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I had exhausted my DVR to where it felt like I, too, worked at Dunder Mifflin, so I began flippantly flipping through channels, when I saw him again.
I first saw Ricky Rubio at the Beijing Olympics, where the Spanish point guard Maraviched his way into basketball vernacular. And here he was again, about to inbound a pass near halfcourt, when he suddenly called an audible. The guy guarding him temporarily turned around, so Rubio tossed the ball off the guy's back, grabbed the bounce-back and missiled toward the hoop on a mission, getting off a layup before the clock, which began ticking at five seconds, called it a half.
In Spanish basketball, the future was Pau. With Rubio, the future is now.
"His knowledge and basketball IQ isn't something you'll find in an 18- year-old kid," Coby Karl, Rubio's teammate in Spain, said by phone from Barcelona. "He also has the great ability to distribute the ball. He's pretty crafty. He has the ability to run a team and know situations, know how to pass the ball to everybody on the court. He's got an advanced knowledge of a basketball team and professional basketball."
Karl is the son of Nuggets coach George Karl. After a rookie season spent on the end of the Lakers' bench, Coby plays for DKV Joventut in Spain, where he and Rubio are preparing for the NBA.
Coby Karl talks to Pop a lot, and while the father talks about his star point guard, Chauncey Billups, the son talks about his backcourt mate, this Pistol Pete look-alike who seemingly is the spawn of a magician and a generalissimo.
Karl, who shares the same agent as Rubio, told his dad that Rubio likely won't enter the NBA draft until 2010, and Pau Gasol, the Spanish legend and Lakers center, concurred (multiple mock drafts have Rubio in the top two for 2010).
Alas, for now, we can get only snippets of the next Magic's magic, like I did on NBATV, or on YouTube.com. (Type in "Rubio Born To Be Wild." It gets great starting at 1:05, with the five-hole pass.)
But take it from those who have played with him — he's worth the wait.
"The biggest strength of his game is his understanding of the game — he sees the game," said Gasol, who was teammates with Rubio at the Beijing Games, where Rubio led silver medalist Spain in assists. "He's gifted. He's great with his hands, steals a lot of balls. He needs to continue to work on creating shots for himself and work on his midrange and outside shooting. That will be crucial to his career."
Gasol, too, talked about the kid's basketball IQ, the way folks talked about Chris Paul and Deron Williams at age 20 in June 2005. Gasol recalled an exhibition game in which the shot clock was in single digits and Rubio asked Gasol to inbound the pass toward Rubio's chest. Gasol said Rubio knew a rule where the shot clock can't start until a player touches the ball with his hands. So the resourceful Rubio, like a soccer player, corralled the ball with his chest and was about to get creative, when, alas, the shot clock began.
"He went a little bit nuts at the referee," Gasol said.
Chuck D said don't, but it's easy to believe the hype. It's hard to believe that prodigies won't thrive, yet for every Peyton Manning there's a Ryan Leaf. But, darn it, it's so much fun, especially with Rubio, because he's so young and still so polished. And since we don't see the college-age kid every Wednesday and Saturday, we hear or see only these mythical snippets (they don't YouTube turnovers). But of Rubio's highlight-reel game, perhaps Coby Karl said it best: "It's not him trying to be flashy — it's just he's learned how to do that consistently."
Still streaking.
When another Spanish guard, Jose Calderon, hit a 3- pointer Tuesday for Toronto, it extended the Raptors' streak of at least one 3 in a game for, no joke, a decade. They notched another night with a 3 on Friday, so entering tonight, Toronto has made at least one 3 in 837 consecutive games, the longest current streak in the NBA.
Praise for Odom.
Is Lamar Odom the best role player in the NBA? The Lakers forward had 12 points and 19 rebounds Friday against Denver, and George Karl said: "He's always been one of the best talents at the four (position), that versatile four, that creative four. He's energized too — he plays shorter minutes and his body is a little more ahead of the rest of the league from a standpoint of bounce and energy."
Wait and see.
The Nuggets play at Detroit on Tuesday. Will Allen Iverson play? The former Nuggets guard is not expected to play today against Boston, his coach told reporters, because of a stiff back.
Nate Robinson, Knicks guard
These days, there's no kryptonite for Krypto-Nate.
After defeating "Superman" Dwight Howard in the NBA dunk contest, Robinson has been on a stupendous streak. He entered the weekend averaging 29.8 points since the all-star break, third-most in the NBA. Not bad for a backup.
Robinson is arguably the best pound-for-pound athlete in the NBA (apologies to the Pacers' Rasho Nesterovic). The way the 5-foot-9 guard can spring from the hardwood to the rim is Superman-y. Infused with confidence from his free-wheeling coach, Mike D'Antoni, and a little jolt from his accomplishment in the dunk contest, he has played the best basketball of his life. Last week, he tallied one of the best individual performances of the season. Against the Pacers on Monday, he played 36 minutes, scored 41 points, grabbed eight rebounds (including four on the offensive end) and made two steals. His follow-up performance was more "Godfather II" than "Caddy- shack II." Wednesday against Howard and the Magic, Robinson scored 32 points. One would expect him to continue putting up big numbers — six of the Knicks' next nine opponents are teams under .500.


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displaying all forms of geographically referenced information.
Brief History of Concord's GIS
The need for
a GIS program in Concord was first documented in 1987 when the Town adopted
a long range plan that included a recommendation to build a Town-wide GIS
program. After much research and planning, the process began in earnest in
1995 when the Town contracted for an aerial photography project that
included converting the existing assessor's tax maps from mylar to a digital parcel layer. During the photography
project numerous layers of information were developed, called planimetric mapping layers, which included such layers
as fire hydrants, manholes, catch basins, stone walls, fences, wet areas, light poles, building footprints, swimming
pools, and paved areas. Eventually this information was all converted to
GIS format.
While the photography project was underway, the Town also contracted with a
firm to provide GIS consulting services. A GIS Committee, appointed by the
Town Manager and comprised of Town staff, provided project oversight and
direction to the GIS Consultant. One of the first tasks undertaken by the
GIS consultant was a GIS Needs Analysis and Assessment. Members of Town
departments were interviewed, with questions asked to gauge the level of
GIS knowledge and to help determine which GIS tools would best benefit the
Town. "How can GIS help Town staff do what they do better and faster"
became the guiding principal and the results of the analysis and assessment
drove the development of the GIS program for the next five to seven years.
Another recommendation was the need for a GIS Coordinator to help manage
the day-to-day program development.
During this time of GIS program development, tools were created for both
public and staff use. The most popular of these were the Public Access
Kiosk, which were set up in two locations – the Town House and the
Department of Planning & Land Management Office, and the Abutters
program for staff use. The Kiosk program was an easy-to-use wizard-based
program that guided a person through the process of searching for properties
and making a map. It allowed people to print a map at normal map scales
required for submitting information to various Town boards. The Abutters
program allowed Town staff to quickly and easily create a list of abutters
to a specific address, which were then used to provide notification to
residents of construction and development projects and public meetings.
The popularity of the Public Kiosks led to the development of Concord's
WebGIS. The WebGIS was, and is, an Internet-based GIS mapping and property
query tool open to public use. The initial site came on-line in 2000 and
quickly gained popularity, with users soon demanding more functionality.
