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By Madhuri Santanam Sondhi

Who remembers the Panchsheel Agreement? Some might imagine some lofty dharmic principles enunciated by Nehru and the Chinese, who later in 1962 treacherously "stabbed us in the back." A few might recall that the Agreement itself was substantively about consulates, trade and pilgrimages between India and the "Tibet region of China" and had nothing at all to do with Buddhism or Vedanta. It was only the preamble, to which the Chinese reluctantly agreed, that contained Five Principles of Co-Existence; general rules of mutual respect and non-interference which govern the conduct of normal diplomatic relations. The Agreement for the Chinese signified India’s acknowledgement of Tibet as a "region of China." Starry-eyed Nehruvians who had substantially given away more than they got, celebrated the inauguration of a paradigm for constructing Asian if not world peace.

Claude Arpi, a French journalist settled in India, with a special interest in Tibetan affairs, published a study of the Agreement in 2004 on the fiftieth anniversary of its conclusion (Born in Sin: The Panchsheel Agreement, Mittal Publications). It contains some lesser known background material such as prescient telegrams warning of Chinese intentions from Shumul Sinha, Indian consul-general in Lhasa and General Thimmaya’s information about Chinese road-building in Aksai Chin in 1954, both of which were ignored; the farcical episode of feeding the PLA in Tibet with Indian rice while they were building border roads adjoining and within Indian territory; and the government’s intention to recognise the Tibetan government-in-exile after Shastri’s return from Tashkent. The book is specially valuable as a case-study in Indian foreign-policy making.

The negotiations leading up to Panchsheel were mainly about giving up Indian rights and obligations in Tibet while assuming, without probing, that China accepted the MacMahon Line. With her self-imposed isolation from the world, Tibet was a virtual political non-entity, and lost to Chinese diplomatic skills when she belatedly sought international recognition.

As Arpi points out, the Indian attitude was not solely determined by Nehru: there was a whole body of bureaucratic and political opinion that was sympathetic to China and approved of throwing Tibet into its maw. The Chinese Communist revolution was admired in secular circles as a model for India, as unifying and modernising China through uprooting "the four olds" i.e., its culture and traditions. They found it so suitable for Tibet that they welcomed her

loss of independence as many were to later welcome the USSR’s invasion of Afghanistan. It was a hubristic article of faith that "feudal" societies (which threatened no one militarily) needed regime change through external coercion. This went hand in hand with a profound distrust of America, which overshadowed any doubts about China.

But there was also significant opposition to this point of view. Eminent dissenters included the President, Rajendra Prasad, home minister Vallabbhai Patel whose analysis of the northern situation has stood the test of time, G.S. Bajpai in the foreign office who disagreed with K.M. Pannikar and Krishna Menon, parliamentarians Acharya Kripalani (whose phrase "born in sin" titles the book) and S.P. Mookerjee, apart from numbers of leading politicians, editors and intellectuals across the political spectrum. But Nehru’s answer was: "We cannot support feudal elements in Tibet, indeed we cannot interfere in Tibet ... we should not pine for a different policy, which anyhow is totally outside our reach."

With relevant files still classified in the MEA, analysis remains at the level of public statements and actions. Apparently, the military had been consulted but declared its inability to fight in the Tibetan plateau (outside our reach), although the Chinese soldiers were equally at a disadvantage, more so with a hostile local population. Diplomatically, accepting China’s claims to Tibet and refusing to interfere were bruited as India’s grand renunciation of "colonial" rights, although similar renunciation did not occur in the case of Bhutan and Sikkim, whose external affairs and defence India willingly inherited from the Raj.

Euphoria also flowed from the idea of a newly resurgent Asia "on the march," and the dream of a third bloc of nations, non-militarised and committed to peace, with China and India in the lead. The Panchsheel preamble was naively taken as confirmation of China’s assent for this project, and it took time to realise that China was not on board, her attitude conditioned more by her historical baggage of imperial domination and Sun Tzu-type military and diplomatic tactics: indeed, she has displayed a brilliant mastery of tenacity, patience and deceit in pursuing her long-term goals. In time, she laid claims to territory India regarded as her own, and that in the name of undoing imperialistic map-making. India was to be hoist on her own petard.

Given the decision to leave Tibet to her fate, India’s simultaneous throwing away of her own rights in Tibet while humbly accepting a few reconfirmed as new, her refusal to accept a Security Council seat and lobby instead for China, her timidity in raising the border issue with China and other glaring lapses in defending her national interest, still demand explanation. Scholars point to the influence of Gandhism or Indian dharma on decision-makers, but Gandhi was no advocate of appeasement, and he actively though non-violently challenged injustices. Hindu dharma moreover always had a robust appreciation of the role of the Kshatriya. George Tanham’s thesis that India has historically lacked a strategic doctrine, certainly seems to fit this case. Arpi points to the heavy costs, both military and ecological, which we have paid for this lapse. Today mega-projects for diverting rivers in Tibet threaten our riparian systems through flooding and drought.

Does Panchsheel hold any lessons for us today? China is now an emergent economic giant with growing military muscle: India has also changed economically and militarily, but not as dramatically as China. Border problems remain with India’s vulnerable northern defences lacking comparable infrastructure to the elaborate roadways and developing railway system in Tibet. China’s pursuit of oil and power has extended her strategic reach into the Bay of Bengal and the Arabian Sea. Despite this, India under successive Prime Ministers from Indira Gandhi to Vajpayee and Manmohan Singh, has, like Japan and Taiwan, shown a readiness to engage and trade with China, while searching for optimal strategic accommodation. As for the Tibetan case, although it appears increasingly difficult, and the restraints of Buddhist non-violence prevent it from receiving the same world attention as the bloody Palestinian struggle, it has not disappeared.

The Asian balancing act finds echoes in the American policy debate as China seeks to become an Asian hegemon. Will she aggressively tangle with America (See Brzezinski and Mearsheimer in Foreign Policy January/February 2005) and other regional powers like India or rest content with downsizing them? Optimists hope for a graduated democratic evolution, but a militaristic fascistic future cannot be ruled out.

In India serious rethinking about China and the US began after the collapse of the Soviet system and Pokharan II had significantly altered the Asian strategic environment. Recently, American and Indian experts recommended a new orientation away from the "cobwebs" of the Cold War era in both countries, which would enable them to enter into a strategic relationship to compete with an "aggressive competitor like China." Indeed, there has always been a case for a partnership between America and the Asian democracies, and China’s hegemonism may well accelerate this outcome. Although history is said to repeat itself, and Indian responses at times seem confused, there is some evidence that a second Panchsheel is not in the offing.
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Studies of population dynamics aim to understand variation in the abundance and structure of populations. This field forms a major component of both fundamental population biology, e.g. the evolution of demographic strategies, and applied population biology, e.g. understanding and predicting the impact of global change on populations. The focus of population dynamics is on process rather than pattern. Individual performance, which is a function of variables such as age and experience, translates to population processes such as birth, death and dispersal. Demographic models map these processes, and their variation, through time and space, often with counter-intuitive results that can help guide conservation and management strategies.

