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Investigating the essential roles of Ubiquitin-like molecules and the Ubiquitin Proteasome System
Since October 2012
MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology and University of Cambridge (Cambridge, UK)
Advanced student of Trinity College Cambridge
PhD candidate in Molecular Biology
Thesis: The OTU Family of Deubiquitinases: Specificities, Mechanisms and Applications
April 2008 – September 2012
Free University of Berlin, Institute of Chemistry and Biochemistry (Berlin, Germany)
Diploma course in Biochemistry
Diploma thesis (performed at MRC LMB):
Mechanistic Insights into Linkage-Specificity of the Human Ovarian Tumour Domain-Containing Deubiquitinase YOD1
Work Experience
May – August 2012
MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology (Cambridge, UK)
Diploma student with Dr. David Komander
October – November 2011
RiNA Network RNA Technologies GmbH (Berlin, Germany)
Practical training with Dr. Marcus Menger
May – August 2011
Vanderbilt University, Center for Structural Biology (Nashville, TN, USA)
DAAD-ACS-IREU summer program with Prof. Walter J. Chazin
January – April 2011
MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology (Cambridge, UK)
ERASMUS student with Dr. David Komander
October – December 2010
Free University of Berlin, Institute of Chemistry and Biochemistry (Berlin, Germany)
Practical training with Prof. Markus C. Wahl
Flierman D*, van der Heden van Noort GJ*, Ekkebus R*, Geurink PP, Mevissen TET, Hospenthal MK, Komander D & Ovaa H (2016) Non-hydrolyzable Diubiquitin Probes Reveal Linkage-Specific Reactivity of Deubiquitylating Enzymes Mediated by S2 Pockets. Cell Chem. Biol., doi:10.1016/j.chembiol.2016.03.009 (* equal contribution)
Geurink PP, van Tol BDM, van Dalen D, Brundel PJG, Mevissen TET, Pruneda JN, Elliott PR, van Tilburg GBA, Komander D & Ovaa H (2016) Development of Diubiquitin-Based FRET Probes To Quantify Ubiquitin Linkage Specificity of Deubiquitinating Enzymes. ChemBioChem, doi:10.1002/cbic.201600017
Min M, Mevissen TET, De Luca M, Komander D & Lindon C (2015) Efficient APC/C substrate degradation in cells undergoing mitotic exit depends on K11 ubiquitin linkages. Mol. Biol. Cell 26: 4325-4332
Hospenthal MK*, Mevissen TET* & Komander D (2015) Deubiquitinase-based analysis of ubiquitin chain architecture using Ubiquitin Chain Restriction (UbiCRest). Nat. Protoc.10: 349–361 (* equal contribution)
Birsa N, Norkett R, Wauer T, Mevissen TET, Wu HC, Foltynie T, Bhatia K, Hirst WD, Komander D, Plun-Favreau H & Kittler JT (2014) Lysine 27 Ubiquitination of the Mitochondrial Transport Protein Miro Is Dependent on Serine 65 of the Parkin Ubiquitin Ligase. J. Biol. Chem. 289(21): 14569–14582
Mevissen TET, Hospenthal MK, Geurink PP, Elliott PR, Akutsu M, Arnaudo N, Ekkebus R, Kulathu Y, Wauer T, Oualid El F, Freund SMV, Ovaa H & Komander D (2013) OTU Deubiquitinases Reveal Mechanisms of Linkage Specificity and Enable Ubiquitin Chain Restriction Analysis. Cell 154: 169–184
Kulathu Y, Garcia FJ, Mevissen TET, Busch M, Arnaudo N, Carroll KS, Barford D & Komander D (2013) Regulation of A20 and other OTU deubiquitinases by reversible oxidation. Nat. Commun. 4: 1569–9
Licchesi JDF, Mieszczanek J, Mevissen TET, Rutherford TJ, Akutsu M, Virdee S, Oualid El F, Chin JW, Ovaa H, Bienz M & Komander D (2012) An ankyrin-repeat ubiquitin-binding domain determines TRABID's specificity for atypical ubiquitin chains. Nat. Struct. Mol. Biol. 19: 62–71
Conferences & meetings
July 2015
40th FEBS Congress on "The Biochemical Basis of Life" (Berlin, Germany)
Poster presentation
October 2014
EMBO Conference on "Ubiquitin & ubiquitin-like proteins: At the crossroads from chromatin to protein" (Buenos Aires, Argentina)
Talk & poster presentation (poster prize sponsored by NSMB, see prizes)
July 2014
The 8th Young Researchers' Retreat (YRR 2014) at Osaka University (Osaka/Kyoto, Japan)
Talk & poster presentation
June 2013
Ubiquitin and Autophagy (Amsterdam, The Netherlands)
Poster presentation
November 2012
FEBS Special meeting on "Protein Quality Control and Ubiquitin Systems in Health and Disease" (Kusadasi, Turkey)
Poster presentation
August 2011
Vanderbilt University Summer Science Academy Ninth Annual Research Symposium (Nashville, TN, USA)
Poster presentation
Scholarships and prizes
October 2014
Poster prize sponsored by NSMB at the EMBO Conference on "Ubiquitin & ubiquitin-like proteins: At the crossroads from chromatin to protein" (Buenos Aires, Argentina)
February 2013
GBM Diplom-/Masterprize of the German Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (GBM, Gesellschaft für Biochemie und Molekularbiologie) for an outstanding Diploma thesis
May – August 2011
DAAD (German Academic Exchange Service)-ACS (American Chemical Society)-IREU (International Research Experience for Undergraduates) scholarship within the Summer Undergraduate Research Program at Vanderbilt University (Nashville, TN, USA)
January – March 2011
ERASMUS grant within the framework of the Lifelong Learning Programme (LLP) for a three-month internship at the MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology (Cambridge, UK)
March 2006
Award-winning contribution in the regional and federal state level German youth science competition Jugend forscht


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I know you... You're hungry for deep, soulful connection – with your loved ones, and with your self… aren't you?
You yearn for truly transformational intimacy.
You want to learn the art of creating more love, aliveness, and conscious community in your life.
Let's face it, we all yearn to give and receive love. We want richer relationships, deeper friendships, more closeness and community in our lives. We may even notice, in some quiet moments… that we're dogged by a nagging sense of separateness.
And yet, when we look closely, we find that we, ourselves, are sabotaging the connection we want — with our own defensive conditioning, our old patterns of fear, dependency, and blame. We find that we are hiding from each other, fighting with each other.
How are we to drop this rusty armor so that we may, at last, see each other clearly… hold each other closely?
I want to share with you a way I've learned to do just that.
