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Within bustling retail centers, Studio One to One Photography's shutterbugs cultivate an oasis of professional calm as they draw out individual personalities through poses, props, and backgrounds. These elements of style combine artfully to create sophisticated family portraits, gleeful snapshots of childish charm, and eye-catching glamour shots. Whether they immortalize moms-to-be showing off baby bumps or seniors chewing diplomas, print packages fill wallets with creative snapshots or decorate mantelpieces with images more elegant than a gazelle in a top hat.
Ken, the founder of Munson-Cox Portrait Design, set up his studio with children in mind. To get genuine smiles out of adults and young ones alike, the photographers constantly reach for their fun-loving sides, ready to roll around on the ground with tots to get the perfect angles or get them smiling by debating favorite ice-cream flavors.

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San Francisco, California
London, United Kingdom
Florence, Italy
Event Details
Community Building in Youth Programs
Self Care and Reflection for Youth Workers
Artistic Inquiry: Learn theatrical based activities for use in youth programs
Through a series of activities participants/youth workers will gain tools for integrating arts, community building and social justice topics in their youth programs. The curriculum presented will incorporate Playback Theatre and Theatre of the Oppressed and includes a variety of exercises inspired by both forms. These exercises will also provide staff an opportunity to reflect on conflict in their programs and explore personal responses to social justice issues in the Rogers Park neighborhood.
Lunch will be provided during the workshop. Lunch will be served starting at 11am and the workshop will begin promptly at 11:30am. Participants are welcome to eat throughout the workshop.
This workshop is made possible through grant funding from the City of Chicago and the Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events
When & Where
Howard Area Youth Center
1527 West Morse Avenue
Friday, November 22, 2013 from 11:30 AM to 2:00 PM (PST)
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Lindsay is an interdisciplinary artist, teaching artist and activist in Chicago. She works for Columbia College's Center for Community Arts Partnerships as a Teaching Artist and is an Artist in Residence with the Howard Area Community Center for Fall 2013. Lindsay recently participated in the Weave Residency in Brussels, BE this October where she facilitated a workshop in Community Building and Performance. As a developer of original work and a director/movement practitioner, some of her credits include: Inspired by Oya, an Improvisational Dance (Developer, Produced by Dramatis Personae) Food and the Soul, Original Performance Workshop (Developer, Produced by Dramatis Persaone), American Bacchae (Choreographer, Under Director Karen Yates), The Suitcase Opera (Chicago Opera Vanguard, Asst Director), Stories of Our Youth (Developer, Dramatis Personae), and Loving, Repeating: World Premiere (Asst Choreographer, About Face Theatre). Lindsay hold a BA in Theatre from Loyola University and an MA in Interdisciplinary Arts from Columbia College Chicago. She has ten years experience working with youth and facilitating arts programs.


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HI< I am a first time pumkin grower and i am having a problem with my female pumpkin flowers are falling off plant. Some have said it because to much water, to little water, or not pollinated. I live in central fla and we have gotting a lot of rain this week. I am growning them for jack-o-lanter with my grandson. Anoughter question is can i trim the vines back. They were over running my garden so I fenced them off with deer netting and now they are overrunning my yard. they are about 8 to 10 foot long. Plants have many male flowers and for the last month about two female flowers a week. I work so I can only hand pollinate. on weekend. Have one really nice female with fruit about 1 inch round. Yes, now that i know that the plants are so large next year they will be in their own 4 x 4 mound away from everything else.
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If I'm wrong I'm sure someone else can jump in, but I was under the impression that if you cut off the ends of the long vines, the sideshoots that begin to grow will have more female flowers. |
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PlayStation 3's phantom leap year
The problem: Older PS3 models (i.e. the non-slim versions) thought 2010 was a leap year, which sent them into a Trophy-corrupting tirade that locked millions of PS3 owners out of their paid-for content, including games bought in a real-world store. The event was eventually dubbed "The ApocalyPS3."
The response: Sony hopped on the problem pretty quick, but offered nothing to those who were affected. If you hadn't synched your Trophies prior to the outage, sorry, you're out of luck.
We hated it because: What kind of Y2K bullshit is this? A service outage is one thing, but having a malfunction that's so dire it prevents us from even playing a goddamn game is absurd. How are we supposed to revel in the artistic splendor of Heavy Rain when all we get is "ERROR 8001050F?" On the plus side, this was only one day of inconvenience, compared to the months of Red Ring tyranny suffered by 360 owners.
Crackdown update erases save data
The problem: A mandatory title update accidentally erased saved data, likely removing hours upon hours of hard work you put into your genetically superior supercop.
The response: Realtime Worlds, developer of Crackdown, admitted the error in its forums and a slightly obnoxious workaround was found shortly after. The problem was handled, but that's a big "FUUUUU" to anyone who happened to play a co-op game after downloading the update.
We hated it because: We spent dozens of hours dicking around in Crackdown and weren't too thrilled with losing all of that progress. Good to see the devs jump on it like that, but it wasn't the first time Crackdown would have to bear the brunt of tech problems happening out in the ether – the Halo 3 beta, which launched via menus inside of Crackdown, was riddled with day-one problems.
Online DRM locks people out of Creed II
The problem: Ubisoft employs pesky new DRM tactics that require users to be online while playing the PC Assassin's Creed II. If your connection is lost, the game pauses until the connection is reestablished. And as if on cue, the servers dropped, kicking people out of the game, losing progress up to that point or locking them out of the game entirely.
The response: Ubi leapt into its own forums to say the loss was "unacceptable" and was working on repairs. It also said the outage was due to 1337 haX0rz and 95% of players were not affected by the attack on its servers.
