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I can provide you with references relevant to any service I provide--just ask. Most of my business comes from referrals from satisfied clients. Here are a few:
About my speaker, presentation and media training
On LinkedIn, Marcus Webb, chief storytelling officer for the TEDMED conference, said, "It is a pleasure to write a recommendation for Denise Graveline. Actually, "recommendation" is an understatement -- this is more along the lines of a rave review. Denise is one of those incredible pros who makes excellence look easy...and who makes OTHER people look brilliant and talented.
How does she do it? She combines profound knowledge of her craft with a broad array of polished skills and a savvy sense of self-confidence that is infectious.
Here are the details: Denise worked with several of our speakers at TEDMED 2012 -- providing detailed pre-talk preparation for one or two of them. At the event itself, she provided all of our speakers (dozens of people) with three days of continual backstage coaching, hand-holding, and support. And boy, did they (and we) appreciate it.
How good is Denise as a speech coach? I would call her a professional's professional. You can be in the business 25 years and still learn a lot from her, in part because she herself is always learning and growing.
Denise's wise counsel and calming presence (not to mention her delightfully sly sense of humor) were invaluable assets in keeping our presenters on-keel and on track despite a high-profile, high-pressure setting that can unnerve even an experienced speaker.
Equally impressive are Denise's specific skills and experience in dealing with scientists, policy wonks and government officials. She knows how to speak their language, how to talk in terms of their values, and how to help them communicate effectively with diverse audiences far outside of their own subcultures.
As an added bonus, she's really fun to work with.
We look forward to working with Denise for a very long time to come."
Thx for the grt advice on my TEDMED 2014 talk! @TEDMED @edyong209 @nassefi @juliesl8r @dontgetcaught @mcdonougherin @MarcusWebb_USA + my son
— Jeff Karp (@MrJeffKarp) February 24, 2015
"As my speaking coach at TEDMED, Denise made me feel comfortable, confident and helped me to home in on areas that needed a tweak. She's perceptive, encouraging, and knows how to give advice that sticks, and works. It was a pleasure working with Denise at TEDMED!" – Christine McNab, TEDMED 2015 speaker and senior consultant, global health and development
"I was lucky enough to be able to get a chance to work with Denise at TEDMED 2015, where she served as coach to the speakers and cohosts at this wonderful event. Denise was perceptive, wise, warm, encouraging and very effective. Her suggestions were innovative, tailored to the individual speaker, and she even let me try out a last-minute idea on her moments before I went on stage. Denise is a pro in every way!" – PamBelluck, New York Times staff writer and TEDMED 2015 co-host
"I had a wonderful time working with Denise, who coached me for my TEDMED 2016 talk in Palm Springs! Holding a position where I have to speak publicly several times a week and having already worked with several speaking coaches over the years, I was skeptical that I would learn new things, but I was so wrong. Denise offered everything from TED-specific advice on things like the fact that the the cameras are at a different level than the audience (so look up!) to general insights on body language and gestures. The talk went splendidly, and I strongly endorse Denise to anyone who has the opportunity to work with her!" -- Nick Conley, biotech entrepreneur and CEO of EpiBiome, TEDMED speaker.
In a discussion about recommended media trainers among university public information executives on LinkedIn, Bucknell University's Tom Evelyn said, "I worked with Denise Graveline with my previous president and other senior leaders, and based on that great experience, I've asked her to come back later this month to provide training for my new president and several others. She's a real pro." Amy Mone of the Johns Hopkins University Kimmel Cancer Center added: "Denise Graveline. Absolutely! I have worked with Denise many times, including in my former life at the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. She's outstanding."
Megan Moynahan, Executive Director at the Case Western Reserve University Institute for Functional Restoration, says, "Denise helped me immensely with my TEDx talk, providing edits to the content and expert coaching on my delivery, stage presence, and tone. She also had lots of very practical advice and tricks-of-the-trade that I'll be able to use for future presentations."
Binghamton University's director of research advancement Rachel Coker wrote: "I recently attended Denise's one-day workshop called Be an Expert at Working With Experts. I found her instruction clear and insightful, her tips useful and her presentation style engaging. If you're looking for help as you try to get the best out of the people who speak on behalf of your organization, Denise can offer you practical guidance that you'll be able to put into practice immediately. I particularly appreciated her emphasis on understanding a speaker's needs and motivations in order to help them deliver the best possible presentation."
On LinkedIn, Barbara Hyde, who directs communications for the American Society for Microbiology, said, "We used Denise for the first time as a media trainer for our new American Society for Microbiology president this month. Denise's background in working for several scientific associations is a great asset in her training and certainly lends authority to her presentation. Her day-long session was well-organized and flowed smoothly and she covered all the bases quite nicely. Our president was highly complimentary of the training and thought it was extremely helpful. We will definitely hire Denise again."
You'll find an extensive list of comments from my public speaking and presenting trainees and workshop participants on The Eloquent Woman, my blog on women and public speaking.
So happy that I work with @dontgetcaught to prep my talks. She helps me be a vastly better public speaker! <3A communications director who hired me to train her top executives in media interview skills and presentation skills wrote, "They were so impressed with your presentation that all I need to say now is, 'Denise said...' and they jump back into line!"
— Cate Huston (@catehstn) November 27, 2014
You can read two articles here about the "Communicating Science" workshops I facilitate to help scientists communicate clearly with public audiences, with more feedback and insights.
About my consulting and strategy work
Paul Jellinek, philanthropy consultant and former colleague of mine at the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, says, "Denise is a brilliant, high-energy communications expert with a sophisticated understanding of the power of modern communications to drive positive change--and how to harness that power on behalf of her clients. She puts her all into every assignment, mastering the details of even the most arcane subject matter, and in my experience, always exceeded expectations. To top it off, Denise has a great sense of humor, and is an absolute delight to work with.
Kate Perrin, CEO of Professional Solutions, LLC, says, "I don't know a more up-to-the minute, savvy professional when it comes to maximizing use of the latest techonology, message development, or re-purposing projects and materials for cost effective returns. Denise is a natural at training, making things clear when they had seemed muddled, simple when they had seemed difficult. She's a whiz!"
Ann Davison, senior vice president and senior partner at VOX Global, says, "Denise is a top-notch communications advisor - always on top of the latest trends and able to provide practical advice to a wide variety of audiences. She provides excellent counsel in both individual settings as well as with groups. And mixed in with all the expertise is a great sense of humor."
Amy Friedlander, a writing pro and consultant who worked for Shinkuro, Inc., helping to coordinate a major federal cybersecurity effort for which I've provided communications planning and advisement, says, "Working with Denise was great. She created and implemented a communications program for a small IT firm, trained the staff, and became a strategic adviser."
