Born with a crayon in one hand and a camera in the other, Cindy Seip has never ventured far from her creative instincts. Through the years, her creative side took hairpin turns but always finished with a checkered flag.
As an “A+” student in art, it was her 12th-grade art teacher, Mr. Popovitch, that set her on a professional course in design, introducing her to the Ft. Lauderdale Art Institute. There, she would earn her degree in Advertising Design.
She began her career at the Miami Herald Tropic Magazine and later started her own design + underwater portrait photography business. Over the years, Seip has amassed an impressive client list with some high-profile names like Sony, Nasdaq, Ericsson, Blue Cross Blue Shield, AvMed, Miami International Book Fair, Breakthrough Miami, and many more. Her accolades reflect her keen eye for design.
Seip resides in sunny Miami with her husband, Miami Herald Photojournalist, Al Diaz, two great kids, and a cute Wheaten Terrier named Amanda Bubbles.
September 2013, Be Inkandescent magazine — Most workplace lies (and liars) are discovered after the fact — after you’ve signed the faulty contract, hired the wrong person, or agreed to work on that career-limiting project. But wouldn’t it be a savvy professional strategy to be able to spot liars in action, before the harm was done? From my latest book, “The Truth About Lies in the Workplace,” here are seven tips for spotting liars at work.
September 2013, Be Inkandescent magazine — It would certainly be easier if I could tell you there is one path to take to becoming a successful HR professional—but that just isn’t the case.
Yes, there are undergraduate and master’s degree programs in human resources management and human resources development.
You can obtain certifications from great organizations such as the HR Certification Institute (HRCI) that involve specific years of HR experience, a great deal of studying, and passing a very difficult exam. And then there is the job of retaining your certification by attending classes and reading books selected by HRCI for continuing education credits (and I am very proud to say that “The Big Book of HR” has been accepted as one of those books).
However, many successful HR professionals (and I count myself among them) have taken a different path into the field.
August 23, 2013, Bank of America Small Business Community — In today’s feature article, reporter Robert Lerose interviewed HR expert Sharon Armstrong about the best places for employers to look for new hires.
“Over this past summer, the unemployment rate has slowly been ticking down and, increasingly, employers seem to be in a hiring mode,” Lerose explains. “But as small businesses restart the hiring process, the challenge to find qualified candidates will likely take up more of their time and energy.”
Don’t miss Armstrong’s insights into what’s different today than before the recession, tips on interviewing well, and how a small business can distinguish itself in the minds of job applicants.
Plus, be sure to download Armstrong’s free report: 100 Best Interview Questions.
August 15, 2013 — Since Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke announced the Fed’s intention to taper the bond-buying program, know as quantitative easing (QE), the bond market has seen record flows out of all bond asset classes.No sector was spared.
What is happening?
In this episode of Let’s Talk Live, Certified Financial Planner Bryan Beatty talks with reporter Sonya Gavankar about:
1. Why would rising rates cause a more volatile market?
2. What is the real world impact of rising rates?
3. How can you protect yourself against increased volatility?
4. Is there a silver lining reason to embrace this kind of volatility?
Don’t miss their interesting conversation!
For more details on this important topic, click here to read Bryan’s column in the August 2013 issue of Be Inkandescent magazine.
Aug. 5, CBS MoneyWatch — “You don’t have to be a career coach or a seasoned executive to know you don’t want to burn bridges when leaving your job,” says reporter Amy Levin-Epstein in today’s CBS MoneyWatch article. “But if you’re even considering jumping ship, you may be fretting the conversation. Will it be awkward — or worse, confrontational and damaging to your reputation?”
She interviewed HR expert Sharon Armstrong, who said:
Share what you’re doing to ease the transition. The best way to avoid burning bridges is to make your leaving as easy as possible on everyone left behind. That’s why Sharon Armstrong, author of “The Essential Performance Review Handbook,” advises saying, “I’m in the process of finishing up all my projects and will leave detailed notes on the status of each. Please feel free to call me if you have any questions.”
Aug. 3, Investment News — “As the Federal Reserve winds down the massive bond-buying program that has kept interest rates low for years, its next chairman will have to excel in people skills, making Janet Yellen the best choice, according to investment advisers,” explains legislation and regulations reporter Mark Schoeff Jr., in today’s issue of Investment News.
For insights, he interviewed Bryan Beatty, a partner at Egan Berger & Weiner LLC.
Although he predicts that the Obama administration will want a “dovish” Fed chair, Beatty wants the next leader to raise interest rates.
“What we need more than anything is healthy savings — real money at the banks,” Beatty said. “It would be very beneficial for spending in our economy if [savers] got a little interest on their money and not have to risk it so much. [The Fed] is fixated on the asset side rather than the disposable-income side.”
By Andy Hines
Futurist, and Founder
Hinesight
When it comes to thinking globally, I highly advise a wonderful book I just read by Fred Kofman (pictured right), Conscious Business: How to Build Value Through Values.
The author is involved with the Integral movement and the book reflects Integral principles, although it is does not impose many Integral ideas on the reader.
In fact, this is a book that is immensely practical while touching on what are often thought of as soft subject: values, in particular how adherence to values is at the heart of building a successful and sustainable organization.
It has its inspirational moments, but this is not one of those motivational tomes exhorting one to do the right thing. Rather, it provides very practical suggestions that pretty much sell themselves. That is really quite a feat! I came away with several takeaways that I can immediately integrate into my work.
August 2013, Be Inkandescent magazine — I love to go to book signings.
As an author myself, I find there to be something really special about meeting the writer of a favorite book, or one that I know I can’t wait to read. I thoroughly enjoy getting a personalized greeting and signature on that book. In fact, I have an entire bookshelf of signed books, and they are my treasures.
Several years ago I went to hear former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright when she was on a book tour for her 2005 book Madam Secretary: A Memoir.
In this outspoken and much-praised book, Albright, who was then the highest-ranking woman in American history, shared an insider’s view of world affairs in an era of political turbulence. A national bestseller, her memoir combined warm humor with profound insights, along with her personal testament of what she believed was happening at that time in history.
During her talk, one person stood and asked, “How do we stop globalization?”
July 19, 2013 — What is long term care insurance and what does it cover?
