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Commentary: Socrates meets Glenda Ritz
By Michael Leppert
So, Socrates and Glenda Ritz walk into a bar…
Only philosophy nerds might think that is the beginning of a funny joke. And maybe a blogger.
If I had the chance to have a conversation with Indiana Superintendent of Public Instruction Glenda Ritz, it would almost certainly sound like I was using the Socratic Method on her. Since I do not envision such a conversation occurring any time soon, I will do my best at describing a hypothetical example of that conversation here.
Additionally, since my kids might read this, I want to explain the method and its creator for context and more importantly so I can claim that this week's edition is in fact, educational. (Just in case Superintendent Ritz actually reads this.)
Socrates, the famous Greek philosopher, is considered one of the greatest and most important philosophers who ever lived. While most of what we know about his life's work came from the writings of his disciples, Plato among them, there is significant debate related to his trial, conviction and ultimate execution. The crime he committed was that of "corrupting the young." Wouldn't that be an interesting "crime" in modern time.
A practice that made his teaching timeless was his engagement in the questioning of his students and colleagues in an endless search for truth. He sought to get to the foundation of others' views by asking a series of questions that serve as individual tests of logic. The series of questions continue until a contradiction is exposed. It ends by ultimately proving the fallacy of the initial assumption. This became known as the Socratic Method. Aristotle also refers to the method as the basis of the scientific method itself.
So here we go.
Socrates: Superintendent Ritz, why did you decide to run for governor?
Ritz: I think I can beat incumbent Gov. Mike Pence. You know, I got more votes than he did in 2012.
Socrates: So is that WHY you are running?
Ritz: Well, not just that. I think Indiana can do a better job connecting our education policies to our economic policies, and this is the key to moving Indiana forward.
Socrates: So your current office doesn't provide the opportunity to successfully move this connection forward?
Ritz: Well, it might if Gov. Pence and Republicans in the legislature would let me do the job to which I was elected. But since they haven't, becoming governor is the next logical step.
Socrates: So if you win the gubernatorial election next year, you will be able to implement all of your education-to-economy policy connections?
Ritz: I hope so.
Socrates: Won't a 'Governor' Ritz still have to work with Republicans, particularly in the legislature, to implement real change in this arena?
Ritz: Of course, but at least I will have a majority of appointments I can make to the State Board of Education and the ability to veto bad education legislation.
Socrates: Who do you expect to replace you as the superintendent of public instruction, and what happens if he or she is a Republican?
Ritz: I hadn't thought of that yet. However, the authority of the office has been reduced to the point that it no longer sets education policy as it once did.
Socrates: Would you "partner" with your replacement the way you believe Pence and Republicans should have partnered with you?
Ritz: Of course, to the extent that matters.
Socrates: Even if the replacement wants to implement all of the agenda items that you have been fighting?
Ritz: When I am governor, the new superintendent is just going to need to work with me, like I have with…, I mean maybe if I am governor, I should appoint the superintendent.
Socrates: Really?
I think you get part of my point. For 2-1/2 years, Ritz has been the superintendent of public instruction in Indiana. For almost that entire time, she has been embroiled in a partisan fight to do that job. Republicans have gone way too far in a long list of ways to block her effectiveness, to the point that one Republican told me that they have "martyred" her. Shame on the Republicans for that.
However, has her performance under these circumstances been impressive to those of us who are independent voters in the middle of the political spectrum? Hardly. Quite the contrary actually. It would seem to me that gridlock and standoffs should be expected in a Gov. Ritz scenario more than progress.
That leads me to rest of my point. Pence's approval rating has suffered this year because pro-business, socially moderate Republicans were alienated by the Religious Freedom Restoration Act debacle. He needs those voters next year. So do Democrats. The fight next year is not a fight between which union groups support which Democratic candidate, it is about engaging a more progressive agenda for Indiana. I emphasize the word "engaging."
We are 11 months from next year's primary and 17 away from the election. Which of the announced candidates will inspire that engagement? Last week's announcement from Ritz, while politically logical, does not signify progress. Is she qualified to be governor? Of course she is. Many are.
Socrates could "prove the fallacy" of virtually any political campaign. When using his method, it's the political campaign that survives the proving of the fallacy the longest that I am most interested in supporting. As things stand right now, all of his conversations around here would be far too brief.
Michael Leppert is a public and governmental affairs consultant in Indianapolis and writes his thoughts about politics, government and anything else that strikes him at IndyContrariana.com.
One Response to Commentary: Socrates meets Glenda Ritz
So you set yourself up as Socrates, and mock Superintendent Ritz by creating fictitious, vacuous replies to questions from one of the most brilliant people in history (of course, that is the role you assigned to yourself). Since it's all fiction, your script can have Ritz saying anything to fit your opinion of her. How demeaning towards her and how arrogant for you!
It's a waste of ink, since it's all imagined, and in a lop-sided, mean, portrayal of Ritz.


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Halifax Woman Charged With Disseminating Terrorist Publications
Thursday, April 27, 2017
A 19 year old woman from Halifax has today (Thursday, April 27, 2017) been charged with six offences contrary to Section 2 of the Terrorism Act 2006, disseminating terrorist publications.
She has been remanded in custody and will appear before Westminster Magistrates Court tomorrow (Friday, April 28, 2017).
The woman was arrested on April 20, 2017.
The arrest, which took place near to the subject's home address, was pre-planned and as a result of a pro-active, intelligence led investigation by the North East Counter Terrorism Unit.
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I am 100% not a doctor. I am the opposite of Doctor. But, I've been pretty good about avoiding the common cold and flu for the past few years. I'm by no means superhuman, but here are a few Tips & Tricks to Not Get Sick.
- Learn how to wash your hands. Yes, there is a science to it. Watch doctors: you must use lukewarm water and soap, but it doesn't have to be anti-bacterial. Wet your hands, lather really well, scrub those nails, and then rinse so the water goes down your hands from wrist to fingertips. Basically, wash those germs away, away, away from your body.
- Moisturize your skin. It's not good enough to wash your hands a billion times a day if they're dry, cracked, and bleeding. One of the best ways for germs to enter your body is through open cuts on your hands. Every time you wash, you have to moisturize your skin so it stays uncracked. Skin is meant to be your body's barrier to the outside world. You have to keep your barrier intact!
- Cut your nails. Nail art trends say longer is better, but that's not true when it comes to health. Germs party like it's 1999 under long fingernails. Instagram #nailart posts be damned, trim your nails during cold and flu season.
- Don't spit. Listen. I know phlegm is gross. But for the love of all that is good and healthy, do not hock that loogie out into public. Not only is it really unattractive, but it's bad for public health. That mucus is filled with germs, and what happens if someone steps in it? They track all that's gross in your body to other locations. It's the same reason why we stopped pouring chamber pots into public gutters: contain your germs, folks.
