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Recently had a baby and struggling to balance parenthood with running? This essential A to Z of running for mums will set you in the right direction!
Recently had a baby and struggling to balance parenthood with running? This essential A to Z of running for mums will set you in the right direction!
Superheroes are featuring heavily in my life at the moment. Or rather, they are featuring heavily in my four-year-old son's life, and so by default I am having to take an active interest.
I'll be honest: when it comes to motherhood, I have found even the basics utterly bamboozling: How do you strap a screaming, angry toddler into a car seat when they have perfected planking? How do you persuade them to try a teeny tiny piece of carrot at dinner? Why does it take 17 minutes for them to put on one shoe? Where have their socks gone?
I've been working hard to improve my strength, running pace and overall fitness this past month. For over a year, I've been plodding along at the same old pace, covering the same old routes, without ever pushing myself too hard (because, frankly, getting out for a run – whatever speed or distance – has felt challenging enough, what with two little ones to run around after all day, one of whom has NEVER slept through the night).
In 2011, I found I was pregnant. I was elated – my husband and I had been together for 11 years, married for four, and now, after all that time as a couple, we were about to become 'the three of us'.
Nothing can compare to the emotions you feel at first seeing those parallel blue lines appear on the pregnancy test – excitement, joy, fear. But one thing was certain: the second I knew I was pregnant, my whole world changed. Those two lines on a white stick were proof of my baby. In my mind, I was already a Mummy.
For almost eight weeks, I thought of nothing else: I attended my first midwife appointment, lovingly stroked my tummy when no-one was looking and my pace slowed significantly every time I happened to walk past Baby Gap.
Which is why, when that small drop of blood appeared when I was almost 12 weeks pregnant, the floor fell away from under me.
Sitting in the small waiting room in the Early Pregnancy Unit, just three days before I was supposed to have been visiting the ultrasound department a few doors along the same corridor, I started to console myself.
It was just one small drop of blood.
My baby was fine.
I wasn't having a miscarriage.
As it was all merely a precaution, I actually became excited when we were called in to be seen: I was going to see my baby on the ultrasound screen – and three days earlier than planned!
We waited as the midwife spread the gel on my stomach.
And then we saw our baby.
I had always thought miscarriage would be immediate. I thought it would be a rush of blood, and pain, and a scream of loss.
I thought it would be loud. But it was not.
I lost my baby in a whisper.
Our baby had died and I never even knew. A silent miscarriage.
In my mind, I had already held my baby close, heard their cry, their laughter – but that potential of a life was taken away in the quiet room in the Early Pregnancy Unit, before being removed completely under the cold, clinical lights of the operating theatre two days later.
I don't have much time to think about my first baby these days; my life has become engrossed by my two very real, very loud, very demanding little ones, who are my whole world.
But tonight, the final night of Baby Loss Awareness Week, my first baby, I did think of you.
And what I thought was this: that for those almost 12 weeks, you were so very, very real to me.
And you were loved.
*Originally featured on The Running Bug*
For many people, running and weight loss go hand in hand. And why shouldn't they? Running is the best cardio exercise you can do to shift those pounds, given that it burns on average almost 100 calories for every 10 minutes you're on the move.
But here's the thing: running has never been about weight loss for me. Yes, occasionally weight loss is a side effect of running (not always, mind – I do like a spot of carb-loading), but it's not a motivation. It never has been.
The reason lies in my past: in watching my sister battle anorexia throughout her teens and twenties. I have witnessed weight loss at its absolute worst: I have seen its twisted sense of power; I have watched on, helpless, as weight loss – sharp and angular – attempted to claim a previously healthy body for its own.
As a family, we were so very fortunate: my sister fought back. She won.
I'm more than aware that eating disorders have myriad causes, often not related to wanting to be skinny at all. But that's a different story (and not really mine to tell). My story is that, having witnessed extreme weight loss, I'm not at all interested in 'dropping a dress size', thank you very much.
What I am interested in is running. For me, running is about empowerment. It's about joy, presence, escapism, me-time and stress relief. It's about miles covered, not calories burned. It's about strength. It's about happiness. It's about grit and determination. At the end of the day, I give zero f*cks about a number on a scales. (I don't even own a scales.)
Because of this, I thought I'd share my top 5 reasons why you should give zero f*cks about weight loss, too…
1/ Focus on healthy
I'm not saying you shouldn't be interested in health. Oh no. I'm ALL for health. But I'm interested in health in a, "Yay, we've been for a run and eaten lots of broccoli this week, now let's have a slice of lemon drizzle cake and enjoy it because it's yummy" kind of way. Not in a, "How many calories are in this flapjack? Can I eat the flapjack? Oh no, I've eaten the flapjack. Now I will feel guilty for seven hours while I manically do sit-ups to try to burn off the flapjack" way. For me, health is about everything in moderation. It's about cooking from scratch and understanding your ingredients. It's about fresh, colourful foods. It's about enjoying what you eat. It's about not feeling like you've 'failed' somehow because you also like cake. (And wine.) It's about exercising for fun, because the endorphin rush makes you FEEL GOOD. It's basically the 80/20 balance (eat healthily roughly 80 per cent of the time and DO NOT STRESS about that triple chocolate fudge cake).
2/ Get stronger, not skinnier
In a nutshell, focus on what your body can do, not what it looks like. This is such a positive mindset to adopt. Focus on miles covered, not calories burned. Work on your core, because core strength will help you get fitter, faster and will reduce your injury risk. Push yourself because you want a challenge, and because achieving something new is exciting and empowering. Enter a race because working towards a positive goal is uplifting. (It's also worth noting that muscle is denser than fat. So while you might find your newfound 'strength' mindset will see your body shape change, you might not lose much weight at all. Which means you may as well ditch your bathroom scales: they are dead to you now.)
3/ Boost your energy
Let's get back to basics here: you need energy to run. I guarantee you'll have a happier, more positive running experience if you're well hydrated and have taken on adequate calories a couple of hours beforehand, to fuel those miles. Food is your petrol, people!
4/ Be a good role model
This one is a biggie. As a mum of two young children, I'm now a role model (I know! ME! God help them). And as a role model, I want them to see me running; to see me happy, fit and active. I want them to see me enjoying my food. I want them to see just how much fun they can have in life (OK, I admit they aren't always seeing this – sometimes they are witnessing me picking bits of dried Weetabix off my clothes and swearing under my breath after stepping on another bloody Lego block. Hey, I'm not perfect).
What I am adamant I DON'T want them to see is me prodding and poking my tummy, thighs or bum while looking into a mirror, berating myself. Muttering that I need to lose weight; that I wish I was thinner. I don't want it to seep into my daughter's subconscious that her self-worth can be measured by her dress size, or the circumference of her waist. I don't want her to grow up battling her body, because that's what she's witnessed at home. Instead we should be arming our daughters (and sons) against this. We should be proud of our bodies, whatever their size. We run; we are strong; we like cake. End of.
5/ Enjoy the NOW!
Finally, I would like to end the worryingly common and completely incorrect assumption that all runners are slim and athletic-looking. We are not. Instead, we are an eclectic bunch of all shapes and sizes. Hooray for diversity! This means that you do not have to become slim and athletic-looking to be able to call yourself a runner. If you're a couple of stone heavier than you would like to be and have just started a run/walk programme, congratulations – you are a runner! So enjoy being a runner NOW, whatever your size and ability. Enjoy making progress, but also enjoy the moment – even if it hurts. Running is worth it – for the joy, not for the dress size you may or may not achieve because of it.
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*Originally featured on The Running Bug*
*Originally featured on The Running Bug*
If you're a parent to small children, you don't need to be told caring for them is damn hard work. In fact, what with keeping them happy (OK, happy-ish – no one expects a threenager to get through the day meltdown-free) on top of actually keeping them alive, it can feel like a 24/7 job.
However, if you can manage to carve out just a little me-time each week, it will be good for your soul – and your sanity. Here's why it's a great idea to spend that time running…
1. The silence
Aah, silence. Remember that? Probably not, actually, as once you have children you spend the majority of your days negotiating crying newborns, screaming toddlers, little people banging things, breaking things or hitting things (or each other), all while listening to a high-pitched voice demanding "Look at me Mummy! Look, look, LOOK MUMMY, LOOK NOW MUMMY!" Peaceful it is not.
But never fear – you can get back to The Quiet. When you get the chance, slip on your trainers and find your nearest woodland trail, park or peaceful running route. This will give you the headspace you need to focus, leaving you calmer and more able to face the music (AKA a toddler banging a metal tin with a spoon while belting out a dubious rendition ofTwinkle Twinkle Little Star) on your return.
