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Why Are They Skipping New York City?
|English: Looking northeast across 9th Ave and 15th Street at Inland Terminal One of the New York Port Authority on a mostly cloudy afternoon. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
I think cities that get left behind the gigabit race will get left behind overall. It will be like there are no roads leading to your city. I am surprised NYC is not on Google's map, and it does not seem to be on the map of companies like AT&T either.

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Hey, if I can make it down, what do y'all want to do? Mission?CleverName wrote:MAYBE, just MAYBE I may be able to make it Sun Afternoon. I'll post back here if I can.tyson wrote:I can't be there today or Sat., but I do plan on stopping by Sunday. Don't know if anyone will be there though.
ALSO: how bout we use another thread to organize these meetings. This one has like 4 different topics. How about viewtopic.php?t=1113


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tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6683194221069775925.post3617603366243140072..comments2018-08-20T11:38:52.753-07:00Comments on Balls to the Walls Knits: Pomp and Power CowlGretchen firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-6683194221069775925.post-10498408594213116502017-12-09T11:53:49.156-08:002017-12-09T11:53:49.156-08:00Wonderful, let me know if you have any questions! ...Wonderful, let me know if you have any questions! :)Gretchen Tracyhttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-6683194221069775925.post-69359983573947278052017-12-09T08:02:44.666-08:002017-12-09T08:02:44.666-08:00I love this thank you xI love this thank you xLesley Ryderhttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-6683194221069775925.post-17846340160870463312017-11-06T06:33:34.732-08:002017-11-06T06:33:34.732-08:00Hi there! Just skip the (k2tog, yo)s on transitio...Hi there!

Just skip the (k2tog, yo)s on transition rows 5 & 7 and then finish with a seam! :) And let me know if you have any other questions.Gretchen Tracyhttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-6683194221069775925.post-18180260352055769862017-11-06T05:45:27.896-08:002017-11-06T05:45:27.896-08:00How would I knit without the lacing, ie, as a cont...How would I knit without the lacing, ie, as a continuous piece, or joined together?sofarsogoodhttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-6683194221069775925.post-1062144096574702632016-06-08T23:03:02.207-07:002016-06-08T23:03:02.207-07:00Hi Genevieve! It's Transition Row 5 that will...Hi Genevieve!

It's Transition Row 5 that will provide you with the means to thread the i-cord; in it, you'll be making holes for it to go through! :) And you're right that the increases don't occur until row 9; that way there's less fabric to gather at the back, so it won't get all bunched up around your neck! :) Anyway, let me know if you have any more questions!!!Gretchen Tracyhttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-6683194221069775925.post-45430345040983953502016-06-08T20:56:51.487-07:002016-06-08T20:56:51.487-07:00Hello - I am quite new to knitting but am willing ...Hello - I am quite new to knitting but am willing to risk asking a stupid question because I love this pattern SO much... So here goes... So I cast on 19 stitches. Is the lifted increase only started in the 9th TR? It looks like you need to do something fancy to get the edging to thread the i-cord through? Or is that the benefit of the loose cast on? Thanks in advance, Genevieve email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-6683194221069775925.post-91219025996638928942016-05-09T20:56:39.391-07:002016-05-09T20:56:39.391-07:00Hi! I know, I've gotten behind! :) And I act...Hi!

I know, I've gotten behind! :) And I actually just took a wonderful vacation, which, as mentioned, was wonderful, but once you add three kids to a hotel room there's not much knitting time left!!!! Anyway, I will be posting a new pattern tomorrow that I'm very excited about, and then should resume my regular posting schedule after that. Thanks for checking on me, though! :)Gretchen Tracyhttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-6683194221069775925.post-2267427309446776112016-05-09T12:11:36.322-07:002016-05-09T12:11:36.322-07:00Hi Gretchen. I'm in a serious need of a "...Hi Gretchen. I'm in a serious need of a "Gretchen " fix. I've been checking your site daily hoping for a new pattern. You must be working on something really special.. Hope all is well. lacoquilocahttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-6683194221069775925.post-57165143239838928722016-04-22T19:16:02.916-07:002016-04-22T19:16:02.916-07:00Thank you! This color really jumped out at me, I m...Thank you! This color really jumped out at me, I must say. Glad you like it! :)Gretchen Tracyhttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-6683194221069775925.post-83486766207432035222016-04-22T19:15:33.433-07:002016-04-22T19:15:33.433-07:00Hi Nata! Glad you like it! I wanted to do somethi...Hi Nata!

Glad you like it! I wanted to do something fun with larger needles, and I thought this was the best way to make it special. :)Gretchen Tracyhttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-6683194221069775925.post-56913302334030157442016-04-22T18:28:19.268-07:002016-04-22T18:28:19.268-07:00You have chosen a fantastic colour for the cowl an...You have chosen a fantastic colour for the cowl and I love how
it has the loose look. The lace work is also a lovely addition.Anitahttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-6683194221069775925.post-17096999290648058782016-04-22T08:52:56.763-07:002016-04-22T08:52:56.763-07:00Pretty cowl! Such a beautiful color and the specia...Pretty cowl! Such a beautiful color and the special closing is a nice idea. Thanks for sharing! Happy weekend greetings, NataNatas Nesthttps://firstname.lastname@example.com


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Terry's original recipe for SPICE SOUP:
I've been asked if I have a recipe for Spice Soup. As a matter of fact, like many things I write about, I write from firsthand experience. Spice Soup is a simple soup that I created a year or two before I wrote WIZARD'S FIRST RULE. First of all, understand that I rarely measure things when I cook. I go by instinct. Sort of like writing. Understand, too, that it's perfectly all right to add/delete things. If you don't like an ingredient, leave it out. If there's a vegetable you like, put it in. The variety of everything adds to the whole, though, so you may want to try it this way, first, to establish a base line.
First, lightly brown some hot peppers in oil. (The little dried red peppers, often used in oriental cooking.) Be careful not to cook them too long, or the soup will be really spicy. After they're browned, take them out. Be sure to get all the seeds, too. I like to break up the peppers and put them in a vertical handled strainer and then lower that into the hot oil. After they brown this makes it easy to take them out. (You could also cook the peppers in a small pan and then pour the oil into a big soup pot through a small strainer, if it's easier for you.) (All the following ingredients should be cut up into bite size pieces.) Sauté 2 onions, and then mushrooms (about equal to the onions) in the oil.
After the onions and mushrooms are sautéed, add the following:
4 or 5 potatoes
3 carrots
1 small zucchini
1 package frozen corn (or 1 can)
1/2 head of cabbage
2-15 oz cans of tomatoes (or 1 large one)
chicken soup base
dry parsley, crushed
fill the pot with water so that it generously covers everything. After bringing it to a boil, cover and let it simmer until the vegetables are all cooked. It takes some time for the potatoes to cook. Add water as it evaporates. I like to let the soup simmer all day. It not only makes the house smell wonderful, but it gets better the longer it cooks. With chunks of fresh bread, it makes a hearty meal, especially on a cold day sitting by a crackling fire. Enjoy. All best wishes.


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Engraved Laptop with Wood Inlay
There's a lot of neat examples of laptop engraving out there on the Web, but Glenwood of Oslo Press decided to do one better: he added good old fashioned wood inlay to the engraved parts!
http://blog.oslopress.com/?p=20 - Thanks kati!
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As a cautionary tale for its readers? I still thought it's kind of a neat thing to do - perhaps all he had to do is sand down the inlay.
It would have been "neat" if it did work. A man can dream...
It's only "neat" if it succeeds. Since this one failed - why is it on Neatorama?


