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How to grow Althaea (al-the-a)
Referring to its medicinal use, from the Greek althaea, to cure (Malvaceae). genus of easily grown plants comprising annuals, biennials and perennials.
Biennial species cultivated A. ficifolia (fig-leaved or Antwerp hollyhock), to 6 feet, single or double flowers in spikes of mostly yellow, June. A. rosea, hollyhock, erect-growing, to 9 feet or sometimes a good deal more. Tall • spikes of single or double flowers, sometimes 3 inches or more across, in shades of red, pink, yellow and white, July. This is strictly a perennial but is often treated as a biennial.
Perennial species cultivated A. cannabina, 5-6 feet, rose flowers, June; var. narbonensis, red flowers. A. officinalis (marsh mallow), 4 feet, blush-coloured flowers, July, native to British marshes.
Cultivars of hollyhocks `Chater's Improved', fully double flowers, mixed colours. 'Apple Blossom', apple-blossom pink. `Carmine Rose', double cherry-red flowers; and other separate colours. 'Allegheny Mammoth', mixed colours, single and semi-double. 'Begonia Flowered', fringed petals with central rosette, mixed. Annual hollyhock: 'Triumph Supreme', to 4 feet, compact growing.
Cultivation Hollyhocks will succeed in most soils, but prefer the heavier kinds, especially if they are enriched. They need plenty of water in dry periods and should be firmly staked with stout stakes 7 feet or more long, driven well into the ground, to prevent wind damage, particularly in exposed gardens. Stems should be cut down to within about 6 inches of the ground after flowering is over.


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CHICOPEE – The top city employees are asking for raises ranging from $3,477 to $10,000 after going without an increase for six years.
Most of the 21 employees are members of the Chicopee Professional Municipal Employees union. A study showed the majority earn far less than their counterparts even in smaller communities, said Scott Sczcebak, director of human resources.
But many members of the City Council, which voted to discuss the raises more in a finance subcommittee on Sept. 12, said they were hesitant to approve the about $133,396 needed to meet the obligations of the proposal.
"These are substantial bumps. They are trying to make it up with one fell swing," City Councilor James K. Tillotson said.
He, like many councilors, said they believed most of the employees deserve raises but Tillotson questioned the city's ability to pay them.
The proposal also calls for department heads to work 40 hours instead of the existing 35-hour week and reduces sick time from 15 to 10 days a year, Sczcebak said.
Mayor Michael D. Bissonnette, who supports the changes, said the agreement creates one scale for the department heads. In previous years raises were given based on politics rather than skills, experience or performance leaving salaries to vary widely.
"The skills of our department heads have already saved the city hundreds of thousands of dollars in the past few years. I recognize the politics of trying to get anything through the council in an election year. However this proposal is fair, does not raise taxes and represents needed salary adjustments in order to attract and retain qualified talent," he said.
He and Councilor Jean J. Croteau argued that the proposed salaries are still lower than those in leadership positions in the police and fire departments and schools.
The proposal is similar to the Westfield contract, which creates a salary scale for a number of department heads including the directors of planning, elder services, public works, and city engineer. They are paid $63,800 in the first year of service, which increases annually for six years until they reach $84,500.
A sampling of the salary changes in Chicopee show the planner, who earns $62,310, would receive a $10,000 increase. In comparison Holyoke's planner earns $58,644, West Springfield's earns $81,232 and Northampton's planner earns $79,000 but also serves as the chief procurement officer.
The Chicopee city engineer earns $71,326 and would receive an $8,674 increase. Holyoke's engineer earns $70,295, Northampton's earns $91,740 a year and Wilbraham's $99,552.
The elder services director salary of $58,504 would increase by $6,496. That compares to Holyoke's director who earns $59,000, West Springfield's who earns $60,700 and Ware's who earns $47,000.
Tillotson said he was also concerned several non-union positions including the city solicitor and human resources director, are to receive the same type of raises. He said those should be settled in individual contract negotiations.
"It should be a separate issue," he said.
A proposal to return the salary changes to the mayor and ask him to separate the non-union jobs failed 7-6. Council president George R. Moreau said he would write a letter to Bissonnette and ask him to do so for the subcommittee meeting.


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FLINT, Michigan — The Flushing Raiders sit atop the Big Nine standings due to their 3-0 win over Flint Powers Catholic on Thursday night.
The Raiders took three straight sets 25-12, 25-13 and 25-18.
Lauren Fenton had 19 assists, and Connor Morrish contributed with eight digs.
Emily Wendling had eight kills, and Ally Harvey posted eight digs.
"I thought we came out and were very focused," Flushing coach Shawn Andrews said. "I thought we played a clean volleyball match and really worked together as a team."


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KALAMAZOO, MI -- This is the fifth part of an eight-part series previewing the Western Michigan University football team as it prepares for the first day of fall camp Sunday.
It's time to talk defense, which is a bit of a sore subject for the Broncos.
Western Michigan had a second half lead in every Mid-American Conference game except the league opener versus Toledo, yet the Broncos went 2-6 in MAC play.
WMU had the fourth-worst scoring defense in the MAC a season ago, giving up an average of 32.4 points per game. The team's overall defense was fifth-best, though, allowing 417.1 yards per game.
Western Michigan's rushing defense was sixth-best, allowing 171.9 yards per game, but WMU gave up 18 rushing touchdowns in MAC play, which tied with UMass for the most in the MAC.
The Broncos' pass defense was seventh-best a year ago, as they allowed 245.2 yards per game through the air. WMU's secondary should be the strength of the defense this season.
WMU will switch to a more traditional 4-3 scheme after experimenting with a 3-3-5 hybrid look last season.
MLive/Kalamazoo Gazette beat writer David Drew will take a look at the Broncos' defensive line today.
Here is what you can expect to see Sunday, though it could change at any point:
Backup: Roosevelt Donaldson (6-1, 276), RFr. Donaldson redshirted last season. He was an ESPN three star recruit last season and a two star player according to Rivals.
