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PepsiCo Route Sales Associate Interview Questions
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Interviews for Top Jobs at PepsiCo
- Merchandiser (33)
- RSR Route Sales Representative (28)
- Sales Representative (27)
- Intern (26)
- Operations Resource (19)
- District Sales Leader (16)
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- Marketing Analyst (5)
- Packer (5)
- District Sales Leader Designate (5)
- Full Time Merchandiser (5)
- Warehouser I (5)
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- Sales Associate (4)
- Internship (4)
- Marketing Intern (4)
- Sales Intern (4)
- IT Specialist (3)
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Route Sales Associate Interview
I applied online. The process took 2 months - interviewed at PepsiCo in June 2014.
Started an application for Frito lay about a couple months ago and received a call about a month later to set up an interview. Had to fill out some paperwork and had the first of two interviews. Interview was very smooth and comfortable, nothing out of the ordinary. About a week later was emailed to receive second interview with larger and smaller district managers. Again interview was very smooth and comfortable. Set up ride along a week later with a very seasoned guy and he gave me all the ins and outs. Returned to the DC and was given an offer and took my drug test that day. Their drug test isn't the usual urine test. They use hair samples because it is more accurate and can go back about 6 months or so. Start in two weeks.
- Why Frito?
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Route Sales Associate InterviewApplication Details
I applied online. The process took 4+ weeks - interviewed at PepsiCo in April 2013.Interview Details
Two phase interview process.Interview Questions
Negotiation DetailsNo nego.Accepted OfferPositive ExperienceAverage Interview
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Route Sales Associate InterviewApplication Details
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks - interviewed at PepsiCo.Interview Details
The hiring process took 4 weeks because of a hiring freeze. The interview wasn't very long, questions just pertained to previous work history.Interview Questions
Negotiation DetailsThere wasn't any. Set amount of pay for Route Sales associates. Nothing was negotiable.Accepted OfferEasy Interview
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Route Sales Associate InterviewApplication Details
I applied online. The process took 4+ weeks - interviewed at PepsiCo in May 2012.Interview Details
You will meet up in a group information session and they will try to weed out people by mentioning about people with drug or traffic violation history several times. They will talk about all the great benefits. Then you will be set up for a ride along with an experienced RSR. You will then take a drug test, not the typical urine test but a hair sample right off of your body. Finally you will have an interview with a recruiter, business development manager, and the district manager.Interview Questions
Negotiation DetailsNo negotiation, they will tell you that you will start at $45k, but that is including the benefits they pay most of. You will actually make $39k not including over time which is actually 0.5/hr not 1.5/hr which is the standard rate.Accepted OfferNegative ExperienceEasy Interview
- If you look out of shape, look too old, you will won't make it. The questions are very generic and very easy if you ever been to an interview. Just relate the answers from previous experiences at a job. Answer Question
Route Sales Associate InterviewApplication Details
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks - interviewed at PepsiCo in January 2011.Interview Details
Once you are through the application process, you are contacted by a human resources employee for an interview. It took about 20 minutes and it was just your basic interview questions about past experiences, but also a short role play where you are to sell a product to the interviewer.
I heard back about two weeks later and was scheduled for an interview with the two District Managers that I would be working directly for. Also, very easy and laid back, just standard questions about past challenges and what not. It lasted about an hour. Called back a week later to offer job and to go take a physical and a drug test.Interview Questions
Negotiation DetailsYou take it or leave itAccepted OfferEasy Interview
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Though it was no longer much of a surprise by the time he took the stage, Clint Eastwood appeared at the Republican National Convention's final night to support Gov. Mitt Romney's bid for the Presidency. The world-famous actor and director produced a comic routine that attacked current presidential policy before turning to more inspirational(…)


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I suspect the connection is via DnBNord... the bank in our study was the Latvian branch, but I believe the headquarters are in Copenhagen (although as I recall the whole lot may be owned by DnB NOR in Norway.)The full list of banks is in the paper in Table V.
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We LOVE images! Especially ones that move (seems like we picked the right business then, eh?). On our travels through the internet we sometimes leave the road and "accidentally" come across some really great viral videos (after all we should be working, right?) that we're just dying to show somebody. Well we've decided to use this page to share some of our favorites as we stumble across them. Enjoy!
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MSNBC Shows Turkey Slaughtering Behind Palin
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This blog presents John A. McCurdy's first book, Becoming Bruce: The Early Life & Work of Bruce Cockburn, a short but in-depth study covering the period 1945-1970 in the life and work of Canadian music artist Bruce Cockburn. It aims to provide a popular yet scholarly treatment of its subject. Enjoy! – though please note: no portion of this book may be reproduced in any format without the express permission of the author.
About the Author:
John grew up in Burlington, Ontario, and currently resides in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. He is the owner and proprietor of Vintage Histories & Stories. He started listening to Bruce Cockburn's work at age thirteen and first saw Bruce perform live at Hamilton Place at age fifteen. He holds a B.A. Honours with Distinction in English and History, an interdisciplinary M.A. in Globalization Studies from McMaster University, and a B.Ed. in Intermediate-Senior English and History Instruction from the University of Toronto. Contact John at: email@example.com
Since this book was released on WordPress in October 2010, three important new books about Bruce Cockburn have been published.
The first is theology Professor Brian J. Walsh's long awaited Kicking at the Darkness: Bruce Cockburn and the Christian Imagination, published in November 2011 by Brazos Press: http://bakerpublishinggroup.com/books/kicking-at-the-darkness/289580. Those interested in the perspective Walsh takes in his book should check out this article Walsh published recently in the Huffington Post http://www.huffingtonpost.com/brian-j-walsh/pacing-the-cage-with-bruce-cockburn_b_1192730.html.
The second is True North: A Life Inside the Music Business (McClelland & Stewart), a memoir published in April 2012 by Bernie Finkelstein, Bruce Cockburn's long time manager and friend: http://www.mcclelland.com/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9780771047930.
The third and the most recent called is World of Wonders: The Lyrics and Music of Bruce Cockburn (CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform). It comes from American folk musician and music writer Jim Heald, and can be ordered here: http://home.comcast.net/~jimheald/jheald.htm.
