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Derek Sherrod
Sherrod in 2011
|No. -- Free agent
|Offensive tackle
|Personal information
|Date of birth:
|April 23, 1989
|Place of birth:
|Chula Vista, California
|6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
|321 lb (146 kg)
|Career information
|High school:
|Caledonia (MS)
|Mississippi State
|NFL Draft:
|2011 / Round: 1 / Pick: 32
|Career history
|Career highlights and awards
|Career NFL statistics as of Week 8, 2014
Derek Lee Sherrod (born April 23, 1989) is an American football offensive tackle who is currently a free agent. He was drafted by the Green Bay Packers in the first round of the 2011 NFL Draft. He played college football at Mississippi State.
Early years
Sherrod was born in Chula Vista, California. He attended Caledonia High School in Caledonia, Mississippi, where he played for the Caledonia Confederates high school football team. He was a four-year starter on the offensive line and three-year regular on the defensive side of the ball. He allowed just one quarterback sack during his senior season and was credited with 32 pancake blocks, while also making 79 tackles on defense, with six quarterback sacks and four fumble recoveries. Sherrod was a first-team All-State selection in Class 3A by the Mississippi Association of Coaches at offensive tackle.
Regarded as a four-star recruit, he was listed as the No. 13 offensive tackle prospect of the class of 2007.[1] He chose Mississippi State University over Florida, Miami (Fla.), Notre Dame, Michigan, Louisville and Ole Miss.
College career
In 2007, his true freshman year, Sherrod played in all but two games (11 of 13) during regular season. As a sophomore, he became a starter in the final 11 games for the Bulldogs at left tackle, after missing the season opener due to injury and not starting in Week 2.
In his junior season, Sherrod started all 12 games at left tackle and helped pave the way for Mississippi State to lead the Southeastern Conference in rushing, with running back Anthony Dixon recording 1,391 yards for the season (a new MSU single-season rushing record).
As a senior, he was a first team All-SEC selection and helped the Bulldogs to a 9–4 record and a 52–14 victory over Michigan in the 2011 Gator Bowl.
Professional career
Green Bay Packers
Sherrod was selected in the first round (32nd overall) of the 2011 NFL Draft by the Green Bay Packers.[2] He was the first Mississippi State Bulldog selected in the first round since Walt Harris and Eric Moulds in 1996.
Sherrod broke his right leg on December 18, 2011 when linebacker Tamba Hali rolled into him during the fourth quarter of the Packers 14-19 loss to the Kansas City Chiefs. He missed the entire 2012 season recovering from the injury.
On August 20, 2013, Packers GM Ted Thompson stated he was confident Sherrod would play in the 2013 season.[3] Sherrod started the 2013 on the PUP list. He was moved to the active roster on November 5, 2013. Sherrod was waived on November 3, 2014.[4]
Kansas City Chiefs
On December 31, 2014, the Kansas City Chiefs signed Sherrod to a future free agent contract.[5] He was cut from the team on September 5, 2015 as the Chiefs reduced their roster to 53 players.[6]
Sherrod graduated in August 2010 with a bachelor's degree in business with a focus on financial risk management, insurance and financial planning, with a 3.54 grade point average. He was a finalist for the NCAA's 2010 William V. Campbell Trophy, commonly called the "Academic Heisman."[7]
- ↑ "Offensive tackles 2007". Rivals.com. January 24, 2007.
- ↑ Huffman, Joshua (April 29, 2011). "Green Bay Packers Select Derek Sherrod in The First Round of The 2011 NFL Draft: Fan's Take". Yahoo! Sports. Retrieved April 29, 2011.
- ↑ http://www.jsonline.com/blogs/sports/220357241.html
- ↑ "Packers activate JC Tretter, release Derek Sherrod". Packers.com. Retrieved 3 November 2014.
- ↑ http://www.arrowheadpride.com/2014/12/31/7473461/kansas-city-chiefs-packers-derek-sherrod-players
- ↑ http://espn.go.com/blog/nflnation/post/_/id/177833/kansas-city-chiefs-cut-19-players-including-wr-fred-williams
- ↑ Cleveland, Rick (November 26, 2010). "MSU tackle stars on and off field". The Clarion-Ledger.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from NFL.com • ESPN • Pro-Football-Reference
- Mississippi State Bulldogs bio


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My Five is an Alli feature where we ask the same five questions to five different athletes and compile all the crazy answers for your reading pleasure. For this installment, we talked to skaters Eli Reed, Marcelo Bastos, Mario Saenz, Juergen Horrwarth and Rob Lorifice.
Question 1: What's your favorite sport besides skateboarding?
Eli Reed: Basketball.
Marcelo Bastos: Snowboarding, even though I don't get to go as much as I want.
Mario Saenz: I think basketball or baseball. I'm representing the Lakers today.
Juergen Horrwarth: I used to do a lot of sports myself, and I like to watch a lot of them as well. But to me, the sports I love playing the most are the raquet ones like ping pong and badminton, I used to play that sort of thing a lot.
Rob Lorifice: I guess I watch football a lot. I'm a Chargers fan.
Question 2: What actor would you want to play you in a movie?
Eli Reed: I don't like too many young actors, but I guess Casey Affleck would be pretty good.
Marcelo Bastos: Johnny Depp because he's crazy.
Mario Saenz: Either the crazy guy or the gangster. Someone completely opposite of how I am in real life.
Juergen Horrwarth: I honestly wouldn't know.
Rob Lorifice: I don't know. Tom Cruise (laughs). No, no, I'm just kidding. Johnny Depp or someone cool like that. Maybe Brad Pitt because he's hot.
Question 3: Would you rather have super strength or super intelligence?
Eli Reed: Super strength, because it seems like the smarter you get, the more bummed you are on some of the wrong things in the world.
Marcelo Bastos: Super intelligence.
Mario Saenz: Really smart.
Juergen Horrwarth: I think if you're super intelligent, you can manage to get strong somehow.
Rob Lorifice: Intelligence.
Question 4: When was the last time you laughed so hard you cried?
Eli Reed: Probably not too long ago, but I can't even remember. It happens pretty often.
Marcelo Bastos: I don't even remember.
Mario Saenz: I honestly don't remember. I laugh all the time!
Juergen Horrwarth: Not too long ago. I think it was in some hotel room with a bunch of my skating colleagues, definitely with Renton.
Rob Lorifice: Whenever I hang out with Danny Mayer.
Question 5: Mac or PC?
Eli Reed: Mac.
Marcelo Bastos: Mac. All the way.
Mario Saenz: Mac for sure.
