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Prep Time: 10 minutes
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- 2 tablespoons butter
- ½ shallot, finely diced
- 1 cup Arborio rice
- 1½ cups mushrooms, sliced
- ¼ cup white wine
- 2 cups chicken broth
- 1 cup asparagus, cut into 1-inch pieces
- ¼ cup prosciutto, cut into thin ribbons
- 1 cup Pecorino Romano cheese, grated
- Salt & pepper, to taste
- SELECT Sauté on the Cosori Pressure Cooker, set time to 6 minutes, and press Start/Cancel. Allow the pressure cooker to heat up.
- ADD butter and allow it to melt, then add shallots. Cook for about 2 minutes, stirring frequently.
- MIX in rice until well-coated in butter. Then add in mushrooms and stir.
- ADD the white wine at the 1 minute mark, and cook until all the wine is absorbed by the rice.
- ADD the chicken broth once time is complete. Mix well.
- SECURE THE LID to the pressure cooker, and make sure the pressure release valve is in the locked position.
- SELECT Rice, set time for 6 minutes, and press Start/Cancel.
- BROIL your asparagus and prosciutto on a sheet pan in a broiler. Cook until asparagus is just softened and prosciutto begins to crisp, about 5 minutes.
- QUICK RELEASE when done cooking and carefully remove the lid.
- MIX in the Pecorino Romano cheese and stir until melted.
- SEASON to taste with salt and pepper.
- SERVE the risotto with the broiled asparagus and prosciutto on top.


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MBA is not only about money, there's much more! – InsideIIM B-School Debate 2014
– Varun Sharma
Team Name – Voyagers
Teammate – Ketan Bagga
Article that I am rebutting – http://insideiim.com/learnings-from-the-first-year-of-mba/
"Well begun is half done."
~ Aristotle
As I continue my journey on this path called MBA for the 2nd year, there are memories flashing in front of my eyes. Memories which are pleasing, memories which have left me awestruck, memories which have made me have a sense of belongingness, and memories which I feel proud of. All in all, there have been quite a few key takeaways so far from my 1st year experience of MBA at IIT Kanpur, some of which I would like to share with the readers.
The Suit
Though you are likely to wear it more often, there are visionary businessmen like Mr. Kishore Biyani of Future Group who has never been seen in a tie & jacket. So essentially it tells you that what matters more than your attire is how you carry yourself (read attitude). However, you need to remember that 70% of the world's perception about you will be based on your talent/knowledge/status, but presentation will make up the remaining 30% (remember Oscar Schindler in "The Schindler's List").
Social Loafing
The most important learning in an MBA is to manage a group of individuals (most assignments are group activities) and motivate them towards a goal. You are bound to have one or two free-riders in your team, but that's where the challenge lies. Skipping a few assignments is the cowards' strategy. If you do that in a corporate world, your manager will kick you out of the company. Manage your work yourself or even better, communicate the situation to your manager.
Every HBR case has a solution online
Wait a minute. Do you intend to getting just a good grade or are you in MBA to acquire some learning & give a direction to your career? Quite expectedly, the first thing is what most of us would have done in our engineering days. But we all know the result and wonder if the outcome would have been different (or shall I say better) had we chosen the path of learning. Always remember, either you take the shortcut now and success will evade you for a long time, or you work hard now to reap sweeter benefits later.
Food finishes before drinks
You hardly go to a party for food. The most important purpose is to network and of course to party hard (at least that's what I do).
A lot depends on luck
Luck is definitely a factor, but not a major one. At maximum, it decides 50% of your future. Rest is your effort. As Benjamin Disraeli once said,
"Hope for the best and prepare for the worst"
Last and above all, the most important learning is that you have to learn, unlearn & then relearn to capture the bigger picture clearly in your head because –
"The illiterate of the 21st century will not be those who cannot read and write, but those who cannot learn, unlearn, and relearn."
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A medium sized lamp base that will work well in your office, family room, or entryway. A neat looking lamp base with heavily textured and crackled paint finish.
One single E26/Medium (Standard) socket, 150 watts maximum. Heavily crackled and distressed. Hartford Black over Red. Handcrafted in Pennsylvania. This lamp base is UL-CUL approved and has a 5 year guarantee.
- Measures 25.5-Inches high and 7-Inches diameter
- Has a 7-foot cord and line switch; Plugs into wall outlet; E26/Medium (Standard) socket, 1 x 150 watts maximum watts
- UL-CUL listed for dry locations
- Heavily distressed black over red painted finish; Shade not included
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For younger children who have no sense of time, Time Timer PLUS provides the ability to see how much time is left without having to know how to tell time. We use a Time Timer with our two-year old twins while teaching them each morning. Setting it for an hour, they know that the sooner they get their assignments done, the longer they have to play with school-only toys. When that hour is up, all special toys are put away.
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2017 Race4Chase Kids Triathlon Program: 20 sites in Three States Confirmed!
Five New Race4Chase Sites confirmed at MOU Signing ceremonies!
CMAK is proud to announce that the Race4Chase Kids Triathlon Program is expanding in 2017 by five sites. CMAK has accepted the applications from the fifteen sites which operated the program in 2016, plus an additional five new sites. Three of these sites will be an expansion of the Program in South Carolina while two sites have been selected in the State of Rhode Island.
An MOU signing ceremony took place on Thursday, January 26th at the Mattatuck Museum in Waterbury where CMAK confirmed its commitment to fund these programs and the program sites committed to operate the programs by the Race4Chase standards.
The twenty programs should served upwards of 600 youth in the six week training program which culminates in a USAT-sanction FINALE triathlon. There will be three FINALE triathlon, namely Camp Sloper Southington CT (August 5th), Upper Palmetto, Fort Mill, SC and Rhode Island (Place and Time to be determined).
The MOU ceremony at the Mattatuck Museum was a time to celebrate the success of the 15 Race4Chase Kids Triathlon Program sites in 2016 and welcome to the CMAK family the program from Rhode Island. We thank Colleen Kelly Alexander and State Sen Tony Hwang who shared with those gathered their personal experiences with Race4Chase and the YMCA.
Colleen and Sean Alexander (l) and Tony Hwang (r)
CMAK is very excited to welcome the Pawtucket and Newport sites which both have wonderful facilities to train the athletes and stage the FINALE. CMAK will provide these new programs with bicycles and helmets through its partnership with Bikes for Kids from Old Saybrook, CT.
Charlie Clifford – Pawtucket YMCA Mike Miller – Newport YMCA
All the twenty programs will have the opportunity to allow the program participants who do not own bicycles to take a bike home with them after the FINALE. Bikes for Kids will replenish the programs with bicycles. Everyone is looking forward to another exciting year bringing Chase's love of triathloning to so many of our youth.
On Thursday, January 19th, 2017, CMAK and the Upper Palmetto Regional YMCA celebrated its agreement to expand the Race4Chase Kids Triathlon Program from one to four sites with an MOU signing ceremony at center court at halftime of the Winthrop University basketball victory over UNC Asheville. Rebecca Kowalski, Greg Ruel and Kevin Grimes from CMAK are pictured presenting three Race4Chase Chase Kids Program Site Plaques to Moe Bell, the CEO of the Upper Palmetto YMCA, just after the signing. These plaques will be prominently displayed at each of the new Race4Chase sites. Scott Sartwell of York, SC (far right) and member of the 2017 Race4Chase Boston Marathon Team organize this event with the assistance of Pat Kelsey, Winthrop's Head Basketball coach, and his staff, as a fundraiser for his Boston Marathon fundraising campaign (Donated to Campaign). Coach Kelsey was instrumental in bringing the Race4Chase to the Fort Mill area after forming a strong friendship with the Kowalski family after the tragedy. ESPNU highlighted CMAK and this relationship in their national coverage of the game.


