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Greg's work has been featured from Los Angeles to India, and has become part of collections both private and corporate, featured in The Washington Post, Vanity Fair, Architectural Digest, Variety and other publications, and featured on TV, most recently, on the hit show "Empire" on Fox. Greg also toured with the Bernie Sanders campaign after two pieces he made became favorites of media and supporters of the campaign.
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Battista Named Oakton Associate Vice President and Dean
(Nov. 16, 2018) The Board of Trustees of Oakton Community College Tuesday evening affirmed the appointment of Marc Battista as the college's associate vice president for workforce education/dean of business and career programs, effective Monday, Jan. 7, 2019. Battista is currently dean, sustainability, business and career technologies at Elgin Community College.
At Oakton, Battista will be responsible for long- and short-term planning and implementation for the adult education, business and career programs, as well as continuing education and workforce development credit and noncredit areas of the college. As leader of the division, he will also be responsible for ensuring the quality and relevance of the academic programs and services.
"Marc is uniquely qualified for this job, given his experience in career and technical education and adult education," says Vice President for Academic Affairs Ileo N. Lott, Ed.D. "My expectation is that he will immediately leverage his ability to work collaboratively with our faculty and external partners."
Battista served in Elgin's Division of Sustainability, Business and Career Technologies as dean, interim dean and associate dean since January 2016, overseeing academic programs that include business and office careers, hospitality professions, transportation careers, public service professions and industrial technologies.
"I am thrilled to be joining the Oakton team and especially excited to be part of the workforce education and career programs team to assure that all students have the opportunity to earn meaningful credentials that will lead to immediate and long-term employability for years to come." Battista says.
Prior to his service at Elgin, Battista spent nearly four years at City Colleges of Chicago (2012-16), where he was responsible for the management of the transitions team, working closely with each city college to assure they had increased the number of students who transitioned from upper ESL (English as a second language) to HSE (high school equivalency) levels into credit bearing classes.
Battista was assistant director of ESL at Triton College after spending three years at Kaplan International English as an academic manager and ELL (English language learner) faculty member. He also was an ESL instructor at Harry S. Truman College (City Colleges of Chicago) and spent two years teaching English to nonnative speakers at Chonnam National University in Gwangju, South Korea.
Battista is a member of ACTE (Association for Career and Technical Education) and IACEA (Illinois Adult and Continuing Educators Association).
He earned his master's degree in TESOL (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages), applied linguistics, from the University of Illinois at Chicago and his B.B.A. with an emphasis in marketing from Loyola University Chicago. Battista is currently working on a doctorate in education policy, organization, and leadership from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.


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In recent years, there has been much discussion about "urban sprawl," characterized by the low-density suburban development that has occurred in Canada, the US, Australasia, Western Europe and Japan. One result has been the development of an "anti-sprawl" policy agenda, which goes under the name "smart growth." In general, smart growth involves establishing far more prescriptive controls on land use. It seeks to prohibit urban development outside "urban growth boundaries," to increase neighbourhood population densities and to substitute mass transit for highways in order to accommodate the increasing travel demand that accompanies population growth.
Perhaps the world leader in smart growth has been the Portland, Oregon, area. Many urban planners view Portland as a model for limiting sprawl. To showcase what it considers to be its accomplishments, Portland frequently hosts what might be called "Chamber of Commerce" tours from other areas. Most urban areas in North America have generally not adopted Portland's more radical policies, but some Canadian cities have expressed considerable interest in the concept of smart growth
Evidence is already mounting, however, that Portland's policies are not meeting their objectives. Traffic congestion has worsened considerably. Housing prices have been forced up by the land rationing that is the natural consequence of an urban growth boundary. A shortage of commercial land appears to be negatively impacting the regional economy. And voters have passed a referendum to prohibit further densification of existing neighbourhoods. As a result, Portland has been forced to "climb down" from its smart growth policies. An even larger expansion of the urban growth boundary is now being considered to provide commercial land in order to help turn around what has become one of the least healthy major urban economies in the US.
Any Canadian urban area that is considering anti-sprawl or smart growth strategies should carefully consider the predictable consequences that are now emerging in Portland. Perhaps more important, the justification for smart growth rests on faulty foundations. Anti-suburban advocates have failed to identify any problem that requires such policy interventions. This paper's conclusions include the following:
All in all, there is no reason to hobble the economy with smart growth policies that would reduce home ownership and worsen traffic congestion. Canada's urban areas and their residents will be far better served by a continuation of the land-use policies that have made them such good places to live. With appropriate consideration of the environment, Canada's high quality of suburban life is surely sustainable.


