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Hospice Realizes Benefits of Secure Messaging
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Doctors Use Secure Messaging to Enhance Care of Vulnerable Populations
March 2, 2015
Texting is pervasive for personal and business use. In any given facility, healthcare or otherwise, texting is used as a quick way to ask a question, give an opinion and acquire information. Like many healthcare organizations, Hospice of Hope's staff communicated with their colleagues through various methods including texts, email messages, phone calls and faxes. Hospice of Hope began using DrFirst's secure text messaging tool, Backline®, to create a protected environment for vital messages to be sent throughout their organization.
Prior to implementing Backline, Hospice of Hope faced several communications and security challenges, including: limited ability to monitor text messages sent or received; potential HIPAA violations from non-secure text and email communications; back-and-forth phone calls to relay information to on-call staff and lack of efficient means to share documents, such as overnight reports.
"Though we had policies in place against sending any patient information via text message, it was difficult to completely prevent employees from texting without a program to provide a means to communicate, while ensuring that they are following policy," said Shawn Flaugher, Business Manager for Hospice of Hope.
Hospice of Hope learned about Backline when they were looking at DrFirst's e-prescribing functionality and saw that the company also has a secure text messaging solution. "We knew that Backline would be a good way for our staff to send information electronically. Backline is also very reasonably priced compared to some of the other solutions we had looked at," said Flaugher.
Backline is easy to use, and enables HIPAA-compliant secure communication and collaboration specifically designed for the healthcare environment. The tool helps organizations like Hospice of Hope implement optimal secure texting, which staff can use to quickly reach each other, collaborate and work more efficiently using a one-to-one, group or PatientCentered Chat. The solution connects providers in real-time conversations to support care in progress at any time, from any location.
The solution not only made all text communications secure and easily accessible for view by administrators at Hospice of Hope, it also improved productivity. "Our receptionist loves Backline. She spends less time trying to get in touch with people to relay phone calls and information," said Flaugher. "Some of our nurses have also commented on the benefits: they can now easily send a message without having to wait for a staff member to call back to get more information, and that has really saved them time."
"From my perspective, I see improved productivity from our old pharmacy fill requests. In the past, our nurses sent pharmacy patient refill requests through many different modes of communication. We were getting some through fax, and some through email. Without a consistent process, our nurses weren't always sure if we had received the information. We haven't heard anyone say a request was sent but not received since we implemented Backline."
Working with DrFirst has been simple and Hospice of Hope gets their questions and concerns addressed in a timely manner. "Working with the help desk has been very easy. With a lot of places you don't get a direct connection with a person," said Daniel Forsythe, Certified Pharmacy Technician for Hospice of Hope. "The fact that we have a one-on-one relationship with DrFirst's technical team has been really great for us."
In addition to the close working relationship with DrFirst, Hospice of Hope realized many other benefits. "If I had to list the best parts of the solution, it would be secure communication and efficient communication because we can get information much sooner, efficiently and quickly," said Flaugher.
"HIPAA compliance is also a huge benefit. We no longer have to field emails that say, 'why didn't you password protect this?' or 'why are you putting so much information in a non-secure email?' Now we don't have to worry about potential PHI being sent insecurely because the mode of communication is secure," said Forsythe. "Reduction in the need to continually be chastising our staff about risk management is an unexpected benefit."
Hospice of Hope rolled out users one team at a time, giving consideration as to how to implement Backline into their workflows to most effectively distribute information. The organization currently has 85 users from the 125-person team. "I was satisfied with the training that I received and another administrator said that she was also very satisfied," said Forsythe. "As soon as our training was completed we both felt confident using the communication tools and administrative oversight tools. The interface itself is so simple, there's not much DrFirst had to teach us."


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The Fall issue of Local Banquet features stories on eating mutton, on how one restauratuer goes to great lengths to source local food, and how a new on-farm pasteurizer (created by Bob-White Systems of South Royalton) is transforming a dairy farm in upstate New York. Also: articles on making homemade cough syrup with local herbs and a sneak peak at Rowan Jacobsen's new book on apple varieties. Read it all here: www.localbanquet.com
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Overcome evil with good. We continue to see the hand of evil at work in our world. People went to church in Sutherland Springs to worship God. However, a deranged person had murder in his heart. When I heard about it, my heart was filled with sadness for the families. Immediately we want to know "why." We still do not know the motive behind the mass shooting in Las Vegas.
There are a lot of questions. Why is there so much intense hatred? Why the escalation of blatant, ruthless division? I know the theological answers – the human heart is depraved. Evil is never satisfied!
While there is a lot I don't understand, I must live out the timeless truths that I do understand. The last verse of Romans 12 instructs us to "overcome evil with good." That does not mean we accept evil. It means that we do not respond to evil with evil. We respond to evil with good. The issue here is one of the heart. I must examine my heart and ensure that it does not become hardened, cynical, and caustic. Earlier in the chapter, we are instructed to "abhor" evil. Hating evil does not mean that I respond to evil with the very nature I am to abhor. I believe this is one of the greatest challenges believers face today. The only way we can possibly respond appropriately is by the power of God.


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Blue Ridge Discusses The Advantages of Cloud-Based Solutions in NewEDI Podcast
Marietta, GA (PRWEB) July 02, 2014
Leading Cloud demand planning, forecasting, replenishment and analytics provider Blue Ridge recently provided insight about modern supply chain technology during an interview conducted on the Intersections with NewEDI podcast[1]. Greg White, Blue Ridge CEO, discussed how powerful data produced at the point of purchase is to a retailer when aligning inventory to optimize supply chain efficiency.
The conversation focused on multichannel retailing and the value of leveraging customer data from the point of sale back up the supply chain to ensure proper demand planning and inventory positioning. White stated, "It is so important to continually translate that consumer demand up the supply chain to get the most accurate forecast for every appropriate tier of the supply chain, including distribution centers, suppliers, manufacturers, and raw materials."
The interview branched out into a discussion about the challenges of managing thousands upon thousands of transactions in the context of a complex supply chain. Both large and small retailers have to deal with several levels of data, and White weighed in on the debate about on-premise versus Cloud solutions[2]. In speaking about how Cloud solutions can help with this process, White commented, "With all of these transactions between a retailer and their manufacturers and suppliers, this creates a huge burden on hardware and data storage. The Cloud offers an unlimited power of availability and scalability to retailers for handling these transactions in a cost-effective manner."
The Intersections with NewEDI podcast interview with Greg White can be heard at http://newedi.podbean.com[3].
About Blue Ridge
Blue Ridge Cloud supply chain planning and analytics solutions provide next-level visibility and precision in demand forecasting, planning and replenishment to retailers, distributors, and manufacturers. By optimizing product availability, inventory, and logistics costs, these companies increase cash flow by 50 percent or more and improve sales by double-digits, while stabilizing or even reducing inventory up to 30 percent. Blue Ridge demand-driven solutions can be implemented in as little as 90 days and scaled to the most complex supply chains. For more information, visit http://www.blueridgeinventory.com[4].
