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Graphic Design professional with more than a decade of experience in web and print environments. Experienced in client relations, taking clients from design consultation through implementation of their online presence.
Expert in Photoshop, HTML, and CSS. Proficient in industry standard graphics and layout applications, including: InDesign, Quark, Dreamweaver, and Acrobat. Excel in the development of effective branding for clients, as well as maximizing the efforts of their existing brand identity. Extensive graphic design, layout, and production experience. Proven record of effectively managing multiple tasks and projects in a fast-paced environment while maintaining quality and creativity.
Creative Director, Williams Web Chattanooga, Tennessee 2004-Present
Manage all creative efforts for new and existing clients of Williams Web. Conduct client design consultations, develop effective designs to achieve clients' online goals within web standards, integrate designs with various CMS solutions (including: SiteNow, WordPress, BB Press and Magento). Provide clients with effective solutions to increase online visibility including website optimization (SEO).
Key Client Results
- Developed landing page strategy for automobile dealer that increased website traffic by 600% and increased sales by 22% over a 12 month period.
- Integral in the development of a landing page and social media strategy for a local nonprofit that increased Facebook "likes" by 300%.
- Developed online portal for surgical practice that streamlined patient registration and payment process, reducing overall cost and increasing staff efficiency.
- Developed and integrated mobile and desktop registration system for lead generation program.
Key Professional Accomplishments
- Designed and launched over 150 websites.
- Assisted clients in exceeding online goals through user interface design and content organization.
- Creatively integrate social media efforts on client sites to increase visibility and accessibility of information.
Owner, Matt Dunmore Photography Chattanooga, Tennessee 2005-Present
Provide creative photojournalistic and editorial photography services for clients ranging from weddings to magazines and commercial shoots. Clients include national corporations, regional law firms and CPA firm, local high-end jewelry retailer. Also experienced in studio environment.
Key Professional Accomplishments
- Published in U.S. Airways inflight magazine.
- Photographed professional athletes and major political figures for regional magazines.
- Photographed select weddings and events across the United Sates and Scotland, UK.
- Lead a local photography group for 2 years.
Graphic Designer, Crye-Leike, Realtors Chattanooga, Tennessee 2002-2004
Provided marketing services including the development of brand identity, marketing plans and print advertising for Crye-Leike realtors. Reported to the Director of Marketing on issues related to client program participation, overall production, and project status. Managed workflow and coordinated outsourcing of third-party vendors for printing and other project needs. Conducted orientation meetings with new realtors.
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- Designed marketing materials for independent realtors that were integral in the sale of multiple properties valued in excess of a million dollars.
- Coordinated production of key marketing collateral and reduced production cycle time by as much as 50%.
- Streamlined communication and design process to provide more effective materials in less time at a lower cost.
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- Designed and implemented real estate agent recruiting direct mail campaign used in 4 regional markets covering 6 states with a total mailing list of 45,000+ recipients
- Established professional identities for multiple realtors which included logos, direct mail pieces, newspaper ads, personal and property promotional materials resulting in increased leads and name recognition within the community.
Freelance Web and Graphic Designer Chattanooga, Tennessee 2001-2002
Key Professional Accomplishments
- Constructed and delivered Zondervan's quarterly sales catalogs in HTML format for use by their nationwide sales team.
- Designed product packaging for hunting equipment available for purchase through national mail-order catalogs and online stores.
Web Design Intern, Zondervan Grand Rapids, Michigan 2001 (Spring Semester)
Key Professional Accomplishments
- Designed and developed a website to promote the book Stuck In Halftime. Also created complimentary banner ads placed on Zondervan's main website.
- Maintained the Zondervan Bibles site for the duration of internship. Updated logos for Bible translations and created various other graphics.
- Assisted the sales team to convert their printed quarterly sales catalog into a digital version resulting in a significant reduction in cost and improvements in ease of distribution and use.
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Featured Fitness Content: Volume 46
View the last edition of 'Featured Fitness Content' here.
Personal Training, Coaching, and Strength & Conditioning
138 | Dane Miller | Country Boys Can Survive Hosted by Zach Even Esh
Everything You Need To Know To Write Incredible Programs By Nancy Newell
Assess And Correct Leg Dominance By Jennifer Pilotti via Breaking Muscle
Should Your Personal Trainer Be Licensed? By Jeremy Lau via Halevy Life
Weight Loss, Nutrition, and General Health
Himalayan Salt Lamps: Benefits and Myths By Helen West via Healthline
If it Fits With Your Micros: The Overlooked Key to Sports Performance By Zach Long
Restore Your Breathing and Improve Your Conditioning – Part 2 By Jim Smith
Strength Training, Powerlifting, and Bodybuilding
5 Advanced Squat Variations You Haven't Tried By Meghan Callaway via Girls Gone Strong
Will Cardio Give Your Weight Training An Advantage? By Dean Somerset
The Best Exercises You're Not Doing for Shoulders – Cross Cable Flyes with "Y" Press By Jim Smith
Motivation, Business, and Success
Freedom, fairness and equality By Seth Godin
The Salt Shaker Theory: 3 Principles of Effective Management By Mark Fisher via Business for Unicorns
Physical Therapy, Alignment, and Injury Prevention
How to Fix Rounded Shoulders By Annette Verpillot via Strength Sensei
The Science Behind Cryotherapy, Ice Baths, Fat-Loss and Recovery By Kevin Masson via John Rusin
The No Barbell Experiment On Squat And Deadlift And Hip Thrust Strength: The Results By Bret Contreras
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Black Radish, syrup, 190ml
Cope with persistent coughing. Recipe known by our grannies.
Cope with persistent coughing with a recipe known by our grandmothers.
The healing powers of honey and black radish have been know by our grandmothers who were making syrup for healing the most persistent cough. The Black Radish syrup from Medex follows this traditional recipe; moreover, we have enriched it with propolis and vitamin A, which contributes to the maintenance of normal mucous membranes.
Although syrup was initially developed for adults, children will love its pleasant taste as well. Honey acts as a preservative; you can therefore store an open bottle at room temperature and use it until its best before date.
There is a measuring spoon enclosed for easier use.
Recommended daily allowance is 40 ml (8 measuring spoons; 5 ml each).
- Adults: 2 measuring spoons 4 times per day.
- Children: 1 measuring spoon 4 times per day.
For one month of regular use:
- Odrasli: 6 pakiranj (eno pakiranje zadostuje za 5 dni redne uporabe).
- Otroci: 3 pakiranja (eno pakiranje zadostuje za 10 dni redne uporabe).
Individuals allergic to propolis should not use this product. Do not exceed the recommended daily allowance. Food supplements are not a substitute for a well-balanced and diverse diet. Keep the product away from children! Due to natural ingredients, there can be slight deviations in composition and appearance of the product.
Store in a dark, dry place with temperature below 25 °C.
90 % honey, pear juice, 2.5 % dry black radish extract, natural lemon flavour and other natural flavours, liquid propolis extract, vitamin A (retinyl palmitate).
|Nutritional value*
|Per 100 ml
|Per recommended daily allowance (8 teaspoons = 40 ml)
|Energy value
|1825 kJ/429,3 kcal
|730 kJ/171,7 kcal
|0,68 g
|0,27 g
|103,4 g
|41,4 g
|77,4 g
|30,9 g
|0,14 g
|0,05 g
|saturated fatty acids
|< 0,1 g
|< 0,05 g
|Dietary fibres
|3 g
|1,2 g
|0,045 g
|0,018 g
|Vitamin A
|600 µg
|240 µg
*Nutritional value is based on food analysis.
**RDA = recommended daily allowance
Honey is a natural sweet gift, given to us by bees that make it from flower nectar (floral honey) or from insect secretions that remain on trees as sticky liquid (honeydew honey). Floral honey types are wildflower honey, acacia honey, chestnut honey, lime honey, and canola honey; honeydew honey types are forest honey, fir honey, maple honey, oak honey, and spruce honey. Bees process nectar or honeydew, enrich it with their gland secretions, and store it in the beehive to ripen. Honey is the source of solar energy and life fuel in the beehive. It contains precious nutrients and is a powerful substance.
Black radish (Raphanus sativus)
Black radish is a traditional food dating back to the Ancient Romans. Its most beneficial substances are found just under its black skin. The syrup was traditionally prepared by hollowing out the root and filling it with honey. This method of preparing natural syrup has been passed down from earlier generations and is still used today.
Vitamin A
Vitamin A contributes to the maintenance of normal mucous membranes.


