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Thoughts on clothes
I was so tired and unmotivated yesterday that I decided to up and go for a walk around the community we live in. Said community is home to many shops, and like many women with a closet full of nothing to wear, I couldn't resist the huge display signs of "SALE! 50 % off!" Here's what happened.
First shop I went into had the sales racks in the back, and because I never pay full price if I don't have to, that's where I zoned in on. They weren't very busy during lunchtime, so a friendly sales assistant brought lots of stuff back for me to try, too. I must have tried five tops and three pairs of trousers, but nothing really fit nicely. This is why I hate shopping, it takes so long to find something that fits properly, is comfortable, chic, yet not too pricey. Five tops and three bottoms isn't that much, I hear you say? Well, I've no patience for the stuff, and don't even get me started on the lighting and the mirrors.
And then I tried on the dress. Knowing after countless trials and errors that I don't really have the body for a dress (I think I've worn maybe three dresses in my lifetime), when I slipped it on and it felt good that was the strangest sensation. Stepping out of the booth into the changing area with the big mirror, I still didn't hate what I saw in the reflection. On the contrary, thoughts of "statuesque" and "nice figure" came into my mind, and that's not something I've ever associated with my reflection or dress sense.
What I'm trying to express a little clumsily is how beautiful I felt in that changing room area with that dress on. As if it had some fairy dust on it to magically fills the nooks and crannies of my self-doubt with feelings of peace, love and balance. For the first time, I bought a piece of clothing because of how it made me feel. Yes, another thing I feel right now is silly sharing this, and I also wonder if it'll still feel the same the next time I put it on, and whether everyone's going to think "what hype, it's just a dress, and no it does not look good."
So I got to thinking: what influences the clothes we wear? How many billions of dollars are made and spent each year in the fashion industry? Do people really spend the better part of their lives pondering this stuff, like was explained in "The Devil wears Prada?" There must be a wide audience, otherwise what's the need for television series like "What not to wear" and "How to look good naked?"
I asked my twitter peeps, "When was the last time you dressed in clothes that made you feel awesome/sexy/professional/fill-in-your-adjective-of-choice?" to mixed replies. Michael said, "Today (three out of four ain't bad I guess)!" and Jerry said, "Never. Do people do that?" Curiosity piqued, I inquired further as to the purpose of his clothing. "Keep me warm. Prevent sunburn. Hide my skin to spare others." And this, dear readers, reminded me of Maslow's hierarchy of needs and motivation, masks we wear, and the emperor's new clothes.
According to his theory, all people have needs and are motivated differently according to which of their needs
have been met. He identified five different levels: physiological, safety, belonging, ego-status, and self-actualization. In very short, once your physical well-being is ensured through adequate housing, food, clothing and sex, you're free to worry about needs of the next higher order, safety. Once your health is taken care of, and you have a sense of stability and security, you can turn your attention to your needs of belonging. Once your social needs for relationships are met, you may be motivated to pursue fulfillment of the needs of your ego for prestige and accomplishment. The highest order of self-actualization motivates people to realize their potential through personal development. Like every theory, this one is being debated and criticized, but let's just go with the basic premise.
Applied to my clothing question, I can look at it from at least two angles. One, clothing is functional and serves a specific basic purpose, namely keeping us warm and protecting us, like Jerry said. Ever since our forefathers (careful, evolution talk now) started walking upright, built caves and lost their fur, bodies had to be shielded in other ways. Depending on the continent, our skin might have developed different pigmentation, but skin alone has not been sufficient to weather the elements since before the Puritans covered it all up.
Two, who's to say that functionality is all there is to clothes? I remember seeing brooches and belts in museums, documenting vanities from centuries ago. It appears to me mankind has started looking for ways to enhance basic clothing and looking to express their individuality many years ago. Wonder who the first cave person was to add a bone to their hair, and was it just to keep it out of the soup or a fashion statement? Just think of indigenous tribes and their tattoos, or piercings, colored feathers, teeth of animals slaughtered that are added as adornments. Clothing, then, must have become an expression of personality along the way, showing off status with how many hides you wear, and communicate an image of how you want to be perceived.
If your confidence and sense of self does are not influenced by how others see you or what image you communicate, you may grab whatever's in your closet and that will do the job and fulfill your basic physiological need. You may even go ahead and play with stuff and wear banana boots or zebra suits like my favorite Scotsman. However, there's a dress code for your hobbies, especially if they're sporty ones (Golf! Oh my God!), another for your job, yet another for Sunday afternoons lounging or going out with friends, and we haven't even touched on special occasions like funerals or weddings. Even though you may express your individuality and personal style through the clothes you wear and accessories you add, you're still part of the bigger picture, and that takes us back up the needs ladder to "belonging." A banker may not be taken seriously in jeans even on a casual Friday, and your geeky buddies may be less inclined to discuss the latest Star Trek movie with you if you show up in designer shades wearing gold chains and other "bling."
The way I see it, we're oscillating between the different levels of the pyramid, fulfilling needs of a higher order by embellishing the basic clothing one. What else could our sense of style imply?
I'm going to go out on a limb and say every culture has them. I'm thinking Africa, Asia, native Indians, even Europe with the Venetian carnival comes to mind. Whether beards and make-up also qualify I'll leave up to you. The purpose of masks are many, to deceive, to represent, to hide behind. Today, the clothes we wear function as a mask, sometimes to portray a certain image, sometimes to aid our self-esteem, sometimes to separate our private personality from our public persona, and in that respect we're not that different from the cave man with the saber tooth around his neck.
Business men wear suits, why? Because banks and other conservative establishments expect it. Suits communicate you're taking care of your appearance, and you're happy (oh well) to conform to the norm of your field. Some suits are better than others, but basically they're the armor of the contemporary manager. Personally, dressing in a suit influences the way I carry myself, not only as dictated by limited range of motion, but by what the suit represents. I walk a little taller and straighter, I'm a little more aware of what I'm wearing and how it looks, and yes, wearing one makes me feel more confident, professionally.
Women have been known to feel more confident or brazen depending on which underwear they put on. Silk feels sexy. Lace is uncomfortable if you ask me, but it looks nice. Anyway, well-fitting undergarments provide flattering curves, and flattering curves gain attention, and the confidence men and women exude used to directly influence their ability to procreate. To a lesser and more subtle extent, that's still the case today. Research has shown that strippers make more tips and are perceived as more alluring and beautiful during ovulation, and that's not even wearing but taking off their clothes, so I digress.
Creative types don't wear suits, and I'd probably count IT-ers into this category, too. Sneakers, t-shirt and jeans are fine! No programmer wears a suit, why? They mostly sit in front of a computer and have little outside contact to clients. In this case the image communicated through clothing is, "we're relaxed and comfortable, easy-going!" Work in the army, police force, firefighting or in health care and you're expected to wear a uniform. Your particular contribution, though highly appreciated and valued, serves the group and therefore the greater good. As part of a team you need to be easily identifiable as to position or rank, but your personality doesn't necessarily play into it.
Do you remember the punk movement of the 70s and 80s, people with spiky green hair scaring pedestrians all over Europe? Or the grunge phase where suddenly it was cool not to wash your hair for weeks? Rebelling against the establishments or their parents turned all of us self-proclaimed individuals into herds of sheep wearing the same things, looking alike. Not wanting to belong to one group makes every generation create their own, and sometimes that persona is put on with a lot of help by peer pressure. Which brings me to,
The Emperor's new clothes
Hans Christian Andersen's fairy tale tells the story of an emperor who was conned by two tailors with a sense of humor into streaking (nude walking) through the streets of his empire. They promised him garments of such brilliant material that only fools and unworthy folk wouldn't recognize their beauty. Not wishing to admit he didn't see anything for fear of being named stupid or unworthy, the emperor faked enthusiasm when he received - nothing. The tailors mock-dressed him, and he walked unencumbered until a child pointed out, "but - he's nekkid!" and the people realized it was the truth.
Another time I may go into more detail on how clothes represent cultural preferences, as they are one of the explicit manifestations of culture visible to the naked eye (as opposed to cultural values that are implicit and invisible if you're not trained to look for them). Once I actually find an occasion to wear the above mentioned dress, I might even let you know how it goes. For now, I leave you hoping whatever you wear makes you comfortable, and if your self-esteem isn't where you'd like it to be, I invite you to experiment with different clothes to see how they make you feel. See if a new pair of whatever can help you "fake it til you make it," without going into debt of course!
Til next week, have a good one. :-)
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You know what they say about inheriting your parents' fears? Well polenta used to be one of mine. After the amount of trial and errors I'd seen at Sunday lunchtimes, I steered clear for five long years, not knowing quite what I was missing out on. Never quite salty, flavoursome or set enough, it seemed like polenta was just not one for me.
However. This all changed last Sunday, when I found this recipe from Skinny Jeans Food- although I couldn't follow it exactly (I have no idea where to find a jar of veganaise for starters) I used it as inspiration for brunch with Liz and Sabrina and it was YUM. Mixed with Sabrina's Ultra Super Food Rainbow Salad, the polenta was absolutely scrummy, gluten free, and so easy to handle on a Sunday morning when most things (ie the London Undergound) are not so easy to work with.
nb. As Skinny Jeans Food mentions- the lemon in the polenta won't effect the taste, just makes it so much more brighter and sunny-looking, always a bonus on a dreary Sunday.
Serves four (obviously, generously)
1.6 cups of polenta
2 cups water
1 cup almond milk
1.0 cup of vegan margarine (such as Vitalite or Pure)
Juice of 1 lemon
Pinch of salt
100g per person of mushrooms
100g per person of cavolo nero (or kale, spinach, greens would also work)
Handful of pine nuts
1 chopped onion
2 chopped garlic cloves
Glugs of olive oil
You can make the polenta way before time and just heat it in the oven once you're ready to cook the mushrooms and greens.
In a saucepan, place the polenta and almond milk in, along with the water, and allow to heat through until it thickens. This could take anything up to 10 minutes so just be patient and keep whisking. Once you can see the bottom of the pan by stirring the thick mixture, turn off the heat and add the margarine, salt and lemon juice. Pour into a heat-proof dish and allow to cool.
Sweat the onion and garlic in a pan for five minutes, before adding the chopped mushrooms. Try to use a large pan where the mushrooms wont sit on top of each other, as this makes them go soggy.
Whilst waiting for the mushrooms to cook, heat a saucepan without any oil and toast the pine nuts- this will only take 2-3 minutes. Set aside.
Once the mushrooms are browned, add the cavolo nero and any seasoning. Finally plate up with chunks of the polenta and pine nuts on top. A salad is great to add to this dish to counteract the oil and lighten up the polenta, or just a few grilled tomatoes and black coffee.


