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We know you were probably elated about a report on Sept. 11 that claimed insiders at the Toronto International Film Festival were saying Rob & Kristen were back together, but we have the real story from a source close to the pair.
Robsten fans, you're going to have to wait a little longer to see if Rob Pattinson and Kristen Stewart are really getting back together because the news isn't as good as it seems, HollywoodLife.com has learned.
So Lainey Gossip recently reported that the pair had started seeing each other, but were afraid of a backlash. However, HollywoodLife.com has learned that while there's been some progress in their relationship — they're definitely not back together.
"Kristen really wants that to happen," a source EXCLUSIVELY tells HollywoodLife.com.
What IS good news is that the two have been talking, but Rob hasn't accepted her apology — yet!
"There has been very brief talk between the two," the source says. "But Rob has not forgiven her and taken her back officially."
However, Kristen, 22, clearly seems hopeful because when asked about the situation by the Associated Press at the film festival she said they were going to be "fine."
"We're going to be fine. We're totally fine," she said.
So there you have it, HollywoodLifers! This is currently where their relationship stands: progress, but not exactly back together.
What do YOU think? Do YOU think Rob and Kristen will get back together?
Reporting by Russ Weakland
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Posted at 4:32 PM on September 12, 2012
They were togerther for 3 years and she cheated of course thier not back together yet!! Ithought that common sense?? how is it an exclusive?? Everybody going on and on about how she said 'we are fine' I mean what else is she supposed to say ' Yea promo is going to be akward since I broke his heart and ALOT of people hate me but other than that we are totally fine'
Stupid ppl..
Posted at 4:24 PM on September 12, 2012
He is hurt -if it takes him months or even a year to accept her apology them thats okay. When you truly love someone and they hurt you..you can be angry and you start to blame yourself as if you werent good enough. People that get cheated on question everything. Especially when you truly loved them. Why is everybody getting pissed that he hasnt taken her back (based on what the media is saying) ? Half of you guys are only worried about "robsten" and some of yall only worried about kristen. Put yourself in his shoes and realize how hard it must be for him. Stop being judgemental, rude, and selfish. Stay in your place. When you would do may not be what he would do so shut up.
Posted at 4:18 PM on September 12, 2012
words matter. It's going on two months now and we are starting to repeat ourselves. Not a good sign. You got to know that the tabloids are dying to keep this story going. If Kris and Rob are together, then they really have no drama to sale. The tabloids look at this scandal like a Jerry Springer episode, drama sales. Your gut feeling about what you know is more accurate than what they are telling you. True, Rob and Kristen probably had some bad days over the photos, no doubt. But did they ever separate or breakup? There is nothing to confirm that. Yes, the tabloids have spent months now exploiting them, but Kirsten said "we are fine"., I think refers to their relationship and "we're going to be fine" refers to their promotional tour. I now, like you have some mixed feelings about Rob, he lost some points over his silence. But again, we don't know what he did in the background. Did he leave her, throw her out of the house, not speak to her for weeks, these are not facts, Only allegations by thrown out there by the tabloids. I believe that they (are) together and have always been.
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Kristen Rocks
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@Kristen Rocks – what's taking RP so long? 50 photos of her married director with a 7-year itch slurping and grinding his gf for all the world to see. Kristen is equally guilty because she allowed Rupert to scratch. Rob's probably wondering if this is really the only time Kristen allowed Rupert to indulge. Of if Rupert is the only man?
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They had to be together in the first place, I don't think they ever were, it was all for publicity for Twilight !!! And, no, I don't think that they will ever be together, he is not her intellectual contemporary, and his acting ability is awful. He looked good in Twilight, only because of a tremendous skilled supporting cast; on his own, he sucks !!!
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Posted at 2:13 PM on September 12, 2012
Can't believe these comments are going the same way as last three years are they or aren't they,if they haven't made a proper statement one way or the other then definately not over so no decision has been made regarding RandK as a couple.summit must be pleased they have decided to do promos together as is only correct professionally.Dont believe either will make a statement why should they you will just see them ou and about together again if that's what's going to happen.
Nobodies career will be damaged whether together or not so another stupid comment all true fans will just be happy for them and if they have a happy reunion between themselves then it's a bonus for everyone.Please no more back stabbing just let them live their lives the same as the rest of us,without all this fuss.and they can move on together or not with some resemblance of dignity.
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Kristen go on and not look back.
Posted at 1:30 PM on September 12, 2012
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What is wrong in trying to live a honorable lifestyle, by playing it forwards in helping others with less, or who are sick and trying to heal? What's wrong with having a foundation of faith, morals, ethics? Of knowing yourself knowing what you will do and what you won't do. What's wrong with knowing who you are and who you want to walk the path of life with in Holy Matrimony for all the days of your life? No its not selfish its honorable. Its what you are suppose to do and expect from simeone who says they love you and respect you. Kristen go on and not look back, you would dream and wish the same if you have any common sense. Don't browbeat someone for doing the right thing for wanting the right things in life for you should want the same…There is no differences in this regard. D. Justin
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I never liked any of 2 of them and I never liked Twilight saga, to boring and corny for me, but after Kristen cheating I like her more, and i will go to the cinema to see last saga part for the first time, to actually pay for a movie like that. I mean everyone cheats, and she is still so young to be chained to one man.
Kristen run quickly.
Posted at 1:21 PM on September 12, 2012
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I am at a query what is wrong with privacy? Why shouldn't Robert seek privacy its not anyones business what goes on in his house or household. Kristen placed her scandal, her apology in a public format for ALL to see. Kristen you stripped his pride as a man. You gave him no way to save face. If the shoe was on the other foot I must wonder what you would have done Kristen? I think I know the answer…NO Kristen in the past you have given the finger or curse those invading your space your privacy. Why wasn't this given to Robert? Because he shut the door due to anger at the time. A what if moment ..if you hadn't given in to the pressure to defend those pictures, and had said nothing to the press in order for Robert to get his head around what had happened. I believe Rupert was following your lead. When you begged for forgiveness, he Rupert had no choice but to do the same. You brought the public into a private man's realm. No one is coming into our homes into our personal business. He should have had that same option and respect. D. Justin
Posted at 4:30 PM on September 12, 2012
You meant to say Kristen is really pretty dumb loser.she is really stupid and a tramp to be caught cheating in public in the broad daylight with a married man with children.no affair tell that to yourself 100 x it will go away maybe.she need to move on.its look like she is hanging on.theres so many married men around for her
Posted at 9:00 AM on September 13, 2012
Posted at 1:10 PM on September 12, 2012
Not that's any of this is our business..And Robert / Kristen will make or have made their own decisions where their lives will go (together or separately). However, I would like to add my two cents just for the heck of it. So here I go, Robert and Kristen are trying to be in the same room w/o aggression for the sake of the upcoming final journey of the Twilight series. They probably have property settlements to separate from one another. Property can be as small as their little puppy Bear to as large as items purchased for the home they expected to share. People keep saying that she wearing his shirts, baseball caps, and his back packs. Hello, when companies and stores make "one" product, they also make "thousands". Its called a busihess. Please look closely at their "IRIE" tee shirts. Robert's is white with black lettering, Kristen's is light grey with grey lettering. IRIE is a private message I feel to say "I'm o.k. Everything going to be alright". She had her items, he had his. Come on ladies, you know we like to play matchy matchy when are dating or married with our guy its cute, and it said we are together. That was her trying to get back together message to Robert. Kristen, its not going to work. Hence, the IRIE tee shirt she accepted the final outcome, "it is done".
