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from django.db import models
from django.core.urlresolvers import reverse
from django.utils.translation import ugettext_lazy as _
from django.template.defaultfilters import slugify

from sorl.thumbnail import ImageField
from tinymce import models as tinymce_models

import datetime
now = datetime.datetime.now()

try:
    from PIL import Image, ImageOps
except ImportError:
    import Image
    import ImageOps

from esperancanordeste.catalog.models import Category

STATE_CHOICES = (
    ('AC', u'Acre'),
    ('AL', u'Alagoas'),
    ('AP', u'Amapá'),
    ('AM', u'Amazonas'),
    ('BA', u'Bahia'),
    ('CE', u'Ceará'),
    ('DF', u'Distrito Federal'),
    ('ES', u'Espírito Santo'),
    ('GO', u'Goiás'),
    ('MA', u'Maranhão'),
    ('MT', u'Mato Grosso'),
    ('MS', u'Mato Grosso do Sul'),
    ('MG', u'Minas Gerais'),
    ('PA', u'Pará'),
    ('PB', u'Paraíba'),
    ('PR', u'Paraná'),
    ('PE', u'Pernambuco'),
    ('PI', u'Piauí'),
    ('RJ', u'Rio de Janeiro'),
    ('RN', u'Rio Grande do Norte'),
    ('RS', u'Rio Grande do Sul'),
    ('RO', u'Rondônia'),
    ('RR', u'Roraima'),
    ('SC', u'Santa Catarina'),
    ('SP', u'São Paulo'),
    ('SE', u'Sergipe'),
    ('TO', u'Tocantins'),
)

ICON_CHOICES = (
    ('fa-truck', _(u'Caminhão')),
    ('fa-download', _(u'Baixar')),
    ('fa-edit', _(u'Orçamento')),
)

PAGE_CHOICES = (
    ('pedido', _(u'Pedido')),
    ('orcamento', _(u'Orçamento')),
)

class Social(models.Model):
    description = models.CharField(_(u'Descrição'), max_length=120,
                                   help_text='Breve texto para a área social')

    def __unicode__(self):
        return unicode(self.description)

    class Meta:
        verbose_name = _(u'Social')
        verbose_name_plural = _(u'Social')
        ordering = ['description']

class SocialLogo(models.Model):
    social = models.ForeignKey('Social', verbose_name=_(u'Social'))
    name = models.CharField(_(u'Nome'), max_length=50,
                            help_text='Nome da Instituição')
    image = models.ImageField(_(u'Logo'), upload_to='social',
                              help_text='Tamanho Ideal 115x100 px')
    link = models.URLField(_(u'Site'), blank=True, null=True,
                           help_text='Ex: http://www.instituicao.com.br/')

    def admin_image(self):
        return '' % self.image.url
    admin_image.allow_tags = True
    admin_image.short_description = 'Logo da Instituição'

    def save(self, *args, **kwargs):
        if not self.id and not self.image:
            return

        super(SocialLogo, self).save(*args, **kwargs)

        image = Image.open(self.image)
        (width, height) = image.size

        # if (100 / width < 100 / height):
        #     factor = 100 / height
        # else:
        #     factor = 100 / width

        # size = (width / factor, height / factor)
        size = (115, 100)
        """ redimensiona esticando """
        # image = image.resize(size, Image.ANTIALIAS)
        """ redimensiona proporcionalmente """
        # image.thumbnail(size, Image.ANTIALIAS)
        """ redimensiona cortando para encaixar no tamanho """
        image = ImageOps.fit(image, size, Image.ANTIALIAS)
        image.save(self.image.path, 'JPEG', quality=99)

    def __unicode__(self):
        return unicode(self.name)

    class Meta:
        verbose_name = _(u'Social Logo')
        verbose_name_plural = _(u'Social Logos')
        ordering = ['name']

class Enterprise(models.Model):
    name = models.CharField(_(u'Nome'), max_length=100)
    description = models.CharField(_(u'Descrição'), max_length=100,
                                   blank=True, null=True)
    cnpj = models.CharField(_(u'CNPJ'), max_length=20,
                            help_text='99.999.999/9999-99')
    address = models.CharField(_(u'Endereço'), max_length=200)
    number = models.CharField(_(u'Número'), max_length=10)
    complement = models.CharField(_(u'Complemento'), max_length=100,
                                  blank=True, null=True)
    cep = models.CharField(_(u'CEP'), max_length=9, help_text='99999-999',
                           blank=True, null=True)
    district = models.CharField(_(u'Bairro'), max_length=100)
    city = models.CharField(_(u'Cidade'), max_length=100)
    state = models.CharField(_(u'UF'), max_length=2, choices=STATE_CHOICES)
    country = models.CharField(_(u'País'), max_length=50)
    phone1 = models.CharField(_(u'Fone 1 (Televendas)'), max_length=20,
                              help_text='(99) 9999-9999')
    phone2 = models.CharField(_(u'Fone 2'), max_length=20,
                              help_text='(99) 9999-9999', blank=True,
                              null=True)
    phone3 = models.CharField(_(u'Fone 3 (Fax)'), max_length=20,
                              help_text='(99) 9999-9999', blank=True,
                              null=True)
    email = models.EmailField(_(u'Email'))
    site = models.URLField(_(u'Site'))

    def __unicode__(self):
        return unicode(self.name)

    class Meta:
        verbose_name = _(u'Empresa')
        verbose_name_plural = _(u'Empresa')

class Order(models.Model):
    body = tinymce_models.HTMLField(_(u'Informações'))

    def admin_body(self):
        return self.body
    admin_body.allow_tags = True
    admin_body.short_description = _(u'Informações')

    def __unicode__(self):
        return unicode(self.body)

    class Meta:
        verbose_name = _(u'Receba seu Pedido')
        verbose_name_plural = _(u'Receba seu Pedido')

class Step(models.Model):
    title = models.CharField(_(u'Título'), max_length=21)
    description = models.CharField(_(u'Descrição'), max_length=90)
    page = models.CharField(_(u'Página'), max_length=20, choices=PAGE_CHOICES,
                            blank=True, null=True, editable=False)
    link = models.URLField(_(u'Link para site externo'), blank=True, null=True,
                           editable=False)

    def __unicode__(self):
        return unicode(self.title)

    class Meta:
        verbose_name = _(u'Caixa da Home')
        verbose_name_plural = _(u'Caixas da Home')

class Institutional(models.Model):
    description = tinymce_models.HTMLField(_(u'Descrição da página'))