The Town entered a nation-wide contest that year and won third place in the
Geography Network Challenge sponsored by ESRI and National Geographic,
against such competition as Minnesota MetroGIS,
the City of Tuscon, the USDA Natural Resource
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In late 2001, a specialized WebGIS was developed for use by Water and Sewer
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GIS data on the web. Starting with existing paper copies of recorded
property plans from the Registry of Deeds, the Engineering Division scanned
these documents, linked them to parcels, and then made them available for
public access on the WebGIS. At the same time, Water and Sewer service tie
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Water and Sewer WebGIS.
Since 2001, the program has continued to evolve. The GIS Coordinator
position was created in 2000, slowly taking on programming responsibility
from the GIS Committee, which was formally dissolved in 2006. The WebGIS
sites were converted to an open-source programming format (called MapsOnline) when the Town changed GIS consultants. An
update of the GIS Needs Analysis was done by the new GIS Consultant, and most
of the identified projects resulting from that Analysis have now been
completed (2009). There are now at least 10 different MapsOnline
websites either in use or being planned for development. Some of these are
for public access, while others are specialized for staff use. The public
kiosks have been updated and modernized as well, however their use has
reduced dramatically while the use of the MapsOnline
sites has increased.
In 2007 a new aerial photography project was conducted. Several planimetric layers were updated at that time, and new
full-color high resolution digital aerial photographs were developed. New
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of the Town's new GIS-related development utilizes this technology. The
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England, and continues to find inspiration from those who seek geographic information
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Immediate Dentures
Immediate dentures are full sets of false teeth that are given to a patient the same they undergo extraction. Sometimes removing all teeth is the only way to restore the health of your gums and jaw. Decay, gum disease or illness can wreak havoc on your mouth, and if you've lost many teeth, sometimes dentures are the best choice for smile restoration.
Unfortunately, false teeth have gotten a bad reputation over the years, and one of the biggest drawbacks of dentures has always been the time that must pass between tooth extraction and the placement of permanent dentures. Patients have historically had to wait 8-12 weeks to get teeth. For this reason, many have opted to forego dentures. But immediate dentures mean patients don't have to go a single day without teeth. Dr. Kevin Khorshid in Las Vegas offers immediate dentures to patients who are embarrassed about facing the outside world without teeth. He understands that it can be very difficult to deal with losing your teeth, which is why he offers his patients choices when it comes to smile restoration. His practice is focused on tooth replacement, and Dr Kevin Khorshid DDS is one of the most popular offices for immediate dentures.
The Benefits Of Choosing Immediate Dentures
The most obvious benefit of immediate dentures is that you leave the office with a full set of teeth in one visit. You never have to worry about the world seeing you without teeth. But there are other benefits to immediate dentures including:
- Self-confidence – You get a full set of Teeth In A Day and can greet the world with a beautiful smile, rather than a mouth with no teeth.
- Look younger for longer – Your teeth help to support the skin and muscle of your face. Once they are gone, that muscle and skin begins to sag, making you look much older than you really are. Immediate dentures help support the face and mouth, and keep you looking (and possibly feeling) younger for longer.
- Act as a bandage – When your teeth are extracted, your gums and jaw will need to heal. You will have small incisions that need to be protected from infection during this time. Immediate dentures help cover, seal, and protect the surgical area, much like a band aid.
- Gets your mouth used to dentures – If you wait 8-12 weeks for your dentures, you'll have to re-adjust to having teeth in your mouth and you'll have to learn how to talk and eat around your prosthetics. But opting for immediate dentures means you can start getting your mouth used to dentures and lowering your learning curve.
How Are Dentures In One Visit Possible?
You will have to make more than one trip to the dentist in order to get dentures, even if you opt for immediate dentures. During your first visit, you'll consult with Dr. Kevin about your options for smile restoration. Once you've both decided that dentures are the right choice, Dr. Kevin can take measurements, x-rays, and impressions of your mouth. From these impressions he will create your immediate dentures. You will work together to choose the right shade for your new teeth, as well. Once your immediate dentures have been created, you'll come back for your extraction procedure. Your immediate dentures will be fit that same day, and you'll leave the office with a brand new smile. You will be required to return for follow ups so that Dr. Kevin can monitor your recovery and make adjustments to your immediate dentures as needed. Finally, you'll come back to receive your permanent dentures.


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There was a lot of groaning happening at a recent Summer Tune Up class led by celebrity trainer Kit Rich; her mantra of the day seemed to be "just 10 more seconds, and get lower!" It didn't matter how pretty our location was—poolside at the W Los Angeles—every plea for 10 more seconds sounded like pure torture. That is, until Rich explained the method behind her madness: "The lower you drop, the higher your butt." And who wouldn't want a natural butt-lift?
It's a simple tip that Rich says women should apply to the basics of butt building: namely squats, lunges, and all their variations. Her advice is to do a set of squats or lunges as you normally would, but before you come out of that last rep, sink into the exercise a little deeper and hold there for five to 10 seconds; then drop even lower, holding for another 10 seconds. But it doesn't end there—sink even lower, and now pulse for a count of 10. With every progression, Rich advises to maintain even breath and to check in with your form, especially being sure that your core and glutes are engaged, and that your knees are behind your toes. "All of this will help you get through the progression easier," she says.
If you're ready for a little butt-lifting of your own, start with this how-to on doing a basic squat; then, on the very last rep of each set, be sure to incorporate Rich's method for dropping it low!
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Psychiatrist Suresh Sundram from the Mental Health Research Institute at Parkville has recently returned from a post-tsunami fact-finding mission in Sri Lanka.
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Since the tsunami hit the east coast of Sri Lanka on Boxing Day, the weight of a million minds has been on one man.
The region's 1.3 million people rely on a sole psychiatrist.
Now, Melbourne practitioners are working to help him - and his thousands of patients.
"There is only one psychiatric unit, which has 26 beds, for the entire population," said Dr Suresh Sundram of the Mental Health Research Institute in Parkville, who recently visited the area.
"It gets worse. He (Dr Ganesan - the lone psychiatrist) has only been there for four years. Prior to him there was no psychiatrist there, except for a period of two years in the mid-1970s."
Together with former Victorian chief psychiatrist Dr Carlyle Perera, Dr Sundram has returned from a fact-finding mission to the east coast. He travelled to Batticaloa and Dr Perera went to Galle in the south.
Although the debris is largely cleared, immense psychological strain wrought on people affected by the tsunami is being compounded by a lack of awareness - and facilities - for dealing with mental health issues, he said.
Some patients interpret mental illnesses as a physiological condition and see their local doctor; others interpret their symptoms as demon possession and see traditional healers.
"There's no culture of understanding psychiatric and psychological problems within the community," he said.
This was compounded by unique cultural expressions of mental illness.
There are about 40 psychiatrists in Sri Lanka, a country of 20 million people, and they are concentrated in the south and the capital, Colombo.
With no hope of all patients receiving treatment, Sri Lankan psychiatrists are reaching out to GPs, assisting them to deal with mental health issues in established clinics.
"We don't realise how comfortable we are here, until you go and see the lack of beds, grossly antiquated equipment, (and) nursing staff just getting three weeks training to look after psychiatric patients," Dr Perera said.
He wants to set up a fellowship for trainee psychiatrists in Galle to come to Royal Melbourne Hospital for six months.
"We are definitely then going to have a rotation (system) by the start of next year," he said.
The doctors' report, for the Indo Australasian Psychiatric Association and the World Psychiatric Association, will recommend how to increase the skills and capacity of doctors and health workers in Sri Lanka to recognise and treat mental illness. The report will be presented to aid agencies to seek funding to implement the program.