We hated it because: This "online only" DRM sounded awful on paper, a premonition that came true almost the moment the game was released. If you're going to force new technology and new restrictions on consumers, test that shit extensively before you roll it out on a highly anticipated sequel.
Far Cry 2 bugs last for months
The problem: Far Cry 2 ships with data-ruining, game-ending bugs. What seems like a job for a simple patch erupts into a months-long siege on the user experience.
The response: Ubi slowly gets around to acknowledging the issue, first with "try re-installing your files" caliber help, and then vague promises that the crashes would soon come to an end. Not so, as Ubi didn't give the all clear until May 2009. That's six months after launch, btw.
We hated it because: Two GR editors witnessed the bugs firsthand, losing progress and saves because of a rampant problem that Ubi seemed reluctant or unable to stamp out.


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FEW women like the idea of their bloke going on a "lads' holiday". This is why.
Student Lenny Dennan, 20, has been with Symantha Connor, also 20, for more than a year. He persuaded her to let him go to Ibiza with seven mates from his home town of Penryn, Cornwall.


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Spiral Fracture
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Spiral Fracture is a 5 piece Metal band located in Richmond VA. First meeting each other in October 2011 they have been hard at work writing music and playing live shows on the eastern seaboard in the United States of America. Please let the group know what you think of the music by becoming a fan and commenting on their page. You can also find the band on Facebook and Reverbnation. Spiral Fracture would like to thank everyone for all their support and look forward to seeing you in at a live show in your city soon.


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But here's two other pictures getting a lot of buzz.
Ellen DeGeneres' goal of setting a retweet record with her star-studded selfie was achieved before the Oscars telecast was even over. During a comic bit, the Oscars host prevailed upon actor Bradley Cooper to take a picture with her and several other stars crowding around, including Meryl Streep, Jennifer Lawrence, Kevin Spacey, Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt.
ABOVE: This image released by Ellen DeGeneres shows actors, front row from left, Jared Leto, Jennifer Lawrence, Meryl Streep, Ellen DeGeneres, Bradley Cooper, Peter Nyong'o Jr. and, second row, from left, Channing Tatum, Julia Roberts, Kevin Spacey, Brad Pitt, Lupita Nyong'o and Angelina Jolie as they pose for a "selfie" portrait on a cell phone. (AP Photo/Ellen DeGeneres
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Long before midnight Sunday, the photo had been retweeted more than 2 million times, breaking a record set by President Barack Obama with the picture of him hugging First Lady Michelle Obama after his re-election in 2012.
Twitter also sent out an apology because all of the retweeting disrupted service for more than 20 minutes after 10 p.m. ET.
Meanwhile... What Was Pharell Williams Thinking?
Musician Pharrell Williams (L) and wife Helen Lasichanh attend the Oscars held at Hollywood & Highland Center on March 2, 2014 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Michael Buckner/Getty Images)
Great Scenes from the Oscar Telecast... And some that should have been edited out
AP Critic Frazier Moore reviews a night that t had its high moments and a bare minimum of deficits, easily catalogued in cinematic terms: Great scene! Or ... best left on the cutting-room floor.
- Great Scene: The show's kickoff, which, unlike so many years before, wasn't an extravagant comedic film featuring the host with a bevy of stars, but instead, found DeGeneres arriving on stage to deliver her simple, but satisfyingly funny, monologue.
In gently wry style, she ribbed celebs in the hall as well as show biz in general. (The nominees, she declared, had collectively made over 1,400 films, "and you've gone to a total of six years of college.")
Then she brought on the first presenter. Brisk and efficient.
After that, she kept the energy flowing through a broadcast predictably sparse in surprises among those who won. Unlike many hosts, she was a regular presence, at one moment gathering stars in the audience for a group selfie to tweet, at another bringing in a pizza delivery guy to share slices with audience members (and then confessing she had no money to pay the bill: "Where's Harvey Weinstein?").
DeGeneres did what any host should do: Stay involved and make sure everyone has fun.
At the same time, she seemed to be committed to an unspoken theme for the evening: Humanize Hollywood's glitterati for the viewers. In return, the stars were on their best behavior.
- Great Scene: Best supporting actor (for "Dallas Buyers Club") Jared Leto's acceptance speech paid tribute to his mother, thanking her "for teaching me to dream," then celebrated the dreams "in places like the Ukraine and Venezuela" - before pledging his support to those who have felt injustice "because of who you are or who you love." He was the night's first winner, and, in accepting his trophy, also pulled off a humanistic hat trick.
- For the Cutting-Room Floor: The ironic spectacle of veteran actress Kim Novak, who was a presenter in the category of animation but, at age 81, revealed an eerily baby-smooth face that seemed frozen in place.
- Great Scene: Musical number with Pharrell Williams performing his nominated song, "Happy."
- Great Scene: U2 performing their nominated song, "Ordinary Love."
- Great Scene: Pink performing "Over the Rainbow" against panoramic clips from "The Wizard of Oz" in a salute to that beloved film's 75th anniversary.
- Great Scene: A particularly moving presentation of the In Memoriam roll, free of distracting applause from the audience. After the faces and names of the departed had been seen, Bette Midler sang the evocative "Wind Beneath My Wings."
- For the Cutting-Room Floor: Superfluous remarks from the president of the Academy, a mission statement whose pace-arresting effect was underscored by DeGeneres a moment later when she cracked, "Good luck following that, Amy Adams and Bill Murray!"
