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Thank You 2014
It was certainly an interesting year full of surprises, change and adaptations. But with the negative also came positive. We learned to embrace the change and embrace our new roles. We accepted the news that we didn't want to hear and prepared to fight a battle against Crohn's Disease with our son. We let down our guard and let others help, which kept us afloat many times. I still haven't fully accepted the fact that our son has a chronic disease, but I'm hoping 2015 will help me come to terms with this new facet of our lives.
This past year I watched all three of my children blossom in their own individual ways. I watched them become readers, swimmers, skiers, soccer plays, dancers and more. I watched them as they became faced with their own challenges and wept as I saw them overcome their struggles. I found a new sense of strength by watching my children this year. The amount of strength that they carry with them radiates wherever they walk and I quickly followed behind picking up as much of it as I could.
I found my own sense of confidence this past year and I'm ready to leap into the new year with spirit and certainty. It feels good to know who you are; to know your sense of value and worth and know what you want out of life. It's never too late to discover your spirit of soul.
This past year I learned to step away from technology and find balance. I traded in some of the "online time" so I could spend my precious time elsewhere; an extra ten minutes with my children, time in the kitchen preparing healthy meals, a longer run in the neighborhood, a call to a friend or a few more pages in my book. This past year I truly learned the value of time and came to the realization that one day time will run out and I want every single second to count.
So where does that leave this space for the new year? This little blog of mine has opened many doors for me and I am forever grateful for those opportunities. If it wasn't' for this space I wouldn't be copy editor and part of the Babiekins Magazine team, I wouldn't occasionally free-lance write for What to Expect and other websites and I probably wouldn't be as knowledgeable with my camera. But these opportunities have also opened my eyes to how I spend my time and how I balance my life.
I love Yellow Finch blog. It's something I created from the heart and built from scratch. When I sat down to write my very first post I had to actually google the definition of a blog. Fast forward a few years and I am still in awe of what I taught myself. While I will always have a thirst for knowledge and something new, my heart is in writing and taking photographs. And that is why I can never part with Yellow Finch blog. I'm not sure what direction this space will go in 2015 but it will still be here. I wish I could write a post daily, but I can guarantee you that will not happen. If I can aim for a couple a week I'll be happy. I can also tell you this space will not turn into a story about Crohn's Disease because it's not my story to share, it's my son's, but I may post the occasional update for family and friends and I will definitely post recipes. (At this point we are treating mainly with diet and I am constantly in the kitchen cooking up a storm)
In 2015 I hope to write more, I hope to take more photographs and become challenged with my camera, I hope to share more and I hope I continue to create ever-lasting memories with my loved ones. Cheers to a year of balance and hope, joy and love and simplicity in life.
Joy of the Season
This time of year is a constant reminder for myself to slow down, to breathe deeply and to embrace every detail of every single day. It seems much easier to type these words than actually act upon them. In reality, each day is a blur because we are constantly on the go running from one activity or event to another. And when we aren't running we're cooking, cleaning or working. How is it possible that our favorite time of the year becomes a delicately beautiful jumbled ball of yarn? And no matter how badly we want it to unravel it seems we can never undo the knots.
This year is different.
This year I am in a race against time, both figuratively and literally. Christmas Eve will be here before I know it, and every year I catch myself saying "I wish I had time to do more before Christmas." But what is more? What is it that we want to achieve before the magical night of Christmas Eve? Is it buy more presents? Bake more cookies? Be present at more festivities and parties? Have one more night of gift exchanges and wine with friends? Another school party or visit with Santa?
Maybe this is where the all-so-famous saying of "Less is more" comes into play. Maybe this year I'll trade my "I should haves" in for solid memories of simplicity. The mornings and evenings spent baking dozens and dozens of cookies are being traded in for one or two sessions of quality baking time with the kids. The cookies may not be perfect, but they are perfect to me. Rather than stay up all night wrapping each present with detail and adornments, I'll wrap them in kraft paper and let the kids decorate it. The wrapping may not be perfect, but it would be perfect to me. Instead of letting the kids watch a Christmas show while I carefully address each holiday card maybe I'll let them create and write their very own holiday cards. Now those I know would be perfect to me and any friend or family member would certainly see the care and love that went into each card.
This year is different.
