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Nurses With POSSIBILITIES: Changing Our Perspective on Disability
As a nurse with multiple physical and mental health concerns, I've spent much of the past few years focusing on what I'm no longer able to do. But thanks to an old friend, I'm learning to view my life and career in terms of their *possibilities*, rather than their limitations. Here's how you can, too.
The light from the front porch lamp filtered through the sheer drapes as I sat in the dark dining room, chatting on the phone with an old friend I hadn't seen in years. "Shawn" was in the hospital with a life-threatening heart condition, scared to death, and he'd called me out of the blue because I was the only person he knew who would understand.
As we were catching up with one another, he mentioned his work as a live-in life coach for a man with multiple medical, psychological, and developmental disabilities. His love for the job, and his client, was evident as he spoke at length about his outlook on caring for this gentleman: "I don't think of him as a guy with disabilities," he said. "I think of him as a guy with possibilities."
Shawn went on to have open-heart surgery and is now back on the job after a short SNF stay, and we continue to talk on Facebook as well as the occasional phone call. But what he said about viewing his client in terms of the man's possibilities has stayed with me, and gradually it's changed my perspective on my own.
After all, there may be a number of things a nurse with functional limitations can't do, but what if one were to focus instead on what s/he can do? I myself will probably never again be able to handle the stress of management or the constantly shifting priorities of the floor; but in working at my current job, I've found out that I'm really good at assessing new patients' medical and psychosocial needs, getting them settled into their surroundings, and making them feel welcome. I also enjoy doing the follow-ups a few days later to make sure they're getting the care they need.
So, what are some of the other things we "nurses with possibilities" can do? A lot depends on our knowledge and experience, as well as our educational level. I have a friend who injured her back working on a med/surg unit, but she's found her bliss as a community-based geriatric care manager who works independently out of her own home. She has a BSN and ran a day-care center before she became a nurse, so her background in managing her own business is serving her well.
Another acquaintance became an admissions coordinator for a large assisted living community in a neighboring city after she had a mental breakdown at her former job as a DON in a 135-bed skilled nursing facility. She went inpatient for a few days to deal with her anxiety and depression, then took a month off to figure out what to do next. As it turned out, she now has both autonomy and authority without the stress of having to oversee the residents' care after they're admitted, and she tells me she's never been happier.
This is what my father used to call "making chicken salad out of chicken----".....well, it's a word for something chickens do a lot of. It isn't easy. Almost all of us, upon discovering that we can no longer do something we once loved, feel at first as though we've been hit by a truck. Then we go through a period of denial, and even anger at the hand we've been dealt: How could my body (or mind) betray me like this? we want to know. And even worse, we wonder who we're supposed to be now that our place in the world has disappeared.
The answers, of course, are different for each of us. Carving out a new niche in life takes time, it takes patience, and it takes a whole lot of hard work. But if we try to see ourselves the way Shawn does his client---in light of our possibilities rather than our disabilities---we just might find out that our changed circumstances have led us to something infinitely better than what we left behind.Last edit by Joe V on Sep 8, '18
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Specialty: 20 year(s) of experience in LTC, assisted living, med-surg, psychSep 25, '13Occupation: QA specialist Specialty: 39 year(s) of experience in correctional, QA, geriatrics ; From: US ; Joined: Jun '08; Posts: 383; Likes: 1,041Atta girl Marla! This change of perspective was what I was talking about in an earlier reply to another posting of yours about becoming OK with being a different nurse now than you were years or even months ago.Sep 26, '13Specialty: 8 year(s) of experience ; From: US ; Joined: Dec '08; Posts: 432; Likes: 1,674I like this. I'm in the process of learning my own limitations and often fail to see what's in between the limits - possibilities! Thousands of them! Sometimes I feel my limitations are keeping me boxed in, but now I realize the box isn't all that small. Thank you for the reminder.Sep 26, '13Occupation: RN and blogger extraordinaire Specialty: 20 year(s) of experience in LTC, assisted living, med-surg, psych ; From: OR, US ; Joined: Sep '02; Posts: 27,023; Likes: 45,062Sometimes we do have to get creative, don't we? And then we have to convince ourselves that we've earned this new place, which is even more challenging IMHO.
Just today at work, my DON was showing a new nurse around the building, whom I immediately began to fear was my replacement. Why? Because I'm still nervous, because I know that I can't do what this nurse can do, blah, blah, blah. Only this time, I didn't sit and stew and worry; when the timing was good, I piped right up and asked my DON to introduce us. She was only too happy to do so, and I found out that this nurse is studying to be a PA, and she's going to pick up some evening and night shifts until she can go to full-time in December when another nurse goes out on maternity leave.
Sometimes, it's the little triumphs that can really make one's day. I felt SO much better for not allowing myself to give in to my own paranoia and insecurity. Another lesson learned.Sep 27, '13Joined: Sep '13; Posts: 25; Likes: 20What a fortuitous story to read today!
I'm a former ICU nurse that's on SSDI and ready to get back into the profession, albeit in some other way, shape or form. Trying to see other possibilities for myself after spending 20 years in ICU -- that's all I ever pictured myself doing, and it took an enormous toll on me when I was unable to keep at it. I'm having difficulty picturing myself doing anything else, but i'm starting to realize that there are possibilities for me too. I'm still discouraged, but it was a great "pick-me-up" to see this today. Thank you so much!!!!Sep 27, '13Occupation: RN and blogger extraordinaire Specialty: 20 year(s) of experience in LTC, assisted living, med-surg, psych ; From: OR, US ; Joined: Sep '02; Posts: 27,023; Likes: 45,062And thank YOU for joining Allnurses! Welcome to the site---we're glad you're here. Enjoy!Oct 2, '13Joined: Jun '12; Posts: 2I am a 17y experienced LPN who would like to further my education. I have attempted a couple of community colleges without success. I feel its my experience and knowledge of the real world hinders me from being successful.
I can pass the classes if I didn't need an 80%. I never have been an "B" student in my life.
Please help with any suggestions.Oct 2, '13Joined: Oct '13; Posts: 1; Likes: 2Wow, great post. This is my first time reading your blog and I must tell you I love it and will be following it more. I also live in Oregon and am a nurse who has unfortunately found myself unable to work. In fact, I haven't worked in 2 1/2 years after having a back injury that wasn't that bad flare up my fibromyalgia and then a whole cascade of stuff happened and my doctor said, no working for now. I miss working so much. I had worked so hard to get my degree and becoming a nurse was going to be the way out of the life of poverty I lived most of my life. Now, here I am again. I have been homeless twice in the last 2 years. I finally applied for SSDI this last winter. I kept hoping I would get better. I hurt too much, or am too tired, or can't think enough to work. On top of that, my NP has prescribed MMJ for my pain, and of course being a nurse, that won't work. I still scan the craigslist ads hoping to find something that I can do from home, on the days and times I feel well enough, that doesn't have a strict deadline and that won't put me at risk of ever hurting someone physically by missing something or performing a task wrong. So far, I have not found that elusive job. Good for you that you have found something to do. I am open to suggestions, but so far no one has had any that will fit the list of limitations I feel I am working under. Thanks for your positivity! I'll be back for more.Oct 2, '13Joined: Jun '13; Posts: 2; Likes: 3I am a nurse researcher and my colleague and I have actually publsihed quite a bit on the topic of nurses with disabilities and how to keep them in the workforce. The first step is realizing the the disability lies in the environment not the person. that is to say that if the environment were different the person would be able to complete the task. there are many research studies to support nurses with disabilities, see studies by Guillett, and Neal , actually Neal has a new book that summarizes a lot of the studies.Oct 2, '13Occupation: RN and blogger extraordinaire Specialty: 20 year(s) of experience in LTC, assisted living, med-surg, psych ; From: OR, US ; Joined: Sep '02; Posts: 27,023; Likes: 45,062Quote from sguiYou've piqued my curiosity. How would that work for a nurse with a psychiatric rather than physical problem? Please post a link to these studies, if you would. Thanks!I am a nurse researcher and my colleague and I have actually publsihed quite a bit on the topic of nurses with disabilities and how to keep them in the workforce. The first step is realizing the the disability lies in the environment not the person. that is to say that if the environment were different the person would be able to complete the task. there are many research studies to support nurses with disabilities, see studies by Guillett, and Neal , actually Neal has a new book that summarizes a lot of the studies.Oct 3, '13Specialty: 30 year(s) of experience in ER,Flight Nurse,ICU,PACU,OR,Remote Site ; From: FR ; Joined: Jul '09; Posts: 41; Likes: 22Hi mayladybug!