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Mermaids, dancing chickens and more merchandise than a WalMart. Doc Webb and Webb's City was St. Petersburg's version of Walt Disney and Disneyland without the rides, but 30 years earlier. As an 8-year-old at the time of this story my only memories of the "World's Oldest Drugstore" was of old, crumbling buildings and the story my mother told me from the time she worked there. She told me that if you worked for Webb's City you HAD to buy your groceries there because ol' Doc would send spies to the other grocery stores to try and catch you in the act of high food treason. St. Pete's biggest tourist attraction closed its doors 38 years ago this week.
This story appeared in the pages of the St. Petersburg Times on Aug. 19, 1979. What follows is the text of the original story, interspersed with photos taken of Webb's City over the years by by Times staff.
Webb's City closes; only the gods cry
By Annette Drolet
Times staff writer
By 5:30 p.m. Saturday, the last shopper in the "World's Most Unusual Drug Store" had exited through the electric doors – the only one's not boarded up in the 54-year-old downtown landmark known as Webb's City.
It was a mercy closing – the end of a five-year financial skid that began when James Earl "Doc" Webb sold his stock in 1974.
TIMES | Barbara Hansen
TIMES | Barbara Hansen
But there were no tolling bells, no eulogies and no flags lowered to half staff. No ceremony commemorated the closing of the four-story, downtown building, once thriving center of Doc Webb's mini-metropolis.
Instead, it rained. A downpour started just as security guard Louis Strassner, a Webb's employee for 15 years, locked one of the doors. "I never thought this would happen," he said repeatedly.
TIMES | George Trabant
A simple announcement over the loudspeaker made it final. "Our Webb's City store is now closed," a woman announced. "Come visit us in the Trading Post Monday at nine o'clock.
The lights in the grocery store were turned off. Customers, hunting bargains on the last day of the liquidation sale, took their time checking out. It was, after all, the last time. They were in no hurry.
Time had run out on President Herb Selak's bid for a miracle to keep the store open. It ran out just like the ice cream, the baked goods and the soda pop machine inside the store.
Outside, 74-year-old Margret Linda stood in the sprinkling rain, dejected, wondering what to do. She had come by bus to shop, she said, but had arrived too late. The store was already closed. The phones had been disconnected. She couldn't call a cab.
TIMES | Fred Victorin
"I have nothing to eat in the house. I don't know what I'm going to do," she mumbled.
Other elderly residents face the same plight, customers said minutes earlier, because Webb's was the nearest and cheapest place for the poor and elderly to shop.
"It's going to be a disaster for this area," said one woman. "The people around here have no place to go," said an employee of 11 years.
TIMES | Staff
But customers weren't the only ones to lose out Saturday, said Selak, who is also chairman of the board.
About 25 people from the main building will help run the last remaining bits of the empire, which includes the Little Super, the Trading Post, the optical center and the gas station, all located nearby.
"We're going to furnish meat and produce in the Little Super" for the same price as the main store, said Selak. "We'll move over to the Trading Post tomorrow." Customers will be able to buy baked goods, mail letters, pay their utility bills and buy tobacco goods at the Trading Post, he said.
It won't be the same, not like it was in Doc Webb's heyday. Those were the days when Webb's was a bustling, $22-million-dollar-a-year business, the nation's first one-stop shopping center.
TIMES | Weaver Tripp
TIMES | George Trabant
"Stack it high and sell it cheap" was Doc Webb's motto. Over the years, he built his empire from a small drug store at Ninth Street and Second Avenue, opened in 1925, to a sprawling bazaar of 77 stores, covering seven city blocks.
Webb was as much a national legend as his stores. The unorthodox, merchandising medicine man always had a gimmick to lure thousands of customers through the doors.
TIMES | Fraser Hale
He sold dollar bills for 89 cents and bought them back the next day for $1.35. He offered three-cent breakfasts, brought in animals that performed at the drop of a coin and mermaids who "talked." He made other merchants mad because he sold his wares below the suppliers' suggested prices.
But the business started to falter in 1973, and the stores haven't made a profit since then. Webb sold out in 1974 to Mermaid Inc. from Lubbock, Texas.
TIMES | Ricardo Ferro
TIMES | Tony Lopez
The empire began to crumble and blend into a blighted downtown. Sales, profits and shoppers dwindled as shopping malls sprang up all over town.
Numerous efforts were made to resuscitate the dying store. A $1.1-million loan in 1977 from the Economic Development Administration (EDA) staved off collapse for a while. But Webb's still lost $800,000 in 1978.
The EDA refused to grant another loan request in 1978. But Webb's was granted protection from about 500 creditors under bankruptcy statutes.
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Webb's executives were given until March to come up with a reorganization plan to satisfy their creditors. But nobody would loan Selak the money to keep up with taxes, overhead and other expenses on the main building and the bordering buildings that had already closed.
On Aug. 10, Selak asked a federal bankruptcy judge to approve a plan to close the downtown building. The judge agreed. Saturday, that plan was carried out.
TIMES | Fred Victorin
TIMES | Fred Victorin
TIMES | Fred Victorin
TIMES | Fred Victorin
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Rivendell Theater to Open RASHEEDA SPEAKING, 1/18
Rivendell Theatre Ensemble (RTE), Chicago's only Equity theatre devoted to the work of women theatre artists, announces the world premiere of Joel Drake Johnson's Rasheeda Speaking, directed by Sandy Shinner. Rasheeda Speaking features RTE Artistic Director Tara Mallen and Steppenwolf Ensemble member Ora Jones and runs January 9 - February 15, 2014 at Rivendell's performance venue, 5779 N. Ridge. Previews are Thursday, Jan. 9 - Saturday, Jan. 11 and Wednesday, Jan. 15 -Friday Jan. 17, 2014 at 8 p.m. Press Opening is Saturday, Jan. 18, 2014 at 7 p.m. with Opening Night Sunday, Jan. 19, 2014 at 6 p.m. The performance schedule is Thursdays and Fridays at 8 p.m. and Saturdays at 4 and 8 p.m. There are additional Wednesday performances January 22 and 29 at 8 p.m. Tickets are $20 for previews and $30 for all other performances and may be purchased online at www.RivendellTheatre.org or by phone, 773.334.7728.
Joel Drake Johnson's dark comedy Rasheeda Speaking tells the story of a successful white physician (Eric Slater) who attempts to oust his black receptionist (Ora Jones) by enlisting her white female co-worker (Tara Mallen) as a spy. Tensions rise as relations between the two women quickly deteriorate, turning their once cordial workplace into a battlefield of innuendo, paranoia and passive aggression. Using his trademark wit and detailed observation, Johnson mines the subtleties of "post racial" America to explore what we are really saying when we refuse to talk about race.
This production reunites long-time playwright/director team, Joel Drake Johnson and Sandy Shinner, who most recently collaborated on Tranquillity Woods as part of Steppenwolf's First Look Repertory of New Work. The cast of Rasheeda Speaking features RTE Artistic Director Tara Mallen and Steppenwolf ensemble member Ora Jones, who was last seen on Rivendell's stage in Knowing Cairo. Additional cast members are RTE member Eric Slater who recently performed on the Goodman Stage in Noah Haidle's Smokefall and guest artist Lorraine Freund.
The production team includes RTE members Megan Wilkerson (set), Diane Fairchild (lights), Victoria DeIorio (sound), with Samantha C. Jones (costumes), Danielle Case (props), Kristina Valada-Viars (stage manager) Hannah Baker (assistant stage manager) and Ebony Joy (assistant director).
Joel Drake Johnson is a Chicago based playwright whose plays Four Places, Before My Eyes, A Guide for the Perplexed (featuring Tony-Award Nominee Kevin Anderson and Jeff-Award Winner Francis Guinan) and The End of the Tour were first produced at Chicago's Victory Gardens Theater under the direction of Sandy Shinner. Four Places was subsequently produced in Los Angeles by The Rogue Machine Theatre, where it garnered five Ovation Award nominations, four nominations (including best play) from the Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle and a Garland Award for Best New Play. Johnson penned The Fall to Earth (Rick Snyder, director), which premiered at Steppenwolf Theatre and featured Tony-Award Winner Rondi Reed. His plays A Blameless Life (Anna D. Shapiro, director) and Tranquillity Woods (Sandy Shinner, director) were both produced as part of Steppenwolf's First Look Repertory of New Work. He is currently working on several new projects including 22 Mistakes for Next Theatre this coming season and A Queer Kiss for Deep Dish Theatre in Chapel Hill, NC. His work has been nominated four times for Chicago's Jefferson Award for Best New Work and has received critically acclaimed productions across the country.
Sandy Shinner, a veteran Chicago director, is the producing artistic director of Shattered Globe Theatre Company. Shinner previously held the position of associate artistic director of Victory Gardens Theatre for more than thirty years. She has directed 100-plus productions at theaters including Actors Theatre of Louisville, Steppenwolf, Remy Bummpo and American Blues Theater, created and produced the nationally known IGNITION! Festival at Victory Gardens and was co-director of the award-winning Access Project. Shinner returns to RTE after directing the acclaimed Crooked in 2012.


