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Now this is the very first thing that I decided to start making. It just so happens to be my favorite and it is the biggest money saver. It is so quick and easy, I just want to kick myself for wasting soooo much money buying commercial laundry soap. This is a very basic recipe and just about everyone I know uses this or something very similar. The site that I snagged the recipe from does a great job at a cost breakdown so if you want all the details I'll let you check it out for yourself but to sum it up: it costs about $0.21 per load with a commercial product. This stuff? $0.05. That is a savings that really adds up. Plus, I think that mine is even greater because I can find the ingredients cheaper than what they have them listed for.
I'm going to address a couple of things people have said to me when I told them I make my own laundry soap.
I have to use "free and clear" products because of sensitive skin.
–I have super sensitive skin and eczema. My breakouts have cleared up significantly since making the switch. In-fact, I don't think I've had any since switching… Interesting… I was using ALL free & clear liquid laundry soap, Downy free & clear liquid and dryer sheets. FYI, "free & clear" only means that it doesn't have any dyes or perfumes. Which is what people are most commonly allergic to. It still contains a long list of unknown chemicals. Also, people commonly use this (or slight variations of this) to wash cloth diapers. Frankly, if it can go onto a newborns extra sensitive tender skin, it is certainly gentle enough for the average public. Just sayin'.
I have an HE washer.
-Me too. The only reason that you need special laundry soap is because you need "low sudsing" soap and this is. So no worries.
I would also like to point out that I have a 2-year-old boy and a husband that works outside. Clothes in my house are freaking dirty and this stuff does the job.
So what do you need?
- 1 C. 20 Mule Team Borax
- 1 C. Arm & Hammer Super Washing Soda (NOT BAKING SODA!)
- 1 bar Fels-Napha (I'm making a double batch so I have 2)
Now this whole process took me 15 min with the "help" of my 2-year-old, and taking (crappy) pictures to show you folks. Again. So quick.
In the original recipe they hand grate the soap. I'm lazy, we have talked about this. So I busted out my food processor. Do what works best for you. I use both the grater blade and my regular blade, you'll see why. Now I'm sure it says in the manual to NOT do this. But it just works so well! So yes, I "stack" my blades so I don't have to empty the container to then put the second one in. I just slip the grater off and I'm ready to move on.
Lets get started. Grate the soap. How ever you would like to.
It will look a little like this.
Now I like smaller pieces because I'm OCD but the soap will not have a problem dissolving if left like this, so I will then hit the chop button to get them a little smaller.
My food processor wont grate the last little bit of soap as it just gets stuck and spins around on top. If yours does too you can certainly use a hand grater or whatever but I actually like to hang on to these to use them as a pre-treat on tough stains. It takes grease out like you wouldn't believe. It will also dry up poison ivy on your skin if you happen to be so unlucky to get it.
Measure it out. (again, I'm making a double batch so I'm using 2 cups of each.)
Pour it in.
and your done!
Pour it into any container that you would like. Use 1 -2 TBLS per load depending on the size of the load and how soiled they are.
Let me know if you have any questions or if you have tried it, how you like it!


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Number of football games seen: 67
Number of new football grounds / venues visted: 55
Number of home wins: 35
Number of away wins: 20
Number of draws: 12
Highest number of goals seen in a game: 22 - AFC Villa v Hucknall Town Harriers (2nd July Pre-Season Friendly)
Highest number of goals seen in a game (competitive): 12 - Dinnington Town v Welbeck Lions (27th August)
Largest winning margin home game (competitive): 10 - Dinnington Town v Welbeck Lions
Largest winning margin away game (competitive): 6 - Shilton v Gurdwara GNP
Most common scoreline seen: 2-1 8 times
Best game seen: 7th May - Thurlaston Magpies v L.K. United (Hinckley Sunday League President's Shield Final). An 4-4 draw that ebbed and flowed one way and another, with the game being decided by penalty kicks. Not the greatest in terms of quality, but certainly the most entertaining.
Worst game seen: 4th March - Coventrians v Enville Athletic (Midland League Division 3). A dreadful game with the biggest surprise being there was a goal scored.
Favourite new ground / venue visited: Moss Rose Ground (Macclesfield Town)
New ground that impressed me the least: I visited as per usual numerous recreation grounds, but Holbrooks Park in Coventry is one I will not hurry back to.
Most impressive back drop: Arundel Castle overlooking the Mill Lane home of Arundel FC.
Best foot & drink at a ground: No result. I seldom have anything more than a coffee at any place I visit.
Most welcoming club visited: Longlevens AFC (Hellenic League)
A warm welcome was had from the moment we arrived to the moment we left. With being recognised as first time visitors we were given free tea or coffee before the game and at half time, and a slice of cake at half time also. Also the club have a guest book for visitors to sign as well.
Number of photo sets taken at football games during the season: 45
Below are the direct links to each photo set:
- 10/07: Hemsworth Miners Welfare v Tadcaster Albion (PSF)
- 16/07: Ravenshead v Bilborough United (PSF)
- 31/07: Sawtry v Stilton United (Peterborough League)
- 31/07: Wittering Harriers v Long Sutton Athletic (Peterborough League)
- 07/08: Highworth Town v Tadley Calleva (FA Cup)
- 13/08: Bilborough Town v Basford United Community (Notts Senior League)
- 20/08: Eaton Socon v Over Sports (Cambridgeshire League)
- 27/08: Dinnington Town v Welbeck Lions (Central Midlands League)
- 03/09: Melton Town v Daventry Town (United Counties League)
- 04/09: Stoke Golding (Sunday) v Market Bosworth 2000 (Sunday) (Hinckley Sunday League)
- 05/09: Coventry Sphinx v Sporting Khalsa (Midland League)
- 24/09: Hertford Town v Brantham Athletic (FA Vase)
- 25/09: Donisthorpe Reserves v Newhall Social Club (Burton Sunday League)
- 27/09: Leicester Road v Coalville Town Development (Leicestershire Senior Cup)
- 08/10: Sutton Bonington v Bottesford (North Leicestershire League)
- 09/10: Drayton Bassett v Edingale Swifts (Tamworth Sunday League)
- 15/10: Ashby Road v Fleckney Athletic (Leicester & District League)
- 22/10: Kegworth Imperial v C.K. Dons (North Leicestershire League)
- 12/11: Aslockton Cranmers v Team D.N.F. (Notts Senior League)
- 19/11: Bingham Town v Magdala Amateurs (Notts Senior League)
- 26/11: Bilborough United v A.F.C. Clifton (Notts Senior League)
- 10/12: Old Reptonians v Kings College Wimbledon (Arthur Dunn Cup)
- 02/01: Rossington Main v Shirebrook Town (Northern Counties East League)
- 07/01: Somersham Town v Royston Town 'A' (Cambridgeshire League)
- 14/01: Wymeswold v Sporting Markfield (North Leicestershire League)
- 21/01: Bottesford v Sutton Bonington (North Leicestershire League)
- 04/02: James King Blisworth v Medbourne (Northants Combination)
- 05/02: Three Horse Shoes v Dunton & Broughton United (Sunday) (Hinckley Sunday League)
- 18/02: Outwell Swifts v Cambridge City Reserves (Cambridgeshire League)
- 19/02: Warton Club v Edingale Swifts (Tamworth Sunday League)
- 04/03: Coventrians v Enville Athletic (Midland League)
- 11/03: Longlevens v Henley Town (Hellenic League)
- 18/03: Biggleswade Town v Hayes & Yeading United (Southern League)
- 25/03: Ashland Rovers v A.F.C. Bridgford (Notts Senior League)
- 01/04: Cambridge University Press v Milton (Cambridgeshire League)
- 02/04: Wykin v Coalville Miners (Hinckley Sunday League)
- 08/04: Continental Star v Coton Green (Midland League)
- 17/04: Warrington Town v Ashton United (Northern Premier League)
- 18/04: Shilton v Gurdwara G.N.P. (Coventry Alliance)
- 22/04: Market Bosworth v C.K. Dons (North Leicestershire League)
- 28/04: A.F.C. Barn v Royal Oak Bitteswell (Hinckley Sunday League)
- 29/04: Pagham v A.F.C. Uckfield Town (Southern Combination League)
- 01/05: Barns Green v Coal Exchange (Chichester Charity Cup Final)
- 07/05: Thurlaston Magpies v L.K. United (Hinckley Sunday League)
- 13/05: Fleckney Athletic v Sporting Markfield (Leicestershire Inter-League Cup)

