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I quit my job to chase my dreams. I almost gave up on myself in the process.
Delving into the details of your lowest points is difficult, but extremely cathartic. It's a level of vulnerability that I've been afraid to embrace for my entire life. Facades can be temporarily comforting. I instinctively hide behind them, even as I attempt to use my experiences to help others as a coach. A few months ago, I wrote about things that I learned during my transition into entrepreneurship, but I didn't fully express how difficult that transition was. The more I think about it, the more that feels like a disservice - to you as a reader, and to myself as I continue to learn from my experiences. With this story, I'm starting to fully embrace every detail of my journey - even the things that I was afraid to admit, before. I'm still a bit afraid, but am deciding to push through that. I hope that this story helps others who can relate to my fears, struggles, and failures.
Act I: Leaving My Day Job.
It could have been a regular monthly meeting with my boss. It wasn't. I was putting in my two weeks notice, and I didn't have another job lined up.
I listened to my boss drone on and on about our sales numbers and quarterly goals, but I didn't truly absorb any of her words. I was mentally preparing myself to leave the steady, stable job that had allowed me to move out of my parents' house about two years ago and embrace the independence that comes with true independence.
Well, my job had been stable when I was hired. In Summer 2014, I eagerly signed on to work as a full time territory manager for a prominent test prep company after months of struggling to make ends meet with temporary, seasonal work. In early 2016, my boss left the company. The time I spent under my new boss was a huge wake up call. That portion of my time in corporate America forcefully reminded me that playing it safe isn't always safe.
"My time in corporate America reminded me that playing it safe isn't always safe."
The test prep industry was losing relevance. Standardized testing was being given less attention in the college application process, and smaller local competitors started to eat away at more of our customer base. It didn't help that our new boss had little to no leadership experience. She had an Ivy League degree, but struggled to take charge and provide direction for the office on a daily basis.
I knew that the office was understaffed and struggling to make sales, but I felt completely blindsided when my boss brought me into her office for our monthly meeting and told me that I was at risk of being fired. I had been handling the workload of a three-man sales team by myself. Of course, that led to lower sales numbers. I didn't anticipate being singled out and penalized for a problem that I didn't have the ability to fix. I was informed that if I couldn't fix this office-wide problem within three months, I would likely be let go.
That was the day that I mentally checked out from my day job and decided to take control of the narrative. That was the day I knew it was time for a change. As my focus shifted, new opportunities opened up. I had been actively building my social media presence for years - primarily for my music discovery platform, Artistic Manifesto. However, as I matured and continued to find myself, I began to build connections based on the different facets of my personality - creative, focused, ambitious, sarcastic, humorous and Black. As I divested from my corporate career, I began to put the pieces together. I created a personal website to showcase all of the different creative projects I had manifested over the years. A creative resume.
When you put forth consistent, focused effort, you eventually attract opportunities that are suited for where you've been directing your energy. That's exactly what happened. About four weeks before I anticipated being fired, I got approached by a prominent Virginia-based creative firm about a music festival they wanted to pioneer. They told me that I'd be a great fit, given my reputation and what they could see about my accomplishments thus far. I felt validated. I felt like I was starting to see the fruits of my labor. I was excited for the opportunity. I took it.
Creating the music festival wouldn't be a full time job with benefits, but it would give me a decent amount of monthly income. I knew that I had interest in turning my success on social media into a business as well. Before moving forward with leaving my job, I designed curriculum for a social media coaching platform, and anticipated being able to use that platform to generate additional income.
I felt like I had a good plan in place, but the concept of leaving my job still felt a bit foreign and unfamiliar. That being said, I was determined to choose faith over fear. It was time to jump. Today was the day I would begin the process of taking matters into my own hands.
The meeting was drawing to a close. My boss asked me, "anything else?"
It was just about time for lunch, and I could tell she was ready to go. It was now or never.
I took a deep breath, looked my boss square in the face, and told her with a slightly trembling voice, "actually, I'm going to hand in my letter of resignation." I felt liberated, terrified, relieved, and foolish at the same time as I handed her my freshly printed two weeks notice letter.
As I handed her that letter, a million thoughts flooded into my mind at once. I thought about the steady salary and healthcare I was leaving behind. I thought about how hard I had been working to plan an "escape route" from a job that didn't value what I brought to the table. I thought about the children in D.C. and Virginia-based schools that I'd no longer be able to help once I left. Most importantly, I felt excited to move into work that better matches my God-given purpose. I had some exciting new opportunities in front of me, and I was finally taking matters into my own hands.
I didn't think it would be easy, but I knew I was making the right choice, though. Well, I thought I was.
Was I? Would everything be ok? I was about to find out.
My last day as an employee was July 15th, 2016.
I don't like to talk about the period immediately following that day in my life. It was filled with sleepless nights, stressful days, unanticipated obstacles, and self-destructive mental chaos. I knew that the process of making it on my own terms would be a huge test, but I could have never truly prepared myself for the array of emotions that would ensue.
I left under the impression that I'd be working with the creative firm for an extended period of time, and that I'd be building my social media coaching business on the side.
That's not even close to what happened.
Act II: Reality Strikes Back.
The months after I quit my job can best be described as a slow, inevitable spiral. Some days felt better than ever, but I couldn't escape the gravity of my situation and its implications. That music festival I was working on? It never happened. In fact, I completely parted ways with the creative firm a few months after leaving my day job.
When I cut ties with that creative firm, I cut ties with my only consistent source of income at the time. I was disappointed in the outcome of that situation, but still determined to "make it" outside of the confines of a traditional 9 to 5. "You signed up for this," I reminded myself.
Close friends and mentors encouraged me at the beginning of my transition into entrepreneurship, but some people's tones changed as the months dragged on and I was still struggling to figure things out. One conversation in particular almost took away the will that I had to keep going.
The conversation was with a close friend of mine. We have a lot of genuine chemistry as individuals and can identify with each other's entrepreneurial struggles. We don't have to explain ourselves to each other often. Most things are simply understood intuitively. That being said, she's a much more experienced and successful entrepreneur than I am, which made this conversation even more impactful.
It was a late night. I had endured a pretty exhausting day. You know those days where everything seems to go wrong? When a bunch of little problems turn into one giant mess? Yeah, that kind of day. We all have those days. I vented a bit, and spoke candidly about my growing frustration with my lack of coaching clientele, lack of income, and overall feelings of stagnation.
I'll never forget her response.
She spoke delicately, and slowly. She said, "you might not want to hear this right now, but I have to say it. You know I support you, and want the best for you, but sometimes we all need to sit back, reassess and figure out what's best. Maybe you're just not meant to be an entrepreneur, Michell."
I froze, but didn't say anything, as she went on, to say, "and that's ok. Everyone's not meant to work on their own. It's been four or five months since you quit though, Michell. If you had the mentality that it takes to succeed on your own, you would have been making money by now. You should have found a way by now. It doesn't get any easier from here on out."
That wasn't the end of our conversation that night, but I don't remember a single thing that was said from that point on. I was too busy trying to absorb what she had just said to listen to much of anything else. Her words echoed in my head for weeks after she said them.
"Maybe you're just not meant to be an entrepreneur."
"You should have found a way by now."
"You should have found a way."
Her perspective was honest and well-intentioned, but the words cut deeply during a moment when I desperately needed to find more confidence in myself. It hurt to hear a close friend who I looked up to tell me that I might not be cut out to be the man I thought I wanted to be. Sometimes reality hurts.
She apologized for being so blunt later on. I told her the truth: that there was no need to apologize, and that her opinion wasn't without merit. I appreciated her honesty, despite the way that her words weighed on me. Whether she was right about the solution or not, it was becoming clear that something needed to change.
If I had to pick one word to describe what I felt at this particular point, it would be "tired," but I felt so much more than that.
I was sick of having to worry about how I'd pay for basic life expenses and agonizing over every single financial choice I had to make. I felt brave for taking the leap away from my safety net, but I felt more and more foolish as I continued to fall freely. I was embarrassed to be a 27 year old man who couldn't adequately provide for himself. I was discouraged at the lack of results I saw from the hours and hours of work I was putting into my craft.
I was hesitant to accept that any of the progress I had made was worthwhile. I received a degree of accolades and media coverage during this period of time, but they felt hollow without accompanying financial benefit as I sought to create long term stability for myself. People told me I was doing great, but that was only through the extremely limited window I allowed them to see via social media and our conversations. I was angry at myself for not saving more money before making the jump.
I felt alone.
I grew distant from a good number of close friends, and lost a lot of friends altogether. I couldn't relate to as many people anymore, because of how radically my life had changed. I had more work to do everyday, and more financial constraints. There was no safety net, and no one to tell me what I should be doing outside of myself. I couldn't really go out as much, either.
