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Black Britons suffering from type-2 diabetes can manage their symptoms through a conscientious approach to diet, new research suggests.
A study carried out at Ohio State University compared the effectiveness of mindful eating against nutrition-based guidelines to determine how they impact on weight and blood sugar levels.
Participants aged between 35 and 65 were divided into two groups, with a group of 27 adopting the mindful approach to diabetes management and 25 following traditional programmes.
A mindful approach meant candidates were advised to listen to their bodies' needs when making food choices and to limit their quantities to satisfy hunger alone.
Those on the 'Smart Choices' programme adhered to typical guidelines for diabetes patients, with each intervention involving eight weekly and two biweekly 2.5 hour sessions with trained professionals.
All the participants had been diagnosed with the disease for at least a year, exhibited a body mass index of 27 or above and had a haemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) reading of at least seven per cent.
Interestingly, weight loss and HbA1c levels were similar for both groups at the six-month follow up to the study, with the 'Smart Choice' participants losing an average of six pounds, compared to 3.5 pounds for the conscientious group.
Associate professor of human nutrition Carla Miller described the differing result as "not significant when analysed statistically".
There was between a 0.7 and 0.8 per cent drop in HbA1c levels too, with Ms Miller adding: "If the reduction were sustained over time, it would mean a dramatic reduction in complications associated with diabetes."
The research, published in the Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, also showed similar reduced calorie intake in both groups, who lowered their consumption of foods with a high glycemic index - which are digested rapidly and drive up blood sugar.
According to the NHS, around 90 per cent of diabetes sufferers in the UK have the type-2 form of the disease, with those overweight or obese at a greater risk.

