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How do you feel when you need to talk to your child, your child's teacher, your spouse or someone else about a touchy topic? Are you excited to address this important issue or do you feel like running in the opposite direction? Most people feel a significant amount of anxiety when they think about addressing a situation which is emotionally charged and opinions differ.
When approaching a difficult conversation you have three basic options:
Choose to ignore it and hope the situation magically gets better.
Launch head first into the conversation and handle it poorly.
Prepare ahead of time and handle the conversation well.
While it would be great if challenging situations got better on their own, since this rarely happens let's look at how you can prepare to handle the conversation well.
Preparing for the Conversation
You will increase the odds of having a productive conversation if you prepare ahead of time. Begin by considering your motive for having this conversation.
In the book
Crucial Conversations Tools for Talking When Stakes Are High
, the authors identify three important questions to ask yourself when preparing for a crucial conversation:
What do you really want for yourself?
What do you really want for others?
What do you want to avoid?
Answering these questions is key to holding the right conversation and sticking with it even when the going gets tough.
For example, when Mark suspected his son, Jake, was stealing money from his wallet he wanted to discuss it with him. What Mark really wanted for himself was to understand why Jake was taking money without asking and to eventually be able to trust his son again. He wanted Jake to feel comfortable asking for what he needed instead of stealing it. Finally, he wanted to avoid seriously damaging his relationship with his son.
Opening the Conversation
How you open the conversation is critical. Beginning with an accusation like "I know you've been stealing money from my wallet." is likely to make the other person defensive.
A better way to start is to share the facts. Facts are the least controversial. It's the conclusions you draw from the facts that may or may not be correct.
In Mark's case, although he thinks Jake is taking the money he doesn't know this for sure. Maybe his wife has ran out of cash and took some of out of his wallet. Or perhaps Jake's younger sister has been taking money for her play store. If Mark begins by accusing Jake of taking the money when Jake really did not take the money, his relationship with Jake will definitely be damaged – something he wanted to avoid.
Mark began by sharing his facts saying "I'm concerned because there has been money missing out of my wallet lately. What are your thoughts on this?" Jake then had a chance to respond. In this case Jake confessed to taking the money in order to give it to a classmate as payment for not being bullied. Once Mark understood what was going on, he was able to work with Jake on other options for dealing with the bullying.
Staying in Conversation
When people do not feel safe in a conversation, they turn to fight or flight. If you notice that your child is withdrawing from the conversation or getting angry and defensive, you need to restore your child's feeling of safety.
One way to do this is to clarify what you do and do not intend to be communicating. For example, Jake might have responded to his dad "You always blame me for everything!" Mark could have clarified "I am not trying to blame you. I do want to understand why there is money missing from my wallet."
Another approach to restoring safety is to acknowledge the other person's feelings. Mark might have said "It sounds like you feel angry and misunderstood." The fact that his dad has recognized his feelings is likely to calm Jake down.
If emotions are so hot that holding a reasonable conversation is not possible, then it's wise to take a break to allow time for everyone to calm down. Decide on a time to continue the conversation so that it's clear you are not dropping the topic for good.
Concluding the Conversation
Often a difficult conversation will involve making decisions. It's easy for participants to leave a conversation with very different ideas about the decisions and commitments which were made. You can reduce the possibility of miscommunication by writing down the major points discussed along with any decisions made.
If you've brainstormed ideas for solving the problem, be sure to write those ideas down along with the idea you decided to try first. Figure out when to get together again to review how the plan is working. You can always adjust the plan or try a different idea.
You will certainly have the opportunity for many difficult conversations with your children and others. The better you get at handling these crucial conversations, the more likely you are to enjoy success in your relationships.
About Kathy Slattengren
Parenting expert Kathy Slattengren, M. Ed., is dedicated to supporting parents in doing their best parenting. She helps families create homes where everyone feels accepted, heard, respected and appreciated.
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Hello Refashion Co-op. I am still snowed in and trying to keep busy. My area of the country isn't known for deep snow or very cold weather. I decided to make a couple hats to keep us warm while we dig out from Snowpocalypse 2016.
I started by cutting up this sweater. It is a nice wool blend and will be nice and warm. I had enough to make a hat for my daughter and myself. I rounded the tops of the hats to make them a bit form fitting. And I used the ends of the sleeves to make mitten-gloves.
I wanted my fingertips and thumbs to stick out so I could use my phone, the car radio, the ATM...you get the idea.
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This watch face bracelet has been liberated from vintage watches, gently cleaned and attached to a choice of gunmetal, copper-plated or silver-plated chain. Not only is this piece beautiful to wear in its own right, it is also a thoughtful, eco-friendly keepsake.
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Take a look at Weber kettle club sometime. They're a pretty active group with some cool restorations. It's amazing how well they clean up. My 2006 Performer looked brand new when I was done with it.
I was wondering if there was some faster method other than mallet and chisel to do this work. No way will my router fit in there, perhaps I could use my Dremel with router attachment. Then again, I only have 2 more to make and doing them with hand tools is somewhat relaxing. It's not as if I'm starting a career making Weber handles.
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SAN JOSE, Calif., March 4, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Heritage Commerce Corp (Nasdaq:HTBK), today announced that it will present at Sandler O'Neill's West Coast Financial Services Conference at the Ritz-Carlton, Marina del Rey, California. Walter T. Kaczmarek, President and Chief Executive Officer, is scheduled to present on Tuesday, March 8, 2011 at 7:45 a.m. The presentation will be archived for 30 days after the conference, beginning March 9, 2011, and can be viewed at http://www.sandleroneill.com .
Annual Meeting of Shareholders
Heritage Commerce Corp will hold its Annual Meeting of Shareholders at its Company Headquarters in San Jose, California, on May 26, 2011 at 1:00 p.m. (PDT).
Heritage Commerce Corp, a bank holding company established in February 1998, is the parent company of Heritage Bank of Commerce, established in 1994 and headquartered in San Jose with full-service branches in Los Gatos, Fremont, Danville, Pleasanton, Walnut Creek, Morgan Hill, Gilroy, Mountain View, and Los Altos. Heritage Bank of Commerce is an SBA Preferred Lender with an additional Loan Production Office in Santa Rosa, California. For more information, please visit www.heritagecommercecorp.com.
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A disciplined and focused fiscal system
One of California Forward's top priorities since 2008 has been reforming the state's budget-making process—currently a dysfunctional system that allows lawmakers to spend more money than we have and does not ensure that money is well spent.
California Forward has developed a comprehensive package of fiscal reforms that would require lawmakers to save money and pay down debt in good years, prevent legislators from making promises they can't keep, require every program to be reviewed, and make sure dollars are spent in ways that improve the performance of critical programs, such as education and public safety.
Budget reform: California needs a state budget process that will prevent lawmakers from making promises they can't keep and ensure public resources are well spent. The following elements of comprehensive budget reform are a top priority for CA Fwd in 2011 and 2012:
- Performance-based budgeting. The Governor and legislators should establish clear goals and performance measures for all programs. At least once every 10 years, lawmakers must review programs to determine if they should continue, or how they can be improved.
- Multi-year budget planning. The Governor and Legislature should prepare two-year budgets and three- and five-year fiscal forecasts, and publish updates on the state's forecasted fiscal condition prior to the budget vote and early in the subsequent fiscal year. Quick action should be required when revenues decline and the budget falls out of balance.
- Pay-As-You-Go for new programs and tax reductions. Major new or expanded programs or tax reductions (created through the legislative or initiative process) should identify how they will be financed by additional revenue or compensating spending reductions.
- Manage volatile revenue and increase reserves. Spikes in revenue, after meeting minimum K-14 funding obligations, should be used to fill the rainy day fund and for other one-time uses, starting with paying down debt.
Revenue Reform: California needs to evolve the tax structure to reflect the evolving economy, and to support structural changes designed to improve community and regional services. Tax reform is a priority for CA Fwd, provided it is part of comprehensive fiscal management and performance improvements. From that perspective, two principles should guide those reforms:
- The tax structure should be aligned to the new economy. California is transitioning to a knowledge and service-based economy, which has ramifications for how tax structure influences investment decisions, as well as how much revenue is generated by certain taxes.
- The allocation of revenue should be aligned to structural changes designed to improve results and accountability. The level of government responsible for providing services must have adequate fiscal control to set priorities and adjust strategies so they can achieve objectives and be held accountable for results.
One element of this reform package—allowing the state budget to pass with a simple majority vote—was adopted with the passage of Prop. 25 in November 2010.
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Vital sign readings can automatically be read wirelessly by the TR&R® system. This saves the trauma nurse leader from having to enter these values manually, allowing the user to spend more time communicating with the trauma team.
The current TR&R® system supports a range of vital signs machines. The system has a flexible architecture allowing support of new vital signs machines easily and quickly, without rebuilding the main system.
Heads-Up Display (HUD)
In 2016 The Alfred team in collaboration with Monash University achieved funding for the integration of a novel Heads-Up Display hardware solution, TR&R® HUD to facilitate hands-free computer aided decision support and remote expert decision support for first responders. The TR&R® HUD at work will be demonstrated in clinical trials in 2018.
Video Cameras and Screen Capture
The TR&R® system has the ability to record the current session with a patient. By interfacing with a video camera, the system produces Windows Media Video files of the entire session, along with an overlay of the vital signs display.
The system also produces a video containing the screen capture of the touch screen interface for each session allowing retrospective analysis. Current work on the integration of a novel Heads-Up Display, TR&R® HUD will introduce point-of-view (POV) video record and secure screencast for remote expert decision support in real-time.
Data Storage
All information entered into the system during a session is stored in a patient data file. Each patient data file is uniquely numbered and stored on a separate server. In Q2 2017 work will begin on HL7 integration of data collected via the TR&R® system into the patients unique electronic health record (EHR). Development of a blockchain verified secure decentralized database TR&R® Data will focus on secure storage of deindentified, disaggregated data in a research database. This system will permit state-of-the-art medical research while preventing unauthorized mass collection of personally identifiable EHRs.


