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When things are down we have to remind ourselves of the good things as well, so I was thinking about the demise of Fremantle traders, the hardship of many retailers and the increasing vacancies of shops. Yep, we all know the problems are not unique to Fremantle and similar issues are happening in other parts of metropolitan Perth and WA, but that does not help anyone.
What might be better for Fremantle though is to talk up our city's uniqueness and achievements instead of having constant negativity in the news media, so I was thinking about all those iconic Freo traders who have been here seemingly 'forever'.
I am sure my list is incomplete so please add all those long-term surviving traders I have overlooked.
The oldest shoe shop in metro Perth is Bodkin's Bootery in Freo's west end High Street, Bousfield and Warrens menswear have been here for as long as I know, and so has Ruocco's pizza, the Capri, Culley's, the news agency in the mall, Cicerello's, Galati's, Franks, the South Fremantle fish&chips.
Top that with the Sail&Anchor, National, Orient and Federal hotels, the Norfolk, Little Creatures and Newport, the Local and South Beach Hotel, the Tradeswind, Esplanade and Federal hotels, and the Fremantle Markets.
The Moore&Moore cafe has been open for more than ten years and so has the old Roma, that closed for a while but reopened. The Attic is still going well and so are Gino's, Chalky's, Picollo's, and Duck Duck Bruce in Collie Street have been doing so well that they are opening a new second place in Bannister Street.
Kennedy's the barber is also going well, and while Norm Wrightson's will be closing due to the Manning building development it has been THE iconic Freo barber for ages. And let's not forget Bitches Brew the framers and art gallery, Kakula's Sister, and Japingka Gallery and Megan Salmon's fashion shop.
The Manning building development with a new tavern, brewery and distillery will be great and so will be the Police&Justice complex tourist attraction with hotel, FOMO at Kings Square will offer a whole new shopping and hospitality experience, and a few new hotels and residential apartment buildings will pop up in the centre of Freo over the next years as well
It might often feel as if Fremantle is on it's knees but the fight is not over by a long way, and Freo people and traders know how to fight and the community knows how to support one another. We'll get through these tough times by telling ourselves and others that Freo is a pretty outstanding place to visit, shop and live. We can do it Freo!
Roel Loopers
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The few critics I have in Fremantle claim that my life is all about narcissistic me and my huge ego, so I might as well prove them right and do a call out on my own behalf for a change.
I need to move out as my landlord is coming back from France and will take over the cozy little Beaconsfield cave I have been living in for last three and a half years, so I am looking for an unfurnished small apartment, townhouse, granny flat, etc. in Fremantle.
Any help appreciated so please share this with your network.
Any tips please email me: firstname.lastname@example.com
Roel Loopers
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The WA State Government has announced that in April this year a record of 23.7 per cent of container freight to Fremantle Port was by rail and more than 20 per cent freight on rail in 2018-19. This equates to taking around 110.000 one-way truck movements off our roads
The substantial 30 per cent increase of freight by rail comes after the McGowan government raised the subsidy when it came into power.
Western Australia has the highest proportion of containers on rail in Australia, so that is a pretty good effort.
Experts believe that 30 per cent container freight on rail is achievable for Fremantle Port operations, but critics believe the noise the additional and longer container trains create in the west of Fremantle is a severe nuisance to local residents, who also complain about strong vibrations.
It is great though to get so many trucks off our roads, but a good balance needs to be achieved to try to keep everyone happy.
Roel Loopers
The South West Group has identified 11 major projects for the region that could be realised with the support of the federal, state and local governments.
The South West Group was established in 1983 to assist local councils to collaborate on significant projects. The group consists of Fremantle, East Fremantle, Cockburn, Melville, Kwinana and Rockingham councils.
The recently released brochure by the group is substantial, so I'll add it as a pdf to this blog post, but here some of the projects the South West Group has identified:
- Fremantle to Cockburn transit line.
- Fremantle to Murdock transit line
- Rockingham transit line
- Canning Bridge Activity Centre Redevelopment
- Western Trade Coast
- Redevelopment of Victoria Quay at Fremantle Port
- Kwinana Freeway and Tonkin Highway upgrades
- Investment Attraction Plan
- South West Region Tourist Network
- South West Smart Region Initiatives
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HUB NIGHTS start tomorrow at the Moore&Moore cafe in Fremantle's Henry Street so go and check out what's on offer!
We hope you are ready to get your feet tapping and show us your dance moves to the amazing tunes of The Witchy Djypsies
Hub Nights on Henry Street with Soul Festival is happening THIS Thursday 1 August from 6:00pm.
There will be plenty to see, do and eat at the Launch Party of Hub Nights. Immerse yourself in the wonderful night of music, workshops and market stalls.
We can't wait to see you!
Register your interest through Eventbrite: https://hubnightswithsoulfestival.eventbrite.com
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Fremantle Mayor Brad Pettitt must be very proud of his sister Renee Pettitt-Schipp who received the WA Premier's Award for Emerging Writer for her book The sky runs through us, published by UWA Press.
Winner – The Sky Runs Right Through Us by Renee Pettitt-Schipp
Published by UWA Publishing (2018)
In this evocative, memorable collection of poems, Pettitt-Schipp writes of experiences that are both personal and political. Formally diverse, tough-minded but always accessible, the poetry addresses issues ranging from Australia's contemporary treatment of asylum seekers to the poet's coming to terms with her father's decline and death, to her appreciation of the natural environments which in which the poetry is set.
Congratulations to Renee and to her proud brother and family!
Roel Loopers
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I enjoy talking with architects, city planners and developers about Fremantle's future and have found it educational and inspiring to have discussions with City of Fremantle heritage coordinator architect Alan Kelsall about how we should try to grow Fremantle.
Alan and I agree that in general the Fremantle community recognises that the need for regeneration of the city is necessary and that it is desirable if done well: if it is managed, planned and implemented in ways that reinforce and sustain the sense of Fremantle's distinctiveness embodied in it, such as the rich mix of built heritage and unique urban character.
However, without broad, long-term public support and commitment to the planning vision for Fremantle it is unlikely to be successful. As a community we therefore need to have a clear understanding of what we mean when we try to articulate it. The ultimate outcome will set the standard for good design within Freo's heritage areas and getting it right is essential to securing the future of our heritage buildings.
Let's consider Fremantle's history and what it means in the context of future growth of our city. Fremantle was developed as a port town and a centre of trade, and for most of its history it was prosperous and acknowledged as the second city in the metro area. That underscores the city's distinct character and its rich heritage.
The prosperity of Fremantle encouraged the construction of its present heritage buildings. These developments were not simply utilitarian or profit based, but showed a desire to display a mix of business confidence and civic pride. That is probably why these buildings have a quality that people continue to find attractive, and why most people in our community believe it is worth conserving them, not only as memorial of the past but also as exemplars of successful, high quality architecture, urban design and city planning.
Fremantle had buildings with a strong association with the working port, but also buildings that provided a diverse mix of uses. These included schools, shops, places to work and socialise, etc. which people living in its densely populated catchment could reach on foot or by public transport. It is what we now consider to be an example of sustainable urban design.
Fremantle Port played a primary role in Freo's success and its distinct character due to the facts that processing, storage and distribution of export and import commodities took place in buildings located near the harbour. It created the mutual interdependence between the port and the city that generated and sustained our port city character.
However this pattern of beneficial evolution changed in 1969 with the introduction of containerisation, which caused profound changes in Fremantle, not only because it changed the way in which ships were loaded and unloaded but also because storage and distribution of export and import commodities no longer took place near the harbour. These changes completely severed the earlier mutual supporting interdependencies between the harbour, city centre and surrounding residential suburbs. The changes impacted not only on shipping and its associated industries but also affected the commercial, retail, social and residential vitality of the city. In addition it caused deterioration of the quality of public areas and less appreciation of the worth of its heritage buildings.
It is obviously impossible, and probably not even desirable, to try to replicate the primary role played by the port in the past, but it is possible, through new higher density mixed-use development located between Victoria Quay and Kings Square, within reach of the railway station, to reproduce the type of mutually supporting interdependencies that used to exist between the port and the city centre. For this to be successful though it demands that development is guided by integrated strategic planning that is inspired, but not limited, by the past to create the conditions of genuine everyday activities, that should come as a result of more people living and working and enjoying social leisure time in all its diversity within the same area.
It is important to recognise that the role residential development on appropriate sites in the CBD can play is crucial to generating the vitality and resilience needed to cope with future problems and to adjust to changing circumstances. A fundamental benefit of regenerating and revitalising the area in this way is that it would promote positive change and would contribute to re-establishing Fremantle's city centre as the heart of the community, which has already started with the Kings Square redevelopment project.
If Fremantle's heritage is not managed carefully because it is considered to be too hard it will be at risk of being lost and with this its potential to enrich the city in ways that give a sense of distinctiveness, meaning and quality to the places in which people live and work, as well as the sense of destination that attracts people to Freo and makes them want to come and spend time in our city and thus contribute to secure its future.
It is a huge challenge to get it right, but with respectful dialogue between developers, city planners and the community we can all positively contribute to Fremantle's progress and future.
Roel Loopers
A huge thank you to Alan Kelsall for his collaboration with constructing this article!
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There are a few tickets left for this Saturday's ECOBURBIA conference with David Holgrem and Sue Dennett, so make sure to contact Shani and Tim.
It is on from 9am to 4pm on Saturday August 3.
I have no further details about the event so check Ecoburbia on Facebook and website for bookings, etc.
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A $1.6 million contract to upgrade to the public spaces around Kings Square has been awarded by the Fremantle Council.
The council awarded the tender to construct stage one of the Kings Square public realm upgrade to Perth-based civil engineering and construction company MG Group.
The public realm upgrades are an important part of the broader Kings Square Renewal project. The contract is for the provision of civil works to Newman Court and part of High Street to complete the public realm adjacent to the new Sirona development and the City's new civic centre and library.
It includes supply and installation of concrete pavement, cobbles and pavers, soft landscaping, lighting and electrical, CCTV, furnishings and other associated works.
The contract will be delivered in two stages, with the aim to have public realm works open to the public as soon as possible after the completion of the neighbouring buildings.
The first part is aligned with the construction and opening of the Sirona development, with works planned to commence in August and finishing in late 2019.
The second part is aligned with the construction and opening of the City's civic building and library, with completion expected towards the end of 2020.
MG Group are a highly respected local company that has recently worked on landmark projects like Perth Stadium, Scarborough Beach foreshore, the Elizabeth Quay Island Playground and Perth Children's Hospital.
They have previously worked for the City of Fremantle on the Tuckfield Oval project at Cantonment Hill and delivered the project on time, within budget and to a high quality.
Roel Loopers
I sincerely hope that the City of Fremantle will give Fremantle Oval a coat of paint soon and will not wait another 5-10 years until they might start the big redevelopment project for the precinct.
It is such an eyesore to look at the back of the pavilion with big patches of flaking paint and that opposite Fremantle's most popular tourist destination the Fremantle Markets.
The Synagogue tavern development next door to the oval is well under way, so the City should be considerate to its neigbours and paint the back of the historic grand stand.
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Visit Pete Biller's profile on the York Research Database to:
- See a full list of publications
- Browse activities and projects
- Explore connections, collaborators, related work and more
MA (Oxon), DPhil (Oxon), FRHistS, FBA
Pete Biller is Professor of Medieval History, specialising in medieval thought, heresy and inquisition. He is a member of Wellcome Medical History and Humanities Interview Committee, and of the board of Bollettino della Società di Studi Valdesi. He was elected Fellow of the British Academy in 2012.
Pete Biller's original research interest was in one of the two major high medieval heretical sects (Waldensianism) in German-speaking lands. He broadened this to the diaspora of Waldensians throughout Europe, and also to the other major sect, Catharism. Together with Anne Hudson (Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford), he edited Heresy and Literacy, 1000-1530 (Cambridge, 1994), which is now standard worldwide, and among the many articles he has been writing on heresy there has been special focus on the role of women, history and memory, and the strength of Catharism in northern Europe. A recent example is 'Goodbye to Waldensianism?', Past and Present (2006).
Recently, and particularly in collaboration with a representative of modern Italian research on medieval heresy, Dr Caterina Bruschi (Birmingham University), he has returned to inquisition itself. He has edited a collection of articles on the texts generated by the medieval inquisition, in collaboration with Dr Bruschi, published by York Medieval Press under the title Trials and Treatises, York Studies in Medieval Theology 4. In collaboration with Dr Bruschi and Dr Shelagh Sneddon (Dictionary of Medieval Latin from British Sources, Oxford), he worked on a project, funded by AHRB, for the critical edition of inquisition trials. The edition, 1088 pages long, was published in 2011 by Brill in Leiden as Inquisitors and Heretics in Thirteenth-Century Languedoc: Edition and Translation of Toulouse Inquisition Depositions, 1273-1282.
Pete Biller's research interests broadened out also towards medieval medicine and, increasingly, from the 1980s, towards academic thought - as evinced in commentaries on Aristotle, theology, canon law - as the locus for medieval thought on contemporary social themes such as marriage, trade, war, and so on. Academic thought about one such theme was the subject of his, Measure of Multitude: Population in Medieval Thought; in 2002 this was joint-winner of the Longman-History Today "Historical Book of the Year" prize. His most recent focus has been on proto-racial thought in medieval science. When Visiting Professor at the École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales in Paris, during spring 2002, he laid the groundwork for further work in this area, looking at the medieval reception of classical texts about 'races'.
Pete Biller would welcome enquiries from those interested in doctoral research in related areas, including interdisciplinary projects where joint supervision would be involved.
The J B Morrell has good modern holdings which are supplemented by older material in its own special collections and the Minster Library, while York's proximity to the British Library Lending Division at Boston Spa and the Brotherton Library in Leeds further extend the research possibilities in York.
Medieval heresy: here the holdings of trial material make York one of the best centres anywhere in Europe. Apart from the J B Morrell's modern printed editions of inquisition trials, its Mirfield collection contains Limborch's 1690 edition of Bernard Gui's inquisition sentences and an early modern edition of medieval treatises polemicising against heresies, and in addition there are available microfilms of manuscripts from Paris and Toulouse of the principal trials from thirteenth century Languedoc.
Medieval academic social thought: the JB Morrell and Minster libraries have a good range of the rarer early modern as well as modern editions of the canon-legal and theological sources for study in this area. Medieval medicine: the Minster library contains some valuable renaissance editions of medieval medical treatises, and these are supplemented in the J B Morrell library by microfilms and modern facsimiles of early modern editions of other medieval works. One important example of complementarity is the Minster's possession of the 1532 Lyons edition of Arnau de Vilanova's Opera omnia, and the J B Morrel's subscription to the modern edition (Barcelona, 1975- ), and its possession of related modern secondary material, including history of medicine journals. The Library also subscribes to Patrilogia Latina and Acta Sanctorum online.

