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Zoketsu lectures on Daniel Goleman's Destructive Emotions: A Scientific Dialogue with the Dalai Lama. – Proceedings of a dialogue between the Dalai Lama and Western philosophers and scientists. The Buddhist path is the training and cultivation of the mind, which includes working with both emotion and thinking. So it is not a matter of using ethics and will to overcome and tame emotion, but rather using mindfulness of our mental states, that include both emotion and thought, to create a transformation of the emotions that arise
Working with Emotions Part ThreeTalk given: Summer 2004 Dharma Seminars in Mill Valley, CA.
Zoketsu lectures on Daniel Goleman's Destructive Emotions: A Scientific Dialogue with the Dalai Lama. – Proceedings of a dialogue between the Dalai Lama and Western philosophers and scientists.
(Transcribed and abridged by Barbara Byrum)
Tonight we are continuing with our ongoing exploration of emotions. The focus of the seminar is not on learning material from the book per se, but on how we can make use of any material in the book in deepening our engagement with our own emotional life and practice.
I would like to make some points from the chapter of the book called, "The Universality of Emotions." Mostly it was about a report from Paul Eckman, who is at the University of California at San Francisco Medical School. In Western thought there is the persistent idea that emotion is separate from thinking, morality, and willpower. Emotion is seen as automatic, visceral, and animal-like, and we cultivate our thought and morality to overcome this animal nature. There are emotions that you don't want to look at because they are bad and out-of-bounds, so you override them with your ethics, thinking, and willpower. In Buddhism there is no fundamental distinction between our emotions and our thought. Both are arising from consciousness and naturally come up when we cognize objects. Whenever there is cognition, there is always thought and feeling. There is always a mixture of these things, and there is no way to separate them, and there is no hierarchy.
The Buddhist path is the training and cultivation of the mind, which includes working with both emotion and thinking. So it is not a matter of using ethics and will to overcome and tame emotion, but rather using mindfulness of our mental states, that include both emotion and thought, to create a transformation of the emotions that arise. For instance, it might be commonplace in Western psychology to assume that if someone crosses you, you will be angry and upset. That is just the way it is. That is how the mind works. If you are civilized and have some psychological acumen, you won't shout at the person and stomp up and down; you will control yourself. You will take up the matter with some rationality, and if that doesn't work, you'll sue!
In Buddhism the possibility is presented, however far we get in realizing it, and admittedly we may not get all that far, that we might not have the feeling in the first place. We might actually transform ourselves to the extent that those emotional responses that are assumed as a given in Western thought might not arise at all.
In this chapter Eckman talks about breaking down the arising of emotion into three moments. The terms that he gives for these three different moments are "appraisal awareness"; that is, the assessment of the situation which gives rise to the emotion in the first place; the "impulse awareness"; and the third is what he calls the "action awareness". An example of this would be when someone cuts in line in front of you at the supermarket. The appraisal awareness is the immediate awareness that this is maddening and the person is really rude. According to Eckman, this is a universal response that anyone would feel; it is just a given. Sometimes we are not entirely aware of this response in us, and when we are not aware of the existence of the emotion, we can really be pushed around by it, and we are a prisoner of that emotion. Eckman says that the more we are aware of the emotion, the less we are a prisoner of it. He calls the next moment the impulse awareness. In the example of someone cutting in front of you at the supermarket, you are aware of your anger and have the impulse to respond, such as making a rude comment or pushing the cart into the person's back. Here is where a mature person with some acumen and presence of mind doesn't do that, because that person knows that there is little benefit in this reaction. So this is where we can work on ourselves. We can increase our awareness early on in the situation so that we don't react negatively. The third moment is action awareness, where now the impulse has already taken over, and we are starting to do something like pushing the cart, and we stop ourselves in the middle of the action. He is saying that it is best to control the impulse, but if we can't do that, we can control the action, mollify it, apologize, and don't do it again, if we are lucky.