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1992 Opel Calibra 2.0L 8v C20NE
Excellent looking cheap sports car
The seats make disturbing noises. So does the dashboard as it vibrates at over 3000 RPM. The car is not very reliable as I invested over 1500$ in it and I still encounter problems. Lately I have been noticing some gasoline smell every once in a while. Haven't been able to find what the problem is. Everything is dry in the engine... Still it smells and I sometimes imagine myself burning in it.
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This car has a stunning look. At least when I remember to wash it. I simply do not understand why Opel stopped producing them. And the car is fast. I get from 0 to 100 Km/h in less than ten seconds even with the 8V engine. And I haven't done any tuning on it. I plan on getting the turbo 4x4 version in the future and tuning it.
Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? Don't Know
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It's imperative that Rick Ross stays rich forever. He is a magic lantern for our most fantastic and decadent late Capitalist dreams. In the sadness sweepstakes, a picture of him driving a Civic would rival Dorothea Lange in the Dust Bowl. If Rick Ross goes broke, then what next? Bain Capital? Bill Gates? Scrooge McDuck? Greece?
"Ross offers a level of delusional imagination only seen in the 1 percent and the involuntarily committed. "
Rick Ross has always had the luck of a lottery winner. The fact that he released on album on Def Jam in the first place is a minor miracle. When his debut dropped he was a 30-year-old morbidly obese and bearded former Slip N' Slide second-teamer whose name seemed closer to a retired Florida pants-presser than the biggest boss that we'd seen thus far. At the time, Snowman t-shirts sold like snow cones in the summer, and it was obvious that Def Jam was looking to crown another coke rapper before the trend croaked. Then Rick Ross dropped "Hustlin'," rhymed "Atlantic" with "Atlantic" and posed for press photos dressed in all black and pouring coffee. Eventually, these would be replaced by pictures of him reading Tina Fey's "Bossypants."
Even when he played the villain, he came off like one of the halfway crooks in Bottle Rocket, a lovable goofball in over his head. So when 50 Cent attempted to end his career, it looked like his imported Italian curtains would be drawn. Yet we all know the outcome of that struggle. 50 still drops mixtape after mixtape vainly attempting to reclaim his buzz, while Ross was crowned MTV's Hottest MC in the Game and made Maybach Music Group arguably the only artist-run imprint as popular as Young Money. As for Jeezy, he's kept a consistent product, but the one-time rip-off artist has eclipsed his rival. You don't need the Economist to know that during uneasy economic times, consumers gravitate towards escapism, and Ross offers a level of delusional imagination only seen in the 1 percent and the involuntarily committed.
God Forgives, I Don't is technically Rick Ross' fifth album, but his records tend to be a lot more like sequels. You're seeing familiar faces, plot lines that rarely deviate from expectations, and fantasias only seen in popcorn flicks. William Roberts became Rick Ross, who became Ricky Rozay, the biggest bawse that we've seen thus far. He is Walter Mitty with Wing Stop franchises. But his true gift is an ability to make the absurd not seem so absurd. You don't know where the lies stop and the truth begins, and that's part of his charm. On "Maybach Music IV," he claims that his seizure occurred while he was getting a blowjob and for all we know, that's the realest shit on the record. (The least true is definitely, "Hold Me Back," where he claims that he looks in the fridge and things are looking scarce.).
Ross frees the listener to indulge in the weirdest depths of their imagination. Hence, few experiences are more consistently fun. Everything you want is here: The Maybach Music Drops from the un-credited "sexy woman." The trademark "huhnh" grunts. The "Rozay" bellows. 808 beats that sound like they were made with 1,000 thread count. Regal J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League instrumentals that sound fit for the medal ceremony for Olympic blunt cruising (we can only dream that Miami will one day kick–off the Games with a Scarface montage and the entire "Maybach Music" tetralogy.)
"A perma-fried fat man with a lazy eye and seemingly passable ability made himself into one of rap's biggest and most consistent stars."
Rap may have never had an artist so successfully unsubtle as Ross. The first real song is called "Pirates," in which Blackbeard explains, "We're like pirates out here trying to float." It's such a left field and blockbuster-recalling metaphor that it can only spur you to alternate interpretations. I have visions of Rick Ross wearing a cutlass, eye patch and pantaloons starring alongside Geena Davis in an alternate version of Cuthroat Island. He's liberated gangsta rap from reality, marooned it on an island and let it start hallucinating phantom ships in the distance.
This is to our benefit. See Ross rumble about having to "… fuck with the Haitians to make the killers crumble." He brags that he is a "Blackberry Boss," but on "9 Piece," he bragged about selling dope on his iPhone. He is so Teflon that you imagine him still being able to conduct hits via Treo. Perhaps his most superb solecism comes on "Presidential," when he struts on "Jewish marble." For this, I imagine him elegantly gliding across a floor compromised of nothing but deli-bought rye bread.
It's clear that Biggie built the blueprint that Ross has run with since his feud with 50. The "Get Money" refrain even pops up on "Presidential." But Biggie was a far more skilled narrator, populating his songs with intricate webs of deceit and esoteric characters like Arizona Ron and Dark Skinned Jermaine. Nor does Ross come close to Tupac's ghost, even if he landed a huge hit with "Tupac Back." But not since Chris Wallace has another rapper successfully filled such cavernous spaces. Granted, it's mostly the voice. His baritone achieves a rare equipoise of husky and smooth and he never gets lost or overwhelmed by the grandiose orchestration. He always seems in control and that only lends itself to the chimerical character he's created.
That's not to overlook his songwriting ability. He'll never approach the depth of a Jay-Z or a Nas, but he's uncommonly gifted at beat selection, assembling top-tier supporting talent and understanding how to maximize the talent of his collaborators. His world achieves harmony. Omarion has never sang better than on "Ice Cold," while Ne-Yo has one of the features of the year on "Maybach Music IV." Jay-Z delivers a dazzlingly weird freestyle on "3 Kings." And even though his guitar solo is more cringe-inducing than Clapton-like, Andre 3000 delivers arguably his best guest verse in years on "Sixteen." One I'm pretty sure that steals the melody from the theme song to Mr. Ed. Of course.
Yes, there are missteps. "Hold Me Back" and "911" are past-the-expiration date knock-offs of "9 Piece" and "John Doe," which were in turn knock-offs of "B.M.F." and "MC Hammer." The Usher-aided "Touch n' You" limps with the worst commercial concessions. While Wale's intro on "Diced Pineapples" sounds plagiarized from a coffee house spoken word performance, heavily influenced by the African-American erotic fiction of Zane.
Ultimately, the record lives and dies with the Bawse. Though God Forgives, I Don't isn't as bulletproof as Teflon Don, it's a good Rick Ross record for people looking for nothing more than a good Rick Ross record. It operates on the sort of bizarro drugged-out wavelength inhabited by Guns N' Roses circa Use Your Illusion. Why are the wedding guests in the "November Rain" video jumping into the pool? Why is Slash ripping a massive guitar solo with no amplification in the middle of a cornfield? A better question is: Why wouldn't he?
That's the thing about Rick Ross. He is our walking Choose Your Own Adventure book. We indulge him and he goes deeper than rap, bragging about smoking psychedelics in a Maybach -- pronounced like Johannes Sebastian with the sensibilities of Sebastian Bach. What's weirdest is that this all worked. A perma-fried fat man with a lazy eye and seemingly passable ability made himself into one of rap's biggest and most consistent stars. And he can't really offer any concrete answers for his rise other than hustling, prayer, and an ardor for yachts, crustaceans, and half-a-million-dollar cars. It had to happen to someone and it happened to Rick Ross. It's legitimately inspiring -- that if you build it, they will "huhnh."
Rick Ross' God Forgives, I Don't is out July 31 via Maybach Music Group. Watch the video for "Bag of Money," below:


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A community where individuals and families have the skills to achieve a quality education, economic security and a healthy lifestyle.
When you reach out a hand to one, you influence the condition of all
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Often times I stumble over my words. I think it's because words don't exist for some things, for some feelings. Taking photos has always made me feel understood, made me feel like I could even get close to explaining what I was feeling or seeing.
I'm from Oregon. I have a little farm on the outskirts of town.
I love coffee/tea/beers/cocktails (I'm a beverage person really).
I have 13 black sweaters. I'm a morning person. I love emojis. I love plants.
I'm married to my childhood sweetheart.


