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Or so I thought...
My first English Corner was a week ago now. My 270 freshmen and I were going to discuss together some English-language idioms.
English Corner as I imagined it would be ( I attempted to insert drawings here, but to no avail. If you know how, send me a message!):
I introduce the topic with the help of my class monitors, the students are given an idiom to discuss, I mingle to check their comprehension and discuss how the idiom relates to similar Chinese sayings.
English Corner as it began:
Chaos. The class monitors were adamant that all of the students could not fit in the designated area and that we should move to the athletic field. Okay, I say. Let's move to the field for our discussion. The weather is pleasant, hen liang kuai.
Shouting. The monitors give instructions to their classmates to move to the field. Five minutes later, each class is in military formation. They are now ready for me to impart my English-language wisdom. One monitor suggests that I stand on the landing at the front of the teaching building to address all of the students. I'm feeling a little like an autocrat in the mid twentieth century. This was the first time in China that I felt my patience really tested. Those of you who know me well know that my patience has deep reserves. I was literally on the verge of shouting or throwing up my hands and heading home. I passed the test (Lord of the Rings geeks, unite).
Pause. I remember that these students have just finished two weeks of military training and that, even though extremely intelligent and responsible, the class monitors have never been responsible for leading such a large group of students, let alone shepherding a foreign American teacher through his first English Corner.
English Corner, back to the plan:
I calmly went to each class, as is my wont, and handed out slips of paper on which were written idioms. And then, after having handed them all out, I went from class to class to discuss.
The idioms were a little over their heads, I'll admit, and it was a stretch getting to every class during the allotted time, but I am thankful we were able to get back to the plan and engage in some un-regimented conversation.


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After a horrible first five weeks of the season for the Big Ten Conference, the schedules for this prestigious conference finally get in full gear this weekend.
The Big Ten has been crucified for their play in the first five weeks of the 2014 season and rightfully so. They have had horrible out of conference losses and power teams, like Michigan, that look like a shell of themselves this season.
The Wolverines lost their third game this past Saturday to Minnesota. This marked the first time in Michigan's 135 year history of college football that they have lost three games before the end of September.
To think about that stat is mind blowing, but also shows just how far Michigan has fallen off under Head Coach Brady Hoke. The Wolverines are all but certain to have a new head coach in 2015, but as for now they must put the pieces to together and finish a tough 2014 season.
The surprise of the Big Ten so far this year may be one of the new comers to the conference and that is the Rutgers Scarlet Knights. The Scarlet Knights have been one of the most impressive teams so far in 2014 and could be a contender in a very weak Big Ten.
With all this being said, someone has to win the Big Ten in 2014. The frontrunner at this point has to be the Michigan State Spartans. The Spartans suffered a double digit defeat to a top five Oregon Ducks team in Eugene, Oregon in week two. The score was misleading in that matchup because the Spartans had control of the game until the fourth quarter.
Let's take a look at the Week Six slate in the Big Ten and predict who wins and the scores to each game.
Ohio State Buckeyes @ Maryland Terrapins- Ohio State Buckeyes win in a shootout 44-38
Nebraska Cornhuskers @ Michigan State Spartans- Michigan State Spartans use their home field advantage to win 31-23
Michigan Wolverines @ Rutgers Scarlet Knights- Rutgers Scarlet Knights continue the misery for Michigan by defeating the Wolverines 34-17
North Texas Mean Green @ Indiana Hoosiers- Indiana Hoosiers use their explosive offense to outscore North Texas 41-20
Wisconsin Badgers @ Northwestern Wildcats- Wisconsin Badgers hand the struggling Wildcats another tough defeat as the Badgers win 38-17
Purdue Boilermakers @ Illinois Fighting Illini- Illinois will find a way to win a typical ugly Big Ten game 24-14
So, this is how I see the Big Ten slate turning out in Week Six. It's a conference under a lot of fire for a number of reasons. The marquee matchup of Week Six and possibly of the season is Michigan State vs. Nebraska.
I believe Michigan State wins this battle thanks to home field and this will put the Spartans in the driver's seat to win the Big Ten along with the Wisconsin Badgers. It will be an interesting week in the Big Ten, but the battle of regaining creditability is a long way from being complete.


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I'm looking to have some work done on the cavas on the boat. Used to live in Anchorage and I don't know of a business on the Peninsula that can do the work for me.
Any suggestions? I'm in Sterling...
I'm looking to have some work done on the cavas on the boat. Used to live in Anchorage and I don't know of a business on the Peninsula that can do the work for me.
Any suggestions? I'm in Sterling...
Thanks. I'm not far from Swanson River Road. I'll try there first.
A year and a half ago I looked for the guy on Swanson River Rd, and was told by his neighbor he no longer does canvas.
I went to Nomar in Homer, and was glad I did. I think about $2300 for the whole enclosed camper back. Well built and designed the way I wanted it. I just dropped the boat off for a week early spring.
Thanks. Saved me a trip down the Swanson River Road. I'll follow up on the Homer info.
Yes the lady that used to do it on Swanson river road does not have time any more with her new job in town. She also has some horses etc. and so too busy. I had her do a coupleof snowmobile seats a few years ago and they turned out excellent.
The poofy Puffin over on the spur high way in Kenai does a good job also.
We had her sew up a bunch of stuff a year ago and she did very good.
She is in that little yellow building on the south side of the spur highway near the schools.
I think that the outfit in Homer would be a great bet, as they do lots of boat stuff. they have it figured out.
worth the drive to homer me thinks.
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Ginger at the Poofy Puffin does a great job but her prices reflect it as well. She'll get it done and done right, might take a bit of time though. Plus you'll keep the money local. I always try that if prices are reasonable and comparable to others.
There is a place off West Poppy, off K-Beach that does upholstery. Cozy Cushions is the name, 262-1626. Friends have had stuff done there and it looks good.
I'll try the locals first. Thanks again for all the help. The forums really work, don't they?
Thanks to aufevermike and Alaskacanoe. I used Poofy Puffin in Kenai for the canvas adjustment/repair and they were very accomodating and did the work fast and with skill. I appreciate your help. I definitely reccommend them for upholstery work.


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The Hebrides, Scotlands Enchanted Isles.
Steamer leaving Oban with holiday makers touring islands. First destination Isle of Iona. Ruins of St Maragets Nunnery. Iona Cathedral.
Seals Island. Island of Staffa with its rock formation - columns of a crystalline structure rising from the sea. Inspiration of Mendelssohns 'Hebrides' overture.
Tobermory. Two boys go fishing with rod. Highland cattle.
Tiree another island. Wreckage of a boat on the beach. The Ringing Stone - touch, tap and make a wish.
Sandpiper on beach. Cockel beach - man gathering cockels with a rake.
Bridge, causeway link between South Uist and North Uist.
Seaweed cut, collected and dried for use in various items including icecream.
Lobser fishing. Shepherd rounding up sheep with his dog.
Spinning with spinning wheel, dyeing for Harris Tweed.
Schoolchildren singing Gaelic song in classroom.
Standing Stones in Callanish.
Isle of Skye. View of mountains and sun going down over the water.