When I did feel like I could feasibly take a night off and go out somewhere, I felt out of the loop and didn't even know who to reach out to. I would keep up a general facade of happiness and peacefulness on social media, but it didn't mean anything to me internally. For a few months, nothing felt right.
When I wasn't contemplating the specific act of quitting, I would only put in a fraction of the effort I was capable of giving, because I didn't have a clear picture in my head of where I was going anymore. Additionally, I didn't believe in the course of action that I was pursuing enough to put forth my best effort. I half heartedly labored through tasks that I told myself I should accomplish, with the faint hope that they would help me to get going in the right direction.
I felt helpless, and didn't have any adequate words to express the depths of my helplessness to anyone. A few days after that, I had to prepare myself for another tough conversation. This time, I had to talk to my parents.
It could have been a regular conversation with my parents. It wasn't. I'm a 27 year old man now, but my father can give me certain looks that take me back to my childhood days when I was about to get a lecture for at least twenty minutes. It was a Tuesday evening. I was spending a few nights at my parents' house to save money. Well, I had planned to spend a few nights, but those few nights had turned into a few weeks as I struggled to find the income I desperately needed to get back on my feet.
I sat at the kitchen table with my mother and father, waiting for them to speak. We had just finished drifting through meandering, meaningless conversation for about twenty minutes, delicately dancing around the pervasive elephant in the room. I had sensed that my father had something to get off his chest the minute he had walked into the house that evening. My instincts told me that I would be the recipient of his forthcoming monologue.
I was correct.
We locked eyes, and I no longer felt like a 27 year old man. I felt like a 16 year old kid who brought home a couple of C's on his report card to parents who wanted straight A's.
My father asked, "how's the coaching going?"
I didn't have anything substantive to say. I hadn't gotten any more clients than I had since the last time we had spoken candidly about my situation, and I knew what he was looking for: the bottom line.
I was failing at this whole "independent adult" thing.
He looked at me, and did his best to speak to me gently as he said, "Michell, your mother and I have spoken, and we think it's time for you to start looking for a job again."
I felt my stomach shift and my face flush as I did my best to keep a poker face and listen to my father. I began to space out, as the reality of my situation fully caught up with my thought process.
My father continued, "I'm proud of you for what you've done. But it's not enough. You haven't been fully financially independent for months. It's time for you to step up and start focusing fully on the job hunt again. You can work on this business of yours in the evenings, or maybe before work, but it's time to do what you have to do. I know you've got this millennial thing where you want to do things your way, but it's time to find a way that works. You've gotta do what you gotta do"
His face tensed up as he spoke. This conversation was as painful for him as it was for me. He didn't want to show it, but it was written all over his face.
Much like what my close friend had told me, this message was a hard pill to swallow, despite the fact that it was grounded in good intent and reality. In fact, it would have been much easier to swallow had I been able to hide behind the belief that my father was saying these things due to ill will, a skewed perspective, or wanting to see me fail.
I couldn't hide behind either of those things. Instead, I simply sat and listened. Completely vulnerable. Defeated. Disappointed in myself. Wishing I knew exactly where I went wrong. Feeling like I had failed at accomplishing the things I wanted to accomplish the most.
I spent the next few days in a mental haze. I felt indecisive as I teetered between channeling energy into getting back on the job market or continuing to focus my efforts on making my true desires come to life. My self-belief was pushed to the absolute limit. I felt too panicked to take time for reflection, instead choosing to frantically bounce back and fort from task to task with minimal effect. When I finally forced myself to make time to reflect, I realized that I had to change my thought process before I could change anything else within my life.
"I had to change my thought process before I could change anything else within my life."
I started to think about the things that I had been able to accomplish up to that point. They weren't insignificant. In fact, I had accomplished a few things that I had dreamed of accomplishing for years. I had done a lot of worthwhile things since leaving my job, but I wasn't actively being thankful for them. I realized that I had been making legitimate progress.The light at the end of the tunnel was still there. I just had to accept that it might be a bit further away than I'd like.
Act III: My Resolution
I couldn't afford to beat myself up anymore. It had been taking a toll on every single facet of my life. I didn't feel like the same person anymore. I needed to rediscover some degree of inner peace. External factors were unpredictable as ever. The least I could do was give myself a bit of inner stability. I went out and bought a white board. It was kind of on a whim. I hung it up on the wall next to my bed. I knew I wanted to be able to write things on my wall that would help me to think about myself, my situation, and my work in a better light.
I thought about trying to find an inspirational quote, but the ones I found didn't quite suffice. I wanted a quote that didn't make me feel inadequate, but still motivated me to make the most of every day.
The external factors in my life give me more than enough opportunity to feel inadequate. I decided to write my own quote as one of my first acts of reminding myself that I am in fact good enough.
The quote reads:
"Never lose sight of the fact that the work you do today will help you to reach those big picture goals you've been dreaming about. Don't let temporary emotions stop you from doing that work today."
I've had this quote on my board for about a few months now. I see it every day when I get up, and every night before I go to sleep. Each time I see it, I say it out loud and reflect on the truth within both sentences.
It helps me to stop obsessively worrying about the big picture, and allows me to focus on the work that I need to do in my immediate future. At the same time, it also reminds me that this big picture dream that I have in my head is in fact very possible.
Reading this quote multiple times a day improved my general mood and outlook. Subsequently, it got me on track to operate more efficiently and proactively than I did in the past when I was busy beating myself up. I think it's earned a permanent place on my white board. When I made this change, I still couldn't see the results that I had been anxiously searching for, but I was able to deal with the tumultuous circumstances of my life more effectively.
That quote became my catalyst as I sought to continuously refine my daily habits. I was reminded more frequently that the little details of my day were important.
I started to wake up a bit earlier every day. I distanced myself from my cell phone when I started my work day so that I could tune out distractions and focus. I committed to organizing my thoughts every single day in a black notebook so that I could plan more thoroughly, and better track the things I needed to accomplish. I forced myself to go to bed earlier at night instead of staying up and wasting time on social media or tv. I was able to consistently maintain these standards by reminding myself of how much they would serve to cumulatively help me.
As the weeks progressed, the results started to match up with my mindset. The opportunities and income that I needed to succeed as an entrepreneur started to come to me. This didn't mean it was time to let up and celebrate my successes. Conversely, it meant that it was time to buckle down and focus on making the most of the opportunities that I had been waiting for.
"The work you do today will help you to reach those big picture goals you've been dreaming about."
Two months later:
It had been another long, but productive day. Those new habits I had been working to instill were paying off.
I was attracting new coaching clients every week, after struggling to find one client for months.
I was getting picked up for multiple brand campaigns through my agency, after waiting months to get my first one.
I was seeing my name as a byline in some of my favorite publications, after spending months wondering if I was good enough to write for them.
I looked back at the tasks that I had outlined for myself in my black notebook for the day, and decided that I had definitely exceeded the expectations I had set for my day. I also realized something important: I had actually made over $1000 that day, between checks for articles I had written, new coaching clients, and social content retainers.
A few months ago, I was making less than $1000 in a month. As I sat back and absorbed the changes in my life, my phone rang. It could have been a regular daily conversation with my mother. It wasn't. We were both coming to terms with the fact that my life was finally starting to change for the better, after months of wondering if it ever would. Our conversation felt lighter.
She didn't ask me any questions about my job search, and I didn't feel the need to give her any updates. I told her about my week, and about my $1000 day. It had already been a great 24 hour period for me, but hearing my mother's words made everything feel just a little bit better, and just a little bit more real. I'll never forget her response.
"I'm proud of you for what you're doing. It's not always easy, but you're making it happen. You're doing it on your own terms. I have no doubts that you're going to be successful. Just remember to keep thanking God. Remember who's making it possible for you."
We spoke for a few minutes, and then like most moms do after 10:30PM, she told me she was about to go to sleep. I hung up the phone, leaned back in my chair, stretched my arms out, and smiled.


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This is a post that would have been a lot more timely and helpful had I posted it before the holidays, but tuck it away for next time you need a lot of outfits using a little bag. We traveled home for the holidays to my parents' house and I packed everything I needed in my Weekender using six pieces of clothing, two pairs of shoes, and some fun accessories!
Skirt, The Limited $30 | Sweater, The Limited $50 | Button Down, Kohl's $10 | Jacket, Dillard's $120 | Leggings, Express $50 | Sweatshirt, Old Navy $30 | Booties, JustFab $40 | Flats, Urban Outfitters $20
All in all, I managed six outfits out of my little bag! The trick was using all neutrals like black, white and grey and then adding just one pop of color with the skirt. One layer, three tops, and two bottoms was enough for the whole week that I felt like I had a little variety without getting repetitive. I've also discovered that packing this way makes for much easier dressing when I'm away from home. When I used to just throw a bunch of junk in a bag and hope for the best, I usually ended up hating everything I packed and feeling like I had "nothing to wear". Packing less actually makes me feel like I have more options, as crazy as it sounds!