2. You get to lead by example
The World Health Organisation deems childhood obesity as a serious global health challenge, and recent statistics suggest 19.1 per cent of 10 to 11-year-olds in England are obese. What's more, the fact that more and more children spend their time indoors in front of screens rather than outside playing is damaging their mental health.
But as a parent who runs, you are already helping to change this worrying trend. After all, what's better than leading by example? If you're outdoorsy and lead an active lifestyle, it's only natural your kids will follow suit. So, let them see you sweaty and happy after a run – and then feel the glow of parental pride as they beg you to sign them up for the kids' dash at your next event.
3. It's baggage free
When you get the chance to run, you also get to leave your responsibilities at the front door. No demands for Peppa sodding Pig on repeat. No tantrums about a broken rice cake to soothe away. No-one clinging to your leg (hopefully).
Once you are outside, it's all about you, the open road and what you would like to achieve for yourself – whether it's your first 20-minute walk/run or a 40-minute threshold session. Even if it doesn't go quite to plan, a bad run is better than no run. This is your time. Enjoy it.
4. It's ideal stress relief
Running is one of the best forms of stress relief there is. It helps with focus, clarity and purpose, and what's more, it kick-starts your body into producing mood-boosting endorphins. Whatever the kids are throwing at you (yes, even mushed-up Weetabix), we guarantee you'll be able to handle it if regular running is on your agenda.
Better yet, as long as you have the childcare in place, you can run first thing in the morning if you so wish. (Because let's be honest, while the kids might drive us to it, it's not really socially acceptable to crack open the gin at 7am.)
5. You'll be fit for parenthood (literally)
Being a parent is a physically demanding role (and we're not just talking about the very physically demanding role of pushing an actual person out of your nether regions here). Bringing up children entails a rather enormous amount of rocking, carrying, playing, chasing, cleaning and lifting.
If you decide to turn your me-time into run time, you'll be one step ahead of the game, because being physically fit is a huge advantage when it comes to raising children. And if you're able to join in their games, you'll be making life more fun for them, too.
6. It's convenient
Let's be honest, time is precious these days. If you're a runner, there's no time lost driving to a gym/pool/fitness class. If you're lucky to get even 20 minutes to yourself a few times a week, using those minutes to run is the best way to guarantee you make the most of every single second.
7. It's free
Wow, who knew kids could be so expensive? From nursery furniture and a travel system (yes, that's really a thing), to clothes, shoes, school wear and simply the rather obscene amount of plastic crap they accumulate (I last saw my living room floor in 2013), having a child equals waving goodbye to your disposable cash. Good job your chosen me-time is cheap, then. No expensive spa days or therapy sessions – heading out of the front door in your running shoes is your therapy. Enjoy!
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*Originally featured on The Running Bug*
*Originally featured on The Running Bug*
If you're a parent, chances are you'll have attended antenatal classes (back in the days when drinking a hot cup of tea was not a luxury, and you didn't have an audience every time you went for a pee). During these classes, someone may well have uttered the words: 'Giving birth is a bit like running a marathon.'
While I get the part about it being an endurance event, not a sprint, I have run a marathon (two, in fact) and I have also given birth (twice). And I can tell you that one is absolutely nothing like the other.
A marathon-training plan is usually 16 weeks long. If you're a beginner, it can take you from those very first run/walk outings right through to the 26.2-mile event itself (how cool is that?) The final few weeks of the plan, however, are the ones that really freak the hell out of runners.
Because this is the bit when, instead of increasing your mileage, you need to drastically cut back your training, to ensure your body is fully rested and recovered in time for the marathon. It's called the taper, but is more commonly known in running circles as a total mind f*ck. Why? Because you will start to worry that you've lost all your fitness, question whether you've done enough in the first place and basically feel like you are not in the least bit prepared. Don't panic, though. You are.
Before having a baby, there's all manner of preparation you can do – those NCT classes to attend, the hypno-birthing sessions to breathe through, the birth plan to write, the hospital bag to pack and the baby books to read. In fact, by the time you have done all the above and are standing in your newly painted nursery, next to a pristine white cot and a stack of teeny tiny sleep suits, you will probably be feeling pretty damn prepared. You're not. Trust me.
If you're training for a marathon, you'll probably find that lots of people have lots of advice. This advice all tends to go along the same lines – eat a tried-and-trusted breakfast a few hours beforehand; start slowly; listen to your body; drink when you need to – because often the same race-day strategy works for many people. My top tip? If runners are happy to share their experience of how they got to that finish line, then listen up, because you might learn something useful. After all, it's 26.2 miles, people.
If you're pregnant, you'll probably find that lots of people will want to give you advice. Usually lots of conflicting, confusing and utter crap advice. Here's the thing: if it works for one baby, it absolutely does not mean it will work for your baby. Your best bet? Smile politely, nod and do your own sweet thing. Your baby will thank you for listening to their needs, rather than to your second cousin's neighbour's friend, who swears Cry It Out is the ONLY way to get a baby to sleep through the night. (Note: it's not.)
Everyone is different. But my personal experience is this: I ran my first marathon in five hours. I was in labour with my first baby for 30 hours. 30 FREAKIN' HOURS. Enough said.
Yes, it's difficult, yes, you have to run a really, really, really long way and yes, it hurts. BUT, at no point during a marathon are you expected to push a fully formed human being out of your vagina. That said, at no point during a marathon are you able to request an epidural, or get off your face on gas and air, so I guess it evens out a bit in the pain department.
You've done it – you ran 26.2 miles and crossed that finish line! Next, someone will hand you a medal and you can then hobble off to find your loved ones, who will no doubt shower you with praise and help you onto the nearest form of public transport. Someone might even offer you a seat on the train (result).
You will then be expected to do nothing more than sit on the sofa, while people bring you food, water and maybe a cheeky prosecco, before you pop a couple of paracetamol and go to bed, where you can sleep soundly for 12 hours, if you so wish. After all, you've just run a marathon!
You've done it – you have been in labour for Christ knows how long and you now have a baby! Think you might be able to close your eyes for just two minutes? Erm… not exactly. Because now, regardless of how many hours you've been awake, how many indignities you have been subjected to over the last 24 hours – hell, even if your stomach has just been ripped open by a surgeon – you are now called Mummy.
And in your new role as Mummy, you need to learn how to latch your baby onto a boob, rock your baby, soothe your baby, wind your baby and change your baby's nappy. Approximately every three hours. For the next six months. Oh, and you will then be on call 24/7 for THE REST OF YOUR LIFE. Good luck.
However tough it might be; however painful; however challenging; and however many tears are shed during the process, you will never, ever regret it.
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*Originally featured on The Running Bug*


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Competent/Advanced Evaluator Track proposal
Anyone who is a Toastmaster surely values effective evaluations and excellent feedback. I propose the development of the "Competent Evaluator" track. TI is missing a formal education and recognition program for development of evaluation and feedback.
Please join in let's get TI to add this worthwhile program. We need your help to brainstorm and design the program: This has evolved into a 2 part track, "Competent Evaluator" and "Advanced Evaluator".
Next steps include
Where does it apply?
Performance Appraisals
Conflict Resolution
1. Drafting outlines of materials for the manuals. The manuals need to have evaluation/feedback forms for the evaluator, lots of advice, best practices, hints, tips and resources.
We need to explain how these processes will benefit people beyond "Toastmaster" activities and into their lives and professional careers.
2. Draft requirements for each track – subject to revision.
Proposed Competent Evaluator requirements:
– have completed CC
– Evaluate 10 CC manual speeches (no more than 3 for any speech project type and must include a speech project #9 or #10 evaluation)
– Evaluate an educational module presentation
– Present "Evaluate to Motivate"
– Serve as General Evaluator 3 times or more
Advanced Evaluator requirements: – subject to revision.
– have completed Competent Evaluator
– have evaluated an additional 3 speeches outside home club
– have evaluated 2 advanced manual speeches
– have presented "the art of effective evaluation"
– Serve as General Evaluator at 2 outside clubs
– Evaluate at least one activity for each of the 10 CL projects

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This is the final edition of the Weekly News. For more than a decade Joan has provided you with timely information and reminders of coming Club events. Claudia joined her as co-editor in 2009. The Weekly News has often been a challenge (especially in the early days before Bob Rathke simplified the process) but it has always been rewarding. We will miss communicating with members on a weekly basis but more changes are being planned to improve communication with members. In the interim, you will still receive invitations to special events. Regularly scheduled events will be continue to be posted on the website CALENDAR . Become familiar with the HHICC website and you will improve your computing skills and won't miss out on anything.