"Quick fix solutions are inappropriate," Dr Sundram said. A three-to-five-year plan was needed.
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I'm back from the dead to write this, because the roar of the TIGER woke me up. The last time I felt such a rush of adrenaline was this morning at work, at breakfast when I had a big can of Red Bull just after my latté. YRF has been quite desperate it seems to get itself the membership of the so called 100 cr club. And in true Bond style, they seem to have went all in for the big kill. No bluffs, just full house. Ek Tha Tiger (ETT) is possibly the best "non-YRF, YRF" movie, if you know what I mean. You cannot help getting charmed by this movie, over and over again. There are no physical hair-tearing dumb jokes which stare at you cueing for laughter. Neither do we see Rohit Shetty style stationary jeeps blowing the shit up. In fact, ETT is a pure case study of Bollwood 101, created by the pen of Aditya Chopra and captured on camera by Kabir Khan.
I have a lot to discuss after the jump. In case you're here just for the star rating – skip right to the bottom to the FINAL THOUGHTS section. If you have not seen this movie yet, let me warn you- there are a ton of spoilers waiting to pounce on you on the other side. So, continue only if you have let the TIGER out of the bag.
Still here? Good! So here we go!
Bollywood 101
ETT seems to borrow a lot from Luck By Chance (this could be only me, because I love that movie). Not only does it name Katrina after the director of LBC, it picks up a lot of the instructions from Satish Chaudhry (Alyy Khan). As Chaudhry saab pitches to Rolly jee – "Bhaisaab, (with a strong fist and a convincing look), ye hai first half, aur ye hai second half. Aap dekhenge to bolenge, Satish, tu ne picture pe paise bahut lagaye hai". As I said, YRF seems to have gone all in with this. And Kabir Khan wearing the jacket of Professor Bollywood, seems to be pointing at the likes of the Shettys and yelling – "Bahut hua South-Indian remake. Bollywood mein aisi banti hai" . [Translated: Enough of the South Indian remakes. This is how it's done in Bollywood]
And to quote Film School instructor Nand Kishore (Saurabh Shukla), "Bollywood mein actor banne ke liye bade gunnn chahiye". Our hero can be the harmless Manish Chandra, and also the ass kicking RAW agent Tiger. They make Salman dance random Salsa in Havana. Beat that Bourne. And Agent Vinod – gaya tel lene.
And man, there's even a dream dance sequence as Romy Rolly's chhota bhai Ranjit Rolly would have prescribed for. I think Zoya Akhtar should at least demand a mention in the credit sequence.
Dishoom Dishoom Around The World
ETT begins with a Goldeneye-esque prologue action sequence, on a mundane summer day in Iraq. Salman looks like a desi Nathan Drake, and even the action seems as polished and smooth as Uncharted. The action scenes in this movie have totally won me over. There is plenty of slow motion for you to get excited about the high frame rate, enough flying sidekicks, and Salman performing parkour from roof to roof. And that is just the beginning 10 minutes.
Sallu gets to travel across the world, and leave his boot marks on the asses of baddies in different continents – from Dublin to Istanbul to Havana. And each place offers its distinct action sequence characteristics.
I have to mention this. The action sequence in Havana seemed dangerously close to the Thumbs Up adverts, and I was anticipating a moment when Sallu Bhai would just flip out a bottle and go "Aaj kuch toofani karte hai"!. Aided with some good stunt doubles, and some tacky CGI, the action sequences is mostly mind-blowing awesome.
Chemistry Chemistry Chemistry
– so said Chemistry professor Chandi Chopra (Sushmita Sen, Main Hoon Naa). Well, we never get to attend her lectures. But by chemistry here, I mean that between Katrina and Salman. This is the jodi of the year, even when Salman has droopy eyes that make Senior Shenoy Sir (Girish Karnad) look like a new recruit. Salman shares some cutesy and romantic scenes with his lady, and they shine as the romantic lead, be it in their coy and jolly moments, or their tag team champion avatars.
Director Kabir Khan, better known as a documentary director, seems to be a bit out of place here. What is he doing directing a Salman Khan movie which by default comes with a disclaimer – "BHAI WILL KICK ASS, and you cannot do anything about it" ? But I guess, it is a challenge for him as a director to take Aditya Chopra's narrative and make it his own. And Kabir Khan does extremely well in making us believe that these hard-trained spies are actually in love. Although, I do have a small complaint – Why take so long to make Sallu Bhai take off his shirt?
The Kat-Woman
Katrina swings between the extremes of damsel in distress and femme fatalé. And there seems to be no room for transformation. There are no unmasking moments when one moment she's this dancing student, and the other moment, we get to know that she's Zoya, the ISI agent. For a moment, I thought I'd only get to see her teary eyes. But Kat gets to show off her lycra denim's elasticity, jumping from rooftop to rooftop, and even beating up agents.
The Tiger
Salman brings all of himself to the table (Ok, that was my last Casino Royale reference). Maybe we don't get to see the quirky Chulbul Pandey. But this is a RAW agent. Again, Vinod be damned. And this one's a Rathore too. And we know what happens when they get ROWDY *wink wink*. Picture this, Tiger chases an ISI agent in Dublin city. The action sequence ends with Tiger stopping the train by his blazer wrapped around his hand, which disconnects the tram's power supply from the electric wires. And then Sallu Bhai walks out of the scene, wearing the same blazer, not giving a single fuck about what shit he blew up throughout the length and breadth of the city. And we blindly believe in his swagger. That is the sheer power of stardom right there.
ETT solely relies on one man – Tiger, in the disguise of Salman Khan, and that man kicks ass so hard that we are compelled to scream out Mashallah! ETT delivers everything it promised and more. Salman Khan roars his way to the 100 cr club and so does YRF with it. Tiger is what Bourne can only dream to be when he grows up. Maybe he needs some daal recipes.
Mashallah! Mashallah! Mashallah! Mashallah!


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The Black Eyed style of speech is all in the same monotones, and it tends to become tedious with little or no action. One is reminded of plays by Aeschylus or Euripides, but this is not as exciting as the Greek tragedies. The long dissertations on seduction, rape and virginity become very preachy.
All of the women believe they are standing outside the door to the room of martyrs, each believing she is a martyr for religion or nation. Aiesha (Nora El Samahy) has already been in the room and left of her own volition. At the beginning we do not why she had left the room but we discover the reason by the end of the drama. The other three are fervent but afraid to enter the secret room.
Delilah (Sofia Ahmad) is the first to tell her story, and it is her version of the famous bible story of Samson. We find out that Samson was a "ladies man" and he liked to sleep around a lot. She believes she is a martyr, as she says "No one tells the rest of my story. That Samson only killed the Philistines in the banquet hall. Had he lived and had I not wrung his secret from him, he would have slaughtered us all." She also reminds the others that Philistine is the old word for Palestine, making her an ancestor of the other women.
Tamam (Bridgette Loriaux) is a victim of the medieval Christian Crusades and she tells the story of her beloved brother, who is held captive by the crusaders. She brought delicious food to his captors, hoping the misguided effort would free him. The captors thanked her for the food and then raped her in front of the brother. As a result of the rape, her own fiancé's family refused to allow their son to married her.
The Black Eyed was originally a 40-minute one-act called The Architect, with the other three women being a Greek chorus speaking stylized verse. The Architect section concludes the current play, with the character played by Atosa Babaoff. At first she refuses to identify the object of her mission, stating that she is not articulate. Her recourse is "Why must I speak in words when I think in images? I'm an architect of unseen structures and buildings that will never be built. I am the mother of children who will never be born."
