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iOS 9 App Development Online Course
iOS 9 App Development Online Courses in Uganda
Learn iPhone app development with Xcode 7 and Swift 2.
2KO International delivers consulting services, in the IT and Business space, as well as being a training provider for IT certification and user level courses. Training can be any blend of bespoke, classroom and online learning.
Unless you've been living under a rock for the last few decades, you'll know that Apple has a strong hold over the technology world; a hold that won't loosen its grip any time soon. You'll also know that this computer giant does things a little differently to everyone else. That's why having the ability to develop apps for iOS is vital for any successful developer - particularly when new versions are releases at such a regular pace. But don't worry; this course will get you up to speed.
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Create Stunning Apps for Apple with Ease
Create native iPhone and iPad apps using Xcode and Swift
Get your apps on the iTunes App Store for anyone to download and use
Take the first steps towards becoming an Apple developer
Learn the ins and outs of the Apple developer centre and user interfaces for iOS apps
Build your own Apps from the Ground Up
This course will teach you everything you need to know to get started with creating Apple apps for iOS 9. It has been designed for students who are already familiar with programming structures and the software development process, and who have an interest in applying this to iOS applications. With over 57 lectures and 6.5 hours of content, you'll go through the entire app building process from planning and design right up to publishing your app in the iTunes App Store. Starting with an overview of becoming an iOS developer and Apple's developer centre, you'll then progress to building the user interface of your app. This includes storyboards, controls, navigation and more. Following that, you'll move on to specific iOS features like posting to social media, geocoding, and son on, before getting to grips with the data side of things. Finally, you'll cover how to publish your app. By the end of this course, you'll be well on your way to becoming a fully fledged Apple developer, and you'll have all of the knowledge and experience necessary to create flawless, fun, and fully functioning apps for the Apple community.
Tools Used
Xcode 7: Xcode is an Integrated Development Environment (IDE) that contains all the software you need to create beautiful, fast, and easy to use applications for Apple devices like iPhones and iPads. You can experiment with new APIs, add additional source code, and even make use of he interface testing feature, which records your app in action.
Swift 2:
Swift is one of the newest programming languages to hit the scene and was especially developed for iOS and OS X (i.e Apple products). Swift is one of the most simple languages to get a handle on, and what's even better is that it makes creating lighting-fast, fun and interactive apps easy.
Class Curriculum
Introduction to the Course
Course Introduction
Registering As iOS Developer
First iOS project
Adding Controls
Completing The App
Building the User Interface
Building The User Interface
Storyboard Basics 1
Storyboard Basics 2
UILabel Storyboard
UIlabel Code
UIbutton Control
UItextfield Control
UItextview Control
UIsegmented Control
UIslider Control
UIswitch Control
UIprogressview Control
UIactivityindicator Control
UIstepper Control
UIimageview Control
UIdatepicker Control
Page Control
UIPicker Control
UITableView 1
UITableView 2
UITableView 3
UITableView 4
Passing Data
UITabBar Controller
UIToolbar Control
User Alerts And Messages
UIWebView 1
UIWebView 2
iOS features
iOS Features
Using MKMapItem
Using MapKit
Getting the Current Location
Posting Using Uiactivityviewcontroller
Posting to Twitter Using SLComposeViewController
Posting to Facebook Using SLComposeViewController
Going Async
Reminders and Alarms
File Management
Working with data
Working With Data
Nsdictionary Intro
Sqlite Walkthrough
iCloud Files - UIDocument
iCloud Setup
Publishing your App
Publishing Your App
iOS Dev Center
Conclusion and Resources
Closing Message


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Phils' Howard hosts event to promote literacy
PHILADELPHIA -- Ryan Howard and many of his Phillies teammates made the most of their off day on Monday.
Autographed memorabilia lined the walls of the cocktail reception and purple and blue hues set the mood in Franklin Hall for an evening dedicated to promoting children's literacy as Howard and his wife, Krystle, hosted their second annual "Stand Up For Literacy" event at The Franklin Institute to benefit The Ryan Howard Big Piece Foundation.
Howard's teammates including Jimmy Rollins, Chase Utley, Cole Hamels and Marlon Byrd were in attendance for a plated dinner, live and silent auctions, music and a comedy set by Comedy Central's Tommy Johnagin, one of the stars of NBC's "Last Comic Standing."
"It's huge for us," Howard said. "Especially on an off day, to be able to have my teammates spend their off day coming in and help to support. All the sponsors and everybody else that comes. It's huge."
The Foundation's website provides a quote from Main Line Media News on its front page to make clear what's at stake: "Every state prison in PA is required to have a library and a librarian with a Master's Degree, but there is no such requirement for our schools. Next year, nearly all Philadelphia elementary school children will return to school without a library."
The Howards' background in education has dictated their passion to make a difference in the lives of children who are prone to illiteracy.
"Education's always been first and foremost in my family and it's always been first foremost with Krystle," Howard said. "If a child isn't able to read by the third grade, the chances of them being able to graduate high school are much less likely. So it's an opportunity to give back and we cherish it."
Krystle is a former second grade teacher and Howard grew up in a home that had an education-first mindset. Understanding just how important it is to get children reading at an early age paved the way for the Foundation's pilot program -- Ryan's Reading Challenge -- last fall
At the beginning of the 2013-14 school year, The Ryan Howard Big Piece Foundation paired with Vare-Washington Elementary of the Philadelphia School District to challenge students -- ages kindergarten through third-grade -- to read 20 minutes a day, seven days a week.
"Our goal was to go into a school and find out what they're missing or what they're in need of. In this case, the school was missing a library," Krystle said.
The children at Vare-Washington successfully completed the challenge and were rewarded with a $75,000 academic grant that went toward the creation and completion of a new library that the Foundation named Howard's Homeroom. The Foundation's website describes the library as a "special oasis" within that school that is an "interactive, baseball-themed reading room filled with hundreds of books, comfortable reading nooks, desktop computers, and iPads for students to read, create, and dream."
"For us, it was something to try and help give them those building blocks to achieve at the next level," Howard said.
But this is only the start for Ryan and Krystle, who, with more events like Monday night's "Stand Up For Literacy event," envision the The Ryan Howard Big Piece Foundation continuing to raise awareness, funds and action toward engaging children with literature.
"The first year we were so proud of," Krystle said. "All the students were really into the program, and everyone was really supportive. We'll just take it as it comes and hopefully we can continue this for years to come."
"Hopefully it can continue to blossom and just grow a little bit each year," Howard said. "We can hopefully take it from one school to the next and hopefully even venture into other states."

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Wexford Time
Current time now in Wexford Time Zone
Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) in winter Irish Standard Time (IST) in summer
Ireland Time: Western European Time (WET)
Western European Time ( WET )
Western European Standard Time = GMT
Irish Standard Time (IST) = Western European Summer Time = GMT+1
Current daylight saving dates for Europe
- Standard Time began: Sunday 27 October 2019 01:00 GMT. Clocks went back one hour.
- Standard Time ends: Sunday 29 March 2020 01:00 GMT. Clocks go forward one hour.
UK and Europe Clock Change Rules
What time zone is Wexford Time in?
Wexford Time is in the Western European Time Zone . Western European Standard Time ( WET ) is the same time as Greenwich Mean Time ( GMT ).
Does Wexford Time observe Daylight Saving / Summer Time?
Like most countries in Europe, Summer (Daylight-Saving) Time is observed in Wexford Time, where the time is shifted forward by 1 hour; 1 hours ahead of Greenwich Mean Time ( GMT+1 ).
After the Summer months the time in Wexford Time is shifted back by 1 hour to Western European Time (WET) or (GMT)


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What is a personal injury lawyer?
A personal injury lawyer fights on your behalf if you've been injured physically, psychologically, economically or in reputation. This injury may be the result of neglect or malicious intent of another person, or it could be at the hands of a business, government or other entity. Personal injury lawyers specialize in tort law, which is the law of civil wrongs like car accidents, company wrongdoing, unlawful imprisonment and more.
To become qualified to be a personal injury lawyer in the United States, a person must earn a bachelor's degree, followed by a Doctor of Jurisprudence degree from a law school. Most states then require the person to pass the bar exam to become licensed to practice law. Unlike many attorneys who require a retainer, personal injury lawyers often work on contingency fees. This means that in lieu of payment upfront, they receive an agreed-upon percentage of the settlement in case of a win.
What should you look for in a personal injury lawyer?
