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Choosing the Right business!
Now that you are determined to create a successful, wealthy lifestyle and you have discovered your motivation, you need to decide what vehicle you will use to create that wealth. There are different ways you can become wealthy, owning a business including: buying and selling real estate, money investments (IRA's, stocks, bonds, etc). Most wealthy people use a combination of wealth building strategies; the "never put all your eggs in one basket" theory. This is just good common sense.
Your primary vehicle for building your wealth should be to own your own business. Owning and running a successful business is something that takes a lot of time and effort, especially in the beginning and so it is absolutely vital that you enjoy what you are doing. If you try to run a business that is drudgery to you, chances are you won't be in business for long. I am sure that there are people who absolutely enjoy picking up and disposing of garbage, but if that is not your idea of a good time do not start a garbage disposal business. You will be spending a good deal of your time thinking about, talking about and working on your business and since we know that happy, positive thoughts lead to success and wealth, your business should be something that makes you feel happy and successful (even before the physical manifestation of money in the bank occurs).
You will also want to choose a business that adds value to the lives of others. This is a further guarantee of your success. Remember, that helping others achieve success makes you more successful. A doctor who helps other people achieve more success in their health and he or she achieves financial success. In addition, people who feel the value in the product or service you are offering are more likely to purchase from you and remain faithful to your product or service.
Another factor to consider is that the product or service you are offering should be something that will necessitate repeat business from your customers. If it is a service business it should involve something that needs to be done on a regular basis or needs some sort of maintenance. If you invent some amazing product that never needs to be replaced you may make a quick lump sum of money, but as soon as "everyone" has acquired your product the sales will come to a dead halt. Likewise, a lifetime supply of your product will not have people knocking down your door for more.
The next thing to consider is start-up costs. If you want to try a business that has never been done before you will need to invest in market research to determine the likelihood of success before investing large sums of money into your endeavor. You will need an office, equipment and a workforce.
There are a couple of options that allow you to be your own boss while capitalizing on a tried and true business model. The first is to purchase a franchise. A franchise offers a proven business strategy, a built-in support system, an established employee training program, pre-established relationships with suppliers, name recognition and usually national advertising campaigns. Most franchises require a considerable investment, so you will want to be sure to choose your location well to ensure maximum success.
Another option is starting your own network marketing business. A network marketing business allows you to capitalize on a tried and true business model, offers a built-in support system and may have some name recognition. This type of business can be started for very little money and provides virtually unlimited earning potential. Unlike other types of business, network marketing allows you to leverage your time and get paid on the efforts of others rather than just for the time you are working (or employing someone to work for you). You can operate out of your own home so there are few expenses. You also get certain tax benefits from operating your business from home. Many of today's wealthiest entrepreneurs such as Robert Kiyosaki, Donald Trump, Robert Allen and of course me; highly recommend starting in a network marketing business as the way for an average person to become wealthy.
There are also many online businesses that you can choose to launch. Don't think that because it is an online business that there is no work involved; you will still need to work at and promote your business in order to be successful. Again, if you are working from home there will be the tax advantages. You should choose a business model that has been proven. We will discuss more of the "how-to's" in the next chapters.
Some ideas for your own small business include: carpet cleaning (you may want to specialize, do something better than everyone else), dog grooming (why not develop your own franchise?), catering (hey, look what it did for Martha Stewart!), interior design, a specialty retail store, a children's resale shop (you get Mom's to sell their goods on consignment so your inventory costs you nothing), the ideas are unlimited.
Franchises include just about every category from fast food places like Mc Donald's (if you have a few million laying around to invest) or Subway to fitness centers like Curves. The start-up costs vary from a few thousand dollars to millions.
Network Marketing companies also come in all shapes and sizes. Many focus on household goods (home decorating, candles, cleaning products), health and wellness products (vitamins, diet products, etc) and cosmetics. Some even offer children's toys and books. You should go with a company that sparks your interest. Other things to look for include how long the company has been in business, whether they are a member of the DSA and what their financial history is.
The Future of Marketing
These days a lot of marketing and advertising is done online using websites and social media sites like Facebook and Twitter, more and more consumers are turning to the internet for all kinds of interactions.The main reasons behind this are that businesses can reach far more people via online marketing than traditional methods, and prices are more economical too. However, there are still plenty of consumers out there who prefer the old-fashioned ways, people like to look, touch and try products before buying, so it's important as a business that you don't neglect this section of the market.Trade events are immensely popular with shoppers as they offer new products and great promotions all together in one place. A striking display stand for the occasion can really highlight your products and make a promotion a true winner. You'll be surprised at just how many customers have been converted from a personal interaction rather than from finding you online.Personal interactions can make all the difference between a customer trusting you, and making a sale. It's the best way to build a rapport with clientele and show them you are a company that is trustworthy and dependable. You can answer emails, reply on your Facebook page and even call customers if that's what they ask for, but giving them a chance to meet you face to face will work much more in your favor as it helps to build connections with them on a private and personal level.
Decision making is much faster when you see the client in person as they are able to see the products, experience the services, and with you standing there right in front of them, they're much more likely to make a quick decision due to less interruptions and distractions.The main elements to consider when planning an event are your target audience and what they like, the design of the display stands in regards to space for printed material, and where you will be located within the building. The reasons why businesses go to exhibitions or a trade event is to make a favorable first impression on site, and high-tech and modern display stands are the key. There are some really attractive and modern pieces of exhibition equipment available on the market at the moment and they work really well in encouraging prospective customers to stop and shop.For the best marketing plan it's important to utilize all methods into the business strategy, websites and Facebook are necessary in today's economy, but also ensure you keep in touch with customers and let them know when a company trade show is coming up. Hone up your skills at improving your marketing plan and make sure it involves a variety of marketing techniques so you reach as wide an audience as possible.Look online and you'll find expert contractors capable of producing professional displays sure to increase your business success at trade shows. Specialists in designing and constructing highly effective exhibitions for an array of organizations can customize exhibition displays stands specifically for each situation and really set you apart from competitors and sell your business.Just tell your chosen company your ideas and concepts and they can help you turn them into reality, right from the very start with the design and construction, to building them and designing them in such a way that they are easy to breakdown and store. Whether you are looking to buy or rent display equipment this is the answer. Services often include exhibition stand design and graphics, audio and visual aspects, the construction and installation, and even transport, for a set fee.
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Linux Patch Management Tools Make Life Easier
When someone says Linux patch management, does the IT department automatically get busy and ignore you? Most IT personnel dislike patching Linux systems because it is difficult and time-consuming. However, at Comodo, we have made things a little easier with our helpful tools. Our product works with your system to:
While it is a good idea for someone in the IT department to know what is on each computer and network, most people have no idea exactly what's on them. This can lead to security breaches and problems if you're not careful. We know you're busy, so we have devised tools to help patch the Linux system. Through the reporting tool, you can find out which updates have been deployed and which ones haven't, effectively allowing you to create a plan of attack, so to speak.
Our particular Linux patch management tool is free, so you'll have cost-effective solutions to patching. We support almost every platform because we're platform independent, and we also offer help for many operating systems. It can sometimes be difficult to find patch-management tools that work with Linux systems, but we believe everyone should stay safe and secure.
Our product knows which patches are available, so your job is easier. All you have to do is check to see which ones are there, and we even order them for you, based on severity. While deploying the patches, you can continue working on the system and computers, so productivity doesn't have to stop, and the IT department doesn't have to work after hours or on the weekend. Contact us today to learn more about Linux patch management options.

