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Do you know your close ratio or retention rate? And, I mean really know it. Not just an estimate. Do you know where each of your leads are coming from?
This is information every agency owner should know about their business. Why? Because having this data can inform your decisions in a way that can help you improve and grow.
Data is a game changer, but you have to track it.
Why Data is Important
You can't improve what you don't measure. This is why data is so important to your business.
There is data available to you right now. When you start to track and analyze it, it can have a positive impact on your agency. And, it doesn't matter the size of your agency. Smaller agencies can learn just as much from their data as a larger agency.
When you track data, you know where you currently are and how you're doing. This knowledge helps you better plan your goals and what steps you need to take to achieve them.
When you track data, you'll be able to spot trends. And, if that trend is not going the way you want, you'll be able to take steps to correct it before it becomes a bigger problem. If the trend is positive, you'll know to keep going or try putting more resources into what you're currently doing.
The more you know (about your customers, agency, what works), the more successful you'll be.
What Data to Track
You can track data on your agency performance. Like closing ratios, retention and loss ratios. As well as revenue by line of business, carrier, location.
You can track data by producer performance. Like quality of data entered into your comparative rater. Or, quotes made vs bound. Or, number of calls made or taken.
You can track data on your customers. Like lead source, locations, emails, dates of birth, or current carrier.
Where to Collect Data
The good news is you already have the technology in your agency that can give you all this data and more. You just need to pull the reports and analyze your data.
Comparative Rater
Your comparative rating system can give you insights into your sales process. Like your closing ratio and how many quotes you did in a day, week or month.
Raters with extensive reporting can tell you the closing ratio by location, by carrier, by lead source. If fast service is important to you, look at how long it takes your producers to quote.
As an owner, you should also look at the quality of data entered on fields like email address and lead source. Because your reports are only as good as the data available. And, if your producers aren't entering data correctly, your reports will be off.
Agency Management System
The data in your agency management system can tell you about the current state of your agency. It can also give you insights into your sales and service activities.
Pull a report on the new business you wrote last month. Then, compare it to the new business you wrote in the prior month and the same month last year.
Look at your cancellations and expiring policies. Don't forget to monitor your agency fees and reconcile your commissions, if you're not already.
Looking at the analytics data for your insurance agency website will tell you how your marketing is doing. Look at where your traffic is coming from. Is the marketing you're doing driving the traffic you want?
Check how much time your visitors spend on your website. If it's not very long, you might need to update your website design and/or content. Look at how many pages they went to. Do you have a page with a lot of bounces? Work on improving that page to encourage your visitors to stay on your website.
And, the ultimate website data point… conversions. How many visitors converted into leads?
Don't Forget
When tracking data, there is one thing you must remember to do… Train your employees to collect data.
You may be able to set certain fields as required in your comparative rater or management system. (If your system allows it, I recommend that you do so.) But, making fields required only does so much.
If an employee chooses a lead source at random instead of actually asking the question, that data still doesn't help you.
Explain to your staff why this data is so important. Help them understand how tracking data is going to help them and the agency.
Tell them what data you need, what questions to ask and where to put that data when they have it. Then, start looking at your reports regularly. Hold your staff accountable if they're not entering data or entering bad data.
Know Your Data!
If you want to grow your agency, data will be a critical part of that plan. The best part is it's already available to you in the systems you're currently using.
Check out your comparative rater and agency management system. Pull those reports, and start analyzing them. Look at your Google Analytics.
Ask yourself questions about the data and what could be influencing what you see. Try making small changes to your marketing or sales process. Then, see if they change.
Educate and train your staff to help collect data. Their contribution is critical. You won't get a clear picture with incomplete data.
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Depp Confirmed for Fourth Pirates Film
Hollywood star Johnny Depp will star in a fourth Pirates of the Caribbean film as camp pirate Captain Jack Sparrow, it has been confirmed.
The actor – who won fans worldwide with his performance as the drunk, bearded pirate in the Disney film franchise – will reprise his role as Captain Jack Sparrow, Walt Disney Studios chairman Dick Cook confirmed.
However, Johnny is unlikely to be joined by his former co-star Keira Knightley – who played Elizabeth Swann in the first three films.
When recently asked if she would ever consider doing another Pirates of the Caribbean film, Keira said: "I think it was wonderful and an amazing opportunity and those films were just extraordinary and I was extremely lucky to be a part of them.
"But no. I think my pirating days may be over."
Speaking at a Disney press conference at Los Angeles' Kodak Theater, Cook also revealed Johnny will star as the Mad Hatter in Tim Burton's big screen adaptation of Lewis Carroll's children's novel Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and in an adaptation of US TV show The Lone Ranger.
Johnny – who took to the stage dressed as Jack Sparrow wearing a Lone Ranger mask – will play the masked hero's Native American sidekick Tonto in the movie, produced by Jerry Bruckheimer. [stuff]


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Twiggs County High School organizations came together during Christmas to Adopt a Family as a community service project.
Students involved in the Twiggs County High Scool Career, Technical and Agricultural Education Department, FBLA, FFA and AFJROTC collected nonperishable food, toys and clothing throughout December.
Three days before Christmas, Family and Children Services picked up the items and delivered the goods to a family.


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On this edition of Two's Company, Three's Allowed Shaun plays the Will Roberts Tribute. William Roberts was not just a man of intelligence, knowledge and wit, but also a friend to anybody in the pursuit of happiness.
A Swastika is drawn on the wall of a jew fraternity building. Probably done by the jews themselves.
Shaun salutes the gentleman behind the website known as No Time For Silence and later in the show, invites him on to talk about his background. An interesting gentleman indeed, 30 Aught speaks about Rockwell in good measure.
Twitter is in question with Shaun, due to it's childish nature.
Shaun plays a clip from the Daily Slave, speaking to the coming anti-jew protest on Stamford Hill. Contrary to lamestream (mainstream) media bullcrap, the protest is not full of hate, says Josh Bonehill.
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Harvest Celebrations
Many thanks to all who sent contributions for our Harvest Festival today.
All the classes have produced harvest themed work to either show or perform for our assembly.
Ruby Class have been busy making different themed prints using conkers, fir cones and a huge variety of vegetables provided by parents.
Ruby, Topaz and Opal (Rec) have been learning the story of "The Little Red Hen" and the song Dingle Dangle Scarecrow. Reception have been making hedgehog pictures from leaves.
Opal & Topaz Year 1 have been collecting leaves to fill bottles and designing posters.
Amber class recited a poem titled "Autumn Leaves". Jade Class a poem called "Harvest" and Pearl class found a poem called "The Harvest Poem" which used a play on words.
The children all performed and sang several songs.
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ALAS Opposes Census Citizenship Question
The U.S. Census is one of the most powerful tools this country has to ensure adequate representation and access to vital programs for all residents. The Census Bureau has proposed adding a citizenship question to the 2020 Census, which, by instilling fear and distrust, could result in a significant undercount of immigrant families, particularly babies and toddlers.