Robin Ferrier, communications manager at the Johns Hopkins University Montgomery County campus, says, "I hired Denise to train some of my senior team on the ins and outs of social media. While I believed this was an area we needed to be delving into deeper, I knew an outside voice would be needed to convince the skeptics. Denise was wonderful to work with from start to finish. We talked ahead of time -- more than once -- so she understood my goals and the audience. She tailored her presentation to our needs. And she convinced the team that we needed to be entering the "scary world" -- their words, not hers or mine -- of social media. Though we haven't yet implemented all the ideas the day generated -- mostly due to lack of time -- there's no question that she helped provide the knowledge and motivation the team needed to understand why social media was important."
Ginger Pinholster, who directs the Office of Public Programs at the American Association for the Advancement of Science, "Denise has provided a high level of science communications services for AAAS. In particular, she facilitates daylong training workshops for scientists and engineers who want to hone their communication skills. This task requires developing programmatic content, public speaking, program facilitation, and moderation of all activities throughout the day. Denise is a dynamic, effective media trainer, and also extremely reliable and well-prepared at all times. We are pleased to recommend her."


text: Let's Celebrate by Pam | Apr 22, 2014 | Archives | 10 comments Before we get to the celebration section of this post, let's link up with the Weekly Wrap Up! This past weekend was spent with Bestie N up in North Carolina. I'm going to put a hodge podge (yes, the choice of words was intentional) of photos below to sum up Spring Break and my trip. This week's wrap up is in pictures. (If you follow me on instagram, you've seen a few others too!) Oh and I also joined Influenster today. Any tips or hints on how to be successful are welcome! Now for the celebration part of this post! My blog has officially reached 86 followers on Bloglovin and 148 followers on Facebook! I promised a giveaway when I reached 50 & 100. I did start planning this giveaway at that point, but my blog continued to grow! So, the giveaway grew a bit. Check back later this week for a special offer as well! To enter the giveaway, follow the directions below. Please remember you only have to enter using the options you prefer! I will be selecting three winners to receive a free custom craft from me. I'm really excited about getting to know three people well enough to design them a special gift! a Rafflecopter giveaway 10 Comments The Rachael Way on April 22, 2014 at 1:13 am I love your blog 🙂 Reply Alex on April 22, 2014 at 1:21 am Loved your tip on how to clean candle votives! Thanks for sharing – love your blog! Reply Pam on April 22, 2014 at 2:03 am Thanks! I'm excited because I just got the freezer method to work as well! I might have to share it in the future! Reply Natalie A on April 22, 2014 at 2:05 am Hey Pam! Giveaways are always fun 🙂 I love your blog, and it's been so nice getting to know you on the CA Bloggers group! Reply Laura Kathleen on April 22, 2014 at 1:28 pm I like your DIY posts, like the "How to Display Your Jewlery" or "How to Clean Votive Candles" ones that you displayed recently! Reply Morgan Kirk on April 22, 2014 at 3:33 pm I'm so excited about this cute giveaway! Can't wait and so love reading your blog! Reply BNM on April 22, 2014 at 7:23 pm Ive been an influenster for a while..just fill out lots of surveys and badges. Ive gotten quite a few vox boxes 🙂 Reply Lisa @ Ameliorer la Vie on April 23, 2014 at 5:56 pm Where did you go in NC? Just curious because my sis lives there, and I've visited quite a few parts of it now because of her! Reply Elizabeth @ October June on April 26, 2014 at 7:12 pm Looks like a fun week! xx, Elizabeth http://www.octoberjune.com Reply Pam on April 27, 2014 at 11:15 pm Thanks! I think it's going to be fun making crafts for people. 🙂 Reply Submit a Comment Cancel reply Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *Comment Name * Email * Website

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Rays, Royals tonight out in the heartland…
[Picture by J. Parthum, Fort Greene, BK]
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konerko hit a granny off lester. pierre stole 3 bases off not-so-professional-catcher/thrower.
[2] But the professional hitter, who happens to be the same person, has the only pair of RBI for the crimson hose.
They have to re-sign him, painful as it is to watch other teams run at will.
Huh, Lester's down four runs and he's at 91 pitches. Looks like he won't join CC in the 20W club.
[3] yes, but that was his 20th homerun. that # holds no meaning to me unless it's paired with 20 stolen bases. it's all about perfect vision and hindsight...you see.
[5] Ah. I see. And what about a 20th victory? Which, by the way, Lestah will not earn, since he's gone now after yielding another homah. Two-run job.
[6] well, i guess it is the pitchers who give up the 20 homers and 20 stolen bases, so i *should* care more about them. i just hope Andy's back is okay...
friars lose. they're 3 back of the giants w/ 3 against them this weekend. they're 2 behind the bravos, who are phacing the phils this weekend.
i didn't go to one goddamn game this whole season. kinda inexcusable on my part. but whatever, i've had shit to do and i love being in my new(-ish) home...
KC hanging on to a 1 run lead now. C'mon fellas, 6 more outs!
[8] I just really, really don't like Heath Bell, so I'm enjoying this,
Whaazzup, Nostra?!?!?
[13] Yes, well, SD is closer to me than SF, so I would have preferred a Padres win for the ease of seeing a game.
What did Heath Bell do?
"A Burnett" pitching for the twinks. bases loaded. man, i wish we traded AJ... ; )
[17] I've never been a fan of people with a perpetual chip on their shoulder.
[14] hey, bro! was gonna text you the other day, but things have been crazy hectic with my recording schedule...
i saw your posts about metal bands. i was quite proud you included Over Kill on there! from your home state! : )
i'm going to see them in about 6 weeks. their new album is *amazing*!!!
get soria some geico runs...
bautista grand slam. 53rd homer. twins down 9-2
[23] well, carnivore...??? i was happy with the early anthrax years! : )
c'mon soria!!!
Alright, Mexicutioner!
[22] 53rd?? Yowzah...
no King Felix this weekend..hope he wins the Cy!
ugh. this layout is *awful*!
hope it goes back to normal. like now...
Whoa..WTF happened to the template here..Freaky Friday shit going on...
oh god, don't tell me this is the new look?
can't be. it's beyond brutal.
ok jazz - still thursday!!! ; )
Dude, "Carnivore" and especially "Retaliation" are great albums!
Really a great metal/hardcore crossover. Wish they'd put out a couple more albums before Steele left to form Type O Negative.
Meanwhile, Dyson is a vacuum tonite!
Yeah, WTF just happened to my Banter???
Uhhhhhhhhh, I just logged on to see if anyone was catching the Royals game and The Banter site looks like nothing else I have ever seen before. The format is completely changed. Is it just me?
yeah, i'm not down with most crossover stuff. don't like type o, either. just not my stuff, that's all.
listening to the new Exodus right now. it's really excellent!
just fair - it's not just you.
it's god awful. hope it's just a temporary mistake.
soria! royales!
first place! (well, sorta...)