Thank you for inviting us into your email box each Sunday. Joan Knoettner and Claudia Bristow
Presentation - The Apple Calendar App
Monday, December 11th, 2017 from 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Presented by Judi Shade
Calendar is a native Apple App. Come and learn how to set up your calendar, use it, share it, and even combine it with others.
Reservations are required, Space is limited to 50.
Message from Jolyn Concerning SIGs
In case you forgot (LOL) We are closing at 4:00 pm on Friday, December 15, 2017, for the Christmas Holidays for two weeks. We will reopen on Tuesday, January 2, 2018. Please note that Jolyn will be available during the holidays to answer questions at email@example.com
First I want to thank Joan Knoettner, Claudia Bristow and Wes Taylor for their many years of service and support to the Hilton Head Island Computer Club. We will miss their input and regular Weekly News items.
As far as Tuesday afternoons, there is NO SIG on Tuesday, December 12th. I will be trying something new in 2018. There appears to be a need for small, focused workshops for our members. I will continue to host a Member Orientation the first Tuesday of each month but this will not just focus on New Members, but any members who need to come in and learn more about what the Resource Center has to offer. Some of the topics I would like to offer under the "workshop" umbrella are Android Phone Workshop & Android Tablet Workshop together or separately); Google Photos Workshop, Windows 10 Startup Menu & Tiles Workshop, Gmail Setup Workshop. Word 2016 Hands-on Workshop; Photoshop Elements Workshop. These will not be "classes" but will allow our members to either use our workstations at the Resource Center or to bring their own laptops in and work and learn on. Please let me know if you have any ideas of workshops you might like or topics that would be helpful to you. These Workshops will take place each Tuesday afternoon at 4:00 pm in the Resource Center. Hope I can help make 2018 a great learning year... email@example.com
Christmas Party Photos.
The Resource Center will be closed from Monday, Dec 18th through Monday, Jan 1st.
The Resource Center will reopen Tuesday, Jan 2nd, at 10 a.m., ready to answer questions about your new devices!
Members Helping Members - Chromebooks
If you are interested in learning about Chromebooks, or already have one and need some help, contact Harvey Beeferman at firstname.lastname@example.com. A one-hour personalized appointment/training can be scheduled at the Resource Center for any Friday afternoon,1-4 pm. If you'd like, you could call 843-842-4475 during those hours for help or for an appointment.
Every Monday morning and Wednesday and Thursday afternoons, a Mac member is at the Resource Center to answer your questions and help you through any issues.
You can also use the iMac computer, bring your laptop, or just come in to get information.
If you have any questions, contact Judi Shade at email@example.com.
Assistance with Tablets
Resource Center volunteers are available to help members with their tablets:
iPad on Monday mornings (Judi Shade, Frank Sullivan and Ed Cliff); Wednesday mornings (Wes Taylor and Karen Kemp); Wednesday afternoon (Judi Shade, Ken Carlozzi, Xavier Pereira, and Linda Jackson); Thursday afternoons (Bob Gentzler and Melnee Kasper)Friday mornings (Various Volunteers)
Android on Monday mornings (Joan Knoettner) and Tuesday afternoons (Jolyn Bowler)
Kindle Fire and e-Readers on Monday mornings (Ed Cliff) and Joan Knoettner)
Microsoft Surface: Monday mornings (Joan Knoettner and afternoons (Norm Galloway); Tuesday afternoons (Jolyn Bowler); Thursday mornings (Bob Rathke); Friday mornings (Emory Logan) Chromebooks Friday afternoons (Harvey Beeferman)
Please call the Resource Center (842-4475) to verify the volunteer you wish to consult is on duty that day.
Resource Center Substitutes!
Please consider adding your name to our Resource Center Substitute List. The Resource Center is open M-F, in two shifts, 10 AM-1 PM & 1-4 PM, with two volunteers per shift. You would be with a regular volunteer, helping members, and learning along the way. In addition, we will be instituting a training session so that you'll be able to hit the ground running. If you are interested, even if you only have one day of the week when you might be available, please contact Linda Jackson at firstname.lastname@example.com.
Our thanks to Jolyn Bowler for the animation.


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From our first week in the bustling metropolis that is Santiago, we were ready to get ourselves back to volunteering in somewhat more sedate surroundings-and the El Hormiguero in El Monte proved to be just that! Another placement that we had found through the HelpX website, with the simple yet tantalising description:
In the midway between Santiago and the surf-paradise Pichilemu, we have our creative centre "El Hormiguero" (the anthill).
We are exploring in eco-building, natural pools, aquaponics crops, arts, music and any interesting expression of new lifestyles.
With our eagerness to find alternative lifestyles, building methods and my much coveted 'life skill acquisition', on the face of things this place looked like it could tick all of the boxes-and so we had three weeks or so to find out-El Monte here we come!
So then….where to start? Well as always, the adventure begins with a journey, in this case a mere 1 hour bus into the unknown. We managed to get on the right bus, we just had a little hiccup with getting off in the wrong spot-probably a twenty minute or so walk from where we should have been. In theory no problem, but with your backpacks on and the midday heat beating down on your head, that twenty minutes takes on a whole new significance! Still, nothing that couldn't be fixed with an empanada and fresh juice stop-and so our first introduction to the charm and friendliness of El Monte washed over us. Yes that's right, you wouldn't expect a vendor of empanadas and fresh juice to be a significant meeting, but the man in the square of El Monte was an absolute ray of sunshine and he would continue to shine for our entire time at the anthill! At this point it's worth pointing out that El Monte is not exactly a destination for tourists, or for want of a better word, Gringos! As such we kinda stick out like a sore thumb, but that only served to encourage kindness and warmth from pretty much everyone we met over the following three weeks or so.
I digress, back to our journey…once we had located the main square, we had basic walking directions that would take us to the anthill and so we hit the road for another twenty minutes or so until we saw the palm trees-the significant landmark that would signify our arrival at our destination. You see, the anthill, aside from the description as given above, is a palm tree farm!
Well baked, slightly sweaty and reddened in the face, we negotiated our way to the entrance to find our hosts for the build up until Christmas, and for sure what we found was both intriguing and bewildering. Soon enough we were offered a beer and set about getting to know Vicente and Martina, some German guys that were already there volunteering, and also the various animals that we would find ourselves growing to know and love. Alpacas, emus, a donkey, a peacock, two peahens, chickens, ducks, dogs and cats-to say there was some variety is an understatement! And all of this in the setting of a traditional adobe farm, albeit it with some wonderfully quirky design features. Impossible to describe effectively with words, a montage seems most fitting to give you an impression of the location:
As I'm sure you can see, this place was quite special, and it would only get more magical. It turned out that our period of volunteering coincided with Martina and Vicente's wedding, which they were going to be having at the farm! So it was up to us all to landscape and decorate the grounds in readiness for 400 guests to celebrate their union-and what a fantastic few weeks it turned out to be. Initially we had to clear the palm tree forest of all debris as that was where the ceremony and meal was to be-and this was the worst job of all! It may surprise you to know that palm tree leaves are pretty damn sharp, and all of us suffered greatly with significant punctures and lacerations caused by these pesky leaves! Fortunately for us we were there at the tail end of this job, the German guys had been pretty much focussed on the forest for their entire stay, and it was really starting to take its toll on their enthusiasm!
Still, once the forest was cleared there was more varied work to do, and luckily for us it was the period of time where you could really see the transformation taking place.
After a few days of us being there, we were also lucky enough to welcome the arrival of a couple from Leeds, Rob and Charlie, a couple who happen to have extremely similar ideals and plans as ourselves-albeit they are a little further down the line than us. This proved to be amazing, we shared so much, and I would say that they have became close friends. They were both extremely knowledgeable about various alternative farming methods and construction ideas, and it was fantastic to just sit and talk about hopes and plans (not dreams, plans!).
Back to the work, Martina and Vicente have a booming landscaping business work on projects throughout Santiago…reason that their business is booming? Well, they're pretty damn creative, that's why-and so we were tasked with the job of implementing their creative ideas, on their property, for their wedding…No pressure! Working with Rob and Charlie was brilliant, and in our time there we managed to build two beached areas, a water garden, some mighty fine gates, got involved with some adobe walling, and an immaculately decorated venue for the wedding-as well as Rob and Charlie getting to grips with a number of bridges, sprucing up a gypsy caravan, relocating the aquaponics and generally being open to our constant questioning!
In addition to all of the work at the farm, we were blessed with the wonder of El Monte, for here we would find warm and friendly folk who would fall over themselves to make us welcome. The daily Christmas market in the local plaza, and free capoeira lessons at the wonderful local community centre. Despite the fact that there was no common ground in terms of language-it turned out to be possibly one of the most friendly martial arts clubs I have ever been to, they even started having lessons in the town plaza for eveyone to watch. We loved it, and soon enough Rob and Charlie were hooked as well-a welcome distraction from the work at the farm for sure!
