to explore new avenues for growth – before we get into a zone of discomfort!
Apurva Purohit, CEO, Radiocity and Author of Lady, You're Not A Man, exhorts women to go out and work for what they want!
We hide our fears as entrepreneurs – we may be afraid of failure with a new product and stick to our known repertoire, afraid to seek funding, afraid to let go of a business we know is wrong for us; one of the learnings from the #BreakingBarriers workshop was how normal it is to be afraid! In the feedback we received after the workshop, one entrepreneur after another spoke about how it resonated with her to hear that others too faced such challenges. The fear of the new is normal, and acknowledging that is the first step to moving forward.
I believe that all of us need to drink deep from such a well of refreshment from time to time, and sharpen our minds as well as renew our spirits.
Come and join the Women's Web community in Mumbai – #BreakingBarriers is meant to help us all network, learn, grow!


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When my children were born, it changed my world. It also changed the world of my parents. They were now grandparents!
My son and daughter both have a very special bond with my parents, largely due to the time they spend with them. My parents recount stories of when they were young, bake cookies from old family recipes, and sing the folk songs that their parents sang to them. I was inspired to capture these stories and more about my parents' lives, so that these priceless memories and details will never be forgotten. My children and their children should know the true essence of the family members who've come before them. But life has been busy as an entrepreneur and as a mom. In the meanwhile, my mother has written a family history book, that captures the stories passed down to her through the generations. This passion for family stories and where we come from must certainly have a genetic link.
It was my husband's grandmother who gave me the motivation to produce the first 'MYstory' book. She just turned 89 years old. All of my grandparents have passed on and I didn't want to lose the opportunity to capture a truly remarkable life story. She is a survivor of the Holocaust and that fact alone can define the word 'remarkable'. But to my children, her great-grandchildren, she is Bubby Goldie and her life stories about her parents and siblings, who perished during the war, are priceless. These stories are the only way we will ever have to know them. Goldie's stories of life before and after the war are just as important in helping us appreciate the woman we see today. I thank her for so many things…but she was the catalyst in my bringing to life the 'MYstory' and 'OURstory' legacy books and binders.
Now I can give you the little inspiration you need to start recounting the journey of your life. You do not have to be a survivor or a hero to have a story to tell. You hold the key to your past and your family's past through stories, pictures, names, dates, accomplishments, tragedy, triumph, love and love lost. A 'MYstory' or 'OURstory' legacy book or binder captures your personal history in a way that highlights the big events and milestones, while also bringing focus to the little details that make you so special to the family that loves you.
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Louis Barabbas
Writer · Performer · Label Director
I was on my way to a solo show in Sheffield and I was nervous. No exasperated tweets about wailing infants on buses, no smug commentary about the shuffling mania of fellow passengers, no intermittent dozing, no music in the headphones, no novel on my lap. I watched the scenery go by and wondered what on earth I was doing.
Nervousness is not typically in my repertoire. I haven't been nervous before a show for at least five years. Before going onstage I am usually just quiet (maybe because I'm saving my energy for all the imminent jumping about). This time, however, I was dreading it. In fact I'd even lost sleep over it the night before.
So why this sudden change?
I'd just got rid of what many people called "my trademark" – well, to be exact, I'd mercilessly shaved it off. Suddenly I was overcome with doubts about my abilities as a performer. And, as every performer knows, doubting yourself can be like the first nudge in a line of dominoes.
For readers who have stumbled upon this article from links unknown, a quick introduction: More than the songs I write or the shows I play, I am mostly known for having a very big beard. The songs and shows take a lot of work, the beard took a lot of no work. Skewed logic at its finest.
Those that already know me may not, however, know this:
In 2009, while we were recording "Mother" (the song – and later video – that helped hoist my little Manchester folk/swing band to a more international level of obscurity) I suffered from a severe slump in morale, the kind where you sit staring into the middle distance for days not talking to anyone. I finally got dragged out of it by my friend Dan (Bedlam Six bass player – one of the best and most dependable people on the planet) and we got on with mixing the new record. I wrote the song "Deep Enough" a week later, it's about how one can never really prepare for when ugly thoughts/doubts/emotions pounce out of the shadows and start gnawing away at us. Like most of my songs it is filtered through a theatrical persona where tongue is wedged violently in cheek (my songs tend to have a kernel of reality at their core despite being somewhat cartoony by the time they reach the public).