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Troy's a golden role for Lenny Henry as he takes on one of theatre's landmark parts
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Lenny Henry will play Troy Maxson who he calls the African-American King Lear
Lenny Henry is about to take on one of the giant roles in the theatre: what he calls the African-American King Lear.
The actor is preparing to play Troy Maxson, a character created by the late Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright August Wilson for his towering drama, Fences.
James Earl Jones and Denzel Washington have played Troy on Broadway, and Lenny's well aware of what a landmark part it is.
Troy works as a rubbish collector and he's embittered because he believes he could have had a career as a baseball player, but he wasn't allowed to play with white players.
Troy has a wife he cheats on and a son he treats with disdain. Lenny described Troy as a bit of a monster but 'there's just cause'.
But it's the family dynamic that grips you.
As Lenny noted: 'There are shows about fathers and sons; shows about sons and fathers; but this is definitely about a husband, a father, a son and a wife. He has a wandering eye and is a strict father.'
There's a line where the son demands to know why Troy doesn't like him.
Troy thunders back: 'In what rule book does it say I have to like you!' Lenny said when he read that, 'I really felt it in my heart of hearts'.
He explained: 'My parents were non-hugging parents. My dad never said he loved me, never hugged me. He just put food on the table and went to work. The manifestation of love isn't just saying: "I love you." Troy doesn't want his son to suffer the hurt he went through.'
Paulette Randall, one of the UK's best interpreters of Wilson's work, will direct the play, which begins at the Theatre Royal Bath from February 20 through March 2. It will then visit Richmond, Milton Keynes, Oxford, and Malvern and may transfer into the West End.
Playing in drag is truly hair-raising!
Simon Russell Beale dressed as Carmen Miranda in Peter Nichols's classic play Privates On Parade
Simon Russell Beale rolled up his tracksuit bottoms and revealed perfectly smooth legs. 'I've been sugared,' he said, nonchalantly.
He then explained. 'All the hair on my legs and arms has been removed. They use a very thick sugar solution and they rip it off, like wax. I somehow felt being sugared sounded healthier than being waxed.'
You may wonder why one of our greatest stage actors subjected himself to such painful treatment. And the answer is that it's part of his preparation to star in Peter Nichols's classic play Privates On Parade.
Russell Beale plays Acting Captain Terri Dennis, who leads the Army song-and-dance unit in Singapore during the Malayan emergency of 1948.
In character, Russell Beale has to dress up as Carmen Miranda, Vera Lynn and Marlene Dietrich. 'The hair sticks through the fishnet tights and if you don't get rid of it, it's a problem,' he told me.
He did admit, though, that when he looked at his legs in the mirror, he was reminded of the gerbils he and his schoolmates kept at school.
'Those gerbils gave birth every week and they were wrinkly and skinless. My legs look like that — there's no hair to disguise the varicose veins and lack of muscle definition,' he said sadly.
Mind you, he moves well on those gerbil pins. Watching Russell Beale and his fellow cast members practise a number at a rehearsal room in Southwark, with the choreographer putting them through their paces and director Michael Grandage looking on, was utter delight.
Grandage explained that the idea was to drill the company in the moves until they perfected them. 'Some of the characters can't really dance, and it's easier to get to that point if they've perfected the steps they're not supposed to be able to dance.'
Privates On Parade is the first of the season of plays that Grandage and his partner James Bierman are presenting at the Noel Coward Theatre. Previews start on December 1.
James McAvoy, who was in a production of the show Grandage directed at the Donmar more than a decade ago, told me he and his Donmar castmates, including Roger Allam who played Captain Dennis in that show, will be going to check out the new line-up.
An all-star cast that includes Downton actor Hugh Bonneville, Call The Midwife legend Miranda Hart and award-winning stars Julie Walters and Patrick Stewart will perform a special fund-raising show of Agatha Christie's famous whodunit The Mousetrap.
Joined by Tamsin Greig, Nicholas Farrell, Iain Glen and Harry Lloyd, the will take The Mousetrap roles for one night only on Sunday at the St Martin's Theatre.
The production, directed by Phyllida Lloyd, will mark the show's diamond anniversary and help raise money for Mousetrap Theatre projects, one of the country's most influential theatre education charities.
Christie's grandson Mathew Prichard, who was given the rights to The Mousetrap for his ninth birthday, will join producer Stephen Waley-Cohen in unveiling a memorial to Dame Agatha at St Martin's Cross. It takes the form of a giant book containing her portrait.
Watch out for…
James Floyd, who has rightly won plaudits for his performance as a London-based, gay Arab gangster in Sally El Hosaini's film My Brother The Devil, which just won a prize at the BFI London Film Festival Awards.
Floyd is also up for a gong at the Moet British Independent Film Awards, which are being held on December 9.
My Brother The Devil marks a major breakthrough for Floyd, who told me he's getting all kinds of good offers now from both sides of the Atlantic.
James Floyd (left) plays a London-based, gay Arab gangster in My Brother The Devil
'I'm a really boring guy, but I try to play interesting people — like this guy in My Brother The Devil. He's so different from me, and it shows I can do things that are extreme, and different from my experiences.
'I'm in a nice position, thanks to Sally,' added Floyd, who was raised in North-West London by a blond, blue-eyed English dad and a mum of Indian origin with Tamil roots who was born in Singapore.
'A bit flavoured,' he joked. Floyd can also be seen in Falcon, a detective drama set in Seville, which kicked off last night on Sky Atlantic.
Janet Suzman, Patrick Malahide and producer Kenith Trodd, who will take part in a special discussion about Dennis Potter's dynamite drama The Singing Detective, which starred Michael Gambon as a pulp fiction writer channelling old comic-book gumshoe stories.
He's in a delirious haze, thanks to treatment for a skin condition. It is, sadly, too depressing to judge modern-day TV drama by the gold standard of The Singing Detective, which was a treasure trove of fabulous writing and acting.
All six episodes will be screened at the ICA in Pall Mall on Saturday, November 24. The following day, Suzman and Malahide, who were part of the ensemble, will join Trodd to discuss the series with Dr David Bell and Donald Campbell, who are past presidents of the Institute Of Psychoanalysis.
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AUTOMOTIVEFREE.COM – You might mention that cars made by European and Japanese manufacturers of high quality, but this time not just those who were able to gain the trust of the market. South Korea currently has Hyundai as one of the major manufacturers capable of supplying cars to various countries. 2017 Hyundai Ioniq release date, redesign and changes have been anticipated by many prospective customers. Of course the proof that they are too big.
Regardless of many hybrid vehicles were launched within the last decade, nothing has been, in simple fact, with the capacity of taking too huge of any bite from the sales information for the Toyota Prius, which is definitely the poster child of hybrids. Hyundai, the best Southern Korean global vehicle manufacturer, has programs to change all that with its specific dedicated hybrid hatchback. With the complete motor vehicle industry now focused on the Detroit Automobile Show to be presented in 2016, Hyundai has removed the addresses its new 2017 model hybrid, the 2017 Hyundai Ioniq.
Hyundai is not any stranger to the alternative-energy section, as it has already established hybrid and fuel-cell models before. For the brand unfortunately, it never really had a model which could contend with the hybrid portion leader truly, the Prius, as yet. Meet up with the all-new Hyundai Ioniq.
For the present time, all we've is a teaser image of the new renewable machine, but the image tells somewhat of the story. Up front, a minimal hood is evident, which can only help the Ioniq cut through the wind. Around again, the trunk deck is elevated a bit, which helps reduce turbulence as the new air moves off the trunk of the automobile, reducing aerodynamic pull. Apart from those key details, all of those other design is a lttle bit of a enigma.
Although Geneva Automobile Show was dominated by ultra and hyper automobiles, there were a genuine variety of more practical cars on screen. One particular model was Hyundai's latest trio of green cars. Hyundai has released possibly the car that will finally supply the poster child of hybrids, the Toyota Prius a run because of its "green" cash.
Hyundai becomes the first automaker to give you a vehicle with hybrid, plug-in hybrid and clean electric variants in a single body. The model is known as the " 2017 Hyundai Ioniq ". It really is based on a fervent platform made to give you a variety of different powertrains as well as be light in weight and offer fun when generating. This is achieved through high use of high-strength metallic and metal which is complemented with a multi-link suspension system at the trunk.
The fantastic media would be that the 2017 model shall provide an all-electric engine motor, like the most recognizable hybrid and plug-in hybrid systems like purchasers, would get from the Toyota Prius. Hyundai has announced that the 2017 Ioniq will be revealed at both New York Vehicle Show and Geneva Motor unit Show later in 2016.
