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Today I'm joining in for Five on Friday! Lots of random but fun things. Make sure you pop in on Christina and April if you want to partake of the fun.
ONE / Oh, the annual visit to the pumpkin patch. I look forward to these pictures all year. Cute, coordinated outfits, beautiful backdrops, sibling love….
And this is what you end up with. My children act as if the light of the sun scorches their eyeballs every single time we step foot outside. Poppy wouldn't look, Cooper whined about how bright the sun was, and Sullivan just wasn't happy with the world that day.
The pumpkin patch had this area set up so you could take photos – I have to admit to being a smidge irritated that this lady in the background would NOT move out of the frame. We stood there for awhile waiting for her to move, and she wasn't budging, so every shot has her in the background. None of them were good anyway, so I guess it doesn't matter, but… girl. Move your hiney when you see people using the designated spot for photos.
Rant over.
TWO / We were booed!
Our neighborhood isn't the best at this sort of thing. I'm not sure why, so basically me and my neighbor just gift each other back and forth for every holiday. I have amazing neighbors, that's for sure, but I wish my entire subdivision was more child friendly. (We actually have a house in the neighborhood who puts up signs on Halloween night saying no one is allowed to step on their lawn. Yep.) I tried to boo all my surrounding neighbors the first year we lived here and it never went any further. Whomp whomp…
You can't see them, but my neighbor included two boxes of Duncan Hines mug cake mix. For sure going to tear into that tonight!
THREE / Thoughts? For me it is that weird taffy-ish candy that comes in the orange, black, and tan wrappers. Tootsie Rolls and Sugar Daddies come in a close second.
Speaking of, are you a "buy really nice, brand name candy" person (Snickers, etc) or are you a "buy the cheap candy" person? I fall somewhere in the middle. I buy good candy and then I pad it out with Dum Dums and bubble gum. NO SHAME.
FOUR / Finally got myself together to have our annual Boo to You Halloween Dinner. We had mummy dogs, zombie brains, and some pumpkin shaped pasta with sauce. We did manage to carve our pumpkins but that Halloween house kit is still sitting in the box.
This is random but we call it Boo to You Halloween Dinner because years ago the Disney channel had a song that played all throughout October that went – "ghosts and goblins, vampire bats, witches in their pointy hats, something something something something the best you've ever seen! Boo to You Halloween!"
No one remembers? Just me? Ok then.
FIVE / I am SUPER excited that Instagram live just released an Instastories update that allows you to go live with another person! Patricia is a long time friend of mine and we share a love of all things beauty. She is a professional makeup artist, Rodan & Fields representative, and she blogs over at Jacksonville Moms Blog. We are going to do an Instagram Live together next Thursday, November 2nd, at 10:00 a.m. Please tune in!
That's all I've got for today! What's plans do you have this weekend?


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It is time to sign up for Odyssey of the Mind!
Registration is now open to students K-12. Last year was the first year we had a team from Kelly compete! Some teams stay together year after year. If you are already part of a team, please indicate that on the registration form. If you are interested, but do not have a team, please indicate that on the registration form, and I will try to match students up to create teams. It is important to note that a team MUST have a board-approved volunteer coach (usually a parent) in order to officially register. Teams must also have two judges, who will judge at the tournament (teams will incur penalties if they do not have 2 judges). A team consists of up to 7 students. Your team will choose one of the 5 problems to work on. Please indicate on the registration form which problem you are interested in.
There are three levels that teams compete at: Elementary (K-5), Middle School (6-8), and High School (9-12). The level that the team competes at is determined by the team member in the highest grade. For example, if a team consists of 4 fifth graders and 3 sixth graders, the team will compete at the Middle School level. If a team has a mixture of Kelly and Linntown students, the students will compete as Linntown at the Elementary level.
The school district pays for all registration and tournament fees. Transportation to the tournament (including props, etc.) is the responsibility of the team. There will be a preview night where the teams are able to run through their skits ahead of the tournament in March.
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Noro Crochet Jacket PDF
The Crochet Jacket is worked in one continuous piece. The double-crochet shell-patterned cardigan fragments Noro Taiyo into a mandalic kaleidoscope of beautiful colors. Increases are worked at each corner to the outer edge, where rapid increases shape the swingy shawl collar. The narrow sleeves are crocheted down from the armholes.
Skill level: Experienced
Sizes: Small (Medium, Large, X-Large)
Finished Measurements: Width of back at underarm approx 16 (17.25, 18.5, 20)", length (measured from center back neck to lower edge, with collar folded) approx 22.5, (23, 24, 24.5)"
Yarn: 5 (6, 6, 7) x 100g balls of Noro Taiyo
Hook: Size US J-10 (6mm) crochet hook
Gauge: 3 shells and 5 shell rows = 4"/10cm using size US J -10 (6mm) crochet hook
This pattern was originally featured in Noro Knitting Magazine #7 (Fall/Winter 2015)
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When considering replacing water-hungry plants for those that use less water, you can't go much wrong if you look at natives.
Research has shown that drought is a normal condition in California, and with climate change, we may be seeing a more severe case of it. Native plants already have found ways to survive and thrive.
One of our favorite native plants is the lovely mallow. Mallows come in different varieties so you can choose the size and shape you like best. And because they are native to California and Mediterranean regions of the world, they are among the easiest to grow in our increasing dry climate.
Mallows, also known as Lavateras, prefer dry, sunny gardens. Hollyhocks are included in the family, but as hollyhocks are prone to developing rust, pick a variety that is more problem free. To learn more about mallows, read Patrice Hanlon's article.


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This will be another quicker recap. Sorry about that.
We start the show with Daniel Bryan hyping the women's matches for tonight. Carmella comes out to kick off about injustice. Bryan defends his decision which causes Ellsworth to talk shit about him and the crowd. Bryan bans him from the entire arena. Carmella's promo was a touch repetitive but the segment was decent and the crowd was invested.
Hype Bros vs Usos - If Hype Bros win they get a title shot. They didn't win. The match was decent enough and they appear to be holding off on a heel turn for one of the Hype Bros. It's coming though.
Following the match the New Day get themselves another title shot even though the Hype Bros had to win to get a shot they had already earned. Common sense for you.
Free agent John Cena returns next week.
We get another episode of Fashion Vice. It's funny but it's not quite up to the standard of their previous work.
Naomi vs Lana (SD Women's Title) - Lana attacks at the bell, hits her finish but Naomi kicks out at 2. Naomi then wins. Action packed minute of wrestling.
Becky says she will win the MITB.
Aiden English is out to sing but Randy Orton isn't up for that. He tells English to leave, English doesn't want to so Orton RKOs him. Orton says he deserves a rematch or he will attack Mahal in the parking lot, locker room and airport. That doesn't seem like a good reason to get a rematch. Shane comes out to say that he can't have this kind of behaviour from Orton but then grants him a title shot anyway. Mahal will pick the stipulation though. Mahal comes out to run down how Smackdown is run, which seems fair. He picks the stipulation for the match and it's PUNJABI PRISON MOTHERFUCKERS!
Styles is backstage to complain about the Owens Open Invitational. Owens says it's only for people he hasn't already beat. Bryan decides to book a battle royale for next week with the winner getting a shot at the US title.
Mike and Maria Kanellis are out but they get interrupted by Sami Zayn.
Baron Corbin vs Sami Zayn - Nakamura is shown watching from backstage. This was a good match, as all of their matches are. Corbin finally gets the win.
Nakamura is interviewed backstage. He says that Corbin is dangerous.
The Usos and the New Day will have a rap battle next week for some ungodly reason.
Women's MITB Ladder Match Part 2: The Revenge - The match leading up to the finish was slightly worse than the match at MITB but the finish was much, much better. Ellsworth still got involved but this time Becky Lynch stopped him from repeating the errors of the PPV. Carmella won the MITB briefcase. Again.
Pretty good episode of SD all things considered. Not spectacular or anything but nothing is bad.