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The Miami International Film Festival starts this weekend, and if you missed Miami New Times' guide to the event, click here. Of more immediate interest to Crossfade readers, though, is the fest's selection of music movies. Here they are. For complete screening and ticket details, visit miamifilmfestival.com.
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christmas came and went in a flurry of massive overconsumption of food and wine. our poor houseguest crusty juggler was dragged from one family home to another where she sat and listened to us talk about people she'd never seen or heard of with a slightly glazed look upon her face. we dined out, we dined in, essentially: we dined. a lot. and lo, it was good.
the new years soiree we hosted came off without a hitch, though the cold i'd been fighting with regular applications of vitamin C and zinc lozenges finally hit me. after 4 hours of sleep, i woke up in the newly minted 2013, cleaned up the post-party detritus, and realised i was sick. i spent the next 2 days on the couch, nursing a nasty chest cold, hacking up my lungs and emptying the contents of my nose into an ever growing drift pile of scrunched up tissues.
crusty juggler was supposed to leave on the 3rd, but she came down with either a violent stomach bug or food poisoning and managed to postpone her flight to the following day while periodically emptying the contents of her stomach into a bucket. despite my weakened state, i was the stronger of us two (mr. monkey took off to the mountains for 2 days) and provided juice, water and emotional support.
the night before last, having gone to bed optimistically with my coughing almost completely gone, i woke up to waves of nausea so intense that i didn't know what hit me. as a result of which, all of yesterday i spent alternating my upper and my nether regions over the toilet. crusty juggler, now being in the position of the stronger one, brought mint tea to my couch while i arranged a ride for her to the airport since there was no way i'd be able to move beyond the condo. she left and i languished and napped.
this morning, i woke up stronger and most definitely nausea-free, however my cold took the opportunity to return and lodge itself in my sinuses.
so, to recap 2013 so far - chest cold -> stomach flu -> head cold. getting ready for school on tuesday? not so much. i'm awaiting my imminent conjunctivitis, ebola and pneumonia with great impatience.


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Before we head off today I have to mention a great restaurant we went to last night, Angusta. The speciality of the house is Irish beef and it has fantastic steaks. Although placed unusually in a sort of industrial estate the restaurant itself is very nice both outside and inside. A nice atmosphere, good staff and great food. I think it confirms what I always suspected all our very best beef is exported and we can never get anything this good at home! Today we decide to head to Berchestgarden, a fair trip of about an hour from St Gilgen. This was Hitler's retreat given to him by the party for his 50th birthday. The Eagles Nest on the summit of the 1800m mountain was mostly ceremonial, used for meeting with visiting guests like presidents and diplomats, but the engineering to build it was amazing. It cost about 30m DM at the time, expensive for then. An elevator takes you 124m up to the manor inside the mountain. To get to the elevator is a 124m tunnel into the mountain side. The panoramic views from the summit are amazing. The manor has now been converted to a restaurant. All the surrounding facilities were destroyed during or just after the war to deter them becoming shrines to the Nazi cause, luckily is was decided to save the Eagles Nest.
Next we decided to take in Hallstatt on our way home. Initially we got a fright when Helga (the name we gave our car sat nav) took us up the narrowest of passes over a ridge to get to the main roads but after a lovely drive of about an hour we got to this "must see" village on the side of a lake. All in all another great day


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Shelby Shoes for sale at Target & Barnes & Noble.
I recently had the pleasure to work with Sue Ellen Miner in illustrating Shelby Shoes!
Shelby Shoes is the sweetest Golden Retriever with a very silly name. Meet Shelby Shoes and five of her doggie friends whose names might be just as silly, a little bit sillier, or maybe even the silliest. Children and adults alike will smile all the way through this charmingly clever and cheerfully creative book.
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I live in America, where we've decided as a country that bigger is better, no phallic humor intended (on my part at least, I can't speak for the rest of the country). There are plenty of fast food joints or gas stations out there where you can buy a gallon bucket of soda, and also numerous restaurants featuring meals so large that if you can eat the whole thing you'll get your picture on the wall and your name will go down in history. Is it any wonder based off of this that the United States is the most obese country in the world? Now, if the size of the food was related to the deliciousness of the food, that would be one thing, but this is not the case in many places, and just because it's the biggest around doesn't mean it's the tastiest. Guess what the moral of this review is going to be?
Not long ago Thrillist posted a list of The 21 Best Nachos in America, an article with no explanation of how the "best" was determined and as far as I could tell not peer reviewed in the least. Having not had any of the nachos on the list and living in New England AND having two locations on it within easy driving distance I had to check them out. My first journey was to the Willimantic Brewing Company and I had prepared my palate for a delicious order of nachos the likes of which I had never had before and according to the Thrillist list would only be able to have at 20 other places in the country. I was just setting myself up for disappointment, and it unsurprisingly delivered.
The Willimantic Brewing Company is located in the old Willimantic post office, which is an awesome place to have a restaurant and an amazing piece of architecture, which is diminished a bit as you walk in and get hit square in the nose by the cleaning product smell from their in house beer vats. If you've been to a restaurant that does brew their own beer on the premises you'll notice that most of them are partitioned off behind glass, and I realize now the reason why. No matter, I quickly adjusted to it and ordered the nachos.
They arrived and were gigantic. Not Mount Nacheesmo huge, no other nacho is, but still a truly pantagruelian order. Added bonus, they were absolutely covered in pulled pork, and what pork it was! If I were making a list of the 21 Best Pulled Porks in America they would definitely be on it, but I'm no real expert, so BBQ fans don't freak out on me here. The only downside of the deliciousness of the topping was its contrast to the sadly averageness of the nachos. Now I'm not saying they were bad, they aren't at all, but really they're only fine. Nothing wrong with fine, there are plenty of fine nachos that I get all the time and enjoy, but the problem was my expectations were raised so high by Thrillist that "fine" just wasn't going to cut it.
I can't hold this against the Willimantic, they had nothing to do with anyone making the bold statement that they're one of the best around. If I had just wandered in off the street and ordered these I would have certainly enjoyed them, but the preconceptions I had ruined that. I realize that I shouldn't be biased on these things, and can say as such that these are good and you won't send them back to the kitchen with disgust, but best, no. I have to say shame on you Thrillist for getting my hopes so high. Or maybe the shame is in fact on me for trusting them in the first place knowing the vagueness on which they rated them the best. Wow, I've got a lot to think about now...
Anyhow, if you find yourself in Willimantic and wanted to know what it's like to eat in an old post office, there's a place for that. And if you happen to want nachos while you're eating in a post office and need to feed a few hungry people, they have your back as well. If however you are looking for the best thing around, perhaps you should make up your own mind on what you define as "best" and make sure your mind isn't clouded with preconceptions that taint your judgement. In fact, maybe you shouldn't believe any reviews of anything ever and make up your own mind on all decisions you make, except for nachos of course, we've got you covered there. Trust us, we can back up why something is or is not the best in the country at least.