About Intersections with NewEDI
Intersections with NewEDI is a forum for thought leaders to discuss different approaches for solving supply chain challenges. Whether the topic is technology, processes excellence or real-world use cases, all discussions ultimately intersect at the importance of data in solving problems.
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definitive jux
: 12-09-04
Okay, please introduce yourself.
I am Despot. The rapper to end all rappers. The Napoleon of this rap shit. A walking rap megalopolis on wheels walking.
Any crew affiliations we should know about?
Only crews I am officially down with are Lo Lifes and Level X muhfucka.
Level X? Who dat?
Level X is a crew that was founded by Many Styles a while back. It was basically just a bunch of kids who you would see outside of every hip hop event in NYC starting huge ciphers. I got down with 'em when I became friends with Many and been down ever since. Current members are me, Many Styles, Phobia, Reason, and Logic.
Any crew album planned? Or what are them guys doing by themselves?
No concrete plans for a crew album at this point, and who knows if it will ever happen; I would like for it to happen. Many has a whole album done that he's shopping around and will hopefully come out in the near future. Reason has been working on solo shit and working with many as well, not really sure what logic or phobia are up to.
Now Lo Lifes? How did you get down with them?
I been rockin' Lo for years and years. A few years back I linked up with Hy-Lo - who is an original Lo-Life member - through my boy Mey from Queens. After I met Hy I met a few other original cats like Rahb, Bagz, Flash, and whoever else and eventually I became official and have been reppin' ever since.
Do you guys have club meetings where you eat sandwiches and discuss new dress codes?
Ooh, too bad. So what involves being a Lo Life then?
Stayin dipped. Robbin' Lo whenever possible. Wheelin' and dealin'.
Any news on the Lo Life's music you can share with us?
Where are you from?
Forest Krills. Cop Killa Queens. Born and raised. 22 years in the same apartment. Hell's Gate is the block, gee.
How is life there?
It is trife. As Mobb Deep once so eloquently put it.
And that's a good thing? Not what Mobb said, but the other thing?
I'm not sure what you're asking me here; is the fact that it is trife a good thing? Yes and no? I feel like comin' up in that neighborhood and watching it progressively get worse and losing a friend or two has shaped me as a person and taught me a lot. I wouldn't have had it any other way.
What do we need to know about you?
I am hopelessly obsessed with kicks and vintage Lo; that means Polo, you fuckin jerks. I spent much of my early days hurting people with my hands on the mean streets of Queens and walking around with a giant radio and giant pants. At that time, I was known on the block as 'Puff' because I was a very young kid and I smoked a lot of weed.
This was before anyone gave a shit about P Diddy. Therefore, I am the original Puff. I no longer do any drugs because I have completely lost my mind and I am scared of losing more of it.
What would you like to tell us about you, that we probably don't care to know? (smile)
Look if you don't care, I don't care either. Whatever guys. Uhm I am miserable and self loathing.
I know you're working on an album, right? Tell us about that.
I am indeed working on an album. So far, not very much of it is done as I am a full time college student and professional hustler. The majority of the production will be handled by Blockhead - of Blockhead fame - and the guests look something like Masai Bey, Vordul, Breezly Brewin, Aesop Rock, and LoDeck? The album will document and elaborately discuss the goings on in the minds of cockroaches and the proper place in this world for Tupperware.
You say the time's not there, but is the motivation there?
The motivation is definitely there, and I am positive at this point that this is what I wanna do with my life. I am considering taking a 'break' from college to work harder on the album and maybe do some shows and shit. I am starting to feel like I'm wasting my time at school anyway. But they have chipmunks here.
How did you hook up with Definitive Jux?
Through mutual friends. I have been hangin' around the whole NYC rap friends coalition for a long time, spent a lot of time sitting in a chair in Bobbito's Footwork, did some open mics here and there when open mics didn't suck quite as much. Did some little shitty shows here and there when those shows didn't suck quite as much. I think the bug first got in El's ear when I did that joint with LoDeck on "Euphony". Then somewhere down the line I handed him a CD with two joints I did on it. And those became a single.
That's the Definitive Jux 12" "Homesickness" I assume. You also mentioned the track on "Euphony", which would be "Cynical Bastard". Anything else you've done?
There are a couple of other things I have done that I would rather not talk about. If anyone stumbles upon them that's fine but I'm not gonna encourage you. I have been doing this shit for a long time so there are some skeletons in the closet here and there.
Def Jux has established itself to be one of the big indy labels. What do you think the significance of the label was and will be?
I think Def Jux is an incredible label for a million reasons and it's really the only place I am interested in putting out my music right now. I think it's the first label out of NYC - or out of America - or in the world - that is completely run by cats who are well versed in all this rap shit and have a very good grasp on the business end as well. The comradery among the artists and the staff on the label is incredible and they actually make me feel like someone might give a shit about all this shit I am spewing out.
Significance of the label on a larger scale, I would say they brought out a lot of cats who were just sort of doing their thing by themselves and unsure of where they could take it and made them realize that there were a lot of people out there waiting to hear exactly what they were putting out and providing a real outlet for them. I feel like they more or less captured this whole feeling that was going on in NYC at a certain time and the various artists who reacted to it and spread it out.
Of course they branched off to some other locales after that but I think there is still a very rigid principle of quality control and a very well developed understanding of the art that guides what kind of shit comes out on this label. So I'm very proud to be a part of it.
At this point it seems like things could only get bigger and better for the label despite the criticism that is thrown around from time to time. A lot of incredible people have gained widespread recognition because of this label and now it's time to use that as a tool and make people realize that there is a lot of fresh shit out there.
What can or will your position be in the bigger picture of Def Jux?
I only intend to be another addition to the roster if all goes well. Once the album is out I will make whatever I can of that.
Tell us what you hope we'll get out of this music.
I hope I could translate my own experience somewhat accurately and people can appreciate where I'm at right now. I feel like my angle is very different than a lot of shit that is out already in that I have a certain unique experience of sitting in one place for way too long and watching it turn into hell; and simultaneously watching myself turn into a resident of hell. I hope you will all come and live in hell with me.
So how much of your lyrics is you and how much is you having a blast?
My lyrics are all me. I have never had a blast in my life.
How did you get into this lil' culture we call hip hop?
I guess it was just all around me when I was growing up. It was pretty hard to avoid. I feel like I wasn't really knee deep in it until I started makin' Stretch and Bobbito tapes every week. I think that was an incredibly important step in my understanding of all the different kinds of shit that is out there and it spawned a dedication in me that probably wasn't there before.
Would you do Dipset or 50 Cents type rap if it wasn't for Stretch & Bobbito?