It would be beyond silly if we somehow backed into the Division if the Rays couldn't dispatch the Royals this weekend ... but I'd take it!
thelarmis, Friday Oct 1st here already! got my small company's 4th anniversary party tonight, first night out in a while since (you remember I had some new "developments" at home that arrived one month ago? :) So Mexican food and Tecate on the menu in 6 hours!
This format is apalling..has the Banter been hacked perhaps? Hope our fearless leader Alex-san is on the case..
You have to think that something's gone wonky ... the header is now "Retreat" ... and not "BronxBanter".
ok jazz:
firstly, thanks for posting that date - Oct. 1st. reminded me of a dear friends b-day. i'll text him at midnight. or, 3am, as he's over in La-La land, by Cult...
also, Oct. 1st - the year we were born: Billy Cobham "Spectrum". first album i ever bought! : ) [gatefold vinyl]
ya know, i was wondering the other day... i thought there was another Jazz Jr. - or Jazzette. congrats, my friend! sorry i've been so outta touch. working on my percussion recordings. i get intensely focused and go all tunnel vision...
have fun tonight! i'm about to crack my 1st beer(s) in 3 weeks!
ROYAL with cheese. Wow. These Red Sox games will be interesting. The utter shit sandwhich that the Yanks have been serving for a month is now Total Bollocks! The division shoulda been an afterthought by now.
I feel like Alice in Banterland. boooooooo
wow, now 11-2 jays over twinkies...
thelarmis, thanks man! that's why i was off the Banter for a couple of weeks, but will be sure to pop in for the playoffs. Enjoy that Pale Ale, time for grub here. Hope the Banter has been fixed by this afternoon. Salud!
bautista with another multi-homer game.
that's 54 on the season. (homers, not multi-homerun games. that would be some kind of record, or something. maybe like a double-gatefold vinyl.)
uh-oh, i'm starting to get worried that this is actually the new banter and not a mistake...
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please tell me this new Banter layout is temporary. Not liking the look, and what happened to all of the links, etc??
And actually, If the tabs up top are going to separate the baseball and lifestyle sections, I really like that. There are times when I want to post in one or the other, but its under two or three new posts and no one is in there any more.
Also, monkeypants, things have been added little by little throughout the night, so I wouldn't be shocked to see the links and stuff back by the morning.
I also have no idea how I became the optimist of the group.
And that's another thing: I want the old MattPat back. No sir, not liking the new Banter at all.
But wait..if MattPat becomes an optimist, what will happen to William..???
..and will me and thelarmis start chatting about boybands & Broadway musicals? I'm afraid, daddy...
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The XLIVE Data and Analytics Summit descended onto Los Angeles this week, bringing big names in live entertainment to the Paley Center For Media in Beverly Hills. With panelists from all areas of live entertainment, including sports first foray into XLIVE, the conference explored the collection of data and the best ways of utilizing the indispensable asset.
"In the last 24 months, almost $2 billion has been deployed into event technology," XLIVE CEO and Founder Waco Hoover told Amplify. "Any time you have that happen, the natural thing is that everyone is going to have more and more data. So now what do we do with this data? How do we drive insights? How do we drive value from it?"
The main objectives for attendees were simply how to collect useful data and how to use that information to create and retain customers.
"I spent the last 20 years basically trying to figure out how to get the right ticket to the right person at the right time at the right price," said VP/GM of Live Music at Vendini Mark Meyerson. "That is ultimately what we are all trying to do. The analytics on the data side has allowed us to be so much more focused and able to deliver those offerings."
Many of the organizations present at the summit referenced the use of fan scoring to help them target potential ticket buyers and repeat customers. Ticketmaster's EVP of Data Science and Engineering went into detail during his fireside chat about how the ticketing giant is using fan scoring to not only get more eager fans into the best seats, but to also weed out 'bad actors' like scalpers or bots. Their use of Verified Fan requires a lot of data collection from willing participants but results in more "verified fans" getting into the show.
Another panelist, Director of Business Intelligence for the Los Angeles Kings Kyle Burkhardt, said the organization sifts through key pieces of data such as income and whether or not the person has kids to determine who to target for season tickets or other high-end packages.
A repeated concern throughout the summit was also the importance of recent data. Considering the pace at which technology moves, people's information changes regularly and keeping customers engaged is vital to data remaining fresh and relevant.
"This is one of the things that I think (LA Kings) struggle with and it is throughout the industry, is that data does get stale," said Burkhardt. "You can collect information, it can be three-and-a-half years old, and if you haven't had contact with that person, trying to market to them based on what their preferences were three-and-a-half-years ago is challenging. So we tend to work with recency."
"One of the key metrics for us is how recently someone has interacted with us," said Steez Promo partner Evan Weinstein. "Have they recently purchased a ticket from us? Have they interacted on Facebook pages or some of our content? And obviously looking at genre because we are trying to market directly to the people who are interested."
Weinstein went on to say that his company disregards data that is over six months old.
Data plays a significant part in marketing to the ideal consumers. Panelists discussed the various methods of targeting customers and questioning the relevance of email in the age of social media.
"It is less about email being antiquated, but these broad emails that aren't working. The segmentation that you are targeting has to be so much better and making sure the plan is right for that buyer at that time," said Burkhardt. "If you can get those variables right, you can still find value in it. But if you are just blasting people to blast people and you hit them over the head five times a week and they are checked out of ever opening your emails, you're not going to see any return on them."
Another issue with the use of email is the lack of conversation. Unlike with social media, email doesn't give the receiver the perception of a conversation. The communication tends to be one-sided and the consumer gets little reciprocated value from the interaction. Social media, however, is a great source for data collection and likes, follows, or responses represent value for fans.
Steez Promo explained that by replying to and liking everything on Instagram has resulted in a 300 percent spike in interactions on the platform.
The summit also detailed ways to use data and technology to your advantage once the consumer is at an event. Geo-fencing, RFID technology, apps, and social media are being utilized to change the entire live entertainment experience. Using information in real time can drive sales and customer satisfaction if utilized efficiently.
"What we did last year with our app was get a really good understanding of what the traffic is around the festival, how people are interacting with the app, and the use of notifications," said Meryl Johnson, Director of Digital Strategy for the County Music Association. "The one thing about notifications is that you don't want to over communicate with people."
Johnson explained that at the CMA Music Festival in Nashville, the organization use their app to collect information about what was important to their attendees and geared their messages and notifications to those interests. She said it was vital that notifications had a call to action and weren't simply generic messages about sponsors.
She gave an example of their partnership with Anheuser-Busch, stating "We set up geofenced areas around the Anheuser Busch beer stations and places where people could buy food and beverage. We made it that within that radius they received a notification, usually at the hottest times of day, that would encourage them to head toward the beer garden. It would say 'Click here to go to the map to find the location.' It's really about understanding the habits of the fans and being able to deliver appropriate notifications."
