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Future Islands on not being an overnight success
Your 2014 album, Singles, was a commercial breakthrough nearly a decade after you started as a band. These days to see a group experience that kind of success four albums into their career is unusual. How do you deal with it? And how did it affect what you made next?
Sam: It definitely affects you. I think everything is going to have an effect in some way. Making a really unsuccessful record might affect what you do next as well, or maybe not. To be honest, I don't think we've ever had anything we would consider an unsuccessful record. We feel like we've had records that have flown under the radar and we've always felt like an underdog ourselves, so it was strange to finally get recognition at the age of 30 after we've been doing this for so long. We felt like it was warranted. We felt like we had fought for it and earned it, but it was still surprising. And weird. And as much as I would say that we thought we had been ready for that attention for years, it was still overwhelming.
Everything was growing. The shows were getting bigger as we were doing more interviews, the set list was growing because, if you're playing these big sold out rooms and people are paying good money to see you, we want to give you a show. So everything was kind of stepping up, and honestly there's a lot less pressure to play a sold out show at a 400 person show than it is to be playing to a couple of thousand people. With all of these eyes on you, you feel like you have to be on it all the time. All that definitely took a toll on my body during the tour, which also affects how you write music going forward. I feel like my voice changed after playing 270 shows on that Singles tour, which led up to writing a new record.
Is it better to experience that kind of success at the age of 30 than it would be to have it at the age of 20? You're already a seasoned band by that point.
William: Yeah, I think so. We don't take anything for granted. We know how much work we've put into this project. We felt like it was already very successful. It wasn't until the success of Singles happened that we were like, "Oh, this is different than the other successes that we've experienced up to this point." Mostly we don't take the attention for granted. We know that it can go away just as quick as it came. We wanted that kind attention when we were younger, but we've seen too many bands over the years suffer because of that. We've seen bands get a lot of exposure from their first album and just not know that to do with it. It's a lot of pressure. I've seen a lot of bands lose it because they didn't know what to do next.
So after playing nearly 300 shows in support of this album, what did you do next? Does everybody go away for a while? Do you give yourself a grace period before you start to think about what to do next?
Sam: We only took about a month off before we started writing again. A big part of that was because, by that point, it was almost two years since the last record had come out and we felt a need to get back to creating something new. It was more like, "Oh shit, it's almost been two years and we haven't written anything! We don't have any songs and we need to put out another record." It's always been really important for us to put out work, even on the years where we're not on the road… even though we've pretty much always been on the road.
We always try to drop new 7"'s and things. We all have side-projects, we're all always working on a variety of things. I think it was more about a need to be making something new than it was about trying to capitalize on our recent success. This is just what we do. I myself don't really know how to relax, so I'm always ready to work on something new. And it's true, we also know how easy it is to be forgotten in this business, so of course you start to think about that. We just want to always be putting out work, giving back to the people who support you, continuing to feed this thing that you've created.
In the old days, back when we'd first started and we only had a record out and nobody knew who we were, there was this idea that just had to keep touring the US nonstop. It was about hitting that same town or city every three or four months. That's how you built up a fanbase. It meant that your posters were up in those cities for most of the year. That's how you stay in people's consciousness.
So eventually we just felt like we had to get back into the studio and back into making music. We're always hungry to write, at least I am, because this band is also essentially our outlet for dealing with our feelings. When you have this thing that functions as your primary means of self-expression, your main emotional outlet, and have it suddenly turned off or put on hold… it's weird. We've basically learned how to deal with our emotions by being in this band. That hasn't changed. With music being your career and your life, there's not always a lot of time to reflect on the rest of your life—like what's really happening in your life.
As much as we're extremely close as friends, as much as the band can really feel like a marriage, we also sometimes don't know how to have a proper dialogue about how we're feeling, even when we've been together for six months. Tour becomes about the grind from getting from point A to point B, it's not like you spend a lot of time talking about the bigger things. And because touring becomes very difficult on your mind and your body, sometimes you just have to isolate yourself whenever you have a spare moment. Sometimes everyone is technically in the same room, but each person has headphones on and is looking at something different. Sometimes you need that sense of escapism. It's only when the tour is over, when you get back to making new music, that you start to really get into what you are actually feeling. We were much more interested in thinking about that stuff than we were thinking anything like, "Oh we need to write another Seasons now!"
So when you are all back together in a room and it's time to start on a new record, how does that process work? Has your way of working changed much over the years?
William: No.
Gerrit: It was pretty much stayed exactly the same for the past 14 years that we've made music together.
William: 14 years ago we were in a different band with other people but it's always been basically the same with the three of us. It's almost always born from jams.
We just go into a room and start playing. There's times when Gerrit will bring ideas to the room, but even then we'll be like, "All right, let's just jam on it for a few hours and see what happens." The formula with writing this record was to have no formula. We wanted to not change what we did because we felt like we had finally stumbled upon what worked. We found a bigger audience with our last record by doing what we've always done, so we didn't want to fuck with that.
