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Summer Sonic Festival Are Streaming Classic Footage From Green Day, Nine Inch Nails & The Prodigy
Relive some classic performances from some cracking bands.
Relive some classic performances from some cracking bands.
"Ghosts V - VI. Hours and hours of music. Free. Some of it kind of happy, some not so much."
Need to plan your Riot Fest weekend? Look no further.
The internet is brilliant.
Ever wondered what a Nine Inch Nail show looks like? Then watch this entire set in full Vevo HD. GLORIOUS!
Let us introduce a band that need no introduction. Oh, wait...
Nine Inch Nails have released another track off their upcoming record 'Hesitation Marks', which is due for release September 03 through Columbia. They've generously made the track available for free download at Amazon UK.
Industrial rockers will play an intimate show before hitting the main stage at Reading and Leeds...
NIN reveal dizzying new video directed by filmmaker David Lynch; New album 'Hesitation Marks' is out September 02.
Get pumped. Trent and Co. are back! 'Hesitation Marks' is out September 02 through Columbia.
If you missed it overnight, Trent Reznor has confirmed via the band's website that a new Nine Inch Nails album is both a) complete and b) coming this year. Fuuuuuuuuuuuck yes.
Statement from Reznor as follows:
"I've been less than honest about what I've really been up to lately. For the last year I've been secretly working non-stop with Atticus Ross and Alan Moulder on a new, full-length Nine Inch Nails record, which I am happy to say is finished and frankly fucking great. This is the real impetus and motivation behind the decision to assemble a new band and tour again. My forays into film, HTDA and other projects really stimulated me creatively and I decided to focus that energy on taking Nine Inch Nails to a new place. Here we go!
Stay tuned…"
Nine Inch Nails plays Reading and Leeds festivals this August.
The comebacks just keep on coming. After a four year hiatus from touring, Trent Reznor is resurrecting Nine Inch Nails with a new line-up. Here's the man's statement:
Nine Inch Nails are touring this year.
I was working with Adrian Belew on some musical ideas, which led to some discussion on performing, which led to some beard-scratching, which (many steps later) led to the decision to re-think the idea of what Nine Inch Nails could be, and the idea of playing a show. Calls were made to some friends, lots of new ideas were discussed, and a show was booked - which led to another, which somehow led to a lot of shows.
The band is reinventing itself from scratch and will be comprised of Eric Avery, Adrian Belew, Alessandro Cortini, Josh Eustis, Ilan Rubin, and me. The first shows will begin this summer, followed by a full-on arena tour of the US this fall, and lots of other dates worldwide to follow through 2014.
Lots of details and dates to come. See you soon.
In other Reznor related news, How To Destroy Angels are set to release their debut full-length next week. Nice.
The soundtrack to The Social Network is nominated for Best Original Score!
Is Trent Reznor recording new Nine Inch Nails music?
Trent Reznor and company snag Band Of The Week as Nine Inch Nails prepare for Sonisphere.
Trent Reznor gives new musicians the benefit of his wisdom in a new blog online.
Nine Inch Nails frontman despairs at the response to his Tweets.
With friends Jane's Addiction as the NIN/JA tour comes to the UK.
Trent Reznor ropes in Janes Addiction and Street Sweeper in his latest music giveaway.


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Date started
April 2017
Date completed
June 2017
Client name
Lattimer Homes
Client type
Builder / Developer
Brief synopsis
- Residential property located adjacent to flood plain on outskirts of Cockermouth.
- Design of ground bearing slab following initial construction and exposure of poor ground beneath the proposed development.
- Provide support to team following discovery of fill material present beneath proposed area of foundations on the property.
Budget allocated to Kingmoor
Key challenges
Fill material was unstable and required compaction and house foundations required to be design to accommodate the characteristics of the material used.
Solutions developed
Fill material and design of a reinforced concrete raft slab.
Total project cost
Approx. £300k

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Great for dining on a budget, large groups, families and children!
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Road trip anyone? Rockport, Kingsville and Alice are just a short drive away from the Corpus Christi area and offer visitors great food, fun and history galore. From a shrimping village rich in the arts to a ranch larger than the state of Rhode Island – explore our surrounding cities.


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It seems a section of the Twitterverse was less than impressed with Jennifer Lopez's Motown tribute at Sunday's Grammys.
A number of viewers shared their dissatisfaction with Lopez's performance online. Some argued the tribute should have been assigned to a black singer, while others simply believed JLo's pop sound did not fit the segment.
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The Recording Academy received backlash for having Lopez perform the Motown medley when it was first announced earlier this month. Lopez's performance did little to smooth things over with these viewers.
One person suggested the role should be handed to an artist like Beyonce or Kelly Rowland. Another wondered why Janelle Monae wasn't offered the opportunity, after-all, she was at the Grammys.
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A few Grammys fans argued that Lopez's singing did not do songs like "Square Biz", "Please Mr. Postman", "Dancing in the Street" and "My Girl" justice.
Not everyone agreed with the haters:
Despite the backlash, one person who defended the singer was Smokey Robinson, who insisted: "I don't think anyone who is intelligent is upset."
He added to Variety, "I think anyone who is upset is stupid. Motown was music for everybody. Everybody.
"Who's stupid enough to protest Jennifer Lopez doing anything for Motown?"


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The easiest way to get to Versailles from Paris is on the RER C. The journey is included in the price of a Navigo or else costs 7.10€. When purchasing tickets, make sure to select Versailles-Château – Rive Gauche as your destination. You can hop on a train at any of the RER C stations along the Left Bank, and from Invalides the trip is exactly 30 minutes. Look out for some of the specially redesigned carriages to start your day trip in style! You can also take the N Train from Montparnasse to Versailles-Chantiers in 25 minutes.
Between the spectacular chapels and chambers of the main château, the grottos and lakes of the gardens, the Grand and Petit Trianon, and the Queen's farm, you can spend the entire day in and around the palace grounds and still not see everything. Another stop to add to this list is the Galerie des Carrosses, which reopened after seven years in May 2016, where you can see some seriously fabulous carriages. Be warned that the queues during the high season can be extremely long, so get there as early as possible. For some additional history on the town, you can head to the Musée Lambinet, and the Paroisse Notre-Dame de Versailles is also worth a look.
If you spend the day entirely inside the palace grounds, your food choices will be limited to museum-style cafés and restaurants. Though the food is pretty decent, you can expect queues, a wait for a table, and a general vibe of touristic exhaustion from your fellow diners. If you venture into the town, there are a number of quality restaurants to choose from. L'Angelique is just a few steps from the palace and offers modern French cuisine in an intimate yet elegant dining room. La Table du 11 is a new choice for foodies in the Saint-Louis quarter; it is open for lunch and dinner, but closed on Sundays and Mondays. Restaurant La Tour is a more relaxed choice but not one for vegetarians – they are all about the beef. Alternatively, try Le Blé Noir for the best crêpes in town.
La Pirogue is a little bar in the center of Versailles with a huge cocktail menu. There are some 300 to choose from, with and without alcohol, at this rustic tavern, famed for its hospitality. Café la pêche is a rival cocktail bar, but with a totally different vibe. It has been open since 1909, but was refurbished in July 2016 in a trendy, industrial style. They also have a cracking wine list and meat and cheese selection. Another popular drinking establishment in the town is Le Baradoz. They offer an equally impressive range of beers and have a happy (three) hour(s) every day from 6:00pm to 9:00pm.
If you plan on catching the very last train back to Paris, or even on staying the night, you might want to consider seeing a show at the Royale Factory. This performing arts theater has a diverse program from comedy to musicals and even karaoke as well as a lively bar. For a more classical night out, the Opéra Royal de Versailles offers an unforgettable experience. Located within the palace grounds, it is one of France's major opera houses. Planning for its construction began in 1682 and it was finally opened on May 16, 1770, the day of Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette's wedding. After two years of renovations, it was reopened in 2009.
If you plan on turning the day trip into a weekend break (or miss the last train home), there are plenty of great hotels in Versailles in which to spend a night or two. The Trianon Palace Versailles, A Waldorf Astoria Hotel is just on the edge of the palace grounds and is a work of rococo extravagance. The building itself dates from 1907 and in addition to plush, chicly decorated rooms, guests can enjoy Michelin-starred dining at the Gordon Ramsay restaurant. Logis Hôtel la Résidence du Berry in the Saint-Louis quarter is a three-star boutique hotel. This 18th-century building has been tastefully refurbished and retains original features like the beamed ceilings. The ibis Versailles Château hotel is a solid budget alternative.


