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This review is on Alone on a Wide Wide Sea by Michael Morpurgo. The characters are Arthur, the main character, Marty, Arthur's brotherly best friend, Aunty Megs, Allie and Kitty. This is a two part book.
The story begins being told by six year old Arthur, on a ship full of orphaned children, being shipped of to Australia. Arthur had been seperated from his older sister, Kitty, who was being shipped of to Canada with other children. On the ship, Arthur becomes friends with ten year old Marty. When they arrived in Australia, the children were driven to a working farm, where they were almost worked to death. After around four years, Arthur and Marty make a dash for freedom and run away from the mean, cruel farmer, Mr Bacon. Whilst on the run with the farmers horse, Big Black Jack, they are discovered by an Australian Tribe and are taken to live with Aunty Megs, who owns an orphaned animal sanctury. Aunty Megs looked after the boys until they got to around the age of fourteen and sixteen, when she sent them out to work. The boys got jobs at a boat yard, living in one of the ship's cabins. Years later, the boat company began to go down hill and the boy's wages became less and less. Marty began to get depressed over this and started drinking. One night, he had had to much to drink and started jumping from boat to boat. Suddenly, he fell in, and was unable to get back up again, and unfortunately died in hospital. Eventually, the company got closed down and Arthur went back to live with Aunty Megs. She was getting very old by then and soon after she died to. Then Arthur was left homeless, so he set out to work again. At one point, Arthur had to go into hospital, and fell in love with on of the nurses, Zeeta. In the end of part one, Arthur and Zeeta got married and had a beautiful baby daughter, Allie.
Part two begins when Allie was at about the age of 16, and her and her father had made huge plans to sail to England to find Arthur's long lost sister, Kitty Hobhouse. Near to the begining of the journey, Arthur dies and Kitty is left to make the journey on her own. Half way through the journey, Allie has to quit the journey and end it somewhere else as herself and the ship were battered. When she ended the journey, she was met by her family and also a new member, her Aunty Kitty! The rest of her family had found her on a website and had given her a call and met up with her as an amazing suprise for her welcome home party!
I absoluteley adored this book and could read it again and again and again!
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As hysterical as it is deranged, "Seven Psychopaths" is not only one of the most outrageously entertaining comedies of 2012, but also proof that life has not lost its ability to produce clever humor in the most insane of scenarios.
If I had to name one film genre that seems to have lost its flair for good taste in the 21st century, it would be comedy. Where there used to be wit, now there's crudity.
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uch of the humor is punctuated by a talky, yet energetic atmosphere, coupled with bizarre character interactions that border on insanity.
Such a Tarantino-esque vibe may sound cartoonish, but director Martin McDonagh ("In Bruges") manages to make it work. Besides, how often do you come across a black comedy as crazy and coherent as this? I know I rarely do, and when moments like this appear, it would be wise to enjoy them while they last.
One of the film's key strengths lies in its willingness to shed light on the concept of a psychopath. This game of finding out who is a true psychopath and who exhibits a few psychopathic elements is highly amusing, to say the least, especially when we get into the psyches of these disturbed individuals.
The dark humor embedded within the back stories of some of the characters provides sufficient insight into the circumstances that created such unusual human beings, and I even felt a hint of sympathy for them.
To top it off, the ongoing development of Farrell's screenplay in the film never suffers from a shortage of intelligent laughs, thanks to Rockwell's eye-catching narration.
Farrell proves to be quite adept at using his eyebrows to portray the drunken screenwriter who can't seem to solve his problems on his own. The best performance, I have to say, goes to Sam Rockwell, all because of his deft balancing of inconceivable idiocy with knowledgeable good intentions. Christopher Walken is, as usual, at the top of his game when exchanging dialogue in his trademark deadpan manner, all the while remaining conscious of his surroundings.
The only complaint I have against "Seven Psychopaths" concerns its female cast members; none of them bring out much of the narrative's feminine side. Abbie Cornish only gets a few scenes to be Farrell's passive-aggressive girlfriend, but other than being frustrated with his alcoholism and lack of motivation, she doesn't do a whole lot.
If intelligent humor is your game, then "Seven Psychopaths" ought to be the next film on your "see-in-cinemas" list. If not, you might want to keep this tip in mind about the cast members: they won't take any Shih Tzu.