I don't think it would be Dipset or 50 Cent type shit. It would be more that Queens Thug shit. Yes, 50 is from Queens but to me he's not from that same circle and doesn't have that style.
Although I feel like just getting older and growing out of a lot of things may have changed my style significantly even if I hadn't discovered 'underground' hip hop.
There's a million subgenres of rap now: what is the one most appropriate for you?
Your girl.
File sharing on the internet: I do it too, or I'll do you if you do it?
I'll do you if you do it? Chill out, money.
That's a yes, right?
Sure. To an extent. I mostly only 'share' files with my friends; sendin' shit back and forth. I'm not really too big on using any of those file sharing programs. Most of the music I have is either some shit I bought or managed to get a free copy of somehow.
What was the last album/showcase/experience that had you go: man, I better step up my skills before I step out with something again?
My single. I hate it. I hope you like it. I'm sorry.
What's there to hate?
So if not your single, what do you actually enjoy listening to right now?
I listen to a lot of Def Jux shit. And MF Doom, Juggaknots, Bigg Jus, LoDeck, old Bobbito tapes. Some weird shit here and there that is tossed at me as a result of being in college.
That weird shit being?
Various strange indy rock shit here and there and some instrumental stuff too. I don't know; whatever my girl listens to.
State of hip hop: good or bad?
Good enough for me.
Anything 'good enough' usually isn't that good at all.
I don't have as much of a problem with it as most people seem to have these days. I think there is great shit coming out on all fronts and there's really no need to bicker about how things suck.
Unfortunately, if there is any subsection where things suck more than they don't suck, it is the 'underground' and that might just be because any asshole with a computer is suddenly a rap star and has five albums of him and his friends talking about wizards, the stars, and the word lyrical.
Let's continue the 'or' game. I give you two options, you pick one:
Vegetarian or Vegan
Brooklyn or Queens
Queens, jerk.
Thugs or Pimps
Thugs kill pimps
Porn or Romantic Comedy
Politicians or Apes
Apples or apples, nahmean
Red or white wine
Fellatio or Cunnilingus
Punchline or metaphor
Do you have a website?
Why the '!'? You don't like website?
I just felt like typing an exclamation point. Back up off me. I was a professional web designer for about two years.
Hey, I remember that. You did the Atoms Family website. That was nice. Can people still hire you?
People can try to hire me. I probably won't do it though. I have definitely improved a lot since the cp records site I did. That was a long time ago. I don't really have a lot of time to dedicate to web design though. Not as interested in it anymore. Everyone does it. If I fail miserably as a rapper maybe I'll go back to it.
Shout outs and/or last comments?
Rap, please wait for me.
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The Art of Logo Design
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Logos surround us in digital and physical space, but we rarely examine the thought and artistic thinking that goes into the design of these symbols. Utilizing a silent vocabulary of colors, shapes, and typography, logo designers give a visual identity to companies and organizations of all types.
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The Series
- Record: 50-14-2 (Michigan leads)
- Since '69: 22-3-0
- First Meeting: 10-8 Northwestern, 10/29/1892, 25th Street Field, Chicago, Illinois
- Last Meeting: 33-17 Michigan, 10/29/2005, Ryan Field
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- Most Points: 55-24, 10/18/1958, Ryan Field
- Since '69: 54-51, 10/28/2000, Ryan Field
- Biggest Margin of Victory: 55-24, 10/18/1958, Ryan Field
- Since '69: 19-13, 10/7/1995, Michigan Stadium
- Biggest Shutout: 9-0, 11/14/1936, Michigan Stadium
- Since '69: N/A
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- Most Points: 72-6, 11/18/1893, Ann Arbor Fairgrounds
- Since '69: 69-0, 10/18/1975, Michigan Stadium*
*Also the biggest margin of victory and largest shutout in the history of the series.
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An already-rough season for the Wildcats isn't getting any easier on Saturday. Last week they surrendered 38 unanswered points to Michigan State in a Division-IA record-setting comeback victory for the Spartans. Northwestern's season is essentially lost in the wake of Randy Walker's passing. With Brett Basanez's graduation, Northwestern's strength this year has been their running game, which should be crushed entirely by Michigan's front seven. The Wildcats traditionally use quicker, smarter players to make up for their size deficiencies, but that doesn't really matter when they try to run against Michigan's front seven.
A defense that gives up 38 second-half points to Michigan State is not one that inspires fear. Lloyd's going to call off the dogs early in this one if we get up big. If we have a win in hand, we don't have anything left to play for; we just want to escape without injury. Ideally, I'd like to see Jason Forcier play the entire fourth quarter with a rotating cast of running backs not named Mike Hart. That said, I'll be mightily disappointed if we don't have a two-touchdown lead going into halftime.
In lieu of further discussion of actual football, I move on to historical facts. In 1860, the state of Wisconsin was riven with tension. The abolitionist governor had publicly speculated that Wisconsin might secede should the federal government fail to outlaw slavery. The state had four militia companies and the State Adjutant General surveyed them to determine whose side they'd take if it came to that. The commander of Milwaukee's Irish Union Guards, though an abolitionist, insisted that it would be treason to go against the federal government. The Guards were promptly disarmed and he lost his commission. They refused to disband, and – in an attempt to raise the money to rearm their unit – sponsored a cruise to Chicago to attend a Democratic party rally and hear Stephen Douglas speak.
Old shipwrecks: Just what you want out of your college football preview.
After the festivities, the passengers re-embarked on the sidewheel steamer Lady Elgin. The captain didn't like the looks of the weather, but the pressure from the passengers and business sense convinced him to head back up the lake to Milwaukee carrying between 600 and 700 souls. Some of the passengers turned in for the night, others took advantage of the party boat. The weather was bad, but not catastrophic. It was the schooner Augusta that did her in.
Full of lumber, the two-masted Augusta was heading down the lake to Chicago. Her crew had failed to lessen sail as the storm blew up and now they were flying out of control, nearly capsizing. Her mate had reported seeing the Lady Elgin, but her captain took no notice of it until it was too late. At 2:30AM the Augusta struck the Elgin aft of her port wheel, snapping off her bowsprit, before running swiftly by, now without her headsails. Eventually she limped into Chicago harbor.
Technically, sail vessels always have the right of way, being at the mercy of the elements, but the signs of poor seamanship abound here. In her day, the crew of the Augusta was heavily criticized. They had to rename the schooner and sneak out of port, running all the way down to the Atlantic to sell her for whatever price they could get.
Meanwhile, the Lady Elgin was coming apart fast. Passengers began chopping the hurricane deck apart to make rafts in the hope of making shore, seven miles away near Winnetka. The Elgin broke up within twenty minutes of the collision, leaving maybe 500 survivors in the water. A lifeboat had been cast off early as part of an attempt to survey the damage, but the first mate and a few crew had been launched in a boat without oars. They were the first to come ashore, and the mate scaled the steep bluffs and raised the alarm. By 8:00AM, volunteers had come to the beach to do what they could, including many Northwestern students.
