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Last Friday the Dog was off his leash, dragging dear old Ita Buttrose into his mistake-ridden ways, writes former Labor leader Mark Latham.
Jul 9, 2012
Last Friday the Dog was off his leash, dragging dear old Ita Buttrose into his mistake-ridden ways, writes former Labor leader Mark Latham.
Another Media Watch Dog, another Henderson Watch to the rescue, saving the Sydney Institute from the error-prone pedantry of its executive director, Gerard Henderson (for an executive he is). Last Friday the Dog was off his leash, dragging dear old Ita Buttrose into his mistake-ridden ways. Let's go to the clipping:
"At long last Ita Buttrose has spoken publicly about what was known privately to some. MWD Issue 138 referred to a substantial damages settlement which ABC and Southern Star reached with Alisdair Macdonald, following the screening of Paper Tigers on ABC1. Paper Tigers completely misrepresented the nature of Macdonald's marriage to Buttrose in the film … The revised edition of Ita Buttrose's A Passionate Life contains the following passage: 'Overall I was pleased and thought it [Paper Tigers] captured well the spirit of the seventies'."At long last Henderson Watch can speak publicly about what was known publicly to everyone bar Hendo. The ABC1 program was called Paper Giants: The Birth of Cleo. Now Ita will have to re-revise A Passionate Life to remove the error Gerard inserted on her behalf. Tigers (of the Bengal variety) may be in vogue at the Sydney Institute but this is ridiculous. Gerard is making so many mistakes he is passing them on to innocent bystanders. At the conclusion of his MWD, Henderson proclaimed: "I do my own research for my Sydney Morning Herald column and for my Media Watch Dog blog." This is his most believable statement since Joseph Ratzinger was a boy. Undoubtedly the Dog was sleep-deprived and working with great haste on Friday morning. This is also a problem on Monday mornings, as our man Henderson prepares his weekly SMH column. First, some background (of the factual kind): after John Major's Conservative Party won the 1992 British election, Rupert Murdoch's Sun newspaper notoriously declared "It's the Sun wot won it". Such notoriety, it seems, has not penetrated the memory bank of the expert Henderson (for an expert on conservative politics he is). In the SMH on June 26, he opined:
"The problem is that many politicians became deluded about Murdoch's power. The British commentator Melvyn Bragg made this point when interviewed by Lateline's Emma Alberici in March … In response to Alberici's reference to the claims by The Sun that it won the 1979 general election for Margaret Thatcher, Bragg made the logical retort: "Why should we believe them?" The Conservatives would have won in 1979 without Murdoch's backing."The SMH had to correct the error the next day. Hendo's column began with the words: "There is delusion. And then there is self-delusion." Again, it is impossible to disagree. The evidence suggests Henderson has become an embarrassment to Fairfax (The Age certainly thought so). At a time when the SMH is struggling to stay alive, how can it afford to carry a columnist who constantly misleads its readers? Names, dates, titles, times are a blur in the fading faculties of the Hendo-sphere (aged 66). Dr Evatt was much sharper, his memory in much better shape, at a comparable age (circa 1960). It is said there are two types of people: those who like Gerard Henderson and those who have met him. The press gallery veteran Malcolm Farr knows Gerard well, hence his detailed character reference published by News Ltd, using language too colourful even for Henderson Watch. The point of contention was Gerard's critique of the recent press gallery ball in Canberra (see MWD No.143, June 29, 2012). The Farr thesis is that Henderson is a shrunken, narrow, miserable sod who received a free ticket to the ball, adding nothing to its charitable fund-raising efforts, but then bagged the event on his blog. This captures the Henderson method perfectly. He is that most despised of Australian characters: a non-stop whinger. But for Henderson Watch, other matters are of greater concern: the continuing flow of Hendo-howlers. Henderson named Farr as a member of the Parliamentary Press Gallery Committee, a position Big Mal has not held for more than 10 years. Then in his chronology of the night, the Sydney Institute executive director cum free-loader recorded:
"11.25pm. It's all over. The party and dancing commences -- or Divertimento. Until Arrivederci at 2pm."That's one hell of a night (and day). I know Gerard is used to long-winded Institute functions, with his Jurassic Park audience nodding off after their last sip of Milo, but really, Arrivederci at 2pm? No wonder the press gallery ball started late (as the MWD whinger repeatedly complained). According to Gerard it was a 19 hour function -- longer even than the time one needs to read a Henderson letter. The number of Hendo-howlers recorded in this season of Henderson Watch now stands at 47. Enough said. *We note that the website has since been changed to 2am
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|"This land means the future of ourselves and our children. Our story is one of tens of thousands of stories of Palestinians who have been suffering from the separation wall and the settlements," Juliet Abu Muhr told Ma'an News. Bethlehem families to meet Pope Francis
|Pope Francis in Bethlehem, Palestine
Dear Editor,
I was deeply disappointed by your 5-26-2014 Pope Francis Visits the Middle East photo gallery. I really liked the photos from Amman Jordan, and I can understand why you feel compelled to feature Israel... but in my eyes Palestine was the star of this historic trip, and you only had one photo of that.
Furthermore that one photo you did feature "Pope Francis touches the wall that divides Israel from the West Bank on his way to celebrate a Mass in Manger Square next to the Church of the Nativity, believed by many to be the birthplace of Jesus Christ, in the West Bank town of Bethlehem. Pool photo by Osservatore Romano" was okay, but certainly not as good as some taken at the same scene, with a little Palestinian girl holding a flag. Or the ones showing the words on that wall "Free Palestine".
Why weren't there more photos in Bethlehem? There are numerous good ones to chose from- and many positive pictures of Palestinians. Why not feature those too.... Pope Francis in Bethlehem: How the day unfolded http://www.maannews.net/eng/ViewDetails.aspx?ID=699742 PNN News http://www.wafaimages.ps/e_album.aspx?id=12519 http://www.wafaimages.ps/e_album.aspx?id=12522
Why no photos showing how Bethlehem walls transformed in the presence of the Holy See http://www.maannews.net/eng/ViewDetails.aspx?ID=699704
Why no photos of the Pope's visit to Palestinian refugee camps and all those beautiful Palestinian children who presented His Holiness with a key symbolizing the desire to return of 750,000 Palestinian refugees and their descendants who were expelled from what became Israel in 1948 and were never allowed to go back to their homes..."
"The children also presented Pope Francis with a large card made in the style of those given out by the UN's refugee agency UNRWA in the name of Jesus Christ, who the children referred to as "the first refugee."