- Great Scene: The heartfelt acceptance spilling out of best supporting actress Lupita Nyong'o ("12 Years a Slave"), who made it clear she understood that "so much joy in my life is thanks to so much pain in someone else's."
- For the Cutting-Room Floor: The format of introducing the nine best-picture nominees, bunched in groups of threes, giving each film short shrift. Isn't there a better way of giving viewers a fitting sense of these contenders, which, after all, are the heart of what the Oscars is all about?
- Great Scene: The evening's finale, a joyous reception for best picture winner "12 Years a Slave."
All in all, a sleek show was the Oscarcast. Few bombshells, fewer embarrassments, from fade-in to fade-out. Then, in cinematic terms, that was a wrap
Diversity was perhaps the biggest winner at the 86th annual Academy Awards.
For the first time, a film directed by a black filmmaker - Steve McQueen of "12 Years a Slave" - won best picture and a Latino - Alfonso Cuaron of "Gravity" - took home best director in a ceremony presided over by a lesbian host and overseen by the academy's first black president.
McQueen's grimly historical drama "12 Years a Slave" took best picture, leading the usually sedate filmmaker to jump up and down in celebration after his acceptance speech.
The British director dedicated his award to "all of the people who endured slavery and the 21 million people who still suffer slavery today."
Cuaron's lost-in-space thriller "Gravity" led the Oscars with seven awards, including cinematography, editing, score, visual effects, sound mixing and sound editing. Some in his native Mexico have been critical that since the attention came for a Hollywood release and not a Mexican-themed film, his win didn't have the same kind of importance.
"I'm Mexican so I hope some Mexicans were rooting for me," he told reporters backstage.
The entire Oscar ceremony had the feel of a make-over for the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences - an institution that has sometimes seemed stuck in the past. After a Los Angeles Times report revealed the academy was overwhelming older white men, new president Cheryl Boone Isaacs has pushed for a more varied membership.
The movie industry that the Oscars reflect has also been reluctant to tell a wider range of stories.
"Dallas Buyers Club," the best picture-nominated drama about AIDS in 1980s Texas, took two decades to get made after countless executives balked at financing such a tale. Matthew McConaughey and Jared Leto won best actor and best supporting actor for their roles in the film as a heterosexual rodeo rat (McConaughey) and a transgender drug addict (Leto) united by HIV.
"Thirty-six million people who have lost the battle to AIDS and to those of you out there who have ever felt injustice because of who you are or who you love, tonight I stand here in front of the world with you and for you," said Leto is his acceptance speech.
Cate Blanchett, best-actress winner for her bitter, ruined socialite in Woody Allen's "Blue Jasmine," used her acceptance speech to trumpet the need to make films with female leads - films like her own and like "Gravity," starring Sandra Bullock. A study by analyst Kevin B. Lee found that last year's lead actors averaged 100 minutes on screen, but lead actresses averaged only 49 minutes.
"To the audiences who went to see the film and perhaps those of us in the industry who are still foolishly clinging to the idea that female films, with women at the center, are niche experiences, they are not," said Blanchett. "Audiences want to see them and, in fact, they earn money."
"12 Years a Slave" also won awards in the writing and acting categories. John Ridley picked up the trophy for best adapted screenplay, which was based on the 1853 memoir by Solomon Northup. The screenwriter is only the second black writer (Geoffrey Fletcher won for "Precious" in 2009) to win in the category. Backstage, the "12 Years" team mentioned their efforts to include Solomon Northup's memoir as part of high school study. The National School Boards Association announced in February that the book is now mandatory reading.
"It's important that we understand our history so we can understand who we were and who we are now and most importantly who we're going to be," said Brad Pitt, who produced "12 Years." "We hope that this film remains a gentle reminder that we're all equal. We all want the same: Dignity and opportunity."
Lupita Nyong'o was a first-time Oscar winner for her supporting role as field slave Patsey in "12 Years." "I'm a little dazed," said Nyong'o backstage of winning the Oscar. "I can't believe this is real life."
Nyong'o is the sixth black actress to win in the supporting actress category, following Hattie McDaniel ("Gone with the Wind"), Whoopi Goldberg ("Ghost"), Jennifer Hudson ("Dreamgirls"), Mo'Nique ("Precious") and Octavia Spencer ("The Help").
In her second time hosting, openly gay Ellen DeGeneres sought to make celebrities more like plain folk. She passed out slices of pizza to the front rows at the Dolby Theatre, then passed the hat to pay for it. She also tweeted a "selfie" with such stars as Meryl Streep, Julie Roberts, Jennifer Lawrence, Bradley Cooper, Pitt and Nyong'o. The shot "made history," DeGeneres told the audience later. It's since been retweeted more than two million times.


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Abolish the Gate
The two gates blocking the Dobbie Lake Road from the Flower Station and Clyde Forks entrances infringes on our rights as Canadians. These gates enclose a vacant piece of crown land between the two gates. This piece of forest does not include any lakes or lands of great significance when compared to other sections of the same forest. Similar gates are erected in Madawaska Highlands but they expressly permit ATV and Snowmobile access and block access only to cars and trucks. We the undersigned want the gate altered or removed and restrictions lifted to allow ATV's and snowmobiles to make use of this trail for recreation, fishing and hunting opportunities.