That's the thing that often trips people up, especially after a big success. You don't want to repeat yourself too much, but you don't want to change so radically that you'll alienate people. Overthinking those things can really mess you up sometimes.
Sam: Oh, definitely. Doing this for years now, you learn that you're not going to make everybody happy. You're gonna gain fans and you're gonna lose fans. You have to be unafraid as an artist to be who you are. You have to believe in what you do or else you're gonna be really bummed out when you're having to play music that maybe other people love but you don't. There have been times that we've had songs that are still really important to me and are really important to the set that I didn't necessarily want to play anymore because they hurt a certain side of me or they brought up feelings, years down the road, that I didn't want to share anymore, but usually if the song is coming from the right place, you don't mind playing it. The words may be set in stone but how we approach them can change. With a song like "Seasons" for example, some people say, "Aren't you tired of playing that song?" It's like, "No, that song has done great things for us." It comes from a genuine place. Every time you play it, it's easy. You don't even have to work that hard.
Part of what people love about your band, particularly with your live shows, is how intense you are. As a performer you're emotional and seemingly un-self-conscious, which inspires a similar reaction in your audience.
Sam: After that famous Letterman appearance the line that started to circle around us was "They dance like nobody's watching!" I guess maybe that's what people wanted out of seeing us, they wanted to be able to let go. But for us it was actually about dancing like everyone is watching. People don't realize how extremely conscious we are of how we look and what we're doing and exactly what we're aiming to do through our music and performance.
As a performer, of course I want people to see me as unapologetic and raw and real and open and un-self-conscious, but as a person I am extremely self-conscious. Being a performer allows you that power to be whoever you want to be, even if that is occasionally embarrassing or uncomfortable. It allows me to be a better version of myself, that person who wants to be a friend and wants to help, but also a person who can be the friend asking for help.
How do you keep from exhausting yourself when doing that?
Sam: It does take an emotional toll on me but it's OK. We're very much just nice southern guys from small towns and hard working families. I'm probably a little bit ridiculous even or silly but I think it's important to show people that you can go through these emotions. Conceptually, that's part of Future Islands, too. You go through these emotional highs and lows but then you're just a person in the end. I will rip my heart out and cry and the crowd is screaming for us, but when the song is over I just smile. I've had people say to me, "It's crazy that you're just like a regular person, you guys are just regular dudes off stage." Like, "Why aren't you the same on stage as you are off stage?" And I'm just like, "Would you want to meet that guy?" The reason you get up on stage and go through all of that is that you don't have to be that guy off stage.
The conceptual idea of what we do is trying to bring people into a space—whether that's them alone in their room with headphones or into an actual room for a show—and showing them that you can be extravagant and huge in your emotions and you can be broken and weak. That's okay. Both are powerful.
William: I feel like we're still the same band we've always been, there's just a greater expectation with the bigger audiences. We also have a bigger team now. There's just a lot more stuff that goes along with it. We're still kind of figuring it out. I don't want to say we're having growing pains, but we're still kind of adjusting to it. This tour or this cycle is definitely the most "professional" thing that we've ever done. We come from very DIY roots and it feels like we have completely shed almost 100% of our DIY-ness on this current tour, which is kind of a bummer because I really appreciate that aspect of it. I think we're trying to hold on to whatever we can that keeps things as much DIY as we can.
Sam: In a way, the stage is the only place where we can still really be free to be that band, to continue to be that really passionate band, even though it's gonna be a lot different when you're on a huge stage in front of thousands of people as opposed to being on the floor surrounded by people who are grabbing you or trying to hug you while you play.
Success is weird. Now we're back at this place of being like, "Oh, we just need to be a band again and not worry about the stuff." You try and not let it get to you, but mostly you just hope that it doesn't impact the stuff you make in a bad way. A lot of our songs have to do with not listening to what people have to say about who you need to be as a person, but finding out who you are as a person and being that. Now more than ever that feels very appropriate for us.
Essential Future Islands:
"Seasons (I've Been Waiting on You)" live on David Letterman
Future Islands Live on KEXP
"Ran" - from 2017's The Far Field
"The Great Fire" from 2011's On the Water
"A Dream Of You And Me" from 2014's Singles


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Discussion in 'Trades & Battles' started by valle, Sep 28, 2016.
Hi everyone, someone has a pokerus pokemon to trade with me?
I have a lot of them in Alpha
I'll search for them and when I found one trade with you (or anyway, spread the Pokérus and trade you something XD)
@valle ok when you want we can trade
Here's my FC
What's yours?
sorry I wasn't online! my fc is 3368-4662-4435.
Well... seems that for now I can't update my 2DS (and connect to the internet....)
When I solve this issue I will write here so we can trade... sorry for the inconvenience
oh don't worry! and again thank you!
