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Welcome back, dear Song Bar visitors, on this final day of the year, to the second of two roundups of a total of 50 favourite albums of 2017 as nominated by our readers. The first part was published yesterday.
In our first part, as here were some emerging themes – political commentary and dark humour, as well as so much else. As before, this isn't a countdown to leading to the so-called best album, or anything as subjective or as flawed as that, but each one offers something different, and again the list, which can only ever be a cross-section, will touch on the mainstream and more obscure. The order is not significant but simply listed in alphabetical order by title, and most album tracks are chosen at random. Feel free to point out different ones. This is the second 25 of our annual list of 50, with some more bubbling under.
Again these are readers' suggestions emailed to the Song Bar, including by many who don't usually comment. The list reflects not only numbers of votes, but also passion and enthusiasm. As a result, number of big names don't make the final lists, just got 'also enjoyed' remarks, so they get honourable mentions, along some lesser known artists below.
Think something is missing and want to suggest it? Then please add it in comments.
Cigarettes After Sex – Cigarettes After Sex
Putting aside the fact that the Texas band are best known now for their 2012 song Nothing's Gonna Hurt You Baby because it was used in the TV adaptation of The Handmaid's Tale, the debut album, finally released in June, perhaps would have catapulted their profile anyway, wouldn't it? Dreamy pop, slow and hypnotic, their style seems fully formed from the start, comfortable in its own time and space. Singer Greg Gonzales sounds a little bit like Belle and Sebastian's Stuart Murdoch, or Athlete's Joel Pott, but with his own voice.
Colors – Beck
After the sun-bleached melancholy of 2014's Morning Phase, Beck aimed for a much poppier record of pace and changing moods. He certainly succeeded, though while some of his experimentation went a bit wrong (cod-reggae style on No Distraction), other songs were fantastically strange and innovative, such as Dear Life and Wow.
Crack-Up – Fleet Foxes
After a six-year hiatus when Josh Tillman, aka Father John Misty, overshadowed his former bandmates with his own success as a solo artist, frontman Robin Pecknold, lead guitarist Skyler Skjelset and co made a triumphant return, retaining their trademark close harmonies, and here with songs about lost and regained friendships, as well as the horrors of war, focused around the Goya painting Third of May.
Damn – Kendrick Lamar
The follow-up to 2015's To Pimp A Butterfly was undoubtedly surrounded by hype and hyperbole, but this doesn't take anything away from the fact that he continues to experiment with the hip hop genre. His intricate rapping, oddball sampling and offbeat rhythms comes with questioning established values and confounding the listener with an avalanche of ideas.
Flat Worms – Flat Worms
Blistering post-punk came together in the collaboration between Will Ivy (Dream Boys, Wet Illustrated, Bridez), Justin Sullivan (Kevin Morby, The Babies) and Tim Hellman (Thee Oh Sees, Ty Segall, Sic Alps), with buzz-saw feedback, Ramones-style lyrics and catchy melodies, with one of the most exciting live acts around.
Gang Signs & Prayer – Stormzy
The first grime artist to have a no 1 album in the UK charts, Michael Ebenazer Kwadjo Omari Owuo Jr. has seen his profile rise enormously in 2017. The album is full of experimentation, ranging from hip hop to gospel, and is not without its flaws, but addressing a variety of issues from relationships to gang violence to bullying, with a short film to accompany it, the south Londoner's voice is important for a whole new generation.
Goths - The Mountain Goats
A melancholy yet humorous concept album from John Darnielle, exploring tongue-in-cheek goth parody with such aplomb and affection it leave the irony sitting on the fence. Rain in Soho for example is aimed amiably at Sisters of Mercy's Andrew Eldritch and there's even another song about him returning to Leeds. The album is full of humorously doom-laden lyrics, literary, biblical, and popular culture references (Batman and a 1971 Boeing hijacker), and a chorus backed by Nashville Symphony Chorus.
Harmony of Difference – Kamasi Washington
Not only a superb collaborator with the likes of Kendrick Lamar, Ryan Adams, Thundercat, Run The Jewels and also St Vincent, the tenor saxophonist, composer and arranger is also that rare jazz musician who manages to be groundbreaking without alienating a wider audience. His follow-up to the hugely ambitious Epic is a six-part suite that explores the philosophical possibilities of counterpoint from classical pieces, balancing similarity and difference to create harmony between separate melodies. Supremely clever, but not overly abstract, instead wonderfully inventive and engaging.
Hippopotamus – Sparks
As brilliantly eccentric and funny as ever, after a collaboration the previous year with Franz Ferdinand (FFS), Ron and Russell Mael released one of their own very finest albums, packed with dry, witty lyrics, alongside a triumphant tour which even included the normally dead still Russell doing a little dance. Wonderful in every way.
I Tell A Fly – Benjamin Clementine
Buoyed by the success of his Mercury winning At Least For Now in 2015, Clementine didn't set about mainstream singer-songwriter stardom, but admirably did something completely alternative, in part inspired by reading a strange, but legal term found in his American visa: "an alien of extraordinary abilities". His album, with interweaving instruments rather than the more conventional accompaniment of his previous work, contains songs such as Phantom of Aleppoville – inspired by the writing of pioneering British psychoanalyst Donald Winnicott, who wrote extensively about children who have experienced bullying in the home and at school. And for Clementine, Aleppo of cause being the most bullied city in the world, you might say. Soulful, strange and stirring.
Interplanetary Class Classics – The Moonlandingz
After a couple of EPs and many brilliantly anarchic gigs, Eccentronic Research Council's Adrian Flanagan and Dean Honer, along with Fat White Family's Saul Adamczewski and Lias Kaci Saoudi (in the persona of meat- and bread-adorned Johnny Rocket), not forgetting the wonderfully sensible looking and long-suffering guitarist Mairead O'Connor, conjured up, with hangovers no doubt, this extraordinary fusion of electronica, psychedelia and punk.
I'm Not Your Man – Marika Hackman
A great title matches a great record from the Londoner whose first album of folk was followed by this far more direct album addressing her sexuality with emotional, clever lyrics and a gender ambiguous video on Boyfriend. The result, seemingly gentle, catchy indie with a very sharp, cutting edge.
Life Will See You Now – Jens Lekman
Wonderfully witty, upbeat pop from the Swedish musician that was released in February, echoing the wistful style and delivery of Belle & Sebastian, Stephin Merritt from Magnetic Fields and Jonathan Richman, but has a warm quality all of his own.
Low In High School – Morrissey
He's attracted, and causes controversy, sometimes through distorted media, and at others by being deliberately provocative and certainly not helping himself. But Moz's latest album, much of which is back to feelings of disaffected youth, contain some of the funniest and catchiest songs of his solo career. Brutally honest, Spent the Day in Bed contains the line "I'm not my type, but I love my bed." Sums him up.
Lotta Sea Lice – Courtney Barnett & Kurt Vile
It's not often that two artists brought together to collaborate don't end up seeming like a cynical commercial label move, but this pair seem musically made for each other. Vile's alt-country, lazy delivery and Barnett's dry, mischievous wit seem to merge with a perfect fit.
Masseduction – St Vincent
A very popular choice this year, alongside Father John Misty, and what's not to like about Annie Clark? A true innovator and guitar heroine for all girls wanting to be in a band. This funny and profoundly ironic album has made her even cooler, and after her own unwanted brush with fame and objectification by the tabloids, she has reaffirmed her control with a terrific album and a fetishistic exploration of body politics. She also has great collection of collaborators too, including Jenny Lewis and Kamasi Washington.
Orc – Oh Sees
Frenetic indie-punk-prog at its finest, with John Dwyer and co, complete with two drummers who work in perfect sync, utterly astonishing in a live setting, but this album captures their energy very effectively.
Process – Sampha
Another south Londoner, Sampha Sisay was not only a pretty worthy Mercury prize winner, but also earns his place on the 2017 Song Bar list for being hard to define – soul, hip hop, trip hop, electronica. It's innovative work and instilled with a mature melancholy that comes from his emotional themes and a voice honed by working with Kanye, Drake and Frank Ocean, and for this album, Kwes.
Rock N Roll Consciousness - Thurston Moore
This fifth solo album from the former Sonic Youth guitarist is certainly one of his best – experimental, bold, and not afraid to explore full psychedelic territory with a band of stellar performers – guitarist James Sedwards, My Bloody Valentine bassist Deb Googe, Sonic Youth drummer Steve Shelley, with production by Paul Epworth.
Room 29 – Chilly Gonzales and Jarvis Cocker
"A comfortable venue for a nervous breakdown" says Jarvis. "Is there anything sadder than a hotel room that hasn't been fucked in?". Such is the ethereal and earthy mixture of piano and words in this usual collaboration between the Canadian composer and the dryly delivering Sheffield Pulp frontman, all about the Chateau Marmont hotel in Hollywood, a place of celebrity excess, sex and drug overdose. Beautiful, funny, sad, and if you haven't been there musically, certainly worth booking in for.
Salutations – Conor Oberst
Bright Eyes's American singer-songwriter had an excellent previous solo album, Ruminations, which was originally intended to be fleshed out with a band arrangement. So instead, this is what happened on Salutations. Many great musicians joining him including the Felice Brothers with Jim Keltner on drums. A timelessly emotional folk-rock classic is the result.