Buddhism would say the same thing: yes don't do the action, but if you do, apologize. Buddhism, however, also says to work more deeply with awareness, so that the original impulse does not arise in the first place. Work with the emotion with awareness so that even before the original feeling comes, there might be a different experience. Working with the underlying causes of the emotion changes the way the emotion arises and feels.
We have talked about prajna, the faculty of cognizing emptiness, and if we developed that faculty, our experience of the world would be considerably different, and therefore our emotional responses would be considerably different. Maybe working with emotions is not one sub path or genre of the path; maybe it is the whole path. Maybe what it comes down to is the awakening or development of prajna, in which the emotions in our lives appear quite different. In this chapter there is a discussion of prajna, and they say that prajna really means intelligence more than wisdom. We talk about it as a technical term, the way of experiencing emptiness, but here they are saying that maybe a better translation is intelligence, not as an intellectual achievement only, such as abstract thought, but as an all around development of consciousness, which would also include emotions. In the book, Daniel Goleman gets excited about this because emotional intelligence is his field, and he thinks that this kind of intelligence is a way of feeling and responding to the world.
Maybe that is what prajna really is, a way of feeling with and responding to the world, of being attuned to the world. This would naturally involve a difference in the way our emotional flow in relation to the world would be. Then prajna would include, as a function of those things, thinking, emotions, and ethical conduct. Thought, emotion, and morality would not be separate things, a matter of analysis, suppression, or use of the will; but rather, they would all be part of prajna – how we see and feel the world, and how we behave in the world as a consequence of how we feel the world to be. In prajna, we would connect to the world in a spontaneous and harmonious way. There would be the sense that ethical conduct is no big deal, and we would naturally be spontaneous and harmonious in the world with that kind of training. Each one of us would have a different way of manifesting this training.
People differ considerably in their emotional makeup. Some people, for example, have more anger or more love than others. We probably all have the same range of emotions, but we differ in the palette of emotions that arise. We differ in how quickly the emotion arises, in what triggers or stimulates the emotion, how long the emotion lasts, or how powerful the emotion may be. This may differ quite a bit person to person. Therefore in working with emotions and developing prajna in relation to our own karmic makeup, it is important not to impose ideas on how a practitioner should look emotionally. A wise discernment of one's own particular emotional makeup, knowing what the path teaches us about emotions, and then massaging our particular emotional profile with that teaching may be more important. We would continue to be ourselves emotionally, but the way the emotion would appear would be softened and transformed by our approach to practice. A few weeks ago we worked with our individual emotional themes that seem present since our early life. There is a sense in which our own emotional makeup is not known to us. We may always be trying to work against rather than working with the grain of our emotional makeup, and it becomes endlessly frustrating.
An interesting point in this chapter was the quality of the Dalai Lama's face. Eckman, whose specialty is facial expressions, was astonished that the Dalai Lama had the facial muscles of a twenty year old. He thought this was because the Dalai Lama is very emotional and expressive. His facial muscles looked young because they were used to exercising such a wide range of emotions -sorrow, sadness, amazement, happiness. He has no guardedness about expressing his emotions. He has a flowing and free use of feelings that are spontaneously expressed in his face. Conversely, for a person who is more average than the Dalai Lama, there isn't this free flow of feeling, there is more of a repression of feeling. One so often has the experience of being ashamed or embarrassed by the unacceptability of what one is feeling; therefore, the facial muscles are not used and lose their tone.
We could take the Dalai Lama as an ideal practitioner, who is very quick to express emotion. The problem may not be that we are too emotional, but rather we do not have the freedom to express emotion, and that there is so much repression that the emotions come out twisted and cockeyed. So it is not a matter of eliminating or damping down emotions, but a matter of training ourselves to be freer in our emotional life.
In order to be like the Dalai Lama in always expressing our feelings, we would have to have a tremendous amount of trust in our own heart and emotions. You would have to have the overall sense that whatever you were feeling was all right. This implies a certain amount of cultivation of working with your emotions. Everyone will have negative or destructive emotions, but there is the awareness that we are, and have been, working with them. For example, the Dalai Lama probably has a lot of confidence that he would not run across the stage and throttle someone. He is just not going to do that, because he is familiar with his emotions and impulses. For some of us this kind of self awareness may be less true. We may have less awareness of our destructive emotions because we have never allowed ourselves to feel them. First of all you have to feel your anger or rage or envy, become familiar with them, and then begin to work with them.
