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I've been writing a lot lately about practice management strategies derived from real-world experience that often contradict traditional business school theories, and I'd like to continue that trend with some thoughts about a commonly held taboo: hiring friends. Hiring friends, either of the owner or of employees, is generally considered to be a bad idea because it can create the perception of favoritism. Yet, while those problems can certainly arise, I've found that they are relatively easy to deal with compared to more serious problems that can occur by hiring employees who don't get along with their boss, their manager or the other employees. I encourage my advisor clients to hire friends whenever they can—and advise them to actively encourage friendships to develop between their employees.
I've come to these conclusions about hiring friends after years of dealing with the problems that arise when employees don't like each other or their boss: lack of cooperation, low morale, low productivity, high stress levels, cliques and a generally toxic work environment. As I've written many times, happy employees are great employees. I've found the converse to be just as true: Unhappy employees are unproductive employees. The bottom line here is that it's virtually impossible for employees who dislike each other or their boss to be happy in their work, which ultimately will create a mediocre business at best.
Starting out with established relationships is a lot easier than developing new ones. With that said, it's also important for firm owners to support their employees in becoming friends. Eating lunch together, going out after work, office functions such as parties or even group activities all will enable employees to get to know each other better and help them start becoming friends.
These friendships are important not only because employees will be happier, but because friends make better teams. When people get to know and like each other, not only are they more likely to overlook their little quirks and deficiencies, they are more likely to work together and to step up and help them do their jobs better when needed. As we all know, working well together is what makes teams great.
Employers should actively screen job applicants for their potential to fit into their team and become friends with current employees. I'm not talking about becoming life-long friends, but nothing will screw up a great team faster than bringing in an outsider who doesn't fit in or get along with coworkers. That's why it's very important to have employees spend time with anyone under consideration for a job and to get their perceptions about what this person will be like to work with and whether they will fit into the team.
What's more, employers can't eliminate the friends issue even if they try. The reality is that some employees will become friends whether their bosses want them to or not, and firm owners are better off knowing about existing friendships—and monitoring them for potential problems—than having employees hide their friendships, leaving potential problems unchecked. As I said, workplace friendships can cause problems, and even though they are easier to deal with than the opposite situation, they are much harder to deal with if an owner has to wait until the problems become unavoidably obvious. What's important is how workplace friendships are structured and managed.
There are generally four kinds of workplace friendships: Those that develop between employees; that develop between the boss and an employee; hiring a friend of an existing employee; and hiring a friend of the boss or firm owner. While each of these friendships comes with its own challenges, there are some general rules for workplace friendships of which both employees and employers should be aware.
First, working relationships are different from personal relationships, which all workplace friends need to recognize and accept. In a business relationship, the requirements of one's job and one's firm—and in an advisory firm, the needs of the clients—generally should take priority over friendship demands. While there can be exceptions to this rule, they are very few and far between.
In most business interactions, professional judgment and responsibility should take priority over friendship. This includes assessment of job proficiency, promotions, choosing project partners, sharing information and everything in between. It's important that workplace friends understand the necessity for this level of professionalism so that their friendship doesn't become a detriment to the success of their firm.
The perception of favoritism, with or without a basis, can also become a problem for workplace friendships of any kind. While this is most common with employer/employee relationships, coworkers can also feel that employee friends support each other more or tend to choose each other for special projects.
There are also pitfalls that come with each type of workplace friendship, which have their own sets of solutions:
Friendships that develop between employees. These are usually the least problematic friendships because they don't involve a transition from an existing personal relationship or the complications that arise from employer/employee dynamics. Still, when two employees form a personal relationship, it can create resentment among other employees who may feel left out. It's important for all employees of a firm to be friends to at least some degree. Usually, simply being aware of this issue and making an effort to be inclusive will go a long way toward making everyone feel comfortable.
Hiring the friends of employees. While still beneficial to most firms, these working relationships have a couple of additional complexities. Most notable is the need to transition the friendship from one that is entirely social into a professional relationship, at least part of the time. Most people understand the need for a degree of professionalism in the workplace, but sometimes the reality of how it actually works requires a period of adjustment. Being aware and open about this potential issue is often all that is necessary, encouraging both the employee and the newly hired friend to discuss their feelings about any issues that come up.
Friendships between an employee and employer. These relationships become a bit trickier because the potential for—and the impact of—perceived or real favoritism is greater. Employers need to be sure that all their employees feel that they are treated equally and fairly. Owner/advisors should make friends with all their employees, take an interest in their personal lives and demonstrate that they like and care about each employee as a person outside of their jobs. I knew a retired colonel who told me that as part of their leadership training, all Army officers are taught that it's very important to be sure that their subordinates like them. All business owners should receive the same training.
Hiring the friends of an owner/advisor. These relationships are the hardest to manage, but still far less troublesome than employees who don't like their boss. The best cases are when the owner hires a former coworker or employee who had also become a personal friend. As you might imagine, the adjustment to a new working relationship usually goes smoothly. This isn't always the case for personal friends who go to work for one another and can be extremely difficult for married couples (but that's a can of worms for another column). It's important for the employer to have this conversation before hiring a friend, to let him or her know exactly how their professional relationship will work. It's essential to keep the lines of communication open to air any developing difficulties before they damage the working relationship, the friendship or both.
Of course, the favoritism issue will always be in the background. In friendships involving the firm owner, I often think of a high school football coach whose own kid is on the team. Usually, the coach will be harder on and less tolerant with his son to eliminate any perception of favoritism. This isn't a bad model for all workplace friends.


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In these food-happy times, even the pizza joint has evolved beyond the slice-and-soda model into something the most diehard foodie could love. HomeSlyce is proof.
The bar/restaurant, which has Federal Hill and Mount Vernon locations, joins a handful of new Baltimore spots that elevate pizza beyond the ordinary, focusing on great ingredients and experimental toppings.