    def admin_description(self):
        return self.description
    admin_description.allow_tags = True
    admin_description.short_description = _(u'Descrição da página')

    def __unicode__(self):
        return unicode(self.description)

    class Meta:
        verbose_name = _(u'Institucional')
        verbose_name_plural = _(u'Institucional')

class Timeline(models.Model):
    institutional = models.ForeignKey('Institutional',
                                      verbose_name=_(u'Institucional'))
    title = models.CharField(_(u'Título'), max_length=50)
    description = models.TextField(_(u'Descrição'),
                                   help_text='Uma breve história')
    image = ImageField(_(u'Imagem'), upload_to='institutional/timeline',
                       blank=True, null=True)
    period = models.CharField(_(u'Ano'), max_length=4, unique=True,
                              help_text=now.year)

    def admin_image(self):
        return '' % self.image.url
    admin_image.allow_tags = True
    admin_image.short_description = 'Imagem'

    def __unicode__(self):
        return "%s (%s)" % (unicode(self.title), self.period)

    class Meta:
        verbose_name = _(u'Linha do Tempo')
        verbose_name_plural = _(u'Linha do Tempo')
        ordering = ['period']

class PhotoInstitutional(models.Model):
    institutional = models.ForeignKey('Institutional',
                                      verbose_name=_(u'Institucional'))
    title = models.CharField(_(u'Título da Imagem'), max_length=50)
    description = models.CharField(_(u'Descrição'), max_length=200,
                                   blank=True, null=True)
    image = ImageField(_(u'Imagem'), upload_to='institutional/photos')

    def admin_image(self):
        return '' % self.image.url
    admin_image.allow_tags = True
    admin_image.short_description = 'Imagem'

    def __unicode__(self):
        return unicode(self.title)

    class Meta:
        verbose_name = _(u'Foto')
        verbose_name_plural = _(u'Fotos')

class Brand(models.Model):
    page = models.CharField(_(u'Nome da página'), max_length=20,
                            default='Marcas', editable=False)
    description = tinymce_models.HTMLField(_(u'Descrição da página'))

    def admin_description(self):
        return self.description
    admin_description.allow_tags = True
    admin_description.short_description = _(u'Descrição da página')

    def __unicode__(self):
        return unicode(self.page)

    class Meta:
        verbose_name = _(u'Marca')
        verbose_name_plural = _(u'Marcas')

class Partner(models.Model):
    brand = models.ForeignKey('Brand', verbose_name=_(u'Página'), default=1,
                              blank=True, null=True)
    name = models.CharField(_(u'Nome'), max_length=30)
    image = ImageField(_(u'Imagem'), upload_to='brand')
    category = models.ManyToManyField(Category, verbose_name='Categorias')

    def admin_image(self):
        return '' % self.image.url
    admin_image.allow_tags = True
    admin_image.short_description = 'Imagem'

    def save(self, *args, **kwargs):
        check = Brand.objects.all()[:1]
        if not check:
            b = Brand(description=u"Aguardando conteúdo...")
            b.save()
            self.brand = b
        super(Partner, self).save(*args, **kwargs)

    def __unicode__(self):
        return unicode(self.name)

    class Meta:
        verbose_name = _(u'Parceiro')
        verbose_name_plural = _(u'Parceiros')

class BannerAllManager(models.Manager):
    """
    Esse manager carrega todos os objetos do model Catalog sem filtros
    """
    def get_queryset(self):
        return super(BannerAllManager,
                     self).get_queryset().all()

class BannerPublishedManager(models.Manager):
    """
    Esse manager carrega todos os objetos do model Catalog que estao marcados
    como visible=True
    """
    def get_queryset(self):
        return super(BannerPublishedManager,
                     self).get_queryset().filter(publish=True)

class Banner(models.Model):
    image = ImageField(_(u'Imagem'), upload_to=u'banner',
                       help_text='Tamanho: 1920x1275 px (Ideal)')
    publish = models.BooleanField(_(u'Visível no site?'), default=True)

    # quando precisar chamar todos os objetos sem filtro:
    # Product.objects.all()
    objects = BannerAllManager()
    # quando precisar chamar apenas os objetos com visible=True:
    # Product.published.all()
    published = BannerPublishedManager()

    def admin_image(self):
        return '' % self.image.url
    admin_image.allow_tags = True
    admin_image.short_description = 'Imagem'

    def save(self, *args, **kwargs):
        if not self.id and not self.image:
            return

        super(Banner, self).save(*args, **kwargs)

        image = Image.open(self.image)

        def scale_dimensions(width, height, longest_side):
            if width > height:
                if width > longest_side:
                    ratio = longest_side*1./width
                    return (int(width*ratio), int(height*ratio))
                elif height > longest_side:
                    ratio = longest_side*1./height
                    return (int(width*ratio), int(height*ratio))
            return (width, height)

        (width, height) = image.size
        (width, height) = scale_dimensions(width, height, longest_side=1920)

        size = (width, height)
        """ redimensiona esticando """
        # image = image.resize(size, Image.ANTIALIAS)
        """ redimensiona proporcionalmente """
        image.thumbnail(size, Image.ANTIALIAS)
        """ redimensiona cortando para encaixar no tamanho """
        # image = ImageOps.fit(image, size, Image.ANTIALIAS)
        image.save(self.image.path, 'JPEG', quality=99)

    def __unicode__(self):
        return unicode(self.pk)

    class Meta:
        verbose_name = _(u'Banner')
        verbose_name_plural = _(u'Banners')


