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Importance of the emotional side of your personality
Many executives are able to achieve success in their careers despite not investing in nurturing the emotional side of their personalities. Especially when they are in jobs demanding deep functional expertise, their organisations tend to condone this gap till it reaches a point where it becomes dysfunctional. This is what happened to John and Sunny. John was so duty bound in his devotion to work that he was never alive and sensitive to the human side at work and at home and it required his organisation to push John to pay urgent attention to it.
Sunny on the other hand was choosing to overuse his technical strengths so much that he failed to recognise his emotional flaws until his fragile relationship with his daughter came as a wake-up call. Kavita Gupta and Purab Rai helped John and Sunny respectively to value and invest in nurturing the emotional side of their lives, in expressing and demonstrating it at work and at home and enrich their lives and of course made them more complete executives.
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When the flaw turns fatal
Most executives have at least a few flaws that fall within the realm of what one might call allowable weaknesses, in the early stages of their careers. This ideally ought to be the right time to fix the flaw and many do end up fixing it in time. In the case of some executives, these flaws remain unattended and tend to turn fatal. By then, everyone except the executive knows about the fatality of the flaw but it is too late. Dr. Avinash Banerjee discovers while coaching Rajan that removing fatal flaws can be tough but never too late.
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Low self-esteem can derail your career
Low self-esteem is quite pervasive though not career derailing amongst many Indian corporate leaders. Many learn to raise the threshold by recognising and working on their self-efficacy. However, there are many others who are not able to recognise low self-esteem as an inhibitor to career progression. Executive trappings that come with a good corporate position often works as a shield to low self-esteem. It could lead to careers being derailed. Sarika Cherian through many twists and turns identifies Sahil's real dilemma and help him to recognise and accept the need to address the core issue of self-esteem in order to build a sustainable career.
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Transporting the winning attitude
When executives make career changes they bring with them to the new roles the skills and attitude that served them well in the past. While the skills are usually portable attitudes may not be and may need and may need to be in tuned with the new environment. Not recognizing this can lead successive executives even with a great track record in to a downward performance spiral.
Raghuvir Das found Paddy in such a situation and probably quite late. He had to use a range of intervention to help Paddy regain his lost ground and deliver results which Paddy did.
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What makes people miserable
Albert Ellis who has done enormous work in the area of understanding irrational beliefs and came up with Rational Emotive Therapy says that, "Man is not disturbed by events but by the view he takes of them". So whenever there is an event that executives face, each of them will take a different view to that event and therefore cause different emotions in themselves and as a result act in different ways.
Coaches who are empathetic and tough minded in their listening are able to very quickly spot some of the irrational ideas and mistaken beliefs held by their coachees.
As they pick up data from others they become aware of the unhealthy consequences of such beliefs. Typical unhealthy consequences could include lack of assertiveness, excessive aggressiveness, lack of empowerment, over work, inability to let go, inability to take risks and so on.
Coaches then help their coachees dispute and challenge such ideas and replace it with more balanced ideas or beliefs. This is what Pramodh Bose did with Vicky. Thanks to his efforts, Vicky was able to make behavioural changes that were sustainable.
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Executives succeed when they refuse to become victims of their circumstances
Executives are often victims of their circumstances including some of their seriously unfortunate childhood experiences and this ends up impacting their ability to trust and therefore their attitudes towards others in their work and personal lives. Liberating oneself from the shackles of this is very tough but possible. This is what Sandhya did, thanks to the timely support of her insightful and empathetic Coach, Gowri Mithra.
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Celebrating the feminine side of a woman's leadership style
As more and more women begin to surely but steadily reach higher positions in the corporate ladder they are confronted not just with external challenges and constraints but internal dilemmas. One of the biggest internal dilemmas is this – should women disown their feminine side because it is likely to be a sign of weakness and act in more masculine ways because it might be a sign of strength. As a coach Preethi Ganguly demonstrated not just deep understanding of this psychological dilemma but great skill in helping Revathy confront this dilemma and actually celebrate the communal or feminine side of her leadership style.
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Catching up on missed managerial learning milestones.
Professionals in large well-structured organisations have the opportunity to transition from individual contributor to first time manager to seasoned manager positions successfully through stage appropriate experiences, structured training interventions and seasoned managerial oversight. Unfortunately, those in smaller organisations without the benefit of such managerial oversight and other developmental inputs may be given higher responsibilities but continue to perform as individual contributors leading to sub-optimal results. Sameer Datta was able to coach Ashwin one such manager quickly catch-up on missed managerial learning milestones.
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Developing this mysterious thing called executive presence
Most organisations are well honed in developing their key executives in conventional, technical and managerial skills. These are typically hard skills which the incumbent develops either through training or job rotations. Executive presence is one of the softer skills which remain beyond formal development process. These are easy to spot but difficult to develop as is realised by Prathap Chawla the coach in Naren's case.
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Growing a business through disciplined leadership
The early stages of business are characterised by a typical start up culture where everyone knows everybody and everyone does everything. During this stage the entrepreneur is often filling in for many functional gaps in the organization. As the business grows larger the entrepreneur ends up hiring people but continues to work in the same start up style of being involved in everything. This can demotivate his leadership team, defocus the entrepreneur and even derail the growth of the business. The lucky ones like Sridhar realize their blind spots and get to work with seasoned coaches like Rahul Dayal who can quickly instill some managerial and leadership wisdom into them.
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Helping the chosen one claim his succession space
Loyalty and functional expertise are very important ingredients when it comes to being considered for succession especially in a promoter led organisation. However, in today's competitive and complex business environment these are necessary but not sufficient conditions especially when it comes to leading a business. The loyalists may fail to demonstrate leadership competencies that are now necessary for success. Unfortunately, promoters find it difficult to be honest about these deficiencies with their loyalists who are potential successors. The potential successors also find it difficult to understand these new demands. When one such promoter invited Gagan Rao to work with her loyal executive and potential successor the measure of success was very clear in her mind – Raghavan should make himself acceptable to his peers and claim his space.
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When Indian executives must measure up to global benchmarks
While global corporations have operated in India for many years, for a very long time the Indian operations were treated as outposts with little significance in their global scheme of things and therefore seldom on the radar of their globally mobile talent. Not any longer. For all global corporations today the stakes in India are very high from a talent and market perspective. To this end the Indian operations are now globally integrated and fully verticalised. When it comes to staffing the leadership roles in India, the search is now truly global. Even tenured Indian executives have to measure up to global benchmarks. Fortunately, coaches with a global mindset like Vivek Kumar and Rakesh Rao can help otherwise technically competent executives like Ashok and Vikram respectively to make the cut globally.
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It takes innovation and effort to crack the competency code
When executives need to learn to do something that does not come to them naturally they need to invest a lot of effort and also innovate. With innovation and effort executives can learn to develop competences in areas that just do not come to them naturally. They may still not become the best in the world at this but the beauty is that others will just not notice! When Ramila needed to develop a world view, she partnered with her coach Rohith Kapoor and came up with the extremely innovative idea of creating story boards to master the competence. The power of this idea combined with her effort helped Ramila crack the competency code.
