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While thumbing through a magazine in an airport, I came across an interesting take on the traditional to-do list. Most folks keep such a list on a smart phone, a piece of paper or just in their brains. Most often the list includes fairly mundane items, such as "get gas" and "buy groceries." More organized people may even have slightly longer term tasks on their lists, such as:
But the article I read suggested taking an even longer view and creating another to-do list focused on your future goals and what you need to do to accomplish them.
Examples of items on this list might include the following:
This second list was new to me and a good reminder of the need to focus not only on what's urgent but also on what's important. Obviously, you can't skip the day-to-day stuff, like taking the cat to the vet, but neither can you neglect long-term planning for your own wellbeing.
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I have lists for everything on the computer & in my diary & a MASTER list which I had before I got married 54 years ago... It works well 5 kids later & 21 grandchildren & 3 & a half great granchildren I've been told I'm organized .. Nearly 75 & I would not be without "my list" Keeps me sane & busy!!
74 years old & I musst have a "list" had 5 children & people thought I was organized... Why always ahead as my list kept me going, & i'd go "flat out" & get everything done & then start on "ahead" things,, veges next day or kids sewing so that when they needed there summer clothes they were all ready.Oldie
I too, am a "listy" person I wouldn't know where I was without my list of "to do's" even when I go on vacation @ my daughters I have to have a "list" not much on it though, but it gives me a achievment to cross it off.
For over ten years I've controlled my business,personal and family life on a sheet of A3 white card or heavy duty paper. I update this every week-it literally only takes an hour or maybe a little less to complete.I list the following fourteen days and everything that has to be done such as business appointments,send a birthday card,buy theatre tickets or a note to 'phone to wish somebody "good luck" or whatever. I transfer everything that hasn't been done the week previous and not only does it make my life less stressful and smooth running but more urgent jobs are achieved.That's my master list. Then... and this is very important...the day BEFORE the next I write my daily list when I take the items for that day off the masterlist and I number each job in order of priority.It's important the daily 'to do' list is completed the day before so that when you start the new day you can see you have a day of purpose. Try this for a month and I guarantee it will help. Good luck.
PS once it's written down it can be forgotten and your mind feels freed!
I am the "queen of lists" in my family. I love lists and reminders because then I don't forget to do the important things in my life. I also have a daily journal and enter notes in it, eg "make appointment with" because I don't expect to remember to do everything. I also use my computer journal program.
I love lists - people think I am well organized because of my lists!
I still keep a todo list even though I'm retired and have reached my goal of being a "lady of leisure." It's fun to look at the list and think: I don't feel like doing anything today. It's a relaxing feeling, but if I have energy and desire, there are things to do.
I have a program on my Apple computer called "Stickies." It allows me to put virtual Post-it notes on my computer's desktop. I like to use these little notes for personal goals that I will see every time I open my laptop. One recently was "update trust." It stayed there for a long time. Eventually, I got it done and removed it. I also have a note with the address of a friend who is in a rehab center following a serious injury. She lives in another state. But the note reminds me to frequently send her notes of encouragement; and the address of the rehab center is right there in front of me.
"Making a list and checking it twice" I find very useful to my well being as the primary caregiver for my wife of 53 years who suffers with Lewybody dementia. It's the only way to stay ahead of the curve.
It can be very satisfying to check things off a list. It also can be quite intimidating to look at a long list or one that has too many "big things" that require many steps. And, it seems that with no list, one becomes quite aimless. It helps me to remember that a list is still flexible. Maybe it is better to do #3 first. Maybe today just isn't the day for any items. Life gets in the way sometimes. So it becomes more of a general guide, and one thing that seems to work for me is to periodically sit down and evaluate. The list can get too "daily." Say, where am I now, where do I want to be five years from now? And, what do I need to do to get there? What things do I need to be doing now, next year, and so on. Doing that helps put things in perspective. Then you can realize that your list has things to do immediately, as well as things for next year or the year after. The longer view helps keep your list from turning into simply "what am I doing today" or tomorrow. It can also help you break down the really big items into smaller steps - which allows you to see progress. Remember to celebrate it progress, even if there's a lot of list ahead!
I am a list person by nature and it really helps to keep me on track BUT i don't consolidate my lists. I have one for home/personal, one for school and one for professional/work objectives. That may seem like a lot but i tired to put them all on one and it was too huge for me to work with. I keep my lists in a portfolio and as I scratch off accomplishments I review and if I need to update my lists, then i make a new one. It works for me and keeps me focused and I try to remember to celebrate the mini-goals as they are accomplished. Hope this helps.