Does everyone need long term care insurance and will the new healthcare law have any impact on long term care?
And, what is a partnership policy and should that be important to every aging American?
Those are some of the questions that insurance expert Dave Beck answered when he was interviewed by reporter Sonya Gavankar on the July 19 episode of Let’s Talk Live!
“Dave is a partner at Egan, Berger & Weiner LLC in Northern VA, has decades of experience working in the insurance and financial advising industry,” Gavankar told the audience. “He and the other partners at EBW always make understanding retirement-related issues easier to understand.”
Click here to watch the entire interview.
July 2013 — In June 2013, Lyndsey DePalma’s House of Steep, was awarded Arlington’s Best Business Award.
“This is a big accomplishment in this county, which I believe is one of the best places to do business in Northern Virginia,” says DePalma, noting House of Steep won because it demonstrated significant growth, and that it has had an exemplary impact on the community. “I am blown away by this honor.”
“Being only 8 months old, it was unlikely that we’d win such a prestigious award. What sets House of Steep apart from other fast-growing businesses in the county is largely that our hearts are still in the right place. Much of our growth is a direct correlation of caring for the community that has cared so much to ensure our success. In the weeks since the announcement, that confirmation has grounded me and my team as we ride the start-up wave.”
How Competitive Are You?
Washington DC, July 1, 2013 — “If you are like most business owners, competition drives you,” understands Hope Katz Gibbs, publisher of Be Inkandescent magazine. “That’s why we tackle the topic in the July issue.”
Featuring interviews with Po Bronson and Ashley Merryman’s new book, Top Dog: The Science of Winning and Losing, the entire issue features insight into their in-depth research.
“For a decade, it’s been a constant drumbeat, issued by leaders of our nation and corporations, to employees and even to our youngest students: we must all be more competitive,” explains Merryman, who with Bronson shares insights into:
Merryman and Bronson also provide 7 Tips for Entrepreneurs, including:
By Hope Katz Gibbs
Founder and President, InkandescentPR.com
Why do so many small businesses fail?
Because the very characteristics that make entrepreneurs want to start a business are the ones that cause them to stumble.
That isn’t news. Business experts have been shouting about this fact for decades—including many we have interviewed for Be Inkandescent magazine, such as life coach Martha Beck, “Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff” guru Richard Carlson, “E-Myth” author Michael Gerber, business tycoon Ted Leonsis, and Fast Company magazine founder Alan Webber.
How do the fireworks created by PR work their way into the mix?
From our publicist’s perch at Inkandescent Public Relations, we have been privileged to work inside dozens of companies—from start-ups to multimillion-dollar corporations. We’ve helped them make fireworks, and equally importantly, catch the embers so they continue to shine.
We have also witnessed their challenges. From these, we culled the “Trifecta”—three trends that that can trip up even the most energetic entrepreneur, with even the most carefully crafted business plan. Do any of these monikers describe you?
If you have read anything about long–term-care insurance, you know that rates are increasing, and more insurance companies are withdrawing from the marketplace. Here are the questions you should be asking.
Washington DC, July 1, 2013 — “If you have read anything about long–term-care insurance, you know that rates are increasing, and more insurance companies are withdrawing from the marketplace,” writes insurance expert Dave Beck in the July 2013 issue of “Be Inkandescent magazine.
A partner at Egan, Berger & Weiner LLC, Beck says there are three questions worth asking:
July 2013, Be Inkandescent magazine — Several years ago, I heard a speech by Mariah Burton Nelson that has stuck with me to this day. A former Stanford University and professional basketball player, she was also a competitive swimmer and is now a published author and motivational speaker.
Nelson tells a lot of very powerful stories about her career in sports—but what I remember most was what she said about competition.
If the person in the next lane was swimming faster than she was, it made her swim faster and better. The concept of “competition,” Nelson said, has a negative connotation in many situations—but she explained that if competition makes you perform better, it can be a great thing.
I had never thought of competition as beneficial, and her speech caused me to think about people or situations that make me work harder or smarter because someone or something is better than I am.
July 2013, Be Inkandescent magazine — In the world of investment, winning and losing has much to do with the concept of risk.
In fact, in my experience, the best investors are those who look at investing as an art, rather than a science. The tools they rely on most are common sense and experience.
What I was most intrigued by in the book, “Top Dog: The Science of Winning and Losing,” by Po Bronson and Ashley Merryman, is the discussion of whether individuals are wired to win or lose—and how this affects innovation and responses to setbacks.
From a financial planning point of view, here’s how I believe people’s perspective on winning and losing relates to saving for retirement.
June 21, 2013 — The Bond Issue. We all know it’s an option to buy bonds vs. stocks—but what is the best investment?
“Since 2007, investors have poured almost $1.4 trillion dollars into bond funds; I presume this was done in an attempt to be safe,” says Howard Pressman, a Certified Financial Planner at Egan, Berger & Weiner, LLC. “But are these investors truly safe, or will they be sorry?”
In this interview on Let’s Talk Live, Pressman explains to reporter Sonya Gavankar:
1. What investors have done differently since the market fall in 2008.
2. If there are dangers in this type of behavior.
3. If you can lose money in bonds, what a better approach might be.
4. How investors can protect themselves.
Don’t miss a single minute of this informative interview! Click here to watch.
June 14, 2013, Bankrate — Reporter Rachel Hartman writes, “Jumping out of planes, scuba diving, and deep sea fishing can lead to more than weekend thrills. They may also affect what you’ll pay when you take out a life insurance policy.”
In this article for Bankrate, she interviews Egan, Berger & Weiner partner and insurance expert Dave Beck about how to buy life insurance if you participate in a dangerous hobby.
In his foresight work, Woodgate is known for developing what is considered a paradigm-shifting approach to future studies, demonstrated in his book “Future Frequencies” (Fringecore 2004) and his work on leveraging dystopian futures and rhizomatic thinking techniques, as well as in his merging of progressive culture with future studies.
His clients have included Philips Electronics, Intel, Shell, Fiat, Nokia, Pemex, AKZO-Nobel, GSK, Casio, Nestle, SWB, MTV Europe, Intel, Ford, Kellogg’s, Coca Cola, BBC, WorldSpace, Nissan, and many more.
