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Sustainability 2016, 8(2), 156; https://doi.org/10.3390/su8020156
Proactive Environmental Strategy, Technological Eco-Innovation and Firm Performance—Case of Poland
Institute of Production Engineering, Faculty of Organization and Management, Silesian University of Technology, Roosevelt 32 Str., 41-800 Zabrze, Poland
Academic Editor: Giuseppe Ioppolo
Received: 4 December 2015 / Revised: 1 February 2016 / Accepted: 2 February 2016 / Published: 5 February 2016
(This article belongs to the Section Economic, Business and Management Aspects of Sustainability)
AbstractNowadays, scholars exploring the relationship between proactive environmental strategy and firm competitiveness do not focus on the question of whether it pays to be green but rather investigate when, for whom or how it does so. This paper analyzes the links between proactive environmental strategy, technological eco-innovation and firm performance. In particular, it examines the influence of proactive environmental strategy on firm performance and explores this relationship through technological eco-innovation. A research model has been developed and tested using a sample of 292 firms operating in Poland. In order to test the proposed research model and hypotheses, structural equation modeling using partial least squares has been employed. The findings do not confirm that proactive environmental strategy directly affects firm performance. However, the results show the significant mediating role of technological eco-innovation in this relationship. Since the technological eco-innovation reduces environmental impact and improves business performance, this research proves that it simultaneously contributes to environmental and economic pillars of sustainable development. View Full-Text
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Last post, I introduced the Spark Project, currently completing Round 6. I submitted a short story to my assigned partner, Marty McGihon with the understanding that I would take one of Marty's paintings and write a story. I've jotted down a couple of notes to explain how I arrived at my final work, but you work differently that I (which is the point of the Spark Program – use what you're good at and see how others do their thing.)
I started with Marty's picture, "Life Isn't Always Easy", which I studied from every angle until I saw an image that I felt I could use. If you turn the picture so that the dark edge is across the top like I did, you may see a woman with a blue face wearing a red shawl on the left hand side. There appears to be a tall yellow cliff on the right with a red waterfall and some green brush in the center. Where the woman's hands would be are two reddish orange circles that I imagined were her palms filled with magical fire.
A short amount of research (wikipedia) revealed Morgan Le Fay, a legendary Irish sorceress that would make an excellent subject to write about. The only problem was finding a unique setting. For that, I used the yellow cliff and saw the possibility of setting this story in the old West, where orange and red cliffs abound. More research revealed that there was a mass migration to the Americas in the late 1830s due to a potato famine, which I could use to explain why she would have left Ireland to come to the old west.
This project was quickly becoming too big for a mere 1500 words and I sought a reasonable way to cut it down a bit. I discovered that the primary entertainment of the time was the "dime novel" which serialized the exploits of the time. You can find real text from the old dime novels online (which I did courtesy of the Stanford University Libraries collection) and hopefully I've captured their essence in this tale.
One thing that I really enjoyed was trying to capture the dialogue and pacing of the dime novels, as well as incorporate Irish/Gaelic phrasing gleaned from a sampling of Celtic folklore. If there are any errors, they are due to my haste or deliberately placed to not anger supernatural entities that typically wander the internet looking for trouble. Without further ado, here is my finished story submission…
THE LA FEY SISTERS, or Eyewitness to a Sorcerous Showdown
Chapter One: High Magic on the High Plains
Before you ask, there is no Chapter 2 (yet). I suspect there will be more in the future and if I do write them, I will put them up right here for you to read.

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In 2011, the state budget crisis led many superior courts in the First District to reduce their clerk's offices hours.
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Iv had depression/anxiety for 19 yrs felt ok fr 5 years now its all back dr put me on one 80mg sliw release propranonal one 5mg diazipan and 3 weeks ago fluoxetine 20mg one a day and I feel rotten very anxious and a trapped feeling been on thr propranonal about 12 weeks
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Hi, Jen! I'm sorry you're feeling so awful still but I think you'll start seeing some improvements soon, With Prozac (fluoxetine) many people say that they see improvement starting around 3~4 weeks, but it takes 6~8 weeks for your blood levels to reach therapeutic levels.
Try to hang in a bit longer, but do let your doctor know you're still feeling really funky. The maintenance dose for fluoxetine is 20~80mg/daily so you certainly have plenty of room for a dosage increase if your doctor feels it's indicated.
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I was on propranolol and it made me feel off and just weird, hard to explain. I was taking it for anxiety, I do not have high blood pressure. I had to stop taking it. I take Buspar for anxiety. It is hard to tell what is causing all the problems since you started 3 meds at the same time. The diazepam should help with the anxiety. The side effects from the fluoxetine should start to let up by 4-6 weeks, if not then it may not be the med for you. There are other SSRIs that work for anxiety and depression. I hope you find what works for you.
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#GrowYourOwn is about my journey on learning to grow a decent portion of my own food to encourage a more sustainable food network in the world. I deeply believe it is very important for everyone to grow their own!
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My Sugar Baby watermelon!
My sugar baby watermelon plant is taking off! It has plenty of flowers on it but so far most of the female ones (the ones that will produce the melon) have dried up. Although there is a new female flower and it looks like the melon part is a little bigger! It's cool it looks like a mini watermelon
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October 28, 2011
Mary Jo Gibson
This week's cabinet is a custom built doll house from Sweden. Seventeenth century doll houses were not children's toys but a hobby for ladies comparable to the cabinets where gentlemen kept their collections. This doll house was commissioned by Petronella Oortman, wife of merchant Johannes Brandt, from Amsterdam. All of the components are made to scale, miniature porcelain objects from China, commissioned furniture and artist decorated interiors. Each room is a microcosm of a 17th century home. The tapestry room contains an unusual miniature cabinet with a collection of shells, and an exterior of imitation oriental lacquer work. I found this unique item at the Rijksmuseum.
The Office of the Dead
The celebration of Halloween is well under way this weekend, I begin my Cabinet of Curiosities with Demons and Devotion: The Hours of Catherine of Cleves, found at the Morgan Library and Museum.
The Office of the Dead was in the back of every Book of the Hours, the way death itself was always at the back of the medieval mind. While the other prayers in a Book of Hours are quasi-liturgical, reflecting but not equaling official church practice, the Office of the Dead is identical to that found in the service books used by the ordained representatives of the Church. The belief is that entry into heaven was delayed by a detour into purgatory, potentially lasting thousands of years, the fires of which cleansed the soul of unforgiven sin. Praying to the Office of the Dead for the deceased who could not pray for themselves was believed to be an effective means of reducing the fiery price of paradise.
