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Mental Models? Latticework? Huh? Do what now?
The phrase 'Latticework of Mental Models' comes from Berkshire-Hathaway's Charles Munger, who is a person that has spent most of his life working out ways to, for lack of a better term, think better.
Munger has come to the conclusion that in order to make better decisions in business and in life, you must find and understand the core principles from all disciplines.
In short, learn all the big ideas and how they interrelate and better, more rational thinking will naturally follow.
This is what he calls Elementary Worldly Wisdom, and using his system of Mental Models can help you succeed in almost any endeavor.
Worldy Wisdom Means Ignoring Boundaries
Munger is big on reading and light on the boundaries separating disciplines. He relishes taking core ideas from one discipline and using them to solve problems in another, often doing it better than those who believe the disciplines are separate and not related.
He is often quoted as saying 'to a man with a hammer everything looks like a nail' and strongly recommends a mental toolbox filled with an array of tools.
Filling The Toolbox
Charlie has never provided a full list of the models he has collected in his lifetime, though he has provided some and has hinted at others.
This suggests that he believes the quest to find these models is an important part of the path to better thinking. However, this means that those of us that want to learn more are left to our own devices.
So how do we start to acquire them?
Start With The Master Himself
What better place to start than with the words of Charlie himself?
On my Getting Started page I have links to a couple of his speeches (the best ones, in my opinion). You can find them here:
Read (a lot of) Books
We also know Charlie reads a lot. I mean a lot. And in order to build my own set of mental models I try to do the same and read as much as I can.
If you want to see the books I've read that have helped me learn the most mental models then head over and check out this list of my favorites:
Or if you want to see what Charlie has been reading, take a look at this extensive list of books he has recommended:
Alternatively, you can read about his friend and business partner Warren Buffett:
You will also want to be efficient with your reading so that you don't waste time on books that are mostly fluff. Learn how I'm able to read more books in the same amount of time:
Learn The Basics Of Critical Thinking
Part of acquiring Charlie's mental models will involve knowing the basics of critical thinking, from logic and probability to cognitive biases and thinking fallacies.
These two amazing courses by Kevin deLaplante on Udemy cover pretty much everything you need to know to get started:
Learn (copy) From Other Munger Fans
You're not alone in trying to follow in his footsteps, so why not collaborate and learn from other people who are trying to learn the same mental models?
While I haven't collected all of Charlie Munger's mental models, I have put together a checklist of the 83 I have found so far.
You can download them for free as a one-page PDF simply by joining my mental models mailing list:
Ask Questions (below)
Let's start a discussion below about Charlie and mental models.
If you have a model you use a lot, or one you are struggling to understand, post a comment below and we can all start to learn from each other and move forward together.


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We're going to spend some time on this Fourth of July talking about service to our country. A very small number of Americans now serve in the military, far less than one percent. It is way more common not to sign up for the all-volunteer military, so NPR's Tom Bowman, who covers the Pentagon, has been asking those who do serve why they choose to do so. Tom is just back from a month in Afghanistan.
Tom, welcome back home.
TOM BOWMAN: Good morning, Steve.
INSKEEP: What did you learn?
BOWMAN: Well, Steve, I was trying to get at some broad themes when I was over there, first of all, their journey to this place. Why was it that they signed up in first place? And for some, it's almost become the family business. A father, an uncle, or a grandfather served in the military.
Others are still driven by patriotism, of course. In the lingering effects of 9/11, they want to defend America. They want to fight. They want to fight America's enemies. And I remember one Marine general saying to me years ago: You know, the reason a lot of young men sign up for the Marine Corps, they want to look the dragon in the eye.
INSKEEP: Hmm. Well, tell us about some of the men and women you met who were trying to look that dragon in the eye.
BOWMAN: Well, I want to start with two guys - and there's another reason for joining, too. Both are kind of classic tales of screw-ups at home. They were kind of directionless, and the joined the military because nothing else was working out for them.
I met Private First Class Dave Kroha at a forward operating base. Now, picture sort of a cross between a construction site and a summer camp.
BOWMAN: There are dirt roads and gravel and tents and shacks. And he was in this hulking armored vehicle rumbling down a dirt road outside of this combat outpost that they the road was nicknamed Elephant by the Marines. And they're on their way to another combat outpost. So we were covering their patrol.
Now Private Kroha is from Connecticut. He's 23 years old, and he has these broken, wire-rimmed glasses held together by tape. He's this lanky guy. He dropped out of college after an argument with his wrestling coach, and he kind of bummed around. He got in a few bar scuffles, and his mother suggested another fight.
Private First Class DAVE KROHA (U.S. Marine Corps): My mom brought us here one day. She's like, what are you going to do? I was like, I don't know. She's like, why don't you go fight for our country? Like just throwing the idea out as kind of a joke. And then that next night at dinner, she's like, oh, what did you do today? I was like, I joined the Marine Corps. And she says, I was just kidding. I was like, well, I did it. So yeah, now I'm here.
INSKEEP: OK, so there you go.
BOWMAN: Right. And here is Helmand Province in southwest Afghanistan, one of the toughest places in the whole country.
INSKEEP: And I want to emphasize, you said he's 23, which means he's about 13 at the time of the 9/11 attacks. He enlisted knowing what he was in for, and sure - because so many people are rotating out to battle zones - that he was likely to do that.
BOWMAN: Absolutely. In joining the Marine Corps in an infantry unit, you know you're going to be in the fight.
INSKEEP: So that's one 23-year-old you met. And there's another one we're going to talk about, here.
BOWMAN: That's right. He's Lance Corporal Andrew Zemore from Fredericksburg, Virginia. And take a listen to his reason for signing up. It'll sound pretty familiar.
Lance Corporal ANDREW ZEMORE (U.S. Marine Corps): Like, you know, I got into a lot of trouble back in the day. You know what I'm saying? So, like, I was at that time in my life where I, like, I had to make a change. You know what I'm saying? And I didn't really know where to go. So, like, push came to shove, and I had to do something. And I kind of just, like, fell into the Marine Corps.
BOWMAN: So the Marines decided to make Zemore a combat engineer. He walks around with this hand-held mine detector, searching for roadside bombs. And he likes it.
Lance Cpl. ZEMORE: You've got to go out there and, you know, blow stuff up. And I was like, sweet, you know. So I'm, like, kind of an extremist. You know, I mean, I like living life on the edge. I do it here. You know, I do it back home. It's just the way I live. It's been good for me, though. For real.
INSKEEP: Well, it's a good thing there are people who are willing to do the job.
BOWMAN: That's right. You know, that being said, this is a very, very dangerous place. Corporal Zemore, he's a Marine from Virginia. He's on his second combat tour in Helmand. He's lost friends, including his best friend, Joseph Whitehead, who was killed by a bomb in a doorway of an abandoned compound back in January. And Zemore had his friend's name etched on an aluminum bracelet he always wears. He also has two large red As tattooed on his chest, signifying Alabama, where his friend Joseph Whitehead had come from.
And I asked him about the deaths and the near misses, and this is what he said.
Lance Cpl. ZEMORE: You know, like, I've had to, like, you know, tourniquet people up and I've had to pick up, like, body parts of my buddies. And it was it really sucked. You know, when I got back, it was a hard transition, for real, because like you want to talk to somebody, but you feel like nobody can understand or feel your pain that you feel every single day for what you've seen and what you had to give up, you know, for your country.
INSKEEP: That's one of the U.S. Marines who spoke with NPR's Tom Bowman in Afghanistan. They were talking about service to country. It is amazing Tom. It starts as a personal decision in these two young men's cases. They are thinking about their country, but also thinking about their own situation in life. Now, has their service affected the way that they think about their country?
BOWMAN: I think so. I mean, there's more of an appreciation for the United States, for America. There's something internal, also. There's a certain maturity, a wisdom, and also a world-weariness. And remember, these guys are in their early 20s. And I talked to Private Kroha, he's the one from Connecticut. And he also told me he notices this gulf between his life with the Marines and his civilian friends. Back home, they're going to college. They're working at their jobs, and dealing with the day-to-day frustrations. And listen to what he says.