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Tuesday, 10 January 2017
Won't My Parent's Faithfulness Get Me Into Heaven?
I mentioned in my previous post about what Romans 10:9-10 says regarding how a person is saved. Unlike the notion of salvation through one's parents' church affiliation, God demands that all people obey his son through repenting and making him Lord of their lives.
Peter, speaking to the religious experts of his day, said in Acts 4:12 (KJV), "Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved." Therefore, no amount of piety by one's parents will do.
Neither will the wickedness of any one's parents be charged to their offspring. Look at what it says in Deuteronomy 24:16 (KJV,) "The fathers shall not be put to death for the children, neither shall the children be put to death for the fathers: every man shall be put to death for his own sin."
It's abundantly obvious therefore that our supposed righteousness doesn't depend on our family's piety. Neither will we have to pay for the sins of our parents, as some folks believe. Each one of us must face the ultimate judge and give an account for what we've done in our threescore-and-ten existence.
Because one's eternal destination is the most important matter in life, I'm working on a book called You Think You're Going to Heaven? Each one of us must be responsible for where we end up after we die. We can't ride into heaven on the coat tails of our ancestors.
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The fangirl's crush
For a couple of months, my daughter Mojo had a crush on Sasuke Uchiha, a pouty, muscular boy with black spiky hair. Sasuke didn't know she existed — but then, in an important way, Sasuke himself doesn't exist.
He's a cartoon character, a regular in the Naruto manga comic-book series. Mojo is a fangirl.
Mojo is 12, old enough to be self-conscious. (She asked, for instance, that I identify her only by her nickname.) When she discusses her condition, it's with adolescent knowingness: She pronounces herself "ridiculous to be in love with a cartoon. And still, the obsession consumes her.
With allowance and Christmas money, and through strategic alliances with her little brother, she's procured the first 15 books in the Naruto series — all that are available on the ever-growing manga aisle at our Borders. Mojo likes to hang out there, paging back-to-front through the novels, sampling the different series: other boy-oriented adventure series like Bleach and One Piece, and even sometimes FruitsBasket, a series aimed at girls.
At school, she hid manga novels inside her science textbook until a teacher busted her for reading them in class. But at home, she's free to peruse them over and over, like holy texts, and to supplement them with the animated versions on YouTube.
By watching the original cartoons with English subtitles, she's picked up a little Japanese — erudition that she generously shares with her brother. Last week, with a Sharpie marker, she wrote "Baka" on his forehead.
"It means 'idiot,' " she explained.
Because it was in Japanese, the language of manga, he thought it was cool.
Mainly, though, Mojo reads (and sometimes writes) "fan fic," short stories based on the characters she adores. She adores fanfiction.net, a 13-and-up Web site that allows fans to post their own stories about characters from books, TV shows, movies and even games. Fan fiction exists in a shadowy area of copyright law, and most of the stories posted begin with a legal fig leaf: an author's note stating that the story's writer doesn't own the famous characters who star in the story.
Manga/animé is the most popular category, and Naruto rules it. The site lists 128,000 Naruto stories, about 10 times what you get with a reasonably popular property such as Fruits Basket — or, for that matter, 24, Hannah Montana or The X-Men. It's about 10 times more than all the various Star Treks combined.
Only Harry Potter, over in the Books category, can top Naruto. The Lightning-Browed One has inspired more than 346,000 stories — but most of those, sniffs Mojo, are lousy.
When Mojo began telling me about manga and fan fic, I assumed that she was one of the rare girls involved.
But to my surprise, girls rule American manga and fan fiction, even in areas as apparently macho as Naruto. When the screen names indicate a gender, it's almost always female (Gaara'sGurl12896, sophie29, CrosswordGirl). Mojo reports that in the forums, "dudes" appear only occasionally.
Femininity is, apparently, a long-standing feature of fan fiction. Mary Ellen Curtin, studying Star Trek fan fic from the '60s and '70s, found that more than 80 percent of its writers were female. You don't need to explain why girls do it, she writes. They're taking control of the myths of their day, repurposing them for their own ends.
Creating fan fiction, she writes, amounts to "making art and community" — and that's just what human beings do, the stuff that defines the species. To Curtin, the mystery is why boys aren't doing it.
I'm not sure where the boys are. And I can't figure out why Mojo and her fellow fangirls have latched onto Naruto and its mostly male characters when there's a universe full of more obviously girl-friendly characters.
Maybe there's a deviant thrill in controlling those macho dudes. Or maybe it feels safer for a girl to write down her fantasies by masquerading as a boy. (That might explain the strange strain — called yaoi in Japanese — in which the male characters get romantic with each other.) Maybe the adolescent fan-fic writers are trying on sex and romance for size — or at least thinking hard about boys, in the safest, least real-world way possible.
As Mojo's crush on moody Sasuke wanes, she's been playing the field. Lately, she's had a little thing for One Piece's Sanji, a blond ladies' man who can't bear to let a woman come to harm. And maybe for Zoro, the green-haired swordsman.
Fixated on fictional characters? I'm fine with that. I figure the manga guys are no more remote or unreal than Zac Posen or Orlando Bloom. And Mojo is entirely in control of her relationship with them.