I was finally able to update the console now... (maybe the servers were down... dunno..) so I added your FC.
When you want we can trade
I turn on the console and we can! Are you interested in a rotom?
I have too many Rotoms ^^'' sorry
You can anyway give me anything from Gen 5 or 4
Thank you very much!!
You're welcome!
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Online Marketing and Social Media
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A little background from Kimberly Stern, Director of Social and Digital Media
During our #CSUSocial summer 2015 strategic planning sessions (that we fondly dubbed #SummerCamp), one initiative that rose to the top of our list of key areas to focus on in the coming year was to intentionally and strategically come alongside our eight college communications collaborators to develop college-specific social media content.
The CSU Social and Digital Media team is centrally located and dedicated to producing content for institutional channels. Each of the directors of communications for our eight colleges is responsible for creating and managing their social channels.
In an effort to assist the colleges in hosting an engaging and social-friendly campaign, we launched the Social Treatment where each college would work with my team to create social assets (videos, graphics, photos) that the college and CSU channels could share. In its beta year, we are offering one Social Treatment voucher to each of the eight colleges.
Jason Kosovski, director of Communications for the College of Agricultural Sciences takes it over from here…
I am an early adopter.
I was one among the first users to embrace satellite radio which means I have several satellite radio receivers that no longer work. I owned several ReplayTV boxes, which were early competitors of TiVo – they no longer work now and ReplayTV is out of business. And I bought a Nomad for DirectTV almost the day it came out, which allowed me to download my DVR shows to my computer. It proved to be non-functional almost immediately.
Despite these obvious let downs, I chose to be an early adopter once again and cashed in my chips for a "social treatment" from Colorado State University's Social Media Team. Each year, our college and the other colleges at CSU, can have the Social Media Team take something happening in the college and make it social-friendly, engaging, and easily shareable. I was first in line.
This time, my propensity to be an early adopter paid off! Our college, along with CSU's College of Natural Sciences, hosts the Thornton-Massa lecture, a lecture focused on plant bio-diversity. This year's speaker was a world-renowned entomologist from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Dr. May Berenbaum. I asked the Social Media Team to create a short video promoting Dr. Berenbaum and her talk. Get ready to be wowed – here's what I got:
YouTube / Colorado State University – via Iframely
Making science fun, interesting, and accessible is part of what earned Berenbaum the National Medal of Science, so presenting her research and background in a "social" way seemed not only appropriate but ideal. The video was a hit throughout our college, across campus, and back at the University of Illinois. Our tweets of the video were retweeted by the National Academy of Sciences, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and the American Entomological Society as well as the University of Illinois and that university's College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.
Both of the talks held on campus had record-setting audiences, shattering attendance records in the 16-year history of the lecture series.
From a PR perspective, promoting events is easy when you have such an outstanding speaker – but the task is made even easier when you have a team willing and able to put such a cool social piece together.
I am already thinking about how I can cash my chips in for next year.


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When to Vaccinate
Puppies can be vaccinated when they are only a few weeks old. Sometimes vaccines are not as effective in very young puppies, which is why many researchers and veterinarians recommend vaccinating puppies again when they reach one year old.
Even if your puppy is too young to vaccinate when you first bring him home, having a veterinarian examine him for any problems is recommended. At this appointment, you can also set up a puppy vaccination schedule and discuss which diseases to vaccinate your puppy against.
Diseases to Vaccinate Against
Puppies and adult dogs can come into contact with numerous diseases through contact with other animals, plants and environmental elements. While it's almost impossible to predict which diseases a puppy will come into contact with, a veterinarian can make recommendations for vaccinations of the more common and more dangerous diseases.
Core vaccines are vaccines that are recommended for nearly all dogs. These vaccines include:
- canine adenovirus-2 (hepatitis and respiratory disease)
- canine parvovirus-2
- distemper
- rabies.
In addition to these vaccines, other non-core vaccines may also be recommended. Veterinarians will recommend extra vaccines based on the dog's breed, environment in which he will live and other health factors.
Some vaccines can be combined and given in a single injection, instead of multiple injections. These are called multivalent vaccines. One of the most common multivalent vaccines for dogs is DHLPPCv. This includes:
- distemper
- hepatitis
- leptospriosis
- parainfluenza
- parvovirus
- coronavirus.
After you and your vet come up with an initial vaccination schedule for your puppy, it is important to keep up with "boosters." Boosters are repeat vaccinations for a disease that has already been vaccinated against. Not all vaccines protect for a lifetime. These boosters provide added protection and keep the initial disease protection in place.
Most dogs need to be vaccinated every one to three years. Rabies vaccines are required by law in many areas and must be given once a year.
Protecting Against Other Diseases
Puppies cannot be protected against all diseases and afflictions with vaccines. Some diseases must be protected against with medication. Parasites are among the most common of these types of afflictions.