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Waking up and smelling the coffee
Organisations often grow to a size that is beyond the current senior leader's competence to manage. Inviting a new business leader from outside to head is often the most desirable option. Unfortunately, the incumbent leader is neither ready nor been told of his areas of development lest he decides to throw in the towel. Ramaswamy is one such senior leader who neither shares this belief nor is ready to accept the new leader from outside and begins to act in ways that are dysfunctional to himself as well as to organisation. Dr.Sandesh Reddy helps Ram to accept that the new reality is not only good for the organisation but actually very good for him if he also embraces the change.
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The anxiety of not having a position of authority
Many of the operating roles in the corporate world are high on accountability and are therefore accompanied by position based authority and span of control. In the interest of long term leader development organisations however rotate these executives through roles that are high on problem solving and therefore call for personal authority – typically staff roles of strategic importance. Making this transition is never easy. It is one thing for senior leaders to tell such executives that they should discover their sphere of influence and it is another thing to actually to go through it. As a coach Abhay Bhaskar helped Anand navigate this transition rather well.
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Revisiting functional leadership
It is not often that leaders who have spent significant time in business leadership roles return to functional leadership. When they do return, it is not the lack of deep functional skills but their inability to appreciate some of the nuances in their functional role that can derail them. Pradipta, the coach realised that making such a transition was tough for Sumant, the coachee. Staying sensitive to the culture of the sponsor organisation which had initiated such a transition was crucial for Omkar Parel to navigate his way through the engagement and help Sumant succeed.
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The need for a coach mentor partnership to facilitate radical career shift
Executives are constantly making transitions of one kind or the other throughout their careers. They are changing jobs, changing career tracks and even geographical locations. However, when you have to do all of them together it can become hugely complex and onerous as it was for Vipin who was transitioning from being a senior research scientist to taking profit centre responsibility for a large R&D business across continents.
When the demands for change parameters are this complex, efficacy of coaching alone as an intervention begins to show strains. Anikat Murali discovered how coaching when combined with mentoring can cook up a healthy sandwich for the client.
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Coaching principles applied to peer to peer business mentoring
The need to maintain secrecy of their business ideas and the absence of a supportive group of like-minded peers prevent many successful first generation small and medium sized business owners from freely opening up and speaking about their problems and dilemmas and through that finding meaningful solutions. Unfortunately it is this group of entrepreneurs who need the most help because they form the back bone of the Indian entrepreneurial community. Understanding this need CII partnered with a leading coaching institution to create an innovative platform of support for such entrepreneurs called Business Mentoring forum. This forum is based on the principal of peer to peer mentoring facilitated by a business coach. Dr. Krishan is an early beneficiary of such a forum. With the support of the peers and the facilitation of the forum's coach Aryan Ahuja he is able to resolve a crucial dilemma.
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When executives search for meaning
Executives lives are like roller coaster rides. There is speed, exceleration and of course many ups and downs. The focus on the moment often keep them away from asking and answering larger existential questions like 'is it all worth it, What is worth for me and how do I want rest of my life to go on. Most executives cannot find answer to these questions without the help of a trusted thinking partner. Meera was fortunate because in Karan Khanna she found a trusted coach who helped her find answers to these questions and emerge from the shadows.
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The importance of a thinking partner
The work life of a CEO with large global corporations is filled with anxiety, ambiguity, change, performance pressures and not to mention public scrutiny and evaluation. It is in this setting that executives need to make meanings, solve problems and take crucial decisions that impact the fortune of the business and the life of the people. In the course of doing all this they have their emotional side to take care of too and they have to do all this alone. Well, they don't really have to do it alone. Atleast Bharath realized that he could partner with the coach Rohit Kapoor even as he grappled with his complex executive agendas and use him as a sounding board.
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The Power of public accountability in influencing change
Business Leaders and CEOs have for leveraged the power of holding themselves and their teams publically accountable for their grand visions and audacious goals. These leaders realise that by making public their vision statements and long-term goals, they are in many ways putting themselves in positions they cannot retract from. They also use their public proclamations as constant reminders of the promises they have made. Through this, they perhaps have a far better chance of getting there than if their plans and dreams were top secrets. This time-tested principle applies equally to the world of Coaching or counseling or any behavioural change for that matter.
When clients make public their resolve to change, they are not just holding themselves accountable publically. They are also tacitly enlisting the support of their well-wishers to remind them about their promise and nudge them when they falter. As a seasoned business leader, this approach came very naturally and easily to Mayur when it came to changing a few behaviours of his which others found dysfunctional. With such a strong accountability system in place, working with him was a delight for his Coach, Tarun Jacob.
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It takes trust, time and team work to succeed.
The sponsor organizations often have well identified developmental needs for the nominated coachee. The coachee in turn, more often than not, sees merit in both agreeing and pursuing with the identified needs. Notwithstanding levels of motivation change can take inordinately a longer time than what is planned for and the delta of change is not discernable. Experienced coaches often find it beneficial in putting the early identified goals to question and recommend a mid course change. They often find it beneficial to put the coaching case to peer review with another experienced coach to delineate the next course of action. As a part of ethical practice of the helping profession many coaches choose to invest significantly higher amount of time without seeking commensurate compensation. Vishal Nekkanti encounters such a coaching proposition in case of his coachee Ram.
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Although "Intelligent lighting" has been known for some time and is becoming increasingly sophisticated, existing control systems are not human-centred and the lighting is not really "personalized". The PILCS project aims to develop the first fully user-centred, dynamic, personalized and intelligent lighting control system based on the vast scientific research and knowhow in the field of chronobiology, psychology, human centric lighting and human computer interaction.
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As the summer dwindles to an end so does the first installment of Ecohabit. After completely finishing the house and hosting a very successful open house we have begun to dismantle and pack up Ecohabit in preparation for its departure. We've all been super busy making sure there are no loose ends so we haven't really had time to talk about all that we've been doing so here's a little run down on what's happened recently.
On Tuesday, August 20 we hosted a very successful open house to celebrate Ecohabit's completion. Tons of people came to a small banquet we held on Stevens campus where speeches were made by the Dean of our School of Engineering & Science, the President of Stevens Institute of Technology, and one of our own team members. The banquet was followed by an open house where Ecohabit team members gave tours to everyone and anyone who wanted to know more about Ecohabit. The mayor of Hoboken even paid us a visit!
Shortly after our open house we very proudly announced that Ecohabit will be serving thousands of United States Veterans after the competition at California State University San Marcos. Due to CSUSM's proximity to several military bases it has one of the highest percentages of Veteran students in America. We're all very happy that Ecohabit will go on to be a permanent fixture on CSUSM's campus and be able to help all of its Veteran's students.