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What were 2016's biggest news stories?
2016 the hottest year on record
The biggest news of 2016 came out in many articles, some prominent, some obscure, but with the same bottom line: 2016 was the hottest year on record, not just this decade or century, but for all the years humanity has records.
In fact, including 2016, 16 of the 17 hottest years on record have occurred in this century. This story won't go away, and it will affect all of humanity.
Increased drought, violent storms, rising sea levels and political dislocation due to migration will be our fate. This won't be the end of the human race, but it will require huge adaptations for our children and grandchildren.
We can argue all day about the causes of global warming, but the story will continue and get worse, whether we like it or not, regardless of who is in office, and its effects will fall on the just and the unjust alike.
— Lee Todd, San Marino
Harriet Tubman on $20 bill
To me, the decision to grace our $20 bills with Harriet Tubman's portrait, the courageous ex-slave who became the most renowned abolitionist, is the most significant.
Our history shines with a firmament of notable black luminaries whose contributions in all areas of endeavor have improved humankind. That they are American should make us immensely proud.
Yet, how many are mentioned in American history textbooks? Sadly, not many. And when they are, only a short space is allotted to them. I can hardly wait to hold in my hands one of those new $20 bills!
— David Quintero, Monrovia
Trump, Chicago Cubs
The year long shots came home: Donald Trump wins the presidency, and Chicago's Cubs win the World Series. Exciting year!
— Jorge A. Velez, Long Beach
Clinton's free pass
The pass given to Hillary Clinton by the press and the Democrats is the big story. She had her fingerprints all over some of the most devastating activities during her run for the presidency.
I have seen her deceit, failure to obey judicial and legislative orders to provide info, using a private server for classified material. And that isn't all, but it should be enough when you consider she got a pass.
— Robert Sharp, Arleta


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It's that time of year again. Girl Scout cookie time.
Beginning Sunday, Girl Scouts across America will be out and about taking orders for the ever-popular sweet treat. The 2013 Cookie Program in Colorado runs through March 3.
This year, Scouts will be selling the six most popular Girl Scout Cookie varieties: Do-si-Dos, Samoas, Savannah Smiles, Tagalongs, Thin Mints and Trefoils.
Girl Scouts of Colorado will be marking the National Girl Scout Cookie Day with Cookie Social Media Day on Feb. 8.
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2015 Social Competition R3 Results
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Thursday 9/07/15
Sea Stars 22 def Flying Fish 8
Electric Eels 24 drew Jumpin' Jellies 24
Sea Stars 24 drew Jumpin' Jellies 24
Electric Eels 23 def Flying Fish 18
The Social Competition final standings are now available on the ladder page. Thanks to everyone who came along and ensured that we had 4 teams every night and thanks to the board members for organising and umpiring. Four new players would like to join a team and I will be in contact with the captains to see where they are most needed.
Kath will be following up with all captains regarding team registration sheets during the upcoming week so please assist in a timely manner (a few captains already have, thank you), which will allow us to prepare for the upcoming second regular 2015 competition. After a break next week (no games 16/7) we start on 23/7 as shown on the previously published year planner). The roster (games/duty/umpiring) will be published by end of next week.


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For years, I have thought of reading the Apocrypha (19 books for Orthodox, 15 for Catholics that have been omitted from Protestant Bibles), but I have never taken the time. A couple of days ago, Amanda and I were talking with Rod Richards on Skype and he asked me why they had been excluded from Protestant Bibles. I gave him my typical Church history account of why but had to admit that I had never actually read them.
Today, I read Tobit for the first time.
It has been fun to peruse a book without a theological bias, well more specifically without any assumptions of context or content. I know historically what was going on during this period of time, but I had (and for the most part have) no idea as to what God is doing or trying to do in these books. Protestants talk about this period as the (in my best Baptist voice) "400 years of silence" where God ceased to speak in any notable way, and I have heard countless sermons as to why and how we as Christians can relate this period to our lives. I have never been satisfied with the assumptions and I have always wanted to (as a good Berean, again, sarcasm intended) read the books for myself.
As I read this book (interesting apocalyptic literature stories aside – i.e. the story of the Angel Raphael giving Tobit's son advice on how to fend off a demon who has been killing his future wife's previous husbands), I am struck by Tobit's commitment to the Lord and generosity to the poor. In a time that is thought of as Israel's demise because of sin and idolatry, he alone stands as the voice of reason. He alone continues the tradition of training his son in the way he should go even when he (Tobit) loses everything including his eyesight. Even if the story is not "true" or even intended to be "true", it is an amazing story of charity and love for people. Tobit continually says, "I walked in the ways of truth and righteousness…I performed many acts of charity…I alone went for the feasts…I remembered God with all my heart…I gave my bread and my clothing and buried the dead…"
So as I close, I left with the advice Tobit gave his son as he became a man. It is almost as if Tobit is giving me this same advice as I wonder what to do with this particular story:
Remember the Lord our God all your days, my son, and refuse to sin or to transgress his commandments. Live uprightly all the days of your life, and do not walk in the ways of wrongdoing. For if you do what is true, your ways will prosper through your deeds. Give alms from your possessions to all who live uprightly, and do not let your eye begrudge the gift when you make it. Do not turn your face away from any poor man, and the face of God will not be turned away from you. If you have many possessions, make your gift from them in proportion; if few, do not be afraid to give according to the little you have. So you will be laying up a good treasure for yourself against the day of necessity. For charity delivers from death and keeps you from entering the darkness; and for all who practice it charity is an excellent offering in the presence of the Most High.
…For in pride there is ruin and great confusion; and in shiftlessness there is loss and great want, because shiftlessness is the mother of famine. Do not hold over till the next day the wages of any man who works for you, but pay him at once; and if you serve God you will receive payment.
Watch yourself, my son, in everything you do, and be disciplined in all your conduct. And what you hate, do not do to anyone. Do not drink wine to excess or let drunkenness go with you on your way. Give of your bread to the hungry, and of your clothing to the naked. Give all your surplus to charity, and do not let your eye begrudge the gift when you made it. Place your bread on the grave of the righteous, but give none to sinners. Seek advice from every wise man, and do not despise any useful counsel. Bless the Lord God on every occasion; ask him that your ways may be made straight and that all your paths and plans may prosper. For none of the nations has understanding; but the Lord himself gives all good things, and according to his will he humbles whomever he wishes.
So, my son, remember my commands, and do not let them be blotted out of your mind…Do not be afraid, my son, because we have become poor. You have great wealth if you fear God and refrain from every sin and do what is pleasing in his sight.


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1. I have purple hair right now! Well it is VR which is violet red and I love it but still want to change it to something else.
2. I have watched the BSB movie 4 times since it came out last Friday (Jan 30).
3. My favorite player from MTV's the Challenge is CT, always has been and always will be my favorite.
4. I was mildly addicted to Are You the One Season Two, mainly because of Layton.
5. I have a love/hate relationship with braiding.
6. I love school but I cannot wait until it is over! We are in our last semester and I'm just ready to be done.
7. I have a tattoo!
8. I still hate cooked carrots! I can't eat them, they make me gag!
9. Since starting school I have become a major hair product junkie!
10. I love playing with make up!
11. Summer is my favorite time of year.
12. If you hurt my family or friends I will turn into the biggest bitch you could encounter!
13. I have been watching way too much Criminal Minds! Finally catching up on this season!
14. I love snow days but we have far too much snow right now!
15. I'm slightly obsessed with Jealous by Nick Jonas and yes I know I was late on that train!
16. It takes all my will power to not to MAC when I'm in the mall!
17. I check Instagram and Twitter more than Facebook
18. I hate folding laundry
19. I hate socks but I love slippers
20. London Calling will always be my favorite candle at Bath and Body Works!
Hope you're all having a great Sunday! :)


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Kiwanians host Pre-K Fun Day
by Halei Lamb | May 31, 2018 4:49 pm
The Kiwanis Club of Swainsboro conducted its annual Swainsboro Pre-K Fun Day at 11 a.m. on Friday, April 27. The club donated funds to purchase hamburgers, chips, popcorn, tea, and cotton candy. Attending were 12 members and one guest, Randall Kersey, who brought a trailer-mounted grill and assisted in cooking all hamburgers served to students, teachers, and parents.
The previous day, Thursday, April 26, six members of the club met at Frank Patrick's, where they made and bagged 300 bags of cotton candy for the fun day.


