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The San Diego Crew Classic, an annual rowing regatta came to Canopy Marketing for website support and for the development of printed materials.
For years the Regatta had used a website and added information each year. When it was time for a new look and a more organized site, they came to Canopy Marketing for assistance.
The new website is responsive design built on the WordPress platform, using WooCommerce as the base for the store, events and donations.
In addition to building the new site, Canopy Marketing created a custom platform to bring all of Crew Classic's ticketing functions onto their own site, rather than using a third party platform. This new platform includes ticketing for all events, a custom check-in system for events, a membership program, and donation functions.


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First, thanks so much for your comments about the podcast, they are extremely helpful. Keep them coming, I'll summarize what has come in at the end of next week (seems like one votes for one host or two hosts votes are about 50/50, same with whether the show could charge a fee or not....) I'll keep you posted.Here's some more information from the IFAAB meetings in Tucson. There were two very interesting talks about breed recognition and breed-based behavior predictions. Victoria Voith, one of the first board certified veterinary behaviorists in the country, enrolled us in a study she is doing on breed identification. Given that breed bans are based on, well, breed identification, she and others are gathering breed identifications from a total of 1,000 people. We all took the survey, Read More
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Need Your Advice and Ideas! [Stay tuned for Podcast…]
I'm working with some wonderful folks to get a web/pod cast radio show going, and would love to hear from you about it. First... what the heck should we name it? We can't, obviously, use Calling All Pets. We had talked about Calling All Critters or Calling All Animals, but we are going to have to start simple, on a shoe string, so are only going to be able to answer email questions rather than phone calls. Thus, "Calling All.. " doesn't make sense any more. The plan is to start with a half hour 'show,' with a guest interview as before, and me answering a few questions about training and behavior. Any ideas about what to name the show?Here's another question for you: Although Larry Meiller wouldn't be available as a co-host, there is someone else who could act as co-host, sort of an Read More
More on Scent Marking in Dogs: Lisberg Study #2
Great comments about who goes when and where, keep it up. I love hearing from you. It is truly amazing how little we know about dog behavior, isn't it? But here's some more of Anneke's results, this time from good-ole-fashioned, ethological studies observing animals in their natural environment--in this case, the dog park.Dr. Lisberg observed olfactory investigation and urination at the entrance to a popular dog park, recording who urinated when and where, and who did Ano-Genital investigation (AG), or sniffed each other's butts. She found that males and females were equally likely to urinate immediately upon entering the park, but that males often urinated more frequently than females. No surprise there. "Resident" males (dogs already there) counter marked (over or adjacent marked) Read More
Scent Marking in Dogs
Here's a brief post from one of the many fascinating talks at IFAAB... brief because I'm afraid I came home with a killer influenza, couldn't even stand up on Tuesday, much less sit up. So boring to be sick, seems like I've been sick that too much this winter. Enough already.One of the best talks at IFAAB (Interdisciplinary Forum on Applied Animal Behavior) was from Dr. Anneke Lisberg whose dissertation was on scent marking and urine investigation in dogs. [And was also my Teaching Assistant for several years, a truly great house sitter and now a dear friend and colleague, so am I objective? Not even close. But based on the comments after her talk, I'm quite sure the rest of the group concurs with my assessment.]Anneke and I talked long and hard about what she should study for her Read More

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Blood and guts in high stakes congressional races
Nov. 2 - Candidates running for the U.S. Congress have turned to campaign commercials featuring zombies and centerfolds in a bid to win the highly coveted seats. Deborah Gembara reports.
Think the Presidential race is fierce? It's downright genteel compared to the race for the U.S. House and Senate seats across the country where commercials feature blood and skin. A zombie theme for an ad attacking Democrat Nancy Pelosi and a commercial attacking Republican Senator Scott Brown. All 435 seats in the House of Representative and one-third of the Senate seats, 33 of them, are up for grabs. Democrats are looking to hold onto their majority in the Senate and win back the House. This after President Barack Obama saw his own agenda stymied when Republicans took control of the House. And if Paul Lindsey of the Republican Congressional Campaign has his way, the last congressional election was just laying the groundwork. SOUNDBITE: Paul Lindsey, a representative of the Republican Congressional Campaign Committee saying: "We started out this election cycle with a goal to pick up where we left off in 2010, to remain on offense against House Democrats and, at this point, we've certainly been successful in doing so in a number of states throughout the country." ...Sometimes the congressional races can complicate matters for White House hopefuls... Mitt Romney saw his campaign temporarily hijacked by fellow Republican Todd Akin's controversial comments about rape. The Missouri Senate hopeful put out this apology. (SOUNDBITE) (English) TODD AKIN, REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE FOR U.S. SENATE IN MISSOURI, SAYING: "Rape is an evil act. I used the wrong words in the wrong way and for that I apologize." It's all part of a system of checks and balances guaranteeing that the President or those aspiring to it, will at some point have to answer to both their own party and the opposition.


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What is NESI
Where it's held
What workshops are offered?
Do I have to go to the workshops?
I'm a first-timer. Can I offer a workshop?
There's something I need to learn; is there a workshop for that?
I don't play a free-reed instrument yet but I'm interested in starting. Will there be anything for me to do?
I have an old free-reed instrument that needs to be fixed. Is there someone there that can help?
My partner plays the fiddle (guitar, ocarina, nose flute, etc.) – can (s)he take part?
How does the Saturday Night concert get organized, how do I sign up to perform?
Should my non-playing partner/spouse come along?
Is there any internet service available?
What about television?
What about telephones?
Private Sales
I'd like to sell my old concertina, tune books, brother-in-law, whatever. How does that work?
News, Notifications & Chewing the Rag with others: Mailing Lists!
What do I need to do?
Can I pay by credit card?
Why is there an "early bird" discount period?
Can I just show up and register on site
What if I register ahead and then am unable to come?
Is admission to the event a separate charge?
Housing & Site Rules
What are the lodges like?
What are the cabins like?
What are the campsites like?
I'm coming alone. Do I still need to share my room?
Can I bring my RV?
Can I bring my dog (cat, tiger, boa constrictor, wombat)?
Can I bring fireworks and things that go bang?
Can I bring my own canoe/kayak/boat/cruise ship?