Why no photos of the Palestinian families who meet with the Pope, presenting a wide variety of the concerns and issues facing Palestinian Christians today, including the occupation, land confiscation, and the siege on Gaza.
According to the New York Times Pope "Francis took the unexpected step in Bethlehem, where he became the first pontiff ever to fly directly into the West Bank and to refer to the Israeli-occupied territory as the "State of Palestine.""
Surely you could have found and featured at least some photos honoring Palestinian beauty and dignity.
And why not a photo of the main reason for the Pope's trip, and the motto created for the pilgrimage "So that they may be one" http://www.news.va/en/sites/pilgrimage-holy-land commemorating the historic rapprochement between both branches of the Christian church 50 years ago, when Pope Paul VI met and embraced Patriarch Athenagoras -- the first easing of tensions between the Churches since the Great Schism in the 11th century...
Pope, Orthodox patriarch in historic unity meet in Jerusalem
Those are just a few of the many fascinating and highly relevant photos you really should have included in your photo essay on the Pope's visit to The Holy Land.
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"We were trying to take the Christian message and teachings and juxtapose them with the current situation, to help us think through what has happened over the last 66 years," Museum director John Persekian
POPE FRANCIS Pilgrimage.... So That They May Be One: The unity of Christians is a message of unity for all humanity, called to overcome the divisions of the past and march forward together towards a future of justice, peace, reconciliation, pardon and fraternal love.
Israeli and Palestinian Leaders [invited] to Meet With Pope at Vatican... Francis took the unexpected step in Bethlehem, where he became the first pontiff ever to fly directly into the West Bank and to refer to the Israeli-occupied territory as the "State of Palestine."
"It is critically important to have a broad strategic vision of the future that embodies the values and aspirations of your people. And it is equally important to be able to project how you can see that vision being implemented in the short term. " James Zogby of AAI...
"Thinking about the future means we do not create "false idols" of the past or present. It means that we understand that we are human, subject to God's laws, and that we do not allow ourselves become so arrogant as to subject God to our own whims and fancy. It also requires that we reject the temptation to use means that contradict the very ends we seek to accomplish."
Connecting the dots: How We Stop the Next Boko Haram... Attacks on dissenting journalists show how scared Hezbollah really is... Maronite patriarch's Israel trip raises Hezbollah ire... Experts Outline Challenges, Propose Solutions for Gaza at ATFP-UNRWA Briefing
Christian exodus shadows papal visit to Holy Land
Pope Francis to visit The Holy Land: JORDAN hopes the visit will "push for achieving peace and stability in the region, including the Israeli-Palestinian peace process"
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Visual map of how the Israeli ID system is stratified to limit democratic access to home ownership, security, services & participation in the polical system which creates and sustains the Israeli ID system
STAY CONNECTED... Given the U.S. commitment to religious freedom, and to the international covenants that guarantee it as the inalienable right of every human being, the United States seeks to: Promote freedom of religion and conscience throughout the world as a fundamental human right and as a source of stability for all countries
UNITED NATIONS: International Year of Solidarity with the Palestinian People 2014
Reasonable voices & helpful resources ...America for Palestine MAY 2014
The Arab villages lost since Israel's war of independence - Guardian Interactive: ...Pre 1948 ...March 1948 ... May 1948 ...June 1948 ...Oct 1948 ...July 1949 ...Now
Remembering the Nakba: Israeli group puts 1948 Palestine back on the map Zochrot aims to educate Israeli Jews – through tours and a new phone app – about a history obscured by enmity and denial
Growing Gardens for Palestine: "And it's up to all of us together"... a Spring poem for Palestine & peace
Peace Building ... civic muscle
All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights.They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood.
The Golden Rule... Do unto others as you would have them do unto you
"The only way to honor our tragic histories is to create a future for our children free of man-made tragedy. This means making peace fully, completely and without reservation, between Israel and Palestine." American Task Force on Palestine's born in Jerusalem Dr. Ziad Asali: To honor a tragic history, we must work for peace


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Pope and PM Renzi promise continued support to Kurdistan
A Kurdistan Regional Government delegation, headed by Prime Minister, Nechirvan Barzani, visited Italy last week and met with Italy and Vatican top officials. The delegation also included Deputy Prime Minister, Qubad Talabani, Minister of Endowments and Religious Affairs, Kamal Muslim, Head of the Department of Foreign Relations, Minister Falah Mustafa, KRG spokesperson, Minister Safeen Dizayee and the KRG Representative to Italy Ms. Rezan Hama Salih.
In a meeting with His Holiness Pope Francis in Vatican, The current situation in the Kurdistan Region, Iraq and the wider Middle East was discussed, focusing on the latest developments in the war against the Islamic State terrorist organization, known as ISIS and the importance of the international coalition against terrorism.
Prime Minister Barzani briefed His Holiness about the situation of over 1.4 million Iraqi internally displaced people and Syrian refugees, most of who had fled the violent repression of ISIS and took refuge in the Kurdistan Region. They belong to various ethnic and religious groups from Nineveh Plain, Sinjar and other areas of Kurdistan and Iraq where they used to coexist peacefully, but tragically have been forced to flee their homes leaving behind their belongings.
The Prime Minister reiterated that the people and government of the Kurdistan Region have been, since their arrival, providing aid and assistance to these refugees and displaced persons.
His Holiness the Pope expressed his thanks and gratitude to the Kurdistan Regional Government for accommodating and providing assistance to the displaced Iraqis and refugees from Syria.
The delegation also met the Vatican Foreign Minister, Archbishop Paul Richard Gallagher.
The talks focused on the current war against the Islamic State terrorist organization, ISIS, and Kurdistan Peshmaega Forces progress on the frontline. The situation of Iraqi internally displaced people and Syrian refugees, who fled the violent repression of ISIS and took refuge in the Kurdistan Region, was also highlighted in the meeting.
The Prime Minister reiterated that further assistance from donor countries and the international community are needed to help the refugees and IDPs.
During the visit, the KRG delegation also met with the Italian Prime Minister, Matteo Renzi, in the Italian capital city of Rome.
He briefed the Italian Prime Minister about the latest developments in the Kurdistan Region and the continuous progress marked by the Peshmaega forces on the frontline against the Islamic terrorist organization, ISIS. He also highlighted the situation of the displaced people from the rest of Iraq and the Syrian refugees who constitute a heavy burden on the Kurdistan Regional Government, stressing that they desperately need further assistance.