Private First Class KROHA: I go back - I talk to some people back home, and like, a girl or a guy, they're like, oh, this was a bad day. I'm like, oh well, wow, what happened? And they're, like, they'll give me, like, three petty examples of, like, why their day was so terrible. And I'm like, that's it? I was like, it must be nice. Like, you are lucky.
INSKEEP: Yeah, bad hair day, as compared to seeing your friends being killed in combat.
BOWMAN: That's right. And Corporal Zemore has his own version of that story, that disconnect between his old civilian world and his life in the military. Today's the Fourth of July, and Zemore says his experiences in Afghanistan all rushed back to him when he was watching a Fourth of July celebration back home, after his first deployment.
Lance Corporal ZEMORE: And I know the Fourth of July I - for some reason, I don't know why, I just sat there and I cried. You know what I mean? Like, that sounds pretty lame, but like, the transition, it was so difficult. I don't even know why I was crying. You know what I mean? It was just like, I seen the fireworks and I was thinking about my buddies that couldn't be there and, like, you know, the explosions and the lights and everything. It was just like somehow it just triggered that. You know, it's weird, man.
INSKEEP: Tom, when you're telling me about the incredible experiences of these young men and playing the tape of their voices, I'm thinking of the fact that this experience is multiplied by tens of thousands or hundreds of thousands of young men and women today.
BOWMAN: Absolutely. And it also goes back though our history, Steve. If you look at World War II veterans who never could explain to their families what they went through, and after they died, their family members would go up into an attic, maybe, and find this old dusty box with a silver star in it, maybe, and a citation explaining what these people did so many years ago.
And it goes back even further, I think, to the Civil War, with the writings of Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes. He's a Union officer during some of the toughest fights of the Civil War. And he said of his fellow veterans: We share the incommunicable experience of war. He said that three decades after the fight, meaning that there's some things that only they can talk about among their comrades, that people at home would never understand it.
INSKEEP: Well, NPR's Tom Bowman is going to try to help us bridge some of that gap over the coming days. And who do we profile tomorrow, Tom?
BOWMAN: We're going to profile Sergeant John Moulder. He's a Marine. And he's on his fourth combat tour.
Sergeant JOHN MOULDER (U.S. Marine Corps): It's like you lose a little piece of yourself every time you come over here, a little bit of a piece of humanity every time. And I don't want to hit that breaking point to where I have no respect for humanity left.
INSKEEP: And we'll hear more of Sergeant Moulder's story tomorrow from NPR's Tom Bowman.
Tom, thanks very much.
BOWMAN: You're welcome, Steve.
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Free Markets and the Locavore Movement
January 24, 2016 § Leave a comment
Jim Grant made a great analogy during an interview with Reason's Matt Welch. See the 1:30 mark of this video.
What we need, Matt, are natural, organic, free range, interest rates. Sustainable, local, interest rates. That grow spontaneously in the market, not the supermarket, hothouse kind the federal government imposes.
Perhaps what was most impressive was that this was a comment made in passing while trying to make a larger point. It's a measure of Grant's understanding of finance as well as his abilities to put complex ideas into simple and relatable terms.
Of course it's an oversimplification, but it's not one that should be overlooked. It is sort of odd that support for free markets is somehow missing from the typical left leaning American's worldview. Consider how support for local markets (used here in the common, non-textbook sense eg flea markets, meat markets, etc) is a very essential expectation for any self respecting educated and urban dwelling liberal. The locavore movement has been essential to the liberal mindset for quite some time. Due in large part to misunderstanding and a healthy dose of misinformation, liberals associate free markets with the current state of international economies. At bet, supporting "free markets" is more or less equated with supporting the current status quo of corporate power run amok and central bank manipulation. More likely, it's seen as a not so subtle way of giving even more power to these same groups.
In left leaning circles of common Americans (and among many Americans in general) there is an unwritten paradigm when it come to economic issues. "Free markets" means allowing corporations to do whatever they'd like. "Regulations" are the tools used by the state to keep that from happening.
It's sort of funny how Americans fail to see what it is that makes them love their local flea market down the street and what makes them hate the large, heavily regulated international markets. Who do you think sees more state intervention? The two old hippies who own the bookstore on the corner or the international commodities market?
Sex Education
January 21, 2016 § Leave a comment
I want to review what sleeping around Raleigh and Durham has taught me about myself and what I'm capable of.
- I'm attractive. The beard, the eyes, the height. A lot of very attractive girls want to be with me. And while I've always seen myself as attractive, this experience has shown me that I'm even more desirable than I thought. That is, if the number and quality of women that have sex with me is any indication.
- I'm intelligent. Once again, this is something I've known. But what I didn't realize is that the vast majority of single men in their 20's are either awkward and bad at sex or total douchebags. I've been told many times that I'm a very rare combination of interesting and sexual. I think there are two main reason for this. First, I really am a catch. Second, most intelligent and attractive men settle down and find some beautiful girl before 25. Guys like me are too focused on travel and enjoying life.
- Sex is better outside of a relationship. When girls are having sex with you for the first time (especially when they just met you) they want rough sex. I've had multiple girls tell me that they like when I "pound" them. They all used that exact word, too. It's very common to hear things like "have your way with me" or "destroy me" during sex. I even had a girl ask me to choke her. Maybe it's because I look masculine, so I attract women who want to be manhandled. Whatever it is, my experience has shown me that women really like to "fuck", then maybe make love.
- I have game. First of all, if my experience with dating and generally with meeting new women has taught me anything, it's that the whole "pick up artist" movement is fucking retarded. If you're a generic and unattractive person, perhaps pick up lines might help you. But you'd be better off taking a year to focus on yourself and figure your own shit out. When I meet a new girl or go on a date I'm never thinking about what to say. I'm just myself. And if being yourself isn't enough to attract women then guess what, time to focus on YOU.
I'm still working on figuring myself out. But I have enough life experiences and personal passions that I can just talk to a girl like I would speak to anyone else and they will be attracted to me. Of course, step 1 is always be attractive. And if you're a 20 something guy just go to the gym, diet, and grow some facial hair(if that fails get tattoos). Women will come.
So when I say I have "game", I just mean I'm attractive, well spoken, and interesting. I'm a weirdo. I know that. And I embrace it. And because I'm also attractive girls like it. People like it. Understanding this has been a big breakthrough for me and how I interact with other people.
- I'm a really fucking good kisser. So far I'm batting 100% when I kiss a girl. I have yet to kiss a girl and not end up fucking her. I've had girls tell me after the fact that my kiss made them want to fuck me right then and there. There's no secret to this one. It's just like fucking– some of us are blessed.
The Power Of Instinct
January 1, 2016 § Leave a comment
The last time I checked in I was sure fear was motivating my decisions. I was sure that I was a coward, running away from commitment once again.
I've never been happier to be wrong. It took me a long time to figure this out, but I've finally realized that I needed time to be on my own and do my own thing. Oddly, I've been having more sex since I've been single than I was while in a relationship. And in the process I've met a number of really cool girls. They're all people that I don't mind hanging out with…and having sex with.
I've found being alone to be a really relaxing situation. On nights where I want to meet someone for drinks or have sex, I can arrange that. And then if I want to spend the night watching Always Sunny and smoking alone I can do that too. It's given me the ability to appreciate my own independence while also helping me put myself out there and interact with new people.
I will admit that I've been meeting a lot of new people. And I'm trying to keep my gallivanting around town under control. But it's early on and it's hard to do that. Especially when I've yet to have a bad experience.
So as it turns out, I wasn't running away from my previous relationships out of fear of commitment. It was just the result of years of hopping from one relationship to another in an attempt to fill a void that only my own self-reliance and development could fill. It was an instinctual desire, pulling me out of a situation I shouldn't have been in.
Not to mention…it's fun as hell. I'm sure I won't be able to keep up my current pace, but I could see myself living some version of this lifestyle for the remainder of my 20's. Ideally I'd run into my soulmate at some point in my late 20's and settle down but at this point I'm just enjoying now.


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I bought these cute Harvest Angels for my daughter's Fall party and thought they were a nice alternative to traditional Thanksgiving turkeys, pumpkins and pilgrims. You can find your own at orientaltrading.com
I bought these cute Harvest Angels for my daughter's Fall party and thought they were a nice alternative to traditional Thanksgiving turkeys, pumpkins and pilgrims. You can find your own at orientaltrading.com
Today my youngest child and I made a Pumpkin Turkey. She wanted to make a fall craft, and I didn't want to make a trip to the craft store. So, we used construction paper and a pumpkin that we already had.
