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In the relative peace that's been the general rule for nearly the last two full weeks while the super pushy salesman from Chicago is off somewhere being suspiciously quiet cooking up his next super sales push, I have been busy. The first thing I did was to replace an aging doorknob on my front door with a good, solid, Schlage model before he has a chance to notice the old one was falling apart from age and start pushing some super expensive replacement on me.
The second is that I've been working on the script for part two of the 2nd episode of Phat Trek and I hope to start shooting video for it later today.
On top of that, my third item is that I am getting a new video series started. I call this one "watching bad videos so you don't have to". This series is going to be about videos that I find on youtube that I think are good and worth sharing with others. The idea is to help make it just a little easier to find the gems in the ocean of crap.
Here's the first episode of it. The second should be up in a day or two.
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PRINCESS ANNE, MD – The University of the District of Columbia opened its 2018-19 Indoor Track & Field season with an impressive performance at the Eastern Shore Cappy Anderson Invitational on Saturday, December 1st.
Highlighting the team's performance was the individual effort of senior Shaneika Bowra, who won 1st place in the 60M Dash with a time of 7.77s, took 4th place in the 200M Dash with a time of 26.01s, and ran the 2nd leg of the 4x400M Relay which finished in 4:14.21 for 4th place out of 11 teams.
Bowra was one of seven Firebirds to compete among the field of 25 in the 60M Dash event. She initially took 2nd place in the preliminary round with a time of 7.89, just .01 behind Howard University's Uchechi Onuoha. She bettered her time in the Finals by .12 to win the field. Three other UDC sprinters finished in the top-15, including: freshman Patricia McLean (9th, 7.97s), freshman Shanise Rose (13th, 8.05s), and junior Shannel Hibbert (14th, 8.09s).
UDC also had a strong showing in the 200M Dash, where once again, seven different Firebirds competed. Bowra once again led the way with a 4th place showing, and three other UDC sprinters placed in the top-15 among the 36 competitors in this event. Hibbert finished 10th at 26.65s, McLean 11th at 26.72s, and junior Cierra Roberts placed 12th with a time of 26.84s.
The Firebirds also performed well in the 4x400M Relay event, where senior Dabrin Snorton, Bowra, McLean and Hibbert teamed up to run a 4:14.21 and place 4th out of 11 teams.
In the field events, Roberts took 2nd place out of 10 competitors in the Long Jump with a leap of 5.42M, and McLean finished 3rd with a leap of 5.34M. Also, senior Tajah Franklin took 7th place out of nine in the shot put event with a throw of 9.29M.
Next up, UDC will compete in the Spartan Invitational on January 11th, 2019.


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Double IPAs are all the rage, so here's ours. We like it. This label is a play on an 80's action movie poster, pretty neat, huh? Balance, smooth citrusy hop bitterness with malt backbone, other IPA buzz words, yadda yadda yadda.
Inspired by our former foster Bulldog, C-Lo. This low ABV pale ale is dedicated to the letter C. Columbus, Cascade, and Citra hops. CL-50 Ale Yeast
Divinations: (n); the practice of seeking knowledge of the future or the unknown by supernatural means.
Our coffee milk stout is brewed with lactose and an Ethiopian heirloom \coffee bean, with notes described as having bright acidity and floral tasting notes.
A chocolatey, full bodied Russian Imperial Stout brewed with lactose, oats, blackberries and aged with vanilla beans.
A part of our Keep It Simple Series, this simple yet complex ale focuses on quality Pilsner malt, Citra Hops and an unique saison yeast strain. At 60 IBUs is has a nice hop kick but not overwhelmingly bitter.
Our tribute to our nocturnal foster bulldog Meatball. This Black IPA has hints of carmel and toffee with a touch of roastiness from the midnight wheat malt dueling Warrior, Cascase, Citra, and Mosaic hops.
A Robust Porter with a Margarita influence. We took our porter, rich with Brown and Chocolate malt and infused it with blue agave nectar and lime zest.
Tilly is named for our 2nd foster, Matilda. Tilly is a hefeweizen brewed with white wheat malt, papayas, mangos, and finished off with citrusy Cascade hops. This refreshing beer has a subtle banana aroma rounded out by the lightly sweet fruit smoothness of mango and papayas.


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Is it Sunday morning yet? These are SO yummy and easy I could make them almost every day of the week, actually!
Buttery, flaky pastry filled with tart apples and a sweet buttery caramel sauce…bring it on. This brings me back to my childhood SO much I can't even tell you…on cold winter mornings when my mom would pull these out of the oven my sister sand I would run to the kitchen and fight over who got which one. My sister usually won most every contest of strength and will (ask me sometime about Easter morning when I was 6 when she "took" the best Easter basket and teddy bear then taunted me about it for 15 years) so she always got the gooiest one. Love you Kristin!
Enough nostalgia, back to the turnovers. These are SO easy to make with the help of some pre-made puff pastry dough. The hardest part is the peeling/coring/slicing of the apples, which isn't too bad. Happy Saturday!
Easy Caramel Apple Turnovers
- 2 sheets pre-made frozen puff pastry, defrosted
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 4 apples, cored, peeled and sliced into 1/8" thick slices
- 2 teaspoons flour
- 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
- ¼ teaspoon nutmeg
- ¼ cup sugar
- ¼ cup plus 2 tablespoons fresh orange juice
- dash salt
- 1 egg, beaten
- Preheat oven to 400°F.
- Lay the pastry on the floured counter and roll out to two 10" squares. Cut each square into four 5"x5"squares. Set aside.
- In a skillet, heat butter over medium-high heat. Add apples, flour, cinnamon, nutmeg, sugar, orange juice and salt. Sauté 3-4 minutes, until apples are crisp-tender (NOT soft- they will continue to cook in oven) and juice has slightly thickened into a caramel-like sauce.
- Divide apples up evenly for the 8 turnovers. Spread apples across the center of each pastry square followed by a little of the sauce drizzled over the top of apples. Dip fingers in water and rub along the edges. Fold the top edge over the bottom and press to seal the edges. Brush the tops lightly egg wash. Repeat with the other squares.
- Bake for about 15 minutes, until golden and puffed. Can be served hot or cold.


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One-stop shop for all types of media creation and burning. Accepts AVCHD camcorder movies. Burns Blu-ray video discs and high-def AVCHD on DVDs. Thorough help system.
Except for the main welcome screen, interface looks long in the tooth. Many bugs and crashes encountered in testing. Slower DVD burning and CD ripping than the competition. Too many features in the online service say "upgrade to Premium version."