Juergen Horrwarth: Mac
Rob Lorifice: Mac
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More Snow!! This time we didn't have to travel to Mt. Hood, snow actually fell in the Portland area and created a perfect winter wonderland for an engagement session. Jessica and Nathan told me they wanted to wait until Spring to do their engagement photos. They called me up during our little snow storm and asked if they could do their session now in the snow. I was so excited! As I said in the last post, I love shooting in the snow. It's beautiful and fun. Jessica and Nathan were so much fun to photograph, they laughed and cuddled and kissed and threw snowballs at each other. What else could you ask for? I told them to bring a warm blanket to snuggle-up in so they wore their Oregon Ducks blanket proud. It was perfect since their first date was a Ducks game. I loved how all the photos turned out, it was so hard to choose a few to share on the blog. Alas I picked out some favorites. Special thanks to Christiane Butler for coming along and assisting me.
Jessica and Nathan I can't wait to shoot your wedding, it's going to be gorgeous and so much fun (and a little warmer!) Congratulations and enjoy the photos.


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The First-of-Its-Kind Online Business Tool That Estimates Preterm Birth Expenses and Offers Recommendations on How to Improve Employees' Birth Outcomes
SAN FRANCISCO, CA--(Marketwired - December 10, 2015) - The reality of preterm birth is heart-wrenching and costly. The statistics are sobering. 1 in 10 babies is born preterm (less than 37 weeks gestation) each year in the United States. Preterm birth is the number one killer of newborns in the United States. Those babies who survive are at greater risk for lifelong health complications. The average medical cost of preterm babies is twelve times greater than a healthy baby. Childbirth and newborn care are a big part of employers' health insurance costs representing the most expensive conditions billed to commercial insurers for hospital care1 and accounting for 7 of the top 10 individual hospital procedures billed2. How will the next preterm baby impact business? How can businesses prepare for this impact and improve the health of their employees?
"Premature birth costs businesses more than $12 billion annually in excess health care costs," said Micah Weinberg, Ph.D. President and Senior Policy Advisor at The Bay Area Council Economic Institute. "Unfortunately, preterm birth happens unexpectedly making it challenging for businesses to anticipate the expense. When we learned about the costs of this health crisis, we knew businesses needed a tool to estimate their potential expense accurately. We partnered with March of Dimes, the country's leading non-profit for maternal and infant health, to create the first-of-its-kind online business tool: Prematurity Cost to Business Estimator. Now, for the first time, businesses can quickly and easily estimate their preterm birth expenses and receive recommendations to improve the health and birth outcomes of their employees."
The estimator is designed to increase awareness about the impact of prematurity and improve the health of employees and their babies through the use of existing, comprehensive health information and recommendations provided by March of Dimes. "By investing in the prevention of preterm birth, employers can help families and rein in their health care costs at the same time," said Dr. Jennifer L. Howse, President of March of Dimes. "At the March of Dimes, we don't believe it's appropriate to single out individual employees' health care costs. However, the fact that premature birth is costing companies millions of dollars is something we cannot afford to ignore. The March of Dimes stands ready to work with all interested companies in developing policies that can help to reduce employees' risk of preterm birth."
The March of Dimes recommends steps that businesses can take to support maternal and newborn health, including the implementation of "Healthy Babies, Healthy Business®" -- the March of Dimes free web-based pregnancy wellness program." More information is available at marchofdimes.org/hbhb.
Currently in beta testing, this interactive web-based tool will be "officially released" at a special luncheon at The Bay Area Council Economic Institute today. "We believe the estimator will be extremely helpful for companies with 500 employees or more. This tool allows companies to estimate the real impact of preterm birth on their business," said Tré McCalister, Ed.D, Co-Chair of the National March of Dimes Prematurity Cost to Business Steering Committee and Principal, Total Health Management, Mercer.
According to March of Dimes, about half of premature births happen from unknown causes. Even if a woman has done everything right during her pregnancy, she can go into premature labor and give birth early. March of Dimes recommends steps women can take to reduce preterm birth risk, such as to quit smoking, get to a healthy weight before pregnancy and birth spacing. The complete list, including signs of preterm labor, is available here http://www.marchofdimes.org/complications/reduce-your-risk-of-preterm-labor-and-birth.aspx
To try the Prematurity Cost to Business Estimator, the new free March of Dimes business tool, go to b2b.marchofdimes.org. Details about the methodology can be found can be found in the March of Dimes California newsroom http://www.marchofdimes.org/california/news_13748.html. For national Premature Birth Report Card information visit here: http://www.multivu.com/players/English/7653351-march-of-dimes-premature-birth-report/
1 Wier, L.M. (Thomson Reuters) and Andrews, R.M. (AHRQ). The National Hospital Bill: The Most Expensive Conditions by Payer, 2008. HCUP Statistical Brief #107. March 2011. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. http://www.hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/statbriefs/sb107.pdf
2 Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, 2009 Nationwide Inpatient Sample. Accessed at http://hcupnet.ahrq.gov/HCUPnet.jsp.
About March of Dimes
The March of Dimes works to improve the health of babies by preventing birth defects, premature birth and infant mortality. Each year nearly 4,000,000 babies are born in the United States and March of Dimes touches each one of them through research, education, community programs, support, and advocacy. March of Dimes is the leading nonprofit organization for pregnancy and baby health. For the latest resources and information, visit marchofdimes.org. For resources in Spanish, visit nacersano.org. Find March of Dimes on Facebook and follow on Twitter. A wealth of educational video resources is available on the March of Dimes YouTube channel.
About the Bay Area Council Economic Institute
The Bay Area Council Economic Institute is a public-private partnership of business, labor, government and higher education that works to foster a competitive economy in California and the San Francisco Bay Area, including San Francisco, Oakland and Silicon Valley. The Economic Institute produces authoritative analyses on economic policy issues affecting the region and the state, including infrastructure, globalization, energy, science and governance, and mobilizes California and Bay Area leaders around targeted policy initiatives.
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Contact Information:
Media Contacts:
Sacramento and Bay Area Inquiries:
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Bay Area Council:
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Vice President, Communications and Major Events
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This article is presented by Vijay Web Solutions India Pvt. Ltd., a complete mobile and web application development company in India. The article represents the technologies used for developing web applications focused, comparing open source alternative to proprietary supported in Linux, also commenting on performance and development time.
Comparing Alternative Distribution
Currently there is a wave of development / export of most applications for use on the web. It should be emphasized that one should be careful when doing this as it should analyze the real need of it, so the development of web applications is more complex than the development of executable applications.
Solutions such as application delivery are needed in companies that have branches / points distributed over a considerable distance geographically. Citrix Metaframe is one of the tools that is installed on a Windows server with great performance hardware, allows publishing of any program installed on it. It provides user friendly interface to define which users can access each application published and how many instances of this application can run simultaneously according to the number of licenses. It is a great solution because it works with complex software applications made by going to the DOS platform. Greatest obstacle in such a solution is its cost, it can turn into more than $ 20,000.00 just for this tool with a considerable server hardware.
An alternative would be to develop web applications for use in the browser and distributed via a web server. I have always wondered about what would use more network traffic. Both forms are processed on the server, both using a metaframe as using a web application. But think about how it would be to transfer the image generated by the client instance on the server that is to be transferred to the client metaframe, if it would generate more traffic than sending an HTML document.