Semper Femina - Laura Marling
With its double-edge title, taken from Virgil ("a woman is ever a fickle and changeable thing") a supremely intelligent, witty and sensual sixth studio album from the folk-rock singer-songwriter that is a concept album on the nature of femininity.
Sky Is Mine – The Duke Spirit
One of Britain's finest independent bands, Leila Moss and co's follow-up to 2016 Kin didn't get the critical attention is deserved, but it's getting it here, and features guest vocals by Josh T Pearson and Duke Garwood. Powerful, emotional work again, with Moss's love of PJ Harvey shining through.
The Surfing Magazines – The Surfing Magazines
A real treat of fans of The Wave Pictures. Inspired by Go-Betweens song title for their name, David Tattersall and Franic Rozycki from that band join with Slow Club's Charles Watson, in a garage, blues, southern rock fusion with a big dash of Lou Reed and Jonathan Richman. Witty, wistful and wonderful, standout tracks include Lines and Shadows and the supremely catchy New Day. Brilliant British indie songwriting.
Villains – Queens of the Stone Age
As we said back in August, Josh Homme's collaboration with producer Mark Ronson may have raised a few eyebrows and suggested a change of direction but the decision paid off. The album is laden with hooks and pop sensibility, shifting from the glam-tinged ZZ Top sounding of No One Knows to the catchy riffing of The Evil Has Landed. It's almost danceable.
Honourable mentions:
Baxter Dury – Prince Of Tears, Lost Horizons – Ojalá, Shed Seven – Instant Pleasures, Ian Svenonius/Escape-ism – Introduction To Escape-ism, Bdy_Prts - Fly Invisible Hero, Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings – Soul of a Woman, DJ Format & Abdominal – Still Hungry, Miraculous Mule – Two Tone Testimony, Noel Gallagher & The High Flying Birds - Who Built The Moon, Mammut – Kinder Versions, Slowdive - Slowdive, Solveig Heilo – Skinhorse Playground, United Bottles - The Spirit and the Legacy, The Whiskey Rebellion - Funeral Songs, London Grammar - Truth is a Beautiful Thing, 2. Jason Isabell and the 400 Unit - The Nashville Sound, Hunter and the Bear - Paper Heart, The Weeks - Easy, Martin Harley and Daniel Kimbro - Static in the Wires, Chris Stapleton - From a Room: Volume 1, Samantha Fish - Belle of the West, Bad Sam - Bring Me The Head Of … , Not Waving - Good Luck, Rag'n'Bone Man - Human, Gorillaz – Humanz, Bedouine - Bedouine, Arcade Fire – Everything Now.
Missing an album you loved? Please comment and add yours, and also have a look at the first part launched yesterday.
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Love competition and thrill? Excited by running and strategizing? Or maybe you just really love to play Capture the Flag? The Catholic Campus Ministry will be hosting a large-scale game on Ball Circle this Friday, April 28th. We'll be meeting at the Monroe Fountain at 9pm where we'll be dividing up into teams and splitting up to hide the flags. Following a few games we will be having an ice cream bar as well as other activities back at the Catholic Student Center!
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How is it that every time I go to buy new contacts, I can never find a coupon for the type that I have to wear. Case in point, this free Bausch & Lomb Multi-Focal contacts coupon offer. I don't wear those! Where are the coupons for "contacts Goob is supposed to throw away once a month but ends up using for half a year or until they rip?" I could really go for some of those.
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Comics love kids. Whether as protagonists or antagonists or (especially) readers, comics have a long-established history with the young and young at heart. Youth are blessed with innocence and wonder, easily fitting into fantasy situations without fail and delighting in the escapism that most "grown-ups" would dismiss with cynicism or disbelief. It's an easy starting point for a story to begin in a character's youth or with the cliche "I was born ...," because it's something everyone reading can relate to. We can all shout, "Hey, I was born once, too!" and suddenly everyone's on the same page.
So, it sort of makes sense that comics hate parents. Any chance they get, parents are abusive, neglectful, swept off stage or, frequently, killed. Having parents around limits a character's independence. They drag a "real world" sensibility into fantastic situations where we all have to wonder who are the people putting these kids up at the Jean Grey School for Higher Learning, taking us out of the fun of just having a super-powered school in the first place. Parents also tend to prove that kids don't really "know everything," and can put a damper on the adventurous spirit that kid superheroes require. And, let's face it, not everyone has been a parent and, sadly enough, not everyone has had parents that stuck around. Aside from some debatable exceptions (and one awesome mom in Sue Storm), parents don't get panel time in comics unless they are an obstacle to overcome.
When Jubilee became a vampire in the X-Men event "Curse of the Mutants," I figured that would be the end of the character for a while. Not that vampires aren't interesting, it just slows down what you can do with them if you decide to stick to the rules (aversion to sunlight, the need for blood, etc.) She'd fade to the background, show up for special events that might make use of her new vampiric abilities and not need to explain why she's out during the day. However, X-Men #4 really puts the stake through the Sparkler's heart by effectively killing off the character by making her ... a mom.
WARNING: Talking specifics about X-Men #4 as well as spoiling a small plot point of the past three issues in the last sentence. Whoops. Dare you read on?
In Brian Wood's new all-female X-Men title, Jubilee started off the show by appearing on her friends' doorstep with a baby. Turns out the infant was an orphan and wrapped up in a crazy plot that would make him a host for an oncoming villain, so this new team takes on the job of protecting the child and going on an adventure. By the end fo the story, the baby is saved and Jubilee comes to the conclusion that she's keeping the child to raise as her own. She names him Shogo and that is that.
In this most recent issue, Jubilee takes Wolverine on a tour through her own personal Los Angeles, showing him the place where she started. As Jubilee sits feeding Shogo PCU noodles in the food court she used to haunt, she and Logan look back at how she joined up with the X-Gang and note the distance between then and now. From the beach she used to frequent to the house where she once had parents to the mall where she used to rat around, all of what we've seen is Jubilee's past, and she tells him so. "... But all these spots are important to me, they live inside me somewhere for sure. At the end of the day, though, it's not home anymore. That's with you guys. Wherever that may be." It's a classic understanding of the kid adventurer, someone who left the mundane behind for the fantastic. Their origins are always integral to their character, but no one focuses on the fact that Scott Summers was pushed out of a plane when he was a kid or that Captain America was a scrawny nobody as a teen; we know them better and more fondly as the superheroes they are today.
A more sentimental Wolverine tells Jubilee that she'll make a great mom, which seems like a weird step backward for the character. When we've just finished talking about how the carefree life of following mutants into the Outback is what gave Jubilee her family and how her roots don't factor into her life anymore, Logan encourages her to settle down. After seeing her childhood home for sale in Beverly Hills, Logan buys it for her on the sly despite her disinterest. Unless the Beverly Hills home is going to be this new X-Team's base camp, it's a very nice place to put away Jubilee for the long term.
Character-wise, it makes sense: Logan is fond of Jubilee and would rather see her live a full and happy life than lead the adventurous and insane one an X-Man gets. She lost her powers, nearly died at the hands of Omega Red and was turned into a vampire -- I'm sure Logan just sees more dire threats to her life in the future and wants to head them off. Being a parent should curb any reckless tendencies and ground her emotionally; maybe she'll survive to see another birthday. As a reader and X-enthusiast, all I can see is Jubilee saying goodbye. Yes, becoming responsible and more mature is great character growth, but it limits what you can do as a superhero.
Superheroes are unencumbered, for the most part, able to drop everything at a moment's notice to travel to space and save the day. Babies require care and change your perspective on what's important -- and finding a babysitter for a space adventure is out of the question. The best-case scenario is that she continues to ride with the team, and the baby becomes a dangling subplot, pulled out for dramatic purposes and put back when it hampers the action. The worst-worst case scenario is that something terrible happens to Shogo, requiring Jubilee to seek revenge. Both of these are horrible ideas. and Wood is far too solid a writer to let things drift in those directions. So what's next?
We hate to see our heroes grow up. It reminds us of reality and limits their ability to be there for us when we need them. The letters page of this issue has fans excited about seeing more of Jubilee, and while editor Jeanine Schaefer promises we'll see more of the character's new vampiric power set in the future, I'm more curious about how much we'll be seeing of Jubilee herself. This direction for the character seems less Sue Storm and more Jessica Jones; she won't be the power mom the Invisible Woman rose to prominence as, but Jubilee will certainly have a lot to learn, a huge extended family of heroes for help and conflicts that are more about her than what the villain du jour is doing. Being a parent might not make you a superhero in the classical sense, but it does challenge you to be a better, stronger person than you've ever had to be in your life. This is goodbye to the Jubilee we all grew up with, but it's also hello to the Jubilee we could become.