This scary miniature from Catherine's prayer book is a full-page depiction of the medieval hell. The gaping lion's mouth opens bat-like lips tipped with talons. Demons cast damned souls into this terrifying entrance to the furnace of hell, above rises the castle of death decorated with skulls. At the bottom crouches a green demon whose mouth sprouts scrolls inscribed with the Seven Deadly Sins. In this small miniature, the holy water and incense offered by the priest to a corpse seem like scant protection for the potential horrors depicted in the facing image.
Created in Utrecht, the Netherlands around 1440, the manuscript was taken apart sometime before 1856. The leaves were shuffled, rebound into two volumes making each look more or less complete; originally, the first section acquired by the Duke Arenberg, and the second section acquired by the Rothschild family; the Morgan purchased the Rothschild half in 1963 and the Arenberg in 1970.
Bodleian Library reveals lost Tolkien drawings
Could the book that started all, The Hobbit from The Lord of the Rings saga, have anything new to add to another edition? As the 75th anniversary of The Hobbit approaches, a new publication of the story has been prepared along with a highly anticipated film from Peter Jackson, who managed to bring the trilogy to the screen. The discovery of 110 drawings by Mr. Tolkien are set to accompany The Hobbit, including 20 never before seen illustrations, making the new edition something all collectors will clamor to include in their libraries.
HarperCollins publisher David Brawn reviewed the Tolkien archive of the Bodleian Library in Oxford discovering this relatively obscure collection of illustrations – ink drawings, plans, maps, watercolors, sketches, preliminary and alternate versions of final pieces- made by the author.
"Tolkien was an accomplished amateur artist. He was a great admirer of Arthur Rackham and you can see a little bit of the style coming through."
The Art of the Hobbit was released October 27th, and the upcoming anniversary allows the spotlight to return to the book which started it all.
Paintings for the Private Connoisseur
The Masters of Venice is showing only in San Francisco at the de Young Museum, featuring 50 works by the giants of Venetian painting such as Titian and his contemporaries Palma Vecchio, Jacopo Bassano and Andrea Mantegna. Coming from the Kunsthistorisches Museum of Vienna that houses a collection assembled over centuries by emperors and dukes of the Habsburg dynasty, the dazzling portraits and epic mythology themed pictures in the show were painted for wealthy Venetian patrons, who didn't want religious paintings for their private palazzo. They wanted secular subjects, commissioning depictions of love scenes of the gods. Three of Titian's big, erotically charged visions are on view, including "Danae" and "Bravo, the Assassin", based on the story of Bacchus' arrest in Ovid's Metamorphoses. Works such as Veronese's "Venus and Adonis" circa 1586, where the nude goddess cradles the head of the mortal she knows will be killed in a hunting accident; these were painted for bedrooms and private studies, made for the sophisticated connoisseur of the day who delighted in the sensual realities of the world; as in Veronese's "Anointing of David", 1555.
Also featured are paintings by Giorgione, who died in his 30's of the plague; The Three Philosophers, 1508-9, Portrait of a Young Woman (Laura), 1506.
Showing October 29-February 12, 2012.
William Dobson 1611-1646
The most excellent painter that England hath yet bred – John Aubrey
Almost completely forgotten by history, William Dobson was the first truly great British painter. An artist of huge importance, he witnessed and recorded the crucial moments of British history during the English civil war, (1642-6) capturing the spirit of the conflict and painting the people involved.
An exciting life to go with his talent, but tragically short and fateful; born in London in 1611 he came from a wealthy family; his father squandered his fortune on what contemporaries described as licentious living. Around 1625 Dobson was forced to make his own living, and targeted a career not considered suitable for an English gentleman, a painter. Initially Dobson trained with the painter and print seller William Peake, learning the trade of art dealing. After completing a seven year apprenticeship around 1632, he went to work for the German artist Francis Cleyn, a decorative painter, book illustrator and designer of tapestries, whose work hangs in Ham House. Dobson began acquitting himself as an aspiring artist and gained access to the king's collection where he studied great works by Van Dyck, Titian, Tintoretto and Veronese. History relates that Dobson's neighbor was Abraham van der Doort, surveyor of the King's pictures, who granted him entrance to this exclusive gallery. Another story relates that Dobson was actually a pupil of Van Dyck, the king's official painter. But if Dobson really was Van Dyck's student, he was determined to impose his own style, unlike Van Dyck, Dobson did not flatter his subjects.
The English Civil War broke out in 1642, forcing the King against Parliament. Puritan versus cavalier, Charles I had become a deeply divisive monarch as the result of unpopular policies and his claim to be god's representative on earth, the divine ruler. Van Dyck was the perfect painter to record Charles I's golden age, but he was not the man to paint the Civil war. Fate stepped in and Van Dyck died in December 1641, just a few weeks before the outbreak of war. For William, the time was fortuitous. Moving to a studio at St. John's College, Oxford, he began to paint. His art was fast and wristy, as the prodigious output of portraits atests. He painted courtiers, haughty administrators, poets and men of letters, politicians, diplomats, and family supporters. But above all, Dobson painted the soldiers, royalist heroes and the cavaliers. From about 1642 to 1645 his marvelous examples of English baroque, rich color and detail, presented strong characters determined to prevail amidst the turmoil. As the civil war progressed, Dobson began to run out of artistic supplies, and the effect on his work was noticeable. From 1645 his portraits begin to capture the insecure and worried glances of those still left in Oxford, suffused with a melancholy sadness reflected by a thin application of paint.
With the Parliamentarians closing in, the King abandoned Oxford in the small hours of April 27, 1646, disguised as a humble servant. Weeks later the city fell and the Royalist supporters who remained, Dobson among them, discretely returned home. Back in London William attempted to continue his career, with his name appearing in the records of the London Painters' Guild. Three short months later he was dead with no description of his passing, only a notation recorded in the parish records, October 28, 1646.
A painter of conspicuous talent, destiny singled him out as witness to one of the tumultuous events of British history. When it ended, fate intervened and he died, tragically, the end of a perfect career.
Follow the Dobson Art Trail using Google map technology to trace the career of William Dobson through his paintings and the various museums and estates where they are housed. I found a unique and colorful character from this era, Endymion Porter, one of Charles I's favorite courtiers, a consummate diplomat and spy.
Rare beauty in a country ravaged by war…
Andreas Susana at Travelwriticus supplied me with this incredible visual to round out my Cabinet this week, Plitvice Lakes National Park in Croatia. Several pictures of this park with winter scenes and various aerial images can be found at Beautiful Places to Visit. Who knew Croatia had this gift from Mother Nature?
My Cabinet of Curiosities is a continual amazement to me with the internet supplying historical information and vivid images for my readers to contemplate. I hope you find inspiration in these brief pieces. If you have any suggestions for my Cabinet, please feel free to include them in the Observations section below. Join me for Museum Monday when I look at Propaganda Art from the World Wars.