This year is about letting go of the hustle and bustle that I always allow myself to get wrapped up in. This year is about embracing simplicity. It's about making my family smile, from the inside to the outside, and creating memories that will last a lifetime. My children will never remember the expensive christmas cards we sent out, the elaborately decorated cutout cookies or the embellished gifts wrapped up with matching bows and paper. BUT they will remember the night we went to The Nutcracker, the evening we spent hidden in our fort reading stories aloud by the soft glow of Christmas tree lights and they will remember standing on chairs as we hovered over the kitchen countertops to decorate sugar cookies.
We all know that Christmas is the time for giving.
The best gift I can give my children is time.
Quality time spent together and quality time spent with them individually.
This is the time where memories are made.
This is the time where the joy of the season can be found.
And this is the time I hope to hold onto forever.
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Life Lately
Life lately has been busy. I haven't touched my camera in so long I think it's collecting dust. I have fears that I'll forget everything I have learned and taught myself over the years. But, being away from the camera made me realize just how much I love the camera. It made me realize how much I want to pick it up and capture every detail and it made me realize how much I still have to learn.
It also made me realize I may need to add some camera accessories to my Christmas list! Do you have any favorites? Particularly in the lens department?
This weekly round-up of photos are a few moments of our life lately.
Thanksgiving Day sillies // In search of the perfect tree // Posed perfectly on top the car // Embracing the Advent Calendar
Fighting with Food, A Battle Against Crohn's
I have sat down numerous times to write this post and I seem to fall victim to the same cycle every single time. I sit down to write and somehow the thoughts become clustered together in my mind and they never make it to my fingertips. Instead, I sit and stare at the empty white pages of my laptop and the blinking cursor with its slow rhythmic beat.
While I've heard of Crohn's Disease and could probably rattle off a decent definition to a stranger, I never thought this very disease would consume my life. I never thought I would say that I have a child with a chronic illness and I certainly never thought our life could change so drastically in such a small window of time. But the fact is I do have a child with a chronic illness and our life has changed drastically. I would give anything to go back in time but all we can do is go forward. A concept I am still coming to terms with.
A few weeks ago our nine-year-old son was officially diagnosed with Crohn's Disease. In the beginning the symptoms were minimal and could have easily been blamed on other ailments, but shortly after his diagnosis the symptoms quickly emerged.
Crohn's Disease is a type of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) that may affect any part of the gastrointestinal tract from mouth to anus. Symptoms often include: abdominal pain, diarrhea (which may be bloody if inflammation is severe), fever and weight loss. Other complications may occur outside the gastrointestinal tract and include: anemia, skin rashes, arthritis, inflammation of the eye, and tiredness. Bowel obstruction also commonly occurs and those with the disease are at greater risk of bowel cancer. There are no medications or surgical procedures that can cure Crohn's disease. Treatment options help with symptoms, maintain remission, and prevent relapse.
Out of nowhere these symptoms hit our son and turned our life upside down. I was lost and confused and felt like a spectator in an empty arena while my son suffered daily. I quickly realized this is the battle he would be fighting for the rest of his life.
Every case of Crohn's is different and for our son stomach pains and cramping are the reoccurring symptom that intrude on his days. Watching your child in such pain is like a dagger through the heart for a mother. When you watch your child writhe around, moan, cry and even scream you fall into a dark space of helplessness. There are no words for when you watch your husband carry your nine-year-old son out of a restaurant because he is in too much pain to walk. I tried spending a week in depression but quickly realized that didn't get me anywhere. Looking back I can see I was going through the grieving process. I was in denial, I was sad, confused and mad. Really really mad. How could this be happening to us and to my son? My healthy active soccer- playing son?
Well, as you can imagine, the soccer is on hold and after four consecutive weeks of missed school I stopped counting. I focused on whatever I could to take away the stomach cramps and to keep him caught up on his studies.
When your child is sick it's hard to accept the reality, especially when they are sick with a chronic illness. Our son had several hospital and doctor visits, he's had minor surgery, he's spent the night in the ER and he's had second and third opinions all in a matter of a few weeks. He's had every test and procedure related to gastroenterology and has been pumped full of codeine, steroids and other meds to get this flare up under control. Codeine for the pain, steroids to bring down the inflammation, Prilosec to counter the side effects of the steroids, antibiotics and a maintenance drug (Pentasa) that we hope and pray will work.
We've had two doctors advise us that our next step is an intravenous drug called Remicade. The Remicade infusions would be administered every two weeks in the beginning and then eventually spaced out.
