text: By Adrian Kingsley-Hughes | March 2, 2012, 2:52am PST Summary: A tablet for kids and big kids alike! It might not give the next-generation iPad a run for its money, but Archos has unveiled a kid-centric Android-powered tablet that wont break the bank. Called the Child Pad, the tablet costs $129 and features a 7-inch screen, runs a 1GHz processor and has 1GB RAM (actual hardware details are hazy at present). The tablet is powered by a retweaked Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich operating system that has been optimized for youngsters. Note: From the specifications provided, its hard to tell if this is a decent tablet for the price of yet another cheap and nasty offering with a kid-centric user interface. Ive approached Archos for more details on the hardware and will post an update here should I get a reply. Theres also an AppsLib-powered Kids App Store, which will allow the youngsters driving this tablet to choose from a range of child-suitable apps from 14 categories. To get them started, Archos will preload 28 apps including Angry Birds. Archos says that the Child Pad complies with both CIPA and COPPA regulations, which means a safer tablet environment for kids, and improved peace of mind for parents. The Child Pad will be available in stores at the end of March and has a price tag of $129. At that price this could make a fun tinkering platform if youre into that sort of thing!

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Hey Loves!
Since this week is my birthday I decided to paint my nails a fun colour and add some glitter on the ring finger as an accent nail. The glitter makes it more fun and festive ,at least for this occasion.
The base colour is "Light Turquoise" by LeCiel and the Glitter Polish is O.P.I. "Polka.com" from the European Collection.
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Fantastic opportunity here for a smart investor or home buyer looking for future potential! Set in a very popular growth suburb, on a 480m2 block registered as 2 lots, this property offers plenty of potential to renovate, rebuild, or to consider the 2 lots opportunity! Only a short walk to schools, shops public transport and a central employment hub, this is an opportunity not to be missed!
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Perhaps best known for its wide open spaces, blue skies, clean air and diverse cultures, New Mexico is also home to more scientists, doctors and PhD's per capita than nearly any other state in the nation. The health care industry is one of the state's leading employers. There are five major medical centers in Albuquerque alone, including the University of New Mexico Hospital and Medical School, recognized nationally for its pioneering curriculum in primary care medicine.
Over a million and a half people live here in pueblos, on Indian reservations, in mountain villages, along the banks of the Rio Grande and in cities know for their research laboratories, service industries, cultural diversity and sophisticated entertainment – ballet, opera and symphonies. Santa Fe, one of the oldest cities in America, and an international center of romance, charm, diversity cuisine and culture, is only an hour from Albuquerque.
We have hiking…rafting…skiing…snowboarding…camping…fly fishing…The opportunities here are unlimited.
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Some people choose to see the ugliness in this world. The disarray. We choose to see the tiger. This week on Tomorrow Josh chats with writer, animator, and producer Rose Eveleth, who hosts The Red Center, Flash Forward, and ESPN's 30 for 30 Podcasts. The pair discuss Josh's pretend Clippers fandom and how to prepare for a dystopia.
Episode 98 plunges into the fascinating connections between sports, politics, art, pop culture, and where those all converge. But more importantly: What is going on with Samurai World?
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It's that time again- time to go through my closet and pick out the 40-ish items that I'll wear for the next 3 months. (Check out what I picked for my winter capsule and my fall capsule!) Because I'm keeping a LOT of the same items as the last two, I decided not to make a big graphic this time. I'll just show you the items that I'm adding for the spring! I'm replacing a lot of items that were old or falling apart, but I also got some new items that I really love and can't wait to wear all the time!
This grey cardigan from Gap Factory is my new favorite thing- it is so comfy and cozy! I also got one in black!
This top is the PERFECT color for spring! It is so light and happy and I love that this top doesn't have a collar. It is a smidge see-through, but that's what a nude cami is for! This is currently on sale at J.Crew Factory.
I found this gem on clearance at Anthropologie and it is amazing. I had seen it on their website for a while but didn't want to pay full price for it… I got a great deal- AND it was the last one left in the store!
I love these shoes! My old black flats were disgusting and falling apart and they were really bad. I has having trouble finding a pair that liked, but DSW to the rescue!
Hello, new favorite work pants! I got these at Loft and I love that they are like a dressy denim. They are at some magical length where I can wear them with flats AND heels.
I can't wait to wear all of these items ALL the time over the next 3 months! I also added a pair of shorts into the mix, because let's be honest, it will be shorts weather all the time in a few weeks. I'm excited for the warm weather, but I also am not ready to wear shorts all the time.


