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Use buzzwords wisely instead work on your value proposition, here is one example that has worked well for me for the last 5 years
Essentially, most of the really popular buzzwords ones have become cliché, and therefore make it easy for a customer to spot the sales pitch, and customers do not like to buy sales pitches. They like to buy service and products.
The verdict, then, is that buzz words are an effective tool, but only when used in moderation. One or two unique, carefully selected phrases can catch a customer's attention, and help them understand the benefits of the product or service. More than that will start to confuse the information and put the customer on guard.
As an employee or consultant you should always work on your value proposition.
Your value proposition is a statement that summarizes on how you are differentiated from your competitors. It should answer the question: "Why should I choose to buy this product or service, and why now?" Here are some tips:
The best value proposition is clear: what is it, for whom and how is it useful? If those questions are answered, you're on the right path. Always strive for clarity first.
If your value proposition makes people go "oumph?", you're doing it wrong. If they have to read a lot of text to understand your offering, you're doing it wrong. Yes, sufficient amount of information is crucial for conversions, but you need to draw them in with a clear, compelling value proposition first.
What makes a good value proposition:
- Clarity! It's easy to understand.
- It communicates the concrete results a customer will get from purchasing and using your products and/or services.
- It says how it's different or better than the competitor's offer.
- It avoids hype (like 'never seen before amazing miracle product'), superlatives ('best') and business jargon ('value-added interactions''synergies').
- It can be read and understood in about 10 seconds.
Here is one example i have been offering clients for the last 5 years:
As a consultant, I have put in place multiple Enterprise BI solutions, over the years in implementing these products I developed a product in Excel to help clients analyze and provide options to build or Buy their BI applications.
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Since 2007, 110 global clients have purchased the product and satisfied with the results.
I believe that everybody has some kind of talent in them. No matter what it is everyone is able to do something better than some people. Be aware of your talent and make it be readable and understandable in around 10 seconds, why 10 seconds? In 2013 most of us have developed a short attention span main 4 reasons behind this is 1. Internet 2.Texting 3. Portable Music 4. Television
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Nonetheless, the posts are too short for starters.
Could you please prolong them a little from next time?
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Our client was 43 when she underwent a vaginal hysterectomy at City Hospital on 17 August 2000, to relieve continuing pain from endometriosis. After the surgery a problem in the bladder was identified and the consultant obstetrician and gynaecologist carried out a laparotomy and attempted to repair the bladder. He was not able to stop the leaking and called in a consultant urologist, who reopened the defect and re-closed it. The urologist advised urethral catheter drainage for five days and oral cephalexin.
Our client had to use a catheter and had to wait to see whether the bladder healed, unfortunately it didn't and our client was found to have a fistula. Continuing drainage with the catheter was advised by the urologist. She was discharged on 25 September 2000, with an indwelling catheter.
She was examined on 9 October 2000, and she was still leaking vaginally and a flexible cystoscopy was arranged. The cystoscopy took place on 13 October 2000. This revealed no obvious gaping fistula, although there was still a little vaginal leakage.
On 25 October 2000, a cystogram was carried out and concluded that the fistulous tract had healed. On 30 October 2000, our client attended an outpatient review with the urologist. He advised removal of the catheter and no further follow up.
Our client continued under the care of the obstetrician and gynaecologist, and was seen as an outpatient. On 10 January 2001 she was again leaking vaginally and a cystogram was arranged, which took place on 24 January 2001. This did not show a fistula and on 15 February 2001 an ultrasound scan of the urinary tract reported no issues.
She was seen again on 22 February 2001, describing ongoing leakage. She underwent a urology review on 8 March 2001, where it was decided that further uro-dynamic studies should be arranged.
She continued to have regular leakages. During the course of the litigation, the Claimant's urology expert diagnosed the presence of a fistula, and confirmed the diagnosis via a simple methylene blue dye test. As a result, our client was referred to a specialist surgeon for surgical repair of the fistula.
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SALEM – Marie Johns touched the side of a hand-built brick and declared, "I will never be able to look at a brick again without thinking about its velvet texture."
Johns is deputy administrator of the United States Small Business Administration, more familiarly known as the SBA. She was caressing bricks Old Virginia's CEO Cory Redifer and Mike Quillen were showing her at Old Virginia Brick Company in Salem on Sept. 26. Johns and other SBA officials and Marie Leibson, senior vice president of Sonabank were touring the 122-year-old industry on West Main Street.
Earlier this year the SBA helped bail out Old Virginia Brick with a $1-million SBA guaranteed loan through Sonabank that provided working capital, equipment and raw materials.
"We take our responsibilities to help small businesses seriously," said Johns.
The loan enabled Old Virginia to bring back 31 employees who had been laid off from its Madison Heights plant near Lynchburg where bricks are extruded or pushed out instead of hand-moulded as they are in Salem.
In front of the 9/11 memorial made from steel from one of the World Trade Towers, Redifer thanked the SBA and Sonabank for helping the company. He gave a brief history of Old Virginia, which started out in 1890 as Pierpont Brick in Salem. Henry Garden managed the company for 60 years, from 1920 through the Great Depression, when homeless men slept near the brick kilns to keep warm, and World War II. The company was Salem Brick starting in 1955.
"Over the last 4-1/2 years Old Virginia Brick has been faced with many challenges – the housing market, diesel spiked and loans dried up. In the fall of last year, Sonabank introduced us to the SBA," Redifer said.