Some Excellent Cockburn Related Online Resources:
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Gavin's Woodpile: http://www.brucecockburn.org/
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True North Records' Bruce Cockburn Page: http://www.truenorthrecords.com/Artists.php?artist_id=12


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NEW YORK — The NHL labor talks are set to resume Tuesday with six owners and players scheduled to meet without a couple of the key figures from each side.
With negotiations to resolve the lockout at a standstill, the league and union finalized the details for the unusual bargaining session over the weekend. The meeting will include the small group of owners and players, staff members, and counsel on each side, but commissioner Gary Bettman and NHLPA executive director Donald Fehr will not be present.


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Davey Richards, just days after pulling out of a Pro Wrestling NOAH tour, announced on Facebook that he was leaving ROH just two weeks before he was scheduled to finish up at Final Battle.
"With a heavy heart, I can announce I announce that myself and ROH have parted ways for good and I will not be at Final Battle. Please continue to support them and the incredible talent they have, Thanks for the memories. It was an amazing ride."
The decision not to use Richards came from ROH management, likely due to an interview he did with Total Wrestling, a U.K. publication.
Richards & Eddie Edwards were scheduled to face Jay Lethal & Roderick Strong on the 12/14 Final Battle show at the Hammerstein Ballroom. Management was not happy with an interview Richards did in Total Wrestling, a U.K. publication, and two weeks ago it appeared he was done before Final Battle. He apologized to the locker room at the 11/15 show in Dearborn, MI, during a team meeting saying his comments were taken out of context.
The key quotes in the interview were saying that the tag titles and singles titles mean less than they had in the past, and was critical of the booking of the singles title, and said that he didn't care about the iPPV issues, saying, "If they can't get their crap together, that's their problem. I just worry about showing up, doing my job in the ring, and they can do whatever they ant with that stuff. It's their deal."
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Light and nature inspired works are the best!
United Visual Artists: Canopy + Connection
Short documentary about two art installations by London-based art and design practice United Visual Artists. The works are located in Toronto and were commissioned by Lanterra Developments for their Maple Leaf Square development. Video by inkblot media.
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3D tactile maps!
Tissandier, Albert, 1839-1906, artist.
Ascension du 26 septembre 1876, 700 mètres
1 drawing : graphite, ink wash, gouche and lead white.
Hyun Jin Jeong of Earth Dyeing, brings back the historic tradition of natural dye with her new clothing line. Through her masters thesis work, Jeong collected 45 soils from various regions to create a range of soil based paints that can be applied directly to fabrics. Her work has resulted in a series of textiles imprinted with geometric patterning and varying washes of color.
Jeong sees her efforts as only the beginning. "My vision of textile futures is the rediscovery of everyday materials from nature," she says. "There are many different natural materials that were once used but are now forgotten. I think rediscovering these materials and using them wisely is essential for a sustainable future."
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Bears in Kosovo under protection,
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For many years, the Republic of Kosovo had no regulations covering the keeping of brown bears. more ►
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For many years, the Republic of Kosovo had no regulations covering the keeping of brown bears. more ►
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Kosovo Minister of Foreign Affairs Mr. Enver Hoxhaj welcomed on September 3rd the new Ambassador of the Czech Republic to Kosovo, Mr. Ivo Šilhavý. more ►
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President of the Republic of Kosovo Madam Atifete Jahjaga received on September 3rd, 2014 the new Ambassador of the Czech Republic to Kosovo, Mr. Ivo Šilhavý. more ►
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Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic and the Embassy of the Czech Republic in Pristina have prepared together with the Kosovo Independent Commission of Mining and Minerals (ICMM) the seminar on "Investment and Export Opportunities… more ►
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Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs met with Minister for European Integration and the Minister of Commerce and Industry of the Republic of Kosovo on August 19, 2014. more ►
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President of Kosovo Atifete Jahjaga received the Ambassador of the Czech Republic Jiři Doležel in connection with the termination of the mission. more ►
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Minister of the Interior and the Police President visited Kosovo on the 10th of July. During their stay they familiar with the work of the Czech contingent in the mission EULEX, expressed support for the Czech police officers and met with the… more ►
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Dr Pavel Zeman the Supreme public prosecutor visited Kosovo from May 13th to 15th. more ►
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On January 13, 2014 Head of the Czech Embassy in Kosovo Mr. Jiri Dolezel awarded Silver Medal of Jan Masaryk to Mr. Karel Ulik for his personal active support and valuable cooperation in performing the common tasks in Kosovo. Mr. Karel Ulik has… more ►
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On 26 November 2013, the Ambassador of the Czech Republic Jiri Dolezel signed with the Minister of Finance Besim Beqaj a bilateral agreement for the avoidance of double taxation and the prevention of fiscal evasion with respect to taxes on… more ►
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On 18th of November 2013, the Czech writer Ms. Marketa Hejkalova introduced the first edition of her book "The Evidence of Her Life", in Albanian language in Pristina. At the solemn presentation of the book in the National Library of Kosovo, the… more ►
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From November 20 through 23, 2013 a working visit by the Foreign Affairs Department Director of the Office of the President of the Czech Republic, Mr. Hynek Kmoníček, took place in Kosovo. Within this 3-day trip he was received by the leading… more ►
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On 31 October, the Ambassador of the Czech Embassy in Pristina Mr Jiří Doležel held a meeting with the Commander of KFOR, Major General Salvatore Farina. The meeting took place within a visit from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Czech… more ►
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On 28 October, on the occasion of the Czech Statehood Day (28th October 1918, Declaration of the Independent Czechoslovakia), the Ambassador of the Czech Embassy in Pristina Mr Jiří Doležel paid a visit to the memorial of the Czech soldiers… more ►
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On 22nd October 2013, the Czech Embassy in Pristina organized a gala concert on the ocassion of the Czech Statehood Day (28th October 1918, Declaration of the Indepenedent Czechoslovakia). The most outstanding Czech vilonist Mr Pavel Šporcl and… more ►
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The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic welcomes the European Commission´s "Enlargement Strategy and Main Challenges 2013-2014'' of 16 October 2013 and agrees with its general conclusions and recommendations as well as with the… more ►
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New Czech nationality legislation will take effect on 1 January 2014. The title of the new act is "Act No. 186/2013 concerning the nationality of the Czech Republic and amending certain acts"; the short title version is " the Czech Nationality… more ►
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On 21-22 September 2013, the Czech members of the EULEX Mission stood Guard of Honour watch at the EULEX Department of Forensic Medicines where the remains of Audrius Šenavičius were kept before repatriation to Lithuania. more ►
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The Student-Athletes' High Four-Year Plan
Freshman Year:
· Meet with counselor to discuss core classes
· Get to know the coaches
· Work on your grades- Grade 9 Counts!!!