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Higher Pregnancy Risk for Teens with HIV
Teens with HIV have a greater risk of becoming pregnant and experience a higher rate of complications during pregnancy, according to research by Johns Hopkins. The study is based on a record analysis of 181 HIV patients, ages 13 to 24, who were treated at four hospitals during a 12-year period.
"Our analysis revealed a problem. Now we need to figure out why that is and how we, as providers, can give appropriate counseling and care to these girls and women," said lead investigator Allison Agwu, M.D., Sc.M., a pediatric infectious disease specialist at the Johns Hopkins Children's Center.
The researchers believe the findings are disturbing for at least two reasons: First, all teen pregnancies already run a higher risk for complications. Second, the results suggest that HIV-infected teens and young women continue with unsafe sexual behaviors and unprotected sex.
Teens who acquired HIV behaviorally rather than during birth had five times more pregnancies than their HIV-negative peers and were also more likely to give birth prematurely or experience spontaneous abortions.
Among the 181 patients in the study, more than one-third (66) got pregnant, some of whom had more than one pregnancy for a total of 96 pregnancies. More HIV-infected mothers gave birth prematurely (34 percent), compared to moms in the general population (22 percent). Also, HIV-infected moms had more spontaneous abortions, 14 percent compared to 9 percent in the general population.
The pregnancy rate of behaviorally infected patients was seven times greater than the rate of those who had been infected at birth, the researchers found. Thirty-eight of the 51 behaviorally infected teens became pregnant, compared to only 28 of the 130 girls who had been infected at birth.
Furthermore, 37 percent of those with behaviorally acquired HIV had repeat pregnancies compared to only 14 percent of those who had been infected at birth. And 41 percent of teens infected at birth were more likely to terminate the pregnancy compared to 10 percent of those who contracted HIV later in life.
Although the study involved only a small number of patients, the researchers say the findings reveal interesting differences among youth with HIV, depending on how they became infected in the first place.
"Our findings suggest that teens who were infected with HIV later in life may engage in different sexual behaviors than those infected at birth. Further analysis into these differences will help us find ways to prevent unwanted pregnancies and avoid complications from planned ones," said senior investigator Kelly Gebo, M.D., M.P.H., a Johns Hopkins infectious disease specialist.
The researchers noted that all HIV-infected patients should be educated regarding pregnancy risk, including the risk of transferring HIV to their partners as well as their babies. Therefore, doctors who treat young patients with HIV should have regular and open discussions regarding these risks, they said.
The study is published in the Feb. 2 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association.
Source: Johns Hopkins
Pedersen, T. (2018). Higher Pregnancy Risk for Teens with HIV. Psych Central. Retrieved on December 5, 2020, from https://psychcentral.com/news/2011/02/07/higher-pregnancy-risk-for-teens-with-hiv/23219.html
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On 8-10 November 2018, fans, artists and aspiring leaders alike will meet the biggest names in the industry, from brands, record labels, streaming services, as well as artists and BBC DJ's and producers for careers guidance, insider knowledge and invaluable advice for taking those next steps.
BBC Music Introducing Live is aiming to build an important platform for the music industry to engage with a hard to reach, young, diverse group of future musical talent…
James Giddings, Head of Partnerships says:
"We are delighted to be working with the likes of Yamaha, Marshall, Shure and Sennheiser on the inaugural BBC Music Introducing Live and excited they share the same values of the show – supporting and engaging the future talent of the music industry."
£10 tickets for BBC Music Introducing LIVE are available now via the website.
Here's all the exciting information about what to expect of the event:
It's just two weeks to go until BBC Music Introducing LIVE comes to London's Tobacco Dock for three days of talks, panels, performances, masterclasses and more, to inspire 15,000 future music industry leaders. Meet the biggest names in the industry, from brands, record labels, streaming services, as well as artists and BBC DJs and producers for careers guidance, insider knowledge and invaluable advice for taking those next steps. What's more, BBC Radio 1, BBC Radio 2, BBC Radio 6 Music, BBC Radio 1Xtra, BBC Asian Network and BBC Radio 3 will be hosting shows and broadcasting live from the event. Supported by BBC Music and UK music industry leaders.
For those looking to get their foot in the door, expand current knowledge or get into granular details, the rich a varied programme of Panels and Talks will leave no stone unturned. From the broader 'How To get a Job in The Music Industry', genre-specifics 'Grime: The next Chapter' to lifting the curtain on challenges for artists like 'Streaming and Playlists Explained', there will be practical advice and real debate from experts who are the top of their game. Huge industry names who will be imparting their knowledge include Artist Manager Jonathan Dickins (Adele), Glastonbury Organiser Emily Eavis, as well as top music producers and song writing powerhouses Frazer T. Smith (Kano, Stormzy, Adele) Jake Gosling (Ed Sheeran, James Bay, One Direction, All Time Low).
Not only that, a special selection of artists themselves such as Deadmau5 'In Conversation' and Example in 'Bedroom to Ibiza: Making It In Dance Music' alongside Danny Howard as well of the likes of Jamie Cullum, You Me At Six, Declan McKenna and more will be giving behind the scenes insights to their careers with this unparalleled access over the three day event.
There'll be BBC favourites in the house to meet with attendees and broadcast their hugely popular shows live from the event. BBC Radio 1's Annie Mac and Huw Stephens, the newly-announced voice of BBC Radio 2 Breakfast Show – Zoe Ball, BBC Radio 6 Music's Lauren Laverne and Steve Lamacq, BBC Radio 2's Jamie Cullum and Jo Whiley, BBC Radio 1Xtra's DJ Target, as well as BBC radio royalty Bob Harris will be in attendance across the three days at Tobacco Dock.
A series of live gigs will be taking place in the evenings after each day's proceedings, the first of which is a sold-out show with Ben Howard on Thursday 8 November. The Devon-born, Brit Award winning singer has forged his name as a mainstay at of British music. He will be supported by the critically acclaimed folk troubadour Marika Hackman, one of the most exciting and captivating lyricists in the world, whose punk attitude and sincere yet sardonic delivery has seen her on every tastemaker's list.
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There will also be a UK Music Careers Fair for insider tips from employers and experts in the music world, it's a must-attend event for future music industry professionals. The Independent Label Market first launched on Soho's Berwick Street in 2011, becoming somewhat of an institution in London. It comes to Tobacco Dock next month, and founders of the world's best independent labels will be on hand, selling fresh vinyl produce over the three-day event.
BBC Music Introducing LIVE is the ultimate event for young people looking to start their career in the music industry. Hosted by BBC Music and supported by the UK music industry, BBC Music Introducing LIVE is set to be a jam-packed weekend of live music, talks, panels, careers advice and much more.
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One of the most memorable lines from a movie comes from the 1992 comedy A League of Their Own, the story of a real-life, all-woman professional baseball league that played during World War II. Jimmy Duggan, manager of the Rockford Peaches (played by Tom Hanks), lays down the law when one of his players begins to weep: "There's no crying in baseball!"
This quote has since become slang for "toughen up" or "get over it" in sports, business and other areas. I can't say that I've ever used it in my 18-year real estate career, but it made me think about some of the things we often hear in this business.
I'm talking about "extreme" language: absolute words like none, never and always.
Why is this so important? Because real estate situations are rarely the same. I've handled more than 1,000 transactions throughout my career, and while experience is an excellent teacher, each one has been a little different than the others. That said, I would also be remiss if I declared that my transactions have never been the same in any way.
Absolute language tends to happen when a person is trying to impress with their experience or position. In this business, I've learned that those who promise "always" or "never" rarely have the experience to back up their claims.
For example, let's consider the presentation of an offer on a home that is for sale. On average, most full-time real estate agents sell 6-12 homes in a year. What are the chances that each one of those situations are the same? Pretty slim. There are different buyers, sellers, houses, locations, details, terms, inspections, lenders … and the list goes on.
So the buyer's agent (who just showed the property) asks the listing agent if his seller would consider an offer that is "contingent" upon the buyer selling their current home. The market is strong and homes are getting reasonable offers within a fair amount of time. What should the seller and listing agent do?
In our experience, the seller and listing agent have already determined the answer. In most cases, the listing agent responds with a firm "No, the seller won't consider a contingency offer." In fact, many agents respond that their sellers would never consider a contingency offer. But there's that word again: never.
But don't the other details matter? Many times, contingency offers are much more favorable on every other term for the seller. The buyer understands that they need to present a very strong offer if they are asking for time to sell a property. Those terms might include renting the home back to the seller after closing, or closing on the date of the seller's choice, keeping the seller from making two moves. Perhaps the seller's home is unique and may take more time to sell than the market average.
The takeaway here is that there should rarely be an absolute answer when there are other details to consider. There are plenty of situations "outside the box" that can bring greater benefits.
Unfortunately, a newer real estate agent may be picking up bad habits from an "absoluter" who teaches "That will never work" or "They will never take that" or "You'll never find a home with that feature" and my favorite "Houses in that neighborhood always get top price."
The best agents, with the most experience, listen to their clients' questions, understand their goals, and figure out how to make it happen.
And they rarely say "never" or "always" because they know creativity is the key to getting the best results for their clients. The only absolute I believe in is "There's always a way!"


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NOTE: Following Webcom acquisition by Marquis Book Printing, this website will be permanently closed by the end of April, 2020, and all content redirected to www.marquisbook.com. See you there!
Posted on September 8, 2013 in Awards
September 8th, 2013, Toronto, ON- Webcom was announced as a category winner in the 2013 Premier Print Awards – an annual worldwide competition presented by the Printing Industries of America, for distinguished achievements in the printing industry.
Webcom is being recognized as one of four prominent Canadian printing companies to receive a Benny Award this year, a prestigious industry award named for North America's patron printer Benjamin Franklin. The Benny Award goes to the best-printed piece in each of the program's 112 categories. Webcom was selected from thousands of entries, winning the top award for Digital Printing – Juvenile Books. The winning submission in this category, a children's book entitled "These Hands", was a 500-piece run, produced on one of Webcom's full colour digital printers.
"Winning the Benny Award, the highest honor in the printing industry, is affirmation of the quality of work we produce," says Mike Collinge, President, Webcom. "We partner with our clients to make every job an award winning piece."
The award was presented to Webcom's President, Mike Collinge, at the Premier Print Awards Gala, featuring the InterTech Technology Awards and the web2awards, held in conjunction with Print 13 on September 8th, in Chicago.


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We work with you to clarify your website goals, determine how we'll measure success, and develop a sitemap and information architecture for your project. At its core, this phase ensures alignment between your team and ours, and keeps us focused on key project objectives.
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A blueprint for your website.
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Lush Bath Bombs-I've heard great things about Lush. Their products are all natural, which is important to me. The girls and I did a little shopping the other day and passed by the Lush department, so I let each girl select one Lush Bath Bomb. What fun. One of the bath bombs had little bits of heart confetti and changed colors. One bomb changed colors and released glitter. Basically, the best thing you could ask for if you happen to be a little girl. They loved it. A relatively cheap way of bringing some fun to bathtime. Both bath bombs smelled wonderful. The Lush people gave me a free shampoo bar to try and, so far, I really like it.
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Amore Pacific Lipstick-I get incredibly chapped lips. Really bad. My hypothesis is that I'm allergic to something that I love to eat-regularly. Since I'm too lazy to go to a physician and get an actual diagnosis, I'll just self treat. Anyhow, so extremely chapped lips. I've tried EVERYTHING. Cheap treatments, expensive treatments, everything in between. Vaseline, Kiehl's, La Mer, you name it. A while ago, Sarah suggested this lip treatment on Twitter. Sarah's beauty suggestions are always spot on, so I bought it. It is worth every penny. It completely heals my lips. It's sort of in between lipstick and lip gloss. It has great coverage and stays on for hours. Definitely a great find.
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Hair Salon (Kyiv)
Hi everyone,
I'm an expat and have only lived in Kiev for almost a month now. I was wondering if anyone would happen to know of a hair salon where someone would speak a bit of English. I need to have my hair done, but I don't really speak any Russian, and it may be hard to explain what I want done. I'd also like it to be near the centre or near a metro station and preferably someone affordable. Hope someone can be of help! Thanks.