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Yesterday, I shared my DIY gold leaf tray. It was such a fun easy project that I thought I would share other easy projects that utilize the beautiful gold leaf look.
My favorite DIY ever! This DIY gold leaf tray didn't cost me anything and it only took about 45 minutes to do.
A few months ago I gold leafed some plastic clearance frames. It was a very easy project and I love the look (especially against those deep blue walls!). The gold pen I got cost $7.99 but I was able to do all five of these frames plus the project above.
Martha Stewart has a great tutorial on how to gild a lampshade. Such a good way to update an old or simple shade. In her tutorial she uses gold leaf sheets as opposed to the gold leaf pen that I used.
Gold leaf dipped table legs. I love this look! You may have to use gold colored paint for this look instead of a gold leaf pen, but the overall look is the same.
I love this DIY gold leafed map art from The Ugly Duckling House! Such a cool project. This would definitely take more than an hour to do but the pay off would be great.
This project from A Beautiful Mess combines two of my favorite things: recycling and gold leaf. These honey bear jars are just the regular ones from the grocery store but after they have been gold leafed they look like they cost $20 each! This would be so adorable to have sitting out at a party. Next time you run out of honey don't throw away the bear!
This faux gold corner frame treatment is awesome. If you click through to A Thoughtful Place's tutorial you'll see that she spray painted masking tape gold to get the look but you could also just use the gold leaf pen to do the same thing.
There is no tutorial for this image… it is just a link to someone's Instagram feed but the concept is simple. They spray painted the brackets from IKEA shelves gold. They look so classy and expensive now.
Mason jars are all the rage so why not combine two trends with these gold leafed animals on mason jar lids? Adorable. Tutorial here.
Happy gold-leafing!