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Get those pins out for a fabulous afternoon at the Manchester Garter Making experience. Mary Portas famously reopened the sewing room of a knicker factory in Middleton for her brilliant TV series, Mary's Bottom Line. Now it's your chance to have a go at making an original piece of saucy underwear!
No sewing skill required. It doesn't matter if you've never threaded a needle in your life. A Manchester seamstress will soon have you up and stitching.
The whole garter is made by hand and it's so simple you won't believe it! Create a basic garter and make it pretty with rosebuds and ribbon...or sex it up with red lace, black satin, netting and crystals.
Manchester is famous for her fabulous shopping areas, like the Millennium Quarter, The Triangle and The Trafford Centre. Have a garter making hen do and you'll create something that wouldn't look out of place in one of the city's glamorous underwear stores. No one else will have a garter like yours. Keep it for the wedding night or wear it out on your hen night and rock the bars of the Printworks and Piccadilly!
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A mid legging full length, silky soft with some fabulous branding across the waistband.
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Tabrill glitches out on new Kuren Remix
If you haven't heard of TABRILL yet then put that pen down, close that work tab and put on your listening pants, because you need to. Immediately. The Brisbane-based beat maker is the latest bright spark to be making waves in the Australian electronic scene and a quick look at his production record will leave you with no doubts as to why. From collaborations with the likes of Feki to remixes for Australian heavyweights such as Kilter, Tabrill's star is on the rise, and now he's returned once again with an earthquake inducing remix of Kuren's hit, 'Home' ft. Ben Alessi.
From start to finish, Tabrill has applied his signature eclectic style to the tune, creating a glitchy and unique dancefloor banger. As the song opens, the young gun takes Kuren's emotive piano chords and layers them with frenetic vocal sampling, building the energy to fever pitch.
However, the producer saves his best work for the drop, which can only be described as somewhere between a lush, room-filling instrumental and a broken ham radio. Ben Alessi's bouncy vocals are processed almost beyond comprehension and take a backseat to heavy orchestral stabs, distorted synths and a growling bassline. From here on out, the only way forward is further down the rabbit hole, and Tabrill guides the listener through 3 minutes of dancefloor destruction with practiced ease.
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The first real heartbreak I ever felt was in the eighth grade. The dog that I grew up with, a chocolate lab/greyhound mix named Barkley, passed away and took my childhood with it.
After that, I decided that I'd never let myself get so close to a pet. Less than nine years later, I went back on that deal with myself.
For about two years, I had one of the coolest pets in the world: The most adorably spazzy dog in history, a little black pug named King.
King was more of a tiny furry horribly uncoordinated person than a normal dog. He was the kind of pup who would convince a woman to kneel to pet him, only to immediately start sniffing around up her skirt or nuzzling himself into her cleavage. He'd jump on you to see if you'd drop food, and then sneeze on you in disapproval if you didn't — or in excitement if you did.
Yes, King was basically a perverted teenage boy (he threw hissy fits if you ignored him, and either humped or peed on everything), but that combined with his weird-looking bug eyes and "cute" snorting made him the perfect wingman… Not that I ever got to used it.
See, the pug was never really mine. King belonged to my girlfriend, and losing him was one of the most devastating aspects of she and I breaking up.
Don't get me wrong, nothing is fun about breaking up. My ex was and presumably still is a wonderful woman, but there's nothing quite as upsetting as realizing you'll never get to see your four-legged partner in crime again, and there's no way to explain to him why.
When telling my friends about the breakup, one of them was more upset about my ex and I splitting than anyone in the relationship was, but three immediately asked if that meant they wouldn't get to see King anymore. To make matters worse, I still lived with him for a little while after the breakup. So while the relationship was over, it didn't mean my friends and I were losing man's best friend just yet.
The last time I saw the little guy, roughly a month after the breakup, I did my best to explain to him that I wouldn't be around to sneak him pieces of string cheese and watermelon rinds anymore. I'm not sure if he understood that message, but I'm fairly certain King spends less time wondering about me than I do about him.
From time to time, my ex still invades my thoughts, usually when a friend mentions her or LinkedIn reminds me that I didn't unfriend/unfollow/disconnect with her from every social media site. But that 16-pound black pug still occupies a much greater portion of my conscience.
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Now, when I see someone walking a dog or hauling an oversized bag of dog food in from the parking lot, I briefly consider getting another dog. Then I realize that I really don't want (nor have a lifestyle conducive) to own a pet. I'm just being nostalgic for King, the lone dog I've cared for as an adult.
I don't miss the time spent picking up his poop or wiping his pee off of the bathroom cabinets when I'd forget to close the door, but I doubt I'll ever again use the words "King, you're the Boots to my Dora."
And yes, as a then-24-year-old straight male, I unashamedly made a Dora the Explorer reference last year.
No one wins in a breakup, especially when pets are involved. Sure, it sucks when your significant other puts you in the doghouse, but it still beats having the dog (and his house) removed entirely.
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Personal profile
Area of academic expertise - outline
I qualified in social work in 1988 and my career has taken me from the far north of the Scottish mainland in Wick to the south of Scotland in Dumfries. My career interests have spanned 23 years in front line practice at practitioner and management grades within the statutory sector. My learning and experience has come from working across the range of client groups; children and families, learning disabilities, mental health, criminal justice as well as learning from leadership challenges in the sector.
My 23 years of front line social work practice in practitioner and management grades within the statutory sector before coming to the University of the West of Scotland in 2010 offers informed research insights into day to day practice and management issues across the social work caseload.
Current research activities
My research interests in social work practice include the facilitation and support of social work practitioner research to improve local problem solving capacity and innovation.
In addition, research interests are on-going across the social work sphere but particularly within criminal justice social work practice with particular interest on offender assessment and the generation of imaginative outcome focussed responses to service user need.
I am currently researching French probation and social wor practices in order to support the transfer of learning between the two countries.
Within the field of education, my research interests are in preparing students for professional practice and the place of electronic media in education.
Desired research direction
My research goals are:
To improve social work practice by offering research insights into day to day practice in collaboration with front-line staff
To support social work organisations to develop and maintain a research and innovation culture
To support the development of student learning capacity during and post qualification
To offer international insights and knowledge exchange.
Target collaborative companies
Private sector care providers
Target collaborative organisations
Local authorities
Third sector organisations
French speaking welfare and probation services
External positions
Dumfries and Galloway Branch Chair, Scottish Association for the Study of Offending9 Jun 2016 → …
Social Work Lecturer of the Year, Scottish Association of Social Workers2016 → 2017
Member, La Confederation Francophone de Probation2014 → …
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« Les besoins avant les actes »: le Children's Hearing écossais et l'héritage durable de Lord Kilbrandon
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Les transformations de la probation en France: réflexions et leçons écossaises à l'usage de mes collègues français
Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
As Others See us: A French impression of Scottish criminal justice social workSturgeon, J. & Lethien, O., 1 Jun 2016, In : Scottish Justice Matters. 4, 2, p. 29 29 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Community Justice Reform in FranceSturgeon, J., 1 Jun 2016, In : Scottish Justice Matters. 4, 3, p. 27 28 p.
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Social Work Lecturer of the Year
Sturgeon, John (Recipient), 16 Mar 2016
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"The opportunity to express oneself through the medium of dance holds benefit for both emotional and physical well-being. Involvement in dance facilitates a growth of confidence, is a forum for the expression of positive emotion and safe reminiscence, and helps participants increase physical activity levels and improve their physical health-related knowledge."
Dance Health Alliance runs innovative, in-depth training programs for dancers, dance teachers, physical therapists, nurses, movement therapists, care home staff, carers and individuals who are interested in the healing benefits of dance for movement restrictions.
We have launched the training dates and will also be growing our portfolio of online resources to support the newly developed DHA™ certification. The Dance Health Alliance™ Certified Teacher Training (CTT) program aims to support dancers or dance teachers to extend their skills in order to facilitate professionally run, creative, personalised dance classes for people with Multiple Sclerosis, Rheumatoid or Osteo Arthritis, Parkinson's, Dementia, Alzheimer's and other general movement restrictions.
For non-dancers and allied health professionals, we offer a two-day Endorsed Facilitator Training (EFT) program which provides understanding in the Dance Health Alliance™ methodology and is the first step in Certification. The two-day training course is for physical therapists, nurses, movement therapists, carers, dance teachers wanting a taste before committing to the week-long training, and people interested in supporting their own healing.
Dance Health Alliance™ and all our training programs are Trademarked as such,all classes are taught by certified teachers, and all programs are officially licensed by the Dance Health Alliance™ Australia.
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Jaybird X3 Cable Breaking
The cable connecting the right earbud to the controller is breaking and exposing the wiring. Is there anyway I can get this repaired or replaced?
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I'm not exactly sure how this happened. I always carried in the carrying case and was pretty careful when handling the earbuds. The sound cuts in and out sometimes depending on the angle of the cable. I believe I'm outside of the warranty period and was wondering what my next steps would be.
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With President's Day coming up, we're stealing Thomas Jefferson's words from the Declaration of Independence about self-evident truths. The truth is, insurance companies must upgrade their systems to take advantage of technology advances to eliminate paper once and for all. Customers are looking for an "Amazon-like" experience as manual, or outdated, processes are inefficient and … Continue reading For Insurance Companies, These 5 Truths are Self-Evident
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Funding eFiling: Calculating the Cost
This is the conclusion of Part 3 of 10 in the eFiling Blog Series. Check out the first half of Part 3 here. Handling of indigents in an eFiling system will be profoundly affected by the chosen funding model. In a fully court-funded model with no user-based fees, it's simple: indigents can be handled the same … Continue reading Funding eFiling: Calculating the Cost
When Reasonably Accessible is Practically Inaccessible: Digital Stores of Public Records
Many records, including a vast proportion of court records, are "public" records, and must be maintained and made available for reasonable public inspection. As we see in many aspects of society today, the definition of "reasonable" continues to shift. Recently the Encyclopedia Britannica announced it will no longer produce a printed edition. Though I well … Continue reading When Reasonably Accessible is Practically Inaccessible: Digital Stores of Public Records
Helpful Hints to Get Judges to Use (and Like) ECM in Courts
I recently read Ken Follett's historical novel A Dangerous Fortune, about English bankers in the late 1900's. Follett's novels are always well researched and full of really cool contemporary technology. A few days ago, while discussing judicial use of digital documents with a judge, I observed that many judges are deeply concerned that they cannot … Continue reading Helpful Hints to Get Judges to Use (and Like) ECM in Courts


