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"The human rights situation has been deteriorating in Ethiopia since 2005, with opposition members put in jail, while rights activists are awaiting trial," the Committee's chair, Josep Borrel, said at a
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The Ethiopian ambassador to Belgium, Ato Berhane Gebré-Christos, had been invited to the EU parliamentary debate, but he was said to have turned down the invitation.
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Americans seem to be mesmerized or intimidated. The banker/gov theft goes on with barely a ripple.
In London some are trying to stand up and make their voices heard during the G20 summit, so the government and media step up a psyops operation of fear and try to discourage those who have only good intentions.
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LONDON - Thousands of extra police are patrolling London's streets ahead of tonight's expected start of G20 summit protests amid fears that terrorists could capitalise on the presence of tens of thousands of unruly protesters to launch an attack.
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WASHINGTON Senate Republicans on Wednesday blocked a measure intended to overturn a Supreme Court decision limiting pay discrimination suits in a politically charged vote certain to be replayed in the presidential and Congressional campaigns.
By a vote of 56 to 42, the Senate fell four votes short of the 60 required to begin consideration of the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, named for an Alabama woman who lost a case against the Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company when the court found she not did file her complaint in time. Ms. Ledbetter had been paid as much as 40 percent less than her male counterparts doing the same job, according to her allies.
The political elements of the debate were unmistakable. Unable to reach an agreement with Republicans, Democrats did not convene the Senate until 5 p.m. so their two presidential candidates Senators Hillary Rodham Clinton of New York and Barack Obama of Illinois could return from the campaign trail. Both spoke in favor of the legislation.
The campaign arm of Senate Democrats quickly issued news releases attacking Republicans up for re-election who opposed the procedural vote. And Democrats warned Republicans that they would hear from voters on an issue of major import to women as they accused Republicans of missing an opportunity to help victims of pay discrimination pursue justice in court.
"I have a terrible feeling the Senate just won't get it," said Senator Barbara Mikulski, Democrat of Maryland, who suggested that the still-male-dominated Senate remained out of touch about the nation's changing workplaces. "But the women will get it, and we will start a revolution."
Republicans said the proposal to ease the time constraints would prompt more lawsuits and lead to litigation over outdated cases. "This debate today is not about allowing, favoring or supporting discrimination," said Senator Johnny Isakson, Republican of Georgia.
Other Republicans said Democrats were simply determined to force potentially vulnerable senators up for re-election to take a tough vote while putting Senator John McCain of Arizona, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, on the spot.
"Welcome to gotcha politics 2008," said Senator Mike Enzi, Republican of Wyoming.
Mr. McCain, who was campaigning in Louisiana, skipped the vote but told reporters he would have opposed the bill since it could contribute to frivolous lawsuits harmful to businesses.
Senator Orrin G. Hatch, Republican of Utah, accused Democrats of unfairly trying to paint opponents of the bill as unsympathetic to victims of salary discrimination. "The only ones who will see an increase in pay are some of the trial lawyers who bring the cases," he said.
Ms. Ledbetter, who is now retired, watched the debate from the Senate gallery.
Backers of the bill said it was unfair for the court to throw out a jury award in her favor because she had not initiated legal action within six months of the first instance of discrimination. They noted that she, like many others in the work force, could not be certain what her colleagues were making. Republicans said Ms. Ledbetter had testified during court proceedings that she was aware of some inequity in salary relative to male co-workers.
Ms. Ledbetter said the disparity spilled over into her pension and her Social Security payment. "They treated me like a second-class citizen not only when I worked, but for the rest of my life," she said before the vote.
Six Republicans sided with Democrats, including four facing potentially difficult re-election fights: Senators Norm Coleman of Minnesota, Susan Collins of Maine, Gordon H. Smith of Oregon and John E. Sununu of New Hampshire.
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My friend and neighbor, Connie Kousman, is one of the few people I know who likes swamps. She is an avid kayaker who collects cranberries and other plants that do well in wet areas – swamps, ponds and lakes. I called her recently to see if she knew where I could pick some winterberry (Ilex verticillata) for use in vases and on my wreath. I grow winterberry, but this year I didn't get any of those bright red berries I like so much for decoration. No, Connie allowed that this was a bad year for winterberries – and wild cranberries, too. Some years are like that.
This prompted me to walk around my property looking at my woody shrubs to see what might substitute for winterberries. I didn't find any berries at all. But I did cut some red-twigged dogwood (Cornus sericea) to use in a vase, and some budded branches of a Merrill magnolia (Magnolia x loebneri). The magnolia buds are a bit like pussywillows on steroids: an inch long and very fuzzy. I have some in a vase on the table, and they look very good, and will for many weeks ahead. I cut some greenery to go with them, a few stems of juniper.
Recently it struck me that winter can be pretty bleak for people who don't have nice looking winter shrubs and trees. And that judicious pruning can turn a cluster of small river birch, for example, from something akin to an unmade bed into lovely focal point. The trick? Cut off small lower branches that are just clutter, and that can never develop into handsome thick branches. When pruning, I ask myself, what will this little branch, currently the thickness of a finger, look like when it is the thickness of an arm – or a leg. If it is growing sideways toward a walkway, it must come off.
But back to woody plants that look good in winter.
Bark is important. I like plants that have exfoliating bark, which means bark that is shaggy and peeling off – thus showing more than one color. My Seven sons Flower Tree (Heptacodium miconioides) is one of those. In addition to the nice bark it offers me a display of small white flowers each fall. White birch (Betula papyrifera) and river birch (Betula nigra) are others with interesting bark. In fact all the birches have handsome bark.
I've been growing a paperbark maple (Acer griseum) for about 10 years. It has lovely shaggy reddish-brown bark that is very handsome. It is a very slow-growing tree, at least in this climate. It is listed as a Zone 5 plant (good to minus 20 F) but mine has survived colder temperatures. It looks great in winter
One of my favorites – but one I do not grow -- is sycamore (Platanus occidentalis), which I knew growing up in Connecticut but is rare in New Hampshire where I live. It reminds me of the English plane tree, so common in Europe. The bark peels off in big swaths, showing light gray-green in some areas, dark brown in others.
Of the bigger trees, I like American beech (Fagus sylvatica) for its smooth gray bark. Unfortunately, beeches are prone to a fungal disease that mars the bark and eventually kills the tree.
That same smooth bark is a prominent feature of a shrub known variously as shad bush, serviceberry and Saskatoon bush. All belong to the genus Amelanchier but bear different species names. Most are multi-stemmed bushes that get no more than 10 feet tall, though I have a wild one more than twice that height. You may have noticed that wild ones alongside the road – they are understory plants that are one of the first shrubs to bloom in the spring. Their blossoms are similar to apple blossoms. They do well in partial sun
Apple trees, particularly crabapples, can look great in winter. Some crabs hold onto their fruit throughout much of the winter, some drop their fruit in fall and many provide fruit for the birds to eat (that disappears before winter is done). Ask at the nursery when you buy a crabapple if the birds like the fruit.