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The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) and the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to jointly implement activities related to the assessment of renewable energy potentials.
The Director-General of IRENA, Mr. Adnan Amin and the Secretary General of WMO, Mr. Michel Jarraud, signed this first MOU between IRENA and a UN agency on 5 December during the United Nations Climate Change Conference 2011 (COP17).
This partnership had been initiated in Cancun at COP 16 last year and reached its successful conclusion with the signing ceremony today in Durban.
The partnership brings together the WMO's scientific knowledge and network, technical capabilities and programs, with IRENA's knowledge and convening power in the renewable energy area. This first agreement will provide meteorological information and scientific expertise on climate services to better serve the needs of the energy community.
Mr. Amin said: "The partnership we are signing today illustrates the need for cross-sectoral cooperation to respond to the twin challenges of energy security and climate change. The contribution of meteorology to the accurate mapping of renewable energy potentials is essential and will enable IRENA to effectively address the needs of its stakeholders by providing critical information for decision making."
Under this agreement, IRENA and WMO will exchange their publications and consult with each other on matters of mutual interest in particular on scientific, technological, regulatory and development issues.
Mr. Jarraud said: "This partnership between WMO and IRENA is symbolic of the extensive synergies developed over the last decade, between the meteorological and climate community and the renewable energy community to jointly address the challenge of climate change.
"As WMO is recognized as the UN specialized agency with a mandate for international cooperation responsible in the field of meteorology, hydrology, climate and environmental issues as well as promoting rapid exchanges of meteorological, hydrological and climatological information, it is the common interest of IRENA and WMO to enhance their cooperation."
IRENA will utilize the information from WMO's international networks to assess renewable energy potentials in countries where this information is not available. The two organizations will develop their respective competences and activities to implement the Global Framework for Climate Services.
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Some time ago in a forum discussing community engagement, someone asked me what the role of docents should be in engagement work. It was a light bulb question for me. My professional background is primarily in the performing arts so I have always viewed box office workers and ushers as important elements in contact with the public and, therefore, in engagement efforts. The question opened up to me a whole world of possibilities since docents are a deeply ingrained part of the culture of many visual arts organizations.
Docents are ideal prospects for important involvement in engagement. They are dedicated to the work of the organization and to the art or they would not be volunteering to be educators in this way. They have experience in interacting with people from outside the organization and in advocating for the work the organization presents. Perhaps most importantly, it is part of their function to spend time, sometimes a lot of time, with visitors.
Including docents as a key component of engagement efforts would require some new training and skill development. Historically, docents have been primarily one-way providers of information, although that has been changing. Two-way exchanges to develop relationships would be an additional task as would the debriefing required to access what they discover. However, the potential is enormous. Not only are docents in a position to learn much about communities that are already curious about the work of the organization, they might, in some cases, also become resources to develop and maintain relationships with those communities outside of the walls of the museum or gallery. All of this would, of course, have to be part of a comprehensive engagement plan, a plan in which docents are only one element.
Docents are an established part of the visual arts world. They already interact with the public. It would not take a great deal of change to enlist them in helping the organization develop relationships with individuals and the communities from which they come.
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Major Don'ts During Low Back Pain
Everyone is experiencing lower back pain sooner or later in their lifetime. However, when that time come many sufferers are ready to do anything for the pain to go away. Over the past ten years I have seen people doing all kind of things by an advice of a friend, neighbor or a close relative. My mind was always wondering: "How is that supposed to help a soft tissue injury or misaligned vertebrae?" Some of these recommendations will do more harm to lower back than help. Dr. Orly Avlzur advises to avid the major none professional recommendations.
Bed Rest is not a good idea at all. During prolonged bed rest lower back muscles loose their tone and can lead to a greater pain. Also prolonged supine position can cause loss of lumbar lordosis. One must move around and stretch. That is correct, physical activity is in favor against resting state. Do you remember those days when you get up from a bed and everything is sore in your body. As a day progresses thing seems to get better and the pain level goes significantly down.
Left Sided Lower Back Pain
It is very common that some people will experience left sided back pain more frequently than the right side. This kind of pain can last for days, weeks and sometimes months. The location of this pain is usually below the ribs and around the side of the torso. This dull like and aching pain is usually more intense during particular hours of the day. Some people are very sensitive to touch in that area and some are sensitive to the dietary changes. Exercises, deep breaths and bowel movements can affect the pain on a left side of the lower back as well.


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LMI posted a topic in Suzuki ATV ForumWas using the quad the other day to shuttle wood from my pickup to my wood pile. When the job was done I turned off the Quad and heard a bit of a racket from the front end. When I got down underneath the sound seemed to be coming from the fan housing. fan was moving in spurts and not quickly... much like a computer case fan that's had it's day. What I know. Temp sensor is ok, as the fan tries to activate fan is getting some voltage as it is attempting to spin. When I first bought it used I tested the fan direct to battery and it was fine. The fan was working ok even not direct wired as I went on a couple of rides and when stopped and idling the fan did run Seems to be free spinning with my finger read up in the manual and they require me to drop the rad. now I'm not opposed to that as the rad has some damaged areas I want to try and straighten out. But if I can get the fan working without, I can leave the rad as it is until next year. Fan assembly is about 300 bills, any work arounds or alternatives? I even thought large computer case brushless fan. smaller ones are about $7 larger ones better quality probably far below the 300. They run standard 12v DC. Anything I should be doing before dropping the rad... other than check for obstructions even though it seems to spin, and trying to hardwire it to the battery again for a test to see if it acts the same?


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Mon, 6 October 2008
Today's Morning Cup podcast reminds that we can get lost in expectation and judgment when we stop seeing what is before us as it truly is. Today's Mindful Parenting verse embraces the technique of looking for something new when we see our child.
Direct download: Find_Something_New.mp3
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Sun, 27 July 2008
In this Morning Cup podcast, you are offered the opportunity to expand awareness by viewing the world through your child's eyes. As you deepen your connection to your child, what arises may surprise you -- may teach you -- may awaken you to an aspect of your child -- and yourself -- that speaks to your aliveness.
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My beloved wife is away on a well-earned break this weekend (if you call walking all day with a pack on your back a 'break'!), so I am attempting to look after our three children. It did take me a while to get started this morning and while I was preoccupied with having a coffee and reading, a certain amount of mayhem erupted at the other end of the house, requiring my intervention (interpret as 'kids got yelled at'). The highlight of the morning was taking the kids to the museum and butterfly house. Although, there was usually at least one child not wanting to be doing what the rest of us were, so a certain amount of stress was generated.
Due to me being slow out of the blocks this morning we were a bit late getting to the museum, stayed longer then expected, I forgot to take drink bottles and extra snacks, so by the time we got home it was already lunch time, the kids were hungry but nothing was ready. After some ranting from me about kids not belonging in the kitchen and something about 'stop nagging', I started throwing together some pasta and sauce for lunch. In retrospect that was a bit heroic and a can of beans on toast would have been wiser.
The pasta was fine, the sauce, however, was not my best effort. Too much tomato puree, too much mixed herbs and not enough simmering made it 'sharp' in taste. Eldest child got the hint after screwing her face up and receiving a comment as sharp as the sauce along the lines of "if you don't like it, don't eat it but it's all you're getting!". The younger two were not so compliant. One ended up in bed for his nap with almost no lunch (he did eat all his dinner though!), the other was fed by me despite many grimaces.
After all that I let the girls watch a DVD while I fell asleep, leaving the house a complete mess (which will, of course, be remedied before my hard working wife comes home!). While I slept, Grandma phoned to offer eldest daughter a sleep-over at her house tonight. So dinner was a little calmer with only two children to feed. During dinner I asked our four-year-old whether she had a nice day? With characteristically brutal honesty her reply was, "Umm… No, because you were too grouchy Dad." Parenting Fail!
What made me so grouchy? The short answer is that stress makes me grouchy and I was getting stressed today. Which obviously raises the question of why was I getting stressed? Basically, conflicting agendas:
There were things I needed to do.
There were things I wanted to do.
There were things the kids wanted me to do.
There were things I needed to be doing so the kids could have what they needed at the right time, but they wanted me to do other things right now which distracted me from what I knew I needed to be doing.
There is what was most important to do.
Guess what didn't get done?
Earlier this week I was praying, asking God to use me to do His will. As I prayed I caught myself saying, "Father, I want You to change me and use me to build Your kingdom, but…" At that point I think it was the Holy Spirit who poked me and opened my eyes to see the inherent hypocrisy of such a prayer — praying with my own agenda. Prayer fail!
You do not have, because you do not ask. You ask and do not receive, because you ask wrongly, to spend it on your passions.
(James 4:2–3 ESV)
In effect, by having my own agenda as I pray, I am asking for something from God so I can spend it on my own desires. Prayer is a deep and mysterious activity, asking for stuff is only a small aspect of what prayer really is and if asking for stuff is happening so that I can rush off and occupy myself with the stuff while ignoring God then it has become a meaningless exercise. The real meaning in prayer is coming before God.
I mentioned above that I failed to achieve the most important thing today — the most important earthly thing was to connect with my kids and get to know them, letting them know me. The absolutely most important thing was to come before God. Today I failed to achieve either.
Thank you God, that your mercies are new every morning (Lamentations 3:22-23).