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Last summer, I got myself a small fuchsia plant. It thrived on the front porch. It came indoors for the winter and at first seemed to do fine. Then it hit an unhappy patch and has looked peaked every since. It came back outside in May and all summer long I've nursed it along. In the past few weeks, it's finally started to look better. There are nearly a dozen flower blooms in the process of making an appearance.
It has tiny leaves looking like they are set in to stay.
Amongst the other front porch plants, it still looks a bit anemic, but it's coming along nicely. Flowers and plants provide me with a satisfaction and happiness that endures long after a hard day. They are my reminder to be patient, to live in the moment, and to invest time and care in the world even when results seem elusive.


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I contact some lighting experts for advice. Within moments
there is a knock on my cartoon. I learn that I am very privileged. I have been
dedicated my very own, very enthusiastic, Personal Energy Consultant.
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Bankroll Fresh is on an impressive run, right now, and he has a lot of new music coming. During the 2014 BET Hip Hop Awards weekend, Bankroll Fresh talked to Hip Hop Vibe about his rising success. Currently, Bankroll Fresh is picking up traction with his single, "Trap," which the no DJ version for has come out.
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Check the screws linking the gear knuckle and the gear linkage. It has been reported multiple times that these screws like to fly away. There is nothing to stop the screws from unscrewing, and no thread locking from factory. Remove those bolts and use of a thread-locking liquid before putting them back (Loctite or equivalent).
The manual list the torque for those bolts at 10Nm (7.4 lbf ft), and the use of Loctite®243TM or equivalent (Page 333 of the R version of the manual). Do not overtorque "for safety": the knuckle is aluminium, over torquing will destroy the threads.


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Loneliness has been found to be linked to mental decline – therefore I am glad that I am able to be social. I continue to PLAY a mean social game but I have to admit that I really miss our community pool. I did my best socializing in that water, floating on a noodle. Wintertime seems to be more for hibernation – I need to fix that. Add that to my list.
I also try (word is TRY) daily to cut my losses, things I can and can not do and carry on the best I can. Some days are harder than others, as most days are for all of us. My attitude is that I hate to cut anything and I continue the best I can. No matter how far you are down – there is a way up.
My ways up are not very graceful as most of my losses this year involve my "healed" leg. Healed to the Dr. and a daily pain for me that flows over to Tom. Physical pain on top of the Alzheimer's can some days be too much to bear. I won't describe the outcome but think of a toddler throwing a BIG tantrum. Get the picture?
I have had a wonderful and busy October. I've been so lucky to enjoy dinners out with neighbors and friends – think ALL YOU CAN EAT Sushi! UGH for some and divine for me and Tom.
When I talk about a dinner out with neighbors that included a big slab of beef do not talk to me about my diet.
A very special meal was at a friend's house with take out Chinese and 3 hours of wonderful and funny conversation.
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"For most of my life I was (and still am, I admit) a "busy person." I pretty much came out of the womb with a list of things on my to-do-list, and as I got older that to-do list became longer… and longer… and longer…." How long I can make a list is not for me to decide but I am praying….for a long time. It's the making of the list, not completing it now that makes me content." Just ask Tom. He works so hard to help me complete my lists.
I worry about my restlessness and wonder if this is what it is going to be like for the rest of my life. I have this need to fill my days with something—anything—so I wouldn't have to face absolutely nothing.
A wise person once said, "Don't just do something, sit there." So take some time out of your busy schedule each day to just BE.
No computer, no phone, no Internet, no TV, no music, no reading, no talking. There are just you and your own crazy thoughts. You might be surprised at what you find lurking in the deepest corners of your mind. Peace, joy, forgiveness, clarity? There's only one way to find out.
Meditation makes you realize it's not so much the silence as it is the not being around people that's so profound. No human interaction, a human break if you will, is its own simple kind of joy.
Find a quiet time and place (come to my house)
- Sit comfortably
- Focus on your breathing
- When your mind wonders bring it back _ ha, too funny for some of us
- Start at about 10 minutes working to 20 minutes.
So Sharron how are you doing?
My emotions are all over the place and I can snap in a second.
I get angry at myself for not being able to remember something.
I get angry at Tom for not being able to figure out what I want.
I get upset with new procedures such as figuring out a new phone or computer.
So far I can keep myself under control in public. If I feel uncomfortable, ready to have a meltdown or are in a too crowded area I tell Tom and we leave.
This is the disease. I am not always in control.
I want you to know how I feel
Let me be independent. Let me do as much as possible
Love me as you always did.
Speak directly to me.
Talk to me or read to me. I do not want to lose the ability to talk.
Loving touches are so important.
Continue to let me, or help me do hobbies or activities I enjoy.
I want a say on who helps out – I chose who I do and do not want around when I start progressing.
I want reliable help that I like.
Let me take care of myself while I can – see friends, go out to lunch or dinner.
Keep me engage with family and friends – even if I do not know their names. Have friends and family visit.
Make me feel safe – where I live now.
Celebrate the small things I can do.
Do not treat me like a burden.
Talk about how I want the end to be. Tom and I have talked about staying home as opposed to a facility, what measures I want at the end, who I want with me.
One thing to remember is that I am still a person. When I can no longer remember names of family and friends and you talk in front of and around me like I am not there you do not know what is going on in my brain. I may well understand what you say.
Be respectful Preserve my dignity Treat me as an adult
Speaking all of the above Tom and I made Banana Bread and Muffins today along with a big pot of chicken soup. He is so kind and patient and helps me do the things that I enjoy.
I look forward to a couple of vacations this month. A cabin on the Shenandoah River and a trip to the Caribbean.
I'd like to thank Brookdale for including me in their Kick-Off activities and Williamsburg Landing for giving Tom & I the wonderful opportunity of speaking to their Alzheimer's Support group, staff and residents.
Talking keeps me going.
I thank the Alzheimer's Association for again asking me to talk at the Williamsburg Walk Opening Ceremony. My pleasure as always.
I also want to thank my WALK team for making October 24th so awesome for me. Most of the team are my neighbors at the Villas at Five Forks. Thanks also to a super woman from my church for pitching right in and 3 people from my support group. All of you have a special place in my heart.


