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Prior to arrival at Windridge Solitude, I was prepared to have a mental breakdown of some sort. I knew that three nights alone in a cottage with no technology, books, or music was going to be a challenge and I wasn't quite sure how I was going to handle it. I was a bit surprised and very happy that I didn't actually have any breakdowns at all and loved every moment of solitude. Several people have asked about my experience so I thought I'd share some highlights.
I had told myself that I was not going to do any hiking around the property even though it is full of beautiful nature. On my first day I decided to explore a little right behind my cottage before buckling down - so I took about a half an hour to wander along the creek bed and sat for a little while in a swinging chair watching the trees sway with a gorgeous mix of blue and white background. After that I spent the rest of my time in my cottage.
The first day I was thinking a little about how part of 2016 was me attracting guys I was not interested in and being attracted to guys who were not interested in me. After a couple of rejections it was easy to start to wonder "What's wrong with me?" especially since most of my life I haven't had that issue. Subconsciously I don't think I was ready. After meditating I had this overwhelming realization that I am worthy. I am worthy of a healthy partnership and unconditional love. I have so much to offer the right person. I have learned so much from all of my experiences and have grown up more in the past 5 years than I thought was possible. I know it's going to take me awhile to find the right guy who appreciates my quirks that I also want to be with, but I think it's going to be worth the effort. One of my intentions this year is to be more open-hearted and to spend more time getting to know new people. To consciously work on lowering the walls that I've built around my heart.
That night I went to bed at about 9:30pm and was asleep probably by 10pm. A couple hours later I was startled awake because I heard what sounded like gunshots. I immediately was scared and confused. Is it hunting season? Why would people be hunting in the middle of the night? Am I safe in this cottage? Then I got the clock out of the drawer and it read 12:01am. Ohhh . . . right. "Happy New Year" I tiredly said to nobody. The fireworks and/or gunshots continued for a few minutes and I struggled to get back to sleep because of the adrenaline.
One thing I was really looking forward to was detoxing from all of the sugar I had been consuming the past couple of months. I packed all healthy food with lots of veggies and the only sugar really being fruit. When I entered the cottage, one of the first things I noticed was a bowl with sugar packets on the table for coffee/tea. My heart sank. I knew it was "bring your own food" and I was so excited to not have any temptations all weekend and here was a bowl full of sugar in the middle of the kitchen. I decided to tuck it away in a cupboard and hope I had enough restraint to not break into it. Over the weekend, I felt my relationship with food shifting. I ate mindfully at every single meal and wasn't trying to multitask. I actually looked at and tasted everything and each meal took me at least 30-45 minutes. I'm laughing at myself about my fascination with the mushrooms I had for salads and to dip in plain greek yogurt. I was so mesmerized by how complex they were and how interesting their texture was. (And no, they weren't special mushrooms. I did not have any mood altering substances with me.) I actually felt hungry before each meal too, which was new for me especially this past year. It felt really good to feel a little hungry and then eat mindfully and never feel stuffed. I never felt a craving for unhealthy foods and I didn't do any "stress eating." I definitely need to make some changes in my life to allow for more mindful eating now that I'm back (like not having my phone in reach, taking a break at work, scheduling enough time for dinner without rushing somewhere).
I lost two of my kitties in the past couple of years (Little Girl December 2014, Buddy February 2016) and had started reading The Grief Recovery Handbook for Pet Loss but hadn't made time to finish because it is filled with exercises that require major energy. One afternoon I was able to make it through my Loss History Graph and the next afternoon I tackled the Relationship Graph and Completion Letters for both of them. I did some serious crying, but I needed it badly. I felt so much better after working through those and even though I didn't get any intense exercise while I was out there, I was tired at the end of each day.
I meditated for 30-45 minutes a couple of times each day. I didn't have a timer so I just sat until I didn't feel like sitting anymore. I'd like to try a 60 minute meditation sometime to see the difference since I've never really done more than 45 minutes at a time. Have you ever stared at the stars long enough to realize they moved (or that you actually moved)? The first night that happened to me and it was so wild. I had looked away from a really bright star and when I looked back it was gone! Then I realized it was just no longer in view by the angle I was looking out the window.
On the second day I was feeling so productive - I had been working a lot on painting/drawing and my collage book. It was like just being there gave me permission to do the things I really wanted to do but hadn't been making time for. I was going to town on that collage book - I'd work on it for two hours without realizing any time had passed. I was getting so excited to finish so many pages and to have so much time to work on it uninterrupted. But then - I ran out of double-sided tape. This was the only moment over the whole weekend where I had any frustration. I was frustrated and wanted more tape because I still had an entire day and a half left and I wanted to make more progress! I finally had all the time in the world but not enough supplies. Then it occurred to me that I was resisting reality and that was what was causing me suffering. I needed to just accept that I ran out of tape and choose to do something else. I had also run out of little pieces of paper to paint, but got creative and cut out new ones from a different sketch book that I brought with me. That taught me two things: accept reality to avoid suffering and bring more art supplies next time.
Most days I have a little baseline anxiety. I didn't feel anxious at all while I was at this cottage. I was peaceful and able to breathe pretty deeply. I was connected to my body and breath. I was present. When it was time to leave and I got to my car and turned on my phone, I felt the familiar tightness in my chest return. I couldn't believe how quickly it came back. Most of the drive home I felt pretty peaceful but then I made the mistake of stopping by Trader Joe's and Michael's. When I entered Trader Joe's I couldn't believe how overwhelmed I was by all of the stimuli. This world is so LOUD! I got groceries as quickly as I could but stopped for a sample of soup. Man, that soup was so good. It tasted like the best soup I'd ever had because my senses were so heightened after a weekend in silence. At Michael's I was overwhelmed by how many options there were for double-sided tape. I probably stared at that display for 15 minutes before making a decision.
I'm determined to learn from my experience in solitude and I look forward to doing it again. To remember always that I am worthy. To live an authentic life and be my silly self. To eat mindfully. To make time to grieve when I need to. To keep creating art. To continue spending time in nature. To accept reality. To take breaks from technology. To meditate regularly. To find peace and love in every day.
I know it's not for everyone, but if you're curious about trying something like this I say go for it! I love hearing about other's experience with mindfulness so if you have any thoughts about your experiences please share.


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It's one of those statutes destined to drive non-Catholics a little batty. Bigger than life size, extravagant in detail and anguish, Simeon's prophecy to Mary given flesh and steel. Something to contemplate this Feast of the Seven Sorrows.
One thing that surprises my Protestant brethren is my statement, oft repeated and heartfelt, that had the Real Presence not been enough to bring me into the Church, her teaching on suffering would be. It's important to come to grips with suffering—there is so much of it in the world. While I might like a world that doesn't suffer, it seems I have not been given one. And the usual explanations of suffering as punishment or lesson are hard for me to stomach, insufficient in a world where evil is so evident and the innocent suffer far more than the guilty. There is a clear mismatch of punished and punishment if that's the operating theory; and the evil seem so hard to educate.
That is, of course, why the crucifix is front and center in our churches. The moment of our redemption was the otherwise senseless death of the Innocent at the hands of the guilty. There's a lot of that around these days.