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Vice President for Academic Affairs, National Taiwan University
K. Arnold Chan, MD, ScD, FISPE
Dr. Chan is a physician epidemiologist with more than 20 years of global research experience in academia and private sector, primarily on evaluation of pharmaceutical agents and vaccines. He has served on the faculty at National Taiwan University and Harvard School of Public Health, and returned to his alma mater (National Taiwan University) in 2013.
He has extensive experience in managing research organization and complex human research projects. In addition to scientific research, he has provided consulting input to Taiwan Food and Drug Administration and related health authority for more than 20 years. Dr. Chan has authored or co-authored more than 100 peer-reviewed articles on pharmacoepidemiology and clinical epidemiology. Along with Professor Abraham Hartzema and Professor Hugh Tilson, Dr. Chan co-edited one of the two widely used English textbook on pharmacoepidemiology.


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Abel & Cole, home delivery of organic fruit and vegetable boxes...and much more.
Primarily, Sustainable, organic vegetable boxes delivered on a weekly basis with products supplied by local farmers.
However, they don't only do vegetables, they can also supply meat, fish, baked goods, cheeses, in fact everything for the discerning cook.
As I am sometimes away for short periods, I was initially concerned that I might not be able to skip a delivery on specific week, but it seems you can do that via their website, so bearing that in mind, I placed my order for a weekly small gourmet box. We have since tried a small fruit and medium veg box, which is the one we will stick with for now.
Abel & Cole recipes now on Cookipedia!
The wide range of selections have made for some interesting recipes and have also made up concentrate more on vegetables than we usually do. Abel & Cole have a good selection of recipes on their website and also on the recipes cards that come with every delivery. They have kindly given Cookipedia to reproduce those recipes here so look forward to finding them in our new Abel & Cole veg box recipes section.
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Practice is essential to increasing success on sales calls, and one excellent way to practice is to have a "dress rehearsal" with a coworker or trusted peer. There are certain things you can do to make the role-playing situation the most helpful preparation for the sales call.
Set a clear objective. Setting a defined objective for what you want to get out of the practice call, what skills you'd like to improve, and what you'll have as a goal in a similar real call. If you're role-playing with a mentor, have them model the skills you'd like to work on in that session. You can also try to model the individual skills you'd like to work on, and then practice putting them all together in a full simulated situation. Remove the fear of failure. Role-playing helps remove the fear of failure in the real-life situation by creating a space to practice various techniques. If a method doesn't work, you can then use the role-play situation to workshop what went wrong and how to change it. This allows you to fail and learn from it without jeopardizing a sale or relationship with a customer. Role playing can also be helpful in


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Using the free TrashOut App, smartphone owners can suddenly become environmental activists. This transformation is very straightforward: install app, see an illegal rubbish dump, take a photo and send a message. Advanced users can also specify the type and size, or make other comments. To give the app a bigger motivation factor, reward points are awarded. You get one point for every illegal rubbish dump reported, confirmed or cleared, and after a certain number of points you get a distinction status. The app also includes a TrashMap, which shows where illegal dumps have already been reported, confirmed or cleared. TrashMap is built upon GoogleMaps and has filters for country, region, town, type of rubbish, size and date. TrashOut.me was developed in Slovakia in 2009 and launched in 2012 with Greenpeace among its partners. The aggregated data from the app should help city and regional authorities, environmental organisations and waste collection agencies to tackle illegal rubbish dumps.
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Colors' longest running show Balika Vadhu to go off-air?
Sphere Origin's new show might replace Balika Vadhu...
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Balika Vadhu, Colors' longest running show has crossed more than 2000 episodes and has been entertaining the audience since 8 years now.
The show was launched in 2008 with a new concept and a social message. Set in the backdrop of rural Rajasthan, Balika Vadhu reflected the regressive beliefs and practices like child marriages still being followed in several parts of the rural country. The concept of the show and the wonderful performances of the actors lead to the show being one of the most popular shows of television.
The show also gave some brilliant actors to the industry. Actors like Avika Gor, Pratyusha Banerjee, Shashank Vyas, Sidharth Shukla, Toral Rasputra and many more claimed their ticket to fame through this show.
The latest we hear is that the show is set to pull off the strings soon.
Our credible source informs, "Balika Vadhu, the show that started seven years back along with the launch of the channel, Colors has seen many popular actors coming in and going out. And all this while the show sustained to keep the audience glued to their screens with their intriguing storyline. However, as they say all good things come to an end, the show too might soon come to an end."
"The makers of the show, Sphere Origin are now planning to roll out a new show which would replace Balika Vadhu. However, the plot line of the new show is yet to be disclosed and they are working rigorously on the same," the same source added.
When contacted the Producer Sunjoy Wadhwa (Sphere Origin), he declined the news.
Well if at all that happens.. we just hope Sphere Origin gets a good replacement for its beloved show Balika Vadhu.
Will you guys miss Balika Vadhu? Do share your views below...
Aakruti Damani


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The Champions League third qualifying round second leg between FC Dynamo Kyiv and SK Slavia Prague has gathered 39 318 spectators at the NSC Olimpiyskyi.
Throughout the game the atmosphere at the stadium was incredible. Supporters cheered the White-Blues which resulted in two goals and victory. This success has let our team reach the play-off round. Kyivans will face AFC Ajax at this stage.
This month this is the second time so many people came to the NSC Olimpiyskyi to see Dynamo game. As you know, 46 475 spectators followed our first home match of the season – against FC Shakhtar Donetsk.
On August 18 Olexandr Khatskevych's men will host FC Oleksandria and on August 28 – Ajax.
Come to the stadium! The team needs your support!
Tickets for the next game can be purchased online.
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10 Writers Who Were Inspired by Jo March of Little Women
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Jo March, the standout sister among the quartet in Little Women, is one of the most iconic and influential female characters in literature. Tomboyish and ambitious, with a bit of a temper, she was an idealized alter ego of her creator, Louisa May Alcott. At right, Jo as portrayed by Winona Ryder in the 1994 film version of Little Women.
Jo longed to be a writer most of all, and to find that happy medium between achieving independence and finding love. What's unique and wondrous is that the fictional character of Jo March influenced generations of women writers and feminists, more so even than the real-life author who wrote her into existence.
Harriet Reisen, an Alcott biographer, wrote: "Like millions of girls, I saw myself as Jo March, Louisa Alcott's literary alter ego and the heroine of Little Women. Jo was passionate and brave, and like me had a tendency to get lost in thought. My mother had presented me with Little Women, ceremoniously, as if bestowing the key to a magic kingdom. The wise and funny authorial voice of Louisa May Alcott spoke like another mother to me, giving permission to be flawed, license to dream, and encouragement to do good."
Here are 10 women writers who were inspired by Jo March. Certainly, there are countless others — maybe even you!
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Simone de Beauvoir
The French feminist, novelist, and philosopher Simone de Beauvoir wrote in 1958 that she saw in Jo March "a glimpse of my future self … I identified myself passionately with Jo, the intellectual. Brusque and bony, Jo clambered up into trees when she wanted to read; she was much more tomboyish and daring than I was, but I shared her horror of sewing and housekeeping and her love of books."
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Barbara Kingsolver
Barbara Kingsolver, the acclaimed author of fiction and nonfiction, was all in on Jo, writing in 1995: "I, personally am Jo March, and if her author Louisa May Alcott had a whole new life to live for the sole pursuit of talking me out of it, she could not."
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Ursula K. Le Guin
The multi-award-winning science fiction and fantasy author Ursula K. Le Guin wrote in 1988: "From the immediacy, the authority, with which Frank Merrill's familiar illustrations of Little Women came to my mind as soon as I asked myself what a woman writing looks like, I know that Jo March must have had real influence upon me when I was a young scribbler.
I am sure she has influenced many girls, for she is not like most 'real' authors, either dead or inaccessibly famous; nor, like many artists in books, is she set apart by sensitivity or suffering or general superlativity; nor is she, like most authors in novels, male. She is close as a sister and common as grass."
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Gail Mazur
Poet Gail Mazur wrote: "Jo has given generations of readers like … me permission to try to become who we wished. She has helped us to recognize — and to live with, knowing we're not alone — the conflict between the writer's need for solitude and self-absorption and the yearning for the warmth of love.
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Cynthia Ozick
Fiction writer and essayist Cynthia Ozick wrote in a 1982 essay on how she became a writer, "I read Little Women a thousand times. Ten thousand. I am no longer incognito, not even myself. I am Jo in her 'vortex'; not Jo exactly but some Jo-of-the-future. I am under an enchantment: Who I truly am must be deferred, waited for and waited for."
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Ann Petry
The Street by Ann Petry was the first novel by an African-American author to sell more than a million copies. She took much inspiration from Jo:
"I couldn't stop reading because I had encountered Jo March. I felt as though I was part of Jo and she was part of me. I too, was a tomboy and a misfit and kept a secret diary … She said things like 'I wish I was a horse, then I could run for miles in the splendid air and not lose my breath.' I found myself wishing the same thing whenever I ran for the sheer joy of running. She was a would-be writer and so was I."
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Anna Quindlen
Former New York Times columnist and prolific novelist Anna Quindlen wrote in 1994, "Little Women changed my life." And when asked about who her childhood idol was, she responded:
"Jo March … she wanted to be a writer, she became a writer. She stopped caring that she wasn't pretty. She sold her hair to send her mother to visit their father during the Civil War. I even forgave her for not marrying Laurie."
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J.K. Rowling
J.K. Rowling, who made contemporary publishing history with the Harry Potter series, starts some interviews with, "Call me Jo." And while that's the diminutive of her name, Joanne, it's not totally random that it's what she prefers to be called.
She wrote: "My favorite literary heroine is Jo March. It is hard to overstate what she meant to a small, plain girl called Jo, who had a hot temper and a burning ambition to be a writer." Follow this link to more about Rowling's affinity with Jo March.
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Sonia Sanchez
Prolific poet and activist Sonia Sanchez, who herself has been an inspiration to countless African-American female poets, felt a kinship with Jo: "I understood what it was like being an outsider … I didn't identify with Beth and all the others … They were too formal, and they were women you expected them to be, but Jo broke the mold."
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Patti Smith
When asked what book first inspired her to become a writer, poet, memoirist, and punk goddess Patti Smith responds with some variation of:
"It was Little Women by Louisa May Alcott. One of the main characters, Jo March, is a headstrong tomboyish writer. I identified with her at a very young age, and was inspired that she wrote. It made me feel like that was something I could also do, to merge imagination and energy within the written word. From then on I have always written. Even if only a few lines a day."
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Here's a passage from Little Women about how Jo got into the zone, so to speak, when she was in a frenzy of writing. What writer wouldn't give all to join her in that "vortex"?
Every few weeks she would shut herself up in her room, put on her scribbling suite, and "fall into a vortex," as she expressed it, writing away at her novel with all her heart and soul, for till that was finished she could find no peace …
She did not think herself a genius by any means; but when the writing fit came on, she gave herself up to it with entire abandon, and led a blissful life, unconscious of want, care, or bad weather, while she sat safe and happy in an imaginary world, full of friends almost as real and dear to her as any in the flesh.
Sleep forsook her eyes, meals stood untasted, day and night were all too short to enjoy the happiness which blessed her only at such times, and made these hours worth living, even if they bore no other fruit. The divine afflatus usually lasted a week or two, and then she emerged from her "vortex" hungry, sleepy, cross, or despondent.
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Winona Ryder portraying Jo March in the 1994 movie version of Little Women
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Louisa is nearly an alter ego. I professionally portray her in "Louisa May Alcott: Beyond Little Women" for chautauquas, schools, libraries, for 25 years now. Descendants of Anna have enjoyed my work and that is a great honor and joy.