A personal injury lawyer will advocate for your legal rights if you've been hurt in an accident at work or in daily life, have suffered from medical malpractice, or are struggling to have your insurance carrier cover your needs. It may be helpful to talk with two or three lawyers before selecting one. When looking for a personal injury lawyer, research their reviews and make sure former clients have had good experiences with them. Next, make sure the personal injury lawyer has experience and proven success winning cases similar to yours. Confirm that the lawyer is licensed to provide services in your state. When you find a qualified personal injury lawyer with whom you want to work, freely discuss payment and fees before any work begins. Most lawyers offer a free consultation to learn what your case is about and explain their rates. Personal injury attorneys typically receive a percentage of your settlement (called a contingency fee), so they are paid after the trial or case is complete. Keep in mind that some attorneys have fees that you must pay even if you don't win your trial. It's important to understand these details before work begins so you don't have any unhappy surprises later. Lastly, it's wise to choose a personal injury lawyer that you have confidence in and with whom you can communicate openly and honestly.
What does a real estate lawyer do?
A real estate lawyer represents their client's best interest in all matters related to the sale, purchase and ownership of real estate. They are experts in real estate law. In states that require a real estate lawyer to close home sales, the lawyer must review and finalize all documents before the deal can be legally completed. Real estate lawyers also help clients legally protect their rights when entering, exiting or renegotiating a real estate deal. You can hire a real estate lawyer as an individual or as a business. A real estate lawyer can help with negotiation, addressing mortgage fraud, managing foreclosures and bankruptcy, transfers of titles and deeds, property ownership disputes, zoning issues, creating a co-ownership contract for joint purchase of a property, and much more. Real estate lawyers can also protect you from issues that result when a known problem was not properly disclosed by the previous owner. Overall, real estate lawyers are an added cost when it comes to buying and selling property, but they also ensure your best interests are met, and that you and the people you are doing business with comply with the law.
How do you find a good real estate lawyer?
If buying or selling property feels overwhelming and the thought of finding a good real estate lawyer seems daunting, you're in luck. There are some simple steps to follow for finding a trustworthy, affordable real estate lawyer to help with your property and legal needs.
- Determine what kind of real estate lawyer you need. Many states require a real estate attorney to handle sale closing documents. For more complex matters such as a real estate deal gone awry or foreclosure, you'll want to find an attorney who has successfully handled cases like yours.
- Look for online reviews of real estate lawyers in your area. Verify that they have proven experience closing or winning cases like yours and that they are in good standing with the state bar association.
- Choose two or three lawyers to interview. Many offer a free consultation to learn about your case and provide information about rates. For standard real estate closing services, in-depth interviewing might not be necessary.
- Ask about their rates and whether they charge by the hour or provide services for a flat fee. Ask whether a retainer is required, and what the total bill should be for a case like yours.
- Ask for a write-up of the services that will be covered by the projected costs.
- Make sure you like the real estate agent and they treat you with respect. Confirm whether they or another person will be working on your case and make sure you're comfortable with all members of their team.
- Pay the retainer and hire your lawyer.
What does an immigration attorney do?
Immigration lawyers help their clients through all phases of the immigration process. Experts on immigration law, they are legally qualified to represent U.S. citizens, permanent residents or undocumented immigrants. Immigration lawyers also provide assistance to visitors here on student, work or travel visas, and can represent clients who may have an expired visa or who have overstayed their visa.
You can hire an immigration lawyer to assist you with petitioning for renewing a permanent resident or green card, navigating the naturalization process, submitting an employee-based petition for a work visa, filing a petition for a family member, or representing you or a loved one who is facing detention or deportation, as well as replacing, extending or changing a current visa, green card or work permit. The immigration process is highly complex, with multiple hearings, paperwork and requirements. Hiring a legal expert to represent you can help you make your best effort in the process. When researching immigration lawyers, it is very important to verify their qualifications and find a reputable attorney. Read reviews and verify that the immigration lawyer is licensed by your state before paying any fees.


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How does this medication work? What will it do for me?
Azithromycin belongs to the family of medications known as macrolide antibiotics. It is used to treat certain types of infections that are caused by bacteria. It is most commonly used to treat ear infections (e.g., otitis media), throat infections, lung infections (e.g., pneumonia), and skin infections. It can also be used to prevent mycobacterium avium complex (MAC) infections in people with HIV infection.
Your doctor may have suggested this medication for conditions other than the ones listed in these drug information articles. If you have not discussed this with your doctor or are not sure why you are being given this medication, speak to your doctor. Do not stop using this medication without consulting your doctor.
Do not give this medication to anyone else, even if they have the same symptoms as you do. It can be harmful for people to use this medication if their doctor has not prescribed it.
How should I use this medication?
250 mg
Each dark pink, modified capsular-shaped tablet, film-coated, engraved with a "P" logo on one side and "250" on the other, contains azithromycin monohydrate hemiethanolate equivalent to 250 mg of azithromycin. Nonmedicinal ingredients: croscarmellose sodium, hydroxypropylmethyl cellulose, polyethylene glycol, talc, titanium dioxide, polydextrose, triacetin, D&C Red No. 27, FD&C Yellow No. 6, FD&C Red No. 40, and FD&C Blue No. 2.
600 mg
Each white to off-white modified capsule-shaped tablet, film-coated, engraved with a "P" logo one side and "600" on the other, contains azithromycin monohydrate hemiethanolate equivalent to 600 mg of azithromycin. Nonmedicinal ingredients: croscarmellose sodium, hydroxypropylmethyl cellulose, polyethylene glycol, talc, titanium dioxide, polydextrose, triacetin, and hydroxypropyl cellulose.
Do not dispose of medications in wastewater (e.g. down the sink or in the toilet) or in household garbage. Ask your pharmacist how to dispose of medications that are no longer needed or have expired.
What form(s) does this medication come in?
The recommended adult dose of azithromycin for treatment of lung and skin infections is two 250 mg tablets taken on the first day, followed by one 250 mg tablet taken at the same time each day for 4 more days. The usual dose for prevention of mycobacterium avium complex (MAC) infections in people with HIV infection is 1,200 mg taken once weekly.
The children's dose of azithromycin (liquid suspension) is based on body weight. When used to treat otitis media (middle ear infection) in children, a course of treatment or either 1 day, 3 days or 5 days may be used. The daily dose will vary depending on the number of treatment days. Use an oral syringe to measure each dose of the liquid, as it gives a more accurate measurement than household teaspoons.
Doses of azithromycin for treatment of other conditions vary according to the condition being treated.
Azithromycin may also be given by injection to treat severe pneumonia or pelvic inflammatory disease. It is usually given in a hospital setting by a health professional. Your doctor will determine the appropriate dose of this medication.
Many things can affect the dose of medication that a person needs, such as body weight, other medical conditions, and other medications. If your doctor has recommended a dose different from the ones given here, do not change the way that you are taking the medication without consulting your doctor.
Azithromycin must be taken for the recommended duration of treatment, even if you are feeling better. This will reduce the chances of having remaining bacteria grow back.
The medication may be taken with or without food. Taking the medication with food may help to avoid stomach upset.
It is important to take this medication exactly as prescribed by your doctor. Finish all of this medication, even if you start to feel better. If you miss a dose, take it as soon as possible and continue on with your regular schedule. If it is almost time for your next dose, skip the missed dose and continue with your regular dosing schedule. Do not take a double dose to make up for a missed one. If you are not sure what to do after missing a dose, contact your doctor or pharmacist for advice.
Store all forms of this medication at room temperature, protect it from light and moisture, and keep it out of the reach of children. Discard any unused suspension (liquid) after 10 days.
Who should NOT take this medication?
Do not take azithromycin if you:
- are allergic to azithromycin or any ingredients of the medication
- are allergic to erythromycin or other macrolide antibiotics (e.g., clarithromycin)
- have had liver problems caused by taking azithromycin in the past
What side effects are possible with this medication?
Many medications can cause side effects. A side effect is an unwanted response to a medication when it is taken in normal doses. Side effects can be mild or severe, temporary or permanent. The side effects listed below are not experienced by everyone who takes this medication. If you are concerned about side effects, discuss the risks and benefits of this medication with your doctor.
The following side effects have been reported by at least 1% of people taking this medication. Many of these side effects can be managed, and some may go away on their own over time.
Contact your doctor if you experience these side effects and they are severe or bothersome. Your pharmacist may be able to advise you on managing side effects.