What is the food served at NESI like?
Do I have to sign up for meals?
I'm allergic to peanuts (strawberries, shellfish, etc..) Will I be able to eat the meals?
I'm planning to camp and cook for myself. Can I buy a meal there if I change my mind?
Can I put my food in a refrigerator and/or get ice for my cooler from the kitchen?
Questions Still Unanswered....
You can search the NESI website with Google: it's simple.
What is NESI?
The Northeast Squeeze-In is a weekend-long gathering of free-reed players, mostly from the northeastern USA but some who come from a much greater distance. Located in the scenic Berkshire Mountains of western Massachusetts, it's a relaxing retreat from daily life and a day-into-night opportunity to learn new tunes, improve your skills, share what you know, sing, dance, and play with an eclectic bunch of friendly musicians. It's not a music festival. It's not an instructional (though there are a ton of free-form workshops) weekend. It's just a lot of fun, run entirely by volunteers, and organized as a not-for-profit event by musicians like you.
If you are looking for it on a map, you want to find
Becket, Massachusetts
, just off the western end of the Mass Pike. The actual venue is
Chimney Corners
YMCA Camp, which becomes the Berkshire Outdoor Center when the summer camp season ends. It is used during the rest of the year by school groups, for corporate retreats, and for affinity gatherings such as NESI.
The Squeeze-In typically goes like this:
Things start around the middle of Friday afternoon
as the first of us begin to arrive. On arrival, you'll be given your room assignment, a site map, and other essential bits of information. Jamming starts almost as soon as the cars come to a halt. Most people have signed up for meals, and a buffet-style dinner is served in the dining room, augmented by wine or beer brought by participants. By Friday night, most of the participants are in attendance. There's probably a pubtype sing somewhere, and lots and lots of players are squeezing out tunes in every available space.
After breakfast on Saturday morning
(did the jamming ever stop?), people begin drifting off to the workshops, and some sign up to perform in the concert. (See
below.) Lunch brings most of us together again, then off to more workshops and informal playing. After dinner, we march in ragged procession to the performance space near the dining room while playing the designated processional tune, and the evening concert starts. After an amazingly varied performance of tunes and songs, the chairs get cleared away and the pick-up band takes its place on-stage for the contra dance. Some folks go off to play some more or join the pub sing instead. When the dance ends, there are snacks in the dining room available to everyone. Some dancers join up with the singers or players. Some stagger off to bed. This can be a very late night for the hardy types. Please make sure that your late-night activities are not taking place in a lodge.There are lots of public spaces available throughout the night.
Sunday morning is for winding down
more workshops, and, of course, more jamming. Enjoy the breakfast, consider that instrument purchase one more time, track down the person with the funny song from last night and get the words . . . and by noon you're back in the dining room for the last meal of the weekend. Sometime later, the cars roll away and NESI has come to an end for another year. Although it's possible to come for just part of the weekend, it's really a 3-day event and is at its best if you are there in residence for the whole thing.
Please also see the
What's It All About Page
and the
Goodies Page
What do I need to do?
Download the registration form from our website. You also need to print out and sign the "Health and Liability Form" that is required by Chimney Corners. Send both forms with your check or money order made out to NESI to the address on the form. Everything to do that is
Can I pay by credit card?
Sorry, but we aren't set up for that.
Why is there a "early bird" discount period?
The event is entirely run by volunteers who have day jobs. The sooner we can get people signed up, the easier it is to do all of the behind-the-scenes paperwork and database management...and avoid a last minute avalanche. The discount is intended to motivate you to commit early.
Is admission to the event a separate charge?
No. Admission is included in each option: lodge, cabin, camping, and attending but staying off-site.
What if I register ahead and then am unable to come?
There is a cancellation and refund policy published on our registration form.
Please also see the
Registration & Attendance Information Page
What workshops are offered?
As we've said, this is a free-form gathering of players of all levels. People post workshop offerings on a event board located in the registration room off the north end of the dining hall. More about the event board can be found
. People also post requests for things they hope someone
might agree to lead. Some "workshops" are really tune swaps, often focused on a particular genre, such as Morris tunes or Scandinavian waltzes. Some are for specific instruments, such as Hayden duet concertinas. Sometimes there is a "slow jam" for people who are just learning the tunes or their instrument. There is usually one that is a rehearsal for the pick-up band that plays for Saturday night's contra dance. It all depends . . .
Do I have to go to the workshops?
Definitely not. Some people never go to any and just join in the many jam sessions that spring up in every available corner. This is a weekend for fun and camaraderie, and nothing is required except your presence.
I'm a first-timer. Can I offer a workshop?
Of course. All you have to do, as noted above about
the event board
in the registration room, is write a brief description on a post-it (provided on the table) and put it in an available location and time slot on the schedule on the bulletin board. You don't necessarily need to be a teacher, as such – you might just want to be a facilitator for something that interests you, such as an Irish tune seisiún. Post it, and they will probably come.
I'm a first-timer. There's something I need to learn; is there a workshop for that?
Maybe not, but if not you can post a request on the event board and likely one will occur or someone will give you a one-on-one to help you.
I don't play a free-reed instrument yet but I'm interested in starting. Will there be anything for me to do?
Absolutely. First, you'll be able to hear, see, and try out everything from big piano accordions down to a 20-key Anglo concertina. New and used instruments are offered
for sale by the Button Box
(Sunderland, MA) in the south room off the dining hall and attendees have a
private sale table.
You'll be able to find people who will talk with you about what they play and why. You'll hear all kinds of music being played on free-reed instruments and consider which ones seem to relate best to your own musical interests. You might be able to find a teacher who lives in your area. Some workshops are quite suitable for absolute beginners. This is an excellent way to take the first steps toward becoming a player. You can arrange for a rental instrument from the Button Box.
Contact them
ahead of time and work out the details.
I have an old free-reed instrument that needs to be fixed. Is there someone there that can help?
Yes, again see the Button Box shop or just ask around.
My partner plays the fiddle (guitar, ocarina, nose flute, etc.) – can (s)he take part?
For workshops, it would be good manners to ask the workshop leader. Generally, there will be no objection as long as your partner is aware that the activity is primarily for the free-reeders and is probably not the time to ask for advice on bowing technique. Finding a jamming session to join is often a better option. All instruments are welcome in those, and they happen just about continuously.