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On December 15, 2021..the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization, or UNESCO in short, has inscribed the Durga Puja in Kolkata on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity An announcement that has inspired pride, joy, and celebration in the Hindu Diaspora worldwide Unesco has described the More...
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A letter by Trisha Pasricha of Houston, TX, a 14-year-old school gir, who writes an advice column for kids. It's 8:00 a.m., and students slowly trickle into Mr. West's 6th grade history class. The majority More...
By hinduismnow On Saturday, January 7th, 2017
You don't see toilet seats with Jesus on them, but Hindu deities are still frequently misused
Bathroom mats. Toilet seats. Shoes. Dog tags, All of these items have, in recent years, gone on sale adorned with images of Hindu deities, particularly that of Ganesha, known most commonly in the West for his elephant More...
By Moksha On Monday, November 21st, 2016
69 Year Old Monk Who Conquered the West: Sri Bhaktivedanta Prabhupada
When Swami Prabhupada landed in New York in 1965 at the ripe age of 69 after taking Sanyas on a free ticket on a freight ship called the Jaladutta, he knew nobody in the US. His trip was not sponsored by any More...
By hinduismnow On Sunday, October 23rd, 2016
Hindu childbirth ceremonies in Trinidad and Tobago
By Dr. Kumar Mahabir In the Ramayana, the Hindu scripture written in 500 BC in India, the chatti [sixth-day childbirth ceremony] of Lord Rama, the son of a king, is described lyrically: "There was happy music More...
By Moksha On Thursday, February 11th, 2016
The Story of the Islamic Conquest: Know Your History to Avoid Repeating It
Is Islam a religion of peace? Does Terrorism Have a Religion? Aren't terrorists only a small percentage of Muslims? To understand what is happening to India and the world today, we need to study the history More...
By Moksha On Friday, February 5th, 2016
Hindus are the Happiest among all People; Atheists Unhappiest: New UK Govt. Study
Of all the faiths in the UK, Hindus are the happiest, scoring well above the national average, according to data compiled by the Office for National Statistics over the last 4 years in the UK and published a couple More...
By Moksha On Sunday, June 21st, 2015
Stunning Images of The International Day of Yoga from Around the World
No comments on this post. Just images. Enjoy Yoga day Eiffel Tower, Paris France Yoga Day at the Eiffel Tower, Paris France Chennai Yoga day Practice for Yoga day at Chennai, India Yoga Day Rajpath New More...
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On June 18, 2004, an unusual new landmark was unveiled at CERN, the European Center for Research in Particle Physics in Geneva — a 2m tall statue of the Indian deity Shiva Nataraja, the Lord of Dance. The More...

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Arkansas basketball coach Eric Musselman speaks at his introduction Monday, April 8, 2019, at Bud Walton Arena in Fayetteville.
FAYETTEVILLE -- Eric Musselman believes the University of Arkansas basketball team he is taking over has more talent than the Nevada squad he led to the NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 in 2018.
That's what Musselman told the Razorbacks' returning players when he met with them Sunday night after being hired as Arkansas' coach.
"You guys have more talent than that team, I'm telling you," Musselman said in a video posted on Arkansas' website. "Now, I don't know how hard you're going to play. But if we play hard, we can do real special things. I want you guys to know that. We have enough right here to make the NCAA Tournament, and that's got to be our goal."
Musselman didn't back down from that statement when he met with the media Monday after being formally introduced in Walton Arena as the Razorbacks' 13th head coach.
"I believe that Coach [Mike] Anderson has done a great job of accumulating talent," said Musselman, referring to his predecessor at Arkansas. "So many great, young pieces.
"A lot of the guys just finished up their freshman year, and usually players make great leaps after their freshman year going into their sophomore season."
The Razorbacks' entire team from this season -- minus Daniel Gafford and Keyshawn Embery-Simpson -- attended the Sunday meeting at Athletic Director Hunter Yurachek's house and Monday's announcement.
Gafford, an All-SEC sophomore forward, has declared for the NBA Draft. Embery-Simpson, a freshman guard who played off the bench, has announced he's transferring to Tulsa.
"I don't anticipate anybody [else] leaving," Musselman said. "I think we have guys that are happy."
If no other players leave, Arkansas will return seven of its top nine scorers from a team that went 18-16 last season and made the second round of the NIT. Freshman guard Isaiah Joe (13.9 points), sophomore guards Mason Jones (13.3) and Jalen Harris (7.6), junior forward Adrio Bailey (5.6), freshman forward Reggie Chaney (5.4), freshman guard Desi Sills (5.3), and sophomore forward Gabe Osabuohien (3.1) are the Razorbacks slated to return who played significant minutes last season.
"We feel we have to set high goals," Musselman said of stating on the video the Razorbacks have the team -- even without adding any other players -- to play in the NCAA Tournament next season. "We knew it was going to get out. There was a camera there, so it wasn't anything that I wouldn't say today.
"I mean, our goal is to make the [NCAA] Tournament next season. That should be our goal every single season. That's really how I feel -- and I think that's how our players feel.
"They didn't flinch when we talked about it, and then later on I got to eat with them and we talked more and more about how that can happen and what we have to do as a group between now and November."
"As an athletic director, I love that," Yurachek said. "What he talked about during the interview process was setting goals for your team and talking about those goals.
"Simple things like his code to the locker room is [NCAA Tournament] Selection Sunday -- the date of that -- so the guys are always constantly thinking about what that goal is. I've got no problem with a coach setting a goal like that and in his first day on the job really putting that goal out there."
Musselman estimated that last week he watched about 20 hours of video from the Razorbacks' games this season while he waited for what he hoped would be a job offer from Yurachek. But he added he's heeding the advice he got from Chuck Daly -- a Naismith Hall of Fame coach who led the Detroit Pistons to back-to-back NBA titles in 1989 and 1990 -- before determining how well the players will fit the style he would prefer to use.
"I think that for us -- or for any coach -- you've got to get to know your players," Musselman said. "I remember Chuck Daly saying that you never know a player until you actually coach him.
"So we've watched all this film, but I've got to kind of figure out how the pieces fit together."
Musselman said being new to the Razorbacks means the offseason takes on extra importance.
"So many colleges just do individual work in the summer," he said. "We're going to have to do a lot of team stuff to try to get to know each other.
"Everything's obviously new, and because of that, we're going to have to be in team environments and team settings. It's going to be a work in progress."
Musselman told the Razorbacks in their Sunday night meeting that he's going to love them, but push them.
"I've got a lot of energy, a lot of intensity," Musselman said on the UA video. "I'm going to come back at you. But what I can promise each of you guys ... is that I will help you become the best player that you can become.
"If you give me effort, our staff is going to squeeze out whatever ability you have in that body of yours."
Musselman said he also understands the players need time to get to know him.
"I can't stand up here and say, 'Hey, trust me,' " he said. "Anybody can do that. I've got to earn your trust. I know that.
"I have to earn your trust through how we practice, how we bond, just how we live our daily lives. That's how you're going to end up trusting me. I can't get your trust today, I'm not going to get your trust tomorrow. It's going to come through time.
"But if you guys give me and our staff a chance, great things are going to happen. I came here because I think we can do really special things. I mean that. I mean next year. Not two years or three years. But you guys have got to believe it."
Musselman, who led Nevada to a 110-34 record in four seasons with NCAA Tournament appearances the past three seasons, told the Razorbacks he wants to play fast.
"I want to give you guys a lot of freedom on offense," he said. "We play fast, and we shoot a lot of threes, and we try to get to the basket. We try to get a lot of free throws.
"That's how we've played offensively, and I really don't want to change. Defensively, I want us to gamble, but with discipline and intelligence."