- diarrhea (mild)
- dizziness
- headache
- nausea
- stomach pain or discomfort
- vomiting
Although most of the side effects listed below don't happen very often, they could lead to serious problems if you do not check with your doctor or seek medical attention.
Check with your doctor as soon as possible if any of the following side effects occur:
- fever
- joint pain
- signs of liver problems (e.g., nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, loss of appetite, weight loss, yellowing of the skin or whites of the eyes, dark urine, pale stools)
- signs of myasthenia gravis (e.g., muscle weakness, vision changes, difficulty chewing and swallowing)
Stop taking the medication and seek medical attention immediately if any of the following side effects occur:
- abdominal or stomach cramps or pain (severe)
- abnormal heart rhythm
- diarrhea (watery and severe, which may be bloody)
- signs of a severe allergic reactions (e.g., abdominal cramps, difficulty breathing, nausea and vomiting, or swelling of the face and throat)
- symptoms of a severe skin reaction (e.g., blistering, peeling, a rash covering a large area of the body, a rash that spreads quickly, or a rash combined with fever or discomfort)
Some people may experience side effects other than those listed. Check with your doctor if you notice any symptom that worries you while you are taking this medication.
Are there any other precautions or warnings for this medication?
Before you begin using a medication, be sure to inform your doctor of any medical conditions or allergies you may have, any medications you are taking, whether you are pregnant or breast-feeding, and any other significant facts about your health. These factors may affect how you should use this medication.
May 16, 2013
Health Canada has issued new information concerning the use of Zithromax/Zmax SR (azithromycin). To read the full report, visit Health Canada's website at www.hc-sc.gc.ca.
Antibiotic-associated colitis: This medication, like other antibiotics, may cause a potentially dangerous condition called antibiotic-associated, or pseudomembranous, colitis. Symptoms include severe, watery diarrhea that may be bloody. If you notice these symptoms, stop taking azithromycin and contact your doctor as soon as possible.
Heart conditions: Azithromycin can cause an abnormal heart rhythm and should be avoided by people with certain heart rhythm problems, especially long QT syndrome, congenital QT interval prolongation, and bradycardia (low heart rate). There have been a few reports of long QT syndrome occurring with people taking azithromycin. People who have had irregular heart rhythms caused by other medications in the past should avoid taking azithromycin. It should also be avoided by people with low blood potassium or magnesium levels, and by people taking certain medications used to treat irregular heart rhythms (e.g., quinidine, procainamide, amiodarone, sotalol). If you experience an irregular heartbeat, stop taking this medication and contact your doctor.
Kidney disease: If you have kidney disease or reduced kidney function, discuss with your doctor how this medication may affect your medical condition, how your medical condition may affect the dosing and effectiveness of this medication, and whether any special monitoring is needed.
Liver disease: The liver is responsible for removing most of the azithromycin from the body. If it is not working properly, there is an increased risk of side effects of the medication. If you have liver disease or reduced liver function, discuss with your doctor how this medication may affect your medical condition, how your medical condition may affect the dosing and effectiveness of this medication, and whether any special monitoring is needed.
Myasthenia gravis: Myasthenia gravis is a condition that causes specific muscle weakness. Azithromycin may cause the symptoms of myasthenia gravis to flare up. If you have myasthenia gravis, discuss with your doctor how this medication may affect your medical condition, how your medical condition may affect the dosing and effectiveness of this medication, and whether any special monitoring is needed.
Overgrowth of organisms: Prolonged or repeated use of azithromycin may result in an overgrowth of bacteria or fungi and organisms that are not killed by the medication. This can cause other infections, such as yeast infections, to develop.
Pregnancy: The safety of azithromycin for use by pregnant women has not been established. This medication should not be used during pregnancy unless the benefits outweigh the risks. If you become pregnant while taking this medication, contact your doctor immediately.
Breast-feeding: It is not known if azithromycin passes into breast milk. If you are a breast-feeding mother and are taking this medication, it may affect your baby. Talk to your doctor about whether you should continue breast-feeding.
Children: The safety and efficacy of azithromycin tablets or suspension have not been established for treating children younger than 6 months of age who have acute otitis media or community-acquired pneumonia.
The safety and efficacy of azithromycin tablets or suspension have not been established for treating children younger than 2 years of age who have throat infections or tonsillitis.
The safety and efficacy of azithromycin injection have not been established for children less than 16 years of age.
What other drugs could interact with this medication?
There may be an interaction between azithromycin and any of the following:
If you are taking any of these medications, speak with your doctor or pharmacist. Depending on your specific circumstances, your doctor may want you to:
- stop taking one of the medications,
- change one of the medications to another,
- change how you are taking one or both of the medications, or
- leave everything as is.
An interaction between two medications does not always mean that you must stop taking one of them. Speak to your doctor about how any drug interactions are being managed or should be managed.
Medications other than those listed above may interact with this medication. Tell your doctor or prescriber about all prescription, over-the-counter (non-prescription), and herbal medications that you are taking. Also tell them about any supplements you take. Since caffeine, alcohol, the nicotine from cigarettes, or street drugs can affect the action of many medications, you should let your prescriber know if you use them.
All material copyright MediResource Inc. 1996 – 2017. Terms and conditions of use. The contents herein are for informational purposes only. Always seek the advice of your physician or other qualified health provider with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition. Source: www.medbroadcast.com/drug/getdrug/Dom-Azithromycin


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After starting the campaign with three straight wins, including two 8-0 whitewashes, defending champions Royal Burgess have suffered back-to-back blows in the Clarity Edinburgh Summer League.
First they suffered a rare home defeat at the Barnton – Turnhouse inflicting that with a hard-earned 4.5-3.5 victory – and that was followed by a 7-1 hammering at Royal Musselburgh.
The double disappointment has left Turnhouse as the favourities to top Group A, with Olly McCrone bagging eagles at both the sixth and ninth as he clinched their victory at Royal Burgess.
Royal Musselburgh were delighted with their triumph over the title holders, especially as it was badly needed following a defeat at Prestonfield in their previous outing.
Bruntsfield Links, the 2014 winners, look as though they have their sights set on a strong title challenge this season, having improved their position at the top of Section B with an eye-catching 6-2 success at West Linton.
Prestonfield 5, Royal Musselburgh 3: C Cheape lost to C Ratcliffe 5&4; G Dear bt S Cunningham 4&3; L Blyth lost to C Macrae 4&3; K Wood lost to A McLean 2&1; J Binning bt K Young 6&5; A McHardy bt C Johnston 5&3; G Moran bt A Hall 4&3; S Johnston bt C Johnstone one hole.
Longniddry 5, Newbattle 3: M Bacigalupo bt S Thorburn 4&3; D Connolly bt G Thorburn one hole; J Watt halved with C Church; C Farrell lost to S Stables 5&4; N Aiken bt S Simpson 6&5; D Martin lost to S Rutherford 4&3; K Girdler halved with G Reid; F Johnston bt C Surgeon 8&6.
Merchants 3.5, Glencorse 4.5: A Helm lost to S McGarvey 4&3; R Craig halved with Jordan Lamb; G Muir bt A Shanks 2&1; A George lost to D Thomson 3&2; P Wilson bt J Laing 3&2; D Francis bt Josh Lamb 3&2; F Smith lost to E Walker 6&5; G Stevenson lost to P Lamb 6&5.
West Linton 4.5, Broomieknowe 3.5: S Walter lost to J McIntosh 4&3; A Stott bt A Sim 3&2; D Coyle lost to K Hastings 4&3; S Mackay bt S Porter 2&1; A Young lost to W Henderson one hole; C Coyle halved with S Marc; P Neil bt J Ross 4&3; C Taylor bt S Beck 4&2.
West Linton 2, Bruntsfield Links 6: S Walter bt S McLaren one hole; A Stott lost to K Cattanach 4&2; D Coyle lost to A Anderson one hole; S Mackay lost to E McIntosh one hole; J Grahame lost to J Liddel 4&3; P Neil lost to D McIntosh 5&4; N Barr bt K MacKenzie 4&3; S Walker lost to M Kernaghan 4&2.
Royal Musselburgh 7, Royal Burgess 1: C Ratcliffe bt J Lockie 3&2; A Brooks bt J Fraser 2&1; R Colquhoun lost to M Pennycott one hole; B Fairgrieve bt S Cochrane two holes; C Mackie bt V Varadharajan one hole; C Johnstone bt A Rigby 5&4; S Cunningham bt G Pollock 2&1; R Barnes bt B Tait 5&3.
