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AA continues to pluck Amaro's prospects.
Gose is a toolsy 2nd rounder from the 2008 draft. He's got serious wheels and a hose.
Turning 20 in a couple of weeks.
Striking out a lot and not showing a ton of power in the FSL but that's understandable.
Here's what Mike Newman (Scouting the Sally) said about Gose's defense after the '09 season:
In watching Gose in centerfield, I could not help but think of "The Bad News Bears" and "Kelly" catching everything from foul pole to foul pole. In making spectacular sliding catches in both outfield gaps, he showed gold glove caliber range. As impressive as those catches were, however, his routes can definitely improve, as well as his overall body control. He was borderline reckless in the outfield and could leave himself open to serious injury. In seeing him twice, he was not in a situation where he needed to show off his arm strength.
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Albany - - South Georgia ministers say they refuse to sit silently, so they are stepping forward to fight crime in our community. Earlier this year, Albany Police Chief James Younger called on ministers to support him during public controversy over his leadership.
Now, another group of ministers is forming, they say to take back the streets and re-unite the Christian community, especially after a very public incident that made national headlines involving two well known ministers in Georgia.
They're rallying for a reason.
"There's so much crime going on, so much poverty, so much hunger you name it and it's happening nowadays and if we come together as one, we can get the job done," says Organizer Dr. Henry Brown.
Brown is spearheading an initiative to unite area ministers. This weekend they're planning to take their message to the streets in a unity march.
He says their role as ministers impact the entire community, even those outside of the church.
"I think we need a little more crying aloud in our sermons and in the streets and I think we need to be more of an example also," Brown says.
Two internationally known ministers have made headlines lately. Bishop Thomas Weeks of Atlanta was accused by his wife televangelist Juanita Bynum last month of pushing, choking, kicking, and stomping her in a hotel parking lot.
"Do you think its the role of ministers to maybe teach even life principles such as domestic violence?" we asked Brown.
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"It will cause us to be on our p's and q's and that we should check ourselves and make sure that we are living right," says Minister Joann Tyson.
So they can reach the masses. Not just by what they preach, but by what they practice.
"This is the beginning of something great, showing the unity of the body of Christ and showing strength," Tyson says.
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Christian Community leaders stepping forward to lead the fight against crime.
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Steve Thorburn, 46, is an active and visible participant within his industry. Altogether he has served as project manager and engineer on more than 2,000 projects, including the lead engineer role on four projects that received Thea Awards, and, as a lecturer in the field, logged more than 40,000 student hours. He has been a TEA member for 15 years, and has served on the TEA International Board as Treasurer for the past four years.
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Manchester's water: Raise a glass to Tom Bowen
If you don't know Bowen or his work, that really says a great deal about him and his management skills. Think about it. When was the last time you heard any great grumbling, any at all, really, about the city's water?
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Ontario (Canada)
3.55/5 rDev -8.7%
Pours a hazy, bright pencil yellow colour with ample frothy white foam. The head has good retention and leaves a thick lace behind.
Very hop-forward aroma with bright floral and citrus tones, along with a sweet, syrupy note and a subtle hint of pineapple juice.
Crisp, bitter taste with a grapefruit citrus tone and a mild caramel backing. Dry, earthy finish. A bit one-noted/unbalanced.
Medium-bodied with a relatively mild carbonation level. Solid bitterness on the tongue with a slight oiliness. Aftertaste is tart, with orange peel and pineapple notes.
Another good, but not-quite-great Ontario-brewed American IPA. I was expecting more of a pineapple note, but can also appreciate its subtleness. Went well with both sushi and a steak fajita. Will visit again, but at $14 a sixer, it'll have to serve as a rare treat. Would definitely want to try this fresh on tap or from a cask.
07-24-2012 17:02:36 | More by bryehn
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3.75/5 rDev -3.6%
04-16-2014 00:41:42 | More by cam477
Ontario (Canada)
3.75/5 rDev -3.6%
08-17-2012 11:04:59 | More by beerhunter13
3.25/5 rDev -16.5%
10-07-2012 22:46:57 | More by Dalia
Ontario (Canada)
4.05/5 rDev +4.1%
On tap at Volo.
Poured into a nonic. Hazy orange, bright, nice colour. Half inch head survives as a thick ring. Sheets o lacing.
Pine, grapefruit, mango, maybe a bit of pineapple. Sweet.
Solid APA. Nice tropical notes to justify the Hawaiian monicker, though the pineapple is a bit light. Long bitter finish, hops are citrus and pine.
Thin, zippy carb.
Quite happy with this - glad to see a new Ontario brewery take on a popular style and do it well.
09-19-2011 21:22:17 | More by JohnnyBarman
3.75/5 rDev -3.6%
05-07-2014 17:47:35 | More by andrewdanks
Ontario (Canada)
4.1/5 rDev +5.4%
Appearance: slight haze, not just chill; deep gold colour; great head, airy but long lasting
Aroma: strong, fruity, citrus hops; pineapple is def evident; clear and intriguing; somewhat floral, also getting some strawberry
Taste: crisp, vibrant fruit at start, well balanced with hops which turn grassy in the finish and have huge length - dry and bitter with some fruit still hovering around; some juicy pineapple flavour does show through, but it's more an accent
Overall: a tremendously refreshing and sessionable summer beer, perfectly balanced and fun
08-12-2012 00:29:00 | More by BGDrock
Ontario (Canada)
3.63/5 rDev -6.7%
Beer Launch at Volo. Pours apricot coloured body with a small white head. Modest fruit hoppy aromas. Average mouthfeel, however fizzy carbonation. Served on the too cold side, 4 degrees Celcius. Better colder, as that yields a hoppy beer with a shot of pineapple in the finish. As it warmed I found it drier than I would like, and the pineapple only adding to the significant acidicity I experienced. Seemed a bit boozier than the 6.5% listed, maybe in the 7.5% range, which the pineapple juice acts as to give it a "fruit punch effect" of hiding the alcohol. Still very drinkable.
Had again a much later batch, 6 weeks later. Pineapple was very constrained but so was the edge. Moderated beer in all respects.Not as good as even the first batch.
I had this again mid-november at Cloak & Dagger and it was way too pineapple juice which detracted from the style. A fruit beer hopped up.
06-17-2011 02:59:40 | More by Sammy
Alberta (Canada)
4.1/5 rDev +5.4%
Big ups to andrenaline for including this in our most recent trade
A - hazy swamp water golden brown, tall off white head retained well, traces of lacing
S - biscuity and caramel matliness, mellow citrus and pine with some pepper and florals in the background
T - the hops alone are a well balanced mix of sweet tropical citrus, pepper, and grass, then balanced against biscuity malts with a touch of caramel sweetness, big flavour but easy on the palate
M - medium body, healthy hop bitterness is contrasted well with sweetness and tang and a hint of pepper
O - one of the most balanced pale's i've enjoyed in a long time, the Hawaiian style aspect is complimentary and is a nice contrast and balance to the sharper hop flavours, really hoping this makes it to Alberta
11-07-2012 01:53:45 | More by joemcgrath27
Ontario (Canada)
4.1/5 rDev +5.4%
On-tap at C'est What.
