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A Fire Truck Named RED
by Randall De Séve; Illustrated by Bob Staake
Farrar, Straus and Giroux (May 3, 2016)
Fiction * Family * Special Toys
Audience: Ages 5 to 7
Indiebound | WorldCat
About the book:
A young boy has his heart set on a brand-new toy fire truck, so he is disappointed when he gets his grandfather's rusty old fire truck, Red, instead. But working together, the boy and his grandfather patch Red right up whileGrandpa tells his grandson all about the adventures he had with Red when he was a boy.
Thank you Randall De Séve for stopping by Kid Lit Frenzy to celebrate the release of A Fire Truck Named RED with a special guest post.
The Birth of a Story: A FIRE TRUCK NAMED RED
I love an assignment, a concrete goal, the focus that comes with subject and time parameters. The focus that often eludes me because, really, as a picture book author, I can write about anything, any time.
So you can imagine how thrilled I was to receive the following email from my agent, Steven Malk, in September of 2012:
I mentioned to [Joy Peskin, editorial director of Farrar Straus Giroux Books for Young Readers] that I wanted to send her something by you and she commented on how much her son loves TOY BOAT. She wondered if you'd ever consider doing something similar but about a favorite train or car… I think it's a really interesting idea and one worth pursuing. Let me know if you agree. I think she's very keen on it.
I agreed!
And then began the brainstorming process (aka obsessing). Here's a sample of what the next few weeks looked like for me:
*Make breakfast for kids and have half-there conversations (while thinking of vehicles)
*Take kids to school ("Look at that police car!")
*Work time: Vehicles, vehicles, vehicles…
*Help with homework (while thinking of vehicles)
*Eat family dinner ("What's cooler, a train or a car?")
*Read goodnight story to younger daughter ("Is that a siren I hear?")
*Snuggle with husband ("What do you think of dumptrucks?")
Until one day my (exasperated) older daughter said, "Why don't you write a book about a fire truck named Red."
Now with a great title in mind, and a character worth exploring, I could do just that. Since 9/11, I had wanted to write a firefighting story but found the subject too heavy for children and too sacred to lighten up. (I should say that I live near a firehouse that lost many men that day.) But here it was, 11 years later; I could fictionalize firefighting now.
There are many, many picture books about fire trucks. I knew that if I wanted mine to stand out, it had to be about something more. A toy fire truck, yes, but more than that. Something personal.
Lately, I've been thinking a lot about my dad. He's an old man—which I find difficult to say because we are very close; and in many ways, he's quite youthful. He laughs easily; he takes long, vigorous walks (10 miles anybody?); and he thoroughly enjoys life in the moment. But sadly, he doesn't remember these moments even shortly after they happen. So he can't recount them the way he used to. Instead, he tells stories from the past. These he especially loves to share with my children.
A story-telling Papa and a toy fire truck…
Ok, what if the toy fire truck in my story was a grandfather's old truck? And what if he gave it as a birthday present to his grandchild, who really wanted a new truck instead? What if this gift came with a promise to fix up the old truck "better than new"? For a child, can an old toy ever be better than new? What if that old toy and grandfather came with some very exciting stories? Could a young child learn to appreciate the old…?
Voilà! A FIRE TRUCK NAMED RED.
About the author: Randall de Seve is the New York Times bestselling author of Toy Boat, The Duchess of Whimsy, and Mathilda and the Orange Balloon. Her newest book, A Fire Truck Named Red, illustrated by Bob Staake, is on sale now. he lives in Brooklyn, NY, with her husband, two daughters and a very wicked dog named Henry Biscuit. Learn more about her at randalldeseve.com.
Enter to win a copy of A Fire Truck Named RED by completing the rafflecopter below. Winner must be 13 years old or older and have a US mailing address.


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Club West Masters Meet returns to Santa Barbara on Oct. 22
Jim Hanley writes: "I just heard the good news that our meet, the California State Senior Games Championship, is confirmed for June 2, 2018, at Caltech. … On another subject, attached is a flier for the Club West Masters meet scheduled for Sunday, October 22, 2017. …. Note that there is a late fee for day of race signups. In many cases, and I can't speak for the Santa Barbara people, you can have this waived if you contact meet management in advance and let them know that you are coming. … Even better is to register online at DIRECTATHLETICS.COM." The meet was one of my favorites in the early aughts, where I met M100 thrower John Whittemore. Here is meet information.
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Jeff Davison - October 18, 2017
Club West meet: highly recommended
Last year and this year …
Age 60 plus has the standing long jump.
2018 watch list:
June 2, 2018 shuttle hurdle relay and other relays in Bermingham, Alabama.
Complete meet that has all the running and field events.
christel donley - October 18, 2017
Is the runner in lane 3 Fei Mei Chou!
Thinking about her so often!
christel donley - October 18, 2017
Make that lane 2….
Jeff Davison - October 30, 2017

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Looking for any information on an Ackerman family in North Dakota. Not sure of the father's name. mother's name was Elizabeth.
there were 6 children-Magdalena( Margaret), Gust, Andrew, Hilda,Katherine and Annie.
They immigrated from the German/Russian border. Elizabeth's death certificate says she was b. in Russia. Elizabeth is buried in Spokane, Washington. She had lived here 19 years, so I am assuming that is when her husband died.He is reported to have come into this country illegally from Canada.
All but Magdalena were born in ND. She supposedly was b. in the " old " country.
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You might have read last week's post about Cefn Park near Wrexham (Latitude 53.045083; Longitude -2.9931521) https://medievalparksgardensanddesignedlandscapes.wordpress.com/2013/08/26/patterns-in-the-palimpsest/ and how I identified that it dates back to at least the turn of the thirteenth century.
However, I made a mistake in attributing its ownership, and I'll explain how and why this week.
After completing my blog post, I sat back and thought I might carry on developing a theme within my the introductory chapter of my PhD. So, I went to the kitchen to make a cup of tea. In the hallway between the Living Room and the Kitchen I have hanging up two old maps.
One is an original John Speed map of Denbighshire and Flintshire, left to me by my Paternal Grandfather, and the other is a hand-tinted Robert Morden map of Denbighshire, which came from the estate of my Maternal Grandfather. I look at them often, sometimes from inspiration and sometimes for motivation.