Fortunately, mid-September Lake Michigan is much warmer than mid-October or -November. Maybe 400 people were still alive as the rafts of wreckage approached the beach. However, the storm had worked up a punishing surf and wicked undertow, killing people on the rocks or dragging the exhausted victims down.
One of the Northwestern students, Edward Spencer, was a strong swimmer. Over and over, he plunged into the surf to bring the living safely ashore. In the end, he saved 18 people on his own. A delirious, exhausted wreck himself at the end, he was unable to go back in. Over and over, he kept asking, "Did I do my best? Did I do my best?"
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Collective Impact: Thoughts from Tom Cook
The mission of the Cook Family Foundation is to serve as a resource for the community and as a catalyst for positive change. Over several decades of funding efforts, we have come to learn that the successes at community improvement are those that involve multiple parties working together for common goals. That is, we believe in collective impact and are willing to provide grant funding to support it. These are my thoughts on the topic:
My Experience
For a number of years now, I have been part of many joint efforts to create positive change: in nonprofit organizations, in my community, on the state and regional level, on boards and as a volunteer, as part of multi-funder efforts, and with small groups of people in both intellectual and recreational settings. The new hot topic is "collective impact," and it sums of much of what I have learned in my experiences.
For 16 years I was part of a leadership program, and much of what I have learned from that experience can be summed up with the mantra "none of us alone is as smart as all of us together." The ideas I have heard presented under the label "collective impact" put a formal structure to this truth.
In Shiawassee County, I have been proud to be involved with the Great Start Collaborative to promote early childhood development. It is a model of what can be accomplished through collective impact. Currently, I have played a small role to help initiate a College Access Network to promote post-secondary education in our community. This effort has formally embraced the collective impact model, and I owe them a thank you for first identifying this approach to me.
There are two articles that sum up collective impact. Here are links to them:
- "Collective Impact": Stanford Social Innovation Review, Winter 2011
- "Channeling Change: Making Collective Impact Work" – Stanford Social Innovation Review, 2012
- "Embracing Emergence: How Collective Impact Addresses Complexity"
– Stanford Social Innovation Review, 2013
I recommend the articles; they are they are relatively short and easy to read; they contain some nice summary components. Through my experience, here is my interpretation of how to create change through collective impact:
Five Components of Collective Impact
- Common Agenda: We all have to agree on where we are going. It's important that a diverse group of stakeholders be brought to the table, and it is necessary to work through people's assumptions, come to a shared understanding of the problem, and develop a common vision for the future. I have been through this exercise many times, and usually find it stimulating; however, it's important to put the vision in writing and have people (literally) sign on to it. It is also critical that the other four components be a part of the process or it will just be a "vision thing."
- Shared Measurement Systems: "What gets measured matters" has been a truth I have encountered often. The evolution of better data and online systems now makes it much easier for a group to share information. Not only does this promote transparency (another of my values), but also if a group can agree on a set of common metrics, it makes for a powerful tool to achieve the goals embodied in the vision, and promote accountability. A shared measurement system makes collective action real.
- Mutually Reinforcing Activities: Collective impact is not about having everyone do the same thing; rather, it is about each organization (or person) doing what they do best, but doing it in a coordinated way in service of the common mission. Creating change and tackling any entrenched problem is a complex task requiring multiple approaches (e.g. Great Start's pediatric health initiative requires working with physicians and their systems, coordinating the staffs of community agencies, as well changing parental behaviors; each requires its own expertise). The key is to get the right people on the bus, have them tackle their part of the problem with the tools they have, but do it in a strategic, coordinated fashion. Asset mapping, i.e. determining what strengths we have as a group, is a great way to start this process. Data measures, shared feedback and other quality improvement tools are the way to guide, and course-correct, progress.
- Continuous Communication: Another frequent topic of conversation in any collective effort seems to be marketing and public relations, and certainly getting out a consistent message is an important part of change. Of greater importance is making sure that there is good communication between and among all participants. This requires, importantly, face-to-face meetings among the leaders of all organizations, and frequent use of electronic communication tools. The former builds trust; the latter creates full awareness.
- Backbone Support Organization: I am perhaps most thankful that the articles explicitly name this as a necessary component to having an impact. I have been involved in too many joint efforts that fail because it is assumed that everyone involved can do just a part of what is needed to move the work forward. A network is important, but something (someone!) has to keep it tied together and give it structure. To quote, "Creating and managing collective impact requires a separate organization and staff with a very specific set of skills to serve as the backbone for the entire initiative. Coordination takes time, and none of the participating organizations has any to spare." My new commitment as a funder is to make sure that this staff function is financially supported.
Turf and Tenacity: a final note comes from several of my colleagues on the reality of carrying out collective impact. Any effective collaborative effort is a messy process that requires a commitment to working (hard), and working through the inevitable issues that arise in relating to other people and other organizations. We are all proud of our work (or we should be!) and sometimes it is hard to give up some of the control, the credit, or even our funds (i.e. "turf"). But this can be necessary to make progress. Anyone engaged in collective impact needs to be conscious of their partners and be committed to working through the tough patches. Like anything, you need to stick to it to have success.
Funding from the Cook Family Foundation
The Cook Family Foundation wants to initiate, participate and financially support collaborative efforts in Shiawassee County. The Collective Impact process and its defining components gives us a way to talk about what we can do together to create positive change in the community. Because each effort is unique given the issues, stakeholders, and timeline, we do not have a formal grant application process. Rather, we would welcome an e-mail inquiry and the opportunity to have a conversation about how we can work together.
For more information, contact Tom Cook at (989) 725-1621 or [email protected].


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Gang, it's been a long haul. We are counting down the days until our next vacation. One-and-a-half months. Getting four days off at Easter kind of made things worse, since I decided (foolishly? wisely?) to skip the nanny. Cara worked every day, which meant that Daddy was a playground for the entire four days he had off.
Which is great. Don't get Daddy wrong. Daddy loves playing with Caia.
It's just …
The exhaustion …
This Sunday, we went for our customary walk along Fifth Avenue here in Playa del Carmen. Caia loves this time because she gets to look at all the shops, the ubiquitous street cats, and break Daddy's sunglasses (to the delight of passersby). Daddy likes it because Caia loves riding on his shoulders which makes him feel like a real man, and the two kilometer walk makes Caia sleepy, ensuring nap-time is a 'Go.'
I wanted to make something that would require minimal effort on my part, on account of the tired. Megan was going to do the salad and dessert, as usual, and I needed to tackle the main. Thinking inside the box, I came up with Cottage Pie.
