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How much cash and time do you have allocated to your site? When you have not used enough time on search engine marketing, or SEO, whatever work-you have done in your site was a waste. If nobody knows that your site exists because it is on page 9 of search engine results, how can they visit it? Listed below are several ways to ensure that the various search engines take guests to your link address.
While establishing a full page for SEO, avoid the attraction to setup text or links especially to control search engines. For instance, text that's exactly the same color with the site history, text that's invisibly small, or links which are just a few pixels wide, may trigger alarms in the SE. These "black hat" techniques will get your website prohibited completely in the entries.
While refining a website for search engines don't overlook the text of the links between your website's internal pages. Search engines evaluate these links also, and keywords that come in links receive greater weight than keywords in the basic content of the specific site. Adjusting your links to deal with the keywords you wish to concentrate on might have a large impact.
Monitor how well your website does by examining data from the seo vancouver wa analytic tools. Discover which pages are bringing the most traffic and that are receiving no traffic whatsoever. Find out what gives them to your website. By learning stats, you're ready to regulate your website to 1 that guests come to visit.
Enhancing your position isn't exclusively about drawing in visitors. In addition you have to keep them there. It's confirmed that spending additional time focusing on a website escalates the PR. These records originates from measurements for example Quant cast results. Boards and discussion boards are excellent methods to keep guests involved together with your website for extended amounts of time.
Put a sitemap in your website. A sitemap is just a page that quickly links to all accessible pages in your website, and much more importantly how to locate them. This function makes it easier for that internet search engine spiders to understand your website. The less clicks it requires to locate or reach a particular page the greater.
While optimizing your site, make sure to enhance your information meta tag as well. Some experts think that keyword meta tags are almost useless nowadays, as SE's no further utilize them, but that explanations will often appear under your page name about the results page, plus they are also active in the indexing process.
Study what your visitors are trying to find and react to their needs. It's very important to create content that pertains to the keywords any visitors are now writing in once they make use of a SE. Get extra information for searches which are leading choices among these potential customers and generate new content-based from common questions you've not yet included.
Do keyword research first, you need to concentrate on the right keywords during site design and you ought to include your keywords into your games. Study will highlight the items people look for and which keywords must be used. To go higher-up searching engine results, stress these things on your website.
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Poll finds digital, print reading almost equal
52% of iPad users said it was easier to read digitally rather than the traditional format according to Gartner
Gartner has revealed that the time people spend reading a digital screen is now almost equal to the time spent reading printed paper text.
A recent survey by Gartner showed that 52% of iPad users said it was easier to read the screen than the printed page, while 42% said it was about the same and 47% found it harder than reading printed text.
For the survey Gartner polled 1,569 consumers in the US, UK, China, Japan, Italy and India about their experiences reading the printed vs digital page.
Gartner used online, face-to-face and computer aided telephony interviews to poll participants.
"There are concerns that digital media will cannibalise print media, based on the general decline in newspaper sales and take-up of online news services in many parts of the world, but the evidence from our research is that print and online are not generally regarded as direct substitutes by consumers," said Nick Ingelbrecht, research director at Gartner. "Something more complicated than a straightforward substitution of print to digital media is taking place."
Across the demographics, screen reading is now virtually on a par with print consumption, according to Gartner.
The survey data showed that younger age groups are happier to read on screen than older respondents, with the 40 to 54 year age group least satisfied with their screen reading experience.
The results showed that men typically reported screen reading easier than women, but both sexes said screen reading was generally the same or harder than reading printed text.
"Trying to sell the same basic content to the same consumer in different formats risks alienating the consumer, who will balk at paying twice for the same thing," said Ingelbrecht. "The survey results confirm that multichannel content distribution is essential for reaching consumers who are consuming near equal amounts of print and digital text. Content, publishing, and media organizations should market the synergies of multichannel products to consumers, stressing the benefits of having both print and online access, rather than selling competing stand-alone products."
Around 40% of respondents had no experience of using e-readers, such as the Amazon Kindle, Amazon Kindle DX and Barnes & Noble Nook, this percentage was higher in India at 75%, the UK 56% and the US 57%.
Chinese respondents had the highest familiarity with e-readers and also the highest percentage of respondents that said e-readers were easier to read than the printed page.
"Consumers' reading habits are shaped and reinforced by the types of reading they do and don't do. Technology and service providers' product road maps, therefore, need to address changes in consumption patterns as well as the ergonomic and cognitive factors associated with the changes in reading habits," Ingelbrecht said. "This means improving media tablets and screen readers to become more competitive with paper in terms of weight, form factor, screen resolution, waterproofing, ruggedness, easy highlighting and note taking. This will enable consumers to take and use their devices at the beach, in the bath or out into the sun where they take their paper books, newspapers and magazines."

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As the adoption of robotic automation increases with industries and businesses opting to automate their operational processes, it has become necessary to spread robot literacy at the grassroots level, that is, through schools and institutions. The next decade will be governed by the synchronisation between human workforce and robots, necessitating the need to educate the youth and encourage learning of automation systems.
Spearheading this purpose is the concept called 'Cobots', which means "collaborative robots". It is a project initiated by Universal Robots in 2008, and ever since the market has exploded tremendously with industrial experts factoring its growth to reach $3 billion in global revenues by the year 2020. You can read more about the history of Cobots here.
How are Cobots Helping Create Awareness?
Cobots function within the education industry where the students are given a first-hand experience of handling and working with robots. The Cobots is an interactive platform which encourages students to engage with industrial applications and automation processes.
Universal Robots have established the Universal Robots Academy, which is an e-learning program with six modules, with which students can learn the workings of a robot and master user engagement. The e-learning program is available for free and available in Spanish, English, French, Chinese and German languages. Commenting on the overall program, the CTO and Founder Esben Østergaard had this to say:
"We want to raise the robot literacy, and the reason for speeding up the entry of Cobots is not only to optimise production…we are facing a looming skills gap in the manufacturing industry that we need to bridge by all means possible."
The purpose of robot literacy is to facilitate the creation of learning and knowledge programs, to give students access to robots early in education, and creating interest in them to choose robotic engineering and other related fields as they opt for higher studies.
Cobots are a powerful learning tool. Schools like the RAMTEC Career Center in Ohio use the modules to teach its students. It takes students hours to learn as compared to the day's another curriculum would consume. The Cobots are flexible, safe for a classroom and easily programmable. Cobots are creating the next generation of robot engineers.