So it was a pleasure to talk to Derek in this podcast interview about:
June 2013, Be Inkandescent magazine — Much like Malcolm Gladwell’s “Tipping Point,” my forecast is that Sheryl Sandberg’s title “Leaning In” will become a business and social concept that we’ll be referring to for years.
Consider Melissa Lawrence’s discussion of this in her “I’m Just Sayin’” column on CloudMom.com.
“Success doesn’t mean staying in a game that’s not for you because leaving connotes failure,” she writes. “Rather, it’s having the courage and self-confidence to go for what you want, and the forbearance and maturity to accept the consequences.”
I’ll go with that—as I can easily relate to it from all the work I do with social entrepreneurs around the world.
June 2013, Empowered Women International — In this article, Marga Fripp shares the story of Sushmita Mazumdar, a natural connector who wonders about everything and everyone. Her childlike appreciation for the world around her and her desire to inspire everyone to see in it what she does is what makes Mazumdar such a special artist.
“There are people sitting right next to us, and we don’t know their stories!” insists book artist, writer, and educator Sushmita Mazumdar, whose chosen form of artistic expression is hand-making books, most of them true stories.
These are brought to life using vivid colors, captivating design, and a variety of unusual materials. Though a talented graphic artist, Mazumdar is not an illustrator, which has forced her to devise imaginative ways to make her stories visually stimulating without relying on the drawings used in most children’s books.
June 2013, Be Inkandescent magazine — Oh, how I wish Sheryl Sandberg had written “Lean In” when I was starting my business career!
I absolutely love this book and the concepts it covers, and I think it should be required reading for anyone interested in a career in business—men as well as women.
Actually, the concept of leaning in doesn’t just apply to a business situation, but can be used wherever you are in life.
I am just happy that this new generation of women has the encouragement they need to pursue their career aspirations—without hesitation.
I admit it. I have been guilty of leaning back when I should have been leaning in.
June 2013, Be Inkandescent magazine — Sometimes, the solution to a problem is right at our fingertips.* So why do we resist? That’s a question worth pondering over a fabulous cup of steeped tea.
In fact, tea and herbs feed the soul and nourish the body. So let nature be your friend.
Here are 10 reasons to drink tea and herbal tisanes.
June 2013, Be Inkandescent magazine — As the daughter of a Chinese father and American-born mother, I have been exposed to many different stereotypes in the US, Europe, and Asia.
I also grew up taking in mixed messages about what it means to be a successful, professional woman.
While both my parents expressed their belief that I could achieve anything with hard work, focus, and dedication—I saw that professional women’s struggles in Asia are exacerbated.
As I grew older, I saw that women are not taken seriously professionally if they are too passive, but that they can also be derailed professionally by being seen as “too ambitious,” “too expressive,” “too opinionated,” or “too individualistic.”
The trick for me was Finding a way to lean in that felt right.
Ten female leaders offer insight into how they lean in—and how you can, too
Washington DC, June 1, 2013 — “Thirty years after women became 50 percent of the college graduates in the United States, men still hold the vast majority of leadership positions in government and industry—which means that women’s voices are still not heard equally in the decisions that most affect our lives,” explains Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg in her bestseller, Lean In.
An extension of her wildly popular December 2010 TedTalk, Sandberg has turned her initial 15-minute-and-28-second snapshot of the issue into a 187-page showstopper that not only examines why women’s progress in achieving leadership roles has stalled—it has galvanized us in ways perhaps more profound than the Atlantic Monthly article “Why Women Still Can’t Have It All,” by Anne-Marie Slaughter.
Why has Sandberg’s movement struck such a chord with so many women?
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May 13, 2013, Washington, DC — Edinger Associates PLLC served as counsel for Franchise Services of North America Inc. (“FSNA”) in its acquisition of Advantage Rent A Car (“Advantage”) from Hertz Global Holdings, Inc. (“Hertz”) and the sublease of Advantage’s nationwide rental car fleet from Hertz. The acquisition of Advantage was consummated on December 12, 2012, and FSNA has been managing Advantage since that date.
Edinger Associates also served as counsel for FSNA in its transaction with Macquarie Capital (“Macquarie”) to provide equity financing for the Advantage acquisition. The final phase of the equity financing was consummated on May 3, 2013 in connection with the re-domestication of FSNA from Canada to Delaware and the issuance of a newly created class of FSNA preferred shares to Macquarie.
The Edinger Associates team advising FSNA was led by Principal Brook Edinger with the assistance of Partners Ladd Johnson and Scott Woodworth, and Senior Counsel Dag Wilkinson, as well as the Firm’s Associate and Legal Assistant staff.
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Tara Sheahan is rocking the world—one soul at a time.
As the founder of Conscious Global Leadership, she has created an organization whose mission is to support leadership development through mindfulness training and emotional intelligence.
“CGL’s curriculum is results-oriented, and designed for personal and business growth,” says Sheahan, whom we met at the 2013 Conscious Capitalism Conference.
“It won’t take long before everyone is a little more conscious,” insists this dynamo, who is doing everything she can to ignite global social harmony by strengthening the character and consciousness of leaders across all fields. “We aim to share best ‘inner’ practices and how to mentor others for heart-centered living and leadership.”
“Leaders have an extraordinary ripple affect,” insists Sheahan. “We have the power to inspire greatness at home and in our workplace, by first inspiring it within ourselves. This can only occur through inner awareness of thoughts and beliefs that drive us every day. They can be fear-based or love-based.”
“Right now, for example—what thoughts are driving you?” she asks.
May 2013, Be Inkandescent magazine In this article, Oxford University’s David Pendleton is at Webster University to share his insights into All You Need to Know About Leadership.
We asked him: What are your strengths and weaknesses as a leader?
He said: “I’m no good at planning and organizing. And I’m here today for our interview with my colleague Sean Coleman from Webster University. The good news is that he’s very, very good at planning and organizing. So together, we can be dangerous. But on my own, I’m a bit of a damp squib when it comes to organizing things.”
May 2013, Be Inkandescent magazine —
HR people, on the whole, don’t tend to be risk-takers. I observe this all the time as I interact with HR professionals in different situations.
Yet, while many HR people would prefer their work worlds to be defined, no matter how hard we try, the people we support constantly push us out of our comfort zone.