This is the path we were hoping to avoid. It's not that we don't believe in modern medicine, because we certainly do, but we will try everything in our power before scheduling infusions. The thought alone is scary and the side effects even scarier. Once you start this treatment most patients don't stop. It's advised not to stop because your body can build up antibodies against the drug and in the future it may not work.
This is where we are now, at a standpoint where two roads diverge and we are left with some serious decisions. At this point, we're fighting with food and taking it one day at a time. From our very first appointment with the GI we were told food has no impact on this disease, but we've seen with our very eyes that it does. There may not be much research out there, but there are certainly believers and testimonials that diet can put Crohn's into remission. Will it work for us? I have no idea. In case it doesn't we are ready to go on Remicade. We've made all the steps and just need to schedule the appointment.
But we aren't there yet.
Our son started an IBD (irritable bowel disease) diet called Specific Carbohydrate Diet (SCD) on October 29th. That same very night he was admitted to the hospital because his stomach pains were so severe. Over the course of this past month his pains have slowly subsided and last week (November 24th) was his very first week back to school. We're still on a rocky road and are now battling daily headaches and emotional outbursts that we believe are a side effect of the steroid. Under the doctor's orders we are weaning off the Prednisone, which will be a true test. In addition to diet we also see an acupuncturist twice a week and feel we are seeing results. Something has made the pain subside but the question is what is that something?
The beginning of December marks the fourth month we have been battling this flare up. We have had many ups and downs and are determined to get our life back on track. We are determined to get back into the routine of school and we're determined to pick up that soccer jersey and get back into the game. Crohn's disease may have us down now but it won't have us down forever. Our son is not alone. There are many children and adults out there fighting the same battle and we will always be by his side. Always.
December 1st -7th happens to be Crohn's and Colitis Awareness week.
Today, I share this post with you to raise awareness for those who suffer from these diseases in hopes that one day there will be a cure.
I wanted to say a huge thank you to all our friends and family for the loving support you have shown over these past few weeks. This journey would be much more difficult without you.
Here are some helpful links for friends and family:
Breaking the Vicious Cycle, the book that the SCD diet is based on
Crohn's and Colitis Foundation of America
While there aren't many studies out there about diet and IBD, this is VERY interesting
A positive,heartfelt story because we all need some optimism :)
And a few blogs that I find inspiring:
Pecan Bread
No More Crohn's For Me
Comfy Belly
Fighting Flare
Dancing Shadows on Warm November Days
It just so happened, before the snow began to fall this week, that we had a small window of warmth. With winter right around the corner, I knew we had to embrace this "Indian Summer" before it was too late. While the boys were off to school, Jess and I created our own adventures. Adventures filled with creative play that stemmed from our imaginations. One of the best gifts my children have given me is the ability to play, to become lost in new worlds and lost in creativity. They have taught me how to step away from the daily thoughts that hoover above my head. They have showed me that, sometimes, the power of play can heal the stressed mind. That the art of sitting down on the floor to play dolls, or running down the long driveway, or laughing into the wind on a warm day can bring smiles to the face and peace to the heart.
We're looking forward to staying close to home this weekend with no plans. Sometimes those simple weekends are the best weekends! The box of Christmas decorations will emerge, the fireplace will be ablaze with a soft warm glow and the record player will hum gentle tunes in the background.
*This post is in partnership with FabKids
FabKids is JustFab's children's fashion club, started by a team of parents including mom and actress Christina Applegate. FabKids is a convenient way for busy parents to shop. It's an outfit club -- so parents get monthly selections of super affordable, high-quality fashions personalized for their kids.
Check out more of their holiday trends, for boys and girls, at Fabkids.com
And, I have to say, Jess is so in love with this dress she many never take it off!
Belated Birthdays and Autumn Days
"What is that sound?" you say. Why, that is the sound of silence, the sound of subtle winds blowing across autumn trees, the sound of soft snow falling outside my window as I write and the sound of stillness found here with this space. That is the sound of life being turned upside down and tossed around. If you follow me here or on Instagram, then you probably know our life has become overwhelmingly busy these days.
Life may be busy and full of surprises, but we certainly didn't forget the celebrations. I still can't believe that Jessica is four; a four year old going on twelve. There are days that I feel we have skipped the toddler stage and moved right into the little girl stage. We always wish for time to stand still, and at this point in my life I'd give anything for time to stand still.