So, whilst the kettle boiled, I stood looking at the maps…and ever so slowly one of the many pennies which have dropped and I'm sure will continue to drop during this research, dropped.
How could the park have been disparked and then re-parked on the same boundaries? It was intact on the early 17th century maps, and so few of the parks I've been studying are actually recorded on the maps? With tea made, I went back through the sources.
As I wrote last week, the Extant of Bromfield and Yale was taken in 1315 for the new English Lord describing who owed what service to the him after he had replaced the Welsh Prince following the Edwardian Conquest of 1282-1283. One-fifth of Abenbury, within which Cefn Park is situated, is recorded as being held by the Queen (the wife of King Edward II). So, I tweeted Kathryn Warner, all round Edward II expert to ask her advice.
One of the other parks in my study area, that at Eyton, which I wrote about in https://medievalparksgardensanddesignedlandscapes.wordpress.com/2013/05/19/making-the-familiar-unfamiliar/ was given, in part, to Eleanor of Castile by her husband, King Edward I. Could the one-fifth of Abenbury mentioned actually be Cefn Park, and have been given to the Queen by her husband. It would explain why the new English Lord John de Warenne had to create two new parks at Holt and Glyn if he didn't have access to Cefn Park.
Whilst I waited for Kathryn's reply, I set to measuring. Cefn Park measures roughly 200 acres, and the area of Abenbury is 1,000 acres, so this calculation appears to correlate with the available evidence.
Kathryn got back to me, and said although she hadn't come across this park specifically, the grants of land to Eleanor, wife of King Edward II were scattered through several different sources and because of the mangling of Welsh words, it might take someone who spoke Welsh to spot it when it was found.
This then appears to be how the park survived the fourteenth century, as a Royal possession, before being granted to a favoured family in the following century. That this could happen elsewhere can be found in a document of 1318 for the park at Brynkir, one of the parks I found last year and which has recently been the news here – http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-north-west-wales-23882385
The manor of 'Dolpenmayn' (in which the Park of Brynkir is situated) was one of those given by King Edward II to his son and daughter 'for their sustenance'. The relevant blog post by Kathryn Warner is here: http://edwardthesecond.blogspot.co.uk/2008/11/edward-iis-daughters-eleanor-and-joan.html
I'm pleased that I was able to work out how these Parks all relate to each other, and also how historians and archaeologists can work together to answer questions about the medieval world.


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Doodle Tuesday: Ahoy, Merman!
Brian Ness
Mermaids, Sailors, Mustaches
These are all good things. And they were the start of this week's Doodle Tuesday drawing!
I'm thinking of using a design like this for some plates int he future. What do you think?
Here are a couple other great Merman items that I found on etsy:
Let's Be Mermans Tee by Jones4Blush
Happy Tuesday!
#doodletuesday is an initiative created by the You Will Rise Project. The mission of the You Will Rise Project is to provide a multimedia showcase for people of all ages who have been bullied to share their stories through the arts. For more information, visit YouWillRiseProject.blogspot.com and doodle every week!


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ECON 304 – Summer 2016 (Session I)
ECON 304 – Summer 2016 (Session I)
Homework 4
DUE: June 23rd (THURSDAY), 2016
From the Syllabus:
1. Homework must be turned in on the day it is due. Late homework will NOT be
2. You may work with your friends / classmates. However, you MUST put names of other
group members on your homework. You also MUST write up your own answers.
3. TYPE your work. Long equations and graphs may be hand-written.
4. BUY A STAPLER! (10% deduction from your homework grade if you do not staple
your homework)
5. Carefully explain your work! This means you MUST SHOW YOUR WORK FOR
6. Write your name! (Homework will not be graded if you do not put your name on your
Course: ECON 304 (Summer I, 2016)
Group members (if any):
Question 1
Suppose that the price level is fixed in the short run so that the economy does NOT reach
general equilibrium immediately after a change in the economy. For each of the following
changes, what are the short-run effects on the real interest rate and output? Assume that,
when the economy is in disequilibrium, only the labor market is out of equilibrium; assume
also that for a short period firms are willing to produce enough output to meet the aggregate
demand for output.
(a) A decrease in the expected rate of inflation. (Draw the FE-IS-LM diagram to explain
and answer the question.)
(b) An increase in consumer optimism that increases desired consumption at each level of
income and the real interest rate.
(c) A temporary increase in government purchases.
Question 2
An economy is described as follows:
Desired consumption:
Cd = 600 + 0.5(Y − T) − 50r
Desired investment:
Id = 450 − 50r
Real money demand:
L = 0.5Y − 100i
Full-employment output: Y ¯ = 2210
Expected inflation: πe = 0.05
In this economy the government always has a balanced budget, so T = G, where T is
total taxes collected.
(a) Suppose that M = 4320 and G = 150. Use the classical IS-LM model to find the
equilibrium values of output, the real interest rate, the price level, consumption, and
investment. (Hint: In the classical model, output always equals to what?)
(b) The money supply rises to 4752. Repeat part (a). Is money neutral?
(c) With the money supply back at 4320, government purchases and taxes rise to 190.
Repeat part (a). Assume for simplicity that Y ¯ is fixed (unaffected by G). Is fiscal
policy neutral in this case? Explain.
Question 3
The discovery of a new technology increases the expected future marginal product of
(a) Use the classical IS-LM model to determine the effect of the increase in the expected future MPK on the real interest rate, employment, real wages, consumption, investment,
and the price level. Assume that expected future real wages and future incomes are
unaffected by the new technology. Assume also that current productivity is unaffected.
(b) Find the effects of the increase in the expected future MPK on current output and
prices from the AD-AS diagram based on the misperceptions theory. What accounts
for the difference with part (a)?
Quesiton 4
An economy has the following AD and AS curves.
AD curve:
AS curve:
Y = Y ¯ + 10(P − P e)
Here, Y ¯ = 500 and M = 400.
(a) Suppose that P e = 60. What are the equilibrium values of the price level P, and
output Y ?
(b) An unanticipated increase raises the money supply to M = 700. Because the increase
is unanticipated, P e remains at 60. What are the equilibrium values of the price level
P and output Y ?
(c) The FED announces that the money supply will be increased to M = 700, which the
public believes. Now what are the equilibrium values of the price level P , the expected
price level P e, and output Y ?