I, for one, think that is a good thing. Why? Because when HR professionals—or any business person for that matter—get too settled, they risk becoming complacent.
HR supports the organization and its people, and we work to maximize the success of employees so that the organization can grow to new and exciting levels. And to do that, you have to take risks.
May 2013, Be Inkandescent magazine — What impressed me when I read “Wild Company,” by Mel and Patricia Ziegler, was that their story of innovation, risk taking, determination, persistence, and bold action is certainly fascinating, especially in view of their wild success.
That story aligns with the stuff of entrepreneurial endeavors. Have a dream, take a courageous leap, encounter trials and tribulations, learn lessons, hopefully succeed and grow.
But how does entrepreneurship work when success and growth isn’t measured in monetary terms—but in lives saved and the extent to which centuries of social inequities are exposed and restructured?
That is the world that a particular type of entrepreneur—social entrepreneurs—inhabit. Their world shares some of the same challenges, problems and pains of the Ziegler’s world, but it sometimes doesn’t tally well on a spreadsheet of accounts.
May 2013, Be Inkandescent magazine — In this article, Empowered Women International Founder Marga Fripp shares the inspirational story of Paulette Mpouma, who came to EWI in 2011 with an idea that stemmed from spending time playing games with her children as a way to teach them about their home country, Cameroon, and Africa in general.
“I was concerned by how little many people know about Africa, so I sought to create a product that would teach geography, history, religion, and cultural studies in a fun, creative way that would appeal to a wide audience,” she explains.
Based on a lesson that she has taught her children—“If you don’t go to school enough, you have to pay for what you don’t know”—players are encouraged to roll the dice to advance around the continent, earning money for knowledge that they have and paying out for what they don’t know.
May 2013, Be Inkandescent magazine — “The significant problems we have cannot be solved at the same level of thinking with which we created them,” said Albert Einstein.
This quote highlights the importance of teaching children to think creatively so that they will be prepared to cope with the complexities of our modern world and face situations that do not have one clear answer.
What is creativity, and why is it important? How can it be nurtured? How have creative thinkers changed our lives and shaped our ever-changing world?
These are just a few of the questions that may be used to start the conversation and raise awareness of creativity and its connection to innovative solutions. There are also children’s books that share the stories of children who have solved everyday problems with innovative ideas.
One of my favorites is The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind, by William Kamkwamba and Bryan Mealer and illustrated by Elizabeth Zunon. It’s an inspiring story of a young boy in Malawi who used scrap metal, tractor parts, and pieces of old bicycles to create a crude yet operable windmill to bring electricity to his village.
May 2013, Be Inkandescent magazine — Does this sound familiar? You are sitting at your desk, and that colleague who has bugged you for ages does something that irks you again. You know that it’s illogical—there’s just something about this person that rubs you the wrong way.
So what do you do? Odds are good that your first response is to tense up. Your shoulders creep toward your ears, your heart races just a little, and maybe your stomach cramps a tad. You silently plot ways to avoid the person—or pretend that venting to your friends makes you feel better. You’d rather not react like this, but it seems uncontrollable.
Click inside for tips on how to stop jumping to conclusions with our colleagues.
May 2013, Be Inkandescent magazine — Is being wild and adventurous—and strategically planning ahead for retirement—a non sequitur?
That question was answered for me when I read Mel and Patricia Ziegler’s book, “Wild Company: The Untold Story of Banana Republic.” Not only did they start their retail fashion company with $1,500 and no business experience, they re-imagined military surplus as safari and expedition wear.
Innovation was the key to their success. And the same is true when it comes to being creative about planning ahead for your financial future. Consider this research.
April 19, 2013 — When Financial Planner MIchael Egan appeared on today’s episode of Let’s Talk Live! today on News Channel 8, reporter Sonya Gavankar asked him to explain:
1. What is Medicare? Explain the different parts.
2. Is there a deadline for an individual to enroll in Medicare coverage?
3. Is Medicare the only coverage an individual needs?
4. If you have Medicare and supplemental coverage, then you are fully covered, right?
5. How do you enroll for Medicare?
Egan impressed the audience and producers with his expertise and ability to explain the complicated concepts. Click here to watch this interesting episode!
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“Leaders have an extraordinary ripple affect,” insists Sheahan, whose husband is the equally conscious Casey Sheahan, CEO of Patagonia. “We have the power to inspire greatness at home and in our workplace, by first inspiring it within ourselves. This can only occur through inner awareness of thoughts and beliefs that drive us every day. They can be fear-based or love-based.”
“Right now, for example—what thoughts are driving you?” she asks. Great question!
In this podcast interview with Tara Sheahan, you’ll learn how you can:
Don’t miss a moment of our interview.
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All across the globe, small children spontaneously speak of previous lives, beg to be taken “home,” pine for mothers and husbands and mistresses from another life, and know things that there seems to be no normal way for them to know.
From the moment these children can talk, they speak of people and events from the past—not vague stories of centuries ago, but details of specific, identifiable individuals who may have died just months, weeks, or even hours before the birth of the child in question.
For 37 years, Dr. Ian Stevenson (pictured below) has traveled the world from Lebanon to suburban Virginia, investigating and documenting more than two thousand of these cases of past-life memory.
Tom Shroder is the only journalist who has had the privilege of accompanying Stevenson in his fieldwork. He followed Stevenson as he talked to dozens of children and families touched by this phenomenon.
April 2013, Be Inkandescent magazine — Now, more than ever before, people want to work for an organization they can be proud of. This is especially true of employees in the Millennial generation, who openly talk about wanting to be proud of where they work.
Any employer can create a culture where employees feel pride. Mission-driven organizations have a built-in way to make people proud—stress the mission and the impact that mission has on the community, the nation, and/or the world.
Companies in the for-profit arena can stress the good their product or service brings to the greater community.
Living up to the mission can bring a real sense of pride to employees.
April 2013, Be Inkandescent magazine — “I want to push the window of sustainability to change the direction of American society,” says Eric Henry, president of TS Designs.
With his business partner and TSD CEO, Tom Sineath, Henry (pictured here) has been in the screenprinting business for more than 30 years, and he is the winner of the Sustainability Champion award from Sustainable North Carolina in 2009.