A vid of me playing a sweet little progression. I gave it a Hendrix kind of treatment.
Ok, this vid is going to be part of a lesson I'm putting together: "How to Sweep All Over the Neck". It's NOT about technique, but about content. Basically, I'll I'm doing in this vid is sweeping "G Major" to a simple background drone in G. If you're interested, the very first part that I play slowly has the structure for everything -- The 3 prime diagonals and 3 "zig-zags" that connects any triad in a sweep-friendly way. If you watch my right hand, you'll see I'm basically just sweeping the entire time just making up some G major riffs.


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With a new CEO at the helm, home care franchise company ComForCare is growing in new directions.
ComForCare, which has more than 200 locations across the United States, Canada and the U.K., has acquired CarePatrol, a company that helps place individuals in assisted living and other senior living settings. Like ComForCare, CarePatrol operates on a franchise model, and has more than 150 offices in 40 states.
"In addition to expanding our service offering and portfolio, our acquisition of CarePatrol illustrates our objective of finding new avenues to carry out our mission to help people live their best life possible," ComForCare CEO Steve Greenbaum stated in a press release issued Tuesday.
Greenbaum became CEO of Bloomfield Hills, Michigan-based ComeForCare earlier this year. It's part of a larger transition for the company, which was acquired by The Riverside Company, a New York City-based private equity firm, last July.
CarePatrol does not charge its clients for services but earns revenue by getting referral fees from the private-pay senior living communities that it sends people to, such as independent living, assisted living and memory care facilities. Advisors with CarePatrol personally meet with clients and accompany them on tours of senior living communities.
The acquisition should help ComForCare extend its reach across the care continuum and bring other benefits, such as strong relationships with health care providers, Riverside noted in its announcement of the deal.
Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Saratoga Investment Corp. provided financing, and Jones Day provided legal counsel.
Riverside and ComForCare had not responded to requests for comment from Home Health Care News as of press time.


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Home»Your Council » News » Top prize for Derry displays
Top prize for Derry displays
Derry City and Strabane Council were celebrating at the weekend after claiming top spot at the Britain in Bloom awards for the first time ever.
Derry held off competition from Harrogate, Kirkcaldy, Loughborough and Rugby to take first prize in the small city category.
The Britain in Bloom finals take place every autumn. It's the longest running gardening competition in the UK and provides a regional and national platform for groups to brighten up their town or city, with many also reporting wide-ranging social and environmental benefits. The council have previously enjoyed success in the competition, but had never won the overall category prize.
John Quinn, Council's Streetscape Manager, said it was a great success to come out on top in a competition with so many worthy entries.
"It was a privilege to pick up this award on behalf of Derry City and Strabane District Council, and it truly is testament to the hard work of so many people behind the scenes.
"We have all really enjoyed working with the various community groups, charity organisations and individuals on the many displays that we have across the city area, and to have that recognised on a national level is incredibly rewarding.
"A huge thank you to everyone who has helped make this happen, and we will strive to get bigger and better from here!"
Mayor Michaela Boyle also said it was another fantastic achievement for the city, and congratulated all those involved.
"This is an absolutely fabulous award for the city to receive and when you look around at the gorgeous displays we have I don't think anyone will disagree that this is richly deserved.
"The colour contributes hugely to the vibrancy of the area, and coming out with first in the small city category really adds to our sense of pride of place and brings the whole community closer together.
"I want to offer a huge congratulations to John and his team in the council, and all the departments, community groups and individuals who have helped along the way to this award.
"It's official – Derry is bloomin' marvellous!"
For more information on the Britain in Bloom awards, you can visit the Royal Horticultural Society website at https://www.rhs.org.uk/.


Like every faction of off-roading, rigs can tend to "look the same" after a while. Not to say Overland Expo West is full of monotony, but these rigs below made us stop, take a few steps back, put down the camera for a moment, and ogle at the creativity.
While cruising the campsites, we found a Cherokee and a half. Pulled by a Jeep Cherokee, this half-Cherokee was outfitted for exploration, complete with a week's worth of camping gear, off-road hitch, and a rooftop tent.
We love seeing old Defenders, especially ones with two more wheels than we're used to. Two diesel tanks, a PTO winch, and selectable four- and six-wheel drive.
How often do you see Porsche Cayennes out on the trails? Well we didn't—it was parked; however, we assume this one gets wheeled.