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PACER: Toward A Cameraphone-based Paper Interface for Fine-grained and Flexible Interaction with Documents
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- Oct October 19, 2009
FXPAL publishes in top scientific conferences and journals.
Most mobile navigation systems focus on answering the question,"I know where I want to go, now can you show me exactly how to get there?" While this approach works well for many tasks, it is not as useful for unconstrained situations in which user goals and spatial landscapes are more fluid, such as festivals or conferences. In this paper we describe the design and iteration of the Kartta system, which we developed to answer a slightly different question: "What are the most interesting areas here and how do I find them?"
A personal interface for information mash-up: exploring worlds both physical and virtual
This is a Big Idea piece for a collective intelligence book project by the New Era Office Research Center, Tokyo. It is written at the invitation of FX colleague Koushi Kawamoto. The project asks the same questions of 100 specialists: Answer these four questions about an idea for a next-generation workplace: 1. Want: what do I want to be able to do? 2. Should: what should a system to support this "want" be able to do? 3. Create: imagine what an instance of this idea might be. 4. Can: how could this instance be realized in reality?WANT: In my ideal work environment, the data I need on everything and everyone should be available at my fingertips, all the time, in many configurations that I can mix-and-match to suit the needs of any task. This includes things like: • documents of all types • people's status, tasks, and availability • audio, video, mobile, and virtual world communication channels • links to the physical world as appropriate, for example sensors delivering factory data, or the state of the machines I use daily in the workplace (printers, my PC, conference room systems), or awareness data about my colleagues. CAN: How can we approach this problem? Let's consider the creation of a personal interface or instrument for information mashup, capable of interacting with complex data structures, for tuning smart environments, and for exploring worlds both physical and virtual, in business, social and personal realms. Like any interactive system this idea has two parts: human-facing and system-facing. These can be called Interstitia I (extending human interactivity) and Interstitia II (enabling smart environments).
This paper presents a tool and a novel Fast Invariant Transform (FIT) algorithm for language independent e-documents access. The tool enables a person to access an e-document through an informal camera capture of a document hardcopy. It can save people from remembering/exploring numerous directories and file names, or even going through many pages/paragraphs in one document. It can also facilitate people's manipulation of a document or people's interactions through documents. Additionally, the algorithm is useful for binding multimedia data to language independent paper documents. Our document recognition algorithm is inspired by the widely known SIFT descriptor [4] but can be computed much more efficiently for both descriptor construction and search. It also uses much less storage space than the SIFT approach. By testing our algorithm with randomly scaled and rotated document pages, we can achieve a 99.73% page recognition rate on the 2188-page ICME06 proceedings and 99.9% page recognition rate on a 504-page Japanese math book.


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Agenda and minutes
Venue: Meeting Room 1, Guildhall
Contact: Tracy Davies Scrutiny Facilitator
Apologies for Absence
An apology for absence was submitted on behalf of Councillor Nigel Williams.
Declarations of personal interests, if any
Members are reminded of their responsibility, under Paragraph 11 of the Members' Code of Conduct, to declare the existence and nature of any personal interest in respect of any of the business to be transacted at this meeting
There were no declarations of interest.
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To sign as a correct record the Minutes of the Meeting held on 7 November 2018
AGREED – That the Minutes of the Meeting held on 7 November 2018 be signed as a correct record.
To consider the report of the Head of Finance
Additional documents:
The Head of Finance submitted a report (HF/126/18s) to assist the Committee in considering and agreeing its work programme.
The Scrutiny Officer introduced the report and advised that there had been no changes proposed to the work programme since the last meeting.
AGREED: That the Work Programme, attached at Appendix 1 to report HF/126/18s, be agreed.
To consider the report of the Lead Member for People – Communities, Partnerships Public Protection and Community Safety
Additional documents:
The Lead Member for People – Communities, Partnerships Public Protection and Community Safety submitted a report (HHE/45/18s) which allowed Members an opportunity to review and comment on the operational and financial performance of Tŷ Pawb during its first seven months of opening.
In introducing the report, the Lead Member referred to the many successes associated with the project, asking Members to note that it was delivered on time and within budget. He also advised that the current forecast suggested that the number of visitors to Tŷ Pawb within its first 12 months would twice exceed the initial prediction. He also conveyed his personal thanks to all the key officers involved in the project for their hard work and commitment.
During the debate, the following points were raised, in particular:
· Some concern from Members that they were not able to draw meaningful conclusions from the financial information provided as revisions had been made to areas of income and expenditure compared to the original Fourth Street Business Plan. Officers provided an explanation of the current figures and how they compared to those provided in the original plan.
· Suggestion that the some of the income target figures within the report were set too low and needed to be more ambitious. It was suggested that these be reviewed.
· Acknowledgment that there had been a number of minor teething problems during the first weeks of opening including failure to produce a programme of events. It was also noted that during the Octoberfest event there had been a number of unfortunate incidents whereby members of the public had been denied access through one of the entrances. Officers advised that this had been a learning process and that this type of event would not be held at Tŷ Pawb in the future.
· Concern from some Members that it was not possible to compare footfall with the previous market layout due to lack of counters previously.
· Suggestion that the measure of success should not be based purely on monetary terms and that the positive impact the various learning and cultural experiences offered to young people and adults at Tŷ Pawb, for example, should be recognised.
· Acknowledgment that Education and Social Services had a significant level of input in the activities provided at Tŷ Pawb.
· Acknowledgement that Tŷ Pawb had a co-operative approach with other venues and that there was a huge level of good will within the creative community in Wrexham.
· Acknowledgment that the traders were an integral part of the Tŷ Pawb experience and of its success.
· The Arts Council for Wales, which had invested in the building, had been extremely positive in terms of its feedback and an application had been made for further funding.
(i) That the Committee acknowledge the significant development and the success of Tŷ Pawb and convey their thanks to everyone involved.
(ii) That the annual performance monitoring report for the first 12 months of operation of Tŷ Pawb be scheduled in 2019. Report to include the following:- ... view the full minutes text for item 24.