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Brackenborough Hall Coach House Holidays
Child friendly cottage, Lincolnshire – Child Friendly Holiday Cottages, Louth, Lincolnshire
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|2 – 6
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|£430 - £1290 per week
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|Pet friendly
|Mobility friendly
About Brackenborough Hall Coach House Holidays
Brackenborough Hall Coach House near Louth, was winner of the best self-catering holiday in England 2009 (and more recently, Accommodation of the Year in the East LIndsey Business Awards 2018) and it's not hard to see why. The first thing that strikes you about the Coach House is the sheer space! I'm not just talking about the beautiful surrounding countryside, and the rather grand drive up to the family home – but just how huge the actual apartment is! The owner's website does a good job in describing the facilities etc but nothing can convey how much space it provides! "Wow Mummy" said my little boy – "Look at this". I can't print what my husband's first remarks were as this is a family site...sufficed to say he too was rather impressed by the size!
We were lucky to be staying in the Granary Apartment a beautiful converted coaching house which is just one of the three apartments available that can accommodate families of 1 to 12 people hired separately or together for groups of up to 24. The Granary sleeps eight but there are also two double sofa beds (so an extra 4 people could be accommodated, with curtains to provide privacy) plus ample room for cots etc. The actual living area is enormous! There are two huge tables at either end of the room - with seating and crockery etc for 24 guests. I already imagined a Christmas feast with my extended family tucking into the turkey! Or a New Years Eve dinner party with friends!
There were just three of us staying which made the place even more spacious. Our two year old Sebastian spent the first hour doing 'laps' around the apartment, screaming at the top of his voice with sheer excitement! Thankfully he soon found the welcome pack Paul and Flora; our lovely hosts had left him. Crayons, colouring books, etc along with a huge toy box. This was just for starters. We went on to discover a vast array of books (children's and adults - and a great selection too) as well as jigsaws, a fabulous dressing up box - not to mention the garden toys - ride on's, a sandpit, climbing frame etc. The bag of toys I had brought with me didn't get a look in.
The actual apartment was lovely, warm and comfortable - well deserving of its 5 Star rating. And it had everything - and I mean everything! Little ones really are well looked after. Flora had provided changing mats, nappy bags, children's cups, plates, cutlery etc. Even a fabulous contraction called a dream pod - a device to stop toddlers falling out of bed - very useful.
Paul (and his lovely dog Jesse) are very good hosts and on hand to show you around the pretty grounds. The actual history of Brackenborough Hall is very interesting. It sits on a deserted medieval village, and Paul gave us a tour of the fields etc where a village once stood many years ago. To be honest Sebastian was more interested in feeding the cows, or jumping in muddy puddles - but Paul didn't mind. We had a grand tour of the farm, before we returned back to the apartment to tuck into Flora's complimentary Lincolnshire Plum loaf - yum!!
After an afternoon of mucking about on the farm - and enjoying the surrounding countryside, we finally tucked up an exhausted but excited two year old into bed, and snuggled down on one of the most comfiest sofas I have sat on - for a night of wine, food and DVDs. Perfect!
The next day - after a breakfast of eggs courtesy of the farm - we headed out to Donna Nook - a thriving seal colony just 10 miles away from Brackenborough. For much of the year the seals are at sea or hauled out on distant sandbanks, but during the winter they come to breed near the dunes on the Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust nature reserve at Donna Nook. They are present on the beach in November and December. This was a real treat - you can get so close to these beautiful creatures. It was a joy to see.
On the way back we stopped off in Louth - famously described as Rick Steins 'favourite market town in Britain'. It is a charming little town - a foodie's paradise with a fabulous market showcasing all local produce. As well as little streets packed with antique shops, boutiques etc.
We sadly only had one night at Brackenborough - but it wasn't enough. And we are already planning our next visit. We will return with friends and family, as this really is the perfect getaway for groups. Hire out the adjacent converted stable blocks and a group of 24 can easily holiday here. I already have my eye on the Granary for my 40th birthday, as it is a superb place to hold a party. Plus Paul tells me that he can arrange firework displays in the gorgeous gardens in front of the house, which must be magical.
For those of you who have twins - Brackenborough would be an ideal choice. As parents of twins Paul and Flora actively seek families with twins to come and stay - and aim to provide all you need. There is certainly the room!
In short - if you are looking to stay in high quality spacious accommodation, with everything thought of for busy parents and little ones you can't go wrong with Brackenborough.
To make it even more special a few days letter - a white envelope addressed to Sebastian dropped through the letterbox. Inside was a laminated picture of one of Sebastian's drawings he had done at the farm. He was overjoyed with it - and to me this little detail sums up just why this place is so just exceptional... We absolutely loved it - go on - give it a try!
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NRA Supported Politician Wins "Gun Control" (Anti-Second Amendment) Award
and then endorsed every major anti Second Amendment
federal law passed for the last 30 years…"
C.E. Lovell, NRA Board Member 1980-93
NRA director-supported politician wins gun control award
- November 19, 2012
- By: David Codrea
The Illinois Council Against Handgun Violence presented awards to two Prairie State politicians, the Associated Press reported today. Governor Pat Quinn and outgoing Rep. Bob Dold were both given leadership awards last week, Quinn for trying to ban semi-automatic firearms, and "suburban Chicago Republican" Dold for "cross[ing] party lines to oppose 'dangerous' gun legislation."
Replacing another Republican gun-grabber Mark Kirk in January, 2011, Dold's anti-gun sympathies have been clear from the start. The political positions reporting website, "On the Issues," revealed Dold "Supports restricting gun purchase & possession," dating their entry "Nov. 2010."
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Just moments ago, I read a tweet from a friend who's currently working as a copywriter. She felt sad that nobody really reads what she writes and that she felt like people were just passing her by.
Yesterday, my friend told me that a group of people have set up a group to bash people working in the industry. He used to work as a journalist, and felt enraged by the actions of these stuck-ups who think they know better.
Back when I was still working in a well established advertising agency, I've got to witness first hand the kind of abuse the workers had to go through everyday. They were all overworked and exhausted. Clients would call screaming over the phone, expecting and demanding so many things to be done within a short frame of time. To them, it's just a few sentences made in an e-mail, most likely in the late afternoon just before they end their work: "Make these copy changes, move the logo to the right by 1cm, change the colour of the borders, move the globe slightly higher, I don't like the colour of the rocks, can we do something about that and oh, I don't know, maybe reduce the opacity of the background just to see how it looks. I expect the revised visuals when I open my mailbox tomorrow morning." All it takes is probably an e-mail to do the job, but for the creatives working on this, it meant hours of staring in the computer until the wee hours of the night to make sure that visual is in their mailboxes the next morning. And clients never thank us: because we pay you to jolly well do what we say and do your job right.
I mean, I have known all along that there is no perfect job and that you've got to make sure that your passion is enough to sustain you. But at that time, it was like harsh reality had smack me extremely hard on my face. You never really know how bad it could be until you've experienced it for yourself. It shot through my body and weighed me down like a ball and chain. Almost towards the end of that period, I remembered I survived the week laughing and crying. One moment, I'd still be smiling at one of the creatives as she vented her frustrations on me, then breaking down in tears the next in the last cubicle of the female's toilet. At that time, I felt like some part of me changed and I was, quite frankly, never quite the same again.
For a while, I've thought hard about what I most would like to do next in my life, I mean, besides doing media and communications. Questions like: Will I be able to adapt well if I continued on with media? What else can I do besides this? Do I love anything more than media and communications? popped in my head.
I weighed my options. And for a while, I tried them out. But ultimately, I made the decision to go back to studying media and communications. People around me scoffed and belittled me whenever I tell them I'm studying the course, throwing all sorts of discouraging comments like they know any better.
Oh, it's easy to score. That's why you chose it right? It's super easy to study for it.
What can you do with that kind of a degree? You can't make it big.
Why do you want to study in that course for? Anyone can do it.
I'm not going to lie. There are certain degrees of truth to all of it. But I am even more saddened at the fact that this is exactly the kind of attitudes people hold towards people within the industry. Let's face it. Nobody will really understand the blood, tears and sweat that goes behind every word in an article, every pixels or second of an advertisement, or every detail of a PR event. Nobody. Not unless you're immersed in it yourself. Nobody appreciates what we do, and certainly nobody outside the industry will thank us for doing our jobs well.
From the PR side, we're seen as propaganda. We're like the ghouls whispering the devil's words to the gatekeepers, who are no better as they would then translate and distribute these words to the masses. Or the devil itself that gives people the illusion of free choice. From the advertising side, we're seen as annoying salespeople who leverage on people's psychological weaknesses to sell products and services that people might not even need. From the journalistic side, we're seen as puppets to make the people think what the puppetmasters want them to think. On top of that, most people would think the people working within the industry have no moral ethics or have poor characters.
So why?
Why do we do the job anyway, knowing people aren't going to thank us for it?
For money? You'd be surprised to know how little the people in the industry are paid for the amount of work they do.
For prestige? Heck, no. Probably only within the industry itself.
For recognition? I never knew that one of my ex-colleagues won a Clio award for an advertising campaign until I was searching on the Clio website for academic research. That's just about the amount of recognition you'd get. And it was only because he was an ex-colleague of mine that I recognised his name. Not even a picture to remember him by.
… then for what?
We have no other choice but to do it? Maybe it's one of the reasons.
But as cliche as it may sound, i think for most of us, we actually like what we do, and this passion is what sustains us more than the money. It was something I could tell whenever I ask them what they like about their job. Simply put, they love what they do even though they probably will never gain any recognition or appreciation for a good job well done. Will I be able to keep holding on?
"… So," I asked one of the creatives over lunch, "…why are you still sticking around?" I asked.
"… it's damn annoying for the most part. But… I don't know, everyday, there's always something new. I get to work with other creatives, one of the bosses is a brilliant guy full of ideas, brainstorming and coming up with ideas that clients approve of is like hitting the jackpot, and oh, bitching about our clients together…"
At that time, I thought I saw a sparkle lit up in the corner of his tired eyes.
p.s: I've renamed the title, courtesy of Sufian, a title very appropriate for this post. Let us celebrate. All of us. You know who you are out there. (:


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E3: N++ Is Close - New Video Posted/
Developer Metanet Software is going through certification right now with N++ on PS4. They are also at E3 showing off N++. But they did go ahead and release another video of their upcoming platformer, further confirming that I will be dying a lot in this game.
N++ is scheduled for release on PS4 soon. If you're interested in signing up for the beta, you can do so here.


