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UnderDog Marketing, LLC
I am a sales guy at heart and I want to help small to Medium businesses grow their market share via web and sales training. By helping them grow I will feel successful.
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Wednesday, January 8, 2014
The Woman and The Child: Which Am I?
I'm a woman when I'm able to trust myself and my ability to handle whatever comes my way.
I'm a child when I feel frightened and small and threatened.
And only recently have I become really aware that I can control which "me" arrives to face whatever situation has arisen.
This past week, for example, I've been cranky. The holidays have been long and, since I work from home (a generally silent home), I've been getting little done. I missed working. I missed quiet. I missed my own company, which felt drowned out by my husband's larger-than-life personality.
I resented him and began counting the days before he would return to work.
But in the process of recognizing that I was looking forward to him NOT being here 24/7 was the recognition that he might feel the same way. And that is terrifying. It's one thing for me to admit that I've had enough of him…but quite another to acknowledge that maybe, sometimes, he's had enough of me. My "child" is triggered, fearful and anxious. Abandonment seems imminent.
In the past, I might have been aware on some level that my fears around abandonment loom large. I've long known that I hate being left…I far prefer to do the leaving, even for something as innocuous as a trip to see a friend.
This time, however, I understood on a deeper level just how much my "child" distorts my thinking. Something as normal as a husband getting on my nerves gets blown out of proportion and I convince myself that our marriage is doomed. Or more to the point, that I will be left.
I've learned, albeit slowly, that this is old stuff. This is my "child" curled in a ball, feeling powerless and scared.
So I tried something different. I imagined myself being left. I imagined that, even though there was absolutely no evidence that my husband was planning to file for divorce rather than simply returning to work after a long holiday, I was being abandoned. I imagined that he was having another affair and I would be blind-sided.
My heart beat faster. My breathing became shallow.
And then…I realized that I was not a child. I was a woman with all the resources available to me that women have. I could contact a lawyer. I could lean on friends. I could access whatever I needed to get myself through a challenging time.
I've done it before…and I can do it again.
And in that moment, I realized how often I relinquish the floor to the child I was instead of the woman I am.
I hear it sometimes in the letters you send me. I hear the fear of abandonment. I hear the anguish of those who feel small and powerless. I hear how betrayal triggers our deepest fears -- that we're unlovable, that we're not enough, that we will be alone.
But within those letters, I often also hear something great. Strength. Determination. An ability to rise to the occasion. Some will say they take heart in others' stories of survival because that means that they, too, can survive.
Acknowledge that scared part of yourself that is triggered by betrayal. But be sure to remember too that we women are a force.
22 comments:
- AnonymousJanuary 8, 2014 at 1:04 PM
Beautifully written. Is it crazy to oscillate between both from one day to the next...hell, minute to minute! I'm two years into reconcilliation and things were going great until a truckload of rage came out of no where the other night. My husband just sat and listened until he didn't want to anymore, but the child in me wouldn't let up with the tantrum.Today I feel like I have an emotional hangover and I'm worried that I have set us back. This is hard...I wish the woman I was would make an appearance soon...still feeling like the scared kid.ReplyDeleteReplies
That feeling of begin right back at square one because of an outburst or meltdown or whatever is common…but not accurate. Don't let it cause you to spiral down. The difference is you can recognize that your tantrum didn't move you forward. You can acknowledge that you've clearly got anger and fear but that there are healthier ways of expressing them. In other words, you can learn. And isn't that what you're asking your spouse to do? To learn from the colossal mistake he made?Delete
Betrayal is so devastating because it's a primal wound. It goes to the heart of our sense of worth in the world -- as a woman and sexual partner but also as a trusting friend. I would argue that scared is the number one feeling we experience in the wake of betrayal (anger, of course, but anger is generally masking hurt and fear). Recognize that. But recognize also that you're strong -- no matter how this turns out, you will survive it. With work and intention, you'll thrive.
- AnonymousJanuary 8, 2014 at 3:35 PM
Elle you had mentioned a contact for counseling do u have that info?ReplyDeleteReplies
Yes. It's the Infidelity Counselling Network, the brainchild of betrayed wife Laura S., who occasionally blogs on this site. They are incredibly busy with limited resources so please be patient with them. They're working to train more peer counsellors but that won't happen for a few months. In the meantime, though, you can give them a call and they'll certainly do their best. Here's the link; the phone number is listed on the site.Delete
And if anyone is inclined to donate to them, I know they'll use the funds wisely to train more counsellors to help women like us.
This is exactly what I'm learning at the moment. The thing my counselor has tried to explain to me. It is liberating in a way.
Even though my husband had an affair, my parents (several months later) decided that (because of us leaving their church) contact with us wasn't a possibility anymore and our best friends decided the same, I've learned so much.
I am a strong enough woman to have my own life, if necessary without them.
I don't need my dad to rely on, or my husband, or my best friend.
It's tragic that they made the choices they have made, I did feel rejected (sometimes still do). But as you say, I'm not a child anymore. I'm a grown up. And I'm strong enough.
(Of course I'm beyond happy that my husband chose me and our kids over his AP. I think if he hadn't, this journey (taking good care of myself and finding myself) would have been an even longer one)
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I'm so sorry for all you've had to deal with. But I'm glad you've learned just how strong and capable you are.
I lost my mother shortly after D-Day #2 and I had thought I couldn't live without her. She was my rock. And then I lost a very close friend who turned on me for reasons that still baffle me. But a strange thing happened. I rose to the occasion. I took my cues from the strength my mother had always shown me and learned that I had it within me to handle it. Not without crying. Not without days curled in a ball wondering why I couldn't just be dead. But I managed to uncurl myself, dry my tears…and get on with it.
It's a crucial life lesson, I think. To learn that we're far stronger than we realize and that we really need to learn to trust ourselves before anyone else. To not hand over they keys to our happiness to anyone but ourselves. You're right to use the word liberating. It frees us to include only those people in our lives who value us and are worthy of our love. We get to choose.
LOVE LOVE LOVE this! Thank you, Elle. Thank you for putting into words what I've been struggling with (esp. over Christmas, and I work from home too!). I've felt everything you expressed here as this journey continues. Like Anonymous, good days and then suddenly why am I sabotaging all the progress we've made?? "Primal wound" is so true. Never been so deeply hurt but especially because I trusted in his love so much. It's been an eye opening experience to say the least. Forced to face up to some old stuff is all part of it, but that's a good thing. I'm taking back control, and the "child" me is not so anxious and scared anymore. With time and lots of effort, we may get through this and, I hope, be better for it. But I also know that if it doesn't work out, I will survive and be that much stronger for it. The New Year is such a relief to me, and as far as I'm concerned, only good things ahead!ReplyDelete
Only last night my 24 year old daughter said to me ' I want my old mum back'. She means the strong woman that put together a business, that has always been strong and enterprising.ReplyDelete
Since my business failed, giving my husband the unhappiness to seek an affair, I realise now after reading this that its exactly what I have done! I have retreated and become a child again. I'm afraid to go back to being a woman I was because that women failed. Its easier to stay in child mode and living the affair every day. That way its all my husbands fault. He's wronged me. But really I'm grieving for not only my marriage but also my previous life. My house has gone, we live in rented with only a small amount of money left with no credit history to rebuild our life. So yes its easy to stay in bed all day while my husband is out to work and just curl up and be a child. I don't want to be the decision maker any more, I don't want to be the 'grown up' any more.
My husband has always been hard working and has left everything else to me and then when it failed I got the blame.Replies
Being strong doesn't mean being infallible. Sometimes things just go wrong. We make a wrong decision, we ignore good advice, we don't have a plan B. But that's okay. You ARE still that woman. While it's okay to take some time to lick your wounds, at some point you need to determine if this is going to be your new reality or if it's time to let go of the old storyline and start creating a new one.