Twice a week we would get our capoeira on, and the rest of the week was dedicated to graft, and the occasional two litre bottle of El Gato wine!! The work was full on, after all there was an immovable deadline to meet-so it wasn't as if we could leave it to the next volunteers if we didn't finish-so finish we did…Culminating in a spectacular wedding!
It was a fantastic ending to our time in El Monte, after three and a half weeks we had made some special friendships and enjoyed a magical time at the farm…Now Christmas was upon us, and the grafitti laden streets of Valpairiso awaited!


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How to Increase Your Social Influence
Having your own social circle helps build your self-esteem from the feeling of belonging to a group that shares the same interests. Only a few people don't go well with a squad. No matter how big or small your group may be, it's still a whole lot better than going through everything alone. However, it's not that easy to build your own clique or join an already established one, especially if you are the Introvert type of person. You need to be capable of adapting and conforming to the group's interests and activities. You also have to be ready to develop some social influence over your peers to make things more interesting for you.
Before you can do this, you need to understand how social influence plays a vital role in your life and those around you. Most of the younger generation today is under some sort of influence – From peers, parents, family, school, work or even celebrities. Just by watching television, you can easily adopt to the new trends that are currently being used or practiced by the majority. Although there are some practices that are not that good to follow, there are also a lot that are beneficial to the society. What matters is that you know which trend to follow and which trend to ignore.
The moment your emotions or actions are affected by other people, you are considered under social influence. This isn't really a bad thing. It's natural for you to be affected by the people surrounding you. It's actually a basic thing for humans to conform to other people's standards and expectations. This is what you call survival. If you stick to your ways and stay stonehearted, then you'll probably end up being isolated from the rest of the world.
The Art of Persuasion
There are people who effortlessly practice the art of persuasion. They may not do it intentionally, but these people tend to affect your lives, one way or another. Take for example the celebrities you are idolizing. When you see them campaigning for a certain product, you usually consider buying the same product for the simple reason that your idol supposedly uses it. Even if you don't really need the product, you will probably buy it because the celebrities you follow said that it's good. That's the amount of influence they have on you.
On the other hand, there are a lot of people who aren't skilled enough to influence others. However, there's really nothing to worry about. There are a lot of techniques that you can learn by yourself in order to have influence on other people. Actually, the main key in influencing the people around you is by using persuasive words and actions. Once you learn how to skillfully use this, you will be able to affect other people's emotions and point of views, regardless if you are sincere or not.
The Power of Persuasion
The power of persuasion can be intimidating, at times. It must be used in good faith so that no one will be deceived. Persuasion is the art of affecting other people's point of view, emotions, actions or beliefs. That's what actually makes persuasion extremely powerful. It has the ability to alter your emotions and perceptions in almost an instant.
Oftentimes, fraudsters take advantage of their persuasion skills. If you aren't really that careful enough, then you might end up falling for scams and various types of fraud. Usually, scammers target people who can be easily persuaded. So the next time you meet others who try to affect your emotions or change your point of view, think twice whether you should believe them or not.
Top 7 Persuasive Techniques
There will be times when you want people to follow how you do things. However, this isn't an easy task. You need to look credible and reliable enough before you can convince others that your way of doing things is better than what they are accustomed to. Most often than not, people learn best through example. In short, you need to let other people see that you're walking the talk. Otherwise, the people around you will have a hard time believing in everything that you say.
Here are some persuasive techniques you can apply in order to have enough social influence:
- Pick the right timing. If you want to leave an impact on people's minds and hearts, you have to know that TIMING is everything. Even if you are the most persuasive person in the world, you might not be able to influence others if your timing is off. For example, you can't tell a grieving person to smile and be happy in an instant. You have to let the feeling of grief pass in order for your skills to work. In marketing, you can't sell a new car to someone who just lost his home to a huge fire. Know when to exercise your persuasion skills so that your efforts won't be wasted.
- Know the right words. Knowing what to say is one of the major keys to persuading people. If you can't speak effectively, there's a possibility that the people around you will eventually become disinterested. Also, as much as possible, you must speak in an affirmative manner. Keep in mind that every person already has a lot of things going on, so speaking in a negative manner might provoke them or cause them to lose interest. It would be best if you give them a sense of assurance and a little bit of hope.
- Let your body do the talking. You should not take this literally. It simply means that you have to couple your words with gestures or facial expressions. This is one of the most effective ways of letting people know that you're sincere with what you're saying. You could look too stiff and nervous if you just stand there and blabber all day long. The moment you do that, don't expect someone to be persuaded by you.
- Talk confidently, and it helps to talk a bit fast, though not too fast to dilute your main points. Most of the time, fast talkers are regarded as persons with high intellect. This is probably because people think fast talkers are equipped with more knowledge than the normal talkers. They automatically think you have knowledge on everything since you are not afraid to run out of words you say. Also, being confident while talking adds to your credibility. It makes you actually look like someone respectable. More importantly, most people like fast talkers simply because they only have a few minutes to spare.
- Be consistent. This is another point you have to always remember. Having inconsistencies with your words will make you become unbelievable. You have to make sure that everything you are about to say is consistent with your previous statements. You should also try to match your gestures with your words. If you are expressing great anger towards someone or something, it is okay to do some finger-pointing and do heavy hand gestures.
- Avoid using "I". If you want to persuade people, then you have to make them feel like they already belong to your social circle. As much as possible, you should use the collective term "we", in order to create a feeling of belongingness for your listeners. This is one of the most effective ways of building rapport with your audience. When you use the term "we", it implies that you are already considering the people to be one with you through conformity.
- Stay neutral. When discussing with people, you must lay both pros and cons out. This is one of the best ways to earn your audience's trust. By stating both pros and cons, you will look unbiased and credible – Traits that are looked upon by most people. If you're discussing a specific argument, then you should state both sides to look as neutral as possible. Let listeners have some time to figure things out themselves. The moment they start reacting to what's being said, slowly integrate your original idea. This way, they will eventually end up leaning to your side more.
Examples of Persuasive Words
More than anything else, persuasive words have the greatest impact to many people. You should know which words can grab their attention and keep them interested to listen closely. Use words that will affect your listeners' emotions and mood. Usually, these words are known as "emotionally charged words" since it causes your listeners' emotions to shift away from its current state. These kinds of words have the power to change the impact of a statement.
Here are some of the most powerful words used to persuade people:
- I've heard a rumor…
This is an enticing statement that can captivate your target audience. Many want a daily dose of gossip. Starting off with this phrase can almost always grab the attention of your listeners even in the beginning.
- What do you think will happen if…
This phrase creates a feeling of guilt, which is often used if you desperately want your listeners to do what you say or follow your way of doing things.
Learn to use persuasive words in good faith, and only persuade people if you know that your ways will let them live better lives.


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World Energy Council sets out a sustainable future for the energy sector in Houston
On Monday October, 31st 2011, Pierre Gadonneix, the Chairman of the energy leaders' network, the World Energy Council will address the World Energy Council's Houston Business Forum.
In his speech about the future for the energy sector he will highlight the importance of energy security in fuelling long term growth: "In the midst of a global economic crisis and rocky road to recovery for the OECD, our top priority must be sustainable economic development, finding a growth path that does not damage the environment and is socially acceptable".
He will go on to tell the audience of over 300 energy ministers and CEOs that "there is good news on the resource front … with unconventional oil and gas, the sector's resources are three to four times higher than proven reserves, or the equivalent of 150 to 200 years of demand based on current consumption."
He will however remind his audience that they need to take measures to address the consequences of global warming: "Energy savings and efficiency efforts need to be stepped up if they are to contribute 40% of the CO2 reductions needed to limit global warming to +2°C between now and 2050" and he will emphasize that "we also need technological innovation from the industry to decarbonize energy".
Looking to the future he will say that policy makers should ensure that "public policies must provide the market with a resilient system" to enable the energy sector to meet the challenges of restoring growth and development and to continue to bring well-being to the people.
The speech will be given at the opening session of the World Energy Council's Houston Business Forum, which takes place at the Hilton Americas between Monday, October 31st and Tuesday, November 1st 2011. The Forum will bring together government leaders and corporate executives to discuss the major energy issues; such as the future of deep offshore drilling, the global nuclear renaissance post Fukushima and the unconventional natural gas plays. The event will also address the future of coal, the role of renewables, energy efficiency and smart grid deployment.