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With most of the Australia Day Weekend sales now over, if you're looking for a bargain online and happen to be a console gamer - then you're in luck. There are still plenty of deals on worth checking out, particularly with all the January sales happening which are helping drive prices down as gaming retailers compete to shift stock and attract customers.
A) Assassins Creed Heritage Collection (PS3) shipped for $47.99 at Ozgameshop
First up is this Heritage Collection version of Assassins Creed which contains all five games in the series: Assassin's Creed; Assassin's Creed II (Game of the Year Edition); Assassin's Creed Brotherhood; Assassin's Creed Revelations; and Assassin's Creed III.
According to my price estimates on those last two games, you're very likely to end up paying $50 just for them. So paying $47.99 and then getting the other three games on top is a great offer.
B) Batman: Arkham Origins (Standard Ed) for $46.60; Call of Duty: Ghosts for $51.10 and Lost Planet 3 for $23.99 on PS3
Staying with PS3 games, the following three deals were also worth mentioning. Amazon UK have the standard edition of Batman: Arkham Origins going for $46.60 (delivered) which is good value considering that the next best offer is $54.99 from Ozgameshop with prices going all the way up to $93.95 from Harvey Norman (both inclusive of shipping).
Or if you're looking to get your hands on the latest title from the COD series, The Game Collection have "Ghosts" on PS3 available for the shipping-included price of approximately $51.10 (based on the exchange rate at the time the deal was posted). Although Ozgameshop are only charging a few dollars more, this is still the best price available and considerably lower than the average market price which appears to be in the region of $65 - $70 for this game.
Lastly, the most competitive offer right now on Lost Planet 3 is from Ozgameshop for $23.99 with delivery. Whilst Play-Asia aren't far behind with their asking price of $26 for this game, all other stores appear to be charging at least $30 - $35 plus for it.
C) Injustice: Gods Among Us on Wii U shipped for $14.99 from Ozgameshop
You'll have a pretty hard time trying to top Ozgameshop's current offer on the Wii U version of Injustice: Gods Among Us. They've got it on sale for the shipped price of just $14.99 where as other online retailers like EB Games and Video Ezy are charging $65 or more with postage fees. You can probably find this game for under $30 if you shop around, but as for under $20...well, Ozgameshop look like they're on their own with this one.


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I love crafty books and I love making things from them!
When I was thinking about what to link up from Craft Book Month, I knew it had to be from my most used craft book, Pretty in Patchwork Holiday by John Q Adams.
I have had this book nearly a year and have made 6 project from it with another in progress, but by far the most used and loved make has to be the Harvest Vine Table Runner.
It's was my first time sewing curves and I was a little worried, but they came out brilliantly. The pattern in the book was for six leaves, but I wanted it to stretch across our large table so I added two more leaves.
Although this book is based around holiday projects, it is so adaptable and gives lots of suggestions and encourages you to make the projects differently and I just keep going back to it for patterns and ideas. I can definitely say I got my money's worth from this book and will keep using it!