To make a Pumpkin Turkey yourself, trace a hand on several pieces colored (or white if that's all you have) paper.
Let the child color the paper if they want to (even if it really isn't necessary).
I'm working with a toddler, but she wanted to help so I let her cut the hands. We lost a few "feathers", but that's okay.
Trim your hands if necessary.
Glue the hands the back of a pumpkin. Then, print, cut out, and glue a head to the front (or draw your own).
I used a faux pumpkin so that it can be enjoyed year after year–and, therefore, I can remember how little our turkey was in years past 🙂
Looking for a fall craft to keep your kids occupied while you're preparing for Thanksgiving using items you have on hand?
Have your child cut fall-colored tissue paper into squares (this will keep them occupied for a while), then glue them on to a Mason jar. Tie a ribbon or string around the top for decoration, and add stickers for extra personality. Place a tea light inside for a fun fall decoration that can be enjoyed day and night.
I found an adorable Christmas printable on Pinterest by "TheMoffattGirls" via http://www.teachersnotebook.com. If your kids are practicing sight words (Grades P,K,1), I think you'll love it too. To view the packet, click here: Gingerbread Math Literacy Unit
You can view The Moffatt Girls' blog for other cute printables by clicking here.
I know that when I think of canning, the first thing that comes to mind is my grandma. But, you can can too! This week I decided to can some fruit for the first time. I made two batches: strawberry jalopeno jam, and strawberry-raspberry-blueberry jam.
To get started, you need a few basic ingredients, a stock pot with lid, canning jars and a few canning tools that can be purchased at your local grocery store for less than $10.
Berry Jam Ingredient List:
Berries (5 cups crushed)
7 cups sugar
1 package jelling pectin (powder or liquid)
1 lemon
Homemade jam makes a wonderful gift for friends and family. Show others how much you care about them with a gift from your heart (and kitchen)!
I started working on a new craft project–bottle cap necklaces. These are fairly simple to make, you'll just need: string, beads, pre-flattened bottle caps (I purchase mine already punched with a ring to string them to save time), 1″ punch or a steady hand to cut a circle, 1″ epoxy circles, and a printed image or 1″ circle.
I made a Girl Scout necklace for my daughter (below), as well as one with her school colors and logo. This is a fairly simple craft that can be customized to any girl's liking!
To start, purchase pre-made 1″ stickers or print a design.
Using a 1″ punch, cut out the design.
Press the 1″ epoxy circle on the design.
Glue the epoxy sticker to the bottle cap.
Thread beads on your string.
Slide the bottle cap on the beaded string.
Tie your necklace at the desired length. And, you're done!


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Today I received a sms from my friend..and I just want to share it with all of you..
An american went back to USA from Pakistan, his Pakistani friend asked him: " How did you find my country Pakistan? He said "Oh.its a great country, having so many natural resources." Pakistani asked "what about Pakistanis?" American said "who Pakistanis? I didnt meet any Pakistani there. Pakistani "what a rubbish? American said "in Kashmir, I met kashmiri, in Lahore I met lahori,further I met sindhi, balochi, pathan, sunni shia, mohajir.. but there was no Pakistani.."


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PSV Eindhoven two last seasons already trained Fred Rutten. Over the past two seasons, too, Rutten brings PSV finished second in the Eredivisie.
This season, PSV again seize the opportunity to compete championship title. PSV only one point of winter champions, FC Twente.
Nevertheless, it suggests Rutten will leave in the summer. "It is time for PSV and me separated," he told Volkskrant.
No mention of the obvious reasons for the resignation of Rutten. Even if PSV became champion at the end of the season, former coach of Schalke 04 intentions were to leave would not recede.


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Of all the odd beats for news reporters, this one may take the cake: Second Life reporter. That's Adam Pasick's new job at Reuters. Second Life is an online virtual world where characters do real-world stuff like building houses and conversing for hours at a time. The role-playing world — I hesitate to call it a game, because its creators once stressed to me that it is not a game — has more than 850,000 players.
The New York Times says:
In preparing to open a Reuters bureau on a bustling island, Adam Pasick has been introducing himself to residents and interviewing entrepreneurs. After finishing such interviews, Mr. Pasick often levitates for a moment, then flies over buildings.
Mr. Pasick, a Reuters technology reporter who was formerly earthbound with the news agency, is heading up Reuters' first virtual news bureau inside the online role-playing game Second Life. While many independent journalists and bloggers have published inside such virtual worlds, Reuters is the first established news agency to dispatch a full-time reporter to do so.
For any journalist interested in social behavior online, this certainly ranks as one of the more appealing beats at Reuters. But for how long will the subject matter remain interesting for the London-based Pasick? Will Reuters be able to expand its audience with this new coverage arena? Techdirt might have a point when it says covering the Second Life economy, where users buy and sell real estate, clothing and other stuff, "really seems secondary to the publicity aims of this move."
I used to cover online adult entertainment for WSJ.com. I wonder if Pasick will investigate the adult side of Second Life, described here.


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Tuesday, March 14, 2006
I don't know who said that, Roosevelt?
I try to live with my feet on the ground. Do the daily routines and achieve what needs to be achieved, but I feel haunted by many interests and passions that need to be catered. The multiple facets of the modern life border an existence with multiple identities. It is particularly more significant to the islands of us. People who migrated but still live, at heart, in a parallel world. Back home… It reaches a stage, though, where you might lose sight of your personal truth. Our identity, as Kundera defines it, is a reflection of people upon us and the effect of our perception of them and the world. If that is true, then do we ever know who we truly are…
Thursday: Good day at work. Meeting days is when I put on my professional little outfits and act like a dignified business woman trying to sell her ideas and defend her data. Then off we go… Feed the cats, small talk with the neighbor, throw on a classy little number, hair down, humble attire, and pearls? Hell, no…A lovely evening at the Met with Romeo and Juliette. Opera is so dreamy.. If you can't live it, watch it. Got a bite to eat, did some compulsive shopping, went home early that day. Listened to Eddy Izzard..He helps me sleep.
Friday: Sexy number. Cute movie with cute friends. I ran to meet the girls. Beer at the local all-American Rodeo bar, apple Martinis at Marquee, belly dancing in west village with the fabulous Jo, then Latin ambiance till dawn…
Saturday: I have my Hip-hop hat on today. Strutting down on Soho, the art gang, blue note and all that Jazz.. Little comedy routine by the upcoming Improv kids. Diner at my favorite little Indian restaurant. Shots with the NYU crowd and Cappuccino at a café trottoire in east village, meeting you..My artist, Kung Fu master friend. Hip-hop moods and wasting in a cloud.
Sunday: Nostalgia in the morning as I sip through my cup of Turkish coffee talking to my mom on the phone. My nephew said his first word today. My sister cuts in, like she always does, okay baby I'll see you soon, like we always say. Fresh bread from the corner, cooking for you. I feel like your mother sometimes. Dessert at Sensa. They're out of fondant au chocolat, I have a melt-down, we leave.
Monday: Great day at work. Then the New England symphonic ensemble. Traveler got through to me, depicting the journey we all go through. The energy in the music in the beginning reflects a quick beat of life in full stride and the meditative quiet ending reflects the tapering of life's battles as the soul is preparing for the next step. It leaves you breathless.
Thursday: Back to the Opera…
I don't want to stop, not for one second. Not to think of you…never to think of you…
Keep your eyes on the stars and your feet on the ground..
6 comments:
- Ramzi said...
"Who am I?" looms large, overshadowed only by "Does it matter?"
- laila said...
most people spend their whole lives defining themselves the way society does. and the small minority spend their lives unlearning what society taught them and trying to find out who they really are. the thing is even that is in vain because we're constantly changing and learning and unlearning, and to me that's the beauty of us.
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that's very true laila. we are constantly changing and that is the beauty of life but don't you feel that you have left behind a completely different identity when you left home. everytime i go back, i'm back to being that girl. so the personna you live in here is what, temporary?