Glencorse 6, Merchants 2: S McGarvey halved with A Helm; P Stewart halved with R Craig; Josh Lamb lost to M Leitch 4&2; A Shanks bt G Muir 4&3; D Thomson bt A George 4&3; Justin Lamb bt A Brown 3&2; E Walker bt C Hall 6&5; Jordan Lamb bt F Smith 5&4.
Royal Burgess 3.5, Turnhouse 4.5: S Buckley lost to E McIntosh one hole; J Lockie losy to L Bain 7&5; J Fraser bt J McVey 3&2; G Archibald bt C Davidson 3&2; M Pennycott bt L Gordon 2&1; V Varadharajan lost to A Young 4&2; S Cochrane halved with O McCrone; J Yuille lost to S Armstrong 3&2.
Mortonhall 4.5, Broomieknowe 3.5: I Dickson bt A Sim two holes; R Paterson lost to S Beck two holes; W Kerr halved with K Smith; D Hamilton bt J McIntosh 6&5; S Cochran bt J Ross 2&1; G Clark lost to S Marc 4&2; C Timms bt K Hastings one hole; A Hogg lost to C Renton 7&6.
Swanston New 5, Musselburgh 3: R Fergus lost to B McLeod 3&2; A Ellis bt M Chambers 5&4; M Evans bt J Noon by a walkover; D Melville lost to J Wright 3&2; C McArthur lost to I Fyfe one hole; M Campbell bt C Burgess one hole; C Mackinnon bt C Henderson 3&2; S Fergus bt L Shepherd two holes.
Baberton 7, Liberton 1: C Malone halved with K Cantley; S Robert bt J Chainey 5&4; D Waugh halved with G Scott; S Marshall bt G Emmerson 4&3; F McCall bt S Dickson one hole; T Cannon bt D Rennie 4&3; K Messer bt D Eardley 3&2; J Downie bt J Butler 5&4.
Murrayfield 5.5, Kingsknowe 2.5: D Marshal lost to A Mackay one hole; A Thurlow bt G Malone 4&3; A Ni bt S Connell 4&2; L Black lost to D Munro 5&4; S McKay halved with B Buchan; C Whyte bt G Muir 7&6; B Gibson bt M Cairnie 2&1; P Lawrence won 4&2.
Silverknowes 3.5, Duddingston 4.5: A Dick bt G Thomson one hole; T Caldwell bt C Hay 2&1; K Reilly bt M Armstrong 2&1; B Carswell lost to S Smith 2&1; J Keggie lost to P Heggie 3&2; I Doig lost to S Dickson 3&2; M Paterson lost to G Santana 5&4; K Alexander halved with D Williams.


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The name Golden City crops up in a variety of contexts, from ancient Greece, via the Inca Empire, through to the mythical lost city of Atlantis. In a more modern setting, the description is generally applied to the glittering metropolis of Prague in the Czech Republic.
The origins of the name are supported by a number of legends, some more credible than others. The most probable of them holds that, even as early as the year 1200, the city boasted more than 40 churches with gold-tipped church spires. Viewed from a nearby peak, the impression would have been of a shimmering sea of gold. And in footballing terms, the city is equally well endowed, being the home of the nation's most successful club, Sparta Prague.
Birth of an institution
The story starts in November 1893, when a group of young men led and organised by the brothers Vaclav, Bohumil and Rudolf Rudl resolved to found a sports club of their own. The first official meeting took place just a month later, and shortly afterwards the group settled on the official colours for Athletic Club (AC) Sparta. Blue symbolised Europe, red reflected the city's royal heritage, and yellow was the second traditional colour of Prague.
Despite this, the players wore black and then black-and-white striped shirts in the club's embryonic years, but that all changed in the early 20th century when the president paid a visit to London. He was so taken with Arsenal's artillery red shirts, he introduced the colour at his own club, a custom which has lasted to this day.
Throughout the season, the focus is always on the derby. The media report nothing else for weeks beforehand. The players are totally focused...
There was no organised league competition in the early years, so the teams in Prague and the surrounding districts contested the so-called Charity Cup instead. Sparta won the trophy twice in 1906 and 1916, and also collected a championship organised by the Czech Football Association (CSF) in 1912.
The teams from the capital unsurprisingly dominated the scene at the time, and Sparta developed a healthy rivalry with the men from across town, Slavia Prague. Slavia were founded a year earlier than Sparta in 1892 and were very much a club for middle-class intellectuals, with Sparta rooted in the labouring and working people of the city.
"Throughout the season, the focus is always on the derby. The media report nothing else for weeks beforehand. The players are totally focused on the match and the atmosphere is truly impressive," recalled former Sparta player Horst Siegel. "In the weeks leading up to the match, you sense the tension mounting in both camps. The determination to win on Sparta's part is much greater than Slavia," confirmed Pavel Horvarth, who would end up playing for both clubs.
The making of a legend
Sparta's ascent into the European elite began as early as the 1920s. In the years between 1919 and 1925, they were defeated just once in 58 matches, and the nickname Zelezna Sparta (Iron Sparta) was born.
In the 1930s and 40s, Sparta remained one of the leading teams in the country, although both Slavia and Dukla Prague consistently put up stiff opposition in the domestic championship, finally introduced in 1925. It is fair to say that Sparta and Slavia comfortably dominated football in the former Czechoslovakia through to the end of the Second World War.
Up until 1967, Sparta's championship titles ran into double figures, along with a host of triumphs in the domestic and Mitropa cups. That record of success caused the club to grow into one of the nation's best-known and most loved.
But as the proverb says, what goes up must come down. The 1970s rate as the most difficult period in the club's history. Sparta were even relegated from the top flight for the first and only time in 1975, although they were promoted back up at the first attempt.
The club were unable to recapture past glories for a spell after returning to the country's elite, but the men of iron finally recovered their swagger and poise with a domestic double in 1984. The likes of Stanislav Griga, Jan Berger and Jozef Chovanec, who is currently club president, made the 1980s a golden era. Up until Czechoslovakia's so-called Velvet Divorce, Sparta claimed the title every year, with just two exceptions in 1986 and 1992.
The present
Over the years, the club also made a name for itself on the European stage with regular appearances in the European Cup and its successor, the UEFA Champions League. In 1991/92, Sparta even made the final group stage of just eight clubs and defeated mighty Barcelona at home, a result which rates as the greatest in their history.
The separation into Slovakia and the Czech Republic in 1992 brought no change on the domestic stage, as Sparta dominated proceedings in the Czech league, claiming 11 titles between 1994 and 2010, and numerous cup triumphs.
The club is particularly proud of the long list of former players who went on to represent their country, including greats such as Vaclav Masek, Michal Hornak, Pavel Nedved, Jan Koller, Petr Cech, Tomas Rosicky, and many more. These and countless others have gone on to great and illustrious careers, and there seems no reason to fear an end to the conveyor belt of talent emerging from the famous club in the years to come.
The stadium
The Generali Arena has provided a worthy setting for almost 100 years of the club's history. Opened in 1917 as the Letna Stadium, the ground underwent frequent programmes of rebuilding, renovation and modernisation. The Arena currently has a capacity of 21,000.


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Japanese comic heroes come to life at Cosplay
PRINCESSES in flowing ballgowns, pilots of futuristic vessels and gigantic robots competed
on a level playing field at the national Cosplay championship at the weekend.
The grand final of the "costume play" event, held in an Albert Park hotel, brought together
Australia's most fervent supporters of Japanese comics and cartoons, better known as manga
and anime. Rather than just read or watch, people like Adelaide's Jenita Naipal spend
hundreds of hours making costumes of their favourite characters and then parading about in
"I've had 3½ months to make it - that's a short time in the costuming world," the 24-year-
old said, struggling out of her robot suit from Laputa: Castle in the Sky.
"The arms are 190 centimetres, the head would be another 30 centimetres on top of that. I'm
five-foot-one-and-a-half [155 centimetres] so I'm walking with my hands above my head … I
was dying in there."
The fifth-placed Naipal won products from anime distributor Madman, which put on the event.
"I can definitely improve," she added.
Melbourne's Nicole Collis, 21, has just finished a digital arts course at RMIT, but her life
has been "full-time costume pandemonium" since then. The competition's runner-up is widely
known as Siera, her pen-name on internet forums, and she portrayed Rue from Princess Tutu, a
manga with a similar story to Swan Lake.
"I love the performance, being in character, it's a unique and creative way to express
yourself," she said, twirling in her pink and burgundy ball gown.