Overwhelmed by such things some time ago, I asked Him of the Impossible Penances why it is that I have escaped any significant hardship or suffering.
Luck of the draw.
I suppose so. My faith hasn't been tested in any real way. Not that I am asking it to be. It's not up to any real test; not sure I can handle it. How do you keep faith after enduring such brutal things, or seeing them up close and personal?
If your worldview is that such things ought not happen, I suppose you don't. But if your worldview is that such things do happen, it's possible.
Not only do such things happen, it seems that they are programmed into the very fabric of this world. I was a medical examiner and I know that truth; I've seen it at one remove if I have not lived it firsthand. Sometimes I look at the crucifix and rather than just than a price paid, I see a passion demonstrated and endured: the lengths God will go to in order to be with His people. What He endures out of love, to remind us that He is with us, never to abandon us, if we only recognize Him.
Mary had a long time to ponder Simeon's prophecy. I suppose she might have had some instant, supernatural understanding and acceptance, but if she did, she's not the role model I need. I need a mother who felt the creeping anguish, the uncertainty, the unfairness, the confusion, perhaps even the anger that comes from watching a loved one misunderstood, ridiculed, betrayed, abandoned, and condemned to die miserably and not being able to change that fact or exchange places. I need a mother who felt every single moment of the terror and the heartbreak and trusted anyway—not because she knew but because she kept faith in world that is all too obviously unfair and tragic and senseless. I need a mother who understood that the world is the way it is and because she did, and kept faith, could follow her Son wherever He went, even to Calvary, where is was his passion to die and hers to live.
How could she stand beneath the cross and watch her son's anguish? Then again, how could she not? The paradox of love: unspeakable anguish and unbreakable connections. The mystery of suffering, by which we can, if we accept what is rather wasting our hearts than longing for what we think ought to be, will bring us to the foot of the cross, to the moment of our very redemption by Love.
Catholics—who seem to have a devotion for everything—have a Chaplet of the Seven Sorrows: Simeon's Prophecy, the Flight into Egypt, the Loss of Jesus in the Temple, the Meeting on the Way to Calvary, the Crucifixion, Receiving Jesus from the Cross, and the Entombment. Likewise on the same beads, one can pray the seven joys: The Annunciation, the Visitation, the Nativity, the Adoration of the Magi, the Finding of Jesus in the Temple, the Resurrection, the Assumption and Coronation.
I take comfort in the fact that the third sorrow and the fifth joy are the same event, viewed from a different perspective: a bit later in time, the fruits of the anguish, just as the Resurrection must first be preceded by the Crucifixion, the receiving of the body, the laying in the tomb. The world is like that, full of sorrow that is senseless and undeserved, but sorrow that when joined to Christ has the power of new life for all of creation, even when we do not understand it and can only stand mute before it, weeping. Perhaps it is then we keep faith the most completely, for beneath the cross is the temptation to flee; once on it we can no longer refuse the burden. There are only two places for the Christian when it comes to the Calvary: on the cross or at the foot of it. We all get there sooner or later and Mary stands waiting for us and with us.


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Andrea and Tiff from It Started With a K-Drama launch their first podcast geared towards all things Asian dramas.
In their first episode, they discuss where they began with Korean dramas and segue into Busted (Korean Variety Show) and do a four episode recap of What's Wrong With Secretary Kim (currently airing Korean Romantic Comedy series).
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Man dies after apparently setting himself on fire near church in Phoenix
A man died after apparently setting himself on fire near a Phoenix church Tuesday, officials said.
Phoenix City Hall officials identified the man as Paul Lopez, 46, CEO of the public relations company The Endeavor Agency.
Phoenix Police on Wednesday evening also confirmed the victim was Lopez.
Lopez and his family have long been involved in Arizona Democratic political circles. He had served as an adviser to several former Phoenix mayors and was active with a number of philanthropic and advocacy groups, including the Valley Leadership Institute.
Police officers and firefighters responded to the Church for the Nations, 6225 N. Central Ave., about 4 p.m., for a report of an injured person, said Sgt. Mercedes Fortune of Phoenix police.
The man was found in the parking lot with severe burns. He was taken to a hospital in extremely critical condition, said Capt. Jake Van Hook of the Phoenix Fire Department.
Fortune said the man was later pronounced dead.
Police believe there was no foul play. Fortune said the "injuries appear to be self-inflicted."
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Alphonse Gabriel "Al" Capone was an American who attained fame during the Prohibition era. His seven-year reign as boss ended when he was 33 years old. Born in the borough of Brooklyn in New York City to Italian immigrants, Capone was a Five Points Gang member. In his early twenties, he moved to Chicago and became bodyguard and trusted factotum for Johnny Torrio, head of a syndicate that supplied alcohol and that was politically protected through the Unione Siciliana. A conflict with the North Side Gang was instrumental in Capone's rise and fall. ...more on Wikipedia
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John Joseph Gotti, Jr. was an American mobster who became the boss of the Gambino crime family in New York City. Gotti and his brothers grew up in poverty and turned to a life of crime at an early age. Operating out of the Ozone Park neighborhood of Queens, Gotti quickly rose to prominence, becoming one of the crime family's biggest earners and a protégé of Gambino family underboss Aniello Dellacroce. After the FBI indicted members of Gotti's crew for selling narcotics, Gotti took advantage of growing dissent over the leadership of the crime family. Fearing he would be killed along with his brother and best friend by Gambino crime family Boss Paul Castellano for selling drugs, Gotti ...more on Wikipedia
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George Francis Barnes Jr., better known as "Machine Gun Kelly", was an Irish American gangster during the prohibition era. His nickname came from his favorite weapon, a Thompson submachine gun. His most infamous crime was the kidnapping of oil tycoon and businessman Charles F. Urschel in July 1933 for which he, and his gang, collected a $200,000 ransom. Their victim had collected and left considerable evidence that assisted the subsequent FBI investigation that eventually led to Kelly's arrest in Memphis, Tennessee, on September 26, 1933. His crimes also included bootlegging and armed robbery. ...more on Wikipedia
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Charles Dean O'Banion was an Irish-American mobster who was the main rival of Johnny Torrio and Al Capone during the brutal Chicago bootlegging wars of the 1920s. The newspapers of his day made him better known as Dion O'Banion, although he never went by that first name. He led the North Side Gang until he was murdered by Frankie Yale, John Scalise and Albert Anselmi in 1924. ...more on Wikipedia
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London Ontario Family Photography | The Ingram Family
Meet the Ingrams! I first met them a few years back when we attended the same church and now keep in touch with this beautiful family through - you guessed it - Facebook. We met at a park and simply played. No posing, no hassle. I had so much fun chasing these guys around! I have so much respect and admiration for these guys. They are the sweetest people, with such a positive outlook on life, and sometimes I wish Becca was my personal chef and personal trainer when I see snippets of her amazing menu plan and read about her Jazzercise feats on - you guessed it - Facebook. As parents of children with special needs, they face challenges that many of us will never fully understand, but they do so with honesty, passion and joy. The way they advocate for, play with and simply love their children touches my heart and inspires me to be a more intentional parent. You can read a bit about their journey on their blog, and you can see photos from our giggle-filled candid park session below.