At the Mount Vernon location, service is sometimes scattered, but the food is top-notch.
Scene & Decor When we arrived at the Mount Vernon HomeSlyce, around 6:30 p.m. on a midsummer Thursday, we had no trouble finding a table. The bar — casual but stylish with white booth seating and dark wood — was about half full. Several low sofas that sit in the front window, looking out over Charles Street, were occupied, but plenty of tables remained empty.
Within 20 minutes that changed, as diners poured in from First Thursday events near the Monument and regulars geared up for a weekly trivia contest.
Service Unfortunately, our arrival also coincided with a rush of delivery orders, leaving only one waitress to handle the rapidly filling tables. She was friendly and apologetic as she explained why we waited 15 minutes to order appetizers, but she was also clearly overwhelmed.
Even later in the meal, when another waiter joined the mix, our waitress couldn't quite find her stride. We had trouble catching her eye and when she did check on our table, she left after a brief chat, before we had a chance to order new drinks.
Drinks We did get our first drink orders in before things got crazy, so as we waited to order food, we enjoyed a Fat Tire ($5.50) and a "Brew-mosa" ($6.94) —HomeSlyce's beer cocktail take on the mimosa. Though it wouldn't be our first choice as a brunch drink — it was too boozy — the combination of light beer and orange liqueur was citrusy and fun.
Appetizer The spinach pie appetizer ($6.75) arrived at the same time as our entrees, so we weren't able to linger over it as long as we would have liked. That was too bad; it deserved our attention.
Instead of a traditional delicate triangle of phyllo-wrapped spinach, HomeSlyce's pie is a round of flaky dough stuffed with seasoned spinach and topped with grated cheese. The style was unexpected, but the flavors were spot on.
Entrees At HomeSlyce, a "slyce" of pizza is actually a 10-inch boat-shaped pizza of chewy crust and fresh toppings. The concept is borrowed from the Turkish flatbread pide; HomeSlyce owner Alec Kantar serves a similar dish (with different toppings) at his Turkish spot, Cazbar.
Cazbar and HomeSlyce share a dough recipe, and it's a good one: chewy inside and crisp on the outside. We tried the "Pop-Pie" ($12.65), a Popeye-inspired combination of fresh spinach, garlic herb sauce, caramelized red onions, gorgonzola and goat cheese topped with mozzarella.
Though some bites were overly cheesy — three cheeses is a lot — the combination of savory and tangy cheeses with fresh and sweet vegetables was addictive.
The steak sandwich ($8.69) was simply built, but impressively flavorful. A stack of steak, gooey mozzarella, earthy mushrooms plus onions and peppers sat on dense bread, topped by lettuce, ripe tomato and a slathering of mayonnaise. Thanks to fresh ingredients and careful preparation, the sandwich was a winner.
Accompanying fries were on the limp side, but they were saved by a spicy-creamy dipping sauce so good we nearly asked for seconds.
Dessert By the time dessert rolled around, HomeSlyce was jam-packed, loud and crazy with trivia buffs. In between questions, we sampled a mini Nutella calzone ($4.41).
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Waunakee/Westport–Robert J. Schoepp Sr. after 95 active years died peacefully at home surrounded by his loving family on Friday November 9, 2012. Bob was born on May 3, 1917 to John and Pauline (Loeser) Schoepp in Roxbury, Wisconsin. He grew up on the family farm on Fish Lake, the spoiled youngest sibling of sisters Corine and Elsie and brothers Harold and Walter who preceded him in death.
In 1942 he married Vivian Patterson. Bob and Vivian had 39 wonderful years of marriage raising their family on their Lodi farm. In 1964 they moved to Westport, and Bob worked for 20 years at Central Colony. Bob and Vivian enjoyed Canadian family travels, fishing, their children's marriages and grandchildren. Vivian preceded Bob in death in 1981.
In 1984 Bob married Billie Rita. Bob and Billie enjoyed 28 happy years traveling to many US states and Canada and making wine together and more grandchildren and great grandchildren.
Survivors include his loving wife Billie Rita; daughters Susan Dahlke and Mrs. Jerry Larkins and son, Robert Jr. (Julie); grandchildren Jennifer (Scott) Gilles, Stephanie Williams, Angie Gilbertson, and Tony Schoepp; and 10 great-grandchildren. He is further survived by Billie's children; Richard, Kathleen, Margaret, Colleen and John; six grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Bob was an avid fisherman, hunter, winemaker, swimmer, and the family historian storyteller.
Prior to his death, Bob came home from his brief hospitalization, and celebrated his 28th wedding anniversary to Billie, with a candlelight dinner, from Rex's Innkeeper.
The family is grateful for the health services provided on several occasions by Waunakee EMS, St. Mary's Hospital, Dr. Rolf Quisling, Dr. Paul Searles, Dr. Trent Thompson, and Jenny Summers, RN.
Funeral service will be held on Thursday, November 15, 2012 at 11:00 am at Saint Mary of the Lake Catholic Church in Westport with visitation at 10:00am. Friends may call at the Winn-Cress Funeral Home on Wednesday, November 14, 2012 from 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm at which time the rosary will be said.
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February 14 – Happy Birthday Mel Allen
The Yankees, Dodgers and Giants were the last three big league teams to provide regular radio broadcasts of their games. It wasn't until 1939 that the Big Apple baseball franchises set aside their fear that such broadcasts would reduce gate attendance and joined the rest of baseball by putting their home games on the air. The thrifty Yankees and Giants decided to share an announcer since the teams never played home games on the same dates and they co-hired a play-by-play veteran named Arch McDonald who had been doing the radio broadcasts for the Washington Senators. Needing to replace McDonald, the Wheaties cereal people, the Senator's radio sponsor, hired a young CBS game-show announcer who had also done some news reporting and college football assignments for the network. His name was Mel Allen Israel. But before the Birmingham, AL native announced his first Senator game, Clark Griffith vetoed the hiring so that Washington pitching legend, Walter Johnson, could take the job. By 1940, McDonald was looking for a new assistant in New York and ended up giving the job to Allen who at the behest of CBS had dropped the Israel surname.
