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Will Smith And Jada Pinkett Smith Partners With Mo Abudu
By Michael Bamidele
17 February 2021 | 3:20 pm
Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith's film production company, Westbrook Studios is teaming up with Mo Abudu's EbonyLife Studios to co-produce a slate of film and television projects each connected to the African continent. According to Deadline, the deal is the first of its kind for Westbrook in Africa. Under the partnership, the companies will…
Will Smith and Jada Pinkett | Image: Essence
Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith's film production company, Westbrook Studios is teaming up with Mo Abudu's EbonyLife Studios to co-produce a slate of film and television projects each connected to the African continent.
According to Deadline, the deal is the first of its kind for Westbrook in Africa. Under the partnership, the companies will produce at least two series and one film, including the below projects:
"Dada Safaris" is an 'Afropolitan' dramedy series. It follows four best friends who, after finding themselves at personal and career dead ends, take a leap to the wild side when one of them inherits her late husband's long-forgotten family-owned safari lodge and invites her friends to join her newfound purpose- renovating and relaunching the business.
In "The Gods", a pair of married Cambridge professors set out to find answers to a surge of natural disasters, but find seven long-forgotten African gods instead. Enlisting the help of two divine African children who can communicate with the immortals, the unlikely team must find the secret behind the awakening of the gods before the world as they know it is forever changed.
"Are We Getting Married?" is a comedy feature set in the U.S. and tells the story of the daughter of an embarrassingly wealthy Nigerian family who falls in love with a nerdy but charming African American from Atlanta and their decision to get married. While the couple hopes for an intimate ceremony, their parents have other ideas, and they are faced with the option of either standing their ground or agreeing to have the big Yoruba by way of Atlanta wedding they never wanted.
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This is coming two weeks after EbonyLife Media's two-year exclusive first-look deal with Sony Pictures Television, and eight months after signing a major deal to produce two new Nigerian originals plus licensed films and a series for Netflix.
Westbrook Studios SVP, Head of International TV & Film, Eli Shibley, said: "As we set out to focus our initial slate of international content for the studio business across a diversified set of key territories and regions, the creative energy and world-class artistry coming out of Africa is absolutely undeniable.
"We are thrilled to be working with a best-in-class producer like Mo and her EbonyLife team to tell stories that uniquely celebrate African characters and perspectives and resonate with fans of great film and television around the world."
Mo Abudu in a statement said: "We all dream of lofty goals becoming a reality, then one day those dreams come true. I'm proud to announce that our vision of EbonyLife Studios being in partnership with Will and Jada's Westbrook Studios is now real. Westbrook's goal is to create and curate powerful and inclusive content. This is completely in line with our vision at EbonyLife – to tell global African stories from our perspective. Together, we will be developing a slate of projects that reflect our shared goals. We are beyond excited!
Eyimofe bags historic NAACP Image Awards nomination
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Wizkid Postpones 'Made In Lagos' Canada Tour Indefinitely
Afrobeats superstar Wizkid has announced the indefinite postponement of his Made In Lagos Canada tour. The singer shared this update in a post to his Twitter account on Wednesday. He noted that scheduled stops for the tour would no longer proceed this month as planned. The post reads, "Due to existing and public health measures being introduced…
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Mo Abudu Appeases Viewers Following Chief Daddy 2 Criticism
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Watch Richard Kind Barely Survive This Musical Performance, Because 'Documentary Now!' Season 3 Isn't F**king Around
By Tori Preston | TV | February 15, 2019 |
IFC's Documentary Now! is returning for its third season next week, and as always, co-creator Seth Meyers is doing his part to sell the ever-loving sh*t out of it by promoting it on his late-night show. To wit: Last night he had John Mulaney on as a guest, and in addition to being a frequent writer on the highly specific documentary spoof series, Mulaney happens to be one of the guest stars this season. His episode, "Original Cast Album: Co-op," is a riff on Original Cast Recording: Company, D.A. Pennebaker's 1970 doc about the making of, duh, the cast recording of Stephen Sondheim's Broadway musical, "Company." That much is pretty self-explanatory. Anyway, Mulaney plays the Sondheim-esque figure, Simon Sawyer, while Taran Killam, James Urbaniak, and Renée Elise Goldsberry also appear in the episode. And so does Richard Kind! And if you've ever wanted to see Richard Kind breathlessly sing a Broadway showstopper about being a doorman in a co-op, now's your chance, because Mulaney and Meyers bring the man out to perform one of his numbers from the fake-documentary on the show.
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But nearly killing Richard Kind due to oxygen deprivation isn't the only thing Documentary Now! is up to this season. While co-creator Bill Hader is off being Barry, Fred Armisen is joined by an impressive roster of guest stars this season. Cate Blanchett will play a performance artist in the Marina Abramović vein, while Michael Keaton, Owen Wilson and Necar Zadegan pop up in "Batsh*t Valley", a two-part cult documentary based on Netflix's Wild Wild Country (that's actually the season premiere, and it's already up on IFC's website and on YouTube). Other installments feature Bobby Moynihan, Connie Chung, Michael C. Hall, and Natasha Lyonne — and as ever, Helen Mirren serves as the host. Here's the trailer for the season:
Documentary Now! airs on IFC Wednesdays at 11pm starting February 20th. And if you're in New York City next week, the IFC Center is holding a special double-feature of Original Cast Recording: Company followed by "Original Cast Album: Co-op" on February 19th, with a Q&A featuring D.A. Pennebaker, John Mulaney, Seth Meyers, Richard Kind, Alex Brightman and Alex Buono. Only it actually looks like all the tickets are sold out, so uh… nevermind I guess. I'm sorry I even brought it up. I guess you'll just have to stay home and watch the season 2 premiere of At Home with Amy Sedaris instead and see if that's the episode where Richard Kind shows up in a bear suit:
Tori Preston is deputy editor of Pajiba. She rarely tweets here but she promises she reads all the submissions for the "Ask Pajiba (Almost) Anything" column at [email protected].
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RT Program Director Tanner Bliss wants his students to be fully prepared to give patients the high level of care they deserve.
As Respiratory Therapy (RT) Program Director for SJVC's Temecula campus, Tanner is in the perfect position to bring the full force of his ambition into play, as he educates and grooms students toward highest professional standards.
Tanner has a lot of empathy and understanding for his students. Maybe that is because it was not that many years ago that he was a Respiratory Therapy student on SJVC's Rancho Cucamonga campus (now Ontario), striving to master that which he now teaches.
Tanner is especially proud that his students stand out to clinic supervisors and peers alike. "Employers are giving high marks to all our graduates," he says.
For all the students' lives he is touching, Tanner's career very nearly veered into a different direction.
No matter what career path Tanner might have taken, he was certain to bring a few important characteristics along with him. His parents Rand and Valerie gave him fine examples to emulate.
Tanner's wife, Michelle and sons Zayden (2) and Corban (1 month) make home the best place to be at the end of his day. "Before kids, there was plenty of hiking, camping and outdoor stuff," says Tanner. Parenthood has shifted those activities a bit. "It's a lot of fun, but it would be nice to get some sleep again," he laughs.