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Little Carter got his fair share of camera time on this shoot–can you blame us? Look at that little face! Clearly he's the joy of this family…Katie & Hal, thanks for allowing us to capture this sweet time with your family!
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Always such a joy to capture this little family in action! This time we hit one of their favorites, Westmoreland Park, and is that little guy a mover and shaker! Beautiful mama, and beautiful little man…Always great to see you two!
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What a wonderful day!
Our second Gather in the Park, more folks, and new magicks, although were were missing a handful of people I would have loved in attendance. If you can see it our circle was made of fallen things: leaves, branches, sticks, twigs, pine cones, leaves, and other interesting oddities from nature. We leave our altars in nature. We gather only what has fallen during this time of the year.
Our meditation was between heaven and earth with an emphasis on balance in our bodies with the mother, nature, and the time and tide of the season. Light and dark, what is coming in on the life tide, and what is passing out. We meditate in a heart space. We worked the roots of our area, we sent them far and wide. We called upon the spirits of place, and gathered them into circle.
It really was an awesome day.
Our next event is looking to be a Temple stylized Winter Solstice Ritual on the 21st of December, the day after QUEER CARE: LA.
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Voting mistake
It's been a number of years since I've felt compelled to write to the Miami Herald, but then I read "Trump is pro worker" in the letters section on April 20 .
With not a little irony it appeared next to another letter titled "Trump's hypocrisy."
The first letter says that President Trump is protecting the American worker, when in fact he recently signed a trademark agreement with the Chinese government to manufacture his "incredibly magnificent" wares in China. The letter also says Trump has appointed "excellent advisers."
Presumably, not those determined to dismantle the departments they've been appointed to lead, or forced from the administration after information surfaced about their collusion with the Russians.
By now I think most realize this Russian thing isn't finished.
Come on, people — it's time to recognize the colossal mistake those who actually are not deplorable have made. For the others, I hold no hope.
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Wild & Wise is an Herbal CSA in Humboldt County, CA. We are located along the Lost Coast in Petrolia. Our goal is to provide access to affordable local herbs to the community. Our hand-made products are crafted using as many locally sourced herbs as possible from our communities' home gardens, ethically wild crafted, and from Wild and Wise's garden space. Our main focus is on our seasonal Herbal CSA, but we also have individual herbal products available.
Our Story
This project started as a HUGE idea in 2011 fueled by the ideas and creativity of many people. Over the years, our goals have become more focused and clear. Starting small with a focus on the CSA packages and local herbs was key! We now offer CSA memberships at the beginning of every year, with the first CSA package being available each spring.
Providing affordable, local herbal medicine to the community is the main goal of this project. The ways in which we meet this goal is by harvesting/using plants which are growing abundantly in our community, our local area and our home gardens. We also offer our CSA memberships on a sliding scale rate (income based) to make sure they are affordable to the community.
Nicole Gagliano is an herbalist, who studied at The Northwest School for Botanical Studies with Christa Sinadinos. She has also studied with other herbalist from around the country, honing her "herby" skills. She is the product/medicine maker, wild crafter, formulator, and herbalist for Wild and Wise. Her full time job is being a mom and raising her son Wilder with her partner, Brett.


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Tuesday open thread—Yes we STILL can
The 92Y lecture series is a wonderful series which takes place at, you guessed it, the 92nd St. Y in New York City.
This week I'll be featuring a few of its offerings in a series of open threads.
Yesterday we had Bob Woodward talking about his book Fear. Today, Dan Pfeiffer, loyal Obot and host of the podcast Pod Save America—which has HBO specials up until the midterms, if you want to take a gander—talks about the fact that, yes, we still can. Our fates are in our hands. A nice hopeful message as we head into crunch time.
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AITA nominates Yuki and Bopanna for Arjuna award
AITA nominates Yuki and Bopanna for Arjuna award
New Delhi, Apr 26 : The All India Tennis Association (AITA) has nominated country's top singles player Yuki Bhambri and doubles expert Rohan Bopanna for the Arjuna award.
AITA Secretary General Hironmoy Chatterjee confirmed that they have nominated the two players.
"Yes, we have recommended them," said Chatterjee.
Yuki recently reclaimed his place in top-100 after a string of impressive performances, achieving his career-best rank of 83.
"It's an honour to be nominated. It's acknowledgment of my hard work," said Yuki.
Bopanna, who had won the French Open mixed doubles title last year with Canadian Gabriela Dabrowski, was nominated last year after the deadline had passed.
Since only one athlete is presented the award from one discipline, most likely it will be Bopanna who will bag the award if a tennis player gets it this year.
Winning a Grand Slam is equal to winning a World Championship as per the points system.
"There are definitely many players who deserve it and Rohan is one of them. He has done well over the years," said Yuki.


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I've had horses ever since I was eight years old, and I was lucky enough to be able to look out the window when I woke up every morning and see them grazing in the pasture. I grew up in the rolling hills of western Pennsylvania on a 60-acre farm with a huge old dairy barn and plenty of pastures. My childhood mainly consisted of running around barefoot outside, climbing trees, and riding my horse around our land. One of my best friends, who also rode, lived about 2 miles away, and right in between our properties were tons of trails. We practically had our own secret Saddle Club! Where I'm from, surprisingly it's very uncommon to not have your horse at your own house, so when I found out some of my friends boarded their horses, I was bewildered. My whole life, my horses and I had our barn all to ourselves. The thought of sharing a barn with other riders seemed crazy!
That is, until I moved away from home. Like any other horse lover, when it was time for me to fly from the nest, I knew that I had to bring Stiletto, my (paintless) Paint mare with me. I was going to become a boarder! It was decided, but the question of where I was going to board was still unanswered. While it took some work and research, I figured out a few great tips that helped me decide where to keep my beloved horse! If you are looking to move your horse from home to a boarding stable, have no fear!
1. Know what you want
Before researching any boarding stables in my new area, I needed to make sure that I had a clear idea of what I was looking for. There are a ton of different options that some barns offer for you and your horse, so it's important to have an idea of what you want! Do you want your horse to have the most amount of pasture time? Do you want your horse to be stalled at night? Will you be paying for your own grain, or do you want that included in the board, too? Do you want options to work off your board by cleaning stalls or helping around the barn? How far away are you willing to drive? For me, I wanted to be at a barn where Stiletto could be out in the pasture for most the day, and where I could be involved with helping around the barn. These are the questions you should ask yourself. Write them down! Making a list helps you to figure out what is most important to you, and what's best for your horse!
2. Research and network
A simple google search helped me to find any boarding stables near my new location that had websites, information, or reviews. That made it very easy to locate addresses to determine the distance of each barn to where I lived, as well as what type of barn (Hunter, Western, etc.) barn it was. It's easy to make a list of possible choices with this information, which can then be narrowed down! For me, I was looking for a western barn, since Stiletto and I are focusing on Ranch Riding. Another great idea is looking on social media pages (like Facebook) to find an Equine group in your area. Joining groups like these can be helpful, as you might be able to find a barn through word of mouth!
3. Take your time
While it was not easy spending a couple of months without my horse nearby, I wanted to make sure that I was choosing the perfect barn for us to stay at. Don't rush into choosing a barn, or you might end up rushing out of it to find a new one! When I visited the first barn on my list, I was sure that that was the one I wanted to choose. Even so, I still wanted to give the other options a fair shot, so I made a visit to them all. I'm glad I did, because I ended up finding a barn that suited our needs better than the first! Also, at some visits I felt a bit rushed as if I had to decide right then and there, or else I might lose out on my chance. Even so, don't jump into it. Give yourself time to think about the pros and cons of each place before coming to a conclusion.
While these tips are simple, sometimes it can be easier said than done. If you happen to be between two barns, consider the little details of each place. Did the barn manager follow up with you? Did you make a connection to other boarders? Those little details make all the difference! By taking my time and doing my research, I was able to find the perfect barn to keep Stiletto. And you never would have guessed, but it's a hunter barn! I never would have dreamed of keeping my mare in a dominantly English barn, but everyone is so friendly that it was worth it! While I was worried that Stiletto was going to have a hard time adjusting, she immediately settled in and is enjoying the boarding life (and the extra treats from other boarders that come with that). I myself have adjusted too, it's wonderful to be in a great barn that is its own community of horse lovers.