Greatest attractive to use the second option is you can use the Unix platform and our old known as Apache web server. For such applications there are several free to use database management systems like PostgreSQL, Firebird or even the most popular MySQL, which is widely used for its integration with PHP. Nor would there be problems in integrating an application that was being published by a Linux server with Apache to access databases on a Windows server, for example.
Applications always require Relational Database Management Systems (RDBMS). Currently, there are several alternatives available in the market, being always hottest, the Oracle, currently at version 12c (c stands for cloud) and Microsoft SQL Server at version 2014. These solutions are great, however cost a bit outside the context of many companies on the rise. Alternatively, the DBMSs appeared attractive for situations like this, because despite being free to use, features stable operation and very good consistency.
There is availability of versions available for various distributions of Linux. Among them we can mention the PostgreSQL, which has characteristics and features that do not want to leave it on business. Firebird which is the freeware version of our renowned Interbase, having the same characteristics and is compatible with the same. But, surely you could not miss the MySQL which despite being the least robust of the three above options is the most used. A lot of web application development companies developing commercial applications working with PostgreSQL, to be the most robust among them and implement a best aspects safety. The Firebird still leaves a bit to be desired in this regard. The adoption of tools like these in projects reduces the cost of deploying the systems in customers. This facilitates their financial customer acceptance which might not be achieved only with the use of these free alternatives.
Technologies for Development
For the development of applications, use some CGI tool able to interpret the scripts on the server and return a default output to the user (HTML), to interact and post this information to be processed on the server, etc... There are several tools available on the market, thus as in the database have the paid and free to use. There are still very large number of servers using ASP which is Microsoft proprietary, which can only be installed on a server running Windows.
In return, we have solutions that are platform as JSP (Java Server Pages), PHP, and ColdFusion, which despite to be paid, and support installation on various distributions of Linux. Initially, in response to the use of ASP, PHP, which has spread a lot and gained a lot of fans is the clear language for programming that supports development with the paradigm of object orientation. The reason both has widespread, because there are several packages and documentation available on the Internet for both of these technologies.
Another tool that has been growing very equaling or even surpassing is JSP, because being originated from Sun's Java technology, it presents as a very consistent solution due to the great support that provides the Java language and how big the opponent group .NET from Microsoft. Also it supports the deployment on a Linux server. A proprietary solution that many are unaware that also supports Linux is Adobe ColdFusion currently at version 11. We will briefly discuss about it in the paragraphs below.
It offers the possibility to run on a Linux server with Apache and consult a base in a MS SQL Server on a Windows server. It is a simple and clear language, with advantages and disadvantages over the others. How big advantage is the ability to rapidly develop, because the language has different tags, such as CFINPUTs, which besides having the same attributes of INPUTs defined in HTML, allow the tag itself set the field validation on the client, messages, etc... without the need to write code in Javascript for this, as it would be in the languages mentioned above.
ColdFusion automatically generates these codes. Allows integration with Java technology since their codes are compiled and these generated classes in Java are used to send the output to the user. Disadvantages are that the cost for its implementation is necessary to acquire a license to power up Install the server and the CF developer community is very small in relation to the other. For example, to generate a PDF document that in the case of PHP and JSP must be native or using packages and libraries in CF only with proprietary solutions support. Notes on a case study that although it consume a considerable amount of RAM memory and other resources, it has a good performance microprocessor Pentium IV 2.4 MHz, 1GB of RAM and a 800MHz local bus without the need for a dual server.
All this with the Apache web server with SSL support. A detail that is worth noting that in this case study that I have seen, opening a series of doors services the CF, the more interesting it would be to place a firewall even before avoid direct external access.
With this article, we hope to have contributed to the analysis of its structure helping to choose the path you want to follow. Proprietary solutions can be integrated into the Linux platform bringing benefits and reducing the cost. If the company can invest in a solution based on CF aimed at the rapid development of the projects, this can be achieved in the Linux environment.


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Beauty Out of Babylon Store
I am incredibly stoked to be able to finally announce that Beauty Out of Babylon is now offering several T-shirts that boast the B.O.O.B. logo in various ways. This project has been in the works for quite some time now and I am stoked to say that all systems are go! This storefront was not put on this website in an effort to exploit you, the fellow members of my community, but rather to offer a tangible product in exchange for your support of this grass root effort. The proceeds that are collected from this endeavor will be put towards products for upcoming Product Reviews as well as other projects that will lead to the continued publishing of top notch skateboarding media. I want to send out a huge thank you to everyone who has supported this site by simply plugging us into your web browser and now I hope you will take advantage of your chance to help grow a movement of positivity in the skateboarding community!
All orders will include stickers from some, if not all, of our Community Contributors to throw a little bit more stoke in for you! JAH Bless y'all and thank you again for all the support. Here is to the future and the new skate related adventures it will bring for us!
Simply Stoked on the Skating
New Mexico is an enchanted place full of exotic sites, cultural experiences found no where else in the world, and oh yes, possibly the best mix of skate spot diversity of any location out there. This petite proximity of hospitable habitat for shred makes this state a breading ground for talented skateboarders to emerge and quickly move to the forefront due to their unique ability to handle all terrains with posse and prowess. New Mexico has killer street spots in the format of stair sets, endless ledge options, and the infamous ditch system snaking through one of their most populated metropolis's which is home to countless obstacles to get your trick out on. These same drains play host to some of the top speed ditch rides avaliable on planet earth allowing locals to not only shred the plethora of heady obstacles, but do it with mass amounts of speed fueling their imaginations. Ditches are not the sole outlet for the speed demon in all of us when in this great state which also contains roadways that snake up the various mountain ranges that simply scream "Mob me!". It is in this pursuit of speed in the hills of New Mexico where our latest Simply Stoked on the Skating hails and features a good homie of Beauty Out of Babylon, Zion Miller doin' his thing amongst the gorgeous back drop of his home state. Zion kills it on all types of skateboarders but in this particular edit he kills it down hill style throwin' a few steezy squatters for the homies all the while saving the planet on his Sucrose wheels! Big ups homie!
Thank you for taking the time to peep the site and I hope the further you look, the more stoked you get to enjoy your own desires atop your skateboard. Stay tuned for further developments that are currently in the works and make sure to follow @BeautyOutofBabylon on the Instagram thing for live updates of publications as they happen. JAH Bless y'all and thank you skateboarding for harboring such a rad community that we can share!
Community Contributors
With a slogan like "Committed to the Skateboard Community" there is an expectation to place large emphasis upon this area of skateboarding throughout the various postings and publishing done on this site. If you take the time to look back through previous write ups you will see that this emphasis is included somewhere within the body of the text or is depicted via a photographic image in almost every single one. This central theme of community is one of, if not the main reason I am involved in skateboarding as heavily as I am as well as why this website has experienced the hint of success that it has. I love the skateboarding community so much and value the atmosphere it fosters because I have been one of the countless individuals who was taken in and given not just a place of acceptance, but also a gift that would allow me to experience the fulfillment in life that every human being desires. I have yet to find any other communal group that even comes close to rivaling the tight knit bond that ties us skaters together which really illuminated in my head just how unique of a scene we are actually a part of.