Around the corner, brick maker Kirk Coleman of Salem slammed wet clay into wooden molds made of Vermont maple, throwing the clay to get the air bubbles out. He has worked at Old Virginia Brick for three years. Coleman "floured" the clay with sand to make the shale clay come out of the mold and to give it the characteristic color and texture a particular customer ordered.
"I can relate to that," Johns told Coleman as he used sand like flour. "I'm a baker," said Johns, who lives in the Richmond area and administers the district that includes Salem. "I love the way the clay feels."
Brushing brick-red dust off his hands, Coleman told Johns he could make "about 400 to 600 bricks a day."
"In Jefferson's day they would use clay from the property," pointed out Quillen, a Botetourt County resident who is director of manufacturing. Clay used at the Salem brick plant comes from Little Brushy Mountain off I-81's Exit 137 and other nearby areas.


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Bopening Night and Maurkice Pouncey Visit Highlight Curve's First Homestand of 2013
April 10, 2013 - Eastern League (EL) - Altoona Curve News Release
CURVE, Pa. - An excited fan base, fireworks shows, a Steelers' star and a special auction awaits the Altoona Curve when they return to Peoples Natural Gas Field on Thursday, April 11. Altoona will open its home slate with four games against the Harrisburg Senators ( Double-A affiliate of the Washington Nationals) followed by three games against the Richmond Flying Squirrels (Double-A affiliate of the San Francisco Giants).
The homestand gets going at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday with BOpening Night as we pay tribute to beloved bat boy Robert "Bo" Forney, who passed away earlier this year. Forney was a bat boy with the team since the 2008 season and Thursday night's home opener will celebrate the life and all that he reached. The Forney family will be on hand to throw out a ceremonial first pitch and the bat boys will don the bat boy uniforms newly affixed with a patch on the sleeve with a rendering of Bo's likeness. There will be an auction of signed, game-used memorabilia from the Pirates -Curve game on March 30 that will benefit the American Heart Association in Forney's honor.
Thursday also will include the first giveaway of the 2013 season and the first of many awesome postgame fireworks displays in Curve,Pa. The first 5,000 fans that make their way into Peoples Natural Gas Field will receive a 2013 Magnet Schedule thanks to the folks at Capital Contractors. Thirsty ThursdayTM is also back again in 2013 courtesy of Rocky 104.9 and will feature $2 Bud Light 16 oz. drafts and half-priced regular sodas for the home opener.
The Silver Steamers Club presented by Homewood Retirement Communities at Martinsburg & Everett will have their first of five-games this season on Thursday when the 'Sens are in town. For more information on the club, which is specifically designed for those 55 and over, interested parties can call 877-99-CURVE. Club benefits to the first 200 members that sign up include a free t-shirt and a refillable coffee mug good for $1 refills on coffee, soda and hot chocolate at all Curve home games this season. In order to finish up the first home-game of the season the right way kids will run the bases following the game.
Fans attending Thursday night's home opener can also place themselves on a presale list for an early opportunity to buy tickets to the 2014 Eastern League All-Star Game, which is being played in Altoona on July 16, 2014. Interested fans can sign up at Thursday night's game and will be contacted later in the season as plans for the game start to take shape.
The Curve homestand continues at 6:30 p.m. on Friday when Pittsburgh Steelers pro-bowl center Maurkice Pouncey will visit Curve, Pa. thanks to Holiday Inn Express and WTAJ-TV. T.G.I. Friday's will also be having their first Mug Club Night of the season. The first 250 fans 21 & up exiting the ballpark will receive a Mug Club Mug and can head on down to T.G.I. Friday's after the game where two Curve players will be signing autographs for one hour at the Extra Innings Party.
Game number three of the season on Saturday will get underway at 6 p.m. and feature the second postgame fireworks display of the young season.
The first home series of the season wraps up on Sunday at 1 p.m. and includes the first of three youth baseball clinics this season. Kids ages 4-12 can come and learn from the stars of tomorrow from 10 a.m.-noon and is free for children who have a ticket for Sunday afternoon's game. Galliker's Curve Kids' Club Day number one takes place on Sunday and all Kids' Club members are encouraged to dress in Curve attire to help cheer on the home team. Kids can be signed up for the free club online or in-person at Peoples Natural Gas Field.
Sunday is also Atlantic Broadband Customer Appreciation Day. Atlantic Broadband customers in the Altoona, Johnstown, and Cumberland, MD markets will receive two free grandstand tickets to the Curve-Senators' game by presenting a coupon that will be emailed to them this week. For those Atlantic Broadband customers who don't receive email, a flyer with the same coupon for two free tickets will be available at the Atlantic Broadband offices in each of those cities.
Richmond will make its first trip Peoples Natural Gas Field beginning at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. Monday night will be the first Mirror Monday of the season courtesy of the Altoona Mirror. Be sure to check the front page of the Sports section in the Altoona Mirror for a special money-saving coupon good for $4 off all Grandstand seats to Monday night's game.
Game two against the Flying Squirrels will be the first Two-for-Tuesday of the season presented by Atlantic Broadband. You can bring a buddy or a friend to the game and grab two-for-one offers on tickets, hot dogs and small popcorns.
The final game of the seven-game homestand comes on Wednesday morning at 10:30 a.m. The first Education Day will feature some useful facts and educational tips throughout the game. It is also a 4-pack Wednesday presented by WALY 103.9. A great offer for all families, you can receive four tickets, four hot dogs, and four regular sodas for just $35 for Wednesday games.
A complete rundown of all the events and activities in Curve, Pa. during the upcoming homestand is listed below.
Thurs., April 11 vs. Harrisburg Senators (Washington Nationals) at 6:30 p.m./gates open: 5:30 p.m.