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SSDs are not like mechanical media in any way, shape or form. They are a very advanced Solid State device with complex firmware which aids it in extending its life as long as possible. What eventually can kil an SSD is writing to it. Every cell can only survive a certain number of write operations. They have technology to account for this by spreading out write operations and other such things, but a finite number is still finite.
Here is what I did. It may not be the best way to go but it is what I chose after much reading on the subject.
SSDs as I mentioned earlier have cells. Discrete blocks of memory. Depending on the manufacture these can be different sizes. What we want is to make sure that the data that is written to the SSD is aligned to these cells. If it isn't, it will be writing to more cells than necessary, causing a slight slow down, and of course wearing extra cells prematurely.
Honestly I'm struggling to come up with a decent analogy so I'll just say we want what the computer is reading and writing to line up with the cells. The easiest way is to align partitions to the MiB. No, not men in Black. MibiBytes. This can be done when setting up partitions in GParted. It has the option to align to MiB. Use that when partitioning for your nice new OS.
You should choose either Ext4 or even btrfs as they both support TRIM which is a special SSD specific thing for extending its life. This is a good thing.
Now that you are seeing me using your nice shiny install, these are the next steps I took.
Making the OS more drive friendlyI edited /etc/fstab to change the entries for my ext4 partitions. Here's a simplified version of what I changed.
/dev/sda1 / ext4 rw,errors=remount ro,noatime,nodiratime,discard 0 0
Don't worry about what partition it is. It's just a tweak of what was in my /etc/fstab. The important thing there is "noatime,nodiratime,discard"
What noatime does is stop the OS from updating the date stamp on a file every time it is accessed, which should be alright for a home system. If you want to keep an eye on file accesses you might want to omit it and nodiratime which as you may have guessed is the same but for directories.
"discard" is a funny beast which all you really need to know is that it is meant to play nice with TRIM, assuming your SSD supports it.
Save now if you want. I hope you were making your changes as su or root, otherwise you've just wated a couple of minutes.
While we have /etc/fstab open, we might as well make a couple more changes if you have a good chunk of RAM to play with.
Putting temporary files in RAM
If you want to cut down on writes, you can shift your temporary files to RAM. Of course that can fill up your RAM if your system generates a lot of them. You can do this by using tmpfs.
The following added to /dev/fstab or edited if you already have separate partitions for any of these will put your temporary files in RAM.
tmpfs /tmp tmpfs defaults,noatime,mode=1777 0 0
tmpfs /var/log tmpfs defaults,noatime,mode=0755 0 0
tmpfs /var/tmp tmpfs defaults,noatime,mode=1777 0 0
tmpfs /var/spool tmpfs defaults,noatime,mode=1777 0 0
You may not want to put /var/log in RAM. I didn't because i like my logs to persist after reboot. Which ones you add is a personal choice.
Changing drive scheduling"What's that?" Well, it's how the operating system decides what gets priority when accessing a drive, and what order the data gets accessed in.
By default linux uses CFQ. Which is Completely Fair Queuing. The thing about this is it is more suited to rotating media as one of its features is ordering data to take advantage of where the hard drive platters are at a given point in time to increase throughput. We don't need this.
"deadline" is much more suited to an SSD.
the following lines were added to "/etc/rc.local" above "exit 0" on my system to make access to the SSD more suitable whilst maintaining CFQ to spinning media.
echo deadline > /sys/block/sda/queue/scheduler
echo 1 > /sys/block/sda/queue/iosched/fifo_batch
After this, depending on the specifics of your system you may need to do this.
sudo chmod +x /etc/rc.local
to make the script executable.
Other things to doThere are other steps you can take like reducing the swappiness of the swap partition if you have one. I have one but didn't bother because as yet the computer hasn't touched /swap.
You can also move or just symlink your browser cache to /tmp, or even create your own tmpfs mountpoint for it if you want. There are other optimisations too but the ones I outlined are the ones I chose to do.
I take no responsibility for broken hardware, corrupted software or lost data. All I did was tell what I did and why, and all this was after using my own brain and doing my own research so don't go crying to me if you blindly entered things into a text editor and your neigbours dog kennel burst into flames because you didn't know what forces you were meddling with.
ReferencesHere are a few of the places I looked to for information. It's not complete but it is good reading. What is in these pages may not agree with what I did. I'm not saying that I'm right. I just chose to do things my way so YMMV.
Crunchbang linux article on optimising for SSD
Debian User Forum topic on SSD booting
APCMag article on SSD optimization
Good luck!


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Chris became a consultant ecologist and founded CGO Ecology in 2008. His experience spans rail and road infrastructure, minerals, renewables, housing, conservation, monitoring, training and research. He is a well-known herpetologist, and an accomplished non-marine malacologist, with survey licences covering England, Scotland and Wales. Other competencies include Phase 1 habitats, Hedgerow Regulations, butterflies (WCBS surveyor), fairy shrimps, eDNA, badger, water vole, fish, birds and NVC/botany (FISC level 4), BREEAM, HQM, BS5837 trees. Previously he managed sand lizard, smooth snake and NARRS surveys for Amphibian and Reptile Conservation; lectured at Coventry University and Bournemouth University; and worked at English Nature (geologist), English Heritage (archaeologist), and Ordnance Survey (cartographer). He has a PhD in the palaeoecology and palaeobiogeography of the British herpetofauna, with specialist skills in the identification of skeletal remains. He is Chair of the British Herpetological Society, and a Visiting Research Fellow at Bournemouth University. He co-wrote CIEEM survey skills competency notes for reptiles and natterjack toad, and is well-published.
Dr Chris Gleed-Owen
Director & Principal Ecologist
- Qualifications: BSc (Hons), PhD, MCIEEM, First Aid at Work, CSCS Professionally Qualified Person, ROLO H&S, FISC 4
- Specialisms: sand lizard, smooth snake, reptiles, GCN, natterjack, amphibians, non-marine molluscs, heathland, coastal dunes, biogeography, palaeoecology
- Licences: sand lizard, smooth snake, great crested newt CL09, natterjack toad, Roman snail
- Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/cgoecology
Dr Chris Gleed-Owen
Director & Principal Ecologist
Specialisms: sand lizard, smooth snake, reptiles, GCN, natterjack, amphibians, non-marine molluscs, heathland, coastal dunes, biogeography, palaeoecology
Adam Day
Senior Ecologist (Dorset)
Specialisms: bats, climbing, barn owl, birds, GCN
Sandi Leiber
Finance & Administration Manager
Specialisms: Business administration and finance
Jess Smith
Associate Ecologist (Surrey)
Specialisms: reptiles, amphibians, mammals
Rebecca Perl
Director (Dorset)
Specialisms: communications, copywriting, editing, marketing
Steve Allen
Associate Arborist & Ecologist (Northamptonshire)
Specialisms: Trees, Bats, Woodland, Fencing, Barn owl
Habitat Management Team
Habitat Management Team
Specialisms: heathland, forestry, habitat management, protected species, invasive species
More about Habitat Management Team...
Richard Moulds
Associate Arborist & Ecologist (Nottinghamshire)
Specialisms: Trees, Bats
Noel Bergin
Associate Ecologist (Dorset/Denmark)
Specialisms: bats, hazel dormouse, reptiles, heathland, woodland, trees, health & safety
Mike Phillips
Associate Ecologist (Kent)
Specialisms: GCN, reptiles, GIS/remote sensing, tree/habitat management.
Chris Cathrine
Associate Ecologist (Scotland)
Specialisms: birds, invertebrates, reptiles, amphibians
Dr Todd Lewis
Associate Ecologist (Dorset)
Specialisms: reptiles, amphibians, tropical ecology
Ian Bradley
Associate Ecologist (Northumberland)
Specialisms: great crested newt, amphibians, reptiles
Jonathan Crewe
Associate Ecologist (Dorset)
Specialisms: plants, habitats, bats, badgers, reptiles, amphibians


