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Born on: 21st Aug 36 Born in: France Marital status: Married Occupation: Kering
Born François-Henri Pinault has an estimated net worth of $15.1 billion. He is the chairman and chief executive of PPR, now known as Kering . François Pinault, an art collector, a fashionista and one of the biggest businessmen of France runs the retail company PPR in France. With the net worth of $15.1 billion he has been ranked as 67th richest person on earth but is amongst few billionaires who did not inherit his wealth. He was born in a poor peasant family in Champs-Geraux and left school at the age of 15. He gradually migrated from his initial timber business to fashion and lifestyle. His interest in art was developed from a very tender age as he first noticed art in churches. Pinault is more known for his incredible art collection as he owns one of the rarests of contemporary art worldwide. He also owns the well known Palazzo Grassi in Venice to display his marvelous collection and acquired work directly from artists such as Damien Hirst and Jeff Koons.In 2000 one of the biggest fine arts auction house Christie's was also taken over by Frenchman François Pinault. Recently, French luxury titan François Pinault was made a Grand Officer of the Legion of Honor, France’s highest civilian decoration, on New Year’s Day. Gucci, one of the most well known fashion brands in world was taken over by  PPR in 2004. Pinault spent some three decades acquiring art hence in 2006 he was also ranked in first place as most powerful people in modern art.
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In what could be considered as a transfer from one fashion mogul to another, owner of PPR, Francois Pinault purchased the Bel Air estate belonging formerly to the late hair-products mogul, Vidal Sassoon. Originally commissioned in the mid-’50s by industrialist Henry Singleton for a site on a spectacular peak atop the prestigious Mulholland Drive, the estate popularly known as Singleton House, which was built by noted architect Richard Neutra back in 1959, was listed in November 2012 for $17.995 million after the legendary hairdresser and trendsetter Vidal Sassoon passed away due to leukemia. Billionaire Pinault who’s renowned for owning one of the biggest contemporary art collections in the world worth whopping $1.4 billion and runs PPR, the fashion conglomerate that owns high-end luxury fashion houses including Gucci, Stella McCartney, Alexander McQueen and Yves Saint Laurent, bought the home for $16.5 million. Located up a 300-foot-long gated driveway on a 5-acre hilltop that overlooks Los Angeles and Pacific Ocean, this 6,400-square-foot home in Bel Air was sold by Ronnie Sassoon, the widow of renowned British hairdresser and trendsetter Vidal Sassoon.

Location: The house is located on a private drive in the affluent residential community, Be Air, which is in the Westside Hills in Los Angeles, California.

Accommodation: Though the house was built in 1959, it is large, spacious and luxurious. It spans over 6400 square feet and most of this space has been distributed among its large four bedrooms. There are five bathrooms and every bedroom has one attached it to.

Features: Luxury at its very best, would probably be a good way to describe this mansion which rests on a property filled with gardens, a pool and a spa. The famous sculptor Isamu Noguchi is said to have arranged the stones in the gardens. The elaborate network of these gardens and courtyards is something that will strike any visitor. The home is characterized by glass walls throughout the interiors which have been tastefully done up. The style used is a minimalist one which exudes luxury without opulence! There is a bar within the house and the bedrooms look like houses in themselves. However, the minimalist style makes the home look like an office in some spaces one must say!

Neighborhood: Bel Air is a hot bed of celebrities and it is definitely a status symbol to simply live here. Nicholas Cage, Clint Eastwood and Elizabeth Taylor are some of the celebrities that live or have lived in Bel Air.

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Art collection is not only his business but also his biggest hobby. He has art collection worth $1.4 billion which includes art work from 80 artists including Pablo Picasso, Piet Mondrian and Jeff Koons. He has more than 2,000-plus works form new and old artists in his collection. He has bought two museum in France Venice: the Palazzo Grassi, which opened in 2006; and the Punta della Dogana just to display his collection.

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French luxury goods tycoon François Pinault's  business empire includes auction house Christie's and a massive collection of art worth more than $1.4 billion. . In 2006 he was ranked in first place as one of the most powerful people in modern art. He owns two of the most elegant art museum in France Venice: the Palazzo Grassi and Punta della Dogana where he displays his art work. The collection includes work form the world renowned artists like Demien Hrist who worked around themes of death, love and religion and Takashi Murakami whose sculpture Hiropon gained him much popularity. He also acquired works of Cindy Sherman and other new artists. He has collection of more than 2000 art pieces from around the world. On his collection he remarks ""I am interested in art that challenges me, that disturbs the calm and reassurance of the bourgeois lifestyle.""

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LONDON — Inmarsat PLC, a provider of global mobile satellite communications services, said it will offer free basic tracking services for planes flying over oceans in the hope of preventing another incident such as the loss of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370.

The British company said Monday the service is being offered to all 11,000 commercial passenger aircraft already equipped with an Inmarsat satellite connection — most of the world’s long-haul commercial fleet.

‘‘This offer responsibly, quickly, and at little or no cost to the industry addresses in part the problem brought to light by the recent tragic events around MH370,’’ said Inmarsat chief executive Rupert Pearce.

The Boeing 777 with 239 people on board was en route to Beijing from Kuala Lumpur on March 8 when it disappeared. The plane automatically sent signals to a satellite belonging to Inmarsat after the plane’s transponder and its communication systems had shut down — but researchers were unable to find the plane before the batteries in the black box flight recorder shut down.

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Inmarsat, which made its offer ahead of a conference in Canada on aircraft tracking, said it anticipated the adoption of further safety measures following the loss of Flight 370.

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The Imperfect Wife

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The Imperfect Wife

I was scared to walk down the aisle, but it wasn't because I was worried about stumbling over my dress. I was worried about being a wife.

I was scared to walk down the aisle, but it wasn't because I was worried about stumbling over my dress or fainting forward into the minister. Well, I was a little worried about those things, but mostly, I was worried about being a wife.

My then-fiancé and now husband, Derek, and I had read the books on marriage and had asked each other the 10, 15 and 50 questions to ask before getting married. But my future role as a wife looked daunting to me, and Proverbs 31 seemed to make it worse.

Women have long looked to Proverbs 31:10-31 for guidance, but it read to me like a list of attributes I could never have — a list of qualities I didn't have even as a single woman. The Proverbs 31 woman is dignified. She gets up early, works late and takes care of the house. Her husband is respected at the city gate, and he, in turn, adores her. I worried my tries to be dignified would actually be disgraceful, and my husband would be laughed at, at the city gate. Even worse, though, I was scared my selfishness would get in the way of my marriage.

"I'm more sarcastic than charming, Lord," I prayed. "I'm not great at serving others. I'm not wise at all. How can I do this?"

If you're on the eve of marriage and battling these same thoughts, know that it's OK to be a little afraid of your new role. Above all, it's OK to not be the perfect Proverbs 31 wife. I stopped praying that I'd have all the qualities of the perfect wife, and instead, I trusted God to reveal His design for my role as a wife.

I let go of perfection.

Requiring Christ

In the months before my wedding, as I was making final color choices and picking the dinner menu, I stepped back from the wedding, the date, the altar and I added one prayer to the top of my prayer list: imperfection.

Don't mistake me. I wasn't praying for trouble in my marriage. I was praying for a marriage that required Christ. I prayed for a marriage that pushed us closer because it wasn't perfect. It would force us to talk, to hug, to love each other and to pursue Christ.