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View our extensive choice of Amish Rustic , Amish Nation , and Adirondack Model furniture. Immediately I tried sanding with four hundred grain paper, but the adhesive on some of the toes is simply too thick. Very upset, and yet, I did place a second order because the legs on my chairs require two sizes of this item. Indeed, some are prepared to pay a reasonably penny for this kind of intense furniture remedy, identical to there may be such a robust and compelling marketplace for high end, worn-trying clothes (like denims).
Their energy permits them to stand up the pressure of the heaviest furniture or legs with sharp edges. The lamps are upside down wood candle cups clued to a different random wood peg i had laying round. Wooden is an important component and is utilized in building, inside design furniture specifically his. When the kitchen is a small portion of the excellent dwelling and benefit from the presence of the ocean, as seen through the floor to ceiling massive windows, the presence of wooden furnishings is a plus.
The entrance porch furniture will be purchased new or as I want, it may be bought from a thrift retailer or at public sale. While an excessive amount of humidity can hurt wooden that is used to being in a dry climate, lack of humidity in the dwelling can make antique furniture break up and crack. The standard of our expert artisans work leads to 80% of all our enterprise being generated through satisfied furnishings service customers repeat business and referrals.
I think portray wood furniture is okay if the wood is damaged or not a invaluable piece. A setting, furnishings items or ornamental element that revives a mode or look of the past. A round grooved picket pin, peg, or rod that is fitted into the holes in two items of wood to carry them together. There was a time after I was young in the UK when it always snowed at Christmas.
Glides need to be commonly changed if you need them to guard both your sofa legs and wood floors successfully. We even have vintage couch legs, which are ideal for utilizing on period-model furniture. All these types were principally a chest with doorways, of easy rectangular kind raised on legs; elaborations of building and decoration soon adopted, as did the specialization of their features.


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How To Change Settings By Using Siri
You can use Siri for more than making a call, dictating a SMS or creating a reminder. Siri is also good at controlling various settings – for example Bluetooth or Wi-Fi. You can even turn the Do Not Disturb mode on by using a "Hey Siri" command. This means you don't even need to take your iPhone in the hand to have your peace. Here you will learn which settings you can change by using Siri and how it works in general.
Turn settings on and off by using Siri
You have basically two options to open Siri.
iPhone 6 and earlier: Hold down the Home Button for a few seconds. Siri's interface will be opened and you can start talking right away.
iPhone 6s or later: Say "Hey Siri" to turn Siri on. However, it also works with the Home Button as described above.
Change settings with Siri
Now you can use Siri to control various settings on your iPhone – means: To turn certain options on or off, that you usually would have to open the Settings for.
The following options can be changed by using Siri. The relative command (turn on, activate, deactivate, etc.) are suggestions and can be replaced by similar commands.
- Turn Wi-Fi on/off
- Activate/deactivate Bluetooth
- Increase/decrease brightness
- Turn Aiplane Mode on/off
- Activate/deactivate Do Not Disturb
- Turn Mobile Data (Cellular) on/off
- Activate/deactivate Low Power Mode
- Turn VoiceOveron/off
- Activate/deactivate Invert Colors
- Turn Night Shift on/off
The related options can be turned on or off in Siri's interface again. The respective button will be available at the bottom. If you tab Settings above the button, you will be redirected to the section in the Settings app, where you can make the change.
Display certain sections in Settings
If you want, you can also command Siri to open certain sections in the Settings app. You can say for example:
- Open the Settings for Messages or
- Open Privacy settings
Siri will open the respective section in the Settings app.
Display suggestions for Settings commands
If you don't command Siri to do something, it will suggest possible questions or actions. The list will be refreshed every few seconds.
If you want to know more about the topics that Siri covers, you can click the little question mark at the left bottom corner. On this display you will see a list of topics or apps, which you can browse through.
Scroll down until you see Settings and open it. Now you will see a list of available commands.


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As you drive through wild and dramatic scenery and across the wooden bridge, you are drawn further and further into a magical world where the landscape is untamed and nature takes a powerful hold over you.
The Isle of Eriska Hotel in Oban is a 5 star property that hides among a backdrop made up of windswept beaches, imposing mountains, and woodland; an exceptional place that is truly one of a kind. It's no surprise that it part of the much esteemed Relais & Chateaux. Located at the estuary of Loch Creran, a Special Area Conservation, the hotel is set within a 350 acre estate where the landscape has been untouched and left to form organically.
From the exterior, the hotel emulates a stately castle, whilst inside there is an air of country house charm. Oak panelling, roaring fires and a huge gallery staircase add certain grandeur, yet there remains a feeling of intimacy. There is certainly no stuffiness here, the atmosphere is laid back and friendly, so everyone feels welcome.
There are several types of accommodation on this exclusive island so depending on whether guests want to socialise with other guests or enjoy a much more private escape, there is something to suit. Spa suites with private hot tubs and decking, hillside retreats, hotel bedrooms and a three bedroom cottage are all available on the island.
With so much spectacular scenery and an abundance of wildlife, such as Highland cattle, grey seals, badgers and otters, this is undoubtedly a place where guests can get back to nature and nourish the soul. But there is so much more to do here if you prefer to stay indoors. The fabulous spa is currently being expanded with new treatment rooms and huge floor-to-ceiling windows that maximise the magnificent views, bringing the outdoors inside. Stretching along the rugged coastline, the hotel's golf course also lets you capture the most breathtaking panoramas.
The restaurant at the Isle of Eriska Hotel combines contemporary with traditional and has earned itself 3 AA rosettes for its incredible food. The Farmhouse Cheese Trolley has become quite a talking point, and guests can request cheese and wine pairing for the perfect end to their meal.Add to Bucket List


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This salad is fruity, high in fibre and full of flavour. And if you like, curd can also be added here.
bits of brocoli florets made this very colorful as well as tasty - 16 Jun 2001 (Review from Allrecipes US | Canada)
Good with a few changes. Use a full cup apricots, and slivered blanched almonds. Increase turmeric to 1 teaspoon and the cinnamon to a heaping teaspoon. The heaping teaspoon of cinnamon gives a nice warmth to the salad, last but not least make sure to serve a room temp right after making. Flavors get more mellow after chilling or aging. - 09 Sep 2007 (Review from Allrecipes US | Canada)
This just didnt have a lot of flavor. I like all the ingredients so I may make it again adding more spices to increase the flavor. - 06 Aug 2000 (Review from Allrecipes US | Canada)


text: To know LOVE like Maritha & Robbie, you'd really have to be in their presence. And to know HOW MUCH they're loved, you'd have to ask just a few a of their friends. I had the pleasure of capturing the precious moments during their baby shower! To have met all the wonderful friends & family who have poured their heart and souls out to this couple and their soon-to-come baby boy! I am so excited for them! Enjoy walking through their baby shower and mini maternity session for a while!


