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I've been thinking a lot about this lately. Where does the need to explain myself comes from?
Let me explain. <– see! ;)
After I lost the weight I went through a bit of identity crisis. People didn't see me as "chunky" or "fat" any longer. They just assumed I was always thin and, frankly, it bugged that crap out of me. I wanted people to know my thinner physique took a lot of work. That I wasn't "born lucky." That I used be made fun of for being fat. That I am not just another skinny girl.
Those feelings have passed, somewhat. There's still a tinge here and there but I have maintained the loss so long I actually feel more and more like it's a moot point. People will make judgements on my body regardless what size it is. That's just the sad truth.
Here's the thing though, I also feel the need to explain myself when it comes to my work. I'm not quite a stay at home mom, not quite a working mom so I feel judged by both groups. I do work, not in the traditional sense, I don't have a boss, but blogging is work. Conference planning is work. I need time and child care, and an office space. I have conference calls and deadlines. Clients and associates.
I also feel the need to explain my upbringing. I wasn't raised with a silver spoon in my mouth. I watched my single mom struggle to better our situation after a divorce that left us with nothing. No house. No money. Nothing. I grew up on yellow cheese and powdered milk. when people see my nice house, in a nice neighborhood I want them know I wasn't just born into it, I worked hard to get here and needed some helping hands along the way.
I also feel the need to clarify little things by saying..
"No, really, I didn't start running until I was 30."
"Seriously, I never wear dresses."
"Really, I didn't grow up eating kale and butternut squash."
Do I really need to explain to people I'm an exercise immigrant, a tom boy at heart and learning to eat healthy has been a choice not my norm. Why is any of that important?
I mean, these are all trivial but I've been pondering why I feel it's necessary for me to prefix conversations or let people know things aren't always what they seem. Is the "need to explain" a personality type? Maybe everyone feels this way? Maybe it's a confidence thing? Self-esteem? Maybe it coincides with why I like to blog? Maybe it's because I've changed so much I want people to know it is possible? Maybe it's stupid and I just need to get over myself?
Honestly, I don't know. I thought this made a great question of the week. Your thoughts? Do you ever feel the need to clarify or do you just let people make their own assumptions about you?
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Love it! It's so true, and you deserve to share your story. You've worked hard to get where you are, and you don't need to forget it. I've learned a little more about you today <3
Nelissa De Paula
I am not american and people usually don't pick up on my accent, and even though they don't ever ask me about where I am from, ALWAYS, when I introduce myself or get introduced to somebody new, I feel the need to explain myself. Same thing when it comes to being thinner. II give people explanations about who I am and how I turned out to be where I am today. I give unsolicited explanations on how I turned out to look the way I look today too. I know I do it, so I just realized that I can stop before I even get started. And I try!
I believe in letting your actions speak for themselves. Then let all the rest go.
I see how because of your work, peoples assumptions may seem to be an important consideration. I haven't been following you very long, but I keep coming back because I see how hard you work. Sometimes I'll admit hearing how easy it is for you to run makes things seem a bit unrealistic to me. But then you do one of your super deep and insightful podcasts and I'm right back to being ur number one fan. Do you think the need to clarify is being encouraged by your internal thoughts, or external inquires. I wonder if you would be such a good blogger if you didn't feel the desire to clarify.
Oh man. I am a preacher's wife. ANYTIME I get something new, people notice. And say "I like you {insert item}. Is it new?" Or something to that effect. I start going on an on about how it was "on sale" "got it at Goodwill" "I consign shop" "hand me down…." The list goes on! LOL So stupid! I think for me it's caring what they think of me. It's like the preacher's wife should never have anything that costs anything or nicer than other people's. And that is NOT TRUE. I know lots of super cutely dressed preacher's wife. It's just some dumb thing that I have in my own thinking. Blah!
I do the same thing!! The weight loss thing I tend to keep to myself unless it comes up. I have sort of an opposite fear. I fear being judged because I used to be obese. What I do often feel the need to explain, though, is that I also didn't grow up with a silver spoon in my mouth. We used to live in a trailer (me, my older brother, mom, dad and dad's brother, wife and his two kids…yeah, crazy). I used to get picked on a lot and was never popular. I feel like I appear to be this put together, fit woman (not that that's a bad thing) and I want to prove that I have substance or something. I don't know. I realize it's silly as anyone that talks to me will realize what kind of a woman I am inside and out, but the need to prove it is something I need to shake. I need to learn to just be myself and let my words and actions speak for themselves. A back story is not necessary for people to see what kind of a person I am.
The stronger, more self confidnet, comfortable I become with my choices…THe more inner peace I have with who I am choosing to be, the less i justify and explain who I am and what I do. People who know me, know me… and people who are getting to know me, will get to know this me, and people who don't know me, well, they don't need to know.
"Be who you are and say what you feel,
because those who mind don't matter,
and those who matter don't mind."
― Dr. Seuss
To me, I find that only through the development of a friendship, stories of my past come out, (was also very poor adn fat) but not because i am justifying or explaining but because there is a real, beautiful reason for it!