That's a hard and scary prayer to pray, but my marriage needed it. Paul tells in 2 Corinthians 12:9 that God's "grace is sufficient for you, for [his] power is made perfect in weakness" (ESV). As a wife, I knew there would be times when my tongue would abuse sarcasm and my spirit would fill with anger. I wouldn't be the perfect wife, but instead of hating my character, I prayed my weakness would show God's greatness.

"If we accept our gender roles as a gift from God, we will try to nourish our weaker abilities rather than deny them," Kathy Keller says in her and her husband Tim Keller's book The Meaning of Marriage.

I couldn't deny my faults. I couldn't try to make my own vision for marriage. It is the Proverbs 31 woman's fear of the Lord that makes her noble — not her perfection. In Proverbs 31, King Lemuel finishes the chapter with his mother's advice saying, "Charm is deceitful, and beauty is vain, but a woman who fears the LORD is to be praised."

What's lasting in a noble wife, what's lasting in a godly marriage, is fear of the Lord. Don't forget that in the midst of wedding planning. God didn't design the role of a perfect wife. He designed the perfect role of womanhood for you.

The Bible tells us that we are "wonderfully made," and that includes the role of a wife. If you've come to marriage with Christ at the center, He made you for this moment long before you even met your fiancé. It won't be a perfect marriage, but it will be the Lord's.

"We have to stop asking of marriage what God never designed it to give — perfect happiness, conflict-free living and idolatrous obsession," Gary Thomas writes in Sacred Marriage.

Our world has made marriage a track toward bliss when in reality, God designed marriage as a way to know Him better. Any joy that springs from that union is a reflection of His glory, and that's the kind of marriage I want.

Modeling God's Love

Like my fears about being a wife, I also worried about our future home. I was concerned it wouldn't look like the Proverbs 31 woman's home. After all, living as a single woman had meant I didn't have to explain my mood changes, and I could pretty much do anything I wanted.

I was afraid I'd fail and somehow our household would become a place for unhappiness. Derek and I were talking about this when I reread Ephesians 5:25-27:

Husbands, love your wives, as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her, that he might sanctify her, having cleansed her by the washing of water with the word, so that he might present the church to himself in splendor, without spot or wrinkle or any such thing, that she might be holy and without blemish.

That verse has long spurred gender equality debates, but there's something more important in those verses, and that's a command to mirror God's love. We decided we needed to create our home as a place that modeled Christ's love for the church. When my husband forgave me, I wanted to be reminded of God's forgiveness. When I respected him, I wanted to imitate our respect for God. I had heard that marriage is a gift from God, but I realized that our job as a couple was not to just welcome that gift, but to faithfully offer our marriage to God as a demonstration of His love.

Tim Keller says in The Meaning of Marriage that Jesus asks us to put Him first and to have no other pseudo-gods before Him. "It is the same with marriage," Keller says. "Marriage won't work unless you put your marriage and your spouse first, and you don't turn good things, like parents, children, career, and hobbies, into pseudo-spouses."

My question to myself was how much was I willing to give up of myself for my husband? How could my marriage become a covenant and not just convenient?

I needed to apply the things that Christ himself had modeled for me — qualities like patience, kindness, strength, gentleness — qualities that looked an awful lot like those of the Proverbs 31 wife, qualities that I didn't have.

Instead of trying to figure out how I could develop those traits, I prayed that I'd be able to follow Jesus' example. If I wanted our home to become a place of joy, I needed to welcome more than just romantic love and more than what I could personally bring into our house.

Imperfect Together

I began to understand that God's role for me was perfect even if it didn't look exactly like Proverbs 31 because the Proverbs 31 woman is all of us. It's you. Engaged and nervous. It's you. The single woman. It's you. The married woman of 20 years. If you're pursuing God's plan, then in whatever way you work, in whatever role you have, that's Proverbs 31.

Proverbs 31 wasn't meant to be a list of qualities for women to build within ourselves. It was meant to be a reminder for women to prayerfully pursue God's design for women, and that's why we should look to the chapter's wisdom.

He created each of our roles perfectly, and I realized that my role as a wife wasn't to be the perfect bride, and it wasn't to pull off amazing Pinterest recipes or keep the cleanest house. My role was to be marked by Christ, and in my shortcomings you'd see that. I wanted our joy to be unexplainable without God's grace.

The only way I could truly love my husband was to keep God at the center of our relationship, and that would mean I would have to be imperfect.

It's been nearly a year since my wedding, and Derek and I have bumped into imperfection along the way, but each time Christ has shown up. Together, we have laughed when I have accidentally shrunk his socks in the dryer and when I've overcooked/burned dinner, as well as in harder situations in our first year of marriage — an unexpected surgery, frustration at work. Together we've welcomed God's greatness over our failures.

It's OK to be scared, but be encouraged by God's grace. I hyperventilated weekly until the day of my wedding, until I walked down the aisle, until I took Derek's hand, until I realized I was exactly, no, perfectly, where God wanted me to be.

Copyright 2013 Amanda Casanova. All rights reserved.

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RESTAURANT REVIEW: Picture Marylebone

July has been a great month for me when it comes to quality dinning out on a budget. I managed to grab a few reservations at newly opened restaurants in London to take advantage of their 50% off soft launches.

The first restaurant on my list is Picture in Marylebone which promises English fine dining at an affordable price. This is the second neighbourhood restaurant from Tom, Alan, and Colin with the first being found in Fitrozia. Picture had been on my radar since it opened in 2013 but I'd never been able to visit. Thanks goodness for new openings and 50% off! In the evening a 6 course tasting menu for £40 is always available and there was no way Steve and I were going to turn down this £20 bargain.

We started with a pale ale and gin cocktail alongside freshly baked bread and whipped butter. Shortly afterwards we were presented with the first course, a delicious chilled, red pepper soup. I felt a little apprehensive about cold soup but my worries were quickly subdued as I drank this rich, flavoursome liquid. This was a perfect little dish for a muggy summer day.

Next up was the charred cauliflower, accompanied with a pea and leafy salad. This was a highlight for me. The charred vegetable had a faint taste of the middle east and the salad was wonderfully light and fresh. I'm not sure what the sauce at the bottom of the plate was, but it tasted akin to a light mayonnaise that helped pull all the various elements of the dish together.

The smoked pork and potato salad tasted heavenly. The rich meat was crispy with melt in the mouth moments thanks to the fatty pork. The potatoes were perfect with the pea puree and crackling adding a wonderful contrast in texture to the salad.

The generous serving of stone bass accompanied with orzo, courgettes, aubergine, tomatoes, and peppers had a lovely Mediterranean taste.

The lambs neck and sweetbreads was designed for sharing and what a wonderful dish this was. I'm not sure I've ever had sweetbreads before but they tasted lovely nonetheless. If you're not sure what sweetbreads are, it's the thymus gland from a lamb or calf. They're tender with a crispy exterior thanks to the frying. The lamb neck was beautiful, the meat fell away from the bone with the slightest tough.

I normally skip the cheese course as it's not something I'm that interested in but given that everything was 50% off I was intrigued to try the cheddar and brie. A blue cheese was also available but alas I am not a fan. Both cheeses were lovely and creamy but it was the cheddar that really stood out for me.

A picture of Steve and myself in case you'd forgotten what we look like.

I knew I'd love the dessert, dark chocolate mousse and salted caramel crumble is my idea of heaven basically. The mousse was rick and the crumble added a much welcomed crunch. I loved this.