During the next two and a half decades, Mel Allen became the "Voice of the Yankees" and the most well-known sportscaster in all the world. His signature phrases "Hello there everybody," "How about that?" and "Going going gone!" became part of every Yankee fans' vocabulary as did the nicknames he assigned to Yankee legends. Joe DiMaggio became "Joltin Joe," Tommy Heinrich, "Old Reliable" and Mickey Mantle, "The Magnificent Yankee." Allen did not like it when the Yankees teamed him up with another Big Apple baseball broadcasting legend, Red Barber, in the mid fifties. He and Barber would become the first two diamond broadcasters to be enshrined in Cooperstown. Mel also did not approve of Phil Rizzuto being given a microphone in the Yankee booth when New York's front office forced Scooter to hang up his playing uniform during the 1956 season. First of all, the Scooter's hiring caused the firing of Allen's much-liked protege, Jim Woods. Mel also strongly disapproved of Rizzuto's lackadaisical attention span and his misuse of the English language. Ironically, it had been Allen's invitations to Scooter to join him in the booth during the later innings of games at the end of Rizzuto's playing career that led to his hiring.
Allen was unceremoniously dumped when CBS purchased the Yankees in 1965 in a cost-cutting move. George Steinbrenner got him rehired to do games on cable during the mid seventies and Allen's hosting of the popular "This Week in Baseball" once again made him one of the sports best known voices for a whole new generation of fans. He died in 1996. It wasn't until last month, when my wife and I took a tour of the new Yankee Stadium that I realized Allen had been given a plaque in the team's Monument Park. He certainly earned one.


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Secrets Under The Skin
Secrets is a collaborative, multi-disciplinary art installation created by seven artists that premiered December, 2010 in Havana, Cuba, and January, 2011 in Anchorage, Alaska.
The installation, comprised of media, visual art, photographs and -- when possible -- live performance art and live performance, is based on extensive years of fieldwork in Ghana and Cuba by Dr. Jill Flanders Crosby.
Flanders Crosby's fieldwork involves researching dance at religious ceremonies where dance and music play a central role and where religious rituals, dances and rhythms are linked across continents as a result of the Trans-Atlantic slave trade.
The seed and context for Secrets Under the Skin stems from Flanders Crosby's vision of translating field work experiences and the stories and lives of those she has danced beside into an installation that honors and respects cultural context, movement qualities and elder narratives, but is recast as a contemporary, multi-disciplinary project.
During her research, she was privileged to hear and record rich narratives, histories and stories from elders and religious practitioners, especially in Perico and Agramonte Cuba who hold on steadfastly to their African origins. Many of these narratives and elder oral histories underpin the body of work in this project, especially Susan Matthews' work.
The artists who have contributed to this installation have all joined Flanders Crosby in the field sharing and contributing their insights and responses both as fellow researchers and as artists. Their individual artistic contributions are as evocative and resonant as are the oral histories of elders, and stories of African connections. These stories and connections form a web of cultural heritage that underpin, inform, and are embodied in ritual. The artistic contributions you will see on this page form their own web of layered responses and artistic exploration grounded in ethnographic inquiry.
Project Director's and Lead Investigator's Statement
Since 1999, I have been privileged to interact, talk with and dance beside elders in the two small rural communities of Perico and Agramonte, Cuba. I have worked for as many years in the Ewe communities of Dzodze, Ghana and in Adjodogou, Togo, locations that share specific ritual traditions practiced in Perico and Agramonte.
I have been fortunate to be surrounded by a group of talented artists and friends and together we have spearheaded a multidisciplinary, trans-generational and cross-cultural artistic collaboration. Although it is based on ethnographic data, the collaboration is not an anthropological study. It is a contemporary recasting and re-imagining, which honors the cultural contexts of Dzodze, Ghana, Adjodogou, Togo, and Perico and Agramonte, Cuba, and one that attempts to honor who we are as contemporary artists seeking new artistic voices, but voices that are influenced by the communities that many of the artists involved in this installation have visited.
My deepest thanks go to all our friends of Perico, Agramonte, Dzodze and Adjodogou, and go as equally to all the fellow collaborators involved in this project. Without them, this project never would have been realized. Together we investigated, imagined, created and realized this project. We all commented on each other's work, offered ideas for consideration and we cross-collaborated frequently inside of our own individual artistic projects.
Brian Jeffery was critical to the filming process in Ghana and Brandon McElroy and Progressive Media Alaska were critical to the filming process in Cuba and in Anchorage where he and I realized an early choreographic/film work that would later support the Performance-Based Video work you will see on this site. Besides his exceptional photography skills, Brandon's work with editing was fundamental to the media component of this site. Community and collaboration are thus the shining gems behind this installation.
While he is not a member of the artistic collaborative team, I never would have accomplished what I did in Ghana without the help of my longtime translator, assistant and co-researcher Johnson Kodjo Kemeh.
Johnson began taking me to Dzodze in November 1991 to introduce me to the depth and complexity of his hometown and we never stopped going to do more work and to do it better. Of course, there are more people to thank than I can further mention. However, I especially want to thank Dr Daniel Avorgbedor for his ceaseless encouragement of and support for my research and for his invaluable mentoring of my work. I thank Douglas Causey here at UAA for his encouragement concerning this project and Kathleen McCoy for believing in it enough to see the inception of this website as a featured University of Alaska Anchorage Spotlight Research Series. Finally, I thank Ryan Nixon for having the patience to make the website a reality.