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Everyone was caught by surprise that the earthquake in Taiwan on Boxing Day has caused an unprecedented chaos to online communication not only in Hong Kong, but almost everywhere in East Asia.
It was reported that up to six major undersea cables have been damaged by the earthquake, thus causing serious internet disruptions in Hong Kong, Mainland China, Taiwan, Korea and Japan. The financial and logistics sectors that rely heavily on electronic communication are the worst hit of all. Currency transactions in Korea were also reportedly suspended on 28 December due to the disruptions.
Routine office work like mine was no exception either. I could not send or receive any emails in the office since 27 December. Overseas calls and faxes could not get through as the lines were heavily jammed. Like many others in Hong Kong and the rest of the world, I work on emails every day on both business and personal fronts, and the disruptions flung me into a dark isolation that was neither splendid nor brilliant.
While we should thank God that the Taiwan earthquake last Tuesday did not claim as many lives as the devastating tsunami did two years ago, which I did, I think we should take the disconnections more seriously than just a costly lesson about the lack of backup systems and alternative means of communication.
Let the multinationals, international banks and financial institutions worry about the economic losses caused by the disruptions. What seems more interesting to me is how people may possibly think and react to the unexpected communication blackout when too many of us have taken this form of convenience for granted.
Not surprisingly, many heartless people in Hong Kong complained about the inconvenience and loss of business over the last couple of days. They don't seem to care about life and death in Taiwan as much as they did for millions of people hit by the tsunami two years ago, when the local media was flooded with disgusting pictures of rubble and dead bodies.
This gives a vivid explanation of what the Cantonese saying means, "He only sheds a tear until he sees the coffin." And this is actually a common state of mind among the people of Hong Kong, if the mankind as a whole.
I wonder if anyone would be interested to adapt Oscar Wilde's The Model Millionaire for film or television series as part of the moral or civil education programmes that we desperately need. For those who have absorbed into their bones the obsession with short-term, tangible benefits, the money incentive is by all means the right approach.
The opening lines of The Model Millionaire said, "Romance is the privilege of the rich, not the profession of the poor." So does morality.
The communication blackout after Christmas also reminds us of the limitations of technology, in which we have taken for granted for many years.
While we enjoy the convenience of technology, it would be dangerous to assume that the basics can be completely replaced and wiped out as a result of technological advances. This is especially true when technology always runs on electricity, which is expensive to produce and limited and unreliable in supply. When the plug is pulled off, everything is gone.
Isn't the internet disruption a timely reminder of this old wisdom just one week after Time magazine hailed the cyberspace for bringing about revolutionary and irresistible changes to all parts of the world?
I really wonder how many business firms and organisations in this part of the world have ever thought of the worst scenario of losing all communication by telephone, fax and email. When everything breaks down, the most basic and primitive form of face-to-face interaction will still be the only thing that works and matters.
A 22-year-old university student from Portland of the United States told the last issue of Time magazine in a proud and complacent voice that, "If anything, my friends and I are more in touch than was ever possible before. Older people had written letters or called each other or whatever. I mean, really, we have a much more convenient way of doing things."
This is very true. Even though I may be considered one of the "older people" who used to write letters and call people on the phone, I also enjoy the privilege and convenience of keeping in contact on the boundless cyberspace. However, unlike the student who prefers doing everything on the internet, I am still convinced that face-to-face interaction is something that the cyberspace can never fully substitute. Internet gets people closer together despite their physical distances, but I believe human relationships can only last if people have a chance to meet and talk to each other. Imagine if the web-based communication breakdown would last for months, I wonder how many relationships would evaporate quietly as a result. But if you know someone in person, the relationship is likely to survive despite the technology failure.
Needless to mention are the straightforward and real-time emotional and body-language reactions you receive when you get along with people. Even ugly scribbles on a hand-written letter deliver a sense of warmth and intimacy that neatly designed email templates can hardly achieve. This is also why I still insist to write letters to those I love and respect most unless they prefer receiving emails.
Pardon me for dragging along but I just want to make a final note before closing: Commentaries in the local press in Hong Kong have so far focused on two issues – reduce the risk of relying on one route of transmission and review the notification system of the Office of Telecommunication Authority.
Again, they missed the point terribly. The superficiality of the media and the fact that nobody seems to care about this short-sightedness is but a shame. How can a city like this ever possibly become a knowledge-based economy?
Stop day-dreaming, mate.


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moto 360 2nd gen ios watch faces
My number one concern about buying the watch as an IOS user was being unable to change and buy new watch faces.Happy with purchase I received my Moto 360 2nd Gen four days ago and Ive been putting it through all the hoops. The Moto 360 2nd Gens new design language is pretty great. The smooth metallic edge is complemented with thin, refined aluminium bezels.There are a number of dials available and you can use your paired smartphone or tablet (including iOS) to set the faces for your watch. Moto 2nd Gen Moto 360 42mm Mens Smartwatch (Black, Black Metal Band).Displays Notifications, Cards, and More. Customizable Watch Faces. Water Resistant to 3.3. Button-Free Voice Control. Bluetooth 4.0 LE, 802.11b/g Wi-Fi. Moto 360/Moto360 2nd gen. S03 for Moto 360. 5 Faces in 1,World Time,Calendar,Schedule,Forecast,Fitness,Outdoor. It currently supports Moto 360 (1st/2nd Gen), Moto Pulse, Moto Surround, Motorola Power Pack Micro, Motorola Keylink as well as Motorola Connect PCYou can customize your Moto 360 (2nd Gen) with one of Motorolas exclusive watch faces, or create your own with the My Design option. 2nd 6s asphalt 8 iphone tips gen ios 11 tips and tricks ios 11 tips iphone iPhone iphone 6s tips 2017 iphone 6s tips and tricks iphone 6s tips andI have iPhone 6s but prefer the moto 360 v2 watch. Can you tell if I select a watch face that displays a lot of techy data like the V08 Watchface by This worked with my moto360 and iphone 5c with ios 9.1. However, the step counting does not work (always zero), and you cant install any apps, watch faces you alreadyPingback: Motorola announce 2nd Gen Moto 360: new designs, faster hardware a sport version | Mobile Fun Blog().