Our meal at Picture was wonderful and not just because there was 50% off the bill. Even with a full priced menu I'd expect to pay a lot more for the quality and flare of the dishes presented. Picture is the perfect neighbourhood restaurant and whilst it isn't cheap you'd be hard pressed to find a better value, fine dining option. At £40 the 6-course tasting menu is terrific value - with attentive service, an original cocktail menu, and a casual but refined atmosphere I could not think of a better way to spend a Friday night in London.

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  1. Love the food; strongly recommend the Chinese chicken salad and hot sour soup. The owner does not even know English but very friendly. Must go back again. Their interior is clean, bright, and inviting. The staff was good and attentive and seemed genuinely grateful for our visit at Chinese Restaurant Near me

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WHAT a difference two years can make.

On this date in 2013, two-time world champion Andre Berto (30-3, 23 KOs) underwent surgery to repair a torn tendon in his right shoulder. Two years later, he’s feeling stronger than ever and enjoys a new appreciation for the speed, power and athleticism he’s been blessed with. Berto plans to showcase all of those attributes in his Saturday, September 12 showdown with pound-for-pound king Floyd “Money” Mayweather (48-0, 26 KOs) at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.

“It gave me a completely different perspective; I really thought my career might be over,” Berto said.  “I told myself that when I get back in there, I was going to go all in.”

Berto suffered the injury early in his fight with Jesus Soto Karass but in his signature style, he battled until the final round of the 12-round affair. Dr. Neal ElAttrache, a renowned orthopedic surgeon, performed Berto’s surgery and was impressed with his resilience once he discovered that the tendon was completely torn from top to bottom.

“He had a torn subscapularis tendon, which is the big tendon in the front of the rotator cuff. That can be a career ending injury for a fighter,” said Dr. ElAttrache, who’s also treated Kobe Bryant and Manny Pacquiao. “As you can tell from the length of time it took him to rehab it and come back, he did everything exactly like we wanted him to. He turned out as strong as ever but it was certainly an injury that was significant enough that it could have threatened his career.”

Berto has recorded two victories since coming back from the injury, including a sixth round TKO over Josesito Lopez in his last fight in March. He feels that the Mayweather fight is coming at a great moment in his progression as a fighter and a person.

“I’ve gone through so many injuries, trials and tribulations over the past few years but now I know it was all for a reason,” said Berto. “This fight is coming at the perfect time. I’m healthier than I have been in years and everyone is going to see that on September 12. I’m coming to shock the world.”

Berto and trainer Virgil Hunter are preparing for the Mayweather fight at Hunter’s Oakland-area training facility and the two-time world champion has already been in training camp for several weeks.


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BoxNation subscribers are set to enjoy a blockbuster next few weeks starting with pound-for-pound king Roman Gonzalez who moves up in weight to take on undefeated knockout artist and WBC super-flyweight world champion Carlos Cuadras.

The unbeaten three-time world champion Gonzalez, with a record of 45-0 with 38 KOs, is regarded by many as the finest boxer around and will test himself by going up to 115-pounds for the first time to challenge Cuadras, 35-0-1 with 27 KOs, for his WBC strap.

Taking place next Saturday night at The Forum in Inglewood, California, BoxNation will be the only place to see the 29-year-old Nicaraguan star in his toughest test yet as he looks to cement his status as boxing’s very best.

“I’m very happy to challenge Carlos Cuadras for a world title in my fourth weight class. It’s an honour to return to fight at The Forum in front of the great Los Angeles fight fans,” said Gonzalez.

Cuadras, said: “I am excited to fight in the United States for the first time and at the legendary Forum in front of the great boxing fans in California. Roman Gonzalez is a great champion and I have a lot of respect for him. I will prepare myself to be in the best condition of my boxing career to defend my WBC belt.”

“We’re very excited to bring Roman back to the fabulous Forum in his first main event at the famed venue,” said promoter Tom Loeffler. “Roman has proven with each fight why he is considered to be the number one pound-for-pound fighter in the world. Challenging an undefeated champion in his fourth weight class will be a great test for Roman and this battle against Cuadras will provide the non-stop action fans have come to expect at his fights.”

“We’re delighted to have Roman Gonzalez’s exciting fight with Carlos Cuadras exclusively live on BoxNation,” said Jim McMunn, BoxNation Managing Director. “Gonzalez is regarded as one of the very best boxers around so it is great that BoxNation subscribers will be able to watch his biggest challenge to date on our platform.”

Gonzalez’s mouth-watering clash will kick off a great set of fights exclusively live on BoxNation including the eagerly anticipated showdown between Liverpool’s Liam Smith and Mexican superstar Canelo Alvarez.

Smith puts his WBO light-middleweight world title on the line when he travels to the home of the Dallas Cowboys in Texas on 17th September as he faces the formidable Alvarez, whose only defeat has been at the hands of the legendary Floyd Mayweather.

However, Smith will be looking to show that he is up for the task and put a halt to Alvarez’s ambitions of winning another world title belt.

The following week on September 24 veteran cruiserweight Ovill McKenzie will be flying the flag when he goes to Germany to take on the much-respected and tough Marco Huck for the IBO world title.

McKenzie is well aware this will be his last shot at world glory following a decorated career which has seen him pick up British and Commonwealth titles along the way.

Exciting middleweight Chris Eubank Jr is also back live on BoxNation when he takes on Tommy Langford for the British title next month, with rising super-welterweight Liam Williams on the bill against fellow undefeated rival Ahmet Patterson.


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Why King is a terrible, terrible company

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So the company that cloned Bejeweled 3, slapped a coat of Candy Land on top, and earns 6 figures a day through what some (including myself) would call player exploitation has trademarked the word "candy" and are already vigorously defending said trademark. Yes, you read that correctly. King, the makers of Candy Crush Saga, are well on their way to becoming more hated than Zynga (which is quite the task, I assure you).

For those that don't follow the games industry (which, I would guess, is most of you), I ask that you spend a few minutes, Google "candy crush saga trademark" and read up on this mess. And if you're looking for games to replace Candy Crush Saga, please let me know and I'd be happy to suggest titles NOT developed by a company that is a cancer on the games industry.

King is a horrible, horrible company that found success in cloning games and launching off the work of others and is now abusing the horribly broken US trademark system to ensure others don't launch off their success. (But in reality, they're mostly bullying legitimate developers, like Stoic Studio, developers of The Banner Saga.)

It's like someone making a clone of Pac-Man called Eat Those Candy Dots, trademarking the word "candy," and then seeking to block a developer from naming their game I Love Candy (disregarding the fact that the gameplay centers around a dinosaur chasing small dogs through a candy factory).

Trademark bullying is terrible under any circumstances, but trademark bullying by a completely unoriginal clone factory like King would be comic if it weren't so sad, pathetic, and enraging.

Candy Crush Saga is a clone of Bejeweled 3, Bubble Witch Saga is a clone of Puzzle Bobble, Papa Pear Saga is a clone of Peggle, Farm Heroes Saga is another Bejeweled clone, Pet Rescue Saga is a clone of SameGame.

I'm not opposed to clones that iterate on game design, even if said iterations are minor, but cloning a game and THEN tacking on a free-to-play pay model (which is, more often than not, obnoxious at best and exploitative at worst) is rotten enough. Sending lawyers to then harass legitimate studios is infuriating.

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Price: € 37 000

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Area (sq.m): 58 sq.m;

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Brain trust presents an apartment for sale, located in a luxury building with Use permit from 2010.