Her parents and friends were not particularly surprised by her hobby, she said. "They think
I'm a bit more than just crazy."
The competition's winner, Christie Lee of Sydney, was overjoyed with her prize: a trip to
Japan to attend next year's Tokyo Anime Fair.
"It hasn't really sunk in yet,'' she said.
In two outfits - a blue Victorian dress and a tight red number - the 21-year-old explained
how her favourite series was like a "twisted version" of Lewis Carroll's Alice in
"I did a character named Alice from Pandora Hearts. Pretty much a girl who has a super power
and turns into a demon killer bunny," she explained, casually.
The surfing story
SURFING has taken seven-time world champion Layne Beachley around the world, but she never
thought she would end up in an exhibition.
A new collection celebrating the sport opened at the National Sports Museum at the MCG
yesterday, thrilling the wave-loving Beachley.
"I know, I was in a surfing museum before I was dead," she said, laughing.
"Never in my wildest dreams did I think that boards would be hanging up at the MCG."
Collections manager Jed Smith said The Long Ride: 100 Years of Australian Surfing traversed
the origins of the sport through to the professional circuit of today. The exhibition
stretches back to 1909 when Manly's Tommy Walker brought a board from Hawaii and started to
ride. (It was previously held that Hawaiian champion Duke Kahanamoku was the first to ride
local waves in the 1920s.)
Until interest spiked in the 1970s and '80s, surfing was amateur and recreational, he said.
"So to get hold of boards to see the evolution, it's quite extraordinary."
Beachley said her first boards were thick, wide and long. "We'd be encouraged to learn on
'moving sidewalks'," she said. "Now the craftsmanship is just amazing, and it's great to see
it be honoured and admired and appreciated."
The exhibition runs until the end of February.
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Introduction to RubyInstaller
The RubyInstaller project provides a self-contained Windows-based installer that contains a Ruby language execution environment, a baseline set of required RubyGems and extensions, and integrates into a MSYS2 installation.
To install Ruby, check Download section, choose the version you would like, and click on the .exe link (under the name of the version) to download the installer. Use Windows Explorer to navigate to where you saved the .exe file and double-click on it to run the installer.
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The Community's Common Fisheries Policy was established to ensure that the exploitation of living aquatic resources in Community waters and by Community fisheries is carried out at sustainable levels. However, since its inception in 1970, the CFP has pursued conflicting objectives. On one hand, it has tried to manage fisheries by establishing and implementing a complex system of conservation, control and enforcement measures. On the other hand, it has heavily subsidised its fisheries sector to secure food supplies, increase employment and the sector's competitiveness as well as to further economic development in coastal regions. Given that many fish stocks exploited by Community fisheries are overfished and catches continue to decline, it could be argued that Community management and promotion measures have generally failed. Conservation measures, such as total allowable catches, effort restrictions, and technical measures often encourage fishing at unsustainable levels; and control and enforcement measures have lacked effectiveness. Subsidies, on the other hand, have, in many cases, increased fishing and processing capacities of the Community's fisheries industry. High capacity in the sector, however, demands high catch rates, putting pressure on marine capture resources. It has only been recently that the CFP has really begun to adjust its support practices to correspond to the situational and legal management requirements. Nevertheless, such subsidisation continues even under the new European Fisheries Fund. It is the purpose of this book to: (a) explain and make accessible the CFP's complex management and promotional regimes; (b) identify problems and failures in both systems; (c) assess whether CFP measures are coherent as well as consistent with higher ranking law, (d) find out how consistency between promotion and management can be increased.


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CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - Leslie Hansen became the third person in the history of the MIT women's tennis program and the first in four years to advance to the semifinal round of the Division III Wilson/ITA Women's New England Championship held this past weekend at the DuPont Tennis Courts. Also representing the Engineers at the tournament were Mariah Hoover, Yi Wang, Liz Denys, and Anisa McCree.
Hansen, seeded No. 3, opened the competition with a 6-2, 7-6 (6) win over Shivani Saxena (Wellesley), the eventual consolation singles champion. She then defeated Carlissa King (Amherst), 6-2, 6-4, Nicole Pontee (Vassar), 6-4, 6-1, and Meghan McCooey (Tufts), 4-6, 6-0, 5-4 (ret). Hansen fell to No. 2 Cary Gibson (Williams), 6-1, 6-3, who went on to capture the title.
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Democrats and Republicans share blame for the nation's staggering debt, soon to top $16 trillion. But because their party controls the White House now, few Democrats in Congress seem anxious about deficit spending.
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What if we just stopped talking about "having it all" and started focusing simply on being content with our choices as a woman? Whether you choose to focus more on career, family, or relationships at a particular time, the beauty is you have the choice. As these seven women demonstrate, it's less about "balance" and more about making choices that allow you to feel successful in your career and fulfilled in your personal life — and there's no one way to do it.
For some of these women, it means blurring the lines between their personal and professional lives. For others, it means building regular family activities into the weekly schedule outside of work like daily dinners together and weekly one-on-one time with spouses and each child. For some, sleep is less of a priority. For others, "wind-down time" is actually built into the schedule.
While their lives may seem exceptional, each of the women profiled here have designed lives that work for them. These highly accomplished women — all mothers, wives and mega-successful entrepreneurs — have selected their own paths and are creating their own rules for mastering work, marriage and parenthood. Here's how they do it.
Table of Contents
- What Does It Really Mean to Have It All?
- Rosie Pope, Owner of Rosie Pope Maternity and Reality TV Star
- Tory Johnson, Founder of Women for Hire and Sparkle & Hustle; TV Personality
- Jessica Herrin, Founder of Stella & Dot
- Angela Jia Kim, Founder of Om Aroma/Savor Spa, Savor the Success and The 7-Figure Club
- Michelle Pergament Visser, Founder of Ayablu Incorporated
- Heidi Krupp Lisiten, Founder of Krupp Kommunications
- Naomi Whittel, Founder of Reserveage Organics and QVC Personality
What Does It Really Mean to Have It All?
What if we just stopped talking about "having it all" and started focusing simply on being content with our choices as a woman? Whether you choose to focus more on career, family, or relationships at a particular time, the beauty is you have the choice. As these seven women demonstrate, it's less about "balance" and more about making choices that allow you to feel successful in your career and fulfilled in your personal life — and there's no one way to do it.
For some of these women, it means blurring the lines between their personal and professional lives. For others, it means building regular family activities into the weekly schedule outside of work like daily dinners together and weekly one-on-one time with spouses and each child. For some, sleep is less of a priority. For others, "wind-down time" is actually built into the schedule.
While their lives may seem exceptional, each of the women profiled here have designed lives that work for them. These highly accomplished women — all mothers, wives and mega-successful entrepreneurs — have selected their own paths and are creating their own rules for mastering work, marriage and parenthood. Here's how they do it.
Rosie Pope, Owner of Rosie Pope Maternity and Reality TV Star
You've likely seen her whip unprepared moms-to-be in shape on her hit Bravo series, "Pregnant in Heels," but there's more to Rosie Pope's success than starring in her own reality TV show. She's a married mom of three children (very soon to be four), ages 5 and under, and founder of Rosie Pope Maternity, a lifestyle brand that includes high-quality products, information and expert services and classes on pregnancy and motherhood. Coming soon in March (roughly around the same time as baby No. 4 arrives) is Rosie Pope Baby, a chic line of baby and infant wear starting at $9.
Pope lives in New York with her family. Her husband Daron, who formerly worked on Wall Street, is now her business partner, which helps solve the issue of never seeing each other. "Before, we were two ships sailing in the night," she says.
How does she manage to balance the rest of her work and life — and maintain her sanity? Here's her advice for other moms.
Don't do it all at once; instead, think about life in phases. Even with all that's going on in her professional life, Pope puts her kids' needs first, even if it means sacrificing a career opportunity from time to time. "It's instinctively easy to do, but hard in the moment," Pope admits. "Like if you have made a promise to your child but then a business opportunity or a TV hit suddenly comes up — you have to say no to those things," she says. To reconcile this, she's accepted that it's not possible to have it all at once and that life has its phases. "In this phase, I don't have much time for myself. When my kids are older and don't want to play Thomas the Tank Engine with me anymore, I'll probably cry, but then I'll be in a new phase."