Outside of his business, Henry devotes much of his time to furthering the sustainable agenda in various community organizations. He founded North Carolina’s Burlington Biodiesel Co-op and has run his car on biodiesel (or straight vegetable oil) since 2004.
April 2013, Be Inkandescent magazine — “Here at EWI, we know these women can and will succeed,” says Marga Fripp. “Each year, we work with dozens of budding entrepreneurs who have a great idea, and the ambition to turn it into a successful business.”
Case in point: An inspirational story written by Jeremy Brandt-Vorel, an EWI volunteer, about Elda Larue and Lyzbeth Monard. These graduates of Empowered Women International’s Entrepreneur Training for Success program are the creators of delicious cake pops that have become a birthday party staple.
“We’re so excited to have them be part of EWI community, and we look forward to watching them grow and prosper,” Fripp shares.
April 2013, Be Inkandescent magazine — Brainstorming encourages children to think of new ideas, combine existing ideas in new ways, and generate original and often unusual ideas.
Once they have opportunities to practice this type of thinking, children can improve their ability to make inventive or creative connections between ideas and also come up with new ideas.
An important rule of brainstorming is that all ideas are accepted and none are judged. The process of suspending judgment is important as it emphasizes the importance of accepting all possibilities and helps to ensure and maintain an open mind.
Many great inventions would have met an early end if the inventors had not been open to possibilities and continually thought of new ideas. Thomas Edison’s lightbulb is one such invention.
While other inventors had already invented an electric lightbulb, the filaments that they used were not practical and either burned out quickly or used too much electric current. Edison brainstormed with his team and conducted more than 1,200 experiments before finding a filament that would burn for a long time without burning out.
A fun way to introduce the power of brainstorming to children is a strategy called SCAMPER.
April 2013, Be Inkandescent magazine — Why wait for your body to provide biofeedback about the bad food you eat? Our bodies need exactly the vitamins and nutrients found in food that comes from the earth, so do your beautiful self a favor and fuel your bodacious bod with good foods that are readily available, are convenient, and are a direct way to give your cells precisely what they need to avoid disease or disharmony.
Say no to belly pain, bloating, and digestive imbalance, and start feeding yourself the nourishment your body needs.
Click inside for some easy ways to get what your body is begging for.
April 2013, Be Inkandescent magazine — When it comes to the concept of doing well by doing good, I immediately think of my favorite quote from Winston Churchill, who said: “We make a living by what we get, we make a life by what we give.”
Of course, how this is carried out will differ from person to person. For me, it requires a life balance between family, professional aspirations, and altruism—by helping those less fortunate than I.
In their book, “Conscious Capitalism,” authors John Mackey and Raj Sisodia identify four tenets that all good businesses must possess to succeed in the 21st century. Click inside to find my four tenets for success.
By Ashley Freund
Editorial Assistant
Inkandescent Public Relations
An essential element to successful career advancement in today’s corporate environment is the use of professional and personal connections.
Finding a job is a daunting process, but support from someone who can vouch for your talent can make the process less stressful and ultimately leads to more self-confidence. I found myself in a constant cycle of recommendations and interviews at many companies, but was unable to find an organization that I felt passionate about until Inkandescent Public Relations.
When I met Mrs. Gibbs, founder and president of Inkandescent Public Relations, I felt instantly at ease. She told me in detail what would be expected from me and how, with time, my responsibilities would grow. I have tackled and successfully completed tasks from database control to press releases, and I have had the opportunity to meet people from across the world. I started as an intern, and I am now honored to be the paid editorial assistant for Inkandescent PR.
Making the transition from intern to editorial assistant was intimidating at first. I found myself concerned about how I was going to balance my life at Virginia Tech, where I am a senior, continue to be a contributing member of Kappa Delta Sorority, while maintaining the high quality of work that was expected of me at Inkandescent PR.
All across the globe, small children spontaneously speak of previous lives, beg to be taken “home,” pine for mothers and husbands and mistresses from another life, and know things that there seems to be no normal way for them to know.
For 37 years, Dr. Ian Stevenson traveled the world from Lebanon to suburban Virginia, investigating and documenting more than two thousand of these cases of past-life memory.
Tom Shroder is the only journalist who has had the privilege of accompanying Stevenson in his fieldwork. He followed Stevenson as he talked to dozens of children and families touched by this phenomenon. What did he learn? And did the evidence convince this skeptical journalist of the existence of old souls?
You’ll learn about that, and more, in this podcast interview with journalist, author and one of the foremost editors of humor in the country.
Click here to download the podcast.
Embrace Your Power: Red
Financial independence, courage to live your dreams, and confidence in yourself—these are the qualities that make your root Chakra strong.
It is balanced when you feel secure about your career, home, family, and future. From the base of your spine, imagine roots growing from your feet into the earth. Ground yourself by knowing that you are safe and protected.
Root Chakra: Muladhara
Balance: Orange
Abundance, wellbeing, pleasure, and sexual health are the attributes of this Chakra.
Situated midway between your navel and the base of your spine, you are happiest when your body is healthy.
Stand firmly, radiate love from your core, and belly dance to balance this Chakra.
Sacral Chakra: Swadhisthana
Glow Like the Sun: Yellow
The ability to feel in control of your life starts in the gut. Located behind your navel, envision this Chakra full of sunshine, for it is in balance when you feel calm about your present and in control of your future.
Radiate confidence, and your solar plexus will glow.
Solar Plexus Chakra: Manipura
Love With All of Your Heart: Pink and Green
Joy and inner peace are central to your heart being happy.
This central spot is the beginning of your spiritual life, and is balanced when you feel good about your relationships with your lovers and friends, kids and parents.
Honor them, forgive them, and embrace the bliss that is around you as you tap into the strength of your heart.
Heart Chakra: Anahata
Speak Well: Blue
Your true self is communicated through the honesty of your words.
Envision your Throat Chakra radiating out into to the universe, spreading messages of love and peace, and sharing ideas about how to make the world a better place.
Speak well—with clarity, honesty, and passion. You will be heard.
Throat Chakra: Vishuddha
See Clearly: Purple
The ability to focus on, and clearly see the big picture of your life, stems from a special spot in your brow—your third eye.