I want to help you, as I have many others all over the world, to:
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- Let go of shame, fear, attachment to approval
- Open-heartedly share yourself and support others to do so
- Be completely and compassionately honest
- Go beyond blame and use conflict creatively
- Ask for everything you want, expanding your ability to give & receive
- Create deeper love, connection & intimacy.
My name is Taber, and I've spent most of my life learning the subtle art of creating connection, and teaching that art to others. I didn't start down this path just for the fun of it… Like most of us, I suffered (sometimes intensely!) from both of the major forms of interpersonal disconnection: loneliness and relationship conflict. And I experienced the pain of feeling disconnected from myself.
I felt alone, longing for love and friendship. Other times, I was smack dab in the middle o' relationship HELL, saying: "get me outta here!" Ironically, some of my loneliest times were right in the bosom of my family, friendships, or love relationship. Ya feel me?
I had to learn the hard way that my primary problem was *not* failure to find the right person or people... that the common denominator in all these situations was... ME! – And I would have to change…
So I did. Years living in a Zen center; countless intensive, silent meditation retreats; an M.A. in psychology and post-grad professional trainings; dreamwork, therapy, workshops; apprenticing with powerful mentors (including Scott Peck's Foundation for Community Encouragement and being certified by Dr. Brad Blanton as the world's only Master Trainer of Radical Honesty); studying closely with various spiritual teachers; and untold hours of time in the trenches of working with the challenges and ecstasy of my own intimate relationships.
Eventually… I got to really know and love my own insides — the light and the dark — and learned to open-heartedly share myself with others… to create deep, soulful connection… within and without... and I became passionately committed to helping others do likewise...
I learned and developed a new way of being, with myself and with others. A new way of speaking and listening; an interpersonal, out loud meditation; a 21st century spiritual art form.
I call it "R/evolutionary R/elating". It leads to what I call a Radical Intimacy... with others, with your own insides, with Life itself. I've used this art to create beautiful results in my life, and I want the same for you! I've been teaching this work all over the world, in about 50 cities, in a dozen countries, on 4 continents... and now I'm bringing back home to The Bay!... Please join me and our growing conscious community, our Truth tribe, our Love coven, in realizing this new transformational way of being together and creating deep connection.
Friday night we start with an evening workshop I call…
Beyond Hiding & Fighting
- How & why we hide from each other, thus blocking the connection we crave.
- Why & how we get lost in our minds, thus losing touch with reality and each other.
- The main cause of all unproductive conflict… and how to solve it!
Saturday & Sunday we'll dive deeper into…
The Power of Passion & Presence
Every workshop is different (depending on who's in the room and how the spirit is moving), but we'll work with:
- The real source of suffering – internally, and in relationships.
- True meditation & how to make all of life, especially all the pitfalls potential of intimacy into a powerful meditation.
- How people usually (mis)use conversation to resist life, create more suffering, and stay asleep, unconscious.
- Recovering from our addiction to Dialogs of Distraction..
- The 3 N's of Conscious Conversation.
- The 3 Languages of R/evolutionary R/elating, and when and how to use them.
- Letting go of our painful attempts to control (ourselves & others).
- Moving beyond all blame (of ourselves & others), beyond "good" and "evil".
- Achieving actual acceptance. and full-body forgiveness (of ourselves & others).
- Learning to truly Love (ourselves & others).
- Learning the Art of Asking for what you want... and offering freely… the healing and nourishing practice of giving & receiving...
I will teach, coach, and facilitate transformational conversation…
You will do exercises & practice R/evolutionary R/elating... with each other... in real time...
Friday, July 7, 7pm - Sunday, July 9th, 7pm
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My head is swimming today with all these little pieces. First of all, the books are in, and pre-ordered copies are shipping today. Hooray! I am bringing these to BlogHer next week so you can buy yours in person if you're there, and I would love to inscribe a copy for you while we chat. I am happy to sign copies purchased online as well, so please let me know if you would like them signed or inscribed, for yourself or as a gift. (I don't know if you can add a message when you're ordering, or if you just need to shoot me an email--let me know how that goes.)
Some friends last night at The Moth got the first peek at Fortunes (and Karen saw a proof last week when she was in town), and the response so far has been really positive. In case you didn't notice in the description, this 5x5 format is about the size of a CD, designed to fit easily in a purse or large pocket for easy gift-giving or reading on the go, and it would be so nice on a nightstand, offering you one little sip before sleep. The full-color images give it a gallery-on-the-go feel.
Now about the words. I guess they're a bit like me--intense and a little raw. I'm holding nothing back here--I'm giving you the gold. But I'm not thinking about this too much, because I'm trying not to feel self-conscious about dropping such intimate things into a faceless mailbox. It's much easier just to think of them in the hands of already- or not-yet-friends. I think you will know what I mean when you read it, and I think it will make you feel . . . trusted. As you are.
When you receive your precious copy, you will first be so glad, then you will read it, and then you will have thoughts about it. I invite you to send those thoughts my way, either on the contact form I just added to the top navigation bar, or directly to jen (at) jenlee (dot) net. If you love it, would you consider leaving a comment on the Fortunes page, or even spreading the word by sporting this lovely button on your site?
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In other button news, the website move broke all the Portfolio Project links. I'm terribly sorry about this, and about the fact I can't seem to get the new PP archive organized in anything but reverse chronological order. Ah, well. I'm calling it, Close enough for jazz, for now. Maybe I'll come up with something better by the new year. If I broke your Portfolio Project button, here's the updated code for its quick repair:
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Most of the work in this new collection came out of my Portfolio Project earlier this year, and because so many of us were creating side-by-side, hand-in-hand (in a virtual kind of way) during that time, I really feel like this community has held the space and infused every step of this project with belief and magic. Not a word of this was written from a solitary place. This is every bit the expression of a girl who got to be as brave as she dreamed of only because she was first loved in an extraordinary way by dear souls near and far. The actual nuts-and-bolts work of publishing such a project is grueling and largely outside my areas of strength. But I've been passionate about doing this, finishing this, if only as a way of thanking you for who I've gotten to be in this community. Loved. Known. True.
Thank you.


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Member of Parliament for Central and South Abaco held one of several planned town meetings for his constituency at the Anglican Hall in Marsh Harbour on October 5, 2017 to hear residents' concerns and issues for their community.
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Shoreline Tour
Our popular and well-loved Shoreline Tour departs from Snug Cove and heads either north to Finisterre Island in view of the Coastal Range and the Lions or heads south along the rugged coastline to Apodaca Beach, Bowen's only Marine Park.
Prepare for close encounters with wildlife. We often see Bald Eagles, seals and seabirds, including Scoters, Goldeneye and Buffleheads. The island's plentiful deer wander into view above the beaches and, a few times every season, lucky paddlers find themselves a few hundred metres from a pod of White-sided Dolphins or a couple of Orcas.