Its location is on Maestro Kunev Street – a communicative and peaceful area.

The apartment is on the 1st floor and with a total size of 57.66 sq. m. (50.35 sq. m. of living area), facing East.

The Apartment features:
• MDF (Medium Density Fiberboar) doors;
• Walls: gypsum plaster
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The common areas are well maintained.

In the building there are also garages for sale – single at the price of 8000 euro, and double for 10 000 euro.

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Noah’s Ark: Humble Agency with Aggressive Creative Tenacity

lanre adisaIn the belly of the Holy book’s famed Noah’s Ark were kept different kinds of animals to ensure life continues after the destruction.  Needless to say this humble but creatively aggressive and disruptive agency’s name was inspired by the act that ensured the world’s not totally destroyed.

Noah’s Ark, is a different kind of agency in the Nigerian clime driven by a different and an uncommon power of creativity stemming from unseen underbelly creative currents. As the diversity of the content of the belly of ocean can best be imagined, Noah’s Ark’s could be described as creativity sailing on the waters of imagination. Anything is possible!

Noah’s Ark had a totally unique beginning in 2007 when its blaze the trail by taking over Alicia Virgins (An AAAN agency established in 1996) in an acquisition arrangement  and instantly became a full member of the Association of Advertising Agencies of Nigeria (AAAN).

The agency is fired by the desire to be that “Agency that adds immeasurable value to every brand that seeks its haven from the stormy waters of ordinariness, while being the navigation light that shows forth dynamic professionalism out of the African continent”.

It’s tenacious steps towards resolving a client’s marketing challenge involve deploying  tools aimed at establishing the communication challenge; finding the brand’s purpose and of course, this yields   profound insights which leads to an engaging idea (s) that resonates with the audience of the client.
Hinged on the fact that creative ideas are the currency of the business, well researched insights are the springboards from which Noah’s Ark launch into creative directions. This often ensures tailor-made marketing solutions that impact on the client’s business.

It also relies on user experience to give client’s targets memorable experiences by leaving no stones unturned with respect to careful planning which emanates from detailed information. Through these, Noah’s Ark invariably becomes an invaluable extension of its Clients marketing departments.
For the agency, impossibilities do not exist in executing social campaigns. “Through long-term relationships with national and global brands, we deliver creative digital solutions to real-world problems”, the agency writes on its official website.

The agency’s mix of insight, creativity and technological innovation that deliver uncanny and impactful marketing communications solutions has seen the agency grow into a respected local and international award-winning agency of repute in this clime and beyond.

At the heart of Noah’s Ark’s work flow is Strategy, no happenstance! Strategy is the soul of everything the agency does. “We collaborate to dissect the brand’s challenge and then arrive at strategies and tactics that lead to successful solutions”.

Other instincts that make the agency tick include the uncanny use of audience insight , business insight by immersion, user experience – delightful and memorable experiences are the product of careful research, experience planning and information architecture.

Lanre Adisa as the founder of the agency, is one of few agency owners (creatives) who have been able to prove that a creative can successfully run an agency.  He is supported by brilliant young professionals who have been able to hold their heads high in their respective calling.

These include:

Bolaji Alausa, Executive Creative Director
Abolaji has garnered over about a decade hands-on robust experience in the industry.  He graduated from the famous YabaTech and majored in painting.  He started his advertising career with Rosabel Leo Burnett in 2006 and had a year stint.  In 2007, Alausa moved to Casers group's DDB Lagos did a five-year stretch with the agency before he moved over to Noah’s Ark in 2011 as Associate Creative Director. His brilliance and exemplary team spirit earned his current executive capacity.

Abolaji has won several national awards, most notably LAIF (Lagos Advertising & Ideas Festival) and the local Young Lions competition in 2009. On the international front: Nigeria’s first Epica and Loeries awards. Thanks to his efforts, Noah’s Ark has become the first Nigerian agency ever to have had its work featured in Lürzer’s Archive.

He is featured in Archive's 200 Best Illustrators Worldwide 2014. He is currently ranked Archive’s 14th most published creative director in the world.
Victor Oyarero, Executive Business Director
Victor Oyarero as the agency's Executive Business Director with other top executives ensures the Agency stays in the top league with regards to the size, quality and profitability.

He is a 1999 graduate of the University of Benin with a BSc in Biochemistry. He joined Noah’s Ark as Business Director in 2010 and became a member of the Executive about two years ago.

Earlier, Victor had worked as an Investment Analyst - Advertising, Media and Monitoring with the defunct BankPHB  (June 2008 – March 2010) and also as an Account Manager with CentrespreadFCB  (July 2007 – May 2008) He also had a brief stay at  TBWA\CONCEPT as Snr Account Executive having started his career at  SO&U Saatchi & Saatchi in 2003.

Noah’s Ark Communications
6 Tola Adewunmi Street,
Maryland Estate,
Lagos State,
+234 809 245 9999
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DP Partnership+FCB Lagos: Building Brands from Ground Zero to Brand Leaders

Chief Odun Fadoju, CEO/ED, DP Partnership+FCB
Chief Odun Fadoju, CEO/ED, DP Partnership+FCB

DP Partnership+FCB, Lagos Nigeria belongs to the FCB network of agencies, a member of the Interpublic Group of Companies formed in 1961 which became a quoted company on the New York stock exchange in 1971. Incorporated on 30th October, 2001, DP Partnership as it was then known, commenced business on the 1st of August 2003 with a tight team of five with a collective experience base of over 75 years.

Chief Odun Fadoju as the CEO/ED, had just left Sunrise DMB&B as Managing Director then, he says, “We didn’t have anything, business was slow in coming but I knew from day one that failure was not an option".

"There was just nowhere for me to go having reached the peak of my career as the Managing Director of agency like SunriseDMB&B as at that time. If I had left DP Patnership then, I will be a failure. “Failure” is one word I do not want to associate myself with. I like to always succeed in whatever project I engage myself with. It might take me some time to achieve my set dreams, but God has always blessed me because in most cases, I always achieve my dreams no matter how long it’s going to take me to do it. Anything that may affect me negatively in achieving my set dreams is something that I usually want to address squarely and crushed ruthlessly without any regret. I might look gentle and quiet, that may be very deceptive of my person. This attitude of mine help grow the agency".

The agency had since 2013 moved from their former office in Ilupeju-Lagos to a very spacious, luxury and corporate office in Anthony Village, Lagos with the state of arts facilities.

The break

Based on this, the agency persevered while it kept itself busy with a couple of clients especially P&G and Union Bank/Union Trustees who saw and appreciated the kernel of creative talent the agency is made of.  However, the opportunity that launched DP Partnership did not come until Honeywell Flour Mills Plc keenly contested pitch for its Superfine Flour & Honeywell Wheat meal and Honeywell Semolina account. That was 7years ago.  Amidst four agencies that contested the business, DP Partnership emerged winner of the business based on superior strategic and creative interpretation of the brief. The agency’s creative works for Honeywell Semolina was very outstanding. When the brand was introduced into the market by the client, customers and dealers were not ready to accept the brand because the dominating brand then had taken over the market. The agency launched an aggressive campaign in December of the year of launch with interactive market support. The campaign was the talk of town and within 6months of launch; Honeywell Semolina became a household brand. Today, Honeywell Semolina is the leader within the category having push back the dominant leader to No 2.