Pours a crisp orange amber with a thin off white head, lacing sticks at the top of the glass. Nose was very bright, lots of hop aroma - light fruit, citrus, pineapple of course. Taste was impressive and had a good balance of malt backbone to support the dose of hops. Bitter finish lingered well throughout the beer. Medium bodied all round, mouth feel was decently drinkable. Overall I was taken in with this new beer/brewery, the pineapple extract makes for a super fruity/floral smell, and the balanced taste hit the right spot. Delicious, refreshing, nice to try on tap.
08-28-2011 23:43:01 | More by heebes
Ontario (Canada)
4/5 rDev +2.8%
11-22-2011 20:13:22 | More by jsnoek
Ontario (Canada)
3.39/5 rDev -12.9%
Purchased at the LCBO as a single for the $2.00 catch all. Served at 5deg C in a draught glass.
A- Pretty good! Not much head from this unfiltered IPA but a decent film. Bit cloudy but not that much
S- Excellent! You can smell a hint of the pineapple.
T- This one will hit you with a bitter sweet pineapple flavor. Cascade hops and caramel malt are blended ok but the pineapple seems like an add on instead of an integral part of the recipe
M- Very good. Nice bitterness and dryness from the hops. Long finish
O- Ok not great. This is the reason I popped a 6 pack to get one. Won't buy it again
Food Pairing
This ok IPA will go very well with Pad Thai. The spiciness of the food and bitterness of the hops will match well.
02-16-2014 21:11:49 | More by DaveBar
Ontario (Canada)
4.38/5 rDev +12.6%
On tap at c'est what, poured a one finger head upon a burnt orange body, decent retention with fleeting foamy lacing.
Lots of citrus in the nose, grapefruit and mango, little malt, refreshing and enticing.
Taste is an explosion of damn near perfection, blast of grapefruit and mango followed by pineapple in the after taste, really something. Quite frankly the best brew I have had for a while.
Medium bodied with little carbonation, this is a balanced bitter brew that is oh so drinkable.
They have to bottle this, a spectacular brew.
02-11-2012 04:24:23 | More by Stocean1
British Columbia (Canada)
3.95/5 rDev +1.5%
Thanks unibroue4ever for a couple of these, a big canadian want!
Appearance. Pours a quite clear yellow-gold with just a little amber and topped with two fingers of frothy white head, decent retention.
Smell. Nice fruity hops, pineapple and tropical fruits, some toasted light grains.
Taste. Some bitter hops, light tropical fruits and light grainy malts, mild bitterness and a little lingering pineapple.
Mouthfeel. Medium body with medium+, prickly carbonation.
Overall. A very nice pale with some decent bitter hops and the nice addition of pineapple in complementary way, not overwhealming in the least.
11-28-2012 01:23:52 | More by Rutager
Quebec (Canada)
3.53/5 rDev -9.3%
Bottle: Poured a bright amber color ale with a large foamy head with good retention and some lacing. Aroma consists of floral and citrus hops with light pineapple notes. Taste is also dominated by loads of citrus and hoppy notes with medium bitter aftertaste. Pineapple juice notes is quite subtle but bring a nice touch. Body is quite full with great carbonation and no apparent alcohol. Well brewed and interesting approach to say the least.
11-23-2012 20:39:14 | More by Phyl21ca
Ontario (Canada)
4.35/5 rDev +11.8%
On tap at Grindhouse Burger Bar. Served in Spearhead tulip glass.
A - Hazy medium orange colour with one finger of bubbly off-white head.
S - Citrus, tropical fruit and a good overall bitterness. Slight caramel malt backbone present as well. Not getting the pineapple.
T - Bitter grafefruit, very faint tropical fruit and a touch of pine. Some sweet caramel in the background as well. Don't specifically get the pineapple.
M - Medium body. Light carbonation.
O - I really enjoyed this one and had 3 or 4 pints over the weekend at various places. A great introduction in to the Ontario craft beer market. I look forward to their future releases.
09-13-2011 16:03:38 | More by TheSevenDuffs
Ontario (Canada)
3.75/5 rDev -3.6%
01-20-2013 02:14:42 | More by ThinkAgain
Ontario (Canada)
4/5 rDev +2.8%
08-01-2012 16:34:31 | More by irishkyle21
Nova Scotia (Canada)
3.75/5 rDev -3.6%
07-15-2012 19:04:55 | More by mmurphy525
3.75/5 rDev -3.6%
11-08-2012 02:33:42 | More by dipso123
Ontario (Canada)
4.08/5 rDev +4.9%
On tap at The Only, a 400ml serving in the Spearhead glass. Same price as a pint though... wonder if this is typical of this offering across establishments?
Pours a hazed apricot orange with a finger of head which recedes to a collar and leaves small patches of lacing.
Nose shows off some tropical fruits, dashes of grapefruit, floral, and a faint hint of sweet pineapple and a light caramel presence. Not as aromatic as hoped. Flavor is graced with a good dose of hops, grapefruit and tropical fruits - papaya and pineapple in particular. Definitely notice the pineapple juice giving it a sweet and slightly acidic note in the finish, kind of thins out the finish as well in my opinion. Moderate hop bite which is bold for Ontario, pretty smooth drinking, nice drier finish which I like from my IPAs, no hint of the ABV, refreshing and hoppy.
Can't help but think that with the hop profile I would prefer it without the addition of pineapple juice but they're going for different so I guess it fits. Not a perfect beer but a solid first offering that promises good things in the future, which is great for Ontario beer drinkers. Would gladly order it again.
06-22-2011 19:50:57 | More by ritzkiss
Quebec (Canada)
3.65/5 rDev -6.2%
Thanks to jrenihan for this one.
Poured from a 355ml. bottle, ABV stated as 6%.
Appearance: Honey colored body, hazy and chilled, with a generous fluffy head that mildly bubbles and has a pretty nice patchwork on the glass.
Smell: Sweet, juicy pineapple with fresh citrus hops.
Taste: Very malt forward at first, pineapple is quite discreet and not as present as i would have believed. It's felt more in the aftertaste. Biscuity a bit with some tiny sweetness.
Mouthfeel: Surprisingly smooth with a low bitterness that has a fading effect in the finish.
Overall: Love fresh pineapple but i was a bit underwhelmed as the pineapple is not prominent enough IMO. Still tasty but don't expect to get smacked with lots of pineapple.
09-22-2012 01:26:20 | More by papat444
Ontario (Canada)
3.93/5 rDev +1%
12oz bottle from the ottawa lcbo for 2$
Appearance - Slightly hazy amber/copper colour with a large size fizzy/frothy off-white coloured head. There an average amount of carbonation and there is some great lacing. The head lasted for over 5 minutes before it was gone.
Smell - Malts, hops, oranges, pineapple
Taste & Mouth - There is an average amount of carbonation and I can taste hops and malts mixed with pineapple and orange/tangerine. It finishes with a pineapple/citrus aftertaste with a good amount of lingering hop bitterness.
Overall - Reminds me a bit of a Red Racer IPA.. but dialed down just a few notches. I'd like to see some sort of dating system on the bottle, but this still tastes relatively fresh. I'm really exicted with all the great ipa's showing up in my area.. good stuff worth picking up.
07-28-2012 00:06:30 | More by spinrsx
Ontario (Canada)
3.75/5 rDev -3.6%
02-18-2014 01:28:00 | More by Mr_Rocca
Ontario (Canada)
3.75/5 rDev -3.6%
05-26-2013 11:10:57 | More by RedAleMan
Hawaiian Style Pale Ale from Spearhead Brewing Company
87 out of 100 based on 92 ratings.