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By spring we were getting into our new groove. Dylan was off to school, I was puttering around the house, and Bug was Bug.
I had all but forgotten about applying to college. Then one morning a letter showed up unannounced informing me that I had been accepted to Storybrook County University's Masters of Business Administration program. What I was going to do with that degree I didn't know but I'm sure it would work itself out in time.
After our major blowout Katie started to get her shit together. In fact, by the time prom rolled around in late spring, I was convinced our problems were behind us.
"How was prom, Bug?"
"It SUCKED! Teddy totally refused to dance with me even though he said he would in school!"
"I'm sorry, honey. Who's Teddy?"
"And THEN after prom I was like CALL ME!"
"But he was all fuck you. I hate boys. I hate Teddy."
I had never heard of this Teddy kid but whomever he was he seriously pissed off Katie.
"Ok, ok sit down. Let's talk about this, Bug-a-boo"
"Why are boys suck jerks!? I mean, Xander was a huge ass to you. What's wrong with them?!"
"I don't know? First, let's talk about Teddy. Tell me about him?"
"I dunno…he's some kid from school. He plays football. He's super popular and then one day he wanted to hangout so we did. Now he won't even talk to me!"
"Ok. Well…can you think of anything that would make things weird between you? Did you have a fight?"
Katie was silent for awhile and her eyes told me she was far away.
"Katie? Is there anything that you can think of about why Teddy is mad?"
She finally returned to Earth. "No, Penny. Nothing."
It was night to get a break from the perils of teen drama and jerky boys.
Peter and I were still enjoying our…thing. We still weren't putting a label on it.
Pete did finally invite me to his house to meet his daughter Kylie. She's a sweet little thing and she's only a few months younger than Harper. She's and I became fast friends. All it took was an "aldergader" toy…her favorite animal.
Despite the lack of teen drama, we still dealt with teen hormones. Well, except we were teens anymore.
"You know, Penn, I think I might lo–"
"Shush. If you say that then everything changes, Peter. We have to label this shit if you say the l-word."
"Well, I won't say the l-word but I would like to do the f-word except I should probably put the toddler to B-E-D first so she doesn't crawl into the oven or something."
"I'll do it, Pete. I'm that nugget's favorite person today and I want to keep up the good vibes with your daughter. Just in case."
"You know, you look good putting my daughter to bed, Penny. Perhaps we should make this a habit?"
I knew where Pete was going with this but after deciding we weren't labeling this I wasn't quite ready for "love" and "let's move in together." In the long run I did see a life with Pete but for now I was just going to ride this one out.
"If I look good in you daughter's room imagine how good I will look in yours.."
Maybe it was just the warm fuzzies of after glow but I am starting to think we need to label this shit.