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I have a lot of experience with therapy and therapists, both as a client and as an emerging professional in the field. Tim is one of the best I've ever seen. Warm, open, genuine, compassionate, caring, insightful and patient. He is both gentle and direct, with a special talent for helping clients (like me) find hope...and even humor...in the darkest situations. I have the highest possible respect for him as a clinician and as a human being. He is a true healer.
-- Matt Y.
I am writing this on my 3rd sober birthday. I wanted to tell you how grateful I am that our paths crossed. I feared disgust and judgement...The calmness and acceptance in your voice gave me hope. You did not judge me. Three years later, reflecting back on my life, it brings tears to my eyes. In my wildest dreams I could never imagine having what I have today. You have truly been an angel, eskimo, in my life. I thank you from the bottom of my heart and soul for everything. Sometimes you get another chance in life. Tim you helped and gave me hope to get to that point of choosing.
--Dr. Tracey M.
Working with Tim has been a wonderful experience for me. He provides a warm, nurturing and safe environment in which I always felt comfortable to discuss my personal thoughts and concerns in life. His style of therapy is gentle guidance that encourages positive changes from within and focuses on learning to live in and enjoy the present. I feel that my time with him allowed me to arrive at a better place in my own life as I have found more peace among the craziness of day-to-day life and learned to be more present in each moment. I am thankful that I found a therapist that helped me as much as he did.
--Anonymous, Davis, CA
To prospective patients of Dr. Tim Willison:
I've had the wonderful experience of therapy with Dr. Tim Willison. Due to his extraordinarily positive impact on my life I write this unsolicited letter of recommendation, hoping others like me will benefit from his care.
I worked as a trial attorney for 25 years. I resigned from the California State Bar in 2002 after suffering a fairly comprehensive "mental breakdown" due to severe business and personal pressures. As a result of my implosion I became basically non-functional, extremely depressed and suicidal; after I got sick I was so messed up I was barely able to feed myself, do the most basic self-care, often sleeping 16-18 hours per day. Over the next several years I received treatment from a dozen-plus psychiatrists, psychologists, therapists and other mental health professionals.
As part of my mental health treatment I joined a State Bar-sanctioned therapy group moderated by Dr. Willison, typically 5-8 attorneys with a variety of concerns. Once a week for five years, from 2002-2007, our group met in his office to discuss our various problems, suggestions and improvements. I consider this group therapy to be far and away the most successful part of my treatment regime, helping me regain my self-sufficiency and a positive attitude about myself.
The key part of this group therapy - the element that made it so helpful for so many of us - was Dr. Willison's participation. He'd had his own life experiences "walking through the fire", so he had a deep, personal understanding of our problems. He moderated our group with a perfect touch: often keeping quiet when we worked on problems among ourselves, encouraging us to be open and honest about our fears, stepping in when appropriate to challenge or help us. Most important - Dr. Willison is a man of unusually strong perception and personal empathy; he obviously cared very deeply about each of us, truly believed in our abilities to overcome our problems and return to a fully functional life.
I owe Dr. Willison more than I can ever pay him; by gradually peeling away my paralyzing fears he made me want to live again. I recommend him without reservation to anyone who needs help dealing with mental health issues.
Best wishes.
---Jim H.
My husband and I enjoyed working with Tim very much. It's a rarity to find a therapist who appeals equally to both partners, and Tim was able to do this. From our first session, we both felt comfortable with Tim. He is warm, empathetic, and a great listener. From the very start, we felt understood and connected with him.
We were working on some parenting issues as well as couples issues, and we found Tim very versatile and insightful no matter what the topic. I especially appreciated his willingness to give his opinion and reactions instead of sitting passively. I found his opinions helpful, insightful, and thought-provoking. I have worked with many therapists and found that with Tim, I made the most growth and learned strategies and techniques which I can rely upon for years to come.
I'm not sure if it's natural talent, practiced art, learned skill, or empirical savvy that makes Tim the incredibly insightful and effective practitioner that he is -- and I don't think I care. What matters is that his ability to be at once disarming and inspiring allowed me to explore feelings, regrets and fears I did not expect I would ever have the strength to face. It wasn't that he forcefully elicited these difficult things out from behind walls of denial or repression. Instead, I wanted to share them because, in the supportive and encouraging environment of Tim's sessions, I was truly ready to understand myself. Never did I imagine I could grow as much as I did under his care. Never will I be able to truly thank him or express the pride and satisfaction I feel now as a result of that growth.
-- Frances B.
I found Tim to be professional...willing... proficient...outgoing...and a pleasure to work with. I highly recommend Timothy...
--Glenn M. A., Former United States Congressman
I have worked with Mr. Willison for the last eighteen months collaborating closely...I have tremendous respect for Mr. Willison's knowledge of drug and alcohol abuse, treatment, and recovery. He has been extremely helpful to me in my education as a counselor...I consider him an expert in the field. Furthermore, I believe Mr. Willison has the highest of ethical standards and brings a deep level of commitment to his work.
--Greg M., Marriage and Family Therapist, Certified Alcohol and Drug Counselor
Tim has exceptional skill...understands chemical dependency, mental health...and other ancillary disciplines...is a wealth of knowledge...and is a resource to others. [His] communication skills are excellent...problems solving skills are outstanding...exemplary...exhibits creativity and insight...is a very skilled clinician.
--Mark Y., Marriage and Family Therapist
Tim has a passion...for psychology...incisive intellect...creativity...and a spirit of caring. I recommend him to you wholeheartedly.
--Dorothy D., Professor, retired
I found him to be a bright, insightful, mature individual with a fierce dedication to growth and consciousness. He has a keen interest, aptitude and commitment to learning...a good balance between the rational and intuitive aspects of his mind...a quality of warmth and kindness.
--Kay B.I., Founder, Director, The Growing Edge
Tim...is characterized by wisdom, caring, knowledge, responsibility, diligence...firmness, sensitivity and kindness.
--Eugene F., M.D.
Tim is the best I have had the pleasure to work with, bar none.
--William R., D.D.S.
Tim has proved to be very effective and we are very pleased with his performance. He understands the disease of addiction and acts as an advocate for the Board and participants in the recovery program.
--Patricia H., Executive Officer California State Board of Pharmacy
Tim has excellent skills...uncanny insight into clients.
--Richard D., D.D.S.
You've been "tough" on me when I truly needed it and compassionate with me when it was appropriate. I again apologize for the times I lied to you.
I just wanted to thank you for everything. If you look back and ask yourself if you made a difference in anyone's life, well, it would be me. I'm so grateful to you. Thank you for all you have done for me.
--Michelle F.
I have seen Dr. Tim Willison on a regular basis for a year starting in the fall of 2010. When I initially went to him I was on the brink of divorce and at my lowest emotional point. Through his approach and empathy, he was able to open me up and make me see how my problems have accumulated over the years, some from childhood. He guided me through the process of analyzing them and helped me in my search to best deal with them. He also helped me rebuild a better emotional foundation on which I now stand as a much stronger and balanced individual. I am grateful that I had the opportunity to be Tim's patient. I wholeheartedly recommend Tim as a wonderful and very effective psychotherapist.
"If you look back and ask yourself if you made a difference in anyone's life, well, it would be me. I'm so grateful to you."
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About the Ashland Conscious Dance collective:
We are a grassroots collective of dance facilitators birthed from the local dance community, collaborating to offer weekly dances.
From the lineages of Five Rhythms, Contact Improvisation, Ecstatic Dance, Authentic Movement and many other dance forms, the Ashland Conscious Dance facilitators bring our personal dance histories, deep devotion to embodiment and freedom of expression to the dance floor.
We would like to thank the following facilitators for the creativity and love they have put into the last 20 years of ecstatic dances in Ashland, as well as everyone in our beautiful dance community.
Sending you love from our fundraiser dance for Project Hope!
Fern Snogren
Katie Becker
Ken Becker
Lizzi LoPresti
Diane Horbacewicz
Isa Lara Marie
Jerry Solomon
Carola Marashi
Tod LeMaster
Gwendolyn Terra
Renee Jeffus
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"Godliness is the sacred impression and workmanship of God in a man, whereby from being carnal he is made spiritual…The faculties are not new, but the qualities are; the strings are the same, but the tune is corrected." (Chapter 2, p.12)
When we say, "He is a godly man", or "She's so godly", what do we mean? Is it not that we mean we see God in them? That is, it is obvious the Holy Spirit indwells their heart and propels their words and actions.
If you profess Christ as your Lord and Savior, then you are a temple of the Holy Spirit. If you are a temple of the Holy Spirit, then you should be godly. Where does it break down, then? It is woefully obvious that we are all not all-godly all the time.
In part, I think the answer lies in the need for us to remember whose we are. 1 John 4:9 says that the love of God was revealed to us in the fact that God sent his only Son into the world so that we might live through him.
So then we can conclude: by remembering whose we are we will remember that we are to live through him, thus demonstrating who He is.
The call to godliness is the call of discipleship. Jesus said we are to deny ourselves daily, take up our cross, and follow him. Jesus demonstrated who God was. By genuinely answering the call of discipleship we get the privilege of demonstrating who God is too.


