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Hello, fellow white people.
Due to recent events of many centuries past, I think it's important we have a conversation.
It could be a tough one for you, as it was for me to create this, so…
First, I want to quickly provide a guide to reading and getting the most from this post.
How To Effectively Read This Post
All I ask from you is that you take the time to carefully read through this whole post with an open mind and be aware that strong emotions will likely come up at some point. Sit with them, work through them or allow them to pass and continue forward. None of this is to point blame or to bring up shame, it is meant to provide us with better awareness and hopefully, steps to move forward.
This is necessary in order for us to progress in any way, so please do not take the above lightly.
I'll admit that my own process of working through how to be a white person brought up strong reactions, rebuttals and lots of bullshit that I had to sit with and work through by continuing to listen and educate myself. Even in the creation of this post, I was caught guilty of some of its points and suggestions, like asking people of color (POC) for help to discover resources, rather than spending my own time and effort to research and get the answers.
I am writing this not to shine a light on my experience, struggles or story, or to come across as any kind of expert but to use it along with much more information to hopefully help others who are trying to figure out the best way to be a part of the solution to racism and oppression in this world.
For you to assume something from the title or the first few paragraphs is unfair to all parties involved. Just like it is for you to unleash anger or insecurities on others.
This is a large part of the problem and I (like you) want to be part of the solution.
This is my guide for doing so and it will be a living post that I will tweak, add to, and improve upon as time goes on — I'm open to constructive feedback and further recommendations.
I hope it can help you in some way, as many others have done for me.
Getting Started: How To Be A White Person
And The Two Biggest Reactions / Objections You May Have
We're going to discuss something that I believe we've never really been taught explicitly and due to an incredibly complex and deep-seeded mix of layers, I think many people — including myself — have been confused about how to be a white person. Still, there's no excuse.
For this to be one of the only issues that we face during this time when our brothers and sisters continue to fight for equality and their lives because of systemic racism and white supremacists that have begun to show their truly disgusting faces — I'd say we are (fucking obviously) blessed.
And that's the point!
I do not want this to come across as some great struggle on the same level as POC, or to glorify what's being called white fragility, but I think it's incredibly important to acknowledge and bring awareness to this process. Otherwise, we find many people who react to the voices and valid points of POC on strong emotions that become a greater, more direct part of the problem.
Please keep that in mind when reading and bear with me, as this will be tough, but worth it.
I know there's a lot to take in right now, it's confusing, there seem to be two very distinct 'sides' of which many are claiming to be a part of. But since it is so simple for us to sit back and watch this play out, leaving us unscathed in the neutrality of the middle, I believe the very least that we can do is educate ourselves and be the best allies that we can to remove any hatred, oppression, and racism from our world.
I'd like to share my own account of going through a process I think most of us will struggle with during these times as it's a necessary evolution from our past and current situation.
Let's start by tackling two of the most common reactions to the stories of POC and our privilege being pointed out to us for the first time, both of which I've dealt with and witnessed constantly.
Overcoming Reactions Of 'White Shame' (White Guilt)
From my perspective (and experience), one of the greatest triggers right now that's sparking even more controversy and conflict for white people is what I'll call: 'white shame' (also known as white guilt). It looks something like this guy below.
I highly recommend taking your time to read this right now, as it was one of the clearest and best explanations that I could find. Sincere Kirabo writes:
"Keep in mind that the call to "recognize your privilege" does not translate to "bear the blame." Privilege refers to the myriad of social advantages and benefits associated with being part of an in-group. Said benefits exist whether or not one's earned them or consciously vied for them. In fact, almost universally, privilege is something conferred without the recipient having any say in the matter. Thus, when announcing the existence of privilege, it isn't about shaming someone or pointing an accusatory finger. It's about deflating inequality—not imposing guilt."
Again, I highly recommend you read the whole article on white guilt now (or at least bookmark it for later) and I suggest skipping the comments unless you want direct examples for better understanding of how it arises in these conversations.
White guilt and shame results in common reactions to statements made by people of color (POC) or allies that include us claiming things like:
"I'm not racist, I have lots of friends who are black."
"How can you group me with white supremacists just because of the color of my skin?"
"But I'm against slavery! I never owned slaves, so why should I be responsible for this."
"You know nothing about me or the struggles I've been through."
I've said my fair share of variations on these in the past and having hindsight has helped my perspective on seeing others continuing to get triggered and feel 'white shame'.
As I see it, we all know the horrors of what racism has done to POC, despite having absolutely no fucking idea what it's actually like to face that type of discrimination, violence or oppression.
Yet, when statements are made that call out white people who sit back and stay silent or choose to not take action against racism as being complicit (being part of the problem) with things like murders by white supremacists, we get uncomfortable.
Remember that POC don't have the choice to be comfortable with these issues.
Because this is likely the first time that we've been challenged on the part that we play in the systemic racism and oppression of our world. This is not to say that we are racist, violent or want to oppress other people, but rather that we are both able to be silent and not take part because we aren't impacted by what's going on and that we continue to benefit from this system.
We often say ridiculously ignorant things that highlight our lack of understanding of these issues (or willingness to even put in the effort to try) along with the seclusion and benefits of our privilege. Too frequently this blatantly disregards the stories, voices, and experiences of POC and the struggles they are facing — making things worse.
Just look at the comments of any tweet, blog post or article even remotely speaking about these topics and you will see what I'm talking about.
There are also unconscious tendencies we have from this same system that are racist, it's the "harmless" comments, jokes and microaggressions that we need to be willing to acknowledge, stop and call out in others.
Laziness and silence, I believe are two of the worst aspects of what is keeping us from progressing much faster towards ending these issues and finally realizing equality for all.
Why We Definitely Aren't Victims of Racism…
Or The False Story Of 'Reverse Racism'
Another common reaction that can come up for us is when we are called out for racism (no matter how subtle or small) or told that our silence, lack of action or feeling that we aren't part of the problem means we are in fact complicit (contributing to the issue), we may misinterpret this as meaning we are like the white supremacists who are openly extreme and violently racist.
It's misinterpreted as being a racist remark towards us, white people.
These words from Eva Marie of The I Project made it crystal clear in my eyes:
"Racism is the oppression of a people systemically. In the US, POC don't directly benefit from this system. We have no power to oppress people, especially not white people. The American system was literally built to benefit white people, specifically white men, only. You cannot call a WOC [women of color] racist when she talks about her oppressor because she has no power to oppress you. She has right to generalize because the power of white people is a key factor in her struggle. Calling a WOC racist is not only just wrong, but a method of silencing. Stop being offended when a POC says something about white people. Instead, take notes on how you can not do what is upsetting that said POC."
This is simply a strong emotional reaction and shock to having our position within this system be vocalized and challenged, our comfort suddenly being replaced with conflict and discomfort. To have our privilege be challenged so that it can be replaced with equality is not a loss or attack on our rights as human beings (as many claim it to be).
We are not being oppressed or discriminated against as the recipients of 'reverse racism'.
We are being called to take responsibility for our (in)actions and the consequences of them. We need to stand up, speak up and do our part to contribute to the immense amount of hard work that is required to mature as a society to provide true equality.
We have lived for far too long with massive privileges over POC that allowed us to live comfortably, avoiding conflict, struggle, and oppression that is honestly unfathomable.
It's time we do our part. But first, it's important to understand our privilege.
How We Benefit From Systemic Racism
To hopefully help you through this, I want to again address and include similar reactions of what I've experienced upon being challenged by someone making me aware of how I benefit from this system.
The common thread among these three examples (and the entire post) goes back to one simple rule, it's not about us, and for many of us our immediate reaction or emotions can make it feel as if we're being diminished, put into question, or ironically oppressed, which couldn't be further from the truth.
What is Systemic Racism (or White Supremacy)?