Most people are embarrassed by certain emotions and do not want to work with them. We need to develop tools and support so we could engage our own emotions and the emotions of others. Our chief tool is mindfulness or awareness of what we are feeling. One can ask oneself, "What am I feeling now," as a device for promoting greater awareness of our feelings. So the chief tool is mindfulness, and the chief support is the Three Treasure: our community, our teachers, and our teaching. Through that tool and support, we could feel our feelings with a sense of safety. And then, little be little, we could work with our actions and impulses until we got back to what Eckman calls the appraisal awareness, and the emotion that arose would be a different emotion. That is how we would develop prajna or intelligence with regard to our emotional life.


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We observe today not a victory of party but a celebration of freedom… symbolizing an end as well as a beginning… signifying renewal as well as change for I have sworn before you and Almighty God the same solemn oath our forebears prescribed nearly a century and three-quarters ago.
The world is very different now, for man holds in his mortal hands the power to abolish all forms of human poverty and all forms of human life. And yet the same revolutionary beliefs for which our forebears fought are still at issue around the globe… the belief that the rights of man come not from the generosity of the state but from the hand of God. We dare not forget today that we are the heirs of that first revolution.
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1. Wash and dry the Okra. Cut off both ends and cut into small bite size pieces. Put it into microwave safe dish, cover and cook it on high for 2 minutes. Remove and set it aside.
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so what you are doing is to move the single point of failure from a pc to an external device?i am not in any way trying to discourage you as i would love to see more network controllable devices as well, just make sure youre doing it for the right reasons.its is very easy to make nearly every system in a pc redundant, so that reduces the chance of single point of failure. regular scheduled maintenance can reduce that even further.
You cannot sell linuxmce. You can only make service contracts.Unless you get a license
One thing I missed: LinuxMCE already has support for the GC-100 line from GlobalCache. Those little device can be used in quite a lot of scenarios.


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Going camping doesn't have to mean sacrificing the comfort. Although everyone's version of "roughing it" is different, even the most primitive campers love to find ways to make the outdoors feel like home.
One or two camping hacks can be the difference between a soggy, miserable trip and enjoying the sights and smells of the great outdoors. Everyday household items can save you time and money, and your newfound ingenuity will make you feel like a seasoned survivalist.
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- Light up your campsite. Flashlights are a camping necessity, but they only shine light in one direction. To create a wider field of vision, attach a glow stick or headlamp to a water bottle and watch your homemade lantern light up the camp.
- Keep things dry. Rain is no fun when camping, but keeping your gear dry will make the best of a bad situation. Place a trash bag in your backpack to keep its contents dry, and use sealed plastic containers to keep anything from matches to toilet paper away from water.
- Say no to soggy sandwiches… Place frozen water bottles in your cooler instead of ice cubes to keep food cold. You'll end up with a cold drink when it melts – and save yourself the trouble of dumping out a cooler full of water.
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A fire is a fire, and a fire extinguisher is a fire extinguisher, right? Well, not quite. There are actually different types of fires and different types of extinguishers that respond best to each one. So, which is right for you?
We'll get to that, but first let's look at the five different fire types, as outlined by the Fire Equipment Manufacturers' Association:
Selecting a Fire Extinguisher
For each fire class, there's a fire extinguisher to match, and it's important to use the right one. For example, an extinguisher rated for Class B fires only might not be appropriate to use on another fire. In fact, it might even be dangerous.
So, how do you pick a fire extinguisher? Do you need several? A good bet is a multipurpose extinguisher, which typically is rated for Class A, B and C fires and available at home improvement stores. This type of extinguisher is typically good for general living areas and will work on small grease fires, as well. Specialized kitchen extinguishers are available, too. (Note: Class K extinguishers are typically for large commercial kitchens.)