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|2.59 / 10
|December 13, 2019
|Sophia Takal
|Jason Blum, Ben Cosgrove, Adam Hendricks
|Universal Pictures
|Imogen Poots, Aleyse Shannon, Lily Donoghue, Sean Teale, Caleb Eberhardt, Simon Mead, Cary Elwes
|92 minutes
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As Christmas approaches, the students of Hawthorne College are getting ready for the break. During a party to celebrate, when sorority sister Helena (Madeleine Adams) goes missing one night and doesn't return by the next morning, her fellow sister Riley (Imogen Poots) reports her disappearance to the police, but isn't taken seriously as they tell her nine times out of ten, missing women are just hanging out with a boyfriend.
Riley begins to get strange phone calls from heavy breathers. When she and another sorority sister, Kris (Aleyse Shannon), get threatening texts, they realize something is definitely wrong. Soon after, they discover they're being targeted as one by one, the members of their sorority are being killed. Not only that, but they believe one of the faculty, Professor Gelson (Cary Elwes), may be involved somehow.
However, the killer is about to discover that this generation's young women aren't willing to become helpless victims, as they mount a fight to the finish.
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Summer is here and that is fantastic news for wine lovers! Summer means wine festivals and wine events by the grape-load. Below you will see a detailed list of the upcoming events. If we missed an event, please contact us and we'll add it!
Wine on the River 2018
26 October 2018, 10h00 to 28 October 2018, 17h00
Celebrate Robertson Wine Valley in Spring on the banks of the Breede River at the 13th annual Wine on the River festival. wor duck derbyDuring the weekend of 26 - 28 October 2018, the banks of the Breede River on Goudmyn Farm will come alive with the valley's esteemed winemakers, local chefs...
Still looking for more? Then check out the events section at wineries.co.za.


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Tuesday, September 10th, 2019
Adoption Ever After - Buddah
Meet Buddha, a 2-3 year-old Akita mix. He is currently being fostered, where he loves to play with three other dogs. He is heart-worm positive, but he will be covered by the rescue for the heart-worms for the family that will adopt him.
Find out more about Buddah and other adoptable animals at animals.cmpd.org


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This cash register is from the new range recently launched by Casio, it is available in 4 different colours, Black, Red, Silver and Gold. The SE-S100MD is feature rich with some mfunctions that are usually only found on top end machines.
Paper Saving
The Paper Saving mode will save paper by compressed journal printing and will not issue a receipt.
Post Receipt
Receipts can be issued after transaction finalization when the register is configured to print receipts and the paper saving mode is selected.
The Help menu gives not on Frequently Asked Questions
Drop-in Paper Loading
The most simple and easy loading of the paper roll, simply press a button to open, drop the roll in and then close the hatch and it ready to go again.
Effortless Tax Programming
This till has the function to add-in or add-on tax for simple and fast calculations.
Powerful department functions
24 departments (including a shift key). Each department can be personalised with up to 8 characters.
Operator Display
A new easy to read alpha display makes operation simple.
Rear Display
The added built-in rear display lets customers see everything and makes for an effortless transaction.
500 PLUs
Upto 500 products can have their prices pre-programmed.
Electronic Journal
The electronic journal function captures all transactions for ease of reporting.
Some of the Other Standard Features:
* Journal or receipt printing selection
* Received on account/Paid-out functions
* Error correction
* Refund mode for recording returned goods
* Percentage and discount amount
* Lockable cash drawer


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Avoiding the Pitfalls of Hiring an In-Home Caregiver, Part 1
Hiring a home caregiver is a good option for many people who prefer to age in place in the comfort and familiar surroundings of their own home. Choosing the right person and company to provide the assistance should be pursued with great care and diligence, as there are some very important legal and safety issues to consider.
When you hire an independent contractor to work in your home you may be liable for their Taxes, Unemployment Compensation, and Worker's Compensation-related Medical Costs and Lost Wages.
If the contractor has not paid their federal or state income taxes, you will be held liable by the government. Not only will you have to pay the taxes, you will have to pay the non-payment penalties and interest charges as well.
If a contractor is hurt while working in your home, you will be liable for paying medical bills and lost wages. And when this happens, it will trigger the government tax audits mentioned above.
When a contractor is fired or is no longer needed, you will have to pay their unemployment benefits. Again, this will trigger government tax audits.
The best way to protect yourself from these disastrous financial liabilities is to work with a company that employs the caregivers that work in your home (known as W2 employees). These companies will carry worker's compensation insurance for their employees and all the required state, federal, and unemployment taxes are paid to the government.
Some home care companies may appear to follow the employment model, but are only referral services. They contract with individual non-employee caregivers (known as 1099 contractors) and do not carry workers compensation coverage or pay the required payroll taxes. When a worker's compensation, unemployment, or tax issue occurs, you may still be left covering all the financial responsibilities.