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Our Lemon-Ginger Finishing Salt adds some unexpected zest to this refreshing dessert. We suggest sprinkling a little salt on every spoonful. Sugar and salt never played so well together since peanut butter and jelly. Serves 4.
One bite of this dense yet velvety chocolate cake invites another, and another, especially when you turn up the heat a bit with our Chipotle Finishing Salt. We recommend this decadent delight for dessert, paired with a glass of robust peppery red wine. We must confess that it's equally scrumptious with your morning cup of dark roast coffee. Yes, we realize it's quite unconventional, but no one has to know. Serves 8-10.
A surprising savory and sweet breakfast, offering a variety of luxurious textures. Our Lavender Honey Bee Finishing Salt seems counter-intuitive, we know, but once you experience how it prepares your palate for the serial sensations of creamy ricotta, velvety caramelized apples, and cinnamon spice, you'll begin to imagine sprinkling it on top of…well, just about anything! Serves 2.


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IMT provides computers in convenient common spaces, such as the libraries and the student union. These computer labs are equipped with workstations and printers that you can conveniently use with your campus One Card (learn more about printing in the library labs). Available software includes SPSS, Microsoft Office Suite, and a variety of discipline-specific programs. Lab technicians are available in each library to assist students during operational hours.


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We aim to make our Mongol Rally team of 2 into a team of 3. 10,000 miles through deserts and mountains in a tin can is just no fun when you've only got one other person to annoy with your terrible singing voice!
The distance is extreme, the vehicle is ill equipped and the route is darn right ridiculous. If you have the time, the funds and the skills to help us plan for the best summer of our lives, then please get in touch.
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On Wednesday, April 15th, at 7pm, Hong Kong-based author Mark L. Clifford will launch his new book on the environmental crisis, The Greening of Asia. One of Asia's best-respected writers on business and economy, in The Greening of Asia Mark L. Clifford provides a behind-the-scenes look at what companies in China, India, Japan, Korea, the Philippines, Indonesia, Hong Kong, Singapore, and Thailand are doing to build businesses that will lessen the environmental impact of Asia's extraordinary economic growth. Dirty air, foul water, and hellishly overcrowded cities are threatening to choke the region's impressive prosperity. Recognizing a business opportunity in solving social problems, Asian businesses have developed innovative responses to the region's environmental crises.


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Let's be realistic. Your grant request will likely be one of many received by your prospective funder. After reading many grant applications before yours, reviewers are likely to become distracted or tired. Make your application stand out and be easier to read by using visual cues. Here are five suggestions.
Extra! Extra! Read All About It
Just as in a magazine, creative and descriptive headlines and subheadlines will help readers focus their attention by organizing content into sections. Their purpose is to capture the essence of the content and prompt further reading. The best headlines and subheadlines are useful, unique, specific and/or urgent. They should be short and in bold to easily catch the reader's attention.
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Bulleted lists are easy to scan, thus increasing the likelihood of the content being read. Be sure to include the most important information in the lists. The more compelling the information, the more likely the reader will be to read the accompanying paragraphs.
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Include photographs to show how your program benefits others. Bring your images to life by describing the story behind the photo.
Without knowing whether the reviewer is predominantly swayed by data or stories, combine the two. For example, if you've included a photograph of students reading to shelter dogs, include data in the caption mentioning the increased likelihood of those dogs being adopted. An example follows
After Katy's third visit reading to Bailey, he went from cowering in the back of his cage to eagerly laying at the front of his cage, tail wagging. Bailey was adopted after just 3 weeks while the average stay before adoption was 6 weeks.
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Make Data Visual
Anytime you can present data in a chart, table or infographic you are more likely to get the attention of the readers. Incorporate a pleasing palette of colors that matches your message. If you are applying for funds for an elementary education program, consider primary colors. If you are requesting funding for an environmental program, use colors from nature. If there is a particular number or data point you want to highlight, be sure it stands out.
Pull It Out
Just as with the number or data point you want to highlight, there may be powerful statements that are essential to your message. These can be placed in a text box, written in bold, or written in color. Don't over do these, but rather, choose one or two statements.
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Whiskey and Words brings people together around distilled conversation and libation. Our desire to share the stories behind each whiskey we try gave way to The Distiller Series. We set out to share the unique path that distillers around the world pave. Unique as each barrel they've seen, these are their stories.
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Come together over wine, chocolate, and fruit to spend an evening with your spirit. With guided meditation, art supplies, journaling prompts, and more, you'll have a chance in this workshop to catch your breath before the holidays and get clarity around how you are feeling, what you want, and what your next steps are for your career, relationship, health, self-love, family, or whatever else is on your mind.
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Like money, productivity gains compound over time. A few minutes gained here and a few minutes gained there add up--particularly if you keep up your efforts. That's the gist of a recent blog post from Sam Altman, the president of startup accelerator Y Combinator. "If you get 10 percent done, 1 percent better every day compared to someone else, the compound difference is massive," he explains in the post.
Here are Altman's eight tips for maximizing productivity gains over time:
1. Cut your losses. "It doesn't matter how fast you move if it's in the wrong direction," says Altman. It's important to develop strong beliefs and confidence in your ideas, or you will lose morale and momentum working on things you don't care about.
2. Take breaks. Altman leaves room in his schedule to read, spend time in nature, and hang out with interesting people. Exposing himself to new ideas helps him think about his work priorities.
3. Do what you love. It's hard to be productive working on things you don't care about or don't like. If you can, delegate the tasks to avoid losing momentum.
4. Make time for learning. Understand that you can learn anything you want, and that you can get better at performing a task quickly that will increase your productivity. Having smart, positive colleagues who can push you will inspire you to work harder.
5. Set goals, make lists. Altman makes lists of what he wants to accomplish each year, each month, and each day, and recommends starting and ending each day with something you can really make progress on. If you take the time to make a list and prioritize your goals, you will generate momentum and increase your productivity.
6. Just say no. Be ruthless about saying no to tasks that are low priority, as they will only slow you down. Most meetings can be done in 15 to 20 minutes; most longer meetings waste a lot of time.
7. Work smarter. Chasing productivity for its own sake isn't helpful. Once you've prioritized your tasks, get to work on them.
8. Optimize your lifestyle. Figure out the best sleep routine for you. Make sure you exercise enough and that you have a healthy diet. If you aren't healthy, you won' be able to do your best work. Configure your workspace to suit your working style and eliminate distractions to focus on getting things done.


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I've been photographing this sweet family since their oldest child was a tiny baby in her mother's wrap. I am incredibly honored they continue to choose me to photograph each chapter in their family's story. At each photo shoot, I look forward to catching up and seeing how their family has grown since the previous photography session. It's truly a privilege and I'm thankful for their support and friendship through the years, even after I moved across Maryland to Kent County. Our most recent photo session took place this past fall during their daughter's farm animal birthday party at their Howard County home.
As their photographer for the past five years, their children and I are pals and they don't bat an eye when I show up with my camera. No warm up required. We just pick up where we left off last. On this day, I hung out with them while they pet and played with dozens of farm animals.
The birthday girl was completely smitten with the bunnies. Her joy and delight is what parents dream about when planning their kids' birthday parties.
If you have an upcoming birthday party in your family or another special occasion, get in touch with me to find out about having me record those special moments for your family.