It's important to first acknowledge that racism is not simply "a few bad apples", but rather systemic and deeply ingrained in our society. In a piece titled, "What is white supremacy?" renowned activist Elizabeth "Betita" Martinez notes:
"The most common mistake people make when talking about racism (white supremacy) is to think of it as a problem of personal prejudices and individual acts of discrimination. They do not see it is a system, a web of interlocking, reinforcing institutions: political, economic, social, cultural, legal, military, educational, all our institutions. As a system, racism affects every aspect of life in a country.
By not understanding that racism is systemic, we guarantee it will continue. For example, racist police behavior is often reduced to "a few bad apples" who need to be removed, instead of seeing that it can be found in police departments everywhere. It reflects and sustains the existing power relations throughout society." (source)
Let's take a quick look at three key examples of systemic oppression that POC face, how we often can react to these conversations or conflicts when they arise, the reality of them and a way to try to understand being oppressed in that way to build empathy.
Benefit: A higher likelihood of getting a job or promotion. This is when we get a job when someone with an ethnic sounding name gets their resume immediately thrown in the trash. You can see this reflected directly in the stats from The Pew Research Centre, Black unemployment rate is consistently twice that of whites.
Common Reaction: Feeling as though the hard work and struggles you've faced to get where you are get dismissed or diminished by others. Or that POC just need to work harder (or change their mindset) and they'll find success like you.
Truth: People aren't saying it was easy for you to get a job or that you didn't have to struggle to achieve what you have, instead simply realize that you have a privilege that so many others don't share that gives you an advantage over them.
Now Imagine: Your struggles and work needed to be doubled or tripled to get to where you are now simply because of your name or the color of your skin. That is the racism and discrimination POC face.
Benefit: A higher likelihood of being given the benefit of the doubt, a "free pass", or a lighter sentence for breaking the law. This is when, whether we are innocent or not, we often do not receive as much questioning, interrogation or suspicion from law enforcement as POC.
Common Reaction: Feeling as though you need to justify your own eternal innocence to account for the lack of issues you've had with law enforcement, while simultaneously finding justifications for why POC receive the treatment they do.
No, it's not because you don't speed or run stop signs, you do Becky – everyone knows it.
Truth: The statistics that show the staggering impact of how POC are targeted and punished by the justice system is honestly appalling, which are laid out here in The Drug War is the New Jim Crow by Graham Boyd.
"With 5% of the world's population, the United States now holds 25% of the world's prisoners, winning it the dubious title of the world's leading jailer… We are incarcerating African-American men at a rate approximately four times the rate of incarceration of black men in South Africa under apartheid."
It's not about whether they are guilty of crimes or we are innocent of the ones we may have been confronted about, the key is the obvious difference in targeting and sentencing. Our innocence is not what's in question or discussion.
Now imagine: Having to fear for your (and your family's) life every single time you encounter a police officer, worried that no matter how much you try to make it clear you're not a threat, simply having to grab your ID (when being asked to) may cause confusion that you're carrying a weapon and end with your death. Then the ensuing trial, if one even occurs, excuses the shooter of any consequences despite the glaring lack of justice. That is the racism and discrimination POC face, examples with Alton Sterling, Philando Castile, Sandra Bland, Michael Brown, Tamir Rice, Walter Scott, Eric Garner, Freddie Gray…
Do I need to go on? Because I can…
Journalism (Media)
Benefit: Similar to the benefit of the justice system, of being given the benefit of the doubt or having very subtle (or not so) differences in language when reporting on white people vs. POC. This is when it's reported that a young black teenager who's shot while unarmed is reported to have been stealing cigarettes just before the incident (trying to paint a picture in your mind to justify the outrageous injustice). Another example is a Muslim who's suspected to have committed a crime being pre-emptively labeled publicly as a terrorist which trickles down to the entire community being discriminated against in the same way. The Ahmed Mohamed clock incident is a great example.
Contrast both of those with a young white teen who shoots and kills multiple people in a school being labeled as mentally ill. Whether or not there's truth in that statement (of mental illness being a factor), the two words bring very different contexts with one implying malice and the other a type of victimization or innocence of the criminal.
See the difference?
Common Reaction: Feeling as though you don't want to comment on these types of events, not knowing all the details, and remaining in a neutral stance or not wanting to bring attention to the hypocrisy and discrimination.
This can often be due to a fear of backlash and misinterpretation.
Again, a small price to pay for our efforts in this movement compared to what POC go through.
Protests in Ferguson, Missouri against the fatal shooting of Michael Brown by white police officer Darren Wilson. Photo Shawn Semmler on Flickr.
Truth: Words are powerful and contribute to both conscious and unconscious bias' that we carry, fueling systemic racism and stereotypes. To provide your voice to bring attention to this in both ways, against POC and for white people, is a way to help end this type of discrimination. In no way is this justifying the crimes that were committed (if any).
As an example, the protests in Ferguson were referred to as riots across media among other interesting word choices (as they were mainly populated by the black community), while the recent Unite The Right protests that occurred in Charlottesville are still being referred to as a 'rally' despite ending in the murder of one person and injury of many others due to what was blatantly a terrorist attack.
First page of Google search results for "unite the right charlottesville" on Aug. 15, 2017. Rally mentioned 15x, riot only 1.
Seriously? It may seem insignificant, but it's not.
Now Imagine: You are completely outraged by the endless and senseless murders of your friends, family, and neighbors that go without consequence, so you attend a peaceful protest. After getting home late that night from an intense and draining experience with tensions rising from a highly militarized and aggressive police presence, you read false narratives created by people who weren't there justifying the murders that continue to happen.
Please try to imagine this, what if it was your son gunned down in the street, unarmed?
Let's be honest, there are a lot more ways that we benefit and it could be that I'm not even aware of the totality of this system, but I'm doing my best to become aware and call it out for what it truly is.
Now that we've worked through these, had some feels and realized some truth — it's time to talk about our responsibility in this fight to overcome oppression and racism for POC, so that we can all be free and equal once and for all.
Our Responsibility In Helping To Overcome Racism
This point may be the hardest of all of this, as it's the true cornerstone of this system that we're all a part of. Please prepare yourself and remember my guidance above.
It's not about us.
It's not about our feelings, the struggles we've endured (they're not the same), or how we're finding it difficult to deal with this whole insanity that the world is appearing to go through right now.
Because we aren't the ones who are truly suffering or being affected by these issues.
Despite how hard it is for us to see and experience all of the hate, violence, and oppression that's going on, it will never really be the same as the experiences of the oppressed.
To constantly voice our struggles as if they were the same, is to diminish the reality of POC's unique suffering and oppression that we will never understand, being the ones benefitting from this system.
We've held control of the microphone for so long and to simply give up part of our time is empowering the stories and voices of others, not diminishing our own. Let's take this extra time to actually listen to POC.
Hold up!
That doesn't mean our feelings or experiences are not valid.
It simply means that we are more effective when we work to help POC (see full list of recommendations below), remain open to dialogue, and read/research to better educate ourselves about the current situation, while speaking up and taking action against racism when we see it — rather than staying silent and complicit to allow it to continue.
This is hard to hear and really grasp because racism makes everything inherently about us, we are the ones who benefit whether we take part and allow it blatantly, stand against it and see it still continue, sit back and choose to stay neutral, or silently condemn it while we reap the fruits of the system without consequence (to us).
Please remember that POC and allies are not attacking our rights, invalidating our feelings, or diminishing our struggles and the hard work that we've put in to earn where we are right now in our unique stories. This is about helping people who are oppressed and have it 1000x more difficult due to a wide-range of terrible acts of discrimination and racism that we will never understand be able to have equal rights and opportunities as we do.
Would you not want the same if the tables were turned?
How To Actively Help End Racism And Oppression
A Simple Starting Point For You To Do Your Part
I've compiled this list of recommended readings and tips for getting started based on my own ongoing explorations and research, however, I strongly recommend (as many others have) that you do your own work, research, and reading. Do not rely on POC or others to educate you or do your work for you. We all need to become educated and responsible for our part in acknowledging and actively dismantling this system.