The Eagle News Online recently published a letter to the editor that shares plastic grocery bags' many benefits and insists that bags themselves are not the problem, but littering and its enforcement are.
The author raises the scary question: if legislators are successful in passing this misguided policy that bans or taxes plastic grocery bags, who knows where the insanity will stop?
Visit Eagle News Online to read the full letter in favor of plastic grocery bags.


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Daniel Caesar apologizes for controversial comments about race
Katie Scott GlobalNews.ca
Daniel Caesar performs on the Scissor Stage during day 3 of Grandoozy on Sept. 16, 2018 in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by FilmMagic/FilmMagic)
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WARNING: This story contains graphic language.
Canadian singer Daniel Caesar is apologizing for his controversial comments about race last week.
"I was talking down to you guys. I apologize for how I expressed my idea," Caesar said. "Because that is where I went wrong. I believe in what I said. A real man can admit when he's wrong. I can admit when I'm wrong."
During an Instagram Live video last week, Caesar told his black audience that "being a victim doesn't get you paid."
READ MORE: Daniel Caesar under fire for 'drunk' video: 'Why are we being so mean to white people?'
"Are there black people in this chat right now?" Caesar asked. "Why are we being so mean to white people right now? That's a serious question."
The Get You singer went back on Instagram Live Sunday night to apologize for the delivery of his message.
"There was no one there to challenge my ideas. That's also dangerous. That's why it's tyrannical. It was a tyrannical rant. Because a tyrant doesn't have people around checking him," he continued.
"And my friends, when we disagree on something we check each other. But we agreed in that sentiment…but we feel so strongly about it that we didn't realize how harsh we were coming off."
He continued: "Honestly I'm glad this happened because I feel like I'm coming full circle. This sh*t has been hurting me so I feel like I'm stronger because of this. This is hurting my ego right now — I don't like apologizing because I feel like I've been doing it for so long."
Daniel Caesar apologizes for comments he made during his IG live rant. pic.twitter.com/T8L11qq3G9
— Karen Civil (@KarenCivil) March 24, 2019
Caesar's original comments trended on Twitter last week with many people "cancelling" the singer for trying to defend his friend, YezJulz, a white woman who has found herself at the centre of racial controversy a number of times.
READ MORE: 8 emerging Canadian artists to look for in 2018
YesJulz recently appeared on the Easily Offended podcast and spoke about the time she posted a picture of a "N*gg*s lie a lot" T-shirt, asking if she should wear it to a festival.
She went on to rant about black women such as Scottie Beam and Karen Civil explaining to her that actions exploit black culture for her own gain and she tried to defend herself from accusations of being a "culture vulture."
Caesar weighed in on how social media users were treating the controversial online personality YezJulz after she had publicly criticized Civil and Beam.
"Why are we being so mean to Julz?" he said. "Why are we being so mean to white people right now? That's a serious question. Why is it that we're allowed to be disrespectful and rude to everybody else and when anybody returns any type of energy to us… That's not equality. I don't wanna be treated like I can't take a joke."
(WARNING: This video contains explicit language.)
He continued: "White people have been mean to us in the past. What are you gonna do about that? Tell me what you're gonna do about that. There's no answer other than creating understanding and keeping it moving. That's some biblical sh*t. You have to bridge the gap.
READ MORE: Dave Chappelle says R. Kelly wanted to fight him after 'golden shower' skit
"Are we winning right now as a culture? Are we popular in society? We're not. And you can't win the game by choosing to not accept the winning team's strategy."
Caesar went on to say that "being a victim doesn't get you paid." He urged anyone who wanted to "cancel" him due to his comments to discontinue listening to his music.
"I've said what I've said before and y'all tried to cancel me and I apologized like a b*tch," he said. "I don't believe in that sh*t because I think you guys are wrong and I'm right."
"Don't listen to my next sh*t if you think I'm sh*t," he said. "Make me broke. Make me suffer for my opinion. I believe in it."
Activist DeRay Mckesson said that he was able to connect with Caesar.
READ MORE: Dr. Dre removes post after bragging about daughter getting into USC
"I spoke w/ Daniel Caesar yesterday morning for a few hours as I was troubled by many of his statements from the IG video. In the end, it is clear that he's learning & growing re: understanding *systemic* racism & has more work to do. & he has begun to do that work," Mckesson tweeted.
"We had a frank convo about how his statements disappointed many, reinforced a set of beliefs that did not aid the work of racial equity, & highlighted opportunities to learn," McKesson said on March 21. "We were both pushed in the convo & it was good. I look forward to seeing him continue to reflect/grow."
We had a frank convo about how his statements disappointed many, reinforced a set of beliefs that did not aid the work of racial equity, & highlighted opportunities to learn. We were both pushed in the convo & it was good. I look forward to seeing him continue to reflect/grow.
— deray (@deray) March 21, 2019


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JON WESTERN is Five College Associate Professor of International Relations at Mount Holyoke College. JOSHUA S. GOLDSTEIN is Professor Emeritus of International Relations at American University and the author of Winning the War on War: The Decline of Armed Conflict Worldwide.
No sooner had NATO launched its first air strike in Libya than the mission was thrown into controversy -- and with it, the more general notion of humanitarian intervention. Days after the UN Security Council authorized international forces to protect civilians and establish a no-fly zone, NATO seemed to go beyond its mandate as several of its members explicitly demanded that Libyan leader Muammar al-Qaddafi step down. It soon became clear that the fighting would last longer than expected. Foreign policy realists and other critics likened the Libyan operation to the disastrous engagements of the early 1990s in Somalia, Rwanda, and Bosnia, arguing that humanitarian intervention is the wrong way to respond to intrastate violence and civil war, especially following the debacles in Afghanistan and Iraq.
To some extent, widespread skepticism is understandable: past failures have been more newsworthy than successes, and foreign interventions inevitably face steep challenges. Yet such skepticism is unwarranted. Despite the early setbacks in Libya, NATO's success in protecting civilians and helping rebel forces remove a corrupt leader there has become more the rule of humanitarian intervention than the exception. As Libya and the international community prepare for the post-Qaddafi transition, it is important to examine the big picture of humanitarian intervention -- and the big picture is decidedly positive. Over the last 20 years, the international community has grown increasingly adept at using military force to stop or prevent mass atrocities.


