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Guest Blog: Working Towards a Better Place; Kiddush HaShem, Sanctification and Jihad
by Kenneth G. Palmer
Often times we become entrenched in our own distinct, doctrinal philosophies that we end up becoming fixated on how that is translated into a dialogue, peripherally fomenting an ecumenical understanding of specific convictions and how it relates to our neighboring communities. For monotheistic religions like Judaism, Christianity and Islam, there are three particular doctrines of "work" which enables its adherents to not only grow in their spirituality, but likewise, those very tenets will unequivocally benefit the community around them. When we strive to become better people, the results are clear, we change, and our relationships do as well. Friendships strengthen and our community's needs are met with tangible solutions that develop into deeper relationships, encouraging others to do the same.
Religion has a spotty track record. I'll be the first to admit that. It has been, and in many cases still is, used as an excuse to brainwash, exclude, shame or condemn people—sometimes all at once—and there is no denying that atrocities have been committed in the name of religion.
All true.
But… religion has also shown itself to be exceptionally valuable, both personally and culturally. It has produced a number of outstanding people, been a guiding light for peace and unity, created beautiful communities all around the globe, given purpose and meaning to millions, and encouraged people to tend to their spiritual side, to name a few.
Music Appreciation and Religion
Comparative religion author, Huston Smith, once said that religion was like music. He said that despite the fact that the world had, on average, produced more bad music than good music, music appreciation classes spent very little time on listening to bad music, that most music appreciation was about listening to, or, in some cases, learning to appreciate, good music.
In The World's Religions, Huston Smith wrote: "We can define theology as the systematization of thoughts about the symbols that religious experience gives rise to."
Take a moment to think about that sentence.
I did. It stuck with me. In fact, I thought about it so much that it became the basis for an interfaith model that I created.
For clarity, it is helpful to reverse engineer Smith's sentence.
Ergo: Experience is the starting point, theology is the outcome.
Why is that important? Because, most of us define religions by customs, rituals, and stories, not by their spiritual underpinnings, and, as a result, religious and spiritual experiences get pushed to the side.
Hunger for Direct Experiences
Today, people hunger for direct experiences like never before. They want peace of mind, genuine feelings of love and compassion, a deepened sense of empathy, a feeling of being calm in the storm, and much more. With this in mind, why don't more religious institutions focus on experience?
In his masterpiece, The Varieties of Religious Experience, William James proposes an answer. According to James, a prophet's journey usually begins with a religious experience. If the prophet starts to preach based on that experience, he is promptly labeled a madman. If, however, the theology spreads, it is labeled as heresy. Finally, if the theology survives persecution, it becomes orthodoxy. At that point, according to James, its days of "inwardness" are over, because orthodoxy effectively stops "all later bubblings of the fountain from which in purer days it drew its own supply of inspiration."
Words are the means by which we communicate. They point to things, emotions, and ideas. They help us understand each other. Words only come into being when two or more people have the same or similar experience and need to be able to talk about it. But through use, the meaning of words changes, and sometimes it is important to revisit the original intent to better understand.
Socrates reportedly said that he never wrote anything down because then he couldn't be the steward of his words; he wanted to be present to guide people towards the real meaning of what he was saying. Although his premise still holds true, writing nevertheless one of the best means of communications we have, and in writing, as in religion, words matter.
In this article, I want to explore four examples from Buddhism, Hinduism, Islam, and Christianity.
Does religion equal division? It is a seemingly easy question to answer. From observing the news on any given day, most people would answer yes, religion does divide. Any number of conflicts around the world can be attributed to religious differences and modern political rhetoric is using religion to pit people against each other.
The same can be said when we look back at history. Religious differences seem to be at the root of many conflicts. The dividing aspects are easy to amplify. "I believe this, you believe that and that is why we are different. In fact, your beliefs so offend me that I am willing to take up arms against you."
Those who place religion at the center of most conflicts use this rhetoric.
Religion Itself May Not Be the Cause
Comparative religion author, Huston Smith, maintained the position that most wars have been fought over lands and resources, been mired in tribal history (as in, "your tribe did this to my tribe many years ago, that is why we fight"), or been instigated by power hungry individuals who used religion to fan the flames of war. In short, divisive people cause division with divisive rhetoric and actions, sometimes under the guise of religion.
Can religious division be explained away like that? It's probably too simplistic, even if there is truth to it. Religion can't be exempt when it comes to divisiveness.
Faith Reflected in Behavior
However, when we look at the other side of the ledger, we see that religion has the potential to extract the very finest from within people and be the cause for harmony. There are religious people of all faiths who place tremendous emphasis on kindness and compassion.
Isn't that the hallmark of true religion, practicing your faith until it shows in your behavior? In The Varieties of Religious Experience, William James notes that:
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Frustrated EU leaders were resigned to providing Theresa May with a stage for more Brexit theatrics to help convince Britain she really fought for the best divorce possible.
The British premier was touring The Hague, Berlin and Brussels on Tuesday to seek reassurances that Europe will not use her Brexit deal to bind Britain into an indefinite customs union.
May hopes that if the sting is taken out of the so-called "Irish backstop" — designed to prevent the return of a hard border in Northern Ireland — British MPs will endorse her plan.
But European leaders have been adamant: They will not renegotiate the text of the 585-page Withdrawal Agreement they concluded with May as recently as November 25 to great fanfare.
Merkel made that much clear again, saying she saw "no way to change" the agreement after meeting May in Berlin.
The frustration and annoyance at having to accomodate Britain's Brexit torment is mounting.
"If they want us to put some soothing ointment on the treaty, we'll put some ointment on it, but we won't change it," said Philippe Lamberts, a Green MEP after he met EU negotiator Michel Barnier.
"We won't change anything of a legally binding nature," he told AFP.
"If they want a declaration of intent that we won't hang on to the backstop longer than is necessary, we can do that. But I don't think the Brexiteers will be content with a declaration of good intentions."
Manfred Weber, leader of the conservative European People's Party, the largest bloc in the European Parliament, was scathing.