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While having the morning cup of coffee (caffein is an addictive drug), myself and a friend were having conversation, discussing the current law enforcement problems in Calhoun and Roane Counties.
My friend decided to relate something that happened to him several years ago. Here is one for the history books.
This happened back during the time of the famous scandal regarding an individual who had their face shat upon. The real reason for my friend's police troubles seems to stem from his having had an altercation with the boy who did the shitting, altho this was not the issue which was brought up by police at that time.
My friend says he was driving down the street when he was pulled over. It was daytime, but none the less, the reason that was given was that he was pulled over because the officer could not "see" his license plate light.
This individual questioned the reality of this pull-over excuse and apparently used an unacceptable four letter word. He was ordered out of the car, thrown to the ground, handcuffed, sprayed with mace, kicked in the face and ribs, and spit upon. Then he was charged with assaulting an officer.
The officers who did most of the kicking were stated as being Trooper Doug Starcher, Trooper Tom Yanero, and Bill Stemple. There was another officer present whose name he could not remember. He specifically states that Yanero was the one who repeatedly spit on him, and that Starcher and Stemple were the ones who did most of the kicking. He states that his memory is somewhat cloudy regarding the details of the incident, as he was suffering from trauma to the head from being kicked repeatedly.
He was then taken to jail and held for several weeks WITHOUT OFFICIAL CHARGES.
When I asked him if he had filed complaints against the officers, he stated that he was AFRAID to for fear of retaliation.
Old story. I am finding that nearly everyone who has had a run-in with the State Police has a story to tell. And nearly everyone states that they are scared to say anything for fear of suffering even worse problems. How convenient to be a violent person with a job in which you can safely express your violent nature, a job which comes with enough power that people who are victimized are too scared to report the violence.
I think it might be interesting to interview the wives, ex-wives, and girlfriends of these officers…


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Get a £15 welcome bonus at 20Cogs. With an average payout of £200 per person it is a great time to complete all 20 offers and cash out!
The Orchard at Tesco is a program created to improve customer service, products and "create a better Tesco". Members are asked to evaluate services and products that Tesco provide, free of charge, and provide feedback. Free products have included vouchers for meat, ice cream, fish, party food and so much more.
Getting started is easy. You will need Tesco Clubcard to register for The Orchard (if you don't have one then you can sign up here), and once registered, you will be invited to participate in different campaigns. The more you participate, the more invitations you will receive in the future. Typically the campaigns will give you vouchers for free items, but sometimes they are also for money off. You will also get vouchers to share with your friends and family.
You can choose to share your input on Twitter and Facebook, add a blog (for exclusive blogger campaigns) and complete surveys to stand a chance of getting invited to more campaigns.
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Chairman Emeritus of Tata Sons, Ratan Tata, has expressed concern over the alleged growing intolerance in the country, dubbing it "a curse we are seeing of late". Ratan Tata on Saturday raked up the issue of intolerance prevailing in the country, terming it a 'curse' India was witnessing of late. "I think everybody knows where the intolerance is coming from, what it is. Like many thousands, millions of Indians, one wants to see a country without intolerance," PTI quoted the business tycoon as saying.
Tata was in Gwalior to attend the 119th foundation day function of Scindia School. During the address, he expressed his concern over alleged intolerance in the country.
Adding further, Tata said there was an urgent need to live in an environment wherein people loved each other. Soon, Tata received accolades on social media, with people expressing support for him in the best way possible.
"Tata ko boycott nahi kar sakte kyunki humne uska namak khaya hai. Bach gaye Ratan," a Facebook user commented.
"TCS and all Tata company bakhts can resign now," another Facebook user posted. Social media went berserk as users were at their best, taking on BJP supporters in the best way possible.
Here are some more reactions from Facebook and Twitter
Only Anupam Kher can save bhakts from this difficult situation created by Ratan Tata. Intolerance march…!!
— ജോ (@Josa_in) October 23, 2016
Oh-oh. Now will @girirajsinghbjp and @AnupamPkher want to send Ratan Tata to Pakistan? https://t.co/FDy9CLzzJv
— Salil Tripathi (@saliltripathi) October 22, 2016
Spare a thought for Bhakts who will have to waste entire Sunday trolling, abusing Ratan Tata for using the word "Intolerance"
— Joy (@Joydas) October 22, 2016
Tata is the latest to join the intolerance debate after some of his contemporaries raked up the intolerance issue in the past year. Infosys founder N R Narayana Murthy said there was a considerable fear among minorities in India. Later, Biocon chief Kiran Mazumdar Shah also urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to correct India's image so as to prevent any threat to investments from abroad.
The Dadri lynching incident last year intensified the intolerance debate last year, with several authors returning their awards. On July 11, a video of four Dalit youths being stripped and flogged by cow vigilantes in Gujarat's Una spread like wildfire, triggering shut downs and massive protests. The protesters dumped cow carcasses outside government offices, refusing to skin them, giving a hard time to municipal officials.
Later, Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his first town-hall address hit out at the cow-vigilantes, calling them anti-social elements hiding behind the mask of Gau Rakshaks.


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How to Add & Use Safari 5 Extension NOW
It's here, Safari browser extension with the release of Safari 5! Here's how to start using it:
1. Open Safari Preference, then tick Show Develop menu in menu Bar.
2. From Develop menu, tick on Enable Extensions
3. Start to browse around unofficial Safari Extensions and install some. When you're installing extension, you'll be warned. However, I installed Adblock for Safari and it works great!
4. You can find and manage your installed extensions through Preferences > Extensions
Please also aware that this is still at developer's experiment access level, so you must prepare for bugs and errors. Apple will open its official Extension Gallery later this summer.
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Academy Class 197 President Lisa Scharf graduated last Tuesday and is currently patrolling our streets making them safer for all of us. The day of her graduation I got a chance to sit down with her and get some nice insight. She was in the process of getting her picture taken along with her classmates prior to getting her badge pinned on her that night. She is from Morris Plains, New Jersey and has Bachelor of Arts in Spanish degree; Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy degree; and a Bachelor of Arts in Crime, Law, and Justice degree from The Penn State University. Go Nittany Lions!
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And so now the Mail Online tells us that the newest chick at the checkout line is the feminist housewife. More precisely, she's a young, well-educated Britster who has decided to throw career to the wayside and instead stay home and bake cakes.
Haven't we heard this one before, at least on our side of the pond?
The American version was called the "opt-out revolution" and it featured similarly educated women, most with high-flying careers, who likewise decided to trade workplace for housework. Except of course, that it wasn't exactly true. As census data — and many analysts, news stories and blogs, including ours — suggested a few months back, the only women who truly made the trade were either: lower income women who, given both their job skills and the high cost of day care, were never really able to opt in; and upper income women, ably supported by spouses with killer jobs.
Without rehashing what we wrote back in October, the Cliff Notes version is this: For the vast, vast majority of women, the choice was not — make that is not, especially in recessionary times — an option. What the dust up pointed to, in fact, was the need for structures to change to accommodate families. Not just Mom.
And yet the trend story crops up once again, this time adorned with a photo of a giddy mom in flowered frock, with a cherubic toddler in one hand, and a pink feather duster in the other. Let's read:
The last time Ellen Fletcher saw her university friends they were graduating from one of London's top colleges with the world at their feet.
Four years on, they all boast high-flying careers as City executives – all except Ellen. And when she reveals how she's chosen to spend the intervening years to them, their jaws drop.
'They couldn't believe it when I told them I have chosen to be a full-time mother,' says the 27-year-old, who lives in South-West London with her husband Richard, 30, a teacher, and her children George, four, and Verity, two.
'I could tell from their reaction that they couldn't help assuming I must be bored stiff – but that is simply just not the case.
Of course, there are days when I am untying my pinny, my hands covered in flour from baking a cake, when I think of all the glamorous things I could be doing with my life.
'But then, when I see the look on my children's faces as they hand me drawings or I read them a story, I know that what I am doing is just so worthwhile.'
And Ellen is not alone in holding what many women might perceive as an antiquated view – a growing number of young, well-educated British women are striking back at the have-it-all generation and choosing motherhood over careers.
After decades during which the number of women who work has steadily increased, it appears the tide is turning back to a more traditional family model.
She explains: 'Feminism shouldn't be defined purely in terms of the work place. I think a very important part of choice for women is the ability to devote time to children and motherhood, too.
' Women who are choosing motherhood early and saving their careers for later are becoming mothers at a time of peak fertility and also the time when they have the energy and the enthusiasm to enjoy their children.
'Women that choose motherhood early, saving their careers for later, have the energy and the enthusiasm to enjoy their children'
'Children have really lost out by being parcelled up into day care. Surveys show that young children thrive through getting one-to-one care from a loving adult.