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Murali Chandrashekaran
Kristin Rotte
Stephen S. Tax
Rajdeep Grewal
February 2006
Forthcoming: JOURNAL OF MARKETING RESEARCH
Although empirical research indicates that satisfaction is intimately linked to loyalty, anecdotal evidence reveals that many customers who state that they are very satisfied with a service provider nevertheless subsequently defect. In this paper, the authors focus on identifying which customers are vulnerable to defection despite stating high levels of satisfaction. Drawing on the emerging perspective to modeling individual judgments that recognizes that individuals differ in the strength (i.e., conviction, certainty) with which judgments are professed, the authors first decompose a customer's stated satisfaction into two related but independent facets – satisfaction level and satisfaction strength. The authors then examine the role of satisfaction strength in the translation of satisfaction to loyalty. Results from two studies are reported. In the first study, set in a B2B service context, the authors analyze data obtained from an ongoing customer satisfaction tracking study being conducted by a large service organization in the US. Data from over 25,000 customers are used to calibrate the satisfaction model and examine the effect of satisfaction strength on the translation of satisfaction to loyalty. In the second study, a conceptual replication set in a B2C context, the authors examine decision-making following a failed service encounter and a recovery attempt by the service provider. The authors study the impact of perceptions of service recovery on the level and strength of the stated satisfaction with the service recovery, and then focus on the effect of satisfaction strength in the translation of stated satisfaction to loyalty. The two studies strongly demonstrate that the covert satisfaction strength plays a central role in the translation of satisfaction to loyalty. A key finding that is uncovered, and replicated, in this research is that while satisfaction does indeed translate to loyalty when the satisfaction judgment is strongly-held (i.e., with low uncertainty), the translation is significantly lowered, on average, by almost 60%, when the same stated satisfaction is more weakly-held (i.e., fraught with uncertainty). The studies also indicate that aspects of prior relational experience (length of relationship, volume of business, and favorability of prior experiences) serve to isolate, rather than insulate, a firm's customers, resulting in even greater vulnerability. Overall, the findings contribute to a better understanding of the process by which satisfaction leads to customer loyalty.
Keywords: Customer Satisfaction, Loyalty, Customer Uncertainty, Defection.
Full Text: Satisfaction Strength and Customer Loyalty


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I can't tell you the alias that iconic frontman John Lydon was registered under when we spoke from his New York hotel recently. I've been asked not to share that information. But if I could, it would tell you all you need to know about the current state of affairs for the one-time ringleader of punk rock pioneers the Sex Pistols. Lydon, performing at the House of Blues on Monday night with his other band, Public Image Ltd. (PiL), is as vulgar, hilarious, and controversial as ever.
Despite the Pistols famously imploding after only a single album in 1978, Lydon switched gears and formed the "anti-rock" group, PiL, immediately after. While initially alienating those looking for a Sex Pistols re-tread, PiL's dark, methodical sound became every bit as influential -- and recognizable -- as the band that came before it. And then, after the band's eighth album, 1992's That What Is Not, Lydon stopped making music altogether.
Music. Community. Culture.
He wrote a memoir. He briefly reunited with the Sex Pistols. And perhaps most surprising, the man once known as Johnny Rotten spent time doing various nature programs on television.
But now he's back. And by touring on PiL's new album, This Is PiL, he's hoping to jump back into the fold with both feet.
Scott McDonald: May I speak with John, please?
John Lydon: Yes, speaking! Hello! How do you do? Who are you? What do you want? How can I help you? [laughs]
SM: I'm great. Thanks. Calling to do the interview.
JL: Well, that must be just fantastic for you! [laughs]
SM: So far, so good.
JL: [still laughing] Yeah, we're rocking and a rolling here!
SM: How's New York treating you?
JL: Well, it's a town I know very well. So it's not like I want to run around like a tourist anymore. But it's hard work. I get precious little sleep. We're trying to set up a brand new record label -- our own -- and remain completely independent of that filthy thing we call the recording industry. And we're performing live every night. It's harrowing! [laughs]
SM: But it has to beat working in a factory.
JL: Done that. And it's actually kind of similar. I remember, when I was young, they threw me out of school. I wanted to pass my exams, so I worked on the building sites from 4 a.m. to 6 p.m., and then was at night college until 10 p.m. It's very much like that. I've never been shy of hard work at any time in my life -- except for when I'm watching television.
SM: Looking forward to PiL coming back. Caught some of the set out at Coachella in 2010.
JL: Coachella was very interesting. We pulled an enormous crowd away from the Jay-Z thing that was going on. No disrespect and all that, but looking across the field at all them flashing lights and fireworks, it looked like a hideous Las Vegas fiasco.
SM: Despite all of that, there were a lot of people out there to see you.
JL: Yeah, some 15,000 it turned out to be. That really surprised us, and we were really, really chuffed. I mean, before we went on, we were looking at a black, empty field. [Laughs] But I think it's the music that did it. I think a lot of people who otherwise wouldn't have given Public Image any time or attention were drawn in. And that's the thing. How do you get the alleged masses to pay attention?
SM: Well, hopefully, people will give some attention to This Is PiL. It's as good as anything the band has done. But why did it take 20 years to make?
JL: Thank you. And I'll tell you. It's the record labels I was on. They were all deals that were extensions of the Sex Pistols, so I couldn't get off of them. It kept me in such a state of financial ruin that it was impossible for me to function. It took me nearly two decades, really, to buy my way off and out of it. And that, to me, was a great personal tragedy to endure. But I'm not the only one whose had to run that gauntlet. There's many, many people I know who have had to face similar challenges in life. And then there's a terrible thing that goes on in journalism, where the journalists seem to sneer at bands re-forming. They're not re-forming, they're just getting the opportunity to get themselves back together again because of the mess the record company put them in. You know? Bands should be celebrated for having the endurance to recover from such stifling negativity. It's so overwhelming, the burden they've got us all in. A lot of us are jumping up and down with joy at the demise of corporate record-company thinking. But at the same time, it's left an enormous hollowness, and it seems like there's no way of filling the void.
SM: Hollowness?
JL: The demise of record stores, for instance. Things like that have been taken away from us. And in many ways, I see that as the stealing of my culture. I'm very upset and angry about that. I'd like to reintroduce that old school style of sharing and tearing, because that's where we learn all our acts of rebellion: from music. It is so vital to the young and old, all of us. It's our freest form of communication. And in one way or another, the entire record company s--- storm took it off us, f---ed it up and then buried it.
SM: Well, even if it's 20 years later, things like This Is PiL are still getting made. Was it strange to reintroduce yourself?
JL: It happened instinctively in the studio. We don't spend a lot of time twiddling with instruments when we work. We just get on. We know each other so well, it all happens intuitively. And I do clarify my position in life. I did that using my very early childhood as a paving stone to base the album on. One thing led to another, and we ended up with a concrete staircase. And I don't want to have to go through the drudgery of explaining to people that, 'Yes, I was a Sex Pistol, but I was a human being before that, too, you know?' More than anything, we wanted to clarify our positions to ourselves. Twenty years is a long time to be away from something that you love the most.
SM: Is the idea that with [record label] PiL Official going, this entity can get its sea legs and go again?
JL: Yes. That is definitely the ambition. And really, it'll be sink or swim according to the live performances. It's the major way of earning money, and that money then finances the next record.
SM: The current state of things does allow for a lot of different ways to make an album.
JL: Yes. We can alter all of this and make it for the best. Out of every calamity, there is a positivity. For 20 years, I couldn't function in the way that I was born for, so I went through a great deal of learning. Rather than make this new album all misery, spite, hate and resentment for what tried to keep me down, I decided that revenge was for children. We just did what we love to do and celebrated life.
SM: Also, it's not like you didn't do anything in those 20 years.
JL: Right.
SM: You wrote a book, released a solo record, did all kinds of TV stuff, and you even reunited briefly with the Pistols.
JL: Yeah, in 1996 we did a Pistols tour. We did that because we felt we needed to perform an act of friendship and bond between each other -- because of the way the band fell apart originally. We've done that, and no more. No need for it. Never. And I've had great conversations with them, particularly Paul Cook. We absolutely see it clearly along the same lines. It was a very healthy ending.
SM: Getting together, with both bands, and playing live is one thing, but getting back into the studio with PiL is another.
JL: Yes. It's a full-on operation. And the press has somehow perpetrated that this is the Johnny Rotten Road Show and it's not a proper band. But if you listen to the record, you realize what a bunch of nonsense that is and what level of commitment we have to one another. This is how life really is. And one further little point: What the hell would be wrong with the Johnny Rotten sideshow anyway? [Laughs] I mean, really? I have some value and worth in the world. Enough people have copied, imitated and followed my beliefs and musical principals. It'd be a good thing.
SM: Better than all the auto-tune out there.
JL: Oh! That is the worst! There is no need to listen to anything once that is put on it. The one thing as a species that we have to communicate with each other is the accuracy of our voices. And if you robotize that, you've eliminated humanity, and the whole thing becomes rather pointless.
SM: And now you've got [longtime collaborators] Lu [Edmunds] and Bruce [Smith] back to help you stay on point.
JL: Absolutely. With us, there's a deep love and a sensibility of sound, point and purpose.
SM: And if nothing else, it sounds like friends playing together.
JL: Exactly. There's a real warmth between us, and we fully respect each other. You can hear that. We're creating new, adventurous musical landscapes, but we're doing it naturally. And we're doing it instinctively, with a great respect for everyone's sensibilities. We're not sitting around manufacturing weirdness. It's the little details of our life experience. And it's very enjoyable to make records this way.
SM: So that begs the question: More PiL albums to come?
JL: Yes, yes. We're very prolific when we record. We have a whole bunch of songs we haven't finished. The possibilities and capabilities are endless. We're hoping it's an ongoing process. But it's an uphill climb.
SM: You talked about your influence earlier.
JL: Well, I hear it all the time. Even in the Top 30, I can hear our sound ideas, our viewpoint on mixing, balance -- all of it. I can hear how PiL-type sound structures have been absolutely taken lock, stock and barrel. I mean, rap music is full of PiL structures. But that's all right. That's fine. No problems.
SM: So how does the process work?
JL: For me, a song is always subject-matter-led. Then, the sound will automatically fit the emotion I'm trying to express in the words. Nothing can be contrived, because we all know that doesn't work. You can smell that so clearly, can't you? You've got Radiohead and Green Day for that. [laughs]
SM: Your music seems as political as ever.
JL: That's the world we live in. Can't really avoid politics. That's the modern religion. These people are trying to tell us how and who we are. They're trying to tell us what we have the right to do and what we don't have the right to do. You'd be a fool not to pay attention. And I'll always stand up and argue a point for the disenfranchised. I come from that: I come from poverty, I come from the slums. And many people like me do. Down there, we're very mixed. We're multirace and multicultural. We have multiple beliefs, but we do have a sense of equality about ourselves. And that's what I'm trying to constantly push forward. That loyalty we hold among one another, it's our main value. That's my cultural bond and duty: to represent it as accurately and as well as I can at every opportunity. And until governments realize that if you don't help your poor that they're going to help themselves, you've got a real problem.
SM: Is it strange to be singing about the same things that you did when you started? I mean, punk rock has really changed, but it seems nothing that inspired it has.
JL: Well, a lot of the alleged punk rockers thought, "Oh, look at the Sex Pistols. They're famous. We can be famous, too." And they didn't pay attention to what the songs were saying and didn't understand the social significance of the message. They just adhere to the clothing. And that's the current climate of punk rock. It's coat hangers, spikey hairdos, and studded leather jackets. And Green Day's at the forefront of it all, which I think is a travesty. It's a shame. But at the end of the day, at least I can take some credit for having been fashion-forward. [laughs]
Blogger Scott McDonald covers music in San Diego for a few different publications and is the editor of Eight24.com