"Time flies over us, but leaves its shadow behind."
Nathaniel Hawthorne
Transitioning Your Child's Wardrobe
With the change of the season comes a change of the wardrobe, but transitioning your child's clothing does not have to be a difficult task and it does not have to break the bank. For both boys and girls I have found that layers are the key! Most likely your littles are similar to mine and they are active and always on the go. As they move about from their day-to-day activities they are constantly shedding layers and then adding layers as they go from indoor to outdoor actives.
To wear a summer dress into the fall add a long sleeve shirt underneath or a cardigan on top. Pair it with knee high socks or even jeans for a whimsy, creative look. For boys we add a sweater or cardigan and switch out sandals for rain boots or ankle boots.
Another option is to consider pieces that are transitional and can easily transform into new outfits. Pictured above, Jessica wears the Serendipity Dress by Horray Haroo. The Serendipity dress lasts years rather than months because it is a grow-with-me style that transitions from a dress to a top to a skirt. The long straps allow for creativity in styling the dress so you can choose to wear the dress as a halter style or loop it through the back to create a bow. You can also wrap the straps around to feature a bow in the front.
As the days become cooler around here we'll pair our Serendipity Dress with leggings, boots and a long-sleeve top. On those extra cold days, which we tend to see around here, we'll add a sweater for extra warm!
*This post is in partnership with Horray Haroo. Hooray Haroo is a fun brand that creates stylish and delightful looks for children of all ages. Their wide range of kids apparel and accessories are targeted to quality focused parents and appeal to both budget minded and high end shoppers. Their designs may be simple or complex, but are designed with attention to details nd made with care. Their goal is to make children's clothing that reflects the spirit of joy, and freedom of play.
Jonas: This reminds me of Ferdinand the bull, sitting under the cork tree smelling all the pretty flowers.
Joshua: Determined to carry his bag of apples on his own.
Jessica: Soaking in the end of September's sun.
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Jonas: His first experience with an out of state soccer tournament.
Joshua: First grade field trips and making new friends.
Jessica: These days, it's all about the braids.
Thank you Jodi for hosting this series.
Autumn Air in the Orchard
A silence lingered in the still autumn air as we slowly approached the orchard. The rows of seasoned trees were met with overgrown grass and fallen apples that smelled of candied sweetness. A sweetness that yearned to find its way into freshly baked pies, cinnamon applesauce cooked on the stovetop and warm vanilla muffins and breads.
We were the only ones in the orchard. The stillness surrounded us and we ran quickly from apple tree to apple tree. The red delicious merged into the golden delicious and our baskets immediately filled with an array of colors. Bursts of deep reds and bright greens rolled from our hands as picked the pops of color from low hanging bows. The changing leaves brushed our hair and scratched our bare arms; we reached as high as our fingertips would allow, standing on tippy toes and swaying for balance in the soft wind.
My kitchen counters are covered in those sweet apples, an entire bushel of them to be exact! I always wondered just how many apples are in a bushel. Forty-two pounds later I now know. The autumn air has traveled from the orchard and into our home. October, we welcome you with open arms.
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One of the key metrics in the smartphone battle is the number of apps in your App Store (or whatever vendors are legally allowed to call them without drawing a lawsuit from Cupertino). On those grounds, Microsoft has had a great week, with news that Microsoft is the fastest smartphone maker yet to hit the psychologically important 10,000-app milestone.
As things stand, Microsoft has a long way to go. The Business Insider blog posted its own count of apps earlier this month. Apple's iPhone led the chart with 350,000 apps, Google's Android was next with 250,000, RIM's BlackBerry had 20,000, and Microsoft's Windows Phone 7 had 9,000 at the time.
Maybe Microsoft's strategy of letting employees moonlight by developing Windows Phone 7 apps is paying off? There are a lot of smart developers inside Microsoft's walls. Getting their competitive and entrepreneurial juices flowing at the same time is a great strategy for seeding a Windows Phone 7 market.
Offhand, I asked one Microsoft developer, Dave Mendlen, at the end of a recent interview if he had any Windows Phone 7 apps in progress. The senior director of developer marketing at Microsoft said he'd already finished a TiVo remote control app for his wife, and he was working on a Netflix app.