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3. The National Anthem will be undersung, because people got so mad back in the 80s and 90s when singers actually put some emotion and variety into their presentation of the song. Do you remember that? Do you remember your uncle or family friend or whoever saying "WHY CAN'T THEY JUST SING IT THE REGULAR WAY?"
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5. For four hours, women will only be seen as sex objects, sassy bartenders or white, middle-class stay-at-home moms who are always cooking up some delicious pizza rolls for their kids, their kids' friends and the token black kid in the neighborhood.
6. The Black Eyed Peas will be so awful that they'll open up a rift in the space-time continuum. Out of that rift will jump the "Behind the Front"-era Black Eyed Peas, and there will be a huge brawl. The present BEP will beat the past BEP because it'll be four against three, unless Kim Hill shows up. If she's there, the past BEP will win and they'll be immediately dropped from their label.
7. A player will be interviewed, and he will say "WE'RE JUST GOING TO DO WHAT WE DO, PLAY HARD AND EXECUTE." After the game, another player will say "WE HAVE TO TIP OUR HATS TO THEM. THEY PLAYED A GREAT GAME."
8. Aaron Rodgers will twist his ankle, and just as all hope seems lost... who's that? Who's that mysterious Green Bay player wearing number 1? Why, it's BARACK OBAMA. He's going in! Obama will go on to throw one TD and two interceptions, but Green Bay will still win.
9. All of my snacks will be gone by the time the second quarter starts. Damn it.
10. Not exactly a prediction, but promotion: the following Friday, I will be performing at UW-Madison's Memorial Union with the Tribe & Big Cats! and Sleepy MC. The next day, I'll be back in Minneapolis at the Fineline for the Best Love is Free Release Party with Culture Cry Wolf, Kristoff Krane, Soulcrate Music and more. Headed to St. Cloud the Wednesday after that. Life goes on. Go Packers.
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- IBé said...
#6 is my favorite all the way!!!! LOL!
And you just reminded me to run to youtube to listen to Marvin Gaye and Whitney Houston's rendition of the national anthem.
- Christopher said...
I LOVE this piece. Funny as hell.
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Seventeen-year-old Layla just wants to be normal. But with a kiss that kills anything with a soul, she's anything but normal. Half demon, half gargoyle, Layla has abilities no one else possesses.
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So why would enterprises want such a relationship? The main advantage of a cloud service broker from a customer perspective is that rather than having to track and maintain multiple different one-off service provider relationships, an organization can have one relationship with a single broker instead. This can make contractual negotiation easier and greatly simplify the management of the relationship. There can also be cost benefits, as the broker might be able to pass along advantageous volume pricing to customers, or they might be able to provide value-add services such as the tailoring of services toward a particular industry or slicing of high-volume services to small and midsize businesses.
Cloud service broker security challenges and benefits
Despite its ability to simplify management and reduce costs, a cloud service broker relationship can come with a number of security challenges because it introduces an intermediary between a cloud service provider and the customer. Think about how much complexity is already present in a given cloud relationship when looked at from a "supply chain" perspective (i.e., accounting for the third-party relationship and all supporting relationships).
For example, consider an organization employing an arbitrary Software as a Service (SaaS) application. That application might be built on top of another service provider's Platform as a Service (PaaS) offering which in turn might be hosted at yet another service provider's Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) package. Any failure in this chain could lead to a security issue or service disruption, as many websites -- including Quora, Foursquare, Reddit and numerous others -- experienced after Amazon's Elastic Computer Cloud had a significant outage in April of 2011.
A cloud service broker -- as an intermediate party involved in packaging, aggregating and customizing cloud content for its customers -- adds additional complexity to an already-complex set of circumstances. The brokers themselves might have multiple SaaS relationships (or PaaS and IaaS offerings) in the scope of what they provide, and each one of those might rest on top of a complex delivery chain. As you might well expect, unpacking the risk dynamics of all of these service in aggregate can be a thorny problem.
It's important, however, to realize that cloud service brokers are not necessarily all bad from a security point of view; there can be some significant upsides. First, some cloud service brokers are founded on the premise of addressing security and/or compliance challenges in the cloud. A cloud service broker might base its entire business on meeting the compliance or security needs within a particular industry (e.g., a cloud service broker specializing in healthcare might make it part of its service offering to understand the requirements of HIPAA and ensure that these requirements are addressed in the individual service provider relationships they bundle).
