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Today, we are all talking about festivals, naturally. Half the staff have come back as red as crustaceans from Glastonbury! Whether you went or stayed at home, the aftermath of Glastonbury is probably still ringing in your ears. It seems either you went there and watched Beyoncé, or you didn't go and wavered between saying 'blimey- look at that mud!' smugly- and feeling miserable.
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A Boston police officer who was decorated for his actions during the Boston Marathon Bombing is recovering after being shot in the face in what has been called an "unprovoked attack."
Officer John T. Moynihan, 34, was placed in a medically induced coma after being shot in the Roxbury neighborhood on Friday night. He suffered a bullet wound just under his right eye, authorities report. The officer was listed in critical condition, but after surgery Sunday to remove the bullet still lodged in his neck, police say he is "stable and improving condition and expected to leave Boston Medical Center's intensive care unit in the coming days."
The shooting occurred after officers pulled over 41-year-old Angelo West who, police charge, opened fire without warning. According to reports, the officers hadn't even drawn their guns when Angelo opened fire.
Police returned fire, killing the man.
Two others in the car were arrested on unrelated charges.
Mayor Marty Walsh said that the city's thoughts and prayers were with the officer and his family.
"'These acts of violence have no place in our neighborhoods," the mayor said. "Our community is stronger than ever, and tonight we are thankful for all of those who put their lives on the on the line every day to protect our city."
Moynihan was credited with helping save the life of a transit officer who was wounded during the Watertown shootout between the Tsnaraev brothers after the bombing of the Boston Marathon in 2013.
The officer was awarded the National Association of Police Organizations' "Top Cop" award in 2014 at the White House.
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British summer can be a bit moodyIt may be hot one day and rainy and chilly the next. Or a warm day may be be followed by a cool evening. This means that some sort of a cover-up is necessary. Preferably something light and easy to put on when the temperature drops.
A wool poncho is a good alternative for a jacket, easy to throw over both a casual or a more formal outfit. Trust me, I know: I have this poncho in white, red (worn here with stripes, and a lace skirt, and stripes again) and blue (worn here with a plaid shirt and with a Breton top), and couldn't resist getting it in purple plaid.
I thought the poncho would look great with my favourite Custo Barcelona top and olive trousers. A casual look with a bit of flair, just what an evening walk in the neighbourhood calls for.


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Royal Bank of Canada is the first lender to report its fiscal third-quarter results on Wednesday
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CIT's expert help leads to solar-powered success for Solarize Energy.
Long time financial advisor Chad Parks is turning his trade to film-making in a bid to change attitudes about retirement.
Montreal-based boutique manager does a tidy business delivering access to foreign managers.
Millennial workers are losing out in a repeated rise of income inequality between generations and, according the recent Conference Board of Canada report, it's threatening economic growth and social stability.
The big banks have reduced lending to small biz, KPMG is helping HNWs fill the funding gap.
Interim Managing Director and tech veteran Kristina Williams has been appointed as the President and CEO of Alberta Enterprise Corporation.
Last week, the world watched closely as the Scottish referendum took place, securing an affiliated future for Scotland and England but one British financier was watching closer than most after betting £900,000 on the outcome.
Do you really know who you're about to go into business with? We spoke to former FBI agent and Certified Fraud Examiner Kenneth Springer about the importance of conducting thorough background investigations.
The Chinese economy looks increasingly wobbly, but for those looking through the short-term volatility Olev Edur has some investment suggestions.


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College life can be tough to deal, mainly if you want to excel both socially and academically. Good social life can bring you connections that will give you a lot of benefits for your career later. Information about the job opportunity, internship and scholarship are better sorted out from personal accounts than the written forms because people tend to be more honest when they talk. But on the other hand, academic record is the solid acknowledgment of your skill and capability, which is also crucial for your professional career.
The solution is that you should live your college life cleverly. Do not be busy at the wrong place. Here are some college life hacks to make your time college more enjoyable.
Record the lecture
Ask for your lecturer's permission to record during his/her class. The audio file can help you to learn subconsciously by listening to it in your spare time.
Listening to lectures from the recorded file do not restrict your movement and make it possible for you to learn while jogging, driving, riding a bike, and waiting for the subway. Besides, you no longer need to bring all the heavy books anymore. You can get knowledgeable without necessarily look like a nerd.
Use the digital technology
There are apps like iTunes U, Udacity, and Google Chrome Books. Be agile with that technology and use it to your advantage.
However, some people might not be accustomed to reading digital files. They prefer touching the piece of paper from the real book and claim that it can affect their learning quality. But if you are not one of them, consider your ability as a gift. Do not hesitate to use your phone as your library.
Besides, looking at your phone is now more acceptable than reading a book. Imagine you have a party in the club, and suddenly your mind wants to recall information from last week lecture; bringing a book is entirely improper and impractical in such situation. By your using the most of your phone, you can keep track of your learning and search for the subject anywhere anytime. You can be a nerd in disguise.
Employ a writing service
The key to writing a good essay is to keep the content relevant to the current issues. And working alone to get that information, and to synthesize the ideas without committing plagiarism, are all exhausting and time-consuming labor.
The hack to that problem is that you can consider hiring a writing service. There are many services available on the Internet of which the writing ranges from informal to formal contexts. If you want to employ any, look for the trusted custom paper writing. It is usually not expensive to order one academic article. Order one just to evaluate the quality. And if you think the service is credible enough, order at least five essays.
Do not directly submit the essay you have ordered. No matter how authentic it seems, it is still other people's work. Read through them, and synthesize the ideas. Check some of the details on your ordered paper and see if they are valid, and if they are, you already get all the details you need for your essay. It is a hack without cheating.


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Hobbits, Dwarves, and Elves, oh my! The release of the Hobbit trilogy has again sparked fascination with the works of Tolkien and his world of Middle Earth. Despite the title of the films and the book it was based on, it is Dwarves who hold the species-spotlight, rather than Hobbits (or Elves.)
Tolkien drew from many sources when crafting his fantasy universe, and many rightly point to Norse influences in Tolkien's Dwarves. However, Tolkien also drew from the Jewish experience in Europe, a fact he states outright in one of his letters. This is easily revealed in many aspects of Dwarvish culture; Tolkien crafted Khuzdul to sound Semitic in its use of phenomes, thus paralleling it to Hebrew, and drafted the Dwarves to be a more secretive people, who keep their own language, culture, and customs secret from outsiders, similar to the way Jews in the Diaspora would act in unfriendly Gentile environments. Moreover, Dwarvish roles in Middle Earth society parallels that of Jews in the Diaspora, in that they were "the outsider within," a foreign entity never fully integrated nor tolerated by the other denizens and races of the land, a deliberate decision by Tolkien himself.