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CELLIM – Cellular Imaging Core Facility is a light microscopy facility of CEITEC MU. Main role is to provide access to state-of-the-art light microscopy techniques and support during acquisition and image analysis to all its users. More information about facility you can find https://www.ceitec.cz/bunecne-zobrazovani/cf119. Currently we are looking for an experienced microscopist, who would be responsible for user training, microscopes maintenance and developing new advanced imaging methods using facility instruments.
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This paper focuses on the issue of knowledge transfer from consultants to the final users of the ERP system during its implementation. For a long time, the knowledge transfer has been recognized as one of the key success factors of the implementation proj ects of any type. Basing on the literature, two alternative approaches to the knowledge transfer were identified: an exploration oriented one, assuming users active participation in the implementation process and another one, i.e. instruction oriented kn owledge transfer, depending on the users training provided by the consultants after the implementation has been completed. A study of 10 ERP implementation projects is presented to determine how enterprises solve the knowledge transfer issue in real‑life environment. At the end the paper presents the evaluation of the amount of external workload from the consultants needed to accomplish the knowledge transfer process with the use of the two alternative approaches. It is based on the field study in two co mparable enterprises. The main value of the research is that it presents the generalization of the knowledge transfer procedures used in real‑life ERP projects and then evaluates the difference in external workload from the consultants in a very unique si tuation of two very similar enterprises, with comparable business processes and information requirements, and which implemented the same ERP system with help of the same external consultants but using different knowledge transfer approach.
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Abstract: Research into knowledge sharing has predominantly utilised qualitative research methods. The quantitative research methods that built models focused upon a narrow grouping of factors. This research sought to develop a holistic model of the predi ctors of knowledge sharing, with expertise factors added, to qualify the value of the expertise being shared. An extensive literature review and individual / series of interviews were carried out to identify the knowledge sharing factors, of which 18 were recognised. The value of knowledge shared is dependent on the expertise of the individual, and two expertise orientated factors were developed. These two factors were based upon two self‑assessment constructs, a Cochran‑Weiss‑Shanteau measure, and a peer ‑comparison measure, both of which were used to identify an individuals the level of expertise. Using these factors a model was developed that, enabled individual self‑assessment of knowledge sharing and expertise latent variables. 103 participants compl eted the survey, and the results were analysed using structured equation modelling (SEM) and confirmatory factor analysis (CFA). The model did not achieve a goodness of fit. There were 6 factors that were significantly related to the intention to shar e knowledge construct, with both expertise factors found to be significantly related to an expertise construct. The intention to share knowledge construct was significantly related to the expertise construct. This model has been used to identify 4 types o f knowledge sharers. These types offer significant practical benefit for human resource activities, specifically in recruitment and organisational design.
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Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte continues to stand by remarks in which he criticised the deity worshipped by the purveyors of organised religion as "stupid" while describing his own faith as a belief in a universal God who is logical, loving and forgiving. When answering questions regarding a possible apology over his remarks which were aimed at the Roman Catholic Church, Duterte said he would not apologise "in a million years".
Duterte also went on to quote from the Bible, specifically Ecclesiastes 3 where he paraphrased scripture to convey to his audience that there is a time and a place for all sorts of attitudes, behaviours and forms of action. Duterte said,
"You know if there is a page in the Bible which I read almost everyday, it's the Ecclesiastes 3: For every season there is always a time, there's a time to be calm, there's a time to be silent, there's a time to be poignant, a time to be subdued and a time to be vicious.
We are not precluded from being sometimes vicious because, as the Ecclesiastes says, it's the Bible, there is always a time – a time to be proper and a time to be a shit. That's really how it is. And all because this is planet earth, it is not heaven, and so the constraints that are placed on a soul is not really applicable to us".
Duterte further stated that he had purposefully tested the limits of traditional discourse in order to awaken a new spirit of vitality, critical thought, a re-examination of people's relationship with organised religion and to awaken people from a social atmosphere where such things have languished in "the doldrums".
Duterte went on to say,
"I'm shaking the tree…It could be quiet and there's something dark, something bright, something sinister and there is something which is, we just go along with life however presented to us by the different sectors".
Duterte has clearly joined a long list of politicians, artists, revolutionaries and activists across the developing post-colonial world in guiding his countrymen and women to embrace views of religion which accept and worship God as a universal God of all the world, rather than merely the deity that a colonial entity forced upon conquered or enslaved subjects. Jomo Kenyatta, the first Prime Minister and later President of Kenya is thought to have coined the following quote on the matter of religion and colonialism:
"When the Missionaries arrived, the Africans had the Land and the Missionaries had the Bible. They taught us how to pray with our eyes closed. When we opened them, they had the land and we had the Bible".
Likewise, Muhammad Ali spoke similarly when telling interviewer Michael Parkinson that he had never preached against wealth and earthly happiness but had instead used his position as an activist and spiritual authority to tell his people that the key to happiness lies in a rejection of the colonial mentality which posits that only white offspring of imperialists have a right to earthly pleasures while others must wait for an afterlife. When challenged by the white television host, Ali said,
"We teach our people that heaven is not in the sky — heaven is on earth. Hell is not underground — hell is on earth. The white man told us that heaven is in the sky and hell is under the ground and he takes everything in the middle".
Likewise Bob Marley offered frequent criticisms of organised religion throughout his poetic lyrics. Marley once said,
"Every man got a right to decide his own destiny, and in this judgement there is no partiality".
This lyric relates to Duterte's own preaching against original sin and a God that is brutal in his judgements rather than compassionate in his forgiveness. Marley also said,
"Emancipate yourselves from mental slavery, none but ourselves can free our minds".
Likewise, it is Duterte who is working to emancipate his countrymen and women from the mental slavery passed down through generations of neo-colonial clerical "leadership" and the misguided policies of countless politicians. Indeed, Libyan revolutionary leader Muammar Gaddafi warned of putting clerics in a position of political power as the Catholic establishment in The Philippines have persistently sought to do. Gaddafi who like Duterte was a deeply spiritual man but one who was not afraid to challenge religious leaders with political ambitions, stated,
"Once a ruler becomes religious, it becomes impossible for you to debate with him. Once someone rules in the name of religion, your lives become hell".
When discussing a rejection of any one path to God, Christian Bishop and anti-Apartheid activist Desmond Tutu stated,
"God is not upset that Gandhi was not a Christian, because God is not a Christian! All of God's children and their different faiths help us to realize the immensity of God".
Tutu who himself was a cleric rejected the supremacy of any one clerical path to divinity and likewise, Duterte has rejected narrow institutional dogma in favour of a universal and fraternal approach to divine peace and wisdom.
In joining the ranks of many historic and recent revolutionaries, poets, activists and leaders throughout the developing in using his position to inspire a new kind of faith and indeed a renewed view of faith among his people that has been sorely lacking for decades if not for centuries, Duterte has not harmed but has elevated both the level of political and spiritual discourse in The Philippines.
The key to elevating the condition of the people in any developing nation with negative colonial experiences is to place them in a position where they can take spiritual ownership of their own destiny, while seeking and hopefully finding spiritual redemption and inspiration on their terms rather than those set by corrupt neo-colonial institutions.