Myth: You're allergic to flowers. Truth: You're probably allergic to trees.
Stopping to smell the roses is fine advice but if you find the very thought of those pretty blooms sneeze-inducing — you may turn your nose up at the bushes. You might not need to, according to New York-based plastic surgeon, Dr. Ryan Neinstein. He says that colorful flowers, like roses, daffodils and sunflowers, tend to be heavier and stickier plants, which doesn't allow them to blow their pollen into the wind. Instead, he says the culprits that cause those watery eyes tend to be trees, weeds and grass. If you want to plant your garden, watch it grow and not be attacked by allergies, he suggests choosing flowers with low pollen and allergic potential. "The hydrangea plant is not only beautiful and comes in a variety of colors, but it is also a great choice for allergy sufferers. Lovers will marvel at the gorgeous pink, blue, white and purple flower heads that are naturally found in the northern climates."
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The funeral of Mike Watterson, the man who brought the World Championship to the Crucible in 1977, will take place this Friday, March 29.
The funeral will be at 3.30pm on Friday at Chesterfield Crematorium, Chesterfield Rd, Chesterfield (S43 1AU), with a reception afterwards at Ringwood Hall, Ringwood Rd, Chesterfield (S43 1DQ).
Mike sadly passed away earlier this month at the age of 76 – for more information about his life click here.


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After years of planning, the Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) was approved April 22, 2012, creating an international organization to highlight the importance of biodiversity research to lawmakers. The IPBES will be based in Bonn, Germany and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) will facilitate the meetings and organization of IPBES.
The new organization will be responsible for identifying scientific information necessary to bring into the political arena, performing routine assessments of biodiversity and ecosystems and prioritizing biodiversity information to be a liaison between the scientific and lawmaking communities.


On March 10th, routine samples from an air sampling device at the Pentagon Remote Delivery Facility were collected and preliminary tests, reported to the Department of Defense (DoD) on March 14, indicated the possibility of the presence of Bacillus anthracis. Also, on March 14th, an alarm at a separate Defense office in the Skyline complex indicated the possibility of the presence of a biohazard. As a result, employees in close proximity to the mail handling at these two facilities and the United States Postal Service (U SPS) V-Street feeder facility were placed on a 3-day course of prophylactic antibiotics. There were no Biohazard Detection System (BDS) alarms in any U S P S facility, and the measures at the V-Street facility were a precaution because of the apparent connection of the two events at the Defense facilities. The U SPS, Department of Defense (DoD), Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), Federal Bureau of Investigation, State and local offices are coordinating to determine next steps, which are different for each location.


This book outlines the key ingredients of fit for purpose business models for Active Credit Portfolio Management. Ever more important regulatory and accounting aspects of hedging are discussed and solutions provided for the accounting mismatch arising from hedging loans with credit derivatives. The author delves deep into the mechanics of Credit Default Swaps, using case studies such as the Greek default event to uncover built in flaws of this most frequently used product for credit risk mitigation. Other hedge instruments and strategies, including sub-participations, swaptions, baskets, tranches, and macro hedges, are explained in detail. The book concludes with a very topical discussion on bank regulatory capital optimization through credit risk transfer techniques.


In this podcast, we speak with Erik Klint (the guy to the left) who set up an official information office about the Faroe Islands in Sweden. We also stay up late and go out dancing.
If you'd like to see more photos of the information office and the view out the window (quite nice, actually) you can find them here.