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Archive for January 2009
Thesis Blues pt.12
I've been itching to get through the first draft of this story; the itch has been made all the more unscratchable because there is still so much to do and I can't quite envision all of it. But thinking about the itch makes me want to scratch it worse than ever; it's that same itch you have on the underside of your forearm after you broke your arm and it's encased in plaster from elbow to wrist: you ain't gonna get to it any time soon, and the most you can hope for is to have your sister or best friend slide a pencil underneath the cast and try to agitate the snertchy patch of skin enough to alleviate the itch. It's that same metaphorical itch a pregnant woman feels in the third trimester after she has wobbled around all broad-sided and bloated with that baby inside her and she can't wait to see it, hold it, coo to it in a soft voice as she nurses and comforts it. It's that same itch that makes me want to write a series of over-wrought metaphors that belabor the point and beat the reader over the head with it. That kind of itch.
So last night I took about an hour to outline the whole story on a dry-erase board on the wall of my office. I would call it my "studio," but that term is so hipster stupid and high-minded that I just want to kick myself for using it casually, plus who the hell am I kidding? It's a damn office. I go there to work.
I started with a column heading: What I Have. I delineated 17 sections of the story, quickly jotting down the contents of the section, the chronology of it, and the page numbers in the document. The longest section is 12 pages; the chronology moves from 2008 to 1972-1988, then 1989, 1990, and somewhere in there I reference things that happened in 1838.
The next column heading was "Things I'm working on." I have 5 different sections under construction right now. I had to dig to the back of the document where I have stowed pieces and spare parts since last summer.
The last column heading was "What I need." I scratched out 8 different things I need to work on; this list will continue to build as I think of things. Some items are major pieces or the story, some items are reminders to combine certain parts, break up certain parts, and consider rearranging other parts.
So now I can see a sketch of the whole damn thing. It's a nice reminder of how far and how near I am from a complete draft.
Thank God for that dry-erase board. It's one of the most valuable tools I have for writing. I'm always mapping things out on it, jotting down ideas, and sometimes writing huge important questions on it that I have to address. When I need to analyze the hell out of a poem, I usually write it out on the dry-erase board so I can look at the entire thing. I have some predilection with seeing the entirety of something. It helps me understand.
Maybe my dry-erase board needs a name.
P.S. I need to blog about something else. I'm thinking of doing a list about my cat.
Guest Blogger: SGT. Danger's Deployment is 1/4 Complete
Nathan Geist is currently serving as a Chaplain Assistant in the Army. He is a 2005 graduate of Zion-Benton Township High School, has studied for 3 years at Southern Illinois University, and recently appeared in the film The Promotion. Sgt. Geist will appear as a periodic contributor to The Seeker throughout the next year as he fulfills a tour of duty in Afghanistan.
Thesis Blues pt. 11
Focus may be the most critical aspect of my writing intellect that I have worked to develop the past few years. It's what gets you into the work fast, what keeps you centered on the work, and what eventually leads you to the mythical "flow" that is so crucial to writing instinctively, subconsciously, and at your most premium level.
Writing doesn't just fall out of your back pocket by accident and hit the ground as a polished gem. It takes work, patience, and dedication. But you can't get to it, or hope to do your best work, without a good deal of focus. It takes a while to get there, and much like any great athlete or performer, you have to warm up to get your focus so you can perform your best. Reggie Miller bombed 3-pointers, practiced free-throws, and drove to the hoop on the left and right hand side to get ready for a game. Albert Pujols takes cuts off a hitting tee, takes soft-toss, and then batting practice before the game starts. I once saw a concert film of The Eagles, and the group stood in a small circle backstage, rhaposidizing "There are stars in the southern sky…" over and over before they took the stage and sang it. You have to do it; there is perhaps no athlete or artist who can pull their best performance off effortlessly without getting warmed up for it (an exception might be Joyce Carol Oates, who has probably finished two novels in the time I've spent on this blog). It's like the practice that is essential to the performance; you won't perform any better than you practice.
So, to snare my focus, I use several different approaches. One is to work out before I write (I mentioned that in episode 10). Working through puzzles like Sudoku, or the daily crossword, often help. Picturing myself writing, down to what I'm wearing and where I'm sitting, help me get started with my focus. Writing short blog entries, emails, or even text messages helps get the juices flowing. I've tried creating lists of 10 similes and 10 metaphors. I've listened to music. I've called friends and told them, "Hey! I'm going to do some writing right now, and this is what I'm going to write about." If they allow me, I even tell them why and where I'm going to have problems. Then they usually hang up. What has worked the best for me has been to work through line edits in any given piece, preparing myself to get things right by correcting previous mistakes and shortcomings.
I got an idea today to try something new. One of my freshman asked if anybody had any gum. In fact, she said, "I need some gum so I can focus." (It's final exam week where I teach). I remarked to her that I had just read something in the paper last weekend that talked about how chewing gum helps you focus. She looked at me cock-eyed (these aren't the types of students who read the paper). Another kid asked how gum could do that. I hypothesized that it may be the repetitive motion of the jaw and the near-constant oral stimulus activated by flavor and texture. It keeps your mind sharp by providing constant "dialogue" between your nervous center and your brain; there's a near-constant cognitive process occurring. That was met with more cock-eyed looks.
I'm going to find out soon. I plan on doing a lot of writing this weekend, and am going to buy some gum and see what happens. I hope it's not what always happened with gum when I was a kid and why I still don't chew gum today: the flavor went away too fast, and it always felt like I was chewing an amorphous mass of flavorless nothing. Surely the advances in chewing gum in the last 30 years have compensated for that? I'll see.
Thesis Blues pt. 10
Sandi and I met for the first time Sunday afternoon to discuss the progress on my thesis. I'm doing better than I thought I was, and I thought I was doing pretty decent in the first place. She did a lot of line editing (cute… she claimed, "I can't help it!" I know what she means– It has become instinctual for me to do the same thing the last few years). Her main concern was my use of "scene" throughout the writing thus far.
"Scene" is critical to literary journalism. The use of representative scenes, interspersed with digressions for research, commentary, and reflection, is how the structure of the piece is shaping up. But the representative scenes need work. I need to place people physically, provide greater details (using the five senses), and tighten them up so they move quickly and are meaningful. I have to avoid the temptation to include cutesy scenes or scenes that I just think are funny but that don't necessarily belong. An example of that is a description of Jim and me at keg parties in college, when we used to do a maneuver we referred to as "pick and drink." He'd use his wide body to block people off so I could cut in front of them to the keg, then I'd return the favor so we could cut the time spent in a keg line in half. Fun to talk about, fun to remember, nice to laugh about… but maybe not the best choice for the story. The amount of detail and the thought processes behind the "pick and drink" are a story unto themselves, but I've had to cut back on things like that because they aren't serving the story (and in this particular case, they make us look like a couple of world-class goofballs… which we were).
It's the "scenes" that are going to make the story meaningful and pull the reader into Jim's life. If they aren't handled properly, the story loses meaning and the reader begins to wonder what the hell the point is other than to reminisce about Jim and how things were in college or what we did the night we went out in Auburn and got completely shitfaced and the cops showed up at 2AM because we were wrestling in his front yard.
I have to give myself credit for managing my emotions and creative energy the last few months. Both are critical to writing effectively, and either one being off kilter can cause significant problems. Writing demands a lot of emotional investment. It requires a lot of getting into your own head and reflecting on times, places, and people in an honest way. The honesty can be painful; hell, the nostaligia alone can make you wistful and melancholy. But you have to think about these things and roll them around in your head and find a way to write about them without being sappy or maudlin while still focusing on truth. So creative energy comes into play along with the emotional recall. This can be very powerful; it can give you clarity and create meaning and understanding that you never had before. I have referred to the whole mess as "second sight." It is one of the great benefits of writing, and one of the things that keeps me coming back.
But it's also one of the great consequences. It's hard to turn off all that stuff when it's time to go to the movies or when the laptop battery runs out or your friends are coming over. Many times, it overflows into whatever you're doing subsequent to your writing. I've in turn been hyperkinetic, hilarious, sullen, tempermental, exhausted… too many to name. I've had many a sleepless night in the past four years. So it's important to know how to turn things off, to know where the switch is in your brain. It has taken me a long time to find it, and many times when I do find it, it changes location.
One thing I've done, and continue to do, is to play video games. They distract my mind, get the focus and energy elsewhere, and let me come down gently. Many times I've called a friend and just put it out there that I'm wiped out, and then talked about other things. Working out has worked for me many times (the reverse of this has been efficacious as well: working out and then getting into the writing). Making something in the kitchen has worked. Lately, I've been watching clips of The Who perform "Won't Get Fooled Again" live at the end of The Kids Are Alright. There's an awesome part near the close of the song when Mooney rips a drum solo, Daltrey screams "Yeeeeeaaaaahhhhhh!" and Pete Townshend launches himself a good 30 feet across the stage, sliding on his knees with his guitar slung at his side. What does it for me is the raw energy, the spectacle that results from being in the moment but so tight in fundamentals and with mastery of your instrument that you can improvise and create something greater than you had before.
But then the song is over. They rip up their instruments a little bit, take their bows, and exit. All in a days work. Now work is over. It's time to relax and think about something else.
Thesis Blues pt. 9
It's been an unusual day.
I had big plans today to speed down to Lincolnshire and camp out at Barnes and Noble or Panera, and then write my ass off until late afternoon when I was going to take in Gran Torino and then watch some football at a sports bar in Libertyville.
All those things happened, but not quite as I expected. I'm at Caribou Coffee in Libertyville right now. It's after 10PM.
First, I couldn't speed anywhere because of the horrible road conditions amidst the 12″+ of snow we've had since yesterday morning. There must be some contest between Lake County villages to see who can hold out the longest on plowing. The roads sucked. It took me a long time to get to Lincolnshire in the first place, and then I came to find out that Barnes and Noble charges for their wifi access. I thought pay-per-surf went the way of the dinosaurs for public places like coffee shops, but I was wrong. So I slid over to Panera and set up shop. Except that it took me an insanely long amount of time to get focused on the writing (even though it was all set up for me by my work last Sunday). I got twined around email, online music, text messages, and a bowl of soup. This is nothing unusual; I usually use all that stuff on purpose to hone my focus (somehow I can do that… get focused and write efficaciously with all the distractions… it's odd; I can't explain it). But it wasn't working for me today.
Before I knew it, I was looking at the clock: 4:30. My heart sunk; I was finally in flow and writing some good stuff– some instinctual, deep, well-structured stuff. I checked the movie schedule, and couldn't have gotten to Gran Torino at a reasonable time to still see some of the football game. So I split, watched the film, and went to watch the game. The game sucked, so I thought since I have everything with me, I might as well hike down the street and re-establish myself. So I'm sitting in a coffee shop late on a Saturday trying to write. I got some decent stuff done, but wished I had gotten it done earlier.
I've been thinking lately about the toll this writing program has taken on me. I knew it would be staggering financially, and I've gotten through that like a champ. But what I didn't know was that I would want to do my homework. I would want to work for hours on the weekends and whenever I could after school to write, rewrite, research, rewrite, write again, read, process, analyze, and rewrite. I didn't know I would find such meaning and joy in it, so much so that it's all I've wanted to do for weeks on end. So much so that I've forced myself to leave my laptop at home when I've visited family. So much so that I worked on 5 different pieces of writing on my flight to Los Angeles 2 weeks ago.
I think about whether or not relationships would have gone differently if I wasn't so involved in all this. I think about whether or not I've intentionally excluded myself from something very meaningful over the last 4 years because I was involved in the program… events with friends, trips I could have taken, or even sitting around the house and doing next to nothing with or without company. I think about what my condo would look like right now if I hadn't poured money into tuition instead of home repair and decoration.
Everything comes at a cost. I guess I'm not minding the cost of this so much. I'm happy. I'm a helluva lot smarter and a much better teacher from when I began.
I will have spent a year of my life writing this thesis when it is all said and done.
Thesis Blues pt.8
So much of writing seems to be a matter of getting myself into position to write, or to write something effective. That's what today was. I did end up at the Gurnee Panera, and after I piddled around with some school work, I started to outline my thesis so I can get a real tight look at the structure. I know where to put the part I was griping about Friday (about the purpose for the story), but it took a good deal of analysis of structure to find its place. After that, I had to smooth the edges– both before and after the insertion– so it would fit. But the thing is, I never wrote the segment about the purpose of the story. I only laid the groundwork. It will happen later tonight or throughout the next week. Most likely throughout the next week. I could feel my focus blurring. There's no sense in pushing it so hard right now. I can really explode next Saturday (I'm feeling the Lincolnshire Panera, or possibly the Barnes and Noble there after I burn a gift card I got for Christmas). That, and I'm really jonesing to work out as soon as I can get home.
One advantage of the intense focus that comes from writing is that sometimes great lines of writing just fall out of your head unexpectedly; effortlessly. Writers call it "experiencing flow." I just sent off a quick email that had this line in it:
"…one totally whacked fact that I would never expect to know right off the bat."
My poetry professor would be proud of me. I have assonance going (whacked, fact, that, bat), an internal rhyme (whacked, fact), and some cute wordplay with "whacked" and "bat." Never mind the "right off the bat" cliche; I think I compensated for it with the wordplay.
Thesis Blues pt.7
I mailed the first chunk of my thesis to my advisor today. 32 pages.
I noted to her that one of the areas where I am having trouble is, "Getting to the point where the reader knows that I see my understanding of Jim intersecting with my career; how I see him as representative of my students and if I understand him, I'm a better teacher for my students. I guess that's the purpose of the story, and so far it's little more than inferred." A funny thing about my writing processes: I know this has been a problem all along, but finally having the balls to declare it as such and at least write about it a little bit is the first step to addressing the problem. So, ever since about 3PM this afternoon, I've been flipping solutions around in my head. I need to rearrange some elements of the story and write a new part that will be inserted early on in the narrative that will serve to justify the whole thing. Now maybe I should write down some of those thoughts before I forget them.
As if I could forget them.
I bought two sets of special post-it notes tonight at Target. One is a set of page markers so I can tab specific pages as I read a few of the books I'm using for research. The other is a set of rather large post-it notes that I can stick on the specific pages and use to jot down notes as I'm reading. Then, I can quickly review what I wrote at some later point and at least start to piece together content based on thoughts I was having as I was reading. I usually don't work like this. I usually sit at my computer and write as I read (and mark directly in the book; but these books aren't mine), incorporating research as I go along. But I had a vision of myself reading in bed, on the couch, during class, whenever, and saw myself using the post-it notes to keep track of thoughts. I guess I'm following my vision. This is probably a good habit to start, which gets me back to why I chose to write this particular thesis anyhow. I knew it was going to cause some significant changes in me as a writer, both my processes and my abilities. This is but one of them.
I frequently have whacked visions regarding writing. A frequent one usually comes early in the week when I think about writing over the next weekend. For some reason, I see myself from outside myself, usually sitting at a Panera (there are about 6 Paneras that I frequent within 15 miles of my condo). But I envision myself sitting at a specific Panera. Whichever one has been dialed up in my vision is the one I have to go to the following weekend. I think I see myself at the Gurnee Panera this Sunday, though I'm not sure I'm going to write Sunday.
BTW… my thesis advisor is S.L. Wisenberg. She's a co-director of the Northwestern writing program. Aside from the books and other stories she has published, she has written the acclaimed blog Cancer Bitch for some time now. You can find it here: http://cancerbitch.blogspot.com.