This workshop will review the construction and analysis of matrix population models. Matrix models describe population processes on a discrete time scale and for discrete classes of individuals, e.g. age classes, sites, or developmental stages. We will discuss deterministic models and their generalization to include environmental stochasticity, demographic stochasticity, uncertainty, density-dependence, and spatial structure. We will also explore the practical application of matrix models using parameter estimates obtained from field data. We will emphasize a bottom-up approach that views models as tools to answer questions and modeling as an “art of simplification”. The focus will be on the use of models to explore the conservation and management of both plant and animal populations.

The format of the workshop will be a combination of lectures (with ample examples), hands-on exercises, and analysis of participant’s data. Computer lab exercises will use program ULM, a free, user-friendly program for building and analyzing matrix models, and R, a free open-source coding language that provides the user with near limitless flexibility, and at the same time, the ability to use more constrained but easy to use ‘packages’ in the R environment. For additional details on workshop content see

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Video: Flash on Android Is Shockingly Bad

And yet, people think it can be done on an iDevice and even want it!

While in theory Flash video might be a competitive advantage for Android users, in practice it’s difficult to imagine anyone actually trying to watch non-optimized web video on an Android handset, all of which makes one believe that maybe Steve Jobs was right to eschew Flash in lieu of HTML5 on the iPhone and iPad.

So, to be clear. There is no working version of Flash running on any smartphone, but somehow Apple should magically make it work on their devices with no access to the source code? In what reality is that reasonable?

From DVMagazine via Twitter: Hodgetts Leads Web Video Tech Sessions at Digital Video Expo

I’ve got a reasonably full DV Expo Schedule this year with three sessions on compression and web video on Thursday September 30th: Video Compression Options, Web & Mobile Video: Web Video Production Workshop, and Web & Mobile Video: Web Video Production Workshop | Part 2. That’s in the paid conference track, which has 11 days left for discounted registration.  Fun fact: in the audience will be a friend from my high school days I haven’t seen in more than 35 years.

The day before, Wednesday 29th, I’ll be on the main stage off the Exhibition floor with a free presentation “The New Now: Surviving the Changing Biz of Production The New Now — Surviving the Changing Business of Production”.

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Plus, that Wednesday night’s LAFCPUG meeting will include the first public demonstration of our newest piece of software prEdit. I’ll be writing more about prEdit coming up as tomorrow will be the first day I use it on a real project: a documentary we’re producing to find out how better to improve prEdit, but also to have demonstration media we own the rights to.

By the way, you can check my schedule for upcoming events on the Upcoming Presentations link at the top right of the blog. Next presentation will be at OCMA, Orange County on September 21: Part 2 of the New Now presentation. Marketing, sales, working more efficiently and owning an income.

Viral Video bad for producers and advetisers

Jim Louderback is one smart guy. Revison3 is doing well, building strong audiences and yes, getting enough advertising support to make a business. In this article he debunks the idea that going for “viral video success” is the wrong strategy for producers:

Let’s start with producers and show creators. Media is all about building habits. Successful producers bind an audience to their creation, building an insatiable hunger for the next installment, next episode, next post. But when you focus on viral success, you throw that focus on repeatability out the window. By its nature, viral videos are designed to surprise, titillate and entertain. They are, by nature, unique…

They do nothing for the producer long term (with some exceptions) but worse they’re not good for advertisers either:

Viral videos may be bad for creators and publishers, but they are actually worse for advertisers. Your typical viral video gets passed around, yes, and drives a lot of views. And yes, those can translate into impressions for an advertiser. But as we’ve seen at Revision3, advertising associated with viral videos has only a small fraction of the impact of an ad that runs inside, or alongside, an episodic video program. We’ve seen tremendous results from putting brands next to our long-running episodic programs — those with real communities, high comment-to-view ratios and predictable views. We’ve seen terrible results by associating the same brands and services with the few viral-focused shows we’ve tried out over the last five years. And if you try creating those viral-focused videos yourself, you are in for a real surprise. It is overwhelmingly likely that you’ll end up with closer to a thousand views than a million.

Concentrate on building an audience? What a concept.

Getting There From Here,

Getting There From Here, Technology Gruber’s take

I agree that the net would be better off with a much reduced use of Flash. Use it where it brings something valuable by all means, but a proprietary (show us the player source code) format should not be the dominant one.

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People involved in the P2P scene are generally thought of as not wanting to pay for anything, despite the evidence actually proving the opposite. (People who download unauthorized copies of music and film/tv actually buy more.) More evidence from this example. I nearly posted the request for funding a couple of days ago but it wasn’t really newsworthy. Getting funded – even a small $25K budget – is always worth celebrating.

Just three days after filmmaker Simon Klose started a fundraiser to complete his upcoming Pirate Bay documentary, the seed funding goal of $25,000 has already been reached. The Pirate audience has been extremely generous, with a full 27 days left the counter currently sits at $28,099

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Pedro Martinez took the next step to be in the Phillies rotation by throwing a 55-pitch bullpen session. Despite not throwing for a week after a fluid injection for an arthrogram, Pedro was pleased with the session saying it went better than he thought. Martinez felt little soreness in his shoulder, but was able to throw all his pitches.  Charlie Manuel said Pedro had good command.

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Pedro should feel confident.  The Phillies are 2-0 since the Phillies inked Martinez to a one year deal on July 15. No date has been scheduled for when he will rehab in a minor league game nor has their been a timetable as to when he makes his Phillies debut.

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SYDNEY, Australia (December 15, 1998 - ABC Radio)---Next year will mark the 30th anniversary of the so-called Act of Free Choice, a UN sponsored ballot that confirmed Indonesian sovereignty over Irian Jaya or West Papua.

But following the fall of President Suharto, pressure is growing from within and outside Irian Jaya, for that ballot - which involved just 1000 people - to be reviewed.

Mr. Wim Zongonnau has lived in exile in Papua New Guinea since 1969 and is leading a campaign for West Papuan Independence.

Currently on a three week visit to Australia, he called today for an independent international inquiry into the most recent claims of military atrocities on the island of Biak where up to two hundred people may have been massacred.

He told ABC's Phillip Lakser that the international community must pressure Jakarta to account for its appalling human rights record in Irian Jaya over the past three decades:

ZONGONNAU: Massacre is almost an activity under the Indonesian military regime in West Papua. There could be something like 200-thousand plus people disappeared in West Papua. It's not just by ignorance or by diseases but also massacred, murdered, tortured and within that, that's why it's important that the world now start focusing on West Papua in terms of human rights abuses.