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text: Emotions Print Understanding the Cannon-Bard Theory of Emotion By Kendra Cherry facebook twitter Kendra Cherry, MS, is an author, educational consultant, and speaker focused on helping students learn about psychology. Learn about our editorial policy Kendra Cherry Updated on November 01, 2018 PeopleImages.com / DigitalVision / Getty Images More in Psychology Emotions Psychotherapy Basics Student Resources History and Biographies Theories Phobias Sleep and Dreaming The Cannon-Bard theory of emotion, also known as the Thalamic theory of emotion, is a physiological explanation of emotion developed by Walter Cannon and Philip Bard. Cannon-Bard theory states that we feel emotions and experience physiological reactions such as sweating, trembling, and muscle tension simultaneously. How the Cannon-Bard Theory Works More specifically, it is suggested that emotions result when the thalamus sends a message to the brain in response to a stimulus, resulting in a physiological reaction. For example: I see a snake --> I am afraid, and I begin to tremble. According to the Cannon-Bard theory of emotion, we react to a stimulus and experience the associated emotion at the same time. For example, imagine that you are walking to your car through a darkened parking garage. You hear the sounds of footsteps trailing behind you, and spot a shadowy figure slowly following you as you make your way to your car. According to the Cannon-Bard theory of emotion, you will experience feelings of fear and physical reaction at the same time. You will begin to feel fearful, and your heart will begin to race. You rush to your car, lock the doors behind you and rush out of the parking garage to head home. The Cannon-Bard theory differs from other theories of emotion such as the James-Lange theory of emotion, which argues that physiological responses occur first and result and are the cause of emotions. How the Cannon-Bard Theory Differs From Other Theories of Emotion The James-Lange theory was the dominant theory of emotion at the time, but Harvard physiologist Walter Cannon and his doctoral student Philip Bard felt that the theory did not accurately reflect how emotional experiences take place. William James's theory suggested that people first experience a physiological reaction in response to a stimulus in the environment. People then experience some sort of physiological reaction to this stimulus which is then labeled as an emotion. For example, if you encounter a growling dog, you might begin to breathe rapidly and tremble. James-Lange theory would then suggest that you would label those feelings as fear. Cannon's work instead suggested that emotions could be experienced even when the body does not reveal a physiological reaction. In other cases, he noted, physiological reactions to different emotions can be extremely similar. People experience sweating, a racing heartbeat and increased respiration in response to fear, excitement, and anger. These emotions are very different, but the physiological responses are the same. Cannon and Bard instead suggested that the experience of emotion was not dependent upon interpreting the body's physiological reactions. Instead, they believed that the emotion and the physical response occur simultaneously and that one was not dependent upon the other. Cannon-Bard theory was formulated as a reaction to the James-Lange theory of emotion. Where James-Lange theory represented a physiological explanation for emotions, the Cannon-Bard theory represents and neurobiological approach. Another more recent theory is the Schacter-Singer theory of emotion (also known as two-factor) theory, which takes a cognitive approach to explain emotion. The Schacter-Singer theory draws on elements of both James-Lange theory and Cannon-Bard theory, proposing that physiological arousal occurs first but that such reactions are often similar for different emotions. The theory suggests that the physiological reactions must be cognitively labeled and interpreted as a particular emotion. The theory emphasizes the role that cognition and elements of the situation play in the experience of emotion. Was this page helpful? Thanks for your feedback! Ever wonder what your personality type means? Sign up to find out more in our Healthy Mind newsletter. Sign Up You're in! Thank you, {{form.email}}, for signing up. There was an error. Please try again. What are your concerns? Other Inaccurate Hard to Understand Submit Article Sources Verywell Mind uses only high-quality sources, including peer-reviewed studies, to support the facts within our articles. Read our editorial policy to learn more about how we fact-check and keep our content accurate, reliable, and trustworthy. Cannon, W. B. (1927) The James-Lange Theory of Emotion: A Critical Examination and an Alternative Theory. American Journal of Psychology, 39, 10-124. Continue Reading


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Dreamland Arts and Crafts Café.♥8:38 PM
There are so many new restaurants sprouting here and there that I can't help but get curious and want to try them out. Though sometimes...
Other than food, they also sell some knick-knacks and accessories. :)
Another thing you should know is that, Dreamland has no wifi. They encourage their guests to talk or maybe do artsy things, so technology would have to wait. Unless you have 3G or LTE, of course, then so be it. =P


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I think I'm stuck on chalkboards lately. This is a nifty craft idea, but an even niftier (is that a word? – my WordPress proofreader doesn't think so) idea is to use a Silhouette Portrait Machine to create one. This would make an awesome present for a teacher or just for yourself to keep track of the birthdays of family and friends.