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Today's case study is that of a Reddit user who goes by the moniker dehrmann. According to the introduction to the chat, dehrmann worked at Reddit from July 2013 to March of this year and "mostly did engineering work to support ads, but … also was a part-time receptionist, pumpkin mover, and occasional stabee."
For some reason dehrmann decided to host an "ask me anything" session on Reddit about his time there as an employee, at one point stating simply, "I was fired."
When a few Reddit users asked why, dehrmann explained why he thought things went sour at the self-proclaimed "front page of the internet."
Sounds reasonable enough, but after a couple follow-up questions, dehrmann goes into a bit more detail.
Enter Yishan Wong, CEO of Reddit, who chimed in a few minutes later to give his own account of why dehrmann was let go, which had less to do with recommendations for charitable donations and more to do with dehrmann basically not getting any work done. If you think that sounds harsh, read for yourself:
Perhaps the first Reddit user to comment on Wong's post put it best, saying simply: "Oh sh*t."


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Yakishime Teapot - Brown
$ 74.00
As one of the oldest Japanese ceramic traditions, yakishime ceramics are traditionally left unglazed to highlight the raw beauty of untouched clay. This beautiful earthenware teapot combines the simplicity of raw clay with the refinement of the tea ceremony. Rustic and sophisticated, it is the perfect size for one or two cups of strong green tea. The elongated hollow handle allows you to pour every last drop out without compromising on comfort.
Materials: Clay
Dimensions: Height: 4 1/2" Diameter: 2 1/2"
Volume: 230ml
Care: Rinse thoroughly with water only (no sponge or scrubber), then dry thoroughly.
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Leading up to our presentation of Scott Pilgrim vs. The World this Valentine's Day at Metro Cinema at the Garneau, Lady E and I were guests on a local comics podcast. It's the audio spinoff of Comics! The Blog, which would then obviously have to be named Podcast! The Comics. We talked about how the Graphic Content project came about, movies, comics and more! Check it out!


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The Bricolo Kit is a 9 piece tool kit just like Dad's! Open the tool box to find everything little carpenters need to help out with all the handyman jobs around the house. The kit includes a square, shifter, screwdriver, spanner, saw, drill, pliers, hammer and multi-grips. The only thing missing is the kitchen sink!
All Janod toys are designed in France and manufactured to strict quality and safety standards, meeting both European and Australian requirements.
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NEW ORLEANS (AP) Terell Floyd and the Louisville Cardinals gave the embattled Big East Conference at least one more triumphant night in a major bowl - and at the expense of a top team from the mighty SEC.
Floyd returned an interception 38 yards for a touchdown on the first play, dual-threat quarterback Teddy Bridgewater directed a handful of scoring drives and No. 22 Louisville stunned the fourth-ranked Gators 33-23 in the Sugar Bowl on Wednesday night.
``I can't speak for the whole Big East, but I can speak for Louisville and I think this means a lot for us,'' Floyd said. ``We showed the world we can play with the best.''
Louisville, the Big East champion, was a two-touchdown underdog.
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) - The NCAA imposed landmark sanctions against Penn State over the Jerry Sandusky sexual-abuse scandal in a cynical ploy to weaken the university and enhance its own dismal reputation, Pennsylvania's governor claims in an unprecedented federal antitrust lawsuit against college sports' governing body.
Gov. Tom Corbett said the NCAA veered dramatically from its own disciplinary rules and procedures when it decreed last summer that Penn State would pay a $60 million fine, and the football team would suffer a four-year postseason ban and a dramatic reduction in the number of athletic scholarships it could offer.
Corbett wants a federal judge to throw out the sanctions, saying they have harmed students, business owners and others who had nothing to do with Sandusky's crimes against children.
OWINGS MILLS, Md. (AP) - Ray Lewis spent 17 seasons instilling fear in his opponents while serving as an inspirational leader for the Baltimore Ravens.
Now he's poised and eager to become a full-time dad.
Lewis announced he will end his brilliant NFL career after the Ravens complete their 2013 playoff run.
Lewis has been sidelined since Oct. 14 with a torn right triceps. The 13-time Pro Bowl middle linebacker intends to return Sunday to face the Indianapolis Colts in what will almost certainly be his final home game.
``Everything that starts has an end,'' the 37-year-old Lewis said. ``For me, today, I told my team that this will be my last ride.''
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) - Oregon coach Chip Kelly won't have much time to rest after the Fiesta Bowl.
On Friday, Kelly has an interview scheduled with the Buffalo Bills for their coaching vacancy, a person familiar with the coach's plans confirmed late Wednesday night.
The interview will take place in Arizona, a day after the fifth-ranked Ducks play Kansas State in the Fiesta Bowl.
ST. LOUIS (AP) - The St. Louis Rams will not renew the contract of linebackers coach Blake Williams, son of suspended defensive coordinator Gregg Williams.
A team spokesman told the Associated Press that there was ``nothing to report'' on Gregg Williams, banished for his role in the New Orleans Saints' bounty scandal, although the move could be interpreted as a signal of the franchise's intentions to cut ties. Gregg Williams was an early addition to new coach Jeff Fisher's staff last winter and Fisher did not replace him after the NFL handed down its suspension
ASHBURN, Va. (AP) - Robert Griffin III crashed Mike Shanahan's news conference, slipping in the back door to take an aisle seat in the Washington Redskins auditorium. Soon, the franchise quarterback had a microphone in his right hand, ready to ask the next question.
Shanahan, who is hard to rattle, couldn't help but laugh.
``What did you do for New Year's?'' Griffin asked.
``I tried to put a good game plan together. I wasn't sure how healthy you were, so it was hard without you calling me,'' answered Shanahan, still chortling away. ``You got me good.''
EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. (AP) - Adrian Peterson has done plenty for the Minnesota Vikings and he has never publicly balked at taking on more responsibility.
How about special teams? He'd love to do that, too.
Peterson says he has been lobbying to be on the field-goal block team. He also said he ``wouldn't mind getting back there'' as a kickoff returner, a role he held occasionally as a rookie but not since 2008. Getting approval from coach Leslie Frazier is unlikely.
NEW YORK (AP) - The New York Jets have violated the NFL's media policy by not making coach Rex Ryan or other team executives available within a week of the end of the regular season.
Ryan and owner Woody Johnson will meet with the media on Jan. 8. The season ended Sunday, Dec. 30.
CLEVELAND (AP) - The Browns may strike quickly to get Chip Kelly, Oregon's coach who does everything in a hurry.
Kelly, whose up-tempo, fast-paced offense has captured the imagination of several NFL teams and maintained the Ducks' status as a national power, appears to be near the top of Cleveland's list of candidates to replace Pat Shurmur, fired earlier this week after going 9-23 in two seasons.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - The Kansas City Chiefs were courting former Eagles coach Andy Reid as they searched for a replacement for Romeo Crennel, who was fired this week after the worst season in franchise history.
Chiefs chairman Clark Hunt was meeting with Reid in Philadelphia, a person familiar with Reid's plans told The Associated Press.
PHOENIX (AP) - The Arizona Cardinals have completed a two-day interview with defensive coordinator Ray Horton in the search for a replacement for fired coach Ken Whisenhunt.
Next up is Andy Reid, the longtime Philadelphia Eagles coach who was among seven NFL head coaches who got the ax Monday. Reid's interview, while not formally scheduled, could come Thursday.
FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. (AP) - Atlanta Falcons coach Mike Smith says offensive coordinator Dirk Koetter signed a contract extension to stay with the team through next season.
Koetter's name surfaced this week as a head coaching candidate in Cleveland, Kansas City and Philadelphia.
In his first season with the Falcons, Koetter has overseen an offense that ranks second in third-down efficiency, seventh in scoring and fewest sacks allowed and eighth in total yards.
NEW YORK (AP) - Hockey players are sticking together as a union for now and are working long and late hours with the NHL to try to reach a new collective bargaining agreement to get the game back on the ice.
The sides met in small groups throughout the day and then held a full-scale bargaining session with a federal mediator at night that lasted nearly five hours and didn't wrap up until about 1 a.m. Thursday.
They planned to get back at it less than 10 hours later.
SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) - Jim Boeheim notched his 903rd career victory, breaking a tie with Bob Knight for second all-time among Division I men's coaches, and No. 7 Syracuse rolled past Rutgers 78-53 in the Big East opener for both teams.
Boeheim, in his 37th season at his alma mater, trails only Duke's Mike Krzyzewski, who has 940 victories.
LOS ANGELES (AP) - The son of Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling was found dead of an apparent drug overdose at his Malibu home, authorities said.
The body of 32-year-old Scott Ashley Sterling was found shortly after 11:30 p.m. Tuesday, Los Angeles County coroner's Lt. Larry Dietz said.
The 77-year-old Donald Sterling, a billionaire real estate mogul who purchased the team in 1981, and wife Shelley released a statement thanking friends for sympathy, asking for privacy and saying their son was diabetic, but did not indicate what role, if any, that may have played in his death.
BRISBANE, Australia (AP) - Top-ranked Victoria Azarenka opened her 2013 season with a 6-3, 6-3 win over Sabine Lisicki to join No. 3 Serena Williams and fourth-seeded Angelique Kerber in the Brisbane International quarterfinals.
American Sloane Stephens had a 6-3, 6-4 win over Sweden's Sofia Arvidsson to set up a quarterfinal against Williams.
CHENNAI, India (AP) - Second-seeded Janko Tipsarevic beat French player Edouard Roger-Vasselin 6-2, 6-3 in the second round of the Chennai Open.
DOHA, Qatar (AP) - After struggling with injuries last year, Nikolay Davydenko and Gael Monfils are playing some of their best tennis at the Qatar Open.
Davydenko reached the quarterfinals by beating fourth-seeded Mikhail Youzhny 7-5, 6-3. He was joined by Monfils, who upset third-seeded Philipp Kohlschreiber 6-4, 2-6, 6-4.
SHENZHEN, China (AP) - Top-seeded Li Na advanced to the Shenzhen Open quarterfinals with a 6-3, 6-4 win over Julia Cohen of the United States in the second round.
LONDON (AP) - Shaun Wright-Phillips scored against his former club in the 78th minute to give last-place Queens Park Rangers a 1-0 victory over Chelsea in the west London derby.