A similar feat was also recorded for Honeywell WheatMeal 3years ago. Currently, Honeywell WheatMeal is also the category leader. These feats made DP Partnership+FCB the agency of recon for Honeywell Flour Mills Plc businesses.  The agency’s performance on the business has since given it leeway into other businesses both in Honeywell while it has also gotten referrals and sometimes invited based on campaign for other clients.

The Agency’s work for Honeywell Noodles is particularly exciting and rewarding both for the client and the agency. The agency took over the brand as a distant No. 6 in the market, within a record time of less than 12 months; the brand attained the No. 2 slot challenging the market leader. Chief Fadoju is very optimistic that he would definitely push Honeywell Noodles to become the category leader very soon just as he did for Honeywell Semolina and Honeywell WheatMeal.  He further claimed that “It was one of our campaigns for Honeywell Noodles that got us attracted to the FCB global network of agencies who are today our affiliate network”

Creativity is everything

The agency is driven by an in-house philosophy which simply says “Creativity is everything!” Speaking on this mantra, Chief Fadoju, MD/CEO explains “we are driven by one major quest: strategic and distinct creativity. We focus to capture the needs and desires of our clientele, delivering them workable strategies through our PRU philosophy: provocation, relevancy and urgency which is the basis for our creative approach to enhance our clientele businesses”.

“Creativity is everything”! That’s what we are selling, we sell ideas. That is the essence of our relationship with our clients and the various brands in kitty. All what we are thinking is creativity and moving our clients’ brands forward. Creativity is everything to us”.

Exclusive FCB Affiliate Agency in Nigeria

As the exclusive affiliate of FCB network in Nigeria, DP Partnership+FCB is fully subscribed to the FCB’s 6.5seconds philosophy. We have access to FCB pool of resources and proprietary tools. This translates that if an ad is created and it did not get the audience’s attention or get them provoked under 6.5seconds then the ad isn’t there yet!

That is the standard for the agency and all ads created especially radio and TVC are tested against this policy. “Check all our commercials and you are going to see that they followed the 6.5seconds philosophy. The fact is that we test our copies against this principle and any shortcoming is remedied”.

As an agency, we recognize that it’s not about size,  we are painstakingly alert to filter through the lines and concepts. In the last 18 months thereabout, the jobs we are doing tell good stories about our agency especially with the arrangement with FCB. The relationship actually started in October 2012 and both parties have good stories to tell and our clients are the better for it.

The agency’s growing clients list include Honeywell Flour Mills Plc (Apapa), Unimer Group Morocco owners of  Titus Sardines, Techno Oil Limited, Eko Supreme Resources Ltd (SoKlin Detergent, GoodMama etc), Honeywell Superfine Foods (Ikeja), Aldor Africa owners of Pin Pop lollipop and Ekulo International Ltd, Tiger Foods owners of Larsor Seasoning, Tiger Spices and Tiger Energy Drink, DAVITA Pty South Africa owners of Jolly Jus & Benny Spices among others clientele.

Awards: Since 2010 DP PartnershipFCB when it picked its first award and her first entrance, it has consistently emerged winner every year. In 2010, its TVC for Larsor Food Seasoning titled “Landlord” won Bronze at LAIF while 2011 produced another LAIF Bronze award courtesy Honeywell Wheat Meal Launch TVC material titled “Buka Wonder”.

Similarly in 2012 “Ipod Boy” – Honeywell Noodles Launch TVC won a bronze. Based on its works for Honeywell Superfine Flour, the client recognized the agency as “ADVERTISING AGENCY OF THE YEAR -2012”. At the 2013 LAIF AWARD, the agency won a Bronze for the Techno Oil Launch TVC titled “The Rescuer”

Address:  DP Partnership+FCB, 4, Okunfolami Street, Anthony Village, Lagos.

Tel: + 234-802 364 3039; +234-807 891 7126, 01-3426598, 01-2133012

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The Power of Prayer for Business

by: Kevin Daum

I've been traveling in Vietnam for the last few weeks and have been impressed by the consistency of prayer and ritual in every shop or office.  It made me aware of my own use of prayer relating to my business, and my observation of others who do the same in Western culture.
I have certainly witnessed on many occasions the following prayers by people I know:
    • Praying to close that big deal.
    • Praying to make payroll at the end of the month.
    • Praying that your expensive new marketing campaign will work.
    • Praying your employees will get it right this time.
    • Praying your client won't see the big mistake you made.
    • Praying that something not so good happens to your competitors.
    But real prayer is about focus and discipline, traits that have great relevance to daily business performance. People of any religion who pray regularly use the dedicated time and ritual to organize their thoughts and feelings. Those who do so daily find meditative value in clearing their mind and grounding their soul, so they can deal with people in a strong, calm, and centered manner. Daily prayer gives you the space to focus on what is really important and at the same time mentally and emotionally prepares you for what ever is coming your way, be it challenge or opportunity. (Hint: It's always both and sometimes in the same occurrence.)
    You don't need to be a religious fanatic or even believe in a particular god to use prayer effectively in business. Here are some basic components:

    1. Be Thankful

    Express your gratitude for the many wonders of the world and the fact that you get to enjoy them every day.

    2. Be Humble

    Acknowledge that no matter how successful you are or how many people you employ, you are a small part of something bigger. Accept that your role has impact and requires commitment to make the world a better place.

    3. Be Hopeful

    There is nothing wrong or selfish about asking the universe for good things to come your way. Prayer connects you with powerful forces to improve your life. But recognize that the universe is not Santa Claus. Ask for that which you are ready to be worthy and deserving.

    4. Be Open

    So often what I think I want turns out not to be what I really need. And what's more, had I received my original desire, I would never have experienced the events in my life I now treasure most. The universe has its own way of answering prayers. Express that you are open and ready to accept whatever comes and make the most of it.
    People ask me all the time if prayer has contributed to my success over the years. It has indeed helped me through challenging times and also helped focus me in abundant times.  Here is how I incorporate these prayer components into my own daily 10-minute ritual:
    1. Being Jewish I begin with a powerful Hebrew prayer, which glorifies God and his kingdom (the world around me).
    2. I then express gratitude for nature, my health, my family, and my friends, wishing them peace, good health and happiness.
    3. I then say the following prayers related to business and goals:
      • Praised be God, who shows me opportunities, and gives me the courage, strength, and wisdom to pursue them to their fullest extent.
      • Praised be God, may you grant favorable results to my business, cash flow, and to all my deals and transactions.
      • Praised be God, may you support me in my pursuit of the Awesome Experience.
      Prayer is obviously very personal and individual. For some, discussion of a religious subject is taboo when it comes to business. But you don't need to proselytize to benefit from faith and prayer in your daily business life. Just find 10 minutes a day by yourself to focus your soul and be at one with the universe.

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Craft fair in Brechin

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Craft lovers are going to have a unique shopping opportunity, as a three-day craft fair is held in Brechin.

As part fo the festivities included in the big Brechin Switch-On weekend, Joie de Vivre will host the fair between Friday, December 9 and Sunday, December 11 at the recently-refurbished Mechanics Institute.

Despite the large amount of scaffolding the Mechanics is in immaculate condition and fully-operational as a venue.

Event organisers Carol Neil and Lis Hill said: “Our mission is to bring together a wide selection of exhibitors, all of whom specialise in providing a top-class selection of hand-crafted goods, together with other exclusive products at competitive, affordable prices.

