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Thank you so much to the schools who invited me to be part of their World Book Day celebrations.
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I had great fun telling stories and sharing papercuts and ideas for dragons. In return I received some great dragons.
Take a quick look at the gallery.And by the way if you tell everyone that your circular piece of paper looks like a pancake (It was pancake Tuesday), don't be surprised that when you fold it in half it becomes a semi-pancake! Nice one.
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In all relationships, regardless of who they are with, you get the relationship you believe you deserve. If you don't admire and respect yourself, it is impossible for others to respect you. Self-respect must be a natural part of who you are. You cannot attract a happy, healthy, loving relationship unless you first have that kind of relationship with yourself. For that reason, it is essential that you believe in yourself.
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After you have learned to love yourself wholly, you will begin to understand where boundaries need to be placed and lines need to be drawn. Setting a standard is not about having unrealistic expectations or living in a Disney movie, but rather just having a clear idea of what is and isn't acceptable. Love, while hard work, should not be a constant battle and there should always be more peace and progress than there are anxiety and conflict. The best way to know what is and isn't acceptable is to not only educate yourself but also to be open and honest about what you are feeling daily in your relationship. The moment that pain becomes or doubt becomes more consistent than happiness and clarity is the moment you need to reassess.
3. Treat yourself better (believe in yourself)
If you see yourself as not enough in any area of life, it is very unlikely that you will attract the kind of relationship that will bring you lasting joy and love. Perhaps you will find love, and maybe everything will be great for a while; but, if you feel yourself lacking, you will unconsciously find fault with your partner and they with you. There is a good reason for that. No one can love you more than you love yourself. It just doesn't work that way. Even if they wanted to, you wouldn't let them. So finding ways to love and appreciate yourself is a key ingredient in the formula for finding love. One way that is used by successful, happy individuals is affirmations to the subconscious mind.
Affirmations are simple statements that you create and use to help you attract what you want into your life. They allow you to change your thinking so that you are moving in the direction of your dreams and desires. When you start positive affirmations on a daily basis, you will very quickly begin to see changes start to take place in your life. You will find that you are happy, and happiness always brings out the best in us. When you are happy, you feel good; and when you feel good, you look good. You become much more attractive, and people will be attracted to you, including that wonderful man or woman you are waiting for. When you are happy inside you are also more loving, because joy and love go hand in hand. Happiness attracts happiness just as love attracts love, and isn't that our life's goal. All of this follows when you start to really, truly, genuinely love yourself and appreciate yourself.
4. Work out what you want
There's no point throwing away all your efforts on people that just aren't what you are after because at the end of the day it's time wasting for both parties (and not to mention exhausting and expensive!). Get a clear idea of what it is exactly that you want AND need, and then write it down so that you won't forget it when you are lonely and tempted to settle for second best. You can choose who you allow to enter your world and heart, so make sure that person is aligned with what you really want and need.
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It's easy to create patterns in your life that you aren't aware of, and even after the fifteenth breakup while crying into a bucket of ice cream or drinking yourself to stupor; you still haven't worked out " what went wrong?!" The truth is when you consistently date the wrong people; you will get the same wrong result! You are the one in control of your decisions, and you are the common denominator in your relationships, so essentially it's up to you how you want things to turn out. Learn to identify the red flags before you start to let them turn into little red hearts.
6. Understand what real love is
The main problem with love is that many people haven't grasped what it actually means. Love is not a verb, it is an action, and a daily action at that (that can and should still be put into practice even if the emotion has left). If you aren't sure what a healthy relationship looks like, then get educated and make it a priority to equip yourself with this knowledge so you can set yourself up to receive it.
So in conclusion; remember, people will treat you the way you expect to be treated and the way you treat yourself. People will view you the way you view yourself. If you don't believe that you deserve a loving relationship in your life, then you are putting up a barrier that will prevent it from manifesting. So if you want love, spend time and energy loving yourself. Give yourself everything you want someone else to give you. When you do that on a consistent basis, you will be ready to meet your perfect mate, the one you've been waiting for and you will love and accept them, and they will do the same to you.
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Print is dead. No one actually reads anymore, especially nothing longform. Emojis, hashtags and gifs have replaced the need to use real words. If you're going to reach your target audience, it's time to invest in video production for social.
How many times have marketers made such bold proclamations? How many of these proclamations are based on digital marketing fads that lack the facts and figures to back them up?
Here's a fact: Americans spend an average of 15 minutes reading magazines every day. While the number of magazines in the U.S. has stayed consistent over the years, the number of magazine readers has increased since 2012.
So should your business start a print magazine? No. Should it start an ezine? Maybe.
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An ezine is simply an electronic magazine that caters to a niche market. Just like a traditional print magazine, readers pay and/or receive a free subscription to read the content, which may be produced monthly, bimonthly, etc. Don't confuse ezines with their subculture counterpart — zines.
Zines are most often handmade, self-published periodicals that litter the bedrooms and bookshelves of anarchists and hippies alike. Made popular in the 70s and 80s with the advent of new printing technology — namely Xerox machines — these short-form "magazines" cover topics ranging from mental illness to The Misfits. Today, they've woven their way back into hipster and pop culture alike. Kanye West even has one.
Ezines, on the other hand, are corporate publications used by businesses that have the creative wheelhouse to write and design unique, valuable copy in a long-form layout, again and again. The key is again and again. If your marketing department or agency doesn't have the creative bandwidth or content it takes to create a publication on a monthly, bimonthly, or even quarterly basis — don't set yourself up for failure. If it does, keep reading.
How Can an Ezine Help Your Business?
Why incorporate ezines into your overall content marketing strategy? Unlike the owned and paid media your company throws out into the abyss, this content is delivered to people who actually want to read it. They want to read it so badly they signed up to engage with it on a regular basis.
By default, an ezine subscription list is more specific and targeted than your email marketing lists because these readers are self-selected. They're not even concerned with their legal right to opt out of the content, because they've already opted in. With this established reader base, you can use your content to strengthen brand loyalty, drive traffic to your website, introduce new products and services, and generate leads.
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Similar to any marketing undertaking, creating an ezine must start with strategy. There are five essential elements to creating an ezine.
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If you already know and understand your buyer personas — presumably your targeted audience for this ezine — then you already know what type of content they're looking for. Find an interest, need or category that they care about and build your entire publication around it.
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Brainstorm content ideas, issues and themes. Build an editorial calendar that lays the loose groundwork for what the publication will entail one month from now, five months from now, one year from now. This editorial calendar will also dictate your publication schedule, or how often you are producing new content. Once you have a backlog of ideas, develop a voice and tone guide and style guide that will guide your copy moving forward.