The pronotions and the premieres are coming up fast October and November they must control their anger, aggressive feelings in order to be able to stand and walk the red carpet eventsto come. They must be able to sit in each other's company and smile and laugh with one another during their interviews. You taok about ACTINGbthis will be the acting job of their career. Can they do it? Well Robert and Kristen, ALL eyes will be on you both and your castmates, to see if you all buckle under the pressure. Everyone will be watching your body movements, on everything you do during these junkets. As I have said this will be the ACTING job of your career. This this includes the eyes and ears of Liberty Ross and Rupert Sanders. But being the professionals you are you MUST SUCCEED in making this happen. Why? Contractual obligations with the studios Summit Entertainment / Lions Gate. For your castmates, the Twilight crews "all" of them, all of the directos, the author Stephenie Meyer, and most importantly for your fans around the WORLD. They paid into your careers, into your support with unconditional admiration. Robert you can forgive Kristen for her actions God did. But the relationship can be on friendship bases only, no longer on an intimate bases. And Kristen his decision to forgive and to move on must be accepted. I have my old motto: "You Can't Make Someone Love You, And You Can't Make Them Stay" D. Justin
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Posted at 12:26 PM on September 12, 2012
Think about it like this…If any of you are even old enough to have been or are in a serious relationship, When you BF or GF treats you bad or does something awful to you, do you always tell even you BFF ..no..cause you know it looks bad..but it sure doesnt change how you feel about them…makes you angry I'm sure, makes you cry..possibly…but you keep things between just the 2 of you..because you know deep down you love each other more then anything…to bad the media steps all over these folks lives…and my comment goes for cheating too..i was pregnant with my 3rd baby when my husband drank to much at a sports bar and cheated, I was out of town …I was with him for years after that…and what broke us up had nothing to do with the cheating side is was the alcohol part…it's ok to forgive someone you love…until it makes you fear for your life…I don't see that
Posted at 12:25 PM on September 12, 2012
And they obviously speak because they both love (and probably share custody of) their dog Bear. They also have professional and financial responsibilities together (didn't they live together?). Also, Rob does not seem to me like the kind of guy who will not want to talk (or argue) things off, even if he had or has no intention of getting back together. How could they not be talking, ppl?
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Bank of America might sell more branches
By JERRY SIEBENMARK
The Wichita Eagle
WICHITA -- A report published this week says Bank of America has begun selling branches in markets that are less important to it, and many more branch sales could be on the way in smaller markets -- including four Kansas cities, with Hays one of them -- where it has had little or no deposit growth.
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By JERRY SIEBENMARK
The Wichita Eagle
WICHITA -- A report published this week says Bank of America has begun selling branches in markets that are less important to it, and many more branch sales could be on the way in smaller markets -- including four Kansas cities, with Hays one of them -- where it has had little or no deposit growth.
The report by SNL Financial, a financial services industry analysis firm, said the bank sold 15 branches in Maine and five in Iowa in separate transactions this year.
In both cases, the report said, branches in those states were in less populated cities and towns -- so called "noncore markets" -- versus branches in the country's 30 biggest metropolitan areas.
The SNL report reasons since the bank plans to close 750 more branches during the next few years, the bank could do so in areas where it doesn't have a commanding market share and in communities with populations of fewer than 150,000 people or metropolitan statistical areas with fewer than 500,000 people.
In a chart included with the report, it identifies 20 micropolitan and metropolitan areas in which, one, the bank has a presence, but, two, have the fewest people and the least growth in deposits, year over year. On that list are Great Bend, with 4 percent market share and minus-3.24 percent deposit growth; Hays, with 5.6 percent market share and minus-7.33 percent deposit growth; McPherson, with 5.2 percent market share and 2.54 percent deposit growth; and Liberal, with 9.3 percent market share and minus-3.93 percent deposit growth.
SNL said the data is based on the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.'s deposit data for June 30.
A Bank of America spokeswoman said the bank would not comment on the report.
"As for Kansas, we evaluate and adjust the distribution network and have nothing to report on those communities," Diane Wagner, a Bank of America spokeswoman in Chicago, said in an email Wednesday.
One of the authors of the report, Nathan Stovall, doesn't think the Wichita MSA is one of the markets the $1.4 trillion bank would exit.
"I don't think it's markets where they have an active presence and are No. 2 in market share," Stovall, SNL's New York bureau chief, said of possible branch sales.
According to the same FDIC data SNL used for its report, Bank of America is second only to Intrust Bank in deposits in the Wichita MSA, accounting for 14.82 percent of the area's deposits. It operates 15 branches in the Wichita area.
The bank, however, did close its McConnell Air Force Base branch last year and another at 501 N. Woodlawn in 2009.
The report also said if the bank did choose to sell its branches in Kansas or elsewhere, it won't get the premium it might have a few years ago. SNL said the median premium on deposits ratio fell to 3.68 percent this year from 3.92 percent in 2011. In 2007, SNL said, the ratio was 7.84 percent.
It's true, Stovall said, banks use deposits to fund loans and provide other services. But lending activity remains low and most banks are "too liquid" with deposits, he said. In Bank of America's situation, eliminating a few billion dollars in deposits isn't going to be harmful to the bank, which is based in Charlotte, N.C.
"Deposits aren't worth what they are in a normal growth environment," Stovall said.
"Some of the markets we are showing here," he said of the report, the Bank of America has "relatively small market share."


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(A.M.P.A.S.(r) / Michael Yada)Lady Gaga's performance of songs from the Sound of Music on the Academy Awards got the approval of Julie Andrews, the star of the film, but now Gaga's also gotten the thumbs-up from someone even more impressive: the granddaughter of the real-life subject of The Sound of Music.
The legendary 1965 movie was based on the real-life story of Maria von Trapp. Now, Elisabeth von Trapp, Maria's granddaughter, has written a piece for the British paper The Independent about the movie's 50th anniversary. In it, she says, "I must say that I thought Lady Gaga's celebration at the Oscars was exquisite -- her voice being perfect for the medley -- and beautifully choreographed."
So there, anyone who wasn't happy with Gaga's performance -- including TV producer Shonda Rhimes, creator of Scandal and Grey's Anatomy. Rhimes raised eyebrows on Oscar night by declaring Gaga's performance "not okay."
After being criticized for her comments, she wrote on Twitter, "I probably did miss the point. Everyone else loved it. That's okay. I am not a singer. So I don't know jack. I readily admit that. Everybody else liked it....My opinion DOESN'T MATTER. She ain't thinking 'bout me. Breathe."
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Dana Edelson/NBCSia, 5 Seconds of Summer and Sheppard topped the nominations for the 2015 Australasian Performing Rights Association (ARPA) Music Awards, which honor songwriters and music publishers.
Sia and co-writer Jesse Shatkin's hit song "Chandelier" is up for Pop Work of the Year, Most Played Australian Work and Song of the Year. 5 Seconds of Summer with be competing with Sia for Pop Work of the Year and Most Played Australian Work for their song "She Looks So Perfect." The boy band is also up for the Breakthrough Songwriter of the Year honor.
Sheppard will take on 5SOS in the Breakthrough Songwriter of the Year category, and they also snagged three nominations for their hit "Geronimo," including Pop Work of the Year, Most Played Australian Work and Song of the Year. The band is currently opening for Meghan Trainor on tour.
Nominees for International Work of the Year include Pharrell Williams' "Happy," Clean Bandit featuring Jess Glynne's "Rather Be," "Rude" by Magic!, Sam Smith's "Stay with Me" and "The Monster" by Eminem featuring Rihanna.
Since its establishment in 1982, the ARPA's annual songwriters' ceremony has become one of the Australian music industry's most prestigious events. The awards will take place in Sydney on March 24.