This tour is suitable for beginners and families with children. We start with on-land instruction to ensure that you are comfortable and confident before launching your kayak.
Two person min., $82 each, advance reservation required.
Full Moon
The full moon rising over Cypress Mountain is spectacular. On a clear night moonlight shimmers on the water illuminating the surrounding shoreline. These views are best seen from a kayak away from city lights. This special tour is only offered on the two (occasionally three) evenings closest to the full moon.
The time we launch from the dock for this tour varies by moonrise. If you need to catch the ferry to Horseshoe Bay, we guarantee your return in time for the last crossing.
2019 Full Moon tour dates: April 18 & 19, May 17 & 18, June 15, 16 & 17, July 15 & 16, August 14 & 15, September 12, 13 & 14, October 12 & 13.
Two person min., $94 each, advance reservation required.
Sunset Tour
Kayak with us at the most spectacular time of day when the sky is rich with colour and wildlife is most active. We depart from Tunstall Bay on the west side of Bowen (shuttle provided) to witness the sun setting on the water. In late summer, we are sometimes surprised by the sparkle of bioluminescence in the wake of a paddle stroke.
Two person min., $94 each, advance reservation required.
What to Bring
Be prepared for your adventure
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The court record reflects that there were settlement discussions involving the defendants, the plaintiffs, and the objectors. Those talks did not bear fruit.


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An IT Engineer is a person with a full understanding of every avenue of I.T. This is all about knowing both Programming and Networking, as IT engineers help to meet their employer's needs for computer hardware, software and networking tools. They work to develop, test, install, configure and troubleshoot computer hardware and software.
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Hi my lovely PGSA yogis, This is our last Yoga event of the 2015 and we have decided to waive the ticket fees (woo hoo!!).
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Yoga + dinner with Loft Yoga Lounge for ONLY $5!!
(no ticket fees!)
Friday, 6th of November @4:45pm
As we are all aware, postgraduates are embarking on a multi-year journey with its fair shares of ups and downs. Stress can negatively impact postgraduate students' health and in 2015 we bring you a yoga session and dinner as a way to bring you a new experience of how to alleviate stress in a positive fashion. New to yoga? We're here to introduce students to a healthy way to manage their stress levels. A yoga veteren? We're here to provide you this chance to join fellow postgrads for this experience.
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Fellow adoptee friends….
What is it about us adoptees? We tend to dismiss talking about adoption, or even thinking about it deeply…why?
Could it be that we're still unconsciously bound by loyally to our adoptive and/or birth parents? No way do we want to hurt them, right? They are the hands that feed us and the hands that brought us into this world.
We put a bubble of romanticism around adoption and deduce that it has nothing to do with the behavior and relationship problems in life. After all, how could something as good as adoption hurt us and cause us to look at life in a way unique to us?
So, if we desire to improve our quality of life, if we want to have healthy relationships, and if we want to heal from adoption-related trauma and wounds, what must we do?
If we were asked to check which of the following is true of us, what would we check?
- I feel like something is missing.
- I often feel like I don't belong.
- I blow up easily and hurt others.
- I sometimes fantasize about my birth family.
- I am confused about my identity.
- I push myself to be perfect.
- I am terrified of rejection.
- I struggle with self-esteem.
- I get uptight whenever I think about my birth family.
Many of us could check all of the above. We are buried by them emotionally and spiritually. And, why is that?
We think they are all our fault. We think we are losers and that's how losers feel and nothing will ever change that.
Friend….that is an outright lie!
And, it is shame-based to the core. "Something is inherently wrong with me."
The truth is that you and your life are invaluable, priceless, vital, rare and irreplaceable.
You were created by a God who loves you dearly and who in his sovereign wisdom, allowed you to be adopted. It is not a mistake, even though it involves pain, like every other relationship in life.
However, seeing those truths is nearly impossible because of what I call "the adoptee fishbowl." Our fishbowls are filled with all the painful feelings listed above. The water around us is filled with shame.
Actually, there are three layers in our fishbowl.
- Our perspective as an adopted person
- Our perspective as someone who grew up in a dysfunctional family)…and all families are dysfunctional to one degree or another
- Our perspective as an adoptee who has suffered abuse in the adoptive home while growing up
In the last blog post, I referred to this complicated perspective as "the triple bind of adoptees."
The good news is that there is a way to resolve the triple bind, but we must work really hard at it.
Because adoption is a lifelong journey, it will never completely resolve this side of heaven. But we can resolve it to the point of recognizing triggers instead of going under in a major meltdown.
Addictions complicate it further.
We must be willing to let go of the alcohol, pot, meth, and whatever we are choosing to numb the pain. That will happen as we process this.
But first, will you agree with me that adoption traumas are causing the pain in your life relationships and quality of life?
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Cord Cutting and The Future of Television
Industry pundits predicted that, by now, traditional television would have perished. Like the music industry, which has been irrevocably changed by the likes of iTunes and Spotify, television viewers were supposed to have moved to online alternatives – citing high costs, an abundance of low-quality or niche content, and atrocious customer service as the reasons. But this hasn't happened. Why? And what does the future hold for television?
By now, cord-cutting was supposed to have decimated traditional cable and networking television, with viewers choosing instead to spend their time and money on on-demand services such as YouTube, Netflix, and Hulu. But, whilst it's true that the use of on-demand services (particularly SVOD) is increasing amongst all demographics (especially Millennials), only around 1 percent of Americans are cutting the cord each year.
One reason for this is that, though the use of on-demand services is increasing across all demographics, certain demographics are taking longer to embrace them than others.
The older generations, for whom network and cable television have long been a staple part of life, may not yet feel entirely comfortable with on-demand services – indeed, this appears to be reflected in the figures, with Gen Xers (35-49), adults aged 50-64, and adults aged 65 and older still watching a significant amount of television (32 hours a week, 44 hours a week, and 53 hours a week respectively) though dedicating substantially less time than their younger counterparts to on-demand offerings. Since these people make up a significant portion of population, their reluctance to give up traditional television is perhaps the most significant factor in keeping the industry alive.
But this situation can't continue. Americans (many of whom have both cable and one or more SVOD subscriptions) are currently paying more for television services than ever before. Millennials have already proven their willingness to cut the cord; indeed, many already have. So increasing the fees for cable, which has been happening for years, will only burden the industry's most loyal customers – those older generations. This means that, eventually, those expensive 200 plus cable bundles are going to seem far less attractive, especially as these generations get more comfortable with SVOD and VOD offerings.