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Gap Year in Berlin, Germany
Lose yourself in the culture and art of this trendy, diverse European capital city.
OFFICIAL LANGUAGES: German
Berlin is a cultural enigma that draws out the creative side of every traveler.
As a haven for foodies and artists of all types, this capital city's eclectic layers provide endless opportunities for the curious explorer. Interwoven in its vibrant culture and progressive energy are monumental reminders of the city's complex and turbulent history.
Start-up culture blooms in the grit of Berlin like a flower from a sidewalk. Express yourself in German and contribute to an innovative company in this city that demands undivided attention.
Immerse yourself in history. From Checkpoint Charlie and The Holocaust Memorial to Potsdam and Sanssouci Palace, Berlin's long and complicated past is easy to access and worthy of examination.
Explore the East Side Gallery. Check out one of the largest open-air galleries in the world, a 4,000-foot stretch of the former Berlin Wall. It's covered in murals from over 100 different artists.
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Summon Night Soundtrack
Catalog Number: FCCT-0007
Released On: October 24, 2003
Composed By: Chiaki Fujita, Minako Adachi
Arranged By: Chiaki Fujita
Published By: Frontier Works
Recorded At: Unknown
01 - I'm Calling Out the Sun
02 - Labyrinth
03 - All is Reacting
04 - The Lion King of Darkness ~Devil Maneuverings~
05 - Two People Amidst You ~From a Distant Island~
06 - Evildoers in the Crazy World of Ergo
07 - A Long Time Afterwards
08 - Lovelite
09 - Capital of Light
10 - A Momentary Relief
11 - We Were Born ~Find a Way~
12 - Prayer
13 - To the Land of Wind ~For the Last Time~
14 - Banossa's Theme
15 - Tag ~Theme of the Children~
16 - Need To Say Good-bye ~Explorer/Adventurer's Theme~
62'28"
The alternate cover is actually the "American-style" front of the booklet. In other words, it's the back page if you were to read right-to-left, which the publishers seemed to insinuate by making the black image the original front cover.
The "Summon Night Soundtrack" is a generic title, and for a reason. It's not a full OST, and it actually contains songs from Summon Nights 1 through 3. Particularly, all of the opening and ending themes appear on this soundtrack: six of the 16 total tracks are vocal performances from the first three games.
Then, the rest is instrumental stuff, and while Fujita is by and large the main composer of the Summon Night series, over half of the instrumental pieces are written by Adachi. Perhaps this soundtrack was a way to get Adachi's music released separately, as it wasn't much later that the "Summon Night Series Soundtrack Collection" was released, with four discs all from Fujita.
This album is one of Frontier Works' earliest prints, and it was a great place to start. Summon Night's developer, Flight-Plan, is on the same level as other small-scale Japanese studios such as Gust, NIS, and Idea Factory. Relying on high-resolution 2D visuals instead of working on 3D models, and incorporating classic anime character designs, their games appeal to a more nostalgic breed of RPG Fan. That's how I got interested in the music, which also upholds synth sounds and other things that remind us of older games (but updated).
The vocal tracks are a big draw for this album. As I made the earlier comparison, I will again say that Flight-Plan and Gust are similar, in that their vocal tracks have a very familiar, folk feel to them. However, despite the very interesting folk instruments (performed live), the composers didn't shy away from experimental synth, nor do the vocalists avoid very...unique...performance styles. My two favorites are "Lovelite" and "We Were Born." Both are sampled, check them out.
Adachi's contributions are beautiful in and of themselves. If you liked his work in Riviera or Yggdra Union, you may like this stuff even more. "Banossa's Theme" is the most impressive of the lot, and if you listen to the sample, I think you'll see why.
Fans of Summon Night may have shied away from this album in favor of bigger and better things (like the 4 disc box set), but unless you go around individually collecting the singles for the first three games, this album is an excellent purchase. It comes with high recommendations.
Reviewed by: Patrick Gann
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Hertz falls sharply on an accounting error that could alter the company's 2011 results.
Stocks this afternoon as continuing the record run that has the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES:^DJI) touching a series of new highs. As of 2:30 p.m. EDT, the Dow had gained more than 78 points and sat just 85 points shy of the 17,000 mark. Most stocks on the blue-chip index are in the green, yet Dow laggard Pfizer (NYSE:PFE) hasn't managed to get anything going today. Meanwhile, Hertz (NYSE:HTZ) has fallen 8.9% to close out the week. Let's catch up on what you need to know.
The U.S. Department of Labor said the economy gained 217,000 jobs last month, topping economists' average projection of 210,000 new jobs. The unemployment rate of 6.3% didn't change, though that came about due to more Americans seeking work in May. Economists largely believe the U.S. economy can bounce back from a colder than average winter in the next few months, a trend that could keep four consecutive monthly job gains of 200,000 or more positions steady into the summer. It's hoped that such job growth can provide a jump-start for wages, which have stagnated and grew just 0.2% in May.
The market has thrived behind the jobs report's strength today, but don't tell that to investors in Big Pharma's Pfizer. The drugmaker's shares fallen more than 1% to the bottom of the Dow, continuing Pfizer's 5.5% drop over the past six months. Investors and analysts have fretted over Pfizer's whiffed attempt to purchase rival drugmaker AstraZeneca, particularly given the relative lack of superstars in Pfizer's pipeline, with the exception of ballyhooed breast cancer drug palbociclib.
Pfizer has made the most of palbociclib, and last month filed for FDA approval of the drug based on promising phase 2 trial results alone, thereby skipping out on costly -- and more concerning, lengthy -- late-stage trials for the drug. Analysts estimate palbociclib can hit peak annual sales north of $2 billion, and Pfizer will need all it can get if the drug clears regulators. Investors haven't been pleased with the company's declining sales, particularly as Pfizer's total biopharmaceutical revenue plunged by more than 9% year over year in its most recent quarter. While palbociclib boasts a high ceiling, investors will expect more out of Pfizer's top drug franchises, such as the Prevnar series of vaccines and rheumatoid arthritis drug Xeljanz, the latter of which boasts peak sales estimates north of $1 billion but so far has been unable to draw strong sales.
Meanwhile, Hertz revealed that it will need to correct financial statements due to possible accounting errors in 2011's results, which could impact the 2012 and 2013 statements. The accounting uncertainty has sent jitters through Wall Street today over the stock, which had jumped by more than 7.5% over the past month. Hertz also warned that costs from the review could add up to the quarter that ended in March and cautioned that it expects to miss estimates. While Hertz pledged to make changes to improve its accounting department, this is still a nasty blow for investors who have celebrated the recent run-up of this stock. While it's best not to pull the trigger on a hasty sell because of the error, investors should keep a close eye on how Hertz's review pans out to judge the direction of this company.