Why don't you look up ads for e-nursing? That's something you could do from home or an office.Here in France InternationalSOS offers that kind of job on a half time basis. it's absolutely not tiring physically, all you got to do is cases follow up over the phone(+some fax/Internet).Oct 3, '13Occupation: currently staff nurse in psych, worked NICU for 20 yrs Joined: Jan '05; Posts: 48; Likes: 98I have both physical and cognitive limitations that make it impossible to focus on any nursing job; I tried but every one had significant minimum performance requirements that I couldn't reach and the pressure was incredible, which just made symptoms worse. I'm older as well. I cried most days while fighting the insurance company for disability pay and then while fighting for SSDI. After not working for 2 1/2 yrs my life is much, much better. Many of my worse symptoms now occur rarely (as long as I keep my stress down and don't get tired, overheated, etc. ). After working as a nurse for nearly 40 yrs, I think it is time to take care of myself. Now I focus (try) on what I can do around my home that coundn't do before due to lack of time. It may take me three hours to vacuum but I can do it! And no one cares that it took me three hours...Nov 21, '13Occupation: RN Specialty: Public Health Nurse. ; From: US ; Joined: Jun '09; Posts: 414; Likes: 150What about new nurses that may have gotten ill while in the program and have now graduated? The only positions I can think of is the of navigator, but those actually require experience.
To the one that replied with being homeless twice, I am so sorry you had to go through that... with your experience have you tried working a desk job at a medical office? I wish you the best of luck.
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The man who allegedly opened fire at the show's production team Monday night was also booked for assault with a deadly weapon and obstructing a police officer.
Spike TV's Repo Games crew got more than they bargained for while taping an episode in North Las Vegas Monday night.
Cops responded to a call from the show's production security team after a man got into a physical altercation with the Repo crew while they attempted to take his vehicle TMZ reports. The suspect allegedly pulled a gun on members of the television crew and opened fire before going back into his home.
The man was arrested and booked for attempted murder, assault with a deadly weapon and obstructing a police officer.
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The unique addition of a cult RTS. The main difference between this addon is that in the game you have to turn to control each of the characters in a single campaign. Once the player will be able to win all the characters - will the final decisive battle. And again in World of Warcraft will break out bloody battle, where until the end is not clear who will win. Powers of Darkness, this time stronger than ever.
Four great new battlefields and legendary warriors. A huge number of maps, units, buildings, two new races, 21 new script for single-and multiplayer games, 4 major companies in which you play for 2 different characters: Lord of the Undead Sinerpa and captain of the Alliance forces Warden. Warcraft III Frozen Throne «Evil Core» - you must see it!
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For the past month or so, I've started to frequently experience the Internet connection temporarily dropping out on the cable modem (i.e., green lights start blinking) and, of course, also then causing a blinking blue light (modem connection) to appear on the wireless router. This problem very rarely, if ever, happened in the past.
When this happens, the modem (and router) just keeps trying to re-connect to the Internet and oftentimes will reset by itself and all be fine again within 15 30 minutes. Then, hours or even days will go by and everything remains fine...... until it happens again. It's really frustrating. If I'm annoyed or in immediate need of Internet access, I'll disconnect power from both the modem and the router for 10 seconds and then turn both back on again. That oftentimes but not always clears the problem. Things then might (or might not) remain fine for up to several days.
One more point -- Once in awhile (but not often), the problem includes this symptom: A Windows info box labeled Network Error appears on my computer screen stating Windows has detected an IP address conflict. Another computer on this network has the same IP address as this computer. Contact your network administrator for help resolving this issue. More details are available in Windows System event log.
It's getting really tiresome encountering these now almost daily intermittent drops by the modem (and router). What can I do to permanently diagnose and resolve this problem? What might be causing it?
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This column originally appeared as a guest post on Dave McClure's 500 Startups blog.
People need attention: it's a normal and healthy part of life. And getting attention is marvellous: it makes you feel smart, sassy and confident and leads you to perform better in life, at work and in the bedroom. But guess what? Your start-up is no different! It too needs nurturing to perform at peak efficiency. So how do you make your start-up feel like the prettiest girl in the room?
If you're in the early stages of building a B2C product, you know that capturing people's imaginations by explaining to them why they absolutely have to sign up to your beta is critical to your future. But there's a problem, right? At precisely the time in your company's lifecycle that you need a bunch of users to prove your model, you can least afford so-called luxuries like PR. Why shorten your runway, goes the thinking, when you could be ploughing the cash into developer time?
Well, you might not have to. Later in your company's life, you will almost certainly want to retain a public relations firm. They can do wonders for your business and take a lot of the work of dealing with the press off your shoulders: after all, they're in business themselves because they know exactly what you want, and how to get you it. (That's why hiring a PR firm that is itself a start-up is often a brilliant idea: they get exactly where you're coming from.)
But even PR firms - the best ones, anyway - will tell you that PR isn't right for everyone. And in some cases, it simply isn't an option. So I'm going to share some secrets with you that will help you get to the press and get your message out there. This post is primarily relevant to product-focused B2C companies, but with a little common-sense modification, any business can market itself more effectively by thinking about these rules when they create a story around their product. All it takes is a clear head, a bit of initiative and a good nose for what people want. (And if you don't have any of those things, what the hell are you doing being an entrepreneur?)
I'm not going to call it PR, or even marketing, because it isn't quite either of those things. It's more guerilla than that. I'm going to call it what it is: good old-fashioned attention-seeking. Because the idea here is to have journalists come to you - not the other way around. And you'll find that, if you're doing something sufficiently daring and exciting, they'll be beating your door down to get the exclusive.
(A note: this does not mean you shouldn't contact them initially to let them know what you're planning. Remember that journalists in the national media almost always have email addresses on the 'firstname.lastname@example.com' model, so, if in doubt, try that. You can also try calling them by Googling their switchboard number - though only do this if your story is massive or very urgent. Never cold call a journalist on their mobile phone. Finally, don't be disheartened by tech blogs that only give a 'press@' contact address: chances are it's a distribution list that goes to almost everyone on the team, so your message is actually being read by about ten people, who can then discuss whether they want to pursue the story.)