Now we've moved onto our last phase on the East Coast. Most of the furniture has already been boxed away and the house is slowly but surely being taken apart in preparation for its long trip to California. We're sad to see it go but super excited to see what's in store! We'll be tracking the house on its journey and providing updates until the competition so make sure you stay up to date on the latest Ecohabit news!
We'd like to thank everyone that's helped us with our project! We've received an overwhelming amount of support from President Farvardin, Dean Bruno, Dean Sheppard, Ed Hill, Mark Pollock, and John Nastasi and this project would not be what it is without their wonderful help!
Also Hoak.
Next up: Ecohabit leaving Hoboken to make its way to California! Stay tuned!


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Country music is becomeing popular again, not just in the United States, but here in the UK also.
I'd like to share my views and tastes with you, and maybe educate a little upon the stars of 'New Country'
Matraca Berg.......is one of my favorite singers. Check out her latest album entitled; Sunday morning to Saturday night
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A building like our Cathedral, built in the Byzantine style and having intricate stonework and domes with copper plating, requires skilled craftsmen to make repairs. Initial bids on our repairs, that have varied by thousands of dollars in price, revealed that these craftsman are very difficult to find. One will work on the copper flashing, but another specializes in the stonework, for example, and quite often, their opinions on the cause of the leaks were not satisfactory. Research is being done to determine the most cost effective and long term solution to our problems. It is certainly taking longer to address this issue than was anticipated but the Board hopes to find a permanent solution rather than a short term "fix".
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SAINTS fans are already trying to find the best way to remember Markus Liebherr.
By saving the club from a possible liqudation, many feel he has already secured his status as a Southampton FC legend – despite only being owner for 13 months.
The most common suggestions last night were to erect a statue to him or name one of the stands at St Mary's after him.
One fan even suggested renaming the stadium in honour of Liebherr.
The club has immortalised a handful of former players by naming suites in the new stadium after them, such as Matt Le Tissier, Mick Channon and Bobby Stokes.
The man known as Mr Southampton, Ted Bates, is immortalised in bronze at the front of the Itchen Stand after more than 60 years at club as player, manager and eventually president.
The £100,000 statue was originally paid for by a collection by fans, that was then matched by the club.
Such is the feeling amongst fans towards Liebherr that an honour such as the one bestowed on Bates is considered the only fitting way to pay tribute.


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Money is no object when it comes to the 'right to a fair trial'
They say that one of the greatest of all human rights is the right to have a fair trial, and 'equality before the law' is seen as one of the key defining characteristics of any democratic country.
But with many countries becoming increasingly multicultural, language barriers can make the communication process that little bit trickier, thereby hindering an individual's chances of receiving fair and equal treatment.
In 2007, British pop star Amy Winehouse was arrested in Norway on drug-possession charges and, despite the presence of police offers who could speak fluent English, her attorney argued that the lack of a qualified interpreter during the interrogation process meant that she was unable to receive fair counselling.
And in England, Lincolnshire Police recently revealed that they are currently spending more than £300,000 a year on translation services, covering almost fifty different languages.
Of course, this is a vital service that ensures alleged offenders receive fair treatment within the legal system and is now a standard service across most countries' police forces.
In the UK alone, national police translation costs have increased from £13.5 million to £22 million in the past four years, with some constabularies using an international translation service called 'Language Line', which enables police officers to hold three-way conversations with interpreters by telephone; this is particularly useful when specialised real-time interpreting is required at very short notice.
But ultimately, this expenditure not only demonstrates the increasing requirement for translation services within the UK legal system, but also a real commitment from the powers that be to offer equal access to a fair hearing, irrespective of language or culture; it is, after all, a fundamental human right.
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We have crossed almost 2 decades past the time when the PCs became really affordable (at least desktop PCs) compared to the initial times when the personal computers were more of luxury of for work applications only. As they become more and more affordable, they are also becoming more and more speedy and sleek. In most cases, your 3 to 5 year old PC (or maybe an older one) maybe still lying on your desk and you may not be using it because you find it too slow. Many of us have such old PCs at home which are not of much use. Recently, one of our readers submitted a query asking-
I have Windows XP, it is too slow and even games like total overdose and counterstrike lags very much. Video formats such as .mkv hangs and slow down. Please give me a solution?
In this article, I will share some tips on how to speed up old and obsolete PCs without upgrading the hardware. The reason why hardware upgrade is not recommended is that most of the hardware components of a 3 to 5 years or older PC are already out of production and it makes no sense to buy a rare component at high price which will not give you a good return on the money you spend to upgrade. I don't recommend to do a clean install as it is usually painfully time consuming and finding right drivers for old computers is also very challenging.
Before you start with any of the tips below- Make sure to take backup of your important data on external storage or cloud storage.
Delete Unnecessary Data
There are tons of pictures, files and data in our documents folder which we keep accumulating but we never use, I recommend that you remove any unneeded files as they burden the disk which may make it slow. Any free space is a breather for the disk, so don't overload it with heavy files and data which you don't need.
Uninstall Softwares
This is one of the most important part, most computers become slow not because they have aged, but because they have too much to handle. Identify the softwares which you use and need- keep only these softwares and uninstall rest of them which are just adding burden to your PC. This is a slow and time consuming task, but it does give you noticeable improvements.
Optimize Startup
Startup tasks are those which are started automatically at starting if Windows. More often then not, they are the primary reason to make PC slow, to make your PC respond faster and boot quickly, follow the instruction here to remove some load from startup list.
Run Registry Cleaner
There are many free registry cleaners available which remove the old and corrupt entries which tend to accumulate and make PC slow. You can use some free tool like CC Cleaner to clean up the registry.
Run Virus Scan
If you have an antivirus installed, run a full system scan. If not, install any free or paid anti-virus of your choice and run a full virus scan. Sometimes viruses also make your PC slow. They are also a threat to your data and information security.
Run Disk Cleanup And Defrag
Disk cleaner and disk defragmenting tools are in-built in Windows, It is recommended that you run it every couple of months to clean up the disk and make it faster.
Create New User Account
This part is optional, but creating a new user account will give a fresh look, a clean desktop and feeling of using a new-like PC for most users. It does not increase the speed much, but it does create a cleaner space to work.
Hope you find these tips useful. Do leave your comments and suggestions in comment section below.


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Friends decided to try Kichijoji on a Tuesday night... the owner of this spot also owns Moscow Standing Bar , Yakitori Te'chan and one more spot next door.
Big mug beers.
Cheese platter... not so much for 1,300yen.
Friendly waiter from Nepal.
This was great! The steak cubes were super melty tender along with the stir fried mushrooms.
Bottled wines start from around 1,800yen.
You can also buy some import items too....
The special Katsu-Sandwiches were quite fatty... not so much meat.
Wandering Guitarist
Overall a great place but be careful for the live musician and who you randomly talk to... my friend was chatting with a girl and she kept asking him for drinks and also to keep tipping the musician 1,000yen per song. Don't suggest going on the weekdays... hit up a Friday or Saturday where there is a more diverse interesting crowd.