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Roxio's latest suite adds a prettier start interface and a couple of new goodies like Beatmatch and Audiobook support, but the included apps are still too complex and generated plenty of errors during testing.
Burning CDs and DVDs
The suite's most basic ability is burning CDs, DVDs, and Blu-ray discs, and Creator 2009 gives you two apps from which to choose for this. But to get to either, you have to guess that both are hidden within the none-too-clear "Data-Copy" tab. Once you've figured that out, you can take care of quick burns via a simple drag-and-drop app. If you need more control, Roxio Creator Classic lets you burn data, image, and bootable discs and configure settings such as the file system used. The ancillary Roxio Express Labeler can print labels and even supports LightScribe for printing directly to the disc.
CD burning is one area where Creator 2009 shines: It burned a copy of the 1-hour CD Buena Vista Social Club in just 2 minutes 25 secondsabout tied with iTunes' 2:27 and Nero 8's 2:22. Nero 9 and Windows Media Player brought up the rear, at 3:07 and 3:39, respectively.
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This coffee table is perfect for my living room. I'm definitely going to buy it! It's only $279, too.
Also, I've already placed my order for these cute sheets in the cobalt blue. I plan on pairing them with a white duvet and then adding a punch of navy and coral color with an accent blanket.
The walls in my bedroom will be a neutral taupe and I of course still planning on making my headboard covered is a soft linen fabric. Pictures will for sure follow


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Karl Ehrhardt
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Karl Ehrhardt (November 26, 1924 – February 5, 2008) was one of the New York Mets' most visible fans and an icon at Shea Stadium from its opening in 1964 through 1981. Known as the "Sign Man," Ehrhardt held up 20-by-26-inch black cardboard signs with sayings in big white (sometimes orange) upper-cased paper characters that reflected the Mets' performance on the field, and echoed the fans' sentiments off of it. He usually brought a portfolio holding about sixty of his 1,200 signs to the stadium, each of them with color-coded file tabs for different situations. He was always positioned in the field-level box seats on the third base side, wearing a black derby with a royal-blue-and-orange band around the bottom of the crown and the primary Mets logo on the front. Ehrhardt wasn't afraid to criticize the team's front office, once holding up a sign labelling Shea Stadium as "GRANT'S TOMB", referring to the team's miserable play and M. Donald Grant, the team's chairman of the board.
Karl Kurt Ehrhardt was born in Unterweissbach, Germany. He emigrated with his family to the United States at the age of six, settling in Brooklyn, New York where he grew up rooting for the hometown Dodgers. During World War II he served in the U.S. Army as a translator in a prisoner-of-war camp holding captured German soldiers. Following the war, he graduated from Pratt Institute with a degree in design art. He would later work as a commercial artist designing advertisements for American Home Foods. He was a resident of the Glen Oaks section of Queens in New York City.
Ehrhardt was once the subject of a feature by Heywood Hale Broun for a Saturday installment of the CBS Evening News in April 1969. This would be reshown on ESPN Classic in 2003 as part of an episode of Woodie's World about Broun's coverage of the Miracle Mets.
A sampling of his messages
- "AMAZIN'!" - Based on the team's nickname which was first coined by Casey Stengel, the franchise's original manager.
- "MET POWER!" - Which he proudly displayed after Tommie Agee hit his leadoff home run in Game 3 of the 1969 World Series
- "BACK TO YOUR NEST, BIRD!" - Which appeared during the 1969 World Series against the Baltimore Orioles. This sign is seen in the highlight film during Game 5.
- "AAUGHH" - Inspired by the Peanuts cartoon strip; it was used for whenever the Mets lost a game.
- "TOOTHLESS CUBS JUST A LOTTA LIP" - Which he displayed during Mets games against the fading Cubs in 1969, referring to Leo "The Lip" Durocher.
- "LOOK MA, NO HANDS" - Was shown when a slow grounder defied the grip of Mets' shortstop Frank Taveras at a summer Mets game in 1979.
- "JOSE, CAN YOU SEE?" - Presented when Cleveland Indians' outfielder José Cardenal struck out at a 1968-1969 Mets game.
- "IT'S ALIVE! IT'S ALIVE!" - For weak hitters who rarely reached base. A head shot of Frankenstein's monster was to the left of the letters on the sign.
- "SIT DOWN, YA BUM!" - For whenever a Dodgers fan was caught poking fun at the Mets at a Mets' game; back then, the Los Angeles Dodgers were referred to the "Los Angeles Bums".
- "LEAVE IT TO SEAVER" - Inspired by famous 1950s-1960s sitcom show, Leave It to Beaver; the sign was used for whenever Mets' pitcher Tom Seaver was called up to pitch.
- "A" and "G" - Which he held in each hand, raising and lowering each, to punctuate the crowd's chanting of center fielder Tommie Agee's name, after his second game-saving catch in Game 3 of the 1969 World Series.
- "DO YOUR THING HEYWOOD" - Flashed at Heywood Hale Broun at the end of his 1969 feature about Ehrhardt on the CBS Evening News.
- "BELIEVE IN MIRACLES?" - Flashed during the decisive Game 5 of the 1969 World Series.
- "BYE, BYE, BIRDIES" - Flashed during the same game.
- "THERE ARE NO WORDS" - The sign that Ehrhardt held up when the Mets' left fielder Cleon Jones caught the final out to clinch the team's first World Series Championship. This was his most famous creation, seen in the Series highlight film.
- "THEY SAID IT COULDN'T BE DONE" - Held high from a convertible, as Ehrhardt rode with the Mets' victory parade in the Canyon of Heroes in lower Manhattan.
- "NAILED BY THE (picture of a hammer)" - Held up after a home run was hit by slugging first baseman John Milner, whose nickname was "The Hammer".
- "YOU'RE FIRED!" - Held up during Game Three of the 1973 World Series when the Oakland Athletics committed an error. The sign referred to A's owner Charlie Finley's attempt to have infielder Mike Andrews removed from the team after a pair of difficult Game Two errors in the twelfth inning helped the Mets win the game.
- "KONG!" - For Dave Kingman's first regular season home run at home as a Met, helping to tag Kingman with the nickname King Kong.
- "THE KING OF SWING" - Another tribute to Kingman, drawing on the nickname given jazz legend Benny Goodman.
- "THE SIGNMAN LIVES!" - Used on his return to Shea Stadium at a game against the Los Angeles Dodgers in August, 2002 to help celebrate the Mets' 40th anniversary.