Second, a cloud service broker relationship can help offset the impact of shadow IT, a pernicious issue when it comes to cloud. Cloud use by its very nature lends itself to shadow IT, making a full understanding of cloud usage in a given organization challenging to acquire. Between instant-on and pay-as-you-go delivery models, it's easy for those outside of IT (developers, business leads, etc.) to establish cloud relationships without going through formal channels. To illustrate the extent of this issue, a recent survey from 2nd Watch suggested that 61% of enterprise business units using cloud services circumvent their own IT departments and go directly to the cloud service provider. Adding a cloud broker into the equation as part of a broader enterprise strategy can help offset the impact of shadow IT; if a relationship with a broker exists when cloud use is discovered in an enterprise (for example, by leveraging discovery tools such as those from CipherCloud or Spiceworks), direct transition of that usage to the broker is oftentimes feasible, allowing it to be managed through that unified relationship.
It is critical to keep in mind that the security concerns associated with a cloud service broker are different from those associated with direct service provider relationships and, as more and more enterprises adopt this approach, new issues could likely arise. If, as some predict, these relationships expand in scope and become more prevalent, it's important that security professionals know what to expect from cloud service brokers and how the potential security risks of them might be different from those of individual cloud service provider relationships.
About the author:
Ed Moyle is the director of emerging business and technology at ISACA. He previously worked as senior security strategist at Savvis Inc. and as senior manager at Computer Task Group. Prior to that, he served as vice president and information security officer at Merrill Lynch Investment Managers.


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"ArtSpeaks is a new concept in the art community, which seeks to reduce the stigma of homelessness by exhibiting the clients' artwork alongside established artists." (Source: ArtSpeaks)
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- The Loaves and Fishes Fund provided appetizers from Thyme & Again
- Bridgehead provided fair trade coffee
- Alcohol was provided by Steamwhistle Brewery and Creekside Estate Winery
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By interspersing art from clients of Shepherds of Good Hope with art from community artists, ArtSpeaks hopes to foster meaningful conversations about how we think about people that we see on the street.
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Top Shelf Distillers presented a live Bottle Art demonstration by artist Clara Kim.
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Tom Hogan (1955-2014)
The artwork that was donated by the Ottawa School of Art by artist Tom Hogan (1955-2014) sold very quickly!
In a lot of ways, Tom Hogan symbolizes for me why this ArtSpeak event is so incredibly important.
Tom Hogan's Personal life
"Tom Hogan was born October 31, 1955, in Sioux Lookout in northern Ontario. After being abandoned at the age of one year by his Ojibway mother and Irish father, Hogan was raised in foster homes. He was abused as a child by foster parents, and began sniffing glue and drinking alcohol at age thirteen. At seventeen, Hogan was convicted of attempted robbery of a jewelry store, and served two and half years in the Stony Mountain prison in Manitoba.After his release from prison, Hogan was mostly homeless on the streets of Winnipeg and Ottawa. He suffered from alcoholism throughout his life. Hogan died on January 17, 2014, in Ottawa, Ontario, from heart and liver failure."
Tom Hogan's Art
"Hogan's paintings are considered part of the Woodlands style of First Nations art, founded by Norval Morrisseau. His paintings used bright colours, and portrayed animals and First Nations mythical figures in outline form. Hogan donated 200 of his paintings to the Ottawa School of Art at his death, with the proceeds of sold paintings going to scholarships for struggling artists." (Source: Wikipedia)
My Painting And A Red Dot!
I was delighted as the night went on to see a "red dot" on my artwork "All Acts Of Kindness". A "red dot" meant that someone had purchased it and it would go on to a "new home".
|My painting "All Acts Of Kindness"(5x7 mixed media)
I opted to donate 100% of the sales of my painting to the Shepherds of Good Hope because I am eternally grateful for all of the work that they do.
"The Shepherds of Good Hope is one of the largest not-for-profit organization dedicated to the needs of homeless and vulnerably-housed in the city of Ottawa. They provide around-the-clock, comprehensive services to both women and men, most of whom live with addictions, mental health challenges and trauma. From a 254 bed shelter, to their 5 supportive living residences across the City of Ottawa, over 450 men and women sleep in their facilities each night. By offering innovative programs and services in a non-judgemental environment, Shepherds of Good Hope is creating a community for all through acceptance, compassion and care."(Source: Shepherds of Good Hope)
The Shepherds of Good Hope sums it up best: "Homelessness can happen to anyone, but Art helps to show that those we serve are so much more than 'homeless'. They are people with hopes, and dreams, and talents, like everyone else. They matter."