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text: Los Angeles—Penske Media Corp., owner of Deadline and six other online properties, has emerged as the leading bidder for Variety, according to a report in the Los Angeles Times. Penske has partnered with private equity company Shamrock Capital Advisors to acquire the 107-year-old trade publication, the report said. It added that a deal to purchase Variety for around $30 million could close within the next three weeks. Variety's parent company, Reed Elsevier put the publication up for sale in March.


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December 13, 2011
Pursuant to public notice of a Truth in Taxation Public Hearing, the Lester Prairie City Council met in regular session on Tuesday, December 13, 2011. Mayor Heimerl called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m.
Mayor Heimerl opened the Truth in Taxation Public Hearing at 7:00 p.m. Clerk Pawelk provided information regarding the Homestead Tax Credit law change, the shift in tax burden to the non-homestead properties, the decrease in market value, the increase in the tax rate, the loss of market value credit to the City and past reductions in the City's budgets.
Mayor Heimerl asked if anyone in attendance wished to ask questions or wanted to speak. There was no public input or comments.
Mayor Heimerl closed the public hearing at 7:12 p.m.
Motion Foust; Second Messer; Carried Unanimously; To accept and approve the November Minutes as submitted.
Motion Mallak; Second Angvall; Carried Unanimously; To accept and approve the November Treasurer's Report as submitted.
Motion Angvall; Second Mallak; Carried Unanimously; To authorize and/or issue the following licenses for 2012: Off Sale Prairie Liquor Cabinet, Dodge House and One Eyed Willy's; On Sale, Sunday Liquor, Entertainment and (3) Coin Device Machines to both the Dodge House and One Eyed Willy's.
Motion Angvall; Second Foust; Carried Unanimously; To authorize Clerk Pawelk to pay any and all 2011 claims submitted prior to the end of December.
General consensus was to not make any adjustments in the sanitation rates as approved during November's meeting.
General consensus of the City Council was that once the ground froze, Darian Litzau should repair the grass waterway ditch area to resolve the drainage and standing water issue on Mr. Ehrke's property.
Motion Heimerl; Second Mallak; Carried Unanimously; To authorize Darian Litzau of Litzau Excavating to mow the brush around the storm water ponds in East Park Estates and Prairie Ridge at the total cost of $650.00.
General consensus of the City Council was to proceed with the preliminary plans (for the turnback project) as discussed.
Motion Heimerl Second Messer; Carried Unanimously; To enter into an agreement with Kahnke Brothers Inc. from Victoria for the spring opening and fall winterization of the sprinkler systems at the downtown park and city hall at the cost of $440.00.
Motion Foust; Second Messer; Carried Unanimously; To enter into an Assessment Agreement with McLeod County for 2012 in the amount of $8,369.00.
Mayor Heimerl introduced the following resolution and moved for its adoption: RESOLUTION NO. 40-11 A RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING THE 2012 LEVY The foregoing motion was duly seconded by Councilman Foust and following discussion thereon, a vote was taken. Mayor Heimerl declared Resolution No. 40-11 adopted by a unanimous vote this 13th day of December.
Motion Angvall; Second Foust; Carried Unanimously; To make the changes as recommended and adopt the final 2012 budget accordingly.
Motion Angvall; Second None; Motion died for lack of a second; To give a 1% pay increase to employees.
Motion Angvall; Second Messer; Carried Unanimously; To set aside $5,000.00 from the 2011 Park Budget capital outlay with it's designation to be determined within three months.
Motion Messer; Second Foust; Carried Unanimously; To pay the claims as submitted.
Mayor Heimerl adjourned the meeting at 10:01 p.m.
Marilyn L. Pawelk
City Clerk-Treasurer
The above is a summary version of the Lester Prairie City Council Minutes from December 13, 2011. The following items are not included in the above report, notices, communications, reports, complaints, discussions with T Mobile Representatives, property at 100 Maple Street South, a request from Mediacom to begin franchise renewal negotiations, recommended budget and levy reductions, concerns regarding the Park Board and the field lighting project. The Minutes may be viewed in their entirety at the City Clerk's Office during normal business hours.
Published in the Herald Journal Dec. 19, 2011.
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In the last year, I've changed my hair three times. Actually just in the last six months. I must be my constantly hair changing Mother's daughter. In June, I chopped my sun damaged and multiple split ended locks reaching my mid-back into a bowl cut. That's right. Abowl cut. I saw a photo of modern day super model Agnyss Deyn with one and thought that maybe I could pull off her coolness factor if I had her cut. Unfortunately, I ended up looking like Dorothy Hamil. Nothing against Dorothy. I'm sure she's a lovely person and am well aware that she and her haircut had many fans back in the 1970's, but I was feeling disturbingly dated...and not in a spiffy vintage way. Since Deyn's cut was also dyed black, I decided to do the same with a store bought hair coloring box. After blowing it dry, styling it all under with a curling iron and shining it with some finishing gloss, I looked in the mirror and had the unnerving realization that a Beatle was staring back at me. Maybe Ringo?
My hair grew out by September for my brother Clayton's wedding. Thank God. I felt feminine again. The black dye wore off and the sun allowed for my natural highlights to prominently peak through. With the curling iron, I flipped the ends of my hair outward. Although I loved this look, there was an innocense that I wasn't sure about. After all, I'm not a little girl...and I'm single. Should I have a little more sex appeal? When I studied Jean Shrimpton for one of the inspirational icon Monday posts, I discovered we had the same hair and found her to be incredibly sexy. The cut was therefore a keeper.
A couple of weeks ago, I made an appointment for a trim. Maybe half an inch off or so. I hadn't cut it since June and by the beginning of February, the ends were screaming that a trim was past due. Not wanting to spend too much on a trim, I decided to go to another salon I found on Yelp.com. The reviews said it would cost $45...not so bad for L.A. Walking in, I felt like I was in a demented Candy Land, however. Bright pink skulls, colored spike headbands for sale, and pink and blue hair extentions being put on the first chair's customer. From behind a wall out sprung my hairdresser. "Are you scared?" he asked. "Noooo..." I was though. Not scared for my life, but rather scared for my dead hair that I didn't want to look as dead as he looked. He was a vampire. A self-professed one. All black, piercings in every place imaginable, arse grazing dreads, a buret that didn't quite fit and so many spikes that I feared possibly being stabbed in the eye.
