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My Name is Khan Songs
My name is Khan, is a upcoming Bollywood Movie, starring Kajol and Sharukh once again together on the big screen. It is a romance and social movie, directed by Karan Johar under the banner of Dharma Productions. It is releasing on 12th Feb 2010. The story and script of the movie has been written by Karan Johar and Shibani Bathija. There are a lot of expectations from this movie, by all the SRK and Kajol fans. Trailer of the movie has already created a lot of buzz among the fans, and it is the Bollywood Movie creating news these days. Music and songs of My name is Khan are given by Shankar Mahadevan, Ehsaan Noorani and Loy Mendonsa.
Music Album
Album Name- My name is Khan
Music Director – Shankar Ehsaan Loy, Indrajit Sharma
Lyricist – Niranjan Iyengar
Songs are available as Audio CD in markets, and MP3 download at various sources online.
List of Songs of My Name is Khan
01 – Sajda
02 – Noor E Khuda
03 – Tere Naina
04 – Allah Hi Raham
05 – Khan Theme
06 – Rang De Links
Download Songs
There are many sites to download hindi songs free but most of them are illegal and not preferred.
To download the songs of My Name is Khan legally you can sign up to brand new site offered by BSNL at- http://bsnl.hungama.com/ (Songs.pk might be an illegal website and should not be used) which offers the latest hindi songs download at just Rs. 150 per month. The songs quality is amazing and 100% Legal.
*Noor E Khuda* We all have seen this film and most of us have cried in this song. The music that SEL (Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy) have given is amazing. Adnan Sami and Shankar Mahadevan sing the song so nicely that it touches your soul. They have sang with the so called feel necessary for such songs to work on the audience. Niranjan Iyengar has penned down the lyrics which suit the situation well. SRK is going to wards his new journey, and Kajol is missing him and a nice background song feels awesome. Shreya Ghoshal also enters in the later stages of the song for 1 para.
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Note: this is not a video song. It is just audio promo of this song.
Tere Naina is beautiful song which enters the Qawali type mood in later stages. Shafqat Amanat Ali Khan, the singer of the song has done a good job and we will expecting more from him. Also, the video of Tere Naina is very nice, when SRK is staring at Kajol's Naina 'EYES'. Sometimes it seems that this song resembles the much heard 'Mitwa' from another Karan Johar's film Kabhi Alvida Na Kehna but this is true for only some portions of the song. Watch Tere Naina Video Song below.
To get a glipse of full audio song please visit Youtube.
Sajda is a Qawali type song delivered nicely by Rahet Fateh Ali Khan. It is one of the songs from this film that depends entirely on its music and amazing singing. It has been on top charts around the globe, even in English speaking countries. Some songs die as soon as the movie is out of cinemas, but this is not one of them. With a unique quality which attracts every one towards it, Sajda has been one of the top songs for a lot of time. Check out the video song of Sajda below.
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How did the term Bollywood change over the years?
hello…I like my name is khan movie.It can make cry you know.the songs also exciting.the most song I like is tere naina.
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Hi everyone!
In our last #qsrchat, I hinted that I was going to share my TBR for Queer Summer Reading with you, so without further ado, here it is:
1. read a book that represents (part of) your queer identity
CITY OF STRIFE (Claudie Arseneault)
Isandor, City of Spires.
A hundred and thirty years have passed since Arathiel last set foot in his home city. Isandor hasn't changed—bickering merchant families still vie for power through eccentric shows of wealth—but he has. His family is long dead, a magical trap has dulled his senses, and he returns seeking a sense of belonging now long lost.
Arathiel hides in the Lower City, piecing together a new life among in a shelter dedicated to the homeless and the poor, befriending an uncommon trio: the Shelter's rageful owner, Larryn, his dark elven friend Hasryan, and Cal the cheese-loving halfling. When Hasryan is accused of Isandor's most infamous assassination of the last decade, what little peace Arathiel has managed to find for himself is shattered. Hasryan is innocent… he thinks. In order to save him, Arathiel may have to shatter the shreds of home he'd managed to build for himself.
Arathiel could appeal to the Dathirii—a noble elven family who knew him before he disappeared—but he would have to stop hiding, and they have battles of their own to fight. The idealistic Lord Dathirii is waging a battle of honour and justice against the cruel Myrian Empire, objecting to their slavery, their magics, and inhumane treatment of their apprentices. One he could win, if only he could convince Isandor's rulers to stop courting Myrian's favours for profit.
In the ripples that follow Diel's opposition, friendships shatter and alliances crumble. Arathiel, the Dathirii, and everyone in Isandor fights to preserve their homes, even if the struggle changes them irrevocably.
I've been wanting to read this since it came out, but my depression never left me the energy to immerse myself in a fantasy setting. I'm really looking forward to reading own voices aro rep! And it's been far too long since I last read anything high fantasy…
1b. read an own voices queer book
NO MORE HEROES (Michelle Kan)
The peaceful nights are kept under the clandestine and watchful eye of young, gifted vigilantes the world over. But a sudden rash of vigilante deaths heralds the arrival of a new and unfamiliar enemy – one whose motive is as unclear as their identity. Someone or something seems determined to disturb the peace, and they're going straight for the watchmen to do it. In a city where those who are gifted make up their own rules, who will step forward when the threat of a swift end is real and there stands so little to gain?
No More Heroes is an urban fantasy action/adventure novel about young, would-be heroes who get more than they bargained for when they delve deeper into a world they never knew they were a part of. Featuring a diverse cast of players, discord, a mystery to be solved, plenty of literary action and high-stakes battles, No More Heroes is a story about self-belief and camaraderie, persistence in the face of trials, and what it means to be the best version of yourself.
I've heard so many great things about this book! Like with CITY OF STRIFE, I bought it months ago, but never got around to reading it. NO MORE HEROES also has own voices aro rep, and I'm really excited to meet all these fictional aros (and hold them in my heart forever!)
2. read a book that represents a different aspect of queerness
THE LIFELINE SIGNAL (RoAnna Sylver)
Parole is still burning. And now the day everyone has been waiting for is finally here: it's collapsed. A lucky few managed to escape with their lives. But while their city burned, the world outside suffered its own devastating disaster. The Tartarus Zone is a deadly wasteland a thousand miles wide, filled with toxic storms, ghostly horrors, and just as many Eyes in the Sky as ever. Somehow, this new nightmare is connected to Parole. And it's spreading.
Now Parole's only hope lies in the hands of three teenagers reunited by their long-lost friend Gabriel - in their dreams. Growing up outside Parole, Shiloh Cole always had to keep xir energetic powers a secret, except from xir parents, Parole's strategist-hero Garrett, and Tartarus expert Maureen. When Parole collapsed, all contact was lost. Now, connected by Gabriel and their colliding pasts, xie joins collapse survivor Annie and the enigmatic, charismatic Chance on a desperate cross-country race, carrying a disc of xir mother's vital plans, whose encrypted contents may be Parole's salvation. First they'll board the FireRunner, a ship full of familiar faces that now sails through Tartarus' poison storms. Together, they'll survive Tartarus' hazards, send a lifeline to lost Parole - and uncover the mystery connecting every one of them.
The world outside Parole isn't the one they remember, and it didn't want them back. But they'll save it just the same. It's what heroes do.
If you know me at all, you've PROBABLY heard me talk about how much I love CHAMELEON MOON (if you haven't: I love it SO MUCH). THE LIFELINE SIGNAL has been sitting on my shelf for a while now (do you notice a pattern?) because I've been scared to read on because I just know it will give me so many FEELINGS and AAAAA *flails* but I'm finally going to read it now. And cry, probably (don't judge me).
2b. read a queer book that is set in a different country
THE CITY OF DEVI (Manil Suri)
Mumbai has emptied under the threat of imminent nuclear annihilation; gangs of marauding Hindu and Muslim thugs rove the desolate streets; yet Sarita can think of only one thing: buying the last pomegranate that remains in perhaps the entire city. She is convinced that the fruit holds the key to reuniting her with her physicist husband, Karun, who has been mysteriously missing for more than a fortnight.
Searching for his own lover in the midst of this turmoil is Jaz—cocky, handsome, and glib. "The Jazter," as he calls himself, is Muslim, but his true religion has steadfastly been sex with men. Dodging danger at every step, both he and Sarita are inexorably drawn to Devi ma, the patron goddess who has reputedly appeared in person to save her city. What they find will alter their lives more fundamentally than any apocalypse to come.
I'm supposed to be reading this book for a class, so I decided to combine "business" and pleasure and use it for this prompt ;)
3. read a queer book from a genre you read a lot
PETER DARLING (Austin Chant)
Ten years ago, Peter Pan left Neverland to grow up, leaving behind his adolescent dreams of boyhood and resigning himself to life as Wendy Darling. Growing up, however, has only made him realize how inescapable his identity as a man is.
But when he returns to Neverland, everything has changed: the Lost Boys have become men, and the war games they once played are now real and deadly. Even more shocking is the attraction Peter never knew he could feel for his old rival, Captain Hook—and the realization that he no longer knows which of them is the real villain.
Romances! I can't get enough of them. I loved Austin Chant's COFFEE BOY, and I loved what little I managed to read of PETER DARLING so far, but I made the mistake of starting it during a time when I had so much to do I could never find the time to read. I can't wait to get back into it!
4. read a queer book from a genre you rarely read
DEAR HERCULINE (Aaron Apps)
Dear Herculine, a harrowingly eloquent cri de coeur, melds consciousnesses and bodies across one and a half centuries, from 1832–2014. Intersexed writer Aaron Apps to intersex reader, the long-dead martyr to early gender-reassignment surgery, Herculine Barbin, speaks from a place so far inside of the abjected subject that it comes out the other end as estranged, engorged and gorgeous language, in letters comprising 'two intersexed bodies composed of multiple parts, and the mess of flesh and text that stands between.' Unlike Yeats, who desired to be consumed in artifice to escape the human condition, that of being 'sick with desire/ And fastened to a dying animal/[That] knows not what it is,' Apps plunges into the carnal killing floor with his nineteenth-century interlocutor, binding their fates as he is 'shackled to a rotting double, rotting in the space between, rotting in the space of the letters.' Apps's fearlessness and the beauty of his prose inspires, pushing poetry, kicking and screaming and expiring with shame, to where it desperately wants to go. A brilliant achievement that defies the triumphalism of that descriptor, Dear Herculine is a cache of love letters urgently needed to heal this world.
I'm not sure how I came across this book, but it sounds super interesting!
4b. read a queer comic/graphic novel
LUMBERJANES: BEWARE THE KITTEN HOLY (Noelle Stevenson)
Jo, April, Mal, Molly and Ripley are five best pals determined to have an awesome summer together... and they're not gonna let any insane quest or an array of supernatural critters get in their way!
Someone bought me this off my amazon wishlist (thank you, friend!) and I haven't found the time to read it yet. It seems fun and light-hearted, which makes it sound like a perfect summer read!
4c. read a queer nonfiction book
LUDWIG II.: DER UNZEITGEMÄSSE KÖNIG (Oliver Hilmes)
You might know that I'm super into musicals (I am so into musicals. Really. Ask me about it, I dare you) and I'm going to go see Ludwig2 – The Musical in August. Ludwig II. was King of Bavaria (where I live!) and queer, so this musical is like the perfect combination of my interests. However, I don't expect there to be a lot of (historically accurate) information, so I decided to also read this biography to get a look into the real history behind the musical.
So, that's my reading list for this summer! Is there anything that caught your eye? Do you already have ideas for what you're going to read?
xoxo Lucia