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Lodge of Remembrance
Lodge No. 4037
Meeting at The Masonic Hall, The Planks, Swindon SN3 1QP, Wiltshire.
Meets on the first Wednesday in every month at 6.15pm (except May, June, July, August and September)
Installation meeting in February when the Lodge tyles at 4.30pm
Brother Stephen Berry who was installed as Worshipful Master of the Lodge of Remembrance 4037 in February of this year, was both delighted and very proud that his first ceremony in March was to Initiate his 21 year old Son Joseph – who had recently graduated from University. This was a momentous occasion for both Steve and Joseph. What is more, due to circumstances, Steve had the added pleasure of passing Joseph to the degree of a Fellowcraft the following month in April. However, it is most unlikely Joseph will be raised to the degree of a Master Mason during Steve's year as Worshipful Master.
Pictured in the photo from L to R is; Brother Ron Chambers, Brother Joseph Berry and Worshipful Master Steve Berry. Brother Ron Chambers was Joseph's seconder and has offered to be his personal Mentor.
We all wish Brother Joseph Berry a happy and successful Masonic career!
Provincial Grand Master surprises David Reed
Philip Bullock PrGM paid a surprise visit to Lodge of Remembrance when he was pleased to announce that W Bro Dr David Reed PrGSwdB is to be invested as Provincial Junior Grand Warden in October 2018. David was invested as Provincial Grand Sword Bearer in October 2017 and has been an ever present member of the Active team.
He spoke with the web editor and expressed his great surprise when the Provincial Grand Master asked him to be Provincial Junior Grand Warden, David said "I was honoured to be Installed as the Sword Bearer in 2017 and never imagined I would be offered another Active Office. To be invited by the Provincial Grand Master to be one of his Wardens is beyond my expectation"
Philip Bullock said "I am very pleased David was able to accpet the appointment, I know he will be a great asset to the Province and bring much credit to his Lodge"
Remembering a promise made by Kevin
Back in October 2016 Kevin Logan announced in Open lodge of a request from Viv Slayford (his partner) asking if The Lodge of Remembrance would be willing to donate time to decorate the Swindon Dance studio's situated in the Swindon Town hall building. This would also give us hours to credit the 300 hours for 300 years initiaitive masterminded by Assistant Provincial Grand Master Stephen Bridge.
Due to Kevin's illness this wasn't pursued until W Bro Marcus Reeves was talking to Viv at our Ladies night. Time has gone on and attempts have been made to arrange a convenient time to actual commit to the work with availability of members of the Lodge fitting in with Swindon Dance studios busy programme of events.
However, diaries attuned , a date was agreed and July 21st and 22nd was chosen for when members of the Lodge armed with paint, brushes and rollers descended on the Studios loacted in Swindon's magnificent Town Hall.
There are 2 Rehearsal studios and a large theatre, all in need of a coat of paint and freshen up, most rooms with water damage, flaking paint and generally run down and tired. 84 man hours later, 10 brethren from the Lodge finished the first Rehearsal studio. Looking splendid and refreshed, it is now available classes to use, to the delight of Viv. Only one Rehearsal studio and a Theatre to go! which will hopefully be redecorated in the near future, when Swindon Dance's tight schedule permits.
Lodge members Bob Wheeler, Dave Barrie, John Wilmer, Marcus Reeves, Jack Gargett, Mike Oldland, Bob Barrow and Bro's Steve Kirwan, Stuart Newland gave there time to make this happen.
Item provided by Lodge Secretary Dave Barrie 23 July 2017
Prostate Cancer screening
Bro Kevin Logan, Secretary of the Lodge of Remembrance, held a screening session at Old Town's masonic hall, to help detect prostate cancer early through a simple blood test. He was supported by his partner, daughter and 13 members of the Lodge, who all gave up their time on Saturday 2nd April, clocking up some 56 hours to the Tercentenary 300 Hours appeal.
Kevin has been championing these screening sessions after he was given the devastating diagnosis of metastatic prostate cancer in June last year. Doctors have told him it will be controllable for two to five years, but it is not curable. It could have been caught sooner if he had been screened. Since his diagnosis the brave father-of-three has made it his mission to save other men from the same fate and more than 150 turned up to support him and get themselves tested.
In the drop-in session, nurses took a small blood sample to measure the Prostate-Specific Antigen (PSA) count. A traffic light system indicates whether a score is above average and if the person should seek medical advice. Results are confidential and those with high scores will be contacted directly by a consultant urologist who will explain what the next steps are.
Kevin said he was delighted with the response to the first screening.
"This is about screening, raising awareness and research into the condition. It makes me feel emotional and very proud that so many men have come today; some with neighbours, some with partners. If we can save one life then it is worth it. I get emotional talking about it because it is so important to me. I'm on a mission to make this screening, which takes minutes, available to everyone. There isn't anything that can be done for me, but I want to see the NHS start to screen everyone. I've already raised £4,700 and there has been a phenomenal response to this drive."
Keith Baker was among the 182 men tested on the day. "It was simple, a pin prick, everyone should be having it done," he said. "I admire Kevin for what he's doing. He's an inspiration to everyone and completely selfless. I'm proud to be supporting him today."
The cost of the tests were covered by monies raised and by donations on the day.
For more information contact Kevin at email@example.com
Pictured above from L to R:
R Barrow, D Polden, P Reed, K Logan, Jo Bellman, C Scott, S Newland,
S Kirwan, R Chambers, N Baxter, J Burge, R Wheeler, D Barrie, A Eldridge
Pictured from L to R:
S Kirwan, D Gibbon, R Chambers, P Reed
Shropshire's Mysterious Case is now Closed
Bro Kevin Logan, Secretary of the Lodge of Remembrance, used his sleuthing skills to solve one of Provincial Grand Lodge of Shropshire's mysterious puzzles. After reading an article in their online magazine 'Out of the Blue' he searched the newly established Masonic membership records database managed by Ancestry.com – some 2m records predating 1923. If you want to read more of the story, click here.
Horse Racing raises over £600
Bro Bob Barrow is known as Swindon's answer to Elvis Presley but he might just become as well known for his expoits in the saddle. Following a very successful horse race night on Saturday 21 November which was attended by 60 people andraised over £600 for Swindon Women's Aid.
Catering was under the excellent direction of Carol Gibbon who enlisted the aid of her sous chef husband Danny to assist in the kitchen.
It is intended to present a cheque to Swindon Women's Aid at a lunch to be attended by representattives from Wiltshire Air Ambulance and Prospect on 21st February2016.
Annual Remembrance Lunch - Tremendous success
The Lodge of Remembrance No 4037 hosted their annual Remembrance Day carvery lunch on Sunday 8th November.
Lodge members have traditionally led the Swindon Masonic tribute to the fallen of the Two World Wars and the many conflicts since. Following the traditional march to the Swindon Cenotaph and the observation of the two minute silence, the Brethren and their guests returned to the Masonic Centre in Old Town, Swindon to enjoy a 3-course carvery lunch.
80 people attended the luncheon and were treated to a superb meal, created and served by Heather and Ian of Coleshill Catering and their staff. The 3-meat carvery was preceded by a warming Roasted Tomato & Tyhme soup and topped off with a seasonally delicious Plum Crumble & cream.
The auction of a Tower of London Poppy, in pristine condition in an unopened box, contributed significantly to the monies raised by the raffle. A total of £670 was raised on the day. This will be presented to a representative of the Royal British Legion at the Lodge's Charity Luncheon, to be held at the Planks on Sunday 21 February 2016.
Freemasons also honoured the war dead in Salisbury, Trowbridge, Devizes, Marlborough and many other towns and villages throughout the Province.