Still, with the collection of so much data on individuals a reoccurring topic for the panels was the 'creepiness factor' of clearly knowing so much information about your consumer. The information that a client willingly provides holds a lot of value for organizations, so in order to receive that data many organizations agreed that they should receive something in exchange. Whether you hold a contest, offer a discount code, or give them access to special content, immediate reciprocation of value goes a long way in reducing the effect of intruding on private details of their life.
"There needs to be an effort to remember there is a human being on both sides of the equation," said Meyerson.


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Welcome to Music in the Vale's Annual Competition
This year's Competion will be held on the 16th/17th November at Stanwell School, Penarth.
We encourage excellence and enjoyment in the performance of vocal and instrumental music among young people and provide a supportive, friendly environment where young people can gain their first pleasurable experience of musical competition.
Our competition is open to young people, resident in the UK, between the ages stated below. This year the
will compete on Saturday 16th Nov and the
on Sunday 17th Nov.
Prizes are awarded and all competitors receive a written adjudication and a general feedback session from experienced adjudicators on the day. A Gala
will be held in January along with other performance opportunies throughout the year to showcase all our winners.
"The important thing is to take part"
Music in the Vale is a Charitable Organisation. Site created by
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Singers and instrumentalists
aged 8-23
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are judged on separate days. There is no minimum grade restriction on the entrants; everybody is welcome to compete.
The public is welcome to join the audience free of charge on the days of the competition.
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Good morning, folks! We have a day off in France today but it shall not keep me from blogging. These bright armchairs add fun and whimsey to every room. Think about having several in different bold colours around the fireplace. Which colour do you like best?
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Monday, 12 October 2015
October Week 2
Almost the middle of October, the shops are getting busy in preparation for Christmas and at work it is the season for weddings. So l thought my photo this week was appropriate to enjoy some time relaxing in all the hustle and bustle.
I stuck to the sketch and added some stamping to the border of my background paper, inked my edges and added a few buttons.
Here is the sketch to follow and check out what the design team has done
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|Review: Absu - Mythological Occult Metal: 1991-2001
|Mythological Occult Metal: 1991-2001
Label: Osmose Productions
Year released: 2005
Duration: 99:03
Tracks: 21
Genre: Black Metal
Rating: 4.5/5
Review online: November 8, 2005
Reviewed by: Michel Renaud
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Rated 4.26/5 (85.26%) (19 Votes)
To help fans wait for the next studio album (which, according to Proscriptor, won't be any time soon), Absu have released this double album of previously unreleased, alternate versions, cover and live tracks spanning the period from 1991 to 2001. Clocking in at about 99 minutes, this is quite an extensive set. I'm usually a bit wary of such "compilations" since they often contain tracks of very varying sound quality that make them a bitch to listen to. It is not the case here, however. Even the live tracks are of relatively good quality, and the sound levels are also adjusted so you don't have to run for the volume control while listening to the CDs. I wish more bands would pay attention to these little details. :)
Disc 1 contains the rarities and alternate version, while disc 2 contains the covers, live tracks (recorded in 1995 and 1997) as well as two previously unreleased tracks. Despite the wide variety of sources (and styles, if you take the covers into account), this ensemble flows pretty well and the next thing you know you've arrived at the end. The booklet is nicely done with several pictures, and while the lyrics are not included, there is extensive information about each song such as where the song is from (tribute album, live recording, lineup, producer, studio, etc...) There isn't much point comparing this to their studio albums, but fans of the bands are sure to find something of interest in here. This may also be a good introduction to the band for newcomers who can't decide of a studio album to start with (but keeping in mind that the material here is from varied sources and periods in the band's history.) This is quite an addictive compilation of material that I do not hesitate to recommend to fans of the genre.
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Going to be starting a game in Edmond around the 26 of June 2011. Will be using the new world of darkness rules but with heavy changes to the default setting to make it more in line with what I want to run. I'm trying to create something that is closer to a darker version of the Dresen Files or the Night, Day, and Twilight Watch books by Sergei Lukyanenko. I'm a storyteller that listens to his players so I work really hard to give everyone the experience from the game that they want, so long as it doesn't infringe too much on my vision of the setting or someone else's fun. It's a game so it should be fun for everyone involved, otherwise why bother? Will be a very much character and story driven game. Anyway if you might be interested feel free to check out my campaign page at Obsidian Portal:
There isn't too much there yet. apart from some teaser info, as I still need some time to brsuh up on rules I haven't read in a while and bending the setting to my evil will. I will be ready to by the end of June though and will post more at Obsidian Portal as the game gets closer. If you are interested just drop me a message. Games will be every other Sunday from about 3:30-4pm until we decide to stop. If there is interest we may be able to do more frequently but that is a pretty big maybe considering the schedules of some of the other players.
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Somerset secured their second victory of the Specsavers County Championship season after totally dominating the final day of their match against Nottinghamshire at Trent Bridge.
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Trescothick, who scored 218 before being last out in the first innings, took the opportunity to plunder an unbeaten 37, getting his runs from 46 balls, with eight fours. Johann Myburgh added an undefeated 58 to his first innings knock of 54.
The contest had begun to nose-dive away from the home side during the morning period, when only 42 runs were scored in the two hour session.
Somerset's seam attack bossed things from the start, admittedly in favourable overcast conditions.
Jim Allenby, who removed Michael Lumb on the third evening, set the ball rolling by adding two further scalps to his collection, to finish with three for 23.
Brendan Taylor made 28 before falling lbw to a delivery that kept a touch low and Riki Wessels failed to get off the mark before edging to Trescothick at slip.
Jake Libby, after his first innings score of 90, battled his way to 44 before chopping Craig Overton onto his stumps.
Lewis Gregory accounted for both Chris Read and Luke Fletcher in the same over. Read was especially unfortunate; having pulled a short ball away for six he knocked off a bail as he stepped back. Four deliveries later Fletcher's off stick was spectacularly uprooted.
Imran Tahir bravely tried to help Samit Patel steer the innings towards calmer waters but he was bowled by Jack Leach, soon after heaving the spinner over the ropes at long on.
With Brett Hutton absent, through injury, Patel had no option but to try and muscle a few late runs but he picked out deep midwicket to hand Gregory figures of three for 27
Somerset duly completed their third consecutive win over Nottinghamshire, with Myburgh putting some gloss on the performance by hitting Tahir for three consecutive sixes as he brought up his 50 from 51 balls, with six fours and those three maximums.
Having been 196 without loss on the first day, Nottinghamshire's subsequent collapse leaves them without a championship victory since the opening round of matches this season and they remain perilously close to the foot of the Division One table.