I also extend my deepest gratitude to the Fundacíon Ludwig in Havana and Helmo Hernández, President and Wilfredo Benítez, Deputy Director for their trust and support of this project.
For questions or for further information on this installation, please contact email@example.com
* Banner image photographed by Brandon McElroy


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NATO's purpose
NATO's essential and enduring purpose is to safeguard the freedom and security of all its members by political and military means. Collective defence is at the heart of the Alliance and creates a spirit of solidarity and cohesion among its members.
NATO strives to secure a lasting peace in Europe, based on common values of individual liberty, democracy, human rights and the rule of law. Since the outbreak of crises and conflicts beyond the borders of NATO member countries can jeopardize this objective, the Alliance also contributes to peace and stability through crisis management operations and partnerships. Essentially, NATO not only helps to defend the territory of its members, but engages where possible and when necessary to project its values further afield, prevent crises, manage crises, stabilize post-conflict situations and support reconstruction.
NATO also embodies the transatlantic link by which the security of North America is tied to the security of Europe. It is an intergovernmental organization which provides a forum where members can consult together on any issues they may choose to raise and take decisions on political and military matters affecting their security. No single member country is forced to rely solely on its national capabilities to meet its essential national security objectives. The resulting sense of shared security among members contributes to stability in the Euro-Atlantic area.
NATO's fundamental security tasks are laid down in the Washington Treaty. They are sufficiently general to withstand the test of time and are translated into more detail in strategic concepts. Strategic concepts are the authoritative statement of the Alliance's objectives and provide the highest level of guidance on the political and military means to be used in achieving these goals; they remain the basis for the implementation of Alliance policy as a whole.
During the Cold War, NATO focused on collective defence and the protection of its members from potential threats emanating from the Soviet Union. With the collapse of the Soviet Union, along with the rise of non-state actors affecting international security, many new security threats emerged. NATO now focuses on countering these threats by utilizing collective defence, managing crisis situations and encouraging cooperative security, as outlined in the 2010 Strategic Concept.


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New Movie Releases: '50/50,' 'Dream House' and 'What's Your Number?'
If you're not a football fan, maybe one of the three movies opening in wide-release this weekend will give you something to do that doesn't involve ref-stripes.
In the cheerier-than-it-sounds '50/50,' Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Seth Rogen are best friends whose lives are changed when one of them is diagnosed with cancer.
'Dream House,' starring newlyweds Daniel Craig and Rachel Weisz, sees a family discovering that former residents of its new house were brutally murdered by a still-at-large killer.
And finally, 'What's Your Number?' features Anna Faris going to extremes to find the best ex-boyfriend of her life before she misses her chance at true love.
Here's a sneak peek of the new flicks.
Directed by: Jonathan Levine
Starring: Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Seth Rogen, Anna Kendrick, Bryce Dallas Howard, Anjelica Huston
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Dream House
Directed by: Jim Sheridan
Starring: Daniel Craig, Naomi Watts, Rachel Weisz, Rachel Fox
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What's Your Number?
Directed by: Mark Mylod
Starring: Anna Faris, Chris Evans, Ari Graynor, Blythe Danner, Ed Begley Jr.
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When Facebook's stock closed on a record high, its second in command, Sheryl Sandberg, became a billionaire.
Sandberg's 12.3 million Facebook shares are worth close to $700 million, while she also has an additional $300 million in selling shares and another 4.7 million shares that are vesting -- all which likely moves her past the the $1 billion mark, according to Bloomberg News.
Sandberg, Facebook's chief operating officer, is 44 and is one of the youngest female billionaires in the world. "Did she do a billion dollars-worth of work? I don't know," David Kirkpatrick, author of "The Facebook Effect," told Bloomberg News. "She had the good fortune to land in the right place where her talents could really be applauded."
U.S. & World
Sandberg also sits on the boards of Starbucks and Walt Disney and recently wrote a book, "Lean In" about women in business. However, at $1 billion, Sandberg's wealth is significantly less than Facebook found Mark Zuckerberg's, according to CNN. Zuckerberg's wealth is estimated at $25 billion -- and he's still in his 20s.


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Filed under: dj mixes | Tags: animosity, being gangsta, captain ahab, caramell, d bene tleilax, dancing or seizuring, dark and hardcore, delta 9, digital girls, digital worlds, emotional stuff, gettin schizo, getting schooled, guide to partying, i am spoonbender, info-soaked, integration of disparate styles, jamie lidell, la roux, lfo, mad fresh style, music videos, naboa, new age party music, opening your head, partying in the new age, sean carnage, stacs of stamina, technological era, the end of irony, the tleilaxu music machine, video mixtape, youtube playlist
We're living in a crazy new info-soaked technological era and ya gotta get schizo to keep up with all the ways to get down. Shit's comin at ya hard from all angles, waiting for YOU to figure out how to rock it. It's evolution baby! Ferment yr brain in a smoothie blended up from all these jams and you'll be cruisin into the new age with some mad fresh style.
Use this playlist link for non-stop viewing in order!
(note: the last video is no longer on youtube, view the file directly via the individual link below)
Stacs of Stamina ft. Ears – Roll
did i mention how important it is to be gangsta?
LFO – Freak
these girls have some ish to school you on.
I Am Spoonbender – Replaced By Toys
open your head and process the data
Caramell – Caramelldansen
they say it best themselves…"listen and learn, it is time for prancing". word.
Delta 9 – From Darkness
dark and hardcore… just like LIFE yo.
Animosity – The Black Page
brutality and shredding is pivotal.
La Roux – Bulletproof
don't ever forget that you're a digital girl in a digital world
Jamie Lidell – Daddy's Car
the integration of disparate styles y'all.
Captain Ahab – U Want Me
irony ended recently so it's ok to like emotional stuff again.