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Next, decide whether the ezine will be hosted on your website or a third-party site. If the publication is hosted on your website, how will readers navigate to it? Will readers log in to a portal to access the content? Will it live as gated content that requires a contact form? How will new readers sign up to receive the content? Will it be viewable as a digital publication or downloadable PDF? If hosted on a third-party site, these same questions apply.
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Do you still think your business should create an ezine? If so, bravo. It's not that print media, long-form copy or real damn words are dead — it's that it requires a massive, thoughtful undertaking to string the content all together and then find an audience that actually cares. But if you have the content and the audience for it, you can create something truly wonderful.
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There's an email circulating with the subject line: "Someone FINALLY Asked the Question...." know what you're thinking and I am not a hamster, I'm well aware of the fact that almost all of those forwarded forwarded emails are pure crap.
This one however rated some checking out. While sites like TruthOrFiction.com and others call it a fake, I have come to the conclusion that part of it is true. Namely, the implication that Obama would not simply settle for living within the limits of the plan that he and the Democrats are trying to ram down our collective throats.
Here's the text of that email as I received it (It was originally sent in all-caps, I've fixed that part of it to make it easier to read.)
Finally...some one asked him the question! Yesterday on "ABC-TV" (better known as the all Barrack channel) during the "Network special on health care".... Obama was asked: "Mr. President will you and your family give up your current health care program and joing the new 'Universal Health Care program' that the rest of us will be on ????".
(bet you already know the answer)
There was a stoney silence as Obama ignored the question and chose not to answer it !!!
In addition, a number of senators were asked the same question and their response was, "We will think about it."
And they did. It was announced today on the news that the "Kennedy Health Care Bill" was written into the new health care reform initiative ensuring that Congress will be 100% Exempt !
So, this great new health care plan that is good for you and I... Is not good enough for Obama, his family or Congress...??
We (the American public) need to stop this proposed debacle ASAP !!!! This is totally wrong !!!!!
Personally, I can only accept a universal health care overhaul that extends to everyone... Not just us lowly citizens... While the Washington "elite" keep right on with their gold-plated health care coverages.
If you don't pass this around, may you enjoy his Plan!
This video explains what I believe is the thinly veiled truth about where Obama and most (if not all) politicians stand concerning the system sarcastically known as "ObamaCare". I encourage everyone to leave comments or post video responses to the YouTube page for this video
By the way, If you forwarded the email, how about telling the same people about this video!
On the YouTube page for the video in the (more info) section, I included links to TruthOrFiction's page about the email, The video where I got the ABC clips from, the ABC News Transcript of "Prescription for America Special", and the Washington Times Article.
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Last week I flew to California for a couple of nights. My return flight was at 6:30 am, super early, especially after the long client dinner the night before. I was pretty tired when I got on the plane, and looked forward to a catnap on the way to Phoenix. Evidently everyone around me felt the same way, as all of the overhead lights were off for several rows.
I had just drifted off when I felt the woman next to me moving around a bit. It didn't really bother me, since close proximity to others is part and parcel of being in an airplane, and knew she would be still soon. But then she turned on her reading light. I cracked one eye and sure enough, she had a book out. Darn! I thought. Oh well, she gets to read if she wants too. The light was pretty bright and I wasn't able to get back to sleep, so after ten minutes or so I cracked one eye open again. This time, the book was facedown on her tray table and her eyes were closed.
I'll be honest. I haven't been taking as many early morning flights lately, preferring instead to come in the night before. So I haven't had a reason to think about reading lights and how disruptive they can be to those trying to sleep. But man, I could not go back to sleep on that flight with that light shining in my eyes. Normally this is where I would say that I whipped out my eye mask and everything was fine, but of course I had switched purses and didn't have it.
So. I wanted to find out what you guys think. Is it rude to leave your reading light on if you're not using it? Obviously if it's super bright outside it's less important to turn off. And of course, if you want to read or need to work by all means use your light!! But if the plane is pretty dark and you're not using it, is it inconsiderate to leave the light on?
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"A university without a plant will educate unneeded specialists. Whereas a plant without a university will be unable to develop," said Igor Yaminsky, director general of Advanced Technology Centre scientific production company in an interview for STRF.ru. And he acted up to his words. Our reporters recently visited Soyuz plant where the company had rented some workshops, and witnessed the installation of a new cutting-edge machine.
New machine arrives to the workshop
The plant was established nearly 70 years ago and used to be pride and joy of domestic defence industry; its current state is rather pitiful. Some workshops were converted into warehouses. A part of unique production equipment was got rid of as it was not required. The machines that were thrown away included the legendary metal-working machine that served its purpose for over a century, since 1896, and could still be working. But alas, everything was determined as in the Ballad of Narayama. As for the people… They are in no hurry to leave the plant, they are waiting. The equipment that could be saved from the non-thoughtful managers of that "reconstruction" era, was saved. Igor Yaminsky noted once that "The steps stemming from the bottom lead so some, even if not so significant, success."
The adjacent equipment — an American drilling machine and a mill (right) used to be state-of-the-art in their own time. They work here at the plant for nearly 70 years
Today, is a joyful day at the plant, as the new electric erosion machine was delivered — a gigantic piece of equipment weighing four tons, that was built using the latest developments of Japanese technology. This high-precision machine allows to work with a huge chunk of metal. Among its basic characteristics is an ability to cut metal up to 250 mm wide and weighing up to 0.5 ton with the accuracy of 4 micron.
Working part of the electric erosion machine
According to the company manager, a former electronics engineer who accompanied the equipment delivery, the concept on which the equipment operation is based was discovered in Russia in the 1940s. So today we see a comeback of a Russian invention in the form of a Japanese machine.
The workers who stayed at the plant came to help unload and install the machine; they were busily hooking it to the lifting crane and attaching bearings to the machine platform in order to move it. The oldest worker was in command of the process doing it calmly and unhurriedly: "Listen to me." There were women who dressed up for the important event. How did they find out about the installation of the new equipment? There was the atmosphere of calm joy that these people managed to convey to us as well.
Advanced Technology Centre scientific production company rented the workshops at the plant just several months ago. Some of the rooms were renovated during this time, the floor for the new machine was prepared and the equipment was installed. It is important now to train young specialists and launch production while retaining old specialists and their priceless experience. Nano-analytics appliances — scanning probe microscopes, biosensors — are planned for production. One of the floors will soon host a training centre. New Advanced Technology Centre specialists will complete a training program developed jointly by Moscow State University and leading equipment manufacturers. The complete name of the program sounds as follows: "Advance Professional Retraining to Produce Measuring-Analytical Equipment for Nanotechnologies for Materials Science, Biology, and Medicine."