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An event every week that begins at 6:00 pm on Friday, repeating until December 27, 2019
With the addition of Modern Craft Wine at Bead Haven in the River Place Shops, we can now combine the two worlds for a perfect combination of jewelry making and wine tasting! For just $20 you will get four large samples of wine and you'll choose one of the ten different styles of bracelets to make and take home! Great for a girls outing and even bachelorette parties!
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To sign up: You will need to call the shop and pay for your entire reservation when signing up. Your group can also call separately and pay, but your seat is not guaranteed until paid for. Call for your spot today! 989-652-3566 You can pay with Visa, Mastercard, Discover, and American Express. Payment for your reservation is non-refundable if cancelled within 3 days of class.
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***Upon arrival – First stop, wine room to choose your favorite flavors. Then, you will choose which style bracelet you would like to make while they are putting your drink orders together. Please arrive 10 minutes early. Drink, chat, bead and be happy!


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Of course, white wines can be all over the map. There is sweet white wine, the most famous of which is, of course, Sauternes which is produced in Bordeaux. Sauternes is produced from the Sauvignon Blanc and Semillon grapes, though you will never see Sauvignon Blanc or Semillon written on the label. Chateau Yquem would be the most recognizable name/producer in Sauternes, and of course, the most expensive of the Sauternes producers. The Hungarian version of iconic sweet wine, is Tokaj, which is perhaps not quite as famous, but equally delicious. There are dry white wines which are produced all over the world, but many would suggest the best dry white wine is produced in Burgundy, with the most popular white wine produced in Burgundian churning out Montrachet or derivatives of Montrachet, such as Batard Monthrachet, or Bievenue Batard Montrachet. All of the white wine in Burgundy is produced from the Chardonnay grape, though once again, you will rarely, if ever, see Chardonnay written on the label. If you are looking for a different style of Chardonnay, perhaps something oakier, you may want to consider finding great white wine types in different areas of California. Napa Chardonnay, or Chardonnay from Santa Barbara are a couple of the more famous areas for production. If you are looking for the best white wine, you might consider looking in Spain, Portugal, Italy or even South America. There are countless good white wine produced in the Mediterranean countries where they often consume more white wine than red. I believe there are a number of reasons for this. 1st of all, it is typically very warm and people want to drink something cool and refreshing, 2nd, there is a lot of fishing and it is hard to argue that white wine does not go better with fish than red wine.
Some white wine lovers might suggest the best Sauvignon Blanc comes from New Zealand, my personal favourite regions for Sauvignon Blanc production are Sancerre and even those from Southern Austria and Slovenia. I must impress on you that I am of the opinion that best is always in the eye of taste buds of the wine drinker. There is no right or wrong, and only opinion. Whether you like bold white wines, or elegant light white wines, sweet white wine, or dry, at WineOnline.ca we scour the world to ensure you are drinking the best, and the best value white wines there are anywhere.


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And with 'normal' comes appetite! Having lost poundage during my unplanned fever/starvation diet of last week, my body is insisting that we fight back and fight back hard. We certainly can't risk losing the mom-bum we've worked so hard for, now can we? It's time for battle! It's time to take back those hard-earned love handles and stand up for all that is good and wonderful in this world! It's time to brandish our baked goods and and gird ourselves with butter. Yes, yes. Baked goods, my dears. Baked goods with excessive amounts of sugar and butter. This is a cause I can stand up for.
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5 c. unbleached flour
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orange zest (half of a large orange)
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AT&T recently expanded its coverage into Vermont, where I live. Being a complete geek, I quickly got myself an iPhone. Of couse, I was excited. Over time, the splendor has faded. Here's why:
iPhone: 5 Cool Uses
So, it's been a long while since my last post, and this is mostly to blame on Killzone 2 (review to come), end-of-the-year college madness, and my new iPhone. Yes, I have an iPhone. This thing is amazing! I've had it for about two weeks now and the thing is just about perfect. All the common complaints are there, of course: Not enough apps switch to landscape when you tilt the phone sideways, the keyboard can be hard to use, etc. But let's not forget, I just posted a Twitter update from my phone. It's easy to get caught up in what this technology can't do, but did anybody complain that Michael Jordan couldn't jump fifteen feet? No. So let me be wowed by the amazing abilities of my iPhone. This may be old for any of you iPhone users out there, but I still enjoy it.