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Life in the developed world is not sustainable and it is well past time to change.
I've been living in developing countries for over a year now. And I've re-examined a lot of what I thought I knew. This is the result of that thinking.
The first time that I came back from traveling I felt like I had learned so much. I had spent close to a year and a half living in South Korea and then 6 months traveling through the "developing" nations of south and south east asia. I was awake. I was enlightened. And I wanted to be involved in international development. I wanted to make life better for those "in need."
So I moved to Peru.
I moved to Peru expecting to make life better for people less fortunate than me. I expected to learn something, to involve myself in a new culture. But I didn't expect to shift my whole understanding of the world.
To put it dramatically, after living and loving my life in circumstances that would have been unimaginable to me when I was 23… I want to burn the developed world to the ground.
Bear with me.
I want you all to understand that the way of life that the developed world takes for granted as true is so constructed and so absolutely unnecessary, it is shocking.
There are over 7 billion human beings existing on this planet right now. 7 Billion. How many of them do you think live like you?
What if 7 billion people had 4 bedroom houses on 1 acre plots with heated, clean water, central heating, air conditioning, a car, a washing machine, dryer, dish washer, full time white collar job, a closet full of clothes… and so on.
There are over 7 billion people on this earth and 5 – 6 billion of them live in circumstances that are impossible for you to imagine.
And maybe that's ok.
Just to be clear, I don't want to say that the hideous human rights violations, the conflict zones, the corruption, the hunger, and the sickness that can be so prevalent in some parts of the world are a good thing. They are a tragedy that should have a greater spotlight put on it.
We have been taught over the course of our lives to believe that our lifestyle is the most developed and the most desirable. That we have figured out the best system. And our system of a capitalist democracy has its advantages. Anyone, even the homeless, has access to clean water. We have adequate (though expensive) healthcare. We have solid education, high literacy rates, few human rights violations, and general protection of law.
But many of the things that we have been taught to see as necessary and good are in fact holding us back, and holding the world back, from our fullest potential.
Our love of economic growth and consumption of products has corrupted us and blinded us. Many people believe that cars, money, big houses, whatever it is, that these things bring status and prestige and with status and prestige comes happiness. This is an illusion and it is poison.
Truth is, the developing world has lessons for us all. People all over the world live with far less than we are used to, and they are happy, they are content.
Let's begin with food, because that is a safe ground where people don't get fired up and immediately get defensive, right?
Take a look at the meat section next time you go into a massive, air-conditioned American grocery store. Do you see any whole pigs? Stomach lining? Chicken feet? Unless you're in chinatown or a really hipster farmers market, the answer is probably no.
I have NEVER been to a market in a developing country and seen individually wrapped steaks, pork chops, or chicken breasts. Sure, sometimes I see those things separated out, but they are laying next to pigs feet, pigs ears, stomach lining, etc.
If you are a meat eater and you say "oh but I could NEVER eat offal." Maybe you should reconsider being a meat eater? That habit is completely unsustainable. Where do you think all of that offal goes? When they butcher all those cows so that you can eat a burger once a week and a steak on the weekend, what happens to the rest of that animal? Have you ever tried to imagine how many cows it takes to feed Americans?
In the poor developing world people eat offal, people eat all parts of the animal. But they only eat beef a few times a year. They see the value of cattle, they understand how intensive it is to raise them, how much effort it takes, so they only slaughter once or twice a year.
For me personally, I advocate for a vegan diet. I realize this is an extreme step for many people. But I come from a first world country, I know what the food industry is doing to our planet, and I choose not to be a part of that. I have the ability and privilege to be nutritionally sound on a vegan diet. Occasionally I eat eggs so I can be certain that I am not nutrient deficient, otherwise, vegan.
Okay, back to the main story. What can we learn from the developing world? Let's talk about:
Water Usage.
In the developed world, we are lucky enough to have clean, drinkable water running through all our pipes. Okay sometimes if you live in an old building it might taste funny, but it isn't going to give you a potentially life threatening parasite. Do you really need to buy that bottled water? Why? Because it is marketed well? Because it tastes slightly better than the water fountain? Really?
Buy a waterbottle.
Car/Vehicle Usage
Something the developing world has taught me is the usefulness of walking. Want to know why no one in the developing world is fat? It isn't because they eat such healthy diets. Because they don't. They fry everything. No, it is because they walk.
The most pronounced example I found of this was in the Andes Mountains. Villagers in the Andes will walk for a full day just to get to the nearest town with a road. A full. Day. And you can't walk a mile to the store… why?
Buy a bike. Commute to work.
Shopping. Clothes.
We buy so many new clothes. And where are they made? By whom? Read the tags. Bangladesh. Cambodia. China. Indonesia. Garment industries are huge and the workers get paid NOTHING so that you can buy a packet of 5 white t-shirts for $5. Shop at a consignment shop, it wont kill you. No one will know.
The point of this is not to make you feel bad. The point is to make you question yourself. Question your assumptions, your habits, your beliefs. Your lifestyle is not sustainable. It is killing the planet. And it is making you unhappy.
I understand, it is easy to get sucked into this. I was in America for 3 months this year and in only 3 months I was completely sucked in. I got a part time job at a Banana Republic and after just a few weeks I was lusting after the clothing, spending my paycheck on clothes I didn't need, eagerly waiting for the next shipment to arrive. I was shopping at whole foods and buying vegetables and grains from around the world. I was driving everywhere. I get it. What I am asking you to do is difficult. It is radical. And it is necessary.
You need to consume less and think more.
We believe that we have the power to lift up the developing world. But take a minute to imagine a world where 7 billion people live with the standard of living you currently have. Is it possible? Can the earth sustain that? Can humans sustain it? How much fruitless competition can our species take?
I understand the need for financial security. It is real. We need food, shelter, and a hygienic world so that we aren't sick all the time.
But question what "financially secure" actually looks like. We have been conditioned to believe that we need so much in order to feel secure, successful, and happy. We always want more. A 6 figure salary. Houses. Toys. Cars. Every variety of food available year round.
But is it ever enough? Why are so many millenials flailing around feeling lost and wondering what to do with their lives? Why are so many of our parents still unsettled, still living with doubt?
What if you did the radical thing, and let all of that go?
This is the part where I get all Buddhist.
Everything that I have mentioned so far is a kind of attachment. We grow attached to these items that we purchase. We feel that we are the clothes we wear, that they show off our personality. Our car let's people know that we are of a certain class. And these attachments impact so many aspects of our lives.
They impact our ability to form meaningful relationships with other people. We expect so much from ourselves. We have to attain a certain level of wealth, of intelligence, of happiness. Every day we judge ourselves. Are we worthy? Are we living up to our own, or society's expectations?
And then we turn these judgements outwards and we judge everyone around us. We create a separation between us and everyone else that is arbitrary. We compete with other people when we should be forging bonds and friendships. Begin to listen to your internal voice. Learn to separate yourself from the judgements and have compassion.
What if you never held a grudge? What if you always practiced forgiveness?
The actions of others only have the power to hurt you if you let them. Everything that is outside of you only has the influence that you give it.
In fact, other people, and their successes, their failures, their material wealth, it has no bearing on your life. But by constantly comparing ourselves to others, we put ourselves through unnecessary pain.
You are already enough. You are already perfect. And you have been since the minute you were born.
When we understand this, we have compassion for ourselves. When we have compassion for ourselves, we have compassion for others. Imagine if, instead of always arguing your own point, you always listened to someone elses? Imagine if we just saw "us" and eliminated the "them".
Our western lifestyle is unsustainable and unhealthy for the planet and for ourselves. It is time to shift our consciousness. Every day all over the planet people live and thrive in circumstances that we deem unacceptable. But what if we are the ones who need to change?
With the advent of technology and the internet the world has entered an era of interconnectedness. This is our chance to grow. For the human race to become more than a bunch of divided groups fighting over attachments.
What we need is empathy. Understanding.
We can't live in harmony with others, with the planet, until we live in harmony with ourselves. It is time to cultivate this harmony. Become aware of your thoughts. Become aware of your assumptions. What brings you joy? What brings you pain? Question everything.
You are not the clothes you wear. You are not your job. You are not your income. You are not your assets. You are not your dreams. You are not your worries. You are not your fears. You are not your age, your weight, your height. You are you. You are part of a greater whole.
Act like it.
Many people will read this manifesto and immediately start to think of counter arguments. Reasons why I am wrong. Bring them on, post them in the comments. Let's start a discussion. I want to be critiqued. I want to be made to think critically about myself, my philosophy, and the future of our planet.
But if this resonated with you, and you want to begin to make the radical changes that I am advocating, here are some small ways to start.
- Meditate for 5 minutes every morning. No excuses.
- Bike to work.
- Go vegan one day a week.
- Next time you want to go clothes shopping, don't. Or go to a consignment store.
- Only buy local. Question exactly how much you need to consume.
- Buy a water bottle. Commit to not buying a single bottle of water for a week.
- Take cold showers.
- Move into a smaller place that is closer to work.
Those are just a few. There are so many more. Your way of life is not sustainable. Don't wait for the world to change. Be the change.