Far from attacking God or those who believe in God, Duterte has created an atmosphere where people can now lead a more spiritual existence than before by discovering that true faith and devotion does not come from institutions but from the heart of every man and woman. Duterte exposed his deepest, most cherished thoughts to all Filipinos and the wider world and in so doing, his words are now indelibly inscribed beside those of secular prophets of the modern age who have helped people to reach fulfilment by embracing God while rejecting those who claim to exclusively speak for Him.


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The Man Who Knew Too much is the story of an everyday man and woman, who unexpectedly, are forced into a sinister plot involving the attempt an assassination. While trying to rescue their kidnapped daughter back, they just go deeper and deeper in trouble.
There's not a whole lot in this post, just for the fact that I don't have a real big opinion either way on this early Hitchcock movie. The bad basically boils down to some incomprehensible English. The first 20 or so minutes I had no idea what was going on. Perhaps it was simply the poor quality of the film but I was clueless for a decent portion of the film. On the other end, the good pretty much rests on Peter Lorre. We already know how well he plays the villain (M), but this is just another chapter in his "How to be a great antagonist" book.


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I finished my very first episode of Mad Men this evening. I know, I'm behind the times, but I've made an agreement with myself that my treat for exercising is an hour of television. Thus I am making my way through America's most watched series of the past 5 years one dreaded treadmill session at a time.
It's hard to miss the stark contrasts between the 21st century workplace and that of 1960's Madison Avenue: the cigarette smoke lingering above every desk, drinks before and after big meetings, the switch-board. The list goes on and there have been thousands of blog posts and articles comparing and contrasting these differences not to mention the overt commentary on women. I will spare you any cultural commentary and get straight to business.
Half of the cast (and thus staff) is dedicated strictly to secretarial, administrative work. This hit home because, by comparison, these are the sorts of jobs that technology like TimeTap is phasing out. That's all well and good – we live in an innovating world and we're a curious species – but it has made me wonder what the new admin role looks like.
The charities that TimeTap focuses on donating time, money, and resources to primarily service women who are in transition. "In Transition" is the PC term for any period of time a person's going through where they need an extra something to lean on. This could include stints of homelessness, periods recently out of incarceration, long bouts of unemployment…you can keep the thought pattern going.
What we have gained through our work with these women is deeper understanding of how 2008 hit this population. The administrative roles, for many organizations, were some of the first cut and for these women, training for the tech innovations rolling out daily seems like a steep, uphill battle. How would they get the resources to learn? Who would train them? How do they future proof themselves to ensure they don't get phased out again?
The Technology Meets the Skills
Much of what the secretaries/administrative staff of the 1960's Mad Men needed to do to support the men above them has been (and is being) replaced with software solutions. While there's no hardware/software combination that can pick up the dry-cleaning yet, there are plenty of solutions for call dispatching, client relationship management, online scheduling, support desks, transcribing, etc.
Which brings me to the crux of the debate. Is the Administrative role, as we know it, dead?
Certainly not, I'd say. But then again, I'd be a fool to not recognize how it has evolved.
Companies will never require receptionists to have the same skills as the receptionists of 20 years gone. They will need to be savvy with a computer, to learn the internal systems the company has in place to make it more efficient, to read combined calendars, just to name a few. While fewer dollars will likely be spent in annual salaries toward these types of positions, admins no doubt service an important role of keeping daily operations running efficiently and knowing the ins-and-outs of the systems used company wide.
But I'd be willing to say we are at the end of the multiple admin era. I believe a company that used to need 5 administrative employees can downsize to only needing 2 or, in the case of a real sharp-shooter, 1. While it is more stress on that one or two employee(s) it is money saved. It means fewer employment opportunities and an increase in trade skills needed for seemingly entry level positions. It means training employees to learn systems that perhaps no one at the company even knows. It means that these one or two employees become much more valuable, much less replaceable, and potentially rarer.
So what about all the people displaced as the multiple admin era consolidates? It's one of the driving forces behind our volunteer efforts: retraining the displaced workforce to have the new business critical skills. That's not a full solution, however, because there's more people than openings at these positions.
Good-bye Smith, Hello Marx
Adam Smith understood that, if there were 12 steps involved in making a pen, that it was much more efficient to have 12 people each working on one step in the process. Part of Marx's argument against this was that only focusing on one aspect (being a cog in a wheel) will devoid a person's work of purpose and value.
One of the hottest debates amid this changing economic landscape is how benefits at a workplace are going to need to be reshaped to meet changing employee demands. With this shift, almost a new-post-industrialism era, more people are going into business for themselves. (If this is a topic that interests you, I'd highly suggest the TED talk Behavioral Economist Dan Ariely gave on motivation to work)
Knowing that administrative-esque software exists for them to leverage to help them grow their business makes the decision a lot easier. So while software's evolution has meant a decline in administrative gigs, it has meant a sharp increase in the amount of people able, and thus willing, to start their own business.
Is this good or bad? Personally I think it's fantastic, but I think most future-looking things are fantastic so I'm not the best judge. Let us know in the comments below whether you think seeing a decrease in admin roles is or isn't a bad thing. Also, please fill in what business-critical software you're using to help your company grow. If you've found it useful, I'm sure all the community here would as well.


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Real Madrid vs Alaves: Preview & Prediction
Real Madrid is the first clear chance in front of Alaves, but I expect a game more balanced than a show odds. Therefore I will not bet on the result and chose a bet on the total number of goals. I am sure that my prediction will surprise you.
real madrid
Makes a great season and is leading the La Liga.
And as of the moment is good. He won the last four matches.
In La Liga won eight of the previous 10 rounds.
Last round was required to Bilbao (2-1).
Obviously the attack is the strength, with an average of more than two per game successful.
Casemiro, Pepe and Coentrao are absentees from camp hosts.
Probable team: Keylor Navas; Marcelo, Sergio Ramos, Nacho, Carvajal; Isco, Kroos, Modric; Bale, Cristiano Ronaldo, Benzema.
Face a season beyond expectations and ranks 10th in La Liga.
And as of the moment is good. He lost once in the last six rounds.
Won last round at home against Real Sociedad (1-0).
The attack is the weak point, one of the most modest championship. Sta excellent defense phase.
He won three of their previous four trips to La Liga.
Sobrino and Llorente will be missing.
Probable team: Pacheco, Kiko Femenia, Laguardia, Ely Theo Krsticic Manu García Camarasa, Toquero, Ibai, Deverson.
Real Madrid vs Alaves: Direct Matches
29 times they have faced so far these teams.
Of course Real balance leads with 23 wins. Opponent has only three successes.
In turn easily gained madrilenii (4-1).
Real Madrid vs Alaves: Betting Tips
Real Madrid -2 AH – Odds: 1.60
Over 3,5 goals – Odds: 1.75


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More than sure you have read over and over that Pinterest is a major source of traffic for most bloggers. And indeed Pinterest is a unique combination of search engine and social platform that's gaining importance each day through gradual market infiltration in valuable demographics. As you have probably found out by now, Pinterest made some major changes in their algorithm this summer and consequently, we have to update our Pinterest best practices for business from now on and in 2019.