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Reading: Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children.
Pages Read: 98 pages.
Time Spent Reading: I have no clue. I know I spent a lot of time preparing and eating dinner, and then I wanted to go back to my book so much that I forgot to track time.
I'm starting to get weary and sleepy (it's past midnight here). But I wanted to try to read for 24 hours, so I'm going to brew strong tea to keep me awake!
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Let's talk about you and me.
Let's talk about all the good things and the bad things
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Ha! Now that song is stuck in your head. You're welcome. If you know me at all, you know I love food and love to eat it. I'm not one of those "food is only fuel" types of people, and for that I am happy. I am a food lover, taste absorber, bite enthusiast, and smell-aholic. Becoming a vegan has only heightened my love of food and it has opened my world up to tastes and dishes that blow my mind regularly. I want your minds to be blown, too, preferably all over your face. Welcome to my world of food.
On New Year's Eve, I had the joyous privelege of being Adrienne's (of Crack the Plates fame) hot date to Cafe Sunflower's NYE Buffet. This shit was the jam, y'all. Adrienne and I both had two giant plates of food and dessert, and with shaking hands we tried as hard as we could to stuff the last bites into our mouths. I believe we did the Cafe justice. On the menu was black-eyed pea soup (but who gets soup at a buffet, amiright?), pot stickers, basil rolls, avocado salad, samosas, collard greens, basil eggplant, stuffed acorn squash, pad thai, fresh fruit, cupcakes, and cake. I personally tried to mainline all of the pot stickers and the samosas.
On New Year's Day, my mom cooked black-eyed peas for the family while I ate gardein fish fillets and homemade sriracha tartar sauce:
Let me tell you guys, if you haven't tried these yet you MUST. Especially if you're a vegan or vegetarian or simply not insane. Amazing food stuffs.
On the 2nd of January, I drove in town to meet my good pal Holly (of Veganadian fame). We met at Revolution Doughnuts, which is clearly the best place that has ever existed. My mom's birthday was the next day and that woman bleeds doughnuts, so I had to get a dozen. I HAD TO. Here I am shoving a coconut doughnut (my absolute fav) into my face with my buddies Darin and Michael. No judging allowed at Revolution.
After the doughnuts, Holly and I were clearly still hungry. We hit up the Whole Foods hot bar for some very special goodies:
Yes, in case you're wondering, we each coincidentally got the exact same food. Mac n cheese, chicken fried tofu, fries, sauteed garlic green beans, and garlic kale to the rescue! Damn, people, that Whole Foods hot bar gets me every time. And that chicken fried tofu is made of dreams and unicorns, I swear.
For dinner that night I treated myself to Harmony, my all-time favorite restaurant in all of Georgia. I have been going to Harmony since I was in college and was a vegetarian. Because I don't live very close to it anymore, I tend to get a shit ton of food when I am there. Can you blame me? Look what I got:
The chicken and broccoli was not my favorite entree I've had at Harmony. I went rogue and decided to try something new (total rookie mistake). I almost always get the fish and black bean sauce or the Singapore noodles. The crunchy chicken, however, is a MUST when you go. It's delicious.
That Sunday, I made a delightful breakfast before heading off to K for my second shift that weekend: Upton's bacon sandwich with Just Mayo and greens, Field Roast Italian sausage, and an amazing deliciously juicy orange.
For lunch last week my coworker and I went to Mellow Mushroom which will forever be in my diet. It has so many yummy vegan options that drive me crazy. For this lunch I had the tempeh hoagie, no mayo, no mushrooms, add avocado. Behold the most beautiful sandwich that has ever lived:
For reals, look at that beast. Doesn't it just look so damn fresh and delicious? I definitely showed that sandwich who was boss.
I went back to Mellow for dinner with Beavy after Zumba kicked our asses and I made my own salad. Tofu, broccoli, onions, cucumbers, green peppers, and sprouts. Like a bowl filled with f-ing chlorophyll.
This past Friday was an epic day in food for me. Holly, Daniel and I got together for a Super Secret Meeting™ and decided that food must be involved in some way. I mean, how could it not? All three of us love us some delicious food, but this time, we went too far. Even for us. Holly stopped and got us wingz from Barrelhouse, which I had never had before. I though I was going to LOSE MY STUPID MIND, they were so good. They also came with celery and vegan ranch, because Heaven felt like showing off apparently.
Then, it got crazy and perhaps we blacked out, but this is seriously what we prepared for 4 people:
Basically speaking, we're all completely insane. The next morning we made vegan cinnamon rolls (go Trader Joe's!) and they were magical.
I was in a food coma for days. On Sunday, Beavy and I ate at this Greek restaurant at Discover Mills.
Their dolmas and Horiatiki salad are legit the best I've had at a Greek restaurant. The eggplant spread, however, is made with MAYONNAISE even though it does not say that on the menu. Oh well. Life goes on, right?
Speaking of a food coma, I found myself at Loving Hut on Monday night and got my usual meal:
That soup makes me want to be a better person. It is the perfect blend of sesame flavor mixed with crisp veggies and warm wontons. I want to be that soup.
And last night, in a moment of creativity, I made this for dinner:
Fried tofu on quinoa and smothered with a tahini/lemon juice/garlic sauce care of Crazy Sexy Diet. That shit was bananas, and I was full for hours. It made enough for leftovers for lunch.
Looking at all of that food, I may never eat again. But who am I kidding? Who's hungry?


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Introduction: The Common Cadre Wing of Personnel and Administrative Reforms Department mainly act as :
The Appointing Authority of the Employees borne under Secretariat Common Cadre; and
The Controlling Authority of the Common Cadre;
Background: There was an injustice to the candidates appointed in various Secretariat Departments by the P.S.C., WB. Since higher promotional posts did not exist in all Departments proportionately, it happened so that meritorious candidates posted in an almost closed pool Department (with very few higher posts) used to get lift at very long intervals or not at all. On the contrary, Lower positioned candidates but posted in flourishing Department got the benefit of promotion frequently. Moreover, at the highest level of the administration, employees had no opportunity to gather varied experience of work in various Departments as one had to work in a single Department for whole of his/her career, there was no transfer.
The main aim of introduction of Secretariat Common Cadre System was to eradicate the above anomalies. This has been aptly achieved.
Scope: The major portion of its function is data-base oriented. So, a strong data-base system is always required in every step which sometimes could not be assured by the present manual maintenance of data-base due to lack of co-ordination among different sub-cells and absence of back-up system.
Keeping in mind the rapidly changing and modernised data-base system in every aspect of administration, necessity for introduction of computerised data-base in this organisation can not be ignored any more.


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How do you capture the entire character of a culture that has no written record, has lived for centuries in relative isolation and exists in complete harmony with one of the world's most extreme environments?
Bedouin reside in every principal country in the region.
Unlike most indigenous tribes who eventually get displaced by immigrants, the Bedouin represent the common heritage of the Arab people. By understanding their history and culture, we can better understand the middle east, overall. The knowledge, wisdom and history that is at risk forms the historical foundation of all Arab people's.
The Bedu have maintained a quasi nomadic quasi sedentary existence for centuries living in equilibrium with their surroundings, integrating into their host countries while never losing their own identity.
By safeguarding their traditions and unique knowledge, we can provide valuable insight for a world trapped by unsustainable development and globalization.
Most importantly, Bedu throughout the Middle East face the loss of their intangible cultural heritage due to political forces, modernization, mass tourism, displacement, war, and generational changes. By working with the Bedu to value and protect this culture, we can ensure that bedouin children for generations to come will have access to their own heritage in the manner it was meant to be transmitted.
The principal mission of BHP is to safeguard the main features of the lifestyle and oral expressions of the Bedu that have developed over the course of millennia and that are being lost due to inevitable societal changes. By understanding their history and culture, we can better understand the middle east, overall.