I don't anymore explain myself to just anyone. I don't need to, I am living the life I want to live and I am living with my beautiful choices and I love who I am today!!!!
I do this all the time. Too much. I'm trying to stop because the truth is no one really cares. You're right people will make their own judgments with or without clarification. As I work on becoming more secure with who I am, I am also trying not to pass judgment on others. To each their own.
Hi Roni, Just found your blog and this is food for thought. I'm just becoming aware of the fact that I explain myself constantly. You mean it's not a requirement? Wow. Going to ponder this and maybe stop clarifying every littl thing. People will think what they want no matter what. Might as well let them. – Melissa
I so so so so so used to and more from an OVERLY EXCITED TO SHARE PLACE (hence my love of being interviewed :0)) Ive learned no one really cares…in a great way. they're all too focused on making it themselves … day to day.
http://twitter.com/LisaEirene Lisa Eirene
Agree! Most people don't even notice anything about other people!
Cindy Corliss
Every day of my life! Now that I live in the UK, I am always explaining myself. No, I am not on vacation. No, I am not from Canada. No, I am not (insert whatever stereotype about Americans you can think of.) I'm here working my bum off to make a better (later) life for myself.
When I was in my early 20s I consistently felt the need to explain myself – especially if I was complimented. I'm not sure if it was a boost in self-esteem or the fact that I did outside sales (talk about a rough, back-bone forming job!) I stopped. When people compliment me, I just give a genuine "Thank you". I notice people who go on and on and on about the thing you admire/praise seem insecure and I don't want to come across that way – even if I am. Maybe by doing that it makes me more secure – sort of like smiling all day does put you in a better mood?
I really don't think any one "fits in" with a group, stereotype, etc. I'm a SAHM but we run an online store and consulting business that I can be pretty hands-on with so I don't completely identify with the no-work-at-all moms. We're also only half-hippies when it comes to child raising so we never completely understand or relate to most other parents. I think it's normal to not fit in across the board.
Good question/thought for the week!
I understand this, too. I think in my case it's because I am so afraid of anyone thinking that I think I am somehow better than they are which is totally how my mother raised me. Not exactly a good thing. I am a work in progress.
I have a different perspective on that. I think perhaps you try to connect with people more deeply than most. Do you consider yourself "relational"? Even though you are in contact with the "outside" world more than most SAHM's through your job, it's probably not on a very personal level. Perhaps you explain as a way to truly connect, to share of yourself beyond the superficial. (Not that I have any experience with this notion ;-])
Just a thought!
Roni- you don't owe anyone explanations about anything- Just keep being the awesome you!
http://www.facebook.com/kdjaffe Karen Jaffe
OMG, all the time! I think it's related to self-esteem, and my belief that I'm not as accomplished as everyone else, which of course if not true at all. Even after all my experience with weight and as a weight loss coach, I felt I had to explain my decision to promote a certain type of weight loss plan over another to a fellow coach. Grrrrr . . . I'm way too old for this! And I feel like I have to justify my weight loss when people say things like "well you weren't that heavy, were you?" And by the way Roni, when I read your blog and hear all the things you have going on, you are absolutely a working mother. Working from home and for yourself is in many ways a much harder way to work, especially with little ones. Yes, you definitely do not give yourself enough credit.
I liked the thought about trying to be "relatable" to everyone, and maybe that's it. Here's another thought… I was raised in a big family, so we didn't have as much as a lot of our friends/neighbors. It was a source of pride in our family, that the "haves" were softies, and we "have-nots" were made of stronger stuff. Sometimes those old thoughts come up for me, and I wonder if other people now think I'm one of the softies!
Hi Roni, I always take your "explanations" as you re-introducing your journey to readers. Your journey is what makes you so relatable (spelling?) to me. Healthy & fit didn't come easy to you and you share that it's still a mind-struggle for you now and again…. this reminder that you weren't always so successful at this "thin" business makes me come back and read your posts day after day. You get ME when others don't. I don't take your explanations any other way but that.
I think its very natural to "explain" yourself to people. Unfortunately, there are way too many judgements out there. People want to judge how much money you make, are you a working mom or SAHM, what you eat, how you spend your money, how does your spouse treat you, the way your kids act, the list could go on and on. Generally most people want to be liked and understood…and then there are the people that say "I dont care what everyone else thinks!" (this would be my husband). I would love to be a little bit of both categories.
Love these kinds of posts…they really get your thinking :-)
Great question. I could go on and on about this; I am juggling a lot of things however the two things that make people confused is when I say I am finishing up my doctorate. Then I get, "but I thought you were a SAHM?". I am like, "yeah ?". Then it leads to the head turned slightly to the side with the blank stare (this is what they do). So I just do not even bother anymore…sigh..