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I'm not sure where this was printed but on the front of this greeting card was the title "The Belief" stating that it was from a yellowed news clipping dated April 23, 1967. I am in the middle of growing my vegetable and flower gardens…it is a LOT of work. However, what a joy it is to have lilacs, plums, crabapple, apple, apricot, pear trees blooming right now. Seems I missed a few but spring has finally arrived in northwestern Minnesota. Not all are privileged to experience this, especially those living in the city far away from the soil.
"By late April the countryman is thinking of June and haying, of summer and the growing season, even of September and golden October. The hillside birches still show only a gauzy green haze of leaftips, the swamp maples blush with half-opened blossoms and mornings are still frosty; but he can see corn knee-high in his newly plowed fields, oats ripening on the lower forty, strawberries ripening in the kitchen garden. Today's weather, good or bad, can't greatly change this view of the world the countryman knows. Whether he is an optimist or not, he has confidence in the soil and the seasons.
The closer one lives to the land, the less one distrusts time. It is only when one is alienated from the earth and its eternal sequences that doubt takes root. Few of the pat answers and instant solutions have validity when you are dealing with the soil. You see the slow but certain growth of trees, the persistence of grass, and you are aware of the tenacity of life. The earth's urgency is toward growth and renewal, and one season follows another despite man's diversions and interruptions. You can't hurry spring, and you can't interdict summer.
The countryman lives with these truths, no matter how they are phrased. He lives by them. They shape his life. So he looks about him now with confidence and with hope. Another growing season is at hand, deliberate as always, and he lays his plans, not for tomorrow, but for June and July and next September."


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there was great news about my school this past week or so when Governor Patrick visited:
Glad to see Renaissance getting the good word it deserves!
Also, tomorrow, we fly to Lukla to start the three passes trek – which will take us a little over 20 days – so we will be out of touch again for awhile…. we are hoping we get some good views and some sweet tea and probably more dal bhat than we can wish for (though I do love the tibetan bread and momos!)
here is a NYT article about the trek:
but then, from there, who knows what I will be doing…. the plan will evolve I am sure. I have had moments of definitely missing home and my community, but glad to be pushing myself out here!


