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Patient's husband posing as doctor directs nurse to administer an injection causing wife's death - A Bollywood plot scripted by the hospital in defense fails to impress the court
September 2015, 8(9):139-141
Nurses must administer injections and give drugs only on written orders from the doctors and not otherwise. Emergencies of course would be an exception, but even then once the emergency is over the aforesaid protocol must be completed. Taking instructions orally or from unauthorized persons (even a doctor) could have disastrous consequences. (In this case, the defense was that the nurse in the postoperative ward had administered Inj. Tracurium, which caused the patients death on the insistence of the patient's husband who introduced himself as a doctor from NIMHANS and requested her to administer the same for the patient's pain relief. Though this defense was rejected by the court, the aforesaid remains a definite probability and proper precautions must be taken on this count).
Contemplation is required about the settings and the expertise of the person administering potentially hazardous or scheduled drugs. (In this case, the medical experts stated in court that Inj. Tracurium "should be administered by an anesthetist and other clinicians who have had extensive training in their use; and in a setting where facilities for respiratory and cardiovascular resuscitation are immediately at hand." The said injection was administered by a staff nurse in the postoperative ward and this was held as negligence).
Drugs must be stored appropriately. Hazardous drugs need to be stored in a particular manner prescribed by the authorities. (In this case, the medical experts stated in court that Inj. Tracurium "is a drug which should be stored and used in the operation theatre only. It should not be available anywhere in the hospital other than the operation theatre. In case of emergency, anesthetists can prescribe inj. Tracurium and obtain from a responsible person to be used in the operation theatre only." As this was not followed, the hospital (OP) was held negligent).
Any incident that could be a criminal offence must be reported to the police immediately, in writing. Take acknowledgment of receipt on a copy thereof. Failure or delay in doing so could result in adverse consequences. (In this case, the hospital had stated in defense that the patient's husband had persuaded the staff nurse to give Inj. Tracurium posing as a doctor and this injection caused patients death. The hospital (OP) did not file any FIR against the patient's husband immediately purportedly "because it may have the effect of tarnishing image of the hospital." The court rejected this allegation observing that there was no explanation why the hospital (OP) filed the FIR "after a long delay of over five months").
Police has the authority to seize medical records, especially when a complaint of medical negligence is made. In all such cases, first a request must be made to the police to handover a photocopy of the medical records seized. In case they refuse to give copies, the courts should be approached or at least a written request must be made to the police station, and the acknowledgment of receipt must be taken on a copy thereof. (In this case, the hospital (OP) could not produce medical records in the consumer court. The court did not accept the hospital's (OP) contention that the medical records had been seized by the police, observing that the hospital (OP) should have secured the copies of the entire medical records from the police).
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Is consent of the patient/attendants required to shift/transfer a patient to another facility/hospital?
September 2015, 8(9):151-152
Transferring/shifting the patient to another hospital does not require written consent of the patient/attendants, especially if the transfer is due to inadequacy of facility/infrastructure/consultants. The patient/attendants must be explained and counselled the reason/s for doing so. (In this case, one of the defences of the hospital (OP) was that the patient's husband was persuaded, and after he gave written consent, his wife was shifted to another hospital as ventilator was required and the hospital (OP) did not have one. This was outrightly denied by the patient's husband).
Every act of the doctor must be on sound and scientific justifications and only in the bonafide interest of the patient. This dictum applies even when one doctor consults another doctor of his/her speciality or another speciality or takes a second opinion. There must be valid justification/s for doing so. (In this case, the gynecologist and the anesthetist (OPs) had stated that the patient had suffered post-surgery complications due to cardiac arrest and not due to anesthesia. The court questioned the need "to call an expert in anaesthesia in addition to a cardiologist. In case there was no complication due to the administering of anaesthesia, there was no need to call for another doctor having specialisation in anaesthesia." The defense obviously was rejected).
Every hospital wherein interventions are performed need not have ventilators. However, in case major elective surgeries are performed or critical cases are accepted, having ventilators is mandatory, otherwise it could be construed as negligence. (In this case, the patient underwent cesarean and later expired. One of the allegations was that the hospital (OP) was negligent for not having a ventilator, but it was not accepted by the court).
Anesthetists must contemplate and exercise care on deciding the type of anesthesia required as well as the dose of the anesthetic drug. (In this case, one of the allegations was that the anesthetist (OP) was negligent as he gave general anesthesia instead of spinal anesthesia and "the dose of anaesthesia given was excessive." The court accepted the defense that this was done as the patient had already undergone two previous abdominal surgeries observing that "the doctors could choose any mode of anaesthesia, depending upon the previous history").
In India, patients have to positively prove negligence in courts or the doctor/hospital has to be grossly/patently negligent, otherwise the court presumes that there was no negligence. In this case, the patient's husband had questioned administration of general anesthesia to the patient but this was rejected by the court "because the doctors attending on the patient were properly qualified and it is presumed that they took decision to administer general anaesthesia, based on their experience and good judgment").
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Failure to record/provide CD of angioplasty when the "wire did not cross the legion" is not deficiency of service
September 2015, 8(9):149-150
Patients have a right to get investigation reports, X-ray/scan plates, blocks/slides of HPE samples, CD of angiography/angioplasty, and so on. Failure to provide the same is a deficiency in service. (In this case, one of the allegations was that the hospital (OP) had provided CD of angiography but did not provide CD of angioplasty to the patient).
Failure to communicate at times gives rise to suspicion and results in medicolegal trouble. Proper communication is the key to good doctor-patient relationship. (In this case, the patient alleged that although the hospital (OP) had provided CD of angiography, it did not provide CD of angioplasty. The hospital (OP) stated in court that as the wire did not cross the legion the angioplasty could not be performed and therefore no CD was made. Perhaps if this aspect was properly explained to the patient by a senior doctor or hospital administrator, the patient would not have reached the court).
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Legal consequences of failure to record financial constraints of the patient in medical records/prescription/discharge card
September 2015, 8(9):142-143
Patients refusing to undergo treatment or perform expensive investigations due to financial constraints are fairly common. The aforesaid fact must be specifically noted in the medical records.Furthermore, if the consequences could be serious, it is advisable to take a written endorsement/letter from the patient in this regard. Failure to do so leaves the doctor/hospital vulnerable in legal proceedings. (In this case, the orthopedic surgeon (OP) had stated in defense that the patient did not follow two important instructions due to financial constraints-advice to undergo surgery and advice to perform X-ray after removing the plaster. The court refused to believe this defense simply because the aforesaid was not recorded in the prescription).