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Among the heavily complained hero in "Overwatch" is Reinhardt. A few days ago, fans have been complaining in the game's forum and in the community about their worst experiences with the hero. Noticeably, Blizzard has rolled out several changes lately in an attempt to address the issue.
Latest changes
In the previous month, a patch was released that tweaked Reinhardt's Earthshatter hit boxes. After that, it seems that the king of front-line tanking has his age caught up with him.
His hit registration and several latency issues crippled his performance. Among the complaints from players includes the hero's, Hammer. In reality, when you swing a hammer at someone, you expect them to be hurt. The hurt would depend on the amount of force you have exerted. Interestingly, the present iteration of the hero could not even meet this expectation.
A few days ago, Blizzard released several changes for some "Overwatch" heroes.
Among them includes McCree, Reaper, Zarya, and Reinhardt. Game Director Jeff Kaplan even listed the things that players should expect with the latest PTR update.
Among the fixes that will be applied to the game soon includes fixing in the small Fire Strike hit box of the hero. Blizzard also rolled out loads of Hammer swing issues, which was collectively presumed to be the product of high network latency.
The game developer also increased the hero's Hammer Swing by 10 percent in Patch 1.13. The issues with several bugs canceling some animations have also been addressed.
Moreover, Fire Strike and Charge animations are now correctly synched correctly irrespective of the latency of the network. Players can also experience that the hero's Charge can now reliably pin targets. Previously, the Charge knocks back opponents.
However, the developer also notes that since Charge is a cone-based attack involving latency, there might be other issues that might surface. Aside from that, Charge can also dependable pin target even when moving up steep ramps or stairs. The game developer also emphasized that these issues have been fixed and they were able to reproduce it.
Issues that are waiting to be fixed
While there are already resolved issues, there are still several complaints that are still waiting to be addressed.
Among them includes Reinhardt's Earthshatter not picking up targets under several circumstances. Blizzard assures "Overwatch" players that fix will be released in connection with this issue. The problems have taken the team a significant amount of time to come up with a fix. Actually, these problems were a result of the team's desire to make the hero's Earthshatter ability work as intended.


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There's a useful summary of views of the talking heads representing some of the areas of the UK in relation to Brexit in this article (picture ref/source above): What rural organisations are saying about Brexit
- Agriculture
- Environment
- Wildlife (Conservation/Biodiversity)
- Rural Businesses & Policy
Summaries of opinions:-
- Meurig Raymond, NFU president thinks the news will lead to a period of "uncertainty" in vital areas of farming.
NFU launches post-Brexit options paper and member survey
- David Caffall, Agricultural Industries Confederation (AIC) chief executive thinks that Vote Leave poses huge questions for Britain's agricultural supply industry
BREXIT – Meeting with The Secretary of State, and the AIC Board's Preliminary Thoughts
- Martin Baxter, IEMA's, an international membership organisation, committed to global sustainability, chief policy advisor thinks the vote to leave raises questions for business businesses, professionals and the wider public on environmental protection policy.
Environment & Sustainability Professionals Reveal Top 10 Views on "Brexit"
- Simon Gooderham, director of rural surveyor and estate agent, Cheffins, says predicting the long-term impact is difficult, but that the result could impact on farmland lettings and sales markets
- Ross Murry, president of membership organisation for owners of land, property and businesses in rural England and Wales, CLA believes farmers and rural business will create opportunities outside of the EU.
- Sean Wensley, president of the British Veterinary Association (BVA), thinks the UK's decision to leave the EU will have a "significant impact" on veterinary regulation, education and animal welfare.
- David Nussbaum CEO of WWF-UK thinks the vote to leave the EU brings "risks and uncertainties" for Britain's wildlife and wild places.
WWF responds to EU referendum result
- Dr Mike Clarke, RSPB's chief executive thinks that the UK must continue to "act internationally, and look to forge comprehensive international agreements for nature conservation and the environment".
Brexit implications for wildlife friendly farming: long-term opportunity, short-term jeopardy
- The Wildlife Trusts said that following the result, the challenges faced by the UK's wildlife are as "great as they have ever been".
An initial response to the EU Referendum result
I've included some extra links expanding on the summaries provided for Environment, Wildlife and Agriculture. Of additional note, the Rural Policy (Joint-Up Policy) and Veterinary (Regulations specifically).
Instead of rehashing all the above information to tentatively consider:-
- It's short-hand to put all the above policy areas into a simple question: "How much money do they get in the EU and how much, more or less, do they get out of the EU (Brexit)? Very convenient.
- Distinguish: The data on the arguments themselves for or against Brexit and how this supports or detracts from this new position. Compared to the opinions of the people who work in these areas and deal with both: Data and Money.
- To consider again distinctions: Each policy has it's own priority (here they merge as they're related) but each fits within the total policy vision: The democratic Brexit vote to Leave. On both counts sub and super have to fit with each other.
- Information gaps and biases will likely have to be identified inter-distinguishing the policies above as well as their intra-distinctions. Good policy will do this and move on. Politics will temper good policy possible of course.
- Complexity is highly apparent in these areas.
- Ignorance in most of the public is highly apparent for these areas. This also applies to the Legacy News-Media and our professional politicians too.
There's some really good information in all the above. But as you can see in the summary considerations there's a huge tangle to contend with. It's highly confusing and complex. However applying our ever trusty context:-
FLEXCIT and these chapters on these policies, you'll notice that the research considers both the policy itself as well as the surrounding politics. A major part of the policy is regulations from our EEA "members of" (as opposed to "access to" (FTA)). Secondly the common theme within FLEXCIT the work itself is the second tier of origin of this at global level of regulations and interactions between tiers (including domestic), which is mentioned in Dr. RAE North's most recent monograph series:
LEAVE ALLIANCE: Brexit Monograph 6 - Post-Brexit regulation ~ Dr. RAE North:-
"As to whether the UK would gain any relief from leaving the EU – even supposing the Government could be prevailed up on to repeal the CCA - one can compare its situation to that of a victim in a horror movie, trapped alive in a coffin. Having broken through the lid in a bid to escape, he finds to his consternation that there is another lid. This "double lid" is, on the one hand, the EU treaty obligations and, on the other, the UNFCCC Kyoto Protocol. Breaking through the EU legislative layer simply reveals the second "lid"of the Kyoto Protocol."Indeed, the Mongraph on Trade Barriers was tentatively discussed in one of the Treasury Committee Oral evidence: The UK's future economic relationship with the European Union, HC 483
"There is a distinction and, quite rightly, the point raised about agriculture is a very serious one and one that has not been properly addressed. When it comes to the Doha Round etc. on the negotiation of quotas and also subsidies, and subsidy caps, these are held not by individual member states but by the Commission. Therefore, theoretically, when we leave we will not be able to subsidise our farmers unless we negotiate a settlement with the EU as to an apportionment of the subsidy cap.This itself is another level above the actual policy itself, the negotations framework adding complexity itself concerning Agriculture and Brexit at this level.
Likewise, on quotas, the quota is held by the Commission, and therefore there will be a negotiation. One can imagine a trade-off where some of the member states will be quite anxious to offload as much quota, say beef quota, as they can on the UK as a condition for our exit. We would find ourselves unwillingly forced to take that as a quid pro quo for other concessions. This is an area that is quite possibly going to be time-consuming."
Familiarity built over time helps create an intellectual architecture or context without which it's likely these regulations feel horrendously alien and unfathomable. Some comparisons to graphics of data can maybe help visualize what these regulations are supposedly designed to achieve, I hope. We can use the excellent European Environment Agency website's resources:-
Here's the Interactive Data Viewer page from which the above snap-shots are merely an indication of. You can see there's vast amounts of data information gathering that in turn fuel our activities: Agricultural policy (natural variations in production and trends); social policy connection education research for people on these issues and so forth such as Biodiversity indicators or chemical pollutants in the EEA groups.
It's worth looking at Europe as a map of people additionally; from wikipedia:-
Population Density Map of Europe
The statistic given at the European Environment Agency on Agriculture (land use and budget):-
"Farming has a big influence on Europe's landscapes and the quality of its environment. With farmers managing almost half of the EU's land area, the agricultural sector is a major source of pressure on Europe's environment.So there can be little mistake that Agriculture is a huge policy area that also interacts across a wide range of other related policy areas (Environment). Europe itself is a highly populated and high density continent which therefore requires high food security and high environmental impact. All of this is ripe for regulations and the use of data to construct policy. To quote FLEXCIT Chapter 12.0 Agriculture:-
Over the past five decades, the EU Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) - accounting for around half of the EU budget.
Farmers represent only 4.7% of the European Union's (EU's) working population, yet manage nearly half of the EU's land area. Farming has a big influence on Europe's landscapes and the quality of its environment."
Agriculture in the UK (EU/EEA)
"The second policy we look at, in this fourth phase, is agriculture. The food and farming sector is important to the UK economy, with the whole food chain contributing £85 billion per year to the economy and 3.5 million jobs. In policy terms, it is dominated by the European Union and its Common Agricultural Policy (CAP). Financially, this is the most important policy in the EU. It is also the most complex, made more so by the need to ensure conformity with WTO agreements."Agriculture In Norway & Iceland (EFTA/EEA)
"However, while the EU average total subsidy is about 18 percent of farming income, Norwegian farmers gain just short of 60 percent, only just ahead of Switzerland, while Iceland farmers are paid just short of 50 percent. In other words, those European farmers who are outside the EU benefit from much higher subsidies than those within the European Union."Agriculture In New Zealand (neither or "global trade/WTO meme")
The "poster child "for advocates of subsidy-free farming is New Zealand, the government of which in 1984 abruptly terminated farm payments, ostensibly driven by a commitment to the free-flow of global market forces. Expected outcomes were improved economic efficiency and more effective use of land. But the changes occurred outside the framework of a coherent national policy for rural development, resulting in diverse and unexpected outcomes.The reason to quote these comparative "pictures" directly from FLEXCIT (once again with huge gratitude) is to come back to that question of "Money" mentioned at the beginning. It seems to me whichever way the UK chooses for the Agriculture Policy, it's a policy that is particularly sensitive to subsidy or social consideration not only capitalist consideration: Namely it's multi-dimensional where money is one dimension only and not even the bottom-line: The Environment I suspect is?
For example, to briefly look at FLEXCIT: 13.0 Fisheries:-
"The starting point of the Paterson review was the recognition that, prior to UK entry to the EEC, the British fishing industry had been a model of sustainability. Yet, after decades of the CFP, areas of the most fertile and productive fishing grounds in the world were being threatened with closure. Others were producing yields well short of their potential capacity, whilst ever-increasing restrictions were being imposed on British fishermen."
"Therein lies the essence of the post-exit settlement. Leaving the EU, per se, is no solution in itself. EU policies require individual replacement, each with something better. And fisheries provided a useful example. Largely self-contained in policy terms, it is a test bed for policy development, and as an example of the complexity of the repatriation process."
"One of those wider issues was the protection of the environment. It was argued this was not incompatible with safeguarding the fishing industry. Over-fishing and other abuses damage the marine environment and also damage the long-term economic value of a fishery. Therefore environmental protection was regarded not as an adjunct to a fisheries policy but as an inherent part of it."
"As far as the UK is concerned, the fundamental principle on which a policy should rest is that the fish and other sea creatures within the UK EEZ are the property of the nation as a whole. Custody of that resource lies with the central and devolved governments. Fishermen have no inherent rights to the fish and other aquatic creatures in these waters and no inherent rights to the property so gained. There is, however, a distinction between inherent rights and acquired rights."
More discussion on monitoring and collection of data: FLEXCIT 13.7 Enforcement, monitoring and sanctions
If we look at the last paragraph and look at the map of Europe above, we notice that nations are different from each other, they're also "non-uniform distribution" in people, resources and of course cultural developments. In effect they have different needs from each other as well as holding some things in common, given we're all people of a common species to be scientifically accurate. Equally concerning dealing with this historic situation of nation states, the reality of the environment or part of the world we share must be managed to everyone's benefit. It probably serves policy in a more superior way when:-
- We use good data to understand our impact on the world
- We take responsibility locally on our place in the world
- We collaborate with our neighbours to meet mutually beneficial outcomes on the above.
The points I tentatively consider above, I think we now reach the question of information/misinformation, confusion/ignorance:-
1. On the one hand we have the groups such as Friends of the Earth below
How can we make Brexit work for the environment? ~ Craig Bennett
2. And on the other hand we have other opposite groups such as ex-leader of UKIP, Nigel Farage:-
My heart F*! bleeds for these groups (on Immigration read Scribblings From Seaham: Integration): It all fits within the idea of layers of different communication described in the previous blog as if it were a rainbow:What People Don't Want Is Not To Be Not Confused. I can't be bothered to describe the sentiments and hyper-emotionality. There's so much in FLEXCIT I would like to include and discuss in this blog but for the sake of brevity and communicating a few basic ideas (the bullet points at the beginning) and then trying to provide the research and reasoning behind those tentative considerations; it's time to finish this blog and before long move this post's content to a new website and focus even more specifically on this area, usefully in connection to Brexit.
For Friends of the Earth (money and their prebuilt political constituencies), for The Guardian likewise and for Farage/UKIP once again. But are they actually communicating anything of actual value?
By contrast the conclusion I have is that it's a positive step from the Government to signal they are carrying on with the present subsidies of money to Science and to Agriculture:-
Chancellor Philip Hammond guarantees EU funding beyond date UK leaves the EU
Finally, to look at a more specific area within "Agriculure/Environment" (DEFRA):
On the Environment, likewise a more proactive approach than whinging:
"The forestry sector contributes some £1.7 billion a year to the economy and indirectly supports 43,000 jobs. Woods and forests, particularly ancient forests, provide many environmental benefits including enhancing biodiversity and supporting a range of ecosystem services such as water management and climate control.Even within the above policy areas and then within a sub-policy of those: Forestries we see whether or not we're asking the right question and in the right order and concerning the specifics of the policy and it's complexity (and groups' own political colours). Interestingly, if you read FLEXCIT and on 12.0 Agriculture, Forestries is a component that demonstrates the flexible and continuous properties of FLEXCIT as a plan very well:
In addition, forests provide recreational and amenity value to society."
"This did not stop the agriculture council discussing the EU's (then) new forest strategy, which aimed "to cut through the mass of rules governing the protection of forests". That strategy was announced on 20 September the day after the ECA's report, with a 17-page report calling for a new forestry "framework". The document conceded that, in the Treaty on the Functioning of the EU, there was no reference to specific provisions for an EU forest policy.
Thus, on technical, financial and legal grounds, the UK could disengage, without prejudice to other programmes, and without any significant political implications. "
It's time to stop whinging uselessly or indeed reading the click-bait Legacy News-Media but if one considers themselves several things:-
- A Voter
- A Voter with an especial interest in a specific area
- A Voter who has a set of skills, or even the time and energy alone
For example on Forestries already:-
- The curious case of the Dartmoor Forest Plan has just become more curious
- The Dartmoor Forestry Plan. Questioning Conventional Thinking
- Dartmoor Forest Plan (Forestry Commission Consultation Plan)
- Trees For Life