The community aspect of skateboarding is the ideal side to be a part of because it retains an aura of purity that hasn't been tainted or corrupted by outside influences, but in order to maintain this freedom the other aspect of a sustainable future for us skaters must also be addressed. I am referring to the industry, or business side of things which ends up being the crank that powers the whole skateboarding machine. To maintain a solid community in which progression and performance are highlighted as essentials, some skaters have to take their art from the streets to the office in order to begin to produce gear for fellow rippers to get down on. Here at B.O.O.B. we want to recognize skateboarding brands and/or companies who have been able to find the balance between business and community through their operations. The birth of the "Community Contributors" section is the direct result of wanting to clearly showcase brands of this mindset. Getting the good word about these companies is a desire of ours so that you the real skater can support them in good conscious knowing they are not simply in it for the pay check at the end of the week.
We as skaters need to maintain a position in the drivers seat of this crazy train called Skateboarding in an attempt to have access to the controls to make needed route adjustments along our journey. Trusting an outside source to do this for us is unwise which is why it is continually preached to support skater owned and operated brands to help ensure one of our own is at the helm navigating. Please help with this goal of positive progression within our community by supporting the brands who have chosen to support this grass roots, community based project. Bonzing Skateboards, Rasta Surf Cult, and Eastern Skateboard Supply are all brands owned by skateboarders with all of the day to day operations being handled by other skateboarders in an effort to keep this thing totally in house. Hit up your local skate shop and ask for products from these brands for your next equipment needs and know that by doing so you have played an active part in keeping skateboarding in the hands of us, the real skateboarder. JAH Bless y'all and go send it however you find most pleasing on your scooterboard this weekend!
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Business performance improvement is built on a healthy sequence of good decisions supported by the decision makers' organizations. Good decisions come from good thinking, the ability to solicit, consider, compare, and select good ideas. Thinking "out of the box" is all about generating the opportunity to have lots of good ideas to choose from. Good business is about turning good ideas into profitability.
Thinking is a Skill
We can consider that intelligence and thinking are different. Intelligence is our innate capability, what we're born with. Thinking, on the other hand, is how we learn to use our intelligence, and as such, is a skill. As a skill, like bowling, golfing, cooking, etc., it can be actively improved. In one comparison, intelligence is the race car and it's finite mechanical capabilities, and thinking is the driver who can learn more and more about how to maximize the utility of the car.
Out of the Box, or Rather Across Paradigm Boundaries
Our brains are wonderful data storage and retrieval systems which prefer patterns and repetition. They recognize new ideas that are similar enough to recorded ideas so they "fit" into the pre-existing collection. Truly new ideas often don't even register in this hierarchy of set patterns. It also seems that truly new ideas often come from the "accidental" crossing of paradigms, mixing new ideas that just don't logically belong together. The self organizing capacity of our brains goes to work on this new, unique combination and tries tirelessly to "make sense" of the novel combination. "Lots of ideas" is the wonderful by product; 90% will be thrown away, but 10% will often include ideas, never before conceived, which warrant further consideration.
Creativity Techniques
While there are many myths about creativity (creative people are always artists, or nerds, or not like you and me, etc.) a modern understanding of creativity recognizes techniques are available to assist anyone who knows how to use them. Effective creativity techniques deliberately mix up paradigms while addressing real problems and opportunities to proactively generate lots of new ideas. These techniques do not need to depend on a chance occurrence. These techniques can be used at will whenever individuals or teams recognize they need more ideas. "Creative people" learn to recognize they may have to use an illogical technique to generate what they will only later come to recognize and appreciate as a logical alternative. Go figure!
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The Power of Emotional Intelligence in the Workplace
3-day onsite training workshop for up to 20 participants.
A large part of our success in life is based on our EQ, our emotional quotient. How we manage our emotions and the way we relate to others determines how successful and satisfied we are at work, home, and with friends. Our EQ is the ability to make and deepen connections at three levels: with ourselves (personal mastery), with another person (one-to-one), and within groups/teams.
This seminar is designed to provide the participants with extensive individualized feedback and attention. The seminar is important because it enables participants to learn how to avoid the high costs of low EQ.
How We Will Learn Together
You are invited to join in a conversation about the emotional quotient. The purpose is to deepen our mutual understanding of making better connections with people based on our knowledge and experiences. With me as the facilitator of learning and you as participants, we share joint responsibility to create an atmosphere of learning. Since we will be in an atmosphere of learning, all of your comments are welcome. In this seminar, we will learn from each other using case studies, exercises, videos, and group work with heavy emphasis on experiential learning activities.
In order to directly apply the knowledge and skills acquired during the seminar, you are encouraged to use problems and issues from your own work environment and complete action plans for yourself. These plans can be discussed with your manager for follow-up and support in the implementation of the knowledge and skills learned in the seminar to better assure transfer of learning to the workplace.
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Agile Critical Thinking
3-day onsite training workshop for up to 20 participants.
Applying Critical Thinking to Make Sound Decisions in an Empowered, Complex and Dynamic Business Environment
In this two-day, engaging and interactive seminar participants will be introduced to the Agile Critical Thinking framework and a practical set of tools and techniques you can immediately put to use to help you and the people you work with confidently make sound decisions and explain your reasoning.
Today's business environment is increasingly complex, connected and changing. We seldom have the luxury of perfect information, limitless resources or people who share our perspective, knowledge and priorities. The nature of stakeholder relationships and how we use technology is changing. The Internet of Everything, the influence of global markets and a multi-cultural, multi-disciplined and multi-generational workforce is transforming the workplace. Agile Critical Thinking is a framework built on the premise that critical thinking in an organization is not the same as it is when working in isolation.
Participants will practice using a set of tools and techniques, applied to business situations, to accurately assess situations, evaluate information, and draw conclusions that lead to reasonable decisions and action that make sense within your organizational realities.
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Agile Critical for Project Managers
This seminar is aimed at experienced Project, Portfolio and Program Managers and Managers of PMOs.
2-day onsite training workshop for up to 20 participants.
In this two-day, engaging and interactive seminar participants will be introduced to the Agile Critical Thinking framework and a practical set of tools and techniques you can immediately put to use to help you and the people you work with confidently make sound decisions and explain your reasoning.
The course is designed to apply critical thinking within organizations – that are by nature imperfect, changing and involve people and stakeholders with often competing agendas. We call this framework Agile Critical Thinking, which helps participants to both apply and fill in the gaps they face in implementing of managing the Project Management Framework as outlined in the PMBOK® Guide regardless of the project work methodology (e.g., adapted waterfall, agile, engineering or non-engineering, innovation, administrative and other project work). We accomplish this by teaching techniques and providing tools (paper, pdf and increasing their availability via a web-based platform).