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Marketplace Reporter Deeply Confused About Public Ownership
David Brancaccio is a solid reporter. Perhaps the cognitive dissonance of talking about public ownership on a program called Marketplace caused him to go astray. Nevertheless a few days ago he did his listeners a disservice when he commented on the city of Somerset, Kentucky's new venture: Selling gasoline directly to city residents.
Somerset's entrepreneurialism got him to explore other municipal enterprises, "I looked around for some precedents and they are interesting."
So far so good. Tens of thousands of precedents exist of public ownership and they are indeed interesting. But a listener to Brancaccio could not be faulted for coming away with the impression that public enterprises are few and far between.
Brancaccio began by observing, "Some cities have long had municipal public utilities. The power company in San Francisco is owned by the city and county, for instance."
That's an oddly understated way to talk about municipal electric companies. Yes San Francisco owns a power company. But the Hetch Hetchy's series of dams were built primarily to provide water and the electricity they generated is delivered only to the public sector. No sales are made to residences or businesses. That's the province of an investor owned utility, PG&E.
Much more instructive would have been the revelation that more than 2000 cities boast full fledged electric power companies, including big cities like Los Angeles, San Antonio, Austin and Seattle. Better yet, Brancaccio might have described one or two of the many titanic struggles between plundering private, unresponsive corporations and the people that preceded the creation of these government enterprises.
Despite abundant evidence to the contrary Brancaccio insists that public enterprises are the exception. "More typically however, the response to high prices or other perceived market failures has not been ownership of the retail outlet by a municipality. Instead, the solution is more often local citizens banding together. Heating fuel co-ops are common, in which locals pool resources to get a better price on oil by buying in bulk."
Actually heating fuel coops are not at all common. Only a few dozen exist and many of them are buying clubs, not genuine cooperatives. On the other hand, more than 100 cities own their own natural gas companies, including Somerset, Kentucky where sales of compressed natural gas for vehicles anticipated the sale of gasoline.
Brancaccio might have educated his listeners about the latest wave of public enterprises-- municipal broadband networks. In the last decade over 150 cities laid fiber or cable to every address in town. Another 250 offer Internet access to either businesses or residents. About 1,000 created school or library networks.
These municipal networks offer some of the fastest speeds and lowest prices in the country. And their service is incomparably better than that offered by Comcast and Time Warner, although admittedly that is a very low bar.
Brancaccio is correct that often citizens band together to create cooperatives when the private sector fails them. But rather than talk about heating fuel coops he could instead have told his listeners about the great resurgence of the nation's credit unions--7200 with 100 million members, up by 10 million in just the last six years, and $1 trillion in assets.
As I said, perhaps Brancaccio felt inhibited in talking about the virtues of public and cooperative ownership under the auspices of the Marketplace. When Marketplace reporters talk about business, listeners can almost always be assured they are referring to private business not public enterprise. Nevertheless, I hope Brancaccio revisits the issue in future broadcasts and lets people know that cooperative and government enterprises are not on the periphery of the economy but are a successful and growing component of it.


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At my company, we send out a monthly publication designed for all employees that answers a common issue that has been coming into the help desk. Occasionally this is also used to promote some new bit of information or process to encourage people to use a new tool. Currently this is sent out as an email attachment and is then linked to our Intranet. Last week I was talking to a colleague about creating a similar publication for managers at a certain level, not for general consumption and I brought up the question of blog or newsletter…
Maybe you have asked yourself the same question or you have a similar situation in your company. In either case, a blog or newsletter, the information can be delivered, but the question is which will be more effective and offer the best return on investment.
Let's look at a few factors that can help us determine that:
- Audience
- Resources
- Content
To determine the best delivery method, one of the things you need to consider is audience.Ask yourself some questions about your audience…or better yet, ask them:
- How are they currently accessing information?
- Is the audience computer savvy and they can easily tap into a blog or do they need that piece of paper in front of them?
- Are they on the go a lot and needing to see information quickly accessed through a smart phone or tablet or are they in their office regularly accessing files?
- Are they interested in just receiving and digesting information or do they want to interact with it and other employees that are interested in the same topic?
Starting from what is currently a part of the audiences regular routine or type of tools they usually access makes it easier for them to adopt a new tool. It doesn't have to be they methods they currently use in their work life, but this could be what they do in their personal life as well. If you are going to use something outside of their experience, it is important to identify some advocates; people who will not only adopt the new tool, but those who will promote it to others.
A blog has the potential to be a great learning tool that is rich with content and comments that spark discussion and collective learning, but this is only true if it is read and interacted with.
My company does not currently use blogs and this would be a new tool for us. It would be important for us to understand how many of our intended audience uses blogs on a regular basis and identify some advocates for this method. It is also important for us to understand the level and type of interaction people might want with the information. Our audience would be used to the idea of a newsletter that is delivered to their email and posted on the Intranet. Regardless of the direction we choose, we should talk to our audience and examine the effectiveness of the current tool. Does it in fact reduce help desk calls on the topics presented? Do people click on the link on the Intranet? Is the document being accessed?
In addition to examining the intended audience, it is important to consider the resources available to you. Sometimes resources lend themselves to one solution over another, these include time, talent, and material resources. The table below looks at some of these:
In our situation we have a very targeted audience. We only want a certain level of audience to receive the information. This is easy for us to accomplish through email and we have a sign-in area of our Intranet these employees. If we were to use a blog, it would need to be private and require user log-in. This can be accomplished through many commercial blogging tools or this capability may reside in a Learning Management System (LMS). Since our LMS does not have this capability, we would need to create a private blog.
The intended content can also lend itself better to one medium over another. If the content will include many topics at one time, it may fit better into a newsletter style publication. Newsletters also tend to have a more formal style and for certain contexts this is important. Blogs are best when each post is focused on one topic. This focused style makes blog posts easily searchable and content more easily accessed at a later date, particularly if the post is well categorized and tagged with appropriate keywords.
The nature of blogs is social and the ability for readers to comment offers:
- Readers can ask and answer questions
- Readers from across the company can interact and develop connections
- Readers can link to additional resources
In our situation the content is answers to frequently asked questions and problems. We have been presenting the information statically but since often there is a basic solution but specific circumstances require a slightly different approach, a blog would offer our employees the chance to ask questions about specific applications and situations.
What about for you? Blog or newsletter?
If you are interested in using social media as training tools, I recommend checking out "The New Social Learning: A Guide to Transforming Organizations Through Social Media" by Tony Bingham and Marcia Conner