The Architect is a 35-year-old modern secular woman whose story is very interesting. It is part realistic and part fantasy as she is relates she is a Christian Arab woman who loved movies and she wanted her death to be so romantic that she would appear on Oprah. Actually, she was a virgin on an airplane flying to a job interview when terrorists hijacked the aircraft, causing it to crash, killing all passengers.
Aiesha's explanation as to why she exited from the secret room is finally revealed to the audience. She was a self-sacrificing human bomb in a situation that went terribly wrong.
The Black Eyed actresses are all very good, even with the monotone voices that occasionally slip into some clever modern references in the story of the Architect. Atosa Babaoff tends to race through her monologue and sometimes it is hard to determine what she is saying, with words rapidly coming out of her mouth. Betty Shamieh's solo speech becomes confusing as to what is fantastic and what is reality.
Kris Stone's set design is interesting. The Magic Theatre has stripped the stage to its concrete walls. There is a row of clocks set at different times on these walls. There is a long loading dock and bales of newspapers about the floor. Director Jessica Heidt's pacing is good.
The Black Eyed is part of the trio in the Hot House Series. The drama will be playing with John Belluso's The Rules of Charity and Victor Lodato's 3F, 4F through June 19th at the Magic Theatre, Building D, Fort Mason Center, San Francisco, Ca. For tickets call 415-41-8822 or visit magictheatre.org for times and dates.


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Inside the members area, you'll get access to a ton of great training. Anthony really gives you more than he promises in terms of training, but you should really focus on the YouTube traffic training (especially if you're new to making money online).
In the YouTube training, you're going to learn exactly how to get a whole bunch of traffic, and how to turn that into cash WITHOUT ever having to create a single video.
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I was fairly nervous to post what I wrote about GoldieBlox. I had no problem with people disagreeing with me — believe me, if we didn't already own toys that were similar and much more versatile than GoldieBlox, I could have seen myself considering it. I knew I would be annoyed if people didn't give it a close read and skipped down to the comment section to start stating their own thoughts before they finished the post. But mostly, I wondered if not supporting another woman made me a traitor.
It's an idea that came up a lot with the 2008 election: were you a traitor to women if you chose Barack Obama as the nominee over Hillary Clinton? It's something that Josh and I discuss every so often: are you a traitor towards other Jews if you speak critically about other Jews? There are enough outsiders speaking ill of both groups — women and Jews. (The list is much bigger in terms of groups that are shat upon. I'm just listing these two because they're my example.) Isn't it worse if it comes from the inside, from someone who is part of the group?
I know there are some women who will say yes, to not support the work of another woman is to be a traitor towards women. But by that definition, I should support the work of Michelle Bachmann. Anyone who has spent any time on this blog is probably snorting over the idea of me lending my support to Michelle Bachmann. But that is what it means to blindly give your support to another in the group. It means to ignore the message itself and to only consider the messenger.
And while I can do that when it comes to close friends and family — to stand by them in support regardless of how I feel about what they are saying or doing — I can't say that it's healthy to extend the same to strangers. It would mean extending support to 50% of the world's population. I understand the sentiment that there are enough men holding back women that we don't need women holding back women too. But I'm uncomfortable with the idea of giving someone support simply due to their sexual organs.
And yet, at the end of the day there is the other side of the truth: all things being equal, I tend to support those within my group over those outside my group. If there were two toys, both equally good, and one was made by a woman and one was made by a man, I'd probably lean towards buying the toy by the woman. Just because. If all things were equal and there were two candidates, one a Christian man and one a Jewish man, I'd probably choose the Jewish man. Just because. Why are we so keen to support complete strangers who happen to share one defining quality? It's a natural instinct to want something good for a member of your group, especially if we believe that good begets good. If I have your back, you'll have mine.
Hopefully it was understood that I was critical not of Debbie Sterling nor GoldieBlox itself but of the idea of blindly saying, "this rocks!" without actually knowing anything about the toy. Because I still haven't actually found anyone in the mainstream media discussing the toy, only how awesome the kids were in the video or the fun song or the amazing Rube Goldberg machine or the message behind the product. I keep waiting to find someone writing about the toy itself. But none of the mainstream coverage contained a review of the GoldieBlox. Whether it's a well-made toy. Whether it has value. For instance, why should I spend $29 on GoldieBlox when I can spend $49 on Lego and get 50 set activities and limitless creative ones? There could be a very good reason for why I should buy GoldieBlox over Legos, but I've yet to hear it.
I've only been told that I should support it because we need to be supportive of smart women who step forward with good ideas.
And that's my problem with the coverage; and I understand that this is partially because things move so quickly on the Internet that we need to react quickly because the next viral video or bit of news is coming down the conveyor belt like chocolates in an I Love Lucy episode. We need to watch, post to Facebook, and move on. And maybe this product is worth supporting, or maybe it's not. But I don't want to support a project just because it was created by a woman. I want to support a project because it's a sound product that fills a niche missing in the toy industry that also happens to be made by a woman.
And maybe that makes me a traitor.
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- 1 Nicoleandmaggie { 11.21.13 at 7:44 am }
Like one of the people in the last post said, it is important to think about why you're not supporting something. Sometimes we are more affected by our implicit biases that we realize. Especially (research shows) when we don't think we have implicit biases.
It is fine not to buy a product–we probably won't be buying goldilocks. But why is it causing a backlash? What are our priors? Is there any way they could have introduced a toy for girls that isn't pink or princessy without getting shut down? Remember that Lego went the other direction with its friends kits and got an equally large backlash for being too girly.
- 2 a { 11.21.13 at 8:15 am }
I read the amazon reviews before I decided not to buy. But I am part of a subset of women who work in STEM, and I've already got plenty of ideas on how to entice my daughter into those fields. She'll be cooking/doing chemistry once I backpedal on the dangers of being near the stove. She builds structures now with boy/girl Lego sets. She treats her stuffed animals with the Pet Vet set my mom bought for her. We're not limited by the marker but by our own natural inclinations. If we prefer dressing up dolls, we'll never venture into the science toy aisles. If we don't game, our kids have to pick that up from elsewhere. If we don't enjoy reading fiction, our kids will probably prefer to watch the movie rather than read the book. So, the Goldieblox concept is excellent for people who don't have the interest for themselves, but want their daughters to have more varied interests and aren't sure where to start.
I support the company – I went and voted for the charmimg commercial to be shown during the Superbowl. I think it's great…for other people. I hope she's very successful. And if there is further product development, I may end up buying it.
- 3 Aerotropolitan Comitissa { 11.21.13 at 8:19 am }
So first of all, someone passed me this defence of Bachman, which I thought was interesting:
Although I'm not entirely sure I trust the writer's agenda – I'd want someone more neutral to verify the data for me – but it's definitely a perspective to consider. The guy does bring a gender-politics angle into it as well, so there's more crossover between this post and that than may first appear.
Back to your point. One thing that struck me at the end of the video was that I'm still not sure exactly what the toy is (never mind how good it is). And one half of me wanted to find out and the other half was put off because it seemed a tad "girls can do anything" campaign (and I have issues see: my childhood memories of school). (Still working through them.)