On the Menu: Organic Green Garden Salad with Strawberries, Watermelon, Pomegranate and Mint, in a Raspberry & Olive Oil Dressing, Cottage Pie, Strawberry and Apricot Galettes with Wild Blueberry Preserve And Whipped Cream
What distinguishes a Sheppard's Pie from a Cottage Pie is the meat you use. Sheppard's Pie is made with lamb. Beef equals Cottage.
Either way, and not surprisingly, Megan did a better job than I. My mistake was trying to please too many people. I substituted green beans for peas, and included spinach in the layers. While this sounds like a good idea, it is not. The result was too earthy. Too much like the earth. It tasted like dirt.
One thing I did that I liked, however, was including a bottom layer of potatoes. I lined the bottom of the pan with olive oil, smoothed out a layer of potatoes, and baked it for fifteen minutes. This made something of a crust, which made something of an awesome texture when you ate it.
The salad was awesome but didn't hold a candle to the dessert.
We have been talking about doing a cook book for some time, and this will be a definite inclusion. Which is why I can't give you the recipe here. But let me tell you: it is heaven. It is one of those desserts that can go with any season, which almost any drink, and in almost every situation.
Got a promotion? Galettes! Have to break up with someone? Galettes.
We tried to drink two bottles this week, but neither were really that great, so we kind of limped through half of each.
Wine: Casa Pedro Demecq, Reserva Real, Vino Tinto (Barbera/Cabernet Sauvignon), Valle de Calafia, Baja California, Mexico, 2009, $165 MXN
Rating: One-and-a-half Bottles
Higher alcohol content (14.1%) made this a heady, sharp wine. Megan and Susan found it acidic, though it didn't really bother me that much. Good things going for it? Smokey and oaky, with a hint of some kind of flower. After much cursing, we figured it out – clover. Peppery and spicy, this wine would fall under the "got-to-be-in-the-mood-for" category of wines.
Not overly easy to drink.
Wine: Santo Tomás, Vino Tinto (Barbera/Merlot), Valle de Santo Tomás, Baja California, Mexico, 2008, $220 MXN
Rating: One-and-a-half Bottles
Cassis and cherries, leathery and full, the Santo Tomás was certainly more popular with Megan, Susan, and Roy (another Canadian friend of ours down for a visit). While not my favourite of the two, as I found this one too sharp, I was roundly disagreed with.
One thing we all agreed on: neither of these wines would be bottles any of us would seek out again. They just didn't have that je ne sais quoi that one looks for in a wine.
Whatevs. Probably the Barbera. It can be a little bitey.
Next week, Megan and I are going to shift things around a little bit. We're going hunting for a new wine bar.
Yes, sadly, Cava Veinte33 closed its doors this week. Demian and Maria José are expanding their horizons, and the restaurant life is a demanding one. Too much time is required running a restaurant to allow a person to do … well, anything else, really.
On behalf of The Sunday Bottles, we'd like to wish them all the best in the future, and look forward to clinking glasses again with them soon.
This means, of course, that the search is on. If you are familiar with the area, feel free to suggest places you think we might like. Preferably, places that serve wine not from a bag or a box.
That would be a good start, I think.
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- 2012 per capita food consumption = +0.9%; forecast to 2016 = +4.9%
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Some Signs of Optimism in French Beer Sector: In July 2012, Netherlands-based brewer Heineken suggested that a focus on its premium brands can help it overcome a decline in the size of the overall beer market in France. The firm's French president, Pascal Sabrie, was reported saying that the company's portfolio is priced at between 10-50% above the average for French beer, and that premium beers were gaining market share - with the sector accounting for 49.5% of the overall market in 2011, from 30% 10 years ago. Thanks to increasing prices and the strong performance of more expensive premium beers, overall sales in value terms on the French market have been increasing despite subdued volume sales.
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Mousa Dembélé has risked offending the supporters of West Ham after he referred to Tottenham Hotspur's shock 3-0 London derby defeat as one of the season's "small games".
There was also a blunt assessment of his team-mates' collective mentality, with Dembélé admitting that the Tottenham players had lacked passion and needed to improve their approach against clubs who are not competing to finish in the Premier League's top four.
"You see the top teams, and you can see it's the difference," said Dembélé. "With the guys who become champions, they win these small games. If we want to be there with the top four we need to win these games.
"It's easier to play against the top teams for the motivation but, if we want to be a top team, we need to be concentrated for these kind of games. It's a mental thing.
"In the second half we looked very tired and not too much passion. These kind of games you have to win if you want to have a good season so it's a shame."
It was West Ham's first win at White Hart Lane for 14 years and provided vindication for Sam Allardyce's unorthodox 4-6-0 tactics that involved asking his six midfielders to rotate in breaking forward on the counter-attack.
James Tomkins, the West Ham defender, admitted that it had been the first time he had played for a team that did not contain a striker. "The gaffer was insistent and to be fair it paid off," said Tomkins. "It could have gone horribly wrong but it didn't."
Dembélé said that Tottenham only had themselves to blame for failing to negate West Ham's game plan.
"I've played a few times against these kind of teams," said Dembélé. "You have to know how to play and that we should be very careful with these kinds of teams, because they are good teams as well. They have a different kind of style.
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Monday, January 31, 2011
She Walks in Beauty
This is the full article I wrote for Out There magazine, considering beauty from the vantage point of trans/third gender. It appears in the current issue of Out There as "The Beauty of the Third Sex" but was originally titled "She Walks in Beauty". You can buy the magazine online or from stockists in the US and Europe, I'm not sure if it's distributed further afield yet. Anyway, here goes:
Karis Wilde by Jaime Baker
Beauty is a nebulous thing, it is indescribable, it can't be captured, though that hasn't stopped millennia's worth of artists, writers and thinkers from trying. Baudelaire called beauty, "A sphinx no mortal knows," yet, we know it when we see it. Of course it differs from every viewer's vantage point, but that is the beauty of beauty; its consistency in tandem with its fluidity, its interchangeability and fixity, its permanence and its mutability. How one thing previously unremarkable, can be transformed by a stray ray of light, into the purest representation of perfect aesthetics, sometimes only for a moment.
Plato spoke of an ideal world, beyond ours, where there exist true forms, which appear in our world only as copies. Beauty is one of these ideal forms, what we see physically before our eyes (if our eyes can be believed) is only a representation of true beauty, a shadow cast by it. That's maybe why we see it in so many forms, what we're experiencing is only a reflection of the ideal of beauty, shining from the a beyond. Seeing beauty is like catching a glimpse of the moon's reflection, it's there, in every reflective surface, but it is only a copy, only a physicalization, sign posting the existence of beauty. A beautiful person (object, landscape, or emotion) is never beauty itself, but rather a souvenir of beauty.