How does the Saturday Night concert get organized, how do I sign up to perform?
It's a lot like the workshops. There will be a sign-up sheet near the workshop bulletin board. Sign up. You don't need to be an expert or professional, just willing to share what you do with the friendliest and most supportive audience you're likely ever to find. Because of the large number of people who usually participate, performers are limited to one song or one SHORT set of tunes. And you don't need to play a free-reed instrument to perform. We've had fiddles, clogging, a hurdy-gurdy, bagpipes, and unaccompanied singers, among others. There are often ensembles that have connected by means of a workshop, so you might want to join one of those earlier in the day. And, just between you and me, if you're not a strong or accurate player, the rest of the workshop players will carry things along and you'll the thrill of being on stage all the same!
Should my non-playing partner/spouse come along?
If your partner likes music, there is a lot to listen to, and some non-players decide to take up an instrument after a weekend of free-reed saturation. There are lovely wooded trails for walking on the extensive Berkshire Outdoor Center grounds, a large pond with canoes and kayaks available, a wood-fired sauna, shopping in nearby Lee and Lenox as well as in a large outlet center on Route 20 at the exit from the MA Turnpike, and lots of places to curl up with a book (to say nothing of a
cozy library
...with fireplace...stuffed with Nancy Drew and Lassie of SunnyBrook Farms novels...real comfort reading). The cabin/camping area has tennis, basketball, and volleyball courts. The Saturday night concert and contra dance are fun for just about everyone.
Please also see the
What's It All About Page
Chimney Corner (site) Information Page
Housing & Site Rules
You can find Chimney Corner housing information here from
our Chimney Corner webpage
that lays things out from the NESI persepctive. There is also
Chimney Corners' own website
which contains further photos of facility and descriptions of typical rooms in lodges and cabins, as well as a campus map. We usually use the Ina Gibson and Manor lodges, which have been renovated, and the "Junior" cabin area, which is near the camping
ground. Towels and bed linens are not provided in any of the accommodations. Please bring your own sleeping bag, towels, etc. All beds are single beds. None of the lodge rooms or cabins have locks.
What are the lodges like?
The lodges are heated, multi-bunk spaces used by the YMCA girls' camp in the summer and countless corporate retreats, youth groups, and common-interest groups like ourselves the rest of the year. Although most of the lodge rooms have beds for more than 2 people, we will be assigning rooms to just two people unless you are a family group with one or more children. There are no private baths or bathrooms en suite. However, there are plenty of shared ones on every floor.
What are the cabins like?
The cabins are definitely rustic. Unlike the lodges, there is no heat and no electricity, so you should bring a battery-powered lantern and/or flashlight for the weekend. There is a central shower/toilet facility.
What are the campsites like?
It's a large patch of open ground
which slopes a bit and is used during summer camps for soccer and the like. Campers share the wash-houses with the cabins. There are no grills or fire pits. If you plan to cook, you should bring a propane grill. You can't build a fire except in designated fire pits, which are not located near the field used for camping. (Camping is not usually an option offered to groups, so there is no permanent camping area. NESI campers are actually on one of their ball fields. You Must Not Drive On the Field. You can stop temporarily on the side road (not the field) to unload and walk your gear to your campsite. You cannot leave you car/truck/RV on this side road; you must park it on one of the approve parking sites, see
the map
where parking is shown by big blue P symbols.
I'm coming alone. Do I still need to share my room?
All prices for accommodation (except camping) are based on 2 people per room. If you know that there is someone else coming that you would like to have for a roommate, note it on your registration form. Otherwise, we'll set it up, and you'll have a chance to make a new friend.
Can I bring my RV?
You can locate it in one of the parking areas (paying the same registration fee as for camping), but there are no hookups. NO vehicles – including a car you intend to sleep in – can be parked on the grass in the designated camping area, but you can
park on the camping field side road to unload your stuff.
Can I bring my dog (cat, tiger, boa constrictor, wombat)?
Sorry, but the answer is no. Absolutely no. Not even if you're camping, not even if you have the Most Well-Behaved Dog In The World, The Berkshire Environment Center is very concerned about protecting its wildlife. There are local boarding kennels if you want to bring your dog along for the ride – check the internet for possibilities.
Can I bring fireworks and things that go bang?
You also can't bring fireworks, firearms, air rifles, tactical nukes or weapons of mass destruction (other than free-reed instruments).
Can I bring my own canoe/kayak/boat/cruise ship?
No, but the boating equipment owned by Chimney Corners will be available (for free) when the waterfront is open and supervised by their staff.
Please also see the
Chimney Corner (site) Information Page
Do I have to sign up for meals?
Except for camping, the rates for accommodation include all meals from Friday dinner through Sunday lunch (six meals in all). Campers have the option of signing up for meals or fending for themselves. If you don't want to stay on-site, there are two options. There is a threeday full-event package that includes all six meals from Friday dinner through Sunday lunch, and
there is one that offers admission for the 3 days but includes no meals.
I'm allergic to [peanuts, strawberries, shellfish, etc.]. Will I be able to eat the meals?
There is a wide variety of food served at each buffet-style meal: salads, fresh fruit, bread, and vegetarian/vegan entrees as well as ones for carnivores. Most people can find plenty to enjoy. Note any food allergies or other serious dietary restrictions on your registration form and we will alert the kitchen staff. If we think we can't meet your dietary needs, we'll let you know.
I'm planning to camp and cook for myself. Can I buy a meal there if I change my mind?
The food is ordered and planned well in advance. The kitchen can handle a few extra people who decide on arrival to get the 3-day meal deal, but we may not be able to fit you in. It would be wise to make the food decision when you register.
Can I put my food in a refrigerator and/or get ice for my cooler from the kitchen?
There are shared refrigerators in various locations in the lodges. There is an ice machine in the dining room. Please make sure your name is on anything you put into the refrigerator.
Private Sales
I'd like to sell my old concertina, tune books, brother-in-law, whatever. How does that work?
There will be one or more tables set up at the back of the dining room for private sales. You place your item on the table with a description, selling price, and contact information. Some people who are selling such things as CDs and tunebooks choose to put a box out for payment on the honor system. We can't be responsible for things that disappear, but nothing has vanished yet, as far as we know.