Prescription must have the requisite information relating to the patient and advice given by the doctor. Prescription is the first line of defence for every doctor in legal proceedings and must be written carefully but unfortunately it is one document that is written with utmost carelessness in our country. (In this case, the court drew adverse inference against the orthopedic surgeon (OP) for failing to record in the prescription the patients parameters and condition, advice for surgery, and patient's refusal to do so, fracture of navicular bone and its gap, advice/instructions to the patient especially about bed rest, and advice to perform X-ray after removal of the plaster).
Monitoring the patient is important both during and after the treatment. (In this case, the court held the orthopedic surgeon (OP) negligent as he "never made any attempt to satisfy himself after removing the plaster of paris cast whether the bones are joined or not").
Failure of the patient to follow advice/instructions must be specifically recorded. (In this case, one of the defense of the orthopedic surgeon (OP) was that,contrary to medical advice, the patient did not take rest, was putting load on the fractured foot, was riding on motorcycle, and therefore his sufferings were on account of his own negligence).
Advise appropriate investigations when indicated especially when the same is required to arrive at a diagnosis or before starting treatment. (In this case, the court held the orthopedic surgeon (OP) negligent for giving further treatment to the patient without advising X-ray after removal of plaster).
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Delay in providing/producing medical records "has created lot of suspicion in our mind" observes National Consumer Commission - Hospital directed to pay 10 lakhs as "punitive costs"
September 2015, 8(9):146-148
Failure to give medical records to the patient or to produce the same in legal proceedings and that too on time is always viewed adversely by the courts. In this case, the hospital (OP) produced medical records in the court after a gap of 4 years. The court imposed a "punitive cost" of Rs. 10 lakh observing that the delay had "created lot of suspicion in our mind. It was an unethical act and a professional misconduct." Interestingly, all other allegations of negligence made by the patient were rejected by the court.
Every hospitalized patient who is discharged or transferred to another hospital must be given a discharge summary/note. In case a patient is transferred in a grave emergency, discharge summary/note can be prepared later and the relevant medical records can be sent with the patient. However, thereafter, the discharge summary/note must be prepared and handed over to the patient/attendants at the earliest. (In this case, the justification of the hospital (OP) for not providing a discharge slip was that "since the patient was not discharged, but rather was only referred to Tongia Hospital, therefore, only referring note was given." This is clearly not permissible in law).
Anesthetists must personally check and ensure whether the requisite pre-anesthesia protocols and precautions have been followed or not before administering anesthesia. (In this case, one of the allegations was that "prior to anesthesia, the patient was given a glass of water to swallow").
Care and contemplation is required in preferring one mode of anesthesia over the other. The reason/s for this preference must clearly reflect in the medical records. (In this case, it was stated in defense that "The patient was operated under spinal anesthesia because the patient was not fasting and had taken a glass of water also").
During pre-anesthetic checkup, take complete history of the patient and duly record the same. (In this case, the patent went in coma due to an anaphylactic reaction on being administered a drug. One of the defenses taken was that "during pre-anesthetic checkup, the patient herself gave the history of being nonallergic to any drug." The court did not find any negligence).
Delay in performing life-saving procedures such as intubation and resuscitation could be construed as negligence.
Even during emergencies, the accepted medical practice must be followed.
Referring/transferring the patient time to another hospital/doctor is always viewed favorably by courts.
Perform sensitivity tests before administering drugs, if indicated.
Accepting the truth in the court is always helpful. (In this case, the anesthetist (OP) admitted in the court that there was anaphylactic reaction leading to cardiac arrest. The court did not hold him negligent for the same).
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Medical Practice and "Law of Averages"-Failure to exercise "average expertise in an average treatment/procedure by a doctor of average ability"is negligence
September 2015, 8(9):144-145
Law does not expect any extraordinary efforts or actions from a doctor. The newly delivered infant in this case was treated for fever by the gynecologist (OP), but she missed to evaluate the baby for neonatal jaundice. The court while holding that this was negligence observed that the gynecologist (OP) "should have certainly been alerted and should have been careful in further examination. It was simply expected from a doctor of average ability with average expertise and in average treatment procedure."
Record the correct condition of the patient at discharge in the discharge certificate/summary. (In this case, the gynecologist (OP) was held negligent for recording in the discharge card that the newly born baby was normal at discharge whereas the baby had fever and on the same day was diagnosed with hyperbilirubinemia by another doctor).
Failure to take into account the relevant factors in treating/diagnosing the patient is negligence and deficiency in service. (In this case, the gynecologist (OP) discharged a 5-day old infant who was running a fever. The court has very aptly observed that "This points to a positive indication of negligent attitude leading to deficiency in service").
Some patients are anxiety prone and may ask too many questions, at times irrelevant and irritating. But this should not come in the way of doctor's attention to the complaints made or symptoms pointed by the patient/attendants. This happens to be one of the major reasons of medical mishaps. (In this case, the gynecologist (OP) failed to take into account that the infant was suffering from fever and missed the diagnosis of hyperbilirubinemia. The patient's mother alleged that she had specifically pointed the symptoms to the gynecologist (OP), but she asked her not to disturb her on such trifle matter. The court has very aptly observed that "Even considering the eagerness of a newly delivered mother about her child, an experienced doctor like the appellant(gynecologist-OP) should have paid more attention which would have prevented the further course of admission and treatment of the child").
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"Fee of the doctor was not to vanish even if he had taken 2-3 days or hours more" - What was the hurry, questions National Consumer Commission
September 2015, 8(9):155-156
Haste in performing a medical act when it is not required and not rushing to perform an act when the same is required are both instances of negligence. (In this case, the patient who was diabetic consulted the doctor (OP) for a boil on his little finger and was immediately operated. The patient developed gangrene and his little finger was amputated. The court held the doctor (OP) negligent for failing to manage blood sugar or give insulin before operating the patient. The court observed sarcastically that "fee of the doctor was not to vanish even if he had taken 2-3 days or hours more in satisfying that after effects would not be dangerous. He did it hurriedly, for the reasons best known to him").