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Hello Hello, Lil Buns!
☆Favorite Goofy Anime Character☆
Tomo-chan - Azumanga Daioh
This series and all of its characters are very dear to me. But Tomo is so special. She's tough, confident and knows she's not the smartest but you can't help but love her. A lot of my favorite scenes involve her and I find myself laughing for hours when I watch this anime.
If you ever get the chance, definitely watch this series for lighthearted fun and laughs. It's a series I will never get tired watching, no matter how many times I see it. It's simple and goofy humor to the max.
That's all for now! See you next time!


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This video realisation of Kurt Vonnegut's letter to high school students brings joy to the heart. I originally saw this on The Guardian site and wanted to share it with you.
The days and weeks flow by and I am skipping happily from one stepping stone to the next. Lots of work to do, a fair share of it even billable. Halleluiah. These last three years of self-employment has brought many challenges and yet, I wouldn't have missed it for the world.


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The results from this first study were quite remarkable. Just after the first day of reading I realized that I have been missing a lot of the Book of Mormon. I also realized that the real task will be to narrow down what I study. It is all a testimony to me of how great this book is. It is clearly a sacred document truly given to us by God.
Topic: Priesthood Power and Purity
Summary: I've heard many times that our power in the priesthood comes from our own virtue or purity that we have developed. If we are impure, we basically can't use the priesthood at all. I think of Nephi (3rd) who received the sealing power because the Lord knew that he was so pure, he would never ask anything contrary to the Lord's will. (!) In my study, I found that one of the reasons we have the priesthood is so that we can become pure. In fact, what I read says that ultimate purity (perfection?) is attained though our priesthood callings.
I also got a feeling as I read that once we become pure (this appears to be attainable in this life), we will realize some things that are not apparent now. It appears attainable because it is written there are a "great many" who have become pure through this order of the priesthood. I also have the feeling that becoming pure means that we will know in a definite way what it means to be sanctified.
Finally, purity is attained as a direct result of "works of righteousness". We cannot become pure without going through the process of faith and acting on that faith.
Study notes:
My first foray was to read about the priesthood in Alma 13, which has some very interesting things to say about the priesthood calling. First, I read about how our calling into the priesthood points us toward Christ.
Alma 13:2 And those priests were ordained after the order of his Son, in a manner that thereby the people might know in what manner to look forward to his Son for redemption.
Alma 13:3 - And this is the manner after which they were ordained -- being called and prepared from the foundation of the world according to the foreknowledge of God, on account of their exceeding faith and good works; in the first place being left to echoose good or evil; therefore they having chosen good, and exercising exceedingly great faith, are called with a holy calling, yea, with that holy calling which was prepared with, and according to, a preparatory redemption for such.
I'm not sure my commentary here reflects the depth of the thought I had while reading this chapter. It impresses me that the very manner in which we are called and ordained is designed to point us to Christ. We who hold the priesthood were put on Earth for the express purpose of exercising it.
It is not clear to me whether "faith and good works" applies to what we did in premortality or what we would do in our life. Perhaps it means both, but it is clear that there is a mortal component in which God expects us to exercise faith and to choose good over evil.
From the bible dictionary: According to the O.T. things or places were holy that were set apart for a sacred purpose; the opposite of holy is therefore common or profane. So to me, "holy calling" means that God Himself set us apart in the pre-existence to receive the priesthood. We would have a sacred purpose in coming to Earth. (I hope I am fulfilling it!)
It appears that there was a "preparatory redemption" made for those who would receive the priesthood? What would a preparatory redemption be? I found this quote from Theodore M. Burton (assistant to the twelve): "Thus, you and your fathers were reserved to be born at a time and in a place where you could not fail to hear the gospel preached and accept the holy priesthood. Thus, a preparatory redemption was made for you through a priesthood heritage from your fathers and mothers."
Alma 13: 10 Now, as I said concerning the holy order, or this high priesthood, there were many who were ordained and became high priests of God; and it was on account of their exceeding faith and repentance, and their righteousness before God, they choosing to repent and work righteousness rather than to perish;
11 - Therefore they were called after this holy order, and were sanctified, and their garments were washed white through the blood of the Lamb.
12 - Now they, after being sanctified by the Holy Ghost, having their garments made white, being pure and spotless before God, could not look upon sin save it were with abhorrence; and there were many, exceedingly great many, who were made pure and entered into the rest of the Lord their God.
13 - And now, my brethren, I would that ye should humble yourselves before God, and bring forth fruit meet for repentance, that ye may also enter into that rest.
"sanctification" and having our "garments washing white" are major happenings. When does one know one has been sanctified? When does one know one's garments have been washed white? I have the feeling there are definite things that occur so that there is no question for the person who receives these blessings. Purity is a result of the righteous exercise of the priesthood. The key to detecting purity is the degree to which a person tolerates sin. A truly pure person cannot tolerate the least bit of sin.
27 Have ye walked, keeping yourselves blameless before God? Could ye say, if ye were called to die at this time, within yourselves, that ye have been sufficiently humble? That your garments have been cleansed and made white through the blood of Christ, who will come to redeem his people from their sins?
28 Behold, are ye stripped of pride? I say unto you, if ye are not ye are not prepared to meet God. Behold ye must prepare quickly; for the kingdom of heaven is soon at hand, and such an one hath not eternal life.
29 Behold, I say, is there one among you who is not stripped of envy? I say unto you that such an one is not prepared; and I would that he should prepare bquickly, for the hour is close at hand, and he knoweth not when the time shall come; for such an one is not found guiltless.
30 And again I say unto you, is there one among you that doth make a mock of his brother, or that heapeth upon him persecutions?
31 Wo unto such an one, for he is not prepared, and the time is at hand that he must repent or he cannot be saved!
36 - For behold, the time is at hand that whosoever bringeth forth not good fruit, or whosoever doeth not the works of righteousness, the same have cause to wail and mourn.
2 Nephi 9: 47 - But behold, my brethren, is it expedient that I should awake you to an awful reality of these things? Would I harrow up your souls if your minds were pure?
51 - Wherefore, do not spend money for that which is of no worth, nor your labor for that which cannot satisfy. Hearken diligently unto me, and remember the words which I have spoken; and come unto the Holy One of Israel, and feast upon that which perisheth not, neither can be corrupted, and let your soul delight in fatness