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Writing and editing press releases is something I do every day. There is a pretty simple formula that successful press releases follow; open strong, get your main points across, add in two to three relevant quotes (if you are unfamiliar, please read guest blogger journo Matt Dean's article on how to make press releases count here) conclude with a teaser for more information.
Even though it is a simple formula, and you want to make it as easy as possible for the intended audience to read, there is no reason to be lazy with your writing.
"Sometimes saying said is just not enough" proposed Amanda Lacey, communications expert and Director of POPCOM.
If I have not made it clear, my grudge today is with the word said; "really big exciting quote" said someone boring.
There are a lot of alternatives that you can use instead of the word said that will inject life, convey meaning and give context in your writing – particularly important when you have 300 words to impress someone with your story.
By using an alternative word to 'said' in one word you are able to express the feeling or the context that a quote was taken. For example:
"Today was day one of our new merger." Said, Mrs Lawyer
"Today was day one of our new merger." Rejoiced Mrs Lawyer.
"Today was day one of our new merger." Conceded Mrs Lawyer.
One word makes the difference between factual and cold Mrs Lawyer, to an excited and empowered Mrs Lawyer and a scared, intimidated and fearful Mrs Lawyer.
Switching out the word 'said' has injected life and feeling into the sentence, which will encourage your audience to read on.
Obviously, I have chosen two words that really dramatically change the context and meaning, and you must be careful to convey the truth in your quotes.
With this in mind, you must ensure you are collecting them first hand or are confident about the context in which they were received.
If you are looking for more inspiration on what word you can use instead of said, I often visit this article on the Owlcation website. It is full of useful tips and better words. As always, if I can help you tell a better story, please reach out.
Amanda Lacey


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Bible Concordance: "seasons"
Word "seasons" found in 9 verse(s), 8 chapter(s) and 7 book(s).
What the Bible says about "seasons":
Genesis 1:14
And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days, and years:
Exodus 18:22
And let them judge the people at all seasons: and it shall be, that every great matter they shall bring unto thee, but every small matter they shall judge: so shall it be easier for thyself, and they shall bear the burden with thee.
Exodus 18:26
And they judged the people at all seasons: the hard causes they brought unto Moses, but every small matter they judged themselves.
Leviticus 23:4
These are the feasts of the LORD, even holy convocations, which ye shall proclaim in their seasons.
Psalms 16:7
I will bless the LORD, who hath given me counsel: my reins also instruct me in the night seasons.
Psalms 104:19
He appointed the moon for seasons: the sun knoweth his going down.
Daniel 2:21
And he changeth the times and the seasons: he removeth kings, and setteth up kings: he giveth wisdom unto the wise, and knowledge to them that know understanding:
Matthew 21:41
They say unto him, He will miserably destroy those wicked men, and will let out his vineyard unto other husbandmen, which shall render him the fruits in their seasons.
1st Thessalonians 5:1
But of the times and the seasons, brethren, ye have no need that I write unto you.
Proverbs 13:12
Hope deferred maketh the heart sick: but when the desire cometh, it is a tree of life.


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Ep 111. Cal Newport: Digital Minimalism
"The core of what people are uneasy about is not utility, not whether technology is useful or useless, but about autonomy…there's a sense of emotional manipulation…and who's in control of what I do."
Cal Newport is an associate professor of computer science at Georgetown University and author of Digital Minimalism: Choosing a Focused Life in a Noisy World. He is the author of six other books, including Deep Work (see our earlier conversation), which argued that our ability to concentrate without distractions is becoming rare. He sold his first book to Random House in the summer after his junior year of college. You won't find him on Twitter, Facebook, or Instagram, but you can often find him at home with his family in Washington, DC, or writing essays for his popular website calnewport.com.
Stew and Cal discuss Cal's research on digital decluttering and how it increases one's productivity, maximizes the return on one's investment in technology use, improves one's overall happiness, and enhances genuine social connections. Cal talks about the ways in which social media companies (e.g., Facebook and Twitter), in order to increase their value for initial public offerings, strategically engineered their products to be sticky, generate compulsive use, and be addictive. He talks about how our overuse of technology does not make us more productive because we're not using it wisely. He recommends being intentional with our use of technology, adopting a philosophy of digital minimalism. Doing so starts with identifying one's core values, taking a 30-day decluttering hiatus, re-evaluating what's really important, realizing the value of solitude, and consciously re-introducing technological tools if and only if they promise real benefit. The result is a greater sense of freedom and enhanced performance.
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Well...it's been more than two weeks since I posted because I'm in the midst. In the midst of the holiday season obviously but also in the midst of...
Head-slaps, Speed-bumps and Light-bulbs;
one woman's WTF, oops and ah-ha moments of life.
I have finally begun the gathering of the articles from my first year as a columnist at Shoreline, to my second year as a columnist at the 'Times" of The Day. From the hundred or so of the older published pieces from all over, I am picking and choosing the most appropriate preambles and accompaniments to the tunes this old broad has been humming as of late.
I'm excited about the project. I have my intro and many force and fallout bookends for some of the pieces. I love this. I love examining the mindset I had twenty-some-odd years ago and the mind containing the out of control jangling marbles I live with now.
I haven't decided if I'm going to query the book when it's compiled or go for the whole e-publishing-self-aggrandizement thing. I have approached a few agents I respect with a proposal (of sorts). The replies: "...interesting", "...your platform is not big enough - yet" and "...I love the title but you have no idea how hard this would be to sell." Those comments were made over two years ago based on older articles only and prior to becoming a columnist. Now...I reach a hundred-thousand households a week, and on-line the papers I am in get 4M hits a month.
I have often written, "I am a minnow in a mud puddle."
To quote Dory, "Just keep swimming, swimming, just keep swimming." Thanks Dory I will.
To quote Dory, "Just keep swimming, swimming, just keep swimming." Thanks Dory I will.
How long are you willing to Australian-crawl until you boat comes in?


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Hello! I'm Kendall Vanderslice – yes, before you ask, that is my true name.
It's just by chance (or the humor of God) that I ended up in a field so fitting. I'm a baker and writer, whose best thinking occurs as I work dough between my hands; I scribble down thoughts on pieces of parchment dusted in flour, until I can parse them out later before my keyboard. When I embarked on a career as a pastry chef, I found that my love of bread transformed the ways I read scripture. Fascinated by God's use of food throughout the arc of the Gospel, I merged my work in the kitchen with academic study of food and theology.
I'm a graduate of Wheaton College in Illinois (BA Anthropology 2013), where I began engaging questions of food and faith. Interested in commensality—or, the social dynamics of eating together—I studied food at Boston University (MLA Gastronomy 2016). I'm now a student at Duke University, studying the theology of bread (MTS 2019).
My first book, We Will Feast: Rethinking Dinner, Worship, and the Community of God, releases May 2019.
I write about tension, about existing at the intersection of many different communities.
The tension of living in the already but not yet, of being generously orthodox. Of fasting and feasting, chasing hope and joy within despair. Of following a God that is both three and one. The tension of being a part of a faith that makes itself known through the tactile, the taste of bread, and questioning what this means for Eucharistic living.
Though my faith has developed through the influence of many different denominations, I've found a home in the Anglican Communion. I find great safety and risk and beauty in a tradition that holds fast to the mystery of faith: Christ has died. Christ is risen. Christ will come again. You'll find evidence of my love for the interplay of the catholic, charismatic, and evangelical littered throughout my writing – I hope you'll come to find these creeds and traditions dynamic and captivating too. Despite my love of this tradition, however, I'm committed above all to pursuing the unity of Christ's diverse church. It's messy and oftentimes painful, but I'm convinced that at the table, God calls us to seek the unity of the Body—even, especially, when our theological, social, and political differences threaten to tear us apart.
Eating points us towards continual communion with one another, with our bodies, with all of creation, and ultimately with God. From recipes and book reviews, to essays on the life of faith, I ask you to join me as I explore the many facets of food, delighting in a foretaste of God's heavenly feast.