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Few artists of such longevity have made such a singular mark as Tom Waits, constantly challenging popular musical perception and eschewing conventional commercial values with idiosyncratic ideas and odd vocal stylisation. He taught himself piano as a child and attributes his love of music to trips through Mexico with his father - a Spanish teacher. Working in a pizza bar, Waits initially joined R&B band The System, then played solo shows at the Troubadour in Los Angeles. Once he was signed to Asylum Records, he released his debut album Closing Time in 1973 and toured with the likes of Frank Zappa and Charlie Rich, while his songs were covered by Tim Buckley and The Eagles. His Small Change album in 1976 included two of his most popular songs, Tom Traubert's Blues and The Piano Has Been Drinking, while the edgier Blue Valentine (1978) demonstrated his appetite for change; including an imaginative cover of Somewhere from the show West Side Story. In 1978 Waits launched a longstanding parallel film career with the movies Paradise Alley and One From The Heart and in 1983 released one of his most celebrated albums Swordfishtrombones. Waits then moved into musical theatre with Frank's Wild Years (1986), Big Time (1988) and The Black Rider (1990) and remains one of the ultimate cult personalities, whose music has had a deep influence on many modern artists. Artist biography compiled by BDS/West 10. All rights reserved
Mule Variations (Remastered)
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Blue Valentines
Asylum Years
I Hope That I Don't Fall In Love With You
Anthology Of Tom Waits
Rain Dogs
Orphans: Brawlers, Bawlers & Bastards (Remastered)
Writer: Kathleen Brennan - Tom Waits
Closing Time (Remastered)
Clap Hands
(Looking For) The Heart Of Saturday Night
The Heart Of Saturday Night (Remastered)
Heartattack And Vine
Heartattack And Vine (Remastered)
Diamonds And Gold
Alice (Remastered)
Shiver Me Timbers
Soldier's Things
Swordfishtrombones
Ol' 55
Bad As Me (Deluxe Edition Remastered)
Hell Broke Luce
New Coat Of Paint
Cool Christmas
Writer: Tom Waits / Composers: Tom Waits
Jockey Full Of Bourbon
Tom Traubert's Blues (Four Sheets To The Wind In Copenhagen)
Small Change (Remastered)
Come On Up To The House
Ol '55
Tango Till They're Sore
Gun Street Girl
Old Shoes (& Picture Postcards)
San Diego Serenade
Midnight Lullaby
Goin' Out West
Bone Machine
Wrong Side Of The Road
Blue Valentine (Remastered)
Hang Down Your Head
Virginia Avenue
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Live From My Father's Place, Rosyln, NY. October 10th 1977 WLIR-FM Broadcast (Remastered)
Standing On The Corner (Live)
Live From My Father's Place, Rosyln, NY. October 10th 1977 WLIR-FM Broadcast (Remastered)
I Never Talk To Strangers (Live)
Pasties And A G-String (Live)
Invitation To The Blues/Eggs And Sausage (Live)
Depot, Depot (Live)
Jitterbug Boy (Live)
Step Right Up (Live)
Live From ASI Studios, Minneapolis, MN. Dec 16th 1975, KQRS-FM Broadcast (Remastered)
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Emotional Weather Report (Live)
Intro To Eggs & Sausage (Live)
Eggs & Sausage (Live)
Better Off Without A Wife (Live)
Semi Suite (Live)
Spare Parts (Live)
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Legendary FM Broadcasts - Mediasound Studios, New York NY 14 December 1976
Emotional Weather Report (Live 1995 Broadcast Remastered)
A Sight For Sore Eyes (Live 1995 Broadcast Remastered)
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Eggs And Sausage / Invitation To The Blues (Live 1995 Broadcast Remastered)
Jitterbug Boy (Live 1995 Broadcast Remastered)
Diamonds On My Windshield (Live 1995 Broadcast Remastered)
San Diego Serenade (Live 1995 Broadcast Remastered)
House Of Humbug
Friday's Blues (Live)
Virginia Avenue (Live)
Interview 1 (Live)
San Diego Serenade (Live)
Ol' 55 (Live)
Warm Beer and Cold Women (Live)
Eggs and Sausage Intro (Live)
Eggs and Sausage (Live)
The Ghosts of Saturday, The Heart of Saturday Night (Live)
The Media Champ
Live On The Scene 1973 (Live)
Fumblin' With the Blues (Live)
Rosie (Live)
Depot (Live)
'Round Midnight - The Minneapolis Broadcast 1975 (Live)
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Time (Live)
Composers: Tom Waits
New Coat Of Paint (Live)
Better Of Without A Wife (Live)
Punam County (Live)
(P) 2017 Groove Dust
Live At My Father's Place, WLIR-FM Broadcast, Roslyn NY, 10th October 1977 (Remastered)
Standing On The Corner
Composers: Frank Loesser
I Never Talk To Strangers
Pasties And A G-String
Invitation To The Blues / Eggs And Sausage (In A Cadillac With Susan Michelson)
Depot, Depot
Step Right Up
The Complete Kfpk Folkscene Broadcasts (Live)
Intro/Better off Without a Wife (Live on Kpfk Folk Scene, Los Angeles, California 1974)
Interview 1 (Live on Kpfk Folk Scene, Los Angeles, California 1974)
On a Foggy Night (Live on Kpfk Folk Scene, Los Angeles, California 1974)
The Ghosts of Saturday Night (Live on Kpfk Folk Scene, Los Angeles, California 1974)
(Looking For) The Heart of Saturday Night (Live on Kpfk Folk Scene, Los Angeles, California 1974)
On the Wireless (Live)
Virginia Avenue (Live on Kpfk Folk Scene, 12th August 1973)
Interview 1 (Live on Kpfk Folk Scene, 12th August 1973)
San Diego Serenade (Live on Kpfk Folk Scene, 12th August 1973)
Ol' 55 (Live on Kpfk Folk Scene, 12th August 1973)
Semi Suite (Live on Kpfk Folk Scene, 12th August 1973)
On the Line In '89 (Live)
Jockey Full of Bourbon (Live at the Teatro Comunale Di Firenze, Florence, Italy 1989)
Earth Died Screaming (Live at the Teatro Comunale Di Firenze, Florence, Italy 1989)
Jesus Gonna Be Here (Live at the Teatro Comunale Di Firenze, Florence, Italy 1989)
Get Behind the Mule (Live at the Teatro Comunale Di Firenze, Florence, Italy 1989)
Chocolate Jesus (Live at the Teatro Comunale Di Firenze, Florence, Italy 1989)
Hold On (Live at the Teatro Comunale Di Firenze, Florence, Italy 1989)
Eyeball Kid (Live at the Teatro Comunale Di Firenze, Florence, Italy 1989)
Minneapolis Drive Time (Live)
The Ghosts of Saturday (Live)
Heaven And Earth Music
FM Radio- Singer Songwriters, Vol. 1 (Live)
Warm Beer And Cold Women
Coming Back To You (Live)
Suzanne (Live)
Whither Thou Goest (Live)
Jazz Police (Live)
Tango Til They're Sore (Live)