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An incredible underwater phenomenon documented on tapeAn underwater volcano bursting with glowing lava bubbles, the deepest active submarine eruption seen to date, is shedding light on how volcanism can impact deep-sea life and reshape the face of the planet.
Scientists witnessed the eruption of the deepest underwater volcano and caught the entire event on film for the first time -- complete with molten lava and sulfur smoke clouds.
|Screen cap from the video of an actual volcano eruption underwater.
They are some of the most violent events on the planet, throwing out millions of tonnes of gas, ash and molten rock with each eruption.
Yet the majority of the world's volcanoes are found deep underwater where immense water pressure does weird things to the lava that bubbles out of them.
Now scientists have finally been able to record one of these eruptions as it happens to discover the sound it makes - and they are surprisingly quiet for such a violent event.
However, the research could allow scientists to monitor undersea volcanoes far more effectively than they have before.
Submarine eruptions account for about three-quarters of all of Earth's volcanism, but the overlying ocean and the sheer vastness of the seafloor makes detecting and observing them difficult. The only active submarine eruptions that scientists had seen and analyzed until now were at the volcano NW Rota-1, near the island of Guam in the western Pacific.
Now researchers have witnessed the deepest active submarine eruption yet. The volcano in question, West Mata, lies near the islands of Fiji in the southwestern Pacific in the Lau Basin. Here, the rate of subduction, the process in which one massive tectonic plate dives under another, typically forming chains of volcanoes, is the highest on Earth, and the region hosts ample signs of recent submarine volcanism.
Scientists discovered West Mata in 2008 during a survey of the northeast Lau Basin. Explosive eruptions were seen in the following year there using a remotely operated underwater vehicle — the first eruption was called Hades, the second Prometheus, both occurring at a depth of approximately 3,900 feet (1,200 meters).
"It was absolutely stunning and exciting, something we'd never seen on the seafloor before,"researcher Joseph Resing, an oceanographer at the University of Washington in Seattle, told OurAmazingPlanet.
The nearly continuous eruptions generated spectacular incandescent gas-filled bubbles of lava up to 3 feet (1 m) wide. Gas flowing through the glowing lava could sometimes look flame-like in appearance, scientists said.
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Inclusive education is the form of teaching the students in a collective way,i.e. the students facing some physical or mental challenges. Inclusive education gives the right to the special students to attend the regular classes and get support to learn. This is a form of education which along with helping such students also contribute to their lives by letting them be a part of the activities taking place in the school.
The main motive of introducing inclusive education
Every student has the right to education,and it is our duty to help the needy and underprivileged. Here, we can think about the different designs and strategies in which we can make the classrooms the best learning place for them. By designing such classrooms and introducing programs for children with special needs, we are ensuring access to quality education for all the students. It is the main aim of inclusive education.
What is the concept on which inclusive education operates?
The schools and the universities work on the result that the competency level of both the students, with and without disabilities is the same. Special children have the ability of participating in the local school community and classrooms. The responsibility of the universities is creating a commonlearning environment.It aims at creating an environment in which they are not differentiated from their peers.
What else can be included in the inclusive education?
Along with textual education, the teachers should include music rooms, gym, performances in theatres, playgrounds, local community, and playgrounds.
Ways education leaders create an inclusive environment
- Preparing teachers-
Highly trained teachersare requiredto educate the students about oppression and privilege. The educational academies should concentrate on this and have enough of an understanding of the requisites of the topics. Well-versed teachers would be able to properly support and help the students.
- Academic support-
Ensuring opportunity to all students is necessary,andinclusive learning helps in recommending schools providing academic support. For example, the students should have the capability of writing a college essay as academic writing taskhas become an integral part ofacademics.
- Integration of the student bodies-
There have been many proposals made for the integration of the student body populations. These will help in the transfer of the programs to redrawing school neighbourhood boundaries.
- Scheduling-
According to research conducted at the Massachusetts Association of Colleges for Teacher Education, a proper schedule for addressing the concepts like global power structures, privilege, oppression and racism is the key in this context. Inequality is to be combated and for this only providing student with the knowledge of facts does not count.
- Creation of the respectful school community-
It is not that difficult to foster a scenario in which the students with special needs can read and write with the rest of the students. This can be achieved with hiring skillfulstaff which reflect diversity to the students. The staff should be capable of demonstrating respect for people at the institutional level and economic backgrounds. The students should get such an environment in which they can work and learn well and without any differences in peer. School community can reflect such abilities which would help them experience all these aspects and help them navigate the discrimination and oppression related issues.
- Time and space for discussion-
Some space must be given to the students in which they can put forward their thoughts and views and ask questions in the classroom. It has been observed that the students more often arise the need of talking about structural oppression and privilege.
- Raising awareness –
Many of the readers might be new to the term inclusive education. This implies that there is a need for raising awareness of the topic and letting people know about it. Higher the awareness rate easier it becomes to practice inclusive education.
- Adjustment of the ranking calculations-
The schools must be ordered to address the concerns of adjusting the evaluation measurements. This will help in considering the intercultural understanding and the diversity of the student population.
- Flexible groupings-
The schools should use a variety of instructional formats and use technology. Interactive whiteboards can be used to get the students engaged in the classroom. Moreover, the mentor can also go for paired learning, small groups etc.
The approach has a bright future. There are various benefits of inclusive education for regular students as well. Becoming more positive, compassionate and empathetic are a few of them.