Here's where I think Goldieblox fits in: your Grandma (actually not your Grandma because your Grandma grew up during the Depression and between the wars and she darn well learnt to be every bit as self-reliant as a man and maybe even had a career in politics not long after the suffragette era and/or went around in shirt sleeves at her factory job so let's say your baby-boomer maiden Aunt instead) your *baby-boomer maiden Aunt* wants to be all modern and gender equality and everything but she just can't shake the idea that girls inherently like pink.
Enter Goldieblox. Because she firmly believes that girls can be engineers *despite* being girls!
Very clever marketing and I support that. But if you're more modern and gender-equality comfortable than your maiden Aunt, and you believe that girls can be engineers *full stop*, then the toy should pass or fail on its merits alone, regardless of packaging. (Hey! Just like women themselves!)
And at the moment, like you, I'm not 100% sure whether or not it does.
So. Let's calm down and address that and until then you're not really impressing me (which is a shame, because it looks like you went to a lot of trouble with your hair and makeup and cleavage when all I really wanted to see was your resume).
- 4 Pepper { 11.21.13 at 8:20 am }
I don't think you're a traitor, I think you just give things more thought than the average person. I do tend to support women simply because they are women with good ideas, but I really try not to do so blindly. It's a tough position – your analogy to the 2008 election was spot on.
- 5 a { 11.21.13 at 9:11 am }
Aerotropolitan Comitissa – different Bachmann. Michelle Bachmann is a politician who is ultraconservative and kind of nutty with it. I was unaware of the dust-up with your Melissa Bachman. Sure, people oppose hunting, but given the presence of several extremely successful major hunting outfitters (Bass Pro Shop, Cabela's, probably more) in the US, I think they're in a minority. Although, I would suppose that Mel would not support Melissa Bachman either, since she doesn't seem like the hunting type. 🙂
- 6 MeAndBaby { 11.21.13 at 9:11 am }
Hmm. Now I feel a bit of a traitor too because while I like the GoldieBlox idea, I've always thought pink tools targeting women were dumb. Why do they have to be girly? Why can't women use a hammer, drill and screwdriver that is not pastel? I mean I guess if they prefer the color of a tool but women using regular tools to me show more strength. I mean it's a tool. Not a purse.
That being said, I like the idea that for kids there are toys targeted to girls that are not princess-y. If they gravitate towards that instead of a tiara, and that's what it takes for people to buy it for them, and it introduces more than a fairy tale, I'm all for it. And I like supporting women. And I only have sons. Go figure.
- 7 MeAndBaby { 11.21.13 at 9:15 am }
I should also add that one of my twins went through a "everything pink" phase. And I supported that fully. He's over it for some reason and part of me is a little sad about it.
- 8 FKADL { 11.21.13 at 9:24 am }
I don't know why there is such an aversion to pink. It's just a color. I can resell a blue bike to 100% of the population but pink to only 51% (statistically speaking).
I do buy some things that are girl oriented and some that are gender neutral. I work in STEM so I expect my daughter will be more interested as a result of leading by example and not because I bought her a toy and expected her to play with it by herself.
- 9 Kate (Bee In The Bonnet) { 11.21.13 at 9:33 am }
The reason you should like and support GoldieBlox is because they aren't just pink Legos. They're open-ended building toys that engage girls by using a storyline to encourage building. They aren't toys intended to be building sets a la Legos for girls who are *already into* that sort of thing– they're intended to attract girls who otherwise might *not* think that they could or should be into building stuff. Whether we like it or not, gender-typical girls are more socially-driven than boys. And despite encouragement to the contrary, they get the message from society that they should read and be quiet and sweet and clean and not bother with all that science-y stuff. While I think this toy has merit for *any* kid, I think it is intended as the perfect gift for the girl in your life who maybe *isn't* as excited about Legos or tinker toys or other building sets. It's perfect for a girl who loves to read, as it engages the child by using a story, and slowly draws them into problem-solving using the parts included. And there are plenty of stories coming that use these parts as well, and the toy also encourages children to use the set in ways that *aren't* dictated in the book.
So, no. This is not a Lego replacement. And if your girl is already bent in that direction, more power to her, and you probably won't find as much value in this set as you would in another set of Legos. But for the girl who'd rather get lost in a story, this can be a toy that might open her to an experience that she otherwise wouldn't pursue. And hey, maybe she tries it and it's still not for her, and she'd still rather sit in her reading nook and dream of Galadriel. But maybe she tries it and realizes that, hey, she's pretty good at this building stuff, and that hey, this building stuff is fun, and hey, maybe next year, I'll ask for some K'nex for my birthday, and hey, maybe I *will* go ahead and take pre-algebra instead of regular math because I discovered that I'm pretty good at problem solving.
I don't know. I just can't see how this toy could be a bad thing, and if I had girls, it would definitely be on my list this year. (And sure, the commercial is awesome and I love the Beasties, but even if their commercial didn't rock my socks off, I'd probably still have the toy on their list.)
- 10 Kasey { 11.21.13 at 9:55 am }
I love that you make me think about these things.
- 11 Tigger { 11.21.13 at 10:20 am }
There are people who do bad things, have sucky ideas, and generally shouldn't be supported in all walks of life – heritage, race, gender, sex, age. We should not just blindly support someone because they happen to fall in our particular group. You are choosing not to support this product simply because you already have something like it and having redundant toys is worthless…not because you hate the product. It's a very valid reason not to support a thing. I do not believe you to be a traitor. 🙂
- 12 LC { 11.21.13 at 10:40 am }
I don't think you're a traitor, but this post helped clarify for me why I wanted to respond to the previous post. You thought the video was cool (even if the probability of any child around the age of those girls creating such a complex Rube Goldberg machine is very small), but didn't understand what the product was that was being sold.
As Kate eloquently put it above, this isn't a Lego replacement. It's sort of a cross between Tinker Toys, K'nex and the American Girl books. You get this box with some sticks, blocks, spools, little characters and a book. As you read the book, you're prompted to build along with the protagonist. At the end, you've actually built a thingy that has parts that move. The last few pages of the book are pictures of things that you can make with the parts in the box. The first generation of the first box had a book that was spiral bound. That way you could stand the book up and have it open to a particular page to work through the activities. So awesome. The current version is just a paperback book. It's harder to keep open to a particular page, but probably costs less to produce.
The stories are short and each page is a rhyming couplet. They're definitely aimed toward early readers. But the pictures are awesome and the addition of the building instructions doesn't detract or distract from the story.
- 13 FurrowedFox { 11.21.13 at 12:26 pm }
I love that you stopped to think about the actual product and didn't allow yourself to be swayed by the hype alone. I confess…as soon as I saw the ad I went looking to buy some for my niece. I had heard about this long ago when it was just a prototype and was excited to see it had finally come to market. But you're right. The toy should succeed or fail on its merits alone. Ultimately I would really like to see toys marketed to kids. Not girl toys. Not boy toys. Not even girl themed boy toys like GoldieBlox. Just toys. For kids. Of all ages.
- 14 Ana { 11.21.13 at 12:29 pm }
Hmmm. The more I read about this the more I'm considering buying it for my son, who also prefers to get lost in a story (and by the by really really really loves pink). The idea for the toy (connecting stories with building) is clever, and I agree with those that said the audience of the marketing campaign is not you, but the girls/mothers/grandmothers that go down the "girl" aisle and pick out the gifts and would never consider a traditional Lego set or building toy. Similarly, I hope they make "boy" baking sets and dolls soon, because 90% of our toys come from grandparents and other older relatives that never think outside the traditional gender box. Thus, with 2 boys, our house is full of cars, balls, Legos and trains and our sons are clothed in dinosaur/monster/vehicle covered clothing.