Tolkien, of course, paralleled the destruction of the Israelite First and Second Temples in the Sack of Moria, as well as the expulsion of Dwarves from Erebor by Smaug the Terrible. The exile of the Dwarves, a once proud nation now fallen, reduced to tinkers and toymakers, wandering exiles who "never forgave, and never forgot," and always planned to return to their lost homeland, very obviously parallel the forced exile and diaspora of the Jewish people. In fact, some friends of mine joked that Gandalf was the Jesus-like figure of the Hobbit, and the stereotypically English Bilbo Baggins, the titular hobbit, was a stand-in for Lord Balfour, thereby prompting them to jokingly nickname the film "Zionism, the movie." (Of course, that there is no conception of Palestinians, or far worse, that Smaug the Terrible is somehow parallel to Palestinians in such an analogy, points to a problem consistently talked about in regards to Tolkien's works in general: that his fantasy is so very white, and so Christian, that there is no good representation for ethnic minorities, people of colour, or other faiths – save in purely evil hordes, like orcs and the Sauron-serving Haradrim and Easterners.)
However, that the Dwarves are meant to be the Jews of Middle-Earth leads to some troubling conclusions. For example, the Dwarvish love of gold and wealth, so extreme that it causes their ruin, both in Moria and Erebor, as well as prompting tragedy and killing of the king of Doriath, has uncomfortable similarities to stereotypes about Jewish greed and the conception of Jews as shady moneygrubbers, an ancient, damaging stereotype that persists to this day. Indeed, as outright stated in the Silmarillion, gold is conceived as their main weakness, such that the 7 rings of power bequeathed to them by Sauron functioned by inciting greater greed, which led to great evil, at profit to Sauron. And in the Hobbit, Dwarvish greed not only brings the Dragon, but after its defeat is very nearly the cause of war between the Dwarves of Erebor, the Elves of the Greenwood, and the Men of the LakeTown. In other words, the Dwarves cause their own misfortune (at least in part), and applying that conclusion to Gentile oppression of Jews throughout the millennia is troubling, to say the least.
Even the creation of the Dwarves leads to troubling conclusion. Most people know of the appellation "The Chosen People" for the Jews, though less well known is the Biblical injuctions calling the Israelites "the elder" and "firstborn", a reference to the selling of the Birthright by Esau to Jacob, as well as Isaac's status as the eldest (and only) child of Abraham by his wife Sarah (and not his concubine, Hagar, who begat Ishmael.) However, the Firstborn of Middle-Earth are the Eldar, the Elves. In the Silmarillion and the Book of Lost Tales, in which the early mythos of Middle Earth is laid out, Tolkien refers to the Elves as such before they are even created.
And yet, the Dwarves came first. Aule, a craftsman god, similar to the Roman Vulcan, in anticipation of the coming of Elves and Men, created a race similar in likeness. However, his creation was imperfect, and was corrected by Illuvatar, the Supreme One God of Tolkien's universe. Illuvatar then commanded that the Dwarves be put to sleep, to re-awaken only after the coming of the Elves, than stating that "often strife shall arise between thine and mine, the children of my adoption and the children of my choice." In Tolkien's world, the Dwarves are the firstborn by technicality, but the Elves are the true Firstborn, and the Chosen People of Illuvatar, likely representing, or inspired by, the Christian appropriation of the term "Chosen People," which is typical of Christian replacement theology.
And we do see tension between Elves and Dwarves, much more than between Elves and Men, throughout the Silmarillion, and Lord of the Rings, despite the fact that more Men aided Morgoth and Sauron than did Dwarves. (Though it must be said that the antipathy between the two races was exaggerated in the Hobbit films, and is actually hardly present in the original novel.) This tension is only finally resolved in the Lord of the Rings, by Gimli, son of Gloin. Gimli does not show the greed so prevalent among his race. The only boon he asks of Galadriel is a strand of her hair (she gives him three.) His friendship with Legolas, an Elf, is so true that when Legolas departs to Valinor, he takes Gimli with him, a boon not granted to any other Dwarf or Man. Tolkien wrote this friendship to refute both Gentile anti-Semitism and "Jewish exclusivity," but due to the context of the entire narrative of the Dwarvish race and its parallel to the Jewish people, it also reads as what happens when a Jew transcends his Jewishness and ascends to the level of a Christian. Considering the history of Christian persecution of Jews, this is not a comforting resolution to the problem of the Dwarves or the Jews as "the outsider within."
This isn't to say that Tolkien was an anti-Semite. If anything, he was quite the opposite, having essentially told the Nazis to go stuff it when he was approached by them for a possible German translation. When they asked about his racial origins, he not only schooled them on the proper definition of Aryan (hint: it doesn't actually mean Teutonic), but in regards to possible Jewish ancestry, replied "I regret that I appear to have no ancestors of that gifted people." These are not the words of a racist anti-Semite.
However, Tolkien is a product of his times and culture. As a white, Christian man living where he did, (namely anywhere in the continent of Europe) anti-Semitic tales, canards, and superstitions were rife, and were deeply embedded in various European cultures, including his own. Indeed, I have my doubts that there is a single European country, culture, or locale that does NOT have anti-Semitic folktales present somewhere in their cultural fabric. As such, that these problematic elements appear in his works – either openly or in sub-text – is less a criticism of the author, and more an acknowledgement that even a good man like Tolkien was not able to critically examine all his cultural biases, and indeed, may not have even been aware they existed.


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Stephen Ministers are congregation members trained by Stephen Leaders to offer high-quality, one-to-one Christian care to people going through tough times. A Stephen Minister usually provides care to one person at a time, meeting with that person once a week for about an hour. Twice a month, Stephen Ministers gather with their Stephen Leaders for supervision and continuing education.
Care Receivers
Care receivers are people—congregation members and others in the community—who receive care from a Stephen Minister. These are people struggling through a difficult time in life—experiencing grief, divorce, job loss, chronic or terminal illness, or some other life crisis.
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The relationship between a care receiver and a Stephen Minister is confidential.
Men are matched with men; women with women.
When a care receiver's needs exceed what a Stephen Minister can provide, the Stephen Ministry team makes a referral to an appropriate mental health professional or other community resource.