text: Ric2013 0 Report post Posted September 9, 2018 Fed up with having grey tee shirts, I bought new white ones and only washed them with themselves or with newer white tee shirts. Trouble is I do do gardening and construction work, so they probably do get sweaty and dusty. I have a cheap old Bush washing machine I was given and don't intend to replace until it breaks but it seems to work and wash quite well, as far as I can tell. I wouldn't say it's worse in wash perfomance than the old Miele that I managed to lose (long story). I have used Dr Beckmann Glowhite in the past, but it seems too expensive to use in every wash and did not seem to do anything obvious. Given the environmental issues associated with cotton production, I'd rather not ditch some perfectly sound tees just because of their colour. I use "Ecoleaf" liquid non-biological detergent because I can't stand the smell of perfumed detergents: they make it hard for me to breathe and my eyes water. I do not use softener for the same reason. I also do not wear perfume, anti-perspirant, or similar product. I air dry my washing, preferably outdoors. AND the tee shirts still slowly go a light dull yellowy grey. Chlorine bleach doesn't seem to touch it. I will try oxy bleach, and I need as many tips and tricks as people want to give. So anything is appreciated. No point asking my parents - laundry really is not their strong point. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites


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Kathy Madison, Comtech Services
Customer surveys are just one of the ways of getting valuable user feedback, but how do you get the best results. During the July CIDM managers roundtable discussion members shared their experiences with conducting documentation specific customer surveys, highlighting what worked and what didn't work. Surprisingly, only a handful of member companies on the call have conducted surveys specifically focused on their technical content. Those that had, admitted their first attempts weren't as successful as they had hoped causing them to adjust their surveys over time.
The most common mistakes made early on were asking questions that have no actionable follow-up activity or asking questions that were not specific enough to be useful. For example, one member's survey asked: Did you read the documentation? Yes or No. For the next survey, they decided better question was: If you didn't read the documentation, why not? This allowed them to understand if the customer already knew the content, felt the content was too hard to use, or couldn't find the documentation. Another member said they used to ask users to rank the findability of their content, which let them know there was an issue with findability. From there, they got more details by asking: What specifically, would improve your ability to find the content? Instead of an open-ended question, they provided answers, such as, Better page titles or More faceted search. This re-worded question allowed them to have very specific things that could be acted on and it took away the brain work from the customer. This same member said every time she writes a survey question, she gives it the litmus test of "what am I going to do with this data?", if she doesn't know she doesn't ask the question.
During the discussion several great tips were cited regarding survey writing:
- Keep surveys short and simpler.
- Stay focused and unbiased.
- Ask a combination of yes/no, multiple choice, scaled/ranking and open-ended questions.
- Add logic to surveys, in particular, if someone responds positively to a question about a particular area of interest, automatically skip over follow-up questions that go into details about how to improve that area. One member got five times more meaningful responses when she only asked for comments if the user gave an area a low rating.
- Give participants an honest estimate of how long the survey will take them to complete. Many survey tools, like Survey Monkey, give you an estimate but it's a good practice to ask several internal people to take the survey to verify the timing. In addition, if your tool provides timing data for each respondent, you can adjust your time estimate based on the actual times it took your first few respondents.
- Consider asking demographic questions so you can slice the data in more meaningful ways.
- Don't use two-part questions that only have one response option. For example, don't ask: The text and diagrams are easy to understand? Yes or No. What if the user feels the text is easy but the diagrams are not? It is better to separate questions or have more responses such as, Both the text and diagrams are easy to understand, Only the text is easy to understand, Only the diagrams are easy to understand, Neither the text or diagrams are easy to understand.
- Provide an option to "opt-out" of a multiple choice, such as, None, Does not apply, No opinion.
- Don't take up survey real estate for things you already know are issues.
A few members had the luxury of conducting surveys at their user trade shows or conferences. In these cases, providing an incentive to participants was critical. At one event, a member had 3 booths where people could take the survey, the one with no incentive had very little traffic while the one that gave a gift to every participant was much busier. Raffles are also a popular incentive. Gifts ranged from branded reusable water bottles (given to all participants), Google Home devices, GoPro cameras, gift cards and product discounts. To get people to their booth, members took advantage of social media; tweeting folks to head to the documentation booth to be entered into a drawing and take a survey. From Mark Forry's 2016 Best Practice conference presentation: "The average response rate for non-incentivized review requests is around 0.1%." (from www.ventureharbour.com). If you are planning on conducting a survey at a trade show, it was recommended that you pass out business cards with a QR code that contains a link to your survey, information about the incentive you are offering, and how long the survey will take to complete. Alternatively, have tablets available in your booth for customers to take the survey on the spot. An advantage of having the customers in your booth is that you can watch their reactions to the questions and engage in conversation to gather valuable anecdotal data.
Here are a few example survey questions:
- The content I need is easy to locate? Agree or Disagree. If the results are negative, you might re-organize your content or revisit your taxonomy strategy.
- The content contains unnecessary information? Agree or Disagree. If users agree, you might want to apply minimalism techniques.
- If you could change one thing about the content, it would be? This will give you an idea of where to focus your priorities.
- What is your experience level with using our products? New user, Occasional user, Seasoned user, Past user. Demographic questions like this help you do better cross-question analysis.
There were mixed opinions as to whether you should localize your surveys and whether to keep asking the same questions from year to year, so you can track improvements or if you should look for trends in an initial survey and then dig deeper into that trend in your next survey. Conducting follow-up phone interviews with 6-10 people is a great way to get additional information from the users. In the interview, keep the structure of questions the same from interview to interview and try to personalize the interview based on the participants responses. It was noted that interviewing more than 10 people will not reveal additional trends since a pattern in the responses usually appears by the 5th or 6th interview. Regardless of if you are conducting your surveys online or at a trade show, all agreed that surveys should be limited to less than 15 minutes and interviews no longer than 30 minutes.
Speaking of surveys, CIDM is currently conducting its annual benchmark study. This year's topic is the use of metrics and we will share the results at the Best Practices conference in September. Hope to see you there!


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35757 Old Yale Road, Abbotsford Listing #: R2424314
Court Ordered Sale. This 5 bdrm & 5 bathroom house has loads of opportunity for the handyman or someone in the reno / construction world who can finish off the substantial reno work completed to date: New flooring (wood / tile), cabinets, countertops, paint, AC in most rooms, gas HW Tank, Furnace & lighting. Plus, work is almost completed on a 2nd floor 1 bdrm suite that has its own access, perfect for a mortgage helper or to live in while you finish reno's in the main home. Lots of value to be added to this spacious, 2 storey home with valley views and large front yard set above the road. Price is reflective of the work required to finish this home, so show with understanding & awareness of work required to finish the bathrooms, flooring, exterior siding & railings on stairwell / patio!
Taxes (2019): $3,818.49
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Hang-Ups – Default templates guiding my day-to-day decisions, big and small.
Do my templates align with God's Word? Do they limit me and my living out God's purpose for placing me in this spot in this time? Do my templates stunt the expression of the fruit of the Spirit in my life?
These question occurred to me because I'm getting the sense that my hang-ups are the result of fears, fears rooted in desires of the flesh and in what the world says.
For starters, God says, "For the Spirit God gave us does not make us timid, but gives us power, love and self-discipline." 2 Timothy 1:17
Here are a few of my tattered templates contrasted with God's Word.
Template #1: I have to look pretty or I'll be sad and unlikable.
God's Word: Psalm 139:14 "I praise You because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; Your works are wonderful, I know that full well." Genesis 1: 27 "So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them…" Genesis 1:31 "God saw all that He had made, and it was very good."
Thank you, God. That's better than pretty! Your truth is eternal. Pretty fades.
#2: Everything I do must have a practical use or result, otherwise it's a waste of time.
God's Word: 1 Corinthians 10:31 "So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God."
WHATEVER I do! Glory to God
#3 Avoid crowds and (apart from friends) avoid people in general – get in, get out, hello, goodbye.
God's Word: Matthew 5:14-16 "You are the light of the world. A town built on a hill cannot be hidden. Neither do people light a lamp and put it under a bowl. Instead they put it on its stand, and it gives light to everyone in the house. In the same way, let your light shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven." And 2 Corinthians 4:6 "For God, who said, 'Let light shine out of darkness,' made His light shine in our hearts to give us the light of the knowledge of God's glory displayed in the face of Christ."
I'm a light-bearer! Light Bearer
#4 I'm naturally judgmental and, therefore, must try very hard to guard my thoughts and watch my tongue. Ps 51: 5 "Surely I was sinful at birth, sinful from the time my mother conceived me."
God's Word: Philippians 1:6… "being confident of this, that He who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus." And Matthew 7: 1-3 "Judge not, that ye be not judged. For with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged: and with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you again," and Colossians 3:3 "For you have died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God."
I'm a work in progress, it's not my job to judge, and because I'm secure in Christ I need not judge others in a useless attempt to elevate myself.
Many, many more verses destroy my distorted templates.
I pray that I no longer get hung up and that I keep my heart, soul and mind in God's Word.
Thank you, Jesus.