- 15 Ana { 11.21.13 at 12:33 pm }
Oops sorry. That comment was meant for the last post.
Re: this post. No of course you are not a traitor. I agree completely with your method of "everything else being equal". In this situation everything is certainly not equal. You think other toys are better and better-suited to your family. There you go. Spinning it around, if you chose to NOT buy the better-suited toy because it was created by a man (or a Christian, or whatever)…what would that be considered?
- 16 Mia { 11.21.13 at 12:59 pm }
Right now, my only problem with it is that it is marketed to girls specifically. I am all for toys that appeal to everyone. Is it possible to have this type of building toy for everyone? Or can it only be for girls? Yes, I have a son as well, and am always interested in gender neutral, non-stereotyped sets and toys for him. He loved his pink stroller that he used to use to push his stuffed animals around, now he is more aware of color choices and as much as I tell him colors are for everyone, he gets mixed messages from the world around him. Aren't toys for every kid, too? I'm all in favor of increasing the number of females who are working in STEM careers. But I'm also in favor of nurturing creativity and problem solving skills for all children. We need great thinkers! Of all kinds! No, Melissa, I don't think you're a traitor. You're an educated, thoughtful consumer.
- 17 Lori Lavender Luz { 11.21.13 at 1:46 pm }
Toy aside, I've done a lot of thinking about Truth vs Loyalty. I found myself pulled in two one time between a woman who made my work life easier (she had the power to make it easier or harder) and the costs of my loyalty to her, namely overlooking certain things that tugged at my integrity (vague? why, yes.). It was excruciatingly painful to be caught between the two.
I wanted to choose Truth but disloyalty was unthinkable ("Traitor!" — ugh). I couldn't choose Loyalty because it tied my stomach in knots.
So that's my problem with loyalty. Now that some time has passed, I hope to structure my interactions so that I never slide into that chasm again.
Question: If you were to choose between two candidates, a Christian woman and a Jewish man, other things being equal, which loyalty would prevail?
Finally, of course you're not a traitor.
- 18 Rebecca { 11.21.13 at 1:53 pm }
Thinking I'm glad to be blissfully unaware right now and not able to give an opinion. Oh and Hi from ICLW.
- 19 Alexicographer { 11.21.13 at 2:50 pm }
Hmmm. I probably won't be buying these for my (boy)child, and maybe I should, though I don't buy many toys for my child, anyway, so I'd more have to be convinced that I should-go-out-and-buy-these-things-of-a-type-I-don't-usually-buy-at-all rather than debate-whether-this-example-of-a-thing-I-buy-regularly-is-one-example-I-should[n't]-buy.
Sort of like a distinction how if I saw ostrich meat on sale at my market and bought it it would just be replacing one sort of meat with another whereas if you (Mel) bought it, it would be buying an item that's part of a category of items (meat) that I don't think you buy, ever (or am I misremembering that you are vegetarian?). Except in this case I'm more like the vegetarian (maybe) and you're more like the person considering whether to try a new type of meat, or not.
As for the in-group, out-group thing, I think the research is pretty clear that pretty much all humans do this pretty extensively (even) without intending to or realizing it and I don't really imagine that I'm too different from average. But personally, philosophically, I'm more inclined to want to seek to increase diversity, so if I saw a woman running for Senate, that would (other things equal) be in her favor, but not so if I saw a Caucasian, though both attributes would put me in the same group as them. And honestly in those cases neither attribute would (come close to) trump party/platform, which I take as the more useful predictor of behavior in that case, but sure, for other things I'd engage in "affirmative action." Though I don't, honestly, have enough data to know who designs/sells most mass-produced toys (white Christian men? I'm guessing?) or care enough to find out (see above about not buying toys!).
(The only things *I* have put on my son's gift list so far this year are books (though I keep meaning to add thermal underwear!), and the only thing I've bought for him so far for the impending gift season is an alarm clock, and I've literally never bought him Legos — he plays with my childhood Legos that my mother brilliantly saved, plus a few kits friends have given him. So. My claim that I don't buy toys has some data to support it!)
- 20 It Is What It Is { 11.21.13 at 5:15 pm }
I am surprised that it is weighing on you. I was also surprised that you felt that the original post on the subject was going to be so controversial. I simply didn't read it that way, didn't think that way and don't think you are a traitor.
Gosh, I hope as women we can see through the fallacy of blindly supporting either other women, or women designed products or women owned business just for the sake of it. We MUST use our power for better than that. Not everything conceived of by a woman and certainly not the things marketed to women (pink BIC pens come to mind or hammers with pink rubber handles) are better than the original product.
I don't have girls but I have always been concerned with Disney's princessification of them.
- 21 RookieMom Whitney { 11.21.13 at 5:43 pm }
I relate to this post 100% without having read your previous one about GoldieBlox. I have GoldieBlox and I don't love it. I do love that video, simply because it's fun to watch and I love the spirit of it. Would I recommend GoldieBlox to a friend? No, I would — and have — invited them to borrow ours because we won't miss it. The pieces don't stay together and so it's an exercise in frustration to use it. Do I want to leverage my social media platform to let the world know that this toy is frustrating to play with? No, because I hate to publicly criticize the female entrepreneur who has a really awesome idea. I get pitched lots of products for kids and babies, most of which I snort and roll my eyes at, but I hesitate to do it publicly because I don't want to stomp on someone's dream. Especially not another mom who saw a need in the market, just like I did for my mom-centric content 8 years ago. Maybe those folks will find their audience, and it's just not me.
- 22 Queenie { 11.21.13 at 8:29 pm }
I'm with Kate. The toy is fun for kids who maybe aren't super into Legos, but aren't quite old enough for K'nex (I think it's marketed to too high an age range, by the way). My almost four year old loves to tinker with EVERYTHING, but she's really into things that move. Legos are a bit too static for her…she bores of them. She likes the Goldieblox because you can build things that move (it's a simple belt drive in the first set, with ribbon and wheels), and there are little rubber figurines that can be put on top of the wheels and spun around. She likes to see how she can configure the ribbon and wheels to make as many spin at the same time as possible, for example.
And then there's the story that is included, which adds another layer. It not only draws children in by telling the story, but it teaches the skill (ie, how to build a belt drive) along the way.
Also, I don't think you are the target audience for this toy, because you own similar toys. You think outside the box. you avoid stereotyping your kids. but not everyone does. Consider this: In 2011, only 9% of Lego sets sold in the US were for girls. 2011!!!! The next year, after they introduced Lego Friends (which also launched a gender-related backlash) 27% of their US sales were for girls. That's a pretty big jump. The point is, kids don't buy their own toys. It all starts with toy buyers' attitudes. With attitudes the way they still clearly are, in order for many, many girls to have access to these types of toys, gender-focused toys may need to exist (see Ana's comment for one example).
Which is a long way of getting to saying that ou are not a traitor–you are en educated consumer, and while the marketing is slick, it also does a poor job of product description. But it IS a toy we like in our house. Unlike Whitney, our pieces stay together just fine.
Ooh, I like Lori's question. What's the answer?!
- 23 Aerotropolitan Comitissa { 11.22.13 at 1:16 am }
@a thanks for the clarification- not a good week for Bachman(n)s then! I guess not having heard the other story I leapt to conclusions.
I think Kate (Bee in Bonnet) has a good point. And for girls who've been taught that boy-marketed toys are "not for them".