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Sunday, 13 October 2013
Golden Hind
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The Golden Goose
|Winsor and Newton inks, + pencil, on metallic, gessoed paper
Part of the effect here is due to having to photograph, rather than scan, metallic work eg. the rather shadowy, dark edges and corners. I think that's okay though.
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A Mr. tiiger!
I like the rough paint style, however I don't know if you're selling the tiger or envoirment. Picture and style suggests grassland, however the size of the tiger makes you watch him instead. The conflict is really between these two is overwhelming, which makes this work hard to read. If you could lower the size of the tiger it would be a lot better in my opinion.
I really like the colors and the shading!
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Fantastic ! O__o You could sell it
This is so beautiful and vibrant!
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Loved your style.....really awsom.....
Awesome, how long did it take? Was it a speed painting?
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tigger!! nice one brah...
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well done i love the way you have built up the intention for the tiger and finding his prey and also that dark look really feels scary but amazing work and outstanding painting ))
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Amazing! I love the rough strokes and the golden spots in the fur.
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love the brush effects, this is amazing.
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Almost nothing is known of John's life except that army records published after the War indicate he was born in Stockport and was living in the town when he enlisted into the army. For some reason, he joined up in Cardiff. His mother was Mary Ellen Astle who, in the early 1920s, had remarried and become Mrs Bowers and was living at 63 Brinksway.
Although John's date of death is officially recorded as being 12 July, it is almost certain that he was actually killed during the previous two days when the Battalion was in action as described below. Almost all of the fatalities from the fighting (46 of the 63) have been recorded as the 12th - the day they were relieved. It is likely that, in the chaos of the battle, accounts of deaths were almost impossible to maintain and a summary casualty report was prepared when the Battalion had come out of action. It is indicative of the number of casualties, including wounded, that the report on the attack is complied by the most junior rank of officer - 2nd Lieutenant Figgins.
The Battle of the Somme had opened on 1 July but John and his comrades had been held in reserve. The village of Mametz, in the south of the battlefield, was captured on the first day, but attempts to move forward to take the nearby Wood were unsuccessful on the 7th. Another attempt was to be made on the 10th and, this time, with an even stronger force. In the Welsh Regiment's sector, the attack would be led by the 13th and 14th Battalions. The 10th Battalion would follow behind in close support ready to reinforce and carry the fight further forward if possible.
The attack started at 4.15am and, within a few minutes, the reinforcements were already needed. As the men of the 10th moved forward up a slope towards a railway line, they came under heavy machine gun fire from a part of the Wood that had not yet been attacked. The report records "One platoon of "A" Company led by Mr Cowie gallantly advanced to the flank and in face of the MG fire captured the particular portion of wood, including the M.G. and several prisoners (Mr Cowie killed)".
The men of the 10th were now mixed up with the 13th and 14th and, together, they pushed on to take the first objective which they secured by 6.15. They now quickly dug-in and reorganised. At 2pm, the 10th received orders to push forward to the second objective. They again came under heavy fire and half the Battalion had to withdraw to reorganise again but they moved forward after 20 minutes and the second objective was taken. This was inside the Wood, still about 300 yards from its northern extent. They spent the night here with the War Diary recording that most casualties in these hours were now from shrapnel from British shells which were falling only a short distance in front of them.
On the morning of the 11th, they were relieved from the front line and moved back to the new trench at the captured first objective. At 4pm, they came forward again and now advanced towards the western edge of the Wood, securing that position. At dusk they came under a heavy German artillery bombardment and heavy casualties were incurred and they were eventually withdrawn back to the railway and, at 6am on the 12th, returned to the reserve area.
As with so many men who died in the front line, John's body was never recovered and identified.


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As writers, sometimes we get caught up in the idea that we need to describe everything that our characters are doing down to the tiniest detail. We want our readers to be able to "see" the action, but we forget that our readers are already familiar with the actions we're describing.
For instance:
Tammy climbed into the shower stall and checked to make sure the water was just how she liked it by holding her hand in the stream. Then she reached for the shampoo bottle, squirted some in the palm of her hand, and worked up a good lather. She rinsed carefully, then followed with conditioner. After that, she used body wash.
Tammy took a hot shower to clear her mind and was ready to call Tom and give him her answer by the time she toweled off.
This is, of course, an exaggerated example (mine generally are). But the point is this - your reader knows what goes into taking a shower. They don't need to have each step explained. Unless there's something unusual about this shower - maybe she reaches for the conditioner and there's a black widow on the bottle and it kills her dead - we don't need so many details. Just get to the point you're trying to make.
Remember - simple words for simple actions.
She can drive down the street without us seeing her put the key in the ignition and turn it.
She can make a phone call without punching buttons.
She can order her meal without reading all the menu options.
The reader will know that each of these things happened, and you can save precious page space by skipping over them.
Now, one warning about this - don't show her standing up unless we knew she was sitting down. That's one thing that will throw a reader off - physical positioning of the character. So use a little judgment, but see where you can cut the fat in your manuscript by deleting the things that the reader will know automatically. This will pick up the pace of your story and keep the reader more engaged.


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When the US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) announced new recommendations for breast cancer screening, it unleashed a firestorm of controversy. Women across the country joined with many cancer organizations to condemn the new recommendations.
Briefly, the updated recommendations for breast cancer screening include the following:
– Delay mammography until women are 50, rather than beginning at age 40, and perform them every two years except in women with specific risks.
– Stop mammography screening in women 75 years and older.
– Discourage home self breast exams.
– Discourage of use of clinic breast exams.
Obviously, breast cancer screening is a very emotional issue. The opinion of the physicians at Nature Cures Clinic is that we both agree and disagree with aspect of the USPSC recommendations.
First, we applaud the fact that the new recommendations are based on the complete review of all the available scientific evidence. The USPSC did a thorough examination of all evidence available regarding the risks and benefits of breast cancer screening in women 40 and older.
Second, we think the USPCS added an important additional comment regarding the mammography recommendation. The Vice-President of the USPSC said that, "if you are a woman in your 40s …you should talk to your doctor and make an informed decision about whether mammography is right for you based on your family history, general health, and personal values."
In other words, the decision to perform mammography should be based on the particular circumstances of the individual woman. That is patient-centered medicine, and it's what naturopathic physicians have always advocated.
It is also important to keep in mind that mammography is not risk-free. Each mammography performed is estimated to increase the risk of breast cancer in a woman by 1% due to the radiation exposure. So, a woman who begins annual mammography at age 40 will have increased her breast cancer by 10% by age 50 because of the mammography procedure itself!