First thing's first - and this is the most important lesson to take away with you. There are four golden rules of attention-seeking, and the same no matter what industry you're in. Here they are:
What you're doing should be new.
What you're doing should raise eyebrows or piss someone off.
What you're doing should rope in, or have an impact on, high-profile people.
Self-explanatory and the most powerful tool of all.
Any narrative you create around your product should tick off at least two of these. Get all four and every journalist in the world will be desperate to cover you. If your product is new, disruptive, used by someone famous and has sex appeal (or can, in some other way, create a bit of a scandal), you've basically won the battle.
To flesh out the four golden rules above, and perhaps trigger some ideas, I've put together some crucial considerations for you to share with your team. Don't put together a strategy until you've mulled over each one, and whether it might be useful to you. This stuff is like catnip to journalists: get it right, and you'll have them eating out of the palm of your hand.
Be creative. This could be as simple as making up a new but catchy portmanteau with which to name your product - like Enternships - or as complicated as a real-world stunt. Stage a fight, mount a coup, mobilise a protest ... whatever it takes to draw attention to yourself. One half of your time should be devoted to coming up with a clever, relevant stunt; the other half to writing to every journalist who might conceivably be interested. Sometimes it only takes one blog post to get picked up by the broadcast media to make a story go nuclear. Get it on the BBC and you'll be laughing all the way to a server crash when your new army of fans topples your service. (There are worse problems, right?) Remember Salesforce.com's "End of Software" banners outside the Siebel conference? That's the sort of thing you're aiming for. Which leads me nicely on to ...
Get yourself sued. A risky one, I'll grant you. But everyone loves an underdog - especially in this industry, where every company de facto is one. One of Europe's most successful entrepreneurs, Richard Branson, basically made his name taking on the incumbent airline BA in a high-profile media war. He did pretty well out of it.
If you annoy enough people off, there's a good chance they'll either sue you, buy you or inadvertently drive so much attention your way that, if your product really is as good as you think it is, you'll hoover up users. The stakes are high, but if you work in a risky area like music or publishing, the potential rewards are enormous. So go on. Pick a fight with one of the big kids.
Do the journalist's work for them. It's an open secret that journalists are terrifically lazy gits. If you send us a press release that already reads like a news story, with a compelling headline, clear explanations and an understanding of why we - and our readers - should care about what you're selling or what you're doing, the chances of us writing about you go through the roof.
Prey on a journalist's weak spot. Taking a journalist for lunch is one of the most effective ways to get coverage. It's time consuming, it's borderline immoral, but it's true. That's because we're all broke and consequently don't eat out much. Be strategic about who you approach, find our what they like (eavesdropping on their Twitter feed is a good way to do this) and drop them an invitation. There are other ways you can tickle a journo's sweet spot too: find out what their hobbies are and tailor your communications accordingly. The Jedi move is flattery: no journalist is immune to the "I love your stuff" line. Even if they don't believe it's entirely sincere, they tend to respond to it anyway.
State the obvious. Is there a giant elephant in the room about a competitor of yours that others are too scared or polite to mention? Mention it! You might think the problem or omission is obvious, but there's a fair chance your customers won't even be aware of it.
You have to be careful with this one: don't play dirty, be true to yourself and think through the consequences of what you're doing for your reputation. But it's a potent weapon and you should never underestimate its effect.
Know your stuff. One of the best ways to get attention is to ooze authority about your specialist subject. Does your company blog show off your expertise in a clear, jargon-free way? If you're not too obnoxious in the process, you'll find journalists and others clamouring to get your opinion on the latest trends in your industry. Building your personal brand is crucial to your start-up's media profile. And remember, every time you get a quote in the press, it's another little plug for your company and a potential fresh batch of sign-ups.
Look like you don't need it. You need to act cool - even if you're really panicking about your lack of traction. The faintest whiff of desperation is the kiss of death to a journalist's interest - and to user engagement. There's a balance to be struck between pleading and arrogance, but if in doubt I'd go for the latter: there's nothing more awful than a start-up CEO pleading pathetically with you to write about him. (Corollary: not answering emails is a journalist's polite way of saying, "No, thank you." It is not an invitation to you to bombard them with follow-up messages asking if they received your original message. That's not what we mean by persistence!)
Be shamelessly opportunistic. This is probably the most important piece of advice I can give you. Keep a constant eye of for opportunities and leap on them. Here's a great example: last week, Meetup.com made some drastic changes to their website, and users revolted, Digg-like. The Meetup faithful were looking for ways to register their disapproval, tweeting their complaints and blogging about their grievances.
Enter London-based GroupSpaces, who immediately published this blog post and started approaching disaffected Meetup users on Twitter, offering them support in migrating their groups over. GroupSpaces didn't come across as opportunistic or gleeful in the least; just fantastically helpful. The result? A huge influx of sign-ups and a major PR victory against a rival. It was a masterclass in clever attention-seeking.
So there you have it. Now get out there and start attention-seeking for your own company!
The Start-Up 100 is supported by Orrick, Silicon Valley Bank and Microsoft BizSpark.


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Real life is foiling climate alarmists' schemes to transform the world into a green Utopia. About 130 world leaders will gather in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, this week to establish more rules, regulations and transfers of wealth, ostensibly to eradicate poverty and protect the environment.
This is yet another U.N. attempt to advance its war against what first was demonized as "global warming," then "climate change" � when temperatures flattened out. The movement now frames its mission as "sustainable development."
Make no mistake, what they hope to sustain is the same tired attempt to move mountains of wealth from nations that create it to nations that don't, along the way enriching government budgets and lining pockets of facilitators, opportunists and cronies. Think Solyndra.
Changing the real world into an imaginary green holy land has run up against reality. Europe is in economic crisis. Emerging economies in China, Brazil, India and Russia grow more resistant to underwriting costs that would retard their economies.
The conference is a misguided movement directed at an inappropriate demon. If climate zealots got their way, they would retard living conditions, not improve them.
Bjorn Lomborg, whose Copenhagen Consensus Center seeks environmental solutions, says, "The summit is striking at the wrong target, neglecting the much greater environmental concerns of the vast majority of the world. Global warming is by no means our main environmental threat."
Lomborg, who believes global temperatures have increased somewhat and mankind is partly responsible, writes: "Even if we assumed unreasonably that it caused all deaths from floods, droughts, heat waves and storms, this total would amount to just 0.06 percent of all deaths in developing countries." Thirteen percent of Third World deaths result from water and air pollution.
"For each person who might die from global warming, about 210 people die from health problems that result from a lack of clean water and sanitation, from breathing smoke generated by burning dirty fuels, such a dried animal dung, indoors and from breathing polluted air outdoors."
Costly, subsidized "green energy" is less effective and less reliable. But rather than promote cheap conventional energy to bring modern life's comforts and health, poor countries are told to resort to green solutions such as organic farming.
Misguided environmental idealism fed by profiteering opportunists probably will stumble again this week in Rio because of the persistent self-interest of nations unwilling to foot the bill. Poor nations should breathe a sigh of relief that U.N.'s idea of help isn't on its way.


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Willis & Geiger Skeleton Coast Camera Jacket
An extra-large has just gone up for auction on eBay. This discontinued poplin jacket, the ne plus ultra of photo vests (the sleeves are detachable), was designed by television producer Jim Bruton in the early '90s for the now defunct outfitter Willis & Geiger. It's kind of amusing, but it looks like Mr. Bruton sold one on eBay last year. An archived description has the story behind the design and an overview of its design features. According to the Los Angeles Times, they retailed for $219 in 1998.