But really I don't think you're a traitor for judging things/people based on their overall value rather than the packaging.
- 24 KeAnne { 11.22.13 at 9:56 am }
I definitely don't think you are a traitor. This is a bizarre example, but I kind of felt the same way when Sarah Palin was selected as McCain's running mate. My knee-jerk reaction was to dislike her b/c of her stance, but then I felt weird about it, like should I try to support her because she is a working mom, even though she's on the wrong (to me) ticket? This was the first few days after her selection, so before she started to reveal her craziness.
I'm so confused about toys. So, if we want girls to play with tools, is it better to make it in pink so it might appeal to them or do they need a brand new type of toy that acknowledges they think differently and have different interests? Or should we give them the toy hammer in the orange color it comes in?
It seems like all of these toys are trying to do the same thing – get girls to play with them – but everything has become so political, it's difficult for me to figure out what the correct approach is.


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Front: Text describes 5 Moscow conference decisions. Maps: Moscow conference decisions as reflected on the global map. Includes photograph of Ernest Bevin (Britain), V. M. Molotov (Russia) and James F. Byrnes (U.S.) Back: Reenlistment. List of reasons to reenlist. Charts of income and retirement income for enlisted classes.
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Front: Text describes action on various war fronts: German offensive gains momentum, "Greatest Japanese Defeat," Soviet forces in action, Fighting bitter on Italian front. Maps: [German offensive] -- Mindoro -- Philippine Islands -- Leyte, Samar battle area -- Czechoslovakia, Hungary border -- Northern Italy near Bologna. Back: 1945 calendar with advice: "Every day be careful what you say or write!"


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"My wife found out I was cheating on her, and I managed to escape !"
In alternate reality, President Justin Bieber shows noose from which Ned Kelly escaped.
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It is what they call a neck tie.
#1 on Top 100 Worst Inventions.
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Ladies and Gentlemen... My latest invention! I call it "Rolled Old Pieces of Entanglements."
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Android Open Kang Project(AOKP) is a custom ROM project based on Cyanogenmod. But unlike CM which offers only nightlies(as of writing), AOKP has released a milestone(stable) version of Jellybean 4.1.2 ROM for Galaxy Tab 2 7.0 P3100. AOKP ROM's are light weight and have kernels capable of realtime processor speed stepping thereby giving maximum performance at the same time conserving battery charge.
See my AOKP ROM vs Official Jellybean ROM benchmarks for Galaxy Tab 2.0 here –
Samsung has started giving out OTA updates of Jellybean ROM based on 4.1.1 for Tab2 see the guide here to install official jellybean ROM from samsung, but those of you who demand better performance and timings between recharging battery can opt for light weight AOKP ROM. Read on how,
Disclaimer : Flashing ROM's are risky, void's warranty and could brick your device if not done properly. I am not held responsible in such cases. This guide is for educational purposes only, to follow this guide is solely under your discretion .
Since it is an aftermarket ROM, you have to download ROM and Google apps package separately.
Download the AOKP Milestone ROM and gapps-jb-20121011-signed from the link below,
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Step 1: Install Clockworkmod recovery if you had not done earlier. Follow 1-6 steps from here.
Step 2: Take backup of your current ROM using ROM Manager or Titanium Backup app.
Step 3: Press power button+volume up to enter into Clockworkmod recovery.
Step 4: Wipe data/factory reset three times.
Step 5 : Select install update.zip, and select the download AOKP ROM from your internal/external sd-card.
Step 6: After Install, Wipe cache/dalvik cache three times.
Step 7 : Now select the install update.zip again and install gaaps.zip in the same way as you install ROM.
Step 8: Reboot
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Acing Performance Reviews
"Every time I sit down for a review with my boss, I feel like a deer caught in the headlights. Talking about myself makes me incredibly uncomfortable, so I can go the whole hour without saying a word. My boss will ramble on and on, and I'll just sit there and nod dumbly like an idiot. When he's done, he'll push the review in front of me and ask me to sign it. I'll do it, no questions asked, but as soon as I leave the room, I'll think of 20 things I should have gotten off my chest before signing that paper. By then, though, it's too late."
- Debbie, 23, Texas
Most people roll their eyes when it comes time for performance reviews. This is because the review is, by nature, an uncomfortable and contrived process. In most companies, reviews happen once or twice a year, and, during this time, every employee is forced to sit in a room with his boss and talk turkey about how he's progressed and how he's screwed up. Performance review documentation is notorious for being generic and vague, complete with ratings that are totally subjective and impossible to measure.
Unfortunately, many reviews also take place in a vacuum: the items discussed are often not mentioned again until the next review. Twenty-somethings may perceive reviews as yet another bureaucratic exercise that wastes valuable time and need not be taken seriously. However, for all its flaws, the performance review is the only door to promotion inside much of the business world, so you must take advantage of it if you want to get ahead.
If you don't care about your review, no one else will. The worst thing you can do for your career is to go through the process passively. Whether your company's review cycle takes place annually or biannually, your preparation should typically start weeks before. Think of your review as an opportunity to sell your manager on your value to the company. If you've mapped out clear career goals, and you and your boss have discussed them on an ongoing basis, you'll have a great head start. Take your last review out of the file cabinet and dust it off. Look at the goals and/or action steps outlined last time around, and gather facts to support how you've progressed in each area. Brainstorm concrete examples that illustrate outstanding performance, and practice communicating them so they're on the tip of your tongue. Then make a list of all the things you would like to cover in the review meeting, independent of your manager's agenda. Your objectives will probably include soliciting feedback on your progress, identifying new goals and growth opportunities, and hammering out a long-term promotion plan. This last item is particularly important. While you can't reasonably expect to be promoted after every review, you should at least leave with an understanding of where your current responsibilities are leading.
When it comes time for the actual review, make sure your boss gives it to you. This may sound ridiculous, but you'd be surprised how many companies will allow managers to get away with skipping the review process entirely. After all, bosses are busy, and employee reviews are not on the top of their list of priorities. Remember, though, that it's your right to request a timely appraisal.
During the meeting itself, maintain a good balance between listening to what your manager has to say and playing an active role in the conversation. Just because your boss offers constructive criticism doesn't mean you won't get a promotion or a raise, so keep your defensiveness to a minimum. Even though a casual chitchat session might be more comfortable and fun than a serious conversation about your career aspirations, insist on getting through your objectives for the meeting. To paraphrase career author Harry Chambers, your performance review is your best-if not your only-opportunity to get a clear understanding of how you are perceived and what you need to do to ensure your future success.
Don't be afraid to ask questions about your boss's feedback, and make sure you read over your written review carefully before signing it. Once the cycle is complete, your manager might be perfectly happy to forget about your performance for the next five or 11 months. Don't let her. Be proactive about setting up regular meetings to review your progress, address potential problems, and incorporate new responsibilities and priorities into the master plan. If you keep the lines of communication open, nothing that comes up in your next review will be a surprise. Who knows, maybe you'll even look forward to it!
Alexandra Levit is the author of four books and a writer for several business and career publications, including the Wall Street Journal and the Huffington Post. Her career advice has been featured in more than 800 media outlets, including the New York Times and National Public Radio. Levit regularly speaks nationwide on work issues facing young employees.
This article was excerpted from They Don't Teach Corporate in College by Alexandra Levit. To buy the book, click here.
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Oral history interview with Christian Ml̜ler, 1971 August 25, 26 and October 21.