"We lost already enough time discussing Brexit," he declared. "We do not play this game, especially on the Irish backstop."
May is nevertheless expected in Brussels later Tuesday for talks with the president of the European Commission, Jean-Claude Juncker and the president of the European Council, Donald Tusk.
Both have said they will not "renegotiate" the deal, even if Juncker told the EU parliament that there is room for "further clarification and further interpretations."
So why come at all, just one day after May's humiliating climbdown in cancelling a House of Commons vote and two days before she is due back in Brussels for an EU leaders' summit?
It's theatre. She wants to show that she fought hard: EU on May," a European official confided to AFP.
Another official explained: "The United Kingdom has never been able to form a negotiating position because of the promises it made before the referendum, most of them unrealistic."
The eurosceptic voters who won Britain's 2016 referendum on quitting the EU were promised that they would have a brighter economic future outside the 28-nation bloc.
For European officials, however, the reality always was that post-Brexit Britain could never enjoy the same unfettered access to the single market without accepting EU payments and regulation.
– European mini-break –
With the upbeat economic promises contradicted by the British Treasury's own dismal forecasts, May has to show that she at least defended her red lines on migration and Northern Ireland sovereignty.
And, most of all, she has to show that Europe did not get everything its own way, hence her last minute European mini-break.
"Theresa May wants to show that she got something out of this," said a European official, explaining that EU negotiator Barnier would try to find a reassuring form of words.
The former French minister's team are working on a possible written declaration that can be made after May's visit, and a Brexit date scheduled for Wednesday in Strasbourg has been cancelled.
They will make it clear that they hope never to have to invoke the Irish backstop, that it is simply and insurance policy — but they will also warn that they will not abandon continuing member Ireland.
And it is far from clear if Barnier's promise will be legally binding.
That, according to British junior Brexit minister Martin Callanan, is what May wants.
It seems unlikely that that is what she will get.
Both French minister for Europe Nathalie Loiseau and Germany's Michael Roth insist the deal can not be renegotiated, and Paris has made it clear it is now preparing for a "no deal" Brexit.
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Q: You note that your novel was based on a real incident. Why did you decide to write a novel based on this incident, and how did you balance the historical and fictional aspects of the book?--Marshal Zeringue
A: This may sound far-fetched, but I don't actually "decide" that I'm going to write about a particular topic or event. I hear or see something or visit some place with intense atmosphere and -- wham -- the creative part of my brain, the part that spins stories, revs up and tells me to start writing or get left in the dust.
That's how it happened with the book I'm working on now, about a textile mill town at the turn of the century. I saw one of Lewis Hines' photos from his child labor series, taken when he went undercover in the early 1900s.
It shows a lint-covered child standing at the window of the spinning room where she was working 11 to 16 hours a day, in a mill only a few miles from my home.
I had to leave the slide show at UNC Chapel Hill and collect myself, because the slide caused me to spurt tears like a busted boiler. I knew I was going to tell that child's "story."
It was the same with The Second Mrs. Hockaday, my book that came out Jan. 10. Back in 2014 I was teaching summer school at the local college and had some time to revisit notes I'd made a year earlier on a possible story idea about the Civil War.
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Von Miller Is Not Happy With His Contract Negotiations
Super Bowl 50 MVP Von Miller isn't happy with his contract negotiations with the Denver Broncos. Miller was offered a six-year, $114.5 million deal by Denver which includes $39.8 million in guaranteed money. But for a guy that was not only a pro bowler and the Super Bowl MVP, Denver's offer seems low considering that the New York Giants gave Olivier Vernon, a five-year, $85 million deal that included $52.5 million in guaranteed cash.
So how did Miller show his frustrations with the Broncos and John Elway? He decided to crop out John Elway from a picture that was taken on Friday that featured DeMarcus Ware, Peyton Maning, Miller, Gary Kubiak and Elway from the Broncos visit to the White House.
Here's the picture that DeMarcus Ware posted on his Instagram:
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More stop light conversations
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This is the sequel to my conversation with Faith and Shawn about what we do when we come to a stop light. My wife taught them all I am about to share but it is so much cuter when the kids say it.
When we were driving in the van the other day and as usual Faith says "Daddy, green says go." And Shawn says "Ya, green says go Daddy." Then I asked Faith, "what do you do when you come to a red light?" Shawn answers before Faith could and says "Stop!" Then Faith said "when you come to a yellow light Daddy you slow down." I said "very good Baby. Who told you that?" Faith smiled and didn't answer. I asked again, this time she said again with a big smile, "Mommy!"
As we drove off Shawn said "Daddy, green says go!"
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American Sniper
Routh sentenced to life in 'American Sniper' murder case
After a nine-day trial and about 2 1/2 hours of deliberation, a Texas jury convicted Eddie Ray Routh of capital murder. State District Judge Jason Cashon immediately sentenced Routh to life in prison without possibility of parole in the fatal shootings of Chris Kyle and friend Chad Littlefield during the trio's trip to an outdoor shooting range.
American Sniper And Other Patriotic Movies Blanked At Oscars – CHQ Reader Poll Gets It Right
That American Sniper was blanked at the Oscars was no surprise to CHQ readers, and the fact that no patriotic movie got any significant Academy recognition should have been no surprise either. Country class Americans long ago recognized that Hollywood's self-absorbed elite don't really care about a film's audience appeal, art or message, all they care about is themselves.
Will fake baby will cost American Sniper the Oscar?
A toy baby will cost American Sniper the Oscar, movie insiders predict. Clint Eastwood's movie picked up six Academy Award nominations and more at the box office than the other seven nominees combined, but the scene which shows Bradley Cooper and Sienna Miller cradling a doll brought in when the real baby cast to play the scene fell ill was widely mocked by the Hollywood elite.
'Emotional' widow of Chris Kyle testifies at murder trial
The widow of Chris Kyle, the former Navy SEAL depicted in the blockbuster film "American Sniper," testified Wednesday against the man charged with killing her husband. Taya Kyle was visibly emotional and appeared to choke up when asked to name her deceased husband.