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Dragon RallyCourtesy of Jan Heiland, here are some snippets from the THE MOTOR CYCLE in 1962.
I just found your site looking up Bryn Bras Castle.
- Stan Taylor
Harry Louis was the Grandfather of my daughter in law who now has two children.
- Peter Morris
Harry Louis was editor of the Blue 'Un (Motor Cycle). He is mentioned in this transcription, plus the 1964 and 1966 pages.
Please get in touch with Peter via the Contact Centre and take it from there.
I went to Bryn Bras on my Ariel Arrow and it was magic and I have printed the memories to relive my youth thanks for the bikers who took the trouble post also the BLUE UN.
- Pykey
I think I was the only Australian on the '62 Dragon. I was a rabid motorcyclist in those days. I'd come to England in 1960 on an old VB 600 Ariel and joined the RAF (Don't ask me why, I can only give the standard serviceman answer. "It seemed a good idea at the time.")
- Bob McGrath
Having been to all but the first Dragon Rally I find the articles written bring back happy memories.


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The minimum system requirements for the local business data deployment option are quite hefty. The Azure Service Fabric cluster -that will host AOS, Batch, Data Management, Management reporter, and Environment orchestrator services- requires a minimum of 16 instances in total for both the production acceptance topologies. For the backend infrastructure, that can be shared across the production and acceptance topologies, an additional 5 instances are required. This excludes your file storage/SAN (Storage Area Network).
Doing the math overall, you are looking at a total number of 21 instances with 104 CPU cores and over 400 Gb RAM.
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The future of autonomous vehicle mobility takes on a new direction after Goodyear recently revealed a uniquely shaped concept tire called the Eagle-360. Compared to standard tires, the 3D-printed concept tire has a spherical shape, features a unique tread for better grip during wet-weather driving and gets smart technologies that make for safer and better on-road performance.
"By steadily reducing the driver interaction and intervention in self-driving vehicles, tires will play an even more important role as the primary link to the road. Goodyear's concept tires play a dual role in the future both as creative platforms to push the boundaries of conventional thinking and as testbeds for next-generation technologies," said Joseph Zekoski, Vice President and Chief Technical Officer of Goodyear.
According to the tiremaker, the Eagle-360 aims to improve maneuverability of autonomous cars. With the unique shape and treadwork, the concept tire will be able to move in all directions. Moreover, it will also reduce unnecessary sliding that can be caused by potential hazards. Its spherical shape, on the other hand, allows for a more comfortable ride for the occupants. It will also be connected to the car by way of magnetic levitation instead of standard suspensions.
To combat wet-weather roads, it has a sponge-like groove design which softens up when faced with wet conditions. This allows the tire to make deeper groves, reducing the risk of aquaplaning. Any water absorbed by the Eagle-360 is then ejected through the tire's centrifugal force. On dry scenarios, it stiffens up for better contact with the pavement.
Over to its smart tech, when it detects the car is going over a slippery surface for example, the tires' onboard sensors immediately adjust the car's speed accordingly. These smart tires will also tell other tires on different cars of oncoming hazards.
Checking wear and tear on the tires will be easier as Goodyear also installed sensors which will be able to the tires' lifespan. If needed, the tires will reposition themselves in order to extend their use. Parking the autonomous vehicle will also be made easier as the tires can immediately point to the direction of a free parking spot.
As the tires are 3D-printed, Goodyear claimed that each set of Eagle-360 can be made specifically to a market's road conditions. There is no word yet when will they introduce a production version to the market or whether they have already partnered with an automaker in using the concept tires.


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text: Maundy Thursday Home > Love > Maundy Thursday On Thursday, April 18, at 7:30 p.m., we observe Maundy Thursday, the day of Jesus' Last Supper with his disciples on the night before he died. The name "Maundy" comes from the Latin word "mandatum" or "commandment," because at the Last Supper Jesus gave what he called the "new commandment" that we love one another as he loved us. This service includes foot washing, following Jesus' example in washing his disciples' feet (offered by the clergy and vestry members to those who wish to participate). It centers on the Holy Communion, since Maundy Thursday commemorates the Last Supper itself. At the conclusion of the service, the church is darkened and the altar is stripped of all furnishings and prepared for Good Friday. (Childcare will be provided for children Pre-K and under. Please note: because of the stillness at the end of this service, young children who are not able to observe the silence should be placed in the Nursery.)


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Twenty-fourteen is coming to a close and I have been thinking a lot about the changes this past year has brought. I started the year thinking it was time for a change, and I was needing some new adventures in my life. And they came.
iHeart Country
The first development of the year came with a trip up to Austin, to work with the national team from ClearChannel. There I worked on the iHeart Country music festival with a staff of people from all over the country and I had the opportunity to observe how the national team executes a massive project with digital elements and social media.
Layoff and a new job
In April of 2014 I was laid off from ClearChannel, this turned out to be a massive blessing in disguise because it freed me up to pursue new opportunities. I started working for my friends company later in the month of April, and it has been an interesting experience. Towards the end of my tenure with ClearChannel I was no longer excited to start each work day, I was ground down and needed a break. At the new company, ImageFreedom I am excited by every day challenges again and really feel that I am excelling at opportunities that are given to me.
Alamo City Comi Con and Photo booths
One of the best opportunities that has come my way in 2014 was a complete and total surprise. I volunteered to work for a photographer while I was unemployed working a small Con in San Antonio. This has turned into some great work running a photo booth for him at small events and conferences. As a bonus, he runs photography for Alamo City Comic Con; which gave me full access to everything at the con, and taught me a lot about event management for photography on a large scale. We didn't get everything right, but it was an amazing experience that I think will be better next year. I have had so many freelance opportunities this year. I started 2014 with the goal of trying to get $60 in freelance money a week. I have surpassed that by a mile.
Pdexposures, the little podcast that could. 2014 was the year that it really hit its stride. We had amazing guests like Film Ferrania, Impossible Project and Lomography. We handled some great topics and grew the show and the site even more than we could have ever imagined. I am excited to see where this goes in 2015. I think there is so much potential here.
Race to the finish
Finally I am out of my rut. A few years ago I did a bunch of races including a half-marathon. Then I got stagnant, and did not do anything. This year I have done two 5k's and a 10k. I am already planning what races I want to do in 2015. I think another trip to the warrior dash is needed.
And now for 2015, lets see what it has in store for me.


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- Many offices have a holiday party at the end of the year, but about only a third of employees actually enjoy them.
- There are plenty of ways for party planners to spruce up an event to make it more exciting.
- If done right, everyone will rush to the office party every year.
The end of the year is approaching and yule tide cheer is making its way into the office.
Plenty of companies will have holiday parties at the office, but that doesn't guarantee employees will have fun.
Too often, the theme is absent and workers stand around sipping spiked egg nog with nothing to talk about. One survey even found that only 36% of employees actually enjoyed the annual office celebration.
Here are fun party ideas that will please even the biggest Scrooges in the office and fill the workplace with holiday spirit.
With employees spending so much time in the office, it can be tough to combine desks and computers with the fun atmosphere you want to create.
If the company budget allows it, think about booking a banquet hall or other space to host your celebration. If you feel really adventurous, you can bring the party to a fun establishment like a bowling alley.
The holidays starts earlier every year.
With Mariah Carey's "All I Want For Christmas" getting radio time before Thanksgiving, it is easy for everyone to get fatigued. The traditional holiday theme can also become monotonous when done every year. Throw it back to another decade with a retro theme, have a masquerade ball, or blow up your beach ball for a Hawaiian themed Luau.
Don't wait for the holidays to make someone's day with a great present.
Many companies have employee programs in December to give back to the community, but perhaps no company is as dedicated to community affairs around the holidays as Delta Airlines. In the past, Delta has partnered with the Make-A-Wish Foundation and other groups for a special holiday moment that would warm the Grinch's heart.
'Tis the season for celebrations.
Employees might be going to a lot of holiday parties in the second half of December. Combined with imminent vacations and end-of-year goals and deadlines, an office party might end up as just another task to check off the to-do list.
By pushing the party into January, the event can stand on its own merits without any other worries or party overload.
Some companies will hire Ubers or cabs to make sure everyone gets home safely and can enjoy the party as much as possible.
The morning after the holiday party can also be a drag sometimes, but Birchbox brightened that work day up by making it Pajama Day. After a long night of drinking, employees will appreciate dressing down and wearing sleep clothes to the office.
Allowing people to come in an hour later or providing breakfast in the morning is also a great ways to keep the holiday cheer going.