- laila said...
i don't know, but i try to really stay true to myself when i go back. with me it's kind of a mutual effort between me, and my family and friends to accomodate the changes in interests, personality, maturity. sometimes it's uncomfortable, but in general it's really great and so enriching. the love, care,memories and fun are all still there, and that's the most important thing for me..but i know what you mean, going back to being that girl, it's so tempting to just be the little papmered irresponsible one again!
- Mirvat said...
yeah, exactly. the memories are all there. i sat with my sisters all night talking and laughing like when we were kids. it didn't happen the first time i went back, or the second time. but eventually you feel that you're over the change, you do embrace it, i know. and know you're sampling something much deeper while indulging in sweet memories and the love of people you really care about. it's still there though. the feeling of detachment from back there and over here and it's growing by the day.
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The Name Isaac Rinn
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- suewatkins said...
He brings joy to me alreasy!
- November 27, 2011 at 9:21 PM
Love the name! And greatly love thinking of Abraham contemplating the stars and that your son's 1st and 2nd names are so connected! I too pray and hope that little Isaac Rinn (and all the children) will live a life devoted to God and will find laughter in hardship. What a beautiful love letter you have just written to your child! I have been thinking about the Christmas star a lot lately since Liliana is so taken with the star image in our Christmas books and it fill me with wonder and hope and awe. How perfect too that Isaac Rinn was born just as advent is starting! Congratulations on the birth of your wee laughing star!
- November 28, 2011 at 3:12 PM
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i love that you share your name choice reasons. that said, ben is one of four boys and they drank more than one gallon of milk each in high school.
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I had a very difficult day yesterday. I was angry, upset, depressed, and very confused!
A few days a go my scale broke. Fine. No big deal. I just had to pick another one up next time I went to the store. I didn't go all out and buy one that can read this, and that. Personally, I don't believe all the things a scale can tell you just by stepping on the darn thing! I just wanted a simple one that tells my weight.
Brought it home, stepped on it the next morning, and noticed a SIX pound weight gain!! WHAT???!!! Were the springs in the darn thing just stiff? I adjusted it properly to begin with. I'm eating what I'm suppose to. Working hard with my fitness. Was it just water weight? All this heat, I am drinking a lot of water. WHAT??? Well, the whole da, all I could think about was the numbers. I asked my husband, as well as my daughter if I looked like I gained any weight. 'No' they both said. Over, and over again. My husband later explained that not every scale is going to read the same numbers. Well, that kinda sucks! ( excuse the pun) If you are going to sell something that reads measurment, shouldn't be universal? Shouldn't they all read the same??
I know you should go by how you feel, how your clothes feel, etc,etc.. But geez, why I am so stuck up on the numbers??? Why do I believe I have to be a certain weight to be happy?? Is it a limiting factor of mine? I've made a whole lot of changes in my life the last few years. I am leading a healthier lifestyle. I have hit goal weight. ( well I thought I did) I have pretty much completely changed my eating habits. Switched up my fitness routine. Been happier then I have been in my whole life. So what's up??
It comes down to your mindset, I believe. Something else I have to work at changing, I wholeheartedly believe. Like many things in my life, and maybe yours. I've read, and been told certain things all my life. You're programed to believe you're suppose to do this, you're suppose to be that, this works, that doesn't. Then, it takes a whole lot of deprograming to right all these wrongs, to try to break the bad habits and make them into good. It's not easy, you need to change your mindset around to believe you will succede!! Never mind the numbers.It's only a number. You can keep working towards a goal weight, or measurment, but I'm thinking working on your mindset is just as important.
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Hey ... did you try calibrating it? If you have a hand weight at home, place it on the scale, then there should be a little knob "somewhere" on the thing that you can move up or down to make the scale match the weight. I mean a 5 lb piece of metal is always going to be consistent, but a scale, which has moving parts won't necessarily always be. You may find that the scale is seriously off kilter and just needs a little adjusting. :)
BUT ... if you don't ... remember big weight jumps are usually retaining water or some other quirky thing and it was probably a false gain that will correct itself within a week. :)
Great attitude ... mindset is most of the battle. You are doing fantastic. :)
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Yes, I too hate the scale. And, I hate the power it can have on making OR breaking my day. One stupid number. Especially after I KNOW I've done the right things... exercise like a maniac, eat clean, drink my water, etc... and still the damn thing tells me something I don't want to see.
It even changes my body image of myself. When I look at me, I don't see a number. I see a fit, strong, happy middle aged mom with a blessed life.
I think I am gonna put my scale under my bed for a month!
I am even gonna switch to body fat percentages too...
Wow, this blog really got me all worked up!! LOL
We have a lot in common, so glad to have found Spark People, and you!
Keep doing the right things... it IS working!!!!
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You are absolutely correct. Just keep doing what you have been doing. Work out your mind as you do with your body, and you will renew your mind. We all have to, no matter how much we weight. This world dumps so much in it each day. I saw your picture and thought how pretty you were. Then I saw that you were at your heaviest there. I am totally straight, but I just want to tell you, you must be stoning now. I am really happy that you reached your goal weight. You keep up the awesome work! The best is yet to come!!!
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I can totally relate to what you are feeling. I had the SAME EXACT DAY that you had yesterday! I gained 12 lbs in a month!!!That is with the SAME scale that I always use. I can honestly say that I don't know why. A lot of times I will binge eat and put on a few lbs, but not this time! I made some poor food choices, but I was still in my calorie allowance. I have been putting in a lot of exercise. I have since calmed down and realized it's not the end of the world. I have decided that I need more sleep, less stress and just keep on pushing! I'm hoping that when I finish these antibiotics, that will help also.
You probably didn't gain anything, it is just a different scale. How do your clothes fit? Try not to stress over it. You definitely have the right idea about working on your mindset. You are a smart lady, you'll get it worked out.
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OOhhh, I should not be laughing but this whole blog I was rolling laughing that sounds just plain mean doesn't it... because you sound just like me although I think there was a lot more swearing,cursing,cussing,and throwing around..... when I brought that new scale and had the same 6 pounds difference ...did we buy the same scale?????? LOL.... I read dee's thought about a bf scale but more numbers to get pissed off about...that would just being cruel to myself ..we woman all run around with these numbers.. yes it's a definitely let go of the scale..hey if I kept my eyes on numbers would I still be doing this at 58???? Girl you look awesome and love you to death, you've supported and motivated me and have always been there...we are more than just a number you have shown me that time and time again....let it go and you wanted another challenge right???? keep it positve
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I have a continuing mantra about the scale......
Thanks for sharing, my friend.
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I can totally relate. I do get fixated on my weight. I look in the mirror and go wow is that me. Step on the scale and get depressed or have my bodyfat tested and get depressed. The mind is very powerful. The problem is we set up expectations in our heads and if life does not follow those plans we get depressed and throw up our hands in disgust. I agree with you, conquering the mind is very important. I am still struggling with this myself. Thanks for sharing!
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I have that same numbers thing going on. I have also found that scales have different numbers. I have a drs scale, one of those big things that you have to move the weights over, it's always accurate. I have one in my bathroom that is always 3 lbs lighter than the drs scale. And I finally broke down and bought a good scale from amazon - an Omron - and it agrees with the dr scale. Unfortunately for me, it also measure bmi, fat %, muscle % and some other things that slapped me upside the head.
You are looking fantastic and I'm not just saying that to be nice. If I didn't think that I would not say anything. Scales can also be affected by being on carpet. You are doing great and you just keep that in mind!
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'An ugly baby is better than no baby at all'. It's very important not to sit on something to wait until the day it's 'just right'. Because that day might never come, or you might never feel confident. And what could be something beautiful is never shared with the world. So get it out there, even if you think it's trash. You'll either grow from it or flourish.
We are so scared to fail that there are so many times we don't even try. Here's the thing, failing is a vital part of life. Let me just repeat that, failing is a necessary part of life. Failures shouldn't be something to be afraid of, they should be something that is celebrated. All failing is, is an opportunity to grow. You fail a test? Okay, that's not fun but you can't go back all you can do is go forward, try better, learn more. That is a beautiful thing!
Carrie Fisher once said, "Stay afraid but do it anyway. What's important is the action. You don't have to wait to be confident. Just do it, and eventually, the confidence will follow." Some of the best things are the scariest but boy are they worth it! If there is something you want, go for it. If you don't know if you can, try! Learn from it and try some more!