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Abbott Statement: Abbott Provides Support for Cholera Relief Efforts in Haiti
Working with Humanitarian Partner Organizations, Abbott Has Provided More Than $6.3 Million for Haiti Relief Efforts to Date
ABBOTT PARK, Ill., Oct. 27 /PRNewswire/ -- Abbott (NYSE: ABT) and its philanthropic foundation the Abbott Fund are providing the following updates on relief efforts in Haiti:
Abbott Supports Relief Efforts for Cholera Outbreak
Abbott is providing $180,000 in support to help address the recent cholera outbreak in central Haiti. This includes a $25,000 grant from the Abbott Fund to Partners In Health, and $155,000 in donated Abbott rehydration solutions and antibiotics. Donated products are being distributed through trusted humanitarian partners AmeriCares, Catholic Medical Mission Board, Direct Relief International and Partners In Health.
Abbott will continue to work with partner organizations to assess and respond to ongoing relief needs and longer-term recovery efforts in Haiti.
Abbott's Broader Support for Earthquake Recovery Efforts
Abbott's new support is in addition to more than $6.1 million in grant funding and donations of critical diagnostic, nutritional and pharmaceutical products provided to humanitarian aid organizations in the weeks following the earthquake in January 2010.
This included $180,000 in grants from the Abbott Fund to four of Abbott's trusted partner organizations: American Red Cross, CARE, Catholic Medical Mission Board and Partners In Health. Abbott also worked with AmeriCares, Direct Relief International, Heart to Heart International, MAP International, Partners In Health, Project HOPE and others to distribute more than $6 million in Abbott diagnostic, nutritional and pharmaceutical products. Donated products include rehydration solutions, antibiotics, nutritional products and hand-held analyzers that provide portable diagnostic capabilities.
Background on Abbott's Longstanding Philanthropic Work in Haiti
Haiti relief efforts build on Abbott's existing philanthropic partnerships to expand access to health care in the country. Since 2007, Abbott and the Abbott Fund have provided more than $34 million in grants and product donations to help address health needs in Haiti, including maternal and child health, diabetes, HIV/AIDS and malnutrition.
Pre-Positioned Abbott Products Supported Early Relief Efforts
Abbott products were in use immediately following the earthquake in Haiti. Last year, Abbott worked with Direct Relief International to strategically pre-position essential products in Haiti to prepare for potential natural disasters. As a result of this work, several health centers in Haiti were able to provide an initial quantity of Abbott rehydration solutions, antibiotics and nutritional products to people in need following the earthquake.
Video of Abbott products being packed by Direct Relief International for use in Haiti is available at http://agendanyc.com/clients/abbott/preparedness.htm. Filmed in mid-2009, this footage highlights ongoing efforts to pre-position aid.
About Abbott and the Abbott Fund
Abbott is a global, broad-based health care company devoted to the discovery, development, manufacturing and marketing of pharmaceuticals and medical products, including nutritionals, devices and diagnostics. The company employs nearly 90,000 people and markets its products in more than 130 countries. Abbott's news releases and other information are available on the company's website at www.abbott.com.
The Abbott Fund is a philanthropic foundation established by Abbott in 1951. The Abbott Fund's mission is to create healthier global communities by investing in creative ideas that promote science, expand access to health care and strengthen communities worldwide. For more information on the Abbott Fund, visit www.abbottfund.org.
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Alney Island nature reserve
Alney Island is an 80 hectare site, located on the banks of the River Severn and less than a kilometre from the city centre.
Wet grassland and other water-related habitat and wildlife
Way-marked and surfaced footpaths
Sustrans cycle routes 45 and 42 pass through the site, with link to Sustrans Route 41 (Gloucester Docks to Sharpness)
Friends of Alney Island
Links to long distance footpaths
There is car parking off the A417 (just over Westgate Bridge going out of the city) and Castlemeads (Sat, Sun and BHs only)
Some of the best views of the Severn Bore
Bus routes 23 and 31 run past the site on Westgate St/Royal Oak Road (A417)
For centuries this area was the lowest river crossing point to Wales and the site is steeped in history and heritage, including bridges designed and built by two of the most famous Victorian engineers - Brunel and Telford. The area is also known for the Severn Bore and at Alney it reaches its peak; bringing visitors from around the globe to view this spectacular natural phenomenon. No less than four long distance footpaths also pass through the riverside meadows - the Severn Way, Gloucestershire Way, Glevum Way and Wysis Way.
The nature reserve is predominantly neutral wet grassland and flood meadows with broadleaf trees. The land is managed through hay cutting and grazing with rare breed cattle. Wildlife includes orchids, waterfowl, raptors, amphibians, wading birds and many species of insect, including dragonflies and butterflies. The Friends of Alney Island help to mange the reserve and carry out regular work parties.
Dogs are welcome, but motorised vehicles of any sort (including drones) are not permitted.
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Film at Lincoln Center Announces Winter/Spring 2021 Virtual Cinema Lineup
December 19, 2020 By MovieDebuts
Mirror – New Restoration
Film at Lincoln Center (FLC) announces titles for its Winter/Spring 2021 Virtual Cinema slate. FLC's Virtual Cinema was introduced in March of 2020 in response to the coronavirus crisis and showcases a wide-ranging mix of new releases, recent festival favorites, and repertory titles that movie lovers can enjoy from the safety and comfort of their homes.
Upcoming releases include New Directors/New Films selection Identifying Features; new restorations of Andrei Tarkovsky's Mirror and Olivier Assayas's Demonlover; Lili Horvát's Preparations to Be Together for an Unknown Period of Time, a mysterious love story inspired by a Sylvia Plath poem; a program of Sam Pollard's urgent and essential work timed to the release of MLK/FBI (NYFF58); and three beloved annual festivals: the New York Jewish Film Festival, the New York African Film Festival, and Rendez-Vous with French Cinema. All Virtual Cinema rentals support Film at Lincoln Center, helping to ensure that it remains a vibrant center for the cinema community. Film descriptions and additional details are listed below and on filmlinc.org. New releases and revival runs are organized by Florence Almozini, Dennis Lim, and Tyler Wilson.
FILMS & DESCRIPTIONS
New York Jewish Film Festival
Among the oldest and most influential Jewish film festivals worldwide, NYJFF each year presents the finest documentary, narrative, and short films from around the world that explore the Jewish experience. Co-presented with the Jewish Museum, the festival's 2021 virtual lineup showcases 17 features and seven shorts, including the latest works by dynamic voices in international cinema and a brand-new restoration of Edgar G. Ulmer's 1939 classic The Light Ahead.
Tribute to Sam Pollard
Veteran editor, producer, and director Sam Pollard is among cinema's most dedicated chroniclers of the Black experience in America, moving freely across film and long-form television as well as narrative and documentary for the past four decades. From his collaborations with St. Clair Bourne, Henry Hampton, and Spike Lee to his own documentaries, his works explore complicated American figures and the extended aftershocks of racial inequality with clear-eyed resolve, inspired in their historical and moral urgency and notable for their journalistic thoroughness and cogent structure. This January, Film at Lincoln Center is pleased to celebrate Pollard's ever-deepening body of work, occasioned by the release of his latest, the virtuosic documentary MLK/FBI (an NYFF58 selection).
Opens January 22
Fernanda Valadez, 2020, Mexico/Spain, 94m
Spanish with English subtitles
Middle-aged Magdalena (Mercedes Hernández) has lost contact with her son after he took off with a friend from their city of Guanajuato to cross the border into the U.S., hopeful to find work. Desperate to find out what happened to him—and to know whether or not he's even alive—she embarks on an ever-expanding and increasingly dangerous journey to discover the truth. At the same time, a young man named Miguel (David Illescas) has returned to Mexico after being deported from the U.S., and eventually his path converges with Magdalena's. From this simple but urgent premise, director Fernanda Valadez has crafted a lyrical, suspenseful slow burn, constructed equally of moments of beauty and horror, and which leads to a startling, shattering conclusion. Winner of the World Cinema Dramatic Audience and Screenplay Awards at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival. A New Directors/New Films 2020 selection. A Kino Lorber release.
Rental is $12 with a special 20% discount for Film at Lincoln Center Members.
Preparations to Be Together for an Unknown Period of Time
Lili Horvát, 2020, Hungary, 95m
Hungarian and English with English subtitles
Taking the final stanza of Sylvia Plath's "Mad Girl's Love Song" as its starting point, Lili Horvát's second feature finds its mysterious love story in Budapest's male-driven field of neurosurgery. Márta Vizy (played with magnetic aplomb by Natasa Stork) is a brilliant brain surgeon who returns to Hungary after spending some time in America and discovers that a doctor with whom she once shared a passionate affair claims never to have seen her before—and that her grip on reality might be compromised. Deftly pivoting between noir, romance, and cool realism, Preparations to Be Together for an Unknown Period of Time is at once a clever reworking of genre tropes and an enigmatic meditation on the psychological unmooring of romantic yearning. A Greenwich Entertainment release.
Rental is $12with a special 20% discount for Film at Lincoln Center Members.
Mirror – New Restoration!
Andrei Tarkovsky, 1974, Russia, 106m
Russian and Spanish with English subtitles
Andrei Tarkovsky's fourth feature is perhaps the great director's most personal and evocative work. It traverses three generations of a poet's family in 20th-century Russia; his relationships with his wife, mother, and children and the society around him coalesce through events connected only by the interior logic of the poetic subconscious, yielding associations that both mystify and enthrall. Unified by Georgi Rerberg's delicate lensing, Mirror employs radical shifts in both texture and color, abstracting the elemental minutiae of everyday life (like waves of air spreading across a field or spilled milk pooling on a table) to conjure the nostalgic sensations of memory and an enigmatic feeling of being outside space and time. A Janus Films release.
New York African Film Festival
Film at Lincoln Center and African Film Festival, Inc. will present the 28th New York African Film Festival under the banner "Notes From Home: Recurring Dreams & Women's Voices." The programs in this edition showcase the many different "types" of Africa, reflecting the dynamism of Africanness. The selected works explore the ways in which we are all connected in cyclical dreams of hope and change, and also highlight the voices of the women who have been strong catalysts in sparking transformation.
Opens February 12
Demonlover – New Restoration!
Olivier Assayas, 2002, France, 122m
French, English, and Japanese with English subtitles
Assayas's radical, thought-provoking cyber-thriller depicts the international aristocracies of capitalism in the early 2000s and their amoral double agents. Connie Nielsen stars as a ruthless executive at an internet company, where her insatiable ambition situates her in a bloody corporate conflict for illicit 3D manga pornography. Featuring a deranged ambient score by Sonic Youth and an international cast including Gina Gershon, Chloë Sevigny, and Charles Berling, Demonlover twists the conventions of the espionage thriller into a perceptive indictment of cyber culture and the entrepreneurs who exploit it. A 2003 Film Comment Selects selection. New 2K restoration of the unrated director's cut supervised by Olivier Assayas. A Janus Films release.
Rendez-Vous with French Cinema
Rendez-Vous with French Cinema returns in March with another edition that exemplifies the variety and vitality of contemporary French filmmaking. The films on display, by emerging talents and established masters, raise ideas both topical and eternal, and many take audiences to entirely unexpected places. Highlights from recent Rendez-Vous with French Cinema editions include Bertrand Bonello's Nocturama, Julia Ducournau's Raw, Maïmouna Doucouré's Cuties, Justine Triet's Victoria, and Mathieu Amalric's Barbara. Co-presented with UniFrance Films, the 26th edition of Rendez-Vous will demonstrate that the landscape of French cinema is as fertile, inspiring, and distinct as ever.
FILM AT LINCOLN CENTER
Film at Lincoln Center is dedicated to supporting the art and elevating the craft of cinema and enriching film culture.Film at Lincoln Center fulfills its mission through the programming of festivals, series, retrospectives, and new releases; the publication of Film Comment; the presentation of podcasts, talks, and special events; the creation and implementation of Artist Initiatives; and our Film in Education curriculum and screenings. Since its founding in 1969, this nonprofit organization has brought the celebration of American and international film to the world-renowned Lincoln Center arts complex, making the discussion and appreciation of cinema accessible to a broad audience and ensuring that it remains an essential art form for years to come. Film at Lincoln Center receives generous, year-round support from the National Endowment for the Arts and the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo and the New York State Legislature. American Airlines is the Official Airline of Film at Lincoln Center. For more information, visit www.filmlinc.org and follow @filmlinc on Twitter and Instagram.
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Finalizing Our Future: College Fair 2021
Victoria Mavarez
Juniors and seniors attended the annual college fair at Gables to interact with the representatives of the 38 colleges that attended.
Nicholas Calindro, Staff Writer
With college applications nearing, representatives from 38 universities around the United States visited Coral Gables Senior High to participate in the annual college fair. On Oct. 4, schools such as Harvard University and the University of Florida set up presentations at their designated tables in the school gym and participated in three sessions from 12:30 p.m. to 2:20 p.m., during which students explored booths and interacted with the college representatives.
The annual college fair is organized by the Parent Teacher Student Association at Gables, a group of parent volunteers who dedicate their time to helping the school. The PTSA and student volunteers greeted the college representatives and assisted them with setting up their tables and presentation materials.
College representatives shared details about their college through flyers with information such as student population and average SAT/ACT score. (Victoria Mavarez)
Prior to the opening of the fair for students, representatives of the Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps program paraded the American flag while the school chorus sang the National Anthem for the visiting representatives. The college representatives were also served salads prepared by students in Culinary Arts and coffee from the PTSA to energize them for the duration of the college fair.
Throughout the three 30-minute sessions students were allowed to freely roam the gymnasium and converse with as many college representatives as they desired. The college representatives provided standard information about their respective colleges such as student population, average Scholastic Aptitude Test & American College Test scores and faculty to student ratio.
"The college representatives were super friendly and were able to answer all of the questions I had. Every college representative that I approached was eager and excited to talk to me about their college," senior Diego Varona said.
Members of the JROTC program performed a demonstration of the American flag while the National Anthem was sung by the Gables chorus group. (Victoria Mavarez)
Students were also able to gain insight into what each school offers academically with regard to their personal goals during college. College representatives provided students with information such as the programs offered at the school or the most popular field of study.
"After going to the college fair, I added more colleges to my consideration list and feel like I have more options now. Before my list was limited to a few schools in Florida, but during the college fair I found some out-of-state colleges that interested me," senior Laurent Puyana said.
The college fair ended at 2:20, but students were able to continue their communication with the colleges they were considering applying to by signing up for newsletters and mail lists. Students were also given flyers and the opportunity to fill out personal contact cards that were kept by the representatives.
Students filled out personal contact cards for colleges to reach out to them in the future about their interests. (Victoria Mavarez)
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Influencer marketing works on the principle of 'voice of authority'. If you respect someone and their views you are more likely to listen to what they're saying, and you're more likely to purchase the products they inform you about.We have seen this tactic used in marketing for a long time in television ads, newspaper ads, and billboards.Famous people are also utilised in advocating products and using their status to endorse the product.Sometimes the person advocating a product is related to the product or brand somehow. They might be experts in the same industry or they may have a famous job related to the product.For example, you're likely to see racing drivers in advertisements of tires, oil, and other car related products. The most interesting thing however is that this isn't necessary. People think of celebrities as their role models, which means that they want to do the same things or own the same things that a celebrity does.
So, this means that you can use influencers who have no relation to your product or the industry and still see a marked increase in the perception of your product. That is why you see sports stars often starring in the advertisements of completely unrelated products like watches, shampoos, cars, and much more. This is because these celebrities are people who have the power to influence others because people want to emulate the celebrities they respect.
Previously the only access we had to celebrities was through television, radio, newspapers, and magazines. This meant that we only had access to prepared and edited snippets of conversations from celebrities.The only places where the celebrities could actually do influencer marketing were in official advertisement of the product. Social media has now completely removed this limitation.These days you have constant access to celebrities.Thanks to Twitter and Facebook, celebrities can post updates that are seen by millions of people around the world in their own style without any limitations. It has become very popular for celebrities to use their official Twitter pages and Facebook pages to market products for which they are ambassadors. Instagram has also been great for influencer marketing. Within this new wave of social media influencer marketing, Instagram and Twitter are actually used more than Facebook for marketing because of their more casual nature.
Social media hasn't just changed the way influencer marketing works; it has also changed who can be an influencer. Before social media, most influencers were big name celebrities that could only be afforded by big organisations.Social media has made it much easier for niche communities to attract influencers and for influencers to form active roles in niche communities.The contemporary youth has completely different influencers compared to the influencers of the past, YouTube celebrities for example, reflect the changing landscape of influencer marketing. For many of us in the professional world there is no concept of a YouTube celebrity. For us, YouTube is a place where we go watch videos about things that we already know. For the younger generation however, YouTube has become a replacement for TV. There are Channels they follow and YouTube stars that they also follow though all levels of social media.
Thanks to the new world of influencer marketing it is now possible for small businesses to embrace and use influencer marketing for themselves. It is not hard to find an influencer who will be relevant to your products. If you are selling fitness equipment then you can simply look online for fitness communities and perhaps get one of the more popular social media celebrities to mention your products in their posts. If you look at any of the Fitness celebrities on Instagram you can see that this is already happening. Every 3rd, 4th, or 5th post on Instagram shows them posing with a product which they say helps them get fitter and it seems to have a real effect.The best part is that there are now influencers for almost any industry out there. This even includes industries involved in business-to-business dealings or other technical products that one might not think has influencers. There are experts on the Internet providing advice for the oil industry, the construction industry, the services industry, and they are all influencers that you could theoretically approach to market your products.
The youth these days doesn't really spend a lot of time on the television, radio, or newspapers. Instead, they spend most of their time online in different communities. Because of their vast online knowledge, younger people are also very adept at avoiding online marketing materials and often use ad-blocking software so they do not have to see any advertisements. Influencer marketing allows companies to overcome this obstacle. By using influencers they can have the younger generation follow their advertisements and marketing materials without it looking too blatantly like an intrusive advert.
If you want to succeed through influencer marketing then what you have to find the influencers that will have a positive impact on your industry. Finding influencers for retail products is easy- anyone that is popular with the public will be a good influencer as long as they do not make controversial art or statements. Local celebrities are great influencers if you are a small business. For example, local radio or television stars can have a lot of influence in local tastes. Bloggers are also very big influencers. The cosmetic industry these days is being powered through blogging. Younger customers engage with bloggers online and really value their opinions about new cosmetic products.
If you are in a B2B industry then you will most likely find influencers on LinkedIn or Facebook. Both LinkedIn and Facebook have experts from different industries writing articles and giving advice about the industry. This is true for almost every industry we know of. Through these sites, you can find influencers for construction, finance, medical, sales, and any other industry you can think of. It is also worth noting the people who have a lot of followers commenting on their posts and asking them further questions. These are the influencers that can make a difference.
Imagine the impact of getting an expert in the construction industry to talk positively about your construction related products. It's easy to see why influencer marketing works. You will have to budget accordingly according to the industry you are in though. One important thing to keep in mind is that influencers aren't just a celebrity. Influencers actually need to have the public's trust or their words will have no real effect. There are some famous people out there who may be notorious but are not trusted by the public. If you choose someone as an influencer for your product you need to know that the response to his or her endorsement will be positive. Focus on finding trustworthy people in your own industry and you will see your perception soar in no time.