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I recently had the opportunity to work with the beautiful model Stephany Lee. We landed at a really cool park and produced some really awesome photos. Take a look at the promo video we made with Stephany and enjoy the photoset. Hope you all have a wonderful Monday!
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Little Owls: Native American Children's Items
We have gathered over 30 amazing pieces to create one of the most comprehensive shows of children's items. Native American kids' belongings are extremely collectible, in part due to their authenticity and use, and also due to their relative scarcity. In our show are toy tipis, dolls, and utilitarian pieces. Of note in this category are a child's saddle, saddle bags, tipi bags, and an early tipi backrest. Join us to view the show during Palates & Palettes and through October 15th.
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Every time you have some friends over, for a party or a game night, or just when you gather to watch a movie or something, there always the question of what to serve them beside beer or other alcohol drink :) Instead of buying some snack food from the store, …Read More »
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Ham and Cheese Pretzel Bites
I think pretzel bites are one of the best starters in the whole world. They are just what you need to keep your guests happy and interested for the rest of the dinner party. Also perfect as a snack food when you have your friends over to watch/play a game. …Read More »
Honey Glazed Chicken and Bacon Bites
The Christmas is already gone, but we still have New Year to celebrate. After we have enjoyed family lunches and dinners with our beloved families, we choose to celebrate New Year's Eve with our friends and really party :). For this kind of parties, were we sing, dance, drink, etc., …Read More »
Pizza Cones
This is a different why to present you pizza, not on a plate but in a glass in form of a cone :). Serve them as a snack when you are hosting a game night, as they are easy to make and everybody will love them.. Ingredients: refrigerated classic …Read More »
Slow Cooker Barbecue Nachos
You need to have some friends over to watch a football game or some game show? This is the perfect snack you can make for them: is easy to make, fast and looks absolutely delicious. No need to to say that I am a nachos friend :D so next time …Read More »
Crispy Baked Zucchini Fries
These zucchini fries are the perfect idea for a tasty snack or side dish for a any red meat meal. Very easy to make, with only few ingredients needed (one zucchini, Parmesan cheese, milk, bread crumbs, garlic and seasoning) and little time to get them done (about 30-40 minutes, …Read More »
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If you are out of idea for appetizers or snacks here is a great, fun idea:Pizza nachos. Wonderful for friends get-together, when you play games, watch movies or football games, this pizza nachos is delicious and easy yo make. The dough is replaces with salty tortilla chips, many of us …Read More »
Espresso Laced Chewy Granola Bars
I think this is the perfect Granola bars recipe! I like eating for breakfast granola bars with yogurt, or yogurt with cereals like rye or oat flakes, but lots of the granola bars I found in stores or recipe I've found on the internet use a lot of dried fruits …Read More »


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An Evening With Carly Simon
At the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts
Oct 27 , 2009 Doors: 7:30pm Show: 11:00PM
Join Executive Director Robert Santelli as he brings The GRAMMY Museum's acclaimed public programs to New York with "American Express Presents An Evening With Carly Simon" at the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts (Lincoln Center). Before an intimate audience of 200, hear a rare conversation and performance with the beloved singer-songwriter the day her new album, Never Been Gone, is released.
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Digitalisation means opportunities and challenges for all sectors in the federal state, i.e. for industry, crafts, commerce, hospitality and services as a whole. However, Business 4.0 does not restrict itself to the technological aspects of networking and digitalisation along the entire value chain of products and services. Business 4.0 also includes changes at process level as well as non-technological innovation in the sense of smart services and interconnected work structures, new leadership concepts, changes in company culture as well as new business models.
Against this background, the 'Business 4.0 Initiative' is a roof that allows existing activities of Business 4.0 across sectors while creating added value for all stakeholders. By connecting existing and new activities, additional momentum can be generated for digitalisation by exchanging experience and sharing knowledge between different industries and sectors. An industry-spanning approach is to be applied in order to address and handle cross-section topics. The 'Business 4.0 Initiative' roof therefore spans across several industry pillars, such as the 'Industry 4.0 Alliance', Crafts 4.0, Freelance Professions 4.0 and Services 4.0 and could also include other initiatives, for instance, for the construction and health sectors. Information and communication technologies and software are key enablers for the digitalisation of the economy. Further qualification, Labour 4.0, Technology and Science Transfer 4.0, IT security, new digital companies and start-ups, new business models, financing and internationalisation are important foundations and cross-sectional areas for the 'Business 4.0 Initiative'.