A more sobering way of thinking about this statistic is that some unknown number of women who now have or have died of breast cancer actually got their cancer from the radiation exposure of their annual mammography.
While we agree with that each individual's risks and family history should determine the frequency of screening mammography, there are other aspects of the USPSC's recommendations that we disagree with.
The USPSC recommends against self breast exams. They feel that there's evidence that lumps found on self exam may actually lead to unnecessary, invasive procedures that ultimately harm more women than they help.
We believe that self breast exams should not be viewed simply as cancer screening tools. Rather, it is our opinion that self exams of any kind are about building body awareness. We feel it is important that women are instructed about self breast exams beginning early in their adult life. This process allows women to become familiar with the natural changes that occur in breast tissue over the course of their cycle and the course of their life.
Breast tissue changes in response to hormone fluctuations, dietary intake, stress and other factors. When women develop familiarity with those changes, they can also discover how changes in diet and lifestyle reflect in their breast tissue. Working closely with their physician, any concerning changes that do arise can be investigated more closely with ultrasound and even ultrasound-guided biopsy.
Overall, we agree with the USPSC's recommendation to base mammography screening between ages 40 and 50 on the particular risks and history of the individual. We acknowledge that the scientific evidence does not support self breast exams as a cancer screening tool.
However, we feel that self exams as a lifelong practice for gaining body awareness is a valuable procedure for all women to engage in. Changes discovered help to educate women about normal changes in their bodies, and any changes of concern can be followed up with diagnostic procedures such as ultrasound that have less associated risk and greater diagnostic value than a mammography.
If you or someone you know would like to work with a physician who will develop a breast cancer screening plan tailored to your unique personal history, contact Nature Cures Clinic to set up a consultation today.
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Split is a buzzing Mediterranean-style city that vibrates with tourists, chic dining and partying along its marble promenade. It looks just like you think the Riviera should…. white, grand open spaces, sun shining… backpackers sprawled out EVERYWHERE! Ships, both grand and tiny, from all over the world dock in its harbor, the 3rd busiest in Europe.
A city rimmed with beaches, our closest beach is a 10 minute walk from the ancient fisherman's cottage we're currently calling home. Located within the oldest part of Split, our apartment is extremely charming and well appointed, but like every other place we've been so far, by being located right in the heart of the action it's of course hidden down a narrow, winding street built for horses and wagons not Opal Corsas! It took us several wrong turns and a number of vague directions from locals to get us here. But what a delightful surprise once we (finally!) found it.
Facing the sparkling harbor is Diocletian's Palace, one of the most imposing Roman ruins that exist, and a UNESCO world heritage site. . It's neither a palace (any more) nor a ruin, but a living, vibrant city within the city of Split. The labyrinthine streets are filled with people, bars, cafés, shops and restaurants. The narrow streets include homes of actual palace residents, their washing hanging out above the heads of tourists and revelers. It's enchanting and almost surreal. Like you're really on a movie set and someone will yell "cut, it's a wrap" at any point!
The Palace is built of luminous white stone and was the summer palace of the Emperor Diocletian. Built over the course of 10 years starting in 295AD. The guy clearly spared no expense on his summer extravaganza as columns, statues and magnificent decorative touches abound. Entered through 4 gates — Bronze, Gold, Iron or Silver, there are 220 buildings within the palace that house the 3,000 residents. Not sure what the real estate prices are — an agent's office is the one thing we didn't find within the walls — I'd love the opportunity to see what the inside of a home there looks like.
Above our fisherman's cottage is the Marjan Forest nature reserve and a 10 minute climb up a set of old stone steps reveals a look out that spans the entire city. If we followed the marked trails through the forest, we'd come to Bene beach, a much quiter, family style beach than the see and be seen beach (no sand) of Bacvice beach (the in town beach we visited yesterday), ringed with bars and restaurants and where concerts are held throughout the summer.
Before once again hitting the beach, today we dive deep into the palace, both for the walking tour and then just Erika and I, for the shopping. They say if you can't buy it in Split it doesn't exist in Croatia, and I think they are right.
I have to be careful though. One of the downfalls of travelling just with a backpack is the lack of space for purchases and souvenirs. If I'm not careful, Erika's husband Ed with be saddled with carrying my Italian purse, and whatever other treasures I can fit into it, through customs. I wonder if they'll believe that he packed it himself?….
On Monday we'll tear ourselves away from Split and head 3 hours down the coast to our last stop, Dubrovnik. Absolutely everyone, including people in Split, rave about how beautiful Dubrovnik is. I can't imagine how much more wonderful it will be than here… I'm enchanted with Split and am truly sorry to leave!


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Q and A Time!
I almost forgot I promised to post this for Janelle, one of my readers all the way out in South Africa!! Big fat shoutouts to Marie LaVance and Sarah Rosher because we used to do those surveys ALL the time on MySpace!! I thought it was appropriate because as the blog hits increase, for some reason, (thank you!) I find myself reintroducing myself to people who are wondering who the hell the person is behind all of this tomfoolery.
Things That Make Shannon Tick and Fun Facts:
I love shoes A LOT. A lot a lot. I don't like paying full price for them, especially since I have expensive shoe taste. The prettiest ones hurt like hell. I am sure I am going to have to answer in heaven for my reckless stewardship of the money I make on expensive shoes. It's kind of a problem.
I do believe I am going to Heaven. It takes more faith to be an athiest than it does to believe that all of these things in this beautiful life just kinda happened. I talk to God when I drive. Sometimes I yell in the car when I'm mad at him. I am not religious, but I do feel like I have angels who look out for me who answer to a higher power. I don't judge others' religions, I'm just glad you have something.
I am fascinated with midgets. Not in a sexual way. I am stopping right there because it just is what it is. I would never be mean to a little person. I just want to dress him/her up and dance with them. And possibly put him/her in a sea turtle costume and hug them. I feel guilty about this, but it comes from a good place.
I adore sea turtles. I love them, so much, they make me want to cry they are so cute. I want to save them. I held a baby hatchling and told it I loved it. They let me name it Mermaid before they set him free back into the ocean. He/She was so cute, a tiny little hawksbill. Turtles are so special and magical. I just love them. I have a sea turtle stuffed animal that sleeps on our bed. Her name is Tortuga. I hold her when David is out of town. Fact.
I believe in soul mates.
I want to embrace my inner child as long as possible Because life is so short, really, it is. I love to pursue things that make my have butterflies in my stomach. Never let the butterflies die. Too many people spend their youth chasing success and money, and then when they achieve it, their health declines. I want to live in the present. NOW. I try not to care how I am percieved by others. It's tough, but necessary.