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KANSAS CITY, Mo., June 12, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- CST Industries, Inc., (the "Company") the world's largest and leading tank and dome manufacturer, today announced that it is taking steps to rightsize its balance sheet and potentially identify a new partner that shares the CST vision. To facilitate this, CST filed a voluntary chapter 11 petition in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware (the "Court") on June 9, 2017.
CST's business will continue unaffected and the Company has sufficient liquidity to fund operations. Customer service and sales will continue, employees will receive regular wages and benefits, and vendors and suppliers will be paid in the ordinary course of business going forward.
"CST continues to be the market leader, a position we've held for over 100 years, and we will continue to lead the market with the most advanced products and services. Through this process, the Company has taken an important step in securing the future for its employees, customers and other stakeholders," said CST Chief Executive Officer, Tim Carpenter. "CST continues to make tremendous progress in achieving operational excellence and delivering a first-class customer experience. CST's legacy debt burden, however, has until now been an impediment to growth. This will result in a significant reduction in debt, a strong balance sheet, and possibly, a new owner who shares our vision."
"CST has been in discussions with numerous interested parties," added Carpenter. "CST believes that its financial restructuring is best achieved under court supervision, as it provides a swift and efficient path with minimal impact on our valued stakeholders."
The Company's first-day hearing will take place on or around Tuesday, June 13, in Wilmington, Delaware. CST's United Kingdom subsidiary is not included in or affected by the filing.
Court filings as well as other information related to the restructuring are available at http://dm.epiq11.com/CST or by calling the special restructuring information line 888-729-1610 (North America toll free number) or +1-503-597-7670 (international callers).
Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP and Potter Anderson & Corroon LLP are serving as legal counsel, and CDG Group as financial advisors and investment bankers.
About CST
CST's existing company portfolio consists of CST Storage, CST Covers and Vulcan Tanks. Five manufacturing facilities and technical design centers and multiple regional sales offices are located throughout North America and the United Kingdom. International offices are located in Argentina, Australia, Brazil, India, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, Myanmar, Panama, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, United Kingdom, United Arab Emirates and Vietnam. Currently, more than 368,000 CST tanks and covers have been installed in 125 countries throughout the world.
For more information contact: Jennifer E. Mercer Epiq Strategic Communications for CST Industries, Inc. 310-712-6215 email@example.com
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Seeing him surprised her, but she didn't ask why he was dressed like a girl. "I understood him so much," said the 17-year-old friend, who did not want her last name used.
Araujo's closest friends tried to understand. His mother tried to understand. She even sensed something different about her son when he was a child.
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Jeremy Lin: Year of the Dragon
The legend of Jeremy Lin keeps growing by (literally) leaps and bounds with every sensational game he plays. The New York Knicks' celebrated new point guard has captivated not only Gotham, but apparently virtually everyone who follows NBA basketball.
Naysayers and pessimists have less and less reason to question Lin's game -- on Friday night in screaming Madison Square Garden, the young Harvard graduate, in his fourth consecutive start, scored a career-high 38 points against the Los Angeles Lakers (the team that happens to feature the world's greatest player, someone named Kobe Bryant). Not surprisingly, the Knicks also won their fourth straight game.
Lin has singlehandedly revitalized what was once a moribund season for the Knicks and may be breathing new life to the NBA as a whole. His story is too good to be true, too much like a fantasy script for a widely imaginative Hollywood screenwriter.
Lin is the son of immigrants from Taiwan, raised in northern California loving basketball, becomes one of the top high school stars in the state, received no athletics scholarship offers from any college; goes to Harvard, where he sets records on the hoops team; after graduation, goes undrafted; becomes picked up by his hometown Golden State Warriors (who hardly play him); gets signed by the Houston Rockers (who also waive him); bounces around in D-league ball and somehow ends up on the Knicks during a lockout-shortened season (but stuck on the bench like a wad of discarded chewing gum).
Then suddenly, due to an injury to Carmelo Anthony and a family tragedy to Amare Stoudamire that required his attention, Lin finally gets his chance to start – and he lights up hearts from the Bronx to Staten Island and all the way to Taiwan.
Lin is the first American-born Chinese or Taiwanese to ever play in the NBA. He is not only a superb basketball player, but extremely intelligent, humble and deeply religious. And now he is the toast of Broadway, the media capital of the world.
Could you possibly ask for a better story than this?
But perhaps all this unlikely success was pre-ordained.
We are now in the Chinese "Year of the Dragon."
Doing some background research, I noticed that Lin was born in August 1988 (which also fell during a "Year of the Dragon").
Coincidence? Perhaps.
But I think it's more like serendipity.
According to Chinese astrology and horoscope (which Lin probably doesn't believe in, since he's a devout Christian), the Dragon is a symbol of good fortune.
According to 2012Dragon.com, the Dragon "brings in the Four Blessings of the East: wealth, virtue, harmony and longevity."
Indeed, if Lin keeps up his spectacular play, he will bring the Knicks, the NBA and himself substantial wealth. He already has a lot of "virtue," he is in "harmony" with his teammates (since they seem to like him and he's not a ball hog) and everyone is hoping he has a career of "longevity."
"Of the twelve signs of the Chinese zodiac, the Dragon is the most special, as it is a mystical being rather than an earthly animal," the website added.
"In this context that means we can expect grand things this year. Bigger than life is very much a Dragon thing."
Basketball fans are surely hoping for "grand things" from Lin this year and many more to come.
In Eastern philosophy, 2012Dragon added, the Dragon is said to "be a deliverer of good fortune and a master of authority. Therefore, those people born in Dragon years are to be honored and respected."
I think if Lin keeps throwing up 20-points-plus games and makes fancy spin moves and slam dunks, he will indeed deliver much "good fortune" and becomes hugely "honored and respected."


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1. Japans efforts to establish a modern legal system after full power had been restored with the emperor Meiji ( Meiji-Tennô ) in 1869 ( Beasley ) were dominated by the necessity to create a system compatible with those existing in the western countries ( Auslin ). Essential for achieving this goal was not only to create new, unified law in substance, but also with respect to procedure, which was only possible after the feudal structures of the Shogunate and diversified rules in the Domains of the Daimyô were abolished. The new government made this important step...


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Movie Review: Gunday
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Ali Abbas Zafar's "Gunday" is a film set in the 1970's and 80's, amid the grime of the coal mafia. It is supposed to be a gritty film about two friends and their undying bond, which is broken when a girl enters their lives.
"Gunday" is a throwback to the cinema of the 70's and 80's when the wronged hero was still virtuous; the heroine was seductive but still coy; and the system was something you had to fight against to get what was rightfully yours. Director Zafar gives us a more polished version of those films.
Bikram (Ranveer Singh) and Bala (Arjun Kapoor) are friends who escape from Dhaka in the aftermath of the 1971 Bangladesh war and find themselves orphaned and homeless in Kolkata. They quickly discover there is money to be made in wagon-breaking — robbing coal from trains and selling it at subsidized prices in the market.
They grow up; develop rippling muscles; run across sooty coal fields in slow motion; and are dressed in white. They also graduate from being small-time robbers to philanthropic gangsters who run schools and orphanages, which are funded by their kaala dhanda (illegal business).