· Attend sports camps
· Think realistically about ability
· Think about academic and career goals
· Begin sports resume
· Know NCAA and NAIA rules and regulations
Sophomore Year:
· Keep grades up!!!!
· Take PSAT or PLAN
· Work with coaches regarding ability and ambitions
· Check NCAA and NAIA admission and application process AGAIN
· Research colleges that interest you
· Update sports resume
Junior Year:
· Speak with counselor about career goals and course requirements
· Speak HS or Club coaches about a "Realistic" assessment of which college level
· Attend college and career fairs
· Take PSAT/NMSQT and SAT and ACT
· Update sports resume
· Create skills video (You Tube it to college coaches - no more than 1 minute)
· Send letter of interest to college coaches with unofficial transcripts (email college coaches an occasionally "hello")
· Return completed questionnaires to coaches or fill out online questionnaires
· Obtain letters of recommendation from HS or Club coaches, possible phone contact
· Register with NCAA Eligibility Center
· Possibly attend sports camp at prospective college
Senior Year:
· Complete graduation/core course requirements
· Make sure you have registered with the NCAA Eligibility Center and transcripts have been sent
· Review carefully the NCAA Guide for the College-Bound Student-Athlete available at www.ncaaclearinghouse.net and the NAIA Guide for the College Bound Student-Athlete
· Retake SAT and ACT in fall, in needed
· Complete Amateurism Questionnaire
· Narrow college choices further: size, academics, location, athletics, finances, etc.
· Apply to schools that you want would be happy at if you did not play a sport or were injured
· Send applications for admission and transcripts, pay attention to individual deadlines for colleges
· Follow recruiting rules/w campus visits
· Send in FAFSA and or/or CSS Profile (financial aid status)
· Sit down with parents/coach and weigh pros and cons of each school
· Send updated letter of interest to coaches with athletic resume and season schedule
· Be sure of final choice BEFORE signing any papers
· Let coaches know when their school is no longer in the running. THANK them!
How Do You Get Recruited?
Recruiting Trip Requirements
· Before you can make an official visit to an NCAA Division I Institution they must have a copy of your HS Transcript and SAT/ACT test scores.
· NCAA Division I and II require that you have registered with the NCAA Eligibility Center
· You are only allowed 5 expense paid visits to NCAA Division I and II universities (only 1 at a school)
Things to Know about NCAA
· Eligibility Center
· Core Courses and Requirements
· Calculating Core Course GPA
· Required SAT/ACT Scores
· HS must send final transcript and proof of graduation to NCAA Eligibility Center
· You must graduate "on time" in 8 semesters with your class
· Amateurism (the following DQs a student-athlete)
- Contracts with a professional team(Division I)
- Salary for participating in athletics (Division I)
- Prize money (not including necessary expenses(Division I)
- Playing with a professional team (Division I)
- Tryouts, practice, or competition with a professional team (Division I)
- Any type of benefits one might receive from an Agent (Division I and II)
- Be represented or signing an agreement with an Agent (Division I and II)
- Participating in an Organized-Competition (Division I and II)
Scholarships, Financial Aid, and Getting to Play
· All Students should still fill out FAFSA and/or CSS Profile for financial aid
· Athletic Scholarships are not for 4 years, they are renewable each academic year
· Athletic Scholarships may be increased, renewed, reduced, or withdrawn each academic year for a maximum of 5 years
· Athletic Scholarships can be awarded in a variety of amounts - full to partial to books
· A scholarship is not the only factor in determining participation and/or playing time
NCAA Eligibility
NCAA Division I Requirements:
1. Graduate from High School
2. Complete 16 core courses in required areas with minimum GPA
3. Earn combined SAT or ACT sum score that matches core course GPA in the NCAA sliding scale
NCAA Division II Requirements:
2. Complete 14 core courses in required subjects with 2.0GPA
3. Earn combined SAT of 820 or ACT sum of 68
NCAA Division III
1. Does not require registration with NCAA Eligibility Center
NAIA Requirements:
2. Meet 2 following
3: HS GPA of 2.0, ACT-18 or SAT -860, and graduate in upper half of class
NCAA Core Course Requirements
Division I: (16 Core Courses) Division II: (14 Core Courses)
4 Years of English 3 Years of English
3 Years of Math (Algebra I or Higher) 2 Years of Math (Algebra I or higher)
2 Years of Natural or Physical Science 2 Years of Natural or Physical Science
(including one year of lab science) (including one year of lab science)
1 Extra year of English, Math, or Science 2 Extra Years of English, Math or Science
2 Years of Social Science (3 yrs, beginning 2013)
4 Years of additional core courses 2 Years of Social Science
3 Years of additional core courses
(4 starting 2013)
Student-Athlete Resources
· Helpful Websites
www.ncaaclearinghouse.com (determines academic eligibility)
www.ncaa.org (official NCAA website)
www.ncasports.com (research college sport inform, results, news, etc.)
www.collegeboard.com (all steps in searching for a college)
www.fafsa.gov (free application for Federal Student Aid)


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Lee DeWyze may have won American Idol last night, but Bret Michaels stole the show.
The recovering rocker appeared on stage with Casey James and sang a duet of his classic, "Every Rose Has Its Thorn." Despite recent health problems, Bret looked right at home in front of the thousands in attendance.
Watch and give the man a hand now...
Other artists on the season nine finale included: Christina Aguilera; every past American Idol champion (except David Cook), who sang together in honor of Simon Cowell; and Janet Jackson.