You've had a lot to deal with. A failed business undoubtedly feels like a personal failure. And your husband's affair, no matter how often we hear the truth that it's about HIM not YOU, undoubtedly feels personal. You've had a lot of loss and grief to process. But you do need to process it...not let it consume you.
I also sense that there's still a lot of resentment toward him for leaving you to handle everything...and then blaming you when it didn't work out perfectly.
Do you have a counsellor to help you sort through all this? Are the two of you in counselling? I think what you're going through is what all of us go through...with the added complication of job loss (though I hear a lot of that, too. Failed business seems to be a precursor to a lot of cheating).
Your business failed...but YOU didn't fail. This stuff happens every day. I'm not minimizing the impact. I just want you to see that it's not what happens to us but how we respond to what happens that makes up our lives. You are strong enough to handle this. Take steps as small as you need to. But find some way to tap into the strength and courage you know is there...and that your daughter knows is there. Show her how you respond to life's curveballs. She'll be the better for it...and so will you.
Thank you ElleDelete
I think the pressure of 2014 being the new start for me has taken its toll this week. For the past few months I couldn't wait for 2013 to end. 2014 I would start to get myself sorted. In reality I have just crumbled.
Life is very scary right now and full of people that have let me down or disappeared.
I'm ready for new beginnings and a new chapter in my life, just a little wobbly on my feet at the moment. Once I get my balance, like my 10 month old Grandson I will be able to run.
Yes I have 1 more counselling and then my husband has said he will start a couples therapy with me.
Thank you for this site. Both you and the members are a life line.
Jane, I've been thinking about your posts and how alone and sad you must feel. This experience shows us who our true friends are. If you need to curl up and be a child again for a while you may have to do so. But it may well be that this is the lowest point of your story and from now on it will get better as you gradually recover and grow stronger. Rest for a little. You have a great deal to look forward to, especially watching that toddler as he takes his first steps. Plus, lots of businesses have failed in these difficult times, it doesn't mean you can't have success in the future. You will be wiser.Delete
Anyway, although the failure of the business has made life for both of you very difficult, this doesn't justify your husband's choices. There were other paths he could have taken. He is responsible for his betrayal. Be kind to yourself, be compassionate. Nurture yourself. The capable, creative woman you are is just taking a breather - she'll be back soon. A warm hug for you from me. x
- AnonymousJanuary 11, 2014 at 9:02 AM
The Woman and the Child, which one am I? Since d day I've become the child again. After the hurt and devastation, finding out the one you loved betrayed you, you trust nothing and nobody, except, if you are still lucky to have them, your parents. I ran to my mother like a 5yr old first day at school, I could trust her, I wanted to be in the presence of someone and something true.ReplyDelete
I have become an adult with doubt and some insecurity at times. The affair is something which has changed my personality, made me despondent and depressed at times, almost like teenage years. irritability, anger and sometimes the most awful " attitude" towards my husband. However, like the teenager I once was, slowly and gradually I'm beginning to enter my adult life again. I didn't want this journey, I don't deserve it, but I will make the best of it.Replies
I too ran to my mother. She was my rock, reminding me that I could handle this. Insisting that I take a stand.Delete
It's important to recognize just how primal a wound betrayal is. It cuts deeply, especially to those of us with wounds left from childhood. We do regress in many ways.
I'm both, sometimes within the same hour. My husband decided to take a day off work last week to drive me to therapy, I'd been so upset the night before. He was there waiting for me when I came out, I was still weeping. He understood that for a while I might be unable to be anything but a child, having struggled to keep family and self (also sanity) together for months. Crisis over, I am sort of exhausted and collapsing. But if I'm allowed to be so vulnerable it helps - the adult reappears.ReplyDelete
I survived, I could have survived alone if I'd had to. It would have been OK. Some of my friends were magnificent - lots of support from unexpected places. Infidelity has left me wounded but more aware of how others may be suffering, I hope I'm more compassionate and a better friend, to myself as well as to others. I'm strong. I'm just tired.Replies
Tired. Yep. This is exhausting stuff. We often don't realize just how much we've been doing while our husbands are having their affairs. I often think we know on some level...we just haven't grasped it intellectually.Delete
Like you, I realized in the early days post D-Day that it had taught me something valuable. That none of us ever really knows what's going on in another's life/marriage. I don't ever assume anymore that I know and I'm far more likely to give people the benefit for the doubt, all too aware that the woman who's acting like a total jerk might have just discovered her spouse's affair.
And there are no perfect marriages, to which we don't measure up. All are flawed. People are suffering silently with all sorts of demons. We knew this, but we may have to remind ourselves.Delete
Thank you for thinking of me and thank you for putting pen to paper (so to speak)
Its the reason this site is invaluable for women going through this We need to hear from people who have the same experiences in their lives.
- AnonymousJanuary 13, 2014 at 7:57 AM
I too feel as if I could switch back and forth between the woman and the child, depending on the moment. Currently, I am about 4.5 months out from my D-Day. Very little of it has been easy, although I find that these days that I am better able to not dwell upon the hurtful affair itself. I DO find myself worrying about a lot more about my present and my future, however, and most particularly my husband who is experiencing deep depression and self-loathing. Despite the hurt that he brought into our relationship, he is still my best friend, and I feel nearly helpless as I watch him withdraw into himself, still living within the affair fog, and only occasionally snapping back to the person he once used to be. He is trying, but I think that he needs more professional help; I just hope that he is brave enough to ask for it. I cannot do more except let him know that I am here; his healing is his responsibility.ReplyDelete
So my personal growth moves forward and ebbs, moves forward and ebbs, depending to some degree on my husband's own steps forward and back. There was a time when I would have been thrown completely into a panic at his change in mood. Now, I can see it for what it is, and be there for him, a stronger person, as I watch him come to terms with himself. I hope it lasts. Today I am feeling strong, tomorrow-- who knows?
Like Iris, I have found that I have become a more empathetic person to those around me who have come to me with their problems. If there is a silver lining to any of my situation, it is this.
Thanks to the many, many women out there, Elle especially, who are sharing their thoughts and experiences. I don't think that I would be where I am today without this website. Wishing all of you some days of peace.
Jen, I have had a tough week and have gone back and forth with Elle and others on this blog. I just thought I'd reread some of her old blogs and came across your comment. Wow, I feel like I'm talking to myself. We are 8 weeks past DDay and the affair fog is still thick. He hasn't talked to her since DD but he's tormented and depressed. He knows where he should be but longs for his fantasy. He wants to open his skull and remove his memory of her so he can recommit to us. I am tied to his craziness and am going crazy myself. I see us in your story. My lofty goals of rebuilding are dashed on a daily basis, now I just want to maintain and try to recover who I am and let him be. He will either move towards us or he won't. I have little control. I am trying to sooth my inner child and become the strong woman I was before. Elle's article hits home right now and your story rings familiar. I hope things are better for you now that a month has gone by. Selfishly, I hope it for you and for my future. Hugs!Delete
- AnonymousJanuary 13, 2014 at 7:33 PM
Im almost 10 moths past d-day and still hurts I just wish my husband can understand my pain. Sometimes I feel like he doesn't get it. He gets upset when I get triggers saying I make them up in my head so I am to a point where I feel im not allowed to ask or feel this way without him getting upset and frustrated. Our marriage wasn't the best of all we did mean things to each other however I still don't think I deserve this. I chose to stay because I love him. Sometimes I feel like I cant go on anymore is to exhausting im happy then im sad I am even on medication lexapro 20mg the highest dose I dont feel is enough. Help!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJanuary 21, 2014 at 6:00 PM
I can't believe that u just came a crossed this. It is unbelievable timing. I was that child all day today. My husband is out if town this week and my child is sick so I was home today and I was a mess in my own head. My fears were literally taking over any rational thought I have. I had honestly ended our relationship, imagined him back with OW who he has not heard a peep from since the response to the no contact letter, and decided that certain aspects if his affair were deal breakers. Not the whole thing lol. I decided not to talk to him at all today even though he made several attempts. This was the child in me terrified that he was not missing me and taking this opportunity to speak with her and would come home not wanting me. All of which I have to say had no evidence in reality only my head. I literally exhaled when I read your post Elle. It was exactly what I needed to hear. I spoke to him after I read it and he said he missed me and loved me and was so confused as to why I wouldn't take his calls today. Then the funniest part of the conversation was him saying why don't you read your blog that you like to read. She always says things will get better if I'm trying. Lol. I guess getting him to read my posts on here and your responses has sunk in;). Thank you so much.ReplyDelete


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Starring Walters, Michael Caine and Maureen Lipman, the film told the story of a young hairdresser who sought to better herself through study.