Should we experience an undercount in the 2020 Census, millions of dollars in federal funds could be misallocated, with states receiving inadequate funding for much-needed services. Moreover, a miscount can have a detrimental effect on how legislative districts are drawn and the composition of congressional representation. This is not acceptable.
ALAS vehemently denounces the U.S. Census Bureau's proposal to add a citizenship question to the census. We are reaching out to the Census Bureau, elected officials and government representatives to contest this flawed action.
We urge ALL of our members and supporters to voice their opposition to the addition of the citizenship question. Visit https://sparkaction.org/act/census-2020 and submit comments by August 7, 2018.


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A young child's struggle to understand the violence wrought by terrorists in Paris — and his father's teaching that humanity prevails — is shining light into a world overcome by grief and fear in the days since 129 were killed and 352 wounded in France's capital city.
The exchange, captured on camera by French media outlet Le Petit Journal, unfolded amid a growing memorial outside the Bataclan, where 89 people were massacred while attending a rock concert Friday night.
"Do you understand what happened?" the television reporter asks a small boy propped on his father's knee, in French.
Yes, the boy says, he does. "They're really, really mean. Bad guys are not very nice."
The child says he fears his family now will have to "change houses" and flee, but his father reassures him they won't have to move.
"France is our home," he explains.
"But Daddy," the boy persists, "there's bad guys."
His father, softly, tells him "there's bad guys everywhere."
"They might have guns, but we have flowers," he says.
Flowers — the boy furrows his brow, confused. "But flowers don't do anything..."
"Of course they do," his father explains. "Look, everyone is putting flowers. It's to fight against guns."
"To protect?" the boy asks.
"Exactly," his father says.
"And the candles too?"
"It's to remember the people who are gone yesterday."
The father's words seem to bring comfort. His son smiles and looks toward the Bataclan memorial, where mourners gather to remember.
He turns back to the reporter.
"The flowers and the candles are here to protect us," he asserts.
The reporter, now a quiet observer, asks the boy if he feels better. Yes, he says, he does.


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We are the Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry at the University of Alberta, one of the world's elite academic health sciences centres, where top students are taught by award-winning educators and mentored by renowned scientists in a dynamic learning environment.
We conduct our teaching, research and patient care in accordance with the highest international standards. We work with our partners in education, research and health care for the greater good of the local, regional and global community.
Outstanding areas of medical research at the University of Alberta include diabetes, obesity, virology, heart disease, motor control and rehabilitation, protein structure and function, and transplantation.
Psychiatry is a department in the Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry at the University of Alberta. Our department couples basic science with clinical research to promote world-class investigations on issues relevant to mental health. The main office is located on the main floor of the Walter C Mackenzie Health Sciences Centre (WMC). Research groups are located in the Clinical Sciences Building, the Research Transition Facility and the WCM.
The Department currently consists of:
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We have an active training program for psychiatry residents, with input from psychiatrists and other mental-health professionals from the University of Alberta Hospital, Grey Nuns Community Hospital, Royal Alexandra Hospital, Misericordia Hospital and Alberta Hospital Edmonton. We also offer separate MSc and PhD programs for graduate students (there are also available to psychiatry residents).
The Department also has a diverse group of outstanding scientists who are internationally recognized. These scientists are carrying out some of the leading-edge research in neuropsychiatry, mood and anxiety disorders, and schizophrenia. Some of the areas of expertise include:
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No cases of Swine Flu in Nevada County " calmness urged
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NEVADA COUNTY "-While Nevada County officials are telling residents not to panic about the recent outbreak of swine flu, they do have a plan in case it surfaces here.
"We haven't had any suspected or confirmed cases in Nevada County," said county Health and Human Services Director Jeff Brown. "The big news is the suspected case in Sacramento County."
That case was confirmed Monday by Dr. Gil Chavez, the state deputy director at California's Center for Infectious Disease. Swine flu, which is spread by pigs and reportedly now by humans, has also been confirmed in 10 other cases in Southern California and two more are possible.
U.S. health authorities were advising people to postpone non-essential trips to Mexico, where the swine flu broke out and has killed 20 people, with another 129 deaths suspected.
"If you come into contact with someone who has travelled to Mexico in the last seven days and that person was sick, or you got sick, you need to see your health provider," said Patty Carter, the county Health Department's coordinator for emergency services.
"We're in connections with the doctors, the hospital and the clinics," Carter said.
"We're running the Health Department like an incident command center.
"The county has an endemic flu plan," Carter said. "It's been tested in drills over the past few years and we have a plan if hospital beds are exceeded and how to treat more people than the hospital can handle."
Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital spokeswoman Brett Bentley said there have been no cases at the facility. The hospital is in close contact with the county Health Department and is ready if cases occur, she added.
Grass Valley Schools Superintendent John Byerrum said he would be notifying parents this week in a letter of the precautions they can take to avoid getting swine flu. He said his office hadn't received any calls on Monday about swine flu, "but it's good for us to be proactive."
Byerrum said he would be following the lead of the county Health Department for notifications.
"We don't want to panic people, and we just want to make sure parents are doing what they can to stay safe," he said.
Sharyn Turner, coordinator of school health services for the Nevada County Superintendent of Schools office, sent out a letter from both Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and state Superintendent of Public Instruction Jack O'Connell about precautions to avoid swine flu.
"Obviously, there are parents who are concerned," she said.
The Twin Ridges school district sent out an "all-call" to parents of students in the district about precautions to take in relation to the swine flu.


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Middle school graphic arts class. Because there was a sub, they were stuck doing bookwork. (And they didn't like that one bit. Let's just say it was an "interesting" day.)
Their assignment was to read an article about the guy who invented Flamin' Hot Cheetos (a snack many of them consume daily), answer some questions, and then:
|Click on pic to make it bigger.
One of the classes was actually on task. They discussed ideas. (One table discussed grilled cheese ice cream. Ick!) And then one boy accused a girl of stealing his idea.
That was my cue to intervene.
The boy showed me his idea. Ramen noodles with bacon. (The kiddos are obsessed with bacon.) He explained that he went to show the girl (who was seated at a different table), and her idea was the same.
Only, it wasn't. She was doing a noodle thing as well, but it was something about double the noodles. No bacon involved. Because they were both noodles, the boy said they were the same.
I explained that the ideas were different. The girl hadn't stolen his idea. Assuming that they hadn't been in communication before drawing their pictures, they had stumbled upon the simultaneous generation of ideas, or multiple discovery. I talked movies, but if you Google those terms, you get all sorts of interesting articles.
The boy, however, continued to claim the girl had stolen his idea. As he was just complaining, I walked away and let him be. At a certain point, I'm not going to change his mind. And if he's not disturbing anyone (other than them having to listen to his continuous complaint), it's a waste of my time to continue to argue.
At the end of the period, I collected their work. As I neatened up the pile, I found that the boy hadn't turned in his work. After all that, he doesn't turn it in?