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"Do not dismiss a book until you have written one, and do not dismiss a movie until you have made one, and do not dismiss a person until you have met them. It is a fuckload of work to be open-minded and generous and understanding and forgiving and accepting, but Christ, that is what matters."
- Dave Eggers
If you're reading this, the chances are that you already know I released a new album this year called 'Each Dirty Letter'.
You can listen to it here:
The album received many good reviews, all of which I'm very thankful for. You can read some of them here.
It also got some pretty bad ones, and in the interests of transparency, honesty and commercial suicide, I think it only seems fair to let you hear both sides of the story.
So how about this one for starters:
"A breezy collection of no thrills pop…limp and pedestrian….far too often do the songs get bogged down in sentimental slush…"
- The Skinny
Or how about these kickers:
"If you've lost your heart to a girl in a woolly cardigan then this album is the perfect paracetamol to add to your iPod's pain killer collection. Otherwise, it will probably leave you cold."
- Bluesbunny
"…too many of Calamateur's songs are stillborn acoustic meanders. Too often the tunes limp along without focus…"
- Halesowen News
"'A Bad Friend' sounds clunky and out of place in what is otherwise a cohesive album and 'Sad and Lonely World' is so slow and repetitive I defy anyone to not skip tracks through sheer boredom."
- Red Hot Velvet
And my personal favourite:
" Each Dirty Letter is so wet that even Mumford & Sons take turns to dunk its head down the loos of Folk-Rock School. Lead single "Banoffee" is as sickly sweet as its name suggests, trotting out a whole slew of trite lines and clichéd couplets. Elsewhere there's the James Blunt-alike "Honestly" and the none-more-grey "Testimony"….the album reaches its nadir on the frankly embarrassing "A Bad Friend"….criminally anodyne."
- Drunken Werewolf
But wait a minute…
Red Hot Velvet think 'A Bad Friend' is "clunky and out of place", while Drunken Werewolf thinks it's "frankly embarrassing"?
But didn't skiddle.com describe 'A Bad Friend' as "the strongest track" and say "It is the more personal moments like this that make Each Dirty Letter an engaging album"? And didn't Americana UK say "the simple solo acoustic charm, and regrets of, 'A Bad Friend'…gains strength in its sparseness"?
Red Hot Velvet also say "'Sad and Lonely World' is so slow and repetitive I defy anyone to not skip tracks through sheer boredom." But Americana UK think it's 'masterfully restrained", while my good friend Dave Saunders think's it's the best track on the album.
Both Drunken Werewolf and Crack in the Road directly compared my songs to that of James Blunt's. Well, no one wants to be compared to James Blunt. After all, he did this:
But then the Scottish Sunday Express said "(Calamateur) belongs in that small band of clever singer-songwriters who write sharp, beautiful songs (Ed Harcourt, David Ford, Tom Macrae to name a few) but are destined never to reach the heights of stardom that infinitely less talented people like James Blunt have achieved."
OK… so, uh, now I'm confused. Who's right here?
When it comes to reviews – good or bad – the temptation has always been for me to let the value of my music be defined by what another person thinks of it. At my worst, I've allowed the value of my very self be defined by one person's singular point of view.
So if I read a great review I would be as high as a kite, because I felt worthwhile and important. Conversely, if I read a bad review I would feel useless and foolish.
There was a time in my life when bad reviews like the ones above would have crippled me creatively and, to an extent, emotionally. Thankfully that's no longer the case.
After all, whether a review is positive, negative or indifferent, it will only ever be one person's opinion. Taste in music is purely subjective. I don't believe there is such a thing as good music or bad music anymore – there is just music that you either connect with or you don't. Music you like or dislike.
The very idea of having refined musical tastes, or thinking your taste is better than another's is, to me, laughable I'm afraid.
Of course, there is the odd exception to the no good/bad music rule. For instance:
After having read all of these bad reviews, I realised I hadn't actually listened to my album for a long time. So I put it on and remembered just how much I love it; how proud I am of the songs themselves, how I think everyone who played on it did an amazing job, and how Iain Hutchison pulled it all together so brilliantly.
I'll admit it's polished, it's sentimental and it's not anywhere near as rough, experimental or lo-fi as my previous outings. But that's how I wanted it to sound. Some people will be disappointed about that but, to paraphrase my friend Steve Lawson, if you want to hear a glitchy, lo-fi, indie guitar record that all the hipsters will like… please, by all means, go and make it yourself.
So, I'm glad of the good reviews and that people are enjoying the album. And I'll read the bad reviews carefully to see if there's any criticism worth taking on board – a lesson I learnt after reading this recently:
"You should listen to feedback but you don't have to take everything you hear as being absolute truth….Not all feedback is given with sensitivity, but we can still learn from it…We need to learn to listen to what those people are saying and overlook how they're saying it. Not all feedback is given with good intentions, but you can take what is helpful and leave the rest."
- The Heart of the Artist by Rory Noland
So what will I do next? It might be another album just like 'Each Dirty Letter', with the same producer and the same band playing on it. Or it might be a self-produced solo acoustic album. Or it might be a collaborative EP with Iain Morrison. Or it might a double album of acapella scat singing (probably not).
I don't honestly know yet, but I do hope that whatever I make next is better than what went before. And while I might listen to what other people have to say about my music, and sift through it all to see if there's anything constructive or helpful in there, I won't let another person's opinion define what I make, who I am or what I do.
I'll leave you with the wise words of a man who's been doing this a lot longer than I have:
"I'm afraid to say that admirers can be a tremendous force for conservatism, for consolidation. Of course it's really wonderful to be acclaimed for things you've done – in fact it's the only serious reward, because it makes you think "it worked! I'm not isolated!" or something like that, and it makes you feel gratefully connected to your own culture. But on the other hand, there's a tremendously strong pressure to repeat yourself, to do more of that thing we all liked so much. I can't do that – I don't have the enthusiasm to push through projects that seem familiar to me ( – this isn't so much a question of artistic nobility or high ideals: I just get too bloody bored)."
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Thomas Sowell: Can a Cyprus-style confiscation of bank deposits happen here?
The economic repercussions of having people feel that their money is not safe in banks can be catastrophic. Banks are not just warehouses where money can be stored. They are crucial institutions for gathering individually modest amounts of money from millions of people and transferring that money to strangers whom those people would not directly entrust it to.