Cori Roffler
Hi Roni, another great insightful post. I too feel the need to explain, as if that will keep judgments away. But I realize that people may judge regardless. I've been doing more mental work on this weight loss journey. And I'm working on being content with myself as I am right this very moment. I'm working on remembering that people's judgements are not my truths. It's work, it's a process but with people like you giving a "voice" to my experiences it keeps me plugging along on this journey. Thanks for just being you and sharing yourself with us.
http://twitter.com/fitinwoodbine Teresa Langley
When people say to me, "So I hear you are a runner." I always feel the need to follow up with, "but I am a slow runner!" WHY?????
http://twitter.com/LisaEirene Lisa Eirene
I definitely feel this way sometimes. When I was first becoming a runner, I felt like I had to explain that I used to be 100 pounds heavier to explain why I was slow. I also felt like I had to explain why I have loose skin and stretch marks — no I didn't have kids, I lost 100 pounds.
It's really weird now because I've kept the weight off for 4 years now and I am so far removed from the "old" me that many people in my life do not know me as the old Lisa. Coworkers, newish friends, boyfriends, etc, only see pictures of the 250 pound girl and it doesn't feel like it's me at all.
It's important because you appreciate it! You know the hard work it took to attain the place that you're at, and you're proud of it! And, you're hopeful for others that they can do things they might not think are possible.
You are such an inspiration and I think a lot of your want to clarify is to show people it IS possible to get to where you are. I know you went through a lot changing your lifestyle and it is a part of you. For people not to know means that they don't REALLY know you. I know I've been inspired by your story. I started weight watchers, have lost more than 30 lbs, and just started running. All because I felt I could because YOU could. Thank you.
Thank you for this post. I found myself saying "yes" and "exactly". I do believe we do this because 1) We want people to see that they can change and 2) we want people to see real change only comes from hard work and usually not "luck".
Every time we go on a trip or buy something and a comment is thrown out like "wow, it must be nice to take trips or…. i wish we could" I immediately explain how we scrimped and saved to do so. WHY? Or when a coworker commented on how "quickly" I lose my baby weight I find myself explaining the countless hours of night time exercise I did to achieve that result.
I have been getting better at not explaining myself because each time I do explain myself it seems that the other party walks away with the same thoughts about me that they originally carried.
http://www.facebook.com/cheryl.palen.505 Cheryl Palen
never cared nor do I now care what people think about what I do or what I look like. maybe that's why I don't have a blog to let everyone know what I look like and what I do so it can be scrutinized and analyzed by people I will never meet or care about.
This is an interesting question. Maybe a bit of "earner's remorse"…achieving goals and dreams is amazing but it also comes with some level of… bashfulness? OR maybe it's just the disbelief of what you have accomplished, maybe you also feel like you still struggle so you can't "take credit" for what you've done. I know that it's hard for me to take credit for the things that have come from all the hard work I have done. It's not perfect yet so I don't allow myself the room to take full pride. So when other's give me that credit, it feels uncomfortable and undeserved in some way.
really great question, it really forced me to examine my thoughts on this issue and I didn't even know it was there until you posted about it.
On the concept of pride, I think as long as it's in balance, we are equally prideful and humble (not one or the other all the time) then it's okay to feel that pride, others will not judge us and, if they do, it's not our fault, it's because they still have work to do on their end.
http://www.facebook.com/kristina.dietznicholson Kristina Dietz-Nicholson
Yes I need to clarify… in someways i think it's to give myself a pat on the back to know that I'VE worked hard… and i think that's okay. It's who are, how we got to where we are… and i think it's okay to be proud of that. It's not like you are arrogant about it – it's just a clarification :-) Plus, i don't like ass u m[e] ptions… they are rarely correct and I prefer people know me for who i am. Here's a quick perfect example… just the other day I saw something on pinterest that said Hard Work. Determination. I'm getting a running shirt made with that. I work hard for every step I take and every pound I've lost and i'm proud of that. I want everyone to know that it doesn't come easy for everyone… AND it might inspire someone to take that first step!
how was your childhood? i grew up with an abusive stepfather, not sexual but physical and emotional abuse. he ruled the house, my siblings and i were terrified. we walked on eggshells. the food was checked in the house; there better not be even 1 cookie unaccounted for. he was hard to please. so here i am today, a people-pleaser always making sure i'm a good person doing everything right, justifying myself so i dont get into trouble. i think that's why.
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Junoon is not noisy besides being so busy and has tables spaced far from each other so you can't hear other tables. A plus. A great and entertaining sommelier. A very attentive bus boy. As to cuisine, unlike what others have written in reviews, we found the food bland - as if the restaurant was trying to accommodate diners who don't like spice at all. The waiter explained about the menu but then never asked about the spice level we wanted which he should have. Then the food arrived and both appetizers and mains had nice sauces if bland but the kitchen doesn't understand how to cook proteins. The shrimp in the main course were almost raw, and fishy and the lamb was overcooked. Not really Michelin quality. No one asked our table how we liked our meal or if we needed anything. Good naan. Rice was tepid and when we asked bus boy for more, it also came tepid. They need to rethink and their whole operation.