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I will try to followup on days where a cool new watchface is presented to me and share it with Home » Android Wear » Moto 360 (2nd Gen) Android Wear Smartwatch Review.I like having my watch on wifi, and getting guaranteed updates. Its also cool that you can pair to an iPhone (iOS 8.2 and up). Moto 360 (2nd Gen) To Start Receiving Android Wear 2.0 Update - techvicity.com.The Google OS was introduced first with the launch of the LG Watch Style and LG Watch sport. However, along with these two, some other smartwatches were also in the queue to get the update. Moto 360 (2nd Gen) smartwatch has Android WearTM operating system. The user interface is easy and makes it convenient for the user to access several smartwatch and smartphone features right from the watch face. Im not sure if moto 360 2nd gen straps have been launched in india.I must say Moto 360 is awesome Please avoid sumsung gear Asus and all if u want android then go for it. And I u have apple then Apple watch 2 Btw Moto 360 support iOS too Its finally official, folks -- this is the 2nd Gen Moto 360, and its sporty alternative Moto 360 Sport.That also means its compatible with any Android 4.3 phone and iOS 8.2 or higher (on the iPhone 5Moto Connect will let you easily change watch faces and styles from your Android phone, and will Moto360 2nd gen ios. Quick question, more i read more im confused since im new to wear/android etc.Ive synced Google Maps (which works great, and Im not sure why its not packaged with Wear for iOS), Calculator, a few games, some more watch faces. Verizon Wireless offers the Moto 360 2nd Gen 46mm Android Wear Smartwatch with a metal or leather band for 199.99 shipped.Features include Bluetooth 4.0 LE, Wi-Fi, and Android/iOS compatibility. Youll be able to add customizable watch faces and apps from the Google Play Android Wear store. Motorola is set to unveil both the Moto 360 (2nd gen) and a Moto 360 Sport this week at IFA.ive tried Moto watch faces on my GWR, and the flat tire drives me insane. i mean, the tech obviously exists to get rid of it, and has existedHopefully the coding is about done for this to be used on iOS. Moto 360 (2015) specs. OS: Android Wear Compatibility: Android and iOS Display: 1.56 CPU: Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 Band Sizes: 46mm, 42mmSwitching between different apps and various watch faces shows that the new Moto is crisp and bright, but theres still some pixelation I can detect. Moto 360 watch functions as a. Motorolas Moto Body app. Moto 360 Software and Apps. Moto G Family All Moto Phones Moto 360 (2nd Gen).Using your Moto 360 with iOS was. You should also be able to install new watch faces from within the Android Wear app. That also means the the Moto 360 2nd gen (2015) is my first true experience with Android Wear.They have access to many of the same apps and even watch faces. Motorola has the distinct addition of Moto Body as well as Moto Connect. Though Android Wear has improved over the past year, it took until the second- gen Moto 360, andDespite the recent addition of iOS support, I would not recommend the Moto 360 for that purpose, cautioning againstFinally, size choices. Great first party analog watch faces. Easy to change bands. Android Wear iOS Watch Faces. Still, I dont really fancy any of the 30 watch faces. I still stick to the default one which is called Dials. Moto 360 (2nd Gen) Watch Faces. To change the watch face, you just have to press and hold on the screen, similar to Apple Watch. I have iPhone 6s but prefer the moto 360 v2 watch. Can you tell if I select a watch face that displays a lot of techy data like the V08 Watchface by Smartwatch Bureaux?Moto360 notifications working with iOS!!Joe Jackson. Hace 2 aos. Moto 360 2nd Gen vs. Apple WatchTekGadg. 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Supporting industry to get sustained Government help
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Government helps resettle families, ethnic minorities
Government helps resettle families, ethnic minorities Truong Long residential area is home to 123 poor households in Can Tho City.—VNA/VNS Photo Quang Hai (14-06-2008) HCM CITY — The Government has launched a new movement to help resettle people who have been forced to move out of their home territories for various reasons and assist poor ethnic minority people in the Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta. Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung approved a VND9.2 trillion (US$575 million) fund to help resettle people who have been forced to move out of their home areas. To be completed by 2015, the programme will help resettle people affected by natural disasters, those living in border areas and protected forests, and several groups of ethnic minority nomads. The initiative will also encourage settlement on various unpopulated or thinly populated islands. The fund, due to receive VND4.5 trillion ($281.25 million) up to 2010, will provide VND10 million to households resettling … [Read more...] about Government helps resettle families, ethnic minorities
Quang Nam calls for Government's help in settling Besra's tax arrears
VietNamNet Bridge – The authorities of Quang Nam have asked the Prime Minister to instruct relevant ministries and agencies to help the province settle tax arrears of two gold mining factories, Phuoc Son and Bong Mieu Gold Mining Co., Ltd, which are operated by Besra Vietnam, a subsidiary of Canadian Besra Inc. According to a report dated July 22 by the Chairman of Quang Nam Dinh Van Thu, the local agencies tried their best to make favorable conditions for the operation of the two gold mining firms. However, these companies' tax arrears and their debts to service and goods providers are much higher than its financial ability so banks would not give more loans to the gold miners. The companies did not have capital for business and production activities and could not pay tax arrears. As a result, the Quang Nam Tax Department implemented coercive measures by notifying that the gold mining firms' invoices were no longer valid. The two companies, therefore, had to … [Read more...] about Quang Nam calls for Government's help in settling Besra's tax arrears
Government helps localities overcome difficulties
Hanoi (VNA) – The Prime Minister directed the Ministry of Finance to provide 1,500 tonnes of rice to the northern mountainous provinces of Lang Son and Dien Bien to support needy people in the period between crops in early 2016. Accordingly, 324 tonnes from the national reserve will be allocated to Lang Son and Dien Bien will receive 1,220 tonnes. The PM has decided to allocate 108.8 billion VND (4.73 million USD) from the 2015 State budget for environmental issues to help 10 localities implement projects to deal with environmental pollution. The localities receiving the financial support include the northern mountainous provinces of Ha Giang, Bac Kan, Lang Son and Phu Tho; the central provinces of Thanh Hoa, Nghe An, and Quang Tri; and Gia Lai and Kon Tum provinces in the Central Highlands region. The fund's remaining capital of 19.5 billion VND (848,000 USD) will be transferred to the State budget's reserve. The PM has also decided to provide additional financial … [Read more...] about Government helps localities overcome difficulties
Corporate governance needs improving at SOEs
Corporate governance needs improving at SOEs By Mong Binh - The Saigon Times Daily HCMC - Local experts have stressed good corporate governance is key to the development of State-owned enterprises (SOE) in Vietnam but these businesses are facing a host of challenges to embrace good management practices. Cung said the BOD should be the nucleus of the SOE's operations and dutifully engage themselves in mapping out and supervising implementation of strategies as well as financial allocation. But, things are different in reality. "The board of directors does exist at the SOE now but is not able to work effectively," Cung told the Daily on the sidelines of the closing day of the Vietnam Corporate Governance Forum in HCMC last Friday. Le Song Lai, vice president of State Capital Investment Corp. (SCIC), shared Cung's view, saying the BOD at the SOE limited its roles to the vision, business strategy, financial plan and risk management. Lai said in his presentation at the two-day forum held … [Read more...] about Corporate governance needs improving at SOEs
Good governance helps attract investment: expert
Good governance helps attract investment: expert By Phi Tuan - The Saigon Times Daily HCMC - Good corporate governance is a good way to improve a company's performance and to attract more investment from overseas investors, but this issue has not been adequately attended to in Vietnam, said an expert at a seminar held in HCMC on Thursday. Vietnamese companies with good governance would be better positioned to attract external financing and increase profitability, said David Gerald, President and CEO of the Singapore Securities Investors Association, at the seminar "Corporate Governance – The Way to Create Company Value." Gerald explained that investors are willing to pay more for the shares of well-governed companies, and are taking the initiative to evaluate the presence or absence of corporate governance safeguards, as well as corporate cultures, at the companies in which they invest. "A study shows that best-governed companies have returns on … [Read more...] about Good governance helps attract investment: expert