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To rent a car in the Dominican Republic you need a valid U.S. (or other international) driver's license, plus a credit card with sufficient funds to cover the deposit. Drivers have to be at least 25 years old to rent a car from most companies.
Research rates and availability online or by calling rental companies in advance, and aim to make a booking at least a week before your vacation. You can also arrange a rental in person upon arrival in the D.R., but will likely pay higher rates and might not be guaranteed your desired vehicle, especially during the high season. Hotel concierges and front desk staff can usually assist with last-minute rental arrangements.
Before traveling to the D.R., call your car insurance company to find out the details of your coverage for rental cars. Some credit card providers also cover car rental insurance, so find this out as well. If your coverage is not sufficient, discuss options with the rental company and purchase an appropriate policy. When you pick up your rental car, request a paper copy of the agreement to keep in the car, and ask what the proper procedure is in the case of a flat tire, break down or accident. Also request or pick up local maps from the rental office, a tourist office or your hotel.
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Major highways in the D.R. tend to be fairly smooth, but smaller roads, especially in rural areas and the east of the country, are often full of ruts and potholes and require careful driving. Lighting and road markings are also considerably less comprehensive than those you're used to at home. If you intend to drive into the mountains or rural areas, consider renting a four-wheel drive vehicle, and keep your gas tank as full as you can. Gas stations should be easy to come by in cities and larger towns, but are few and far between in the countryside. Tolls are common on major roads, so keep some small change handy.
It's important to understand that although road rules are technically in place, drivers in the D.R. routinely disobey them with little consequence, resulting in dangerous conditions for the uninitiated. Drivers and pedestrians alike tend to travel erratically, and drunk driving is not uncommon. Be prepared to drive extra carefully and with extreme vigilance while in the Dominican Republic.
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Zircon was featured in A2Z Metalworker – January/February Issue.
Zircon celebrates 50 years of business!
Thank you to all of our customers and suppliers, we look forward to the next 50 years!
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A Fund raising walk on Sat 9th June
9th June 2018 @ 7:30 am - 9:30 am
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We live in a digital world now. People communicate via text, skype, emails, Facebook, and through other digital platforms. Using these digital platforms can be very convenient and fast. Sometimes when you're conducting business in another state or county, communicating via text or email may be the only way, oh wait we still have telephones. I am a big advocate of meeting my clients face to face. Maybe I am old school, well I know I am old school because I feel very comfortable in doing business this way. Not only will you be able to meet the client, but you will get to know them personally; something that written text or emails can't really provide.
When I meet with my clients, I can show them examples of my work. This is important to me and should be important to the client as well. If you are spending money you should have the chance to view the product. In my case the product is video. For example, if I meet with a bride I will show her not only the wedding trailers I showcase on Vimeo and my website, but I will also show her what she should expect during her ceremony and reception. I provide full length ceremonies and receptions that we can view on a phone or tablet. These videos illustrate a better understanding of what she can expect from her own wedding.
Meeting a client in person can also help answer questions they may have. I like to explain what they should expect from me; everything from the time I arrive to capture the bride getting ready to the bouquet tosses. As I explain my plan for the wedding day, I also help the bride understand the importance of the creative process. For example, I explain that natural light is always best when they are getting their makeup done. If you have natural light shining through a window, it will be more flattering than lights that shine from the ceiling. Lights from above can cast shadows on the face, making the bride look kind of like a zombie with dark circles around her eyes. My job as a videographer and storyteller is to inform the brides and grooms of these types of conditions. This is why I feel it is necessary to meet face to face.
During my meeting with clients I inform them when they should expect their product. We also go over the benefits of having their video on Vimeo. I break up the wedding into several parts, such as the ceremony, first dances, speeches. The client can stream these videos from their smart device like a phone or tablet, or they can download the individual videos to their computer. Once they download the videos they can then save them to a thumb drive and play them on computers or televisions that accept usb devices.
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The other day I noticed that Starbucks had this recipe for an Iced Coffee Cocktail.
I'm usually the last person to think about coffee or cocktails made with coffee but, this iced coffee cocktail sure looked good. So, I thought that I would make it with no added sugar.
Sugar Free Copycat Starbucks Iced Coffee Cocktail
I have a friend who cannot live without her iced coffees.
We do a weekly fitness walk together and when it is warm outside, you can be that she has a beverage container with her on that walk. Inside of that container, of course, is iced coffee.
One problem that some folks have with some of the popular chain store coffee is the sugar that is in it.
Take a plain 0 carbohydrate 0 sugar coffee and put some whole cream and other sweet stuff into it and suddenly that coffee contains half a day's worth of calories. And let us not forget about the sugar jitters in that coffee.
The original cocktail recipe calls for a an ounce and a half of Vodka.
Obviously, we are not likely to drink a coffee with vodka added to it when we take the kids to school, go on a walk, or sit in the park reading a paper. But, the vodka could be a fun addition to a brunch coffee drink or a gathering of friends on your patio. So, adding the vodka to your coffee is certainly optional.
Typically, vodka contains no sugar or carbs in it.
Vodka is not a factor when it comes to the sugar free in this recipe. The vodka is just there for a kick of fun.
The original Starbucks recipe for this calls for Starbucks Breakfast Blend.
Breakfast blend from Starbucks comes in pods, whole beans, or ground. I found it seriously convenient that the Starbucks breakfast blend also comes in individual portion packs. Starbucks breakfast blend–Perfect if you want to wake up to a less intense coffee but still want a lot of character, it's lively with a citrusy tang that gives way to a clean finish
The Recipe for Sugar Free Copycat Starbucks Iced Coffee Cocktail
- Starbucks Breakfast Blend prepared and poured over ice.
- To a 4 ounce which would be 1/2 cup serving of Starbucks Breakfast Blend add:
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- Greek Yogurt sugar free or as low as possible sugar- 1 tablespoon
Add ice to a mug or glass of choice.
Pour 4 ounces of coffee over the ice.
Stir the vodka and yogurt into your coffee and serve.
What would you drink this coffee with?
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LAHORE, Nov 3 (INP) – Scandal queen Meera jee has on Saturday challenged verdict of family court declaring her wife of Ateequr Rehman.