Backup: Cleveland Smith (6-1, 233), Sophomore. Smith played in 11 games last season with one start. He made eight tackles. Don't be surprised to see freshman David Curle, freshman Jamar Simpkins and redshirt freshman Charles Barth vying for playing time.
Backup: Jabarai Bothwell (5-11, 284), RFr. Bothwell redshirted last season after coming in as a two-star recruit. He earned several accolades in Florida during his high school career. Don't be surprised to see freshman David Curle, freshman Jamar Simpkins and redshirt freshman Charles Barth vying for playing time.
Backup: Mikhail Dubose (6-0, 242), RFr. Naming Dubose as the backup heading into fall camp makes sense, but don't be surprised to see incoming freshmen Chukwuma Odegbo and Khairi Bailey push for playing time. Bailey was a three-star recruit coming out of the Chicago area and was a big get for Fleck and staff in his first class.
COMING TUESDAY: A look at the Broncos' linebackers
Complete WMU football coverage
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PHOTOS: MOWA Sprints At Montgomery
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A.J. Bruns, Brad Loyet, Jerrod Hull and Jimmy Hurley go four-wide to salute the fans prior to Saturday's Midwest Open Wheel Ass'n event at Montgomery County Speedway in New Florence, Mo. (Mark Funderburk Photo)
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I'm not a big fan of most conservatives. Historically speaking, they are – to put it bluntly – too often on the wrong side of history.
Summer School (of Fish)Blue Ocean will satisfy a hankering for fresh and subtly brilliant sushi.
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The record rainfall and humidity this summer did a good job of quashing any hunger I might have had for raw fish.
Jack of DiamondsNew blood and new attitude make Ocean's Thirteen luckier than Twelve.
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OK, so Ocean's Twelve came out two and a half years ago, and a lot of ticket-buyers felt as if the thieves on the screen had robbed them of their eight bucks.


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Tanga has this Kensington Photo Sync Desktop With Wireless Laser Mouse for $19.99. Even with $5.99 for shipping this beats the next-best price we could find by $5.50. This wireless desktop not only connects a notebook-style keyboard and mouse, but also lets you connect mobile devices via USB port. The mouse is ambidextrous so it can comfortably be used by lefties and righties. There is no sales tax.No longer available


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The Rock, Vin Diesel and Gina Carano fight a tank in new 'Fast and Furious 6' trailer
'Do you believe in ghosts?"
What's more impossible -- Michele Rodriguez's Letty character coming back from the dead, or seeing a Diesel-powered car crash through the nose of a burning airplane?
The answer, of course, is that nothing's impossible in the increasingly fantastic world of the "Fast and Furious" franchise.
While the Superbowl ad offered a one-minute glimpse of the mayhem that will be found in "Fast and Furious 6," the brand new trailer fleshes out the story, the characters, the cars, and the high-flying, death-defying, bone-crunching action.
After pulling off "one last heist" in "Fast Five," Dom (Vin Diesel) and his crew are selected by law man Hobbs (Dwayne Johnson) to go up against a new European crew which includes series newcomer Luke Evans ("Immortals") and Rodriguez ("Avatar"), who seemingly died in the fourth film, although her resurrection was revealed at the end of "Fast Five."
Watch the new trailer here:
Paul Walker's also back, as are Jordana Brewster, Ludacris, Sung Kang, Tyrese Gibson and "Haywire's" Gina Carano, whose brutal girl fight with Rodriguez looks to be one of the film's highlights. Oh yeah, there's also a tank.
"Fast and Furious 6" opens May 24.
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These were the most read stories from The Oregonian's sports section on Thursday, September 5. The photo gallery above was the most viewed of the day.
1. Canzano: Why is Colt Lyerla holding a match to Oregon's house?
2. Mark Helfrich responds to Colt Lyerla accusations: Oregon Ducks practice quick hits
3. Former Oregon Duck Colt Lyerla says he was promised benefits, wanted to transfer
4. Canzano: Ex-Ducks coordinator Nick Aliotti has no filter... and you love it
5. The No. 3 Oregon Ducks, so used to winning high-stakes home games, hope their formula works again with No. 7 Michigan State


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She's snagged consecutive covers of the highly coveted Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue and in May made her debut on the United States edition of Vogue.
Now, Kate Upton makes an iconic appearance in a Marilyn Monroe-inspired look, photographed by Annie Leibovitz, on the 100th year anniversary special issue of Vanity Fair.
Upton mimics the illustration on the original cover from Oct. 1, 1913, of what was then Dress & Vanity Fair, holding a cake with one candle.
And today, Upton will pick up the 2013 Model of the Year trophy at the 10th Annual Style Awards in New York City.
Upton shot to fame in 2012 with her first Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue cover. She first appeared in the magazine in 2011 when she was named 'Rookie of the Year.'
The October issue of Vanity Fair hits newsstands in New York and L.A. on Sept. 5 and will be available nationally on the iPad, Nook and Kindle on Sept. 10.
• Kate Upton goes 'Vogue,' covers U.S. mag for the first time
• Kate Upton is Sports Illustrated swimsuit cover girl for a second year in a row
• Kate Upton: 'My curves are natural, they're not going away'
• Kate Upton is Sports Illustrated swimsuit cover girl for a second year in a row


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My Lord is my King
With sweet threads
And kick-ass armor
He is the High King
The most awesomest
Hear my joyous song
He made us a world
He gave us a heritage
He gives us a future
Sing His praise!
Sing to your King!
Sing, sing, sing!
His throne is older than time
He is of infinite eternalness
He shades us with His shield
The mighty flood worships Him
The raging flood praises His deeds
The roaring flood shouts His name
More majestic than the mighty Mississippi
More majestic than surging tidal waves
Most majestic is our God and His kingdom
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Responding to The Times-Picayune's editorial "Don't stay in harm's way in Morganza Floodway," reader lacajunbaker commented:
"I know ite hard to leave your home,but I think that when a mandatory order is issued to evacuate and people DO NOT leave, they are being selfish by thinking only of themselves,because they will expect someone to came and risk THEIR lives to try and rescue them. My prayers go out to all of the people facing this flood issue,and also to the people that are trying to help in anyway they can."