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NEW YORK (CBS.MW) -- Viacom VIA, -1.02% Chairman and CEO Sumner Redstone said on a conference call with Wall Street analysts that departed president Mel Karmazin left the company for professional and personal reasons. He said that he did not ask for Karmazin to step down, nor did any other executive. Redstone said Karmazin had said recently he was frustrated with the company's stock price and radio unit performance. Karmazin has agreed to act as a consultant for a period of 60 days during the leadership transition. He does not have a non-compete clause in his contract. Viacom officials declined to comment on the dollar amount of Karmazin's departing pay package. Redstone said his daughter, Shari Redstone, won't play an executive role at the company. Shares of Viacom fell 0.7 percent in recent trades. Viacom is a signficant shareholder in MarketWatch.com, the publisher of this report.
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Pechakucha is a specific format of talk : 20 slides, exactly 20 seconds per slide. 6 minutes 40 seconds to spread your message.
It has been a very interesting challenge, especially when you like to tell stories as much as I do... Here you have to cut all the stories and go straight to the point...
This edition was a women only, and I chose to share my experience and teachings as a woman in a male-dominated extreme sport aka streetluge. These teachings have influenced my life way beyond this niche sport.
There would be so much more to say, so much nuance to bring, so many stories to tell. But that would imply much more time than 6min 40 sec.
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There is one take-away I would like to develop a bit more here though.
The biggest lesson has been for me to learn to acknowledge my own value. To stop seeking validation on the outside (among my male streetlugers peers), and to stop feeling like I need to prove myself. The shift has come when the best streetluger on the planet back then told me "it looks like you're the only person here that is not aware of how good you are".
A part of me knew that I was at that level : when I was on a roll, nobody was out of reach, even this man. But my insecurities related to racing were creating a fraud syndrom. I was loosing my power most of the times when there was too much pressure.
Owning my level, my value and my expertise, and adjusting the environment to release the unease, made me move in a peaceful and aligned place. There is a sense of deep relief when you stop chasing for external approval because you are grounded inside.
This story is just a parable of a much bigger picture and can be translated and broaden up to work life...
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Eric Shipton, the distinguished British Himalayan mountaineer (1907-1977), called the Hunza valley "the ultimate manifestation of mountain grandeur". Rakaposhi (7,768m) is valley's most famous peak, not necessarily because is the 27th highest in the world and 12th highest in Pakistan, but for its directly, uninterrupted rise over local terrain (5800m in only an 11.5 km horizontal distance) and also for its unearthly beauty. The peak is located in the Rakaposhi-Haramosh range which forms the south-western corner of the Karakorum and is part of Central Karakorum National Park.
Rakaposhi (means "Shining Wall" in Burushaski language; also known as Dumani - Mother of Mist) isn't easy to climb from in any direction. Western routes are very long, northern routes are very high and technically difficult, and southern and eastern routes are plain dangerous due to extreme avalanche risk. After six failed expeditions the peak was first climbed by a british expedition in 1958 via the SW Spur. Since then there have been 20 attempts, of which only 7 successful, the last in 1997, belonging to an Iranian team.
The Central Karakoram is an extreme mountain area between Skardu and Gilgit. It was declared as national park in 1993 and today it is the largest protected area in Pakistan, and also the highest park in the world (60 peaks over 7,000m, and 4 peaks more than 8000m, including K2). The Park encompasses the longest glaciers outside the Polar Regions, making up 40% of the park area. Within the park there is a variety of ecosystems, from rock cliffs to juniper shrub land, conifer and broadleaf forests and alpine pastures, home to a very high level of biodiversity.
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The first stamp belongs to the Muhammad Ali Jinnah definitive stamps set, issued in 1998 (6 denomination, the same image, different culours - 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7 Rs.). Muhammad Ali Jinnah (1876-1948) was the founder of Pakistan, the country's first Governor-General from August 15, 1947 until his death on September 11, 1948, and he is popularly and officially known in this country as Quaid-e-Azam (Great Leader) or Baba-e-Qaum (Father of the Nation).
The second stamp, depicting the national flag and insignia of Pakistan Navy Rifle Association, is a commemorative postage stamp issued on February 13, 2010 to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the founding of PNRA.
In the lower right corner is also a stamp with Jinnah, with the denomination of 28 Rs. I found on the Internet two stamp identical with that, but with the denomination of 10 and 30 Rs, not 28. I don't know what to say about it.
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As part of the Trump administration's push to reduce a continuously growing backlog of immigration court cases, currently more than 764,000 cases, the Justice Department introduced a "streamlined hiring plan" to bring on more immigration judges. The Executive Office for Immigration Review, the agency within the department responsible for immigration courts, announced Friday that it had hired and trained 46 new judges, bringing the total to 395 nationwide.
Anne Kristina Perry, a new immigration judge who worked in the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of California since 1991, will hear cases in the Los Angeles court. She is one of 10 new judges for the Los Angeles court, adding substantially to the 24 judges already assigned there. Los Angeles has the largest backlog of any individual court in the country at more than 73,000 cases.
A career prosecutor, Perry was a deputy district attorney in Clark County, Nevada in the early 1980s before becoming an assistant U.S. attorney in Nevada and then California. She was the assistant U.S. attorney who handled a 2001 case in which a seasonal U.S. Forest Service firefighter plead guilty to setting fires in the Cleveland National Forest.
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Sales Specialist; Cairo, Egypt As a Sales Specialist you will be a part of the Industrial Automation Division and Business Unit Power Generation and product group Power and Water Automation based in Cairo, Egypt.
You will be responsible to identify and cultivate defined customers and drive the sales process from identified potential to the final sales deal.
You will have the responsibility to reach established sales targets through actively meeting and working with customers.
Tasks Your main responsibilities in this role will include: Market analysisEnsuring that market information (monitoring of competitors, offerings to customers, price levels) is updated and documented in written form in the provided systems locally and globally.
Ensuring the flow of information to LBU Manager and/or Sales Manager about new entrants or other parameters influencing the market- Contributing to the identification and development of new and/or potential customersMarketingActing as marketer/sales person of ABBs Sales and solutions when appropriate, for instance at trade fairs, exhibitions, conferences, customer meetingUtilizing the available marketing material including price lists or other available information to identify leads.
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SalesVisiting customers to build a lead and opportunity pipeline- Running the negotiations with the customer and securing the business to the agreed margins, as well as ensuring a high level of customer satisfaction throughout the sales process.
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Post-salesEnsuring that contracts are executed correctly and that deliveries (products, goods and/or services) are on time at the agreed cost, with the assistance of administrative sales support- Organizing and coordinating post-sales marketing activities in collaboration with other organizations in order to win added sales in addition to the offering sold- Ensuring that the customer is satisfied and that any customer complaints is registered in databaseRequirements: As the ideal candidate, you should have a Technical Diploma or Bachelor Degree in Electrical engineering with 3-5 years work experience in Industrial Sales.
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text: Share: Comments Print November 12, 2014 at 5:00 AM Does the U.S. push its students too hard — or too little? Posted by Linda Shaw Are U.S. students more interested in athletics than academics, so lackadaisical about their futures that they're at risk of losing out to more motivated, harder-working students in China and India? Or are they too stressed out in academic pressure-cookers, pushed to do too much meaningless work, and losing out on real learning — and their sanity? Two recent documentaries — "Two Million Minutes" and "Race to Nowhere" — make the case for the first as well as the second, two opposing views that will be explored in a University of Washington event this coming Monday. The event, sponsored by the UW's Master's in Education Policy program, will be one of the few if not the only time that excerpts from both films will be shown together. "We're not trying to lead people in any particular direction," said Tom Halverson, the program's director. The idea, he said, is to talk about the two contrasting views as a way to explore what's really best for kids. "I'd just like to get a dialog going," he said, noting that some parents believe more is always better, insisting that their children start taking Advanced Placement courses as early as middle school. The event, scheduled to start at 7 p.m. at Paccar Hall, room 290, will start with two excerpts from the films — about 20 minutes from "Two Million Minutes" ( named for the amount of time students spend in high school), and about 30 minutes of "Race to Nowhere," which focuses on high-school students stressed out by how much they're expected to produce. That will be followed by discussion among participants and several panelists: Jondou Chase Chen, research associate with the UW's Education, Equity and Society project; Chanira Reang Sperry, of the UW's undergraduate advising office; David Quinn, International Baccalaureate coordinator at Edmonds-Woodway High School; and Margaret Adams and Denise Campbell of the Lake Washington PTSA Council. The event is free and open to the public. Comments | More in News


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G'Day Mob, here's an old story from the Braeside vault…………………….
It started out as a routine muster. I was aboard Desley and Brian was riding Cobey, with Jean and Wag tagging along to provide some bark. We were moving a mob of cattle
when a calf got separated and was left behind.
As I was tailing the mob I saw the calf's Mum turn back, swim the river, attempt to climb a steep bank, lose her footing, slide down the slope, crash into the water and then walk away to find an easier crossing. We left cow and calf together and thought nothing of it.
A couple of days later I decided to ride out on Bandit and maybe move the two of them to the rest of the herd.
Much to my dismay I found the cow dead not far from where I had last seen her, and no sign of the calf. Bandit and I walked up and down the river and across the flats until we saw this little white face in the grass – and he moved – he was still alive. Now I knew what to do next as I have been to rodeos and watched movies.
First of all you gallop your horse alongside the calf, spring out of the saddle, wrestle the calf to the ground, take the rope from between your teeth, tie three legs together, bundle the calf onto the saddle and ride home in triumph.
Here's what I did…………….
I tied Bandit a respectable distance away and crept up on the calf and caught him quite easily. So far so good. Then I turned him over and wondered what to use for a rope. I stripped off all my layers bar one (hoping no-one was watching) and used my thermal shirt to tie two back legs and one front one. Then I took my big coat, lay it over him and went to get Bandit. Next thing I know there is a blue-coated, shirt-dragging apparition racing around the paddock and a big chestnut horse saying – "if you think that thing's coming anywhere near me, you're dreaming".
So here I am chasing the blue-coated, shirt-dragging apparition (and really hoping no-one was watching) until a rugby tackle that would have made George proud, sees me lying in the dirt with a somewhat stressed calf. This time I tied a better shirt knot and put the coat over his eyes.
As Bandit still wanted no part of the calf, I passed on the romantic saddle idea, and cantered (quite quickly on an ex-racehorse) over to the neighbours who helped rescue the calf, which they then put in their yards. Later Brian took our ute, put the calf in a hessian sack up to his neck and placed him in the front seat with Pep, bought him home and put him in the hayshed.
So that is how Robbie, my first poddy, came to be at the house and he now enjoys slurping milk out of his bucket, spreading calf slobber far & wide and bucking around the paddock like Cobey. I come out of the house and yell "Robbieeee" and am answered with an insistent "mehhhh". He is gorgeous.