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This post, for Blood Orange Whiskey Smash, is sponsored by Melissa's Produce. I received product to aid in the creation of #FreakyFruitsFriday recipes. All opinions are mine alone.
I've always been a fan of whiskey. I fondly remember my Dad making whiskey sours for him and my Grandmother when she came to visit, which was a couple of times a month. I thought it was so cool that grown-ups would just sit on an afternoon, relaxing and enjoying each others company. I couldn't wait to grow up myself and do the same.
When I received this amazing box of really interesting produce, I knew a cocktail was in order. Citrus, especially orange lends itself nicely with paired with whiskey. So this adult beverage was born.
Like a mint julep, this drink involves muddling. Muddling is a simple technique. You put a few of the ingredients, in this case the orange slices, sugar and mint leaves, in the bottom of a cocktail shaker. (I used a mason jar.) Then, using the back of a wooden spoon handle, press or mash the ingredients together to blend and open up flavors. You then add the remaining ingredients and shake, strain and serve.
So what exactly is a smash cocktail? The basic elements are a spirit base, in this case whiskey, ice, mint (or other herb), sugar, and seasonal fruit, hence blood orange. The popularity of smash cocktails has been on the rise.
This is the second time I've worked with Melissa's Produce. My other recipes are steel cut oats with pomegranate, supreme oranges and maple syrup and roasted balsamic acorn squash and shallots. I just had to work with the blood oranges. My boys had never seen them before and, like me, thought they were beautiful. A blood orange is a bit more tart than it's sweeter cousin the navel orange.
Some of my blogger friends are also sharing delicious recipes today and you can check out the links below. Camilla from Culinary Adventures with Camilla is our host.
Blood Orange Whiskey Smash
- 4 ounces Blood Orange Juice
- 1/4 ounce Agave Syrup
- Juice of 1/2 lemon
- 1 1/4 ounces whiskey
- 1 teaspoons sugar
- 2 blood orange slices
- 2 mint leaves
- 1 half blood orange slice, for garnish
- Ice
In the bottom of a cocktail shaker add 2 blood orange slices, sugar and mint leaf. Using the end of a wooden spoon, muddle the fruit with the sugar and mint.
Once these ingredients are "mashed" add ice and the blood orange juice, agave syrup, whiskey and lemon juice to the cocktail shaker. Shake to mix and strain into a rocks glass filled with ice. Garnish with blood orange slice and serve.
- Blood Orange Whiskey Smash by Ellen at Family Around the Table
- Chayote and Cuitlacoche Enchiladas by Sue at Palatable Pastime
- Dragonfruit Acai Bowl by Anne at Simple and Savory
- Dragonfruit Sorbet by Wendy at A Day in the Life on the Farm
- Freaky Fruits Cocktail in a Horned Melon Cup by Heather at Hezzi-D's Books and Cooks
- Freaky Friday Muffins with Cherimoya by Terri at Our Good Life
- Passionfruit Frozen Custard (With Seeds) by Colleen at Faith, Hope, Love, & Luck Survive Despite a Whiskered Accomplice
- Passionfruit Lemon Loaf Cake by Amy at House of Nash Eats
- Spicy Prawn and Freaky Fruits Noodle Salad by Camilla at Culinary Adventures with Camilla
- Tropical White Cake with Dragonfruit Buttercream by Carlee at Cooking with Carlee