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High Wind Warning in place for parts of the state
November 11, 2015 By Matt Kelley
Iowans who still have leaves to rake may soon find they've all blown away, as a wide section of the state will be under a High Wind Warning tonight and into tomorrow.
Meteorologist Jeff Zogg, at the National Weather Service, says it'll get more blustery as the day goes on.
"We have a very strong storm system that will be lifting northeast into Iowa later today and moving further northeast tonight and the winds will really increase around the back side of this system," Zogg says, "with surface winds speeds sustained as high as 40 miles per hour, possibly gusting up to 60 miles per hour." Iowans need to take precautions, he says, as the winds could be severe.
"With strong winds like we're expecting tonight, people need to secure outdoor objects, things that may blow around easily, trash cans, lawn furniture," Zogg says. "Also if you're traveling, high-profile vehicles are especially at risk, just from the surface area they present to the wind. With that strong wind, it can cause issues if you're driving those kind of vehicles."
Those winds are just one key element of a massive storm system that's stretching across much of the central U.S., likely bringing thunderstorms to Iowa this afternoon. "The greatest threat of severe weather later today will be from southwest into southeast and up to central Iowa, the greatest threat being primarily south of Highway 30," Zogg says. "The primary threat will be strong winds, however, if we get enough sunshine to destabilize, we may see a couple of tornadoes with some of the stronger storms."
If there's a silver lining to the cloudy forecast, it's that snow is unlikely for Iowa. "There is the possibility, as the system lifts out tonight, we may see a brief change over to snow or a rain-snow mix across northwest and north-central Iowa," Zogg says. "However, by the time it cools off enough, the precipitation will be lifting out, so we don't expect any kind of accumulation from the snowfall."
Parts of Kansas, Nebraska and Colorado are under a Blizzard Warning, with several inches of snow expected along with severe winds, likely bringing white-out conditions.
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94-year-old charmer captures Fair's Silver Queen crown
by jon pompiaThe Pueblo Chieftainjpompia@chieftain.com
To a life's resume that includes "best grandma ever," skilled fisherwoman, accomplished guitarist and organist, meatpacking plant manager and selfless nurturer, Blasa Rivera can now add another title.
That of the 2017 Colorado State Fair Silver Queen.
The 94-year-old resident of The Pueblo Regent with the amiable personality, kind smile and cheering section extraordinaire bested the field of 16 candidates to be crowned and caped Thursday afternoon at the Coca-Cola Stage in the heart of the Colorado State Fair.
Complementing Rivera as the 2017 Silver Queen court are Miss Congeniality Jane O'Dell Periman (Villa Pueblo Senior Living), Third Runner-Up Cora Hribar (Sharmar Village Care Center), Second Runner-Up Anna Marie Abeyta (Brookdale El Camino) and First Runner-Up Maxine Webb (Innovage).
Rivera, who displayed a fine singing voice during the talent portion of the Silver Queen pageant earlier this month, said she was humbled and surprised by the royal designation.
"Well, it feels great, although there were times I've wondered, 'Now, why should it be me?' There's more talented women than me. So I certainly didn't expect it.
"But my kids were the ones that bolstered my spirits."
In a very vocal manner, by the way.
"She's just the best grandma ever," said Eric Martinez, who led Rivera's proudly nonconspicuous base of support. "That's all the I can say. This is the best thing ever for our family, and she certainly deserves it.
"She's done a lot in her life."
Thursday's honor will, hopefully, be a balm on what have been trying times for Rivera as of late.
Earlier this year, she lost her eldest daughter, which came on the heels of distressing medical news.
"My grandmother got a difficult diagnosis a year ago," said Deeann Pujol. "There were times when it was really touch and go, and we made this (the Silver Queen pageant) as a goal.
"But we didn't know if she was even going to be around to do this. So it's been an incredible journey."
For a woman who rose through the hard-nosed ranks to become the first female quality control manager in Alpha Beta's history while raising four children -- and helping to bring up 14 grandchildren -- Rivera has never been one to cower in the face of life's challenges.
"If you want to have a long productive life, I'd say work hard, have faith in God and just be a good person," she explained.
In addition to taking marital vows and becoming a mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, great-great grandmother and great-great-great grandmother, Rivera said the Silver Queen title will rank as a milestone.
"This will be one of the bigger highlights of my life," Rivera said. "Of course, having kids and getting married were the big highlights.
"But now in my old age, this is pretty good."
The Silver Queen pageant and coronation are sponsored annually by Sangre de Cristo Hospice and Palliative Care.
jpompia@chieftain.com