Since Plato, beauty has been bound intrinsically with symmetry, the equal size and shape of both sides of the face and body. It is a value that has fed into phrenology and Renaissance portraiture, eugenics and ballet, nineteenth century Italian gardens and Art Deco architecture all equate symmetry with aesthetic achievement. Likewise, today's highest paid professional beauties have almost perfectly symmetrical faces (Kate Moss being perhaps the prime example) and beauty is still for the most part seen in terms of balanced proportions. But more so, these most celebrated lookers represent another kind of symmetry, that of a balance between the modes of being we call "male" and "female". Models, muses, movie stars, span the most beautiful qualities of "both" genders. Isn't there always something very masculine, or at the very least boyish, about the most beautiful women of history? Elizabeth the First, Joan Crawford, Agnes Dean. And without even emphasizing the feminine connotations of the word "beauty", the world's most gorgeous men, from Alexander the Great, to James Dean, have all had a most definite prettiness to them. After all, if beauty is symmetry, then what can be more symmetrical than a beauty spanning both sides of the gender divide we currently insist on?
What makes symmetry so beautiful to behold is not purely the aesthetics of geometry, it is not just pure rational mathematics, curves, lines and angles which capture our attention. What makes symmetry transcendent and indeed beautiful is its rarity. The universe is basically asymmetrical, as are we. If it blossoms on our bodies in pairs, it will likely be asymmetrical. Balls, breasts, feet, eyes, limbs, all unequal in size and shape, represent the central trait of an existence that is askew, not square on. The very rareness of symmetry in our world makes it dazzling, because for better or worse we prize uniqueness, be it in jewels, animals or people. Often this lust for the unusual leads to fetishism, violent skirmishes and the formation of a psychological starvation economy, but to the positive, the desire for the different shows that there is still hope for individualism in a world defined by conspicuous conformity.
The twentieth century's most mundane re-thinker of beauty, Andy Warhol, said, "I have never seen a person I couldn't call a beauty." Though not a common thing, you can find beauty in just about anyone if you try, lover. But, when you do find it, when you do strike upon beauty, you realize that it is never that which is most expected, homogenous or everyday about a person which makes them beautiful, never something High Street or immediately recognizable, but actually, the reverse. It is the things which marks out a person as unusual, that marks them out as beautiful. A unique blend of features signaling a blend of ethnic heritages, a sense of style informed by imagination not commerce, odd-colored eyes, a gap toothed smile, shoulder length hair in contrast with a gymnasts musculature. The unique is beauty, the incandescent and intangible strangeness of something wholly original is beauty, self-possession is beauty, uniqueness is beauty, non-conformity is beauty, the other is beauty.
It is that which we consider different which we also consider beautiful, and vice versa, what we consider beautiful we consider different. That which marks a person as gorgeous marks a person as strange because there is something uncanny too about beauty, because of its symmetry and perhaps, to speak in Freudian terms, its suggestion of mirrors, doubles and supernatural replications. This goes some way to explaining the threat some people feel from truly radical, unfettered beauty. Humans are not know to embrace the strange immediately and with open arms, the unusual and unexpected scare us. Ask any person who has come to be acclaimed as beautiful (through no achievement of their own) and they will usually recount tales of being terrorized for their height, hair color, gender performance, weight or skin color. Because true beauty can be a terrifying thing, it can overwhelm. It can actually approach the sublime, that sensation of terror which Edmund Burke actually marked out as in opposition to beauty; writing that it caused fear not pleasure. It is unsurprising then that beauty is always on the defensive, protecting itself, its delicate, transitory and whimsical nature. Be it Diana turning Acateon ito a stag or trannies carrying flick knives, beauty has learned how to handle herself.
Beauty then is a quality not a quantity and as such its physicalization, is complicated by attempts to categorize it. Husserl wrote that we can never experience consciousness directly, that it is always mediated to us by act and objects in that consciousness. When we see beauty this is in fact a communication with the essence of beauty. There is then, no fixed beauty is there? At least not one we can know, because it comes to us in many shifting forms. We all know what we mean by the sentiment of beauty, but each of us would draw a different picture in describing a personal ideal example, wouldn't we? And beauty would be the common ground, the essential behind each exponent, the last thing we have when we had abstracted everything else.
Surely then the ideal proponent of beauty would be likewise as unfixed as beauty itself. A person of fluidity, mutability, interchangability, a person who is sealed neither into the category of male or of female? A person who can encompass not just both genders, but all genders, and simultaneously eradicate the use of categorization by sex. Surely the prime examples of beauty in human form are third gendered beings. Is it safe to say then, that beauty itself is third gendered?
When I say third gendered I want you to be clear that I am not talking about some undecided, passive, default position for those who can't make up their minds whether to be boys or girls. I am talking about an active state of being in which inhabitants have decided most definitively to live beyond the limits of traditional genders; "That shimmering gray area, where anything is possible", as Justin Bond calls it. The third gender is not an excess option for those who are not male or female, it is not a halfway house, rather it engulfs both sides of the divide and then some. It is not choice C for those who aren't A or B, rather it is D, F, G,4,5,6, X.Y,Z. The third gender is possibility, it's potential, it's limitless, it is not based on definition, it is in fact, an essence like beauty itself. If we try to line it up in a similar manner to the position of bisexuality in respect to sexual preference, then it will not serve anything other than a reinforcement of the predominant duality. We must look at the third gender as everything that is not fixed, everything that refuses to be fixed.
The third gender is beautiful in that it puts forwards the most powerful expressions of both sides of this prefabricated gender divide we labor under, and then offers yet more contributions, combinations, synthesis, and indeed provokes the undoing of that dichotomy. But beyond that, beauty is itself third gendered; limitless, essential, indescribable, palpable but always fluid. Husserl's pure consciousness and Plato's ideal forms both speak of forms beyond our sensory world which appear to us through mediation. These forms I believe are much in the vein of love as described by St Paul in his letter to the Corinthians, or as string theory as described by new physicists; a universal, mysterious, inherent but not fully known binding principle that spans the universe, and is furthermore ungendered – third gendered. The third gender is a way of being that evokes absolute freedom of choice and expression, it is beauty, and it comprises a radical rethinking of unimaginative socio-biological restraints, a super intelligent approach to conceptualizing categories of existence. I guess that's why Wilde was so adamant when he wrote, "Beauty is a form of genius."
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Friday, January 28, 2011
Well, I'm off to the yUK for six weeks of hit shows, all of which are listed below.
I'll be popping up around town at other people's shindigs too but the main impetus of the trip is to present my play "Underclass Hero" for three nights at the Oval House theatre. Incredibly you can book tickets HERE now!
I'm very excited about UCH this time around, I have two live musicians working on a soundscape and a new set design, all of which I intend to reveal as they come together. I'm going to really blog the process. "Blog the process", best t-shirt slogan of 2011, already, right?
Feb 10th: David Hoyle Lives at the RVT
Feb 15th: Boom Boom Club
March 3/4/5: Underclass Hero at Oval House
March 19: Duckie
I'll be popping up around town at other people's shindigs too but the main impetus of the trip is to present my play "Underclass Hero" for three nights at the Oval House theatre. Incredibly you can book tickets HERE now!