Middle schoolers. *shakes head*


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Conservatives Should Want to Preserve the Iran Nuclear Deal
Following the Obama administration's signing of the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, which significantly rolled back Iran's nuclear program and imposed rigorous limitations on it for the foreseeable future, Congress passed legislation requiring the president to certify every 90 days that Iran is complying with its obligations under the agreement.
President Trump has done this twice so far. But he has given strong indications that he will refuse to do it a third time. With the next 90-day deadline approaching on October 15, the survival of the Iran deal hangs in the balance.
The problem with Trump's stated intention to refuse to certify Iranian compliance is that Iran is, in fact, fully complying. The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), the UN's nuclear watchdog, has affirmed eight separate times in detailed reports that Iran is abiding by the deal. America's European allies, the Russians, the Chinese — all agree Iran has not committed any violations.
Even Trump's top Cabinet officials, including Defense Secretary James Mattis, national security adviser H.R. McMaster, and Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, have encouraged the president to certify Iranian compliance with the deal and thereby avoid its unraveling.
And for good reason. Conservatives especially should insist that, so long as Iran doesn't cheat, the United States must not deliberately scuttle the agreement. The reason is simple: it staves off an Iranian nuclear breakout capability for at least the next couple of decades, and probably indefinitely.
Recall that the nuclear deal required Iran to give up 98 percent of its stockpile of enriched uranium, dismantle two-thirds of its operating centrifuges, and convert a number of its major enrichment facilities into peaceful research centers, among other concessions.
Iran also submitted to a long list of specific restrictions that will phase out over the next 10-25 years. Opponents of the deal have seized upon these time-limited restrictions as proof that the deal isn't good enough. But they forget that Iran also agreed to ratify the Additional Protocol of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, which provides for expanded IAEA access and monitoring indefinitely into the future.
What used to be one of the world's most opaque and worrisome nuclear programs is now the world's most transparent. The IAEA now conducts frequent, sometimes daily, inspections at almost 30 different sites in Iran. Some sites are subject to 24-hour video surveillance. Indeed, the IAEA has conducted more "snap inspections" in Iran — about two per month — than in any other country in the world.
According to Georgetown University professor and nonproliferation expert Ariane Tabatabai, the Iran deal represents "the most intrusive inspections regime ever voluntarily agreed to by any party." The head of the IAEA agrees, saying earlier this month in a speech that "Iran is subject to the world's most robust nuclear verification regime."
Deliberately abrogating the arrangement would throw all of this away. Plus, it would undermine the moderates in Tehran, who just won reelection by wide margins, and bolster the hardliners who want to antagonize America with provocative actions and blustery rhetoric.
If Iran truly poses the threat most conservatives say it does, it's far better for Iran to be constrained by the nuclear deal than unburdened from its obligations due to the Trump administration's decision to blow it up.
For what it's worth, much of the Israeli military and national security community agrees. Carmi Gillon, former director of Israeli's Shin Bet, wrote back in July that the nuclear deal "has been a clear success" and that, "while the majority of my colleagues in the Israeli military and intelligence communities supported the deal once it was reached, many of those who had major reservations now acknowledge that it has had a positive impact on Israel's security and must be fully maintained by the United States and the other signatory nations."
If Trump refuses to certify Iranian compliance next month, he will put the survival of the nuclear deal at risk and massively increase the chances that Iran's nuclear program goes back into the shadows and is once again purposed to obtain a nuclear weapon. That is a dangerous and needless risk that no conservative should want to take.
Ronald Reagan understood the value of pursuing robust arms control agreements with America's enemies. In a speech at the United Nations in 1984, he called for engaged diplomacy with the Soviet Union, even then a far greater threat to U.S. security than Iran is now, "to reduce the vast stockpiles of armaments in the world, especially nuclear arms; and to establish a working relationship between our two countries marked by a greater understanding."
Reagan always insisted on negotiating from a position of strength. And he did so with the Soviets. Iran's military capabilities pale in comparison to Moscow's, the only other great power in the world at the time. America is still the world's greatest superpower. The Iranian nuclear program is neutered under this deal. We should keep it that way.


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(WTNH) — Caregivers across twenty-five Connecticut nursing homes have reached an agreement in prevention of a strike on Friday.
Over 1,000 caregivers were committed to wage increases retroactive to November 2018 through January 2021 with iCare facilities. A notice was sent by SEIU 1199 that the union will desist from going on strike after this agreement was made on Friday.
Related Content: Bill to require nursing homes to post staffing levels moving to House
The new contract is subject to additional funding in Medicaid nursing home rates in the state budget that were previously announced by Governor Ned Lamont's administration.
The 25 nursing homes affected by the strike notice which was withdrawn were:
Nine iCare facilities (contract settled)
- Bidwell
- Westside
- Silver Sings
- Farmington
- Chelsea Place
- Trinity Hill
- Wintonbury
- Kettlebrook
- Chestnut
The following 16 facilities will still be going through negotiations:
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- Long Ridge Post-Acute Care
- Newington Rapid Recovery Rehab Center
- West River Rehab Cnter
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Four Autumn facilities:
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- Waterbury
- Norwalk
- Cromwell
Two National facilities
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- MapleView Health & Rehabilitation Center
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- Advanced Center Nursing & Rehabilitation
- West Hartford Health & Rehabilitation Center
- Orange
- JACC Norwich
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The National Labor Relations Board is facing an uncertain future. This uncertainty has many employers wondering what this may mean and how they will be affected if hit with a union campaign in the coming months. Some are also worried about how possible appeals may change existing cases that were heard by the Board over the past year. In this episode of PSLaborTalk, three of the nation's leading experts in unionism, labor relations and NLRB proceedings break down and discuss the possibilities that may be coming in the near future.
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Question on Housing profile 2 from a newbie
For the Housing Profile 2, from the example , I can see the screw hole 'K' being specified on the Cover Panel pair 'B'.
But I did not see the corresponding holes for 'K' on the Housing Profile 2 in the example.
Are these hole required to be specified on the Housing probile 2 ? If so, how.
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You don't need to specify the holes on Housing Profile 2. This is where you want to use our square nuts (GGSO9903). They slide right into Housing Profile 2. You can move them to the desired position and line them up with the cover panel.
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I am planning for an enclosure with housing profile 2 on both side with a tall cover panel B, i.e. the 'FB' length is large with an narrow 'A' length.
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I do not find such equation from the Housing Bracket section in the manual.
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A change of mind at the last minute by Newcastle team manager Dave Rowland sees Czech Republic rider Josef Franc lining-up for the Diamonds tonight.
Franc comes in a guest replacement for Newcastle's injured Aussie Mick Powell in tonight's challenge match at Hull.
Ironically, it was Franc who caused the accident that has sidelined Powell for a few weeks with three broken ribs when he ricocheted into the Newcastle star while riding for Berwick in the second leg of the Tyne-Tweed Trophy at Brough Park on Sunday.