Digitalisation means opportunities and challenges for all sectors in the federal state, i.e. for industry, crafts, commerce, hospitality and services as a whole. However, Business 4.0 does not restrict itself to the technological aspects of networking and digitalisation along the entire value chain of products and services. Business 4.0 also includes changes at process level as well as non-technological innovation in the sense of smart services and interconnected work structures, new leadership concepts, changes in company culture as well as new business models.
It is clear that the level of digitalisation varies between companies and industries and that this will continue in the future. On the one hand, there are digital newbees who, for various reasons, are rather hesitant to embark on the digital transformation. On the other hand, there are digital pioneers – often young companies from the IT sector whose business models are already largely digitalised. In between, there is the digital middle with many companies who, despite being open to digital change, still have a long way to go towards digitalisation.
In order to support the digitalisation of the different groups of businesses, support measures must be tuned to the different target groups. Digital newbees, for instance, also require suitable consultancy support, whilst the digital middle needs support when it comes to transferring knowledge and securing the supply of skilled labour. Digital pioneers, on the other hand, require support from academia, with venture capital and for market access.
Digitalisation will transform the working world fundamentally, both with a view to future employment prospects and with regard to individual workplaces and activities. The joint aim of the Ministry of Economic Affairs, Labour and Housing, of the social partners, chambers, associations and academia is to successfully design this transformation process, to protect employment and to create good and safe jobs.
The opportunities for work and employment that result from digitalisation can be best exploited if employees and their representatives are involved in the introduction and design process at an early stage. Co-determination and collective agreements are an appropriate way to develop good and fitting solutions that consider the economic interests of companies as well as the interests of employees in good working conditions.
The availability of skilled employees with sufficient digital expertise is an important criterion for the success of the digitalisation of the economy. The 'Baden-Württemberg Skilled Labour Alliance' (Fachkräfteallianz Baden-Württemberg) is doing much to jointly create the preconditions to secure the availability of skilled labour for the digital economy. Good working conditions, a workplace design conducive to learning and professional development are important factors when it comes to securing the availability of digital experts.
The digital transformation creates additional options for achieving equal opportunities, and company culture 4.0 by increasingly enabling flexible, employee-specific work and career models. Changed requirement profiles and working structures, especially in the MINT professions, offer opportunities to make these professions more attractive and to increase the share of women in jobs.
The qualification and professional development of employees have a key role to play in the transformation process. The framework conditions for determining demand for offers as well as the use and selection of these offers must be improved for both employees and employers. With a view to demand for skilled personnel during the digital transformation, media competence and computer lessons already in schools are already becoming increasingly important. More importantly, however, digital education must be strengthened in the field of vocational training and professional development in order to improve employment opportunities for those currently in jobs and for future employees. Today's vocational training and professional development schemes must consider the working world of tomorrow. In this context, special attention must also be paid to the development of digital skills of people without an official school leaving qualification and of semi-skilled and unskilled workers. What's more, suitable measures must be implemented in order to strengthen the digital skills of women and to attract them to MINT professions and specifically digital jobs.
In order to strengthen digital skills in vocational training and professional development, the partners of the education alliance agreed to respond to the current need for action, develop realistic solutions and to communicate the topic of digital change to employers offering training jobs. In this context, it is also important to use the potential of digitalisation as an opportunity to intensify co-operation between vocational schools and employers as places of learning.
A powerful broadband infrastructure is a key precondition for successful digitalisation and hence the future of Baden-Württemberg as a place for medium-sized businesses and innovation. A precondition for the implementation of the gigabit society is an ideally nation-wide optical fibre infrastructure that permits equally powerful Internet access using both land lines and mobile devices. With its broadband initiative, the federal state government therefore supports the development of powerful, reliable and sustainable mobile and cabled networks for its entire territory as well as hybrid solutions as technology mixes to bring the optical fibre closer and closer to the user. In this context, the federal state government also ensures the maximum possible coverage for both urban and rural spaces in order to avoid a digital divide between urban and rural areas.