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ACMC is proud to present FREE community concerts and presentations during the 2017 Austin Chamber Music Festival featuring festival artists, workshop faculty, and workshop students.
*All events are free and open to the public, unless otherwise noted. No tickets or reservations are required and all concerts are on a first come, first served basis.See the main 2017 Festival lineup here
9th Annual Pride Concert
Tuesday, July 11 at 6:30 pm
Donn's Depot, 1600 West 5th Street
Ages 21+
Children's Concert at The Thinkery
Tuesday, July 18 at 2:00 pm
1830 Simond Avenue
Concert included with admission: Visitors $10 | $2 off for Military
Featuring a performance by the Crisantemi String Quartet and an instrument petting zoo with Blackerby Violin Shop.
Beat the Rush at the Blanton
200 MLK Jr, BoulevardLATE SHOW CD Release Party
with Michelle Schumann and Graham Reynolds
Thursday, June 15 at 5:30 pm
Crisantemi Quartet: Inspirations on Cuban Artwork
Thursday, July 20 at 5:30 pm
Behind the Scenes in Bates Recital Hall
Displays and Dialogues with Festival Artists
Each concert 12:25 pm – 1:10 pm
Thursday, July 6
Michelle Schumann and Festival Artists perform Mozart
Friday, July 7
Graeme Francis Trio
Tuesday, July 11
Frank Jenkins Different Trains
Thursday, July 13
Scenes from Romeo & Juliet with Austin Shakespeare and Festival Artists
Friday, July 14
Raul Jaurena and Michelle Schumann
Monday, July 17
Lara St. John and Matt Herskowitz
Tuesday, July 18
Festival Faculty Artists
Thursday, July 20
Daedalus Quartet
Friday, July 21
Crisantemi Quartet
Workshop Masterclasses
All Masterclasses are from 11:35 am-12:20 pm, unless otherwise stated
Masterclass locations TBA
Saturday, July 8 – 11:30 am
Young Artists Division with St. Lawrence String Quartet
Monday, July 10
Fostering Creativity at Home During Practice with Chargaux
Wednesday, July 12
Young Artists Division with Michelle Schumann & Ames Asbell
Friday, July 14
Improvisations with Raul Jaurena
Monday, July 17
Young Artists Division with Lara St. John & Matt Herskowitz
Monday, July 17 – 6:00 pm
Adult Division with Oscar Verdeal
Wednesday, July 19
Young Artists Division with Crisantemi Quartet & Oscar Verdeal
Thursday, July 20
Young Artists Division with Daedalus Quartet
Workshop Showcase Concerts
All concerts will be held at UT Butler School of Music, Butler Recital Hall, 2406 Robert Dedman Dr
Thursday, July 20 at 7:00 pm
Adult Division Showcase
Saturday, July 22 at 10:00 am
Primary Division Showcase
Saturday, July 22 at 1:00 & 3:30 pm
Young Artists Division Showcase
Golden Connections
Festival Artist Showcases at Local Retirement Communities
Monday, July 17 at 7:00 pm with Crisantemi Quartet
Westminster – 4100 Jackson Ave
Wednesday, July 19 at 6:00 pm with Crisantemi Quartet
Brookdale at Spicewood Springs – 4401 Spicewood Springs Rd
Friday, July 21 at 2:00 pm with Crisantemi Quartet
Longhorn Village – 12501 Longhorn Pkwy


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Thank You, Lake Union Publishing!
As with many authors these days, my first novel, titled at the time Slave and Sister, was originally a self-published effort. When it did well, I was delighted—and when Lake Union Publishing, part of the greater family of Amazon, took note and inquired if I'd be interested in publishing with them, I was even more delighted.
I had done pretty well in finding readers for a first-time self-published author, but working with Lake Union offered the opportunity to reach a much wider universe. I was glad to take that opportunity, and late in 2015, Lake Union acquired my book.
Lake Union has made changes, but they have all been for the better. The book acquired a new title, Sister of Mine, which should resonate with that wider audience we are all hoping for. It has a new cover, which is haunting and beautiful (no spoilers! I'll let Lake Union do the reveal). And while the story is unchanged, the text has gotten a sensitive and attentive edit that has made the language livelier and better.
I have many people to thank—Danielle Marshall, acquisitions editor, who first saw the book's potential; editor Miriam Juskowicz, who has carefully shepherded the book through the publication process; my thoughtful copyeditor, whose full name I don't know; my eagle-eyed proofreader, ditto; and the cover designer, who found the wonderful image for the cover. I have yet to work much with the marketing team, but I look forward to their efforts as well.
It was a great experience to write a novel. It is even better when readers discover it (and buy it!). I'm delighted with what Lake Union Publishing has done for the book so far, and I look forward eagerly to the next stage in the book's journey.


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Crowdsource Inspiration Presents: Robotic Dreams/
A couple of days ago on Twitter, Kavalier Calm (@inspiredcrowd) tipped us off to a new song he'd written and posted to his Tumblr called "Robotic Dreams." The song came from a suggestion for "a song about Mega Man, how he's no different than a lamp or vacuum, a machine that's built for killing other robots and will never change." "I met that request and added a pinch of pity and a slab of philosophy," notes Calm.
We can't host the song here, due to the embedded file, but you can hear it for yourself through this link, and follow along with the lyrics at the bottom.