“Each stall will feature its own unique range of items so this is a chance to beat the city crowds and find one-off gifts, add a few distinctive touches to your home, invest in an unusual item of jewellery or discover a must-have accessory to complete your festive season outfit.

“If you are looking for something out of the ordinary, the Brechin Christmas Craft Market is for you.”

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Brechin golf duo tee up chance for spot at Gleneagles’ final

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Amateur Step McIntosh and his Brechin PGA professional Stephen Rennie, have lined up achance to grab a dream final at the 2014 Ryder cup venue.

The duo have the chance to qualify for the final of The Lombard Trophy, the biggest pro-am competition in Europe, which will be played at Gleneagles.

McIntosh teed up a chance to tread the fairways of the PGA Centenary course at the famous Scottish resort between September 3 to 4, when he won his club qualifying competition with a nett score of 65.

He and Rennie now advance to the regional final at Crieff Golf Club on Monday, July 8, where they will play one round of better-ball medal play with the chance to secure one of 16 spots available for the 36-hole grand final.

Lombard, the UK’s largest asset finance provider and sponsor of the trophy, added their congratulations. A spokesperson commented: “Well done on a great achievement. This is a highly prestigious event which provides a tremendous opportunity for those taking part.

“We are delighted to be associated with it.”

The tournament attracts more than 50,000 competitors from across Great Britain and Ireland and is now its 29th competitive year, marking a welcome return as title sponsor for Lombard who originally sponsored the tournament from 1995 to 2006.

The PGA National Pro-Am Championship has a total prize fund of £80,000, with the winning professional at the grand final taking home a cheque for £12,000.

Step McIntosh, is a shift manager from Brechin. He has been playing golf for 30 years and plays off a handicap of three.

Stephen Rennie, 45, has been a professional at Brechin for 21 years.

Last year’s winners were PGA professional Lee Rooke and amateur Nick Jones from the Vale of Llangollen.


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Bridgeline Digital to Report Financial Results for the Third Quarter and First Nine Months of Fiscal 2011 on August 15, 2011

Woburn, MA | August 12, 2011

Bridgeline Digital, Inc. (NASDAQ: BLIN), developer of the award-winning iAPPS web experience management (WEM) platform and interactive technology solutions, announced today that financial results for its Third Quarter and First Nine Months of Fiscal 2011 (period ending June 30, 2011) will be released on August 15, 2011 at approximately 4:30 p.m. (Eastern Standard Time).

On August 15, 2011, Thomas Massie, the Company's Chief Executive Officer and Michael Prinn, the Company's Chief Accounting Officer, plan to host a live conference call at 4:30 p.m. (Eastern Standard Time) to discuss the financial results. To listen to the conference call please dial (877) 837-3910 a few minutes prior to the scheduled start time (international callers please dial (973) 796-5077).

About Bridgeline Digital

Bridgeline Digital is a developer of an award-winning web experience management product suite and award-winning interactive business technology solutions that help customers leverage best in class web-based technologies to achieve their business objectives. The iAPPS Product Suite is an innovative SaaS solution that unifies Content Management,eCommerce, eMarketing, and Analytics capabilities into the heart of websites, online stores, intranets, extranets, and portals -- enabling business users to swiftly enhance and optimize the value of their web properties. iAPPS' flexible architecture provides customers with a state-of--the-art Cloud-based deployment or traditional dedicated server deployments.

Combined with award-winning interactive technology development services by Microsoft Gold-Certified development teams, Bridgeline Digital helps customers to cost-effectively maximize the value of their rapidly changing web applications. Bridgeline's teams of developers specialize in web application development, e-commerce development, usability engineering, SharePoint development, rich media development, and search engine optimization.

Bridgeline Digital is headquartered near Boston, with additional locations in Atlanta, Baltimore, Chicago, Denver, New York, Philadelphia, and Bangalore, India. Bridgeline Digital has hundreds of customers ranging from middle market organizations to divisions within Fortune 1,000 companies that include: Sun Chemical, Honeywell, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Novartis, Shaw Flooring, Marriott International, Berkshire Life, PODS, Budget Rent A Car, AARP, National Financial Partners, The Packard Foundation, DTCC, Cadaret, Grant & Co., National Insurance Crime Bureau, and the American Academy of Pediatrics. To learn more about Bridgeline, please visit

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Alex Boardman’s ability to interact with any audience,his free flowing style and easy charm make him a natural comic and he is sure to be a hit with the regulars at The Works in Sowerby Bridge when the Comedy club returns on August 29.

He is a lightening quick ad libber with a charming edge and his unique brand of ‘flattery and abuse’ proves ever-popular with audiences and has drawn plaudits from fans as diverse as Sarah Millican and Shaun Ryder.

Comedy fans who enjoyed Phoenix Nights Live at Manchester Arena will have a chance to catch one of the show’s stars, Archie Kelly, in the more intimate setting of the The Works.

Archie played Kenny Senior in the TV series but was an established club land comic and singer for many years before that.

The line-up also includes Manchester’s Big Lou with compere Hayley Ellis taking to to the microphone from 8.30pm. .


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Upside Down Car Loan: What Do You Do?

written by: Valencia Higuera•edited by: Jason C. Chavis•updated: 6/23/2010

Owing more than a vehicle's worth is a common problem, and many people look for ways to reverse an upside-down car loan. Fortunately, there are ways to get around this problem. Here are a few tips to help you avoid an upside down car loan.

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      Nobody wants to deal with an upside down car loan. In a nutshell, upside down car loans occur when borrowers owe significantly more than their vehicle’s worth. Being in this situation makes it difficult to get rid of a car; and if you were involved in an auto accident, the amount you receive from the insurance company may not be enough to pay off the vehicle loan. But, there are ways to deal with this situation.

      Here are a few tips on how to handle an upside-down car loan:

      • Take steps to avoid an upside down car loan. Cars depreciate the moment they’re driven off a dealership’s lot. Therefore, there’s no way to completely prevent an upside-down car loan. Every car buyer will always owe a few hundred or thousand dollars more than their vehicle’s worth. However, if you want to avoid a significant difference between the loan balance and the vehicle’s worth, save money for a down payment. A down payment reduces the amount financed, lowers monthly payments, and may warrant a lower interest rate.
      • Don’t trade-in the vehicle. Auto dealerships never offer the full value on trade-in vehicles. As a result, borrowers have to include the negative equity from the old vehicle into their new car loan, which can quickly result in an upside-down car loan. Rather than trade-in the vehicle, sell the car yourself.
      • Make extra payments toward the principle. Increasing monthly car payments by as little as $50 is generally enough to reverse an upside-down car loan. Another option: make one or two extra car payments a year.
      • Refinance and reduce the loan term. Nowadays, it isn’t uncommon for auto buyers to finance their vehicles for 72 or 84 months. These loan terms offer lower payments, but they can also create an upside down loan. Evaluate your finances and determine whether you can afford a higher payment. If so, contact your lender and refinance the auto loan.


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Three Easy Winter Science Projects For Pre-K

written by: Kara Bietz • edited by: Jacqueline Chinappi • updated: 10/27/2013

Get your class excited about science concepts by introducing these easy pre-K winter science projects. What better way to introduce science principles to children than beginning with the weather? These simple ideas are a fun and easy way to bring science to your classroom.