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Yes, let the Sochi games begin … but which games? The real Sochi games began long before the first Olympic torch was lit for the torch relay leading to the Opening Ceremony on February 7th. Considered by many to be a fiasco, it appears that the torch relay could be a portent of things to come. En route, the Olympic flame went out more than once and in one case was relit by a security guard with his Zippo lighter. One of the carriers even set himself on fire. Sadly, international politics have eclipsed the very reason for holding the Olympic Games – using sports to promote peaceful and friendly interaction among competing countries.
Leonid Bershidsky, a Moscow editor and novelist writes that "In a country where government contracts are typically vehicles for private enrichment, allegations and finger-pointing inevitably ensued. Inflated cost estimates, kickbacks and subpar work quality are among the reasons the Sochi Olympics have become the most expensive in history, with a $US45 billion price tag, according to Russia's ministry for regional development." He also says that the torches contractor Krasmash sold the Olympic committee for nearly $400 apiece were "a simple, flimsy device, assembled any which way." A blogger reported in October that the torches were assembled by students hired online by a Krasmash subcontractor.
Widespread public awareness of the political games began with the Russian government passing a stringent anti-gay law after they were selected as the site for the 2014 Winter Games. A Pride House for LGBT athletes has been banned and despite tentative assurances from some Russian politicians that athletes will be safe, many question whether or not the Russian government can or will want to fully deliver on this promise. As the saying goes, talk is cheap; it's actions that reveal true agendas. And the deadly terrorist bombings in Volgograd, even though some 600 miles from Sochi, have prompted the U.S. State Department to issue a travel warning to Americans planning to attend the Games.
The Russian government's past actions, most recently the extended imprisonment of members of the Russian feminist punk rock protest group Pussy Riot, show that the government is certainly not above taking harsh action to silence any type of protest. This means there is a very real question of safety for both athletes and spectators – those who will openly self-identify as gay and those allies who will openly support them.
Back in September the International Olympic Committee (IOC), the governing body of the Olympic Games, announced it was "fully satisfied" that Russia's shocking anti-gay propaganda law doesn't violate the Principle 6 anti-discrimination guarantees of the Olympic charter. Thankfully, the lesson learned from the U.S. boycott of the Moscow Summer Olympics in 1980 to protest the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan was that the athletes were the only ones who paid the price for Russia's aggression. Fortunately for the current athletes and their families who have devoted years and untold dollars to reach the pinnacle of their sport, the early calls for an Olympic boycott in Sochi fell through.
To bring attention to the IOC's almost unbelievable abandonment of its principles to please the Russian government, however, a number of organizations have stepped up to the plate. HRC launched its "Love Conquers Hate" campaign to support the Russian LGBT community while Athlete Ally and All Out joined with American Apparel to sell a specially branded Principle 6 clothing line that is a visible protest message that can be worn by the athletes and their supporters. Of course no one really knows how the Russian authorities will respond to this in real time.
The 2012 Summer Games in London will be remembered by many ordinary LGBT athletes as the year they discovered they had actual gay role models. Of the 23 openly gay athletes in London, 10 of them wound up taking home Olympic medals. One of the gay role models for many was out soccer player Megan Rapinoe who, before the Games, said "I think there's an added responsibility when you're in the spotlight. But I think it's pretty amazing that we are in a position where you can directly affect someone else's life without even knowing them or without ever speaking to them or seeing them."
But for the Sochi Winter Games, looking at skating as an example, well-known openly gay skaters Johnny Weir and Blake Skjellerup won't be competing this year. Willing to risk arrest and imprisonment had he qualified, short track speed skater Skjellerup had planned to wear a rainbow pin in support of the beleaguered Russian LGBT community. Weir, a two-time Olympian and three-time U.S. champion figure skater with a Russian husband and a new design career, will join NBC's Terry Gannon for figure skating play-by-play on NBCSN along with Tara Lipinski, the 1998 Olympic gold medalist.
Will gay athletes be safe to announce their sexual orientation during these Games? Will allies be safe supporting their LGBT counterparts? It will be interesting to see not only how the Russian authorities respond but also how and where or even if the official media carrier of the Olympics, NBCUniversal (via its outlets of NBC, NBCSN, CNBC, MSNBC, USA and NBOlympics.com) and other media outlets reviewing the Games will draw the line on what current and former Olympians are permitted to address on-air and online.
On the positive side, the tumult caused by the Russian determination to quash all protests has led to an historic first meeting in December between the IOC and two LGBT sports organizations, the Federation of Gay Games (FGG) and FGG member, the Russian LGBT Sports Federation. In addition to an expressed desire for a safe space for LGBT athletes from the Russian group, Marc Naimark, FGG vice president for external affairs, also expressed hope that sexual orientation will be added to the Olympic Charter's Principle 6 as a type of explicit discrimination.
For now it seems that the heavy lifting for supporting gay athletes will come from political/diplomatic circles. Since a Pride House for LGBT athletes has been banned, Pride House International has called for groups around the world to host Pride House events in their communities during both the 2014 Olympic and Paralympic Games, even releasing a logo for use by the "remote" Pride Houses.
President Obama, already critical of the Russian anti-gay law, has shown U.S. displeasure by his choice of delegation members to attend the Games. Appointing well-known openly gay Billie Jean King to lead the U.S. delegation, this is the first time since the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney that the U.S. delegation won't include the president, first lady or vice president. Other delegation members include Caitlin Cahow, a two-time Olympic hockey medalist, and Brian Boitano, the 1988 figure skating champion, both openly gay.
The United States Olympic Committee (USOC) won't take an official position on acceptable forms of protest of the Russian anti-gay laws at the Games, instead deferring to the IOC whose charter bans political demonstrations at the Games. And while King has been pleased with the message of protest that Obama's delegation choices sent, she has also warned athletes about the potential consequences for protesting while the Games are in progress.
Scott Blackmun, chief executive officer of the USOC, says that they are working with the State Department to ensure the safety of all U.S. athletes. And for Americans traveling to Sochi to attend the Games, the best advice from the State Department is that they should "be aware of their surroundings and take common-sense precautions to stay safe, notably on public transport."
Let's hope that on February 7th when the Opening Ceremony is broadcast by NBC on an eight-hour tape delay, the politics of legalized discrimination, potential terrorism, questionable business practices and more take a back seat to sports played at a world-class level. The star of the show should be the Olympians.


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This Salmon & Shrimp Pasta recipe is my favorites for an easy and healthy weeknight meal. It takes less than 20 minutes to make and is full of delicious protein and healthy fats.
Shrimp are almost pure protein, so by combining them with the healthy fat from the salmon and the carbs from the whole-wheat pasta, you get a very balanced and nutritious meal (adding shrimp to any dish in which you want to increase the protein content is a great fitness cooking trick).
Spicing up your Salmon & Shrimp Pasta
The key to making this Salmon & Shrimp Pasta taste great is the dressing. You need a strong flavor to spice up the mild seafood. I usually make a light sour cream dressing with curry powder, paprika, and pepper, but you can use whatever spices you like.
It's a really simple dish to make, but you have to time the salmon and shrimp so that they are ready just as the pasta is cooked. If you spend too much time putting everything together, the pasta will become dry or the seafood will overcook, so you have to be a little quick and ready to eat it immediately while it's hot.
If you want a shrimp recipe that is just as easy, healthy, and tasty but without the carbs, try my Grilled Shrimp Skewers with Chili Sauce. They are delicious too!
Or you can check out my Smoked Salmon & Cream Cheese Wraps for a healthy salmon recipe that doesn't even require cooking!
Salmon & Shrimp Pasta
- 2½ oz. salmon
- 2½ oz. shrimp
- 1½ oz. whole wheat pasta
- 2 tbsp. light sour cream
- ¼ tsp. curry powder
- ¼ tsp. paprika
- ¼ tsp. black pepper
- Chives (optional)
- Cook the salmon in the oven at 400 F (200 C) for about 15 min. (depending on how large the piece is). Remove the skin and any brown fat after cooking.
- Cook the shrimp for 2-3 minutes in lightly salted water until they just start turning pink (or buy pre-cooked).
- Cook the pasta according to the instructions on the package.
- Flake the salmon into small pieces and mix with the shrimp and pasta.
- Mix sour cream and spices in a bowl and drizzle over the pasta.
- Garnish with chives to taste.