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Spring is in the air! The birds are chirping, the flowers are blooming, and in the spirit of all things new and fresh, we put together a list of lesser-known films, or "hidden gems" if you will. From foreign films to dark comedies, these recommendations are sure to revive your movie queue!
Craig recommends: House of Flying Daggers (2004)
"The Wuxia (martial arts fantasy) genre was introduced to popular culture via Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon; but few of us seemed to take note of any subsequent entries. House of Flying Daggers, released four years later, is a true spectacle to behold. The adequately Shakespearean plot is bolstered by an aesthetic command of color that few films have been capable of mastering: any number of shots from the film are worthy of being framed and hung on a wall. Add to this a slew of fantastically choreographed, and immensely creative, fight sequences and you have a tale of romance and adventure worthy of repeated viewings."
Michelle recommends: Remembrance (2011)
"A heart-wrenching, but beautiful love story that blossoms in the unlikely backdrop of a Nazi concentration camp. I don't often watch foreign films, but this one drew me in, from the gripping storyline to the captivating performances. One of the most intriguing elements of this movie, to me, is that it is based on a true story, which made the viewing experience that much more incredible."
Hunter recommends: In the Mouth of Madness (1994)
"This movie will warp your mind. It is a twisted tail of a descent into madness that uses the literary themes of H.P. Lovecraft to create terrifying fictional world. An insurance investigator (Sam Neill) is paid to deliver the final copy of a manuscript, written by a Stephen King-like author, only to realize that the pages he holds are starting to come to life and he is the main character. This movie did not have the mainstream success of some of John Carpenter's other films, but it remains a fan favorite and a cult classic."
Brian recommends: The Matador (2005)
"Pierce Brosnan and Greg Kinnear meet in Mexico City on business. Although that setup alone is enough for a great joke, the real story unfolds when Brosnan reveals himself to be an international assassin. This unlikely friendship unfolds when Kinnear finds himself on the cusp of a deal that could make or break his career, and his new found friend offers his 'skills' to help eliminate the competition. Brosnan's effectiveness, though, is challenged when he starts suffering from panic attacks brought on by the immorality of his profession.
I love this movie because it brings a realism to James Bond in the form of a dark comedy. The tone of this movie reminds of another great hitman film, Grosse Pointe Blank (1997), and I have a feeling that has everything to do with my draw to this one."
Jeff recommends: Wristcutters: A Love Story (2006)
"It's an uncomfortably funny and unique take on what happens in the place people go after committing suicide. Don't let the subject fool you, it's a great black comedy with some familiar faces, not to mention Tom Waits is in it."


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At ViewForward we believe that marketing is a complex strategic capability.
"Marketing is not only much broader than selling, it is not a specialized activity at all. It encompasses the entire business. It is the whole business seen from the point of view of its final result, that is, from the customer's point of view. Concern and responsibility for marketing must therefore permeate all areas of the enterprise."
- Peter Drucker
Contrary to Drucker's view, for many businesses marketing is not much broader than selling. In many cases it has become synonymous with communications, advertising, promotion, and to a large extent social media, mostly with top-line growth (selling) as the primary goal.
Some of the issues we address in this practice area include:
- What is the current scope of marketing in your business? Why?
- What does the marketing function/department do?
- What do others do?
- What business processes are involved?
- Does marketing support your business strategy?
- What would be the ideal scope of marketing for your business?
- What benefits could be realized by changing the scope? How? Why?


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Processed white breads, baked goods made with butter and large flour tortillas are bread products from the grain group that will quickly add calories to your diet, without giving you a lot of fiber or nutrients. Whole-grain breads, on the other hand, offer fiber and other nutrients that benefit your health. While you can certainly have a serving or two of bread each day, recognize that not all bread products come in the same size.
Bread Servings
Generally, a single 1-ounce serving of bread is equivalent to one slice, according to the USDA's ChooseMyPlate.gov. But some bread-related products or bread alternatives are measured a bit differently. For example, an English muffin is actually two servings -- each half is one 1-ounce serving. One of those large bagels, like the ones you'll find at many coffee shops, amounts to four 1-ounce equivalents. A single serving is one-fourth of a large bagel or one mini bagel. If you prefer biscuits, one portion is a small 2-inch diameter biscuit.
Tortilla Portions
If you typically order wraps, you might be getting more servings from the grain group than you may realize. One 12-inch tortillas is equivalent to four 1-ounce servings from the grain group. Make your wrap at home and use a small tortilla instead. A single 1-ounce portion amounts to a 6-inch tortilla.
Related Foods
Other bread products, such as pancakes and muffins, also fit into the grain group. Measure the portion size of these products carefully, because some are high in fat and calories. Make whole-wheat pancakes topped with fresh fruit as a high-fiber breakfast alternative to toast. One serving is two 3-inch diameter pancakes. A 1-ounce helping of cornbread is just 2 1/2 inches by 1 1/4 inches and 1 1/4 inches high. A 2 1/2-inch diameter muffin is another baked good that is equal to 1 ounce. But if you have a larger 3 1/2-inch diameter muffin, you're getting three 1-once equivalents from the same food group.
Daily Bread Allowance
The amount of bread you can have in your daily diet depends on your gender and how many other grain foods you eat. As a woman, you can have three 1-ounce equivalents from the grain group daily. But if you're male, you're allowed three to four 1-ounce equivalents. A sandwich with two slices of bread, for example, takes up two 1-ounce equivalents, or more than half of your daily allotment, depending on your gender. If you have a half-cup of cooked oatmeal, rice, pasta or other 1-ounce serving equivalent from the grain group, you could quickly go over the recommendation.


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Wednesday's Bowl
Well, do I have a mid-week treat for you? This is family tested and child approved and will be your 'go to' bowl of goodness to perk up any mid-week slump. I'm so excited to share this recipe with you. This is one of those meals that we have on a regular basis and is by far my children's favourite dinner. It's been tried and tested on vegans and non-vegans alike and everyone asks for more each and every time we have it. It is such a cheap and easy way to get so much goodness into you and your family. And it really is truly delicious!
Lentil Dahl
You can tailor this recipe to your own personal taste but as I cook for two little ones who aren't a fan of things that are spicy, this is the tame version which is more fragrant than hot. However, if you love the 'tongue tingle' like I do feel free to whack a whole load of chopped red chillies in before, during or after cooking.
We cook this meal in our cast iron pan because this sort of tomato based sauce reacts really well with the iron to ensure you get plenty of nutrients into your dish. As vegans we are always trying to find ways to increase our nutrient levels and I love how using this type of cookware can increase the power of your food in such a simple way. However, if you don't own cast iron pans you can also cook this in any deep pan dish you enjoy using.
- 1 tsp olive oil
- 200g red lentils
- 500ml veg stock
- 1 tablespoon of fresh ginger
- 4 cloves of garlic
- 1/2 teaspoon peppercorns
- 1 teaspoon garam masala
- 1/2 teaspoon coriander seeds
- 1/2 teaspoon cumin seeds
- 1/2 teaspoon mustard seeds
- 2 teaspoons turmeric
- 1 teaspoon onion powder
- 1 400ml tin of coconut milk (full fat)
- 400ml passata
- 1 lemon
- Coriander to serve (optional)
- Rinse the lentils and set aside
- Grind all of the spices and pepper in a pestle and mortar
- Chop the garlic and ginger finely and fry in the olive oil until soft.
- Add the stock
- Add the lentils
- Add the spices
- And the coconut milk
- Add the passata
- Heat gently and stir often (like you would a risotto) until all of the juices have absorbed.
- Add the lemon and coriander.
- Serve with either rice and broccoli or bread and Popadoms for dipping.
I know it may seem like you need to buy a lot of ingredients for this dish but they are all pretty cheap and you only use a small amount so they will last a long while. You can also use these spices in many other recipes, especially our scrambled tofu 'egg' #bestveganfoodever!
I hope you guys enjoy this recipe as much as we do. We'd love to hear of any other ways that you enjoy your dahl too. Let us know!