LASKER: Do you detect that authorities in Indonesia since the change in leadership are now more receptive to calls for some sort of investigation?

ZONGONNAU: After the Suharto's fall that's the time there is a wind of freedom you know, democracy is prevailing in Indonesia and people are now able to talk their atrocities or the military regime in Indonesia and this is exactly the case in West Papua.

LASKER: And you are expecting to be able to talk to President Habibie I understand?

ZONGONNAU: Yeah, West Papuan's are demanding that there should be a dialogue or a talk with the Indonesian leader to see that the atrocities in West Papua need to be relooked at, as well as the demand by the West Papuans need to be heard by the Indonesian leader. West Papua's agenda is independence. It's important to get that message across to Habibie.

LASKER: Why is it important to get that message across to President Habibie as someone who's not considered by many Indonesians to be the legitimate leader of the country, someone who faces an election next year and isn't expected to survive. What can he possibly deliver?

ZONGONNAU: He himself said that he's prepared to listen what West Papuan's have to say. That's perhaps the main thing, that West Papuan's think there should be some discussion or talk with the Indonesian leader. He is the first man in Indonesian leadership who has indicated that he should listen to what the West Papuan have to say.

LASKER: Well, why would Indonesian authorities allow Irian Jaya to become independent, given that that might threaten the existence of the country as a whole? It may provide encouragement to other regions of Indonesia that also want independence.

ZONGONNAU: Well as you know maintaining a military rule in West Papua is a very costly exercise. In terms of the unity of the Indonesian republic they have to choose whether leave East Timor, West Papua to be independent or dragging on the conflict until it become more chaos. So we think it's safe for Indonesia to maintain its unity among the unitary system of a republic they are more safe without East Timor and West Papua, then they can be more prosperous. The more they keep their foothold the worse Indonesia can become. So in my view it's the best thing. It's painful for them to make the decision. Suddenly West Papua and East Timor are out.

LASKER: Obviously you believe or you have faith in the fact that West Papua will be independent one day. Do you have a target year or date in your mind?

ZONGONNAU: We think it could happen before 2,010. West Papuan's are no longer in isolation now. West Papuan's are now have reached the same level of Indonesian's and other people in terms of politics, economics and so on so it's a matter of opportunity. If there's opportunity for them to come out and express their views I think we see the independence not far away.

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PORT VILA, Vanuatu (Vanuatu Daily Post, Octo. 5, 2017) – It happens every time disaster strikes in the developing world. The inhabitants of the place become background players in a drama about selfless aid workers saving lives in the furthest corners of the globe.

To be fair, most aid workers reject that narrative. I should know. I’ve been one. When category 5 cyclone Pam devastated Vanuatu, I helped the UNICEF communications team deliver some of the first reports from the storm-ravaged country.

The image of the intrepid white person (let’s not dance around it) saving dark people’s lives is an inevitable and apparently unavoidable product of people’s need to understand. For you millions sitting at home, in the car or on the train, reading or listening to the news, all you’ll ever know—all you can know—about these far-flung localities is what you get in the 90-120 seconds that the media can give you before you move on. If the scene contains familiar faces, it’s easier for you to relate. If it’s spoken in your language, it’s easier still. It’s all about making you care. And your care saves lives.

But we have to find a way to remember that the people in this story speak their own language. They have their own culture, their own values, their own sense of what is right.

The defining aspect of the Manaro volcano story is how quickly and effectively people all across this country mobilised to support Ambae’s population after the volcano forced them into exile.

Goods were being collected from the moment people began to filter down from the hilltop villages that were the first affected by ash and acid rain. Nobody waited for authorities to tell them what to do. Family comes first in Vanuatu, and we are all one family when faced with adversity such as this.

The islands of Ambae and Maewo have always enjoyed close ties, and nowhere was this more evident than in their warm and well-organised reception for the evacuees. One by one, chiefs from north to south designated which groups would be their respective wards. Villagers throughout Maewo stepped up, establishing spaces for them in their villages, digging latrine pits, designating cooking areas, building shelters and providing food, water and other necessities.

People from end to end of the island of Pentecost have turned out and done everything within their power, not just to accommodate, but to welcome Ambae’s exiles. Pangi village in the south is famous for its land-diving. Chiefs there gathered evacuees together and welcomed them with a feast, literally slaughtering a fatted calf for them.

Nowhere has the effort been greater than in Luganville, Santo, which is hosting over 5,300 evacuees. As the ships began arriving, some carrying as many as 1,000 at a time, there were no scenes of pandemonium so commonly associated with mass migrations.

An eyewitness wrote, “People everywhere, trucks and cars everywhere, but everyone [was] calm, no panic, no one upset as the community welcomed them.”

This is the Ambae story: The amazing and inspiring willingness of the people of Vanuatu to do everything—and give everything—necessary to look after their own.

Only one person—an elderly man—has reportedly died so far, and he died of a broken heart at being uprooted from his land.

Vanuatu’s government is not absent in this picture; it is an inseparable part of it. The grassroots Ambae Manaro Organising Committee has worked hand in glove with the National Disaster Management Office to ship donated relied supplies, first to the island of Ambae itself, and now to Santo, for distribution to the large evacuee population there.

The foreign donors, aid organisations and NGOs who know us best will be doing the same: integrating their efforts into local endeavours.

The Ambae Manaro committee yesterday reported that they would be seeking to employ people within the evacuee population itself to provide essential services to their companions. The Santo Ambae Support Community echoes these sentiments.

“It’s so important for the evacuees were welcomed and cared by the community from Ambae, they can talk [the] same language and still feel [at] home.”

Those NGOs with a permanent presence here in Vanuatu know the value of fitting in, employing Ni Vanuatu staff and consultants in key positions in order to ensure that they operate effectively and with sensitivity to local concerns.

In spite of all this, millions of people who know nothing of Vanuatu but its suffering will only see images of military planes, bales of supplies, ships and expat workers doing what they can to help.

On TV screens, tablets and phones, the people of Vanuatu will be reduced to the backdrop against which the soap opera of disaster relief unfolds its all too predictable melodrama.

It doesn’t have to be that way, but sadly, it probably will be.

So today, at least, before our news feed gets swamped with images of Hercules planes, Black Hawk helicopters and crisply uniformed military officers, let’s take a moment to remind ourselves: This is Vanuatu’s story. It’s a story about fellowship, about buddies in bad times, about pulling together, and about helping at all costs.

Can we get through this without international help? Not a chance. We know it’s offered in the spirit of camaraderie and friendship. We’re grateful, too. But when you talk to the international media, please don’t forget who was there first, and who will remain when you’ve gone back home.