Rowland said today: "We are delighted to have been asked to open Hull's home programme after it looked very much at one stage during the winter that they were set for closure.
"The new promoters there, Nigel Wordsworth and John Bailey, deserve every credit for keeping the club alive and it would not be fair to them or the Hull supporters for us to turn up with a depleted team."
Franc (24) was the eye-catcher at Byker on Sunday, beating all the home riders before the unfortunate accident with Powell.
Rowland had earlier decided to invite another of Berwick's Czechs, Michal Makovsky, to guest in next Sunday's return challenge fixture against the Vikings at Byker (6.30).
Makovsky starred in both legs of the annual battle for the Tyne-Tweed Trophy, scoring 13 (paid 14) at Shielfield Park and 12 from five rides in the return match at Byker.
Rowland added: "I thought Michal had a great night at our place on Sunday and I don't mind admitting I was delighted when he wasn't chosen for the nominated riders' race.
"Although next Sunday's match is only a challenge, I feel we need some extra help to compensate for the loss of Mick against a side boasting such Brough Park experts as Neil Collins and ex-Diamonds Paul Thorp and Garry Stead."
HULL: Shaun Tracey, Lee Dicken, Paul Thorp, Neil Collins, Garry Stead, Barrie Evans, Simon Cartwright.
NEWCASTLE: Kenneth Bjerre, Richard Juul, Rune Knudsen, Kevin Little, Josef Franc, William Lawson, Jamie Robertson.


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Where we left off…
This week, I was reminded how much we all need feedback. Sometimes, we think of feedback negatively because we associate it either with grades/report cards or an often-dreaded performance review from work. Either way, one thing that I learned as an Associate in The Partnership Inc. (which is probably where my hunger for feedback began), feedback is just someone else's assessment of where we stand as an individual or in comparison to others in a group.
At the end of the day, it's just information. We can actually choose whether to do something with it or not. Either way, it's something we need in order to determine if how we perceive ourselves is actually vibing with the way we want others to perceive us. That being said, I'm so grateful for your direct emails, texts, Facebook messages and calls sharing your thoughts on my commentary so far. My friend, Dionna Woodard (remember that name because you'll be shopping her shoe line some day….DSW ain't seen nothing yet:) ) made my day when she said that as she was reading livingfabulouslyfierce, she thought "this is so Farah, I love it." That feedback actually made me feel like I know what Mr. James feels when he is on the court, just meeting expectations all around!
disclaimer: I AM NOT A HEAT FAN, but I give talent respect when due and Lebron James has earned respect as an athletic freak of nature. #CELTICSALLDAYEVERYDAY!!!!!!
So, to all, a huge thanks and definitely keep the feedback coming-positive and not so positive/constructive. This is as much your space as it is mine. What do we all want to bring to this party? Let me know your thoughts!
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Living Fabulously Fierce Factor #2a: Creating the Vision.
Continuing our conversation around vision and how we really need to be intentional about it, if you came into my office, you would actually see a few vision boards. I really do believe in creating visuals of what you want to see manifested in your life. It ties directly to the notion that if you can see it, you can achieve it. Pulling your vision from your thoughts, ideas, and imagination into something you can hold and see really does wonders for getting you to focus.
When D said "this is so Farah", she reminded me that all I ever really try to do is live as my own namesake. All that means is this: I know the meaning of my name, it's a powerful meaning, one that I can own, make my own, and actually love living up to. So, a quick lesson:
Farah is an Arabic name which translates to joy. It's been a few years now since I actually looked up the definition, wrote it out and then looked to the definition of joy to determine what it all really means. Taking it a bit further, joy is defined as
- an intense and especially ecstatic or exultant happiness
- the expression or manifestation of such a feeling
- a source or an object of pleasure or satisfaction
What's really interesting is that in all of my travels, even in and around my own hometown, I run into people who have shared their understanding of the definition of my name based on their own culture. From a gentleman in Dubai sharing with me that it means wedding and great celebration (then offering me 10 camels!) to a concierge in Paris telling me it means 'the choice' (I learned his name meant the 'father of the nations'….you can imagine the conversation 'the choice' and the 'fatherof all nations' had in the lobby of this Paris hotel!), I have learned that if my vision simply remains tied to who I am, I'll have a truly unique vision to live up to and really make a difference in this world by doing so.
So, my process of creating my vision really started with a depiction of words…pictures are being added as I collect a few magazines. I'm more than happy to share what I pulled together in my journal but I learned that this medium, WordPress, doesn't yet allow uploads of images. That being said, until I switch over, I'll show you mine if you show me yours….Shoot me an email with your depictions and I'll be more than happy to do the same.
To help you visualize it for now, basically I put my name in the center of the page as Farah=Joy and all around that are the definitions of my name that I've picked up. From those definitions are deeper definitions and more specifics around what each "looks" like in my vision. For example following the "path" below:
Farah=Joy==> Good-Looking==>Strong Branded==>Fabulously Fierce==>Admirable Presence==>Public Speaker
Ok, if you insist :)…here's another….
Farah=Joy==>Light for others==>Christian==>Example of Christ==>Missionary
I have a whole lot more…as you can imagine, but this is just the beginning. As you take another look at yours or as you begin your own, here's a tip…Start really high level with your vision and just make sure that wherever it lands, it's with you being more concrete. Make it something that you can actually see, touch, feel, experience. Also, keep in mind, that I started off with my name because it really helped me, but you start wherever you would like. For example, and I'm totally putting her on the spot (out of love :)) but Dionna could go ahead and pick up some of her designs for the shoes she's pulling together and place them on a large poster board, then have cut out images of exactly where she wants her shoes to be displayed, who she wants wearing them, how that will build her fortune for the mansion that she will own, what that mansion will look like…. and we could go on and on but you get the gist.
Sometimes the challenge with creating our vision is that we actually limit ourselves by what we can see and afford in the here and now. We don't actually dare ourselves to go outside of our own limitations. So, this week, I'm inviting you into a round of truth AND dare with me.
In terms of truth, this week, I'm asking you to be true to you and take as least 15 minutes to either create or revisit your vision board, whatever form you put it in, and just build…actually create the depiction.
Dare? Dare to dream big…take the scales off the eyes of your imagination and build grand. Notice, I didn't say big…it's not about size, it's about what will position you to come full focus on who you are meant to be…in a grand way. I've never known anyone to need a butterfly to be big to capture his/her attention. The grand flight of even a one-toned butterfly will make anyone stop for even just a moment….focus on your flight.
Let me know what you come up with.
And until we "meet" again…live fabulously fierce, however you know how!
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DVD/Blu-ray: "Anna Karenina" ravishing and alive if a wee bit chilly
Anna Karenina (2012)
129 min., rated R.