At the same time, Amazon, YouTube, Hulu, Fox, and NBC Universal are all negotiating to offer live television over the internet by the end of the year or early next year. Their ambition is to offer America's major broadcast networks as well as many popular sports and entertainment channels at a far cheaper price than the traditional cable bundle. With such an offer, even the most technophobic of those older generations will be enticed by the prospect of their favourite shows at around half the price.
So, whilst cord cutting may not have taken off as quickly as pundits originally anticipated, this should not come as consolation for cable providers: as the population ages, and as VOD and SVOD offerings get more and more competitive, the amount of people who chose to cut the cord will only increase. Indeed, it's already starting to happen.


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Since I'm 34 weeks for one more day (today). I thought I'd post a few things, 34 to be exact, I've discovered about pregnancy. I'll probably come across as a bit nutty, so I hope you'll let me know if you can relate to any of these random tidbits.
1. Cory is going to be the cutest dad ever. Okay, I knew this already, but he just reconfirms it for me every day.
2. I'm incredibly superstitious. Now that I'm forced to pass found pennies by instead of pick them up (and there are many pennies out there), I'm worried that bad luck will come my way.
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3. People stare at pregnant women and it makes me uncomfortable. I know I shouldn't, but I feel a bit like a freak show when I'm out and about anymore. I can't go anywhere without encountering stares.
4. Your stomach isn't the only thing to expand. My ribs and hips are also spreading, and I'm sure they're not alone.
5. My daughter (how fun to say that) is just like her mom--she gets hiccups a lot. I'm talkin' 2-3 times a day. Poor thing.
6. Baby bedding is WAY overpriced.
7. Pregnancy = clumsiness. I seriously drop stuff ALL THE TIME! It's all the more aggravating, because picking it back up is next to impossible.
8. Young children are fascinated with pregnant bellies. I've heard many a comment from youngsters. Most have been good ones.
9. There is no better sound in the world than hearing the baby's healthy heartbeat. I go in once a week to be monitored on what's called a non-stress test, and I get to spend 20 minutes listening to that magical, soothing rhythm.
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10. While it has been difficult being off of my narcolepsy medicine, it hasn't been as bad as I worried it would be. I can still function at work, drive my car, get out of bed in the morning...far more than I thought I would be able to do.
11. Compression socks are ugly and uncomfortable, but they sure beat varicose veins.
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12. I adore watching and feeling my tum move. Just knowing there's a small person in there making all that ruckus fascinates me.
13. Deciding on nursery colors is next to impossible. Happy to report that I've finally made that decision. I'll post more on that soon.
14. Being pregnant = serious Slurpee cravings. Love the red ones. Would drink one every day if the doc didn't tell me to take it easy on the sugars.
15. I feel for people who suffer from heartburn. I didn't know what this was all about until recently, and it's no fun.
16. This may sound nutty, but I honestly think my belly is getting bigger by the day.
17. Having folks touch my tum doesn't bother me as much as I thought it would. It's nice to see them excited.
18. Bed rest, as nice and relaxing as it may sound, is not fun.
19. Buying bitty clothing never gets old.
|Just look at this cute onesie that I spotted at H&M yesterday. It has a Slugbug on it!
20. Creating a baby registry is hard work.
21. I have no idea what my orbit is. I guess I'm growing faster than my brain can keep up, which has me running into things a lot. Of course, I've always been clumsy, so this could just be a symptom of that.
22. Etsy orders need to be placed early. I waited too long (surprise surprise) and now have a mini bedding crisis on my hands.
23. Seeing my babe's face on the ultrasound screen is so cool. I can only imagine what it will be like to see it looking back at me when she arrives.
|I just love seeing her cute little lips in this picture. My dad says it looks like she has the "big Hoeppner nose," but what does he know? ;) And big or not, it's perfect to me!
24. Baby loves her daddy's voice. Cory has a deep voice, and I guess babes can hear this frequency better. She sure does react when he's around.
25. I love how happy an expectant baby makes everyone. Not just us as her parents. My friends and family are all as excited as we are. It's awesome.
26. There's guilt associated with the loss of our last baby. Almost like getting too excited about this one is somehow not giving the last one the respect she deserves or something. It's hard to explain, but there's always a little ache in my heart where this is concerned.
27. Car shopping is not fun. I thought it would be, but it just isn't. There are too many to choose from, they all cost big bucks, and the idea of parting with my dear Sally makes me sad.
|We're looking at the VW Tiguan, but we still aren't 100% sure. There's just so much to consider.
28. Speaking of Mustang Sally, getting in and out of a sports car gets more and more difficult with my size increases.
29. Being pregnant and looking uncomfortable as you walk through the mall is like a free pass to escape all of those annoying cart people. You know, the ones who want to "ask you one question" or give you a free sample. I was delighted to find out that they pretty much leave me alone now. I must look pretty miserable, but that's okay!
30. I crave water, but not to drink. Weird, huh? I find a great desire to be in water right now, and I love the smell of the water coming out of the shower.
31. Speaking of smells, I'll be happy when my pregnancy nose goes away. Having a Superman sense of smell is not fun.
32. Scales are not your friend when you're gaining at least a pound a week. Of course, when are they a friend?
34. This is a strange time, but it's a wonderful time, and it's one I'll never forget. Each day brings a new adventure, and, as difficult as some of those may be, I love every minute of it!


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Parallels can be drawn with the telecom network build outs and supply chain of the late 90's early 00's… Some players won big, but many telco start-ups didn't survive or ever turn a profit. However, the wider industries legacy was the high capacity global fibre networks which are the backbone of interconnected world we live in today. The longer term social good outweighed the short term pain for those employees/suppliers directly affected by the bankruptcies.
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Today, Celebrity Chef Cory Vitiello (The Harbord Room, THR & Co., and Flock) is helping kid volunteers cook up a sumptuous Moroccan meal for those in need.
Held at the Christie Ossington Neighbourhood Centre, today's event teams Chef Vitiello with Kids Cook to Care, a Toronto-based community meal program, co-founded by Julie Levin and Jill Lewis.
The inspiring program invites children ages 6-16 to prepare a menu of "fun ethnic dishes" over four hours under the guidance of a top Toronto chef, for those in need. Kids get to learn not just valuable culinary skills such as simple prep techniques and how to use ingredients, but about others and what a difference they can make.
Chef Vitiello says, "My appetite for cooking began at a young age so I'm excited to be able to share my passion with this group while also helping communities in need."
Today's menu is restaurant-worthy: Moroccan Beef & Vegetable Stew with lentils, chickpeas, preserved lemon, olives and saffron couscous, and Pumpkin and Pomegranate Molasses Cheesecake for dessert.
