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Scale Your Marketing Before You Pivot; Here's Why
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A summary of why business and budget owners should scale their marketing efforts before they pivot their marketing focus.
Scale Your Marketing Before You Pivot; Here's Why
In the immortalised words of legendary British band 'Coldplay', "nobody said it was easy, nobody ever said it would be this hard". The same can be said for starting your own business. Few make it past the one year mark, and even fewer make it past five. In fact, a reported 90% of startups fail.
Successful marketing can carry even the most mundane of products through the first year – particularly with the right team on board. In my career, I've met with hundreds of businesses, but few actually know who they're marketing to. They all start out with similar ideas; "well, they're buying a car…so they know how to drive…so we're targeting adults, and adults love…alcohol?". Yes, perhaps that's a serious over exaggeration, but not a wild one.
In fairness, many of the businesses I've consulted with over the years start out with great intentions, they've determined a market need and have realised that the most successful channel for them is X. Usually, this decision is prefaced with a number of years' experience in their product's industry. Print marketing, or ad's in the local paper suffice for the initial launch. When done correctly, they're great methods for getting brand out in the open and attracting local business.
And here's where people slip up. They've likely expanded by this point, and have been told to get themselves online and 'go social'. Taking advice with honest intentions has led them to believe that they should invest in a new website, subscribe to each and every marketing platform out there, and start spamming their social media feeds with rubbish. Because of course, that's what everyone else is doing – right?
Yes, you've carried considerable success through with you; but why have your marketing methods suddenly changed so drastically? Test the water, and more importantly – forecast. A large proportion of the time, the need isn't to invest in four other channels, but to scale the pre-existing ones. An extensive overview of a business' finances, or use of profitability analysis software will accurately determine the likely return on investment, and how long you could sustain outgoing payments.
You want to milk every single last penny out of your channels until you couldn't possibly be more cost effective. Scale before you pivot.
So many small-medium sized businesses fall out under the weight of trying to manage several channels at once. Do your market research and learn your industry inside and out. Knowing your industry will immediately give you valuable insight into the likely returns on investing into a new channel. For instance, most businesses are in some way present on social media, but is social media marketing the best way to go about the B2B marketing of an essential piece of equipment for a power plant?
While a channel at face value is free to sign up to, it most certainly isn't free to maintain. Actual working hours, and creation of material racks up costs which could lead to a decrease in budget in another, far more profitable channel.
I guess what I'm trying to get across is. Just because a man on a blog told you to allocate a media spend budget to a new channel and spend thousands a month, ask yourself whether you have already exhausted the options that were already working for you, and your business – and whether it would be better advice to invest in these.


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There was a moment in my life when I was alone in the house and I was staying inside my room. I was doing nothing, just staring at the ceiling because I was at my bed at that time, suddenly, the tears dropped down from my eyes. I was surprised. I felt that there was something inside of me that wants to explode. It was like…I just really wanted to cry.
Maybe I was crying because there were just too many things that I was thinking of. Past life, experiences, struggles, etch. Well, I've got no one to talk with.
Could you be my friend? Could you be that somebody that I could lean on? I'm hoping for that.
" You are too weak for it!
You don't have the guts to pursue your dreams.
He will definitely not make it, trust me! "
These are just some of the words that create pressure inside of me. Anytime, it could explode and as expected, it happened. I created a mess. I got mad, angry at the spur of the moment. That thing put a heavy weight on my shoulders. That pressure inside of me created anger and defeated me. I cried hard because of that. I told about this thing to a person that I trust the most.
=+=: Go on, cry. I will let you cry.
+=+: This must not happen. I shouldn't let this to happen.
=+=: There's nothing wrong about what you have done. Remember, we are not perfect or good enough to stop our
anger. Even the Lord got mad for once, says in the bible. But the good thing here is, at least you tried to stop
your anger.
+=+: Thank you so much. I feel better now.
It is my weakness when I get mad. There was again a moment in my life when I was inside of my room and of course, being a drama actor again. There was a voice inside my head and said," Why don't you try to cut your pulse? Just one time only. 'Bakit si *** nagawa iyon' and nothing happened to her. Go on, try it. You will not die with just one slash." And it happened, I bought a blade at the store near our house, got back inside my room and prepared myself in cutting my pulse. I did it. As I were looking at my bleeding wrist, I felt like along with it was my problem pouring out of my body. I felt like I was really happy in doing that thing. I just don't know why I allowed that to happen.
There were so many things that I realized because of what happened. You cannot live in a place by just being alone or isolating yourself from others. Look for a friend, the real one. How foolish am I? The friends that I was looking for were already there, waiting for me to approach them. I was just the one who's hiding. Maybe I'm nowhere right now if I didn't find them.
Anger is not a bad thing. Being angry is also not bad. That is a natural sensation. The bad thing here is when we do not know how to control or place our anger. The worst will surely follow and we can get our life a big mess. I just have a message for all those people who are in the same situation. Oh please! Do not be a big —— like me, do not be a big fool. Find someone to talk with about something. You know, I really get emotional when it comes about my life. Behind this happy face is another face of mine, meet SADNESS.
This is not a real story.
I just created it from the experiences of my friends.
I'm happy with my life.
A close friend of mine read it and said,
" Creepy! Don't ever do it for any reason."
I just smiled at her.

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Is it just us or does Zoe Saldana look pregnant in this pic?
Of course it could just be the way she is standing or the wind blowing up her shirt, but we can't help but wonder. She did get married in secret, so perhaps she's keeping her pregnancy under wraps, too? Time will tell…
You know who definitely is pregnant? Kristen Bell, Scarlett Johansson and Kourtney Kardashian!