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Wedding with Pets
I perform Weddings with Pets.
There are those couples who wouldn't think of banning their favorite creature from their wedding, whether it is a dog, a cat, or a parakeet. They would rather drop one of their family members from the invitation list than their beloved pets. Aunt Martha meet Bowser.
Then there are the vast majority of animal lovers whose anxiety over their pets' unpredictable behavior keeps them from extending an invitation to them. There are also those who waffle back and forth on the matter. They would love to include their furry friends in the wedding day festivities, but for one reason or another can't fully commit to it.
Make no mistake. With thoughtful consideration, you can include your pet and leave it up to your wedding photographer to consider capturing the special guest's reaction to this most unique day.
Animals create excellent photographic opportunities. Whether it is during the actual ceremony, the reception or when you're getting ready, pets can add a measure of spontaneity and fun to the photographs. "Pets add a degree of personality to the wedding and keep it from being a run-of-the-mill type of event."
In most cases, the pet attending the wedding happens to be a dog, since canines are most easily trained and socialized. So how do you know if your Fido is ready for his close-up? First, it's important that you know how he/she reacts in a variety of situations. If you're considering including him/her in the ceremony, know how he/she responds to large groups of people. Is he/she easily distracted? Can you (or an appointed individual) command his/her attention? Does he/she respond to basic commands, such as heel, sit, stay, etc.? "You need to know whether the dog is going to be cooperative, so [the event] doesn't turn into a joke. If the bride and groom want dignity in the processional, they need a dog who heels and is obedient."
You can do all the planning and rehearsing with your furry friend, but in the end you may have to hold your breath and cross your fingers. "It's like sending a three-year-old flower girl down the aisle. You hope you've done everything you can so that it works well and then you just sit back and watch." Although you never know what may come of it, a pet taking hold of the leash, so to speak, may result in a wonderful ceremony.
The pet's toy or bedding can be helpful in fostering a sense of comfort and security. I recall one wedding in which the bride and groom helped to keep their small dog in line by placing a familiar pillow next to them during the ceremony. When the dog walked down the aisle, he knew to go straight to the pillow and sat there contentedly from the processional to the recessional.
It's always a good idea to put someone other than the marrying couple in charge of the dog. "It should be someone that the pet feels comfortable with. And if you think watching over your pet would be too much responsibility for one of your guests to shoulder, then your pet isn't ready to walk the processional.
With all the activity going on, it's important to create as comfortable an environment for the animal as possible. This means putting him/her on a leash if that's what it's accustomed to. Give him/her a small role in the wedding, just enough for that fun and clever photograph.
If your furry friend isn't ready for an audience, there are other ways you can include him in your wedding festivities and the accompanying pictures. Having him hang around while the bridal party gets ready for the big day is one. However, be sure that your pet can be trusted with all the mesh/lace and expensive gowns/dresses. Fido chewing up the dress an hour before the ceremony could be a big disaster.
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MISSISSAUGA, ONTARIO--(Marketwired - April 7, 2014) - Electrovaya Inc. (TSX:EFL) announced that it has delivered its next generation of prototype battery packs to Dongfeng Motors (DFM) in China. DFM, a leading Chinese automaker, is embarked on a major electric vehicle program, which includes two electric vehicle platforms. Electrovaya's Lithium Ion SuperPolymer ® 2.0 battery consists of high energy density cells and Battery Management System (BMS) along with sub-assemblies of mechanical, thermal, electrical and electronics.
The Electrovaya battery design enables the same Electrovaya battery to fit both the 2-door and 4-door electric vehicle platforms from DFM. Due to ongoing improvements in the cell manufacturing process, this battery has about 20% increased capacity and performance over Electrovaya's previous DFM prototypes. The battery uses Electrovaya's proprietary unique non-toxic manufacturing process.
"DFM is one of China's largest automakers," says Joseph Chao, Electrovaya's Senior Consultant for the Chinese electric vehicle market. "This is a critical contract for both groups. DFM presently manufacturers over 3.5 million vehicles in China and its electric vehicle program has the potential to become one of the major players in the Chinese and Global markets," said Mr. Chao.
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Repetition is an essential part of ingraining healthy messages in your children. Rituals provide that consistent replication. Rituals communicate messages not only by what you say or do, but, more powerfully, by the actions your children themselves take. Plus, when they engage in rituals, and experience their positive consequences, your children gain "buy-in" and ownership of the messages which is essential for their long-term adoption of those messages.
The "How much do I love you? Sooo much!" catchphrase that I mentioned in my last post has been an enduring ritual for us. At bedtime, our daugthers will even turn the tables and ask me the question and I answer. This give-and-take has become a part of our nighttime. It has gotten to the point where, thoroughly spontaneously at some point during the day, the girls ask me, 'Daddy, how much do I love you?" And I say, "Sooo much!" They respond with smiles and giggles. By making this ritual their own, Catie and Gracie have become active participants in our family's love and they learn how to express their love for me, my wife, Sarah, and each other.
Sign language gives children a wonderful conduit through which to receive and send messages of love, particularly for young children who haven't developed their language skills sufficiently to express their feelings. Also, because love is such a visceral experience, the physicality of sign language provides a direct path to the feelings associated with love.
As soon as Catie and Gracie began to understand language, but were still a ways away from talking, we taught them rudimentary sign language to help them communicate their needs, for example, signing for sleep, hunger, thirst. We also taught them how to sign "I love you." By around 15 months, both girls were signing back to us. I doubt they knew precisely what the signing meant, but I'm sure they got the idea that whatever we were "saying" was a good thing because of the "warm fuzzies" we communicated in our facial expressions and body language.
Sign language also enables children to send messages of love beyond arm's length and carry of voice. To this day, our girls use the "I love you" sign language as a means of expressing their love, for example, from our living room window to our driveway when Sarah or I are driving away or when they are Skyping with one of their grandfathers.
Martha, the mother of Amanda, missed her mightily when she returned to work after a four-month maternity leave. To ensure that Amanda knew that she was always in her momma's heart, Martha gave her a post-it note with some variation of a red heart and "I love you" written on it every morning for what is now more than five years. Amanda's grandmother, who cared for her while Martha worked, kept the notes without telling Martha and, on Martha's last birthday, Amanda (with her grandma's help) presented Martha with a handmade book of every single one of those post-its. Suffice it to say that a lot of tears of love were shed at that birthday party.
Steve and Caitlyn gave their twin boy and girl, Kyle and Sophie, soft and cuddly little "woobies" (another name for blankies) when they were born. Now four years old, Kyle's and Sophie's woobies are an ever-present source of comfort in their lives. These woobies also became a spontaneous and then ritualized expression of their love for their parents. As told to me by Steve, every night when they put Kyle and Sophie to bed, their twins would each take the most worn corner of their woobies and give their parents "woobie love," by brushing their cheeks gently with it. And just to show you the power of ritual, when one of the twins was upset, the other would offer woobie love as comfort or the sad twin would give him- or herself woobie love as a form of self-soothing.
Blake, the father of three, ages six, four, and two, isn't allowed to leave the house for work each morning until all three of his children do "Run & Hug." This morning ritual involves his kneeling down by the front door and each of his children standing about ten feet away, counting down three, two, one, go, and running into his arms for a hug and kiss. His kids have gotten very creative and modified "Run & Hug" to "Dance & Hug," "Hop & Hug," "Crawl & Hug," and many other variations thereof.
Ritual expressions of love shouldn't be exclusive to you and your children, but can (and should) also include your spouse and others as role models. A ritual that Sarah and I developed more out of our love for each other than by conscious decision is that every time we leave or enter our house, we give each other a kiss. We have similar rituals of love for extended family and close friends. Catie and Gracie see love being modeled in these different ways with different people and get the message that love is something that can be appropriately expressed toward others for whom we share deep feelings of affection.
As I just suggested, it is a very positive message to expand the circle of love beyond that of your immediate family. One of our neighbors, Nancy, has a ritual for her son that every Sunday, he "Skypes" his grandparents on both sides of the family. This video-calling technology has been a boon for distant grandparents who are able to remain much more connected to their grandchildren with the combined visual and voice media. It allows children to build and maintain loving relationships with extended families whom they might not see often. And it has the added bonus of sending the meta-message that family is important.
Beyond the ritualized expressions of love, spontaneous expressions of love also send a dramatic message to your children. Unexpected words of love, hugs and kisses, or even just a gentle and reassuring touch can cause children's eyes to brighten, smiles to widen, and moods to rise. You can think of these surprising shows of love as sort of reverse scares. Let me explain. You know how it feels when someone jumps out from behind a door and yells "BOO!" Your heart stops for a second, then starts racing, and adrenaline surges through your body. The unexpected expressions of love create an inverse sudden reaction of calm, joy, and love. Your unanticipated love is like a special treat that your children didn't expect and, in the surprise, is especially sweet.