Naboa – Snares
if you can't dance, try having a seizure–it'll work just as well
Now git on out there & rage it!!!!
This post originally appeared at SEANCARNAGE.COM on October 9th, 2010


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Nothing to see here
Move along, move along…
This is perhaps the best, most surprising and fascinating 'about' I think I have read. All in four words.
Thank you.
Looking forward to reading more great posts from you. Nice blog. :-)
Thank you : ), It is nice to hear
oh . . . do you know me?
Maybe, Maybe not. Like most people, I am a reflection of what you want to see. The sky reflects blue or red light from the sun. I reflect what you think you see or perhaps want to see. So … there you go.
Hello Betty! Just wanted to say thank you for visiting my blog, and I've really enjoyed your poems on here! I like your very short ones, they seem to make a lot more sense than most I see, they have meaning and feeling I can relate to! And I shall be back again to read some more!
Suzy :D
Thank you Suzy. I am glad to hear you can relate to what I am writing about. I like to think I am making connections.
Why, hello Betty. I will get to know you.I am liking your windows.
Thanks for the follow over on my blog.
Thank you and your welcome. I really enjoy looking at your travel pictures. I can only travel vicariously right now, but I want to put together a year of pictures outside one window to watch the seasons change. So in a way I am time traveling. te he.
I wanted to stop by and thank you kindly for following my blog. It's pleasing to see another haiku writer on wordpress and I hope I don't disappoint you with my own haikus. I wish you all the fortune to continue on :)
Thank you Seth. I hope I do not disappoint either. I have just started learning and experimenting and become completely hooked on haiku.
Brilliant "About". Makes me want to get to know you. I love how haiku challenges you to minimize your words. Thanks for following me!
Thanks Christine. Your welcome. I like reading your blog as well because anything that helps me keep a sense of humor as a mom is a very good thing. : )
ciao! luvFAB blog.
Thank You : )
Ha ha!
I feel like I do already know you. Thanks for following my blog.
Thank you Alice.
looking at the haikus and the snow meditation, I think "I know this woman. She is me"
and then I read the "about me":)
ahh thanks. I know that feeling from songs and other writers, and I am glad to hear that you can relate to my writing in the same way. : )
Hi, Betty! It was nice to see you 'liking' on my blog, so I decided to check out your blog in return. I see you're an aspiring haiku writer like me. (You can see my haiku blog at: http://haiku-koo-koo.blogspot.com/)
I used to do the haiku-with-picture thing too, but I found myself using photos as a 'crutch' for my haiku, rather than letting the words tell the story. So my haiku blog has been picture-less since mid-September of last year. It's definitely more challenging, but sometimes I miss using my photos that way.
Cheers from your newest Follower,
– Eric
I started out without pictures, but then I read pictures attract attention to your blog, then I thought I would put all the pictures together in a video and watch the seasons change. I do not think you can even make it on freshly pressed without a picture. So I am pro-picture now. Or more like I recognize the importance of images. I also had to buy an expensive camera in college and now I have an excuse to use it. But having made that argument I love minimalism and haiku is perfect for that aesthetic. The picture is the typography or the picture it paints in the minds eye. And your blogs background image provides an image and a central theme as well. So rambly rambly ….. I like both. : )
hi Betty! thanks for visiting and following my blog. nice blog you have here.
Thank you Virgillio. : )
Hi Betty, thanks for stopping by my blog, I appreciate the like and follow!
Your blog is amazing! Oh, all the inspiring haiku… how do you do it? <3
Hi! Thanks for stopping by my blog, and for deciding to follow it. I appreciate it very much, and I hope you will continue to enjoy my posts.
I've read a bit of your blog, and I already love your poetry and photographs. Both are lovely! I'm looking forward to reading more of your posts in the future. :)
Thanks for the visit and follow!
Your welcome. Thanks for stopping by mine : )
Great blog! I really enjoy your haiku. Keep it up!
There is such beauty and wisdom in your words. Magnificent. So glad I found you.
Wow. Thank you. : )
ah. thank you for following my blog. it is very appreciated, and i am glad you like my poetry and rambling. c:
I am a big fan of ramblings. And thank you too. : )
What a lovely image on your cover page and your 'About' is beautifully minimal. Thank you for stopping by my blog and allowing me to find yours in return. I look forward to following your richly minimal approach to life!
Don't know how you found me, but very glad it gave me a wonderful excuse to wander through your words for a moment. Oh, I think I do know you… :)
Do I know you?
You are a reflection? Maybe so. How well can you reflect the sun?
Thanks for following my blog.
You are welcome and thank you too. : )
Very much enjoying your haiku.
I have been awarded … light!; and as I have unearthed some of your light I would like to pass it on. Tag. To see what it all means have a look at: http://mlewisredford.wordpress.com/2013/03/18/shine-on-award/, but, please, if you don't want to carry the torch awhile, I will not be offended as long as you keep on shining anyway … beam
Hi betty, thanks for stopping by my blog – I hope you enjoy following my haiku-led posts. Nice to see what lovely haiku can come from a person`s window : )
funny… that's exactly what I thought when I saw your photo.. "I know her…"
: ) Thank you.
Wow, I'm surprised in the way you introduce yourself :-)
Thank you for following my blog and my current poetry 'Criticize' and future poetry :-)
Thanks for finding my blog, liking and following. I do like the bedroom window postings. Nothing remains the same, it is always in a state of flux. I like the way these posts reflect that.
Hello Betty, from Betty! I'm glad you visited my blog, which made me aware of your great poetry. Thank you!