Somerset collect 23 points from the contest and move up to fifth in the table, sandwiched between Lancashire and Yorkshire.


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Shortly after Congress reconvenes in November, the Fiscal Commission's co-chairmen, Alan Simpson and Erskine Bowles, will begin lobbying individual commissioners behind closed doors. They will conjure up the predictable specter of passing on debt to our children in order to browbeat Democratic commissioners into recommending significant cuts to Social Security and Medicare. Democrats' political losses will likely strengthen the hand of the Commission's fiscal hawks, who have Social Security, Medicare and other key social programs in their cross-hairs.
But never mind this post-election nightmare for just a moment. Yesterday, at the New America Foundation's conference, "Revising Policy Assumptions in the Wake of the Great Recession: Implications for the Social Contract," I was reminded that we have the rhetorical and policy tools to turn the Commission's narrative about our social safety net on its head. Although all of the conference's speakers were thoughtful and informative, it was fittingly University of Texas economist James K. Galbraith, whose father, the legendary John Kenneth Galbraith, first coined the phrase "conventional wisdom," more than fifty years ago, who led the charge against Washington's current debt-obsessed "conventional wisdom" with the greatest gusto.
Where Fiscal Commission wonks like Alice Rivlin and her backers at the Peterson Foundation have scared the public into believing that Social Security will impede future economic growth, Galbraith highlighted Social Security as a potential source of economic stimulus. Rather than raise the full retirement age, as Rivlin and so many others have suggested, Galbraith proposed that we temporarily make full benefits available at the early retirement age of 62. Doing so would encourage older workers to retire, thereby freeing up jobs for younger workers entering the labor market. Galbraith suggested that the added benefits for early retirees, many of whom have been forced to swallow the 25% cut that comes with early retirement because they could not find work, or work in physically demanding professions, would be a popular way to increase consumer demand. Galbraith also proposed lowering the age of eligibility for Medicare to 55, which would grant even greater consumer power to older workers, particularly those who have lost their jobs, and reducing employers' private healthcare costs.
Upon closer examination, Galbraith's plan to use Social Security and Medicare to jump-start the economy seems like a long-shot. Lowering the Social Security and Medicare eligibility ages, even temporarily, would be dead on arrival in Congress, and worse still, would potentially undermine confidence in the Social Security Trust Fund's ability to pay full benefits. But Galbraith offers two valuable lessons for dejected liberals worried about the fate of America's favorite government programs:
Our framing of social insurance issues should focus on their positive effects on the economy. For example, we need to point out that Social Security poured nearly $700 billion into our economy in 2009 alone. As well as serving as a crucial safety net, Social Security is economic stimulus, plain and simple. Similarly, when speaking about an increase in the full retirement age, it is important to remind people that making people work longer prevents jobs from becoming available to new entrants in the labor market.
In addition, it never hurts to start with a strong negotiating hand. Democrats have made the mistake in the past of offering policies with compromises built in to them, only to find that by the time they pass into law they are millimeters to the left of Republican proposals. The coming fight over Social Security is a perfect test-case for adopting new tactics. If they want to raise the retirement age, we should talk about lowering it and strengthening other aspects of the program. We need to learn from conservatives whose skilled bargaining has succeeded in moving the center further and further to the right.
The next issue where we can test this approach is in the absence of a cost-of-living (COLA) adjustment for Social Security benefits for the second year in a row. Rep. Earl Pomeroy (D-ND), Chairman of the House Subcommittee on Social Security, has introduced the Seniors Protection Act of 2010, which would provide each senior with a one-time payment of $250 in place of the COLA. Progressives need to make passing Pomeroy's measure in the lame-duck session of Congress a top priority if we are to gain an upper hand over the Commission before it releases its findings. Were we to succeed, the payments would pump money into the economy and give us the upper hand against the austerity crowd that is pushing cuts. Were we to fail, we would still re-frame the narrative and harden our negotiating position in advance of the Commission's proposals.
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I'm beginning to wonder if the Neil Livingstone campaign for governor isn't actually some bizarre form of performance art or, more likely, a top-secret move to decapitate Al Qaeda's leadership.
Who puts a link to an article about a K street fundraiser on his campaign site's main page? Obviously, someone who's only been in Montana in the past two decades when he needed to restock his cowboy hats will need to raise money outside of the state, but I'm not sure that promoting one's reliance on out-of-state fat cats in Washington D.C. is likely to gain many votes among people who aren't sure that D.C. is actually the seat of government any more.
Politicians race money from all sorts of unsavory and unpopular sources; they're just usually a bit more subtle about it.
I've heard from a number of people that Livingstone is really running for governor this cycle to get name recognition for a later race (one presumes the 2014 Senate so he can go back home), but this strategy seems to be taking that idea just a bit too far.


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The Wi-Fi booster, Wi-Fi extender and Wi-Fi repeater are the three terms which are normally used when we complain the technician about poor Wi-Fi signals. In a broader way, all the three terms have a same function to improve Wi-Fi signals and are not defined specifically.
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Saturday, February 26, 2011
The parking meter was invented in 1935 by Carl C. Magee in Oklahoma City and first made an appearance in Dundee in 1961.
The parking meter, ubiquitous to Dundee, is known as the Duncan meter and is the product of American toy company owner Donald Duncan, who other claim to fame is the Duncan Yo-Yo.
When Dick Lemmer, then chief of protection services, arrived in Dundee in 1994 there were approximately one hundred (mostly out of order) parking meters lining the streets of the town. Lemmer was responsible for refurbishing the existing meters and ordering an extra three-hundred second hand ones from Pietermaritzburg and Vryheid.
Presently one is more likely to find the vintage Duncan selling on e-bay (for around $70) or gathering dust on museum shelves, which makes Dundee a sort of living museum to this glorious (or nefarious, if you happen to be the citizen regularly faced with pink fines slapped across the windscreen) old traffic technology.
With this is mind, we set out to draw attention to the anachronistic meter through a series of improvisations with the Siwela Sonke dancers.
Trawling the streets one evening, the performers dressed in historical costume (designs inspired by our collage characters from previous workshops) and armed with a multitude of LED touch lights, strips of meters were magically, and momentarily, illuminated, serving as impassive partners to our animated dancers.
The following day the editor of local newspaper The Courier reported that he had received a few concerned phone calls from residents enquiring if the intervention had anything to do with Jacob Zuma's visit to commemorate the battle of Isandhlawana the following day.
Friday, February 25, 2011
The Domino Effect - Hermon, day before
From zero 'official' senior entries for the domino competition, there are now around 72 entrants, that we know of.....
Tuesday, February 22, 2011
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We have finished painting the exterior of the Old Butchery. So much activity everyday. We've started getting in the mood for possible crafts workshops and Mak1one gave the first demo in an interior space that was still undergoing finishing touches. There are a lot more visitors lately.