Live in the moment. "Being in the moment is a really important skill to have and a hard one when you're a new parent," says Pope. She says many first-time moms, including herself, multitask to a fault. "Of course, there will be times when you're on a conference call and you must pump," she says. In those cases, don't feel torn. Just do what you have to do. "But, in other instances, really feel like you're giving whatever it is you're doing your all. You're otherwise not doing justice to anything," says Pope.
Squeeze in naptime … for everyone. At best, Pope gets six hours of sleep per night, so to make up for the lost shuteye, she tries to implement naptime on Saturday afternoons for all her children — and herself — at the same time. "It doesn't happen very often, but when it does, it's magic," she says.
Rosie's Daily Log
6am: Wake up and get ready before the kids get up.
7am: All kids wake up. We have breakfast, get dressed [and start] school prep madness.
8:30am: Drop off kids.
9am: Arrive at work.
9am-4:30pm: Race against the clock, trying to get as much done as possible. Some days I'm filming; other days taking inventory of clothing; another day writing curriculum for classes.
5pm: Make a beeline home to prepare dinner, bathe the kids, help with homework and spend time with my kids.
7:30pm: Lights out for the kids. My husband and I continue working and making dinner. We work until about midnight or 1am.
Tory Johnson, Founder of Women for Hire and Sparkle & Hustle; TV Personality
Even as she celebrates 19 years of marriage, healthy twin teenagers, Jake and Emma, and two multi-million dollars business, Women For Hire, a top career resource for women, and Spark & Hustle, which offers female entrepreneurs tools and advice to help grow their ventures, Tory Johnson, admittedly, doesn't pursue life with the goal of "having it all." Instead, she says, "I focus on happiness."
And in the process, she spreads that happiness. In 2013, Johnson published the No. 1 New York Times bestselling book "The Shift," which chronicled her journey to shed more than 70 pounds. It's ignited a movement towards better, healthier living for women across the country, as she hosts teleseminars and travels the country sharing her story.
Here are Johnson's top takeaways for fitting in work, family and relaxation.
Be dedicated to dinner. "One seemingly tiny tweak that's made a huge difference is no phones during dinner," says Johnson. "The four of us would sit around a table texting between bites until we realized the absurdity of that. This is such a sacred moment — the only time we're truly all together, focused on one another's peaks and pits of the day, getting caught up, exchanging advice … laughing, too."
Keep your eye on the money. At work, it's sometimes difficult to distinguish which items require your utmost attention. This is especially true for Johnson, who is also a weekly contributor to ABC's "Good Morning America" and faces numerous requests and responsibilities throughout the day, as her daily log shows. Her simple rule: "In my office, income-generating activities are prioritized over 'nice-to-do" tasks.'"
Create routine quality time with your family. Like Pope, Johnson works with her husband, so they probably spend more time with each other than most couples. But with busy 16-year-old twins, it can be challenging to fit in quality time as an entire family. Her solution? Bake in routine activities. "My daughter and I have manicures together every Sunday. My son and I take walks alone to Starbucks a couple nights a week just to chat. We all play Scrabble, cruise around Target, hang at our weekend house in the country – pretty ordinary stuff," she says. Johnson's daughter has caught some of her entrepreneurial spirit and launched a business called Em John Jewelry, a line of fun and delicate charm bracelets. Mom's proudly giving her guidance.
Tory's daily log:
5am: Wake up. Read New York Post, then a couple sections of The New York Times. (My husband Peter reads the papers before me and flags various graphs with little notes/snarky comments!)
6:30am: Chat with Jake and Emma; make sure they have money; review everyone's schedule.
6:45am: Hop in town car to "Good Morning America" at Times Square Studio.
7:30am: Tape first live tease for my ["Good Morning America"] Deals & Steals segment.
8:05am: Second live tease for my Deals & Steals segment.
8:22am: Live segment on GMA.
9am: Respond to viewer emails and tweets.
10-11am: Review product pitches for future GMA segments.
11-12pm: Take Spark & Hustle private client call to strategize her business growth.
1-2:20pm: Work on new content for the paperback edition of "The Shift."
2:30pm: Talk to Jake; text Emma.
3:45pm: Head to WABC for my weekly Secret Sales segment.
4:35pm: Live tease for my segment.
4:50pm: Live segment on exclusive deals for Super Bowl party savings.
5:30pm: Treadmill.
7:15pm: Dinner with Peter, Jake and Emma.
8:00pm: Skype call with a Texas book club about "The Shift."
8:45pm: Create fun Instagram photos for Emma's wrist ties for Em John Jewelry.
9:30-11pm: Answer tweets and Facebook comments from GMA viewers; text friends; talk on phone to my mom.
11pm: Watch the local news with Peter.
11:30pm: Review what's on tap for tomorrow.
11:45pm: Lights out
Jessica Herrin, Founder of Stella & Dot
Jessica Herrin is the founder and CEO of Stella & Dot, a fast-growing San Francisco based jewelry and accessories company that sells items online and directly through trunk shows hosted by independent stylists. To date, Stella & Dot has created over 34,000 small businesses that have paid out over $185 million in earnings to women.
Herrin's also the wife to "Super Dad" Chad and mom to two young daughters, ages 10 and 7. How does she do it?
Resist the white noise. "Life is about choices, and your time should be spent in accordance with your life priorities," says Herrin. "It's important to listen to your own true voice on what you value and not be overly influenced by the rest of the world's opinion. That will only steal your joy."
With family, focus on quality – not quantity. "I have set clear boundaries around family and work, and I get home for dinner with my kids. Most important, I am present when I am home with my kids. It's the quality of time, not just the quantity that matters. I know there is always more I can get done at work, but I will never be able to redo these years with my kids!" she says. And after the kids go to bed, she and her husband typically spend an hour relaxing with each other.
Exercise the power of No. "Stop feeling guilty about not saying yes to everything and stop trying to be perfect," says Herrin. "I say no to any school-related volunteer activities that do not directly involve being in the same room and interacting with my kids. Prioritize what you value and eliminate the activities that truly don't matter to you."
Jessica's daily log:
5am: Wake up and work out. A 30-minute run is all I need to get an additional three hours of energy later in the day.
6am: Work from home — a great time to connect with our European team.
7am: Make breakfast for the girls and get them ready for school.
8:30am: Drop the girls off at school and head into the office.
9am: Grab a cup of tea and stop by and say hello to all of the teams based in our headquarters.
10am-12pm: Attend various meetings with my field development and marketing teams.
12pm: Lunch. I always work through lunch.
1-6pm: More meetings with my merchandising team to help finalize the upcoming collection launch.
6-9pm: Head home to spend time with my husband and daughters. Work on homework, share stories from the day, have dinner together.
9pm: Get kids to bed.
9-10pm: Check back into work to finish up some things; read.
10-11pm: Wind down time with my husband. Chat and watch TV.
Angela Jia Kim, Founder of Om Aroma/Savor Spa, Savor the Success and The 7-Figure Club
Angela Jia Kim will be the first to admit that life can become too much too handle at times. "Sometimes I just want to go into my room, disappear and have 10 minutes to myself – just 10 minutes to pretend that the pressures are not there … But as a former concert pianist where my days were spent chasing the impossible perfection of art, I think I have entered into a rebellion of sorts: embracing a perfectly imperfect life."
Jia Kim is a mom, wife and founder/CEO of Om Aroma, a luxury organic skincare line and its sister business Savor Spa in New York's West Village. She is also the founder of SavortheSuccess.com, a social network for female entrepreneurs and The 7-Figure Club, a collective of successful, powerful women helping each other learn how to save time, money and energy reaching the top of their businesses. Here's how she makes it all happen.
Set your limits. "I'm a goal-oriented person, so unless there's an end result, it's hard for me to relax. This is why I love to cook, get to 10,000 steps a day using my iPhone app and have [go to] happy hour drinks with friends and colleagues. I also have a 'Savor Fund' where I put away 5 percent of our family income to save up for something big like a summer trip to France or romantic meals with my husband."
Work smarter, not harder; and plan. "If you plan and think through things strategically, you can get 10 times more done in a day. I created a Daily Action Planner for women so they could organize their 'gorgeous chaos' and think more like a pilot versus a passenger," says Kim. She also advocates organizing the day around one thing to relish. "We, women, tend to take care of ourselves last, so it's so important to write it down and commit to it. On my list: a walk in Central Park, a gourmet meal or a facial."
Make room for romance. Since Kim's husband is also her business partner, separating work from their personal life can be tricky. "We have to carve out husband/wife time for dinner dates and getaways. We go to Whole Foods and come up with meals and try to cook together. He's a much better chef than I am, so it's fun for me to learn," she says.