As e-Government develops, cybersecurity a must
Viet Nam News HÀ NỘI - Participants at a conference on governmental cybersecurity heard an urgent message yesterday: ensuring information security for each Governmental body is essential, especially as Việt Nam is developing an e-Government infrastructure. The conference on confidentiality and information security toward the implementation of e-Government in Việt Nam was held yesterday by the Government's Cipher Committee, aiming to raise awareness and work toward a more robust approach to cybersecurity. E-Government - the use of information and communication technologies to improve the activities of public sector organisations - has proved effective and beneficial to citizens, businesses and organisations. The conference's speakers warned, however, that the increasing convenience of e-Government brings with it a new set of difficulties to face. Threats to information security are becoming more serious, and they may be used as a tool against the State to attack important … [Read more...] about As e-Government develops, cybersecurity a must
Workshop helps north central firm improve competitiveness
Nghe An (VNA) – A workshop on institutional reforms, economic integration and how to improve business competitiveness took place in central Nghe An province on June 27 for enterprises and business associations in the north central region. It was organised by the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI) in partnership with the provincial People's Committee. During the workshop, enterprises and business associations shared challenges they face in operation, such as limited access to land and soft loans, high land rental rates, troublesome and complicated administrative procedures. According to a representative of Thanh Hoa Province 's business association, many firms in the region have exerted efforts to apply new technologies and advanced quality control systems and improve the skills and professional competence for their workers. But it also requires efforts from the government to push for institutional reforms and improve competitiveness to help … [Read more...] about Workshop helps north central firm improve competitiveness
Yet another costly Vietnamese plant seeks gov't help over losses
A urea fertilizer plant has joined a yarn facility and a steel factory to complete a trio of multimillion-dollar projects that have been forced to shut down operations and seek government help because of heavy losses. A urea fertilizer plant has joined a yarn facility and a steel factory to complete a trio of multimillion-dollar projects that have been forced to shut down operations and seek government help because of heavy losses. After being inaugurated in 2012, the VND11 trillion (US$491.07 million) Ninh Binh urea fertilizer plant has ceased operations after failing to turn a profit for four consecutive years. It shares the same fate as the $361.61 million Thai Nguyen iron and steel plant as well as the $325 million Dinh Vu polyester and yarn making factory. All three facilities have experienced hardships that make it almost impossible for investors to recoup the massive cost of development. The three loss-making plants are all based in northern Vietnam, with the fertilizer … [Read more...] about Yet another costly Vietnamese plant seeks gov't help over losses


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Classic Chinese food here. They tend to serve kind of spicy to very spicy food. It's an old place that is well worth it!
Several years ago I lived in Cambridge and ate at Mary Chung's often. Yesterday I visited some friends in Cambridge and we had lunch here. The place looks about the same as it did all those years ago. And thankfully, the menu is still extensive...More
Mary Chung is my go to place if I feel like Chinese food in Central square. They offer variety of food in such a good quality. Highly recommended if you are in the area.
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Ive gotten take out several times from Mary Chungwhen visiting Cambridge. the food is a bit greasy but perhaps that depends what you get. This is an all cash place so be prepared, they do not accept credit cards. Perhaps dining in is better. the...More
Mary Chung's has been a Cambridge institution for years. Most nights you will still find Mary or her son at the front of the restaurant seating people. It is no longer crazy busy - you can get seated just about any time and take out...More
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I had the "pleasure" of playing this arrangement in my junior high marching band back in '89. I guess it was done in an attempt to make the band seem cool, but it did quite the opposite for everyone involved. Anyway, nice to hear it again...albeit in an odd way. I can sing my part (2nd trumpet) along with the recording like it was yesterday.
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Clear, consistent messages about what makes a fund stand apart and serve a particular investment purpose well is what, in turn, makes a fund manager stand apart in the eyes of present or potential customers.
Here is a discussion on the importance of well-thought out messaging, between fund manager James Dailey, principal, TEAM Financial Asset Management, Paula Jurcenko, senior vice president, director of product management and sales, Huntington Asset Advisors, marketing consultant Dan Sondhelm, senior vice president, SunStar Strategic, and moderator Tom Steinert-Threlkeld, editorial director of Money Management Executive.
The talk was held at the 2012 Huntington Client Forum, in Indianapolis, in September.
MODERATOR: Dan, you did a great piece on your "Fund Factor" blog about marketing to sophisticated customers. Tell people how it should be done in mutual funds.
SONDHELM: Thanks, Tom. Does anyone remember the Pauze Tombstone Fund? [No response.] No. It died. The fund was designed to benefit from people dying. It invested in cemeteries, casket makers, all publicly traded companies. There were only nine or 10 companies that made up this product. I spoke to the owner, and he was getting very positive attention, until Forbes called him. They beat him up, because even though he understood the marketing story, he didn't have answers or good answers for the rest of the objections. There were only nine stocks in the portfolio. It was an index he created. Expenses probably were very high, especially for an index, but it was a small new fund.
Your story isn't just your story in a vacuum. Your story is: What are people going to be asking you about? What are they are interested in, and why would they buy you or keep you, given the market conditions? That's really important to people. They want to know what they're buying.
MODERATOR: We haven't seen something as clear as the milk industry's "Got milk?" campaign. How do you put a business as complex as running a fund into a very clear statement that summarizes why you're different?
DAILEY: I think the reason you couldn't find anything is, it's too hard potentially, meaning that there is a paradox between the demand of investment products relative to the reality of success in investing. The broadest marketing success you see in raising money tends to be hot money, high-dividend-yielding quality companies.
Why is that? Why did you see tech managers explode in the late '90s? Because it was hot.
Whereas, typically, that's not the best way to actually invest money long-term. That money tends to be hot and then leave. The ones that have built a brand over time, like a Vanguard, it's very simple: It's value. It's discount. It's commoditization.
And I think it's very difficult to try and come up with something that is sustained that's dealing with an inherently complicated issue and distill it down to something that's going to get people to do what they don't want to do.
MODERATOR: Isn't there some way to demonstrate that there will be money in their pocket over five years or seven years or 10 years if they go with you, rather than if they go with the hot product for the next six months?
DAILEY: There is, but it's mostly intellectual, and people don't care about numbers when they're drooling with greed or peeing in their pants with fear. It's not a rational decision-making process. And that's the challenge.
JURCENKO: I think one of the reasons you don't see any money managers on that list is because it's hard in this industry to get creative. This industry is highly regulated, so even if you have a big brand, it's tough to do something that out-of-the-box and that creative.
It's really tough to be a small player in this industry and make a name for yourself, because we don't have marketing budgets. The most important message we can play out there, especially for small asset managers, is when you're talking to your clients or your advisors or your shareholders, they need to know that there's not going to be any surprises, and that only comes from communication.
MODERATOR: How do you show that your experience, pedigree, depth of personnel, stability and tenure are better than the next guy?