Every hour 33 women die of complications related to pregnancy and childbirth.
An estimated 385,000 women die annually in childbirth, many from preventable infections. This is due to isolation, cultural choice, poor transport or no assistance during childbirth. By providing a clean birthing kit these mothers will have a much better chance of fighting infection.
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Step one is a sanitary pad program supplying fabric pads to girls who otherwise could not attend school.
The girls are given a free pacck of pads in exchange for joining our sewing program where they learn to make a pad for another girl and so on.
Step 3: Education - raising much needed money for fees, uniforms and books.
Duncan and I went to South Africa to visit our artisans. Our new project there is Ponieskrantz Arts and Crafts in Pilgrims Rest South Africa.
Pilgrims Rest is a small town with extremely high unemployment. A friend of ours Sharon started a wonderful training centre for the local artisans for weaving, pottery and glass jewellery.
Ponieskrantz follows the fair trade principles - all artisans are very well cared for.
The beautiful pottery and glass jewellery has been very well received in Australia and more is now in production.
We then left for Madagascar where we visited the school La Maison d'Anina that we support as well as some of our artisans. We were able to discuss new ideas and products for 2016.
With the school we are helping to ensure all children have a uniform and all the books and textbooks required for their education.
We will be commencing a new project for the school in 2016 - a wind generator system to help get water from the stream to the school which at present has no running water or power.
Our new project is in Kisii, Kenya.
We are able to support 20 families living at Tabaka Chigware Youth Self Help Centre.
By creating employment to these talented artisans they are able to provide shelter, food, water, medications and education to their families.
The families live in their own homes but come together to work and create their beautiful creations.
From purchasing the stone from the quarries, to washing and cleaning it, cutting, carving and decorating - these artisans do it all. No fancy machines just panga's, and knives.
We are so proud to bring their products to you and help them to make a difference in the lives of their families.
Our candles and Nescycled jewellery is made by Nobunto in Cape Town, South Africa.
Based in the small village Napier, about 180 km east of Cape Town, NOBUNTO has provided employment to mostly woman of the disadvantaged community and guarantees an fair income for our employees. The unemployment rate in the area is in the region of 50%.
Some of our unique jewellery is made in South Africa - To support the disabled and create employment ostrich eggshell beads are purchased from The Association of Physically Disabled workshop in Oudtshoorn. This jewellery is all fair trade.
Kashae Wings of Hope purchases all our other products from small community groups that practice the fair trade principles.
Our aim is to empower artisans through employment not hand outs - giving them back their dignity and hope.