Juror Selection to Begin for 'American Sniper' Murder Trial
Jury selection is scheduled to begin today in the trial of Eddie Ray Routh, the Marine veteran accused of shooting Navy SEAL Chris Kyle, the central character portrayed in the blockbuster movie "American Sniper." Kyle and his friend Chad Littlefield were allegedly killed by Routh in 2013..
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The term "cognitive dysfunction" is given to symptoms which affect mental processes such as memory and reasoning, but is more commonly used by patients to describe any kind of brain symptoms. I've always put my cognitive issues down to having M.E., but people with Ehlers-Danlos, POTS, Fibromyalgia, Lyme and MCAD also suffer with brain symptoms, so cognitive dysfunction is common to many diseases.
- Brain fog
This is one of the most commonly reported cognitive symptoms. For me it feels like I've been woken at 4am from a deep sleep, fuzzy and heavy headed, with unclear thought processes, feeling confused and not really 'with it'. Or like someone's slipped me a sedative and I'm trying to fight my way through an altered state of consciousness. Other people describe it like their thoughts are wading through treacle. At times it's so bad that my brain literally freezes and I have no choice other than to just lie down and wait for it to kick-start again. I haven't had one single day in over 20 years where my brain has felt clear and it sucks.
- Memory:
I've never had good long-term memory and am not one of those people who can hear a song and say which year I was in at school when it was in the Charts. But my short-term memory was always excellent and when studying I just learned things off-by-heart (I can still recite nearly every word of Grey's 'Elergy Written in a Country Churchyard' I learned for my 'O' level English exam when I was 16!). Sadly my short-term memory has now been robbed by my illnesses and there are days where I feel like I'm in the early stages of Dementia, with neither my long-term nor my short-term memory working well. It's scary, particularly when you live alone. I wander into rooms and have no clue why I'm there. I forget entire conversations I had only hours earlier. Thank god for post-it notes and the Task alarm on my mobile phone, without which I would not take my medication, put the bins out for collection, order my groceries or do any other of the 101 things needed to get through every day life. On the up-side, I can't remember a book I read last month so get to read it all over again without remembering the plot or any of the characters 😉
- Speech:
When I was severely affected by M.E. I developed a severe stammer which thankfully disappeared as I improved (though still comes back on my worst days) and for a whole year was unable to speak at all – I knew what I wanted to say but the words just couldn't find their way out. I have difficulties at times with slurred speech, which I put down to tired tongue muscles but which could also be some kind of brain symptom – there are days when I know I sound drunk (I wish!). One of my worst problems, however, is muddling my words up: knowing I want to say "dog" but coming out with "bog"! It's so embarrassing and there are days I sound like a complete loony toons, coming out with gobbledygook that makes no sense whatsoever. What with saying the wrong words and even those said like I'm drunk I dread to think what Joe Public makes of me 😉
- Writing:
One of the first things I noticed when starting to develop M.E. was that I'd become dyslexic, frequently switching letters or writing the correct letter but back-to-front. Writing these blog posts I'm just so thankful for spellcheck, otherwise you'd be raebing a laod of odl triep 😉 . There are days when I can't remember how to spell the most basic of words, like "it" or "of" and I have to remember old nursery school rhymes for more complex words like niece ("i before e except after c") 😉 . It's exhausting!
- Information processing:
When I hear about people with M.E. doing 'A' levels, or even going to University, I am totally gobsmacked. There are days I can't even make sense of my shopping list, let alone write a Dissertation, and can only read about 5 pages of a book before my brain is simply overloaded and I have to quit. When I was severely affected I could only watch TV in 10 minute chunks before I felt like the inside of my skull was being battered with a hammer, and even now there's no way on earth I could watch a film all in one go. Learning anything new is tortuous and when I bought my DSLR camera it took me an entire year just to read the instruction book and make some kind of sense of it and another 2 whole years for the instructions to actually sink in! This is why I don't buy gadgets – it took me a year to learn how to use the mobile phone I already have without then upgrading it and having to start all over again 😉
- The weird and the wacky:
There are lots of symptoms which aren't technically to do with cognition, but are brain related. For me these include:
– Seizures, which I used to have lots of when severely affected but which thankfully have now resolved.
– Altered sensation in my head, ie pins & needles, buzzing, electric shocks, numbness, goosebumbs, tingling and crawling.
– Feelings of unreality. Have you ever had a bad shock and kind've felt like you're having an out of body experience? You're physically present but you feel like you're looking at the situation from afar or like you're on some kind of autopilot? I feel like that every day of my life.
– Dizziness and vertigo. Feelings of movement when stationary (I usually feel like the room has suddenly shifted to the side and then back again), or feeling like the ground is coming up to meet me when walking or that I'm walking on the waves of the sea.
– Cramps, which feel just like they sound, ie. like having a leg cramp only in my brain which is really sodding painful.
– Inappropriate behaviours, eg putting my socks away in the fridge instead of the sock drawer, or feeding the dog butter instead of dog food (not that he minds one iota!).
– Sensory changes: heightened sensitivity to light, noise, touch, taste, smell, vibration and movement. When I was severely affected these were amongst my most debilitating symptoms but have now largely resolved.
I've probably missed out several other brain-related symptoms but to be honest after writing all this I'm tired now so my memory and ability to think is fading – my dyslexia is also worsening the more tired I become and I wish you could see just how many mistakes I've made just writing this one sentence! There's also the fact that I've lived with these symptoms for 2 decades now, so to me it's just become the norm. I forget how my brain should function and that all the issues I have on a daily basis aren't normal.
Cognitive symptoms are almost impossible to treat, as the cause is unknown. I tried just about every drug and supplement known to man to try and ease my brain fog and none of them helped. The good news is that, as my M.E. improved, my brain symptoms became less intense and some, like noise and light sensitivity, are now very minimal and only bother me on really bad days. As for the rest I just had to find a way around them, like using alarms, spellchecker and endless lists – now if only I could remember where I put the lists they'd be super helpful 😀 .