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Coating Removal and Surface Preparation — Laying a Foundation for Years of Trouble-Free Service
As many as 80% of floor coating failures result from inadequate surface preparation.
McLean Flooring Solutions brings years of training and experience in surface preparation to every job. Of course, excellent surface preparation is fundamental to our epoxy and urethane resurfacing installations and to our concrete polishing work.
We rely on a variety of materials and methods — analyzing surface, intra-surface, and subsurface conditions, and factoring in budgetary and regulatory realities and environmental concerns — to create the best solution for your resurfacing job.
Here are some basic preparation steps:
Examine the Surface
We'll check the surface for barriers such as existing sealers, curing materials, grease, oil, efflorescence, and dirt that must be removed. If appropriate, we send out old tiles and adhesives for lab testing of hazardous materials to protect your workers and ours.
Evaluate Painted Surfaces
If paint is peeling or degrading in any way, it must be completely removed.
Repair Surface Defects
Remove any loose concrete; clean and fill holes, cracks, and other surface defects. Typically, for example, we V-cut all cracks and fill expansion joints and cracks with an elastomeric to prevent their reappearing thru the new surface.
Test the Concrete
A "water drop" test can be used to determine if a surface is clean. We use Wagner Electronics "Rapid RH" concrete moisture tests to determine relative humidity.
Clean Uncoated Concrete
Remove any chemicals, oil, grease, or other foreign substances.
Here are some techniques we employ to create an ideal bonding profile on concrete:
Shot-blasting is the preferred method for creating an ideal bonding surface for epoxy, polycrete, and Methyl Methacrylate (MMA) floors. Shot-blasting triples the bonding surface profile for a seamless floor.
Diamond Grinding
Diamond grinding is applied to the edges of a floor or in open areas requiring a smoother profile when a thin mil system is installed.
Scarifying employs cutters (toothed washers) operating with a rotary action. The cutters impact the concrete surface at a right angle, fracturing or pulverizing the top surface of the concrete and exposing a clean, fresh surface.


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In addition to our choice of menus we are able to offer you a range of drinks packages and here you can either select a drinks package or choose bottled wine from our wine list.
**A minimum of 1 arrival drink, 1 glass of wine, and 1 toast drink per guest must be provided**
You may Supply your own Bottled wine with a Corkage Charge Per Bottle:
Should you require an alternative we will be delighted to tailor make a package to suit you and your guests.
We also Offer Wine by the Bottle
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When drawing a wall, what does the trace line represent?
The default trace line is the centerline of the wall, but this setting can be changed in File > System Options
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Meeting Times: 2nd and 4th Wednesdays, 10:00-11:30, Panera Bread
Chairs: Beth Karpf and Elaine Leass
French Conversation Group – All Speaking Levels
We are one of two UWC French conversation groups. The older group has reached its quota and is closed, but we are still accepting (and happily seeking) new members. We welcome members from all conversation levels in a supportive and social atmosphere. Most of us fall somewhere in the range from "I took French in H.S. and want to get back into it" to "I can carry an (easy to moderate) conversation". We are all helping each other along to improve our French. Currently, the conversations are informal – we may talk about travels, a recent movie, volunteer work or anything else that comes to mind. As we build membership, we will look to add some more structured conversation starters such as short reading sessions or whatever else our creative members develop. We meet at Panera Bread, 29th Street Mall, Boulder, every 2nd and 4th Wednesday of the month, from 10:00 to 11:30 AM. Bienvenue!


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It's fun to imagine the world without cash, but are we prepared to handle the risks of such conversion? Free from the burden of physical cash, consumers can adopt mobile payments which are faster and more continent. Nowadays, cashless payment for goods or services is as natural as smartphones, laptops or morning coffee. The truth is, cashless payments are simply much more convenient than using notes and coins.
The rapid progress of technology has naturally boosted the popularity of cashless transactions in the global economy. The rise of digital currencies like Ethereum, is making it that much easier for consumers to move away from a cash-dominated lifestyle. Ethereum is an open-source platform that facilitates the development of next-generation decentralized applications. It is the currency of the Ethereum network. Ethereum was first conceptualized in 2013 by Vitalik Buterin.
Digital currencies, an electronic version of notes and coins, can accelerate the push of establishing cashless societies. However, this raises a number of questions concerning any positive or negative impact on financial stability. From a monetary and financial stability point of view, the ongoing rise of electronic means of payment, and the emergence of alternative currencies has prompted a lot of questions. Yet, cryptocurrencies like Ethereum are becoming more popular since they offer more choices in terms of credit and payments.
Ethereum, the second-largest cryptocurrency, has been on an upwards trend in the past few month. Since the start of this year, Ethereum has gone up for more than 5,000 percent. If anyone asked me if I, Ari Glass, would have seen this coming, the answer is negative. That means this currency has captured some significant market share. Its market cap has now reached nearly $36 billion. Its price hit an all-time record level on Monday of $407.10.
Ethereum is driving a revolution in financial transactions. Of course, its potential significance hasn't gone unnoticed by big businesses. Companies like JPMorgan Chase, Intel, Microsoft, BBVA, UBS, Santander, Accenture, Credit Suisse and others have all joined the Ethereum enterprise. Digital currencies are also opening new opportunities for small businesses as well, since they have become legitimate alternative assets, slowly making their way into the mainstream.
Digital currencies are regarded as revolutionary because they're based on blockchain, a publicly available database of transactions, which provides security and transparency to the network. Some experts predict that by 2021 these new technological and economic trends will transform the wealth industry across a diverse universe of investors. According to the World Economic Forum (WEF), blockchain will make up 10% of the world's GDP. This means by 2025 the total market capitalization will be $10.1 trillion.
Regardless of what will happen in the next five years, one thing is for sure: blockchain technologies and cryptocurrencies are here to stay! Even if world governments don't to go cashless in the age of these digital currencies, the rise of these cryptocurrencies, Ethereum in particular, should continue to see steady usage and payment growth.
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text: Eager to wake up and check the stock market opening prices. Everything dipped last week and ended pretty bad on Friday. I might be able to buy so,e things on margin in the morning if it looks like it turns around a little bit. I could make a few hundred dollars. If it doesn't go up then I will have done my part to fuel the market. I think it's good to spend when the economy or market are doing poorly. If I take a loss I know I'll make it back up soon enough!


