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D&D London
I provided Art Direction for restaurant group D&D London, for the relaunch of their corporate site and all 21 of their restaurant sites. Content for the corporate site was based around the unique atmosphere and services in each, What's On event guide and offers. New to the site was The Artful Diner magazine, with daily editorial content on food culture and the dining experience.
In addition to the main D&D London site were the 21 individual restaurant sites based on a flexible template along with a full eCrm delivery.
Each restaurant site can be found here http://www.danddlondon.com/restaurants
The examples sites shown are http://www.floriditalondon.com
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FHM Xbox 360
A three month campaign joining FHM magazine with Xbox 360, to offer users the chance to win a trip around the world to dream destinations with the FHM Honeys.
The campaign tied in the promotion of forth coming Xbox games, which related to the activities the winners got to take part in, in each of the destination countries they would visit.
The multi language Flash site engaged users through weekly and monthly challenges to increase their points, which then increased their chances of winning.
Emails were used to drive return visits and maintain engagement. There was also the chance to gain further points by chatting up their favourite FHM honey.
A target of 12,000 registrations was set, 53,000 were achieved. Average brand engagement per unique visitor was 40 minutes.
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Concepts, wireframing, user experience and lead design.
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High street bakers Greggs invited my previous agency STEEL to pitch for their digital account.
As a key member of the pitch team we won, then created the new websites using a phased approach to what would become an integrated and continuing digital strategy.
Channels included were websites, email, display advertising, viral videos and social media. The videos included here are from the pitch.
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Concept, pitch, video, wireframing, user experience, art direction and lead designer across all platforms.
BBC Worldwide
The BBC needed to improve their existing system for managing and tracking ad sales across their broadcast and digital platforms.
As art director and lead design we produced an internal site with calendars so members could manage the available ad slots around the world, across their different broadcast channels, websites and time zones. The site is also used to share audience insight and research for use in presentations and approaching their clients.
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Wireframing, user experience, art direction and design.
P&O Cruises
P&O Cruises wanted to create a site which emulated some of the on board events that are run for their kids clubs.
Appealing to a wide age range (2 to 17 years old) an interactive Flash sea world was made, which encouraged exploration to uncover hidden games and educational content.
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Concept, wireframing, design, illustration and animation.
Barts hospital
Barts needed a range of sites to promote their world leading range of products and services, to the local communities along with nationally for the products.
Leading the design, the sites where are made based off the same cms and widgets but skinned to provide each site with different branding and communication message to appeal to the various audiences.
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Wireframing, user experience, art direction and design.
- Sites are launching soon
Perfect pizza
Looking to rebrand and increasing their business in a competitive market Perfect Pizza needed a new site along with all the print material.
I developed wireframes for their first ecommerce site. Having a simple ordering process while still operating within the existing epos system was essential. I also worked on creating the new brand with the team.
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Got an Asthma Headache?
If you experience frequent headaches and notice that your asthma symptoms usually appear along with your painful, throbbing head, you may wonder what the connection is. Some researchers do believe that headaches and asthma can be related-and if your asthma is allergic in nature, this can make the relationship even stronger.
Two Separate Conditions that Make you Sick
You may just take it for granted that your headaches and asthma go hand in hand. But while the timing of your worst headache symptoms and your respiratory distress seem to be coordinated, you probably don't have any idea what the connection is between these two seemingly unrelated ailments that both make you feel so sick.
The Facts about Asthma Headache
People with allergies are up to 10 times more likely to experience migraine headaches, according to information presented by the American Headache Society. Further, in a recent American Migraine Study, between almost half to close to two-thirds of all respondents who suffered from migraine headaches also said they had allergies as well. Other studies have found similar links with asthma. And having a parent who also experiences both asthma and migraines seems to greatly increase your risk for your own painful head.
When Sensitivity Exists
Oftentimes when you get an asthma headache, you'll find that the pain seems to be more than you can bear. This could mean that you are experiencing a migraine, which is a type of headache that can cause severe pain, sensitivity to light and noise, clear nasal discharge and sometimes even nausea. Some doctors explain that migraines can occur when the nervous system has an extreme sensitivity to the environment. The same reaction is true with asthma, only the reaction to something in the environment occurs in the airways instead.
Another possible connection is that with allergies and allergic asthma, the body releases histamine, a chemical which can cause changes that trigger migraines as well as make your airways narrow.
Finally, most researchers don't know for sure which comes first: the asthma or the headache. But one of the conditions may trigger the other to occur in people who are prone to both issues. Identifying the order in which they occur in your situation, can be helpful information to enable you to avoid situations that could set off your worst symptoms of both conditions.