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We all know there are many things worthy of public news announcements that never make it into print and/or broadcast. While the world loves a steamy story of Christians who mock both themselves and Christ with their antics and irrational comments, I've met many, many brothers and sisters as of late who serve Christ that are far more newsworthy, but go unpublished. They are heroes of the world who rarely receive the attaboys they deserve. The conclusion of Hebrews 11, the great chapter on the faith of the heroes, concludes by saying "the world was not worthy of them." Their character, integrity, faith, risk, sacrifice, and devoted service speaks loudly and clearly.
Character traits of newsworthy, but unpublished Christians:
1) They are devoted to change:
Changing the world is a non-negotiable for these servants. I've met many who seek the Kingdom to come on earth as it is in heaven and never give up the vision of a world saturated with Christ and His holiness. They are change-seekers.
2) They risk courageously.
These heroes take incredible risks based on nothing by faith. They believe God has spoken and step into the place of miracle-expectation, before the actual miracle comes. They trust God in the empty spaces and await His power.
3) They are not experts.
Most of these people, if not all, will see incredible accomplishments for the Kingdom, yet say, "we had no idea what we were doing." They move ahead out of the limits of their own understanding to see God do great things.
4) They maintain humility.
All great newsworthy, but unpublished Christians are humble. They quietly move about this earth with no trumpets announcing their entrance. They are powerful and meek. Mighty and unassuming. Extraordinary though ordinary.
5) They work subversively.
These heroes float under the radar. They are wise and gentle, and they get things done. They don't demand that everything be promoted through press releases and grand celebrations. Subversive Christians do more underground good daily than anyone else I know.
6) They grieve the slowness of change.
They cry out, "how long, Lord?" Their hearts walk the delicate balance between joy and sorrow, anticipation and discouragement as they seek to see transformational change come into the world. Their work fits no metric of "return on investment." They just invest and trust God.
7) They pray without ceasing.
They know that apart from Jesus they can do nothing, so they stay constantly connected, knowing that leaving His side disconnects them from everything they need for ministry.
8) They wish for others to "get it."
They secretly wish for others in the world to see what they see, know what they know, envision what they envision, and care for what they care for. They wish that people who didn't believe in God could understand, somehow, that life in Christ isn't the comic-strip image that gets published for the public to mock.
9) They seek not personal fame, but only for the cause of Christ to advance.
They simply want Jesus to be honored for the majestic, holy, glorious, sovereign, Almighty King He truly is. When these dear servants see the name of Jesus slandered, they cry inside.
10) They never stop.
They refuse to stop no matter what. Nothing seems to tire them, though they are often very tired. They keep going. Why? Because they are compelled.
There is much, much more that could be said. They are the driving, powerful force of the Kingdom of God. They have left all to serve Christ. These leaders and servants of Christ in the world cause more positive change and effects than anyone will ever know. People who do not believe in God benefit from their sacrifice and goodness all day, every day, yet do not know the gift they receive in those people from the hand of God they do not acknowledge.
Are you a newsworthy, yet unpublished Christian? If so, may the Lord bless you abundantly for your sacrificial, loving service to Him. If not, ... why not?
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After decades of debate and deliberations, bridge officials on Friday gave their blessing to a $76 million "safety net" which will act as a suicide barrier to prevent individuals from jumping to their deaths off of San Francisco's Golden Gate Bridge.
The Golden Gate Bridge Highway and Transportation District board of directors voted unanimously in favor of funding the $76 million barrier, which is slated for full installment by 2018. Bidding on the job is expected to begin next year, reports the Sacramento Bee.
Arguments have been presented on both sides by proponents for the construction of the net and those who oppose it. "I think if a person's going to choose to commit suicide, then they're going to find a way to commit suicide, and you're not going to be able to stop them," visitor Scott Stewart told local Fox News affiliate in San Francisco KTVU. "And so spending that amount of money in that way is basically, in my opinion, a waste of money," Stewart noted.
Kevin Hines, 32, who miraculously survived his botched suicide attempt in 2000 when he tried to jump off the bridge, said he had felt "instant regret" upon jumping and that the barrier will act as an important suicide deterrent. "Not one more soul, not one more soul will be lost to that bridge," said Hines, according to the Bee.
The $76 million expenditure will go towards the construction of a stainless steel wire net extending 20 feet out and 20 feet below the bridge's span. Funding for the suicide barrier will reportedly come from four different sources, according to the Associated Press: $27 million from the federal Surface Transportation Program, $22 million from the federal Local Highway Bridge program, $20 million from the bridge's own fund, which is essentially revenue from tolls, and $7 million from state money which has been earmarked in the California Mental Health Service Act.
Officials said that, since the San Francisco Bridge opened in 1937, more than 1,400 people have plunged to their deaths, including a record 46 suicides last year, the Bee notes.


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Ep 43 Dr. Eric Meininger
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My guest this episode is Dr. Eric Meininger specializes in adolescent health with special emphasis on transgender adolescents and LGBT homeless youth. After the interview stick around for "American Punk", a track from the recently released "Burning Rubber" the newest EP from The Homobiles.
Dr. Eric Meininger specializes in adolescent health with special emphasis on transgender adolescents and LGBT homeless youth. I first met Dr. Meininger about 6 years ago in a professional setting, but we don't mention anything about in this episode because we are both cognizant of patient privacy and the ethics surrounding keeping patient information private.
Dr. Meininger is a wonderful person, a wonderful doctor, and gasp shock & horror, the lead usher at All God's Children Metropolitan Community Church. Yes Dr. Meininger is yet another christian appearing on an atheist podcast…but that's because to me the god question is much less important than how we treat each other, how we respect, care, and treat our fellow humans…and Dr. Meininger respects, cares, and treats his patients and the people in his life wonderfully. Too often in the trans community we are faced with gatekeepers who are trying to keep us out. Dr. Meininger definitely manages a gate, but from this interview, and the years I've personally known him, his role at that gate is to help the trans community get through the gate and onto their true authentic selves. We need more allies like Dr. Eric Meininger in healthcare.
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Peanut Butter Bars with Caramel
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- 2 c of chocolate chips
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A treat for you this week as we are going to take a proper look around the home that was featured on last week's Grand Designs. Those of you that watch the programme may relish a closer look and the rest of you will, I think, enjoy seeing it for the first time.
It belongs to former fashion journalist turned interior designer, Beth Dadswell and is one of those rare homes that made me properly jealous. Beth and her husband Andrew Wilbourne bought the derelict dairy in south London and were determined to keep as much as possible of the original – a move of which I heartily approve.
When their architect Takero Shimazaki came to look round for the first time, he totally understood their vision and just said: "OK we're keeping everything." And they tried, they really did; repurposing old gutters into garden lighting and keeping original switches as well as exposing the original beams and bricks where possible.