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Apparently, there have been some changes at the restaurant that, in my opinion, are not good ones. I have been to Junoon twice before my visit today and have found the food to be delicate, complex, and utterly inspiring. This evening, my dinner was mediocre at best, unappetizing at worst. My party and I ordered the 5 course tasting menu and started with an "amuse bouche" that was vile. It was overwhelmingly spicy and set the wrong tone for the rest of the meal. In the past they seemed to warm up to gradually increasing levels of spice over the course of the tasting menu, which makes sense. Tonight each dish was more overwhelmingly spicy than the next. We let them know how difficult they were to eat. The waiter offered a side of yogurt to cool it down and said, "yeah, your next 2 courses will be even MORE spicy." They said that they have intentionally gone for a more spicy menu, which is fine, but I think they should have offered to bring us different dishes for the remainder of the tasting menu rather than just more yogurt to cover up the unpalletable spiciness of the dishes. They knew how uncomfortable we were and how little we were enjoying ourselves, which I don't think is right for a $350 check. Not one accommodation was made except for more yoghurt. It's a shame because this makes Junoon no better than my local Indian delivery restaurant that simply packs a lot of spice into some boring jasmine rice to give it a wallop of flavor that is not very sophisticated, nor pleasing to the appetite.
Posted by Georgia Peach on 01/25/2013
I recently moved from Atlanta, GA and I've never been so cold in my life. With it being 15* outside & taking a 45 min. train ride, I'm happy to say that Junoon was worth every minute and every bone-chilling brush of wind!! The atmosphere is "majestic" and yet so cozy. The food was delicious, a perfect blend of spices, and although I have a low tolerance of spicy foods the Piri-Piri Shrimp and the Channa Pindi - Handi sent my taste buds on a frenzy. The avocado & citrus salad with the shrimp and the yoghurt with the stewed chickpeas is a great balance to help the cooling process. Of course a meal wouldn't be complete without dessert, the coconut rice pudding with the almonds is so delightful but the serving size was a little disappointing. Either way my overall experience was of great pleasure and one I won't forget. The service was excellent, thank you Gabriel for being so kind and helpful. I now have a standard to go by since this was my first time eating at an Indian restaurant. I'm so grateful to my lovely new friends for inviting me and exposing me to the greatness of New York City. I'll be sure to bring my mother here when she visits from Hawaii.
Posted by Lorrie S on 05/03/2012
After visiting India (the Golden Triangle, Mumbai, Orcha, Khajuraho), I realized that the vast majority of Indian restaurants in NYC just don't quite get it right...too much heat, not enough subtlety in use of spices. Junoon was therefore a revelation...this is what I have been dreaming about for the years since my trip! Not one of our dishes disappointed: wonderful eggplant chaat and duck meatballs for appetizers, delicious lamb kolhapuri, baby eggplants, and simply outstanding crispy okra for mains. None of the dishes was overwhelmingly hot, and the spice combinations were perfect. My friend the oenophile was impressed by the wine list; she hesitated when the sommelier suggested a pinot to begin with but agreed upon tasting that it was perfect for the appetizers (he had consulted with our waiter, and knew what we were ordering). The room is beautiful, and our service was excellent all around. A complete keeper! One small complaint: charging extra for white rice is a little over the top, given the relatively high prices overall.
Posted by Anonymous on 03/19/2012
Brilliant food, brilliant service and a wonderful atmosphere! What else can you ask for. Definitely one of the best Indian restaurants in town. The menu is vast and full of variety. Can be a perfect setting for a romantic or group dining. We will definitely repeat!
Posted by AC on 02/20/2012
This is by far the best Indian restaurant in New York. The food is true to Indian taste yet refined in it's presentation. The service is attentive. The ambience is superb and gives a zen like feeling as if one is dining in a museum. Overall experience is really really good.


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Black Sabbath have released "God Is Dead?" the first single from their forthcoming album, 13. The track will be followed by the second single, "End of the Beginning," to be unveiled on the May 15 season finale of CSI.
According to Ultimate Classic Rock, the song may not be exactly what Sabbath fans were hoping for:
"If you're looking for full-gallop Sabbath riffs, the first six minutes of 'God is Dead?' will make you wait a bit longer; the focus instead is on drama building." The site adds that, by the end of the song, the band whips up a Sabbath fury reminiscent of its heyday.
Spin adds that Ozzy "sounds absolutely fantastic on the track."
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Afterwards the guests enjoyed bottomless Yellow Lounge Cocktails and a tasty barbecue in the beautiful summer night.
"It's the best fun I've had for a long time!" exclaimed one guest as she she returned from the ride on one of Avenue Hotel's new electric bikes.
Søren from iCycle introduced everybody to the electric bikes, and off they whizzed, overtaking all the other bicyclists while keeping their cool.
"The film makes me love Copenhagen all over again," said one guest as avenuebikenight premièred at Avenue Hotel on 26 May.
avenuebikenight was introduced by Managing Director Søren Juul Petersen from Zeitgeist Film ApS. The film has Copenhagen, DJ Katine Ring, Avenue Hotel and their innovative electric bikes in the leading roles.
You'll be able to see avenuebikenight online shortly.
After testing the electric bikes the guests at Avenue Hotel chilled on the patio in the light summer night.