Industry leaders' giving Key Note addresses at the Houston Business Forum include:
- Marvin Odum, President – Shell Oil Company
- Daniel Yergin, Chairman – IHS CERA
- John Krenicki, Vice Chairman – General Electric; President & Chief Executive Officer – GE Energy
Ministers addressing the event include:
- Joe Oliver, Minister of Natural Resources of Canada
- Dr. Sergio Alcocer, Deputy Secretary for Planning and Research, Energy Secretariat of Mexico
Notes to the Editor:
Pierre Gadonneix is Chairman of the World Energy Council and Honorary Chairman of Electricité de France (EDF). More recently, he was appointed, as qualified expert, to join the "Energie Commission 2050" set up by the French Minister of Industry and Energy to explore several possible scenarios for the future of the French energy system at horizon 2030-2050.
The Houston Business Forum was organized by the World Energy Council's North American member committees:
- The Energy Council of Canada – www.energy.ca
- The World Energy Council Mexican Committee – www.wecmex.org.mx
- The United States Energy Association – www.usea.org


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Sunday is Mother's Day! For years psychologists have been looking at the human life cycle, based only on studies of men. We want to bring you an early Mother's Day special–we'll hear from Dr. Joan Borysenko, one of the foremost experts in the mind-body field, and an expert on the feminine life cycle.
Dr. Borysenko trained as a medical scientist and a clinical psychologist. Her particular field of interest is psycho-neuro- immunology: examining the psychological dimension to illness. Dr. Borysenko determined most medical studies were conducted on mens' bodies because womens' bodies are traditionally considered to be in a constant state of flux.
She set out to understand more about womens' bodies with her new book — ??RA Woman's Book of Life: The Biology, Psychology, and Spirituality of the Feminine Life Cycle. Dr. Borysenko's talk was delivered at the Bodhi Tree Bookstore in Los Angeles, California on January 26, 1997. She describes her studies in the area of traditional Chinese resources, particularly the 7-year cycles in the lives of women. Dr. Borysenko begins her speech by describing her background in the history of most medical studies.
- JOAN BORYSENKO, PhD, is co-founder and former director of the Mind/Body Clinic, New England Deaconess Hospital, Harvard Medical School. She received her doctorate in anatomy and cellular biology from Harvard Medical School. She is the author of ??RA Woman's Book of Life: the Biology, Psychology, and Spirituality of the Feminine Life Cycles, published by Riverhead Books.


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Ask nicely …
Posted: January 30th, 2011
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On modern filmmaking
"1) Write and direct original screenplays,
2) make them with the most modern technology available, and
3) self-finance them."
… Francis Ford Coppola interview HERE.
An insightful little interview from an erratic but true great, with the exception of the statement "Who said art has to cost money? And therefore, who says artists have to make money?" which – while I understand the sentiment that you shouldn't ideally let money dictate or drive your art – is hugely disappointing, especially coming from the director of Jack.
Posted: January 30th, 2011
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Bloody love THIS.
Posted: January 28th, 2011
at 1:40pm by Griff
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Free Dick?
… Free Willy meets Moby Dick? … might need more work.
Anyways, he's uber untrendy and the tracks err on the side of the synth, but there's no questioning the generosity and sentiment of tiny wee man Moby offering free music to indie filmmakers.
sign up here >> Mobygratis
Posted: January 28th, 2011
at 11:52am by Griff
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First clap.
Seven months ago now, but feels a LOT longer.
Posted: January 25th, 2011
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Scott Pilgrim Titles …
The process of making the title sequence to Edgar Wright's Scott Pilgrim vs The World is posted up HERE, pretty fascinating process, and a really beautiful final sequence by Shynola.
Posted: January 24th, 2011
at 11:52pm by Griff
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On location
Photographs courtesy of Tom McShane
Posted: January 23rd, 2011
at 9:26am by Griff
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Sound mix & visual effects
So, looks like once I've got a little paid work (woop!) out of the way I'm gonna have to bite the bullet and get on with everything that's left myself. I've run out of options and people to tap up!
Despite my best efforts I've met with a bit of a wall of indifference lately, which isn't surprising given that money is no longer something I can offer, but there's still a lot of work to be done. I've never done a sound mix before, so it'll be a steep learning curve, and it's bound to be a little ropey, but needs must. The visual fx stuff isn't so bad, I know I can do that, but it'll slow things up immeasurably given the rest of the stuff I've got on.
Going to be a busy couple of months. Again! … The novelty wore off some time ago now, I simply want this out the way now (in the nicest possible sense).
Posted: January 19th, 2011
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Ken Robinson II
"Being creative involves disciplines and rigour … you can't be creative in the abstract, to be creative you have to do something. Creativity is the process of having original ideas that have value. It's a process, not an event. It's a process you can learn and you can understand. It's about originality, and fresh thinking – I don't mean it has to be original to the whole world, but it has to be at least original to you, something that you've thought of or developed for the first time. And it's about value, creativity is about coming up with things that are worthwhile … There isn't a contradiction or an antipathy between being creative and being rigorous, on the contrary."
Posted: January 13th, 2011
at 12:27pm by Griff
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Rule *103: Always remember to remove the Strimmer before filming.
And this is just to show it's not all doom and gloom!
Posted: January 12th, 2011
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The world of 3D printing has taken off, and one area that has seen an increase in the details and variety is with furniture and even larger products.
One newer 3D printer allows plastic materials to be printed however; a process called fused deposition modeling (FDM) also makes it capable of utilizing blends of wood fibers, nylons and even polymers.
Called the BigRep One, it is making quite a buzz in the ever developing printing arena.
First shown at a 3D print showing in New York, it is now available on the consumer market. For a suggested retail price tag of nearly $40,000 U.S., owning this involved system could lend to some pretty interesting projects.
Lukas Oehmigen and Marcel Tasler, the developers, wanted to create a system to form their own designs and custom pieces so they proactively made their own unit.
Check out the printing process for constructing a detailed sideboard table:
The inventors of the BigRep state that this model can decrease the costs of large 3D printing operations. It can be used in many different areas, from construction to art or theater production.
The system allows a wide variety of printed products in addition to furniture, and can produce many kinds of detailed, precision cuts.
It is encased in a heavy duty aluminum frame, so it is able to hold up to even rugged work environments.
It can print at a resolution of 100 microns/0.1 millimeters. It can replicate various shapes and sizes, from smaller to larger scale items, and can produce a design with a volume of 1147 x 1000 x 1188 millimeters/45 x 39 x 47 inches.
3D printing systems hold the capacity for enabling a stream of creations, and the only limitation to them seems to their not yet affordable for the majority of consumers price.
All images are from BigRep One.
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Ten Ways to Use LinkedIn by Guy Kawasaki: Updated for 2011May 6th, 2011 | by Jason Alba |
One of the most famous references on how to use LinkedIn is Guy Kawasaki's Ten Ways to Use LinkedIn. I still see people point to this post, today, more than four years later (LinkedIn was almost 4 years old when it was written).
I wanted to revisit Guy's post and speak about each of the points:
- Increase your visibility. More true than four years ago. Many professionals are seeing their LinkedIn Profile in the first few search results on Google. And, with LinkedIn's growth since then (they had just a few million signups), now it seems like everyone is on LinkedIn (they aren't, but it seems like they are). It has become more important than what it was four years ago… definitely being on LinkedIn (and hopefully having a strong profile) will help you increase your visibility.
- Improve your connectability. Guy says to put your past employers in your Profile also, so people will be able to find you if you worked for them. Definitely true. Lonny Gulden, a recruiter in Minneapolis, says to also include old names from past employers (because of an acquisition, merger, etc.). Another trick is for people to put in the maiden name, so if someone who knew you from pre-marriage is looking for you, they can find you.
- Improve your Google PageRank. PageRank is not the same now as what it was four years ago, but the idea is to be found in the search results. LinkedIn carries weight with search engines… you can tie into that.
- Enhance your search engine results. It seems like #1, #3 and #4 are saying pretty much the same thing… it's all good.
- Perform blind, "reverse," and company reference checks. The point here is to use LinkedIn as a research tool to learn about the people you think you want to work with (based on their Recommendations). Definitely a good idea. Not only can you learn more about them, you'll see who they are connected to, determine if they are good networkers, etc.
- Increase the relevancy of your job search. An interesting idea posed here is to search for your skills and see where the people who come up work. Not a bad idea… it should give you ideas on how to make your own Profile better (comparing it to theirs), what companies they work at (which you might not have known about), see what Groups they are members of, etc.
- Make your interview go smoother. He suggests knowing more about the person can give you stuff to talk about… where did they go to school, etc. Learn stuff about them from their Profile, and then you can easily say "I saw on your LinkedIn Profile that you ________." It's a good idea to research a bit on who you are going to talk with, whether it's a networking interview, a job interview, or whatever.