- Postgame Fireworks
- BOpening Night - We will celebrate the life of beloved bat boy Bo Forney throughout the game
- Pirates-Curve Memorabilia In-Game Silent Auction to benefit the American Heart Association - We'll auction off signed, game-used memorabilia of past Curve players who played in the March 30 Pirates-Curve Exhibition. All proceeds from the auction will benefit the American Heart Association
- Magnet Schedule Giveaway - First 5,000 fans will receive a 2013 magnet schedule thanks to Capital Contractors
- Silver Steamers Club Day- First of five games for members of the club presented by Homewood Retirement Communities at Martinsburg & Everett
- Thirsty ThursdayTM - Come on out for $2 16oz. Bud Light drafts and half-priced 22oz. sodas
- Kids Run the Bases
Fri., April 12 vs. Harrisburg Senators (Washington Nationals) at 6:30 p.m./gates open: 5:30 p.m.
- Maurkice Pouncey Appearance - Presented by Holiday Inn Express and WTAJ-TV. Steelers' pro-bowl center Maurkice Pouncey makes the trip to Curve, Pa. and will be available for autographs for two hours during the game
- T.G.I. Friday's Mug Club Night - The first 250 fans 21 and up that exit the ballpark will receive a Mug Club Mug thanks to T.G.I. Friday's. Fans are encouraged to head over to T.G.I. Friday's after the game where two Curve players will visit the Extra Innings Party to meet and greet Curve fans
- Kids Run the Bases
Sat., April 13 vs. Harrisburg Senators (Washington Nationals) at 6 p.m./gates open: 5 p.m.
- Postgame Fireworks
- Kids Run the Bases
Sun., April 14 vs. Harrisburg Senators (Washington Nationals) at 1 p.m./gates open: 12 p.m.
- Youth Baseball Clinic- The clinic is free to those kids who have a ticket to the game and runs from 10 a.m.-12 p.m.
- Atlantic Broadband Customer Appreciation Day - Atlantic Broadband customers in the Altoona, Johnstown, and Cumberland, MD markets can receive two free tickets to this game with a coupon they were emailed
- Galliker's Curve Kids' Club Day- The first Galliker's Curve Kids' Club Day of the season takes place and all members are encouraged to wear their Curve gear to this game. The Club is free to join for those 12 and under and features a total of 10 free games in 2013
- Kids Run the Bases
Mon., April 15 vs. Richmond Flying Squirrels (San Francisco Giants) at 6:30 p.m./gates open: 5:30 p.m.
- Mirror Monday - Check the top page of the sports section in the Altoona Mirror on Monday for a coupon good for $4 off Grandstand tickets to Monday night's game
Tues., April 16 vs. Richmond Flying Squirrels (San Francisco Giants) at 6:30 p.m./gates open: 5:30 p.m.
- 2-For-Tuesday- Get two-for-one offers at Tuesday's game on tickets, hot dogs and small popcorns thanks to Atlantic Broadband
Wed., April 17 vs. Richmond Flying Squirrels (San Francisco Giants) at 10:30 a.m./gates open: 9:30 a.m.
- 4-Pack Wednesday - Fans can get four tickets four hot dogs and four regular sodas for just $35 thanks to WALY 103.9
- Education Day- We will incorporate some useful educational tips, facts and tidbits into this morning's game
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Soichiro Honda: The Man With A Burning Desire To Succeed
You may know Soichiro Honda as the founder of the Honda Company and a successful businessman. However, few people are aware that Soichiro Honda was the man who changed the usual view on the traditions of running a business and approaching success.
His life story is not only inspiring, but legendary.
Childhood and a "Creative" Solution that Would Cost Him Dearly
Soichiro Honda, was born on November 17, 1906 in Japan, Hamamatsu, Shizuoka in a very traditional working class family. His mother- Mika, worked as a weaver and his father, Gihei, was a blacksmith, who ran a bicycle repair business.
As a boy Soichiro preferred helping his father in the bike shop rather than doing his homework. This was reflected in his poor grades. When Soichiro received his yearly grade report he was supposed to hand it to his parents for a 'signature' – a stamp with a family seal.
Not wanting to disappoint his parent, Soichiro cut out the family hieroglyphs on an old tire and "signed" a grade report for himself and for some of his fellow classmates, cutting similar stamps for them. What Soichiro did not take into consideration is that the stamp was a mirror-image, so the fraud was quickly discovered.
When Soichiro Honda's father found out about it, he made his son stay in a corner on his knees for a whole day. The punishment was not for the forgery, but for the fact that Soichiro did not notice the relation between the seal pattern and stamp itself.
A Modest Beginning of a Promising Career Path
In 1922, at the age of 16 Soichiro left home and headed to Tokyo to look for work. He quickly found an apprenticeship an Art Shokai auto repair shop and stayed there for six years. During the day he worked as a car mechanic and in the evenings worked on his dream – he was designing racing cars.
When Honda had saved enough money to start his own auto repair business, he returned to Hamamatsu.
In 1928 he organized the Tohai Seiki Company to manufacture piston rings, the biggest part of which was sold to Toyota – a major Japanese car manufacturer.
The business was going well, but Honda did not want to stop there. In the mid-1940's Honda finally designed and manufactured a small engine that could be attached to a bicycle to create a motorbike.
The First Big Setback of Soichiro Honda and The Birth of Honda Motorcycles
The Second World War put a stop to this dream. In 1945 Honda's factory suffered serious damage due to bombing. Everyone else would have seen it as a failure, but not Soichiro.