Heartworm, fleas and ticks should be protected against from an early age. Puppies can be given monthly medication to ensure that these parasites do not attack their systems.


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The Broad Meadow Holistic Centre. Owned and run by Gill Lewis. This venture is nestled in the Stretton Hills, Shropshire. It is a beautiful venue; offering workshops, treatments, and a small camp site. The site now has hook up facilities for six caravans. For further details click here.
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Pickles, my rabbit, is having poop problems so I've changed her diet. But in the mean time I need to address the sores that have been caused by the urine and poop contact to her skin.
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A series of classical music concerts aimed at babies and small children is bringing its first year of events to a festive conclusion next week.
The BabyGigs series is the brainchild of pianist Eleanor Hodgkinson, of Market Harborough.
Her first year has been a success and it is ending 2014 with a festive hurrah from saxophonist John Barker on Monday morning.
Mr Barker is the assistant head of music at Leicester Grammar School, in Great Glen in the district.
The show will feature sax classics and Christmas tunes.
The concert is at Market Harborough Congregational Church's Jubilee Hall, in Bowden Lane, at 10.30am.
The series has featured music from the likes of international clarinet soloist Sarah Watts, bass trombonist Alex Crutchley and violinist Simon Chalk, who has been a conductor with operatic pop vocal group Il Divo.
Designed for babies, young children and their carers, the concerts provide an opportunity to hear classical music performed by talented musicians. Children are free to sing, dance and move while they listen and can meet the musicians and try an instrument afterwards.
Eleanor said: "BabyGigs has steadily grown in popularity throughout the year, now attracting audiences of 60-plus. It has been amazing to see the children's and adults' reactions to the music.
"They have experienced everything from bass clarinet improvisations to trombone demonstrations, sax jazz and violin virtuosity, responding with freedom and enthusiasm.
"A particular highlight for me included being invited to play for The Little Explorers Club for autistic children and their families in Harborough.
"I had no idea how popular the concept would be. I am delighted so many children have had such a lovely introduction to the world of music."
As a result of its success, Eleanor is starting another series in 2015 in Stoneygate, in partnership with Leicester Prep School, alongside the regular Harborough gigs.
Tickets for Monday's concert cost £4 or £10 for one adult and two children, and are available by telephoning 07971 233 773. More details are available from the website www.babygigs.co.uk.


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This past week in Miami Beach leaders from all over the world of sport gathered for the first ever Sportel Decision Makers Summit. Sportel hosts conferences and events for industry professionals across the world, and launched this special event, the Sportel Decision Makers Summit this year.
The two day event featured speakers from all over the world and panels on important issues in sport including the evolution of media rights, the transition from over-the-air broadcasting to streaming, the emerging Chinese market, the health of soccer in the United States and why do European football clubs tour the US regularly.
Top executives representing broadcast networks, agencies, digital platforms, leading federations and renowned celebrities, shared personal insights into the future of the sports marketing and media industry with the over 150 delegates who came to the event from around the globe.
A key to the event was the confidential setting of the panels and meetings, allowing leaders in the industry to speak freely with the delegates. Media attended as well from across the globe, some serving as facilitators for the panels and others had arranged interviews with delegates. However, the meetings and panels themselves remained confidential, an achievement in today's world.


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Manchester United beat Aston Villa 3-2 this afternoon thanks to an injury-time winner from 17-year-old débutante Federico Macheda. The Italian striker went from zero to hero in the 92nd minute when he produced a sublime turn on the edge of the box before finishing past Brad Friedel in the Villa goal.
The goal and the result sparked pandemonium on the United bench after it had looked like the Red Devils were set drop at least two points in the title race. Despite going ahead through a Ronaldo free-kick, United were second best to Villa for the majority of the game.
Missing Vidic and Ferdinand, United's back-four had been a disaster all afternoon with former England international Gary Neville enduring a torrid 90 minutes. John Carew and Gabriel Agbonlahor put Martin O'Neill's side ahead in the second half, but it was Ronaldo again who levelled matters with a low left-foot finish 10 minutes from time.
With the sides looking set to share the points and the game running into injury-time, Macheda seized his opportunity with both hands. No matter what happens in the young Italian's footballing future, his goal will go down in United history and could have secured the club's third successive league title.