Bartenders Kasper and Kenneth kept the Yellow Lounge Cocktails coming, while chefs Marie and Thomas prepared spicy beef sausages, organic pork and succulent shrimps on the grill.
To top it all off the chefs spoiled the guests with an old school rhubarb trifle made just the way you wish your mother had made it.
"I hope this is the first of many beautiful summer nights spent in the courtyard of Avenue Hotel," a guest exclaimed as the night came to an end.
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6:03 - Les opened the show by wishing Chris a happy anniversary – the 48th anniversary of the last Cleveland championship in 1964. Les read a list of things that hadn't happened when the Browns won in 1964, and a list of events that has happened since in those 48 years.
7:10 - Chris and Les were talking about former Cavs coach Mike Brown and his coaching stats. Les asked, given Brown's .653 career win percentage, which is sixth all time, will Mike Brown be considered as one of the most successful coaches, or not considering his success was tied to LeBron James.
8:03 - Fox 8's John Telich called in the day after Christmas to talk about coaches being fired too soon and speculation for the Browns offseason..
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Practical Science on Movement and Pain
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Hello, Todd,
I am sincerely thankful for all the information you have shared and I appreciate the effort to assist affected musicians – but I have a problem with the assumption in the title of above article, also applied in the experiment you mentioned in it.
According to research (A. Brandfonbrener: Previous music-induced pain problems in a population of 330 freshman music school students. Presented at Medical Problems of Musicians & Dancers, June 19–22, 2008), 9 out of each 10 piano hopefuls have experienced playing-related pain in their hands even before they reached the college; would you believe that it was so because so many of them (and, let's not forget, also their teachers) haven't just thought of moving any better in playing?
Hi Todd
I have just recently started following your blog. What you say here rings a bell with an experience of mine which had always confused me. In 1992 I moved to Paris. For the first time in my life, after ten years of studying piano, I had no piano to practice on, even occasionally. However, also for the first time in my life, I was able to regularly attend jazz gigs by world class musicians. I tried to make a point of sitting where I could see the keyboard if they were pianists.
After a couple of years, I had an opportunity to sit down at a piano again while visiting some friends. To my astonishment, rather than getting rusty in the meantime, I was able to play improvisations of a complexity and fluency I had never achieved before!
The whole subject you touch on here speaks very directly, not only to how we learn skills and assimilate experience, but also to the issue of the 'passivity' of the spectator/listener in relation not only to the arts, but a wide range of spectacles. I wonder if anyone has made studies of how simply watching athletes (for example) might improve athletic performance?
Thanks for the story, very interesting. I don't know of any studies on this, but the idea of "mirror neurons" may explain your experience. Mirror neurons are a recent discovery I think. They seem to have many uses. They allow you to experience what an other person is experiencing, to feel empathy, imitate speech, actions of others. They are critical in the learning process. Mirror neurons fire when you watch someone else move in a certain way or even feel a certain way. They cause you to feel or imagine the movement or the emotion in a way that will help you learn the emotion or movement. This is probably why we enjoy watching actors or great athletes. We share th experience. I have personally had the experience of playing much better tennis or squash after watching great tennis players or squash players up close. For some reason the tv doesn't seem to help as much, you really need to be up close. Perhaps its the mirror neurons. I also find it interesting that many eastern religious traditions have a concept which I believe is called darshan – which involves somehow absorbing the positive spiritual energy of an enlightened person simply by being in their presence. Perhaps mirror neurons again. Maybe I will write my next post on this issue ….
Very interesting. Do you have any references on mirror neurons you could point me to already?
The difference with TV and film is very intriguing to me. I am doing an MFA in video art at the moment, and my particular interest is how placing multiple screens in a negotiable space changes the viewer's experience, vis a vis working with a single flat screen in a dark room where the viewer has to sit still. My exploration is intuitive rather than scientific, tho.
I have read interviews in which the experimental filmmaker Jonas Mekas claimed that watching Terminator — in theory not his kind of movie — would set off a whole chain of neuro-motor reactions in the body as you imagined you were doing yourself what you were seeing on the screen. Even viewing Hollywood blockbusters, therefore, may not be called an entirely 'passive' experience.
Yet, there does seem to be something fundamentally different about watching a 2D image versus really seeing (being present with) the thing it is an image of. I know some claim that it can be physically damaging to brain development if young children are exposed to too much TV.
I can theorise all day about this difference in terms of philosophy or politics, but I had never really tried to translate it into how it might affect our basic perceptual/motor functions. Thanks for getting me thinking!
There is an good, easily readable book called 'Hockey Tough' by Dr. Saul Miller, a sports psychologist, who discusses how hockey players can use visualization. As mentioned, it's both beneficial to watch footage (especially of yourself succeeding), as well as visualizing.
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Hi Todd
Thank you for your article! I am a basketball player and I was wondering how one would incoparate visualisation around one's training sessions? You mention that training and visualising both have similiar effects on the brain but what do you think is the best way to incoparate the two?