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Anyone who has had to work two jobs knows it's unpleasant unless it's 2 strictly part time jobs. I, of course, don't fall into that category. I don't even get paid time off since I'm an independent contractor and self-employed. There's a real freedom to that.
There's also the problem that I don't make nearly as much as I used to in a corporate job. I'm not complaining here. It is what it is. Having to be full time is a time-sink that doesn't, yet, pay enough for the long run. I think that will get better soon. I also think I need to stop crashing at the end of the day and do design work! I feel awful about it. No more! Starting next week I take it seriously. I start treating my own freelancing as a second job that needs part-time dedication, at least 10 hours per week.
This is it! Do or die! There is no try, only do! Where's that from? Anyway, I'm still determined to get myself established in the freelancing world. I've been submitting proposals, at least one every couple of days. I can show that I'm actively trying. What I need to do is still look up a contest or two in the meantime to work on. That gets me practice even if I never win.
Red. Yellow. Green. GO!
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Alright fellas, this topic is as old as I am: which platform is the best to game on? This battle has raged on ever since people had choices regarding gaming and I want to go a bit into it, objectively, to answer that question. Not in regards of consoles against each other, but in regards to the good old PC vs. Console topic. Now before anyone wants to accuse me of fanboyism: I consider myself a gamer and not a company fanboy. I have a dozen consoles from all the players, besides a PC, in my house. Back in the day for example my grandma had a Sega Mega Drive (fuck you calling it Genesis), I had a Super Nintendo, and we traded back and forth. I have an X-Box and X360, I also have a PS3 and WiiU. Fuck, I'm even one of the 12 people in Europe who own both the PSP and Vita. So as you can see, I'm particularly in favor of any company, but I get the console I want to game on.
Now that this is out of the way, let's get to it.
This is one where consoles are clearly legging behind. The reason is simple: you can't upgrade a console. It gets done at point X in history and usually it has pretty nice specs for the time it releases. However, then begins the decay. Hardware is moving forwards incredibly fast and if you really want to count in high class configurations, chances are that PC hardware has run past the consoles within a few months, easily.
The problem is you can't upgrade a console. Stuff like the N64 RAM Packs were attempts at it, but really not common anymore. On the other hand you can incrementally upgrade a computer. Just put another RAM bank in it, and bam (this goes, of course, for desktop computers, not Laptops). You don't have to buy a whole new computer to keep with the times (even though that is something I prefer, to be honest, instead of just upgrading it piece by piece).
No matter how you twist and turn it, this is a victory for the computer - the fact aside that a game doesn't have to have high end graphics to be fun. Usually devs learn over time to tickle a bit more out of a console, but that doesn't change the fact that console basically stands still in the regards of hardware.
Innovational hardware
Console manufacturers seem to be more daring here. Stuff like camera controlled games, games like the Rock Band stuff with plastic instruments, the controls of the Wii and the WiiU pad, Kinect and Playstation Move... that is all stuff you don't see too much on PC. Oh sure, we have Oculus Rift and there are obscure projects going on. But the PC somehow didn't manage to push things on the user like consoles. That is, of course, most likely too due the fact that if you buy a console, you have to deal with that controls. You can't just plug in a keyboard and mouse. Which is a pity, both ways around. I always wanted to play a lot of consoles games with keyboard and mouse and I would love to have something like the WiiU tablet for my PC.
This point goes clearly to the consoles. I'm sure the PC would offer options for the same things, but the problem is someone has to develop, make and get them to the customers and supported (what good would something like PS Move do, when no game supports it?).
This'll be a short one: decisive victory for the PC. While the consoles did gain more and more features over time, it's a simple matter of fact that the PC can simply do more, because it was build with that intent.
Money (Software)
Now this is something I can only tell from a german perspective, because I get in other countries there are different prices. Building on that however you have more ways to save with PC games and thus safe more money there. Since a few years keydealers and cheap Bundles are blooming businesses. The big players of course try to prevent people from getting games in countries like Russia because they are way cheaper there, but they rarely go through much hassle with it. Worst case scenario for me was that I needed someone to gift a game to me - but that was no real problem. The absolute worst case would be that I have to run a proxy while gaming, but games that go so far are rare.
I can get a game at release on PC for easily 35~40€ (~41-47USD). Normal new games cost between 55-60€. And no, that is no typo: we do pay more than you on games, generally speaking. There are many established sites dealing with games in their digital form. And since all you get today is a disc with a bit of activation code on it, because you need one of the prevalent game plttforms (Steam, Origin etc.), which is a problem for another point, you don't really lose anything by not buying the retail version anymore. Once you used the content of the box it's useless. So you don't lose anything by buying online.
Victory for the PC. You surely can save a good bit on consoles games by using sales or shop in Asia, but the amount you save and that it's a bit easier on PC just tipped the odds here.
Money (Hardware)
Now this is a bit of a tricky one. If you want a PC that is worth something you have to spend around 1200-1400€ (or your local currency etc.). You get a machine for this that will take a few years until you have to scale down the graphics for something to run well. A new gen console will cost, even at release, less than that. But as elaborated before, the console "stand still" in regards to it's power, while you can keep a PC afloat easily with little spendings.
This one is a draw, actually. The reason for this is that if you see it from as a current investment the consoles would easily win here. No debate. However, as a long term investment the PC has the upper hand.
Game reusability
This is something where both platforms where on the same height once and then STEAM happened. Over last decade physical games for PC games have become more and more obsolete. Often times you find only a disc with some sort of activation stuff on it or even just a piece of paper with an activation code. The collector inside of me really weeps over this, as I'd love to have a large collection of PC games in my shelf to present. But why would I bother with it when I can get the exact same thing for less money online? I mean, seriously. The contents of the retail box become useless once used.
Now Microsoft tried to pull some shit with the XBone but fell flat on it's fucking face with it. To this generation you can simply rent out a disc to a friend or resell it. You have customer freedom on consoles that just doesn't exist on the PC anymore in that form. Sure, there are exceptions from the rule. The Witcher games for example you can get DRM free, not bound to any platform like STEAM. But those are just that: exceptions. The consoles tipped their toe in that pond already last gen by adding DLC tokens instead of putting it on the fucking disc.
But speaking from a current standpoint the consoles just win here. The developments of PC in this regard over the last few years were pretty shitty for us collectors.