text: David Fredrickson January 15, 2015 Essential Oils, Hair, Skin, Womens Health, Informed Beauty Your Guide to the Best Oils for YOUR Scalp and Hair Type David Fredrickson January 15, 2015 Essential Oils, Hair, Skin, Womens Health, Informed Beauty With the vast amount of incredible attributes to a wide array of oils - it only leaves us in confusion. There are many components that differentiate oils. When using in their purest form for the "DIY" informed beauty, it is best to know which will be the most effective and efficient. Take a quick glance at the suggested list of "BEST" oils for your individual hair, skin, and scalp needs. scalp Determine the true nature of the hair. It will help you determine the needs of your locks and thus, find the perfect oil for them. Here are the basic rules:For Dry Hair: If your hair is naturally dry, try to find oil that can be soaked up by the strands easily. This way, the natural moisture of your tresses will be locked and you will get rid of unmanageable, frizzy hair. Make sure that the oil doesn't only sit on the top of the hair and make it greasy.Best Choices: Almond oil, virgin coconut oil, extra virgin olive oil, etc. Use them individually or in a combination.For Oily Hair: If your hair is naturally oily, opt for something lightweight that will take great care of the split ends of your hair instead of increasing the oiliness of your scalp. It should not be stronger than the natural oils or sebum produced on our scalp and only a little amount is enough to give you healthy locks.Best Choices: Jojoba oil, argan oil, Moroccan oil, etc. Individual application of these oils is sufficient. Needs of ScalpAfter hair, shift your focus to your scalp. Try to find out what it actually needs from your oil and pick the product accordingly. The basic rules as followFor Dry Scalp: A dry and itchy scalp needs adequate hydration for keeping the moisture balance intact. Get a highly nourishing as well as moisturizing oil that can be used as a topical treatment.Best Choices: It can be any natural oil of your choice.For Flaky Scalp: If you are suffering from flaky scalp or acute dandruff, pick a thick rich hair oil that will keep the flakiness away and offer great anti-microbial solutions.Best Choices: You can opt for coconut oil for this purpose.For Oily Scalp: Just like oily hair, oily scalp also needs a non-sticky oil that is light on the tresses.Best Choices: Argan oil will be the most effective option for it. Texture of HairThe texture of hair also plays a key role in deciding on the right type of hair oil. Here are the tips that you need to follow for finding the perfect productFor Fine Hair: If you have fine hair, try to find out an oil that is absolutely light on your scalp. It will not weigh down your hair and hence, your locks will not look limp. Such oils will also offer excellent nourishment to each of your hair strand.Best Choices: Extra virgin olive oil and avocado oil are the best friends of fine hair.For Thick Hair: If you have thick coarse hair, you need something thicker to keep the strands under control. A rich hair oil will help you manage your thick frizzy hair and make it smooth as well as soft.Best Choices: Go for coconut oil and grapeseed oil to keep your thick hair healthy and beautiful.


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The French Broad Brewfest, held in early Fall along the banks of the French Broad river, has long been a favorite of ours. A traditionally small fest with the chill vibe of a really big back-yard ale share, it features regional brews, a strong musical line-up and local food trucks. Taking place in a campground in Hot Springs, North Carolina, many attendee's opt to pitch a tent and make a weekend out of it, rounding out the festival with a hike up Lovers Leap, a mountain bike ride or a river trip, and finishing with soak in a hot tub at the spa. This fest really is the embodiment of WNC beer culture.
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Cherish Each New Day
Wow. What a roller coaster ride life can be sometimes! It has been months since I have had a chance to post, but I'm back at it.
Since December, we have sold a house, purchased a new/old house, renovated a good part of said old house, entertained a ton of company (because this house is on waterfront), ran a few races, did my first duathlon, had two injuries that put me into an air cast, lost a few family members, became a grandmother to a beautiful little girl, and now, just this week, a close family member has been diagnosed with terminal cancer.
It never ceases to amaze me how God gives us the strength we need to handle every situation. Whenever I am completely overwhelmed, I go down to the water's edge to breath, sometimes cry, and just let out a big sigh. There is something so soothing about water.
These photos were all taken in July. Visit my fb page at https://www.facebook.com/mynds.i to see daily photo posts.
Winter Wonderland
Christmas is just around the corner. We have already had a large amount of the white stuffdumped in our backyard and it's only December 4. I am fortunate to have a back yard that adjoins the 18th hole of a golf course. It becomes my playground when the golfers hibernate for the winter.
I have mentioned before that I am a runner. Last week, just after the storm, I couldn't decide whether to go for a run, or go out and take pictures. It was a no brainer….go for a run with the camera. So I put on the winter gear, and headed out to the golf course. It was breathtaking. Not a single footprint in the snow yet.
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How do you 'construct' a good leader?by Comms-care
December 06, 2017
Whether it's an extension on the back of your house or a city skyscraper, constructing a building is no easy feat. There's planning permission to consider and don't forget conforming to building regulations before you even start to see the structure take shape. Much like the construction of buildings, when developing future business leaders each individual will have their own specific set of needs but there are certain guidelines you can follow that can improve the chance of success…
The foundations – inspirational leaders
Getting this part right is the most vital element in ensuring your completed building stands strong. Ensuring the foundations are laid within the business for growing future leaders starts with providing inspiration. Having individuals that a 'leader-under-construction' can look towards is not only important for learning the behaviours required to be successful, but also to serve as motivation that empowers the individual to aspire to reach the standards required.