Italian Prime Minister Renzi reiterated that his government "will continue to provide humanitarian and military assistance to the Kurdistan Region, and in order to eradicate terrorism we will stand side by side with the Kurdistan Region in every way possible." He also expressed his respect to the courage of the Peshmaega Forces in their fight against terrorism.
Mr. Renzi expressed his concern for the spread of terrorist organizations' in other parts of the world, stressing the need to confront terrorism all together.
Prime Minister Renzi stated that Italy has decided to upgrade its diplomatic representation in Erbil to Con- sulate General, considering that this move will send a message to the world that the situation in the Kurdistan Region is better than before. He stated, "It is important for us that Kurdistan Region's stability continues."
Both sides also discussed the relationship between Erbil and Baghdad, the situation in Mosul, political developments in Iraq and the importance of including all the components of Iraqi society in governance. They also discussed the situation in Syria and its repercussion on the situation in Iraq and the wider region. The two sides reiterated that a political solution is needed for the Syrian crisis.
On the second day of its official visit to Italy, PM Barzani and his accompanying delegation were received by the Italian Foreign Minister, Paolo Gentiloni.
The two sides discussed bilateral relations between the Kurdistan Region and Italy, the latest developments in the war against Islamic State terrorist organization, ISIS, and the recent victories achieved by the Peshmaega Forces.
The liberation of the city of Mosul and the importance of including various Iraqi ethnic and religious groups in the operation in coordination with the international coalition forces, were highlighted in the talks.
Regarding the relationship with Baghdad, Prime Minister said the Kurdistan Regional Government remains fully committed to the agreement that it signed with the federal Iraqi government, adding that the Kurdistan Regional Government was always ready to settle all the issues with Baghdad through dialogue and mutual understanding.


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I am the author, creator and owner of an award-winning social media site. This site since its inception just over two years ago has north of 17.6m hits and has a daily readership which exceeds what passes for quality journalism in Scotland, viz The Herald & The Scotsman. My readership includes one Lord Ordinary and many members of The Faculty of Advocates. The factual information presented on this site is regularly discussed in chambers.
I have conducted a thorough investigation of David Cunningham King. Many of my peers acknowledge that I am the leading authority on this career criminal. Mr. King is playing The Takeover Panel for fools.
Friday's petition to The Court of Session to have King's motion of appeal thrown out was unsuccessful. As a consequence Mr. King will not be in contempt of Lord Bannatyne's considered opinion of 22/12/17 on the 21st of this month. The Inner House has set aside two consecutive days for the appeal on the 28th February and 1st March. Three Lord Ordinary will listen to submissions by a former Lord Advocate of Scotland, Baron Davidson of Glen Clova. Mr. King is not paying for the best legal representation money can buy. The services of Baron Davidson, junior counsel and instructing solicitors is being paid by season ticket receipts and repayable loans. Mr King's British Virgin Islands NOAL trust fund has loaned £6.7m to RIFC Plc as per their accounts to 30/6/17 which were published on 3/11/17.
Should the Inner House uphold Lord Bannatyne's opinion it won't be the end of the matter. Mr. King will seek permission to petition The Supreme Court. On the balance of probability this will be granted.
Any judgment by The Inner House will take a minimum of three months to be disclosed. June, or more probably July, buys King more time to wreak havoc in a UK Plc. His shareholders have vested him with the authority to issue more than one hundred million ordinary shares. By having 'the can of worms' kicked down the road King and his concert party can act with impunity to the disadvantage of minority stakeholders.
In a blatant transgression of FCA Insider Trading regulations, RIFC Club Secretary, James Blair (whom you have met) solicited the support of stakeholders by offering to 'see them alright' if they voted for resolutions 10 and 11 at RIFC's 2017 AGM.
Mr. King is an old hand at blindsiding watchdogs. The Johannesburg Stock Exchange's watchdog failed to act when a mysterious third party bought a parcel of shares in MMI and gifted them to King's daughter. This transaction which ultimately conferred 75% of B share equity to King's daughter drove a horse and coaches through concert party regulations. This mysterious benefactor was none other than Dave King. At the time King's trust funds had been frozen (Miranda Order in Guernsey) but he still had an undisclosed quantum at his disposal.
King treats the JSE as an advisory body. His company has been fined for a slew of insider trading transgressions. King perceives these fines as no more than an inconvenience; an insignificant tax to be paid on more lucrative rewards.
In engaging in litigation, The Takeover Panel Executive is pursuing an individual who is prepared to lie in court. South Africa's Supreme Court Judge, Brian Southwood, asserted that it was the unanimous conclusion of he and his fellow presiding colleagues that King is:
"A glib and shameless liar who won't hesitate to lie if it's in his interests to do so."
King is laughing at you. He is an old hand at using legal redress to buy time. He tied up the South African Crown Prosecuting Authority for ten years with appeal after appeal.
Is The Takeover Panel just an advisory body? An anachronistic throwback to a time where those in the city wore bowler hats and their words were their bonds?
Is it not high time that you issued a formal Cold Shoulder notice in regard to Mr. King? If you are awaiting legal avenues being exhausted may I suggest that you don't hold your breath.
Sincere regards,
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METHODS: HIV-infected patients enrolled in HIV services were screened and those who reported untested household members (index cases) were offered home or facility-based HIV testing and counseling (HTC) of their household by a community health worker (CHW). HIV-infected household members identified were enrolled in a follow-up program offering home and facility-based follow-up by CHWs.
RESULTS: Of the 1567 patients enrolled in HIV services, 1030 (65.7%) were screened and 461 (44.8%) identified as index cases. 93.5% consented to HIV testing of their households and of those, 279 (64.7%) reported an untested child or young person. CHWs tested 711 children and young adults, newly diagnosed 28 HIV-infected persons (yield 4.0%; 95% CI: 2.7-5.6), and identified an additional two HIV-infected
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CONCLUSIONS: Almost half of HIV-infected patients enrolled in treatment services had untested household members, many of whom were children and young adults. Index case-finding, coupled with home-based testing and tracked follow-up is acceptable, feasible, and facilitates the identification and timely linkage to care of HIV-infected children and young adults.


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Stunning interiors and modern Italian dishes set the tone for a European-inspired night out at Sassetta, now open in the Design District.
You're obsessed with the collab between Rashida Jones and Illesteva sunnies.