I have a "curly" crabapple, one that was trained at the nursery to have leader that curls around in a gentle swoop. Instead of growing tall, it has been trained to grow in a rough corkscrew. Mine has weeping branches, most of which aim towards the ground, and although I've lost track of its name, better nurseries should have it. I got mine at E.C. Brown's Nursery in Thetford, Vermont.
Last but least are the broad-leafed evergreens: rhododendrons, azaleas and mountain laurels. Their leaves don't drop off and can look handsome in winter against the snow. The leaves can dry out on sunny days and get very wrinkled, but that does not damage the plants. You can minimize this effect by spraying them with a waxy product known as Wilt-Pruf.
So if your landscape has little to offer you in winter, plan on adding some winter interest come planting time. And if your trees and shrubs are drab, think about adding some strings of little winter lights to brighten them up, at least at night.
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Getting Better All The TimeWednesday, March 26th, 2008
Things are looking up for the farm. It's not nearly as crazy here. The chickens have kind of settled into a routine. All the equipment has cooperated since I last posted too. Eggs are starting to pick up. Yesterday we gathered about 600 from both houses. Still a far cry from the 12,000 that should come at about 30 weeks, but atleast we are getting some. Lots of the eggs are being layed on the slats or in the shavings right now since the chickens are young. Hopefully as they get older they will make their way to the nest. We have tenatively agreed to keep a diary for Farm and Ranch Living magazine in September so sometime after then you can look for us in the magazine.
We took some time off on Sunday to attend Bethel Baptist Church for Easter services. I hadn't been to church in a while and I really enjoyed it. The kids got to hunt Easter eggs and go to "lil church". They have a special kids church in the back. It's great that emphasis is being put on the little ones and teaching on their level. Gives the adults a break too. You don't have to worry with fidgeting children you can relax and enjoy the sermon. Easter is one of my favorite holidays. Not only the spring time weather and coloring eggs, but the real significance of the holiday. It seems to be less tainted than some of the other holidays. You can still say Happy Easter without offending anyone, I think. My brother Paul and his wife came to visit and eat dinner Sunday too. It was good to see him. It had been a while. I'm hoping since he got a new car he will come visit more often. Then maybe I can trick him into helping me out around the farm.
Monday morning BJ had a chiropractic appointment and I needed to get grass seed so I offered to drive her. I got up at regular time and did all the feeding as usual and then we spent the rest of the morning bouncing around Somerset. We stopped at Tractor Supply Company and amazingly I only spent $20. Maybe I should leave the kids behind more often. Who am I kidding I'm worse than they are about spending money on toys. My toys usually consist of tools and tractor stuff so they're way more expensive. We stopped at Southern States Cooperative and picked up all the grass seed we're going to need for the acreage we cleared last fall. We're putting it in an orchard grass/clover mix. That way it should be good pasture for anything we want to put on it and should be high quality hay if we decide to use it for hay. Then we made our way up to Valley Farm Equipment to see Wes for a FEL hose for the 7010. We stopped and got a bite to eat, but as always we couldn't agree where we wanted to eat so we ended up sitting in the truck with drive thru from Hardee's and Burger King. Bj is big on Hardee's ham and cheese sandwiches. I don't particularly care for Hardee's except at breakfast then it's my favorite. I'm fond of the new BBQ Bacon Tendercrisp sandwich at Burger King.
Seems like a lot of people are following this presidential election closer than usual. I agree with a lot of the people who are saying this country is at crossroads. This next president has a lot of work to do. Myself I am still undecided. I am a registered Republican because almost all the local elections are decided at the primary and the majority of the candidates are Republican. I have strong ties to Democratic values and come from a long line of Democrats. It's so much more difficult than Democrat or Republican though. As a farmer I see the need for immigration and migrant labor, but know companies abuse it. From a tax standpoint I'd be much better off to vote Republican. Democrats are much more friendly to labor unions and I have strong beliefs in rights to organize. I believe in our 2nd ammendment rights to own a gun as do Republicans. So I geuss I'll follow this thing all the way to the end before I decide.
Yesterday was shaping up to be a good day. My dad came down and spent some time helping me trace down a short in a fan at the chickenhouse. That gave us an opportunity to talk and for him to see how much time I'm spending busting my backside here. I think we both came away from it with a better understanding of what we expect from each other. We've agreed on a salary that is a minimum I will receive plus a bonus if we get any egg bonus. The money for the grass seed came from the farm account too. We both want this farm to build some operating capital and to be self sufficient. We have talked about building a second set of these houses and bringing my older brother in to run them if he wants to.
I say yesterday was shaping up to be a good day because everything was clicking right along until we broke the tie rod mount on the 7010. My dad and I headed off to disc the 20 acres we cleared in the fall with discs on the 7010 and the 6000. I was getting all the rough and tight spots with the 6000 and the lift disc while he was doing the main part with the pull type disc on the 7010. I'd forgotten how much I like the 6000 and it's sheer bulletproof simplicity. I noticed I hadn't seen my dad in a while. Then I saw him walking toward me. I thought "this can't be good". He said we got trouble and I thought he had turned it over because a part of it is steep. Turned out that he had turned a tight left and the tie rod mount broke loose from the axle. It took him a few minutes to figure out what had happened. This will be the second trip to Valley Farm Equipment in less than a week. Earlier in the week I had to get a FEL hose replaced on the 7010.
Well as always lots to do here so I better get busy. We have set up a yahoo! mail account for those of you who wish to contact us in a less public way. Just send mail to firstname.lastname@example.com and be sure to check out all the pics I've added to the site! Thanks for reading, hope you enjoy!


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Watch It with Us: 'Top Chef Masters' Ep. 7: Let the Competition Begin
As much as we love the cool grace under pressure and kitchen camaraderie all the master chefs have exhibited so far this season, we're hoping for a little more intensity and, dare we say, drama, as we head into the Champion's Round tonight with master chefs Hubert Keller, Suzanne Tracht, Rick Bayless, Anita Lo, Michael Chiarello, and Art Smith. Perhaps the producers have the same thing in mind, as tonight's Mise En Place Relay Race sounds like an excellent way to ratchet up the intensity.
If you're planning on watching tonight's episode of Top Chef Masters, join us here in the comments at 10 pm ET. Who are you betting on to win it all?
PS: We're also loving host Kelly Choi's tweets (@KELLYCHOI). In a recent one, she responds to a follower who asks why we don't hear more from her: "They cut out ALL of my comments...trust me, me and critics all comment as much as one another."
A video preview of tonight's episode after the jump.