Let's start a culture of celebrating failures instead of shaming them!
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Sigh. We're into the season again: here's a (redacted) version of an email I sent to my staff yesterday:
"In response to one of our colleagues who wanted feedback about coping with plagiarized material in a student submission, I wrote-up a fairly detailed "best-practices" document describing how I've handled it over the past 9 years here . I am reasonably confident that what I've laid out represents ONE (only one) reasonably effective way of coping with the seeming inevitability of student plagiarism. Remember that now, nearing the end of the semester, is precisely the season when we are most likely to see it: be on the lookout for it, and, if you uncover some, feel free to review my document on the wiki [link].
Coping with plagiarism
In academia, occasional violations of ethics are bound to occur; unfortunately, they have become only more common with the advent of a digital "cut-and-paste" composition method.
However, there are good, and not-so-good, ways to handle this. If you find yourself in the position of having to confront an instance of plagiarism, begin by asking yourself some questions:
- What percentage of the final grade is the assignment worth?
- What is the deadline?
- What has been the nature of this student's work otherwise: good, bad, or in the middle?
- Do you have a "read" on why this person might have plagiarized: panic, criminality, insufficient understanding of academic ethics, other?
I'm pasting in below the specific language in our syllabi, which is there not because we must enforce it to the letter of the law, but so that we can--while also providing the option of lightening up if our best pedagogical opinion suggests otherwise.
If you uncover a documentable example of plagiarism, I would suggest that you wait until you have returned the assignments; hold the culprit's back. At the end of class, if the student asks for it, say "you need to set up an appointment to talk to me about your paper"; do not give back the paper. Make the appointment for at least a day or two later, not right away.
On the appointment day, have the student meet you at your office; have a photocopy of the student's paper, with the plagiarized sections marked, and sample printouts from which the student copied. Sit the student down, put both the student's xeroxed paper and the sample printouts on the desk, and say "can you explain this please?"
If the student denies any wrongdoing, point out that it is impossible that the student "coincidentally" mimicked the sample pages.
If the student admits wrongdoing, show the student the printout of the syllabus language and point out that the student can be EXPELLED FROM THE UNIVERSITY for this violation of academic ethics.
If the student refuses to say anything, say "this is a clear-cut example of plagiarism; here are the university policies regarding this violation of academic ethics" and dismiss him/her for the moment.
Regardless, prior to dismissal, tell the student, "I will need to consult with my superiors regarding how this will be handled. As of this moment, no decision has been taken. But you are liable for an F on the assignment, an F for the class, or expulsion from the university. We will be in touch with you."
Based on her/his response, after the student's departure you yourself can decide how rigorously you want to apply the syllabus policies regarding plagiarism.
My own rule of thumb, in such cases, is to say to myself, "my ultimate job is to teach this young person--not just about music, but about ethical conduct. What scenario, resulting from this situation, will most effectively teach the student not to do this again?"
Typically, if a plagiarizing student expresses any regret or remorse, I usually do not want to expel or fail him/her. What I will usually do is communicate to the student, after another day or two, "you understand that you violated academic ethics, right? That you cheated? That you are liable for expulsion from the university?"
Then, assuming that the student expresses any remorse and/or understanding of the crime, I will say "I'm not going to flunk you out of this class. But this assignment is not your work. Therefore, you are receiving an F on the paper. If that means that you receive a non-passing grade in the class, that is a consequence of a dishonest choice you made. And such choices have consequences. In the meantime, you will need to fulfill every other part of the course requirements--and this incident will go on your permanent record. I hope you now understand why plagiarism is a very, very bad choice."
In my observation and experience, this "scare the absolute crap out of them, elicit their remorse, make sure they understand not to do it again, make them take their lumps with the F on the paper and possibly for the class" strategy is the most constructive pedagogical response you can make to plagiarism.
And, of course, you can consult with your superiors if/when the above doesn't cover the possible scenarios, or if you have more questions.
[from the syllabus]
Academic Integrity: [link to university's O.P.'s]
It is the aim of the faculty of [] University to foster a spirit of complete honesty and high standard of integrity. The attempt of students to present as their own any work not honestly performed is regarded by the faculty and administration as a most serious offense and renders the offenders liable to serious consequences, possibly suspension.
"Scholastic dishonesty" includes, but is not limited to, cheating, plagiarism, collusion, falsifying academic records, misrepresenting facts, and any act designed to give unfair academic advantage to the student (such as, but not limited to, submission of essentially the same written assignment for two courses without the prior permission of the instructor) or the attempt to commit such an act. ...
b. "Plagiarism" includes, but is not limited to, the appropriation of, buying, receiving as a gift, or obtaining by any means material that is attributable in whole or in part to another source, including words, ideas, illustrations, structure, computer code, other expression and media, and presenting that material as one's own academic work being offered for credit. "
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This pair of shoes was said to have been made by a convict from Port Arthur.
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Made from leather, and with heavily studded soles, there is no difference between the right and left shoe - both shoes have '221' stamped, and 'WN' incised, on the sole. (Indeed, the use of right and left shoes did not become common until the 1850's.) The shoes seem harmless enough, but they are not just footwear - they serve as a powerful metaphor for invasion and the industrial machinery of the colonists!
The Commissariat and its buildings, now an integral part of TMAG, supplied colonists and the military with items of clothing and food from 1803.
This included hundreds of pairs of shoes, most of which were made by convicts at Tasmania's penal stations.
The shoes, such as this pair, were supplied by the Commissariat to participants of the 'Black Line' of 1830, a military operation that marked the last phase of the 'Black War' that occurred between the Tasmanian Aborigines and the British colonists - from invasion in 1803 until 1831.
The Black Line attempted to isolate the Aboriginal population in a confined area, allowing them to be captured.
The Commissariat could be regarded as the engine of the invasion, and its role in supplying the 2,500 soldiers, free colonists and convicts of the Black Line was critical to the logistics of this highly complex operation.
The operation captured only two Aboriginal people - but it did pave the way to negotiations for a settlement of the conflict.
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- Object size: 27.8 x 9.2 x 9.2 cm
- Object material: cotton, leather and iron
- Object location: Commissariat Store, Hobart. Hobart City Municipality
- Object display location: Bond store level 2 Our living land: parrawa, parrawa! go away!
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For no particular reason today I wore all white. And for no particular reason I finally decided to go visit Nur Moo's Poetik sim today. I had been there only at the opening but the killer lag didn't allow me to truly enjoy the great place that it is.
So why did I take pictures in Poetik's changing room/bathroom? I don't know. It just looked so cool. The whole sim, built by Hern Worsley is really worth a visit, and so are the parties organized by Nur. Simply unmissable.
And now on to the clothes. What is there to say that hasn't been said already of LeLutka's new collection? Nothing much really, except that I find it incredible, it is exceptional and modern, stylish and so beautifully crafted. There is something that will suit everybody, many many pieces to mix and match in light summery colours but also in black if you like me sometimes find it hard to wear bright clothes There's enough to dress you from head toe, literally. Hats, jewels, and now even shoes. I doubt that you haven't been to LeLutka yet, but if you haven't now it may be the right time! I had the pleasure to be in LeLutka's runway show and to see all the beautiful creations before they were released, and I take the chance to thank the team and the fellow models who were part of the event. It was truly memorable.
Music: To honour Nur's tastes I have picked some electronic/ambient music from a band called Boards of Canada, the song I recommend you to listen to is Dayvan Cowboy. Do yourself a favour and give it a listen! 🙂
All I am wearing is by LeLutka, but more in detail:
Hair: Grace – Ash Blond
Skin: LondonLight-RFL Skin (a skin made especially for the Relay For Life event)
Pants: Olimpia – White
Top: Shiri
Shoes: Shanon Diamond White
Tattoo: made by me
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text: Well, I'm not sure what's going on with me lately. I just haven't been stitching. I know I've been doing a lot of running around, errands and stuff, but only a little more the usual. I've been getting home at night and it seems like it's already time for bed! Anyways, here is Goblin Tree after last weekend's SAL.


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This is my dream car !!
If money wasn't an issue, as in, if I had a full-time permanent job with a stable income, this will definitely be my next car. It's got such a chic, cool and smooth design meant for girlie girls! Not every one likes it though. Some people liken it to a giant egg with wheels. Egg or no egg, I love it and every time I see one on the road I can't help myself but drool over it.