No matter which type you choose, you want:
Using a Fire Extinguisher
Before you use a fire extinguisher — or try to fight a fire with any method — make sure you consider the following questions:
If you've answered "yes" to those questions, the National Fire Protection Association recommends remembering "P.A.S.S." when it's time to use your extinguisher:
Maintaining a Fire Extinguisher
It's easy to just put an extinguisher in your kitchen cabinet and forget about it. But, by doing that, you run the risk of it not working when you need it most.
According to the U.S. Fire Administration, some need to be shaken monthly, and others need to be pressure tested periodically. Follow the instructions on your specific extinguisher. Also, check regularly to make sure it's not damaged, rusted or dirty.
Remember, a fire extinguisher won't do you any good if it doesn't work, and it won't help if you can't get to it, either. So, ensure it's in an accessible place, not buried in the back of a closet.
Finally, don't ever forget that sometimes your best bet is not using an extinguisher at all. It's using your family escape plan to get you and your loved ones out of danger. If there's any doubt, get out!
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A recent article from Divestopedia entitled "To Sell Your Business, Start with the End in Mind" explains the importance of planning your exit strategy in the early stages of your business. The article points out that emotion plays a big part in humans' decision making process, and when a potential buyer perceives that the owner has not prepared a company for sale, they associate this with uncertainty, effort and stress that will accompany rebuilding the business.
Focusing on building your company's culture is also very important for exit planning because a well-established company culture will continue to endure after you're gone. Creating a self-sustaining culture that involves talented employees, succession plans for key people, talent acquisition and talent retention can help your business be seen as more valuable in the future.
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A recent article posted on BizJournals.com entitled "How to know when the ride is over and it's time to get off" gives an overview of how to know when to exit your business and how to be prepared when the time is right. Here are 4 signs that it might be time to sell your business:
- Your health is declining or your business is negatively affecting your health
- You've lost your passion for the business
- Your priorities have changed and the business is no longer your top priority
- You are hesitant or unable to invest money in the growth of your business
Business owners should periodically review these factors and ask themselves if they are still the right person for the job. It's also good to consult with a trusted advisor to start planning an exit strategy now so you're prepared when the time comes to sell all or part of your business.
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A recent article posted on Forbes.com entitled "Business Value And Lottery Tickets" explains how you have to be realistic about your goals for your business especially in how they relate to your exit plan in the future. Take a look at how your business is doing and then quantify your goals for your business by asking yourself questions such as "How much money do I need to have when I leave my business?"
Next, you need to figure out a plan for your business to grow enough to reach those goals. The article states three common problems that owners have in this situation:
- Relying on assumptions instead of consulting with an exit-planning advisor
- Trying to do everything instead of delegating
- Remaining stagnant instead of taking on new roles to ignite change in the business
It is also important to have a good management team in place to help you achieve your goals. It's not luck, and you have to look at the numbers and facts to get your business where you need it to be for a successful exit.
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A recent article from the Axial Forum entitled "How to Handle Risky Customer Concentration in an M&A Target" explains the best practices to follow if a potential acquisition has a lot of customer concentration. In many companies, it's common for 20% of customers to account for 80% of the company's revenue. In this case, it is vital to talk to multiple people within these important accounts and ask a variety of questions to make sure you find out how their relationship with the company is really structured.
Most importantly, you want to ask the contact how likely they would be to recommend the target company to another colleague, which in turn will help you determine the Net Promoter Score (NPS) rating of the company. The NPS is very useful because it has statistically shown that higher rated companies are more profitable, outpace their competitors, and have stronger cross-selling opportunities.
It's a good practice to look deeper into a company's relationships with its customers when acquiring a business that you'll want to eventually grow.
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A recent article posted on The Standard entitled "Do you have a business you are eyeing? Consider these tips before taking the leap" explores a variety of factors to take into consideration before buying a business. Here are some things to think about when making the decision to buy:
- Evaluate yourself and make sure you have the skills to take on the specific type of business
- Find out why the business is being sold
- Carry out due diligence in screening the business so there's no surprises along the way
- Obtain a professional valuation of the business
- Close the deal and consider using a legal officer for the final process
Always be sure to find out the good and the bad before you decide to purchase a business.