I'm very excited about UCH this time around, I have two live musicians working on a soundscape and a new set design, all of which I intend to reveal as they come together. I'm going to really blog the process. "Blog the process", best t-shirt slogan of 2011, already, right?
Feb 10th: David Hoyle Lives at the RVT
Feb 15th: Boom Boom Club
March 3/4/5: Underclass Hero at Oval House
March 19: Duckie
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Wednesday, January 19, 2011
Image by Alina Rudya
Hello lovers, we're casting for an Alexander music video filming in Berlin Jan Wed 26th. We need people in good looks to be part of our audience, so if you're interested email firstname.lastname@example.com
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Sunday, January 16, 2011
I wrote this for Fat Zine late last year, the zine has subsequently gone out of circulation so I'm putting it up here, for your consideration.
So you've been around the world once or twice in your homemade dresses, and no, short hair really doesn't suit you but yes, you were emaciated in your teens. When you were younger you wore braces and you listened to the Dead Kennedys and now all your memories smell like health food, because Jonathan left his multi-vitamins behind, and they wound up at the bottom of your box. You have always looked tired and immortal, you have worn a lot of silly outfits, you seem like you were forever looking to the horizon for the end of the world. You have always gravitated to beaches, to seascapes, to sunsettings over waves, where you waiting for me?
I didn't have the money for iced coffee, and in June it's too hot to drink it hot, I wasn't prying but I was lonely and lost and bored. I hoped I would find a quarter or even a sentimental dollar bill crushed in a corner, but I didn't. I found yards of your acrylic hair and I found photographs that made me bitterly jealous and I found letters I had written you and letters that you had never mailed me. Will Rebekah be your loud college roommate? Yes, nothing else. And Nick will be that trip to Mexico? Yes, nothing else. And Brooke will be that party in her underwear. Yes, nothing else. Some of us were born in the digital age and won't even suffer the mercy of photographic prints; we will remain lost on a hard drive or hang suspended on some forgotten blogspot mid-air. It was what you do when your grandmother dies or your lover leaves, it was intrusive I know but I missed you so.
I am alone you know, I have nothing but one silver dollar and the very sleepless fear of a cold hand on my freckled shoulder.
I am a very old woman now, I spend my countless days in dusty reverie and old newspaper articles, I stretch out time between unnecessary meals and bleary cups of tea. I think about jewellery and I grow agoraphobic, a visit to the bodega downstairs may as well be a day trip to a carnival for me. I talk out loud but not always to myself, most often to you. I make resolutions, I plan out my life with great precision and I calculate airfares, laughing to myself that I will be quite fine. I am quite resigned; either I will die as I am or I won't, and neither option is particularly appealing. I sign in and out of my email account just as a way to tick off the hours. Occasionally I speak with someone, somewhere else for a little while and I feel deeply jealous. I envy her for her free time and her financial stability, I would take up baking if I was bored, but I myself can not afford an apple to bake or a tin to bake it in. Would that it were just mercury in my fillings! Some minor detail that could be realigned. But no, I am treading poisonous water, thick green disinterested water that cares not to hear what I say. I might drown, yes, I might float on, yes, and then there are numerous other options that I would not like to bet on; I am not a gambling man and probability was never my strong suite. Corpses float when they begin to bloat.
We're in an awful mess, and the ground beneath our feet is not even thick mud, not even cracked yellow earth; it's a gum splattered sidewalk without poetry, and that is our great tragedy. To have come to the end of the world together, to have looked over and still to be stoned by mere mundanities; food and water and shelter and subway fare, it's a bloodless death but a cruel one. It's Calvary, the road of the cross, a long walk of humiliation, only I wouldn't dare suggest that the path leads to anything other than self-preservation at best. More degradation at worst.
Am I abandoned? I can't help but feel it so. Should I wake up and acknowledge myself for the weight I am, the nuisance I present, the added pressure on a sinking rat's back? Should I be a gentleman for once and withdraw, without drama, and let you take to your grey veils and very black eyeliner? I have never been a heroine, why start now? It's stupid to think I could help you, it's pointless to think I have anything to offer you, and if I did your bleak ingratitude, your distaste for it all would suffocate me again.
Know this though dear, my dear Isadora, I have tried. I am loyal to my last teardrop and I have rolled with so many punches that I am dizzy now. I have weathered great callousness, I have weathered indirect aggression and direct cruelties, I have weathered storms of passion and long, long silent empty weeks. I never would have left you, I would have nursed you in the gutters of Harlem rather than seek my own safety in the Village. I never would have left you. I would have slept with you in subway stations all through Brooklyn rather than lived as a lover in Bushwick. And yet. I now find myself alone but I went nowhere. I find myself alone Isadora dear, but I haven't moved at all. I am at the mercy of food scraps again, again I am at the mercy of someone who is merciless and not through brutality, but lack of experience. I am at the mercy of a privileged sadist with a credit card and well-heeled parents and paperwork and a therapist and candy coloured sprinkles who wants me to fuck him. I find it pleasurable, I am no martyr and I pray to St Judas, who fell from a vending machine for fifty cents, for forgiveness, that he may absolve me for the numerous horrible acts of selfishness I have perpetrated; a guilt ridden back catalogue I would rather delete. St. Judas betrayed Christ, born of necessity, and still he wears a tongue of holy flame above his head. Surely then, surely there is another fresh start for me?
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Thursday, January 13, 2011
Iwajla Klinke
New images by Iwajla Klinke, whose work can next be seen on display as part of a group show at The Centre For Endless Progress next month.
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Monday, January 10, 2011
Alexander 2011
Lovers, Alexander is back in business, this Thursday at Chantal's House of Shame. Very excited, that crowd is always ready for a party, and let's not forget how entertaining the proprieter herself is.
Now, here's a little flashback to his first ever appearance in 2009 in Berlin, alongside everyone's favourite cookie Max Steele.
Photos by Luigi V
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Rockies' lineup includes Blake, Hoffman elects free agency
SCOTTSDALE — There will be a popular veteran returning from neck surgery making news day.
Alas, it's not Peyton Manning. Ladies and gentleman (or those three relatives not reading First and Orange blog), we present to you third baseman Casey Blake.
Blake will be playing for the first time in eight days. He has roughly two weeks to show the Rockies he can be productive and healthy. His $2 million contract is only guaranteed if he's on the opening day roster.


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Okie the ladies are done ^^!