So often on programmes like this, and in life it must be said, people fall in love with a run-down building and then proceed to rip the guts out of it turning it into the home they want. And I've lost count of the number of homes I've seen on Grand Designs where an amazing building has been ruined by cheap furniture and a complete lack of interior vision.
I'm sure there isn't always much money left over for the fixtures and fittings when you've built a whole new house, but very rarely do the owners seems to bring anything of their past lives with them. This is something I constantly preach – your home must tell your story and you must bring things from your old house to the new. Your Granny's armchair, someone else's Granny's armchair if you like, but pieces with character and history that you will incorporate into your own story.
In this case, the building had its own story to tell and was allowed to do that while Beth and Andrew brought their own history to blend with that of the building and it has so much more beauty and character for that.
The ceiling joists were left exposed with their pretty cross beams and outside the exposed brick walls were left alone. Inside, because I know you are going to ask me, the plaster walls were left in their original colour and simply sealed with decorator's varnish.
A simple kitchen was created from cheap tongue and groove while the money was spent (I'm guessing) on brass taps black handles and zelige tiles to create something that looks so much more bespoke and expensive that it was. This is another key thing to remember when it comes to interior design – spend money on the touch points and the details as these are the bits you interact with and will remember.
Beth has been renovating and redesigning properties for the last ten years and has developed her own style mixing modern and vintage, and inexpensive with unusual using a soft palette of colours that compliment the style of the rooms she is working on. The overall look is both calm and characterful and very much echoes my own ethos – see the kitchen below with its black accent, touches of natural wood and mix of old and new.
But she's not averse to a dark wall either, as this sitting room below shows and is that a turmeric sofa in the bay window? I noticed last week, by the way, that Grazia devoted a double page spread to its colour of the season – saffron. So call it what you will – and Beth says it's mustard – it doesn't if you're wearing it, sitting on it or, erm, eating it – there's no escaping it these year.
Another dark wall in this project and a more luxe feel with the marble island showing that Beth is capable of more than one look – and a glance round her extensive portfolio will show you that.
"After 18 years in fashion journalism and several quietly buying and renovating properties with the help of a builder friend I decided to leave fashion (and its endless travelling) following the birth of my son, now 11.
"I always encourage clients to celebrate and restore any period features, to avoid too many shiny/new finishes and to have plenty of older pieces in the mix. This makes a room feel cosy and lived in rather than show home," she says.
"Inevitably I have worked on lots of Victorian and Edwardian properties – restoring them to their former glory – but having completed The Old Dairy I am hoping there may be some more industrial projects on the horizon."
It was a brave decision to call her business Imperfect Interiors but for Beth it sums up her ethos perfectly. Her interiors are not imperfect but are, in fact, perfect because they celebrate their imperfections and incorporate them into the overall design bringing the kind of character and personality that you can't create with dead straight walls and square rooms.
I hope you have enjoyed today's stroll through 10 Beautiful Rooms, personally I'm wondering why I spent so long trying (and failing) to find the perfect millennial pink when I should have just gone back to the plaster and left it natural which would have been so much better. I love Beth's house and if you want to see more of her work then visit her site. You may even want to hire her for your own project….
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Individual coaching can help you to meet the big goals that you have set for success in your career and personal life. It only works, however, when you take the time to develop a solid relationship with your coach.
As your coach, it is my objective to motivate you and hold you accountable for achieving your goals. From an outside standpoint, a success coach may be able to see areas of concern that you are not able to recognize. In that sense, the process raises your awareness of a different way to handle your personal and professional development.
Coaching is an ongoing relationship that facilitates the process of personal and professional development between the me, the Coach and you, the Client. Every coaching relationship is unique, as such, we agree to design the relationship together.
The purpose of this relationship is to develop a solutions‐focused approach with actionable steps to achieve your goals; to get results you have not been able to get alone. These personally identified goals may address specific personal projects and life balance, as well as job performance, preparation, and
Throughout the relationship, we will engage in direct and personal conversations, building a highly personalized approach tailored to you and your situation. Coaching utilizes personal strategic planning, values clarification, brainstorming, motivated coaching, other consulting techniques and appropriate processes. You should understand that success requires a collaborative, cocreative approach where I help facilitate change. It is your responsibility to enact or bring about the change.
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"The language of birds is very ancient, and like other ancient modes of speech, very elliptical; little is said, but much is meant and understood." -- Gilbert White, qtd. by Susan Howe, The Quarry
"aeolian harps" is the second in the mahicantuck series.
The mockingbird is a master sampler, offering a seemingly endless mashup of birdsong. Not all of his quotes are identifiable; some speculate parts of his repertoire have been carried down from extinct songbirds. The recording that accompanies the video in this installation should fill the room.
Aside from the video, the walls of this room will be bare. The small black and white 120 shots might dangle in the corners, hung from the ceiling with twine. The rest of the photographic record--images of nets, crab cages, sieves, screens, colanders, slotted spoons, cootie catchers, and a "hammock harp"--will be scattered on the floor under panels of frosted glass. Visitors will have to walk across this "ice" before entering the third and final room.
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had plans for tonight: skating, dinner, and movie. none of it happened. my mom was in a mini accident. she is fine, but when anything bad happens to anyone, i don't feel right to go have fun when they are in a predicament themselves.
on the upside, my friend went to hk over the winter break and she brought back a fob backpack for me. i'll be a complete poser and wear like they do, fully extend the straps so the pack reaches my ass. she also brought me some jap fashion magazines, cancam and nonno. i love jap fashion magazines, even though i thought i had read it thoroughly, i reread it and catch something i had missed before. yeh!
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The Globalization of Authoritarianism
Around the world, democracy is in crisis and authoritarianism is on the rise. As distinct as the individual contexts are, the impacts of this global rightward drift are quite similar: human rights are restricted, liberal achievements undermined, and crises responded to with authoritarian methods. Progressive forces face the challenge of developing left-wing counter-strategies to this globalization of authoritarianism.


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We walk along side each other, your hand in mine. Looking up from the ground I meet your eyes and smile back at you. It is so peaceful and quiet out here. Being near you fills me up, my cares vanish and nothing else exists. Approaching the lake, there are sounds of frogs croaking, and the crickets chirping. The sun has begun to set. Getting chilled, you spread a blanket on the ground and wrap another around us. Without speaking a word, you lean in to kiss me, keeping your eyes locked with mine. I close my eyes aching for my time with you not to end. I know you will have to go soon and my heart will ache until we see one another once more. I can feel your hands tracing my curves, I feel myself melt into you as if we are one.