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Irish Distillers Appoints Kevin O'Gorman As Master Distiller At Midleton Distillery
June 10, 2020 10:50 AM By Donna Ahern
Irish Distillers today announced the appointment of Kevin O'Gorman as its new Master Distiller at Midleton Distillery in Cork.
O'Gorman will succeed Brian Nation, who has served as Master Distiller since 2013.
Nation is set to take on the role of Master Distiller at a startup distillery in the US.
As part of his new role O'Gorman will be 'responsible for protecting the rich heritage of the world's most famous Irish whiskeys, ensuring the quality of all new pot and grain distillates produced at Midleton while supporting future innovation,' the Jameson owner said.
Master of Maturation
A Cork native, O'Gorman is a Technology graduate from The University of Limerick and holds a Diploma in Distilling from the Institute of Brewing and Distilling. He is a master craftsman having started his career in Midleton in 1998, working as a distiller under the tutelage of Master Distiller Emeritus Barry Crockett.
From there he moved to Maturation where he honed his skills under then Master of Maturation Brendan Monks before assuming the role of Master of Maturation on Brendan's retirement in 2007.
Commenting on the appointment, Conor McQuaid, Chairman and CEO of Irish Distillers, said: "Kevin's exceptional leadership and talent as Master of Maturation has impressed the whiskey world ever since he took on the role in 2007."
"We know that he will continue to impress as Master Distiller, an evolved role which will see him lead both distillation and maturation at Irish Distillers," he added.
O'Gorman successfully continued the ongoing innovation in maturation that has made Midleton famous, while working with the team in facilitating spirit options for new brands like Method and Madness and brand extensions in the Jameson, Redbreast, Powers, Midleton Very Rare and Spot range, the company said.
In his previous role, O'Gorman spent much of his time travelling the globe to source only the highest quality casks from world renowned cooperages, while overseeing the full maturation process across the portfolio.
"Since starting my career in Irish Distillers in 1998, I have been lucky to learn from masters like Barry Crockett and Brendan Monks about the intricacies of the whiskey production, from grain to glass," said O'Gorman.
"Of course, Brian Nation and I have also worked very closely together on distillation and maturation for the past 10 years and he will be missed by all his friends at Midleton Distillery."
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Sharks re-sign Tomas Hertl to four-year deal, put knee issues in past
PUBLISHED: July 2, 2018 at 12:00 am | UPDATED: August 24, 2018 at 12:00 am
SAN JOSE — A few minutes after the Sharks announced that they'd re-signed Joe Thornton, Tomas Hertl jumped on board with the bearded one.
Hertl signed a four-year contract with the Sharks Monday, a deal that ends his restricted free agency while eating up the first two years of his eligibility for unrestricted free agency. The contract comes with an annual salary cap hit of $5.625 million.
General manager Doug Wilson characterized the contract as a win-win deal. Hertl receives the security of a four-year contract after battling right-knee injuries throughout the early part of his career; the Sharks will get to avert a potential bidding war for the 24-year-old Czech's services in unrestricted free agency for an additional two years.
In 2016, the last time Hertl was eligible for restricted free agency, he signed a team-friendly two-year, $6 million contract. The deal freed up salary cap space and gave the Sharks insurance against the possibility that Hertl's knee issues could have plagued him throughout his career.
Now, Wilson is adamant that Hertl's knee problems are a thing of the past, mollifying concerns about signing the power forward to a more extensive contract.
"It matched everybody's needs," Wilson said. "He wanted the term, we wanted the term. It's an appreciation of what he's done for us and what he deserves. He'll come out of this contract still as a young player. We think he'll accomplish a lot of things in the next four years and I'm sure he'll want even more money then."
Like Thornton, Hertl knew he wanted to play in San Jose, which made it easy for him to give up two years of unrestricted free agency.
"I right away knew for sure I wanted to sign for a little bit longer because the Sharks organization is almost my new home," Hertl said. "I love it. I want to play there not just for four years."
After fighting through knee injuries throughout the first four years of his career, Hertl put together his best season last winter while suiting up for 79 of 82 games. The 24-year old missed three games with a right-hand injury unrelated to his knee history.
Hertl made an immediate impact on the 2017-18 season after head coach Pete DeBoer moved him from center up to the left wing position on Logan Couture's line just three games into the schedule. With a power forward presence on the line, Couture scored a career-high 34 goals; Hertl also set a career mark in goals (22) while matching a career best in points (46).
The Czech forward stepped into a leadership role during the Stanley Cup playoffs. He was arguably the Sharks best player during their six-game series with the Vegas Golden Knights. After the Sharks fell down 3-2 in Game 5, he wasn't shy about expressing his confidence in the group, saying, "we'll for sure come back, I believe. This is a strong team."
"He took a really-big step this past season. He's just starting his prime," Wilson said. "He showed in the playoffs that he can actually be a dominant player.
"His best hockey's ahead of him. He truly wants to be a great player."
After bursting onto the scene as a 19-year old rookie during the 2013-14 season, scoring four goals in just his third NHL game, Hertl's career sputtered after he damaged his right medial collateral and posterior cruciate ligaments in a knee-on-knee hit from Los Angeles Kings forward Dustin Brown on Dec. 19, 2013. He finally got things back on track during the 2015-16 season. Then, he re-injured his knee in a collision with Pittsburgh Penguins forward Patric Hornqvist during Game 2 of the Stanley Cup Final.
In 2016-17, he missed 33 more games after undergoing another surgical procedure to stabilize his right knee.
But after last winter's breakout season, the Sharks are convinced that Hertl is completely healthy.
"You can just see it. His separation. His strength on pucks. He's 100 percent," Wilson said. "He's put a lot of work in. We think his ability to be a great player in this league, a dominant player, is just starting."
Hertl agrees. He's grateful that the Sharks put his health concerns in the rearview mirror by inking him to a four-year deal Monday.
"For the Sharks, some might say it's a little bit risky," he said. "But I already showed this year I have no issue, even for one game, even for practice. I think it will continue to feel even better and better."
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Q: Get start_date and end_date for a given pattern in a dataframe I have a dataframe with a column "signal" that takes 1 if there is a signal and 0 if it is not the case. I want to be able to summarize each event: one series of 1 is ONE event and i want to get the first timestamp at which it appeared and the last timestamp. Example below:
Input:
timestamp       col_1       col_2        signal
16:00:01.100     1000        2000        0
16:00:01.999     2500        2000        1
16:01:00.000     2000        2000        1
16:02:00.000     2000        3000        1
16:03:00.000     2000        2000        0
16:04:00.000     2000        1000        1
16:08:00.000     3000        3000        0
16:09:00.000     2000        2000        1
16:10:00.000     3000        3000        1
16:11:00.000     2000        2000        0

Expected output
start_time       end_time        signal_duration
16:00:01.999     16:03:00.000    (end_time - start_time)
16:04:00.000     16:08:00.000
16:09:00.000     16:11:00.000

This way, I am able to calculate the duration of each signal individually in an additional column. A signal start time is when a serie of 1 starts, A signal end time is when a 0 follows. As you can see above, it s possible that there is only one row for a signal.
What I have tried: when I generate the data, I gave an id to each signal and then groupby.
I don't like that kind of approach adding an additional column and the data is already heavy.
Thanks !

A: Basically a gap-and-island problem: a signal that is 1 and not the same as the previous signal starts a new island. The expected output are the endpoints of the island and the overall duration of the island:
# Convert the `timestamp` column to type Timedetla or Timestamp
df["timestamp"] = pd.to_timedelta(df["timestamp"])
df["timestamp"] = pd.to_datetime(df["timestamp"])

# The calculation
s = df["signal"]
result = (
    df.assign(island=(s.eq(1) & s.ne(s.shift())).cumsum())
    .query("signal != 0")
    .groupby("island")
    .agg(start_time=("timestamp", "min"), end_time=("timestamp", "max"))
    .assign(signal_duration=lambda x: x["end_time"] - x["start_time"])
)

What it does:

*

*When signal == 1 and not the same as the previous row, start a new island

*Select rows where signal != 0

*Group the rows into their islands

*Find the start and end time of each island

*Calculate the signal duration

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Sanders Not Planning to Quit Race After Tuesday's Votes, Aides Say
Jamie Ross
Published Mar. 17, 2020 7:22AM ET
The chances of Sen. Bernie Sanders winning the Democratic nomination are likely to shrink even further following Tuesday's votes—but some of his aides have said he still has no plans to throw in the towel. Florida, Illinois, and Arizona go to polls Tuesday, but the emergency measures surrounding the coronavirus outbreak have made Ohio officials cancel their primary. According to Politico, Sanders has signalled to his aides that he will not quit the race if the votes don't go his way. He reportedly has staff in place for states that vote as late as April 28, including the delegate-rich New York which his team remains optimistic about. "I think he's in. Who is going to advise him to drop out?" said an unnamed source close to the campaign. The team still see worth in gaining as many delegates as possible to help them influence the party platform at the Democratic National Convention this summer, even if he doesn't win the nomination. "I think there's a very good chance that he will stay in," said Larry Cohen, chair of Our Revolution, a group founded by Sanders. "The number of delegates you have, the number of people on the platform committee is absolutely critical."