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Sometimes it's worth considering how much a model-year change really matters. An updated car can be draped in hype, but what's the substance? In many cases? Not much. In this case, it's a priceless 0.184 of a second.
Japan's brilliant Best Motor TV set up a sort of Mythbusters experiment for the JDM set: Given all the noise about year-over-year improvements, how much faster is a 2012 Nissan GT-R compared to a 2011 model and a now-seemingly-vintage '09 Godzilla? The answer: Enough to matter.
The 0-400 meter race — that's a quarter-mile for us Yanks — starts about a minute in, and after the computers and turbos do their work the results are eye-opening. Not only is the 2012 car almost two-tenths of a second faster (which is forever in drag terms), here it finally cracks the ten-second bracket. The '09 car might as well have gone to lunch.
Progress is good.
(Hat tip to Mikeado!)


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What the '90s taught us about PR
From the Olsen twins to Tamagotchis, the pop culture of the millennium's final decade left a lasting impression, offering a few lessons along the way.
Although I was born in the 1980s, I consider myself to be a full-blown '90s child.
The TV show "Wishbone" was where I first developed a love of history. If someone uses the word "bop," my mind immediately goes to my first Bop It game and I want to yell back "Twist it—Pull it—Flick it!"
When parents complain about their kids having too many stuffed animals, I cringe and think about the multiple boxes of Beanie Babies living in my attic that I continue to hope will be worth something one day. But the '90s weren't just about all the must-have toys and wonderful TV shows; they were also a time when future PR professionals learned a thing or two about how to bring clients success. Below are a few examples of PR tips we learned from 1990s culture and icons.
1. Giving a face to your brand is crucial. We fell in love with the Olsen twins on "Full House," but in reality that was only the beginning of their success. They truly owned their brand and developed movies and products that fit their target audience. In today's world, where most interactions take place online and not in person, personalizing and humanizing your brand is essential to success.
2. If you are facing a communications crisis, be transparent. I can't even begin to list all the wonderful children's TV shows that aired in the '90s, but there is one show we will never forget for the delightful scandal it brought with it. On July 26, 1991, Pee-wee's Playhouse host Paul Reubens was arrested for indecent exposure. What did Reubens do to rebuild his reputation? Almost absolutely nothing for the next decade. Reubens' situation was a no-brainer for the courts. He did what he did and paid a fine. What can we learn from this? If you want to save your career or company and not sit on your butt for 10 years, apologize, be transparent, and regain the trust of your consumers/fans. Hiding is never the best way to go.
3. Never discount public opinion. For us '90s babies, we hear "O.J." and our mind does not immediately go to a citrus beverage. Instead we think about the O.J. Simpson trial, which reinforced the idea that celebrities can get away with anything. The takeaway here for PR pros is that your client's public image is a huge priority, which is why getting them media coverage before a crisis occurs is important. The more friends you build in the news media world, (usually) the less likely it is that they will tear you to shreds at a later date. Another lesson here is that no matter what you do, what you've done, or whom you know, a great story trumps everything.
4. Digital is the future. I'm sure many parents cringed when their children suddenly began tending to numerous Tamagotchis and appearing late to dinner because they had to check in on their handheld pets. But the creators of these little creatures, Akihiro Yokoi of WiZ and Aki Maita of Bandai, were on to something when they made those highly addictive toys. According to survey data released by Forbes.com, "Studies show that Gen Y and Millennial generation—which will comprise more than 50% of the workforce by 2020—would prefer to use instant messaging or other social media than stop by an office and talk with someone." So for those of you who talked lovingly to your virtual pet, you weren't crazy—just ahead of the curve.
So next time you are reminiscing about which Power Rangers character was your favorite, think about it in a public relations context. Who doesn't remember all the diversity conflicts around those action heroes?
Kate Connors is a senior account manager and social media strategist at Media & Communications Strategies. A version of this article first appeared on PR Breakfast Club.
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John4321 needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 178 designs submitted by 56 freelance designers.
Logo needed for our startup company. Logo will be used on all collateral and website. We are a service provider to telecommunications companies - we help them improve their profit margins by identifying unnecessary operating costs.
(none as of yet - suggestions welcomed)
Desired Color Scheme:
blues and complementaries (no greys)
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The winning logo will be simple, clean, crisp, and professional. It will be appealing to CE0s and CFOs of small to medium telecom companies.
The winning logo will scale well from business cards to website to brochures. It will print clearly on business cards.
Revenue Optimization Systems LLC is a technology service company utilizing the "Software as a Service" model for service delivery. Our service identifies over billing by vendors and other means of reducing operating costs. Our customers improve their profit margins using our services.
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I 'm currently developing program which I can check the lines of each textbox if it has same length. The code is working properly in few lines like 2000 lines, but when I try to load a textfile which has 50,000 lines, my program is not responding anymore it takes forever. Is there anything you could help me to make it faster? Pls. its the only logic I could think of.
Private Sub LineChecker() Dim counter As Integer = TextBox1.Lines.Length - 1 Dim intArray(counter) As Integer Dim iLine, i As Integer For iLine = 0 To counter - 1 If TextBox1.Lines(iLine).Length <> 534 Then listbox1.items.add(iLine) End If Next iLine If iLine = TextBox1.Lines.Length Then MsgBox("Checking lines complete") End If End Sub
Any help I will appreciate.
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Quickbooks 2009 All In One For Dummies
Author by : Stephen L. Nelson
Languange : en
Publisher by : For Dummies
Format Available : PDF, ePub, Mobi
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File Size : 44,6 Mb
Description : QuickBooks accounting software is the favorite financial management and accounting software for small businesses, but it does take a little getting used to. QuickBooks 2009 All-in-One For Dummies is the QuickBooks reference guide that gets you through the learning curve in a hurry. Eight handy minibooks cover: An Accounting Primer Getting Ready to Use QuickBooks Bookkeeping Chores Accounting Chores Financial Management Business Plans Care and Maintenance Additional Business Resources QuickBooks 2009 All-in-One For Dummies is written for the Premier version, but you'll find the information works for the other versions too. It's easy to find what you need to know: Book I covers all the basic accounting stuff for those who don't know a credit from a debit Learn to set up the program, load files, and customize QuickBooks in Book II In Book III you'll see how to invoice customers, pay vendors, track inventory, and more Take on activity-based costing, preparing a budget, and job costing in Book IV Book V gets into cool stuff like ratio analysis, EVA, and capital budgeting Find out in Book VI how to write the business plan you need Book VII shows you how to manage maintenance for QuickBooks Book VIII covers additional resources, an Excel primer, accounting terms, and more Before you know it, you'll be managing your business finances like a pro with QuickBooks 2009!


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Family Math: Making a Geodesic Dome from Straws
The above photos were taken during the creation of a geodesic dome as a family math and science activity over spring break. The dome resembles the dome created in the "Dome Sweet Dome" math Project Idea, but we used straws instead of newspaper, a different assembly process, and threw in some duct tape customization for visual effect.