How to Treat an Asthma Headache
If asthma headaches are a serious concern for you, what steps can you take? First, it is important to get a medical diagnosis for each condition. Once you can verify that you do suffer from both ailments, you can work with your doctor to figure out how to treat each problem with medication and also environment control strategies in an attempt to prevent symptoms. Most doctors agree that each condition needs to be treated separately for best results. But keeping one problem well managed just may make it easier to manage the other as well.
So with a little effort and planning, you may be able to head off your asthma headaches and keep your most uncomfortable symptoms well under control.
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Vieira do Minho self-catering holiday accommodation is set in a municipality to the west of the city of Braga and to the south of the Peneda-Geres National Park, in an area noted for both its mountains and greenery, with dense forest, rivers and a number of picturesque old towns dotted around.
Vieira do Minho self-catering holiday rentals are found on the southern fringes of the Peneda-Geres National Park, which is the only protected area of its kind in the country, and provides a natural haven for a wealth of natural species, preserving some spectacular mountain scenery as well. It's a fantastic setting, full of interest for anyone with a passion for nature, and also boasting a number of sights relating to early human settlement. There are prehistoric monuments here, including dolmen, and, much later, interesting structures such as the Espigueiros of Soajo – large granite warehouses built for storing food. The park would be perfect for walks, with numerous marked trails leading to spectacular features such as the many impressive waterfalls in the park. Alternatively you could also make the short trip from a holiday villa in Vieira do Minho west to the historic city of Braga. The centre here offers an abundance of history, with a stunning medieval cathedral that is nearly a millennium old. Meanwhile you could also make for the hills that overlook the town to visit the medieval sanctuaries – Sameiro is particularly attractive and boasts medieval frescoes and paintings. Also very close to Vieira do Minho self-catering holiday accommodation is the city of Guimaraes, which is preserved as a UNESCO World heritage site, and regarded as one of the most beautiful places in the country. The castle, dating to the 900s is highly recommended.
The city of Porto is around an hour by southwest of holiday accommodation in Vieira do Minho. It's Portugal's second city, and is also listed as a World Heritage site thanks to its variety of cultural influences. The Ribeira area, overlooking the water is impressive, with a cluster of tall narrow renaissance buildings.
During your stay at holiday rentals in Vieira do Minho you'll experience slightly cooler conditions that would be expected further east or west, due to the presence of mountains. Still, summers are long and consistently warm here, with highs well above the mid-20s in July and August. Winters are mild to cool on high ground with more rainfall.
Porto Airport (OPO) is an hour by car from villas in Vieira do Minho, and you can fly here from the UK with Ryanair, TAP or EasyJet from London Gatwick (LGW), Stansted (STD) or Liverpool (LPL).


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Dylan I.
At UC Berkeley I'm working towards my Master's in Public Health in infectious disease while applying to medical school. I have years of experience tutoring for the SAT Reasoning Test as well as in the classroom as a statistics teaching assistant at Columbia University.
At Columbia I ran Varsity Track and Field for four years, where I set two school records and was named All-Ivy League two times and Academic-all Ivy League twice. I used a fifth year of eligibility to run cross country and track at Cal and am currently a volunteer assistant at Cal. For prospective NCAA athletes, I am extremely well versed in the recruiting process at both scholarship and non-scholarship levels.
I also conduct alumni interviews for Columbia applicants in the Bay area.
UC Berkeley School of Public Health, Class of 2013
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Columbia University in the City of New York, Class of 2011
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- Other than the aforementioned running, I love playing music and have played viola, violin, and sang in a number of eclectic groups, from string quartets to bluegrass to Klezmer. I adore my graduate program and will talk for hours about nerdy infectious disease-related topics. My other interests include reading, hanging out with my friends, and my dogs!


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Making Nail Polish with Deborah Lippmann!
Written on November 22, 2011 at 10:28 am , by April Franzino
A bathbtub filled with Deborah Lippmann nail polishes at the event- how amazing!
Last week, I was lucky enough to get to mix my very own shade of nail polish with lacquer queen Deborah Lippmann herself, who's famous for her stunning, outside-the-box shades and chunky glitter finishes. She and her talented staff very patiently guided me as I blended tiny drops of saturated yellow-red, black, yellow, white, and ruby pigments in a lacquer base to create a dusty lilac hue. Here's a peek at my workstation (before and after!):
Below, the finished product, which I named Tough Love, since it took so much time and effort to get just right. I now have a profound appreciation for the skill it takes to create something as deceivingly simple-sounding as a nail polish!