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Gifts for the Road to Recovery
According to CNN.com, the peak cold and flu season is usually between December and March. GiftTree has a large assortment of great gifts and gift baskets for anyone not feeling well. My favorite is the Road to Recovery Spa Gift Basket. The basket is filled with organic Shea Butter & Jojoba cream, Hop Tea soap, all natural bamboo linens, Earth Gems' ginger leaf & palmetto bath salts, Republic of Tea fair trade certified teas, Serenity herbal tea, Orange Blossom Honey, bird stationary, and a ceramic mug. This is a great gift for someone who would like to sit down with a cup of hot tea and write a letter or take a nice relaxing bath.
Another favorite is the Premium Fruit & Snacks Sampler. This box is filled with Pears, Fuji Apples, and California Navel Oranges. It also comes with an almond snack and chocolate covered fruit. I know if I am sick I don't really want to go to the grocery store. This would be a great way to make sure the recipient is able to get the vitamins they need to recover quickly.
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well i downloaded the nVidia-glx and nVidia-kernel for my gentoo system...i did a new custom compiled version in which i compiled in everything i need for drivers. i then ran ...
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um.....why didnt you simply emerge nvidia-glx and emerge nvidia-kernel?
and have a look at this...http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/nvidia-guide.xml~Mike ~~~ Forum Rules
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I did emerge the nvidia kernel and nvidia glx but they are not working. and that guide is the one i have been following the entire time otherwise i wouldn't have gotten it this far.
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are you sure that you have x configured correctly? I know its a silly question, but did you enter in the correct amount of video ram, I made a mistake when I first did mine and it took awhile to figure out. also you could run xorgconfig, then do the nvidia updates from the guide...you will definately know when it works as you will get a beautiful splash screen at startx...
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Staying on the topic of food that makes you comfortable aka gives you mad itis. @Ray took a trip down to Washington and went to a restaurant that could most likely one day be my second home, Serious Biscuit (Seattle, Washington)
Can you even fathom a spot that specializes in those buttery, flaky, heaven pucks we call biscuits? sweet lord i need to be there… like now.
" the zach" – fried chicken, egg, bacon, gravy….will you marry me?
That seriously looked so amazing, I want to quit my job right meow.


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photo by Mark Thomas
Makes 6 servings
In typical trattoria fashion, this dish serves as the meal's antipasto, which is followed by the pasta course. What to drink: A light, dry red from Carmignano, a Tuscan wine district known for its blends of Sangiovese with Cabernet Sauvignon and Cabernet Franc. Try: Capezzana Barco Reale di Carmignano.
- 2 1/2 cups cauliflower florets
- 2 1/2 cups broccoli florets
- 2 6-ounce bags baby spinach leaves
- 6 tablespoons (3/4 stick) butter
- 1/4 cup all purpose flour
- 2/3 cup whole milk
- 2/3 cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese
Cook cauliflower and broccoli in large pot of boiling salted water until crisp-tender, about 5 minutes. Drain, reserving 2/3 cup cooking liquid. Transfer vegetables to large bowl. Cool.
Rinse spinach, then toss in large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat until just wilted. Drain and cool. Squeeze spinach dry; finely chop.
Melt butter in heavy medium saucepan over medium heat. Add flour and whisk until smooth, about 2 minutes. Gradually whisk in milk and reserved 2/3 cup vegetable cooking liquid. Whisk constantly over medium heat until sauce thickens and boils, about 3 minutes. Stir in spinach and cheese.
Using fingers, coarsely crumble cauliflower and broccoli in bowl. Add spinach béchamel sauce; stir to blend. Season with salt and pepper. Butter 1 1/2-quart baking dish. Spread vegetable mixture in prepared dish. (Can be made 6 hours ahead. Cover and chill.)
Preheat oven to 350°F. Bake flan until puffed and heated through, about 25 minutes if at room temperature and 35 minutes if chilled. Serve hot.
my notes
- Calories223
- Carbohydrates12 g (4%)
- Fat16 g (25%)
- Protein10 g (19%)
- Saturated Fat10 g (50%)
- Sodium285 mg (12%)
- Polyunsaturated Fat1 g
- Fiber3 g (13%)
- Monounsaturated Fat4 g
- Cholesterol42 mg (14%)
recipe at a glance
type: Vegetable, Casserole/Gratin
main ingredients: Cheese, Broccoli, Cauliflower, Vegetable, Spinach
cuisine: Italian
dietary considerations: Vegetarian


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Jacqueline L. Miller, C.P.M.
Jacqueline L. Miller, C.P.M., Purchasing Product Manager, Hennessy Industries, Lavergne, TN 37086, 615/641-7533, Ext. 7362.
As companies move closer to a team concept to achieve
their policy deployment goals, it has become painfully obvious that many of us
lack the interpersonal skills necessary to communicate effectively within our
companies. We fail to recognize that we are not all alike--that we use time
differently, that we make decisions differently, and that most of all we
communicate and interact differently. In order to be an effective team
member, we must learn to recognize differences among our colleagues and their
behavior styles and to adjust our own behavior to interface more effectively.
As our companies become more and more diverse, this issue will be one of the
main contributors to the success of our organizations.
My objectives of this presentation are: (1) to create an
awareness of behavior styles (2) to create an awareness of our own behavior
style (3) to apply this knowledge of behavior styles to impact our
effectiveness as a team member.
Seventy-five percent of the people with
whom you interact are different from you. They use time differently, they
make decisions differently, and they communicate differently. These different
behavior styles complicate our jobs because we assume that in a given
situation others will do what we do.
Behavior is everything a person does that is
directly observable (both verbal and nonverbal). The key factor of behavior
that differentiates it from personality types is that it is plainly
observable--we can see how people act. This is not true of personality;
personality is the crucial components of a person that cannot be seen
directly--their thoughts, motives, feelings, attitudes and values. You can
only guess at what these are, and it is usually not a correct guess. Thus, if
we truly want to communicate more effectively we must concentrate on behavior
because it is the only thing that is clearly observable.