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For those of you who aren't familiar with TextExpander, it's a utility that runs on macOS, iOS (and Windows!) that takes small snippets of text and expands them into much larger pieces. For example, I can type in an abbreviation such as xsig1 and it will transform into an email signature. I can (and do) use similar snippets for letters to clients, creating date stamps, sending messages, filling in forms and much more.
I also use TextExpander when creating tasks or updating notes in OmniFocus. If you use OmniFocus (or any task manager for that matter), I'm sure you find yourself repeating the same text again and again. Phrases such as Follow up on or Create Report for, as well as Send Email to or Phone are very common to us all. You'll have your own set of common prefixes to tasks based on your own vocation.
Myself, I use TextExpander together with OmniFocus in the following ways. It's not extensive, but a peek behind the curtain as to how I manage things:
1) Common Verbs - every task that goes into OmniFocus needs to start with a verb. If it doesn't, I have to then spend time thinking about how I'm going to process the task. Also, having a common set of verbs gives you an option for setting new custom perspectives. You can have a perspective called Research that only contains tasks with Research in the name.
I downloaded a set of these verbs from Tim Stringer's site, Learn OmniFocus. Simply click the link and within the TextExpander application, select File and New Group From File (or hit the shortcut ⌘+O). With a bit of tweaking to prevent duplicate abbreviations with the set I already had, I found a perfect setup.
Also, Tim uses x as a leading character for abbreviations in the same way I do, so there were no amendments required!
2) Date Stamps - as a Project Manager, I need to know exactly what has happened at any given time andwhen it has taken place as well as when it is going to be resolved or delivered. Date stamps are crucial for this. Every time I take action on a Project, I amend the notes section within the Project with details on the action taken. Every time. Without question. This gives me a full audit trail of communications and actions that have occurred. These are always accompanied by a date stamp. I'd go as far as to say that the date stamp is by far and away the most used snippet I use within TextExpander.
Also, when creating, or amending a task that is related to a response I am waiting for from somebody, I always create a note within that task itself that has a date stamp and, if required, a link to the original email I have sent that demands a response. Linking to emails from applications such as Airmail Is easy within OmniFocus.
3) Creating 'Waiting For' emails - here, I use a snippet that prompts for some further data entry. When I create an action in OmniFocus that involves following up on somebody, or awaiting a response, I type my abbreviation and the text appears with two single entry fields. This is usually:
Waiting for Response from: (Name) regarding (Subject Matter)
I fill in the Name and Subject Matter, followed by an entry within the Notes section that provides a link to the original email (if required) or a summary of when the conversation took place that generated this task.
Whilst the use case for section 1 above is fairly obvious, I have to say that using Date Stamps and creating Waiting For tasks really does take you to the next level when you are talking about accountability and being efficient within the job that you do.
Another great set of abbreviations can be downloaded from our friend David Sparks. There are snippets there for OmniFocus as well as other use cases too. Check them out.
How do you use TextExpander and OmniFocus together? I've opened the comments up and would love to hear from you.


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10 reasons why I enjoyed my Latin dance class so much
I've been back to the Latin dance at my local gym a couple of times and I am still loving it, reasons below.
- The teacher loves to dance. It's a joy to watch them play with the routine each time they perform it. That joy is infectious.
- Warming up and cooling down. The older I get the more I appreciate taking the time to really warm up my body. The warm up gives me a chance to forget work/commute and means I have 5-10 minutes to settle before jumping into the class proper and needing to focus. I also think of a warm up as a trust building exercise, especially with a new teacher.
- The repetition. I am a simple soul, I like repetition. I like repetition but with something new to focus on even more. For example, once the class had the basic movement the focus changed to improving that movement with advice about position of feet or timing or hand position.
- The feedback about posture. With a few notable exceptions [Cookie's "tits out" springs to mind] most Lindy Hop teachers don't give all that much feedback about how you look in a general class. Loved the simple 20 second demo of which looks better – rounded shoulders or standing up straight?
- The emphasis on quality and changing the feel of the movement within a routine. Soft and sensual v athletic. Teacher gave a lovely example of the difference between Zumba with everything done at 100% effort compared to dancing with highs and lows.
- The emphasis on tying breathing to movement. For example at the end of the phrase, there was a step down, we needed to really step down and emphasise the down movement and then emphasise it more my breathing out at the same time.
- Hips. I am far too English/reserved to ever have Latin hips but I quite like trying.
- Trying to different things with my body. I am enjoying dancing on the balls of my feet. Practising walking with straight almost locked legs. Kicking with pointed feet. It's all new and I am enjoying exploring the differences.
- The rhythms. Challenge of challenges. I am hopeless at changing rhythms in Lindy and Bal and this is no different but some of these rhythms are completely new to me and I am liking the challenge.
- Being sexy. I am not someone who embraces my inner diva (Lindy Hop is an ideal dance for me) but I am having fun messing around and playing at being someone else.
Not really enjoying Lindy or Bal at the moment, it's summer, venues are quiet, too many follows and the fun element has disappeared. I don't know, sometimes it's nice not to have to think about someone else when you dance and to be able to focus entirely on what you are doing.
Latin dance
Work and life have been getting in the way of dancing for the last few months but last night I took some time out. Wasn't in the mood for Lindy Hop/partner dancing so hit the gym and did 45 mins of Latin dance, an hour of yoga and an hour of street dance and went home feeling and happy and sweaty.
Latin dance, what can I say, I had an absolute blast! The hips, the music, the bosom shaking and the contrived hand positions are so not me but I loved it. Some of the rhythms and patterns were a real challenge, who knew holding one and moving slowly through two could be so ridiculously difficult? If time allows I might go back and I might even take along a pair of heels.
Rock 'n' Roll Britannia
If you are a Londoner, watch this when it comes onto BBC4 again: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01sgbw2
(Unfortunately there's almost no dancing in this clip bar a brief flash 7 mins in)
60 years on and the dancing/dress code is still the same!
If you are a glass is half full type person it's good to see that your average Londoner's dancing is still true to its roots. If you're a glass is half empty type person then you can moan about how the average Londoner's dancing hasn't improved at all in the last 60 years!
Should teachers teach footwork patterns for leaders at intermediate level?
Interesting post-dance pub discussion the other day. Should teachers teach footwork patterns for leaders at intermediate level?
Some of the leaders were complaining that the teacher made things really difficult for them by not teaching the footwork pattern and leaving it up the leaders to work out for themselves if their foot should go behind, in front or to the side.
I listened to the arguments being made and I thought yes, it is much harder if the teacher doesn't tell you where to put your feet but you learn so much more about dancing if you have to work things like this out for yourself.
I think I understand what to teacher was trying to do, your feet end up where your feet end up – hopefully they are under your body. Your feet should cross because you are keeping them under your body not because that's what the pattern says you should do. If you are taught to cross your feet to do a certain move it might be easier and you can learn that move more quickly but the shortcut means that you don't learn much about how the dance works and it's harder to progress as a dancer.
As a follow I think you give up on attempting to do the 'correct' footwork pattern fairly early on in your dancing career. A few social dances in and you realise that the patterns don't fit what most leaders are doing most of the time [perhaps they do where you dance?]. Learning how to respond to what the leader is actually doing is the really tricky bit of following and it's not something that you learn from being taught footwork patterns.
As a follower, I definitely prefer classes where you learn skills rather than patterns.
When you partner dance please remember you have another person attached to your arm!
Small rant…
Partner dancing, partnership, togetherness, connection, cooperation… if you're not interested in these things why not try solo dancing?
Let's take a simple scenario. A teacher explains very clearly that you must be able to do X, Y and Z competently to take this class and recommends going to another class, happening at the same time, where you can learn those moves if you can't. During class certain people (leaders in this case but same applies to followers) clearly don't know what X,Y and Z are let alone how to lead them. One leader cheerfully admits he's only been dancing 4 weeks and has no idea what he's doing!
WTF! If you jump into a class like this you end up making the class all about you. What is your partner supposed to do? Back lead the moves whilst attempting to talk you through? Do you both stand there like lemons? Do you shove your partner round the floor in some vague attempt to do the same as everyone else?
Partner dancing implies that you will be dancing with another person. In a dance class, that person has their own reasons for dancing and their own learning needs. It's pretty unlikely they paid for a class so that they could act as your personal coach and walk you through the basics. Please think about the person attached to the end of your arm as well as yourself!
Feel better now…
Linked Jazz
Old news, but new to me!
"Linked Jazz's new visualization tool developed by Matt Miller visualizes the social connections between jazz musicians. Various modes allow the user to view the network in new ways. Fixed mode pins the individuals with the most connections to the outer perimeter. Free mode groups individuals together based on the number of connections they have. Similar mode arranges individuals based on their number of shared connections. Dynamic mode allows users to add individuals themselves and see their shared connections."
(Via a presentation by Maura Marx, Secretariat Director, Digital Public Library of America, at the Discovery Summit 2013)
"Make sure you have clean shoes and your zip is up" style tips from Jerome Anderson
Style tips from Jerome Anderson, one of the biggest characters in the London swing scene:
I love that tie!
Graph Words: Jazz
Graph words is a thesaurus visualisation tool that uses Wordnet. Type in a word and it generates a map of associated nouns, adjectives, verbs and adverbs. Makes jazz look really exciting!
'Syncopation' Lindy Hop Glass Floor Routine & Film needs another $2000 to make it happen
Selene States wants help to raise $5000 to build the largest plate glass dance floor so that Tim Sidell can film Moe Sakan and Remy Kouakou Kouame dancing in 1940's swing and contemporary swing style.
More info and details about how to back the project can be found on Kickstarter.
Hobbs Aphrodite dress
It's ridiculously expensive, I can't afford it, the colour won't suit me, the shape won't flatter my figure, it's totally impractical for dancing in, it's a bit too sparkly and I would never wear it but I am still lusting after this dress…
"Look and feel like a Gatsby-goddess in this divine party dress. Inspired by an original 1920s dress, discovered in Paris by our Invitation designer, Aphrodite features specially sourced beads on luxurious silk, it is available in oyster and black"