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Frances Bean Cobain Photoshoot with Hedi Slimane
"Slimane, famous for his stint at Dior Homme, sat down with Frances for a group of stark, revealing black and white photos that are simultaneously eerie because Frances looks like a woman (instead of the baby oft-photographed with her grunge-icon parents) and because Frances looks like the precise blend of mom and dad. But also, she looks beautiful, wearing little makeup and a lot of jewelry, staring down the camera like she was born for it (she was) and like she grew up in front of it (she didn't). Romantic, introspective, and intense: more Frances, please."


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Watch Out for LaddersFriday, January 13th, 2012
Today is Friday the 13th, and we'd like to wish everyone a Happy Friday the 13th. This day has always been good to the BlueClaws, as the team is 7-2 all-time on Friday the 13th.
The BlueClaws will actually play two Friday the 13th games this year, one in April against Hagerstown and anothyer in July against Hickory, both at FirstEnergy Park.
Here's the BlueClaws history on Friday the 13th:
- 2001: April, W 1-0 vs Hickory (11)…Two future big leaguers, Yoel Hernandez, six, and Eude Brito, three, helped pitch the shutout.
- 2003: June, L 7-5 vs Delmarva…Led 5-1 but gave up six runs in the eighth inning.
- 2004: August, W 7-3 and 11-0 vs Greensboro…Michael Buorn went 4-8 over the double-header and Randy Ruiz hit a home run in game two.
- 2005: May, W 10-4 at Delmarva…Jason Jaramillo went 4-4.
- 2007: April, W 9-5 at Hickory…'Claws pound out 14 hits including two from Quintin Berry, Adrian Cardenas, Tuffy Gosewisch, and three from Jay Miller.
- 2008: June, W 4-0 at DEL…six shutout innings from Chance Chapman.
- 2010: August, W 10-0 vs DEL…Trevor May threw seven shutout innings, Leandro Castro drove in three and Stephen Batts hit a home run.
- 2011: May, L 4-3 vs HAG…8,217 fans were here to see the Bryce Harper and Jesse Biddle struck him out in the first inning. However, Hagerstown scored four in the second before holding on for a 4-3 win.
April 13th, July 13th, both at 7:05. See you then.


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Last Week of Classes
It is insane how fast this semester has gone, and I cannot believe that this is not only my last week of classes but my last week ever living on this beautiful campus. I will miss it! It has been a good 3 years.
Easter Break
Is it sad that I almost wish my family was not going on vacation to the beautiful Outer Banks so that I could get work done for school over this break? I THINK SO! This may be the definition college senior probs.
Those days
Everyone has those days where you just don't feel like yourself. You are worn out, exhausted, and ready for a vacation. I have been feeling like that with the end of the semester coming near, but let me tell you it does get better with jokes/laughter, finishing projects that are due, breathing, taking a second to take care of yourself, and for me COFFEE. No one is superhuman let me tell you, coming from someone that definitely thought they were. :)


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Discovery of Tiktaalik Roseae Fossils Reveals Key Link in Evolution of Hind Limbs in Science Daily Jan. 13, 2014
You need to understand that although yes, the discovery did lead to this January 8, 2014 publication being reported here, the discovery itself was eight years ago. Carl Zimmer announced the publication of it in his blog, The Loom, on April 5,2006 in a post called Walking Towards Land
The [2004] discovery of well-preserved pelves [plural of pelvis] and a partial pelvic fin from Tiktaalik roseae, a 375 million-year-old transitional species between fish and the first legged animals, reveals that the evolution of hind legs actually began as enhanced hind fins.
This challenges existing theory that large, mobile hind appendages were developed only after vertebrates transitioned to land.
"Previous theories, based on the best available data, propose that a shift occurred from 'front-wheel drive' locomotion in fish to more of a 'four-wheel drive' in tetrapods," said Neil Shubin, PhD, Robert R. Bensley Distinguished Service Professor of Anatomy at the University of Chicago and corresponding author of the study, which marks Shubin's inaugural article as a member of the National Academy of Sciences. "But it looks like this shift actually began to happen in fish, not in limbed animals."
The Science Daily piece does have nice quotes from Shubin … And:
Shubin, author of the 2009 book Your Inner Fish, will be hosting a three-part TV series based on the book on PBS in April 2014, tracing the origins of the human body through the DNA of living animals and the legacies of now-extinct, but biologically important species such as Tiktaalik roseae.