Any attempt to interfere with the legal process is generally counterproductive and must be avoided. (In this case, the doctor (OP) performed a minor surgery. On the fifth post-surgery day, when the patient came for follow-up, the doctor (OP) took the prescription slip that he had given on the day of the surgery from the patient, tore it, and then gave the patient another prescription slip bearing the date of the surgery stating that that there was no need for further checkup. The court held the doctor negligent for this conduct observing "it smacks malafide intention on the part of the doctor (OP)" and "the doctor (OP) tried his best to hide the omissions and commissions done by him").
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A self medicating patient and wrong history-Two common reasons for medical mishaps in India
September 2015, 8(9):153-154
Patients are duty bound to disclose complete and correct history to the doctor but many a times it is not done resulting in avoidable medical mishaps. Greater care and contemplation is required in taking history of patients, especially the ones who need emergency care and during first consultation. (In this case, the court drew adverse inference as the patient had not disclosed to the doctor (OP) that he had taken double dose of oral hypoglycemic drugs on that day. The court observed that "It is duty of the patient to give his complete history before any treatment is started").
Self medicating patients are a common phenomenon in our country. Once this fact is discovered or disclosed, it must be specifically recorded in the medical records. Great caution is required in dealing with such patients. (In this case, the patient was taking hypoglycemic drugs without any proper medical advice of any qualified doctor, and the court took cognizance of this fact).
Repeat investigations only when the report is not from a standard facility, suspicious and/or abnormal. (In this case, one of the allegations was that, after perusing the blood report of the patient, wherein blood sugar was reported at 450 mg/d, the doctor (OP) ought to have repeatedblood sugar test from another laboratory before starting insulin.The court did not take cognizance of this allegation).
A hospitalized patient who leaves the hospital without a valid discharge and/or intimation must be treated as a "missing patient." The local police station must be informed in writing, and this fact must also be recorded in the medical records. In case of patients, who are not hospitalized but treated on an outpatient basis, there is no need to intimate the police but appropriate endorsements must be made in the medical records. (In this case, the patient who had come to the hospital in a critical condition due to high blood sugar left without any intimation once his condition stabilized. This fact was very specifically pointed in defense and the court also took note of the same).
Courts are more accommodating in emergencies. In this judgment, the court has reiterated this legal position observing that "higher the acuteness in emergency and higher the complication, more are the chances of error of judgment."
Behave compassionately with the patient/attendants, especially in situations where the patient is critical, undergoing a major surgery, post mishap, and so on. (In this case, one of the allegations was that when the patient was re-hospitalized the doctor (OP2) misbehaved with the patient's relatives).
Hospitals and nursing homes charging a mere nominal registration fee from all patients cannot be sued in a consumer court.
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BOSTON (AP) — Samuel P. Huntington, a political scientist best known for his views on the clash of civilizations, died Wednesday on Martha's Vineyard. He was 81.
His death was announced Saturday by Harvard University, where he taught for 58 years before retiring from active teaching in 2007. His research and teaching focused on American government, democratization, military politics, strategy and civil-military relations.
Mr. Huntington argued that in a post-cold-war world, violent conflict would come not from ideological friction between nations, but from cultural and religious differences among the world's major civilizations.
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I cannot give you everything.
The stars I cannot reach.
A mortal am I and one day I will die;
Just as those whom in prayers we beseech.
I cannot give you gold and jewels,
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Capricious. Perfidious.
And a 'God' lifes' one comforter.
I cannot give you everything,
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A hope. A prayer.
A joy, and a care.
A promise to look after you.
And forever give, should I now die or live,
All the love which my heart could now or ever give.
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Nelson Mandela, whose successful struggle against South Africa's apartheid system of racial segregation and discrimination made him a global symbol for the cause of human rights and earned him the Nobel Prize, died. He was 95.
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You've barely had a minute to stop and take a breath since you brought your Jack Russel Terrier home. He's certainly lived up to their reputation for being energetic, fearless and intelligent. It's fair to say he loves charging around the house and playing with you all. In fact, he loves it so much he doesn't even want to leave to go to the toilet. Now you knew toilet training him was going to have to take place, but you didn't realise quite how many accidents you would have to clean up in the meantime.
Potty training your Jack Russel Terrier is essential. Firstly, you don't want to have gingerly take your first few steps into the kitchen each morning in case you're going to step in an accident. You also don't want your young children or other pets coming into contact with any harmful bacteria.
Fortunately, potty training your Jack Russel is relatively straightforward, it just takes persistence. The first thing you need to do is get him into a consistent routine. Once you have done that, you just need to reinforce training with incentives. Like most dogs, Jack Russel Terriers have a soft spot for anything they can eat. So food will play an important role in training.
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Before you can start training, you will need to collect a few bits. The first thing to do is find a close-by potty spot. You need to be able to get there easily throughout the day.
Then you will need to stock up on tasty treats or break his favorite food into small pieces. A clicker will also be required for one of the methods below.
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Testing of genotoxic potential of amikacin sulphate through micronucleus test in a fish in vivo system
Author Affiliations
- 1Department of Zoology, B.B. Mahavidyalaya, Harichandanpur, Keonjhar-758028,Keonjhar Dist., Odisha, India
- 2Department of Zoology, Ravenshaw University, Cuttack-753003, Cuttack Dist., Odisha, India
Int. Res. J. Biological Sci., Volume 7, Issue (3), Pages 36-40, March,10 (2018)
In the present study, the injectable form of Amikacin (Amikacin sulphate) a therapeutically popular broad spectrum antibiotic, is assessed for its genotoxic potential using MNT in a fish, Oreochromis mossambicus. Amikacin sulphate is already reported to be potentially nephrotoxic, ototoxic and neurotoxic. In the present investigation, Amikacin sulphate failed to induce MN in lower doses but it did so in higher doses, though not significantly. Again, the frequencies of MN and nuclear abnormalities (NA) were found to be comparatively higher in fishes exposed to the antibiotic for longer period irrespective of strength of the treatment dose. In comparison to MN frequencies, the frequencies of nuclear abnormalities (NA) were observed to be higher in fishes of all treated groups and their incidences were dose and exposure dependent. The frequencies of both MN and nuclear abnormalities showed an increasing trend with the increase of dose strength and exposure time. The MN and NA data of this study indicated that Amikacin sulphate has the potentiality to cause damage or instability to the genome of an organism in higher doses and longer exposures. However, long term studies in animals employing different assay systems are required to assess its carcinogenic and genotoxic potential thoroughly.