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Book Information
Rating: Outstanding
Reading/Interest Level: Primary
Author: Sharon Creech
Publisher: Joana Cotler Boods
Year: 2016
Pages: 278
On a whim, Reena's parents decide to move to Maine just because she said they should. When she arrives, twelve-year-old Reena expects to have fun riding bikes, visiting beaches, and making new friends, but her parents volunteer her and her brother to help their neighbor, Mrs. Falala, with her very ornery cow, Zora, to train Zora to be in the state fair. Although Reena starts out very unwilling to do anything, she eventually learns how to control Zora and is able to enter her into the fair. She becomes good friends with some farmers and even Zora, although ornery, is very nice to be around.
This is a very charming book by Sharon Creech. Although it is about cows and farming, anyone would enjoy reading about Reena's adventures and all the trouble she goes through training a cow. This would be a good book for anyone that has moved somewhere new and is having a hard time adjusting. Creech does a wonderful job of really taking the reader into the story by playing with the text formatting and prose style. Instead of saying the thunder was loud and the lightning crashed, she uses different fonts and spreads out the letters so they span across the whole page or are falling down the page. Moo is a very engaging book and a fun one to read for anyone wanting a laugh.


text: Every year for Thanksgiving, I make it my mission to do a vegan remake of a beloved Thanksgiving dish. This year I chose Sweet Potato Casserole! Sweet potatoes itself are vegan…but not everything else they put inside. So, I replaced the butter, milk, and everything else with a vegan alternative and created this delicious dish! If you're located in the Houston-area, order yours from my online bakery, ExplicitlySweet.com.


text: India V. S. Naipaul ★★★★★ ★★★★★ 3.68 based on 1185 ratings & 120 reviews on Goodreads.com Paperback Ebook Buy Amazon Blackwell's Book Depository Hive Waterstones WH Smith Wordery Foyles See more book details 01 June 2017 9781509832125 1104 pages Synopsis With an introduction from Paul Theroux, author of The Great Railway Bazaar.V.S. Naipaul first visited India in 1962 at twenty-nine. He returned in 2015 at eighty-two. The intervening years and visits sparked by an inquisitiveness about a country he had never seen but had been a dream of his since childhood have resulted in three books: India: An Area of Darkness, A Wounded Civilization and A Million Mutinies Now. India is the collection of all three, introduced by fellow traveller and writer Paul Theroux. An Area of Darkness is V. S. Naipaul's semi-autobiographical account – at once painful and hilarious, but always thoughtful and considered – of his first visit to India, the land of his forebears. From the moment of his inauspicious arrival he experienced a cultural estrangement from the subcontinent. India was land of myths, an area of darkness closing up behind him as he travelled. What emerged was a masterful work of literature that provides a revelation both of India and of himself: a displaced person who paradoxically possesses a stronger sense of place than almost anyone.India: A Wounded Civilization casts a more analytical eye than before over Indian attitudes, while recapitulating and further probing the feelings aroused in him by this vast, mysterious, and agonized country. A work of fierce candour and precision, it is also a generous description of one man's complicated relationship with the country of his ancestors.India: A Million Mutinies Now is the fascinating account of Naipaul's return journey to India and offers a kaleidoscopic, layered travelogue, encompassing a wide collage of religions, castes, and classes at a time when the percolating ideas of freedom threatened to shake loose the old ways. The brilliance of the book lies in Naipaul's approach to a shifting, changing land from a variety of perspectives. India: A Million Mutinies Now is a truly perceptive work whose insights continue to inform travellers of all generations to India. Books by V. S. Naipaul The Masque of Africa V. S. Naipaul Paperback India: Essays V. S. Naipaul Ebook The Indian Trilogy V. S. Naipaul Ebook A House For Mr Biswas V. S. Naipaul Paperback Beyond Belief V. S. Naipaul Ebook Magic Seeds V. S. Naipaul Ebook The Enigma of Arrival V. S. 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Orange Chicken/
I absolutely love Chinese food, but I rarely go out to eat it because most of it isn't that healthy, it's loaded with sodium, and my body isn't too happy with me after I've eaten it. Growing up we would get to order takeout every once in a while as a treat. We have a few really good Chinese restaurants in my tiny town and sometimes on the weekends we would order a bunch and have leftovers for a few days. It was always so delicious. Orange chicken was always one of my favorites, so I wanted to make a healthier version. I served it over white rice to make a great post workout meal, but you can also serve it over cauliflower rice.
Orange Chicken
Prep 10 min
Cooking 20 min
Serves 4
- 1 1/2 pounds chicken, thighs or breast, chopped into bite size pieces
- 1/2 tbsp olive oil
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 orange, juiced
- Zest of 1 orange
- 3 tbsp honey
- 3 tbsp coconut aminos
- 1/2 tsp red pepper flakes
- 6 pieces of asparagus, chopped
- Heat the olive oil and garlic in a pan over medium heat and add the chicken
- When the chicken is fully cooked add the remaining ingredients
- Stir and cook for a few minutes, then cover and cook until the sauce thickens, keeping a watch on it to prevent burning (should only take a few minutes)
- Serve over rice or cauliflower rice
Nutrition Facts (using chicken breast)
Servings 4
Amount Per Serving:
Calories 257
Total Fat 3 g
Sodium 317 mg
Total Carbohydrate 19 g
Dietary Fiber 1 g
Sugars 17 g
Protein 37 g


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Stress and anxiety disorders are very common today. Almost everyone you meet on a daily basis has at least battled stress and anxiety at some point in their lives, although it may not have affected them to a level where it becomes a chronic disorder. It is important to understand that if you have been diagnosed with this condition, you are not alone. The medical systems in many countries of the world now have systems in place to make sure you get the support that you need from the start. Here are some helpful guidelines that you can use to overcome stress and anxiety disorders.
Get the Help You Need
The first step that you would need to take is to get the proper help you need. When you have help to keep you going, it is easier for you to progress in your life and help eliminate the disorder. Consulting a specialist close to you where you live, like a psychologist Berwick would be one of the best approaches to take as they will be in a position to isolate your symptoms and give you medication if needed. If you do not require medication, they will be able to decide what kind of therapy you need to get in order to recuperate fully.
Find out What Your Triggers Are
The next step would be for you to find out what triggers the anxiety or stress attacks in you. Even your doctor will tell you to maintain a journal in which you can write down what happened daily and then identify what kind of incidents or situations bring out the stress and anxiety in you. The advantage of doing this on paper is that it gives you tangible proof and a validation on what exactly you need to avoid in order to stay healthy.
Avoid Your Triggers
Once you identify your triggers, remove yourself from such situations and even people or places that will fuel the condition. If you are unable to avoid these factors completely, try to work up a method where you can keep calm and maintain clarity in your mind when faced with such situations or people. Consider taking a small holiday with somebody that you trust and catching a break to unwind, that will also help in getting rid of the stress.
Understand Your Limits
You also need to fully understand your limits. For example, nothing in life is completely controllable. You cannot micro-manage everything and sometimes you just need to let things happen as they will. Trying to control everything the way that you want it to happen and being so rigid about it is one of the biggest ways in which you invite stress and anxiety. Sometimes, if you just breathe and let things be, they eventually do work out for the best.
Don't Feel Alone
Of course, you will not be comfortable talking to everyone about what you are going through, but rather than bottling things up, find a healthy outlet – a person to talk with. This could be your therapist or a friend or sibling. Just talk about what you have to and get it out of your mind.