The businessman sold the remains of his business to 'Toyota' for 450,000 thousand yen. What did he do next? He bought an alcohol tank for 10,000 yens and spent a year planning his new venture and treating friends with homemade whiskey.
In 1946 Honda opened his company called 'Honda Technology Research Institute' and started producing mopeds and motorcycles. Within a little over a decade Honda was the leading motorcycle manufacturer in the world.
Unorthodox Management Methods that Shocked Japanese Businessmen
Honda's approach to managing his business was very 'unusual' for most Japanese businessmen to say the least.
He promoted executives on the basis of performance rather than age, did not believe in hierarchy and tried not to hire professionals with higher education, because he believed that "dogmatic thinking" would be an obstacle in the search for new ways of development.
Honda also shocked the press declaring that he did not intend to transfer his business to heirs (two sons and two daughters), which he later proved by choosing a leader from his employees.
A Pursue of a Long-Cherished Dream
Having reached the top in the motorcycle industry, Honda decided that now he could proceed with the implementation of a cherished dream – to create automobiles.
Unexpectedly, he encountered strong resistance from Japanese officials. They tried to convince the businessman that the country did not need another car manufacturer, that he was destined to fail. Honda persisted and in 1970 he became the winner in the highly competitive automotive industry.
At beginning of the 80s, Honda Motor Co., Inc. was the third largest producer of cars in Japan. And by the end of the decade it was the third company in the world.
Honda had worked for 65 years in the company and personally tested every new car.
The legendary businessman died on August 5, 1991. By the end of his life he had come up with over 470 inventions and 150 patents, received an honorary doctorate at Michigan Technical University and the highest honor of his country – Japan's Blue Ribbon – and had a company with an annual revenue of more than $ 30 billion dollars.
Soichiro Honda's Quotes:
"Many people dream of success. I believe that success can be achieved only through repeated failure and self-analysis."
"Success is only 1% of your work, and the rest – bold overcoming of obstacles. If you are not afraid of them, success will come to you itself."
"Looking back on my work, I feel that I was doing nothing more than mistakes, blunders and serious omissions. But I am proud of the achievements. Although I did one mistake after another, my mistakes and failures never occurred for the same reasons."
"The value of life can be measured by how many times your soul has been deeply stirred."
"We only have one future, and it will be made of our dreams, if we have the courage to challenge convention."
"Enjoying your work is essential. If your work becomes an expression of your own ideas, you will surely enjoy it."


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I'm having a spot of bother with the Search Bar in the MistyLook Design. The Search Bar covers the Menu tabs at the top of the page. I have no idea how to change that. I love the design and would like to keep it, however my viewers need to be able to access all tabs available. Is there a solution for this glitch? Thanks.
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MistyLook by Sadish - Search Bar Overlap
It's a very common problem and as far as I know there is no solution, unfortunately.
With the CSS upgrade, you can hide it, but unless you have experience with CSS it isn't recommended.
A workaround is to limit the tabs by setting pages to have a parent page and then you can add the Pages widget to your sidebar from Design->Widgets.
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You may or may not love Jimmy Fallon. Myself, I used to be somewhat lukewarm — but objectively, I think he's found his niche in late night and, like most people, was genuinely happy to see the guy advance to The Tonight Show.
But hold that thought, because Philadelphia Magazine — bastions of cutting-edge journalism which once printed a cover story about why it's really super hard to be a white person in Philly *uncomfortably tugs shirt collar with one finger* — has published a lengthy party-pooping opinion piece about why Jimmy Fallon sucks. Take it away, Philadelphia Magazine:
Back in the '90s, I lived in an apartment off Sunset Boulevard, where I had quite the assortment of neighbors, including Ellen "Grandma Walton" Corby, Lemmy Kilmister from Motörhead, and a struggling actor named Oscar Nuñez. Oscar was a performer at the Groundlings sketch comedy school, and I'd go see him perform.
First rule of any good article: Name-dropping!
I remember one show in particular in which each performer got five minutes to do a character of their own creation, and after watching one excruciatingly annoying character named "The Masshole," I wanted to walk out. But I stayed to support Oscar.
The Masshole bit was just five minutes of a guy doing a bad Boston accent. No jokes. Just an accent, like "My brudda pahked his cahr in the yahd not fahr from Havaaad Yahd. It's a wicked Camaraaa…" I remember thinking at the end of the gig, "Don't quit your day job, kid."
That kid was Jimmy Fallon.
OMG. I totally thought he was going to say Colin Quinn! Go on.
And now, many years later, the unthinkable has happened: Jimmy Fallon is everywhere. Forget his day job, the kid now has the most desirable job in comedy.
I know that the world is a cruel, unjust, chaotic place. I just don't understand how mealy-mouthed Jimmy Fallon became host of The Tonight Show.
He's not funny. He's not a good actor. He's not a good interviewer. And so far, he has yet to have an original idea.
Whereas penning hate-pieces on Jimmy Fallon is TOTALLY original.
Fallon is the kind of guy that pulls out an acoustic guitar at a party and does a Neil Young impersonation or takes someone's sunglasses and pretends to be Stevie Wonder.
Or worse, he puts on Tom Jones and does the Carlton Dance. He's that guy.
Fallon has so few ideas on what to ask his guests (even in the most puffy puff-piece interviews) that he resorts to playing parlor games like Beer Pong, Flip Cup and Air Hockey with them.
Watching him makes me feel like I died and went to Manayunk on a Friday night. It's horrible.
Comparing anything to Manayunk is local-Philly sensationalism in its poorest form.