I would give a hint to what I was trying to find out from the previous entry, but I think this time it's quite obvious no? LOL
Currently clicking on the image below will bring you to the full view, image has been updated into Gallery page as well ^^/
ETA couple progress thumbnails:
So what's been keeping me busy this couple weeks? Take note these are preview work in progress lol There's a few more of course which I am pretty happy with, but I won't be showing for now :P
okie lunch time ^^;;;
15 Responses to Swim wear ladies completed
Persocom-san says:
ohh, I see now. I never noticed before? O_o Well now that it's fully colored it's a lot easier to notice. Doh! XD
xJAYMANx says:
Ahhh, well, it's pretty obvious now! Impossible to tell in the unfinished versions… but I could be wrong again, lol. ^_^;
FatB says:
Despite it being sunny, it must be nippy outside. Very nippy indeed…
puppy52doll says:
persocom-san lol that was why I had been saying it's was rather subtle LOL
xjaymanx initially when I first coloured it and resized it, it got subtle again so LOL
FatB :P
Kozta-Boom says:
hmmmm…somehow the beach ball looks like a giant golden ring. -ω -"
btw, add your blog to my blogroll. ^^"
puppy52doll says:
Kozta-Boom lol it does a little now that U mention ^^; and oh added yours into my links page domo!
gordon says:
are are the 2 of them blushing? ^^;
and woah! shark attack!
Panther says:
I do not get it. :(
What were you attempting? I fail.
puppy52doll says:
gordon lol sun kissed cheeks :P
and hehehe like it? (Shark attack :P)
panther :P don worry about it lol
wickedclown says:
Very nice, chun. I didn't notice till now either. xD Also, I pick the red haired girl. :p
I think you should draw more pictures with those specific… *subtle* uhh… additions. ;) But then again, it wouldn't be so subtle anymore if a bunch of your drawings had them. LOL
funkyblueame says:
I didn't realize until I read FatB's comment. Nice chun! ^o^ I like the final version.
puppy52doll says:
wickedclown lol! and yes I hardly draw those additions :P
Edward lol! domo! ^^/
Panther says:
Oh. Ok FatB's comment lol.
Neutrinos says:
Wow… short-hair gal still has my vote, if possible I'll give her two more ^^
puppy52doll says:
Panther LOL ;P
Neutrinos thankq! lol
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I've talked recently about setting up a college fund for your kids. I have one already in college and one heading there next year. (insert sobbing) As they grow so does the price of college and trust me when I tell you, you do not want to arrive at their freshman year in high school and start contemplating how you are going to pay for their advanced education or how many student loans they will need to cover it on their own. I didn't have a plan in place for my boys. I just assumed it would somehow work out.
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I've considered selling a kidney, but my dad only has one, so I think I should keep mine just in case. Also? I don't think I could get enough to make a dent. Something about chardonnay and being old. And? My dad would probably pay more, so I'm holding out for that.
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OH's health is improving beyond any hope we could have had after a terrible start to 2015 and mine has seen an improvement as well. Back in April 2014 my besties decided to form a weightloss group. Each chose to follow one diet plan or other but would report in once a week following their weigh in. As every one of the group of friends was doing it I decided to join them but not with any real expectations. I'd never dieted in my life and was convinced I'd not shift any weight. I was just over the 30 BMI so technically obese. I decided I wasn't spending out on joining any weight loss club and would just be more careful what I ate, both in the type of food and the quantity, and try to increase my activity level. Increasing my activity levels hasn't been too hard ... with decluttering, reorganising and running around while OH was in the hospice I didn't really have time to sit down much. Anyway, much to my amazement I started to lose weight and, to date, I've lost just under 3 stone. It's slow and steady and sometimes it plateaus but I'm now back into the 'healthy' BMI range. I'm not quite where I'd like to be but if I don't go any lower I'm happy.
This year's annual medical MOT has shown that I am no longer borderline diabetic (after 5 years of being so) and my lung function is the best it's been since I was diagnosed with COPD back in 2007. It's still not good but any improvement is better than none. Considering it's a progressive disease, improving that function can only be everything good as it will delay the progression for a while longer. I feel better, healthier and fitter than I've done for a good while. I'm hoping that by mid 2016 I will have reached where I'd like to be with my weight and, hopefully see a further improvement in my overall health. Keeping everything crossed *wink*
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ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY – Notice: This post contains a spoiler from Sunday's Game of Thrones, "Book of the Stranger"
Daenerys Targaryen added another spectacular feat to her legendary history on Sunday night's Game of Thrones. She not only escaped her Dothraki captors, but also brought the house down — literally — with an epic fire-goddess scene that reminded everyone the Mother of Dragons is not to be trifled with.
While fans have assumed Dany would somehow eventually escape her confinement at Vaes Dothrak, the most common prediction was that Ser Jorah and Daario Naharis would simply smuggle her out, or that Drogon would swoop down to torch her enemies like at the end of season 5. But showrunners David Benioff and Dan Weiss concocted a far more clever, shocking, and character-driven twist.
As Clarke excitedly describes the scene to EW: "It's so exciting, very tingly-making. Every season I get at least one spine-chilling moment. I just stand up and I go, 'I'm hearing what you're all saying, but funny thing, I'm going to kill you all. I forgot that I have an ace in my back pocket and now I win.'"
It's long been assumed Dany is fireproof through some magical Targaryen bond with her dragons. We saw in the pilot that she walks into a scalding bath; later, she declares, "He was no dragon; fire cannot kill a dragon," after her brother perishes; and eventually, she emerges Unburnt from her dragons' birth. (In George R.R. Martin's novels, however, Dany's fire-immunity was apparently a one-time thing, the author has suggested.) In a way, being fireproof has been Dany's covert superpower since the show launched.
Also, some additional production stills from the episode have been released and now added to the gallery, enjoy! (HD screencaps are on their way!)
VOLTURE – Don't fall asleep around Emilia Clarke. While filming her big inferno scene that aired on Sunday's Game of Thrones, she and her cast had to take breaks in the green room whenever the set got too hot or they'd have to reset the shot. One of the Dothraki khals, played by Joseph Naufahu, quickly learned that if he dozed off during that late-night downtime, he'd wake up with Dothraki words scribbled on his arm or forehead. "A lot of it was, 'Qoy Qoyi,' which means 'blood of my blood,'" he told Vulture.
During one such nap, however, Clarke eschewed ink in favor of confections. "I had my dessert sitting on the table, and she decided to smear the dessert on me," he said. "She put caramel fudge all over my fingers, all over my costume, and she was about to feed it to me, but I woke up. I woke up with a spoon in my mouth."
Watch above, as Clarke and company take advantage of a sleeping Naufahu, all while struggling to keep from laughing. As Naufahu added, in hindsight, "Maybe she was delirious from all the propane on set." (source)
The first two production stills from the next episode of Game of Thrones 6×04 Book of the Stranger have been released and now added to the gallery, enjoy!
HD screencaps from Sunday's episode of Game of Thrones – 6×03 Oathbreaker have finally been added to the gallery! Very short scene with Emilia sadly, very curious about what will happen!
COSMOPOLITAN.CO.UK. – Warning: If you're yet to catch up on Game of Thrones, you might want to look away now.