Carl Zimmer has a long blog post on this called How We Got On Land, Bone by Bone. This has already been reported on Tumblr by dendroica
Now, let's turn to the actual paper, in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences: "Pelvic girdle and fin of Tiktaalik roseae"
Neil H. Shubin, Edward B. Daeschler, and Farish A. Jenkins, Jr.
PNAS 2014/01/08 doi: 10.1073/pnas.1322559111
Freely available online [in PDF format] through the PNAS open access option.
Significance [from Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences]
The earliest tetrapods have robust limbs, particularly hind limbs that are enlarged and supported by a number of modifications to the pelvic girdle. In contrast, the closest relatives of tetrapods maintain small and weakly ossified pelvic appendages as compared with the pectorals.
This observation has led to the "front wheel drive" hypothesis that held that the closest relatives of tetrapods emphasized pectoral support and locomotion whereas significant pelvic support and locomotion was a tetrapod innovation. The discovery of pelvic girdle and fin material of the tetrapodomorph Tiktaalik roseae reveals a transitional stage in the origin of the pelvic girdle and appendage: although retaining primitive skeletal architecture, these elements are enhanced in size and robusticity much like tetrapods.
SOURCE: Pelvic girdle and fin of Tiktaalik roseae
[1][2] The holotype (the type specimen that defines the species) of Tiktaalik roseae. Photo by Nathan Pierson/ANSP.
[3] Dr. Neil Shubin with a model of Tiktaalik roseae. © The Field Museum, Photographer John Weinstein
[4] An updated illustration of Tiktaalik roseae in its natural environment. (Credit: University of Chicago, Neil Shubin)


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A 44-year old Kalispell, Montana man is dead after being hit by a car while allegedly taking part in a "Bigfoot" hoax. Troopers say Randy Lee Tenley was wearing a "ghillie suit" when two vehicles struck him on Highway 93 Sunday evening.A ghillie suit is a type of three-dimensional camouflage, sometimes worn by military snipers. The suits are available online and at hunting shops. Troopers say the get-up played a big role in his death. Tenley was in the right-hand lane of Highway 93 South when a vehicle driven by a 15-year old girl hit him."He probably would not have been very easy to see at all," said Montana Highway Patrol Trooper Jim Schneider.Another car swerved and avoided Tenley, but a third car wasn't able to and ran him over."It appears the pedestrian was well into the driving lane," said Schneider. Officials closed Highway 93 for two hours on Sunday night as firefighters directed traffic and officers investigated. What they found is troubling."According to his companions, he was out there in the ghillie suit attempting to incite a sighting of Bigfoot, to make people think they had seen a Sasquatch," Schneider said.The investigation is ongoing. Troopers are still waiting on toxicology results to see if Tenley was impaired.
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No . . . It's not Stalking! Use Competitive Intelligence to Gain Market Advantage.
A paradox is currently surfacing on the business landscape: Companies that have abundant resources are still falling short of success in today's competitive world. In such scenarios, one can only question what exactly is going "wrong." Companies with appropriate and abundant resources, plus smart management, usually make their mark. With the exceeding number of competitors in the market, it is not shocking to see large companies liquidate early in their business life cycle. In order to survive in the current competitive world, it is crucial to profile the competition so that you knowwhat they are doing, why they are doing it,how they are doing it, and when they are doing it. Companies today spend a great deal of time and resources on Competitive Intelligence.
Competitive Intelligence is the process of regularly monitoring your competition, within a specific market place, to ensure that they do not steal your market share. It consists of having the knowledge of what they plan to do, along with the strategies they will employ, even before they bring them to light. It involves careful planning in the selection of the business strategies that they will use to counteract the competition.


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Ill Warren Jeffs moved to prison hospital
Source: The Oklahoman - Aug 30, 2011 at 5:33 PM
HOUSTON (AP) — Polygamist sect leader Warren Jeffs, described by a Texas prison official as "awake and alert," was moved Tuesday to a prison hospital for additional treatment after he became sick while fasting. Texas Department of Criminal Justice spokeswoman Michelle Lyons said Jeffs was flown Tuesday the 215 miles from East Texas Medical Center in Tyler, where he was admitted Sunday, to the Texas prison hospital at Galveston. "He's still in critical but stable condition," she said. Jeffs, 55, last week was assigned to the Powledge Unit, about 100 miles southeast of Dallas, to serve his life sentence for sexually assaulting underage girls.Read more on NewsOK.com


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Excellent pre-k program (good organized home-work tasks and classes, strong learning program, good discipline) and Mrs. Guerin is a great teacher!