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The accusation that Israel is an apartheid state is entirely scurrilous. Is Mr. Simon aware of the countless and constant palestinian acts of terror against Israel? Does Israel not have the right to defend herself? Did he not notice how the palestinians and much of the muslim world rejoiced in the streets when we were attacked on 9/11? Why does Mr. Simon not ask what Hamas is doing with the over $200 million in aid we have sent them in the last 12 months? "Why are we sending it?", he should ask. Better still, why does he not broadcast a segment inquiring what has happened to all the aid money that the disgraceful pedophile, Yasser Arafat, embezzeled during his tenure as chairman of the PLO? Mr. Simmon, it seems, is unable to distinguish between the attacker and the attacked. To paraphrase the late William F. Buckley, to attempt to establish a moral equivalency between those who wish to destroy Israel and Israel herself is to say that the man who pushes an old lady in front of an approaching bus and the man who pushes an old lady out of the way of an approaching bus are just two men who like pushing old ladies around!
Mr. Simon did himself and us a disservice when he abandoned his journalistic ethics, if indeed they exist any more, by acting as such an obvious and supine apologist for Hamas and the so-called Palestinian Authority which, by the way, is just the terrorist PLO masquerading as a government incase he hasn't noticed. Instead of informing us he sought to prejudice us against the state of Israel that longs to live in peace. After all this time Mr. Simon still fails to grasp that if tomorrow the terrorists put down their weapons, the next day there would be no more fighting. However, if tomorrow Israel put down her weapons, the next day there would be no more Israel. Grasp that and you have grasped the essence of this conflict. Iran and her proxies Hamas, Hezbollah, and the PLO, wish to destroy Israel. We must take them at their word but we should do all we can to help Israel frustrate their evil, genocidal, ambitions for their ambitions are limited only by their current lack of a nuclear weapon. The inability to distiguish between the fire and the fire department is one of the first signs of an appeaser. Shame on you Bob. MSNBC awaits or perhps you should just hand in your credentials and join the Obama administration. Most of your pals are already there.
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Laws of the Land, Part I
Wednesday, February 21, 2007
The Law of Conservation of Clutter:
In any house, clutter cannot be destroyed. Removing it merely results in clutter manifesting itself elsewhere -- often in the same room.To wit --
Mike: "Did you see my dresser today? I cleaned it."
The Lovely Wife: "I did. I'm a little jealous. Have you seen mine, because I think it might still be under all that clothing."
Mike: "Fear not, the world will soon come back into harmony and I'll look like the slob again."
If it's one thing I've learned from reading
I know what you're thinking. "But Mike, don't you have a 3 year old and a one-year old in the house? How difficult could it be to pick up your own goddamn laundry once in a while?" Seriously.
And so it is that my dresser is usually covered in once-worn clothes (dress pants included), receipts and other pocket-jetsam, underused guitar picks, a file folder which still hasn't made it into the office we put back together two months ago, and perhaps a burned CD or two that have already been put onto the iPod but I can't bear to throw away a $.50 chunk of shiny plastic. Inside, the dresser is packed to the gills with T-shirts so ragged that I'm barely allowed to wear them around the house or to bed. So bad that I ought to audition for the Trailer Park Boys as "Unemployed Trucker / Baby-Daddy #1".
The pile of clothes and clutter is not remediated until:
1) I need to wear several items which, although still cleanish and therefore not ready for the laundry, were not returned to a drawer or hanger and happen to be residing on top of the dresser;
2) A veritable landslide of crap occurs and I have to actually put something away; or,
3) Company comes over and there's a slim chance our bed may become the coat closet for an evening (this is the only real reason the majority of people clean, right?)and I or The Lovely Wife may die of embarrassment.
Usually it's #2, and I'm forced to put it away or throw it in the wash.
It's not all my fault, though.
(Here's where I tried to come up with good reasons why it's not really my fault, but fall ridiculously short of even one argument.)
Okay, it's my fault.
(And here's where I try to justify the clutter by pretending that a certain level of discorganization helps me to find what I'm looking for, only it really doesn't, and when I finally do find what I'm looking for, it's hideously wrinkled and it just winds up in the laundry hamper. Or right beside it, which apparently doesn't win you any clean-husband awards.)
Maybe my New Year's resolution should have been the elimination of dresser-clutter. Clutter laws be damned, I shall hereby start the war on clutter!
Wait. If it's in my closet and the doors are closed, is it still clutter?
Regardless, it seems like it might also result in me wearing less-wrinkled shirts to work. Likely it'll result in me doing far more laundry (surprisingly not one of my resolutions).
[sigh] I wonder what issues real grownups wrestle with on a day-to-day basis.
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- sween said... 9:52 AM, February 21, 2007
Oh... the raggedy t-shirt dresser... I hear you, buddy.
It's gotten bad enough with me that I have actually graduated the raggediest t-shirts to a SECOND dresser in the spare room.
Because god knows I can't THROW THEM AWAY.
- Sassy said... 11:22 AM, February 21, 2007
At every change of season, I throw away at least 2 garbage bags full of clothes into the CLothing Donation bin, and yet I don't really buy anything new. I think for me, and maybe a lot of other women, it's the "I WILL be able to fit into that again" malady. Though, it never DOES fit again, and I'm forced, sadly, to get rid of it.
- canadian sadie said... 1:42 PM, February 21, 2007
"If it's hiding in the closet and nobody can see it, is it still clutter?"
Alas, yes. But I feel your pain, man. I feel your pain.
- corgimom said... 2:18 PM, February 21, 2007
Please be advised that in my house of three women and a toddler--no husbands--the clutter reigns supreme. In our household, it is due to the other two women, of course, as the toddler and I are tidy as can be (cough, cough).
And, raggedy t-shirts are history, not mere clothing.
- Tanya said... 4:55 PM, February 21, 2007
DH has the same pile of teetering clothing on his dresser and his excuse is that his dresser is too small to hold it all. Yep.
I wish I knew what was in said dresser...its obviously not clothes he wears because THEY'RE all PILED on it.
And here, we can put raggedy tshirts and other un-donateables in the recycle bin with paper. As soon as I found that out, I (apparently rudely...) turfed a few of his. Who knew that t-shirts had such sentimental value??
- chRistine said... 7:47 PM, February 21, 2007
clutter is the devil. i hate it. and like sassy, i regularly *donate* bags of clutter to the needy of clutter, but the clutter i donate is not always my own.
- Charlatan said... 6:02 AM, February 22, 2007
I am afraid I am going to have to point out an exception to your rule that guys are messy.
I am not.
I know this because while living with my wife and two kids in a small Toronto house (two bedrooms and four people) there was a lot of mess and clutter with which I seemed to continually battle.