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READ: BIFA 2013 - Julie Walters and James McAvoy collect honours
She was introduced by her Harry Potter co-star Jason Isaacs, who told the crowd how she "exploded on to the national conciousness" in the 1983 film.
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Hey, I Remember That: A Look Back At Area Sports 10, 25 and 50 Years Ago
50 Years Ago This Week – 1962
This week in 1962, the New Knoxville Rangers notched their first Auglaize County League victory of the season with their 62-48 upending of Cridersville. The first minutes of the game were played on an even keel with the Rangers holding a 10-9 edge before pulling in command by six points at 26-20 at halftime. New Knoxville opened things up considerably in the third quarter by outscoring their opponent 19-9 with one period left to play, and managed to maintain their lead for the 14-point triumph. The Rangers were paced in the scoring column by four individuals in double-digits including Wietholter with 17 and Henschen, Howe, and Kruse with 12 points apiece.
25 Years Ago This Week – 1987
Twenty-five years ago this week, the New Bremen Cardinals fell to the Class A defending state champion Fort Loramie Redskins in a battle that New Bremen head coach Craig Griesdorn classified as '200 percent' better than his teams' play against Minster in the previous game. Although the Red and Gold fell by the 16-point margin, it proved to be only one sub-par quarter that doomed the Cards. After trailing just 13-11 following the first eight minutes of play, the Cardinals were behind by 11 when the teams headed to the locker room at halftime and never really recovered. The Redskins out-scored the Cardinals by five the entire second half, as New Bremen dropped to 2-5 on the year. Jeff Paul and Todd Busse each tallied 12 points in the loss, while future Ohio State Buckeye Tom Brandewie led all scorers with 26 points for Fort Loramie.
10 Years Ago This Week – 2002
Powered by a strong presence in the paint, the St. Marys Roughriders pounded their way to a 56-44 victory over the Wapakoneta Redskins ten years ago this week in 2002. Matt Steinke led the way on the scoreboard for the Riders with 19 points in the game, 11 of which came in the second half. The win improved the Blue and Gold to 3-3 overall, and it was their first Western Buckeye League game of the season as they started 1-0 in conference play.


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Review of 2012 Anime Part 4 ~Fall~
Fall is just finishing up at this point. Battle Spirits and a few other kiddy shows weren't watched. I didn't touch the latest season of To Love-Ru due to not having seen any of the rest. I decided NOT to touch Little Busters and Hidamari Sketch to save myself some sanity. I knew I wouldn't enjoy these so why keep going with something I know I'll hate! CHII IS LEARNING!
Gintama started up again but we only got a few new episodes to sink out teeth into. They were great episodes too! I wish we got more but we will be getting some come January sometime so at least there's that to look forward to. I find it interesting that they are airing re-runs in the meantime! Initial D Fifth Stage started and it is as good as ever. So nice to see more of this show being animated! A few other specials were aired but have stalled so I won't bother talking about them too much since they didn't leave an impression on me. A show that looked cute Haitai Nanafa aired but never got any subs along with another cute one by the name of Picchipichi. I will watch these if they ever surface.
Best Show of fall is Shin Sekai Yori hands down. I can't wait for more! I'd make the top anime Chiisan Oji-san but that's a pretty short show that no one else has heard of anyway. Check it out, it is about a little old man!
Worst Show of fall is Seitokai no Ichizon 2. Yup it still sucks. But it feels like a cop-out making it the worst show of fall since no one watched it. So I'll make Onii-chan Dakedo Ai Sae Areba Kankeinai yo the "winner" for the title.
Here's my big list of Best to Worst shows of fall 2012:
- Shin Sekai Yori / From the New World (still airing) 10/10
- Chiisana Oji-san 10/10
- Psycho-pass (still airing) 9/10
- Jormungand 2 9/10
- Bakuman (still airing) 9/10
- Wooser no Sono Higurashi 9/10
- Zetsuen no Tempest: The Civilization Blaster (still airing) 8/10
- Kamisama Hajimemashita 8/10
- Ixion Saga: Dimension Transfer (still airing) 7/10
- JoJo's Bizarre Adventure (still airing) 7/10
- Btooom! 7/10
- Busou Shinki 7/10
- Butt-Biting Insect / Oshiri Kajiri Mushi (still airing) 7/10
- Magi (still airing) 7/10
- Hayate the Combat Butler 3 6/10
- Hiiro no Kakera 6/10
- Lychee DE Light Club 6/10
- Sakurasou no Pet na Kanojo (still airing) 6/10
- Suki-tte Ii na yo. / Say "I love you". 6/10
- Medaka Box 2 5/10
- Robotics;Notes (still airing) 5/10
- Code:Breaker 5/10
- Girls und Panzer 5/10
- Chou Soku Henkei Gyrozetter (still airing) 5/10
- Aikatsu! (still airing) 4/10
- Chuunibyou Demo Koi ga Shitai! / Love, Chunibyo & Other Delusions! 4/10
- Teekyuu 4/10
- Tonari no Kaibutsu-kun / My Little Monster 3/10
- Seitokai no Ichizon 2 2/10
- Onii-chan Dakedo Ai Sae Areba Kankeinai yo 2/10
Surprise enjoyment: Busou Shinki was a lovely surprise since it's ova kinda sucked. Btooom started off kinda lame but got better then the ending happened... I'd still say that I enjoyed the show overall though. Girls und Panzer TANKS! That's about it... Wooser no Sono Higurashi I ended up liking a whole lot more than I though I would. Probably because I blogged it. I didn't get a lot of what was going on but that's ok because it was pure randomness!
Surprise fail: Code:Breaker kinda took me by surprise by how much it sucked bawls. Robotics;Notes has let me down but it's not really too much of a surprise. I can't decide if I like or hate the otaku chick...
Honorable mentions: Suki-tte Ii na yo. actually turned out to be a pretty decent show after the first few episodes but still pretty forgettable too. Sakurasou no Pet na Kanojo keeps on being entertaining. I'm not sure how it keeps happening! Medaka Box 2 as the same score as season 1 but I enjoyed this season slightly more than the first one. I kinda hope we get more of it. Zetsuen no Tempest has a lot of talking but it just happens to be the kind of talking I like a lot. Can't wait to see where this one goes.
On the Tenth Day of Christmas My True Love Gave to Me: Ten Delicious Openings & Endings
On the Tenth Day of Christmas My True Love Gave to Me,
Ten Delicious Openings & Endings,
Nine Let Downs,
Eight Food Shots,
Seven Pretty Cure Titles,
Six Underrated Shows,
(Twenty)Five Years of Final Fantasy,
Four Video Game Feels,
Three Idol Shows,
Two Amazing Cartoons,
and The Best Boots in All of Anime
Here's just some of the many OP and ED's I really enjoyed throughout the year. They aren't really in any order.