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John Lockwood, an employee of Barnsley based Naylor Drainage retired at Christmas after clocking up a remarkable 60 years' service.
Lockwood was born in 1941- just 9 days before the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbour. He joined Naylor in December 1956, aged 15, working at Naylor's former fittings plant at Denby Dale before moving to the Cawthorne works when the two sites were amalgamated in 1993. He has held a variety of roles right across Naylor's Clay Drainage business, latterly working in mould manufacture and in quality control.
To celebrate his retirement, the Naylor Board held a reception at Cawthorne at which three generations of his family were present including his wife Margaret; he was presented with a special medal to recognise his 60 years' service. Naylor Chief Executive Edward Naylor commented "I feel truly humbled by John's amazing achievement- he has been working for Naylor for 6 years longer than I have been alive! He has been a model employee and we are immensely grateful for his hard work over 6 decades".


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Sunday, January 27, 2008
Robin's Portuguese Egg Tarts
I had seen this foodshop - Robin's Portuguese Chicken - on the 2nd level of City Square before but had never tried eating there before.
This foodshop also sells Portuguese Egg Tarts. I've tried my hands at making portuguese egg tarts before but with little success with the charred tops. So this time around I thought I might just buy them there.
When I reached the place, the staff were replenishing the egg tarts on their display counter.
I bought 10 pieces to go but didnt leave right away. We sat down and ate a piece each. They were piping hot, custard was sweet and goes well with the puff pastry.
My siblings who were initially not that interested in them tarts, must have liked it alot when they tasted one, that they decided to join the queue to buy some home .. ;-)
PS. Personally, I think the tarts taste way much better at room temperature!
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- Shaz & Aidil said...
sometime back, maybe 2-3 yrs ago, my mom used to be crazy over these tarts. she'd go to city square and buy up the whole day's stock! teruk tau. she give away boxes to friends, neighbours and family. everyone loves them. the tarts can keep for over a week if well frozen.
robin's used to have banana and strawberry slices on each tart...wonder if they still do.
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- m3rni3 said...
wahhhh .. how i wish i was your mum's neighbour .. heheh
looking at the pix je membuat saya nak egg tarts nie lagi ...
thanks for that tip on freezing .. next time, i'll definitely buy more and store!! (alamak, suddenly i sounded so 7-11, "its a store and more" .. LOL)
really, they used to hv fruit slices on each tart?!?! they've made it back to basics i guess .. no fruit slices when i bought em.
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La Sexta
This past weekend was my husband's Birthday celebration weekend. I am pretty sure that we will be continuing the celebration for the next two weeks knowing the size of our family, and different get togethers. His birthday celebration destination of choice was 'La Sexta". We met up with some good friends, and headed out into the night.
It was the third anniversary at La Mezcalera, which consisted of free beer and music from a few different DJ's. We mostly hung out in the back with the music and disco ball, but if you are in the mood for a bit calmer scene that is possible as well. You can hang out in the front by the bar with the tunes of the jukebox blasting.
Barok was the next spot that we decided to head over to. This is a new bar that has been open for a little bit less than a month. As you walk in you will notice the big screens playing music videos of the Top 40's, and people split off into their own little "clicks". Behind the bar you will notice three big jugs each filled with a different concoction. Each of the concoctions consisted either of vodka, tequila, or their Sangria. I opted for the Sangria. If you aren't so much into those options, they also serve beers in giant mugs, as well as I'm sure whatever you would like to order. Another added bonus to their drinks, is that they are all served in Chamoy rimmed cups. I am pretty sure that I wasn't the only one taking a "bite" of chamoy off of the cup before every sip. I loved how open it was, there is a terraza that was very refreshing on this particularly warm night in January.
Then the hunger starts to set in. Whether it be tacos, tortas, hot dogs, or even pizza, street food comes to the rescue. We made our way over to Tortas Johnny. These are the tortas that we normally would always have as a 2am craving in the border, as we headed back to San Diego. My favorite is their torta de lomo. My husband and I split one, but there would be absolutely no problem eating one on our own. Our friends also ordered some cheese fries. A little bit more grease doesn't hurt right?
"Le Sexta" really has its own vibrant personality. There are so many options as far as bar hopping, and of course food for those late night cravings. I really enjoy just people watching, and seeing this amazing city come to life.