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Got this award from Jackie and JeanJeany:
This award states that: This blog invests and believes the PROXIMITY- nearness in space, time and relationships. These blogs are exceedingly charming. These kind bloggers aim to find and be friends. They are not interested in prizes or self-aggrandizement. Our hope is that when the ribbons of these prizes are cut,even more friendships are propagated. Please give more attention to these people, Deliver this award to 8 bloggers who may then pass it on.
I'll pass it to Audrey, Neasa and Rachel.
Saturday, 29 November 2008
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- Kristii said...
Congratulations on your award!! How fun!
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Just saying hi. I found your blog after your post on the SC forum. Glad to "meet" a scrapbooker from somewhere far, like me!
By the way, I love your pages.
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|sad morning.. empty bed walking out by myself
First off It was a serious travel day- Angie left to philly the night before- so getting up to a packed suitcase as the sun rises is a very sad and depressing feeling.
I sat on the curb and saw an older man who had the exact mustache I have and was walking SPIKE- who looked like a fatter older gizmo... I was looking in the future
|Stop in Kuwait
JFK to Dulles- We had birthday drinks with Mrs Lord... We were laughing and having such a good time we almost missed our flight.
I listened to townes Van Zant most of the flight and got very emotional thinking about Angie.
I think about how hard life on the road is but I realize- these guys on the plane coming over has it worse- They leave there wife, girlfriend, kids and Parents for month and go to a war zone.
Who am I to complain! This is the least I can do and It is why I do it- they deserve to get something from home
Quick Bahrain Fact or Two:
|Looks like bryant park fountain.
|Black berry add.. nice stach above your eyes
|Our pad
|Carole Sleeping
|The rooms are great!
|Cant Get away from AMERICANAZATION of the world
Here is a little Townes for the uninformed. He strikes me in a way- such an amazing singer and writer.
|TV had my name ready for the greating
The flight was so long and with the layover I couldn't believe we made it. We met our point men Jeff and Hussein We were told Bahrain is a big Island but no beaches- not for any reason but neglect. Which is crazy because this is where The Saudis come to vacation... It one of the more liberal Muslim countries. Everyone has been so nice to us. We chatted with a couple Muslim women at the airport- they told us a lot of cool stuff to go do.
Long ruled by Arabs, the ancient land of Bahrain was an important trading center, dating all the way back to Roman times.
It's a (small in size) group of 33 islands located just off the eastern coastline of Saudi Arabia in the Persian Gulf. The largest island is Bahrain Island.
Modern causeways connect the four main islands, and all are connected to Saudi Arabia by the 16-mile-long King Fahd Causeway.
Similar to numerous other Arab states, Bahrain had a long relationship with the United Kingdom, until declaring its independence in 1971. It joined the United Nations that very year.
Most of the modern population is concentrated around Manama, the capital city, and much of that population (about 30%) are non-Bahraini immigrants.
This land (especially Bahrain Island) is primarily barren desert, with a limestone surface. Petroleum processing and refining, as well as international banking are the major industries. Money and oil.. our favorites!!
|I'm so tired I look blurry..
Its such a shame to travel and see the Americanazation and globalization of a place. I want to feel like I am experiencing something I can't anywhere else. My idea of a vacation is getting away from everything- I don't want to see things I recognize. We went and ate on base and came back for a swim. See you bright and early guys!!! We got a BBQ to attend.
|Downey calls for a poolboy.. Carole is in the window in the back.
|This hotel is amazing- You will see more. we are here for 3 days. We can't go to Afghanistan because there is no room to fly us in. So many solders are going in and out.
|Angie... I think I got my Halloween costume
|No photos allowed on base except our show and an ALL AMERICAN car show


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Dear ZA/ZG Groups,
I will admit that I'm not the best healer in the world, but I'm still pretty darn decent. Stop blaming me for YOUR mistakes, and admit what you did wrong. I'm so disgusted at people getting 359+ gear and they are horrible players. If you are in that kind of gear and you are doing 4K DPS, something is wrong with you. Heck! if you are doing under 10k DPS, something is wrong with you. Tanks, if I'm spamming my big heals on you and you just DROP, something is wrong here……….


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What a coincidence!
What all this means both for you and for my Communication students at Curry College, where I head the Public Relations Concentration and teach most of the PR courses, as well as for my graduate students at Regis College, where I teach in the Organizational and Professional Communication area, is that the world is really, really small.
You never know where you might run into someone who has some sort of connection with an organization you're interested in working for. The "trick" is to connect with that person.
It's called "networking," and I preach the sermon almost daily in every class.
- Go to professional meetings for associations in the area you're interested. Here's my list of regulars: Boston Chapter, Public Relations Society of America; Publicity Club of New England; Social Media Club of Boston.
- Take advantage of special programs offered by organizations in your desired career field. I'm on the mailing list for several PR firms and other organizations, and I go to as many of their programs as possible...to learn and to network.
- Go out with your friends and your friends' friends...some of the best leads come from casual conversations over a beer/soda/chocolate milk.
"The man seeking his first job or trying to change the job he has should remember that third parties can approach employers as friendly middlemen. First of all, people he knows, experienced friends with knowledge and contacts, can broach the matter for him and can presumably be depended on to do a friendly service. Professional and trade associations know what goes on in their fields." - Edward L. Bernays, "Your Future in Public Relations" (Richards Rosen Press, 1961)