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Sunday, March 3, 2013
I recently traveled to Pennsylvania to visit family, and while there I visited Longwood Gardens in Kennett Square, PA (about 30 miles west of Philadelphia). It was a fabulous break from winter and a good chance to see flowers in bloom before the flower show season gets into full swing. From now through March 24 their 4 acres of glass conservatory are displaying more than 5,000 orchids – and much more.
I observed a euphorbia (Euphorbia tirucalli) 'Sticks on Fire' that I simply must find, and accept that it must stay in a pot that will allow me to bring it in during the winter. It has miniscule leaves, but the stems are yellow, progressing to red toward the tips of the plant. It is very dramatic, and would be a nice houseplant. My nine-year old grandson, George, collects succulents, and this would be a great addition to his collection.
Speaking of kids, Longwood Gardens is definitely child-friendly. In one section docents were handing out plastic-coated cards with plant pictures for a scavenger hunt for kids, and there is a nice water feature that will allow kids to get a little wet, but not soaked. And the moving squirts of water are definitely exciting. Docents are everywhere, and very helpful. One was showing children vanilla pods that were picked from a very long viney vanilla orchid (Vanilla plainifolia), and allowing them to sniff the vanilla scent. The plant fascinated me – nearly 25 feet tall with fleshy green leaves, it had been in the conservatory only since 2010.
I like to learn from each garden I visit. One new growing trick that I liked involved using standard sheep fence to hold up flowers. But instead of running the fencing vertically, as is standard, three layers of fencing were stretched between cross bars horizontally. The first bar was about 2 feet off the ground, the next at 3 feet, and a top layer at 4 feet. Those supports were about 15 feet apart. This support system allowed floppy roses to grow through the 6-inch openings of the fencing, and to lean on the wires as needed – without being tied up. This would work well for any type of tall flower outdoors that might get beaten down by the rain.
Also of interest to me was a rose variety called 'Pink Cherokee' that was planted in the conservatory in the 1920's when it was first built. The rose is a simple single rose that has climbed more than 20 feet up and blooms (in the greenhouse) in spring, summer and winter.

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Discussing: Concerning Dragons
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We all know that Glaurung was first of that unholy breed... but who was the last? I know that Smaug was the last famous dragon, but is it ever actually explicitly stated that there were no more dragons left after his passing?
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Hi Aruthir,
I believe that Tolkien did NOT intend Smaug to be the last dragon, because of this excerpt from one of his letters:
Some stray answers. Dragons. They had not stopped; since they were active in far later times, close to our own. Have I said anything to suggest the final ending of dragons? If so it should be altered. The only passage I can think of is Vol. I p. 70 : 'there is not now any dragon left on earth in which the old fire is hot enough'. But that implies, I think, that there are still dragons, if not of full primeval stature.
The Letters of J. R. R. Tolkien, edited by Humphrey Carpenter, Letter 144 to Naomi Mitchison, 25 April 1954
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Sadly these are very disappointing compared to Michelle's earlier prefab designs.
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So thrilled to see this print! Adding it to my shirt.woot collection is my pleasure!
Eventually I plan on getting around to applying to this place someday when I get a chance later on.
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I want to comment on this shirt later.
I'll wear this after I get over wearing this.
That shirt is basically my schools color. NMSU. I might have to have this.
After confirming my order, Woot! said they'd get right on it... but after seeing today's write-up, I doubt it.
I have taken 10 years not to get out of my current university so maybe I will apply here next year
I am so glad I waited until tomorrow (quite a few times) to use that Jumbowoot coupon I got weeks ago. Procrastinating paid off!
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Wow, I really have to hand it to Fishbiscuit. He actually got the shirt in the derby on time, and people actually decided to take time out of their busy lives to vote for it. Props!
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A commercial application which requires access to some specific APIs like JSR 75, JSR 205, JSR 135 etc. benefits from getting signed with a commercial certificate from third party certificate providers like VeriSign or Thawte. Before buying any certificate from these third parties, you have to make sure that the target phone's of your device has the corresponding root certificate installed and set to allow MIDlet signing. You can check this from the settings of the target mobile device.
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Make sure, you have the latest JDK installed on your computer.
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Keytool prompts you to enter a password for your keystore, your name, organization, and address. The public/private key pair generated by keytool is saved to your keystore and will be used to sign J2ME applications. This key is never sent to VeriSign and is required to sign code. So you should make a copy of the public/private key pair and store it in a safe deposit box or other secure location. If the key is lost or stolen, contact VeriSign immediately to have it revoked.