- Open your windows. This isn't the middle ages and "spirits" aren't going to fly out of open windows– germs are. This is especially applicable if you live in an apartment building where air can be circulated through vents or walls to and from other apartments. Fresh air is less-germy air. Stale air is gross air. Brave the cold and open the windows for a little bit of time every day.
- Cover your nose when you sneeze, please. It's good enough for Sesame Street, it's good enough for you.
- Know the difference between a cold and the flu. The basics: you've got a cold if you're stuffy, cough-y and scratchy-throated. You've got a flu (or something else entirely) if you've got a fever or are vomiting. Got a cold? Go to work and try not to sneeze on anyone and warn everyone to stay away. Got the flu? Stay home and steer clear of people as much as you can. The flu is already at epidemic proportions this season, and it can be deadly to children, the elderly, or people with compromised immune systems. Don't be the reason why an old lady dies.
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One of the best ways to show how you feel about a product is using it. For me, I believe in the value of commissioned lifestyle photography – and I choose to invest in it. Year after year, I get portraits done of myself. I may be the woman behind the camera, but I actually like being in front of it too. In the past I've been photographed in Vegas and also in Boston's backyard.
I'm so excited to show you guys the amazing portraits that Anna Wu Photography took of me and my boyfriend. Keep reading to get the full link to the session!
He's a shy one. It took a LOT of convincing (and a very nice dinner) to have him agree to this shoot. It's worth it, though, I am so in love with how it came out! Nothing teaches me more about what my clients go through, than getting photographed myself. Here are some more tips for making your portrait session a success!
1. Give yourself plenty of time
It's the same tune that I tell my clients, but it's so true! San Francisco traffic is notoriously bad, and we had to drive over the Bay Bridge for this shoot. I'm really glad I took the day off from work and didn't schedule too much before the shoot other than hair and makeup
2. Make yourself feel and look good!
I loved my hair and makeup, thanks to Pretty by Julianne and Intertwine Hair Design (they both are available for Bay Area weddings!). I was also deciding between a couple of dresses and I ended up choosing the one I felt flattered me most. I know I often tell my clients to dress in color – and that's key! – but if you didn't have the time to shop your closet or shop for more clothes for your shoot, then pick the clothing that flatters your body the best.
3. At the shoot, just let go and have fun
I was so stressed out after the traffic I encountered in SF, and I also caught myself at multiple times during the session thinking of what light I'd look for. However, I'm not the photographer, Anna is, and I trusted her to take images that were true to me and my boyfriend. So I just let go, stopped stressing out, and had a lot of fun. The boyfriend even got into it and told me jokes to keep me smiling
4. Know what you want
Anna and I worked together to pick a location that would suit us and I also requested a shot here and there. Everyone books a portrait session for a different reason, so it's important to communicate that to your photographer.
5. Even photographers don't know how to pose!
Seriously, I may tell all my clients best posing techniques, but when it came down to it, I had two left feet. And that's totally okay! Lots of the moments you see in Anna's photos are half-silly or just moments of me and my boyfriend having fun. However, one thing I thought was really important was variety – sometimes it doesn't hurt to do something a little different with every click on the camera. Not all shots might come out, but you'll be surprised to find what works.
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Taylor Swift's squad stick together when it comes to footwear, all spotted in Swift's favorite BED|STU ISLA booties. Singer Kelsea Ballerini was last spotted rocking rocking a pair of ISLA boots in Red Lux ($245, bedstu.com) on a Radio Disney shoot, and again yesterday hanging with out with Swift herself. Continue reading
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Taylor Swift Trumps Kim Kardashian on Instagram
Watch out Kim Kardashian, Taylor Swift has officially become more popular than you on Instagram! Say what? Yes, it's true, just a month after Taylor being ranked the third most followed person on the popular social media site (behind Kim and Beyonce), Taylor catapulted to the number one spot with an incredible 45.5 million followers. In case you are wondering, Kim has 45.4 million. Continue reading
Kate Hudson Posts Photo to Convince Jennifer Aniston to Join Instagram
Jennifer Aniston and Kate Hudson are working together on their upcoming movie Mother's Days and Kate captured a moment on the set by posting this adorable photo of the duo on her Instagram account. But Kate had a specific purpose in mind by posting the photo: To convince her co-star to get back on Instagram! Continue reading
Sarah Michelle Gellar & Freddie Prinze Jr. Celebrate 13th Anniversary Over Twitter
Sarah Michelle Gellar and Freddie Prinze Jr. celebrated their 13th wedding anniversary Tuesday, partly by sending each other some love Tweets.
"13 years #happyanniversary @RealFPJr " Sarah first wrote on her Twitter account, attaching a photo of the lovebirds from their wedding. On her Instagram account, Sarah quoted poet Roy Croft: "I love you not only for what you are, but for what I am when I am with you. I love you not only for what you have made of yourself, but for what you are making of me." Continue reading
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Joe Biden Joins Instagram, Posts First Selfie with President Barack Obama
Is it me, or is this selfie trend gotten way, way out of hand? I mean when the top two leaders of the free world start goofing around and take time out of their schedule to smile for the camera, we may have a problem, Houston.
The U.S. Vice President Joe Biden recently joined Instagram and as his very first post, he showed off a selfie with President Barack Obama. Continue reading
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South African sets new 400m benchmark
Wayde van Niekerk produced a truly remarkable performance Sunday, to ensure Usain Bolt's history-making was not the only headline in Rio.
The great Usain Bolt has regularly brought gasps of amazement from crowds throughout his illustrious career.
Yet although athletics' biggest superstar added to his glittering CV with a historic third Olympic 100 metre title on Sunday, it was a different man who left spectators around the world utterly staggered by what they had just witnessed.
Wayde van Niekerk is the reigning world champion in the men's 400 metres, but both Kirani James and LaShawn Merritt – winners at the last two Olympics – were considered more likely to prevail on the grandest stage at Rio 2016.
It was surprising enough, therefore, to see Van Niekerk – running in lane eight as the fifth-fastest qualifier for the final – streaking clear down the home straight in the race that preceded Bolt's latest victory.
However, a bigger shock soon followed as the South African stopped the clock at 43.03 seconds, beating a world record set by American sprint king Michael Johnson 17 years ago.
If there was a sense of wonderment when Bolt lowered Johnson's apparently 'unbreakable' 200m mark in Beijing eight years ago, this was arguably a more sensational feat.
Prior to the Rio final, the quickest 400m of the year belonged to Merritt, who ran 43.97secs in the US trials.
With a third Olympic gold medal in his sights, Merritt went faster on Sunday with an impressive 43.85, while the classy James fared even better, registering 43.76 to improve on the time that brought him gold in London four years ago.
Neither man got remotely close to the champion.