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Choosing the correct voice in your proposal is important and deeply affects the reviewers confidence in your ability to deliver on your word. There are two main voices you may choose for your proposal, active and passive, and you may not even realize you have chosen the later until it is too late. A voice is different from the tone of your proposal which we have covered before but may be a good time to brush up on.
Active Voice
An active voice is more direct, forceful and displays confidence which will lead to a more effective and trusted proposal. You may be asking what exactly is an active voice and according to google,
"Active voice describes a sentence where the subject performs the action stated by the verb."
An example of this active voice would be, "Our developer submits an up-time report". There you can see the subject "developer" performs an action stated by the verb "submits an up-time report". The sentence is rather short but concise and leaves little room for questioning. Although using an active voice is highly effective there may be times when a passive voice is also needed.
Passive Voice
A passive voice as defined by google is,
"In passive voice sentences, the subject is acted upon by the verb."
Lets looks at our same example sentence except this time in a passive voice; "An up-time report is submitted by our developer". You can clearly see this sentence is less confident than the active voice sentence and doesn't have the same gravitas or carry the same weight. There may be times when a passive voice is needed such as when the action is more important than the subject performing the action. For instance if you want to emphasize the features and benefits to the client instead of who will deliver those benefits. Both active and passive voices have a place in your proposal but an active voice will lead to a better, more trusted proposal.


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After watching American beauty gurus for SO long with an envious gaze, I finally got my hands on the Too Faced Sweet Peach palette! I've had it for about 2 weeks now and I have used it every. single. day! I am a massive fan using of eyeshadow as I think my eyes are probably my favourite facial feature, so it's so exciting when I find an eyeshadow palette I love so much!
Before I go any further, I can confirm that yes, it does smell like peaches! I don't have a sense of smell, so this is a second-hand opinion from my hubby, but he was VERY impressed with how fruity it was!
I've decided to break my review down into categories to make it a little easier to read/follow – let me know what you think of this format!
The pigment is mostly AMAZING, apart from (unfortunately) the peachy pink colours (Just Peachy & Candied Peach). Don't get me wrong, they're beautifully 'light', but they aren't as strong as they appear in the pan.
Obviously the lightest colours are, well, lighter! You can see in the swatches above that some of my favourite lighter, the shimmers (White Peach, Luscious & Cobbler), are so finely milled that the glitter doesn't look too chunky & cheap at all! The darker colours are so deep and true to the colours you see in the pans – I love them! The darkest shade, Tempting, is a shimmery deep dark brown. It's great that it isn't black, as I find back is so harsh and hard to blend! This is a little softer with all the drama of a black!
Like I mentioned before, the shadows are not at ALL chalky and dry, instead they are so, SO smooth and feel so buttery! This isn't the case with all with all eyeshadows, but all Too Faced eyeshadows that I've tried to date have this same beautiful silky texture!
Application & Blending
With all eyeshadows I use I've found that the colour pay-off is much better applied wet. I normally dampen my brush by spraying with fixing or priming spray a little before dipping into the eyeshadow. I always find that this make the colour last longer too! I especially love to do this with the shimmer shades of this palette. For the purposes of this review I tried it with and without dampening the brush, and they all applied evenly and smoothly in both instances.
They also blend really well with one another, which is a huge selling point for me when I'm looking for new shadows. Because the colours are so pigmented (in the most part), I'd highly recommend using separate brushes for application & blending, otherwise you have a perfect drag-queen look coming your way!
Colour / Variety
The colours, as you can see, are just gorgeous. There's such a great variety of colours but they ALL work so well together! I love that I can have a million different looks from one palette! I think my favourite everyday colour combination I've worn so far is Cobbler as a base lid colour, with Caramalized as the crease transition and Summer Yum in the outer V!
This is such a playful, but really practical palette that has soooo many look possibilities and colour varieties. Every single shade is wearable, and the smoothness of the application makes it a pleasure to apply. Apart from the two shades I mentioned, the colour is so well represented in the pans. And it smells delicious!
I hope found this review useful, and that it helps you decided if you'd like to give the Sweet Peach palette a try! It's one of my favourites at the moment – I'd love to know what you guys think if you've tried it too!


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Now if only I knew what the forum was for when I made this post...
Whatever. INSANE TIMING FTW!
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You posted here before I finished creating the forum.
Ok, it's a bit of a fail that the first topic in a forum is asking what the purpose of aforementioned forum is before it's even done being created. Wow. Just wow.
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That's some crazy timing on your part, because the forum was only unfinished for about 5 minutes at most.


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Kevin Spacey might not be a surprise host for the 2017 Tony Awards given his own Tony and Oscar award-winning performances, but his appearance as the keynote speaker at a marketing conference was somewhat of a surprise.
Like any good actor Spacey knows his audience. Taking the stage at the annual convention of the Content Marketing Institute, Spacey said:
"As an actor who is known for Machiavellian portraits of horrible bosses, serial killers, elusive Turkish crime lords, mean studio heads, and devious politicians, what am I doing at a content marketing event?"
As it turns out, Spacey had plenty to say. His insights are relevant to any leader or business professional who wants to engage with customers, employees, or stakeholders. "We're all striving for the same goal, to make a connection with our audiences," said Spacey.
According to Spacey, great content engages, enlightens, surprises and keeps people coming back for more. And the secret to creating such content isn't a secret.
"The story is everything," says Kevin Spacey. Tell better stories and your audience — customers, employees, stakeholders — will come back for more.
Spacey offers marketers, leaders and business professionals three pieces of advice on how to tell better stories.
1). Conflict is at the heart of narrative
"Conflict creates tension and keeps people engaged," says Spacey. "The best stories are filled with characters who take risks."
Spacey's observation reminds me of one of the best business narratives I've seen in years: Phil Knight's Shoe Dog. The Nike founder's book is a page turner because it has constant tension and release — success, failures, hurdles and finish lines.
In one legendary story, Knight recounts the day in 1970 when Oregon track coach and Nike co-founder Bill Bowerman was trying to design a shoe with better traction to grip the new polyurethane track the university had acquired. He gazed over to the waffle iron sitting on the kitchen counter and the waffle sole was born. Knight said the story played a leading role in Nike's IPO road show because it spoke to the spirit of innovation.
2). Authenticity
"A great story rings true either because it evokes something from our own lives or something in it can be construed as something true," says Spacey. Authenticity is the key to making an emotional connection with the audience.
Spacey says many of today's most popular shows on television and Netflix would not have been made fifteen years ago because characters had to fit a profile. He says today "the creatives" have more control. They have the luxury of making richer characters with more nuanced personalities in shows such as: The Sopranos, Sons of Anarchy, Dexter, Boardwalk Empire, Breaking Bad, Mad Men, Game of Thrones and, of course, House of Cards.
Your business audience, too, craves authenticity. Heroes are human and, as such, are flawed. They have anxieties, fears, and suffer love and loss like the rest of us. I've argued in the past that some of the most popular TED talks — the ones that have gone viral and sparked movements — have only done so because the speaker brought their authentic selves to the stage. Among them:
-Harvard researcher Amy Cuddy talks about a crisis of confidence in her career.
-Brené Brown discusses her research and personal stories on the power of vulnerability.
-Behavioral economist Dan Ariely sharing the story of being severely burned and how it lead to his bestselling book, Predictably Irrational.
-Sheryl Sandberg launches the Lean In movement as she talks about her challenges as a working mother.
-Jill Bolte-Taylor takes us back to the horrifying day when she analyzed her own stroke as she was having it.
I've worked with leaders at the world's largest brands. I can tell you from first-hand experience that those who lower the shield and show some vulnerability, establish much stronger connections with their audiences. Authenticity is the key to connection — among individuals and brands.
3). We're all storytellers
Spacey reminds us that talent has been liberated to create content on a scale unlike any time in history. People can create stories and share ideas on blogs, YouTube, mobile apps, websites, and "every screen in every living room and every phone in every pocket."
There are more ways to share your ideas than ever before. Ideas framed in story form are the most engaging of all. "The audiences have spoken," says Spacey. "They want stories. They're dying for it. They are rooting for us to give them something to talk about." Give them something to talk about. Great advice from a great actor who knows great content.