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Swimming Lesson
by Bob Smiley as told to Bob Smiley
We had to join a new gym because . . . uh, well, that's not important.
The important thing is that we found a gym with a good pool, great weights and, most important, a place where no one knows me.
Last week, during my first visit, I decided to swim some laps in the pool. I had a great time and found a ton of coins. The pool had a fancy French name: "fountain."
I guess that pool's for adults only, because a guy came over and asked me to get out. He showed me another pool that was actually inside the building. Eager to resume my laps, I jumped into a lane. I think Methuselah was swimming next to me! He was really old.
I love people who are my great-grandparents' age, because they have the coolest stories when you take time to get to know them.
"Good morning, sir!" I said.
"Good morning, young man!" he said. "You must think I'm pretty old."
"Well," I said to the wrinkled man, "either that, or you've been in the water way too long."
"I'm 96," he said, "but I'll bet I can outswim you. Want to race?"
Not only do I love old people, I also respect them as the Bible says. And obviously, because he didn't realize I was Average Boy (I had left my cape in the locker room), I didn't think it was fair to race him.
"That's OK," I said.
"You're not chicken, are you?" He laughed until his teeth fell out.
That was it. I've been called a turkey before, but chicken is going too far!
"You're on!" I said.
"We'll swim down and back!" he challenged.
I was kind of afraid that, at his age, he'd get to the end of the pool and forget he was racing. But I agreed to the terms.
"I'll count to three," he said, proceeding to count in Roman numerals. "I, I-I, I-I-I!"
I couldn't tell if he was counting or if he had a stuttering problem.
On his sixth I, we splashed forward. In a burst of speed, I pulled ahead by 20 feet. I reached the end of the pool and attempted to do a flip turn, like they do in the Olympics. That was a bad idea.
I launched into a triple somersault. The next thing I saw was Old Man River darting past me like a dolphin that's had a quintuple shot of espresso!
After losing the race, I sprawled out on the side of the pool, panting like crazy.
I looked over at the old guy. He was treading water, grinning and laughing.
"Man," I said, "you're a fast swimmer."
"Yeah," he said. "Well, these help."
He then stuck two gigantic swimming flippers out of the water.
Old people are funny. If you're lucky enough to have grandparents nearby, spend time getting to know them. The Bible says to seek wisdom, and older generations have tons of it. You might even get a few laughs along the way.
Now, if you'll excuse me, I'm going to get my flippers and challenge Methuselah to a rematch!
This article originally appeared in the May 2006 issue of Focus on the Family Clubhouse magazine. Copyright © 2006 by Bob Smiley. Illustration © Gary Locke.


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Whether you are planning a lazy day on the beach or something a bit more energetic like hiking, cycling, or watersports, you need a good, satisfying breakfast to set you up for the day. Key West boasts a great selection of breakfast venues serving up fresh and tasty American favorites, many with a surprising Caribbean twist. Since most visitors are enjoying a vacation and have no wish to get out of bed too early, many of the breakfast venues offer all-day breakfasts or a combination of breakfast and lunch dishes served until around 2.00pm. Besides the classic eggs, omelets, and Benedicts you will also find Parisian-inspired creperies where you can sample delicious sweet and savory pancakes. CDC information for travelers. Hours/availability may have changed.
1.La Creperie French Cafe
2.Off the Hook Grill
3.Azur Restaurant
5.Banana Cafe
6.Blue Heaven
7.Blue Macaw Island Eats and Bar
8.Croissants de France
9.Cuban Coffee Queen
10.Firefly Southern Kitchen
11.Fisherman's Cafe
12.Harpoon Harry's
13.Hot Tin Roof
14.Key Plaza Creperie
15.La Grignote
17.Louie's Backyard
19.Sandy's Cafe
20.Sarabeth's Kitchen
21.Southernmost Beach Cafe
22.Tavern 'N Town
23.Two Friends Patio Restaurant
23 Best Breakfast & Weekend Brunch Spots in Key West
- La Creperie French Cafe, Photo: La Creperie French Cafe
- Off the Hook Grill, Photo: Off the Hook Grill
- Azur Restaurant, Photo: Azur Restaurant
- Bagatelle, Photo: Bagatelle
- Banana Cafe, Photo: Banana Café
- Blue Heaven, Photo: Blue Heaven
- Blue Macaw Island Eats and Bar, Photo: Blue Macaw Island Eats and Bar
- Croissants de France, Photo: Croissants de France
- Cuban Coffee Queen, Photo: Cuban Coffee Queen
- Firefly Southern Kitchen, Photo: Firefly Southern Kitchen
- Fisherman's Cafe, Photo: Fisherman's Café
- Harpoon Harry's, Photo: Harpoon Harry's
- Hot Tin Roof, Photo: Hot Tin Roof
- Key Plaza Creperie, Photo: Key Plaza Creperie
- La Grignote, Photo: La Grignote
- Latitudes, Photo: Latitudes
- Louie's Backyard, Photo: Louie's Backyard
- Pepe's, Photo: Pepe's
- Sandy's Cafe, Photo: Sandy's Cafe
- Sarabeth's Kitchen, Photo: Courtesy of cook_inspire - Fotolia.com
- Southernmost Beach Cafe, Photo: Southernmost Beach Cafe
- Tavern 'N Town, Photo: Tavern 'N Town
- Two Friends Patio Restaurant, Photo: Two Friends Patio Restaurant
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Toe Tragedy - Updatedotted by gray-dots at 5/16/2007 12:00:00 PM
I went to clinic yesterday for dressing as usual.
The wound has closed up. Now waiting for the nail to grow back.....
I'd like to thank God for bring someone who is responsible to look into my toe.
I'd like to thank Dr Harjeet Singh from the MEDIVIRON CLINIC in Genting Klang for the patience throughout these 4 weeks.
He's the friendliest doctor that I've seen so far.
I'd like to thank friends, colleagues, bosses that cared for me.
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I recently discovered Daniel Johnston, and in case you haven't heard of him before either, I thought I'd share this song. Daniel Johnston is a manic depressive, maybe that's why I felt so taken aback when I first listened to his music.
This song in particular is most likely relatable to everyone on some level, since everyone probably deals with existential boredom at some point. Maybe that's what it means to reach adulthood; realizing that life is often boring and youthfulness is ephemeral.
Manic depressives might find themselves exceptionally resonating with this song because it almost seems impossible to ever accept those aspects of life. Must I bored all the time? Can't I be high all the time?
Boredom is homeostasis. Boredom is the fine line between frenetic chaos and catatonic chaos. To be bored is to be on the cusp of complacency. Maybe it's only true for me (although I doubt it is), but boredom and complacency are insufferable. I find myself scheming for an exit strategy. Cocaine? Sex? Another runaway trip? Except, adulthood shows a person that there is truly no escape. I am rendered helpless in my suffering, and am too aware of the futility of my own escapism to try anything at all. Mania is intoxicating. It gives zest to my life. It brings me thrill. Euphoria. Bliss. Desire. Ecstasy. I want it always, but I know better than to try pinning the tail on the donkey, because the donkey has kicked me in the face more than once. At the end of manic happy trails therein lies a tomb of anxiety and psychosis. At the end of that, a catastrophic mess to clean up.
Daniel sings "Maybe if we were in the movies we wouldn't be so bored" towards the end of the song, and I think that we all just want to live in a movie. Movies are evocative, otherwise we wouldn't watch them. But we are not in the movies, and sometimes life is bland.
In another song called "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Your Grievances," Daniel sings, "Do yourself a favor and be your own savior." He is a creative 52-year-old manic depressive that's still alive, and let's be honest; that's an impressive feat considering 25-50% of manic depressives have or will attempt suicide. He is inspirational to me, as he has learned how to manage his own illness and wrote a plethora of music so people like me could relate to it and find solace.