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In 1949, Yale anthropologist George Murdock spearheaded the establishment of an inter-university research organization to continue his life's work: the cataloguing of what he called cultural universals, the social behaviors that exist in every human society across time and geography. The goal is to find patterns or commonalities in human social behavior, and it all stems from Murdock's List: his compilation of the 67 universal social behaviors of the human animal. It's a fascinating list, with items such as "propitiation of supernatural beings", "eschatology", and "kinship nomenclature" right alongside "joking", "hair styles", and "mealtimes". Pretty much everything we do in life is instantly recognizable as an item on Murdock's List, and what isn't just needs a little tweak in perception to fit one category or another.
I like looking at human behaviors through the lens of Murdock's list for the same reason I like looking through the lens of evolutionary theory: behaviors that seem illogical or just plain stupid through our standard lenses of small-l liberalism or modern economic theory take on a new appearance with a change in perspective. In "Adaptive Investing" I discussed how non-economic behaviors such as routine mammograms and daily multivitamins (and portfolio risk scenario tests) make sense from an evolutionary perspective as a behavioral adaptation to demonstrate fitness, much like the dance of the Blue-Footed Booby or the ceremonial fight of the Oryx Gazelle, but they also make sense from a Murdock's List perspective as a "propitiation of supernatural beings", where we attempt to appease the great modern god Cancer (or in the case of risk scenario tests, the great ancient god Luck) with a ritualized sacrifice of our time and money.
One of Murdock's 67 cultural universals is dancing. You find dance in every human society that ever existed (more so than music), and it will exist in every human society in the future. Why? Because it is part of our eusocial nature, part of the 10% bee-ness than makes up the human animal. Like the bee, we dance both to communicate and as a hard-wired response to signals from fellow members of our species. It's not a language that we hear or generate in the same way that we speak English, but it has a grammar and a vocabulary nonetheless. Because it so primal, dance has an urgency that modern spoken languages do not, and I say that as an individual to whom dancing is very much a foreign language.
Interestingly enough, mathematics is not on Murdock's List. Mathematics is an entirely formal language, about as far away in human terms as one can get from the language of dance (and yes, there have been efforts to create formal linguistic representations of dance, none of which have caught on). The unfortunate fact is that it's very hard to represent human social behaviors in formal linguistic terms. That's true whether the social behavior occurs in an artistic or cultural setting, like dancing, or whether it occurs in a market setting, like the "dancing" that Chuck Prince was referring to in 2007 when Citi was still underwriting and securitizing Alt-A and sub-prime mortgages as fast as humanly possible. But just because it's really hard to describe a group dynamic like dancing with the same symbols that describe a capital asset pricing model doesn't mean that dancing (or "dancing") lacks a language and a grammar. You just need to develop an ear for it, and that's where game theory can help.
Game theory is a bridge between hot-blooded social languages like dancing and cold-blooded formal languages like mathematics. Game theory is an abstraction of dynamic social interactions. Because it's an abstraction, game theory usefully adopts some of the formal grammar of mathematics, which remains the most efficient way to represent theory regardless of what the theory is about. But game theory has no meaning or usefulness outside of a social setting. Like the tango, game theory takes two. Also like the tango, game theory is all about movement, the fluid movement of separate individuals who are bound up with each other in a system of mutual expectations and individual goals. Put it all together and game theory uses some basic mathematical concepts to organize our thinking about dynamic and strategic behaviors that have their origins in our social animal brains and Murdock's List. It's a powerful tool kit.
Some people have an intuitive ability to "speak" game theory fluently. These are geniuses like Dick Clark who can translate between the language of the social animal and the language of the self-aware brain effortlessly, and make an enormous fortune in the process. Clark recognized the trends, nuances, and idioms of popular culture just as surely as he recognized the economic formulas behind radio and television syndication. Was he a brilliant artist? Nope. Couldn't dance, sing, or act. But he spoke the language of performers and somehow figured out how to communicate that primal grammar to Middle America in a way that felt "safe". It seems weird today, as we are immersed in a popular culture of youth, but "youth culture" (a phrase coined by Paul Anka in reference to Dick Clark) didn't exist before American Bandstand. As much as anyone over the past 50 years, from the Beatles to Elvis Presley to any performer you want to name … Dick Clark was responsible for the modern landscape of how the languages of music and dance are communicated in a commercially lucrative fashion. His secret (other than a bizarrely youthful face)? Clark understood the Common Knowledge Game.
Clark didn't poll America to determine their taste in music. He told them their taste in music … not directly, but by creating common knowledge - ideas that a crowd believes that the crowd believes. With the American Bandstand group dance staging and scripted questions, Clark allowed the TV audience to see a crowd of attractive young people act as if the music were popular. This is all it takes. Clark didn't have to force his preferred choice of popular culture on his audience like some centrally-planned Ministry of Culture. The TV audience chose it all on their own, thinking all along it was their choice! This is the power of the Emperor's New Clothes. This is the power of the sitcom laugh track and the live studio audience. This is the power of public coronations and executions. This is the power of Tahrir Square and Tiananmen Square. This is the power of the crowd seeing the crowd, and it is the most potent force in the social world.
It's certainly the most potent force in the social world of markets, and every Central Banker today is playing the Common Knowledge Game just as hard as Dick Clark ever did.
Here's last Thursday's (Jan. 9) WSJ headline teaser at 9 am ET after the ECB press conference:
European Central Bank President Mario Draghi used unexpectedly strong language to stress that the central bank will remain accommodative for as long as necessary.
How is this the Common Knowledge Game? Since August 2012 we have watched the markets dance to Draghi's tune. If you don't know by now that Draghi's words move the market crowd, then you're an idiot. But you're not an idiot. And neither is any one of the hundreds of thousands of people reading the WSJ headline. And neither is Draghi. We are told by the WSJ that Draghi's words today have a good beat and you can dance to it. So we do. We dance, just like we've been trained to do by watching this show 30 times before.
As a result, Italy and Spain's equity and credit markets outperformed Germany's by a mile after Draghi's signal … which was exactly the intended effect (Spain is now borrowing money at the cheapest rate in the euro era!) and exactly why it is so difficult to be a macro Value investor today. All of your fundamental indicators that show (correctly) that Italy and Spain are ridiculously overvalued at current prices relative to, say, Germany don't matter in the least. Or rather, they matter, but they evaporate like dew when the Draghi sun shines at a press conference. Note to Jeremy Grantham: it costs Draghi nothing to use "unexpectedly strong language" to keep this game going for a looonnng time.
Here's last Friday's (Jan. 10) WSJ headline teaser at 9 am ET after the disappointing jobs report: "Weak jobs report complicates Fed plans." Seems innocuous enough, right? Nope, this is a market roiler, especially for the most sensitive assets to the Narrative of Central Bank Omnipotence … assets like gold.
Gold rocked last Friday, on deflationary news. Huh? I know that gold bugs will tell you how great gold can be in a deflationary environment, but come on, that only makes sense if you're talking about end-of-the-world deflation. The jobs report last Friday was run-of-the-mill, plain vanilla disappointing growth news. Not end-of-the-world news, not even negative growth news … just disappointing growth news. This should be bad for gold prices, not good, and Friday's price action made no sense through the lens of traditional economic theory. But it made perfect sense through the lenses of history and game theory, where the meaning of gold has shifted from an alternative store of value to insurance against Central Bank policy error.
Of course, this sort of challenge to the Narrative of Central Bank Omnipotence could not go unaddressed, and sure enough by 7 pm last Friday you had a WSJ article by none other than Jon Hilsenrath, the Common Knowledge spokesman for the Fed, titled "Fed Unlikely to Alter Course After Jobs Report." Over the weekend and on Monday you had at least three Fed Governors come out with similar statements, that there was no confusion or complication imposed by the jobs report. Nothing to see here folks, move along. None of these Powers That Be are taking issue with whether or not the Friday jobs report was bad news … the only thing that matters is how this news impacts the common knowledge structure that generates their power to control market outcomes. That's the threat that must be squelched. This is what Bernanke meant when he talked about using communications as a policy tool, and this is what Yellen (and Draghi and Abe and everyone else in the club) will continue to do … use public statements to play the Common Knowledge Game and drive market outcomes by proxy.
I can sleep well at night if you get nothing else out of Epsilon Theory beyond the recognition that a) you are being played, and b) there are rules and logic to how you are being played. But I'd also like to demonstrate that c) it's entirely rational to play along (to a point), and d) you can be a player, too.
It can be entirely rational to act as if the Emperor is wearing a beautiful set of clothes. In fact, when you're caught in a Common Knowledge Game others will look at you askance if you act publicly according to the evidence of your own eyes rather than the evidence of the crowd watching the crowd. But you need to recognize that's what you're doing. It's critically important to avoid internalizing your behavior, falling into what Kant called a "dogmatic slumber", believing in your heart of hearts that the Emperor truly looks marvelous. The tragedy of 1984 is not that Big Brother rules Oceania, but that in the end, Winston loves Big Brother and gives himself over to collective solipsism. The fright of Invasion of the Body Snatchers is not the cat-and-mouse with alien pod people, but that in the end, Donald Sutherland becomes a pod person and outs the human survivors.
Other than the minor detail of losing your free will, why is it so important to avoid becoming a pod person? Why is it a bad idea solely from the perspective of being an effective investor? Because the tango is an unpredictable dance. Because your best move in ANY game is not pre-ordained or even fully under your control. Your best move depends not only on Know Thyself, advice that Socrates gave almost 3,000 years ago and is still the smartest, deepest thing that anyone has ever said, but also on Watch the Other, the sensitivity that all social animals possess to look for and pick up on minute changes in the signals that our hive-mates emit.
The moment you give yourself over to the Dick Clarks of the world who create common knowledge, the moment you abdicate your keenly evolved human abilities of self-awareness and other-evaluation … that's the moment you put yourself at the most risk. Because the game will change. Even if the external conditions of the world today are exactly the same as the external conditions of the world yesterday, a change in the internal conditions of the other game-players, whether it's a queen bee like Draghi or a set of worker bees like us, can change your best move.
This is the insight that game theory provides, an insight that econometrics (which only looks at external conditions) can't - how social dynamics and group interactions impact market behaviors. Game theory predicts that gold prices will go up on ANY news - even deflationary news - IF that news creates a worker bee perception that the queen bees are rattled by the news. And vice versa, gold will go down on ANY news - even inflationary news - IF that news improves the perception that global central banks are large and in charge … the Narrative of Central Bank Omnipotence. It's not the news itself, which is what an econometric perspective would say, but how that news impacts the belief structures that comprise the game. It's not the card that's dealt (the news), but how that card fits the hand that your poker opponent is representing. An ace of spades is good news for your opponent in the abstract, but it might be terrible news if he's representing a heart flush. Game theory is all about playing the player, not the cards. That's not a replacement for understanding the fundamentals and the math of drawing this card or that, but it sure is a complementary skill set. If you want to win.