Love this school! My kids have been at Salinas since it opened in 2007. This year I have a child in kinder, fourth, and fifth. They are getting a great education. The teachers are wonderful. They go above and beyond to help the kids succeed. They have a great TAG program. The music teacher puts together a rocking after school choir and instrumental ensemble. The staff has always been kind and helpful. My kids love school! They love learning! They are out of bed and dressed before I am because they are excited to start their day at Salinas.
My son went here for his 5th grade year. Unfortunately, the teachers and staff did nothing to help with the bullying that he was undergoing until HE retaliated! He is a kindhearted and joyful child who did what he was supposed to do. We decided to pull him out and continue homeschooling him because of it. Also, their main focus is on the TAKS test. Which means, the teachers only check homework now and then, and don't bother to see if a child is actually learning the curriculum.
This is the best school we have seen or experienced out of the 4 we have had experience with. The teaching staff is caring and involved. The office staff is helpful and kind. We LOVE this school!!
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This school is wonderful. It's new and just opened in Jan 2007. The teachers are excellent, administrative staff is wonderful and compassionate. My child learned a lot and did well on the TAKS test and her grades were fair and consistent. The teachers respond to questions very quickly via e-mail and phone.
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Stubb's Wikipedia article says he graduated from a U.S. high school and later from a U.S. college.
He seems like a reasonable fellow. May we have him back, or at least borrow him for a little while?
First commandment: Absolutely silly. Because obviously trying to be whiter than white would definitely had made Robert Mugabe or the Burmese Junta think twice. I mean come on, could we be any more naive?!
Second commandment: What initially sounds like a call to arms for a strong EU to challenge on the world stage forgets the minor details which always derail the pro-Lisbon treaty lobby. Firstly, the EU itself still hasn't got a clue how to deal with a resurgent Russia let alone China, Iran or Turkey. The EU can barely get on with America without resorting to a trade war. Secondly, asking a load of member states with different alleigences with nations outside of the EU to get along and form one single policy has utterly failed. Then again...
Third Commandment: Here we go! Ye Olde "bribe the bad guys with lots of cash" trick! This is how Stubb wants the EU to act overseas in future: curry favour with huge dollops of euro and hope for the best. What was that about not being hypocritical? Of course we can't dictate to errant nations the values of democracy and the rule of law but basically paying them off while wearing the hair shirt of self critisim is hardly the best alternative!
In actually Stubb offers nothing new. He falls into the same trap many liberal Europeans do: blame everything thats ever happened on themselves and in some kind of neo-victorian patronising and cynical ego-trip try and make things right but not in a way which would inconvenience the dictatorships and juntas out there (i.e. give them lots of cash and hope for the best!!!)
His main argument is that the "west" (ie EU and America) has largely failed in promoting democracy and human rights because we are so blind to our own imperfections. Mr Stubb quotes the former Finnish president Paasikivi, who said (roughly) that "acknowledging the truth is the beginning of wisdom".
Democracy in the west is a damn shame. A sham, a fake and not democratic at all. Two party/coalition dictatorship where money, manipulation, lies and propaganda decides who gets elected. Often the biggest crook of them all, the crook that will be handed power as a dictator to rule the country.
No matter if he is with party twedeldee or twedeldoo, most the policies of those parties/coalitions will be the same and go through with the people having no influence at all.
In many ways with all this pressure on China is ironic, considering the state of our own democracy. China might have one party, but the party cannot dictate, and the regular people participate in the party and have increasing influence(pressure) over individual decisions.
Currency wise we nag China about changing their values and claiming they manupulate things, but we forget that we ourselves manipulate the markets the most. Like kids we cry when someone use our own methods against us.
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Don't become intoxicated with your own eloquence and wisdom! Your statement "there cannot be different versions of democracy" (I will focus only on this point) is not true. Let us take the 1950s in Britain, for example. Those who remember that time will confirm that politics and society's attitudes to all kinds of issues were quite different then than today. But would you say that there was no democracy in Britain at that time? If you were to claim that there was a "flawed" democracy, then I and many would disagree. I maintain that today's democracy in Britain (and a whole range of other democratic countries) is quite different from that of 60 years ago -- and perhaps it is more flawed today than then.
I think rather than lecturing the case for rights/law/freedom should be made, which is more or less what David Cameron was doing, I think.
Freedom is meaningless if it doesn't respect others and if there aren't the economic and environmental wealth to use it.
The main disagreement I'd have is with the focus on fiscal 'consolidation' whatever that is, that's a focus on the symptoms rather than the cause, namely weak or too low demand.
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Do you believe that Britain does not belong to Europe? Please look at the map.