There are two types of role model that build the foundations of a good leader. Firstly, there are famous leadership role models; the likes of Martin Luther King, Princess Diana and even Lady Gaga can be leaders to look up to. The other kind is probably more important, current leaders within organisations who can include 'Managers', 'Supervisors' and 'Team Leaders'. They are responsible for driving forward their team and developing the leaders of tomorrow.
The building blocks & cement – behaviours & personality
Once you've laid the foundations on which the 'leader-under-construction' can stand strong, the next stage is to gather your building blocks – leadership behaviours – and cement them together with leadership personality. Leadership behaviours are likely to be indirectly taught or passed on from the 'leader-under-construction's' role model, for example understanding how to motivate others. The cement to this construction is arguably personality; having the ideal mix of traits such as humility, consideration and confidence combined with strong leadership learned behaviours will help make a good leader.
This year Comms-care supported World Quality Day for the fifth consecutive year. This day is always an important event in the compliance calendar and this year was particularly significant as the theme was 'Everyday Leadership'. The latest version of ISO9001: 2015 includes a focus on leadership, making it an obligatory element of your Quality Management System.
It's become ever more important that 'Everyday Leadership' is ingrained within a company's culture and World Quality Day gave us the opportunity to demonstrate this. Colleagues across all departments within the business were challenged to choose a famous inspirational leader and then 'build' their perfect leader out of building blocks labelled with different leadership attributes. This was a fascinating insight into what Comms-care employees value in a leader; Richard Branson won the vote for 'our perfect leader' while the characteristics 'empowers others', 'motivates' and 'communicative' were chosen as the top valuable leadership attributes.
Recognising events such as World Quality Day is a company's chance to educate and re-educate its employees on the importance of quality standards and how specific elements, such as leadership, play a vital part in sustaining and improving business performance. This year Comms-care focused on the theme of 'construction' because much like developing a strong building that will weather the elements and stand the tests of time, developing the leaders of tomorrow requires solid foundations to stand upon and a set of quality materials to build strong leadership attributes. And those organisations who take this approach to develop their future leaders can ensure not only a high level of performance today but continued ongoing business success.


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Euan's fourth year!
January 2011Happy New Year 2011
We welcomed 2011 in at the farm - Euan had great fun entertaining everyone and eventually went to bed at about 2.30am!!
The big news for this month is that Euan has started attending Invergowrie School nursery in the afternoon 3 days per week. He has settled into it really well although he did have a little mishap the first week. This neccessitated a trip to A & E at Ninewells for a gash in his chin to be glued back together. In true Euan style he was not the least bit fazed by this!!
Mummy and Daddy were allowed a little treat at the end of the month - they went to the cinema together for the first time in about 5 years whilst Euan had a fun day at the farm with Fay and Angus.
FebruaryMost of our snow had disappeared by February - the novelty of it had worn off!
Euan was a little poorly at the start of the month...we think with something called 'slapped cheek' virus. He was rather blotchy and itchy for a few days, and the snotty nose was a thing of wonder. Thankfully he was back to normal within a week.
Auntie Margaret came to stay for a weekend. We had an entertaining bus journey home from Dundee. (Margaret had to guide the driver to turn round in a field gateway after he took the wrong route). The weather wasn't great but we managed a visit to Perth to check out the museum. Euan had great fun there running about, using interactive displays and trying on a few costumes. On the Sunday we went for swim before going to the farm for fish pie and pavlova cooked by Fay and Angus..delicious!
MarchSpring has arrived!! Mummy had a few days off at the start of March so Euan and her decided to take the train down to Berwick-upon-Tweed to stay with Belford Granny for a few days. We had a lovely relaxing time, meeting Mummys friends, going out for lunch etc
Neither Mummy or Daddy managed to make any pancakes for Shrove Tuesday, but Euan didn't miss out...he had more than his fair share at Karen's house. We think the squirty cream on top was the real attraction!!
Good news for Mummy this month too - after ten years of hard work, she is finally the proud owner of a BSc in Geosciences!
At the end of the month Euan and Mummy abandonded Daddy(!) and flew down to Cornwall for a holiday. We had a great time with Uncle Richard, Uncle Margaret, Cousin Helen and Oliver. The trip to Trevarno Gardens was great - especially seeing the peacocks showing off their tail feathers. However, I think Euan and Oliver were more enthralled with the diesel train (undergoing restoration) which they were able to play in. We also managed to have a play on three different beaches - Helen used her artistic talent to make a car and a boat in the sand - very impressive!! See the photos from their holiday
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AprilWhat an exciting month April has been starting with the car getting it's annual wash before going for MOT. Euan very kindly helped with the washing as can be seen in the photo.
Euan had his first experience of canoeing and camping. We spent two nights at Aberfeldy. Unfortunately the weather was a little damp on Saturday morning but we still managed to have fun. When we went to Loch Tummel at the end of the month the weather was much better, as can be seen in the collection of photos from the two trips.