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If you lose your job, you may qualify for unemployment benefits. The payments may serve as much needed relief. But did you know unemployment benefits are taxable? Here are five key facts about unemployment compensation:
1. Unemployment is taxable. You must include all unemployment compensation as income for the year. You should receive a Form 1099-G, Certain Government Payments by Jan. 31 of the following year. This form will show the amount paid to you and the amount of any federal income tax withheld.
2. Paid under U.S. or state law. There are various types of unemployment compensation. Unemployment includes amounts paid under U.S. or state unemployment compensation laws. For more information, see Publication 525, Taxable and Nontaxable Income.
3. Union benefits may be taxable. You must include benefits paid to you from regular union dues in your income. Other rules may apply if you contributed to a special union fund and those contributions are not deductible. In that case, you only include as income any amount that you got that was more than the contributions you made.
4. You may have tax withheld. You can choose to have
federal income tax withheld from your unemployment. You can have this done using Form W-4V, Voluntary Withholding Request. If you choose not to have tax withheld, you may need to makeestimated tax payments during the year.
5. Visit www.irs.gov for help. If you're facing financial difficulties, you should visit the IRS.gov page: "What Ifs" for Struggling Taxpayers . This page explains the tax effect of events such as job loss. For example, if your income decreased, you may be eligible for certain tax credits, like the Earned Income Tax Credit. If you owe federal taxes and can't pay your bill, contact the IRS. In many cases, the IRS can take steps to help ease your financial burden.
For more details visit IRS.gov and check Publication 525. You can view, download and print Form W-4V at IRS.gov/forms anytime.
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WaMu's Chicago chief checks out
At Deadline: Ford scraps one of two sedans, Chase shopping bldg. portfolio, All Nippon lands at O'Hare, more...
From the Monday, June 12 issue of <i>Crain's</i>
The head of Washington Mutual's Chicago operation left the company last month. No replacement has been named for Tony Manisco, who was senior vice-president and group manager for WaMu's Chicago-area retail bank, an assistant says. Mr. Manisco spearheaded Seattle-based WaMu's splashy entry into the Chicago market in 2003, opening more than 160 branches. But the bank's deposit marketshare in Chicago as of a year ago was just 0.3%, according to FDIC data. WaMu reps didn't return calls. [Steve Daniels]
Ford yanks sedan set to be built in Chicago
Ford has scrapped plans for one of two new Lincoln sedans to be built at its Chicago Assembly Plant, according to Erich Merkle of IRN Inc., a Michigan consultancy that forecasts auto production levels. A Ford spokesman declines comment. The other model, the Lincoln MKS, is expected to begin production in 2008. The Chicago plant already builds the Ford Five Hundred sedan and Freestyle sport-utility wagon. Earlier this year, Ford ditched plans to build a Mercury version of the Freestyle here (ChicagoBusiness.com, Feb. 8). [Bob Tita]
Chase shopping 30-building portfolio
In what could be a $500-million sale/leaseback deal, J. P. Morgan Chase has hired real estate firm Trammell Crow to market 300 S. Riverside Plaza as part of a roughly 30-building portfolio, sources say. The package of properties has not been finalized, but is expected to exceed 3 million square feet and include branch banks as well as offices in several states. A bank rep declines comment. [Thomas A. Corfman]
Real estate value jumps 15% in Cook
The value of all real estate in Cook County jumped $70 billion, or 15%, to an estimated $541 billion in 2004 over 2003, according to a study by the Civic Federation. The tax-policy group attributes most of the hike to the residential market, and says just under half the total value is in the city. [Greg Hinz]
All Nippon sets course for O'Hare
Japan's All Nippon Airways starts non-stop Chicago-to-Tokyo flights Oct. 29 at O'Hare, resuming service cancelled after the Sept. 11 attacks. [Julie Johnsson]
NordicTrack shutters stores
NordicTrack is shutting its nearly 70 exercise equipment stores nationwide this month, including stores in Elk Grove Village, Naperville and Schaumburg. [Sandra Jones]
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The Automotive Manifesto:
How Brand Connection Can Save Retail Automotive
Available Now
Automotive retail is changing, but you know this already. You are a progressive dealer in the top 10% of industry thinkers. You want to innovate. You have been moving forward while others stay back. But customers keep getting smarter and you need to outline the road forward. It all starts with connection.
Praise for "The Automotive Manifesto"
"It takes a lot to truly blow me away. But Paul Daly's Manifesto did just that. It's got secret sauce—a new principle, founded on the most fundamental thing, human connection. Best of all, at least for me, the Manifesto opens the mind to ask questions about what I believe to be true about the car business and how/why it can be so much better."
-Dale Pollak
Founder, vAuto; EVP, Cox Automotive
"The information here will help those who are willing to read it and connect with its message. Customers have "chang-ED", but many dealers have not. Those who embrace his Manifesto and thoughtfully applies what they find in these pages will be the ones left standing. Well done Paul."
-Glenn Pasch
CEO, PCG Digital
"Paul just gets it right. Strategic brand development, customer-first experience, a culture of care and accountability, along with the belief that customer connection is necessary even in the "car business"…a seismic, but necessary shift for our industry."
-David Long
Vice President, The Niello Company
"Paul Daly does a most remarkable job in explaining the value of human connection! He does this as a result of his ability to get the most basic human desire. That desire is our quest to be understood..Thank you Paul for understanding me and everyone who has the courage to be challenged by reading this book!"
-Peter Cooper
Lexus Brand Champion, Lexus of Lehigh Valley
"Connection and Clarity. This is what Paul Daly stands for. And stand in integrity he does with this Manifesto. He is changing the Automotive industry by bringing care, candor and connection to the forefront of this industry. Paul's Automotive Manifesto contains Truth that we can all stand behind. No matter the industry."
-Claude Silver
Chief Heart Officer, VaynerMedia
"Paul Daly is a breath of fresh air in an otherwise stale world of automotive retail advertising. His obsession with brand promise and genuine customer connections should be the religion adopted by all dealers that are in it for the long haul. I've seen the results first hand and can vouch for the full impact of embracing his approach."
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5 Aj ~ Today's Ch'umil
Aj represents the pillars of inner strength, it is the columns that sustain the family home, and it rules over everything related to the home and the family. Number 5 stands for the love that comes into your life and which flows from you. This is a good day to be grateful for your body, which is the home and the altar of your spirit. Accept your body as it is, for it is the beautiful home that your soul has chosen; respect it and take good care of it.
Denise Barrios
Following the footsteps of her family, Denise started her spiritual path at the age of 15, when she began traveling frequently to the highlands in her home of Guatemala to learn about Maya culture from the elders. She is the author of the book "The Energies of the Day" which is a daily guide to the energies of the Sacred Cholq'ij Calendar.
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- 10 Toj ~ Today's Ch'umil - October 15, 2019
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- 8 Kej ~ Today's Ch'umil - October 13, 2019