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Keela Stories: How Black Health Alliance Used Keela to Engage Over 1,000 New Donors and Stabilize Operations
Itse Hesse • Apr 26, 2022
Black Health Alliance has garnered remarkable support in recent years and leveraged Keela's innovative fundraising and donor communication tools to sustain its growth, steward new donors and supporters, and improve donor relationships.
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How Keela Supports Black Health Alliance
a. Donor Database Management
Black Health Alliance uses Keela CRM to store information about their donors, segment their growing contact lists and monitor their contacts' engagement activity.
b. Email Communication
Using Keela's email communication tool, Black Health Alliance engages with supporters, donors, members, and volunteers in a way that deepens these relationships over time.
c. Automatic Tax Receipts
Sending timely donation confirmation emails and tax receipts saves the Black Health Alliance team tons of time otherwise spent doing grunt work and allows them to leave a positive, lasting first impression.
d. Donor Insights
Black Health Alliance use Keela's smart insights and reporting to learn more about their donor's giving behavior, demographies, and capacity to give.
e. Nonprofit Management
As Black Health Alliance grows, the team can rely on Keela's tools to streamline operations and improve fundraising and donor communication outcomes.
"The story with us is […] here's a grassroots organization that's scaling up its impact nationally and using the functionalities of Keela's tools to stabilize their work."
— Paul Bailey, Executive Director of Black Health Alliance
For more than 20 years, the Black Health Alliance (BHA) has operated mainly as a volunteer-run organization. The organization was founded as a collaborative space for Black individuals with a common goal of improving health equity in their communities.
Although the Canadian nonprofit has been in operation for a long time, it had little to no visibility. This made it challenging for the organization to reach potential donors, partners, and beneficiaries.
Two decades ago, having conversations around Black Canadians' issues was almost like "talking to a brick wall," as Paul Bailey, the Executive Director of Black Health Alliance, puts it. Back then, social issues like racism and criminal justice reform weren't taken as seriously as they are today.
But in recent years, and especially with the murder of George Floyd and racial disparities in healthcare as highlighted by the pandemic, more awareness has been given to the issues that affect Black communities. This presented Black Health Alliance with an opportunity, and challenge, to reach and document the experiences of these communities.
Black Health Alliance's Video Series on the Impact of the Pandemic on Black Canadians
In 2020, Black Health Alliance stood up to this challenge by improving its communication and outreach processes.
The organization redefined its mission to bring Black communities together, listen to and document the experiences of these communities and connect them to the resources and programs that would address issues they faced more effectively.
The team also leveraged partnership opportunities with organizations like the Black Physicians' Association of Ontario and grants from government programs to run mobile vaccine clinics and outreach campaigns focused on Black communities in Ontario and Montreal. Backdropped by the ongoing discourse about discrimination and racial disparities in healthcare, these programs and campaigns helped garner support for the Black Health Alliance.
As it gained more supporters, Black Health Alliance accepted and tracked contributions using Keela's easy-to-use and donor-optimized forms. Using Keela CRM, the nonprofit recorded each new contact's information, donation history, and giving behaviors. This allowed the team to monitor and report on their progress over time and assess the engagement activities of their donors, members, and volunteers.
"The good thing with Keela is that it allows for the membership […] and volunteer tracking and […] to be able to have all of those pieces on the same platform is amazing." Bailey said, "The next thing we are going to try and work on is leveraging the insights for our reporting. […] We haven't scratched the surface of leveraging our communication strategy and the Keela platform."
From April 2021 to April 2022, Black Health Alliance acquired 1,087 donors and raised over $1.5 million. Using Keela, the team was able to record these new contacts, interact with them via emails and get real-time donor data, recommendations, and insights all in the same tool.
They also saved a great deal of time by using Keela's fundraising tool to send timely receipts to donors. Sending timely, automatic donation receipts is essential for the team now that their donor base has increased significantly. This is one of many opportunities to cultivate good and trustworthy relationships with new donors.
In the past, Bailey and his team had tried sending tax receipts to donors using tools like CanadaHelps and PayPal, but he notes that those tools weren't as effective as Keela has been for them. He believes Keela's tax receipting features make an immeasurable impact on the organization's ability to cultivate its donor base.
"For organizations that are out there right now utilizing platforms like PayPal, they underestimate how valuable a tool like Keela will be." Bailey said, "If we didn't have Keela, I don't know how we would have done those tax receipts; it would have never been possible."
Considering how widespread Black Health Alliance's supporter base has been over the past few years, it was important for the organization to accept donations from multiple sources, steward new donors effectively, and understand their demography and giving behavior. Having a tool, like Keela, that provides comprehensive solutions on multiple fronts has been very useful for the nonprofit's team.
Although Black Health Alliance has been around for more than two decades, Black Health Alliance is still very much in a startup mode. They have experienced significant growth over the last two years, going from $8,000 to over $1.5 million in annual revenue per year, some of which were donations via Keela Forms. However, with much success comes new opportunities and challenges.
As the organization looks ahead, its next challenge will be to implement strategies to become a sustainable national nonprofit. The team also hopes to move from a volunteer-led model to being staff-led while attracting the right partners who can help develop viable solutions for the issues they tackle.
"The big challenge is always going to be sustainability, and is always going to be how do we ensure that we're being able to explain our work clearly and demonstrate our impact and generate the kinds of support," Bailey said, "whether it's coming from donors or whether it's coming from the government or other places, to generate the revenue and sustainability to drive forward the results that we want to drive for it."
Bailey considers Keela to be a key part of his organization's push for stable and sustainable operations. As part of their next steps, the team will be taking advantage of Keela's Automation tool, which he says "will help [their] very lean team engage specific donor segments that [they] just do not have the capacity to engage at the moment."
They will also be leaning more on Keela's best practices webinars and resources to learn more about the product and stay on top of trends in the nonprofit sector.
You can learn more about Black Health Alliance's impact here.
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Music's biggest night is almost here! The 2020 Grammys is right around the corner, and E! News is your one-stop shop for exclusive celebrity scoop, behind-the-scenes details and a real-time breakdown of the red carpet. But let's start with the basics, shall we? Who is hosting the Grammys? For the second year in a row, Alicia Keys is your hostess with the mostest. And after last year's epic dueling pianos moment, expect Alicia to level up even more. When are the Grammys and what time do they start? Starting at 4:00 p.m. Est / 1:00 p.m. Pst, E! hosts, experts and special guests will get the party started with E! Countdown to the Red Carpet: The 2020 Grammys....
Source: E! Online
It's a good time to be a member of Tank and the Bangas. Hot on the heels of the May 2019 release of their second sophomore album Green Balloon, the nine-member genre-blending group from New Orleans found themselves one of the Best New Artist nominees at the 2020 Grammys, set to take place on Sunday, Jan. 26 in Los Angeles. While the Recording Academy has labeled them new artists, the truth is the group has been active since frontwoman Tarriona "Tank" Ball founded it in 2011. Presenting a sound that's a fusion of funk, soul, hip-hop, jazz, and spoken word, the group, whose members also include Joshua Johnson (drums and musical director), Norman Spence (bass and synth keys), Jonathan Johnson...
It's been one year, nine months and 17 days since a new episode of Fixer Upper graced our TV screens. Not that we're keeping track, but it's been a minute since we watched Chip Gaines gleefully proclaim the start of demo day as Joanna Gaines playfully rolled her eyes in the foreground. Or watched as the interior designer finished the room with a hand-crafted wood dining set and a dash of shiplap. And while we've filled our home with stylishly rustic finds from their Hearth & Hand line for Target and begun idly planning a trip to see Magnolia Market at the Silos Irl, the Chip and Joanna-size hole in our heart remains and the October launch of their new...
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Gone but never forgotten. On Sunday night, Hollywood's top celebrities flocked to the 2020 SAG Awards at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles. And while tonight is all about celebrating the best acting performances in film and television, the annual ceremony took a moment to honor the fallen stars we lost in the past year. During the show, Sterling K. Brown walked onto the stage to share the In Memoriam tribute. "As screen actors, we are immensely fortunate to work in a medium capable of preserving our work well beyond our time on this Earth," the This Is Us actor began. "Although their passing leaves an emptiness in our hearts, the friends and colleagues we lost this...
Sam Rockwell Thanks 'Beloved' Partner Leslie Bibb in SAG Awards Acceptance Speech
Sam Rockwell is a Screen Actors Guild Award winner once again.
Rockwell won the outstanding performance by a male actor in a miniseries or television movie SAG award on Sunday night for portraying Broadway legend Bob Fosse opposite Michelle Williams' Gwen Verdon in FX's Fosse/Verdon.
"I did not expect this at all," Rockwell, 51, began his acceptance speech, before joking about his dance skills. "You think you can dance and then you meet these Fosse choreographers."
He quipped, "I had some Mc Hammer moves and Tom Cruise Risky Business moves."
Calling the cast and crew of the series "superheroes,
Source: PEOPLE.com by Ale Russian
Renée Zellweger Gives Tom Cruise a Sweet Shout-Out After Winning 2020 SAG Award
Renée Zellweger's Oscar chances are looking brighter! The Judy actress won the award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role in a Motion Picture at tonight's 2020 SAG Awards for her portrayal of Judy Garland. Zellweger won the same category at the 2020 Golden Globes and 2020 Critics' Choice Awards earlier this month, making her chances at taking home another Academy Award bright. Zellweger nabbed the trophy over fellow nominees Cynthia Erivo (Harriet), Scarlett Johansson (Marriage Story), Lupita Nyong'o (Us) and Charlize Theron (Bombshell). While giving her acceptance speech, Zellweger got nostalgic while giving a sweet shout-out...
Every Time Jennifer Aniston Was the Queen of the 2020 SAG Awards
We just found our top story for tomorrow's morning shows! Sure, there were more than a few talented actors and actresses at the 2020 SAG Awards who deserved recognition for their hard work in the past year. But out of all the TV shows, movies and nominees, there was one who became the unofficial queen of Sunday night's show. Any guesses? It's Jennifer Aniston, obviously! From the moment she stepped out onto the red carpet in her gorgeous white dress, The Morning Show star had pop culture fans talking. Soon after, she was up on stage accepting an award. And before you knew it, she was reuniting with her ex Brad Pitt. Nobody told us the 2020 SAG Awards was going to be this way! But...
Renée Zellweger Thanks Tom Cruise After SAG Awards Win For 'Judy'
It was another big win for Renée Zellweger at Sunday's 26th Annual SAG Awards! The 50-year-old actress won for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role for her portrayal of Judy Garland in Judy. Zellweger thanked her "actor family" for the honour — after beating out the likes of Cynthia Erivo in "Harriet", Scarlett Johansson in "Marriage
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Renée Zellweger Gives Her Jerry Maguire Costar Tom Cruise a Sweet Shoutout During SAG Win
Somewhere over the rainbow… Renée Zellweger won a SAG Award!
At Sunday's 2020 SAG Awards, the Texas native, 50, took home the statue for outstanding performance by a female actor in a leading role in a motion picture for Judy.
"Hello my family," she began her acceptance speech. "What an honor. From my actor family. Thank you so much for this. Thank you for inviting me here, alongside my extra sisters whose work touches me so deeply. I celebrate y'all when you come out with anything with a popcorn breakfast at the theater, and it's my great honor to
Source: PEOPLE.com by Dana Rose Falcone
Joaquin Phoenix Recalls Losing Parts to Leonardo DiCaprio, Honors Heath Ledger at SAG Awards
Joaquin Phoenix is the big winner at the 2020 Screen Actors Guild Awards.
The actor, 45, took home the coveted award for outstanding performance by a male actor in a leading role for his performance in Joker on Sunday night.
"I was here many years ago and I couldn't fully appreciate it at the time. I now realize how fortunate I am to be a part of this community of such reverence for actors and what we do. I feel really honored to be here.