The problem is, Fallon can't fail. He has set the bar so low for comedy that he is guaranteed this job for life.
Impersonations are the lowest form of comedy, just below puns. And impersonations of Gilbert Gottfried, Jerry Seinfeld and Adam Sandler are the lowest form of impersonations. Fallon does all three regularly.
Well… He did them in his Saturday Night Live audition and I guess a few times as a cast member. Also, aren't at least like 75% of Saturday Night Live sketches impersonation-based? Maybe the author's problem is that he really just doesn't like "comedy."
He was the one guy on Saturday Night Live that could not stay in character. He would crack up laughing, flub his lines and stare directly into the camera.
These days, Fallon's whole shtick is to take something from childhood, rope in a superstar celebrity, and beat it to death.
And let's not even talk about his apparent obsession with Justin Timberlake, who seems to show up constantly to sing medleys of 20-year-old pop songs. ENOUGH ALREADY. I'm almost ready to tune into Arsenio. Almost.
I'm sure Mr. Arsenio would be happy to have you.
I realize the best TV writers are now at the Daily Show, Colbert, Key & Peele, Real Time, Tosh.0, Portlandia, Always Sunny, and Parks & Recreation. But C'MON. Hire somebody.
I know not everyone falls for Fallon's smirky, impish personality. It's been reported that other SNL cast members weren't keen on his antics. Tracy Morgan was bothered by the "laughing and all that dumb [bleep] he used to do — he wouldn't mess with me because I didn't [bleep]ing play that shit. That's taking all the attention off of everybody else and putting it on you, like, 'Oh, look at me, I'm the cute one.' I told him not to do that shit in my sketches, so he never did."
I love Tracy Morgan as much as anyone — but the testimony of one of the lesser mentally stable Saturday Night Live cast members is not winning your argument. I'll need to hear what Victoria Jackson's thoughts are on the matter, first.
It's almost sacrilege, at least in Philly, to talk smack about Fallon, thanks to Questlove and the Roots. I have nothing but love and respect for them. And I realize that they have to eat. But when I hear them being described as "Jimmy Fallon's House Band," it's like God is strangling a kitten. Why God, why?
Wow, dude. It's one thing to hate a guy like, say, Jay Leno, but even then I can't imagine putting the kind of vitriol it takes to write like a 1000+ word opinion piece crapping my pants about it. Plus, because relevant: If Jimmy Fallon, Carly Rae Jepsen and Jimmy Fallon's House Band — I'm sorry, I mean The Roots!!! — performing "Call Me Maybe" didn't melt your icy facade just a little bit, then you might actually be the one with the closet kitten-strangling problem.


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Adam and Eve
Stand still forest -
the lovers approach.
Sweet, steady entourage
of flesh;
waltzes she,
saunters he,
lungs for mouths,
without rib,
mother moans
miraculously: the light!
He lingers; tight-lipped,
tighter still then the tiger
stripe of doom-sound
a rip between sky
and ground.
Surge of bird wings
walloping without
the mockery of her
as though smiling
she could break
natural flight.
As though dismissive,
she forgets,
tugs fingers from
bones, and he, in
breaking himself
christened her
alterations; though
no father here;
only brother and
sister here,
only lovers,
only the erroneous light -
stand still chameleon skull.
Serpent heart with the
flowering grace.
Stand still continent,
they approach.
a/n: written for the June WCC.


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Asma, I read about you in the British newspaper, The Telegraph, on 15 August 2013. We in India were appalled by your death on the day when we were celebrating the 66th Independence Day of our country.
The Telegraph reported that you were just 17 years old; "on top of your class in school" and you "had a reputation as a gentle and intelligent young woman". Since you were no Malala Yousafzai, the global media has largely ignored your truly tragic story. Nor is there deafening outcry from the human rights organizations. Why so, is understandable! But that is a subject for some other day.
Despite many flaws, we are the largest democracy in the world. We appreciate, wherever democracies take roots. When your countrymen orchestrated a massive revolution against decades old dictatorship in 2011, its success brought cheers on the face of almost every Indian.
However the military coup of 3rd July 2013 in Egypt has disappointed us all. Coup leaders in your country rationalized that millions of people came out on the streets against the under performance of the first democratically elected government. This is why they overthrew the elected government!
Street protests and disgruntled population are an integral part of a democratic system of governance. While I have proudly said that we are the largest democracy, I must also shamefully admit that we are one of the most corrupt countries in the world. Hundreds of millions of Indians are disgusted with widespread corruption.
We are also the second most populous country in the world – roughly 7 times bigger than Egypt. In 2010 and 2011, to protest against endemic corruption, many more million Indians came on the streets of New Delhi and other parts of the country compared to the number of Egyptians protested on 30 June 2013. Our protests were most certainly larger and louder than yours.
Also, the Indian army is much bigger and stronger than Egyptian army. To be precise, it is the third largest in the world. They have nuclear and other sophisticated weapons – not donated by the US! But unlike your army, Indian armed forces did not intervene "on behalf of millions" to overthrow an elected government.
A possible explanation is that armies are primarily raised to secure the national borders against foreign invaders, not for running business empires. A 21st century soldier can either be a fighter or a businessman. He can't be both. Since your army controls 40% of the Egyptian economy, they are more focused on protecting their business interests, not the interests of Egyptian citizens like you, or the nation as a whole.
Indian army owns no business enterprises. They don't need to. This probably explains why they never staged coups against elected governments. They know that an underperforming government will be voted out by the people (not by the army through tanks) in the subsequent elections. This is why they are, largely, focused on their actual job.