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Ketchup Blog ~ The Writer's Native Environment
Life has been unbelievably busy lately, Gentle Reader. Ever since my trip to NY derailed my finishing M&M, I've been playing ketchup. First I had to do M&M's TKs, knowing if I left them for later they would take me 2x as long.
Running TKs
TK is the text notation many of us writers put in for a future callback. It's searchable shorthand for "To Come" as "T" and "K" don't exist together in the English language. I use it for items that will need extensive research, chronological checks, and events or descriptions I have to check against previous books to avoid consistency errors. TK allows me to write without stopping knowing I can fix errors later. However, if I leave too many, I'm setting myself up for days of work at the end of a manuscript.
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Then there was a bust up and an extension on my W&W copy edits, mixed in with those came #TwitterFiction, then I had ConDor in San Diego. So rolled straight from TKs on the last Finishing School book into copy edits on the third one. Not necessarily a bad thing as it allows me to refresh my memory of what happened in #3 and make notes for more fixes in #4 in a few months.
The copy edit desk, quite similar to the TK fortunately for me
Above lower left working right: map of London; timeline for all in world books and short stories; Baedeker's Guide to Great Britain;
English Women's Clothing in the Nineteenth Century
; schematic diagram of the Finishing School dirigible; timeline of history (with my own notations as to Victoria's little wars and occurrences in my version of the world); blue story bible for the Finishing School series.
Not shown: copy edit notes; train maps; steam engine schematics; other primary sources.
These days I struggle with
For example:
"Dimity went white as a sheet, more terrified by this than the hair-raising ride they had recently endured." Is correct.
You see, I prefer the tonality of: "Dimity went white as a sheet, more terrified by this than the hair-raising ride they recently endured." No had.
I know the first is technically right, but the second
better. This has to do with why my writing is so replete with fragment sentences. I like the punch of how fragments sound when read aloud. There's an not to copy editor to ignore fragment by author request. I know I am breaking that rule but the tonality is vital. All this, I think, has to do with the fact that I was raised on audiobooks (no TV until mid high school) so the sing song nature of text is important to me. I find the extra
jarring because I would not speak that way. I'm not complaining, I allow them the correction because it doesn't matter that much to me. I just thought you, Gentle Reader, would enjoy a glimpse into the minor frettings of the minutia of copy edits. Quibble should be my middle name. And a darn fine one at that.
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rewrites, and (as you may have noticed) this blog is running behind as well. Grrr.
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won't be as hard as I have built it up to be. I've decided on a two prong attack stratagem: 1. digital read through and major plot point fixing as organically as possible, 2. printout read through page by page catch all note fixing. It's going to be a dozy. You know that stretching sensation around the eyes? Yeah.
What does this mean for you? Not a whole lot. Blog posts might be slightly fewer or shorter or both. My social media presence is on a diet, and I won't be doing any other commitments except those I've already agreed to. Not until July at any rate.
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Barclays provides £100m for affordable homes construction
Published: 04 February, 2010
SUTTON COLDFIELD: Barclays has provided Waterloo Housing Group with £100m in new debt finance to support the company's goal of building 3000 affordable homes.
Waterloo Housing Group was formed 15 months ago following the merger of Eastern Shires Housing Group and Waterloo Housing Association and currently owns 17 500 homes predominantly in the counties of Leicestershire, Lincolnshire and the West Midlands.
The deal will provide three years' funding and will help enable the Group to build a further 3000 homes for families on low incomes in the Midlands, for shared ownership schemes and for sale when market conditions improve while creating jobs in the local construction sector.
David Pickering, group chief executive said: "The Barclays team brought a sophisticated understanding of our business requirements to the structuring and arrangement of a long term loan which can be used flexibly by two of our key subsidiaries.
"The facility will enable us to meet our target of providing around 1000 new affordable homes a year across the entire Midlands region, with the group business plan now fully financed for growth over the next three years."
David Glover, relationship director in the Social Housing Team at Barclays Corporate said: "This funding will enable the Waterloo Housing Group to drive forward its plans to grow organically at a time when the provision of affordable housing is much in need, and jobs in the construction industry most welcome."
Nick Barlow at Addleshaw Goddard provided legal advice to Barclays with Ralph Picken of Trowers & Hamlins advising Waterloo Housing Group.


