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Here are some examples of what you might hear after a performance, and what the words might really mean.
Example: "You did such an incredible job!"
Meaning: This is true. You did great! Congratulations! Keep in mind who said it: Mom? Boyfriend? Roommate? Be glad that you brightened their day, because that's what you are trying to do, right? Don't get cocky.
Example: "That was the best thing I have ever heard!"
Meaning: This might also be true. That very well may be the best thing they have ever heard. Who is saying it? How often do they get out to shows? Is it possible that their love for you swayed their opinion of your performance? It is not a bad thing that they loved your performance, but don't assume that means anything about your career prospects.
Example: "You sound just like [insert name of celebrity singer]!"
Meaning: There is danger in these words. It does not mean you sound like that singer: it means the commenter likes that singer, and they like you. There may be some similarities between you, but if you are always getting compared to another singer, you probably don't have your own voice yet. It also does not mean you are as good as, or will ever be as good as, that singer, but that in whatever environment you are in, or compared to the other people in the show, you may have stood out. That is not a bad thing, but these words can seriously distort your self-image.
Example: "You should be on [big talent show]!"
Meaning: This means that the commenter enjoys the show that they mentioned, and they also enjoyed your performance… nothing more. It does not mean that you should expect to be on American Idol, or Britain's Got Talent, or any other show with musicians. Should you audition? Of course! But be realistic: every other person auditioning also had someone tell them how great they are. Hundreds of thousands of voices out there, not everyone gets on the show.
Example: "You're my favorite singer! I listen to your music all the time!"
Meaning: This is also probably true. It means you have a fan, which is great. It does not mean that others necessarily share the sentiment, although they might. Keep it in perspective.
Example: "You're going to be famous!"
Meaning: This is a loaded statement. It means that they like you and they want other people to hear you. That is excellent! You are succeeding as a performer! But don't you dare think it means you will actually be famous, or that you actually want to be famous. It feels great to get compliments like this, and it's easy to get tricked into thinking that fame is an unending shower of these kinds of warm compliments. Fame is difficult and ugly, and you have far less control over your eventual fame than you think.
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A member of the Northern Illinois Conference of the United Methodist Church, FUMC has been serving the people of West Dundee, IL since 1835. Located at the heart of historic Main St., West Dundee, we have that small town, family church experience combined with the latest technology, as well as a firm commitment to mission and ministry here in our community, and around the world.
Our Sundays begin with Adult Study classes at 8:45 am. Worship and Sunday School for children and youth follow at 10:00 am. After worship, we gather for Fellowship in the Fireside Room.
We have a variety of opportunities to learn, serve, and grow together as Christians. Every other Tuesday morning at 9:30 am, our Prayer Group gathers to pray and send cards for those in our congregation and beyond. Wednesday mornings at 10 am, we host a Disciple Bible study. Wednesday evenings at 6:30 pm, our choir rehearses. And on the second Tuesday of every month, we have a dedicated group of knitters who work on hats, gloves, blankets, and prayers shawls that are then blessed and given to those in need.
Our United Methodist Women meet the second Sunday of every month, September through May, at 8:00 am. We also have a Men's Breakfast at 8:00 am the second Sunday of the month.
Through our Missions Team, we support local outreach organizations for those in need, including PADS, Crisis Center, Child Serve, Shoe Box Ministry, and the F.I.S.H. food pantries.
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Get an overview of this hotel Luxury Auckland hotel in Auckland Central Business District, walk to Sky Tower
Popular highlights
A stay at SkyCity Hotel places you in the heart of Auckland, steps from Sky Tower and SkyCity Casino.
This 4.5-star hotel is 0.2 mi (0.3 km) from Queen Street Shopping District and 0.5 mi (0.7 km) from Auckland Town Hall.
Make yourself at home in one of the 323 air-conditioned rooms featuring refrigerators and iPod docking stations. Wired and wireless Internet access is complimentary, and flat-screen televisions with cable programming provide entertainment. Private bathrooms with showers feature complimentary toiletries and hair dryers. Conveniences include phones, as well as safes and desks.
Take time to pamper yourself with a visit to the full-service spa. After enjoying recreational amenities such as a fitness center, a lucky night at the casino is the perfect end to the day. Additional amenities at this hotel include complimentary wireless Internet access, concierge services, and babysitting/childcare (surcharge).
Grab a bite at Andy's Burgers and Bar, one of the hotel's 15 restaurants, or stay in and take advantage of the 24-hour room service. Snacks are also available at the 2 coffee shops/cafés. Need to unwind? Take a break with a tasty beverage at one of the 8 bars/lounges. Buffet breakfasts are available daily from 6:30 AM to 10 AM for a fee.
Featured amenities include express check-in, express check-out, and complimentary newspapers in the lobby. Event facilities at this hotel consist of a conference center and a meeting room. Self parking (subject to charges) is available onsite.Information missing or incorrect? Tell us!Opens in a new window
SkyCity Hotel
Hotel Amenities
Hotel Amenities
SkyCity Hotel features a full-service spa and a fitness center. Dining is available at one of the hotel's 15 restaurants and guests can grab coffee at one of the 2 coffee shops/cafés. Guests can unwind with a drink at one of the hotel's 8 bars/lounges. Public areas are equipped with complimentary wireless Internet access.
This luxury hotel also offers a casino, tour/ticket assistance, and multilingual staff. Onsite parking is available (surcharge).
SkyCity Hotel is a smoke-free property.
- Casino
- Express check-in
- Elevator
- Number of bars/lounges - 8
- Fitness facilities
- Full-service spa
- 24-hour front desk
- Porter/bellhop
- Express check-out
- Tours/ticket assistance
- Dry cleaning/laundry service
- Free WiFi
- Self parking (surcharge)
- Babysitting or childcare (surcharge)
- Valet parking (surcharge)
- Number of coffee shops/cafes - 2
- Smoke-free property
- Safe-deposit box at front desk
- Luggage storage
- ATM/banking
- Breakfast available (surcharge)
- Number of restaurants - 15
- Concierge services
- Conference center
- Gift shops or newsstand
- Shopping on site
- Laundry facilities
- Total number of rooms - 323
- Television in common areas
- One meeting room 1
- Multilingual staff
- Free newspapers in lobby
Family Friendly Amenities
- Family Hotel
- Free Wi-Fi
- Laundry facilities
- Babysitting or childcare (surcharge)
- Refrigerator
- Cribs/infant beds (complimentary)
Available in all rooms: Free WiFi , Free wired Internet
Available in some public areas: Free WiFi
Self parking (surcharge), Valet parking (surcharge)
Room Amenities
- Daily housekeeping
- Free newspaper
- Refrigerator
- Connecting/adjoining rooms available
- Pay movies
- Air conditioning
- Phone
- Minibar
- Private bathroom
- Free toiletries
- Hair dryer
- Shower only
- In-room safe
- In-room climate control (air conditioning)
- Flat-panel TV
- Free WiFi
- Free wired Internet
- iPod docking station
- Number of bathrooms -
- Room service (24 hours)
- Free cribs/infant beds
- Desk
- Iron/ironing board
- Cable TV service
Where to Eat
Buffet breakfasts are available for a surcharge and are served each morning between 6:30 AM and 10 AM.
Fortuna Buffet Restaurant - This buffet restaurant serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
Orbit - This restaurant serves lunch and dinner. Guests can enjoy drinks at the bar. Reservations are required. Open daily.
The Deli and Noodle Bar - This restaurant serves lunch only. Open daily.
Andy's Burgers and Bar - This restaurant serves lunch and dinner. Guests can enjoy drinks at the bar. A children's menu is available. Open daily.
24-hour room service is available.
Nearby Activities
Recreational amenities at the hotel include a fitness center.
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.
- Golfing nearby
- Sailing nearby
Spa Services
Guests can indulge in a pampering treatment at the hotel's full-service spa.
The spa is open daily.
If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please note them at check-out when you book your room.
Hotel Policies
Check-in time starts at 3 PM
Minimum check-in age is 18
Special check-in instructions:
Check-out time is 11 AM
Payment types
Children and extra beds
- Children are welcome.
- Rollaway/extra beds are available for NZD 60.0 per day.
- Free cribs (infant beds)!
- Pets not allowed
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Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy.
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit are required at check-in for incidental charges.
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges. Special requests cannot be guaranteed.
- Please note that cultural norms and guest policies may differ by country and by property. The policies listed are provided by the property.
Optional extras
- Self parking fee: NZD 35.00 per night
- Valet parking fee: NZD 55.00 per night (in/out privileges)
- Rollaway bed fee: NZD 60.0 per day
- Onsite credit card charges are subject to a surcharge
Hotel Name
- Hotel Skycity
- Skycity
- Skycity Auckland
- Skycity Hotel
- Skycity Hotel Auckland
- SKYCITY Hotel Auckland, New Zealand
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The property has connecting/adjoining rooms, which are subject to availability and can be requested by contacting the property using the number on the booking confirmation.
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National Rating
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Failure is an excellent teacher.
I vividly remember a period in my life when, as a devoted Christian, I could not "get it together" for anything. The principled life in Jesus Christ and the holy habits of the Followers of the Way, eluded me. I begged Jesus to rescue me as I spiraled into one of the darkest seasons of my life. Then, when He wasn't helping quickly enough, I writhed with anger. Why are You not helping me? You promise joy for mourning! Why won't You exchange it with me? This went on for months and months.
Looking back, I believe the Lord allowed this time for my greatest good and His greatest fame. Luke 22:31-32 talks about the Apostle Peter being "sifted," and I believe a similar set of circumstances happened to me:
31 "Simon, Simon, behold, Satan demanded to have you, that he might sift you like wheat, 32 but I have prayed for you that your faith may not fail. And when you have turned again, strengthen your brothers." (ESV)
Failure was a crucial tool in the hand of God through Peter's life in which he would then use him to "strengthen" his brothers. Once sifted, Peter would become even more usable. Why? Pride and self-sufficiency have no place in the Kingdom of God. It unifies our hearts with the Lord's greatest enemy, Satan himself. So Jesus, in his deep love and affection for his disciple, purged him entirely. And highly interestingly, through Satan's own pride and self-sufficiency. Oh the greatness of the mind of God! He knows all it takes is a potent burning from someone else's trash to keep us from repeating it ourselves.
Sifting seasons teach us many things, but here were my main 3:
1. We desperately need God moment-by moment.
2. Our faith is based on facts, not feelings.
3. "Getting it together" isn't the goal, surrender is.
Peter may have experienced a violent sifting, but make no mistake, he developed into a POWERHOUSE for his God. If you are in a season of sifting, keep seeking the Lord with all of your being, throwing yourself entirely on Him, and wait patiently until He says you've had enough. You can trust Him. He is faithful to us even when we're not faithful back. Grace is not dependant on our performance, but Jesus' work on the cross. He's doing a marvelous work in your life, even if the pain seems more than you can bear. Failure was an excellent teacher in the Apostle's life, and so it is for you and me.
Beloved, allow Jesus to "get Himself together" in you. That's why He came. Then go and strengthen your sisters!