These changes hurt traffic generation for lots of us and we have to tweak our incorporated Pinterest marketing strategy in order to profit on the opportunity to reach out to our audience till this is still free.
There are many Pinterest marketing strategies out there you can use to gain more visibility from Pinterest, but some bring results some not, it depends on many details. You just have to try and test and keep what works best for you.
Folks at Pinterest decided to become more transparent and started this year to make public their intentions on how the platform will evolve and what content creators (meaning give you, me and bloggers in general) should expect.
So, let's cut it short and see what you can do to improve your Pinterest marketing in 2019 and your strategies for more traction!
Pinterest best practices for business in 2019
Expect Constant Change on Pinterest and Adapt on the Go
Obviously, the algorithms are always on the move and you have to move with them. We have seen Google, Facebook and now Pinterest updating their algorithms, and this will be a constant in the future. Being ready to learn new ways of doing things is not an exception otherwise you'll be left out.
Pinterest, like any other social platform, involves numerous changes that happen permanently. The way the platform worked in 2018 will be different from how it will work in 2019. With the development of technology, there are new requirements that come with it for the betterment of the platform at large. When you adapt to the change, you'll know how to use Pinterest at any time or season. Thus, be flexible and embrace change! This is the true path of evolution.
What we'll discuss forward is part of the changes that already took place on Pinterest and impacted current Pinterest marketing strategies. Most of them are Pinterest creative best practices that have yielded results to those that have tested them, me and my clients included.
Pinterest Marketing Tip: The only constant is change, get used to it and embrace it.
For all details on Pinterest updates from this summer, check Alisa Meredith's of Tailwind interview with Pinterest's Product Marketing Manager Sarah Hoople Shere.
Profit on Pinterest's New Profile Look
The new facelift of Pinterest profile includes a Cover banner. Here you have several displaying options like your latest pins or pins of a certain board. I suggest that you insert here the board that contains just your pins. In my case "MarketingDigiBook" board.
Another new tab is the Overview tab that offers a glimpse of the recently saved pins, pins saved from your domain, and the most recent boards that you saved pins to. Supplementary additions are the Follower tab – it shows the number of your followers, the Board tab – lists your boards in various ways and Monthly views – displays the average number of persons that sees your content in a month.
Pinterest Marketing Tip: Take advantage of the new profile functionalities and create a good-looking profile.
Enhance Your Pins' Breakthrough
This is the recently updated rule on Pinterest creative best practices 2018 and it is a game changer. We all have the possibility to choose between smart feed or following feed.
The following feed lists in chronological order the newest and greatest pins of the persons that you follow. Which translates into increased importance for engagement and fresh content.
he main purpose is to create more pins, based on delivering more content. New pins will be favoured by the new Pinterest algorithm. The idea is to focus on producing more pins and expand their reach to increase blog traffic, not necessarily to increase the number of followers.
In addition, it is advisable that you create multiple pins for the same post. This advice has been added to Pinterest best practices 2019 page.
Others can opt to create a different pin version which is still good. However, when you do this you should change the pin description. This is important as the platform will read it differently from your other pins. You are also in a better position to reach out to different audience using the selected keywords.
Even if there is no such thing as ideal number of pins for a day, you should test to see what works best for you, play with the number of pins. Just be consistent, do not pin in bulk one day and nothing the next few days (use a scheduler to help with this). In the new following feed your followers will see all the pins that you saved in a row.
Pinterest Marketing Tip: Pin consistently and throughout the day.
Guidelines for Creating the Perfect Pins
To come up with the best Pinterest marketing strategy, you have to ensure that you follow the guidelines laid by Pinterest, that's obvious.
There are many myths flourishing on the web about the new pin ratios and the best images that work.
Here are some common guidelines you can count on:
a) Ideal Images to Choose
Choose high quality photos and avoid human faces on your pins (or test this – depending on niche might be different results). Another thing is that these types of images need to have the ability to grasp the attention of the reader. In general lifestyle images are a good choice, persons need to visualize the item in context. Use overlay text to provide more context or a creative description, preferably both.
Making someone stop whatever he/she was doing by an image isn't a joke. The images should be of high-resolution and colorful. Do not forget to test your pins on mobile, as 80% of Pinterest users are on mobile.
Pinterest Marketing Tip: You might consider making your own photos instead on buying them or using free stock.
b) Perfect Pin Sizes
This is what has been causing a huge debate on Pinterest. Everyone is coming with his/her size that has worked for them causing confusion to new users.
Actually, the only thing that has changed is the cutoff point but not the pin ratio. It is still the same as it used to be – 2:3. For those that are obsessed with square pins, they are back, and this is one of the recent updates.
Recommended size by Pinterest is 600 by 900. Those are the measurements for the width and height respectively. The maximum dimension is 1260 long but as long as you keep the rule ratio. The larger dimensions that used to work until now, might not in the future, as they will get cut in the new feed.
Pinterest Marketing Tip: For new pins use the recommended dimensions. For your best performing pins create new ones with these dimensions.
c) Use Hashtags
Common for Twitter or Instagram fans, however, they are back again on Pinterest. What do they offer? A real time feed for users. Pinners that want to find out what is trending on Pinterest use hashtags. You should include them in your new pins, it's not necessary to modify the older pins as this is irrelevant and place them at the end of the pin description. I use in general 5 hashtags for my pins.
The guidelines of Pinterest states that hashtags should be:
· Relevant for your content.
· Act as a broad search term. This means that it should not be used for any other purposes like humor.
· Add a maximum number of 20 hashtags once you have discovered that they are relevant for the content.
Hashtagged pins get more distribution the day they are saved.
Pinterest Marketing Tip: Add hashtags to your pin description, place them at the end of the description.
Add Fresh Content, the More the Better
At some point, we said that Pinterest loves fresh content and will give priority to it. Let us now dig in to get to know what this fresh content means. Fresh content means firstly an article that you just wrote and that you publish for the first time with its associated pin. New pin for article already published counts also. Before we go further, Pinterest loves new content as it is the main concept behind adding hashtags.
The use of Hashtags has two main purposes. The first one as we all know is that it is used to identify a keyword and facilitate the search for it. The second function is that it is used to differentiate a fresh content from an older one. In short, they act as filters.
According to studies performed on Pinterest metrics, pinners are more interested with new content and that's why everyone rushes towards it. Your followers on the platform are always searching for content that will satisfy their needs. So, freshly posted pins are more on their radar.
By constantly posting new content, you are able to swiftly draw a large number of readers to your profile.
Also, be aware that a new Pinterest best practice is to save new pins directly from your site instead of repining it. For example, if you have a new article with a new pin and you want to save that pin to seven boards, save the pin directly from your site for each of the seven boards.
Pinterest aims to promote the content creators or first pinners. So, pins created by the owner of the site and pinned from the respective site first will be given distribution priority in the feed.
Another detail to take into consideration is to pin first to the board that is the most relevant to the topic of the article. This article for instance will be first published to my boards in the following order: Pinterest tips and tricks, Social Media Marketing, Social Media Strategies, Digital Marketing, MarketingDigiBook.