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This past fall, North Carolina became one of the worst-hit areas in ERIE's footprint. The state hurdled through two hurricanes, Florence and Michael, as well as a small tornado, bringing high wind and water damage to several thousand ERIE customers.
Hurricanes are unpredictable by nature, and their forecasts are ever changing. Hurricane Florence initially approached North Carolina as a Category 2 storm, then whipped into a Category 4 before slowing down and hitting the state as a Category 2. ERIE's Charlotte and Raleigh branches were prepared for the worst, extremely concerned they would receive a hurricane as disastrous as Fran back in 1996.
Related: 4 Common Questions about Hurricanes and Insurance
Natural disasters like these are what ERIE's Catastrophe (CAT) Team is trained for. Vice President of Claims at ERIE's Raleigh Branch, Christy Yousefnejad, described the specially trained catastrophe coordinators' arrival, noting it "felt like the FBI rolled up into the local police station."
These were professionals who were there to get the job done and prepared to conquer disaster claims in the most efficient way possible. With mapping software, strategies, and back-up strategies, the CAT team was equipped ahead of the storm. "They are a big reason why our customers' claims are handled so efficiently in these types of events," said Christy.
Related: What to Do Before, During and After a Hurricane
ERIE agents were also happy to have the CAT team deployed and ready to help with the claims process for many of their clients. ERIE Agent Mark Corbett of Corbett and Scott Insurance Group in Wilson, North Carolina said his customers were extremely satisfied with how quickly adjusters came to their houses and were able to handle claims. "Frankly, we are not surprised at the level of service that our clients received during these storms, as we have come to expect this from ERIE," said Mark. "As usual, ERIE did not disappoint."
Related: What Does an Insurance Adjuster Do?
The CAT team isn't the only crucial element, though. ERIE's First Notice of Loss (FNOL) and Customer Care teams were prepped and trained before the storm came on how to handle the large, anticipated influx of phone calls and loss reports. "We want our customers to know exactly what they can expect when they call in," said Christy. "Much of the human touch starts with our FNOL and Customer Care teams; they are the ones who give customers guidance and instruction about what comes next."
ERIE received approximately 6,500 claims that needed to be assessed, and 95 percent of those were handled on the spot. "During a natural disaster, we can get in excess of 1,000 claims a day, and with the help of the CAT team, we were able to allocate our resources, get our adjusters in place, and help our customers get back to their normal lives," said Christy.
Related: What Happens When I File a Homeowners Claim?
While hurricane season begins in June, other natural disasters aren't on a schedule, so no matter where you live, it's a good idea to check in with your ERIE agent. That way you can make sure you understand your coverage and have the right home insurance in place to weather any storms that could come your way.
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Hypoparathyroidism Symptoms & Treatment in Ho Ho Kus, NJ
The parathyroid glands are four tiny rice-sized glands located in your neck whose primary job is to maintain your blood-calcium levels. Normally, when blood-calcium levels drop, the parathyroid glands secrete more parathyroid hormone (PTH). PTH signals a release of calcium from your bones into your small intestine then your bloodstream. When blood-calcium levels are high, less PTH is secreted, and calcium levels stabilize. However, when there is a PTH deficiency, the process fails to stabilize calcium levels.
Hypoparathyroidism results from a parathyroid hormone (PTH) deficiency that leads to decreased calcium and increased phosphorus levels in the blood. There are two types of hypoparathyroidism:
- True hypoparathyroidism occurs when one or more of the four parathyroid glands in your neck is not properly functioning, and there is deficient PTH secretion.
- The other type, sometimes known as pseudo-hypoparathyroidism—because the problem is not actually with the parathyroid glands—occurs when adequate PTH is secreted, but the kidneys and bones cannot properly respond to the available PTH.