Place your coveted pair neatly atop the table at a restaurant inspired by an infamous Venetian bar, brand new Sassetta. Now open in the new 10,000-square-foot space in the Design District where Wheelhouse also resides, the gorgeous restaurant has gawk-worthy mirrors embellished with hanging tapestries, soft globe lighting, a sleek mirror-backed bar with brass accents and artfully mismatched place settings. Open for dinner with breakfast and lunch to soon follow, you'll dine on delish Italian fare ranging from house-made pastas and charred octopus to thin crust pizzas with toppings like taleggio, parmesan, black pepper and burnt honey. Book a rezzie in the dining room or walk in and pull up a seat at the bar for a pre-dinner cocktail like the gin forward Enzoni.
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Designing Events, With A Pinch Of Wonder
I was going through images last week and came across this book arch we created a few years ago. I always thought this was so cool, and people went crazy.
With wedding madness in full swing, I thought the book arch would be a good reminder of how powerful this business can be.
Much of the time we get caught up in running the business:
- Has everything been ordered?
- Is everything ready to go?
- Are all the subcontractors prepped?
- Is there enough staff?
- Etc.
And for set pieces like the Book Arch:
- Do we have the materials?
- Do we have the welding equipment?
- Are we sure it's going to be stable?
- How does it look?
It's easy to get caught up in the mundane–albeit necessary–aspects of getting the job done.
When I come across images of events that really worked–and that had such a wide impact on people outside the event–it is a good reminder of the purpose of what we're really doing: we're adding that wee pinch of wonder that makes the difference between a serious yawner and a "I can't stop gawking at how amazing this is" experience.
When we're at our best, we take a profound moment in someone's life and insert a bit of magic. It's incredible what can happen when everything lines up.
Things I Wish I Knew When I Began My Event Business, Part 3: Support
You are starting your own creative business. That's awesome!
You don't know what you are doing, but you probably have an idea of what kind of business support systems you will need.
But before you add yet another thing to your to do list, I'd like to review some of the systems and networks that are help and those that do not.
Some things look like a worth time and money investment but actually end up helping somebody ELSE with what they need.
We are in about the middle of our "10 Things I Wish I Knew Series". Links to the other pieces are at the bottom!
Here is a list of the kind of support you will NOT need:
I know that you'll probably want to try a few of these out anyway. Hopefully, this list will at least make you aware of when something might not be working out and needs to be purged from your attention.
NO: A Group Of Like-Minded Individuals Also Just Starting Out
While this can help you feel safe and calm your fears, it is far better to gain that information from people who already passed through your stage in business.
Networking with established business is scarier but trust me: most of them remember being where you are, and will tell you what you want and need to know.
The event industry relies on each other within our own disciplines and across other disciplines.You know you will need the kind of emotional support that will allow you to keep moving forward even when your motives start looking a little blurry. You need someone to remind you that the trade-offs you are making in your personal life are worthwhile to gain a wildly satisfying living.
In the beginning, there is a lot of struggle.
This often leads to looking at the success of others as a reminder that you aren't succeeding. While it may feel good to know that you are not alone by surrounding yourself with others who are in a similar position, it's not helping you progress–it's helping you feel safe where you are now. The catch is: You don't want to feel safe where you are! Assuming you're not planning on staying in that struggling, beginning stage for very long, you want to use that discomfort as a motivator for moving forward.
YES: A Group Of Seasoned Business Owners…
…even if they've been in the biz only a little while.
They don't even have to be in your exact industry. In John C. Maxwell's book The 15 Invaluable Laws of Growth, he writes that the environment in which you choose to place yourself should have the following characteristics:
Others are ahead of me.
I am continually Challenged,
My focus is forward
The atmosphere is Affirming
I am often out of my Comfort Zone.
NO: A Group Of The Wrong Kind Of People
I was a group junkie when I first started out.
I thought there might be a group of people who could help me grow faster and give me the answers I needed. I thought that I could cross promote my business through other businesses. I've checked out mastermind groups, the kind of groups where other people are required to refer your work and you are required to refer theirs regardless of whether or not you actually think they are the best at what they do, industry groups, and women business owner groups.
It turns out that in my specific creative business of event design, there are only a few people at very specific times who are ready to make the decision to hire me. Cross promoting with businesses who don't serve this laser focused person is a waste of resources.
If the group you are in is not a challenge, if it wastes too much time, if it's filled with people who cannot get you the kind of work you want, people who are not stretching themselves and reaching, people who do not understand the necessity of finding your ideal customer, then it's not the right group of folks for you.
YES: Tangential Interest Groups
Try groups where you can causally network and show them what you do.
That may not be business owners–this may be places where your clients hang out.
Maybe you are a floral designer and you are hired by wedding planners–join their planning group.
Maybe you do non-profit fundraisers–join a fundraiser's education group.
Perhaps you want to target restaurant owners or hotels–join a chamber of commerce.
Maybe you need to access wealthy women who entertain regularly. Heck, join their local yoga studio. Win win.
The point is, go to the people who likely have a problem you can solve. Then stay connected.
NO: Financial Support In The Form Of Debt
The beginning of a business is a little experimental and can feel frantic. It's easy to get caught up in feeling like you cannot begin unless you have the right tool/ training/ mentor/ webpage, etc.
There are so many people trying to sell you something with great stories about why their ad, their whatever will help you sell more.
Before you have figured out what makes you special and who wants to buy your kind of special, you are better off saving your money.
You may find that what seemed like a great tool at the beginning, is actually not necessary. You may find you don't want to offer a service that you thought you would offer, you may in a month, discover a totally different message than the one you spent money on.
Give it some time. Get your hands dirty first.
When I first began I had visions of an event design firm that worked side by side with a landscape design and build company. I would, of course, do both. I soon realized that these two services required directing my attention to two totally different markets.
My attention and effort would be split and that could not be good if I needed to be profitable within a year. After about 3 months, I had to revise my website, and get new business cards.
Save yourself the agony, and figure out what your business is, who it serves, and why customers should buy from your instead of all the other choices in the marketplace before you spend money on the next major money-printing widget.
YES: Creative Means Of Covering Your Needs
Will you need some sort of financial safety net? Yes.
And most people I know do not have a sugar daddy/ mama or their own nest egg.
I've met business owners that moved into their parent's basement when they first started. People have become nannies. Maybe you could do it just by growing more slowly than I did and implementing the systems I will talk about later. Maybe you could quit your full-time job and get a part-time job.
What you can do by not taking on more debt, you should do.
NO: Misguided Friends And Family
Your friends miss you. They miss going out to restaurants and spending your paychecks on food and that botanical infused locally made gin cocktail of the day. They miss going on vacations with you in the summer. They miss you not being stressed out. The miss griping about their jobs with you.
To this group of risk averse friends, this thing you are doing just looks like something that is making you LESS financially secure and more stressed out.