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Starting tomorrow and going until Christmas, I'll be trying out 12 new recipes. I've gone through and picked them all out, and I'll be posting them here, along with a review of each one. Since there are 25 days until Christmas (starting tomorrow) I won't be doing a new recipe every day (I mean, I know my limits here people), but it will be more like every other day.
Here's a list of what I'm planning on making:
- Veggie Curry
- Butternut Squash and Sage Pizza
- Tomato and Lentil Dahl
- Spinach-Feta Bread
- Butternut Risotto
- Golden Tofu and Cauliflower Soup
It should be fun!
Also, I'm totally wanting a pair of Toms for Christmas (hint, hint).


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Top of the Pops: Brisbane's Best Karaoke Bars
Nothing lifts the soul quite like karaoke. The music's loud, the drinks are flowing, everybody's singing a little bit off-key… sounds like fun to us! Whether you love A Kiss From A Rose, live in a Gangster's Paradise or you can't go past a wonderful Wonderwall, here's where to let your inner star shine.
Fat Louie's
This place is one of the most enjoyably laid-back spots in town, with multiple private karaoke rooms and over 100,000 songs to choose from. The list covers hits in English, Japanese, Chinese, Korean and Thai, so you're certainly not short of options! No matter if it's your birthday, after-work drinks or just a night on the town, Fat Louie's is the perfect spot to let loose under the mirror ball.
"I've had a few funny nights here, cheap enough cocktails, open late and karoke…says it all!!" – localvibe
2002 Cyber City
It might sound like a lost '80s b-movie, but it's hard to go past 2002 Cyber City if you want an amazing night out. A Brisbane institution for all the right reasons, this multifaceted entertainment venue is designed to meet your every whim. The karaoke rooms are enormous, so it's awesome for bigger groups – and the price isn't bad either. Then there's the tasty Chinese food, extensive drinks menu, old-school arcade games… you can definitely sign us up!
"Games, pool, karaoke, soft toy machine and lots of Asian food all in one venue." – cheyennetan322
Brunswick Hotel
We had to get a classic Aussie pub in here somewhere, and they don't get much more classic or Aussie than the jolly old Brunswick. Thursday and Saturday are karaoke nights, and it's always a good laugh. Come for the craft beer and prime wagyu beef burgers, and stay for the chance to let your inner pop star burst forth. We promise you (probably) won't regret it.
"Awesome corner pub. Great food, great wine choice. Monday and Tuesday night trivia is a great nights entertainment. Friendly staff and Management" – Sassneece
Strike Bowling Wintergarden
Karaoke is all about performance, so why settle for your boring old clothes when you could put on something a little snazzier? Strike Bowling's karaoke rooms come with a prop box full of costumes to play with, so get creative! And if you've just belted out an ABBA medley at top volume and need to give your pipes a rest, there's also high-tech laser tag, a fiendish escape room, and even a bit of bowling every now and then.
"Great fun and awesome place to head for bowling, good tunes and a bit of fun." – PCBrisbane
Ben's Vietnamese & Chinese Restaurant
Karaoke in a private room is one thing, but karaoke in front of strangers? Now that takes guts. Fortunately, by the time you've finished gorging on Ben's gourmet delicacies, you'll feel ready to tackle anything! Karaoke runs every Friday and Saturday night at this excellent restaurant, and it's not to be missed.


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A Knightmare Series 1-2 cast member is back in another one-man play.
After an acclaimed run earlier this year in Death of a Hunter, Edmund Dehn is appearing in Krapp's Last Tape this month. He plays the title character, who makes and listens to annual tape recordings alone.
The performances will be part of the Durham Festival of the Arts and will be at Durham University's Assembly Rooms Theatre in Durham at 7:30pm on 23-24 June.
Krapp's Last Tape was written by Samuel Beckett - not to be confused with Quantum Leap's Sam Beckett, who makes a number of appearances in the fanfiction area of our website.
Edmund Dehn's Knightmare roles included Gumboil the guard, Igneous the wall monster and the Automatum in Series 2. Also in Series 2 was the character Bumptious, a dwarvish member of the Honorary Guild of Gold-miners, HOGG. When The Fast Show parodied Krapp's Last Tape, the character's name was Hogg.


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Icons are essential in iOS development. They can be used to display navigational information throughout your application, many of which will be familiar to the user, such as the search and home icon, as they are similar throughout app design.
But what is the best way of delivering these icons to your users? We could create image assets, drag them into your project and set a UIImageView image property to that icon. This is simple, easy and painless.
Another option is to draw your icon using CAShapeLayer. This sounds like more work than the original option, but don't tune out just yet because I am going to explain to you the advantages of drawing your assets using CAShapeLayers and UIBezierPaths.
- Your drawing is going to look crystal clear on any screen, no matter what screen resolution you are working with. You can draw your icon on 1x, 2x or future 5x screens and it will not degrade at all.
- If you have to change your icon color to indicate a selected state, this is as easy as one line of code setting the color of the CAShapeLayer.
- You are able to make adjustments to the size, line thickness, color and other properties with minimal code change as opposed to creating multiple assets for different sizes.
- If you have one image asset, that needs to also have a selected state. You there are two image assets. Each image asset will need to exist in 1x, 2x and 3x resolution. Now you have six image assets. Six image assets which are a variation of one image. This is not efficient and will increase your application bundle size, which means larger downloads every time your user updates your app.
Hopefully, now I have convinced you that drawing your icons is a good idea, let me now show you how easy it is to do!
We are going to start with a single view application template. Inside the first view controller, we are going to put a UIView and two buttons. The two buttons are going to be used to cycle through our shapes that we will be drawing inside our UIView. Connect the UIView and two buttons up with some outlets and IBActions like I have in the picture below.
I always like to deal with degrees instead of radians so I have used a small utils class with a top-level function to help me work in degrees. You can copy it below.
Now we are going to start drawing our shapes, all of our shapes are going to be created using UIBezierPaths. Our UIBezierPaths are going to be instantiated with a CGRect which is going to be the bounds of our UIView. Inside this coordinate space we are going to be manually drawing the lines, points, and arcs of the shapes. This requires a little bit of practice but is very rewarding once you get the hang of it. For now, you can just copy some of the shapes I have created for you.
Now we just have to add the code to our UIViewController to show our UIBezierPaths as CAShapeLayers. Here you can see that we are instantiating an array of CAShapeLayers which is going to contain all of our shapes.
We have an index which we will be modifying using our two buttons, previous and next. Every time the index changes, our property observer, didSet, on the index will change the current shape being displayed inside our UIView, called shapeView.
If we wish to modify the stroke color, fill color, stroke width of the icons we can do so inside the shapeCreator helper function.
When you build and run your project you should see something similar to this screenshot. You should be able to cycle through a selection of four icons. I would encourage you to have a play around with UIBezierPaths to see what icons you can create inside your applications using CAShapeLayers.
The source code for the finished CAShapeLayer example project is available here:


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Amaze your guests !
A wedding is a unique opportunity to reunite family and friends. If you want to surprise your parents and your childhood friends, the intervention of a mentalist magician in London is an ideal opportunity to offer them an animation both discreet and spectacular. The illusionist will walk from group to group during the cocktail or meal. This is an opportunity to create a friendly atmosphere with card tricks, ropes or coins.
The magician does not hesitate to borrow some objects from the audience like banknotes to turn them into larger values.
Imagine the heads of your guests when they see a 10-pound bill see its value multiplied by 10!
Magic Tricks for kids
The conjurer also borrows rings from the guests to make them disappear and reappear or even sometimes fly them, levitate. The magician also offers many distractions for children and magic tricks for kids. On the program: appearance of sweets, banana multiplication, appearances of comic characters.
Your guests have certainly seen a magician on TV but rarely up close. The world of magic goes perfectly with that of wedding, because it brings a lot of magic to your union and will leave a memorable memory to your guests. In addition, this professional offers a wide range of effects, from the disappearance of objects to a bottle that crosses the table through several experiences of mentalism such as reading thoughts or predictions.
Whether for the reception or your meal do not hesitate to call a mentalist magician in London to propose a unique animation, which will be the icing on the cake of your wedding !
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What Is Required and How to Comply
Contributed by: Melissa J. Krasnow, Dorsey & Whitney LLP
The Massachusetts Office of Consumer Affairs and Business Regulation ("MOCABR") recently issued the final version of the Massachusetts privacy regulation (Regulation). This article provides a summary of this Regulation, which applies to each person or entity that owns or licenses personal information about a Massachusetts resident (Covered Entity) "Owns or licenses" means receives, stores, maintains, processes, or otherwise has access to personal information in connection with the provision of goods or services or in connection with employment. "Personal information" means a Massachusetts resident's first and last name or first initial and last name in combination with a (i) Social Security Number; (ii) driver's license or state-issued identification card number or (iii) financial account number. According to the MOCABR, this Regulation is not preempted if a Covered Entity complies with the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act or the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act requirements. Consequently, this Regulation could apply to any type of business.
A Covered Entity must be in full compliance with this Regulation on or before March 1, 2010, including developing, implementing and maintaining a comprehensive, written information security program applicable to records containing personal information (Program).
This Regulation establishes minimum standards for safeguarding personal information in paper and electronic records. The Program must be written in one or more readily accessible parts and contain administrative, technical and physical safeguards consistent with the safeguards for protection of personal information and information of a similar character in any state or federal regulations to which the Covered Entity may be regulated.
The safeguards must be appropriate to (i) the size, scope and type of business of the Covered Entity; (ii) the amount of resources available to the Covered Entity; (iii) the amount of stored data and (iv) the need for security and confidentiality of both consumer and employee information.
The Regulation requires a Covered Entity to take the following action:
1. Designate one or more employees to maintain the Program;
2. Identify and assess reasonably foreseeable internal and external risks to the security, confidentiality or integrity of any electronic, paper or other records containing personal information, and evaluate and improve, where necessary, the effectiveness of the current safeguards for limiting these risks (e.g., ongoing temporary, contract and regular employee training, employee compliance with policies and procedures and means for detecting and preventing security system failures);
3. Develop security policies for employees relating to the storage, access and transport of records containing personal information outside of business premises;
4. Impose disciplinary measures for violations of the Program;
5. Prevent terminated employees from accessing records containing personal information;
6. Take reasonable steps to select and retain third-party service providers (i.e., any person that receives, stores, maintains, processes, or otherwise is permitted access to personal information through its provision of services directly to a Covered Entity) that are capable of maintaining appropriate security measures to protect such personal information consistent with this Regulation and any applicable federal regulations;
7. Require third-party service providers by contract to implement and maintain appropriate security measures for personal information (though a contract a Covered Entity has entered into no later than March 1, 2010 with a third-party service provider satisfies this provision even if the contract does not include a requirement that the third-party service provider maintain such appropriate safeguards, until March 1, 2012);
8. Implement reasonable restrictions on physical access to records containing personal information and store the records and data in locked facilities, storage areas or containers;
9. Regularly monitor to ensure that the Program is operating in a manner reasonably calculated to prevent unauthorized access to or unauthorized use of personal information and upgrade information safeguards as necessary to limit risks;
10. Review the scope of the security measures at least annually or when there is a material change in business practices that may reasonably implicate the security or integrity of records containing personal information;
11. Document responsive actions taken when a data security breach incident occurs and conduct a mandatory post-incident review of events and actions taken, if any, to make changes in business practices relating to the protection of personal information; and
12. Establish and maintain a security system, covering its computers and any wireless system, for a Covered Entity, which, at a minimum and to the extent technically feasible (i.e., if there are reasonable means through technology to accomplish a required result):
a.) secures user authentication protocols, including (i) control of user IDs and other identifiers; (ii) a reasonably secure method of assigning and selecting passwords, or use of unique identifier technologies (e.g., biometrics or token devices); (iii) control of data security passwords to ensure that these passwords are kept in a location or format that does not compromise the security of the data they protect; (iv) restricting access to active users and active user accounts only and (v) blocking access to user identification after multiple unsuccessful attempts to gain access or limiting access for the particular system;
b.) has secure access control measures that (i) restrict access to records and files containing personal information to those who need personal information to perform their job duties and (ii) assign unique identifications plus passwords, which are not vendor supplied default passwords, to each person with computer access, that are reasonably designed to maintain the integrity of the security of the access controls;
c.) encrypts (i.e., transforms data into a form in which meaning cannot be assigned without the use of a confidential process or key) all transmitted records and files containing personal information that will travel across public networks, and encrypts all data to be transmitted wirelessly;
d.) has reasonable monitoring of systems for unauthorized use of or access to personal information;
e.) encrypts all personal information stored on laptops or other portable devices;
f.) includes reasonably up-to-date firewall protection and operating system security patches for files containing personal information on a system that is connected to the Internet, reasonably designed to maintain the integrity of the personal information;
g.) has reasonably up-to-date versions of system security agent software, which includes malware protection and reasonably up-to-date patches and virus definitions or a version of this software that can still be supported with up-to-date patches and virus definitions, and is set to receive the most current security updates on a regular basis; and
h.) educates and trains employees on the proper use of the computer security system and the importance of personal information security.
The statute under which this Regulation was issued provides for enforcement by the Massachusetts Attorney General.
Companies that are developing or have developed comprehensive, written information security programs need to revisit what they have done thus far to make sure it complies with the Regulation, and whether it is subject to the Nevada encryption law. Under the Nevada encryption law, a company (except for a telecommunications provider) doing business in Nevada that deals with personal information must comply with specific encryption requirements if it does not accept a payment card (a credit card or similar card) in connection with a sale of goods or services. This law also requires that a company that does accept payment cards in connection with a sale of goods or services comply with the current version of the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS). PCI DSS is an industry security standard developed by the PCI Security Standards Council (including American Express, Discover, JCB, MasterCard and Visa) for the protection of customer account data. The compliance deadline for the Nevada encryption law is January 1, 2010.
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My friend Wayne contacted me several weeks ago to see if I'd make hats for his nieces and nephews as Christmas presents. He'd like his nephews hats to be from the wool of his own sheep, which I already have as yarn, and I think he wanted his natural colored wools for his nieces as well. I wanted to do colors for the girls, and he agreed. So far, I have Navajo-plied the contrast color, finished the purples/pinks and am spinning the greens/blues. I have vague plans for the girls hats, and after phishing on the web, have definite plans for the boys.
I have two more booga bags finished, fulled in the washer and now drying on forms, i.e., oatmeals boxes and a trash can. I experiemented with mixing types of wools so don't know how satisfied I'll be with the outcome of one. I'm trying to see this as an opportunity for design. I can see that Border Leicester doesn't full at the same rate as the Coopworth, which leaves the bag wider at the top than at the bottorm. I haven't decided how to make this look like I meant it, but it'll take the bags a couple of days to dry so that's a couple of days to fret.