A model dome like this can be made in any size (as long as you figure out the relative lengths of the struts). This one is pretty big! Getting it in the car was definitely a challenge. The dome didn't weather its time squooshed in the trunk very well—a reminder that inexpensive plastic straws bend and/or crack under too much stress. (Stress-testing the strength of geodesic dome was not really our ultimate goal.)
Building the dome was a great hands-on math exploration project, but it took a good bit of time to work through all the necessary steps to prepare the struts for assembly. Each of my kids enjoyed different aspects of the project, but watching it come together in the end was awesome!
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New Gear, July 2012
USB+XLR mic
Highlights Cardioid handheld dynamic mic with both USB and XLR connections • metal construction • low-mass diaphragm • headphone output with volume control for monitoring directly from the mic • Windows/Mac-compatible • comes with USB and XLR-to- XLR cables, tripod desk stand, and threaded mic stand clamp
Target Market Vocal/instrument miking for live performance or laptop-based recording
Analysis USB mics have been popular for a while, but their quality has improved to the point where they can be your "main" mic. Including USB and XLR connectors simplifies transitioning a mic between stage and laptop studio.
Stompbox Updates
New firmware
Free for current users
Highlights TimeFactor includes presets from Roger Waters' The Wall Live tour, provided by lead guitarist Dave Kilminster • the Space stompbox can now freeze reverb, and users can continue to play on top of sustained reverb • new sounds and system enhancements are available for the ModFactor and PitchFactor effects • all updates are included in new units shipped from Eventide
Target Market Owners of the various Eventide studio/stage stompboxes
Analysis Software updates aren't new, but they're becoming more common in stompboxes and effects. The TimeFactor update also underscores the increasing use of "celebrity" presets.
Chorus plug-in
€59 (approx. $75)
Highlights Emulates analog BBD (Bucket-Brigade Delay) chorus effects • three different emulations • stereo dynamic spatializer • includes compander emulation to re-create inherent artifacts accurately • the Dry tool can add chorus to the tail end of a sound but not the attack to preserve transients
Target Market Musicians seeking a different, funkier delay effect compared to today's digital delays
Analysis BBD-based delays, like the original E-H Memory Man, had a unique, gritty sound that used compression/expansion— which contributed its own artifacts—to help overcome noise. This specialized plug-in resurrects a rare, vintage effect.
Pandora Mini
Personal multi-effects
Highlights 200 preset programs • 200 user programs • 158 types of amps and effects • use up to seven effects simultaneously • 100 rhythm patterns • built-in metronome • aux input for jamming with CD or MP3 players; can change aux input pitch by ± one octave • battery/ USB power
Target Market Guitar and bass players who want to have a highly portable effects setup for performance, practicing, or composing
Analysis The first Pandora was released in 1995, and the latest model represents another incremental improvement in functionality, size, and cost.
Sample Logic
Synergy X
Virtual instrument
Highlights 20GB library with samples, 600 instruments, temposynced loops, and multis • Kontakt Player host • instruments and multis organized by genre to make it easier to find presets • sequencer, multiple LFO options, and arpeggiator for tempo sync • $60 update for Synergy owners
Target Audience Sound designers, composers, audiofor- video creators, and virtual instrumentalists for live performance
Analysis Virtual instruments continue to get bigger, broader, and with increasingly expanded libraries. Synergy X provides a global perspective on environments, soundscapes, and textures that fills in some of the holes left by other libraries.
Analog mixer
Highlights 16 channels with 10 discrete Class A mic pres and phantom power • 4 buses • Xpressive EQ based on VCM (Virtual Circuit Modeling) • dual digital effects (SPX block and REV-X reverb) • USB port • digital iPod/iPhone I/O • ducker and tap tempo
Target Market Its light weight and tabletop or rack-mount use make the MGP16X well-suited for mobile solo acts, bands, smallto medium-sized nightclubs, presentations, and theaters
Analysis The MGP16X is designed for multiple applications and various operating conditions. It has what bands need, but can also fulfill other functions.
Vienna MIR Pro 24
Mixing and reverb software
Highlights Entry-level version of VSL's Multi Impulse Response mixing/reverb software • places up to 24 instruments, ensembles, or audio signals in virtual stages • provides precise control over every instrument's position, direction, and character • comes with 11,000 impulse responses • requires Vienna Ensemble PRO 5 mixing host ($595 bundle price for both applications), whose mix engine accepts your DAW's audio signals
Target Market High-end, softwarebased mix engineers who require precise sonic spatialization
Analysis Space is the final frontier; VSL uses convolution technology to go beyond reverb, and allow uncannily accurate spatialization in mixes.
COLORband PiX
Wash lighting effect
Highlights Linear LED fixtures with individual pixel control • powered by twelve 3W tri-colored LEDs • weighs less than nine pounds • can generate pixel-mapping effects • works with ShowXpress Pixels (a software lighting console program for computers) • includes multiple DMX personalities • automated, prebuilt programs are accessible with or without DMX • onboard three- and five-pin DMX connectors
Target Market DJs, bands, solo acts who want to add cost-effective lighting effects
Analysis Lighting continues to get less expensive, lighter, and more capable; being able to power link with other COLORbands also saves time running cables.


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Seems Like Yesterday I Began Writing on MLBlogs
I wonder if I printed all 1,200 of my posts that I have submitted since the beginning (September 7, 2007) end to end if they would reach the cupola atop Tropicana Field? Probably not, but I wonder if I stacked them horizontally would they fill the Progress Energy mosaic walkway that stretches just beyond the security gates outside the Trop's rotunda as it meanders towards the 3rd Avenue South parking lot entrance.
1,200 doesn't seem like such a huge number until you add in a few facts and figures, then it shows its magnitude. To reach $1,200, a Floridian making minimum wage (7.67/Hr) would have to work almost 156.45 hours to hit the amount. That was the total price of my Tampa Bay Rays Season Ticket for a Lower Box Seat in Section 138 in 2006. I could purchase 150 $8 beers in the stands at the Trop, possibly enough for everyone in Section 138 to chant my blog name in unison, but I digress.
It still is mind-boggling to me I have written so much is such a short period of time, but I love to write, and especially about my favorite hometown team. You can truly call it a 'labor of love", because there is no other team I follow as close any more, or with such blind abandon than my Rays. And my muses during those 1,200 posts have rum the gambit from the dropping of the "devil" in the team's name, to the hope that 2012 is going to be the "Year of the Stadium" for the Tampa Bay community.