Van Niekerk was already a hero in South Africa and made history earlier this year as the only athlete to break 10 seconds for 100m, 20 seconds for 200m and 44 seconds for 400m.
Nevertheless, few could have possibly imagined what the 24-year-old would achieve on Sunday.


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WASHINGTON — Christian physicians in the U.S. military are concerned that Congress may soon vote to require them and their colleagues to participate in elective abortions at U.S. military bases domestically and overseas.
The highly controversial provision is included in the annual bill that directs spending for the Department of Defense.
The bill, which was rejected by all 41 Republican senators in September due to concerns over the military abortion provision and other controversial items it included, will be brought up for another vote after the midterm elections.
So Christian physicians and their pro-life allies are gearing up for another fight.
Dr. David Stevens, CEO of the Christian Medical and Dental Associations, a group of 17,000 clinicians, launched a renewed outreach and educational effort toward senators in late September after Democratic leaders revealed they planned another vote on the defense bill during the so-called lame-duck session following the Nov. 2 election. Among their chief concerns is the fact that the abortion provision, which would roll back a 1996 law that banned the use of military facilities and personnel for elective abortions, is that it lacks conscience protections for physicians who morally object to abortion.
"In the military, when you get an order, you follow it," Stevens said. "It's very difficult to opt out of the abortion process in a military setting."
More than 250 active-duty physician members of the Christian Medical and Dental Associations wrote to senators in August stating that the elective-abortion provision would endanger their ability to follow both their Hippocratic Oath and Judeo-Christian ethics.
"It's just a situation they shouldn't have to be placed in," said Mary Harned, counsel at Americans United for Life. "These are clinicians and facilities that are intended to save the lives of members of the military, not perform abortions."
Although the military does offer conscience protections for military doctors, the possibility of politically driven repercussions for those who refused was raised the last time the issue came up under a president who supported abortion.
In 1993, President Bill Clinton required the military to offer elective abortions in all of its facilities and thousands of military physicians signed a petition stating that they would not participate in those "procedures."
Some pro-abortion Democratic leaders in Congress viewed this as insubordination and were considering action when the 1994 elections occurred and swept pro-life Republicans into control of Congress, recalled pro-life advocates.
Supporters of the measure counter that the existing conscience protections in the military code offer sufficient protection for military clinicians who do not want to participate in abortions. For them, the primary issue is one of access.
"Women in the military should have access to the same quality care available to women in our country," said Nancy Keenan, president of NARAL Pro-Choice America, in a written statement. "Signing up to serve in the armed forces shouldn't cause women to lose health-care options if they're stationed overseas."
Election Impact Possible
The next Senate vote on the measure is expected to be a party-line vote — just as the first vote on the measure was — unless the majority leader, Sen. Harry Reid, D-Nev., accedes to Republican requests to drop the abortion language and other controversial provisions.
The outcome of that vote also could be affected by close Senate races in Delaware, Illinois and Colorado, where the winner will be seated immediately after the election, instead of the following January. All of those seats are held by Democrats, and any Republican wins would expand their one-vote margin to maintain a filibuster majority.
Filibustering the entire bill is the best hope to block the abortion provision, according to pro-life advocates, because a pro-abortion majority in the Senate is expected to block any votes to remove the abortion language.
The critical nature of such votes on the overall bill led Americans United for Life to base its annual score on a member of Congress' pro-life record, in part, on that vote. One Democratic senator who fell short of that pro-life score was Sen. Robert Casey Jr. of Pennsylvania, who joined all Democrats in voting to advance the defense bill.
"Senator Casey opposes the military-facilities provision," noted Larry Smar, communications director for Casey. "As a pro-life senator, he does not believe that elective abortions should be performed on military bases that are entirely taxpayer-funded."
Smar would not say whether Casey would support it if the abortion language remained. National Right to Life gives Casey a 42% pro-life score on its website.
Meanwhile, pro-life advocates both inside and outside the Senate are pushing for Reid to drop the abortion language before bringing the measure back after the election.
"The pro-life position is to not approve the bill until the abortion provision is taken out," said Douglas Johnson, legislative director at the National Right to Life Committee. "If [Casey] would say to Reid that he was withholding his support until this provision was taken out, then that would make a big difference."
As a stopgap, pro-life advocates are holding out hope that any bill that passed the Senate containing the abortion mandate would be changed when it was melded with the House-passed version, which does not contain any such language. The meeting to combine the two defense bills also would be led by Rep. Ike Skelton, D-Mo., chairman of the Armed Services Committee, whose spokeswoman described as "very pro-life." National Right to Life gives Skelton a 66% pro-life rating.
Rich Daly writes from Washington.
"Do not demand health insurance mandates on America, we want our options back."
What might happen is that the OB-GYNs will be the ones the military would tap first to perpetrate abortions; those among the OB-GYNs who are honorable will all resign. Now we have a situation wherein female military personnel in practice not only cannot obtain abortions, they cannot even receive actual* OB-GYN health care through the military, beyond the simplest, most routine procedures. Anything beyond a minor complaint, she'll have to be referred to a civilian doc.
What will this do to armed forces readiness when it comes to deploying our female personnel without an adequate number of OB-GYN doctors to provide even *actual* health care?
This could cause real problems for our military, I would think.
* actual health care to treat or correct illness or injury. Versus abortion, which is not "health care," but a procedure whereby a doctor makes a usually perfectly healthy pregant woman, experiencing a perfectly normal pregnancy, unpregnant, and does this by annihilating the infant in her womb. This is not, repeat, NOT "health care."
What would happen if this bill passes and all the Dr's say NO that they will not do it? Will they all be court martial? That's a lot of Dr's gone. That would hurt the military.
I dont believe that the government has the right to take sides on the abortion issue. By paying for them it is 'taking sides".
Many Catholics voted for Obmam in spite of his record on abortion and I hope that changes in 2012
Even my co-workers who are pro-choice complain thet they dont want to pay for "elective" abortions. They contend that it is a choice and the person choosing should foot the bill.
Ms. Keenan takes the old Service "advice" saying in effect that if the Armed Forces decided it was important for you to have kids, you'd be issued one or more to a lower level. What's she saying effect is this: If the Armed Forces wants you to have and exercise a working moral conscience, one would be issued to to you. In the meantime, get with the program, don't be a complainin' whiner, shut up and follow orders. Far cry from my days as a dependent when I knew military doctors were by and large a very satisfied and dedicated group of professional soldiers working the trenches in albeit a far different kind of front-line. On the other hand, they never had a loaded gun like this pointed at their heads n' hearts ... by their own government, no less. So much also for their Commander In Chief's promises to protect a doctor's conscientious objection rights. Nice new twists on some old Hitlerian phraseology, "stab in the back" and "scrap of paper."