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Ontario Track Championships(courtesy Val Davidge)Complete results can be found here.Squamish Test of MetalThe Canadian Epic, Squamish Test of Metal is set to hit the trails and streets of Squamish, B.C. Saturday, June 26, in what promises to be the best Test yet. Last year the 800-rider mass-start race sold out four days before the event. This year the Test of Metal sold out at 12:15 June 7, nearly three weeks ahead of its June 26, 11am start.In what has become the unofficial start of summer in Squamish, the Test of Metal unites this community formerly dependent on the logging industry in celebrating the unparalleled outdoor opportunity in what is quickly becoming North America's Outdoor Adventure Capital, and kicks off the second annual Squamish Adventure Festival, June 26-July 3. Last year's winners Geoff Kabush and Linda Robichaud return to defend their titles in what should be another exciting finish.This classic and demanding 67-kilometre point-to-point race features 1,200 metres of climbing and 35 kilometres of the area's best single-track trails including Deadend Loop, Rock n Roll, Rob's Corner, Cliff's Corner, Powerhouse Plunge, Ring Creek Rip and Crumpet Woods - rated as one of the top five trails in the world to ride before you die - to name a few. Mountain FM Marketplace with its 35 display booths, a "crummy" bike race, and observed biketrials demonstration greet the racers as they cross the finish line.What makes the Test unique and successful is that it is organized by a core executive of volunteers along side the leadership of Cliff Miller and bolstered by more than 250 volunteers from the community, young and old, on race day. The race is non-profit; all money raised through sponsorship and race fees, pays for the event and the continued construction and maintenance of trails in the area to increased the unparalleled standard and quality of mountain biking in Squamish. Trail maintenance crews in Squamish are among the best and most dedicated group of mountain biking enthusiasts anywhere.The Test Weekend also features stop four of the North American Trials Championship and the Squamish Fat Tire Criterium - which returns to Squamish after a 10 year absence - which will be held in Squamish Town Centre Sunday, June 27, 9am-3pm.A special Test of Metal addition this year is the Celebrity Test which follows the roll out. Local politicians including mayor Corinne Lonsdale and MLA Ted Nebbeling, will be joined by local business people to raise money for the Squamish Rotary Club's special health need as project. The event is anticipated to raise more than $10,000. These riders will follow the racers along the highway to the Garibaldi Estates. The riders then have the option of taking a limousine ride up the hill to the Highlands for an additional $25.Course description:The same unique features of the past three Test of Metal races typify this year's event as well: Unprecedented single track, knee knackering climbs, gnarly descents and many cheering local fans.After a spectacular mass start at Squamish's Brennan Park Leisure Centre, riders are cheered as they climb through the neighborhood of Garibaldi Highlands and on to the first single track test: Jack's Trail. Up through Alice Lake Provincial Park and returning through the Highlands, racers begin the epic climb to Ring Creek and beyond, testing mettle as riders climb the dreaded Bonk and Rock Bluff hills to the top of Lava Flow Hill where the electrifying ride down the 9 kilometre Ring Creek Rip and 500 metre technical Powerhouse Plunge. One last test remains in Crumpet Woods before the riders head for the finish line past awestruck rock climbers on Squamish's renowned Smoke Bluffs.Looking forward to seeing you in beautiful Squamish, B.C. June 26, 1999.For more information: www.testofmetal.comMississauga Midweek(courtesy Peter McCaffery)EVENT #10 DATE: June 23rd, 1999DISTANCE: 62 KM, 28 LAPSWEATHER: Sunny, 26 C. SE breezeSponsors: RACER SPORTIF LA BICICLETTA, SCHWINN AL LAGO RISTORANTETonight's points criterium worked as follows: there were 3 primes for both the handicap group and the scratch group and then a further 6 for the combined pack. Points were given to the first three over the line each time. The finish places were given the usual 12 down to 1 point and then these points were added to the prime points to produce an overall result list. Tied riders were both given the same number of points. This formula will be repeated for the remaining points races in the series.


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Google Webmaster is an amazing tool, and if you are a serious blogger you should never avoid Google Webmaster tool. From SEO perspective, it's a life saver as it gives you the complete detail about your site in Google search engine.
Webmaster tool offers many tools that will let you analyze your blog thoroughly, and you can work on that to make your blog ranking better in the search engine. Remember search engine optimization is a gradual process and doesn't happen overnight. Sometime it take weeks, months to get proper search engine ranking. I will not be taking about backlinks and other strategy for your ranking, instead in this post I will be sharing about how you can use best free SEO tool call Google webmaster tool to optimize your blog for search engines.
Here I'm sharing few tips which will help you to make most out of Google's search console tool (Earlier Webmaster tools):
How to Make your Blog Search friendly using Search Console tool:
Submit Sitemap to Google:
This is the first thing that you need to do. Generate a sitemap of your blog and submit it to Google webmaster tool. This will eventually help Google to crawl your site effectively, and you can keep a track how many links are being indexed by Google. If you have not submitted your sitemap till now, go ahead and submit your sitemap to Google webmaster tool.
Webmaster settings:
Webmaster settings enable you to configure some important things like Geographical target. If your blog or service is limited to one particular region, configure it for that. For example one of my client WordPress blog is for Australian kids fashion, so I configured her blog Geographical target as Australia. Same goes with your blog or service. If your blog targets Globally, leave it as it is. WordPress take care of www and non-www though I suggest use Google webmaster tools to configure this setting as well. Crawl rate depends on how often you update your blog. I always leave it on Google, though if you update your blog many times a day or once in a week time, you might like to play with this setting as well. Read: Set your preferred domain setting using Webmaster tool.