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Year after year
We humans renewed ourselves with a new flavor
Celebrate with joviality new year
Construe our own obsessive calendar!
Time and year, a lovely devise
We human initiate with our endeavor and entice
No other living organism ever perhaps having a process of thought
To decorate time with a yearly knot!
In a passage of time
We human accept the confronting changes, only prime
With an emphatic claim
We continuously explore with lovely flame!
In our unique cerebral
Reflections we receive are phenomenal
The hangover of past engulf us which is eternal
Continuously hammer us without any interval!
Past propound on us
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Though abstract in nature
Like the minute particle of matter
Atom, we cannot see in our naked eye
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New Year is a boon to us
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David B. Abrams, PhD, Schroeder
Institute for Tobacco Research and
Policy Studies; Johns Hopkins University
Bloomberg School of Public Health;
Georgetown University LombardiComprehensive Cancer Center• Conducted basic research on therole of stress and reactions to cues inprecipitating relapse.
• Developed and tested work site
and community interventions to reach
unmotivated smokers.
• Developed an equation — now an integral part of the
growing field of dissemination and implementation science
– that rates the overall reach, efficacy and cost of quitting
programs. Abrams also developed smoking-cessation
questionnaires, including the 1991 Readiness to Quit Ladder,
which draws on the psychologist-created "trans-theoretical
stages of change" model and is still widely used today.
Susan J. Curry, PhD, University ofIowa College of Public Health• Led the first study to show thatproviding full insurance coverage forsmoking cessation services producedgreater service use and higher quit ratesthan non-insured programs. The study'sadvice — adopted by many businesses,insurance companies and by Medicareand Medicaid — was reported in a 1998article in the New England Journal ofMedicine.
• Developed and evaluated both individual-level programs
and a national sample of community-based youth tobacco
cessation programs. One finding: When you combine quit-smoking interventions for women with pediatric visits for their
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- 3-4 cloved crushed garlic
- 1" fresh grated ginger
- 1 tsp. turmeric
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- 1 onion chopped fine
- balsamic vinegar or tamarind paste to taste
- Blend cilantro and yoghurt till well blended and set aside Heat 2 T. olive oil in heavy pan and brown onions. Add ginger and garlic. Cook for 1 minute and add in chicken and brown. Add in spices and cook for 2 mins. Turn flame down to simmer and cook till meat is done. Uncovered. Keep and eye on it as you don't want it to get too dry, if it does you may add in some broth. Take off heat and let cool slightly and then add in blended yoghurt. Add salt to taste and either a bit of balsamic or tamarind paste to taste.


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For the millionth time this week
almost frozen rain splats
against the windshield of my car
And even though I lucked into
the last spot in the school pickup line
I am one big petulant scowl, smoldering
as I wait for the bell to ring
I hate that rain
Then someone's little brother, no more
than two or three, marches past the line of
minivans up to the schoolyard gate
He carries a red umbrella almost bigger than
he is and he's holding it up in a valiant
proud grownup way
And the rain is letting up a bit
A slim tween girl walks toward me
serene beneath a rainbow-
sherbet-polka-dot umbrella
and I notice she isn't holding
the umbrella, it seems to hover above her
Then I realize she's balancing it on her head
juking this way or that to keep it aloft
And now the rain is softer and
so am I
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Suze Cooper has successfully honed her niche. With more than 15 years of journalism experience across print and radio and trained by Trinity Mirror, she has worked in newsrooms around Kent producing front page stories and reading live breaking news on commercial radio station kmfm.
Now a director of her own company Big Tent Media, she works alongside her husband to support small businesses in telling their stories online through the creation of websites and via social media.
A self-confessed techy geek, she is fascinated by the possibilities of voice technology for story-telling. Suze is the creator of two Alexa Flash Briefings; an audible social calendar for content creators called Social Days and a what's on guide, What's On Medway – the listings you can listen to. She is a confident public speaker, eager to inspire and educate others about the possibilities of voice technology.
In this blog, Suze tells us, in her own words, How to find your niche as a social media freelancer #LikeAPro!
Q1. What are the benefits of finding a niche for growing your business?
Finding a niche enables you be laser-sharp when it comes to providing a service. By focussing on your niche you're able to build up your profile in that area, which in turn can create further opportunities for you in that area.
By finding skills others may not be offering within your industry it gives you a unique selling point, differentiating you from others and making you the go-to contact for your specific skills.
Q2. What are the different ways we can find a niche?
♥ – By finding something we love about our job
👂- By listening to what others are saying about what we do
✏ – By drawing on the skills we already have
Finding something we love about our job… If you enjoy doing it, chances are your passion shines through in your work and people are going to ask you to do more of it. So maximise on it – find others niching in that area, seek further training to hone your art and tell people what you are doing.
Listen to others… if you're being asked to do more of a particular part of your job – create animations, facebook ads, Instagram Stories, then perhaps consider making that your niche.
Don't forget the skills you have… it's easy to retrain or start a new job after having children or take a career break and forget the skills we already have. There's no reason why you can't combine your former career skills, with your new skills and create a niche for yourself that way.
Perhaps a skills-based niche isn't for you. You can also find a place for yourself by focussing on working within a specific industry or for companies of a certain size, or only working with businesses who want a presence on a particular social media platform.
Watch for trends in your industry and consider what you can bring to them and whether you can make that area your own in some way. Then work to build your experience in that area, make contacts, build your profile, write blogs for others, make sure people know you're doing it. Rinse and repeat.
Q3. How did you go about finding your niche?
I wasn't looking for a niche. It just kind of happened. In fact what ended up being my niche was everything I had tried not to tell people about when I was starting a new career as a social media manager!
I was having coffee with two other social media marketers and mentioned my background in radio and audio production and they were really interested and said I should start incorporating that into what I offer as a social media manager… so I did.
Up until then I had actively tried not to tell people about my journalism and radio background at networking events, because I saw social media as my new job. After that chat I realised I was denying 15 years of experience by not letting people know what I could confidently do.