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Last week we told you about some of the lovely gifts that our friends and families gave us for Christmas. You can read more about them here. We also mentioned that we treated ourselves to a very, very indulgent present.
Well, (drum-roll, please) here it is!
Yep, we're now the very proud owners of an Eames Lounge Chair!
Just in case you are wondering – no, we haven't won the lottery and yes, in general we still have to stick to a very tight budget.
A few years ago Jan's aunt passed away and we were left a small amount of money to buy a special item to remember her by. She was a very stylish lady and whenever we used to see her she'd be sat in the same chair reading magazines. As we both love to read, too this seemed like a perfect luxury item to remember her by and it should be with us forever.
We still have to save our pennies for the ottoman to go with it, until then we are using one of our cubes as a footstool.
The chair is amazingly comfortable. Although it's considerably smaller than the huge cream armchair that was here before, it actually has roughly the same seat width.
To show you just how much smaller it is than the oversized armchair we had before, take a look at this.
It makes you realise just how large and out of proportion the cream armchair was with the rest of the room. Don't get me wrong, we are still very grateful to our friends who gave it to us when moving into our new house. We had almost no furniture and wouldn't have had anything to sit on!
If you want to know more about the Eames Lounge Chair, Apartment Therapy recently published a great article on this amazing design classic which you can read here.
All in all we couldn't be happier. Surprisingly we haven't even argued about whose turn it is to sit in it…yet!
Do you love the Eames Lounge Chair as much as we do? Have you ever treated yourself to something completely extravagant? Or do you just think we are completely mad?


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PREREQUISITE: Completion of Session One
COST: $350 plus housing costs based on your rooming preference.
(All meals are included with housing.)
We begin our work together in this session with two days of exploring and practicing the complete and advanced shamanic methods of communicating with the dead including how to work with clients' grief, exploring where human souls go at death, and practicing an ancient ceremony that leads suffering spirits into a place of peace and growth.
You will learn and practice the ancient Celtic ceremony of "soul hiding" and Dory will introduce you to other Sami and Celtic healing ceremonies that restore vitality and power. You will learn about and communicate with your personal shamanic ancestors and, as a community, we will complete a Peruvian Despacho Ceremony to express gratitude to our ancestors and the Earth.
In preparation for learning and practicing Transfiguration and Healing with Spiritual Light, as taught by Sandra Ingerman, Dory will gently guide you through the personal soul work of making peace with your shadow. Following preparation, you will practice these profound healing ways, building the light energy of the cosmos, and healing yourself, clients and all Beings. In our final evening together Dory and her assistants will lead you in the Power Dance...a modern-day expression of channeling spirit through song and dance.
Dory will coach you around how to create and sustain a shamanic practice that is effective, gets results, and serves your clients' needs as well as the greater good of all Beings. Certificate of Completion is awarded to those completing both Shaman's Apprenticeship sessions.


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My mom first introduced me to Penzey's spices a couple of years ago. And now any trip home includes an afternoon spent browsing the aisles of spices and dreaming up all the wonderful things to be cooked and baked.
This recipe is from the Penzeys 'Back to School' catalog.
No substitutions were made.
Brown Sugar Applesauce Cookies
1 c packed brown sugar
1/2 c shortening
1/2 c applesauce
1 egg
1 1/4 c flour
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1/4 tsp ground cloves
Beat together the brown sugar, shortening, applesauce and egg. Stir in the remaining ingredients. Cover and refrigerate for 1 hour or more.
Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Drop the dough by the rounded spoonful about 2 inches apart onto ungreased cookie sheets. Bake for 8 to 10 minutes until browned. Immediately remove from the cookie sheets. Cool, and then spread with frosting.
1/4 c butter
2 c powdered sugar
1 tsp pure vanilla extract
1 to 2 tblsp milk
Heat the butter over medium heat until delicate brown, usually 2 to 3 minutes. Remove from heat and stir in the powdered sugar and vanilla. Beat in the milk until smooth. Spread over cooled cookies.
The first thing to do with any new recipe is to read it all the way through, BEFORE you start. Setting out to bake some cookies and then BAM, add an hour for refrigeration. Other than that, these are good cookies. Next time I might add in some diced apple, or a little cinnamon in the frosting…