Monday, February 21, 2011
Domino Effect - Changing Hermon
Then we took over 2 classes at the Rondeheuwel school - 60 children in each. It was chaotic and surprisingly only a few t-shirts got spolit by spills. It was exciting for two mornings.
Thursday, February 17, 2011
DLALA INDIMA - Phakamisa
Wednesday, February 16, 2011
Many Hands...
We've been a gone a while, but some pretty cool stuff has been happening in Musina.
Some quick updates:
We kicked off November with a few general community workshops focusing on the power of networking. We met with as many people from the Musina arts community as we could, all the while identifying key participants – those who kept showing up at the different workshops – as people to integrate into the planning and leadership process. At each workshop we would mostly see new faces, people who had only just heard about the project, which reinforced to us that there really isn't an established communication network in Musina. News gets out there, but it seems to travel slowly. Each workshop since then has driven home the same idea – a network is necessary. All the artists in Musina have the same issues and face the same challenges – little information, little support and a desire to grow and perform on a professional level.
Demember marked our third trip to Musina. It's about a six-hour drive from Joburg up to Musina. The roads are good the whole way, but you need to be quite alert north of Polokwane. You see the evidence of quite a few accidents. So we just take it slow and steady. This trip, we wanted to take the discussion of networking and make it come alive within the context of our own project. We did this by means of a practical workshop on t-shirt conceptualisation and printing. We branded all the t-shirts with the MADE IN MUSINA logo. We then incorporated the name and logo of each of the participating groups on their own series of t-shirts. This process both advertised the MADE IN MUSINA project and it also was an act of networking as it created a link amongst all the participating groups.
This workshop also offered the opportunity for groups to link up and talk about what they can offer and what they provide.
This exercise of identifying 1.) "what I need" and 2.) "what I can offer" was important for identifying what the strengths of the group were. It became clear to us that there is a lot of varied talent and that we ourselves were already resources for one another. The t-shirt printing workshop helped to foster a sense of community, while bringing everyone proudly under the banner of the MIM project. The t-shirts came out great and everyone was excited to walk away with some of the skills that go into making your own t-shirt.
The new year brought with it an important turning point for the project. After having worked for the past few months with large groups of artists, we finally found our "Action Committee". The first Saturday that we were there we held an "online networking" workshop for the Musina arts community – showing people how to blog, how to use facebook, and looking at the various different resources for sponsorship and support that are available online. At the end of this meeting, we handed out a questionnaire, asking people if they would like to up their level of commitment in the project. We wanted to create an action group/committee – to find a committed group of artists who are eager to manage and run the network (blogging, planning events etc).
Ten people signed up to be a part of the Action Committee and we met the following day, Sunday to discuss the way forward. Creating this group immediately activated the project from the participant side. We decided that the first project of this action committee would be to plan and execute an arts festival in Musina at the beginning of April.
The festival is a major activity to learn about and execute ideas around networking. The Action Committee will be using the local radio station, Musina FM, and newsletters to promote the festival and the project in general. The festival is the first activity towards establishing and solidifying the network. It will also lay the foundation for partnerships with local businesses and NGOs, so that MIM may continue with its work. This festival will also create opportunities for artists to discuss synergies and exchange ideas on how to develop the network. Organising this festival puts into practice the skills that we are developing with the Action Committee in the ongoing workshops.
The Action Committee is also in the process of documenting all Musina's arts organisations for an active database and getting them to be part of the festival and join the MIM facebook/blog.
Check out the MIM blog-in-the-making at madeinmusina.blogspot.com
The blog is run by webmaster and Action Committee chief organiser Pilot Biller.
And also join the facebook page.
Taking the project to the next stage, we are currently holding workshops with the Action Committee where members are learning how to write mission statements, profiles and plans of action. They are applying what they learn in these workshops to the MIM project in order to create a solid foundation for the organisation. Our long-term goal is to create a network that operates both online, and in the face-to-face world, which is sustained and managed by the Action Committee.
And lastly, for now…
What has been important and exciting for us as facilitators is that each of our networking workshops and activities has had real-life application. This had been crucial to the group's learning and sense of accomplishment – which has in turn created a sense of commitment to "seeing it through". The Musina municipality has pledged their support to the organisation, and there are also private companies interested in supporting the festival and the project in general.
Here's the mission statement that the Action Committee wrote before our last meeting:
MADE IN MUSINA is a project to create a MUSINA ARTS NETWORK.
The MADE IN MUSINA Network is run by a small ACTION COMMITTEE who are working to create the network.
The NETWORK is YOU! ALL THE ARTISTS and ARTS ORGANISATIONS in MUSINA.
Our Vision is to show Musina's vibrant artistic talent and to inspire and develop every artist.
Our Mission is to work as a unified voice, sharing our resources to make the dreams of Musina's artists come true.
Our Goal is to create a Musina arts network that will:
- expose new talent
- show that art is a viable career
- operate as a unified voice
- provide access to arts industry information
- improve access to funding and sponsorships
- improve communication within the network and with other networks
- establish Musina's first arts centre
- create opportunities for collaborations and exchange programmes
- use the arts to bridge race, age and gender gaps
- maximise community participation in festivals and events, workshops and relevant forums
Throughout the Oral History component of the project, the Dundee Curfew Bell was mentioned several times. While Dundee has extensive archival records surrounding the Anglo-Zulu and Anglo- Boer Wars, we discovered there were few existing records of the towns more recent history. A majority of younger citizens knew nothing of the notorious bell that wrung nightly from the corner of Wilson and Victoria Street.
The hall at the former men's hostel, adjacent to where the boom gate into Sibongile used to stand. The boom gate was used by the Northern Natal Bantu Affairs Administration Board to control and regulate access in and out of Sibongile until the early 1980's. This was the site of our next Living Within History workshop.
For this leg of the project we set out to unite a variety of traditional music genres. Using the hostel hall as our base, we invited three musical groups and Durban facilitators Clive Gumede, Siyanda Mwandla and Karen Van Pletsen to combine talents and develop two pieces of music: one with lyrics and the other an a capella soundscape.
The 36 participants who took part in the workshop included gospel choir (Ubuhle Bomndeni), Isicathamiya group (Ubuhle Be Sandlwana) and maskandi group (Amaphiko Amahle) while Joyce Makhathini, a resident of the hostel, provided the evening meals.
A final performance the following weekend involved two of the groups: Ubuhle Be Sandlwana and Amaphiko Amahle assembling on the pavement site where the curfew bell had wrung decades before.
At 10 pm, the groups, huddled under a street light, began to sing: an incantation (developed in the workshop process) that sounded through the deserted CBD of Dundee.
For the second performance, visiting performers Ntombikayise Gasa and Neliswa Rushualang conceived a haunting visual response to the space, which was performed at 10 pm a few evenings later.