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Monday Morning Momentum™
The most common way of getting people to share ideas is to hold a meeting. We've all attended hundreds, if not thousands, of meetings.
But, here's the problem. Let me demonstrate it. Pretend the following statement applies to you right now.
"You have to go to a meeting."
Okay. How are you feeling? What are you thinking? If you're like most people, you're not happy. You might have said to yourself, "Oh no. I just want to get my work done." "Or, why do I have to sit in another meeting." "Or, this is going to be a waste of time." If this is how you feel, how do you think other people feel? This is what you're up against when you ask people to come to your meeting.
Most people come to meetings in the mood of the last call they had, email they read, meeting they attended, or interaction they had with someone. Their moods and attention are basically tied up in other things.
The key is to get everyone focused on the expected outcomes of your meeting. So you have to do something different. I'll share with you what I've been doing for years with my team meetings. It will not cure people's fear or dread of meetings, but it will help you get your meetings off to a good start every time. Begin your meetings with what I call "positive updates."
Here's how to do it. If the group is eight or less (I'll talk about big groups in another column), ask them all to share one positive or important thing that happened to them since the last time you met. (I include "important" because it leaves open the possibility for someone to mention an event that might not be categorized as positive, but is obviously important to them.) It can be personal or professional. It can be something they're excited about, proud of, or interested in. Tell them they have thirty seconds to give their update. Then go around the room sharing positive updates. Encourage quick reactions from everyone in the group, but ask that extended responses be shared after the meeting.
Why should you open your meetings with this strategy? Here are my "7 Reasons for Positive Updates":
(1) You are channeling your team members' attention. You are engaging them with your request.
(2) You are reminding them to keep track of what's good in their lives, not just what's wrong.
You are helping them access their positive emotions.
When they recall something good that happened in their lives, they are likely to feel pride, excitement, gratitude,
enthusiasm, encouragement, or optimism. The
research of Barbara Fredrickson, Ph.D., at the University of North Carolina
(4) You are learning about your team members. You are opening a window into what matters to them and what makes them unique. What do they focus on? What makes them happy? When do they succeed?
(5) You get insight into what they like to do and what they're good at doing. You can look for more opportunities for them to do what they do well.
(6) You'll know how to better recognize your people. You'll find out what matters to them in their short updates. Rather than giving them some formulaic recognition award, you can tailor your gratitude to their interests.
(7) You'll give your team members the opportunity to learn more about each other. You'll provide the opening for teammates to talk about each others' interests and what matters to them.
All of this happens in ten minutes or less. The great thing is that you don't have to come up with a big entertaining way to start every meeting. Just ask people to tell each other something positive or important. They'll share. Team members will listen. Everyone will be engaged.
Still thinking if you should do this? Stop for a second. Write down one positive thing that happened to you over the past week. Take a minute and think of one. Do it now. Write it down. Then email me what you wrote (firstname.lastname@example.com). I'll bet you feel pretty good right now. You might even be ready for a meeting.
Copyright 2009 David J. Pollay
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Your work doesn't have to suck and you do not have to hate Mondays. In order to make you succeed in your career, we have complied the best 35 inspirational career quotes to live by .
Either you are looking for a funny career quotes or simply looking for inspiration quotes to get you through the week, we have got it covered here for you.
Take your time to read it, pin it to your desk and share.
Happy New Week!
- It's better to be at the bottom of the ladder you want to climb than to be on the top of one you don't.
- Forget all the reasons it won't work and believe the one reason that it will.
- And the only way to do great work is to love what you do. If you haven't found it yet, keep looking. Don't settle. As with all matters of the heart, you'll know when you find it. Lesson to learn: The secret to accomplishing great things at work is to love what you do. Keep taking the steps that will get you closer to a career you love.
- Sometimes I have to remind myself that I don't have to do what other people are doing.
- Your work is going to fill a large part of your life, and the only way to be truly satisfied is to do what you believe is great work. The only way to do great work is to love what you do.
- Success is such a personal thing. YOU get to decide what success is for YOU. It can mean so many different things for different people. But, not only do you get to define it, you have to do the work required to reach it. Surround yourself with people who encourage you, and find people who have the tools to help you, but at the end of the day it is up to you. Go out and get it!
- Working hard for something we don't care about is stress. Working hard for something we love is passion.
- In this office, we do TEAMWORK we do HELP, we do respect and punctuality. We do friendship. We do coffee and cake. We communicate and listen. We do motivation. We do great things.
- There is a difference between being an employee and being a team player. An employee does just enough to keep their job while complaining about what is not fair or right at work. A team player works positively together with everyone to get the job done the best way possible.
- We don't hire smart people and tell them what to do; we hire smart people so they can tell us what to do.
- Hire smart people and train them. Motivate them enough so they do not want to leave.
- A Leader influences and inspires the uninspired. A Boss threatens and bullies the uninspired. That is the difference between a boss and a leader.
- When you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change.
- A bad boss can take a good staff and destroy it, causing the best employee to flee and the reminder to lose motivation.
- Be the type of coworker who delivers more positive contribution than negative chaos-each day-to the team.
- Put your heart, mind, intellect and soul even to your smallest acts. This is the secret of success.
- Consider the postage stamp. It secures success through its ability to stick to one thing till it gets there.
- Life is 10% what happens to you and 90% how you respond to it.
- You have three choices in life: Give up, give in, or give it all you've got.
- Finished last will always be better than 'Did not finish', which always trumps 'Did not start.'
- I am going to succeed because I'm crazy enough to believe that I can.
- Today each of us will give our best. Respect will permeate from all of us. Unstoppable passion will guide us. Steadfast unity will hold us up and help us through challenges. Together, we will and keep winning.
- Discipline is the bridge between goals and accomplishment.
- Leadership is solving problems. The day soldiers stop their problems to you is the day they decide you can no longer solve their problem or you don't care any longer.
- The biggest communication problem is we do not listen enough to understand. We listen only to reply.
- People who fail focus on what they will have to go through; people who succeed focus on what it will feel like at the end.
- You have to get up every morning and tell yourself I can do this.
- People think that just because you tolerate them at work, it makes you friends. NO, BITCH! I'm just trying to keep my job!
- It's not that I'm not a people person; I'm just not a stupid-people person.
- I often find myself contemplating if punching you in the face would be worth losing my job. Most days the answer is yes.
- I didn't look confused because I couldn't understand what you were saying. I looked that way because I couldn't believe you were saying it.
- My prompt email replies are 10% due to me being a diligent employee, and 90% due to the crippling OCD that compels me to keep my inbox cleared.
- I may seem to be agreeing with you because you are my boss. However, in my mind, I am shooting death lasers at you from my eyeballs.
- You don't have to be crazy to work here. We'll train you.
- Anyone who has never make a mistake, has never tried anything new.
- If I were to employ two people, I would rather employ a lazy person than employ an hardworking person. This is because a lazy person will find the easiest and best way to perform a task than an hardworking person.
- Make the most of today. Get interested in something. Shake yourself awake. Let the winds of enthusiasm sweep through you. LIVE TODAY WITH GUSTO
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Jamie Dornan has breakfast in Silky's Bistro in Dungiven
STAFF at a Co Derry bistro got a surprise this morning when actor Jamie Dornan popped in for breakfast.
The star called in to Silky's in Dungiven with two friends and posed for photographs with staff.
Rachael O'Connor said she "couldn't believe he walked through the door".
She said the dad-of-two was "lovely and very complimentary about the place".
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Medical questions & health advice by board certified doctors
"Why do I have allergies in the morning?"
I am a 19 year old girl with a recurring allergy problem in the mornings. I used to take pills for my allergies but wanted to be med free so I stopped taking them 3 years ago. I try to eat very healthy but I tend to eat sweets for breakfast and this usually sets off my allergies but sometimes I will just have cereal and that is enough to start up sneezing. After 11 am it has usually calmed down or gone away completely. Should I get back on the medication or is there another way out of my morning allergy rut?
This is interesting (but unfortunate) to notice that your allergies seem to coincide with eating sweets at breakfast. While that seems to be unusual, it would be worth altering your diet (such as by avoiding sweets) to see if your symptoms improve. If they do, then your problem is solved. It is more likely, however, that your allergies are worse in the morning because of all of the allergens (things that you are allergic to) that are in your pillow, bedding, and hair when you go to sleep. Most people don't wash their hair right before bed, and so all of the pollen and dust that their hair accumulates throughout the day is then collected in their bedding. Unless you change sheets and pillow cases regularly, these then become reservoirs with a high concentration of things that will make you sneeze. After you shower and wash those allergens off, or sneeze them out, things start to clear up and your day is better until it is night again. If you want to avoid medications, try washing your hair each night before bed, changing your bedding regularly, and trying to keep your room as dust free as possible. If this doesn't help, discuss with your allergist or ear-nose-and throat surgeon (aka otolaryngologist) about other options, including possibly just intermittent use of medications.
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Welcome to the official website of Kirk Durston
We are all riding the river of time, inexorably toward the end of our mortal lives, and into forever. If true beliefs are those that correspond to reality … then what is reality when it comes to God and eternity? Deep questions and enormous implications, are dealt with here.
There was a time, not that long ago, when it was a popular belief that science would explain everything and that belief in God was in full retreat in the face of the advance of science. However, the big philosophical questions and discussions surrounding the implications of God have returned much stronger than ever before in the history of humanity. Questions of ultimate moral laws, the fingerprints of God in the genomes of life, the problem of evil and the existence of God, ultimate purpose for life, and many others will be addressed here, but the ultimate purpose of this website is to promote serious thought about the spiritual aspect of life from the perspective of authentic Christianity …. the sort spoken of by Jesus of Nazareth. It is hoped that here you will find a stepping stone to knowing God.
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Miami — THE official end of the notorious Cali cocaine cartel came late last year here with little more commotion than the rap of a judge's gavel.
The Colombian drug lords Miguel Rodriguez Orejuela, 63, and Gilberto Rodriguez Orejuela, 67, entered guilty pleas and were ushered off to federal prison for the next 30 years -- no Miami Vice-like dramatics, no bodies riddled with gunfire in the manner of Medellin rival Pablo Escobar.
But behind the bloodless fall of the ruthless Orejuela brothers and collapse of their $7-billion-a-year empire lies a little-known story of daring and betrayal.
Aiding U.S. drug agents unexpectedly and at great risk was a senior cartel official, the head of security and intelligence for the syndicate. For years he had protected the bosses, their wives and children. Then, he crossed them.