Poyopoyo Kansatsu Nikki
Girls und Panzer
Senki Zesshou Symphogear
Gon (Cutest shit ever!)
Polar Bear Cafe
Space Brothers
Shout outs to a few others: Muv-Luv
Space Brothers
Shin Sekai Yori
Mysterious Girlfriend X
Acchi Kocchi
Eureka Seven Ao
Chousoku Henkei Gyrozetter
Kamisama Hajimemashita
Shout outs to a few others: Shining Hearts: Shiawase no Pan, Folktales from Japan
366 Days of Anime School Uniforms: 350/366 K
K lots of people are somehow all connected.
Super classy uniforms here. Something about a red tie and trim just makes boy uniforms really stand out for me. Girls match the boys quite lovely too. I'm a fan of the skirt with the frills at the bottom.
Overall: Sure thing, but I'd rather the SCEPTER 4 uniforms.


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The Liberals groaned, then moaned as the government sent up Pierre Poilievre to answer. At the sight of the Prime Minister's parliamentary secretary, Ignatieff decided the proceedings moot, packed up his papers and left the House, the Conservatives calling after him to stay.
"Words, Mr. Speaker," Poilievre began. "As an academic, a journalist and author, the Liberal leader has built his entire career on words. Surely, he cannot tell us that his words mean nothing. If his words mean nothing, then he means nothing."
Poilievre invited Ignatieff to return and answer whatever it was he was asking, then returned to his seat and shared a laugh with Tom Lukiwski. Watson smiled too. Chuck Strahl laughed uproariously. John Baird applauded.
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Each year, thousands of well qualified Singaporeans move abroad to look for work and a large majority of them stay on with many becoming citizens of that adoption country. Today, we feature Fadil, a Malay engineer who could not find ready employment here and yearn to search for opportunities abroad. There is clearly some form of racial discrimination against the Malay community here.
Describe a bit about yourself e.g. personal particulars, educational qualification, work experience.
I am a Malay man reaching 29 soon. I have an engineering Master's from a local university, a year's experience in project management (contract job) and have been in the wilderness of unemployment for 2 years now.
Where are you living now and why do you choose that location?
I'm still here in Singapore. Your article on Ms Asha was quite inspiring, so I'm taking baby steps to apply for a work visa as per our email correspondence. Sometimes I wished I made the move much earlier to spare myself the tedium of job applications and fruitless interviews.
It is a downright depressing experience – most of your readers will readily identify with this classic line delivered with conviction andHollywoodpanache. "You will hear from us in 1 or 2 weeks", a month or more has passed and still not a call from them.
Did you face any adjustment problem initially when you make the move? Any regrets so far?
Not applicable.
How is the family coping currently? Are they happy or do they want to move back to Singapore?
All of us are still based in Singapore unfortunately. My family's financial situation isn't too bad, but I've long sensed that my contribution was sorely missed. I have been actively looking for a full time job, but nothing has come out of it. Employers conveniently give the lame excuse that I am overqualified or not experienced enough for any entry-level jobs.
The truth is employers have only foreign workers in mind. Even if they can barely muster a proper statement in English, to employers they're gold. The government must be held solely responsible for this and much more, but their "efforts" (if one can call it that) to correct their mistakes are at best, commendably laughable. There will always be loopholes that employers can exploit.
What precious lessons did you learn from living abroad? Will you do it again if given the choice?
Although I have never been overseas before, I've talked to a few of my friends who had such experience. They gained independence, learnt to view life and work differently and more positively as opposed to the Asian mindset and most importantly, are maximising their potential to the fullest.
Opportunities like these do not exist here inSingapore, more so for people of my race.
Was it difficult to get jobs while staying abroad? Describe your job search experience and how different it is from Singapore.
The general feedback is that the job market is far more positive and employee-friendly in Australia/New Zealand as compared to Asian countries. Please let me get back to you on this once I'm inAustralia?
Do you want to return to Singapore eventually or prefer to settle down in your new place permanently?
If I had a choice, I wouldn't choose to leave Singapore at all. My parents are not in the best of health, especially my mother. I can't event count on my siblings to take care of them either. Ideally I would be close to my parents while raising a family of my own.
Now it seems that too many factors have conspired to drive me out of my own country. The foreign "talents", high costs of living, the very thought of taking out enormous bank loans just for a house, racial stereotyping and discrimination, the list goes on. It is often said that the problems of today are harsh indicators of the state of the future – I can't find any evidence to dispute this statement. It will probably get worse in the future, so the only logical solution is to settle down in Australia permanently. When my financial situation is more stabilised, I will bring my parents over to retire in comfort. They deserve it.
What are your main reasons for wanting to move overseas?
Here are my top five reasons for wanting to move overseas.
Top of the stack – the unfavourable job market and job security. Other than the obvious social problems associated with the foreign "talents", employers generally (or prepare to) drop you at the most minute sign of economic hardship. Your contributions count for nothing if you're not at the top of the pecking order. With employers are mercenary as them, is it any wonder staff loyalty is now a luxury premium?
Second, the Asian mentality that is terribly obsessed with work and professional success. The whole "work-life balance" concept is nothing more than a farce. Employers literally drive their subordinates to the floor. They are expected to work harder, faster and for longer hours. All in exchange for measly petty gains like a miniscule profit margin. If you don't comply, there is that Filipino, Indian, Chinese or Myanmarese who would gleefully take over your position. Reservist makes it even harder to swallow – be gone for two weeks and you might find your position usurped.
Worse is this insistence that one is equally conversant in Mandarin. The stance that most employers take is of blind and illogical subservience to all thingsChina, as if they are going to conquer the world one day. To me, only English is the medium of instruction and business, while Malay is our national language.
Third, the ever increasing cost of living. I don't think this needs further explanation.
Fourth, stagnant wages. I can't stomach the fact that Singaporean professionals, except those in finance, are amongst the lowest paid in the world. Further, in tough economic times, you would receive a sizeable pay cut (if you're unlucky to survive retrenchment), but employers keep theirs to the minimum. When the economy recovers, theirs would be the first to be reinstated to pre-recession levels and even receive generous bonuses. Where is the justice? I would rather work in a country where my skills are recognised for its worth, and not just serve as some disposable statistic.
Fifth – 30-year loan for an HDB flat. Add 10 years if you're buying your own car. How does one start a family while servicing hefty loans? Plus, not even first time couples are guaranteed a roof over their heads.
All five reasons are highly inter-related, even a secondary school student can see there are some political undertones. In any case, it would be hard enough if not impossible, to carve my future inSingapore.
What is your advice for those Singaporean migrants who have newly move abroad?
First of all, my heartiest congratulations. You've made that bold step towards achieving your dreams and aspirations. It also means that such opportunities to pursue that passion or interest probably don't exist inSingapore, which is hardly surprising.
My advice is, as a guest or a newly minted citizen in another country, you should do your best to assimilate into their culture. It doesn't mean changing your accent overnight or pretending like you've lived there all your life though. Many of us felt highly indignant at the way the immigrants and foreign "talents" have muddied our national identity and attempted to turn our own country into their backyard. So spare a thought for your newly adopted country.
Any last words from you?
I used to foolishly think that we were living in the best country in the world in terms of security, jobs supply, education, political stability and whatnot. But I've woken up, this is the new and constant reality. We Malay graduates, no matter how highly qualified will always face discrimination or unjust stereotypes in the workplace and society. The labour market here is intensely cruel, our political leaders no longer of the character, integrity and humility our country deserves and the weight of expectations from a time long past will surely crush your backs in today's context.