Following massive protests of 2010/11 in India, our elected government also used police force and removed sit-ins, but in a non-lethal way. There were injuries, but no fatalities.
Moreover, in the most civilized manner and in keeping with democratic ethos, the leaders of our protest movement have formed a new political party. The citizens of India, including myself, will now decide through ballot (not bullet) in the next elections if they deserve to be our new rulers or not.
More recently, just weeks prior to the July coup in Egypt, another sparkling democracy in the world witnessed massive street protests. Millions of Brazilians came on the streets to protest against their democratically elected government. But there was no military coup in Brazil either! This is another example of a decent, civilized and democratic society.
The pro-military rhetoric that "Egypt is divided" is both bizarre and hilarious. There is nothing unusual in a vast and great country like Egypt being divided. Every single society and country in the world has different shades of political opinions and social beliefs. It is human nature. Even the US was so vertically split in one very recent presidential election that the winner had to be declared by the court. In the absence of political/social plurality, there would be one single ruler who would rule the entire world, something never happened in human history!
Asma, your freedom aspirations were not trampled by your army alone. Globally renowned figures like the former chief of The International Atomic Energy Agency are equal partners in this crime. A decade back, he had set Iraq on fire with his fabricated claims of the existence of WMDs, which is still killing and crippling millions of innocent Iraqis – both shias and sunnis. This blue-eyed boy of champions of democracy, freedom and human rights has now ignited another fire in your country; and then fled to his luxurious retreat in Austria! No one knows how many more innocent lives will his new fire consume in Egypt.
It is heartening to know that in the face of absolute brutalities, you stood up against the military coup of the first democratically elected government in the history of Egypt. Like many opponents of democracy and freedom in Egypt, a large population also came out against the military coup and resumption of dictatorship.
I learnt that you were serving in the field hospital as a volunteer at a pro-democracy sit-in where many of those defending democracy and freedom were being treated after they were targeted by Egyptian security forces. At such a sensitive and vulnerable spot, you were shot dead by Egyptian security forces – who receive US$ 1.3 billion aid from the US every year. Your death certificate was seen by The Telegraph that stated you were "shot in the chest" and your "skull was crushed, and left leg broken"!
Asma, we Indians have nothing to offer you, your family and freedom-loving Egyptians except our prayers, and our tears…
By Dr. Mansoor Durrani
Also See:
United States Backed Coups In Egypt And The Muslim World
Social Media Is The Worst Menace To Society – Turkish Prime Minister
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Before there were fanzines, there were little magazines. Little magazines are small periodicals devoted to serious literary writing, art, or social theory. Often their contributors are unknown talents, and their content is experimental, avant-garde and noncommercial.
Starting in 1912, the Dada movement used the little magazine format to fight the enemy as they saw it: the nationalistic and bourgeois culture in Europe.
Le Coeur à Barbe. Edited by Tristan Tzara. Paris, 1922
291. New York, 1915
Techniques such as collage, détournement and experimental typography were common in these little magazines. These techniques are quite familiar to today's zine reader.
Craphound by Sean Tejaratchi, the world's best cut and paste zine.
To learn more about Dada little magazines, visit the Digital Dada Library at Iowa University. They have an incredible collection, with many publications available to read online.
– Robyn Chapman


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It is a pretty dress but...
This is really a nice dress if they cut arm wider. The white material around shoulders reach just below under arm and I am afraid that it will be easily stained when the weather is warm as I tend to sweat easily.
Los Angeles, CA, USA


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1. You will need 6 small, straight-sided glasses, at least 6 oz. each. In a medium bowl, stir together goat cheese and half-and-half until blended. Set aside. (see Tip.)
2. Rinse finely chopped shallot in a small strainer; drain well and place in a large bowl. Add lemon juice, olive oil, salt and pepper. Whisk together to combine. Halve, pit and peel avocados; mash until smooth and add to bowl.
3. Divide the smoked salmon between the 6 glasses. Then layer each with the avocado mixture and cheese spread. Garnish with dill sprigs or lemon twist.
Make Ahead:
Prepare and assemble up to 3 hours in advance. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate until ready to serve.
To easily layer goat cheese mixture, place in a heavy-duty zipper-seal bag, push to one corner, snip off the end and use like a pastry bag.
Step it up
The Ile de France® Herbed Goat cheese also would be a wonderful complement to the avocado and salmon.
Wine pairing:
Because the smoked salmon and capers have a distinctive taste, pair this verrine with a richer wine such as a white Bordeaux. For those who prefer red wine, a Merlot also makes a nice accompaniment.


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IN THE HUNT: Inspiration first struck producer Fenton Bailey walking past an Anthropologie store with his producing partner; the two casually remarked what a great basis it would make for a television show. The very next day, Bailey read a piece in the Philadelphia Inquirer about Keith Johnson, the globetrotting buyer at large for the stores, and he knew he had his concept.
The result was "Man Shops Globe," an eight-episode series premiering on the Sundance Channel on Oct. 7, following Johnson's eye at flea markets and artisans in France, Turkey and South Africa, among others. At a launch party at Anthropologie's Rockefeller Plaza store Tuesday night, Glen Senk, chief executive officer of the retailer's parent, Urban Outfitters Inc., said getting there meant getting assurances the project wouldn't undermine the brand's integrity. "We had been contacted many times," he said, "but we had an instant connection with the team," including director Jeremy Simmons. Senk described Johnson, who is also his longtime companion, as "shy — not a reality TV person. It was insightful for them to see what the show could be."