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Let's take a breath…
Today I've been working on an interview on a much respected artist from my own country South Africa. I enjoy interviewing and I enjoy art. If I'm being honest, I just love to look at it. I love bright colours and anything that makes things beautiful. Like the icing on a cake, or a necklace on a striking woman…but her stuff is so thought provoking and not only lovely to look at, it also grips you and makes you think. It's almost like a trap…it's like you look at a wall, and think 'wow, look at that amazing graffiti' and you just peer with ignorance and innocence like a mouse would to the cheese in a mouse trap…then BAM it hits you. She is not just trying to show you something pretty, she is trying to lure you in with aesthetics and then grip you with it's message and leave you thinking and wondering what that was that you just felt. It's called emotion and this emotion is called panic. It's panic because you know things are happening and going on and this person is taking time out to create something to bring it to peoples attention and what are you doing?
I know I give a lot of tongue-in-cheek advice and pep talks like the obnoxious bird that I am. It's about boys and sex and fashion and drinking and partying and general living. After spending the day in the mind of this artist I kinda felt a little guilty for being so passionate about the mundane…but then I thought to myself, hang on, these issues are important. I call it 'Take my Advice…I don't Use it Anyway' not only because I enjoy the play on words but also because there is truth behind it. I have made mistakes, and I am still going to and sometimes, when you are in the middle of a'Fuck My Life' situation you often need to know that other people have experienced the same thing, so you aren't some kind of fucking weirdo. I also just try to say what everyone is thinking anyway.
So whilst my writing may be what I call 'whipped cream' on the dessert of life and may not make a massive dent in the world, I hope that some awkward twenty odd year old out there takes a bit of what I have to say and it makes her or him realise that 'hey, things ain't so bad'.


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Essential Oils Might Just Be The One Product Missing From Your Skincare Routine
By Lisa Le
As a person who's been struggling with acne and oily skin for years, I've always tried to stray away from anything that is oil-based or has oils in general. I've always thought to myself, "If my skin is already oily, why should I put more oils to my face?"
But I later learned that essential oils are actually good for my skin. When you used oils on your face, it's telling your skin that you already have oils so your skin can detect that and not create more oils. Putting oils on an oily skin is actually very beneficial in many ways, it's like a negative plus a negative, making a positive.
The very first oil I used was the Sunday Riley UFO (Ultra-Clarifying Face Oil). What drew me to the oil was that it wasn't a typical clear greasy oil that you see in drugstores, but it was the green color, scent, and texture that caught my attention. It smells so good and it has so many uses and benefits!
The Sunday Riley UFO is:
Good for all skin types
It's quick absorbing & non-greasy
Clears congested pores/blackheads
Treat & prevent acne. (My favorite part!)
Smooth fine lines and wrinkles
Brightens your skin
After being so intrigue and satisfied with the Sunday Riley UFO, I wanted to learn more about oils and test out different products and see what it could do for my skin. The second brand that I came across that took my breath away was Darphin-a Paris based skincare brand. There are seven different essential oils that Darphin carries and they're all amazing, but my favorite is the Chamomile Aromatic Care Oil for sensitive skin.
If you love drinking chamomile tea, you'll definitely love this oil. It's blended with pure chamomile, sandalwood, sage and lavender essential oils, making a soothing and calming face oil that has aromatherapy and the power to diminish the appearance of irritation and blotchiness.
When using the Chamomile Aromatic Oil, I like to put five drops of the oil on my fingers, rub it together, inhale for the aromatherapy, then massage it into my face and neck in a heart shape motion. It's recommended that all Darphin's Aromatic Oils be used only at night time after you use your serum and then follow with a night cream.
My nighttime routine consists of cleansing my face, applying a toner, using my night serum, then massaging in my Darphin oil and finishing with an eye cream. With this routine, the Chamomile Aromatic Oil just makes me feel so calming and it prepares me for bed. I wake up with such a nice, moisturized and refreshing glow. The best part about Darphin's oil is that they're all created with natural botanicals with amazing quality, giving you a unique experience that makes you feel good and look good.
There is so much more I can learn about essential oils, but with what I do know by trying the Sunday Riley and Darphin's face oil, my skincare routine totally changed and I can see a big difference in my skin. If I've only known about face oils years before and wasn't so afraid of it, my skin would be so perfect! (Just kidding, nobody's skin is ever "perfect") We all have our own flaws, and I'm not saying essential oils will work for everyone, but you have to try it and see for yourself, it might just be your holy grail!


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Vivo's new face ID tech 10 Moments Far more Correct Than Apple
Vivo launched a new 3-dimensional detecting technological innovation, throughout MWC in Chinese suppliers, that could possibly be coming in real globe gadgets other than mobile phones.
For mobile phones, it is going to be used for face identification. Vivo's version guarantees 10 moments much more precision as in comparison to Apple's Face Identification, and that is why it's much more innovative and may also be applied in other professional items.
Many Features Are There:
The organization calls it Time of Flight (TOF), as it actions the time it requires for the mild to jump back from the topic, and is capable to create precise dimensions by as much as 3 meters. This enables for much better face identification, and may also be used for actions, movement tracking, 3D digital photography, and AR.
Time of Flight (TOF):
Time of Flight (TOF) will be combined up with application level functions and Artificial intelligence to improve protection even additional and requires much fewer space than the receptors seen in the Apple iPhone X and Xiaomi's Mi 8 Traveler Version. Vivo's indicator functions in an easier way, compared with Structure of Light-based detectors, that perform by choosing up mild styles from the subject's facial area.
3D Face Scanning:
TOF detectors have 300,000 sensing unit points 10 moments much more than Apple's version, which helps make 3-dimensional identification additional protected and efficient. It's more efficient, and can successfully be used for academic reasons, 3-dimensional checking, re-creating things in an electronic atmosphere, and even in medication.
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Vivo states that it continues to be examined extensively considering that an extended time now, and satisfies market requirements, so a professional item that comes with this technological innovation might get released soon. 3-dimensional identification may become part of upcoming mobile phones as conventional, some of the OEMs like Oppo have currently changed fingerprint readers with 3-dimensional face identification.