I have gathered together my second passion, photography and tried to bring you unique one-of-a-kind photos from my times at the Trop, or down in the photographer's pit during the Rays concert series over the past few years. From Adam Lambert to ZZ Top I have tried to bring you a little bit closer and a little bit more informed on things around the Rays Republic. Given the causal Rays fan access into the post season celebrations, some planned 2008 celebratory cocktails, and a visual and written access to special events and one of a kind charity happens in and around the Tampa Bay region.
I have also taken you on a journey as to the drugs in our own bathroom cabinet that could produce a positive MLB drug test, did a series on the maple bats and a few inventions in the darkened hallways that could replace this splintering menace if MLB approved them. Gave you my opinion more than once on the Rays stadium situation, and even a site that I still feel strongly fits all the criteria of both the Rays and the City of St. Petersburg. Brought you photos and commentary from Port Charlotte since 2010 on the first day of workouts, plus events like the indoors fireworks display or the Sunday magic of Raymond and his miniature Rays-ettes.
I still remember hitting the Lastest Leaders list for the first time a little over a season after posting my first blog post. September 12, 2008 is a special day to me because it was the first time I cracked the Top 20 blogs on our site sitting right in the middle at # 18. Nowadays I tend to sit in the top-tier, even finishing 2011 as the 2nd most page views for a Fan Blog on MLBlogs.com. I know there are websites who hits these numbers daily, but since we made our switch to WordPress( mid-May 2011), a total of 271,642 of you have clicked on my posts.
I love writing here, and it has been you, the MLBlogs.com family and people outside this blogging community who have built up my writing confidence, stamina and determination to keep thrusting out posts both during the season, and in baseball's down time. People always ask me what my favorite post is, and my true answer is all of them. Each has a little bit about me you never knew, or a Rays fact that has escaped most people's eyes.
I yearned early on in life to be a journalist, and let my creative side of go "idle" after leaving the Sports Department of the defunct Evening Independent and began my post-sports life. I wrote both in High School and college about sports, but something was missing. It all didn't click again for me until back in 1996 when I first plucked down $20 for a Season Ticket seat deposit. I can truly say the Rays are the reason for me to again write, amuse and hopefully entertain you about the ways and means of the Rays Republic.
But in the end if it wasn't for you reading my posts, commenting or even talking to me in the Trop stands, this adventure would have been scrapped long ago. I do not write for money, fame or even special treatment, I write to hopefully make one more person want to follow, attend games, to buy a Rays item for themselves. I hope it doesn't take another 52 months to hit my 2,400th blog post, but then again, it seems like just yesterday I was talking about "D No Longer Stands For DevilRays". Want to know something really ironic, that first post was 860 words, same as this one today.


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While harvesting Chinese cabbage, Farmer D is amazed to find a parasitic wasp. He explains the benefits of having these insects in your garden. (Meredith Darlington/MNN and Nick Scott/MNN)
Farmer D: This Chinese cabbage and this Chinese cabbage were planted around the same time. Even this one. This one has bolted. These haven't. So, why, I don't know, but I sure as heck don't want to save seed from a cabbage that's going to bolt too soon. So I'm going to harvest it out. This is compost and it's still going to be edible, these outer leaves should still be fine. Chinese cabbage is grown mostly for the stalk. So this juicy part is what you chop up and put in stir fry or shred it up for salad. The stem is more like kind of like bok choy. It's more of what a Chinese cabbage is prized for. The leaves are great. This one's going to be a tad bitter because it bolted, but it should be fine. Now this is cool. With Chinese cabbage, also like lettuce, you can leaf pick it. So if you have this in your garden, instead of taking the whole head. Come in a little closer. Oh wow, this is awesome! Alright, it you come in really close, we are witnessing one of the greatest beneficial garden bugs at work. This is a parasitic wasp that is parasitizing a cabbage looper as we speak. Really cool. What happens, it lays eggs in the caterpillar, and that parasitizes it, it breeds the beneficial wasp and it kills the pest. Chinese cabbage is pretty prone to bugs. Cabbage loopers love them, flea beetles love them. But when you do grow them they are pretty quick, they are about a 45-day cabbage, which most cabbages are more like 70 days, so they grow really fast. I'm going to leave that one even though it's bolting because it's providing a habitat for that wasp, which is just awesome.
Daron Joffe is not your typical farmer. Joffe is a 30-something eco-entrepreneur with more than a dozen projects around the nation. Actress Jennifer Garner thinks his turnips "rock" and billionaire entrepreneur Sir Richard Branson wants him to develop an organic farm at his exclusive New Jersey spa. Known as Farmer D, Joffe also creates Farmer D Organic Compost out of green waste from Whole Foods stores in the southeast U.S. In addition to innovative internship programs that help at-risk youth learn about agriculture, Joffe is involved in creating and sustaining small organic farms in developments around the U.S. Want to know more? Watch all the In the Field videos with Joffe on MNN.


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Lawsuit filed in fatal hit-and-run
Karlie Tomica accused of hitting, killing Stefano Riccioletti
MIAMI – A wrongful death complaint was filed Thursday against the woman accused in the fatal hit-and-run of a Miami Beach chef.
Attorney Carlos Silva representing Stefano Riccioletti's 19-year-old son Jacopo Riccioletti filed the lawsuit against Karlie Tomica and Penrod Brothers, Inc., the owner of Nikki Beach Club.
"It is our position that there is shared accountability in this case," said attorney Elisabeth Culmo.
Tomica, 20, is charged in Stefano Riccioletti's death. She posted $10,000 bond on Jan. 28 after she was charged with leaving the scene of a crash resulting in death.
Police credited a Good Samaritan who called 911 and followed the car that hit Riccioletti with helping them make an arrest.
Riccioletti was the executive chef at Terrazza at the Shore Club. The family is seeking more than $15,000 in damages but an exact amount was not immediately available.
According to the lawsuit, Tomica was returning home from working a night shift as a bartender and/or server at Nikki Beach when she hit Riccioletti.
The lawsuit states Tomica "was under the influence of alcohol and/or her normal facilities were otherwise impaired such that she could not drive safely."
The lawsuit also states Tomica drank alcohol at Nikki Beach despite being under the legal drinking age and needed permission from managers to leave after her shift ended. It states that servers and bartenders at the South of Fifth club are encouraged to drink with customers.
"Nikki Beach Club cannot claim ignorance in this case because this girl was on their payroll, so there is no question that she was underage and that she was drinking within their premises," said Culmo. "I have to believe it would have been an obvious certainty to them that she was impaired and had no business getting behind the wheel of a car and they let her go."
Culmo said layers hadn't interviewed employees at Nikki Beach Club yet. She said the points made in the lawsuit are currently theories.
"Do you think this is a little premature to put out this lawsuit before you know some of those critical pieces of evidence?" asked Local 10's Christina Vazquez.
"I think we have the critical pieces of information that we need," answered Culmo.
According to the police report, Tomica refused a field sobriety test, but blood was drawn after her arrest.