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Thursday, June 26, 2014
JEE Advanced 2014
I just don't understand one thing. Why are IITs as a system so opposed to any change. In 2012, we had told the government that we would bring about changes on our own and the changes should not be imposed on us. While I still subscribe to the view that changes should not be imposed on us and lack of change in the IIT system is better than a forced change from the top, it is highly disappointing that IIT system has not been able to bring forth any change in two years other than what was negotiated with the Government in 2012.
For example, for 2013 admission, it was decided that 1.5 lakh students would be shortlisted for JEE advanced. It was decided on the basis that NITs and IITs would admit students on the basis of JEE Advanced, and since there are about 30,000 seats, we should shortlist 5 times as many. But during those negotiations in 2012, it became clear that NITs would not admit students through JEE advanced, but the number remained 1.5 lakh. By the logic of the number, we should have reduced the number of shortlisted candidates to 50,000, but we did not. Remember that in 2012, we were all arguing that if there were only 50,000 odd students giving the exam, we would be able to throw in a few questions in which the students had to write a long answer, and a popular view in the IITs was that a purely MCQ (Multiple Choice Question) test is not a good admission test. But the number did not change for admission 2014 also. The test format remained objective and there was really no change between 2013 and 2014.
In 2012, it was suggested that even if NITs don't take admission through JEE Advanced, we could have a joint counseling. The idea was pursued by some people, but it could be neither implemented in 2013 nor in 2014. (And, yes, I am aware of different timelines for the result of JEE Mains and JEE Advanced, but I am also aware that several proposals were made to have coordination between the two admissions.)
Amongst the things that remained the same between 2013 and 2014 were the errors in the question paper. Why can we not have a system where we can produce an error free question paper. Why do we have to have ambiguities. Can't we have two teams - one to prepare a question paper and the other to check it. Can't the second team include a couple of teachers at the 12th class level. Is there no one in this country who could be trusted to maintain secrecy of the exam.
There was a suggestion in 2012 that there should be a committee consisting of a representative from each IIT who would not be involved with JEE operations, but would look at future JEEs and what changes can be brought in over a period of time. To expect that someone involved with JEE operation would simultaneously think of changes in that year is simply poor thinking and we know from the history of JEE that such changes are brought in mostly through court orders or Ministry orders. No such committee has yet been formed.
I am aware of instances where a bright student has filled in the choices on the ORS, later realized that the responses were shifted by one. Now, JEE insists that you must use a pen to fill bubbles. Why can't they use pencil. May be the copy will not be proper but so what. And if a student has genuinely messed up an ORS, why can't the ORS be substituted. I have myself been an IIT representative many times during JEE. I know we are carrying only a few extra ORS sheets, and therefore, we make this announcement in the beginning that ORS sheet will not be replaced under any circumstances because we don't want a large number of students asking for a duplicate ORS. But I have always given a new ORS to a student if there is a request and I have one left with me. And when I talked to my colleagues before writing this blog, I was told that they have done the same. But then there should be a clear understanding with all IIT representatives that this can be allowed. In fact, what is wrong if IIT representatives were to carry 100s of ORS extra, and actually give two to each student.
Interestingly, I had written about the need to allow students to use pen in the ORS a few years back on this blog. At that time, the local JEE Chairperson had told me that there will be a problem with pen which is what I have mentioned above, that the student may make a mistake and have no recourse to change. I had suggested to him that the right model would be to give the option to students between pen and pencil, and allow a change of ORS. I had also suggested an alternative. This was to give every student a sheet where s/he can only write an answer - A, B, C, D, or a number, as the case may be. And then after the 3 hours are over, the students are asked to put the question paper and any rough sheets away. They are given an ORS at this time, and they are given 10 minutes to transfer the answers to ORS. I believe that if IITs were interested in becoming student friendly, they can find ways to help students.
I also find it interesting that a student could find his/her marks long before 18th. However, IITs did not tell you your rank before 18th. Further, they have asked you to fill in your choices by 24th (later extended to 25th), but the result or seat allocation information will be made public only on 1st July. From computing all marks to a rank should normally take one second. For this task, IITs are taking more than a week. From getting all the choices of students to deciding their seats should take a few minutes, but once again they are taking a week for that. On the other hand, the student needs a lot of time to think about the options, to learn about different IITs and their programs, may be the student want to visit a couple of IITs and talk to faculty, and for all this, they are given 6 days. So note that from marks to rank, IITs need one week. From all choices to seat allocation, IITs need one week. But all students are required to fill in choices in 6 days. How fair is this. Of course, a couple of days of margins are good. Unexpected things happen. But then they should also think of poor students and their parents. And it is in IITs' interest that students take an informed decision on the order of their choices. We should prefer happier students on our campuses.
A student sent me an email which showed that the JEE counseling software had wrongly stated the name of the science programs in IIT Kanpur as "BTech". I immediately forwarded that to Chairman, JEE at IIT Kanpur, who forwarded it to the Chairman, JEE of the organizing IIT (Kharagpur in this case). I never received any reply. Of course, that was as expected from JEE. But I was at least expecting some action. It is obvious to me that someone who receives admission to Maths and Computing program at IIT Kanpur can later claim that I was told by JEE that it was a BTech program, and now I am told that it is a BS program. If I was told that it was a BS program, I would not have filled this in at a high enough choice, and hence give me my next option. It would be very difficult for IIT system to accommodate such a request because the next in order of choices could be in another IIT. But such a student going to court will certainly win the case. Considering all this, JEE should have issued a clarification, put it in red blinking on its website, and sent email to all those who have already locked their choices. Since I did not receive any reply, I don't know if it was done, but I have been given a hint that nothing of sorts has happened.
If organizing an admission test is a very difficult task for the IIT system, they should get out of this business. Or they should do it professionally.
3 comments:
- Prashb said...
There are some other things as well, which you mentioned in 2012 (about the board exam side of the JEE Criteria, which I have tracked, and have some interesting observations about).
1. I think, you were concerned, that year to year averages will increase; and make people chase a moving target (add to tension). I checked out ISC data, and the PCM averages have jumped by 4% in 2 years (2012-2014) and the 20th percentile mark has jumpled from 81.something to 85%! Similar jumps in CBSE.
2. One might say - okay, scoring has become liberal for everyone - but I differ. When you begin squashing large number of students into a very narrow band, the exam has basically lost its ability to discriminate, and some arbitrariness might occur in relative positioning, and so a deserving student misses out on being in the 20-percentile mark.
3. Huge jump in the number of Physical Education takers, where half the score is internally assessed! PED has an average of around 85-90, something like ECON has an average of 50-55 in both the boards. Basically, people are being dissuaded from taking the tougher subjects in Class 12.
4. Non-board exam related: surely, there can be some component related to general visual design, general aptitude, logic or programming - and perhaps, even language - in the JEE by now, as an identifier of essential skills in good and creative engineers. Apart from the operational aspects you mentioned, I think these academic aspects will also fetch you a better student population given that just the standard PCM model has been gamed too much now.
Side note: I will be updating this article with 2014 data for CBSE and ISCE, showing how both boards did not care one bit about their scoring anomalies even after they came out in TOI/HT. I think the biggest blunder will once again repeat itself when these dubious distributions are clubbed with entrance test scores for the non-IIT institutes.
- June 26, 2014 at 2:09 PM
- Yash Pratap Singh said...
Dear Sir,
I agree completely on the issue of swift release of rankings and college allotment. Also ORS issue is a big one: I know many students who have shown me their duplicate ORS sheets in which they filled around 4 - 5 wrong choices. The accuracy with which one needs to fill ORS does divert attention from solving the problem.
I am not fully convinced that if we replace the mcq based objective questions with long answer based subjective questions would help improve the JEE systems. I believe it would add to the ambiguity of the system. I sincerely feel that the students who clear JEE advance now almost 80 - 90 % of them will clear the subjective exam without much shift in their ranks. I am confused because everyone suggests that long answers based questions is the trick to improvise the systems. Instead, personal interviews of 20,000 qualified candidates should be done to determine the ranking but even that would not create much of a difference.
Regards Yash
- June 30, 2014 at 7:00 PM
- sunil said...
I wish to be enlightened about how the bias in checking the answers the subjective question paper can be eliminated in totality?
Almost every numerical and analytical problem can be reduced to a numeric 4 digit answer which student needs to work out by solving the problem . I agree that the marks cannot be given for intermediate steps, in this case but that unfairness is same for everyone,The advantage in this case is that the checking with machine, removes any bias and makes the system more transparent.
I don't think that IITs would ever like to give a paper that asks student to draw , derive and define , so in my humble opinion present pattern should be improved rather than introducing any form of written descriptive answers .
As usual an Excellent and informative read , sir .
- August 7, 2014 at 7:43 PM