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The reason for this special adjective form is to avoid hiatus (the pause between a word that ends in a vowel sound and another that begins with a vowel sound). The French language likes words that flow one into the next, so when an adjective that ends in a vowel sound would otherwise be followed by a word that begins with a vowel sound, French uses a special form of the adjective to avoid the undesirable hiatus. These special forms end in consonants so that an enchaînement is created between the two words, and the fluidity of the language is maintained.
There are nine French adjectives in three categories which have one of these special pre-vowel forms.
Descriptive Adjectives
The following descriptive adjectives have a special form that is used only in front of a masculine noun that begins with a vowel or mute H.
- beau > bel
un beau garçon > un bel homme
fou > fol
un fou rire > un fol espoir
mou > mol
un mou refus > un mol abandon
nouveau > nouvel
un nouveau livre > un nouvel article
vieux > vieil
un vieux bâtiment > un vieil immeuble
Demonstrative Adjectives
When the demonstrative adjective is used with a masculine noun that begins with a vowel or mute H, it changes from ce to cet:
- ce garçon > cet homme
Possessive Adjectives
When a singular possessive adjective is used with a feminine noun that begins with a vowel or mute H, it changes from the feminine form (ma, ta, sa) to the masculine form (mon, ton, son):
- ma mère > mon amie
ta femme > ton amante
sa profession > son éducation
The special adjective forms are used only when followed immediately by a word that begins with a vowel or mute H. If a word which begins with a consonant is placed between the changeable adjective and the noun, the special form is not used.
- cet homme vs ce grand homme
- mon amie vs ma meilleure amie


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Tommy, 27, Glasgow. Photographer working internationally in theatre, opera, film sets and whatever else comes my way. Resident judge on The Big Shot (Channel 5, Singapore).
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The held its second annual Twin Cities Junior Sweeps Regatta on Sunday, July 31, at Bryant Lake in Eden Prairie.
More than 200 athletes competed at the regatta, including 75 entries in 21 different levels. Five clubs from three states participated, including TCYR, Minnesota Boat Club, Minneapolis Rowing Club, the Milwaukee Rowing Club and the Rockford (IL) YMCA Rowing Club.
The TCYR program draws its participants from all over the Southwest Metro, including Edina, Eden Prairie, Golden Valley, Hopkins, Minnetonka, Minneapolis and Orono.
TCYR Entry results
Men's Jr. Novice 8+: second place (6:02.12)
1st Women's Jr. Novice 4+: third place (7:05.75)
3rd Women's Jr. Novice 4+: third place (8:01.24)
1st Men's Jr. Varsity 8+: second place (4:52.43)
2nd Men's Jr. Varsity 8+: second place (5:02.83); third place (5:35.85)
1st Women's Jr. Varsity 4+: fourth place (6:17.31)
2nd Women's Jr. Varsity 4+: first place (6:39.10)
Women's Jr. Novice 8+: fourth place (6:52.76)
1st Men's Jr. Novice 4+: third place (6:36.40)
2nd Men's Jr. Novice 4+: second place (6:43.95)
1st Women's Jr. Varsity 8+: third place (6:06.60)
2nd Women's Jr. Varsity 8+: first place 9:19.87)
1st Men's Jr. Varsity 4+: third place (5:36.60)
2nd Men's Jr. Varsity 4+: second place (5:49.13); third place (6:01.14)
3rd Men's Jr. Varsity 4+: third place (6:07.66); fourth place (7:06.26)
Mixed Jr. Novice 8+: second place (1:38.11); fourth place (2:37.21)
Mixed Jr. Varsity 8+: first place (6:58.96); second place (7:07.26)


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Self Development
BHAG Follow-Up
I've learned a lot in the almost 2 years since I set that goal and this post is about the most important lessons I learned along the way.
- The most important lesson I learned is that, when working on such a huge goal, it's better to divide your goal up into more manageable "mini goals" and schedule them on a quarterly basis. So if your goal is to make R50k/month by the end of 12 months, set up quarterly goals to increase your income by R12,500 per month. This does 2 things: It keeps you on track and it makes the work doable.
By far this was my greatest obstacle and led to me completely forgetting about my goal for months at a time. I've made huge strides since I set that goal but I also got complacent at times and took MANY steps back for each step forward.
- Be prepared for your STRATEGY (or philosophy) to change. My strategy was to lower my footprint and thereby reach financial independence sooner. I found that incredibly difficult. Although we don't live particularly extravagant lives, we do enjoy our large 3-bedroom house in a security estate and we also love our sushi evenings and going out for movies.
Over time, my goal changed from decreasing my footprint (lowering my costs) towards increasing my capacity to earn. My strategy is entirely irrelevant, though. I mention it purely out of interest. The real takeaway is just that you should be prepared to not recognise your first plan by the end of your deadline.
- Make yourself accountable. I posted about this BHAG on Facebook and on at least 2 forums. I also made a note in my calendar (Google calendar) to remind me once my deadline came around to post a follow-up. That's what I'm doing here and it's not easy to admit that I didn't succeed but it's valuable to compare what I thought 30 would look like compared to what it actually looks like.
How To Put a Sudden End to Reoccurring Patterns
John Kehoe says that, "Any time you have reoccurring patterns, this is almost always reflections of something within the subconscious." What he's saying is that you are going through the same old rollercoaster because something you believe about yourself or about life or about love or about money is limiting you to your current experience.
There are so many great examples, like the woman who always attracts low-lifes into her life or the guy who can never hold a good job down or the weight-lifter who just cant lift beyond a certain limit. In all these situations, if you're finding yourself in a sort-of loop where you just don't proceed, it's time to sit down and take a deep look within at your beliefs around that topic.
The woman attracting low-lifes maybe believes that she's not worthy of a good man or maybe believes that low-lifes are the norm, as that's all she has experienced.
The guy who can never hold down a good job maybe doesn't value himself highly enough to think he is capable of doing what it takes to keep a great job and move up in the world.
The weight-lifter who can't lift beyond a certain limit maybe simply doesn't believe it's possible.
Once you recognise your limiting belief, you can start counter-acting it with exact opposites. You can use affirmations for 5 minutes every day to change your beliefs and they WILL change. It just takes time and persistence but if you keep at it, things in your life will start improving as your subconscious starts believing these new thought patterns you're feeding and slowly the old beliefs fade away.
I'm currently overcoming some of my own limitations using these methods and it's working wonders in my life. Give it a go and see what it can do for you. But most importantly, give it a go means, try this for a good solid 90-days and never skip a day. This isn't a quick-fix. This is re-imprinting your mind with beliefs that serve you. It takes time but it's time well-spent! 5 minutes a day is all it takes for a change.
Feeling IS Believing
Still on the topic of Mind Power and you get what you BELIEVE more than what you WANT, I discovered something between the transition between last week and this morning...
Last week, I focused my daily Mind Power exercises around contemplating my goals, what it would mean to achieve them, how I could achieve them, the consequences of achieving them and so on.
This week, I'm back on focusing on seeing myself as having already achieved them, feeling the feelings of having already achieved those goals and affirming to myself that I've already achieved them.
The result?
I'm in a state of absolute bliss and last week I was quite miserable. Perhaps I was doing the contemplation exercise wrong or maybe it works best in conjunction with the seeing, feeling, affirming exercises but one thing's for sure, I won't make the mistake of going a whole week without FEELING myself as already achieved those goals. The emotional high I'm on now is so great it's almost overwhelming... in a wonderfully positive way. It has me fired up for the day. GRRRRrrrreat!