Tips On How To Be A White Ally
- Shut up and listen. Don't speak on behalf of POC, do not dismiss the stories or struggles of POC, stop interrupting with your own shock or emotional outbursts because your feelings are hurt or you're confused and don't know what to do. Listen and do something.
- Call out fellow white people for racist assumptions, attitudes, comments – stop that shit in its tracks. This requires being uncomfortable and facing conflict head on. It may mean having hard conversations with friends, family members, and co-workers.
- Do the work yourself, use Google, research, read, have conversations and don't expect POC to educate you, especially on your own privilege. Use your knowledge to then help educate and bring together other white people who are 'neutral' and can be moved to action.
- Use your privilege for good, to help empower and advocate for POC. But don't let your voice or efforts become the leadership or center of attention in communities or spaces for POC.
- Protect yourself, be smart, and practice proper self-care. You need to realize that this has been going on for a long time and it's going to take a lot to get to the eventual end. It's important that you take care of yourself, take the time to maintain your mental health, and physical health, so your efforts are sustained and the best they can be.
Recommended (Short) Readings
- How To Be An Ally: A Guide for Woke White People, White People Who Want To Be Woke, and WOC Who Can Empathize
- How To Be A White Ally: Fighting Racism Is Your Responsibility — Start Now
- 5 Initial Ways You Can Be A Better Ally To People Of Color
- Guidelines for Being Strong White Allies (Adapted from Uprooting Racism: How White People Can Work for Social Justice) by Paul Kivel
- 12 Ways to Be a White Ally to Black People
Recommended Books
This is a compiled list from my research of the most mentioned and highest recommended books for better understanding and education on these subjects. I'll be working through them (and more) myself, please do so yourself or research and create your own list.
- The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness by Michelle Alexander
- Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates
- Citizen: An American Lyric by Claudia Rankine
- Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison
- Why Are All the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria: And Other Conversations About Race by Beverly Daniel Tatum
- White Like Me: Reflections on Race from a Privileged Son by Tim Wise
- Waking Up White, and Finding Myself in the Story of Race by Debby Irving
- How I Shed My Skin: Unlearning the Racist Lessons of a Southern Childhood by Jim Grimsley
- Hillbilly Nationalists, Urban Race Rebels, and Black Power: Community Organizing in Radical Times by Amy Sonnie, James Tracy
- White Rage: The Unspoken Truth of Our Racial Divide by Carol Anderson
* The above links are Amazon affiliate and I receive a small percentage if you purchase at no extra cost to you.
If you have suggestions or additional recommendations, please send them to me.
Until we're all truly on the same level, with equal rights and opportunities, I believe you can refer to this as an (obviously) incomplete and work-in-progress guide on how to be a white person in the 21st century.
Sending love to each and every one of you.
Thank you for getting to this point and making an effort towards a better world for us all.
Now get to work ❤ (and drop the guilt)"I have almost reached the regrettable conclusion that the Negro's great stumbling block in the stride toward freedom is not the White Citizen's Council-er or the Ku Klux Klanner, but the white moderate who is more devoted to 'order' than to justice; who prefers a negative peace which is the absence of tension to a positive peace which is the presence of justice; who constantly says 'I agree with you in the goal you seek, but I can't agree with your methods of direct action;' who paternalistically feels he can set the timetable for another man's freedom; who lives by the myth of time and who constantly advises the Negro to wait until a 'more convenient season.'"-Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr., 16 April 1963
p.s. If this resonated with you or helped you in any way, or if you have white friends, family or co-workers that need to read this, please share the post or pass it along in a private message. Have a difficult conversation, we need more of those.


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The lesson to be learnt here is when you find great skin care that works. Stick with it.
About 6 months ago I noticed that my skin had an uneven texture and I decided to get supremely consistent with my skin care using the Ren Radiance line specifically the masque, the resurfacing AHA concentrate and the serum.
Over a period of about 2 months my skin's texture cleared up considerably and my blackheads all but disappeared. I started getting compliments on my skin which is huge for me as I have always struggled with my skins texture and hormonal acne.
I did a full review of the mask here, so you know I have loved it for a long time. I have had the serum and concentrate for some time but I was never consistent with my use.
The AHA concentrate is a transparent liquid texture which is dispensed with a pipette and then on to the skin with the hands. It has a slight tingling feeling on the skin, so sensitive skins should beware. Initially I applied every night as directed.
The serum has a fruity scent like that of the mask but definitely not as cloying. I found the texture of the serum surprising. It feels almost like a very light water based gel moisturizer. It does sink into the skin very quickly though. This, I used both night and day beneath my moisturizers or sunscreen.
These along with the use of the mask made my skin smooth with almost zero blackheads and pimples.
And then I got complacent and stopped using them.
The phrase 'don't know what you've got until it's gone' definitely applies here.
It took quite a while for the benefits to recede, to be fair. . After about two months after I stopped using these products I had the hormonal break out from hades including one huge blackhead that has created a scarred pore on my cheek.
Immediately I turned back to these tried and true products after only a week my skin has improved significantly.
One thing to note though, deep blackheads will not immediately disappear even with chemical exfoliants, it took about a week of daily treatment to clear the blackhead completely.
Because these products are acid based they can be very drying to the skin. This may not be as big a problem for those with Oily skin, but I find even with my combination oily skin that I prefer to use the AHA concentrate three days out of every week rather than every day of the week.
So lesson learnt. Be consistent with your skin care to keep receiving the desired results.
And the Ren Radiance line is one of the most effective ways to treat my mildly textured skin and keep my skin free of blackheads.
One word of warning! When using these products you need to be faithful to your sunscreen! I wear sunscreen daily.
See you next Friday!


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After lunch, Brayden needed a little quiet time for a nap, so the girls and I went on a picture walk:
|Ready, set - picture time!
|First, we walked down by the water. The girls got a lot of photos.
|They were also very curious about the water. First they dipped their toes in...
|... then their hands.
|There was also a great lookout spot. Of course, the funnest part was to run up and down the bridge to the platform!
|Of course, we also had to get a picture with the big Yogi Bear statue - the girls sure know how to ham it up!
|We ended up with some time at a playground. Natalie's favorite activity was the monkey bars - no surprise there!
In the evening, we brought out some glow in the dark bubbles. We were way too busy playing with them and having fun to take pictures - but we did get this one afterwards.
|I guess Natalie spilled a little of the glow in the dark bubble solution on her dress.


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So today I finally found* a video that contained one of the two interviews I did while at the Watch City Festival in Waltham. This vid contains -in my opinion- some of the best coverage of the steampunk festival, and I'm not just saying that because I'm in it. The coverage is more complete than most random YouTube vids, and it's set to Passion Pit's Little Secrets, what more could you want from a video.
*I've found it quite difficult to track down the coverage by various media that were at the festival.


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Never move beyond the Gospel
April 15, 2009
"Examination of the New Testament documents shows that growth is not stepping out from the gospel, but rather stepping out with the gospel. Many of the problems dealt with in the epistles arise from a failure to apply the gospel to some aspect of life. The solution to this problem is to restore the gospel to its rightful place at the center of our thinking and doing."
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The man accused of stabbing four of his former co-workers in a north Toronto office building Wednesday will appear in court this morning.
Chuang (Ray) Li, 47, faces three counts of attempted murder, four counts of aggravated assault and four counts of assault with a weapon.
Police say Li worked in the IT department of human resources company Ceridian. Police say the company was in the process of firing Li when he attacked his co-workers.
Police responded to calls of multiple stabbings just after 9:30 a.m. ET Wednesday in the fifth floor an office building at 4110 Yonge St., near York Mills Avenue. Police said 911 callers heard reports of an assailant attacking people in the office with "a sharp instrument" they believed may have been a knife.
Three men and one woman were sent to hospital with injuries following the attack. Three were still there by early evening. The woman, who is 32, was still in critical condition by late Wednesday evening. Two of the men have less serious injuries, police said.