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6 August 2018
Paper by VCUarts Qatar Art History Professor Published in "Travellers in Ottoman Lands"
19 July 2018
Five Exhibitions are Taking Place Around Qatar This Summer Featuring Works by our Alumni and Faculty
15 July 2018
VCUarts Qatar Alumna Appointed Assistant Chair of Fashion Design + Merchandising at VCUarts
27 June 2018
Dr Khaled Saoud's Potentially Life-Saving Idea
10 May 2018
VCUarts Qatar's Graduates Step Into the Future at 2018 Commencement
6 May 2018
"Pendulum" Fashion Show Displays VCUarts Qatar's Students' Talent
1 May 2018
A New Generation of Art and Design Talent on Display at BFA + MFA Exhibition
29 April 2018
"Pendulum" Fashion Show Taking Place On May 3
18 April 2018
Watch "Appliqué", 2017's Fashion Show Here
19 March 2018
"General Drift" Exhibition by Ryan Browning at Richmond's Ada Gallery
Symposium on Training Art Curators to Take Place at VCUarts Qatar
11 March 2018
Painting & Printmaking Alumna Emelina Soares Features in Vancouver Exhibition
10 March 2018
VCUarts Qatar Students Win Hamad International Airport Art Competition
6 March 2018
Collaboration Between VCUarts Qatar and Doha Film Institute Wins International Teaching Award
4 March 2018
VCUarts Qatar Celebrates 20th Anniversary with Special Event for Students
22 February 2018
VCUarts Qatar and U.S. Embassy Inspire Students to "Be the Change"
12 February 2018
Works by VCUarts Qatar Faculty on Display at Bangkok Design Week
9 January 2018
Dr. Donald N. Baker Joins VCUarts Qatar as Executive Dean
14 November 2017
"14" - An Exhibition by our Painting and Printmaking Senior and Junior Students
12 November 2017
"City Limits" - an Exhibition by Emerging Iraqi Artists
7 November 2017
VCUarts Qatar Students Attend Hamad bin Khalifa Symposium on Islamic Art
6 November 2017
Qatar Day and Richmond Day Make a Big Impression
12 October 2017
VCUarts Qatar Alumna Featured in Dezeen
24 September 2017
HBKU Press Highlights Autism Awareness Through Studies
VCUarts Qatar Faculty's PhD on the Films of Joel and Ethan Coen
1 September 2017
Virginia Commonwealth University School of the Arts in Qatar Announces 20th Anniversary Celebration
21 August 2017
Alumna's Work Honored by European Commission at Ars Electronica Festival
14 August 2017
Dean Akel's Welcome Message
26 July 2017
In Memoriam: Dr. Dina Bangdel
5 July 2017
VCUarts Qatar's Interior Design Team Are Helping Syrian Refugees
3 July 2017
Water With Water at Art Book Fair Basel 2017
18 May 2017
Exhibition Showcases VCUQatar's Art and Design Talent
AEB Recognizes Creative Achievement and Design Excellence at VCUQatar
7 May 2017
VCUQatar's Graduates Step Into the Future at 2017 Commencement
20 April 2017
U.S. Ambassador Congratulates Winners of Third Annual Young Writers Competition
17 April 2017
"Appliqué" Fashion Show Displays Talent of VCUQatar's Students
2 April 2017
Graphic Design Students Win Social Initiative Design Competition
15 March 2017
Watch Live Streaming of Tasmeem Doha 2017 Here
12 February 2017
"In Progress", by VCUQatar's Painting & Printmaking Students
31 January 2017
QF, VCUQatar Sign MoU to Support Graduates
19 January 2017
MLK Week at VCUQatar
14 December 2016
"South Africa As I See It" – Art Competition for High School Students
4 December 2016
Three: An exhibition by Junior Graphic Design Students
24 November 2016
Parallels - an Exhibition by VCUQatar's Painting & Printmaking Seniors
14 October 2016
Find Out More About Studying at VCUQatar at These Events
13 October 2016
Food, Fashion, a Falcon and Fun at VCUQatar Day
4 October 2016
Second Volume of the Young Writers Journal Published
2 October 2016
Msheireb Properties and VCUQatar open 'Strange Wonders' 2016 Exhibition
26 September 2016
VCUQatar and Faculty Among New Intake as Artists in Residence at Doha Fire Station
14 September 2016
Graphic Design Faculty Honored at Awards
4 September 2016
Record Year for Enrollment at VCUQatar
18 August 2016
Royal Thai Embassy Donates Books to VCUQatar Library
11 July 2016
Great Start to VCUQatar's 2016 Summer Program for Children and High School Students
5 June 2016
Artists In Residence Exhibition at the Fire Station
16 May 2016
VCUQatar and WCM-Q Students Explore the Art and Medicine Intersection
4 May 2016
Innovation, Collaboration and Sustainability at the BFA+MFA Exhibition
3 May 2016
VCUQatar's Graduates Step Into the Future at 2016 Commencement
2 May 2016
Japanese Embassy Donates Books to VCUQatar's Library
21 April 2016
Young Writers Receive Awards From US Ambassador
15 April 2016
Reach Fashion Show Displays Talent of VCUQatar's Students
2 April 2016
Dr. Mohamed Cherif Amor Recognized at ARC'16
31 March 2016
What is the home in the 21st century?
27 March 2016
VCUQatar Students Design Stage at Annual Research Conference
25 March 2016
VCUQatar Members Contribute to Major Religious Architecture Publication
24 March 2016
Exhibitions by Graduates and Undergraduates at VCUarts in Virginia
20 March 2016
VCUQatar Delights at Design Days Dubai
16 March 2016
VCUarts Remains #1 Public Fine Art Program in the United States
14 March 2016
Jeff Koons Visits VCUQatar
12 March 2016
Seeking the Secrets of Startups in Silicon Valley
11 March 2016
Hissa Al Garni Becomes Director of Strategic Engagement and Business Development
28 February 2016
NASAD Members Visit VCUQatar
27 January 2016
Congratulations to our VCUQatar winners of the Luc Tuymans Challenge
21 January 2016
VCUQatar Opens 2016 Faculty Exhibition
14 January 2016
Luc Tuymans in Conversation with Philippe Pirotte
28 September 2015
VCUQatar Dean Welcomes 104 New Students To Campus
26 September 2015
Researching Biology and Evolution in the Gulf States - new book published by VCUQatar Professor
22 September 2015
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21 September 2015
VCUQatar Gallery Features Hand-Cut Paper Works by International Artists
15 September 2015
VCUQatar Professor George Awde makes the front cover of Canvas Magazine
8 September 2015
Grief and Other Animals – sixth book by VCUQatar Professor published.