Tomica could face more charges once toxicology test results come back. In the arrest report, police noted she appeared drunk.
According to a police report, Tomica said she worked as a bartender at Nikki Beach. Management there offered no comment on her arrest.
On Tomica's Twitter page, she described herself as "Party Princess Miami Beach Livin the dream." Her Facebook page said she is from Port St. Lucie and attended Florida International University but left after one year.
Both her Twitter and Facebook accounts have since been disabled.
Nikki Beach is named after owner Jack Penrod's daughter Nicole Penrod, who she was killed in a DUI-related car crash in 1998, according to published reports.
"That is the sad and tragic irony of this case. The owner has been a strong advocate against drinking and driving," said Culmo.
Tomica is scheduled to be arraigned in February.
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If you thought Apple fanboys and gals are brand loyal souls today, cast your mind back to the mid-1980s, when computers were beige and clothes were anything but.
Even then, there were those who clamoured to get hold of products with the Apple logo on them, and the computer firm was more than happy to help out. It even produced its own catalogue called the Apple Collection in order to sell merchandise to the nearest idi... dedicated follower of fashion. And all within the trends of the time.
Take the Apple calculator, you can't get more 80s than that. It's also a prime example of a time when Apple was happy to slap its multicoloured icon on to other company's gear (in this case Braun).
Or, how about an Apple windsurfer? The 80s sport of choice for the discerning city banker. At a cool $1,100 it wouldn't even break the bank - unless you take into account inflation, which would price it at $2,306 today, enough for a top-notch 15-inch Retina display MacBook Pro.
But our favourites have to be the Apple branded baseball caps and sun visors, matched with fetching sweatshirt, slung jumper combination. We can almost hear Peter Cetera belting out Glory of Love behind the models. Although there's also something very American Psycho about them too. Hmmm.
What do you think of Apple's 80s geek chic? Do you have any ancient merchandise in your closet? Let us know in the comments below...


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Friday, July 29, 2011
The Polka Dot Patch: Classroom Pics & Clip Chart Part 2 :)
For my teacher friends: Cute ideas and printables! I may barrow the name for my outside display :O)
The Polka Dot Patch: Classroom Pics & Clip Chart Part 2 :): " I have been working a little each day in my room and I am making pretty good head way. Above you can see what I walked into on Monday. ..."
The Polka Dot Patch: Classroom Pics & Clip Chart Part 2 :): " I have been working a little each day in my room and I am making pretty good head way. Above you can see what I walked into on Monday. ..."
Thursday, July 28, 2011
New Quick Sale Items
Hurry over to our FB page and check out the New Quick Sale Items!
Is excited to announce a WONDERFUL addition to Dandelions and Dragonflies, my best friend for almost 10 years...Jenny Dickens. She will be working on numerous items that you can add to your buckets (especially for those baby gift buckets) or just purchase separately. Some of her items can be special ordered and some will be with our new Quick Sale Items. Check out the album, Crochet Items.
Wednesday, July 27, 2011
Things to come!
I am so excited about all the different things I have been working on lately. My classroom is coming along! Keep an eye out teachers because I will be posting pictures very soon, along with my products that I have used in my own classroom (very very cute...you will want to order them!). Also I have been trying my hand at a few new crafts, to sell. These will be featured on my Facebook page. They will be handmade items that are available for sale as soon as they are posted. A picture of the item will be posted along with a description, possible personal choices that can be added, and how many are available. All you have to do is leave a comment stating SOLD and your email address, first come first serve! Don't forget Christmas is right around the corner. Don't worry I won't leave out my blog readers, I will post previews the day prior to the sale so that you all can have a "heads up". Can't wait to share it all with you!!!
Saturday, July 23, 2011
Sizzling Summer
So we are back from our beach vacation, and had a wonderful time. Now back to buckets and getting into school mode (where did the summer go??). Here are a few pics of our fun Summertime Bash we had right before we left to go out of town. Beach blog and pics to come soon.
|She had her own little pool
|So cute
|Jumping and posing for the camera at the same time!
|Getting an arm workout
|Little man looking at all the babes!
|Mali playing lifeguard
|The line to get on the stairs
|Rub-a-dub-dub three girls in a boat
|Refueling, notice baby had to have lunch with them!
Thursday, July 21, 2011
My Craft Channel: Our 9th Hosts Revealed: House of Smiths (bonus vid...
My Craft Channel: Our 9th Hosts Revealed: House of Smiths (bonus vid...: "Wahoo....it's day nine of our 20 Cricuts in 20 Days and our new Hosts reveal, isn't it exciting. We're having so much fun giving away these..."
Wednesday, July 20, 2011
My Craft Channel: 8th Host Revealed and E2 Giveaway: Welcome Heidi S...
My Craft Channel: 8th Host Revealed and E2 Giveaway: Welcome Heidi S...: "We're happy to announce the winner of the Cricut Expression from yesterday's post: (un)Deniably Domestic Location: Springfield : Mis..."
Tuesday, July 19, 2011
My Craft Channel: Lucky 7th Host Revealed: Brittany of One Charming ...
My Craft Channel: Lucky 7th Host Revealed: Brittany of One Charming ...: "Although it's hard to resist jumping right into today's introduction, we were just as excited to announce our next lucky winner of the Cric..."
Monday, July 18, 2011
My Craft Channel: Triple the Talent: Introducing Get a Little Creati...
My Craft Channel: Triple the Talent: Introducing Get a Little Creati...: "We are very excited to start a new week here at My Craft Channel and continue to introduce you to our new Fall hosts. Just like last week, ..."
Friday, July 15, 2011
My Behavior Management Plan
Okay some have asked, so here it is...
This is the plan I intend to use this year, but I do have a disclaimer. As most teachers know a behavior management plan is always changing and always on going. I don't mean changing dramatically, but as you get to know your students, and the year progresses, you may need to tweak and adjust accordingly.
My plan has multiple parts to it because I include positive reinforcement in with my plan. If you start the year off with a strong plan and stick with it, it should work. Don't make exceptions and be tough! Otherwise they will walk all over you!
So let's start with the behavior/work folder. In my classroom I have two file folder pocket chart holders. I have them hanging side by side.
Above one of them I have cut out letters, Complete. Above the second: Not Complete. (Sorry no picture, but will put some up when I am back in my classroom). Each student has their own folder. These folders are used for work and behavior (I will post about how I collect work later, right now just focusing on behavior). Here is how I "decorate/label" the outside of them. On the tab I usually print the student's name and number, but this year I may use labels so that it stands out more.
Inside the folder I have a behavior chart, this chart is used by my entire grade level. It is something that we decided on as a group.