This collection of tools provide a contextual basis for teams, stakeholders or people working together to be able to follow a structured process based on critical thinking (rather than personality, style or team dynamics). It 'sticks' because:
- They are contextually based and can be done in about an hour
- They are used to solve a specific problem that is causing churn, frustration, or failure to move forward – often this has to do with clarity, alignment, cognitive biases, hidden assumptions and commonly used techniques no longer work as well as they used to
- They include a built-in 'coach' that keeps the team on tasks and suggests probe questions to dig deeper without people getting offended
Our approach differs from others in that not only do we use tools that have been field-tested with real team over more than ten years, the framework is based on the reality that the business world is imperfect, complex and changing and that the demands of the 21st Century require far more sophisticated, deeper critical thinking, problem solving, decision making abilities than has been acceptable in the past. In our experience working with hundreds of teams of all sorts, that these skills are lacking – despite intelligence, competence or performance.
The trends characterizing the 21st Century workplace have impacted every organization. Though business fundamentals of profit and loss and efficiency remain the same, they're now the price of entry. The solutions for how you get there – and anticipate the unexpected – has changed because we have to adapt to complexity, rapid pace of change, diversity, globalization, big data, sustainability and quickly advancing technology that makes it very hard to stay ahead of the competition.
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Mastering the Art of Coaching
The Secrets to Maximizing Employee Performance & Productivity
2-day onsite training workshop for up to 20 participants.
Coaching Skills to Help Employees Correct Work Behaviors, Develop New Skills, and Improve Performance
Most managers know that an important part of their job is coaching to develop their employees and help them improve their performance.
And most employees know that part of their manager's job is to coach, help them develop skills, and provide feedback when needed.
Yet many managers and employees find coaching and feedback sessions to be uncomfortable, even when they recognize their value.
Even though they want to affirm and develop more capable employees, and improve their own effectiveness, many managers lack the skills or do so, or may fear negative employee reactions, so they hesitate to coach or give feedback.
Highly skill-based, this seminar delivers the right amount of skills to help managers effectively correct employee work behaviors such as surfing the internet instead of working, or spreading negative gossip; review an employee's performance about a task; develop new employee skills; and gain new skills for use during performance appraisals.
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The Fundamentals of Finance for Non-Financial Managers
3-day onsite training workshop for up to 20 participants.
Are you a non-financial professional who needs to understand the terminology of Finance and Accounting? Then this three-day seminar is exactly what you're looking for.
This seminar is offered in an interactive, workshop environment. It is built upon the accelerated learning model, utilizing a hands-on approach with a collaborative learning environment. There is extensive use of case studies to provide context for learning, emphasizing the use of financial tools, and thereby providing knowledge and skills that can be immediately implemented in the work place.
The informational needs and learning objectives of each company are different. The subjects of greatest interest depend upon the general level of knowledge, your industry and the particular issues with which you deal. All programs are designed to focus on the particular needs of your team members. Your company's numbers are used. We will include an analysis of your competitors and customers.
There is considerable information available about the financial condition of your customers. These will be analyzed. Understanding how your company contributes to the performance and profitability of its customers is a key contributor to the selling process. This has been used successfully by the many of our clients.
This program will be further customized to focus on the organizational levels of the participants.
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Breakthrough Negotiation Skills
2-day onsite training workshop for up to 20 participants.
Do you need a clear understanding of the real purpose of the negotiation process? In this three-day seminar you will learn the skills necessary to deal with the tactics of negotiation.
What we will cover
- 1: The Process of Win-Win Negotiations
2: Understanding and Utilizing Basic Negotiation Concepts
3: Communication Skills for Negotiators: Rapport Building
4: Communication Skills for Negotiators: Speaking Compellingly
5: Meeting Special Challenges
6: Negotiating in an International Environment
7: Follow Up – Holding the Agreements in Place – The Forgotten Element in Negotiations
8: Applying the Model to Your Own Negotiation


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Rather than explain myself.... because well, it's Christmas and I'm lazy, I've put together my arguments FOR dressing girly next spring in the form of cool girls, designer SS15 collections and a polyvore set I spent HOURS creating.
CAN GIRLY BE COOL? by lily-cook featuring neon pink running shoes
1. Ashley Williams SS15
'Cheeky', 'schoolgirl'.....'skater graphics'. Some words pulled from Dazed report of William's first solo show which pretty much sum up my whole point. Clear proof that you don't have to shy away from pink glitter, cutesy scribbles and retro stilettos in order to stay edgy.
2. Taylor Swift
Admittedly not the biggest fan of this missy, however she has scored covers for Vogue, Wonderland and - would you believe it - Time this year. She's definitely the epitome of sugary sweet girlishness, yet she's done pretty damn well for herself this year.
3. Shrimps SS15
Possibly the cutest, coolest and non-animal-slaughtering brand around right now? Shrimps SS15 shows us how to wear coloured fur without looking cheap, leopard print without looking trashy and pjs without looking like a slob!
Possibly the cutest, coolest and non-animal-slaughtering brand around right now? Shrimps SS15 shows us how to wear coloured fur without looking cheap, leopard print without looking trashy and pjs without looking like a slob!
3. Advanced Style
2014- the year Advanced Style was released and in my eyes, the year of the granny. Aside from all the fabulously funky ladies featured on Ari Seth Cohens amazing blog, if anyone wants a lesson in doing girly the chic way, there's plenty more ladies choose from as style icons - Iris Apfel, Linda Rodin, Daphne Selfe......
4. Phoebe Lettice
I'm pretty sure Illustrated People's new Creative Director is one of the coolest people around. Well really, who else could wear a pink playboy two piece and still look fierce? An entire leopard print getup (on more than one occasion mind) and appear in no way tacky? Design a sell-out range of kawaii print garms? Flirt on the telly and be in no way annoying?
5. Suki Waterhouse, Simone Rocha, Charli XCX, Funky Offish, Antipodium, Skinny Dip, metallics, animal prints, fluff, pom-poms, flat shoes, sixties styles, Grimes, vintage sportswear, glitter, retro shades, coloured ankle socks, fur, citrus colours,


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LPC Members Days 2014
Wednesday, 21 May, 2014 9.30am to 4pm
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For more detailed regional training and the ideal follow on from the PSNC Induction Day, PSNC is running its popular LPC Members Days. A day for new LPC members and officers as well as more experienced LPC members and chief officers needing an update and a refresh.
The LPC Members days cover in detail topics such as NHS regulations including PNAs, LPC constitution, LPC governance, LPC member roles and responsibilities, LPC powers, LPC finance, meeting skills, commissioning, LPC management and business planning.