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Climb Credit Student Interview: General Assembly Graduate Kristy Glassick
Kristy Glassick graduated from General Assembly's part-time UX Design course in April 2016 and then started her own business, GlassickUX. We spoke with Kristy about her experiences — below, you can read what she had to say about General Assembly, Climb Credit, and founding her company!
Climb: What made you originally start thinking about attending your program?
Kristy: I'd been [at a non-profit for] four years, and I was starting to feel a little bit stagnant. It's a little hard to move up ... I think I had just been married 8 months ... We had bought a house together, so we had a mortgage payment to consider. I wasn't looking to quit my job and find something else, so I was kind of looking for a medium — something that I could learn more about, and if it was interesting to me, then try to transition my career in that direction.
I had a friend who took the Immersive User Experience course at General Assembly, and I took her out to dinner and we talked about it. We talked about the cost and the benefits, and she was the one who encouraged me, if I couldn't do the immersive course which is significantly more expensive and you really have to quit your job, to try out the part-time course. So I ended up, in the spring of last year [2016], looking into it and signing up for the part-time course.
C: And what made you choose to get a loan from Climb?
K: As I mentioned, we had financial obligations and were always on a budget. Financing the program out of pocket wasn't an option, so the only way that I could afford to take the program was to apply for credit. I worked with General Assembly to look at the different options, and I applied with Climb and got approved, and it just made really good sense. I was making this investment in my future — that part was easy to rationalize, that you're paying money for this course, and it's going to influence your career. The financing part made it possible.* Being able to pay it off bit by bit, as my career changed and I was making more money, would be much more reasonable than trying to find a way to pay it off all at once, or putting it on a credit card.
C: So then, once you decided to move forward with Climb, how would you describe the process?
K: It's been a year and a half, but if I remember correctly it was a really simple process. It was the basic information you'd expect to get from someone who was going to give you a loan, and then I was approved quickly, and they handled everything well with General Assembly. I wasn't worried about them paying General Assembly ... I set up automatic payments, it's a decent interest rate, it's a low payment every month, and it just makes it really simple.
C: Do you think, if you hadn't received financing, you would have moved forward with your General Assembly course?
K: 100%, not getting financing would have stopped me. I don't think I would have been comfortable just paying that money upfront and then trying to figure out how to pay myself back later. It would have been too much of a stretch.
C: To go back to your time at General Assembly, what are some of the most valuable skills or lessons you learned from your program?
K: I would start with the graphic design element. When I was going into the program, I had never heard of Sketch, which is what we ended up using and what I've used since whenever I'm designing things and doing wireframes. That was a skill I really needed that I didn't have, and I learned a lot from them in that respect.
The other thing that I would say I learned that was really valuable was just general best practices and understanding some of the nuances of web and app design — so things like how responsive design works, and the relationship between people who are coding websites or apps and designers, and how to navigate those relationships.
C: And after the program was finished, what did your new job search look like, and how long did it take to find a new job?
K: I graduated from the program in April of last year, and I really enjoyed it — the instructors were great. General Assembly is such a welcoming community, and even after I graduated they were willing to give me a couple of tips and tricks on what to do next. What I ended up doing was actually a little unconventional. I decided that I did want to do user experience, that it was something I was passionate about, that it was something that I could see myself doing long-term and really enjoying.
So, what I ended up doing was starting some pro bono work for The Williamsburg Winery over here on the East Coast, and that turned into a longer-term contract, so I formed my own company. Now, I have this steady income from working in marketing, and then I spend the rest of my time working on my business, building and maintaining websites for small-to-medium companies.
C: Was owning your own business an idea you'd always had, or was it something that came about during or after the program?
K: It just kind of came up, and it's funny because I feel like in life there are always a couple of "aha" moments, and mine was last year on my birthday — I turned 30 on December 10th — and I woke up that morning and thought to myself, why am I sitting around knowing what I want and waiting for someone else to give me an opportunity? Why wouldn't I just take this leap of faith? I know what I'm doing, I'm good at it and passionate about it, I can connect with people — why don't I just do this on my own? And I swear I woke up that morning, I went to my computer, I designed my logo, I designed my website, I put together my business plan and applied for my paperwork, and then my business was formed.
C: It definitely takes a lot of confidence to start a company on your own. Is that confidence something you found through your General Assembly course, or did you already have the confidence and General Assembly gave you the skills you needed?
K: I think I had the confidence and General Assembly gave me the skills. The nice thing about user experience is that, since I have such a strong background in marketing, there's a lot of crossover between branding work and user experience work — you're really looking at the same kind of questions, it's just applying the information differently. So I already knew some of the stuff going into the user experience course, but they laid the foundation for things that I needed to know to succeed in this field.
C: What kind of projects are you working on in your business?
K: I've done quite a number of projects and website launches since I started my business. It's been a busy year — I've launched about five websites and done other related work, such as an application design, website analytics, SEO, and some content creation. I work with two clients regularly to maintain and improve their website and am looking to grow in my second year of business.
C: How does running a business compare to the job you had before you attended General Assembly?
K: It's novel, which is part of the excitement. In marketing, most everything rolls along the same way. It can be hard to really think outside the box, but working in my business, everything is always moving forward. It's different, we're thinking in new ways, we're getting creative, so that really does allow me to work on projects that make me feel fulfilled at the end of the day, that make me excited to wake up and get started in the morning.
C: Looking back at the application process, is there anything you would do differently?
K: I don't think there's anything that really stands out as something I would have done differently. I don't want to say it all kind of just fell together because it didn't — it was hard work, and it was a lot of exploring who I am, who I want to be, and where I want my career to go. I would describe it more as a small piece of a much larger journey that's just getting started.
If you're interested in learning more about Kristy's business, GlassickUX, LLC, here's where you can find her online!
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Our story starts in our own backyard where we hosted friends and family, weekend after weekend, for an entire summer trying to perfect our barbeque style. Being a physicist by education, Bob loved the science of smoking meat, and it eventually became a passion. Bob is self-taught by studying pit-master processes from all over the country. As with every successful cook, our friends and family encouraged us to start a business. Once the smoking process was consistent week after week, we decided to take the leap and start a food truck business. We knew we liked our food, but we weren't sure people would actually pay for our food! After a couple years of running the food truck and building a following, we outgrew the production space on the truck and moved into our small restaurant in Downtown Lancaster, Ohio. That is where we share our love of BBQ with our hometown community! We feel like we are just starting to scratch the surface of sharing our love and our passion for great barbeque with everyone who visits our restaurant or our truck or enjoys our food at a catered event.