Hi there,
Just wanted to say thank you for taking the time to visit my blog, and read my poem. I really do appreciate it. Love your About Me by the way x
the image outside your bedroom window … I have walked through a similar neighborhood :) I enjoy reading your work :)
Hi Betty, Love your window series. Looking forward to enjoying more of your work. Thank you for visiting and following my photography blog.
hello Betty , Thank you for following my Aalons blog. I am a started and I used to communicate with images instead of writings. So I am pleased to follow you to , so I can learn and exchange what I would like to share . For me it is not so easy but I ll try . So if you want and are interested to , do not hesitate to offer me your comments as they are. See you soon , Great Bart
i do not believe that you are a reflection ( as your posted above ) .You are a person and expresses your inner moment . if one takes that seriously , they will see that you are different at that moment. That is revealing . A reflection is just a missed confirmation about your inner. I am not into a confirmation , so boring. :)
Thank you. I love your photography. It is stunning and incredibly artistic.
So simple and I love this page.
I have nominated you for the WordPress Family Award. Please refer to my post "Embarrassment of Riches" at http://poesypluspolemics.com/2013/04/25/embarrassment-of-riches/
I nominated you for an award http://soadhachami.wordpress.com/2013/05/03/liebster-blog-award/
Thank You :)
Your following my "Randa Lane…" blog makes me feel GREAT! Glad you liked "Haiku With a Smile" — I usually try to include my haiku in the blog several times a week. I've just begun to explore your writing but already see evidence of true talent!
Thank you. hugs back at ya. :)
A very cute introduction of you.
Thanks for following my blog.Hope you enjoy reading my poems.
Have to go through your blog which looks fascinating.
Just stopping by to thank you for your recent visit on Shift Key and to peruse your interesting site. Well, you know I know who knows us both. Enjoying your haiku.
Ah… only one name comes to mind who knows us both and knows our hearts, and heals hearts, and that is Jesus. I know that because he has healed me from horrific childhood abuse from 8 to 12 years of age, these many years later.
Amen. He healed me too, and taught me to forgive and let go of so much pain. Thank you for writing. :)
thank you
Thanks for visiting my blog and following. I've enjoyed visiting your blog as well.
Thanks so much for visiting and following my blog! Glad you enjoyed my haiku. It hasn't been long since I've been experimenting with the form and it's sooo addictive hehe :) I enjoyed reading your haiku and look forward to reading more! Best wishes to you!
Thank you as we'll. I look forward to following your blog as well.
Betty, thanks for your follow to my blog. I love the "micropoem" that you've posted here on your "about" page. And… I think that maybe you know me too…
Awesome about-so unexpected! I love it:)
Wow! What an inspiring site! I'm just learning to know you and it's an interesting trip. Thanks for sharing.
like your blog Betty. Been following you for some time. Enjoy it very much.
Ahh.. You… Yet again..!!
Do I? I don't even know myself. And yet, I will follow you and let the secret unfold. :)


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Who are you guys?
In front of people, we are just two students with computer science major.
In secret, we are Arab FanSubbers.
Why did you create the team?
I think because of deep thinking. O_o
Guys, why your name is "Erai-Raws", while your releases contain subtitles?
At the beginning, our plan was to release "raws" only,
but with the time, we released the subtitles because we thought it is better.
Who are your current members?
– maem
– ShareAnime
So don't believe anyone tells you, he is from our team.
I saw your team name [Erai-raws] in the X site, is that you?
We don't take any responsibility for any releases that are not from the team,
You can find our official releases by the publisher name [Erai-Raws] at these sites:
– Anidex
– Anirena
– Nyaa
– Nyaa Pantsu
– Tokyotosho
We release the softsub as soon as possible, but sometimes we release the hardsub temporarily for those who can't afford to wait.
The X translation isn't included in the episode X from X anime, can you …?
Missing translations will only be added with the batch when the anime ends.
For those who want the missing translations, they can download it from subs section.
Can you release X anime?
Sorry. We prefer to release the anime that we think it worth to be released only.
What is the source of your r(Don't even thinking to ask…)…
Where is the episode X?
You have to be patient. So please wait for it.
Your releases don't work for me, I need a solution!
Use one of these media players:
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There is a problem with one of the episodes.
We would be happy to know the problem from you by describing it or sending a picture to our accounts in social media or e-mail.
Why don't you respond to me on your social site account.. or email?
We respond to messages that we see only as important.
I want to support your team, how?
There are three ways to support us:
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– Cyan means the anime still air.
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– Violet means enhanced encodation by one of our members.
– Gray means raw and will add the subs to it in the future if available.
– Red means it is The last episode of the anime.
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Ryan: Gun owners should fear an Obama re-election
COLUMBUS, Ohio Vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan courted the votes of hunters on Saturday in a speech to a sportsmen's group, suggesting that President Obama would seek to strip gun owners of their rights by appointing judges hostile to a broad interpretation of the Second Amendment.
"I shudder as a gun owner ... what would he do if he never has to face the voters ever again?" Ryan asked aloud during a speech to the National U.S. Sportsmen's Alliance's 16th Annual Save Our Heritage Banquet here.
"The next president is going to pick a lot of judges. The next president will appoint a lot of different judges and these are lifetime appointments. If you want to make sure that judges respect our Second Amendment rights, you need a president who respects those rights as well," he said.
Ryan likened gun ownership to religious liberty, suggesting that the federal government had intruded on people's First Amendment rights as well. He also stressed the importance of appointing people to government agencies who will "respect the rights of hunting and fishing," and said that the widely criticized Fast and Furious gunwalking operation "would never occur under a Romney-Ryan administration."
He also responded to claims by Vice President Joe Biden on Friday that he and Romney could raise taxes on seniors receiving Social Security. The Obama campaign has sought to argue that because various analyses of Romney's tax-cut plan suggest the tax burden would shift from wealthy to middle-class families, it is reasonable to assume that the shifted tax burden would fall on Social Security benefits.