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Monday, November 23, 2009
Getting Real about Climate Change
The scientific work in studying the climate contains some of the most difficult mathematical questions that humans have faced. The extraordinary complexity of the planetary climate requires huge computing power even to approximately model it- and the most sophisticated climate modelling programs can outstrip even economic modelling in their detail and complexity. It is- in short- a very serious business.
Furthermore, the fundamental question is not whether or not human activity alters the climate- the evidence is utterly overwhelming that it does. The question is how much human activity is changing the incredibly complicated and interlinked systems that allow life to flourish on Earth as- so far as we can tell- no where else. As one of the Apollo Astronauts said "we are living in the Garden of Eden- and we don't take very good care of it".
Scientists owe some of their understanding of the atmospheric greenhouse effect by the pure research done on the atmosphere of Venus. The consequences of a runaway greenhouse effect have been to bake Venus at extraordinary high temperatures and render Earth's near twin uninhabitable to any life form that we can recognise. We do not know what the impact of large scale release of CO2 by mankind is, but we have seen on Venus that the consequences could include impairing or even ending the capacity of the Planet to support mankind, even if the risks of this may be quite small, the fact is that we are playing a game a game of Russian roulette and we do not understand how many bullets are in the chamber nor how many chambers there actually are.
In that sense the large number of "climate change deniers" are kind of missing the point. They may dispute the meaning of data, they may imply that a few scientists have done poor work and that they manipulate results that are biased against the "climate change denier" lobby. However there is no scientific doubt whatsoever that human activity has changed and is changing the climate. They may dispute how much it matters, but they cannot- indeed do not- dispute that it happens. The problem is that if it does matter, it matters a lot. We are injecting great instability into a fiercely complicated system, that we still do not fully understand. It is a matter of simple prudence that we should try to moderate human impact on the atmosphere.
Then there is a second, allied, aspect to the debate about climate change: it is the issue of sustainability. We have created a society that is not just profligate in energy use, but in many other resources. We do not know how much oil and gas or coal exists in the Earth's crust, but we do know that it is finite. We do not know how many metals, from Iron to Platinum to Uranium exist, but we know that these are finite too.
Humans are a very young species- perhaps not older than 100,000 years in our modern form. civilisation, including agriculture is far younger than that: less than 10,000 years. Compared to the roughly 4.5 billion years of the existence of the solar system, and our planet amongst it, or the roughly 500 million years since the explosion of life in the Cambrian era, we are mere mayflies. As a matter of common sense we should be reusing the resources that we have and conducting our economic business in a way that allows us to continue to benefit from the bounty that the earth provides us with. That means using constantly renewed sources of energy, such as solar, and it also means using more living things to serve our purposes. For example, bacteria or plants that can breakdown waste products so that they are no longer toxic, perhaps even breaking down CO2 itself. We do not have to reject technology in order to create sustainable ways of doing things, although in some ways we simply need to relearn old technologies: the creation of modern maritime wind power could reduce the third of CO2 emissions that come from shipping for example.
As we await the deliberations of the Copenhagen summit, we already know what we have to do, we just have to make the decisions to do it. If we do things now, the costs and consequences are likely to be dramatically lower than if we wait. It is time to be quite clear: even if the total risks arising from the dramatic elevation in CO2 may be small (which is debatable), some of the potential consequences are so severe as to be unacceptable. As for sustainability: it is already a certainty that we are using up finite resources. It is only a matter of time before we will be forced to take action- now might be a good time to act while we still have some cushions and margins for error.
We need to get into better habits and avoid the kind of waste that our rather short-sighted, disposable culture is embedding in our social values. This is a process of reform that could take a while. Human beings may take time to see that their short term wishes may not be in the interests of their long term survival.
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- Tim Worstall said...
"If we do things now, the costs and consequences are likely to be dramatically lower than if we wait."
Ah, no, wrong way round. If we pile in now and try to change everything quickly the costs of mediation will be vastly higher than if we take our time about thins.
As one example, if we scrap generating plants before their obsolescence, this costs us a fortune. If we replace them with new, lower emission, technology only once they are obsolete this costs us a great deal less.
As another: solar PV is no yet a mature technology and as such is hugely expensive. The German system of feed in tariffs and other subsidies costs $1,070 per tonne CO2 not emitted. The cost of a tonne emitted (as per Stern) is $80. So that's a $990 loss on each tonne there. Going gangbusters to install the next (or even next after that) technology of solar PV would be a much ,much , cheaper option.
- 5:58 pm
- neil craig said...
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- 6:09 pm
- Dan Pangburn said...
Tens of billions of dollars have been wasted in futile efforts to prove that added CO2 caused Global Warming while an unpaid engineer with a home computer has discovered what really caused the temperature run-up in the 20th century.
All of the average global temperatures for the entire 20th century and so far in the 21st century are readily and accurately determined with no consideration whatsoever needed of changes to the level of atmospheric carbon dioxide or any other greenhouse gas.
Data sources, an eye-opening graph that overlays the measured and calculated temperatures from 1880 to 2008 and a detailed description of the method are in the paper dated October 14 at http://climaterealists.com/index.php?tid=145&linkbox=true .
This research shows that there is no significant Anthropogenic Global Warming (AGW) (and therefore no human caused climate change) from added atmospheric carbon dioxide or any other added greenhouse gas.
- 8:20 pm
- Joe Otten said...
Cicero, you speak as if you have actually read the Skeptical Environmentalist.
That's not really the done thing, apparently, if you are going to comment on it.
- 8:44 pm
- Cicero said...
Hi Tim, of course that is not what I mean about moving quickly- we clearly need to set realistic priorities. personally I think that the scrapping of Ignalina early was a big mistake for the Lithuanians. However I would say that the Desertec project does look quite promising, and would advocate a rapid expsnsion in research here.
Dan- actually, and given all the scientific caveats, I would suggestthat the evidence is quite clear that there is a relationship between higher CO2 concentrations and significant climate change. Even if you are not yet convinced, I think that even the potential risks are so significant that it would be petty irresponsible not to take action.
Joe- you cynic you!
Neil- another nasty and irrelevent rant. Since you continually post comments that are unacceptable (and occasionally actionable) in any civilisd debate I am afraid I am going to continue to block your comments unless you substantially change your tone and content.
- 11:55 am
- neil craig said...
It isn't a debate if alternative views are censored. It isn't civilised if things are censored for being true.
- 11:58 am
"We are injecting great instability into a fiercely complicated system, that we still do not fully understand."
What we do understand about it is that, contrary to what you imply, it's not a stable system anyway. The whole term "climate change" ignores the fact that "climate stability" is impossible.
- 7:16 pm
- Dan Pangburn said...
It is unclear what caveats you are referring to. I used none.
My research produces an excellent match to measured average global temperatures for the entire 20th century and so far in the 21st with no consideration whatsoever of change to CO2 or any other ghg. That shows quite clearly that change to CO2 level has no significant effect on average global temperature. There is no risk of significant temperature increase. There is risk of planet cooling, crop failure and famine.
- 12:30 am
- Cicero said...
Dan- could you post a link to your work please?
- 9:37 am
- Dan Pangburn said...
The most complete, in spite of the ambiguous title, is the pdf dated October 14 at http://climaterealists.com/index.php?tid=145&linkbox=true .
- 12:05 pm
- Newmania said...
Those in favour of global warming ( and I meant that ) actually do so with a specific political objective. It is the objective of all manufactured emergencies from 'Krystallnacht' onwards , a power grab, and suspension of accountability .It is usually conceived as a reason for collectivist of elitist solutions such a socialism of or the EU. There no obvious reason why multi state empires or socialism should be any better at solving this problem than they have been at getting the drains fixed ,but it is a "higher purposes" , and the left love a good reason to shut everyone up.
I am not a denier though , I am pretty convinced something is happening but here is my second problem .
The amount of ice in the world is increasing . Fact . Glaciers which are getting larger have been filmed in Spring and shown as dramatic examples of global warming , also fact . The is called lying .
It is also true that if you turn off the freezer it fills with ice , that's is why in the ant-artic ice is increasing but in the Artic where it is on the sea , for the most part it is shrinking . Here you have an ice cube in warm water effect. Its like dipping democracy in socialism
So the changes in ice patterns can support a convincing model of global warming but you have to ignore the utter bilge coming from doomsters together with their dying Polar Bears ( vastly increased in number since the 60s )
So no , I am not a denier ,but that does not means signing up for being patronised lied to and lead into world government via treaties or collectivist responses . So when catastrophe enthusiasts talk about obdurate unreasonableness ,they ought to think a little harder about who started lying, why they started, and what they can do to clean their act up.
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So, you want to get noticed, earn respect, fans, more money, more sales. You want to pepper the web with your beautiful little avatar in search of career development.
You want to become a brand that stands for something.
Well, it's surprisingly easy to do this, with time and effort made in the right places. So I thought I'd write up a checklist showing how to go about it.
Some of this is going to sound like best practice for a PR person, but essentially that's the task in hand. Being as visible as possible is the best part of building a personal brand.
NB: this is aimed more at those fairly new to the world of marketing, but there's a few presumptive tips for those already established.
What do you stand for?
To form a personal brand it's obviously important you know what you stand for. This will differ depending on your job role, but here are some examples:
Consultants/agency execs
Lots of room here to stand for whatever you want, and it obviously will revolve around the area you work in. But a note of caution here, how specific do you want to be?
Do you want to be a Google Analytics expert, an analytics expert, a conversion expert, a data expert, a personalisation expert? All different things I guess, but the point is there's room for you to pick the best description for what you are styling yourself as.
Picking something that sounds paradoxically both niche and expansive is the goal here.
You stand for your product, yes, but your real passion should be broader. If you sell CRM software, get enthused about B2B and the funnel as a whole, about SAAS technologies, about marketing automation, about the history of CRM, or about the sales cycle.
The point here is don't start every conversation with 'why XXX is the best CRM solution'.
Client side marketers
You stand for your company brand, yes, but you should also stand for company culture, perhaps organisation change, perhaps sustainable manufacture, perhaps saving the high street.
Yes, some of these will reflect your company brand.
On top of your expertise, you'll likely want to specialise in a certain sector. If you're clientside, the one you work in. If you're agency side, you might want to specialise in your most important sector e.g. retail but also get involved where you have some interests out of work.
For example, I'm a fan of the visual arts, so I write about this a little on the Econsultancy blog. This in turn will lead more people to seek you out, as someone who is interested in the cross-section of two subjects.
Are you reading enough?
You need to do a lot of it.
If you don't have case studies and pearls of wisdom (purloined pearls are acceptable) to hand, you'll quickly look a bit silly.
Do you have style?
This doesn't mean you have to carry a cane and wear a hat.
Some people naturally have a style, and don't have to think about this. But if you're not a great public speaker, say, or perhaps you don't write with much verve (yet you are still very good at what it is you do), you should work on these things.
Speaking training and copywriting training is all practical stuff, and not something you should think is quack, or pointless.
Do you comment on blogs, such as...Econsultancy?
This is a fairly obvious tactic, but how best to do it?
- Get there first. It sounds infantile, but a blog author is most likely to check on his or her post earlier rather than later, and perhaps when the first comment notification email is received.
- Add appreciation, value and a link to further resources. Say thanks for the article, add an extra point and give a link. Not rocket science.
If it's a piece on your specialist subject, don't be afraid to add a lengthy reply, even if it's only opinion. Dan Barker (try clicking on his face below) does this to great effect on the Econsultancy blog.
Here are two examples, not the longest but good examples of clarifications. Taking another look at the data, and clarifying a technical point.
- Comment as often as you can. You'll get noticed. Koozai staff comment regularly on Econsultancy blog posts and as such, they're usually at the forefront of our minds. Here's an example.
Commenting on blog posts is a win-win. The readers get more content, the website gets more engagement and more views, and you the commenter get more authority.
Are your social profiles standardised?
That means making sure you add the most appropriate links to your profiles, whether that be cross-promoting social profiles or adding a link to your personal blog or company page.
Get your description right, too. Although it's good to have something to add character, make sure there's nothing too polarising, such as crap music taste (rap metal, for example).
Do you use the same avatar across your social network profiles?
If you're on the periphery of someone's network, it's important to maintain a consistent image. It sounds obvious, but make sure the picture is:
- A good likeness
- As high res as possible
- Suitable for repurposing – no other people in the shot, or pint glasses
Are you jacking Twitter?
A key part of personal branding is Twitter. Here's what you should do:
Have you got a Twitter handle with your name in it?
I don't, unfortunately. And I should change it.
Having a memorable Twitter handle is great. Mine is taken from the pontificating lawyer in Kafka's The Trial (QED), but having people know your name is more important.
Are you too shy?
Everybody enjoys being flattered. The act of following someone is the surest way to make that person check your profile out in turn. That's gold dust quite frankly.
As gaining followers and engagement on Twitter can seem like it follows an exponential curve, in the beginning it will be difficult to build your Twitter following.
Tweeting bon mots is great if you have the talent, but it's the more prosaic stuff of following others and replying and retweeting that will raise your profile.
If you're going to email someone for the first time, do you follow them first?
This is a key concept for the soft sale, whether you're selling software or doing PR.
Have you tried flattering with lists?
Make use of public Twitter lists already out there, sure, but create your own, too. Make them public for extra impact, even with a flattering title such as 'must-follow marketers' for example.
When you add someone, they're sure to notice.
Here's some social media lists to take note of, from Kissmetrics.
You do use Hootsuite, right?
If you've got any blog posts (or any media) out in the wild, or have commented on others', you need to know when they are talked about.
Doing this in Twitter is fine, but it's a lot easier to set up searches in Hootsuite (or TweetDeck), and check in from time to time.
Aesthetics: are you using wallpaper and header images?
Don't simply pick a Twitter theme. Try making your own background image that includes some more information about yourself.
This might be a good place to include a biog that you otherwise can't fit into the Twitter UI.
There are also creative things you can do with your header image, such as this.
The obvious other option, and a little more boring, is to include the branding of your company. Check out the example below, which links to a Smashing Magazine article on just this subject.
Are you taking enough photos?
This is particularly important when you're at a conference or event. If anybody is curating social activity, as Econsultancy has done with StoryStream, they'll be more inclined to include your tweets etc if there are images included.
Of course, it also makes your feed inherently more interesting to have a mixture of media, and fills your photo gallery, so people can see how much schmoozing you get up to.
Use handles and hashtags
Another obvious point, but include lots of 'via' tweets, and jump on hashtags. There's no point tweeting into the unknown or the tiny garden of your 57 followers.
Are you jacking Google+?
Have you got your Google Authorship mark-up sorted
On your own editorial and also when you guest blog. If you've sent a piece to an industry blog, make sure you clearly send your G+ profile link and ask for it to be included on your author page.
Then add a link to the blog from your G+ 'contributor to' field.
Just engage. Did you know early adopters are noted?
When users mention Econsultancy on G+, it's always noted, and it leads me to think, irrespective of the future for G+, that the person in question is quick on the uptake and someone worth noticing.
This applies for any nascent social network.
Are you jacking conferences?
Why can't you stay the day!?
It's tempting to get in the pub, or to go and eat, or get home early. But, much like your social life, being out there is half of the way to having fun.
Staying to the end of the day is important to do as much networking and take up as much content as possible. Bear that in mind at the next Econsultancy event you will inevitably attend.
Please don't tweet, ok?
Yep, you heard me. I'm being disingenuous though, what I mean is don't tweet during talks. Wait until afterwards, think about what you've heard, digest some of the important stats and fact, and then tweet the perfect 140 character summation of a particular point.
It's bound to be picked up more than trite utterances of others. Our research analyst Bola Awoniyi did just this during our Festival of Marketing this month, and gained respect and followers.
The regular tweeters at Econsultancy events are notorious in our office, even if we haven't met some of them (here's looking at you, Victoria Crumpet).
Are you jacking LinkedIn?
The motive when someone looks at your LinkedIn page is always similar to that of an employer. Whoever the person is, they're checking to see if you're credible.
So make sure you've added plenty of information, and connected with a fair few people.
Ready to speak?
Are you ready?
There are many speakers on the circuit. You've got to make sure you don't take to the stage with nothing to say. Talk about your own work and then nobody will know more than you do.
Do you whack your presentation on slideshare before the talk?
Sharing your presentation straight away allows hacks to cover it for their respective rags. It also allows people to share your deck when it's still fresh in attendees' minds.
Putting a bit.ly link in the presentation or letting the audience know you'll be tweeting from @xxx with a link, is a good ploy.
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Great post Ben, so many tips in one place. Nice to see Koozai getting a mention too! We do our best to stay on top of industry articles and get involved in discussions. We've actually used some of the tips in this article to great effect. I also like your example of the Twitter handle with your name in - it shows you don't need to do everything! Taking what works for you and your industry from this list and putting even a bit of it into action will be beneficial to anyone trying to improve their personal profile online.
As a client side marketer I spend a lot of time thinking about colleagues' personal brands, and for me it's more about identifying new ways to broadcast their expertise than building brands from scratch.
Although maybe I've just been spoilt with excellent colleagues!
(Thanks for encouraging comments. I've been a silent econsultancy reader for some time...)
thats such a great post Ben. thank you for the tips. its very helpful
Hello Ben. This was a great read.
I especially like fact you addressed that some people suffer from shyness.
If you put yourself out there, you are open to criticsm as well as acclamation. It's understandable that some people find that difficult, regardless of how confident they are about their subject matter.
Hi Ben, thanks for this great article. I think a lot of these points go further than self-promotion and are applicable to organisations. So many don't have a true identity, style, and tone of voice that is the same across all mediums, and these kind of tips really bring home that brands need to know who they are and what they stand for. It is crazy how simple some of these points are and how many people / organisations get them wrong. I'm also going to guess you'll get a hell of a lot of comments on this post after encouraging people to do so!
For me Twitter has always proved to be the most powerful tool for building relationships with potential clients, partners colleagues and more.
I've used it previously to sell advertising, strike up conversations and I even used it to help get my job here at Fresh Egg!
I would echo your advice and add to it that a useful tactic is just simple engagement with key people. Follow them, as you suggest, then also regularly retweet their tweets and start to reply to ones that are relevant that you know you have some common ground on.
Some great advice here Ben and thanks for sharing :)
Superb post, you managed to write about self-promotion in a humorous manner, making it so much more acceptable! Many aggressive Twitter self-promoters should definitely read this and take heed.
Some interesting glimpses into the Econsultancy offices there, thanks Ben. I've wondered myself how people view the G+ crowd and that's encouraging feedback.
What's the story behind your Twitter name, then?
All good tips. If anyone reading is going to follow up on these, and you are a book reading person (there are still plenty of us around) then you might like Brilliant ocial Media by Adam Gray, which is an easy read and a very practical guide to making best use of social.
I think experienced marketers would find these tips just as helpful as beginners. Nothing elementary here; it's just a matter of doing it! I use Twitter to develop relationships for my clients but unfortunately, rarely us it in the same way for myself. Thanks for inspiring me to get to work on my own brand for a hanger.
Although I'm navel gazing in explaining this, Herr Huld (from Kafka's The Trial) is described on wikipedia like this:
'Josef K.'s pompous and pretentious advocate who provides precious little in the way of action and far too much in the way of anecdote.'
Great post. I'm going to make sure I start getting my presentations up on Slideshare in advance. Thanks for the tip.
One area that's really helped me is to write regularly on my own blog which has led to writing opportunities for Econsultancy and others. Also interviewing specialists who have a huge amount of expertise but don't like writing helps to create really interesting new content.
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Found the article really useful. Liked the point about using Slideshare in advance so the content is instantly accessible the moment you finish.
Also, your point about being shy. Pushing yourself out-there, opening yourself up to the positive reception and the arena of criticism (as @Leah said) I suppose is the leap of faith that one must take.
Afterall, your views and opinions around subjects like eCommerce development, social media development etc are based on your own experiences. Therefore, what works for one will not necessarily work for another as people behave differently but it might trigger further discussions where even better ideas are born.
Simple and nice collation of ideas. What may help is to persuade individuals on the reason to have this, especially the non millenial generation. If the employer brand is influenced by the social presence of the CXO who is not a millenial, then this comes handy. can we say tha you will fail if you didnt have a social brand or avatar?