Manage Google site link for your site:
Some time back Shoutmeloud got site links and if you don't know what are site links read here. Site link are the pages from your site and website which Google find useful and from my experience pages you link the most define your site links. Some time Google add less useful posts or pages like disclaimer and privacy policy as site link. In this case you can use this feature of webmaster tool to configure your site links. You can't add links to be included into your site links from here but you can always block unwanted links.
Site Analytics:
When it comes to maintaining your search engine ranking and improving it, finding the top ranking keywords is one of the crucial parts. Search queries feature of Google webmaster tool, will show you which keyword you ranking for, your Google position and link to the post. They recently revamped this and added post link and search engine placement feature. You can use WordPress plugin like SEO Smart link to auto link such keywords to maintain your ranking and also try to push posts on the second page to first page in search engine. This is so far one of the top features that you should be using now.
Ranking for the right keyword is more important than ranking for the wrong keyword. If your blog is about shoes, and you rank for keywords like shirts and trousers and you are on the first page, such traffic is useless. Google webmaster keyword tool determine which keyword they found while crawling your site.
If you are ranking for a wrong keyword, your strategy should find the cause and try to show the related and useful keyword to search engine.
There are many other tools like website speed, internal links, crawl errors that are equally important. I suggest you should spend some time inside your Google webmaster tool today and come back with your queries. Let's make a good discussion thread about SEO using Google Webmaster tool.
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For those who are interested in these things, below is a map of Pennsylvania counties' population change from 2010 to 2012. It is based on recently released numbers from the U.S. Census and reflects population estimates as of July 1, 2012.
We're mapping percent change today, not actual people.
A few quick takeaways: Cumberland, Lebanon and Lancaster were among the fastest-growing counties in the state. Western Pennsylvania in aggregate lost population, while south east and central Pennsylvania gained.
Interestingly, two of the fastest-growing counties in the state were Lycoming and Tioga, up along the northern tier. If anyone is visiting us today from up yonder, I'd be interested in your thoughts as to why.
This reporter would guess Marcellus Shale, but there could be another dynamic at play.
Keep in mind the map compares percent changes, so a smaller county could add or lose a dozen people and see more of a change than a larger county.
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Q: I have a female ginkgo tree and my (lucky) next-door neighbor has two males. A new ginkgo has self-planted itself in a nice spot in the front yard. Is there any way to tell at this tender age whether it's a male or female tree? I really don't want another female.
A: Yeah, those females are smelly, aren't they? That's why nurseries sell only male ginkgo trees. They don't produce the apricot-looking "fruits" that smell to me like vomit.
You'll be able to tell if the baby is male or female by looking at the buds and leaves as they first start opening in spring.
Ginkgo is technically a conifer, and the male part looks like a tiny cone right off the bat. Females send up slender green shoots along with the new leaves. They eventually produce rounded pods that look like fruits but are actually seeds.Here's a link to the Tree Topics web site that has good enlarged photos of both male and female parts: http://www.wcisel.com/plants/ginkgobiloba/index.htm.


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The 2013 Golden Globes officially kicked off the 2013 awards season, and here are the dresses we loved the most.
A stunning nod to a bridal trend that's having a major moment: Peplum! Newly married Anne Hathaway stepped out in a beautifully structured white Chanel gown with embedded crystal detail.


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STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- It's Day 2 of Staten Island's premier beach event.
The second weekend of Borough President James Molinaro's Back to the Beach Festival continues today, from noon to 9 p.m. at Midland Beach.
Like yesterday, the main stage will offer visitors a variety of entertainment, and there will be crafts and flea market vendors, food, inflatable rides, games in the ballfield area and health-related information booths.
At 2 p.m., there will be a children's show featuring Junior Jams.
Man in Black, a Johnny Cash tribute band will take the stage at 3:30 p.m. and Tommy Pascal & the Latin Expressions will follow at 5 p.m. The Elton John tribute band Bobby and the Jets is set for 6:30 p.m., and at 8 p.m. the Earth, Wind and Fire tribute band Shining Star will go on.
A deejay will be spinning platters and WCBS-FM Radio will be on hand with giveaways.
The event will take place at the Midland Beach Sea Turtle Circle, Capodanno Boulevard and Jefferson Avenue.
For more information, visit www.StatenIslandUSA.com.
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Hustle, trust and a more efficient offense – those are the main things Trail Blazers coach Terry Stotts is looking for from his team as it prepares to play Game 6 of their first-round series against Houston at the Moda Center today.
Stotts pointed out that two of the biggest shots of the series were three-pointers that resulted from teams hustling for the ball during wild scrambles – the Rockets' Troy Daniels making a shot after a wildly broken play in Game 3, and Mo Williams sinking a shot after he got a steal, and the Blazers came up with the ball after a wild scramble in Game 4.
"In a tight series with two evenly-matched teams, all those extra possessions can change a game one way or another," Stotts said in his pregame media session.
Stotts, whose team has a 3-2 series lead, said another big message for his team is trust, on both offense and defense. He said he thinks most of his players believe they can make big individual plays, but it's crucial they believe in one another, too.
"You have to have the trust in your teammates that they can do it as well, and that feeds on each other, when you make the first pass and the next pass, that feeds on each other," Stotts said. "When I go to help (defensively) and you have my help, that feeds on each other. It's what everybody wants to do. Teams that trust each other in tight situations, I think are more successful."
Stotts also wants the Blazers to be more efficient on offense. They shot 43.4 percent and had a series-low 14 assists in their Game 5 loss in Houston on Wednesday, and they will no doubt need to improve. That starts with getting LaMarcus Aldridge, who scored just eight points Wednesday, going.
"My biggest concern is that we're efficient with our scoring, and how we do that, it can be with L.A. on the block, it can be L.A. in pick-and-rolls, it can be Damian, Nic, Wes, Mo," Stotts said. "We've done a good job of scoring throughout the season and throughout this series, and I think it's incumbent upon the team just to take advantage of the opportunities that are there."
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For Once, Workers Win Over Walmart
Walmart has signed onto a contract that guarantees Floridian tomato pickers fair treatment.