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We couldn't be too concerned before, too busy making games. Besides, everybody knows that Naming Things is the number one problem in software design. But we found a new partner, and they were adamant about Doing This Right. And you need to have a name. Otherwise you can't announce it.
That partner is Kojima Productions, with whom we're sharing our engine, and collaborating on the future of it. It's been an incredible experience working with a team so stupendously brilliant, ridiculously creative and so much fun as they are for the past period of time.
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"I am very proud and happy to have gotten the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Rotary Club. I think the chess scholarship which they are instituting here is a very, very good development for chess," he added.
"When you're young all you need is a pat on the back and the feeling that people are behind you," he said.
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To Image or To First Boot
When I first started out with the Casper Suite back in 2008, it was commonplace to create imaging configurations with their Casper Imaging tool. Drop an OS image into Casper, add in some applications in the order you want them installed, maybe a preference or two, and voila, you now have an imaging configuration for use in Casper Imaging. The next steps after that were to boot the machine you want imaged from an external source (NetBoot, USB drive, DVD, etc), run Casper Imaging, choose the configuration you want to run, and after some amount of time you'd have a machine ready to deploy.
Fast forward a few years, and more and more admins are no longer using an imaging methodology like this. Instead we've switched to leaving the factory operating system in place and simply adding the necessary applications and settings onto the systems. You can still utilize an imaging configuration deployed with Casper Imaging for this method, and that's exactly how I first started with this method, but then I switched methods again, and started deploying apps and preferences with a post image, or First Boot, script.
This method, I felt, allowed me more opportunities to update the imaging process without having to touch the configuration. All I had to do was create a simple Bash script (or Python or whatever language you prefer) that would get called after Casper was done. After Casper had done it's thing and restarted, my script would run and apply any config type items (set NTP server, time zone, etc) and then use the jamf binary to install software by calling policies.
Let's take a look at the actual script and the LaunchDaemon I use to call it. The script in its entirety can be found on my GitHub repo here.
Script City
So the first bit of the script is just for setting up some variables and to setup logging. The script will output everything into this log file so that you can go back and troubleshoot later. If you are passing any sensitive data in the script, you may want to ship the log to a secure server and then delete it.
After we've taken care of some of that housekeeping, we lock the screen so the end user or tech knows that we are working on the system. You can use the default lock icon that Apple uses, or you can upload your own icon and declare that in the swuIcon variable. This bit of code is not my own, but was borrowed from Mike Morales out of this JAMFNation post. Thanks Mike!
Next we put a dummy receipt down in the JAMF Receipts folder (/Library/Application Support/JAMF/Receipts). This is so we can scope via Smart Groups to machines imaged on a certain day, if we need or want. The modelName variable uses system_profiler to grab the machine model.
After this, we get into setting system preferences like time servers and such. Rather than post all of the code, I'm going to point out a few key blocks. Like this one for enabling Location Services:
UPDATE: With Apple's continuing security stance and the introduction of SIP, it is no longer possible to set the Location Services settings via script.
Or how about how to set the system preferences authorization to allow users access to the Network pref panel, etc:
And finally, the script checks for the location of the jamf binary file (to combat post-10.11 woes) and uses the binary to call policies. Thanks to Rich Trouton (derflounder.wordpress.com)for the code that checks for the binary location. Just copy and paste (changing policy ID and description) the policy install piece to add as many policies as you need.
After installing everything, run software update to install updates, remove the LaunchDaemon that controls the lock screen, and then restart the computer.
LaunchDaemon And Delivery
Now that we have our script built, we need to get it onto the system and have the system call the script. Let's start with the LaunchDaemon. It's a simple process to create a the file, just open up your favorite text editor (I like TextMate for writing Bash and Sublime Text for writing Python), drop in your XML and save out as a .plist file.
With our script written and our LaunchDaemon ready, we just need to bundle it all up and get it into Casper. I use Packages for this part, but you can use your favorite packaging application.
I utilize a folder that I create inside of /private/var to hide all of my admin stuff, like scripts and binaries. So for this script, I would place it in this folder path I create, place the LaunchDaemon inside of /Library/LaunchDaemons, and then package it up.
Once packaged, drop your package into Casper Admin, set the priority to something low, like 5, and make sure to select "Install on boot drive after imaging"
With all of that work done, just add that to a configuration for Casper Imaging and image away. Casper Imaging will reboot the computer, at which time Casper's first boot script will run and install any packages that were set to "Install on boot drive after imaging" and then restart the computer.
With our package installed during that process, on reboot of the computer our LaunchDaemon will take over and call our script. From there it's just a matter of watching the paint dry until our computer is ready for us.
Final Thoughts
I've glossed over some things to try and shorten an overly long post. There are plenty of ways to image computers, and while this process works for me right now, it may not be your cup of tea. I'm currently looking at whether I should get rid of the system preference pieces and move that to Configuration Profiles, or if there's some other trick to try. Either way, never stop tinkering with what you do, it's what makes the job enjoyable and is the quickest way to learn something new.
If you'd like more information, or have a question, hit me up on the inter webs.