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Amazon.com Review
Martha Stewart's decorating ideas are deceptively simple. The materials are readily available and the instructions are easy, masking the sophistication it takes to realize the simplistic beauty of a plain white plate with a single maple leaf as a place card. "Good Things" is what Martha Stewart calls the "easy tips" segment of her television show, and, in fact, all of the tips in this book are remarkably easy (at least, in comparison to some of her other projects). Martha's potato, sweet potato, and onion latkes are remarkably good, and are particularly recommended for those who may still doubt whether they can match Martha in their own kitchens.
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This article stating that Ved Pratap Vaidik was participating in the TrackII dialogue representing RSS and Modi (Ved Pratap Vaidik met Hafiz Saeed in same trip, confirming my suspicions about his interview) was apparently originally published in Manorama but isn't accessible anymore. Only copy seems to be in Kashmir Watch, which some people couldn't access. […]Read More
Let us begin with the video of the king of "carefully presented BJP interviews", Rajat Sharma interviewing Baba Ramdev aide Ved Pratap Vaidik. Even as respected journalists flee a sinking media, the entire media seems to have let this pass unquestioned. Ved Pratap Vaidik has no authority to engage in dialogue with anyone. This cannot […]Read More


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If I am, by nature, a modest dresser, what's my issue with dressing for my job at yeshiva? Why does it feel so restrictive?
When my mother decided that our family was Orthodox, I changed my whole wardrobe. But I'd change it many more times before I found a style that reflected my own beliefs.
Designers, stylists, and bloggers meet to talk style and spirituality
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The aesthetic life in its radical form (e.g. Chris McCandless) seems to be unconsciously based on the following syllogism:
1. Most men lead meaningless, desperate lives.
2. Most men lead a life that conforms to cultural and societal norms: Getting a job, buying a house, raising a family, etc.
3. Therefore, conformity to cultural norms leads to meaninglessness and despair.
4. Furthermore, the discovery of meaning and truth can be done only in opposition to or at least outside cultural norms.
Now as a matter of logic, 3 and 4 obviously do not follow from 1 and 2. I am sure there is a Latin phrase that captures the fallacy, but I don't know what it is. In any case, the syllogism leads to a concern in the aesthetic man to separate himself from the "herd" of humanity. Since the circumstances of most men lead to meaninglessness and despair, rejection of those circumstances through a radical lifestyle seems to offer the chance of discovering meaning and truth. This adds a further qualification to the external circumstances for which the aesthetic man seeks: They must not only be radical and dangerous but novel. To the extent that they have been experienced before by someone else, they "lose" their power to confer transcendence. Thus the author of Into the Wild, Jon Krakauer, relates his own dangerous adventures in mountain climbing, where it is clear that a key component of his adventures was the novelty of the mountain-climbing routes he attempted. Similarly, the wine-taster or opera-lover will not be satisfied with a product that the mass of humanity might enjoy; critical to the experience of transcendence is the exclusivity of it.
Consider Chris McCandless and his bus in the following thought experiment. Suppose he made it out of his Alaskan adventure alive, then discovered from the locals that his adventure was nothing new and that young men had been periodically living "in the wild" in the bus for years. Would the "transcendence" of this experience suddenly evaporate? Would he feel the need to seek out some yet more obscure and dangerous adventure? I suspect so, and this reveals the fallacy behind the radical-lifestyle aesthete's claim to being unique and unconditioned by society. The difference between the radical-lifestyle aesthete and the boring bourgeoisie is that the latter defines himself through a positive relationship to society, while the former defines himself through a negative relationship to it. But both nonetheless take their cue from society, just in different directions.
Kierkegaard teaches us that the opposite of love is not hate but indifference. The man who is truly independent of society neither loves it nor hates it; he is indifferent to it. It doesn't matter to him whether the lives of none, some or all of the rest of humanity are indistinguishable from his own in external circumstances. He knows that what counts is the inward aspect of his experience, not the outward, empirically visible aspect. This is Kierkegaard's man in the ethical stage of existence…


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On a night when political junkies watched America's vice-presidential candidates try to talk over each other on national television, Wilmette Junior High School students watched two congressional candidates calmly and thoughtfully answer policy questions on national security, transportation infrastructure, racial tensions and congressional bipartisanship without trading a single insult.
For one hour on Tuesday, Democratic U.S. Rep. Jan Schakowsky of Evanston and Wilmette resident Joan McCarthy Lasonde, Schakowsky's Republican opponent in the 9th Congressional District race, fielded well over a dozen queries from 10 seventh grade students on multiple issues:
• Were the candidates in favor of bringing more Syrian refugees to the U.S.? (Schakowsky said yes, Lasonde, saying "charity begins at home," said no.)
• Since both candidates say they want to protect children, who should get the electoral nod? (Lasonde said that "government has failed children," while Schakowsky said, "I have worked all my years in Congress to protect children and said there should be bipartisan support for feeding hungry children via federal food programs.")
• How would each candidate support national parks? (Both lauded the U.S. national parks system, with Lasonde stressing her support for a clean environment, and Schakowsky noting the 100th anniversary of the parks system.)
• How would candidates balance the needs expressed by the Black Lives Matter movement with respecting police? (Shakowsky said making community police forces look more like their communities could foster mutual respect; Lasonde, saying all lives mattered, pleaded for a divided country to come together, and for Congress to lead by example.)
• What were the candidates' views on jobs? (Lasonde decried what she said was an 8.7 percent unemployment rate in the 9th District, and said the private sector creates jobs, not the government. Schakowsky disagreed, saying the government can help create jobs by programs such as road and bridge building.)
At the end of the night, hosted by the Wilmette League of Women voters with the cooperation of Wilmette Public Schools District 36, both Lasonde and Schakowsky praised their interrogators, and the small crowd of junior high students, teachers, and family in attendance.
"Thank you. Ms. Schakowsky and I are proud of you," Lasonde said.
"I think your questions were great," Schakowsky said.
Melanie Uteg, a seventh grade social studies teacher at WJHS, said students compiled dozens of questions in the two weeks between the time the Wilmette League contacted the school and the night of the forum.
Uteg said she was pleased with the caliber of queries from students, some of them in eighth grade, but most in seventh grade – the year in which they learn about the U.S. Constitution and Supreme Court decisions on constitutional matters, and do comparisons of world governments.
"I thought it was cool the way students really focused on issues," she said.
Gail Thomason, co-president of the Wilmette League, said the League did very little editing of the questions chosen for the night's discussion.