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A woman said at 6:30 p.m., about two hours after she left her puppy in the fenced-in backyard in the 4300 block of Independence Avenue, she walked outside to find a damaged fence post and no dog, according to a Peoria police report.

The wooden privacy fence, which had nails 3 to 4 inches long, had been forced away from the fence post, the woman said, and there was no way her English bulldog could have caused the damage to escape.

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CHICAGO — John Paxson insisted the Chicago Bulls are in a good position. And the Bulls' top executive hopes they are never in this spot again.

"We did this year what we felt was in the long-term best interests of the Bulls," Paxson said Thursday. "It's not a situation that any of us want to ever be in again. It goes against everything as a competitive person that you believe in, but it's the way the system is set up. To be very honest, we believe we've done it the right way."

The Bulls went 27-55, their worst record since the 2003-04 season, and missed the playoffs for the second time in three years. But they are staying the course after going all-in on rebuilding.

Paxson, Chicago's executive vice president of basketball operations, praised coach Fred Hoiberg and said he will "absolutely" return for a fourth season. He said most of the roster will be back "because we're headed in the right direction" and called this "as important a summer as we've had in a very long time."

Here are some things to know heading into the offseason:

The Bulls believe they set themselves up for long-term success when they traded Jimmy Butler to Minnesota for Zach LaVine, Kris Dunn and Lauri Markkanen on draft night last year. All three players they landed showed promise, with Markkanen emerging as one of the league's top rookies. Throw in a lottery pick as well as another first-rounder this year and the Bulls believe they are positioning themselves to make a jump in the Eastern Conference.

The Bulls didn't give up Butler only to let LaVine go as a restricted free agent. But there could be some interesting negotiations. Paxson said general manager Gar Forman will talk to LaVine's agent "at the appropriate time."

"I think the market has tightened up a little bit the last couple years," Paxson said. "But we obviously value Zach a lot. We think he's a part of our future, but he has the opportunity to explore things."

The two-time slam dunk champion missed the first 42 games while recovering from a torn ACL in the left knee that he suffered with Minnesota and sat out the final 14 because of tendinitis in the knee. LaVine flashed his explosiveness but clearly had some rust to knock off when he was available, averaging 16.7 points in 24 games. For now, he's looking forward to a summer without rehab.

"I missed the whole last offseason and that's where I make a lot of my jumps in the summer," LaVine said.

From struggling rookie to solid NBA player in his second season, Dunn made quite a jump. But he remains far from a finished product. Though he averaged 13.4 points in 52 games and tied for fourth in the league in steals (2 per game), Dunn averaged 2.9 turnovers. Paxson said he's comfortable with him as the No. 1 point guard next season and Cameron Payne as the backup. But did Dunn do enough to establish himself as the Bulls' long-term starter?

"What we saw from Kris Dunn this year was really encouraging," said Paxson, who would like to see Dunn become a stronger finisher. "When he was healthy, he showed some real competitiveness."

Paxson had strong praise for Hoiberg, saying he and his staff "set the culture correctly in the summer" and held the team together despite all the losses. Hoiberg is 110-136 in three seasons with the Bulls. But he finally had a roster suited to his pace and space style.

"Fred and our guys set the tone when our guys came back and they just had the everyday attitude of working," Paxson said. "That needs to carry over and it will. Our guys need to continue to buy in which we believe they will."

With the sixth or seventh slot in the lottery and a pick from New Orleans in the 20 to 23 range, the Bulls need to hit in the draft this year if they're going to accelerate the rebuild. Paxson indicated the Bulls will look to add more size and versatility on the wing. Mikal Bridges of Villanova could be a possibility with their higher pick.


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When we started this journey four years ago — it doesn’t seem that long — we talked about as players about taking our union back, said Paul, the Houston Rockets point guard. We went through a year and a half of a search trying to find the right fit and right person to lead our union, and she has been nothing short of amazing, with the staff, everyone that works at the union, with the players, with the full body of players and representing us and our thoughts. We just wanted to show her how much we appreciate her.

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Plastic surgery in Seattle

Seattle is the biggest city of the Northwest Pacific area of the United States, a gorgeous city that is the home of so many artists and celebrities.

So, in such an urban environment, it is only normal for the plastic surgery in Seattle to flourish.

There are very many plastic surgery centers here and as many extremely appreciated surgeons that can help anyone regain their physical beauty.

It is not hard to find clinics of plastic surgery in Seattle, as it is harder to make up your mind when it comes to the best clinic for you.

The following lines are meant to help you out, offering information about some of the most appreciated plastic surgery centers in the city.

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Seattle Plastic Surgery Center

Managed by Dr. Robert M. Grenley, this is probably one of the finest centers of plastic surgery in Seattle. The clinic has the latest equipments and technology for the best care, and the best trained staff members that will make sure you are taken care of from start to end.

Dr. Robert Grenley was always interested in painting and sculpting, appreciating doing something beautiful with his hands.

Also, he was interested in symmetries and balance, so it was only natural for him to pursue a career in the plastic surgery domain. Working in the private practice of Seattle since 1985, Dr.Grenley accumulated a lot of experience during his activity, ending up one of the most appreciated plastic surgeons in the city.

Perhaps his permanent attention for details made him so successful, because Dr. Grenley never leaves something by chance, always being focused to deliver the best results for every surgery.

The procedures available at this clinic include breast augmentation, lift, reduction, and implant revision; tummy tuck, liposuction, and mommy makeover; brow lift, chin surgery, eyelid surgery, and face lift.

Also, there is a list of non-surgical procedures that can be provided as well, like Botox, Juvederm, injectable fillers, and Latisse. You can pick any of these services depending on what you need, but it is always best to discuss with Dr. Grenley before making a decision, because his expertise will help you make the best decision by offering the best solution in your case.

The costs of the procedures offered by this clinic can vary a lot, so it is best to make an appointment and have a conversation with the doctor. This way, your condition will be assessed and an adequate solution will be found, together with the most accessible price possible.

Rand Cosmetic Surgery

A double board certified surgeon, Dr. Richard Rand is definitely a well-known figure of the plastic surgery in Seattle domain. Through his private practice, Dr. Rand is helping so many people that live in Seattle and surrounding areas have the appearance they always wanted.

He comes from a family of doctors, being the fourth generation that continues with serving people through medicine in the best way possible. Even if his father and grandfather were neurosurgeons, Dr. Rand decided to dedicate his attention to cosmetic surgery, inspired by his mother’s attraction towards art.

So, today, he creates art with the help of medical advances and technologies, helping everyone enjoy a beautifully sculpted body and face.

The procedures offered by the Dr. Rand’s clinic include breast augmentation, lift, and reduction; tummy tuck, liposuction, and mommy makeover; facelift and eyelid surgery; and a variety of skin treatments that are non-invasive, like lip augmentation, Botox, laser hair removal, and more.