But Zafar doesn't devote too much time to specifics. He establishes that Bikram and Bala are into illegal activities; are wanted by the police (specifically by Irrfan Khan, playing police officer Satyajeet Sarkar); and that their friendship hits a roadblock when they both fall for cabaret dancer Nandita (Priyanka Chopra).
The rest of the film plays out predictably, but at a glacial pace. Instead of upping the ante, Zafar wastes time in song sequences and delays the inevitable conclusion. The film re-creates the angst most Bollywood films of the time depicted, but that angst is now airbrushed and polished to such a degree that it doesn't ring true.
When Ranveer Singh's character — with his shiny hair, shaved chest and perfectly sculpted muscles — rants to Chopra about how the system has failed, it seems fake. Chopra, who doesn't have a hair out of place while taking a bullet or getting kidnapped, also overdoes the coy act.
Neither of the lead actors can muster up the acting chops required for the role — their anger and sense of victory at having beaten the system is forced.
The film works as a half-hearted attempt at re-creating cinema of the past, but the temptation to sanitise that raw anger is what spoils it for "Gunday".
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Using Innovation To Win the Loyalty of A New Generation
Travel and hospitality companies around the world are constantly seeking ways to engage new customers and keep them coming back. And no customer is more sought-after than the Millennial traveler. We helped a local hospitality organization manage a series of pilot programs that used leading-edge technology tools to delight guests and begin building a relationship with a new generation of customers.
Creating Brand Loyalty from Scratch
What if you ran one the largest, most successful, loyalty programs in the hospitality industry, but many of your most loyal customers were approaching the time in their lives when they would cut back on their travel? You'd probably brainstorm: who's next?
This well-established hospitality group based in DC knew the answer was Millennials – a generation with a thirst for travel, enormous spending power, and limited brand loyalty. Capturing this audience would require agility and a tech savvy approach to new product development – as well as the need to establish brand awareness and acceptance with a new set of customers. But what innovative strategies would generate real engagement? And what offers, at what level, would spur action?
That's where Excella came in: the hospitality giant hired us to help implement several pilot programs focused on using mobile technology to revolutionize the way the next generation traveler earns, redeems, and engages with hotel loyalty programs.
Creating #LoyalMillennials
The client piloted a new mobile-enabled social experience in 2014 to over 40 million members. The pilot program awarded loyalty points to participants for their social media activity. To implement the pilot, Excella provided project management and business analysis support from project conception through launch and post-launch support. Excella coordinated across many disciplines, including IT, third-party vendors, creative agencies, legal, communications, customer support, digital, and brand marketing.
Perks That Cement Loyalty
The client also piloted an initiative at 14 different properties to be the first hospitality loyalty program to use beacon technology to geo-target guests with offers and messages. As a guest moved around a property, he/she was "surprised and delighted" with content targeted to their precise location (e.g., a free drink when near the bar area). For this pilot, Excella again managed the overall project from planning through a phased launch and post-launch support. With a critical timeline pressing the project forward, Excella worked closely with the customer and multiple vendors to integrate functionality into an app and coordinated with the cross-functional team to determine test processes for offer sourcing, creative content development, beacon installation, system testing, staff training, and marketing.
"One of the biggest goals with [the pilot] is to find a new way to connect with our customers, specifically on smartphones. We see that people are on their mobile devices all the time, and we want to give customers another property experience that is a little bit more rich, a little bit more personalized."
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Traders can't help but wonder what happens in the stock market on Wednesday, when JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon testifies before Congress.
"It's going to be a circus," said Karen Finerman of Metropolitan Capital Advisors, during a discussion with fellow stock traders on CNBC's "Fast Money" the evening before the scheduled hearing. "Every politician will use every question to grandstand."
Dimon is appearing before Congress following revelations that a unit of his bank made outsize bets in the derivative markets, resulting in an unexpected loss of at least $2 billion for the company. While the bank said it can absorb the loss, the incident is serving as a "told you so" moment for those arguing for more stringent regulation of the banking industry.
"It will be a certified gong show," added hedge fund manager Keith McCullough.
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Spencer Pratt got caught up in a new controversy when he was reported to be shopping around a sex tape that he claims features himself and his estranged wife.entertainment Updated: Aug 22, 2010 17:37 IST
Talk about a sticky celebrity web. The Hills TV stars Spencer Pratt and Heidi Montag, once dubbed Speidi as a couple but now in the throes of a nasty divorce, found themselves at the center of a new controversy on Friday when Pratt was reported to be shopping around a sex tape that he claims features himself and his estranged wife.
Celebrity website TMZ said Pratt had asked for a meeting with Los Angeles porn film company Vivid Entertainment about selling the alleged tape. Vivid co-chairman Steven Hirsch told TMZ he had spoken with Pratt "about a sex tape with Heidi Montag...We are in early negotiations to possibly come to terms for a deal."
Pratt later told UsMagazine.com that he has "been making films since I was in the 7th grade. I'm looking forward to people seeing my directorial debut".A spokesman for Montag could not confirm the existence of a tape and said the actress was filming on location and could not be reached. A Vivid spokeswoman was not immediately available.
Montag, 23, is in the process of divorcing Pratt, 27, after 15 months of marriage. Pratt said earlier this week that he planned on writing a tell-all book about their relationship, which began when they were both featured on the MTV series. Montag told TMZ she might sue to block it.
The Hills, a reality show about young people in Los Angeles, ended in July after four years. While the show was on air, Pratt and Montag were regulars at numerous red carpet events. Their faces were splashed over celebrity magazine covers, and they were often featured on Hollywood shows.
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BTS @BTS_twt 13.01.24
So let's start. Eyes!! They're the most important ones.
My eyes are uneven.. ㅜㅜ Both of my eyes stay swollen almost every day. I don't have a crease, right?? pfft 3_3 my lips are quite thick~ my face shape~ it's oval like an egg! My forehead is slightly wide but I will cover it with my fringe! (sobs)... My cheeks are chubby. (Lots of fat on my face...ㅡ,.ㅡ)
This was the day Jimin started tweeting for the first time before their debut.
We could feel that something big was going to happen when he started describing his face to the fans...
We're practicing at our practicing!
I planted a tree inside my heart
Ugh~ cringe cringe
Tree he planted in his heart
I dyed my hair today! I dyed my hair for the first time and it looks quite mysterious ㅎ What do you think?
Jimin is satisfied because the dye looks mysterious
Eyo~., After seeing J Hope hyung imitating Rap Monie hyung, I wanted a selfie with sunglasses too! Hoi" What do you think?
Jimin comeback!
I'm posting a photo after a long time ㅜ
I took this photo early this year
Does it look like hip hop~ ? ㅋㅋ
I was quite chubby back then? ㅋ
Looks like hip hop got buried in his chubby cheeks
I'm setting fire on dance! 으아~!
He's setting fire on his dancing soul
The two handsome guys' sweat drops.
Rebellious elementary student!?!!??
Don't you think you could smell a very calm, relaxed and gentleman's fragrant? ㅎㅎ @^@
I heard men in shirt looks extremely sexy~,??
Two men enjoying solitude...
I took a bright photo~
Whose hand could it be~~?
At times I want to take photos in Hiphop style..
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My district evaluates students by assigning traditional letter grades. How should I evaluate student performance?