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Florent DechardWednesday night, "Uptown Funk" by Mark Ronson and Bruno Mars was named Best British Single at the BRIT Awards, the U.K. equivalent of the Grammys. Only Mark -- who's British, in case you didn't realize -- was present for the ceremony, but he says he plans to share his trophy with his pal Bruno...sort of.
Backstage, Mark was asked by London's Capital FM if he'd had a chance to tell Bruno the good news. Mark replied, "I haven't had a chance , it's terrible...but I think he's found out and he was he first person, I thanked of course, because at least half of that award is his."
Speaking about the BRIT Awards statuette, which looks like a featureless woman wearing a helmet, he added, "I'm gonna take the top half because it's got the face, but he can have the base."
Bruno, of course, did find out about the win, and tweeted, "Aaaaaaayyyyyyy! Congrats @MarkRonson Thank you to everyone for making this happen #BRITAWARDS."
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Image Group LA/ABCSelena Gomez wants her fans to know that their lives matter. The singer Instagrammed a screen shot of a lengthy comment she wrote to a fan in which she explains why suicide is not the answer.
"By me following you is not me saying it's ok to think these thoughts," she wrote. "It's not me saying 'hey you said sad things, so I'm going to follow you to make you feel better'. God puts us in situations that are so unexplainably difficult for a reason. There is someone in the world feeling so much, just like you."
The message, which went out to all of Selena's 24 million followers, continued, "People everyday feel so many emotions they wish they could turn it off. But that's not why we are here. We are here for relationships, for people just like us who feel worthless. Your purpose is to share, help, encourage. Remember that. Please. Before you think of taking your life, think of all the you could save. I love you. More importantly there is a God that will love more than I ever could."
The 22-year-old captioned the message, "Every life is worth it." Selena herself has admitted to struggling with depression. In a recent interview with V Magazine, she said there were a few months where living such a public life took its toll on her. She said she went through a phase where she felt depressed and would rarely leave her house.
I know I meant lives. I don't care about grammar. I'm sorry I had to share. Every life is worth it.
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A recipe straight from our head baker, it can be used either to make corn muffins or corn bread. We like to pair these muffins with BBQ!
1 tablespoon butter (for greasing your tin)
Dry ingredients:
3/4 cup flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
2 tablespoons sugar
1 1/4 cups cornmeal
Wet ingredients:
1 egg
4 tablespoons butter, melted
1 cup buttermilk
Preheat your oven to 425°F. If you are making muffins, line a 12-cup muffin tin with muffin papers. If you are making corn bread, use an 8-inch round pan (or skillet) or an 8- or 9-inch square pan (or skillet). If you heat the pan prior to pouring in the batter, you will get a nice crust on the corn bread. Heat the pan and melt 1 tablespoon of butter in it, coating the sides in order to prevent the bread from sticking.
Mix together the dry ingredients in a bowl. In a measuring cup, mix the wet ingredients until combined. Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients, stirring just until combined.
Pour the batter into the muffin cups or the baking tin. Bake for 20-25 minutes or until a cake tester comes out clean.
Variation: If you are making the muffins, you can put 1 teaspoon of jam on top of each muffin, pressing it gently into the batter. Red pepper jelly is great for a BBQ theme but more traditional flavors like blueberry also work really well!
Yield: 12 muffins or one 8-inch pan of corn bread.


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Werner Herzog Eats His Shoe
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Werner Herzog Eats His Shoe | |
Directed by | Les Blank |
Written by | Werner Herzog |
Starring | Werner Herzog, Tom Luddy Michael Goodwin Alice Waters |
Release dates
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21 min. |
Language | English |
Werner Herzog Eats His Shoe is a short documentary film directed by Les Blank in 1980 which depicts director Werner Herzog living up to his promise that he would eat his shoe if Errol Morris ever completed the film Gates of Heaven. The film includes clips from both Gates of Heaven and Herzog's 1970 feature Even Dwarfs Started Small. Comic song "Old Whisky Shoes", played by the Walt Solek Band, is the signature tune over the opening and closing credits.
The film features Herzog cooking his shoes (the ones he claims to have been wearing when he made the bet) at the Berkeley, California restaurant Chez Panisse, with the help of chef Alice Waters. (The shoes were boiled with garlic, herbs, and stock for 5 hours.) He is shown eating one of the shoes before an audience at the premiere of Gates of Heaven at the nearby UC Theater. He did not eat the sole of the shoe, however, explaining that one does not eat the bones of the chicken. There are also clips of a short interview where Herzog discusses the destructive capitalistic effects of television and mankind's lack of adequate imagery.
Blank went on to direct Burden of Dreams (1982), a feature-length documentary about Herzog and the making of Fitzcarraldo. Werner Herzog Eats His Shoe is included as an extra on the Criterion Collection edition of the Burden of Dreams DVD.
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The Daily Gambling Fix 6/30/10 – Cecilia Ponce
Here are some of the best sports plays for all you gamblers out there.The Game: Washington Nationals @ Atlanta Braves
The Pick: Over 9
The Reason: Jair Jurrjens starts for the Braves and has not pitched since April 29th, so expect some rust there. Atlanta is currently in the top 10 in runs scored and should be able to produce against J.D. Martin.


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Several times each week, at a minimum, I receive a certain type of email… whose similar question or concern comes from people all over this globe, but whose "heart" is one and the same for all people in all places: Why is this world so cruel; why is so much abuse sustained by those helpless to resist; why do these things happen as they do? Here are some thoughts:


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The skies darken, lightning flashes, and buckets of rain pour down, but don't panic - your vacation has just taken a turn for the better! Not far from those storm clouds is the silver lining of our delightful cultural oasis, Portland! Rain-soaked families, muddy campers, and outdoor enthusiasts looking to salvage their visits turn to our visitor center specialists for ways to keep active when unexpected weather arrives, and find enough ideas to put the smiles back on beneath their umbrellas.
Portland's many museums and cultural centers are warm refuges, presenting art, history, science, heritage, engaging activities, or just warm comfort in engaging venues. At the center of Congress Street, the Portland Museum of Art anchors the Arts District, offering the spectrum of artistic styles in its galleries, classical sculptures, the period-restored McLellan House, and a jazz brunch on Sundays. The Victoria Mansion is a unique time capsule, built by Maine native Sylvester Ruggles Morse who made his fortune as a New Orleans hotelier and built this opulent summer brownstone to escape the Louisiana heat. The landmark has been restored to its original grandeur, with over 90 percent of the original furnishings still intact, each created specifically for the rooms they embellish! The Portland Observatory and Henry Wadsworth Longfellow home also offer interesting views into Portland's colonial period as a territory of Massachusetts. The Maine Irish Heritage Center, in the West End, is located not far from the immigrant enclave where the great film producer John Ford spent his youth.
As a city which looks towards its next generation, children's activities abound in Portland. The drama at Children's Museum & Theatre of Maine, next door to the Portland Museum of Art, goes beyond the stage; three levels of interactivity has infants levitating beach balls, toddlers fixing race cars, preschoolers catching lobsters, grade school children fighting fires, middle school students travelling the world, and children of all ages flying a space shuttle. Families can also enjoy a sweeping harbor view as they journey in the dry comfort of the Maine Narrow Gauge Railroad's train and explore the luxurious state cars in the museum.
What do you do if it's raining and you need an inside activity... go bowling. Bayside Bowl and Easy Day offer a unique event experience with plenty of food, fun, and entertainment for any party you are throwing. They host groups large and small, for kids and adults alike. Whether it's a family function, rallying to show support for your favorite team, or just an average night out that becomes a epic evening for the books - great food and an inviting atmosphere can always bring people together!