2017 Hyundai Ioniq Release Date
Hyundai hasn't confirmed an accurate release time frame for the Ioniq, but they have released that the thrifty model will show its face in January 2016 at a meeting in Korea. Pursuing that debut, it'll reach the Geneva Motor unit Show and the brand new York Vehicle Show in March 2016.
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The 2017 Hyundai cross types includes three drivetrains, such as cross types, plug-in cross and a full-electric version. Among these, the crossbreed and the plug-in cross types use a petrol engine motor. This pattern can make it the first mass-manufactured vehicle to provide these three powertrain alternatives in the similar physique.
The cross types models should come prepared with a Kappa GDi petrol engine motor with the displacement of just one 1.6 liters. This 2017 Hyundai Ioniq engine unit will generate the most electric power of 104 ponies and an greatest torque of 108 pounds per feet. These motors make the automobile to achieve the quickness of 60 mph right away in 10 moments and make it to achieve the maximum speed of 110 mph.
Alternatively, the electric electric motor generates an greatest electric power of 42.8 ponies to own new vehicle the full total power result of 139 ponies and the full total torque end result of 195 pounds per feet in the first gear and 139 ponies of power and 173 pounds per foot of torque from the next gear to the sixth gear. The electric electric motor allows it to sprint with the acceleration of 75 mph (120 kilometres/hr) entirely on energy, at exactly the same time as lessening the CO2 emissions and making the most of the efficiency.
The 2017 Ioniq shall have a fascinating outside look, mixing the existing styling top features of the brand with the resolved design of the Honda Understanding and the Toyota Prius. The new hybrid model features a similar form and size, brief overhangs, with the trunk end similar compared to that of your hatchback, and high rear end fenders. Alternatively, it offers a far more traditional snout and windscreen in comparison with those of the Prius that can make it show up less weird in the center of other Hyundai products. Furthermore, the athletic, hatchback-like silhouette packages the Ioniq from other cross variations away.
The brand new Hyundai cross 2017 includes a seven-inch touch-screen show, positioned between your center vents supplies the driver quick access to the infotainment system. The machine comes with both Android os Car and Apple CarPlay, and it allows users to hook up their gizmos and organize music, phone or navigation functions on keep an eye on. The automobile also comes outfitted with a radio inductive charging cushion for cell phones. For the electric, high-resolution, thin-film transistor device cluster, it shows numerous gauges and offers information about the velocity, battery, and gas expenditure. Based on the chosen drive method, backdrop color and gauges are tailored to offer the most essential and helpful information at all times.
The vehicle appears simple but tasteful definately not the fussy look Toyota applied to the Prius. On closer exam, you'll discover that Hyundai has cleverly merged design cues of the Prius and the Honda Information to create a distinctive design of their own.
The look minimizes wind level of resistance and increases its aerodynamics. The model content an extremely low coefficient of pull at 0.24 making the model one of the very most aerodynamic automobiles on the marketplace. Generally, its size is comparable to that of the Prius but it brings brief overhangs and hatchback condition on the trunk. It features high backside fenders also.
The Ioniq includes a conventional leading fascia a lot like other Hyundai automobiles. Its other features add a stainless lower windows cut and dark-colored place and two-tone 17-inches or 15-inch alloy wheels. The model will be offered in several trims which is preferable to settling for a unitary look over the lineup like the Prius. It will be offered in 9 outdoor colors.
The hybrid was created with the most aerodynamic efficiency at heart, and it uses exterior panels that can be more versatile, which improves the aerodynamics further, and produces a school topping move coefficient value of only 0.24.
The inside is very analogous to the renderings, getting the similar dashboard, an analogous middle stack system, indistinguishable tool cluster, even-bottomed tyre, and even the strong blue inserts. The one item that sets the production model apart from the rendering is the fact that the guts stack and console feature more switches and buttons. Regardless of that, the inner design remains stunning and the guts stack is not very cluttered. This right time, the new Hyundai Ioniq 2017 will be offered with Day Lava and Air flow Rock as two color alternatives.
The 2017 Ioniq includes a more upscale feel than its immediate competitors also, such as Honda Perception and the Toyota Prius, due to an evenhanded blend of stainless lower window lean and dark inserts, and double-tone wheels. The Hyundai Cross types lean will sprint over a suite of separately designed double-tone 15-inches diameter or 17-inch diameter alloy wheels. These exterior features will likely be accessible on the more expensive cut levels.
2017 Hyundai Ioniq Price
Are you sure that Ioniq Hyundai will be the choice of your heart, this may be something that is easy to guess people around. You do not need to spend a lot of money to have it, siapka only about $ 25,000 – $ 30,000.
But, you can choose another model if you want different. Just see the apparition 2016 Hyundai Sonata. You may be undecided between the two models of Hyundai cars earlier.


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Choosing Your Story
I said it before I even thought about what I was saying. Do you ever have those moments? No? Then moving on.
I was at a networking event and was talking to a new friend. A friend I had met over the phone months before when she asked if I would serve on the board of this organization.
From the get-go, she had a way about her. I was drawn to her confidence. Her spunk. Her warmth. For months, I had been thinking that I would choose her as my coach, if I could.
As the networking event was getting started, she asked a simple question and I blurted out that I would want her to be my coach. To be honest, I was a little bit horrified at first. We're still getting to know each other and well, I'm not sure I have all my pennies saved for such a grand gesture.
What I was sure about is the need to process with someone who could ask good questions and pull things together for me. She graciously offered to meet with me for a conversation. I agreed because well, she's fun, and spunky, and confident.
Before I knew it, we were talking life themes, and patterns and focus. There were new light bulbs going on.
I found clarity right there in the middle of this lobby type area with my bottle of diet coke. And the clarity that came, it was nothing like what I had envisioned. And it involved changing, ever so slightly, the story I tell when I talk about my business. It involved choosing my story and your story. It involved listening to my story so that I could learn about what's next.
And I wonder if, like me, you're wondering about your story. Where is it leading? Am I really doing what I'm supposed to be doing? Am i stepping in the right direction? All good questions. But how do we find the answers?
Ask for what you need
Maybe not the way I did. But our people? They don't know what we need until we express it. Expressing our need gives us ownership of doing the next thing. Well, expressing our need just helps us.
As I blurted all this out to my new friend, I had no idea where it would go. But as I sat and talked with her today and processed my heart out loud, I found peace. And clarity. And the ability to embrace my unique story. The story that God is writing. The story that God is asking me to live fully in the middle of my everyday life.
It all started with an ask. It started with choosing to not be a lone wolf, but to need a little help from someone I respect. It all started with getting real about where I was so I could express where I wanted to go.
Be honest with yourself
You and I, we sometimes like to put off thinking about what's really going on inside. Tied up in my need for clarity is this One Foot baby I developed almost 4 years ago now. Tied up in my need for clarity was the thought of turning the ship in a new direction. Tied up in my need for clarity was trying to do it all - which really meant I was accomplishing very little.
Clarity comes when we can be honest with where we are. Clarity comes when we're willing to be open and raw and vulnerable with the person right in front of us. Clarity comes when we can confidently say "I have no idea".
Choose your next steps
I'm a direction person. What I mean by that is that I like to map it out. I like to know the destination and the plan for how we're going to get there. I can hold some things loosely. But changing direction when we're halfway there is a deal breaker for me.
Sometimes life happens in unexpected ways. God may have you on a path that's firm and in the same direction. And sometimes, we get a curve ball. This is not where we thought we would be. That turn was never on my radar. And before we know it, we're being asked to change directions right in the middle of our story.
The reality is that each step is an adventure, a journey if you will. Steps that teach us to hold on to things loosely as we grip on to God tightly. Steps that surprise us and delight us in that crazy-scary way when we step out and trust God with the next chapter of our stories.
I'll tell you a little secret. I like to flip to the end of a book halfway through so that I can see the ending. I can hear your gasps from here.
You see, discovering our purpose or calling or even if we're on the right path is a process. You're story isn't being written in a day - it's being written over a lifetime. A lifetime of people and experiences and courage. A lifetime of trusting God day-by-day as He writes our story.
Choosing our story is about embracing where we are. Choosing are story is about making changes when the time is right. Choosing our story is about trusting our people to help us find the clarity we need to do the next right thing.
Hey friend! I'd love to hear from you. Are you needing some clarity? Or maybe you're working on changing directions ever so slightly? I'd love to pray with you in the middle of your story.


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Taras Kravtchouk with Craftsman Avenue: a workshop model for sharing lessons across disciplines
Craftsman Avenue is a community of designers, makers, and innovators. Their Brooklyn studio hosts classes for new students and workshop space for long-term members. The makers who are a part of their world share an appreciation for always learning, for always pushing oneself to explore new crafts—and in doing so, strengthen their existing skills.