Now I offer podcast editing, voiceover work and audiogram creation alongside social media marketing. I see it as content marketing with my niche being in the creation of audio-based content. I also create flash briefings which can be heard via Alexa devices and used for marketing brands and businesses.
The rise in voice technology means there's a lot of interest in audio right now. I try to keep informed of trends and changes in the industry and have worked to make global contacts via social media. I also attend voice-related meet-ups and events and make sure I network at them and not just eat pizza!
Q4. What are the challenges you have found since finding your niche?
Nothing happens overnight, so while I have found an element of my work I love and that clients want, it isn't possible to limit myself to only taking on those jobs at the moment.
There is also enjoyment in the variety of my work, but it can create tension between what needs doing and what I want to be doing. Isn't that the case with most things in life though?
Q5. What has helped you to promote your niche and personal brand?
Showing up. I spend a lot of time attending events and meet-ups. I prepare for each one and reach out to key contacts via Twitter prior to getting there. This helps reduce my nerves at the door! People generally seek me out if I have sent them a video introduction and I am pretty easy to spot with my bright pink hair!
I am active within the audio and voice community on Twitter daily. I send out industry news via my feed and engage with others from around the world. This has helped build a profile and led to invitations to speak at events and guest on Twitter chats like this one!
I have a really supportive network of people, many I have met on Twitter but then met IRL too. They are my cheerleaders and supporters and the ones I turn to when imposter syndrome hits.
Q6. What are your top tips for finding your first clients after starting out own your own?
Tell everyone what you're doing. From the mums at the school gate to the doctor's receptionist. The more people you tell, the more seeds you plant. It may not happen quickly but that conversation could turn into a client a few weeks down the line. You never know where your next client could come from.
Forget that it feels like everyone is doing/can do what you are doing. That isn't true. No one does it like you, because there is only one you.
Go to networking events that are not specific to your industry. While they are great for finding supportive people working in your industry, you are unlikely to find clients there.
Q7. What learnings can you share from running and growing your own business as a working parent?
- Sometimes you feel like you're failing your family
- You can feel like you're failing your clients
- Sometimes it's super hard and that's OK
- There will be times you will want to give up and that's OK
- Find your support network and lean on them when you need to
- Don't compare yourself to the mum over there because she is stood over there comparing herself to you.
You can stay up to date with the latest voice tech news as Suze takes part in regular live streams here. You can also follow Suze on Twitter here.
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Britney Spears' New Single May Be Out Sooner Rather Than Later, So Prepare Accordingly
Saturday evening, The Las Vegas Sun writer Robin Leach let the Twitterverse know that in a few days' time he would be dropping some Very Big News about the legendary Ms. Britney Spears. And as promised, that Very Big News appeared on The Las Vegas Sun's website on Monday: According to Leach's source, reigning ruler of Planet Hollywood Britney Spears will reportedly release a new song very, very soon. My heart has yet to stop singing.
Oh, but that was merely the tip of the Curious perfume bottle-shaped iceberg: The Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous host also spilled what his source said about Godney's next album, the name of Godney's next single, Godney's next music video, and Godney's Vegas residency. And my singing heart has cannonballed into the canyon from the "Not Yet A Girl, Not Yet A Woman" music video.
What was it about The Las Vegas Sun article that overwhelmed me so? Let me count the ways!
Overwhelming Excerpt #1:
I can reliably confirm that [the first single] will be titled, "Make Me (Oooh)."
"Make Me (Oooh)," I'm already so into you. You've got that somethin'. What can I do?
Overwhelming Excerpt #2:
Britney will shoot the video for her new single next Monday…
"Make Me (Oooh)" music video news, you spin me around. The earth is movin' but I can't feel the ground.
Overwhelming Excerpt #3:
…and both will be released four weeks later when editing is completed.
Every time I look at this snippet, my heart is jumpin'. It's easy to see.
Overwhelming Excerpt #4:
If all goes as planned, Britney's new ninth studio album will follow one month after the single's release.
Lovin' B9 means so much more. More than anything I ever felt before.
Overwhelming Excerpt #5:
Britney's new single "Make Me (Oooh)" will be added to "Piece of Me" at Axis when the next segment of her residency resumes June 17.
This tidbit drives me crazy, I just can't sleep. I'm so excited for "Make Me (Oooh)" and for B9 and for "Piece of Me" to welcome "Make Me (Oooh)" to the fold, I'm in too deep.
Oh-oh-oh, crazy! But it feels alright. B9, thinkin' of you keeps me up all night.


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United States District Court, D. Maine
June 25, 2018
MICHAEL R. JUTRAS, Plaintiffv.MARK LOPEZ, In His Official and Individual Capacities, TOWN OF CARRABASSETT VALLEY, DAVID COTA, In His Official and Individual Capacities, KARL STRAND, In His Official and Individual Capacities, STEPHEN KIRCHER, In His Official and Individual Capacities, SUGARLOAF MOUNTAIN CORPORATION, and BOYNE USA, INC., Defendants
defendants in this civil-rights suit arising under 42 U.S.C.
§ 1983 move for a more definite statement pursuant to
Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(e). See Motion
for a More Definite Statement of the Complaint
("Sugarloaf Defendants' Motion") (ECF No.
Defendants Mark Lopez, David Cota and Town of Carrabassett
Valley's Motion for a More Definite Statement of the
Complaint ("Town Defendants' Motion") (ECF
No. 39).[2] For the reasons that follow, the motions
are denied.[3]
Applicable Legal Standard
Rule of Civil Procedure 12(e) provides, in relevant part:
"A party may move for a more definite statement of a
pleading to which a responsive pleading is allowed but which
is so vague or ambiguous that the party cannot reasonably
prepare a response." Fed.R.Civ.P. 12(e).
court has observed:
A motion for more definite statement is granted only
"[i]f a pleading to which a responsive pleading is
permitted is so vague or ambiguous that a party cannot
reasonably be required to frame a responsive pleading."
Fed.R.Civ.P. 12(e). Rule 12(e) motions are not favored
"in light of the availability of pretrial discovery
procedures." Cox v. Maine Mar. Acad., 122
F.R.D. 115, 116 (D. Me. 1988). The "Federal Rules
employ the concept of notice pleading, and, for this reason,
motions for a more definite statement are not favored."