Trolley tours of the city provide an amusing and educational way to stay dry and still see the sites. For those who prefer walking, Shipyard Brewing Co. has free indoor tours of its brewing facility with samples to warm your insides before venturing out again. If it's wine and food you love, join Wine Wise Sommelier Erica Archer on a wine and food pairing walking tour visiting four great restaurants all within a short walking distance from each other. Maine Foodie Tours has some wonderful short walks for you too, their lobster luncheon and happy hour tours are both very short walks so easily done in the rain. If you want to see and taste Maine's breweries with the ease of your own tour bus, The Maine Brew Bus tours are ALL INCLUSIVE and provide transportation to and from Maine's award-winning breweries as well as smaller, upcoming breweries, pub snacks, a brewery tour, beer trivia, fun and of course BEER! Maine is a haven for craft beer, and what better way to enjoy the Maine beer experience than to have Maine Beer Tours bring you to where the magic happens!
Day spas such as Nine Stones on Commercial Street in the Old Port helps ladies chip off the mud and feel human again. The Mensroom Salon & Lounge, just up Union Street in Monument Square, offers similar amenities for men, along with a game of pool and big-screen sports.
But if you are not completely daunted by sunless weather, there is no better way to experience any of the harbor's six lighthouses than to see them in action for exactly the weather they were built for. There is something beautifully haunting about a foghorn calling through the mist, and magic in a beam of light slicing through the fog at Portland Head Light in Cape Elizabeth's Fort Williams Park. No matter how one chooses to weather the storm, it's a comfort to know that Portland has welcoming shelters that are no less inviting than when the sun is shining.


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Seven outstanding green building thought leaders are under consideration for the prestigious annual award, which comes with a $50,000 prize, from The Hanley Foundation, BUILDER, and ECOBUILDING REVIEW.
We're making some big changes to the print edition of ECOHOME and this is why they're a good thing for you.
The selections highlight the role of building science in green product innovations.
Products and Performance chairs Alex Wilson and Peter Yost envision high-performance products that respond to more stringent requirements and the need for resilient design.
Materials & Resources chair Malin discusses how transparency will permeate the world of building products, giving us nutrition-label-like sustainability data on everything we use.
New BuildingGreen report evaluates product performance and environmental attributes of insulation.
Partnership between publisher of the GreenSpec Directory and the creator of the Pharos Project is expected to increase the depth and scope of each group's green product and material evaluation tools.
The list features five residential innovations, including composite decking, a high-efficiency toilet, and a smart pump.
Annual $50,000 award from The Hanley Foundation and EcoHome recognizes visionary environmental building editor, educator, and advocate.
Half are deemed green because they're made from natural, rapidly renewable, or agricultural waste materials.


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What happens when you take the sneak-and-stab philosophy of Assassin's Creed, plug in a first-person view, add BioShock-type powers and drop the whole package into a Victorian-era Steampunk-ish environment? You get Dishonored, Bethesda and Arkane's latest game. The title, set for release next week, promises to be one of the year's biggest—as well as one of the most awarded and celebrated.
So what is Dishonored, exactly? We took a look at the game and came up with this quick preview for those that are still curious.
Dishonored takes place in the dark, grungy city of Dunwall. The plot is simple—you play as Corvo, a former bodyguard to a murdered Empress. Corvo has been framed for the murder of course, which means you'll spend the bulk of the game proving your innocence and murdering everyone in your path as you seek bloody revenge. It's a pretty basic setup on the surface; Corvo will need to run through a series of assassinations in order to clear his name and achieve vengeance.
However, Dishonored isn't so much about stabbing people as it is about how you stab them. Every mission in the game has multiple paths and multiple solutions, allowing you to find your own path to victory. You can try the full-on stealth approach and avoid alarms and guards, or kill everyone you see and leave a bloody trail in your wake. It's all about your playstyle.
Enhancing Corvo's standard collection of stabbing and slicing moves is a host of interesting magical powers, granted to him by a mysterious character at the beginning of the game. He can blink from one area to another, summon rat armies and possess enemy characters. Once again, which powers you use and where you use them is entirely up to you. Powers can also be enhanced and tweaked, and completionist players may discover that tracking down power-related items is one of the game's more compelling tasks.
There's one important thing to note here about Dishonored—even though the game is about assassinations, you can complete it without killing a single character. Every challenge has a peaceful resolution, even if that resolution is somewhat grim and terrifying. For example, in one early mission you have the choice between murdering a young woman, or helping her stalker kidnap her so he can "make her fall in love." It's not pretty, but hey, it's not murder either, right?
All of the action in Dishonored is set against a dark, living environment packed with opulent rich folks, near-death people in poverty, an assortment of monsters and an incredible steampunk aesthetic. The city of Dunwall is a much a character in the game as the people, and players will likely have far more memories about exploring its nooks and crannies than they have of individual NPCs.
Dishonored, from what we've seen, is looking very, very good. It's sure to win a few awards and could even be a game of the year contender. Look for it on shelves next week and don't forget—if you pre-order it now, we'll toss you 20% off on Borderlands 2.
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Mr. Tambourine Man LyricsArtist: Flatt and ScruggsAlbum: Changing Times I'm not sleepy and there is no place I'm going to Hey Mr Tambourine man play a song for me In the jingle jangle morning I'll come following you Though I know that evening's empire has returned into the sand Vanished from my hand left me blindly here to stand But still not sleeping my weariness amazes me I'm branded on my feet and I have no one to meet And the ancient empty streets too dead for dreaming Hey Mr Tambourine man play a song for me In the jingle jangle morning I'll come following you [ ac.guitar ] Take me on a trip upon your magic swirling ship My senses have been stripped and my hands can't feel to grip My toes too numb to step wait only for my bootheels to go wandering I'm ready to go anywhere I'm ready for to fade Into my own parade cast your dancing spell my way I promise to go under it Hey Mr Tambourine man...
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On the same day a bill to legalize sweepstakes gaming was presented in the condition legislature, a judge ruled a sweepstakes laborer in the Catawba Region blameless.
It's the initial judgment handed down in the state on charges versus a sweepstakes employee or owner under the new
condition law that bans video sweepstakes, said Attorney Lisa Dubs. Dubs argued the case Wednesday at the Hickory Courthouse where District Court Judge Amy Sigmon discovered sweepstakes employee Judy Scronce Sigmon blameless. The 2 females are not related, Dubs verified.
Sigmon was working at Circle S Depot on Springs Road on Jan. 18 when Hickory cops raided the business and billed her and owners Curtis Huffman and Robert Klingensmith with misdemeanor running an illegal sweepstakes business.
Dubs suggested Sigmon was not guilty because the games the business was operating did not violate North Carolina law on video sweepstakes gaming. Sweepstakes parlor owners and software application makers changed the games after a judgment from the NC Supreme Court stands upped the state's law prohibiting the gaming. Owners and software producers altered the games so the reward– a dollar figure– is revealed before the game is played as opposed to after, as the games were when the condition prohibited them. Dubs claimed the pre-reveal games are not poker machines or gambling due to the fact that there is a limited pool of possibility and winnings are currently identified.
The law also states you cannot announce profits via an enjoyable display, she said.
In mid-December, the NC Supreme Court turned around an appellate court choice that kept sweepstakes parlors open and said the condition's law outlawing video sweepstakes gaming was overbroad and limited free speech.
The NC Attorney General's Office has sustained the condition law prohibits any kind of video sweepstakes gaming.
Whether the new sweepstakes gaming, frequently called pre-reveals, are legal seems to be up for analysis. In some locations of the condition, the new games are permitted while in other locations, authorities have actually cracked down on sweepstakes parlors and taking machines.