Full disclosure: this writer has not had the pleasure of reading Leo Tolstoy's "great" 1877 literary tome "Anna Karenina," but with Cliffs Notes and so many filmic incarnations of the oft-told story available, why not just jump into the umpteenth and latest adaptation with a clean slate? Directed by Joe Wright (2011's thematically rich, exhilarating "Hanna"), working from a script by Tom Stoppard (one half of the Oscar-winning pair behind "Shakespeare in Love"), this "Anna Karenina" is carried out with a highly stylized, theatrical, and radically audacious approach that ends up paying off. There is initial trepidation with films that frame stories in self-conscious artifice, making it nigh impossible to get wrapped up in the story, but for the most part, this isn't one of those cases.
With the visual opulence of Wright's "Pride & Prejudice" and "Atonement" in concert with the impressively orchestrated (often one-take) choreography of "Russian Ark," the film is staged as if it were a play, literally beginning on a playhouse stage. The proscenium curtains open to a title card, setting the scene in Imperial Russia, 1874, followed by scenery changes, stagehands bringing in set-pieces, actors walking in the wings and up in the rafters, and everything falling into place with fluid movement. Even then, the story isn't always confined to the stage (i.e. ballrooms and opera houses), opening up the scope to a snow-covered countryside and a field of golden wheat. Whether or not this conceit—you could call it a gimmick—serves any underlying subtext or motivation to the story never crystallizes, but it sure looks ravishing and makes for an intriguing technical feat.
If your high school or college professors were cruel, you may know the story. Upon first meeting high-society woman Anna (Keira Knightley), she is pampered, living in St. Petersburg with statesman Alexei Karenin (Jude Law) and their son Serozha (Oskar McNamara) whom Anna adores. Getting off the train in Moscow to tend to the marital problems of her happily philandering brother, Oblonsky (Matthew Macfadyen), she catches the eye of a young, dashing cavalry officer, Count Vronsky (Aaron Taylor-Johnson). Stoppard's screenplay deftly counterbalances the scandalous affair with a parallel love story: Oblonsky's sister-in-law, Kitty (Alicia Vikander), rejects the marriage proposal of landowner Levin (Domhall Gleeson) because she fancies Vronsky. But if you didn't already know, Anna and Vronsky impulsively fall into a torrid, forbidden love affair that threatens her social standing, possession of her son, and leaves her largely excommunicated from society, especially fan-fluttering ladies who stab her with disapproving looks. It's so tragic she could just kill herself.
With the trappings of a fussy, stodgy period drama, "Anna Karenina" is neither of these things from Wright's unconventional staging, the camera constantly roving and the pace pretty breakneck, especially in the first half. We're left to just admire the stylistic choices and the filmmaking process, while the characters are placed at a distance. Vast emotional involvement is the central conundrum here, preventing one from fully feeling the tragedy that befalls Anna by the end of this gloriously melodramatic Russian epic. But it's tricky: are we actually supposed to sympathize with Anna's indiscretion or just take it as her own ruin? After all, she's not conflicted, she's just in love, so Anna has made her own bed and now has to sleep in it, er, jump in front of a train. Perhaps it's just one of the risks of page-to-screen translations, missing the nuances and complex emotions of the source, or it's merely the intent of Tolstoy's novel.
Knightley (Wright's simpatico muse) is in her depth here as the fallen heroine. As written on the page, Anna is so selfish and needy, a character too complicated to fully understand and connect with on an emotional level, and Knightley does that quite well with any forced likability. Less boyish than the casting would seem (the twirly mustache certainly helps), the strapping, handsome Taylor-Johnson is both arrogant and vulnerable as "the murderer of her happiness," also creating an erotic passion with his co-star. Garnering most audience empathy is a balding Law, as the selfless, cuckolded husband, in a devastating, understated performance. His portrayal of Karenin is so selfless that, once figuring out her infidelity, he never strikes her and, when asked to hold hands with Anna's lover over her death bed, he doesn't strike him either. Supporting these three is a reliable who's who cast of British character actors, including Macfadyen as Oblonsky, gliding and twirling into his jackets as if he were in a musical with a Falstaffian humor; Macdonald, as Oblonsky's long-suffering wife Dolly; Olivia Williams, as Vronsky's countess mother; Emily Watson, as a disapproving countess; and Shirley Henderson in one climactic scene.
If Wright's single, five-minute tracking shot on the beach of Dunkirk in "Atonement" inspired awe, the pivotal ball scene, where Anna and Vronsky's dance together creates quite the stir, is dizzying, sweeping cinematic magic. There's also a breathless, masterfully cut horse race in which Karenin's suspicions of his unfaithful wife are confirmed. Even the actors freeze in time a couple of times, making us more aware of the play-like gimmick. Reservations aside, "Anna Karenina" is an entertainingly alive take on the dusty classic, with experimental ambition and filmmaking ingenuity swirling throughout and making the film something to appreciate a great deal.
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Lorde says David Bowie inspired her album, as she releases her new single, Green Light
After a week of elaborate teases, pop star Lorde has finally unveiled her long-awaited new single, Green Light.
Inspired by a heartbreak, it juxtaposes downbeat lyrics with a euphoric chorus, over a driving percussion loop.
The song received its first play on BBC Radio 1, where Mistajam made it his hottest record in the world.
It's Lorde's first new material since the Disclosure collaboration Magnets in 2015 and precedes her second album, which is due later this year.
"Finally! It's only been three years, huh?" she told Radio 1.
Here's all you need to know about the song - and Lorde's new album.
The album was inspired by David Bowie
David Bowie believed the Lorde was "the future of music" - which is why the singer was chosen to pay tribute to him at last year's Brit Awards.
Going back to the studio after that performance, she said his spirit informed her writing.
"I feel like the whole time spent writing this record, I've had him in my thoughts, I've had him in my heart," she told Mistajam.
"It's hard not to make something and not think, 'What would David think of this? If I could play it to him, what would he say?'"
Fittingly, portions of Lorde's album were recorded in New York's Electric Lady studios, where Bowie wrote Fame and recorded his swansong, Blackstar.
Green Light is the start of a "new chapter"
"I am so proud of this song," wrote Lorde on Twitter. "It's very different, and kinda unexpected. It's complex and funny and sad and joyous and it'll make you DANCE."
"It's the first chapter of a story I'm gonna tell you. The story of the last two wild, fluorescent years of my life.
"This is where we begin."
It's about rebuilding yourself after a devastating break-up
Lorde told Mistajam that Green Light was "about me trying to figure out how to put myself back together" after her first significant heartbreak.
It opens on a sombre note, as Lorde recalls the beginning (or end?) of her relationship.
"I do my makeup in somebody else's car," she sings over a minor key piano. "We ordered different drinks at the same bar."
"Did it frighten you, how we kissed when we danced on the light-up floor?"
But Lorde goes on to call her lover a "liar", practically spitting the line: "Those rumours they have big teeth, they bite you."
As she ramps up towards the hook, she's getting ready to pack her belongings - while admitting she's finding it hard to finally make the break.