Taras Kravtchouk, founder:
Everyone has an unfulfilled passion, some new skill or craft they've always wanted to learn but never had the time or energy to pursue. We are all makers with a passion for creating and the gratification that comes with it, but we rarely get to express that in the physical world. Through hands-on classes designed by local artisans, anyone can gain first-hand experience in something completely new, whether it is woodworking or jewelry design.
On the value of exploring new worlds:
As Pablo Picasso put it, "I am always doing that which I cannot do, in order that I may learn how to do it." Our goal is to face challenges head-on and to learn by doing. By pushing ourselves into new territories, we learn from experience both in the office and in the studio.
After years of working across multiple disciplines in design, both online and offline, I wanted to create a community for designers and makers to expand by exploring other disciplines and crafts. After connecting with some amazing artists in Brooklyn, the idea to share the experience grew into Craftsman Avenue.
With Craftsman Avenue, we built a creative space where anyone can take a workshop class from local makers and artists that are passionate about teaching their craft. The workshops are not focused on just one discipline, but on the bigger picture of encapsulating creative energy. Learning any craft is a multi-faceted experience, and our space provides a clean slate so you can experiment and get an insight into many different crafts. Perhaps you will find a new passion that you could never imagine before.
On the inspirations that shape the Craftsman Avenue world:
knstrct: My go-to source for design inspiration—features range from architecture to product and graphic design, with great interviews.
jnd.org: Don Norman´s work has taught me to understand design from a behavioral standpoint and not just focus on the aesthetics.
The Paradox of Choice (book): Provides an interesting and scientific approach to why more is less, and how we should simplify our products.
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Welcome to Liverpool World Centre
Liverpool World Centre (LWC) exists to make world issues relevant to the lives of young people. We do this by working with communities, teachers, educators, schools, charities, businesses and pupils across the region and beyond.
JULY NEWS: Liverpool World Centre has been doing amazing work the past few months. We participated in the Zero Plastic-Primary School Conference and have been working on the Get Up and Goals project to deliver free downloadable resources relating to the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Work has also begun on the Engaging Disengaged in Transition (EDiT) project. Hoping to have a few conferences in the future. Subscribe to our newsletter to stay up-to-date with all of our work: https://mailchi.mp/ca5e55220f4f/travel-training-and-a-conference-free-opportunities-at-lwc-3456401
JUNE NEWS: We are very excited to be working on counter narratives with Liverpool community groups. Their stories are being transformed from the idea (see pic) to video shorts as we speak!
Hope you enjoyed a good Fairtrade fortnight – we did!
Thanks to those who joined us at our great conference in March, this time focusing on gender from a range of perspectives.
Fantastic welcome to EU visitors on INTERCAP training with 10 other Merseyside community and education organisations for 3 day training.
OCTOBER NEWS- This month Get Up and Goals held its first teacher conference on the SDGs. Speakers included Tom Franklin (picutred) of Young Citizens, Vicky Pendry of Curriculum Foundation, Alison Clarke Phd, and of course our own team members, Jason, Jacquie and Karen.
SEPTEMBER NEWS!!! LWC welcomed over 80 delegates to the 11th annual TEESNet conference. This is for teachers and teacher traineers who take a more critical view of the Sustainable Development Goals, and how they relate to education.
For more information visit the TEESNet website teesnet.liverpoolworldcentre.org.
JUNE NEWS: We're currently working on three exciting European projects that allow us to share skills and expertise across the continent:
InterCap – Find out more about InterCap on our projects page or at the project website. Get Up & Goals – Another project exploring how the Sustainable Development Goals can be used to create excitement and practical action in schools. P4CE – This project builds on our specialism in dialogue methodologies, exploring how Philosophy 4 Children can be used to explore and combat extremism and controversial issues.
Find out more under the 'About Us' tab or scroll down to find out what we've been up to recently…
MAY NEWS!!! We are delighted to have supported Oxfam in updating their 'Teaching Controversial Issues' resource. The guide seeks to support educators in developing essential skills that allow learners to constructively discuss their own values and ideas, and develop as active global citizens. The resource can be downloaded directly from the Oxfam website here. If you would like explore related issues and methods of teaching them in more detail just contact us… related workshops / CPD / advice / resources
APRIL NEWS: The LWC office is a pretty hectic place this month, with the national Global Learning Programme coming towards its end, and our 3 EU projects in full swing – Jason's leading on Get Up & Goals, Andrea is managing the Intercap project, and Karen is off to Budapest at the beginning of May as part of the P4CE project. Head to our projects pages to find out more, or contact us if you are a school or other organisation who would like to be involved in our transnational work!
MARCH NEWS: This year's TEESNet announcement has been released! The annual Teachers for Sustainability and Equity Network conference will take place at Liverpool Hope University on the 11th September. Head over to www.teesnet.liverpoolworldcentre.org for more info.
FEBRUARY NEWS: For Fairtrade Fortnight 2018 from the 26th February – 11th March, we are asking you to 'Come on in' to Fairtrade to stand with farmers and close the door on exploitation through organising a Fairtrade event or lesson. We have lots of educational resources available to download from our Schools website, such as Samuel's Fairtrade Story which gives children the chance to experience what life is like for a Kenyan coffee farmer through an immersive 360 video and supporting lesson plans.
Alongside this, we have special Event Packs which contain everything you need to put on a Fortnight event such as posters, leaflets and stickers – if you are interested in ordering these in bulk for distribution to schools in your area then please do let us know.
COUNTER NARRATIVES: As promised, this short film shows some of our work of using simple technologies and processes to create localised counter narratives that challenge extremist views…
DECEMBER NEWS: Our event Sustainable Development Goals event on 13th December was fully booked with a range of local partners old and new.
For more information, our first post 'Introducing the Sustainable Development Goals' is now available to view. You can also find lots of useful information from TEESNet's 2017 conference 'Making the Sustainable Development Goals Real'
NEW FOR NOVEMBER: We are pleased to announce the start of our Erasmus+ project 'P4CE' with 5 European partners. The project will look at how educators engage with extremism. Here's a case study from our partners in Sweden 'challenging right wing extremism'


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We have a very special announcement today–Fourteen-Forty is so pleased to welcome a new member to our team! Laura will be helping around the studio and bringing you updates from our little paper wonderland. We're so excited to have her on board! My name is Laura and I am just all kinds of thrilled to introduce myself as Fourteen-Forty's new intern. I live every day by the motto, "if your dreams don't scare you, they're not big enough," and that is why I decided to leave behind my home in Boston and follow my biggest dreams all the way to New York City. I am currently finishing up my last year at the Fashion Institute of Technology and I am getting so antsy to show this city what I am made of once I graduate.
Living in such an inspirational city has brought many incredible opportunities my way, and there are so few companies that have the sparkle and charm of Fourteen-Forty. I am probably the biggest believer in true love you will ever meet and nothing inspires me more than all of the details that go into the planning of a fairy tale wedding. I am so excited to be a little part of the magic behind this darling company!


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Salix nigra Marsh. Black willow. Family Salicaceae. ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 22484. USDA PLANTS Symbol SANI. TROPICOS # 28300177.
Images Branchlet with leaves. Individual leaves. Branchlet with buds. Close-up of buds. Herbarium sheet 1. Herbarium sheet 2. Herbarium sheet 3. Herbarium sheet 4.
Detailed Description:
Plant habit and life style. Plants Angiosperms, dioecious, shrub or tree, (3)1020(45) m tall.
Stems. Pith continuous. Young twigs (1-year-old or less) brown or green or orange or purple or red or reddish-brown or yellow, 13 mm wide, glabrous or glabrate or pubescent, pilose. Twigs (24 years old) glabrous or pubescent. Leaf scars V-shaped, bundle scars 3 per leaf scar, stipule scars inconspicuous or absent. Bark of mature trunks exfoliating or flaky or furrowed or ridged.
Buds. Buds axillary, reddish-brown, 24 mm long, sharp, bud scales single scale.
Leaves. Leaves deciduous, simple, petiolate, alternate, distichous, (2)515 cm long, (0.3)0.51.5(2) cm wide, falcate or lanceolate, leaf margins serrate or serrulate, leaf apices acuminate, leaf bases cuneate or obtuse or rounded. Leaf upper surface green, glabrous or glabrate or pubescent. Leaf lower surface green, glabrous or glabrate or pubescent or with tufts in vein axils. Leaf venation pinnate. Petioles 0.21 cm long, pubescent, glandular. Stipules present, caducous or persistent, blade-like.
Flowers. Flowering February or March or April or May. Inflorescences axillary or terminal, catkins, flowers sessile. Flowers unisexual or pistillate or staminate. Perianth. Calyx absent. Corolla absent. Androecium. Stamens 37 per flower. Gynoecium. Ovaries superior, pistils 1 per flower. Gynoecium syncarpous, 2 carpels per flower, styles 1 per pistil, styles 0.2 mm long.