text: SAVE I don't know if we''ll ever get tired of the #SosBolz hashtag, what with all the beautiful, heartwarming feels it has brought us—and continues to bring us. Yes, here's more kilig courtesy of the slideshow of wedding photos from the breathtaking Heussaff-Bolzico nuptials in Combourg, France, that ace photographer Pat Dy has just released. In his words: [related: Hot Stuff: We Can't Get Over the Kilig Overdose at #SosBolz!] "If there's one word to describe Solenn and Nico, it would be effortless. On their wedding day, Nico snuck in some time to have a soccer game and as for Solenn? She was seen running barefoot on the grass, not a worry in sight. It's easy to be overwhelmed by the stress when planning for a wedding, but couples should approach their day with ease similar to how the happy perfect couple did. Admittedly we fall in love when watching wedding videos and hearing snippets from soundbites, but there will always be something about staring at a photograph that captured a moment that is now frozen in time. With the latest development in technology such as drones, motion cameras and so much more infused- my style- I can't wait to show you what it's like to fall in love with that certain moment all over again. Enjoy!" ALSO READ: Love Actually: Solenn and Nico's Wedding Vows Will Restore Your Faith in Forever Photograph from Pat Dy Photography on Facebook


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Several years ago, I was in beautiful Mallorca, Spain running a 3 day Edgewalker workshop with Kimberly Hunn. 14 incredible Edgewalkers from California, Washington D.C., the U.K., Switzerland, German, and Spain joined us on a journey of exploring leading edges and what it takes to live to the edge of all your possibilities. We began with a cross-cultural experience where participants walked through a local Mallorquin village called Andratx (pronounced "An-dratch"). They were instructed to interact and connect with people in the village and to observe themselves as they were "walking between worlds." As you can see from this photo at an outdoor cafe, it was a very positive experience.
One of the most important things for Edgewalkers to do in order to keep their edge is to take time for silence and reflection. In each "Walking the Leading Edge" workship, participants are given the opportunity to walk the bridge between the everyday material reality into a non-material reality. I often talk about walking between the two worlds, but Tami Simon, CEO of Sounds True, told me in an interview that her experience is that there are not two worlds but one reality, with the invisible or spiritual world integrally interconnected. The bottom line is that it is important to take time to see and experience this interconnection between seeing only the physical or material aspects of reality and a form of seeing that allows you to know both the physical and non-physical aspects at the same time.
In Mallorca, we had the privilege as a group to go to the top of a mountain outside of Port Andratx where each participant could spend time in nature contemplating their own Edgewalker journey. This is something any of us can do, and should do, on a regular basis, but often in our busy lives we don't take the time to listen to what is calling us from the future.
Nature is a powerful teacher, and I encourage you to take time by yourself on a regular basis to be in someplace that nurtures your soul and allows that inner monkeymind to settle down. When you let go, for a short while, of the daily to do list, and the thoughts about what you should do, and what you wished you had done, a deeper wisdom has room to rise up and be recognized.
This is Stefan, a German engineer living in Switzerland, who rode his motorcycle to the workshop. He has a deep spiritual life, and found that sitting on the mountain gazing over the Mediterranean created the space for a powerful, uplifting experience that will guide him in his journey in profound ways.
In our workshops, we are not always able to provide people the opportunity to be in nature, but we always provide time for one form or another or a short Edgewalker Quest. In London I facilitated an Edgewalker retreat (See details on the Edgewalker website.) In this workshop, participants will have the opportunity to walk through the city while holding a questions in their hearts and minds about their own leading edge. They will be asked to look for signs and metaphors as they walk through the city, basically becoming urban shamans.
A new kind of human is emerging on the planet today; one that would prefer to build bridges rather than walls. One that sees all the people on Earth as brothers and sisters. One that wants to live by deeper values and create sustainability for organizations, cultures, and all sentient beings. These Edgewalkers do not think of themselves as Spanish or Chinese or American, they think of themselves as Global Spiritual Citizens.
There is so much strife and conflict and need in the world, and we need Edgewalkers to serve as global leaders of positive change. Often an Edgewalker feels alone and not valued, frequently marginalized by mainstream organizations. But times are beginning to change and people are beginning to understand that we need totally new ways of thinking and being if we are going to be able to solve the personal, organizational and planetary issues that we are facing.
For many years, the International Association for Spirit at Work held an annual conference to honor organizations that have learned to bridge the worlds of bottom-line success and spirituality in the workplace. The leaders of these organizations are pioneers in Edgewalking. Over an 11 year period, we identified 47 organizations representing over 39 countries, that have an explicit commitment to nurturing the human spirit.
These international organizations and their leaders provide evidence of early signs of a new more sustainable and holistic way of doing business.
Business is the most powerful institution on the planet. Therefore business has a huge responsibility in helping to solve the myriad of complex problems that we face in the world today. We have created an organization called Edgewalkers International to provide training, coaching, and consulting services to organizations that want to be on the leading edge of this new paradigm shift. Please contact us if you want to be involved.
I invite you to make comments below. What signs or examples do you see that provide evidence that Edgewalkers are emerging in many different countries? Why do you think this is?


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Beautiful wedding at Mountain View. Abby and Josh were so nice to work with! Gorgeous place to have a wedding!
Monthly Archives: October 2012
Perfect day for an outdoor wedding on Smith Lake! Loved working with Bethany and Nathan. Bethany's DIY Mom handled all the details and did an amazing job, from Illinois no less!
Loved working with Kathryn and Bryant! So cool to have private access to Bryant Denny Stadium.


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We have always heard of Guardian Roofing's great reputation. We decided to give them a try, and boy was I glad that we did! I have never had to worry about the structural integrity of our premises since… even during snow season! I couldn't be happier with the work that was done!


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We've had some big changes at Patriot Placements!
Due to lack of funding, our Founder and CEO Carmelita Resh made the difficult decision to pause all Patriot Placement's services. Even though Patriot Placements will be paused, she has been working on an exciting new project for the Military and Veteran community.
As some may know, she is in the IT industry and found there are an insufficient number of places for the Military and Veteran community to find dependable resources and services.
Today, Carmelita is proud to introduce a new website called Patriot Rated!
What is it?
It's a single 24/7 resource for the Military community to search for benefits, resources and Military discounts.
Who can join?
Active U.S. Military, Veterans Reserves, National Guard, Spouses, Family, and Caregivers.
Who else can join?
** Company's and Nonprofits can join and share their products and resources too! **
How much?
Membership is FREE.
What's next?
Addition of an employment section and a new marketplace.
We personally invite you to join today and search for resources, share your product and services or both!
The address is: https://www.patriotrated.com
Questions? Submit all inquiries through our Patriot Rated Contact Us page.


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On October 18, 1988, the Star Tribune reported that citizens and civic leaders assembled on a notorious stretch of Hennepin Avenue in downtown Minneapolis "not to praise Block E, but to condemn it," gathering for a flashy demolition celebration marking the impending destruction of several buildings lining the street. They sang these words to the tune of "Bye Bye Blackbird": "Pack up all your crime and porn/Block of scorn, be reborn/Bye Bye Block E/Moby Dick's is beached at last/Problems vast, now are past/Bye Bye Block E." Many in the city had high hopes for the new Block E project, which they believed could bring in more mainstream commercial business (and fewer shady customers). But those who appreciated Minneapolis's grittier urban side, those who browsed the shelves of Shinders or hobnobbed with the unsavory characters of Moby Dick's, were less enthused. And do they today feel vindicated by the failure of the "new" Block E? Not quite. They're still longing for the days of Old Minneapolis, and nothing embodies this nostalgia better than the Facebook page of the same name, which describes itself as "a place to share photos and memories of pre-October 18th, 1988, Minneapolis." But the photos aren't limited to that well-known shot of old Block E: Brady's Pub, Rifle Sport, McDonald's, Moby Dick's. The collection explores all corners of Minneapolis, from its earliest days to the unfortunate bouts of renewal that did away with the likes of old Block E and the Gateway District, from a snapshot of David Johansen's in-store appearance at Oar Folkjokeopus to one of a homeless woman on Minneapolis's circa-1930s skid row. No one here can stop or aggravate us/No more hard-luck stories will deflate us/Say goodbye to urban blight/Now we'll light up the night/Block E, Bye Bye.


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