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We *just* purchased a dishwasher a few weeks ago, but it's not hooked up yet. I've been doing the dishes by hand for years now and I don't mind it. The only thing I don't like is when the suds disappear from the water within in minutes of adding in the soap. I used Green Works natural dishwashing liquid in tangerine scent and loved how sudsy my water got and stayed pretty much until I was done doing the dishes. It also smells really nice too!
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The last two products I used on specific areas in my home. Green Works natural glass and surface cleaner was mainly used on the mirrors in the bathrooms and hall and it left no streaks! The biodegradable cleaning wipes are used on my baseboards and heating vents. We have oil heat so we have these heating vents close to the floor that are like dust magnets. The wipes are perfect for the job! It really makes a difference if the room has clean baseboards/vents. My mom said she always looks at the baseboards when she goes into someone's house. She always emphasized to me how important it was to keep them clean.
Try them out the next time you are at the store and see why I love to use them. Here's a few special offers at various stores for the month of April in Canada that you can check out (products available may vary by store):
- Special 2-pack offer (All–Purpose Cleaner and Dish Soap) exclusively at Wal-mart for a great price!
- Exclusive All-Purpose Cleaner refill only at Wal-mart location
- April 14/15 Weekend – In-store educational demos. Learn more about the naturally-derived Green Works products in-store at participating Wal-mart locations.
- Buy 2 Green Works products at Sobeys and receive 200 Sobeys Bonus points
Disclosure – I am participating in the Green Works program. I received compensation as a thank you for my participation. This is a personal blog. The opinions expressed here represent my own and not those of The Clorox Company of Canada Ltd."


text: So a bunch of guys I know want to make a bass quartet. It sounds great in theory- but we're not exactly sure how to do that. Have any of you guys pulled off a bunch of basses playing together? What suggestions do you have? Any songs that would work well?


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Bird Sanctuaries in India
Bird Sanctuaries in India are famous spot for watching migratory and domestic birds. India has more than 445 Wildlife sanctuaries and some of the wildlife sanctuaries are known as Bird Sanctuary. India is famous for its finest bird sanctuaries in the world. Bharatpur National Park which is also known as Keoladeo National Park in India is counted as the world's finest bird sanctuaries because of its migratory birds like cormorant, darter, spoonbill, egret, stork and black ibis are found in large numbers.
There are many incredible Bird sanctuaries in India which house many rare species of migratory and domestic Birds.


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See How The Attic Styled This College Fashionista
Sheavone is a senior biology student at Temple University who spends all her time buried in books. Looking for new and frugal ways to spice up her spring wardrobe has been a challenge since she's so busy. Most college students want a fashionable wardrobe while still being able to eat… Read More →


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Sunday, 30 April 2017
Why a home is more important than a body
This house I lived in until 2003, until my father wanted to divorce my mother so that he could marry the woman he had been cheating with for months. He also managed to pester my mother out of the house, leaving me and my younger brother with the choice of whom we wanted to stay with. Both of us went with our mother, moving into a small house in the nearby city.
While living at this house, I for the first time felt what it means to lose one's home. Within months, my father and his new wife had redecorated and changed the house in which I had been raised so that I could no longer recognise it. My father also disowned me and my younger brother, so that there was no way back for us any more. He might as well have burned the place to the ground.
After this we moved to the other side of the country, then I moved to Canada for a short while, ended up back in the Netherlands, basically couch surfing because I had no place of my own, until ultimately ending up trying to commit suicide. After that failed attempt I stayed at my mother's place for a while, before getting a job and apartment.
Sharing this apartment with a less than emotionally stable person, I suffered months of physical and verbal abuse until I was force to basically run out of the door. When I returned a few months later, all of my belongings were gone, and nobody could do anything.
This led to me living for a while again at my mother's place until I finally moved to Germany, where the first apartment was uninhabitable and the second (current) one sees me currently dealing with an eviction case.
I first started dealing with my intersex condition back in 2005, shortly after moving to the other side of the Netherlands. Not having a body and a home have been central themes for those more than twelve years. Yet I would definitely say that not having a home is the worst, by far.
Even though I do not know exactly what my body is and why I'm having chronic pains, I'm still not fully crippled. I can still work, visit places and have fun with my hobbies. Without a home all of that is at risk. With the constant terror of a pending eviction any motivation or hope on a better life gets drained. There's no quiet, safe place to retire to, as it's a constant concern.
Not having a home definitely causes me far more stress than not having a body. Physical pains can be ignored and despite all of the issues it gives me, my body is still in relatively okay health. Psychological pain cannot be ignored. As minor progress got made over the years on my intersex case, much of the uncertainty got removed. With two weeks I'm seeing a neurologist for the numbness and pains in the limbs on the right side of my body. Physically things will get better, probably.
Yet none of that helps me with getting a home. Even though I have done nothing wrong, depending on how the opposing side plays it, I could still face eviction. As I noticed over the past months, whenever I force myself to find a new apartment or better, it causes an incredible amount of stress and even minor setbacks or irregularities are likely to trigger a suicidal depression. Two weekends spent crying, clawing at my body, thinking of plunging sharp knives into my abdomen or cutting my wrists, etc. is more than enough.
Anyone who feels that I should just 'suck it up' and go through all of that again and maybe truly end up trying to commit suicide again can go get a can of gasoline, pour it over themselves and light a match. Maybe then they'll be able to sympathise with the psychological pain searching for a new home puts me through.
The funny thing is that even though I'd be perfectly fine with being put to death right now instead of facing this drawn out eviction case, I'd still want to continue living and work on becoming happy. I guess I'm just tired of always fighting. Kill me. Let me live. I don't care. Just don't make me suffer any longer.
4 comments:
- David Zimmerman said...
Sometimes having a hobby can divert thoughts and lead to new ways of thinking.
Have you ever considered playing Ingress? Ingress has a very large open community that seems to have a large capacity for accepting people as they are.
The reason I mention this is my wife plays Ingress and it seems to help her mental state as well as get her out with people and walking.
I hope things work out for you, both in your body and in your shelter.
- 30 April 2017 at 14:24
- God Resists the Proud said...