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Cheapening Your Brand – Or Is It?
Spotted in a deli cum general goods store in Sausalito, San Francisco: wine branded and labelled "Cheap White Wine" and "Cheap Red Wine".
In a market known for snootiness and snobbery, a wine producer has decided to take a totally surprising tack to differentiate himself from his competitors. Sure it's risky. Hell, it can be damaging to the company's brand.
But it's definitely innovative. And it may just carve a totally different market segment for itself.
Would you dare do something as risky as this?
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Valentines Day. Hearts are everywhere. Candy messages. Cute new outfits. Dinner plans. Dates. Hearts encouraged. And hearts left lonely.
My own heart has been working through multiple messages of late, and I've been mulling over their meaning. Sorting out the messages. As the Lating phrase advises, "Nosce Te Ipsum" – I'm trying to know myself.
I spend a lot of time running, and a fair amount of time writing. Both of these are reflective pursuits. Both of these cause me to consider my path, and the relationships with people along this journey.
One particular message that has been percolating in my brain is the love / hate relationship I have with pain. I've been thinking of what one running partner shouted during a workout last summer – "It's supposed to hurt!"
Currently training for a winter ultra-marathon, I reflect on this truth. On weekends when I run back to back 20+ mile days, I have to remember that pushing through pain is part of the process. And I wrestle with knowing that I hate the discomfort and anguish that accompanies pain, but I am often grateful for the results it leaves when it has dispersed.
Because when it comes to pain, we know this fact:
It's supposed to hurt.
Pain reaches into nearly every area of our lives. Wherever I invest myself, I recognize that hurt will often follow me.
Exploring Empathy Hurts –
The past few weeks I have been riveted by the PBS mini-series "A Path Appears". The aim of this documentary was to explore the impacts of poverty and search for ways to break its' cycle. They explored bringing literacy programs to some of the poorest areas in Appalachia. They brought us into Haiti, and into the lives of young girls who become mothers when they are still children. We went into Atlanta, visiting safe-houses of women and their children who have been victimized by domestic violence. And into groups of men who have inflicted this violence, and who are trying to break the cycle of control. And we ventured into one of the most depraved places on the globe, the slums of Kiberia.
Wherever the show took us, there was empathy, and there was pain. Tears streamed down my face, and I couldn't help but question if I've really added any goodness to this world when such depravity seems to flourish.
Because when I empathize with others, it hurts.
But this pain is necessary. It often wakes my heart up. It rouses me to action.
We asked our students earlier this year two questions. "What breaks your heart?" and "What are you going to do about it?" They selected projects and causes that saddened us, and energized us. We were called to action. We worked to save various animal species; to protect children; to clean the community, and to bring books to children in need.
Several of us serve in a Rainbows program, that helps students process trauma. We worked on a Water Project, to raise funds for a well in The South Sudan. We ran for orphans in Kenya.
We empathized with people of various cultures around the globe, hurting with them, and hopefully making an impact to make their lives better.
Expanding Boundaries Hurts –
I remember growing up in an area where we played most of our sports on the city streets of Chicago. Baseball, football, basketball, and hockey were experienced on the asphalt and concrete. When we fell, it hurt. I grew up afraid to slide. Afraid to fall. Afraid to get hurt.
I remember little league, being urged to slide into the base, and feeling paralyzed by fear. Granted, this was a park, but the base-paths were more gravel than sand. My eventual slides were really more like stop, drop, and flop onto the base.
When I first fell in love with volleyball I wrestled with the same fear. I couldn't dive for the ball, because I didn't want to get a face-burger. I used to dread spikes coming my way, afraid that my forearms would burn as I tried to deflect the blazing shots.
I eventually learned to crave the challenge. To yearn for the opposition to hit it my way. To throw my body fearlessly around the court, in an effort to save my team.
This is the same mindset I carry into my running, writing, and teaching. I keep trying to expand my boundaries, knowing that pain will ultimately follow me. In running, I'm trying new challenges in both distance, and terrain. It pushes me to train differently. To push harder. In my writing, I'm working on a second novel, and I'm learning to write collaboratively. In the classroom, I'm working with an amazing young student teacher, who I learn from every day. She pushes my thinking, my creativity, and my comfort zone.
Expending Resources Hurts –
When it comes to my schedule, I'm beyond tapped out. I have to re-learn how to say "no" to the requests that come my way. I've overestimated my reach, and I can see areas where I am paying for it.
But if I'm going to err on spending myself too much, or giving too little of myself, I'd rather burn up than fade away.
When I see kids battling childhood obesity, I'm moved to step in. When I see students lose a love of learning, I can't sit by and watch. When I see innocent children face enormous obstacles like poverty and racism, I'm compelled to do something. When I know students who carry the burden of losing loved ones; a burden that I also carried as a young child, I am stirred to stand in the gap, and help them through the trauma.
Pain is a teacher. It instructs me, if I reflect on its' messages. It has taught me:
Hurting is lonely.
Hurting is scary.
Hurting is humbling.
Hurting is a precursor to change.
Hurting is the dawn of impact.
Hurting contains the seeds of revival.
I'm no masochist. I often still avoid pain. I'd rather not hurt if I can help it. But if the cost of not hurting is to not care, then I will step into the pain. If the cost of safety is to not love, then I will walk towards the discomfort.
Because hearts are made to love. Hearts are made to care.
And sometimes, it's supposed to hurt.


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Cellulite Is Caused by Impurities and Toxins
Cellulite is that dimpled skin that develops usually around our thighs and butts, and maybe our hips and knees, and although many of us may think it's unsightly, it's harmless. It's not caused by toxins or impurities, and despite all the claims about solutions from lymphatic drainage to caffeine cream treatments, there is no cure for it because it's really nothing more than fat.
Everyone has the potential to develop cellulite — overweight, thin, young, old, men, women — although it mainly affects women. As many as 90 percent of women (and only 10 percent of men) develop cellulite, which is thought to be caused, at least partly, by genetic predisposition and declining estrogen levels. Diet and a sedentary lifestyle also play a factor in whether a person will develop cellulite, as does the structure of the connective tissue below the surface of the skin [source: Harmon]. This connective tissue is a framework of fibers made of collagen that connects skin and muscle. Cellulite appears when the fat deposits accumulating below the skin bulge through that framework.


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I'm happy to announce that my science fiction novel, Of Song and Singularity, is now available on Kindle Unlimited. Allowing people to have access to thousands of titles, Kindle Unlimited is essentially Netflix for books. Voracious readers would find it the most enticing as they can read as much as they want. So, whether you're already signed up or want to sign up for my book, it's now easier than ever to access my books.
Of Song and Singularity is a young adult science fiction novel about Wrenna, a teenager living in a utopian world governed by an artificially intelligent being. But not all is truly right with her world and her cozy, luxurious lifestyle will be turned on its head before too long. In order to survive the vicious realities of her world, she must put her trust in her father and the people she meets along her journey. But ultimately she must put more trust in herself.
So, why bring it to Kindle Unlimited? Well, Kindle Unlimited provides a unique opportunity for authors to connect with their readers in a way they haven't ever before. By giving Kindle Unlimited readers access to Of Song and Singularity, I'm able to provide this product to more readers and also able to give current readers access to it as well. It's an all around win-win situation. I think Kindle Unlimited is just another great tool for authors to utilize and considering Amazon's larger reader ecosystem, it felt like a no-brainer.
Of Song and Singularity is all about survival. It was an experiment, of sorts. It's an examination at how pampered humanity could become with technology and how taking all of that away could lead to some disastrous consequences. Wrenna truly has everything she could want with very little worries. I tried to think what it might be like to go from a life totally taken care of to a nightmarish holocaust where the being you trusted in suddenly seems to have turned on you. That's what Wrenna faces in a nutshell in Of Song and Singularity.
Young adults and teens that enjoyed The Hunger Games, and have access to Kindle Unlimited, would totally enjoy this book. Many of my readers praise its fast-paced narrative and how it doesn't skip a beat. So if you're looking for an action packed thrill ride, then look no further.
What are you waiting for? Go and read Of Song and Singularity, now!