"We tried to preserve the students' voice … I think they asked good questions that I'm hoping will highlight differences between the candidates," Thomason said.
Some of those clearly piqued Schakowsky and Lasonde, as when Jordan Kim asked, "Why do so many people say they support doing things for the middle class? Why not poor people?"
"I think the idea that we want a more robust middle class means that we want to see more people who want to become middle class be able to get there," Schakowsky replied.
Lasonde, responding to the same question, introduced her young listeners to the concept of the earned income tax credit as a way to help poor Americans improve their financial picture, before saying, "I support policies that lift people out of poverty, rather than adding more people to the rolls of entitlement programs."
Asked whether they would consider changing goals depending on who was elected president, Lasonde said, "I'm bi-partisan. I can work with anyone," before saying, "60 to 70 percent of people in this election will be voting not for a candidate but against one."
Schakowsky called the election one that would change the country, saying, without naming any candidate, "I don't want someone as president who mocks disability, who name calls, who says bad things about women and their bodies."
After the forum, some of the students who questioned Schakowksy and Lasonde gave them high marks for their performances.
"They answered our questions in a way that we could understand," Sydney VanDeVelde said. "I think they took us seriously."
Aidan Crawford was surprised by one thing he observed about the candidates that evening: "They actually agreed on a lot more issues than I thought they would."
The Wilmette, Evanston, Glenview-Glencoe, and Winnetka-Northfield-Kenilworth Leagues will host Lasonde and Schakowsky at another forum at 10 a.m. Oct. 15 at Wilmette Village Hall, Thomason said. That forum will also include 18th Illinois House District candidates Robyn Gabel and Jessica Tucker, she said.
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My soul constantly weeps for you
It hasn't stopped since…then.
My eyes long to see you
in your beautiful physical form.
You were my everything,
You still are,
and always will be.
I want you,
No, I need you.
No one can ever take your place,
it was yours,
and will always be yours only.
When I utter your sweet name,
it feels and sounds foreign,
a feeling that I immensely detest.
Many a time I wondered:
Are you safe?
Though I already know the answer.
You are safe,
You must be safe,
since you are with Him.
You are His child
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The first trailer for Paramount's much-anticipated "Footloose" remake is out today -- and Julianne Hough is in nearly every frame.
Hough, you might remember, is from "Dancing With the Stars" -- team "dancing," not team "stars."
Although that seems poised to change.
Hough snagged the lead in the reboot of the Kevin Bacon favorite -- and she'll follow it with a major role alongside Tom Cruise in "Rock of Ages."
But does she have the acting chops to pull it off?
The trailer is roughly 30 percent dancing, 65 percent emotional scenes, 5 percent what we like to call Quaid-face. (Dennis Quaid plays Hough's concerned dad.)
So Hough is going to need more than her moves to vault "Footloose" to box office dominance -- especially since her co-star, Kenny Wormald, is also a newcomer.
Working for Hough is the fact that she plays a disaffected teen-type -- and that goes a long way towards masking lack of range.
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Tuesday, April 19, 2011
Black Bean Burgers and Sweet Potato Wedges
I'm on spring break, and I've been a real lazy body. I've basically spent my days thus far sleeping and counting down the days until I leave for New Orleans (tomorrow!). I did, however, get around to making real food over the weekend.
The days are getting warmer and longer, which means one thing: summer is on the way! Even though my summer will be jammed pack with grad classes and attempting to make some money some how (with the "how" part yet undetermined...), I love summer! I love making various vegan burgers, and lately, I've been craving black bean burgers.
I've tried a few different recipes for black bean burgers, and this is by far my favorite. Other recipes throw things like carrots, corn, and green peppers into the patties. And while I don't dislike these things - in fact, I love corn and carrots - they just don't belong in my burger! Instead of lots of veggies, this recipe features wheat gluten to give it a slightly chewy texture (much like these chickpea cutlets) and I love it!
You can top these with whatever you like, but sometimes I like just ketchup and mustard. I paired these with some simple sweet potato wedges and I could almost taste summer...
The recipe can be found here, and you can substitute the paste with ketchup.
That's it for the week, because tomorrow I'm bound for the Big Easy!
Tuesday, April 12, 2011
Lemony-Garlic Tofu with Roasted Asparagus and Brown Rice
I wanted a light (and also inexpensive) dinner, and had a hankerin' for something lemony and garlicky. I thought tofu might best absorb the flavors I was craving, so I Googled "lemon-garlic tofu" to see what results I'd get. I found this recipe on PETA's website. My feelings about PETA aside (read: I'm not a fan), this turned out pretty well.
I made some brown rice and threw some asparagus in the oven with a bit of olive oil, and there you go. Pretty easy and really yummy. And I think tofu and I are becoming friends again.
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Sunday, April 10, 2011
Chewy Chocolate-Raspberry Cookies
A friend of mine hosted a game night this weekend, so I thought making these cookies for game night would be a reasonable way to satisfy my craving for a chocolate cookie and also avoid the temptation of eating them all myself.
I love the combination of raspberry and chocolate, and these cookies have a different sort of texture. Someone said they had a texture similar to brownies, and so these were dubbed "crownies" and also "brookies." Either way, they're rich and delicious.
These come from Veganomicon, and the recipe can be found here. Just be sure to not overcook these, as doing so even just a bit can turn them into chocolate rocks.
Saturday, April 9, 2011
Veggie and Hummus Pizza
This concoction was largely inspired by a post over at This is Vegan.
I decided to buy sun-dried tomato and basil hummus because I love sun-dried tomato and basil, so I thought this would be a nice change of pace for my lunches, which include hummus and raw veggies several days a week. The hummus itself was okay, but it really didn't go with baby carrots or celery. As in not at all.
To avoid wasting it, I decided to make some veggie pizzas. These were really simple to put together, and made a great light lunch. You could also easily cut these into smaller bites and serve as a finger food. This poor excuse of a recipe can easily be modified to suit your tastes.
You'll need:
- a pizza crust
- hummus
- veggies (I used cucumber, green pepper, and onions)
1. Cook pizza crust per its directions. Cool completely.
2. Spread humus over crust. Add veggies.
Yeah, I'm a culinary genius.