So, as you can see, there are top solutions here that will make you look younger and more beautiful, through both invasive and non-invasive methods, depending on your needs.

Dr. Rand may not be among the cheapest plastic surgeons in Seattle, but great services don’t come cheap. He is not the most expensive either, but you should expect to pay more for quality services.

The prices may vary a lot, depending on your requirements and how your body looks. Because there are several factors that can influence the costs, it is most recommended to make an appointment with Dr. Rand and talk about what you need.

This way, he will get to see how complex the treatment will be and will be able to approximate the costs.

Sound Plastic Surgery

Sound Plastic Surgery is a clinic managed by two amazing surgeons. Dr. Joshua Cooper and Dr. Scott Sattler are the two plastic surgeons that managed to make this clinic reach the tops of plastic surgery in Seattle.

Both of the doctors are board certified and members of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons. They dedicate a lot of care and attention to every patient they have, making sure they receive the best treatment.

Even if their private clinic has many staff members that could help out, these two doctors like taking care of matters personally.

So even something simple as Botox injections are treated with maximum responsibility, being performed by the doctors themselves. This is a sign that shows just how important customer satisfaction is for them, together with delivering the highest quality services.

It is enough to look at the feedback provided by their former patients to realize that these two doctors are indeed drive to obtaining the best results, while protecting the health and wellbeing of their patients.

The list of procedures offered by Sound Plastic Surgery is quite consistent and it includes: face lift, neck lift, brow lift, rhinoplasty, facial implants, eyelid surgery, breast lift, breast reduction, breast augmentation, breast implant, liposuction, tummy tuck, fat grafting, and hair restoration surgery.

But also include chemical peels, Botox, Juvederm, Sculptra, and other non-invasive beauty treatments. The moment you will walk into the office of one of these doctors, you will be treated as a unique individual. Your needs and desires will be heard and the best solution will be provided by these experienced, skilled, and talented surgeons.

When it comes to costs, it is hard to determine a standard cost because each and every patient needs something else. Still, Dr. Cooper and Dr. Sattler try to raise awareness that high quality procedures and excellent medical services will not be cheap.

This does not mean that their prices will be through the roof. It means that the price for a plastic surgery procedure that will deliver the best results and won’t endanger your health and wellbeing will reflect its quality.

They do not recommend going for the cheapest offer, because once cosmetic surgery is done badly, there is nothing much you can do about it to correct the damages.

Shahram Salemy Plastic Surgery

One of the top plastic surgeons in America, as declared since 2006, Dr. Shahram Salemy is a very well-known name in the domain of plastic surgery in Seattle. He is known for the fact that he uses the latest techniques in cosmetic surgery, always being up to date with the latest news and breakthroughs.

Also, he uses his experience and expertise to tailor each treatment according to the requirements and needs of every patient, providing a personalized solution for each of them. The results Dr. Salemy are long lasting and the health and wellbeing of the patient are always protected.

Being among the top doctors in plastic surgery in Seattle, Dr. Salemy offers a wide array of procedures that fit all needs. Among we can mention breast augmentation, breast lift, breast augmentation with lift, breast reduction, and breast revision; reduction of male breasts, tummy tuck, liposuction, mommy makeover, and body contouring; Brazilian but lift, lip augmentation, facelift, rhinoplasty, brow lift, and eyelid lift. Also, there are available a number of non-surgical beauty treatments, like Botox, Juvederm, and more.

Concerning the prices of the procedures offered by Dr. Salemy, they may be a bit above average, but they include aspects that are not covered by most clinics. For instance, in case of a breast augmentation with lift, the price of the total intervention may range somewhere around $13,000. The total cost includes breast augmentation, breasts lift, silicone implants, the fee for the surgery facility and anesthesia.

It also includes insurance for short term, just in case anything turns out wrong and the patient will need hospitalization. This is something that most clinics are not offering. You will have to pay for the consultation prior to the surgery, $100 more or less, and to make a deposit, of at least $500, both sums being cut down from the total price of the surgery that just previously mentioned.

So, having in mind that you are going to be taken care of by a doctor with a lot of experience in the field and will enjoy the latest techniques of plastic surgery in Seattle available at the moment, the price is more than reasonable. Just have in mind that some procedures, like breast augmentation, are prone to leaving scars, so finding a surgeon that knows that is doing will minimize the apparition of scars at the location of the surgery.

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FROM THE ARCHIVES: Elaine Stritch On Not Being Nominated for a Tony

From the Archives   FROM THE ARCHIVES: Elaine Stritch On Not Being Nominated for a Tony
In 1995 Stritch returned to Broadway in Harold Prince’s revival of Show Boat. The iconic actress reflected on a lifetime in show business in this no holds barred interview.
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Digging into the archives, we unearth the original articles printed in the Playbills of yesteryear

In this July 1995 interview, an ever-candid Elaine Stritch shares her feelings on not being nominated for a Tony Award (for playing Parthy in the 1995 revival of Show Boat), and looks back at her screen career—and her relationship with Rock Hudson.

The “million dollar legs,” as she blithely bills them, have developed a swelling at the ankles. Too much gangplank in high heels, she figures as she hoists her leg up on a chair so her publicist can tape an ice pack to the ache.

It is Saturday, and Elaine Stritch is between Show Boat voyages, “convalescing” from her 22-month ride in a quaint little French restaurant a couple of blocks from the Cotton Blossom docking at the Gershwin Theatre. All the way along West 51st Street, she has done a big drum roll about the lovely garden at Tout La Bien, only to learn on arriving that the garden is now closed in, having acquired a ceiling seven years ago. No matter. Stritch can stretch her imagination back to the way it was—even ghosts from the golden days. “Used to see Maurice Chevalier over there, tipping a quarter. Big spender, Maurice.”

Stritch gives off a pretty golden-era glow herself—a still-surviving “Broadway Baby” currently reincarnated as Parthy Hawks, the woman behind the man behind the wheel of Edna Ferber’s 19th-century show boat. Henpecking Cap’n Andy Hawks is a thankless chore, and it grew even more thankless recently when Stritch’s work went by the boards unnoted by Tony nominators. That’s what comes of shoehorning a legend into a pinched part like Parthy.

The day after the nomination didn’t come out, when Stritch showed up for work at the theatre, her favorite kibitzer—Ralph Williams (a.k.a. “Windy,” the flame-haired pilot of the Cotton Blossom)—rushed up to buoy her spirits, but, characteristically, she beat him to the punch. “I’m just shocked!” she told him. “It’s unthinkable the Tonys would totally snub a performance like Windy.”