The shampoo was the longest shampoo massage I had ever received at a salon and thought that maybe this wouldn't be as bad as I was anticipating. The chat in the chair showed my initial feelings were correct though. After multiple comments about S&M, talk about how exhausted he was from partying all week, and the several times he needed to take a break because he was getting "too hot and bothered" while drying my hair--my thin short hair mind you--all made me wonder if I had made the right choice to sit down and give this vampire guy a chance. He kept telling me I was "a white light" and that he felt I was "radiating sunshine" onto his dark soul. These were the only comments that seemed genuine...slightly uncomfortable for him, but genuine.This made me wonder if maybe he needed some light in his life that day and if I had to sacrifice my dead hair to give that to him, then maybe that was my day's purpose. Of course when he asked me out, I knew that my kindness wasn't going beyond this salon. "I think we're just very different people," I said. What else could I say? He's a vampire and I'm not in anyway trying to redo the Twilight saga.
When my hair was all blow dried and styled, it was obvious I didn't get the trim I had come in for. I looked like a wavy light brown haired Joan Jett. The Runaway's Joan Jett. Marshall the vampire's dream girl. All I could do was thank him, pay the fee at the front desk which was twice what Yelp quoted and leave. Sure I could be upset but in the grand scheme of things it's just hair. Dead hair that will grow back. Since my hair takes a ridiculous amount of time to grow back, I will just have to embrace it. The haircut and my inner seventies rockstar.
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"After the Harvest - Norway"
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We propose DigiMetaplan, a system which employs off-the-shelf devices only and offers a set of interactive digital techniques to aid distributed brainstorming. Our work is inspired by a widespread facilitated brainstorming method called MetaPlan; although some of our techniques go beyond that method. Our system supports various collocated and remote configurations, e.g. 4-0, 3-1, and 2-2, but our focus is on 3-1 distributed teams. All industrial partners have been highly involved in expanding understanding for collaboration and brainstorming tools in an industrial context.
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Upon its release, Marble Madness was commercially successful, becoming a profitable arcade game. Praise among critics focused on the game's difficulty, unique visual design, and stereo soundtrack. The game was ported to numerous platforms and inspired the development of other games. A sequel was developed and planned for release in 1991, but canceled when location testing showed the game could not succeed in competition with other titles.
Marble Madness is an isometric platform game in which the player manipulates an onscreen marble from a third-person perspective. The player controls the marble's movements with a trackball, though most home versions use game controllers with directional pads. The aim of the game is for the player to complete six maze-like, isometric race courses before a set amount of time expires. With the exception of the first race, any time left on the clock at the end of a race is carried over to the next one, and the player is granted a set amount of additional time as well. The game allows two players to compete against each other, awarding bonus points and extra time to the winner of each race; both players have separate clocks.
Courses are populated with various objects and enemies designed to obstruct the player. As the game progresses, the courses become increasingly difficult and introduce more enemies and obstacles. Each course has a distinct visual theme. For example, the first race (titled 'Practice') is a simple course that is much shorter than the others, while the fifth race (named 'Silly') features polka-dot patterns and is oriented in a direction opposite that of the other courses.
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Though not particularly similar to my successful American Pirates fleet, I thought of another idea where I could combine the two factions. I do like this faction combination, since it seems somewhat appropriate given the state of the US back in the Age of Sail.
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This month's Mixology Monday is hosted by David Solmonson at the wonderful 12 Bottle Bar:
As is the case for each event, the hosting site gets to choose the theme, and we've picked the ever-so-vague-yet-commanding "Come to Your Senses!"
We all know that cocktails are supposed to taste good, and for this event, we're going to take that as a given. What we're looking for, instead, are drinks that truly excite one or more of the other senses: touch, smell, sight, or even hearing. Of course, it you want to get scientific about it – and why wouldn't you – there are even more sensations which can be played with (echolocation, anyone?).
My drink for this month involves fire. Why? Because fire sells drinks. How else to explain the otherwise inexplicably and cursedly popular Spanish Coffee? Light a drink on fire and customers are going to ask about it. In my bar, where the cocktails compete with 70+ wines available by the taste or glass, that's no small thing. However I'm not interested in setting drinks on fire without reason or hiding inferior ingredients under pyrotechnic theatricality. The fire should improve the drink in some way.
In this case, fire comes in the form of a flamed mist of rum and orange bitters. The burnt bitters leave a strong aromatic presence that lingers over the surface of the drink. The cocktail appeals to three senses: The sight of the flame, the scent of the bitters, and (hopefully!) the taste of the combined ingredients.
The name for this cocktail came long before the recipe. There's an apocryphal story about Winston Churchill remarking of tradition in the British Navy that "It's nothing but rum, sodomy, and the lash." This appears to be a false attribution, although according to the Churchill Centre and Museum he wished he had said it. Regardless, a friend of mine once suggested that Rum, Sodomy, and the Lash would make a great name for a cocktail, and it's been at the back of my mind ever since.
The opportunity to use it came a few months ago at the bon voyage party for Portland bartender Tommy Klus before he left to spend a few months in Scotland. I was taking a turn behind the bar and was asked to improvise a cocktail with the limited range of ingredients available to us . Aged rum, black strap rum, peaty Scotch, turbinado syrup, bitters, and a canister of orange oil for flaming turned out to be a winning combination. Here's a slightly revised version of that deep, dark drink:
1 3/4 oz aged rum
1/2 oz black strap rum
1/2 oz turbinado syrup
1/4 oz Islay Scotch
2 dashes spiced bitters
flamed orange bitters
Stir the first five ingredients with ice, strain into a chilled cocktail glass, and flame the bitters over the drink to finish. I use Cruzan for the rums and Ardbeg for the Scotch. The turbinado syrup is in a 1:1 ratio. The spiced bitters are an equal parts mix of Angostura bitters and allspice dram (also used in the Lazy Bear). For the flamed orange bitters, mix equal parts Regan's orange bitters and 151-proof rum in a mister bottle and spray through a flame above the glass. (Note: The photo above is from a different cocktail that uses the bitters torch. I'm on the road right now with none of the ingredients needed to make the one in this post.)
This would have been the perfect cocktail to name as my friend suggested. There's rum, obviously. The burst of flame is a lash. And I guess that leaves Scotch for the other thing. Sorry, Scotch. However I don't work at the kind of place where I can put "sodomy" on the menu (in a manner of speaking!), so the actual name for this drink is an allusion to the falsely attributed Churchill quote, an in-joke for my friends at the bar. It's listed as Naval Traditions.
Update 8/17/11: Below the break, my friend Tom sends in an animated GIF of the bitters torch in action!
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It is so snowy and freezy cold here today! I don't think it has made it out of the teens all day, which we just don't get around here. The ice and snow put me in the mood for some warm, yummy comfort food, so I decided to make some homemade mac and cheese. Thanks to Pinterest I thought this looked good so I gave it a try. Yum.
We didn't have any macaroni (we rarely eat pasta) and there was no way I was going to the grocery store. The street in front of my house is a large sheet of ice so I am staying indoors until this storm clears up. Although I am starting to get a little cabin fever I must admit. We had some spinach pasta, I don't know what type, it is like shorty, wavy fettucine, so that's what I used. All I can say is yum. Mr Danger agrees too. We sprinkled on a little of that pre-cooked, pre-crumbled bacon next to the baco's in the store, and that made it even better. Although, bacon seems to make everything better. Says the person who was vegetarian up until 2 years ago.