Your Beliefs Decide Your Situations and Circumstances
In doing my Mind Power exercises this morning, I felt inspired to write a bit about beliefs and the impact they have on our lives. As John Kehoe says, it's not your hopes, dreams or desires that decide what kind of life you will have, it's your beliefs. If you hope for and wish for a million Rand, you won't get it. You'll get it if you truly, to the bottom of your core, believe you can have a million Rand.
This is key because a lot of us, myself especially, run around with limiting beliefs all day long. Things like:
- Work is hard
- Making money is hard
- Living a prosperous lifestyle is hard
And yet if we take some time every day to start to change those beliefs, we can find that the opposite becomes true.
- Work becomes easy
- Making money becomes easy
- Living a prosperous lifestyle becomes easy
You can look at it a number of ways, from The Secret's law of attraction to Christianity's "God helps those who help themselves". I'm not Christian but I find it helpful to use The Bible as an example for my friends who are. Somewhere in there, it's said that by faith alone, you can move mountains. Faith is the strongest type of belief there is and I 100% believe that if you believe you can move a physical mountain, you can. The trouble is most people just don't believe it's possible. We have all this "science" saying that it needs to be done in a certain way yet there is so much that science can't explain or is only now beginning to come to understand through quantum physics.
So if there's any area of your life where you're experiencing greatness, look at your beliefs are that area of your life. And if there's any area of your life where you're not quite content with your results, look at your beliefs around THAT. You'll find that your beliefs match your results but they are not CAUSED by your results. Rather, your results are caused by your beliefs.
How do I know that? Simple - I've tested it. I'm not a very social, outgoing or confident person. Or at least I wasn't. I'm becoming one. How am I doing that? By changing my beliefs. I'm telling myself every day that I am social, outgoing and confident and, over the past 4 weeks, I've become ludicrously more social, outgoing and confident.
I'm still experiencing difficulties with this change so I'm going to keep practising visualising, affirming and seeding that until it comes to me naturally and effortlessly but the point is that I've seen the changes and it was worth the work.
It takes daily discipline to change your beliefs because it took daily repitition (or a few traumatic experiences) to instill them in the first place so the key here is persistence but if you think you can handle 15-30 minutes of daily work for a better future, then I'd say it's well worth the effort!
How To Change Your Life in 5 Minutes a Day
I'm listening to John Kehoe talk about how our beliefs are the building blocks of our reality and it reminded me of a realisation I had a day or two ago:
I have, over the course of the past 2 years, completely and DRAMATICALLY changed my belief systems by simply holding on to a few good thoughts or quotes from great minds that resonate with me. I now quote these out of memory and they sculpt my thinking, my direction & my future. They make it easier for me to remain disciplined, focused and motivated. They keep me going when the odds appear to be stacked against me. They remind me that, even though the odds APPEAR stacked against me, they're actually stacked in my favour and are guiding me in a new, more rewarding direction.
Be careful what cliches, quotes and beliefs you hold on to. They can, and do change who you are, how you live your life and your life's circumstances and situations. They transform your energy and your energy determines what happens to you - even things that appear to be outside of your realm of control.
How do you change your life in just 5 minutes a day? Pick something worth aspiring to and visualise or affirm (or visualise AND affirm) it to yourself for just 5 minutes every day. Use a timer so you don't stop early. Never stop. Persistence is the only secret ingredient here. You only have my permission to stop when you've attained that goal. At that point, celebrate, and then pick a new goal worth aspiring to.
Financial Independence by my 30th Birthday - Join Me!
I enjoy some of my work but I also would be a lot happier doing others things with my time. Things like:
- Playing guitar
- Going to guitar lessons regularly
- Getting skilled in martial arts (Jeet Kune Do)
- Learning languages (Portuguese, Spanish, Mandarin, Italian & more :))
- Spending time with Tanya just bonding / keeping her company while she does whatever it is that makes her happy
- Raising our (future) kids
- Playing with the dogs... and the cats (I need a laser pointer!)
- And other stuff I'll think of along the way
Bugger it, let's skip to the good news! I'm 10% of the way there!
We're 2 months in 2012 and I'm 10% of the way to my goal. My goal is a bit rough and based on thumb-sucking more than actual budgeting and math but I'm also a believe in "getting going" rather than "waiting for it to be perfect". So I'm working on a plan to make sure I know exactly how much I need, each month, to call myself financially independent.
Your Money or Your Life
Up until 1 or 2 weeks ago, I had the goal of being rich or, at least, living rich. That changed when I started reading a book called "Your Money or Your Life". In it, the authors talk about what it means to be rich and, really, rich has no meaning unless you compare it something or someone else. I don't know about you but that's not how I want to live: aiming for something that never comes. I get dis-heartened with projects that have no end in sight so I know that aiming for an ever-moving goal won't work.
Instead of having a goal being "rich", the authors suggest a goal of being financially independent. (What I like to call financially free). Their definition of financial independence is having enough, and then some. The idea being that there is a tipping point, on the graph of "stuff-acquiry", where you no longer get fulfillment from the stuff you buy and you actually start feeling LESS fulfilled by all of the "more" until you die, completely unfulfilled.
The point to aim for is where have enough of everything we need - that which brings us basic fulfillment - and then a few of the luxuries. This is quantifiable and it will be different from person to person.
I know that, for me, I have most of what I want already. When I'm not working, when I'm relaxing with my wife, family & friends, I'm pretty darned fulfilled. I don't need a Mercedes or a bigger house or a better TV or any of that other stuff. What I've got is just right for me, right now. So the only thing left is to take care of my finances.
How I'm Doing It
The most important part of being financially free, to me, is to have the money come in whether I work or not. I started a new "business" about a month ago where I do that. My employee does the initial work and, provided the client is kept happy, and we don't screw anything up, they'll just keeping paying every month.
I now have 20 clients like this - which puts me at about 10% of my goal. After I reach 200, I should, in theory, be able to live off the monthly income. The stability and security with a monthly income like this is that the risk is spread across 200 clients. Unless I completely screw up, there's just no way of falling down back to zero.
Contrast that to other ways I've earned passive income (and active income) in the past and you'll find that I was simply playing it too risky before. I was living month-to-month with no idea of where next month's income would come from or IF there would be an income next month.
When you have all your eggs in 1 or 2 or 3 baskets, you're always living on the edge. I've lost a R6,000 a month passive income before and it ain't pretty. Google decided to close my AdSense account and, suddenly, I was in serious trouble.
So my MO (modus operandi), and I owe this to Hannes Dreyer, is to focus on wealth creation, not opportunity seeking. Very quickly, opportunity seeking is the act of trying to figure out "the next thing" to do to make you money. Wealth creation is about building a business that works whether you do or not, and building it on solid, old-school principles of business. Forget about fads, forget about being lazy, just do your work, every day, and work towards your goal.
As I reach big milestones in my progress (30%, 40%, 50% & so on), I hope to blog about my experiences.
So far, here's what I've learned:
- Set a BHAG and give it a specific date. (Financially free / independent by my 30th)
- Give yourself time. (I gave myself just under 2 years. I have a lot of marketing experience and a captive audience (my existing clients) to market to - perhaps you'll need more time to learn about internet marketing and to find your captive audience. 3-5 years is probably fine but don't let it be too far in the future, or it won't light a fire under your arse and, believe me, you want a fire lit under your arse.)