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text: Colorado just keeping turing out talented companies making good use of the beetle kill pine. Azure Furniture seems to be at the top of the pile. They have partnered with local sawmills to produce furniture grade level pine with the trademark beetle kill blue gray color. That coupled with some solid furniture design and woodworking skills means that they have a really impressive collection of furniture.


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Your questions answered on graduate recruitment at Network Rail
The requirements
|Civil engineering
|At least a 2:2 ICE (the Institution of Civil Engineers) accredited degree
|Electrical and electronic engineering
|At least a 2:2 IET (the Institution of Engineering and Technology) accredited degree
|Mechanical engineering
|At least a 2:2 IMechE (the Institution of Mechanical Engineers) accredited degree
|At least a 2:2 RICS (Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors) accredited degree
|At least a 2:2 degree
|Quantity surveyor
|2:2 Degree in Quantity Surveying from an RICS accredited course.
|IT & business services
|At least a 2:2 degree
|Project management
|At least a 2:2 degree
|General management
|At least a 2:2 degree
|Human resources
|At least a 2:2 degree
|Quality, health safety & environment
|At least a 2:2 degree in either health and safety or an environment/sustainability related discipline
|Contract & procurement
|2:2 in any degree subject
We're looking for dedicated, enthusiastic and proactive people with a passion for shaping a positive future. Seeking a rewarding career, you'll relish the chance to make a difference for Britain's rail infrastructure, transport and economic success. You'll also thrive on the challenge of leading others to improve the status quo. Along the way, you're keen to explore a diverse and boundless world.
If you're a graduate, you're welcome to apply, whatever your age. Please note, however, that our scheme is designed for graduates with little or no work experience.
We are committed to inclusion and welcome applications from disabled people. Some jobs have certain physical requirements, for example to go trackside unaided or to distinguish between colour coded wiring/computer generated images. As part of the recruitment process, successful candidates applying for roles with these types of requirements will need to undergo a medical assessment in order to determine whether they will be able to carry out these elements of the role safely.
Where issues are identified, we are committed to making adjustments to the work environment to help overcome barriers whenever it is reasonable and practicable to do so.
Network Rail has a Tier 2 Sponsor license so can potentially issue a Certificate of Sponsorship for skilled workers at Graduate level. Please note however, that UK Visas and Immigration requires Network Rail to demonstrate that no resident workers meet the requirements of most graduate roles before an applicant may be sponsored. We make this assessment in line with the requirements published by UK Visas and Immigration. The majority of our schemes usually attract a sufficient number of suitable resident workers, with the exception being for electrical/electronic engineering.
For further information on applying for leave to enter or remain in the UK in any immigration category you can either visit the UKVI website or seek independent legal advice. ILPA (The Immigration Law Practitioners Association) has a list of lawyers in the UK. Please note Network Rail does not cover the cost of visa applications. Read about UK visas and immigration on Gov.uk.
The role
We expect to recruit around 181 graduates and 73 placements.
We're recruiting graduates across:
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering
- Mechanical Engineering
- Civil Engineering
- System Engineering
- Project Management
- General Management
- IT & Business Services
- Quantity Surveying
- Finance
- Property
- Human Resources
- Quality, Health, Safety & Environment
- Contracts and Procurement
Please browse this website to find out everything you need to know about Network Rail
Your starting salary will be £26,500.
You'll also enjoy:
- A welcome bonus of £2,000
- 28 days' annual holiday, excluding public holidays
- An interest-free season ticket loan
- 75% discount on season tickets up to a maximum of £3,000
You'll need to be available to join us at the beginning of September 2019 to take part in our common induction.
We don't have a formal way for you to defer employment with us, because we can't guarantee graduate opportunities from year to year. However, we will review requests on a case by case basis.
Depending on your scheme, you can specify your preferred place of work for your first placement when you apply, but we can't guarantee you'll be based there. Our training schemes require flexibility as we hold courses nationwide and our placements aren't always local to our main offices.
When you join us you'll receive a £2,000 welcome bonus, which you can use to help you relocate if necessary. We do not offer any extra relocation expenses.
It varies from scheme to scheme. Please read the What's in it for you page for further details.
If you applied to last year's programme or before, you're welcome to re-apply. This year, you've only got one shot to do your best – and you can only apply to one scheme. If you've already applied this year and been unsuccessful, unfortunately, you won't be able to apply again until next year.
It depends on your scheme and placement. For example, stations have to be staffed 24 hours a day and some maintenance can only be done at night.
Yes. We have vacancies for both – and welcome your application if you have degrees in either subject.
As long as your degree is accredited by the IET (the Institution of Engineering and Technology), ICE (the Institution of Civil Engineers) or IMechE (the Institution of Mechanical Engineering), then you are welcome to apply.
Most track work is done by our Network Operations team. If we have vacancies, you'll find them on the careers page.
The process
If you are successful at online application and situational judgement test stage, you will then be invited to play our psychometric game.
Pass this and you'll be invited to complete a short video interview.
Next is the assessment centre, which will include an interview.
Our graduate programme starts in early September 2019.
We will be closing applications for our 2019 graduate and placement schemes as soon as we receive enough applications.
You'll receive an auto-response as soon as you've submitted your application. We'll then send you an email to confirm we've received your application. If we wish to progress you to the next stage, we'll be in touch soon after this.
You can ask us any questions your like through our dedicated Facebook page or follow on Twitter @networkrailJOBS
No, we don't. We operate Britain's rail infrastructure. Train operating companies run the trains, employing drivers and train fleet staff.


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secret project revealed!
I did it!! I finished my first big knitting project! After making my first mini blanket I decided I was going to make a bigger blanket. It's not huge or anything but I am very proud of it :)
I didn't have a pattern to follow, but I knew what I wanted the blanket to say. I looked at a few patterns online but didn't find anything I liked very much. Once I gave up on trying to find a pattern I tried to download a program that would allow me to make my own. It was quite the process, but I am so glad I stuck with it and figured out how to do it! I used a program called KnitBird. The free trial only lets you keep the program open for half an hour before it closes and you can't save it BUT if you make your pattern quickly and take screenshots you can put them into a word file and print it out that way!
This project was a huge learning experience for me and it was definitely frustrating at times, but overall it was so fantastic! I am a firm believer that the energy you feel when you're knitting gets transferred into the project you're making. Because of this I only try to knit when I am in a happy or relaxed mood so that all of my positivity gets to be shared with the recipient of the final product!
I'm incredibly busy with school right now so please excuse my absence but I will do my best to share whatever it is I'm working on whenever I have the time.