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    Pre-K Science

    Science is a very broad subject for kids in the pre-k age group to grasp. Hands-on projects are the best way to teach science in a pre-K classroom. winter boy Children learn best when the material presented is relevant to their lives and their experiences, so a good place to begin teaching science is with weather. There are several easy pre-K winter science projects you can use to get children excited about making observations, drawing conclusions, and the scientific method. Draw on the children's prior knowledge of simple science concepts and expand your pre-K science curriculum.

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    Children in any climate can understand melting ice. For children who live where snow is abundant, you can do this experiment with either snow or ice.

    Materials Needed:

    • Ice cubes (or snow balls)
    • Styrofoam plates
    • Paper and crayons for observations
    • Poster board and marker

    Project Steps:

    1. Choose three to five different places in your classroom to place two ice cubes or snow balls on styrofoam plates. Good places to try are near a window, near a heater, and near the center of the room.
    2. Use a large piece of poster board to write down the time you placed the ice on the plates.
    3. Have children use the paper and crayons to draw a picture of their observation of the ice when it was placed on the plate.
    4. Each hour, observe what has happened to each plate of ice. Has the ice near the window melted slower or faster than the ice near the heater?
    5. Have children keep track of their observations each hour. Make an observation book, tracking the ice changes each hour.
    6. Add another dimension to this experiment by adding salt to one of the ice cubes on each plate. How does this change how it melts?
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    Windy Weather

    This simple experiment sharpens the children's observational skills and can be done with very little adult supervision, making it a perfect project for free science center exploration.

    Materials Needed:

    • Light objects: feather, drinking straw, paper scraps, cotton ball, yarn
    • Heavy objects: unit block, rock, paperweight
    • Paper and crayons for observation

    Project Steps:

    1. Have children place objects a few inches away from them on a table one at a time.
    2. Children will blow on objects to simulate the wind.
    3. Use paper and crayons to draw a picture illustrating their observations of this experiment.
    4. Change it up by blowing very lightly on the object. How far does the object go versus blowing very hard. What if you blow through a drinking straw?
    5. Create a class book of the children's wind observations.
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    Winter Walk

    This project may take some prior planning. In the early fall or late summer, take pictures of the schoolyard or the area surrounding the school. Be sure to capture what the trees and grass look like, as well as any animals that may have built their homes near your school. Create a class book about nature in the backyard. Keep this book displayed in your science center for children to explore on their own.

    Materials Needed:

    • Warm winter clothing
    • Camera
    • Paper and crayons for observations
    • Backyard Nature classroom book

    Project Steps:

    1. Bundle the children up in warm winter clothing and explain that you are going to take a nature walk. Tell the children you will be visiting the same places you visited earlier in the year when you created your Backyard Nature classroom book.
    2. Observe the differences in the areas of the schoolyard. How are the trees different from what they were in the fall? Is the grass the same color? Can you find any animal homes?
    3. Take pictures of the same places you observed in the early fall.
    4. Have children document their observations.
    5. Create a new classroom book that highlights your winter nature observations.

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    Science Is Fun!

    Science with young students does not have to be boring or overly difficult. Get your children excited about beginning science concepts by doing a few easy pre-K winter science projects. Introducing them to science early will open a whole new world of learning for them.

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    "Science is Simple: Over 250 Activities for Preschoolers" by Peggy Ashbrook; 2003

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Conductive Music

Contrary to the statement made in the video above, please note the programme was developed by Conductive Music.

Developed by innovative educators Conductive Music, and delivered to Bristol schools in partnership with BPM, Conductive Music is a groundbreaking primary and secondary education programme that combines music, engineering, electronics and coding.

Thanks to the generous support of sponsors Renishaw, this programme teaches students to design, build, programme and play unique electronic instruments using open-source software and Arduino-powered circuit boards. A unique, cutting-edge education programme, enriching the Music, Science and Design & Technology curricula.

If you are interested in finding out more about this project please contact: | 0117 204 7124

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Tasty Monster Productions Presents NY Premiere of SINGLEMARRIEDGIRL at 59E59 This WeekendWhat do you do when you're "happily" married and yet completely alone? Anything you can think of!

Tasty Monster Productions brings to New York City the offbeat hit SINGLEMARRIEDGIRL, an original adaptation of the blog www.singlemarriedgirl.com based on the hilarious antics of Laurel Spears, a Chicago native who, finding herself at the crossroads of a dead end marriage and in a major identity crisis, decides to take herself on a date.

Funny, poignant, quirky and cool, Laurel is the girl you always thought you wanted to be...until you read her blog! The last US stop before their triumphant return to Edinburgh where they were voted a top ten solo show by Fringe Review, Luke Tudball, director, is excited to bring this peculiar little comedy, starring Heather Bagnall, to the Big Apple before it heads off to the 2014 Edinburgh Fringe Festival.

Drawn from personal anecdotes of Laurel's real-life quest to save her failing marriage and find her grown up self, SINGLEMARRIEDGIRL takes the audience on an unconventional journey through her crisis of identity, as she drifts between present and past. From a marriage far too young through divorce to finding new love, SINGLEMARRIEDGIRL is a series of direct address vignettes which reveal the complex relationship she has with her now-estranged husband and her flawed but brilliant alcoholic mother. Laurel uses humor and wit to combat the very real tragedy of lost time and lost love. A story of personal struggle and of universal truth.

Tasty Monster Productions, founded in 2011 by real life partners and newly-weds Heather Bagnall, who also wrote and stars in the adaptation and Luke Tudball, who directs this production, is also making its New York debut with SINGLEMARRIEDGIRL.

About the Artist: Heather Bagnall hails from Annapolis, Maryland and is a graduate of Towson University having also studied at Wagner College in Staten Island. She is an actress, dancer, model, choreographer and director and has worked extensively in the United States, as well as in Europe as a performer and consultant, most recently honing her comedy skills with the renowned Second City Training Center in Chicago. SINGLEMARRIEDGIRL marked her first appearance with the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in 2013.

About the Director: Luke Tudball trained at the Royal Central School of Speech & Drama, London, the University of East Anglia, Norwich and the Russian School of Acting as well as the Actors Center London and TVI Actors Studio in New York. His many credits in theatre, TV, film and radio have taken him all over the world and he has toured extensively in the UK and the US. He is a member of British Actors Equity, SAG-AFTRA, the AEA and the Spotlight.

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Performing January 25 - February 9, 2013 at Nimbus Theatre
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Between iPhones and Instagram, Facebook and Twitter, our lives are nearly 100% documented these days, by our own choice. Does this make us more honest? More accountable for our behavior? Does this make our lives more "real"? From the writer of Anon - which 20% Theatre produced to much acclaim in October 2010 - comes Intrigue With Faye. In this work, we explore the limits of truth and accountability - through the lens of a camera pointed unflinchingly at a trust-impaired couple in the digital age.

Featuring Ariel Leaf and Anthony Neuman, with video performance by Katie Starks, Mykel Pennington, Alexis Clarksean, Todd Bruse, Joe Swanson, and Nicholas Leeman.

Artistic Team includes Meghan Gunderson, Miles Bard, Karen Tait, Carisa Anderson, Emma Squire, Claire Avitabile, and Cat Hammond.

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The Moonlandingz @ Hare and Hounds, 28th March, 2017

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Once, when asked about the independent movie scene, the director Todd Solondz replied: “Bullshit! The only independent director I know is George Lucas, who has enough money to make whatever he wants to”. This statement always comes into my mind every time that I listen to an “independent” album that is as comfortable and well produced as something we would expect of a major label release.