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Jacqueline Baird was born in Northumberland, England. She garnered her first prize for writing at the age of 11 when she won first prize in the Nature Diary competition at her school. After leaving school, she worked for the post office and later as a hotel receptionist in Scotland. She met her husband when she was eighteen and married him eight years later. They had two sons and after they entered school, she decided to try writing one the romance novels she loved.
She began writing for Harlequin Presents in 1988 and has over 30 books published.
In her leisure time, Jacqueline likes to travel, read and play cards.
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The Cost of Her Innocence
Contemporary Romance
Harlequin Presents - 3134
Shackled to her enemy! As the prison gates close behind her, newly free Beth Lazenby vows that they are also closing on her past. Until she encounters the merciless lawyer who helped wrongfully imprison her all those years ago.... Still conv...
Return of the Moralis Wife
Contemporary Romance
Harlequin Presents - 3059
Infamous playboy Orion Moralis believes in lust, not marriage -- until, with one innocent sigh, the daughter of a business rival turns his world on its head. Selina Taylor is achingly pure and, as he captures her lips, Orion knows he must possess her...
Picture of Innocence
Contemporary Romance
Harlequin Presents Extra - 145
She refuses to give in to him... Lucy Steadman refuses to be intimidated by brooding Italian Lorenzo Zanelli. He may hold the fate of her family's business in his iron fist, but she will not submit to his more personal demands. As a talented artist...
Sabbides Secret Baby
Contemporary Romance
Harlequin Presents - 2955
Naive Phoebe Brown fell for Mediterranean magnate Jed Sabbides after he wined, dined and bedded her with a fervor that made her feel cherished. But when Phoebe happily announced she was pregnant, Jed was appalled. Didn't she understand -- she was onl...
Untamed Italian, Blackmailed Innocent
Contemporary Romance
Harlequin Presents - 2911
The debt: L1,000,000 No woman has ever shunned wicked Italian tycoon Zac Delucca! But sweet, studious Sally is in a world of her own, looking after her sick mother. Little does she realize her unfocused disinterest is driving Zac's fury! Especially ...
The Billionaire's Blackmailed Bride
Contemporary Romance
Harlequin Presents - 2733
Marriage in haste, revenge at leisure! Anton Diaz is hell-bent on revenge; he'll seduce and marry the innocent daughter of his enemy. To exact his plan will be no hardship, as Emily Fairfax is as beautiful as she is virginal. It's only after th...
The Italian Billionaire's Ruthless Revenge
Contemporary Romance
Harlequin Presents - 2693
Ruthless and passionate! Guido Barberi hasn't set eyes on his ex-wife since she left him--taking with her a quarter of a million dollars! But he's determined to have his revenge by bedding her once more. Innocent and alluring! Sara is shocke...
Aristides' Convenient Wife
Contemporary Romance
Harlequin Presents - 2630
To love, honor...and possess! Leon Aristides believes in money, power and family. So when his sister dies, leaving a son, he acts quickly and ruthlessly. He finds the woman who has guardianship of his nephew and insists she marry him! Helen kno...
The Italian's Blackmailed Mistress
Contemporary Romance
Harlequin Presents - 2543
"You really expect me to sleep with you to pay my father's debt?" Italian magnate Max Quintano knew exactly how to get his way...by blackmailing Sophie into becoming his mistress. "Sleep is not what I have in mind." Sophie will do anything t...
Bought By The Greek Tycoon
Contemporary Romance
Harlequin Presents - 2512
Why stop at just one night--when he can buy so many more...? Greek multimillionaire Luke Devetzi will do anything to get Jemma Barnes back in his bed for a night of blazing passion.... When Luke discovers that Jemma's father is in financial tro...
Pregnancy Of Revenge
Contemporary Romance
Harlequin Presents - 2502
Revenge...Italian style! A money-grabbing beauty, that's all she was -- and Jake D'Amato was determined to make Charlotte Summerville pay. His plan was simple: he'd take revenge in his bed! Actually, Charlie's intentions were purely innocent -...
The Greek Tycoon's Love-Child
Contemporary Romance
Harlequin Presents - 2422
Bedded, then wedded -- by the Greek tycoon! When millionaire Theodore Kadros first sets his sights on beautiful Willow Blain there can only ever be one outcome: a night of incredible desire! But the next day Willow is gone.... However, their ...
His Inherited Bride
Contemporary Romance
Harlequin Presents - 2385
Her inheritance: One Italian husband! Julia is desperate to find out if her recent inheritance will give her the money she needs to pay for her mother's health care. But she discovers that she must marry gorgeous Italian multimillioinaire Randolfo...
At the Spaniard's Pleasure
Contemporary Romance
Harlequin Presents - 2337
When Nick Menendez discovered that beautiful Liza Summers was working for the prime suspect in a diamond robbery case, the Spanish security tycoon took matters into his own hands -- and Liza into his custody! He decided the simplest way to uncover th...
Wife: Bought and Paid For
Contemporary Romance
Harlequin Presents - 2291
Solo Maffeiano owns half of Penny Haversham's family home, yet she needs to pay off debts left by her late father. She has no choice but to agree to Solo's offer: he will pay the debts, restore the dilapidated mansion, where they will live -- if Penn...
The Greek Tycoon's Revenge
Contemporary Romance
Harlequin Presents - 2266
Eloise had fallen in love with powerful Greek tycoon Marcus Kouvaris. Now, years later, Marcus holds her responsible for defrauding his uncle...and he's come to get his revenge! Actually, Eloise had nothing to do with the fraud -- but with all the...
The Italian's Runaway Bride
Contemporary Romance
Harlequin Presents - 2219
Wanted! His bride and their child Gianfranco asked Kelly to marry him, after her holiday affair with him left her pregnant! But, once married, Gianfranco was often away on business, and his family made Kelly's life a misery. Then she heard that G...
Marriage at His Convenience
Contemporary Romance
Harlequin Presents - 2196
The ideal husband -- if only it were for real Amber's multimillionaire Greek boyfriend, Lucas Karadines, informed her that he was getting married -- to someone else.... Five years later, Amber has put Lucas behind her -- until she inherits half...
A Most Passionate Revenge
Contemporary Romance
Harlequin Presents - 2137
She can't resist her husband... After ten years Xavier Valdespino has appeared again in Rose's life, only to whisk her away to Spain and blackmail her into, marriage. It's clear to Rose that Xavier blames her for something she didn't do, and no...
Husband on Trust
Contemporary Romance
Harlequin Presents - 2088
A marriage betrayed? Meeting sexy and dynamic entrepreneur Alex Solomos has transformed Lisa's life. In the seven weeks since their whirlwind wedding, her confidence and happiness -- both in and out of the bedroom -- have grown enormously. But ...
A Husband of Convenience
Contemporary Romance
Harlequin Presents - 2052
A father for her unborn baby... Josie's husband, Conan Zarcourt, was tall, dark and handsome. Yet Josie could only look, not touch, because theirs was a marriage in name alone. Conan had stepped in as father to his brother's child--the baby Josie ...
Giordanni's Proposal
Contemporary Romance
Harlequin Presents - 2029
A marriage proposal -- Italian-style! Beth was left breathless when gorgeous Italian tycoon Dex Giordanni proposed marriage--within days of meeting her! But then she overheard a conversation that chilled her: Dex wanted to wed her to settle a fa...
The Reluctant Fiancee
Contemporary Romance
Harlequin Presents - 1942
Second-time seduction! Bea has been reunited with Leon Gregoris, her ex-fiance. But this time Leon won't mesmerize her with his dark Greek-Cypriot good looks. Bea is older and in charge of herself now; she won't be captive to sexual chemistry! ...
Mistaken for a Mistress
Contemporary Romance
Harlequin Presents - 1915
Playing the part.... Rocco Andretti mistakenly believed that Marlene had been the late Paolo Rossi's mistress, and that she had borne Paolo a child. Rocco thought he could seduce Marlene into handing over everything Paolo had left to his son. M...
Raul's Revenge
Contemporary Romance
Harlequin Presents - 1876
Raul's reason for revenge... Penny seized her opportunity to save the love she and Raul shared, and proposed marriage -- but he turned her down flat! The misunderstandings of the past few weeks had left there mark and now Raul had got his revenge,...
A Devious Desire
Contemporary Romance
Harlequin Presents - 1827
Snared? Saffron would always remember Eve's last message to her--and when she came face-to-face with Alex Statis she realized he was the man who had caused her best friend's downfall. She had to keep working for Alex's mother and therefore face th...
The Valentine Child
Contemporary Romance
Harlequin Presents - 1795
Would Valentine play Cupid? When Zoe's baby arrived on February 14, it seemed only natural to call him Valentine! But as far as Zoe was concerned. Valentine had been the only romance in her brief marriage to Justin Gifford. And since Justin had ha...
Nothing Changes Love
Contemporary Romance
Harlequin Presents - 1757
Marry in haste, divorce at leisure Lexi's husband of only one year was cheating on her. When she flung the words at him, "I really don't care about you breaking your promise--I would much rather have the money," she was lying through her teeth. Bu...
Gamble on Passion
Contemporary Romance
Harlequin Presents - 1726
A gentleman of fortune...? "The first man to walk through this door will be the one I date for a month." Jacy's bet with her friend Liz was reckless--especially when that first man turned out to be Leo Kozakis. Jacy had gambled on Leo's love te...
Master of Passion
Contemporary Romance
Harlequin Presents - 1683
She had some explaining to do In a show of true friendship, Parisa Belmont had agreed to help retrieve a folder of incriminating photographs. But when she found herself dressed like a cat burglar, ransacking an elegant Mayfair apartment, she suddenl...
Guilty Passion
Contemporary Romance
Harlequin Presents - 1627
Heartless seduction Rebecca's shame and humiliation had been complete. Benedict Maxwell had never intended to marry her. He'd wanted revenge for his brother, and she, fool in love, had given him all the rope he'd need to hang her. It hadn't matter...
Dishonourable Proposal
Contemporary Romance
Harlequin Presents - 1558
Pleasure before business No teenage crush, Katy's love for Jake Granton was as real as the searing heartbreak of his betrayal. After four years of modeling--and all the male attention a woman could possibly want--she'd actually convinced herself s...
Passionate Betrayal
Contemporary Romance
Harlequin Presents - 1431
Goldie's world had tumbled down But that was seven years ago and out of the ruins she had built a new life, with a new name. "Marie Doumerque" had no desire to be reminded of the past. So why had she fallen into Rayner Millard's arms so easily ...
Shattered Trust
Contemporary Romance
Harlequin Presents - 1359
Nick's words were not reassuring "I want my son," he'd said. "And I always get what I want." Since Nick's cruel rejection, Abby had built a satisfying new life for herself and little Jonathan. And now Nick needed his son and was quite ruthlessl...
Dark Desiring
Contemporary Romance
Harlequin Presents - 1079
His plan had worked--she couldn't leave! Helen Coulthard arrived in Sicily prepared for a work-filled two weeks. It was only when her "boss" deposited her at Carlo Manzitti's villa that she realized her plight. Carlo Manzitti--the man who'd swe...
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Hi everyone! I am back with more shares from my kit! I created so many fun things with this months kit! Each month the kit comes with a super fun Off The Page item to play with…and this months OTP is a cute little Light House for you to alter. I first covered mine with a layer of gesso and than added some Prima Seashore papers to the sides.
I added a few stash flowers, shells, Flying Unicorn metal adornments and some of the amazing beads in the kits. I also added some twine, trims and touches of Shimmerz. I just love playing with these beads.
Here is a close up. This cute little piece is sitting on my shelf now.
Well that it for today! For the June Kits so head on over to the Flying Unicorn store and check them out! Take care and happy scrapping J