'When it comes to protecting human rights, the humans whose rights are in question must be the principal architects of the effort, and market consequences are the only incentive powerful enough to ensure compliance.'
The Coalition of Immokalee Workers (CIW) has already prevailed in a string of David vs. Goliath battles to wring concessions on wages and working conditions from some of the country's largest food chains. But CIW recently toppled the largest retail giant of them all. On January 16, Walmart signed onto CIW's Fair Food Program (FFP), in what labor advocates are hailing as a breakthrough victory.
For more than a decade, CIW has fought for workers in the tomato fields of Immokalee, Fla. , who are largely undocumented and face sub-poverty wages, intimidation and sometimes even outright violence. CIW won its first major victory against Taco Bell in 2005, when the company agreed to pay a penny more per pound for its tomatoes, an increase that would be passed directly on to pickers. Since then, a series of successes has followed as 11 more companies—including McDonald's, Chipotle and now Walmart—signed onto the FFP. The program mandates not only a living wage for pickers, but a Code of Conduct that includes a zero-tolerance policy for sexual assault or slavery, education sessions on workers' rights, and creation of the Fair Food Standards Council, an independent third party that audits employer compliance.
The CIW points to the program's worker-led approach as the key to its success. "When it comes to protecting human rights, the humans whose rights are in question must be the principal architects of the effort, and market consequences are the only incentive powerful enough to ensure compliance," the organization said in an e-mail to In These Times. With the help of consumer allies, CIW has organized pickets and boycotts of companies that resist signing onto the FFP.
Ultimately, CIW has been successful in changing the labor landscape in Florida's fields. Ninety percent of the state's tomato farmers now abide by the terms laid out in the FFP. CIW is hopeful that the model could spread beyond state lines and to other crops: "Lessons learned in Florida's fields could ultimately provide a road map for the protection of workers' rights far beyond the U.S. agricultural industry."
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My sails have now changed to only a 7.5m and 6.5m V8s. Both red, which matches my red Futura's. I have sailed my F111 a lot over teh first half of summer here in Melbourne with the 7.5 using an adjustable out haul. I find the 39cm perfect for my F111 for most conditions with the 7.5m and I tend to only use the 41cm when its light. I am now using a 6.5m V8 with the F93. Once again the 35cm is the most used and the 37cm is more for light winds and the 32cm supper cross for chopper conditions.
I don't like the Drake fins that came with the Futura's. I prefer a more up right slalom fin for the bigger sails. This type of fin allows the Futura to go up wind with easy and better control. Well at least under my 11" feet. When the water gets choppy I switch to a super cross fin. This is usually about 20+ knots. Plus i have the F93 foot straps set in bound to counter for the choppy water. With this set up I nicked name my F93 Mosses. As the F93 parts the sea and makes it flat.
For a F101 I would have Select SL7 39cm for light winds, SL7 35cm for Most days and Super Cross 32cm for real choppy conditions, but this does depend on what sail types and conditions you sail in and what you want out the board. I wanted a fast but controllable Course slalom board for my F111 and a fast but controllable slalom board for my F93. I have achieved this with my fin and sail selection.
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Could be he doesn't like fatty dressings? I'm personally not crazy about the idea of oily vegetables which is why I almost NEVER eat cold salads (but do eat hot veggies almost daily) does he have avocado and nuts in the salads? those are sources of fat, bacon bits, meat in general?
I haven't cooked with evoo in months and months, but when I first started PB I used it almost exclusively and it seemed to do ok in heat. I switched to coconut oil, eventually I need to get some lard from a good grass fed source though. I'm very happy using CO for now. Edit: My coconut oil is Spectrum "refined" and doesn't taste like coconut to me at all, this is key because when I was getting the extra virgin variety it was harder to reconcile myself with the idea of eating things that tasted of coconut too much. It's possible Robb has a similar dilemma. I recommend that Spectrum brand to anybody that wants to use coconut oil but doesn't like the coconut taste. You can find them at A&P if you don't feel like going to Whole Foods. I also have a tub of "White Manna" coconut butter/oil but that one I use only for mashed sweet potatoes because it contains more pure coconut which leaves odd residues when it dries. I learned the hard way by using it in coffee, yuck.
Also, let's not forget that Robb Wolf, while a knowledgeable person in the Paleo world, he's also just a man with certain tastes, and those will translate to his book and recipes. I wouldn't go an advice anyone to eat something in a style I'm not used to eating it, he's probably thinking the same. That being said, a lot of these authors that are in the new spotlight on Paleo are cautious about what they say so they don't turn people away, especially newcomers which is where the money is (book sales, etc) not everybody is ready to revert to eating high fat, or start at it for that matter.


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- 1-2 large rabbit (jointed)
- 150 g streaky bacon
- 8-10 each pearl onions
- 1 large carrot
- 1 each leek
- 2 sticks celery
- 50 g plain flour
- 1 bottle red wine
- 200 ml chicken stock
- 1 bunch thyme
- 3 each bay leaves
- 200 g button mushrooms
- seasoning
- freshly chopped flat leaf parsley
- Begin by preparing your vegetables. Peel the pearl onions and leaving them whole, set aside. Peel and cut the carrot into large pieces an inch or so squared. Wash and cut the celery and leek into large chunks.
- Now pre heat your oven to 160°C. Heat a large pan.
- Turn the rabbit pieces in a bowl along with the flour and plenty of salt and pepper. Add a little oil to the pan and place the rabbit in. Continue turning the rabbit until it is golden brown all over. Remove the Rabbit and place it in a large casserole dish. Return the pan to the heat and add a little red wine to wash out all the flavors from the pan ("Deglaze") after simmering for a minute or so pour over the rabbit in the casserole dish.
- After cleaning the pan return to the heat and a little oil. Now fry the bacon and add to the casserole. Return the pan to the heat once more but be sure to keep all the bacon fat in it. Now add the vegetables to the pan and continue to turn them over a high heat until they begin to color.
- Now add the remaining wine to the pan and bring to the boil. Once it has boiled add all the vegetables and wine to the casserole. Now put the thyme and bay leaves into the casserole along with the chicken stock.