Is there any internet service available?
There is free Wi-Fi available in the dining room. In 2012, it worked some of the time, but definitely not all of the time. There are no wired connections. We make no guarantees, and the organizers will be more interested in making music, song and libations than messing around trying to improve the connection or bandwidth
What about television?
What about telephones?
There are no telephones in any of the rooms. Cell phones generally work there, but it is mountainous, so we can't promise yours will work.
To get a good informal look at what NESIs about, take an amble through past NESIs as recorded, photographed and scribed in the
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I speak to lots of fashion retailers and find that many remain unconvinced that there is a robust case to invest in a transactional website for their business.
I realise this is an anathema to E-consultancy regulars, but the fact is that, if a well-established offline retailer looks at a potential e-commerce channel as a standalone business, the case can look less than compelling.
Here are the three main reasons why:
1. Scale
At today's level of e-commerce maturity in the UK, a fashion retailer with good national reach could expect to generate less than 5% of its total sales online. Even if this grew to 10%, the opportunities in the online business would still be dwarfed by what could be achieved offline.
2. Cannibalisation
Then there's the cannibalisation issue. Would the sales generated by an online channel really be incremental, or would the e-commerce business simply rob from the offline business? How can this be measured anyway?
3. Net Margins
Finally, because of the high variable costs per order that are a feature of direct selling, sales achieved through the online business would deliver much lower net margins – so the larger the e-commerce channel, the weaker the overall margin performance would be.
It's for these reasons that other initiatives and priorities have so far pushed e-commerce to the bottom of the agenda for many.
I'm pleased to report however, that the tide of sentiment is turning before our very eyes.
Fashion retailers are starting to realise that an online sales channel shouldn't be viewed as a stand-alone venture, but an integral part of their offering and that, yes, they should have one.
One retailer (who has recently decided to take the plunge) told me last week that a 60% year-on-year increase in traffic to their non-transactional site plus daily complaints from customers, unhappy about not being able to buy online, convinced them to look at this issue again. You would wouldn't you.
There's a realisation among retailers that if potential online customers are the same people they serve offline, this shouldn't undermine the business case (as the cannibalisation debate goes) but actually support it. It's telling them that customers want the choice of interacting with them across several channels and that those retailers who allow them to do so will attract a greater share of spend. However, those who don't…
There's a recognition that your website is the new shop window and in the impress-me-quick, speed-dating world in which we live, why wouldn't you want to use it to create the excitement and desire around your brand and range that pulls customers into your stores to shop? So what if just 5% want to buy online? If that's more convenient for them on this occasion, that's a good thing.
In short, fashion retailers have begun to understand that the benefits of a well designed and managed e-commerce business extend far beyond the sales and margins realised in the channel itself, into almost every other area of the business. It's a way of extending reach, recruiting new customers and maximising the value of the customers you've already got.
Only a minority of fashion retailers have transactional websites today, but you should expect that to change – really quite quickly.
Steve Borges is the founder of
, a specialist e-commerce consulting business.


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The best medicine.
Burn City
BJ's for Everybody!
Firstly, I'd like to apologise to my This Life family for my lack of posts over the past few months, but my hiatus hasn't been unproductive! I've enrolled in a writing course and have been getting some other projects underway in the mean time.. But I've finally managed to pull together a pretty balanced organisational structure so I can get shit done on all the platforms I've dedicated myself to so expect to see more activity from yours truly!
I had a quick chat with Kieran from Black July clothing – a GC based clothing company with simplicity and style. Some of you instagram folks may have come across the notorious #blackjuly posts but if not, I got the details on the scheme of things below!
T: What is the meaning behind Black July and what is it all about?
BJ: I wanted the company name to be really personal to me, so I grabbed my last name "Black", and the month I was born in "July", and threw them together. It just worked.
Buuuut did it ever occur to you what the acronym BJ stands for?
Many times, I get constantly reminded of what it stands for when new customers figure it out, and they ask the exact same question.
With so many other clothing and street-based labels out in the game, how do you think Black July distinguishes itself from the rest and what inspired you to start it?
My clothing company is based on greyscale items and the weird, not-so-perfect drawing style I have. I started the company because I was sick of trying to find casual clothes to wear that would fit the way I liked it.
Do you think Australian apparel differs from American-based apparel companies? How?
It definitely does, but the gap is closing each year. The internet helps me stay current on what people want around the world. With huge brands like Supreme, Obey and others though you can see their influences leaking into the Australian mind-set of "cool" clothing.
So besides your own label, what other clothing brands do you delve into?
The funny thing is I don't really wear brand name clothing. I usually just wear plain black t-shirts or button-up shirts from Lowes. Nothing fancy, I don't usually like to spend a lot of money on my clothing and I think that's apparent in my pricing model.
You have a really interesting (and clever) marketing campaign – reposting photos of fans wearing your gear.. was this intentional or did it just happen?
I've been a fan of Instagram for a very long time, it was only recently that I thought I should make a totally separate account for Black July. Since a lot of my friends, friends-of-friends and so on seemed to like Black July it seemed like a natural step to get people wearing the brand and putting it on my feed.
Where do you source your garments from?
Like most Australian companies, I'm using AS Colour which is the Australian/New Zealand version of American Apparel; both in quality, style and fit.
And printing?
I source the printing and is done on the Gold Coast.
"A t-shirt company based on simplicity and grey scale" is your slogan; where do you pull inspiration from for your designs?
I grab my inspiration from just about anything. Most of it comes at the weirdest of times.
In the bathroom, in the shower, in work meetings, etc usually times where my mind should be more focused on other topics at hand
What are your weapons of choice when creating or brainstorming a collection and what does your work desk/area look like?
It's a mess. It's covered in drawings, chewed up pens and dirty coffee cups. I've never really had to think hard about what I want to release under the name Black July. I've been really lucky so far with a great fan base that like my stuff.
So what does an average day consist of?
Wake up at 6:30am, start work at 7:30am, finish at 3:30pm, send out orders (if there are any), update stock levels, design stuff for bands or other companies, then go to sleep. Eating and breathing come into play sometimes.
What are your favourite Black July items?