On another level, we drift above our bodies, becoming entwined in one another's spirit. Swirling and spinning, dancing to the sound of our own music. Beautiful shapes and forms expose themselves as we interlace. The wind joins; pushing us into each other, raising us high in the air and sucking us back down again. Screaming and whistling through the pleasure. Seeping back into our earthly forms, we lay catching our breath, smiling contently at one another. I lean in for another kiss, feeling you disappear from my grasp as I once again awake.


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DAY 103: Roadside camp E of Tarago to Marulan
73 km @ 14.9 km/hr
Weds 16th January 2008
Distance to date 6471 km (4044 miles)
Very warm, cloudy, NW breeze 15-20 km/hr
NB/ last 4 pics on yesterdays page refer to today!
Good peaceful night with little traffic passing. Got away by 8 and only 1km later entered Tarago, and as I arrived another touring cyclist was coming the other way having camped on the village oval (cricket / sports ground last night - only 5 minutes from me - shame! Peter, from Lithgow NSW and I chatted for a while and he told me of some nice places to visit further north. He is riding from home to Canberra and knows the area very well, pity we didn't, meet last night. Peter was yet another person whom I discussed WarmShowers.org and Couchsurfing.com with - he and many other people have never heard of the organisations, so I'm doing my bit for travelling and sociability!
I stopped at the general store for a bacon and egg roll and iced coffee, and had a look at the groceries, but just couldn't bring myself to pay exactly double for food compared to IGA or the other supermarkets - I can't see the justification for the big mark-up as this particular shop seemed to be doing a roaring trade anyhow without having to overcharge so much. Rant over.
It took me a while to find the toilets as someone had turned the sign around to point the wrong way, but when i did I topped up water bottles then headed out east on the Bungonia road - the sky was overcast and it was hot and humid with forecast of thunderstorms for today and the next few days. This is a very quiet road with only a few vehicles an hour. It winds and dips through mostly sheep and cattle country and is reasonably nice if a little boring after a while. I somehow took a wrong turn and finished up on the gravel road north to Bronte Hall, so i had 12 km of rough riding for my lack of concentration! The tarmac returned with the Windellama road (no services here) and then left onto the Bungonia road that I lost earlier. After a few km is Johnno's Corner General Store, where I downed a litre of non-FUIC iced coffee (but quite nice anyhow), then 4km more of gravel road (currently being metalled) then tarmac all the way to the Hume Highway 4km from Marulan. Some 8km from this junction i has a puncture - the first since Albany - and of course it was the rear so I had to strip everything off the bike to get at it, only after I searched around for somewhere to stand the bike up, which wasn't easy. Thunder was clapping all around me and I expected to be deluged any second, but it held off. I changed the tube without fuss and got on my way, and rolled into Marulan under a black sky with spits and spots plopping on and around me.
There was no caravan Park here, but an old guy told me to camp on the village green / playground, but check with the postmistress, which I did, and she said it wasn't allowed. However I noted they had internet at the PO so I got online and uploaded yesterday's notes and pics. I actually uploaded todays pics too but on yeterdays page doh! I'll leave as is because it's not simple to move pics on this Blogger website.
It was nearly 5 when I came out of the PO and it was very black-looking, and also the rear tyre was going down again, so I decided to stay at the local pub, the only accomodation in town. It was OK for $40 (£16) and I would get a bar meal too which was a bonus. I had a pleasant dinner with seafood and chips / salad and Rock road cake for afters, washed down with a bottle of Lindemans Cab Sav on sale at only $7.50. Afterwards I phoned my solicitor about the purchase of some land in Caithness on which to build a house on my eventual return.
I seem to be well placed to get to Brisbane by the middle of February, so I can afford to take a few side trips - one idea is to cycle around the Blue Mountains W of Sydney for a few days, but I'll reassess the situation over the next week.


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Post-Engagement Plans: Kim Kardashian & Kris Humphries To Appear At Star-Studded Party Tomorrow!
Newly-engaged Kim Kardashian and Kris Humphries—and her whooper of a ring–are slated to make their first public appearance Friday night at a star-studded party in Monaco, and HollywoodLife.com has the dish on the extravagant party!
At the event, Kim and Kris will have the chance to rub shoulders with another engaged couple, also expected to have an extravagant, pricey wedding: Prince Albert of Moncaco and his fiance Whittstock Charlene, who are slated to marry in a civil ceremony July 1 (a religious ceremony will be the following day), are hosting the bash. Kim can certainly get some tips from Charlene!
Taking place at Le Meridien Beach Plaza Hotel, the charity gala — called Amber Lounge Fashion — is where F1 race car drivers model fashions on the catwalk. This year, Matthew Williamson is the headlining designer.
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The purpose of oxygen therapy for the treatment of carbon monoxide poisoning is to reduce the amount of carbon monoxide in the blood and restore the oxygen level to normal as quickly as possible.
For hyperbaric oxygen therapy, the affected person lies down on a stretcher that slides into an acrylic tube about 2 m (7 ft) long and 64 cm (25 in.) across. The pressure inside the tube is raised, and 100% oxygen is delivered under high pressure. Each treatment session lasts about 90 minutes. After treatment, the chamber is depressurized slowly while the person rests inside.
What To Expect After Treatment
A person typically recovers from carbon monoxide poisoning within a few days. But it is important to remember that long-term effects may occur days or weeks after carbon monoxide poisoning.
Why It Is Done
Hyperbaric oxygen therapy can be used to quickly reduce both the carbon monoxide level in the blood and the symptoms of carbon monoxide poisoning. The use of hyperbaric oxygen therapy is evaluated on a case-by-case basis. Things to consider include:
- The amount of carbon monoxide in the blood.
- How bad the symptoms are, such as whether a person has lost consciousness or appears confused.
- The distance to the nearest hyperbaric chamber.
- The person's age, the presence of heart or brain disease, and overall health. Infants, small children, older adults, or people with health problems are more easily affected by high amounts of carbon monoxide in the blood, and their symptoms usually are more severe.
- Pregnancy and whether the pregnant woman has had a significant exposure to carbon monoxide.
Treatments may be repeated depending on how well the first treatment works.
How Well It Works
It is not clear if hyperbaric oxygen treatments work better than oxygen therapy at normal pressure to reduce the risk of cognitive problems, such as lasting damage to memory, attention, and concentration.footnote 1, footnote 2
In pregnant women who have been exposed to carbon monoxide, hyperbaric oxygen therapy reduces the time needed to lower carbon monoxide levels in fetal blood, which increases the chances for a healthy baby. The fetus has a higher risk for carbon monoxide poisoning, because it takes longer for carbon monoxide to be eliminated from fetal blood than from the mother's blood.footnote 3
Risks of hyperbaric oxygen therapy may include ear pain, rupture of the eardrum, sinus discomfort, a bloody nose, and in very rare cases, seizure or problems from too much oxygen.