I get my feelings hurt easily and I need to work on developing a thicker skin because I get angry, angry, angry when people are just complete jerks, so angry that sometimes I don't even see the jerk I am being right back. It is so hard to turn that other cheek, especially if I am convinced I am blameless and right. I often always think I am right though, so I try to remind myself of that and then just drop it and fight all temptation to be a sass mouth. I try very hard not to gossip, only to vent to close friends.
I am always cold EVEN in the summer!! Sweatshirts year round. I hate being cold!
I will laugh at your joke
...even if I don't get it, which will be obvious, then you'll call me out and I'll laugh at myself more for laughing.
When I get the giggles I can't stop. It's really hard.
I have the worst insomnia which makes it suck to be mad at someone because usually that's when I lose my patience and write "piece of mind" emails. I am usually sorry for them later.
I have tiny feet I can wear kid's size four shoes, which makes finding my sky high heels challenging because they are usually special order and therefore not on sale. I have really stupid toenails, my pinky toenail is smaller than the tip of the nail brush. It's so embarrassing to get pedicures.
Past huge celebrity crushes:
David Bowie in Labyrinth (first crush ever)
Joe McIntyre NKOTB
Jax from General Hospital
Ryan Gosling
Adam Levine, til he danced too girly for me at his last show. I still think he's pretty, but my crush is at bay.
I hate romantic comedies, but I love the movie Serendipity
I think Disney is to blame for the divore rate. We are brought up as little girls to think that we will be rescued by a prince, that everything works out happy, and you will not get your heart broken. True love conquers all.
I think my husband is to blame for showing me that I should probably stop being so mean to Disney, after all, I am now the Queen in my own fairy tale life, due to a certain prince courting me.
I love coffee. Chocolate. Laughing.
That's about all, I mean, not really, but I have something else I need to do. Thanks for hanging out here a little longer and have a great new year!!
Do something sweet and unexpected.
Love you all the way to the moon!
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Adele Parks has written 15 books in 15 years - and every single one has been a bestseller in this country.
How does she do it? Well, there is a unique opportunity to spend the evening in the company of the author in Worthing this month when she will be sharing the secrets of her success with an audience in aid of St Barnabas House, the Worthing hospice that provides palliative care for people with life-limiting illnesses.
"I couldn't resist the chance to help such a great charity," Adele tells Simply Worthing. "The request that came was so polite! I've had a writing career for 15 years and during that time I have worked out a way of doing good things like this several times a year.
"The evening will be fun – it's not a lecture," she stresses. "I'll be talking about how I first got published, which will be very informative for budding writers, and there will be a Q&A – the last time I did one of those I was asked where I bought my shoes! But seriously, I'll answer any questions. People love hearing about your working day as a writer so I'll be talking about that too."
Adele, 47, who lives in Surrey with her husband and son, will also be talking about her latest novel, If You Go Away, which was published last November. It follows her 2014 novel Spare Brides, set in 1920 after the end of the First World War and focussing on the stories of three women whose lives were irrevocably changed in its aftermath.
If You Go Away is set at the beginning of the Second World War, an epic love story of two rebels, a brilliant young playwright who becomes a conscientious objector and a disappointed wife who is relieved when her traditionalist husband enlists.
"Writing historical novels is quite different to contemporary ones," says Adele. "It's very satisfying and exciting. The research took me years and you also don't want the story to read like a history lesson. I did my research in primary sources such as the hundreds of diaries and letters from the First World War held at the Imperial War Museum.
"The story for If You Go Away was inspired by the research I carried out for Spare Brides, when I discovered that 16 conscientious objectors were held in prison cells at Richmond Castle in Yorkshire and drew graffiti on the walls.
"They were treated appallingly – they weren't allowed to talk or sing. It was a horribly scandalous thing at the time to be a conscientious objector and I became fascinated by their stories. Some conscientious objectors were willing to take some role in the war, such as administrative positions or as stretcher-bearers, but others objected so strongly on religious or other moral grounds they would not take any part at all. I wanted my fictional objector to be a rebel but to be less extreme – after all, If You Go Away is a love story – and my story follows what happens to him when he refuses to sign up when conscription became law in 1916.
"It's about a generation that faced unbearable choices – the women who could easily become ostracised by society if they followed their hearts and the men who had to decide whether to become a killer or be killed, or to face the consequences if they chose not to go to war."
If You Go Away and Spare Brides are Adele's first historical novels, her first 13 all contemporary love stories. She has been described as "one of the most-loved and biggest-selling women's fiction writers in the UK", selling more than three million copies in the UK alone, and says the description is "pretty flattering".
"All my novels examine issues that are important to us all," says Adele. "I like to scrutinize our concepts of family, our theories on love, parenting and fidelity with, I hope, honesty and humour. Whatever period I set my novels, I'm known for examining the thorny issues of the lives people lead with my trademark, up-front, tell-it-as-it-is style."
Adele was born in Teesside, enjoying "a traditional 1970s/80s childhood watching too much TV and eating convenience food because nobody minded if kids did that in those days". She studied English Language and Literature at Leicester University and worked in advertising.
But she had dreamed of being a writer since childhood and spent most of her 20s writing. She sent three chapters of her first novel to an agent, who initially liked it and then rejected it. "I had spent two years writing it," recalls Adele. "I gave up my social life, everything, and that's a big deal in your 20s! I sent it to the agent and he got back to me and said he liked it. But when I sent him the rest of it, he said no. For the next six months, I worked on it and sent it back – and this time he accepted it. It was an amazing moment when I heard. I was in Paris with my friend and she took a picture of me with tears of happiness streaking down my face, which was covered in a white face mask. I still have the picture..."
Adele's first novel Playing Away, a "candid passionate tale of infidelity written through the eyes of an adulteress", was published in 2000 and her romantic comedy Husbands in 2005 sold a quarter of a million copies.
Describing herself as "very chatty and fairly opinionated", she often appears on radio and television talking about her work and writes articles and short stories for national newspapers and magazines. She was a judge for the Costa Book Awards in 2010, and her next book, a contemporary novel, is due to be published at the end of this year or the beginning of 2017.
"I think it's true to say once I get going, it's quite hard to shut me up," she laughs. "But seriously, people who want to be a writer should come to see me at this event. I can tell them that if they are writing, keep at it because if their stories are original, they will be found."
• An Evening with Adele Parks, when she shares her experiences as a writer, runs a fun literary quiz and takes questions, is at The Denton, Worthing Pier, at 7pm on Wednesday March 2. Tickets £10, including a glass of Prosecco. The event, which also includes a raffle and art and craft stalls, is in aid of St Barnabas Hospice and run in conjunction with Northbrook Friends of St Barnabas. For tickets, phone 07790 527787. For more details about St Barnabas, phone 01903 706300 or visit stbarnabas-hospice.org.uk.