SONDHELM: Let's talk about ways you're not demonstrating the depth of the team. Let's pretend one manager at the firm would say he's a value manager; the other manager would say he's a growth manager first. But they really manage the same fund; they tell the story a different way. That does not demonstrate a positive story investors are going to buy. In so many ways, it's consistency in message and delivery.
DAILEY: I think one of the things that we've benefited from is-I think most of the people in this room tend to be smaller, entrepreneurial, boutique-type managers. You know, this is your life. When you get in front of people, if you can communicate reasonably well, the passion comes out.
MODERATOR: Do you have an anecdote you can share about how you got that across to a customer?
DAILEY: We're battling it right now, actually, with our investors, because we run a very different strategy than most probably in this room. It's global macro, but it's a different form of global macro than most.
MODERATOR: Regard me as a potential customer, and explain global macro and why it's so great.
DAILEY: Global macro has historically been a higher-volatility strategy that doesn't correlate and does well when almost everything else can be doing poorly, like in 2008. So when you get in a period like we are right now, we've got to dig into the history and tell our clients and our investors, "Remember in '06 when we were really worried about the housing bubble and the buildup of credit and all those problems and, you know, getting defensive a little bit early was not fun at the time, but it paid off eventually?"
MODERATOR: There are a lot of global macro funds out there. What is different about yours in one or two sentences?
DAILEY: We're more equity-centric-most are fixed-income-centric-and we are more in line with the black swan mentality. We're short quite a number of things right now, including Apple.
MODERATOR: Paula, you run the Conservative Allocation Fund, the Balanced Allocation Fund and the Growth Allocation Fund. How do you get their messages across, and how do you distinguish each of those from each other?
JURCENKO: No matter what size firm you are, no matter what style you have: It's so important that you have your story straight. No matter how long you've been in this business, you think everybody is on the same page until you ask somebody a question. You ask five different people that same question and they might have five completely different answers. It's not until you go through that process that you realize you need to hone your message, and to make sure it's very succinct and very repeatable, so that no matter who asks it and who is answering it, it is the same question and the same answer.
MODERATOR: Can you be precise to your customers about what's different, what's different about your conservative fund?
JURCENKO: We have an in-house economist. So we look at what they are foreseeing for interest rates and the economy. We look at other things going on, like the election coming up, and we see where we see opportunity, whether it be in small cap, large cap, mid-cap, growth verse value, and we have a team of people that manage those portfolios accordingly.
MODERATOR: So if you're going to prove to somebody, a customer base, that you are better at what you do and everybody's touting performance, how do you prove you are better?
JURCENKO: Performance is obviously what everybody is trying to get to. But to me, the most important part is how you're positioning yourself to the end user, to the shareholder and to your advisors-how they expect you to perform and making sure it's consistent and repeatable.
MODERATOR: I'm a journalist. We spend time trying to distill things down into leads, which are one-paragraph summaries, and headlines, which are the one-sentence version of that. Isn't that, in effect, what every money manager needs?
JURCENKO: Yes. Actually, that's interesting, because Huntington does brand itself around this kind of fair-play banking, doing the right thing for their retail customers, and we have done very well with that.
Asterisk-Free Checking is basically a checking account that has no asterisks; there's no fees. We've been actually working very hard on the investment management side to duplicate that. We just launched a new fund last week.
And so we were trying to solve for a couple of things. One is, we know everyone is searching for yield and income. Whether you're in retirement or close to retirement or not even close to retirement at all, you're constantly looking for ways to enhance your income. In the investing world, people have this natural tendency to think expenses are too high; somebody is making money somewhere along the way except for the customer.
So we launched a fund called the Income Generation Fund, with a double play on the words "income generation" there-generating income for the generation of people looking for income. It's kind of our version of this asterisk-free concept.
MODERATOR: How about in your case, James?
DAILEY: Going back to this idea of clarity, if you look at who does most of the marketing spend in the industry, it's the life insurance companies with annuities and the big wire houses. If you look at how they market, it's got nothing to do with product. It's all about seeing families and selling dreams and hopes. We try to pretend that everyone's is better.
It's like Lake Wobegon: Everyone is above average, when we know that's not the truth. So I think it's an issue of finding a niche. It's like anything else. I think a lot of things Dan was referencing, as far as purity of message, or consistency-you know, good old-fashioned blocking and tackling, which is customer service and all those things that make any other business do well. Those work in our business, too.
But you can't turn lead into gold, and I think that that's part of the challenge with our industry. People are still trying to figure out that alchemy. And, personally, I don't think it exists. The concepts are what they are.
MODERATOR: The new customers are being reached through social media. You're probably not going to tweet about shorting Apple.
DAILEY: No. That would be a compliance problem.
MODERATOR: So how do you go about it? Now, you blog.
DAILEY: You can't be just putting out information. It's got to display some sense of either contrarianism or a different take on something, usually something topical. And there aren't a lot of firms that do it very well in our industry, because it takes a lot of effort. You've got to be able to write, which isn't easy. Probably the person that's done the best job and built a huge business largely upon it-the Hussman Funds, John Hussman. It's him and one other guy. They've never done any marketing, and all he's done is written a weekly commentary for the last 12 years.
MODERATOR: But his assets grow?
DAILEY: He went from, you know, $20 million 10 years ago to now, I think, $7.8 billion. Why is that? He had a niche.
MODERATOR: Which was?
DAILEY: Low-volatility, absolute-return-oriented, when people were starting to look for that. And he does an incredible job of conveying that he knows what he's talking about. So he's got a readership that is unbelievable, and people have stuck with him. It's that warm-and-fuzzy people get from reading content: "Wow. They really know what they're doing."
MODERATOR: How long does it take you to prepare a blog post?
DAILEY: Practice makes perfect, and that's where it's not easy. I started writing a weekly email to clients, ironically, about three weeks before 9/11. It was a good idea at the time, and then it became a really good idea because people were afraid and worried. I've since dialed back from weekly, because it just got to be crazy, the demands on my time. I've gotten to the point where I'll throw it together in a day.
MODERATOR: How long does it take you to find the supporting statistics?
DAILEY: That's not hard these days, particularly if the facts are in your corner. Google and Bloomberg terminals are pretty powerful, so not long at all.
SONDHELM: I saw [one of your recent posts], and there's that added section that says something like, "And what does that mean for our portfolio?" "What are we doing? What's that mean? I want to talk to you weekly. I'm not going to wait three months until the next quarterly report; I want you to know now." And that's very unique in the industry.
DAILEY: And basically, I've pivoted. I used to do it weekly and strained to come up with something sometimes, and now I do it when I think there's something meaningful.
MODERATOR: When you post, do you also send out an alert?
DAILEY: An email.
MODERATOR: Do you put it on a LinkedIn discussion group or anything?
DAILEY: We put it on Facebook and we tweet it. There's not a whole lot of distribution there. One of the things we haven't done enough of is sending it to some of the aggregators. There are some financial aggregator sites, like "Abnormal Returns," where they link to blogs that put up something interesting. And it just takes one or two where all of a sudden you've got, 5,000 people that come to your site because you've linked something. We haven't done that yet. That will be the next step.
MODERATOR: Do you have any way of knowing whether you're building relationships that way or getting more assets that way?