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Repulse Overview
Repulse is Aeria Games' latest MMOFPS, and with previous successes such as Wolf Team and Alliance of Valiant Arms, it's hardly surprising to see them once again tempting the FPS market. Repulse brings you into a futuristic, dystopian style world, where you embody a soldier fighting for mankind's survival. The story isn't very present however, and the focus is mostly on the good ol' twitch shooting, zombie invasions (with added bonus of alien zombie), and the awesome looking customization. It's worth noting that you can even customize your gear, with such good things as scopes and heat lasers. You get to pick one of three following classes;
Assault: This class wields assault rifles, shotguns, and generally has higher defense ratings. Its unique ability is the capacity to make sudden giant leaps forward.
Sniper: The sniper uses long range rifles, machine pistols, and tends to be a balanced between mobility and armor. It has the ability to use cloaking devices to hide from the enemy.
Engineer: The engineer uses mainly submachine guns, pistols and repairing guns. It's by far the most mobile but least damaging class. Its ability, fittingly, is to make sudden hopping dodges in any direction of the player's choice.
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Repulse Review
If you've played any FPS by Aeria Games, though mostly Alliance of Valiant Arms, you'll know that they know what they're doing. It's worth saying right away that Repulse doesn't introduce, or attempt to introduce incredibly new concepts. Barring unique abilities, you're not going to be seeing a lot of innovation. What it does is introduce some fast-paced shooting, with solid customization, and some (unintentionally) hilarious voice acting. All this is nice and all, but the FPS market is highly competitive, and a lot of other incredibly polished shooters out there compete for your attention. So in the end, how does it fare? Read on and see!
The ABCs…
It's worth saying it right away; this is a newbie friendly FPS. That's a trait rarely associated with first person shooters, but Repulse can boast this due to having one of the most thorough tutorials out there. Not only that, but it rewards you for doing it by giving you some solid credits to buy yourself some starter gear with. It introduces you to genre basics, if you actually haven't played a FPS before, and it has tutorials for the unique actions as well. At last, it drops you into an all-out survival match against friggin' dinosaurs to test your newly acquired skills. Now, this isn't the end-all feature, but it is nice and refreshing to see a free-to-play that puts some effort on that aspect. If you've played this kind of game before, it shouldn't be too much of a transition; everything is fairly straightforward, just log in, gear up and go. It's also worth noting that if you actually enjoyed the story on their site, don't expect to find any here, it's purely background and never actually mentioned in-game.
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Now on to the gameplay itself; it'd be a good start to say that it's no Call of Duty, but it's still pretty neat. The combat is basically a twitchy shooter, you have players leaping left and right, and players are definitely rewarded for being able to predict movement. Each of the 3 classes contributes a different flavor to the action, with assault being able to make great leaps across the field, snipers being able to cloak, and engineers having the ability to dodge during gunfights(or just hop around for extra speed). Add in a solid selection of customizable guns, and firefights can get pretty interesting. Essentially, you win credits from matches, or buy gold with real money, in order to upgrade or buy new timed gear. The main thing most people won't like is definitely that your gear expires, and that longer durations require a steadier investment. On another note, each time you die, your character calls out some badly voiced, overly dramatic line, so you might want to turn off voices in the menu, unless you enjoy hearing "Why!?" every time you die.
Pimp My Gear
Every class has mostly different sets of gear, with pistols and grenades being available to all. The character models, upgrades and weapons are stunning looking, which makes it almost worth it to get matching gear just for the looks rather than the stats. Some weapons definitely stand out, such as the "Matter Divider" that looks like something right out of Warhammer 40K. Hell, you can even get a pink gun if that's your thing. You can pick from a variety of guns, and then add some modifications, such as scopes or mounted heat lasers. Unfortunately, it's not all sunshine and birdies, because while your character might look all pimped out, the maps you fight in look downright ugly, with some being at best average looking. Team deathmatch maps are particularly simplistic, with one of them consisting of basically one big room, some pillars and two corridors, definitely not enough room to play with all those toys.
Zombies? Well Of Course!
At this point, you must be wondering if this was the first FPS without zombies – ever. Well, worry not, because they are indeed present in Repulse's very own invasion mode, which has the human team try to survive a sort of alien-created zombie infestation until the time reaches 0. And this is just one of the few modes offered. One of Repulse's positive design ideas is that it does not fear to pepper on some gameplay modes, and there is a lot to choose from here. CTF, bomb disposal, team deathmatch, invasion, there's just about something for every style. That's not to say that all of these are excellent, but they add much needed variety to relieve the repetitiveness of traditional modes such as team deathmatch. For an example, Evac has players steal a circuit and then escape, while Sabotage has your team retrieve a variety of energy cells found throughout the map to power some sort of giant weapon. There's even a melee only mode, because, why not?