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When you reached the top of the mountain, you are able to share your success with your friends through the Altimeter app.
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Read the sad story of Rufus the cat and then help Lair find the poor kitty a home.
I would take it except for the fact that I hate cats. But I don't hate them enough to see them wander outside, hungry and cold. Surely one of you bloggers out there wants a little pussy?


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As we waited for our bus up to Coniston the bus drew up with a big sign in the window. It had a smiley face with the words HAPPY BUS .I wondered if that was the eqivelant to happy hour with half price fares? I discovered it was not, we were just supposed to be happy as we embarked on the longest walk we had ever committed ourselves to in our entire lives. In fact we were daunted- I think you could describe the feeling as being excited and nervous at the same time. Bacon sandwices and bowls of cereal were definately off the menu for breakfast if the feeling in the pit of my stomach was anything to go by. As we climbed into the bus I realised that the average age was between 20-40. It didn't bode well when you were twelve and fifty respectively. Had we committed ourselves too much?
" You're as young as you feel' I told myself
So for yesterday only I was 20 years old (with a twelve year old daughter)
It turned out that the official oracle rather than my personal one was right about the weather.As we scanned our tags at the first check point the rain came down. We sent off dressed in orange and black ponchos in a general southerly direction, along the east side of Coniston lake, past John Ruskin's Brantwood towards Nibthwaite.
After a couple of hours we saw a sign on a tree indicating that we had walked a mile! I frowned, surely that couldn't be right? I took my glasses (which were by that time so steamed up that they were in my pocket) and put them on. To my great relief it was one mile to the next checkpoint. Obviously I should have gone to Spec savers!
After a lovely moist piece of flapjack from our support staff we set off past Lowick church and up towards Kirkby fell. A herd of cows joined us as we climbed, running alongside the dry stone wall, obviously thinking we were the dinner ladies.(Perhaps they wear black and orange ponchos too)
|Hoad from Kirkby moor
A man in a rather odd furry hat passed us on the way whistling as he went - it was not a time for whistling. This was a time for gritting your teeth , shielding your face from the driving rain and looking steadfastly in the direction of the South of France.Having said that, you would have thought that some were already there in their T shirts and shorts.
There was a glimmer of light in the distance and at last the sun decided to surface. My inbox was right after all - off came the ponchos, moods were lifted and we got a new lease of life as we marched resolutely towards The Black Dog Inn. We were now on our own stomping ground and the end was in sight. Past the Wild life park and down to Dalton Fire station for yet another free banana and on toward Barrow.
As we reached Furness Abbey a friendly police woman stopped the traffic and whilst the car drivers tapped on their steering wheels and sighed very loudly the dear lady told me on no account to run.
With the end in sight my feet started to hurt and my muscles started to ache but for a fleeting second as my daughter and I passed over the finish line together to collect our medals those feelings changed to exhilaration. All that hard work had paid off- we had done it and we were home.
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This video - "Betty Boop's Ups and Down's" - should be taught in Economics schools. Perhaps it is - or was. It was also made in 1932, and shows Betty being evicted from her house for mortgage default. (You can only see the first 159
seconds of this video here, as it turns out my website service has to be upgraded to an even more expensive version before I can show the full video, so I suppose I will have to take a look at Amazon's AWS or some other service, and move this thing.
here is that 1932 looked a *lot* like 2008, with every house up for sale, and no buyers to be found, as everyone had lost their shirt in the market-meltdown. This video is full of brilliant comical analogies, and references to classical history.
Eventually, the entire Earth goes up for sale, and the Moon comes in as the auctioneer, and tries to raise bids from the other planets. The bidding starts with Mars (who is shown as a battle-scarred God of War, in a Roman helmut) bidding 50.
The moon balks, and Venus bids 40. The moon still will not sell, and seeks other bids. (This falling bid-price - not at all what happens in a managed auction - was exactly what was happening in the Stock Market, from 1930 to 1932). Eventually,
Saturn - who is perfectly caricatured as an old Jew (!), makes a bid of 20, and the Moon sells. Saturn (the old Jew with the big nose!) wins the auction, and the Moon demands payment. Saturn hands over a bag of money, can calls the Moon a "ganef"
under his breath. (The term "ganef" took me a while to decode. It is Yiddish for a thief or a con-man, and was in common usage in the early part of the 20th century among immigrants living in New York.)
The first thing Saturn does, is remove
the Earth's "magnet", so gravity disappears. This causes everything to float upwards to the sky (pretty much like all asset prices did during the 1920's, the time of the "Great Gatsby", and the first great technology-driven boomtime of the 20th
century.) Everything floats upward, with comic consequences.
But like the stock market and real-estate prices, it all comes crashing down, when Saturn decides he has made a bad trade, and the Earth pulls back in "Earth's Magnet", and everything
floating plummets back to the ground - including a whole series of houses and buildings that fall harmlessly on top of Betty. She takes an elevator to the top of the last one to fall - a New York skyscraper - which rings a bell when she reaches the roof,
and bursts thru, and the cartoon ends on a happy note, as Betty now has all the houses she could want.
The full video is available on Youtube (...for now...) at the URL below. Youtube clips are always getting DMCA'ed by fraudsters, which then
results in the videos being removed), but this one has been here for 10 years, so perhaps it will remain available for a while longer.
For the
hacked iPad (and other browsers that won't play Youtube now, the url below may still work.


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So, I'm looking for a "travel mug" (is that the official name for these things?) to bring with me throughout the day and drink tea out of. I don't need it to stay hot for particularly long or have a basket or anything. The main thing is to have as little plastic as possible in contact with the water, but looking at what's available this doesn't seem to be a big issue. (I'll probably take the lid off to drink anyway.) Either stainless steel or glass is fine.
I've looked here: http://thesweethome.com/reviews/best-travel-mug/
and also DTH has several: http://www.dragonteahouse.biz/thermos/
But there are a lot of these things! The Sweethome's recommendation seems nice, but the lid looks like it has several pieces to clean. So, I thought I'd ask if anyone here had one or knew about one that they'd recommend.
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Re: Thermos/Travel Mug Recommendations
My basic Stanley Vacuum Bottle keeps things HOT (people are often startled by how hot it is even after several hours of sitting in the clinic workroom), there is only a plastic lid in contact with the contents, and if you don't like drinking out of the handy cup/lid, you can always bring along a separate cup.