22 July 2015
One hundred and twelve students participate in VCUQatar's 2015 Summer Program
5 May 2015
VCUQatar Celebrates its 2015 Commencement Ceremony
30 April 2015
Chromosthesia, Exploring the Intersection of Art and Medicine
29 April 2015
VCUQatar Faculty George Awde to Exhibit at East Wing Gallery in Dubai
28 April 2015
VCU names dean for School of the Arts in Qatar
18 April 2015
VCUQatar Fashion Show 'Thread' Enchants Audiences at The Gate Mall
7 April 2015
Registration opens for the Late Spring Community Education Program and Summer Camp
30 March 2015
Crossing Boundaries Lecture 'Advancing Entrepreneurship Through Online Platforms' by Greg Rosborough
23 March 2015
'Flatlands Remix' a David Batchelor Exhibiton Opens in Partnership with the British Council
14 March 2015
Tasmeem Doha 2015: 3ajeeb! Concludes On A High Note With Filmmaker Casey Neistat
11 March 2015
Tasmeem Doha 2015: 3ajeeb! Opens To Over 500 Participants
2 March 2015
VCUQatar Launches Tasmeem Doha 2015: 3ajeeb!
17 February 2015
VCUQatar Presents Crossing Boundaries Lecture by Adélia Borges
21 January 2015
Crossing Boundaries Lecture by Random International Founder Florian Ortkrass
2 December 2014
VCUQatar Presents Crossing Boundaries Lecture by Dr. Guido Gryseels
15 November 2014
VCUQatar's Community and Outreach Program Partners with IAID
10 November 2014
VCUQatar Presents Yousef Ahmad in conversation with Dr. Yasser Mongy
3 November 2014
VCUQatar Gallery Presents 'Confluence: Photographic-based Work from the Contemporary Middle East'
29 October 2014
VCUQatar and Qatar Museums Present Designer/Activist Felipe Fonseca


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If anything came out of my day Saturday in my continued search for Vera H. Edwards (see "She's Speaking To Me From Beyond The Grave") it is that this simply isn't true. Most people, if given the opportunity, have a kind nature; and we readily bypass this and grab onto the negative like hungry wolves, almost gleefully to reinforce our fears that the state of our society is evil, pure evil. But I beg to differ. My very column started with my becoming perpetually anxiety ridden by what I perceived to be an ugly world filled with hate and violence. My days were becoming overcast, with gloom and doom, bitterness and paranoia slowly seeping in. I was not only disliking the person I was becoming, but I wasn't someone I would have chosen to hang out with. And so, I challenged myself to find the good, and to write about it; not an easy task for someone on the cusp of menopause. Yet, I am thrilled to report the greatness that I have discovered, in not just the obvious, but the smallest of gestures, is overwhelming in comparison.
Saturday is a perfect example. While pushing my library cart in my usual unsexy library attire, my wonderful man Richard took time off from work to go to the block party on Vera's Street to help me in my obsessive quest to solve the mystery of Vera H. Edwards and her WWII memorabilia. Who says there aren't any good men left in the world? Good men are like diamonds, there are lots of them, but they aren't always easy to find. And so my single friends, don't give up hope, they're out there, even if you have to dig. Some of the best men I've known, are the diamonds in the rough.
So, I got off from work, called Richard and there he was sitting in the home that Vera lived in back in 1942. Not only did my dear introvert find the courage to knock on the door (although he admitted that he stuttered when they opened it), but these trusting souls invited him in and served him tea. So, wait, let me repeat that….this family, Tony and Lilliana and their beautiful niece, not only invited a stranger into their home with a borderline crazy story if I must say so myself, but served him tea, while he waited for my arrival. Of course, I got lost on the way there, ended up driving through one of the barred windowed areas of Oakland, while dodging bullets that flew overhead….but that's a story for another day. Ultimately, I made it safely to what used to be Vera's house and by the end of the evening was exchanging hugs and email addresses with strangers who seemed more like long lost friends. There are still people in America who exemplify what we so readily dismiss and so deeply crave. The kindness of strangers. And for you curious souls, they did not know Vera, but had enough new clues to keep me on the wild goose chase indefinitely.
As we walked to the car, an elderly woman, Joan, came from the block party and began talking to us, which led to story upon story of 83 years of her life, filled with more drama and suspense than any author could ever have the imagination to solely create. As it was getting dark, Joan asked us if we would be so kind as to walk her the block up the hill to her home. In so doing, for over an hour, she enriched our lives with profound memories of how her family scarcely escaped Pearl Harbor, how she raised five children, and most admirably...she barely touched on their exemplary academic and financial achievements, though I read between the lines...but instead focused on the pride she had to have five children who had all grown to be kind hearted. In the end, that's what mattered most to Joan. Lastly she shared her connection with the famous, and my favorite, psychoanalyst Erik Erikson and how she once worked for his good friend. This left me realizing the value of preserving history for future generations, and more importantly, the priceless stories of the elderly, when we take the time to listen. Joan thanked us and hugged us, but it was we who were appreciative and enriched by the time spent learning of her life.
Prior to initially finding my way into Vera's house that evening, I spoke with a few people at the block party. No one remembered Vera. One neighbor did say, "You know, Eleanor in the brown shingled home has lived here quite some time, she might have some information to share with you; but she is sick today, so you probably don't want to knock on her door, but perhaps leave a note for her." I thought it was kind that one neighbor was looking out for another, and I took her advice, and left a note. The first thing Sunday morning, guess who called? Eleanor. She had met Vera only once, as Vera was quite elderly at the time, but she knew she lived alone. Just after the 1989 San Francisco earthquake PG&E had to turn off the gas. It took three days to turn it back on. Eleanor didn't have any clues to share to help me get closer to solving my mystery, but what she did say spoke volumes. "I knew Vera would be cold in her house, so I made a big pot of soup and took it over to her to keep her warm. That's the only time I met Vera."
Just how much evidence do we need to prove to ourselves that kindness exists, within our friends, our families, and even strangers on a random afternoon. Saturday was proof enough for me.
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"Different people have different mindsets, so do what you love," is the advice 23-year-old Idia Omogiate has to offer, and she practices what she preaches. Unlike most recent college graduates, Idia got a well paying job at a competitive company, and get this, she doesn't have to pay a single dime of student loans back due to her impressive track career throughout high school and college. After receiving numerous offers from various schools, Idia attended Chicago's DePaul University, then after one year transferred to Big 12 school Baylor University in Waco, Texas with a full ride. Even with her dreams and full potential of going to the Olympics, she felt that she had a different calling in life.
Tell us about your athletic career. What sports have you played or do you play currently?
I played tennis and I ran track and field. I played tennis for ten years and I ran track and field for like fifteen years.
What made you pursue track over tennis?