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The Canadian Association for Equality is excited to announce our sponsorship of a lecture tour by the great iconoclastic columnist and gender issues critic Cathy Young in Toronto and Ottawa.
Cathy Young will call for gender equality beyond the gender wars. Watch the trailer:
Choose from the following two venues:
Thursday September 24th, 7:00 PM
InterContinental Toronto Yorkville Hotel
220 Bloor Street West Toronto Ontario M5S 1T8
Hosted by the U of T Men's Issues Awareness Society
NEW: Special exclusive reception with Cathy Young. Entrance by donation. Details below
Friday, September 25th, 7:00 PM
Saint Paul University Auditorium
223 Main Street, Ottawa, ON, K1S 1C4
Please note: 2 tickets are free to each new and renewing CAFE members, and discounted for existing members. Please join or renew your membership here and then email us to request a free ticket. You may also contact us to check the status of your membership.
Young is the author of two books, including Ceasefire!: Why Women and Men Must Join Forces to Achieve True Equality. She also contributed the essay, "Keeping Women Weak," to Next: Young American Writers on the New Generation (Eric Liu, ed.). W. W. Norton & Co., 1994. As a research associate at the Cato Institute, she co-authored, with Michael Weiss, Esq., the 1996 policy analysis, "Feminist Jurisprudence: Equal Rights or Neo-Paternalism?"
Young's television appearances have included The Today Show (NBC); Crier & Company, Inside Business (CNN); This is America!, To the Contrary, and Uncommon Knowledge (PBS); Washington Journal (C-Span); Judith Regan Tonight and The O'Reilly Factor (Fox News Channel).
Young explains "I am a strong believer in individual rights and limited government. I believe in judging people as individuals, not on the basis of membership in a group. I believe that reality trumps ideology, left or right. I believe Western democracy, flawed through it is, is worth defending. Perhaps most important, I believe that it should be possible for honest and intelligent people to disagree on political issues and respect each other."


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Based on this sign -- "Luxury 2 Car Villa Homes with Basement" -- the market for this new housing development is going to be . . . cars.
Cars that live as couples. Cars that like basements. Cars that want that little European flair that you get when you call it a "Villa."
I've seen similar advertising for other new developments around Delaware. I've seen town homes whose most prominent curbside feature is their garages.
Car culture, indeed.


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All eyes were on Paul Pogba ahead of Manchester United's Champions League clash with CSKA Moscow on Tuesday.
After the Frenchman's red card in United's win at Arsenal meant that he'll serve a domestic suspension for his side's next three Premier League games, the midfielder would have wanted to impress ahead of an enforced absence.
And impress he certainly did.
Pogba was in fine form as he helped United come from a goal down to win 2-1, with his assist for Romelu Lukaku's opener one of the highlights.
But another highlight was this.
A stunning piece of skill from Pogba in the second half saw him hold off three CSKA players before turning away and releasing a pass to a teammate.
It was a great thing to witness, and United fans on Twitter loved it.
Indeed, with United progressing to the last-16 with their victory, the only sour note of those supporters' nights came when they remembered that Pogba will be absent for the Manchester derby on Sunday...


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Remember The Monsters – Sink
Electro-rock quartet Remember The Monsters curb their hard-hitting edge with soaring melodic hooks, imbuing their slamming riffs with soulful pop introspection. They came up in the burgeoning Tucson, AZ alternative scene which made them work twice as hard to stand apart from the throngs of upstarts intent on carving out their own niche. Their hunger for perfecting their craft is evident in their newest single, "Sink," which sounds like a tight hybrid of Muse and Panic At The Disco.
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Parabled Light
Parabled Light, originally uploaded by iamkr.
In high school, I would sit on the crown of our roof at sunset and watch the show that happened every day as the sun disappeared into the Texas horizon. I am pretty sure the neighbors thought the Ruth kid had gone 'round the bend, but what they didn't know is that I was caught up with the light, and the Light. This fascination with Light played out wherever I ventured - in the predawn mornings in the San Juan mountains week in and out as a guide, or across various oceans on the back of a surfboard, or gazing out a window café in New York, Boulder, Austin. But I didn't start to capture those moments of light with a camera until just a few years ago – first with in 120/Medium format film, and then digitally.
When asked to put together an installation of my photography for Boulder's Atlas Purveyors it was this play of light that came to mind. As a writer, I see stories being told through the images I capture. So the pictures I choose and the sequence in which they are hung must tell a story or a parable of sorts.
The result is an installation now at Atlas Purveyors through December titled, "Parabled Light." Parables are short, concise stories that speak to those truths underneath, greater truths we would not see directly. Without Light we would not be able to see what is in the dark. As C. S. Lewis wrote: "We do not truly see light, we only see slower things lit by it, so that for us light is on the edge." Or as he said elsewhere, "…I believe the sun is risen not only because I see it but by it I see everything else."
This installation is an exploration of how light and Light not only illuminates the dark, but how it is by Light we see everything else.
If you are in the area, in Colorado, make the trip to 1505 Pearl St. in Boulder and grab and tea or latte and check out the near twenty images on display and available for purchase at Atlas.
(Thanks to Gabe Cano and the gang at SCS Color Services for helping pull this show together with such amazing prints in such a short amount of time.)


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Casa Del Palmas Entry Way Sign
Main Enrty Way
Pool Deck and Seating Area
Plenty of lounge space both inside and out ~ sleeps up to 12 guests
Entry Way
Outdoor Stairs to Main Level
Main Entrance and Driveway
Great Room Upper Living Area
Main Level Living Area with TV
Main Level View from Entry Way
The main level Great Room has a fully equipped kitchen, living room area with a TV, and a Dining Room Table.
Fully Equiped Kitchen Area
Bedroom View
Lower Level Bathroom & Walk in Shower
Main Level Bedroom
Bathroom and Shower
Main Level Bedroom With Two Twins
Main Level View From Porch
Main Level Deck at Sunset
Upper Deck Seating Area
Outdoor Walkway to Lower Level
Lower Level Screened in Porch
Lower Level Bedroom
Lower Level Bedroom with Two Twins
Beautiful St. John Sunset from Casa Del Palmas
Lower Level Main Bedroom Living Area
The lower level bedrooms share a living area with a kitchenette and seating area.
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Khubbe(Clams - one type of shell fish) is generally used in curries, but I like it most in this cutlet form. Its a task to clean up clams - you need to break open the shell and then scoop the clam out.
Here is the recipe of Khubbe vade.
1. Take 1 tbsp oil in a small pan and add 1 tsp coriander seeds and 8 red chillies and roast it
2. Soak 4 tbsp of raw rice and 4 tbsp toor dal for 15 mins in water
3. Grind together coriander seeds, red chillies, 1 cup coconut, 1 marble sized piece of tamarind to a coarse paste without much water. Drain the water from rice and toor dal and add it to the grinder and coarsely grind it with the coconut paste.
4. Add 1 cup onion finely chopped and 1 cup of cleaned clams. Mix them together to a cutlet like consistency. You can add some chopped cashew nuts for added taste
5. Make them into small cutlets, roll in semolina (rava) and shallow fry them on a tawa with 1 tbsp oil. Once one side turns golden brown, turn over the cutlets and fry the other side.
Serve as a side dish.