The weather has been pretty good this month and we had the first BBQ of the month on the 16th. First of many, we hope. Euan particularly enjoyed the accompanying potato salad.
We popped down to the farm in the middle of the month so that Mummy and Euan could accompany Uncle Brodie, Fay and Angus to the Links market. We had a fantastic time, I think Euan is going to be a big fan of fairground rides.
Euan had his pre school boosters this month! Daddy took him along to the surgery for the injections, they were both very brave.
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MayThe start of May brought good weather so we packed up the tent and canoe and went off to Loch Tummel for the weekend. Everyone had a great time - Euan thoroughly enjoyed his canoe trip, although Daddy had to catch him when he decided dipping his feet into the water would be good fun. It was such a nice day we even stopped for a picnic lunch on an island (when we eventually found one free from nesting geese!)
We have been planting vegetables again this year - potatoes, onions and peas are in the ground. Euan is very keen to use the hosepipe for watering duties.
Since Euan has outgrown his tricycle we decided to buy him a 'balance bike' - he is beginning to get the hang of scooting along and lifting his feet up.... but of course it is always easier to as Mum or Dad to give him a push.
We had visitors at the end of the month - Grandad and Flor were home from Thailand for a few weeks. Euan was delighted to see them, even making cards at Karens house to welcome them home. We spent a couple of days on Speyside with them. We had a little journey on the steam train again and had a blustery time in Aviemore, but it was great fun.
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JuneAnother fairly hectic month - although summery weather has been in short supply.
Euan went to see the scarecrow display in Longforgan with Karen this year again. He seems to have got over his fear of them!! There were some clever desings including 'Oor Wullie' and Spud the Scarecrow from Bob the Builder stories.
For his end of term treat at Invergowrie Nursery, Euan went to see the 'Sticky Kids' show in Perth. He enjoyed Molly Muddle and her antics, and also enjoed the picnic afterwards, which Daddy joined him for.
Mummy was lucky enough to win tickets for the Highland Show, so Uncle Brodie kindly collected Mummy and Euan and off we went. It was a super day out, especially with almost all of Euans cousins there too. Euan really enjoyed taking pictures of the cows with Auntie Margarets camera and was not worried in the least about being in close proximity to such big animals.
We went down to Belford Granny's at the end of the month. Mummy's graduation ceremony was in Gateshead, so Euan kept Granny and Jack amused whilst Daddy, Mummy and Auntie Margaret went to the ceremony.
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JulyA big adventure for Euan this month - he went to stay with Belford Granny without Mummy and Daddy. He had great fun there, although setting an alarm for 02:00 had been a surprise for Granny and Jack.
For our summer holiday we spent a few days camping at loch Tummel again. It was a little cool but flat calm for canoeing. Euan put his water pistol to good use in the boat. We had a barbecue at the campsite, Euan tried unsuccesfully to catch a duck to cook on it.
We made the most of the good weather to have an outing to Tentsmuir forest. Whilst Daddy went surfing, Euan and mummy went for a bike ride - we saw lots of dragonflies and a red squirrel. After a picnic lunch, Daddy and Euan did some dam building on the beach whilst Mummy went for another bike ride.
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AugustAn active start to August - Euan started swimming lessons at Perth pool, then a few weeks later at Dundee pool too!!. He appears to be enjoying then and participates with enthusiasm.
One sunny Sunday we had a visit from the Wallace clan. Daddy and Uncle Brodie went off to do a wine tour at Cairn O' Mhor while the rest of us sat out in the garden. We had a tasty buffet tea and Euan and his cousins had great fun playing with a large cardboard box!!
At Teddy Club nursery, Euan has moved up to Oakleys Explorers...his last nursery class before school. We had his group bear, Fern, home for a weekend visit, which was tremendous fun for everyone. Euan is also back at Invergowrie Nursery. He made us giggle by saying that the 'little ones' weren't starting until a week later. He must be one of the big boys now!!
It was Errol Show at the end of the month. Only a 3rd for Mummy's clootie dumpling this year, but a 1st for the sultana cake..yum yum!!
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SeptemberBelford Granny came to stay at the beginning of September. We had a visit to the Dundee food and flower festival. Euan had more sucess with his entry than Mummy did with hers, winning first prize for his model tree made from recycled materials.
We also had a little holiday in Dumfries and Galloway this month. The weather wasn't brilliant but we made the most of it. Daddy got some windsurfing done, which kept him happy. We went to Mabie farm park where we had fun on the go carts. We also had a visit from Mummys friend Susie when we were on holiday. Euan was delighted with the tractor she brought him as a present.
Daddy had good news this month, passing his OU course about Linux with a result of 74%.
We had a little visit to Belford to wish Granny a happy birthday, before travelling back up to pay a flying visit to the farm. Euan was fascinated with Uncle Brodies combine.
Euan is still enjoying his swimming lessons and is getting more confident - even practising his star floats in the bath!