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Wednesday, January 12, 2005
If you lost a loved one in 2004...
..you are a member of a club you never wanted to be a part of. And you probably are familiar with the poignant sadness of experiencing a first holiday without that loved one. For me, the first Thanksgiving and Christmas without my father especially stung.
Through Cedarville alum and beautiful writer Kevin Young, I just discovered the blog of Cedarville University president Dr. Bill Brown. (As many of you know, my son Jonathan graduated from Cedarville in 2002, and my son Justin is a student there now.)
These comments of Dr. Brown resonated with me: "Missing my dad at Christmas was the most memorable memory of the holidays. Many of you have been through the same. The 'first' of everything without a loved one is always the hardest. Then you adjust.
"Being with my dad when he died has made me fear death less.[my emphasis]. Interesting. The reality of God's presence really takes over at the edges of life. That's where the 'quiet desperation' Thoreau spoke about gets loud and comforting at the same time."
I will add Dr. Brown to my blogroll and make a point of visiting him often.
You should be blogging?
LaShawn Barber
If you aren't familiar with LaShawn Barber's Corner, you're probably fairly new to the blogosphere. LaShawn's intelligent, articulate insight into political issues adds a valuable dimension to my knowledge of current affairs.
Anyway, check out her post about today about blogging. LaShawn thinks it's important and we should be doing it. For what it's worth, I'm glad I'm already on board!
Be still my beating heart...Donny Osmond has a new album out...
...and USA Today is actually giving it a positive review!
Actually, I wasn't a big fan of the adolescent Donny, but I thought his voice matured quite pleasantly in later years.
USA Today's Elysa Gardner uses the words "wholesomely funky" in describing one tune, and says: "Sure, there's enough corn on this CD to supply a multiplex theater on a rainy Sunday afternoon, but Osmond serves it with such unaffected grace that it will never make you queasy."
I'm just glad to see someone who's known as a clean-cut, nice-guy family man, actually get a good music review from the mainstream media.
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Could the world's worst airport sink any lower? A five-hour power outage at Terminal 3 of Ninoy Aquino International Airport, which began on Saturday night and lasted until the wee hours of Sunday, showed that it could.
The blackout was caused by the tripping of a Meralco main line and the failure of standby generators in the airport. As many as 82 mostly domestic flights were cancelled and 79 international flights delayed, stranding nearly 15,000 passengers.
Terminal 3 handles an average of 350 domestic and international flights daily, according to data from the Department of Transportation and Communications. The four terminals were designed for 17 million passengers annually, but overuse and outdated facilities have made flight delays and infrastructure mishaps commonplace. Planned new airports outside congested Metro Manila remain a pie in the sky.
In the dark, sweating and exhausted passengers were forced to spend the night on the airport floor (a number of passengers complained later of having been robbed of their belongings); outside, long queues formed as the terminal gates were closed until power was restored. Such tribulations have again resurrected calls for the enactment of an airline passenger bill of rights to impose penalties not only on airlines but also on responsible government agencies.
With collapsing ceilings and floors, a leaking roof, smelly toilets, and a scandalous bullet-planting extortion scam, among others, the Philippines' "premier" airport must surely be a source of national shame. And being a traditional port of entry, it leaves a lasting—and often negative—first impression among our foreign guests.
In Japan, Korea and other civilized countries, officials involved in such national embarrassments resign their positions posthaste, or are sacked immediately, without prejudice to possible sanctions. But not here. The airport general manager, Jose Honrado, has endured throughout every mishap and scandal, blithely ignoring calls for him to resign and let others resolve extortion rackets, dilapidated facilities and shoddy services on his turf.
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An engineer at the airport cited negligence as a fundamental factor in the blackout: The generator sets that should have run within a minute of the outage failed to do so, indicating that these were not as strictly maintained as these should. And a Meralco spokesperson confirmed that based on their assessment, "the power interruption was apparently due to problems in the airport's internal electrical facilities."
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One of the three or four deals that got John Schuerholz run out of Kansas City just a step or two ahead of the tar-and-feather brigade was his trade of David Cone — a stunningly talented minor league pitcher (and a Kansas City kid to boot) who would go on to hurl a perfect game, finish 22-3 in first full season, and lead two different teams to five World Series titles — for what turned out to be a backup catcher.
In fact, to this day if one goes to a Royals game and simply says the words "David Cone for Ed Hearn," team policy apparently requires that that person be escorted from the stadium, given his money back, and asked never to return.
But dealing David Cone for Ed Hearn was nothing — and I do mean nothing — compared to the going-away gift John Schuerholz left the Atlanta Braves in his last act as general manager, before kicking himself upstairs to team president.
In July of 2007, Schuerholz traded five minor leaguer players — three of whom, Neftali Feliz, Elvis Andrus and Matt Harrison, contributed to a divisional championship this year, and two of whom were All Stars — to Texas for a single season's worth of Mark Teixeira.
The deal was so wrong on so many levels, that the first thing I did when I heard about it was to call a friend and tell him that Schuerholz had finally done it. He had finally made his David Cone-for-Ed Hearn deal as GM of the Braves.
I had been warning my friend for years that with a guy like Schuerholz it was just a matter of time before he would make a deal so lacking in reason, logic and insight that it would eventually all-but-cripple the Braves, just like his deals in Kansas City had once crippled the Royals.
Lord knows Schuerholz had tried valiantly to hamstring the Braves prior to the Teixeira trade. Just two years earlier he had dealt uber-talent Adam Wainwright, a brilliant 6'6″ flame-throwing right hander who growing up in Atlanta had always dreamt of playing for the Braves, to St. Louis for injury-prone, free-agent-to-be J.D. Drew.
Not only was Drew generally regarded as a brittle underachiever who drove people crazy with what seemed to be an oddly disengaged style of play, but as a Scott Boras client he was all but certain to walk after one season with the Braves.
Schuerholz made the deal anyway. It was a patently ludicrous trade, and ended up being saved from Cone-for-Hearn status by one simple fact: Drew had a terrific single season in Atlanta before bolting to ink a mega-deal with the Dodgers.
Plus the fact, Wainwright, even if he did develop into a perennial Cy Young contender — which, indeed, he eventually would — was still only one player.
In the Teixeira trade, however, Schuerholz dealt five players, three of whom were legitimate blue chip prospects, and every last one of whom was given a realistic shot at playing in the big leagues.
Despite the fact that in 2007 the going rate for a star player only a year and a half in advance of his walk year was three players, including one or two sure-fire major league prospects, Schuerholz forked over to Texas five players, all of them big league-capable, and three of them possessing All Star upside, if not (gulp) more.
It was a stunning example of a guy with a reputation for post-season failure deciding to severely overpay for the one player he felt might help salvage his reputation, before tipping his hat and riding off into the sunset.
It was not unlike the aging politician who votes against environmental legislation on the grounds that he's not going to be around anyway, so why worry about the future of the planet?
To recap, here's the staggering haul the Rangers received in exchange for one year of free agent-to-be, Mark Teixeira:
Jarrod Saltalamacchia: At the time of the deal, Salty was thought to be one of the two finest catching prospects in all of baseball. Though his defense was clearly a work-in-progress, he was a switch hitter with power and was the one guy Texas had to have in any deal for Teixeira. Subsequently traded to Boston in 2010, the Braves #1 pick the June '03 draft is currently positioned to enter 2011 as the Sox starting catcher.
Elvis Andrus: In 2007, the Braves had two shortstop prospects with eye-popping talent, Yunel Escobar and Andrus. The former projected to be an impact offensive player, with flashy but inconsistent defense and an erratic, even off-putting personality. The latter was a defensive wizard with plus speed and quickness, whose leadership skills were obvious even as a teenager. The only question was his bat. Schuerholz looked at both and determined he'd rather have the toolsy Escobar than Andrus and his pocketful of intangibles.
Neftali Feliz: The one guy in the deal who made every scout who ever saw him drool. As Rays color man Kevin Kennedy said last year when he first saw him, "I don't care who you got back, how can you trade an arm like this?" This past season, Feliz's first full year in the big leagues, he and his 100 mph fastball anchored the Rangers revamped bullpen by amassing 40 saves, while compiling an 2.73 ERA and a WHIP of 0.88.
Matt Harrison: Considered a pitch-to-contact lefty by Schuerholz and the Braves, Harrison, a left-handed starter, spent 2010 re-inventing himself as a power pitcher with a fastball that now regularly touches the mid 90's. Though he continues to battle shoulder woes, in his rookie year of '08 Harrison debuted with a 3-2 win over the division-leading Angels, hurled a complete game shutout against the A's, and finished the season at 9-3.
Beau Jones: The Braves #1 pick in the June, '05 draft, Jones spent 2010 with AA Frisco where he went 3-0 with three saves and a 2.91 ERA. In 52.2 innings, the 24-year old lefty relief specialist allowed just 37 hits and no home runs, while striking out 62.
The trade was made even worse by the fact that, having failed to win the division with Teixeira in '07, almost a year to the day after they acquired him, the Braves (at that point under the guidance of Frank Wren) decided to cut bait and flipped Teixeira to the Angels for singles-hitting first baseman Casey Kotchman and minor league reliever Stephen Marek.
As of this writing, only Marek remains with the Braves organization, and he split 2010 between AA Mississippi and AAA Gwinnett. And despite putting up excellent minor league numbers in 2010, he did not receive a call to Atlanta when the MLB rosters expanded in September.
What all this means is that the net result of John Schuerholz's final trade as a GM currently sits as follows: Elvis Andrus and Neftali Feliz, both All Stars and World Series veterans at the age of 22, plus Matt Harrison, Beau Jones and the two prospects Texas received from Boston for Jarrod Saltalamacchia in exchange for 27-year old minor league reliever, Stephen Marek.
There may have been worse trades made in MLB history, but after having just watched the Texas Rangers carve up baseball's two best teams in 2010, the Yanks and the Rays, on their way to their first World Series ever, in all fairness I have to say, name me one.