Initial reports indicated the males are between the ages of 35 and 45.
Li, who was not injured in the attack, was subdued by employees until officers arrived.
Yesterday afternoon, a statement from the company said "the entire Ceridian family is shocked and deeply saddened by this incident."
Li's Mississauga neighbours are having a hard time imagining him on a rampage with a knife. They say Li was quiet, always friendly and never did anything out of the ordinary.
Shelly Brooks lives next door.
"He was always a good neighbour and they're nice people so I don't know what to think about it," said neighbour Shelly Brooks.
Nicknamed Ray, Li lived with his teenage daughter, wife and the family's small dog on a quiet residential street.
William Sadora lives a few doors down from the Li family.
He says the family has been in the area for nearly a decade. Sadora often saw them on evening walks.
"It's shocking you know, especially when it's just a couple of doors down."
Li's wife and daughter were too distraught to speak. Both are asking for privacy.


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As part of Open House London 2012 we had a tour of Crossrail's new Bond Street station. After a short presentation we were given a bird's-eye view of the constructions sites of the two ticket halls in Davies Street and Hanover Square.
With the popularity of such a visit there was a little bit of wait. So I explored the area a little bit. On the corner of Davies Street and South Molton Street is the stunning Bosideng store.
In Davies Street is the nineteenth century terracotta building, commissioned by John Bolding and Son which is now Grays Antique Dealers.
A birds-eye view of one of the access shafts at the eastern ticket hall in Hanover Square.
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Dear M & M: What are some common overlooked areas or problems new business owners' fail to look into or fail to do before they open that can lead them to business failure? – Bill
Dear Bill:
Just as no two businesses are alike no two business owners are the same. Although this list doesn't have every possible thing covered market conditions, owner's expertise, management experience and disrupting technologies can put the best idea or business out of business under the right or wrong conditions. Here is a list of some pitfalls to avoid. At the top of the list, the best marketing plan would be to sell customers something they want, rather than trying to cram down their throats something they don't want. Bottom line; make sure you are selling something people actually want.
Another important step and an important part in any new business venture is to do adequate research in defining target markets: Where do my customers live, who are my potential customers, how many are there, how frequently will they make a purchase, how much do they spend, why would they buy from me and not the other person selling a similar product? A third area one would want to avoid is; failure to underestimate competition and identifying your competitive advantage.
It is important to explore to enable you to exploit opportunities available. That is why businesses start. Solving a problem, doing something better, offering something others aren't are ways to take advantage of opportunities your competitors are not doing in any particular market. A fourth critical area to consider as a new business owner is sometimes called the "three most important things" to consider when opening any new business location, location, location.
To cause pain by paying too much for a high traffic location when you are a destination driven business or not paying enough to be located in a high traffic location when you need that impulse sale to survive. If your business is dependent on traffic and you make the decision to locate in an out of the way remote location to save on monthly rent, you might find yourself in a situation where you will be spending way more money trying to drive traffic to a spot people will never come.
All this can be mitigated if you pay attention to picking your location. Finally opening a business checking account, setting up a bookkeeping system, monitoring financial reports and filing sales tax, payroll and other federal and state taxes in a timely manner will all go a long way in helping you sustain your business. According to the SBA, "Seven out of 10 new employer firms survive at least 2 years, half at least 5 years, a third at least 10 years, and a quarter stay in business 15 years or more."
Census data report that "69 percent of new employer establishments born to new firms in 2000 survived at least 2 years, and 51 percent survived 5 or more years. Survival rates were similar across states and major industries." The Bureau of Labor Statistics data on establishment age show that "49 percent of establishments survive 5 years or more; 34 percent survive 10 years or more; and 26 percent survive 15 years or more."
To ask your questions: Call the Small Business Development Center(SBDC) at Cochise College (520)-515-5478 or email email@example.com or contact the Sierra Vista Economic Development Foundation(EDF) at 520-458-6948 or email firstname.lastname@example.com


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Wednesday, September 22, 2010
MFP' s Challenge - Birthday Card for OWH
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- ImageBox - Free & Easy Image Hosting and Photo Sharing said...
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- September 22, 2010 at 3:17 AM
- Lil Daffodil said...
Hi Linda,
Another fabulous card. Great stamping and colours.
Glad your on top of things with the kids - I'll bet you're having a whale of a time.
Fiona x
- September 22, 2010 at 4:43 AM
- Mary Anne / MA54K said...
Oink, oink! Adorable! Do I need to go find these stamps???? Grrrr!
- September 22, 2010 at 7:31 AM
- Patti said...
This little piggy went to town... super cute Linda! So glad your having a good time with your gkids! I think we forget how much it takes to get everyone up and going!
- September 22, 2010 at 7:45 AM
- Patti P. said...
Good to hear you are having some fun time and enjoying your time with the gkids. Love this little pig, so cute!
- September 22, 2010 at 8:13 AM
- Chocolate Orange said...
Oh i love this stamp. I have a friend who loves pigs and this would be ideal for her.
Thankyou for joining us at OSAAT this week, Good Luck !!
Choccy x
- September 22, 2010 at 8:14 AM
- Vicki Dutcher said...
Linda - its so Charlotte's Web! I love your "Wilbur" - too cute! Thanks for playing with Speedy's Friends!
- September 22, 2010 at 10:41 AM
- Paddington fan said...
Love your piggy - he's so cute. Thanks for joining us at OSAAT this week and good luck in the challenge, love Jacky x
- September 22, 2010 at 11:06 AM
- Lynn McAuley said...
I love this fabulous card! It takes me back to many a county fair in my childhood!
Thank you so much, Linda, for creating this delightful birthday card for Operation Write Home and the Friends of Speedy the Cat's OWH birthday challenge!
- September 22, 2010 at 11:34 AM
- Janis said...
Neat-o. I love the way the background is faded. It sure makes that little piggie pop! Thanks for playing in paper with us this week at Paper Playtime. :) Janis
- September 22, 2010 at 12:12 PM
- Liz said...
Wonderful card dont forget to pop along every Sat for our fun and games with prizes at OSAAT Look forward to seeing you there
Liz xx
- September 22, 2010 at 12:19 PM
- Josephine said...
That's a sweet card.
Thanks for joining us at One Stitch at a Time this week.
- September 22, 2010 at 1:40 PM
- Lori said...
Oh, Linda this is a beautiful pig! A beautiful country card for sure. I know someone is going to love it and have just the loved one to send it to. There are so many of us that love and collect pigs.
- September 22, 2010 at 5:25 PM
- Olga said...
Look at you go, those kids have got you bubbling with engry! I love your card and anyone would. Have fun!
- September 22, 2010 at 6:43 PM
- redwasher1 said...
Linda, as always you inspire me with all your delicious works of art!!
Thanks for supporting the OWH and Speedy's Friends!
- September 22, 2010 at 7:48 PM
- dee marie said...
Hi Linda :) I just love this card! The piggy is adorable (reminds me of Charlotte's Web - one of my favs) and I love the County Fair and farm stamps that you used on the dp! Sounds like you are having a great time with the kids :) Talk to you soon! dee
- September 22, 2010 at 8:28 PM
- HappyCrafter said...
Love this card, that pig reminds me of the pig in charllottes web, and the farm in the background is perfect.
- September 22, 2010 at 10:56 PM
- fi's cards and crafts said...
wow Linda...great card and colours. Thanks for joining us at Paper Sundaes this week.
- September 23, 2010 at 6:14 AM
- Carla aka scrappypug said...
Oh my gosh that pig is too CUTE!
- September 23, 2010 at 3:52 PM
- Dora said...
Hi, what a cute card, love that piggie, he is adorable. Thank you so much for joining us this week at OSAAT in our Birthday Challenge and good luck.
- September 23, 2010 at 4:33 PM
- Nana said...
:) Funny and fabulous!