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It's a common sticking point that often happens when employers finally find the right talent for the position: the candidate is well qualified, but their immigration status and need for visa sponsorship is unclear. Best practices generally dictate that an inquiry concerning a job candidate's immigration status is not appropriate during the hiring process. But this means an employee might be hired even when their visa is at imminent risk of lapsing post-employment offer. Most employers would prefer to avoid the risks and costs of hiring a new employee in these cases and often consider asking the candidate questions such as:
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Personal Trainer to some of your favourite elite mountain bikers, Alan Milway shares his top exercises for Downhill MTB.
Downhill racing is like the 'Formula 1' of mountain biking. Riders strive for every advantage in their bike and body to attack rough and fast tracks quicker than anyone else. Being physically fit and strong is vital and I work closely with riders to help them achieve this.
A lot of the exercises we do are aimed at building strength and power and transfer between sports – a rower, swimmer or boxer may well employ a lot of the exercises we use and quite rightly so. However, there are some that we use to condition for the specific demands of the bike and can be included into your training too!
Upper Body exercises:
1. Plyo Press Ups
Exploding up from a press up generates a lot of power and this high rate of force generation is what is demanded during a race. The landing phase of this exercise is also important, as controlling the body under landing is like a simulation of hitting the track on steep runs. Holding your body in a strong position is key.
2. Ball throws and catches
Another great way to generate high power movements, experience a high rate of force development and be more explosive in nature is by throwing balls into a wall, a floor, or the air. To add more fun and control, do this with your back on the floor and have a partner catch the ball from above and drop back down onto you! Fire it back up as high as you can and then prepare for the next catch.
3. Wrestlers
These are a great way to replicate the arm pump felt during long downhill runs. I took this name for the exercise as we saw a team of Olympic wrestlers doing this as they didn't have a rope in the gym. I realised it was ideal for mountain bikers! Hold 12kg dumbbells in a bent over row position and reach them forward and row them in an anticlockwise direction, forming large circles as you do. Stay bent over with a flat back and pull back towards armpits each time. This will really challenge the grip and forearm strength when done for times approaching a minute!
Lower Body Exercises:
1. Squat Jumps
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A variation of a common gym movement, jumping high with a weight across your shoulders will help reach peak velocity and power outputs – not only helping you to drive the pedals at speed but control the landing on your bike. This is an area that anyone returning from an injury will have noticed is very weak and causes poor technical form or more crashing as they struggle to land from drops in a strong body position. We are not looking for heavy loads on the bar for squat jumps, with rarely any more than 30 percent of max squat. I have a friend who trained in Russia with some cyclists using well over 100kg on their backs for these exercises – I wouldn't want to deal with the possible spine problems from this!
2. Box Jumps and Landings
As mentioned above, controlling the bike from drops and rough terrain needs control from the legs and arms, and landings are crucial. High eccentric landings are great, but often pose a high injury risk or aggravate previous injuries. Can you drop from a box in a controlled way when the box is higher than your max vertical jump? Try a 60cm box to start with and see with the help of a coach!
Box jumps with a step down are another great way to train this, but without the hard landings.
3. Pistol squats to box
I use these during rehab but they are also a great way to build fatigue and the 'burn' in the legs – single leg squats to a box at mid-thigh height to maintain control and form. Five feel fine but turn these to 35 reps and you will be shaking! Compare left and right legs to see if there is weakness is one over the other.
Trunk / Core
On the bike, the trunk is the foundation for all movements and control of the bike, and if you are flopping around half way down the track, you won't have this foundation from which to pull and push against. Build a strong core with your classic exercises, but also these bike specific ones:
1. TRX straps
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These straps build instability in your exercises, and help spice up planks, press ups and rows to challenge the trunk as you go. Maintain a strong position throughout any movements – as you can quickly be pulled out of a solid foundation into a sore back position without focus!
2. Hanging leg raises
Riding bikes can often lead to tight and weak hip flexors. These can then affect your lower back, making it sore and tight. Hanging leg raises are ideal to build their strength as well as work the abdominals – straight leg raises with a pause at the top for advanced athletes, knees bent and up to 90 degrees to start with.
3. Side plank holds
Using a GHD machine, or having a friend hold your feet on a bench, have your hips at the edge and face across the room in a side plank position. Hold a nice flat position for 10 seconds before resting for 10 seconds. Then repeat. This takes you out of the sagittal plane (almost like your 'halfway' point in the body), where we often do a lot of our core training and helps build robustness in the frontal plane (the plane that divides your stomach and your back) where you often end up on a mountain bike – things never point straight down!


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My dad is going for another neuro scan now.
I pray that everything is going to be alright.
Dear God,
Please be with my dad and protect him and keep him safe.
Calm his fears and give him the peace which only You can provide.
Send Your Angels to watch over my father, brother, mum
and myself and fill us with faith and hope in You.
Please pray for my daddy and his speedy recovery.
I just got back from visting my dad at UH.
He said that his head was painful too.
They gave him painkillers which helped to ease the pain.
When my bro, mum and I left, he was drifting slowly to sleep.
I pray that he gets a restful sleep tonight and
that the pain subsides and disappears altogther.
Tomorrow we will get the results of his latest scan...
If that doesnt work than he has to have his spine punctured
so that they can test the spine fluid.
*sob sob sob*
I feel scared and sad...
I wish that all of this was a bad dream that I will wake up from.
I will even exchange my whole Eeyore, sticker and book collection
just to make my father well again.
The fishes aren't eating as well...
and the tortoises are on their best behaviour.
I miss him when he is not at home.
The house seems emptier...
Get well soon Pa.
Dear God,
Please take care and
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Metallica: Rock's Not Dead But Some Bands Need To Die Off (Top 12 of Aug 2012)
Artisan News Service issued a new video report which included edited footage of Metallica's press conference for their Orion Festival and Hetfield addressed the idea of rock dying with, "It dying and popularity are two different things.... if it's not popular, fine. I kinda like it that way."
"I love being the underdog. I love being the thing that's not liked. I love to build it up again. That's part of the mission in life for me."