I love winter, so I would have to go with the crew neck jumpers and beanies
Is there any winter-wear that you would like to incorporate into the collections that you haven't as yet?
I would like to get windbreakers, gloves and a billion other things but I currently don't have the funds.
What is your association with the artists on the music section on the BJ homepage?
All of these artists help me out through social media, gigs and other little things by telling their friends and followers to check out Black July. It really is quite useful. But they do get discounts and I help them out with their band's merchandise designs, stickers and whatever else they need help with.
So you design clothing un-related to Black July; What is your general process for that?
The clients usually tell me what they want, in the case that they have no idea what they want (which is the usual case) I provide some guidance in what I think will suit their branding.
Are there any particular photographers or artists that you would like to work with down the track for the production or design of a collection?
I like to keep everything local and small scale when it comes to photography and getting other people to help me out. Keeps everybody happy.
What do you think our government should be working towards changing for a better future?
Particularly start ups like mine need a lot of initial funding, so a few more readily available grants would be nice.
So it hasn't been an easy feat getting Black July started?
Definitely not, it's one of the hardest things I've done. Including my 4 year double degree.
What is coming up in the next couple of months for Black July?
I'll be leaving the country for 6 weeks to go to America. So it will be a great time to connect with artists and a whole bunch of endless inspiration opportunities. If anything, it will only make Black July even stronger as a brand and company. In regards to products, it's all a little hush-hush right now but if you find Black July on Instagram there are a few clues on there @blackjuly
Is there a set schedule for the trip? Will you be meeting up with anyone over there or try to?
There is a schedule to fly all over the place, CA, IL, FL, OH, NY, NV. So pretty much everywhere. I'll only be trying to meet with people. Nothing is planned on that front, unfortunately!
Mountain Life.
Mitch swaps the camera for a nice front side air.
Chewy with a clean bs nosegrind.
Above photo captured by Mitch Lightfoot.
Last week I caught up with Canberra ripper Chewy and photographer/ board sports enthusiast Mitchell Lightfoot to go shred the Jindy skate park. It was a killer day by all accounts, both behind the lens and on the deck. This is how it went down…
Be sure to check out Mitch's tumblr here.
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On Mon, May 10, 2010 at 8:16 PM, Andrew Fedoniouk <firstname.lastname@example.com> wrote: > Looking on this document in Mozilla: > http://terrainformatica.com/w3/mozilla-flex-2.htm > > I am getting this rendering: > http://terrainformatica.com/w3/mozilla-flex-2.png > > Two boxes here are defined as: > > #box2 { box-flex: 1.0; width:200px; background:gold;} > #box3 { box-flex: 2.0; width:200px; background:red;} > > According to the name of the property ("box-flex") I would expect that box3 > (flex:2) and box2 (flex:1) > widths will be in proportion 2:1. At least box3 should be wider than box2. > But in fact box3 is smaller! That is completely unexpected > as all other properties of these two elements are the same. > > It appears that different values of the 'width' may change > meaning of 'box-flex'. Larger values of the flex may lead to larger widths - > proportion A/B. But as we can see larger flexes may lead to smaller widths > too - suddenly to change to B/A. > > In any case box-flex multiplier appears as completely unpredictable when > 'width's are expressed in percents. > > Question to authors of the FlexBox proposal: > what is the motivation to use such an algorithm? > > And yet: if someone would ask to define in one sentence (for dummies) > meaning of such "box-flex" what would be that sentence? What does it > mean/flex to be short? I've tried to explain this multiple times, and the spec for Flexbox explains it as well. Let me try one final time, with a few examples. 1) Assume a container, width:300px, with two children, one of them width:100px and the other width:150px. Both children have box-flex:1. 100+150 = 250px, so there is 50px of "leftover space" in the box. The children have equal box-flex values, so they'll split the leftover space equally between them. 50px split two ways is 25px each. So, after allocating the flexible space, the children end up being 125px and 175px wide, exactly filling their parent. 2) Assume a contain, 500px wide, with two children, one of the width:100px and box-flex:1, the other width:100px and box-flex:2. 100+100=200px, so there's 300px of leftover space. Splitting up that space in proportion with the box-flex values means that the first box gets 100px and the second gets 200px. So, after allocating te flexible space, the children end up being 200px and 300px wide, exactly filling their parent. 3) Assume a container, 200px wide. It has two children, one of them width:100px and the other width:200px. Both have box-flex: 1. 100+200 = 300, so they are 100px wider than their parent has room for. Their box-flex values are equal, so they'll shrink equal amounts, 50px each. After shrinking the boxes, then, the first box is 50px wide and the second is 150px wide, exactly filling their parent. ~TJReceived on Tuesday, 11 May 2010 03:34:44 UTC
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Cheerleading Uniform Fitting - May 20 - 1:00-3:00 pm at Sheaffer Field.
Because we are ordering new uniforms, we need everyone to come in for a fitting with samples so we order the appropriate sizes. We will bring everyone in by first letter of last name. PLEASE have girls wear a bathing suit or sports bra and compression shorts for modesty as we don't have private fitting rooms at Sheaffer Field House.
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Wednesday, August 27, 2014
Vests and Fur
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Your sandals are so cute. You look so pretty and natural in all these photos. The dog makes for a cute creeper. I need an olive utility vest. Today alone I have seen at least a dozen blogger wearing theirs. I want one, come on!! =(ReplyDelete
love these photo's. It crazy that its the end of August. I also feel you with the blisters. I can't tell you how many I have gotten this year. Sadly my sandals had to be put away. Its to cold out to wear them now :(ReplyDelete
It's too hot for me to wear my vest like that but you are making me wish I could weAr it already.ReplyDelete
Marie @ In Our Happy Place
Great Look. this vest is one of my faves... I love how you styled it!ReplyDelete
can't wait to follow along!
xo Jessica
I love my vest and it's great with shorts here. Cute!ReplyDelete
What a cute dog! I have a similar vest and I love wearing it as a light layer. Yours looks really nice here!ReplyDelete
What a cute outfit!! Love your vest & your pics came out great!ReplyDelete
Marta, xo
Cute outfit! I love love love Clothes Mentor! You found some good thrifts!ReplyDelete
Tif @ Bright on a Budget
I wish I could still fit into my white shorts-- I would wear them with my utility vest allll the time :)ReplyDelete
These army vests are all the rage! Perfect for the transitioning period.ReplyDelete
Loving that army vest. I am not really good at styling them, but your outfit has given me some inspiration on what to do with it. I need to add that to my thrift wish list now. Thank you for linking up with the Thrift Sisters. Truly appreciate having you join us. Thank you again.ReplyDelete
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Family Fitness and In Home Care for Elderly
What a relief it is to know that winter might finally be wrapping up and spring will slowly start arriving. Whether New Year's Resolutions have been successful or a disappointment, now is the time to think about fitness and improving health. Family fitness will not only keep the family on the same page, but will also help to keep everyone motivated to keep going.