Multi-billion dollar corporations, whose economies of scale can bring down the prices of goods and services - thereby raising our standard of living - are seldom financed by a few billionaires.
Far more often they are financed by millions of people, who have neither the specific knowledge nor the economic expertise to risk their savings by investing directly in those enterprises. Banks are crucial intermediaries, which provide the financial expertise without which these transfers of money are too risky.
There are poor nations with rich natural resources, which are not developed because they lack either the sophisticated financial institutions necessary to make these key transfers of money or because their legal or political systems are too unreliable for people to put their money into these financial intermediaries.
Whether in Cyprus or in other countries, politicians tend to think in short run terms, if only because elections are held in the short run. Therefore, there is always a temptation to do reckless and short-sighted things to get over some current problem, even if that creates far worse problems in the long run.
Seizing money that people put in the bank would be a classic example of such short-sighted policies.
After thousands of American banks failed during the Great Depression of the 1930s, there were people who would never put their money in a bank again, even after the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation was created to have the federal government guarantee individual bank accounts when the bank itself failed.
For years after the Great Depression, stories appeared in the press from time to time about some older person who died and was found to have substantial sums of money stored under a mattress or in some other hiding place because they never trusted banks again.
After going back and forth, the government of Cyprus ultimately decided, under international pressure, to go ahead with its plan to raid people's bank accounts. But could similar policies be imposed in other countries, including the United States?
One of the big differences between the United States and Cyprus is that the U.S. government can simply print more money to get out of a financial crisis. But Cyprus cannot print more euros, which are controlled by international institutions.
Does that mean that Americans' money is safe in banks? Yes and no.
The U.S. government is very unlikely to just seize money wholesale from people's bank accounts, as is being done in Cyprus. But does that mean that your life savings are safe?
No. There are more sophisticated ways for governments to take what you have put aside for yourself and use it for whatever the politicians feel like using it for. If they do it slowly but steadily, they can take a big chunk of what you have sacrificed for years to save, before you are even aware, much less alarmed.
That is in fact already happening. When officials of the Federal Reserve System speak in vague and lofty terms about "quantitative easing," what they are talking about is creating more money out of thin air, as the Federal Reserve is authorized to do - and has been doing in recent years, to the tune of tens of billions of dollars a month.
When the federal government spends far beyond the tax revenues it has, it gets the extra money by selling bonds. The Federal Reserve has become the biggest buyer of these bonds, since it costs them nothing to create more money.
This new money buys just as much as the money you sacrificed to save for years. More money in circulation, without a corresponding increase in output, means rising prices. Although the numbers in your bank book may remain the same, part of the purchasing power of your money is transferred to the government. Is that really different from what Cyprus has done?
Thomas Sowell is a senior fellow at the Hoover Institution at Stanford University. His website is www.tsowell.com.
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The Establishment of Sri Adichunchanagiri college of arts & commerce in the lonely & serene atmosphere of Sri Adichunchanagiri kshethra in 1973 was a discovery of an oasis in a desert for the students in & around Nagamangala taluk. The college is a sample of Gurukula system even in the modern times. The college was established under the auspice of Sri Adichunchanagiri shikshana trust, a reputed religious, social & cultural institution in Karnataka state. The president of the trust his holiness Jagadguru Sri Sri Sri Balagangadharanatha Swamiji started the college with the prime intention of providing higher education to the rural students who were deprived of the same for want of accessibility. Majority of the students at kshethra were free borders of the Mutt.
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SANTA CRUZ -- Voting unanimously, the Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday said it would address local marijuana cultivation as part of a revised set of regulations on the distribution of medical pot.
After a 90-minute hearing in which it was made clear there is no intention of cutting off access to medical marijuana, the board said unregulated grows, both in houses and on hilltops, are a land use, public safety and environmental problem that needed to be addressed, despite their legally murky status.
"It's clear from the court decisions and the lack of progress in Sacramento that local jurisdictions are going to have to come up with rules that will make sense. ... We will be charting some new territory," Supervisor John Leopold said. "That's probably a role that our county has been in before."
The California Supreme Court ruled last month that municipalities could ban or regulate local pot clubs, but how clubs get marijuana was not considered. The board directed county lawyers to look at dispensary regulations considered by the city of Los Angeles, and draft cultivation rules for residential, special use and agricultural zones.
"This isn't about individual use or access. This is about the fact that we've had significant neighborhood and rural impacts because we've had unmitigated and unregulated and unenforced grows," said Supervisor Zach Friend. "We've been silent on this issue, and you get to a tipping point very quickly where things get out of hand in a neighborhood and you're trying to put a genie back in a bottle."
The county did pass regulations in 2011, but they were suspended pending the high court ruling. Those regulations go into effect once a moratorium on new clubs is lifted in November, though the board is targeting that date for tweaking the rules.
One speaker estimated "hundreds" of local pot grows. All are unregulated, from product safety to delivery, and one idea being floated is to have them certified, including making sure circuits can handle the electrical load of indoor grows without blowing out nearby transformers.
The 2011 rules regulate the location and operation of clubs in unincorporated areas of the county. Some clubs would have to close or move once the rules finally go into effect.
Gabriel Aguilera, of Santa Cruz Mountain Naturals, told the board stigmas are contributing to the problem. Officially disallowed from many commercial areas, growers wind up in houses. The same goes for using commercial kitchens to produce edible marijuana goods.
"There are lots of limitations in the ways we can get the supply out to patients who need it," Aguilera said.
Keith Freeman, who produces organic fertilizers, suggested growers could be certified, in a manner similar to organic farmers.
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Several speakers on Tuesday offered additions to the suspended regulations, from testing pot for purity to protecting those with compromised immune systems to bolstering requirements that local dispensaries offer discounted or free pot to low-income patients, especially when dispensaries can be especially lucrative.
"I've looked at enough grows in this town to know that there's enough marijuana to go around for everybody," said Dan Harder, a board member of the Wo/Men's Alliance for Medical Marijuana, a collective with a high number of low-income members.
The board is also likely to consider taxing the local industry to pay for the costs of enforcing new regulations, something other locations have done.