Thank you
Glad you liked the article. I am not an expert on exactly how to incorporate visualization, I just know that in principle it can work. I think that most elite athletes use visualization without even really trying to consciously use it as a technique – they just have their minds on the game all the time, even when they are not playing. If you are that kind of guy, you will be using visualization without even trying. Good luck!
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Wonderful theory but one important point is missing. How do they do imagination exercise? Even in Feldenkrais ATM, when it comes to imagination part, it simply asks us to imagine. That is not sufficient information to evaluate effectiveness of imagination.


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A second distribution of 6% was mailed on or about November 16, 2012 to holders of approved claims who submitted an IRS form W-9 to the Receiver. This distribution, along with the first interim distribution of 3%, brings the cumulative distribution percentage on approved investor claims to 9%. Investors should wait until November 30 to advise if their distribution check has not been received. Checks must be deposited within 90 days from the date mailed or they will be cancelled. There may be a further distribution, but the Receiver cannot speculate at this time if one will occur. At the appropriate time the Receiver will send an IRS form 1099 and will post a notice on this website when the forms are mailed out.
Some claims are disputed, but the Receiver has sent 6% of the undisputed portions of those claims and has reserved for the disputed portions of the claims. A hearing on disputed claims is set for hearing on November 27, 2012 at 10:00 a.m., before Judge Manuel L. Real of the United States District Court at 312 N. Spring Street, Los Angeles, CA 90012.
The Receiver is still holding a number of checks for people with approved claims who have not yet sent him their W-9 forms (See Pending Motions section on this website [12/16/11] Motion Filed to Approve Interim Distributions and for Related Procedures, Exhibits 4-1 and 4-2 for listing of investor claims). If any investors have an approved claim and have not yet sent in their W-9 form, they are urged to do so as soon as possible. No checks will be sent to claimants without a W-9 form on file and payment will be stopped Investors can obtain the W-9 form from their accountant or from the IRS, including from its website. Here is the link to the IRS website: http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/fw9.pdf.
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On October 15, 2012, the Receiver filed a motion with the Court for authority to distribute 6% to investor claimants, which is about $10.6 million, or reserve funds as appropriate. If approved and paid, this will bring the cumulative distribution percentage to approximately 9% of approved investor claims. It is not clear but there may be an additional distribution in 2013. See Pending Motions section.
A first distribution of 3% was mailed on July 10, 2012, to those who submitted IRS Form W-9 to the Receiver. Please wait until July 25 to advise if your distribution check has not been received. Checks must be deposited within 90 days from July 10, or they will be cancelled. A future distribution is anticipated, but the Receiver does not yet know when or how much.
Some claims are disputed, but the Receiver has sent 3% of the undisputed portions of those claims and has reserved for the disputed portions of the claim. Disputed claims will be brought to the court's attention; the Receiver hopes to have that motion filed by July 31. The Court will schedule a hearing on the motion.
The Receiver is holding a number of checks for people who have not yet sent him their W-9 forms. If you have not yet sent in your W-9 form, you are urged to do so as soon as possible. No checks will be sent to claimants without a W-9 form on file. You can obtain the W-9 form from your accountant or from the IRS, including from its website.
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On March 4, 2009, David A. Gill, Esq., of Los Angeles, was appointed by Honorable Manuel L. Real, United States District Judge, as the Temporary Receiver of Diversified Lending Group, Inc., and Applied Equities, Inc. ("the Entity Defendants") and affiliates. His appointment was made permanent on March 10, 2009. The Receiver is not a government employee or official. He is a private attorney, acting as an "arm of the court" for the purposes for which he was appointed.
The SEC's complaint alleges that DLG, AEI, and Friedman raised at least $216 million from hundreds of investors nationwide, by promising guaranteed high returns through real estate-related investments. The complaint alleges that Bruce Friedman ("Friedman"), and the Entity Defendants diverted substantial investor money to ventures unrelated to real estate and to Friedman's personal lifestyle.
The SEC's complaint charges Friedman and his companies with selling securities in the form of one- or five-year "Secured Investment Notes," representing that DLG pools investor money and invests it 70 to 80 percent in real estate property and 20 to 30 percent in mortgage lending. The SEC alleges that once investors invested in the Notes, defendants continued to represent to them that their money was being used as represented, that DLG's investments were profitable, that their money was safe, and that returns of either 9 percent or 12 percent were "guaranteed."
By the Court's Orders, the Receiver was directed to take possession of the two mentioned entities and affiliates into his custody, to investigate to locate other assets, including any transfers of property, to preserve, account and to report to the court as to his recommendations for action and the disposition of proceeds to creditors, including investors. Contemporaneously with those instructions, the Court issued extensive injunctions. These injunctions specifically included actions by Friedman, Ms. Tina M. Placourakis and others and prohibit actions against the Entity Defendants and others.
On March 10, 2009, the Defendants either defaulted or stipulated to the appointment of the Receiver as Permanent Receiver and to preliminary injunctive relief. The Court also issued various mandatory and prohibitory injunctions against Mr. Bruce Friedman, Ms. Tina Placourakis and others. Some relevant pleadings can be found in the "Documents of Interest" section.