"I wish... I could just let go," she sings as, in the background, a chorus of cheerleaders chant: "I'm waiting for it, that green light. I want it."
The green light is a recurring theme in F Scott Firzgerald's The Great Gatsby, signifying the elusive promise of the future. Lorde may be referring to that or, more simply, a green light giving her permission to move on with her life.
The song's a grower
Structurally and thematically complex, Green Light isn't as immediate as previous Lorde singles like Royals and Yellow Flicker Beat. In particular, there's an awkward gear change from the haunting, dramatic verses into the choppy, beat-driven chorus. But in common with one of the year's other great pop comebacks - Katy Perry's Chained To The Rhythm - the song rewards repeated listens.
The cathartic music video, directed by Grant Singer and featuring Lorde dancing in strobing green lights and on car roof-tops, helps give the song some context, too.
It was co-written by this guy
Lorde's spent last year working on her new album with US musician Jack Antonoff. You might know him as a member of the group .fun, the band behind the 2011 smash We Are Young. You might also know him as the boyfriend of Girls creator Lena Dunham; as the co-writer of three songs on Taylor Swift's synthpop opus 1989 - or even through his solo project, Bleachers.
Either way, Green Light (along with most of Lorde's new material) was recorded in his home studio in Brooklyn, as pictured in this Instagram shot.
"We worked out of the house for the better part of a year, in this tiny little room covered in bizarre animal wall paper," she said.
Her fans are pretty pleased
From the teenagers who hid in the school toilets to hear the song premiere, to the fan who wrote "this was worth the million year wait", it's fair to characterise the reaction as "broadly positive".
Lorde's not sorry about disappearing for two years
Last year, Lorde scolded an impatient fan who said he was "giving up" on the chances of hearing a follow-up to her debut album, Pure Heroine.
Speaking to Mistajam, she explained the extended break had been necessary.
"I needed to just go away, go home to New Zealand, and hang out by myself and figure out what I was going to do next. I knew I couldn't make the same thing again, and I had to figure out what it was that I wanted to say. And I'm so glad I took that time, because this record is the coolest thing I've ever made."
The new album will be called Melodrama
Earlier this week, eagle-eyed fans spotted the cryptic message "M*******A" in the title bar of Lorde's website.
They guessed, correctly, that this was a hint about her album title... with possible names including Macadamia (?), Mona Lisa or Musomania (an obsession with music).
But she's since revealed the record will be called Melodrama.
"I wrote this album about this crazy year of my life," she explained. "I partied a lot and I felt all the feelings - and it was all so fluorescent. So I decided to call the album Melodrama."
Green Light is the poppiest song on the album
"This is as pop-dance as it gets," she told Mistajam. "We were just in the studio, mashing around on the piano and... that's what it is."
"We didn't turn it into the single, it was just born that way."
The 20-year-old added the new album was more varied than her debut. "There's a lot of beats again but there's also instruments that are going to surprise people."
She might be playing Glastonbury
Asked if she'd be visiting Worthy Farm this June, Lorde replied: "You know, farms are cool. I love farms. I'm a big fan of farms. So who knows?"
She believes we need musical catharsis
A week into Donald Trump's presidency, Lorde posted a link to the album Sweet Sexy Savage, by US R&B singer Kehlani.
"After a horrifying, anxiety-inducing week of news, music like this allows much needed catharsis," she wrote. "I truly believe in the necessity of cathartic pop records in times like these.
"I love the big sprawling projects too, but there's something about the falls & lifts of meticulous pop, moments designed for u to feel what u need to, that's more important than ever.
"You're probably guessing what kind of record I've made based on these tweets."
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As the result of runs under the Automatic Horsepower Factoring System (AHFS) 1.20-second under policy at the Dodge NHRA Nationals event, the following change has been made.
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The American Academy of Ophthalmology factors out that, inside the U.S. Entirely; there are approximately 24.Four million people over the age of 40 who have cataract.
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A cataract is a clouding of the attention's herbal lens that's discovered behind the student and iris. Even even though aged are extra susceptible to this hassle, there are a number of more youthful adults who're recognized with it as nicely. Unfortunately, if now not handled well timed, this problem can result in degenerative eye situation and blindness.
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- High blood stress
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Though surgical treatment is the satisfactory opportunity for cataracts at advanced degrees, those who've earlier ranges can avoid the surgical procedure with the help of one effective component, i.E. Castor oil. This oil is understood to treat cataracts, but dry eyes, age-associated macular degeneration, and conjunctivitis as well. Castor oil is abundant in antioxidants, however you must use handiest a hundred percentage organic and bloodless-pressed castor oil.
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Update: Despite my "reminding" dh about our finances and no more spending. He still puts a bid on golf clubs on eBay. I really don't understand him. He says that they're a good deal but there are always good deals on eBay. I know that he gets a "rush" from spending money but this is ridiculous. Plus, we live in Denver, you can't golf here for at least another 6 months.
I was hoping that by making my finances transparent that I would be able to control myself. I realized that I can, but I'm not the only one in the house that makes decisions.
My christmas spending came right in on budget. I'm making a lot of presents for friends so my expenses were pretty low. I also keep my grocery shopping on budget by using coupons and shopping at Walmart, etc. But....
DH has been begging for a PSP so he finally bought one. His justification was that we were going to have extra money from the HEL and we could afford it. I kept telling him that the HEL was to pay old credit card bills ($3,000) but instead will have to be used to pay current credit card bills (BofA $3,738), which means that we will have to pay the $3,000 with our tax refund, OT, etc. We have until 4/08 before we start getting interest on that balance.
I also didn't want to go on our vacation since we had to spend an extra $540 that I didn't budget. But he wants to go since he took the time off from work.
So we're way over budget this month. I know that we're going to do one more grocery shopping trip before we leave so we'll be over in food. We'll also be over in kids since I still need to pay clarinet rental and tae kwon do. There are also still utility bills that need to be paid.
I think I'll do a mid-month forecast of where we're going to end up. This will compare our original budget to revised budget (forecast) and actual expenses.
Update: Despite my "reminding" dh about our finances and no more spending. He still puts a bid on golf clubs on eBay. I really don't understand him. He says that they're a good deal but there are always good deals on eBay. I know that he gets a "rush" from spending money but this is ridiculous. Plus, we live in Denver, you can't golf here for at least another 6 months.
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December 14th, 2007 at 02:01 pmSorry, but using a home equity loan to buy a video game system is a huge red flag to me. Ask your husband if he would have gone into a bank to apply for a loan to buy that PSP. If he says no, point out that he did just that by using the HEL money to buy the PSP.
My other issue is that you expect to pay $3,000 in CC bills with your tax refund. You guys need to adjust your witholding so that you aren't getting such a huge refund. You need that money in hand now, with each paycheck. What is the point of racking up CC debt and paying interest all year while you are simultaneously lending your hard-earned money to the government at 0% interest?
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December 14th, 2007 at 02:27 pmSorry, but disneysteve is right!!