- Gauge the health of a company. He suggests talking to people at your target company, or better, talking to people who have left the company, since they might divulge more/better information about their former employer.
- Gauge the health of an industry. Find people who are in the industry you want to get into and talk to them. Find people who have failed in that industry and talk to them (to see what they learned, what they would do differently, etc.). #8 and #9 are excellent ideas leading to informational interviews, where you want to (a) get information, (b) brand yourself, and (c) ask for introductions to new contacts.
- Track startups. Guy is the startup guy, so of course this goes on his list. It's funny he suggests to search for "stealth" to see who's trying to be, well, stealth. LOL. It worked though, I just tried it and found over 7,oo0 results of people who have "stealth" in their Profile, many in their title.
- Ask for advice. Guy says "LinkedIn's newest product, LinkedIn Answers"… COOL. So they launched this sometime in Dec/Jan 2011? I tried to find an announcement on their blog but I couldn't. Anyway, yes, use answers. He says to use it to get advice… but I have other, more important, reasons to use Answers.
- Integrate into a new job. As suggested by Vincent Wright, who taught me a lot about LinkedIn and networking, he says to study Profiles of your new coworkers. Great idea…. don't stop networking once you land a new job!
- Scope out the competition, customers, partners, etc. Do competitive intelligence research on your competition… definitely a good idea, if you pay attention to your competition.
So there you go – all 13 points are still relevant… and good reasons to use LinkedIn. I hear people say "LinkedIn doesn't work for me," but what they are really saying is "I didn't do anything, and got nothing in return. So it's broken, right?"
I won't appease them… they need to understand the tool, use the tool, and then they will get value out of the tool.
What value?
Any of the 13 things above.


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10. Witness #8, the "phone friend," the real-life Rachel Jeantel, the plus-size American-born daughter of Haitian and Dominican parents, provided a few aha! moments of her own. Right away, the defense established for the jury the many lies that Jeantel and/or her handlers had been telling. No, Jeantel was not sixteen and a minor, as first insisted. She was eighteen at the time of the shooting. And no, she had not been hospitalized on hearing of Martin's death. That too was pure fabrication.
9. In the six-week-long hysteria between Martin's shooting and Zimmerman's arrest, Mary Cutcher, a thirtyish blonde, was the media's favorite eyewitness. To spread the message that the Sanford PD were ignoring witnesses unfavorable to Zimmerman, Cutcher appeared on local TV, on CNN'sAnderson Cooper Show, on Dateline NBC, and at rallies with the Martin family. The State did not call on Cutcher to testify. Prosecutors had very good reasons not to.
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SACRAMENTO, Aug. 30 (UPI) -- California health officials Wednesday put out a nationwide alert for the hantavirus after two people who stayed at Yosemite National Park died from the virus.
Three cases of Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome have been confirmed, and a fourth is suspected, Southern California Public Radio reported.
The National Park Service put out an alert to doctors and hospitals across the country.
The California Department of Public Health said a man died in the San Francisco area in July and the other death occurred last weekend in Pennsylvania. Both had stayed in Curry Village, a popular place for visitors in Yosemite that offers cabins and tent cabins, as did others confirmed or suspected of having the disease.
"To see a cluster of what right now is three, possibly four cases that are all associated with one location -- not one family but different people in the area -- that's unusual," said Dr. David Wong, head of the National Park Service Department of Public Health epidemiology branch.
The virus is carried by deer mice, a species mostly found at high elevations. People are typically infected from breathing the dried feces of infected mice.
The disease was identified 20 years ago.


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The last set of Dr. Lonnie Smith's recent four-night stint at Jazz Standard began and ended with a glorious, funk-soaked bang. The organist, who was marking his 70th birthday at the club, bracketed his concert-length performance with "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?," the final cut off his 1970 Blue Note LP Drives. The bluesy theme was equally stately and snappy, leaning more toward Booker T. and instrumental R&B than soul-jazz, and during the solos the rhythm section laid down the sort of skittering, headlong, James Brown-styled rhythms that in many ways invented hip-hop and DJ culture. As a soloist, Smith was his usual deliberate self: Evidence of more than a half-century of blowing, every one of his notes held its own indomitable weight (even when he was being funny, as during quotes from "On Broadway"). When he ran out of things to say, he sat back and let the breakbeats simmer underneath him, soaking it all in.
It was the sort of B3-focused grease that vinyl hoarders and other groove fetishists fawn over: a school that Smith helped create and continues to practice better than anyone. But much of the remainder of the set revealed Smith's truer self-that of the jazz bandleader, often a daring and ambitious one. Historically, the Hammond B3 belongs to the trio-Smith has a great one of those, whose next record is due out in September-but he's clearly unafraid of larger formats. In 2010, he anchored a 14-piece big band at the Standard; on this weekend, his group was dubbed the "In the Beginning" octet. There's always been more to the turbaned one than small-combo boogaloo.
First of all, there was the issue of keeping good company. Smith's mid-sized ensemble was filled out by serious improvisers who share his funky adaptability: saxophonists John Ellis, Ian Hendrickson-Smith and Jason Marshall, trumpeter Andy Gravish, guitarist Ed Cherry, drummer Allison Miller and percussionist Little Johnny Rivero. Then came the sinuous material: old original music in Smith's repertoire, smartly arranged and balancing space and texture with blues and swing. 1967's "In the Beginning," with its synth strings and eerie descending motif doubled by Ellis (on bass clarinet) and Cherry, vividly summoned up midcentury space-age fantasies: the Twilight Zone, Flash Gordon, science-class filmstrip scores. With his expert volume swells and flickering Leslie vibrato, Smith conjured the vastness of the galaxy and then some. On "The Call of the Wild," Smith upped the experimental ante on synth at the outset, creating a one-man free-improv unit with affected upright bass and muted trumpet tones; eventually relief came in the form of Latin propulsion, but the weirdness returned with some duck-call mouthpiece solos from the horns.
The rest of the set was less polarizing. There was the indelibly funky "Play It Back," with tight pentatonic section riffing and pocket solos; "Turning Point" was venturesome postbop; Ellington's "Just Squeeze Me (But Please Don't Tease Me)" was a hushed trio ballad with masterfully nuanced, deep-blues work by Smith, Cherry and Miller. Another ensemble highlight: the rapport shared between Jason Marshall and John Ellis, who favored empathy and improvised counterpoint to honking and cutting. (Ellis' solos, full of intervallic daring, were especially inventive.) And Miller and Rivero presented an ideal of percussive interaction; combining congas and drum kit can be precarious in the way of space, but not here.
The following Friday at Sullivan Hall in Manhattan, the duo of Medeski Martin & Wood drummer Billy Martin and B3 player Wil Blades relished the groove, unabashedly. They played from their new album, Shimmy (The Royal Potato Family), facing each other, and spent an hour trying to fill every available nook and cranny of rhythm.
With Martin, this was easy, or at least he made it look effortless. His highly textured touch, which is more singular than he's given credit for, descends from Bob Moses and other globally minded drummers, but many would identify it as New Orleanian-it's always swinging and underscored with the second-line, especially in the snare drum. (His ethnomusicologist's bent also emerges in his use of percussion-like the clinic he gave here on how to make a tambourine sonically explode by playing it against a hot microphone.)
Blades, a student of Smith's, took on the organist's burden of doing everything at once with finesse. He worked the pedals; he offered taut, stabbing harmony; he put up strong, pop- and R&B-direct melodies on the B3 and electric keyboard. When he wanted to pile on the funk, he comped on that keyboard in a clavinet timbre.
The repertoire, as you might expect, referenced groove-jazz's golden age, even as the pair worked on less-than-nostalgic terms. They played tunes like Eddie Harris' "Mean Greens," Blades' clear-cut tribute "Les & Eddie" and Blades' "32nd Street." On the latter, the set closer, guest saxophonist Dayna Stephens helped make the homage even plainer, even if his execution injected a good amount of new-school precision into the bloozy bluster. If you favor the groove quotient of Medeski Martin & Wood to the trio's experimentalism, the set was extremely satisfying.


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Before being immersed in the fashion industry as a photographer and later, editor, what clothes I wore didn't really matter to me. I appreciated that for special occasions, it was important to have a suit; and I liked having nice shoes. But to me, that meant a relatively new, clean pair of Converse.. or a pair of black formal shoes from Next. When it came to male style icons, I had no clue – why does it matter what I wear on a day-to-day basis? What sort of a person does one look up to as a stylish figure?