Because local assessment systems are based on local norms and values, it would be impossible to design a system that would apply universally. But the authors of Everyday Mathematics recognize that many teachers are required by their districts to give traditional grades. And although it is impossible to design a single grading system that will work for everyone, there are some broad principles to follow:
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What's next in the lawsuit against Seattle Mayor Ed Murray?
A 46-year-old man claimed Murray sexually abused him when he was 15 and filed a lawsuit Thursday.
Attorney Anne Bremner says now that a lawsuit has been filed, Murray, through his council, will answer the complaint.
Then formal discovery takes place, and both sides will go on a fact finding mission.
The attorney for the plaintiff, referred to as D.H. in the case, will look for other people who claim Murray abused them, as well as people who can support D.H's story. Also key is what D.H. himself remembers: Everything from details about where he claims the abuse took place to descriptions of the defendant's private parts.
"It's all about corroboration, corroboration, corroboration in sexual abuse cases, especially abuse cases involving children, because they're so old," said Bremner, who's represented people on both sides in sexual abuse cases.
In fact, Bremner says this case is so old, criminal charges can't be filed.
Murray's attorney might argue that even the statute of limitations is up for filing civil charges and ask the judge to dismiss the case, according to Bremner.
Plaintiffs can file a civil lawsuit within three years of the sexual abuse taking place or within three years of realizing that damage was done by the abuse.
It can be tough for a plaintiff to prove he only recently understood how his life has been affected.
"Time lapse can sure hurt a case, but it doesn't make it nonexistent," Bremner said. "There's always ways to show a jury what's happened, especially something involving a child."


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Houston Texans running back Arian Foster said Monday that the NFL's Thursday night games are "annoying for players" and hypocritical by the NFL.
Houston Texans running back Arian Foster said Monday that the NFL's Thursday night games are "annoying for players" and hypocritical, according to the Houston Chronicle.
Foster said he doesn't know a player who likes Thursday Night Football and doesn't really know a fan who likes it either.
The running back also said that holding games on Thursdays during an era where player safety has been at the forefront of debate compromises the moral integrity of the NFL. One of the concerns about Thursday night games is whether the quick turnaround from Sunday makes players more susceptible to injury.
"[The NFL] emphasizes concussions when they start getting hit with lawsuits and they care about the players' safety, but Thursday Night Football is putting every player on the football field in danger," Foster said.
• Arians: Calais Campbell injured on 'dirtiest play I've seen'
Thursday Night Football debuted in 2006. In January, CBS signed a one-year deal to broadcast TNF after submitting a $275 million bid.
In July, Washington quarterback Robert Griffin III said that some players don't feel Thursday night games are the best choice for the NFL.
Foster and the Texans face the Indianapolis Colts on Thursday in the league's next TNF game.
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MacBeath Hardwood Co. has completed an asset purchase of World Timbers Inc., doing business as Woodworkers Source, in Scottsdale, Arizona. Woodworkers Source services the retail segment of the industry predominantly, and has three retail locations in Phoenix, Tempe and Tucson, along with an online business. The Arizona company has approximately 30 employees and annual sales are estimated at $7 million.
After years of military service, Navy veteran turns to woodworking
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Discharged from the military after nearly a decade of service in the Navy, this sailor bounced around, trying the construction management program at Arapahoe Community College and the advanced remodeling and carpentry program at Red Rocks Community College. Ultimately, he landed in the woodworking program at Red Rocks and fell in love.
Boston's WGBH-TV is sued by woodworking show host Tommy Mac
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Thomas J. MacDonald, who goes by the nickname Tommy Mac, hosted the The Rough Cut Show, on WGBH-TV for 7 years. Now, he is suing WGBH for copyright infringement.
Airman shapes hearts, minds with sawdust
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Tech. Sgt. Tony Tirado, communications system operator with the 4th Space Operations Squadron, uses woodworking as a way to not only satisfy this, but also to make connections within the local community.
Austin Wilson, 'This Old House' apprentice, dies at age 18
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Austin Wilson, who leveraged woodworking skills he'd learned at the nonprofit Kids Making It into a role as an apprentice on the PBS television show "This Old House," has died from a longtime pre-existing medical condition. He was 18.
Between the lines tells the story: Waynesville woodworker carves into passion
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When you are in the presence of the woodwork by Ben Grant, you find yourself captivated by the contours of his pieces.
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What started out as a hobby quickly turned into a dream job for White Bear Lake natives Dave and Allysa Nadeau. The pair started building custom furniture for their own home a few years ago and developed a passion for creating furniture for others. Their business, Lake Life Furniture LLC, offers durable pieces that are custom-built to each customer's needs. It also allows the couple to spend more time at home with their daughters, Elsie, 3, and Nora, 1.
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Gentle Ben is a Morgan horse at a Colorado dude ranch. Over the past 8 weeks, a veterinarian took glucose readings and found a sample mean of X = 93.8. Let x be a random variable representing glucose readings taken from Gentle Ben. We may assume that x has a normal distribution, and we know from past experience that The mean glucose for horses should be mg/100ml. Doe these data indicate that Gentle Ben has an overall average glucose level higher than 85. Use a 0.05 level of significance.
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In the sticky wetware dream of sci-fi fandom, nothing, not even a miniskirted "Star Trek" ensign, is more provocative than "Battlestar Galactica." Or, as the fans are apt to call it, "BstarG." Or, as it's known in my household, "Humans in bed with robots." Yes, that really happens. A lot. Threesomes even.
Despite this calculated allure, the Sci Fi Channel original series -- technically a remake of the 1970s television space opera but visually descended from "Barbarella" and "The Terminator" -- has also won critical acclaim as an allegory to the war on terror, complete with religious fundies (the robots), civil-liberties crackdowns (the humans) and even prisoner-torture scandals (humans and robots both). One part "Top Model" plus one part "The West Wing" equals sexy and accessible.
That accessibility got a boost recently in the form of the Battlestar Galactica Videomaker Toolkit, a minisite at SciFi.com that lets amateur auteurs incorporate official scenes and sound effects into their own "Galactica" film shorts. The fans are encouraged to download the media, upload their shorts and wait for executive producer David Eick to choose the best clip and feature it during a summer broadcast. Geeks: Those long accustomed to patching together fanfic in "MacGyver"-esque fashion, rejoice!
But viewers: Don't expect the uploaded vids to be "Battlestar Potemkin." Instead, think "Periscope Down." And so: An uploaded short called "Meet the Fleet Episode 26: Ben Sumar," a profile of the space fleet's toilet paper manager, in which we learn the truth behind the fleet's strategic movements. Or "Starbuck's Demise," a re-enactment of a recent episode that substitutes children in parked cars for pilots in spaceships. And "The Other Cylons," which imagines a conversation among three robots about dating their humanoid confederates. ("What's he got that I don't have? A pulse. Besides that? Uh, human genitalia.")
That's the comedy. But the earnest reimaginings? Barely watchable. It's amateur content like this -- "I can't get the image of that dead girl's eyes out of my head!" -- that makes one appreciate the character development, scripting, pacing and editing that goes into the actual show. The exception might be "Viper Pilot's Log," an upload from Melody Mooney, the author of an existing and popular vlog (at least by "Galactica" fanboy standards). Mooney has an eerie ability to mimic the dramatic script, shaky camera work and character development of the TV series. Give that woman a part in the real show.
Overall, the results are mixed, but with the contest the Sci-Fi Channel does well by its fans. Fanfic samizdat will always exist regardless of officially sanctioned media. You can't beat them. Join them.