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The Photon
The photon is the smallest unit of light we can have, in much the same way that the atom is the smallest
unit of matter and the electron the smallest unit of electricity in a conducting wire. Like the electron, and
unlike the atom, the photon is a fundamental particle - it is indivisible, that is it has no smaller parts, and
appears to be a point with no spatial size. Unlike the electron, which has one unit of negative electric
charge, the photon has no electric charge - it is electrically neutral.
Let's put things into perspective. A 100 W light bulb emits about 3 x 10^20 (3 hundred million million
million) photons per second (about 90% of which are infrared and so invisible to our eyes).
On this page we shall look at some key experiments with light and photons and so illustrate some very
unusual and amazing properties of photons!
Experiment 1: Diffraction of light waves
In this experiment we shall shine a laser beam through what is called a single-slit diffraction plate -
simply an opaque piece of material with one tiny slits in it, such that light from the laser can only pass
the grating by moving through the slit. The slit is very narrow (only 0.007 millimetres in diameter). Our
laser happens to be a red laser (wavelength 650 nanometres) though any colour will do, we could even
use white light, which is made up of the full spectrum of colours, but we have chosen a
light source to clarify our results. The laser beam also has the advantage of being
coherent light
meaning that it is made up of waves that are all in phase (moving together in synch). We also have our
waves moving in
and they are
plane waves
(straight rather than curved) so that all parts of the
wave arrive at the grating simultaneously. Our laser has a lens in front to focus the laser beam and we
ensure that the beam is focused. We position a white screen about 2 metres from the slit, to catch the
focused image of the light passing through the slit. This arrangement is shown below:
In the picture above the red lines show the positions of light wave crests (bright regions) as they move toward
the screen, in-between each pair of lines is a trough (dark region). We have also indicated the pattern of
light seen on the screen. The laser light passes through the slit and then spreads outward or
forming more or less semi-circular waves. When these strike the screen we see a large bright spot in the
centre of the image, directly opposite the slit, but surprisingly we see a series of light spots, alternating with
dark regions, on either side of the main spot. These fringe spots (called
interference fringes
) get
progressively smaller and fainter with distance from the central spot, until they are no longer detectable.
This pattern on the screen is presented below, for clarity, with a graph above it showing the variation in light
intensity across the screen that produced this pattern (note that for a light wave, a trough corresponds to a
dark region):
Is this what we expected to see?
We have said that photons are discrete particles, rather like minute balls. Imagine then that instead of
parallel straight waves, we had a beam of tiny spheres all travelling straight toward the grating. We know
they cannot penetrate the grating except through the single slit (the material is opaque), so we might
expect only those photons that travel straight through the hole to hit the screen, in this case we might
expect something like that shown below, and is similar to the pattern obtained by shooting a shot-gun at
ascreen through a narrow lit:
We get a sharp peak of hits directly opposite the slit, but this sharply falls to zero on either side.
Particles, as we ordinarily think of them, do not diffract - our shot gun pellets certainly do not diffract
like waves! Our experiment suggest that photons diffract and so are behaving as waves rather than
as particles.
However, if the waves spread out in circles as shown, then we might expect to see a bright spot in
the centre of the screen, directly opposite the slit, and we might expect this to slowly dim on either
side, since far from the centre the light has travelled further to reach the screen, and we know that
light intensity falls with distance. Thus, we might expect something like the following:
This is something like what we would see if diffraction of waves was the only phenomenon taking
place. However, this does not quite look like what we saw in our experiment. Our experiment was
similar, except instead of a single broad peak, we had a narrow peak and a number of diminishing
peaks on either side, with each peak or bright spot separated by a dark region. The pattern that we
obtained can be understood by thinking of the waves as diffracting and interfering with one another.
What actually happens is due to the effects of having a slit of definite width (albeit narrow). If we
could have an infinitely narrow slit that still let light through, then we would only see the effects of
diffraction, as shown above. However, because the slit must in practise have a certain width, this
means that light rays or waves passing through the slit near to the edges has further to travel to
reach the screen, as we said already, but this results in rays of light passing through the near the
edges of the slit being out of phase with those travelling through the slit centre. This way of thinking
requires some equations, but there is an alternative way of putting it - waves actually spread out
from each corner of the slit, and thus overlap with one another as they spread out, as shown below:
This is a more realistic way of looking at things. Remember that when waves overlap they add together
in a way such that if their crests coincide then the resultant wave becomes stronger (brighter) - a
process called
constructive interference
; whereas if a trough of one wave overlaps with the crest of the
other wave then the two waves cancel out by
destructive interference
(and so we have a dark region). If
we draw lines joining the regions where crests overlap to give the bright regions then we expect these to
coincide with the bright spots on our screen, as shown below they do:
Thus our pattern of light and dark lines on the screen was due to two wave phenomena: diffraction and
interference. This confirms the wave-like behaviour of light, contrary to the idea of light being made up of
particles called photons.
Above: a more realistic model in which waves
diffract from each corner of the slit and interfere with one
. (Note I drew the slit wider here for clarity). Actually we can imagine a series of wave sources lining
the slit, not just one at each corner.
If we observed the light waves in transit to the screen (e.g. by using smoke) then what would we actually
see? The actual wave crests will follow contours that are tangent to the various wavelets radiating from our
multiple sources inside the slit. This process of imagining multiple sources for diffracting waves, each
generating its own set of wavelets, and then using these to construct the overall wave fronts that are
actually observed is called
Huygen's principle
, and is a handy trick for dealing with diffraction. The actual
result will look something like that shown below, in which the effect is similar to what we started with
originally, but with troughs (dark regions) interspersed along the roughly semi-circular wave fronts,
producing the pattern of light and dark bands that we observe. The black lines show these troughs and do
indeed point to the dark lines on the screen.
Experiment 2: Double-slit diffraction of light
This is a version of Young's classic double-slit experiment. We use an identical set-up as for the single-slit
experiment (experiment 2 above) but we have two slits in our diffraction plate. The slits are both as narrow
as before, and are only 0.4 millimetres apart. What we see is shown below:
Here we have again assumed that each slit acts as a single source of waves, giving us two wave patterns
that overlap and interfere, producing a series of bright and dark lines on the screen again. If we draw black
lines through the regions where the crests overlap and interfere constructively to give the bright red spots,
as before, but this time the pattern is more complicated, each bright spot is broken up by a series of dark
lines. The graph shows the pattern of light intensity on the screen, with the dotted line being identical to
the pattern observed with a single slit.
If we were only dealing with interference then we would have a series of peaks (bright spots) formed by
constructive interference alternating with a series of dark lines (destructive interference) as shown below:
However if we superimpose the effects of diffraction from a single slit, which assumed a series of sources
of diffracting waves along the slit, then we get the pattern observed:
Pattern for two-slit interference.
Pattern for single-slit diffraction.
Pattern for two-slit diffraction.
We could draw four wave sources (two for each slit, just as for the single-slit experiment) and show that the
bright and dark spots are predicted correctly, but such a diagram gets rather complicated and confusing!
Using single photons:
The interesting thing about the double slit experiment is that it adds further proof to the wavelike nature of light
- if a photon is a discrete particle then it should travel through one slit or the other, but not both. Let us put this
to the test, after all, suppose photons behave as waves only when they get together in large groups. This is a
very interesting twist in the tale! We could reduce the intensity of our laser until it emits only one photon per
second. This is possible since we know the wavelength of our laser (650 nm, red light) and a simple equation
predicts the energy of a photon at this wavelength. Thus, we can set our laser to emit on average one photon
per second. Now, we have to use a special screen that records a hit every time a photon strikes it and then
build up the pattern, photon by photon, perhaps on a computer screen. What we find is that we still get the
same pattern of two-slit diffraction with interference - the photon has interfered with itself, meaning that it has
travelled through both slights at once, and so is a wave.
Suppose we are not happy that a photon can do this and decide to place sensors on each slit to record a
photon as it passes through - now surely the photon must travel through only one slit or the other and not
both? Indeed it does! It now behaves like a particle, rather like a shot-gun pellet and the pattern we get has
changed to the one shown below:
We have the pattern we would expect for firing a shot-gun through a double slit - our photons have turned from
waves into particles!! If we don't measure which slit they pass through, they behave as if they are waves
passing through both, but just when we watch which slit they go through we can't actually detect them passing
through both slits at once, because just when we watch them closely they turn into particles and only go
through one slit or the other - they can not be caught in the act of passing through both slits at once, even
though they clearly do when we are not looking!
Tricky chaps these photons! What is really happening is that the photons behave as waves until we measure
their position accurately and then the wave collapses into a narrow pulse (called a wave packet) which behaves
as a single discrete particle. This is a simple fact - when we measure a photon's position we force it to interact
with matter (atoms) in our detector the photon becomes a particle because that is what happens when light
interacts with matter - it changes from a wave to a particle. Photons are so small that we can not measure them
without changing them in some way. This dual behaviour is called
wave-particle duality
. Actually photons
collapse into particles when they hit our screen, but by then they have already behaved like a wave in passing
through both slits and so their wave-like behaviour becomes detectable. Similar, photons become particles
when they strike the retina in an eye.
Once again the two slit diffraction experiment illustrates the wave-like nature of light and of photons. However,
when we accurately measure the position of a photon then the wave collapse into a particle. Photons can
sometimes behave as waves and sometimes as particles, depending upon the conditions imposed upon them,
this is called wave-particle duality.
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It seems there has been an upsurge in ethical fashion brands and organisations developing environmentally conscious fabrics and homewares. Or maybe being more focused on the social enterprise and impact business sector I've just come across more of them in the past 6 months. Either way I wanted to share the amazing organisations I've connected with and in a small way help raise their profile.
In this Ecosystem for Change (part 2) blog I introduce the amazing social entrepreneurs and impact businesses tackling the fashion industry.
It seems there has been an upsurge in ethical fashion brands and organisations developing environmentally conscious fabrics and homewares. Or maybe being more focused on the social enterprise and impact business sector I've just become more aware of them in the past 6 months. Either way it's exciting times to have greater access to so many sustainable brands.
I wanted to share the amazing organisations I've connected with and in a small way help raise their profile. Luckily they're not all here in the UK, so you might even be able to find one in a country where you live.
(Notably this is not an exhaustive list and I would love to add to it, so please get in touch if you know of another ethical or sustainable fashion brand I should know about).
So here's 11 great companies to check out and start buying from, in my humble opinion....I might be a bit biased as I've had most of them on my podcast...
Offset Warehouse are the place to go if you make your own clothes or are a fashion designer. They provide amazing ethical and sustainable fabrics from around the world. Listen to m interview with Founder Charlie Ross (UK) here.
West Plum Studio is the brainchild of Sophie Roberts from York (UK). She's obsessed with triangles and uses these for her amazing surface pattern designs. She's only recently started printing her patterns to fabrics, so you need to contact her directly if you want to find out how to get your hands on them.
MAMOQ is a curated, fashion marketplace for the conscious consumer, it includes 35 carefully selected brands and tells the story of each as well as their ethical or environmental ethos. (Created by Madeline Petrow and Lenny Leeman, UK).
Where does it come from? produces shirts, hats, scarves and kids clothes and each item comes with a code on the label so you can trace exactly how they were made, who made them, whether they were fairly paid and how the environment was protected whilst they were manufactured. Simply visit the Trace Your Garment page find out all the things that turned cotton growing in a field into the clothes that you own today whilst getting to know the people involved. (Created by Jo Salter, UK).
Needs More Cushions is a cushion company with a difference. Created by Jill McKenzie in New Zealand to support artisan fabric makers in West Africa and provide employment for refugees in New Zealand. Currently with fabrics from Mali and Coe D'Ivoire these cushions would add something really special to any home.
With every pair of Moeloco flip flops you purchase, they give a pair of shoes to a school child in poverty, one for one. Why? Over 300 million people in the world have never owned a pair of shoes. The simple act of giving a child a pair of shoes for school helps their health, their access to education and their confidence. It also means that charities like our partner the Hope Foundation, no longer have to pay for shoes themselves, and can fund other much needed programs like safe water and education. (Created by Kathy Wong, Australia).
Ruby Moon (created by Jo Godden) uses nylon fishing nets, reclaimed from the Mediterranean as the sustainable material for her designer gym and swimwear range. The profits go towards supporting female entrepreneurs in developing countries with micro-loans. You can find Ruby Moon products on Etsy and MAMOQ.
Kudu & Mimi (created by Tahni Aitkin and her sister) produce ethically sourced and manufactured nappy bags, one-off vintage bags and other treasures for the home, as well as organic cotton and denim children's clothing.
Luca Brocolini are a New Zealand based, family company producing durable unisex clothes for kids with responsibly sourced materials. I particularly like their kids hats and jackets - check them out.
Batiqua preserves the traditional batik technique, indigenous to the Zimbabwean people and supports women from disadvantaged backgrounds by empowering them with skills to improve their livelihood.
Couchman Bespoke provides tailored menswear using sustainably sourced cloth that reduces water consumption and pollution. (Created by Claire Couchman, in London, UK)
Want to find out more about how to support a change in the Fashion & Fabric industry? Check out Fashion Revolution Week here.