An ex-university mate succinctly described my situation in one line. 'ÄúWhy restrict yourself toSingapore?'Äù. I was dumbfounded.¬Ý I realised I had unwittingly set invisible limits on myself. Fortunately, I still have youth and health on my side, so I can still afford to take a gamble by venturing overseas. For my Singaporean brothers and sisters, I would encourage you to do so too, especially if you have a young family or are still single.
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October 20, 2011
Amesbury Public Library - October 29th, 2011
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Dear Lucie,
My name is Jeanne Marie Hickey-Hansen. My Grandmother was Louise
LeBlanc from Canada. I know Dan, Larry, Hazel LeBlanc. Are you related to them? If I had known of this conference earlier, I would have come. My Mom was Mildred Callahan Hickey. Her mom was my Grandmother. I love learning about our family history.
I asked you to be on my facebook friend, but you have no idea who Jeanne Hansen is-me. I've spoken with Larry, Dan and Hazel. Dan and Hazel live in Maine to me. I was very close to my Grandmother and Mother. My Grandmother lived to 99. You can reach me by facebook or e-mail at
email@example.com. I took 4 years of French, but I don't speak it fluently. I had met some of Nanny's brother's. Mesuric?? I have been to the family farm in Canada when we lived in NY. I met Daniel and I met someone in MA, which may have been you.
Love and Prayers,
Jeanne Hickey-Hansen
- October 28, 2011 at 4:10 AM
- Lucie LeBlanc Consentino said...
Hi Jeanne,
Thank you for your post. I did not know any of the relatives you have mentioned.
As for conferences, there will be plenty coming up and I'll be posting them on my blog and on Facebook.
- October 28, 2011 at 6:10 AM


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DARTMOUTH — UMass Dartmouth plans to pay out $700,000 more in financial aid from its own pocket this year as part of a larger, system-wide, $10 million aid increase aimed at holding down student loan debt, officials said Wednesday.
DARTMOUTH — UMass Dartmouth plans to pay out $700,000 more in financial aid from its own pocket this year as part of a larger, system-wide, $10 million aid increase aimed at holding down student loan debt, officials said Wednesday.
"A majority of students need help paying for college. ... We are committed to ensuring access and affordability by channeling unprecedented amounts of our resources into financial aid," UMass President Robert L. Caret said in a statement.
The increase brings UMass Dartmouth's total institutional aid — money paid by the university to students in the form of grants or scholarships — to about $24 million, university spokesman John Hoey said.
The UMass system as a whole will direct a record $169.2 million of its own money toward financial aid for the current academic year. The amount is more than double 2006's $68.4 million in awards, according to figures provided by the president's office Wednesday.
UMass finance officials released the figure — which represents projected institutional aid from July 2012 to June 2013 — to the university's Board of Trustees' Committee on Administration and Finance Wednesday morning.
UMass Dartmouth projects paying out $115 million in total financial aid during the current school year, but that includes all federal, state and institutional aid, Hoey said. It costs in-state resident students $22,255 to attend UMass Dartmouth. Out-of-state students pay $33,602, according to the university's website.
Overall, UMass students were awarded a total of $763.7 million in all forms of financial aid — including loans — in fiscal 2013. According to the president's office, 75 percent of UMass undergraduates will graduate with an average of $28,462 in debt this year, compared to 65 percent who graduated with average debt of $20,956 in 2008.
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By Nina Crowder
Copper Basin News
Kayaking in the Copper Corridor takes just a short journey for a day filled with fun, laughs, sight-seeing and exercise.
Just 20 miles from Mammoth to Winkelman off Highway 77, turn right to Winkelman Flats Park, where the park is free for day use. Park one vehicle here and then in a second vehicle with kayaks, continue north on Highway 77 for 3.2 miles, which will bring you to the Shores.
Or, if you feel adventurous, continue on Highway 77 for 6.7 miles from Winkelman Flats to Christmas. Either place enables you to put your kayaks in the Gila River and start your adventure.
As our kayaks were set in the water, the wildlife viewing started right away with mallard ducks just ahead that were startled and started flying. There are several spots in the river that seem like they are going to be white water rapids, but were actually rocks with the water pouring over them. Where many of the rocks were it was very shallow and we had to walk through some of those areas to keep from bottoming out on the kayaks.
From the Christmas use area to the Shores area, it was approximately 2.75 hours. From the Shores to Winkelman Flats was approximately 1.75 hours.
From the Shores to Winkelman Flats we were able to see two deer drinking from the river. The mallard ducks stayed with us throughout the day. There were many other birds including hummingbirds, red cardinals and sparrows. There were some good rapids and we had several wipe-outs throughout the day that kept our laughter up and kept us anticipating what was around the next corner of the river.
When the river splits it is necessary to select the route you feel is best. There is no particular way to tell which route will be better, just do your best and know that you may end up upside down in your kayak.
It is important that you don't go the river alone as many people wipe out and get caught in the tree branches or tree roots that are along both sides of the river. Be sure to wear protective gear including life jackets and bring plenty of water to drink.
The Gila River is a major waterway through Arizona and generally runs year round. Lately with our temperatures close to 75 degrees and plenty of sunshine it's a perfect time to try out the Gila River.
Winkelman Flat Park has an array of covered picnic tables, softball fields, children's jungle gym area, an arena for horse activities and great places to camp. The time is right to get out and enjoy our Copper Corridor!


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Egos, Conflict and the Consultancy
I saw a great article today by Thomas Hoffman from CIO.com's RSS feed (it was written by Hoffman in June 2008 and originally published in Computerworld). The title is "Narcissists at work: How to deal with arrogant, controlling, manipulative bullies". In it, Hoffman documents his interview with Jean Ritala, the co-author of "Narcissism in the Workplace".
In the post (and related book), Ritala doesn't deal with narcissism as a garden-variety swollen ego, but rather deals with it as a significant, and corporately problematic, emotional disorder defined as "…a condition characterized by an inflated sense of self-importance and an extreme preoccupation with one's self."
The NIH lists the following as the symptoms of a narcissistic personality disorder:
- Reacts to criticism with feelings or rage, shame, or humiliation
- Takes advantage of others to achieve own goals
- Has feelings of self-importance
- Exaggerates achievements and talents
- Is preoccupied with fantasies of success, power, beauty, intelligence, or ideal love
- Has unreasonable expectations of favorable treatment
- Requires constant attention and admiration
- Lacks empathy
What struck me is this list is a behavioral primer for almost every "mostly-successful" entrepreneur, C-Level and senior consultant with whom I have ever worked.
I've found that these people are "mostly successful" as they generally receive significant financial rewards or advancement, but are considered high maintenance to work with or less than desirable to work for. For entrepreneurs, they tend to never get a business beyond 50 people or about $20 million. For C-levels, they tend to hit the VP (often sales), CIO or COO slot in their 30's, but never get to the CEO seat and often change jobs every few years. For consultants, they tend to be VERY product knowledgeable, but I usually see a recurring pattern of two-year job shifts combined with significant contract work. Overall, I generally see these people peak in their 30's and 40's and never do much beyond that.
Exceptions exist of course. And, not everyone that has some of these characteristics is a narcissist in its strict definition as an emotional disorder.
You may now ask, "So what? They're assh*les. Move on". The problem isn't them, its what they do to you and the organizations for which you work.
In a consultancy, these people kill project teams results, guarantee write-offs, destroy customer trust, and foster peer level conflicts via being critical, lying, taking credit for other's work, and pointing the finger when things go wrong. If you see this behavior, DON'T excuse it as the price we pay for finding skilled people or driving high billed hours – get HR involved, document the behavior and correct it or get rid of the person doing it.