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Today's '3 4 Friday' #FridayReads are three very different books, from events we are involved in next week.
Ben Goldacre will be talking about the 'bad science' behind the pharmaceutical industry in his latest book Bad Pharma. Ben is a passionate and pioneering journalist and author, and believes picking apart the bad science that appears in science writing is the best way to educate and promote good science - for everyone's benefit.
The event is being organised by three different Oxford University Societies, and whilst we cannot offer tickets for the event, please do let us know if we can reserve you a signed copy of Ben's book...
Bad Pharma is based on meticulous research and unravelling of the way medical research is carried out in this country (did you know, for example, that most doctors and nurses are - either directly or indirectly - educated by the pharmaceutical industry?). But this is no rant. Ben uses clear and measured language that nevertheless underlies real anger at complex problems, and the power of this book is the skill with which Ben builds his case. Not only does he tease out the problems and conflicts of interest, he explains complex issues whilst offering solutions to the problems of 'Big Pharma'. A hugely impressive achievement, and a testament to the power of words.
Fermor is one of the great travel writers of the 20th century, notably for his books about his walk across pre-war Europe (and for the spectacular kidnap of a German general in Crete towards the end of World War II). Artemis Cooper has drawn on years of interviews and conversations with 'Paddy' and his closest friends as well as having complete access to his archives. Her beautifully crafted biography gives some insight into his gifts, the huge role of his unsung wife Joan, and the lifelong, passionate friendships they both inspired.
Kid's Lit Quiz at St Gregory The Great School, Oxford - and Mostly Books is very proud to be providing a bookshop for the second year running. Twelve authors will be joining teams from twenty schools to compete to go forward to the national final, and ultimately to the world final next year in Durban, South Africa.
Teams are cheered on with help from a delightful group of (and some of favourite) children's authors, which this year includes Susie Day, Joss Stirling, Marie Louise Jensen, MG Harris, Linda Newbery and Sally Nicholls. Quite a line up!
And don't forget it's the local excellence market in Abingdon this weekend. Local produce, vintage/retro stalls...and owls!
3 4 Friday - Bad, Mad and Delightful To Know: Ben Goldacre, Patrick Leigh Fermor and a whole team of children's authors
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Might well be going to the Ben Goldacre event so will wave enthusiastically.ReplyDelete
Hey the new shopfront looks great (just noticed you've updated your pic on the site!)
We thought we might be able to offer some tickets, but it's going to be packed - so we are just doing the booksales. I shall look for waving, perhaps with a children's picture book to hand?ReplyDelete
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We stayed at a most lovely bed and breakfast right outside of Nashville, Tennessee called the Thistletop Inn. The inn is run by a charming couple; Fred and Mary Jane Peace. They are sure to make you feel quite welcome.
Black coffee, orange juice, almond milk, strawberries and cantaloupe, portobello mushrooms, tomatoes, cucumbers, red onions, fried mozzarella, spinach, eggs and whole wheat english muffins. I never had almond milk before but it was delicious. I now have some in my fridge. One of the best breakfasts that I have ever eaten. And I have eaten a lot of good breakfasts.
Potato wheels. Yum. Let me tell you, that pickled garlic is s-t-r-o-n-g!
What can I say? That Tennessee air gets to you.
D. really took to the country lifestyle. This should be a postcard.
This was the only way to take a picture of our rings without my fingers looking like Skeletor.
This is the beginning of forever, and I couldn't be happier...


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Actress and dancer, Stephanie Moseley and her rapper and actor husband, Earl Hayes found dead. Moseley was an incredible dancer who worked with Britney Spears, Chris Brown, Jennifer Lopez, Eve, Beyonce, Mariah Carey, Usher, Rihanna, and others. She was known around the world for her work on "Hit the Floor", a popular VH1 video.
Earl Hayes is the son of late Isaac Hayes who was a growing rapping artist, as well as actor. Hayes had a strong association with boxer Floyd Mayweather, appearing in his 2013 documentary called "30 Days in May".
According to the police report, the deaths are the result of a murder-suicide. Law enforcement believe that Hayes first shot and killed his wife before turning the gun on himself in an incident that happened earlier this morning.
It was also reported that the shooting occurred at the couple's apartment at Palazzo East in the Fairfax District of Los Angeles. Although an investigation is still underway, close friends of Hayes said that the couple was in the process of breaking up and that Moseley had been accused of cheating on Hayes with an unnamed famous singer.
Apparently the apartment complex where the couple lived was high-end. Reportedly, neighbors of the couple hear a woman screaming prior to the sound of gun shots being heard. As a result the SWAT team moved in and after making an assessment, they broke down the door only to find the bodies of Moseley and Hayes.
Some of Moseley's other work includes acting in the movie Sparkle and The Twighlight Saga: Breaking Dawn part one. Immediately following the news, Karrueche Tran, Chris Brown's girlfriend took to Twitter, expressing her overwhelming grief.
Shortly after, Brown posted an Instagram saying, "RIP baby girl. Danced with me on tour and was always the coolest person. My prayers go out to you and HAZE family".
It will probably be several days before more information is released but at this time, the country is in shock at such a senseless crime.


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The Thames and Hudson Rivers project was a 3 year program that offered opportunities for artists and architects to create public projects for the regeneration of the Hudson River waterfront between Battery Park City and 59th Street in New York City and The Thames River Waterfront to foster development of new urban parks in NY City and London.
In the first phase, artists Lothar Baumgarten, Marie Jose Burki, Constance De Jong, Stefan Gec, Roni Horn, Inigo Manglano-Ovalle and George Trakas were commissioned to conduct research and to create new public artworks for the rivers. In the second phase designers Margi Nothard and Nasrine Seraji were commissioned to explore open ended conceptual approaches addressing the larger urban issues along the waterfront. Margi Nothard's project is the conceptual exploration of the meaning and opportunities of this water edge to draw people from the city out to the edge. The edge fragments into zones that are programmed depending on their local condition: bike path, running track, bus stop, car parking, elevated walkway, skinny garden, newspaper stand, places to sit on, places to tie your bike to, places to get shade from, places to arrange to meet at. The zone becomes a visual link to the neighborhood and a virtual link to the river. It will take on the scale of the pedestrian, the car and the city as a whole.