Where and When
Wednesday 7th May- London, Hilton Euston
Thursday 15th May- Manchester, Manchester McDonald
Wednesday 21st May- Coventry, Holiday Inn M6 Jct. 2
Registration is from 9.30 with the seminar beginning at 10am finishing at 4pm
The delegate fee is £85. Please use the following link to register:


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You can Hear God! Edu for Hearing God's voice, spiritual warfare, gifts and activation, counsel and keeping the fire blazing in chasing after Jesus!
Main programs AND anonymous counsel answers shared in this blog...Visit the MAIN site at: www.hearingGod.tv
Monday, May 17, 2010
Know Thyself - The Matrix
Are you sick and burnt out on christianity? Did you really try and couldn't make it work? Maybe God wasn't allowed to operate where you were looking...
I hope you've seen the 'The Matrix' trilogy...if you haven't you'll really miss out on the parallels Ive got for you in this episode of hearing God.
In The Matrix you see the keymaker....you see his purpose is to make keys but his destiny is to make the key that enables 'the one' to hit his mark. As bullets fly when they shut the door, we see the keymaker riddled with holes to make this statement to give some peace so Neo can go on: 'We only do what we are called to do.'
And look at the guardian of 'the Oracle' in that same series --Seraph. Seraph exclaims his unique purpose....'I protect that which matters most'.
We all need to really know what our giftings are and our purpose here on earth if we are to find life's greatest fulfillment and happiness in doing what God designed us to do.
I've often urged people to take a 'giftings test'...do a google on the internet for: WAGNER-MODIFIED HOUTS online and you can find an online test that will help you see what God has planted in you. Some people just mish-mash along doing a little bit of everything or they've been put in a box as a workhorse or find a position that looks better for their posterity than in really serving God. I can't tell you how many self-proclaimed, self-ordained people there are out there. I see people that get prayed over that God says 'Hey, this is My Evangelist!', but instead they squeeze themselves into a 'Pastor box' they have no business in being in. We all have specific giftings...sometimes God has us in a temporary position just to get a specific job done, but then we have to let that thing go...and refocus--don't add it to your stationary or business card!!!
Again, I like to use The Matrix story line...how awful it would've been if the keymaker decided he was also 'the one' and didn't ultimately protect Neo? After all, he's the one that made the key--no one could've done anything without his help. But that wasn't the case & a good lesson for us to learn. When churches get so focused on structure and a pecking order...and that if they didn't hear it from God themselves then it's not God....when they should be taking everything directly to God for confirmation....then God's plan is neglected and man's plan is followed instead. Neo had a vision & he was running with that vision...he was in a perfect place because he never ran ahead, and the people that surrounded him--even Morpheus, as a superior, allowed him to walk out what Neo & only Neo knew....even when it wasn't much! So recognize wearing the hat vs. owning the office and please act accordingly. This is why accountability of leadership is soooo severe in God's eyes. He has a job to complete and can't complete the job if His body is hindered and can't grow. Churches today have the tendency to be like a politician with 'pet projects'. Whoever originally got the vision pushes that & anything that doesn't push that, is hindered, oppressed, & boxed. When a thing becomes stagnant then the people have discontent....they KNOW, they watch the fruits...deep inside they feel ineffective. They then begin to look to and fro exclaiming---God where are you? Many get burnt out on a cycle of 'oh this is it' but then the ceiling is reached...then onto the next ministry and [singing...] 'oops it happens again'. Many fall completely away from the faith. And who is accountable? Ouch!...
Full transcript available at: www.hearingGod.tv
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2014 MANLY JAZZ FESTIVAL & The MERTON
The day before the Reunion, Ruth Miller and I met up with Steve Darmody at the Piccolo and headed of to Annandale to catch up with Pete Nehill.
We met at the Manly Hotel, ate a superb meal and ventured into the thick of things. A treat for me was passing Yuki * Co., performing along the Corso, Yuki had joined our first Reunion in 2009.
Sunday was rather quiet at the Merton, with only a handful of guests making an appearance. In light of this I have decided to hold an early reunion in 2015 at the Fitzroy Hotel in Woolloomooloo, for those who were unable to make it.
Guests: Dave Miller, Ross J Waters, Caroline Waters, Jim Key, Mary-Jane Boyce, Bruce and Amanda Stavert, Terry and Deidre Darmody, Ruth Miller, Jim Key, Phil and Lyn Wood, Anna, Max Gregory. John Elmgreen, Dennis Aubrey and Steve Darmody


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Trying to attract a guy isn't always easy (as we all know!), but it's also not as impossible as it feels sometimes. There are plenty of ways to attract an awesome guy without using your body, but by using your personality instead.
Personality is one of the first things people notice about you and one of the most important parts of a compatible relationship. There are lots of ways to use your wit, personality, and charm to attract a good guy.
Here are some tips.
1. Stand tall and proud. Self confidence is one of the biggest turn-ons out there -- for men and women alike. So, ladies, be confident, be strong, be powerful and proud of who you are. That's bound to turn more than a few heads.
2. Think positively. There's very little that's attractive about someone who is always a Debbie Downer -- as a friend or as a partner. Guys really dig girls who are positive and upbeat, so exude that positive vibration whenever you can!
3. Use your eyes. Eye contact is key. Make sure that when you're talking to a guy you dig, use those eyes. They're the windows to the soul, after all.
4. Smile -- but mean it. It's such an obvious thing to do -- smile -- but it's so important. Acting aloof or bitchy isn't any way to attract a man. So strap on that smile to increase your positivity vibe!
5. Go out in groups of women, but no more than three. Big groups of women can be very hard to approach. Three is a great number because when the guy who's digging on you walks up, your friends can keep his friends company.
6. Dress like you care. No, not all slutty or anything, but dress nicely, like you genuinely care about what you look like. This doesn't mean you need to look like you stepped off a runway (unless, of course, you just did), but just that you care about your appearance.
7. Use your wits. It's time to be charming, sarcastic, and snarky without being a bitch. Guys love a funny girl, and if you've got that special snark, well, they'll fall all over you.
Got any other advice for attracting guys?
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The snow chain you decide to use is largely down to your own personal choice. As a general rule, the Polar range is our basic range – they are great for getting you out of trouble in this country, or to make your travel legal and safe on mountain roads in Europe. Visually the Polar range of chains is the same as the Zip Ultra range and the basic fitting method is the same. The Polar range of snow chains need to be manually tensioned – this means that after fitting the chain it is necessary to drive about 100 yards and then get out and re-tighten the chain through a ratchet. This is a very quick and simple operation and can be seen on our fitting video. The Polar range of snow chains are suitable for most passenger vehicles, but we do not recommend them for heavy people carriers.
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Social media profiles were overrun with people pouring buckets of ice cold water over their heads. As each one called out three more people to participate in the event, one may wonder how many actually understood the purpose of the Ice Bucket Challenge?