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Guest Blogger, Iron Mike Stone
As Bruce Springsteen once said… glory days, they'll pass you by… did you ever feel that way? Kevin played baseball in high school and was always a top athlete… that was 20 years, three kids, and several jobs ago. Sandy, was always active as a kid, but the demands of college changed her priorities fast. Kim, used to love to run and often entered 5k races, but motherhood took her energy in another direction. Weather your glory days were many years ago or just months ago, you can get them back. Whatever your story, and whatever your previous fitness level, you can make a comeback. Here are seven steps that you can use now to get back to those better fitness days. Try them in your own personal sports and training routine to stay motivated and to train well.
1. Start at your own pace – but START
Don't be afraid to start slow. Getting out and starting is what counts. Don't become distracted by what other people are doing or what level they are at. If you're a runner, start off with a short comfortable distance and pace and increase your mileage each week. If you weight train, begin with light weights and add weight and reps slowly. Make your training your own.
2. Set goals and keep a log
If you don't know where you're going, you'll probably end up someplace else! Pick a small goal to start, and after you hit that goal move to a bigger goal. Next, track your training- it will help encourage you when you see that you've been making progress. Be patient with yourself. Some days you may feel happy with your improvements, and other days you may feel slow. Focus on the big picture and always keep up with your workouts. Hint: Check out http://www.dailymile.com for a great way to keep track of your training.
3. Join a training group and find a friend
Having company and accountability is important. It's easy to become unmotivated when you know what your body used to be capable of. Some peer pressure can help keep you on track and make great friends. Join a gym, find a training partner, and join a local club. When they run local events, join in. A good group will support you every step of your comeback.
4. Make training a priority
It's easy to become distracted with the various demands of life. When we fall out of the habit of training, other things start becoming more important and it's hard to get back into the routine of training. Schedule your trainings and make appointments with yourself or with your group. Resist the temptation to skip anything pre-scheduled. Creating a regular routine for yourself can change your life.
Now that you are back to training you need to think about how you fuel your body. Remember garbage in equal's garbage out. Start with slow changes and focus on adding protein and complex carbohydrates to fuel your body. Don't focus on cutting things out at first as that can sabotage your enthusiasm and your attitude. Put good fuel in your body. Check out "Fast Nutritional Tips" on my blog:
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6. Setbacks beware-treat them as guideposts not road blocks
Defeat may test you, it need not stop you. Before you begin your new training plan, be prepared for the day when you will lose focus, miss training, and get discouraged. By understanding that these obstacles are inevitable on the path to success you can change your reaction to them when they arrive. Consider them a guidepost to success, check them off as old friends you expected to see along the way. Just be sure to keep moving down the path.
7. Believe in yourself–you can do it
This is the most important step. You were once there and you can get there again. Often we crave instant results, even though we know better. Staying focused will pay off in the long run. Believe in yourself—have faith. Motivation can be a funny thing and it does come and go. Write down some inspirational quotes. Listen to music. As Zig Ziglar once said, "People say that motivation doesn't last. Well, neither does bathing – that's why we recommend it daily."
Implement these seven steps right now and you'll be on your way to your own personal comeback or even more. Who knows, maybe your best glory days are yet to come!
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I am very much in BJP: Sanjay Joshi
Joshi, a known detractor of Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi, said the reports of his exit from the party post the Mumbai conclave were totally "baseless".
"I am very much there in the party and BJP is in my heart," Joshi said while speaking at an event organised by Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyay Smruti Sewa Samiti at Silvassa in Union Territory of Daman.
Taking a swipe at Congress, Joshi said the UPA government at the Centre is thoroughly corrupt.
"The Congress-led UPA government at Centre is deep into corruption and has broken all records in the national history. Even corruption to the tune of Rs 70,000 crore in organising Commonwealth Games still exists," he said.
Joshi blamed the "shielding of middlemen and hoarders," by Centre for the spiralling rise in prices of essential goods.
The former RSS pracharak had to exit from the party`s national executive meet apparently due to insistence from Modi. Later, Joshi also quit from his post of in-charge of Uttar Pradesh. The fallout turned bitter with the posters praising Joshi appearing up in many places in the country including the national capital.


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"Japan," someone told me, a few days before I left, "can be an acquired taste."
Well yes.