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If you are wondering why i used an Internet Slang as a title it's because all of Dara's accessories are from M.Y.O.B (Mind Your Own Business). I thought it was fitting to use another internet slang pertaining to Dara's gorgeous and yummy photo.
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Wheat variety trials at the USDA-ARS and AgriLife Research station in Bushland, Texas, may provide High Plains wheat farmers with new cultivars to combat insects, diseases and drought. Tests also show which varieties offer the best possibilities for improved yield under extreme environmental conditions.
Researchers provided updates on some of the work in progress during a wheat field day at the station in late May.
Qingwu Xue, a Texas AgriLife Research crop stress physiologist, discussed drought tolerance. "We're trying to identify plant traits that geneticists can use to make better materials," Xue said. "Drought tolerance is an important management strategy for improving yield and water use efficiency under water-limited conditions."
Two recent Texas A&M wheat releases, TAM 111 and TAM 112 are considered drought resistant. But Xue says the mechanisms that make each of these varieties less susceptible to drought stress may be different. He is working on a study to investigate "the physiological determinations of yield and water use efficiency in these two wheat cultivars as compared to cultivars released earlier—TAM 105 and TAM 110."
The test covered two growing seasons (2010 and 2011) with very different precipitation outcomes.
He said during both seasons research noted "genetic differences in yield, yield components, and water use efficiency among the cultivars with almost extreme precipitation regimes." TAM 111 and TAM112 "were consistently more drought resistant than TAM 105."
But the two top performers also showed differences in the way they responded to drought conditions. "TAM 111 showed drought avoidance characteristics," Xue said. That included a cooler canopy and using more water from deeper in the soil. It also remobilized more carbon from stems than did other cultivars, he said.
TAM 112 "might have drought tolerance characteristics," he said. Those include osmotic adjustment, desiccation tolerance, etc.
Xue said research has looked at the most popular varieties in the South Plains, and TAM 111 and TAM 112 have been the best the past two years in his tests. He also said that 30 years of breeding efforts improved yield characteristics of High Plains wheat varieties.
Variety selection can make a big difference in wheat production, said Calvin Trostle, Texas AgriLife Extension agronomist.
He said farmers who choose recommended varieties from the Extension "picks list" can expect to produce more wheat per acre than if they planted varieties not on that recommended list.
"Yield…represents the primary basis for highlighting individual varieties that are adapted and perform well across the region and in different environments," he said.
Variety trials from 2009 through 2011 prove the point. The overall average yield of all varieties in the tests came in at 59.3 bushels per acre. The average yield of "non-pick" varieties was 58 bushels per acre, averaged all three years. The recommended varieties averaged 64.8 bushels per acre over the three-year trial, a 12 percent advantage.
In 2009, recommended varieties outperformed the non-picks by 19 percent.
Trostle also cautioned wheat farmers about fertility. "We spend a lot of time on topdressing nitrogen," he said. "A lot of farmers apply about two weeks later than they should."
Texas AgriLife wheat breeder Jackie Rudd said two new varieties will give producers more options.
"TAM 305, marketed through Adaptive Genetics, will be available for fall planting," he said. The new variety offers a high grain yield and has a good disease resistance package. It also has good baking and milling qualities." TAM 113 is another newly released variety.
Sally Clayshulte, Bayer CropScience, discussed Bayer's recently announced initiative with Texas A&M on wheat breeding work. 'In 2009 we decided to make wheat a core crop for Bayer," Clayshulte said. She said adding Texas A&M as a research partner "adds some southern germplasm" to the effort.
'We are excited about new interest in wheat," Rudd said. "We're better off with more players."


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About the Author
Sameer Kamat is the founder of MBA Crystal Ball, an admissions consulting venture. After completing his MBA from the University of Cambridge on a double scholarship, he worked in the area of Mergers & Acquisitions for 5 years before leaving the corporate world to become an entrepreneur. He is also the author of Beyond The MBA Hype published by HarperCollins. This article draws upon the insights covered in the book.
About the Book
Many employees looking for a change in their job profile or fresh graduates looking for a secure financial future often view an MBA degree as the magic wand that will change their lives. Beyond the MBA Hype argues that the reality is that the MBA system isn't all shiny and perfect. Most MBA aspirants are confused when it comes to choosing a school and unsure about what to expect once they get in. The book hopes to add more clarity, save time & money, and, direct candidates to their career goals.
Vineet: Congrats on getting your first book published. For first-time authors, getting a break in the super-competitive publishing industry can be very difficult. But you have managed to get your book published by one of the top publishing houses – HarperCollins. How did you manage that?
Sameer: Thanks for the kind words, Vineet. You are right. Globally, and in specifically in India, the publishing industry has become very competitive. For the publisher, every book involves a substantial investment of time, effort and money. So I consider myself very lucky to have got this opportunity.
Having said that, publishers are also looking for good topics and new perspectives that need to be shared with a bigger audience. So for all the budding writers who are reading this, I'd recommend reading up a little more about how the publishing industry works. I've started sharing whatever I've learnt about this field, on my personal website (http://www.sameerkamat.com/).
Vineet: When you say publishers are looking for 'new perspectives', how does that apply to Beyond The MBA Hype? Aren't there too many MBA books already in the market that talk about getting into MBA programs?
Sameer: Very true, Vineet. There are too many books that talk about how candidates can crack the MBA entrance tests, get into a business school, graduate with an MBA degree and live happily after. If I had written another book that repeats the same mantra, I don't think I'd have got any of the reputed publishers interested in it.
'Beyond The MBA Hype' does not tell the reader how to get an MBA. On the contrary, it argues that an MBA may NOT be the best pill to cure all maladies in life. Many capable students follow the herd mentality and get swayed by the marketing hype without really knowing what an MBA degree can and cannot do for them. A big reason for is lack of awareness. When there's so much information on the internet and the media that paints a rosy picture, it is very important for prospective students to know the pros and cons of taking up the MBA route. 'Beyond The MBA Hype' tries to do precisely what its name suggests – break the hype by looking at both sides of the story.
Vineet: You left a lucrative post-MBA finance career to become a writer?
Sameer: Well, not really, Vineet. After completing my MBA, I worked in the area of Mergers & Acquisitions for 5 years. In parallel, I was also informally helping friends and friends-of-friends to get into the top MBA programs. I had fought against odds to get into a strong MBA program and I felt I could help others do the same. I was pleasantly surprised to see that the success rate of my protégés getting into good schools was high. Due to the word-of-mouth publicity, the demand shot up. I felt I had to take a call to continue in finance or move out to focus full-time on my MBA consulting interest. Call it a crazy move, but I decided to follow my gut feel and take a full-time plunge into entrepreneurship. I have a lot to learn and I take inspiration from other crazy folks (like you) who could've done very well on the corporate side, but followed their heart and pursued their primary interest. Hats off to you, buddy!
Vineet: Thanks, Sameer. I was reading a review of the book on The Hindu – Business Line. The writing style is informal, humorous and witty. It seems quite different from the regular business and MBA books. Was that intentional?
Sameer: I'm active on many domestic and international MBA forums where I offer free advice to prospective MBA candidates. I also manage an MBA and GMAT blog. Over time these 'discussion threads' and the blog posts have become very popular and I think a lot has to do with the fact that my responses are informative and entertaining. One without the other would have made it either too boring or too frivolous, and the interest in those discussion threads and the blog would have gone down rapidly. For a serious topic like management education, I think it's important to have a balance. I've used the same approach in the book as well.
Check out this tongue-in-cheek book trailer on YouTube. People who have never considered an MBA will also find it interesting. But it's not all fun and frolic in there. There's a whole lot of hardcore data and hard-hitting information as well.
Vineet: Sounds interesting. Good luck with the book Sameer and all the best for your MBA consulting venture as well.
Sameer: Thanks for the opportunity, Vineet. Good luck to you too.
The book is available in bookstores now. You can also order it from Flipkart at a discount (cash on delivery & free home delivery). You can connect with the author on the Facebook page for Beyond the MBA Hype or send a mail to: info [at] mbacrystalball [dot] com