While the condition is rare, hypoparathyroidism symptoms can be resolved with proper supplementation. To meet with a healthcare provider in Ho Ho Kus who can identify the source of your symptoms call (201) 806-6099 or contact Dr. M.T. Shahab online.
What Causes Hypoparathyroidism?
The stage for hypoparathyroidism can be set in the womb if the mother suffers from hyperparathyroidism —where her parathyroid glands are malfunctioning and creating too much PTH. Maternal hyperparathyroidism can result in the opposite condition, hypoparathyroidism, in the developing fetus, where it develops as a congenital birth defect.
The most common cause of hypothyroidism, however, is when one or more of the parathyroid glands is damaged during surgery. The four parathyroid glands are located in the neck behind the larger thyroid gland and they share the same blood supply. During surgery to remove the larger thyroid gland, sometimes parathyroid gland tissue is damaged or removed accidentally by an inexperienced thyroid surgeon. It can also occur when the patient has hyperparathyroidism and is having surgery to intentionally remove an overactive, malfunctioning parathyroid gland.
In other cases, hypoparathyroidism can develop as part of an autoimmune disorder, or even for unknown reasons. Many of the causes of hypoparathyroidism, however, are completely avoidable. Proper management of hyperparathyroidism in pregnant mothers is essential. Choosing an experienced thyroid surgeon, too, can help to avoid unintentional damage to the parathyroid glands during thyroid surgery. Treating a possible underlying autoimmune disorder may also be in order.
Hypoparathyroidism Symptoms
Symptoms of hypoparathyroidism often range in severity and include:
- Tingling or burning in the appendages like the fingertips and toes or around the mouth
- Tetany, which involves a range of muscle twitching, spasms or even severe muscle cramping, especially in the mouth or throat area, but also in the hands or arms and legs or feet
- Mood swings, depression, anxiety, irritability or other cognitive issues like memory loss, confusion and disorientation
- Fatigue or generalized weakness
- Dry skin and dry, brittle nails
- Headaches and muscle aches
- Menstrual issues like painful menstruation
- Hair loss, usually in patches, including eyebrows and other body hair
In extremely rare cases, seizures and difficulty breathing mark severe hypoparathyroidism complications. Long-term untreated hypoparathyroidism can cause calcification in the body and its organs, leading to kidney stones and kidney damage, heart arrhythmia, congestive heart failure, cataracts and other vision changes. Children with untreated hypoparathyroidism may experience dental complications, as well as stunted growth and slow mental development.
Hypoparathyroidism Diagnosis
For a proper diagnosis of hypoparathyroidism, your healthcare provider will conduct a blood test to measure your blood-calcium levels. High levels of phosphorus and low PTH in the blood would confirm the diagnosis. Other tests may be recommended to rule out other causes, determine any complications and gauge the severity of the condition. These may include urine tests, imaging tests of the heart, kidneys or even your brain, and a bone mineral density test to measure the amount of calcium and other minerals present in your bones.
Hypoparathyroidism Treatment
Hypoparathyroidism is a lifelong condition with no cure. Missing or damaged parathyroid glands cannot be replaced or repaired. Treatment, therefore, is designed to address the symptoms of the condition; namely, to replace the low blood calcium levels. A personalized regimen of calcium and vitamin D supplementation, under the supervision of an experienced, knowledgeable healthcare provider is generally the treatment of choice. With severe, long-term cases of hypoparathyroidism, certain associated health conditions may require treatment (e.g., medications for seizures, treatment for kidney stones, etc.)
For children who may have suffered from untreated hypoparathyroidism for some time, routine check-ups to monitor potential developmental issues are often recommended. As they age, children with hypoparathyroidism may require medication for seizures or any other conditions associated with untreated hypoparathyroidism. Providing speech, occupational and physical therapy may help maximize any stunted physical and mental development.
Request more information about hypoparathyroidism treatment today. Call (201) 806-6099 or contact Dr. M.T. Shahab online.
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10 Worst Mistakes Graphic Designers shouldn't be Making!!