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Sometimes the winter chill can get brutal and that makes it difficult to participate in outdoor activities. This is when turning on a fun song and hosting a family dance party is a great alternative to outdoor play. Dancing can be a great workout! Take turns choosing songs and use this time to also clean the house. Play a game of Simon-Says and incorporate it into the dance party. Family fitness doesn't have to be boring or strenuous. Simply moving your body is enough to get the heartrate up.
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The Shed Project
This post is not really woodworking more like carpentry. Sheds are legal in this town as long as they are not on a permanent foundation and are at least 3 feet from a utility easement.
I bought this house in February 1999. There was a 10×12 foot shed in the back yard which was even at that time clearly deteriorating. Fast forwarding to 2015 and it had become a house for homeless rodents. The door had disintegrated and part of the floor had rotted away. I do need the storage space so I am rebuilding the underlying structure and will be replacing some of the rotted T1-11 siding on the front.
This is the patient. Note there is no transom or sill under the doorway. The front of the shed faces West and is just set on the dirt following the grade of the lot. It definitely tilts towards the back where there is a drainage swale. My measurements estimate the front is four inches higher than the rear. I believe this was a major factor in the floor deteriorating as rain falling on the door will run into the shed. I will think about raising the rear to make the structure level.
Most of the trim is untreated pine, and the bottom front has been in contact with soil.
Part of the floor has been removed here and the camera is inside looking at the area underneath the door. Some timber and Great Stuff there in an attempt to keep the rabbits out. The floor is 5/8 plywood and was nailed down with ten penny spikes about every 15 inches. Not fun to get up but I want to put it back down if possible after the framing is repaired.
Transom area from the outside. This would be looking east.
On the south side the floor has been taken up to see what structure is underneath. The shed proper is made of a set of prefabricated barn shaped 2×4 trusses. They are supported by four 4×4 timbers running east to west on a two foot spacing. I discovered that these 4x4s are in turn supported by three 4x4s running north-south set into the dirt.
Four two foot spaced 4×4 across a ten foot shed leaves a foot extra on each side
The plywood flooring has rotted in the area around the door. It has been replaced in pieces at least once.
The first phase was to shore up and replace the sill under the front. Here the front of the shed has been jacked up about four inches. I obtained several two foot long 12×3″ treated cutoffs from a forest preserve project a few miles from here. Getting them home on a bicycle was interesting. My original plan was to use the cutoffs as pads underneath the 4×4 sub structure. In this photo there is a pad under each of the four members at the front. I have a number of treated 2×6 timbers removed from a deck and I decided to put one 2×6 on top of each of the lateral 4x4s. This will raise the entire structure an inch and a half, getting it above the dirt. I hope.
This bumper jack is raising the southwest corner. Big jack, must have been from a Buick. It will pull a fence post no problem.
I'm cutting the 2 foot pads in half which gives a piece about 11×12″ and you can see the pad in the corner.
I have one hydraulic floor jack, and a half dozen scissors jacks accumulated in anticipation of this project. The procedure is to dig a hole, slide the jack under a support beam and turn the cranks evenly. The floor jack worked the easiest, and the bumper jack not too difficult with the load but the scissor jacks were hard to turn their screw while the jack is in a hole. A big crescent wrench helped.
I'm also putting a pair of support pads under each side because I noticed the shed has sagged a bit in the middle.
This photo shows the north side of the shed. Another scissors jack is helping raise the center of the structure and the front is now elevated. Pads have been placed at the front corner (left of photo) and at two spaces under the side 4×4″. You can see a 2×6 has been slid over the front lateral and also over the lateral in the center. The barn shaped trusses are on 24 inch centers.
The horizontal part of the bottom front truss 2×4 that formerly formed the bottom of the door frame was gone. Rather than replace it with another 2×4, I laminated a pair of 2x6s with a bit of half inch plywood to make a beam the same thickness. The vertical studs that formed the door frame are rotted at the bottom, they will be replaced when I find a suitable door.
This is the southwest front corner after raising and placing the treated lumber pad, and installing a new beam across the front. I have screwed a short piece of 2×4 to the rotted door frame to hold it together temporarily.
This is the north side of the door frame with a good 2×4 added.
At this point the front had been repaired enough that I could begin at the back of the shed. The remainder of the floor was removed, the jacks moved to the back. I decided to add another three inches under the rearmost beam to make the structure more level. This is the final arrangement at the north east corner. Three 2×6 under the side beams and two of the 3 inch pads to help take the load. I put a long lag bolt all the way through the 2×6 to tie the structure together.
This is the opposite rear corner.
The two middle 4x4s had to be double padded as well.
Since I had added 3×12 pads at two points along each side, raising the rear an additional three inches required adding some additional wood to take up the space at those points. One inch ripped from a 4×4 above the pad at the left in this photo and one inch plus a 2×6 at the right. The center lateral beam just needed one more 2×6 to make it come out even. The center was bolted down as well.
Now the structural repair was complete and I could start putting the plywood floor back down. It's splintered a bit from digging out the nails but in a shed, I don't care, I spackled the splinters. I'm screwing everything together so it can be taken up easily at some future time. I put down a layer of rosin paper. Don't know if that's necessary but I had some so I used it.
This photo is the north side corner at the rear.
This photo is the south corner at the rear. I also squirted Great Stuff in all the spaces around where the trusses were cut out.
To Do as of 8/7: Finish re-laying the floor and plan to patch the damaged part. Find an exterior door! Get a sheet of T1-11. Get a sheet of 5/8 ply to patch the floor. Get 1×4 cedar to frame the door. Figure out how to get those home. Add soffit vent screens and a screened vent at the rear near peak.