British Classic Conservatism in Fashion
My first time at London Collections: Men and it became evidently clear that, although an emerging market in relativity to the women's fashion industry, the world of men's fashion was full of celebrities, style icons and fashion-focused fanatics. My first meeting with the renowned David Gandy was outside the Topman Showspace as he hopped out of his typically British classic car; and from that point it was clear to me who 'the man' of LCM was.
A familiar face, but not the one I was expecting to get the paparazzi excited. Much to my surprise, the ambassadors of London Collections: Men were not designers or business men but celebrities known most for their work in other industries. Of course, GQ UK Editor Dylan Jones and model David Gandy are exceptions, but even today it still surprises me to see the likes of Samuel L. Jackson and Reggie Yates so immersed into the world of men's fashion.
The industry itself is still a minority, but a warm welcome to those in the fashion world. Unlike the notorious London Fashion Week and its participants' bitchiness and disrespect for anyone whose name doesn't appear on the guest list, London Collections: Men offers a more familial, group-led approach to the catwalk. Everyone's in it together; we share ideas in the press room, travel in groups to the next show and network like you wouldn't believe. Perhaps this is just a sign of its youth, having only started in 2012, but maybe it is an indicator of the whole industry.
Savile Row Style
When it comes to men's fashion, one can't help but picture the history and heritage of Savile Row; the mature, stern face of David Gandy a representation of how men can look good without the worry of appearing effeminate. However, is such conservatism unique to British fashion for men? Apart from the well-established Italian Pitti Uomo, there is no other men's fashion week en par with with London Collections: Men; this indicates to me that as a whole, men are more reluctant to admit their interest in how to make themselves look good. Contrary perhaps to one's expectations, the readership of men's fashion magazines such as GQ is on the increase and we are now more likely to think twice about whether the clothes we put on this morning match than say, 5 years ago.
Interestingly, along with the growth of London Collections: Men, the male grooming industry has seen a huge boom in the UK – with a range of beard oils, hair products and shaving creams now on the shelves – and selling- the tell-tale signs of a market that is about to explode are making themselves known. The question now is not how much money the industry will produce, or even how well it will be received, but what the attitude of those involved will be: will the conservative, reserved attitude of the man remain? Or will we start to see an opening up in the man's approach to appearance?
Either way, David Gandy will remain at the forefront of the industry – despite the recent conviction of Italian designers Dolce & Gabbana, whose campaigns he is most known for.
Photography: Alexander Barnes, David Gandy at London Collections: Men 2013.


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18 Nov 2016
The Kodak NX certification involves adhering to platemaking procedures based on parameters, which are standard global specifications, benchmarking quality and efficiency.
Kwality is the second among the 23 Kodak Flexcel NX customers in India to be certified by Kodak. The first was Ahmedabad's Pinmark Blocks, who incidentally was also the first in the Asia-Pacific Region to achieve the landmark.
Two other firms with the Kodak NX certification are Akshar NX from Ahmedabad and Anupama Printing Solutions from New Delhi.
Kwality specialises in folding carton, wet glue and self-adhesive labels. In the packaging and label segment it produces products on foil, film, paper and mono cartons. "The Flexcel NX certificate has helped enhance our print quality and consistency, which is so important in the high-risk label segment," said Rajeev Chhatwal, director at Kwality.
The procedure involved Kwality sending plate samples that was based on Kodak specified parameter, fill up all details required along with two letter of recommendation from customers that focused on the benefits achieved because of the use of Kodak plates.
"We are delighted to receive the formal certification, though we have been certified a year ago, and it has benefitted us as a labeller," said Chhatwal.
He added that prior to the Kodak Flexcel NX installation, the company used to get complaints about quality and consistency, but after the installation, it has received good feedbacks from its customers. "We had customers for whom we did few jobs on offset, but after seeing the Flexcel quality, they asked us to shift the work on flexo," Chhatwal said.
He cited an example of a job he did for an MNC. "We recently did a job from an MNC, the design for which came from the UK. Proofs were produced and after initially corrections, the samples were okayed. But the agency was not sure about the final print. When we informed that we are a Kodak-certified partner, no further questions were asked," said Chhatwal. "That reflects the high standards of our operations and the product being produced."
Kwality's shopfloor includes Kodak pre-press system, a Heidelberg and Manroland multi-colour presses and three Mark Andy flexo presses, converting around six-lakh sq/m of labels and around 80 tonnes of paperboards per month.
The company will soon be adding digital to its portfolio of presses. The Xeikon 3030Plus four-colour plus white dry toner-based press on the Xeikon stand at Labelexpo India 2016 will be installed at Kwality soon after the show is over.
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Earlier this year I traveled to Jamaica with my infrared camera. I drove from Montego Bay to Blue Mountain where coffee and, most likely, a lot of Ganja grows.
There was a bike tour down the Blue Mountain, so I jumped on and photographed the entire mountain on the way down. Here are some pictures of my trip.
1 Jamaica's Star
#2 Pit Stop
#3 Parked
#4 100-Year-Old Oak
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#7 St. Annes On The Way To The Blue Mountain
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benzodiazepine drugwith sedative, anxiolytic, amnestic, anticonvulsantand skeletal muscle relaxantproperties.
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- noun a hypnotic and sedative drug of the benzodiazepine type
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For some medications (e.g., diazepam and nitrazepam), there is greater toxicity (e.g., CNS depression) at any plasma level, as well as for any dose.
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DWTS Season 24 Week 4 Erika & Gleb – Cha Cha Performance
Erika & Gleb dancing for Cha Cha in DWTS Season 24 Most Memorable Year Night on 10th of April 2017.
Couple : Erika Jayne & Gleb Savchenko
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Erika Girardi (born July 10, 1971), known professionally as Erika Jayne, is an American singer, actress and television personality. She came to prominence with the release of her debut single "Roller Coaster", which topped the US Billboard Dance Club Songs chart in 2007; it was included on her debut studio album Pretty Mess in 2009. Jayne has attained nine number-one songs on the Dance Club Songs chart as of 2016, most recently "How Many Fucks". In 2015, she was cast in the sixth season of the reality television series The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills.
Erika Jayne teams with pro partner Gleb Savchenko.
DWTS Season 24 Week 4 Erika & Gleb – Cha Cha Performance
Erika & Gleb
About DWTS
Dancing with the Stars(DWTS) is an American dance competition show airing since 2005 on ABC in the United States, and CTV/CTV Two in Canada. DWTS is an American version of the British television series Strictly Come Dancing. Tom Bergeron is the Emmy-winning host, alongside Erin Andrews, who became co-host in season eighteen.Lisa Canning was co-host in season one, Samantha Harris co-hosted seasons two through nineand Brooke Burke-Charvet in seasons ten through seventeen,and Erin Andrews beginning with the eighteenth season. The series has been renewed though season 24 as of March 20, 2017.
Dancing With the Stars Season 24 Hosts & Judges
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This Sunday sees the latest installment of the Chelsea-Tottenham Hotspur rivalry as the two London clubs competing for a top four finish go face-to-face at Stamford Bridge.
Mauricio Pochettino's side currently prop up the top four with a five-point lead over the London rivals, heading into the final eight games of the 2017-18 Premier League season.
Victory for Spurs would certainly give them a huge advantage in qualifying for next season's Champions League but they may have to do it without star striker Harry Kane following the ankle injury picked up at Southampton a few weeks ago.
Tottenham are on a four-game winning streak in the Premier League and have an FA Cup semi-final tie with Manchester United in April. However, they were eliminated by Juventus in the Champions League earlier this month.
Likewise, Chelsea are in the FA Cup semi-finals too, with a more favourable matchup, against relegation contenders Southampton. Antonio Conte's side were hammered by Barcelona in their Champions League second round tie, just as the odds suggested heading into the time.
This is a big game for both teams with lots at stake once again. And whilst it's a big deal for blokes, many ladies like to get out of the house or simply away from their partners before, during and sometimes even after the game.
These two will lock horns on Sunday 1 April in the later game looking to increase their chances of playing in next season's Champions League.
If your partner is going to be watching the game and you don't want to be around during the game, here are six things you may want to consider doing instead:
Whilst your partner is spending money on the sports channel on digital TV and getting food and drinks in for the game, why not spend some money of your own by popping out to town to get a bit of shopping?
Maybe go along with your friends who are in the same situation as you with their partners focused on nothing but the game. Fancy a new pair of shoes or a dress? Unwind for a few hours whilst the lads watch the game.
The forecast isn't great for the weekend so you may want to consider a hat and/or brolly, but heading to a neighbouring town or city gives you the opportunity to explore something new… and almost-certainly more exciting than what football is to you.