Do you know what ALS is? Are you aware of who it primarily affects? This video is a personal account of a man who's battling the disease to this day. It's not a call to waste water. He's not asking for sympathy. This brave man is using his story as a means to encourage people to stand up and square off with ALS rather than run and hide after their diagnosis.
His recipe is simple: train your mind, eat right, exercise, take advanced supplements, and engage in a little psychotherapy. The list is easier than one may think.
When you're faced with the determination of people like Bernardo Pinto Coelho, you're forced to think twice about the things we like to complain about. Here we have a man that used to actively participate in virtually every sport you can think of, now he struggles to maintain control of his muscles. But Bernardo hasn't given up.
Today he exercises the power of the mind to support his recovery. Between his own personal will and the support and encouragement of his father (who is a doctor), Bernardo's made amazing strides. He's stared the statistics straight in the face and said "Not today."
Regardless of what you're facing, you have the ability to change the direction of your life. You only have the make the decision to change solid in your mind.
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You know we love Star Wars fan films. It's probably obvious from the fact that we post about them nearly every time we find them. So here's another and it's definitely worth the watch. This is Exile Episode 1, a Star Wars Fan Film 2016. The production quality is great on this one and the story interesting. Some may think certain themes steer a little from the traditional feel of Star Wars but as a fan film, I think they get a little leeway for such things. If you love Star Wars and you love fan films, this is just one more to add to your watch list.
"Jedi around the galaxy are being viciously hunted and killed by the evil Galactic Empire. Aware of the imminent danger, Jedi Master Boemana Tora and her Padawan Makal Lori, flee to the outer rim systems close to the planet of Lothal."
So there you go! What did you think? At just over 15 minutes in length, it's a pretty quick watch but we find it interesting.
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January 21, 2008
When Barak Obama stirred a national audience with a powerful sample of classic oratory, it stirred something in me to write a few lines in praise of the craft (oratory). The occasion was Obama's victory in the first of the national contests – the Iowa Caucus. My lines churned up some fascinating comments… particularly from those who participate in the world of education where the arts must compete in an arena dominated by a utilitarian crowd who just can't seem to quantify the value of such things as public speech to their satisfaction.
I never intended to take a political stance. Instead, I made an attempt to underscore the power of a seemingly lost art. Now with a week or two past in a rough and tumble national campaign in both parties, oratory takes a back seat to other dynamics. To date, assumptions surrounding any notion of a "presumptive nominee" of either the blue or red party have pretty well been set aside. The whole contest is up for grabs.
Melvin B. Tolson wrote an epic poem he called "Libretto for the Republic of Liberia" in 1953. For it, this young, unlikely African American college professor turned Mayor of a small southern town was named Liberia's Poet Laureate. That, along with published works in such prestigious journals as Atlantic Monthly, would have opened many doors. But Tolson lived in relative obscurity. Until now.
Tolson died after a nasty cancer surgery in 1966. But study his influence, and you'll find that Tolson's students made a powerful mark in history. He was honest. Direct. Articulate. And he believed in oratory. You'll find his work in the Harlem gallery. Back at Langsdon College, you'd find him directing the drama team at the Dust Bowl Theater. When he was at Wiley College, he coached the debate team to a dramatic, surprise victory.
He was an educator who transcended the ordinary expectations of a college professor. His passions embraced the unmasked expression of truth. Langston Hughes, another poet, said this: Tolson is "no highbrow. Students revere him and love him. Kids from the cotton fields like him. Cow punchers understand him … He's a great talker."
A great friend and mentor to Tolson was James L. Farmer, Ph.D. Dr. Farmer was the first African American from Texas to earn a doctorate (Boston University, 1918). Their friendship grew at Wiley as the debate team went off on an unprecedented winning streak.
It's no surprise that Denzel Washington and Oprah Winfrey collaborated on a feature film based on the debate team's ascent from the depression era small town where the tension of racism was a way of life to the high profile victory that stunned the academic community – and the watching world in 1935.
Critics give The Great Debaters high marks, in spite of the liberties taken by the film's creators. The movie version strays from the facts on several levels. For example, the themes of the debates are contrived and the final contest took place at the University of Southern California, not Harvard. But the essence of Tolson's persona his captured in a powerful performance by Denzel Washington. The same can be said of Forest Whitaker's portrayal of Farmer, Sr. I can't help but see a link between that discussion of oratory a couple weeks ago and the commanding message of "The Great Debaters." Perhaps Obama has taken his oratory cues from Denzel Washington. And Forest Whitaker. And the others in this powerful cast.
"Debate is a blood sport," proclaimed professor Tolson. Words… the use of words, the context of words, the delivery of words… have a powerful effect.
They can launch the civil rights movement. They can clean up corruption. They can challenge injustice. They can inspire what is best.
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Last Saturday morning, in a small town a few hours north of here, I followed a young Tolson protégé around a campus on the eastern slopes of the Sierras. He's a high school teacher (with a doctorate) and the creator of a thing he calls Playhouse 395. They are mobilizing the town for a sizable production of The Music Man. (It's a follow-up to their most recent highly acclaimed presentation of Annie.)
Tolson's students went on to achieve enormous goals. Same with my new friend up north. His students have been introduced to a whole new level of achievement and possibilities.
On this Monday morning, you are a leader, too. Maybe more than you know, your influence touches lives. You inspire. You open doors. You paint a picture of what can be. You help them over the hurdles. You help put the past in proper perspective.
It's your life. It's your actions. It's your initiative. It's your words.
It's your oratory.
Copyright, Kenneth E Kemp 2008


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VCU tuition, fees to rise 24 percent
In-state undergraduates at Virginia Commonwealth University will see 2010-11 tuition and fees rise by 24 percent.
VCU's Board of Visitors on Thursday set in-state tuition and mandatory fees at $8,817, up $1,700 from the current academic year. School officials say VCU will boost financial aid for students with the most need by using federal stimulus funds available for 2010-11.
Undergraduate tuition and fees for out-of-state students will increase $1,200, or 5.7 percent, to $21,949. The average annual cost for university housing and meal plans will increase $191, or 2.3 percent, to $8,526.
Over the next two years, VCU faces a $40 million budget gap caused primarily by state funding cuts and the loss of federal stimulus dollars
-- Associated Press
Washington Post editors
| April 29, 2010; 3:12 PM ET
Categories: Virginia | Tags: Budget, Colleges and Universities, Student financial aid, Tuition, Virginia Commonwealth University
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This is my undergrad alma mater and even with a jump in tuition, it is still worth the cost. VCU is a great school!
Posted by: Gtown10 | April 29, 2010 3:27 PM | Report abuse
I second that as a current VCU graduate student. It's already the best urban public university in the state and with increased state funding (that it deserves) it could be become one of the greatest urban public universities in the nation.
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For an upcoming project (more details on that soon) I am required to make an electrical connection between Bare Conductive's Electric Paint and a wire that leads to an Arduino. I had a bit of a mad idea; if the paint was magnetic and I attached a magnet to the end of the wire then surely I could make a magnetic, click-together electrical connection.