I actually really wanted to run for Team Nigeria [in the Olympics] because my dad is half Nigerian so I would be able to run for them. But then I was like nah, I'll focus on school. But I wanted to [run track] because it was something that I loved and I don't feel pressured doing it. You just have to work hard to achieve great results. I mean, tennis was good but my dad was my coach so that's probably the reason why I quit [laughs]…'cause he was crazy!
What did your training consist of?
Ooh Jesus. So [prior] to the season we do a lot of long run miles. Then once the season starts we do weights at least twice a week. Squats, front squats, bench presses, pushups…stuff like that. Then we max out to see how much we can lift at once. During the season we do more sprint workouts, shorter distance to work on our speed. One day out of the week we would do one long distance workout. In the beginning it's all so hard…whooo Jesus!
So I heard you can squat over 200 lbs. Can you give us some tips on how to get our booty to look like yours?
[laughs] Yeah, I did squat over 200 lbs. My max one year was 315 [lbs] and I was only able to do one or two reps. Yeah, I don't think I can do any more of that! I just started working out again and haven't done squats in a while so I haven't reached that weight yet.
You have a pretty impressive track record. Can you humblebrag your best records for us?
My best record, I would have to say, was the 400[m] because my last year of college I did the 400[m] and I was like, ugh this 400 is gonna be hard…blah blah blah… but I should have done it a long time ago. I ran it by myself and timed at 54.3 seconds and in the relay, I was first leg so I timed at 53.8 seconds. Usually a good time for a 400 runner would be 49 seconds if you are in the Olympics, and for college it would be between 50-54 seconds. So 400m would be running one time around the track.
I placed in the Big 12 Conference my senior year of college, I got 7th [place] in the 400m. I didn't get 1st but shoot at least I placed in the conference! I was also in the 4×4 relay race and we placed second. I went to Regional's for the 400 meter race. I didn't make it to Nationals for the 400, but my team and I made it Nationals for the 4×4 race. That's when 4 of us run 400 meters each, passing around a stick. So we made it to Nationals, went to Eugene, Oregon and got medals.
In high school at Lane Tech, my team and I won the city championship three years in a row except for my senior year we got 2nd place 'cause I got injured. I was so sad. Because I got injured we lost like 30 points. All I was able to do was walk across the finish line. Other than that we did well in the relays. I placed in the long jumps. I placed in the 100-200m Dash. Oh! And I went to State Finals Senior year. Of course I got last place since I was injured so all I had to do was walk across the line so I could get my medal [laughs]. But I made it to the finals.
It's safe to say that sports are very important to your family. How much sweat, blood and tears did you put into track and field?
[Sighs] Man, it's a lot. There would be times where my dad would make my sister and I stay outside training for hours. We would have to wake up at 6 o'clock in the morning before school JUST to exercise. BEFORE. SCHOOL. Like, things you think your parents wouldn't make you do, my dad made us do [laughs]. This man made us run laps before we went to school and had us on the tennis court for 5 hours one day in the hot sun because we didn't get something right. I was so sad but I knew it was only to help get me better. I mean, I was good at tennis but he was just over the top along with our other coaches. Our other coaches were foreign as well so you know how they are! I know now that they only wanted the best out of me, but it was too much for me at that age.
During the track season was it hard to balance a social life?
When I first got to Baylor [University] it was hard actually balancing school and traveling at the same time. So I didn't do all that well my sophomore year which was sad because I never did badly in school! I was like, Oh my goodness, how do I do this?! I'm not gon' lie, I was on academic probation my sophomore year because I did not know what to do. But after that, that's when I got it together 'cause I was like, there's no way I'm leaving this school. So once I found that balance it started getting easier and easier. I was able to do my homework, go to tutoring and travel. We would travel from Thursday to Sunday, so those days I'm not in class I don't know what's going on. But my friends and social life was good because most of my friends were athletes anyways so we all did the same things.
Do you still want to pursue track and go to the Olympics?
Well, my senior year I did want to go to the Olympics but then I was like you know what, maybe I should just focus on school, because in order to get money from track you need to have signed endorsements. The track world is hard because people put us at the bottom of the totem pole. Other sports are way ahead of us. They claim that track doesn't make that much revenue because people don't wanna sit and watch all the long races all day. People just come for the speed races and then they wanna leave. So right now I just wanna focus on getting my life together, focus on school when I go back for grad school, then eventually starting a family, you know stuff like that. I don't really want to run for the rest of my life, but I'll still work out though!
How does your dad feel about you not wanting to run track? Is he supportive?
He was okay with it. He just wants me to go to school. He's like, "Go get your Master's, your Ph.D!"…Whatever dad! [laughs]
What advice would you give to girls who want to make a career out of track and make it to the Olympics?
I would tell them just because I didn't do it, it shouldn't stop them from doing it. Different people have different mindsets, so do what you love. You have to have faith in yourself and do everything you need to do to get where you want to go. You have to try. Some people feel like they don't need to try and will have everything handed to them. Do what you need to do in high school to get those scholarships because college is getting EXPENSIVE. So if you can get a scholarship from track, DO IT. It's also gonna get harder in college. People think just because high school might have been easy, college is a different world. Totally a different world. It is more competitive, tougher schools, critics, harder coaches…everything. You just have to adjust to it and go for it.
Where do you currently work?
I work at Enterprise in their Management Trainee Program.
What do you do in this program?
The program basically teaches you how to run your own business. It gives you the opportunity to move up within the company because Enterprise does not hire outside of the company unless you start where I started. You eventually learn how to own your own brand and everything that comes along with it.
Is it really competitive to get into?
I mean, yeah; some people get it, some people don't. I have some friends who have applied who didn't get in so I guess you can say yes.
Would you like to advance in the company at Enterprise?
I actually plan on going back to school, if not fall 2015 then that winter 2016. I want to go back for Speech Pathology.
What made you want to major in that? It's pretty random.
[Laughs] Yeah I know. In my undergrad I started off as a business major but it got hard for me doing track too. Then I switched my major to speech communication and I really liked it because I am a people person and enjoy talking to different people. I was so mad though because I found out about the speech pathology program during my last year of school and I was like, I could have done that! So I decided to go back to school for that because I love kids and I would get to work with kids and help them with their speech. My little cousin doesn't speak and she's about to be four years old, and I wish I could help her but I can't yet because I haven't taken any classes.
Where do you see yourself 10 years from now?
I see myself owning my own speech pathology practice because I know once I start grad school I'm going to have to work within the schools under someone and get as much experience as I can. Then eventually I will own my own practice. I always tell my mom, "I'm gonna be the best speech pathologist in Texas!"…or wherever I'm at.
Do you miss Chicago?