The clip then jumps to a clip of James saying, "Maybe saying, there's too many bands out there, and some have to die off so the strong survive. That's just my theory?"
Guitarist Kirk Hammett added "like lemmings" before drummer Lars Ulrich laughed and ended with "You heard it here first; there are too many bands out there. Some of them have to die off. Quote James Hetfield"
The video feature also included Marilyn Manson who compared rock to a zombie that will never die despite decades of declarations of its demise. They also talked to Slash, who took a more serious approach to answering the question. You can see what he had to say here.


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Views: 13520 - Comments: 8Surgery assistant, Sarah Crisp, explains step-by-step how to open and hand off a sterile pack.
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sarah crisp just flipped me off. twice.
Awesome!!! Thank you for taking it to the next level!!!
Very good video
Good video, but the pack is passed over the sterile field--something that should be avoided if possible.
If you pay attention you notice that's not a sterile field, that's the towel/blanket that the patient will be lying on for the procedure or to be prepped for the procedure.
Charity, if you pay attention to the video starting at 1:17 you will see what I mean. While I agree that the object displayed in the video is indeed not a sterile field, but a towel/blanket, the issue of passing non-sterile items such as hands or sleeves over a sterile field is something that occurs frequently, and it is worth paying attention to.
We also open our packs from the arrow toward us first (as taught in many schools), as to keep the sterile area away from the non sterile opening arm. Also we never open any pack on a sterile field <fake or not ;) > until it's been opened and the indicator checked. If you happen to set it down on your table to open and the internal indicator has not passed your entire table is now contaminated. Just a thought.
checking the pack for holes, tears, etc should also be in the check list.
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Whoops. Slipped off the blogging bandwagon a little, didn't I? This weekend was so busy though!
Let's catch up.
I heard some very good news about my dad. I had a lovely dinner with Greg's parents. I went to a new eye doctor and got my contacts order in. Got a haircut (pics later). Ran a lot of errands. watched a few episodes of Rome. Went shopping for British Airways approved carryon luggage. Took polaroid photos. Named the colorpack camera "Edwin." Worked on finishing up my "I heart pictures" minibook. Found some etsy-related projects worth working on. Walked on the beach. Slept in late. (See, told you it was a busy weekend.)
Got my Sweet Spuds kit! Woot. Cannot wait to dig into it. Also excited for the next Mojo challenge. Whew. Hope I can get everything done before vacation!!!
Also, check back tomorrow for a lovely bloggy surprise. ;)
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These buildings are called 'Nail Houses'. They are all found in various cities in China. As urbanisation becomes rampant there is an urgent need to house and move huge numbers of people moving to the cities a la the European Industrial Revolution. Consequently, large tracts of all sorts of dwellings are being resumed and demolished and quickly replaced by 21st century stuff.
Now as I have always enjoyed living in a democracy, I don't know anything really about the communist lifestyle apart from having spent a week in Havana a good few years ago. This gave a touristy glimpse but it was probably as accurate as trying to draw a picture of what an onion tastes like. I did get the impression that people generally did as they were told, unless some corruption of officials was possible. Had we been au fait with the greasing of palms system we could have landed ourselves business tickets on the Cuban Air plane on the way home, instead we sat more than snugly in economy and hoped that the plane didn't run out of petrol.
Some people surreptitiously cooked up food in their kitchens and told a few illegal cabbies that they were gonna be open for dinner and then tourists were dropped off a ways away from the house and when they arrived they were fed in the front yard. This was one of the best meals we had there, even if we spent time looking over our shoulders as we walked for a cab after we had finished.
People were poor and once passed the sometimes jolly facades of their homes you could see that the walls were crumbling and the overcrowding was spectacular. There seemed to be no reliable plumbing and furniture was limited in deed. But you know what? They were extremely proud of their homes. We were invited in a couple of times, not as scam I am pretty sure, just because they were happy to show and share.
But back to China. As needs must, the government ( Local Councils etc) resume tracts of land and the people who are gonna be ousted have to agree the compensation amount, if an agreement can't be reached then they don't have to move. So these NAIL HOUSES appear in the midst of some strange modern construction. It seems that officials are not permitted just to chuck people out of their homes like they can in our democracy. If people make a stand then they can stay.
I am not sure what happens in the long run though, cos the development goes ahead anyway and I guess then the property becomes tainted and has no value, but at least the folk get to stay at home, even if that means that they need a boat to cross the moat built around their place or they need to cross 6 lanes of traffic to get to school or buy a loaf of bread.
It must take some guts to tell the officials, 'NO', and stick to it. The rarity of NAIL HOUSES is surely an indication of the rarity of courage and strength and conviction. Or maybe Chinese people just don't give a shit about their homes - but I doubt this.
In these times of legislation and control and rules and licences, when the only real growth industry seems to be in providing fools with permits to tell Joe Public what to do, in these times I would just love to see more NAIL HOUSE PEOPLE, people who can and will think for themselves and will make a stand regardless of pressure and backlash.
It's easy. Our democracy allows us to be NAIL HOUSES. The hard bit is thinking for ourselves and having the strength of our convictions.


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Dorinda Medley From 'Real Housewives of New York' Is An Imported New Yorker & Your New Favorite
Get ready to take another bite out of the Big Apple, because The Real Housewives of New York City is back for Season 7, and judging from the season preview it looks like the Bravo reality show is going to be just as juicy as ever. One reason for that is because former Housewife and forever spitfire Bethenny Frankel will return this season after a three-season absence. But who is new RHONY cast member Dorinda Medley? From the looks of it, she might actually be the one to watch.
Though Bravo only officially announced Dorinda as a new RHONY cast member last month, it has long been rumored that she would be signing on. And you are going to be so glad she did. I barely caught a glimpse of her in the Season 7 RHONY teaser, but from what Bravo did show of her, it looks like Dorinda will be loud, outspoken, and foul-mouthed, which is everything I could ever ask for in a Real Housewife. A hearty welcome to you, Dorinda, indeed.