In the coming years, it is not just millions of smartphones and computers that will be interconnected, but also billions of devices world-wide will communicate with each other. 5G, the mobile radio and network technology of the future, will improve communication significantly. By multiplying data capacity and dramatically cutting response times, 5G will fulfil the future communication requirements of a completely interconnected society to a much greater extent than currently possible. 5G thus creates a vital basis for new applications in smart mobility, industry 4.0, the Internet of things and services in general.
6. Promoting both digital lighthouses with international reach and digitalisation at a state-wide and national level
Baden-Württemberg needs digital lighthouses with international reach in the fields of business and research too. These lighthouses are vital with a view to both national and international digitalisation competition and the profile of the federal state of Baden-Württemberg. Digitalisation of the economy is a tremendous opportunity to ensure the federal state's economic success for the future and to maintain and expand Baden-Württemberg's currently leading role in international competition. Digital solutions from Baden-Württemberg, for instance, in the fields of Industry 4.0, mobility as well as information and communication technology, are trademarks that can ensure the federal state's international competitive edge in the future.
However, digitalisation must cover the entire territory of the federal state if the federal state is to be made fit for the future. It is therefore important that the federal state's enterprises are supported in their digitalisation efforts throughout the state's territory. This includes access to research institutes, knowledge transfer institutions and suitable consultancy and advisory bodies, not just for existing companies, but also for start-ups.
The digitalisation of the economy means that innovation will become ever more important. This applies to both technical and non-technical innovation (service innovation, new process, organisation and marketing concepts or business models and platforms) and equally to social innovation, i.e. solutions to master urgent social challenges.
New digital technologies, digital business models and new innovation processes, such as open innovation, will become increasingly important. It is also essential to develop and communicate a sovereign approach towards the use of digital solutions. With its well-developed research infrastructure, especially in the field of business-near research, and its dense network of institutions for knowledge transfer, Baden-Württemberg is in a perfect position to support businesses in their digital innovation. The federal state also benefits from its existing cluster structures.
The technology commissioner appointed by the federal state government has the specific task of supporting businesses in their digital innovation efforts.
Baden-Württemberg is famous for the outstanding quality of the federal state's start-ups which is reflected by higher survival rates of young entrepreneurs compared to their counterparts in other federal states. However, greater start-up momentum is becoming increasingly important as the digitalisation of the economy proceeds. In the digital age, it is more and more young and agile companies with disruptive business models who are driving innovation. However, Baden-Württemberg's start-up scene cannot be compared to cities like Berlin; instead, it is made up of several regional ecosystems with different technological orientation.
Fierce competition for the best start-ups has long since begun at national and international level. Baden-Württemberg must assume an even more aggressive role in this competition, focus and market its strengths as a start-up federal state and achieve international standing in the development, support and financing of scalable business models.
Numerous surveys confirm that many enterprises still consider IT security to be a major obstacle in the process of digitalising the economy. A state-wide outreach effort is needed now to inform small and medium-sized enterprises and to improve the knowledge transfer from research and between companies. Research in the field of IT and data security must be pursued with determination.
Baden-Württemberg has good preconditions for this, with institutions and initiatives, such as the IT Security Competence Centre, the Digital innovation Centre (DIZ) and the Competence Centre for Applied Security Technology (KASTEL) whose effect will have to be strengthened further. The assessment and transfer of existing security technologies from research to practical application are of particular importance. On top of this, there is considerable demand for qualification measures for employees who as IT users should have security technology skills as well as for special IT security experts. At present, there is a lack of personnel with skills in data protection and security.
The digitalisation of the economy calls for framework conditions that are conducive to investment and innovation, that ensure efficient support for research and development and create sufficient incentives for investment in digital solutions at companies. Especially when it comes to driving digital innovation at medium-sized enterprises, the introduction of tax benefits to promote R&D could be crucial. What is also important is a regulatory framework that ensures fair competition between young start-ups and established companies in the field of labour, tax and competition law as well as consumer and data protection and data use. This is the only way to master the challenges of the sharing economy, for instance, in the hospitality, transport and crafts sectors, and to benefit from the opportunities of a 'platform economy'. What's more, an adequate legal framework is also necessary for certain other applications, such as digital mobility and automated driving. Policymakers are called upon to design the economic and legal conditions (for instance, in tax and labour law) together with partners from the business sector, unions, associations and society as a whole in a manner that ensures maximum use of the opportunities of digitalisation with minimum risk.


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