There are several sightseeing opportunities up and down the country with lots that can be done in one day or even just the afternoon.
Catch up with old friends
Is there an old friends of yours that you haven't seen for a number of months or even longer? Perhaps you keep in touch with friends on social and haven't actually met up in person for a while? This could be the perfect opportunity to arrange something in advance to plan a weekend date together.
In an ideal situation perhaps your friends are stuck in the same situation with the other half planning their weekend around the Chelsea-Tottenham Hotspur game and that they'd be more than willing to meetup and chat whilst the game is going on.
Restaurant with best friend
How many opportunities do you get to meet your best friend these days without yours and their partner being around? Or maybe you haven't seen your best friend for a while because they've moved away, settled down and/or have been too busy looking after a child?
Why not organise a restaurant date and book a fancy table for lunch or even dinner to catch up about old times? The football won't be finished until 6 anyway.
Perhaps you've been too busy at work recently and are behind on the latest series you've been watching of late. Not to sweat, if you have two TVs in the house at least. If your partner is watching the London derby in the living room with his mates then you can use these several hours to catch up on your latest Netflix boxset in the bedroom.
Netflix offers so many TV programmes, new and old, as well as documentaries and much more – leaving you spoiled for choice. No doubt there will be many things for you to pick from, many of which I'm sure you'll enjoy more than football.
One of the most popular pastimes in the United Kingdom is reading. Unfortunately, with our hectic schedule these days – travelling to and from work, making dinner, the house choirs etc. etc. there's not always a great deal of time to sit down in peace and read.
After all, free time is often spent with the partner – whether going out or watching Netflix together. Reading often gets put on the backburner. However, you'll a good few hours alone to read if you can find a room in the house that filters out the noise being made by your partner and his friends whilst the game is on.


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We're kicking off another big software giveaway today, with two copies of VoodooPad and ten Pathfinder licenses up for grabs.
We have recently reviewed VoodooPad – a place to dump all your information, no matter how obscure. The application is elastic, and can stretch to meet your needs, and shrink accordingly.
Pathfinder featured in our roundup of Finder alternatives, coming out as the most powerful and full-featured of those on offer.
Entering is simple. All you need to do is:
- Post a link to this competition – either on your website, or via Twitter
- Leave a comment, letting me know where you posted the link!
The competition will run for one week, and we'll randomly select three winners on Wednesday 9th September. Good luck!
Thank you to everyone who entered the competition to win a copy of Snippet, and thank you to the developers for providing the licenses for the giveaway.
I'm pleased to announce that the results are in, and the ten winners are:
- Scott Cormier
- Amy
- Dominik Porada
- Dan P
- Sven
- Anders Adamsson
- John Einselen
- elmuymac
- Josh Boulton
- oykun yilmaz
Congratulations to the lucky winners, and sorry to those who missed out. Remember, our wallpaper competition is still open over at PSDtuts+, so head over there to try your hand at graphic design!
After reviewing the fantastic Snippet App last week, I'm please to announce another AppStorm giveaway. We have ten copies of Snippet on offer, so the odds of winning are pretty darn good.
In case you missed our review, we found Snippet to be an incredibly handy tool for anyone who needs to use the same piece of code or text on a regular basis. It sports a sleek interface, and can be controlled completely via the keyboard.
Entering is simple. All you need to do is:
- Post a link to this competition – either on your website, or via Twitter
- Leave a comment, letting me know where you posted the link!
The competition will run for one week, and we'll randomly select the ten winners on Thursday 20th August. Good luck, and be sure to follow us on Twitter or subscribe to the RSS feed to find out if you're a winner!
We're kicking off a new competition today. It's slightly different this time, and we're partnering with one of our sister sites Psdtuts+ for this one. We're looking for your best lightening themed wallpaper design, incorporating a Mac or AppStorm theme.
Up for grabs are numerous cash prizes, a vareity of Mac applications, and a 1-year membership to Psd Plus. It's going to be an awesome contest, and you stand to win a copy of Things, Pixelmator, and ExpanDrive.
Good luck, and I look forward to seeing some of your desktop wallpaper designs!
Thank you to everyone who entered our iBank giveaway last week.
iBank combines a robust feature set, simple interface and streamlined import process to create a very attractive financial application. At $59 it doesn't come cheap, but is competitively priced for the functionality offered.
We have randomly chosen one winner, and I'm pleased to announce that it is:
- Ryan Leach
Congratulations Ryan – you should be receiving a license code shortly! Sorry to all of you who didn't win this time, but rest assured we have some awesome software giveaways coming over the next month. Stay tuned via RSS to make sure you don't miss out!
Following our review of iBank, I'm pleased to announce our latest competition to win a free license! The application is worth $59.99, and offers a great way to stay on top of your finances.
We have one license up for grabs, and all you need to do to enter is leave a comment on this post. The competition will run for one week, and we'll randomly select the the winner on Wednesday 29th July.
Good luck, and be sure to follow us on Twitter or subscribe to the RSS feed to find out if you're a winner.
Happy banking!
A big thank you to everyone who entered our competition to win a copy of The Hit List.
It was fascinating to read all your to-do lists for the day!
The Hit List is a fantastic task manager for OS X, and certainly worth taking a look at if you haven't before. As ever, our review is a good starting point to learn more about the app.
The two randomly selected winners are:
- Kevin Cannon
- Antonio
Congratulations to you both – I have passed your details on to Potion Factory and you should be receiving a license shortly! Sorry to those who missed out, but we'll be running another financial-themed giveaway next week. As ever, be sure to subscribe so you don't miss out.
Thanks to everyone who entered our Flux & Forklift bumper giveaway, and to Binary Nights and The Escapers for sponsoring the competition. We've randomly chosen the fifteen winners, and will be sending through serial codes shortly.
Without further ado, here are the winning names:
Flux Winners
- Adam Souders
- Ceena
- eMeM
- Matthew Craig
- Annette Benkie
Forklift Winners
- Matt Milligan
- Silverhawkclass
- webbografico
- Ryan Bruce
- Garrett
- Shishir
- Russe
- Rauniste.eu
- blissdev
- Nicolas von Rosen
Thanks for entering, and don't forget to follow us on Twitter or subscribe to the RSS feed for information about our next giveaway (it will be a few copies of The Hit List)!
Thanks to everyone who entered our Cram giveaway for the chance to win one of five copies of the great study assistant from Simple Leap.
We've randomly chosen five winners – you guys certainly do have a lot of different topics to learn. My favorite suggestion is undoubtedly "I'd like to learn to be a paramedic" from Ben Hustis. Cram is a great app, but I think paramedic training may be beyond even Cram's capability!
Without further ado, here are the five lucky winners:
- Peter Jones
- Boudet Jérémie
- FiZ
- Zenn Canters
- Marcel
Thanks for entering, and we'll be sending through license codes to the winners shortly!
Cram is a great learning assistant for the Mac, with a flash-card interface and comprehensive testing functionality. If you'd like to know more, our review offers a good overview of what's on offer. The great news is that we have five copies to give away, courtesy of SimpleLeap, the developers of Cram.
All you need to do to enter is leave a comment on this post, letting us know what you'd like to learn with Cram's assistance. It could be anything from a new language, to the names of all your new office co-workers!
Five winners will be randomly selected in one week, on Wednesday 17th June. Best of luck, and as with all competitions, there's just one legal point to make – you aren't eligible to take part if you work for Envato.
To make sure you find out if you're a winner, feel free to follow us on Twitter or via RSS!


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As long as it is consumed in the recommended doses, GABA is considered safe. Taking more than the recommended amount may result in issues such as depression, anxiety or insomnia. It can also cause tingling in patches all over the body, numbness of the mouth and a sense of nausea. In rare cases, GABA has been responsible for causing such a massive imbalance in brain chemistry that it actually caused seizures. This is very rare. Because GABA is an amino acid, it is important to remember that supplementing this will have an effect on the levels of other amino acids in the body.
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An essential and overlooked piece of neo-noir, Jonathan Glazer's directorial debut Sexy Beast is one for the ages.
Featuring an ace cast that includes Ben Kingsley in an Oscar-nominated performance, everything from the visuals to the screenplay are impressive from start to finish. Playing out like an inverted version of Michael Mann's Thief, the story follows Gal (Ray Winstone), a retired safecracker living a comfortable life in Spain, who is forced to do one final heist by his former mentor, the completely insane and unhinged Don Logan (Ben Kingsley). Assembling a crack-team of operatives which includes mastermind Teddy Bass (Ian McShane, who steals the show more than once), the job entails robbing an underground vault in London by drilling through the wall of an adjacent Turkish bathhouse.
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