He, of course, crumbled into small pieces—and, a couple of days later, came up with some Tony-night strategy for Stritch: Get a nun’s habit, be flown across the stage on wires and say, “You don’t like me, you really don’t like me.”

It’s Stritch’s nature to apply healing humor to fresh wounds, but she insists she’s actually relieved she wasn’t nominated. “I don’t want to win a Tony for support at my age. I’m very vibrant and very active in this business—says she with her leg up on a chair with an ice pack on it—but I am, and, when I have billing on the same line with Cap’n Andy, I want to be nominated for leading lady. I don’t give a (bleep) how many lines I have or how many songs I have. I don’t want to be up for support. Not that I have anything against supporting players—the name itself is my idea of theatre—but, very much like Company, everybody in Show Boat is an ensemble player. There is no star in Show Boat.”

Inevitably, Company creeps into any Stritch chat. That show—and her solo in it, Sondheim’s “The Ladies Who Lunch”—represented the farthest stretch of Stritch, so naturally the Svengali who got her through it—Harold Prince—has but to crook his finger and she comes running. Never mind that Parthy is not a starring (or even singing) role, The Prince is to be pleased. Purists of the Jerome Kern-Oscar Hammerstein II score were rattled when he swiped a love song from the honeymooning ingénues (“Why Do I Love You?”) and turned it into a lullaby for her to croak to the newborn granddaughter they give her, but when this granddaughter grows up into a Broadway star and sings it right back at her, it gives the show its unifying arc. “Talk about the appeal this show has for grandmothers! This is exactly what happens to so many grandparents. Their real personality comes out not in their children but in their grandchildren.”

You just get one quick glimpse at the real Parthy—surprisingly soft and sweet – alone in her room, reprising the number sitting in a window. “The only time Parthy can express herself is when she’s by herself, “ says Stritch, whose warm rasp cradles the ballad beautifully and round off the rough edges of this carping, one-note crone. “No woman is all Edna May Oliver, and no woman is all Dorothy McGuire. Both can be and are present in the same person.”

Stritch’s androgynous, martini-dry voice made her a perfect pitch person for La Cage aux Folles. “Guys’ voices were too low, and women’s voices were too high for that homosexual thing to come through, so they called me—thank you so much—so over I went. I made a few bucks on that commercial.” And beaucoup buddies in the gay community (hence her reverential status in Party).

“They asked me the other day to do a commercial for Love! Valour! Compassion! in front of the theatre, using celebrities instead of people off the street, but I declined. I said I’d only do it if I could imitate those people they’re trying to make us think have just seen the show. Aren’t they the worst? ‘I cried! I don’t cry in life, but I cried in this!’ Get. Off.”

Not unlike “Ol’ Man River,” Stritch just keeps rollin’ along—but never is a straight line. “There’s nothing straight about me,” she trumpets with some measure of primal pride, “except my heterosexuality.” New York or London, musical or drama, theatre or film—careers don’t come any more eclectic. Name another actress who would sail smoothly away with Noël Coward’s Sail Away and still give full sonic blast to Edward Albee’s Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?

Age-wise, she’s all over the place, subscribing to Tallulah’s self-description: “I was born, and the next day I was 40.” The ageless factor helped her follow Ethel Merman, a star 20 years her senior, into Call Me Madam. And the “Zip” she did in the 1952 Pal Joey retained its, er, zip when she did it recently at a gala.

It may be indelicate to point out that Stritch’s last time as a Tony-nominated Featured (or Supporting) Actress came almost 40 years ago—as Bus Stop’s brassy proprietress—but that may be her favorite part, and it did kick off her kooky career in films. “Michael Curtiz directed my first movie. He had seen a performance in Kismet of a young chorus girl and thought she was dynamite—the next Barbara Stanwyck—so he got her for this movie, which was also my first, The Scarlet Hour. She was a star for 15 minutes. Someone asked what I played, and I said, ‘Well, actually, I look like I’m visiting the set.’ I mean, This Part Had Nothing To Do With Anything. I was her best friend. I never really felt that. I just didn’t feel there was that kind of connection.”

She was best friends, and a bit more, with Rock Hudson when she surfaced, billed eighth, in his remake of A Farewell to Arms. “Great guy. Funny. He loved women like me. I’m no threat. But what he didn’t bargain for is there’s another side to Elaine, like there’s another side to him. Who wouldn’t? I didn’t know enough not to. I’m in Rome, in a David Selznick film. I’m staying at the Grand Hotel, and he’s taking me to dinner every night. Gimme a greak. I’m buying all the Italian clothes, spending all my salary trying to look good for Rock Hudson. Unbelievable! Little did I know.”

Her screen career carneed from the ridiculous (The Perfect Furlough with Tony Curtis and Janet Leigh) to the sublime (Alain Resnais’s Providence with Ellen Burstyn, Dick Bogarde and John Gielgud as well as a nearly Oscar-nominated return in Woddy Allen’s September). More often than not, the emphasis was on the former.

Who Killed Teddy Bear? is a perverse favorite. “I played—now listen to this: who could turn this part down?—a lesbian who owned a disco and gets murdered on East End and 89th Street, strangled with a silk stocking by Sal Mineo. I didn’t even read the script. Juliet Prowse and I got bombed on brandy the day we shot the dyke scene. Everybody said, ‘Very believable.’ I said, ‘Thanks.’”

She took Company to London and stayed there for 13 years, getting off hit runs of Small Craft Warnings and The Gingerbread Lady and hit series (“Two’s Company” with Donald Sinden). She even married there, an actor named John Bay, and it was his work not hers that brought them to America. He died of a brain tumor a few years after their arrival here. Now, London looms again for her.

When Stritch finishes her stint in Show Boat, she’s hoping to have a nice restful stay in a wheelchair, playing the old woman in Emlyn William’s famous head-in-a-hatbox thriller, Night Must Fall, at the National. “You know why I’d love to play it? A thousand years ago, in Provincetown, I did Night Must Fall—my first job out of dramatic school. I was the ingénue, and the star was Dame May Whitty. I watched that broad every single night. That scene at the end when she’s alone in her house, in her wheelchair, and gets scared and calls after the killer she thinks is her friend. The script says, ‘Danny. Danny? DANNY? DANNY!’ On opening night she said it 27 times. Now, that’s an actress! Fear was thick in the air. We went through the roof. It was scary!”

That would, indeed bring the career full circle—and, as she herself likes to say, there’s only one thing straight about Elaine Stritch. Keep rollin’ on, girl.

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Murphy, Greenspan, Chalfant Perform in "Voices of Peace and Dissent" Off-Broadway Starting April 7

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The Worth Street Theater Company will open "Voices of Peace and Dissent From Ground Zero" at The Tribeca Playhouse on April 7. The series will star actors, activists and celebrities reading anti-war writings in protest of the current war in Iraq.