Delta Educ., Inc. v. Langlois, 719 F.Supp. 42, 50
(D.N.H. 1989) (citation omitted). The "motion is
granted sparingly since it is not to be used as a substitute
for discovery in trial preparation . . . but is to be used
only when a pleading is too general." Town of
Hooksett Sch. Dist. v. W. R. Grace & Co., 617
F.Supp. 126, 135 (D.N.H. 1984). Rule 12(e) motions are
designed to "strike at unintelligibility, rather than
at lack of detail in the complaint." Cox, 122
F.R.D. at 116. Accordingly, a Rule 12(e) motion properly is
granted "only when a party is unable to determine the
issues he must meet." Id.
Haghkerdar v. Husson College, 226 F.R.D. 12, 13-14
(D. Me. 2005).
Factual Background
plaintiff's complaint is 122 pages long, exclusive of
attachments, and contains 81 paragraphs, many of which are
broken into multiple subparts. See Complaint for
Violation of Civil Rights ("Complaint") (ECF No.
1). At its core, however, the complaint alleges that
defendant Mark Lopez, acting concurrently in his capacities
as both the Chief of Police of the Town of Carrabassett
Valley, Maine, and the Head of Security of Sugarloaf Mountain
Corporation, conspired with other town officials and
Sugarloaf corporate employees to engage in a targeted and
systematic four-year campaign of harassment of the plaintiff
beginning on about December 15, 2012, including unwarranted
arrests, ticketing, and car towing, that eventually forced
him to move to South Carolina and sell his Carrabassett
Valley home. See Id. ¶¶ 21, 36, 38(Q),
defendants argue that the complaint (i) violates the mandate
of Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 8 that a complaint contain
"a short and plain statement of the claim showing that
the pleader is entitled to relief[, ]" (ii) fails to
state "each claim founded on a separate transaction or
occurrence . . . in a separate count" as required by
Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 10, and (iii) is "vague
and ambiguous[, ]" as a result of which "[i]t is
difficult to assess which claims . . . are asserted against
which Defendants" and "excessively difficult for
Defendants to assess appropriate defenses and frame a
responsive pleading[, ]" warranting relief pursuant to
Rule 12(e). Sugarloaf Defendants' Motion at 2-3 (quoting
Fed.R.Civ.P. 8(a)(2) & 10(b)).
prolix complaint neither qualifies as a short and plain
statement of the claim nor sets forth claims in separate
counts. See generally Complaint. Indeed, it contains
so much argument and extraneous detail that it is difficult
to discern the relevant claim(s) and factual allegations.
However, the plaintiff represents that he endeavored to
follow instructions provided by the United States District
Court for the District of South Carolina for pro se
litigants in crafting his complaint, see
Plaintiff's Response at 3, and, with some effort, one can
sift the wheat from the chaff to determine his key factual
allegations and the nature of his claim.[4] Because it is
possible to do so and because, in my view, obliging the
pro se plaintiff to revamp his complaint would serve
no useful purpose, I deny the defendants' motions.
noted above, the plaintiff makes reasonably clear that his
complaint arises from an alleged four-year-long campaign of
harassment by Lopez, acting both personally and as the
concurrent agent/employee of the Town of Carrabassett Valley
and the Sugarloaf Defendants, over a four-year period
commencing in December 2012. See Complaint ¶
36. He details numerous instances of that alleged harassment,
including that he was served with an unwarranted summons for
trespassing in a common area of his own condominium complex
in April 2013, see Id. ¶¶ 38(B)-(C), he
was given unwarranted parking and traffic tickets, see
Id. ¶ 38(D), his valid parking pass for his
condominium complex was wrongfully revoked while in his
girlfriend's possession, see Id. ¶ 38(E),
he was tailgated on several occasions in 2013 and 2014 in a
harassing manner by members of the town's police force,
see Id. ¶ 38(F), and, in December 2013, he was
wrongfully summonsed for "Reckless Conduct" after
tossing a mattress off of his deck, following which the
District Attorney declined to prosecute the case, see
Id. ¶ 38(G).
plaintiff further alleges that the conduct of which he
complains caused harms including mental anguish, see
id. ¶ 22, damage to his reputation, see
id., difficulties gaining entry into Canada in an
expeditious manner and obtaining automobile insurance,
see Id. ¶¶ 38(M)-(N), and ...
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RISE & GRIND: morning kettlebell club offers up a 45 minute
hardstyle kettlebell workout, combining body weight movements with single and double kettlebell movements. each week one class will be classic group format and the other will be circuit style. this is not better than your morning cup of joe, but it is darn close!
kettlebell training provides cardiovascular conditioning, strength training, power training, endurance, flexibility, balance and core conditioning all in one intense workout. if you're looking for metabolic conditioning with endless variety, this is where you'll find it!
experienced, novice and inexperienced kettlebell athletes are welcome to join the club but inexperienced kettlebellers will require one separate preparatory session with me. ♥
this is a 12 week session beginning thursday september 3rd and ending thursday november 26th. there will be no class on thursday november 12th.
while working out with the morning club, participants may attend any other studio class for a drop in fee of $5.70
12 weeks – $195 + hst ($223.30)
get on it now.
i am currently teaching a 75 minute clubbell yoga class in montague once a week and will be bringing clubbell yoga to the studio in the very near future.
in the meanwhile, i am offering a 45 minute cbyp12 blend (clubbell yoga primal 12 blend) class on wednesdays at noon beginning next week, wednesday february 4th.
clubbell yoga is the fusion of two ancient disciplines — club work and yoga. it is the union of strength and asana.
primal 12 addresses common movement patterns, sports-related skills, in a way which combines dynamic flexibility training and the strengthening of stabilizing muscles (particularly in the hips, shoulders, core). it is a program with will supplement your current strength training practice or yoga practice.
this class will sandwich high intensity interval bodyweight and clubbell yoga conditioning movements between a flow warmup and a weighted & unweighted yoga flow.