Huffman wants to distance himself from those who may not attempt to comply with the law.
However Huffman claimed several of the seizures and bosoms are of unlawful tools– the machines not running pre-reveal games– and operations. He said those businesses also are developing unethical competitors for areas like his business who run pre-reveal games.
Along with the result on Wednesday in Catawba County, if an additional judge in a various district has a different ruling, that confusion is the kind of point that invalidates laws, Dubs claimed.
In court Wednesday, the court wished to see how the sweepstakes gaming functioned however it couldn't be demonstrated, Dubs claimed.
That's because the machines and software are secured and work through a master web server managed off-site, Huffman stated. Witnesses clarified to the court how the machines and games operate, Dubs said.
Despite Wednesday's judgment looking great for their edge, Huffman will not level his business as soon as possible. He does have sweepstakes businesses in various other areas, featuring Statesville, however none in the 25th prosecutorial area.
"We're not doing everything now," Huffman pointed out. "We're awaiting advisement from our attorney.".
Huffman stated he does not want to do everything to inflame the scenario. He wants to be able to operate in some form and be fairly strained, he pointed out, calling sweepstakes cafes or parlors reputable companies.
An NC House bill presented Wednesday is finding to legislate sweepstakes gaming twice in the condition.
NC House Bill 547 was presented by co-sponsors Reps. Jeff Collins, R-Nash, and Michael Wray, D-Northampton. They say the games ought to be legalized and businesses strained since that would generate profits, and the businesses offer jobs. Both Collins and Wray have approved cash from a sweepstakes driver now dealing with racketeering charges in Florida, Chase Burns.
Huffman hopes the condition will certainly legislate video sweepstakes gaming.
The cases against Huffman and Klingensmith are set to be heard in May, Dubs said. She claimed it has actually been hard and has actually developed a difficulty for the group.
"So we're in a rush to get them listened to as soon as feasible," Dubs stated.
Wednesday's case is one that has a lot of interest from folks, with Dubs stating she's gotten calls from individuals throughout the nation. Those phone calls came from legal representatives, people that have actually been charged in a sweepstakes case and from those who make the video sweepstakes software application, Dubs said.


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GSD Info/History/OurDogs
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Welcome to our life of Family German Shepherds!
Family Loved, Health Guaranteed, AKC Family and Service German Shepherds born and raised in our family.
We focus on the ultimate family or service dog, that's our main goal. In addition to Optimum Health and the older, straighter build, we strive for 3 other important traits: Instinctive intelligence (a MUST have for service dogs), adaptive intelligence and working/obedience intelligence. When combined, they are outstanding,..... the old style Family GSD.
If you're looking for a show dog, I can recommend a couple of Show Dog breeders, or Competition Dog breeders, or straight Working line breeders, but here we breed for the Family Dogs.
There are so many different "types" of GSD today.
Each breeder, of each type, has a goal in mind,... the show breeder has shows in mind, they need a perfect "ring runner", a competition breeder has competitions in mind and look for the very "High Drive/hard bite", Herders have herding in mind, dogs that will "herd" and properly bite at the herds to keep them under control, etc (of course these are not the only things they look for, but you can get the general idea from this short description).... we have families in mind.
We prefer the family bred GSD (not to be confused with the commonly used term "pet" quality out of pure show or pure working lines). We look for stability yet protective, we put our pups through special stress exercises, we strive for the dog that will fit in like one of your kids but will also protect and give warning to intruders. Our down to earth world of family dogs, and the high roller world of professional handlers, competitions and trophies are as different as day is to night.
***We do have an occasional pup that is not within scope scope of our goal of "family traits", and have the occasional show trait pup, and working trait pups that we suggest go to highly experienced GSD families, or working homes such as a ranch or other high energy working dog home.
This following article explains the different types within the breed.
(although the family type is not mentioned....probably because it earns no titles or "points" in the competition world). This next link is to an interview with a highly honored professional "old school" German Shepherd expert (a
master herding shepherd for sixty-four years!
as of 2009), and it best describes 1 of the 3 important traits that we strive for; the "instinctual" intelligence trait:
Make sure you know which type you're looking for before you decide to invest in a German Shepherd puppy, the selection process is not as "cut and dried" as most think it is. Explore our website information! . We try to touch on all topics generally unknown by the public.... "An informed parent, is the best parent"!
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From Military Working Dogs, (down through history and today) to Police K-9, Search and Rescue & Family Companions/ Protectors, this is a truly versatile breed!
Working long hours, side by side with their partners after 9/11
See our Guarantee page,
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the emotional comfort a bond can give! Our thoughts and prayers go out for their safety as well so that they can continue to serve and safeguard our loved ones.They give their lives for those who give theirs.
He is your friend, your partner, your defender, your dog. You are his life, his love, his leader. He will be yours, faithful and true, to the last beat of his heart. You owe it to him to be worthy of such devotion"
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I'm happiest when I'm with my shepherd"
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We are first and foremost a family
We are, simply put, a family that loves the Family German Shepherd Dog and we share this love with others. We are NOT a kennel,
we only have 2 litters per year, (3 if time and circumstances allow) and so we don't have the high "kennel" prices
(we don't cater to the common belief that the bigger the amount of dollars in your wallet makes you a bigger better person for a pup). We search for quality families, and your tax bracket has nothing to do with how you will treat a dog, especially when pet health insurance is so affordable now. Our dogs are family dogs, so don't expect the high production, professional atmosphere of a competition or commercial breeder, either on this website or at our home. And because we understand that you need to be assured that we are a real family with real family dogs, we encourage visits with your puppy, and we share an abundance of personal photos and videos. It's a big step to find the right pup for a family and we want you to know that our dogs and pups are not kennel or cage raised.
Our pups are the best family dogs around. (Kira once saved a little one (toddler) from a campfire by "herding" him away from it,.... many more family stories below and throughout this site)
When we do have puppies, it's best to get your name on the waiting list or "reserved pick" list. A written GOOD HEALTH GUARANTEE (refund or exchange) goes with each puppy!
If you are looking for a cheap way to get into the competition circles, please look elsewhere, that is not what we're about. If your intent is on entering that world, my advice is to go to that world, find a top competition kennel/breeder and get your dog from them. I've been told by a former competitor that it's all about who you know and politics, so one of their own dogs is your best bet.
Now if you're looking for a family GSD that is capable of being the top in it's obedience class, can play ball with your kids, intimidate an intruder or unwelcomed stranger (but not go berserk), can go to show n tell with your son / daughter, be your 4 legged vacuum following after your kids, and be there to soothe the tears of an upsetting day, and cuddle at your feet (or in your lap!) after a grueling day at work, THAT'S what we're all about, that's what we strive for.
You can see our family on our "About Us" page. Our dogs don't live outside in kennels. They have a dog house or two outside but won't even use them LOL! They live with us in our home and they know it. No we don't compete, but our dogs carry the same pedigree names/genes (although they are blended of all the types), they are as smart as the competition dogs, and maybe even more stable and loving due to their everyday life and their wide variety of ancestors. (at least I have heard this from others that, until meeting ours, did not like German Shepherds LOL). I believe the difference is in the way they are raised, from conception up to the time they go from our home to yours.
Our dogs' world
is in a calm yet occasionally hectic family setting
. I believe the atmosphere that surrounds the dog from the time the mom is pregnant (just like other mammals, us humans included) and especially through the first few weeks of life makes a difference in the future life of the dog and it's potential family. The personal photos you see on these pages are of our dogs in their every day life, this is our world. They're absolute family dogs. I would like to think that my hard work to find and bring back the awesome family traits of dogs of the past, with family being it's "job" and that job being so natural to it, it's passion and very reason for being, is worth it. A dog that just seems to "know" somethings wrong without an "order" to recognize it. Like the dogs of our past.