Focus on your future, appreciate all that you have learned in the past, and meditate on your inner knowing.
Third Eye Chakra: Ajna
Dream + Believe: Brown and Black
From light to dark, embrace all that is coming your way, and know that your dreams can become your reality.
Listen closely to your inner knowing using the two Chakras situated above your ears. Breathe deeply, and be open to hearing all that is possible.
Temple Chakras: Astaroth
Sparkle: White and Crystal
In that space between sleep and awake, you know who you are and what you truly want.
Perhaps more importantly, you know what your purpose is here on earth.
Your temple Chakras (there are two of them, of course) relate to divine communication and your relationship with God. Believe, and act to make your dreams come true.
Crown Chakra: Sahasrara
March 29, 2013 — Egan, Berger & Weiner partner Sheldon Weiner, Let’s Talk Live reporter Sonya Gavankar picks the brain of the financial adviser to find out if we really need guaranteed income in retirement.
Weiner offers insight into:
Click here to watch this 5-minute interview.
Monica is a senior at Washington Lee High School in Arlington, Virginia. She is interested in the social sciences such as sociology and anthropology. She hopes to major in English and education in college.
Lysa Diarra is a junior at Washington-Lee High School in Arlington VA. She is pursuing an International Baccalaureate Diploma, and enjoy studying different cultures, ideas, and taking on new challenges.
“After high school, I hope to pursue a higher education degree in a field that I am passionate about, and can contribute greatly to,” she says. “By joining the Inkandescent Internship team, I hope to expand my knowledge of the Public Relations and Marketing industry while bringing a diverse and new approach to the already dynamic and successful company of The Inkandescent Group, LLC.”
Lucas Alexander is a junior at the University of South Carolina’s Darla Moore School of Business.
He is pursuing majors in Corporate Finance and Human Resources management with a minor in Communication.
He is currently working as an intern at Inkandescent Public Relations, and hopes to pursue a higher education degree upon graduating from college in May 2014.
Rachel Biderman will be a senior at James Madison High School in the fall. She is currently working as a summer intern for Inkandescent Public Relations, and is both interested and ecstatic for this opportunity. Following her high school graduation in May of 2014, she hopes to pursue the social sciences in higher education, perhaps communications or law.
Shoshi Levenson is a sophomore at Walt Whitman High School in Fairfax, VA. She is interested in human psychology, writing, social media, and communication. She looks forward to working as a summer intern at Inkandescent Public Relations, and is eager to learn a lot about the public relations field.
Molly Norrbom is a rising junior at the College of William and Mary. She is majoring in English and Linguistics and is considering the field of literary publishing.
David Pendleton is an Associate Fellow at Saïd Business School and of Green Templeton College, Oxford. A Charterd Psychologist, he specialises in leadership, assessing and coaching senior executives and developing their abilities to lead change and create high performance cultures.
He co-directs the Oxford High Performance Leadership Programme with Tim Morris, and has made a major contribution to the Oxford Adavanced Management and Leadership, Programme, including a session on leadership and personality and how—through psychometrics—to assess the potential helping and hindering personality characteristics for leadership.
His most recent book, written with Professor Adrian Furham of UCl, “Leadership: All You Need To Know,” which was published 2011 by Palgrave Macmillan. It highlights the key role played by teams in complementing leaders’ capabilities.
That’s what we talked to the professor about when he was a visiting professor at the George Herbert Walker School of Business Webster University in Washington, DC in March 21, 2013.
Don’t miss this podcast with Pendleton.
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About Egan, Berger & Weiner, LLC
EBW is an independent financial services firm. Our associates have decades of experience in helping our clients plan ahead for retirement.
Our mission is simple: To help our clients accomplish their dreams by skillfully navigating them through life’s myriad financial decisions.
That’s why we launched EBW’s Financial Planning Knowledge Center — a website filled with articles that we have written, interviews we’ve given, and information that we regularly share on radio and TV news shows.
It’s our clients who inspire us.
To show our appreciation, each fall we host a Back to School Night where we offer educational seminars with expert speakers, award a check to the Alzheimer’s Association, and celebrate our anniversary with food and fun. Click here to watch the video, and to read more about the 2012 Back to School Night. And click here to view photos of our first annual EBW Golf Tournament, where we raised $5,000 for Alzheimer’s research.
To learn more about our financial planning services, visit www.ebwfinancialnews.com, and give us a call at 703-506-0030.
March 12, 2013, Washington Post — “Most eateries have a place to sit down while your takeout order is being prepared,” writes Food editor Nevin Martell. “It’s exceedingly rare that a foot bath is recommended to help pass the time. But that’s what happens at House of Steep, which opened last September in Arlington.”
He adds: “The narrow space offers something of a triple play: teahouse and cafe in the front, “foot sanctuary” in the back. The concept was developed by 31-year-old Arlingtonian Lyndsey DePalma, who says she was inspired by her great-grandmother.”
DePalma explains: “She soaked her feet every day, lived to a ripe old age, was healthy as a horse and had a happy life. So I thought there might be something to the whole foot soaking business.”
Click here to read the entire review.
March 5, 2013, Wall Street Journal — Sheldon Weiner is featured in today’s issue of The Wall Street Journal, in an article by reporter Niki Reading entitled, “Utilizing a Client’s Only Major Asset.”
The 65-year-old woman had recently lost her husband, and a significant chunk of her monthly income. The husband’s pension didn’t include survivor benefits, and the widow’s own Social Security and pension benefits provided just $2,000 in monthly income—far less than her $4,000 in monthly expenses. With only $35,000 in a bank account and a $25,000 annuity, she was on pace to run out of money before she turned 80.
“She certainly didn’t have enough to last a normal lifetime, and she recognized that,” says Sheldon Weiner, a fee-based financial planner at Egan, Berger & Weiner in Vienna, Va., which manages $300 million for about 400 clients.
When she was referred to Mr. Weiner by a friend, the woman told the adviser that her accountant recommended selling her only remaining significant asset: A piece of vacant farmland her husband had bought in the 1950s.
There were two problems with that plan.
Click here to read the entire article.