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Dietary Guidelines Quantities Key
Serving Size Guide
If you're away from home and can't measure your food, these will help you estimate portion size.
By describing servings in familiar household measurements such as cups and ounces, the Dietary Guidelines have resolved a major source of consumer confusion. The previous guidelines talked about numbers of servings, but it wasn't clear what constituted a serving. Now the Guidelines say to eat two cups of fruit. No more guessing about how much makes a serving and how many servings you should eat.Dietary Guidelines Quantities Key
The following are equivalents to the quantities recommended in the Guidelines:
Vegetables and fruits
One-half cup of fruit or vegetables is equivalent to:
- 1/2 cup cut-up raw or cooked fruit or vegetable
- 1/2 cup fruit or vegetable juice
- 1 cup leafy salad greens
One ounce-equivalent is the same as:
- 1/2 cup cooked rice or pasta or cooked cereal
- 1 cup cereal flakes
- 1 slice bread
- 1 very small muffin (1 ounce)
- 1 ounce dry pasta or rice
One cup milk is equivalent to:
- 1 cup milk, yogurt, or fortified soy milk
- 1-1/2 ounces natural cheese such as Cheddar
- 2 ounces processed cheese
One ounce-equivalent is the same as:
- 1 ounce lean meat, poultry, or fish
- 1 egg
- 1/4 cup cooked dry beans or tofu (count as a protein or vegetable, not both)
- 1 tablespoon peanut butter
- 1/2 ounce nuts or seeds
One teaspoon equivalent is:
- 1 teaspoon soft margarine
- 1 tablespoon low-fat mayonnaise
- 2 tablespoons light salad dressing
- 1 teaspoon vegetable oil
Discretionary calories
The allowance for discretionary calories will depend on the specific calorie-level eating plan you are following. Check the label for the number of grams of sugar listed. The same goes for fat; check the labels of food products for the number of grams of fat.
The Guidelines recommend a maximum intake of 1 drink per day for women and 2 drinks per day for men (see "Alcoholic Beverage Guidelines" below). One serving is equivalent to:
- 1.5 fluid ounces of 80-proof distilled spirits
- 5 fluid ounces of wine
- 12 fluid ounces of beer
See more alcohol guidelines on the next page.
This information is solely for informational purposes. IT IS NOT INTENDED TO PROVIDE MEDICAL ADVICE. Neither the Editors of Consumer Guide (R), Publications International, Ltd., the author nor publisher take responsibility for any possible consequences from any treatment, procedure, exercise, dietary modification, action or application of medication which results from reading or following the information contained in this information. The publication of this information does not constitute the practice of medicine, and this information does not replace the advice of your physician or other health care provider. Before undertaking any course of treatment, the reader must seek the advice of their physician or other health care provider.


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Monthly Archives: December 2016
Vegan Gourmand's Vegan Biscotti Recipe
With the weather getting colder and the coffee getting stronger I thought we needed something to sweeten our mornings the Italian way. So I though to would share with you my Biscotti recipe. Enjoy!
- 1/2 cup vegetable oil
- 1/2 cup white sugar
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon (you could also put 1/4 to 1/2 a teaspoon of pumpkin spice into the mix as well)
- egg replacer, the amount equivalent to 3 eggs (I use Energ brand)
- 1/2 cup water
- 1 tablespoon real vanilla extract
- 3 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- 1 bag of Dark Chocolate chips for dunking (I sometimes add the zest of one orange into the chocolate as it is melting to give it a citrus note) (or maybe some crushed candy canes to give it that peppermint kick)
NOTE: Get creative with this. If you don't like a certain flavor, add the one you like. Don't like dark chocolate maybe white chocolate is more to your fancy or none at all. Like almonds? Use almond extract instead of vanilla and add slivered almonds into the dough. It's up to you!
- Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease cookie sheets or line with parchment paper.
- In a medium bowl, beat together the oil, prepared egg replacer, water, sugar and vanilla until well blended. Combine the flour, baking powder and cinnamon, stir into the wet mixture to form a heavy dough. Divide dough into two pieces. Form each piece into a roll almost as long as your cookie sheet. Place roll onto the prepared cookie sheet, and press down and flatten until its about 1/2 inch thick.
- Bake for 30 to 35 minutes in the preheated oven, until golden brown. Remove from the baking sheet to cool on a wire rack. When The Biscotti logs are cool, slice each one crosswise into 1/2 inch slices. Place the slices cut side up back onto the baking sheet. Bake for an additional 6 to 8 minutes on each side for a total of 12 to 16 minutes. Slices should be lightly toasted and golden brown on edges.
- Melt the chocolate chips in a double boiler and dip the flat bottoms of the biscotti to cover the bottoms. Let cool until the chocolate hardens and enjoy!