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Palm Sunday
April 9, 2017
by Hosffman Ospino, Assistant Professor of Theology and Religious Education, School of Theology and Ministry
Hosffman Ospino holds an MA in theology with a concentration in Church History and a PhD in Theology and Education from Boston College. Dr. Ospino's research concentrates on the dialogue between theology and culture and the impact of this interchange upon Catholic theological education, catechesis, and ministry.
For your reference - Readings for Palm Sunday
Isaiah 50:4-7
Psalm 22:8-9, 17-18, 19-20, 23-24
Philippians 2:6-11
Matthew 26:14-27:66
I Am in Prison…Would You Visit Me?
"Then the king will say to those on his right, 'Come, you who are blessed by my Father. Inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world… [I was] in prison and you visited me.'" (Matthew 25:34-36c).
About 2.3 million people in the United States are incarcerated. These are men and women in federal, state, local, and military prisons as well as juvenile correctional facilities and detention centers, among other forms of incarceration. At the same time, about 820,000 people are on parole and close to 3.8 million are on probation. The U.S. has one of the largest prison populations in the entire world. Compared to their percentages within the overall population, racial and ethnic minoritized groups are overly represented in our prisons: approximately 71 percent of all male and female inmates in U.S. correctional facilities are black and Hispanic.
Whether or not we agree with how our country operates using forms of imprisonment to penalize, correct, or deter violations to our legal system—and much can be said about this from different perspectives—we need to ask: how are we as people of faith supporting and accompanying the millions of sisters and brothers who are in prison as well as their families?
When we think about people who are in prison, it is very tempting to reduce them to the name of an offence or to numbers and forget their humanity. Yes, people who committed a crime or made an error of judgement leading them to prison never lose dignity as human beings. They are children of God, created in God's divine image and likeness, the face of Christ.
During the liturgies of Holy Week, especially on Palm Sunday and Good Friday, we encounter Scripture passages where Jesus is in prison. In these passages we see a man who is vulnerable, isolated, and powerless without control over what will happen next. As we listen attentively to the passages, our hearts grieve with him and exude compassion. In light of that compassion, we want to be with him and console him. We already are aware of the details of the story and its end. We know that he is innocent, that he is the Son of God, and that in the end all will be well. Nonetheless, no matter how many times we hear that same story, we know in our heart of hearts that being in prison is taxing not only for the person who is there, but also for those who care about him.
As we continue our journey through the last days of Lent and enter the most holy of weeks, Jesus invites us to see him in the person who is in prison. Jesus is asking us to extend the compassion that we feel toward him to the person in prison because that person is him. Yet, to do this, we must recognize this person's face and name. We must go beyond the anonymity of numbers and the actual offense. Considering the circumstances, recognizing Jesus in the person who is in prison demands that we take the initiative and go to this person, visit with them, accompany them, listen to them, and let them know that they are not alone. Recognizing Jesus in those persons who are in prison is ultimately an affirmation of their human dignity.
Recognizing Jesus in those persons who are in prison also requires that we remain attentive to their families and friends. When people go to prison, their spouses, children, parents, and siblings are directly impacted by these circumstances. Many of them are left without the necessary support to move forward with their lives. When they feel abandoned and powerless, many start losing hope in others and in themselves. How are we, as people of faith, accompanying these sisters and brothers?
Recognizing Jesus in those persons who are in prison is a call to identify the reasons and circumstances that lead many people to lose their freedom. Christian accompaniment demands advocacy to prevent crime, to educate youth, and to support people who have been in prison and now are vying for another chance.
When we encounter the sister or brother who is in prison or a vulnerable relative of someone who has been incarcerated, regardless of their race, ethnicity, gender, age, and religion, they are the face of Christ for us here and now. Are we seeing the face of Christ in the person who says, "I am in prison…would you visit me?"
Let us take advantage of this Holy Week to focus part of our prayer and reflection time on how we take care of those who are in prison in our faith communities, in our social circles, perhaps in our own families, in our towns and cities, and in our country.
What can you take up once you see the face of Christ in the person who is in prison? Let me offer you a few suggestions:
Educate yourself, your family, and the community about issues related to mass incarceration.
Have a conversation with your children or grandchildren about this topic. Host a meeting in your faith community to talk about how to support and accompany people who are in prison as well as their families. Draw from the wells of our Catholic wisdom and commitment. For instance:
- Learn about the Dismas Ministry, a national Catholic outreach initiative
- Read the 2000 Statement of the Catholic Bishops of the United States, Responsibility, Rehabilitation, and Restoration: A Catholic Perspective on Crime and Criminal Justice
Explore what your parish, diocese, or faith-based organization is doing to support and accompany people who are in prison and their families. Join efforts to prevent crime, especially working on initiatives that engage young people. Write or speak with your political representatives to learn what they are doing to address situations that may lead minoritized groups in your own community, town, city, or state to be overrepresented in the prison population. Express your opinion informed by your faith.
Do something practical
- Join a team of people from your faith community dedicated to visiting people who are in prison and/or their families.
- Support an initiative in your parish or neighborhood that aims to prevent crime.
- Offer a prayer, as often as possible, for people who are in prison.
For reflection and discussion:
1. What can you do as a person of faith to accompany people who are in prison and their families?
2. What will you do to see the face of Christ in the person who is in prison?
3. Can you spare 15 minutes of your busy life at some point this week to pray and meditate? If so, name that moment, reserve it, and treat it as sacred. Return to this reflection during that time.
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The Better Half by Far: In Defense of Amy
It's time to clear up some misconceptions about my wife, Amy.
In countless emails I've received over the past month, readers have been blasting Amy for all sorts of perceived failings. They call her lazy and privileged because she wants to quit her job. They accuse her of being ungrateful when she complains about shouldering all the family burdens while I'm traveling abroad. They say she's selfish.


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Madelyn had a crazy hair day at dance class a few weeks ago and I wanted to share our crazy creation with you. She requested a pink cupcake, so we went to the craft store and let our imaginations soar!
Sorry for the poor picture quality – camera is busted and I a still trying to figure out what kind of camera I want…suggestions?
We found some fun cupcake papers at Hobby Lobby and I used about 5 of them together so that they would remain stiff and cut a hole in the bottom. Then, I fed the ponytail through the hole.
Then, tease the heck out of it!
Then, we sprayed the top with bright pink hair spray from Party City. Helpful hint – cover the cupcake paper and the top of the head with tissue to prevent spraying everything pink!
I used washable school glue to glue a red craft pom-pom to the top of the "cupcake." Don't worry, washable school glue will not damage hair. Tacky craft glue will work, also.
So, there you have it! Cupcake hair-do that rocks!
What kinds of crazy-do's have you created for crazy hair day? I can't wait for the next one:)


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WASHINGTON -- In January, Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority General Manager Richard Sarles unveiled an eye-popping fare-hike plan that included provisions for a one-way $6 rush hour flat rate for non-SmarTrip users and price increases across the board for other rail and bus commuters.
Now it seems Metro's new fare plan won't be as severe. Although plans haven't been released, The Washington Post reports that the transit agency will present a new budget plan to members of its board of directors on Thursday that involve smaller fare increases.According to the Post:
From a Metro press release:
The Metro board is expected to pass its roughly $2.5 billion operating and capital budget in early summer. Any changes in fares probably would go into effect in July.
The General Manager's proposed operating budget originally projected a $119 million increase over FY12 to fund $116 million in safety, reliability, and service improvements; as well as a projected $3 million shortfall in passenger revenue. The increase includes $55 million in labor-related costs, slightly more than half of which are additional pension expenses.
With the benefit of three quarters of actual FY12 expenses and additional cost reductions identified by management, Metro has reduced its costs for next fiscal year by $7 million. Also, Metro expects base revenues to be $9 million higher than original projections, based on updated economic and jobs forecasts. Combined, these revised projections lower Metro's additional operating need to $103 million.
When the Board Finance Committee meets Thursday, it will discuss a number of options to amend the General Manager's original fare proposal.
"This good news allows the Committee to consider a range of options that reduce the burden on both riders and taxpayers," said Board Finance Committee Chair Marcel Acosta. "Informed by the public input we received, we will look at how we can improve on proposals including MetroAccess fares, rail paper fares, bus cash fares, and pass products."
The lower-than-expected costs include certain bus service improvements approved by the Board last month, to be expended from existing surplus funds, which reduces the FY13 budget requirement by $2 million. Further, Metro has identified MetroAccess contract savings (based on FY12 actuals) and administrative cost savings of $4 million.
Metro's improved forecast calls for 11 million more passenger trips than originally projected in November and $9 million in additional revenue prior to any fare change. Of the additional revenue, $8 million is expected to be generated by rail customers.
The Board is expected to consider fare changes and the FY13 budget at its meeting on April 26. The revised FY13 proposed operating budget is $1.576 billion.
Metro's operating budget will fund NTSB and other safety improvements, rebuilding work, and important service enhancements such as increased preventive maintenance of escalators, Rush+ rail service, and preparations for Silver Line service. There is no new funding for wage increases in the FY13 operating budget, as the General Manager has said any wage changes for employees will depend upon employees identifying further cost savings.