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Schlumberger Announces Subsea Control Reliability Milestone
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Schlumberger announced that its subsea electronic control module has passed the historical milestone of more than a quarter million operational hours in the field with 100% reliability.
More than 30 modules have been deployed successfully for the control and monitoring of flow boosting pumps and subsea well production. As a power and networking module, its expanded applications include intelligent well control and operation.
Schlumberger subsea control and monitoring technology is an enabler for surveillance in the subsurface and subsea domain delivering an unprecedented level of reliability that is critical to the subsea industry with its high intervention costs.
"Subsea control systems must have reliability as a primary function due to costs involved in remediation following a failure. The reliability of the Schlumberger solution is embedded in subsea applications commercially available today, as well as those under development," said Andy Hendricks, VP Schlumberger Subsea. "Our subsea light vessel intervention control system also uses this technology as part of its safety system to control subsea trees and the intervention package."
This high-bandwidth communication subsea control module has been developed using design and engineering processes created specifically for the subsea environment. Long-term accelerated life-testing has demonstrated system survivability for more than 50 years and under conditions far beyond normal operating environments. The module will be used with upcoming subsea technology deployments around the world.
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Ami Sioux — Tokyo 35°N
Ami Sioux — Tokyo 35°N
Tokyo 35°N was curated and shot by photographer Ami Sioux, who asked 50 of her friends to draw a map to a place in the Japanese capital that is significant to them. She then used the maps to photograph the city in a more intimate way, exploring individual connection to space. Tokyo 35ºN is the third Edition in the °N series and is published by Editions OK FRED in conjunction with TOO MUCH Magazine.
Editions OK FRED, 2017, 144 pgs, 160 × 220 mm, Japanese / English, Hardcover.
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Rest and healing was my objective today. Cocooned in my world, cautious of outside interference yet filled with desire for something new and different. The Clash – Should I Stay or Should I Go? comes to mind. Secure in routine yet remotely sad and yearning for change. I want to turn, I want to taste, I want to socialize and that is where the cautiousness wins. Sticking with what has worked has propelled me to a place where I am ahead of the game. Beat and battered, but trudging the road of recovery with my head held high. Change might bring nausea, weakness, blistered skin, but it could bring even more improvement. So I sit trying to weigh my options. And in the end I get what I need by setting aside wants and quietly listening and making decisions based on needs.
The day started alone in the bed about 9:30. Kat had quietly gotten up to go to a SOMMA meeting where she won 1st place with her challenge piece "Judgement Fish." I was
reveling in that spot, having survived the many ups and downs of the night to pee and wet my throat to arrive at that place where I was able to sleep for 5 hours uninterrupted. It was luxurious. Upon arising, I had my normal breakfast of cheese grits and electrolyte water and set about doing a couple of tasks. Mostly picking up and filing but it was nice to get something accomplished. I made a couple of phone calls to some friends then took a shower to get started on the skin treatment. After icing and slathering I gave into to a nap and got up about 12:30. Lunch was a diversion, I decided to eat out on the covered patio to get some fresh air and to enjoy the beautiful day we had here today. A bowl of chicken rice soup and a dunked peanut butter sandwich supplied the calories. I sat outside and read after lunch until my sweet baby got home about 2. A short stroll to the mailbox and this afternoon was another skin treatment and a 3 hour nap. Waking up to finish another chapter in the adventures of Jack Reacher. Dinner….hmmmm I could just stick with soup and another peanut butter sandwich because nothing tastes like anything and it's safe, passing the mouth feel test and there is no nausea or sliminess – safe. But I want something different so why not balsamic rice and butter – that should do it if it is not to dry and if it is I can add it to my chicken soup tomorrow – living on the edge! But is that enough calories? I know cottage cheese as dessert and that should do it. I am happy to report it worked rice, cottage cheese and watermelon. Tonight is on the couch watching Dateline and getting ready for my 8am treatment in the morning. Four more days until a break. Kat had been kinda quiet today moving from task to task, going to SOMMA, vacuuming the car, eating lunch, napping, carving, wood burning – dancing to her own drumbeat, singing her own song. Am I lonely or did I just spend too much time with myself today, listening to the nagging voice instead of the grateful one. I slept well, I had time to heal, there is food that I can eat that is palatable and nutritious. It was a beautiful day for sitting outside and enjoying the day and I was able to read and cross a couple of items off my to do list and Kathy let me alone to do what I needed to do with no pressure. Pretty freaking good day when I look at it that way – satisfied instead of funked I'll take it and go to bed satisfied and healed tonight. One day closer, didn't have to drink and I was cradled in the loving healing arms of God and the ones who love me. Life Is Good!
LESSON OF THE DAY – "Nothing is impossible to a willing heart." John Heywood


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Increasing theft in Diyarbakır enrages
DIYARBAKIR - Citizens who ask a solution to be found to the recent cases of theft in Turkiye's Diyarbakır emphasized that punishments should be more deterrent.
Citizens reacting to the increasing theft cases in the city recently, especially in the district of Diyarbakır's Yenişehir, emphasized that theft is increasing due to the fact that punishments are not deterrent.
In the Yenişehir Cooperatives Quarter, the recent cases of theft are highlighted. Neighborhood residents and shopkeepers said that there is no peace because of thieves.
Nevzat Yıldırım, one of the inhabitants of the neighborhood, stated that the main source of the incidents is weak belief and lack of faith.
Yıldırım said that great duties fall on the state and the families and he stated that it is unacceptable to be a thief even because of the financial impossibilities.
Yıldırım said, "Sometimes when we caught some and then we see they are in our neighborhood again. We are surprised what we will do. Here we have our friend who helps us. We are trying to do something as much as we can get it, but it is not enough. We all must act together. Not using force but to gain them. So the government has a lot of responsibility in this matter."
Miktad Birbir, who said that the fear of Allah should be infused for the crime not happen, said, "We have peace. There is no moral and spiritual lesson teach to our children. The state is responsible for the nourishment, drinking, and wearing of a nation. The state should teach religion, teach lessons of spirituality and fear of God."
Hüseyin İlkgören, a tradesman said, "Police should take security measures. When we turn back, they rob our money. They are disturbing the people. They use drug and alcohol then commit theft. The state needs to take precautions as soon as possible. Theft robbers will do this again if they are not caught. If they get punishment then they won't steal again. If the state doesn't, then we will take precautions for ourselves."
Tradesman Mehmet Aktay, who stated that theft, use alcohol and drug were made explicitly, stated that if the state does not intervene in this kind of case, they will intervene by using their own initiatives. (Emrah Deniz, Mehmet Çelik - ILKHA)


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Catch Some Great Shows at the Basie
One of the performers who will appear at The Count Basie Theatre in Red Bank is Jim Gaffigan.
Jim is one of my all time favorite stand-up comics and he'll be bringing his show to Red Bank on Friday, January 9th.
Other Count Basie Theatre show tickets going on sale this week besides Jim Gaffigan include the Tedeschi Trucks Band, The 7th Annual Hope Concert (Bobby Bandiera & Friends), and Jay Leno.
For more info and to purchase tickets, go to countbasietheatre.org.