"I do want to try to encourage you to do this sensibly. If you do need to tax it, keep it at a minimum so the price doesn't go up for patients," said Bryce Berryessa, who works with local growers and said people are already coming from San Jose to get cheaper medicine.
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Aw, I thought it'd be a general craziness topic. I have one for that, but not for a guild.
A real-life friend of mine plays, and we like to have fun sometimes. Know the Twin Colossals Scam in Feralas? You get ported to the top, but have to buy a chute to get down. My friend and I are Dwarves, so we added an (in-game) alcoholic twist.
Bring about 5-10 beers each. Go to the edge(waterfall edge to be safe). Drink 5-10 beers(enough to be completely smashed, so the screen is completely blurry). Then mount up, and jump off. Now it's a game of chicken. Try to dismount and use the Parachute as late as you can without dying. The first time, I lost. And let me tell you, nothing kills a buzz like death.
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The mammoth announcement at Virginia Tech will probably end up in medical journals all across the country. Hokies All-American Devin Carter returns to the mats this week--12 weeks after surgery to repair a torn hamstring, and another full 12 weeks ahead of the normal rehab timeline. Hokies team surgeon Tony McPharron described Devin as "a freak." But McPharron explained that the two-time ACC champion junior is 100 percent recovered, and the criteria for athletes returning is the athlete---not a calendar.
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It was Idaho Superintendent of Schools Tom Luna himself who made the motion at the state Board of Education this morning to repeal the rule requiring that every Idaho high school student take at least two online classes to graduate from high school. "Proposition 3 was overturned by the voters," Luna said. "Overturning Proposition 3 in and of itself did not remove the two." But, he said, "Because of the actions of the voters on Nov. 6th … the perception in the public definitely was that the language on the ballot itself made a reference to the online graduation requirement, and so I think it's proper that we remove that as part of the pending rule."
His motion to repeal the rule passed on a 7-1 vote, with just board member Emma Atchley objecting.
"My biggest concern is that if we do not go forward with the online requirement, and we spend a year deciding whether we're going to have it or how we're going to have it, and we all end up wanting it in the end anyway, we've just lost another year," she said. "I understand the political reality, but I think it's very important that we do not in the end say that we shouldn't have at least some online learning."
Board member Rod Lewis said, "I hope that we do have the opportunity to talk further about this issue. If you really look at what's happening in post-secondary institutions and the change that is occurring there, I think it is going to be increasingly important that we have students at the end of the day know how to take classes online effectively. That will be an increasing component of their post-secondary education and our goal is to prepare students for that time."
Board member Richard Westerberg said, "All that being said, and I agree with all of that, the vote was not equivocal. It was a pretty strong vote from the populace, and it was very specific the way it was listed on the ballot. … I think … we need to reaffirm what the voters told us."
Board member Don Soltman agreed; he chaired the board's subcommittee that set the two-courses rule. "The committee of the board that looked at this looked solely at coming up with a number of online requirements," he said. "Without exception, every hearing that we had across the state, the issue always came up of … opposition to the law itself. And as we addressed those publics when we met, we explained to them that the law was in place, that the charge of the committee was only to identify the number of courses required under the law. But I can say without hesitation, at every hearing there was opposition to the law expressed."
Luna said a "different process" is needed on the issue. "I do believe we made the right decision today," he said.
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Am I the only parent not sending their 3 year old to preschool?
I feel that kids have too much structured time these days. I can teach my child the same things that he will learn in preschool and we do many group activities already. But I am starting to have second thoughts about not sending him to preschool because everyone else we know is sending their child. Will he be behind other kids if we wait a year to send him to preschool?
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no way. I've been debating the same topic. We looked into schools and most of them are like "day care" type head starts which I DO NOT want. Then i checked out montessori schools and man oh man are those pricey! My daughter is definitely ready to be in a group like that BUT you're right, I can teach her everything that she'd learn there at home. I mean have you been on Pinterest!?!?! lol we already have a home school head start book that we work out of and Im always taking her to play groups.posted 08/08/2014 by MamaBreeShark
It's okay to not send them to preschool. What's more important is your child playing, play is crucial at this age, uninterrupted play is what your child should be doing. I am not saying that we still shouldn't teach them ABC's and 123's, because we still can. Small children actually learn best through play, give me a child that has an amazing imagination abnd pretends the couch is a pirate ship and the coffee table an island then a small child that can't. I have met some children who's parents are so academically focused their children aren't children. Just let them play, uninterrupted. Have you ever just sat and watched small children play? Isn't it amazing ?posted 06/04/2014 by ilikezebras
I agree. you can teach your kids more than what preschool offers. I was told by a mom who homeschooled her kids and why she does it is because the school teach them not enough, and teachers told her can teah at a basic level because not all parents teach their kids colors, abc's, numbers and have to start from scratch. My son is being taught number 1-5- right now in preschool...I've been teaching him 1-100 way before he turned 2 1/2 , so it take much of parents time to teach as much as you can because kids are with parents 365days a year 7 days a week with parents more than they are at school. so I make every effort 2fill in any extra materials that are not taught in preschool at homeposted 10/23/2013 by Imsosly4u
I didn't send my son this year either. He wasn't full potty trained and he was not ready yet. I don't think there is a right and wrong age. Some kids never go at all! I think its completely dependent upon the kid.posted 10/17/2013 by a BabyCenter Member
I spend most of my days trying to come up with a way that I could stay home with my 3 yr old. However I do not have the financial ability to do so. So for all you moms that think its so horrible. Imagine not even having a choice!posted 08/05/2013 by a BabyCenter Member
I am so glad to hear this.I have a 3yr old son and was wondering why everyone is on my neck about taking him to preschool.Now I have somethng to tell them the next time someone asks why he is not yet in school.This information is very helpful.posted 04/30/2013 by a BabyCenter Member
I Have my daughter in preschool already but not because i want to, is because i need to work. If I had the time to be a stay at home mom i would not have her in pre school. If you are capable of teaching your son or daughter go head, I would love tp have that opportunity these years are so beautiful enjoy your lo as much as possible.posted 10/22/2012 by cats1985