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Jesus took Peter, James, and John with him onto the mountain where he was transfigured before them. On the mountain, Jesus begins to shine with bright rays of light. Then the prophets Moses and Elijah appear next to him and he speaks with them. Jesus is then called "Son" by a voice in the sky, assumed to be God the Father, as in the story of Jesus' baptism.
Many of us don't really talk much about Transfiguration. But for most of Christian history, it has been considered one of the most important miracles depicted in the Gospels…second, perhaps, only to the Resurrection.
There are only three times in the Gospel accounts where the veil of heaven is torn open. These three apocalyptic moments occur at Jesus' baptism, his transfiguration, and his crucifixion. In these, Jesus is shown to be a bridge between humanity and the divine.
This revelation of God's presence, which comes just before Jesus begins his march to Jerusalem to face the powers-that-be, is a glimpse into the vocation of Jesus. He ascends the mount in order to draw strength from his ancestors. Moses and Elijah meet him there, representing not only biblical archetypes of the Law and the Prophets; they were also visionaries who communed with God on mountaintops themselves. Jesus stands in the tradition of those who encounter the radically undomesticated God in the wild.
And there, in the presence of the great prophets and his closest comrades, the voice of God proclaims: "This is my beloved son. Listen to him."
It is easy to assume (as many have) that this scene depicts a foretaste of what is to come—a prefiguration of heaven. But this story isn't a taste of what is to come, but a revealing of what is.
In the midst of the Gospel story—right after Jesus essentially gets into a fight with Peter because Peter refused to accept that Jesus is to suffer and die (and Jesus calls Peter "satan"), we see God pull back the veil and reveal Jesus as he is…as he has always been. It isn't Jesus who is changed on the mount of Transfiguration; it is the perception of Peter, James, and John that have changed.
And then Jesus, carrying the traditions of Elijah and Moses, makes his way to Jerusalem to confront the powerful. And it will cost him his life.
How do you think you'd see the world around you differently if you could see it transfigured?


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The Niseko region boasts a good selection of affordable golf courses. All courses are located in and around the mountains and forests giving guests the pleasure of golfing with Niseko's scenic Mount Yotei backdrop.
From relaxing weekends to executive challenges, there is a golf experience that will suit every enthusiast.
The Niseko Company can make reservations for our guests. Do inquire us about our golf packages and specials throughout the green season.
Hanazono Golf Course
7003 yard Par 72 course. Located right next to the Hanazono ski resort, offering spectacular views of Mt. Annupuri, Mt. Youtei and silver birch forests this course is one of Niseko's hidden treasures.
Address: 1 Hanazono, Kutchan-cho, Abuta-gun, Hokkaido 044-0084
Tel: 0136-21-7700
Established: 1992
Designer: Hayashima
Holes/Par: 18/72
Niseko Golf Course
This Arnold Palmer designed course at 6,805 yard long Par 72 shouldn't be missed. Unlike the region's other courses, this course remains traditional in that players can walk the course. With ever changing views of Mt. Youtei walking and playing this course is a pleasure.
Address: Fukui, Niseko-cho, Abuta-gun, Hokkaido 048-1561
Tel: 0136-44-1111
Established: 1986
Designer: Arnold Palmer
Holes/Par: 18/72
Niseko Village Golf Course
Running through pine and silver birch forests at the foot of Mt. Annupuri in the Higashiyama area, this course offers challenges for both beginners and expert golfers. The pristine course at 6,845 yard Par 73 is known for its long fairways and scenic holes - look out for the Par 6!
Address: Higashiyama Onsen, Niseko-cho, Abuta-gun, Hokkaido 048-1592
Tel: 0136-44-1111
Established: 1992
Designer: Hayashima
Holes/Par: 18/72
If you are interested to come to Niseko for a Winter Ski Holiday, please see our Niseko Accommodation Page to reserve your luxury accommodation.
You can also choose to reserve your Niseko accommodation and winter activities at the same time.


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Michael photographs celebrity conceptual portraits, fashion and beauty, catering to clients who demand creativity and striking images to set them apart.
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RBC Wealth Management-U.S. has recruited a former Morgan Stanley executive director to help with the firms growth plans.
RBC Wealth Management-U.S. signed on Christopher Anderson, a two-decade industry veteran, for a build out in the South. Anderson will head RBC's Atlanta complex and oversee about 45 advisors and 40 support staff in seven offices, according to a statement from the company.
Anderson started his career in 1994, and has been a branch manager and complex manager. Most recently, he played a similar business development role for Morgan Stanley.
The Royal Bank of Canada recently reported strong profit growth for the second quarter. Incoming Royal Bank CEO David McKay said the firm intended on growing its wealth management and capital markets businesses in the US.
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Spring came early this year with brilliant sunshine and temps that infused my achy bones with radiant heat. Flowers burst into bloom; I moved my office outside and threw our windows wide open.
But on the way to summer, nature turned back into winter like Lot's wife and got stuck looking in the wrong direction. Temperatures slipped as the sun went into hiding; I closed the windows and turned the furnace back on.
This morning I've been at working with my desk light and several layers on- my winter modus operandi against the cold, dark, and damp. After finishing up a contract, I opened the front door and stepped outside to take the outgoing mail to our box. Windy warmth encircled me, making my hair swirl around my face in a mini tornado. The sun even threw a couple of rays across the grass.
Back inside I laughed. All morning I'd been shivering with windows closed and the thermostat set for 68, assuming the weather hadn't changed.
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Girl with brains or girl with beauty....What would u choose.
By coolcat123
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@slickcut (8141)
• United States
29 Jul 08
Well coolcat,let me give you something to think about here...Take this statement i am going to make and run it through your mind a few times and the decision should be easy..here goes....." Beauty fades,brains only grow bigger & smarter....When the beauty fades you have a brainless unattractive person to deal with...And it is a fact beauty does fade in time....
@surveyluva (11)
• United States
17 Aug 08
not a difficult choice at all im taking the beauty because hopefullyshe can be taught some basic skill lol but truthfully i'd prefer smarts with decent beauty not but have to have manners and pretty teeth to begin eith me anyway
@abhishek71832 (470)
• India
29 Jul 08
Hmmmmmmmm, Well, a girl with little of both . Beauty without brain and Brain without beauty are both not preferrable.


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Krone will return to racing
ARCADIA, Calif. - Julie Krone, the world's leading female rider and a member of racing's Hall of Fame, is planning a return to riding when the Hollywood Park fall meeting starts on Nov. 6.
Krone, 39, has not ridden competitively since April 2000 when she retired with 3,545 wins and earnings of $81,335,971. Earlier this week, she said she had contemplated a return to riding in recent months. She said part of her interest in a comeback was created by the retirement of jockey Chris McCarron in June.
"It was quite a contrast to hear Chris McCarron say that he put his helmet on and walked around and that his soul wasn't in there," she said. "I felt the exact opposite. It's an inner drive that feeds on itself. You can't make it happen and you can't fight it when it shows up. I feel like I've been fighting it for the last year."
Since July, Krone has been regularly exercising horses during morning training hours in Southern California. During the Del Mar meet, she worked for trainer Richard Mandella. For the last month, she has ridden for Laura de Seroux at the San Luis Rey Downs training center in San Diego County. In the summer of 2001, she briefly worked for Mandella during the Del Mar meeting.
Mandella said he realized during the summer that Krone wanted to come back.
"I think California racing is lucky to have her," Mandella said. "After two seasons working with her at Del Mar, there is no question of the desire and the love of racing.
"When you you watch her work a horse, she's got a nice balance and fits a horse as well as I've seen. It's like she was melted onto the horse. I'm hoping I can find some nice things to help her get started."
When Krone returns, Brian Beach will work as her agent. Beach currently represents Mike Smith and will continue to be his agent.
Krone said there is a possibility she could ride before the Santa Anita meeting ends on Nov. 3. On Friday, she emphasized that this is not a short-term comeback and that she plans to ride for several more years.
"I want to ride as long as I can," she said. "I have such an image of being with a horse. There is a lot of excitement for me. I'll get to walk around Hollywood Park or Santa Anita and go into people's barns and get on racehorses."
This will be the first time that Krone has ridden in California on a full-time basis. In her 19-year career, she rode primarily in Florida and the Northeast, winning riding titles at Atlantic City, The Meadowlands, and Monmouth Park.
In 1993, she became the only female rider to win a Triple Crown race, scoring in the Belmont Stakes with Colonial Affair.
She won major stakes on such well-known horses as Classy Mirage, Lite the Fuse, Maxzene, Mr. Greeley, Peaks and Valleys, and Rubiano.
Unlike circuits in the East and Midwest, the Southern California Thoroughbred circuit lacks many female riders. Krone said she has ridden against many of the leading riders in Southern California over the years.
"I don't feel any different," she said. "It's definitely new ground. It holds a lot of mystery."
Mandella said he does not feel Krone's gender will be an issue in California.
"There hasn't been anybody like Julie that has the credentials that she has," Mandella said. "I'm pretty sure her plaque says Hall of Fame and not Women's Hall of Fame."
Since her retirement, Krone worked briefly for TVG network as a commentator in 2000. She was married in May 2001 to Jay Hovdey, Daily Racing Form columnist.
During the last two years, she has been a commentator for Hollywood Park's simulcast network.