This Keenan woman has all but come out saying, "Here's the new rule ... 'If the Armed Forces decides it's important for your to have a conscience and exercise it, a working one will be issued to you. Otherwise, shut up, get with the program, click those heels and follow orders. . . . Any questions?"
NARAL's messing with the wrong medical corps for the very lowest of all reasons.
When you choose to have sex, it is possible to conceive a child. Those who do not know this should not be having sex.If all the cases of pregnancy overseas are the result of rape, then we need to reevaluate the role of duty assignments regarding women.It also could be addressed as behavior unbecoming to the United States Military Corps, as being an ambassador representing one's nation.Being prior military myself,and as a spouse to an active duty member in regards to overseas care being available- the military has gone to great lengths with our medical air evacuation. This medical option can rescue any solider anywhere, anytime no matter the circumstances, since there is a war on it has become the benchmark around the world.The armed forces of America teaches and sets up such systems with our allies so they can learn from our excellence. So to say to Nancy Keenan of Pro choice America, not all America is pro-choice and if a service women is concerned about her health care, she should not get pregnant and use abortion as a form of birth control.If just don't do it doesn't work, many forms of birth control are available free of charge. If the procedure is to save her life, every resource available will be utilized, even if it costs $50,000 to launch a mission just for her. This benefit also includes spouses or any dependent of the active duty service member. Nancy you should know what you are talking about when making assumptions about the dedication this country's military medical corps has towards it's oath to serve, not just its own bit towards the entire world. To take another s life to save you or your comrades in never lightly, it's hell called war. To be asked to take the life of an innocent, that's murder.
I was in the military for 18 years. I know of no abortions ever performed in a military facility. And I was in a position to know. The last 12 and a half years I was in Chaplaincy. I can't imagine that any such bill would pass. If it did a lot of doctors would have to leave the service on moral grounds. Which would leave the military short of doctors. The Chaplaincy would be fighting it tooth and nail. As would the Military Diocese. It would ruin the military.


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Disney recently announced its massive line-up of new and upcoming filmsranging from animations, to live-action fairy tale films, to cartoons, and even new movies for the marvel Cinematic Universe.
The official Oh My Disney blog reveals the list of upcoming films from this year up to 2019. First in the list is The Good Dinosaur, which opens in theaters this coming November 25. Next up is Finding Dory, which opens on June 17, 2016. This will be followed by Cars 3, which will be released on June 16, 2017. Toy Story 4 has been pushed back a year later, and will now be released on June 15, 2018 instead of the previous planned release of June 16, 2017. Lastly, the much awaited and long overdue The Incredibles 2 sequel will finally be seen on June 21, 2019.
A new movie, entitled Coco, will hit theaters on November 22, 2017. Not much is known about the film, but Disney describes it as a story of "a spirited 12-year-old boy named Miguel, who somehow finds himself in the fantastical realm of dead."
Another Disney Animation title set for release is Gigantic, and will hit theaters on March 6, 2018. An untitled Disneytoon Studios film will be coming on April 12, 2019; two new Pixar films are also slated for a March 13, and June 19 release in 2020; a Disney Animation Studios film, on the other hand, is slated for November 5, 2020.
The announcement also included upcoming live-action fairy tale movies, following the success of Maleficent and Cinderella. Four films will be released throughout 2017 to 2019on December 22, 2017; November 2, 2018; March 29, 2019; and November 8, 2019.
As for Marvel Studios, the Ant-Man sequel was also announced, Ant-Man and The Wasp for a July 6, 2018 release, pushing back Black Panther to a release date of February 16, 2018. This will also cause the Captain Marvel film to be pushed back to a new release date of March 8, 2019only two months before the Avengers: Infinity War Part II film hits theaters.


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Helon Habila, Nigeria's master craftsman, returns with Oil on Water, set in the myriad waters of the Nigerian Delta. In this ruined landscape, of mangroves and polluted waterways, abandoned fishing villages, dominated by militants, Habila has set the story of two journalists' search for the kidnapped wife of a white oil worker. Part thriller, part elegy, it is a story for our times.


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The saved views that you may have in your My Views section will vary depending on your job role and the processes and procedures within your dealer group.
However, in order to give you some ideas we have listed some popular reports or 'views' below by job role. These are by no means utilising the full capabilities of the app but are a good starting point.
Sales Executives
My Quotes
It is simple to have a list of your open quotes that have yet been converted to orders. In order to set this up, use Quick Search and start to type 'quotation' and select the 'Order status:Quotation: quotation' Search Helper that appears. You can then use Column Chooser to select the columns you wish to see. E.g in the screenshot below I have used Column Chooser to drag 'Delivery Date' in, so I can see the estimated delivery dates I had put on each quotation. You can then save this as a 'Saved View' and even pin it as a tab to the top of your screen.
Sales Executives automatically have permissions that only enable them to view their own quotes and orders. If you have higher permissions that allow you to see quotes and orders for your site narrow the orders further using either Quick Search or Search Builder.
My Orders
This can be generated using the method for My Quotes but using the 'Order status:Order: ordered' token instead. You could even have separate Saved Views for your new and used orders.
Awaiting Order Processing
Depending on how your site operates there may be a process where the Sales Managers convert a quote to 'Awaiting Processing' when they sign off a customer order form. The administration team could then have a Saved View just showing the orders at 'Awaiting Processing' so they essentially have a work queue to administer each day. This report could be generated by filtering by 'Order status:Order: awaiting processing' and then using Column Chooser to drag in other useful information such as delivery date or order date so that work can be prioritised.
Delivery List
Having a delivery list as a Saved View will be a vital tool for all administrators, managers and possibly for your vehicle preparation departments if they have access to the app.
All orders must have the delivery date populated in order for it to be moved to 'Awaiting Processing'. This should be treated as an estimated date of delivery to the customer and updated accordingly throughout the life of the order as this will assist with forecasting etc. Once the vehicle arrives on site and a firm delivery date is set with the customer the delivery date should then be ticked as confirmed. Therefore it is these confirmed deliveries that need to populate the delivery list.
Filter the screen by 'Order status:Order: ordered' and drag in any columns you need such as Delivery Date, Inspected and Valeted. You can then order the data by Delivery Date by clicking on the column heading.
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- In Olive Oil, saute ground beef and sausage with onion flakes until meat is cooked through. Drain and cool slightly. Meanwhile, combine Ricotta Cheese, both eggs and parsely flakes. Add 1/4c. Parmesan Cheese and Mozzarella Cheese to the Ricotta Cheese mixture. Stir together until well combined. Combine meat & cheese mixture. Salt & Pepper to taste. Heat oven to 350 degrees. Cover bottom of lasagna pan with tomato sauce. Layer pasta on top. Cover pasta with small amount of sauce. Cover pasta with meat cheese mixture. Alternate with more pasta, sauce and then leat/cheese mixture. Finish with last layer of pasta and cover with sauce. Sprinke with Parmesan Cheese. Cover pan with aluminum foil and bake until heated through, about 1 hour 15 minutes. USE same meat & cheese ingredients to fill stuffed shells. Cook shells, let cool, stuff with meat & cheese mixture, cover with sauce and bake for 1 hour 15 minutes covered with foil.