- Get some of the admin out of the way early on. I signed up with SnapBill.com and use them to automatically bill my clients every month. This has already saved me TONS of time and head-aches. My clients just sign up online, get invoiced automatically & send me proof of payment. The system emails them reminders so I don't have to. The more automation like this you can use to eliminate the usual admin that is needed in a business, the better, because it gives you time to market yourself and do the work.
- Focus on the long-term cashflow. Focus on getting and keeping clients - people who pay you monthly. I'm offering my clients something for R99p/m (~R1,200 p/a) that I would normally charge at least R3,000 for. I'm sacrificing the initial cashflow for long-term cashflow. This is important, it means that I have to do a LOT more freelance work just to make ends meet and it means that some of my creditors get paid late, while others don't get paid at all for a few months. If you're employed, the best way to do this would be to keep your current job and build your passive income business on nights and over the weekends. But, if you're already in business, this is going to be a bit tougher and you'll just have to stick it through. The payout will be worth it!
- Make sacrifices. I value my sleep schedule but, for the last 7-10 days, I've been screwing it up royally by going to bed at 3am every night, so that I can stay up and do what needs to get done to get me to my goal. This is also why a specific goal, with a specific date is important. You can't do this forever but, like a med-student studying all-night long year-in and year-out, you can do it for a while, if the end-result is worth it to you and if there is an end in sight.
- Re-align your values. Buy the book, "Your Money or Your Life" and use it to transform your relationship with money. "More" is not always better. More money & more spending could be the death of you, literally. Rather aim for "enough" and then some - you'll enjoy the ride a lot more!
How Your Childhood Emotions Affect Your Present-Day Well-Being!
The "glass of water" method is the only Silva Method that uses an object outside of yourself to help you find a solution to a problem. The technique is quite simple. First, you should know that most of the Silva Method is based on meditating and entering a deeper state of mind (known as alpha although you sometimes go deeper to theta) to re-program your mind to improve your life. It's also used to find root causes of problems so you can find solutions to those problems.
This particular method involves a glass of water. You take the glass of water to bed, drink half of it and close your eyes. Tilt your eyes slightly upwards. This helps you enter Alpha quicker. Especially if you've been practising deep relaxation meditation. Then you say to yourself, "This is all I need to do to find a solution to my problem." Keep your mind focused on whatever problem it is that you want to fix. Really believe and convince yourself that this is the only action you need and that, when you wake up in the morning, and drink the remaining water, you'll have a solution to this problem.
The way this works is that you let this thought "incubate" in your mind while you sleep. Your subconscious is far more powerful than your conscious mind and it hates unresolved questions so it will work hard to find a solution for you. Other explanations include, "putting out a problem to the universe to solve", and so on. You can do it for whatever reason you like, as long as you really feel that it will work and aren't just faffing around with the idea.
In the morning, you repeat to yourself that this is all you need to do to find a solution to your problem and you drink the water. She has found that, in some cases, you will wake up with the answer. In those cases, she says that you should drink the water and say a word of thanks (in your mind, or you'll choke! ;)) for the solution.
It's also suggested that you hold the glass with both hands. She says this is because you're putting your energy into it so, both times, use both hands.
If you don't immediately get a solution, keep aware during the day. You might overhear the solution in someone else's conversation or open a book to just the right page with your solution staring right back at you. Or you might have a fleeting thought or hear something in a song that answers your question. The important thing is to be aware of what's going on during the day and keep that question in mind. The answer will arrive if you do this right.
This works similarly to what happens when you get a new car. Before you got that car, you didn't notice it on the road much. But once you've bought it (or decided to buy it), your mind is more aware of those cars and starts noticing them EVERYWHERE. It's not that these cars have appeared out of the blue but, rather, that your mind is more focused on them so pays more attention to them when it notices them.
So, what she found is that, as she awoke the next morning, she immediately and very vividly remembered a time in her childhood when she was putting clothes to hang up outside and heard a commotion inside her house. She came to see what was going on and saw that her sister had a kitten that everyone was doting over. She wanted to hold the kitten but every time she came close, her sister moved to face her back towards her again. Basically purposely making sure she could not hold the kitten.
Out of anger, Laura pegged a clothes peg on the poor kitty's tail and, of course, the kitten freaked out and scratched her sister and generally caused a scene. Laura was punished for this and, obviously, never let this incident go. She never got closure.
Now it's things like this that may seem silly to you but they affect you into your adult hood because the EMOTIONS are the same. The feelings of rejection, loss of control, fear, etc affect you, whether your childhood event was something silly or not. (As a child, it wasn't silly, it was very very serious to you!) And unless you deal with all that stuff from your childhood, you could find all sorts of things still bugging you today, but in the form of fears, allergies, headaches, knots in your tummy and other things. (Keeping in mind that your emotions affect your physiology. It's been scientifically proven that negative emotions prevent good chemicals being released into your body, which begins to affect your organs and so on. For more info on that, check out the movie, "What the Bleep do we Know?". Check out the sources for the info and do the research if you like. I'm not asking you to believe anything on blind faith.)
After doing this exercise, and discovering the cause, Laura found her allergy was gone and that was the end of that episode.
If you're struggling to figure something out, give this a shot and post about your experiences in the comments. Even if you don't use the Silva Method but use some other form of meditation or some other method of allowing your subconscious to help you find a solution or reason to a present-day problem, please post a comment! I look forward to hearing your story! (And it can help others reading to see how you used your subconscious to help with a problem in your life.)
8 Ways I Keep Myself Motivated at Work
"Nothing in this world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful people with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not; the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent. The slogan "press on" has solved and always will solve the problems of the human race" -Calvin CoolidgePersistence is linked to motivation. If you're persistent, you'll find ways to keep yourself motivated even if you're not completely enchanted by your current work. You'll push through and find ways to keep at it at least, that is, until it guides you to something you are enchanted by - at which point motivation will come more naturally.
My point? The same as Zig Ziglar's:
"People often say that motivation doesn't last. Well, neither does bathing - that's why we recommend it daily." -Zig ZiglarHere are some things I do that help keep me motivated, even when I'm bored with my work or feeling sickly and would much rather stay in bed.
Light Therapy
One of the more recent additions to my daily motivation routine is to use a tiny 11W energy saver light bulb as a desk lamp during the day. I also use it at night but using it during the day, I find, helps keep my spirits up and my brain awake. I discovered this little gem after reading "6 Surprisingly Effective Treatments for Depression." I wasn't depressed at the time but I was looking for some form of motivation and this did the trick. Total cost? Probably around R10 as I borrowed the desk lamp from my brother-in-law and just stuck in my own light bulb. What's important to note here is that the lamp is about half a meter away from me and to my side, not in front of or behind me. Having this light source in your peripheral vision is the key. Read that article or Google "light therapy" for more info.
From heavy metal to Enya, I make sure I always have music playing while I work. If I don't, I get caught up in the feelings that what I'm doing is "too hard" or "too much" or "I don't like doing this" and so on. It can get so bad that I can get lost in thought for two hours or more, just thinking about how much I don't want to do this work. That doesn't help me get bills paid and it doesn't help me find an alternative work to do - it just keeps me paralysed, which is never good.