What you like to game with is pretty much personal preference. Putting the innovative hardware I mentioned before aside here for a moment though the PC simply offers a wider variety. There are of course mouse and keyboard which are for certain genres almost considered essential (strategy and Management games to mind). On consoles you are stuck with what the manufacturer gives you. As I said before I wanted to plugin a keyboard and mouse on certain games I played on my consoles. I prefer keyboard and mouse for almost every genre. If I had wanted to do that though I'd have to get a ~70€ adapter for it (which was said to allow for actually keybinding and all that, but I never knew if it was true because I didn't pony up that cash for something that shouldn't be problem when the console has USB ports anyway). And controllers are no problem on PC. If you don't like the X360 one for some reason (never heard anyone say anything bad about) reason there is a wiii~de variety, including special controllers like for flight sims.
This point has to go to the PC as long as the console guys don't start to open up their systems just a little bit in this regard. I'm actually surprised they didn't do it, seeing how enabling play with keyboard and mouse could bring genres that are basically nonexistent on consoles to them.
Downward Compability
This is another strength of the PC. Now let me get out of the way one thing: there sure as hell are a lot of old games on PC that won't run properly on new PCs anymore. Or games that are a hassle to start up. But you also can't slam a SNES game in the WiiU.
To get old games on newer consoles you have to buy them through the digital shop, as most consoles offer it now. Which boils down to a simple fact: on console you have to put money on the table, no matter what (and I actually found the WiiU shop classic games so ridicously expensive that I will most likely never buy one of them). If I want to put my old Baldur's Gate discs in the computer, I can do that without trouble. DOSBox is a free tool allows you to run a lot of old games just fine and there are even shops that specialize on making old games compatible again. Of course you have to pay money in those store too.
This point goes to the PC. It simply offers at least a free possibility, while I have to pay if I want to play Terranigma on my console again. Not only that, but these digital stores just offer a limited amount of games, so maybe the game I really want isn't even available if I were willing to spent 6 bucks on it.
... and let's not talk about Sony's dickmove of removing downward compability.
The big momma. Why? Because bugs can render games unplayable/unbeatable, patches have become essential (especially in games with multiplayer components) and Mods can extend the lifespan/time you have fun with a game by x amount of time. The mods are the easiest part, because it's very simple: there are no Mods on consoles. This is a downside of a closed system, it's just not doable. And one of the upsides of Steam is that they make mods applicable really easy. All the installation goes through Steam. And even if you have a game/mod that isn't installed through Steam I found modding has become a simple matter of adding/replacing files through the explorer these days. It sure as hell has become a lot easier.
Bugs and patches are somewhat a tragedy no matter where you look. Games are pretty equally fucked up on both sides of the river. About a decade ago, that was one of the things console users could gloat about. There was no way to patch games on consoles or anything like that, so the games had to run well on release. Of course there were black sheep around then too, but they were pretty rare. And the big games always ran fine, especially on all the consoles before the PS2. Back then, the consoles clearly were the better option in this regard.
However, while the tables haven't turned, it has stopped in the middle. Worst case scenario is that the console version doesn't even get properly patched. Team Fortress 2 never got a patch on consoles and is still on Version 1 there (which is one of the reasons it's dead for many years). I also remember that Payday 2 basically never got really patched, which means a lot of content and balancing is missing. Granted, those are two extreme examples. But it doesn't negate the fact that the quality of console games in this regard has gone done signifacantly. PCs on the other hand have become MUCH better. Actually in the last 7 1/2 years I had two bluescreens. Two. Games rarely crashed or glitched out on me (fuck, I even played Assassin's Creed Unity and Far Cry 4 without too many hiccups). The old cliché, where the fucking mouse driver fucks up the graphics of your new game because of compability issues, just isn't contemporary anymore.
So this ends up in a draw again. Over the last years consoles have fallen down the hill while the PC climbed it up and now they've met in the middle. A few years back the consoles were the clear winner, but those times are over. As are the times where every game was a risk game with the hardware.
And the final result is... 8:4 for the PC. You're welcome.
Having grown up primarily on consoles it kinda hurt me to make this list. I really love consoles, but I feel they have gone astray as of late. They become more multifunctional and multimedia centers, and apparently people forget a console is supposed to be a dedicated gaming machine (to be fair: Bill Gates said from the beginning on he envisions the X-Box as a media center, so the path they went was what they always had in mind). And PC gaming has become so much better over the last few years too. I don't know if I'm just the luckiest gamer ever, but I almost never have crashes of any sort. And I do/game a lot with my computer.
But in the end it's the games that make the customer. I bought the X360 solely for Dead Rising. I saw this game and knew I had to have one of those and I didn't regret the buy one second. It was a great a console and I still have it for a reason. Now I could have of course gone over the topic of exclusives and multiplatform releases, but that is something that is up to the developers and publishers and has less to do with the console itself. Same thing goes for bad ports (then again, I'm apparently the only person that doesn't consider it a "bad port" when it's simply on par with the console version *shrug*).
I can only repeat what I said in the beginning: I consider myself a gamer, thus I game on everything I want to. I'm not loyal to a company, I'm loyal to my hobby. And if you are really loyal to a single company just because - get the fuck out of here, I don't want you on my porch. People who do that have lost the control over their fucking lives. In a perfect world there would be comradrie over this. "I just bought a PS4." - "Awww sheeeeit dude, let's grab something to game on that. Next week at my house, I'll get my WiiU till then." I mean, god damnit, we have the same fucking hobby you idiots. Which is giving our hard earned cash to companies for expensive elctric toys. So, you know... don't be a fucking cunt.
I never understood why people would shit on each other for this - but then again I also don't understand how you can be in absolute denial over what is the better platform.


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The weirdest thing about sex guilt is that it can come from nowhere.
I have a vivid memory of the first time it really smacked me around the head. I was 18, and lying face down on my boyfriend's bed. Despite the fact that we'd just had quite nice sex, I couldn't bring myself to look at him. I could only just stop myself from crying.
'What's wrong?' He asked me.
'Nothing' I lied. I couldn't find the words to tell him that despite really, really wanting sex, I was lying next to him feeling wracked with guilt.
This was a standard move of mine. I'd be incredibly up for it, until we had finished having sex, and then I'd lie there sadly staring into a pillow, waiting for the feeling of guilt that was constricting my lower abdomen to stop.
I wasn't the kind of person who was supposed to have sex guilt. I wasn't a 'good' girl – I might have clung onto my virginity but I'd been giving blowjobs injudiciously for half a decade. Yet there I was, trying not to cry because I felt so guilty.