Fruits. Fruits capsules, 0.30.8 cm long, reddish-brown, fruit maturation 1 years.
Habitat. Habitat bogs and seepages or bottomland forests or disturbed and weedy areas or mixed forest edges or suburban plantings.
Special Diagnostic Characters. Leaves the same green color on both upper and lower surfaces; young twigs breaking easily at the base; the minute seeds with long, white, silky hairs.
Cite this publication as: 'Stephen M. Seiberling, Alan S. Weakley, and Peter S. White (2005 onwards). Common Trees of the North Carolina Piedmont: Identification, Descriptions, Illustrations, and Glossary. Version: March 7, 2006. <http://www.ibiblio.org/openkey/intkey/>'.
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Gael Garcia Bernal stars in this film about the Bolivian Water War, based on a screenplay by Paul Laverty.
Obsessive idealist Sebastián has sworn to direct a film about one of the world's most iconic figures, Christopher Columbus. He is determined to overturn the myth of the arrival of Western Civilization in the Americas as a force for good. His film will show what Columbus set in motion: the obsession with gold, the taking of slaves, and the terrible violence visited on those Indians who fought back. The brilliant actor playing Columbus constantly challenges the director, accusing him of hypocrisy and cheap manipulation. Costa, Sebastián's friend and producer, doesn't give a damn. All that matters is that the film comes in on time and within budget. Costa decided they will shoot in Bolivia, the cheapest, most "Indian" of Latin American countries. While the shoot progresses in and around the city of Cochabamba, civil and political unrest simmer, as the entire water supply of the city is privatized and sold to a British/American multinational. Violence increases daily until the entire city explodes in the now infamous Bolivian Water War - a war which actually took place in April 2000. 500 years after Columbus, sticks and stones once again confront the high-tech weaponry of a modern army: David against Goliath. Yet this time the fight is not over gold, but the simplest of life-giving elements - water.
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Icíar Bollaín was born in Madrid in 1967. Her interest in cinema can be traced back to her teenage years and her roles in films such as Victor Erice's El Sur (The South) and Manuel Gutierrez Aragon's Malaventura (Misadventure). She subsequently appeared in Tocando Fondo, directed by José Luis Cuerda,"Tierra y Libertad (Land and Freedom) by Ken Loach, and Jose Luis Borau's Niño Nadie (1997) and Leo (2000), for which she was nominated for the Goya for Best Actress. She made her debut as a director in 1995 with ¿Hola, estas sola? (Hi, Are You Alone?) at the Valladolid Film Festival, where she won the Best New Director award. She subsequently directed Flores de otro mundo (Flowers from Another World) (1999), Amores que matan (2000) and Te doy mis ojos (Take My Eyes) (2003) – for which she won seven Goyas, including Best Director, Best Original Screenplay and Best Film. Her most recent film as director, Mataharis (2007), received two Goya nominations.


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Many London areas went through the process of gentrification and Shoreditch is a very popular example. Currently Southwark Council has introduced a £3bn programme in the Elephant and Castle which will create a new destination for London over the next 15 years. Although we are still


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Occupy Wall Street: A Birthday in Context
People are asking, what's going to happen on September 17? It's hard to believe it's been only one year since OWS began. Lenin described this phenomenon almost a century ago, "There are decades when nothing happens, and there are weeks when decades happen." This past year was a year of such weeks, and now the first anniversary of the occupation of Zuccotti Park is just around the corner.
September 17 will be an important birthday, but it should not be viewed as the only litmus test. That's because it's not the only birthday, or birth, worth celebrating and planning for. Occupy Wall Street (OWS), like every single protest before it, was a combination of spontaneity and organization. It took months of planning, with General Assemblies convening for weeks before Zuccotti Park was anything more than a nice spot for lunch.
But it's not just these months of planning, it's the myriad struggles that came before too, and the myriad that will come after. The dynamic global web of resistance is impossible to entirely pin down, but a rough outline of a few recent key events can provide a valuable narrative and tool for analyzing the events to come. Let's trace.
One of the immediate precursors to OWS was Bloombergville, a 3-week long encampment outside City Hall to protest Michael Bloomberg's devastating budget cuts in the summer of 2011. Bloombergville blazed trails for OWS in a few ways. It tested out the encampment tactic in downtown New York City. Bloombergvillers called the first General Assembly to plan for OWS. And a good portion of those in the first General Assemblies and in leading roles later on cut at least a few teeth in Bloombergville.
Bloombergville came out of the May 12 coalition of unions, non-profits and grassroots organizations that organized a march on Wall Street of over 20,000 people. The name Bloombergville was a call back to the Hoovervilles of homeless Americans during the Great Depression and the recent tent cities Wall Street created this time in the Great Recession. However, it was also inspired by the more recent Walkerville protest of Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker's attack on the working class, which itself came out of the inspirational and catalyzing Wisconsin Capitol Hill occupation.
Wisconsin set a new tone for resistance across the United States. After enduring more than 30 years of relentless assault on working-class living standards, Wisconsin's teachers put militant self-activity back on the agenda. And they weren't alone. Spanish Indignados and Greek citizens were also among the many who occupied town squares in the summer of 2011.
All this was prefaced by an even more groundbreaking shift: the Arab Spring.
Again, the strands continue.
The Arab Spring's roots extend from the 2009 Green Revolution in Iran which protested Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's re-election, to the continuing Palestinian resistance to land theft, murders, apartheid and occupation, to the longstanding militant labor movements in Egypt and Tunisia.
The strands continue, and they will continue.
That's the point of this birthday. Whether 20,000 or 200 show up on September 17, this isn't over. It's another (big) link in the chain. Many hearken back to 1968 as a yardstick for today. But it's more apt to think of 1956. The Montgomery bus boycotts had just ended, and some said the movement for equal rights was dead. It wasn't. It took years of organizing, studying, strategizing, and demonstrating to get to 1968 and beyond, and today is no different.
OWS jolted the mainstream discussion to the real issues people care about: unemployment, inequality, corruption, democracy, and more. Millions of Americans realized they are not alone, both in their troubles and in their principles. There are many valid, valuable critiques we must make of OWS, and longer analyses are necessary, but the fact remains, OWS rocked the political terrain.
And already we're seeing the strands of struggle stretch forward.
Most importantly right now, 26,000 Chicago teachers went on strike this week to demand better pay, smaller class sizes, freaking air conditioning, and no more damn "school reform."
In an election year, the mainstream discussion narrows, and we are told that the only way to make change is to vote between two ever-so-slightly-different, warmongering, Wall-Street-backed candidates.
But people don't just forget the experience of 100,000 people marching on Times Square, or successfully defending Zuccotti Park and our First Amendment from Bloomberg and his "personal army."
Chicago's brave teachers are carrying on the fight and reminding us all what the real road to change and hope is. Of course it's not the fanatic, racist, and sexist Republicans. But it also isn't the center-right Democrats, who themselves are leading the charge to neoliberalize and "reform" away public education.
It's the self-activity of the working-class, supremely organized and militant, that has the power to force the elite to actually practice the democracy they so often preach and listen to the majority of people who want jobs, equal rights, better schools, and a world we can still live on in 30 years.


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Education is a discipline. As I described in my last post, Education is an Atmosphere, this concept of Charlotte Mason's is simple, profound, and difficult to achieve. You can read what she says about it here, in Original Homeschooling Series, Vol. 6, Chapter 6, point 2.
On the one hand, its simple - teach them discipline and they will learn naturally and gladly!
We need not labour to get children to learn their lessons; that, if we would believe it, is a matter which nature takes care of. Let the lessons be of the right sort and children will learn them with delight. -Charlotte MasonProvide right and interesting materials, then learning will happen. But how?
[The children] must read the given pages and tell what they have read, they must perform, that is, what we may call the act of knowing. We are all aware, alas, what a monstrous quantity of printed matter has gone into the dustbin of our memories, because we have failed to perform that quite natural and spontaneous 'act of knowing,' as easy to a child as breathing and, if we would believe it, comparatively easy to ourselves.Okay, that doesn't sound difficult. It is narration, the cornerstone of the CM method of education.