If you are looking for an excellent mac and cheese recipe, this is in the running for my favorite ever. And if you want it gluten free, it would be easy enough to sub in quinoa pasta or something like that.
And, as an added bonus, the camera was in the kitchen and Mr Danger managed to snap one of my favorite pictures of The Kid ever while I was cooking.
So, despite cabin fever, it was a great day. Which is good since I have been cranky for a good week or so now!


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The Oriente Speed Bag Seminar at the YMCA in Sarasota, Florida.
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Prague, Czech Republic
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Happy Monday everyone! I'm almost at the end of my 30 Day Fellowship with Epicself and I'm sad to see it come to an end so fast. I would like to share with you how I've been treating my body and living my life over the last few weeks. Sharing with you my highlights, challenges and overall experience with the hope to inspire you to make whatever changes you need to in this brand new week.
The diet raw vegan diet was a challenge right from the get go. Vegan and Raw! I have made lot of changes to my diet through my journey of healing and have gotten a much better relationship with food because of it. Deciding to do raw vegan was still a huge leap for me and my recipe making skills. I started out opening the fridge to all beautiful nutrient dense produce and was totally blank. What on earth was I going to make with this today without cooking? I've definitely come a long way since then.
I've realized all the meals I eat at home are all cooked. If I made something raw, it was only is anything a sauce or smoothie. Even my salads had cooked meat or quinoa in them! This really showed me that I need to implement more raw foods into my diet. I also experienced a lot of detox while being here because of it. Ive been able to acknowledge that my body has been housing excess toxins is great to know. Drastic diet changes can be difficult but it become easier with practise and time.
I did found it really challenging to keep producing work with foggy brain symptoms. My protectionism mentality also really showed it's face during this time. It has been something that has held me back in the past that I thought I had worked through.You become a perfectionist from wanting to strive to be your very best. Striving to be efficient but most of the time, it really just holds us back, stops us from moving forward and has us only focused on the negative outcomes until you reach that level of perfection your satisfied with. Why are we constantly striving for perfection? We are not perfect beings which is what actually makes us perfect in our own right in our own time.
Yoga, Pilates and Myofascial Release Classes
I have seen huge improvements in these classes. I've seen my body open, expand, lengthen and strengthen. Amber is a master at crafting her sessions to work within your body needs while pushing you forward to keep working towards stepping out limitations. It hasn't been easy! I've sounded and felt like I'm 80 years old in some of our sessions. I'm biggest accomplishment was two days ago when I could do an upward lift over my head for the first time without assistance. This may not seem big for some people but it's huge for me. Amber has worked with me daily to build up my upper body and core strength. The myofascial classes had the impactful on my body. Learning to release tension and tight muscles on my own without having to pay someone else to do so in itself is freaken amazing!!! I can't thank Amber enough for helping me. Her knowledge of the body and expertise is like I've never seen before. Truly inspiring. I can't thank her enough for the immense amount of knowledge she as shared with me. I'm looking forward to the day I start a yoga training class to help my clients do the same. Something I thought was completely out of reach for me is now in sight.
Coaching and Epic Workload
Amber's coaching helped me find clarity in my business goals. I've started my website "Healthy Sexy You" and will be launching it very soon. Super exciting! Many people have told me I have a light inside of me that burns bright. A sparkle that is mesmerizing like a light that can attract a bug from miles away. I felt I've lost that while going through my own health struggles and have been working on ways I can bring it out and have it shine brighter since. Amber has helped me develop my business so now I can share this light with the rest of the world and help others overcome their health struggles like I have.
My time here has also been spent sharing social media and building online content for Epic self. Finding out what information is capturing the attention of people and what doesn't. This is something that could be the difference between success or failure for a business. Writing has never been a strong point for me for as long as I can remember. I get stuck on how to translate my thoughts and feeling into written word. My mind does not work in a linear pattern. I'm afraid of not having the right wording, sounding like an idiot and also have my work not be of quality. I've been super afraid to click the publish button my work.There is no time here for this fear! A blog post should take me an hour? What?? An Hour! And I'm taking 5-6?
I've realized this fear has come from others who have made degrading comments to me over the years about my writing and communication skills. With all my strengths in clear sight, I've let this still get the betterment of me and feel like I'm hitting a wall. I've realised these comments that were made about me are more about a reflection into the people who made them. And not actually of me. Yes, I may need some improvement in this area. But, we build people up. We help others better themselves. We don't break people done. At least in the world I choose to live and be in. I'm coming into my own power and doing the work that fulfills me. I will forever be a work in progress, I've reached a new depth with this understanding. It's a great feeling knowing I will always be growing, learning, and changing. This opens me up to new adventures both of the world and within myself; seeing that gorgeous mountain top view from whatever trek that challenges me.
Daniel and Sales Training
If you've met Daniel you know he's a Sales Jedi Genius. We clicked from the very beginning but when it came down to training, I was a complete mess. I get so nervous with role playing. He's been bringing out my confidence. I didn't realize how much I was lacking in confidence in this area. I've always be able to easily talk to people. People tend to feel very comfortable with me, so much so they usually end up telling me their entire life story. I've also worked in the front line dealing with customers and sales all my life. So when I kept going blank and was tongue tied. this was really hard for me. My body and mind tried to unintentionally move around the awkwardness instead of sitting in it. Working through this has been very insightful. It's difficult not to get down on yourself and your abilities while working through something that you find really challenging. It's even harder when you're in the presence of someone who has mastered a skill to where it looks and feels so effortless. However, on the flip side, it is exceptionally inspiring and motivating. Daniel also helps you acknowledge your true strengths, and points out your weaknesses so you can use those as well to help you. I can't put into words how thankful I am to him for all his lessons. I am not definitely not where I would have liked to be in our training before heading home. But, I have been facing each session and going through getting more comfortable being uncomfortable. I'm definitely further than I was before I came. I'm also equipped with how to keep me moving towards bettering these skills. That in itself is a huge win for me. It has highlighted my determination and an area I need to spend some time in developing.
We need to remember not to break ourselves down as we continue on our journeys, on our paths. Sometimes feeling lost and unsure in our footing is exactly where we need to be so that we bring our focus to reassessing our surroundings, reprioritizing our needs, and continue exploring this jungle on the outside and within. It through these journeys where we find our greatest most rewarding paths and destinations. Everyone has had a time when they didn't know how to do something and had to work really hard to get at it with learning new skills and practice. I'm going to keep getting on this bicycle and keep practicing till I'm riding with no hands.