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5 am wake-up calls, 15-hour work days, no weekends, and very little sleep. More than likely that doesn't sound like a very enticing life to anyone, myself included. However, a little less than a year ago, that was my every day, and I'm thankful it was.
I've read the success stories about the brave souls who were fed up with their 9-5 gigs and give it all up to start freelancing. Millennials sipping cocktails on a beach in Bali while running their successful web development businesses are a dime a dozen on my Instagram feed.
But this isn't one of those stories—well, not exactly.
I'm here to sing a slightly different song. Giving up a reliable source of income is hard, and many of us can't just jump in with both feet.
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We have rent to pay, overdue student loans, and hungry mouths to feed (in my case that's a very beloved cat with highly sophisticated tastes).
I've always wanted to be my own boss. I come from a long line of business owners, so it was assumed that entrepreneurship would be part of my career path. But with the aforementioned financial constraints, how can a person like me start a business? I side-hustled.
I side-hustled until I was blue in the face, and then I got another side-hustle. It's not easy, and it's certainly not sipping cocktails in Bali, but keeping my day job allowed me to gain a very valuable asset in starting a business: time.
The importance of time and why you should keep your day job
I'm definitely not talking about free-time– because as we've already established– I had none of that. What I mean is the time it takes to:
a.) Develop a valuable product. Whether that's an actual product or skills/experiences that will make you valuable to clients as a freelancer and;
b.) Become cash-positive and build a client-base. Everything in life and business is a lot easier when you have money, but it takes awhile to make it.
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Time and a valuable product
I had just put what I thought were the finishing touches on a big piece of software development I had been working on: my PDF to Word Converter. Just before bringing it to market, I decided to run it by a test group first (an obvious choice that I should have done already).
Long story short, it wasn't good enough. There were issues with the functionalities, and users weren't 100% satisfied. Clearly, not my goal.
I hadn't tested the market. I didn't know what users really wanted, and had I actually brought my converter to market, it would have failed. Luckily, I wasn't influenced by the need to make a profit.
I had my full-time job to support me while I did as much testing as was necessary. I took months learning new skills that allowed me to develop an even better product. Sure, I was anxious to see the fruits of my labour, but it wasn't a necessity.
Keeping my day job meant that I had the freedom to create a product that people really wanted, that was sure to be a success and bring in future income.
So, I invite you to learn from my experience. Ask yourself these questions: as a freelancer, have you done the right amount of market testing? Do you have any committed customers?
Do you have the skills it takes to solve the market's needs? If you can't answer yes to these questions, you need time; time to get it right and continue to build your skills.
Starting your freelance career while still working will allow you to gain a lot of experience very quickly. There's less pressure to take on as many clients as possible, so you can focus on delivering very high-quality work for a small number of clients and refining your skills.
Time and money
After market testing and launching the converter and PDF Editor, success wasn't immediate. Becoming profitable still took time and practice. I had the right product but needed to find clients that wanted to use it. In my day job, as a software developer, I was making a pretty satisfactory income.
In the first few months of operating my business, it was generating about $600 in revenue. Not exactly balanced.
Eventually, I reached a comfortable starting off point where my business was making a decent profit, and I knew that by going full time I'd have more time to work on the business and I could easily grow my revenue.
Once you give up your day job it feels as though time is never on your side. As a side-hustler, you can essentially take your business for a test-drive.
Unless you're willing to blow through savings or take out a line of credit, you'll need to build a portfolio of clients and have income already flowing before you quit your job.
Side-hustling allows you the time it takes to nail down the details and build a revenue stream while you still have a steady source of income.
How to build your side-hustle while keeping your day job
So, now that we've established that it's important to keep your day job while you build a blossoming entrepreneurial business, how does anyone do it?
Prepare for the long-haul
You remember my back-breaking, sleep-depriving schedule from the beginning? Your days might look a lot like that. You have to be prepared to put in the grit and determination that comes with having two jobs.
You might miss out on some precious moments and will definitely have less time to spend with friends and family. Before undertaking a side hustle you need to ask yourself how much you're willing to miss out on, and how badly you want to succeed.
Define what success is to you and work towards that.
Save, save, save
You have two jobs, so when would you have time to spend your money anyway? It's commonly recommended that business owners have at least 3-months in savings at all times.
While you have a steady flow of income, begin putting some away so that you're never without an emergency fund if you ever decide to go full-time.
Don't get fired from your day job
Check, double check, and then triple check every term in your contract to ensure your business doesn't violate any non-compete regulations.
Don't work on your side-gig during regular working hours, no matter how tempting it might be. It's both unethical and likely a violation of the contract you signed at the beginning of your employment there.
Be sure to maintain the same level of performance that you had prior to starting your own business. You might one day need to do business with your former employer once you become a business owner yourself, so it's always a good idea to end things on good terms.
Try to maintain some kind of work-life balance
Going from the office to your home office can be a massive drag. No matter how nice your home office is, even if you have one of those cool pencil holders that looks like grass, moving from work-work to home-work will only set you up for misery and burn-out.
Take an evening off every now and then, work in a café if you have to work weekends, or find a group of side-hustlers and work alongside them. It's not the perfect solution, but getting out and about every now and then will really help with burn-out.
Remember that it's a means to an end
Yes, from this article it can seem as though I'm a huge proponent of the side-hustle. And I am, but only as a means to an end, and as an alternative to making a huge mistake financially.
I assume that no one wants to work 15-hour days and weekends. But hey, I could easily be mistaken. If you're like most of us humans, side-hustling is ultimately a way to ensure that your business will survive before transitioning to full-time.
So remember, there is a light at the end of the tunnel, whether that's going full-time or choosing to focus on your main-gig, it doesn't have to last forever.
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In this issue of The Singapore Marketer, we dive into Digital Marketing and Digital Transformation, an emerging area that many marketers have had to transition into. Whether we are digital natives or digital immigrants, cultivating a digital mindset and harnessing data that will help drive our digital campaigns are vital skills for digital marketing success. Read on to find out more about how to keep up with the rapid evolution in Digital Marketing with Scott Bales, leading digital and innovation consultant and TEDx keynote speaker. We delve into data collection strategies that will help drive more effective digital marketing campaigns. Happy reading!
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August 23, 2018 – Corey Fields, the sociology department's Idol Family Term Chair, will lead a new Georgetown College Ignatius Seminar this fall on black participation in post-civil rights social movements.
The College's three-credit Ignatius Seminars, one of several options for its first-year students, are designed to introduce students to the depth and diversity of Georgetown's intellectual community. The seminars are named for St. Ignatius of Loyola, who founded the Society of Jesus in the 16th century.
Students are able to take seminars with the president, the provost and the College dean of the university, as well as with numerous professors.
"My seminar will look not only at how blackness informs organizational movements and examine how such movements draw on historical tactics from the civil rights movement, but also how they engage contemporary black people to get them to participate more," Fields explains.
The Blackness as an Organizing Strategy: Black Participation in Post-Civil Rights Social Movements seminar also will look at the effect later social movements' success may have had on political organizing by African Americans.
Fields is particularly interested in what he calls "unusual overlapping identities," which he says includes black Republicans.
"There's a perception of black Republicans having weak or nonexistent black identities and I haven't found that to be the case at all," the professor explains.
Fields is the author of Black Elephants in the Room: The Unexpected Politics of African American Republicans (University of California Press, 2016) and is now looking at the ways in which race gets incorporated into the institutional missions and business practices of companies.


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Mark Zuckerberg's congressional hearings, regarding his position as CEO of Facebook and its controversial approach to data collection and privacy, have taken a turn for the strange, as Zuckerberg has proudly presented a statutory declaration that he is a 'human male.'
As Day 2 of the hearings began, many expected them continue as before, with Senators slowly chipping away at Zuckerberg's 'cool guy' persona. However, as Mr. Zuckerberg walked through the doors at 8.50am EST, yelling '...look right here, Senators!' the press, onlookers, and members of Congress were treated to one of the most intriguing monologues in recent memory.
Smiling aggressively, Mr. Zuckerberg began to read from his statutory declaration. 'I, Mr. Mark Zuckerberg, hereby declare, with appropriate witnesses, that I am a human. A human male. A male of the human species. I solemnly and sincerely declare my willingness to submit to DNA testing regarding my humanhood, but I doubt this will be necessary. In full knowledge that my comments will be legally binding, I honestly and proudly say that I am a homo sapien.'
His face seemed to expect applause and adoration, but he was met simply with blank stares from Senators, and the rapid snapping of cameras. Unfazed, he sipped from a glass of water, and continued. 'I am just like you. I am a full-blooded, red-meat-eating, American male. I enjoy human pursuits. I breathe same oxygen as you. We share similar genital structures. In all senses of the word, I am human.'
The shocked members of Congress, amid awkward muttering, decided to postpone the hearings for several hours. At 12.30pm EST, it was reported Mr Zuckerberg had not yet moved.
Zuckerberg expert Aaron Sorkin spoke with The Obiter. 'This is typical Zuck behaviour. I was his best friend. You know what's cooler than a million dollars? A billion dollars. Let's gut the friggin nerd.' Aaron continued to speak nonsense as we slowly walked away.
Another strange day in DC.