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Wednesday, April 6, 2011
Chunky Chili
Hi, I'm not dead. I've just been sick for about forever (I very rarely get sick since going vegan, but wow the last month or so has been bad!), and after recently receiving an acceptance letter to grad school (yay!) I've been absorbed with getting everything set up to start classes in May. My apologies for neglecting you!
I've had chili on the brain for a while lately, so when the obnoxious question "What should I make for dinner?" arose, the answer was obvious. For once.
I didn't really follow a recipe, which is rare for me because I don't really trust my culinary instincts. I can follow a recipe like no one's business, but don't ask me to make up something. This was pretty much exactly what I wanted.
To make something similar, you'll need:
1 sweet onion
2 bell peppers
3 15 oz cans of beans (I used black and kidney)
28 oz diced tomatoes, with juice (I think it's 28 oz; I know it's the big can)
1 tbsp cumin
3 tbsp chili powder
1 tbsp cocoa powder
dash of sea salt
dash of cayenne pepper
pinch of red pepper flakes
1. Cut fresh veggies. (You can cut these however big or small you like them. I like mine kind of chunky.) Saute in 1 tbsp olive oil. After three or four minutes, add the spices.
2. When the veggies start to soften, add tomatoes and beans. Simmer until heated through.
Yeah. It was that easy. Not super fancy or elaborate, but yummy enough! Feel free to adjust veggies and/or spices and/or beans to your liking! This can easily be served over brown rice, too!
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The nutrition supplement industry is estimated to be worth around $24 billion in 2014, and based on figures from 2015, the growth is set to rise to approx. $28 billion between the periods of 2015-2020 based on the compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 8.3%.
So from a sports nutrition company's perspective, that's great news, it's clear that people are investing in themselves to improve their health, increase energy or build and develop muscle. Of course nutrition supplements (as the name suggests) are designed to support a healthy balanced diet and NEVER should they replace it, but many people are losing some of the benefit of their supplement regime through poor digestive health.
Optimise digestion and absorption
Malabsorption is when the food and drink we consume isn't digested and absorbed as efficiently as it should be, the consequence is that we lose some of the nutritional value through excretion (going to the toilet). This is where healthy balanced diets help. Take porridge oats as the prime example, we know that oats are a wholegrain meaning they have all of the goodness left in them (not removed through over-processing), plus they are a source of starchy carbohydrates, soluble fibre (the type that thickens your poop) and vitamins and minerals. Not only this, porridge oats are now considered a prebiotic…but what does this mean for your HEALTH & GAINS!
What are Probiotics?
Well, one of the main areas of focus for digestive health at the moment is bacteria, healthy bacteria, or more specifically probiotics. Probiotics are live bacteria or yeasts which are commercially called 'friendly' bacteria. These friendly bacteria are thought to restore balance between the 'good' and 'bad' bacteria in the digestive tract (intestine).
Then what on earth are Prebiotics?
Probiotics are living microorganisms which like humans need food to live. Well Prebiotics happen to be that food! The theory is that we eat the prebiotic food which is digested in the stomach, and then further digested in the intestine by bacteria. The prebiotic food keeps the 'good' bacteria fed and happy so that digestion is improved, more efficient and reduces waste products of digestion i.e. gas, wind and bloating. Some of the main prebiotic foods are carbohydrate based and include tomatoes, asparagus, onions, garlic, artichoke, chicory and bananas. A consistent supply of these foods can positively affect your digestive health, but also improve nutrient absorption, but how many people consume these foods regularly? If you enjoy all of the above then great, but a food that has been a staple in many people's diets since prehistoric times is porridge, and now this is being championed as a prebiotic food too.
Oats are ideal because they are consumed on a consistent basis every morning, they deliver a multitude of benefits including sustained energy, fibre, protein, vitamin E, B vitamins, zinc, antioxidants and phytochemicals…oh, and they also feed the good bacteria that are key to the absorption of every single one of those nutrients! Not bad hey!
If you haven't already, get porridge oats into your life!


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|Golf Girl. Just for fun I've been experimenting with making a book for my daughter strictly using the computer. Although we both agree that *traditional* scrapbooking is better, this is a lot of fun too. These are my favorite pictures of her golfing. I used Microsoft Picture-It to create this page.


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Joerg works in Chemical Informatics and Molecular Modelling: he is involved in the earliest stages of the development of medicines. He identifies diseases and the purposes for which small molecules can be developed. For him, the development process is only over when the patient is cured.
After completing his A2 Diploma in Electricity, Bart went to work as an Operator on the Janssen campus in Geel. He works in a highly technical environment where innovative medicines are produced. When the working day is done, Bart often heads out with his workmates.
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As an IT Technology Manager, Gert analyses new telecommunications products and looks at whether they can be put to use at Janssen. Furthermore, he has played a leading role in the People Engagement programme, by developing guidelines for more efficient meetings. Gert is often in contact with co-workers in America; by making appointments, they make the most of the time difference and turn potential timing problems to their advantage.
Just like a lot of her colleagues at Janssen, Kathleen did not have a medical background, but was able to gain the necessary knowledge through internal training and education. As the Project Manager for Hepatitis C, she follows up on different therapies and treatments, including the coaching of patients. She follows up on projects related to a specific disease, from A to Z.
Two years ago, Marisa took her first steps on the Janssen campus during a traineeship. Meanwhile, she has worked as a Process Equipment Engineer for the internal Competence Group, developed preventative actions and followed a course to become a Safety Engineer. At the moment, she is closely involved in the purchase of new mixing tanks.
As a Finance Controller, Mireille analyses the results of various daughter companies worldwide and provides the Johnson & Johnson headquarters in the USA with reports. For this, she works with a team of ten colleagues, who report to her. Flexible hours allow her to keep her work and family life in balance.


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So finally we have the feedback on the latest APSOTW assignment.
First of all I owe everyone an apology.
This has taken way longer than it was supposed to.
I'd like to blame the time it took to get the judges feedback, but I can't … because it was all down to me.
Of course I can point you to moving to a new country, finding a new house and starting a new job, but that's still pretty pathetic even though it's true.
So this submission got the most that I think we have ever had.
This is brilliant and I'm so glad so many people decided to have a go.
Of course, part of that is because it seemed relatively simple, but as you'll read from the feedback below – you'll soon learn it wasn't.
But that aside, the fact you had a go is something to be celebrated.
It means you wanted to get better … put yourself out there … try something that makes you vulnerable and for that I say a huge congratulations.
I meet too many people who think that because they have a job, they have 'graduated'.