The actor then thanked his fellow nominees with personal stories, especially the times he lost out
Source: PEOPLE.com by Jodi Guglielmi
Parasite Makes SAG Awards History With Outstanding Cast in a Motion Picture Win
What's an award show without a little history making? Before the 26th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards could wrap up on Sunday, Jan. 19, one final award had to be handed out. And when Dan and Eugene Levy announced the cast that would be taking home the Actor for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Motion Picture, the cast of Parasite worked their way into the record books by becoming the first foreign-language film in the ceremony's 26-year history to win the award. It was clear that the film, directed by Bong Joon-Ho had the crowd of Hollywood's elite on their side early on in the evening when, as...
The 8 Stages of Feels We Got After Seeing Jennifer Aniston and Brad Pitt Hug at the 2020 SAG Awards
The one where our wildest dream came true. So we're just going to get straight to the point: Jennifer Aniston and Brad Pitt hugged at the 2020 SAG Awards. Go on, take a moment to jump up and down, to squeal, to gasp, to process. This is a safe and supportive space. We'll be here for you. Ok, we good? Good. Of course, the friendly exes were both nominated at the ceremony on Sunday night, and yes, we had gotten our hopes about just seeing them in the same room. But the two superstars gave us so much more, warmly embracing in front of cameras, giving us proof...and photos to obsessively analyze for the rest of the week. Never have we been more grateful for a three-day weekend! The Hug...
SAG Awards Shocker! Parasite Becomes First Foreign Language Film to Win Best Ensemble
Parasite just took home the biggest award of the night at the 2020 Screen Actors Guild Awards.
The film won the statuette for outstanding performance by a cast in a motion picture at Sunday evening's awards ceremony in Los Angeles. It was up against The Irishman, Jojo Rabbit, Bombshell and Once Upon a Time…in Hollywood.
This was the first time in SAG Awards history that a foreign language film took home the honor. Speaking through a translator, actor Kang-Ho Song thanked the crowd, calling the win "a great honor."
"Although the title is Parasite, the story is about coexistence
Source: PEOPLE.com by Aurelie Corinthios
Why Jennifer Aniston Is ''Still Shaking'' After Her 2020 SAG Awards Win
All eyes were on Jennifer Aniston at tonight's 2020 SAG Awards. The A-lister took home the award for Outstanding Female Actor in a Drama Series for her role in The Morning Show, marking her first TV nomination since Friends dominated the SAG Awards throughout the early aughts. Such a moment did not gone unnoticed by Jen, who spoke to E! News exclusively while making her way down the winner's walk backstage. "I'm just shaking," Aniston gushed to E!'s Jason Kennedy just moments after winning. "I did not expect that. I'm very excited." "And now I'm getting a really good workout in!" the star teased, referencing her heavy SAG...
How Brad Pitt and Jennifer Aniston Rekindled Their Friendship — and the Sweet Things They've Said
Brad Pitt and Jennifer Aniston had an emotional moment when they reunited backstage at the Screen Actors Guild Awards.
The actors happily greeted each other after they both won SAG Awards in their respective categories at the awards show on Sunday.
The reunion came after Aniston, 50, won the SAG Award for outstanding performance by a female actor in a drama series for The Morning Show — which Pitt, 56, made sure to watch while he was backstage.
The two stars were married for five years before their divorce in 2005. While they've long been cordial, they've been more public about their friendship in the last year.
Source: PEOPLE.com by Alexia Fernandez
Charlize Theron Says "Nothing Gets in the Way" of Her and The Bachelor
It's no secret Charlize Theron is a big fan of The Bachelor. So we couldn't help but ask the Bombshell actress about her reality show obsession at tonight's 2020 SAG Awards! "Have you ever moved around an important meeting to watch The Bachelor?" E!'s Jason Kennedy asked the actress on the red carpet. "No, because it's at 8," Theron responded. "Who has meetings at 8?! What's wrong with you?" "I make sure my children go to bed early," she added. "I'm so excited for tomorrow. I love it. Nothing gets in the way of that." Theron also revealed her two kids have yet to really understand the significance of all her big...
8 Biggest Jaw-Droppers at the 2020 SAG Awards
Actors never look as comfortable as they do on nights such as this—because who else, other than their fellow actors, truly know what it's all about? From the 14-hour days on set to the six-packs drawn on by makeup artists meant to last for one night only, these are the people who get... it. So while the 2020 Screen Actors Guild Awards, which took place at Los Angeles' Shrine Auditorium, was short on Ricky Gervais-style deprecation, it was long on accolades and appreciation and, thanks to those quirky thespians who vote for each other, there were a few surprises as the season for celebrating television wound down and the last adulatory sprint leading up to the Oscars gets...
There Were Some Very Fun Reunions at the 2020 SAG Awards
There was a lot going on at the 2020 SAG Awards on Sunday night. Brad Pitt and Jennifer Aniston both won big awards. Parasite got a standing ovation and a history-making trophy. And Eugene Levy opened the show by messing with his Splash costar Tom Hanks. Yes, Splash, the 1984 movie about Tom Hanks falling in love with a mermaid, played by Daryl Hannah. Eugene Levy played the scientist who wanted to kidnap the mermaid, but later changed his mind and decided to help Tom Hanks save the mermaid. Now Eugene Levy is the guy stealing Tom Hanks' chance to say "My name is Tom Hanks, and I am an actor" at the start of the SAG Awards. How the times change! That very exciting...
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In the small town of Hollywood, there's nothing better than a solid group of friends. During Sunday night's 2020 SAG Awards, Brad Pitt had many reasons to celebrate. Yes, he won the trophy for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role thanks to his performance in Once Upon a Time…In Hollywood. But the fact that the award was voted on by his peers? That could leave any actor speechless. "I've been at it for 30 years. I've met a lot of great people. I have a lot of great friends and it's a hard thing to accept it all," Brad confessed to E! News' Jason Kennedy exclusively after picking up his trophy. "It's lovely. It's really...
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Sarah Hyland is about to say goodbye to Modern Family. E! News caught up with Hyland on the 2020 SAG Awards red carpet tonight to get the scoop on the end of her hit ABC sitcom. "We have three episodes left to shoot," Hyland said. When E!'s Jason Kennedy asked her "how's the emotional level" on set right now, she revealed a surprising tidbit. "Jessica, who does my hair, can't stop crying. I love you, Jess!" she laughed. "We finish at the end of February so we have a whole month, it's fine. We have time." Earlier this week, Hyland made headlines when she revealed she didn't know about the shocking death from the most recent...
The 26th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards have come to an end, but not without a plethora of memorable moments. While viewers raved over Laura Dern's first-ever win and David Harbour and Lily Allen's sweet silver carpet moment, there were a ton of other unseen happenings. From a sweet Stranger Things reunion to Brad Pitt's new accessory and sweet exchange with ex Jennifer Aniston, we caught all of the noteworthy interactions that weren't shown on TV.
Here are the best behind-the-scenes moments you didn't see.
Big Little Lies costars Zoe Kravitz and
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Joaquin Phoenix on Sunday night added yet another notch on his awards season belt at the 2020 SAG Awards, as the Joker star received the prize for outstanding performance by a male actor in a film, beating out a familiar circle of Hollywood heavyweights and fellow nominees including Leonardo DiCaprio and Adam Driver.
During previous awards speeches, Phoenix has pointed to the ceremonies' vegan menus, director Todd Phillips and the film's tackling of topics like mental health and childhood trauma, but the actor spent his SAG acceptance speech spotlighting the work of his fellow nominees, starting with an anecdote about Once ...
Source: The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle Pitch Jon Favreau Voiceover Work in Resurfaced Video
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Eva Longoria Gushes About Her Son and Is Happy Her Family Is Complete
Mama Eva Longoria is happy her family is complete. The 44-year-old actress and husband José "Pepe" Bastón are parents to a 1 and 1/2-year-old son, Santiago "Santi" Enrique Bastón, her first child. Pepe also has three children from a previous marriage. "He's amazing," Eva told E! News about the boy, speaking at the 2020 Producers Guild Awards at the Hollywood Palladium on Saturday. "He's really good. He's a good sleeper. He's a good eater, traveler. He's just a great kid. I got really lucky. I think God was like, this is what you're going to need to make it." When asked if her family was complete, Eva...
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Zooey Deschanel and boyfriend Jonathan Scott just want to have fun! The actress recently celebrated her 40th birthday at an '80s-themed party with the 41-year-old Property Brothers star and friends. Cue the big hair and neon leotards, tights and leg warmers. "Hbd to the Zd," Linda Phan, who is married to Jonathan's twin brother and co-star Drew Scott, wrote on Instagram. "Hooray for daily confetti, peewee and hair tease." Linda shared a photo and video from the party. In the clip, the birthday girl, her beau and the other guests showcase their '80s styles while dancing down a hallway. "My heart hurts this is so good," commented...
Spotted again: Fka twigs and Matt Healy. The 32-year-old British singer was photographed with the frontman of the British pop rock band The 1975 and his mother Denise Welch at RuPaul's DragCon UK 2020 event on Saturday. RuPaul's Drag Race UK star Vinegar Strokes shared on Instagram a photo of the two, writing, "So wonderful to meet the gorgeous @denise_welch, @fkatwigs, @trumanblack and their fabulous family backstage at #DragConUK today." "Matt Healy and Fka twigs were smiling and holding hands while having a great time walking around and watching the shows together," a source told E! News. "It definitely appeared like the two are more than...
Meghan Markle's Dad Thomas Markle Calls Her Exit From The Royal Family 'Embarrassing'
There's at least one person who is voicing their public disapproval of Meghan Markle and Prince Harry's exit from the royal family — Meghan's estranged father, Thomas Markle. In a new clip from the upcoming Channel 5 documentary (obtained by SkyNews), Thomas aggressively criticizes his daughter's decision to leave the royal family less than two years after her royal wedding. "With
Source: ET Canada by Brent Furdyk
Dwayne Johnson Opens Up About His Dad's "Quick" Death and Thanks Fans for Support
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Vote for Which Star Was Best Dressed at the 2020 Producers Guild Awards!
Award season is in full swing! Last night at the Hollywood Palladium, the 31st Annual Producer's Guild Awards took place to honor the talented minds who get a project from idea to screen. There were a few stars up for an award yesterday, such as Bradley Cooper for the box office smash Joker and Reese Witherspoon with Nicole Kidman for the second season of Big Little Lies, proving that many of our favorite A-listers are multi-talents behind the camera as well. We were obsessively watching all the wins last night, such as Phoebe Waller-Bridge's for Fleabag, but we couldn't help but also direct our attention to the pre-show red carpet, too, where many...
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Prince Harry says he is sad about his and Meghan Markle's upcoming royal exit and adds that he was the one who made the decision for the two to step back from their royal duties. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex had more than a week ago expressed their intent to step back as "senior members" of the monarchy and "work to become financially independent while continuing to fully support" his grandmother, Queen Elizabeth II. On Saturday, following talks with Harry and other royal family members and aides, Buckingham Palace announced a deal regarding Meghan and Harry's future. The duchess and their son Archie Harrison currently remain in Canada, where they...
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Not a day goes by when Mac Miller isn't missed. But today, his absence is felt more than usual, since this would've been his 28th birthday. As his brother, Miller McCormick, notes on Instagram, he, and surely many other people, wishes Malcolm was "really here." "hard to let go. wish you were really here. bet they throw a good party," Miller captions a photo of a young Mac. "you're the best, hope you know it. funny, kind, messy." He adds that the rapper had an "old tender wisdom." Miller also reveals that one of his first memories was of "sitting by the window in the hospital after your birth," after which a nurse brought him mint...
Check Out the Bts Instagrams & Twitpics From the 2020 SAG Awards
Awards season is well underway! Case in point: tonight is the all-important 2020 SAG Awards. That means all your favorite A-listers are flocking to the Shrine Auditorium and Expo Hall in Los Angeles to celebrate the best acting performances the past year had to offer. Thus, we are turning to social media to catch what our favorite stars are up to before, during and after the 26th Screen Actors Guild Awards. We're talking all the best Instagrams and Twitpics from celebrities' homes, limos and more (and we have them all for you below). So far, we've seen both The Act's Joey King and Big Little Lies' Kathryn Newton pose with pups while getting glammed-up. And don't get us started on...