However, I always hope that a Housewife has an interesting backstory to support all of the drama she brings. Cattiness is only entertaining for so long. A true fan favorite has to have something more. Luckily, we've hit the jackpot with Dorinda in that regard too, because she has lived quite the life in her 50 years here on Earth.
Here's six reasons why you'll be rooting for Dorinda this season:
1. She's Not From New York
Dorinda is a New York socialite these days, but she didn't start out that way. She was actually born in the Berkshires and still has a gorge home there. Obviously, she and Housewife Heather Thomson, who also has a vacation home in the hill region of Massachusetts, will hit it off right away. But we all know that Ramona Singer is definitely not a fan of the Berkshires, so the two could run into trouble there. I wonder what excuse Ramona will use to flee Dorinda's Berkshires home early?
2. She Crossed The Pond For Love And Rediscovered It Back Home
Though Dorinda started her career in New York, she went across the pond to London to be with her first husband, according to Bravo. After 10 years together, the couple divorced, and Dorinda found herself back in the Big Apple.
Then on one fateful day, Dorinda met Richard Medley (a founder of hedge fund advisory firms and a former partner of George Soros) according the NY Post while showing him an Upper East Side townhouse as his real estate broker. He asked her out on a date seven months after he bought the apartment, and Dorinda married him in 2005, per NY Mag. Sadly, Richard passed away in 2011 "after a brief illness," according to Bloomberg Business.
But, alas, Dorinda has since found love yet again. According the NY Post she is dating John Mahdessian (above), the owner of Madame Paulette, the world's leading couture cleaning and restoration company. Unfortunately, it looks like Dorinda rips him a new one in the preview of Season 7 of RHONY, so let's hope that this couple doesn't become another reality TV casualty.
3. She's A Single Mom
Dorinda has one daughter from her first marriage, 21-year-old Hannah Lynch. From Instagram, looks like Dorinda has given her daughter the terribly unoriginal nickname of "Hannah Banana," but they still seem to have an incredibly close, loving relationship, so if it works for them, it works for them.
4. She's A Fashionista
Heather may know shapewear with her successful Yummie Tummie line, and Luann de Lesseps and Kristen Taekman may know about the modeling world, but Dorinda could probably sew circles around these ladies. She got her start in the Fashion industry in Liz Claiborne's New York showrooms and then founded her own company, DCL Cashmere, when she moved to London, according to her BravoTV.com bio. Back then, her clients included the likes of Princess Diana and Joan Collins, so no bigs. If only Jill Zarin returned as a Housewife this season, we could have seen the two do a sew-off, Project Runway-style, because that's what you do with Housewives, you know?
5. She's A Philanthropist
When you have a lot of money like the Housewives, you can't just spend it all on yourself. Well, you can, but that would be kind of douchey, no? Dorinda can take out her checkbook with the best of 'em. She and her late husband Richard fundraised for causes along with other high-profile humanitarians, including Desmond Tutu, Angelina Jolie, and Hillary Clinton, according to her BravoTV.com bio.
She's still at it too. If you go to her Twitter account, which she obviously just started since announcing her casting on RHONY, there aren't that many tweets yet, but she has devoted some real estate to spreading the word about a couple of charitable causes, such as Smile Train, which helps repair cleft lips and palates of children in underdeveloped countries. Hopefully Dorinda can give some shout-outs to the causes she supports in between all of the fighting and backstabbing on RHONY this season.
6. She's Well-Acquainted With The RHONY Cast
Apparently, Season 7 of RHONY won't be Dorinda's first time on the show. "I know these girls. I know their world. I've even done a few cameos," Dorinda told The New York Post in an interview last month. Ramona, Luann, Heather, Jill, and Sonja Morgan have also been her gal pals since before she even started filming RHONY, according to Dorinda on Twitter:
Clearly, Dorinda has been preparing to be on RHONY, whether consciously or not, for quite a while. I can't wait to see her finally get her time in the spotlight.
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For my loyal readers, you know that Sweet Jesus (SJ) is in Dallas,
and I went there last weekend for the born day - OU/Texas festivities.
Walking around at an OU event with this negro is like kickin'
it with Obama. I swear.
Shaking hands and kissing babies (okay, so he wasn't kissing babies
but you get the picture).
Women hugging him, FLY women, n*ggas in benzes honking at 'em,
and I am thinking to myself, tha' f*ck I got myself into?
It became VERY clear to me how well regarded he was by his peers.
It was like I was he was running for campaign
and I was the chief of staff trying to keep the boss on schedule.
So. Imagine my surprise when we get into the spot and this random
dude me assaults me.
Some dude tapped my @ss but at first I though it was SJ.
Then I stood there thinking that it was weird that SJ would do
something so vulgar IN public, see, IM the WILD one.
SJ was walking ahead of me, and ain't see it happen.
Once I realize that it wasn't a flirtatious smack, I am standing there
Then the n*gga says to ME, " I don't see why you
looking shocked, he ain't gone do nothing."
I was stuck and I was scared y'all for two reasons.
I felt like he was testing me. I am not really to keen on being tested
at the juncture of my life.
Me telling SJ meant violence. I knew it.
SJ was standing there talking to his homie and best friend, BIG FUN.
I actually nudge him BF, but I ain't think he felt me, and its
best that he didn't.
Me saying something could easily mean a felony for me,
SJ and BIG FUN. Our futures could all be f*cked.
But then there was my pride.
Y'all know I come from violence.
Shoot first and ask questions later violence.
But I knew, based on how SJ was regarded, by how people treated him
when they saw him, that shit would be a melee.
I did not want to be the cause of that.
Furthermore, Big Fun struck me as a dude keeps access to heat,
or who at the very least would not mind stomping a n*gga out.