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Job Search
Restaurant Manager
- Location:
- York
- Salary:
- £25000.00 - 30000.00
- Job Type:
- Permanent
- Date Posted:
- 03/12/2019
Restaurant Manager
- Salary: Competitive - £25,000 - £30,000
- Permanent - full time
- Reference RL10443
- Location - Helmsley
- Driver needed due to location
Castle Hospitality division are recruiting for an experienced Restaurant Manager for a local bespoke hospitality client based in the Helmsley, North Yorkshire area. The successful Restaurant Manager is responsible for managing the award winning Restaurant that has an excellent reputation offering the best local and seasonal dishes.. You will be an excellent motivator and leader, with a focus on guest satisfaction and have Restaurant Management experience working in a luxury Hotel environment or have experience working in rosette, Michelin or A la Care establishments. This is an exciting opportunity to work for an independent business who value and look after their staff, offering a competitive salary and benefits, working within an enthusiastic team who have a strong passion for food.
The role involves being responsible for all aspects of the management and administration of the restaurant, and you will be expected to have a hands-on involvement in serving customers and making sure the operation is run smoothly and safely.
You will be required to work 5 days over 7 including weekends.
Overall running of Restaurant & Bar
* Stock Control
* Manage deliveries
* Manage /Set up of Restaurant
* Staff Training
* Weekly Staff Rota's
* Manage seating plans
* Set up weekly meetings with Chefs
* Weekly Hygiene checks
* Coordinate lunches, events & banquettes
- Experienced Hands on Restaurant Manager - Minimum 3 year's experience
* Management experience of being able to drive and develop your teams
* A genuine passion for service coupled with a desire to drive a business and standards forward
* Professional attitude
* Excellent Motivator & Leader of a team
* As the face of the business you must have a warm and friendly personality, be fun, passionate, charismatic, enthusiastic, people-focused and adaptable to all personalities
* A calm nature to support the team through busy periods/events and being able to keep a team happy and motivated.
* A great communicator - excellent at developing relationships with the team and others involved
* Exceptional Attention to detail
* Being hands on helping in all areas of the restaurant & bar as and when required.
- Experience working in a luxury hotel or Al la Care, rosette or Michelin restaurant.
- Excellent tips
- Working for a multiple award winning establishment
- Supportive team
- Competitive salary
If you are interested in this position and would like to apply to send your CV to firstname.lastname@example.com or call Sophie on 01723 500643
Castle Employment is an award-winning recruitment company based in Scarborough, Leeds and York. With over 50 years of experience, we deliver a market leading service building long-term relationships with our candidates. We offer an honest, straightforward approach, tailored to deliver exactly what our candidates need.
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3 Fresh Apps for Finders, Keepers & Seekers
The Spark of Genius Series highlights a unique feature of startups and is made possible by Microsoft BizSpark. If you would like to have your startup considered for inclusion, please see the details here.
Each weekend, Mashable handpicks a few startups that we think are building interesting, unique or niche products.
Our selection this weekend includes a trio of applications. There's one for wannabe freelance tour guides, another for the digital organizer and a third one for pure entertainment seekers.
Vayable: A Marketplace of Experiences
Quick Pitch: Vayable is an online marketplace where people can discover, buy and sell unique experiences, including tours, activities and extended trips.
Genius Idea: Sell your local knowledge to tourists.
Mashable's Take: Travel as we know it is in the process of being distributed by social media. Add Vayable's marketplace for experiences to the list of startups reinventing this category.
The startup takes an Airbnb-like approach to travel guides, so users can put their local expertise up for sale as independent for-hire tour guides, and anyone can browse and book available excursions. The site is also quite lovely to look at; it places an emphasis on art and photography to highlight tours and destinations.
"Vayable seeks to disrupt the tour and activity segment of the travel market by opening up the marketplace to everyone, not just traditional tour operators or travel agents," founder Jamie Wong explains.
Vayable launched in April of this year and is a part of the 500 Startups accelerator program.
Thoughtboxes: Organize in Style
Quick Pitch: Thoughtboxes is a simple and stylish way to organize everything you do.
Genius Idea: An elegant twist on online to-do lists.
Mashable's Take: To-do list applications abound on web and mobile, but Thoughtboxes' super simple approach will appeal to those looking for a fast and easy way to build lists that are visible a single screen.
Thoughtboxes allows you to organize lists by "trains of thought," which are essentially topic or project pages. Add boxes to your trains of thoughts, tasks to your boxes and invite friends to chip in with the planning and organization process. You can also manage, move around and color-code boxes, as well as star important tasks.
The free version comes with three trains of thought, but you can upgrade to the paid version for unlimited trains of thought and access to the group features.
Finders Keepers: Social & Mobile Hide & Seek
Quick Pitch: Finders Keepers is a treasure-hunting game where other iOS devices & Wi-Fi hotspots hold the treasure.
Genius Idea: Hide and seek for iOS.
Mashable's Take: With this quirky little application [iTunes link] from Tiny Tech Studios, iPhone users will unlock their own digital item that they can then drop anywhere in the real world.
The point is to hunt down and collect the items dropped by other users with the application awarding points as you go. Finders Keepers hooks in nicely with Apple's Game Center so there's also a variety of achievements to unlock with game play.
Kimberly Carrasco is the one-woman-team behind the app shop Tiny Tech Studios, which has released a handful of games and applications for iOS devices since its founding in 2009.
Image courtesy of iStockphoto, BartCo
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The Spark of Genius Series highlights a unique feature of startups and is made possible by Microsoft BizSpark, a startup program that gives you three-year access to the latest Microsoft development tools, as well as connecting you to a nationwide network of investors and incubators. There are no upfront costs, so if your business is privately owned, less than three years old, and generates less than U.S.$1 million in annual revenue, you can sign up today.


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Governor Patrick has a reputation for being mild-mannered, but righteous indignation got the best of him Monday. Speaking at an event at Suffolk Law School about partisan wrangling, he said that his own struggles against political adversaries who are "rooting for failure'' seem "like child's play compared to what is going on in Washington, where it is almost at the level of sedition, it feels to like me.''
It's understandable that Patrick is frustrated by some of the overheated criticism of President Obama, a friend of his, and he's right that the national GOP has been reflexively uncooperative. But to describe vigorous disagreement as sedition only calls to mind the worst excesses of the last decade, in which critics of George W. Bush's policies were branded as anti-American. Patrick's odd choice of words also evoked another Massachusetts politician — the prickly president John Adams, signer of the infamous Sedition Act of 1798, which forbade "false, scandalous, and malicious writing'' against federal officials.
Outrageous rhetoric isn't the solution to outrageous rhetoric. Patrick is only contributing to the problem by describing 21st-century disagreements with 18th-century smears.


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Well neither one of us can take credit for this first idea, because I got it from the back of the ice cream cone box. We love peanut butter at our house. When I was growing up I remember my mom eating it by the spoonful, and I still do it to this day. YUMMY. I haven't been able to find my favorite kind of ice cream lately. It is chocolate with peanut butter swirled throughout it.
Well I didn't have any chocolate ice cream but we decided to try this anyway. We spread peanut butter inside of the ice cream cone and then scooped our ice cream inside. It was so so YUMMY!!!
Now here is where my husband showed his genius side. He said I need an ice cream cone holder. He got a tall shot glass and it works perfectly. The ice cream never tipped. This way we were able to dish up all the ice cream cones and present them to the kids as a surprise.
I married a smart man!