With some music going on, I tend to focus my emotions more on the music and less on what I'm doing. This helps me get through my work without attaching any unnecessary emotions to it. Most of us do work out of necessity, not passion, so if that's the case, I highly recommend some music to keep you going. Just be careful what you play. Sometimes Enya is great for coming up with ideas and calming down from a bad mood but sometimes you need some heavy metal to code at the speed of light. Figure out your own mojo and then adjust your listening habits accordingly.
A balanced diet, some exercise and sleep
You can try and avoid this one all you like but the truth is that a balanced diet, some exercise and enough sleep will keep you motivated, happy, energetic and sexy ;)
Food, I find, helps me stay positive but I have to be careful what I'm eating. When I stick with a balanced eating plan (note: I didn't say diet!), then I feel balanced, positive & energetic. If I eat junk food or skip my veggies, after a couple of meals I'm downright horrible to be around and my work suffers as well. This is what has worked for me lately:
Breakfast: Cooked oats plus a scoop of USN diet fuel.
A bit later: Meal replacement shake: 2 scoops of USN diet fuel + 300ml of water
Lunch: 2 chicken breasts or portions of fish, or chicken pieces, a cup of veggies or an apple and a small microwaved potato or half a cup of rice or half a cup of pasta. (Or similar)
A bit later: Another shake.
Supper: Similar to lunch.
I'm not saying you should do the same. Maybe you hate the idea of having a meal replacement shake - that's fine but find something that works for you and make sure it's balanced.
As for exercise - that's also a tricky one. Find something you'll enjoy doing. A daily walk around the block will do you more good than you think. Try A swim, a game of soccer, shooting hoops, martial arts or even de-weeding your garden. As long as you enjoy it enough to do it frequently, you'll find that your energy levels will rocket, you'll have great ideas during the exercise and you'll also find it easier to go to sleep at night and easier to wake up in the mornings. It's definitely worth it!
Try sleeping between 7-9 hours a day. Some people need a bit less while others need a bit more. You'll find that if you oversleep or undersleep by 2 hours or more, you'll be miserable the next day - so be careful of that. Even on weekends, I stick to about 8-9 hours of sleep.
I used to go to bed at about 10PM each night but found that I would only wake up at around 8 or 9 so, instead of trying to wake up earlier (which is nearly impossible in winter), I started going to bed at midnight or 1AM. Now I feel much better.
The key to food, exercise and sleep (and everything else, really) is to find the balance that works for you. It's not likely to be the same for everyone but you can start with something that works for someone else and then tailor it to suit your own needs.
Look at the cash figures
For work-related motivation, I find that this one helps a lot. It might not help people in jobs but, for us self-employed folk, it's a very helpful motivator.
I look at both the figures going out and the figures coming in.
My income motivates me to work harder and faster so that I can get paid and spend that money on something fun.
The expenses motivate me to work "or else". If I know I have to pay my medical aid and I'm short some cash this month, a quick reminder of that fact will often help kick my butt into gear and get some work done.
If you're not keeping track of your income and expenses, start now. It will make a difference to your motivation levels AND to your eventual financial independence because you'll be able to see what you're overspending on, what to do more of to make more money and so on.
Know what you're going to do before you begin
Having a list of what needs to get done for the day helps you prevent distractions from getting in the way of the important stuff. I find that, on the days that I work from such a list, I get LOADS of work done while, on the days that I don't, I sit wondering where the day went to.
It's important to have a list that you made and don't let others influence that list. It's often easier said than done and you won't always get it right, especially not in the beginning, but you'll find that you achieve amazing things when you do.
Ignore email, Facebook, Skype, your cellphone, Google Talk and all the rest of them
It's fine to check these things once or twice a day but if you spend your whole day chatting and checking email and reading statuses, you'll never get anything done and you'll never improve your life. What I do is I only check on these after I've achieved something significant and, even then, only briefly. You need to be aware that these distractions will rob you of really important experiences and achievements if you allow them to.
By all means, socialise, have fun, chat to friends, share funny emails but don't let them rule your life. When it's time to work, work. Don't work and chat or work and check emails and... and... and... I'm sure you get my drift :)
Find ways to make your work go faster
This may sound simple but if you find real, predictable ways of making your work go faster, you'll get more done in less time and have more time left to yourself. Again, this is a bit trickier for people in jobs as working faster could mean just getting more work to do. It's different from company to company.
What works for me is to copy my work down to my local computer and work from there. I find that I code faster and, because of that, I actually enjoy my work instead of dreading it. It allows me to do my best and I believe it's human nature to want to do your best. So, take control over what you can to ensure you can do your best work as quickly and efficiently as you can.
Another way I make my work go faster is by swallowing my pride and NOT re-inventing the wheel. As a programmer, I'm often tempted to rewrite code in order to make it "better". The trouble with that is that I end up working slower and taking longer to solve a problem that's been solved before. And I don't get paid extra for that time, either. So I've stopped doing that. I now copy code I've got working elsewhere and I get on with solving problems instead of trying to make everything "perfect".
Of course, I'm still a programmer so, while I'm working, a throw in a dash of genius in now and then, for my own satisfaction and without allowing it to negatively affect my deadlines.
Brain Boosters
When you're really struggling to keep focused, you can use brain boosters. One brain booster I use is an MP3 I bought here that helps me focus creatively. I got a whole bunch of other boosters with the pack but the "creative focus" MP3 is the one I find myself coming back to time and again. It's just a 20-minute sound clip that you can listen to while you work. I play music at the same time and it still works incredibly well.
It works so well that I forgot what it feels like to hit a brain-block while coding. I'm serious! One day I forgot to put the booster on and I hit a brick wall and I couldn't figure out why I couldn't solve what should have been a simple problem. Then it dawned on me and I put on my brain booster track. 5 minutes later, I solved the problem and carried on working on other things. Magic!
You see, the trouble is that we surround ourselves with so much stress and so many inputs from the world around us that we struggle, these days, to focus. So while you might feel that a "brain booster" sounds weird and unnatural, I think it's the most natural thing. If it wasn't for all the other noise in our lives, we'd be able to focus any time we wanted. That's my story and I'm sticking to it ;)
I also find that the relaxation and deep-relaxation MP3s, available in the same pack of boosters, help a lot. I doze off and wake up, 20 minutes later, ready to take on the world. I would suggest these to anyone - they really work.
Keep a list
I have a list of "Things that Work for Me". Yes, that's what it's called :)
All it is, is a list of basic ideas that help me work when I'm not really feeling up to it. I go over the list and put some of the suggestions into action and, eventually, I start working. Here's the exact list I use, every day:
- Sleep properly (8 hours, even if I go to bed late).So that's it. Take what works for you, drop what doesn't and come up with your own list and you'll find that, even on the worst days, you'll be able to get something done and maintain momentum which, I believe, is incredibly important. A little bit done every day makes a big difference.
- Look at the cash figures - both due out and due in. They can be inspiring.
- Write down what needs to get done before switching PC on.
- Ignore email/facebook/skype/phone/gtalk.
- Copy site down to local PC. (Or a ZA host)
- MUSIC, MUSIC, MUSIC. Boring music is better than no music!
- Creative focus brain booster (better than constant concentration one)
- Copy code that's working elsewhere.
"Make measurable progress in reasonable time." -Jim Rohn
At Last! I'm an Internet Millionaire!