Sometimes I do. I miss my friends and family, but Chicago itself? Probably not because I was there my whole life. I don't miss the cold weather. The summer I like.
What is your favorite thing about Chicago?
It use to be the Taste of Chicago until they started doing the most, but I love the beaches and hanging out along the lakefront.
What advice would you give your 20-year-old self?
Never, never, never, ever settle for less and get caught up in a boy. You'll be like, oh my God, I love this boy. He's the one for me. We're gonna be together for the rest of our lives and have babies…NO. Also with friends, when I was 20, I thought everyone was my friend and I would get hurt a lot because I'm so nice. I'm still learning, but now that I'm older I'm starting to see everything more clearly.
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Desk1 7 Home Prem / Desk2 10 Pro / Main lap Asus ROG 10 Pro 2 laptop Toshiba 7 Pro Asus P2520 7 & 10
Don't know whether i3 or i5
I have two laptops both 17" screens and fairly heavy so am thinking of buying a 14 or 15" one that isn't going to cost an arm and a leg for taking on trips.
Now I prefer the i5 but see the i3 models are obviously that much cheaper.
My problem is after working on i3 machines find them dreadfully slow and I am considering dropping an SSD into one if I bought an i3 based machine and even maybe slotting on a spare 7 OEM I have.
So any ideas on choosing the i3?? - if I have to go i5 I will but just want to keep the cost down..
Oh it will only be used for emails, forum and banking.
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I'd have thought an i3 would be fine for that usage John, my dad has an i3 just for just net based stuff and light Office stuff and it's perfectly good for him. He has never complained about it being slow, that's on a spinner too.
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I don't assume you will do video encoding on trips. And for most of the rest an i3 will be fine.
We just bought an i3 system for friends, dropped a Mushkin SSD in and the system works really well.
For travel I have this little guy that I got for $99. It weighs only 2 pounds, came with an eMMC (a kind of SSD) and a quad core Atom 1.3GHz processor. I am very happy with it. Boots in 25 seconds and all office type applications are very fluent. And as I said, I don't do any video encoding on a trip.
For travel you want to go light. Even a 14" is not all that light. The wife has one but for travel she uses a T100 Transformer. The specs are similar to my little guy but it has touch on top. Both of those little systems have a battery life of over 10 hours. That might be important on a trip.
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Ok Gav and Wolfgang I will go with the i3 then I'll see how the spinner goes that one comes with and if that is fast enough I'll leave the SSD for later. The best bit is I have found an outlet that gives the option of 7 Pro with an upgrade to 8 DVD but doubt if I will be using that
But thanks again for the heads up.
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Andrew Shepherd, CEO, Mid Group
In five words, tell us what your business does?
Innovative construction and consulting solutions.
When did you know that you wanted to set up your own business and what made you finally take the plunge?
Two years ago the construction industry was coming out of recession and wasn't responding to the challenges presented by clients. It seemed an ideal time to set up a construction business focused on meeting clients' aspirations, which primarily means delivering projects on time, on budget and to a high quality. It was, however, incredibly difficult leaving a secure, challenging role that I enjoyed, which required a full family commitment.
What's the best thing about your job?
I've actually really enjoyed the breadth and depth of the challenges I've been presented with. These have made the last two years the greatest learning experience of my life.
And the worst?
Time – I seem to have a lot less of it on my hands, which means I am constantly looking for ways to work more efficiently.
Why did you choose KPMG Small Business Accounting?
In my previous role with an international construction business I had worked with KPMG across several projects. When they heard I was leaving they recommended the KPMG Small Business Accounting service and made the necessary introductions to the team.
How have KPMG Small Business Accounting and your dedicated KPMG accountant helped you?
KPMG Small Business Accounting have picked up several of the day to day tasks, such as payroll, and run them professionally and diligently. Having an entity like KPMG supporting me provides an element of reassurance that I don't think I could find elsewhere.
What one thing do you think the Government could do to help small businesses?
I'm broadly positive about running a business in the UK. I feel the Government is doing a lot to incentivise small businesses and reduce the red tape. However, in terms of the construction industry I have a somewhat different view. There is a big government led push for new housing, yet there seems to be less urgency to provide this. There also appears to be an inconsistent approach to delivering new infrastructure.
Who do you most admire in business?
Anyone who has set up their own business! The tenacity required to see a new business through can never be understated.
If you could give one piece of advice to small business owners, what would it be?
I would advise them to go in with their eyes open. The business plan you start with on day one will be out of date by day two, so it's important to be flexible.
What's next for your business?
We are currently growing and taking on new staff, which is a challenge in itself. We are also expanding overseas and working on a number of contracts in the Middle East.
If you hadn't set up your company, what do you think you'd be doing instead?
I would still be working for an international contractor on large infrastructure projects.
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Creating a Dimensioned element allows you to use one Metric or Report to generate separate visualizations of your organization's individual divisions, subsidiaries or other dimensions.
In order to create an Element that has dimensions, you must have established at least one Dimension that is populated with its Dimension Values. For example, your organization may do business in five countries, so a "Country" Dimension with a Dimension Value for each Country (United States, France, China, Canada, Mexico).
Determine if you are going to enter Dimension Values manually or fetch them from a data source (for example, using SQL):
- For manually-maintained Dimensions with a limited number of Dimension Values, the easiest way is to create a new value is to use the Add Dimension Value data entry form. If you are going to enter Dimension Values manually then follow the steps in this article
- If your Dimension Values are maintained in a source system, consider automated data collection. See Create a Dimension with Automatically Populated Values
- If you have a large number of manually-maintained Dimension Values, Upload Dimension Values from a csv File
1. Access Content > Dimensions > [+ New Dimension]
2. Specify Basic Dimension Information
In defining the new Dimension:
- Name: should be unique and descriptive
- Parent Dimension: For more information on Parent/Child Dimensions, refer to Parent/Child Dimensions
- Dimension Key Values are: specify whether numeric or text
- Value Source: Identify how you want to collect Dimension Values for your new Dimension. For this example, retain the default "Manual/CSV Data" since this approach is the topic of this lesson.
- Save this basic information to proceed with creating a Dimension.
The Dimension Editor opens.
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Monday, 7 May 2012
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Conferences can be intense, and this one is no exception. After five days, saturation is in danger of setting in. But before it does, I include two more (very) brief things I have learnt.
Posts Tagged 'gas phase'
One more WATOC 2017 Report.Thursday, August 31st, 2017
Dispersion "bonds": a new example with an ultra-short H…H distance.Monday, June 26th, 2017
About 18 months ago, there was much discussion on this blog about a system reported by Bob Pascal and co-workers containing a short H…H contact of ~1.5Å[1]. In this system, the hydrogens were both attached to Si as Si-H…H-Si and compressed together by rings. Now a new report[2] and commented upon by Steve Bachrach, claims a similar distance for hydrogens attached to carbon, i.e. C-H…H-C, but without the ring compression.