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Since its founding in 1959, the Institute for European Politics (IEP) has been a non-profit organization dedicated to the study of European integration.
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Fundamentals of the European Union
Handbook on Germany's European Policy
"Europa von A bis Z"
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Vice President of the IEP
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Prof. Dr. Sabine SAURUGGER
Professor of Political Science, Research Fellow, Institut universitaire de France, IUF, Dean of Research, Sciences Po Grenoble
Axel SCHÄFER, MP
Committee on European Union Affairs, German Bundestag; Member of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, Berlin
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Former Member of the German Bundestag (CDU/CSU), Ulm
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Federal Minister for Economic Affairs and Energy, Berlin
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Vice President of the European Parliament, Brussles; Former Federal Minister
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Member of the German Bundestag (SPD), Berlin
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Spokesperson on European Affairs of the Parliamentary Group Bündnis 90/Grüne, German Bundestag, Berlin
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Ambassador, Permanent Representative of the Federal Republic of Germany to the European Union, Brussels
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Judge at the European Court of Justice, Luxembourg
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Director Centre for Europe, Stiftung Mercator, Essen
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Managing Director, Opus 3 Artists, Berlin
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Former Minister of State (Federal Foreign Office), Nürnberg
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Jean Monnet Chair of European Politics, University of Passau
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Deputy Chairperson of the FDP Parliamentary Group, German Bundestag, Berlin
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Secretary of State for Integration in the State Ministry for Children, Family, Refugees and Integration of North Rhine-Westphalia, Düsseldorf
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Spokesperson on European Affairs of the CDU/CSU Parliamentary Group, German Bundestag, Berlin
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Permanent Representative, German Embassy, Paris
Prof. Dr. Friedrich HEINEMANN
ZEW – Leibniz Centre for European Economic Research, Mannheim
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Deutsche Bank Foundation, Berlin
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Honorary President of the Arbeitskreis Europäische Integration, Tübingen/Berlin; University of Tübingen
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Chief Executive of the Confederation of German Employers' Associations BDA; former Parliamentary State Secretary, Berlin
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Chief Executive Officer, Kirchhoff Gruppe, Iserlohn; President of the Cologne Institute for Economic Research, Cologne
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Member of the European Central Bank's Executive Board, Frankfurt a.M.
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Deputy Head of Department "Foreign Policy", "Die Welt", "Welt am Sonntag", Berlin
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University of Heidelberg; President of the Arbeitskreises Europäische Integration
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Former Commissioner for Budget & Human Resources, European Union, Brussels
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Head of the European Directorate-General, Federal Foreign Office, Berlin
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Correspondent, Deutschlandradio Brussels
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Secretary of State in the Federal Ministry of Finance, Berlin
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Former President of the European Parliament; German Bundestag, Berlin
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President of the European Movement Germany e.V., Berlin
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EU official, former Secretary-General of the European Commission and Chief of Staff to the President of the Commission, Brussels
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SPD Regional Chairman in Heinsberg, Former Spokesman on European Affairs of the SPD Parliamentary Group, German Bundestag, Berlin
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Head of the Office of the Federal President, Berlin
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Chairman of the Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats), European Parliament, Brussels
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Secretary-General of the European Parliament, Straßbourg
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President of the Europa-Union Deutschland, Berlin; Vice-President of the European Parliament, Brussels
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Hong Kong & Macau.
Hong Kong (Chinese: 香港; literally: "Fragrant Harbour or Incense Harbour") is officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China, an autonomous territory on the southern coast of China at the Pearl River Estuary of the South China Sea. After the First Opium War (1839–42), Hong Kong became a British colony with the perpetual cession of Hong Kong Island.
Hong Kong is known for its skyline and deep natural harbour. The territory has the second largest number of high-rises than any other urban agglomeration in the world. It has a highly developed public transportation network covering 90% of the population, the widest in the world. the culture's mix of the territory's Chinese roots with influences from its time as a British colony.
Macau (/məˈkaʊ/; 澳門; 澳门), also spelled Macao, officially known as the Macau Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China, is a Special Administrative Region on the western side of the Pearl River Delta, China. Macau is also bordered by the city of Zhuhai of Guangdong Province, Mainland China to the North and the Pearl River Estuary to the East and South. Hong Kong lies about 64 kilometers to its East across the Delta. Macau was administered by the Portuguese Empire and its inheritor states from the mid-16th century until late 1999, when it was the last remaining European colony in Asia. Macau is among world's richest regions, and as of 2013 its GDP per capita by purchasing power parity is higher than that of any country in the world, according to the World Bank. It became the world's largest gambling centre in 2006, with the economy heavily dependent on gambling and tourism, as well as manufacturing. According to The World Factbook, Macau has the fourth highest life expectancy in the world. Moreover, it is one of only a few regions in Asia with a "very high Human Development Index", ranking 18th as of 2014.
Po Lin Monastery at The Big Buddha, Hong Kong.
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A popular tourist attraction of the Altar of Heaven or Earthly Mount of Tian Tan. Ngong Ping Rd, Lantau Island, Hong Kong.
Panoramic view at Stanley Market, Hong Kong.
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Stanley Market, Hong Kong.
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Panoramic Hong Kong night Skyline as seen from Kowloon.
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Panoramic Hong Kong Skyline as seen from Kowloon.
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Inside the Hotel and just outside the Casino at The Venetian Macao, Macau, Cotai, S.A.R., China. Set on Macau's Cotai Strip, this Vegas-style, Venice-themed palatial resort and casino lies 3 km from Taipa island and 8 km from Macau Tower Convention & Entertainment Centre. Classic Italian-style suites include sunken living room areas and marble bathrooms. Amenities also include live performances, entertainment and gondola rides on the resort's indoor canals.
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The Venetian Macao, Macau, Cotai, S.A.R., China. Set on Macau's Cotai Strip, this Vegas-style, Venice-themed palatial resort and casino lies 3 km from Taipa island and 8 km from Macau Tower Convention & Entertainment Centre. Classic Italian-style suites include sunken living room areas and marble bathrooms. Amenities also include live performances, entertainment and gondola rides on the resort's indoor canals.
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Bonide Pyrethrin Garden Insect Spray - 8 Oz.
Natural Pyrethrin in a concentrated formula for economical, natural, broad spectrum control of many garden insects, including aphids, leafhoppers, beetles, and more.
Vegetables: Mix 1.5 fl. oz. (3 Tbs.) per gallon of water; use no more than 1 gallon per 1000 square feet outdoors or 10,000 square feet in greenhouses. Cover leaf surfaces, but not to the point of runoff or drip.
Flowers, Ornamental trees, and Shrubs: Mix 2.5 fl. oz. (5 Tbs.) per gallon of water; use no more than 1 gallon per 1000 square feet. For spot treatment, mix 7 fl. oz. per gallon of water.


Tech Set Go !: Who's watching the watchers?
Seems like - one of the best kept secrets by the USA has finally been revealed (hoping there is more to come - do I get arrested for saying this?). The secret National Security Agency (NSA) program called PRISM allows US government to eavesdrop on any user communication taking place over the internet. This crucial piece of information was allegedly leaked by Edward Snowden, a former CIA employee. The information can be sourced from your emails, Facebook, YouTube, Skype, Google searches, bank transfers; thus any electronic data shared is under surveillance.
Delving a little deeper into Prism - the programme has been running since 2007 and now it is generating raw material for NSA. Under the Bush administration lawyers got Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) to issue surveillance orders for gathering data. The focus is to collect information on foreign communication traffic, that is, any overseas communication to another oversea location.
For more details click - How Prism may work?
Currently in US, in the South of Utah there is a 1,100,000 square feet facility being built to support the most expensive secret. The computers here can store data from as long as a decade. This project will cost approximately $2 billion and will cost $40 million a year to keep the servers cool. Mobile phones, social networking and cloud computing may have come as a boon to us but they definitely have a dark side which can no longer be ignored.
Shifting the focus to India – since this April we also have a system in place which is called Centralised Monitoring System (CMS); the full details to which remain unclear. This is a Prism-like project which allows our government to snoop around on phones, chats, emails, browsing history and mobiles. The funny part is that even our parliament did not get a chance to debate on it.
Union Communications Minister Milind Deora, recently said that it only intercepts phone and internet data lawfully and no telecom service provider permission is required for it. He wasn't of the view that this was invasion of privacy but a step to protect the individuals from private companies.
Google Transparency Report is an initiative from Google to maximize the transparency of the information which is related to their tools and services. In the second half, from July to December 2012, India has made 2,431 requests to Google for user data. You will be amazed to know that this is the highest number of requests in the world after USA.
The point to be raised here is complete absence of laws of privacy. Who takes care of individual liberty? These internet monitoring systems are very dicey due to lack of public accountability. Do country security issues or individual privacy not concern us? So the question is that if you do not have anything criminal to hide, what do you have to worry about?
So the next time I utter anything that shows my feeling of dissatisfaction towards the government I can be sentenced to life imprisonment. Unless we find a way to communicate with each other just by thinking/minds alone I think we better watch out what we speak, write or comment on.