You will hear things like…. "what's the good of money if you can't enjoy it."
And "We never see you anymore" and "You've just got to relax, I'm worried about you."
This is brain noise you don't need.
You already have your work cut out for you with quieting your inner critic. Be clear with them on your intentions, or just nod your head and let it wash past you.
YES: Be On The Lookout For New Go-Getting Hustlers Like Yourself Who Are Inspired By Working Hard On A Risky Venture That Could Pay Off Big-Time.
Seek them out and surround yourself with them. They will help move you forward, and will be a source of energy when it feels like your well of spirit and hustle is running dry.
As for the friends who can't help themselves from pulling you down? If they cannot let up, it's time to get some new friends.
You don't need to necessarily toss out the old ones, just improve your relationship with the ones that can be excited about your path, and who will point out for you all the ways you are progressing while you're slogging through your startup swamp.
NO: Service And Professional Support
If your financial resources are sparse, know that you don't need much in the way of professional help. The IRS is likely not interested in a business as small as yours and when starting out, you won't need to pay taxes until the end of the year.
Don't stress about an accountant. So depending on when you start, you've got some time. Bookkeeping, labor, graphic design, web development, these are all things you can do yourself with inexpensive or free apps or by friend-sourcing.
YES: Find Free Or Cheap Ways To Get What You Need.
I've found that an invoicing system was necessary to prevent mistakes.
- Freshbooks has a starter version that is reasonably priced.
- Canva will help you create images for free to help you look pulled together.
- Upwork or Fiverr can help you source graphic help or any tech help online from people all over the world eager to work with you.
- Google docs in lieu of Microsoft Office.
- Cute PDF Writer in lieu of Acrobat.
The point is, it may take a while for you to see financial promise–it took me three years. It took another two years to see that it could be sustainable at the level that I felt we were all being taken care of properly.
I'd like you to feel secure in your company sooner.
You are an observant person and you'll gain knowledge from any experience in which you place yourself. My job here is to help you get the most useful stuff faster in order to raise you to that comfy place.
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Part Three: Creating Systems
Part Two: The Expert
Part One: Marketing
Do You Excel At Chaos? Me Too! And This Is How I Turned Chaos Into Success
The Ugly Truth…
I've been called a slob before- my whole life actually. Just messy. I've lost roommates over it, enraged parents, and disgusted employees.
The fact is, I only clean for three reasons:
- To make space for another mess
- To avoid social humiliation (say if I'm having party)
- To avoid strife between me and my spouse and employees.
If left to my own ways, I would end up like that hoarder muppet in Labyrinth.
As I've built a growing business, it has become clear that a certain level of organization, rules, and operation systematization is crucial to help me deal with the overwhelming chaos. It also allows me to live in a world with my much more organized counterparts. You could say, I am a reformed slob.
What did I do to solve it? Systemize!
What Does It Mean To Systemize?
A system is just a documented, repeatable way of doing something that achieves a desirable goal.
Documented so the system can be followed, measured so you know if it's successful, and flexible so it can be improved. Once a system is in place and is generating success, you don't have to think about the tasks to achieve that success–as long as you follow the system, the system will bring the outcome you want!
I view systems now as mechanics- and I can geek out about mechanics.
I ask myself, "How can I ease this operation so that as much decision-making as possible is automated?" I walk through the steps, document it, and try like hell to use it every time I have to do that task.
Voila, a system!
This way, all my creative fuel can go into less boring parts like actually forming and executing new ideas.
Approaching a boring task used to be like this….
"Ugh, so tedious, where was that thing I did before? So much to do. I have to move this stuff out-of-the-way first. So much stuff… Maybe snack first… I love snacks. What was I doing?"
And this would continue until the actual amount produced that day was a shadow of what I knew was possible.
As it turns out, there are some studies in this area. They call it willpower, however that to me sounds like some sort of superhuman strength. When we mortals try to harness willpower we can only expect disappointment.
Really, willpower is only making the decisions that get you closer to your goal. And with systems in place this doesn't require some sort of superhero strength.
Good Decision-Making Can Be Automated
You read that right: you can build systems to automate good decision-making.
That's great because in Tierney and Baumeister's studies on willpower in their book called (ahem) Willpower (non affiliate link), they talk about our brains having a finite ability to process information for that day. With every decision, you reduce your ability to calmly process data and come to a good decision.
Even small decisions affect your reserves.
That means, toward the end of the day, you have severely depleted your resources. In the morning, you fully intend to exercise, draw up a new proposal, and eat well. Around 5pm you are now sitting on a stool at happy hour eating cheese fries having only doodled over the cover of your notebook.
What can you do? Eating, sleeping, exercising, meditating, these are all things that can boost your metaphorical fuel tank. But, what can you do to preserve your fuel from reducing in the first place?
You got it! Systemize! (also called routine, but that's boring.)
For example, if your goal is to get out of the house in a way that will not repel other humans, you will want to follow this system. I call it, the How To Leave Your House Without Being All Nasty System (patent pending):
- Get out of bed
- Take a shower
- Get yourself clothed
- Eat something
- Brush your teeth
- Fix your hair
- Get your stuff and walk out the door.
Congratulations! You have just completed creating systems and have not reduced your ability to make much more difficult decisions later on in the day. This list represents an automated system you have repeated and mastered to the point that it is not a chore.
And you can do the same for MOST business tasks and operations.
Where Can You Find Systems?
Once you start looking for systems, you see them everywhere. Systems are routines you follow to get stuff done. (If it still doesn't make sense, refer to the above example of How To Leave The House Without Being All Nasty.)
Once identified, then the critical task is to document it.
Here's what putting together a flower arrangement looks like in our shop:
- Start timer
- Clean off workspace
- Assemble tools and compost bin,
- Get flowers and raise them up so I don't have to stoop. Everything should be easily reached.
- Assess goal size and shape.
- Prepare container and Go. I even have a system for how to start flower arrangement which you can review here.
- Stop Timer.
- Assess time spent and see if it is in line with how much time I have left to complete other tasks. If I don't have enough, I need to go faster or reduce a step. If I have time left, yay, I can go home early.
- Count flowers used of each type of flower.
- Document on my FLOWER RECIPE average time and any alterations to the recipe.
- Take picture.
- The picture, flower recipe, and time is filed away so that next time when I have a similar arrangement, I know how much time to budget, how much of what to buy, and what it looks like, each time I use this recipe, I document for which job it was used.