Mr Stubb does not come from British Isles. He comes from a mainland city in Northern Europe http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Stubb
He is European alright. A bright mind. His lecture in LSE is one of the best I have ever read about the future goals of EU.
What do you mean by ""meaningless" eastern Europe"? Is that an inferiority complex or something? There are individuals who are more educated and there are individuals who are less educated and you can find these individuals in all parts of Europe. You just cannot say that a part of Europe is meaningless, be it East, South, West or North. That can be called cultural racism or something.
EL just meant that the term "eastern Europe" is arguably meaningless. He did not mean that easten Europe is "meaningless". Ain't that a fallacy that you committed?
EU is a voluntary union. Strict criteria are applied to countries that want to join the EU. It is especially advantageous for smaller countries as they have unproportionally high influence on "Brussels" compared with big countries. If a country would like not to join the EU, that is OK. Norway and Switzerland are doing just fine. Islanders thought first that it would be better not to join the EU but now they not not think so any more.
Oh .. there can be different versions of election systems and different government models but there cannot be different versions of democracy. German Democratic Republic only pretended to be a democratic republic. So do North Korea, Russia, China. Keeping a Nobel Peace Prize laureate in a prison cell is not nice. In my opinion. Some Chinese may say that I am wrong but I will not change my mind only because some Chinese say so. And I do not believe that this can be called Western arrogance. Human rights are universal.
I dare say that Iraq is on the right path. They have free elections. Iraq is not any more agressive towards its neighbors (Iran, Kuwait) nor towards their religuous/ethnic minorities. Afghanistan is a different story. But if you do not fight Taliban in their territory they believe you are weak and they will attack you on your own territory. They want to convert all world to their faith. I believe Taliban is as evil as Stalinism or Hitlerism and it must be contained in order to avoid bigger damage.
What do you mean by collective human rights? Homosexuals, disabled? Of course these rights must be protected. So we should also protect other minorities. I believe the collective human righs are pretty well protected in EU. At least better than in most other countries.
I liked the heading, but am not that excited about the rest; the tone seems more British than European. I suppose that's because Mr. Stubb comes from the British Isles and not from, for example, the "meaningless" eastern Europe.
I agree that the EU should not go around "lecturing and hectoring", as he put it in the context of China, but Brussels should also not lecture and hector smaller countries, including those of the EU itself. There has been a lot of that on the eastern fringes...
Another point that I would like to make is that I am thoroughly tired of "the West" trying to impose its view of government, including its view of democracy, on the rest of the world. Iraq is a striking example of the catastrophe that this can produce. Getting rid of Saddam and his closest cronies would have sufficed. Can there not be different versions of "democracy", that are still democratic?
And the final point, for the present, that I would like to make is that I am tired of the constant harping on human rights. I am all for human (individual) rights, don't get me wrong, but there are other kinds of rights as well -- collective human rights, for example. For large, powerful countries this does not seem to be an issue, but it is a very real issue for smaller countries and peoples. And then there is the matter of obligations, to balance rights, but that is an entirely different topic.
An excellent speech from FM Stubb and a clarion call for the EU member states to face the facts on the global stage. The world will not wait for ever for the EU to get its act together. It should be quite easy to figure out the difference it makes as to 27 separate foreign policies v.s. one, EU foreign policy.
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Can you help me with my terrible case of imposter syndrome?
I'm a middle-aged professional woman and I went through a career change about three years ago, into a field that I've had a longstanding interest in. The phrase 'dream job' wouldn't be inaccurate.
Since then I've gotten several significant raises and a promotion, and am now facing another de facto promotion. About a year or so in, I was given funding to hire someone to do the job I was initially hired to do so that I could focus on 'higher level' issues. I've now been given funding to add an additional handful of people to my department in newly created positions so that I can lead this part of our organization onward and upward. The jobs I'm hiring for are all salaried and themselves high-profile. Most of these positions were created -- get this -- at my request.
Each time the stakes rise higher, I freak out, my anxiety skyrockets, and I lean heavily on my anti-anxiety meds and use Ambien to help me sleep for six months or so until it plateaus again. I have prescriptions for both of those things and I work with a doctor to determine how much to use them and I don't have any dependency issues, but still, when I find myself dialing 1-800-Xanax on a regular basis, I know I'm not doing terribly well.
I feel like I am just lucky to have been given this job in the first place (I got an interview because I had an 'in' at the organization and I'm certain my resume would otherwise have been quietly tossed in the trash.) I worry that others resent me. I worry that the people who work for me will see that I am secretly unqualified or damaged in some way that I can't really do my job and am just faking it.
I am not depressed and am otherwise healthy and have a nice life. I like my job and the work of the organization.