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We got another late start and then decided to see some places we have never visited. We headed over Pont de Sully and saw a wonderful view of the river, Notre Dame, and the Eiffel Tower in the distance. We walked through Isle St. Louis and then to the large, modern, glass and chrome Institut du Monde Arabe, the institute founded to promote relations between France and 20 Arab countries.
We were looking for the Jardin des Plantes, a park with botanical gardens and zoo. Something odd and unprecedented happened--we got LOST!! The gardens contain a number of museums, but we visited none. We just strolled through the quite gardens, dodging the many joggers.
|Jardins des Plantes
|impressive prehistoric rock formation in front of museum
Upon exiting, we headed off for the Arenes de Lutece, the remains of a Roman arena (Lutecia was the Roman name for Paris). It has undergone many transformations, but today it is used to promote physical education in the city. Once again, we got lost.
|remains of Arenes de Lutece
Upon exiting we headed over to the Rue Mouffetard, which is full of restaurants and food shops. Guess who came up with that walk? Little Miss Let's-Eat-and-Remember-Every-Meal-We've-Ever-Consumed.
As we continued to wander, we wound up at the Pantheon and the Sorbonne area. The Pantheon square is beautiful, and we strolled over to a church (guess who encouraged that?) and discovered a gem, St. Etienne du Mont. It holds a shrine to Saint Genevieve, the patron saint of Paris, and is another gothic church with elements of renaissance architecture as well. This is one to visit; it's really stunning.
|Eiffel Tower from Pantheon
|St. Etienne du Mont altar
It was damn cold (not as cold as Mont St. Michel), so we headed down Rue St. Michel, then over the Seine, past Notre Dame, and home to lunch and later wine.
|Notre Dame


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Recently, at the webinar, a mom asked, "How did you face your friends and family who didn't understand your ideals?"
Taking a risk to do life differently, better, following God's trail by faith, has changed the course of the Clarkson history--but, by taking the road less travelled, we have witnessed the miracles and provision of the hand of God in amazing ways.
This, one of my favorite poems, (and I made all the kids memorize it) reflects the faith, following ideals, road.
Two roads diverged in a yellow wood, And sorry I could not travel both, And be one traveler , long I stood And looked down one as far as I could To where it bent in the undergrowth;
Then took the other, as just as fair, And having perhaps the better claim Because it was grassy and wanted wear; But as for that, the passing there had worn them really about the same,
And both that morning equally lay In leaves no step had trodden black. Oh, I marked the first for another day! Yet knowing how way leads on to way, I doubted I would ever come back.
I shall be telling this with a sigh Somewhere ages and ages hence: Two rods diverged in a wood, and I, I took the one less traveled by, And that has made all the difference.
Since the first year Clay and I were married, we tried each fall to go drive through the mountains to see the aspen when they changed to the golden and read and bronze. A mother is the god-ordained professor who is to open the soul and mind of her children to the truths reflected in God's creation. God has provided ample evidence of His wisdom, power and beauty in each season.
Last weekend, Clay said that he thought we should take the time to go for one day to the mountains before we left to make time to see the beauty together. Though we were all busy, we are so very thankful for the way it filled our souls to marvel at His handy work and to reflect that each season has its own beauty and evidence of God's intimate involvement.
"Two roads diverged in a yellow wood." What a beautiful poem this is--and such a rich amount of wisdom to discuss and reflect with your children---choices have consequences, whatever decisions you make will determine much of the rest of your life--it is so important to let God's word and truth direct your priorities and decisions. And I love the last line, "And I, I took the one less traveled by, and that has made all the difference."
Clay and I took the homeschooling road when no one thought we should. We moved our family into ministry situations with us all over the world when no one thought we should. We raised support when certain family members thought we shouldn't. We left a good job and security and insurance and went 5 years without a salary to start Whole Heart Ministries when it seemed crazy. We committed ourselves to idealistic discipleship grace-based parenting when others thought we would ruin our children. Obviously we have not lived a perfect life and have made mistakes along the way. However, we made our decisions by faith, based on convictions we found in scripture. Our desire was to please God, to build foundations that could not be shaken. God has been so faithful to us each step of the way--we took the road less traveled by and that has made all the difference.
Today, I celebrated the 93rd birthday of my oldest, sister type friend's mom's birthday. We had a chocolate party for her (brownies, cake, cookies, candy bars and mousse--it was her favorites) She has lived through two World Wars, the depression, breast cancer, the deaths of her husband and two of her three children. Yet, she has lived to see God's faithfulness.
This summer, fire devastated and destroyed 500 homes. Now we are in the midst of a crisis of flood over our whole state. This year, 3 precious ones have committed suicide that are dear to us. Several of my best friends have had cancer. We could all be tempted to panic when life feels so uncertain.
Yet, taking the risky roads less taken has taught me that God is trustworthy. He is in control, He will be faithful to us as we walk roads of faith. It is an important for us to teach our children to have the courage of their convictions to take the road less taken-the road of faith, the road of ideals. Life does not always turn out as we would expect it to, but God is always faithful. We all only have one life to live in which to live by faith in God, to trust in Him and rest in His peace when we are tempted to panic. We are given one life to live for His ideals and for His convictions. Then we will see Him face to face.
Let us be bold before His throne in this challenging time. Let us be of those who do not shrink back. Let us be of those whose hearts remain steadfast even in the midst of trials. God will be faithful to us. We will grow and be stretched and become less selfish and more mature and give our children a better model --if we stay faithful to his call upon our individual lives. He will call each of us to different ideals, but He will call us to step out in faith, in courage and in ministry. May His goodness and mercy follow us all the days of our lives and may we resist fear and live by faith until we see Him face to face. May God give each of you a special gift of His grace and peace in the midst of your trials. May He allow you to reflect on His beauty in creation as an example of His seasons and may each of you have a peaceful heart. Many blessings of His grace.
As Sarah recently wrote, "Hard realities--broken hearted facts are not ignored but faced with grace. This rises up with a lifestyle of hard work and community that, while never denying grief, yet seeks to move through life with a fragile but real hope."
Indeed, God led us to take the road less traveled, and that has indeed made all the difference.
The Discipleship & Discipline Webinar
Over 1,000 moms joined us on the Discipleship & Discipline Webinar! If you weren't able to attend the live course, now you can get it on-demand. If you would like to get access to the Webinar, simply click here. It was so much fun, and we are so excited to share this with you.


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The soundtrack of the most awaited film Prem Ratan Dhan Payo has been released! The music is composed by Himesh Reshammiya and lyrics are by Irshad Kamil.
The first track, "Prem Leela", has already been released with video. Despite the rather boring melody, the lyrics more than make up for it with cute lyrics about the Ramayana. Sung by Aman Trikha and Vineet Singh, the picturization of the song is also nice as it depicts the lyrical verses quite well.
The title song, "Prem Ratan Dhan Payo", made an appearance briefly in the film's trailer, and the vibrant beginning of this song is nothing short of grandeur. Palak Muchhal has a very sweet voice with a somewhat similar texture to Shreya Ghoshal.
"Jalte Diye", the third track in the soundtrack, has a 7-count beat that makes it stand out from other songs. Rendered by Harshdeep Kaur, Shabab Sabri, Vineet Singh, and Anweshana, this is one of the most melodious numbers in the film.
In "Aaj Unse Milna Hai", it is nice to hear Shaan's voice again after some time. While the melody is somewhat predictable, it is insanely catchy at the same time. At the moment, it is probably my favorite song of the entire album.
"Jab Tum Chalo", the next song in the soundtrack, has been sung by Mohammed Irfan, Palak Muchhal, and Darshan Raval. With a nice tune for the chorus line, this song has the vibe of an old Bollywood song from the 60s era.
The allusions to Krishna and Radha in the lyrics of "Halo Re" are adorable and definitely set the stage for romance in the film. Props to lyricist Irshad Kamil for being inspired by stories from Hindu mythology for this entire album!
"Tod Tadaiyya" has a bit of a naughty vibe from the start, which resembles the beginning of Madhuri Dixit's sensuous number "Dhak Dhak Karne Laga". Alongside Neeraj Sridhar, it is always a pleasure to hear Neeti Mohan's spunky voice.
In contrast to the upbeat rhythms of "Tod Tadaiyya" is the softness of "Bachpan Kahan", which sounds more like a lullaby. It is interesting that Himesh Reshammiya features himself in a more melodious track, as it is the opposite of fist-pumping party numbers usually rendered in his voice.
Prem Ratan Dhan Payo is a Rashri Production directed by Sooraj Barjatya, starring Salman Khan, Sonam Kapoor, Neil Nitin Mukesh, and Anupam Kher in lead roles. The film is slated to release in theaters on November 12, 2015.