- Repeat steps 1-7
Later I view the receipts to ensure that my flower recipe is priced appropriately and make any necessary notes for next time.
By doing this, it's easy to start work. More importantly however, with each iteration, I'm honing my profitability and can accurately estimate how many employees I need for how long.
My employees can also get into the habit of using this system and develop a sense for ways to make things more efficient. When you're doing your quarterly or yearly review to gauge how profitable your jobs were, oh man it's nice when they line up exactly where you planned them to be (or better).
That's some serious satisfaction.
Where We Use Systems
We try to use systems whenever we can. Here are a number of areas:
- Pricing: How to charge for what you do!
- Mobilization and Load In: How we get everything ready to go, how we get it packed, and how we get started on site.
- Payroll: How we track hours and get employees paid.
- Invoicing: How we get paid!
- Information sharing: How we share information internally.
- Packing: How to ensure you aren't running around looking for something on site.
- Site and Venue analysis: What to look for, what to ask about, how to make a map.
- Flower care: How to ensure flowers stay fresh and open nicely.
- Yearly strategizing for labor, marketing, and expenditure budgets.
- Flower ordering: How to make a flower recipe and ensure profits.
- Proposals: What we show, and what we don't,
- Client Intake: What happens after we get an email inquiry and how do we make sure that inquiry is not lost
- Client meetings: what we talk about, what we don't, what info we collect, what processes happen next.
- Photographing jobs and systems for naming files so we know who the photographer, client, and venue.
Need more info on how to systemize your operation? The first book I read on the subject was the E-myth. We'll also be putting together a 'Nuts and Bolts' training system that will show you our backend systems.
Let us know what you are curious about in our operation and sign up to our email list to be notified when that is out.
This is part THREE of our ten part series: Things I Wish I Knew When I Started My Event Business
Check out Part 1 (marketing, baby) and Part 2 (experts) to get all caught up.
Things I Wish I Knew When I Began my Event Business: Part 2- The Expert.
I have a strong skepticism of The Expert. People who tell me how to do things are likely to get a polite listen, slow blink, nod, and about face.
This goes for all professions and beliefs people want to share. It's not that I disrespect their experience or education, I just don't trust that what they have to say will necessarily work in my life in the same way it's worked for them.
This wasn't always the case. When I began my business, I was rabid for information on how to do things right, be profitable fast, figure out how everyone else was doing things. I was sure there was a 'best practice' for everything. I felt vulnerable operating my fledgling business, knowing that I still hadn't learned that nugget of wisdom that would allow me to market and operate as a professional. Until that point, I felt like I might be called out at any moment.
This led to second guessing myself and worse, belittling my own immense efforts and little business in small ways. As if to say, "Here's my business, it's a little scrappy, but it's good. But if it's not as good as you think it should be then just know that it's brand new and I'm still figuring it all out." The veil between confident excitement about my startup and discouragement was so thin I felt that any positive claim needed a cautionary disclaimer. Any compliment received was followed by something like, "If you think we're good now, wait until I really figure out what I'm doing." Not a way to instill trust in your clients and just not true.
So here's the third thing I wish I knew when I began my event business:
There are no experts… Except you, of course.
The only rules to make and follow are those agreed upon between you and your clients. You do what works for you, and your client likes that or they don't. If they don't like it, maybe you are willing to tweak your operation or product. Or maybe this isn't the correct client. And back and forth and back and forth until you have the right balance of what you both want.
Expert advice is useful only to give you ideas of stuff to try. I liken it to art making and art history. Learning about art history can give you knowledge about art, a deeper appreciation for it, a vocabulary to talk about it, but it won't make you an artist. To be an artist you have to produce, experiment, and go through all the drama that comes with combining materials, ideas, humans, and time. Unexpected outcomes and all.
Expert advice is a giant pile of poo. You and I are poo shovelers. Get digging and see what parts are worth composting in your garden. The success of your garden isn't going to be because of the poo, it will be because of your care, guidance, and hard work.
Ultimately, you gain the sanity saving knowledge that whatever you need to figure out, you will. This alone allows me to walk into new, strange projects with the confidence to dive in. Added bonuses of this sort of healthy view on experts include:
- less money spent on expert advice,
- appreciation and happiness for others' triumphs in their business,
- less judgement of other businesses products and operations,
- and a more objective perspective on one's own successes and struggles,
- The ability to predict if a new pile of poo is even worth reaching for the shovel,
- Big 'ole sighs of relief.
If you missed part one of the "Things I Wish I Knew" Series and the first two "Things" , here it is!
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Things I Wish I Knew When I Began my Event Business: Part 1- Marketing
Starting my own business has been the best education I've ever gotten. When I first started, I gobbled up all the advice I could from in person meetings, books, online- I'd even frequent a coffee shop that I knew had amazing flowers delivered so I could stick my hand into the arrangement and visualize how it was made. I'd then go home and try to create something similar. Some of that early education and advice made a lot of sense and I'd hear it over and over- like 'don't discount your services.' However as someone trying to break into a new industry, I found it hard to be firm on anything for fear of losing the job.
Now that I feel established, I'm pretty happy with where things ended up and are going, BUT a few of these things I wish I had implanted into my being from the get go. I wish I'd tattooed it on my palm and looked at it every 5 minutes. Who knows what difference that would have made, but I can only guess that I would have discovered and marketed my strengths better earlier and shaved off at least a year in my journey toward profitability. This is the first part in a series of tasty bits I've learned over the year for those of you starting in, not only the event or floral industry, but any creative industry that relies heavily on community building. Part one involves marketing.
So, from me to you, striving entrepreneur, here are some marketing tips I know for sure.
"There are more ways to spend money than there are to make it."
The number of ways there are to market yourself is overwhelming and in the beginning, most can sound like a great idea. With pockets light and desperation high, many marketing ventures may seem like a sure way to get more business. The fact is, if you are new, you may not know who your ideal client is yet and you probably don't have lots of moolah. Most of these marketing options are little pirahnas that can turn your zest and meager resources into a skeleton in no time. My experience is that most are not for you and nothing is more discouraging than throwing money at something that yields so-so results. Here's my checklist of questions to ask to see if any marketing endeavor is a good fit:
Do I know them? Have I read their publication, been on their tour/ show, know of their business? Used their resource/ product? If the answer is no, I postpone until I can assess. Also, if I don't know of them, it makes me question how they know of me. Are they looking for just anyone to fill a spot and if so, are they equally as blase about curating their audience?