I've often wondered if I was alone in these beliefs, but then I found this interview with a highly respected "old school" professional and seasoned veteran in the breed: "Schäfermeister" Manfred Heyne. Although our specialties are in different areas (mine being family dogs, his being the herding dogs) we agree on the instinctual intelligence issue.
More on "instinctual intelligence" is found in this website's pages:
I hope all look into it, his thoughts on "competition" dogs, "ring runners" (aka show dogs), and "real life working dogs" is similar to mine,
it's extremely interesting reading.
In any case, each "type" fits it's ultimate purpose for the owner, and I love the Family Shepherds.
Family dogs living a family life
Our dogs are home dogs. They are protective, yet playful, loving and gentle with the family and friends.
More than once they have settled the fear of a child, and in just a few minutes, the child has reached out to the dog. This is why I choose family shepherds over pure show or work.
I come from a long line of German Shepherd people, people that had family type German Shepherds, not show types. Their dogs worked at home as ours do still today. My father had German Shepherds as did his father, who also had a knack for training. Their dogs were never a part of the competition world back then either, but were family dogs through and through. We played football (tackle yet!) frisbee, swam with them and snuck the food to them that we as kids didn't want LOL! Some of these dogs were trained far beyond the usual obedience and manners and might even have been top champions if they had been raised in that competition world, but as my dad always said, "the dog can't read and doesn't care about a shiny object", and he's right, only people care about those things.
As I was growing up, more often than not there were no fences to define property lines, the dogs just seemed to know where they belonged and that family was to be taken care of and intruders were to be kept out. These dogs were not trained to know this, they just seemed to "know". Our dogs aren't asked to "perform" for people's entertainment, I won't "put them through hoops" for anyone. They understand our language around here, are mannerly and obedient to us and not all of them will like a stranger, some do some don't, but I'm the pack leader and can stop them in their tracks if needed. They're individuals just like my two legged kids are.
There are many stories of these family style dogs doing their job: saving kids (even when the child was not their own), warding off drunk intruders, keeping strays from hurting us and yet leaving alone the wildlife that inhabited our property. This was all done without special attack training. On the gentler side, one of our dogs even "helped" my little brother bring home a few baby bunnies, she never hurt them but carried one home in her mouth while my brother carried a few more in his shirt. Mother of course had them put the bunnies back, but this shows how a family German Shepherd can be. This is what was bred into the German Shepherds of days gone by. They were bred to be guardians and herders, to keep the flock together and safe. If there was no apparent danger nor "air of danger" they were fine. They didn't need to be ordered to do these things, they just seemed to know. With no actual "guard dog" training, they guarded with instinct and intelligence. Here's another example: My Uncle came from the east one year and even though our male had never met him, he greeted him as if he KNEW it was family!! How did he know? We didn't "introduce" him. This dog that did NOT like strangers accepted this man and acted as if he had known him for YEARS and that having him there was no big deal! This is the intelligence we strive for. Our dogs don't care that they don't have trophies (but if they could talk, they might brag that their parents or grandparents do LOL!) But more importantly, they have good instincts. They do their job with instinctual intelligence better than any other breed.
After 40 plus years I continue to educate myself
on the health, training, and breeding theories / knowledge and pedigrees. I continue to research new findings / data in order to be more aware of the lastest information. Continued growth of knowledge is so important in any thing we do, and I think everyone should be open to all that is offered out there today. There is tremendous opportunity for educational growth when a person is open to learning from the experiences of others. There are some amazing people out there that love to share their knowledge with those that are eager to listen and learn. These "teachers" come from all areas of expertise; from long established breeders, to professional trainers, to vets and researchers with their constantly updated findings, to our own family and their many combined years, there are those that are open to sharing their experiences with those that are eager to listen. Their vast combined knowledge, as well as what I have learned from my own learning curves, has taught me so much! I believe we should all be open minded to learning, and always know that we can improve, correct, and continue to grow so that we can provide the best future for not just us, but for our awesome breed.
For those that are interested in the pedigrees: Here are a few of Our Dogs' Pedigree Parents, Grandparents & Gr.Grandparents
I love those German Shepherds I knew as a child and throughout my life, and I'm very particular to find those same qualities in the dogs I have today. ....Here is a rather "out there" comparison, but think of the best Orange Juice.... Each type of orange grown is important and best for it's use by itself, but would not make the best juice when used alone. The best juice comes from a blend of the best of the best right? Well that's how the founder of the breed must have been thinking when he saw that "perfect" dog for the first time....How does a person re-create those traits? And so the GSD story started to form. Unfortunately, like all new things, some others try to "one up" on his ideal dog, and started to focus on, and breed for, the ONE trait that they liked the most,.... one for trendy looks and ring running, one for attack work, etc. Now today, it's a huge task in itself to search for, find, and then to blend these important traits back into one dog as it once was.
This is the regal and versatile dog that I believe it was intended to be. My aim is to take all these strong structures, high intelligence, instincts and stable temperaments and breed them back into the mainstream German Shepherds, the type that is actually meant for families and hopefully bring back the type of dogs I knew from long ago. The Family German Shepherds of my childhood, my Dad's young days and my Granddad's
Some of our dogs and past pups with their kids
My love for and experience with the German Shepherd started in my childhood, in the early 60s
, and that love pushes me to improve at every chance I can get. My grandfather first introduced me to training at an early age, so I guess you could say that my interest is inherited from him. I trained my first one, a sable German Shepherd, when I was 12 /13 yrs old. I taught him to climb, watch, "send away", come, stop, sit, lay down, stay, heel, etc. all with hand signals as well as voice commands. I was hooked from that point on (I have been told more than once by a sibling that I "was always monopolizing our dogs"... I was always out training with them LOL!) It's true! I LOVED working with the dogs! I chose the dogs over people more often than not. For me, it's a fun and fascinating field and I will continue to soak up all the research and facts until my last breath!
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Any help in maintaining the social structure is anxiety-alleviating, and work, school, and social activities should be maintained. Behavioral approaches are widely used in various anxiety disorders. Desensitization, by exposing the patient to graded doses of a phobic object or situation, is an effective technique and one that the patient can practice outside of the therapy session. Emotive imagery, wherein the patient imagines the anxiety-provoking situation while at the same time learning to relax, helps to decrease the anxiety when the patient faces the real life situation.
"Modeling" techniques are used when anxiety is related to lack of confidence and the patient looks to the therapist as a model of how to handle anxiety-provoking situations. The relaxation techniques used by hypnotists and behavior therapists may prove helpful to many patients, especially those who are suggestible. In the initial stages, after therapists have instructed their patients in the various methods of relaxation, they should allow the patients to practice the methods in the office. In that way, therapists may add their encouragement and positive suggestion to their patients' efforts. The ultimate goal is to enable patients to employ the techniques alone in the course of their daily lives. Patients should not only follow a regular daily schedule of exercises, but should be encouraged to employ those exercises at any time when they are facing an anxiety-provoking situation or feel their inner tension rising. For those patients with a capacity for hypnotic trance, instruction in the techniques of self-hypnosis may potentiate the effect of the relaxation exercises. Simple forms of meditation that do not have religious implications, by reversing the processes that lead to autonomic arousal, may be effective in combating the symptoms arising from autonomic nervous system discharge. A recent study suggests that the symptoms of those individuals who have a capacity for hypnotic trance induction are particularly responsive to the use of meditative techniques.