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On the evening of Tuesday's big New York primary election Sen. Ted Cruz will be next door, to host an election night watch party in upcoming primary state Pennsylvania.
The location for the 7 p.m. Philadelphia event has yet to be released. In just one week Pennsylvania Republicans will have their opportunity to vote for the 2016 Republican presidential nominee.
Connecticut, Delaware, Maryland and Rhode Island will also hold primary contests on April 26.
Maryland warranted a Cruz campaign stop on the day before New York's primary election. The rally came in the middle of a day filled with television appearances and private events in New York City on Monday.
A RealClear Politics average of four Maryland polls primarily from early April show GOP frontrunner Donald Trump with over 40 percent of the vote, Ohio Gov. John Kasich with 26.8 percent and Cruz trailing with 24 percent. A RealClear Politics average of five Pennsylvania polls shows Trump at over 43 percent, Cruz at 25.4 percent and Kasich brining up the rear at 23.6 percent.
Trump is polling high in the Empire State and with 95 delegates at stake could come away with a welcome win after a few tough weeks. A recent YouGov/CBS poll measured Trump at 53 percent of the vote and Cruz with just 21. Trump won a lofty 60 percent of the vote in a NY1/Baruch College poll that put Cruz at just 17 percent.
The election night event is the only one that had been released for Cruz's Tuesday election day schedule as of Monday night.
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Let's Talk
Out west in Utah, a state representative has a wiki site up to bring the grass-roots folks into the legislative discussion. Politicopia uses wiki pages to allow for pro and con discussions of bills before the Utah legislature. It's getting some national attention; I found it via the NCSL blog The Thicket.
Representative Steve Urquhart says the idea started to develop some years ago:
Because I wanted to change the fact that people-related-to-me often outnumbered people-not-related-to-me at town meetings, I invited my constituents to join me in a hayfield for hot-air balloon rides and donuts.That didn't really get him any more input, but he kept thinking about ways to get more feedback from folks. A chain of friends, contacts, brainstorming and lucky breaks eventually led to the use of a wiki site to allow for community discussions of bills and issues.
I think this bears watching. And maybe adopting. Rep. Urquhart's blog is worth a look as well.
Does He Have a Prayer?
Presidential handicappers aren't too sanguine about Mike Huckabee's chances to get the Republican Party's nomination for President, but I like the guy. I have several colleagues in the GIS world who worked in his government in Arkansas and report that he is practical, no-nonsense sort. In the several interviews I've heard, Mr. Huckabee sounds like a decent and smart guy.
I found more evidence in a posting on the Wall Street Journal's Washington Wire blog: Huckabee: Families, Not Schools, Should Teach Prayer.
The family that prays together doesn't have to worry about the absence of government-mandated prayer in public schools, Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee told a group of reporters today.A good point. And:
Huckabee said he never could understand why so many people "railed against (the absence of) prayer in schools when they didn't even pray at home."Governor Huckabee was formerly a Southern Baptist Minister.


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False Riches in Pawtucket
Two things jumped out at me from Kate Bramson's Providence Journal summary of the Rhode Island Senate Finance Committee's second hearing on the PawSox stadium proposal. First:
During the city's hour-long presentation, Pawtucket Director of Administration Tony Pires responded to an earlier comment from a senator that the city has a $5-million budget deficit.
"That can't be further from the truth," Pires said.
When Grebien took office in 2011, the city had a $12-million operating deficit, Pires said, in part due to the Great Recession's broader effects in Rhode Island, leaving the city "critically behind the eight ball."
"But now we have rebuilt our budget to where we have a $12-million surplus," Pires said. " … The city is on a strong financial footing."
A $12 million surplus? To my experience, people generally think of a "surplus" as the amount of money left over at the end of the year. Judging from the city's latest audit, however, it appears that Pires means the unassigned general fund balance — which is often seen more as a reserve fund than a "surplus." That $12.7 million is misleading, though, because the city has other fund balances that are negative on the "unassigned" line, leaving the city with $7.3 million. Treating primary government expenses as the city's budget, that means the reserve is 2.4% of expenses, which is actually rather low, although philosophies differ on how much government agencies should keep in reserve, rather than allowing the community's wealth to remain with the people.
Accounting for a new school capital plan, Pawtucket's reserves were almost exactly the same at the end of the 2016 fiscal year as the year before, which suggests neither a worrisome deficit nor over-taxation. However, it also doesn't suggest a city flush with cash.
The second notable item from Bramson's article is this:
[PawSox executive Dan] Rea said the real-estate development group created by the team owners has committed to 50,000 square feet of development near the stadium — either in conjunction with another developer or as the developer of "last resort."
In my appearance with John DePetro last week, I noted a curious statement from the Commerce Corp.'s Stefan Pryor at the first PawSox hearing, in which the Commerce director advertised (vaguely) that the state had "a commitment that at least 50,000 square feet of the ancillary development will be done without state tax incentives." Is this what he meant? That the team itself had promised to develop 50,000 square feet if nobody else wanted it?
That doesn't sound like a very hopeful sign. The whole reason one might want ancillary development is that it would be an indication of economic revitalization as businesses seek to capture new opportunities. If this "commitment" is just the team promising to do something with land around the stadium if the revitalization is a complete dud, it's almost worthless to taxpayers — a potential one-time boon to some property owners and contractors building development for development's sake.


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Rufus Giveaway
by Terry R Barca
Giveaway ends June 22, 2016.
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Quite Strange Indeed
Paperback and Hardback
Life Imitates……….
One of my favourite stories from RUFUS is Life Goes on Until it Doesn't.
I remember writing it and thinking how often something like this must happen in real life.
I gave the unfinished manuscript of RUFUS to the person who I hoped would become my illustrator and she said that she was nervous as she read this story because "I really wanted it to end happily."
As you probably know from reading the book, RUFUS does save the day, but RUFUS is not always around in real life.
This morning, I was going through my news feed and I came across this story. As I read it I too wanted to view a happy ending.
I understand that people can become desperate, but abandoning the one creature in your life who loves you without question only casts doubt on your ability to understand the things that really matter in life.
A little while ago, I had the pleasure of interviewing the then Deputy Leader of the Opposition in my home state. A little while later, he became the deputy Premier after winning the election.
I was a little cheeky on the day and put a few extra questions to him about animal welfare and his party's plans, if any, to improve the situation. He kindly answered them (we have a shared love of basketball and have both been involved in coaching juniors, so I think he cut me some slack). To his credit, and his government, they have implemented some excellent changes to the way we deal with animals. They have also boosted funding to the RSPCA, the body that oversees the protection of animals in my state.
Dogs will directly benefit as the law is introduced over the next couple of years which will only allow 'rescued' dogs to be sold in pet shops. There is also a strong effort being made to stamp out 'puppy farms'.
All of these initiatives are good, but they do not eliminate the central cause of the problem — people. The world is full of idiots and the trend is threatening to continue.
As I write this, the dog next door is barking because he wants to play with his humans. My dogs are curled up on the bed waiting for me to stop writing so they can go for a walk and the Dingoes across the road are on the lookout for us because seeing us means that there is a strong chance they will be able to join us on that walk.
Rather than being angry because of the actions of others I have decided to focus on the good things in my life, particularly the small fluffy things.
The article I mentioned:
Rufus loves paperbacks
Rufus arrived early (when does that ever happen at this time of the year?). The delivery guy failed to catch the attention of my dogs so I had to go to the post office to retrieve them. Dropped off a complimentary copy to my illustrator on my way home. She was at work and a customer wanted to know what all the fuss was about. My illustrator was very happy. I'm a little bit out of it at the moment. Just waiting for it to pass. It's a shame because this moment is special — when a box of books arrives. Nothing is getting through the fog, but there is always tomorrow. These last few months have been full on. Four books published in almost as many months. I'm a bit tired, but also pleased to have achieved so much this year. Thank you to anyone reading this if you have been supportive during the year, it is always appreciated and very much needed.
If you are in Australia I can post you a copy $29 AUD inc postage
You can also purchase a copy from my printer. They will mail it to you anywhere in the world.
eBook copies from:
Smashwords (all versions)
Amazon Kindle
Apple iBooks
by Terry R Barca
Giveaway ends June 22, 2016.
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"Raw Christmas Pudding"
Its beginning to look a lot like Christmas!
Check out these awesome raw Christmas Puddings out of Teresa Cutters cookbook. Gluten Free, tasty and super quick and easy to make! Ive got the ingredients on my shopping list for today and can't wait to try them on Sunday.
225g fresh pitted dates
zest from 1 orange
250g organic dried apricots, chopped
150 g (1 ½ cups) almond meal / ground almonds
1 teaspoon vanilla bean paste or extract
1 tsp ground cinnamon
¼ tsp ground nutmeg
¼ tsp ground ginger
1. Combine dates, orange zest, apricots, vanilla, ground almonds, cinnamon, nutmeg and ginger in a food processor.
2. Process until mixture is combined and looks like fine crumbs.
3. Spoon mixture into a large bowl and add 1 – 2 tablespoons orange juice then mix again. Your pudding mix should come together in the hands when lightly squeezed.
4. Divide puddings into 6 small puddings. The best way to do this is to line the base of your desired mould with glad wrap and press the pudding mixture into it firmly.
5. Invert the pudding and remove the glad wrap. Repeat until all the puddings are formed.
6. Melt white chocolate in a small bowl that is set over a simmering pot of water.
7. Spoon a little white chocolate over the tops of the puddings if using and garnish. You can use goji berries, fresh cherries or anything you fancy. Alternatively omit the topping if you wish.
7. Arrange onto a serving plate and set aside until needed. You can store in the fridge for up to 2 weeks.
Id recommend to serve puddings with cold mango coconut custard which is also a Teresa Cutter recipe.
Mango Coconut Custard:
1 mango, chopped
1/2 cup coconut milk
Juice from ½ orange
Combine all the ingredients into a blender and blend until smooth.
Serve chilled along side puddings.