Pinterest Marketing Tip: Pinterest algorithm will give first priority to new pins and newly published content saved from your site.
Pinterest Marketing Tip: Pin your new pin first to the most relevant of your boards upon its topic.
Manual Pinning and Automated Pinning
If you have been keen on Pinterest users' questions, you know that this is the most frequently asked question. Let's get this straight. You can use automated pining as long as you use a Pinterest approved scheduler. It is advisable that you ONLY use schedulers agreed and approved by Pinterest. If you consider is best for you to use one, ensure that it is approved.
Now next big question is: do you need to use just manual pinning, just automated pinning or both?
Each option has its fans. Personally, I use both and I will explain you why. I tested pinning 100 pins a day with Tailwind and some manual pinning, I tested just automated pinning without manual pinning and I used just manual pinning when I started this blog.
Here are the results of my tests:
- You should keep manual pinning, daily if possible, at least 10 manual pins. If you renounce at manual pinning you will see your monthly views decrease heavily and also your traffic. Monthly views are not a very important number, but anyway to see this number decrease with about 50% (from 370 k to 200 k) in one month it's not ideal. My traffic from Pinterest was affected less, but it still decreased. I also saw decreases in traffic and monthly views for other blogs that belong to my clients.
Even if Pinterest says "You're considered active when you're saving content on the platform." That is not exactly true, manual pinning counts.
- Decreasing the number of scheduled pins might not affect the traffic that Pinterest delivers to your site. In my case it didn't, I decreased from 100 pins a day to 80 pins and after that at 50 pins.
Pinterest Marketing Tip: No matter your choice, do not skip on manual pinning for too long.
Use an Approved Pinterest Scheduler
A Pinterest Scheduler can be a huge time saver. Even if there are bloggers that say they have great results with manual pinning, the truth is manual pinning requires lots of time.
Personally, I use Tailwind to schedule my pins in group boards and Tailwind tribes. I have to confess Tailwind helps me minimize the time I spend on pinning and brings nice results. I use it for this blog and for blogs belonging to my clients.
Besides having a smart schedule that allows me to optimize the best time to schedule pins when my audience is most active, I am very pleased with their looping options that I employ to schedule my evergreen content into my boards. And also, with the analytics tools that I can use to measure the results of my Pinterest strategy. These are the options of the Insights tab: Profile Performance, Board Insights, Pin Inspector, Website Insights, Organic Activity, Referral Traffic.
Pinterest Marketing Tip: Pins scheduled via Tailwind are posted as fresh pins not as repin.
Pinterest Marketing Tip: Tailwind can offer you extra referral traffic via Tailwind tribes. Give them a try.
Another question that pops-up frequently is if you as content creator need to pin content from others. Pinterest sustains that not, as long as you have enough content of your own to promote. To be tested.
Do Not Delete Under-Performing Pins
What about them? The first thought that comes to your mind is to delete them as they don't add any value to your account. Not really. If you get the chance to speak to bloggers that have reaped big chunks of dollars in Pinterest, you'll know that they are not into the idea of deleting the under-performing pins.
You could think that they are probably hurting your performing pins, but they aren't. The performance of a pin has no effects on the rest of your pins.
As we all know (probably by now) Pinterest is subject to algorithmic change and new updates. This can turn out to be good in the long run. The under-performing pins may gain traction and become useful due to new changes and turn into a goldmine.
What you have to do is to constantly review the Pinterest analytics and find out which are the pins that are performing well and those that are not. For the ones that aren't working well, you can do some revamping or simply create new pins with another description to increase the engagement.
From my own point of view, I strictly do not recommend deleting any of your pins regardless of their performance.
Pinterest Marketing Tip: Do not delete underperforming pins, you don't know when you'll have a nice surprise. Make new pins and improve their description.
Ensure to Have Correct Linking to Articles or Landing Pages
Make sure your pin links to the article you intended. What you should keep in mind is that the pin is not about the image but about the content and relevance of the image to that content.
The pin only acts as a short description of its content. To make the pins more effective, ensure that the keywords are matching.
Don't Forget About Pinterest SEO and Keywords
Keywords are the primary vector that drives eyeballs to your profile, boards, content and finally to your site. Hence use them properly. The huge majority of the reach will happen far beyond followers that's why SEO counts.
We hear all over "use catchy titles", some people use puns and clever titles hence cannot be found when you type the keywords you'd like to search for. Remember Pinterest is a search engine.
Board names are not a place to show your prowess in the English language. Pinterest best practices advise that you should ONLY name your boards with keywords. But do not exaggerate, do not stuff the board name or the description only with keywords. Make all your descriptions conversational.
The keywords should just be enough to help the algorithm understand what it's the pin or the board about. To make the keywords more effective, they should be written in a user-friendly way.
NB: The Pinterest SEO keywords should be relevant to the boards. The relevance of the keyword helps in spreading the content which will, in turn, reach a larger target audience.
Pinterest Marketing tip: Use keywords relevant for Pinterest not keywords that are relevant for Google.
Take Care of Your Followers
If you are a Facebook, Twitter and Instagram fanatic, you understand pretty well that followers are the drivers of your account. The more you have, the faster and wider your message will spread. The same case applies from now on to Pinterest. As the way to get your content show up in the Smartfeed pass first through your followers.
Even if it's still possible to generate high traffic for your blog without having a large number of followers, they have a heavy word on spreading your new pins. With the recent updates, the followers are the first to have a glimpse and interact with your new pins in their feeds.
The best thing for business is that Pinterest has a high affinity for new content. Pinterest will, therefore, ensure that the content reaches your followers as fast as possible.
If your followers are relevant and show interest in your content, they will quickly engage with it and roll it over to non-followers and Pinterest will push it further into the topics and feeds. And this is how pins become viral. However, to make this happen, the ball still rolls on your side. Any content you post on the platform must be relevant to your brand. Nobody likes irrelevant and random boards that make no sense.
For example, picture this. If you are a home décor entrepreneur, everyone expects your posts to be full of the best home upholsteries, décor boards and decorative brands. You don't need to post irrelevant posts like food recipes or fashion related boards.
A final tip: unengaged followers are not of much use. If most of the many followers are not active, they will not spread your content. It is better that you only have a handful of followers that engage with your content rather than a million of them that will not even take a look at what you've posted.
Pinterest Marketing Tip: Aim for engaged followers that are interested in what you have to say, not just followers.
Join Communities
The latest big thing in Pinterest marketing are the communities. Indeed, Pinterest stated in summer that they will no longer privilege group boards to pop up in searches and I suspect we got our answer on "why". Communities will be replacing the actual group boards and strive to be an improved version.
Pinterest Communities come to add more social flavor and prove that Pinterest is a social network also. Communities are the new way that pinners can use for communication, for promoting their business to new audiences, for posting links and comments.
Communities are just starting and are in the early stages, so you are fee to create your own with the name of your choice if it is not yet taken.
The Implementation Strategy
With all said and done, it's now the time to put all that you've read into practice. The implementation stage is more important than any other step and this is where many bloggers fail. It is of no use that you get all the available helpful information and throw it away.