It follows that lines of habit must be laid down towards given ends and after careful survey, or the joltings and delays of life become insupportable. More, habit is inevitable. If we fail to ease life by laying down habits of right thinking and right acting, habits of wrong thinking and wrong acting fix themselves of their own accord. We avoid decision and indecision brings its own delays, "and days are lost lamenting o'er lost days." Almost every child is brought up by his parents in certain habits of decency and order without which he would be a social outcast. Think from another point of view how the labour of life would be increased if every act of the bath, toilet, table, every lifting of the fork and use of spoon were a matter of consideration and required an effort of decision! No; habit is like fire, a bad master but an indispensable servant; and probably one reason for the nervous scrupulosity, hesitation, indecision of our day, is that life was not duly eased for us in the first place by those whose business it was to lay down lines of habit upon which our behaviour might run easily. -Charlotte MasonOn the other hand, it is difficult -we must decide for ourselves, and for our children, what habits we want to instill. Once we decide that we will insist upon, for example, table manners, we must be consistent about demonstrating and teaching those particular manners. Many of these types of habits we simply continue from our own childhood, but there will be others that you want to add, stop, or modify and these will require active thought and participation...discipline, if you will. ;)
This can't happen overnight. Instilling discipline within our families is a lifetime goal. Start with one new habit (it is easier to replace habits with new ones than to stop a particular habit) and work on that until its second nature - this takes about one month. So don't aim for perfect table manners in one month - break it down. Say this month your goal is for everyone to use a napkin instead of clothing for wiping hands and face. Next month, your goal could be to chew with your mouth shut. And so on. Don't make it impossible to achieve, or you'll give up before the second meal is over.
'Sow an act,' we are told, 'reap a habit.' 'Sow a habit, reap a character.' But we must go a step further back, we must sow the idea or notion which makes the act worth while.I love the quote about sowing and reaping. However, I think she is right that we need to go another step, in providing the ideas to make the act worthwhile. Children are always asking "why this" and "why that". If we can show, tell, or read the "why" in a way that impacts their minds, they might attempt the habit even without our guidance (ha!)...okay maybe not, but at least they will know what we are after. We must provide the best ideas for our children and ourselves, not just good ones!
And now for the full weight of parental responsibility...
We have seen the value of habit in mind and morals, religion and physical development. It is as we have seen disastrous when child or man learns to think in a groove, and shivers like an unaccustomed bather on the steps of a new notion. This danger is perhaps averted by giving children as their daily diet the wise thoughts of great minds, and of many great minds; so that they may gradually and unconsciously get the courage of their opinions. If we fail in this duty, so soon as the young people get their 'liberty' they will run after the first fad that presents itself; try it for a while and then take up another to be discarded in its turn, and remain uncertain and ill-guided for the rest of their days.I don't want to fail in this duty. I don't want my son running after fads, uncertain of his purpose, or ill-guided. I see plenty of those people around me already - this world doesn't need more close-minded people, who are afraid of anything that doesn't fit in their defined grooves of habit. We need youth who leave home firm in their beliefs and with well-formed opinions, who can listen without fear to the opinions of others, and love them where they are, regardless of whether they agree with them or not.


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List of Past Conferences
Since 1978, ECAASU has hosted 41 conferences over 40 years. Our conference is the oldest and largest of its kind—a conference by and for Asian American and Pacific Islander students.
1978, Princeton University; Asian Student Unity.
1979, University of Massachusetts Amherst; Learning From the Past to Build Up to the Future.
1980, Harvard University; Asian Students Organizing for the 80's.
1981, Mount Holyoke College; Asian Women, Myth and Reality.
1982, Harvard University; Rising to the Challenge.
1983, Columbia University; Asian Students in Action.
1984, Brown University; Asian Americans and the American Dream.
1985, Smith College; Visions of Asians in America: Aspiration & Responsibilities.
1986, Princeton University; Asian Students: New Directions...Beyond the Model Minority.
1987, Boston University; Education in Action.
1988, Cornell University; Momentum for Change: 10 Years of ECASU.
1989, Hunter College; Asian Empowerment through Unity: A Challenging Future.
1990, Smith College; The 1990 Census and Beyond: A Map for Asian American Impact in the United States.
1991, Binghamton University; Speak Up, Speak Out: End of Marginalization.
1992, Harvard University; Changing Faces of Asian American Community.
1993, University of Pennsylvania; Lights, Camera, Action.
1994, Yale University; APAs in the Arts and Media.
1995, Duke University; Exposing the Plight of Asian Pacific Americans in our Nation's Inner Cities.
1996, University of Maryland, College Park; Building Bridges to our Future.
1997, University at Albany, SUNY; Where Do Asian Americans Fit in the Black and White Paradigm.
1998, Cornell University; Leading the Way to the 21st Century.
1999, Brown University; Coming Together: A Pan-Asian Pacific American Movement into the Next Millennium.
2000, Yale University; Stepping Forward: identity, unity, action.
2001, Columbia University; Evolution!
2002, Duke University; Strangers in America.
2003, Georgetown University; New Horizons.
2004, University of Virginia; Awakening.
2005, University of Pennsylvania; Impact: Our Own Making.
2006, George Washington University; Foundations: Deep Roots, Lasting Growth.
2007, Yale University; Breaking Through.
2008, Cornell University; Push Forward.
2009, Rutgers University; Distinct Worlds, One Vision.
2010, University of Pennsylvania; Behind These Eyes: Impression. Introspection. Innovation.
2011, University of Massachusetts - Amherst; B.R.E.A.K: Bridge, Revitalize, Equality, Action, Knowledge.
2012, Duke University; Rediscovery. Renaissance. Revolution.
2013, Columbia University; Within. Across. Beyond.
2014, Washington, DC Coalition between Georgetown University, George Washington University, American University, and University of Maryland - College Park; Mission IGNITION: Champion Your Cause.
2015, Harvard University; New Asian American
2016, Rutgers University; Beyond Our Boundaries.
2017, North Carolina Triangle with The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Duke University, and North Carolina State University; Atmosphere
2018, Cornell University; Continuum: Power Through Perspective


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August 2, 2011
IronPigs Comments
Total People in Discussion: 11
Categories: Current Affairs, Sports
Since I had to condense response to my recent IronPigs column into a small space in today's newspaper, I figured I would use this spot to run the full texts of some of my messages and some of the comments on the online version of the story. I also threw in a couple of new ones that came in this morning.
Just to review, I mentioned some areas where I thought the Pigs could improve their already excellent product – most notably the unattractive new mascot costumes and their policy on giveaway items – and invited readers to comment on what they like about the team and what they think could be done better. Here are some of the responses:
-- "I really enjoyed your article today about the IronPigs and a few things they could do better. I've been a season ticket holder since 2008 and season ticket holders pay full price for tickets and have to wait in the same long lines as everyone else. I travel around to a lot of stadiums (Reading, Harrisburg, Trenton, Lakewood, Wilmington, Aberdeen) and most of those places have benefits for their season ticket holders such as their own line to get in the stadium or a separate line for concession stands. This year the IronPigs had a special event for season ticket holders on a Friday night at 5:00 to watch the visiting team take batting practice...lame. Also, a lot of fans weren't able to attend because they get out of work at 5:00 and have to go home to pick-up their family. I think the Ironpigs could be a lot more appreciative to the people that pay $650 a year per seat."
-- "The protective netting behind home plate should be extended down both sidelines to the beginning of the dugouts. I have been a guest a number of times at seats that are in the first 10 rows between the end of the present netting and the beginning of the dugouts. This is a very dangerous area and fans have to be alert every second for fear of getting hit by a low line drive foul ball. It seems like an easy fix and I'm surprised the Iron Pigs haven't done this yet.
-- "I missed your first column asking for input about the Iron Pigs, so I'll blather on anyway for my own amusement:
-- "I like your comments on the Iron Pigs. I'm a big fan of the team, and I buy a multi-game seating package every year. I feel that we in the Lehigh Valley are very fortunate to have this great source of sports action, fun and entertainment. As a fan who loves to eat I'm pleased at the reasonable food prices. The ticket prices are just what it takes to be able to take your family to games and not enter bankruptcy as a result! I have only one gripe (not earth shaking!). The mascot uniforms are apparently designed to look like llamas- as you have pointed out. A costume makeover is in order!
-- " I didn't say they aren't cute, and they're certainly entertaining, But…….they do not look like pigs!"
-- "The cheesesteak line is too inefficient and slow."
--"We never get T shirts in our section 116 either. I think the big net has something to do with it.
-- "Two of the changes you mention I agree with all the way. The chant 'groceries' is really stupid and also as far as the mascots dress, the minute they changed their outfits I said to my wife: 'Looks like someone hit Fefe with a baseball bat in her face and Ferrous looks like he went on some kind of a diet. They really don't look good. Now when you leave the game at the end they give out passes for bowling & beer. I don't do either! Come to think of it, I haven't had an Arbys Roast Beef sandwich since last year. One last thing that I have to say about the food. Everything is good but why did they change the hamburgers to a 5.3 burger at $5 base price when the others were just as good at $3? Sure miss the burgers."
-- "Just read your commentary about the Iron Pigs and I'm right there with you! We hated Ferrous and Fe Fe's new costumes since day one!"
-- "Without repeating everything you spoke about, I agree with everything you said, especially the groceries and not Arbys -- what is that!!"