How can I stop flipping out and feeling like these people don't realize it, but they've hired a dud?
I'd appreciate it if people could try to keep 'seek therapy' dialed down -- I don't have time for it, really, sincerely, and I am skeptical about its effectiveness for good reasons.
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feel like I am just lucky to have been given this job in the first place (I got an interview because I had an 'in' at the organization
does it help at all to realize that this is how a great percentage of people get jobs? a personal recommendation is often just plain more valuable than a stellar resume. i have absolutely gotten jobs i wasn't qualified for on paper because someone vouched for me. i have also given jobs that people didn't seem initially qualified for because i trusted the recommendation of someone who knew the job requirements. sometimes that's really frustrating when you're looking for a job and don't have connections. that's not a reason to feel unqualified though.
you might find it useful to keep an accomplishments journal. it seems self-centered at first, but it can help when the brain gets all spiral-y and full of doubt. when you complete a project or fix a problem or come up with an idea that won out in the end, write it down. write down compliments you received about whatever it was. don't allow any negativity in the journal. if you feel like you need balance, you can keep another journal where doubts go, but this one is just to keep a record of achievements so you can remind yourself.
finally, unless you think your company is really poorly managed, they aren't going to create entire departments unless they see the value in it, and they aren't going to follow your lead unless they see the value in you. for some of us who struggle with low self esteem we have to learn to listen to the compliments harder and be quicker to discard the critiques.
i know it's all easier said than done and i've never found a magic wand for anxiety, but from your own words it sounds like you are doing really well professionally and have a lot to be proud of. sometimes anxiety is just broken parts of our brains trying to keep us from being happy.
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Here are some good tips
. I have found that finding a mentor for yourself and being one for another person very helpful.
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This is a strategy that's helped my own impostor syndrome: whenever I get an email or memo or anything that says something nice about me, I print it out and put it in a special folder. Then, when I'm in one of those awful "oh god I'm completely incompetent" spirals I take out the folder and read through it. It's especially helpful having documents from multiple people in there, because really, if I truly were incompetent how many people could I fool?
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Maybe it might help to see how Richard Feynman dealt with it (see http://calteches.library.caltech.edu/52/2/dignified.htm , starting with "At Cornell, I'd work on preparing my courses"). Or, more generally, to note that even the most accomplished people feel the same way sometimes.
You didn't trick anyone into giving you raises or promotions or subordinates. You've gotten these things because The Powers That Be decided you were so important to your organization that they would rather have you in your current role than in your previous ones. They're not somehow stuck with you when they don't want you; they *do* want you. If they decide you make their lives better in your more important roles, who are you to argue?
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Here's the thing that drives me bonkers: odds are that ever successful person got there through a mix of hard work, being at the right place at the right time and dumb luck. Lots of people work very hard and very diligently and never get anywhere. Some other people hit the dumb luck jackpot and they do great things. Regardless of how you got to where you are - you can do good things. Several people are now employed and will have nice things on their résumé because of your dumb luck. That's a good thing. Right? The folks who hired you? What do they know? Probably dumb lucky too.
Someone I know works in the marketing field as a designer. She once remarked when yet another higher up watered down her good work that it didn't matter -- you could either have an ego or you can make friends. Friends find you that next job. Friends recommend you. Friends make your life easier. It's an interesting perspective.
Lastly, my driving desire for employment as of the last few years: I want to work with good people. Full stop. Anything else is gravy. Because nothing makes me hate a job more than crappy people.
You may be good people.
Good people are hard to find and they ought to be rewarded. What if you went to work tomorrow with the attitude: my job is to do good work with and for good people. Full stop.
And, okay, no therapy. The doctor prescribes at least 1 hour of full body massage every other week until March. You need to release this tension. Go every week if you can. Cheaper or equivalent to therapy and you won't cry as much.
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Buddhists would say that impostor syndrome comes from ego asserting itself, and a way to address it would be to cultivate gratitude toward your situation and those that have helped you along the way, and to do your best to give similar opportunities to those similarly deserving.
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I know you're not into therapy. How do you feel about self-help books? I went to an Imposter Syndrome seminar by
Dr. Valerie Young
that I found extremely useful, and she has now written a book. Her seminar contained some techniques for dealing with imposter-syndrome thoughts that have been useful to me. Presumably her book contains similar information.
The most effective technique for me has been to keep track of my accomplishments as objectively and quantitatively as I can. Whatever kind of measurable outcomes you have in your job, keep track of them for yourself. Seek honest, objective feedback wherever possible, and record it. Doing this helps me get a more realistic sense of my performance. It's easier for me to push back against the imposter-syndrome thoughts if I have data on my side.