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Sarah Jessica Parker says shooting on the 'Sex and the City: The Movie' sequel will start next summer.
But that means we need to figure this out in the next couple of months
The 43-year-old actress - who reprised her role as sex columnist Carrie Bradshaw in the big-screen version of the hit US TV show earlier this year - has revealed plans are already in motion for the follow-up.
She said: "I think shooting next summer is a realistic timetable. That's when we'd start shooting to be out in 2010. But that means we need to figure this out in the next couple of months."
Parker also revealed the main "hurdle" in getting the movie off the ground is finding a realistic premise for the plot.
She added: "We've had very general conversations about the idea. That's the big hurdle: the idea. The studio is very enthusiastic, which is lovely and seductive.
"We're at the place where the writer and director, Michael Patrick King, has a wealth of stories so now it's, 'We think we have this story and how do we put this together and are we completely sure that it's the right thing to do?' "
Parker - who is expected to be joined by co-stars Kim Cattrall, Cynthia Nixon and Kristin Davis in the sequel - said her character Carrie, who married her boyfriend in the last movie, is unlikely to have children in the next film.
She told MTV: "It doesn't seem as if that's going to be a choice she'll make. I don't know. Michael and I never talk about it. That doesn't mean that won't be part of the story. We just haven't figured it out. It feels a little bit manipulative to toss that into the mix, because she seems so pointed in a different direction."
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As project managers, a big part of our job is developing those that work for us. I have been thinking a lot about that topic lately and have explored it in some detail below.
In terms of our emotional intelligence framework, developing others falls into the area of relationship management. Developing others is an important part of project management. For PMs, developing others means to invest in and grow the project team.
Most PMs would agree that developing the staff under them is an important component of the job. The PMBOK® Guide even mentions development of others in section 9.3 Develop Project Team. The objectives in the PMBOK® Guide are twofold:
- Increasing team member capabilities
- Teambuilding
The PMBOK® Guide mentions the following 6 tools and techniques for developing others:
- A project manager's General Management Skills, in particular interpersonal skills
- Formal and informal training of the team members
- Team-building activities
- Ground rules
- Co-location
- Recognition and rewards
As PMs we need to recognize that developing others is making an investment in them. As a result of this investment, we create goodwill and deepen our relationship with our team members. Our ability to develop others is a function of our relationship with them. Without a relationship based on trust and truth-telling, our feedback and development efforts will likely be ignored or dismissed.
In his book Working with Emotional Intelligence, Daniel Goleman identified the following competencies for individuals skilled at developing others:
- Acknowledge and reward people's strengths and accomplishments
- Offer useful feedback and identify people's needs for further growth
- Mentor, give timely coaching, and offer assignments that challenge and foster a person's skills
This sounds exactly like the type of investment my coaches and mentors have made in me over my career. Let's explore further this concept of developing others to understand what it means for project managers.
Acknowledge Strengths and Contributions
Acknowledging the strengths and contributions of your project team members is a very powerful tool for encouraging others. We must start by being able to clearly see others and to recognize and appreciate the uniqueness of each person. We need to understand their strengths and how they are contributing to team. Of the two, contributions to the project may be easier to see. Strengths are about potential, and contribution is when that potential is realized. If someone on your project team is not able to leverage or apply their strengths, those strengths may not be apparent to you. If we are unable to recognize and utilize the strengths of our team members, we are not leveraging the potential of the team.
Work by the Gallup organization highlights the importance of focusing on strengths when providing feedback. The Gallup organization has gone as far as to develop an online assessment tool called StrengthsFinder (see www.strengthsfinder.com) that can be used to identify the top 5 strengths of an individual out of a universe of 45 strengths. These 45 strengths include such straightforward strengths as Focus and Strategic as well as less clear strengths such as Woo and Learner.
I have used the StrengthsFinder tool and found the results helpful and fascinating. My top five strengths from the StrengthsFinder tool are shown below.
- Focus: People strong in the Focus theme can take a direction, follow through, and make the corrections necessary to stay on track. They prioritize, then act.
- Significance: People strong in the Significance theme want to be very important in the eyes of others. They are independent and want to be recognized.
- Strategic: People strong in the Strategic theme create alternative ways to proceed. Faced with any given scenario, they can quickly spot the relevant patterns and issues.
- Self-Assurance: People strong in the Self-Assurance theme feel confident in their ability to manage their own lives. They possess an inner compass that gives them confidence that their decisions are right.
- Learner: People strong in the Learner theme have a great desire to learn and want to continuously improve. In particular, the process of learning, rather than the outcome, excites them.
Understanding my own strengths was very valuable. Based on my strengths, I was able to choose opportunities which leveraged my strengths. I was also able to grow in those strengths. I am better able to appreciate why I am successful in certain areas and why others are difficult for me. I also learned to take my strengths into consideration when taking on new assignments or projects.
As PMs we should also recognize each individual's contribution to the project. We need to be aware of the contribution of others and then we need to recognize that contribution.
Recognition is one of the most powerful and underused tools in the PM's arsenal. It takes so little effort and cost to recognize team members and the payoff can be huge. And there are thousands of ways to recognize and acknowledge our team's contributions: in one-on-one meetings, in the hallway, in a team meeting, in an email to the individual, in an email to the individual's line manager, in a status report, etc. Try thanking each person on a regular basis for their appropriate contribution to the project. Just saying a simple thank you for your hard work can be a major motivator for a team member. Recognition is one of the most powerful and underused tools in the PM's arsenal.
Targeted Feedback
The competency of Developing Others also includes providing feedback to them. I like to qualify the feedback by calling it targeted feedback. Remember that we said earlier that feedback is the breakfast of champions. Providing feedback to others is an investment that we make in their growth.
There is certainly an art to providing effective feedback. Positive feedback is usually easy and does not require much risk. However, providing constructive feedback can take courage and involve risks. If we don't take care and use the feedback as an investment, the team member can take it personally and become de-motivated. Here are some keys to providing constructive feedback.
Stick to the Facts
Feedback to others should be based on facts. We should not rely on hearsay or jump to conclusions. If we are in doubt about the facts, we should ask the individual. Focus on the Positive Positive feedback is always easier to hear and more motivational than negative. Strive to provide feedback which recognizes those things that are going well along with those areas of improvement. There are always positive things to acknowledge in each person's work and we should strive to recognize them in addition to those areas of constructive feedback.
Be as Clear as Possible
Feedback should not be ambiguous and individuals should not walk away wondering what you were trying to tell them. Keep in mind that giving and receiving feedback can be stressful and our minds may not be working very clearly. Our fear can cause us to have trouble saying what we want in a clear and concise way. The recipient of feedback can also get so scared they do not clearly hear what is being said. They may also put their own filter on the message and focus in on only one part of your message. To get the best results, write out your message in advance. Make notes, even in bullet form, of the message you are striving to get across. Be as clear and specific as possible and use words that are accurate and easy to understand. Use phrases like "here is what I need from you". Don't make it a mystery.
Make it Accurate
If we provide inaccurate or partially inaccurate feedback, the recipient will often feel unseen and will dismiss our feedback. For example, if we use the words "always" or "never" in our feedback, we need to make sure that they are true and accurate. Rarely do individuals "always" do the thing that we think they always do. If someone hears "you never show up to my meetings on time", they will likely think of the one or two times that they did show up on time and use that to ignore or dismiss your feedback.
Keep it as Objective as Possible
While we will all put our own subjective voice on feedback, we should strive to be as objective as possible with each individual. Separate the behavior from the person. It is better to say "I don't like when you don't meet your commitments" than to say "you are lazy". We should also avoid comparisons with others when we provide the feedback.
Invest, Don't Punish
The goal of our feedback should be to help the person to develop. Before you give feedback, ask yourself if you are genuinely interested in helping those you develop. Explore the feelings and emotions you have toward that person. Determine if you are operating from another agenda or trying to repay some slight that you feel. For example, if you are angry, you should address that anger separately and not punish others. If you are not trustworthy with your feedback, you will not be successful developing others. We need to recognize that if we are feeling angry or scared, we may inadvertently make the feedback more negative than appropriate. Conversely, when we feel happy or excited toward someone, our feedback may be more positive than appropriate and we may withhold feedback that could really help the other.
Giving feedback to others is a common question or discussion topic in the project management courses I teach. My students always ask about how to give feedback to others, in particular, constructive criticism. I generally share the information above and recommend that they use it as a starting point. In a class I taught a few weeks ago, a student offered me a suggestion that was extremely helpful. He said that he would always ask the other party if he could give them some advice before just leaping in. He would start with something like, "can I give you some feedback?". I thought that was an excellent idea and could even recall people saying something like that to me before. If you ask someone if you can give them feedback, and they agree, then you can proceed to do that. If they say no, then you should not proceed. This simple principle can guide you in situations where you may be unsure.
Coaching and Mentoring, & Work Assignments
The third area of developing others is coaching, mentoring, and work assignments. This is one of the biggest opportunities for project managers. Whether it is formal or informal, coaching and mentoring can be used to develop the project team. What is the difference between coaching and mentoring? Here are a couple of definitions from the Wikipedia:
- Coach: A coach is a person who teaches and directs another person via encouragement and advice
- Mentor: a trusted friend, counselor or teacher, usually a more experienced person.
The key elements of these definitions include trust, encouragement, and experience. As PMs, we need to consider coaching and mentoring as a large part of the job we are doing. Remember that PM is about getting work done through others. Coaching and mentoring is how we encourage others and help them to grow and develop.
I have been fortunate to have had several great coaches and mentors over my career and I recognize the value of receiving coaching and mentoring. In fact, it is hard for me to imagine growing as a PM without receiving the valuable input that I have received over the years. I have worked for a number of managers and project managers in my career and some were great coaches and mentors. As an independent consultant and business owner, I no longer have a formal "manager". However, I continue to seek out coaches and mentors. I would not have started my own company and maintained it without the encouragement from my mentors. This book was the direct result of the investment of one of my mentors.
The final topic in the area of developing others is the assignment of work. The allocation of work assignments on a project is one of the most important roles that the PM has. How the PM executes this will determine if people are given room to grow on the project or whether they feel their role is limited and perhaps the PM doesn't know or care about them.
Consider your own approach to making work assignments. What is your level of intention about work assignments? Do you think of both the short term and long term needs of the project team? Or do you find that when you have a short term need you simply fill it and ignore the development needs and objectives of the team members?
When we assign work, we need to think not only about the short term but need also to consider the longer term needs of the project and the individual. Sometimes we need to assign work not based on who can currently do it but who needs to learn it. We need to think about cross training and reducing risks and dependencies on key people on the team. We may also need to consider the savings we can incur in the long run by developing junior people to take on more responsibility within the team.