But Romney has never said that he would raise taxes on Social Security benefits, and he has promised that he will not reduce Social Security benefits for current retirees. The Obama campaign has been making a similar argument using the Romney campaign's Medicare plan.
Ryan said his and Romney's plan makes no changes for those in or near retirement and that Biden himself had voted to raise taxes on seniors' benefits by supporting President Clinton's 1993 budget - tax increases that Obama voted to keep in place three times, he noted.
"Shame on the politician who wants to use this issue to try and scare seniors when those of us who are out there [are] trying to fix this problem for my generation and my kids' generation and your kids," Ryan said.
Responding to Ryan's comments, Obama campaign spokesman Danny Kanner noted that Republican Gov. John Kasich said in introducing the House Budget Committee chairman that Ohio has added 123,000 jobs since 2011 "and is moving forward. But rather than building on the progress we'vemade under President Obama, Mitt Romney and Congressman Ryan would take us back."
Ryan's appearance before the group Saturday evening underscores his role in the campaign as an ambassador to the middle class who better understands some traditions, such as hunting, with which Romney has less experience. Ryan is a former chairman of the Congressional Sportsmen's Caucus for four years, and lauds the values he and his wife Janna have taught their children during hunting trips.
"You teach them patience, you teach them respect, you teach them conservation, the outdoors. You spend time with your kids," Ryan said.


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Bill, Well, I didn't say that just because a museum excludes cameras I don't shoot pictures in museums. The funniest encounter I remember was about a year ago when a friend and I went to a museum in Orlando (won't say which one). Both of us were carrying cameras. His was an SLR hung around his neck. Mine was an Epson R-D1 with the strap around my wrist and the camera in my hand. As soon as we got through the door he was told that no photographs were allowed in the museum. He took his camera back out to the car. I began walking around shooting. Eventually I ran into a guard. Stood there chatting with him for about five minutes with the camera still in my hand and, as near as I could tell he never saw the camera. I think the key to rule breaking is the fact that most administrators and factotums tend to think in cliches. A camera around your neck is a camera. A camera in your hand is more or less invisible -- not because it's not visible, but because it's in the wrong place.
Rules schmules! Forgive my seeming arrogance, but those with a reasonable respect for rules had better stick to taking pictures at the zoo, and only from designated areas.
BillT: "Rules schmules! Forgive my seeming arrogance, but those with a reasonable respect for rules had better stick to taking pictures at the zoo, and only from designated areas. Just when did photographers stop packing Cajones? Back in the good old days it was clearly apparent to my impressionable young self that the guys who were getting the great shots were not the guys who were respectful of rules, passes, or permissions or who were particularly fearful of litigation. Forgive us our timidity, Cartier-Bresson, Capra, Weegee, et al, we are unworthy of your example.",Seeming arrogance? Oh, no. It's actually arrogance. It's real, live, adolescent "I can do what I want" arrogance. The kind of arrogance that confuses cajones with cojones and Capra with Capa.I went to a friends wedding in an historic, and beautiful, old church. As I went in the sign at the door said, "This is a private ceremony, please be respectful." Two tourists strolled won the aisle and stood about eight feet from the bride, groom, and priest and proceeded to take photos with flash. At the time, I thought, "What jackasses." Now I realize that were just incredibly brave.For some, respect is obviously something they demand but don't give.
Cojónes, cajónes and cojínes, what a busy month we are having! At least no roundabouts.Rob C


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In March 2008, the for-profit segment of the industry will come together once again at the International Health, Racquet and Sportsclub Association (IHRSA) show in San Diego to raise money for Augie's Quest, an organization founded by Augie Nieto. Nieto, founder of Life Fitness, was diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) in 2005, and he has devoted much of his life since then to find a cure for the disease.
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ABS-CBN's master teleserye "Ikaw Lamang" quickly captured the hearts of TV viewers as the premiere of the series starring Teleserye King Coco Martin and Teleserye Princess Kim Chiu won the national TV ratings and became a hot topic on social media.
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Jimquisition: Linearity versus Replayability
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Linearity versus Replayability
Sometimes, Jim wishes he could be you so that he'd also experience the joy of enlightenment each Monday. This week, we look at the mythical struggle between linearity and replayability.
Agreed 100% with this point. I both tend to enjoy linear games more than non-linear ones, and can replay any game I enjoy (just finished playthrough #13 of Mass Effect. Hell, I've even played Enslaved: Odyssey to the West more than once, and people tore it down for its lack of "replay value"). Any game that is good has infinite replay value for me.
Good episode as always, Jim.
Couldn't agree more.
I'm really sick of the trend of shoehorning multiplayer into every single game that doesn't need it.
Finally! Tired of having this argument with people. Now I can just send them to this video. That also insults them!
All brains are mental, I don't think you had the best choice of words there. But yes all a game needs to be is good, and it can achieve replay value with or without out extras. The Escapist is pretty heavily pro single player so I doubt you'll get many arguments.
Nice video, your becoming one of my favourite contributors to the Escapist.
I'm still waiting for him to make any points that haven't already been covered better and funnier by ZP and/or EC.
I agree! I do miss those fun platformers of yore.
As always, excellent video.
Now time to go play some Super Meat Boy...
To me, the best way to add replay value is to create a world with many optional easter eggs and quests, that way on your second time through you may find something you didn't catch the first time around. It isn't necessary, though.
Terrific, well done Jim!
Eg: crowning Jem of my childhood, Rachet & Clank, the charming wonder of Insomniac games has been inclining more and more to multiplayer & hub-based cheap thrills instead of the happily explorative, richly comediac, FUN single player joy. (don't get me started on all 4 one)
I miss Rachet and clank :,(
I completely agree with the points made. Although the story was ridiculous ace combat 4 distant thunder was an all time favorite game when I was young and I've replayed it countless times (It did have incentives e.g. more planes).