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Narthex Televisions
Four televisions installed in cabinets in the Narthex will be maintained and managed by Holy Family Staff. The purpose of the TV's is to broadcast the large masses we have at both Christmas and Easter and potentially any other large activity where we need to accomodate overflow in the Narthex.
The South and Southeast TV's will be used for ongoing announcement of activities here at Holy Family and will be rotating each month. All parish ministries are welcome to submit announcements that align to the guidelines.
How To Submit Announcements For The Screens
- Read the Guidelines below to ensure that your event or activity fits within the parameters for screen display
- Select the template that works best for your needs and add your picture and/or text
- Submit your completed announcement to your Staff Liaison for initial approval.
Screen Announcement Submission Guidelines
- ALL submissions are due by 9am on the first Monday of the month. There will not be any guarantee that announcements will run that are submitted past that deadline.
- ALL announcements must be submitted in Microsoft PowerPoint format on one of the preformatted templates that are available to the right. No fonts or layout may be changed but submitters are free to choose the layout that best meets their needs.
- All submissions need to be sent to your ministries Staff Liaison for approval (click the Staff Liaison link to be directed to the Holy Family Groups and Ministries page which will lead to your staff liaison).
- Announcements that are posted on the Narthex screens will promote events/opportunities that are of general interest to a larger segment of the parish
- Example: Sandwich makers – YES; Quilt blessing – YES, Group changes meeting time – NO, Young Adult Retreat – YES; Weekly or monthly meeting of a parish group – NO.
- Groups wanting to post an announcement to seek out new members will be able to do so at most every 2 months, space allowing, but no membership ads will be run on a weekly basis. The annoucement should be submitted on the Member Drive Template.
- No Personal announcements (birthdays, anniversaries, graduations, etc.)
- Announcements can be added to the rotation UP TO one month before the event, but if it is a time of high demand, it may be held for a week or two, but will be prioritized as the event date nears.
- A maximum of 25 slides will run at any given time (5-7 seconds each)
- If you submit an announcement and your staff liaison or the committee decides that it will not run, you will be notified by email as to that decision and the reason for it.
- Priority will be given to the events that are announced according to the following:
- Sacramental events of the parish – Holy Days of Obligation, Christmas/Easter Masses, Anointing of the Sick, etc.
- Parish Life – Crab Feed, Service Day, School events open to the parish, Retreats, Parish Missions/speakers, etc.
- Parish Sponsored Activities – NBP, March for Life, etc
- Catholic Events – Speakers/Missions/Events at other parishes, Archbishop Burnett Retreat Center, etc.
- Other events as deemed appropriate
- Please email your Staff Liasion with any questions.
Announcement Templates
To submit an announcement, please use one of the powerpoint templates below, then submit them directly to your ministry's staff liaison.
To Preview the Sample, click on the Thumbnail below.
To access the template, click on the link below.
Banner Picture Template
Horizonal Picture Template
Use this if you have a 4x6 picture.
Small Picture / Member Drive
Use this if you would like to recuit new members to your ministry or group. It accommodates a square picture.
Text Only Template1
Use this if you only have basic text.
Text Only Yellow Banner
Use this if you would like to highlight certain information about your event.
Vertical Picture or Flyer Template
Use this if you have an 8.5x11 flyer or vertical picture.


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Thursday, August 1, 2013
A Day On The Water!
I have company coming in tomorrow night and 2 birthday parties on Sat. so will be busy this weekend. Hope yours is great.
Entering in a these challenges:
Charisma Cards Challenge: Up in the Clouds
Craftin Boutique Challenges: Anything Goes
Cute Card Thrusday: Anything Goes
Happy Campers: Summer
Addicted to Stamps and More: Anything Goes
Creative Belli Challenge: Summer
House That Stamps Built: Water Element
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Thank you for joining in the fun at Craftin' Boutique:) !!!
Oh Linda, I love this scene! Very nice, love the extra waves you've added. I clicked on the photo to enlarge it and I see the glitter, what a great embellishment! Enjoy your busy weekend!ReplyDelete
That's a beautiful scene and the waves add a nice touch! Thanks for joining us this week at ATSM!ReplyDelete
Gorgeous scene, Linda! Wonderful coloring! Enjoy your company this weekend!ReplyDelete
Wow, this is SO out of your box, Linda but I LOVE it!! Fantastic water scene.ReplyDelete
So gorgeous... Love your scene and stunning job coloring and love all the sparkle.ReplyDelete
Hugs, Pat
Lovely scene Linda - beautifully coloured and I love the extra waves, gives it great dimension :)ReplyDelete
You are going to be busy!! This card is so delightful and Linda, I don't think you have ever done anything quite like this. Have a wonderful weekend Sugar!!ReplyDelete
So pretty, Linda! I love your coloring of the scene, love the DP, and really love your die cut waves! :^)ReplyDelete
Hugs, Penny
Hope you have a great time this weekend!
Hi Linda....so glad you caught this challenge and brought over this awesome scene card over to The House That Stamps Built. WOW! Fabulous card, MF.ReplyDelete
Gorgeous card Linda! You've really captured the nautical vibe. The pops of red draw your eye right into the scene!ReplyDelete
Gorgeous card Linda with such a beautiful scene.ReplyDelete
Thanks for playing along with us at the Belli Challenge. Pat K x
I just love lighthouses and your entire scene just makes me so happy to look at. The die cut waves at the bottom are such a wonderful addition! Thanks for playing at ATSM. :)ReplyDelete
Gorgeous card, perfect Summer scene, love your die cut waves, thanks for joining us at Charisma Cardz, hugs, Sarah xReplyDelete
So pretty...love the wave paper paired with the die cut waves!ReplyDelete


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2 November 2015
This week was a ball. We had a Halloween party for our ward, put on by the missionaries. It was pretty good, I guess. There should be some photos and videos coming soon, thanks to Big Nance. I am not really sure what happened, but I guess I got a little crazy during the party (especially the karaoke part). I am going to be a legend in Vitoria for a while …
Transfers are next Tuesday and we will find out if there will be any changes on Saturday night. I'll probably be leaving, but who knows, maybe I'll stay for another transfer. I've been here a while honestly.
Last week we snuck into a really nice field to play soccer, it was pretty cool. We play a lot of soccer here, but I'm still not a fan of it. What I am a fan of, though, is tortilla de patata. I can make a pretty mean one if I say so myself. My wife is in luck.
We returned to the scene of the crime on Sunday, but thankfully there were no more mussels that we had to eat this time, just a tortilla.
I've been reading the Book of Mormon like a fiend. If you haven't read it, I strongly suggest it. : ) All of the stories in it are interesting. I've also been reading the Bible, which is pretty amazing too. The Bible and the Book of Mormon totally support each other and it's cool to see all of the similarities.
One thing I read recently that I really liked is found in Matthew, chapter 14. It reads:
25 And in the fourth watch of the night Jesus went unto them, walking on the sea.
26 And when the disciples saw him walking on the sea, they were troubled, saying, It is a spirit; and they cried out for fear.
27 But straightway Jesus spake unto them, saying, Be of good cheer; it is I; be not afraid.
I like these verses because sometimes our first step in coming to Christ is scary. Sometimes we don't even recognize that the thing that scares us is the thing that is going to save us. Jesus was familiar to his disciples, yet they recognized him not. One of the grand ironies of the gospel is that the very source of help and safety being offered to us is the thing from which we may, in our mortal shortsightedness, flee. People run from the things of the gospel, the things of Christ all the time because they are scared or they are too worried about how it will make them appear. Too often too many of us run from the very things that will bless us and save us and soothe us. Too often we see gospel commitments and commandments as something to be feared and forsaken. Too often we see these things as something that will tie us down and hold us back from having "fun," when in reality those are the very things that are going to help build us up and honestly help us have the most happiness in this life and in the life to come. So, if you are currently running from gospel commitments or covenants, if you are afraid that it will be too hard or it won't work for you, stop. Stop, take a step back, and analyze how it is going to work for you, because it will.
My dad sent me a quote this week that I love and find comfort in. It's is from President Dieter F. Uchtdorf, from this past General Conference. He said, "Brothers and sisters, if you ever think that the gospel isn't working so well for you [or won't work for you], I invite you to step back, look at your life from a higher plane, and simplify your approach to discipleship. Focus on the basic doctrines, principles, and applications of the gospel. I promise that God will guide and bless you on your path to a fulfilling life, and the gospel will definitely work better for you." I'd like to invite you to do the same thing. Don't get it twisted, keep it simple.
Get buckets!
Elder Turner
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