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Help write the CIPR's story as part of 70th anniversary project
The CIPR is crowdsourcing the knowledge of its members as part of its 70th anniversary celebrations in 2018.
The CIPR is 70 next year. It plans to create a book as part of a year of anniversary celebrations. It's a special project that I'm delighted to have been asked to lead.
Celebrating a special anniversary
We're asking CIPR members to help tell the story of the organisation and showcase excellence in public relations practice. It's a very modern application of public relations to celebrate a very special anniversary.
The project will reinforce the 2018 President Sarah Hall's theme of public relations as a strategic management discipline. We want to gain an audience beyond the public relations profession.
My vision is to create a legacy for CIPR members and the broader business community that will inspire practitioners and support continuous learning and development.
It is envisaged that the book will consist of 30 to 50 essays, each of 800 to 1,200 words in length.
Crowdsourcing a community of practice
The Cluetrain Manifesto and The Wisdom of Crowds both showed us the potential of crowdsourcing as a powerful means of building a community of practice.
Share This, Share This Too, and Chartered Public Relations are all examples of book that the CIPR has previously published using this approach. The #PRstack and #FuturePRoof communities are both based on this model.
Essays are invited in five areas of public relations, related to the CIPR's history, purpose and campaigning.
- Perspective – reflections on the CIPR's history and its communities
- Practice – a discussion of modern areas of public relations practice
- Performance – the impact of practising public relations as a management discipline on modern organisations
- Provocation – issues relating to the profession such as diversity (age, ethnicity, socio-economic background and gender); and mental health
- Potential – exploring the future of the profession such as automation, artificial intelligence, and tools
How to submit a pitch
CIPR members interested in contributing to the project should read the contributors' guidelines (opens as a PDF) and submit a pitch by 3 November, 2017.
The project will be managed using modern workflow and contributors will be invited to review each other's work to ensure a high quality threshold. You should be comfortable using cloud based tools such as DropBox, private Facebook communities, and Google Documents.
If you've any questions please contact me by email or call me on 07771 815407.


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This is a quick, simple, and above all, a cheap way to make pork chops.
Original Recipe Yield 4 servings
4 pork chops, trimmed
2 tablespoons butter, melted
1 egg, beaten
2 tablespoons milk
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
1 cup herb-seasoned dry bread stuffing mix
Preheat oven to 220 degrees C. Pour butter into a baking pan.
Stir together egg, milk and pepper. Dip pork chops in egg mixture, coat with stuffing mix and place in pan.
Bake in preheated oven for 10 minutes. Turn chops and bake for another 10 minutes, or until no pink remains in the meat and juices run clear.
Nutritional Information
Amount Per Serving Calories: 367 | Total Fat: 12.7g | Cholesterol: 109mg
Categories: Pork, Oven Baked, Budget Meals
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Identical twins share same teaching job at Concord's Irvin Elementary
During a recent open house at W.M. Irvin Elementary School, a couple of dozen third-grade students got a surprise when they spotted their names beneath two teachers' names on the classroom roster.
Twin sisters Nita Jones and Anne Eury have been job sharing at the elementary school for the past 11 years.
The pair has grown accustomed to double takes from strangers caught off guard in the presence of the identical twins. They respect the surprise, but that doesn't mean they understand it.
"We don't see it," said Jones, staring at her sister. The subtle differences, like one twin's small birthmark on her cheek, are obvious to them and those closest to them.
Another difference comes from their classroom accessories: They both use therapy dogs daily to listen to their young readers, which helps build students' confidence. Jones uses a sheepdog named Happy. Eury uses a Labrador retriever called Legion.
Although back in 2003 North Carolina became the first state to pass a law in support of job sharing among teachers, it seems to be a rare find in classrooms these days.
Locally, the twins are one of three job-sharing teams in Cabarrus County Schools, which had about 2,000 classroom teachers total in 2012-2013 school year.
"We're thankful they let us do it," said Eury, who, as a mother of young children, found the scenario of part-time teaching appealing.
Eury and Jones split the school week in half. One works Monday, Tuesday and half of Wednesday, while the other takes the rest of the week. Every nine weeks, they switch schedules to ensure they each have opportunities to attend faculty meetings.
Their students, they say, don't take long to spot the differences between them. It's the parents who struggle throughout the year with identification.
"The kids get it straight within two weeks," said Eury. "The parents never get us straight. They're not here enough."
At the start of each school year, Eury and Jones field plenty of concerns from parents about the co-teaching arrangement.
"There's a lot of questions in the beginning, and we understand that," said Jones. "They're worried their kids will fall between the cracks."
But proponents of job sharing among teachers say the opposite is true. Students are exposed to two different styles of teaching, and what they don't pick up from one teacher's explanation may be better learned through the second teacher's approach.
Students in job-sharing classrooms also experience less disruption from substitute teachers, since co-teachers usually fill in for each other during illness.
"The kids really do have twice the energy, twice the creativity and twice the support," said Eury.
It also means they have twice the set of eyes on them, which makes pulling a fast one on the teachers is a rare occurrence.
"It never works," said Jones. "Our expectations are consistent. Our discipline is consistent. Everything about us is that way. Not because we try, but because, I think, we are twins."