In a client, this kind of person will make your life a bleak living hell as your ability to manage to scope is limited by their particularly self-involved world view. Every issue will be your fault, every problem your's to solve, every success their's to claim. My usual course of action is to document (and document and document), find another champion inside the client to help me manage the person, and, if I can't work around them, I pull our team. If I can't, next chance I get I jack their hourly rate as a "jerk fee" but then get us out as quickly after that as I can. I'd love to say that confronting them with the behavior, esp. in an intervention-style environment works, but my experience shows that it doesn't when they work for the client.
Inside your own leadership team, this behavior will manifest itself in very clear ingrained behaviors. Managers will point fingers rather than accept responsibility, accountability will become impossible, and your best people will leave, particularly those that report to the person manifesting the narcissistic behaviors. Those that are left behind will either be stuck for personal reasons (usually financial) or will be the second tier who are not energetic enough to find the best solutions to problems (if they could, they'd quit). Overall, you team's performance will decline over time (or at best, never improve). From the top down, follow the same advice I give for consulting staff. However, if the problem is above you (esp. in the CEO seat), your choices are limited since HR will usually be ineffective talking to the owner or CEO. Some people will respond to upward coaching (calmly, thoughtfully and respectfully done) especially when its done from long time trusted staff member or peer. However, if the traits are too deeply engrained, you'll find that the choice is not how to change them but how you change your job.
By the way, I've been accused of 3, 5 and 6. Especially by my wife:).


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The Countrywide Great Tour is Britain's ultimate cycling challenge and, as lead sponsor of this event, Countrywide Plc will be playing an important role in fundraising for a number of worthy causes including, Macmillan Cancer Support and The Alzheimers Society.
The event is a 6,800 kilometre cycle ride over 64 consecutive days around the coastline of Britain, the tour which starts on the 4th July and finishes on the 5th September, will bypass a number of Countrywide's estate and letting agents along the route.
A number of Countrywide employees are taking part in the cycle ride and various fundraising activities are being organised by a wide range of Countrywide brands throughout the UK.
The opening stage departs from Holyhead, with a clockwise circumnavigation of approximately 100km per day (subject to location), that takes in every seaside town, city and coastal village mainland Britain has to offer.
The Countrywide Great Tour is being held in tandem with CTC, the National Cycling Charity, who are the experts in helping and supporting thousands of everyday cyclists to realise the joys and benefits of cycling. CTC are supporting the riders with trained ride leaders, insurance and a membership package.
Commenting on the Group's involvement in The Countrywide Great Tour, Alison Platt, CEO said:
"We are thrilled to support The Great Tour as lead sponsor and are very pleased to strengthen our involvement in supporting the local communities all along the route. We were particularly struck by the opportunity to develop extensive charitable support and as a national organisation thought that we could support the Great Tour around the entire country."
If you would like to find out further information about the Countrywide Great Tour please visit http://www.thegreattour.co.uk/home.php
We will be updating our main page on our Countrywide site regularly, with the latest news and times of when the cyclists will be passing through your town, be sure to keep an eye out and show them your support!


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I'd like to put some files/picture galleries on a webserver that are only to be accessed by a small group of users. My main concern is that the files should not get picked up by search-engines or curious power-users that poke around my site.
I've set up an .htaccess file, just to notice that clicking on
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I'm sure this topic has been brought up many times before, but it's almost 2017 and I'm wondering if any of you have stumbled upon any new info regarding this.
I usually go to the gym 3-4 times a week. I'm not a biggest or strongest guy, but I do like to push some weights around here and there. 6'1 210 pounds and just enjoy about 45-60 minutes of weightlifting followed by about 15-30 minutes of cardio (depending on my effort levels, lol).
I just started Fin slightly over a week ago. Been to the gym three times since. I'm aware the drug probably hasn't actually been in my system long enough to see change, but the last week has seemed totally fine at the gym. I'm wondering if I will lose any progress/lose strength. Or possibly even gain strength or tone down a bit? I've read differing stuff online that some guys actually experience increase in T and therefore get a bit more cut.
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This is the "tree" that Jonathan built to hold bags and other merchandise.
From the showroom you can look through windows (actually the old windows that we replaced on the outside of the building) and see bikes being made on one side, and bags being made on the other side.
These are shots of the tacking and welding area. Its nice to have all of the big windows to let the light and breeze in, but it's not ideal for TIG welding, so we have some new custom curtains on order for the welding cells, kind of like what you'd find in a hospital room on tracks suspended from the ceiling. It'll let us open the area up when we want, and protect the welding when necessary.
Next up is our new paint booth. Chris just can't stop saying, "this thing is amazing". It is amazing; down draft, heated make up air, bake cycle, fully programmable logic controllers, integrated mixing room, and oh yeah, it's white and bright.
On the happiness note, it was extremely important to me that our new home reflect a real team spirit, so that meant adding employee amenities like a well equipped break room, lockers and clean showers.


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The Lady Bisons worked for 6:30 a.m. to 23 p.m. in the Timberwood subdivision, located off of Brick Church Pike in Nashville.
This was the second year they have worked on the house in Timberwood."
Assistant coach Katie Beth Allen originally suggested "Habitat for Humanity" as a project for the team.
"The good thing is that you don't have to be skilled," said Lady Bisons head coach Frank Bennett. "They teach you what to do and then they turn you loose. Usually the first 30 minutes are chaos."
Due to heavy rains that day the outside work was canceled. The Lady Bisons spent the day working inside with a primary goal of installing insulation.
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European Commission
Press release
Brussels, 19 December 2012
30th EU-Russia Summit
The European Union and the Russian Federation will hold their 30th bilateral summit on Thursday 20 and Friday 21 December 2012 in Brussels. The EU will be represented at the summit by President of the European Council Herman Van Rompuy and President of the European Commission José Manuel Barroso. Catherine Ashton, High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy/Vice President of the Commission, along with European Commissioners Günther Oettinger (Energy) and Karel De Gucht (Trade), will also take part. Russia will be represented by President Vladimir Putin, accompanied by Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, Minister for Energy Alexander Novak and Minister for the Economy Andrei Belousov.
Speaking ahead of the summit, Herman Van Rompuy said: "The hosting of our 30th summit is tribute to the indispensable nature of our partnership and is once again an important opportunity to take stock of progress and to discuss open issues and concerns across the broad span of EU-Russia relations. We have good prospects for enhancing our solid political cooperation – from domestic judicial reform and the fight against corruption to the situation in the Middle East or the issues of Afghanistan or Iran – alongside concerns over developments affecting civil society and fundamental rights. We want to deepen our cooperation at a global level: on challenges such as global economic governance, climate change or cooperation at the UN, together the EU and Russia can make a decisive contribution to global governance and regional conflict resolution."
José Manuel Barroso said: "The value of close EU-Russia cooperation is clear to all - our regular exchanges are a sign of this. We share a continent and many common interests, which is why we want to develop this strategic partnership further. A comprehensive New Agreement should provide the best basis for us to move forward towards our common goals, while respecting our values. Mutual benefit and mutual respect are the basis of our cooperation. We need to build on the progress achieved so far and on our international commitments, be it on trade as WTO members, energy or transport. In other areas, like science and research, our very good cooperation should be developed further. At this summit I also look forward to discussing progress made on our mobility agenda."
Summit participants meet for dinner on the evening of Thursday 20 December. The plenary meeting will take place on Friday morning, 21 December, followed by a working lunch and a press conference. Leaders will discuss the political and economic situation in Russia and in the EU, along with strategic perspectives for EU-Russia relations. A wide range of bilateral issues will be on the agenda, including work on the New EU-Russia Agreement; the EU-Russia Partnership for Modernisation; trade issues following Russia's WTO accession in August 2012; energy cooperation; visa issues and mobility; aviation; crisis management and civil protection cooperation; human rights and the rule of law.