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Spare the Snark, Or Why It Matters Who Invented the TV Recap
by Michael Z. Newman — University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee
June 12, 2012 – 09:49
A New York Times Magazine article appeared not long ago with this headline: How Roland Barthes Gave Us the TV Recap. Hmmm. How Raymond Williams Gave Us the TV Recap? Maybe. (I will say no more about this appreciation of Barthes, which has very little to do with TV in particular and is concerned with his mode of criticism of popular culture.) I might have left these thoughts behind if not for a tweet I saw a few days ago by Emily Gould, someone I happen to associate with the NYT Mag, saying (not terribly seriously) that Nora Ephron invented the TV recap in her book Scribble Scribble, a collection of columns first published in Esquire in the 1970s. If two is a trend, then identifying the Ur-TV recap is now a thing.
But hey, didn't the NYT Mag explain, not that long ago, who actually invented the TV recap? Did I not read a longish article about this recently enough that I remember it fairly well? And doesn't everybody already know that it was Television Without Pity aka TWoP, not Barthes or Ephron, that popularized if not invented the TV recap?
As five seconds with Google revealed, the TWoP article I had in mind ("The Remote Controllers," by Marshall Sella, October 20, 2002) was published practically ten years ago. Evidence, if any was needed, that both the TV recap and I are, you know, old. So I went back and read that piece and it gave me a series of little shocks.
It also helped me to see that the recap emerged at a particular moment in TV's history, and in the history of TV's cultural legitimation (which you might not need me to tell you is the topic of my book written with Elana Levine, Legitimating Television). Recognizing the distinctness of this moment and the difference between then and now tells us something important about television's place in contemporary culture — about how TV and the culture of TV have changed.
Ten years ago in TV and media history is at once of our time and before it. We can see ourselves in that world without having to change too many of the details, but some important things are different.
Ten years ago online communities were burgeoning and the culture industries were quickly incorporating their efforts as audience feedback, e.g., by paying attention to the discussion boards on TWoP as the NYT Mag discusses at length. There was already a networked, digitally connected culture in which producer and consumer distinctions of old were being renegotiated. Television was being taken more seriously than in the past, and the HBO "Not TV" brand was well established with The Sopranos as its key prestige product. It was not so crazy to think that intelligent people would devote large portions of their leisure time to the explication of television shows. Part of what appealed to me about TWoP when I started to read it was that it confirmed that others like me existed, passionate viewers of Gilmore Girls and other shows I would never miss.
But ten years ago also seems like back in the day: Dawson's Creek and ER and Friends and NYPD Blue were still on the air, the WB still existed, J.J Abrams was best known for Alias, Joe Millionaire was the reality TV outrage of the fall season. No one outside of tech nerd circles knew about blogs or wikis, "social media" wasn't a phrase on anyone's lips, friend wasn't a verb, and you being Time's person of the year was still a ways off. iPods were "the perfect thing," still strictly music players, and shuffle was a notable feature. DVRs were an early adopter technology; the NYT Mag article doesn't mention TiVo. BitTorrent was brand new and file-sharing of TV wasn't a widespread practice. Streaming video had not exploded and people were most likely to catch up on old shows by buying or renting DVDs. Convergence Culture and The Wealth of Networks and The Long Tail and Here Comes Everybody and Remix were yet to appear. Film/TV/media studies departments were just realizing that it would be good to have a new media person.
My most exciting frisson in reading this ten-year-old story about TV recaps came in the passages where unfamiliar terms are placed in quotes and explained: "show runner," "shout out," "IRL," "spoilers." The meaning of spoilers in this context is a shade different from what people usually mean today: ten years ago TV spoilers were typically plot details learned from sources in TV production, rather than from other viewers watching before you do. I get excited to read straight-faced usage of "the Net" to describe the online experience. Reading articles like these, you get to see today's common sense, our everyday ways of thinking and behaving and thinking about behaving, spelled out for an uninformed reader. Historians of the recent past really get off on this stuff.
(In several of my research projects I have found that old NYT Mag articles often offer the best evidence of formations of bourgeois American taste in media and technology. The magazine tells cultural elites what to pay attention to and how to understand it. It captures ideas that are in the air, but also circulates those ideas, marking moments of transition and emergence. It often expresses the place of media in popular imagination almost perfectly - it has more than once been that source I was looking for that crystallizes all the thoughts I hoped to find in the popular discourses of the time. (You think historians go to primary documents without hoping to find specific ideas? Really?) Here are a few examples, all well worth reading today even if you're not doing research on these topics, all deserving to be remembered as key formulations of popular sentiment in a specific historical moment:
-"The Space-Age Pinball Machine," September, 15 1974 (early video games, which I will quote in my book on video games in progress)
-"TV Rocks with Music," May 8, 1983 (MTV, quoted in my essay on the history of the attention span)
-"The Triumph of the Prime-Time Novel," October 22, 1995 (serialized prime-time TV shows, quoted in Legitimating Television))
Another thing reading this article made me think about was: I haven't read recaps in years, if by recap people mean the sarcastic and exhaustingly detailed episode summaries, interspersed with personal asides, that I used to read at TWoP. (There is some controversy about what "recap" should describe, and whether it's appropriate to use the same term for snarky blow-by-blow à la TWoP and for episode reviews in a more analytical style of The A.V. Club — for more see this post by Myles McNutt.) In the past ten years, writing about last night's TV shows online has become a significant genre of popular critical writing. Google the title of any popular current show + recap and you get page after page of links to summary and commentary of single TV episodes. Much of this writing differs in voice and style from the TWoP recaps of old. Much of it is written by pro critics for mainstream publications. Authors of these recaps are not the outsiders that the meagerly compensated TWoP freelancers were ten years ago. The recap style of today, especially in treating high-end shows like Mad Men, is basically old-fashioned film or lit crit in the casualized voice of internet writing. Authors are unlikely to include tangential asides about personal lives and pet peeves of the kind described in the NYT Mag article.
The big change between ten years ago and today, the most interesting thing to think about as far as I'm concerned, has to do with the attitude assumed in both the writer and reader toward television. TWoP in its heyday generally took a tone of condescension, and the objective was not only to summarize but also to be humorous, to poke fun and impress the reader with not just insight but wit. Some people I respect speak highly of contemporary reality TV recaps at Vulture or Gawker by writers of comical skill. Reality shows get different treatment from Quality TV - some TV is to laugh at, some is to admire. In the passage of time, the balance (among cultural elites anyway) has been shifting away from laughing at TV or thinking of TV as something trivial, and toward taking it seriously.
Another thing evidently happened: recaps became part of mainstream commercial media. Advertising on webpages about episodes of TV became substantial enough to sustain this practice on a much wider scale than ten years ago, and the TV biz welcomed the publicity, sending many critics advance screener discs to facilitate timely publication. These posts can instigate lengthy comments threads, which is good for attracting and keeping attention. It seems like every website that covers entertainment and the arts features morning-after TV writing aiming not only for readers but also participation and community. I'm writing this twelve hours after the Mad Men S5 finale and in my regular RSS and twitter scanning this morning I've seen enough links to postmortems that I could read about last night's episode all day at least. You find these recaps not just at TWoP and The A.V. Club and Vulture and zap2it, not just in the blogs of amateur critics, but in Slate, Salon, HuffPo, NYT, WaPo, The New Yorker, Grantland, indieWire, Entertainment Weekly, Rolling Stone, WSJ, Ad Age… I am easily driven crazy by talk of TV's new golden age, of TV finally becoming art in the past decade, but there is no question this is the greatest time ever for people who like to read episode-by-episode commentary on Quality TV shows. Not a lot of comedy at television's expense in this stuff.