What To Think About
Hyperbaric oxygen therapy chambers are located only at specialty medical centres or major hospitals.
Hyperbaric oxygen chambers also are used to treat people who have decompression sickness from scuba diving.
- Weaver LK, et al. (2002). Hyperbaric oxygen for acute carbon monoxide poisoning. New England Journal of Medicine, 347(14): 1057–1067.
- Buckley NA, et al. (2011). Hyperbaric oxygen for carbon monoxide poisoning. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews (4).
- Kao LW, Nanagas KA (2005). Carbon monoxide poisoning. Medical Clinics of North America, 89(6): 1161–1194.
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Living A Balanced Life
What is life balance? Is balance a state where outer circumstances are settled and in harmony or is balance an internal state? Or is it both...?
What does it mean to you? Balance is defined as "a condition in which different elements are equal or in the correct proportions". This invites us to look at the "larger picture" or whole system, and think holistically about the different interests and life pieces we consider important.
When new elements come into our life, it usually takes a while to regain balance or to put systems in place that will help us juggle the various elements. It might be a challenge for many of us to know what to make a priority and how to navigate around the things that are non-essential.
Life Balance is about
- Prioritizing
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- Holistic Thinking
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- We have many areas of attention and intention we focus on daily.
- Many times unexpected situations or things have to be clarified.
- Unconscious habits play a role in how we choose to divide our time.
- Our inner critic has a major part in how much we value a certain life segment.
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- Education
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Frequently we excel at a certain area in our life at the cost of another, and at some point, we notice that there is an imbalance. There may be unhappiness, or the feeling that to much emphasis is placed on a certain life segment, and simply put we will begin to notice that instead of just "zooming in", it is important for us to learn to "zoom out" and look at the greater picture.
When developing life balance, it is important to know that the more you begin making conscious choices, the less you are going to be on "automatic", and this will help create new attention fields.
How can you develop life balance?
- Assess your current life in honesty and clarity
- Start asking questions inward and give space to newness
- Allow a perspective that can embrace multiple life areas
- Give yourself time to plan out strategies for balance
- Prioritize and let go of non-essentials
- Develop accountability tools
- Explore what you habitually focus on
- Create a system to keep track of your focus areas
Each time you focus on a specific life area, you can explore how you feel about this particular area. Simple goals, broken into small detailed steps will help you stay focused. Additionally, consider learning about your own patterns, and life style vision you have.
Life Balance is in many ways, a recognition of how you work best, and what is necessary for you to thrive and be happy. That will have both personal and universal elements: certain human needs are a necessary part of our life balance, as well as personal individual expression and joy, and these give rise to a very unique life form.


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First visit to Simon & Schuster in NYC
A continuation of my series of posts about how I'M BORED was created. To catch up, see the post archive. Or you can go back to the Main I'M BORED Homepage.
In late 2010, I posted on my Facebook Wall that I was going the SCBWI conference in NYC:
When he saw this, Justin Chanda e-mailed me to ask if I'd be interested in visiting the Simon & Schuster offices while I was NYC.
I remember reading his e-mail twice to make sure I hadn't misread. Holy cow. (!!)
Of course I said yes.
On the day of the meeting, I arrived about an hour early because I was paranoid about getting lost.
I know you experienced published types are used to the idea of visiting your publisher, but it was such a thrill for me. I remember staring up at the main entrance sign in gawking awe. I WAS STANDING IN FRONT OF THE SIMON & SCHUSTER BUILDING IN NEW YORK CITY!!! THIS WAS MY PUBLISHER.
Did some sightseeing until it was time to go in, then went to the first-floor security desk and asked them to let Justin know I was there.
As the security guy dialed Justin's number, he said, "You know, your name sounds familiar."
Me: "Really?"
Guard: "Yeah, I think I saw it on a sign up on the 4th floor, where you're going."
Me: "A SIGN??"
I figured he must be misremembering but sure enough, here's what was on the lobby bulletin board when I stepped out of the elevator on the fourth floor:
Is that COOL OR WHAT?!???
And check out part of the front lobby:
Dani Young, Justin's editorial assistant, greeted me and led me through the corridors to Justin's office. This is Dani in her office (I took this photo later in the year):
Justin's office wasn't quite what I expected. I knew he was the publisher of three imprints at S&S, so I guess I assumed he'd be in some huge posh office with big windows and designer furniture. Instead, his office seemed to be the same size as most of the other offices…and it was crammed full of children's books. Very colourful and fun and comfortable-looking. :-)
After chatting a bit, Justin took me around to meet Laurent Linn, who would be my Art Director on the project.
Laurent used to work on Sesame Street; check out what was on his office door:
AND he had a Sesame Street photo signed by the staff!
They took me to a restaurant (I don't remember which one, sorry) close to the office. I remember being really nervous at first, but the food was really good and the conversation was lots of fun, so I started to relax a bit.
After lunch, we then headed back to S&S. Justin gave me a tour of different parts of S&S, and I got to see The Room Where All The Big Deals Are Made, with a long board room table lined with chairs. I saw framed photos of Richard L. Simon and M. Lincoln ("Max") Schuster, and also a hallway of framed portraits showing some of their best-known talent.
Above: M. Lincoln (Max) Schuster & Richard L. (Dick) Simon, who founded the company in 1924.
Then we headed back Justin's office to hook up with Laurent and talk about the sketches I had sent. We sat at a little table in Justin's office and went through the printouts of my sketches. I confess that it was an effort for me to concentrate at first. I kept thinking, "OH MY GOD I'M HAVING A MEETING AT SIMON & SCHUSTER AND THEY'RE TALKING ABOUT *MY* ILLUSTRATIONS FOR A *BOOK*" but I forced down the squee in a tiny corner of my brain so I could focus. There would be time enough to let loose the squee after I went back home.
And then things got even more fun. Because WOW, that meeting was amazing. It was the first time Justin and Laurent had had a chance to discuss my sketches with each other, and I learned SO MUCH from listening to their comments as they flipped through the pages.
But not only that -- they made me a part of the process. Again, you experienced types already know how things work. As a total newbie to illustrating picture books, however, I hadn't expected to be so involved in decision-making process from the beginning. Both Justin and Laurent kept asking me for my feedback during the discussion, asking me what I thought of this and that, making sure I was okay with the changes we were discussing.
Also, Laurent and Justin are pretty funny guys, and the banter back and forth could be highly entertaining. I never expected to laughing so hard at my first meeting at S&S!
I'll be talking more about progression of changes in my sketches in future posts, along with giving examples of how the images changed from start to the final version.
For now, though, I have to just say this:
That first meeting was incredibly productive and so SOOOOO fun.
Above: high tech tools at our meeting in Justin's office.