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Have you been doing too much of this?
Or eating too much of that?
Yeah, I'm in that same boat. New years resolutions are interesting like that. You have SO MUCH ambition and excitement that this year will be the year that you lose 10 pounds, start eating veggies, quit smoking, drink less, etc etc etc. But then there's New Years Eve. And you drink a bottle (or two) of champagne. There is no way in hell you're passing up those greasy hang over cure potatoes the next morning on January 1st. So you tell yourself that January 2nd is the start of your new year. And then it's Nana's birthday and the cake is from that new trendy awesome bakery so you have to have a slice (or two). THIS WEEKEND. I SWEAR TO GOD THIS WEEKEND IS WHEN MY NEW YEAR STARTS. And then you get that call from your friend who just found out she got a raise/got engaged/broke up with the awful boyfriend/got a pedicure and needs to go out and celebrate. Well.. it would be rude of you to NOT do something to celebrate your friend's newly painted toe nails. So you close down the local dive bars and leave your debit card with the bartender.
Basically, the new year isn't what you planned it to be.
It's not a lot of this.
Or this.
And definitely not that.
You're not alone, my friend. Everyone starts off the new year exactly the opposite of the way we had planned. I think the problem is we put our expectations for ourselves too high for such an immediate change. I'm a big believer in gradual change. You won't stick with something that is drastic and uncomfortable, but small changes made over time can be easy to implement and stick with.
I'm actually doing a three day cleanse to reboot my body starting next Monday, so look forward to a post on picking a cleanse that's right for your body and goals coming soon! But for now, lets pick out a few new "new years resolutions" that aren't so extravagant and can be achieved and make you feel great about yourself!
My "Mini" NY Resolutions:
1. Drink more water.
This sounds silly and typical and too easy but is SO GOD DAMN IMPORTANT. 75% of Americans are chronically dehydrated. That's a scary big number. Especially since dehydration, even the mild every day type, can cause shriveled and dry skin, rapid heart beat, heart palpitations, dizziness, inability to absorb nutrients, fatigue and lack of energy.
So here's an easy way to drink more water. Carry a water bottle with you constantly and make sure you drink 8 oz/ hour starting right when you wake up. Make little marks on the side of the bottle so you know exactly how much 8 oz is. This alone will help detox your liver and kidneys, increase your energy levels and improve the appearance of your skin. Obviously, if you live in a very hot area or you work out a lot, this number will have to be increased, but try and maintain a minimum of 8 oz/hour.
2. Do something active (and fun) at least once a week.
This is in addition to your workout routine. Get outside and do SOMETHING fun that's active as well. Remember when we were kids and our idea of "fun" was running around for hours playing tag, sliding down slides and chasing groups of birds? Rediscover that inner child of yours and teach yourself how to do fun things that are active again. It'll be great for your physical and mental health and help break up your routine of work, gym, sleep.
Here are some ideas: hike, walk the dogs, join an adult for fun sports team, get your friends together to play a pick up game of dodgeball, join your kids in games of tag, do a yoga class or go dancing with your friends! The opportunities are endless!
3. Spend the first hour that you wake up NOT on your phone.
Trust me. I know how hard this is. I love my phone like it's my child. But try and get up at your normal time, make breakfast, read the paper, take a walk with a cup of tea, etc all without craning your head down to look at a little glowing screen. Just breaking the habit of starting your day with technology is a great feat. All day we're bombarded by technology at work, at home, at dinner, with friends, and taking an hour in the morning to just enjoy the morning will do your mental health some good.
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Recently I heard a colleague complaining about having practiced music which was later cut from the concert. What a waste of time! Something about that attitude rubbed me the wrong way. Why complain about time spent on your instrument improving ANYTHING? Even if the specific notes in question aren't being performed, surely the act of working them out is building neural pathways and keeping you in shape, and that music itself may come up again somewhere, sometime.
Two summers ago I decided it was finally time for me to learn how to double tongue on my instrument. Double tonguing is a technique used for fast articulated passages, and is very very commonly used by brass players and flutists, both of whom regularly have fanfare-y or quick technical passages to play, and neither of whom has a reed in their mouths to complicate matters. The technique is more difficult for oboists, clarinetists, and bassoonists, but is certainly not unusual for these players. Most professional oboists have at least some version of a DT that they can pull out in emergencies or in situations where the old slur-two-tongue-two trick just won't cut it. Some use it all the time. I've always had a fast single tongue, and have always managed to get by, but enough of my students have asked about double-tonguing, and I've had to fake a super-fast tongue just often enough, that I decided to learn once and for all what this business was about. For a whole summer I worked out of the Arban trumpet book on extremely tiresome exercises - the book is good, I just was struggling with the skill - and never really managed to break through. I could sort of get through an easy passage, at nearly but not quite the speed that I could have just single tongued, and I was happy to drop the project when my busy season started back up.
Fast forward to this past month. The Nutcracker, one rehearsal and four performances. My usually reliable single tongue failed me entirely. I couldn't get it moving fast enough for the battle scene which is trumpet-like material in the solo oboe. And I was thuhthuhing all over the place, embarrassing myself to no end, even in slower passages that any hack should have been able to play. I was crippled. I hadn't been working formally on it, and nothing had come up recently to remind me to, and like any muscle the tongue can get out of shape. My reeds were a factor, too - I hadn't been paying much attention to that facet of the craft of reedmaking and the resistance had gotten slightly displaced, which changed the way my articulation felt to me.
The problem was temporary - I've found my articulation again since - but I had performances I had to give. Right there, in the Nutcracker pit, I learned how to double tongue. The work I had put in, patiently, two summers earlier and NEVER REFERRED TO SINCE kicked in and I proudly tukutuku-d my way through the passage. I'm not going to say that it was perfect, but when for whatever reason I was blocked on my usual tonguing pattern I was able to turn on this other technique and circumvent the issue.
I was and am reinspired. Obviously both single and double tonguing are going to move to a central place in my daily practice sessions, particularly with the Mendelssohn Scotch Symphony appearing in my schedule next week - that's a bi-i-ig tonguing piece for oboe and you had better believe that that was on my mind as I was failing in the first Nutcracker rehearsal, and obviously practicing itself is going to play a larger role in my daily life as much as I can make that happen. Mostly, though, I am thrilled that time I thought was wasted and fruitless two years ago has become abundantly useful, and that my efforts and energy at that time have paid off. The work is never wasted.
Sunday, January 3, 2010
The Work is Never Wasted
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I have YET to figure out how to double tongue. I, too, have a very fast single tongue, but if we ever do Scala di Seta I'm going to have to take a leave. Ack! So fill me in on this technique I can't get. Please! :-)ReplyDelete
I have no technique - just hours of tu-ku-tu-ku that never seemed to pay off. The far more interesting question for me is What on Earth happened to my single tongue? It's still touch and go, and I start Mendelssohn tomorrow.ReplyDelete
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Not as much as people think.
Chief Marketer published an article this week, entitled "The Accountability Opportunity." The premise of the article is that marketing operations need to be held accountable for their efforts. Rather than simply measure output — press releases, events held, advertising placed, etc. — marketers need to produce measureable results.
While this is certainly a concept I heartily endorse, I continue to be impressed by the number of people who view this as something new.
The entire premise of the direct marketing industry is the measurability of results. People who come to a store, visit a web site, buy a product. Something that can be measured.
The general marketing community needs to get over itself and take a look at what the direct marketing community has been doing for a hundred years.
Learn what's already being done.
You don't have to reinvent the wheel.
This is not new.
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Site pictures - been done
Reviews - done
sponsored listings - done
News & Articles - also done
Whatever niche info - done
done done and done.
All done hundreds of times over. I have the list of every worthwhile directory there is - that's how I know. Don't waste cash or time on building a directory, if you can't beat the Thomsons/Yell.com of the world. You're more than likely going to get crushed by the majors. You gotta think like a major investor would think. What questions would they ask, when considering buying a directory. Also (like another post) nothing is free anymore, and to stand any chance of 'making it' is to have something so unique - people will kill each other to get a listing in yours, and I don't mean niche directories either. That isn't enough anymore to make it on the web.
That's reality ok. Do something original for once, and then if it's good enough, it'll get some press interest. But press interest don't mean you'll be stinking rich, so just be careful.
Hope this answers your question
Where I disagree is that you can't compete with the monsters already out there. That is only true if you are talking about a directory of the entire web. Don't bother.
If you are talking a niche directory you can compete. In my niche there simply isn't a decent niche directory. My niche directory is less than 6 months old and it's already driving 10-15% of the traffic on the site. I attribute this to a combination of a fairly good domain name, fairly good SEO and an underserved niche.
It certainly isn't due to bells and whistles. My only feature (besides the listings) is priority placement.
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I've made mistakes when deciding on what web design to have, and this costs me every time I need webby work done. Directories and SE's aren't cheap to set up, despite what others on here will tell you. I'm telling you as a non-designer, it's very expensive indeed. You don't necessarily need bells and whistles to make something good (dmoz.....), but sometimes a little glitz can add a nice touch - just don't over do it though. I see money in travel in some way, I could be wrong.
Let's take a look at what's been done to death:
On the SE front we have Yahoo, Google and MSN. Ask, AOL and Webcrawler. The searcher is more than catered for here, without even looking at the 2nd Tiers and Vortals. And not forgetting PPC! Shopping Portals have been done to death - I feel. Some majors were bought up, need I say anymore.... Travel sites, same as above. What does that tell you.
Even Women portals are done and dusted. I must say that this is really about the Generals though, perhaps niche is the answer - and once again, I don't think directories are the way to go. I seem to remember though that some time ago a major womens insurance company started up........ That's the kind of thing I'm talking about, a real wanted service. Hobby sites, new kinds of forums or info sites (non SE).
Frequent -- why do you say my initial post was an intent to spam?
If i am looking for something in particular and i have absolutely NO idea "where to look"....first stop..major SEs
If i am looking for a niche product, i will always (if it has substance) go to a niche SE first, and if no luck.....what the hell, the major SEs are always in the background rubbing their hands.
Otherwise, it is difficult to suggest any innovative features without actually knowing what your directory is about. And if your like me, you won't disclose that information until you have a good solid/meaty directory (in my case, circa 2009!)
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"Good luck mate" or "You own a directory, ok so what's so special about it?" Others laugh, or take the mickey - which is why I don't bother to mention it much. Because I know if it were to fail, people will only say "I told you so" etc - the fact is many will fail, run out of cash, aand never get enough exposure, so it can be as niche as you want, but it's just not enough to be niche anymore, it has to get millions of visitors per month to be considered worthy of investment or stand a chance in selling it to advertisers.
I could beat Yell's technology in a second, but they are established and would kill me in terms of reach and distribution. People will go for the reach every time, as this gets them eyeballs/visitors, then they can charge �500 per year. Niches just don't have that reach (apart from 1). That's the whole show.
It takes mountains of cash or a great idea, none of these niches or generals have either. This is going to be funny to see who's still around in 7 years time. Mine's in it's 3rd year already - and I'm thinking about calling it a day, as nothing prepared me for what's involved. I ran out of cash, have no investor and can't continue to run it. This is exactly what I'm talking about! But people are just so hypnotised with the ease of the web, it just totally screws you one way or another.
For example:
I just developed a machine that can carve a bust of "Larry King" (insert your favorite celebrity here) out of butter for only a dollar. I plan to sell the butter busts for $9.99 each on my web site. I go to as many forums as possible and say, "I really need to find a place where I can order a bust of larry king. It needs to be made of butter and cost less than $10."
Of course, everyone wants to help so they all rush to their favorite search engine and punch in the obviously relevant keywords from your post and voila. A bunch of people finding your site and a bunch more saying they found exactly what you need at example.com
That is what I meant.
Would indirect linking be a couner productive in terms of SEO. IE would it be better to let google know to which sites you are linking.
The other option would be collecting the stats from the logs ...
The date when the page was last updated would be good as well, I notice DMOZ implements that.
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Think about 'Pulling Power', and this will get you back on the right track. Bells and Whistles are okay, but ultimately people will visit for useful information. Stats will only work if you have thousands upon thousands per listing/entry or whatever.
Once you have that - then you have something to shout about. Until then concentrate on quality content.Lot's of different types is required as you need to make your site sticky. What about some tools? News, A to Z something or other, Comparison software? use your imagination and get creative. Using Stats is only copying someone else, ain't original or particularly useful unless the stats are attatched to tons and oodles of content. Better to have lot's of types of content with say 500 in each, than few content areas with tons of stuff. Go for quality over quantity.
Sticky, sticky sticky.
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Usage stats are only good for site owners personal monitoring. Having them won't entice punters to spend money nor be enough of a tool to rake in the visitors.
As a webmaster who is submitting a site -
Page Views: I will know how many exposures my listing will get if I submitted my site.
Search Engine bound Traffic to Page: I will know how many of the page views are as a result of search engine queries, and thus targeted (vis-a-vis e-mail promos, banners etc) and how good the website is faring in search engines which is again a signal of quality.
Date of Page Creation: If I see a PR zero for the page, I will know if the page has gone through a pagerank updation cycle or not.
Content, Tools all fine but if the usage stats can benefit in someway and can act as a USP that makes webmasters talk about it in forums, why not provide it?
Added: cicru, I don't know how to go about implementing it for am not a programming man. But, it should be fairly easy to customize and integrate the website to provide stats from web analystics.