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My upcoming project Mobile Barnacle City Live/Work Studio is a temporary site-specific installation at the intersection of Keefer and Columbia Streets in Chinatown, Vancouver, with SiteFactory / Leah Weinstein, featuring barnacle sculptures by Emilie Grace Lavoie.
Opening reception and open salon on SUNDAY APRIL 15, 2018 2:00pm‐5:00pm
Location: Quebec St at Keefer St (South West side)
Installation runs from April 15-29, 2018.
Located within the SiteFactory bus at a contentious site of ecological transformation, historical and cultural significance, and development pressure, Mobile Barnacle City Live/Work Studio examines conditions of displacement and disparity where Chinatown meets North-East False Creek. The intersection of Keefer and Columbia Streets points to where water of False Creek used to flow under the Georgia Viaduct reaching up to the Sun Yat Sun Gardens, now covered by Andy Livingstone Park and the surrounding development.
Over the course of two weeks Mobile Barnacle City Live/Work Studio will be hosting FREE open salons with refreshments including: "Luq'luq'i : a herbal lounge" with T'uy't'tanat - Cease Wyss & Anne Riley.
The Mobile Barnacle City School will offer four FREE seminars:
• Imagining l'avenir — what is to come and a possible Chthulucene
• Indigeneity and decolonial mobility
• Strategies to counter artwashing and gentrification
• Remembering Chinatown (with guest Chipper John Mah, who as a boy was featured in the CBC 1956 film Summer Afternoon)
Schedule and registration for seminars here: RSVP
Volunteer to help: email <email@example.com> (Subject line: Volunteer)
Thanks for additional sponsorship from Artspeak Gallery, Vancouver, the East End Food Co-op, and support from the Goddard College Faculty Development Fund, Plainfield, VT.
Mobile Barnacle City Live/Work Studio is part of Ten Different Things. Curated by Kate Armstrong, the series is a collaboration between CityStudio Vancouver, and Living Labs at Emily Carr University of Art + Design, and supported by the City of Vancouver Public Art Program. It features new commissions launching Spring 2018 in Vancouver where artists were invited to create new works in the spirit of free inquiry at the intersection of public art, community engagement, and civic process. Projects are temporary and take a variety of forms—events, installations, residencies, interventions, workshops—and provoke new visions of art and civic life. How can we create structures, processes or dynamics to produce new ways of living in, interacting with, or occupying the city? Where are the intersections in public life where artists can produce alternate outcomes?
Artists: Colleen Brown, Instant Coffee, Laiwan, Khan Lee, Holly Schmidt, Henry Tsang, Janet Wang, Casey Wei, Jen Weih, and Denise Holland and Pongsakorn Yananissorn.
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"The automated, and very mobile drinking-hole, is the future of events and pop-up shops…"
It's not just us who is excited about the things to come. Recently, Justin was interviewed by the Cape Argus and the digital version appeared in the business report on Monday the 15th of June.
You can read the article written by Kieran Legg here in the online press version.


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Jessie is a healer and nurturer. A lifelong student of wellness, spirit medicine and movement, she offers a unique treatment experience for her clients. Licensed Massage Therapist (LMT #23742) and certified Holistic Yoga Therapist,™ Jessie uses a mindful approach to bodywork that incorporates manual therapy, breath and self care.
Her public yoga classes are inspired by her massage practice, working with private clients, and functional movement. Each class facilitates a deeper awareness and instruct her students on how to use movement as medicine. Jessie is profoundly influenced by her continuing education in anatomy, physiology and meditation. Her practice focuses on alignment and aims to help students tap into their own inherent mind/body wisdom through breath-centered sequences.
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A New Vision For Tharwa Village
A new Tharwa Draft Village Plan is available for feedback. It aims to maintain the village's character and strengthen its culture and lifestyle.
Some of the key recommendations from the plan include:
- making the village core an appealing, social, recreational and creative hub for the local community, while also attracting visitors
- enhancing the Cuppacumbalong Homestead Precinct and
- protecting and enhancing Tharwa's history (both Aboriginal and European) and its unique natural environment.
Read the plan and have your say at yoursay.act.gov.au/Tharwa


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This spring, I was invited to the Mockingbird NYC conference to read poems from my book, Phases. The lineup of speakers was impressive and I was looking forward to reconnecting with my old friend Alan Jacobs, who was headlining. Plus, my friend Jimmy had just moved from London to Manhattan to start this church. I couldn't miss it, so I flew across the country and met some of the finest folks around, while eating well and learning deeply.
There's a lot that I'll remember from the event--the energy in Manhattan is always electrifying, if a bit overwhelming at times-- but here's some takeaways, for those who couldn't make it.
- they recorded my poetry reading. This was a well-attended but intimate affair, featuring lots of questions from the audience. You can listen to the whole thing here.
- Timothy Blackmon, the chaplain at Wheaton College is a force of nature: incredibly informed and eloquent. He talked to us about a Dutch theologian named Kohlbrugge and how "the flesh fondly dreams of progress." How true.
- Actually, I was impressed right from the start with the opening lecture from RJ Heijman, who was trying to address modern divisiveness. He noted how strange it is that we insist now not only on being right, but on being 100% right, an admittedly high standard, and how one reason we seek out enemies is because it creates an easy unity (the holy/the in-group/the woke). This is what we really want: to be on the right team.
- Jamin Warren is a gaming guy, so I, whose interest in and experience of video gaming peaked at Super Mario Bros. 3 lacked some background for his talk, but it was so informative still; really, the talk all week that I keep thinking about the most. He talked about "Man-the-Player" or homo ludens, as an essential construction. Every human society has had games, the "magic circle that turns a park into a field wherein all the normal rules of life are suspended (viz. normally, you don't get to tackle anyone). That was interesting enough, and reminded me of G.K. Chesterton's attempt to isolate the unique-to-mankind in The Everlasting Man, but then Warren connected the game-theory to religious ritual. Bread which is normal bread becomes something extra, something different in this space because of these rules/words. He said that one of the attractions of gaming is that they are worlds wherein the consequences make sense. If you press A, X happens; in life, oddly, sometimes you eat healthy and still get a stroke. All this reminded me of poetry. There, we're using words--those pedestrian tools--but in a different way; there, the normal rules are suspended and new games are possible. Really, anything is, so long as the rules established for the game/poem are consistent. Anyway, it was meaty stuff and I'm looking forward to returning to these thoughts.
- Speaking of expanding my horizons, I attended a talk by Alyssa Wilkinson, the film critic. Those who know me know that I see about one film per year, believing the genre to be bankrupt. So I wasn't there to hear her talk about movies, but rather about the nature of criticism, which she writes at a pretty high level. She made the case that we should see movies in theaters because the screen dwarfs you, which is a necessary and useful humbling, and so you can see it with people who are having the same, but different experiences.
- Chad Bird then gave a sermon that was so powerfully poetic that I forgot to take notes. In fact, I forgot to breathe for much of it.
- Daniel Emery Price brought the brimstone. I like my preachers with brass knuckles and Price brought them out--though in service of broad grace--with tattoos to match. He convicted us about separatism, making the argument that we're surrounded with sinners, even in church, as a sign of grace; "lest you start believing you aren't one of them." I loved his talk and he was thoroughly decent in conversation afterward.
- Jacobs' talk was great (you can read the notes for it on his blog) and he and I had an enlivening and productive talk at lunch following the conference.
- This book, from which these ladies hilariously read.
If there will be a Mockingbird conference near you, or near and airport that's near you, I heartily recommend seeking these people out. To say it was edifying doesn't begin to capture it.
Oh yes, and I took some pictures:


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This car accessory that connects to the driver's phone is a safety device made possible by Jaycon's electrical and mechanical engineering team. Jaycon provided injection molding and PCB assembly services, ensuring their Kickstarter campaign was fulfilled on time.
General Aviation Flight Data Logger
This general aviation flight data logger was proposed by an avid pilot who brought it to Jaycon as a rough breadboard prototype. With the work of our industrial designers and mechanical engineers, the final shape was achieved for aerodynamics and manufacturability. Combined with the client's firmware and software, thousands went into production, where Jaycon injection molded and post-processed the plastics, also fabricating and assembling the PCBs.
Bluetooth Key Finder
With thousands of people misplacing their keys every single day, this client wanted a solution to fix this problem. With little technology background, the client allowed Jaycon to take charge on how the product should take shape. Our team worked on almost every single aspect of the product, from industrial design to firmware and packaging, all the way to manufacturing and Kickstarter fulfillment.
Air Quality Sensor
Although the client had a complete design of this air quality sensor, it was not ready to be manufactured. After applying design for manufacturing (DFM) principles, our team was able to injection mold thousands of units with no unforeseen production problems. Jaycon also provided circuit board fabrication and circuit board assembly for this project.
Conference Badge
With conference badges becoming popular, this client wanted to make sure he addressed this growing market. They provided the initial idea and concept sketch and Jaycon designers and engineers made sure to make it a reality. From firmware programming and mechanical engineering to injection molding and PCB assembly — our team was involved in every aspect of this project.
Environmental Data Collector
This environmental data collector is the successor of the client's original product. The goal of this project was to improve the original design by adding new features. After successful iterations and a round of designs, our engineering team reengineered both the plastics and the circuit board, making the entire enclosure waterproof so it can withstand weather conditions without affecting the circuit board. Jaycon proceeded with the injection molding of the enclosure and the assembly of the circuit boards.
Arduino Shield
The Arduino shield client knew exactly what they wanted when they approached our team — they were equipped with a BOM (bill of materials) and schematics. With these files in hand, we fabricated the circuit boards and assembled thousands of units.
Bluetooth 4.0 Tag
This Bluetooth 4.0 tag, meant to be used to track multiple objects, was the result of the client's entrepreneurial thinking and Jaycon's hardware engineering capabilities. Jaycon provided their team with our BLE capabilities — engineering both the plastics and the circuit boards and manufacturing thousands of units for their Kickstarter campaign.
Speed Radar
With a BOM (bill of materials) and Gerber files in hand — this client was ready for assembly. Jaycon provided all the SMT assembly services, along with programming, inspection, and testing; all needed to ensure it complied with certification standards — FCC, UL, and CE.
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Equipped with a great idea, this client brought us a PRD (product requirements document) and rough sketches. After going through the ideation phase, Jaycon designed both the plastics and the circuit boards, prototyping it for testing, and finally manufacturing both the case and the electronics.


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Wyatt Mahoney - June
Wyatt Mahoney has been present at a few of our previous events and has walked away with the win in his division as of late. With four holes left in his most recent Kids Disc Golf event he was tied up with team Innova player Hunter Grayum. BUT then Wyatt stepped up to the tee pad and threw a laser shot down the gut of a 210 foot hole! ACE! Hunter scored a bogey and Wyatt held on to the lead to finish out three strokes better than second place! Wyatt has been featured on Kids Disc Golf Facebook page where he threw his disc much further than a bunch of other kid in a soccer field. See video here:
Wyatt was nice enough to answer some of our questions! Check out our conversation below:
KDG: Where are you from?
WM: Glastonbury, CT
KDG: How old are you?
WM: 7 years old
KDG: How old were you when you were introduced to disc golf?
WM: Ummm…maybe…a little under 2 years old.
KDG: Why do you like disc golf?
WM: Because I like making new friends and playing courses.
KDG: What's your home course?
WM: Wickam Park
KDG: Is that course wooded or open fields?
WM: Has a lot of woods…and fields.
KDG: Do you prefer fields or woods?
WM: Fields
KDG: Who taught you to play?
WM: Ummm my dad and watching videos on YouTube of professionals.
KDG: How do you learn to get better?
WM: Ummm just by playing and watching YouTube videos and daddy tells me.
KDG: How often do you practice?
WM: A couple times a week.
KDG: What's your favorite disc/s?
WM: Ummm my soft magnet
KDG: Do you like playing in tournaments?
WM: Ya, um because I like playing with people.
KDG: How far do you think you can throw a disc?
WM: Umm as far as the soccer field at my school.
KDG: Straddle or Straight style putting?
WM: Straight style
KDG: Do you ever straddle/straight putt?
WM: Ya
KDG: Favorite disc golf manufacturer?
WM: Innova
KDG: Favorite professional disc golfer? Why?
WM: Paul McBeth. Because he makes in really far putts a lot of the time and he throws far.
KDG: What else do you like to do when you're not disc golfing?
WM: Play baseball, basketball, and football and watch YouTube.
KDG: Are you a member of any disc golf clubs or organizations?
WM: I am a member of the PDGA and Kids Disc Golf.
KDG: Do you have any sponsorships?
WM: No.
KDG: Do you hope to be professional one day and play in the pro events?
WM: Ya!
KDG: Do you prefer playing with other Junior players or adults?
WM: Both.
KDG: But if you had to choose just one, which would it be?
WM: Kids
KDG: What would you tell someone who has never heard of disc golf before? Why should they play?
WM: Ummmmm….try it! Have fun! Go get more discs and become a pro. The courses are fun!
KDG: What's one course you've heard of or seen on YouTube that you would love to play if you had the chance?
WM: Maple Hill!
KDG: What weight discs are mainly in your bag? Light weight or standard 160-170'
WM: Normal Discs
KDG: Do you side arm more or backhand more?
WM: Backhand mainly
KDG: Are you going to play in the world tournament this year?
WM: Ya
KDG: Do you have any aces?
WM: Ya!
KDG: We saw your ace recently at one of our events! It was awesome! After you threw the ace, what did you think?
WM: Ummm I was excited! It was neat that it stayed in the basket.
KDG: What disc did you throw?
WM: Soft magnet
KDG: Do you know how many views your video of the ace has?
WM: Five hundred thousand and seven!
KDG: Is there anything you would like to tell other junior players out there?
WM: Get out there and have fun!
Well, we sure are impressed with this kid! Watch out for this kid at Am Worlds this year in the MJ5 Junior division (PDGA 8 years old and younger). Also, if you haven't seen the video of this kids ace, check it out here! VIDEO
And here is a photo of Wyatt showing the excitement that he felt after hitting his first ace!


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Autumn light greets me with the welcome familiarity of a dear old friend. My awareness of how little time we have together enhances our bond. I revel in the attention of the warmth on my shoulders, sun caressing hilltops and peaks lit theatrically in the distance. My urge is to cling, hug, stare and simply ooze love on this dear precious friend of mine.
Our time romping together was intensely short this year. Momma Nature has been switching her tunes like a DJ at a school dance with a preference for harsh cold music punctuated with wind, snow and rain. October began with a dump of a foot and a half of snow at my place but instead of the usual early snowstorm followed by an "Indian Summer" – we got more snow, rain and snow. Not until the final week of the month did Momma Nature play more languid warm-fuzzy slow songs. The glory of autumn's rich golden yellow and red tapestry was at last unrolled beneath the snow-topped peaks- time to shed some clothes and dance in the autumn light!
I worked for hours before the sun came up each day and into the afternoon before grabbing a bike or running shoes but always my dog and heading out to grin and spin on the plush vibrant rug. I soaked up the sideways sunrays and caught an occasional misplaced sliver of moon in the middle of the afternoon hangdogging above my head.
Mostly I mountain biked so that all the lush aroma and crisp raw beauty could be experienced up close and personal. We actually mountain biked up Lewis and Clark the first weekend of November (possibly the first time I have mountain biked in Montana that late in the season). Three days of 10 degree weather and snow blowing sideways happened between the last two rides – the DJ zealously mixing up the music. Yesterday I realized the gift revealed after the super short prime autumn weather is that it forced me to take a FULL day off each of the last two weekends. Something I forget to do and realize (once again) the importance of a WHOLE day – outside of my studio and my office. Reinvigorated – I return to the studio and swear I can feel the Jesus rays inside.


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Sunset at Sandy Hook
It was a perfect, sunny Saturday at Sandy Hook Beach. Located along the coast of Northern New Jersey, Sandy Hook offers beautiful beaches with a gorgeous view of Manhattan's skyline. This weather allowed amazing pictures to be taken by the extremely talented photographer Lacy Hillard. Model Emily Wong displayed the ideal Gypsy Bride wearing our gowns and separates on these gorgeous sandy beaches. Everything about this day was magical.
What made this day even more perfect than it already had been was the breathtaking sunset over the water. Lacy took advantage of the natural lighting to get perfect silhouette shots of Emily and they came out to be incredible photos. As you can see, these photos perfectly display the Bohemian look of the Gypsy Bride motif. Huge thanks to Lacy for these phenomenal photos, and to everyone else on the production team for making this shoot possible!