I had that feeling when I listened to The Moonlandingz, who played last Tuesday, 28th, at The Hare and Hounds. The group is formed by the singer of The Fat White Family – Lias Saoudi (who uses the persona of Johny Rocket), and the members of the Eccentronic Research Council. They recently released their first LP, The Interplanetery Class Classics, on the 24th March – a healthy, clean, brilliant and comfortably independent album.

However, when it comes to the actual live performance, the band, which was originally just a fictional concept, seems a bit lacking in chemistry or maybe just little too ‘correct’. Everything is in its right place – the singer’s little jokes between the songs, the enthusiasm of the drummer, the punctuality of the show.

Lias takes the stage holding a bottle of water and half a pack of beer. He was wrapped in cling film, holding a photo of Kriss Akabusi on his torso. They start with the glam rock Glitter band beat of Vessels helped along by the stomping of the crowd’s feet. The catchy psychedelic Sweet Saturn Mine follows and, at this point, the photo of Akabusi starts to mix with his sweat and rips up under the film, blending into his body.

The show continued with no real surprises. The fifty minutes goes quickly as the band plays all of the dreamy, dark, psychedelic hits from the album, and just as it started to heat up, with the very energetic Man In Me Lyfe , it was over. No vomiting, masturbation, nudity or any of the things that Lia’s fans are used to seeing. But it could just be that the fictional identity of Johnny Rocket is a bit more together.

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"Today, we are proud to roll out the 25,000th Skoda Fabia from our state-of-the-art factory. This marks another milestone in the history of Volkswagen Group India since the start of production in the plant with the Skoda Fabia from May, 2009," Volkswagen Group India's Frank Loschmann said in a statement here.

SkodaAuto India has recorded a 36.6 per cent growth in sales for 2010 till date over the year 2009. The carmaker is in its 10th year of operations in India and has sold over 94,500 units.

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Vitara: Maruti's Answer to Hyundai Creta?

Vitara has been spotted in India and will be making its Indian public debut after two months at the 2016 Indian Auto Expo!

It has been proven that if you’re in the market with a boring looking car prepare to be dead on arrival. Creta literally slaughtered the S-Cross, the former is selling almost double units compared to the later monthly. Despite having a powerful engine, S-Cross did not appeal to many customers. However, Maruti has an answer to it and they call it Vitara, which is doing pretty well in the European market. Vitara is heading to India, while Creta is heading to Europe. The Grand Vitara that the company currently retails gets a hefty tag of over 20 lac price bracket due to the vehicle not being locally manufactured. However, the Vitara is expected to be heavily localised to keep the prices in check with the Hyundai Creta and obviously, it will be retailed from the premium Nexa dealerships.

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Vitara possesses all the goodies to fight with the Hyundai Creta right from the features to the motors, given Maruti prices it right. The engine will be the Fiat’s 1.6-liter MultiJet aka DDiS320 as seen on the S-Cross - 120 PS/320 Nm 6-Speed MT. Vitara will better the segment best 320 Nm of torque which S-Cross was unable to do! Because looking at the Creta, S-Cross and Vitara; it is the Vitara and the Creta that looks like an SUV and that’s what sells nowadays.

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Moreover, it is expected that the company might debut its Allgrip AWD technology with the Vitara. Probably they have refrained from offering it in the S-Cross, despite its global availability, because they might want it to roll out first in the Vitara. And apart from the Duster, none of the vehicle in the segment offers AWD. Another highlight would be the 7-inch SmartPlay Infotainment system with Apple CarPlay that debuted in the Baleno.

It’s always a flamboyant affair for Maruti at the Indian Auto Expos, the automaker always flaunts one of the largest pavilions at the Expo. The units imported in the country are probably for the display at the upcoming show in February. Last time it was the Ciaz and the S-Cross grabbing attention at the pavilion. Speaking of its launch, seeing the popularity of the Creta, it is expected that Maruti will accelerate its launch as early as possible.

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I look into his eyes and I see all the potential that he has to offer to this beautiful world and I just know that one day the world can see what I see.

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Wednesday, March 16, 2011

A year ago today

A year ago today, we created to share our lives and experiences as people who love someone with autism. We wanted to generate more autism awareness and share our knowledge in hopes that it would help at least one person. StatCounter views

As of today, we have posted 284 blogs. Our website has generated over 11,000 views! A little over 400 people ‘Like’ us on Facebook and we have 134 followers and are on 17 lists on Twitter!

Those may just be numbers to most, but we are just extremely taken back on how many lives we have touched, how many people we may have helped in some small way, and all together very appreciative of all the support we have had throughout this year.

We’d like to thank you all!

In honour of a year of blogging, we’d like to share our personal favourite blog post entry and list the top 10 of our most popular blogs based on your views.

“I will not let Autism define him” -A father’s point of view - our personal favourite blog post entry

#10 Untitled Post – a quote that almost every parent of a child with autism can relate to

#9 Autism Quotes and Words to Live By – our Facebook friends share their advice

#8 Bubbles Make Him Smile 100th Blog Post Entry – unveiling some of our promotional items and celebrating our 100th post

#7 Win a Nintendo DSi XL – an amazing contest we had in November 2010

#6 Apps for Autism – talking about great apps for autism

#5 Everybody Poops! – we share our personal toileting experiences and give advice

#4 Assessment of Basic Language and Learning Skills (ABLLS) – discussing ABLLS

#3 Autism Creations – an interview with the creator of Autism Creations

#2 Snappy answers to annoying comments about autism – the title says it all

#1 This ain’t no fairytale – ever notice how the media softens up the reality of everything about autism?

What an amazing year it has been!

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The next Aberdeenshire Local Development Plan (LDP) takes a significant step forward over the next two months, following extensive consultation over the winter.

Consultation on the ‘Main Issues’ discussion document had 1,827 responses and raised more than 6,000 individual issues.

These submissions have now been analysed and will be presented to Aberdeenshire’s Local Area Committees in May and June.

In July, decisions are expected to be taken by the Infrastructure Services Committee (ISC) as to what will be in the “proposed plan” to be published later in the year, based on the feedback provided by local councillors.

The Aberdeenshire Local Development Plan 2016 will be a planning blueprint for the future of the area.

It will include policies and proposals to determine where new development such as housing and offices will be carried out from 2017 until 2027.

The Main Issues Report raised questions about whether some of the land use policies in the current plan are adequate and appropriate for the period 2017 to 2022.

It put forward the sites proposed for development by landowners and developers for public comment.

Significantly, the Main Issues Report concluded that, dependent on decisions taken by the Scottish Government on the Strategic Development Plan, very little new land would be required to be allocated for development.

The majority of consultees agreed, with most proposed sites receiving entirely negative comments.

In addition, the approval of the Aberdeen City and Shire Strategic Development Plan in March has resulted in no additional requirements for new development land being set.

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Members of UKIP attached a number of adverts for their party to posts alongside the A5 and A508 ahead of the local elections on May 2.

The move angered Conservative politicians, who argued the posters were all unauthorised and should not have been put up.

The row reached a head over the weekend when 11 of the UKIP billboards went missing.

UKIP candidate, Barry Mahoney, said their disappearance represented a “nasty twist” in the election campaign.

He said: “I don’t know who did this, but it’s obviously deliberate. It’s unpleasant when this behaviour enters elections.”

A Conservative insider from the county, who asked not to be named, revealed a party activist had “taken great offence at the unauthorised signs and performed his citizen’s duties by removing them, because they were causing an offence on the public highway”.

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