- J. Zong, J.T. Mague, and R.A. Pascal, "Exceptional Steric Congestion in an in,in-Bis(hydrosilane)", Journal of the American Chemical Society, vol. 135, pp. 13235-13237, 2013. http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/ja407398w
- S. Rösel, H. Quanz, C. Logemann, J. Becker, E. Mossou, L. Cañadillas-Delgado, E. Caldeweyher, S. Grimme, and P.R. Schreiner, "London Dispersion Enables the Shortest Intermolecular Hydrocarbon H···H Contact", Journal of the American Chemical Society, vol. 139, pp. 7428-7431, 2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/jacs.7b01879
Tautomeric polymorphism.Thursday, June 1st, 2017
Conformational polymorphism occurs when a compound crystallises in two polymorphs differing only in the relative orientations of flexible groups (e.g. Ritonavir). At the Beilstein conference, Ian Bruno mentioned another type; tautomeric polymorphism, where a compound can crystallise in two forms differing in the position of acidic protons. Here I explore three such examples.
What is the (calculated) structure of a norbornyl cation anion-pair in water?Saturday, April 1st, 2017
In a comment appended to an earlier post, I mused about the magnitude of the force constant relating to the interconversion between a classical and a non-classical structure for the norbornyl cation. Most calculations indicate the force constant for an "isolated" symmetrical cation is +ve, which means it is a true minimum and not a transition state for a [1,2] shift. The latter would have been required if the species equilibrated between two classical carbocations. I then pondered what might happen to both the magnitude and the sign of this force constant if various layers of solvation and eventually a counter-ion were to be applied to the molecule, so that a bridge of sorts between the different states of solid crystals, superacid and aqueous solutions might be built.
A 5-high straight flush of water-ionised acids?Tuesday, March 17th, 2015
I do not play poker,‡ and so I had to look up a 5-4-3-2-1(A), which Wikipedia informs me is a 5-high straight flush, also apparently known as a steel wheel. In previous posts I have suggested acids which can be ionised by (probably) 5, 4, 3 or 1 discrete water molecules in the gas phase; now to try to track down a candidate for ionisation by the required two water molecules to form that straight flush.
Why is the carbonyl IR stretch in an ester higher than in a ketone?Thursday, February 28th, 2013
Infra-red spectroscopy of molecules was introduced 110 years ago by Coblentz[1] as the first functional group spectroscopic method (" The structure of the compound has a great influence on the absorption spectra. In many cases it seems as though certain bonds are due to certain groups."). It hangs on in laboratories to this day as a rapid and occasionally valuable diagnostic tool, taking just minutes to measure. Its modern utility rests on detecting common functional groups, mostly based around identifying the nature of double or triple bonds, and to a lesser extent in differentiating between different kinds of C-H stretches[2] (and of course OH and NH). One common use is to identify the environment of carbonyl groups, C=O. These tend to come in the form of aldehydes and ketones, esters, amides, acyl halides, anhydrides and carbonyls which are part of small rings. The analysis is performed by assigning the value of the C=O stretching wavenumber to a particular range characteristic of each type of compound. Thus ketones are said to inhabit the range of ~1715-1740 cm-1 and simple esters come at ~1740-1760 cm-1, some 20-30 cm-1 higher. Here I try to analyse how this difference arises.
- W.W. Coblentz, "Infra-red Absorption Spectra: I. Gases", Physical Review (Series I), vol. 20, pp. 273-291, 1905. http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevSeriesI.20.273
- J.L. Arbour, H.S. Rzepa, J. Contreras-García, L.A. Adrio, E.M. Barreiro, and K.K.M. Hii, "Silver-Catalysed Enantioselective Addition of OH and NH Bonds to Allenes: A New Model for Stereoselectivity Based on Noncovalent Interactions", Chemistry - A European Journal, vol. 18, pp. 11317-11324, 2012. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/chem.201200547
Joining up the pieces. Peroxidation of ethyne.Monday, July 9th, 2012
Sometimes, connections between different areas of chemistry just pop out (without the help of semantic web tools, this is called serendipity). So here, I will try to join up some threads which emerge from previous posts.
A golden age for (computational) spectroscopy.Monday, April 2nd, 2012
I mentioned in my last post an unjustly neglected paper from that golden age of 1951-1953 by Kirkwood and co. They had shown that Fischer's famous guess for the absolute configurations of organic chiral molecules was correct. The two molecules used to infer this are shown below.
Do electrons prefer to move in packs of 4, 6 or 8 during proton exchange in a calixarene?Friday, January 7th, 2011
This story starts with a calixarene, a molecule (suitably adorned with substituents) frequently used as a host to entrap a guest and perchance make the guest do something interesting. Such a calixarene was at the heart of a recent story where an attempt was made to induce it to capture cyclobutadiene in its cavity.


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Tony-winning singer-dancer Ben Vereen, who has suffered more than his share of emotional and physical calamities the past three decades, is back on his feet. He's just joined the cast of the upcoming Fox TV remake of The Rocky Horror Picture Show as Dr. Everett Scott.
Vereen, who first appeared on Broadway as a replacement Claude in the original production of Hair (1968), then starred in Jesus Christ Superstar (1971) and Pippin (1972), performs his nightclub act at 7 p.m. Sunday at Aventura Arts & Cultural Center. Tickets are $55 to $60 at Ticketmaster.
"It's a show of gratitude and thanks," Vereen says. "We'll go down a journey of where we've gone. I'll play them some new material that I'm recording right now. We'll share stories about people they've allowed me to meet and become friends, talk about that journey we've had together."
Vereen has had hard luck since the day he was born in Miami 69 years ago. At six months old, he was living in New York. Most bios state he was adopted. Now, he's not sure. "I don't know," he says cryptically. "We're still putting that piece to the story together."
About age 20, Vereen met director Bob Fosse, who cast Vereen in a Las Vegas company of Sweet Charity starring Juliet Prowse.
Vereen appeared in the movie version of Charity with Shirley MacLaine; starred in Broadway's Pippin, winning the Tony; and did a high-profile specialty number in Fosse's acclaimed autobiographic musical, All That Jazz (1979).
"You work with a great director and the director will tell you what they need," Vereen says. "The same with film and stage. When you're on stage, of course, it's live. There's no repeating the scene over and over again. That's different than film. In film you work with a crew and you work with the elements. And so according to the elements you're in, that's how your performance will be."