I erred on the side of caution and put my pride aside.
Now I was shaking.
SJ asked me whats wrong, I told him I wanted to go outside to the patio,
get a drank, and I would tell him then.
So we walked past dude, AGAIN. This time I faced him and looked
dead in his face and he TOTALLY was trying to test me.
He actually nudged my HAND after I passed him. Bugged out!
Once outside I gave SJ the censored version. Said that
someone touched me inappropriately and I didn't say anything
before because I ain't wanna start shit.
I later learned that the function we attended was held at a location
that had OU/TEXAS folks and the g.p. Saturday night folks as well.
I just met BIG FUN the night before.
Ol' boy struck me as a suburban dude, who was a lil rough
round the edges.
And thank god for intuition, because in the car later
that night, over hat post club meal SJ casually mentioned that
that BIG FUN keeps TWO GATS on 'em at
all times. (Texas concealed weapons laws are greasy.)
And if they ain't on 'em, they in the trunk.
Can you imagine how drastically our lives could have changed that night?
I rides for my intuition always, and that experience was a further
confirmation of how necessary it is.
When was the last time you had to put your
pride aside to protect the group?
Do you know how difficult that is?
Why does reacting feel so good?
How do you avoid reacting?
Thursday, October 11, 2007
Black Men, Anger and Violence: The Toxic Combo.
Posted by M.Dot. at 11:11 PM
Labels: Concealed Weapons, Pride and Violence
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bell hooks said that a women's intuition should not be denigrated as willful or flippant. intuition itself is just the mind having what is equivalent to 'muscle memory'; you just know what's going to happen, because you've seen it happen before. so when a mother's able to tell when a baby's about to get sick, long before the father's certain enough to seek a doctor, that's just because the mother's wayyy more apt to notice the subtle signs first. women in abusive relationships are similarly able to tell when their partner is about to get violent. y'all can smell the situations getting grizzly, but i swear to god y'all have some lousy sense for men.
save for some macbeth honies, women are more likely to understand that acting out in violence or force often causes more trouble than any satisfaction you get from romper-stomping a troublesome cat.
and personally, i think avoiding a reaction can make you feel just as good. i used to get hella riley, but have been able to understand that maturity demands i let things slide. especially in college, when cats'll sue you for fukkin' em up in front of their boys. or charge you with murder.
- neo said...
I feel you on the "vulgar" thing with the posterior-tap..I blush when I do it to the love-interest me'self needless to say she's the starter..
Thank God you went with intuition..it really coulda gotten UGLY. 'Cos you know how us men esp black men get about our women...plus if you know you got your crew in there deep, you might be tempted to want to start something with a dude who disrespects you or anyone affiliated to you.
I had an experience once though homegirl was a friend I dug and she dug me back, we hadn't really moved forward with a desire to get into na'an, so we were at the club walking through the thick of thangs, and suddenly one of these XXL white teed thugs taps her and all and proceeds to spit game..I'm right behind, I see all of it happen. Typical male ego-instinct was to step to homeboy on some, "ay lookihere cuhz.." but I factored in three salient points:
1. I was alone
2. She was not my WOMAN, woman so..
3. He had his posse in there, I didn't know what they had on, and they in turn didn't know who I was..which goes back again to point 1.
Sometimes it really is best to let things go..its not worth it. As men some of us learn as we grow older that you may have to swallow a little jab here and there for the sake of peace, love and avoiding anything that will mess up your upward mobility.
The way shit is now, you really have to think first and act later.
That's hard because when it comes to a lot of situations, us black folk are so impulsive.
---shit, at times I'm guilty of it myself.
A friend of mine was recently shot and killed because of some impulsive shit (My friend had gotten into a fight with young duke. Young duke had gotten his ass beat and was embarrassed. Young duke comes back with a gun and shoots my friend while he's with his mother).
So in situations, I'm trying to be a bit smarter. Realize the situation, where the fuck I am, and who the fuck I'm dealin' with.
Beatin' on the typical white boy ain't even safe no more.
- M.Dot. said...
especially in college, when cats'll sue you for fukkin' em up in front of their boys. or charge you with murder.
Good point.
SJ is a lawyer.
Big Fun is a banker.
And IM greasy. LOL.
We would have been assed out.
- M.Dot. said...
bell hooks said that a women's intuition should not be denigrated as willful or flippant. intuition itself is just the mind having what is equivalent to 'muscle memory'
Who you?
Your a beast.
Introduce yo self. Please:)
I ain't even write about two other times when I was w/ s.o's and once a nigga got comfortable w/ me in Black Bill Clinton, talking 'bout "You act like you got a gun in your purse" to ME. LOL. BBC sitting there like...awwwshit.
The other time, I was out w/
Something 'bout M.dot make n*ggas froggy. LOl.
I am proud of myself.
For trill.
- the prisoner's wife said...
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- the prisoner's wife said...
i feel you.
ever since beloved made his mistake and...well, shot someone because he felt threatened (and he's a rude bwoy), i have been listening AND speaking about when i feel something ain't right.
i KNEW that day that nothing felt right, but i let it slide...said we'd be ok regardless & our whole life has changed (drastically).
so yes, i COMPLETELY understand how difficult it is to listen to that little voice in your dome & i also know how necessary it is.
(sorry for deleting..the typos was bothering me)
- M.Dot. said...
ever since beloved made his mistake and...well, shot someone because he felt threatened (and he's a rude bwoy), i have been listening AND speaking about when i feel something ain't right.
God bless you ma.
For a.)
Speaking truth to power, because for as LONG as I have been writing you have been reading BUT YOU NEVER said what happened to your husbear.
b.) For honoring me and women in general for listening to that little voice, that little f*cking voice in our heads/guts that changes lives.
How poignant is it that my experience in Dallas led me to believe that having "justice" in my honor would lead to felonies for the three of us.