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After a week of online celebrations, we are thrilled to announce that our 9th birthday is finally here! ARKive would like to say a huge thank you to all of our fans and followers who have been sharing our wild number 9 facts on Twitter this week, helping us unwrap our presents on Facebook and generally spreading the birthday cheer!
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text: While checking out the new MacBooks at the local Apple store, I noticed some strange graphics behavior on the 2GHz versions. Navigating to a site with a very intensive Flash animation (e.g., http://www.blizzard.com/diablo3/characters/) caused large black blocks to intermittently flash on the screen. This happened on two of the three 2GHz MacBooks at the store, and none of the 2.4GHz MacBooks or MacBook Pros. Anecdotal, to be sure, but this, plus some posts here earlier on problems getting static on external monitors on the MacBooks makes me a little dubious on the quality control on these new MacBooks (particularly the graphics cards). Has anyone with the new MacBooks had any similar graphics-related experiences?


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The annual congress of P.E.N., the international writers' organization, opens here tomorrow under the shadow of a bitter row between Israel and Egypt. The Egyptians have threatened to call for the expulsion of Israel, accusing it of "racism." The Israelis, on the other hand, have taken exception to the naming of a notorious anti-Semitic publicist as head of the Egyptian delegation. He is Dr. Anis Mansour, who writes frequently in various newspapers on cultural, historical and religious subjects.
On Dec. 3, 1975, the Cairo journal, Akher Saa, carried one of his articles which contained the statement: "The Jews are guilty, for they injure people…. They poke about in their plight and disturb international security and peace among nations….The world can only curse the Jews and the day on which He placed them on earth and made them part of His creation."
Attention was drawn to Mansour's article by Aharon Megged, an Israeli author, who attended a P.E.N. executive meeting a few weeks ago. The P.E.N. secretariat protested to the Egyptian P.E.N. center in Cairo about Mansour's article. Its first message was ignored. But in reply to a reminder, P.E.N, was informed that Mansour would head the Egyptian delegation to the annual congress and that he and his colleagues would call for Israel's expulsion.
Today, the executive was deciding whether to include the Egyptian resolution on the agenda, even though it was tabled long after the appropriate date. Even if it were tabled, the congress circles said, it did not stand a chance of being adopted.
Moshe Dor, Israeli cultural attache in London said the Egyptian may have taken this step in the belief that attack was the best form of defense. Meanwhile, Mansour had still not arrived at the conference hotel late this afternoon and doubts were growing as to whether he would turn up at all.
Lebanon is the only other Arab country which belongs to the P.E.N. movement. Eastern European countries are represented but the Soviet Union has only observer status. Its team is led by Nikolai Federenko, former Ambassador to the UN Security Council.
Any anti-Israel move, however, will find a far less sympathetic response than in UNESCO. Stephen Spender, who as head of the British delegation, is the Congress's host, was one of several English writers and poets who attacked UNESCO's sanctions against Israel last year. The Israeli delegates are A.B.Yaffe and Chaim Toren.
The Archive of the Jewish Telegraphic Agency includes articles published from 1923 to 2008. Archive stories reflect the journalistic standards and practices of the time they were published.


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- Deborah DeGraffenreid
- Friends helped paint the house's colorful exterior. O'Sullivan never plans her designs: "I always just know what color should come next," she says.
This story begins with one lost glove.
Kat O'Sullivan had just returned to her Brooklyn apartment when she got a message from a customer. "I've lost a hand warmer, can you make me another?" Every coat, dress, and set of "hand warmer" gloves O'Sullivan creates for her popular Katwise Etsy shop is singular. She combs thrift stores throughout the Northeast to find the wool and other natural fiber sweaters she then upcycles into her one-of-a-kind pieces. "I can never, ever, make another glove," she recalls, "but I had just gotten back from the thrift store with that exact sweater." It was a rare sweater and an even rarer coincidence. O'Sullivan wrote back, "Yeah, I guess I could make you that glove."
- Deborah DeGraffenreid
- The downstairs parlor is decorated with the couple's eclectic mix of paintings, furniture, and textiles collected during their world travels.
She'd never met the customer, Pamela Camara, but after re-creating a match and preparing to mail it, she saw the return address: High Falls, New York. "When you are sitting in industrial wasteland Brooklyn"—where O'Sullivan was living with Mason Brown, her partner in travel and creative living—"High Falls sounds like a pretty name." So O'Sullivan decided to ask: "What's High Falls like?" Camara's answer came immediately: "It's great! What are you doing this weekend?"
- Deborah DeGraffenreid
A Pair of Vagabonds
Tired of "being kicked around and kicked down," O'Sullivan and Brown were already considering relocation. A vagabond at heart, O'Sullivan had spent 15 years exploring the world and making crafts, living in a multicolored van and a school bus everywhere from California to the East Village. (Both vehicles, now parked in their driveway, complement their rainbow-colored house.) Equally well traveled, Brown has a degree in Middle Eastern studies, speaks fluent Arabic, and lived in Jordan before becoming a musician in New York. The two were looking for a place that could not only honor their spirit of wanderlust but also allow them to "put down roots and create."
- Deborah DeGraffenreid
- Kat O'Sullivan and Mason Brown, with their dog Lucas, in their living room.
That one lost glove, and the invitation that followed, opened a world for the couple. The next weekend, O'Sullivan walked into the Egg's Nest restaurant in High Falls (decorated colorfully with bric-a-brac) and realized "there was a restaurant that looked like the inside of my brain." Brown loved the area as well. "We had no idea," he says, "what a great place this side of the Hudson was." Camara, a local African dance teacher, became the couple's unofficial godmother, introducing them to the community they grew to love. (Since then, Camara and O'Sullivan have even traveled through Africa together and discovered they're distant cousins.)
- Deborah DeGraffenreid
The Mongolian List
During one of their mutual adventures—a trip through Mongolia involving many delays—the couple began writing a list detailing their dream house. In 2010 they found the perfect fixer-upper to upcycle: a patchwork house in Rosendale sitting on 16 acres, bordering the rail trail and state-owned forest. In business and life, O'Sullivan often meditates on the material things that crosses her path—"where they've been and whose hands have touched them." Owned by one family for 60 years, the house was rich with memories and spirit. This appealed, and the couple felt a connection to the seller, Faye Schwager. "If she hadn't been here I don't know if we would have bought it," says O'Sullivan. "We feel like we had the house passed to us." The couple relished the opportunity to make the home new again. It was, however, going to need some work.
- Deborah DeGraffenreid
- O'Sullivan in her sewing room. She likes working with wool because "it has a nice structural element that you can sculpt."
On their first night as homeowners, the couple literally dug in. Armed with tools and a bottle of champagne, they began to tear up the linoleum floors, quickly realizing there were actually seven layers of it under their feet. It was a harbinger of what was to come. "We didn't quite realize how much we were going to have to do," Brown admits. Dating from 1840, the house was "addition after addition after addition." Too much love and weather had left it in disrepair. Eventually, almost everything—from the septic tank to the well, from floors to the five layers of roof—had to be painstakingly dissected and then either rebuilt or totally replaced.
Luckily, friends from the city and their new neighbors were on hand to help. The almost total teardown also yielded some treasures: Letters from the 1850s, newspapers from New Zealand, and accounts of the Foreman-Ali "Rumble in the Jungle" lay within the walls. And they were able to incorporate much of their original Mongolian wish list into the design. (Aquarium wall? Check. Circus tent? Check. Fireplaces? Library? Hammocks? Check, check, check.)