DAILEY: It's not necessarily getting assets as much a keeping assets part of it. And I think it helps in the sales process, particularly with the RIA market, you know, in building that credibility, where the sales cycle in the RIA market is very long.
AUDIENCE MEMBER: For James: We're talking about messaging matters, and I was curious how much, if at all, did your message play into your product design?
DAILEY: Zero. That's been our problem, to some degree. The marketing people we've dealt with have told us to do much different things than what we're doing.
MODERATOR: Paula, I know you said beforehand that you don't do much or any social media. Why?
JURCENKO: We dabble in it, but it's definitely an opportunity we're exploring. We do weekly updates on investment policy, our look at the economy, all those kinds of things, but it's typically through email. We're just starting to get into some of the blogs. It takes a dedicated time allotment to do it right. We don't want to start something and then not be able to do it consistently. So it's kind of a resource issue right now, to make sure that whatever we do, it's consistent with compliance standards. If you're out there every day, you've got to get that through a compliance check every day.
DAILEY: The blog I write is on our RIA side, which is like the Wild West, right? There are some compliance guidelines, but it's not nearly as constraining. If I had to go through what you have to go through on the mutual funds side, forget it, particularly with a small shop. We considered it, but to do something topical and timely in this kind of compliance environment is pretty tough.
MODERATOR: Dan, as a professional communicator, what are you telling people to do with social media?
SONDHELM: Companies certainly could be doing it if they're doing the other things, if their website is a strong tool they can use for distribution, not just a tool like a brochure.
So if your website is ready to go, great. If you're doing things like, you know, dealing with the media, great. Reuse those articles on your website and in your other sales and marketing efforts. Email marketing is a great tool, because that integrates really nicely with the sales team.
That gives the wholesaler an additional reason to call on somebody, if they're emailing good information. Social media is a piece of it. You have to decide, are you going after the retail customer? Are you going after the advisor? Are you going after both? What do you want to tell them? And how often do you want to communicate with them? Who is going to do it? Typically, those things take manpower, and for companies who can do it, great. For companies who can't do it yet, don't worry about it. Do the basics, with the website and the other ways to tell your story. Make sure you have a good story to tell in the first place.
Another way to get in front of these people, whether it's a portfolio manager interview or something community-related, would be videos. Videos are really popular. YouTube is a very serious search engine.
MODERATOR: And what would the video content be?
SONDHELM: It could be James talking about his market outlook. It could be somebody talking about a current event and what it means to them. Those are the more popular kinds, where you do them as needed and then you do different things with them. From there, once you have a video, that is helping you in terms of search optimization. And the nice thing about it-advisors love it because they can say to their client, "I saw the portfolio manager. I can look in his eyes." There's that engagement and connection that you can't have in words.
MODERATOR: Have you seen anybody using WebEx or Live Meeting?
SONDHELM: That's actually very simple to do-just kind of a webinar kind of thing with no audience. You have your little charts-whatever you want for 10 minutes, and you post it to your website. Or you go beyond the webinar and actually build a video. You can make it very sophisticated with the lights and everything, or you just have a camera and do your thing for five minutes. You know, Paula's income story is very interesting. If you can paint a picture as to what income means-if you're a retiree, you can give that nurse who is helping out your mom an extra bit of money because you get that check every quarter. If you can go beyond "Our income is 3.7 percent, the S&P is 2.2 percent," into "What does that mean?" in a story-whether it's print, video, webinar, a wholesaler meeting-that becomes a powerful sales tool. That's a powerful tool if you can go beyond the obvious.
MODERATOR: Quantify it?
SONDHELM: Well, telling a story to support the data. You get an emotional response instead of that intellectual, "Oh, I see that we have a bigger check here than we do here." What does that mean? And if you can kind of tell that story, that's a great tool.
DAILEY: One of the things I started doing when I went to the blog format is to do something funny at the end of the post. With my more serious ones, I tend to leave it out. But the one prior to this latest one was the Friday after Romney's nomination speech and Clint Eastwood's performance. So I put a video up of Saturday Night Live doing a spoof on him.
MODERATOR: Which were you spoofing? Romney or the chair?
DAILEY: Neither. It was just topical, and I thought it was funny. If you're looking at a sophisticated audience, challenging them, I think they appreciate it. I thought it in a lot of ways made some interesting points, and you just kind of throw it out there and let people take it the way they do. And you've got to be willing to respond. You get your right-wing clients or investors that email you angrily and then the lefties. You've got to be able to handle that. So I try to throw up either funny or challenging stuff that's topical and of interest, and I get more feedback from that a lot of times than I do from the content. You're getting the people in the habit of wanting to come read what you're going to say. It can't be just boring market stuff.
AUDIENCE MEMBER: How much time and energy does it take to capitalize on the replies that come back to you through whatever media source? What's kind of the experience ratio?
DAILEY: Great question. I don't even think it's 80/20. It's 5/95. Five percent of those readers are going to consume 95 percent of your time in responding, because they're the people who are really into it. We don't allow any comments or anything like that. You don't want your drunk client at midnight on a Friday putting a comment down about the Clint Eastwood video. So there's nothing public that's two-way. But I do entertain a lot of emails, and that's what I call the customer service. I probably go above and beyond what most people would be willing to do as far as a dialogue. I think at some point there's going to be a limitation of that, if we get a number of investors. The size we are right now, I can still sustain that. I would say I spend maybe a half hour responding to emails for each blog post I put up, and most of that is a couple of people who want in-depth response, and then it becomes a dialogue.
MODERATOR: So we are at the fourth anniversary of the credit crisis eruption. When Sept. 17 last came around, how did you approach your customer base? How did you keep your customers? And for the next black swan, if it happens this October, what would you do differently? First, what did you do, and then how would you apply what you learned next time around?
JURCENKO: You know, we've actually looked at the economic crisis as really a little bit of an opportunity, especially for the little boutique, kind of niche players that are sitting in this room and how we've managed money at Huntington.. People go through the times like '08, when no matter what fund family they were invested in, it was down. Over time I think advisors and customers are looking for different stories. Everybody can put an American fund in their portfolio, right? People are looking for something different, that's not something every other advisor is doing. And I think that's how you really leverage what we all do in this room because we're not an American fund, we don't have that brand, but we come to it as a niche kind of player and giving our advisors something diffrent.
During '08 we were actually managing as a separate account a portfolio that eventually became known as a disciplined equity fund. We turned it into a fund a couple of years later, but in '08 we were managing it as a separate account. It's basically a large-growth story, but it's leveraged. It has option strategies and so it's certainly not going to experience the full bull market, but it's not going to experience the major downturn, either. So we had really great performance. We were up in '08 by 7 percent. So we turned that quickly into a mutual fund, and it's now been out for three years. We've had really great success with it. It gives us a new story, a new niche."


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What I liked about this one most is that I had the scrap of that DSP from a class last spring. So this was a great way to use up some of my scraps.