The thing is, this job is one that is always developing because people are changing … so actively wanting to improve is something that should be celebrated and for that I – and all the judges – applaud you.
So as we had so, so many entries, we are going to find it almost impossible to write a review on every one. If you want specific feedback on your submission, drop me an email [on the same address as the assignment submission] and I'll get back to you.
[Promise it will be quicker than this feedback has taken]
As I mentioned earlier, I think a lot of people thought this was an easy task … the reality is it wasn't.
In fact, in some regards, I would say this was one of the toughest assignments we had set over the 10+ years APSOTW has been going.
In truth, post-rationalising is always a very difficult – if not impossible – task.
We tend to focus on the obvious elements when in truth, so much of the work we make is shaped by smaller little tweaks.
Not only that, but narrowing an issue as complex as this into a single sentence is always going to be super hard … so hard, that some of you went over the limit.
But the really interesting about this assignment is how many people basically wrote a headline for the campaign rather than an insight that could allow other work to be developed from it.
For example there were a lot of submissions that talked about 'mirrors'.
Now I get why – because the execution focuses on that – but this wasn't about mirrors or reflections, it was about identity and how you define yourself or let others define you.
In essence, you let the execution get in the way of your point of view.
Overall, the submissions tended to fall into one of four different groups:
1 A headline that summed up the execution. Not the idea behind the execution. The execution.
2 A fortune cookie/pseudo Confucius-style statement about being a man. Any man. Or skin.
3 A smart – but generalist – insight how men define themselves in the World today.
4 An overly complex description of how culture is formed which just felt like an attempt to show how smart you were.
Now don't get despondent with that list of crimes, I see highly paid planners do it all the time.
The irony is our job is to make the complex simple, not make things even more difficult and yet time and time again the discipline tends to forget this.
If you want proof, just read 90% of effectiveness award submissions where the 'insight' is about half a page long.
But back to this …
When looking through the submissions, the judges agreed that to catch our eye, an entry had to have 3 things.
+ Recognition of the cultural tension underpinning the campaign. [This is about black culture, a lot of the statements could have been about anyone coming of age, so to speak]
+ A clear and concise point of view that makes us look at the potential of the idea in a bigger – or different – way.
+ The ability to provoke a reaction … whether that would be with creatives, clients or culture as a whole.
Sadly, we didn't find that many that did, however there were some that caught our eye.
Divyanshu Bhadoria:
"More than a grooming regimen, shaving is a ritual to preserve the story of our identity".
Wayne Green: :
"Don't let a beard hide your pride of who you are and where you are from".
Andy Wilson:
"Shaving reveals the dignity that is embedded in your skin".
If truth be told, they could all probably be sharper … but not only did they all capture the tension between identity and conformity and the role shaving has in it, they were favoured by the creative judges as points of view that made them excited about looking at a category in a new way, but a true way.
And that was the point of the task … to take something and capture it's essence in a way that would provoke a tighter – yet bigger – idea to come to the fore.
It's tough … it's very fucking tough … and as I said in the assignment, it's all pretty subjective, but the judges were weirdly pretty much all in alignment from the beginning, which is why we got to our decision.
So a huge thank you to everyone for taking part.
I hope, after reading the feedback, if you look back at your entry you will see where you could have improved it.
As I said, if you want specific feedback on your entry, send me a mail and if Wayne, Andy and Divyanshu could send me their addresses, I'll be sending a small prize to you as acknowledgement of your work.
Hopefully this has been a fun and useful exercise. Whatever the feedback, the fact you did it is important … to you, to us and to the industry at large … so I hope you will continue when the next APSOTW assignment comes out early in the new year.
A special thanks to the wonderful Maya Thompson who brought this assignment to me and changed the way I will look at the world forever [in collaboration with her collective of Chelsea and Bree] and a big happy holidays/new year etc etc to all of you who took part. [God, that feels weird to write in only November]
Till next time …
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So today was supposed to be the APSOTW results, but I'm still waiting on one more bit of feedback. I really, really hope that will come in soon so we can put everything out next week.
Fortunately, I can fill this post with something else …
Not as good – or as wanted – as the APSOTW feedback, but pretty mind blowing all the same.
When I lived in China, there was an unspoken rule that if a company did something successful, there would be hundreds of copycats in the blink of an eye.
I wrote about this a bunch of times with possible this one being the finest example of it.
Well, while it hasn't happened quickly and it's only been copied once, it has come to my attention that a planner in China has paid me the ultimate compliment by blatantly copying my old blog header [designed by Jill] for their own thing … including the name of it.
Take a look at this …
I suppose I should be offended but I think it's bloody fantastic … though I do worry about the ramifications for this persons career.
Not because someone who is paid to have original thought has shown they would rather steal, but because to openly and publicly associate with Queen, Birkenstock, Nottingham Forest and me is basically ruinous.
This is not the reason why I haven't mentioned their name in this post – though if you work in advertising in Shanghai, you might recognize this senior positioned, big named agency planner by her face – it's because their posts are way better than mine [even they draw the line at copying them] and I don't want to lose the last 3 people on here who come along to insult me.
Filed under: A Bit Of Inspiration, Advertising, Advertising [Planning] School On The Web, Agency Culture, America, Attitude & Aptitude, China, Creativity, Culture, Emotion, Empathy, England, Experience, Family, Happiness, Home, Imagination, Innovation, Insight, Love, Mum & Dad, My Fatherhood, Perspective, Planners, Planning, R/GA, Resonance, Technology
So it's 2 months since we've been back in England and I have to say it's been great.
Sure, the weather isn't like LA.
Sure, finding a home and unpacking was a pain-in-the arse.
Sure, catching the tube is not like driving my beloved Audi to work.
Sure, I'm shocked at how bad the service is in restaurants and how many people smoke.
But all that aside, things are great.
There's a bunch of reasons for that …
The first is my family are all together and well. Even Rosie, the moaning cat.
Seeing how brilliant Otis has adapted to his new environment [again] is inspiring, even though it has highlighted how much of an American twang he picked up in our time in the US.
To move home is a traumatic experience for anyone.
To move countries is often too much for people to even contemplate.
So to have moved home and country, 3 times when you're only 3 years of age – and still be happy, positive and curious – is an incredible achievement and one that makes me even prouder of my wonderful little boy.