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Tribute to Dr. Masaru Emoto
The beloved Masaru Emoto, world-renowned water researcher, scientist and author of the best-selling books Messages from Water and The Hidden Messages in Water, passed just a few days ago. If you are unfamiliar with Dr. Emoto's work, he most famously used frozen water crystals to give us a unique and powerful perspective of how influential music, thoughts, words, and intentions are to our everyday wellbeing and quality of life.
In honor of this great teacher and visionary for peace, I wanted to share this beautiful "snowflake" and word montage. Set to gorgeous music composed by Anthony Raijekov, the video shows images of crystalized water after exposure to affirmations, music, negative words, holy and evil figures, a child (I melted), and prayer.
These images and others found on his website specifically show how music from Beethoven, Bach, Motzart, and songs like Amazing Grace, Imagine, Edelwise and Yesterday shifted frozen water molecules into beautiful, magical, ethereal snowflakes. It gets right in there and stirs up every bit of hope, love, belief, faith and passion in my heart. You can see more of his work and other crystal water transformations here.
Dr. Emoto, you've changed our way of thinking and have opened our hearts and minds forever. You will truly be missed.


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"Start-Up Day: KRENI"- Be part of the solution, your idea can start up community
Omladinska organizacija Svitac (Firefly) received an invitation from the Subdivision to support Local Communities, NGOs and Associations of Citizens of Brčko District to participate in an event for young people from Brčko District, Gradačac and Bijeljina. The event was called "Start-Up Day: KRENI"- Be part of the solution, your idea can start up community.
The "Start-up day: KRENI" was organized in Bijeljina on 19th May by UNDP for Bosnia and Herzegovina.
The participants of this project had the opportunity to present their socially responsible ideas of different ways to help their community. With the help of socially motivated experts, participants with the best ideas were given the opportunity to get advice on how to best integrate projects into their communities.
Andrea Dabić, Edina Mulić, Imrana Islamović, Stefan Savčić and Zerina Spahalić represented Omladinska organizacija Svitac (Firefly) at this event. They had the opportunity to present their own ideas, exchange experiences and form new acquaintances with young people from other towns.