Update: Week of August 10-14
The flooring is all back in place except a 2′ x 6′ piece behind the door which was too badly rotted to reuse.
Added four soffit vents and a 14 inch square gable vent at the top rear. Made a nice cedar frame for the gable vent.
I rented a pickup truck from Menards ($19 for 75 minutes, made it with 15 minutes to spare) and hauled the following things home:
Sheet of 5/8 exterior plywood
Sheet of T1-11 siding
Three 8 foot 1x6s
Three 7 foot 2x4s
And while I had the truck, a used exterior door from the Habitat Resale store.
So now I have no excuse for not finishing the project.
I am not very confident with the door, have to make a frame to fit it. After some drawing and math involving ugly fractions I had a plan for the frame.
The old frame is 4 1/2 inches thick. Probably made to account for a 2×4 stud wall and a half inch of wall board on either side. I only have the stud wall to account for so have downsized the proposed frame to 3 1/2 inches wide. I bought three 2x6s to form the frame so I moved my table saw to the summer workshop (driveway) and ripped them down. Two of the waste strips were then ripped to 3/8″ thickness, one to half inch. These will form the stop moldings . Here is the ripping work station. I use my plug in router table as an outfeed support. It plugs into channels on either side of the saw table.
I blocked up the door on a couple of saw horses and clamped the stop molding and frame members to the sides to get an idea of what to do next. It looked good but how to align the hinges?
The door formerly had hinges with four screw holes. Could not find hinges that matched the hole pattern though so I moved the hinges up a half inch so there was solid wood for new screws. I decided to cut the hinges into the frame member first. I aligned them to the board edge and knifed in the hinge outline. Used a one inch chisel to further deepen the hinge outline and a small gouge to round the corners. Then wasted most of the pocket with a trim router, followed by a pass with my good old Stanley 71 router plane to clean up the edges. Hinges fit well. Now to fasten the other hinge leaves to the door.
I set the frame with hinges attached on the door. With a 3/4″ board under each one it looked like the alignment on the door was as good as it could be. Piloted the screws with a Vix bit.
This shows one of the hinges hanging over the door edge ready to be piloted and screwed down. After running four screws in each hinge on the door side, I removed the clamps and, Moment of Truth, found the frame pivoted all the way with no binding whatsoever. Success!
The final bit of engineering was to bridge the top of the frame. After studying the existing frame, I decided to capture this horizontal board in shallow Dados. I laid them out in pencil, cut the sides down a quarter inch with a back saw then hogged out most of the waste with a chisel. Cleaned the bottom of the dado with the Stanley 71 router plane. This is the Christopher Schwarz/ Roy Underhill method and was probably faster than setting up a jig for the little Dewalt router.
This photo shows the dado with header board inserted, glued and screwed.
Finally I screwed a temporary header across the bottom of the frame, punched out the hinge pins and removed the door. Two temporary diagonal braces were screwed on so the frame can be safely moved. Both the door and the frame are on the back yard deck now with a coat of paint drying. I think it will work, will find out Monday when the install is done.
Update August 18
Howard Peterson, from the Dupage Woodworkers Club came over to help with the door. Howard is active with Habitat for Humanity and has much experience building houses. In four hours we had the door installed and the missing piece of flooring replaced.
After tearing out the old frame and the 2x4s that supported it, a framing square showed the opening was far from square, and the floor was not level. Howard ripped tapered shims from 2x4s to correct the out of square condition. Look closely at the vertical edges in the next photo, you can see the tapered bits. I would never have though of doing this, thanks Howard!
After considerable fussing, the door fit well, and we cut a new piece to replace the open floor behind the door. The inside of the shed is now secure and usable.
Update August 23
Next step was to replace the rotted and ant infested sections of T1-11 siding on the front. I figured I could do this with a single sheet of siding if only the bad parts were re done so ran a horizontal chalk line two feet up from the bottom and sliced off the old material with a circular saw. New sections were cut and fitted. I decided to run the new lower piece down almost to the footing to fill the open gap there and in doing so, almost ran out of the new sheet. The lower right piece was short but it turned out the pattern didn't line up anyway so I made a five inch filler piece and it's hardly visible.
All the new sections are fastened with screws and I put aluminum drip edge strips in the horizontal seams to keep rain out of the joint.
And here is the repaired front side with one coat of oil stain. Later another coat of stain was done on the entire shed. Had to caulk a number of carpenter bee holes in the left hand soffit.
The final step was to replace the edge and door trim on the front. I had to rent the Menards truck again to bring home the half dozen cedar boards I figured would be needed. I'm using six inch cedar trim around the door rather than brick molding plus four inch that was on the old door.
Cedar was cut and fitted for door stop moldings at this time. This was complicated by the fact that there was a 3/4 inch warp in the front wall which cause the top left corner of the door frame to stick out farther than the right side. I couldn't use the stop moldings I had previously made, had to make tapered stop strips out of cedar to account for the bulge. It was a chance to use my latest secret weapon, a crude scrub plane I made out of a decrepit wooden jack plane. The blade has been ground to a radius of 8 inches so the plane takes a deep narrow cut. It hogged off the extra wood down to the line in about five minutes and I shot the edge with a long jointer plane.
My scrub plane takes out these thick rough shavings. Doesn't take many passes to remove a half inch of cedar.
All the trim and stop is in place in this picture. I installed an aluminum threshold piece which will help shed water out the front instead of running back into the shed floor.
A major benefit of using deck screws instead of nails is you can take the project apart for painting. I painted the trim a lighter color to match the house, would have gone crazy cutting in two coats of paint around all that cedar. Here is all that carefully fitted wood painted and drying on saw horses.
Update August 25
And this is the completed, painted restoration. Just need to add some weather stripping around the door and caulk a few gaps under the eves.
I've been fussing inside the shed all day. It's an interesting problem, how to best make use of a 10×12 foot space. Formerly, stuff was just piled on the floor, so usually had to crawl over some things to get to what I needed. I'm now hanging as much as I can from the back and front walls and stashing spare wood scraps in the rafters so the floor space is clear.