this promises to be a delicious midweek treat in your exercise & movement routine.
it is just short of 9 years — May 2006 — since i purchased my first set of kettlebells: three fat-handled glossy-painted cold cannon balls with handles. an 8kg, a 12kg, and a 16kg.
and so it began.
from books put out by Dragon Door, i began teaching myself kettlebell movements and began incorporating a bit of kettlebell training with personal training clients.
in late 2007 i attended my first certification course and learned so much! it was a heady weekend full of sweat, bruises, and total mind engagement. with this, my initial fascination converted into a passion, both to use and to share this unique and effective way of training.
after that first cert, i continued using the kettlebell as part of my personal training repertoire, but i also developed a group fx format with kettlebells which i eventually had opportunity to roll out.
today, january 28th 2015, is the 7th anniversary of the first group kettlebell class i offered.
since then, i have taught kettlebell skills in a group format and led group classes 2975 times.
and because kettlebell training has so many nuances and iterations, i have also since completed 6 additional kettlebell certification programs and attended/audited quite a few other kettlebell trainings, such as workshops and certifications courses.
the opportunities for learning are endless. there are at least 4 or 5 additional kettlebell certs i'd love to take. if the time is right, some of them will happen. i am happy to leave that to the future.
the kettlebell universe is an interesting and quickly expanding place, filled with all manner of passion, talent, commitment, skillful execution, amazing coaching, and creativity. it engages and pushes limits and evolves. this is what i most love about kettlebell training.
little did i imagine what would come of my fascination with kettlebells when i came upon them in a 2005 magazine spread. (you can read more on that here)
daily i am grateful for how kettlebell training has contributed to my life and that of my family and communities.
thank you to those from whom i have directly learned: Shawn Mozen of Agatsu, Ajamu Bernard and Drew Miller and Stephanie Yankovich of KBell Training Academy, Steve Cotter of Full KOntact Kettlebells, Sharon Shiner SFGII, Jason Dolby and John Buckley of Orange Kettlebell Club. and to the many, many who share top notch on-line resources which have contributed to my knowledge.
and so it continues.
a KETTLEBELL SKILLS CLINIC teaches you the basic movement patterns of kettlebell training. Once you execute the movements properly, you've given yourself the gift of an amazing new training method.
KETTLEBELL TRAINING provides cardiovascular conditioning, strength training, power training, endurance, flexibility, balance and core conditioning all in one intense workout.
if you're looking for metabolic conditioning with endless variety, this is where you'll find it!
if you're looking for small group classes with loads of coaching and personalized feedback, this is where you'll find it!
if you're looking for a casual and supportive group of participants, this is where you'll find it!
new year. new training method. new energy.
swing a kettlebell. it might just change your life.
don't miss a beat after ringing in 2015!
kettlebell skills clinics are scheduled for:
6pm monday, january 5th
9:30am saturday january 10th
call me at 894.8943 or email me at firstname.lastname@example.com to register.
Wendy is offering the following classes this summer. Get further information, like class descriptions, how to register and costs here.
5:45pm Kettlebell Training Class (begins June 1st)
5:00pm Kettlebell Training Class (begins June 16th)
6:00pm Yoga Recovery/Beginners (begins June 16th)
12:10pm Creative Core (begins June 11th)
5:00pm Kettlebell Training Class (begins June 4th)
6:00pm Yoga Recovery/Beginners (begins June 4th)
The Kettlebell Skills Clinic provides you with instruction in all the basic movements for safe, effective and intense kettlebell training. Clinics are provided on a complementary basis and are required prior to attending Kettlebell Training Class. Pre-registration is required as numbers are limited.
5:45pm May 28th
9:00am May 30th
10:00am June 6th
Kathryn Burke will also be hosting classes out of the whole way health & fitness studio. Her schedule follows, and please contact her directly to register: http://www.bellyfit.ca/kathrynburke or call 902.672.3959
5:00PM Bellyfit (begins June 3rd, no class July 1st)
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CALGARY - John Morris's curling team has a double challenge in this "completely unusual" season.
As the first team to wear the Maple Leaf at the Canadian men's curling championship, Morris, third Pat Simmons, second Carter Rycroft and lead Nolan Thiessen will attempt to peak for the Tim Hortons Brier next March in Calgary while playing fewer events this winter.
So Morris has fewer games in which to develop chemistry with his new teammates. He was recruited to skip the team earlier this year when Kevin Koe departed to call shots for an entirely new team.
"We didn't put this team together if we didn't think we could be the best team in the world, so we're putting a lot of hard work in," Morris said Wednesday at the Glencoe Curling Club in Calgary.
"We're not playing as much on tour. We're not going every weekend to a different city in Canada. What we're doing this year is we're putting a lot of time in the preparation."
The four men were in the middle of a training camp in Calgary, which is unique in itself. Men's teams at that level tend to play more games and practice less. But almost everything about the Morris team's season is different.
The Canadian Curling Association introduced a men's Team Canada to the Brier in 2015 in order to mirror the women's national championship, the Scotties Tournament of Hearts. The defending women's champion has earned a bye to the following year's women's championship since 1985.
It adds a strong team to the field and gives the organizing committee a team to market for the event. Koe, Simmons, Rycroft and Thiessen won the 2014 Brier in Kamloops, B.C. They happened to beat a B.C. team skipped by Morris in the final.
Koe made the stunning announcement following the world championship in April that he was forming a new team with Marc Kennedy, Brent Laing and Ben Hebert.
So the skip of the first team to earn the Maple Leaf for the following year's Brier abdicated that right. What's more, Koe is a Calgarian and the Brier is in his hometown.
Koe can still qualify for the Brier by winning the Alberta men's championship. Morris and Simmons, who are Calgarians, and the Edmonton front end of Rycroft and Thiessen get to bypass provincial playdowns completely as Team Canada.
"Completely unusual," Rycroft said. "Usually you have two parts to the season. You have your bonspiels leading up to the cash events and Slams. Then you have the Brier playdowns, zones, districts."