Angela's daily log:
4:30am: Up, savor an amazing cup of coffee. I love that!
5am: Fill out my Daily Action Plan, work on a project that I'm immersed in — whether it's my book, a marketing project or experimenting with [Om Aroma's] upcoming Carrot Rose serum.
7:30am: Daughter wakes up, breakfast and bath.
8:30am: Off to school we go!
9am: Drive down from upper west side to MSNBC studio for taping of "Your Business."
10:30am: On-air taping.
12pm: Down to West Village spa, quick organic salad and raw juice.
12:30pm: Meeting with the [spa] manager.
1:30pm: Phone meeting with a 7-Figure Club member.
2pm: Squeeze in a massage!
3pm: Touch base with Savor Spa / Om Aroma staff; return emergency emails.
3:30pm: Cappuccino with phone calls with Savor the Success team.
5:30pm: Whole Foods run for dinner.
6pm: Cook or do yoga while husband cooks.
7:30pm: Walk in Central Park with my husband, daughter and dog.
9pm: Put my daughter to bed (often fall asleep with her).
10pm: Sleep!
Michelle Pergament Visser, Founder of Ayablu Incorporated
As a CEO, wife and mom to 9-year-old twins, Michelle Pergament Visser has brilliantly blended her passion for design, business and family through her rapidly growing company, Ayablu Incorporated, an independent licensor of Burt's Bees Baby, a line of soft, natural and organic pieces for children.
Here's how she does it.
Design a family-friendly workplace. "I'm not a believer in balancing – rather, blending my personal and my professional life," she says. "I am immensely proud of both and like to share one with the other." To that end, she's intentionally created a very "family-friendly work environment." "It's a rare day when you don't find a child doing homework in a parent's office or a dog running down the corridor, chasing after a ball," says Pergament Visser.
Share and learn from your kids. "At home, my husband and I always share with our children what we are working on, and my daughter has given me some of the soundest advice. I remember once, prior to a board meeting, I was pondering how to pose a question, and my daughter, who was 7 at the time, said, 'Just ask. That's what I would do.'"
Indulge whenever the mood strikes! "My daily splurge usually starts at around 2am. Every morning, when my whole house is asleep, I treat myself to some really bad TV. It's a pretty new habit, but I'm loving it at the moment. I never really sleep more than four hours, but instead of trying to, now I just go with it. I found that cheesy, brainless TV is an effective way to turn my brain off for a couple of hours."
Michelle's daily log:
5:45am: Coffee in bed, compliments of a great husband.
6am: Shower.
6:30am: Bathe my daughter.
7am: Do hair and makeup, and dry my daughter's hair.
7:30am: Breakfast.
8:15am: School bus.
8:20am: Leave for office.
8:20-8:45am: Call mom and sisters to catch up.
8:45-9am: Catch up with Maria, our company president.
9am: Review calendar with my assistant.
11am: Conference call with Oakland Children's Hospital (Burt's Bees Baby is forging a partnership with The Children's Miracle Network, and Oakland's Children's Hospital is part of the organization and spearheaded the call to help finalize details of the collaboration.)
12pm: Design-merchandising meeting for Spring 2015.
1:30pm: Celebrity Baby Trends interview and shoot about Burts Bees Baby. (This is a baby trend forecast company with coverage from NBC to CNN, People, In Style, etc.)
2:15pm: Walk new space with contractors for the expansion of our corporate office.
2:30pm: Marketing and e-commerce team meeting to review immediate launches and images.
3pm: Review Burts Bees Baby packaging and pricing strategy.
4pm: Monthly financial review.
5pm: Review wholesale strategy and owners.
6pm: Review design wall updates.
7pm: Family dinner.
7:30pm: Watch kids ice skate.
8pm: Get kids ready for bed.
8:30pm: Kids' bed time.
9-11pm: Catch up with my husband.
11pm: Return emails from bed.
Heidi Krupp Lisiten, Founder of Krupp Kommunications
"I'm grateful for having it all … but don't run my life imagining that I can have it all at the same time. [Or] I will have a lot of disappointment," says Heidi Krupp Lisiten, founder and CEO of Krupp Kommunications, a public relations, marketing and branding firm based in New York City.
For 17 years, she's run her business with full steam, and now, as a wife to Darren and mom to 3-year-old Caden, life's started to pull her in new, wonderful directions. She admits that fulfilling the functions of CEO, wife and mom could not be possible without the support of her staff, friends and loved ones. "It takes a village and great support to allow me to focus on whatever role I need to play [at a given time]."
Krupp Lisiten has established some personal ground rules and routines to allow for more accomplishments throughout the day. Here's how she does it.
Reserve mornings for yourself. My husband has daddy-time with our son in the morning to cook together and have breakfast, while I catch up on the papers, news and time for me, she says. "I usually spend those first 15 minutes when I get up going over what and who I am grateful for … to start the day on the right foot."
Don't skip your workout. Staying physically fit and healthy is a non-negotiable in Krupp Lisiten's life. "No matter what I do every day, I work out. I have a trainer I see three times a week, and he got me running. It is good for the head and soul and has given me more balance overall."
Keep work talk at work. Since Krupp, too, works with her husband, they have to consciously create a line between work and personal time. "I have a no-business-talk zone with my husband so we can both disconnect and [have] date nights at least weekly – [and] trying to lock in some more!"
Rule time. Don't let time rule you. "I recently learned this from a great friend and mentor," Krupp says. "What comes first is what is needed first, and what comes last is what can wait." Simple as that.
Heidi's daily log:
6:30am: Caden wakes up – calls for Daddy – and comes to bed. We all snuggle and discuss the day and what to look forward to.
7:30am: Review all papers and check emails. Get dressed and ready for gym.
8:30am: Caden leaves for school. Sometimes I get to walk with him and drop off if no meeting is scheduled that day, or no trainer.
9am: Meet with my trainer.
10:30am: Check in with my office and get clear on the day's outcomes and all things urgent, pending and goals.
11am: Meet with teams, calls with clients and media.
1pm: Lunch at desk or often lunch with media, clients or team lunches.
2pm: Check in on Caden.
4pm: A great afternoon visit from Caden – snack time and laugh time. Have meetings in office.
6pm: Leave office for client meetings or business drinks. If no client appointment, then dinner with Caden.
7pm: Bath time with Caden. Read a book and prepare him for bedtime while observing emails and keeping phone on vibrate — but nearby.
8pm: Negotiate bed time; my hardest negotiation of the day!
9pm: Finally say hello to Darren who has been with me all day at the office, at the gym and at home, but I have not even been able to focus on him. We have adult time and catch up, make dinner, have a glass of wine, look at more emails.
11:30pm: Watch "Friends."
12:30am: Watch "Fallon." Lights out and pray we don't hear "Daddy, I want out!" (or else it all starts again.)
Naomi Whittel, Founder of Reserveage Organics and QVC Personality
Naomi Whittel is a regular on QVC and founder of the award-winning Reserveage Organics, a line of nutritional supplements. She's been hailed as a "Wonder Woman of the Natural Industry" and, last year, received the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year Award in Florida.
She is also married and a proud mom to two children, ages 9 and 2. How does she make it all work? Whittel says she tries to pursue work-life success, energy and happiness, without concerning herself too much with the concept of "balance." "Throw out the balancing act, along with the guilt, and focus on achieving a balance within your own self that will permeate into every area, relationship and goal," says Whittel. "Many articles and books … shed light on the need to fit our lives into this 50/50 box. Combining a busy family life with a busy career is tricky."
To master her own juggling act, Whittel offers the following advice.
Don't be afraid to mix it up. When it comes to combining her personal and professional lives, Whittel, like Pergament Visser, is all about blending. "I feel we need to reject the idea that these areas must be separate but equal. With today's technological advances, I can go from a video conference call to a school recital and then jump on a plane by mid-morning. Finding the right way to intermingle your life and being okay with that is the key," she says.
Embrace spontaneity. "You can't – and shouldn't – schedule it all," she says. "For us, the key is to be spontaneous and flexible. I'm a CEO and my husband is an attorney, so we both travel and have atypical daily schedules. We don't hold each other to a certain plan, but instead take advantage of every moment we have together to make it count."
Treat yourself. "I reward myself with a book or a massage whenever I can. Or even something simple that makes me happy, like a piece of organic dark chocolate." Whittel also schedules weekly "me" time to meditate. "With so many moving pieces in my life, I like to take a step back and appreciate the moments."