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The adult brain is far more malleable that we thought, and so learning can be child's play if you know how.
Some 36-year-olds choose to collect vintage wine, vinyl records or sports memorabilia. For Richard Simcott, it is languages. His itch to learn has led him to study more than 30 foreign tongues – and he's not ready to give up.
During our conversation in a London restaurant, he reels off sentences in Spanish, Turkish and Icelandic as easily as I can name the pizza and pasta on our menu. He has learned Dutch on the streets of Rotterdam, Czech in Prague and Polish during a house share with some architects. At home, he talks to his wife in fluent Macedonian.


What is your hobby and how did it come to be your hobby?
I'm looking for a new hobby and am curious as to what other Bogleheads have chosen, as well as how it came to be.
I'd also add, for me, this discussion also applies to senior rings. Who wears them once they are done with high school? My kids agreed with that one pretty fast.
Agree regarding senior rings. High School graduation ring in a drawer for years. College graduation ring in a drawer for years.
Hmmm. I was just going to send an email to have my info removed. Then it occurred to paranoid me that this may be a way to harvest email accounts.
Did you all use a fake or alternate email account?
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I have a friend who would introduce me that way to his friends!
2. Only invest in that which you understand.
3. You don't need an advisor. (Better phrased as: Dump your financial salesperson).
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I'm typically not one for cooking shows...somehow I've gotten sucked into The Great British Baking Show on Netflix. I recommend it.
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The History of the United States in Five Crashes by Scott Nations.
I'd rather not fool with CDs/CD ladders, but am questioning that.
I am a fan of CD's and CD ladders for fixed income. Additionally, I find CD ladders easy to maintain.


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Don't forget you can still enter for the weekend if you fancy a run out, give the Auto66 office a shout..
There have been a couple more entries received since this list was published..
In 2009 she became the female motorcycle solo racer to become a Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (MBE), awarded to her by His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, Prince Charles.
She was the first woman solo racer to stand on the podium in a race around the Isle of Man TT course, when she finished third in the 2005 Ultra-Lightweight race at the Manx Grand Prix.
So what is the next challenge for Maria? The answer - three wheels on a Formula Two 600cc sidecar.


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Jana Velďáková (* 3. Juni 1981 in Rožňava) ist eine slowakische Weitspringerin.

Bei den Leichtathletik-Europameisterschaften 2006 in Göteborg wurde sie ebenso Zwölfte wie bei den Leichtathletik-Weltmeisterschaften 2007 in Osaka. 2008 schied sie bei den Olympischen Spielen in Peking ohne gültigen Versuch aus. Auch bei den WM 2009 in Berlin scheiterte sie in der Qualifikation.

2010 wurde sie Elfte bei den EM in Barcelona.

Ihre Zwillingsschwester Dana Velďáková ist als Dreispringerin erfolgreich.