Self-help methods for the treatment of this disorder are often overlooked by the medical profession because very few professionals are involved in them. Encouraging the individual with borderline personality disorder to gain additional social support, however, is an important aspect of treatment. Many support groups exist within communities throughout the world which are devoted to helping individuals with this disorder share their commons experiences and feelings.
Patients can be encouraged to try out new coping skills and emotion regulation with people they meet within support groups. They can be an important part of expanding the individual's skill set and develop new, healthier social relationships.
Psych Central. (2013). Specific Phobia Treatment. Psych Central. Retrieved on February 28, 2015, from http://psychcentral.com/disorders/specific-phobia-treatment/
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of mental disorders, fifth edition. Washington, DC: American Psychiatric Association.
American Psychiatric Association. (1994). Diagnostic and statistical manual
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Sorry for our silence. Man, we've been busy! But we're excited to be back and revive the JustJump Marketing blog with a bang and a huge goldfish splash to start 2014!
We look back on 2013 with pride as we realize what a great year we had. Not only were we fortunate to start interesting projects with our clients, but we also won our first award and received our first magazine feature! We think that's a year worthy of review. So let's take a step back, shall we?
Kirsten and I enjoyed a special night out at the Wellesley Chamber Business Recognition Award Ceremony in March. It's always fun to network with the many great peeps of the Wellesley business community, but it's even better to win an award. We were honored as Outstanding New Member, making us the first female-owned business and first foreign-owned business to win this award. We even got to take home one of the cute little twinkle stars – yikes!
And the year continued on with speaking gigs at Boston University, the Wellesley Chamber of Commerce and Massbay Community College. We spoke about "Marketing Strategy and Database Driven Marketing " and "Making Marketing Matter". Talking about the topics we love always reminds us how grateful we are to do this work. We truly enjoy interacting with people we value and discussing topics we are excited about. We can't wait to continue our presentations in 2014 with speaking engagements at Salem State University and Boston University.
The icing on the cake of a great year came in November, when we were featured in The Wellesley Weston Magazine in a story about international entrepreneurs. The article discussed my business background as well as the founding of JustJump only two years ago.
2014 promises to be another great year – we are already talking to many interesting prospects about developing their marketing strategy to make 2014 an outstanding year for their business.
Stay tuned for more blog posts about new projects, the latest industry trends, and the tools we use to make our work life more efficient and the collaboration with our clients more effective.


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That Code Boy Hath No Shame
The Cranky Product Manager has actually not been so cranky lately. She's started a job at a spankin' brand new startup and for the first time in her professional life is part of a team – that for the moment, anyway – seems free of major dysfunction! OMFG!
She has a major crush on this company and loves (LOVES) going to work in the morning.
(oops, need to insert an ad for Quantum Whisper here, cuz they buy me grande skim lattes each month. Quantum Whisper is wicked pissa. They link customer feedback to your agile backlog and all that fun stuff. OK, back to the post.)
But being a born-New Englander — a cynic through-and-through, to the core of her jaded, oft-broken heart — the Cranky Product Manager knows better. She knows this is merely the honeymoon period. At some point, an idiot will be hired. At some point, a customer will demand something ludicrous and a SalesDroid will get simultaneously hysterical and rabid as a result, causing the Cranky Product Manager no end of aggravation. At some point, the PR agency will start arbitrarily tossing the buzz word du jour in every sentence of every press release, even if the results are nonsensical and utterly laughable.
But in the meantime, before the other shoe drops (where did that shoe dropping phrase get started anyway?), the Cranky Product Manager is trying to enjoy her enviable situation.
The only downside of all this has been that is has been hard to get the Crank up to write this blog. Thus the drought of blog content.
So, you should all thank SugarSync for irritating the Cranky Product Manager enough that she should post.
Some background…SugarSync is a cloud backup service that the Cranky PM pays for. She uses it at home to keep her 3 computers backed up and in sync. Cool in concept, but not so cool in reality. A few months after subscribing, instead of just backing up her files, SugarSync decided to duplicate over 10,000 files – eating up all her hard disks and cloud storage. The Cranky PM then spent lots of time using 3rd party tools to remove the duplicates. The end result was a lot of lost time and at least a few lost files.
Irritating, to be sure. But the Cranky Product Manager is nothing if not forgiving of buggy newish products. It's what SHE DOES, after all. So, reassured by the SugarSync Support that this was a one-off situation related to their latest upgrade, the Cranky Product Manager carried on and continued to use their service.
And then a month later it happened again. Argh! This time the Cranky Product Manager searched the SugarSync Forums for answers and found multiple threads related to this duplicate file issue. The most enlightening was this: http://sugarsync.hivelive.com/posts/c6fb6fb9db
This thread reminds the Cranky Product Manager about everything that is frustrating about dealing with a certain type of Code Boy:
1. Despite overwhelming evidence in its own forums that MANY customers experience this mass-duplication of files, the SugarSync CodeBoy(s?) (username "admin") insists that this problem is a "corner case" and never really happens.
(We can tell that it is an actual code-slinging CodeBoy in the forum, because no self-respecting Customer Support Engineer would ever take this kind of attitude with a customer).
2. The SugarSync CodeBoy then pushes the burden of the bug onto the customer — insisting that they open support tickets, collect and mail in logs, etc…
3. The customer doesn't send the logs in because:
(A) They are busy manually cleaning up the duplicate file mess and don't have time to also help debug SugarSync's software, and
(B) From the tone of the previous messages it is OBVIOUS to the customer that SugarSync does not recognize this as a genuine problem, and realizes it will be an uphill battle to convince SugarSync otherwise.
4. The SugarSync CodeBoy declares victory: "The customer won't cooperate with me in reproducing this bug! I can't do anything! So, this bug must not really exist! Plus, I AM RIGHT! HAH!"
Excuse the Cranky Product Manager while she strangles a voodoo doll that she created of this CodeBoy….
…OK, feeling better now.
Gotta say, it's kinda rare to see this type of exchange played out in a public forum like this. Usually the Support people rightly prevent this type of unempathetic, obnoxious Code Boy from interacting with customers and others outside the company.
But within the company, who in Product Management has not encountered almost the exact same crap from a CodeBoy/Girl, at least once a release cycle? It is ABSOLUTELY MADDENING!
To have someone deny that a problem exists when MULTIPLE people have encountered it? To be told that the problem you are clearly experiencing is a "corner case" that doesn't ever really happen? To be told its somehow your fault – some kind of user error situation? To have the Code Boys & Girls demand that YOU do THEIR effing jobs by spending ungodly amounts of time reproducing their damn bugs and verifying their alleged "fixes"?!?
AS IF product managers don't have ENOUGH to do near release-end (market launch, get pricing proposed and approved, write collateral, and sales training, not to mention being neck-deep in planning the next release….the list goes on and on.), but now they have to be QA engineers as well?
All because some frigtard CodeBoy/Girl has no effing pride in his/her work??!! How can s/he think it's okay to release what is obviously a steaming pile to customers?
BUT THEN, serendipitously, the Cranky Product Manager received a Truly Awesome article from a Code Boy who reads this blog. It's about the process an Engineer goes through when faced with a thorny bug.
And now the Cranky Product Manager understands just a little bit better. She still wants to keep her voodoo doll collection of CodeBoys close at hand, but at least she'll feel a bit more empathetic when sticking it with pins.
Read the guest post from Code Boy Extraordinaire in the next article (coming in a few minutes). It's required reading for any product manager who has ever had a bug s/he reported marked as "not reproducible."


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Publix Coming to Edgewater/Omni
Will shopping finally be a pleasure for midtown Miami residents? |
The closest Publix that currently serves the area's residents is located at 4870 Biscayne Blvd., near Miami's Design District and Morningside. There is a low-end store, Price Choice, at 1851 NE Second Ave., where the staff is always warm and pleasant and the aisles are fairly clean. But the selection there is poor, leaving you to think, Why didn't I just go to Publix?