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Lego by Lego: 12 Things Building the Death Star Taught My Son (Umm, Me) About Writing…Life/
Something awesome happened in our house last night. It was a moment 4 years in the making. Half of my son's life, as he likes to point out. An hour after dinner, he rushed upstairs from the basement with a huge grin and wide eyes and exclaimed: "I did it! I did it! I have one more piece and I want you all to come downstairs to see it! Bring your camera, Mom!" Of course, we all knew what he was talking about, and of course I was going to bring my camera. As I say to my kids on an hourly basis. Bring my camera? Is the pope Catholic? Now I have to admit I am one of those moms who is all sorts of proud. Every day. It doesn't take much. I have to admit it, I am easily impressed. I hear myself sometimes, and I even cringe. My daughter has to tell me to shut up on an hourly basis, lest I make a fool out of myself or her. But seriously, did you know how easy it was for you to walk? I say to her, one afternoon while trying to convince her of her own amazing-ness. You were only 10 months old. 10 months! You just got up and walked. Cue teen eye roll and exasperated exit out of a room. We also have an embarrassing video of me during my son's first bike ride. While my son is cruising around the cul-de-sac on his two-wheeler, I am heard off-camera blabbing to my neighbors what a preternatural genius he is—He potty trained himself at eighteen months old, you know. He's gifted. Truly.
I am that mother. As Jimmy Fallon and my teen say so perfectly: Ew.
But, last night was different and today's blag (Blog-brag--wait is that a thing? My daughter says that it's decidedly not a thing) is different. Somehow the pride I feel inside is completely different. There was something sort of monumental that happened and I couldn't put my finger on it in the moment, but then as I sat and watched him arrange all of his Lego men on the newly built Death Star, the 3,803 piece Lego set that he had just completed on his own, something hit me. My 8 year-old figured this proverbial s@#t out before I did. He figured out life already. It took me entire lifetime. Yes, it took twenty-nine (ahem, give or take a few) years to figure out what he did at the ripe old age of 8.
Here's the 12 things I Learned Watching My Eight Year Old Build the Death Star:
1. If you love something enough, it's worth the wait. He was not much more than 4 years old when he saw the Death Star Lego kit in either a Lego Magazine or catalog and asked Santa for it. There was a discussion, I vaguely recall, about managing one's expectations and a reminder that Santa was going to be busy bringing food to starving children, and he wasn't going to have space or money to bring a 4 year old a 450 dollar Lego kit. (Yes, I did my best impression of good Irish Catholic mother on that one…two parts guilt and one part reality check). He asked for a vacuum cleaner instead. (Really.) But, the next year, he asked again, and again we said something like, Probably not going to happen, kid. But, we made a deal. His dad and I said: "You earn and save the money for at least half, we'll think about getting it for you for Birthday/Christmas one year." That was at five years old. And I hate to admit this: At the time I never thought I'd see the day. Not because I didn't think he could do it, but because he had a lot fleeting obsessions that came and went. Once, for example, he asked for a giant RV with a swimming pool in it. Another time, a helicopter. A real, life-sized helicopter. So it's not like he had a good track record for asking for gifts we could actually afford to give him--or even existed. And then there was the obvious: Where was a 5-year old kid going to get that type of money? Turns out—birthdays, Christmases, First Communions, and piggy banks can add up. As the possibility grew closer that he would have enough money, we added a stipulation—if you have enough money to pay for it, and the taxes and give to charity, you can buy it. He agreed to the terms. All the while, I was thinking: This is never, ever going happen. (Nice. Way to believe, Mom!) But, sure enough on May 5th 2014, he pulled out his wallet. Not only did he have the 450 bucks, plus tax saved, he had money for charity. Game on. He didn't let a silly thing like money get in the way of what he wanted. He didn't give up and say: "That will never happen. I can never save that much." It's true, if you want anything badly enough you'll find a way. And he did.
2. You need a lot of people around you rooting for you. The following Saturday, the entire family piled into the minivan and we were headed to the Lego Store. He knew this was a big moment. He recognized it, even if we didn't. He wanted all of us to be there to see him pull out his own Star Wars wallet and celebrate his long-awaited and hard-fought victory to finally get what he wanted. He knew instinctively that some things in life are better when shared with those you love. And it's OK to celebrate yourself. It's OK to say: You know what? This is a big moment for me. So often in life we are told not to feel too much. Not to get too excited. To lower our expectations. Not make such a fuss. But, here's the thing: Most of our lives are pretty mundane. We don't celebrate enough. And some of us have been conditioned not to share good news lest we be perceived as a showoffsky or a braggart. We hide our successes in the shadows and mistakenly call our shame over our successes humility. We don't need to be embarrassed when we're happy, proud, or excited. These moments should be celebrated and shared—especially with those you love. (And other people are handy to have around to shoulder the weight of load—literally—the box weighed more than him.)
3. It can be overwhelming at first. So take it Lego by Lego. As soon as he got home, he wanted to tear open the box and get started. When he opened the box several individual boxes were stacked in it along with a 193 page instruction manual. Yes, he knew building a Death Star wouldn't be easy, but seeing the work in front of him was a different story. The manual was half his body length, and almost two-inches thick. Everything about the project before him seemed huge—no, gargantuan. I looked at him on the floor next to the giant box and thought: This is too much. How on earth is he going to do this? I warned him to be patient. And he looked at me like I just fell off the Stupid Truck. Well, um, duh. (He didn't say that. He's too polite. But he didn't have to). "I know, Mom. I'll just take it Lego by Lego. One bag at time. One box at a time. One page at a time." One page at a time. Seriously, that's what he said to me. Add to the Why the hell didn't I think of that? file.
4. Follow directions. Greats have gone before you, and paved the way. Don't ignore their advice or instruction. They are there to help you. Not only was he going to take it one page at time, but he was going to review all the directions carefully. He carefully studied the manual. Yes, he'd been building for years and knew his stuff, but that was no substitute for following the rules set down before him. He knew that he needed the guidance. He couldn't get too cocky. The guidelines were there to help him, not hurt him. It was OK to follow other's advice and instructions. In fact, that's what makes the greats so great. They read others. They study. They take in everything they can.
5. You're going to mess up. Fail. Have to start over. It's gonna suck. But, if you want to see this through you have to do the work. Stick to it and remain calm. Two nights into the big build, he came running up the stairs—tears were in his eyes. His arms were literally over his head in surrender. "I can't do it, Mom! I can't! I pressed in a piece and the whole thing collapsed! It collapsed!" He sobbed. It was terrible. Over 15 hours of work had already gone into the build, and he was looking at having to start over. Ah, the brutal feeling of failure and defeat. I walked him back downstairs. The site looked grim. Gray and black pieces were spread out all over the carpet. I rubbed his back and said. "You did it! You failed!" He looked at me like I was nuts. I didn't back down, "Don't you know? All the greats have to fail at least once, if not a thousand times, before they make something great. You're one failure closer to making magic happen! The only way to figure out what you did wrong or what works is to fail. You did it!" I sat with him and he sniffled through the first few snaps of Lego bricks, and before he knew it he figured out a way to get the pieces back together. He found a structural problem at the center of the Death Star. He needed to fix it otherwise it would keep collapsing. If he didn't fix it now, it would have happened much later, with much more disastrous consequences, and lots of more wasted hours. He was, in the end, grateful for the fail. For sticking to it. For learning from his mistakes. It happened again a few times. But, he never came up from the basement crying again. He knew he had it in him to fix it, and he knew he was one step closer to being a Master Builder with each successive failure and lesson learned. He also learned it's not the failures that make or break you; rather it's how you handle the failures, learn from them, and move on.
6. Sometimes you need a little help from your friends. Asking for help is not a weakness. It takes great courage and strength to know you can't do something on your own. At first he was upset that he needed me. He said, "I can do it." But, then something softened as I walked around the room picking up Legos. He realized that it was OK to ask for help. It wasn't a sign of weakness. It was a sign of courage. Sometimes two brains are better than one. It's absolutely essential to have someone else to bounce ideas off of, or sometimes, simply get another perspective. It's important to have someone who you can share your angst or frustrations with. It's OK to seek out someone who will understand. Every great artist needs a circle of support. They need critics, too, but constructive ones who will hold them accountable and push them to be better. It doesn't take away from your own accomplishment to have others help you along the way. It adds to it.
7. Once you find your groove, something awesome happens. There are few things more consuming or pleasurable than getting lost in one's own work or craft. You know you truly love something or are doing what you're meant to do when the hours fly by and it feels like only a minute has passed. This is a thrill few people get to experience. If you find it, ride the wave and hold on tight. There is nothing more satisfying in life doing what it is that you love or feel like you were born to do. And when find that something, never, ever let it go. It will sustain you always.
8. It's OK to be by yourself—with no friends, no music playing, no television on, and simply work. Some of your best times in life will be by yourself and that's OK.
9. It's OK to get lost in your work, but even though you love what you do, and want to do it day and night, responsibilities and stuff that you don't want to do still have to get done. Not long into his building experience, Colm came down with an acute case of Deathstaritis. Symptoms included headache, stomach ache, involuntary retching, knee aches, earache, elbow pain. He was in so much distress he was unable to attend school. He just couldn't possibly make it. We all knew what he was up to. The Death Star awaited in the basement—and school and all that nonsense was getting in the way. We had to have a nice little reminder over breakfast, that even when you find the thing that you want to do all the time, all the pesky "have-to-dos" in life still need your attention. Like school. Basic hygiene. Sleep. Eating. And when you get older—paying the bills. Yes, sometimes you need to keep your day job while you pursue what you love to do. You can't let your love-to-dos get in the way of your have-to-dos, and someday if you're lucky and work hard enough, the love-to-dos and have-to-dos overlap. But, until then, stay the course and don't lose sight of your responsibilities or all the people in your life. Your work is good and fun and meaningful, but it is not and cannot be everything.
10. You have to protect your craft, your work. People will want to destroy it. Taint it. Take it away from you. Don't let them. A couple of things happened that he wasn't expecting along the way. A few people tried to crap on his dream. It was bound to happen. An adult with a "It must be nice to have parents who spoil you" or "Lucky kid! Getting whatever he wants!" He was gracious—and didn't say anything, even though he knew he paid for it with his own money and worked hard, and wasn't just some spoiled kid who got whatever he asked for. And then there were competitive kids in school: "Oh, I built one of those. It was nothing." There are always going to be competitive, Captain Buzzkills in life who want to shit on what you do and make you feel badly about something you've accomplished or achieved because they haven't been able do it, or because they don't like the idea of anyone else in the world being happy. They are everywhere. And they suck. Literally. They suck the joy out of so much, but mostly their own lives. Don't let them suck the joy out of yours. When it came time for his sister's graduation party and we knew lots of little ones were going to be running around the basement, I suggested we move it and keep it safe. He was grateful for that. I knew he would be devastated if someone even accidentally kicked it or destroyed it. It meant too much to him. He hid it and we talked about the importance of protecting your "Stuff"—not just your stuff, stuff. But, all of your "stuff." The things that matter most to you are the things that are most vulnerable. And things that took a lifetime of hard work that can be destroyed in a moment, because of another's thoughtlessness or even, sadly, maligned intentions. So take care.
11. Enjoy the thrill of completion. Celebrate your accomplishments whenever you can and embrace the moment of success. There is no better feeling in the world when you finally complete something that you've worked hard to achieve. We have graduations, birthdays, anniversaries to mark momentous occasions. When we finish a labor of love it is deserving of a celebration—now I am not talking ponies, jump houses, and all that ridiculous-ness, I mean a simple honest to goodness moment where you can sit back and look at what you've done and revel for a minute. Call your parents down to the basement. Shout "I did it!" And take a picture. You won't be sad that you did. That feeling, that moment of celebration is the seed for another great accomplishment waiting around the corner. It will sustain you and drive you again and again.
12. Get out there and play with your creation. Have fun. Battle away. It's all yours.