But when Morris came aboard, the four men agreed that after devoting so much time and travel to prepare for last year's Olympic trials with their respective teams, jobs and families had to be more of a priority in 2014-15.
Morris will play in the Brier, Canada Cup and Continental Cup of Curling which are all conveniently located in Alberta this winter. They'll play in the Skins Game in Banff, Alta., and their World Curling Tour events will be limited to four Grand Slams.
"The most exciting part of being Team Canada is to play in your province," Rycroft said. "With my new baby boy and my business, it couldn't be better for me not to have to get on a plane and travel an extra day on either end.
"Now I can get in a car and drive to where I need to go and curl and that's great."
Morris, who won Olympic gold in 2010 playing third for Kevin Martin, is a firefighter. Simmons is a chiropractor, Rycroft owns an equipment rental business and Thiessen is a chartered accountant.
To compensate for a light schedule of games, Morris and his teammates intend to get together for regular training camps where the emphasis will be as much on communication as throwing rocks.
"A lot of the things we're doing this week, it's not all on-ice stuff," Morris said. "A lot of stuff we're doing is behind in the scenes, in the conference room, in the boardroom in team dynamics, team communication and strategy to get on the same page and really get a good dynamic going that way.
"It helps we know each other. We've played against each other long enough that we do know our tendencies. It will take a few bonspiels under our belt to really start molding and gelling, but I don't have a big concern with this team. I think we're pretty much on the same page already."
The Home Hardware Canada Cup is Dec. 3-7 in Camrose. The World Financial Group Continental Cup, which is a Ryder-Cup style event against European teams, is Jan. 8-11 in Calgary.
The Tim Hortons Brier runs Feb. 28 to March 8 at Scotiabank Saddledome in Calgary.


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As you will be starting your day by freshening up in the bathroom and ending your day by relaxing in your bathroom, you will certainly want the ultimate best for it. Every addition that you make to your bathroom decides on the quality of the experience that you get from it. Therefore, you have to make sure that you choose the right additions. Keeping up the quality, sticking a theme and creating your dream bathroom should be aimed with every addition that you make to your bathroom. Therefore, you have to make sure that you focus on getting the finest for your bathroom.As there are different additions that you have to make for the ultimate bathroom experience, the choices that you have to make can be confusing. Therefore, you have to make sure that you look into what the most needed and the best additions are and then you can go head and make the best additions to your bathroom. Here is the most useful guide that you should follow when it comes to getting the best additions for your bathroom:
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text: Wear in Wheelchair Cushions 2.0 In May 2012, I wrote an article for my Clinical Corner blog, titled "Wear in Wheelchair Cushions". If you missed that post, you may click on the following link to read the article. I continue to receive questions on how to determine when a wheelchair cushion requires replacement so I thought it would be a good idea to revisit this topic. This month, I will update the discussion on wear in wheelchair cushions by reviewing research that has been published since my blog article was posted. 2015-02-25 Keep Reading


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These Children's Vintage Santa Christmas applique pajamas are perfect for Christmas Eve or for family Christmas pictures. They can be made to suit a girl or boy. Price includes shirt with embroidery and personalization. Wording/Font type can be changed for any name. Fabric and thread can be changed upon request as well.
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SAVE Melbourne's Old High Court BuildingA question mark hangs over the heritage-listed 1928 building in Little Bourke Street, earmarked to make way for the extension of the Supreme Court next door.
The Supreme Court of Victoria has a number of buildings within its precinct.
- The main building at 210 William Street (Courts 1 to 15)
- The Court of Appeal building at 459 Lonsdale Street (Green, Red and Blue Courts)
- The Old High Court at 450 Little Bourke Street, where Old High Courts 1 to 3, Court of Appeal Registry and Board of Examiners.
- The Supreme Court Registry, comprising the Prothonotary's Office, Probate Office and the Funds in Court section, at 436 Lonsdale Street. Masters' Courts 1 to 6 are also located on the Ground Floor.
The Juries Commissioner's Office, including the jury pool room where jurors are asked to attend before being called for service, is located on the Ground Floor, 250 William Street (County Court building).
The Supreme Court is open from 9.00am until 5.00pm, Monday to Friday. The building is not open on public holidays or weekends. The Supreme Court Registry hours are from 9.30am to 4.00pm. The Court of Appeal Registry hours are from 9.30am to 1.00pm and 2.00pm to 4.00pm.
Barristers appeal to save historic building
By Fergus Shiel and Royce Millar - The Age
December 1, 2005
Leading barristers and the National Trust are fighting a State Government plan to demolish Melbourne's Old High Court Building.
A question mark hangs over the heritage-listed 1928 building in Little Bourke Street, earmarked to make way for the extension of the Supreme Court next door.
Heritage Victoria director Ray Tonkin yesterday confirmed he was considering an application from the Justice Department to demolish the building.
Both the department and Heritage Victoria are accountable to Rob Hulls in his dual role as Attorney-General and Planning Minister. A spokeswoman for Mr Hulls said no final proposal had been approved.
Law Institute chief executive John Cain said if the price of modernising the Supreme Court was the demolition of the Old High Court, it could be worth it. "What we have in the current Supreme Court is an inadequate facility for running modern litigation and there is universal agreement that those facilities need to be improved to run trials,"he said.
But the plan faces stiff opposition from a group of prominent barristers, including Frances O'Brien, SC, who told The Age that the Old High Court was a site of national significance because of the constitutional battles fought there from 1928 to 1980, including Ben Chifley's bid to nationalise Australia's banks and Robert Menzies' attempt to ban the Communist Party.
National Trust chief executive Stephen Hare called on the Government to consider other options, including the conversion or demolition of "less significant"buildings in the legal precinct. "If they demolish it we will look back on it and regret it in 50 years,"he said.
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Barristers appeal to save historic building
By Fergus Shiel and Royce Millar - The Age
A complex problem - March 2004
By Chris Dale, Past President, Law Institute of Victoria
The state's top court needs a new building if it is to handle the demands of justice in the 21st century.
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