Student years at Niels Bohr Institutet in the late 1920s; influence of Lev Landau and study of Hans Bethe's thesis on scattering of fast neutrons and to a lectureship at the Institute in 1929. Bohr's switch to nuclear physics in mid-1930s; the informal conferences at the Institute. Travels to Rome and to Cambridge, 1935-1936, reporting to Bohr on Fermi's work on resonances. Travel to U.S.S.R. in September and October of 1936; gives talk on Bohr's paper on neutron captive and nuclear constitution; collaboration with Leipunski on k-electrons; comments on life at Physical Technical Institute, arrests of Landau, Houtermans, and Weissberg; tension in Russia. Continued work on capture of k-electrons and meson theory work with Lǒn Rosenfeld. Teaching; students demand course in quantum mechanics. George de Hevesy's association with the Bohr Institutet (biology); popular science writing and publication procedures. German occupation of Denmark, 1940-1945, and the Institutet, December 1943 to February 1944; comments on the political and social situation prior to World War II. Werner Heisenberg as head of a German committee investigating the Institutet.
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In addition to the Transformer and Slider tablets that Asus was showcasing at Cebit, another has caught our eye as it had some unconventional specs for a slate. Asus targets bussines and professional users with this one and since it is currently listed at Amazon.com we can tell you that those specs come with a hefty price tag.
The Eee Slate EP121 is Asus' only Windows 7 based tablet and it features a 12.1-inch LED backlit WXGA (1280x800) capacitive and Electromagnetic panel with included Digitizer pen. The specs include Intel's dual-core Core i5 470um paired up with either 2 or 4GB of memory and 32 or 64GB of SSD storage, depending on the SKU. It also comes with a 2.0M webcam, two USB 2.0 ports, 802.11bgn WiFi, Bluetooth 3.0, mini HDMI output, card reader, 34Whr battery and Windows 7 Home Premium OS.
In case you are wondering, the dimensions are 312x207.2x16.95mm and it weighs 1.16kg. The price at Amazon.com starts at $969.03 for the 32GB version with 2GB of memory. You can find it here.
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hi there everybody, i finally got to install maverick on my system, is a i7 950 with 12gb ram at 1066 kingstone motherboard asus p6t deluxe v2 and geforce 670 gtx oc edition.
all perfect i had to install only kext for audio and ethernet.
wanna know only this is my boot time normal? my maverick startup is between 30-40 secs i have it in a dedicated internal data hd(pretty old hd at 7200rpm), windows 8 in a ssd boot just in like 5 secs.
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Sheraton Fisherman's Wharf Hotel
Average rate: $135 - Hotel class: 4 stars
2500 Mason Street, San Francisco, CA, USA
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Sheraton Fisherman's Wharf Hotel San Francisco Reviews
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Good Location Jan 10, 2015
We booked this hotel way in advance as it was the most reasonable priced hotel in Fisherman's Wharf at the time of booking. Our plan was to fly into San Francisco a day before catching our cruise ship from Pier 27. We were told that you could walk from the hotel to Pier 27....definitely not with two pieces of luggage and pouring rain! Even without the rain, it is quite a haul to lug two pieces of luggage from the hotel to Pier 27!
There has been pouring rain, floodings and power outage throughout the city prior to our arrival at the hotel. We arrived early at the hotel around 11 AM and though check in time was not until 3PM, we were allowed to get checked in right away. There were still some power outages throughout the hotel lending to some elevators not working and no internet access but the hotel offered complimentary coffee/water/snacks. The staff was friendly and very accommodating. They printed our tour passes for us and stored our luggage the next day so that we could go and do some sightseeing before catching our cruise.
The hotel is conveniently located in Fisherman's Wharf and within walking distance to shops, restaurants, public transportation, sightseeing etc. If you plan to stay here prior to your cruise, plan to take a taxi to the cruise terminal as well as taxi from the airport to the hotel as no free shuttle service is offered.
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Great Hotel Jul 17, 2012
Great Hotel!! I would definitely stay her again. The hotel has a great location, walking distance from Pier 39 and cable cars. There was a lot of things to do and see around the hotel. The staff was very friendly and helpful. The rooms are very clean and a pretty good size. The hotel had fire pits near the entrance, it was a nice touch and a very welcoming place to sit. The hotel pool area is a little small but clean and taken care off. I would recommend this hotel to anyone.
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Sheraton Fisherman's Wharf Hotel San Francisco Jun 25, 2011
I stayed hear while ago but thought I would write a review. I am certainly do not stay in hotels very often but I thought this place was great for the casual traveler or family. The location was perfect to the Wharf, sight seeing buses, & near many shops, stores. The room, lobby, & outside area were all very nice & clean. We dealt with three representatives of the hotel two were very good, while one of the checkin ladies seemed bothered. However the whole experince was great & would recommend staying there.
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nice hotel bas stuff Apr 06, 2011
The cost is around 80 for the night through priceline
really you cannot find better location ... very amazing and real fun to be over there ... again the parking is 25 $ for the night and also no free internet ... some time Super 8 give you more services .
Service was so bad for the hotel name
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Mar 30, 2007
This hotel has an excellent location in the Embarcadero area of San Francisco. Pier 39 is a short walk away, as is Ghiradelli Square. I booked the hotel thru Hotwire, where it is listed as a 4 Star hotel. As I watched a couple of people paying rack rate for their rooms (Approx $189) I was happy with the price we had received. Know I have no idea what makes a hotel a 4 star hotel, but I did like the place. It was clean, "most" of the staff was friendly (all of the housekeeping staff where nice) and it was in a great location.
On arrival I had been put in a smoking room (even after asking 2 times not to be). When I told them I would need to be moved, they did so quickly. After moving to the non smoking room, I saw that the door handle on the outside of all the rooms in that wing, on that floor, had the no smoking signs etched on the panels.
Free Wi-Fi. I have started taking my laptop on trips where I feel it is safe to do so. The hotel offers wi-fi access for a fee (did not check how much), but when I booted up my laptop, I saw that there were several free access points in range (how cool was that). I dont know if it was relevent, but I was in a room on the Mason St side of the hotel.
Parking. If you drive to this hotel and want to park in the hotel parking be prepared to take out a 2nd on your home, or ready to hawk your second born child. The onsite hotel parking was in the $40/night range. But, my sister found a better solution. There is a shopping mall across the street to the south of the hotel. She said parking was more like $25 a night.
I had read several less than favorable reviews about this hotel (after booking it), but they missed the mark as far as my stay was concerned. I would deff recommend this hotel to friends and family (if they can get the Hotwire rate) as the loction could not be beat.
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Hello CASAA
I am new to vaping (Off analogs for 3 weeks now) but I have experience with Grassroots Advocacy campaigns with the Poker Players Alliance. One of our most effective things we are doing in Congress right now is showing how much support we have from the Players and its working. We must let Congress know that we are watching whats going on and have the CASAA membership involved as well. I wrote a post on ECF about the similarities with online poker back in 2006. I for-see the same collapse that the Online Poker had in the USA with the Ecig if we don't let our lawmakers know we are watching.
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The Discalced Carmelite Monastery of Divine Mercy and Our Lady of Guadalupe located at 7445 North Woodlawn, Valley Center, KS. This contemplative Order of Nuns are dedicated to a life of prayer and loving self-sacrifice through obedience and labor behind the walls of their Papal Enclosure keeping the Divine Prisoner in the Tabernacle company during this earthly pilgrimage. This Carmel has been fully approved by Rome since 1987.
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