I have been living for nearly seven months now. My room is always clean. Things are hung up. Laundry is in the hamper.
I think I might be just a little anal.
I am almost dreading the arrival of the rest of my family as I am sure I will be overwhelmed with their disorder.


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Today was good!
Just a few images from last year's birthday celebration(s) in London that lasted for about three days! Friday: 155 metres up, the spectacular Sky Garden and pre-birthday drinks. Saturday: April 2nd and my 21st birthday, lunch with friends and a delicious homemade Swedish sticky cake. Sunday: unfortunately no pictures from the lovely afternoon tea at a new hotel nearby the O2 – with a fantastic view over to Canary Wharf and its skyscrapers!
I may not always be in London, but London is always in me!
In this post I am going to reveal my true feelings about my London, but first I am going to let you know what I am up to right now, and the next few days. At the moment, I am in my flat listening to BBC Radio 1 which I must admit is severely addictive; once I have tuned in, it is nearly impossible to disconnect. Ha. I guess the combination of contemporary music, lovely British hosts and up-to-date news is what makes it hard to leave. Besides, it is the ideal mate when you are alone.
I am a person who knows exactly how to enjoy my own company. I had to learn it, the hard way. Today, I frequently choose being in my flat all by myself because it takes a lot of energy to make appearances. I easily get distressed by the expectations of others. However, those are surely just my own nowadays, yet as a result of others' back in the days… I feel that I have so much to prove, so much to live up to and so much to be, that I may not have within me. Presumably one of the reasons that I find it easier to spend time with my elders – they are not as superficial. Anyway, I do not mind being solo. It is quite another thing to be/feel lonely – which is not really my case.
This weekend I have a dear friend flying in from Canary Wharf/London! I will see her on Sunday and I cannot wait. The last time I saw her was in September last year. I am sure she will bring a little bit of spring to our country. She is a ray of sunshine!
Ever since 2010 I have been visiting London and my friends there regularly. It has been a retreat, an escape from reality in a way and thus I associate London with sheer bliss. I always feel welcome and my worries are, without exception, left in Sweden; they certainly do not fit in my suitcase as I am travelling light, which is crucial when you are into London shopping!
I have my parents and siblings in southern Sweden. The rest of my relatives live in Stockholm. My friends are all over the world. In London, I left my heart. It was love at first sight. The diverse and friendly people, splendid architecture and a delightful overall atmosphere. Whenever I am not in London, I try to manipulate my senses in order to feel as much London as possible, simply, to feel good. BBC Radio 1 is obviously one of the tricks. Molton Brown Dewy Lily of the Valley and Star Anise Body Lotion is another; a scent that I purchased in London and used there for the first time. Accordingly, I think it smells London. Movies, tea, Thomas Sabo Charms – you name it. I even take every opportunity to speak English. I may have been born and raised in Stockholm but just as you can be born in the wrong body, I was born in the wrong city!
Copenhagen February 2nd with my dear friend Claudia. London Fog and a croissant for me at Original Coffee/Illum Rooftop. Revolver. Nachos (for sharing/two) and a blueberry mojito at Café Norden, followed by a sweet dessert, cheesecake and the best Irish Coffee! Unfortunately no pictures from the event at ARCH where we ended the day.
This is most likely the cutest little puppy I have ever met! It is such a beautiful breed and Bamse, which is his name, was adorable; cuddly, mischievous and absolutely wonderful. It was love at first sight. I wanted to bring him home but Eva, his owner, would not let me! However, I suppose I can understand why. It was really nice to see this one for the first time today, and I look forward to spending many summers with him in the house across the road out in the countryside. Obviously, it was very nice to meet Anders, Eva, Helena, Jade and Sam as well, these people belong to one of the sweetest families I know.
This is what I had for dinner last night with my grandparents and my grandmother's younger sister. For starters we had beets, chèvre/goat cheese, pine nuts and some honey. Yum! The main course consisted of fillet of beef, potatoes (Hasselbacks), chanterelle sauce and salad; my favourite dish and no one makes it better than granny! D-E-L-I-C-I-O-U-S!
I am completely and utterly in love with these two colours, and the fact that they go so well together! Besides, I occasionally put orange/Sienna coloured eye shadow on my lids to make my blue eyes pop! What do you think? Do you like these colours combined? What is your favourite colour, and why?
Christmas breakfast in all its glory the other day. I was supposed to work 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. but felt ill and when I arrived at work I nearly fainted so I decided to return home. I had a shower before I went back to bed but it took a little while because I had zero energy. After sleeping a few more hours, this is what I had to drink and eat. However, it did not taste good at all. I really was (and still am) sick but one has got to eat something… A five-star experience in terms of Starbucks logos though. You cannot see all of the cups on the table here, but one is for a bouquet of flowers since I do not yet own a vase, and another one with all my cutlery.
I spent Christmas sick and solo, but I was prepared – at least for the solo part. I had bought some food but I had no appetite for a real meal. Luckily, I had some Gateau and Peter Beier treats and although I did not feel well, I tried to make it as cosy as possible with the small amount of energy that I managed to gather. I lit some candles and made the table a little more festive than usual.
This little Bukowski bear was a gift from my mother last week, to feel less lonely I think. Very sweet! I had also purchased some expensive champagne, Veuve Clicquot, because hopefully, I will only have to spend Christmas alone once in life! Between my extra strong painkillers I tried some of it. I felt like I had to, I mean, it was Christmas! The Lindt balls, however, I never touched and I still cannot do it. My stomach is very strange, I think it is a virus in there. What a wonderful venue for Christmas festivities… You tiny bastards!
So, my Christmas 2016 consisted primarily of sleep, painkillers and television, but also a little bit of chocolate pralines and saffron pastries that I basically forced myself to consume. I needed the energy. Apparently, my family have had the same symptoms as I lately so I guess I got it from them. I cannot tell you what it is because I do not know, but as I mentioned, probably a sneaky virus.
To feel less abandoned on the day, I had provided myself with an army of golden Lindt bears and I also brought out some soft toys hidden on a shelf. I wore them around my neck on my graduation day… Aside from being sick and solo on Christmas, it was okay. I do not mind being on my own and I certainly know how to enjoy my own company. I was a bit emotional, too, but I got over it. I was given some great presents that I will show you later, and I got several phone calls and texts. I am happy after all. I hope you all had a marvellous Christmas!
My mum came by my flat today to leave some flowers and pressies! I was really surprised actually but of course, very grateful. She made me really happy! The truth is, she came by twice and the second time around to leave a bag of food! She is absolutely amazing, just like my best friend and her family who sent me Christmas gifts all the way from Stockholm! The amaryllis I got from my wonderful grandmother when she was visiting in mid-December. Thank you all so much!