Final Verdict: Good
Repulse is a solid MMOFPS with some pretty stylish elements and an item-centric progression system that, while not pleasing everyone, will charm its share of fans with its shiny good looks. It doesn't innovate very much, but it doesn't seem to intend to, and its variety of game modes, along with its collection of weapons, should be able to keep you entertained for a bit. It's a good game that doesn't excel in any particular point, and it provides a reasonable sci-fi FPS experience that could definitely have been easily served with a tad bit more storyline integrated into the game. That said, give it a try, but don't expect anything crazy.
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We all know the sound of an old 8mm or 16mm projector throwing Kodachrome home movies up on a wall. For all too brief a moment we look into a coruscating window on a lost or fast disappearing past. Images roll in: jump cuts, lens flares, shaky camera work. We squint maybe, trying to improve the focus. Real, but also somehow surreal, those old film images; transporting and magical.
That time machine costs how much?
I think of old home movies as a kind of time machine – but a time machine that really exists. What would we pay for just such a machine if we didn't have one?
What wouldn't we spend to peer through a time tunnel at our old grandpa digging in his "victory garden", or to see mother on her wedding day? Old home movies are exactly that time machine, and yet we don't always know – or value – what we have.
Dan Streible knows a thing or two about old movies. He is a professor of film at New York University and the founder of the Orphan Film Symposium – the biennial gathering of scholars, archivists, curators, and media artists devoted to saving, screening, and studying neglected moving images.
Dan says people underestimate the value and power of home movies – "these millions of feet of rediscovered family films, the millions of feet of film shot by mothers and fathers, aunts, uncles and friends throughout the 20th century (that) now make up the best record we have of daily life as it was lived during the past two or three generations."
Of course, he is talking about other people's home movies. And if you are lucky enough to have some of your own? Well, chances are they would be like Eisensteins in the Attic – dusty masterpieces of their kind left unwatched and slowly disintegrating*.
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And best of all, you can use that home movie master file to help create your own personal or family history documentary – your "Reel Tribute". The only thing then remaining is to dim the lights, toss in the DVD, and become transported into "a land of both shadow and substance, of things and ideas". You may miss the old "clack clack clack" of the projector, but the experience will be every bit as magical.
*Sergei Eisenstein: Pioneering Soviet Russian film director and film theorist famous for his silent film Battleship Potemkin (1925). The sole copy of his unfinished Bezhin Meadow was destroyed in a WWII bombing raid ("Shoulda had it transferred...").


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Privatization of Anatolia National Telekom: Note on Valuation of Privatizing Enterprises in Emerging Markets
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Anatolia National Telekom is a multiparty negotiation simulation patterned after the Turkish government's aborted attempt to privatize its state-owned telecommunications monopoly, Turk Telekom, in late 1997. Provides participants with an opportunity to identify and negotiate complex issues related to the valuation and sale of a state-owned enterprise in an emerging market. Members of each negotiating team are valuing a 20% equity stake being offered by three "selling" teams to three prospective "buying" teams representing different types of foreign investors.
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In this week's thrilling episode, we welcome Sutton Foster back to Broadway, take a first look at Aladdin, tip our hats to Jefferson Mays and undoubtedly get you all riled up by pitting Babs against Lea.
"The Phantom of the Opera" star John Cudia sings "The Music of the Night"January 22, 2010
NeNe Leakes talks about what she's afraid of and what she's looking forward to in her Broadway turn in Cinderella.November 19, 2014
The Fantasticks tells the story of a young boy and girl who fall madly in love at the hands of their meddling fathers, but soon grow restless and stray from one another.July 28, 2009
Enjoy this video first look of new Cinderella stars Carly Rae Jepsen, Joe Carroll and Fran Drescher!February 18, 2014
Mamoudou Athie reveals how the new play The Mystery of Love & Sex explores the lives of couples from different generations.March 12, 2015
Put down the knitting, the book and the broom and check out video footage of Alan Cumming, Michelle Williams and more in Cabaret at Studio 54.April 22, 2014
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe's Catherine Fowles talks about the new stage adaptation of the classic children's book and why this off-Broadway fairy tale is bringing folks back to "the bare essentials of imagination."April 3, 2013
Jennifer Nettles prepares for her Broadway debut in Chicago with her final "put-in" rehearsal. Watch her get her all fancy and ride an elevator with Carly Hughes.February 3, 2015
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time has arrived on Broadway, featuring Alex Sharp as Christopher, a peculiar teenage boy who sets out to solve a murder. Click for clips from the new production, opening October 5!September 29, 2014
With her run in Chicago underway, Jennifer Nettles takes us backstage on her first two-show day.February 10, 2015
On this episode of Side by Side by Susan Blackwell Phantom star Sierra Boggess does some yoga, prank calls Norm Lewis and does the best Haley Mills impersonation of all time.May 30, 2014
Broadway.com watch Courtney Reed turn into a Disney princess for her role in the hit Broadway adaptation of Aladdin.August 11, 2014


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Tracing back to the first century, the ampersand began as a combination of the letters 'e' and 't' to spell "et" (meaning "and" in Latin). Although its form evolved over the centuries, you can still see the "et" in many modern forms. Nowadays, it's a part of every designer's toolbox as one of the most distinct elements in typography.
