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Disney’s Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge theme parks, explained Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge is the biggest Disney theme park upgrade in years. The twin facilities will open up later this year at both Disneyland Park in Anaheim, California, and at the Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando, Florida. But since their unveiling in the summer of 2015, detailed information has been in short supply. After a major unveiling of the park this week, here’s what we know about Galaxy’s Edge, including the latest on rides, dining, and an unusual Star Wars-themed hotel. Impact Investing – Christian Super Year of Impact 2018 Have a read of our Year of Impact 2018 publication. It is a great way to learn all about Christian Super’s highlights from the 2017-2018 financial year. Read some of our Impact Investment stories, as well as a summary of our investment options and performance. Click here to view/download it now How your Super helps Youth CONNECT in Australia

Get Glue: The Network That Sticks To You Social Network for Entertainment Discover what to watch, share what you're watching with friends and fans, and get updates from your favorite shows. The best 3D pens in 2019 3D pens only hit the mainstream relatively recently, but the technology has come on in leaps and bounds in recent years. The result is an affordable yet high-tech device that is small enough to hold like a pen but advanced enough to print as you move. In this buying guide, we've rounded up the best 3D pens on the market right now. 3D pens extrude liquid plastic, which quickly cools and solidifies, effectively allowing you to draw in mid-air to create a new kind of 3D art.

The 8 Biggest Mistakes Most Entrepreneurs Make When Raising Capital. Raising capital may be the single hardest thing you will ever have to do in your business career, regardless of whether you do it for a startup or for a business that you’ve built over a dozen years. And while it’s not easy, it’s also vital. Capital is the fuel that drives the growth machine of business. But, there are always more potential projects looking for money than there is money to fund them, so it’s a long odds undertaking. Over the past 30+ years, I’ve been involved in the capital raising process from multiple vantage points.

The Anatomy of a Perfect Landing Page Placement and Content 7. Keep It Above the Fold The space a visitor sees without having to scroll is where the most important parts of the webpage should be. The Evolution of Foursquare Photo credit: brennanMKE / Foter.com / CC BY-SA Foursquare is For … NOW! There’s a new location-based trend in the here-to-stay world of online socializing sites. Sites like Gowalla and Foursquare lead the way about a year ago. Now Yelp (the foodie website) has added a “geo” element too.

Signe Chanel: A look inside the House of Chanel This documentary is a little old, but Signe Chanel (House of Chanel) takes us into the world of Chanel Haute Couture. As viewers we see how a collection moves along from conception of ideas, the drawings and pattern making. Then there is the intricate garment creation and eventually the runway show (where Oprah has a small cameo). But what happens after a fashion show? Watch and see, there are some lucky (wealthy) ladies who can afford to purchase these one-of-a-kind, personally tailored garments. If you have fast internet and some time of your hands, it is worth seeing the whole documentary, the amount of work and talent that goes into creating a single garment is amazing.

Inside NYFW’s Selfie Playground for Adults A visitor indulges in Nicola Formichetti’s Nicopanda installation, 'Panda-Monium', at Refinery19's 29Rooms event. Photo: May Kwok View as Slideshow Adwoa Aboah's 'Gurlstalk' installation, featuring 500 telephones with messages from Cara Delvigne, Tali Lennox, Erica Garner and more. Photo: Alanna Martinez How VCs Get Measured. VCs measure the performance of startups… VCs measure the performance of startups all day long. Many of the metrics that are used to evaluate companies are reasonably well understood and publicly known. But few people realize how VC funds are measured — and how easy it is to find benchmarks and specific performance of individual funds. If a VC fund has been fully invested and all proceeds have been returned to Limited Partners, these metrics are pretty straightforward. You can look at the overall multiple of invested capital and calculate the actual IRR of a limited partner’s cash flow and then benchmark it against other funds and other asset classes over a similar period.

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