That said, we're very mindful he is still trying to find where he belongs … find other kids he can form a connection with … so our job in these early months is to help him feel as settled and secure as we can, but so far, he's handling it far better than we could ever hope, even though he did exactly the same when we landed in LA after Shanghai.
What a kid.
Another reason we're enjoying things in England is that there's an incredible familiarity to how things work.
Sure I've not lived here for 24 years and Jill is Australian … but we both have spent a huge amount of time here over the years so there's a comfort in knowing how to make things happen. It's allowed us to acclimatise to the new environment far quicker than we have in other nations while still feeling the buzz of excitement of being somewhere new.
Sure, there's nervousness about some things we've never/rarely had to deal with before.
The school system and how insane that is here.
The inability to be confident a tradesman will turn up as promised.
The high price of public transport [which is still low, but comparatively high to say, China]
But all that is offset with the incredible culture that surrounds us, the friendliness of the people we've met and just being in a place where we can see ourselves for a good length of time.
Oh, and chips, mushy peas and gravy.
God, that's magic right there.
But one other thing that has made things so great is work.
I'm really enjoying myself.
I have an incredible team full of smarts and opinions.
I have a huge array of colleagues full of creativity and provocation.
I have a bunch of clients full of fascinating challenges and ambitions.
I'm learning.
I'm being challenged.
I'm [hopefully] contributing.
There were a bunch of reasons why we moved countries – both personal and professional – and while no place will ever be perfect, I'm pretty shocked at how much I am enjoying being back in England given I never thought I'd ever move back.
I still wish I could nip up to Nottingham to see Mum and Dad.
I still wish Paul and Shelly lived down the street not 2 hours away.
But as much as I'll always be a cynical bastard, I'm pretty happy right now and I'm sure that is as shocking to you as it is to me.
So on this bombshell of positivity, I wish you a good weekend and let you know that the APSOTW results will finally be out next week.
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Thank you for entering the Advertising Planning School on the Web assignment.
We hope you had fun and we are looking forward to judging your entry.
Because I've just moved from the US to the UK annnnnnnnd I start my new job tomorrow, I'll need a few weeks to get the judges to review all the entries and get their feedback, so it will probably be a few weeks before you hear what we think of what you've done.
Regardless of what happens, I think it's awesome you took part.
Career growth is built on learning from the challenges you expose yourself to. Given we live in a World where increasingly, the fear of failure is stopping people reaching their full potential, the fact you had a go is worthy of praise.
If we're to get back where we belong, it's about pushing to be better rather than settling with what we've got.
Thank you for wanting to make that happen.
Speak soon.
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… the entry submission is September 30th.
Good news, that's over a week away and you still have the whole of this weekend.
Even better, all you have to do is submit a single sentence.
How easy is that?
More info on the assignment is here.
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… the entry submission is September 30th.
Good news, that's over 2 weeks away and the whole of this weekend.
More info on the assignment is here.
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I know I said there'd be no blog posts till October because I'm busy moving countries [again]. but I thought I could use this 'empty' time to set a new APSOTW assignment.
Over the years we have covered all manner of subjects … from validating flag design to pitching new business to developing comms strategy to creating solutions to difficult problems.
But this time we're going to do something different.
To be honest, it's less about being evaluated on how you present your thinking and more an exercise on thinking.
Now the thing with thinking – especially thinking where advertising and creativity is concerned – is it rarely can be wrong.
Sure, people can have all manner of opinions on what you think… but it generally can't be viewed as being fundamentally right or fundamentally wrong.
This is liberating – or should be – which is why I'm hoping as many people as possible will have a go at this assignment.
The actual deliverable is easy.
All you have to do is watch the below clip and tell me– based on what people are saying in the clip – what you think the brand could have said to make their audience care about shaving.
That's right, all you have to do to take part in this assignment is watch a short film and then send me a single sentence.
That's it. Easy eh?
OK, I'm not going to deny this is harder than it may first seem.
Part of that is because the clip is about African American men … so to succeed, you have to appreciate the context how African American men live in America.
The other challenge is you need to get your point of view into a single sentence.
That might sound super easy until you remember that single sentence has to also capture the context that makes your point of view so powerful.
[For a clue on how this could be done, click here … even though this example isn't quite right as it's based on having lots of additional information, which this challenge does not allow]
The reason for this challenge is 3 fold.
1. It will help your skills in reading subtext.
2. It will help you ability to write a provocative point of view.
3. It will help you make audiences want, or imagine, more from themselves.
As I said at the beginning, there's probably no wrong answer to this assignment, but to win [and there will be a prize] you'll need to see something in the conversations within the clip that you feel opens the door to a bigger, more intriguing, more exciting, more resonant point of view for the brand.
This is not about inventing something that isn't there … this is about seeing something that is, but hidden in plain sight.
While the ultimate deliverable for this assignment is easy, your submission will be judged by some of the toughest, most experienced, most culturally authentic experts in their field, including – if I can convince him to publicly associate with me again – Jason White, the Global CMO of Beats.
So have a go, it will be fun and all you need to do is send me a SINGLE SENTENCE by September 30th to this address.
As I've said before, I believe the future of our industry will be built on developing ideas that are resonant with culture rather than trying to be relevant to them and hopefully this will help make that happen.
If you have any questions, please place them in the comments. Thank you.


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Tips for Introducing Cats and Dogs. You're ready to turn your home into a multi-species household.
Tomorrow, you'll bring home Lucy, a friendly four-year-old retriever mix who charmed your socks off at the animal shelter. You know your human family members will gravitate to this easygoing girl who seems to love everybody. However, your eight-year-old cat Duke might need some convincing. Although your veterinarian has provided specific advice for introducing the two pets, here are some general guidelines.
Start With Separate Living Quarters Keep the pets separated until Lucy has gotten a clean bill of health. Begin Close-Proximity Feeding Feed Lucy and Duke on different sides of a closed door. Teach/Refresh Obedience Skills Ensure that Lucy has mastered a few basic obedience skills. Launch Face-to-Face Meetings Bring your canine and feline housemate together in a common area. When Lucy sits calmly at your command, reward her with a treat; and acknowledge Duke with a snack. Allow Supervised Freedom.
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If you were to tell your feline friend about this, she'd probably just blink, yawn, and start licking her paw. Fluffy isn't particularly interested in fitness, nutrition, or wellness care. Fluffy's Sleeping Obsession. If you have a cat, we probably don't have to tell you that our feline buddies are extremely fond of napping.
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