Each of us has a behavior style or social style. It is how we come across to others and is not necessarily how we perceive ourselves. My objective is to provide you with an awareness of those behaviors that can be observed which will allow you to think about it, apply it, and to interact more powerfully.
You have been asked to put together a
team of three people to develop, promote, and complete the local annual
Charity Drive. You will not be a member of the team but are responsible for
the selection of the members. The kick-off for the Charity Drive is fast
approaching, and four people have asked to be on the team. Listed below are
the descriptions of those four people. Which three of the four will be
on the team?
Which would you delete? Why? Was it a hard decision to make? Before we discuss the four behavior types, I want you to keep in mind that no one behavior is right or wrong. We may think one is wrong because it is different from ours. For the sake of getting to know styles, we may exaggerate and will certainly talk in "categories." Be careful with this; people dislike being categorized or put into slots.
There are four main behavior styles: driver,
expressive, amiable, and analytical. This does not mean that a person
exhibits this behavior one hundred percent of the time, but it is the person's
dominant style and accounts for about fifty percent of his/her behavior.
IDENTIFYING OUR BEHAVIOR STYLE--STYLE ANALYSIS. Each person will be given a behavior profile.
As we recognize our own
behavior style and that of others, we can use this information to interact
more effectively. We can flex to the style of others to achieve our goals.
Obviously, it is easier to change ourselves than to change others.
Often we have to delay the satisfaction of our own needs in order to make it easier for the other person to relate to us. First, we must accept the other person's style as legitimate. Then we can adjust our behavior. The degree of this modification depends on the importance of the task.
Drivers are influenced by direct answers,
probabilities and options. You must support their choices and decisions. You
must be efficient. The climate of a driver is power and authority.
Analyticals are influenced by data and facts.
They support facts and logic. When dealing with an analytical, you must be
correct and do it right the first time. The climate of an analytical is time
to think.
Amiables are influenced by assurances and
support; they support people and emotions. When dealing with an amiable, be
sincere. The climate for an amiable is security with time to adjust.
Expressives are influenced by praise,
incentives and testimonials. They must be given a chance to verbalize. When
dealing with an expressive, be stimulating. The climate of an expressive is
friendly and warm.
In order to interact effectively and achieve the
realizations of our company objectives, we must first know where we're coming
from--how others perceive us. Next, we must know where others are coming
from--what makes them tick. With this knowledge, we can then impact the
effectiveness of our teams by modifying our behavior during meetings and
flexing to other styles of behavior in order to get the job done.


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dead prez at The Oriental Theatre, 1/18/13
Tom Murphy Bianca Mikhan at the Oriental Theater
Bianca Mikahn, a veteran of Slam Nuba, is an MC who is clearly more informed than most. You have to admire anybody who can reference Stockholm Syndrome (though in this case, reversed, "Syndrome Stockholm") in a song and make it poetic. At one point during her set, she commented that she was a weirdo. But the way she embraced being a so-called weirdo made it not seem at all weird, and in one of the songs, she deftly, and correctly, pointed out that "There's no such thing as normal."
Tom Murphy DJ Cavem Moetavation at the Oriental Theater
Before DJ Cavem's set -- or in conjunction with the beginning of it -- Jai Harris performed after a bit from the film Boyz n the Hood, where Laurence Fishburne's character says, "Any fool with a dick can make a baby, but only a real man can raise his children." Cavem doesn't just take the impulses requisite for a "conscious artist" to the next level. Both his songs and what he advocates give his listeners not just good music but music with practical advice about eating healthy and pursuing an active lifestyle as the foundation of a healthy, productive life.
Cavem's energetic and diverse performance incorporated guests such as 2MX2, Harris of course, Bianca Mikahn, a gifted R&B vocalist named Janae and Soul Rebel, the son of local hip-hop luminary Jeff Campbell (aka Apostle). In one song, Cavem gave a shout out to Qknox for a beat -- easily discernible with the jazz inflections that is the signature of Qknox's beats.
Tom Murphy Lucifury at The Oriental Theater
Mid set, Cavem brought Theo "Lucifury" Williams to perform some poetry. First he joked about him knowing what we were thinking -- that he was the love child of DMX and another hip-hop celebrity whose name got drowned out a bit by laughter from the crowd. Then he performed a fake news item imitating the voice of Barack Obama talking about things in a way Obama never would but it was amusing in the way that those fake news items Public Enemy used on its albums could be.
Bias: First heard "Animal In Man" in 2000 because a co-worker was listening to it. Been a fan of dead prez since.
Random Detail: Ran into Doris Brown (formerly of the Haircut) at the show.
By the Way: dead prez has a deluxe edition of its latest album, Information Age, which we were told includes five new songs and is coming out on January 29.
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6th big cat dies at North Texas animal sanctuary
(AP)—A sixth big cat has died in a canine distemper outbreak at a Dallas-area wildlife sanctuary.
(AP)—A sixth big cat has died in a canine distemper outbreak at a Dallas-area wildlife sanctuary.
Twenty condors were apparently poisoned with insecticide that has already killed two of the giant birds in the Chilean Andes cordillera, a veterinarian said Monday.
An Australian zoo said Wednesday it was hoping for the first successful panda birth in the southern hemisphere as it prepares one of its giant animals for artificial insemination.
(AP)—The nation's pre-eminent quarter horse association is facing off in court against two breeders who claim the organization is wrongly excluding clones.