The Receiver is presently represented by general counsel Danning, Gill, Diamond & Kollitz, LLP. The Receiver's financial advisors/forensic auditors are LECG, Inc. He has special counsel in the litigation described in item 1 in the Pending Complaints section.
[06/27/13] The Pending Motions Section has been updated.
The Receiver does not at this time have sufficient funds with which to make any distributions. However, he believes that there may ultimately be assets in the estate available for distribution at a later time after disposition of saleable assets, realization on investments and recoveries on litigation if initiated and successfully prosecuted. He does not know if, much less when or how much, will ultimately be available for investors and other creditors.The Receiver has no monies with which to pay insurance premiums, home equity loans, mortgages, trust deeds or other debts of Investors, whether or not Diversified Lending Group, Applied Equities or any affiliate agreed to do so. If you have been involved in an insurance premium financing program, or if Diversified, Applied Equities or an affiliate is obligated to make a home equity loan, mortgage or trust deed payment on your behalf, be advised that it cannot do so. Please make arrangements to make appropriate payments in order to protect yourself lest you be irreparably damaged. If you are damaged by failure of Diversified or Applied to make those payments, you may be entitled to assert a claim in some amount, but your claim may be reduced or rejected if you have not acted to mitigate your damages by protecting yourself.
A Claim Procedure in this case has been approved and established by the Court. For additional information, please refer to the "Claim Instructions" link appearing at the top of this page.
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It is too early in this case to determine the totality of assets and rights which might be utilized to obtain recoveries for investors and other creditors. It is clear that no immediate distributions to investors are likely.
In addition to entities in which Diversified is a substantial investor or creditor, the following entities are wholly owned by the Defendants and subject to the Receivership. There may be other entities also affiliated and perhaps subject to the Receivership:
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WASHINGTON, February 3, 2013 ― The $19.4 trillion sitting in personal retirement accounts like the 401K may be too tempting an apple for a government that is quite broke, both monetarily and morally. The U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau director Richard Cordray recently mentioned these accounts in a recent interview, stating "That's one of the things we've been exploring and are interested in, in terms of whether and what authority we have."
This agency, created by the 2010 Dodd-Frank-Act, is very concerned about how safe your retirement savings are. They are apparently concerned that retiring baby boomers may become victims of financial scams.
If the government takes control of retirement accounts, it will not be called "nationalization." There will most likely be an indecipherable document that provides an opt-out option (initially), but why would you want to do that? The US government only wants to ensure the safety of your retirement funds; they did after all create a new bureaucracy for that specific purpose. And what could be a safer investment than US bonds?
China's premier Wen Jiabao recently made a very polite, but very pointed statement to the US concerning its continued policy of debt monetization (printing money to pay the bills).
"We have made a huge amount of loans to the United States. Of course we are concerned about the safety of our assets. To be honest, I'm a little bit worried. I would like to call on the United States to honor its words, stay a credible nation and ensure the safety of Chinese assets."
It is estimated that of the roughly $2 trillion China holds in currency reserves, about half is in U.S. Treasuries. While that may not seem significant, you would not want to know what would happen should they put even half of those treasuries on the open market. While that is certainly not expected, an escalation of Japan-China tensions in their ongoing (and worsening) argument over East and South China Sea islands, with the U.S. firmly behind Japan, means anything is possible.
Assuming that the island dispute does not turn into open warfare, there is still the matter of addressing the very serious concerns that China has voiced, and many other countries echo: We are devaluing our currency, which they are heavily invested in, at a rapid pace and with no indication of ever stopping.
This brings us back to that juicy apple hanging from the tree of our life's work. Nationalizing the personal retirement accounts would allow our government to borrow even more from its largest debtor (U.S. citizens) without further devaluing the currency. While this may seem far-fetched, as international pressure mounts to maintain the value of the dollar, you will hear more about this.
If at some date we find ourselves at a tipping point in international relations, it may very well come down to nationalizing our 401K's or going to war. Many Americans are choosing to take their penalties and withdraw their 401K funds while they still can.
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Dark paint or light paint in a small room? It's a designer's ultimate debate. But these five pros prove that picking a paint color is like choosing a type of chocolate: You can't go wrong as long as you pick what you like.
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Bauhaus architect Marcel Breuer (1902–1981) has gone digital—or at least his legacy has. In April, Syracuse University cut the virtual bow on the Marcel Breuer Digital Archive, which was funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities and preserves and celebrates the late Hungarian's pre-1955 work. During that period, Breuer's work was inspired by the Industrial Age, and he worked on several seminal commissions—now featured in the archives, including the Sarah Lawrence College Art Center in Bronxville, N.Y., and Saint John's Abbey in Collegeville, Minn. The university is now trying to secure a second round of funding to put towards digitally capturing the rest of Breuer's International Style architecture, as he transitioned from Bauhaus to Brutalism. • breuer.syr.edu
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Sherlock Holmes, Spider-Man and Shakespeare (sort of) May 10, 2008Posted by badblokebob in : Editorials, Short, 2007 , trackback
Fifteen reviews from last year this time, including the first batch of four shorts.