- Cover the casserole with a tight fitting lid and place in the oven for one hour before removing the lid and continuing to cook for a further 15 minutes. Remove from the oven and add the chopped parsley.
- Serve in the casserole dish along with some steamed or boiled buttered potatoes.
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There were a couple sound bites from tailback Jacquizz Rodgers that jumped out during the bye week.
No. 1: "You can say I've been in a slump. But I'm gonna take my game to another level the second half of the season. I'm about to break out. Hold me to that."
No. 2: Quizz said he went into the Washington game with a "killer's" mentality, and knew beforehand that he wanted to be in the end zone a lot against the Huskies. But he also admitted that not everyone on the team has his killer instinct.
"It's either something you're born with or not," said Quizz before adding he would be honest with us and admit that the team is "lacking that a little bit. When we have a chance to stomp on teams, sometimes we relax. When we could put them away, sometimes we don't."
So we asked coach Riley on Tuesday about what Quizz said.
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"He is a tremendously competitive guy, as his brother James is. And whenever you lose, I think it bothers everybody. And everybody has their own way of dealing with it.
"My personal feeling is, this team, they're all good practice (players), we have very, very few problems at all with guys getting ready to play the game. Everybody has their range of abilities that they're trying to maximize. … Quizz has a ton of ability. He is maximizing his abilitities, as is everybody on our team.
"I look at the team in general, I look at players specifically. I like our work ethic. I like our competitive nature. I see how guys are working to get better. And how their working within their specific group, like the offensive line, how that group works day to day. So I feel personally good about how all of that is going and I inderstand the frustration with not doing as well as we want to do in an area like running the ball or being as productive as we want to be on offense.''
I told Riley that was an answer worthy of this election season.
I think what he meant to say was, "yes, it would be great if all of my players had the same killer instinct at Quizz.''
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With the recent donation of an eight-passenger van by the Perry County Transportation Authority, the local chapter of the Disabled American Veterans now is able help veterans keep appointments at the VA hospital in Lebanon or theoutpatient clinic in Camp Hill.
The van has two wheelchair lifts and is capable of carrying two people in wheelchairs and four people in other seats. Or, it can carry eight people, and a driver.
The transportation service, an initiative of Lynn VanLeaven, director of Veterans Affairs, was a long time coming and has arrived due to the efforts of David Frazer of Loysville. When Frazer dropped by the VA office in New Bloomfield looking for work, VanLeaven realized he possessed the skills to carry the program forward.
DAV Chapter 49 of Newport didn't have the resources to meet the $12,000 match required by the national organization to purchase a new handicapped-accessible van.But in Frazer, VanLeaven found the resource to acquire and staff a van through the county's Transportation Authority.
Authority director Gary Eby noted that his service provides transportation to Lebanon and Camp Hill, but PennDOT requires share-a-ride numbers and the only way to ensure that is to ask veterans to group their appointments on the same day.
That would create a scheduling nightmare. Moreover, Eby said, unless the disabled vet is 65 or older the cost of a ride is prohibitive. The fee for a veteran traveling from New Bloomfield to the outpatient clinic at Camp Hill is $18, Eby said.
In a meeting among VanLeaven, Eby, Frazer and County Commissioner Stephen Naylor, a plan was hatched to give the local DAV chapter title to a van that was being retired by the Transportation Authority.
"I suggested that when we get these vehicles that are being replaced, a lot of times we don't get anything for them. And from time to time, they're not in bad shape; they just have a lot of miles on them," Eby said.
The county commissioners wrote a letter to PennDOT, which authorized the Transportation Authority to transfer title of a retired van to the DAV in February.
Frazer is the head of the DAV chapter's transportation committee and for now is the principal driver of the van, which is in keeping with his military experience of driving 50-ton trucks.
Frazer is working with representatives of local American Legion and VFW chapters as well as the Perry County Sailors Association to raise funds and assemble volunteers willing to staff the transportation service in various capacities, including driving and administrative help.
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Should have web application support experience and hands on .Java, J2EE, Database Oracle 11.x., WebSphere application server, UNIX shell scripting ,
Should have good communication skills
If you have passion for building great applications and want to work on latest Cloud technologies, you are the right person for this job !
This job is to develop, enhance, manage our product called SynQ powered by Informatica (www.synq.cloud) that integrates ServiceNow with other applications.
You will be part of the core development team. You will not only develop this product but also would be responsible for POCs, customer demos, product roadmap etc.
You will be learning the core technologies that are related to this product - Java, Informatica Cloud SDK, Informatica Cloud Platform, ServiceNow.
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Skills required: Technical – Core Java, JDBC, JSP/Servlet, Struts 1 (Struts 2 desired), J2EE, Any DB (MSSQL/MySQL/Oracle)
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JRD SYSTEMS Bangalore hiring for Java J2ee developer/ Senior Developer /Lead/ Architects (Initial work location will be Bangalore and Proven talents will be processed for USA on H1B Visa) - (Face to Face interview on 20th Aug 2016 in Bangalore)
· Candidate should have 5+Yrs of strong experience in Java / J2Ee Development.
· Very Strong in core java
· Good Experience in Spring Framework
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Now that the recital is over, my summer break has officially started and I'm so excited to get started on projects and some work I've had to put off for a while. Most of the items on my to do list stem from the inspirations, discussions and wonderful ideas I've had the joy of learning from some fabulous blogs. While I really admire the enthusiasm and energy of teachers who are running music camps and their creativity with the curriculum, I think it's something I have to pass for now. Instead I opt to take the opportunity to relax, reenergize and smell some of the roses out there.
It's funny to think how life seemed so different just 3 months ago before I created this blog. I didn't recall feeling so inspired, didn't recall being excited about writing, let alone maintaining a blog. Writing was never my thing and I still remember the shivers at the thought of completing an essay. I was quite nervous about this blog and particularly anxious that I will not be able to keep it running for too long. Well, it's been 2.5 months and I am enjoying it especially getting to know so many teachers and the friendships I have made along the way. I actually look forward to sharing and learning from other piano teacher bloggers. Anyway, I am excited to share my summer project list and day 1 will officially begin tomorrow. This list is arranged in order of priority and I consider myself successful if I can get through half of my list for the summer. Fingers crossed!!