My question for you is, and feel free to respond in private via im, my question is do you think that speaking out triggered your partner to act or do you wish that you did NOT say something, because then he would not have acted?
Jena six anyone?
- the prisoner's wife said...
a. i rarely say it to anyone...that he SHOT someone because their face changes & they look at me differently.
to answer your question...
i wish i HAD said something. long story short, i knew he had a gun for a minuite. isht had happened before, he carried it. it made me completely uneasy (esp since i was preggo @ the time & DID NOT want a gun around our son). but on the day in question he had it & didn't have any intention of using it, but you know how powerful negroes get when they carrying (they start poppin that "you talking to me" jazz). words were exchanged, beloved bounced...dude returns with a bag & is reaching into it...beloved cocks back...lives are changed.
my regret is that i didn't say, GET RID OF THAT SHIT! the day he brought it into our home. i guess i was confortable around guns, so i wasn't worried about it going off or something random. we were in bklyn afterall. we did go out late...shit happens, but that day, things just didn't feel right & i wish i would have spoken up about THAT.
make sense?
- M.Dot. said...
my regret is that i didn't say, GET RID OF THAT SHIT! the day he brought it into our home. i guess i was confortable around guns, so i wasn't worried about it going off or something random. we were in bklyn afterall. we did go out late...shit happens, but that day, things just didn't feel right & i wish i would have spoken up about THAT.
I guess I was comfortable around guns.
Who you telling?


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President Barack Obama blasted the Republicans during his weekly radio address on Saturday for wasting time, playing political games and risking the first default in the nation's history.
"Republicans in the House of Representatives just spent precious days trying to pass a plan that a majority of Republicans and Democrats in the Senate had already said they wouldn't vote for," Obama said.
Over the past weeks the president and Democrats have called for compromise in raising the nation's debt ceiling. Failure to do so would mean the United States might not be able to pay its bills on spending that Congress already appropriated in the past years. It could mean the United States would not be able to pay Social Security, Medicare or veterans benefits; provide loans for people wanting to buy homes; and interests rates would increase on car loans, student loans, and home loans.
"That would be inexcusable, and entirely self-inflicted by Washington," Obama said. "The power to solve this is in our hands. All that's needed is a simple vote that Democrats and Republicans have taken for decades."
Republicans have insisted on spending cuts only and now a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution. Democrats have insisted any deal should not only include spending cuts but also increased revenues. The failure of the parties to agree and the deadline for raising the limit on Tuesday has prompted the White House to ramp up its calls for progress and compromise to avoid the unthinkable.
"I have to say, Democrats in Congress and some Senate Republicans have been listening and have shown themselves willing to make compromises to solve this crisis," he said. "Now all of us – including Republicans in the House of Representatives – need to demonstrate the same kind of responsibility that the American people show every day. The time for putting party first is over. The time for compromise on behalf of the American people is now."
He said the parties were not far apart in the overall debate and that there were ways to avoid defaulting on the country's obligations. He also said it was imperative to reach an agreement so those who relied on the government to pay its bills would not be affected.
"Look, the parties are not that far apart here," Obama said. "There are plenty ways out of this mess. But there is very little time. We need to reach a compromise by Tuesday so that our country will have the ability to pay its bills on time, bills like Social Security checks, veterans' benefits and contracts we've signed with thousands of American businesses."
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A power conditioner is one of audiophile equipment, that may be demonstrated the easiest way (watch the video in the article). But what about the conditioner impact to audio quality?
Read below what happens inside musical devices with and without the power conditioner, how to find the best power conditioner for audiophile apparatus.
I'm want to tell right now: there is no simple univocal answer. Because each case is individual.
At each home or studio, personal work should be done. There are many variables. I suppose, even careful big research results don't cover all cases.
Ideal alternating current's electrical waveform is pure sine.
Distortions and ambient noise are added to the sine in wire spread. Electrical motors, transformers and other generate pulses when this equipment are switched.
"Dirty" alternating current come from an electrical outlet to home devices.
In general:
Power conditioner (PWC) is a device to suppressing the noise, spreading via an electrical network.
Electrical power conditioning
At the picture waveforms (top) and spectrums (bottom) are shown. Waveforms and spectrums are not real and intended for demonstration purposes only.
If power supply filtering, shielding, grounding is bad, it causes many different kinds of hum. It may be checked at higher volume knob positions during a listening of a recording of silence (zero level) or stopped playback (WARNING!!! Read carefully before any audio tests. Listening of audio equipment, especially at higher volume knob positions, can cause ear damaging. Avoid any discomfort. Always consult your doctor before ear tests. Higher volume knob positions of an audio equipment can cause damaging of the equipment. Before any audio tests consult the equipment vendor or manufacturer.).
If power supply doesn't keep voltage level for increase (or a sharp increasing in short-term) of electrical load, it can cause non-linear distortions (the author would call it "dirty sound"). Technical details read below.
PWC is connected to an electrical network outlet.
At the PWC's output outlet, alternating current is filtered (purer sine). The current intended to feed heterogeneous home equipment, including musical ones.
Power conditioner using
However, still, there is no standard definition of "power conditioner" term.
As a conditioner, various devices from pulse protector may be considered: from an auto voltage regulator to very sophisticated uninterrupted energy source with the synthesis of output voltage sine form.
So a the conditioners may have different functionality.
If you choose the conditioner, check its specification.
Audio devices are connected to output outlets of PWC for more qualitative power supply.
Sound quality is noise and distortion level at an analog output of a musical device.
Theoretically, noise from AC can penetrate to an audio output and add noise and/or modulation of the musical signal.
Below we will learn an audio system structure to better understanding of how it can work.
Noise is spread in 2 ways:
Electrical noise spread
First, let's consider the simplest system: the conditioner feed single device.
Power system structure
"Dirty" electrical voltage comes to the conditioner from AC power line.