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Nigel Kempner, BSc Estate Management (1978)
RREF founding member and former Chairman, Nigel Kempner, passes away.
It was with sadness that we learned earlier this week of the passing of Nigel Kempner, one of the founding members and past Chairman of RREF.
Bryan Laxton, RREF Trustee shared the following words:
"Everyone involved with RREF is very sad to hear of the death of one of its founders and past Chairman.
In 2004 Nigel became the first Chairman of RREF following its creation by Professor Andy Baum and a few other visionaries. The first Chairman of any organisation is always a pivotal role and Nigel used all his immense charm and enormous energy to ensure that RREF was given the huge momentum which allowed it to flourish long after Nigel stepped down from the chair. Even after his time as chairman, Nigel continued to support RREF and give his time and energy and in 2015 Nigel was made an Honorary Patron of RREF to reflect his contribution to the charity over many years.
If it hadn't been for Nigel's commitment and enthusiasm, RREF would not be the recognised industry force it is today. RREF owes Nigel a huge debt of gratitude for his time, commitment and energy over many years."


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Emma Hao
Douglas Elliman Real Estate
Emma Hao is a legend. Her story of getting into real estate has touched many, as has her success. Emma rose to become one of the top brokers at Douglas Elliman in only 8 years' time. She won the prestigious Diamond Award in 2014 to 2016, plus created her own team with 10 members, The Emma Hao Team.
A native of Beijing, Emma earned a Master of Administration degree from the University of Brighton in England. She previously worked in the Ministry of Construction of China, moved to New York in January 2009 not knowing anyone. In the beginning, Emma struggled to stay in NYC. Her choice was to either start over from the ground up or go back to a comfortable life in China. Eventually, she chose the challenge to start a new life from the ground, to pursue her dream of building a bridge between China and the rest of world, to make a meaningful journey!
Because of her spirit, people start following Emma on social media. She also created a show series about "Investing and Living in New York", "Emma In New York" on social media, introducing the real estate in New York, also, introducing the most trendy lifestyle to Chinese consumers. Emma strives to be a knowledgeable broker and to excel professionally; but she also encourages herself and other people to challenge themselves and try new things to make life more meaningful.
Emma loves to be busy, and she is. She fully embraces every moment to make her journey in life meaningful and rewarding. We congratulate her, wish her the best, and look forward to even greater achievements!


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For reasons that do not matter, almost two years ago I decided to become a cord cutter. Meaning I no longer have cable TV. And with the exception of some sports, all of my boob tube watching is compliments of Netflix.
Aside from saving money and not missing TV, one unanticipated benefit has been disconnecting from cable news and the hysterical bombardment of subtle and oftentimes not so subtle partisan political white noise. And once I started ignoring (mostly) similar said political white noise on my facebook stream, I was really home-free.
- Free from attempts at brainwashing, and manipulation.
- Free from subjective opinions based on selective truths, and bias that is potentially rooted as much in personal history and issues, as "objective" intellectually formulated conclusions.
- Free to watch my own personal bias' and positions, I had become maybe a little too comfortable with, fall away.
In other words I have moved closer to a neutral position. The exact position that our justice system is predicated on when, in its ideal form, it finds twelve completely unbiased jurors, without preconceived notions, prejudices, and so on, to pass judgment on innocence or guilt.
I am not saying that there aren't a lot of good and far more intelligent people than me out there… but sifting through the minefield of spin, rhetoric, and talking points has become tiring and unproductive. And to my learned friends, you can have a mensa IQ and still be emotionally skewed… especially when it comes to topics like politics.
So I will attempt to get as close to a pure state as possible for the next presidential election. How? By ignoring 98% of the babble. I will pay attention to the primaries but not get emotionally invested in any candidate. Why? Because politicians lie. More than usual during primaries. In primaries, candidates generally run to the their base with the knowledge that if they win the primary they will have to move or "pivot", as the talking heads like to say, to the middle.
So no point in getting all caught up in it or even playing the "gotcha" or he lied game, cause just about all of the winnable candidates do it. What about authentic candidates? The ones committed to their values? They know they can't win and likely have some other agenda. Perhaps angling to be a VP candidate. Whatever, I am not biting anymore.
I won't watch hyper partisan "news" shows or softball interviews. There is little point in watching Sean Hannity interview a republican candidate or Rachel Maddow interview a democrat. I am not member of either choir so no need to be preached to by these cheerleaders.
Here is what I will do:
- I will watch all debates.
- I will fact check claims made in the debates.
- I will measure fact checked claims against preexisting records of the candidates and weigh them against the issues I think are most important.
I will watch and or read substantive interviews and editorial content that take place between and or are about debates, and or are close to the finish line. I will watch and evaluate based on the merits. If anything of consequence comes from such interviews I will not allow it to move my needle until I fact check its contents as well.
If there is one thing today's rush to get the story out media has taught me is that today's "facts" can wind up as tomorrow's retraction. So slow your roll playa, and take everything in with a grain of salt. My loyalty is to the truth, what I think is best for the country, and myself. IT IS NOT TO A DONKEY OR AN ELEPHANT!
Hence, if the candidate that comes out best in my process is an independent, or libertarian, I will vote for him or her. If it is republican or democrat, I will vote for he of she. This process will guide me and I will trust it to lead me to as close as an objective verdict as I am capable of rendering.