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According to CarNewsChina, you can now purchase replica grille for your Land Wind X7, so that your car can look even more similar to the real Evoque. You can even get replica badges too!
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Things look positive for me. I'm in remission February 2016 was my 9th month since completing Radiation. I have my days when things don't seem right, but I'm doing good. My mammogram and ultrasound looked good this time, I don't have to go back to the Radiation oncologist for a year now. I do see my other oncologist in four months, but things are really looking up. This last year was pretty tough.
On June 28, 2015, my oldest sister was diagnosed with breast cancer, by the time it was caught it had spread through her lymph nodes into her colon and 3 spots on her brain (one of those was on her brain stem). She passed away on September 15, 2015.
Got guardianship of my dad on November 9th and now the next phase begins. It's been a tough year. I don't know whether my dad really understands that my mom passed away almost 2 years ago and my sister is gone, but I do know that he's hanging in there the best he can. I don't think he remembers most of us. He seems to know who we are for a space of time and then he switches gears and goes somewhere else in his mind. The nurses at the care center say he seems to be reliving his teenage years. He's quite the ladies man. He has a few older ladies that he sits with for meals and occasionally reads the newspaper to them, although the stories aren't really what's in the newspaper. Some of it he actually reads, but he makes up the rest as he goes along. It was fun to watch him from afar. That day I don't think he knew who I was, he recognized my daughter though. It breaks my heart that he is so far away. I know that he'll never be the same, but I love him so much. I just wish I could bring him home.


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The Ultimate Guide to CashbackTuesday, 12 June 2018 13:40
Everyone seems to be talking about how they can earn cash rewards simply from buying everyday items. But what is cashback all about and can you really make money from these sites?
What is cashback and how does it work?
Basically, cashback works by giving customers back a percentage of their overall purchase price. It's designed to reward you for shopping in certain stores or spending with certain companies. While you can get cash returned to you, you can also be offered gift cards or Amazon vouchers, usually with the value being increased if you choose these options over cash.
The two main cashback websites in the UK are TopCashback and Quidco. Both of these sites offer cash, either paid through BACS into your bank account or through Paypal, or gift cards that are then emailed to you.
The sites are very similar, each with their own cashback offers. You shop online but instead of going directly to the site where you'll make your purchase you go to either TopCashback or Quidco and access the site or store through their links. This way the cashback sites can track your purchase and can then reward you with cashback.
What's the catch?
The only catch is that you need to shop through the cashback sites in order to receive any cashback, which may be more time consuming than simply heading to the site you want and making a purchase.
However, you need to be careful that you don't end up paying to use the cashback sites. Both Topcashback and Quidco have premium membership options, but they will charge a £5 annual fee, which is taken from your cashback earnings. So while you're not really paying the fiver yourself, it does get deducted from your earnings.
You don't need to buy anything different from what you would normally be buying. By clicking through these cashback sites you will simply be getting a little bit back in return. However, not all cashback promises are rewarded, as sometimes issues can arise that the sale isn't registered with the site, so don't let this be your main reason for buying something. And it's still always a good idea to shop around before you commit to buying anything, as there could be a better deal out there.
Also, it's worth noting that when you're using a cashback site, this often means you can't use any other discounts, such as student discount. So make sure you can't get the same thing cheaper elsewhere first.
Another thing to keep in mind is that the cashback sites tend to need you to reach a certain amount of cashback rewards before you can have it paid into your account. But keep an eye on it and as soon as you've earned enough get it paid out, as there can be extra charges and interest, just for keeping it in there. So watch out for this and be savvy enough to withdraw it quickly.
How do you get paid?
Cashback sites will often offer to pay your rewards through cash or gift cards. Sometimes they will have special offers when you choose gift cards, such as doubling your rewards. But you can also choose to have the money paid into your bank account or into your Paypal account.
The reason why you get paid is because the big brands advertise on the cashback sites and then when you click through to their websites, the advertising commission is passed on to you after you make a purchase.
Sometimes you can also receive an extra bonus simply for signing up or for referring a friend to sign up. Although in order to receive the bonus you will usually need to make a first purchase, which could mean you get the equivalent back as cashback if it's a low amount, meaning your purchase was free. And for you to receive your bonus from having a friend sign up, you will often have to wait for them to make a purchase before you see your cashback reward.
Before you click through to the offer, it will normally tell you how much cashback you can get by making a purchase - sometimes 5%, sometimes as much as 30%, depending on the offer. So whatever you buy after you click through to the store's website you get, for example 5% of your purchase price, back as a cash reward in your Topcashback or Quidco account.


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German Consul General Meister visits students at UNM
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On his trip to New Mexico, German Consul General Thomas H. Meister (pictured center) made a visit on Monday, Feb. 19 to the Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures at the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque. There he spoke with the students and staff about their upcoming Taos German Summer School and German studies program. The Taos German Summer School is a month long program at the university, which simulates the experience of studying at a German-speaking university.
To find out more about the summer school, click here: https://germansummerschool.unm.edu/


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Taking Advantage Of Your Workout Regimen: Suggestions And Tips
Do you find fitness easy or hard? Want to learn how to help improve upon your physical appearance or health? If you are ready, then you have come to the right place. The tips that are listed below contain advice on what you can do to live a healthier life.
Listen to your body when exercising. A little muscle soreness here and there is quite normal, especially if you have started a new kind of workout. Continuous pain is a different matter altogether. It is your body's way of telling you that you have overdone things, and are in danger of injuring yourself, maybe seriously. Rather than self-medicating with aspirin or another type of pain reliever, visit your doctor.
Your fitness routine will be much more enjoyable if you have someone to share it with. Find a friend or family member who has the same fitness goals as you and work together. You will be able to encourage each other and offer a strong support system when the going gets tough.
To prevent injury while lifting weights on a bench, make sure the bench is well-cushioned. When the bench is too hard, it can throw your spine out of alignment as you exercise, which in turn can damage the nerves in your arms. An easy test is to press down on the bench. Being able to feel the wood is a sign you need to move to a different bench.