So I tried it. I bought some Magnetite to mix with the paint (inspired by Navid Gornall's example). I also soldered a neodymium magnet to the end of a piece of wire. When the paint had dried I tested out this solution. It was OK. Not great. It was magnetic but not very. I tried a few different ratios and here are my findings:
1 part Magnetite : 1 part paint = good magnetism, dries very fast, doesn't bond/stick well to the surface it is painted on to.
1 part Magnetite : 2 parts paint = OK magnetism, bonds/sticks well to surface
1 part Magnetite : 3 parts paint = Poor magnetism.
Whilst I was in mad-scientist mode I wondered whether Sugru would mix well with electric paint. This way I could paint the design onto a surface, wait for it to dry and then adhere the wire to the paint using my conductive Sugru. I can tell from the smell of Sugru that it is not water based and Electric Paint is so it seems like a bad idea. Well it was. It sort of worked but it was so messy. It also did something strange to the Sugru causing it to set in about an hour (usually 12 hours).
Neither of these solutions will be appropriate for the upcoming project but I'll bare (pun?) them in mind for future uses of Electric Paint.
I also mixed magnetite with Sugru to make it magnetic. It worked well. I now have a magnetic little Sugru ball stuck to my desk lamp. Time well spent.


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Over the last few months I've had to consistently step back and just marvel over where I am and what is going on in my life.
I've spent years of my life hiding, not wanting to be seen for fear of people judging me on how I look. As I got in to Zumba that changed but I still fight with that anxiety on a daily basis. It's hard to let go of all of that stress and fear.
Things are changing for me though. I find myself craving the lime light and the attention. I've done Zumbathons and Zumba demos and I teach 10-12 classes a week and I'm always in front, on fire, and partying my tush off.
And people like it. They like me. Yet, I'm still having a hard time reconciling that with how I feel deep down inside of me.
I know that I do a lot of self defeating talk sometimes and that makes me my own worst enemy but I have gotten better about it. I'm slowly getting rid of the negative self talk and replacing it with positive self talk. I'm trying to work on my self esteem from the inside out.
So why is it so hard for me to believe that people love me and what I bring to the Zumba classroom? Over the last few weeks I've had people tell me the same things over and over again.
You rock! You're the best instructor ever! You kick my tail every single class! Your choreography is the best! You can shake it better than anyone! I wish I could move like you! You're so flexible! You're an amazing dancer!
And I am flabbergasted every. single. time. It's hard for me to see myself the way that they see me. I feel like I have to downplay those things all the time and brush it off. (Oh, I was a dancer when I was kid, I used to do a lot of yoga, it's the Zumba formula that kicks your butt, not me.)
Maybe it's time for me to own some of that though. I've been holding back on recording my self choreographed routines because I don't believe that they're good enough to share or that people are going to laugh at me for it. I still think of myself as a backup more than an instructor in my own right sometimes. I have to talk myself in to new teaching opportunities because I think the folks in a new place will look at me and laugh.
However, the people I trust and are closest to me have been telling me how good of a choreographer I am and I trust them... so I'm going to try to get some time at the studio with folks to record videos.
People I trust and respect are always telling me how good my classes are and that they wish I taught more at this place or that. So I owe it to them to try and get out there more and stop hiding as a second banana instructor.
I guess I just need to own my power. I will always strive to be humble but I think it's time to be a little more secure in what I'm doing and own the fact that I'm sexy and I know it. It's a mental hurdle to over come and it won't be easy but I need to start enjoying the lime light and the attention.
Sunday, May 6, 2012
Ego Check
Labels: ego, exercise, self esteem, zumba
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The worst types of Halloween candy for your teeth
Oh, Halloween – that time-honored holiday complete with enough candy to last a year. But the spookiest scare of Oct. 31 isn't ghosts or goblins – it's tooth decay.
Check out the most popular candy in your state (there are some surprises):
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To get the lowdown on just how scary those sugary treats are for kid and grownup teeth alike, U.S. News spoke with Dr. Ruchi Sahota, a Fremont, California-based dentist and spokeswoman for the American Dental Association. Here, she details the three biggest candy threats to pearly whites:
- Sticky or gummy candy. That delightfully chewy quality? It's also the downfall of these sweets, which seem to cling to teeth longer than other varieties, Sahota says. And the longer candy sticks to teeth, the bigger the risk of cavities, she adds.
- Hard candy. Typically, this type of candy lingers ... and lingers ... in your mouth, meaning potentially hazardous consequences. "Instead of the saliva having an opportunity to wash the teeth as much as possible, the hard candy makes the sugar stay in your mouth for longer and that exposes the teeth to the sugar for longer, not allowing saliva to do its job," she says.
- Sour candy. The acidity of sour candy can weaken weaken tooth enamel, making your teeth more prone to decay, Sahota says.
To better explain cavities, Sahota likened teeth to apples. A tooth has a thin enamel shell like the peel of an apple; it has a core of dentin like an apple's core; and a middle nerve like the apple's fruity pulp. If you get to a rotten apple early, only the peel may show signs of decay. If you don't get to it quickly enough, the rot could have penetrated the core. As in, once a cavity gets to the core or nerve of a tooth, that's when you need a root canal.
Still, Sahota insists she's not a killjoy: You can have your candy – and eat it too.
For example, chocolate – dark chocolate in particular – is a safer alternative, "because it can more easily be washed away with saliva," she says.
Cavities aren't just a problem on Halloween, of course. Tooth decay is four times more prevalent than asthma in 14- to 17-year-olds, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
On Halloween, and year-round, prevention is simple, and starts with good oral-care habits, like regular brushing and flossing.
Long story short: Reach for sweets that aren't as hard on teeth, and take care to brush those chompers after raiding your Halloween candy stash.
10 Surprising Habits Killing Your Teeth
Copyright 2016 U.S. News & World Report


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We found Ooma! It is a device that allows you to send and receive calls over your home internet line. All long distance and local calls are free. Each month we pay about $3.75 in Federal taxes. We are able to call 911 because we pay those fees, so no complaints on that.
It is very user friendly to set up. You can generally keep your home phone number (for a fee), or chose a new number for free. We went with a new number since our phone company would not allow the transfer. The nice thing about that is we have very few, if any calls from telemarketing companies. Bonus!!
The Ooma telo system retails for $149 most of the time. Right now, through April 28, you can buy a new Ooma system for $99 shipped. To get the $50 discount on the Ooma system, click here to use my referral link. I will receive $20 for referring you, which ends up lowering our phone costs. As a Ooma user, you will eventually (maybe 3 months after sign up) get the opportunity to tell your friends about your Ooma phone and be eligible to earn up to $100 in referral credits per promotion. This ends up making the Ooma telo system free.
And don't forget the savings you will see each month by not having to pay your local telephone company! Do you still have a land line? How much are you paying?


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