Re: Thermos/Travel Mug Recommendations
I have one of these that I love. It is great for grandpa brewing all day, but it does require frequent top offs all day. Not huge, and requires a steady supply of hot water, but I use mine all day every day and it hasn't broken yet.
http://yunnansourcing.com/en/glassware/ ... 280ml.html
http://yunnansourcing.com/en/glassware/ ... 280ml.html
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Re: Thermos/Travel Mug Recommendations
Thanks for the suggestions debunix and FiveStar. The Stanley bottle is just about what I'm looking for I think.
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Re: Thermos/Travel Mug Recommendations
I have long enjoyed my wee 250 mL Sigg metro mug, which slips easily into a pocket, but I see they are moving to a new Thermo line with a squatter profile. At replacement time I'd lean towards the Zojirushi you linked, the likes of which used to be prohibitively expensive.


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Editor's review
ListGrabber can extract name, address, email, phone and fax numbers, etc of business contacts from lists, online directories, email lists/ signatures, as well as spreadsheets and documents.
Pros: One of the most tedious part of the whole sales process is to create a list of prospects and get the information corresponding to name, phone, e-mail and other contact details as individual pieces of information. It then becomes easy to get them into sales follow up software packages like ACT! Or Goldmine or the plain old Excel spreadsheet and such other tools.
It will be nice if these details can be retrieved from lists available in the print domain such as yellow pages, white pages or even a mailing list purchased from appropriate source. These however have the information in a combined form not as the required fields separated out. What ListGrabber does is to recognize and retrieve these fields into the follow up software or a spreadsheet as required.
List capture is simple one click operation after settings have been done through the toolbar. Output is a list for review, duplicates are automatically checked by the program. All that remains to be done is to export the data into your chosen contact management software. The tool bar comes with several sample lists that can be selected to make sure your settings are working or to familiarize with the package. The sample lists exemplify several different formats the information may be available at, yet the information fields are grabbed properly into name, phone, fax etc fields.
The user interface is simple and easy as are the settings and operation.
Cons: Nothing obviously problematic was noticed with the application.
Overall: This is well designed and easy to use package that serves an useful purpose, a fit candidate for a 5 star rating.


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Human Resources
Connections Day: CANCELLED
Wed, 7 Jun 2017 8:15 AM - 1:00 PM
**JUNE 1ST UPDATE: CANCELLED; Please see the Connections Day website for more information on the next available dates**
Connections Day
Throughout the year, Human Resources hosts a special half-day event for new faculty and staff called Connections Day. Connections Day is designed to build comradery and engage new employees of all levels and classification. It includes interactive presentations, activities and discussions designed to:
- Strengthen their connection to the JMU community by meeting and networking with new colleagues from across the university
- Gain an understanding of the university's mission, values and strategic plan and how employees contribute to JMU's vision of becoming the national model of the engaged university
- Discover JMU's history and how it influences our campus culture
- Hear about resources that support their career development
- Learn about campus activities, discounts, benefits and services available to them as a JMU employee
New employees are encouraged to join us for this special event. Learn more about Connections Day and register for an upcoming date on the Connections Day webpage.


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Mo'cheddah and Miskay Boutique announced on Instagram that the rapper had become a brand ambassador for the womenswear clothing store. We were so anxious to see the outcome of this union and just as we thought, Mo'cheddah looks hotter than ever in these photos, she wears everything so well!
See the Photos
Watch the Video
What do you think?
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Photography: @bernardokulaja
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Sunday, January 31, 2010
Altered Baby Formula Can
This was challenge on CM so here is what I came up with. Since one of my New Years resolutions is to become more organized, I decided this would hold all my scissors. LOL I may need to make another one, well see though.
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Tuesday, January 26, 2010
I made this layout last night for my sister and she decided she wanted to learn how to scrap. All I could do was laugh... For the last 8yrs that I have been scrapping she said "It's a waste of time and money." Well I think she may have a new HOBBY. We'll have to see though.
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Monday, January 25, 2010
Congratulations to the New Orleans Saints for making history. This is the 1st Super Bowl for them and we're all excited.
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Sunday, January 24, 2010
My Maw Maw
This is my maw maw, when she was in 7th grade. I was going through some pics and found a few from when she was in school, so I decided I would scrap them and here is the first one I did. I think it came out really good. I recieved the papers from a swap so I'm not sure who makes them.
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Thursday, January 21, 2010
Slider Candy Bar Holder
This was a challenge in one of the groups I belong to on CM, I thought it was a cute idea once I made it. So I decided to make them for my sons class this Valentine's. Instead of using the regular size candy bar, I'm gonna use the smaller one's that you buy in packs of 10. I used red card stock, white cardstock, stamps for the Angel Stamp company and black Stanzon ink and Pink Martha Stewart Ink.
Here is a link to the instructions if you would like to make one:
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Love INC is working with local churches, organizations, and families to collect new or gently used winter wear items, all sizes and ages (infant to adult), to support the Winter Wear Ministry from now until November 10th.
The following items are being requested:
- Winter coats (please no spring jackets or hooded sweatshirts)
- Heavy winter gloves and mittens (please no stretchy non-waterproof gloves as these do not keep hands warm or dry)
- Snow pants
- Snow boots/winter boots
- Toboggan hats
- Scarves
We would ask that you attach hoods to coats, zip liners in them, and make sure to empty pockets before donating items. We would also ask that you ensure that zippers and buttons function and the items are clean.
Donations may be dropped off at the following locations:
- Love INC office (1600 Bavaria Road, Chaska) – Monday/Wednesday/Friday, 9 am – 2 pm
- FurniShare (7890 Market Boulevard, Chanhassen) – Wednesday – Friday, 10 am – 4 pm; Saturday 9 am-noon
- Discovery United Methodist Church (275 Lake Drive E., Chanhassen) – Monday – Friday 9 am – 3 pm
Winter wear will be made available to Love INC clients throughout the winter season.


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Everyone knows how hard it is to keep that great look up during the rainy season. A quick walk to the car through the parking lot can do a number on the makeup. Even with an umbrella, often the face cannot be completely protected from the elements. Mascara starts to run, eyeliner disappears, and the blush fades very quickly when moisture is added into the mix. A cosmetic bag can be the answer. They are cute little plastic or leather bags filled with touch up makeup that can be used all through the day. Everyone should carry this handy little bag of goodies to keep that just made up look.
Because a quick shower can ruin makeup very quickly, it is a good idea to plan ahead and use a few well known beauty tips for the rainy season. No need to stop wearing foundation and mascara, just rethink what products are used. There are products that are made to get wet. Using a little less foundation that is waterproof is a good place to start. If the base foundation is very close to the natural skin color, it will often be easier to keep it smudge free. All this wonder can come from the cosmetic bag.