Said Johnson, "I've been doing this for so long, it actually gave me a little bit more energy. I saw the world through Jeremy's eyes."
"Man Shops Globe" has already been picked up for another season, which begins filming shortly.
— Irin Carmon
LAST-MINUTE BID: Mort Zuckerman, owner of the New York Daily News and U.S. News & World Report, has submitted an 11th-hour bid for BusinessWeek. Zuckerman, who is also the former owner of Fast Company and The Atlantic Monthly, joins Bloomberg LP, OpenGate Capital and ZelnickMedia, which all submitted bids by Tuesday. A spokeswoman for Zuckerman confirmed the bid but declined to elaborate further. Sources said Bloomberg is said to still be the front-runner to buy BusinessWeek from McGraw-Hill Cos.
— Amy Wicks
NOW IT'S THE FT'S TURN: The Financial Times' glossy, How to Spend It, has been something of a pioneer in the space — it celebrates its 15th anniversary this fall, and while other supplements are reducing frequency or scaling back expansion plans, it has been expanding, from 26 issues last year to 28 this year, with 29 planned for 2010.
Now the magazine has a new Web site, which goes live Saturday. As competitors like The Wall Street Journal's WSJ. experiment with static online-only editions, and The New York Times' T steadily ramps up its multimedia offerings at The Moment blog and on Twitter, How to Spend It will offer its own take on how to do luxury online.
The magazine's previous online presence was a three-year-old digital edition that was an unchanged representation of the magazine's pages — now acknowledged as a model that lacks both the interactivity of the Web and the tactility of the page. Now, said editor Gillian de Bono, the emphasis is on "deconstructing and reinterpreting" the magazine online.
In an attempt to bring a fashion shoot to life, for example, the site will employ a three-dimensional tiled imaging system that allows the reader to move through different angles and zoom in. There will also be multimedia related to magazine content, including a video of an underwater fashion shoot at launch. Founding editor Lucia van der Postings will be blogging at "Van der Posts" three times a week, alongside video bulletins from tech columnist Jonathan Margolis, daily posts from regular contributors at The Reconnoisseur blog, and a daily gift guide launching in November.
Krug, Harry Winston and Rolex are the launch sponsors. Dominique Moseley, magazine publishing director at the Financial Times, said the new site would also provide opportunities for luxury brands that want to advertise online but are concerned about quality control. To try to replicate the experience of a double spread in a magazine, howtospendit.com has a large-canvas ad format that appears after a reader's first click, and takes place only once per visit. Advertisers will also have the option of dedicated microsites that are integrated with the homepage.
Most of the Financial Times site is behind a paywall. How to Spend It's site is free for now, but a spokeswoman said the company had not ruled out the possibility of paid content in the future.
MALE ENHANCEMENT: Fashion Group International and GQ hosted a panel discussion Tuesday at 4 Times Square on the male consumer and the economy. Dana Telsey, chief executive officer of Telsey Advisory Group, warned tight inventories and lower prices will make for a challenging holiday season. "If people are expecting an up holiday, that's pretty tough to do on down prices and down inventory," she noted.
Telsey said creating "retail as theater" through events such as Fashion's Night Out is key to keeping consumers excited about shopping in the tough economy. Martine Reardon, executive vice-president of marketing and advertising at Macy's, agreed, noting Fashion's Night Out "gave people permission to go shopping again without feeling guilty." She added that cause marketing platforms, such as the retailer's current "Come Together" promotion, aimed at providing 10 million meals to needy Americans, connects the brand to shoppers "on an emotional level so they want to be your friend."
Marc Schneider, president of dress furnishings at Phillips-Van Heusen, decried the industry's current reliance on lowering prices. "Price is only one dimension of value," he said. "Real value is a combination of great product, great design, great logistics, planning and allocation and great in-store POS and marketing."
John Bartlett, creative director of the Claiborne by John Bartlett label, said he is influenced by technical advances in fabrics and pointed to activewear maker Lululemon as a trailblazer in this area. "Their silhouettes are great. They've got the best T-shirts on the market, and they combine techno-fabrics with something that could be sexy and you could wear out at night."
— David Lipke
HERE COMES THE BRIDAL MAGAZINE: American Media Inc. is about to enter the bridal category with a new magazine that will focus on the bride, not the occasion. The title, Shapebride, will be an extension of Shape. "Other bridal books focus on the wedding-occasion rather than on the bride herself and her personal process," said vice president and publisher Sabine Feldmann. "She may look to other titles to find her dream dress, but she'll look to Shapebride to look like a dream in the dress."
Feldmann just received the green light a few days ago to sell advertising. "Our sales team is gearing up for back-to-back meetings with both existing and new advertising partners," Feldmann noted, adding that she anticipates ads from endemic brands, from nutrition to beauty and fashion, to jewelry ads, as well as wedding registries and travel. Ad space will close on Dec. 17, and the issue will hit newsstands the weekend of Valentine's Day. At this point, Feldmann said the magazine will launch during the spring 2010 bridal season, but she hopes to increase frequency in the future. A spokeswoman said 325,000 copies will be available on newsstands for 90 days.


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On October first, one thousand nine hundred thirty-seven, the governor, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, shall appoint the members of the board of review for terms of six years, except that the terms of the members first taking office shall be two, four, and six years, respectively, as designated by the governor at the time of their appointment. Vacancies shall be filled by the governor for the unexpired term. The governor shall designate one member as chairman of the board.


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More: Are the Scream Queens mysterious babies actually the Red Devils?