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This is unnecessary.
I know why we do it. Because we are always questioning ourselves. Doubting our decisions. Our best is never quite enough and we have Mum Guilt. But this habit of defensive over-justification really doesn't do us any favours.
I hear mums (myself included) adding rationale to their every parenting move. As if we are anticipating the 'but why?' question so we throw the answer in beforehand.
'I only got him a dummy because he is whingy, I don't really agree with them...' Relax. A dummy is clearly working for you. High five.
'She wouldn't usually have a chocolate biscuit as her mid-morning snack, it's just I haven't got to Tesco to stock up on fruit this week....' Chill the fuck out. She's having a biscuit. I can see she's happy, healthy and I'm sure as you say she does like her veggies. She also likes chocolate biscuits and you promised her one if she used the toilet at playgroup. Crack on. I'm not judging.
If I ask you in general conversation 'Are you breastfeeding?' and you are not breastfeeding, you don't then have to elaborate on all the problems your baby had latching on, or her low birth weight, or the mastitis that stopped you in your tracks. You do not have to explain yourself. Of course if you want to chat about these things I'm all ears. But you actually need say no more. It was just a question.
|'Yes he's two. No we're not potty training him yet. Next question.'
Well, actually she still might.
I'm sorry to say I have met a small handful of mums who definitely are judging you. And me. And everybody else. These are the mums who think they are doing everything right. In fact they know they are. They've bought all the parenting manuals. They've read every Which? report dating back to the first travel system ever invented. It's their way or the highway. 'You really shouldn't....' 'I'd be careful doing that with him because I've read....' Well thank you Mrs Judgy Knickers, but if I need your advice I'll ask for it. Until such a time you can fuck off.
Don't live in fear of those mums. Because you will end up paranoid that everybody is silently forming an opinion about you and your parenting. Let's face it we are all a bit judgy. It's natural. Sometimes I take one look at a mum and immediately think I know what type of parent she is (I'm not proud of this, and I have been wrong many times). But sometimes, that judginess you anticipate just might be mistaken.
I, for instance, once felt massively judged when declaring 'I can't hack being at home all week so I'm heading back to work soon, hooray!' The mum I'd met at playgroup just that morning then quietly explained she had decided not to go back to work at all. Because she liked being at home so much she would do all she could to avoid returning to work. And there I was, sat cross-legged in the baby sensory area, outlining my Being-At-Home escape strategy. How shit a parent did that make me sound?
As it turned out, I later discovered that the very same happy-at-home mum had thought I was silently judging her. How bad must I sound for not wanting any sort of career, she thought. I bet she thinks I'm lame for wanting to stay at home. We were both slightly in awe of each other. And both feeling guilty. What a pair of twats.
I actually think not justifying your every move comes across quite well. An 'I do this because it suits me and my family' attitude commands respect. It indicates a confidence in one's own ability to decide what is right. Not right in the preachy preachy holier than thou total authority in the history of everything that was ever fucking right right.
Enough said.
Lesson 52: You don't have to justify yourself to anyone*. One size parenting does not fit all. We're all different. Heaven knows our kids are all different. Explain yourself only if you want to. Mrs Judgy Knickers and her possy of parenting expert SuperMum friends feed on your defensive outpourings. Resist the urge, hold your head high and let them starve.


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Softbank offers smartphones with radiation detectors
More than a year after the Fukushima crisis hit Japan, there is still much work to be done in rebuilding that area of Japan. Having said that, with so many potentially radioactive accidents waiting to happen in an earthquake prone nation like Japan with nuclear plants dotted all around the country, what are the odds of being right smack in the middle of a radiation hotspot without you knowing it? Well, your smartphone might do more than just handle your emails, calls and text messages, as phone operator Softbank is said to start offering smartphones with built-in radiation detectors that will be sensitive enough to check out whether the area you are in is safe and free from dangerous levels of radiation or not.
Even more than a year after that, there are still segments of northeastern Japan that remain off-limits due to high radiation levels. According to Softbank founder and president, Masayoshi Son, "The threat from the nuclear accident cannot be seen by the human eye and continues to be a concern for many people, especially for mothers with small children." Well, will this smartphone's capabilities make you want to go out and bring home one of these puppies when it is available?
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I hope they form a giant crowdsource project pinpointing radiation – similar to what people are posting on http://www.alttokyo.com radiation pages. Interesting to see initial pricing.