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Orlando Qualifier Gears Up To Make History
-This is a guest post by Rachel, organizer of the first-ever Orlando qualifier!- We are only a day away from the very first Orlando air guitar qualifier ever! It has been a journey, but we are excited to do our first facemelting ever on Sunday. It all started three years ago, my husband, Bryan had seen Air Guitar Nation and he told me he had always wanted to compete in the competition. He laughed about how he knew it did not sound legit, but it totally was. He was just having a hard time finding out the details. The next year, we moved to Florida, and he had been doing some random internet searching, and was watching some Youtube videos of Air Guitar. So he searched for a Florida qualifier. Turns out, the St. Petersburg qualifier was the very next night. He was super bummed, because he was working and had no time to prepare. So sadly, we both did not attend.
But Bryan kept talking about it, and found a contact form, I think on the air guitar website. He sent in a request for information, and Doug "The Thunder" Stroock messaged him back. Well, Doug told Bryan there was not anyone planning a qualifier in Florida at all this year, but he would get back to him if someone stepped forward. Bryan talked to me, and said well, if I have to plan it myself, I am going to compete this year! I watched some videos, looked at the website, said, well, looks like fun. Next thing I know, I am sitting on a conference call with a bunch of crazy people, talking about air guitar!! Bryan had to work, so there I was, thrown into a whole new world. Well, that meeting got me more excited. I love planning things, so I jumped in with both feet. We found a local music venue called Bombshell Tavern that was willing to let us rent from them, and the booking manager thinks the whole concept is awesome. In fact, he is going to air guitar for the first time himself on the morning news!! We have had many, many conversations with Doug, and we are sad he could not join us this weekend, but we are definitely getting him out next year!!
We have been amazed at how little Orlando knows about air guitar. In the last month, I have been to all four colleges in the area, every single music store, and even talked to people on the street! And only a handful had any idea what I was talking about. We have no idea how many will show up on Sunday, but we have a small group of people helping with the event, and we are really excited about the exposure that the morning news will give us. So this Sunday, June 22nd, at 2 pm, we will be rocking it out at Bombshell Tavern, even if I have to throw some people up on stage myself! ;) And honestly, seeing a video of Bryan in a Jheri curl wig as Hennessy Williams, and my hair teased to look like C.C. Deaville from Poison will be worth it.
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Week 30 07/30/2018
Total MDI: Down 3.0 points from the previous week.
The MDI is a measure of relative truck demand in the spot market. It compares load availability to truck availability.
The MDI for Total equipment decreased 3.0 points I the latest week to 42.6, a decrease of 6.5%. Compared to last year the MDI is up 11.0 points, or 34.7%. Over the last 4 weeks it has averaged a decrease of 6.8 points. According to the Market Outlook from FTR we should expect to see it average an increase of 0.3 points over the next four weeks.
Total Rates: Down 1.7% from the previous week.
Total equipment Rates posted on Truckstop.com decreased 1.7% in the latest week from $2.58. Compared to last year Rates are up 17.6%. According to the Market Outlook from FTR we should expect to see Rates average a decline of 0.3% per week over the next four weeks.
Load Availability: Decreased 4.8% from the previous week.
Load Availability for Total equipment on Truckstop.com decreased 4.8% in the latest week to an index value of 142.8. Compared to last year Availability is up 20.2%. Over the last 4 weeks Availability has averaged a decreased of 6.39%.
For more information on the Trans4Cast, please contact:
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text: Building materials group Lafarge fr:012053 on Thursday said its 2002 net income was 456 million euros, down 39 percent and below analyst expectations. It took a 300 million euro charge to cover a European Commission decision against its Gypsum activities in Europe -- now under appeal -- and a German investigation of the cement industry. Sales were up 7 percent to 14.6 billion euros, and its dividend stayed the same at 2.30 euros per share. "In a context of economic uncertainties for 2003, we will continue to give the priority to the improvement of our operating results and the strengthening of our financial structure," said Bertrand Collomb, chairman and CEO.


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Pratis gives you an efficient and controlled purchasing experience within the company.
In order to make a correct and risk-free purchasing decision, you can evaluate the conformity of suppliers' proposals to your technical specifications.
Pratis gives you full support for a reliable and standardized evaluation process. After completing your order, you can send product information to your technical team, keeping the price information confidential.
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The NEW? competence for organizational survival
It's true, all of life mirrors all of life… Everything in the universe is bound by the laws of the universe..entropy, friction, the law of conservation of momentum..All great societies rise up, consolidate, stagnate and perish or become irrelevant..Every innovation will be out-innovated over a period of time..And so on..
The world has always been in a state of change…But in the last 2 decades, change has changed… The rate of change, and the impact of change have altered radically. And this in turn has affected business and organizations…radically.
The rules of success and survival have changed.. From the '20s through to the 80's, the core competence of a survivor was the ability to Foretell. Envision. To Predict what was going to happen next and get onto it faster than others. And in the last 2 decades a word called PROACTive was born to describe just this competence.
Not any more.
More than ever before, the environment businesses operate in has become dynamic. In the EXTREME.
Things can change in a minute, turn on a dime, organizations can cease to exist over a weekend.
I believe, more than ever before, the core competence today is all about how well an organization is able to REACT to the rapidly changing econospace.
Surviving in business today, is a lot like being able to navigate across shifting sands. We no longer have the ability to predict across a broad horizon. If you can see your way to the next 2 quarters, you're in luck. In such a situation, your ability to navigate, hence survive, depends on how quickly you are able to sense the moment you put your foot down, and quickly recompensate i.e. REACT. There's a reason they call it quicksand!
This is a primal skill. This ability to REACT. It is hardwired in our psycho-somatics. However, over prolonged periods of comfort, it tends to atrophy or become desensitised. Hence, organizations that have been around longer, enjoyed good times longer, are slower to react than their entrepreneurial cousins, who are recent startups, and are leaner and more agile.
The next decade is going to belong to organizations that are able to REACT, demonstrate AGILITY, do so RAPIDLY…and the key differentiator will be the ones who take the RIGHT RAPID DECISIONS. Tortoise step over, it's time for the Rabbit.
Leadership teams will have to focus on how to build the appropriate cultures, structures, capabilities and MIS that enable them to take the RIGHT-RAPID response to the shifting sands.
And here's another law of the universe…everything in the universe moves from simplicity to greater complexity. Are you ready?
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Neha Roy permalinkApril 22, 2011 4:53 pm
Hi, I came across your blog post by chance and I find it quite interesting. I think you'll be very much interested to know that SHRM's Annual conference this year is inviting HR professionals from world over. The conference is held in Las Vegas in June. Seeing your interest into HR I think you can make it to the Vegas conference. They have made provisions for us on facebook. I answered 4 questions here http://bit.ly/shrmlasvegas and I may win a free trip to the Vegas conference . You can try it as well.
April 16, 2011 3:33 pm
Why respond to change, why not be the change . I think change is overrated word . Change happens just as we breathe , recognizing and acknowledging that makes us agile . It will then be natural phenomenon just like the seasons .
Grace is needed as a competence and capacity to absorb and be .
Rishi Raj Gupta permalinkMarch 6, 2011 1:24 pm
In my view, your note sums up the challenge as to how speedily/accurately leaders(!) reactions can determine the future of any organization. Speed of decision-making, keeping in view the imperative of change, and strong focus on execution would continue to be the key.
Neetubala permalinkFebruary 8, 2011 9:55 am
Thanks Gurprriet , that indeed gives an insight into the current organizational gaps that may lead to challenges for the continued existence based on Darwin's theory which I really value.
My viewpoint here is that leadership team needs to first and foremost take care of the most important element of organizational culture which is its "people's responses and conduct to be able to react in the right time with the right reaction " as that is what will refine the culture bringing in cultural maturity. Mismanagement of emotions leading to inability to REACT correctly can contract too many psychosomatic disorders that survival alone will be the challenge prevailing on our minds with a huge ignorance to the million dollar question "how do we REACT to survive for a healthy survival". Thanks!
February 6, 2011 8:04 pm
Its not the strongest or the fastest that will survive, but the one that has the fastest response to change ! Darwin said something to that effect !
Organisations are no different ! The fastest reaction to change and perhaps seeing a 'possible' change are the key in the modern times !
shamik vora permalinkFebruary 5, 2011 11:29 pm
My reaction will be to 'stay course', change communication not principles for a long term survival.