The show will repeat every Monday night. The performances will feature a rotating cast that includes Kathleen Chalfant (Wit), Claire Higgins (Vincent in Brixton), Tovah Feldshuh (Golda's Balcony), David Greenspan (She Stoops to Comedy) and Donna Murphy (Passion). The text for the evening will span many generations, ranging from the words of the ancient Greeks to such present day playwrights as Eric Bogosian (Talk Radio) and Tony Kushner (Angels in America).

Worth Street presented the revue-like "Stage Door Canteen" at their Tribeca space in response to the Sept. 11 attacks on the nearby World Trade Center. Ground Zero workers, volunteers and all uniformed personnel were admitted free to the show. Among the artists who performed were Kristin Chenoweth, Joey McIntyre, Daphne Rubin-Vega, Alice Ripley, Mario Cantone, Alice Ripley, Richard Kind, Daisy Eagan, Colin Quinn, Phylicia Rashad, Sandy Duncan, Cady Huffman, John Pizzarelli, Crista Moore, Darius De Haas, Queen Esther, Adriane Lenox, Jonathan Dokuchitz, Jessica Molaskey, Molly Price and Lea DeLaria.

Performances of "Voice of Peace and Dissent..." begin at 8 PM at The Tribeca Playhouse, 111 Reade Street (at West Broadway). A portion of the proceeds will go towards a pro-peace/Humanitarian organization. For tickets and information, call (212) 868-4444.

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October 20, 2009Written by Anthony Severino

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The museum is primarily centered around domestic types of plugs shown around the world map.
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Nearly each type of plug and socket is used in a number of countries. An inventory of countries with their types of plugs and sockets is given in the IEC list of World Plugs.

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Wiring techniques. Certification and quality marks.
Information about plug manufacturers.
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Material, used for special purposes, that deviates from standards shown in the above map.
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Classic porcelain and Bakelite connectors, and modern appliance couplers, as IEC 60320.
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STATE COLLEGE — After three underwhelming nonconference wins to start the year, it was hard to tell just how good Penn State was going to be.

STATE COLLEGE — After three underwhelming nonconference wins to start the year, it was hard to tell just how good Penn State was going to be.

Iowa's defense and special teams provided a resounding answer Saturday night, yet again using the Nittany Lions as a springboard to success.

"It lets us realize that we're capable of being a good team," said linebacker Pat Angerer, who led Iowa with 14 tackles, a forced fumble and an interception. "We obviously have a lot of work to do, but we're getting there."

Iowa has won eight straight since upsetting then-undefeated Penn State, 24-23 last November in Iowa City to hand the Nittany Lions their first loss and knock them out of the 2008 national title chase.

The latest upset sent Iowa (4-0, 1-0 Big Ten) rocketing back into the latest AP Top 25 poll at No. 13 after being unranked for two weeks, while Penn State (3-1, 0-1) tumbled 10 spots to No. 15.

The Hawkeyes' offense could use some work after stumbling themselves against Penn State in a defensive slugfest played in pouring rain. Iowa receivers dropped several passes, and the offensive line got caught off-guard when the Nittany Lions blitzed more in the second half.

Then again, the offense didn't need to do much more with the way their defense was flying all over the field.

Normally cool Penn State quarterback Daryll Clark looked out of rhythm, his offensive line harassed by the Hawkeyes defensive front. The Lions turned the ball over three times as their offense sputtered.

"I don't know. I have to look at the tape before we start saying this is what happened," coach Joe Paterno said. "Obviously we'll see that turnovers were a big thing in the game."

Clark started out hitting his first five passes, including a 79-yard touchdown catch by Chaz Powell, but finished 12 of 32 for 198 yards with three interceptions.

Two of those picks came in the game's final 12:21, which started with Adrian Clayborn's momentum-turning 53-yard blocked punt return for a score and also covered Evan Royster's lost fumble after a long kick return by Powell.

"It was really unbelievable to see," Iowa quarterback Ricky Stanzi said about watching his team's defense work in the fourth quarter.

Iowa has come a long way since starting the season by barely holding off FCS school Northern Iowa to drop out of the polls. Since then, they've routed Iowa State and shut down Arizona star tailback Nic Grigsby before foiling Penn State.

Penn State's nonconference schedule was perhaps weaker. The defense looked solid in routs of Akron, Syracuse and Temple, though the offense couldn't piece together a complete game.

Things looked good in a dominating first quarter in which Penn State outgained Iowa 147-54. Clark played well in the pocket, and Paterno shook up the play-calling by unleashing his mobile quarterback on designed keepers.

But the offensive line began to wither under Iowa pressure. Starting right tackle DeOn'tae Pannell was lifted after getting badly beaten by Iowa defensive end Broderick Binns on a sack in the end zone that led to a safety.

Royster, a 1,200-yard rusher last year, finished with 69 yards on 17 carries, his third sub-100 yard performance of the season.

Clark gave his offensive line a pep talk after the game.

"There were a couple mistakes here and there from everybody," Clark said. "What we do after this will determine what type of football team we are. We still have a lot of football left."


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The photographs show in this series were taken during the 2006 World Cup, when I divided my time between London and Paris, going from pubs to bars, trying to catch the essence of each football game through people’s expression.

The Beautiful Game is a journey through the magic of football. It’s about the way the game unites people from all walks of life, regardless of their cultural or social backgrounds, all sharing the same mixture of emotions.
Each game absorbed the spectators so intensely that they forget about the camera pointing at them.

In the same way as the supporters are staring at the screen, and only the screen, I’m staring at the faces, and only them. I deliberately chose not to show the TV screens in any of my shots, to stay focused on the individuals and their emotions, and that way create a mystery about what it is exactly that the faces in the photographs are so mesmerised by. What are they all looking at? These photographs draw us into the emotions of the moment, may it be an instant of victory or defeat, joy or sadness.

Dean is a french photographer, based in London. She graduated from l’Ecole des metiers de l’image (CFT Gobelins), Paris, before moving to London in 2000. She worked with Photovoice (UK based charity), and Sight of Emotion (Mexican NGO) as a facilitator on the Beyond Sight project (a workshop on sensory photography for the blind and visually impaired).

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As Aretha Franklin said: “We all require and want respect, man or woman, black or white. It’s our basic human right.”