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As well as our regular learning services we also try to hold one or two technology discovery events per year where specialist technology providers have stalls to demonstrate their wares and you can ask questions and try equipment out
Our neighbours at Gateshead Sight Service take a complimentary approach and have a much broader annual event that showcases a wider range of help available. We have a stall at that event to tell people about our services.
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Sterling Silver Heart Earrings
Our solid sterling silver heart earrings are delicate, pretty and romantic.
They would make the perfect gift for any occasion from a birthday, Mother's Day gift or for your bridesmaids on your wedding day.
Each heart is handcrafted so no two will be identical. All our jewellery is made in South Africa but can be shipped worldwide.
Each piece of jewellery comes in a soft jewellery pouch along with a sterling silver care card.
If you are purchasing the piece of jewellery as a gift we will happily add a gift card to your parcel.
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If you're considering treating your staff to a corporate gathering for a Thanksgiving meal this year, they are likely to appreciate feasting on something other than turkey. At El Segundo Fish Co. we offer unique, flavorful corporate catering menus beyond the norm. You can arrange to bring your staff to our lovely location on Grand Avenue, or we can arrange for corporate catering delivery to a destination of your choosing.
Spice up your celebration with our Mexican Style Taco Bar laden with shrimp, chicken, or carne asada and all the fixings to complete the feast. Perhaps our Classic Italian menu with pastas, seafood, chicken parmesan, and extras will delight your guests, or choose our Grilled Barbeque Picnic menu for a truly unique Thanksgiving corporate meal.
Naturally, we offer the freshest fish selections available on our traditional Grilled Fish Fillet Platter, while our Fish Company Favorite Seafood Medley brings on the best of the best with Jambalaya, grilled mahi mahi, homemade sides, and fresh vegetables.
For something a little different this year for your staff party or your family Thanksgiving dinner, consider our palate-pleasing corporate catering menu at El Segundo Fish Co. in El Segundo. Questions or special requests? Contact El Segundo Fish Co. today!


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It's officially the holiday season here in Omaha. You might find yourself filled with the holiday cheer and the warm fuzzies that comes with Christmas shopping. This may, however, not be true for you. You may, like many others, dread going out in the blistering cold, fighting the long lines and the traffic in and out of shopping centers. This is why online was invented. Well that's not completely true, but this is why online shopping was created.
With online shopping you no longer have to fight the long line for that one toy that will go out of stock any minute now. You will never have to worry if your wasting your time driving out to a specific shoe store hoping they have the right size in the correct style. No, with online shopping Christmas has never been easier.
Amazon.com has taken it a step further. Not only are they similar to Walmart in which they have just about everything under the sun, they also have created Amazon Smile to help support organizations.
They even created a slogan: "You shop. Amazon gives."
Here is how it work: you log into your amazon account through Amazon Smile. You then click the organization of your choice.
The 402 Arts Collective is fortunate to be one of those organizations.
After this you begin to shop for those Christmas present for loved ones through Amazon Smile (not all items are under the Amazon Smile umbrella). Once you have found an item and ordered it, Amazon donates 0.5% of your purchase to the organization.
0.5% may seem like a small number but imagine if everyone who was shopping online was using Amazon Smile. There are no hidden fees or extra costs, Amazon Smile donates some of their profit from your purchase to an organization.
Our ask this year is if you would consider choosing The 402 as your organization of choice as you shop on Amazon Smile.
This will help new students walk through our doors who may not have been able to before your gift through Amazon Smile.
All of us from the the 402 would like to thank you in advance for your participation in Christmas shopping this holiday season. Happy shopping!


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Saturday, February 6, 2016
LEGO Mixels Series 7 MAX combinations
Already wrapping up my coverage of Mixels for this release season, here are the official Max combi models that turn the 9 series 7 tribe members into 3 wacky models.
LEGO Mixels Series 7 MAX combinations!
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Adaptable Blotter has some date-related functionality that is based on a Calendar. For example, you can filter a date column so that it only shows the Last Working Day, and Adaptable Blotter uses the current calendar to figure out when the last working day was. There are different Calendars available to use - each pre-set with the appropriate national holidays - or you can upload your own.
To set the Blotter to use one of the available calendars:
Open the Calendars Screen.
Select the Current checkbox for the Calendar you want the Adaptable Blotter to use.
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CrossFit Deep Athlete Feature: Bryan Smith
CrossFit Deep athlete, Bryan Smith, celebrated his five year CrossFit anniversary this past July and his hard work has paid off.
Prior to joining CrossFit Deep in the summer of 2015 Bryan was always pretty active with sports and lifting.
"While I was in the Army I would do physical training with my platoon, mainly CrossFit style grass drills, running and ruck marching."
Bryan had a hard time getting re-motivated after his first hernia surgery, which prompted him to try out CrossFit Deep.
"CrossFit Deep's atmosphere, coaching and members really reignited my passion for fitness."
These past five years Bryan has experienced both change mentally and physically … I mean look at those ABS.
"CrossFit Deep has increased my mental stamina not just in the gym but in most aspects of my life. I've learned to just keep grinding through whateverit is and be a better and stronger person for having endured the pain."
Prior to starting CrossFit, Bryan had little to none mobility and strength in his shoulders and weighed around 217lbs.
"I'm now around 7% body fat and weigh 202lbs. Even with my weight loss and five years older I am still hitting new PR's regularly."
Next up on Bryan's CrossFit bucket list is to string together multiple muscle-ups, benching 315lbs, and snatching 225lbs. (We think he'll get all of these in no time)
If you are looking for Bryan you can find him in the 5:30 AM class or in all the other activities he enjoys outside of the gym, such as, running, biking, and swimming! (Bryan just completed his first triathlon this past Labor Day)
HUGE congrats to Bryan for all his success - we can't wait to see what this next year holds!


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Cheers, Creative Enthusiasts,
I am deeply honored, humbled, grateful, and touched to be able to share my transformation story and interview blog post that Chelsea Dinsmore of Live Your Legend (LYL) posted this week. But this was not just a blog post or just an interview to me – this was a journey that started back in 2007 when my father first was battling cancer, the spiral downward that happened after that, and then the years of clawing my way back up all the way to this very day. My story was not an easy one to tell. I got teary at least once during the interview with the beautiful and encouraging Nazrin Murphie and Leah Hynes – two women who inspire me every day and I cherish as business coaches, colleagues and dear friends. Yet I was STOKED to share my story in an effort to help others that might be struggling through depression or a challenging period of their life.
Scott Dinsmore – founder of Live Your Legend – and his course How To Connect With Anyone came to me at a critical and needed time of my life (back in August of 2014). I will be forever grateful to Scott, Chelsea, Nazrin, Leah and all of the amazing people that I met in the LYL community who support and encourage me to this very day! No one does it alone! And be mindful of who you surround yourselves with. I am grateful beyond words for this amazing, diverse and truly kickass community!
Speaking of how amazing this community is, I am deeply humbled to read some of the comments that poured in from the LYL community since this post went live. These comments illustrate how incredibly important it is to speak out and share our stories, no matter how difficult they are to tell:
"What an inspiring story, Cathy! I knew some of this... but not all of it. It was great to learn more about you... and hear more about how LYL and CWA impacted your life at such a critical time. Loved it!" — Ellen W.
"I already thought the world of you, Cathy, and after listening to this interview, I have even more respect and admiration for your drive and all you do – so awesome, so inspiring, just like you :) Cheers to you, Cathy... YOU my friend, are awesome!" — Mike G.
"I relate very much to this 'before' pic. I'm kinda inbetween the two at this point. Congrats. You are a beautiful person, I can see that in the interview. Very deep and strong. Great job keeping it real for us, Leah and Naz. Thanks for this." — Lauren S.
"Thanks you for your authenticity, Cathy, you are a beautiful, amazing and very inspiring person!" — Lilli L.
"You're even more of an inspiration to me, Cathy! Thank you for sharing your story." — Steve B.
"Awesomeness, Cathy! Thanks for sharing your story! <3 you, girl!" — Yazminh
"Very inspiring. Thank you for sharing your story." — Elza D.
I am blown away by the response so far to this post. Thank you, Scott Dinsmore, for being a beacon of hope for me when I was wondering if there was no tomorrow, if I was even strong enough to start my own business, and if I could ever find true happiness again. Today, partly thanks to Scott and all of these amazing people he introduced me to through the community he created from scratch, I am ecstatically happy, grateful, and just amazingly PUMPED UP every day when I wake up. I know that my mission is to help make the world a more beautiful and loving place. And I do it one logo, one design, one podcast, one performance, one blog post, one conversation at a time — and I LOVE it! To infinity and beyond! Truly!
Can I help create your promotional materials for your important, world changing mission or business, or help you with your new website launch, branding, T-shirt or invitation design? I invite you to contact me so that I can offer a free consultation and price quote for any of your design needs. Have an awesome week and happy creating!
To your creative endeavors!
Onward and upward.
Cathy Broadwell
Giant Leaps Creative LLC