Thank you for playing with "Paper Sundaes" this week!
hugs Nana
- September 25, 2010 at 6:15 PM
- France said...
Oh he's adorable !
Thanks for joining us at Paper Sundaes !
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Recently I was out shopping for a couple of gifts. At one particular store, the display was so well laid out that it felt like an Aladdin's cave glittering with trinkets and 'nice-to-have' items. The salesmen oozed charm and knew a lot about the products they sell. They presented themselves well, in casual but sleek outfits and perfectly coiffed hair, spoke clearly and in a good pitch, kept eye contact and moved to help me like there was no other care in the world. I was even offered espresso (or maybe water) and I had been in the shop for less than 5 minutes. I did find what I was looking for and once wrapped in exquisite packages, there was nothing left to be desired!
There was one crux – they did not accept credit or debit card!!
Imagine my surprise, when I heard "either cash or cheque"!
That was such a blow. I did not have a cheque book so I needed to walk back to the car, drive to an ATM and return back to the shop and once again find parking space – no mean feat in traffic-clogged Malta at 11.30 in the morning. Such a waste of time and energy!
I have always believed that the process or processes (including product payment process) surrounding and facilitating the acquisition of a product should be planned out in a way which are easy to understand and implement. They also need to be as user-friendly as possible. This might be coming from my background of system analysis and business-process-reengineering but having efficient and customer-centric services and processes is also a fundamental issue in marketing. I thus wonder why people who have clearly thought out about so many details and layers of their product offering leave out something like 'payment via card'! In today's world, where convenience is key, I have taken payment by card as part of the basic product.
Espresso?!!! I'd rather be allowed to pay by credit card.


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Some stationery retailers periodically offer cut-price greeting cards through their loyalty schemes. For example, several times a year Whitcoulls discounts its cards to half price for loyalty scheme members.
I pop in and snap up the loveliest cards: embossed, gilded, handmade, photographic…the works, getting several 'Happy Birthday' cards plus a few 'blank for your message' ones. The 50 percent discount enables me to buy cards whose prices I'd normally baulk at. Pictured below are some of the latest ones I have "in stock" at my place (i.e. in a drawer in a spare bedroom.)
It means I almost always have a suitable greeting card at home, at the ready. And I think people do appreciate receiving a really gorgeous greeting card, rather than a run of the mill one.
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Jason, Dave and Jeff of the Where'd the Time Go? Crew are playing Payday 2 wrapping up the Hotline Miami DLC heist in grand fashion – – white suits, loads of coke, and an almost never ending supply cops flooding in from every corner. Nothing gets my blood pumping better.
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So I just finished watching this movie-a very short movie, but one of the best I have seen in a long time. It's a musical.
It's Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog. Just for warning, there will be lots of emotion. I wish I could rant about it, but I'd rather you all watch it and enjoy it yourself.
Just think I should mention that I sobbed uncontrollably for about ten minutes after I finished watching it, and then when I told my mom why I had been crying I started sobbing again.
I would also like to blame my friend for her Pandora channel where we all first heard the songs from the movie, which motivated me to watch the movie. I had never heard of Neil Patrick Harris before, though yanno I might have but would not have been able to recognize him. But now, I love his voice and this movie just….merp.
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December 8 is the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception, a holy day of obligation in the United States (see below for local Mass times). It's the day we celebrate that, "The most Blessed Virgin Mary was, from the first moment of her conception, by a singular grace and privilege of almighty God and by virtue of the merits of Jesus Christ, Saviour of the human race, preserved immune from all stain of original sin."
Mary wasn't just a good woman and a good mother–she was the best, the holiest a human can be without being God, as Jesus was. And Jesus was a good Jewish son who honored his mother according to the fourth commandment, so we should, also.
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Apricot Chicken
[Back story: This Apricot Chicken won me the heart of my long time boyfriend and brought back his faith in my culinary skills after an initial rough start. It's great for a night of summertime grilling and lite eating!]
Italian DressingThe night before, toss the chicken in a Ziploc bag along with a decent amount of Italian Dressing. Let it marinate overnight. (Or for an afternoon if you are in a pinch!)
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Chicken (I prefer boneless skinless chicken breasts)
Grill the chicken as normal and partway through, brush Apricot Preserves on both sides. To ensure the chicken is cooked thoroughly, reach an internal temperature of 170 degrees.
Right before serving, top with a little extra Apricot Preserves and you're good to go! The mixture of sour salad dressing and sweet preserves make for a mouth-watering combination, while your chicken stays moist and delicious.
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Liberians in Minnesota
Liberians in Minnesota is a flash project with a pretty comprehensive, easy-to-understand title from the Minneapolis Star Tribune. Actually, one could probably say that this is the simplest and most user-friendly thing about the project.
Made in 2007, this multimedia flash project uses audio, photos, video, and text to document the lives of people who were originally from Liberia, but fled to the Twin Cities because of violence. They now are in danger of having to go back to their home country.
When navigating to the project, the user is first introduced by an audio slideshow. The first few seconds provides a nice visual contrast between the Twin Cities and their past lives in Liberia. However, it goes down hill from there. Until about a minute and a half into the project, there are many competing voices, all audio bites thrown down in seemingly random order. They build off one another, some not even finishing a sentence. I understand that the designer is probably going for an atmosphere of confusion and wants to be immersing the viewer in their shoes. However, from this flash intro, I felt extremely removed from the project. I was not even able to understand what was going on until the narrator chimed in about a minute and a half in. Even then, another audio track competed for my attention– sounds of drums (not distant but up-close, making it hard to focus on the voices).
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Before they were stars, they were "Barnies." The Barn Theatre, located just outside of Augusta, Mich., is the state's oldest professional Equity summer stock theater company, and one of the oldest theater of this type in the nation. The theater has staged shows from late May through the end of August for more than 50 years, combining the talents of some well-known professional actors with young hopefuls who earn their Actor's Equity card with a Barn apprenticeship.
The theater was founded by Jack Ragotzy and his wife, the late Betty Ebert Ragotzy, in 1946. Originally called The Village Players, the Ragotzys' group produced their first shows in the community hall in the nearby village of Richland, Mich. The first show was "Charley's Aunt." The company moved three years later to its current home, an abandoned dairy barn, prompting the name, The Barn Theatre.


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31 Manias in 31 Days: Rewriting Wrestlemania XIX
Today's installment of my "Rewriting WrestleMania" series takes us to Seattle, Washington's Safeco Field, one of my personal favorite WrestleMania venues, in 2003 for WrestleMania XIX. It marked the return of "The Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels in his first match since 5 years prior, when he dropped the WWF Championship to Steve Austin and then left the company due to serious back problems. It was the first WrestleMania in WWE history after the F was dropped and it was also Brock Lesnar's first career Mania, as he challenged Kurt Angle for the WWE Championship in the main event of the night. One of the marquee matches was Rock/Austin III, where The Rock would again go after the win that had eluded him against The Rattlesnake in the 2 previous tries. And in another match that was 20 years in the making, Hulk Hogan took on Vince McMahon in a street fight. Here's the results from WrestleMania 19.
March 30, 2003
Safeco Field (Seattle, WA)
(Dark Match) World Tag Team Championship:
Lance Storm and Chief Morley (with Bubba Ray and D-Von Dudley) defeated Kane and Rob Van Dam to retain
Cruiserweight Championship:
Matt Hardy def. Rey Mysterio to retain
Handicap Match:
Undertaker def. Big Show and A-Train
Triple Threat Women's Championship Match:
Trish Stratus def. Jazz and Victoria to become new champion
Triple Threat WWE Tag Team Championship Match :
Team Angle pins Chavo Guerrero to retain
Shawn Michaels def. Chris Jericho
Cat Fight:
Stacy Keibler, Torrie Wilson and the Miller Light Cat Fight girls went to a no contest
World Heavyweight Championship Match:
Triple H w/ Ric Flair def. Booker T to retain
Street Fight:
Hulk Hogan def. Mr. McMahon
The Rock def. Stone Cold
WWE Championship Match:
Brock Lesnar def. Kurt Angle to become new champion
*Rewriting WrestleMania XIX*
1. Cruiserweight Championship: Matt Hardy (c) w/ Shannon Moore def. Rey Mysterio
I wouldn't have changed a thing about this match. I liked Hardy's singles run when the Hardy Boyz split and I thought this was a good decision for the opening contest.