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David Hyde Pierce and Rosie Perez star as a exacting book editor and a prima donna author in a comic drama that could use another revision or two
The title of the new Off Broadway play Close Up Space at Off Broadway's Manhattan Theatre Club refers to a proofreading symbol used to tighten up the gap between words. It also rather blatantly symbolizes the need for the characters to close up the emotional distance that exists between each other, or to close up the distance between what they say and what they mean. Paul (David Hyde Pierce) is a tweedy, persnickety editor at Tandem Books, a small New York City publishing house. While he lives to tear apart writers' words until they bleed red ink, Paul's editing skills prove worthless when it comes to fixing his messy real life: His secretary, Steve (Michael Chernus), who looks and acts like a Zach Galifianikis character, lives in a tent in the office lobby and can barely fax a document; his prize, prima donna author Vanessa Finn Adams (Rosie Perez) threatens to leave Tandem for a competitor if he doesn't re-think his latest harsh edits; and most vexing of all, his brilliant, unhinged daughter, Harper(Colby Minifie), has just been kicked out of boarding school and returns to New York, speaking only Russian and with the apparent intention of destroying Paul?s life.
There are flashes of brilliance — even magic — in this play by Molly Smith Metzler. Most of those occur when Perez ignites her all-too-scarce scenes with a sexy, full-bodied performance. But for the most part, it's a tonal jumble. We learn that Paul is mourning the suicide of his highly disturbed wife by ignoring reminders of her existence, including Harper. That neglect fuels Harper's rage and defiance, and in a raw scene, Harper literally screams for Paul's attention. It's a moment that begs for an emotional response from the audience, but the arch, absurdist elements throughout the play negate any attempts at poignance that come toward the end. Histrionics and self-conscious humor, mostly in the form of tired jokes from stereotypical slacker-with-a-heart-of-gold Steve, distract from the emotional core of the drama. Even so, the primary conceit — an editor who can't edit his past or present — is a bit obvious and not exactly compelling in itself. One can't help but think that an editor as exacting as Paul would cover Metzler's script with red scribbles and question marks. B-


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Prep Notebook: No. 2 Dow swimmers set for battle with top team in state
There's no excitement quite like when the top two teams in the state go head to head.
Dow High swim fans will get to experience that drama next Tuesday when the No. 2 Chargers swim against top-ranked Birmingham Groves at the Dow High pool.
No. 1 vs. No. 2.
There's no excitement quite like when the top two teams in the state go head to head.
Dow High swim fans will get to experience that drama next Tuesday when the No. 2 Chargers swim against top-ranked Birmingham Groves at the Dow High pool.
"We think that this could be a huge meet for us," Dow coach Gary Strickler said. "This could legitimize the program and show how good swimming is in the Midland area. We think it's a real boost. It'll give my guys a real test."
Strickler hopes the depth that his team possesses will be the deciding factor.
"We could win every event and still lose the meet," Strickler said. "We have to look for our 'B' relays and guys to pick up a fourth and score points. If we get a first, they get 2-3-4, we get fifth, they could win 9-7 in each event."
The Chargers are putting together one of the most dominant teams in our area in recent memory. Strickler's squad has won 19 straight Saginaw Valley League dual meets. Dow is 4-0 in dual meets this season. The Chargers have rolled over Alma, Bay City Western, Grand Blanc and Saginaw Heritage.
This season, the Chargers have lived up to their lofty ranking. With each meet, the resume gets more impressive.
"So far everything has gone great," Strickler said. "We won the (Pangborn) Relays. We were able to beat Alma who we couldn't beat for a lot of years. Then we beat Grand Blanc for the first time in many years. Last year we closed the gap on Alma and they beat us by three points. This year we won by 50 or 60."
At Grand Blanc, Brad Craig broke the pool record in the 100 breaststroke with a time of 59.98 seconds. That time is the fastest in the 100 in the state this year. Craig is also headed to state finals in the 200 individual medley.
In the same meet, the Chargers posted nine times that were good enough to qualify for the Division 2 finals.
Against Bay City Western earlier this month, Gabe Strickler posted a winning time of 2:00.31 in the 200 IM and the Chargers' 400 freestyle relay team won with a time of 3:20.61. Both of those times are the fastest times in Michigan this season.
The 200 IM relay team is the top-ranked team in the state. Michael Pankratz, Craig, Strickler and Tim Giblin comprise the team.
Strickler is ranked second in the state in the 100 backstroke. Dow's 200 freestyle and 200 medley relay teams are also ranked second in the state.
Strickler is ranked fourth in the 100 butterfly while Craig is ranked fourth in the 200 IM. Giblin is fourth in the 50 freestyle.
Pankratz has posted state qualifying times in the 200 freestyle and the 500 freestyle. All three Charger relays are headed to the state finals.
The Chargers also have several other standouts including Matt Grandjean (sprint, breaststroke), David Leapheart (breaststroke), Ian Smith (freestyle), Zach Lee (freestyle, butterfly), Kyle Williams (backstroke), Ian Hotchkiss (butterfly, IM), Kevin Carney (distance) and Dan Farley (freestyle).
The Chargers also have four tough divers in Nick Miller, Sean Morse, Adam Holwerda and Gerald Haynes.
The Chargers have their sights set on the state finals. They competed in Division 1 a year ago and took sixth place with 130 points. This year the Chargers will compete in the tough Division 2 meet.
"Division 2 swimming is stronger at the top end than Division 1," Strickler said. "The relays tend to be pretty close. The major difference is it's easier to get in. The state qualifying times are a little slower. A lot of my guys are near their state times. But, not only can they get in but they can score points too.
"All the fast kids are in Division 2," Strickler added. "If you look at the top 10 times in the state, seven of them are Division 2 kids."
This year's state finals will be held on March 11-12 at Oakland University in Rochester. Prior to that, the Chargers will be gunning for their third straight SVL title. The SVL meet begins March 3rd at Bay City Western.
Also off to a hot start
Dow High's basketball team is also enjoying success so far this season. Coach Dave MacDonald's squad is 7-1. In last week's Associated Press state basketball rankings, the Chargers received three votes in Class A.
Freeland is off to an 8-1 start and stands atop the TVC West standings with a 6-0 mark.
Coaches take note
The MHSAA Representative Council voted that beginning with the 2004 fall sports season, coaches who don't attend a rules meeting or return a rules test with a passing grade on time after two mailings, will not be allowed to coach in the MHSAA tournament that season.
According to the MHSAA's monthly bulletin, the team can participate but the regular season coach, who missed the testing for any reason, will not be allowed to be present at the tournament site where his or her team is participating.
There are some coaches each fall, winter and spring who do not attend a rules meeting and after numerous notices, do not return a coaches exam, or do not return the test with a passing grade of 70 percent.
Excelling off the field
The finalists for the MHSAA's Scholar-Athlete Award for the 2004-05 school year have been announced.
The award, which has been recognizing student-athletes since the 1989-90 school year, honors 28 individuals, one in each sport in which the MHSAA sponsors a post-season tournament.
According to the MHSAA, Farm Bureau Insurance underwrites the Scholar-Athlete Award, and presents a $1,000 scholarship in each sport. This year, 2,522 applications were received from 446 schools.
Two area athletes are among the finalists - Bay City Western golfer Stephen Gardner and Dow High soccer player Sarah Arnosky.
To be eligible for the award, students must have a cumulative grade point average of 3.50 (on a 4.0 scale), and have previously won a varsity letter in the sport in which they are applying.
The winners will be announced in early February. An awards ceremony will take place at halftime of the Class C boys basketball championship on March 19th at the Breslin Center on the Michigan State University campus.


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I met with Marie and Ben at Eno State park in Durham for their engagement session and I had a wonderful time! Marie and Ben spent a lot of time at Eno park while they were dating and so they showed me around and took me to some of their favorite spots. Since moving to NC, I have really enjoyed getting to do photo shoots at so many new places! I loved Eno park and I especially loved the beautiful drawbridge. I definitely plan to come back here for more shoots in the future!
I loved watching Marie and Ben interact with one another during their session! They were completely natural in front of the camera and their chemistry and love for one another was very obvious. Marie and Ben told me a little history about her engagement ring. The diamond in Marie's ring was Ben's grandma's and has been in Ben's family for many years.
Marie and Ben, I had a blast and I can't wait until your wedding in September!