Check out the inside !! Nice kan? *Wiping off drool*
But, I think when the time comes for me to get a car because I desperately need one, it would be a ten-year-old second hand car from the auction site, either a Peugeot, a Nissan, or an old Ford KA, because that is all I can afford.
I have been taking driving lessons recently to prepare for my test. You would think that with close to 15 years of driving experience, it should be a doddle to pass this test. You and I, are sorely wrong. I have accumulated 15 long years of bad driving habits and they were very, very bad habits. It didn't help that my driving instructor, Simon (who charges me 40pounds per lesson of 2 hours), told me that the UK driving test is the world's second most difficult test to pass in the world. Geez, thanks for making me even more nervous now. Dah la I pay him 40 pounds each lesson, and not to mention 60 pounds for the test itself. If I fail this Friday, I can kiss goodbye to 60 pounds and rebook a test and wait for another 6 weeks before there is a free slot for a test date.
Anywayyyyyy, I had another lesson today. Three reverse parking in a roll, no mistake made. Three reversing into a corner in a roll, no mistake made. Three three-point-turns, no mistake made. So, fingers crossed, I shall be ready to pass my test come this Friday.
Am not nervous, am not nervous, am not nervous.....


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Monday, February 21, 2011
i redesigned my blog
I was bored yesterday and I felt like being creative. So I redesigned my blog. I really like it!
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text: I understand your frustration and the desire to rant about it. I read these kinds of rants all the time, but can't see how they could possibly have any effect at all. People that are going to camp out at Walmart and buy up the daily shipment to sell for triple are not going to be persuaded to stop by a rant, and the people who agree with you generally don't do it anyway. If I have a bunch extra and decide to sell it at a "slim profit", some "greedy SOB" is going to buy it all quick and then sell it for double himself. My personal solution, and I currently am selling some extra 223 ammo, is to price it cheaper than what I saw at the show last weekend, but not nearly as cheap as what I bought it for a decade ago. I'm surprised at how fast it's selling. Actually I've had some of it for nearly 20 years. I figure if I haven't used it in that long, and it's selling high, then it must be time to get rid of it.


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Old Media Final Days
While eyes remain on the impact of the recent tsunami that devastated Japan, the latest State of the News Media report from the Pew Project for Excellence in Journalism describes another kind of tsunami — digital news. This year's overview of the major trends impacting American journalism brings bad news for news organizations because "in the digital realm, the news industry is no longer in control of its own future."
This shifting landscape is demonstrated through some dramatic statistics: 47% of all Americans now get some form of local news on a mobile device, according to Pew's latest research. In 2010, every news outlet was stagnant or declined except the web. For the first time, more people said they got the news from the web than from newspapers. For the first time, more money was spent on online advertising than was spent on newspaper print advertising. And by January of this year, about 7% of Americans reported owning some kind of tablet.
Social Media the New Newspaper
Social media is now a major news source, with user reports augmenting links from traditional media outlets on Facebook and Twitter. LinkedIn, through its new newsfeed, and even personal Tumblrs and blogs are all competing to aggregate the news where editors and journalists once acted as gatekeepers and programmers.
Huffington Bridges the News Gap
Witness the ascension of The Huffington Post, the SEO- and social media-savvy web media brand recently acquired by AOL. Arianna Huffington may have been slightly tongue in cheek by referencing The Washington Post in naming her site, but turns out she was prescient as it's just one example of web properties outlasting traditional newspapers in the fight for digital dominance. That said, AOL has yet to figure out the online news business; hence their recent merger. * Big Editors Return To Print: Is It Coming Back? (Huff Post) * Media: A Huffington-Booker partnership raises questions.
Three Men in A Room
Battle Lines Drawn
Cuomo Holds First 3-Way Leaders Meeting (YNN)
Senate and Assembly developed their own budgets yesterday in preparation for three men in the room negations. Gov-wary Assembly, Senate OK budgets (NYP) * In Albany, Battle Lines Are Drawn Over the Budget ( NYT) * How the NY Assembly & #nysenate budgets differ from @nygovCuomo's. * A.M. Roundup: Parsing the one-house budgets * Joint budget conference committees start meeting today. Here's the schedule.* The budget extenders are a powerful tool in Cuomo's arsenal of which state lawmakers are painfully aware.* The Post takes credit for catching – and stopping – the Senate GOP in trying to raise sales taxes.* Budgets: Cuomo has the upper hand.* Democrats Press Cuomo on Rent Regulations (NYT) * Shifting Sands Under The NY Millionaire's Tax (DN) * Albany Budget: "There are other ways to get the budget done." [Andrew Cuomo]* Rent Regulations: "[N]early every Democratic state lawmaker" pushes Cuomo, in a letter. [Nick Confessore]* Cuomo holds leaders meeting: Governor Andrew Cuomo called a three way leaders meeting at the Capitol, as the bud...
Kruger's Brighton Beach Memoirs
A Role in Kruger Scandal, and in Reality Show (NYT) * Menendez Hit Over Money Linked to Albany Corruption (WSJ)* Corruption: The Times confirms Sheepshead Bites' scoop about the Kruger case and the reality show.
The chief of MediSys, who was charged in the Kruger-Boyland-Lipsky corruption case, has been ousted by his board. * Hospital Chief Facing U.S. Charges Is Fired David Rosen, who had built the MediSys Health Network in Brooklyn and Queens, was accused of bribery last week.(NYT) * 'Nonprofit' hosp bigs' megabucks (NYP) * Prospect Park group rage at 'Kruger' exec * A top Atlantic Yards executive who requested state funds for Prospect Park's skating rink from embattled state Sen. Carl Kruger was never asked to do so by the park's fund-raising group -- and now park advocates are furious at being linked to the corruption scandal.
Pay to Play Senator Huntley
AG subpoenas ed groups linked to Queens Sen. Shirley Huntley that got big bucks from state (DN)
What Effect Will Law and Order Cuts Have on Crime?
$trapped NYPD may turn away recruits: commish (NYP) * Staten Island District Attorney Daniel Donovan says budget cuts would be a crime (SI advance)
City Attempts to Raise Money By Bike Ticket Blitz
Tix blitz on Central Pk. cyclists (NYP)
Bloomberg Approval Ratting 39%, lowest in 8 Years
The Public Turns on the Mayor As the Press Continues to Act As His Protector
The press pushes Bloomberg's long shot attempt for federal gun control changesMayor Bloomberg rips 'no courage' on gun control (DN) And does not ask the mayor the important questions in the Independence Party Haggerty on what the Mike and his guys know about the payments. Saying there's "overwhelming evidence" against John Haggerty, state Supreme Court Justice Ronald Zweibel refused to dismiss the charges that the GOP operative bilked Mayor Bloomberg out of $1 million. Bloomy's 'swindler' slammed(NYP) * New Q-poll has Bloomberg approval at 39%, lowest in 8 years; 70% say he favors Manhattan over outer boroughs. (DN) * Bloomberg Approval Tanks to Lowest in 8 Years * Quinnipiac: Bloomberg Hits 8-Year Low (NYO) * Rudy Screwed us with CityTime Endangered us with Architects Self Certifying Bloomberg took it to the worst extreme possible + Mazer, Gerald Shargel Mafia Lawyer CityTime -- Stay Tuned for the bigger story beyond Mazer -- NYC Corruption (Video) * Poll Finds Bloomberg's Job Approval Slipping (NYT) * A new poll finds 51% of NYC voters disapprove of Mayor Bloomberg, his worst showing in eight years: * Polls: "Manhattan Alone Approves of Mayor Bloomberg."
Bloomberg's Buffalo Remarks Enrage Locals(Huff Post)
Scandal-plagued MTA signal maintainer to be arraigned (NYP)
WFP and Gotham Gazette Bully NY Post
Gotham Gazette
Friends of the Cuomos about the cozy relationship between Fred Dicker of the New York Post and Gov. Andrew Cuomo got a bit of attention last week. It seems more than a few journalists are ticked off about Dicker's access to Cuomo and his administration. Alan Chartock, head of Albany public radio station WAMC, discussed the article on The Media Project this past Sunday, and it led to quite an interesting discussion.