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OctoberInto Autumn and back to being wrapped up for the cold, dark mornings.
We celebrated Daddy's birthday this month..we won't mention how old he is!! As a treat, Euan and Mummy took him to the pub for lunch. We all enjoyed this but Euan especially enjoyed his 'cocktail' (fruit juice).
Shetland Granny came to stay for a weekend. We had good fun and Euan was fascinated by her funny toenail!! We also saw Helen and Oliver when we took Granny back to Uncle Brodie's. Euan and Oliver had great fun playing together.
Euan had a couple of Halloween parties but wasn't too keen on dressing up. However, he did wear his hat and mittens to turn himself into a cat. He was very keen on the games though...dooking for apples etc.
Daddy hasn't been very well this month..he is getting bored with taking antibiotics...hopefully he will be on the mend soon.
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NovemberAt the start of November, Mummy and Euan took the train down to Northumberland. We visited Auntie gillian in Berwick then travelled to Belford to see the fireworks display and bonfire. Euan was a little apprehensive at first but enjoyed it in the end
Daddy is still recovering from his nasty infection but thankfully much better than he was and at least his ankles are back to their normal size!
Euan took part in a cupcake event for 'Children in Need' This was organised by childminder Karen and raised more that £120. Euan enjoyed eating the cakes almost as much as decorating and selling them!
The 25th November was Euans 4th birthday...he had several birthday cakes! He also received lots of lovely presents and cards. Belford Granny and Gillian came to stay for the weekend and had great fun playing with some of Euans new games. We had a 'birthday buffet' on the Sunday afternoon.
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DecemberQuite a breezy start to December but thankfully no snow.
Euan was very busy with preparations for nursery nativity plays. He thoroughly enjoyed practicing his Christmas carols - often to the amusement of others on the bus!! At Teddy Bear Club Nursery, Euan was a sheep in the nativity play - obviously Euan acted this out with his usual nonchalance... Santa arrived a little early in our household but everyone was delighted with their Christmas gifts...although it remains to be seen if the drum kit was a good idea.
On Christmas morning we were up bright and early to travel to Newcastle airport on the first leg on our journey to Thailand.
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Jason Fleischer's journey with The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society (LLS) began in December of 2003. After moving to NYC, a friend encouraged him to attend an information meeting for LLS's endurance sports training program, Team In Training (TNT). TNT trains individuals to complete marathon, triathlon, and cycle events while they raise critical funds to benefit LLS. At the time, Jason didn't have any direct connection to blood cancers, but did have a connection to cancer. He lost his grandmother, Lisa Fleischer, to bone cancer and his Aunt Virginia to breast cancer. Jason thought signing up for TNT would be a great way to honor them, make new friends and get into shape. He had no idea how this one decision would change his life.
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The mystery skeleton of Centralia
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When the calendar reads April 1 and a child reports finding a human skeleton in the woods, it's easy to dismiss the child's claims as a joke or a prank. That's exactly what happened to Oscar Fetterman, a 13-year-old boy from Centralia on April Fool's Day of 1917.
Oscar's story, however, turned out to be true, thus bringing to light one of Centralia's darkest unsolved mysteries.
Oscar was roaming the mountains near Centralia looking for teaberries. When he reached the woods that divide Park Street and the Saints Peter and Paul cemetery his eye was attracted to something lying on the ground. He crept closer. It was a human skeleton, clad in dark clothing. A black derby hat and black dress shoes were next to the bones.
Leaving his berries behind, the boy ran back to Centralia as fast as his legs could carry him and told anyone who would listen about his gruesome discovery. Everyone thought it was an April Fool's prank, of course, but Oscar's story spread throughout the small town, eventually attracting the attention of two men, Walter Kimmel and an unidentified friend, who said that since they were going past the cemetery later that day anyway, they would take a look for themselves.
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As word of the discovery spread throughout the area, a Shamokin man by the name of Joseph Stack traveled to Centralia to view the remains. His son, James, had mysteriously disappeared from home six months earlier. Upon viewing the remains, however, Stack concluded that it could not possibly be his son; James was tall, and the bones were too short. He also examined the scraps of clothing found in the woods and did not recognize them.
Joseph did provide authorities with a possible lead, however. He told investigators of a fellow from Johnson City (which is presently known as Ranshaw) who also disappeared around the same time. Relatives of the missing man came to view the remains, but once again the remains didn't fit the description. Since there were no other reports of missing persons from the area, the bones were gathered into a box and buried in an unmarked grave in the Aristes cemetery (It's unclear why the bones weren't buried in the Centralia cemetery where they were discovered. My guess is that since the Centralia cemetery belonged to the Greek Orthodox church and all the parishioners were accounted for, the church didn't want anything to do with them).
Although a century has passed, the mystery skeleton of Centralia still remains unidentified-- and since the bones were buried in an unmarked grave, it appears that the mystery will forever remain unsolved.
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