As soon as I wrote "Deep Enough" I had an idea for the video – a forlorn looking man staring into a mirror shaving off a big beard. This is not a particularly new idea – Scorsese has done it (twice), so has Wes Anderson, even Demi Moore did it in GI Jane (well, not a beard but the effect was the same) – but a potent visual nonetheless. So after completing the shoot for the "Mother" promo I let my moustache grow out into a full beard and bided my time until we recorded a full band arrangement of the song.
What I hadn't factored into my plans was the reaction to this change in my physical identity. Human beings need to connect with each other (as E. M. Forster famously said: "Only Connect") and this yearning eats away at us if we do not indulge it from time to time. Yet the British build so many walls up around their character that we tend to live our entire lives in miserable little bubbles of social etiquette. Despite being manic onstage, off it I'm as socially frigid as the next man, to the point where if someone sparks up a conversation with me in a bus stop I assume they are mentally subnormal. Having a big beard, however, is the same as wearing a sign on your forehead with the words "I am the exception… I am not an entity that exists in the world of fashion or sex… I am timeless… I am not a threat… I am OTHER." To be a bearded man is to be public property. To walk down the street with footlong hair on your chin is to wordlessly invite a deluge of questions and unwelcome petting. One time I was in a bar with a friend who had just broken up with his long-term partner when someone from the next table interrupted him in mid sentence and said to me "Could you settle a bet for us? I think it took two years to grow that but my wife thinks it took four." They hadn't even noticed that my friend had tears in his eyes.
But as a singer-songwriter the beard is my certificate of merit. It is my curriculum vitae. It is proof that I'm not a part-timer or have-a-go chancer. There is no way I have a "proper" job. No serious employer would consider me, I look like a nineteenth century gold prospector (or a "fisherman's ghost on acid" as Kirsty Almeida once described me). I'm unemployable and have a considerable gap in my CV to prove it. No, if I've invested that long into such a growth, funded only by the songs I write and the shows I play then I must be worth taking seriously. And that's the hardest thing for an emerging artist to achieve – being taken seriously.
And now the beard is gone. All I have left is my songs and the excellent musicianship of my colleagues. And I worry it is not enough because people keep bandying around this stupid word "trademark" as if anyone really gives a damn about my shaving habits.
We may like to think image is secondary to content but it only takes one glance at the adverts on a typical high street to realise image is everything in our society. Music may be an aural experience but, like perfume, it's marketed in a mostly visual way. Sinatra wouldn't have got as far he did if he wore jeans and a t-shirt (and as Danny Ocean he wouldn't have been admitted into half those casinos let alone get a chance to rob them). Can you imagine Jools Holland gushing over Seasick Steve if the man was wearing a shell-suit instead of dungarees? Image may not be everything but perception certainly is.
Furthermore, in Britain at least, we don't always go into an unknown situation with an open mind. If we are watching an unfamiliar musician strut about on stage there is a certain unprovoked malign quality that says "So this guy thinks he's going to entertain me does he? Well we'll see about that!" As a performer I fear the "Who does he think he is?" sentiment almost as much as I'm ashamed to admit harboring it myself. I work in one of the only sectors of our society where people not only expect everyone to pay attention to what they do but also applaud it when they've finished. We have seen generations of snarling young men parading up and down in front of the music-loving public, demanding its devotion as well as its money. I share stages not only with the latest crop of hopefuls but also with that formidable legacy. But bounding up to a microphone with a large shaggy beard and barking like a dog is a lot easier than sidling up to it in a pair of tight trousers and saying "desire me". Unlike my rock peers I am not perceived as a sexual proposition, I am not cool, I am in no way a competition or threat to anything or anyone. I am a clown and it is a role I am very happy with (if you want to know something of my life philosophy I refer you to Donald O'Connor's words of wisdom in Singin' In The Rain). Is losing my beard the folk equivalent of losing my red nose…?
And then my thought process about identity and perception was interrupted as we pulled into the Sheffield bus depot. I retrieved my guitar from the belly of the coach and trudged up the hill towards the venue, my chin and neck a lot colder than the last time I made the journey.