Long note, first of 3 parts, in order to post: Maya, I empathize with you. I almost died in '96 when I also became blind and lost my power of speech (which I both regained), almost died again in '05, and have been through a lot of things that you have. We've been through serious things, and I too know what the loss of home and family can do. I know what it is to want to stand unhindered, to receive a respite from overt hardships. I have believed that there was a greater joy and purpose than the temporal, a cause to live that was beyond all that. It is TOO easy to get one's vision locked onto the magnifying glass of life's difficulties, and hard to step back for lifesaving perspective. But we need wise perspective. We can't afford the fall into the magnifying glass. Estrogen in one's body in youthful amounts affects one's emotions. From what little I know, you didn't experience that before, but now, it seems, you are. Estrogen makes the biological experiences and emotions topsy-turvy, especially until one gets accustomed to handling it. Even then, it isn't stable, because it shifts constantly through the month. Guys have a stable endocrine chemistry that allows them to enjoy an ongoing status-quo of body, that we as women just don't have. Granted, after menopause, it does get far easier, more like before puberty, but between puberty and menopause, it can be a wild ride, the first few years very hard, with one's mom saying often, "You'll feel better in a week" and sure enough, she was right. ~ to be continued in parts 2 and 3. Thanks.
- 8 May 2017 at 03:38
- God Resists the Proud said...
Part 2 of 3, continued: I can only guess that in your case, you had become accustomed to the lovely stability of being a guy, hormonally steadfast in it, albeit some appearance-anomalies, and then at some point, a sudden new life experience of what you reflect to be a feminine puberty, and perhaps without a female mentor to help you adjust to it. The first few years after feminine puberty, it is common for young women to have a very hard time with it, to go into crying jags, to battle What Feels Like "depression" every month, because the hormones are all over the map. They're not crazy or weaklings, they're just biological creatures who are going through great hormonal fluctuations, and scientifically told, hormones make a big impact on emotions; it is all Very convincing to the mind. It is a very real experience, and most guys would not be able to find their way through it, much as we had difficulty at age 13, when most young women come of age. I have thought of you, imagining what it would experientially be like for a guy to suddenly find himself with such hormonal flow. It would be very emotionally confusing to say the least. This I do know, we can't afford to be rash and make emotional assessments based on hormonal impact. We must only make decisions with a clear head, by wisdom, not by emotions. Emotions are a horrid, unstable way to live, in terms of following their dictates. This is one reason why I don't eat Soy, because Soy is estrogenic, and disrupts our endocrine system, throwing the hormone balance off, often resulting in mood reactions and upset. So if you ever eat that, I'd stop, reading all ingredient labels when grocery shopping. ~ To be continued, Thanks.
- 8 May 2017 at 03:41
- God Resists the Proud said...
Part 3 of 3: continued:
It helps greatly for a woman to find a spiritual framework in structuring her thoughts, in light of her monthly fluctuations, a framework that gives primary influence for stability to provide a solid, unchanging constant, and to hold the chemistry and biology in secondary position. Men might be able to live by their bodies, but a woman must live by wisdom, or she'll be off-balance, with the endocrine activity throwing her for loops all the time. I recommend the Psalms heavily, the book of Proverbs too, very helpful for both wisdom and heart, comfort to the emotions, soothing. To let wisdom guide our hearts and minds is vital, for the biology is just too unstable, and can't be relied upon.
I strongly recommend cutting your nails short for wisdom reasons, and Purposefully Choosing thoughts that are helpful and productive, while stubbornly refusing destructive thoughts. Daily humor is important, Laughing, as is beauty, flowers and trees, and hugs from a stable roommate like a loyal dog or a rabbit. Caring for a little one like that, gets our minds off us and onto another, moving our endocrine field into a positive function. It also gives us a creature to play and laugh with, to enjoy, and to love. I recommend watching YT videos of your favorite small animal that makes you smile and laugh. The great thing about dogs is that they get us out for walks in the sunshine and change of scenery for exercise and good perspective. Being indoors too much can bury the perspective. One must build their own stable life-structure, which when anticipating a move is challenging, but nonetheless, we must structure in as much positive as we can today, because delay of positives is costly. One of the things we feel most in challenging times is lack of power, control. Building one's inner life-structure, like I've described here, really helps rebuild one's sense of control and power over one's perspective. We can't control the world or all our circumstances, but we can structure our routines, our activities, how we think, the thoughts we will allow, and how we react to stimuli, and the positive things we build into our lives for the good. This becomes very essential, otherwise the things beyond our control will rule us. I understand more of what you've described than I can share here. Rest assured that you are in my thoughts and prayers, and that I send heart-hugs, desiring for you wisdom. Much Love, Cherish :)
- 8 May 2017 at 03:46


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"EMV (Europay, MasterCard, and Visa) will be the new norm," said Michelle Thornton, manager of core products for CO-OP Financial Services.
During a session on mastering operational challenges, Thornton emphasized that credit unions shouldn't ignore EMV because it's not a passing fad, but rather the new industry standard.
The EMV chip cards will prevent some types of fraud, but won't prevent data breaches like what happened at Target, Thornton said. But, she noted, in the future if fraud happens at a store that doesn't have an EMV-enabled payment system, the liability will be on the store rather than the CU.
"EMV is really not a project; it's a new way of doing business," Thornton said.


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Spirit River's UV2 – A Status Report
A status report and user tips one year into the release of Spirit River's UV2 products.
While I am working on the Web version of this article, please view the workshop slide show as a pdf format download.Additional tips and comments will be added here.
Of special note is the UV2 Photo Gallery at the end of the presentation. Don't miss that!
Update: Bill Black of Spirit River has been developing a set of written articles about UV2 for a while…one was just published courtesy of J. Stockard Fly Fishing. See the History of UV2.


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This morning I was sitting in a comfortable chair, simultaneously looking over a beautiful mountainous landscape in Vermont and staring at 36 pressing, unanswered emails and another 15 that needed attention but weren't as important. I took a heavy sigh before slogging through them…
And the power went out.
I'm visiting the heavenly, rural retreat that my dear friend refers to as her "Bit of Earth," recovering from a few stressful days: ten 1-hour+ presentations or trainings in two days at three schools in Vermont, all at least an hour from one another, all on some of the hottest days these un-air-conditioned school buildings have seen this year.
Thankfully, my friend opened her Bit of Earth to me to relax for a day before I get back on the road and back to my busy life in Minneapolis.
Ironically, last night we had a long talk over delicious local salads and wine while tremendous thunderstorms raged outside about the need to step back from the hectic demands of our "plugged-in" society. We waxed poetic about the importance of simply taking our time in responding to emails and of unplugging regularly from the world.
Then, as if the conversation hadn't even happened, I sat down this AM to fight my way through some very stressful emails.
But it's as if these stunning mountains and the storms that poured over them last night said to me, "I'm sorry, Jamie. You speak well of what you need, but you don't take your own advice. So we'll help you."
No more internet.
So I am simply writing this short reflection before I sit down in a hammock with a book, a few words that I hope will be a reminder to my readers to
Whether our lives are weighed down by the pressures of classes or job responsibilities
or whether our hearts are weighed by talk of wars across the globe or hurts here at home
or whether our minds are occupied by endless status updates, inbox *dings*, or voicemails,
it is so vitally important that we take some time, no matter how long or complex, to care for ourselves.
This is my self-care for today:


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