I know I said I'd leave all of these posts the same as before… well, I have, but I caved on a little afterword-addition to one of them. Other than that, here they are:
- Chinatown (1974)
- Hello, Dolly! (1969)
- It's All Gone Pete Tong (2004)
- Over the Hedge (2006)
- Ray (2004)
- Road to Morocco (1942)
- The Sign of Four (1983)
- Spider-Man 2.1 (2004/2007)
- Spider-Man 3 (2007)
- A Study in Scarlet (1983)
- West Side Story (1961)
Regular readers (with spectacular memories) will recall that in my last 2007 update I mentioned the lettery-numbery-convention (in desperate need of a better name) would find further employment in this update. Well, there's Spider-Man 2.1 obviously, but also short films.
Short films have many merits, and not giving them a whole number is not designed to demean them, but, really, it's not the same as a feature, is it? I mean, I own the Cinema16: British Short Films DVD — I could sit down with that for three-and-a-half hours and, if each short had its own number, my total for 2008 would go up by 16; whereas if I watched (for a random example) Once Upon a Time in America — which is about 20 minutes longer — it would only count as one. So, essentially for those reasons, shorts are subjected to the same numbering convention as barely-different extended cuts.
So, the actual reviews:
- Bus Stop (2004)
- The End (2002)
- Nine 1/2 Minutes (2002)
- Park (2005)
As I expect is obvious, there are more 2007 updates to come, including further shorts.
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They use good technology and they have casual dress code. Plus they have good team building events
Some of the middle management are not at all technical and sometimes projecst are taken up without a feasibility study or a discussion with a senior technical person
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I worked at GoDaddy as an intern (less than an year)Pros
-Employee Appreciation Initiative is awesome. They gave a team money to do some activity such as paintball, watch a movie, lunch. The activity can involve multiple teams, and the spending limit is $50 per month per individual in the team, which can be accumulated for up to 3 months and do something bigger. You can even have guests for the EAI.
-Holiday Party at the end of the year is even more awesome. The party is really cool and entertaining throughout the night. Two drinks for free allowed per person and guest. They give out at least $1 million dollars in cash for employees. Celebrity performance. Rents out Chase Baseball field for the party. Free picture booths. Just simply amazing night and atmosphere.
-A lot of SWAG!
-Some cool and smart people
-Communication is really well established among all employees. The communicator is always on for all employees and they use the phones constantly if needed.Cons
-I'm not a big fan of tall cubicles. It seems pretty isolated, and places with rarely any sunlight, it's so dark.
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The annual Town Financial Meeting will be held this Monday, May 6, at 7 p.m. at Town Hall. The proposed municipal budget is $12,141,327. Voters will also be asked to act on, among other matters, a $1 million bond for the Sewer Department equipment upgrades and $1 million for the Block Island Housing Board to construct affordable housing.
The second meeting is on the Deepwater Wind project.
If Block Islanders agree on anything, it's that utility rates are too high and that our source of electricity is fragile. The ramifications of these circumstances are evident — from the cost of the monthly utility bill to the rumbling blackouts and brownouts.
Where islanders disagree is how to solve that problem. There is a great deal of passion on both sides. That is why it is fundamentally important for anyone and everyone to attend the hearing that will be held next Wednesday, May 8, at Town Hall, which is sponsored by the Department of Environmental Management. The hearing will take place from 5 to 8 p.m.


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ROSEDALE, Md. (AP) -- Police are investigating the theft of more than $500,000 worth of cognac, carried away in a truck and trailer near Baltimore.
Baltimore County Police say thieves broke into a fenced-in parking area in Rosedale early March 16. That's when they stoke a truck and trailer that was carrying a cargo container with more than 2,100 cases of Hennessey Cognac.
The truck and trailer were recovered Tuesday in Baltimore. But police say the cognac had been removed.
Police say the load of liquor is worth $514,000.
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SpaceX said Monday in an e-mail that it has decided to delay it's COTS 2 launch, citing technical difficulties.
"After reviewing our recent progress, it was clear that we needed more time to finish hardware-in-the-loop testing and properly review and follow up on all data." the e-mail stated. "While it is still possible that we could launch on May 3rd, it would be wise to add a few more days of margin in case things take longer than expected. As a result, our launch is likely to be pushed back by one week, pending coordination with NASA."
No new target date has been set for the launch attempt.
The launch window had been a single instantaneous opportunity at 1222 EDT April 30th.
The planned misson calls for SpaceX's Dragon capsule will conduct a series of check-out procedures to test and prove its systems, including rendezvous and berthing with the International Space Station (ISS). The primary objectives for the flight include a flyby of the ISS at a distance of approximately 1.5 miles to validate the operation of sensors and flight systems necessary for a safe rendezvous and approach. The spacecraft also will demonstrate the ability to abort the rendezvous. After these capabilities are successfully proven, the Dragon will be cleared to berth with the ISS approximately four days after launch. (Top photo ANN staff. Bottom image provided by SpaceX)
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