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The most common way for a graphic designer to learn is through trial and error. Especially for young and aspiring graphic designers, who keep on committing mistakes because of lack of experience. You must have heard of the old adage "To err is human". So the next time you make a mistake, don't fret over it…instead learn from your blunders.
Having learnt from my mistakes, which I encountered in my career, I wish to educate my fellow designers about some of the errors, which they should avoid in any case. Following are 10 of the most common mistakes that most graphic designers commit in their graphic design careers:
1. Working without a Design Brief:
In any graphic design project, the details are necessary to guide a designer through the entire process. Some graphic designers have a bad habit of being overly confident and start the project without acquiring a detailed design brief. A design brief helps you collect all the information about your clients' design project. Without knowing your client's requirements, you simply cannot work on a logo design project. 2. Ignoring the Target Audience:
The purpose of graphic design is to visually aid companies in expressing their message to their target market. Hence, if the graphic designers ignore the target audience, they will never be able to create the right design. In order to create relevant designs, you must first analyze the intended customers for which it is aimed at. Overlooking the target will lead to a weak and aimless design.
3. Not maintaining a Contract:
In a graphic designer's career, salary and payments issues are frequent. When you don't maintain a contract with your clients, you are likely to be swindled of your hard earned money. I don't wish to imply that every client has ill-intentions. But some clients have a habit of getting the work done and running away with it without paying the designer. 4. Avoiding Contact with the Client:
Some graphic designers feel shy while some are completely ignorant when it comes to staying in touch with the client. One of the biggest mistakes you can make in your professional life is not communicating with your clients properly. By not staying in touch with clients during the project, you make them feel ignored and unwanted. You must take feedbacks from them to avoid any client criticisms in the end.
5. Procrastinating:
In any profession, deadlines are extremely crucial to meet. By completing your work on time, you exhibit your determination and sincerity to commitments. Some graphic designers tend to procrastinate on their projects. When they end up falling short of their deadline, they pass off a mediocre design as minimalism design trend. Procrastination will make your clients go away since they expect you to be efficient. 6. Not Staying up-to-date:
In this cut-throat competition, it is essential for graphic designers to stay up-to-date with the latest developments in the field of graphic design. As technology upgrades every day, newer and better ways of graphic designing are evolving. Those who fail to catch-up in graphic designing eventually lose the race.
7. Not Starting in Black and White:
Some graphic designers fail to understand the importance of starting in black and white. They directly create the colored version of the design. This is a big mistake as one should know how the design looks in black and white because some promotional mediums don't allow for colors. Hence, what you create in color might not look good in black and white.
8. Pass off Plagiarism as Inspiration:
One of the prime qualities of a graphic designer is their ability to be original. Another big blunder you could make as designers is to copy others work. Some designers have a bad habit of passing off what they plagiarize as merely inspiration. While you may get away with it sometimes, but in the long run, your credibility as a genuine and original designer will be badly affected. 9. Neglecting the Power of Simplicity:
Some graphic designers believe that if they add more effects in design, it will become attractive. But the reality is otherwise. Adding too many elements to a design makes it complicated and messy to look at. They often neglect the power and significance of simplicity. Instead of making intricate and difficult to comprehend designs, designers must prefer simple concept that the target audience will remember.
10. Lose Confidence:
The greatest mistake you can make in life is to continually fear you will make one. Be it graphic designing or any other profession, confidence is crucial in the success of your career. One of the gravest mistake you can make as a graphic designer is to lose hope in the middle of a project. There will be times when you will get tired of working on a project or be unsatisfied with the results. But never give up and carry on until you achieve your desired results.


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Equivalent YAESU FNB-V69LI Two Way Radio Battery
What's the best battery for YAESU FNB-V69LI Two Way Radio Model. The FNB-V69LI battery pack replaces the YAESU Two Way Radio Battery, Meets OEM specifications and is 100% compatible with the original equipment manufacturers specifications at a lower price.
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- Battery Tips:
1) A new FNB-V69LI battery usually maintains a discharged condition with very low capacity. It is highly recommended to fully charge new YAESU FNB-V69LI batteries packs before using.