A good, and easy exercise to try when getting into better physical shape is walking. Walking at a fast pace for fifteen to twenty minutes a day can http://www.amazon.com/Probiotics-1030-Supplement-Acidophilus-Bifidobacterium/dp/B01BZC1QWM/keywords=probiotic+capsules+digestive+health quickly impact your fitness goals. If you stroll for thirty minutes, you can have a similar impact to your body, it will just be more gradual.
A great way to help you get fit is to start running. Compared to other exercises like the stationary bike or the elliptical, running tends to burn far more calories. You can run on a treadmill or on a track if you can find one. Avoid running on concrete though.
A great fitness tip is to strengthen your abs. To do this, you do not need to work them out every single day. Abs are like all the other muscles of the body. They need recovery time. Therefore, you should aim to train your abs around two or three times per week.
Improve your volleyball contact skills. One of the best ways, surprisingly, is by playing the game foosball. Foosball requires a keen eye and sharp skills; it also requires excellent hand-eye coordination. By practicing and improving upon these skills, you can improve your game of volleyball as well.
Take care of your runner's calves by changing your sleep position. This will help to better stretch them out during the night. Begin by sleeping on your stomach with your feet hanging off the bed; this will cause your legs to stretch out your calf muscles all night. This will prevent painful calf stiffness the next morning.
When starting a new fitness program, pay in advance for several sessions. This makes it more likely that you will actually go to your sessions compared to paying your trainer by the session. The reason is that you are already out of pocket for the price of the session. You should want to get what you paid for. This can be a motivating factor for you.
If you want to add more power to your golf swing, you should take practice swings on the opposite side. Doing this will strengthen your muscles, which may be needed to help you clear a water hazard. You will experience noticeable differences in the power of your swing if you do this.
Think of chin-ups in a different light. Focusing on pulling your body up can be a daunting thought, so instead focus on pulling your elbows down. Studies show that people who think of chin-ups in this manner were able to consistently outperform those who were thinking of lifting their body weight.
To focus the efforts of your reverse crunches and hanging knee raises to your abs make sure you round your back forward. More specifically, round it by doing a forward roll of your pelvis and hips toward your chest. If you raise your legs instead, you will just be working out your hip flexors.
Make sure to strengthen your core when you work out. It is beneficial for your entire body when you do this type of exercising. If you do sit ups, make sure you don't use machines where your feet are anchored as this can severely hurt your lower back. Instead, think about using a stability bar for your crunches.
Keep exercise equipment at work. You can easily store resistance bands that will offer resistance while doing exercises throughout the day. It is also easy to keep small hand weights at work, and you can use these to do arm curls between tasks or meetings. Sneaking in exercise time at work is easy.
Now that you have some information in your head about ways to get into shape, you should already start to feel optimistic about how you can go about getting into shape. You have to remember that all of what you learned, can only benefit you if you actually apply the information. Only then, can you hope to be successful.
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Whoever gets to experience the joy and pleasure of buying a yacht will have to undertake several major key considerations before ever making that final decision. Of course, when you have your yacht, the point is about finding different ways and places to experience some truly life-changing moments and find the tranquility that yacht and boat owners search for in their life.
Holidaying is one of the biggest reasons for investing in this great pastime, and wherever you decide to go, you want to make sure that you can squeeze every last drop of enjoyment from those days with friends and family in the best possible way.
What destinations are perfect for a boating holiday? Here's our guide to get you thinking about your next journey.
The hidden gem of the Mediterranean, and one that should never be missed. With its thousand islands, crystal blue water and coastline that hugs the sea and sits across from Italy and is cradled by Greece and other, closer neighbors, this is a taste of everything that the Mediterranean can offer, with its own unique twists.
With the Kornati Archipelago and other islands with a chartered history such as Korčula, Hvar or Brač, this is a holiday for those who prefer the peace and quiet, but where one quick journey brings fun and entertainment.
French Riviera
For those who grew up with Floyd on TV or anyone that has watched a simple travel show, the French Riviera is a crown jewel of both glamour and maritime enjoyment.
Rugged inlets, unspoiled islands, and large resorts are part of the story. The other is a coastline that runs to islands of Port Cros and Porquerolles where you get a mixture of all things French, Italian and Spanish. Perfect for the voyager in this new-found terrain.
One of the best sailing destinations in Southeast Asia, the lush lands, extensive coastline, and gnarly rock formations make visiting Thailand one of the most exciting and entertaining places in the world. Crystalline water and tranquility abide in this holiday destination.
From exotic plant life to hidden coves and bays, this is for the explorer who could see themselves having fun in the day and reading Hemingway by night.
The British Virgin Islands
One of the purest and most unique experiences in sailing and holiday. The British Virgin Islands has some of the most astonishing coral reefs, flood caves and stone formations you could ask for.
Tortola is a must visit for those that want to see the way the Islanders live their lives. From protecting the surrounding islands, it is also a great way to enjoy sailing in a tranquil spot of the world.
With all the talk of Croatia and France, there is another sailing destination that brings out the best in both on the sea and onshore entertainment, Greece. With sandy beaches and that never-ending Mediterranean climate, sailing here is about having fun, and enjoying every last drop of it at the same time.
With so many activities to do in places such as Corfu, Lefkas, and the Cyclades regions, you can be immersed in history at the Acropolis or find the comforts of modernity in Santorini in Mykonos. A perfect all-rounder.


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5 Steps For Maintaining Career Life Balance
Does This Describe You?
Do you constantly feel guilty because you don't spend enough time with your family?
Are you stressed and frustrated because you can't accomplish routine tasks around your home?
Are you at a loss to remember the last time you had a night off to enjoy with family, friends, or just you?
Do you think about work even when participating in family and social activities?
Coach DQ Can Help!
In this workshop, I'll show you 5 steps you can follow to achieve greater balance and realize your goals.
Balancing a career or business with your personal life can be challenging, yes, but not impossible. Having the life and the work you want is really not that far out of your reach. It just takes setting goals, planning and commitment to taking action. If you've been working too many hours and feeling burned out, exhausted, or lost your passion for your career and/or life this class is for you.
Who Needs Five Steps for Maintaining Career Life Balance?