Stamps: Flight of the Butterfly
Ink: Pumpkin Pie and Tempting Turquoise
Paper: Pumpkin Pie, Tempting Turquoise, Whisper White, Bali Breeze DSP and Pumpkin Pie DSP
Accessoreis: 1/4" circle punch, silver brads, tempting turquoise ribbon
Friday, April 10, 2009
Flight of the Buterfly 2
Labels: Cards, Flight of the Butterfly
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- GINA said...
Love the color combo.
- April 10, 2009 at 6:42 PM
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Wonder and Delight!
That's what I asked for when I went to sleep the night before. And Wonder and Delight is what I got!
The Decision
I was post-call, and slept in with my timer. Anthony was at his father's house. But he needed his costume for the school play. I had forgotten it on Wednesday morning.
There wasn't enough time to eat breakfast, drop off the costume, and get to work on time. And it was at the surgery center where if I show up later than a surgeon it's BAD news!
I had to decide.
Ross asked me, 'What is your priority? Work or Anthony?'
It was a no-brainer. So I went to the school, dropped it off, and had TEN minutes to get to work--when it's a twenty-five minute drive!
My heart sank!
Ross said to trust. At ten after seven, I was close to the hospital, and called ahead to say,'I'm parking the car'. I was dressed and at the bedside at seven fifteen.
Guess what? Both the patient and the surgeon were late!!!
Ross had my back!
C-section Rates
No matter how you feel about childbirth, please hear me out:
- c-sections cost more than vaginal deliveries
- patients have to stay in the hospital four days after section
- insurance companies are for profit, with focus on the year-end savings
- if a woman pushes a child out--and even if she will need 'repair' of some sort later on for urinary incontinence and other pelvic floor issues--to the insurance company this is considered 'good'
- some women have had anal fissures or similar perineal health concerns where surgery was needed to 'fix the problem' before they ever got pregnant.
- these women don't want to exacerbate the perineal problem--but the insurance companies are not letting them know they have the RIGHT to request an elective c-section for this purpose
- OB-GYN's cannot do c-sections without it going onto some sort of 'tally' or 'record' that is used against them in their insurance/quality/business end of things
- A local hospital made a big PUSH with nurses to shame doctors into lowering the c-section rate at their facility, because THEY WERE GOING TO LOSE INSURANCE FUNDING if the rate stayed so high.
- In Liberia, a c-section is a luxury. There are children and adults with brachial plexus injuries and cognitive impairment from dystocias (kids getting 'stuck'), many of them. (In this country only midwives and nurses help, there are not enough doctors available)
- There is someone--a male--whose name sounds like David Lagrew or something--who is speaking out against c-section. Some female OB-GYN's are very angered by his 'platform' and feel it is disrespectful to women, and disempowering to them.
Biometric Screening and Freedom Of Choice
Six years ago, when I started to work at my current hospital, we had dessert options, an ice cream freezer, french fries when the grill was open, and the usual variety of potato chips in the cafeteria. There is also a typical array of vending machines, for after hours when the cafeteria is closed.
All of those things are gone now.
Except the desserts, which have shrunk down to very small sizes.
Six years ago, biometric screening was an incentive for all employees (I am an independent contractor). You could get a bonus if you did it.
About three years ago, 'teams' were self-selected and people had a 'ten thousand steps a day' challenge. This was heavily promoted by the hospital.
Yesterday I saw a notice that said, 'If you wish to qualify for health insurance you will need to take biometric screening'.
It's not voluntary or incentive any more.
Many workplaces are adding the biometric (height and weight, health status, conditioning) tracking in the belief that it will reduce healthcare costs to the corporation.
And many workers are feeling pressure not only to perform at their place of work, but to work out at the gym, to be favorably 'seen' by the employer. This is to retain viability as an employee with the organization.
What's next?
The Unthinkable
I saw a patient walking in the halls, with a huge dressing on his neck. I said hello, and asked 'what happened?'
It's cancer.
Six days in the hospital, with no answers.
It's driving him crazy and he walks for three hours a day, after breakfast, lunch and dinner.
The cancer is huge and life-threatening.
He didn't know who his doctors are, or the plan, except he is getting a port today. But he doesn't know when.
He got in an argument with his head and neck surgeon, who initially said he was 'signing off' and then at the last minute in the conversation said, 'we will book you for tracheostomy first thing in the morning'.
The patient is underinsured.
He asked, 'I don't understand--how can you sign off in my care and then schedule me for surgery?' (It was for airway protection)
The surgeon said, 'You don't even have good insurance! I am working on you practically for free!' and instead of answering the questions, stormed out of the room. (this is MY surgeon, a kind and gentle man, whom I trust and would never act this way unless for really bad circumstances/misunderstanding).
I was off work for the day. I invited the patient to sit. I went over his options with him.
I was his advocate.
His situation is that his mother is 'frail' and 'he's the baby' and 'she just had a pacemaker put in here two weeks ago'. The other three siblings are out of state. One is a nurse.
He doesn't want to be drugged and lying in bed all day. He doesn't want to be 'weak'. He wants to know if he is 'going to die from this so he can go to the mountains, drink a bottle of alcohol, and blow his head off'.
He wants to do it 'his way'--or if he has a 'chance'--to move forward with the treatment...
The hospital told him they would get him insurance.
I told him how to work the system from within--and that if he left, the hospital wouldn't provide him with anything if he came back. It's only the initial ER visit with a life-threatening condition that the hospital pays physicians and the hospital fees. If he leaves against medical advice he's out of luck.
He had a lot of trouble seeing that the rules 'inside' aren't what you'd expect. He kept repeating, 'How come these people don't have the common decency to let me know if they see me walking that I should go to my room if they are planning to round--come visit--me, when I pass them in the halls?' (his oncologist did this)
I told him the truth--how we are overworked to the limit. How most nurses are hungry and have to pee. How I held my pee for six hours because I had to work! work! work! I told him from my heart how we are just as miserable with the system as he is now--and we have no idea how it ever got to be this way!
I offered to do his anesthesia for him if he ever needs it--just request me at the time of booking.
He thanked me for the chance to talk and not be judged or expected to be 'happy' like the others...
I made it clear to him, as a cancer patient, he IS the quarterback. He can opt for no treatment, palliation, or going for cure if it's possible--it's all up to him--and to figure out with an ombudsman, social services, and his family how to mobilize the care he needs. His physician assistant was good--he wished he had seen the doctor instead--but this person is a good start.
I am going to tell people we are 'cousins', this patient and me, if they ask.
It's true. In Hawaii, everybody is 'cousin' to everybody, if they are not 'auntie' or 'uncle' already!
Last night I had dinner with Alexandra Meadors of Galactic Connection. It was part of the wonder and delight! A meeting cancelled, and I had a babysitter. I really enjoy spending time with her.
If you haven't seen her website, GalacticConnection, you might enjoy it.
She gave me a new remedy for healers who work with the public, to help 're-set' your energy fields after possibly being drained from the interaction.
I gave her flowers because Ross told me to buy them for her at the store. She was delighted!
Estate Sale!
I saw the sign, and instead of heading for home, I turned and followed it.
I LOVE estate sales! I was hoping to find something silver...
I drove four miles, brimming with excitement and adventure! I thrive on adventure!