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So, I've mentioned before that I'm a complete sucker for dystopian sci-fi, and because it's a dystopian sci-fi game, The Surge ticks all the required boxes to get my immediate attention. It also throws in a lot of familiar themes to get any Souls fan (that's me too!) to sit up and pay attention too, and while it's definitely not exactly like Dark Souls, those similarities are probably some of the best things about it. Let's see how developer Deck13 Interactive went from the capable but ultimately rather lacklustre Lords of the Fallen to the much tighter and more appealing (to me anyway) The Surge.
The story puts you in the wheelchair of Warren, whose name, much like his personality, is about as bland as cold soup. Warren is starting his first day at CREO, a massive conglomerate with ambitions of world changing proportions. With climate change having ruined the planet, CREO have stepped up to try and save it by dumping some science stuff in the atmosphere to get Earth to cool down again. Over the course of the story, it becomes apparent that this fix was never going to be a quick one, and has in fact been ongoing for decades.
Warren rolls out of the train and is promptly fitted with a neural linked rig. This allows him to walk and do some other really cool stuff, a fact that he has very little time to let sink in, because at about the same time, everything goes to shit. The entire game takes place on the CREO grounds, a mix of sprawling industrial factories and offices. It's an area that once seems to have been rather industrious, but is now half destroyed and overrun with mindless co-workers who seem to be convinced that their next meal is going to come from whatever bit they can chop off of poor Warren.
The story is delivered through a number of mediums, from video conferences to audio logs scattered around the open world space. It's a story I paid very little attention to because I was more interested in, you know, not dying. There was also nothing particularly interesting about it either, so I am going to call the story Warren too. At complete odds with the quality of the story is the environment, all angles and sharp metal, now with hints of rust and weathering everywhere, ranging from a general feeling of upkeep neglect to complete catastrophe. The setting is simply sublime, and everything I was hoping for from a tech heavy, wrecked planet.
And the gameplay?
First, yes, there are obvious similarities to the Souls franchise. Scrap replaces souls, rig pieces replace your various bits of armour, special souls are replaced by scrap piles, bonfires and smiths are replaced by a medbay, rings are replaced with upgrade slots, the view is still third person, combat is predominantly melee, and you still die… constantly. No spells or the like, so you can kiss any thought of a glass cannon build goodbye.
From this point onward, The Surge does its own thing. Borrowed unashamedly from its predecessor Lords of the Fallen, The Surge gives you the delightful ability to bank scrap, allowing you to store any leftover scrap you might have at the medbay before you leave. So you can visit the medbay without worrying about dropping all your scrap when you die, but what I really like is that you're also incentivised not to. There's a multiplier that builds up relative to the amount of scrap you're carrying, and the more you have, the higher the multiplier, and the more scrap you get from killing enemies.
You must also pay very close attention to your next victim because The Surge is very stingy with loot left lying around. Instead, you get new gear from the enemies you kill using a sort of dismemberment mechanic. Once you lock on to a target, you use the right analogue stick to choose which body part to focus on, arms, legs, body or head. Most of the time attacking these parts and performing an execution when prompted will net you the schematic of the part you just forcibly removed. You can then go back to the medbay and build it, providing that you have materials to do so, and these items can also be upgraded several times.
On the subject of killing enemies, choosing the part you want to attack has other benefits too. For example, if you're not interested in getting a particular piece of gear from an enemy but just want to dispatch the grunt as quickly as possible, you can focus on any unarmoured part, dealing a significantly larger amount of damage in a shorter period of time. One thing that's a bit of a pain with this mechanic is that it's tricky to target the body (torso) of an enemy, as there's no specific direction to point the analogue stick in to target this. Limbs and head are a walk in the park, but targeting the torso is dependent on which limb you are currently focusing on. There are also moments when you're going to sit back in frustration and swear a lot, though, because this game employs a ton of cheap tricks throughout to kill you, like putting an enemy just on the other side of a door to knock your block off from the left because you chose to peek to the right.
Still in the combat zone, one of the things I found particularly innovative is how the two assigned hit buttons have changed. They're still in the same place, but instead simply change the direction of your swing when alternating the buttons, with the bumper giving you horizontal attacks, and the trigger complementing with a vertical attack. These can be used to execute some fine combos if used correctly.
Levelling up is as easy as walking into the medbay and spending your scrap to increase your core level. Your core level acts as a resource pool of sorts, with items equipped to your rig and your upgrade slots drawing from this pool until you run out of things to fit or cores to allow you to fit more things. It's genius really, because it means that any weapon or piece of armour or augmentation you pick up you can use. You'll never have a Faith or Strength shortage, so to speak, you just need to have the cores available in your resource pool.
Overall, it's a fun romp. It's short, compared to the Souls games (it took about 30 hours for me to knock my way through it), and there are only about six bosses in total, but they were fun fights in interesting arenas, and every bit of ground gained felt like winning a major war. And if you still don't feel like you are done when you cross the finish line, there is always New Game + to help feed your need to grind some metal on metal.
75The story is vapid and the lore almost non-existent, but The Surge makes up for this with some amazing gameplay. If you're a Souls fan or just a masochist with a thing for dystopian sci-fi, I recommend that you give this one a hack.


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Thursday, December 22, 2011
Family Affairs! Holiday treats is when different pieces go on sale each day going up to Christmas. It's kind of like an advent calendar, except when you open up door number 22 you get me and the lovely metallic striped Fellini blouse, which is subtly festive, no? It's 30% off today ONLY here - and it's the first item from the current winter '11 collection to be a holiday treat!
Posted by Claire at Thursday, December 22, 2011
Labels: Toujours Toi-Family Affairs
7 comments:
- Nancy Baric *negfilm said...
wow this is a an x-mas awkward photobooth meets your creative mind meets miranda july meets leith clark meets (bien sûr!) nina's creative instructions!!! and shall i say: fabulous shirt!
- 3:41 pm
- Lola said...
I love the blouse, it's so beautiful!! X
- 10:31 pm
- lola is beauty said...
Nancy - the Miranda July comparison would be the extreme awkwardness maybe?!
Lola - It's so pretty, I love it!
- 11:05 am
- Nancy Baric *negfilm said...
oh yeah. and miranda july rocks-she totally would be posing in a booth with a thumb up wearing a fellini shirt. no questions asked. ;)
- 8:42 pm
you look so pretty that I just bought that blouse! you're the ultimate model.
merry christmas.
- 11:22 am
- lola is beauty said...
Anna - I love that! Merry Christmas! Xxx
- 8:43 am
- PinkBow said...
Ooh wish I had seen this earlier, would like to have bought this! Nice to see what you look like too :-) Happy New Year to you!
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Members of the Illinois House met in Springfield on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday of last week to reconsider vetoes issued by the Governor to the General Assembly earlier this year. Chief sponsors of the vetoed bills could ask their colleagues to consider voting to override the veto messages. Overriding a governor's veto requires a three-fifth majority in both houses of the General Assembly. In all, 11 vetoed bills were overridden in the House, while only two attempts to override a veto were unsuccessful in our chamber. A breakdown of last week's vetoed bill activity in the House can be found below:
- HB 302: Unclaimed life insurance (override successful)
- HB 688: Firefighter/police pension transfer service credit (override successful)
- HB 732: Residential roofing repairs (override successful)
- HB 1797: International Port Authority Debt (override successful)
- HB 2622: Creates a state-sponsored workers' compensation insurance company (override failed)
- HB 2778: Fire protection district to annex under ETS (override successful)
- HB 2977: Must teach cursive writing in schools (override successful)
- HB 3143: Adds teen treatment providers to the Prompt Payment Act (override successful)
- HB 3216: Requirements on third-party contracting by the State (override failed)
- HB 3298: Reimbursement of the substitute teacher licensure fee (override successful)
- HB 3419: Prohibits expatriate entities from doing business with the State (override successful)
- HB 3649: State agency financial reports to the Comptroller (override successful)
- SB 1905: Prohibits local right to work zones/Collective Bargaining Freedom Act (Override failed)
Lawmakers will return to Springfield for the second week of veto session November 7-9.
Extreme "Gun Grab" Bill Goes Down in Flames in IL House
In the wake of the horrible shooting in Las Vegas, a number of bills have been introduced in the House which would infringe upon the Second Amendment rights of law-abiding gun owners. On Thursday, members of the House voted down HB 4117, a measure which would have made criminals out of lawful gun owners. The bill would have banned "bump stocks" and other "trigger modification devices," as well as prohibited the sale of "pre-packaged explosives" to anyone without a FOID card. While on the surface those unfamiliar with different types of firearms might think the bill was a step in the right direction, in reality, the bill was an extreme overreach that would have rendered most individuals who use their guns in competitions Class II Felons for simply owning the guns they use in contests. The fact is, most guns used in competitions have had trigger modifications. The bill only received 48 of the required 71 votes needed for passage, with Republicans and Democrats alike voting against it. I stood up for the Second Amendment rights of the people I represent and spoke out against this bill as it was debated on the House floor on Thursday. You can watch my floor comments here.
Rep. Reick Serves as "Principal for a Day" at Harvard High School
Yesterday I had an opportunity to step into the shoes of a school principal and experience a day in the life of a top school administrator at Harvard High School. The "Principal for a Day" program is offered through the Illinois Principals Association, and the experience provided me with a unique glimpse into the lives that principals live in their schools every day.
The "Principal for a Day" program, in place since 2004, is a statewide initiative to provide state and federal elected officials with an opportunity to observe, interact, and serve as an administrator in schools within their legislative districts. Thank you to Harvard High School for the invitation!
Illinois Completes $6 Billion Bond Sale to Pay Down Backlog of Unpaid Bills
The State sold $4.5 billion in general obligation bonds last week to pay down a portion of Illinois' roughly $15 billion backlog of unpaid bills. Proceeds from last Wednesday's bond sale, together with the proceeds from the $1.5 billion Series 2017ABC general obligation bonds that were sold competitively the prior week, will be used to help cut the State's backlog approximately in half by June 2018.
The State received orders from more than 100 institutional investors. The State locked in a combined cost of borrowing of 3.5 percent on the State's $6 billion in general obligation bonds issued to reduce the State's backlog. This is a significant reduction in the carrying cost of the State's backlog obligation, a portion of which has been accruing late payment interest of 9 to 12 percent.
Mobile Office Hours Continue in 63rd District
I've had great success with my mobile office hours events and appreciate those individuals who have stopped by to share their opinions and suggestions about the State's government. I have recently added three more events across the 63rd Legislative House District to make it easy for my constituents to have face-to-face conversations with me. My District Office Director joins me at these events and is available to help citizens with issues they are having with state agencies or departments. Find a location near you, and stop by and say hello!
- Monday, November 6: Harvard Diggins Library, 900 E. McKinley Street in Harvard, 6:00 – 8:00 PM
- Tuesday, November 14: Nippersink District Library, 5418 Hill Road in Richmond, 10:00 AM until 12:00 Noon
- Wednesday, December 13: Johnsburg Public Library, 3000 W. Johnsburg Road in Johnsburg, 10:00 AM until 12:00 Noon
Plans Unveiled for Illinois Innovation Network
Plans were recently unveiled for an Illinois Innovation Network (IIN) to help ignite the state's economy through a $1.2 billion network of research universities, businesses, and public sector partners focused on the development of solutions in computing and big data, advanced materials, food and agriculture, and biosciences and health. The network will help ensure a knowledge-based, 21st century economy in Illinois where discovery and innovation are the focal points. The plan is to nurture the inventors and entrepreneurs of tomorrow by allowing them to hone their talents in Illinois. The network will be led by the University of Illinois System, with universities in Urbana-Champaign, Chicago and Springfield and satellite campuses in Peoria and Rockford. The University of Chicago and Northwestern University will be inaugural partners.