Definitely agree. It almost seems that people forgot what "replay" means. Not "play beyond" but "play again".
Oh...and I also have replayed FFIX a few times as well.
So true, and wow, I'd not considered the wider aspect such as companies diverting time/money away from the single-player to create / support the multiplayer, and dead space 2 is a damn good example of that.
Tell it, preacher!
When was this covered by eitherr of those?
I thought we all knew this already. Oh well, I guess there are some people out here that are still this narrow minded.
Good show - I still don't like yu very much - but good show.
I think Jim should sing at the end of each episode :P
Would be nice to also present more ways in which developers can assure their games are worth replaying. So far, you've basically just said, "Well, you listen to good songs, read good books, or watch good movies over and over, don't you?" And yeah, people do. And yeah, the fact that these don't change upon multiple experiences is notable.
So, having a great story is one way. Having enjoyable gameplay is another. Super Mario World had levels with multiple finish lines, or those goofy "collect 3 coins" that compel me to play the same level five times--because in my heart, I must have the coins. Both Spiderman 2 (Gamecube) and Just Cause 2 kept me coming back simply for the feel of the travel mechanics. Hulk: Ultimate Destruction let me level cities.
It's not that you didn't make a good point with the episode... it's just it felt like all wind-up, and no punch. Maybe talk about ways in which multiplayer can work against replayability--for instance, because the player can't be assured that the next time through will be dependably fun, if they happen upon jackasses or cheaters in online play. Or about the myriad ways in which developers can properly incentivize replaying the game--some of which were mentioned above.
You raise a good issue. Follow through with that.
And now, I can just spam this link on people who actually post, with mind numbing enthusiasm, about how they can't "justify" a game without multiplayer and/or co-op. The PS2 was only a few years ago, guys.
I agree, this has been an awesome episode.
I'm really starting to like this.
Yes. Even if it is to get around copyright use.
Cool another FF9 fan, also my most replayed games are Sonic 2 and Veiwtiful Joe.
The truth is strong in this one. I know I've played through Cave Story plenty of times, (at least five times with the good ending) and it's still fun. Though it is certainly nice to throw in a few scraps of items that you have to replay to get (like the three different main guns in Cave Story) it's still the game itself that matters most.
Totally agree.
Seeing people refuse to buy games that are purely single player (and even when they're exceptionally well-received) because they have no "replay value" is mind-boggling.
Great. I thought I had Ace of Base purged from my head. I hate you now, Jim!
(Just kidding... and I did laugh when you started singing The Sign.)
I thought this episode was slipping back a little bit in style but overall I thought it was okay.
The points he made where good but I would like to add something. My friend said he can't play through multiended games more than once becuase he is decisive and he picks what he think is the 'correct' way. So even if a game has these options in it, they can still dissapoint as a replayability option.
To me what adds replayability to game isn't multiplayer (which is kind of an empty premise for me as I like story) but the ability to play through with different styles or 'specs'
Like playing through oblivion as a theif then a mage then a knight character. It's somnthing that a lot of games don't need, but somthing that helps me to enjoy the game another way without not much else changing.
PS: The use of the 'duh chin' made me laugh a lot, makes me wonder if Americans do that too. xD
OK Jim, here's the thing: I agree with you about 95% of the time, but....listen carefully here...YOU DON'T HAVE TO ACT LIKE A DICK TO BE ENTERTAINING. It's not like if you stop ripping off Yahtzee we'll all just lose interest, OK? You're a smart guy. PLEASE start acting like one.
You know what games like Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D need? Online Multiplayer.
The problem with online multiplayer is that some people are paying monthly for the service and feel cheated if every game doesn't use it in some form. Especially on 360 where most of the gamers on that console are on XboxLive, then if the Xbox 360 players get an online multiplayer then the PS3 players would feel cheated. If they don't to sell a game without online multiplayer it is either going to be really good solid campaign, or committing video game suicide.
Unfortunately Online multiplayer is not always the decision of the developer, but the publisher. They say "This game will have online multiplayer, or we will not be funding your game." Publishers do not understand that not every game is designed for multiplayer.
If you are making a game designed for single player it cannot be half-assed; gamers will know.
I remember when cheat codes and new game plus was enough to get gamers by but now it seems that there's a need to shoot a friend in the head to validate a gaming experence. I blame to dumbass masses that seem to just got into gaming because of a certain FPS. Then fact producers are so damn spineless to their publishers to tell them no to tacked on MP because it's gonna make the game shit because it doesn't work.
The problem is there are a lot of people who wouldn't read a book a second time and wouldn't watch a movie a second time regardless of quality, and therefore wouldn't reply a video game. These people are likely the minority, but they are a loud minority.
It probably doesn't help that some games have a bad single-player mode and the only thing carry them is an achievement system and the multi-player. Too many of these games exist t give many players the idea that a linear single player mode isn't enough to make someone want to play the game again.
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OT: Completely agreed. I want to see a CoD game that has no competitive multiplayer, then it can go back to the awesome campaigns from 2 and 4.
The next one would probably be a Jimquisition edition of Jim's article titled "The Path of o Divergence", which is linear vs. sandbox.
Great video, but I could do without the permanent scarring that is Kuja's man-thong. eurghhhhh
I saw the sign...
Man I look forward to this every Monday! I've always liked you Destructoid and I also love you here too! I agree with you a lot on this issue, especially when games with multiplayer tacked on lose the single player/narrative focus I'm used to. Take Assassin's Creed Brotherhood for example; it had an exceptional multiplayer with new and inventive gameplay, but the single player lacked what I expect from an Assassin's Creed game.
Thats just my 2 cents; keep it coming Mr. Sterling!
Wow, so replay value is replay value? Good thing we have the hard-hitting jimquisition to tell us that! Keep aiming for those challenging targets, Jim.
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