By Sheldon Weiner
Financial Advisor/Partner
Egan, Berger & Weiner, LLC
“Money does not guarantee success,” insists Portuguese football manager José Mourinho.
But how important is guaranteed income in retirement? For most people planning ahead for retirement, guaranteed income makes them feel safer. They want to ensure they don’t run out of money before the end of their life.
The amount you’ll need differs from person to person, but industry standards suggest that approximately 35 percent to 40 percent of your current income should be the goal.
So how do you generate guaranteed income?
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My tires are wearing
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My battery is weak
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My wipers are shot,
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I know of some guys who can fix all my worries.
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http://www.beinkandescent.com/articles/1572/hiring-powerful-women-in-action — I am very fortunate to belong to a business book club. We’ve been meeting for a long time, and the group is made up of interesting, smart, opinionated women—which is exactly what you want in a book club.
We started reading books primarily on leadership and management topics and, over time, we’ve branched out to include a book on a powerful woman that we discuss during March—Woman’s History Month.
During the rest of the year, we will all read the same book and discuss it but for the March meeting, we don’t pick a book—we pick a woman. Each of us then finds a book on that particular woman and brings that perspective to the group. Many times several people read the same book!
There are many similarities to the life stories of these incredible women, and what strikes me the most is how courageous they all have been. Many of these women defied their families and friends to take a stand for something they believed in. They each also had a burning passion to help others.
So I take my hiring hat off to these ladies, and encourage HR departments around the country to take on this challenge: Develop a book club for your employees and let them pick a theme for the books to read. Not only will it be a great team-building experience, reading a series of books will inspire interesting conversations, and develop a corporate culture dedicated to learning and personal growth.
Here’s to seizing the power!
March 2013, Be Inkandescent magazine — This month’s Be Inkandescent magazine theme, Women in Power, has a double meaning when it comes to Ursula Sladek’s “green power” movement.
By her own admission, Sladek (pictured above) was “just a housewife” when she decided to create a power company that has become one of Germany’s largest eco-electricity providers—and the largest that is owned by citizens. In 2011, her publicly owned company was worth 90 million Euros, or approximately $120 million in US dollars. Her goal is to serve more than 1 million customers.
How did she go from housewife to power mogul?
“There is one thing that every worker, entrepreneur and business owner has experienced firsthand,” writes reporter Ashley Poulter on CEO Blog Nation.
“It doesn’t matter if you are at the top of your game in the business world or just getting your startup off its training wheels, you have still been there: bad customer feedback. There is that one customer who can’t be pleased or falls through the cracks of customer service and greets you with negative feedback about your business. They say you can’t please everyone, but you do have to deal with those you can’t.”
So how do you deal with bad customer feedback? Below are some tips from business owners and entrepreneurs.
Entrepreneur Hope Katz Gibbs advises: Keep calm and carry on
March 2013, Be Inkandescent magazine — Anca Novacovici is the founder and president of Eco-Coach, Inc., an environmental sustainability firm that assists leading organizations to evaluate, design, and implement sustainable practices.
Novacovici has two big goals: long-term organizational success and positive environmental/social impact.
A LEED Accredited Professional, she sits on the board of the Green Building Institute and is an Adjunct professor at Montgomery College. She speaks frequently on sustainability topics and is the co-author of two books: DC Metro Area Green Career & Jobs Guide, and Sustainability 101: A Toolkit for Your Business. And she speaks frequently on sustainability, corporate social responsibility, and other “green” topics.
So it was a pleasure to sit down for a Q&A with my good friend Anca Novacovici, who is a bright light in the DC sustainability community.
March 2013, Be Inkandescent magazine — In 2001, nine days after September 11, Marga Fripp immigrated to the US after a medical emergency with her newborn son, who suffered a brain stroke two days after he was born.
“My husband, a former Peace Corps Volunteer in Romania, and I had no plans to come to the United States, but this medical situation changed everything for us,” she explains. “We were told that our son might never speak, hear, see, or be able to walk. We came to America like many immigrants, with hope and faith that what we would find here would save our son’s life.”
How did this mother help her son — and the other women immigrants she met upon her arrival? Her story will impress and inspire you to be all you can be, too.
March 2013, Be Inkandescent magazine — Innovation and creative thinking are valuable skills that are needed in today’s workforce. A facility for working with analogies gives children a structure for generating creative ideas, seeing complex relationships, and making unusual comparisons.
Analogies are a powerful thinking tool because they build on the brain’s natural inclination to draw connections and comparisons as we learn new material, deepen our insights, and apply creative thinking in our everyday lives. They not only stimulate the imagination, they also lead children to deeper understandings by connecting things that do not always appear connected.
There are three kinds of analogy that may be used to stretch and extend children’s thinking, and each one becomes more complex as it is applied.
March 2013, Be Inkandescent magazine — Women are special. So special, in fact, that we have our very own medical discipline dedicated exclusively to our beautiful anatomy. Because women tend to carry a large portion of life’s responsibilities—at home and in our professional lives—the resulting stress can play havoc with our overall health.
The good news is that a bounty of natural remedies are available to help alleviate, if not eliminate, what ails us. Consider the following natural remedies to help calm everything from menstrual cramps to menopause and heart disease.
March 2013, Be Inkandescent magazine — In March, we celebrate Women’s History Month, and this year’s theme is: “Women inspiring innovation through imagination.”
As a financial planner, I look back at the generations of women who throughout American history have drawn on their intelligence, imagination, and sense of wonder to make extraordinary contributions, and I am awed.
I’m also not surprised at how far we have come. Currently, women outnumber men in American colleges and universities. This reversal of the gender gap is a recent trend, noted in 2009, when 57 percent of bachelor degrees, 60 percent of master degrees, and 52 percent of doctoral degrees were awarded to women.
Fortunately for women, this increase in education translates into increased influence—and affluence.
March 2013, Research magazine — Egan, Berger & Weiner founding partner Sheldon Weiner is featured in this month’s issue of Research magazine in an article entitled, “Stocks: A Hard Sell.”
This cover story of the publication, written by Ellen Uzelac, explains that client enthusiasm for equities has evaporated. How are advisors responding?