Is their audience/ guest list full of the exact people that will be hiring or referring me? For me, that means other event professionals, venues, catering managers, or in the wedding industry, couples. Not the couple's parents or friends, not somebody who works for a company that I'd like to work with, not their administrative team, not even the executives- but the people who are wired to look for the exact service I provide. People who will see me, appreciate the work, and have the authority to hire or refer. For everyone else, I am just ambiance.
How will I be seen? I need a bold presence. If I'm asked to join in on a marketing event, I need to be there to make an impression face to face. If it's online or in print, I need it to read loud and clear that it is my company. Just being mentioned onstage at the beginning of a dinner for which you've just donated 30 centerpieces and in the program at the bottom of someone's purse, isn't going to cut it.
Is their audience big enough? If you don't have an audience established, you rely on those of your partners. Make sure the folks you are partnering with have a large following. It shows that they either spend a lot of effort to reach out to and engage people, they provide a great service, or both! For example, if you are considering being part of a wedding tour and there are 400 expected attendees, maybe 100 of those people are in a position to make a decision to hire you. Maybe half of those people are ready to 'see' your particular service as something relevant to them in their particular process, and for maybe 1/10 of those people you are a great fit for in style, price point, etc. Even still, maybe you only get in front of 1/2 of those people to make a memorable connection. So out of 400, maybe you get 2-5 inquiries. Of those, 1 or 2 are a good fit for YOU and turn into jobs. That is about typical for me. Depending on the audience and the effort expended on the event, it may or may not be worth it. The exception here is work done for other companies, event pros, and organizations that I know are avid cheerleaders for my company. We will always go out of our way to help those with whom we love to work with and who consistently refer us to their clients.
Keep in mind that for online marketing, you have even more of a need to make a memorable connection and most likely less people in 1. a position to hire you, 2. at a time in their planning or mental process to hire you, 3. in line with your style and offerings, 4. a good fit for YOU. So your audience will need to be much bigger to dish out lots of moolah.
Here's another thing I know for sure:
"The thing you are selling, may not be the thing they are buying."
When I began, I was a floral designer that sometimes dabbled in larger construction and installations. I thought people were buying my floral designs because I was a good floral designer and because my prices were reasonable. I was incorrect on both accounts. When I started, I'm pretty sure most everyone was a better floral designer than I was. It wasn't for another year or two that I felt like I had gained some mastery. I don't even like to look at photos of my work during the first year and a half or so. What people needed and were buying was the following:
- Our project management process: I was a proven manager with a documented process that put people at ease. Where event managers and planners had been burned with products and teams that did not meet their expectations, I could help them visualize what they were getting, and better still, could offer documentation that they could show their managers. They were in the know, they had a part in the design process, and because of that, I made them look good to their higher ups. Without a giant portfolio of great work. This one thing opened a lot of doors.
- Uncommon designs: They knew that what they were getting from me was pretty different than what else was available. We gave them choices and they got to decide what they wanted.
- Versatility: Our clients hire us because we can make or know who can make pretty much anything. Our best clients now are those people who came to us because they wanted something different and had no idea how to go about it. They also like that when SH** goes down (and sometimes it does), we fix it. Done.
- Our Story: People like that we hire artists. They like that we will research a wild idea. They like that we are a bit scrappy. They like our dedication to local and sustainable materials. They like that our workshop is 1/3 woodshop, 1/3 floral studio, 1/3 strange gallery. It's 80% chaotic, 0% pristine showroom; and 100% an inspiring feast for the eyes. For whatever reason, our story fit with their organization's story, or more likely, our story resonates with the person on the other side of the table.
Look at your own set of skills and promote them, even what you may think is boring but always shows up in your process. I've seen people geek out over checklists, or maybe your potential client happens to be a clean freak and you can promise a clean install…You never know what people's pain points are. Chances are they aren't hiring you simply because they like the line item on your invoice.
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I was having a conversation with some cool Chicanas about empanadas. How Mexican empanadas were different than Cuban empanadas. I'm thinking about this because Anel I. Flores, a great local writer, performer and visual artist, is presenting Empanada, a performance play at the Esperanza Peace & Justice Center, part of the city's TeatroFEST.
It just has me wondering what difference the play would look like if it was about guava and cream cheese filled fried empanadas versus baked, pumpkin filled versions. Small cultural differences can make for an entirely different piece.
I'm going to see the play this coming weekend with my favorite Chicanas de Austin. That and Gay Pride is this weekend at Hemisfair Park. There's so little gay stuff I'm going to be there to enjoy what community I can find. What the hell.


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| Name: Chris
Email: firstname.lastname@example.com (my roleplaying is much more original than my email)
Age/experience: 27/14 yrs.
Currently watching: Game of Thrones
The Basics: I mainly write over email now but use gchat and skype to plot for plotting purposes. I usually hit 2-3 replies a week, usually between 4 and 12 paragraphs. I only write over email. My goal with any rp is to collaborate on a story that has us both writing multiple characters and plots that involve romance, action, suspense, drama, and, most importantly, humor. I do my best to emulate my inner Joss Whedon (Recent happenings not withstanding). Most of my plots tend to me m/f (with me writing the male) or f/f.
Star Wars
Are you familiar with Dr. Aphra from the Marvel comic series? Would you be interested in writing her? I'd love to write against her but don't even have the slightest idea who would be a good choice to write against her. Lando, maybe? If you have ideas, I'd love to hear them.
I have been writing Matt Murdock for quite a while and LOVE the netflix television series. I thhink that one of the most brilliant things to come of the series was Elodie Yung's performance as Elektra Natchios. I would love to find someone that was willing to write her against my Matt. I have a ton of ideas for this line!
Game of Thrones
I'd love to write something set in Robert's Rebellion and have a few plot ideas for this, mostly a sweeping storyline that would take the characters from Winterfell to Dorne.
I would love the opportunity to write Barry against Kara/Supergirl
Aside from the previously mentioned DD line, I'd love to write against Jessica Jones
The Two Avatars
An old idea I had that basically is set in the avatar verse, setting post legend of Korra and focusing on the next incarnation of the avatar. I was thinking that the avatar spirit became split between two people, each containing two of the elements. I had an Earth Kingdom male in mind that received air and water, searching for a female counterpart that receives fire and earth, from fire nation. I also have two more characters in mind.
Something with a crew of bank robbers, the plot heavily inspired by Baby Driver, Heat, Set it Off, and all those other epic freaking heist films. Have three characters in mind!


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Hello Guys,
i didnt find anything for this in my opinion simple thing: I got a bg with some sprite images iam moving from left to right and vice versa. I want to generate a simple menu selection screen. So far so good.