Naomi's daily log:
8am: Drop kids at schools.
8:30am-12:30pm: Team meetings at the office (research & development, innovation, marketing and design, production etc.).
12:30-2pm: Lunch meeting.
2-5:30pm: Take external calls, video conferences, group meetings (from various industry colleagues and partners like QVC, GNC, The Vitamin Shoppe, etc.).
6-8:30pm: Family dinner, homework, relax with family, kids' bedtime routines.
8:30-10:00pm: West-coast conference calls, catching up on emails, prepping for following day.
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Have A Blessed Day.
Most times, I can ignore this. I just go my own way, don't acknowledge it. Occasionally, I kinda shake my head as I walk away. However, last week at Mickey D's, the cashier told me to " Have a blessed day". I looked the cashier straight in the eye and said, " And you have a good day ".
Like I said, most times I ignore this, as I mostly understand it is kind of generic saying, like saying bless you when someone sneezes. However this time, it irritated me, like sand in my swim trunks or a rock in my shoe. I thought it was kind of innocuous, not acknowledging any dieties or gods, but still hoping the person to have a good day.
The cashier said " I will with god", to which I said " I will without god". Got a stunned look, needless to say. I was with a friend who is a lukewarm christian at best. She knows I'm an atheist, always said she didn't care. She actually comes to me on occasion to ask about biblical passages. Go figure. Anyway, she accused me of attacking this girl specifically and christianity in general.
As I tried to explain this to her, I could see her eyes kinda loose focus. Her mind was made up. Nothing I could say or do would change this, so I stopped. Still friends, really hasn't changed our relationship.
Still, this got me to thinking. I know I wasn't out of line, just gave back what I was given. But did I accomplish anything? No. Will it change anything? Again, no. Am I also closed minded about some things, tune out some things, take umbrage when it is not meant that way? Sometimes, yes. Probably less than the religious people I know, but it is still within me, this capacity to snark, put down, feel superior just because I find no convincing evidence that I can accept for a divine prescence in the universe, not to mention in my own life.
So, what to do? Logic and reason seem lacking to most people, hell, to all of us about something. I've met a scientist at the balloon facility here, who is thoughtful, logical, rational, doesn't accept things without good evidence, who believes in UFO's, as in them having visited and continuing to visit us. I don't see it.
I think it's an emotional thing. As much as most of want to think we are rational, and we probably are moreso than most, we still react emotionally. Which is probably a good thing, mostly. What I mean by that is, anything taken to the extreme, pure logic or pure emotion, would not be optimal for the continued survival of our species, or our own psychological health. We would not be able to function either way, caught like the proverbial deer in the headlights. These two sides of us, when in some semblance of balance, are an asset. They allow us to function daily, to make decisions that require thought and reason, but to also look at a rainbow and go " Wow".
Well, this is getting kinda long, so I'm gonna wrap it up. Just some thoughts I wanted to get down that I have been ruminating on, and felt like sharing with you guys. No definitive answers, but that's the way it mostly goes. Will give me time for continued reflection. Who knows, I might get an answer I can get behind someday. Probably not, but here's hoping. Be well.
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Thanks Steph. Getting ready now. Leaving in a couple minutes. The day is so nice here, I have decided to walk in. I only live 1 1/2 miles away, takes me about 35 min, as I kinda meander slowly and listen to my Zune. Peaceful and refershing.
I was on holiday in Austria 2 years ago and got funny looks from the locals when I returned their "Gruss Gott" greeting with "Guten Tag/Abend". There's also some town/country and generation issues there too. The "Gruss Gott" was country/middle-aged, for the most. In Salzburg and with some younger people the "Guten Tag/Abend" was more the norm. Me being in my 50s and spending most of the time walking in the lower Alps, I must have been an aberration from what the locals expected.
I found out too, a couple of days ago, that a FB "friend", although atheist, pro-choice, university educated etc. etc. is a REPUBLICAN! As FB relationships are more superficial, I can't really be bothered to debate the point. Plus I'm not American and live in Europe. I can only expess my political/philosophical views and others have to take or leave them as they see fit.
Well, that's my two penn'orth on convictions and social interaction. Thanks for the original post, Tony. I hope a few others will come with their points of view.
Thanks, Ian. I hope so too. I was just thinking, like I said, and thought I'd let others see what goes on in what little mind I have left. LOL. Seriously, nothing earth shattering, just some swirling thoughts to ponder.
To me, it sounds like both the cashier and your friend reacted to you based on their non-conscious assertion and protection of christian privilege. You responded with integrity in a measured way to the cashier's escalation of her assertion of christian privilege. Your friend was outraged because you refused to go along with the cashiers presumed right to assert christian privilege.
A friend of mine told me she was offended that my wife rolled her eyes when my friend announced and commenced a prayer before dinner. It took me awhile to find the words needed to explain to her that she had unconsciously assumed that it was always acceptable to everyone for her to perform a prayer ritual and knowingly ask and expect atheists to comply and actually be a part of her prayer performance. Online I found the concept of christian privilege.
What is christian privilege?
"As a man, it was no wonder that I didn't immediately recognize male privilege. That's kind of the point. Like male privilege, White privilege, and the like, the easiest way to recognize Christian privilege is probably by considering a few examples. .
"Christian privilege is nonconscious in that the person who has it does not think about it because he/she doesn't have to. Here's how Austin Cline put it":
A nonconscious ideology is analogous to the water fish swim in: fish don't think of the water as wet because this environment is all they know — it structures their experience of life itself. Water simply is. Members of privileged groups don't have to think about their environment because, for them, that environment simply is. They don't have to be concerned about others' opinions because it's safe to assume that most think like them.
From http://www.atheistrev.com/2010/03/what-is-christian-privilege.html:
Here is a list of 40 instances of christian privilege you may find useful to help your friend see it. http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_al...
It took me a looong time to get through to my friend but she apologized and declared she would put what she learned into practice. I hope your friend gets it too.
BTW, a related concept is religious privilege. I was invited to a friend's celebration of life ceremony to mark her return from cancer treatment to a healthy life. She thought she had been inclusive by inviting people to share their own spiritual practices and traditions. Also, in a survey Americans said that they would prefer that a child of theirs marry a muslim rather than marry an Atheist.
The green grocer who buys fruit and vegetables in the Rio Grande Valley and hauls them up here to his store, called Fruit King, selling them at much reduced prices, announces his faith with a slogan on the side of the building: "Producing for Jesus." (It's a pun, get it?) They play that asinine religious "rock" on the P.A. system. And when you check out, get your change and a sales receipt, the woman behind the counter invariably says, "God bless you." I always reply, "Thanks," but it's for the 30-60% savings below the grocery chain most people here go to for produce. What good would it do me to say, "I don't believe in God, but thanks anyway"?
Hi Tony,
I don't think you should have done anything different as you weren't in the least bit insulting or threatening, in my humble opinion. Diane's post really has some valuable information that would help explain why your friend reacted that way, and perhaps one day you two will be able to have a conversation about the situation that will help her understand where you were coming from.
It isn't fun being firm about your position on the matter, but patience and persistence are key which it seems you already know. :)
We as atheists could just as easily say, "have a godless day!" with a smile, or something like that. I suspect most of us don't, regardless of our audience. That christians say, "have a blessed day" IS an imposition on us, of their faith and their presumption of dominance in the culture. And of course any kind of comeback to that is liable to create friction, as most believers don't anticipate being confronted with an atheist, or indeed with anyone whose belief set (or lack thereof) doesn't agree with their own.
Your initial response to her amphigory was fine, and being that she pressed her position with her second statement, your comment "without god" was about as mild a wake-up call as I personally could think of, and the fact is that said wake-up call is needed. Diane observed the exercise of "christian privilege," and you were perfectly within your rights to call her on it.
This really needs its own discussion (maybe here): the tendency of christian privilege or presumption and how to deliver that wake-up call.
I think your response to the cashier was certainly appropriate. You were cordial in your response, and when pushed further, you were open and honest. The fact that Christians can be offended simply because we do not share their beliefs is ridiculous.
I live in the South and am often greeted with "Have a blessed day." It's downright annoying. Like you, most days I just smile and say thanks, but some days it feels like an intrusion... especially when the greeting comes from someone in the hospitality industry. Do they really want to alienate their customers? Is pushing their own beliefs and being offended when others don't share them really good business? I don't think so.
I would love to hear if others have an honest, yet non-aggressive response to this (what appears to be) a Christian greeting. I would happily use it!
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