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Abz Love
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Abz Love
|Background information
|Birth name
|Richard Abidin Breen
|29 June 1979
London, England
|Pop, hip hop, dance
|Rapper, singer, songwriter, producer, TV personality
|Vocals, guitar, turntables, sampler
|Years active
|Associated acts
Evie Bicker
Richard Abidin Breen (born 29 June 1979), better known as Abz Love, is an English rapper, singer, songwriter, DJ, producer and TV personality. Love has sold over 20 million records as a member and the lead singer of Simon Cowell's boy band Five.[1] In 2003, Love released his debut solo album Abstract Theory, which earned him a further three top ten hits.[2] After years out of the spotlight, Love returned to screens on ITV2's The Big Reunion in 2012. In 2013 he appeared on All Star Mr & Mrs and became the runner-up for Channel 5's Celebrity Big Brother 12. In 2015, Love starred in BBC Two's documentary series Country Strife: Abz on the Farm, followed by a Christmas special titled Country Strife: Abz on the Christmas Farm. In January 2016, Abz released his first solo single in over a decade, a comedy track called "Cockadoodledoo" with the hope of raising money for his farming project.
- 1 Early life
- 2 Career
- 3 Personal life
- 4 Discography
- 5 See also
- 6 References
- 7 External links
Early life[edit]
On 29 June 1979, Love was born in London to Turkish father Turan Sanveren and Irish mother Kathleen Breen. Love was raised on a council estate in Hackney, East London until he left home at 16 to join boyband Five.[3][4] He won a scholarship to attend the Italia Conti Stage School[5] where he studied acting, singing and dance. One day his teacher suggested he audition for a boy band that was being put together by Simon Cowell.
After performing in front of Cowell and a panel of managers, Love was chosen from over 3,000 auditionees to be in the band Five (also known as 5ive), which went on to have massive international success winning a Brit Award for Best Pop Act 2000, an MTV award and ASCAP awards for songwriting. Love and fellow 5ive members Jason "J" Brown and Sean Conlon were heavily involved in writing many of the band's greatest hits such as "Everybody Get Up", "Keep On Movin'" and "If Ya Gettin' Down".
1997–2001: Career with Five[edit]
Five (stylized as 5ive) were a successful British boy band in the '90s consisting of members Richard Abidin Love (Abz), Jason Brown ('J), Sean Conlon, Ritchie Neville, and Scott Robinson. Formed in 1997 by father/son management team Bob Herbert and Chris Herbert for Safe management ltd. (The same team that originally formed the Spice Girls ) The band went on to be signed by music industry boss & A&R Simon Cowell (at the time Cowell was a music executive at Sony BMG).
Based on current BPI certifications 5ive have sold an over 1.6 million albums and 2 million singles in the UK alone. The band split up on 27 September 2001 when new father Robinson convinced the other members to take a break. Love has since stated on ITV's The Big Reunion that he "did not want the band to split and wanted to continue", saying "It felt like they were taking something away from me".[6]
2001–2003: Solo career and debut album[edit]
After Five split, Love was signed to Sony BMG by Simon Cowell as a solo artist and became the only band member to release a solo album. Abstract Theory had three Top 10 hits in the UK Singles Chart with "What You Got" (UK no. 4), "Stop Sign" (UK no. 10) and "Miss Perfect" (UK no. 5). Plans for "7 Ways" as the fourth single were aborted despite a music video shot for it. The solo album stalled at number 29 in the UK Albums Chart, leading him to be dropped by Sony in December 2003.
2012–13: The Big Reunion[edit]
On 18 October 2012, it was revealed via Twitter that Five would be taking part in an ITV2 documentary series called The Big Reunion, which also featured Atomic Kitten, Blue, 911, Honeyz, B*witched and Liberty X and followed their journey as they prepared for a comeback show at Hammersmith Apollo. The Big Reunion aired in January 2013 and was an unexpected hit for ITV2, with each episode averaging 1 million viewers.
The show revealed what had happened to the bands after finding fame, with 5ive's stories, both as a band and as individuals, heavily featured on the show. Viewers quickly fell in love with Love's quirky sense of humour and ruthlessly hilarious honesty. In episode 4 he gave the audience a tour of his vegetable garden and showed off his 'curly carrots' which subsequently trended at No. 8 on Twitter. Love's eccentric choices of headwear garnered him attention from fans, with his favourite 'rainbow unicorn hat' selling out within days on eBay.
2013: Celebrity Big Brother 12[edit]
Love entered the Celebrity Big Brother house on 22 August 2013. When asked by CBB presenter Emma Willis why he was doing the show he responded, "I need a home cos I'm currently living with my aunty Wendy". While Love has never confirmed how much he was paid to do the show, it has been speculated that he was offered a £100,000 fee.
Whilst in the house, he struggled to socialize and integrate with his fellow housemates. Love made headlines around the world when he confessed in the diary room that he suffers from Asperger's syndrome,[7] a neurological condition that can cause the sufferer social anxiety and affect speech and communication.
Despite his shaky start, Love hit it off with former Saved by the Bell star Dustin Diamond, The Only Way Is Essex reality star Mario Falcone and, although they were from completely different worlds, he grew fond of housemate reality star Charlotte Crosby. During their time in the house, American reality star Courtney Stodden developed a crush on the ex-Five star telling housemate Lauren Harries "Abz is lovely, he's so nice to be around. He's so funny. I'm like obsessed with him now."[8] When asked by Vanessa Feltz why he didn't show an interest in Courtney's "obvious" assets, Love insisted "I honour my girlfriend."[8]
Despite his quietness viewers fell in love with him anyway, marvelling at his quirky and creative ways to pass the time and retain his sanity such as pillow stacking, spider watching, bug saving, swan apple carving and face painting. As the house numbers got smaller Love grew in confidence and was eventually announced as the favourite to win the show.[9]
On 13 September, Love was announced as the CBB12 runner-up, behind Charlotte Crosby.[10]
2014: Leaving 5ive via Twitter[edit]
In August 2014 Love announced via Twitter that he had left Five, stating: "As of today I am no longer a member of 5ive, thank you to all the fans who supported. I love you all".
Natasha Hamilton of Atomic Kitten quickly took to Twitter to criticize Love, stating: "@abzlove has left @official5ive via the world of twitter...I'd be gutted if one of the girls did that. Publicity stunt if you ask me!"[11]
In an interview with reveal mag in October 2014 shortly after his departure, Neville made his feelings about Love's exit clear stating "I'm more than happy to be a three-piece. It's never felt better to be in 5ive. To be honest, five people just get in your way, do you know what I mean? You've got a bit more space to move around now."[12]
In a frank and brutal interview with Auspop magazine, Love stated that member J Brown ('J') changed his mind at the last minute and without the full original lineup Love felt the reunion was tainted.[13] Love claims he attempted to convince his bandmates and their manager to contact Brown and make amends but they refused.