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First, Avoid calling and filling When the phone through the instantaneous current will be larger, the battery frequent charge and discharge, leading to long-term overload of lithium batteries, heat naturally increased. So we should be unplugged when the phone should be unplugged, even if the unfortunate explosion, it will not wounded pro.In addition, to develop the habit of carrying the right hand with the phone, because the left hand closer to the heart than the right hand, leakage when the left hand will increase the risk of casualties.
Second, Reduce computer charging,I believe we have tried to connect the phone to the computer charging. But in fact, even more harm than good, mobile phone standby but the computer continues to operate, the latter from time to time to read and write hard drives and USB port, this will USB power output caused by great fluctuations and reduce battery life.In addition, the USB charger specification under the fixed voltage of 5V, current 500mA, but with the mobile phone battery capacity increases, many phone usb charger current rating of 2,000mA or even more than 4,000mA, so the computer USB charging, charging time not only significantly extended, Computer USB interface will be a long time in the overload state, increased heat, the computer and mobile phone components damage.
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Building smart and connected communities must include efforts aimed at defeating the digital divide. In Avondale, a traditionally under-served neighborhood in Cincinnati, OH, a woman-owned business has started to 'light up' buildings to provide open and free WiFi to residents, students, and businesses across the neighborhood as a part of a dynamic public-private-partnership.
Survival of the Smartest
The challenges that face cities in the United States today haven't changed much. Cities still struggle with gridlock and a lack of transportation capacity. Poverty and crime are still widespread problems. At their core, these are simple problems.The problem is that because there are so many more of us than before, the solutions to problems cities face are more complex and costlier. And because population growth isn't going to slow down anytime soon, cities can no longer take a reactive stance on fixing society's ills.
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March 30, 2017: Don't Cooperate | Fox Tops Itself | Ivanka's Beauty
1. The Nuclear Option: Work with The Democrats or Not?
As the Senate approaches a vote on the appointment of Neil Gorsuch to the Supreme Court, many in the Red Press have been rooting for the "nuclear option." That is, conservatives would like Republican senators get rid of the filibuster, which would mean Gorsuch would only need a majority to get on the bench instead of 60 votes.
Ditching the filibuster would be a real upset of Senate precedent, however. It almost certainly would destroy relations with Democrats for years to come. It turns out the Red Media would like just that. After the failure of health care, Trump made some noises about cooperating with Democrats on projects like infrastructure. He was quickly slapped back by Red influencers. Rush Limbaugh, the mightiest of them all, put it like this:
Okay. I want to go back to the first half hour of the program today where I announced to you a possible scenario involving the president working with Democrats, since he can't get anything done with Republicans. If you missed it, I may recap it. It's not something I'm predicting yet. It's a likely scenario. It's possible that it could happen on a few issues.
The point is, Sean Spicer at the press briefing was just asked about it, and he said of Trump, "The president is very serious about working with Democrats, if that's what it's going to take." Now, stop and think of that for a second here, folks. Who are we talking about? We're talking about the people that are trying to criminalize Donald Trump. We're talking about the people that are trying to impeach him.
We're talking about people who are trying to via innuendo and leak and media assassination, we're dealing with people that are trying to destroy Donald Trump and his press secretary just signaled that they are serious about reaching out to these people to try to get certain things done, legislatively, like infrastructure or tax reform. I can't see the Democrats working with Trump on tax reform unless the rich get soaked.
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Ending the filibuster is only a smart bet if you think you will retain control of Congress, of course. Despite Trump's unpopularity in general polls, some of the Red Media remain fairly cocky about retaining conservative control. Why? Because, as early coverage indicates, they think the Democrats are blowing the reorganization of the Democratic National Committee.
Chris Stirewalt writes in the Fox Halftime Report that by focusing on more diversity the DNC is missing the fact that white people mattered most in the last election:
"We saw Tuesday that the purge of the Democratic National Committee is underway as its two-headed leadership team of Chairman Tom Perez and his deputy, Keith Ellison, tried to get a grip on what can only be described as a failed institution.
There's no doubt that the DNC, which was essentially moribund in the Obama era needs an overhaul. But to what purpose?
The Republican autopsy conducted after the party's 2012 embarrassment looks hilarious in hindsight. Republicans vowed to focus on outreach to minorities and women with an attitude of inclusiveness and readiness to lead. Let's just say they went another way on that one…
Republicans won not by embracing America's demographic shift or courting younger voters but rather by an overt appeal to what President Trump calls "forgotten men and women," a reference to his surprising support among traditionally Democratic blue-collar white voters of the upper Midwest."
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An in-depth analysis of voting patterns in the 2016 elections by Nate Cohn at The New York Times essentially found the same thing:
"Obama's coalition did include younger voters and minorities. But guess who else it included? White people in places like Schuylkill County, Pa.," Cohn writes about a district that went hard for Trump. "A party that cannot craft a message that appeals to both groups might win an occasional narrow victory but will never produce a governing majority."
2. A New Woman to Blame: Evelyn Farkas
Conservatives have a set of women they looove to hate: Hillary Clinton, Elizabeth Warren and Maxine Waters. On Tuesday, the Right got a new name to chew on: Dr. Evelyn Farkas, a former deputy assistant secretary of defense for the Obama administration. Dr. Farkas appeared on MSNBC, discussing her grave concern about the unusual relationship between Trump and Russia. She said in the clip:
"I was urging my former colleagues and people on the Hill.... Get as much information, get as much intelligence as you can before Obama leaves the administration… I feared that the info would disappear with the senior people who left it would be hidden away in the bureaucracy… Trump folks if they found out how they knew what we knew about the Trump's staff dealing with Russians, that they would try to compromise those sources and methods, meaning we would no longer have access to those methods… became very worried that not enough was coming out in the open and I knew that there was more… we have very good intelligence on Russia… that's how you have the leaking…"
Watch the clip of Dr. Evelyn Farkas on MSNBC.
(Note: this was posted by a Right influencer on YouTube, if you'd prefer not to click.)
The Right Media immediately saw this as a confession that the Obama administration wrongfully spied on the candidate and president-elect Donald Trump. "Bombshell?" questioned Greg P. on Twitchy, a Twitter curation site founded by the conservative commentator Michelle Malkin. Greg P. pointed out that Farkas "may have also admitted to Vox's Ezra Klein back in February that Obama administration national security officials were leaking on then candidate Donald Trump and potential ties to Russia as far back as the summer of 2016."
The Conservative Treehouse commented:
Sometimes when a person is deep inside an echo-chamber of like-minded ideologues, they might not realize what they're saying is rather revealing to those on the outside. That's the set up for former Obama administration official Evelyn Farkas (Deputy Asst. Secretary of Defense) appearing on MSNBC and admitting first hand knowledge the Obama administration spied on candidate and president-elect Donald Trump's transition team to gather "intelligence" for political use.
It would appear Ms. Farkas was so caught up in the discussion, she didn't quite realize the significant admissions she was making about the Obama administration spying on Donald Trump's team and generating classified intelligence for Ms. Farkas (and others) to spread to Capitol Hill politicians. MSNBC's Mika Brzezinski recognized the 'oh-snap' admission and tried to play it off,… but by then it was too late.
Right influencers on Twitter also pounced. @YoungDems4Trump, with 92k followers, wrote:
🚨Idiot Obama aide Evelyn Farkas accidentally confesses, exposing the Obama Admin. of spying on @realDonaldTrump👍🏼pic.twitter.com/szrFhsJJuf— Democrats for Trump (@YoungDems4Trump) March 29, 2017
@Patriot_Drew with 27k followers wrote:
🔥‼WHOOPS‼🔥— Patriot Drew 🇺🇸🏁 (@Patriot_Drew) March 29, 2017
How Devin Nunes & DEMs Will React 2 Evelyn Farkas Spilling Beans w/Involvement Of Spying On Trump.
😳https://t.co/CwsqQoilvO pic.twitter.com/gmTl12bTYW
Deplorable Media @correctthemedia with 18.3K followers wrote:
BREAKING: Obama aide Dr. Evelyn Farkas just admitted live on MSNBC that the Obama administration actively spied on Trump and hid away data!! pic.twitter.com/hXkIh1kvn7— DEPLORABLE MEDIA (@correctthemedia) March 29, 2017
Poll Watch:
Meanwhile, a CBS poll released yesterday shows that while 40 percent of respondents said they believed Russia had interfered in the election process with the intention of helping Mr. Trump win, only 13 percent of Republicans agreed with that assessment. As for the wiretaps, most Republicans said they think it's likely that Mr. Trump's offices were wiretapped during the campaign. Half of independents do. Most Democrats don't think so.
3. Fox Outdoes Itself
Ok. But just because conservatives have found a new woman to kick around, it doesn't mean they still can't pick on Waters. As we've written about before, the Democratic congresswoman from California is particularly reviled by Republicans. So it was no surprise to us that when asked to comment on a speech by Ms. Waters, the Fox News host Bill O'Reilly said on Tuesday morning: "I didn't hear a word she said. I was looking at the James Brown wig." Facing a storm of criticism, he later apologized.
But then it was quite a week on Fox -- even by Foxian standards. The network brought Judge Andrew Napolitano back on air, even though he repeated the claim that led to his suspension -- that Obama wiretapped Trump. Also, two black women sued Fox News, claiming racial discrimination. And the Financial Times reported that a former Fox C.F.O. is cooperating with prosecutors investigating payments to women allegedly harassed by Roger Ailes, the network's former chairman. Prosecutors are no doubt investigating payments that were not disclosed to shareholders, as is required by law.
So are Fox's frequent controversies costing it viewers? Quite the opposite. In a press release, the network announced that, led by Mr. Reilly's program, it had delivered the highest-rated quarter in cable news history.
Fox viewers see a double standard in almost everything. Maxine Waters's hair was no different. The Real Erin Cruz @WAGNERGIRLE, with 39k followers, summed up the right's argument:
#HairySituation— Real Erin Cruz🏛❤ (@WAGNERGIRLE) March 29, 2017
Trump's hair = leftist target--blow it away...
Maxine's hair = racism#hypocrisy
What We're Noticing:
And talking about hair double standards: When news broke yesterday that Ivanka Trump is taking an official (albeit unpaid) post in the White House, the Blue Twittersphere painted a picture of nepotism run amok. No surprise, the Red Twittersphere defended her as a powerful, accomplished woman. However, we could not help but notice that beauty was a sub-theme in the red tweets, with suggestions that liberal women don't like Ivanka because she is more beautiful then they are.
Here is pretty much the typical take, from Stock Monster @StockMonsterUSA, with 50k, followers:
Congrats Ivanka Trump!!— STOCK MONSTER (@StockMonsterUSA) March 30, 2017
Unlike the jealous left we ADORE you!! Your Strength, Beauty & Courage are Empowering Millions throughout the World pic.twitter.com/Vu6TxCro4p
Myliljury @myliljury wrote:
#Ivanka will bring some much needed beauty to an #uglyplacehttps://t.co/23Q07YDjTV— myliljury (@myliljury) March 26, 2017
Next to two pictures comparing a haggard Hillary Clinton to a freshly blown Ivanka, @Immigrants4Trump tweeted:
Congrats Ivanka Trump! The Left Is Afraid Strong, Successful Women, Thank God! Hillary Will Never Set a Foot On The White House, Ever Again
Congrats Ivanka Trump! The Left Is Afraid Strong, Successful Women, Thank God! Hillary Will Never Set a Foot On The White House, Ever Again pic.twitter.com/84mzrIJMry— Immigrants☆4☆Trump (@immigrant4trump) March 29, 2017
4. E.P.A. and Sanctuary Cities = Red Relief
Trump watchers have long expected him to undo Obama's climate policies and crack down on immigration. But the two announcements this week related to these issues were nicely timed distractions from the failure of Repeal and Replace and the drip of further Russia revelations.
These are the administration's red meat issues, and the base gobbled them up greedily.
While the Mainstream Media did a fairly thorough job of explaining how the rollback of the Clean Power Plan will damage efforts to stave off climate change, the Red Media was celebrating, in Breitbart's words, a new era of "EPA Originalism." That's a reference, of course, to the popular judiciary philosophy that focuses on the framers' intent. In an interview with Breitbart, Scott Pruitt, the head of the E.P.A., argued that Trump was not so much cutting the agency's critical science functions as it was restoring the E.P.A. to its original boundaries:
"We're going to roll it back, those things that were unlawful, we're going to roll back those things that were an overreach, we're going to roll back the steps taken by the previous administration," Pruitt said in an interview with Breitbart News inside his office at the EPA federal building in Washington D.C. The enormous federal building is right across the street from the Old Post Office building, recently renovated into the Trump International Hotel.
Meanwhile, there seemed to be a race to the bottom on being mean to Sanctuary Cities. On top of Attorney General Jeff Sessions' announcement that the Federal government would withhold Justice Department grants to cities that remained sanctuaries for illegal immigrants, The Daily Caller drew attention to policies that would go one step further:
A Colorado state representative announced a bill Monday that would allow victims of certain crimes committed by illegal immigrants to sue state and local politicians who defy federal immigration authorities seeking to enforce the law, multiple news outlets are reporting.
Republican state Rep. Dave Williams, who is Hispanic, said he wants to strip the "immunity" from Democratic politicians who "place Coloradans in danger because of the sanctuary city policies that they created and continue to implement," the Denver Post reported.