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April 2014
U.S. marathon win: Annie Bersagel 2:28:59
By RunBlogRun
Six days after Boston there was another surprising American marathon victory: In rainy conditions Annie Bersagel won the Metro Group Marathon Duesseldorf, Germany with a personal best of 2:28:59. She is a former Wake Forest runner in North Carolina.
She overtook Selomie Getnet with only three kilometres to go. The Ethiopian, who had a big lead in the middle of the race, was second with 2:30:29. Kenya's Emily Ngetich ran 2:30:50 for third place.
Nashville Runners Reclaim Titles at St. Jude Country Music Marathon
Patriots coach Bill Belichick finished the half marathon in 2:36:46, along with his fiancé Linda Holliday; Scott Wietecha returns to win the marathon and Gisela Olalde steals the show in the half-marathon
NASHVILLE, Tenn. - The St. Jude Country Music Marathon & ½ Marathon presented by Nissan celebrated its 15th year running on Saturday, April 26. The race welcomed runners from around the world, but the focus was on local participants, Scott Wietecha and Gisela Olalde, who returned to defend their titles in the marathon and half-marathon, respectively. Patriots coach Bill Belichick also participated in the half marathon.
Meb's Background Shows Determination
Not only did Meb Keflezighi deliver an American victory at the Boston Marathon, the first American male to do so in 31 years, but there was this victory, too:
On Nov. 1, 2009, during the 40th running of the New York City Marathon, Meb Keflezighi became the first American since Alberto Salazar in 1982 to win the largest marathon in the world.
Indeed, his family's journey from immigrants from Eritrea to the USA to a family consisting of 10 college graduates has been called one of the best illustrations of the American Dream.
RRCA Names new 'Runner Friendly' Communities
ARLINGTON, Virginia – The Road Runners Club of America (RRCA) is pleased to announce the first round of Runner Friendly Community designations for 2014, which includes: Belleville, IL; Richmond, VA; Rockwall, TX; Safety Harbor, FL; and Spokane, WA.
Meb to speak at All American Marathon in Fayetteville, NC
Meb Keflezighi, fresh off his Boston Marathon victory, will attend the All American Marathon at Fayetteville and Fort Bragg, NC. The marathon and companion half-marathon and 5K will be held May 4. Keflezighi will speak to runners at the May 3 pre-race dinner at the Holiday Inn Bordeaux in Fayetteville and sign autographs. He will also at the start and finish the next day. He will not run the marathon.
Meb's Stunning Victory at Boston Ends Drought
By Larry Eder, RunBlogRun
No American male has won the iconic Boston Marathon since 1983, when, Greg Meyer, a midwesterner with the legs of a steeple chaser and the arms of a wrestler, won the most American of marathons.
Now, Meb Keflezighi, an Olympic silver medalist and victor of New York City has added the mantle of Boston Marathon winner to his resume!
Korir, Kiptoo Capture 41st Kentucky Derby Festival MiniMarathon
Louisville's Wesley Korir won his fourth miniMarathon, Caroline Kiptoo captures women's race
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LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Clear skies and cooler morning temps made for nice running conditions as the Kentucky Derby Festival Marathon and miniMarathon presented by Walmart and HumanaVitality kicked off this morning. 16,000 runners were registered to participate in the road races. 2014 marks the 41st edition miniMarathon and 13th year for the Marathon.
Meb wins Boston, first American since 1983
Meb Keflezighi raced to a Boston Marathon record time of 2:08:37 to become the first American to win Boston in 31 years.
Meb, 38, took an early lead and maintained it with a strong finish.
Kenya's Rita Jeptoo, 33, won the women's division for the third time, finishing in 2:18:57, leading a group of four women under the course record. America's Shalane Flanagan held the early lead but fell back well into the race and finished seventh in a personal best time of 2:22:02.
Gebremeskel holds off True, while Huddle runs down Daska for the victory
By Chris Lotsbom
The 2014 B.A.A. 5K was one for the ages, as thousands of runners took to the streets of Boston in celebration. Ethiopia's Dejen Gebremeskel set a new men's event record of 13:26, while Providence, Rhode Island's Molly Huddle came from behind to win the women's race in 15:12. In total, more than 8,600 runners finished the race, held two days prior to the 118th Boston Marathon.
Six under 4 Minutes at Furman in Greenville, SC
Furman Elite athlete sets PR to lead an event record of six men under 4 minutes
A record six athletes posted a sub-4:00 time April 12 in the Blue Shoes Elite Mile, which was held in conjunction with the 17th Blue Shoes Invitational at the Irwin Belk Track Complex for Track & Field and Kelsey-West Track in Greenville.
Furman Elite's Michael Hammond won the Blue Shoes Elite Mile event, turning in a personal record of 3 minutes, 57.70 seconds. Hammond, a former All-American at Virginia Tech, is in his first year with Furman Elite.
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I can't believe it's been a week since I posted. You would think since I'm not working right now I would be posting more. I guess last week got away from me.
I have a wonderful Mother's Day Weekend. On Saturday DH wanted to go clothes shopping so off we went on an adventure to a new mall. Before we got there we stopped for lunch and found a second hand thrift store near the restaurant. The store had lots and lots of cool items, among them was set of French Casseroles just like my grandma used to have. I wanted them and I wasn't sure about getting them. While DH was looking around he found two butterfly shaped serving dishes that match a big green bowl we have and he wanted to get those. Lucky for me the woman who is selling the casseroles was in the store. They were priced at $10 each, but she said I could get all five for $35. Sold! DH offered to pay for them as part of my Mother's Day gift (he had bought me Randy Moss Patriots jersey earlier in the week). How cool! I did some researching and learned they are Fire King Gay Fad French Casseroles. I may have to start buying more of those kitchen pieces. They are all adorable and I can't wait to use them.
On Sunday DS and DIL dropped by around lunchtime and gave me a gift card for Barnes and Noble, plus they have ordered Barbara Walter's new book for me. They offered to take us out for lunch so off we went to Texas Roadhouse for steak and ribs. Then I made them go to B&N so I could use my gift card. I bought The Last Lecture by Randy Pausch; 40 Days and 40 Nights – Taking Time Out for Self-Discovery A Guided Journal; and a Cath Kidston notebook. I also picked up Better Homes and Gardens Quilts and More summer issue. This magazine has Happy Zombie's Bay Breeze Pattern in it and I've already pulled fabric to make one for me.
Sunday night I had to take DH to the airport for his business trip to Las Vegas. After I dropped him off I drove to Cape Cod to spend the evening and all day Monday with a friend. Yesterday she took me on a tour of the Cape from her house in Eastham to Provincetown at the end of the Cape. The winds were ferocious and the waves were high and gorgeous, but it was too cold to stay on the beach for too long.
Our first stop in Provincetown was a small food shop, Angel Foods, a specialty food store with a deli and bakery. We decided to buy dessert before having lunch. She bought a double chocolate mousse and I bought a chocolate raspberry cake. We parked in the public lot and ate our desserts before shopping. They were yummy!
As we were walking down Commercial Street I told my friend that over the last few days I felt as if a new me was getting ready to emerge and I needed some new items for the new me. Our first stop was Galadriels Mirror, a jewelry and gem store. When we walked in the salesperson told us everything in the store was half price! Woohoo! I walked around the store and found a purple heart shaped gem, a milky white tear drop gem, an 18 inch silver chain and a 36 inch strand of dyed pearls!
We stopped in several other stores, but didn't find anything exciting. Lots of ideas for my dining room "wow" item; but that's purchase I won't make without DH around. We ate at Bubala's by the Bay for lunch. I had a cup of butternut squash and apple soup and a salad of mixed greens, walnuts, dried cranberries, Gorgonzola cheese and walnut vinaigrette.
Then we stopped at Impulse Arts Gallery. They had lots of neat kaleidoscopes and items made with dichroic glass (a glass containing multiple micro-layers of metal oxides, with a total thickness of three to five millionths of an inch, which make the glass take on the colors it's reflecting). I bought a necklace cross made of the glass. I also bought three strips of the glass that I'm going to make a mobile out of to hang either in our bay window or in the kitchen window.
The final stop of our shopping adventure was Atlantic Spice Company, a wholesale store for gourmet spices,herbs, tea, essential and potpourri. I can't believe my friend had never been there. They have bins and bins of bagged spices and teas, all kinds of kitchen accessories and a wide variety of specialty item cookbooks such as the Balsamic Vinegar Cookbook. I bought a bag of Ambrosia tea, an in-house blend of apricot tea, black currant tea, mango tea, rose hips, orange peel & cinnamon chips; a tea tin for the tea and a bag of four pepper mix peppercorns. If you like to buy spices, teas or potpourri items in bulk you should check their web site. Just to give you an idea of the great prices the store has my friend saw single vanilla beans for $2.50. At the grocery store where she works they charge $12 for two vanilla beans.
As we were driving back to her house I told my friend I probably spent more money buying jewelry and spices than I usually do on a quilt store shop hop! LOL!
Now I'm back home and I'm alone until Sunday night. On Friday DS, DIL and I are going to see the new Narnia movie and I'll be spending Saturday with quilting friends. Between now and then I need to some housework and hopefully get some quilting time in.
Tuesday, May 13, 2008
Mother's Day and Visiting A Friend
Posted by Sweet P at Tuesday, May 13, 2008
4 comments:
- Carole said...
Glad to read that you had a wonderful time shop hopping! Enjoy your goodies!
- Candace said...
What a wonderful few days you have had. Sometimes we just need to be spoiled a bit. You got some nice finds, too. Thanks for sharing.
- Tracey @ozcountryquiltingmum said...
like the perfect weekend....and I have a bit of cactus that I stuck in a pot and it is flowering exactly like yours! Tracey
- Karen said...
Wow what a wonderful time you had. How fantastic to see Cape Cod and in "interesting" weather :-).
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Jeffrey Jean Sprague Jr.
"You Are My Sunshine"
Jeffery Jean Sprague Jr.
6/3/1986 ~ 4/9/2017
Jeffery was born June 3, 1986 to Lillian Joann Edwards (Richards) and Jeff Sprague. He was a very free spirited kid, who made friends with just about everyone. Jeff loved to camp and fish. Jeff was suddenly taken from us on Sunday, April 9, 2017.
Jeff is survived by his parents Lillian Joann Edwards and James Edwards, Jeffery Sprague and Brandi Watts; his son, Jayden Sprague; his siblings Jennifer (Micheal) Dennis, Corina Edwards, Livio Ramirez (Juniper Norton), Wesley Sprague, Tabatha (Max) Gunderson, Dustin Sprague and Dallas Sprague, Jason Richards (Neisha Chastain); his grandmother Eleanor Conant; grandfather Ed Edwards; nieces Jessica Dennis, Jaymie Dennis, Jordynn Dennis, April Gunderson, Paislee Gunderson and nephews Landon Dennis, Devyn Dennis, Jasper Norton, Max Gunderson Jr.; several aunts, uncles and cousins.
Jeff is preceded in death by grandmothers Patricia Moore, Betty Lobretto, Gloria Edwards; and grandfathers William Richards, William Sprague, and Larry Moore.
Fly high, our angel! Godspeed until we see you again.
A gathering will be held for family and friends. Please contact Joann or James Edwards for further information at 308-737-5160.
Gone, but never forgotten.