When a student does not follow one of the conduct or work habit behaviors listed in the chart they receive a check in their folder for that week. Some teachers have their students pull their folder when a check is needed. I however, of course, need a visual. So I also have a behavior chart next to the work/behavior folders. I use the following pocket chart. Mine is very similar, and I think it has more pockets. But their names are on the left and it's blank on the right. I have different colored cards that represent different behaviors (cut from laminated construction paper), and I don't have a card for every behavior listed on the chart, some fall under the same type card. Example: Red=talking, Green=Responsibility, Orange=No Homework. If a child exhibits one of the "bad" behaviors, they pull that color card, and place it next to their name.
At the end of the day if a student has to pull a card I write in their agenda why they had to pull a card. At the end of the week I use the behavior chart to put the checks in their work/behavior folder. On Fridays my team has Fun Friday (we each host a different activity, one of which is an IN room for behavior or work completion). If a student does not pull a card all week and has completed their work they can sign up for Fun Friday. In my room if a student pull two cards they must go to the IN room for 15min for behavior, if a student pulls more than two cards they are in the IN room for the entire time. If you notice pull cards and eventually checks in their folders cause their work habits and conduct grades to go down. This is something that can keep the student off such things as Honor Roll.
Now what I found last year is that like most teachers I would give warning after warning. I was really wanting to find something that I could do that would allow me to stop warning so much, and yet not interrupt my class so often. Last year I had the privilege of working with our county's Behavior Specialist (due to having and EBD student in my room). She gave me some great advice that not only worked with that particular student, but with my other students as well. "Be NON-VERBAL!" A lot of behavior students tend to thrive off of the verbal "banter" and want that negative attention. The system I used for my EBD student was very involved, however I came up with a simpler version for my other students.
At the end of last year I had each student place a red/yellow counter on the corner of desk.
Every student would start every segment/class period on yellow. If they break any classroom rule (mostly talking), I simply walk over and flip the counter to red, that is their warning. If they break any other rule during that segment/class period, they lose their counter and after that segment will pull a card, resulting in a check in their folder. Now, after that class segment all students will put their counters back on yellow.
Are you following this so far? Basically every student gets a "clean slate" at the beginning of each segment. For younger students, or students that have a harder time behaving you may not want your segment to be the entire length of a class period, you may need to build stamina. So, set a timer for 15 min. or so, however your goal should be to build that good behavior stamina, eventually you should increase the time of the segments.
Now for the positive reinforcement. First individual incentives: each of my students has a good behavior punch card.
These are the ones I use. If a student goes ALL day without ever flipping their counter to red, they earn a punch on their punch card. I also give punches on their punch cards for great hallway behavior, being one of the few students following directions, sitting very quietly as we come back from a break or transition. I would just tell them to place their punch card on my desk. Now if they get five stars (say on the left) punched, they get a small piece of candy, usually a dum dum. If they get the next five stars (on the right) punched, they get a larger piece of candy or two small pieces, if they prefer. I cut those stars off when they receive their candy. Finally if they get all the star punched across the bottom, they get a pass of their choice (No Homework, No Shoes, Invite a Friend to Lunch, Stuffed Animal, Oops! Pass).
Now for a whole class incentive: if ALL students go an entire segment without flipping their counters to red, then they earn one extra minute "free time" (this could be recess time, choose your own center, puzzles, etc). By the end of the day my class would usually earn 5min of something. Most of them realized this wasn't a huge amount of time, so they began asking if they could "bank" their minutes. Pretty smart! So I had a picture of a little pig on the board, that if they chose, they could bank their minutes, but come Friday they had to use them. They loved it! They would then have to vote on how to use their minutes. We also had a to have a discussion that if one or two people flipped their counter they were not to yell at them, point fingers, and so on. That one day it could be them. Instead they were to help their fellow students, by reminding them to stop talking, or be on task, etc. After a good talk this seemed to work.
The counters were great last year, because I already had them and they were two sided. However, my problem was they kept falling off the desks. So I have been really trying to thing of an inexpensive way to do this, and possibly use Velcro on their desks. I did think of Popsicle sticks with a small square of Velcro on it, one side painted yellow or even green, and the other red. Then putting a small square of Velcro on their desk. I don't want to hang anything in the front of the room or on the board, I don't want to draw that much attention to each individual. If you have any suggestions please let me know. Also if you have any questions feel free to comment. I do think I included everything, but again this is a multi-part plan. Again if you have it in place before school, communicate with your parents and the students, it usually runs smoothly. Once back in my classroom I will take pictures of my different boards and such to help with the visualization of this plan.
Also, I do have these files as Adobe files, but I'm not sure how to link them or place them into my blog, so if anyone had suggestions please feel free to share.
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Thursday, July 14, 2011
What I have been up to...
So for the past two weeks I have had the joy of getting to spend time with my long time friend from Hungry. No, I am not hungry, she is from Hungry! Trust me I heard that joke a LOT when we were in school, I can't imagine how much she heard it. I will fill you in on the background (it's pretty neat). My Godparents were hosts to foreign exchange students while I was in high school and college. If I am not mistaken (and I will be corrected if I am) my dear friend was their first student, and the BEST. She came during our senior year, now we didn't go to the same school, but we did A TON of stuff together that year, and got into plenty of trouble. It is pretty amazing how people come into our lives for a period of time and through miles and years you still remain friends. Here are some pics of our senior year and again when she came to visit in 2001 (sorry they are blurry, pics of pics due to scanner on the fritz)
Not many pictures were taken. At a certain point the camera was put away and I was chasing a two year old!
It was very very crowded, so again limited pictures. The best part was the new dolphin show, but you are not allowed to take pictures or video...boo!
I was thrilled to find out that her family was coming for a visit this summer, for two weeks. Her youngest child was actually born on the SAME day as my daughter (she was a week early and I was a week late). Now we have spent the past two weeks going places and just hanging out. Enjoy the pics!
Not many pictures were taken. At a certain point the camera was put away and I was chasing a two year old!
It was very very crowded, so again limited pictures. The best part was the new dolphin show, but you are not allowed to take pictures or video...boo!
Wednesday, July 13, 2011
My Craft Channel: New Show Featuring Kristine McKay, MCC Founder
My Craft Channel: New Show Featuring Kristine McKay, MCC Founder: "We're so excited to continue our week of new host introductions, but of course before we proceed we better give away our Cricut E2 machine ..."
Monday, July 11, 2011
Plastic Spoon Laurel Wreath
So here it is, my craft for the evening. Very very simple and costs less than $5!
What you need: 50-70 plastic spoons, hot glue gun, ribbon
Next: Identify the two places you want to place the hot glue, this is important to keep the wreath symmetrical. Place hot glue on the back of the bowl, and the end of the handle.
Continue until the ends meet, don't get discouraged or worried, I promise it does make a circle! This should take approximately 15 to 20 min. Once the wreath is complete choose ribbon to loop around (secured it by hot glue) the wreath so that it can be hung. I made a bow for the top of mine as well.