Powder is something many people forget about and yet it is the perfect product to carry in the makeup cosmetic bag. It is easy to apply and will take that greasy shine of the skin that comes after the makeup has washed off. It can be used often during the day and will keep the skin looking just as fresh as it did when the makeup was first applied.
Someone who has flawless skin might want to skip this tip and use a small bit of waterproof concealer instead of the powder. Remember less if often better when it comes to makeup, but if used, it can hide a multitude of problems.
Mascara is the biggest problem in the rain. It is the first thing that begins to smear. Many people don't realize their mascara is running and the results can be embarrassing. The answer is a good water proof mascara and there are several of them on the market. Find one that works well and one application during the morning will often be all that is necessary. The problem of course, is how to get it off. Once on, it will be best removed with a good makeup removal product. There are some designed just for eyes and they will be gentle enough to use every day.
Eye shadows that are natural or lighter than normal will often be a good answer for the rainy season. Again, waterproof is the key. Stay away from the darker colors when rain is in the forecast. There are lots of shades to choose from and this quick tip will keep the shadow from forming a dark line in the crease of the eyelid.
A creamy blush is usually a good option during the monsoon season. It is a good answer to the powdery blush that will wear off very quickly, in any type of wet weather. It is not made to resist the moisture. So keep a good cream blush in the makeup bag that can be applied quickly during the day. Lip stick can be used in a pinch and will be a good alternative, if nothing else is available.
Never give up using makeup just because it is raining. There are some great beauty tips to use and most of them work well. Keep a little bag of tricks hidden in the purse every day and remember waterproof is often the key. It is always nice to feel at one's best and with all the products available today, there is no reason not to.
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FSM Telecom Continues down its Path of Obstructionism
I'm not going to disagree regarding the retention of a CEO who is not producing, especially since I don't have any of the facts on it. I'll remain neutral on that one.
I'm not going to argue whether he should remain CEO or not. However, I still stand by opinion- $2500/bi-weekly for a Telco CEO is very low- relative to other CEO's in the industry.
xctms, while I do agree with you that the salary is low considering other Telcos salaries one must consider the fact that FSMTC is a monopoly therefore it should be a given that this corporation would be a continuing success and a flagship model.
That is not the case now and should reflect on its CEO as well as the board.
Has anyone noticed the phone reception on Yap lately? Either you're not getting to the other side of the line or calls being dropped through out a conversation. I heard the culprit is this so called 3G "upgrade" meddling with the phone service. why don't we hold on to the upgrade till we have fiber optic ya'll.
Butterfinger, you are correct in your assessment. From what I have been told, every cell phone call has to go through Pohnpei no matter where you are located. If you Yap finally has 3G or is upgrading your 3G, it will definitely impact calls as you have very limited bandwidth over satellite.
FSMTC is trying to roll out services as a marketing strategy before the liberalization of the telecom market however they are not truly assessing the negative impact of delivering these services without the proper bandwidth support. Yet another poor developmental strategy.
butterfinger, unfortunately, you will continue to experience issues until your fiber link is activity and even then, you may continue to suffer issues.
As a long time customer for FSMTC in Pohnpei, I will tell you that fiber has brought speed but issues are abound due to lack of technical expertise as well as lack of proper IT support. FSM Telecom continues to utilize a second rate IT contractor with no actual experience in the real world of professional telecom infrastructure, real world cyber security protocols, and foremost the lack of proper high level QOS standards.
I believe it is safe to say that even with years of operational history, FSMTC is still very new to the enterprise technology arena.
Yap was just visited by President Tru--I mean, Christian, last week.
His visitation to Yap was to observe the opening of the new FSM National Police MSW office in Colonia, meet with the State Leadership, and join the Canoe Festival, among other things.
The agenda for the Yap State Leadership meeting with the President and his delegation on Dec. 6 included:
1) The deletion of the United flight from Yap to Palau on Sunday morning effective of January 7, 2018;
2) The plan of the National Government on the Y-12 Plane; and
3) Briefing on the Fiber Optic Cable Project for the FSM.
The President basically told the Leadership that they were on their own and to deal with their issues, and added that he was tired of getting inquiries and questions about the cable project (joking tone aside).
By the time his presentation was over and the leadership were to ask questions, no one said a thing. Nothing. Nada.
Guess we know which side he's on.
Or I'm just projecting (I don't like Christian).
That is very unfortunate Aqualen. I have it under good advisement from very reliable sources that the new CEO for FSMTC has been lobbying the President for quite some time now to change certain aspects of OAE and related World Bank conditions which in all likelihood caused the confusion and delays.
As to which side the President is on, I doubt the CEO was truly successful in his endeavor to sway the President's judgement however FSMTC's continued interference in matters of the government has hampered what should have been a simple project transition and turned into into a nightmare for those involved.
Good luck because you really do need it. Judging by the continued expenses that FSMTC is piling on, they are most likely going to raise the rates again.
His continued unorthodox attendance at work doesn't help his case as well as the corporation's.
While we are on subject of attendance, I was reminded recently regarding the fact that this CEO instigated the one leave policy for FSMTC which took away all sick leave from the employees and left them with an inconsequential annual leave pool for staff to utilize. Instead of this curbing abuse of leave hours, it has actually forced employees to become more resilient in getting away with absences.
Now why take away accrued sick leave and force the restrictions on staff members when the CEO himself is unable to report to work on a daily basis? If any of you are going to put up the subject of exempt, I would just like to remind everyone that it has been reported that Managers at FSMTC actually do have annual leave and are allowed to cash in this leave at anytime during the year. Now how is this possible?
All in all, I'm just wondering whether taking away all accrued sick leave is constitutional and if it basically goes against National Government Policy. Can someone shed some light on this?
So get this, Palau just rocketed past FSM with the activation of its Fiber this month while Chuuk and Yap stood idly by waiting for what should have been a simple process of having OAE take over bandwidth wholesale.
So not only is Palau overtaking FSMTC in terms of catering to affordable connectivity but it has also surpassed FSMTC by now providing 4G services instead of 3G.
Hmmm, did we not see a post earlier year or was it last year that FSMTC could have gone directly to 4G from 2G? I believe the response from Telecom was that upgrades had to be done in increments but I guess Palau has proved FSMTC wrong.
Hooray for Telecom Management, yet another big tear in the fabric of lies that continue to come out of this organization.
butterfinger, FSMTC has been stealing customers money in Yap, Chuuk, and Kosrae for the past several years. They are charging customers for ADSL rates for speeds that are unattainable and continue to get away with it.
Perhaps all things will be better once fiber is activated for Yap but don't get your hopes up anytime soon.


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I have an iridescent shark in my fish tank here in my office. It looks kind like this, but only he's 6 inches long instead of 6 feet.
Hammer Head
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