Sex guilt is one of those phenomena that seems like it should belong to a certain type of person. Young men and women who are religious and stray into temptation, or live in communities where sex is treated as a forbidden indulgence.
I'd always assumed that my sex guilt was a religious issue.
I was brought up Catholic at home, and went to Catholic boarding school, which presumably has something to do with it. To this day I'm still angry at my school chaplain, who told a room of teenage girls that masturbation was a dirty sin that disappointed God.
But however poisonous some of the religious influences that surrounded me growing up might have been, it's not just those of us who are raised religiously who find ourselves racked with post-coital guilt.
Growing up with parents who aren't comfortable with sex as a topic of conversation can have similar results.
'My parents were quite prudish,' says Rachel*, 31.
'They would turn the TV off if there was even a bit of sex or kissing.
They never talked about sex. I got a book about puberty when I was 11 and that was it.
'To this day I find it hard to talk about sex. I'm having my first child later this year and I'm determined that I'll get past my shame and talk to her about sex. Even if I'm bright red while I do.'
I assumed that I would grow out of my guilt, that if I put a few years between myself and trying to bring myself to force out the words 'masturbation' in a confessional, I would feel better. But a couple of years ago, in a hotel room in Paris, I found myself sneaking out of bed to sit on the balcony and cry my way through half a pack of cigarettes and more than half a bottle of wine.
The man I was sharing the hotel room with woke up (and had just slept with for the first time) and was understandably distressed.
'Don't worry' I told him, 'I always get like this after sex.'
Unsurprisingly he didn't seem pleased about this revelation, so from then on, I resolved not to tell boyfriends about the guilt, but to ride it out. It was embarrassing. Outdated. Anachronistic. It didn't belong here.
Maya, 27, told me that she feels embarrassed about her sex guilt too. 'I obviously don't believe that it is sinful but I think subconsciously being raised in an environment which taught me that sex is a sin has me embarrassed about it. It's taken me a long time to feel comfortable with my own sexuality – something I'm still working on in my twenties.'
Like Maya, I assumed that my own sex guilt would gradually drain away as I got older.
It hasn't. It's less common and more manageable, but it's still there. I'm in a monogamous relationship these days, but even now I can find myself knocked sideways by guilt.
I asked sex and relationships therapist Sarah Berry what you can do to try and alleviate guilt issues.
'Sometimes we can feel shame without knowing why – it can be a feeling we've grown up with,' she told Metro.co.uk.
'Putting the shame into sentences can help people make sense of what they think and why. Also, write down any fears, judgements that have been made, might be made or that you make on yourself.
'If your shame involves a fetish or sexual activity, maybe do some research online to see how other people feel about their activities.
'Contact with others can help normalise your thoughts, give you more information and if you like, new friends and playmates.
'An open-minded psychosexual therapist can help you work through this.'
So, if you feel guilty after sex, at least know that you're not the only one. And more importantly, know that as long as you're having consensual sex with another adult human, and it makes you both feel good, then there is no way that it can be 'bad' or 'wrong'.
*Names have been changed.
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[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 154 (Wednesday, August 11, 2010)]
[Pages 48723-48724]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-19807]
Fish and Wildlife Service
Meeting Announcement: Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation
Advisory Group
AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of meeting.
SUMMARY: The Advisory Group for the Neotropical Migratory Bird
Conservation Act (NMBCA) grants program (Advisory Group) will meet in
person and via conference call to discuss strategic planning and
communication, budget and legislation updates, and other topics. This
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comments to the Council Coordinator no later than August 27, 2010 (see
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service,
Room 2073--2nd Floor, 4501 N. Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22203.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael J. Johnson, Advisory Group
Council Coordinator, by phone at (703) 358-1784; by e-mail at
[email protected]; or by U.S. mail at U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401
N. Fairfax Drive, Mail Stop MBSP 4075, Arlington, VA 22203.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Recognizing the importance of conserving
migratory birds, the U.S. Congress passed the NMBCA (Pub. L. 106-247,
114 Stat. 593, July 20, 2000) in 2000. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service, with assistance from an international Advisory Group, manages
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America, and the Caribbean that promote the long-term conservation of
neotropical migratory birds and their habitats. The goals of the NMBCA
include perpetuating healthy populations of these birds, providing
financial resources for bird conservation initiatives, and fostering
international cooperation for such initiatives.
The NMBCA Advisory Group, named by the Secretary of the Interior
under the NMBCA, will hold its meeting to advise the Director, Fish and
Wildlife Service, on the strategic direction and management of the
NMBCA grants program. Grant proposal due dates, application
instructions, and eligibility requirements are available on the NMBCA
Web site at http://www.fws.gov/birdhabitat/Grants/NMBCA/index.shtm.
The agenda of this meeting will include strategic planning,
strategic communication, and budget and legislation updates.
If you are interested in presenting information at this public
meeting, contact the Council Coordinator, and provide a written copy of
all comments to the Council Coordinator, no later than the date under
[[Page 48724]]
Dated: August 5, 2010.
Robert J. Blohm,
Acting Assistant Director, Migratory Birds.
[FR Doc. 2010-19807 Filed 8-10-10; 8:45 am]


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microsoft office live is offered in three levels. microsoft office live basics is an ad-supported service, which will allow a small business to establish a website, which includes 30 mb of file storage and 5 e-mail accounts with 2 gb each using its own company domain name. microsoft office live collaboration offers small businesses that have their own website some additional online collaboration tools starting at us$29.95 a month. in addition to customer, hr, and vendor workspaces, the service also offers company, employee management, customer management, project management and sales, and marketing online tools. microsoft office live essentials is a combination of the previous two services with additional capacity for an online presence including 50 e-mail accounts. it also starts at $29.95 a month. during the beta period, all three services will be offered for free. final versions of all three services are expected to be available by late 2006.
read more from the microsoft press release.
brian's opinion
microsoft wants desperately to establish a strong online presence. that goal is even more important than ever considering the footprint google continues to expand in terms of online services. for probably the first time, microsoft faces a competitor that has the money and the support of customers to squash it when it comes to online services. microsoft office live seems to be one of the flagship services the company hopes to use to re-establish itself on the internet.
microsoft was really thinking when it decided to target small businesses for the microsoft office live service. small business tend to not have a lot of capital to spend on an it infrastructure, and many don't maintain an it service professional on staff. microsoft is offering a completely free service to help small business establish themselves on the internet. if that doesn't endear small businesses to microsoft, then i don't know what will. microsoft probably believes if it can get its foot in the door with microsoft office live basics, then it will be in a great position to up sell as the business grows.