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After "will you work for free?" the most common question I get asked is "what is my business worth?". Neither question is framed in those exact words of course, but when someone asks for help on valuation they are asking about the value of their shares, the value of the business and the least equity they can give for investment.
The normal context for this will be trying to raise some equity finance, and I specialise in some of the hardest of all companies to work with – pre-revenue start-up technology companies. In some cases they are nothing more than a patent application and a clever man or women who has come up with an interesting idea.
There is no magic formula I'm afraid but there are some guidelines to coming up with a credible valuation for your business, and some common misunderstandings and "folk wisdom" to be avoided.
The simple truth is that a pre-revenue business is worth what you can get an investor to buy in at. And you will probably have to horse trade. The hard part is rationalising, or better, justifying your starting valuation. If you have no trading history don't let anyone kid you into putting a lot of effort into a discounted cash flow (DCF) unless you have a 3 year supply of irrevocable, non-refundable purchase orders. The truth is that the discounts to be applied for the risk will be very high, and just by way of example if the discount is higher than 40% all revenues after the first year will be ignored. Given that a normal sales growth curve for an early stage technology business is a hockey stick, your lowest revenue in year 1 gets discounted by 40% and everything else is ignored. Probably not the valuation you were looking for.
Of course, valuation also determines dilution. This can be a very emotive issue for a business owner. I've known grown men turn down investment rather than let go of a few extra percentage points of the equity. In their minds there is a minimum percentage of shares they hold that they will not go below. And in some cases this is a very high number indeed. You may be better off going down the Lara Morgan route – keep your equity, fund the business another way and you'll reap the rewards all by yourself at the exit.
To help entrepreneurs get over this mental obstacle, I like to focus on the exit. If you believe in your plan (and if you don't, stop right here) then you can work out what the value of the company might be in 5 years time and ask yourself how much of that value would be your ideal target exit. Not a percentage – an amount. Looking at the bigger picture puts into perspective the dilution.
Venture Capitalists have formula for working out valuations, but they don't work for start-ups either – there are too many interlinked factors to make a spreadsheet capable of working it out accurately. For private investors the valuation is closely linked to their knowledge of the sector and belief in the exit (which is in turn linked to their belief in being able to get the business there). So the truth is no-one has the "right" answer because there isn't one.
So where do you start with valuation?
I used to say that any technology worth exploiting commercially, where there is a sizable market and scalable business, is worth at least £1m, Used to say, because the appetite for pre-revenue technology is now so reduced that £500K is probably a better starting point. You might try to argue that you've done three years unpaid work (sweat equity), but don't expect it to affect the value much. Similarly, prior investment does not necessarily set the price. Just because your neighbour invested at a £4m valuation doesn't mean the next investor will.
What really will establish value in the business is the team that present the business plan. Do they have the experience, the understanding and the ability to deliver on the business plan, to cope with the wrinkles and deliver a meaningful (substantial) exit? If there is any evidence of commercial traction – letters of intent, early sales (even discounted) – maybe a distribution agreement or brand association deal.
Of course, once you start revenue generating the valuation equation changes, but here in the UK, at the end of 2011, finding funding for pre-revenue technology based companies is harder than ever – its a bleak winter to come whatever the temperature.
Every working day I receive business plans and summaries – not one a day, more than that, some days 3 or 4.
Most of them are companies seeking funding. Most of them are technology companies of one sort or another. I am careful not to narrow down my definition of technology, because innovation appears in some very unlikely companies – such as the bed company I met a few weeks ago. I understand the needs, fears and desires of these companies because I've been there myself. And by their very nature these tend to be pre-revenue companies with much to prove.
From an investment perspective, a good indicator about a company is having sales to "real" customers. The fact that someone in the target market has committed cash to purchase the product is an endorsement. Naturally there are caveats (did they actually use it, like it, keep it), but it is a defining moment for a company. It can make the difference between getting funding and not. Even an indication of sales, such as a letter of intent, or conditional order, is better than nothing.
So it surprises me that companies with a close to finished product don't work on an initial sale. They generally will argue that the product isn't perfect, the marketing material/branding/positioning isn't ready or that the sales force is not yet hired – all things they are raising money for. The truth is that this is a critical step and anything (legal) you can do to get the first sale(s) will make an enormous difference.
I met a business yesterday which had initial sales and was using customer feedback to refine & hone the product to meet their needs. These sales were not huge, but were credible and sufficient to convince an investor that there were real paying customers around. And the company has tried its product in the field and learn from this. They have no sales force. They have no marketing team. Yet, they manage to close the sales and deliver product.
Equally important to an investor is the sales projection. For most new technology companies I have seen this tends to be a hockey stick – slow growth in the first few years followed by an enormous surge in sales in years 4 & 5. There are relatively few companies that actually achieve this, and there are significant implications to this time of growth. For instance, costs can grow at the same rate, and because costs to effect such a growth in sales often come before the sales themselves, cash flow issues arise. It is not unusual to see a very detailed financial plan with specific values for sales over a number of years, yet a hazy or incomplete sales strategy to explain the growth. I'm afraid the days of taking a very small percentage of a very large market just because your product is better are gone. You should be able to demon strate sales growth from the ground up.
The Accelerator Academy is a new training, mentoring and investment programme for innovative start-ups and early stage, high growth businesses in the Tech, Media/ Marketing and Telecoms/Mobile (TMT) space.
The course is a 12 week part time (Monday evening syllabus, plus Mentor time and group sessions) programme for 30 of London's highest growth potential start-up and early stage tech / media / communications businesses, with 12 successful exited entrepreneurs mentoring them. At the end of the course, participants are able to present their business for investment to seasoned angel investors, syndicates and early stage investment funds.
The course 'market tests' business ideas and models, and gives ambitious entrepreneurs the best chance of business success and investor readiness.
Sponsorship subsidises the Academy, from White Horse Capital, NatWest and haysmacintyre. The programme costs £695 (£55 per week), plus a commitment to offer to sell the Academy between 3-5% of your shares, at the next investment round.
Included within the course fee is attendance at Fresh Business Thinking LIVE!, usually costing £299.
The Accelerator Academy is working with the support of Start Up Britain, TechCity's Entrepreneur Week, City Hall, various London universities and business schools and investment partners.
Why is it that the earliest investors are penalised the most?
After all, they are the ones that enable a business to get off the ground, the ones prepared to take the risk and often to provide support to the management. Later investors are happy to pick up the opportunity yet would not have invested in the first place. They are generally also quite happy to invest in a manner which is detrimental to the earliest, riskiest investors. They don't have the capital to do the 'A' round, but it wouldn't be there without them.
I ask this because I'm involved with three companies right now raising new money, all of them are pre-profit but revenue generating (so at least "interesting" to our risk avoiding professional investment community). None of these companies want to accept money that is detrimental to their early investors – and in one case have simply said "no thanks". I understand what is happening but I don't understand why early stage investors don't get more credit and frankly deference by so-called professional investors – many of whom have never started a business in their lives yet feel able to criticise others that do.
If you travel on London Underground, you have probably noticed Poems on the Underground. On several occassions I have taken note of a poem and looked it up later online.
Today it was Futility by Wilfred Owen (see here).
Apart from being a sad & poignant elegy for a fallen soldier in World War 1 it is also a memento mori for Owen himself, with just 5 published poems and killed one week before the Armistice. I guess this is what the Poems on the Underground is intended to do – to educate, expand horizons, encourage discovery. It certainly worked for me – I found all his poems and read his biography.
Being late is not fashionable, it's disrespectful and you should apologise for it. With over a 1,000 people waiting for 30 minutes to hear you that's over 500 man hours wasted.
Get your facts straight – d3o developed the patented system used by Tech21 – a British company which deserved the credit you gave elsewhere.
I know innovation and business is such a bore, but a bit of enthusiasm and passion would make a real difference.