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It's so great to see you again?
So I met this guy at a party and we made a date to meet up for drinks at the Bourgeois Pig, an atmospheric cocktail bar in the East VIllage. When I met the guy, it was dark. I was drunk. The details of the actual meeting are hazy. You know, details like what he did for a living, or what we drank, or say, what exactly he looked like.
No matter, I had a date with this guy on my calendar and I never turn down free drinks. I was confident that once I saw him, I'd know him.
So I walk into the bar and am relieved when I spot my date sitting alone at a table near the back. I was lucky too - he wasn't all that bad looking. Score one point for Liz vs. the Beer Goggles.
I throw on a big smile, and say "Hey man! Great to see you. That was a crazy night, right?" and sit down next to him.
He smiles nervously and says, "Yeah, it totally was. Did you make it home all right?"
I confirm that I did, and then we make small talk. Really awkward small talk. I'm pretty sure he must have been wasted out of his mind when we met, cause he can't remember the details of our previous conversation either. But, we both decide not to acknowledge how drunk we must have been, and how awkward this date is, and keep on trying to charm each other.
A few minutes later, someone taps me on the shoulder. I turn around to see the person who is trying to get my attention. One look at his face and I start to get a sinking feeling.
"Liz?" the new guys asks.
I look at my 'date.' Now that I really think about it, he doesn't really look all that much like the guy I had met at the party. And, as it turned out, he WASN'T the guy I had met at the party at all. But since I had seemed to know him, he figured he had met me drunk somewhere and forgotten and pretended that he knew me since it would have been rude to ask who I was and how we met. Cue massive embarrassment.
To my date's credit, he laughed a little bit and gave me a look that might have said either, 'haha, you're quirky,' or 'haha, you need to go to rehab.'
But the damage was done, the date was awkward, and to this day, I still don't really remember what he looked like.
-From the desk of Liz B.


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Jay Surdukowski Elected a Trustee of the Currier Museum of Art
Jay Surdukowski, an attorney in Sulloway's Concord, New Hampshire office has been elected to a five year term as a Trustee of the Currier Museum of Art. Mr. Surdukowski becomes the second youngest member of the twenty-five member board consisting of business, professional, and philanthropic leaders from across the Granite State. In addition to serving on the Currier Board, Mr. Surdukowski chairs the Board of Overseers of the St. Paul's School Advanced Studies program and helps steward efforts to support the popular summer program for New Hampshire high school juniors which has graduated more than 12,000 alumni over the last 60 years.
Opened in 1929, the Currier is a premiere regional art museum with a collection of American and European works in a variety of media by renowned artists such as Andrew
Wyeth, Edward Hopper, Pablo Picasso, Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot, John Singleton Copley, Thomas Eakins, Claude Monet, Georgia O'Keeffe, Fairfield Porter, Jane Freilicher, Winslow Homer, Elaine De Kooning, and Marsden Hartley, among many others.
The Museum also operates and gives tours of one of two Frank Lloyd Wright-designed houses in New Hampshire, the Zimmerman House.
Under the leadership of its new Director Alan Chong, the Currier has recently put great emphasis on connecting the Museum with the broader Manchester and New Hampshire community through block parties, a support program for parents of substance abuse victims, musical performances, and an arts education program for area school children.


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I am/was so excited about a couple of games this year (The Witcher 2, Skyrim, Dragon Age 2 etc.) but I am focusing more and more on Skyrim. The graphics are -awesome-, most magazines are drooling all over it. Like in the former Elder Scrolls, the story and landscaping is gonna be non-linear and will offer a wide variety of approaches, many annoying little things that Oblivion suffered from are now wiped out, such as the enemy NPCs which were increasing their levels with yours (which lead to rats being dangerous even at level 15 or something). The gameplay offers much more variety now, too.
And the trailer sounds...exciting as well:


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A consultant at Pariveda Solutions, Nicki Hames has mentored with ideaSpark since the program started. She also lends her experience by training new mentors and contributing to our program design. Nicki's enthusiasm for mentoring young coders has encouraged many of her Pariveda colleagues to also volunteer.
Meet Nicki...
How did you become interested in technology and programming?
My mom and dad both had backgrounds in engineering and computer science. They worked at a large technology company so our family has already been oriented in that direction. I took AP Computer Science class my freshman year in high school and enjoyed the logical processes and problem solving. It wasn't until my sophomore and junior year in college when I was doing a lot of data analysis for Psychology research that I was involved in that I realized how much I liked that way of thinking. I haven't looked back since.
What did you study in college?
Double majored in Psychology and Women's & Gender Studies and minored in Computer Science
What are you working on now?
Currently, I am a Consultant at Pariveda Solutions. I am stationed at a large, multi-national real estate client, working on a custom web application. We are in the process of integrating this system with their accounting systems.
What have you gained from being a mentor? What was your favorite experience?
One of the most gratifying moments from mentoring the kids was seeing them realize they could actually solve the problem. There would be this lightbulb that would go off, and then you would see their confidence continue to grow throughout the semester. It's great knowing that I could play a part in that.
Is there anything you wish you could tell your younger self about coding?
More so, I wish I could tell my younger self to stick with it. I stopped exploring computer science after my freshman year of high school mainly because of my perception of the stigma of women in tech. My class was filled with all boys and taught by a male teacher. I didn't really have any examples of women succeeding in computer science.
Is there anything about Bold Idea's mission that really connects with you?
I really enjoy being a part of the process to 'empower young minds.' I think the greatest gift we can give to children is education and problem solving so that they have the tools to make their own decisions and shape their own path.


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Emily+Rob | Elegant Omaha Marriott Downtown Wedding
Elegant and sophisticated, E+R's Nebraska fall wedding is just what fall would order. Lush with greenery and pops of timeless fall colors, including burgundy, blush, and gold. But color and aesthetic aren't all that make a wedding special…
Emily explains, Most importantly, we wanted to personalize the wedding and give our guests the "wow factor". To accomplish that we focused on the details. Everyone got a handmade marble tile with their name on it at the reception and a box of chocolates from a local chocolatier. A display of wedding photos from our parents' and grandparents' weddings lay alongside our guest book. We displayed our "movie posters," which Rob created for me each year of our anniversary, with ticket stubs and posters of all the movies we had seen together that year. And my dad created a slideshow of photos of me and Rob from childhood to present for guests to watch during the cocktail reception.
In the end, it's the little personal details that make a wedding so special… Emily + Rob, your wedding was just that, intimately personal and specially you. You two are genuine, sincerely kind and unassuming. It's no surprise that people around you delight in making you happy. And since the moment we met you both, we fell in love with your spirit and chemistry. It has been nothing but a joy to be a part of your story. Much Love, M+R
Favorite Moment:
Emily shares: My favorite part of our day was when my brothers opened the double doors in the back of the church, everyone turned around to look at me, but I was just looking at my soon-to-be husband at the end of the aisle. It was an overwhelming and emotional experience.
Rob shares his favorite part of their day:
When we walked out of the church for the first time as husband + wife and everyone released balloons around us.
E+R's advice for couples planning their wedding:
Enjoy it! Planning a wedding can be a very stressful process, but once you get to the wedding day, you can take pride in all the hard work you put into it.
To see more of Emily + Rob's adventurous Forest Engagement Session jump in here!
E+R's fabulously fun first dance. Before the wedding, they signed up for ballroom dance lessons and surprised everyone with a choreographed dance to Queen's "You're my Best Friend".
Emily's parents also surprised them by inviting Billy the Bluejay (Creighton's mascot) to make an appearance!
Thanks to a fabulous team of creatives for Emily+Rob's Elegant Omaha Marriott Downtown Wedding:
Venue/Caterer: The Omaha Marriott Downtown at Capitol District/ Marriott Hotel Chef – Brent Hockenberry
Cake: The Cake Box – Chris Janousek
Ceremony Music: Lorrie Z. (vocalist) and Clare Cowing (pianist)
Officiant: Tom Fangman
DJ/Lights: DJ Tony Schmitz (MasterDJ's)
Photo Booth: Snap Omaha Photobooth
Florist: Blooms and Bouquets
Makeup: Molly Byrd
Hair: Madison from Creative Hair Design
Invitations: KN Kreative -Kristin Nuss