Yes, that whole middle section was a dream sequence. Any independent musician will tell you that occasionally one can't help getting swept up in a way of thinking that makes no sense at all. In our weakest moments we get distracted by all those old industry fairy tales and forget why we started writing and performing in the first place. Then we attend music conferences and networking events and online seminars and (heaven forbid) other people's concerts only to end up in some stupid conversation with a self-styled marketing expert telling us what it is they think we are. And they go on and on about your brand. Brand? Give me strength! The joy of being an independent musician is that you get to decide what you are, not some clueless executive. You get to be that thing for as long as you like and you also get to change your mind whenever you feel like it and if there are people in your audience that go elsewhere as a result that's fine because they are just as free as you are to do what ever they like. You are the architect of your success and it doesn't have to resemble anyone else's. I take my cue from audiences, from collaborators and from myself, not from people second-guessing an imaginary version of the music market. Who is the music market anyway? I am. Well, I'm a bit of it. I may be socially awkward if a stranger approaches me on a bus but at one of my own concerts I am available to anyone who wants to talk to me, in fact that's the best part of being a performer – one is physically present and thus able to endlessly expand one's web of association.
I played that show in Sheffield with my bald head and my bald chin and it went fine. Of course it went fine. Because people who take an active interest in the arts aren't fickle and they aren't stupid. Artist and audience are two elements of the same piece of theatre, both writing it as we go along.
And occasionally we shave bits off the narrative.
First published in May 2012
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Sarah DeVries
Who's watching?
By Sarah DeVries
Published on Wednesday, January 8, 2020
When I read about surveillance cameras being shot out over the new year, I couldn't help but let out a cynical chuckle.
While public cameras are likely the least of our worries when it comes to issues of personal privacy, the ever-increasing scrutiny and monitoring of ordinary citizens, often without our knowledge, will likely be completely out of hand by the time most people realize it's a problem.
On a recent trip back to the States I didn't notice many cameras — which is not to say they weren't there — but I was amazed at the trust that so many there have in "smart systems" in their homes. I suppose it's nice to be able to tell a device to play a song or turn up the air conditioner without having to do it oneself, but what's it up to when it's not "working?"
What kind of data is it collecting, and what is it doing with that data? Are conversations I have within earshot being recorded or collected somewhere?
When novelists of the 20th century imagined "Big Brother" in its various forms, it was always assumed that it would be the government keeping tabs on us. In the U.S., it's private companies. In Mexico, where many have accounts with those American companies, it's impossible to know the extent to which our data is being used and shared, and by whom.
There seem to be two trains of thought on the issue of privacy in general. The first is a generally cynical and resigned attitude that goes something like this: "It's already happening and there's nothing we can do to stop it, so you might as well adapt and just assume that nothing you do, say, write, or post is private."
The other is filled with quite a bit more worry and panic, and often leads to feelings of helplessness in the face of being used for our data at best, and exposed to those who would hurt us at worst.
I used to be of the former group: "I'm just a drop of water in the ocean," I'd say to myself. "There's no reason for anyone to focus on me." I was confident in my anonymity, and thought of the risk level as similar to that of getting into a vehicle to go somewhere. It's true, there could be an accident, but we're confident enough that there won't be that we get in the car anyway.
Now, as an increasingly public figure, I'm leaning toward the latter. I've let my Instagram account go untouched for years, and no longer put family photos on Facebook. I don't Tweet, sure that I'll say something that will be misunderstood and become an international outrage, placing me as the poster child for whatever is the worst thing to be these days.
At least with writing articles and blog posts, people will have to do some digging to find my not-always-brilliant quips.
Mexicans, likely more because of economy and availability than anything else, have not embraced the "smart home" with the same zeal that Americans have, and I hope they won't.
With the high level of impunity and a general lack of respect for the law, it's hard to expect that Mexico's quite good privacy laws surrounding personal data are or will always be heeded or even noticed.
The laws on the books state that, basically, a person's personal information, like access to their phone messages and social media accounts, for example, cannot be accessed without justification. That said, telecommunications companies report a high number of requests for personal information, often from those who did not have the authority to ask for it in the first place.
In most cases, it was given. (For an excellent overview, check out State of Privacy – Mexico on privacyinternational.org.)
While it is likely that no one wants third parties sniffing around their phones and computers, most are in favor of video surveillance in public places. If a crime takes place, video evidence can ensure the guilty parties are trapped, and live monitoring could ensure that law enforcement is sent to a trouble area as soon as possible.
The problem with surveillance technology, unfortunately, is that it's available for anyone. The police can purchase and use drones, but so can robbers, as several in Mexico City have started to do.