Are you working to overcome a fear of falling or perhaps just trying to figure out the best way to belay on different terrain?
Through the video series, Overcoming the Fear of Falling, this pair of Lithuanian climbers offers a scientific investigation into the ins and outs of the safest ways to fall and belay.
Topics explored include the importance of a soft dynamic belay (especially in the case of weight differential) and the proper amount of slack to feed in varying scenarios. They also recommend a few strategies you can integrate into your training to help prepare your mind and body for the ever-feared act of falling.
The Joys of Moderate Multi-Pitch … and How You an Enjoy It, Too!


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Why More Generations Are Living Under One Roof
By Mary W. Quigley, July 21, 2014 03:02 PM
So much for the empty nest.
For decades, older Americans have shared the same roof with their adult children. Since the recession, millennials started boomeranging home, and staying and staying, often into their early 30s.
In 2012, in fact, a record 57 million Americans - or 18.1 percent of the nation's population - lived in multigenerational family households. That's double the number in 1980, according to a new Pew Research Center study.
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The multigenerational boom has been driven by young adults, ages 24 to 35, who have displaced Americans 85 and older as the group traditionally most likely to live with family members.
Now, 23.6 percent of the 25-to-34 age bracket live in a multigenerational household as compared with 22.7 percent of the 85-plus group.
See also: Multigenerational Living: On the Rise
Why are so many millennials living with their parents - or moving back in with them? Among the reasons, according to Pew:
Unemployment and underemployment make it harder for young adults, especially those without college degrees, to live on their own.
Young adults are marrying later, with the median age at first marriage now 26 for women and 28 for men, up from 20 and 22 in 1960.
Racial and ethnic minorities are more likely to live in multigenerational families, and their numbers have grown with increased immigration since the 1970s.
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There's no place like home, apparently, for young adults who find it difficult to make it on their own. As Richard Fry, a coauthor of the Pew study, told the Washington Post: "The multigeneration living arrangement serves as a private safety net."
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Is it too late for a Black Widow movie in the Marvel Cinematic Universe?
It is known that Marvel is in the process of producing a movie about the Black Widow character, but it is too late for a character who has existed for nearly 10 years in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
Marvel Studios has finally started working on its own film for the female character Black Widow, a film that fans have been looking forward to for nearly 10 years since Scarlett Johansson made her public debut as Natasha Romanoff. in Iron Man 2. But it's too late.
Since the launch of the Marvel Cinematic Universe in 2008, Marvel Studios has successfully raised it to become a billion-dollar brand, and is set to hit the 10-year milestone this year. In order to build this Universe in Phase 1, they released a series of odd movies with suggestions about the connection through the credits after the credits, promising that the heroes will gather in The Avengers movie afterwards. .
Is it too late for a separate movie about Black Widow in the Marvel Cinematic Universe?
In 2012, Iron Man (Robert Downey Jr.), Captain America (Chris Evans), Thor (Chris Hemsworth) and The Hulk (Mark Ruffalo) temporarily left the personal brand to gather together, with the contribution of Two other heroes: Hawkeye (Jeremy Renner) and Black Widow (Scarlett Johansson). As these are the only two characters in The Avengers who have never had a movie, fans immediately asked the studio to produce the movie for each person or both, or at least a prequel to explain the story. events in Budapest are mentioned in The Avengers. However, even though Marvel Studios leader Kevin Feige has always been open to a Black Widow movie for years, it was not until 2018 that this project was going to be produced.
Marvel Studios recruited screenwriter Jac Schaeffer from the Blacklist series to write the first draft of the film about Black Widow, making the film almost a guaranteed place in Phase 4 of the Marvel Universe. If we look at the film's schedule so far, the earliest Black Widow movie to be released will be the second half of 2019, right after Avengers 4 and the second part of Spider-man, but may also be in. 2020 or later. In general, Black Widow will not have its own movie for at least 9 years after its debut, and about 7 years since people expected a movie for her. By now it might be too late.
Because Marvel Studios has yet to reveal their specific plans for Phase 4, it's likely that they have been working on this project for a while after Avengers 4. Up until now, the only movie scheduled for that year was part 2 of Spider-man. However, the third installment of Guardians of the Galaxy and Doctor Strange 2 is expected to re-enter the audience after Avengers 4. For now, we can look forward to the return of Black Widow, although we are not sure the position. details of the movie in Stage 4.
Even so, Marvel Studios has a plan for Black Widow to enter the Marvel Universe at some point, no doubt that this is the movie with the most awaited female lead fan. Actually, fans are also looking forward to the release of Captain Marvel, but it's a movie that's always been planned since 2014.
In a movie franchise where the number of odd movies with an actor named Chris is more than that of the heroine, one reason fans are always campaigning for the movie about Black Widow is because they want to see more films with More female protagonists in the Marvel Universe. And to be honest, Black Widow has been their only heroine for a long time, and obviously a great choice for an independent movie.
Fortunately, the Marvel Universe has introduced a number of other female characters, such as Valkyrie, Scarlet Witch, Gamora, Nebula, and Hope Van Dyne / Wasp. But like the previous Black Widow, they are always just minor characters in a group movie or a movie of a particular male character. Because Black Widow is one of the most important female characters in the Universe, Scarlett Johansson's Russian assassin made her own film is more sensible. Also, since there were quite a few viewers waiting for this movie, it would almost certainly draw a lot of people to the theater to witness Natasha Romanoff's independent performance.
But, as the Marvel Universe scene has changed a lot since The Avengers and Iron Man 2, is it likely that the movie is at a very bad time? It might be too late to make a movie about her in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
One of the factors that have made the 10-year success of the Marvel Cinematic Universe is their long-term and careful plan. This can be seen in Phase 1, when the movies are all leading to The Avengers. But since 2014, Marvel Studios leader Kevin Feige has gone a step further when revealing their long-term plan until 2028, meaning theyknowing very well where this Universe will go, and their success even then will be guaranteed.
After 4 years, the Marvel Universe has grown a lot bigger, meaning they will almost certainly keep their plans. However, one problem with such a plan is that they will be less likely to change if they want to please the fans. Of course, we've seen Marvel change their course to include characters that fans expect. This is exactly what they did when successfully negotiating a deal to reclaim Spider-man from Sony. Marvel has also changed many of their movie premieres, including Black Panther and Captain Marvel, to make room for Spider-man: Homecoming in 2017. But that only seems to confirm that they've calculated. before a movie about Black Widow long ago, just never published.
That is, it is likely that Marvel has been planning this film for a long time, perhaps since the character's introduction in 2010, but they have lost interest in the idea for a long time. . Of course, people still want to see a movie about Black Widow, only when The Avengers is released, people really want this idea so much. Moreover, fans are not interested in her change in Avengers: Age of Ultron when Black Widow and Bruce Banner have feelings for each other, different from comics. While this character can still be repaired in the upcoming Avengers: Infinity War, Age of Ultron has diminished people's support for Black Widow.
Looking more broadly in the current context of the superhero movie series, a single film about Black Widow will not really be so noticeable in terms of gender equality like 7 to 8 years ago. With Warner Bros. and DC moves Wonder Woman too successfully for film about heroine, and a series of similar TV series, there are now more films with female leads based on comics than Black. Widow appears for the first time.
That doesn't mean we have enough movies about heroines, but fans have raised their standards a lot in terms of gender equality and race. With the launch of Black Lightning on the CW this month, this will be the first time anyone will see a gay heroine Nafessa Williams as Thunder. A movie with a heterosexual heroine is still needed when most of the male heroes still make up more of the series, but fans will probably still be interested in completely new stories like the characters. Marvel characters in the comics Kamala Khan, America Chavez, and Riri Williams.
Of course, the absence of Marvel Studio's female character films has been a hot topic in the fan community for many years now. It took 10 years for the Marvel Universe to have a heroine named for a movie (Ant-man and the Wasp), and 11 years for a film with a female lead like Captain Marvel to be released in 2019.
Over the years, Kevin Feige has always blamed the "not yet" time to justify this shortcoming, and used Black Widow as a front for whether or not the important female characters in the Universe their. But if Marvel had planned carefully from the beginning, or even only since 2014, the lack of female hero films (1 film in 10 years) shows that this is not yet a priority. their.
And now that they have finally announced the project for Black Widow, even though they've hired a female script writer, everything feels like it's too late. Based solely on what Marvel has done, there's no doubt that the film will succeed, both professionally and at the box office. Naturally, both Scarlett Johansson and Black Widow were famous enough for both the mass audience to know and make the film a big hit.
Moreover, for the audience who have been expecting such a movie since Iron Man 2, the news of this project being done is also very encouraging. But even so, it's hard to ignore the fans who have been campaigning for so long for this movie. And when Marvel has more and more popular female characters as it is now, Marvel may have lost the golden opportunity for the movie about Black Widow.