Leaders will also discuss Russia's G20 presidency as well as regional and international issues, with discussions expected to focus on the situation in Syria, the Middle East and North Africa, the Middle East Peace Process; the Iranian nuclear programme; Moldova/Transnistria, Georgia and Nagorno-Karabakh and the Western Balkans.
For more information:
Background on EU-Russia summit: MEMO/12/1011
EU relations with Russia: http://eeas.europa.eu/russia/index_en.htm
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- 1 pound dry pinto beans soaked over night and drained
- 3 pound lean pork roast
- ½ cup chopped onion
- 2 minced garlic cloves
- 1 Tblsp. salt
- 2 Tblsp. chili powder
- 1 Tblsp. cumin
- 1 tsp. oregano
- 1 - 4 ounce can green chiles chopped
- 7 cups water
- Cover and simmer for 5 hours, or 10 hours on low in the Crock pot, or until meat falls apart and beans are done.
- Remove bone from meat if needed and mash beans.
- Uncover and cook about ½ hour or until desired thickness.
- Serve over a plate of corn chips or Tostitos, or in warm flour tortillas and pass the toppings!
- Toppings:
- chopped tomatoes chopped avocado
- chopped fresh onions shredded cheese
- shredded lettuce sliced ripe olives
- taco sauce or salsa sour cream
Terri's Notes
-I use a boneless roast. Look for them on sale!
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ej3 necesitaba un nuevo diseño de papelería y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 45 diseños de 8 diseñadores freelance.
Paperclip Law Corporation
Paperclip Law Corporation is not your typical law firm and doesn't want to be. With offices in North Vancouver, British Columbia, it is a boutique for practical business and personal legal advice and solutions, dedicated to providing its clients with the attentive, adaptable and approachable support they deserve when they need it. Finally, a law firm who believes in keeping it simple. Phew!
Our values? Refreshing. Reachable. Reliable. Resourceful. And with personality. We believe in speaking the same language as our clients (not Shakespearan) and using technology to improve the efficiency of delivering services to them. We believe in applying our legal knowledge and experience to simplify the law world into something that our clients understand. A "cut the crap" and down-to-earth, progressive yet professional firm that clients trust. We strive to change the way legal services are delivered and to bust the law jokes and myths all the way to the top.
We want to deliver the reliability, professionalism and quality of traditional legal services minus the intimidation, minus the hidden costs, minus the after-taste of seeing a lawyer. We want to ensure that our clients get what they need, with personable and understanding customer service.
Paperclip Law specializes in the areas of business law, real estate and wills and probate. We create customized and cost-effective bundles for our clients whether they are nervous about buying their first home, entrepreneurs who are busy starting their next venture, or families focussed on planning for their children or grandchildren.
Because of the diversity in the areas of law, each area is targeting a different group of people - from conservative accountants, to aging seniors to young couples buying their first home. In business law, we are attracting entrepreneurs and business owners. In real estate, we are attracting real estate agents, insurance brokers and mortgage brokers who will refer their clients of any age and life stage. In wills and probates, we are attracting families of all sizes and ages, but most particularly children of elderly parents as they are often part of a young and growing family as well as caring for their elderly parents.
The brand should attract and keep clients who already understand the brand, but not intimidate our usually conservative referral sources, such as accountants. Our name is already different from the "Blah & Blah" model, so the brand needs to strongly reflect confidence, professionalism and trust - values that people look for in choosing a law firm to join their team.
PLC needs stationery that reflects the brand, stand the test of time and say: we're practical and cost effective, efficient, personable, approachable, enthusiastic, clean and simple yet professional, competent and confident. A paperclip is a small, useful tool that everyone is familiar with. It keeps things organized and holds things together. All of which reflect the brand and will become the standard for how legal services are delivered in the future.
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2. business cards – with office address, telephone #, fax #, email address, website address. Don't want too much orange. Don't mind if it is vertical or horizontal. Please show front and back.
3. letterhead – with office address, telephone #, fax #, email address, website address. I would like 2 versions of the letterhead: 1 in colour (to be professionally printed) and 1 in black and white (for printing on desktop printer and for faxing so less colour and possibly just logo).
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Is your inner gadget sadist just dying to see an iPhone 4S pitted against the brand new Samsung Galaxy S3 in a drop test? If so, you're in luck -- and the two phones, decidedly, are not. SquareTrade, a third-party electronics warranty provider, did the deed and here are the results.
The display on the Android phone cracked after the first drop from ear height. Round two of having kids toss the phones into the air resulted only in the rear of the iPhone shattering, though the Samsung Galaxy S 3 didn't get too banged up. The third test took place with fresh phones being left on the top of a car as it sped away, and again, the Samsung Galaxy S3's screen shattered while the iPhone 4S looked nearly untouched.
While this might all just seem like wanton destruction of expensive high-end gadgets, SquareTrade was simply illustrating some of the more common situations where phones get busted. According to their data, one in two phones fail due to drops of some kind, while one in four smartphones owned by parents were busted by their children. One in 15 people have damaged their phones in and around a car.
The iPhone 4 got a lot of flak early on for having a a screen that shattered so easily, and though that's to be expected in such a compact frame, it's interesting to see how the next major smartphone manufacturer fares in these kinds of tests (as inconclusive and unscientific as they may be). I would be really curious to see how many of Samsung's other phones fare under the same conditions.
Maybe it's just dumb luck that the iPhone fared so well in this case, but personally, I've been pretty happy with the iPhone 4's build quality. Even without a case or a screen protector, I haven't had any lasting. noticeable damage on my handset. How has your iPhone handled getting banged up? Have you had a better or worse time with other phones? Would you prefer investing in a case or a protection plan to keep your iPhone safe?


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Tuesday, March 2, 2010
Progressively loading ListViews
Such a list can be found in Android Market when the list of applications is progressively loaded from the network server. The problem is worth a simple test program to analyse because it clearly shows the power of the Android adapter concept.
Click here to download the test program.
Our test application does not actually connect to the network but simulates the slow data source. If you check the Datasource class, you will find that even though this "data source" is a simple array, the accessor method adds a 500 ms delay to every access. This simulates well the fact that loading from certain data sources takes time. The trick is in the PageAdapter class. This class adds a View to the end of the list ("Loading ..."). Android Market animates this view but the idea is the same. Whenever this View is drawn, the adapter kicks the loading thread which progressively fetches new elements from the data source, adds them to the Adapter's data set and notifies the adapter that the data set has changed. There is the usual fiddling with a Handler to make sure that notifyDataSetChanged() is invoked in the context of the UI thread. The Adapter constantly changes the value returned by the getCount() method as the items are loaded from the data source. When the whole data set is loaded, the "Loading ..." widget is not drawn anymore therefore nothing triggers the loading thread.
Here is how it looks like.
No, wait a minute, here is how it looks like.
Yes! After having blogged for more than 2 years about Android, I finally put my hands on an actual Android phone. The story is complicated but the essence is that a friend thought that I deserved that phone and gave it to me. Thanks for everyone involved!
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Wow, congrats!
I couldn't agree more with your friend, you have deserved it!
- March 2, 2010 at 10:49 PM
cool man..
- March 3, 2010 at 8:21 AM
You need to check out all the commonsware stuff:
- March 3, 2010 at 8:31 PM
- Gabor Paller said...
I checked it out. :-)
Here is the result.
- March 5, 2010 at 11:06 PM
good tutorial but
i need progressive loading ListView for my custom list.
my list item consist of an icon and two text fields.
please share if anybody got any example for this?
- March 9, 2010 at 11:29 PM
- Gabor Paller said...
genxsol, adapt this blog entry:
Custom widget adapters
Then update getView() in PageAdapter as shown by the custom widget adapter example.
- March 12, 2010 at 9:25 PM
- codeScriber said...