There is lots going on with Pinterest algorithm and probably even lots to come. And consequently, lots of changes to implement and the above-mentioned Pinterest best practices for business should be of help in 2019 to keep attracting quality traffic for your blog.
You might find hard to apply them all. Take them one at a time and see what you can incorporate successfully into your Pinterest marketing strategy and what brings you results.


text: The toe shoes on Spiderman are too legit to quit. Ditto for Batman's fanny pack. Spiderman Comes To Batman's Rescue In Times Square... Both Arrested For Fighting You'd think a story like this would be a more regular occurance... until you read about how this tight knit Justice League has each others backs, and, in turn, the rest of the city's.


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Paul acquires an Apple Watch in Los Angeles, and also spends time with the new MacBook, Microsoft Surface 3, Huawei TalkBand B2. Also - Open Source Open Society Conference, Xero results, Internet speeds and Netflix, Uber price increase.
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Paul Spain joins Jack Schofield (The Guardian) to discuss Google's 'Mobilegeddon', a Microsoft store for Sydney, Australia's domain name catch up, Dell's new XPS 13, DAB killing FM radio, fixed broadband in the UK and hands on with Huawei P8.
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From London this week Paul Spain joins Glenn Williams to discuss Apple Watch, Game of Thrones distribution challenges, upcoming smartphones (Huawei P8, LG G4), CallPlus/Slingshot sale to Australia's M2 and some interesting UK topics.
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This episode we discuss Amazon Dash Button, Semble on Windows Phone and Blackberry, Spark's international voice business sale, a dispute over Spark's Revera acquisition, Xero Payroll, OnePlus OxygenOS and a revenge porn jail sentence.
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Highlights this week – Microsoft Surface 3, Semble mobile wallet launch and an NZ domain name drama with global ramifications. Also discussed were Windows 10, Project Spartan, Telsa's mystery, MYOB's share market listing and Datacom's A$242 Australian contract win.
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View 1 - 10 results for here with engineers comic strips. Discover the best "Here With Engineers" comics from Dilbert.com.
Monday November 20,
Tags #internet music, #free, #digital tops, #here with engineers, #ideas, #applied to others
Wally says to Alice and Dilbert, "All music on the internet should be free. Artists could make money from digital tips." Catbert says to Wally, "Great idea. We'll do the same thing here with the engineers." Wally says to Dilbert, "Have you ever noticed that my ideas are only brilliant when applied to other people?"
Monday February 26,
Tags #shirts, #has either stain, #or missing button, #engineers, #not concerned with fashion, #stain with tie, #marinara
Dilbert stands in front of his open closet and says, "I hate my shirts. Each one has either a stain or a missing button." Dilbert examines a shirt on a hanger and says, "They say engineers are not concerned with fashion, but that's not fair." Dilbert holds up two shirts and asks Dogbert who is sitting on the bed, "Which stain goes with this tie?" Dogbert replies, "Definitely the marinara."
Monday April 20,
Brainstorm With Other Engineers
Tags #product design, #managers, #marketing, #simplicity, #complication, #inventions, #ideas, #business
Boss: Our marketing people tell me your double-handed coffee mug could be a huge seller. Brainstorm with the other engineers and see if it needs more features. Wally: Do you have any other ideas for ruining the product, or should I focus on that one?
Friday July 29,
Tags #exercise & fitness, #office workers, #engineers, #telomeres, #value work, #company gym, #slacker trap
Boss: We're looking for engineers with short telomeres for their age. That's an indication that you value work above exercise. Man: But you have a company gym. Boss: That's our slacker trap!
Tuesday December 08,
Tags #humor, #Dilbert, #the boss, #tension, #engineers, #lightbulb, #appraisal
Dilbert sits across from the Boss's desk. The Boss says, "I'm going to use humor to ease the tension during your annual job performance appraisal." The Boss asks, "How many engineers does it take to change a lightbulb?" Dilbert says, "I don't know." The Boss says, "Well, that's consistent with your appraisal." Dilbert says, "Wait . . . I'll say three."
Monday December 28,
Tags #Dilbert, #Dogbert, #phone, #pager, #palm computer, #personal, #organizer, #wireless, #modem, #envy, #engineers, #thesaurus
Dilbert stands in front of the dresser wearing a belt with several pieces of electronic equipment attached to it. Dilbert says, "Let's see . . . I've got my cellular phone, my pager, palm computer, personal organizer, wireless modem . . ." Dilbert looks in the mirror and continues, "Yeah, I'd say I'm pretty much the envy of engineers everywhere . . . Looking good . . . Looking good . . ." Dogbert says, "Words escape me . . ." Dilbert takes something out of his belt and says, "Here, I'll fire up the old thesaurus."
Wednesday December 30,
Tags #Dilbert, #personal, #technology, #engineers, #superior, #techno bill, #fax
Wally and another engineer bow to Dilbert as he walks past. Dilbert thinks, "My vast array of personal technology makes me dominant over the less-equipped engineers." Dilbert thinks, "I am superior to them all . . . With the possible exception of . . ." Dilbert says as he encounters another engineer, "Techno-Bill!!" Techno-Bill has even more electronic gadgets strapped to his body than Dilbert. Bill says, "Looks like somebody just had a fax."
Monday March 15,
Tags #Dilbert, #emergency, #budget, #exercise, #estimate, #impact, #replacing, #engineers, #summarize, #bullet
Dilbert sits at his desk. A woman says, "Dilbert, I need you to stop everything and do this emergency budget exercise." The woman explains, "Estimate the budget impact of replacing all the engineers with decorative plants." The woman says, "Later, I'll summarize everybody's inputs into a bullet point, like 'oxygen is good.'" Dilbert asks, "Would these be rented plants?"
Saturday May 29,
Tags #Dogbert, #school, #system, #failure, #park bench, #preparing, #scientist, #engineers, #economy, #instead, #janitors, #maids
Dogbert sits on a park bench with a woman and a little boy. The woman says, "Our school system is a complete failure, Dogbert." Dogbert asks, "Why's that?" The woman replies, "The schools should be preparing these kids to be scientists and engineers. That's the only way our economy will prosper." The woman continues, "Instead, we'll be a nation of maids and janitors." Dogbert replies, "Yeah, but think how clean it will be."
Wednesday March 30,
Tags #use tail, #operate mouse, #engineers, #no tail, #rocky, #new programmer
Dilbert: Zimbu, you're not supposed to use your tail to operate the mouse. If tails were a natural advantage for engineers then evolution would provide usual with tails! The Boss: Dilbert, I don't believe you've met Rocky, out new C programmer.


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living room furniture arrangement can be a challenge, but as shocking as it seems, small living rooms are often easier to decorate than large, especially on a budget.
The main design rules for small living room furniture arrangement are no different than in a large room: Choose furniture that fits the space, and don't try to squeeze too much in.
Easier said than done, I know! But these tips and ideas for furniture layouts for small living rooms may inspire you and show you that less can be more.
This arrangement provides a lot of storage, while still providing plenty of seating. The long wall has enough room for a large shelving unit, and the table behind the sofa provides additional storage and a possible place for lighting.
This furniture arrangement is ideal for a single adult or a couple. With the exchange of the bar for a slightly larger table, this arrangement could also work for a small family.