The tone of the TWoP recap, its stance toward its topic of discussion, would not be typical of most writing online about television today, and never represented my attitude toward TV shows I liked enough to read about online. Its signature mode of snark — its tagline is still "spare the snark, spoil the networks" — combined admiration and fandom with a strong dose of contempt and superiority. Some of the shows being recapped were highly prestigious — the NYT Mag article discusses fan dissatisfaction with storylines on The Sopranos like Carmela's infatuation with Furio — but many were more like Survivor or Dawson's Creek, the show that inspired the antecedent of the recap site Mighty Big TV, which became TWoP. Today's recaps of reality shows might preserve the smugness of the TWoP recap, but most of the morning-after writing I have seen on episodes of Mad Men, for instance, treats the show with rather more reverence and aesthetic appreciation than I recall encountering in Gilmore Girls recaps ten years ago.
In his excellent essay on TWoP as a form of audience labor, Mark Andrejevic quotes many members of the site's community to the effect that participation in online discussions often held more value for viewers than the TV shows they were ostensibly there to discuss. One participant told him that TWoP "changes TV from a brain-dead pastime to an art and a science;" another said: "bad TV becomes good TV when combined with TWoP." (35) Although fan discussions might have influenced producers, TWoP participants saw their ultimate goal not as communicating their feedback to the TV industry but rather impressing each other "with wit, insight, and above all, 'snark.'" (36) The superiority of recappers and their readers is a product of the cultural status of television in the late 1990s and early 2000s, as television becomes more legitimated but still carries many of the negative associations it has suffered historically. Performing snark would be a way for "savvy viewers" to demonstrate that they "are not taken in by the transparent forms of manipulation practiced by producers." (37) Community members would contrast their own position as "insiders" with the "clueless losers" who make up the larger TV audience. As one viewer told Andrejevic, "TWoP makes it easier for us to convince ourselves that we are smart, while watching DUMB television." (40)
The distinction between active, smart, intellectually engaged TV fans and more passive and unintelligent ordinary viewers underscores the cultural values within which TV has been legitimated. As we argue in Legitimating Television, television's rise in status is premised on just this kind of distinction. TV worth valuing appeals to active and intelligent elites, and is routinely contrasted with other kinds of television associated with other viewers and with the medium's past. TWoP, as described in the NYT Mag of ten years ago, is what we call a "technology of agency," a way of making the viewer's experience of television one of active navigation, of assertions of choice and control rather than enslavement to the networks. It is one means of television's redemption by new technology. TV recaps emerge with the participatory internet, but also with the shift in cultural status of television. TV is important enough to give people something to talk about. However, it's still disreputable enough that participants have to show themselves to be smarter than the shows they watch.
The idea that Barthes or Ephron or anyone else invented the TV recap avant-la-lettre draws on a rhetorical trope familiar from the history of new media. Commentators frequently look for evidence that what we think is new is actually not, that novelty is deceptive, that much has been done already. Tom Standage's book The Victorian Internet, for examples, finds antecedents for many of today's "new" communication practices in the 19th Century. This kind of thinking can be a salutary historical corrective. To see that many of our hopes and fears about the internet are actually quite similar to earlier hopes and fears about writing and print, the telephone and telegraph, radio and television, cable and videotape — these recognitions can be profound and unsettling. They force us out of presentist assumptions and into historical, contextual thinking. This is why I teach new media as the history of new media and disdain the wide-eyed, gee-whiz mode of Wired magazine. (More examples of the kind of new media writing I have in mind: Carolyn Marvin, When Old Technologies Were New; Jay David Bolter & Richard Grusin, Remediation; William Boddy, New Media and Popular Imagination; Lisa Giltelman, Always Already New.)
But I wonder what gets lost in these identifications of now in then. The specificity of the TV recap is of a historical context in which technology, society, and cultural forms are all in flux. The TWoP story from ten years ago expresses many of the key ideas of television's legitimation at a time before we could have formulated that concept, when it was taking shape. The recap is an artifact of this confluence of forces. It fetishizes and reveres television, makes it an object of cult admiration. In offering instant feedback to TV producers, it promises that new technology can improve an old medium. As Sella writes in the NYT Mag:
"Television began as a one-way street winding from producers to consumers, but that street is new becoming two-way. A man with one machine (a TV) is doomed to isolation, but a man with two machines (TV and a computer) can belong to a community."
This is so clearly the techno-utopian rhetoric of legitimation through the technologies of media convergence.
One more moment in that NYT Mag article is worth noting as a clear indication of the discourses of legitimation, of the recap caught between two valuations of TV. Robert Thompson, the NYT's frequent academic source on pop culture, is quoted complaining about television's low status and celebrating its elevation.
"'If this were happening at any other time in history, we'd celebrate it,' he insists. 'When readers hold parties for Bloomsday and discuss James Joyce, we consider it an apex — people taking culture seriously. But when viewers discuss the minutiae of a TV show, we call them crazy. One's got to admire it. Essentially what the message boards are is a panel of unpaid experts, with passion, analyzing culture."'
So television is worthwhile enough that a professor would compare its fans to those of the most admired modernist author, but its place is uncertain enough that the argument must be made in its defense. Today, I'd argue, the battle has largely been won by TV's elite champions.
As for Nora Ephron's writing that marks the invention of the recap: it is a column from July, 1976, on Upstairs Downstairs. It does summarize many plot events, filtered through the author's feelings about characters and her hopes and fears for them. It is not a recap as we know it, because it treats what seem like months or even seasons of drama. Upstairs Downstairs aired in the UK before it did in the US, and I haven't looked to see how it was scheduled here. But Ephron's writing does have much in common with the tone and sensibility of more recent online TV writing. She's passionate and personal, and reveals an intense investment in serial narrative. She is also, much to my excitement and to my absolute approval, staunchly anti-spoiler. This is how her story ends.
"We would all like to know some of the technical details of the show—how the writers are picked, how much of the plot is planned ahead of time—but it is too dangerous to find out. Someone, in the course of giving out information, might let slip a crucial turn of the plot. We would all rather die than know what is going to happen.
"Mostly, we all wish Upstairs Downstairs would last forever." (emphasis mine)
These two parting thoughts capture an ethos of televisual experience of seriality, one prizing the perpetual unfolding of narrative. In some ways they're at odds with the common sense of legitimation, with its emphasis on an aestheticized text and narrative closure. But they also bespeak the value of TV for daily life as well as for elite cultural experience. Caring enough about the story not to want to be spoiled and desiring for the story to continue forever are strong sentiments to attach to a medium so often in the 1970s made into a bogeyman to blame for society's problems. Of course, it would be safest to confess to these feelings in the pages of Esquire when they have been inspired by a British show airing on Masterpiece Theater. Ambivalence about television in discourses of legitimation goes back a long way, as we argue in our book, and certainly pre-dates the invention of the TV recap.
Reference: Mark Andrejevic, "Watching Television Without Pity: The Productivity of Online Fans," Television & New Media 9.1 (2008), 24-46.
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