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Artificial sweeteners 'can make you eat more'
Consuming food and drink containing artificial sweetener makes you feel hungry and eat more, research suggests.
Experts at the University of Sydney studied the effects of artificial sweeteners on the brain in regulating appetite and in altering people's taste.
They found that fruit flies fed a diet with artificial sweetener ate 30% more calories when they were then given naturally-sweetened food. Experts believe the sweetener prompts the brain to believe not enough calories have been taken in.
Associate professor Greg Neely, from the University of Sydney, said: "After chronic exposure to a diet that contained the artificial sweetener sucralose, we saw that animals began eating a lot more.
"When we investigated why animals were eating more, we found that chronic consumption of this artificial sweetener actually increases the sweet intensity of real nutritive sugar, and this then increases the animal's overall motivation to eat more food."
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As you know, the best way to solve a problem is to identify the core belief that causes the problem; then mock that belief until the people who hold it insist that you heard them wrong.
The core belief that drives terrorism is the notion of a "holy place," along with the idea that some people belong there and other people don't. That's why the only solution to terrorism is for religious scholars to hold a global summit to agree on the definition of "holy place." Once they agree on a definition, it will be easier to mock it into submission.
At some point during the summit, probably after a week or so, the scholars would tire of saying to each other, "Nice hat" and asking, "What setting do you use to trim your ratty beard?" Then they'd get down to the business of defining what makes a place holy. Someone would suggest that the key things are the location and the fact that something holy happened there.
Eventually, someone with a second-grade understanding of space, possibly the busboy, would point out that everything in the universe has moved a gazillion miles since the holy event, and the concept of location is meaningless unless all the reference points stay put. The best-case scenario is that the "holy place" is now a billion miles away, floating in empty space.
After some embarrassed mumbling, the scholars would insist that they knew all along that location wasn't important. One of them would break the awkwardness by suggesting that a holy place must be defined by the "stuff" that comprises it. That's good news, because the Middle East is made entirely of dirt. The wise King Solomon probably would have advised people to help themselves to as much holy dirt as they wanted. He might have gone so far as to suggest that people put holy dirt in their socks so they can enjoy walking on it wherever they go. But first he would have invented socks and patented the idea, because in addition to being wise, he had a good head for business.
Religious scholars should also help the rest of us understand the question of holy depth. Is it just the top layer of soil that's holy, or does the holiness continue lower into the ground? It's important because if there's no bottom limit, then whatever is on the exact opposite side of the earth is also holy, only upside down. The residents would have to stand on their heads to get the full benefit of the holy rays, but it would be worth it.
Feel free to forward this Holy Place argument to any Induhviduals who need the enlightenment that comes from having their core beliefs mocked. I can't guarantee that this will stop terrorism, but whatever you're doing now isn't working.
If you want more thought-provoking ideas in the same realm, check out my new book, The Religion War. It's a sequel to my non-Dilbert book, God's Debris.
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France's First Lady (although the French don't use those words because they want us to know — clearly — that it was her husband who was elected to office and her job is to support him without giving her even a meaningless title) wore Louis Vuitton again at the NATO conference in Belgium on Thursday.
As you can see it appears she went slightly shorter than the blue Louis Vuitton suit she wore on her husband's inauguration day. She, like the other spouses, with the exception of Melania Trump, did not change out of her LBD for the meeting with Queen Mathilde at the Royal Castle of Laeken early in the evening. Madame Trump was the only woman who opted for cocktail attire, the others continued the day wearing the dresses in which they started the day.
The French and British press have set up the two wives, both new to the international stage, as fashion rivals. Maybe other countries did as well. Rather silly don't you think?
Madame Macron's major accessory was her monogramed Louis Vuitton cross-body sac.
Do weigh-in on what you think about the spouses' (or partners') sartorial choices for the very visible major outing.
Have you read about the bromance between Emmanuel Macron and Justin Trudeau? So cute. They were seen in a couple of tete-a-tete encounters chatting animatedly in French. Also, the French president, it was reported, used his excellent English when speaking with President Trump and Prime Minister Theresa May.
Absolutely loved hearing from you about Madame Macron's blue suit. Now, please tell me what you think about what she and the other women wore in Brussels as their significant others donned blue suits and mostly navy ties and debated about the world's most important issues.
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In our Plant Medicine Essence, stage 1 philosophy class we embark upon a sacred understanding to our most intimate connections to the plant world around us. Since ancient times around the globe people have been utilizing plants for food and medicines and through this evolutionary process, deep and profound understandings grew of these primal yet refined connections.
Even if you ate no plant material whatsoever, but only ate meat, you would still be ingesting plant energy. All animals contain plant energy, even if they are strict carnivores. Even the strictest carnivore eats plant material in the form of herbivores. The herbivores eat the plants and those plants and their energy become part of the herbivores body, its flesh, bone and blood. When the carnivore dies, the body returns to the earth and in-time becomes fertilizer that plant seed will use as food. It is all a cycle, an ancient and sacred cycle that each one of us is part of.
Many pre-technological peoples called the energy of plants and animals, minerals and elements, "Medicine", or "Spirit Medicine"; thus the term Plant Medicine. Since our connection to Plant Medicine Essence is indisputable, it behooves us to learn about this energy and our intricate connection to it. This knowledge and understanding can be used to better our quality of life through health and well-being, but also through deeper and more profound conscious connections to the environments of this earth and our placement within them.
Many people today ingest plants in very non-beneficial ways that clash with the seasons, their personal body constitution, time of life, energy and nutritional needs, healing requirements and position upon the earth (environment where they live). Many of the old teachings have faded away with the ancient ones who knew them well. As humans slowly moved away from living with the natural world and began seeing it as something to dominate, control, alter, destroy and reap profit from, the primal conscious connections to life around began to sever. This created a division, a split inside humans because the subconscious retained the wisdom. But the stronger the external distractions became, the less and less people listened to their subconscious. Societies as a whole began to suffer from this internal division.
Through this suffering lifestyles bent upon destroying the natural world of plant, animal, mineral and element increased. The use of chemical sprays and other heavy toxins were employed on food sources, residue pollutants from chemical productions began filling the water, air and soil and pure state of the plants began to change under the stress. In response, instead of working to find more healthy ways to deal with humans needs, humans turned to genetic modification, further destroying the primal integrity of the plants, animals and all life touching and dependent upon them.