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Night Sweats
Abnormal sweating at night can be due to a multitude of variable factors. Obviously a warm climate, excessive clothing and a high ambient temperature can be a cause, but night sweats can also be a result from anxiety and fear.
Causes of abnormal sweating at night
By far the most common cause is the menopause. Other medical causes include:
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Emily Ratajkowski is used to people underestimating her.
"No matter what we look like, all women are put into stereotypical boxes really quickly," she tells ELLE Australia.
"I've definitely experienced that. I mean, most profiles written about me are like, 'We're so surprised she's smart!' On one hand, I get that it's natural instinct to have an idea about someone, but also, fuck you."
Before #metoo and #timesup, there was Emily Ratajkowski – defying expectations and speaking her truth about body image, sexual harassment, politics and feminism.
Her frankness and audacity is the reason we approached her about being on our first Bold/Beautiful cover – she's the ultimate embodiment of both attributes.
"I don't think I've ever been known to play by the rules," she says, "I'm not afraid to speak my mind, but with that being said, I do hope that what I put out there is positive."
To say that Ratajkowski, who shot to fame after appearing semi-nude in the video clip for Blurred Lines, is comfortable with her body is a bit like saying Kim Kardashian West is cool with using social media (and more on that in a moment).
But her comfort has often been uncomfortable for others, ironically enough. "When a woman is comfortable with her sexuality and doesn't need validation from men, she kind of makes a lot of things irrelevant that people really care about, and it pisses people off." But accepting her body, says Ratajkowski, "makes me feel powerful. If people are that scared, then there must be something to be scared of."
The controversy over the Blurred Lines video, in which she and other models appeared semi-clothed, while the male singers were covered up, was symptomatic of our culture's apprehension of women's bodies.
"To me, it seemed quite clear that our nudity was not for the men; we were goofy and we're silly and we're kind of rolling our eyes at them and that was the attitude that we felt on set."
Ratajkowski takes issue with women who have clearly benefited from the work of feminists distancing themselves from the label, and is proud to call herself a feminist.
Of her critics, she says, "I think it's really bad for women, this competition and 'judginess'. It's something I deal with every day when I get dressed, like are you being objectified or are you being empowered? And I truly believe that no matter who looks at me and thinks, 'Oh God, she's wearing a tank top and look at her boobs, how sad that she's a victim of the patriarchy,' I'm thinking, 'Well, fuck you, I feel great. And I like what I'm wearing, and I like how I look. That's more important than your idea about that.'"
And in this way, Ratajowski has become a feminist icon for modern times.
She speaks her mind, she knows what she wants and she's not afraid to say it.
As well as defending herself to naysayers, she's also found herself in the somewhat unlikely position of defending women like Melania Trump and Kim Kardashian West on social media.
"I was like, 'This is funny that these are the people that I end up fighting for.' But I kind of feel like they're the most important people, too. Like, don't differentiate, don't change your politics because you don't think a person with a sex tape deserves protection or you discount somebody because of their sexual history."
So if Ratajowski is our new feminist icon, who's hers?
"I think Kim Kardashian is actually an incredible feminist. I channel her when I'm having a bad day. I'm like, 'Here's someone who really doesn't give a shit what anyone thinks.' I would like to be that person who is above it all, and she is that way."
BRB we're off to get "Fuck you, I feel great" tattoos.
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Physical Developments
In 1991, the "Research Center" consisted of the original 1953 building, a twin building, an office block and a brick and cladding workshop. By 1993 the facilities, research capabilities and domains under study had increased substantially and were now known as the Liberty Mutual Research Center for Safety. The research fields now included Biomechanics, Epidemiology, Physiology, Psychology, Prosthetics, Ergonomics, Statistics and Occupational Therapy and the research capability had increased from about four to over a dozen graduate scientists. The number of labs had increased from two to ten to include support for the new fields of study and the space had been increased to 40,000 sq ft while the remaining facilities had been given a significant updating.
The next development of the physical resources came with the opening in 2003 of a new building of over 90,000 square feet with 11 laboratories and electronic, wood and metal workshops to support the various research programs. During this period the number of researchers (and budgets) had increased to almost 50 and included more than half with postgraduate qualifications.