Impulses with big voltage are suppressed by impulse protector. It allows avoiding damage of defending audio device.
Auto voltage regulator tries normalize long-term voltage changes.
The noise filter suppresses other noise.
In emergency case (super high voltage levels or extremely low quality) the conditioner can break the connection with input line. It allows defending the audio device and the conditioner against damage.
Power conditioner can synthesize a sine output voltage. Or output voltage may have waveform close to square.
The PWC may have internal accumulator battery. In emergency case the conditioner may switch the audio device's supply to the battery's DC/AC converter. Such PWC is called an uninterrupted power source (UPS) [2].
The approximate functional design of switched
uninterrupted power source
As an alternative, DC/AC converter can feed audio device without switching.
Approximate functional design of permanent
voltage generation UPS
PWC don't guarantee sine at conditioner's outlets. But some models can do it.
It's important to remember, that it is not mandatory functionality of power conditioner.
There are many different schemes and decisions.
Read carefully PWC's specification or manual.
Noise and changes from a power network pass the conditioner with suppression.
Noise spreading thru power system
Power supply unit (PSU) into the audio device converts high voltage AC to low voltage DC.
Noise pass thru the PSU partially and come to low voltage line (DC).
Power supply unit is noise source itself. So there are need to separate external noise (from AC input) and own PSU's hum.
Further, the cumulative noise comes to digital and analog part thru internal DC power buses. Digital part is noise source too.
When musical signal comes to analog part, this part can also affect to low voltage line. Because transistor/tube switching causes currency changes, that may cause power bus voltage changes.
Therefore, the power supply system is a comprehensive thing with several noise sources and feedbacks.
Total noise in low voltage power line (including external AC noise) affects audio output.
So, first, we must check the noise spectrum and level at the analog output of the audio device.
Measurement of the conditioner impact to sound quality (noise level)
We can compare noise at the analog output with and without the PWC.
If the difference is invisible, we can use the conditioner as additional protection against probable surges into AC network.
If we protect an audio system via the conditioner, we should check the analog output of the system.
Read the details below.
As rule PSU have functionality like the conditioner, shown at this picture:
So the conditioner can provide a more optimal mode for the power supply unit, placed into the audio device.
Power conditioner may be checked via a special device - power line noise meter. You can plug it into home and conditioner's outlets and compare both noise values. If the conditioner works properly, noise at PWC's outlet will lesser, then at home power line.
But, noise suppression at AC input of the audio device is not the final aim.
The final aim is audio quality increasing.
So we must check noise level at analog output first.
After it, we can learn the voltage spectrum of power lines inside the audio module: at the audio device's AC input, etc.
To interaction reducing of the analog device parts thru the low voltage power buses, line isolating filters are used.
Power system structure with noise isolating filters
Power line noise, impacting to analog output, may be reduced via line isolating filters.
These filters suppress noise from the audio device's power line, coming to supplied part.
Also, filter can block noise from the part to avoid the noise penetration to the analog device's power line.
Same filters may be implemented into the conditioner to reduce the noise penetration between the devices.
Above we have considered how to check the real impact of electrical power conditioner to the audio device. It is a comparison of noise and harmonics at analog output spectrum of the audio system with and without the conditioner.
Also, we can check it for different kinds of test audio signals to check the power conditioner under dynamic load (altering the conditioner output load in time).
There are maybe cases:
Warning: You also need be sure, that a compared conditioners work the same under dynamical load during work of your system.
If power conditioner hasn't difference, it does not matter that conditioner you use.
However, if conditioners cause different noise level, in general case, conditioner with lower level is preferable.
To be exact, we can correct the noise/artifact measurement result to ear frequency-sensitivity curve. But your ears may have the curve form different from averaged one.
The simplest way is ear checking of noise at higher volume knob positions during listening of recording of silence (zero level) or stopped playback (WARNING!!! Read carefully before any audio tests. Listening of audio equipment, especially at higher volume knob positions, can cause ear damaging. Avoid any discomfort. Always consult your doctor before ear tests. Higher volume knob positions of an audio equipment can cause damaging of the equipment. Before any audio tests consult the equipment vendor or manufacturer.).
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Tuesday, April 5, 2011
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6 comments:
Yes birds are beautiful on decorations. I also like hearts.ReplyDelete
Hi Melanie!ReplyDelete
Love these and just posted on my FB page. For some reason I can not like you under my business page!! =(
I love these Melanie! Especially the last pillow....so sweet. great post! Griffin's room was a bird nest theme, remember?ReplyDelete
I've been up to my eyeballs with swallow motif...we just bought a sailboat and inherited the name "The Swallow"...bad luck to change so I am going with the flow :)ReplyDelete
PBK has a super cute girls bird crib set! I love birds too. Ryan's nursery is blue/brown/green bird theme - his crib bedding is a custom set from Etsy seller fingersandtoes using natureology fabrics. I love it and don't know what I'm going to do when he moves to a big boy bed!ReplyDelete
I love birds too which is kinda funny since I don't like real ones :)ReplyDelete
Check out the bird mobile my mother-in-law made for my little girl: http://ababyadogandablog.blogspot.com/2010/08/nursery-is-revealed.html
It is by far my favorite part of her nursery.


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This homily requires a quick explanation. I never delivered this homily in a church, and I sincerely pray I will never have to preach one like it. This was an assignment for my homiletics class to preach a funeral homily for a seventeen year old girl who was a victim in a campus shooting. I realize that events like this actually happen in our world.
As I prepared this homily, I reflected back on when I was in the restaurant industry. The restaurant was robbed before opening one morning, and my boss, the owner, was shot eleven times; one of our counter employees, a few years younger than the fictitious victim for this homily had a gun held up, pointed at her face, and the trigger pulled. Providentially, the hand of God was at work, and the gun jammed. Ana is still one of my dearest friends. The boss, Mike, my boss, survived and took over the restaurant again a month later. I also reflected on how I would feel and what I could say if one of "my kids" (the hundreds of teenagers who I encountered in my years in youth ministry) were the victim. Just thinking about such things broke my heart; I can only imagine what those who actually face events like this in life go through. If you are one of them, my sincerest prayers go out to you.