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Michael James Sislo (born January 20, 1988) is an American former professional ice hockey right wing. He played in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the New Jersey Devils.

Playing career
On April 5, 2011, the New Jersey Devils signed Sislo as an undrafted free agent to a two-year entry-level contract.

During the 2013–14 season, Sislo made his NHL debut with the New Jersey Devils, playing 8 minutes and 29 seconds and recording two shots on net, in a 5-3 loss to the visiting Chicago Blackhawks on January 3, 2014.

After five seasons within the  Devils organization, Sislo left as a free agent on July 1, 2016, signing a one-year, two-way contract to join the Colorado Avalanche. Added with the expectation to carry the offensive load for AHL affiliate, the San Antonio Rampage, Sislo managed just 6 goals in 54 games in the 2016–17 season before he was loaned by the Avalanche in an AHL trade to the Toronto Marlies for Colin Smith on March 1, 2017. Sislo made an instant impact with the Marlies, regaining his scoring touch to finish the season with 8 goals and 16 points in 18 games.

On July 1, 2017, having left the Avalanche as a free agent, Sislo agreed to a one-year, two-way contract with the Arizona Coyotes. In the 2017–18 season, Sislo provided a veteran presence to the Coyotes AHL affiliate, the Tucson Roadrunners. He rebounded statistically from the previous season to record 23 goals and 47 points in 68 regular season games before helping Tucson advance to the second round in the post-season.

At the conclusion of the season on June 14, 2018, Sislo was traded by the Coyotes to the Buffalo Sabres along with Brandon Hickey in exchange for Hudson Fasching. Sislo's rights were left to expire by the Sabres, and as a free agent he agreed to a one-year, two-way contract with the New York Islanders on July 2, 2018.

After spending his first nine professional seasons contracted within in the NHL, Sislo left as a free agent following the 2018–19 campaign in signing a European deal with German outfit, Grizzlys Wolfsburg of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL) on July 10, 2019. Sislo recorded just 3 assists through 9 games before ending his career through persistent back injuries on January 11, 2019.