Natural plant medicines slowly faded and were replaced by synthetic chemically derived "medicines" of which many have horrible health side-effects and do a large part in the contribution to pollution. People taking these debouched synthetic chemical "medicines", get hooked on them as the chemicals many times do far more harm than good and then found need for more chemical concoctions to abate rising symptoms.
The brighter side of all of this is that the real connection to the plant world was never actually lost. We are still here, as are the plants. We still consume plants and so they are part of our bodies. The only real issue is the lack of conscious awareness today for the intricacies and potency's of these ancient and sacred connections. Not all people lost this awareness and the knowledge of the connection between plant and human. The information continued to be used and passed down from generation to generation, just on a much smaller scale than it once was. Even with large corporations and government organizations trying their best to completely destroy this knowledge and the use of any natural plant for medicine (since they do not make profit on what they do not control, plant and person alike), the drive for natural medicines is returning in many areas of the world.
Here at Element Mountain we strongly believe in this ancient connection between plant and human and not only the potent dynamics between, but also the purity of its sacredness, this mutual bond of life. This is one reason we offer this class, to educate people who wish to learn of these sacred and very real connections within themselves so that they may bring the knowledge and practices into their lives to potentially increase its quality. It is not just for people either. The more people reconnect with these scared understandings, the more people will return to the practice of respecting the plant kingdom and hopefully cease the annihilation of its integrity.
In this class, Plant Medicine Essence, stage 1 philosophy, you will be delving into and learning about the following:
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- Lifestyle alterations during the process
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- What to expect
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This is a class for those who truly wish to begin the process of embarking upon a healing path of self, of plant and reconnect with the primal yet refined sacred connections of body, mind, spirit and the earth through the plant kingdom. This class is the first class of which all is explained in detail. You will leave with a solid understanding of the how's and why's, enough to start your own personal Plant Medicine Essence healing at home if you wish.
The second class offering is for those who wish to actually start the process in a more traditional manner, with guidance and the natural environment surrounding you as you immerse all you are into the greater energy.
This class takes place indoors as it is a stage 1 philosophy class and not actual practice. It is a preparation class if you will.
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Economic Democracy, World Government, and Globalization
From a political and moral perspective, the US-led war against Iraq was an unjust war. While military force against a brutal tyrant like Saddam Hussain may be justified, it should always be a last resort, after all diplomatic means have been exercised. Moreover, if such a military action is finally undertaken, it should be led by a world body, such as a reformed UN, or a World Militia under the auspices of a World Government. This time, however, it was led by a superpower with vested economic, political, and religious interests in the Middle East region.
The current global political and economic climate is imbalanced and unstable. Western democracies, while philosophically guided by the principles of modernism (equality, fraternity, and liberty) are often not emphasizing the same principles when global economic policies are drafted.
More precisely, the globalization forces promote political democracy while often using undemocratic means when dictating economic policies.
Driven by the profit-hungry forces of neo-liberalism, or economic globalization, policies set in the West--through institutions such as the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF)--have often bypassed local democratic institutions and proven to be economically counterproductive and devastating to the so-called developing nations. "Theirs is not an ideology of freedom and democracy," writes William Finnegan in Harper's magazine. "It is a system of control. It is an economics of empire."
Even in countries with a tradition of political democracy, such as in South East Asia, and in South America, the neo-liberal policies have often been economically disastrous. Argentina, for example--for a long time the poster-child of economic globalization--is today suffering the worst economic crisis in its history. In short, economic democracy is still a far cry for most developing nations. Indeed, economic democracy is also only a dream for millions of poor in the rich Western nations.
As PROUT founder P. R. Sarkar writes, economic democracy is the "birthright of every individual." To achieve economic democracy--or what author and PROUT activist Dada Maheshvarananda calls "a dynamic economy of the people, by the people and for the people"-- economic power must be vested in the hands of local people, not foreign corporate interests.
The Fist of Free Trade
Economic liberalization has now reached all corners of the world, but has yet to take hold in the Middle East. In the days leading up to the Iraq war, President George Bush drew several rather surprising links between the need for free trade liberalizations and a "free Iraq." Here is a quote from a National Press Conference:
" I appreciate societies in which people can express their opinion. That society -- free speech stands in stark contrast to Iraq. Secondly, I've seen all kinds of protests since I've been the President. I remember the protests against trade. A lot of people didn't feel like free trade was good for the world. I completely disagree. I think free trade is good for both wealthy and impoverished nations. But that didn't change my opinion about trade. As a matter of fact, I went to the Congress to get trade promotion authority out. "
No surprise then that free trade and the messianic vision of market fundamentalism was an important part of The National Security Strategy of the United States, issued by the White House in September 2002. "We will actively work to bring the hope of democracy, development, free markets, and free trade to every corner of the world," the Strategy claims. "The possibility that the Marines and high altitude bombers might need to be involved in spreading the good news about free trade does not, in context, seem far-fetched," writes Finnegan.
No, it does not seem far-fetched. As New York Times columnist and economic globalization advocate Tom Friedman wrote in his book, The Lexus and the Olive Tree:
"The hidden hand of the market will never work without a hidden fist. McDonald's cannot flourish without McDonnell Douglas... And the hidden fist that keeps the world safe for Silicon Valley's technologies to flourish is called the U.S. Army, Air Force, Navy, and Marine Corps."
In other words, the war against Iraq was more about fostering the freedom to make a profit on hamburgers than about finding WMD's. It was more about McWorld vs. Jihad than it was about Bush vs. Saddam.
Free trade and corporate globalization--whichever way it is implemented--has not, however, been a boon for the world's developing countries. While the US and Europe has increased its wealth, most people in developing nations have become poorer. Indeed, even the IMF recently reported that their policies have failed in lifting these countries out of poverty. Even in the US, globalization has had negative effects on peoples income. Real wages have fallen 4 percent since 1973, while economic growth has averaged 3 percent. In contrast, during the decades prior to globalization--between 1947 and 1973--economic growth averaged 4 percent and wages increased by 63 percent. So, why should Iraq celebrate a future designed by the warriors and free traders in Washington?
Now that the high altitude bombers have finished their work in Iraq, and the US promises the "liberated" Iraqi people that they will soon bask in the glory of democracy, this promise does of course not include the promise of economic democracy. For free market fundamentalism and real-life economic democracy are not mutually inclusive. Just ask the people of Bolivia. Although rich in natural resources, it is the poorest country in South America. Why? Most of the resources are utilized by foreign corporations. "The World Bank is the government of Bolivia," a Bolivian newspaper editor claims. So, how can the US promise Iraq what the Washington strategists cannot even provide millions of its own citizens, not to speak of the impoverished people in the third world?
A "free Iraq" must therefore not only mean the political freedom to vote, but also freedom from poverty, and the freedom to choose the path of economic self-sufficiency. A truly liberated people should be able to exercise both political and economic democracy. Most of all they should feel secure that no foreign economic power can dictate their economic future--that they are not victims of the "dictatorship" of foreign economic powers.