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Ethiopia: Death toll in Addis Ababa rubbish dump landslide rises to 115
By Euronews with Reuters • last updated: 16/03/2017
Emergency workers in the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa searched through a mountain of garbage for the fifth consecutive day on Thursday as the death toll from a landslide at a rubbish landfill site rose to 115.
The Horn of Africa country has declared three days of national mourning for the victims of the disaster that occurred at the 50-year-old Reppi dump on Saturday evening.
Two bodies were uncovered on Thursday morning, rescue workers and residents taking part in the search said, a day after a government spokesperson raised the toll to 113, 75 of whom were women.
"As the number of missing people is still high, we expect to pull more bodies out today and in the coming days," an emergency worker told Reuters.
Residents of the area say at least 80 people remain unaccounted for. Dozens of victims have so far been buried at the Abune Aregawi Church nearby since Tuesday.
Hundreds of people live near the dump, the city's only landfill site. Some of the victims scavenged for food and items that could be sold, such as recyclable metal.
The landslide destroyed dozens of homes. Officials in the capital say they plan to resettle most of the tenants and build a waste-to-energy plant.
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A child's imagination can make for a bright business idea.
Nichole L. Torres
Magazine Contributor
July 1, 2007 3 min read
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A great business idea can come from anywhere--even your child's imagination. How? "Encourage [your children], empower them, inspire them and say to them, 'What a great idea!'" says Norm Goldstein, founder and CEO of By Kids For Kids, an organization that offers free guidance to help kids (and their parents) develop, patent and market inventions.
Paul and Hermine Brindak encouraged their daughter, Juliette, then 10 years old, when she conceived the idea for Miss O and Friends. Says Paul, "She created this world where tween girls can be tween girls." What started out as drawings and stories about her friends' best traits--like being great at sports or having a love for writing--turned into a website in 2005 that celebrates girlhood, missoandfriends.com. A family enterprise for Paul, 54, and Hermine, 49, along with Juliette, now 18, and her sister, Olivia, 12, Miss O and Friends has become a lifestyle brand. Today, Juliette pens an advice column and serves as spokesperson and managing editor for the website. The Old Greenwich, Connecticut, company has created books, stationery and jewelry. Its popularity among tweens has even spawned a partnership with Yahoo!, spurring seven-figure sales.
Love for his younger brother inspired 5-year-old Jace Richards to write a book with his mom, Donna Richards, 40, to educate other kids about autism. Jace didn't like it when other kids made fun of his autistic brother, Justin, then 4. Together, Jace and Donna wrote My Brother's Keeper: A Kindergartner's View of Autism in 2004. "[Other] children didn't understand, but Jace was determined to make them understand," says Donna. The overwhelmingly positive reaction from their local school inspired Donna to create Rome, Georgia-based My Brother's Keeper, which provides autism-related products and resources. She also launched MBK Publishing to self-publish the book. The book's appearance on QVC has helped push combined annual sales to $340,000.
It's a family affair for Jasmine Lawrence, 16, and her mom, April. At age 13, Jasmine created a gentle and natural hair oil that would reverse the damage of harsh salon chemicals. After attending the National Foundation for Teaching Entrepreneurship business camp, she was inspired to market her creation to others. What started by mixing ingredients in her bedroom turned into the Eden Bodyworks LLC line of hair products, body lotions and candles. April, in her early 30s, helped her daughter with packaging, bar codes, graphic design and the website. Today, they've built their Williamstown, New Jersey, company to sales of more than $1 million, with products in private salons as well as retailers such as Whole Foods. "Just be your kids' biggest cheerleader," says April.
Wayne Elsey recalls that listening to his daughter in 2003 led to the beginning of ShoeTalkers, a line of shoe accessories (worn on shoelaces) with original messages and artwork. Melissa, 13 at the time, asked her dad, "Why don't you give people a way to express themselves on their feet?" Wayne, 42, a shoe industry veteran, saw the brilliance and simplicity of his daughter's idea. Now, more than 330 designs later, this Old Hickory, Tennessee, company's sales reach into the seven figures, with expressions like Pimp Daddy, #1 Brat or WWJD on its shoe tags. Melissa, now 18, is still Wayne's muse. "I have a pretty simple philosophy: encourage, motivate and execute," he says. "Encourage [your children] to be creative, motivate them to do it, and execute--always listen for the ideas. They may give you several hundred ideas, [but] one of them may stick."
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