- Deborah DeGraffenreid
Made Especially for You, by Katwise
As with much great art, the couple claims the home is still a work in progress. However, the eye-catching exterior now slows passing bicyclists and inspires tourists to regularly stop and take pictures. The ornate, rainbow-painted walls harmonize with the bright gardens and flowering trees. Gingerbread trim, along with windows and doors from Zaborski Emporium architectural salvage in Kingston, complement the stone walkways and patio O'Sullivan built by hand. A summer of brush clearing uncovered a large pond where the couple occasionally swim.
Throughout the interior, wood floors face-off with tin ceilings. Each room is carefully designed to honor the artwork and artifacts the couple have collected over the years. Many pieces, including Brown's childhood rocking chair, are covered with O'Sullivan's patchwork designs—her version of the Midas touch.
- Deborah DeGraffenreid
- O'Sullivan and Mason have installed a wall aquarium behind their kitchen sink.
In the kitchen, a turquoise toaster spread "like an infection." Now countertops, a 1957 GE Liberator stove, and the home's original farmhouse sink are painted the same hue. A sunny breakfast nook, still etched with the heights of the Schwager children, overlooks the pond. Brown, currently a graphic and Web designer, has a study complete with his grandfather's working phonograph and a collection of globes. A wooden bookcase, handmade by a neighbor, hides a secret-compartment liquor cabinet. (That's another check on the Mongolian wish list.) O'Sullivan keeps the wainscoted, arched ballroom empty. It doubles as photo studio and occasional clearing area for her business.
Rediscovered Treasures
Upstairs, the almost bare white-and-gray bedroom with built-in four-poster bed contrasts with the rest of the house. An adjoining sewing room and attic were repurposed as O'Sullivan's workspace by raising collar ties and adding skylights. Her collection of needlepoint art lines the walls. "I think about how many millions of hours people put into making these things. They're often in a bin for two dollars. I just need to save them." O'Sullivan feels the same way about the quilts she finds and, of course, the sweaters, which often have tags saying "Made especially for you by Grandma."
"I treasure them," she says. "Anytime I get something hand knit I think about how someone spent all winter working on it. It feels like a privilege I have now—a responsibility—to take it and make something nice."
Those handmade treasures, discarded but not forgotten, are now organized by color into piles on the bright, lake-blue attic floor, awaiting transformation. It's a visual reminiscent of the photos tourists so often take of their house. Amidst the scraps of hard work and memories, O'Sullivan models her latest creation, a bolero jacket of jade green and hunter wool. Strewn on the floor beneath her feet: the scraps of that project, soon to become new gloves.


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The Finnish Institute in Japan is off to a new start as it celebrates its 20th Anniversary in Tokyo this year. Anna-Maria Wiljanen has started as the new Director, with Suvi Laakso as the new Project Manager. Both began their terms in January.
PhD, M. Sc. Anna-Maria Wiljanen started January 1, 2018 as the Director of the Finnish Institute in Japan. She defended her doctoral thesis in art history at the University of Helsinki 2014. Wiljanen has extensive networks and diverse working experience of the art museums and of corporate life.
She has previously worked as Executive Director at the UPM-Kymmene Cultural Foundation and as Head of Development and Communication at the Finnish National Gallery. Wiljanen's research interests are European and Nordic artists' colonies at the end of 19th century, gender matters, social networks and mobility of the artists.
MA Suvi Laakso started January 15, 2018 as the Project Manager of the Finnish Institute in Japan. Laakso has diverse experience from the activities and operations of the Finnish Cultural and Academic Institutes. Previously, she has worked as a coordinator at the Finnish Institute in the Middle East.
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I am a multi-disciplinary feminist theatre artist with a focus in community-engaged performance and cultural memory. I have a Master of Arts from King's College, London in Theatre & Performance Studies and a Bachelor of Arts from Alma College in Theatre & English. I am the Director of the University of Michigan's Educational Theatre Company, and the Artistic Director of BoxFest Detroit.
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We have had a busy day in Atlanta and I ended it with a quick run to Publix on my way home from a great workshop. In case you don't have a favorite Publix and live in Atlanta I know where mine would be. Everywhere I looked tonight there were coupons!! I'm pretty sure I was at Barrett Parkway in Kennesaw. Want to see my stash from tonight?
What all is here?
(1) Healthy Meals Healthy Kids booklet
(1) Stockpiling Spree Flyer
(1) Bayer $15 savings booklet
$5 off A1C Now Test
Free Hungry Jack Pancake Mix wyb Pancake Syrup tearpad
Free Oreo Cakesters wyb Oreo Cookies tearpad
$1 any Soup wyb (2) Snyders Pretzel Sandwiches tearpad
Various coupons from red in store dispensers
How do you find all these?
At most Publix stores, you walk the store. It is like a scavenger hunt. Booklets aren't in the same place in most stores so giving exact locations doesn't really work just keep your eyes open. If you see a booklet pick it up, thumb through if there are no coupons put it back. If there are coupons then at most take two. It's a nice happy number. Tearpads and dispensers are along all the aisles usually near the products that they are advertising.
My favorite places to look:
In the Weekly Ad turnstyle
Near the front sale displays after you enter the store
End cap displays throughout the store
Near the Pharmacy
Note: Many stores do not put booklets out on displays any longer. Instead they keep all booklets behind the customer service desk. Just ask your store if they have any new coupons and they will hand you one of everything they have.


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I got my cover, and isn't it purrrrrty? The art department at Crimson are absolutely fantastic! Actually, I need to reiterate that the entire team at Crimson are awesome. Nothing but friendliness & helpfulness, and super efficient into the bargain! I really couldn't ask for more.
I love the simpleness of the cover. It looks clean and fresh. And I love the kitty cat, sitting so saucily on the title, cleverly echoing the letter 'S'. Gorgeousness all over really... *sighs happily*
And now for the official blurb:
Life isn't a fairy tale… except when it is.
There's nothing wrong with Ella Gibson's life— it just isn't very exciting, despite being surrounded by lingerie. Working for Cardiff's top modelling agency should have been glamorous, but most of the time Ella is running around with memos and cups of coffee. It's a far cry from living the dream, but skirting the edge of her fantasy life is enough.
Then comes the day when her cat starts to talk, claiming to be Ella's fairy godmother. As if that weren't crazy enough, the pesky puss becomes a fashion advisor and behavioral expert, too. Add an evil ex-stepmother, a hunk called Charming, plus a looming party-cum-ball, and you have all the elements of a classical fairy tale. There's even a couple of ugly sisters—the fact that they are two gorgeous gay men being neither here nor there.
Ella's not your typical fairy-tale princess though, and it will take more than a discarded glass slipper to get her man. It's quite possible she may have to curb her enthusiasm for cursing a wee bit, not to mention her love of vodka. And can Muse, her surprisingly straight-laced feline friend, overcome her prudishness long enough for Ella to sneak a kiss or three with her intended beau?
If The Shoe Fits releases with Crimson Romance April 29th.
Still in a sort of euphoric daze at present... I've had some fabulous feedback on the cover, and I've also had a sneak peak at a review that will be posted somewhere very soon, so I'm pretty much floating on a high at the moment.
Catch you soon, my lovelies!! x


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