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Links Related to Storytelling and Career
- 10 Career Stories: The career sagas of 12 people at varying points in their careers.
- Pursue the Passion: Gathers and disseminates stories about various kinds of jobs.
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- A Storied Career's Blog-within-a-Blog, Tell Me About Yourself: Serializes the book of the same name, all about using storytelling in job search and career.
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A Storied Career explores intersections/synthesis among various forms of
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- Blogging and Academics
- Blogging and Storytelling
- Digital/Multimedia Storytelling
- Entrepreneurial Storytelling
- Notes to Readers
- Organizational Storytelling
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- Story Prompts
- Storytelling and Branding
- Storytelling and Career
- Storytelling and Change
- Storytelling and Constructing Identity
- Storytelling and Journaling, Memoir, Lifewriting
- Storytelling and Learning
- Storytelling and Presentations
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- Storytelling and Thinking/Brain Function
- Storytelling and Writing-to-Learn Theory
- Storytelling Tools
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The following are sections of A Storied Career where I maintain regularly updated running lists of various items of interest to followers of storytelling:
Links below are to Q&A interviews with story practitioners.
- Molly Catron Q&A
- Jessica Lipnack Q&A
- Terrence Gargiulo Q&A
- Jon Hansen Q&A
- Svend-Erik Engh Q&A
- Loren Niemi Q&A
- Gabrielle Dolan Q&A
- John Caddell Q&A
- Shawn Callahan Q&A
- Stephanie West Allen Q&A
- Madelyn Blair Q&A
- David Vanadia Q&A
- Tom Clifford Q&A
- Sharon Lippincott Q&A
- Ardath Albee Q&A
- Sharon Benjamin Q&A
- Carol Mon Q&A
- Ron Donaldson Q&A
- Cynthia Kurtz Q&A
- Annette Simmons Q&A
- Karen Gilliam Q&A
- Michael Margolis Q&A
- Corey Blake Q&A
- Susan Luke Q&A
- Mike Wittenstein Q&A
- Cathie Dodd Q&A
- Sarah White Q&A
- Chris Benevich Q&A
- Karen Johnson Q&A
- Jon Buscall Q&A
- Thaler Pekar Q&A
- Lori Silverman Q&A
- Casey Hibbard Q&A
- Katie Snapp Q&A
- Rob Sullivan Q&A
- Andree Iffrig Q&A
- Whitney Quesenbery Q&A
- Sean Buvala Q&A
- Stephane Dangel Q&A
- Karen Dietz Q&A
- Stewart Marshall Q&A
- Annie Hart Q&A
- Melissa Wells Q&A
- Jim Ballard Q&A
- Paul Furiga and John Durante Q&A
- Judy Rosemarin Q&A
- Evelyn Clark Q&A
- David Willows Q&A
- George Dutch Q&A
- Kim Pearson Q&A
- Lisa Bloom Q&A
- David Kennedy Q&A
- Cathryn Wellner Q&A
- Penelope Starr Q&A
- Gregg Morris Q&A
- Steve Krizman Q&A
- Steve Spalding Q&A
- Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg Q&A
- Kindra Hall Q&A
- Barry Poltermann Q&A
- Scott Schwertly Q&A
- Eric James Wolf Q&A
- Linda Garbe Q&A
- Larry Smith Q&A
- Lou Hoffman Q&A
- Nancy Duarte Q&A
- Margaret Parkin Q&A
- Megan Hicks Q&A
- Peter Guber Q&A
- Kristiaan Van Woensel Q&A
- Kendall Haven Q&A
- Lisa Rossetti Q&A
- Park Howell Q&A
- Brendan Nolan Q&A
- Jonathan Thomas Q&A
- Trey Pennington Q&A
- Angela Maiers Q&A
- Patrick Reinsborough Q&A
- Jane Freese Q&A
- Graham Williams and Dorian Haarhoff Q&A
- Nora Camps Q&A
- Jim Signorelli Q&A
- Doug Rice Q&A
- Megan Sheldon Q&A
- Michael Galbraith Q&A
- Roben-Marie Smith Q&A
- Amy Zalman Q&A
- Elizabeth Gates Q&A
- David Sidwell Q&A
- Cindy Atlee Q&A
- Suzanne Henry Q&A
- Mary Daniels Brown Q&A
- Diane Wyzga Q&A
- John Randall Q&A
- Patricia Keener Q&A
- Kimberly Burnham Q&A
- Bill Gibeault Q&A
- Dorit Sasson Q&A
- MaryLou Wakefield Q&A
- Lisa Cron Q&A
- Paul Smith Q&A
- Links to Interdisciplinary Storytelling Resources
- Links to Organizational Storytelling Resources
- Links to Storytelling Platforms, Tools, and Prompts
- Links to Blogs that Relate to Storytelling
- Links that Relate to Storytelling and Career
- Links about Memoir-Writing, Journaling, and Personal Storytelling
- Links to Other Cool Blogs
The pages below relate to learning from my PhD program focusing on a specific storytelling seminar in 2005. These are not updated but still may be of interest:
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Recent Entries
- How Storytelling Generates The "Power of We:" Blog Action Day 2012, #powerofwe
- That Ought to Make a Story
- Best of Cowbird Marks Changes to Storytelling Platform
- Hope to See You Soon
- Ch-ch-ch-changes
- Thursday's Free Personal-Branding Webinar Features Story
- Job-Search Storytelling Evolves, with Some Twists
- Share Stories to Celebrate Sunday's Grandparent's Day
- If Ever There Was a Time for Women's Stories to be Told, This Is It
- 3 Storytelling Platforms/Projects Focus on the Big Apple
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So last week was spring break and I worked on a few DIY projects around the house. Remember this mirror from last year? It was the first of two. Well, I finally got around to painting the second one. I'm fast like that.
Here's how it started. Bare wood frame constructed by my dad which fits around a store-bought (cheap) full length mirror.
With the help of my little one, we unscrewed the back piece from the frame then lifted out the mirror:
The next picture shows how it looks after we lifted out the mirror and the back piece. The arrows point to where the wood was routed so that the mirror would sit flush in the frame.
Next I moved the frame outside and painted white on the top portion (where I wanted the quote to go). I used my Cricut to make the letters and put them in place.
I use repositionable contact paper for these types of projects instead of vinyl since I'm only using the letters as a stencil.
Next I gave the entire frame a coat of pink paint. I used Rustloleum spray paint. Windy day – extra cans of paint were just holding down my drop cloth.
Here is a closeup of the letters with the spray paint applied directly on top.
By far my favorite part of the project is peeling off the letters!
My little one is happy to have her mirror finally finished…
And another DIY project is checked off the list…
Thanks for visiting. What DIY projects did you get done over Spring Break?! I'd love to know!


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