This workshop was created for everyone who needs to bring more structure and intention into their life. Career professionals, job seekers, new business owners, and parents alike can benefit from this daily lesson and action plan. After this workshop you will feel more in control of your day, more relaxed and grounded in the moment, and more capable of handling the multitude of tasks that your busy lifestyle demands.
Set Goals to Go Further
Intention, otherwise known as goal-setting, is one of the most powerful tools available to us, both in our careers and in our lives. It truly is one of the keys to success. Aristotle said, "Man is a goal seeking animal. His life only has meaning if he is reaching out and striving for his goals." Studies show that the most successful people are not just those who work hard, but those who set clear goals and intentions for themselves on a daily basis.
Americans today work harder and longer than ever. Our days are so full that we scarcely have a moment to breathe. So why are so few of us achieving the things we want? The problem is not that we're unwilling to work hard; rather, it's that we don't know how to focus our mental energy on our desired objective. Disorganization, scattered thinking, and lack of clear perspective are all obstacles to success. I equate this stagnant, frustrating state to being lost on a tree-lined country road: you know where you want this road to take you, but because you're hemmed in on all sides, you have no idea if you're headed in the right direction.
Five Steps to Career Life Balance was created to help teach you how to rise out of the thicket of your busy day and see things from a clearer, more elevated perspective. Just imagine how much time you would save on those country roads if you could rise above it all to see the land from a bird's-eye view! I can teach you how to ground yourself, focus your mind, and set about achieving your goals in an organized, productive manner. It's all about taking control of the process!
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December 2nd: Toldot
Rabbi David E. Ostrich
One of Rabbinical Judaism's most interesting teachings regards the reason why humans sin. We each have, the Rabbis teach us, two inclinations: Yetzer Tov, the Good Inclination, and Yetzer HaRa, the Evil Inclination. Something inside us wants to do good, but something else is often/always urging us to be selfish or disrespectful or rude, etc. It is like those old cartoons with a little angel whispering in one ear and a little devil whispering in the other. Throughout our lives, we are poised between these two urges and trying to make good choices.
As presented, one would think that the Yetzer Tov is good and Yetzer HaRa is evil, but one Midrash leads us to a different understanding. In Yoma 69b, we find the curious story about a time when someone managed to catch the universal Yetzer HaRa and lock it up—like in Pandora's Box. The Sages thought that this would solve every problem in the world, but this turned out not to be the case. Without the inclination to acquire and assert and win and procreate, the world basically ground to a halt. No one would get out of bed in the morning. No one attended to chores or work. Even the animals were lackadaisical: roosters were not going after chickens; bulls were not pursuing cows; neither eggs nor milk were being produced. The things that the world needs were simply not being done, so the Sages had to let the Evil Inclination out.
The suggestion of this Midrash is that the terms Good and Evil are not the best ways to describe our two basic urges. Perhaps Yetzer Tov is better described as the altruistic inclination—that part of us that wants to give and help. And, perhaps Yetzer HaRa is better described as the assertive or self-protective inclination—that part of us which we need to make sure we take care of ourselves. Self-care is not evil. We need to put ourselves at the top of our priorities. As Hillel said, "If I am not for myself, then who will be for me?" The problems come when we get carried away with self-care and share our energy and resources and prerogatives with no one else. "But, if I am only for myself, what am I?" Both self-assertion and altruism are necessary; our challenge is to learn to live in balance.
This lesson can be seen in this week's Torah portion and in a particular interpretation of the saga of Jacob and Esau. The p'shat /literal meaning of the Torah is that Rebekah gives birth to twins. This is after twenty years of trying and a difficult pregnancy. She and Isaac are overjoyed, but the boys are at odds with each other even before birth. "Isaac pleaded with the Lord on behalf of his wife, because she was barren; and the Lord responded to his plea, and his wife Rebekah conceived. But the children struggled in her womb, and she said, 'If so, why do I exist?' She went to inquire of the Lord, and the Lord answered her, 'Two nations are in your womb, two separate peoples shall issue from your body; one people shall be mightier than the other, and the older shall serve the younger.' When her time to give birth was at hand, there were twins in her womb. The first one emerged red, like a hairy mantle all over; so they named him Esau. Then his brother emerged, holding on to the heel of Esau; so they named him Jacob." (Genesis 25.21-26) There is a lot to be learned from this story in re family relationships, sibling rivalry, and overcoming conflict.
However, another, more psychological interpretation suggests that the "twins" are really one person—one person with two divergent inclinations. One side of Esau/Jacob is a wild man who revels in his strength and exuberance and has little control over his emotions. The other side of Esau/Jacob is quiet and studious and always looking for a subtle way to achieve victory.
Each aspect of this "child's" personality tries its approach to the world but with incomplete, unsatisfying results. It is not until they wrestle (in Parshat Vayishlach) that the personalities learn to work with each other, and the result is the Patriarch Israel, the one who is smart and pious and strong and assertive enough to wrestle with an angel and prevail.
The message of this psychological approach is for us recognize the value of our wild and dominant side but also to realize that its strength and vigor should be used responsibly. It should also remind us that our soft and giving side is wonderful, but sometimes we need to call upon our inner Esau to get things done.
May we learn to embrace all that God has given us—and learn to live in holy balance.


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GET along to Dolphin Quay this weekend for free family entertainment at Dolphin Quay.
Head to the warmth of these indoor markets where you will find free face-painting on Saturday, and free arts & crafts on Sunday.
Events run between 11am – 3pm daily, so bring the little ones along and put a smile on their faces, whilst you treat yourself to all Dolphin Quay has to offer.
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Tips and ideas for parents, Teachers and Tutors
I have a lot of friends with young children and they always want to know what their child should know before they go to kindergarten. During those early years when your toddler is preparing for school, what should you focus on? Here are 10 Things to Learn Before Kindergarten!
2. Memorize their birthday, phone number, and address
You would be surprised the first days of first grade how many of my students did not know their birthday. I think a child should know their birthday. This helps build background knowledge for the months of the year and it is something about them they can share and compare with others. Children should also know their phone numbers and address in case of an emergency. Also talk with your children about who they should give this information to.
3. Colors and shapes
Students should be able to recognize and identify basic colors and shapes.
4. Reading
Read with your child at home. Coming into kindergarten a student should have a basic understanding of books. They should know how to hold them and that they are read from left to right. Also, always ask questions while reading to access your child's comprehension.