user comments 17 comment(s)
|they mean (11:39am est thu feb 16 2006)
all blue screens shall be free during beta blue screen period. – by greg
|sweet (11:57am est thu feb 16 2006)
this is pretty cool. another innovative idea by the best. – by tron
|crap (12:05pm est thu feb 16 2006)
if they want me to be a tester with my computer pay me. – by tuxster
|re: tuxster (12:25pm est thu feb 16 2006)
how much is the open source movement paying you to test? – by just a question.
|the open source …. (1:09pm est thu feb 16 2006)
the open source mouvement is paying me 90 % of all profits !!!!
and thats fine with me :) – by greg
|well billy is getting his way. (1:40pm est thu feb 16 2006)
i remember many years ago (about 1997) when mr. gates stated that he envisioned a day when everyone will pay a monthly fee to microsoft just like your cable tv bill. it looks like they are finally trying to start that up again since .net is basically gone, flopped.
i am sure that this software is set up that it will not work as a stand alone product therefore forcing users to start paying a monthly fee. who knows what little tricks are up ms's sleeve with vista. i think we already have heard about halo 2 will work only on vista.
if you don't believe that this agenda is on microsofts high priority list then i probably will not be able to convince you otherwise. – by regulas
|why? (2:43pm est thu feb 16 2006)
we have used openoffice for years…and it just gets better. cost = $0.
– by use it
|i agree with use it (3:44pm est thu feb 16 2006)
ooo is free, and is a very comprehensive office suite. the new 2.0 version is a big leap above the older 1.x version. there still is that nagging issue of compatability however. if you do use ms office, don't expect to be able to open say a word document and have it formatted exactly as it was in word. for home users however, it's perfect.
– by pitviper
|switched long ago… (7:45pm est thu feb 16 2006)
started with version 6.0 of sun's staroffice, now up to 7.0 and ooo2.0
all the features i use, and cheaper price. also it doesnt have that hidden data in word files. anyone remember that?
and it monstrous word files into the hundreds of mb, though i've never used a word file that big. someone must have had a ton of pictures to get a file that big.
i dont mind paying for software, i like staroffice more than ooo, but why pay more for ms when sun's software does it all without the privacy concern? – by fuzzygeek
|ooo is okay, but… (4:11am est fri feb 17 2006)
ooo is fine for internal use, but when i can't read a given percentage of documents from customers with the correct formatting, or they can't read mine it's not worth the risk to my small business.
i tried ooo for a long time and ended up having to send everything as a pdf when layout *really* mattered. so i ended up paying another company $!
i think with office12 (open xml standards but no bundled outlook), officelive and vista ms are actually onto a really strong, inclusive strategy.
if officelive can give me exchange type mail services that i can sync with my outlook (or forthcoming vista mail and calendar) and my windows mobile phone and the price is right… then i can see this being a winner.
btw… if google or yahoo! came out with a solution that offered the same level of compatiability and "fit" with the way i need to work then i'd consider it… but ms is getting there first and i tend to respect the leader… – by offbeatmammal
|hmm (7:58am est fri feb 17 2006)
the only problem i found with open office was the size of the spread sheets was smaller than excel ..but i like the formula calculator much more in open office.
im tiered of beta testing for ms..we have all been doing it since windows 3.1
time to finish your products bill then sell them. – by passgaz
|get that rabbit!!! (2:43pm est fri feb 17 2006)
how did this turn into an openoffice conversation?
"i'm late, i'm late, for a very important date." – by rabbit trail
|re: rabbit trail (12:40pm est sun feb 19 2006)
because there. are too many ms bashers just wanting to start a flame war. they obviously didn't even read the article. ms is stressing the it/website hosting part of it that might be very attractive to small business people, who don't have time to learn how to use a new s/w package, nor the inclination. the people this will attract will never post on this site. i think they would have done better the first time around with this strategy than with the one they had: make everyone switch to this office suite instead of offering this option, plus email, website support, and a bit of it/hr support. the market will decide if this is viable. i think the hr portion will be the seller if it takes off. – by seljo myeri
|but you have to give them your data!!! (12:58am est mon feb 20 2006)
do you trust ms with your company records? – by nice try
|s.t.f.u. (7:01pm est mon feb 20 2006)
it never ceases to amaze me how stupid, ignorant, or just plain dumb a_ _ some of the posts here are. for this to be a geek site it absolutely baffles me. ms bashing before anyone know anything about the product. many haven't even read the article. i've used multiple os's and none have catered to the needs of everyone the way office has. there's no thing as a one size fits all, but office comes close. i'm sick of people talking about the bsod. when's the last time you defragged ass or how many other apps have you downloaded since you bought the computer that are eating away at computational resources that's making your system run slow. no matter what os you run, if you're not conscience of these things no os will run right, unless you're upgrading hardware constantly. ms has put in a lot of dummy proof features in their suite, but some people are beyond help, should go back to paper and pen and overlook a computer all together. osx and others are good, but doesn't go nearly as far as the office suite goes holding the users hand. one expample: right click…you can right click just about anywhere in office. you have a right click function in osx, but not nearly as extensive. for all of the ms bashers…shut the —- up.
– by cyberneo
|fluxbox uses one button, one click (9:31pm est mon feb 20 2006)
no need to try to find a task bar or menu button because clicking anywhere on the desktop brings up the menu. instead of use the other button, widgets give you the information. i hope i never have to right click again (expect when changing functional level in w2k3 server … ).
wp and lotus did a better job at giving the user help and templates, but ms used illegal tactics to destroy them.
cfa, map, innovation?, how consumers are harmed, bullies consumers and corporate partners, anti-piracy excesses, financial irregularities, pyramid scheme, quality?, fud wars, and lawsuits are reasons to hate ms. – by why did ms win?
|cc (5:26pm est wed apr 26 2006)
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California ranch wedding: Mary + Gabriel
There was no theme for M + G's ranch wedding—just a warm, laidback, and fun celebration in the heart of Carmel Valley. Actually, that sums up their personalities pretty well too. Did we mention they were together for 9 years before getting engaged? Once they chose Holman Ranch and discovered Edyta Szyszlo via 100lc, they were all about mix-matching classic romantic elements with playful, modern accents that reflected their style. Beginning with a mega cute invitation suite:
Remember the incredible bouquet from Monday's mid-century modern feature? Studio Mondine whipped up those florals too. Some serious talent, we think.