Ambition and comfort rarely run together.
I began freelancing more than five years ago, while living in Atlanta, Georgia. Cost of living was low, I had no children, my newlywed wife was working, and business was easy to come by. I soon moved to the Midwest, and enjoyed a comfortable life, working my own hours at my own rate. The work was a bit boring, but I was very fortunate to be where I was and I can't ever complain about having a job and a roof over my head. But I also knew that I was getting less ambitious and more uninspired as each year ticked by.
I like January. When a new year comes around, it helps me focus on the future and brings fresh energy into the workplace. Granted, feelings pass quickly and without careful resolutions and follow-through, it's easy to squander the new year's energy. So after some thought, I've made a few resolutions. I don't expect everyone to agree with them, but perhaps you'll find a useful point or two amongst them and then share some of your own goals.
As both a freelancer and former firm employee, winters always seem the slowest. Couple that fact with the economic slowdown and you can easily find yourself having more free time than you're used to. So what is there to do after you've already scoured the ususal job boards and are waiting for responses from proposals? Consider these ten ways to spend your extra down time.
If you work in the design or technology industry, it doesn't take long for your skillset to become outdated or your design aesthetic to become stale. Every potential client job I've ever had inevitably asks either, "How well do you know ___________?" or, "Can I see a recent design example of ____________?" If you don't have solid answers to those questions, chances are you're not landing the job. In the same vein, basing your reputation on a website that hasn't been updated in months can be just as bad. Simply put, falling behind is devastating in the freelancing industry and here's why:
Designing and programming in Flash was part of my skillset for a decade, having cut my teeth with Flash in 1999. Over the years, I've seen and done many projects, some of which utilized Flash in very useful ways, while others had no business using it. Sometimes, a Flash implementation detracted from the site's purpose and had poor results (all the while costing them more to build the site in the frst place). Nowadays, companies have begun moving away from Flash but as reminder to website builders everywhere, here is a brief list of places that Flash does not belong (with very few exceptions):
Billing by the hour is the most common way to make money in the freelance world, and it can be both safe and profitable. But it does have a few drawbacks. First, potential clients tend to balk at higher hourly rates, mainly because they're comparing you to other freelancers based solely on your rate (and not the talent or work that comes with that rate). Secondly, hourly rates offer little reward for the freelancer to be either fast or efficient. And as for the client, besides worrying about a freelancer who's freeloading, he will have a hard time pegging an actual cost and budget to the project. So for those reasons (and perhaps others), there are times when project pricing becomes a great way to make both parties happy: the client gets a fixed cost and the freelancer can earn more than he could hourly (without being compared to low-cost outsourcers).
Every year, there seems to be more conferences catering to internet designers, developers, marketers, and bloggers. Some have been around for quite a while, like SXSW and the "Future of" conferences. So the topic for discussion is:
What do you think of these conferences? Are they worth the time and cost (especially if you're paying for it yourself)? Have you ever attended one and what did you find valuable?
Living in a world of instant information is a two-edged sword. On one hand, you can find help on nearly any subject, from learning HTML 5 to setting up an LLC. On the other hand, a little knowledge can be dangerous, convincing people that they know more than they actually do about a certain subject. We've all heard someone or other refer to the necessity of "meta tags" for search engines or try to confidently explain that they need more "RAM" so that their computer can hold more photos.
I was in high school in the mid-nineties when I first began exploring the ever-expanding world wide web. At the time, I didn't realize that my career would rely on this industry -- one which did not even exist when I was in elementary school. Now, having created websites for over half my life, I look back and see how much websites have changed in the last decade and a half. So in that vein of change, let's look at ten popular websites and their evolution throughout the last many years. (Note: All pictures can be clicked on to view a larger size.)