-- "We are in Section 109 and never get any of the items that are tossed into the stands either -- thanks for speaking up!"
-- "I would certainly agree with you that we have an outstanding organization here running this minor league team. I have never had a bad experience while attending many games.
-- "Thanks for the column. And let's go Pigs! And by the way, I did like the old mascot faces better as well. But the new uniforms do seem to allow for greater movement. I've noticed that Ferrous seems to be acting and moving more and more like the Phanatic this season. Perhaps he is hoping for a call up to the 'big show' as well."
-- "Thanks for the article, I am glad to know that I was not alone in thinking that Ferrous and FeFe's new outfits look like they are llamas. Room for improvement - Could they do instant replays on close plays? That would be nice.
-- I'm a game day employee for the Pigs. After reading your article, I thought I'd chip in with a worker's perception.
-- "You got that right Mr Bill,they look like something out of a SI-Fi movie."
-- "Great article about the Iron Pigs. I, too, think FeFe looks like a llama and completely agree with all your comments especially the giveaways. Hope the Pigs management sees your article."
-- "I enjoyed reading your article about the Iron Pigs. In particular, your comments about giveaways struck a chord with me. I thought you might like to hear this story.
-- "I hoped to see you at tonight's game, since I usually see you a few rows ahead of me. It seems you were the smart one, choosing to stay out of the heat.
Here are some of the comments on the online version of the story:
-- "Don't you think you are a bit late chiming in on this topic? The mascots were changed over a year ago. This is old news. [I wrote about it last summer on my blog.] Yes I agree they aren't as cute as the original ones, but I'm over it and have moved on and you should too. FYI: They were designed by the same company that does the Phanatic.
-- "I have often thought that CCP should partner with already existing local eateries. I do not like most of the food they serve, with a few exceptions of course (Aw Shucks, I'm looking at you!) If they REALLY wanted to boost the local economy, why not let Willy Jo's and Yocco's and Pott's duke it out for hot dog rights? Let the Brass Rail and Matey's and Mario's duke it out for the pizza rights. You get the idea. A spot like that could really help some of our Lehigh Valley family- owned institutions flourish even more."
--"The Ferrous and FeFe changes were strange at first, but honestly? I don't even notice their hideousness any more. Oh, and Hambone totally needs to win more often!"
-- "I too, am furious at the IronPigs organization for changing Ferrous & FeFe's appearance! How dare they change & tamper with the beloved mascots? The player roster changes are constant & out of our control, but that's to be expected, so I really object to them messing with the mascots. An extended family member who worked for the 'Pigs last season told us the reason for the appearance change was just as you stated in your article....the costumes were worn out & their visibility/mobility was poor. Well, guess they should have thought of that when the design was decided upon in their inaugural season!! You can't change them mid-stream! I don't need them to do cartwheels or breakdance either, why all of a sudden is the visual/mobility aspect an issue? And I don't believe for a second that the original manufacturer can't construct replacement costumes if the other ones are worn out!! I nearly stormed the Majestic clubhouse with my Ferrous & FeFe merchandise that had their likenesses on them which I bought in previous seasons, to demand my money back! And yet they still continue to sell & manufacture the plush toys & souvenirs with the mascots looking like the old Ferrous & FeFe. There's no resemblance! That's insulting & the IronPigs organization should be ashamed of themselves."
-- "This franchise has done wonders for the local economy and the area in general. Yes, I agree the mascot costume change was horrible. But, let us not forget what a huge success this is for the area and the local economy. Try not to complain too much, they do an excellent job for family entertainment and have kept it fresh for 4 years now, sure they have made some changes. But in the end, zip it up people."
-- "Fix the stadium lights. Darkest ballpark in baseball ! Lights are not designed for baseball, more like softball or football with the light defusers on the towers. I'm tired of watching professional ballplayers losing the ball at twilight or when the ball goes above the lights into the dark of night. I have tickets behind the visiting dugout and many of the opposing teams complain about this very subject. I've been to many minor league parks across the country and this one is by far the darkerest one I've been to. The Pigs will tell you that they meet the requirements for baseball. I say bull, along with many of the teams that play at Coca Cola Park."
- "We loved the original mascots from the start of the franchise. Still can't find out why they changed into these rat looking things. Glad someone else noticed, too besides the out of towners who were sitting behind us at a game recently. They said they couldn't tell what they were but that they were scary, for sure."
-- "FeFe and Ferrous costumes are bad, but with all the complaints last year and nothing was done, we kinda gave up hope. The Pert Plus hat hair thing is lame, too.
-- "Bill, you are absolutely right! The new mascots are weird and scary and they don't look like pigs. One would think that they could go back to the manufacturer of the first costumes and revamp those or remake them to better specs, leaving the outward appearance the same. Maybe someone should connect with the people that did the Phanatic."
-- "Maybe in changing the name of the team, they should have thought of what kind of mascot would be associated with it. Although I LOVE the stadium and the team, the IRON PIGS is a poor name."
-- "When they first named the Iron Pigs, people were upset over the name, so the media and the team owners went to great lengths to say that the name referred to a pig of iron that was produced by Bethlehem Steel.
-- "As long as the mascots don't block my view of the game, I don't care how they look."
-- -- "Our parent team mascot is The Phanatic. I wouldn't worry about trying to reflect the look of anything found in reality."
-- "I'm not seeing it, they look like Pigs to me."
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I love how some people are still complaining about the team being called the "Iron Pigs"... I think it's a perfect name, and perfect choice of mascot (doesn't LOOK perfect, but the concept is)
Posted By: Dave Oblas | Aug 2, 2011 12:30:40 PM
I agree. I loved the name right from the beginning, although the pig iron explanation is kind of lame. I think it's cool that the mascots are pigs, sort of.
Posted By: Bill White | Aug 2, 2011 12:49:27 PM
I love the food at Coca-Cola Park, the fun and games between innings, and just the general atmosphere of the games. I have already had the person in front of me get the give-away, and I did not...but that was fine. I have some give-away items here, and our son has taken a couple from this year along back to Kadina AFB in Okinawa too.
Posted By: Dave Reese | Aug 2, 2011 8:55:57 PM
Congratulations to the MC website people for screwing up the Comments feature once again.
Free Pork Chop!
Posted By: DaveB | Aug 3, 2011 11:54:33 AM
Why, what happened?
Posted By: Bill White | Aug 3, 2011 11:56:29 AM
They're back now, but this morning they disappeared and the system was locked up.
Posted By: DaveB | Aug 3, 2011 5:43:09 PM
I don't know if it affects the blogs, but they've put in a new commenting system for stories, and I'm told it wiped out all the previous comments: http://www.mcall.com/mc-gigya-note-080311,0,4766389.story
Posted By: Bill White | Aug 3, 2011 5:46:14 PM
Late to the party, here, but the "dr" in drphil is because I'm a Chemist; so I particularly like the mascots' names of Ferrous and FeFe - brilliant.
Posted By: drphil | Aug 3, 2011 8:55:47 PM
O wow i m searching for it. Its good please update me if you add something.
Posted By: bhobia | Aug 4, 2011 7:19:45 AM
Another reader's comments, relayed to me by email: Agree there should be more replay and not just for close calls. The replay should be used more extensively to re-enjoy any good play...close call replay only serves to let fans second guess the umps. I keep getting frustrated by telling firends "we have to see the replay on this one" only to be disappointed by the lack of dejavu.
Posted By: Bill White | Aug 4, 2011 1:03:45 PM
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7:30 Bells: Tuning Your Eye: A Wood Knot Becomes a Rose
On Saturday, I walked through Point Defiance Park on a glorious, almost spring day. I was searching for twisted and knotted sticks for a project. Although I saw trees and hikers and even an eagle, my attention was on the search.
And then on the finding.
I'd pick up a stick, turn it this way and that, searching for what it might show me. One piece, a madrona branch, had gorgeous gnarled knots. Marveling at its beauty, wonder struck me: the gnarled knots looked like roses—black roses. That's when the bells began to ring—from possibility, from seeing in a new way, from the firing of imagination.
What I look for as I walk through the world, changes what I will see. This is true whether I'm looking for a stick, or for kindness, or for beauty. Some call it synchronicity. I call it tuning my eye.
LORE OF THE BELL: Tune your eye and you will change how you see the world.


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Hi, My name is Beth Tahere and I am an expat kiwi living in Brisbane Queensland, Australia. I am trying to contact John Ross White who was a Sonar Operator. In 1979 he was serving in HMNZS MONOWAI and based at Devonport, Auckland. John was born in Gisborne on the East Coast. I met John in Rotorua during 1978 and we stayed in contact up to 1983 but then lost contact. I would love to re-connect to catch up. John would be in his late 50's or early 60's now. kia ora koutou, kei te pai. If you know the whereabout of John leave me a comment to this post and I will provide contact details off-line.
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