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June 2: 'Copy that'
1. Izzy helped me babysit the nephews: 'Un, deux, trois...'
2. 'This is Julia. Do you copy?' I succeeded in my first-ever walkie-talkie-equipped job.
3. I met a really nice girl from Japan. Her company has sent her to Canada on a cultural expedition. 'For nine months, I have to stay busy, have fun and send them an email once a week.' Nice!
I worked that gig at Luminato, Toronto's newest Festival of Arts & Creativity (June 1-10). If you're nearby, come check it out!


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Container blueberry production on a commercial scale could become a reality now for many growers who do not have acidic soils. After three years of trials and tribulations at The Ohio State University South Centers through a Specialty Crop Block Grant Program in 2015 from USDA via the Ohio Department of Agriculture to develop and fine-tune a container blueberry production system, I am happy to share the good news with growers like Jeff and Cathy Thomas of Lincoln Ridge Farms in Van Wert County in Northwest Ohio.
"We have experienced a huge demand for u-pick at our farm," Jeff Thomas said about considering container production. "Picking blueberries at our farm will become another unique activity for families to enjoy. But, our soils are less than ideal for successful blueberry production with a pH of 6.5 and relatively low organic matter, approximately 3%, we should be able to economically achieve and maintain proper acidity and organic matter with container blueberry production."
Even though container blueberry growing will not likely replace the production methods in leading blueberry-producing states, such as California, Georgia, Maine, Michigan, New Jersey, North Carolina, Oregon, and Washington, this technique will be attractive to many growers.
The good news is that quite a few innovative growers are already growing blueberries in containers in California and Florida in the U.S., as well as in other countries, such as Australia, Netherlands, and South Africa. In February 2018, I toured a sod farm with a sizable container blueberry planting in Ventura County, CA. It was certainly a beautiful sight! 'Snow Chaser' was one of the cultivars grown at this farm in Oxnard, CA, since they needed a cultivar with low chilling requirements. Steven Murray of Steven Murray's Rare Fruit and Murray Family Farms in Bakersfield, CA, told me that a large fruit farm in Kern County, CA, has 200 acres of blueberries growing in containers.
Starting Out
In our study in Ohio, we used the 'Draper' blueberry cultivar in our main trial, but accidentally found out that 'Sweetheart' and 'Legacy' grew a lot better than 'Draper.' You will need to find out which blueberry cultivars work best for your area, and it's best to start on a limited basis
"We plan to start out small during the experimental stage and add as success and demand warrants to achieve 1 acre," Jeff Thomas said.
What You Need to Know
Here are some things you'll want to consider as you start your trials.
- Container Type and Size: We have tried root pouch degradable bags, blow-molded resin nursery containers, grip-lip plastic containers by Nursery Supplies, McConkey 14-inch Square Color Planter, and Superoots Air-Pots. The final choice of the container type really comes down to cost and durability. In our study, most of our pots were blow-molded high-density polyethylene resin pots made by Haviland Plastics. We settled on 10-gallon containers since we wanted to see how the bushes will perform for seven to 10 years. Smaller containers (20 Liters or 5.28 gallons) were used in a study conducted in the Netherlands. With a set container size measured by volume, it makes more sense to get the flatter containers than the taller containers, since blueberry bushes tend to spread more horizontally than vertically.
- Potting Mixes or Substrates: We used 100% Southern loblolly pine-screened mulch in our study since it was readily available to us in bulk at a reasonable price and has a naturally low pH of 4.6. It is also a byproduct of the paper industry, thus making it a sustainable material. Even though this substrate worked pretty well for us, I wonder if adding 30% of peat moss would have made it perform better. Pure bark mix seems to have been too porous since nutrients and water drained very quickly.
Several commercial mixes (or substrates), such as Legro's Blueberry Substrate, PeleMix's 3B BlueBerryBlend coir, or Galuku's blueberry pot filler substrate are worth considering. Since I have not done any research on these commercial products, you should definitely do your own potting mix trial before you install a large planting. Speaking of a trial, it is very exciting to see that a graduate student at Oregon State University conducted a two-year study on potting mixes that consisted of coconut coir, Douglas fir bark, perlite, and peat moss, and several fertilization rates (Kingston, 2018).
- Fertilization and Irrigation: For fertilization of container blueberry production systems, we used a slow-release fertilizer with micronutrients. I am not sure we have found the perfect solution yet. You may need to talk with your fertilizer supplier since the release rates of fertilizers are dependent on irrigation rate, air temperatures, type of potting mixes, and many other factors. The quality of irrigation water is very important, too. Be sure to check the alkalinity level of your irrigation water. You will need to inject sulfuric acid if the alkalinity level is high. We found out the hard way after our blueberry bushes showed a lot of interveinal yellowing during the first growing season. After we injected sulfuric acid, the bushes greened up quickly and grew much better.
- Winter Production: In colder climates, blueberry bushes in containers could suffer damage to the roots if the blueberry bushes in the container are left out in the open without any protection. To protect our blueberry bushes, we placed our containers on their side and covered them with two layers of row covers. Even though we were quite successful in protecting our bushes that way, covering them for winter protection took a lot of time. In November 2018, we decided to sink some of our potted blueberry bushes into a raised bed lined with weed fabric. We hope this approach will save a lot of time and the blueberry roots will also be insulated and protected by the soil. It will also be interesting to see how long the bushes can stay in the pots.
Blueberry production in containers can be a viable option for growers with alkaline soils in many parts of the U.S. Ten-gallon plastic containers worked well for us. Since containers vary quite a bit in cost and durability, and quite a few potting substrates are available, growers may still need to conduct their own trials of containers and substrates as well as fertilization and irrigation regimes. The first two to three years may be challenging. Things should get much easier once all of the parameters are worked out. I strongly believe that container blueberry production has a lot of potential even though there are a few challenges.


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