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No, wordpress is it, yeah, I just opened a fan page on FB and twitter and am about to start promoting..... I need to clean up a few things on the site and write a disclaimer......then promote....content.......promote.....content.....
No, wordpress is it, yeah, I just opened a fan page on FB and twitter and am about to start promoting..... I need to clean up a few things on the site and write a disclaimer......then promote....content.......promote.....content.....
I thought I saw that you fixed your permalink issue in another post. Is that correct or do you still need help with that ?
Yes, Roey helped. It fixed everything.... Thanks, but do you know if I can place my adds on certain pages and not others. Meaning, I don't want my adds on my home page and the "Recommended products" page. Apparently, I try put an add in, and it defaults to every page......Little my little I gues
I was getting ready to tell you how to remove the sidebar from selected pages, but when looking at the latest version, The page template is not available. I will have to do a bit more checking. It is probably easier than the way I used to do it. If you want to investigate it for yourself you can go to wordpress.org and search through the documentation and even register for their free forum if you like.
I will check it out, since I am curious now, and get back to you unless somebody beats me to it
Here is what I found out so far, apparantly my theme has no page.php or standard template, but yours may, even in new versions. When editing the page it is only available in "quick edit" mode. (in version 2.92)
You may need to switch to the default theme and then back to your theme to get it to show up.
So here are the general steps.
1.Open Page.php file using a text editor like notepad or from wordpress editor. Make sure you make a backup first. If you go log in to wordpress and go to Appearance then to Editor, you should see page.php on the right. Click on it. Now select all the text and right click and copy(or Ctrl+C) Then open notepad from accessories from all programs (Windows xp or greater) Then right click and Paste (or Ctrl+V). Now Click on File|Save As and give it a name like originalpagetemplate.txt and save it. You now have a backup in case anything goes wrong while editing.
2.With notepad still open find the code that says <?php get_sidebar(); ?> and remove it. If you have two sidebars you will need to remove both of the entries that call the sidebar. I think it is sidebar and sidebar1.
3. Edit the top of the file Where it has code that looks like
* @package WordPress
* @subpackage Default_Theme
And replace it with something like this
Template Name: NoSidebar
4. Click on File |Save As and save this as NoSideBar.php or something similar that is descriptive.
5. Upload this file to your /wp-content/themes/yourtheme/ Using FTP or Cpanel File manager. However you got your theme uploaded. There may be a way to do this right from wordpress, but I'm not sure. Anyway the goal is to get the new template file into your theme's folder.
6. Once that is done you can log in to Wordpress and got to the pages that you want to not show a sidebar and select quick edit and select the nosidebar.php template as the page template for that page from the pull down menu. And you can leave the other pages alone.
With a two column theme like yours you may be able to put all the ads in one sidebar and leave the other one for widgets. I have not tried this but it should work. You would just delete only one of the getsidebar functions in step 2.
Note: You also have a copy of the original page.php file in your zipped up theme file.
I know your new to this stuff, but it really gets easier the more you do it, and this one is pretty safe to try since you can always put your original page.php file back if anything unexpected happens.
Here is a link from wordpress.org with some more info that may help you understand. http://codex.wordpress.org/Pages#Page_Templates
Have Fun
Hhhhhmmmm....... looks difficult and easy at the same time...LOL. Well, I'll giveit a try........ I contacted the maker of Amazing Grace and he said we would have to rewrite the whole HTML in order to do it. But maybe this is rewriting it... technically...IDK. I will give it a shot, if it doesn't work, I shrunk the e-mail sign up link and will move it to the left where the adds are and pt the adds in the far right column, so at least it is away from my articles.
Thanks a lot, Pablo, it is great to meet people, make friends and get help. I am so very glad for all you generous people.
Also, its important to emphasize Pablo's instruction to copy into a "text editor." Be sure it is a text editor like Notepad and NOT a word processing program like MSWord. This is because you want to keep all of your code characters true; Word will convert some stuff and then when you try and paste it back into your Wordpress Editor it won't be identical to what you had saved and will result in lots of tears and possibly a chocolate binge!
will do.......Yes, I recently learned how MS word changes HTML in a recent blog.


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Today at New Directions we are playing "Race for a Looney" using dice and coins. the game teaches 10 pennies make a dime and 10 dimes equal one dollar. In Canada our dollar in a coin with bird on it, the loon, and we call it a loonie. Our 2 dollar coin is called a toonie.
What an excellent idea! My 7 year old is struggling a bit learning his coins and values, and he's actually interested in mastering this now. We'll give this game a go tomorrow.


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A Quranic Name for Boys
Meaning: Benefit, Blessings and Profit
Eiman is variant of Ayman and has the exact same meaning and pronunciation (see below for full meaning). You can use either Eiman or Ayman, both are correct and acceptable. If you like this variant more and you'd like to pronounce it the way it is spelled (different than the original name), this is perfectly acceptable. For more details please see the main entry at: Ayman.
Full Meaning of Eiman
Eiman is a Quranic name for boys that's directly mentioned in the Quran. Eiman means "blessed" and "good fortune", and literally means "on the right side". In Arabic (and Islamic) culture the right side is associated with strength, blessings and good luck.
And when he came to it, he was called by a voice from a bush in a blessed spot, on the right side of the valley: 'O Moses, I am God, Lord of the Universe.' (Quran 28:30)
In Eiman the stress is on the first part of the word, Ay, and the second part, man, is said quickly and with a short "a", which is read like the "u" in humble. Don't say Aymaan, because that changes the word to mean oaths.
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"The Illusion" Sound Theatre Company's Production at Center Theatre
What in this world is real and what is not real? What is love? What is it that makes family relationships so difficult? These are questions that Tony Kushner the adaptor and Pierre Corneille the 17th C. writer put forward in this Baroque fairy tale about a repentant father seeking the son he disowned long years ago. To find that son, he visits the magician, Alcandre in her underground cave.
To me, Corneille's play is ho-hum, but Kushner's language has its own beauty. And in this production it is spoken within a magical set, superbly lit, and visually enchanting. The stage is an imaginative grotto where erosion has carved the cleverly designed "rock" walls, creating passages, platforms and openings. As the action takes place, those openings become windows to the real world, showing sylvan greenswards, castles, and even a magnificent planet earth rising over the moon. And through those openings and a cloud of fog appear key players, including the banished son. Spooky opening music, wonderful set, and lush costumes all speak to the talents of Director Teresa Thuman and her production staff.
Among the actors, special praise goes to Hannah Mootz in her roles as maidservant and anguished lover. She's tart, mischievous, love sick; she's a dutiful servant as well as a conniving one. She's a total delight to watch as she manipulates those who are her superiors.
The other cast standout is Frank Lawler. Oh what a fabulous fop, what a dopey dandy he is with his kewpie-doll mouth paint and velvet coat. He steals the stage whenever he's on it. The only disappointment among the actors is Eva M. Abram who overplays her role as the magician/sorcerer conjuring up episodes from the lost son's past.
Sadly, the beautiful staging and generally good acting don't overcome the weaknesses of the play. Corneille once called it, "an extravagant trifle." That's still an accurate description.
Through August 26, Center Theatre at the Armory in Seattle Center, (www.brownpapertickets.com/event/257760 or 1 800 838-3006)