'Maids decked out in J. Crew never disappoint.
Mary says, All the signage, save the dates, invitations, paper goods and packaging for magnet favors were DIY with the help of our friends. The biggest DIY was my husband building the escort card stands the week before the wedding with the help of my cousin's boyfriend. I was still working and he offered to build it since we had not yet found the best way to display our feather escort cards. He was a lifesaver!
Why stop at one? Yum!
Parting words, c/o the new Mrs… One of the best parts of the wedding was stepping away from everyone for the golden hour—we were golf carted away to the beautiful backdrop of Carmel Valley and gave us a few moments to ourselves to enjoy being husband and wife. The entire day went by so fast, it was amazing to just take it all in with the amazing view. The second most memorable part was when I gave my mom my bouquet in lieu of a bouquet toss. She was definitely taken by surprise, but it was a small way for me to thank her for everything she has done… Our wedding was everything we envisioned and more with the help of our vendors, family, and friends. When the big day came, we shook off any remaining worries and just enjoyed every moment of celebrating the magical day with all our loved ones.
Those memories sound lovely. Congratulations, Mary and Gabriel!
Photography: Edyta Szyszlo Photography / Videography: Grimace Films / Venue & Wine: Holman Ranch / Coordination, Linens, & Bistro Lights: Engaged & Inspired / Florals: Studio Mondine / Hair & Makeup: Joli de Jackie / Paper Goods & Invitations: Friend / Illustrations: Genevieve Santos / Cake & Desserts: Susie's Cakes / Catering: Paradise Catering / Lounge Rentals: One True Love Vintage / Chair & Table Rentals: Classic Party Rentals / Flatware Rentals: Frances Lane / Escort Cards: The Great Lakes Goods / Cake Toppers: Better Off Wed / Pencil Favors: Knot & Bow / Table Numbers: Gauge NYC / DJ: Twilite Productions / Photo Booth: Tomfoolery SF / Bride's Dress & Veil: Vera Wang / Shoes: Jimmy Choo / Bridesmaid Dresses: J. Crew / Robes: Plum Pretty Sugar
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Stark Industries is a multinational conglomerate with facilities in over thirty different countries on all seven continents. The President and CEO of Stark Industries is billionaire industrialist Anthony "Tony" Stark, also known as the super-hero Iron Man.
The company's origins date back to the mid-19th century when Isaac Stark, Sr. began developing new electrical and engineering technology that helped to redefine innovative security measures for the industrial age.
With growing prosperity, Stark Industries (then known as Stark Enterprises) was quickly propelled into the modern era as a major global industrial superpower, due in no small measure to Isaac Stark, Sr.'s direct descendant Howard Stark. Under Howard Stark's leadership, Stark Industries became the world leader in the development of munitions with its corporate office located on Long Island, New York. Stark Industries quickly branched out into other scientific fields including aeronautics, robotics, micro-technology and fringe science. With increasing expansion, the company soon became known as Stark Industries. When Howard Stark passed away, his sole heir Tony Stark inherited all of his father's business assets and took full control of Stark Industries. [1]
Tony Stark continued to aggressively develop new technologies and Stark Industries became a major contractor for both corporate and government concerns. One of Tony Stark's major coups was securing a contract with the military watchdog organization S.H.I.E.L.D. Nearly all of S.H.I.E.L.D.'s ordnance and equipment is based on Stark technology including their primary base of operations the S.H.I.E.L.D. Helicarrier.
Many years ago, Tony Stark conducted a personal weapons inspection in a foreign country when an exploding land mine nearly ended the young playboy's life. After being held captive for several weeks by revolutionaries, Stark developed a suit of sturdy body armor that not only saved his injured heart, but also enabled him to escape imprisonment. Upon returning to the United States, Tony modified the crude battlesuit, ultimately building what would soon become the recognizable armor of Iron Man. [2]
His brush with death greatly affected Tony psychologically, and the thought of his technology being used to cause such widespread destruction sickened him. Following this crisis of conscience, Tony Stark publicly announced that Stark Industries was getting out of the weapons making business. This decision came about at the same time that Iron Man became officially attached to the company as Tony Stark's personal bodyguard. The general public was unaware that Iron Man was actually Tony Stark himself.
Although Stark Industries was no longer manufacturing weapons, it still maintained several lucrative contracts with many financial institutions, as well as S.H.I.E.L.D. Not all of SI's associates however were pleased with the idea of Stark halting his weapons production programs. Powerful political figures such as the surly senator Harrington Byrd, continued to pressure Tony Stark into relinquishing the patents on the Iron Man armor for use in the U.S. military. Despite persistent pressure from Byrd, Tony never sold the technology used in the development of his Iron Man armor.
After driving the company to new heights year after year, Tony Stark strengthened the corporation's foreign interests and it became known as Stark International.
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BC: Home We Go, After a long day...
FC: 2010, California State Fair
1: 1st photo, in the car on our way to the fair. 2nd photo, Avis and Cristoph walking back from 1st bathroom break. 3rd photo, is the water and it's fountians.
3: The California Golden Bear | Mmmmm, Which way to start our day?
4: Rrrrrrrr | Matey
5: Save Her From Jaws.....
6: Cristoph and Fred Flintstone | Cristoph sitting in the car
7: All out side, by the Dino exhibit
8: The Raptor that was outdoors while we waited in line to enter the Dinosaur exhibit.
9: It's Going to eat me! Ahhhh | Don't Look Behind you.....
11: This was the banner hanging out doors to advertise the Dinosaurs
14: The T-Rex
16: Digging for Bones | Tracing a Dino | Finished Trace w/Gramms | Mommy bought me a keep sake Dinosaur
19: Lunch | Where's his body? | Cool Dude!!!
21: Cinnamon Rolls
22: Ding, Ding
23: Rose Potato | Make a Apple Pie | Candy Stop
25: All new born babies with their mommy's
29: Can you see my Reflection?
33: All were made out of metal and were up for sale.... Not Cheap!!!
34: Micheal Marks from News 31, Doing a food cook off...
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One of America's most trusted names has agree to answer questions about Alzheimer's caregiving, and more, from readers of the Alzheimer's Reading Room.
By Bob DeMarco
Alzheimer's Reading Room
Dr. Ruth Westheimer has agreed to answer questions about Alzheimer's from readers of the Alzheimer's Reading Room (ARR).
Dr. Ruth's recently published book, "Dr. Ruth's Guide for the Alzheimer's Caregiver", sends a simple straightforward message to Alzheimer's caregivers: You are not alone.