As teased last week, Nick Jonas returned as Boone, but it didn't exactly go his way. Spoiler alert: He died at the end of the episode — and for real this time. But, before Boone (who many thought was a ghost for part of the episode, because that makes sense) was killed, he provided answers to a ton of questions.
Before I get to those, let's talk about how Dean Munsch finally told Grace and Zayday that there are two bathtub babies: A boy and a girl. During that ominous KKT night in 1995, twins were born. If that isn't enough, Earl Grey died at the hands of the Red Devil. The madness doesn't stop there, because Chanel pushed Hester down the stairs, resulting in her neck snapping — or did it? It's still not clear if Hester is 100 percent dead, but her fall was definitely nasty.
Reunited! #ScreamQueens pic.twitter.com/7BRXctoV0m— Scream Queens (@ScreamQueens) November 18, 2015
Now, let's get to all those questions Boone, aka Ghost Boone and/or Joaquin Phoenix, answered for fans.
A Red Devil was officially unmasked tonight. After killing Earl Grey, the man behind one of the masks was none other than Boone.
Remember how the Red Devil was obsessed and apparently in love with Zayday? Yeah, well that was Boone. He even tried to convince Chad that as "Ghost Boone" he needed to get Zayday to love him and have sex with him so he could stay on Earth. FYI, Chad believed him.
If you paid attention to the above item, then you already have your answer. I'll say it again, though. No, Boone was pretending to be gay and even went undercover as a Dickie Dollar Scholar as part of Gigi's plan.
Remember when Gigi said to a Red Devil, "He's gotta go"? That "he" was Boone.
More: Scream Queens: Is Gigi related to a Red Devil?
When it comes to Gigi's plan that is 20 years in the making, she doesn't take any chances. Per Boone, he studied film makeup for eight months to learn how to create the perfect slash mark for his neck and even practiced on patients. Boone also spent four years training to slow his breathing and heart rate down to a point that a coroner would declare him dead. See? Dedication.
They definitely didn't have the greatest upbringing. Boone revealed that he spent the first few months of his life "motherless" and even lived off of scraps of garbage and stolen milk. Apparently, he also grew up in institutions. Hmm... that sounds familiar.
It was Boone's masterful plan to attack Wes and Gigi with a chain saw to throw the scent off Gigi as a suspect. So far, it's worked.
You know it. As Gigi said at the end to the other masked Red Devil who killed Boone, "Well, your commitment to revenge is clearly greater than your brother's was."
Obviously, this question has yet to be answered, but my gut says Grace.
Omg #ScreamQueens pic.twitter.com/Phrn32LwZZ— Scream Queens (@ScreamQueens) November 18, 2015
Scream Queens airs Tuesdays at 9/8c on Fox.
More: Scream Queens might have just unlocked the mystery of the bathtub baby
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Nick Dines, Fred Goodhue, and I first played together in a neighborhood band called The Bluescasters. Eventually we went all-original and renamed ourselves Group DeVille. GDV made a demo CD, started booking club shows, and went on to enjoy a twelve year run performing throughout the Northeast, recording and releasing four well-received albums of blues rock along the way.
Group DeVille disbanded in 2011, and I went off on my own, releasing the "Wednesday Child" and "Building the Railroad" albums in 2012 and 2015, respectively. I've been fortunate to have played and toured with many local pros, and have shared a few stages with some of my favorite international acts. But I've also kept playing area shows with Nick and Fred as my rhythm section, mainly community events and benefits, but the occasional club gig as well.
Sometime last year, Nick and Fred and I realized that those bluesy numbers from the GDV days and the classics we covered with The Bluescasters are what we enjoy playing best when we're together. We've decided to take this approach from this point on, and leave my solo material to my solo gigs. We will be performing not as The Rick Murnane Band or Trio or whatever, but under a new name that means the three of us instead of just highlighting one of us. As of now, we are The Town Council.
Our first appearance as The Town Council will be Friday, February 24th at Luthier's Co-Op, sharing the bill with Colorway and Soul Magnets.


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I used to be the lead generator at a Home Depot. I loved my job, my customers and the people I worked with. One thing I can do is sell. The year I left Home Depot I was 320% over goal. I knew it would be difficult to replace me so I wanted to be sure their numbers would be good for the rest of that fiscal year. So blatant promotion is nothing I was worried about. I sold at home services to people. So if you needed a new roof, windows, HVAC, doors, deck etc I was the person to see. I learned quickly to sell people what they needed not what they wanted. That way everyone was happy. You don't sell what the buyer could never recoup in their neighborhood. Or what wouldn't work. So sometimes they needed a less expensive item and sometimes a more expensive item. I had customers come in my last week just to say goodbye. So you know they were satisfied happy customers. I was not prepared after writing our first novel Bioprints for all the blatant self promotion needed to launch a new book. Now believe me I am quite sure we have a good book. However I was not prepared for how I would feel constantly saying "buy our book" "5 star reviews" and so on and so forth. Fortunately I do think we have a good product and if you like crime novels, romance ( totally pg clean romance) mystery and corporate espionage you won't be disappointed with Bioprints. I am now used to all the "blatant self promotion" and no longer think about it that way. I realize you need to be introduced to our book and see if it is something you would enjoy reading. O'Rouke Crime Novel Vol.II will be out soon. The title will be Flash Zombies and you will have to read it to find out why :D. I think you'll like it. Vol.II is longer than Vol.I. Other than that we have many of the same charachters returning and also quite a few of the same elements. I hope you'll read both of them, enjoy them and be entertained for a few hours....blog later...Joan
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