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7 Tips for Crowdfunding Success
Having made films for two crowdfunding campaigns that raised a total of £28k I thought I'd offer you some tips on how to make use of this potential goldmine. I did one for The Hackney Pirates to renovate their building (£14k raised online and £6.5k offline) and one was for The Holborn to create a print edition of their online magazine (£8k raised).
My seven tips are:
1. Tangible outcome – like creating a product or building a school
2. Group mentality – create a feeling of doing something together
3. Personal connection – people often care more about the person who's fundraising than the cause
4. Recognition – making people feel good about giving
5. Keep up the momentum – most people give at the beginning and end.
6. Allow enough lead time
7. Make a video that communicates your passion
1. Tangible Outcome
You need a really well defined thing to be fundraising for. One of the most successful fundraising initiatives of all time is sponsoring a child through school, because it's universally recognised as important and it's very clear what your money is being used for (at least in theory!). In these examples the Hackney Pirates were homeless and wanted to create a beautiful space for them do all their activities in, with a pirate ship theme. We showed the unrenovated building in the film and had the children saying how they imagined the finished ship would look.
The Holborn wanted to create a beautiful print magazine that could become a collectors item and reflect the fact that they write about people who create beautiful products such as clothing, jewellery and so on. We showed mock-ups of the new magazine in the film and created a second film of two of the artisans they've written about.
Be as clear, specific and visual as you can about what the money is being used for.
2. Group mentality
Often when you give to charity it's something you do in private. The idea of crowdfunding though is that you feel that you're part of a group who are all banding together to make something wonderful happen. The team effort is something you should have as a theme throughout your campaign.
3. Personal connection
The Hackney Pirates help 9-11 year olds with their literacy. Overtime they've made connections with organisations who've given them grants, teachers, parents and volunteers. The Holborn Magazine had its readership to drawn as well as all the artisans and small business that they'd written about, who had a vested interest in the campaign succeeding.
Make list of pretty much everyone you've ever been in contact with and work out what you will ask of them for and how.
4 .Recognition
The prizes are really important. People like to feel good about giving – and so they should! The Hackney Pirates put donors names on their website and gave them a free drink in their cafe, gave away postcards, badges, guidebooks to Hackney and the top prize was a candlelit dinner on a boat with 'top movers and shakers' in education.
The Holborn offered to print your name in the first edition, give you a tote bag, a Holborn pub guide and the chance to request for them to publish an article on an artisan of your choosing.
It's important to plan the rewards carefully to think about which type of people will go for what thing.
5. Keep up the momentum
Generally people give at the start and the end of the campaign, so here are some things from the two campaigns did to keep up momentum:
● A big launch event and a mini event halfway through
● A media plan to get supportive blogs, fashion companies and radio stations to publicise your campaign
● Roughly 30 emails a day to potential supporters, the more personalised the better
● A social media strategy
● Asking people to be champions for further fundraising once they've given themselves
The process of planning, scripting, shooting and editing the film alone usually takes a minimum of a month.
The Holborn started contacting media and supporters about two weeks before the campaign, and put in about half a day's work on each other the thirty days of the campaign.
The Hackney Pirates spent a month planning, with an intern working on it for about three weeks in the middle (two weeks planning and one week kick-off) and it took about another month to finish off the campaign and send out the rewards. Even more lead time would have helped, they said.
It's also worth noting that with Kickstarter, which the Holborn used, if you don't make the target you lose all the money. Hackney Pirates didn't hit their target but Indiegogo allows you to keep whatever you raise.
It doesn't have to be fancy. The key thing is to tell your story, communicate your passion and make people feel emotionally engaged with your cause. People don't give money based on information, the give based on emotion. It also helps a lot to demonstrate the impact your work if it's a service or show the product.
With the Hackney Pirates we told a story about a group of children wanting to help adults to have more adventures in their new ship. We also had some powerful testimonials from the kids about how the charity had boosted their literacy.
In The Holborn film we showed what the magazine would look like, had the editor explain why he was passionate about creating a physical magazine and made a second video about two of the artisans that they'd written articles about.
I hope that's helpful. If you want to discuss creating a crowdfunding video then email me at andy@hixmedia.co.uk or call me on 07825 953 484.
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ANDERSEN AFB, Guam — Before they can fly the newest air refueling tanker, the airmen with the New Hampshire Air National Guard are refueling aircraft throughout the Pacific in the oldest.
The airmen are flying KC-135R, tail number 57-1419, the oldest Stratotanker—and the oldest aircraft—currently in the Air Force's fleet. The Block 40 variant of the refueler still doesn't have modernized avionics unlike the rest of the fleet, but its mission capable rate is high, which is "pretty impressive," given the operations tempo and environment in Guam, said Lt. Col. Nelson Perron, commander of the 506th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron.
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The tankers are responsible for supporting the continuous bomber presence at Andersen, regularly topping off thirsty B-52s as they fly both local training missions and longer deterrence flights through the Pacific. They also support "coronet" missions, where they refuel fighter jets that deploy across the Pacific, including F-35s and F-22s that deployed to Kadena AB, Japan. This means flying flights that range up to nine hours long, though that "isn't all that long" for a tanker, Perron said.
Perron himself said he first deployed to Guam in 2005, and has been here six times since. "Now we're flying more missions, and more of a variety of missions," he said. The mission is "dynamic," because sometimes tankers surge for large scale exercises, such as Cope North at Guam, or fly support for high-profile missions, such as the B-52's deterrence flights through the region. Supporting those missions make the airmen "proud, seeing how much people care about this," said SrA Clare Handy, a maintainer with the 506th EARS, who is at Guam on her first deployment.


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First-degree murder charge filed in connection with Ignacio man's death
Victim was found shot east of Dolores in National Forest
By Jim Mimiaga Journal Staff Writer
Friday, Jan. 19, 2018 3:23 PM
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Kevin Wade Folsom was charged Thursday with first-degree murder in the shooting death of James Lloyd Box Jr., a Southern Ute tribal member from Ignacio.
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Multiple criminal charges were filed this week against Kevin Wade Folsom in the shooting death of James Box Jr., an Ignacio man whose body was found in the San Juan National Forest east of Dolores.
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According to a sheriff's report, the shooting death occurred late Jan. 2 or early Jan. 3 off Forest Road 557, which is a spur of Forest Road 556, known as the Haycamp Road.
Montezuma County Sheriff Steve Nowlin said he was informed of the incident from a person who had heard about it.
After a three-hour search in a wooded area, investigators found Box's body. An investigation identified Folsom as a suspect, and he was pulled over on Jan. 3, then arrested on suspicion of second-degree murder. His truck was impounded.
Folsom, Box and an unidentified person drove to Haycamp Mesa and were partying in an area off Indian Ridge Road, Nowlin said. Drugs are suspected to be involved, Nowlin said.
Box, 42, is a member of the Southern Ute tribe.
According to an obituary in The Durango Herald, Box grew up on the reservation and is the father of two children. Box had a "beautiful singing voice" and knew many traditional Ute songs that he learned from his mother and Ute grandfather, according to his family. He enjoyed participating in traditional Ute practices, including the Bear Dance, and was featured in a movie explaining the ceremony. His Native American name is Buffalo Horse.
The case continues to be investigated, officials said. A preliminary hearing is set for April 6.
jmimiaga@the-journal.com
Ignacio man identified as victim of shooting
Update: Victim in Haycamp slaying is identified
Cortez homicide suspect ruled incompetent to stand trial


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Hudson Related Files Plans For Roosevelt Island Riverwalk Residential Building 8 With 21 Floors And 341 Units - Does RIOC Know?
Related Companies and Hudson Companies have filed plans for the eighth building in their Riverwalk rental complex on Roosevelt Island.
Was agreement completed between RIOC and Hudson Related for building 8?
Any statement on terms including affordable housing component?
I also asked Hudson Companies Principal David Kramer same questions.
Have not heard back yet. Will update when more info available.


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Cancel that! I found them above!
Oh great! Let me know if you need anything else, or if you have ideas you'd like to share about how you used them! Happy back to school!
Thank so so much! I found the station directions but maybe I'm missing where the template is?
Which template? The passport template I purchased from TpT.
Thank you, Monica! I hope they help you help your students.


Alert: You have used all of your data for this period.
Phone was stolen. What next?
Port Out info didn't work when port to ATT.
LTE sim working in Canada?
My bank account was charged without my consent!!!!!!!!
Lost phone number - charged $4.99 to get another one!
I keep getting billed for services I don't use!
Certain areas I can't use?