A Funeral Homily
Wisdom 3:1-6, 9
Psalm 116 (R. I will walk in the presence of the Lord in the land of the living."
1 Cor 15:51-57
John 6:37-40
"Thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ." (1 Cor 15:57)
At times like this, we ask God, "Why?" We cry out to him in search of meaning. We ask why He would allow such a thing to happen. That's ok. We are allowed.
Paul calls out to ask death, "Where is your sting?" (1 Cor 15:55) If you are like me, you sometimes want to answer, "I found it! It's here." How can we possibly pretend that we don't feel the sting of death in a tragedy like this? That's ok; it is not a rejection of God to tell him that you certainly feel the sting of death when it touches your life. But Paul is not talking about the suffering we experience at the loss of a loved one, even when that loss is so sudden and untimely. Paul is reflecting on the promise of Jesus you heard in the Gospel, "I shall raise him on the last day." (Jn 6:40) This is the Christian hope. Even in moments of tragedy, if we live a Christian life, a life of faith, the enemy does not snatch us from the hand and heart of Christ and our Father in heaven. "Everything the Father gives [Him] will come to [Him]." (Jn 6:37) If the will of God is, as Jesus says, "that [He] should not lose anything of what [God] gave [Him]," (Jn 6:39) do we really think that God's will is so easily thwarted?
It is not.
If we were reborn in baptism, if we live in faith and live out our faith, if we constantly struggle to remove sin from our lives, if we frequent the sacraments and cast ourselves on the mercy of God, we will be included in that great promise that Christ will raise us on the last day. That is the Christian hope. That is the center of the Christian message. That is why, when we recite the Creed during Mass, we proclaim, "I look forward to the resurrection of the dead and the life of the world to come."
In the Eucharistic Prayer, I will pray, that God will remember Jessica, whom He has called to himself. I will ask God to grant that she who was united with your son in a death like his, may also be one with him in his Resurrection. If we see union with our crucified Lord in death itself, how much more must we see communion with Him in such a violent death imposed on an underserving soul.
There is another question that often is in our hearts at a time like this.
What now?
Let me return to that sting of death that Paul said was no more, death's victory, which he proclaimed as hollow. That is the blessed hope that we pray that Jessica is experiencing. But death's sting touches our hearts today. No one can deny that. So what do we do? First of all, pray. Pray unceasingly for Jessica that she may see God face to face.
And what do we do with our own suffering, our own loss?
Am I angry?
Do I feel guilty?
Should I have done something differently?
What do I do with this hole in my heart that may never be filled?
Elsewhere in his letters, Paul says that our suffering in life fills up "what is lacking in the afflictions of Christ on behalf of his body, which is the Church." (Col 1:24) Even in dark times as this, especially in times like this, we have an opportunity to unite our suffering with that of Christ — to suffer for the sake of the Church, even to offer our suffering on behalf of the soul of Jessica that she may see God face to face sooner. What an opportunity, perhaps even duty!
We can look to our Mary for an example of human suffering, of the anguish that only a mother can know. She saw her own son beaten and murdered. She held him in her arms. Once, she had held him in as an infant; now, she held him in her arms as a man, beaten and killed so we may have the chance to see Him face to face in our own eternal reward. Can we find the strength to look to her for an example, to follow that example?
For now, I realize it seems a small consolation; it will not end our suffering or bring back our loved ones. But we must constantly work to find the strength to say with Paul — and to truly trust in this — "Thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ." (1 Cor 15:57) And that victory will finally be fully realized when the words of Christ come true, when, as he promised, he "shall raise [us] up on the last day." (John 6:40)
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Published by Sourcebooks
Released on May 1st, 2010
4 stars
Hailey is a normal seven-year old girl. Well, sort of. She's normal in a lot of ways. She loves pink sparkly pencils and bending the rules. But Hailey also has a secret: she's friends with Maybelle, a sprite that's visible only to her. And Maybelle is on a special mission to help Hailey have fun.
The problem is that Maybelle keeps getting Hailey into trouble.
Hailey likes having Maybelle around, but soon thing are a big mess. She's about to lose her newest friend at school, and she finds herself being blamed for everything Maybelle does. Will Hailey tell, or will she be able to keep her secret.. and her friends?
This is such a great book for younger readers. Hailey is a typical second grader, who's class is working on World projects. She wants to be partnered with Antonio, a boy in her second grade class. Hailey is partnered with Addie Jokobeck, and Antonio is partnered with Natalie Brice, her competitor at everything. Hailey goes home feeling sorry for herself. She doesn't want to be paired with someone she's not friends with, let alone allow Natalie to be partnered with Antonio. While she's in her room contemplating how to get out of being Addie's partner, she meets Maybelle, a sprite who's been living in her toy castle.
Hailey is the only one who can see Maybelle, and she's not allowed to tell anyone about her. As punishment for something Maybelle has done, she isn't allowed to use magic. She wants to do everything she can to redeem herself so she can return to The Department Of Magic. Once called a rule monger, Maybelle tries to teach Hailey to have fun, but in the process gets her into a lot of trouble.
Hailey is such a fun loving character. She learns she doesn't need to try and be better than Natalie Brice. She learns that being partnered with Addie can be a lot of fun, and in the process she gains a new friend. While Maybelle was the cause for her troubles, Hailey takes responsibility for things she does wrong.
I think this is such a great read. Lauren captured life as a second grader perfectly with her characters Hailey, her friends Addie, Antonio, Russ and even Natalie. What second grade girl wouldn't want to have a sprite living in there room!?!


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