WFP Fires Back At The Post The long-running battle between the Working Families Party and the NY Post continues this morning with an e-mail from the labor-backed party's executive director that uses the tabloid's latest anti-WFP editorial as a rallying cry for a statewide public campaign financing system.(YNN)
The New York Times, after a year-long probe, reports that residents of New York's group homes for the developmentally disabled -- some of society's most vulnerable citizens -- routinely fall victim to physical and sexual abuse. The abusers? According to the newspaper, those responsible for the residents' well-being -- the state employees who staff the homes.Protection racket (NYP) * Lawmakers Express Outrage Over Abuse at State Homes (NYT)
Asian Bus Roots
Casinos and Buses Cater to Asian Roots (NYT) * Feds ride driver Road 'grill' for ex-con in casino-bus crash (NYP) * Blown tire suspected in Turnpike tragedy (NYP) * \ A Second Fatal Bus Crash Has Investigators' Attention (NYT) * Taking a Radar Gun to a Crash Site, and Finding Buses on Good Behavior (NYT) * NYPD Cracks Down on Buses (WSJ) * Crash highlights Chinese-American gambling market(WSJ) * Investigators target tire in second fatal bus crash in several days(DN) * More questions asked of driver behind wheel of deadly casino bus crash in Bronx (DN) * Top cop Ray Kelly not eying an FBI post (DN) * Husband of Taconic Parkway wrong-way driver out 56G, held by well-known attorney (DN) * Investigators Question Driver In Fatal Bronx Bus Crash (NY1) * Bronx Crash Highlights Chinese Market (Fox 5) * Focus on Safety After Discount Bus Crashes (WNBC) * NBCNY Takes a Ride on a Discount Bus * Making the Casino Run, Bus Drivers Are Far From the Glitz * Manhattan Traffic Task Force Holds Surprise Bus Inspections (NY1)
Chuck, Untransformed
The rest of the article, on Schumer's new, central Senate communications role, is about right, but the notion that he's given up his old ways is absurd. I ran into him this Monday on the steps of New York City Hall, where he was holding a press conference on bus safety, pegged to the bus crash that had been all over the previous day's tabloids.(Politico) Bus tragedy prompts calls for change (CrainsNY)
Albany Will Do Anything for Lobbyist Bucks and Campaign Contributions . . . $2.5 Million
GOP: Ultimate fighting can save New York State budget (DN)
Law and Order NY spends $75M per year on pot arrests (DN) * Yale lab tech to plead guilty (NYP) * Man Charged in Stabbings Spoke of 'Doozy of a Day' (NYT) * Police Commissioner Calls Queens Killing a Hate Crime (NYT) * Guilty Plea Expected in Yale Student's Death (NYT) * Boyfriend Held in Rutgers Student's Murder (WSJ) * Husband injects wife's rear end with cyanide before drinking fatal dose in murder-suicide (DN) * Estranged wife of ex-NYPD cop goes missing, feared dead (DN) * Vikings receiver bought discounted plane tix from credit card fraudsters (DN) * Class action lawsuit cited in dip in trespassing arrests (DN) * Four Teens Charged In Queens Beating Death (NY1) * Police Seek Man Suspected Of Two Upper Manhattan Sexual Assaults (NY1) * Video Shows Suspects In Fatal Queens Mugging (NY1) * Overnight bodega robbery could be linked to 7 others (WABC) * Surveillance in Queens purse snatching killing (WABC) * Hamilton Heights sex assault suspect search(WABC) * 'Cry rape' weather gal Heidi Jones negotiating with prosecutors (NYP) * 14 year old charged in NY stabbing incident (NYP) * NYPD: Cell Phone Crackdown Yields 6,200 Tickets (NY1) * Fifth Teen Arrested In Connection With Deadly Beating At Queens House Party (NY1)


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Updating the Rendering Engine
Newer versions of Opera may be released, and GoLive has a nifty way of allowing the embedded browser to be updated. Simply add the new version to the list found in the Browser Preferences (see Tip 3), and the rendering engine is automatically updated. To select which version of Opera is used for the rendering engine, click the radio button on the right of the browser name.
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Today Finish It February transformed into Fix It Then Finish It February as I pulled out the Herbivore shawl I wanted to finish before the Radiohead concert last November ... yes, I am seriously the worst at meeting deadlines. I had been working on this shawl while drinking wine one night and I dropped four stitches and in my drunk state I couldn't cope with fixing the problem so I stuffed the whole thing into a project bag and put it into a drawer.
Because drunk people are stupid the next day I was convinced I'd made a huge massive mistake that would take hours to fix so I continued to ignore the whole thing for weeks and weeks (months, really) until I looked at this chart and realised I had five measly rows to finish the project and then I would have a beautiful silky shawl to wear and stroke and be generally delighted with. So I gritted my teeth and pulled out the project from its hidey-hole only to discover this:
a mistake so tiny it literally took me 25 seconds to fix. Durrrrr!
In other news
This is what the end of a Bucks Day looks like.
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Welcoming new restaurants to the Book Now family are from top Matt Penney, BookNow.biz marketing guru with the new menu stickers advertising the online booking facility, Don of So Sushi with the Director of BookNow.biz, Dave Mc Naught, at the online handover ceremony today, pics of So Sushi restaurant, and Matt Penney applying the new frosted window decals at Piatto Mediterranean restaurant in the Hillcrest, Durban Highway area. Welcome to the family all!!
Friday, January 30, 2009
Do you have a reservation?
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Wednesday, January 28, 2009
New frosted window decals
The first of the new frosted Booking Online window decals is being applied by Dave Mc Naught at the Attorney's offices in Amanzimtoti. These window decals are suitable for businesses with glass doors or windows giving a professional image and conveying the online booking information for clients.
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Rolling Out the Restaurants
Marketing man Matt Penney has been rolling out the restaurants in the KZN Highway area linking up to the Book Now online Booking Engine. In the photo are the new in-store posters for Olive and Oil, Jimmy's Killer Prawns, So Sushi, Piatto, Harvey Wallbangerz, and Butcher Block Pinetown and Bluff as well as Spec-Savers Umhlanga, Bluff and La Lucia - the first in our health care professional groups.
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Monday, February 23, 2009
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Love the new pic! Thnx
- February 24, 2009 at 7:47 AM
- Miriam said...
I cried all over again as I saw this. It happened in my neighborhood. The son of my husband's chavrusa just ran out of there as soon as he heard the shootings. That may have saved his life.
- March 2, 2009 at 5:47 PM
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Looking like a bright star streaking up into a black sky, a rocket took off before dawn today from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida carrying an unmanned capsule filled with food, clothes, and other supplies for astronauts on the international space station.
But this robotic cargo ship doesn't belong to NASA. Instead, it's owned by a company called SpaceX, which made history by launching the first ever private spacecraft on a mission to the station.
SpaceX has a $1.6 billion cargo-delivery contract with NASA, which is turning routine flights to the station over to industry so that the veteran space agency can start to focus on more ambitious exploration efforts. (NPR)
Photo: Historic @SpaceX #DragonLaunch to ISS. @NASA on Twitpic
This is a landmark moment in space travel. With the entry of private firms into the public space game, NASA not only ensures continued support for ISS projects, but can turn their resources to missions above and beyond near-earth orbit.
This is the kind of progress that lets NASA worry less about meeting a bottom line or boldly going where we've gone many times before, and instead lets them start thinking about what's next.
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text: I'm still trying to catch up on my posts, and this one actually dates back to Valentine's Day. Wow, I've been such a slacker! And extremely busy too. But anyways, I've mentioned before that I like to take muffins to the people at my bank. Well I decided that for Valentine's Day I wanted to treat some other people too, so I made a double batch of these Raspberry White Chocolate Muffins. I decorated some disposable tins, and took them to the staff at the church where we have The Well on Wednesday nights as well as to the bank the next day. They were a huge hit!


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Oscar has been pestering me to tell you all how we met on a pedestrian crossing in Chester on bank holiday Monday.