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Five reasons why social games are as hardcore as they come
1. Social games demand time and dedication
Not to mention excellent scheduling skills. This is because several social games including just about every 'Ville there is from FrontierVille to CityVille could have several timers running at once. Between crops ripening, shipments returning and gift requests refreshing--sometimes taking days at a time--a calendar app is almost required to play efficiently. (I'd be nowhere in FarmVille without my iPhone calendar.) Only the most hardcore of MMOs like Final Fantasy XI in its hay day and EVE Online require this amount of attention for similar reasons--just replace "crops" with monster appearances and mineral shipments.
2. Social games require strategy
Take a gander at this forum thread in which players discuss their meticulous methods for maximizing Business returns in CityVille. These talks are strikingly similar to what you'll find on the World of WarCraft or StarCraft 2 forums. Hardcore online gamers watch videos detailing the new maps in Halo: Reach much like Zuma Blitz players have started to tune into Tiki Talk every week. Halo isn't over after you shut the Xbox off just like social games don't necessarily end as soon as players enter a new URL.
3. (Some) Social games are deep
Just look at any given game by Kabam on Facebook from Kingdoms of Camelot to Dragons of Atlantis. These real time strategy games (sound familiar?) are designed to give you one week's time to prepare your territory for open season. In other words, once seven days of preparation are through, it's a no holds-barred battle for survival. Players are forced to make split decisions on what to upgrade when, who to attack and how to defend themselves against thousands of enemy players. Wait, that sounds a lot like Civilization ... only it's on all the time.
There are only a few social games out there--most of which are thanks to PopCap--that require skill to succeed. Games like Bejeweled Blitz and Zuma Blitz demand nimble reflexes and a bit of planning to excel. Have you ever scored over 2 million points with three Hot Frogs? (For perspective, I've only scored 400 thousand ... once.) And more games are slowly adopting features that rely heavily on skill like The Oregon Trail's list of mini games. This appears to be the direction in which social games are headed, so expect more where this came from.
5. Social games conventions are incoming
And not just those for stuffy business types and plucky journalists and bloggers. Zynga is expected to throw two conventions this year based on two of its most popular games: Zynga Poker and Mafia Wars. Hundreds of fans have already purchased tickets for these events and likely look forward to meeting their fellow social game fans in person. You know, like Blizzard's Bliz Con or Penny Arcade's Penny Arcade Expo? With over 90 million CityVille players, it's only a matter of time before we see a CityVille Fest or better yet, Zynga Con.
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This blog has been quiet and lonely I swear I hear echos while typing this post.
I am very sorry blog. I have missed you. I have thought about you. I have even looked at you. But I just haven't been feeling it. Hmmm...in the last ....what? Really...it has been exactly a month since I last blogged! Woah, I did that by accident.
So. One month wrap up:
I am still pregnant. My pregnancy ticker at the top says I am 12 weeks 5 days. However my ultrasound says I am 11 weeks 5 days. I would like to go by the pregnancy ticker...cause that is the calculation I get when I plug in my numbers to the due date calculator...but for purposes of not confusing myself with doctors appointments I should probably go by what my ultrasound says. Calculated due date of May 29th. That seems sooooo far away. I have been extremely sick this last month. A lot of nausea, puking, sleeping. However, in the last week I have been feeling energy pick back up. Not as much nausea...but more heart burn & acid reflux. It is kind of like walking through a field filled with land mines...the day can be great...but one wrong move and it is all over.
Baby names:
If it is a girl, we are pretty sure we have the name picked out. If it is a boy, then it is going to be more of a challenge. The biggest challenge is that my husband still insists on crazy outdoor names. His top 3 picks right now are: 1: Trout 2:Bo Hunter 3:Tasker Tucker Um...what...I'm sorry honey...did you say "Tasker Tucker"? Um, well...that is thinking outside the box. Obviously we are not all about traditional names with 2 sons named Xavier & River...but even for me those boys names are a bit much.
Weight Loss/Gain:
I have no idea what I weigh. Our scale broke and I haven't cared to replace it. Excercise has been non existant and carbs are the primary sourse of nourishment I have craved. I really don't think I am doing too bad...but I probably shouldn't go much longer without a scale.
We have been on the search for a new home this last month, and we have found our dream home in the country. Highlight of features: 4 fireplaces (1 outside, 1 in family room, 1 in dining room, 1 in basement), huge deck, pool, 5.24 acres, apple...pear...and cherry trees, 3 bedrooms up, 4 bathrooms, 2800 square feet on the main level, brand new kitchen, and full kitchen in the basement.
The homes current condition? Hugely neglected. The house has huge potential as you can see from the above list of features...however it currently looks like something straight out of the Hoarders tv show. It will require us to rip out all carpet, most subflooring, drywall 2 feet up all walls on main level and complete ripping out of the basement. It will be worth all the hard work, but will be a winter long project. We are very thankful that we get to stay in our current home through the renovation. If all goes well with closing details we should take position by December 1st.
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By Jeffrey Merhige
Whenever you say yes to a new job in camping you inherit the good and bad of a camp's three main components -- staff, facility and traditions.
Each one of these three components can make or break a new director. All camps have a story and how you add your chapter to that camp's history book can go many ways, and a lot of that depends on the situation and the condition of the camp when you come on board.
A new director is the focus of rumors and speculation when they arrive at their new position. The staff that has been there waits to see what you're going to do, and, let's be honest, who will stay and who will go under the new director.
In my case I was the first non-homegrown director of camp Al-Gon-Quian in some years. The site directors had all been campers and were promoted up the ranks to serve as the camp director. There are positives and negatives to such an arrangement…
A camp's recent history is very intact because there is staff longevity and a greater retention rate of campers wanting to follow in the footsteps of their counselor idols.
However, the division between personal and professional is smeared and, in some cases, wiped away, because everyone has grown up together. Rules that are on paper may no longer apply or have any true consistency to them.
Also, the ability for new staff to join the ranks is nearly impossible because the circle of friends is so tight that you're lucky to keep new staff longer then a season.
In one of the very first meetings with the staff I had inherited the future program director told me to just relax and that they would spend the summer showing me how the camp operates. At this point some new directors might sit back and let the summer operation unfold.
Dangerous game! Why? Your ability to take charge is now hampered by your lack on getting involved and making adjustments that could help the program.
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Staff needs to know that there is a level of trust and confidence in their new leader. How is that trust and respect determined? By consistency and outright full disclosure of rules and standards. It is when your rules and standards are first broken that the staff decides if you are for real as an administrator.
Can they trust you? Are their boundaries where they know they are safe if they maintain them?