On the left and right edges i placed some black to transparent fading spirtes -> i simply want to use them as mask for the graphics (menu sprite images).
The effect:
The menu sprite images should be fadet out and when they move into the centre of the screen it should look like theyre fading in from the edges. They shouldnt be visible if theyre moving into the layout until they leave the black mask area. But i cant set it up with the mask settings or tutorials etc.
Plz take a look onto the screenshot to get a better idea about the problem: (Focus on the right edge of the layout)
Has anyone a hint or a solution for this? This is so annoying, because i tried blend modes on the sprites/layers etc. and combined them - but nothing did the trick...
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I Started A Second Instagram Account
Something i've been wanting to do for a long time now is create a second instagram account. My first one is a novelty account based on showing what i'm eating at any given time. This new one will also be a novelty account of sorts, but it will be dedicated to posting pictures of all the cute little kitties that i have come across during my travels.
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Video display Twelve Bens Area More detail Place count in area: 38, OSI/LPS Maps: 37, 44, MSW Highest place: Benbaun, 729m Maximum height for area: 729 metres, Maximum prominence for area: 684 metres, Places in area Twelve Bens:An Chailleach 632mBenbrack 582mBenchoona 581mBenchoona East Top 585mBencorrbeg 577mBenglenisky 516mBenlettery 577mBinn an tSaighdiúra 653mBinn Bhán 729mBinn Bhán or Maolán 477mBinn Bhraoin 691mBinn Bhraoin Central Top 680mBinn Bhraoin North Top 674mBinn Bhreac 454mBinn Charrach 412mBinn Chorr 711mBinn Chorr North Top 690mBinn Doire Chláir 677mBinn Dubh 696mBinn Fraoigh 638mBinn Gabhar 664mBinn Ghuaire 442mCnoc Breac 442mCregg 297mCurrywongaun 273mDoughruagh 526mDoughruagh South Top 525mGarraun 598mGarraun South Top 556mGarraun South-West Top 549mGortrumnagh 174mKnockaunbaun 146mLeitir Eitreann 333mMaumfin 172mMaumonght 602mMuckanaght 654mTownaloughra East Top 216mTully Mountain 356m Note: this list of places includes island features such as summits, but not islands as such. Centre on map. Benchoona Mountain Binn Chuanna A name in Irish (Ir. Binn Chuanna [OSI], possibly 'peak of Cuanna') Galway County, in Arderin List, Greywacke sandstone, siltstone, mudstone Bedrock Height: 581m OS 1:50k Mapsheet: 37 Grid Reference: L76253 61704 Place visited by 140 members. Recently by: ckilm, ilenia, Jimmy600leavey, FrankMc1964, ColinCallanan, wicklore, Ulsterpooka, Aongus, IainT, Lauranna, wwwalker, roscorrocket, trevorf, Aciddrinker, eoghancarton I have visited this place: NO (You need to be a logged-in member to change this.) More detail Longitude: -9.870483, Latitude: 53.591007 , Easting: 76253, Northing: 261704 Prominence: 36m, Isolation: 0.5km ITM: 476171 761753, GPS IDs, 6 char: Bnchn, 10 char: BenchoonaBedrock type: Greywacke sandstone, siltstone, mudstone, (Lettergesh Formation) Cuanna is probably a personal name. A townland nearby is named Tooreenacoona (Tuairín Uí Chuanna, 'O'Cooney's green') [TR]. Around noon, I reached the summit: a rough broken tableland of flat rocks, perhaps a quarter of an acre in area, and planed smooth by the old ice. There was a single small cairn, and on its top sat a horned sheep's skull. I picked up the skull, and as I did so water streamed from its ragged nose-holes in sudden liquid tusks, and ran on to my hand and up my sleeve. I put it back on the cairn top, having turned it so that it faced eastward and inland, looking over miles of empty land glinting with lakes, on which thousands of wild geese over-wintered each year. The sun came out, breaking fitfully through the clouds and warming my hands and face. Seawards, I looked across the intricate tasselwork of inlet and peninsula. Close at hand, sheets of mica scattered the sunshine, so that even the dry rocks shone in the light (Robert MacFarlane, The Wild Places, Granta, 2007). Walks: for a route from the NE, see Whilde & Simms, New Irish Walk Guide - West and North, 40-41. Benchoona is the 335th highest place in Ireland. Benchoona is the second most northerly summit in the Twelve Bens area. Trackback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/310/?PHPSESSID=i8efu576gg76igt86qisap39i5 Rate Gallery COMMENTS for Benchoona 1 2 Next page >> Picture from group : pic:simon3 Picture: pic:simon3 Summit Plateau of broken Rock Short Summary created by Onzy, 10 Jun 2014 Benchoona is situated in the less-visited northern half of the Twelve Bens, separated from the more prominent hills by the N59. A flat topped peak, described by Robert McFarlane as a 'rough broken tableland of flat rocks', it provides great walking and stunning views. To maximise the views, head a small bit down the western spur from the summit, to where there are twin cairns.There are a number of obvious routes; firstly the most direct route begins from the northern end of Lough Fee (L780 621 A), and ascends the eastern spur. This is a challenging route and perhaps left for a dry day with good visibility. It is also better for ascent than descent.An easier route is from parking on the road at the southern end of Lough Fee (L804 596 B) and heading north along a farm track skirting the western side of the lake. Just before the only inhabited house, head west, over Garruan and onto Benchoona. By then heading south contouring around Garraun, you can reach Garraun South Top, and from there down the spur, either to the road, or to meet your track coming up.Benchoona can also be reached from Lettergesh to the northwest, beginning at L74958 63413 C as well as being easily combined with routes taking in Doughruagh, about 4k to the southwest. Trackback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/310/comment/5070/ I visited Benchoona on a route from Doughruagh an .. by simon3 (Show all for Benchoona) The (eastern) cairn and view north from Benchoona .. by csd (Show all for Benchoona) Benchoona's western-most summit, shown here, is s .. by simon3 (Show all for Benchoona) I parked at northern end of Lough Fee ,at start o .. by gerrym (Show all for Benchoona) Having parked at the top of the track between Lou .. by Colin Murphy (Show all for Benchoona) COMMENTS for Benchoona 1 2 Next page >> (End of comment section for Benchoona.) Some mapping: Open Street Map (Various variations used.) British summit data courtesy: Database of British & Irish Hills (Creative Commons Licence) MountainViews.ie, a Hill-walking Website for the island of Ireland. 11 Million Visitors Per Year. 1300 Contributors.