I was in Chester with Colin and Mike, relaxing after the frenetic election campaigning. We fancied a trip on the vintage open-topped bus and as we made our way to the bus pick up point, and were crossing the road, I spied newly elected Tim Moore with his girlfriend and Oscar, crossing towards us. They had not seen us, so I shouted out "Aternoon Councillor!" and they did a double-take. They retraced their steps and we had a chat at the roadside. I suspect it was the first time Tim had been so hailed and I think he was quietly chuffed.
Oscar was charming, polite with beautiful manners and looked quite jaunty as he enjoyed an afternoon walk in the sun.
Lovely to meet you Oscar, I am sorry it has taken me a week or so to catch up with my entries, this one is for you!


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Handmade Tiffany & Co
"My shop sells genuine hand made products that are made from raw materials sourced from remote parts of Thailand from local villages and their markets and businesses. " Um, yeah.
Handmade Tiffany & Co
"My shop sells genuine hand made products that are made from raw materials sourced from remote parts of Thailand from local villages and their markets and businesses. " Um, yeah.
It states in the description "Tiffany & co. Style", so they do admit it is not real, but did they make it? probably not. And who would want to wear something that said "please return to Tiffany & Co."?
just WTF….
I don't even know what to say about some of this shit…. I flagged it – can't believe it even had to be flagged, ie: how does this even get on the site????
There is something so wrong with Etsy, I am at a loss…
What's sad is that some poor unsuspecting soul is going to purchase that Tiffany crap thinking it is real or vintage. I agree something is terribly wrong over there at Etsy. Maybe they all drank the cupcake kool-aid.
The shop has fake Tiffany jewelry, soap, tropical wood products, silk scarves, and 'pashminas' listed. That's an online Pacific import mart, or just call them a reseller.
I am confused as to how Etsy can even get away with this. It is a blatant copyright violation. Doesn't Etsy bear some responsibility in making sure these items stay off their site or does the responsibility only lie with the seller??
It's a holiday weekend in Brooklyn, so fauxtiques will make the front page:
Psst! Since when do vintage candle holders come wired with a light bulb (or blub, as it is spelled in Woodlands dialect of Etsian)? Or do you all still believe that a sure sign of true vintage is that the item is described as 'one of a kind' and made by the seller? Keep 'em coming!
Well Markus has been emptied for their coaching instructions. I guess someone at etsy is working this weekend.
I sent a email to Tiffany and they had it all taken down. She said thanks for passing it along and they would have it removed. It was goon soon after. lol
Do people think their rigged lighting will sell better if it is listed as Vintage rather than handmade?
I for one find no preference and would be ok to buy if it was listed in Handmade as upcycled?
Is this just ignorance with a dash of I don't care or is this a supposed marketing ploy?
I guess there are people who truly believe it is Vintage…
Glad to see Tiffany's reacted quickly – let's see if this reseller comes back with all new pickings for her shop!
Yup. I've emailed Tiffany before and they are very appreciate for the notifications, and they act quickly to let etsy know what's what and what can happen…
Now, if only disney and others would act as quickly and definitely
That's good to know, oneangrybird, that you have no preference concerning fraudulent listing of new items as 'vintage'.
Professional antiques dealers and sellers of vintage collectibles — and their savvy customers — certainly do have a preference. And nothing says CAVEAT EMPTOR more clearly to someone who knows about old things than seeing listings for faustiques on a site.
And Etsy is fine with this type of fraud because junkyardlighting (and their competitors on Etsy, one of which I emailed to ECO for a suggested callout) are on the FP every few days, at least.
That is NOT what I meant LDW,
Obviously I did a truly poor job of conveying my thoughts…let me try again.
In general I think some sellers feel Vintage is "worth" more, sought after more, or holds a higher "quality" factor than handmade. IMO some of this stems from the general feeling that many 'collectors' have deeper pockets and are willing to shell out for a "Vintage" item. Therefore folks who upcycle, recycle, paint over or add whatever to an original Vintage piece/ part think they will sell said item even faster or for more money if they list it as Vintage as opposed to handmade.
My question/comment then was….. just as a point of interest/conversation…. do you think these idiots who sell fauxtiques and list them as Vintage, are doing this out of ignorance and are just idiots (ie: don't understand the listing categories) or is it a calculated tactic to entice the not so savvy wanna-be collector?
In saying I have 'no preference', I meant generally buying real-Vintage as opposed to real-handmade – I personally do not associate "more status" with real-Vintage than I do real-handmade so I am not one of the moron's those ignoramuses are thinking they are marketing to. Whatever I buy I want it to be real, like most of you who take the time to read this site. I do not subscribe to the Vintage is better than Handmade or vice versa CLUB that is so apparent on Etsy!
Sometimes I just can not tell what the motivation is behind listing in the wrong category – that's all I meant.
To set the record straight – I am an avid Vintage/Antique collector of many things. I love true Vintage.
I have been dealing in antique and vintage jewelry for over 30 years so this is where I am most comfortable knowledge-wise.
Additionally, I have taught myself the ins and outs of several specific genre's in pottery and glass over the years, because this is what I collect, but I in no way profess to be an expert at those things – just savvy.
As far as resellers go, that whole area is a bit foreign to me, especially where clothing and sewing, knitted, and crochet is concerned.
So – I in NO way condone fraudulent listing of new items as 'vintage'!!! Does this make sense???
Lately I feel like I have completely lost my ability to communicate clearly –
I will say – Etsy's listing structure is a bit confusing for new people – I am not making excuses for fraudulent lister's though.
After looking through junkyardlightings store – his banner seems to accurately reflect what they are selling:
"Handmade Industrial Lighting made in Cleveland Ohio. Made with salvaged and vintage materials, creating one of a kind lighting and decor."
Some of his listings are under handmade, the one LDW called out is listed as Vintage.
Is it possible that he does not understand that even if you use mostly vintage parts, with any modification on your part it then becomes Handmade?
Do these shops list as Vintage because so many other 'like' shops do?
Many shops get away with it – so the general feeling is why not?
I guess, more importantly – does it matter why they are doing it? really, I guess not, I am just curious and find it hard to believe that so many sellers are dishonest, are frauds, cheat, copy, lie etc.- and No I am really not that naive – I do believe i,t but it just AMAZES me!!!!!
Honestly at this point though, I think we are past the benefit of the doubt on the majority of these shops and I wish Etsy would implement a '3 strikes you are out' policy.
That's cool, oneangrybird, I get it now…sometimes I get so p.o.ed with Etsy's attempted corruption of vintage that I get way too touchy. Yeah, my bad.
I don't at all think that 'vintage' has an assumed value higher than handmade original designs. It shouldn't, IMO. There is no vintage style that corresponds to the lighting fixture I linked to. I don't think it is listed as vintage — and is promoted by Etsy as vintage — because the fauxtiqing adds value to the seller's items, but because it makes an imaginary connection between Etsy's marketing trends and vintage or antique styles.
I'm not even convinced that any pieces of the lighting in question are actually old. How could the materials be old, if the seller can make the lights to order, in any quantity?
Reseller ~ "handmade" glass containers for weddings etc. just getting started http://www.etsy.com/shop/Embellish1122?ref=seller_info
I can understand some sellers being confused about what's considered vintage and what's not, and I can understand some other sellers listing handmade (or altered) as vintage because it might sell better there, and I can understand some sellers being downright frauds selling downright fake vintage, and I can understand some sellers not caring about TOUs and selling their 2005 Steve Maddens as vintage anyway. Sure. But then every once in a while you come up with a listing that only makes you think, what is this I don't even…
Here are Embellishll22's hanging glass bottle lanterns:
Not made by seller. Good callout, EtsyVigilante! Another violator in Handmade/Weddings.
As someone who actually MAKES wine bottle lanterns, this pisses me off. I hand cut and drill all of my stuff. these "lanterns" were recently on sale at the Christmas Tree Shop near my house for $1.69 each. I even had a potential customer bring these to me to show me what a great deal they had gotten, instead of my handmade lanterns that sell for $18. I told him to fuck off in so many words….


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I am so very grateful and thankful - that God never changes.
I am also very grateful and thankful - that He continues to shape and mold and change me into who He created me to be.
Amen to that!
Praise God for His unchanging love.
Yes, Valerie.... I am also glad that God never changes... AND --I'm glad that God is molding me and changing me into the best person I can be.
This is beautiful, even with the frost, the colors are still present!
I, too, am very grateful that He never changes.