Fenced specialty dog parks are offering great social and wellbeing benefits for both dogs and their owners - but they need to be well-designed for maximum gain, says a University of Adelaide veterinarian.
The wearable computing craze went to the dogs on Wednesday with startup Whistle introducing a smart pendant that tracks physical activity levels and sleep patterns in canines.
Technology that's used in smartphones and other electronic devices also is being used by veterinarians at the University of Illinois to help horses recover safely from anesthesia.
(HealthDay)—Chocolate is a sweet treat for many people, but for dogs it can be a killer.
(HealthDay)—It's a dog-see-dog world. With no sniffing involved, dogs can recognize the faces of other dogs among the faces of humans and other animal species, according to a new study.
Ten percent of mares have difficulties conceiving. But now two researchers from University of Copenhagen have discovered what the trouble is and have developed a product to help such horses become pregnant. ...
A critically endangered Sumatran tiger has given birth to three cubs at an Indonesian zoo, a veterinarian at the facility said Wednesday.
(Phys.org)—For pathologists, identifying damaged or diseased tissue is a time-consuming process of poring over samples under a microscope. But collaborative research between veterinarians and electrical ...
A week-old giant panda cub died at the National Zoo in the US capital, just days after it was seen squealing and squirming, officials said.
Researchers report that myxoma – a pox virus that afflicts rabbits but not humans, dogs or any other vertebrates so far studied – infects several different types of canine cancer cells in cell culture while sparing healthy ...
Fuel leaking from a Turkish freighter wreck that has been smashed up by a storm has contaminated at least five penguins on South Africa's Robben Island, emergency services said Sunday.


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does anyone have any experience with these types of bushes? thanks. |
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- Posted by patapscomike z7 (My Page) on Fri, Mar 28, 08 at 11:59
I ate a lot of both growing up- enough for a lifetime... Both a small, easy to maintain, and fairly productive. Most people, in my experience, don't like to eat currants. They are quite sour and a few go a long way. Gooseberries are delicious, but the flavor doesn't lend itself to a lot of things. I can't see myself every planting any. I'd rather have some blueberries or raspberries. |
I have grown both here in MD. We had currants growing at the house where I grew up (in CT) so I actually like eating them fresh - even though they are pretty tart. Currant jelly goes well with red meat (we canned and preserved everything when I was a kid). I planted gooseberries just to see what they're like, and they are pretty tasty. I'm at a new house now, so can't give you any current (pun intended) info. I might plant some more some day. if you're thinking of planting either, find a source (probably mail order - another poster mentioned Burnt Ridge Nursery) that sells newer, probably European varieties. they'll have better taste. Red Lake currants and Pixwell gooseberries are the old standards, and neither is very good. |
- Posted by caosesvida zone 7 del. (My Page) on Sun, Mar 30, 08 at 9:14
thanks for the replies. I am planning to plant the black currants for drying, I have eaten the red currant and they are tart, but I want to grow them anyway, as well as the gooseberries. I also will do blueberries and raspberries. I have loads of space. thanks. again, any other suggestions would be appreciated. |
Hi, I am planting both and have about 20 plants right now. They are shrubs that like cooler temperatures though. I'm in zone 6. My first plants were purchased at a local nursery and are pretty uninspired varieties, but they started producing last year. We eat them straight off the plant. I have since ordered many from Whitmans in OR which I recommend if you want to try your hand at them. I'm not real sure how they like zone 7, but I've been surprised by a lot of things! |
Gooseberry plants develop a rounded form from their drooping branches, and can get from a few feet to about six feet tall, depending on the variety. They can self-propagate from stem tips that touch the ground and eventually form a thicket. The thorns most have make heavy leather pruning gloves advisable. I have had Pixwell in my garden for years, as well as a couple of Japanese ones, but I don't get many berries. They always flower in the spring--I suspect the sparrows eat the flowers. I did some heavy pruning last year, and am wondering if any will produce this time. They can make an effective, almost impenetrable hedge at the edge of your property; if you have an area you wish to discourage traffic through they can be as effective as some of the bush roses for that. |
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In an unrelated move…
That line jumped out of this story on Griz safety Shann Schillinger signing a four-year deal with the Atlanta Falcons. The story mentions that the Falcons also released Richmond QB Eric Ward, "in an unrelated move."
Yet every time I read his name — or see him on the cover of the Division I Football Championship program, which he was last December — I see him hauling in that option pass for a TD against the Griz and Schillinger in the 2008 FCS title game.
Ward was undrafted free agent who performed well at the Falcons' mini camp. His getting released on the same day Schillinger signed is just coincidental, and not a great one at that. Mark Twain being born (in 1835) and dying (in 1910) on the day Halley's Comet appeared - that's a great one.
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Nancy Benjamin
15th season: Voice, text and dialect coach. Elsewhere: Currently, co-head of voice and dialects for the American Conservatory Theater, San Francisco. 1993-1999, resident voice/text/dialects director for the Oregon Shakespeare Festival. Taught masterclasses, workshops and coached productions for the National Arts Centre (Ottawa), the Globe Theatre (Regina), Berkeley Repertory Theatre (California), the California Shakespeare Festival (Orinda, California), the Guthrie Theater (Minneapolis), Kennedy Center (Washington, D.C.), Central School of Speech and Drama (London, U.K.) and the National Academy of Theatre and Zakeum Theatre (Zagreb, Croatia). Training: Advanced diploma in voice studies from Central School (London, U.K.), MFA in directing, Illinois State University. Awards: American Conservatory Theater Artistic Director's Award, 2013; Guthrie Award, Stratford Festival, 2005; Fulbright Scholar, 1991-1992.