Just a small info :-)
with eclipse and ddms.bat you can take snapshots of the current screen,of course u need the device to be hooked up with USB cable :-)
10x for the tutorial, i'm trying to figure out if a fellow worker's code is good or not (it's actually an expandable list).
10x Again.
- April 2, 2010 at 11:14 AM
Please! Somewhere in the process of taking that picture, transferring it to your computer and uploading it to your, you should have realized that it is a truly crappy photo!
- July 1, 2010 at 3:54 PM
- Yinten said...
Robust Reusable Paginated ListView Tutorial
- August 23, 2011 at 10:59 AM
- Anoo said...
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- February 5, 2013 at 2:57 PM
- Anoo said...
Thanks for this great tutorial. I am following this rather than CW-Endless Adpater. But my data is not set on the listview. Rather it shows me Loading symbol only. Please help. Below is my getItem() method. Have been stuck for few days.
public HashMap getItem( int itemIndex ) {
// It's a slow data source
new LoadAllAds().execute();
return productsList.get( itemIndex );
- February 5, 2013 at 2:58 PM


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Aye, Kiss! Man, come holler at me
I'mma rip your track one time, man
Ain't nobody fucking with me
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Smoke a bitch nigga, light him up with the same gat
I flame back, leave him right there on the race track
I'm on the same track mind state, where my frame at
Nigga wanna ride but I told him to lay back
I'mma knock his head off, dumping the lead off
I'mma pull his cap like he taking the tag off
What a nigga want, money or pussy?
But, you already pussy with a little bit of money
Bulletproof with the rap, you ain't taking it from me
Rob suckers in the hood, gimme all of your money
Broke rap nigga, ain't shit funny
See straight at the top, I be off that dope
Get dope off the boat, still push them notes
Got crack in the soap, pull it up like ropes
You don't gotta sing a note to understand my vibe
I ride up with them killers with them all chrome nines
My gun like a shoe cause I stay with mines
Blew his head out his ass, don't waste my time
Looking all over my shoulders while I slang these boulders
In my hand like controllers, still control it
Tell 'em send it right there at a moments notice
See you bitches choose up, don't forget who chosen
I just let 'em sit back and realize I'm God
I bag zips up, start to feel like Shyne
I ain't one of them niggas that be out here lying
You faking like a jail nigga
Tell in the cell, what he did on the outside trail
Real niggas don't snitch, man, we just post bail
Don't go to jail, cause that's way too stupid
Niggas move foolish, teenage clueless
I understand why you spend all your money at jewelers
You face game trying to look it up like the super
Clean, I'm on the computer, got dope stuffed in the computer
Like I'm a mac sitting on the back, don't trip, two gats, hah, lay 'em flat
BasedWorld, nigga. I ain't got time to player hate
I used to sell bus passes and tote guns
That was covered in acid, my whole gun steel but the scope is plastic
Shoot up in the crowd, man. I'll leave 'em tragic
Lil' B, aye, this Illusions Of Grandeur part 2, ya feel me
I'm talking about, you know, if you ain't fucking with that real shit then man, fuck it
You know, like, niggas going down in history, man
If you ain't fucking with history, I don't know what you talking about
Lil' B, man. BasedWorld, we keep this shit rocking till the end
Yeah, man, this based for life
Aye, Kiss, I see you, man
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Recent Web Reading
Returning from Easter break, I've been catching up on some recent online cinema reading. Let me gather a few links here:
-- Chris Fujiwara interviews Japanese New Wave filmmaker Kiju Yoshida on his "anti-cinema" at Moving Image Source: "The common rule is that when you make a close-up, the focus of the shot should be at the center of the frame, so that for most people it's easy to look at, it's comfortable. Which also means that as part of the set of rules of cinema, the person at the center is often unconsciously defined as the protagonist. So I very often frame only half of the face of the actor. It's a kind of resistance, telling the audience, "Don't trust so blindly what you see on the screen. Please try to find by yourselves what is really important to you as the audience, in what you see within this frame.""
-- The new issue of Senses of Cinema includes three interviews by Darren (Claire Denis, Lisandro Alonso, Albert Serra) and this essay by Tag Gallagher on Samuel Fuller. An excerpt: "A gunfight in Forty Guns is parsed into isolated body parts, which Robert Bresson will copy in Lancelot du lac (1974), having already modelled Pickpocket (1959) on Pickup on South Street, not only for its pickpocket who works the subways using a newspaper, but in the Dostoevskian fantasies of a would-be hero compulsively clever and self-deceiving, wherein fragmenting montage alternates with long-take claustrophobia [...] Fuller's last four films, all French productions, no longer look for solutions. They flee into cynicism and indulgence. Always his Hollywood movies had profited from avant-garde techniques, but toward telling a story. And if some of his projects began as theses, they had ended up, like Shock Corridor, centred on individual personalities, as did the abstract montage during the gunfight in Forty Guns. In the last films, in contrast, experiment is for its own sake, characters are mannequins and all is farce, pedantically reflexive."
-- On Gerald Peary's documentary For the Love of Movies: The Story of American Film Criticism: David Bordwell and Jonathan Rosenbaum.
-- At Film Studies for Free, Catherine Grant, in memory of recently deceased queer theorist Eve Kosofsky Sedgwick, has assembled a webliography "of links to high quality, freely accessible, scholarly writing (or recordings/videos) on the web on the topic of queer/glbt films and/or queer film theory, a number of which, unsurprisingly, employ her critical insights."
-- Adrian-watch: An essay on Aki Kaurismaki ("Poetic Realism and a Few Drinks") at a Finnish website; his new Filmkrant column ("Cinema Has Never Existed"); a new blog from Monash University on film festivals; and a tribute to Ritwik Ghatak's Meghe Dhaka Tara at Indian Auteur. Also available at the latter site is a Mani Kaul essay ("Beneath the Surface: Cinematography and Time").
-- Via Sudhir Mahadevan: Bioscope, a terrific blog on "the world of early and silent cinema."
-- Robert Koehler has been covering two film festivals (Buenos Aires, Guadalajara) at Film Journey.
-- Via Walter at Quiet Bubble: Ted Gioia has a new website and an essay on Conceptual Fiction. "Did sci-fi writers from the 1940s and 1950s anticipate the future of serious literature better than the so-called "serious writers" or, for that matter, the highbrow critics?"
-- Adrian Curry at The Auteurs on posters for Satyajit Ray films.
-- Dan North at Spectacular Attractions has an interesting links round-up.
-- New issues of film journals: Film Quarterly; Film-Philosophy; and Wide Screen (via Corey Creekmur).
-- More reads: Snippets from an interview with Serge Daney; an interesting "Top Ten" from Michael Almereyda in Artforum; and Andrew Patrick Nelson on "the recurring appearance of stereoscopes in Westerns."
Any recent good web reading--and not only cinema-related--that you'd like to recommend? Feel free to do so in the comments.
Satyajit Ray-designed poster for Devi (1960), courtesy satyajitrayworld.com.


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The mother of a teen theft suspect called Columbus Police and gave officers the names of both teens that were caught on camera.
Police say the pair were caught on security camera at a home on South 17th Street in the Southern Orchards neighborhood. More than $6,000 worth of musical instruments, an iPad, Xbox, camera, and laptop were stolen during the break-in September 27th.
One of the teens was holding a small hand gun during the break-in, according to officers.
Police say charges are pending, and they're thankful the mom did the right thing.


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It's a sad thing, the death of a loved one. On the evening of his mother's passing, a courier delivered a letter to Damion. It was his inheritance. As he read the letter, he was shocked to find that he had inherited his great grandfather's estate. An entire prussian castle, far out in the country. He struggled to understand why his mother had chosen for him..., which struggled through life when THEY were entitled to an entire castle. He suspended the thought.
Really really awesome Custom Story! Can't wait the next one... :D