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Phil Gilbert discusses an evolution in process at IBM Design
The software revolution
As IBM was acquiring Lombardi in 2010, a shift was occurring in the software world: "People were expecting their tools at work to be more like their personal tech experience," says Gilbert.
"Users were maturing in their understanding and use of technology. Consumers' technology savviness and these incredible user experiences that are almost 100 percent software-driven were taking us leaps and bounds over even a few years before."
In early 2012, incoming President and CEO Ginni Rometty saw the need for the company's products and solutions to have greater emphasis on the client experience. "Robert LeBlanc (Senior Vice President, Software and Cloud Solutions Group) knew about the importance of user-experience design in Lombardi's business process management products, and that I thought this approach to design could be applied at IBM. We started working on the model that we would announce in August 2012. And we call this scalable set of practices 'IBM Design Thinking'."
IBM Design Thinking: users first
The simplest description of this development metamorphosis: from features-first to user-first.
Or, as stated in a Forbes2 profile, "from a process-orientated engineering mindset to more creative design-oriented model." Gilbert believes that in a world of software-driven user experiences, starting with good design and empathy for users "can make a product connect to peoples' lives in a way we've never been able to do before."
When software acquisition and development took off in the early 1990s, most notably with the acquisition of Lotus in 1995, "Scale and security were the core principles of IBM software design. While those capabilities remain essential, we're now putting the user at the center of our design practice."
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Now, the week-long Designcamp for IBM product teams and the one-day Designcamp for Executives drive home Gilbert's message that "design is everyone's job. Not everyone is a designer, but everybody has to have the user as their north star. Day-to day collaboration between engineering and design is the only way to get designs into final release and in an agile fashion."
So when three to six multidisciplinary product teams gather at a Designcamp at the IBM Design Studio in Austin, Texas, each executive-supported team of engineers, project managers and designers finds its own unique way to combine talents and play off their skills to create change for the better.
"This is a liberating capability to bring into your project, no matter what role you play. Once they understand their role in the collaboration, people who came in not wanting to lose any aspect of their job find that they can give up some of the things that they don't like and go deeper on the things they're more capable and desirous of doing. This makes everyone more valuable to the team, and the teams that get it are almost always higher performing, with happier people."
Designing for the future
Now, hundreds of designers and product teams are working together to create solutions that are engaging, with a recognizable style and personality. Solutions developed with you, the user, as the ever-present inspiration. One example: the Connect2014 conference in January offered a glimpse of IBM Mail Next, a collaboration software that is being called the "first social email solution,"3 which generated major buzz on Twitter and with tech bloggers.
"A lot of our competitors offer compelling experiences. The reason for design is more than feeling good aesthetically," says Gilbert. "It's so we can be more involved in and essential to our clients' businesses.
"We all have a great responsibility. But in the short time I've been here, I've come to really appreciate the responsibility that we have as IBMers. The capabilities that we've been handed are not here to be sheparded, they're here to be driven.
"Every one of us has to honor the heritage of the shoulders we're standing on, by driving them even faster into the world. If we don't, who will?"
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