Final Update September 4
Thinking more about efficient utilization of the interior space, I realized that adding shelving would help. The cheapest 18 inch commercial product I found was at Meijers, $25 for a four shelf unit 4 feet high. The home centers had similar units starting at $45. I decided I could build something better. There were 2x4s nailed across the inside of the shed on both sides with a single nail in each stud, I believe these originally supported the frames while the T1-11 siding and roof was nailed on. So I tore those 2x4s down, ripped them lengthwise to make 2 by 2s and converted them into shelves on each side of the shed. Also I had 3/8 plywood available that my neighbor surplused after a sump pump failure which I cut in around the studs. Would not have been able to do that with commercial metal shelving.
The final touch was to build a ramp leading up to the now higher threshold. I had 2×6 treated boards left over from rebuilding a planter years ago. It took a bit of fussing to get the ramp stable but I can easily wheel the lawn mower in there now which will clear space in the garage.
The structure is considered finished now, though there will always be changes to my storage strategy. I hope it lasts another 20 years.


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List of dos and don'ts also forbids outsiders from influencing matters on campuskolkata Updated: Sep 11, 2013 11:17 IST
Students should not attack teachers. Nor should they do anything immoral towards them.
Trinamool Congress leaders have sent a rulebook to Trinamool Congress Chhatra Parishad units in all colleges and universities across Bengal, imparting basics taught to children at home, while admitting in the process that there was substance in the allegations that ruling party supporters had beaten up teachers and principals in a series of attacks across campuses in the state.
A list of dos and don'ts also includes stopping the practice of people outside the college influencing matters inside, making it mandatory for student leaders to take permission for political programmes and agitations.
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The weather is so humid and hot today, but very fine day for the festival!!
We often go to this shrine especially in the summer to catch cicadas with kids!
This year I must go there again and again with Sweetie, I'm sure!
And we went through like the signboard and went to the center of the shrine to pray!
He couldn't scoop any goldfishes and me either (shame...).
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Sweetie seemed so happy to do these kind of games!
And when we were going back, fire engine was there in front of the shrine to train!
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Sweetie was a bit nervous, and when I said him to pause to take a photo, he did "4" with his fingers, it means 4 years old, why? Was he very confused?? (lol)
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This dragonfly didn't escape from us at all, he flied around but soon he came back to us.
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I wrote we are livint without air-con on the last post, though today we switched on!!!
In the hot summer, I become to like Tatami or Igusa-mat (which is Sweetie is lying down in the photo) that is quite cool!
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Relational Repair For "The Difficult" | Jen Hatkmaker
I've been a jerky, irritated, short-tempered, impatient Icky Mom to this child for a few weeks. I've been my worst self. Where loving attention was called for, I gave short answers. When a simple answer was required, I sighed. When the last dregs of daily parenting just needed a short book and a few (more) minutes of conversation, I said we didn't have to read on Christmas break and hollered in a six-second prayer from the other room. It's like I can't dig deep enough for the requirements of this relationship lately. Whether the well is just dry or my selfishness is simply unbridled or this child really would shatter the patience of Job, it doesn't matter. Because she is unhappy and I am unhappy and apparently I am the grown up and something has to give.
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Race and blackness and culture are part of his vernacular, his existence and identity — he is conversant in the language of race and racial dynamics, as is my husband. My parents are not, and never were. This lack of conversancy, of a particular fluency — the lack of racial awareness and cultural contact in their role as white parents of a black child — played an enormous role in my thinking at various points throughout my early life and young adulthood that I likely would have made a much better white girl.
You'd Be Shocked At What These Fashion Editors Are Editing Out Of Their Photos | Lisa Wade
At the time, when we pored over the raw images, creating the appearance of smooth flesh over protruding ribs, softening the look of collarbones that stuck out like coat hangers, adding curves to flat bottoms and cleavage to pigeon chests, we felt we were doing the right thing… We knew our readers would be repelled by these grotesquely skinny women, and we also felt they were bad role models and it would be irresponsible to show them as they really were. But now, I wonder. Because for all our retouching, it was still clear to the reader that these women were very, very thin. But, hey, they still looked great!
via archdaily.com How Money Changes The Way We Think And Behave | Huffington Post
Several studies have shown that wealth may be at odds with empathy and compassion. Research published in the journal Psychological Science also found that people of lower economic status were better at reading others' facial expressions — an important marker of empathy — than wealthier people. "A lot of what we see is a baseline orientation for the lower class to be more empathetic and the upper class to be less [so]," study co-author Michael Kraus told TIME. "Lower-class environments are much different from upper-class environments. Lower-class individuals have to respond chronically to a number of vulnerabilities and social threats. You really need to depend on others so they will tell you if a social threat or opportunity is coming and that makes you more perceptive of emotions."
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It must not be easy growing up as a black boy in a society that sees you as a dangerous, yet endangered. Young black men are forced to make other people feel comfortable around them, to make themselves appear less threatening. Why is it a young black man's responsibility to make others feel at ease? They sense the tension rising when they are laughing and goofing off with friends loudly. They know that despite their best efforts, the culture of fear surrounding them is overpowering.
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As little brothers do, I learned from Billy and performed this character to my friends. On a daily basis, I told jokes involving Asian parents, bad driving skills, nerds, rice and eggrolls, small dicks, dog eaters, squinty eyes, accents, kung fu, and William Hung. And as long as my friends laughed, it felt great. I invited other kids to do the same with their race or ethnicity. There were only about 60 kids in my grade and soon, these racist jokes became a part of our language. Saying one more of these jokes became easier and easier. With no other Asian, black or Hispanic students to tell us that the jokes were hurtful, we just continued with white students laughing at our jokes and encouraging us on. The worst and most hurtful jokes, we often told ourselves. And we thought not giving a fuck, not being so sensitive, but, instead, being "cool with it" was our way of saying that we were not what we made fun of.
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Studies show that children who exhibit self-control and the ability to delay gratification enjoy greater future success. Anecdotally, we know that children who don't think they're the center of the universe are a pleasure to be around. Alice Sedar, Ph.D., a former journalist for Le Figaro and a professor of French Culture at Northeastern University, agrees. "Living in a group is a skill," she declares, and it's one that the French assiduously cultivate in their kids.


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