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Wendy Rule: The Circle Song (Elemental Chant)
The very first song I ever heard from Wendy Rule was the Elemental Chant. This of course made me immediately rush to itunes and buy her album The Wolf Sky - I was hooked! The above video is similar to the song I heard.
This week I wanted to write about the Elements. As a Pagan with serious Wiccan leanings I am very in tune to the elements. I am referring to Earth, Air, Fire and Water. These four elements along with Spirit make up the foundation of my magical practice. The elements are thought to be the building blocks of all of creation and not just of the physical realm. The properties of these four elements encompass emotion, thought, and much more.
Since it is currently very late on Thursday night I am going to write just a brief overview of the Elemental Correspondences, next week I will write a more in-depth post about the elements.
In my practice, Air represents inspiration, Fire action, Water reaction, and Earth integration. I build my spell work around their properties and I work with each element at different times depending on the result I am working towards.
Here are some additional elemental correspondences that I recognize:
Earth: North, Night, Winter, old age, the Crone, the Sorcerer, Wisdom and Integration.
Air : East, Dawn, Spring, Youth, the Maiden Goddess, the Young God, Thought and
Fire: South, Noon, Summer, Adulthood, the Mother, the Sun King, Manifestation and
Water: West, Dusk, Fall/Harvest, Parenthood, the Queen, the Judge, Emotion and Reaction
I apologize for the briefness of the post. It's been a very long and trying week but I have been thinking about this topic since we started and I didn't want to miss a day.
Next week I'll have a much more detailed post about the elements.


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As announced recently, the next version of Windows Server, Server 2012 R2, is coming. Last week at TechEd Madrid, Microsoft rolled out a lot of information about this new OS version. There are some really cool features, including PowerShell V4.
In a departure from previous practice, MS is now rolling out key information about this new OS version via a series of blog posts. Each week on Wednesdays, Brad Anderson, intends to publish a high level blog post on the In the Cloud blog about a part of the overall WS/SC 2012 R2. Brad is unlikely to be doing much actual writing – but should have "guest" content from some of the leaders across the WS/SC engineering team. To some degree, this is a continuation of the approach Steven Sinofksy took to Windows 8.
Each blog post is intended to link to other more detailed content that describes the technical features that support that scenario. Such additional, detailed content is planned to reside in various places such as our TechNet blogs (SC, SCSM, SCVMM, SCO, SCOM, WS, PS, etc.), TechNet wiki, Microsoft Virtual Academy and so on. Although the ability of Microsoft to create up to date information on TechNet has not been outstanding.
For the next 2 months at least, the technical information related to WS/SC 2012 R2 will only come from these blog posts and the related content that is released with them. Microsoft believe that this approach should ensure a coordinated, smooth rollout of technical information regarding R2 instead of just having each individual team randomly posting information about their particular area of the product.
As you will read in the attached post, which is the first in the series, we are aligning everything we do from planning to development/test to release across WS/SC and that extends to include our go-to-market technical communication plan.
The first post in this series is now up. See http://blogs.technet.com/b/in_the_cloud/archive/2013/07/03/what-s-new-in-2012-r2-beginning-and-ending-with-customer-specific-scenarios.aspx.
This is an interesting departure but should serve to centralise the information in a useful way. It also stops teams randomly telling their story and provides a much more controlled approach. I just hope the Windows engineering team listens and hears the comments that these posts will undoubtedly generate. I hope they do a better job than Sinofsky did – indeed had he listened in the first place, the whole Start button thing would never have been an issue. I get the feeling, after meeting Brad, that he indeed is already doing a better job of listening – and that's a good thing!


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Comcast CEO Brian Roberts demonstrated a new version of the company's massively overhauled Xfinity TV service today at The Cable Show industry event in Chicago.
The new enhancements give Comcast a fighting chance in the battle to stop long-time customers from cutting the cord and using streaming media services and smart devices instead.
Admittedly, Comcast's current TV service leaves much to be desired. For instance, its user interface for navigating through programming is a grid of text with very few images — not to mention it's at least a decade old. Flipping through channels is painfully slow because of the underpowered set-top boxes. And as for the remote, it looks like something stolen from a Fisher-Price Playskool television toy.
Having said that, the enhanced TV service is a sharp contrast to what Comcast subscribers have known for years.
The old user interface has been replaced with a cleaner, more polished design similar to AT&T's Uverse cable service. As shown in the screenshot, the top navigation bar is split up into five categories, each of which makes use of images to illustrate what's available.
Perhaps the biggest enhancement to the TV service is its integration with Facebook. The first category "MyTV" pulls content recommendations based on what a person and their Facebook friends are watching and liking. Selecting individual programs pulls up a list of similar shows and allows for communication on both Facebook and Twitter, according to the screen from the demo.
In a nod to streaming media services like Apple TV and Roku, Comcast's TV service is also adding support for applications. Presumably, this is how subscribers would be able to integrate with services like Hulu, which Roberts specifically mentioned when explaining how the MyTV category generates recommendations. It will be interesting to see how deeply Comcast allows applications to integrate with the new UI.
Roberts said the goal, beyond improving the experience of watching content on a TV, is to offer the same experience on any device seamlessly by using the cloud. To do that effectively, it'll need to upgrade its broadband network, which Comcast plans to do.
As for the hardware, Comcast previously announced it would be upgrading to Intel-based set-top boxes manufactured by Pace. However, the enhanced TV service will require a new RF remote control that features a much simpler design, according to Roberts. Rather than requiring a full keyboard, subscribers can search for content using the number buttons. Also notable, the "Last" button — common to many remote controls currently in use — has the added functionality of bringing up the a bottom navigation tray that displays the last nine programs accessed.
The entire demo video is embedded below for anyone interested in watching.