2. Six Man Tag: Booker T, RVD & Kane def. Big Show, A-Train & Rhyno
I personally didn't like how any of these guys were booked. Booker T shouldn't have been in the World Title match, RVD and Kane shouldn't have been in the dark match, and Big Show and A-Train as Taker's opponents? One of the worst Mania bookings of Taker's career (next to his match vs. Bossman at WM16). So I'd throw them all in a 6-man tag here to at least still get them on the card.
3. WWE Tag Team Championship: The Dudleys def. Team Angle (c)
I hated the fact that WWE had 2 sets of tag team titles back in this era. It was just absolute overkill. 1 champion is all you need, no matter how big the roster. The Dudleys deserved not only a match, but a title match. I'd have them go over Haas and Benjamin on the grandest stage. Reward them for being the 1 team left standing from the TLC days.
4. Intercontinental Championship: Chris Benoit (c) def. Eddie Guerrero
I originally booked this for WM18 before I realized that both were on the shelf at the time, so I'd have them go 1 on 1 here instead of competing for the tag team championship. This is high on my list as a Mania match that never happened, but should have.
5. Street Fight: Ric Flair def. Vince McMahon
I think Hulk Hogan could have been used so much better at WM19, as you'll see below. Flair and Vince could have been an entertaining match as well. Give Flair a spot on the card instead of just being in Triple H's corner.
6. World Heavyweight Championship: Brock Lesnar def. Triple H (c)
Lesnar deserved a high profile match, but not the main event in my opinion. He and Angle just didn't deliver for me. Lesnar was a face at this time after Paul Heyman turned on him. They could have possibly even put Heyman with Triple H, but it's not absolutely necessary. Lesnar goes over as the new World Champion instead of WWE Champ.
7. Undertaker def. The Rock
As I said earlier, Taker was so misused here it's disgusting. The Rock/Austin III was fine, but not necessary. I'd have rather seen Rock go in trying to end Taker's streak as a heel and come up short. Could have been a terrific match.
8. WWE Championship Triple Threat: Shawn Michaels def. Kurt Angle (c) and Chris Jericho
Michaels and Jericho was an awesome match, the best of the night. But it could have been even better. In Shawn's first Mania match in 5 years, I'd have him win the WWE Championship. 3 of the greatest wrestlers to ever lace up a pair of boots in the same match? Would have been epic.
9. WWE Women's Championship: Trish Stratus def. Victorio (c) w/ Steven Richards
I'd have Trish win here, but in a 1 on 1. I saw no need to include Jazz in this match.
10. Icon vs Icon: "Stone Cold" Steve Austin def. "The Immortal" Hulk Hogan
That's right, I said when I rebooked WM18 that I would have left Rock and Hogan as it was and this is why. I decided to put off Austin and Hogan until here at WM19 to make it the last match of both men's careers. This would have brought the show to a close because there's no following this match. Very rarely does a match that isn't for the championship deserve to close WrestleMania, but if there ever was one, this would be it.
Feel free to comment and/or post your rewritten WMXIX.
Once again I love all of your changes.
Personally I'll be the minimalist here and have Booker going over Haitch and Rey going over Hardy.
And in an attempt to alter history, Brock's Shooting Star Press goes through beautifully, botch-free, to create a genuinely epic Mania moment.
Goldberg def Stone Cold Steve Austin
(Goldbergs arrival spells the end of Austin. This was a match everyone wanted to see. Goldberg would arrive the following month, but I see no reason why he couldn't have showed up a few months earlier to be Austins last opponent. We'd already seen Austin/Rock twice at mania, as good of a match as they had at WM19 I would have preferred to see Austin/Goldberg)
WWE Championship
Shawn Michaels VS The Rock
(As amazing as Shawn/Jericho was, it's a match that could have been done at any point over the next few years as neither were going anywhere. Wheras this was the Rocks final Mania for many years to come. Why not have Rock vs Shawn as this was the only time it would have been possible. I would lean towards Shawn winning this match seeing as how Rock was leaving and this was Shawns first Mania back. Also, when Shawn won the title at the first ever elimination chamber, I would have kept it on him and made this the title match. Triple H can win it back in the summer when Evolution forms. I'm also switching who was holding which title at the time. For me Shawn has the WWE Title while Angle has the big gold belt.)
The Undertaker def Chris Jericho
(Jericho/Shawn was terrific. But it could have been saved for next years Mania or even Summerslam. To me,Jericho always should have attempted to end the Undertakers streak. He was the first man to unify the two world titles, which no one thought he could do, why not try to shock the world one more time. And this is not the biker Undertaker. In my version, Undertaker never strays from his deadman persona.)
World Heavyweight Championship
Brock Lesnar def Kurt Angle (c)
(Only changes are that this is for the World title and not the WWE title. I always thought the big gold belt suited Kurt better than the WWE championship as it would have went well with his gold medal. Also, Brock should never have attempted that 450 splash.)
Triple H (with Ric Flair) def Hulk Hogan
(This match happened shortly after Hulks match with Rock in 2002, not sure why it was rushed so quickly. When it could have been saved and built up properly for the next years mania.)
WWE Tag Team Championship
Eddie Guerrero and Chris Benoit def Shelton Benjamin and Charlie Haas
(I like the idea of Benoit and Eddie teaming up as champs as a way of foreshadowing their individual title wins a year later and subsequent celebration afterwards.)
Intercontinental Championship
Booker T def Rob Van Dam
(Always felt Booker deserved a run with the IC title. Would have served him better than losing to Triple H imo.)
Matt Hardy def Jeff Hardy
(Jeff left the WWF for a while around this time so why not have him put his brother over before he leaves. Matt version 1 was red hot at the time. This was the time to do the Hardy's feud. Matt could even bring real life elements involving his brothers personal demons into the storyline to further his heel heat. Jeff could be written off tv and eventually make his return and go after his brother.)
John Cena def Scott Steiner
(Steiner was a big signing in early 2003 but wasn't even on the Mania card. Neither was newcomer John Cena. Why not have Cena's first match at Mania be over an established veteran like Steiner)
Sean O'Haire def Kane
(RIP Sean O'Haire. Have no idea why this guy didn't become a star in wwe. The vignettes leading up to his debut in early 03 were very well done. He was great on the mic and amazing in the ring. A feud with Kane would have fit like a glove.)
Six Man Tag Tables Match:
Team TLC: Test, Lance, Christian def The Dudleys: Bubba, DVon, Spike
(I liked the trio of Test, Lance and Christian but not as "The Un-Americans." Just 3 guys from Toronto. Test the muscle. Lance the technician. Christian the high flyer. Also, the first letters of their names can be used to form their team name "TLC", the match Christian helped make famous though chooses to forget Edge played any role in. This is a table match, but ladders and chairs could be incorporated. Can't be an official ladder match though seeing as how there's no title at stake.)
WWE Womens championship:
Trish Stratus def Lita, Victoria and Jazz
(If Lita wasn't healthy to go then a standard one on one match between Trish and Victoria is fine)
Cruiseriweight Championship
Rey Mysterio def Tajiri
(Rey's first Mania should have been a victory)
Big Show & A-Train def Rikishi & Rhyno
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Actually, WMXX was The Rock's final Mania before he came back to host 27. It was him and Foley vs Evolution. But I agree, he should have faced Michaels at either 19 or 20. I had them meeting at 20, which I'll post tomorrow.