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Since 1980 Susan Todd-Raque has been providing art advisory services for private collectors, corporations and artists. Specializing in vintage 20th century photography and work by selected contemporary photographers, she brings a wealth of knowledge from over 20 years as an independent curator, educator, appraiser and writer on the photographic arts, earning the respect of private and corporate collectors in Chicago, Atlanta, Los Angeles and New York.
Since September 2007, Todd-Raque curated Responding to Home, an exhibition featuring the work of Georgia artists, at the Museum of Contemporary Art of Georgia in Atlanta; the show traveled in 2008 to the Appleton Museum of Art in Ocala, Florida. Exhibitions curated in 2008 in Atlanta include: New York, New York: Work by Sylvia Plachy; You Ain't Wrong: An Archive by William Boling. In 2009 exhibitions included: Complete Desire: A Collaboration by William Boling and Corinne Vionnet; Photo Opportunities by Corinne Vionnet; Ten Jews Left by Jerry Siegel; Gathering Signs: New Photography by William Boling. Also, in 2009 Todd-Raque co-produced with Christian Bradley-West the largest ACP 09 project, What's Happening Now: The Cell Phone Photography Project, with 47 artists. For 2010 she curated I See You. Do You See Me? and The ACP Visionaries exhibitions and gave a major public lecture, "Ansel Adams: His Vision of America" at the Booth Western Art Museum. Her ongoing series on Collecting Photography continues to be a success, most recently at Nature Undisturbed and for the Serenbe Photography Collectors' Guild. Todd-Raque continues to do private portfolio reviews.
Todd-Raque co-chaired a session "The Work of Art Criticism in the Age of Blogs and Ezines" at the renown College Art Association 2013 annual conference. Every year she has been busy privately selling photography collections, giving private portfolio reviews, and writing about photography (e.g. see SxSE magazine Vol IX Issue 4). In September 2014, the unseen vintage work of Rusty Miller, the only photographer who, in the 1960s and 1970s, documented the Summerhill, Buttermilk Bottoms, Vine City and Old Fourth Ward areas in ATL, were available for private viewings. The City of Atlanta Gallery 72 honored Miller's work with the first solo exhibition, Rusty Miller: The Compassionate Eye in Forgotten Atlanta in June 2018. Todd-Raque moderated a panel discussion, "Memory, Race, and Erasure in Urban Atlanta," coordinated with the exhibition. Miller's exhibition is scheduled to travel to other venues. Click here to learn more about Rusty Miller's photography.
Rusty Miller Gallery 72 Exhibit from ATL26 on Vimeo.
Todd-Raque has been working as a private curator of home and museum art collections in Atlanta and Los Angeles as well as curating/producing for Georgia Public Broadcasting.
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Time for some explaining:
I started playing wow just before 2.4. I have 3 80s(Paladin, Priest, DK), 2 that I play with regularity(Pally/Priest). I progression raid on my paladin as holy/prot on an (overall) fail server in terms of progression, but enjoy my socializing with all the people I have met. The priest gets action in alt-runs and random PuGs. Lately I decided to try out dpsing on the priest as a caster (since it's actually viable now... I've wanted to be shadow for a while, but I refused to play a spec that didn't scale after 3.2k dps with gear)and have been enjoying it, yet my heart will always lie in the arms of my paladin.
I'm not a ridiculous theorycrafter, but I'd like to consider myself a "student of the game." (more on this to come) I pretty much know what I'm doing on my toons and why. Rare is the day I just throw talent points around without some sort of substantial testing and good reason to do so. I'd like to get some guides up on paladins specifically, as I am pretty well versed in Holy and Prot, and will always be shocked to see how few guides are written for the "layman" out there that are done correctly. Every time I have looked at someone's How To: Paladin I always have some sort of critique- They get it about 90% correct and overall I'm happy they made the information available, but it just irks me that they can't be 100%. It's so close!!!
I think from time to time I'll come here to make general posts about current frustrations I come upon and whatnot. But time will tell with those.
Finally, I would like you all to know how awesome I am. Rarely am I around people who I consider to be as awesome as I am (even rarer when they are MORE awesome) and it is just plain old fact!
P.S. If you continue to read on you may learn to appreciate my humor one day.
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Even though the dang thing doesn't come out until 2016, Chad made a sample chapter of his debut novel Champion of the World available for public consumption on Monday at his website.
Wait, you're saying, Chad has a website? He does, and you can read said sample chapter right here.
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Excellent read! I am looking forward to this novel with great anticpation.
To that end when the novel becomes available for preorder on Amazon or some other website can you make sure to plug it during the podcast?
Great stuff. You can find me lining up at the book store at 5am the day this sucker comes out.
And I'll plug this because Chad probably won't: You should also read his short stories that are on the site.
Aside from running the best MMA podcast in the world, you can write? Wow.
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Australian native, LARSEN, is an emerging bass music producer with a library of massive tunes. Drawing lines through his releases over the past year, the LARSEN movement has gained momentum, effectively pulling in thousands of followers along with hundreds of thousands of plays. "Calamity" is a step off the beaten path for dubstep. Combining classic elements


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Just updated from glibc 2.2-12 (Errata RPM) to 2.2.4-18.7.0 (Newest Errata
Some programs now coredump, like the last nmap (2.54b30), even if
recompiled under this new glibc. Returned under old Errata RPM, recompiled
nmap, it no longer coredumps.
Just in case: IPV6 kernel module is loaded.
You should never use IPv6 in 2.2 kernels. Either upgrade to 2.4 kernel,
or no IPv6. IPv6 is broken a lot in 2.2.
Or was this under 2.4 kernel?
If I understand you, RedHat has done a mistake by including IPv6 tools in
RedHat 7.0 with Kernel 2.2.x (traceroute6, ping6)...
Anyway, it is a 2.2.19 kernel; but nmap doesn't know about ipv6. So, are you
sure that without ipv6 module loaded, nmap won't coredump with these glibc ?
Because this is a busy computer, and I would like to avoid rebooting if
It doesn't use ipv6 actually, the module is loaded but cannot be unloaded
without rebooting.
... tested on another RH 7.0 WITHOUT ipv6: exactly the same thing.
Binary compiled and ran under new glibc: coredump.
Binary compiled and ran under previous glibc: ok.
This bug is against a very old glibc version. I doubt there is any point
keeping it open. Support for this code is long gone and all new releases,e
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Harvard will hold a memorial service Nov. 8 to honor Alexander H. Patel '17-'18, a Harvard senior who died in late October in a loss "felt deeply" by students and professors, Dean of the College Rakesh Khurana wrote in an email to students Thursday.
The service will take place in Memorial Church Sanctuary, and will be followed by a reception in Adams House, Khurana wrote in his email.
"Many of us knew Alexander as a brilliant and supportive classmate, and as a true friend," Khurana wrote. "Both the service and the reception will provide the opportunity for those in our community whose lives were touched by Alexander to come together."
Patel, a Philosophy and Mathematics concentrator and award-winning former Crimson News editor, passed away unexpectedly at age 22. The Massachusetts Office of the Chief Medical Examiner found that Patel, an Adams House affiliate who lived off campus, died by suicide, according to spokesperson Felix Browne.
Patel attended high school in Denver, Colo. before coming to Harvard. On campus, he worked as a teaching fellow for various Computer Science classes, conducted research in a lab run by Computer Science professor Margo I. Seltzer '83, and held a side-job as an information technology consultant.
He also wrote for The Crimson, covering Harvard Business School and serving on the paper's data analysis team. A data-based 2015 story on faculty political donations Patel helped report earned him a national award.
Peers and professors remembered Patel as a brilliant student and devoted friend and family member: someone who drove his sister to school every day in high school, someone willing to debug friends' code at 3 a.m.
"He was an unbelievable friend, and he never hesitated to bring me into his life or to be generous with his time," said Christopher P. Barry, one of Patel's high school friends. "He was one of the best people I ever knew. He deserves to be remembered as such."
—Staff writer Hannah Natanson can be reached at email@example.com. Follow her on Twitter @hannah_natanson.
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