Sensory overload, to put it mildly. I do not speak Japanese (well, other than a mangled arigatou gozaimasu and the occasional konnichiwa, which, while rendering me unfailingly polite, somewhat severely limits my normally sparkling conversational skills), so I found myself suddenly, virtually illiterate upon my arrival in Fukuoka, some 550 mile southwest of Tokyo on the island of Kyushu. Fukuoka is the eighth largest city in Japan (metro population 2.5 million, which makes it roughly the size of Chicago, the third largest city in the U.S.). Perhaps as a result, the city is not really focused on the tourist trade, so helpful non-Japanese signage and speakers were not in the abundance they might be in Tokyo, for instance. (Although the Convention and Visitors Bureau says Fukuoka is second only to Tokyo for convention business in Japan, so what do I know?) Still, the city was clean and attractive, and literally everyone I came into contact with was warmly polite and pleasantly patient with my hopelessly incompetent efforts to navigate my way around. Local residents happily participated in various spontaneous acts of international street mime (it's astonishing how much information about local-versus-express trains can be communicated without words) and responded in a friendly and helpful way to my mute map-pointing and no doubt hysterically amusing pronunciations of place names.
The dominant language at my work-related functions was technically English. I say "technically" only because the subject matter was well outside my scope of comprehension—I was there in a staff capacity to support one of our sponsored techical conferences, not as a subject matter expert. The presenters, while obviously brilliant and eloquent, were talking about the theory, design and application of computer networks and distributed computing and information systems, referring to PowerPoint slides that that might as well have been in Kanji (and occasionally were) for all they made any sense to me.
But the conference was well-attended and smoothly-run; the banquets and dinners were delightful and collegial; the organizers and participants cordial and very interesting to talk with. I was able to do some operational good, solve a problem or two, hear some important concerns raised, and generally managed to not get in anyone's way or unduly embarass myself, so I'd call it a rousing success.
But sensory overload, to say the least. I was very much a stranger in a strange land, surrounded by signs and announcements and graphics and flashing neon things and television broadcasts that made very little sense to my parochial mind. Where signage was in English, it was often in very random English, seemingly selected for how the words looked more than what their normally-intended meaning was. (The same presumably goes, perhaps, for all those Kanji tattoos that are so popular amongst the denizens of Southern California; oh sure the tattoo artist says 愚か means Luck and Prosperity, but you can't run your bicep through Babelfish once it's inked.)
I don't like being illiterate. I really, really don't. I'm not illiterate when I'm at home. It makes me nervous. I'm not xenophobic, but I am all about words, all about the ongoing narrating of my life that goes on somewhere in the back of my brain, so I suppose I'm naturally illiteracy-phobic. For a guy who loves photography, I'm still all about the words (those of you who bravely plow through these blogs know that by now). If I'm all about words for the most part, then I'm pretty lost without them. In Europe and South America I may not speak the language but I at least recognize the letters as words, and the convenience of common Latin and Nordic and Romance roots makes the experience a little less like being on another planet. Combine the linguistic illiteracy with an accompanying cultural illiteracy (the book I read about Japanese history prior to my trip proved to be little help at all when, at dinner one evening, I was served a still-very-much-alive squid, its tentacles waving about as chopsticks descended) and I was very much adrift.
Like any other business trip, though, I made sure to make some time for me and the Nikon to wander about. And Fukuoka, while not necessarily a tourist magnet, has a lot of remarkable treats to offer the wandering photographer. And pictures, as we know, can be worth more than words—a comfort to the struggling foreign illiterate.
I also found that it helps, when feeling overwhelmed by a culture and language well beyond one's comfort level, to go small. That's often my tendency in photography, anyway: Look for patterns in the details, for pieces of the whole that make sense on their own, and focus on that. Vast landscapes, wide-angle street scenes—those don't tend to be my interest or, particularly, my forté. Focusing more on the small stuff helped me feel more comfortable in a very large and confusing place. Looking for pattern and detail helped isolate the cacophony of image and sound around me, and eased me more gently into my environment.
Conveniently, it was the beginning of cherry blossom time in Fukuoka, which provided the opportunity for different details. (Even more conveniently for the detail-minded, it was not yet full-blown cherry blossom time, so there were no breathtaking vistas of low-hanging pink and aromatic floral clouds lining park paths and creating landscape temptations.)
Of course, that's not to say that some things weren't well worth the risk of standing back and taking in the whole picture. Sometimes, I suppose, one has to take a deep breath and be very brave and look beyond the micro to face the big, scary world outside the details. There's a lot to be seen in bits and parts and pieces, in the close-in and carefully-framed; it would seem, though, that there's also something to be said for sometimes standing up and taking a good look around.


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