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I'm going to riff on something which is only peripherally related to the "mission" of this blog, but I'm sure no one minds. Right? Right.
One of the major topics of conversation last night was gender and the expression thereof, and the ways that both of us have dealt with that. For my part, I've been mulling these things over a lot lately, in particular since a recent Mass Effect playthrough as a female character (FemShep, in the parlance) pulled front-and-center certain internal assumptions I had about my own gender expression which I was previously not consciously aware of.
We don't need to have a debate about the value of video games for cultural expression and self-examination, right? Right.
I'm not a man who is comfortable with traditional masculinity. This surprises no one, least of all myself. But I'm still a fairly masculine-presenting, cis man, male. For a long time, I hadn't thought about that at all, largely because I don't need to. The world is built on the assumption that someone is male, and it's easy to miss the ways in which one is "default". Instead, the focus tends to be on the differences from expectation, but, ultimately, for me, the differences aren't as great as the similarities.
This isn't something I'm terribly comfortable with, though. I have always associated "masculinity" with negative traits–violence, bullying,gender policing, homophobia, tribalism, jingoism, etc. I was a small boy, and boys are awful to other boys–myself included. I'm still not nearly as comfortable with men as women, and most of my friends remain women.
But the fact of the matter is that I am, and am obviously, male and masculine. I don't have to address it, because the world is designed not to throw it in my face, unlike other folks, but it's there. I'm making a choice in how to present even if I am merely accepting the default options. And I'm not doing it because I feel pushed into it; I rapidly and vehemently rebel against those bits that don't fit right into my identity. I am this way because I want to be, because it feels right.
What there isn't, for masculinity, is any sense of choice. Any way to do it consciously (as opposed to self-consciously), and in an examined manner. Any way to accept what works while ejecting what's toxic. Almost any other gender expression can be done in a subversive way, as an announcement of both the gender itself and also one's politics associated with it.
I used to follow The Good Man project (no, no link), hoping that it would be, or lead to, a discussion of how to be masculine in the world as it changes. It didn't, and (like all of these sorts of discussions) it was quickly co-opted by men who wanted to whinge about their "emasculation" in today's society, or complain that feminism has "gone too far", or to lionize those things that are most awful about what's expected of men. Business as usual.
Guys, dudes, my brothers, look: we are not being left behind. We started out so far ahead. Other people may be moving faster than we are, but that's because they have to to catch up. And it's no one else's responsibility to make space for us. If we want to be allies, or even relevant, we need to be willing to give up a privileged position. It's not "emasculating"; no one else can emasculate you.
I like this identity. I don't like some of the things that I associate with it, but I don't have to do those things. But unlike other possible identities, there isn't anything to reclaim here, except from my own negative image of masculinity. So it's been unnecessary to do it consciously, and in an examined manner. I haven't had to decide how to identify, I just have an identity. I'm starting to think, though, that it doesn't have to be that way, that maybe there's a value in the performance.
There are certainly things that are "masculine" that are worth preserving. Not bullshit about chivalry, or refusing to cry. Not simple virtues, like "courage" or "steadfastness", because to claim those belong to masculinity is to claim that they can't belong to the immasculine (for that matter, I think it's essentially false to ascribe things like "being nurturing" and "talking about feelings" to femininity). Not merely biologically male tendencies, like height and musculature. Not sexuality. Not even sex or gender, because there isn't (or shouldn't be) a reason that anyone can't take on this image. But the outward presentation of masculinity, things like:
- Suits
- Facial hair
- Swagger
- Rolled-up, long sleeve, button-down shirts
- Leading in social dance
- Ties
- Big watches
Anyway, these elements of outward presentation, which I think still have great value that it took me a long time to cotton to. Take ties, for example: I've long claimed to hate them. Partly, this is because I have a huge neck and the shirts that otherwise fit me don't easily button to the top. Mostly, though, in honesty, it's because I've associated them with a bullshit corporate culture that I hate. But I don't have to do that. And if I don't, it'll be rapidly obvious, and I don't need outward signals to demonstrate that.
A corollary to the conscious choice here is that all other choices are equally valid. It's important, in being both masculine and enlightened, to have looked at all the other choices. It's important to recognize the value of those choices, and it's important to make the decision for oneself without making a value judgment on people who make a different choice.
Done right, I think this belongs in a similar category with various sorts of gender bending. Pi radians, 180 degrees, is still an angle, and mathematics doesn't distinguish it in any special way; it's just one angle of infinitely many. The phrase that keeps rolling around in my head to describe this is "hard dapper", and I think a couple of people out there already close to epitomize what I'm going for. Check out Nick Wooster:
Or Phillip Crangi:
However, I don't know anything about these guys' personal philosophies. I think the key elements here for me, for this "hard dapper" thing, are:
- Masculinity as a conscious choice of outward presentation, as opposed to a default
- A recognition that this is not the same as "manliness" or "maleness". These are not the things that a man "should be" or "should wear". These aren't things that anyone of another gender shouldn't wear. In fact, folks of other genders make this sort of conscious choice all the time. It's just an understanding that so can I.
- A recognition that this is a selection from a spectrum, and not only is it only one choice of many, it is many separate choices. I can mix and match whatever I want, even if I settle on one theme.
- A recognition that I can jettison the things that I don't want. A tie isn't homophobia. A suit jacket isn't bullying men who are smaller than me. Leading my partner in a tango isn't gender oppression.
I'm not sure where this is going, but it's a new era of self-examination and I'm looking forward to the journey. I think I'm going to have some of my shirts tailored and buy some ties.


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Saturday, 13 April 2013
Asking Good Questions
Part of my research has been to look at how my questions impact the learning of my students understanding in mathematics. As a secondary question I also wanted to understand how teachers plan in order to ask good questions. I have noticed three important aspects that may help in asking good questions.
The first is that as teachers we need to plan for good questions and good talk. Discussion just doesn't happen. We may think that they do but real discussion takes time, just like real learning takes time. If we want to impact our students learning, we, as teachers, need to plan for it to happen. The first step is planning meaningful, rich tasks that allow students to explore the concepts. These tasks need to be open ended and have a real context for all students to access the problem/tasks. The second step is anticipating students problems, responses and learning. I often have these mapped out based on my experiences, learning and research into the subject matter. As a teacher we MUST understand my students learning and we MUST understand the curriculum and concepts being taught. It is more then just opening a textbook and learning steps or procedures to solve the problem. When you can identify the problems students may have you are better prepared to give a question instead of directly teaching the concept.
The second aspect of asking good questions is the type of questions that we ask as a teacher. Often, (and I am included in this) we as students questions that only have one answer, or we just want to check for understanding and move on. If we want our students to develop deeper understanding our questions have to be focused on learning objects and linked to further explanation of concepts. For this to happen our questions should: 1) push our students beyond the basic procedural output and into connecting it to conceptual big ideas; and 2) introduce connections to other concepts or subjects.
The final aspect is giving our students wait time to respond. Often, we expect an answer to a question right away. This is due to the fact we already have an answer that we are looking for or the question only has one answer to respond too. When we give our students the time to think they have time to develop an true understanding. When we rescue our students or go right to direct teaching we rob our students of their understanding and thinking. In addition, the wait time also allows our quieter students to feel a part of the community and wanting to participate. It honours their learning.
Asking good questions just doesn't happen. It takes practise, it takes time and it takes patience. You will make mistakes but that is okay. Some times it may seem that you are going backwards in learning but when you sit back and reflect your student's learning, you may just be surprised; I know I have been.
For more information read the following articles:
Orchestrating Productive Mathematical Discussions: Five Practices for Helping Teachers Move Beyond Show and Tell. Mary Kay Stein, Randi A. Engle, Margaret S. Smith, Elizabeth K. Hughes.
2 comments:
As a former social worker, I value the importance of asking questions. I had to interview families and children, and if I worded a question incorrectly it could potentially become problematic with a case (based on the answer).ReplyDelete
I think it is one of the reasons they make social workers take several classes on interviewing other people.
Aaron Brinker aka DadBlunders
Thank-you Aaron for you response. I couldn't agree with you more. When I re-watched some of my teaching moments I found that my students got confused with some of my questions. It must be worded in such a way that they can understand. I also see a big relationship to your post on playing games. These type of questions can also work at home with your kids. Questions are powerful ways to build relationships. Thanks again for your reply.ReplyDelete


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Thursday 5 July 2018 at 3 pm
The Cardozo Kindersley Workshop
152 Victoria Road, Cambridge CB4 3DZ
A Visit to the Letter Cutting Studio
An opportunity to visit the studio of the leading letter-cutter in England, the Cardozo Kindersley Workshop who have been commissioned by the Blake Society to cut the new ledger stone for William Blake in Bunhill Fields.
There is a cultural cascade of influence leading back from Lida Cardozo through David Kindersley to Eric Gill and William Blake and then onwards into the medieval workshops where apprentices learnt the craft of cutting beauty into stone.
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