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Comfort Quilt News
As of this posting there are 32 quilts for Anne Marie House. I'm hoping that there are a few more on the way. I will be displaying the quilts to be given the night of the next meeting at 6PM so that all may have a chance to see them before we present them to Anne Marie House during the meeting. The presentation will be done early in the meeting so if you have a quilt to donate please arrive a little early so it will be included.
Thanks for all that you have done. It's a pleasure to be part of a generous group, especially since the economy has made it a little more difficult to participate in our Comfort Quilt program.
See you all at the meeting. Lin


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My good friend Q and I went to DC on a warm thursday night for the screening of An African City. An African City is a show on Youtube that Q brought to my attention over a month ago, and after watching the first episode I was hooked. It's a show that was shot in Ghana depicting the experiences of four ladies who returned back to Africa after living in the diaspora. The characters are well developed, the actors are quite talented, the stories are hilarious, and the fashion styling is impeccable. It's been generating a lot of buzz.
We got to have a Q and A session with the producers and writers, and chatted with my fave characer Nanayaa who is played by Maameya Boaf. We were wonderfully surprised whe she told us she had studied in Kenya. We even exchanged a few words in Swahili as we were taking pictures. Check out An African City on Youtube.
I am wearing a slip inspired, midi dress, with spaghetti thin straps. I love the tulip print on the dress making it very appropriate for spring.
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The Vietnam Swimming & Lifesaving Company (VSLC) was founded in 2016. Our objective is to promote the highest standards of swimming tuition, lifesaving and survival skills in Vietnam. We offer the highest standard training in the fields of swimming tuition and lifesaving.
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Our swimming teaching qualifications adhere to the standards of the International Federation of Swimming Teacher's Associations (IFSTA) – an international body that represents national teaching bodies around the world. Many of our qualifications are also regulated by the Qualifications and Examinations Regulation (Ofqual), which regulates qualifications, examinations and assessments in England. Our range of lifesaving qualifications are designed to meet the varied demands of aquatic safety in Vietnam, in line with international standards.
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2.0 teaser is on rampage devastating all previous records on social media clocking over 32 million views in less than 24 hours. The spectacular teaser with visual extravaganza has left few clues about the story. Fans and social media geeks are busy connecting the dots to figure out the story of the sci-fi magnum opus. Out of several versions of stories are doing rounds, here is more convincing one for you.
Teaser of 2.0 starts with birds revolving round a mobile tower. We all know how hazardous radiation transmitted by cell network towers. Birds are most endangered species due to mobile towers. So, a mutant monstrous bird offspring played by Akshay Kumar comes to protect birds on the earth. He wages war on human beings who are overusing mobiles. The teaser gives a glimpse of how mobiles flying all over. Cops to army nobody could combat his super powers.
So, they bring back dismantled robo Chitti with the help of scientist Vaseegara i.e. Rajinikanth. The tagline 'This world is not only for human beings' also supports this story. If this story turns out to be any true then 2.0's plot is based on Sydney Sheldon's novel 'Doomsday Conspiracy' where aliens invade earth as human race is cutting trees destroying environment. We have to wait for the 2.0 to hit screens on November 29th to know the actual story.