WrestleMania 19 is the greatest WrestleMania of all time in my opinion, and there's very little I would change. The only things I would do are put the World Tag Team Championship on the main card (removing the Miller Lite Catfight Girls, the mandatory "pointless filler" on the Mania card) with Kane & RVD winning, and I'd put Triple H vs. Booker T on immediately before Angle/Lesnar. This is the closest to a perfect WrestleMania we'll ever see in my book.
All winners listed first.
1. Matt Hardy v Rey Mysterio. As you said, very good opening match and no reason to change it.
2. Tag Team Title Unification Match: Team Angle (almost called them The World's Greatest Tag Team, but forgot that was later) go over Lance Storm & Chief Morley, Dudleys, and Kane & RVD. ALL of Team Angle (including KUUUUUUUUUUURRRRRRRRRRRTTTTTTTTTT) losing all of it in one night is too predicatble, and because they were going to be on their own with Kurt leaving anyway, this gives them the best rub you can for (at the time) two amazing up and coming guys.
3. Hulk Hogan vs Big Show. A match of Big Show annihilating Hogan for most of it, only for Hogan to be Hogan because he's Hogan. End it with a big boot that dazes Show, a body slam to recreate the Andre moment, and then drop that beautiful Leg Drop you beautiful, geriatric, politicking bastard. Hulk STILL Rules, indeed.
4. Undertaker vs Shawn Michaels (Interpromotional Match...I think. I'm pretty sure Taker was on Smackdown at this point. I'm pretty sure I remember them doing one at every Mania.) I want this match for the obvious reasons of Taker had nothing to do this Mania, The HBK v Jericho match could be (and was) done later (and better.) HBK v Jericho at WM XIX might be the most overrated match of all time. Oh, and these guys worked pretty well together as we found out later. This could also be the time where The Streak actually becomes a thing, as opposed to two years later. The Streak vs Mr. Wrestlemania in Mr. Wrestlemania's return. People kinda forget about Shawn's horrible Mania record because of his Mr. Wrestlemania moniker. Taker decides to make that record even worse, finishing Shawn off with the 80th Last Ride he gives him.
5. Ric Flair vs Vince McMahon in a Street Fight. I know it's kinda lame to have Naitch be in a Street Fight twice in a row, but it could have been fun. Also, it needs to have the Arn Anderson out of nowhere Spinebuster because that's the greatest random spot of all time, and I could watch it for 9 years in a row and never get bored. (Fine it doesn't need it. Still though, that was amazing.)
6. Chris Jericho vs Eddie Guerrero vs Dean Malenko vs An Asshole Who Killed His Family for the IC Title. I know it's weird to have two 4 way matches, and I know Dean Malenko was retired at this point. You bring him back for one more match, in a bout of the four best WCW "small guys" for the title they all idolized. I think there's some roster switching that would have to come about but you can get around that.
7. Booker T vs HHH for the WHC. HHH doesn't have Flair to help him out, because he's too beat up to come to the ring with him. HHH is alone, trying to defend his title against the guy he essentially said wasn't good enough because he grew up black and poor. The match plays out mostly the same (sans the Flair involvment) with one huge difference, Booker T wins with the Harlem Hangover as opposed to Mr. H's winning with a pedigree and taking 5 years to cover Booker. I think I'm the only person on Earth who thought this match was good (ending aside, of course.)
8. The Rock vs Stone Cold. I love this match, easily my favorite of the three. Puts the two biggest guys at basically even for history. (Austin won Austin Rock I and II, but II was full of the bull shit as we all know.)
9. Victoria v Trish Stratus v Jazz for the Women's Title. The only thing I would change here is the finish, as at this time I felt Victoria was a far more worthy champ that Trish. I was almost inclined to just have it be Victoria v Jazz, but you can't leave Trish off. This is probably my favorite women's match at Mania ever, so it can stay as is.
10. Brock Lesnar vs Kurt Angle for the WWE Title. This match was like, a foot and a half away from being the best WM Main Event of all time. If Lesnar hits the Shooting Star Press (which I would still have him do, I'd just have Angle use a little situational awareness and have him roll or squirm a bit to get into position) then it is a moment that rivals Hogan slamming Andre, Shawn achieving the Boyhood Dream, and The Era of Austin beginning. My only change to this match is a foot and a half.
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It is interesting that, given WMXIX is widely regarded as one of the top 5, if not top 3, Wrestlemanias, that several people, including the OP, are advocating huge changes.
FYI Ric Flair faced Mr McMahon at the 2002 Royal Rumble ppv in a streetfight, I believe. It made WAY more sense to have Vince face Hogan here, especially at Wrestlemania
At this point inter promotional matches wernt a thing and the IC title didn't exist, the inter promotional match didn't happen until mania 20295) Brock Goldberg and Kane vs taker I think
So using the parameter of the times I wouldn't change much, I'd add Kane and rvd to the world title match as a 4 way, hhh screwed them out of winning in late 02 so having h do the same to book at no way out then have to face all his demons at once adds a bit of drama with so many singles upper card matches
I believe rhinos role was meant to be edge's and with the smack down scene this is fine as it was built logically and well
I'd also drop the cat fight and limo bizkit and add storm / Morley vs the dudleys
Mania 19 gets a lot of love from many wrestling fans. whenever the conversation for absolute best Mania events comes up, Mania 19 is ranked right up there with Mania 17. and why not? it was a pretty stellar card. i personally liked the overall feel for the event and most of the matches had pretty good build ups, so i appreciate that a lot.
some changes i'd make...
Cruiserweight Title: Mysterio/Kidman. these two had a lot of history together from WCW. both were Cruiserweight Champions and they were in the Filthy Animals Stable for some time. if i'm not mistaken, they either won the Tag Team Titles or Cruiserweight Tag Team Titles, or both, as a team. i'd like to see this match start the show instead of Hardy.
Taker/Flair. for Mania 18, i had Taker go against Big Show. so this year, i bring back Taker/Flair with the roles reversed; Taker is the face and Flair is the heel. same type of match and same result.
Tag Team Titles #1: Kane & RVD vs. Dudley Boys; Table Match. rather than have Morley/Storm vs. Kane/RVD on Heat, i'd bring in the Dudley Boys and have them face Kane/RVD on the show. to be honest, i'd just really enjoy seeing a 3-D through a table, as well as a chokeslam and frog splash through the same. Kane & RVD win the titles.
Tag Team Titles #2: Team Angle vs. Los Guerreros vs. Hardy Boys. the Hardy Boys were both still with the company at this time and i think they would have been a better option than the thrown together team of Benoit/Rhyno. i also would have liked to see Team Angle win this match after executing a double team maneuver on one of their opponents as opposed to stealing a pin. i always enjoyed their super kick into a german suplex combination or the powerbomb with a top rope lariat deal. hit either one on Chavo, take the pin and continue this feud.
Women's Title: Victoria vs. Trish vs. Jazz. i like this match but i'd let Victoria retain. i had Trish winning last year in her hometown. Victoria can win this time around.
HBK vs. Y2J. keep this exactly as is. incredible match for a really logical, enjoyable feud. fantastic storytelling both in and out of the ring.
World Title #1: Lesnar vs. Angle. another amazing match with a great build. the only thing i'd change, in a perfect world, is Brock's botched Shooting Star Press. either hit it correctly or leave it out of the match entirely.
World Title #2. here's where i get into some serious fantasy booking. Triple H vs. Kevin Nash. i love Booker T and have tons of respect for the man in real life. i just didn't feel that this feud had enough steam or build and i never realistically thought that Booker had a chance at winning the title on this night. Kevin Nash and Triple H feuded not long after this event and culminated at SummerSlam as two parts of the Elimination Chamber. i liked their feud this year and would have it begin sooner rather than later.