There weren't any more signs...LOL...so I turned around. I had a two-item meal (pizza and salad) at my favorite pizza place instead.
It was so very nice to have this 'chase', even though it 'led nowhere'...this is what it's like when you are close to your guides, and they are working with you, and you know it. My energy was WAY up!
It can wait
There were three things I thought I needed to get done yesterday. I also thought I was working today. Everything will work itself out in time...if you let it. Now I can get them done today!
Alexandra is my daughter, from the life I had with Carla a long time ago. He husband Steven, was our boy--the one who I 'gave away' to be raised by someone else, due to the political ramifications of who I was, and I wanted to avoid the risk of 'something happening to the lineage' as advisors close to me (whom Carla did not trust, and Carla in retrospect, was accurate) recommended I do.
Now here we are down the line, and Steven has a guilt complex of massive proportions, as a soul, and as Alexandra shared, 'he runs from one horrible incarnation to the next because he can't get over blowing up Atlantis' (he was a scientist in that life, and pushed the button on the experiment that massively failed).
He is our son.
Carla had just asked my forgiveness in the car earlier today, on the way home from work (it was a short day).
She said, 'Ross, I loved you so deeply in that lifetime. Losing you made me go a little insane. I felt BAD because you went up, and I was here--it was like I wasn't 'good enough'. So I went through all these crazy incarnations trying to hurt myself, and running away from you. I'm so sorry. How can you ever forgive me?'
That touched me deep in my soul.
I never once for a minute considered the possibility that she would feel anything but joy aside from the grief of losing me--that 'self love' would be demolished in my passing (it WAS violent, and shocking to the core of all who witnessed it, even those who make it happen)
So gently, I looked into Carla's eyes (in spirit, for that is how we communicate--I am 'disincarnate'--I don't have a body), and I opened my heart. 'Carla, I sort of got off track in my mission too, I hurt you very much. How will you ever forgive me?'
And we forgave each other.
It was because of this, that Carla was able to tell Alexandra that Steven takes after her, spiritually. She said, 'I think he gets it from me'
And Alexandra understood.
Alexandra is an amazing woman, a communicator, a captain of her own ship--her blog which receives over twenty million 'hits' a month. She is coming into her own now, as a healer. She is one of the most gifted alchemists who has ever lived, like Merlin.
She talks to Merlin every day. And St Germain too.
I am very proud of her, and also of Steven.
Carla is too.
They are our family. We go way back.
Carla didn't recognize it when she and Alexandra first met. But Alexandra had familiarity, a sense of 'have we ever met before?' and greeted Carla with a hug and a big smile.
People are going to walk in to your life, and spark this sense of familiarity with you.
The veil is thick.
You might remember who they are right away, but always keep an open mind, that at in time, when you are ready, you may learn they were possibly 'something more'.
That is our advice to you today.
Have a nice weekend, and enjoy your time off, if you have it.
Aloha and Mahalos,
Ross and Carla


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Friday, July 19, 2013
Happy Place
Definitely Chef Bo-Bo's "Happy Place"......bags are packed for D-Land (see the B&T paper?). Another little gift enclosure....I think it's about 3 x 4-ish. I'm too lazy to see the paper manufacturer but it's all Disney-related (Heidi and I purchased the last two pads from Stamper's Corner). I've used it quite a bit and as you can see, I dressed it up a bit with some Stickles application.
Stamps - Paper Smooches; Memento Inks; Copics; Stickles
Been busy with making cards for the craft fair so I haven't had time (i.e. keep forgetting) to snap any photos but that's #1 on my list for the weekend. Hope to have some ready for next week's posts. Increased stamping means decreased stitching time and that makes me kind of sad. While I'm grateful for the continued and steady paycheck, working full-time REALLY cuts into my crafting time....sigh......
But fun times are scheduled for this evening - Pam and I are taking Debbie out for a belated B-day celebration - wheeeeee, what fun we're going to have - those two crazy women are ALWAYS fun!!!
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Friday, 15 February 2008
Mont St. Michel at evening high tide
As night fell, the tide of tourists slid back out the gates of Mont St. Michel, and a wonderful quiet enveloped the city. What a joy it was to be in this walled city in February, when there are very few people spending the night inside.
We headed to the northern most wall to watch the tide come in. Curiosly enough, we heard the tide approaching before we saw it. We cupped our ears and heard the sound of waves breaking, and the sound grew nearer and nearer. We began to also hear the calls of seagulls, who, my husband guessed, had been advancing with the tide to catch some fish there were caught in the rushing waters. There were at first about seven other people out there with us, then three, and then just the four of us. The fortress was ours for the night. The stars in the sky were fabulous.
Once the tide did come in, it was indeed "galloping" as Hugo wrote. We raced the tide to the front of the walled fortress to see the water approaching the front gates. The kids had a great time watching how high the tide got, just passing the opening of the front gates. The water had gotten so high, it covered the pedestrian bridge that normally allowed it's users to stay dry. Many people jumped over the puddle, or were carried by their partners. Soon, it was too deep to cross. I took pride in telling the people that the tide was just about at its peak and the bridge should be crossable in about a half an hour. And then we discovered another exit which we revealed to people who thought they were stranded.
Hungry, thirsty and tired, we ordered onion soups and a plate of frites to top off our spectacular evening. I waited behind to pay the bill and walked back through the deserted streets. What a special night.
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I've noticed a trend with Sweet 16 cakes that I believe has been overdone and may even be dated. I'm working on new designs, and I'd like to call this a start. I've seen a lot of designs calling for hot pink, zebra print, and high heel shoes. I understand the symbolism of high heeled shoes as it marks a transition into adulthood for women, but I don't understand how animal prints got involved. Here is my take on a Sweet 16 cake.
I'm a fan of stars because they're more exciting than dots and less personal than hearts. Flowers are nice, as well, but many teens are straying from distinctive gender imagery. Maybe it has to do with a modern era, or maybe it has to do with teenage rebellion. Either way, I don't thing zebra print is the answer. I like to play around with bright colors when it comes to teens, and you can never go wrong with a little glitter (which shows up bright white in this picture). I had a customer once accuse me of not recognizing her daughters femininity by choosing purple to write "Happy Birthday", which is probably why I like to use it so much on girly cakes. There are many fabulous colors in the feminine color palettes besides hot pink!


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I was sick this morning and didn't get to go to church so I was listening to Erwin McManus and Mosaic Church. He told this story of a women asking him how they would be able to keep this church from becoming so big that it becomes a MEGA church.
Erwin asked her if she ever was concerned that the Peace Corp would have ONE too many people to be effective? Or 1 too many people working to stamp out AIDS in the world... in all of his examples she said 'NO.'
He then said, "That shows that you see those organizations as actually having a valuable contribution to make to the world. But you don't see the church that way and thus you try to keep it small..."
WOW!!! How true is that.


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After my heartfelt post about how awesome Autumn is, it looks like I missed it with my trip away. When I left 6 weeks ago it was 30 degrees C and yesterday it snowed 4 inches.
I've only been back 48hrs, and it seems thats all I got of my favourite season.
How hum there is always next year, until then I'll just look at last years pics.