As well, of course, surveillance cameras can only do their jobs if they're actually operational. Many of the cameras on the Mexico City Metro have not been in working order, and it's always been obvious in my home state of Veracruz that the majority of cameras set up over the past few years are not actually operational.
In the end, security is a tradeoff: we sacrifice personal privacy for presumed safety, or maybe even for discounts or access to fun apps for our phones or easy, live driving instructions.
For now, at least, going by appearances alone it doesn't seem that ordinary Mexican residents are being systematically tracked at the level of our friends to the north.
I hope and pray that our justice system and privacy laws will be ready for the inevitable onslaught when the degree of organization and sophistication reaches the necessary level.
Sarah DeVries writes from her home in Xalapa, Veracruz.
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The place have indoor and outdoor area. We seat indoor because we brought Zandria and baby tend to be more chillax in air conditioned area. We came during non peak hours to avoid crowd.
Took a picture of the house rules. Reminded me of KyoChon haha.. Glad to know that they are made fresh.
This is WingStop Menu. Can't help but to noticed it claimed to be one fothe pioneers of fast casual dining in America. Okay.. save us a trip to USA LOL Thanks for bringin the brand in. To be completely honest, we took time to read the menu as this is our first time trying out.
Basically, you pick what type of chicken it can be wings, drumstick, boneless wings or tender (chicken breast). then pick the barter as in you the classis or the hand-breaded. Then pick the flavours. You can turn them into a combo or go for burger or a rice box.
I think the price range is reasonable. They also have sharing menu for bigger number of pax. I start thinking about ordering them next round for family meet up hehe..
Once figured out what to order, just fill up the order form. Zandria soo kecoh want to see what her father wrote hehe..
We decided to took 2 units of Combo and 2 pcs of Drumstick. You can pick 2 flabours for each combo. The first combo we took 6 pcs of Classic Wings in Classic Buffalo and Lemon Pepper. For the side we took Coleslow, bottled water and honey mustard dips. The second combo we took hand-breaded wings also 6 pcs. This round in Garlic Parmesan and Atomic. The side we took Signature Fries. Later, we upgrade it to Voodo Fries because we saw they have like a promotionand the Voodo Fries look so yummy and have a generous portion of cheese on top. For the dip we took Ranch.
As for the 2 units of drumstick we had in Plain (no sauce) and also Hickory Smoked BBQ. Purposely took the plain one for Zandria just incase the rest of the flavour too rich for the baby pallete.
It came within 15minutes, reasonable waiting time if you asked me. Zandria really enjoy the chicken very much. The outer part is very crunchy and not as oily as I imagined. Sedap!! As for the BBQ drumstick you can actually see that it is totally bath in the souce.
Classic Buffalo and Lemon Pepper drumstick nyum nyum!!! The classic buffalo wings reminded me of TGIF wings hehe.. If you are the person that like sourish taste then you might like buffalo wings. The Lemon Pepper is quite mind in taste but also enjoyable. Actually you dont really need a dipping as the flavour is already sufficient by itself. Nothing much to brag about the coleslaw. Okay lahhh… I just hadto order it in attempt to balance out my meal hehe.. also because Zandria love veggies. Other places I have been tend to give two side dishes with lesser number of chicken. This combo gave me 6 pcs of wings and one side and one dipping and a drink for RM18.50. Actually very reasonable because you get to share.
This is the Garlic Parmesan Hand-Breaded Wings and also Atomic Flavours. OMG!!! This plate is the reason I could becoming back more and more. My husband and I really enjoy the Garlic Parmesan flavour. I totally recommend for you to try it out. Not many places offer this flavour around my area and didnt regret ordering at all. Next time I want to order more of this. The parmesan makes the chicken wings look like it is coated in snow hehe..
Atomic flavour is really Atomic. Like if you cant take spicy food then better skip. They are not playing when they say Atomic hahaha.. Super pedas weyh.. you will be reaching out for water during and after eating it hahaha..
The Voodo Fries is okay, lots of cheese as you can see and it is precoated with herbs. It turned soggy after awhile maybe becasue the cheese is like a flood. Not the best but also not the worst.
Overall, my family enjoyed the burst of flavours. The price is reasonable, the waiting time is also acceptable, they have baby chairs, and the food exceed our expectation. Will come back again for sure, just to try out other flavours hehe..
Alright, we are at the end of this post. I hope you enjoy reading it. Dont forget to take it easy and smile!