In the book Dr Ruth presents coping strategies for both the practical problems and emotional stresses of Alzheimer's care.
Dr. Ruth shows you how to avoid caregiver burnout; get effective support from family and friends; resolve family disputes; maintain your relationship with a spouse or parent with Alzheimer's; manage behavior; make your home safe; and deal effectively with doctors, care providers and facilities.
Note: You can ask your question in the comments area below this article. Simply submit your question and it will be forwarded to Dr Ruth. The answer will be published here on the ARR.
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Marie Marley reviewed the book for us and here on the ARR and here is what she had to say.
After reading the book, I concluded that it's one of the best on this topic (Alzheimer's) I've ever read. And I've read a lot of them.You can ask your question in the comments area below this article. Simply submit your question and it will be forwarded to Dr Ruth. The answer will be published here on the ARR.
Go to Marie's review - Dr. Ruth Weighs in on Alzheimer's Caregiving.
For those of you who moderate support groups you are more than welcome to ask Dr. Ruth a question. Or, you can ask members of your support groups if they would like to ask a question.
I am really looking forward to your questions, and Dr. Ruth's answers and advice.
This could turn into a real learning experience for all of us.
Please take the time to participate.
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Bob DeMarco is the Founder of the Alzheimer's Reading Room and an Alzheimer's caregiver. The ARR knowledge base contains more than 3,811 articles with more than 306,100 links on the Internet. Bob lives in Delray Beach, FL.
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The change commences with the end of an interim permissive dialing period that has enabled callers to connect from one area code to another without using the new 269 area code state regulators created in 2001.
The initiation of the new area code will require the use of an 11-digit number — a 1, plus the area code, and the 7-digit telephone number — when calling between the 616 area code and the new 269 code that covers an area to the south of Grand Rapids and Holland, including Kalamazoo.
The change stems from a June 2001 Michigan Public Service Commission decision to split the existing 616 area code in order to create new telephone numbers needed to serve the growing number of residential and business lines, wireless phones, pagers, computer modems, fax machines.
The split between the 616 and 269 area codes runs along an east-west line that meanders through Allegan and Kent counties.
The new 269 area codes includes the Saugatuck, Hamilton, Hopkins, Allegan, Middleville, Wayland and Hastings exchanges, and covers an area all the way south to the Michigan-Indiana border. Phone customers in phone exchanges near the split — Holland, Zeeland, Dorr and Caledonia among them — remain in the 616 area code.


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Javier Vinuesa is an International Partner at Andersen Tax & Legal and he is responsible of the Tax Department in the Madrid office.
Javier Vinuesa has more than 19 years professional experience. He began his career at the Swiss firm Fidinam that specialises in international taxation. After that, in 2000, he joined the team at Cuatrecasas, where he continued to develop his career in the same area. In 2005, he joined the firm Padrol Munté, where he was a partner in 2008. A year later this firm became a part of Gómez-Acebo & Pombo, where Javier Vinuesa worked as a partner.
Javier is a specialist in international taxation, with vast experience in investments by Spanish groups overseas and in foreign investment in Spain.
He has led transactional tax teams, advising on M&A operations, restructures, refinancing operations, property transactions, etc. and providing service to corporate and private clients in coordination with wealth management departments at several financial institutions.
Recognised by the international guide Chambers & Partners in the field of Tax and Private Wealth Law, Javier is a lecturer in the Master II program of the School of Law at the University of Sorbonne (Paris) and in the Masters' degree in Sports Law at ISDE, as well as a regular speaker at international seminars and congresses organized by the International Bar Association (IBA) and the American Bar Association (ABA).
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The importance and relevance of the CEO's role in the growth of a company can not be ignored. The CEO's actions and decisions, often rooted in personal habits and traits can often make or mar the organisation.
For effective leadership, there are certain key traits that must be found in a CEO. Here are seven of such attributes:
- Problem solver. Every great CEO must have a knack for problem solving. S/he should possess the ability to think differently and not ashamed to ask questions like: how can we solve this? What went wrong in this? Is this a fact or an assumption? He/she also pushes further to seek help from advisers and mentors, where needed. As a CEO, in whatever you do, be open to receive advice, face situations heads on, choose what is best for whoever is wrapped up in the problem (either your business or an employee), and provide a solution.
- Listener. This is probably the most valuable and profitable quality every CEO needs to have in order to succeed. A good listener is strategic and is able to read in-between the lines. Furthermore, every good CEO understands that the first rule in possessing a good communication skill is being a good listener. Seek to understand before seeking to be heard, so you are never be too busy to listen. Listen to verbal and non-verbal cues because people say much more with actions and in-actions, body language and facial expressions.
- Big Thinker. Thinking big is one trait that separates successful CEOs from unsuccessful ones. A great CEO cultivates the habit of thinking big because it propels him/her towards achieving a certain goal. It gives a perspective that nothing is impossible. This attitude does not happen in one day; it is cultivated and learnt.
- Optimist. Optimism is what fuels the big picture of the CEO. This is an attitude you must have. You ought to always remember that employees respond to your attitude, whether negative or positive, so it is best to feed the mind of your employees with optimisim.
- Risk taker. This is about stepping out of your comfort zone. It is also embracing challenges and taking calculated risk. It is not also ideal for a CEO to take just any risk; the risk should be calculated, not reckless. Stand for, and with, what you believe in, even when everyone else says otherwise. Sometimes, you might have to take the risk of giving an employee a second chance. Taking risks is a critical part business.
- Good communicator. Communication is a skill, and it can be learnt. Any entrepreneur on his/her way to becoming a good CEO must learn this. To be effective as a CEO, excellent communication is required. Good CEO's pay attention to body language (non-verbal communication), they listen to clear verbal communication -not only to respond – but to understand what the communicator is saying.
- Inspiring. Successful CEO's often feel fulfilled when carrying out their jobs. They feel a sense of purpose and also attach a great sense of importance to their job. They are able to understand the major role their business plays in the global market place and do not forget to focus time and energy in communicating this understanding to their employees. By communicating purpose and meaning of what your organisation is about in the context of the world and your industry, you inspire them and deposit in them a sense of meaning in the business world.


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Full weekend. Happy anniversary and happy birthday to some of my favourite people, freshly pressed apple/pear juice, my manly man hacking the old fridge for the last time, and the little hobbit and me listening to Carmen while getting over our colds. And a surprise thunderstorm that tossed laundry onto yet another neighbor's balcony.
8 October
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