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Handmade solid wood chopsticks, made in Canada from salvaged native hardwoods and an environmentally friendly food safe finish. Each pair comes with a beautiful protective sleeve, made from scraps of vintage kimono fabric.
Choose from a single Eco Warrior pair, the Lover's set of two, or the Kitchen Makeover set of 6 pairs (hint hint: makes an awesome wedding or housewarming gift!).
These will be custom made for you. We take small strips of maple or birch wood that we salvage from broken furniture, wood shop scraps or offcuts. We then shape them on a belt sander, giving the ends distinct faceted shapes for flair and to facilitate matching the pairs. They are finished with a durable eco and foodsafe hard wax oil, and polished to a silky soft surface with really, really fine steel wool.
The protective sleeve, made from scraps of vintage kimono fabric, is made for us by our dear and talented friend Michelle, of eco-conscious fashion label Simone's Rose. The sleeve is a great way to carry them in your bag, protecting your chopsticks and the planet at the same time!
We choose long scraps of maple and birch, both of which are excellent choices for chopsticks, with their neutral flavor, tight grain and extreme hardness.
Our handmade chopsticks are approximately 10 inches long, and the sleeves are approximately 6" long.
For the Eco Warrior and Food Lovers Sets, please allow 1 week to fill your order, and 2 weeks for the Kitchen Makeover set.
:: Entirely reclaimed materials ::
All of our wood is reclaimed and salvaged; rescued from the side of the road or scraps from Aaron's custom furniture orders. All metal is recycled as well, from old jewellery to scraps of electrical copper wire.
:: Eco Finish ::
We use a hard wax oil to finish our chopsticks. Hard wax oil is a natural and zero-VOC mix of oils, resins and waxes that is totally foodsafe and eco-friendly.
:: Caring for your item ::
It is very easy to care for your B&B goods. We recommend simply rinsing your chopsticks with water, no soap, and drying them right away to lengthen their lifetime. A care card is included with the set.
Wood and liquid are not the best of friends, so do refrain from completely submerging and soaking your B&B product in water or any other liquid. The liquids and oils from the meal being eaten is totally fine!


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Da settembre una nuova avventura è iniziata.... PhD at the University of Sussex in Brighton! :D
I will study the blood brain barrier in insects, from a neurobiological, ecological and evolutionary point of view... so excited!
At present I am still reading a lot, trying to find new ideas, interesting animals to work with, and possibly with a practical implications, like a better understanding (and improving) of future insecticides and pesticides.


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Geraint Thomas has been named as the BBC Sports Personality of the Year 2018, Thomas beat Lewis Hamilton and Harry Kane in a public vote to take the title.
Speaking immediately after his win was announced Thomas said:
"I feel really to have come into cycling at the age I am. I was just going down the local leisure centre going for a swim, then I end up riding a bike.
"I'd like to thank my wife, she deserves this just as much. I'm really lucky to have her and my family.
"As a bike rider, I was always focused on myself, but hearing stories like Tyson and Billy, then seeing kids on their bikes back home, you take great pride in winning this.
"It's been an amazing year for British sport and long may it continue."
Moments after the Tour de France champion was announced as Sports Personality of the Year Team Sky tweeted a video showing reaction to Thomas's win from the the Team's training camp in Mallorcca
He did it!!! Here was the reaction from our training camp in Mallorca as @GeraintThomas86 was announced as the winner of #SPOTY pic.twitter.com/2XZtItUSvK
— Team Sky (@TeamSky) December 16, 2018
Earlier in the evening Thomas, a keen Arsenal supporter had jokingly appealed to fellow Gooners to vote for him in a bid to stop Harry Kane, who plays for arch-rivals Tottenham Hotspur winning the title – Kane had been favourite with the bookies to take the award tonight. No surprise then that Arsenal Football Club wasted not time in tweeting their congratulations to Thomas either.
Massive congratulations to Arsenal fan @GeraintThomas86: The 2018 BBC Sports Personality of the Year
Well done, Geraint - we're proud of you #SPOTY pic.twitter.com/eUFsAdvXAl
— Arsenal FC (@Arsenal) December 16, 2018
More to follow
Plucked from the obscurity of his London commute back in the mid-Nineties to live in Bath and edit bike mags our man made the jump to the interweb back in 2006 as launch editor of a large cycling website somewhat confusingly named after a piece of navigational equipment. He came up with the idea for road.cc mainly to avoid being told what to do… Oh dear, issues there then. Tony tries to ride his bike every day and if he doesn't he gets grumpy, he likes carbon, but owns steel, and wants titanium. When not on his bike or eating cake Tony spends his time looking for new ways to annoy the road.cc team. He's remarkably good at it.


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How to Prepare for Writing a Novel
It's all in your mind: you've got the perfect setting, plots are unfolding, and characters are begging to be born. It's time to set them free. Change them from jumbled thoughts in your brain to words on paper. Whether it's your first novel or your twentieth, writing can be daunting, rewarding, frustrating, and thrilling. It'll most likely be all of those during the journey from first to final page. Fear not, Grammarly's here to help!
As you know, November marks the return of many scribophiles' favorite celebration—NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month). Here's a list of best practices for surviving the most anxiety-inducing part of the writing process—getting started.
Tip #1: Get Organized.
It's tempting to jump right in and start typing, but that's like going hiking without a map. Preparing to write is as important as what you write. These tips are a great way to start:
Create a Sacred Space: Determine whether you want to work from a home-office with neatly stacked Moleskins and fresh sticky notes or sprawled out surrounded by your favorite books, scraps of research scribbled on napkins, and a plate of cookies. Whatever your style, indulge in creating your space; you'll need these comforts to unlock your creativity.
Write an Outline: You might not stick to it, but you need to have a plan for your plot. There are several plot structure templates you can lean on, but in order to make it past 1000 words, make sure your idea has room to grow. Fleshing out ideas also decreases the risk of burnout, so do the same for your characters—give them a backstory before you give them your story.
Tip #2: Stay Motivated.
Some days you'll do anything to avoid writing: chores, taxes, even reading articles about how to write. Try these methods to avoid productive procrastination:
Find a Community: Either online or in person, talk to people about your book. Doing so provides opportunities for characters and themes to grow. Talk about your writing struggles with a group of writers or with close friends and family, and don't forget to listen to your community when they don't understand a character's motivation or can't follow a scene. They're your primary readers, and their input is important.
Listen to Music: Science has proven that music helps concentration, and with the advent of music streaming services, it's never been easier to find music that's enjoyable and motivational. Looking for the perfect playlist? Try this one; it's perfect for fall.
Exercise: Sitting in a chair all day will wreak havoc on your body, and if you aren't disciplined, the stress of writing might lead you down the sugary path of gummies, pastries, and confections. Unfortunately, this lifestyle can lead to depression and writer's block, so it's important to get moving. This keeps your body healthy and stimulates brain activity. During moderate aerobic activity such as a brisk hike or an indoor cycling class, people become more relaxed and hone critical thinking skills.
Tip #3: Meeting Expectations.
Expectations are not requirements. While important, they may change over time. Nevertheless, if you ever want to manage expectations and finish your novel, try these:
Set Small Deadlines: For NaNoWriMo, writers have thirty days to complete manuscripts, which can seem Herculean without setting small, attainable goals. Whether using an electronic calendar, or a giant desk calendar that sits under your laptop, setting reasonable dates for smaller tasks will aid in your progress and motivation. Try setting a daily word count, for example.
Let Go of Perfection: Let's face it, no author is 100 percent satisfied with her finished product. How could she be? A long-term, creative project involves so much learning and growing that a writer is undoubtedly transformed by it. Therefore, to make it to the end, a writer must suffer through those less-than-brilliant moments. Every writer struggles; even Elie Wiesel once said, "It would be simple and comfortable to play with words and win; all it takes is to play the game and practice a bit of self-delusion."
Whether you create an hour-by-hour schedule, play perfect music, or eat the best foods, you'll eventually need to write and rewrite, then revise and write some more. The first 250 words might take longer to compose than the following 250 pages, but they all need to be written—so go grab some coffee, let loose the lingering souls in your mind, and WRITE!
via How to Prepare for Writing a Novel