There are many stated and unstated reasons behind the US-led coalition's war against Iraq. Most of those reasons--to protect US national self-interest, to prevent future attacks by Iraq and other terrorists, to stop the proliferation of the not-yet-proven Iraqi weapons of mass destruction, to ensure US geopolitical control of the Middle East, and to ensure trade liberalization in the region--do not meet the high moral aim of simply liberating the Iraqi people from an unjust tyranny.
The economic sanctions will soon be lifted so that Iraq, and thus the whole Middle East, can open up for the commercial and cultural hegemony of Western corporations. Aid will also be flowing in. And with this aid, for the hungry and painful bodies of Iraq, will also come aid for their souls. The Messianic message of Billy Graham, his son, and many other Christian evangelical preachers will soon be heard all over the dusty towns of this ancient, Muslim country. For, as there is a holy alliance between McDonald's and McDonnel Douglas, there is also a holy alliance between US-born capitalism and Born Again Christians, between fundamentalist Christendom and fundamentalist economics.
World Government and Economic Democracy
Unfortunately, we have a UN without a spine and a global economic system without a soul. What we need instead is a World Government with a militia, and a global economic system that fosters economic democracy, or people's democracy.
As the civilizational and economic conflict between the North and the South, between the rich and the poor, increases, there will be a growing need for both a World Government and for economic democracy. The people of the world will soon be tired of the US operating as the World's Cop. There will thus be demands for a world authority governing from a higher moral ground than both the UN and, especially, the US is currently operating on. In the words of philosopher Ken Wilber:
" My own belief is that, in the coming century, we will see the present United Nations peacefully replaced by the first move toward a genuine World Federation, driven particularly by threats to the global commons that cannot be handled on a national level (such as terrorism, global monetary and economic policy, and environmental threats to the global commons)."
" This would mean, for example," writes Wilber, "that America is allowed to despise Iraq (in the privacy of its own...national, cultural space). America is not, however, allowed to attack Iraq."
What are some of the benefits of a World Federation or World Government? Sarkar suggests four main benefits:
1. The huge expenses of maintaining a militia in each country will be reduced, and these savings can be used to benefit people's needs.
2. There will be a great reduction in psychological tension.
3. There will be less bloodshed.
4. There will be free movement of people from one corner of the globe to the other.
While Wilber has been primarily preoccupied with blueprinting the cultural and political landscape fostering a more benign world, Sarkar has also mapped its economic aspects. Sarkar believed that political democracy cannot fulfill all "the hopes and aspirations of people or provide the basis for constructing a strong and healthy human society. For this the only solution is to establish economic democracy."
According to Sarkar, the following guidelines are needed to establish economic democracy:
--The minimum requirements of life must be guaranteed to all. The minimum requirements of a particular age -- including food, clothing, housing, education and medical care -- should be guaranteed to all.
--Increasing purchasing power must be guaranteed to each and every individual.
--Local people will control economic power, consequently local raw materials will be used to promote the economic prosperity of the local people. This will create industries based on locally available raw materials and ensure full employment for all local people.
--Outsiders must be strictly prevented from interfering in the local economy. The outflow of local capital must be stopped by strictly preventing outsiders or a floating population from participating in any type of economic activity in the local area."
Paul Hawken, an author whose writings and talks envisions a world of economic democracy, cultural vitality and ecological sustainability, was recently asked by a journalist: "Aren't you just dreaming?" He replied: "Absolutely I'm dreaming; somebody's got to dream in America." Indeed, somebody's got to dream of a better future, and not just in America, in all countries of the world.
So, in the spirit of Paul Hawken, Ken Wilber and P. R. Sarkar, let us all dream. Let us all dream of a better future for Iraq, and a better future for the world.


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One Minute With…
Mackey Saturday
Hi Mackey, thanks for taking time to chat with One Minute With. Tell us a little bit about yourself and your work.
First off, thank you for having me and allowing me to contribute alongside such great talent. As for a little about me, I'm an independent multidisciplinary designer based out of Denver, Colorado. My work spans a lot of genres and I'm honored to get to work with clients on a multitude of levels. I've always been a big fan of the outdoors from mountains to oceans, campsites to cityscapes, it all amazes me and I love to spend as much time as I can adventuring into the vastness that is out there. Living like this has played a huge role in my design aesthetic and also my pursuit of staying independent in my career. I continue to see daily the value of chasing after what you enjoy most and then figuring out the logistics later.
Walk us through a typical day in the life of Mackey Saturday.
I'm not sure if there is really a typical day for me. Living in Colorado the seasons help dictate what any given day may look like, between long and short days, fresh snow or summer sun, it all plays into what my days look like. Right now it's the middle of winter so I basically have 2 schedules I like to follow.
The first and primary looks schedule some like this: 6:30-7:00am wake up, catch up with the world in bed using Flipboard, check the weather, grab some breakfast, make some tea, read the Word, and then head off to the studio. The morning is always for immediate needs, getting any meetings out of the way, and clearing any of those things that may cause anxiety or poor productivity, then onto my design tasks. My office is only a few miles from the Denver skatepark, so at lunch I like to head over there and get a quick session in. Skateboarding has long been something I love and has molded me heavily into where I am today. Getting out and skateboarding helps refresh me, refocus my creativity, and keep perspective when I head back into work. The afternoon is then dedicated to designing, drawing, building, or whatever creatives tasks I'm tackling. I'll work until about 7, then it's time for a work out, followed by dinner and after that really depends on my work load and my wife's schedule (she's a nurse so she works 12hr shifts starting at either 7 am or 7pm.) So this could be time to get together with friends, or time to head back to the studio. I've been more recently trying to call it quits earlier and get home and to bed by 1-1:30 a.m. compared to a lot of my past that was full of 4 a.m. bed times.
The second schedule (if there's good snow in the mountains) starts out the night before by heading up to our condo that we share with a few fine folks. I'll wake up, eat a hearty meal and then usually head over to Keystone or Breckenridge to get on the mountain while the snow is its best. If I'm lucky I'll have some friends to ride with and we'll usually ride until 3ish. After this I'll get some food and head back to the condo to fit in emails and immediate tasks that couldn't be handled on my iPhone while on the lifts before the "official" work day is over. We'll grab dinner somewhere, and then it's back for an evening work session. I'll usually sit by the fire/TV (we don't have cable at our loft in Denver since we rarely watch anything outside of Netflix) and work until about 2 a.m. while my wife gets in her dose of crafting and watching of criminal minds.
There are obviously lots of ways things can play out but at this time, this is how my days are looking.
How did you get into design?