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Documenting Graduation on Social Media
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (CBS 2/ FOX 28)- This weekend marked the start of a new journey for many Iowa students.
And social media played a big part in those commencement ceremonies.
"It's unreal, I didn't think this would actually happen," graduate Palmer Hoegh said.
She said she couldn't be more thrilled to be done with college and document her big day.
"I'm going to email my grandma," she said when asked if she was going to post pictures to Facebook. She said she was going to post pictures from the big day
on her social media accounts.
Many recent graduates will be posting throughout the next week.
Highlights that Coe College in downtown Cedar Rapids encouraged their graduating senior class to share.
"We have found it has been popular with students and their parents," Coe College Marketing and Public Relations Director Rod Pritchard said.
He said that Coe College starting incorporating social media interaction into their events, including commencment a few years ago.
"I think it adds more excitement to the events," he added.
But while Coe College is on board with social media interaction during the ceremony, according to an article on huffingtonpost.com, schools like
University of South Florida and Bryant University in Smithfield, Rhonde Island said taking photos during certain times of the ceremony
takes away from the special day.
They asked studnets not take selfies on stage when they grabbed their diplomas. They didn't fully ban the use of cell phones
or posting on social media for the entire ceremony.
However, Hoegh say's she is glad that Coe College didn't have the same policy as the two universties, but that she was able to document every step to getting her diploma.
"It's a nice way to share with people especially if your friends or family live around the world.
Coe College graduates can use the hastag #coehawknation when posting photos on social media.
More eastern Iowa graduates will be grabbing their diploma next weekend.
University of Iowa is also encouraging their students to tweet and post photos on Facebook during their ceremony.


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We Bad are back! The young and promising duo have just released their perhaps heaviest and most energetic track yet. JUMP! is a classic trap-track, but with a lot of dubstep elements. So if you're really into dubstep and haven't seen the light in trap yet, this is a good transition track for you.
And if, just like the fox, really like what Mathias and Emil are doing, be sure to check out their Ukendt Kunstner remix or catch them live, when we host and evening of trap and hiphop on Stengade in Copenhagen. They will be playing with Joakim Skovbjerg, Snavs and The Fox himself.
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Alabama fire officials are citing lightning as the cause of a fire that burned down a church in Athens.
Members of the Athens Church of God looked on in disbelief Thursday as flames tore through the building. It took roughly 30 firefighters five hours to get the blaze under control. When the smoke cleared, a badly charred building was all that remained.
"The fire started in the roof of the attic and surrounding area during the most extreme point of the thunderstorms," Athens Fire Marshal Tony Kirk told Athens' The News Courier. "We determined it was caused by lightning." Congregants say their faith will carry them through this trying time.
"All of our faith will get us through this," Athens' Pastor David Root said. "You read in the Bible where tragedies happened to the children of Israel, to the first Christians. They overcame them and that's what we're going to do,"
Members say they're still in shock over losing their house of worship.
"This church was built by a lot of volunteers who put their hearts and souls into it," Root said.
Church officials have yet to determine where services will be held this Sunday.
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Clowney was the victim of a blindside chop to his knees early in the season. It was purely a cheap shot that slightly injured him. It has probably occurred to him that petty jealousy or just plain mean spirited acts like that could cost him millions or even a career. He saw the catastrophic injury happen last year to one of his team mates that was a sure 1st round pick. I couldn't blame him for being cautious. I'm sure some here remember what happened to our own Ed Chester. He eventually collected an insurance policy but lost out on earning first round money and perhaps a long NFL career because an LSU player decided to throw a cheap shot on a play that was already well down the field and past them.
From what I've seen and heard from his family dating all the way back to HS, he's been raised pretty well. I wouldn't be so quick to throw them under the bus. His problem is that he's a true junior and can't go pro until after this season, otherwise he'd have gone pro last year.
If you look at the number of players that get season/career ending injuries, it is a small percentage of all those who play. This is a team sport, would he do the same in his contract year? Would he do the same if he is on a team that isn't going to the playoffs? As a coach or teammate,I wouldn't want him. For him personally, he should leave now, if his Mind is on not getting injured, he probably will. If he can get his mind on the play and go,all put,he probably would be okay.
If Clowney decides to go early....I hope he does so before we play USC. That guy is a monster when he brings his A game.
What they're risking is that a couple other guys at their position that are also draft eligible explode with monster seasons. If a couple other DE's put up similar numbers and highlights to what Clowney has been doing (unlikely as that may be), they will put themselves ahead of Clowney and there's nothing he can do about it. The NFL would much rather have a guy who can produce and doesn't bail on his team than one who produces and bails on his team (especially mid-season, and especially with no injury). If Clowney is suddenly the third best option at DE, he will be drafted 10-12th, and that will cost him millions.
Their defense was quite stacked with first two years with several players now playing on Sundays. Much more is being asked of him this year with their younger defense. He needs to step up and lead to better ensure a high draft pick.
And, arrested for Cocaine possession. Confirms what a lot of people said about this being more than just leaving Oregon to get ready for the NFL... http://www.cbssports.com/collegefoo...29284/report-former-oregon-te-lyerla-arrested
Yep. There's a reason his nickname was Colt "Cocaine" Lyerla. The guy grew up in rough circumstances but I can't imagine many teams, if any, taking a chance on him.