text: Rounding out the onslaught of Kato news this week are 3D CAD renderings of a few pieces from the upcoming (Mid 2011) Union Pacific City of Los Angles passenger set. The City of Los Angeles ran from Chicago to Los Angeles and was a direct competitor to the Santa Fe Super Chief and the CB&Q California Zephyr. Kato's set will include eleven cars, eight of which will be all-new tooling. Also available will be E9A and E9B locomotive power (two new road numbers each). Below are the 3D CAD renderings of the 10-6 Pacific Guard sleeper and the 6203 lounge car. Two more renderings as well as other information are available on Kato's website HERE.


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Has anyone found a way to move a student from one course to another and retain their submissions?
We have some manually created courses we use to track Academically gifted education plans which include goals students have set and their comments about their progress in reaching their identified goal. Of course students change schools midyear and I need to be able to move the student's submissions for their education plan to the course of a teacher at their new school.
I have experimented with creating sections and cross listing however I loose the submissions when I cross list. Does anyone have an idea on how to make this happen? Work arounds?


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Friday's Finds/
I don't know about you, but I'm so ready for this weekend to begin. Saturday is the Cape Town Carnival, and then on Sunday, I'll be at the Getaway Show. What are your weekend plans? While you decide, here are some of my favorite finds on the web this week to distract you:
- Stunning photos from National Geographic archives shared on their "Found" Tumblr
- Wise advice for girls of any age, really
- Talk about being at the right place at the right time: 50 Most Perfectly Time Photos Ever
- Is there a city more photogenic than Paris? Paris in Four Months makes me think not.
- Google announced the closure of Reader starting July 1st, so I tried adding my feeds to Feedly, Flipboard, and Google Currents yesterday. I like the social integration and visual nature of Flipboard, the simplicity of Currents, but ultimately, will stick with Feedly (and here are their tips for a more seamless transition from Reader)
Photos above are from this week on my Instagram: Snow-on-the-Mountain, Jeremy Loops at Kirstenbosch, breakfast at Knead, and Muizenberg graffiti.


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Recently, someone asked me how I was doing and I responded: absolutely fine for someone with no man, career, health and in the process of an enforced sale of my home. What's more I meant it. Because how you're feeling can be down to your attitude of mind, how you choose to think about your situation.
This reminded me of an exchange I had had on Twitter where I had argued against the proposition that there is power in positive thinking. So, have I just contradicted my argument? Let me explore this a little further.
Thinking happens both automatically and purposely. There is a whole spectrum of thinking–negative, catastrophic, positive, realistic, optimistic, dreaming, imagining and so on. Thinking influences the way we behave, the emotions we have and how we interact with ourselves and others. Can choosing to think in a particular way influence our health, particularly our physical health?
A part of the self-help industry, built on extolling the virtues of positive thinking, would have us believe so. In one book I read it suggested that if you repeat a positive affirmation for long enough it will become true. I picked one and tried it. It was : I am strong, I am healthy, I am powerful, relax I can manage. It was a lie. I knew it was a lie, my body knew it was a lie, my mind knew it was a lie. It was false positive thinking. It didn't have a miraculous restorative effect on my physical health. There was no power in this type of positive thinking, for me at any rate.
Then I read Danea Horn's book Chronic Resilience in which she posited a new approach called Honest Thinking which suggests that, rather than forcing yourself to be positive, or becoming stuck in permanent negativity, you should think honestly by recognising what is true at that moment.
This resonated with me. My mind will create negative thoughts for me based on age old stories I've told myself. Let's take an example: 'I'll never be well again'. When that thought arises unbidden I first have to notice that it's there in among all the other chatter going on. This involves mindfulness, a subject I've been studying for a while. Then I have to ask myself: 'Is that true? Is that helpful?'
For me, no it's not true or helpful because I do not know what my prognosis is. From there, I work at replacing that thought with one that is closer to the truth. To do this involves a conversation with myself that starts with self-compassion for feeling the way that produced the thought, then moving towards an honest assessment of the moment. For me that is: I am unwell just now, I want to be well and I commit to being open to any approaches that will bring me the health I seek. Then I have to go on and take the action that supports my thinking. This has a beneficial effect on my physical health.
When you go through this process with other negative thoughts, ultimately your outlook will become more realistic, neither negative nor pretendy positive. And it allows for imaginative and creative thinking, freeing yourself from outmoded patterns.
I think, however, there is a further step that is open to us and that is to actively look for the good in any situation in which you find yourself. In my case, I'm retiring at the end of this month because of my poor health. It is not a choice I would otherwise have made but it is now my reality. I have felt the loss of my career and I daresay I will do so again but, for now, I'm choosing purposely to see and think about the good in my situation: principally, I now have time and space in which to heal, lots of which I spend with my children, being the best mum I can be.
And I believe you can go even further than this: to pay attention to, appreciate and think about just how remarkable and wonderful our world is. My last post A Picture from Polmont was about just that. Then feel grateful for all the gifts you have. I see this in action every day. The most inspirational people are often in hellish predicaments choosing gratitude over resentment, appreciation over envy, love over hatred. Too many to mention but you know who you are and I'm in your debt.
So, think freely, think honestly, think widely, think with imagination, appreciation and gratitude and you will think healthily.
This is what I think. What do you think?