December 14th, 2007 at 03:32 pm
My opinion is that you and your husband need to be on the same page - if he is begging for an item, he might feel that you are in control of the finances. If the two of you were on the same page and had a certain amount of money per month to spend just as you wish, it might not wreck havoc on your budget.
December 14th, 2007 at 03:50 pmMy husband and I have budget meetings every pay period. It prevents me from feeling like I have to make all of the decisions. It helps him see exactly how much the bills are and what needs to be paid with each paycheck.
I agree that both of you have to be on the same page for this to work. It takes time to work the kinks out of a budget. If your dh is going to be splurging on video game systems and vacations you cannot afford the two of you need to have a heart to heart about the budget.
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December 14th, 2007 at 04:08 pmDon't forget expenses in Hawaii. Food? Lodging? Transportation? Entertainment?
December 14th, 2007 at 04:29 pmGood luck to you. I know how hard it is to keep a family on a budget. I hate to be the one always saying no to going out to dinner or buying something extra at the store. I am hoping the fact that my DH's car is about to totally die will reign in his spending. I find myself constantly saying "it's not in the budget" and NOT getting a lot of support. Frustrating!
December 14th, 2007 at 07:14 pmThanks for the comments. I talk to DH about the budget at least twice a month. He goes uh-uh and that's about it. I also hate to be the one to say "no" all the time since it's not in our budget. I'm always saying that if it's not a need then we don't get it.
Vacation expenses shouldn't be too bad but I had budgeted a $1,000 for spending money for two weeks. Now we've only got about $500 of it left. We're staying with my mom or my in-laws the whole time and we also get to use their cars. We're so lucky, else we wouldn't be able to afford to go on these vacations. Our only expenses will be food, gas, and souvenirs.
I need to remind him, again, that we're a one-income family. When I quit work, we lost about 2/3 of our net income and he still doesn't realize that. I've been a SAHM for 4 years now. Luckily, we've been able to pay off our debts up until the last few months. Now, they are starting to catch up with us.
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December 14th, 2007 at 08:31 pmI hope you can do some cooking at your relatives' to keep the expenses down over that two weeks, as now you are hoping $500 to cover not only food but gas and souvenirs. At home you've spent $519 on food alone so far this month. This trip seems like it will take your family further into debt. What a bummer that you couldn't get free flights this time of year. It would have helped, eh?
When you say you had budgeted this vacation, does that mean you have saved for it and have the cash somewhere? Does it mean that the $1000 is what you figured you'd be able to handle paying down later after the vacation?
Can souvenirs be something free? Something to remind you and/or the kids of family and "home." We have pinecones from Grandpa's back yard, for example. Tiny bottles of water from various lakes, rives, oceans we've visited. And oh my gosh, interesting rocks from everywhere. No way could we get back from Hawaii with out some beach sand in ocean water and a lava rock!
December 15th, 2007 at 02:43 pmI've got money saved up for this trip. I'm going to make a point of us eating at "home" on our trip. Especially if our "moms" do all the cooking. There's nothing like mom's cooking.
December 15th, 2007 at 04:44 pm"I've got money saved up for this trip."
I see people say something like this a lot and it just doesn't sit well with me. You say you've saved up money for the trip, but your sidebar shows $7,200 in credit card debt plus a $9,800 HEL (what was that money used for BTW?). To me, that means the money you've "saved" for the trip was saved at the expense of not paying down your debts with that money. That isn't really savings. Yes, you may have the cash in hand, but as a result, you've paid down less of your debts and will pay more interest as a result.
I don't mean to be harsh, but it just seems like you are trying to rationalize the cost of the trip. It sounds like you are continuing to live beyond your means and it needs to stop somewhere or else those debt figures will just continue to climb. And it sounds like your husband just isn't getting the seriousness of the problem if he is out bidding on ebay and buying luxury items at the same time you are trying to dig yourselves out of debt. Those two things just can't be happening at the same time if you are going to be successful.
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December 16th, 2007 at 04:10 amUh, there are several red flags here, and sadly from both sides....
Now, I'm not here to dog-pile, because, well, many of these things have already been pointed to you.
Still, what worries me the most is that you and your husband are clearly not on the same page. You guys have "budget meetings", but I very much doubt that he's actually on board with it.
Now, I say that with the greatest of sympathy because I've had that problem before, and I honestly don't how you can get your spouse on board with you....
Do you guys have an equal allowance set aside for each of you? If not, it's one avenue worth considering, so long as he can sincerely agree to it and not touch any other funds, no matter what it is.
Anyway, the very best of luck on this very difficult challenge in your life.


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The Revenant is written by Sonia Gensler. It was published in 2011 by Alfred A. Knopf. It is Gensler's first novel. Gensler's website can be found here.
Genre: Historical Fiction, Supernatural, Realistic, Young Adult
"When seventeen-year-old Willie arrives in Indian Territory, she knows only one thing: no one can find out who she really is. To escape a home she doesn't belong in, she has assumed a false identity and accepted a teaching position at the Cherokee Female Seminary.
Nothing prepares her for what she encounters. Her pupils are the daughters of the Cherokee elite—educated, wealthy, and more sophisticated than she. The school itself is cloaked in mystery a student drowned in the river the previous year after an ill-fated romance, and the girls whisper that her spirit haunts Willie's room.
Willie doesn't believe in ghosts, but when strange things start happening at the school, she isn't sure anymore. She's also not sure what to make of a boy from the nearby Cherokee boys' school who has taken an interest in her—but whose past is shrouded in secrets.
Soon even Willie must admit that the revenant—the one who has returned—may be trying to tell her something."
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I lowered my voice. "Fannie Bell told me something very curious. She said my room belongs to a dead girl."
Olivia looked down, her shoulders drooping. "Ah, she speaks of Ella Blackstone."
"She drowned?"
"She did, and it was devastating. She shared a room with Lucy Sharp, whom you know from the senior class, along with two other girls. Lucy would not stay in the room afterward. In fact, each of the remaining girls made it clear that she did not wish to sleep in that room any longer."
"A drowning death is very sad, but why avoid the room? It's not as though she died there."
Olivia looked away for a moment. "Many of the girls believe poor Ella was murdered by her beau, who then ran away."
~Gensler 35-36
I lifted my chin, playing the cool lady. "Is there something you wanted to ask me?"
"Not really. I just like talking to you. Especially when you're not surrounded by an army of students."
"Why would you want to talk to a teacher?"
He looked at me for a moment, as though considering how best to answer the question. "Maybe it's because you don't seem like a teacher."
My heartbeat quickened. "Why?"
"You don't have that look—the tight frown that says you've forgotten how to have fun." He abandoned the doorway and stepped into the room. "And you always look as though you're keeping a secret." His voice lowered. "A very delicious secret."