People need to know that they have a certain amount of control over their own destiny. Camp staff is much the same way. They need to know there are rules that are clear and they know the consequences if they are broken.
No matter the person or the position, let your best friend off and the rest of the staff loses trust in you and looks for the next exception.
This is a huge area of undertaking for any new director. You need to research the buildings on your campus. Take a walk and take notes on every building in your new facility.
At the same time ask yourself what the camp could use in the future, what it could do without, or what changes, if any, make sense.
As a director you need to create a road map of development, both in the program and the facility. These two areas must grow together each year following your goals. It is here that you start the process of strategic planning.
So, back to basics -- take notes and prepare priority lists of repairs and building needs. Take the repairs and build them into your daily and weekly maintenance program, which you can now write as a result of your notes.
The strategic planning will also force a new director to plan for revenue sources for their needs. What can be built into the operational budget? What can be a capital budget expense? What needs to be a donor item? Operational expenses should be planned as carefully as the day-to-day operation of the camp.
Capital expenses are usually from a capital budget. This budget stands outside of the operational but is sometimes fed by the depreciation expense that all directors should place in their budget.
When you fund depreciation you are putting your facility on the road to being maintained and improved as you use it. A new director should always remember that all things grow old and it costs to repair or replace. Plan for those needs.
A suggestion would be to try and add something very visible each year to the camp. After a few years campers and parents get excited to see what will be new this year. It helps to overcome the fear of change that so many go through when it comes to camps and camp tradition.
Change is the worst word you can use in a camp setting. It is worse than profanity! People fear it. Camps are terrified of it. But it is part of our nature and the natural order of things. Time goes on no matter what, and it forces change.
A new building will become an old building one day, and the favorite counselor one year will grow and move onto do something else the next. Each and every summer there will be a different makeup of campers! (If not, then you have no future.)
It is possible to change with the times without losing the identity that makes your camp so unique. How? Teach your young staff that change is okay. It doesn't mean dumping the past or the old ways, but modifying them. Having those traditions grows and evolves.
Our motto at our camp in 2000 was, "Change is inevitable but growth is optional!" We adopted this saying because if you refuse to face each New Year for its possibilities and uniqueness then you live in the past and add nothing.
Bring in new staff each year. Let them bring their ideas and ask them to merge them with their new home. Grow staff from your camper population. They carry the memories of their favorite times and the pass the oral history of your camp down to the next crop of would-be staffers.
Teach your staff to record the histories and favorite activities so that they can be passed along. Use the program books and curriculum guides discussed in last month's article.
Camp traditions tell the story of your camp and give it a unique persona for people to identify with and remember. But work each summer to grow those traditions to keep pace with the changing world and its requirements.
Some of the old traditions may not be acceptable in today's legal conscious world. Try not to just squash the tradition. Alter it; have it evolve.
We had a game called the Great Escape, which was a camp tradition for over 15 years. The game was basically a very difficult obstacle course, which involved a camp version of hazing.
Then, as you're probably aware, some well-publicized hazing incidents in the military and frat houses made anything resembling hazing a very bad idea. The game was immediately altered to make it a non-hazing type activity that was still fun and resembled the 15-year tradition.
Too many times people are quick to eliminate an activity versus evolving it to meet the needs of the times. Evolving traditions create less resistance in your staff and camper population. It even leads to a greater respect for your creativity.
Lastly, it is so very important that a new director creates a plan in all areas of the job, including financial, facility, program and personal.
Your plan will modify itself over the course of your job, but it will serve as a motivator and guide through the difficult times ahead.
A five-year plan is usually a great road map. You do not have to plan to stay at the camp or in the position for five years, but a five-year plan gives your vision enough time to slowly develop. It also allows you to sell your vision to volunteers and advisors, and allows those who may follow in your stead an idea of where you were headed.
Try to create a plan that survives and prospers even after you leave. Planning is an educational tool for you and those around you. Good luck.
Jeff Merhige is the Executive Director of YMCA Camp Widjiwagan in Nashville Tenn. Reach him at email@example.com.


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Time for some After Effects Creative Cloud Updates! Since the release of Creative Cloud as a subscription software, Adobe has been updating all of their apps more frequently with lots of new features, and the Summer 2015 update to After Effects comes with some key new features. In this video I'll cover my Top 5 updates to After Effects CC 2015.
My Top 5 Updates are:
• Uninterrupted Preview
• Face Tracking
• Expression Information
• UI Updates and the new Blue Interface
• Improved Overall Performance
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Sonnet intros Firewire+USB, 12-in-1 card reader ExpressCards
Mac accessory specialist Sonnet Technologies has rolled out a pair of ExpressCard add-ins: a 12-in-one memory card reader for one, and a USB 2 and Firewire port adaptor for the other.
Sonnet's 12-in-1 card reader
The memory card reader's not unlike one released by Griffin Technology earlier this year - reviewed here - but while that supported just five formats, the Sonnet version handles 12 - more with card-sized adaptors, such as a Micro SD to SD converter - crucially including SDHC support.
The card fits flush with the edge of the computer's case, so it's ideal for folk who want to leave it in there.
Sonnet's Firewire and USB card
The other offering is geared more toward Windows users than Mac owners, though we're sure they'll find it handy too. It provides an extra USB 2.0 port - why do Mac laptops have too few of these? - and a pair of six-pin Firewire 400 ports.
Both cards use the ExpressCard 34 format, so they'll fit in any machine with an ExpressCard port, whether its a Windows XP or Vista machine, or a MacBook Pro - Sonnet includeds drivers for all three platforms. That said the Firewire card will require Mac OS X 10.5, due in October.
Both cards are available now. The Multimedia Memory Card Reader costs $30 (£15/€22), while the Firewire/USB card costs $70 (£35/€52). Buy them direct from Sonnet or from one of its many dealers.


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The majority of start-ups go out of business within five years, and two-thirds are no longer operating ten years after being formed. Most failures are attributable to the following six reasons.
Some start-ups fail because of factors beyond their control. But responsibility for much of the high failure rate of startups lies mostly with the entrepreneurs themselves.
For example, research shows that writing a business plan, having sufficient initial capital, putting in place careful financial controls, and establishing marketing plans will significantly increase your odds of survival. Yet too many startups fail to do these basic things before they launch their new enterprise. Even poorly run companies can survive for a time if there sales are greater than their cost. This is basic math, but many startups misjudge their market, fail to get their products to market soon enough or cannot sell their product or service at a high enough markups to support their operation.
Below is a chart that reflects this unpleasant start-up failure rates based upon years in operation.