Persönliche Bestleistungen

 60 m (Halle): 7,50 s, 21. Februar 2009, Bratislava
 100 m: 11,81 s, 26. Juni 2010, Nitra
 Weitsprung: 6,72 m, 3. Mai 2008, Košice
 Halle: 6,56 m, 3. Februar 2007, Stuttgart

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ISAF Strategic Vision for Afghanistan was released at the NATO meeting
April 3, 2008 March 9, 2009 7 min read Afghan Mission
Declaration by the Heads of State and Government of the Nations contributing to the UN-mandated NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) in Afghanistan
1.        We gather in Bucharest to reaffirm our determination to help the people and the elected Government of Afghanistan build an enduring stable, secure, prosperous and democratic state, respectful of human rights and free from the threat of terrorism. Afghanistan is the Alliance's key priority. We recognised after the tragic events of 11 September 2001, that Euro-Atlantic and broader international security is tied to Afghanistan's stability and future. Our presence in Afghanistan is at the request of the Government of Afghanistan and mandated by the United Nations. Neither we nor our Afghan partners will allow extremists and terrorists such as the Taliban or al-Qaeda, to regain control of Afghanistan or use it as a base for terror that threatens all of our people and has been felt in many of our countries and beyond. As we help Afghanistan rebuild, our guiding principles are:
a firm and shared long-term commitment;
support for enhanced Afghan leadership and responsibility;
a comprehensive approach by the international community, bringing together civilian and military efforts; and
increased cooperation and engagement with Afghanistan's neighbours, especially Pakistan.
We welcome President Hamid Karzai and United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon along with his Special Representative Kai Eide to this Summit and reaffirm our shared vision for Afghanistan.
2.          In helping the Afghan people build security today, we are defending basic values we all share, including freedom, democracy and human rights as well as respect for the views and beliefs of others. While much remains to be done, Afghanistan has made important strides in developing its democracy and improving the lives of its citizens; its Government is strengthening its capacity in these areas. A reconciliation process for national unity has begun and basic security and infrastructure have improved. Over the past six years, access to health care has increased tenfold; access to education is up six times and women again have rights protected by law. Afghan and international forces from 40 countries, working side-by-side, are creating security conditions that make this progress possible. Nevertheless, security challenges remain. Violent extremists continue to attack fragile governmental institutions and the people of Afghanistan. They increasingly revert to indiscriminate terror attacks and intimidation but Afghanistan's and our capacity to counter them continues to grow.
3.       Our vision of success is clear: extremism and terrorism will no longer pose a threat to stability; Afghan National Security Forces will be in the lead and self-sufficient; and the Afghan Government will be able to extend the reach of good governance, reconstruction, and development throughout the country to the benefit of all its citizens. This declaration is supported by a medium-term, internal political-military plan – consistent with the Afghanistan Compact and the Afghan National Development Strategy – which will be updated regularly and against which we will measure progress.
Our shared long-term commitment
4.           We will continue to assist the Government of Afghanistan in further establishing and maintaining a secure environment and extending good governance. To enhance our security effort we will:
support each other in sharing the burden in Afghanistan;
provide our military commanders the tools they need for success by filling  remaining ISAF shortfalls including forces, training teams and enablers;
provide maximum possible flexibility of use of our forces by the ISAF Commander;
continue to ensure that every measure is taken to avoid civilian casualties; and
enhance our capacity to counter extremist propaganda and communicate more effectively our goals, accomplishments and remaining challenges to Afghan and international audiences.
Enhancing Afghan Leadership
5.          Only Afghan-led security forces and institutions can ensure the rule of law in the long term. The Afghan National Army is increasingly demonstrating the ability to successfully plan and conduct complex operations with our forces in support. As Afghanistan's security forces become increasingly capable of leading and sustaining operations independently, we expect ISAF's role will be able to evolve to one primarily of training and mentoring. We welcome the growing international focus on building the capacity of the Afghan police which are vital for the stability and security of the nation. In support of all this, we will:
provide the training teams and help provide the equipment needed to meet the goal of an effective 80,000 – strong Afghan Army by 2010;
work towards progressively transferring lead security responsibility throughout the country to Afghan forces, supported by ISAF, as appropriate conditions are met and Afghan capacity permits; we accordingly welcome Afghanistan's expressed intention to assume lead security responsibility for Kabul as soon as feasible;
encourage the appointment of a senior Afghan military officer to ISAF Headquarters when circumstances permit;
assist the development of effective civilian-controlled security and defence institutions including through the NATO-Afghanistan Cooperation Programme;
assist the development of the Afghan National Police within our means and capabilities and in close coordination with relevant international actors, where appropriate;
support the Government of Afghanistan in building capacity to communicate more effectively and respond to extremist propaganda;
help strengthen Afghan institutions required to fully establish the rule of law, protect human rights and promote our shared values, while respecting Afghan culture and traditions;
provide security support to upcoming elections in Afghanistan; and
continue to support Afghan-led efforts to tackle the narcotics problem.
Enhanced coordination
6.        There can be no lasting security without development and no development without security. Success requires a comprehensive approach across security, governance and development efforts and between all local and international partners in support of the Afghan Government. We will intensify our contribution to such a comprehensive approach. To this end, we:
welcome United Nations Security Council Resolution 1806 which sharpens the UN Mission in Afghanistan's mandate and decides to strengthen cooperation with ISAF;
look forward to working closely with UN Special Representative of the Secretary General Kai Eide and the UN Mission in Afghanistan as it further expands throughout the country, and in support of its lead role in coordinating the overall international civilian effort, improved civil-military coordination, political outreach and governance;
will work on more regular consultations with all actors involved in Afghanistan as appropriate and in close coordination with the Afghan Government; and,
welcome the upcoming Paris Conference that will review progress on and strengthen international efforts to further implement the Afghanistan Compact.
7.      Provincial Reconstruction Teams (PRTs)  play a significant role in enabling security, governance and development. We pledge to provide all the PRTs needed, enhance their unity of effort, strengthen their civilian component and further align their development strategies with Afghan Government priorities until such a time as Afghan Government institutions are strong enough to render PRTs unnecessary.
Afghanistan's neighbours and the Region
8.       Afghanistan's neighbours have an important role to play in helping Afghanistan build a more stable and secure future. The threats of violent extremism and narcotics are not Afghanistan's alone. The region stands to benefit when these threats are dealt with effectively. To help foster a long-term regional approach to security challenges and cooperation, we:
call on Afghanistan's neighbours to act resolutely in support of the Afghan Government's efforts to build a stable Afghanistan with secure borders;
look forward to deepening our engagement with Afghanistan's neighbours, particularly Pakistan;
support efforts to improve security and stability along the Afghanistan/Pakistan border, and,
encourage further cooperation and intensified dialogue between Afghanistan and Pakistan including through the Jirga mechanisms, the Ankara process and the Tripartite Commission.
9.        We as Allies and Partners stand united in our firm commitment to support the Afghan people fulfil their aspirations for a better life. The Afghan Government and people are taking increasing responsibility for the country's security, reconstruction and development.  Together we will ensure they achieve the future they have long been denied and thereby bring greater security to all of our people.
Security Council debate on the Situation in Afghanistan
"RECOGNIZING THE ACHIEVEMENTS, ADDRESSING THE CHALLENGES AND GETTING BACK ON TRACK TO ACHIEVE THE MDGs BY 2015 "


In the studio of her uncle Werner Holz, an outstanding German artist, Birgit Huttemann-Holz was exposed to Imaginary Realism/Phantastische Malerei from early age on. Intrigued by the contradictions of the human psyche she first started to write poetry. While working as a Physical Therapist, she went to study literature, philosophy and media science at the University of Karlsruhe and Philipps-University, Marburg, Germany. A sudden move to the US triggered an end to her writings. A universal language was needed- a visual form that moved her words beyond the limitations of translation and geography. It wasn't long before she discovered the ancient Greek painting technique called encaustic. Birgit Huttemann-Holz has exhibited in London, UK, Istanbul, Turkey, Karlsruhe, Germany, New York, Santa Fe and Detroit. She received national and international awards. She lives and works in Detroit.