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The ABC7 I-Team reported that comptroller's employee David Pippy is now under investigation by the Illinois Secretary of State and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission for possible stock manipulation.
The I-Team also learned that Mr. Pippy is back on the job, working as an accountant in the Springfield office of the Illinois' comptroller, although apparently without internet access.
At a Tuesday news conference, Comptroller Hynes stated that Pippy had been thoroughly investigated and suspended for an undisclosed period of time. A spokesperson later said the suspension was without pay but refused to provide the length of the suspension.
"Comptroller Hynes responded by giving his politically well-connected employee a slap on the wrist" said Gov. Quinn's campaign communications director in a press release on Wednesday.
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In a letter to Hynes obtained by the I-Team Prime Star Group CEO Roger Mohlman describes how the unending negative web posts by the comptroller employee caused the online investor company stock to dive.
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Comptroller Hynes on Wednesday denied that he neglected complaints filed by any companies concerning Pippy's misconduct. Hynes repeatedly said that he and his investigators properly turned over the matter to state and federal authorities.
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Comptroller Hynes and his top deputies contend that Pippy was disciplined in keeping with office policies and guidelines.
Macklem maintains that a suspension is far less punishment than the behavior demands."Similar to what you would do to your kids if you caught them surfing websites that are inappropriate. This is a little more than that," said Macklem.
"As soon as we found out about an employee who was using a state computer improperly by selling stocks or posting messages on the internet, we suspended him and we referred it to the SEC and proper authorities," said Dan Hynes, (D), state comptroller and candidate for governor.
Hynes and Pippy are not strangers. In a 2003 photo obtained by ABC7's I-Team, the men are seen shaking hands following a labor contract negotiation. At the time, Pippy was president of the teachers union local, which represented some comptroller office employees.
The Illinois Federation of Teachers has endorsed Hynes, but a spokesperson said Pippy had no role in that endorsement nor is he involved in the union any longer.
The Illinois Federation of Teachers described Pippy's actions as a "personal vendetta" against private companies that has nothing to do with either the union or the Hynes campaign.
However, the case has everything to do with the state comptroller's office that Hynes currently occupies. ABC7 called Pippy at his office on Tuesday, but he declined to comment and hung up.