In 1987, his 16-year-old daughter, Naja, died in a New Jersey auto accident. Five years later, Vereen almost died after record producer David Foster accidentally plowed into him as he walked along the Pacific Coast Highway.
Vereen suffered major internal injuries and a broken femur. He'd later need knee replacement surgery and in 2007 was diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes. In 2012, he and his wife of 36 years, Nancy, divorced.
Remarkably, though, Vereen keeps on going.
"You just want to give. Serve," he says. "I've been blessed. To be talking today, I've been highly blessed."
If you go
▪ What: Ben Vereen in concert
▪ Where: Aventura Arts & Cultural Center, 3385 NE 188th St., Aventura
▪ When: 7 p.m. Sunday
▪ Tickets: $55 to $60 at Ticketmaster.com


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I've been wanting to get a jump rope & you just inspired me to 😉
What's awesome about this one too is you don't necessarily need a jump rope to do it. Definitely helps obviously, but you can get a decent work out if you don't have a rope to work with!


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That's right, you read right, don't waste your time trying to do what you love, love what you do.
Are you a could'a, should'a, would'a, kind'a guy or gal? A would'a been movie star, rock star, politician, explorer or entomologist who just couldn't catch a break? Just drop it, I say. Don't worry about chasing the dream job you'd love, just love what you do. It's almost that simple. And you know what else, it's easier to get a job and nearly always pays better.
Even some of histories greatest, the prodigious and prestigious like Mozart, Beethoven and Justin Bieber, pursued what they loved, but remained completely unsatisfied with their lot in life. They struggled financially (not Bieber, or not yet), in relationships and in recognition in their lifetimes. Mozart suffered from chronic health and financial issues. His good humour was skin deep. Beethoven, a genius who produced so much beauty, was angry and abrupt, antisocial and suffered ill-health. And Bieber, another child prodigy, do you really think he is happy with his lot? The car maybe, but surely not the haircut. That car, and I digress as usual, it's like putting a five-year old on a racehorse, slapping the horses rump and expecting a happy ending.
Some of us like to stay in the same job from when we stop wearing nappies until when we put them back on. Much like cradle to grave, although grave sounds nasty, so I euphemised the saying. But not me.
Sure, I have stayed in some companies for a long time, but I have changed roles often. In fact, the less complimentary among you might describe me as a Jack of all trades, and master of none. But that's fine with me. I like to have a go at lots of things. After all, variety is the spice of life. As a young football star[1] in the NSW country town of Tumbarumba, I won an award one year for the Best Utility Player. In theory, it meant I could play in a multitude of positions, but in reality I think it meant they couldn't find a place that suited me. They moved me around each week filling in wherever there was a gap. But who cares, there was variety and reward. The reward – an unsaleable chrome plated faux silver tray, donated generously by the local gift store. Do you think I wanted to be brilliant and the best at any one position, not likely mate, how dull.
A work friend referred me to an article recently, suggesting we at least consider following our dreams and do what we love. I thought about it for just a moment, then decided no, better to love what you do. As I said, it's heaps easier to get a job and almost always pays better. Of course when I win lotto, I will do what I love and when I want to. But for now, it's love what you do.
Ok, if you're looking for a quick fix, then best you bail out now like a rat on a sinking ship. Nothing worth having is simply sought. So you have a little bit of work ahead of you.
Love hate list
Work out what it is that you love or even just like about your job and write it down in a list, 1 to 10. If you don't make it to one, then ok, you win, look for a new job for goodness sake. You might make another list of the things you could love about your job with a little change. And go on, get it all out there and make that last list, all the things you hate about your job. Big word hate. You may even find that it's difficult to list much that you really hate and that will be a revelation in itself. When you have that list together, you can start to apply some of the ideas below to the list. It's all about changing things, so you remove the things you dislike where you can, you make things you could love into things you do love, and you do more of the things you love.
Give your best to the best
The first thing I think we all need to do is to do the things we enjoy really well. Really excel at these. There are aspects of our jobs we won't enjoy, and possibly may never enjoy. I am not suggesting we should ignore these (we just can't), but don't let them be your main focus, the millstone around your neck. Check out what you love doing on the list you just made, and put a couple of small actions against each – ways to do it better. Work out what you need to do to love the things you could enjoy but are not quite there at the moment. What are the key reasons you're not enjoying them and what's the fix? Get some actions noted down.
You've got a friend, if not, get one
Surround your self with people you like to work with and whose company you enjoy. If you really can't find anyone, then you're in the wrong job or company. Make sure you have someone, a trusted confidant who you can talk to when things get challenging. This person might be a friend, a mentor or coach, but it needs to be someone you can trust. Of course you don't want to destroy their day, every day 5 days a week, but its better to unload the niggling issues on a sympathetic non judgemental ear, than to stew on them until things fall apart.
Work's not my only hobby
Make sure you make the most of your personal time. If you go home and sit on the couch and do nothing, then you can bet you'll be sitting there thinking about work and you must have downtime for balance. Find something good to do outside of work that you're interested in, that energizes you and that ensures that work is not the only focus in your life. When you have downtime and come to work refreshed, it's amazing how much easier and more enjoyable work becomes.
Fit for the purpose
Look after your health. Your diet and your level of fitness have a significant impact on how happy you are. I just ate 3 sausages in bread and drank a can of coke at the Australia Day BBQ. Do you think I am happy now? Falling out of bed in the morning and pulling a hamstring on the way to the bathroom is bound to take the edge off your day, even in a job you love. Change a habit or form a new habit today. Yes, today – no, not tomorrow. Look at the dogs face, he'd love a walk. Look for a friend to walk with at lunch, someone to keep you honest and committed. Get up and get active, 20 mins a day.
Organise your personal system
I always harp on about this one when I write about employee engagement, but you must get organised. Whether it's the inbox, the outbox, the to-do or not-to-do list, or just the desk disaster. Make time to tidy up and get organised. Amazing how even things you enjoy doing become tiresome and make you anxious if you can't quantify the magnitude of the task. When you get organised the task is so much more manageable and less imposing than you think. Check out the things you really dislike on your list. These are probably amongst the most disorganised of your activities and the ones that are always nagging at your conscience.
Good luck – the best is yet to come
If you can do all or even some of these things, I am absolutely sure you can considerably improve how you feel about your job and you'll be happier and more content. Work with your friends and employees to help them love what they do. And managers, this is a sure-fire way to improve employee engagement so be brave and help your employees work through this.
Any other great ideas? Please add a comment and share with everyone.
[1] I confess to some degree of poetic license in the use of the term star.