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Everyone is always talking about speeding things up, whether it's baking a pie or losing weight. So naturally, metabolism speed is something very commonly talked about in the diet world. It's well known that a faster metabolismleads to weight loss. The more efficiently your body metabolizes food, the fewer calories there are to be converted to body weight. What people don't talk about very much is how to slow down your metabolism.
A slowed metabolism is less efficient at using calories and can ultimately assist in weight gain or weight maintenance. Here are some easy ways to slow down your metabolism.
Eat more
This may seem self-explanatory, but you need to eat more in order to gain weight. Not only does the caloric increase lead directly to weight gain, but it can also slow down your metabolism since your body has to work harder to digest all of those calories.
Eating 3,500 extra calories a week, or 500 extra calories daily, is roughly equal to gaining one pound. This means you can and should eat that third serving at dinner, and who doesn't want that? And if you're trying to add muscle, try chocolate waffles or protein pancakes
Eat less
Be careful with this one since it can be unsafe, but eating less can actually lead to a slower metabolism. After not eating for some time or not receiving enough calories, your body starts to go into conservation mode and slows down in order to preserve energy. This means your metabolism has slowed. However, this does NOT mean that starving yourself is a good way to obtain a slower metabolism, it just suggests that a period of "fasting" may be a good way to keep your metabolism nice and slow.
Eat less often
Eating small meals means that your body doesn't have time to get back to resting, so it stays in a revved up state. Spacing out meals far apart lets your metabolism really slow down by the time you eat again.
Low and slow
Keeping your workouts low intensity for a shorter duration not only ensures that you don't get too high of a caloric deficit, but it also help keeps your metabolism slower. HIIT workouts and long endurance training keep your body in a heightened state for an extended period of time, even after the workout. Sticking to lower intensity strength training will help keep your metabolism down while also building muscle.
Maintain homeostasis
Keeping your body at a comfortable temperature and staying low stress (easy peasy!) will keep your metabolism from freaking out. Whenever your body isn't in its happy place it has to work hard to get back to where it wants to be. This means that being too cold, too warm, or on edge will lead to a hyper-metabolism and a higher rate of calorie burn—not ideal if you're trying to maintain or gain weight
Avoid caffeine
Caffeine has been proven to directly increase metabolism. It also makes you hyper and less likely to detect tiredness, leading to even more caloric burn. If you're up and running around, pushing past the signs of exhaustion, you're definitely going to be expending more energy than usual. Try getting enough sleep so that you don't need the caffeine to keep you going. More sleep will benefit you in plenty of other ways too.


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We have another big debut from The Voice this week. This time it's Josh Gallagher with his great new song debuting at the #1 spot on our chart.
Country was well-represented this year on the show. I have to say that my favorite song of the bunch, though, is this new one from Josh. I really think it fits perfectly on country radio and I hope it works out.
That means we have two Voice songs in the top slots this week with Sundance moving down one spot, but still holding strong.
Chris Bandi moves into the top ten this week. He has a good song on his hands.
We have new ones from Jason Aldean and Kenny Chesney this week. We also have a new one from Stephanie Quayle.
And look out for that new one from Jackie Lee. I really like it.
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Top New Country Music List (January 2nd, 2017)
- Pick Any Small Town, Josh Gallagher (Highest New Entry)
- Darlin' Don't Go, Sundance Head
- Through The Blue, Charles Esten
- Christmas Makes Me Cry, Kacey Musgraves
- Breaking My Heart Again, Morgan Alexander
- Without You, Taylor Acorn
- O Holy Night, Rascal Flatts
- Moonshine, Alee
- Missing, William Michael Morgan
- Man Enough Now, Chris Bandi
- He's Just Not That Into You, Kalie Shorr
- Wonderful Christmastime, Jimmy Buffett
- Under The Weather, Chris Young
- Woke Up In Nashville, Seth Ennis
- We Don't Paint The Town, Kris Bradley
- We Should Be Friends, Miranda Lambert
- About To, Adam Sanders
- Hometown, Kane Brown
- Lying, Cale Dodds
- Outta Style, Aaron Watson
- First, David Fanning
- Ring On Every Finger, Locash
- Star Of The Show, Thomas Rhett
- A Little Crazy, Chelsea Gill
- Strong Sweet & Southern, Haley Orrantia
- Yesterday's Song, Hunter Hayes
- Close, Ryan Kinder
- Wildfire and Whiskey, Tenille Arts
- All American Mutt, Jamie Kent
- Candyland, Love & Theft
- Do I Make You Wanna, Billy Currington
- Drinking With Dolly, Stephanie Quayle
- Today, Brad Paisley
- Waiting For The Thunder, Blackberry Smoke
- Our Town, Tyler Farr
- Tough Guys, Caroline Jones (New)
- You've Got My Number, Cole Swindell
- Any Ol' Barstool, Jason Aldean (New)
- Bar At The End Of The World, Kenny Chesney (New)
- Better Man, Little Big Town
- Momma And Jesus, Tucker Beathard
- Unwind, Frank Foster
- I've Got A Quarter In My Pocket, Mark Chesnutt
- New Hometown, Mike Ryan (New)
- What I Don't Know, Dwight Yoakam
- Ain't Always Pretty, Logan Mize
- City Girl, Ryan Hurd
- Carry You Home, Ward Thomas
- Getting Over You, Jackie Lee (New)
- Why Oh Why, Levon


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Seven simple tips to get even the pickiest eater in your family to eat more veggies!
As a busy mom of two little boys, I know how hard it can be to get kids to eat their veggies!
While my oldest had admittedly always been a healthy eater (he takes after his mama), my youngest is more interested in pizza and candy than broccoli and spinach.
As a result, over the last seven years of being a mother I've accumulated several tried and true tips for getting my kids to eat more veggies that I can't wait to share with all of you today.
Tip #1: My first tip is to ease them in with products they already know and love. Case in point? Stonyfield organic yogurt pouches!
My boys already LOVE Stonyfield yogurt so I knew they would be just as excited to try the NEW Whole Milk Apple Cinnamon Sweet Potato Yogurt Pouch and Whole Milk Blueberry Apple Carrot Yogurt Pouch.
In fact, they even have new Strawberry Beet Berry tubes that are perfect for freezing then stashing in school lunches. (They defrost in time for lunch!)
Tip #2: Show them where produce come from! Whether it's a visit to a local farm or a stop at your nearby farmers market, nothing is more important that letting kids touch, feel, smell and see where fruits and veggies come from.
Tip #3: Try recipes from around the world! My boys love Mexican, Lebanese and Asian food which is often way healthier and veggie-forward than typical American kids food. Instead of just steaming a veggie side dish just to get it on the plate, cuisine from around typically takes a more thoughtful approach adding high-flavor ingredients like garlic, ginger or sesame oil to really make kids love veggies.
Tip #4: Lead by example! I can't tell you how many parents I know say their kids "don't like kale" or "won't eat cauliflower" but when I dig a little deeper I discover the parents don't eat those veggies either. If there's one thing I've learned over the years, kids are sponges and are watching your every step. Plus let's be real, don't kids always want to eat whatever is on your plate?
Tip #5: Take them out to eat! Dining out in restaurants is a great way to expose little ones to veggies that don't usually land on your dinner table at home. Whether it's Chinese broccoli with hoisin at a dim sum restaurant or shredded cabbage on top of soup in a Mexican restaurant, dining out is a great way to expose little ones to new foods.
Tip #6: Cook with your kids! If I want my kids to eat more veggies, one of the best and easiest things I can do is involve them in the cooking process. Whether it's grating cheese, mashing bananas or cracking eggs, kids love to be near their parents so if you're in the kitchen, bring them along!
Tip #7: Let them shop with you! By bringing my little ones with me to the grocery store, they can pick out their favorite veggies and other healthy snacks such as Stonyfield's new veggie yogurt pouches. Kids want to feel independent so letting them pick out THEIR favorite flavor just means they will be that much more likely to eat the healthy veggie-filled snack you're buying them!
What are your best tips for getting kids to eat more veggies? I'd love to hear from you!
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