Source: U.S. business statistics
The reality is that almost 1 out of every 4 startups fails during the first year. However, as the chart reflects, the survival rates increase significantly over the years. This is an indication that the most critical period of any company's life is its first year (or two) of operation.
This data should cause you concern, but should not deter you. Starting a business is not rocket science. However, failure to do the basics will greatly increase your likelihood of failure. So, my advice is to do your homework (plan appropriately), have discipline (follow the plan), watch your spending and stay focused on your objective. Following these simple recommendations will greatly enhance the likelihood of success.


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Hello all! Today's make is a refashion of a top I made all the way back in 2013. It was supposed to be a 5 minute jobby but turned into a one day saga. The neckline on the old top was too high which meant that it didn't get much wear and I decided that it was time to give it a makeover for my upcoming solo trip to Amsterdam next week (argghh!)Simplicity 5461 (the dress pattern not the bear pattern) and used the tank pieces as a guide for a new neckline and armholes. After I cut the new neckline and armholes I realised that the neckline was far too low, revealing pretty much everything that shouldn't be revealed. I had 2 options: throwing it into the corner of the room and never speaking to it again, or just sticking back on the bit of the neckline that I had just cut off.
I went with option 2 because without it my Amsterdam capsule wardrobe would be nothing. So, off to the ironing board I went, butted the bit of the neckline that I had just cut off to the top with some interfacing underneath and ironed it into place. Then I was just left with some raw edges to hide. After a rummage around my ribbon drawers I found this vintage lace trim which I think was handworked by one of my Mums friends Mothers. It was a perfect accent to a pretty simple top.
I could have left the trim on just the front of the top, but the shoulders were a bit wide so I used the trim across the shoulders to keep them in place, crossing them at the centre back. The back neckline I kept the same as the original low neckline so you can imagine where that would sit on my front. The side seams were already French seamed and the hem turned up twice which saved me some time. The only finishing I had to do was silk bias binding around the neckline and armholes. It ended up pretty short due to all of the chopping, but it's a perfect length with these jeans. I'm sad that summer is over so I can't wear it as much as it deserves.
Thanks very much for reading and to Ed for the photos!


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For Release June 6, 2017
Allocation for Second Pair of Boots for FDNY
CITY HALL (June 2, 2017) – After a crucial push from the City Council and fire union members, the city will provide crucial funding for a second pair of boots for New York City firefighters.
Every day, when firefighters of the New York City Fire Department (FDNY) are called to a scene, they don't know entirely what to expect. To combat this, the Bravest are equipped with gear to prepare for the unpredictable. They have two jackets, two pairs of pants, two of everything – except for their boots. Firefighters are currently given just one pair of boots to walk through debris, puddles, contaminants and more. But that changes with this budget handshake for Fiscal Year 2018.
"I'm pleased to see this budget allocation because our firefighters need to be quick and steady on their feet, and must have adequate protection while working in an emergency," said City Council Member Elizabeth Crowley, Chair of the City Council's Fire and Criminal Justice Services Committee. "The FDNY responds to hundreds of calls every day, and this second pair of boots will ensure they can perform their best to protect New Yorkers. I'd like to thank City Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito and the City Council's Finance Committee Chair Julissa Ferreras-Copeland for their leadership and commitment to the people of New York City."
The second pair of boots were included in the City Council's Preliminary Budget Response, but excluded from Mayor Bill de Blasio's Executive Budget reports. After negotiations, the Council allocated the $4 million for the necessary expense.
"The UFA would like to thank Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito, Fire and Criminal Justice Services Committee members and Chair Elizabeth Crowley, as well as Finance Committee members and Chair Julissa Ferreras-Copeland and the entire council for their tremendous work in securing the funding for our second pair of boots. This is a matter of safety. So many times, firefighters need to work through poor weather and endure dangerous environments and conditions while on the job. This leads to firefighters wearing boots that are often wet and contaminated multiple times during a single shift. This second pair of boots will ensure that New York's Bravest will continue to do the excellent work our city has come to expect," said Uniformed Firefighters Association President Gerard Fitzgerald.
"I would like to thank all of the City Council for providing the members of this Department with the necessary personal protection equipment for our safety. I would especially like to thank Mayor Bill de Blasio, Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito and her staff, Fire and Criminal Justice Services Committee Chair Elizabeth Crowley, and Finance Committee Chair Julissa Ferreras-Copeland. When it comes to the safety of the citizens of New York and the safety of New York City's Bravest, we can have no better advocates than the City Council," said Uniformed Fire Officers' Association President Jake Lemonda, on behalf of the union's executive board and members.
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On an extraordinarily hot Independence Day weekend, I visited my elderly mother-in-law in her quiet suburban community on the edge of Boston, Massachusetts. She lives alone and mostly independently. Part of my wife's and my weekend ritual is visiting and running errands with her.
As we walked down her driveway, we saw a black car drive slowly down the quiet, empty street. A man stuck his head out the window and asked whether I had seen an older Asian man dressed in dark clothing walking through the neighborhood. An Alzheimer's patient, he had wandered off from home in the 90-plus degree heat.
After the man drove away, my phone buzzed with a Silver Alert, giving me the same information again. I looked up and down the street and couldn't spot any wandering older man. I also couldn't see any neighbors who could intercept any such older man, should he happen to come wandering by. If the neighbors were outside, they were in their backyards with their families and dogs and grills, silo'd off from the world. I was struck by the paradox of this--thousands of people simultaneously made aware of a person in danger, but with nobody observably rushing out to help.
To me, this Alzheimer's victim is a microcosm of a big and longstanding question: As our society ages, how do we age independently while remaining safe, engaged, and part of the larger community? Six in ten adults with dementia will wander, risking injury and death from accidents or from environmental factors, e.g., extreme heat or cold. Consider these other tragedies that disproportionately affected older adults:
The main prevention for these dangers is social: someone to check up on you and make sure you're safe. Successful aging is less about eating right, daily exercise, or saving for retirement than having a robust circle of family and friends.
Family has historically been the true retirement social security in older age. But families are becoming smaller. As I observe in an earlier article, the sinking birthrate has provided fewer children and grandchildren to provide care. Being older, especially if you are a woman, often means living solo. Friends are also in short supply in our retirement years; our social circles tend to decline with age.
Remaining independent at home is perhaps the number one priority articulated by older adults. Just note the extreme and recent story of a 92-year-old woman who killed her 72-year-old son on learning of his plans to place her in assisted living. But can we really live independently without the helping hands of other people?