I've loved drawing longer than I can remember. My parents still tell me stories about when I was a little child how I would sit for hours on end, head down, drawing every last meticulous scale on a fish and then abruptly crumbling up the paper and throwing it in the trash because "it didn't look like what was in my head," just to start the same process over again. I continued to love art throughout my childhood and then at about 14 or 15 one of my father's clients (my Dad was a financial consultant at the time) saw some of my work while in his office for a meeting and asked if he could set up a meeting with the designer. My Dad proceeded to tell him that all the work was just done by his young teenage son and yet the man still insisted on meeting with me. He ended up hiring me on a contract basis to help design his product ideas for new products. We would meet up, he would tell me his ideas that he could only see in his head, and then I would interpret them and put them onto paper. This was all by hand, he then had a team that would render out everything on a computer and produce the real specs to make the products happen. This was my first foot in the "design" door but I jumped around for the next 7 years within the more traditional arts from mural paintings to metalsmithing. Then post college graduation, I started making some work for a skateboard park I volunteered at and skateboard companies that I was touring with over the summer. That allowed my work to reach a larger scope of people and started gaining me more opportunities which has now grown into what I do today.
How do you approach a new project? What's your creative process like?
I approach new projects with enthusiasm and hope. Establishing if I'm excited about the project and if I can see its potential for growth and positive change is my first and most valuable step. With this secured I start asking any and all relevant questions that I can as well as establishing lines of communication for us to best communicate during the length of the project. For certain cases, primarily logo and web based projects, I have some pre-made studies that I send out for clients to answer that cover all the basics. Next is web-based research, hitting the books, exploring, adventuring, and starting to let the ideas become a part of my daily life. In most cases, my best solutions don't come when they're forced or calculated, but rather when lying in bed, traveling, or out to dinner with friends. The only way these random experiences can provide solutions is if the questions are actively a part of my daily interactions. Needless to say, as I'm sure is true for most, rushed deadlines are rarely my best work. This all coincides with lots of sketching which is then turned digital and I'll push everything around, line it up proper, and produce some work for presentation.
If you don't mind me saying, your name is a somewhat unusual one – Do you feel that having a recognisable, different name is actually a benefit to you in an industry so large?
Working within such a large industry, that is also so tiny at the same time, I would say that my name may be a benefit on some scales. But at the end of the day, I believe the caliber of the person and quality of work are really what prevail. I would much rather people know and respect my work than be excited about me. I'd rather play the background honestly, however working so heavily in identity development I find myself constantly addressing myself as a brand which tends to push my name more heavily. I am happy to identify with something that I think very well communicates my lifestyle and goals while educating potential clients on the basics of my values and perspectives.
You have described your style as having "retro ethics", but a "modern aesthetic". What do you mean by this, and where do you get inspiration?
The saying came about when I was doing some planning for future growth. I was trying to clearly identity how I worked, my values, and what clients could expect without a lengthy confusing amount of text.
The "retro ethics" describes my values and how I will treat both clients and projects. Integrity is of the utmost importance to me far above money, popularity, cool projects, or opportunity. I want everyone I work with to know and trust my word as truth and that it will be delivered on. I believe this mentality has more recently been abandoned and that our trust in people is degraded heavily. To me, my word and integrity is much more valuable than a contract and I want people to know that as well. Secondarily, I worry that work ethic has suffered more recently in an era where people think the deserve things and often lack the passion to fight for what they want. My father once old me when we were installing a sprinkler system together "I'm not worried about what you choose to do with your life, just make sure and go after it harder than everyone else." This has stuck with me and the very driven work ethic is something I hope to never abandon. That all to be said, to me, fall under "retro ethics."
The counter side "modern aesthetic" is meant to convey my approach to the visual side of my work. People know that I'll be working hard, and in that dedication I'm consistently focused on new trends and pushing the envelope for my clients. Living daily in such ever-changing cultures like the action sports and the street wear industry, trends are ever evolving and there's a fine line between brilliance and looking like a fool. I desire to always be on the forefront of trends, while still creating pieces that are as timeless as possible. This balance is very valuable to me and the phrase 'modern aesthetic" is meant to communicate that I will continually pursue creating pieces that are relevant and impactful to modern society.
If, in some Freaky Friday-like situation, you could live the life of another designer, illustrator or creative, for a day, who would it be, and why?
There are so many people in all kinds of professions and time periods that would be amazing to experience. Picking just one for now, I would love to have a day in the life and mind of Saul Bass, as unoriginal as that may be. A life lived from New York to Los Angeles, film to print, plus everything in between would have to be inspirational if only for a day even. That vastness of knowledge, creativity, and understanding of human response and interaction would be quite the joy to jump into.
What design tools could you not live without?
I'm a big fan of classic pencil + paper creation. After that if I had to live without all design programs but one I would have to save Illustrator, I probably spend 95% of my time in it. Finally, some sort of board (skate, snow, or surf), I would have a hard time living without at least one of them, and yes, I consider them design tools. I do have a lot of books, cool sketch pads, and a Cintiq that I use heavily, but if we're talking minimums here, that's what I "need".
And finally, what tips would you give to anybody who is looking to get started in design or illustration?
To offer up a few small nuggets of wisdom for somebody just getting started I would say to first, make sure you love what you're getting into, be that design, illustration, or anything else for that matter. If you're gonna be great at something, it's not going to be because it looks like an easy career or you're just doing it to get by. Love it, live it, evolve it.
Work on building your relationships before building your portfolio. You'll get more work, from better clients, based on personal recommendations than people seeking you out through a design site or google search any day. I'm not trying to undermine the value of a great portfolio, that will also get you great opportunities, I'm simply saying, start with relationships, they'll last longer and produce better if you treat them with the value and respect they deserve.
Do free work. I am not proposing you do spec work, I hope you can avoid that at all costs in fact. I am however saying, find something you love or believe in deeply and offer your skills to help make it greater and better the world. The scale of this organization, product, or person is irrelevant, but I can't stress the value of doing this enough. Working like this removes one of the most stressful parts of the job, money, and allows you to work better, more creatively, and benefit society simultaneously.
Lastly, be loyal, to both yourself and your clients. Value your integrity, remain above reproach, share, and never forget why you started and where you came from.
Thanks Mackey!
Many thanks to Mackey for talking to us. I really enjoyed his answers, and hopefully you did too!
Why not check out Mackey's site, and follow him on Dribbble and Twitter?


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Okay so this boy I really fancy started to talk to me and he said he "kinda" liked me. So we started talking more over the past few days. He's a terrible flirter, he makes out he's never had a girlfriend before. He's a bad student, he get's in a lot of trouble all the time. After he made an attempt to flirt, I put a love heart in our text because we hardly even put kisses so this was like "woah" ahaha and then all he replies with is "X" why not a love heart? Is he just not into me, is he having me on? Help :(
Did I scare this guy off?
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