Sheldon Weiner said: “Stocks have been a hard sell, but they shouldn’t be. They run in cycles and they have for several hundred years. Back in 2002 or so, Warren Buffett was asked by a reporter, ‘Who in their right mind would put money in the stock market right now? His answer was ‘the millionaire of tomorrow.’ That hasn’t changed.”
Click here to read the entire article.
February 22, 2013 — On the Feb. 22 episode of “Let’s Talk Live!,” financial planner Bryan Beatty talks about the complicated topic of inflation with reporter Sonya Gavankar.
An expert on the topic, Beatty clarified some of the more confusing details of what inflation is, and how it applies to a retirement plan.
Beatty shared the nitty-gritty with Gavankar, who asked:
Click here to watch the entire episode on Let’s Talk Live!.
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Sean J. Coleman, J.D., Regional Director, Webster University “Hope Katz Gibbs is a powerful voice for all people, both men and women, on the value of inclusiveness in building relationships in today’s modern business world. She teaches inclusiveness, but more importantly she practices it. We hope to bring her back to Webster for many more speaking engagements.”
Gybrilla Blakes, PhD, Bolling Air Force Base “In our lively panel discussion on The Woman Manager, Hope Gibbs’ insight on what is paramount for women in today’s global workforce was instrumental in the success of our panel, and was well received by the audience of Webster University’s graduate students. We’ll look forward to bringing her back again for future speaking events.”
February 2013, Be Inkandescent magazine — Our February 2013 Book of the Month is the moving memoir, “Heartbroken Open,”* by Kristine Carlson.
Written after the loss six years ago of her husband and business partner, Richard Carlson — who is known for his bestselling Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff series — the couple had a romantic marriage, two beautiful daughters, and all the comforts of the American Dream.
But on Dec. 13, 2006, on a typical flight to New York, a pulmonary embolism took Richard’s life.
“It catapulted me into heartbreak and uncertainty,” Carlson writes. “It was the end of life as I knew it, and the beginning of a journey through the depths of grief and mourning.”
We recently had the opportunity to talk with Carlson about “Heartbroken Open,” how she coped with the death of her husband, and how others can learn from her experience.
February 2013, Be Inkandescent magazine — I spent most of my human resources/business career with Marriott International. Bill Marriott, at that time, was president and CEO. He used to start many speeches by saying, “Nepotism’s been very good to me!”
And he certainly made a good point. Following your father and mother in a family business can be a great career path.
However, hiring relatives can create less positive situations for managers.
Internationally renowned artist Clarice Smith is described by critics as enigmatic and prolific. Her portraits, florals, landscapes, and still-lifes are painted with convincing reality.
For decades, collectors around the world have gobbled up her artwork after attending her numerous solo exhibitions throughout the United States, Europe, and Israel.
Artist Clarice Smith is also the wife of developer and philanthropist Robert H. Smith, whose father founded Charles E. Smith Co. in 1946. Robert and his brother-in-law, Robert P. Kogod, took over the company in 1967. Under their tutelage, it grew to become one of the largest commercial and residential landlords in the Washington, D.C., area, managing 24 million square feet of office space and more than 30,000 residential units.
The Smiths gave generously to the University of Maryland, College Park, which was Robert Smith’s alma mater. The Robert H. Smith School of Business at the University of Maryland, College Park, was named in his honor in 1998 to recognize his gift of $15 million, the largest gift the school had ever received. The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center, completed in 2001, is named for his wife, Clarice.
February 2013, Be Inkandescent magazine — Scott Nash founded MOM’s Organic Market in 1987, starting first in his mother’s garage. From the beginning, his mission was to create a retail chain that protects and restores the environment.
With 10 stores in the DC and Baltimore metropolitan region today, Nash prides himself on leading by example.
“In addition to educating our customers, we are proud that our competitors are changing their behavior based on our example,” he says. “Of course, profits are important—mostly because funding helps us keep our mission alive, and it helps us contribute to other causes that support our purpose. So, the more MOM’s stores there are, the more we can protect and restore the environment.”
February 2013, Be Inkandescent magazine — I Wanna Iguana is the delightful story of a young boy’s efforts to convince his mother to let him have an iguana that his best friend is giving away.
Alex and his mother write back and forth to each other a series of humorous notes and drawings that capture the arguments he puts forth to persuade his mother to let him have an iguana for a pet, and her responses. The book can serve as an excellent introduction to the art of persuasion.
Persuasion is an important thinking skill, and, as Alex learns in this story, it is one that can be learned through practice and reflection.
Listen closely and you’ll hear persuasive appeals wherever you go!
February 2013, Be Inkandescent magazine — Looking for new and unique ways to connect?
You aren’t alone. Modern couples have limited time for relaxing together, given their penchant for success in most areas of their lives.
Click inside for some easy, effective ways to maintain an organic connection.
February 2013, Be Inkandescent magazine — I love power couples. When two strong-minded, confident people come to me for help with their financial planning, I know we’re going to end up creating a savvy approach to managing their money.
Not only do dynamic duos exude positive energy and confidence, the merits of each personality often compensate for their character flaws in each other.
That said, their strong-willed determination to be the best does not guarantee that power couples don’t experience power struggles or discord when it comes to money. Why is money such a hot-button issue for power couples?
By Michael Egan, CFP®
CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™
Partner, Egan, Berger & Weiner, LLC
Many of our clients will end up relocating in retirement. Some of them will move locally and others will leave the state.
There are many important factors to consider before making a move.
Below are do’s and don’ts to help you decide what’s best for you:
What to Consider:
Kristine Carlson is the author of the moving memoir, Heartbroken Open.
Written after the loss six years ago of her husband and business partner, Richard Carlson — who is known for his bestselling Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff series — the couple had a romantic marriage, two beautiful daughters, and all the comforts of the American Dream.
But on Dec. 13, 2006, on a typical flight to New York, a pulmonary embolism took Richard’s life.
“It catapulted me into heartbreak and uncertainty,” Carlson writes. “It was the end of life as I knew it, and the beginning of a journey through the depths of grief and mourning.”
We recently had the opportunity to talk with Carlson about “Heartbroken Open,” how she coped with the death of her husband, and how others can learn from her experience.
In this podcast interview we discuss:
Click here to listen to our podcast interview with Kristine Carlson.
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framed in glass with black mat
$100
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framed in glass with black mat
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