~Gensler 139-140
Warnings: Séances and other supernatural elements
Recommended Age Range: 14+
Rating: 3/5
What I Liked:
The thing that I enjoyed most about this book was not the supernatural/mystery aspect of it, nor the (rather boring and obvious) romance. It was the character of Willie. First, I loved the comparison she makes when she returns home about how she is like a revenant (it's a double-meaning title! Or, at least, a double-referencing title). In fact, the last third of the book is called "The Revenant" even though, plot-wise, the revenant part has already finished.
Second, I liked the revelations made about her character, especially at the end. In truth, Willie is just as bad as Fannie is in looking down at other people. She's snobbish and arrogant and rather selfish. We come to realize that Willie is not the most reliable narrator about her past life and her current grievances. There is a lot that she didn't know or ignored because of her pride. Her treatment of Toomey and her constant references to him as being "oafish" is as bad as all of Fannie's jibes. She's not nearly as resourceful or smart as she thinks she is.
I love character development, and I liked how Willie realizes at the end that she cannot go away, that she has a duty, a responsibility, to take care of. It shows that she has grown, and learned, and realized that things are not always as they appear.
Dr. Stewart, I had high hopes of you and Willie. Or you and Lucy. Oh, well…
What I Didn't Like:
The first two-thirds of the book were just alright. I'm getting a little sick of the obvious romances, and the plot was really nothing special. I suppose Gensler was trying to portray the allure of a "forbidden" (yawn) romance, but since forbidden romance is 90% YA these days, it's simply boring, unimaginative, and obvious. Whenever some mysterious, handsome stranger shows up, you know what's going to happen. And, unfortunately, mysterious, handsome strangers usually are boring characters themselves, which in turns makes the romance boring. Stop making them so perfect! Stop giving them that "dangerous allure!" It will make it much more interesting, much less obvious, and much, much more enjoyable to read.
Overall Review:
The best part of The Revenant was the revelations about the main character and her subsequent development. The last third of the book is really good at showing all her faults at which the first two-thirds only hinted. The mystery was okay, but the romance was too typical, and boring as a result. This book did make me want to read more historical fiction, though.
You can buy this book here: The Revenant
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It is a relaxing day for me, Jacey, and Marley. You can see me and Jacey relaxing on the couch here. And while being a diabetic cat has its challenges, I know that I have a home where I am safe and protected. This is not the case for many of my wild relatives, and there are many endangered cats.
Many of you know about how some of my larger cousins are endangered cats, but even though some of them are at risk of going extinct, there are some cats that are in even more danger. Catster put together a list of the five most endangered cats. It is likely that you did not know that some of these felines existed!
- Bornean bay cat. This feline cousin of mine lives in the rain forests of Borneo. There are less than 2,500 of them left in the wild. Humans are encroaching on their habitat, and they are losing their homes because of this.
- Flat headed cat. A cat with a flat head? Are you humans sure this is a cat? Okay, if you say so. This endangered cat lives in the tropical rainforests of southeast Asia. I think Jacey and Marley are small, but this feline is tiny. It is only three to six pounds. Humans are encroaching on its habitat, and it is losing access to the fish it eats.
- Snow leopard. Sometimes, before I swat some sense into him, the human thinks he could keep this beautiful big cat as a pet. He says that it's smaller than him, so he could control it. Then I swat him with my paw to remind him what a much smaller feline can do and he changes his mind. The snow leopard lives in the highlands of central Asia and should not live in human homes. Because poachers hunt it for its gorgeous coat, and humans are encroaching on its habitat, it has joined too many of my cousins on the list of endangered cats.
- Andean mountain cat. This feline is about the same size as me. It is so rarely seen that the area where it lives can only be guessed! Researchers think that it lives in the high Andes of South America. It is an endangered cat because of loss of habitat due to mining and water extraction as well as human encroachment and unsustainable farming.
- Iberian lynx. This is the most endangered cat. It once was found all over Spain, but its habitat has shrunk to only two small pockets in the southern part of that country. This feline cousin is critically endangered because it has adapted to eat rabbits pretty much exclusively, and multiple outbreaks of diseases among rabbits have decimated the rabbit population.
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Sometimes TBT Is Throw Back Tuesday.
I happened across .. make that I searched for and found ... a song on YouTube that took me back to my childhood in a way that I'm not sure anything has, before. It's a video of the Ted Weems Orchestra's rendition of "Heartaches". There are several reasons for that.
First, I remember when it became popular in the late 1940's. In fact, I still do have a 78rpm record of it, in my collection downstairs.
There's also the fact that my Dad told me a story about the recording; I think the only such story he ever related. He said that the Ted Weems Orchestra had recorded the song but it hadn't done well at all. He said in searching for a way to increase its appeal., someone suggested they play it in double-time. That seemed to have done it.
Please give it a listen, here. And, as it happens, it was recorded the year I was born.
I liked the song when I was a kid, and I like it now. Even moreso because of my High School experiences.
One of the highlights of the last 3 years at Broad Ripple High School was membership in the "Dance Band". We'd call it a jazz band, now, I suppose, but most of what we played consisted of Big-Band songs and arrangements, from the Big-Band Era.So I kind of grew up loving the Big Band Era, and Big Band Music.
Come to think of it, we were a "big band" ourselves, we had 5 or saxophones, 3 trumpets, 2 trombones, an excellent drummer (who went on to be Professor of Ethnomusicology at the University of Colorado), a string bass, pianist, female Violin trio, a female vocal trio, plus male & female soloists. And what really connected me to Ted Weems was the fact that a Talent Scout, who had worked for Ted Weems, heard our Dance Band while we were playing a dance at Butler University. He told our director that we were the best band he had ever heard, in Indiana.
Not just high schoolers. The best of ANY.
When I heard the song, after all these years, it made my eyes sweat. Or something. Maybe because it took me back to some old-time heartaches. But it took me back to a lot more old-time Joy.


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This past Fabulous Friday on the BRT basketball court, Nick Schwartz, Account Manager, and Whit Smith, Senior Carrier Manager, faced off one last time before Whit took a four month leave of absence for continued training with the National Guard. The below flyer was posted all over our two story office space so that NO ONE would miss the play off.
This final "Face-off" was a nod to Nick and Whit's playful rivalry and history of 1 on 1s on the BRT basketball court.
Back in September 2014, when Nick, an IU graduate, joined BRT, he was working on the same operations team as Whit, a Purdue graduate. A friendly rivalry ensued.
One day back in late 2014, when both Nick and Whit had some down time, they started shooting around on our half court. It quickly turned into a competitive 1 on 1 in which Whit succeeded in outscoring Nick. Nick wasn't having that and therefor called a rematch on Whit's birthday in February 2015. It was a huge, fun company wide spectator event and Nick won!
So, on Friday February 12th, a couple days after Whit's birthday, on his last day before taking a 4 month leave of absence for continued training with the National Guard, Whit and Nick face off one more time.
Prior to the game, we listened to the National Anthem sung by Lady Gaga from 2016's Super Bowl, as the guys stood at attention in front of our BRT flags.
It was an aggressive game and both guys gave his all.
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