According to Miami Today, the plans call for "48,200-square-foot supermarket, 251-space garage, and two adjacent retail spaces."
No word yet from Publix about when groundbreaking or opening is planned.
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ScHoolboy Q Feat. BJ The Chicago Kid "Studio" Video (NSFW)
ScHoolboy Q dropped his debut album, Oxymoron, earlier this year, and we've already been given a few visual accompaniments to the project, such as "Man Of The Year", and "What They Want".
Now, one of the album's clear highlights (and fan favorites), "Studio" has been given its own very literal interpretation.
The clip finds ScHoolboy at a late night studio session, when his girl calls him up to check in on him via Skype call.
We then see Q recording while his lady friend waits for him at home, and let's just say she's not watching Netflix.
The clip is NSFW.
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Noah: Monitoring and Evaluation Assistant Manager
Tuesday, June 12, 2012 - 07:48
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Opportunity closing date:
Friday, June 29, 2012
Opportunity type:
Employment Noah seeks to appoint a Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) Assistant Manager, based in Umhlanga Ridge, KwaZulu-Natal.
The candidate must have his/her own vehicle and must be able to communicate in IsiZulu.
- Design and implement research projects highlighting areas for improvement/alternative approaches to the issues of community development and the care of vulnerable children;
- Implementing Noah data quality procedures - supervise training to Community Development Practitioners and CBO staff in data quality processes and procedures;
- Together with Data Capturers, liaise with M&E Manager, Community Development Practitioners and communities, to highlight gaps and risks in data gathered at community levels;
- Supervise the monitoring and evaluation of the impact of the remedial steps taken;
- Compile all annual and final research reports and monitor progress to ensure project quality and that objectives are met;
- Implementing and providing training in information systems - responsible for the implementation of information systems that effectively and accurately collate data gathered by communities;
- Oversee that information systems are being correctly used by all relevant parties;
- Oversee training on information systems and data quality procedures;
- Supervise site visits, spot checks and "mini-audits" at CBO level to ensure data quality and consistency;
- Responsible for all data gathered and entered into information systems;
- Ensure quality control of data entered;
- Producing monitoring and evaluation reports - Prepare M&E reports on request from Management;
- Assume supportive role for responsibilities of colleagues in their absence;
- Perform other related duties and tasks as appropriately assigned by Noah;
- Supervision of four staff members.
- Bachelor's degree or higher in any one of the social sciences or related fields;
- Demonstrated experience of monitoring and evaluation;
- Research experience in both qualitative and quantitative research methods;
- Experience of managing the research administration process and supervising staff;
- Ability to use Microsoft Office software including Excel;
- Experience in working with a database;
- Strong analytical skills and data interpretation;
- Strong writing skills.
- Identifie process improvements and discusses with immediate supervisor;
- Ability to work under pressure and balance several competing tasks at once;
- Work with people of all backgrounds with a respectful attitude;
- Actively work to support the delivery of the objectives of Noah and encourages others to do this too.
- Own transport and be willing to travel at times to distant, rural communities;
- Ability to communicate in IsiZulu.
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5 A game for men not COD boysStellaArtois63 | 23/04/2011 | See all StellaArtois63's reviews (40)Firstly let me say I love the COD games I have them all but lets be honest they are getting rather samey especially online. Operation Flashpoint is different, I would think its the most realistic FPS on the market and its a lot harder and tactical than your COD's. You are in charge of Bravo squad and you look after 3 other guys, and its down to you to order them and put them in the right positions. Do it correctly and they respond well, do it wrong your dead and so are they.Graphically it looks great to me, game play takes a little time to getting used to the controls but die a few times you learn quickly. It reminds me a lot of the GRAW series. Shooting is not like COD you have to be more precise and allow for bullet drop over long distances so to be honest it is really like a sim, the AI shooting back are pretty damn good to. There are 4 different classes you can play the game as, and as I have found out if you choose the wrong one you can be in all sorts of trouble. The game is chaotic at times you get flanked you get over run so you soon learn to change your tactics if it didnt work the first time. I think its a really good game and I did enjoy the previous one as well.Online is different,rather than your usual death matches etc this game is about team work and you work with each other rather than against each other. If I want death matches I will play Battlefield or COD but this is differerent and thats why I like it, its a change from the norm.If you want to run around like a headless chicken then stick with the COD's if you do that on this game you wont last a minute, you really have to think about whats going on. If you want to get a feel of what war must be like and you are up for a challenge then this is a great game.The only thing that is bad about this game is when you die the load up times do take a while and when you die as much as me can get a little tiresome waiting for it to load. Also bare in mind your team mates are not the brightest sparks and do wander into open ground and infront of you while your shooting, but apart from that this is a really good game.I will continue to get the COD's but dont compare the 2 as they are miles apart. Operation Flashpoint Red River sorts the men out from the boys
5 The best tactical shooter on the xbox 360BlackAdder4 | 22/04/2011 | See all BlackAdder4's reviews (1)This is a great game and is probably the best tactical shooter on the xbox 360.If you liked GRAW and the Rainbow Six you should definitely buy this game.You can play through the whole Campaign online plus a selection of Fire team missions which includes escorting a convoy, Last Stand mode (like Gears of War horde mode) , search and rescue and combat sweep (like Rainbow Six terrorist hunt).The best part playing online is that you can start playing the game with your 4 AI soldiers and then anyone can join your game while its in progress and take control of one of them. This means there is no waiting around in lobbies for games to start.Also a new addition to Red River is that you can now level up your 4 solider classes (scout, grenadier, rifleman, and auto rifleman), very similar to Call of Duty but on a smaller scale. Which means when playing the campaign solo you can choose the weapons for each team member.Great Game
3 A change from Call of dutyjame1984 | 22/04/2011 | See all jame1984's reviews (2)Now i dont know how you guys can constantly play COD over and over. Being a COD lover, im kinda getting abit bored of it now. Its just the same S**t over and over. Red river is as real as it gets. Its what REAL war is all about. Its all about the tactics. Maybe you haters out there dont like the whole one shot one kill. If you dont, stick with COD where you can run out in the open like robocop and take 100 bullets until you die. Red river is not as hard as dragon rising this time, but dont think you can play it COD style!! Better then dragon rising. Been playing it on co op with my cousin online and we're loving it. If you're not sure, rent it from lovefilm or something.
5 amazing gamefreddyfrog93 | 21/04/2011 | See all freddyfrog93's reviews (4)this game is great, i have just completed the campain and it was brilliant, so much better than dragon rising, the graphics are good and the controls are very easy to use, the game is just alot of fun, quite hard but fun, i would recommend buying it, it is worth the money.
4 Less arcade mplayer-heavy game - more console combat simJimbo9999 | 23/04/2011 | See all Jimbo9999's reviews (2)Right, for the really negative reviews on here (2 at time of posting). Firstly, the graphics are pretty good with wide-spanning landscapes. Given the location itself, the graphics do exactly what they need to. Also, the AI aren't great but are very functional with constant orders (which is what you're expected to do!). For the second review, don't give a game a negative review because YOU didn't read up on it. The Operation Flashpoint series was never geared up for heavy CoD/battlefield deathmatch style stuff. It's more of a sim, or as close to one as you can get on a console. Main emphasis is on co-op missions, which was the best part of the first console Flashpoint game. If you liked the first one, you'll like this one more. It's not perfect but it's an improvement! If you do the single-player campaign, it's surprisingly lengthy, which is good considering the last game was fairly short in comparison.


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