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If today's journal feels a bit like a commercial, I hope you'll bear with me. In a way, it is. But more than that, it's a story of generosity in a time of need and one you wouldn't have heard elsewhere. There's so much negativity in the world - some of it here, I admit - so let me balance the scales a little bit. Here goes.
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If today's journal feels a bit like a commercial, I hope you'll bear with me. In a way, it is. But more than that, it's a story of generosity in a time of need and one you wouldn't have heard elsewhere. There's so much negativity in the world - some of it here, I admit - so let me balance the scales a little bit. Here goes.
I wanted to share with you today a piece that my pal Lisa wrote for the website ourlondon.ca. You can check out Lisa's daily blog at www.voiceoflisabrandt.com - it's my daily go-to - and she shared the article there, too. It's called Desegregating the Sizes in Women's Fashion and I couldn't agree more. Here we go. She writes:
Well, off we go into the wild blue yonder: a stop in Calgary and then on to Ottawa, where a certain little boy is going to get some serious kisses! We're bookending this trip emceeing events for the Registered Practical Nurses' Association tomorrow night (with guests Jann Arden and Margaret Trudeau Friday - Rob and I are hoping to attend their talks) and an event next week in Kitchener for the Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA), just as I did in Calgary and Victoria earlier this month. How wonderful when trips "east" to see family and friends can dovetail with some work. Lovely.
I don't know if you find this, but it seems that when something goes wrong in your life - a break up, a death, or similar personal trauma - simple conversations can be so loaded with booby traps.
While everyone in Southern Ontario was talking about the weather, this past weekend was even more about sports than weekends usually are.
What a heavy month this has been - so much of our continent shaken, battered, deluged and disgusted, all in the span of a few days. Yesterday, during the pre-dawn hours, I lay in bed thinking about earthquakes. After the shaking that hit California and Mexico in the past week, I was pondering a statistic that Vancouver Island has a one-in-three chance of experiencing a significant quake in the next 50 years.
I can't be the only one who has experienced this; in fact, I know I'm not. I think I am smelling smoke all the time.
Now, before you send me the warnings for brain tumours and everything else, I too have Googled "I smell cigarettes." I experienced this a month ago, self-treated (I thought, successfully) but now it's back: only a different kind of smoke.
Thanks for all of your feedback, comments and personal peeves after my mini rant yesterday. It turned out to be a light diversion from the heavy news that the day would bring: from unhinged name calling and threats of nuclear war at the UN General Assembly to news of a devastating and deadly earthquake in Mexico City.
Then there was word of yet another Category 5 hurricane - this one, Maria. As I read the heartfelt message from Roosevelt Skerrit, Prime Minister of the Eastern Caribbean island of Dominica, I found myself awash in both sadness and memories.
It's strange the things that we let bother us. For example, I have a friend who finds public, loud and wide-open, no-hand-hiding yawning unconscionable. The fact that she has worked most of her career in morning radio means she's been subjected to that thing that she despises most. Talk about "in your face!"
I suspect the origins of our pet peeves lie with our upbringing. Our parents instilled in us the knowledge that some acts and practices were expected and approved; others were simply not acceptable. And we carry with us those random rules for our whole lives.
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I mentioned to you last week that September 6 marked a new beginning for this "rewirement": travelling to Calgary to host an event, and then doing the same one in my new home city of Victoria the next night. The event was called CREA Real Time: Let's Talk and was put on by the Canadian Real Estate Association (with another happening October 5 in Kitchener which I also get to host).
Things you notice when you move from one part of the country to another, part 459:
Vancouver Island has to be the nation's capital for VW van owners. I don't know this for a fact; I only know what I see. Never in my life have I noticed so many van campers or buses on the road. They range in age from what must be nearly 50 years old to fairly recent; a bit of online research tells me they were being made until very recently and that a cool concept version is due out in 2020 with a driverless model on tap for 2025.
This is September 13th; you probably already know that. What you might not know is that this is World Sepsis Day and that September is Sepsis Awareness Month.
If you're like me, you know - or knew - very little about this disease. But we all should, including its warning signs. It claims 10,000 lives in Canada every year and is the biggest killer of children around the world because it's often undetected until it's too late. It kills more people than cancer and is more common than a heart attack.
It's funny what you find when you poke around the internet.
Yesterday I was looking for a photo I was lucky enough to have of yours truly with Hugh Jackman. The reason? In seeing a few gorgeous shots of George Clooney at TIFF this past weekend, I was reminded of the most handsome star I ever got to spend a few minutes with. My encounter with Hugh and the conversation we had (he was so gracious, charming and present) is one of my favourite celebrity encounter memories. I thought it might make for a fun journal today; I am always looking for ideas!
A new week begins and, once again, our hearts and thoughts are with those who are afraid and wondering when their lives are going to be the same, if ever. Wondering when they're going to feel safe or what awaits them if, or when, they return home, these victims who have felt the destructive wrath of Harvey, Irma, Jose and Katia.
And so we come to the end of this first week of September, all still wondering how summer could have sped by so rapidly, so typically. My heart has gone out to so many Canadians these past few months, especially those suffering through wildfires here in my new home province, where my sister's home in Summerland has been cloaked in smoke for months now and they're on constant alert as to which way the winds are blowing. On Sunday last week, their temperature hit 35.5 Celcius; normal is about 22. It's like she's in a smoker.
As I mentioned here yesterday, I write to you today having just finished the first of three celebrations being put on by the Canadian Real Estate Association. One down, two to go - and I'll be sorry when they wrap up with the third one in Kitchener late this month! But I was thinking how being able to host one kind of event, and feeling utterly hopeless when it comes to another, just sort of underlines the dichotomies that lie within so many of us, I think. I mean, are we all really one thing?
September 6th. 249th day of the year. A day that this year will be, for many, one of continued adjustment, "back to" everything: school, making lunches, heavier traffic, the thoughts of autumn looming. But for me, this is a day of great beginnings - and it will be again today, too. Let me explain.
Way back when, there was a satirical magazine in Canada that referred to high profile TV newscasters as "bingo callers." I couldn't help thinking about that term when I was actually...get ready...calling BINGO this weekend!
Today, as we head into the long weekend before everything goes "back to" on Tuesday, I wanted to revisit something. Actually, thank you to Monica for requesting that I re-post a journal I wrote for a very special young man who was about to enter high school. Here it is and I hope there's someone in your life for whom you think this might resonate. Please feel free to share. I mean it just as much as I did the day I wrote it six years ago.


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I have a confession to make. I believe in strange things. I believe in unseen worlds, in ancient secrets, in life beyond the senses. Always have, and probably always will. Over the years, I've learnt to keep most of these beliefs to myself so that friends and family don't feel too uncomfortable.
From an early age though, my past lifetimes were crystal clear in my memory. I'd meet someone for the first time and remember their name, gender and life details from centuries ago. Some of these people had changed a lot. I was proud of the way they'd given up violent ways and become better people. Some others hadn't changed much at all.
We tend to hang out with the same souls a lot, and repeat the same patterns over and over again until we learn the lesson – which, nine times out of ten, is forgiveness and understanding. That feeling of recognition, love or distrust, we experience on first meeting has its roots in our past connections (keep in mind, souls can change so first impression might not be still valid.)
Talents mastered in past lifetimes become stronger. Some of my creative friends, haven't just worked hard this life time to master their craft, but many, many lifetimes. That's why some of them make it look so easy.
The reason for this post is not to highlight the fact that I'm slightly nuts (anyone who knows me well knows that already), but to shine a light on our precious existence here. It's easy to get caught up in the mundane grind of life. To work, pay bills, eat meals, watch mind-numbing shows on Netflix (I'm a big of a fan of this one) and not really… well, live.
A lot of us carry a deep seated fear of getting it wrong, making mistakes and so we play it small, and safe. Risk nothing. Make it from cradle to grave without a scratch, like our resale value might be higher if we don't live too much or get too much wear and tear on our souls.
You only live once, is misleading. We don't only live once. We live constantly. In fact, there is no death. Just a beautiful flow of life, like a breath, or an ocean. In and out, never ending.
The problem is not that we only have one crack at life, but that we live the same life over and over again. Never changing. We carry our baggage with us and blame others for our problems. We are hamsters on a karmic wheel.
So, today I'm inviting you to ask this question:
Whose life am I living?
Have you listened to the external world to tell you how to live and who you should be? Or do you seek answers from the quiet place inside your own heart? Do you listen to the whispers from your soul?
Always dreamed of playing the piano, writing a book, scaling Everest? Do it. The excuse, 'I'm too old to start,' is redundant. The older you are, the younger you are, because you're closer to rebirth. Go out and get some scratches. Stretch out your wings.
And live a new life.
Live your own life.
It is nothing to die. It is frightful not to live.
– Victor Hugo