Technology has been touted as a way to ensure independence as well as safety and even engagement as we age. Facebook ostensibly provides the framework for a vast digital community. Smaller social media platforms like Nextdoor could take the place of neighborhood meetings. AI applications from smart speakers to humanoid robots are now being developed and, in some cases, have moved from the laboratory into people's living rooms, to provide both a watchful eye and social companion for older adults living alone. Personal emergency response systems (social alarms for my European friends) have been available for decades to alert first responders that someone has had an accident. Even for those at high risk, such as our wandering man with Alzheimer's, there are countless high tech applications, some of them I worked on and championed myself, to detect and track a wanderer.
But high tech remains a distant second to high (human) touch. Despite the well-meaning intent and engineering precision integrated into monitoring devices and services, they still rely on someone to respond. Social media sites do not readily facilitate a warm smile over a cup of coffee. Smart houses do not provide hugs or tell jokes to someone having a less than so-so day. As my MIT colleague Sherry Terkle has noted in her research, technology provides many benefits, but it has also enabled us to be alone together. That said, high tech is better than no touch when a human touch is not available.
That brings me back to Independence Day, the older man with Alzheimer's, and the quiet suburban street during the July 4th holiday week. Independence Day is more than the celebration of the birth of a nation. It is about a community of people who demanded individual rights and independence from a distant leviathan that neither understood the context nor the culture that had emerged thousands of miles away.
Similarly, it is perhaps with the greatest of semantic irony that we need the support of others (a community) to retire, live and age independently. Older adults are not a separate class. They are a group that we all ultimately aspire to be a part of (The alternative to not aging is not pretty). With that in mind we should endeavor to help everyone live independently with small and often simple acts. Here are just a few:
In an era where people are told that if they see something, say something, it is also a time to make an effort to see someone, do something.


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Let's not beat about the bush, here – my blogging days are over. While I see crazy, hilarious, depressing and interesting stuff all over the Internet and in my life everyday about which I would love to write and tell you, I just don't seem to have the ability anymore. So before (I hope before?) I turn this blog into a festival of rubbish, I think it's time to shut it down.
It's been a marvellous five-and-a-bit years of sharing some of the contents of my head with you. Some remarkable things have happened to me, South Africa and the world during this time, and I have really loved being able to muse about them with you.
That you have taken the time to say 'howzit' and have allowed me to know your own opinions whether through your comments, your own blogs or in person, has been special and so very valuable and meaningful to me – thank you.
Please do keep in touch. Email me at email@example.com and I will give you the email address I use on a daily basis.
Thank you so much, it's been grand!


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I have to sneak in last weekend/weeks recap before this one starts! I've had annoying computer and internet issues this week that have slowed me down, but that's ok. So some highlights from the past week:
1. The weather was weird the past week in LA, this thick fog rolled in and you couldn't see anything, and then it rained, but there were also periods of beautiful sunshine. We liked that part.
2. Brit now has an awesome hanging herb garden on our patio, that we are really excited about. It required some interesting and awesome items...like a machete (not really, it's a folding hand saw, but that's what we are calling in) and neon zip ties.
3. We also got more succulents and cacti (because we didn't have enough already) and did some planting.
4. Including planting a new aloe vera in my newest Perch! Campy Planter...I love them so much!
5. I also got some new Russell and Hazel Binders (I'm obsessed with the yellow one) and a BKR water bottle. I'm totally guilty of drinking smart water from plastic bottles, because I hadn't found a reusable bottle that I like. But I think this one might be it.
6. I had brunch at the Jonathan Beach Club which was delicious and beautiful with great company. Then I spent some time at my parent's house and got to hang out with my favorite doggie, Tilly. My dad started a vegetable garden while we were there, and my mom was cleaning the pool area. One of my next tasks is going to be to design their pool/outdoor area, including landscaping and furniture. The view is awesome, and I have a feeling we will be spending a lot of time there this summer.


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Congratulations to Citysearch!
When a long-standing Internet brand and IAC property redesigns, it's bound to garner much buzz and attention. Citysearch, a pioneer in the local search market, recently unveiled the beta of their site redesign. Adaptive Path is thrilled to see the beta and is proud to announce our involvement in that effort.
In early 2008, my team and I had the opportunity to work closely with the very talented Citysearch team to redesign the Citysearch web experience and to take local neighborhood search to the next level.
As you may have read on TechCrunch the beta site's key themes ripple through the entire redesign:
- More local : Expanded local coverage now reaches deep into your local neighborhood. It's easier than ever to find local businesses and activities that are near to you, since the new site hones in on over 75,000 towns and neighborhoods. And the information about local businesses restores the balance among key voices: users, city editors and merchants.
- More social : It's easier than ever to participate, contribute reviews and post opinions. The new site also provides deeper connections with social networks, starting with Facebook Connect.
- More intuitive : Streamlined search and navigation gets you to content easier than ever, while simplified registration and review posting makes it quick to get involved.
Citysearch was hard at work on redeveloping their technical infrastructure when they approached Adaptive Path last winter. Adaptive Path began working intensely with Citysearch to design the interfaces and interactions that would leverage the new opportunities available in their technology platform. The beta site represents the resulting work from the Citysearch-Adaptive Path collaboration. The level of collaboration with the Citysearch team was intense. We worked side-by-side to envision the new site and craft the new Web experience.
As the site design rolls from beta into full launch, there will be an opportunity to discuss our work in greater detail, but for the time being, I want to express my thanks to the people that made all of this possible. On the AP side, I want to thank my colleagues Chiara Fox, Lucie Moses, Margaret Shear, Peter Merholz and Todd Elliott for ensuring that the resulting Citysearch experience was exceptional, and for the energy and enthusiasm that characterized our collaboration with Citysearch.
I would also like to thank the immensely talented and dedicated Citysearch team: Annouchka Yameogo-Stanzler, David Arnerich, Eric Small, Hal Oreif, Holly Van Dyke, J.F. Boisvert, Mike Phillips, Moonie Lantion, Nils Devine, Robert Moritz, Rob Rhoden, Sue Antico, and the ever-inspired, ever-energetic Citysearch CEO Jay Herratti.
The beta represents a new phase in the Citysearch experience…one that will fundamentally improve user engagement in local content and knit together social media and local search. I'm delighted to have reached this milestone alongside the Citysearch team, and eager for what comes next.
Read more about the beta launch:
- The New Citysearch Launches in Beta, Goes Hyper-Social With Facebook Connect [TechCrunch]
- Citysearch pulls a total overhaul [CNet]
- IAC's Citysearch Covers 75,000 Cities, Neighborhoods [MediaWeek]
- Citysearch Integrates Facebook Connect and Enters Hyperlocal Review Race [Mashable]
- Citysearch Becomes More Social and Mobile [ReadWriteWeb]
- Citysearch Rebuilt to be More Social, Local and Mobile [Citysearch]
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