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10 Steps to Launch Your Interior Design Business/
Launching an interior design business is not for the faint of heart, some people want to get it up and running in a matter of weeks and others can spend years before they feel like they can hang their shingle. I see designers get stuck in the process needlessly because they become paralyzed with decision-making. Keep this in mind - you can always change it later. I tried to give the steps in order that I would go if I was starting from scratch, but the thing is many of these steps can and should be done simultaneously. You can't build a great brand without first knowing who you want to sell to and vice versa. But that's what I mean about changing it later, you can always go back and refine what you've got.
Get Your Ducks in Order (Insurance, Licensing, Accounting)
When you are first starting a business, there are tasks and hoops to jump through so that you are a "business" in the eyes of the government. This means that you need to look into getting the proper licenses for your area, as well as figuring out how you will structure your business (LLC, S-Corp), and get some insurance. Insurance is not optional, never set foot in a client's home without it. Yes, there will be an initial financial investment, you can learn more about that in this article - Interior Design Business Start-up Costs.
But as much of pain it is to do this stuff in the beginning, it is even much more painful to do it when your business is in full swing. I know many participants of The Golden Blueprint tell me that they wish they would have gotten their ducks in a row first. So if you are just launching your business, heed the advice of those that have come before you.
Work for Free
If you have zero work experience I suggest doing some free or low-cost project for friends or family first. But the truth is I am a little hesitant to give this advice because while doing projects for a low or no fee can get you some experience and portfolio images, I also believe in getting paid for the work you do. So, you're going to have to walk the line on this one, be sure that you are getting something in return for your work and that is clear from the outset. Let your free or low-cost projects know you are doing it in exchange for something - beautiful project photos, a testimonial, a recommendation into their country club - something. And always let them know that is the exchange that you are agreeing to. Because while you may not be getting paid with money, you should still get something in return.
Remember it's a Business, Not a Hobby
Getting stuck in the limbo between business and hobby is usually because of fear. It's easy not to go full-tilt and holding something back means that if you fail (fear of failure is normal!), you have the excuse that you weren't all in anyway. It feels less of a failure. I get it.
So it is okay to have a business, even a side-business and it is okay to have a hobby, or a side-hobby. But it is not okay to run your business like a hobby. If this is what is going to sustain you and you have people counting on you, you need to upgrade your hobby to at least a side-business. You still need to hustle, you still need to do all the things on this list. You still need to look like a professional. A business makes a profit, a business has a CEO, a business is separate from your personal stuff. Go full-tilt, because if you fail (fear of failure is normal!), you can always say that you gave it your all.
Create a Brand
You want to be known for something. Creating a brand involves not just figuring out what colors, fonts, and logo to use, it also includes your service branding (think punctuality, efficiency, or luxury), what your specialty is, as well what makes you stand out as an interior designer. I've written a ton of articles on branding, so start here: Developing Your Brand for Interior Designers
Know Who You Are Selling To
You can sell to someone unless you know who you are selling to. If you are trying to get people to buy your interior design services you can't just broadcast "interior design for sale" you have to know who you want to listen. Find a target, set up your business to "speak" to that person. Let them know that you have a service they are looking for. You will waste a lot of time and effort unless you narrow down your ideal client and try to attract them. I promise you, you do not just want to take any project that comes your way. Have a point of view and a personality that works with the kind of client that you want to work with. Once you know who you are selling your services to, it'll be much easier to book those clients. Learn more about how to find clients here.
Price Your Services
The first lesson in pricing interior design services is to charge more than you think. I've never spoke to an interior designer who was charging too much. Most everybody is not charging enough. There is a cost of running a business and being self-employed. Pricing interior design can be complex and frustrating for both the designers and clients. So why not make it easier? I whole-heartedly believe that you can use any pricing model that you'd like and be profitable, as long as you charge what you're worth and price with integrity, clarity, and transparency. Here are some more pricing resources:
- Pricing Strategy Course
- Why Discounts Are Hurting Business
- How to Make Money as an Interior Designer
- (There are dozens - too many to list here - just use the search box on the left and search "pricing")
Build a Website
Finally, something a little bit creative and fun! Here is another design secret: it's okay that your first website is a little sucky. Mine was. I still consider it a work in progress. So the lesson here is that it is better to have a passable website than no website at all. Designers want their websites to be perfect and often take years to get one up and running. Don't do this. Get a simple website up. Buy a domain for your business name, something easily remembered and easily found online. Get your contact information up and some portfolio images or if you don't have those (here is an article for that) hire a professional to take some lifestyle shots of you in your town or city. It is easy to get a simple website up with a minimal financial investment. Use a DIY site like Squarespace or Wix, buy a domain, and put out your open for business shingle. I promise even if you think it's crappy, most design clients won't be as picky and you can always keep working on it. But you'll put it off for far too long if you wait until you think you have all the things you need for that perfect website.
Market Market Market
Now is the time to get the word out about your services. You have a great home online (your website) and you know who your target market it. Start being active on social media, start a blog and write regularly, send out postcards, start a newsletter, record videos, volunteer, do anything to be as visible to your target market as possible. Marketing is all about getting your services in front of people who need them. (FIY - The Golden Blueprint has over 100 marketing ideas.)
Network Network Network
Part of marketing is networking. The more people you know, the wider your potential client net is. Go to every industry event and talk to people, say hi when you see them again, remember their name, talk to showroom reps, go to local networking events, talk to parents at your kids school. The more people who see you regularly and let them know about your business, the wider your net. Referrals are one of the top ways designers get clients and that can happen for you when you let people know you are taking clients. As an introvert, this was still one of the best ways I build my business in the beginning. It opened many opportunities for me because of the people I met.
Avoid Burnout
Common scenario: you work 7 days a week, answer client emails at all hours and on weekends, you work into the early hour of the mornings thinking that you'll be able to finally catch up and never do, and you take client and vendor meetings on the weekends. Then you get so burnt-out that you have a breakdown and think that you can't do this work anymore. When you work for yourself, you feel the weight of the business and client expectations and the inclination is to work until that feeling lifts. Here is a secret - it doesn't go away. Here are some more things I wish I knew before I started an interior design business.
You have to be the protector of your boundaries to avoid doing too much and damaging your drive and creativity. You deserve time to recharge. I suggest taking regular time off, keeping regular business hours, and setting boundaries with clients. You can also take time for a business retreat.