He states in the interview: "If we were making a cake, J would be the eggs," he muses. "He's an essential part of the ingredients and so with him missing, the cake never rose. It just kind of stayed flat and not properly cooked. There were a few raisins in it and I don't like raisins so I had to take them out. You get what I'm trying to say with that analogy? There was no cherry icing on the top. It was just a shitty cake and that's all it's been since."[13]
Love has admitted that while money was an issue for him it wasn't his only reason for reuniting "I've been accused of only reuniting with Five for the money but that's rubbish, I could've kept on touring with them cos it was good regular money, but I chose to walk away cos I wasn't happy and I had to follow my heart. It's a shame for the fans, but I tried my best." Since Love's exit, his former bandmates continue to tour nightclubs performing as a three-piece still called 5ive
Country Strife: Abz on the Farm (2014)[edit]
After a brief attempt at rural living in Lincolnshire from 2011 to 2013, Love decided to buy a smallholding in rural Wales with his partner. After seeing his hilarious antics during their first attempt his partner and manager Vicky Fallon felt that his transition to fully fledged farmer would make for entertaining viewing so she contacted executive producer and owner of Norfolk-based production company Tin Can Island, Andrea Cornes. Cornes got the project straight away and presented the project to Tom Mcdonald at BBC2 who commissioned the project.
The BBC cameras followed the couple's journey throughout 2014 as they purchased a dilapidated smallholding and navigated the highs and lows of adjusting to rural life on a budget and the docu-series Country Strife: Abz on the Farm aired on BBC Two in August 2015.[14][15] BBC Two were taking a huge risk in introducing Love to their audience and were criticised for it by some, but Love's trademark analogies and clueless antics hilarious on the show soon became a cult hit with viewers and critics alike.[16][17][18]
Brit Award[edit]
On 8 September 2015, Love put his Brit Award for best pop act 2000 on eBay. The morning the auction went live he announced his plans on The Wright Stuff explaining that he hoped to raise some funds for 'topsoil and some gardening tools' for the farm. The bidding started at 99p and Abz constructed a tongue in cheek item description to go with the award. News of the auction quickly spread around the world reaching as far as Asia and Australia.
The high level of media interest in the auction resulted in bids rapidly rising, eventually reaching over £1 million. Love was reportedly made several offers to end the auction early (including a Ferrari sports car), but turned them down believing that the 1 million bid was real. The day before the auction ended eBay's fraud squad cancelled the account denying him the chance to see if the top bid was genuine.[19]
Personal life[edit]
Love dated singer/songwriter Vicky Fallon starting in 2009 and the couple subsequently got engaged. They split in 2017. In October 2014 Love bought a dilapidated smallholding in Carmarthenshire, Wales.
Studio albums[edit]
|Album details
|Peak chart positions
|Abstract Theory
Extended plays[edit]
|EP details
|Loved Up
|Peak chart positions
|"What You Got"
|Abstract Theory
|"Stop Sign"
|"Miss Perfect"
(featuring Nodesha)
|"7 Ways"
(featuring Evie Bicker)
|"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.
See also[edit]
- ^ MTV. "Abs Breen". Archived from the original on 21 September 2011. Retrieved 19 September 2011.
- ^ O'Callaghan, Bren (8 September 2003). "Abs Abstract Theory Review". BBC. Retrieved 19 September 2011
- ^ Hurriyet. "Five grubunun Türk yıldızı". Retrieved 19 September 2011.
- ^ Netter, Matt (1999). Five: A Biography. Pocket Books. p. 65. ISBN 0671036394.
- ^ Italia Conti. "Celebrating 100 Years: 1911-2011" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 July 2011. Retrieved 20 September 2011.
- ^ "The Big Reunion - series 1 episode 1". YouTube. 3 February 2013. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
- ^ Chester, Jason (26 August 2013). "'I've got this condition...it's called Asperger's': Abz makes a shock Diary Room confession in Celebrity Big Brother". Mail Online. Retrieved 21 June 2016.
- ^ a b "'I'm obsessed with Abz' Courtney suddenly turns her attentions on shy housemate Abz but he tells Vanessa Feltz during task 'I honour my girlfriend'". Daily Mail. 8 September 2013. Retrieved 25 June 2016.
- ^ "Abz to win? Former boyband star is favourite to win tonight's Celebrity Big Brother final". Daily Mail. 13 September 2013. Retrieved 25 June 2016.
- ^ Rob Leigh. "Celebrity Big Brother 2013 winner is Charlotte Crosby: Geordie Shore star wins CBB — Mirror Online". Mirror.co.uk. Retrieved 13 September 2013.
- ^ Rigler, Natasha (29 August 2014). "Natasha Hamilton accuses Abz Love of "poor form" after qutting 5ive". Reveal.co.uk. Retrieved 25 June 2016.
- ^ Heath, Olivia (15 October 2014). "Big Reunion group 5ive talk Abz Love's shock exit: "We're not quitters"". Reveal.co.uk. Retrieved 25 June 2016.
- ^ a b Brad S. (1 September 2014). "INTERVIEW : Abz (5ive)". Auspop.com.au. Retrieved 25 June 2016.
- ^ Kathryn Williams (20 May 2015). "Former Five star Abz swaps the stage for a farm in Wales in new BBC Two show". walesonline.
- ^ "5ive's Abz Love and girlfriend Vicky Fallon to star in own TV show". Reveal. Nat Mags.
- ^ Wollaston, Sam (17 August 2015). "Country Strife: Abz on the Farm review – braving cabbages in a hilarious escapade". the Guardian. Retrieved 28 June 2016.
- ^ Jones, Ellen E. (16 August 2015). "Abz on the Farm: Five's former rapper is a star reborn". The Independent. Retrieved 28 June 2016.
- ^ O'Donovasn, Gerard (16 August 2015). "Country Strife: Abz on the Farm, BBC Two, review: 'hilarious'". The Telegraph. Retrieved 28 June 2016.
- ^ Eleftheriou-Smith, Loulla-Mae (9 September 2015). "Abz from 5ive can't believe his Brit Award has raised more than £1m on eBay: 'All I needed was a bit of soil and it's gone nuts'". The Independent. Independent Print Limited. Retrieved 11 September 2015.
- ^ a b "The Official Charts Company — Abz Love". The Official Charts Company. 3 May 2013. Archived from the original on 9 August 2011.
- ^ "Chartifacts — Wednesday 14th November 2012". ARIA Charts. 11 October 2012. Archived from the original on 7 January 2014. Retrieved 13 September 2012.
- ^ "Ultratop Discografie". Ultratop.be/nl/. Retrieved 25 February 2012.
- ^ "Discography on Ireland". Irishcharts.ie. Hung Medien. Archived from the original on 3 June 2009. Retrieved 24 April 2011.
- ^ "Dutch chart history". charts.org. Dutch Singles Chart / Hung Medien. Archived from the original on 9 January 2014. Retrieved 18 August 2012.
- ^ "Chart history: New Zealand". charts.org. New Zealand Singles Chart / Hung Medien. Archived from the original on 7 January 2014. Retrieved 18 August 2012.
- ^ "Swedish Singles Charts". Sverigetopplistan Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 September 2010.
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