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Preferably daily. Preferably at the same time every day.
But uuuuuugh. What if you're just not motivated to write every day? What if you can't discipline yourself? What if you tried for a few days then completely ran out of juice and sat around eating cookies instead?
Every writer struggles with this. "I just don't have any motivation today," we say, all sad and desolate, as if we'd completely run out and had no idea where to get more.
This may be because we don't stock up properly.
Writing motivation doesn't come from within. It comes from your secret stash.
What Do You Get Out Of It?
I was reading a book on how to develop habits, and one critical point caught my eye. This book argues that one of the reasons we fail to develop "good" habits and keep up our "bad" ones is because our bad habits offer us a better reward.
Here's an example: Let's say you decide you need more physical exercise every day (a good habit) and want to quit eating junk food (a bad habit).
It's easier to start exercising every day if you pick the same time to do it. You decide you're going to go for a run at 7:00 am every morning. No excuses.
Meanwhile, you decide that you're going to get rid of all your chips and stock up on healthy carrot sticks instead. Now you won't be tempted.
Fantastic, right?
But after a few days, you have a rotten day at work and you sleep poorly. You wake up with a bit of a headache, and your shins hurt from those three days of diligent running. You're tired. Cranky. Meh.
Anyone who's ever tried to rejigger their health habits knows what happens next: You skip your run and somewhere around noon, you find yourself at the snack machine pounding at the glass to make that Snickers bar drop down.
What went wrong?
Eating junk food (your bad habit) is rewarding. You get a tasty rush of sugar. You feel satisfied. You feel content. You were stressed out, you got some good stuff, and now you feel better.
Running (your good habit) didn't come with a reward. You got up early, you ran, you worked hard that day, and then you . . . come home, take a shower, sleep, and do it all the next day.
Where's the fun in that?
We tell ourselves that there IS a reward for running – in a few months, we'll be in better shape. But honestly, that's not much good. We need motivation so we act NOW.
Which brings us back to writing.
What's Missing From Your Daily Writing?
You have a long-term goal for your writing. For many of you reading this blog, you want to have your novel published one day. For some of you, you just might want to finish that book. Whatever your motivation, it's long-term motivation.
It's not something you can accomplish in a day of writing.
Since that's the case, your mind starts wondering why it's doing this daily writing thing. It's hard. It's tiring. Some days, it's grueling – a real chore you're starting to hate. And it doesn't seem to have any immediate reward.
You're just going to keep doing this painful daily writing forever and never going to get anything out of it.
That's lousy motivation.
Long-term goals are great, and you should keep moving toward them. The ultimate reward of achieving your dream is going to be amazing.
But right now, you're not sitting down to write a whole book. You're sitting down to write for an hour. One hour. That's it. And you need a reward for doing that.
You need motivation. Here's the problem:
Your Motivation Isn't Internal.
Motivation isn't some magic force that you either have one day or you don't. You provide yourself with motivation.
People often make the mistake of thinking motivation is inherent in the act – if we write, we'll feel good. That's true to a degree, but while it feels satisfying to write, it's also difficult do do every day.
And many days, the satisfaction of having written that day is just too intangible a motivation to convince you to sit down and write the next and the next and the next.
So give yourself a motivation you can touch.
Your motivation can be small, and it should be intensely personal. Let's say that you enjoy fine wine. After you write (not during; after), pour yourself a glass of the good stuff. Not that boxed stuff on top of the fridge; that's just disgusting.
This is special, just-for-you, reward-for-writing wine.
Not a drinker? (I suppose some writers aren't…) Alright. Maybe you fancy a truffle from that chocolate place you don't often indulge in because come on, what do you need with fancy chocolate?
Maybe your motivation is a walk in the cool night air, all by yourself. Maybe it's freshly-squeezed orange juice. Maybe it's an episode of your favorite TV show.
It's anything you want it to be.
Well, okay. Within reason. There are a few rules:
The Motivation Reward Rules
There are only three rules for your motivation:
That's it.
Here's the interesting part: After you've used this reward motivator technique for a couple of months, your mind will automatically associate writing in the "good" part of your brain rather than the "painful, dreary, daily slogging to be avoided" part.
That means you'll start getting the impulse to write even when you know perfectly well it's not possible to have the reward. Even when you're out of wine or it's raining too hard to go for a walk, you'll still feel motivated, because your mind won't be thinking of writing as difficult.
It'll think of writing as rewarding.
Which is all the motivation you need.
So tell me: What do you think your motivation will be? What small thing can you give yourself as a reward for writing? And if you already use this technique, what reward works for you?
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You know what's funny? I've been moping around all day trying to finish a short story and I found this in my inbox. Great timing, and thanks!
As shallow as it may sound, I need to use money as the motivation at the moment. 🙂
I'll bookmark this post for the more serious stuff.
Thanks James!
I love using money as a motivator – but money isn't always specific and your mind might see it as a vague goal. For instance, compare these:
1) "Okay, I want to write this blog post because I need $100."
2) "Okay, I want to write this blog post because it'll bring me a dinner with my husband and a night at the movies".
Number two is a representation of number one – it's something your mind can see, imagine, look forward to, plan, visualize… you can almost see yourself enjoying the evening, right?
Better. Go for it. 🙂
The last part is the tricky part for me….NOT indulging in the reward unless I actually follow through with the act. It's so easy for my inner rebel to stick out her tongue and say "I don't FEEL like doing X, and I'm having the reward anyway, so there!"
But SOMETIMES I can be a grown-up, and when this method works, it REALLY works. I established a pretty regular meditation practice this way. Now I'm going to apply it to writing as well. Perfect timing, James — thanks!