My son will be 4 in January. I was crazy about him going to preschool. I couldn't wait. I had him all excited as well. But he is on 3(THREE) waiting lists!! So I said forget it! He's already ahead of the learning curve, so I work at home w him. I'm unemployed. Perfect opportunity for me. And I love seeing him use and say things I teach him. Makes me feel even more accomplished as a parent!posted 10/08/2012 by kelleyhoo
My daughter is so bright and eager to learn at age 2. I am not a teacher and I will not be able to challenge and teach her as well as a trained preschool teacher. She absolutely loves being with other children which makes me so happy and I think it would be harmful to keep her from socilaizing as it is a learned skill. I think it is funny how so many mothers think giving birth makes us instant experts. If you are not a teacher, you probably do not know everything your child should be learning. We all want to protect our babies, that's why we should be very careful to choose a good school. It has been proven over 30+ year studies that children who attend preschool are more successful. They have higher graduate rates, salaries, higher employment and achievement rates, and lower rates of incarceration. My daughter will be young for her grade and I feel that to put her in preschool at age 3 will give her a headstart and satisfy her inquisitive mind far better than I can alone.posted 03/24/2012 by Skyhijules
I have Internet through phone only so am not sure all the answers here ... Mine. I am a single mother with very little money each month. And mostly my three year old and I are relatively isolated in a small town mountain community. There is a moms group and library reading program but the reality of schedules for everyone doesn't always make it possible. There is one preschool like setting ... And honestly. It is about all the money I have been budgeting woth each month , just to send him a few times a week. So for some ... There isn't an easy choice. I try to keep him stimulated with activities and we relish human interactions. I would love to have him attend a positive learning environment with other peers ... And to have a little quiet time from the 24/7. I am also grateful we have been ableto survive this long on so little. So if you're able to participate or even have choices re preschool ... Consider it at least remind yourself of your blessings of choice Some dontposted 02/28/2012 by a BabyCenter Member
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Cobb Graduates' SAT Scores Hold Steady; Six Schools Post Significant Increases
Achievement Gap Among Student Groups Narrows
The average SAT score for Cobb County's 2011 graduating seniors held steady at 1522, with six high schools showing an overall increase of more than 10 points over last year's scores. The Cobb average has again topped both the national and state averages, both of which declined, and Cobb's results show the district is continuing to make progress in closing the achievement gap among student groups.
Osborne High School posted the District's largest year-to-year gain with an average of 1246, a 52-point increase from 2010; other schools making improvements over last year include McEachern (34 points), Allatoona (32 points), Pope (21 points), Sprayberry (19 points), and Walton (12 points). While Cobb's class of 2011 maintained the same average SAT score, the state average declined eight points (1445) and the national average dipped nine points (1500). Seven of Cobb's 16 high schools had combined totals higher than the national average, including Harrison,
Kell, Kennesaw Mountain, Lassiter, Pope, Walton and Wheeler.
The District also saw a significant jump in the participation rate for the SAT in 2011; 81 percent of Cobb's total 2011 graduating class voluntarily took the SAT, compared to just 67 percent in 2010. Typically, scores tend to decrease when participation rises, but Cobb's 2011 seniors maintained the same average score from 2010 despite the much higher number of students taking the test this year. Even as more students have shifted toward the ACT in recent years, the SAT remains a popular and recognizable measure of college readiness.
Cobb students' two-point increase in the Writing area of the test (497) helped offset one-point decreases in the Reading (510) and Mathematics (515) segments. National and state scores declined in all three subject areas.
In the diverse class of 2011, Cobb saw an increase in the numbers of Black and Hispanic test takers, and a slight decline in Asian, White and Multi-racial students taking the test. Hispanic students posted a six-point increase (1428) in average SAT score over 2010. Black students posted a two-point increase (1322), and White students posted a single point gain (1617). These scores are an indicator that Cobb continues to close the achievement gap for lower-scoring student groups, while sustaining the performance of student groups that have traditionally scored higher on average. Closing the achievement gap among student groups is a top goal for the Board of Education and Dr. Hinojosa in 2011.
"By comparison with the state and nation, our high school graduates are well prepared for college and careers," said Superintendent Dr. Michael Hinojosa. "We need to be diligent with instruction, especially in Reading and Math and with new standards on the horizon. Considering our students' strong performance on the ACT and the SAT, I am confident that colleges and universities across the nation will continue to see Cobb County students as well-prepared and competitive."
The SAT is designed to predict a student's potential for success in the first year of college. It tests students' knowledge and application of Reading, Writing and Math. The writing section of the test asks students to write an essay that requires them to take a position on an issue and use reasoning and examples to support their position. The Math section of the test includes topics from third-year college-preparatory math, such as exponential growth, absolute value, functional notation, and negative and fractional exponents. The Critical Reading section, previously known as the Verbal section, includes short and long reading passages.
Many factors affect SAT scores from year to year, including the percentage of students taking the test, student academic preparation, knowledge of English, parents' education, and locality. Cobb information shows that the higher the grades and rank-in-class achieved, generally the higher the mean SAT scores.
This year's SAT release reflects changes in the way the College Board calculates scores. In prior years, averages for schools, districts and the nation were based on scores for seniors taking the SAT through March of the reporting year. In order to provide a more complete view of the college-bound population, 2011 trend data details are based on a "full cohort", which means it includes test scores through June of the reporting year. This change in calculation may have contributed to Cobb's increased participation rate for 2011. Historical data in this release has been adjusted based on the change.
Parents who desire more information about their student's SAT scores should contact counselors in the local high school who can provide proper interpretation to help make the best use of test results.
SAT scores for individual Cobb high schools are listed in Table II.
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You will initially be paid at the rate of £10.06 per hour. When you have completed a total of 60 hours work during the evening, and OUCS is satisfied with your performance, your hourly rate will rise to £11.66 per hour. Both these rates are augmented by an additional 17.1% in lieu of holiday entitlements as stipulated in the Working Time Regulations 1998.. During the probationary period, both parties will be subject to one weeks' notice of termination, after which it will increase to two weeks' notice.