2) NiCad, NiMH and Li-Ion batteries should be recycled. Be environmentally conscious - do NOT throw your old YAESU battery in the trash. If you don't know where your local recycling facility is, call the Portable Rechargeable Battery Association at 1-800-822-8837. They will provide you with the address of the recycling center nearest to you.
Two Way Battery Care
Charge your new battery overnight before using it. This is referred to as "initializing" and will enable you to obtain maximum battery capacity.
Nickel Cadmium or Nickel Metal Hydride: Charge 14-16 hours
Lithium-ion/Polymer: Charge 1-2 more hours after the charger light turns green.
New Motorola IMPRES batteries, when inserted into a Motorola IMPRES charger, will indicate a calibration cycle by displaying a steady yellow light on the charge status indicator. Allow this calibration process to complete by not removing the battery from the charger until it's fully charged and displays a steady green light.
In order to minimize capacity loss and cycle life reduction, new, non-initialized batteries must be stored in well ventilated, cool and dry locations. Batteries stored in these conditions may be stored:
Nickel Cadmium up to 2 years.
Nickel Metal Hydrive up to 18 months.
Lithium-ion Polymer up to 18 months.
If used batteries are to be removed from service for extended periods (greater than 30 days) they should be discharged to about 50% of their capacity. Store in a cool, dry, location.
Charge a new battery after it is fully discharged (Lithium Ion batteries can be recharged at any time).
DO NOT use the battery charger as a radio stand; continuous charging will shorten the battery life.
Keep spare batteries for swapping out when your battery needs to be recharged. This is the most cost effective solution for users requiring longer operating time.
Batteries that are in storage for more than two months need to be recharged:
Nickel Cadmium or Nickel Metal Hydrive: Charge 14-16 hours
Lithium-ion/Polymer: Charge 1-2 more hours after the charger light turns green.
When ordering new batteries, specify Genuine Motorola brand; they are precisely engineered for use in Motorola two-way radios.
When using a Motorola rapid charger, leave the battery in the charger for an additional 1-2 hours after the steady green light appears. Applies to non-IMPRES batteries only.br>
Only charge a battery when it needs it. If it is not fully discharged, do not recharge it.
Do not return fully charged non-IMPRES batteries to the charger for an 'extra boost.' This action will significantly reduce cycle life.
With proper care, batteries should last about a year and a half.
Battery Analysis
Two-way radio batteries are central to the proper functioning of your radios. Many radio users are unaware that their radio batteries are close to expiring or loosing power. A lifeless battery can cause many radio failures and warning signs are a first clue to a potential problem (see battery care on the advice page). For many operations radios are used on multiple shifts and are not cared for or inspected on a regular basis. Good quality Motorola radios are meant to last even in the most harsh environments, however, your radio is only as good as the battery inside.br>
Our new FREE Battery Analysis service is designed to get a current reading of your battery status. The new system is called the Battery Optimizing System. This system provides fast, effective and accurate readings of the battery health and can accommodate most any battery.br>


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Afternoon Drive: Two-Wheeled Freedom Machines (25 Photos)
Why ride a motorcycle? Riding is something most people don't have to do, but rather feel compelled to–for a wide variety of reasons ranging from passion to practicality. One of the most distinct things about riding is that nothing feels quite like a motorcycle; the thrill of being at one with a two-wheeled freedom machine that weighs only a few hundred pounds is one of the purest ways to get from point A to B, and the risks involved sometimes even heighten that enjoyment.
If you're a rider you know all about "the wave," the pointed finger or wave of the hand that acknowledges another rider as he or she passes.
There's something about motorcyclists, isn't there? When a guy or a gal walks into a restaurant with a helmet under arm, they invariably exude a swagger and a sense of cool that just isn't the same as rolling up in a car. Whether or not you're looking for the Peter Fonda or Brad Pitt effect, motorcycles take you one step closer to cool.
What better way to escape than on a motorcycle? The sense of freedom feels more complete on two wheels, and riding doesn't transport you to a destination; it is the destination.