I also ask myself questions when I'm having imposter-syndrome thoughts. I ask myself "Why do you think you're actually incompetent? Why do you think so-and-so secretly resents you?" and try to nail it down to some actual evidence. That process helps me ground myself in reality. If there actually is a problem, that process helps me identify it and figure out how to solve it.
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You may be alright.
I read your question twice. It sounds like you work hard and try to get the job done; you didn't lie during your interview and you didn't fake your resume. We'll assume that the previous statements are true. All those meds/therapy help you keep you focused on the goals for the successful completion of your projects/tasks. You may not have Ivy League education but you may have what is needed for the job (I have seen boatloads of Ivy Leaguers who are true slackers). You keep this in mind and implement your ideas. Now, if you have no ideas, then you may have some catching up to do. Good news is that you have people working under you; if you pick the right team, they will contribute to your success. In the meantime, you work as hard as you can to catch up with whatever you think you are lacking in terms of skills etc. Also bear in mind that every level-headed hard worker in fields that require critical thinking suffers from a certain degree of impostor syndrome.
Back to your question of how can you "stop flipping out and feeling like these people don't realize it, but they've hired a dud?" There are things you can control and things you cannot. So, you do your end and make a true and honest effort to do the job to the best of your ability and enjoy the ride.
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Seeing multiple religions groups; Christian, Jewish, Muslim, ect… and people from all different beliefs and backgrounds coming together and sharing in the passing and praying for the 20 angels and 6 brave souls (including my former elementary school principal Dawn Hochsprung) that lost their lives on Friday morning has got to be one of the most powerful and moving thing I've ever Witnessed.
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It might be time for you to go. It might be time to change, to shine out. I want to repeat one word for you: Leave. Roll the word around on your tongue for a bit. It is a beautiful word, isn't it? So strong and forceful, the way you have always wanted to be. And you will not be alone. You have never been alone. Don't worry. Everything will still be here when you get back. It is you who will have changed. ― Blue Like Jazz (via tarvertalkshere)
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Women across Ethiopia are taking the lead in combating tuberculosis (TB). The government of Ethiopia is working with the UK government and the Global Fund, to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria by training 37,000 women as health extension workers (HEW). These women, who are selected from their communities, are provided with training in 17 different health "packages," from sanitation and hygiene to AIDS education. Thanks to the HEW program, more than 90% of Ethiopia's population now has access to health care.
TB is a major public health concern in Ethiopia, and it is a large part of the workload for these health workers. HEWs provide supervision during the treatment period, visiting patients at their homes. But cultural and geographical barriers to treatment for TB remain, particularly for women.
A new project – TB REACH – is training HEW to provide diagnostic and treatment services in the home. As a result, women now have the same access to TB services as men. TB notifications in the project area have doubled and HEWs report increased job satisfaction, as well as greater respect from their communities. This pilot project is now being expanded nationally.
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It certainly sounded exciting. It started out as an end-of-the-year talent show skit for the students.
But now the teachers who created the "Glow-Stick Girls" have discovered their act is going national.
America's Got Talent asked them to audition for the TV show Thursday in Nashville.
There are 15 teachers at Rockvale Elementary School that came up with a cute little skit to surprise the kids at the school talent show last year.
The Glow-Stick Girls then went on to win the Rutherford County talent show.
As the YouTube video got more and more popular, it seemed over until the phone rang at the school.
They got a call on Nov. 30, asking them to audition for America's Got Talent.
The teachers had just 13 days to prepare. Who would have ever thought librarians, secretaries and parents would all be scrambling to come up with a better glow-stick costume.
They had 13 days to come up with a dance that will win judges over.
These aren't professional dancers, just a group of fun-loving dedicated teachers who age between 25 and 52 years old.
Of course, during all this time, the teachers are not just performing, they are teaching.
Thursday's audition in Nashville is for producers only. If they pass the producers, round two is on national TV here on Channel 4.
The group also had to change its name and they added a male teacher. No more Glow-Stick Girls - now it's Rhythm Education.
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Eight families have been displaced following an apartment complex fire in Clayton County, according to Clayton County Fire Department officials.
It happened at the Highland Arms apartments in the 5500 block of Riverdale Road.
Fire officials said one building containing eight units was destroyed. Six of those units were destroyed by fire damage and two by water damage.
Fire officials said the cause of the fire is not considered suspicious. The fire started in the kitchen, but officials said structural damage from the fire has slowed investigators from confirming what sparked the fire.
No injuries were reported.
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