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May 11th, 2012
A couple of weeks ago, New Yorker editor Ben Greenman (@bengreenman) launched a Twitter-based game he calls "Questioningly." It's a fun time-filler for multi-taskers who need to stop juggling all the balls for a few minutes to gain composure and a normal heart rate. Greenman poses a suitable tweet question every week and activates a conversation. This week's is "Which Beatle did you think of most recently and why?" I like the game's first question best so far: What word should be eliminated from the English language? The list quickly gained momentum and before you could say "impactful"(sorry) Greenman's thousand or so followers had come up with some hilarious proposals.
For example, high on the list were "he," phlegm," "actually," and "God." The NYorker editors agreed that the winner was "slacks," a pretty benign but useless noun that just doesn't sound right, or so they said. Slacks begone!
I am sure we all have our word or phrase hate lists. My list keeps growing, although I confess I am guilty of utilizing using some of the very words I profess to loathe. It's hard not to in this day and age. Take incentivize—please! I hear myself using it sometimes and wonder if I have been possessed by idiot aliens. I never use "hopefully" but almost everyone does –and incorrectly. Knock it off the lexicon immediately.
No one likes "like," as in, like, you know, this list… but it's probably here to stay with everyone under the age of thirty. Have you noticed that "arguably" keeps rearing its ugly head? I'm starting to acquire an aversion for "learning." It's got a trendy buzz to it and I wish it would disappear altogether. "Allegedly" has also crept into the language like a slow-mo virus. And don't get me started on the oddly abbreviated "priorize."
English stylists have long dismissed the following empty adverbs: basically, consequently, famously, and incredibly. There are more, but these are arguably among the worst offenders.
I taught part of a professional writing course in the winter semester and in the written assignments I noticed the usual verbal offenses. Because the subject was writing about film, a number of these clichés and overused phrases were drawn from the conversations we commonly have or read about movies: must-see, incredible, awesome, action-packed, crowd-pleaser, quirky, roller-coaster, hot-button, Oscar-worthy, chick-flick… you get the, er, picture. They're all on my hate list. But once I pointed these out, everyone became self-conscious and for the most part the written assignments were remarkably free of cliché-dependency. But it takes self-awareness and some discipline to strip away the bad habits and acquire some best practices better ones.
Twitter is surprisingly free of words I loathe. The mandate of succinctness puts additional pressure on words. They need to carry a lot of meaning, and they need to sound fresh. Twitter is a 21st century version of haiku—so much to say and so little space to say it in, brevity being the soul of wit.
Which reminds me, such brevity got a local MHA into some serious, if time-wasting, trouble this week. I won't dwell on it here but the alleged culprit is university colleague and MHA Dale Kirby who tweeted at the end of a long and no doubt frustrating day in the legislature. You can pound on the desk, interrupt speeches, hoot, holler, and yell like a school brat but you can't call another politician a liar—not in the House and not, apparently, in a tweet. "Unparliamentary," they say. Now there's a word that has lost its meaning. And so has "ironic." No one nails that one anymore either.
Enough rambling. Back to "Questioningly," and this week's challenge. I think of Paul McCartney. How could I not? He's everywhere—even on 30 Rock. As he once sang, these are words that go together well.
Dr. Noreen Golfman is Professor of English and Dean of Graduate Studies. Her post secondary education included study at McGill, University of Alberta, and University of Western Ontario. She has been teaching and writing in the areas of Canadian literature and film studies for most of her career. She is the president of the Canadian Federation of Humanities and Social Sciences, founding director of the annual St. John's International Women's Film Festival, and director of the MUN Cinema Series. Dr. Golfman's blog 'Postcards From the Edge' will be updated every Thursday.


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LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WHAS11) – Just a day after the Kentucky Derby, fans got the chance to get up close and personal with winner California Chrome Sunday morning.
Hours after his win, Chrome was out in the stables for all to see.
It was a morning just like any other for the colt but his trainer Art Sherman is still riding high on the accomplishment of his champion horse.
"This made my career. You go back on all the years you put in and all the decent races you won. A lot of grade ones and grade twos over my career," he said. "Just loved it. But when you have a champion like this, they got offered $6 million; they'll get offered $10 million now."
California Chrome and Sherman will head back to California this week.
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I've never felt so motivated in my life.
The change has just been so… sudden. It's as if something took my life and dropkicked it into the clouds. I don't know what it is, but it's done wonders and everything is just so great, even if I can't explain why.
I've been doing work, getting sleep, eating, exercising, and taking care of myself. I can't say my social life has developed a whole lot, but that's okay. That's something I want. I've realized that I can (somehow) tackle the huge goals I've set for myself. Most people say we should take "baby steps" towards our goals, but I feel like I've been doing the moonwalk for the longest period of time and I suddenly turned around and started doing cartwheels in the direction that I need and want to go in.
I'm appreciative of the people that are here to help me. I'm appreciative of my outlets. Tumblr is a wonderful place, and although I haven't really posted a whole bucketload of rants, seeing I'm not alone makes me so much more confident in myself. Fencing has been treating me well. I've been working hard (I hope) and things are going in a good direction. I know what I have to do to get to my goals, and I've finally found the motivation to do those things. Music has been making progress and even though I really ought to practice more, it's still a wonderful thing to do. And it makes me smile. I'm appreciative of my parents, friends, counselors, and strangers. Smiling and saying hello, having meaningful conversations and just knowing that people can and will be there for me has never meant so much to me. I'm just so grateful for everything and everyone.
I've finally come to terms with a lot of things. This whole "growing up" experience has its weird-as-tits ups and downs and I'm most certainly nowhere near feeling like an adult nor will I ever feel that way, but I think things are looking up. I understand why events turn out the way they do. I get how my decisions affect those around me. I understand responsibility. People have been telling me about how I've matured and it makes me smile knowing that I'm getting closer to being someone who can understand life (although only somewhat, no one can really completely understand life's meaning, even if Douglas Adams says it's 42). It's great being able to let my thoughts rush into the words you're reading and being able to understand (to some extent, at least, more than before) what they mean and how everything is going to be okay, even if my laptop has 15% batter remaining and I've lost its charger with no clue where it could be.
I've never been so at-peace with myself. I don't know how this happened, but I hope it happens to everyone. Smiling is so much fun when you mean it. And, to reference Dan Savage:
It really does get better.
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