"Remember, a monthly income of R1000 from an automated knowledge product is akin to having R150K in the bank, earning interest for you. So, if you are earning about R7K a month from these sort of sales (through a variety of means, maybe), you are effectively an internet millionaire, receiving the interest on R1M in the bank, for which you do not have to work." - Frank MullerIf you do the math, keeping in mind that Capitec Bank offers savings accounts with a per annum interest rate of 8%, it works out. With that in mind, I've been an internet millionaire for a few months, then :)
Sure, I don't own the Viper RT/10, the huge flatscreen TV or any of those other things that I might normally associate with being a millionaire but I do have a lot of free time. I took yesterday off to spend with my wife to celebrate our second wedding anniversary. I generally only get in the office at 10am. I seldom spend more than 2-3 hours at a time in the office at a time because I take longish breaks for lunch, my USN shakes, and so on.
In fact, if it wasn't for my debt, I might actually stop working at the tender age of 27.
I recognise that I still have a ways to go but it feels good to know that, on some levels, I have arrived!
Having said all that good stuff, I also figured out today, thanks to my income spreadsheet, that I work too hard. This month, if I do nothing else at all, I will still earn over 50% of my required income via passive income source and yet, I have still booked up just under 100% of my time with "normal" work. It would appear that someone is having trouble letting go of the work-life! We won't mention any names but he looks, sounds and acts JUST like me. Silly rabbit.
80/20 Principle Tidbit
The principle, then, is to focus on the 20% that gives us the 80% result rather than focus on the full 100%. The idea being that you can work less and achieve more when you apply this principle.
I've been applying this sort of thinking with my work with great results. This month, for example, I've doubled my income by refusing to do any new work and focusing on the 20% of work/clients that pay me the 80% of my income.
I'm less stressed, less overwhelmed and also, richer :)
Here's a cool tidbit of things to do to put the principle in practise. (From page 39 in the book)
- Celebrate exceptional productivity, rather than raise average efforts.
- Look for the short cut, rather than run the full course.
- Be selective, not exhaustive.
- Strive for excellence in few things, rather than good performance in many.
- Delegate or outsource as much as possible.
- Choose careers and employers with extra care and, if possible, employ others rather than be employed.
- Only do the thing we are best at doing and enjoy most.
- Work out where 20 percent of effort can lead to 80 percent of returns.
- Calm down, work less and target a limited number of very valuable goals where the 80/20 principle can work, rather than pursuing every available opportunity.
- Make the most of those few "lucky streaks" in life where our creativity peaks and the stars line up to guarantee success.
If you're feeling overwhelmed, over-worked and under-paid, read through this every day until you can find reasonable ways (or even drastic ways) to make these bits of advice work for you.
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A young woman nominated for Nobel Peace Prize after being shot in face by Taliban for daring to go to school appeared on Jon Stewart's The Daily Show.
According to Malalafund.org, Malala Yousafzai was shot when the Taliban stormed her school bus on Oct. 9, 2012. They shot her in the head in an attempt to silence her and end her campaign for girls' rights to go to school.
Yousafzai left Stewart speechless on Thursday night after asking her what her response was to finding out that the Taliban wanted her dead.
"I started thinking about that, and I used to think that the Talib would come, and he would just kill me. But then I said, 'If he comes, what would you do Malala?' Then I would reply to myself, 'Malala, just take a shoe and hit him.' But then I said, 'If you hit a Talib with your shoe, then there would be no difference between you and the Talib. You must not treat others with cruelty and that much harshly, you must fight others but through peace and through dialogue and through education.' Then I said I will tell him how important education is and that 'I even want education for your children as well,' and I will tell him, 'that's what I want to tell you. Now do what you want.'"
Yousafzai released a memoir, I am Malala, a year after the shooting.
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Original description in Marty's book: "Pitch One: Climb up a 25' chimney crack to a ledge with a tree. Pitch Two: Sport. Beautiful north facing 6 bolt vertical face with two bulges and a vertical crack at the top. 2 shut rap. Somewhat runout but worth the air time. 85'."
The "chimney" first pitch is about 15' right of the start of "Adios Larry" from the same ledge. Literally starts from where you come up to from the gully. Chimney is east facing and the actual climb is the north facing face that is right around the arete from Adios Larry.
Take at least a couple cams smaller than 1" for the top as it is quite runout above the crux and I have no idea why you'd want the airtime that Marty is referring to.


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As you may recall last year, Downton Abbey creator Julian Fellowes announced that he intended to introduce a black character to the show's cast for its fourth season. And what better way to attract more diverse viewers?
And it was later announced that the character will be played by Gary Carr, who many of you will know from his role as the young ambitious cop Fidel Best on the BBC series Death in Paradise.
In the upcoming season 4, Carr will play a singer at an exclusive night club. The character he plays has been described as "a charming and charismatic young man."
One of the producers of the series said that Carr's addition to the cast "will bring interesting twists to the drama which we can't wait for viewers to see in series four."
Here's the first trailer for season 4, which premieres in the U.S. on PBS in January 2014:
Mike | July 13, 2014 8:09 PM
My first time hearing about "Downton Abbey" was when Sean "Diddy" Combs said he would be guessing starring on it. The second time I heard about it was when one of it's actors was up for the lead in "Star Wars Episode 7." Now neither one of those hearings were confirmed. I don't know much about British history in the 1920's other than reading my history about James Baldwin, Richard Wright, and Langston Hughes. I do know that all three of those gentlemen travelled overseas. If African-American writers were traveling to Europe, who's to say African-American musicians and singers weren't traveling to Europe? I am more than sure there were African-American Jazz Singers performing in the night clubs during the 1920's in Europe.
I have to agree with ACCIDENTAL VISITOR. I feel like some Black women, not all, but some are only concerned about Black women being featured and represented in television and film. That kind of mentality doesn't help the African-American community as a whole!
oldbiker1 | February 10, 2014 1:34 AM
A black band-leader./singer at Downton Abbey in 1922? I don't think so -- Julian just HAD to introduce a black character, historically accurate or not. There may have been some black jazz singers in England in the early 20s, but they probably wouldn't have shown up at the doorstep of a remote abbey out in the country somewhere. Not realistic at all -- very disappointing.
George Sanjuan | February 3, 2014 3:18 PM
I just found out about the inclusion of a black character in Downton Abbey. I felt as if someone push me into the waters of a frozen lake. A black man on a place like Downton Abbey is as accurate as putting a black man playing The NORSE God Heimdall in the Marvel Universe. At the end all comes down to political correctness and I am sick of it. And, By the way, John1411, Cleopatra WAS WHITE and blonde. Historic fact.
John1071 | January 31, 2014 11:08 PM
Leslie "Hutch" Hutchinson
The 1920s cabaret star who inspired Downton's royal gigolo and his affair with a countess that scandalised London society
John1971 | January 31, 2014 10:55 PM
@John1411, though I can understand why you think and feel the way you do, you need to dig a tad deeper my friend. Believe it or not, the writer is on a bit of factual history with introducing this character. There was a bi-sexual nightclub singer in the twenties who had his time with not only Mountbatten's wife, but there are rumors that he also was with Princess Margaret. Don't believe me, not only read Mountbatten's Bio, but also look up the references to the movie; "the Bank Job" I believe it's called. And you will see that the writer isn't far off with introducing this character. Cheers!