5. Count to 10
Practice counting aloud to 10 and count objects to 10. If your child masters 10 then work on counting to 20 and beyond!
6. Rhyme
Practice reading and making rhymes.
7. How to tie their shoes
Please teach your child to tie their shoes! I can remember teaching kindergarten summer school and how must time was wasted making sure students' shoes were tied. Before leaving anywhere we would have to check and make sure everyone was laced up for safety concerns. Think of all the academic time that could be spent instead of this shoe tying time!
8. Letter Names and Sounds
I have had a lot of parents tell me that their child knows their alphabet, but then when I sit down with their child they cannot recognize letters out of order. Singing the ABC's is great and it is a song your child should know, but this does not mean they know their alphabet. Practice with flash cards out of order. Practice the letter names and the sounds. Mixing up upper and lower case letters is good too, but if you focus on one, focus on lower case letters because they are more common.
9. Classroom Etiquette
Talk with your child about how to behave in a classroom full of kids. Role playing situations such as walking in line and raising your hand is a great idea. Make sure your child knows they can ask the teacher for help. Practice following directions by playing games like Simon Says.
10. Sharing and awareness of others
Talk with your child about the other children that will be in school with them. Get them used to thinking of others and practice taking turns.
If you are looking for materials to help you teach your child at home, try this kit. It comes with everything you need to prepare your student for kindergarten!
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My name is Deann Jensen, MS in Educational Psychology. I am the sole owner, tutor, and blog writer for Tutoring with Intent. I have been teaching in Phoenix and surrounding areas for six years. I am a licensed Arizona Teacher for grades K-8 and special education grades K-12.
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12 Steps To Re-Vive Your Business (Part 3 of 4)
Re-Structure | Re-Focus | Re-Build
7. Re- Structure!
Most companies use the same unwritten organizational chart for years without ever changing it. The owner is at the top of the chart and accepts most of the important roles like chief salesperson, general manager, chief estimator, and money manager. But over time, the old chart doesn't work as business and customer demands change. For example, on a professional baseball team, the marketing manager used to be in charge of advertising on television and in the newspaper to sell tickets. Now ninety percent of marketing is done over the internet. Managing internet marketing requires a different skill and talent than the old role of marketing manager.
What outdated positions do you still have? What new positions do you need to compete today? Using the example of a professional sports teams, you should also consider changing the way you stay in touch with past customers and attracting potential customers. Your old equipment manager was a glorified mechanic. Now he needs to be fully responsible to get a return on your equipment investment plus keep everything working efficiently. The old role of an estimator was to prepare quantity take-offs and put a price on jobs. Now he must be a director of presentations, video modeling, power point slide shows, and master of negotiating complicated design-build contracts with professional engineers. The old role of general field superintendent was a pusher and problem solver. Now he has to be fully computerized to coordinate complex challenges, field scheduling, material expediting, crew productivity rates, and contract management. Perhaps it is time to RE-STRUCTURE and take a hard look at your company organizational chart, job responsibilities, and who is in charge of your operations.
8. Re-Focus!
If you've never played ice hockey, you'll find it's a hard game to follow, confusion, low scoring, and very technical. Therefore you probably would never consider buying a ticket or going to a game. To expand professional hockey into the warmer lower states in the USA, the NHL had to offer more than hockey to the non-hockey crowd. They had to realize the game they had always played in Canada, while exciting to Canadians, won't sell tickets in the USA. They had to change their focus from hockey to entertainment.
What does your company offer or do different to attract customers to pay full price for your services? Have you changed your marketing strategy, proposal, bid presentation, image, or guarantee to gather new fans of your company? Have you changed your target market, project types, or delivery systems to expand your customer base? Trying to convince customers to hire your company using the same old bid strategy and low price methodology won't get them to buy tickets from you at premium prices. It is time to RE-FOCUS your customer strategy and look for new customers in new markets and new project types by offering something exciting that will fill seats and get customers excited about paying your company what it's worth.
9. Re-Build!
When the National Hockey League added the Anaheim Ducks, it quickly became one of the hottest teams in the league in merchandise sales. They had teal and purple jerseys which stood out and attracted lots of attention. But over time, they looked dated, too cute, and not tough enough for true hockey fans. So sales of their gear slowed. A few years ago, Disney sold the Ducks and the new owners who decided to change the look of the team. The fans were skeptical and said it wouldn't work. When the new tougher black, gold, and orange jerseys were revealed, fans started buying again and the team won the Stanley Cup championship the next year. Now, merchandise sales of Ducks gear is at the top of the charts in the league.
Image isn't the only reason the team won the cup. But it did help. The Ducks were able to change their colors, look, slogan, music, theme, and perception in the league. The new look felt like a winner and created excitement. It gave the fans a new reason to cheer and opponents a look to fear. Take a fresh look at your overall company image, logo, stationary, proposal format, communications, presentations, uniforms, trucks, job signs, office, showroom, business cards, and website. Do they create any excitement or are they old, tired, and like everyone else's? Do they give out the right professional clean impression to your customers? Does it make your employees proud to be a part of a winning team? Does it promote technical expertise and value? Now is the right time to RE-BUILD your image. To be the best, customers must perceive you are the best.


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Even at peak student population, you'll sometimes have the Rose Garden to yourself. It is a small intimate space enclosed on three sides. The well-spaced benches and domestic-style planting make it feel like a haven in a busy campus.
I recently spent a wonderful afternoon in the Rose Garden surrounded by the cherry blossoms, which were in full bloom. The flowers created a blanket like structure that seemed to hover overhead defying gravity. I was also captivated by the various species of birds that seem to frequent the space. I was especially delighted to see what must have been an adult bird wandering around on the grass pulling up worms while a young chick followed along greedily eating the food passed to it from its parents beak. I will write more about my time in the Rose Garden in a future post as the responses I received from visitors to the garden will form part of the art work that will be placed in the Crab Apple Tree in September/ October 2017.
The Rose Garden itself is located between the end of Woodward and Deane's Museum Building and its perpendicular neighbor, the number 40 block of New Square housing, with open space (the rugby pitch and College Park, with the cricket crease and running track) behind railings on the other two sides. The path into New Square is the only open side, and even this feels somewhat enclosed thanks to the large cherry blossom tree planted nearby.