How do you command respect? In the spring of 1967, when 24-year-old Aretha Franklin recorded her version of Otis Reading’s song “Respect,” America was in turmoil. Protests against the Vietnam War were growing, as were the civil rights and women’s liberation movements. Aretha’s signature line, “R-E-S-P-E-C-T / Find out what it means to me,” was a revolutionary proclamation of strength for a woman at that time and became the anthem for anyone who felt marginalized. The daughter of the renowned Reverend C.L. Franklin and gospel singer Barbara Siggers Franklin, Aretha was exposed to notable household visitors such as Ella Fitzgerald, Duke Ellington, Mahalia Jackson, James Cleveland and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. She was immersed in the empowerment cries of the time, and an unapologetic fervor and passion came out in her music. Over the course of her six-decade career, the “Queen of Soul” sold more than 75 million records, garnering 44 Grammy nominations, winning 18, and becoming the first woman inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 1987. Like Aretha, command respect. Allow your presence to exude confidence and be bold in sharing your uniqueness with the world. Act with integrity and treat others the way you want to be treated. Ask for what you want and speak up for what you believe. Know your innate worth and don’t let anyone, in your personal or professional life, make you feel “less than.” Show people what respect means to you and claim your dignity.

Until next time, remember-it’s your divine life, live it to the fullest. The power is in your hands!

With Purpose & Power,

A Personal Note on Aretha Franklin: My mother, Janie Sykes-Kennedy, knew Aretha Franklin through their mutual vocal coach, Leola Carter. My mother and Aretha would take voice lessons together–at the same time–with Ms. Carter in the CBS building on 54th and Broadway, where the Ed Sullivan theatre is. Aretha must have been around 18 years old at the time. It was before she became a big star. Atlantic Records would send their artists to Ms. Carter for polishing. My mother said that Ms. Carter was sometimes late and Aretha and her would chat about everyday things. Then, they would have their lesson. My mother said, “I always liked Aretha’s soulful voice.” My mother has a beautiful voice herself but stopped singing when she became pregnant with her first child (my brother). Then, a few years later, my family moved to Africa. I wonder what it would have been like if she had pursued a professional singing career? I may not have been born! When I was an executive at VH1 in the 1990s, we formed the VH1 Band. Julie Davidson, SVP of Programming, was the lead singer and Ed Bennett, VH1 President, played guitar. The head of Research was on drums. I was a backup singer. There were a few others in the group I don’t remember. For the cable industry’s “Battle of the Bands,” we performed the song “Respect.” I was doing the “sock it to me, sock it to me, sock it to me” lines, along with a dance. It was a lot of fun. I think that particular song was one of the reasons we won, beating out HBO and other networks. We commanded respect. :)

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As you begin the year, you’re probably developing a new budget for your business. No matter how much you sell, there’s no quicker path to a cash shortage than bad budgeting. Victor Butcher, head of Butcher Financial Services, says a well-prepared budget serves as a road map for companies. “You need the road map to understand where you’re going with your business,” he says. With that in mind, here are a few tips to ensure you make the most accurate budget possible for 2018.

Don’t Underestimate Expenses
Whether you’re talking about internal projects, marketing initiatives, or client services, you should always assume you’ll encounter unexpected costs. If you don’t leave wiggle room in your budget, you’ll have to borrow cash allocated to other endeavors. “Every project seems to have an extra cost that was never anticipated,” notes Shufflrr CEO James Ontra. It’s much better to budget for these speed bumps than run out of gas before you reach the finish line.

Account for Fluctuations
Even if you don’t sell Christmas trees or pool toys, your business probably has a sales cycle. Assuming that your revenue and spending will be consistent throughout the year sets you up for failure. While making your budget, be sure to consider when you expect an off-season. This will allow you to focus on marketing efforts in your downtime and keep profits coming in when you need them most. Similarly, you should limit unnecessary spending during the months when you expect revenue to be down.

Make Realistic Projections
Too many companies look at the future with rose-tinted glasses. “You never want to be in a position where you’re spending more than you have coming in,” says Annie Scranton, owner of Pace Public Relations. How do you end up in this quagmire? There’s no surer way than projecting huge growth without the data to back it up. Your sales forecast needs to be realistic, if not a little lean. After all, 20 percent extra in revenue is a bonus, but 20 percent under can be a catastrophe.

Your Budget Isn’t One and Done
So, you’ve finished a budget, but that doesn’t mean it will never change. At the very least, you should review your planning on a quarterly basis. Change is the only constant in the business world, and adaptability based on profit patterns is a key component of budgeting success.


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  • Do you think Abbey treated you fairly?
  • Did Abbey ask if you have any existing medical conditions?
  • Did Abbey ask if you were entitled to sick pay from your employer?

If you have taken out a loan or mortgage through Abbey in the past and you think you have been mis-sold a Payment Protection Insurance policy you may be confused where to go to make a complaint. In January 2010 Abbey disappeared from the high street altogether replaced by branches bearing the name of its owner Santander. If you still have your Abbey account you have probably received a new Santander card, account number and cheque book, but if you closed your account with Abbey before this time you may be unsure how to make a complaint or even whether you are still entitled to.

The good news is when Santander purchased Abbey in 2004 it also purchased responsibility for its customers. This means if you would like to make a claim regarding a Payment protection insurance policy purchased before or after the Santander buy out you still have the right to make a complaint.

If you have a payment protection policy with Abbey or any other bank, building society or broker, but are unsure whether the cover was mis-sold our list below should be able to help.

Where you given the wrong or misleading information at the point of sale?

  • Where you told you had to have the policy? PPI is an optional extra. If you were told you had to have the cover you could make a claim.
  • Where you told taking out the payment protection insurance would improve your chance of being given a loan? Taking out a PPI policy would not affect your credit rating which is the deciding factor, along with your circumstances and income, as to whether you are given a loan.
  • Were you sold the cover without the terms, conditions or costs being fully explained? In order to decide whether the cover was right for you your lender should have made you fully aware of the full costs of the policy along with any exemptions and terms. If you did not receive this information your policy may be considered mis-sold.
  • Were you sold a single-premium policy without being told it may not cover the full length of your loan? Single-premium payment protection policies have now been banned, but for many years they were one of the post common types of PPI. The issue with single-premium policies is they usually only last for a maximum of five years, but were frequently sold to customers with longer loan terms. In many instances customers were not made aware that the insurance would not cover the full length of the loan. If this happened to you, you could be eligible to make a claim.

Where you sold a policy despite being unsuitable for the cover?

  • Did you have a pre-existing medical condition? Most payment protection policies do not cover pre-existing medical conditions. Your lender should have asked you about your medical history, to ascertain your suitability for the cover, and warned you any pre-existing health conditions would not be covered. If this did not happen you could make a claim.
  • We you unemployed, in full time education or retired? Payment protection insurance is designed to cover you if you are unable to work for a short period of time. If you were not in employment when you were sold the policy you clearly had no need of this type of cover.
  • Did you have cover in place elsewhere or were you entitled to full sick pay from your employer? As part of your assessment your lender should have asked you whether you had payment protection in place elsewhere or if you were fully covered for sickness by your employer. If you were not asked these questions you may be able to make a claim.

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