John1411 | January 10, 2014 8:37 PM
Come on. Really. I'm all for social justice and equal rights, but having this black character on Downton Abbey, set in 1920s upper class Britain, and convorting with a 'rich' white girl, is every bit as unrealsitic and ridiculous as casting a white woman to play Cleopatra, or a white man to play the Emporer of Japan. The shows realistic quality was a big part of its success. Now it seems hokey and overly concerned with politcal correctness.
Amari | September 2, 2013 11:20 AM
I quite love Downton Abbey and am glad they are injecting some life into the show. Honestly, after the Christmas episode, I was thinking it is going to be a season of nothing but depression, but the character Mr. Carr is playing seemingly will liven things up. I wonder how far they may go when it comes to mentioning his racial background though.
Accidental Visitor | September 1, 2013 9:17 PM
"Maybe having a black male would have been more historically accurate? I can't imagine that a lot of single black females would have been emigrating to England during that time period. "
Don't try logic. That makes too much sense.
That being said even if it was JUST as likley for a black female to be in that place during that time it shouldn't make a difference. We should be pleased, even those of us who don't watch, that TPTB of the show, any show, thought about being inclusive by adding a black character regardless of sex. Yet instead we have people here who only care when it is a black female character that is created/added to a series or a film. This is just like the whole "Girls" debate on this site. Ladies on this board were complaining about the lack of black characters, but when the showrunner added that Glover due for a guest role some of those same women were even more unhappy. And that's because while they were campaigning all along for a "black character" what they really meant was a "black female character". Anything other than that was unacceptable.
Rose | September 1, 2013 4:10 PM
I like the man in the iron mask too. I tried to watch this high end soap opera. The Black people attracted to this serial are a particular type if not peculiar. I'm Black and I watch plenty of all white programming. But it's usual exceptional. That touches our mutual humanity. This is fluff and stuff. And an Era where humanity was expendable. It's a grand display of white girl/women privilege. This latest character is for their pleasure(literally) and fantasy. The humanity factor would have played out had the Black new character been female. Sisterhood! Not! And so that does it for me.
TNBFC | September 1, 2013 4:07 PM
it is a gap in our British history which i am glad is being addressed. People need to be reminded that there were Black people in this country before the Windrush. I agree that Julian is an independent thinker and would have approached this as being historically accurate without trying to be too 'tokenistic'.
Accidental Visitor | September 1, 2013 12:41 AM
Wait....Sergio actually watches this show? Wonders will never cease. :)
Seems too much like a soap opera for my tastes.
Alex | August 31, 2013 8:12 PM
I love this show, it's such ridiculously Sunday eve fun. No way in hell is this going to make a difference after 4 seasons, it doesn't really have to either. The show is so popular here in the UK the same people who tune into Downton for frivolity are probably the same audience who watch the even more farcical Death In Paradise. Thus his audience is already cemented and loyal. Honestly, the same way people i know didn't watch Downton then, sure are not interested to watch it now. It just doesn't appeal to everyone regardless and in all honesty, the producers and writers here really don't care as much, unless there is a specific call for it in the story. If you see the sole writer and creator of the show he could honestly not give a rats arse and he never would have ITV telling him what to do.
Josh | August 31, 2013 6:46 PM
So he's with the cousin? Thought he would get the ugly daughter.
Haq | August 31, 2013 4:23 PM
A show full of white people with one black character added? Hmmmmm, let me guess. He's going to play and Egyptian King who just sings songs for fun, who when they find out about his royalty is put into an iron mask in which he will escape using his comatose twin brother. Then get his revenge after spending 30 years in the chateau deef by using his fortune to get back at the whites and destroy them all except the mixed son he had with a white women on the night of his incarceration.
Wanika | August 31, 2013 3:48 PM
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MORRIS COUNTY (KYTX) -- A Lone Star teenager is behind bars for aggravated sexual assault. CBS 19's Abby Broyles spoke with the victim's family today and has more on the investigation from our Longview newsroom.
18-year-old Kevin Coffey was arrested Saturday for aggravated sexual assault. Police say he attacked a 17-year-old girl. CBS 19 spoke with her family off camera today, in order to protect the girl's identity. They say she was attacked at gunpoint Saturday.
Lone Star Police, in Morris County, aren't releasing much information about the attack. They say it happened at a home in Lone Star. The 17-year-old girl's family tells CBS 19 she was at a friend's house overnight Saturday. They say 18-year old Kevin Coffey, who got inside because he knew the homeowner, walked into the room where she sleeping alone and attacked her. They say he sexually assaulted her at gunpoint and threatened to kill her if she told anyone. Someone in the home called police, and officers arrested Coffey.
Coffey was booked into the Morris County Jail Saturday on felony charges for aggravated sexual assault.
Coffey is being held on a $10,000 bond in the Morris County Jail. Family members tell us they're concerned because they asked the justice of the peace who arraigned Coffey for an emergency protective order, but they say it wasn't granted. CBS 19 spoke with Justice of the Peace Betty Johnson today, and she declined to comment on the charges.
The girl's family tells us she is recovering at home tonight. The Lone Star Police Department is still investigating. The case has not been turned over yet to the Morris County District Attorney.
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CATEGORIES MoviesYou may only know him as Viktor from the 'Underworld' franchise or Davy Jones from the 'Pirates of the Caribbean' films, but Brit actor Bill Nighy can play just about any role thrown his way. He recently played Minister Rufus Scrimgeour in 'Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1,' has upcoming roles as Hephaestus in 'Wrath of the Titans' and as Fallon in Bryan Singer's 'Jack the Giant Killer,' and now he's in negotiations to join Len Wiseman's remake of 'Total Recall,' according to The Hollywood Reporter.
In this second big-screen go-round inspired by the Philip K. Dick short story 'We Can Remember It for You Wholesale,' Colin Farrell plays Douglas Quaid, a factory worker who begins to think he's a spy but doesn't know for which rival superpower he's working, Euromerica or New Shanghai. Bryan Cranston plays the leader of Euromerica who is plotting to invade New Shanghai; Kate Beckinsale will play Quaid's wife; Jessica Biel will star as Quaid's new love interest; and Nighy will take on the role of Quatto, the leader of the resistance.
In the 1990 Paul Verhoeven outing, Arnold Schwarzenegger played Quaid as a man who goes for a virtual-vacation memory implant and ends up on Mars, not knowing whether he's a spy or a hero to an underground group trying to overthrow the Agency that runs the planet. Sharon Stone played his wife and Rachel Ticotin played his Martian girlfriend-to-be.
The plot of both films revolves around the possibility that Quaid is not really who he thinks he is, and that his actions may be real or virtual. This exploration of identity is a recurring theme in Dick's short stories and novels.
'Total Recall' begins shooting in June in Toronto.


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This article describes the formula syntax and usage of the DELTA function (function: A prewritten formula that takes a value or values, performs an operation, and returns a value or values. Use functions to simplify and shorten formulas on a worksheet, especially those that perform lengthy or complex calculations.) in Microsoft Excel.
Tests whether two values are equal. Returns 1 if number1 = number2; returns 0 otherwise. Use this function to filter a set of values. For example, by summing several DELTA functions you calculate the count of equal pairs. This function is also known as the Kronecker Delta function.
DELTA(number1, [number2])
The DELTA function syntax has the following arguments (argument: A value that provides information to an action, an event, a method, a property, a function, or a procedure.):
The example may be easier to understand if you copy it to a blank worksheet.
How do I copy an example?
Selecting an example from Help
After you copy the example to a blank worksheet, you can adapt it to suit your needs.