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Michael Dugher was elected to serve as the Member of Parliament for the Barnsley East constituency in 2010 and was re-elected in the 2015 General Election.
Michael was previously Shadow Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport. Before that, he was Shadow Transport Secretary and Shadow Minister for the Cabinet Office, having previously attended Shadow Cabinet as Shadow Minister without Portfolio and Vice-Chair of the Labour Party.
Prior to joining the Shadow Cabinet, Michael was: Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Leader of the Opposition, Ed Miliband; Shadow Minister for Defence Equipment, Support and Technology; and briefly a member of the Public Administration Select Committee.
Born in Doncaster in 1975, Michael was brought up in Edlington, then a pit village in South Yorkshire. He was educated at St Mary's RC primary school, Edlington, and at the McAuley RC School, Doncaster. He went on to read Politics at the University of Nottingham, graduating in 1997.
Before being elected as the MP for Barnsley East, Michael worked at 10 Downing Street as Chief Political Spokesman for the then Prime Minister Gordon Brown. He previously worked as a Special Adviser in a variety of government roles including: Transport, Local Government and the Regions; Defence; for the Leader of the House of Commons; and for the Government Chief Whip.
Michael also worked in industry as UK Director of Government Relations for EDS, then a large global technology services business (now Hewlett Packard). Before working in government he was a research officer and later Head of Policy for the AEEU engineering union (now Unite the Union). A former shop steward, Michael is a member of both Unite the Union and Unison.
Michael also worked in industry as UK Director of Government Relations for EDS, then a large global technology services business (now Hewlett Packard). Before working in government he was a research officer and later Head of Policy for the AEEU engineering union (now Unite the Union). A former shop steward, Michael is a member of both Unite the Union and Unison.
As an MP during the last Parliament, Michael joined several All-Party Parliamentary Groups (APPGs). He has been: Vice-Chair of the APPG on Heart Disease (working closely with the British Heart Foundation); Vice-Chair of the APPG for Brass Bands; a member of the Executive Committee of the British-American Parliamentary Group; and a 'Parliamentary Champion' for the Save the Children charity.
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