During entertaining, the stools or chairs could be moved somewhere else in the room for temporary, additional seating, and the bar used as a serving area.
– Armless sofas look sleek in small spaces, but they are not especially comfortable for lounging about. You may not have a tiny living room forever, and a sofa may last 10 years or more, so choose a sofa that is comfortable. Think of your sofa as an investment and then purchase less expensive accent furnishings.
– When purchasing accent chairs, think "light." Anything with a heavy look or dark colors will feel huge in the room. Armless chairs, like slipper chairs, can be a good choice. Avoid anything with a tall backrest. Transparent chairs such as "ghost" chairs look great in small spaces.
– In a small space, choose furniture with clean lines so the eye won't get stuck in one place – designer-speak for "keep it simple." Overstuffed chairs and shabby chic slipcovers may overpower a small living room.
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It's official, no one is selling their house anymore, everyone is staying put and doing up their old place instead. Okay, I may have just made that up but, in case it is true, and if you wanted a little inspiration anyway to revamp some tired old wall spaces, have a look at what I have been doing for the last hour. I've been trawling the internet for ideas on how to liven up boring old walls and what to do to give them a fresh new make over. From hanging huge photographic prints (all the rage this year didn't you know?), to simple designs of stencil, yes they are back but not those awful ivy leaves that you remember! To coat hangers and exciting wall paper. There's something I'm sure everyone will like. Let's start off with a stencil mural and before you all run off screaming 'Hilda!', no it's really not like that..
Cheetah Wall Mural – was £65 now £48.75
If when I say mural to you, you immediately think of Hilda Ogden and her house on Coronation Street where she lived with Stan, under that awful landscape of a mural, then think again. Murals have grown up and away from huge scenes and tiny ivy leaves and silly strawberries in the kitchen. Now they are far more trendy and can add an interesting focal point to a room. Plus they are dead easy to apply, but you must do the proper preparation to the wall beforehand. Make sure you have cleaned yours with sugar soap and then leave to dry before filling in any holes or cracks with Polyfilla. Paint the wall in a neutral colour and then once that has dried, carefully press on your mural. Buy from A Space.
Vertical Gardens – from £29.99
Seriously, have you ever seen anything this amazing in your life? A vertical garden can look fabulous anywhere in your house but the best rooms to place them in are a living room or kitchen or even a larger bathroom. They are great for people that live in apartments and do not have access to a garden, but good to bring the outdoors in as well. You can turn any indoor wall into a green oasis with a series of pockets which are affixed easily to any wall. For more information about buying your very own living vertical wall garden, visit Garden Beet.
Art Vinyl Triple Play & Display Album Frame – £99
Now I think this has to be one of the greatest presents you can ever buy your partner or male friend ever! Especially if they love music and are over a certain age – say 40 odd, when we all used to buy LP records. Do you remember how some of them had really ionic covers and you would sometimes buy them just for the cover? No? It's a little different with CD's isn't it. This Triple Play & Display Album frame let's you showcase your favourite LP's on your walls. And if you have car booted all your old records, why not go to a charity shop and see if you can pick thme up again? Buy from Amazon.
Paula Nizamas – Searching The Universe – POA
Buy some eye catching original art and make sure it is huge! I have chosen this gorgeous piece of colourful amazingness from Paula Nizamas, who uses colours in the most extraordinary ways and I would love to own a painting from her. Her most iconic pieces sell out really quickly so if you love her work too, best get in there quickly. This painting is called Searching the Universe and is a canvas stretched around 2″ thick wood and stapled on the back. Edges are painted in black. Painting is wired and ready to hang. Final coat of varnish has been applied for protection. A signed Certificate of Authenticity will be included. Painting is new and in excellent condition. Buy from the Nizamas Fine Art Gallery.
Butterflies Wall Stickers – £24
I love butterflies, I've even got a tattoo of one on my stomach but that's a whole different issue. This pack includes four large high quality pre-pasted butterfly stickers, suitable for all ages (especially me) and are dead simple to affix. Just choose your space, a girly bedroom seems to be the ideal room, and peel off the backs and push onto the wall in question. A great gift idea or treat yourself. I'll won't tell I've already got myself 2 packs! Buy from A Space. My new favourite website.


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The fourth semi-final of the National Independence Festival of Creative Arts (NIFCA) was another top-class display of young talent on the island.
However, the show last Friday night at the Alexandra School Hall also demonstrated the heart-break that can come from a performance that did not go as planned.
Many flocked to the north of the island to support those performing in the disciplines of dance, music and theatre, and they were not disappointed.
The students of the Alexandra School, who had home advantage, gave an excellent performance of their dramatic piece Let We Take A Picture.
Some 19 students from the school's drama club performed in the non-professional category, highlighting the issue of cyber bullying and exploring the subject from a teenager's perspective.
The piece, though comical at times, stressed the importance of eliminating any form of bullying and showed its negative effects on children.
The primary schools were also well represented and should be commended for a job well done.
From the St Giles Primary came a dance titled Hope For Tomorrow. The modern contemporary piece was dedicated to the victims of hurricanes Irma and Maria and to those affected by the devastating earthquake in Mexico City.
The touching dance captivated the audience from start to finish and the refrain in the song 'we weren't there but we feel and we care' tugged at the emotions of all who witnessed the performance.
The Reynold Weekes Primary School students, in a dance choreographed by Julie Greenidge and Reanne Rock, thrilled the audience with their African styled depiction.
The dance spoke to the African heritage of most Barbadians.
The St Bernard's Primary presented a hip-hop infused dance titledGhana Style.
Link'd, a group comprising six young ladies, came together for the second time ever and brought the audience alive with their energetic performance. Presenting a medley of Rihanna's hit songs, the two singers, two guitarists, keyboardist and drummer, had the crowd singing along for their entire set.
Ashe Augustine gave a great rendition of her original calypso social commentary Dreams. The Ellerslie school student, who is a former NIFCA bronze medallist, delivered a strong rendition of her song. The piece spoke to her dreams of seeing an end to violence in Barbados.
Kudos must also go to the two soloists from Codrington International, Kai Glasby and Sofia Rossidi. They both gave good performances.
Shontae Alleyne-Clarke's night might not have gone as planned but she too should be commended for a job well done.
The nine-year-old who aspires to be a singer like her idol Rihanna, attempted the song Listen by Beyoncé, but was unable to hit some of the high notes and left the stage in tears. She didn't return to perform her second song.
Kia Downes is one to watch for the future. The first-time NIFCA entrant from the Parkinson Secondary School gave a comical performance of a dramatic piece Job Interview.
Loud cheers and laughter could be heard from the crowd throughout Kia's performance, which featured a young lady applying for a job, but who was clueless to her bad work ethic.
Irijah Alkins performed an original, The Outlandish Minds, a dramatic piece describing the thought processes of a writer. In it, she urged the audience to be more in tune with what was going on around them.
Also performing were Shane Jordan, Jeliah Boyce, Barbados Dance Theatre, Sade Brathwaite and Jamal Dawe, Shea Best, Leanne Hall and Nicole Hall, and the Haynesville Youth Club. The St James community group too should be commended for a job well done.