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S-2000 Vacuum Tube Synthesizer
The S-2000 was made to be as easy to use as possible. Just plug in power, plug in an amplifier, wait 30 seconds for the real new-old-stock vacuum tubes to warm up, and start playing it. The built-in 400mm ribbon controller is instantly responsive, and needs no special treatment. No trimpots, no fiddling with MIDI interfaces or fighting with fistfuls of cables. The misery has been engineered out.
The simplicity might fool you. The S-2000 has enough controls and enough flexibility to keep the musician busy for years of sonic exploration. It contains:
- 2 all-tube oscillator/filter "operators", with resonance variable from flat response to deep oscillation. Waveshape is variable from clean sine wave to a distinctive distorted square/pulse wave. Resonate both for FM sound effects.
- All-tube VCA
- 3 contour generators:
- C1 attack-release type feeds the VCA
- C2 attack-decay type feeds the operator-two sweep and optionally the VCA, and may be set to retrigger automatically.
- C3 is the same as C2, but feeds the operator-one CV input.
- Plus, a built-in and highly-sensitive ribbon controller, which triggers C1-C3 when the ribbon is touched. Two modes are available, continuous open for pitch bending (theremin-style), and single-touch for discrete held pitches. The ribbon gives more than 3 octaves of pitch range.
The S-2000 is light in weight and made for use anywhere. Use it as a standalone, or mount in a standard 19ヤ EIA rack (it's 3U high and protrudes behind the panel only 1 inch, or 25 mm). It runs from a standard 12v DC adapter (one is included that can work on any mains power source on earth).
It's built like a proverbial tank. The front panel is a massive anodized aluminum slab with legends deeply engraved and paint-filled, and the electronics are protected by a tough, fully-shielded steel enclosure with nearly indestructible powder coat. The tubes are very commonplace types, easily available from almost any vacuum-tube distributor. Metasonix offers a full set of replacement tubes, pre-tested and known good, via its distributors, at a very reasonable extra charge.
The input connection for the SpectraSymbol ribbon is accessible, so that any size SpectraSymbol ribbon controller may be plugged in and used ヨ right up to their 1-meter length. Need more resolution? No problem.
External inputs and output are available. CV and gate outputs from the ribbon are accessible from front-panel jacks at all times. The CV-gate inputs can be used by switching the CV/gate selector switch (CV can be varied from 1.5v to 7v for more than 3 octaves of range, tunable with the front-panel tuning knobs, gate is 0-10v). The audio input feeds into operator one, so that both operators can be used as bandpass filters in series.
It's hand-made, in California, by real people. So purchase with confidence and play with confidence. You're playing at the leading edge.
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- Virtually no maintenance is needed. Simply take a couple of minutes periodically to wipe it down with a damp cloth.
- Specifically designed for use in outdoor furniture it's robust and lightweight so it can be moved around with little effort.
- No harmful materials like Cadmium or Lead are used unlike some other types of outdoor furniture.
- It's 100% recycled and friendly to the environment.
- It's made to tolerate a wide range of temperatures so it will happily sit outside whatever the weather.
All the chairs include matching footstools when not in use these can be tucked under the chairs neatly without removing the cushions.
For storage purposes the chairs can be tucked under the table to make a self-contained cube that will sit discreetly out the way.
The rattan is hand-woven round a durable aluminium frame and is woven with ViroFibre. This is a highly durable synthetic fibre made for use in outdoor furniture. It looks like natural rattan but won't degrade with the weather.
The colour Prussian Bronze which gives the set a stately feel.
Chunky, super-comfy cushions are included as well. These are zipped with ties included to keep them in place. They can be dry cleaned and comply with UK Fire Retardant Regulations.
Notice the handles woven into the chair backs. This makes them easy to move and slide under the table when you're not sitting on them.
The table has a toughened aluminium parasol hole - a plug is included as well to finish the smooth table top off in the absence of a parasol.
The glass top is tempered so it doesn't get damaged with regular use.
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Wednesday November 21, 2007
What is it? The Army is expanding the Family Readiness Support Assistant (FRSA) program to reach all the way to the battalion level, Army-wide, to support deployed Soldiers and their Families. Currently, there are slightly less than 400 FRSAs Army-wide, including Guard and Reserve units. They are primarily contract, term or temporary overhire positions, funded by Global War on Terrorism supplemental funding or unit funds, and managed by their respective Army Commands.
What has the Army done? Under the new program, approved by the Chief of Staff of the Army, the positions will be added to unit manning documents, centrally funded, and FMWRC will provide oversight to the program.
What continuing efforts does the Army have planned? The plan calls for an end-state of as many as 1,100 FRSAs throughout the Army, placing a support assistant in each battalion, brigade, division and corps headquarters. The FRSAs will hold DA Civilian positions, at the GS 6 level.
The FRSAs will remain a component of the unit commander's Family readiness program, and will be supervised by the commander or his designee. Their primary duties will be to provide administrative assistance in support of the unit's Family readiness programs and activities.
Some examples of the duties include assisting with the preparation of pre-deployment and redeployment activities; scheduling and coordinating Family readiness or unit-sponsored training; assisting in developing and distributing unit newsletters; coordinating video teleconferences for Families and deployed Soldiers; and serving as a link between the garrison community agencies and the unit. Training for FRSAs will be provided by Army Community Service professionals and Reserve Component Family Program staff.
Why is this important to the Army? The growing number of Soldiers serving multiple deployments drove FRG volunteers into overtime that became impossible to sustain.
By adding a full-time, paid employee to the brigade commander's staff, FRG leaders and family members were given an easily accessible contact, and the commander was given someone he could hold accountable to ensure the Families received the support needed.
While the bulk of the work an FRSA does is administrative, they also serve to improve connections with other Army support services and programs available for Soldiers and Family members. Just as importantly, the position remains in place even when the unit is not deployed, providing continuity in a world climate that requires units to participate in multiple deployments.
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November has been dedicated "Military Family Month" in honor of the thousands of Families that contribute to and support the Army and nation.
Families are commonly referred to as the foundation of the Army's all-volunteer force, ensuring its readiness. However, just as accidents affect combat readiness, they can also dramatically affect Families.
Composite risk management is the Army's primary decision-making process for identifying and controlling risks across a full spectrum of activities, both on and off duty.
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A simple implementation of Geometric Algebra.
The Num instance provides the geometric product, and the Fractional instance provides the inverse of multivectors.
This module provides a simple Euclidean embedding.
|Creates a scalar multivector.
|Creates a grade 1 multivector of from a list of coordinates.
|The k-th basis element.
|The exterior (outer) product.
|The contractive inner product.
|Intersection of subspaces.
|The reversion operator.
|The full space of the given dimension. This is the leviCivita simbol, and the basis of the pseudoscalar.
Apply a linear transformation, expressed as the image of the element i-th of the basis.
(This is a monadic bind!)
Extract a multivector representation from a full antisymmetric tensor.
(We do not check that the tensor is actually antisymmetric.)
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Update: Apparently this is a temporary change, and Apple is playing with this. On iOS 7 currently it is showing the number of reviews for this version, and for apps with less than 5 reviews it is not showing any star rating at all. That is an interesting change as well. I have apps with hundreds of reviews that are showing as if they don't have any currently because of recent updates.
The app stores and any changes that happen on them are very important to me for obvious reasons. I make a living on them so I try to keep up with them. Yesterday I noticed a new change regarding how ratings display on the store. I don't know if Apple is testing a change, or if it is permanent, but currently there ratings are being displayed for all versions instead of for the current version.
Generally, when you are looking through search results, the star rating and the number of reviews is from the current version of the app. With a new update, the reviews would generally revert to total reviews until the app reached 5 reviews for the current version.
Currently, the store seems to be showing the rating and number of reviews for all versions no matter what. This is an interesting change for several reasons. First, if you accidentally release a version with a bug or a bad design decision, it is going to be really hard to overcome. Before you just had to fix your mistake and hopefully get some good reviews on the next update.
On the other hand, it created a scenario where developers were incentivized to not update their apps. If I have an app with a few hundred reviews rated 4.5 stars I don't want to update that. The difference between seeing 175 reviews next to your app and 5 next to it is huge. Starting over has an impact on sales and it can be rough.
Overall I think this is a good change. There should never be an incentive for devs to not update their apps and make them better.
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Brittany + Nicolas
GROOM'S ATTIRE | Vera Wang Tux
ADDITIONAL FLORIST | Colorful Events
EVENT DESIGN, PLANNING, CALLIGRAPHER | Creative Flow Company
EVENT RENTALS & DESIGNER | Blueprint Studios
MUSICAL ENTERTAINMENT | Boutique DJs - Josh Dukes
BAND | Notorious
LINENS | La Tavola
EVENT FURNITURE | Classic Party Rentals
BLIGHTING & DRAPERY | John Woods Enhanced Lighting
SOUND & STAGING | Lights West
LIVE EVENT ARTIST | Greg Kalamar
CEREMONY VENUE | St. Basil's Greek Orthodox Church
RECEPTION VENUE | Private Estate
CATERING | McCalls Catering
CAKES | Freeport Bakery, Sacramento & Frosted Flour, Lodi
EVENT DESIGNER & FLORIST | Nancy Liu Chen
SHOES | Jimmy Choo
HAIR | Danica Lucas
MAKEUP | Danica Lucas
VIDEOGRAPHER | Kevin Chin Cinema
Set at the Groom's Grandfather's estate, vivid color and fun was the theme from the florals to the fun colorful drinks and fountains. No detail was left unturned. Say good-bye to summer with this classic wedding that is laced with bright, vivid color. Enjoy! xoxo, Stacey