Acted like this as in whom? Clowney? Normally, I would say that if Clowney was my son, I'd want and expect him to do the honorable thing and play hard and stay in school. But Clowney having seen first hand what happened to Lattimore 2 straight years, as a sure top 5 pick now, I can't say I would blame him for taking the easy and safe path to the NFL.


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Groundswell Alastair Parvin & Lukas Barry 13/05/10 16.51
Greenpeace Competition for the 'Airplot' at Heathrow
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Heathrow Airplot Competion from Greenpeace UK on Vimeo.
Last year, Greenpeace organised the collective purchase of a plot of land directly in the path of the proposed third runway at Heathrow. The so-called 'Airplot' ended up with 90,000 co-owners named on the deeds of the land, forming a legal obstacle to compulsory purchase, and a symbolic expression of support. At the beginning of 2010, an architectural competition was launched to design a defensible structure which would occupy the airplot site in the event of the plans going ahead, which would serve as a symbolic and physical barrier to compulsory purchase and the demolition of Sipson village. Groundswell was selected as the wining design by the judges in April, and the design was unveiled as the new government announced plans to scrap the third runway project in may.
What is proposed is, in effect, an 'anti-monument' - an inversion of the traditional architectural symbol. Whereas the conventional monument is a structure built by the few to impress upon the many, this would be the reverse: a structure built by the many to impress upon the few.
Via the Greenpeace website, each supporter would fund 1 (or more) earthbags, which is printed with their name and delivered to the airplot, where it is filled with earth. The structure which results is not such much a building as a carefully choreographed accumulation - forming a physical and symbolic mass: a literal 'groundswell'.
The final size or budget of the structure may not be known at the outset, but would essentially be a product of the extent of support, which may accelerate once the process has begun.
If it had to go ahead, we think groundswell would be the worlds first truly 'crowdfunded' structure: a physical articulation of people-power.
Each earthbag is woven through with 4 biodegradable plastic cable-ties, and connected to its neighbours. This means that the structure behaves not just as a heavy compressive mass, but also as a reinforced tensile mesh - making it almost impossible to mechanically dig or bulldoze.
Such a structure can be dismantled, but not quickly, or by using brute force. The harder the attack, the more resilient the structure becomes.
Demolition contractors, like all companies, have to manage risk.
During accumulation, a network of tunnels is embedded into the groundswell, comprising re-used LDPE barrels and water tanks.
The actual extent and layout of these tunnels is a closely-guarded secret. Digger operators therefore have no way of knowing where the protestors are hidden, and are therefore forced to assume that any intervention into the structure poses a risk to human life.
During a siege, regular YouTube broadcasts would be made from within the groundswell. Supporters from around the world would be encouraged to mock-up fake 'sets' of the tunnels at home or in their gardens, and replicate these videos on the internet; making it almost impossible for authorities to know with any certainty how many people are actually within the groundswell at a given time.
What is left behind is, in effect, a man-made hill. Once the earthbags and cable-tie net have degraded, and the hill is overgrown with grass and vegetation - it becomes apparent that very little has actually been brought to the area, or taken away from it. Thousands of people have simply added their names to it.
Airplot Hill is left as a community resource and nature reserve; providing fruit, vegetables, honey and spectacular views of Heathrow and the surrounding landscape.
Groundswell, and other shortlisted entries will be on exhibition at Bargehouse, Oxo Tower Wharf in London from 2nd-6th June. 11am-6pm daily. Admission free. For more information check out Greenpeace's website here.
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Five chicken sandwiches to eat in Denver while you're boycotting Chick-fil-A
Odds are good that "chicken" isn't the first thing most people think of when they consider a sandwich. After all, there are so many other kinds of sammies that get higher billing: pastrami and Italian sandwiches, turkey and egg salad, meatball, roast beef and BLTs. Even peanut butter and jelly.The Franklin from the Denver Biscuit Company.
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The results of a new study reveal that teens who do a lot of texting are more vulnerable to risky behavior.
The research focused on students who send and receive texts at least 120 times a day or who spend at least three hours a day social networking.
The study's authors aren't suggesting that "hyper-texting" leads to sex, drinking or drugs. However, they say it's startling to see an apparent link between excessive messaging and that kind of risky behavior.
The study concludes that a significant number of teens are very susceptible to peer pressure and also have permissive or absent parents, said Dr. Scott Frank, the study's lead author and an associate professor of epidemiology and biostatistics at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine.
"If parents are monitoring their kids' texting and social networking, they're probably monitoring other activities as well," Frank said.
The study was done at 20 public high schools in the Cleveland area last year and is based on confidential paper surveys of more than 4,200 students.
A Kaiser Family Foundation study found that about half of children ages 8 to 18 send text messages on a cell phone in a typical day. The texters estimated they average 118 texts per day. That study also found that only 14 percent of kids said their parents set rules limiting texting.
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Seahawks not so close to greatness as you might think
- In 1993, Green Bay returned to the playoffs after an 11-year absence, won a wild-card game over Detroit, and lost to Dallas in the division round.
- In 1994, the pattern repeated: Won over Detroit, lost to Dallas.
- In 1995, the Packers beat Atlanta and San Francisco, but lost to Dallas in the NFC title game.
- In 1996, breakthrough: They won the division, had a bye, beat San Francisco and Carolina and then, in the Super Bowl, beat New England.
- In 1997, they repeated the pattern of division title followed by wins over Tampa Bay and San Francisco, before losing to Dallas in the Super Bowl.
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SF is an older team that the Seahawks and their current starting quarterback plays in a manner that suggests a short shelf life in the NFL. The Seahawks have a young quarterback who plays a more judicious game and has a good chance of being one of the elites for more than a decade.
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