Austin vs. Goldberg. Goldberg debuted the night after Mania 19 and fought the Rock the next month. the real dream match, and dare i say even more so than Austin/Hogan, was Austin vs. Goldberg. these were the two biggest stars of their respective companies from 98-99. this was the match that fans wanted to see. and Austin/Rock III with nothing on the line was pretty lame. the match was decent, but by this time, pretty redundant.
and for the booking that i'm dreading to post due to the hell i'll get for it i'm sure, but i'd scrap Hogan/McMahon this year. hear me out before you send the death threats my way. i loved this match. the build up was flawless. the match was uber-entertaining and went well beyond my expectations. the only problem i had with it was the setting. this exact match and build belonged on the stage of Mania 20, not 19. it belonged at the 20 year anniversary where WrestleMania and Hulkamania first took the world by storm. and it belonged at MSG. so take this match off 19 and save it for 20.
that leaves my current Mania 19 card lacking some pretty big names, so i'd simply put some matches together. this isn't the most brilliant, but it's what I've got so far...
Rock/Booker T. yes, they feuded at SummerSlam 2 years prior, but this time the roles are reversed. and i'd give Booker the big win here and give him some much needed momentum.
Hogan/Big Show. this could be similar to a Hogan/Andre type match. these two guys do have some history from WCW and they're friends in real life, which almost always shows during a match via the chemistry and mutual respect. give them a match here.
Scott Steiner vs. Rick Steiner and/or Buff Bagwell. if you wanted to have Freakzilla on Mania, give him an old grudge match with one or both of these guys in either a singles match or a triple threat match.
what about a Submission Match between Benoit and Malenko? Dean Malenko never got a proper send-off and a match like this on the grand stage would be so fitting and so deserving.
i also liked the idea posted above putting Sean O'Haire vs. Kane. the Devil's Advocate vs. the Devil's Favorite Demon. it'd just be an old-fashioned slugfest.
despite my pretty sizeable overhaul, i really did love Mania 19. in my own little world though, i'd switch up Mania's 18-20 to make all three events more complete shows.
I'd also like to point out as an aside, I'm TOTALLY fine with Limp Biskit playing, only because (I THINK it was Chimmel) had to announce them as America's Favorite Band, and he just wanted to KILL HIMSELF during it. Such an unintentionally funny moment.
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What a week….
For flu, flouncing (you know who you are), general panic about official bodies, the Student Loans Company after me again, a pending disciplinary at work, Hackney Council chasing me for a communal (with HWCBN) poll-tax bill…………….. can I please go back to bed and wake up a couple of weeks ago.
Apart from that, have been out for Woo's birthday, where she showed her fantastic new blue and pink hair, (and ruined my attempts to co-ordinate hair and wrapping paper), and received many fluffinesses, and also with the MA crowd, where I discovered that I haven't written the most, nor the least of my novel….the masterwork currently stands at 30 pages, the weekend was not propitious for novel writing to say the least.


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Can you keep a secret?
Secrets are made to be broken they say, but what of the consequences? When secrets come to light who profits, who suffers, and who triumphs?
ROAR volume 5 has arrived with a thrilling new set of tales. Fourteen authors have crafted stories exploring and exploiting the secrets held by their characters. When the last page is turned, will there be anything left to reveal?
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Craig A. Hassel
Ph.D., Associate Professor and Extension Nutritionist
Areas of Interest
- Exploring food and health with cultural communities holding knowledge that does not correspond with Western science perspectives. This work pivots the culture/science relationship as it repositions scientific inquiry alongside ancient, ancestral and experiential understandings of food and health.
- Creating models of cross-cultural engagement that reform scientific inquiry to be more respectful of diverse ways of knowing. Examples include: 1) Using principles of Chinese medical theory and contemporary sensory analysis to explicate medicinal herb quality; 2) Using indigenous heirloom crop varieties, including wild rice, to explore Indigenous and biomedical worldviews; 3) Faculty development and cross-cultural symposia that embrace multiple worldview orientations.
- The University of Minnesota Center for Spirituality & Healing
- The Inter-institutional Consortium for Indigenous Knowledge at Penn State University
- The Cultural Wellness Center in Minneapolis and St. Paul
- The White Earth Tribal Council
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Craig A. Hassel; Reconsidering nutrition science: Critical reflection with a cultural lens; Nutrition Journal. 2014;13(1).
C A Hassel; Nutrition Education: Toward a Framework of Cultural Awareness.; Whole Grains Summit 2012 Proceedings. Whole Grains and Health: From Theory to Practice. 2013;55-58.
C A Hassel; Learning to bridge different ways of knowing: The Dream of Wild Health American Indian seed garden project as mentor.; CURA Reporter. 2010;40(12):11-15.
Craig A. Hassel; Can cross - Cultural engagement improve the land-grant university?; Journal of Extension. 2007;45(5):[5FEA7].
Craig A. Hassel; Woodlands Wisdom: A Nutrition Program Interfacing Indigenous and Biomedical Epistemologies; Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior. 2006;38(2):114-120.
Kindi Harala; Chery Smith; Craig Hassel; Patricia Gailfus; New moccasins: Articulating research approaches through interviews with faculty and staff at native and non-native academic institutions; Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior. 2005;37(2):67-76.
Craig A. Hassel; The craft of cross-cultural engagement; Journal of Extension. 2005;43(6):5-18:[6FEA1].
C A Hafner; C A Hassel; R Soberg; J Adelmann; C Fetch; Medicinal herb quality in the United States: Toward bridging perspectives with integrity.; RCHM Journal. 2004;3(3):4-12.
Craig A. Hassel; Can diversity extend to ways of knowing? Engaging cross-cultural paradigms; Journal of Extension. 2004;42(2).
Timothy P. Carr; Kimberly J. Wood; Craig A. Hassel; Rajan Bahl; Daniel D. Gallaher; Raising intestinal contents viscosity leads to greater excretion of neutral steroids but not bile acids in hamsters and rats; Nutrition Research. 2003;23(1):91-102.
Craig A. Hassel; Christopher J. Hafner; Renne Soberg; Jeff Adelmann; Rose Haywood; Using chinese medicine to understand medicinal herb quality: An alternative to biomedical approaches?; Agriculture and Human Values. 2002;19(4):337-347.
- Minnesota Extension Service Nutrition & Health - specialist support to Extension Educators focusing on diet/health and vital aging programming
- Woodlands Wisdom Nutrition Project – work closely with a confederacy of six Tribal Colleges and the University of Minnesota to address chronic health issues in Native American communities through culturally-based food and nutrition programs of teaching, research and community connections
- Families That Work Outreach – work with urban and rural American Indian Communities to assist with developing nutrition education approaches that honor traditional foods and its relationship to land and human health.
- Medicinal Herb Network – work closely with this network, founded as partnership effort of small-scale medicinal herb growers and practitioners of Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) to communicate concepts of medicinal herb quality and to encourage locally grown, high quality medicinal herbs.


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The Koch brothers, together, are worth more than $100 billion. They intend to spend between $300 million and $400 million of it on the 2018 elections, which of course will directly benefit the GOP. They send their thanks to Citizens United.
"Less than two weeks after the U.S. House passed its version of the bill," continues the IBT, "Charles Koch and his wife Elizabeth donated nearly $500,000 to the joint fundraising committee of Speaker Paul Ryan, who successfully shepharded the bill through his chamber." (Each of them also contributed, same day, $237,000 to the National Republican Congressional Committee, the maximum allowed.)
Law professor and tax specialist Daniel Shaviro, borrowing from the academic work of others, asks "why the Washington rent-seeking industry [i.e., greedy politicians], although we think of it as large, is actually so small … [and] 'inefficient.'" Paul Ryan extracted a mere half-million dollars for lavishing the Kochs with more than one billion annually. Shaviro answers: because of "legal constraints and informal norms."
However, he continues — and for this we can thank Donald Trump and his criminal gang in Congress — "the rise of partisan norms, decline of democratic accountability, and decline of prosecutorial independence from the presidency (if sustained) could certainly move towards making the rent-seeking/corruption market increasingly 'efficient.'"
Shaviro concludes with this brilliant line: "Forget draining the swamp; the question now is to what extent the swamp will start draining us."
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