Yeah, I agree, it takes a certain amount of discipline. "Okay, I WON'T read that hot new book I'm loving until I'm finished this 3,000 word article and… oh to hell with it. That book is awesome! SEE YA!"
So I rarely pick rewards I can indulge immediately. I pick things that require my partner's presence, or an amount of money I can't easily access, or an activity that I have to plan out first.
Good luck!
Ita great to be reminded that I'm not the only one who feels this way about writing! It's a sort of love/hate relationship, isn't it? I guess this activity would be two fold for me. I feel guilty sometimes when I indulge in ice cream, but if I use it as a reward… I can lose the guilt. And a scoop of ice cream well-deserved sure beats eating half a carton for no reason 😉
"Writing is a love/hate relationship" (paraphrased – sorry) and "A scoop of ice cream well-deserved sure beats eating half a carton for no reason" are two of the best one-liners I've heard all year. They're going on my inspiration bulletin board.
Well, it made perfect sense to me, but I haven't had all my coffee yet. 😉
I personally believe that writing should never be a hate relationship – even in a small way. If there's something you hate about it, if there's something you struggle with, then that's a big signal from your mind there's something you need to look closer at and fix up so that it becomes an enjoyable task.
Granted, not everyone LOVES writing. And granted, we all run into some times where it's just not working. But with some introspection as to WHY it's not working or what we don't love about it, we can bring writing to a place where it's a pleasurable activity we look forward to.
Thank you so much for this. Just yesterday I was trying to figure out why it was so much easier to write my blog than my book. My blog has more tangible rewards at this point. When I do some good work on the blog, the hits go up and people comment saying they enjoyed it. When I do some good work on the book, nothing happens. Not even the dog gets excited. So now I'm just off to figure out my book reward! Thanks so much for sharing. ~Lisa
It sounds like external validation really lights your torch, Lisa, and there's a good article right here on Write to Done that discusses just that. (Search internal external validation James Chartrand to find it).
So if external validation is your "reward" (and it definitely can be!) find out how to set that up for your book. Call a friend. Tell them how important it is for you hear "GREAT JOB!" when you call and say, "I wrote 1,500 words today!" Give them money and tell them to surprise you with little gifts when you hit certain markers. A snack you like. A special tea. A new book.
Making yourself accountable to someone else who cheers you on… it works 🙂
Hi James. I also LOVE the book The Power Of Habit, but I had not taken the time to apply it to writing in this way!
This is MIND BLOWING perspective! As a writer, we feel we are passionate about our subject and I think we believe that should be motivation enough to deliver to our audience… and in MOST cases it is.
But not ever day. Day in and day out. I believe the reward system can be extremely powerful.
I know it is crucial that I find a reward that truly motivates me beyond just wanted to share with my readers.
I have tried my favorite show after I am done…. but like you mentioned… I started to watch it either way at the end of the day.
So exclusivity is key! I guess I need to head back to the drawing board and really think of a more "personal" reward. I will be referring back to this post often until I can find something that works.
Looking forward to hear what else has and has not worked for other fellow writers. Awesome thread so far, with timeless advice. Thank you.
Heh, my motivation very rarely comes from just plain old passion. That works for a short time, but not for a long time!
Habits, yes. Absolutely. Become a word-alcoholic who needs the daily drink (of prose, not of Primitivo Merlot, though that's always a nice reward.) Build daily routines that make it feel something's missing if you DON'T write.
And give yourself weekly treats you look forward to! 🙂
I love this article. I meet with a writer's group the first Wednesday of every month. We had just talked about and committed to our goals for the month. I committed to writing and reading (writing tips) 1 hour every day. My first novel is in the process of being published. So I really need good motivation to keep to my goals.
Commitment is great! Every morning when I sit down, I commit to all sorts of marvelous things!…. and rarely get any of them done.
Commitment alone isn't enough. Commitment + true desire to accomplish + reward… win 🙂
It has to be personal.
Chocolate her I come. This was a masterful post. thank you thank you thank you.
Dark with sea salt. Yum. Enjoy!
Motivation is always something us writers are looking for – but another thing to look at is the whole issue of willpower. This article (http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2012/feb/07/why-willpower-matters) looks at how willpower is a muscle that we can train – the more you just do something, the easier it will become. I haven't read the book which the article discusses yet, but it makes sense to me. Perhaps we shouldn't be looking at rewarding ourselves, but more at just getting down to it and getting the job done?
Mmm, willpower just means (at its most basic) the will to direct our actions towards accomplishing a goal. Will means, essentially, desire.
Dieters need lots of willpower to accomplish their goals – they need a deep, driven *desire* to reach them.
That's why most dieters give up after two weeks. It's work! Wah! They don't desire losing 20 pounds THAT much!
Another thing about willpower is that I read a study recently (but for the life of me can't remember where) that mentioned willpower is a resource similar to a well of water. Deplete it, and you need to find a way to replenish it. Empty it, and you're done.
So I don't think just gritting your teeth and bulling through it ALWAYS works… but yeah, I absolutely agree with you that many people need to just quit whining and do what they say they want to do.
Or be truthful and stop saying they want to do something that deep down, they really don't! 🙂
James, reading your post has great timing for me. This whole week I haven't felt like writing. It's been a real effort to get anything out.
Rewards can be a motivator but I have to be disciplined with my rewards. I've been known to just go for the reward without getting the job done first.
For me reading what others are doing and reading posts like this one can be motivating. One other thing that helps as well are support groups or accountability groups. There's something about having someone hold you accountable that helps you get the job done.
Peter Shallard and I recently started having write-offs – we had a LOT of writing to do in a short period of time, and we'd meet up every day and create a challenge to see who could write the most in one hour, no distractions.
Didn't have to be perfect. Just the first draft. But the word count? Heh, that was the winning goal.
And boy did it ever work! Our reward was one-upping each other and crowing about our awesomeness – we wrote like madmen!
Reward as motivation sounds like a good idea right now. I've just managed to find a writing routine that works with my afternoon fatigue issues (so far, but it's only day three), but I will need something to keep the habit going once my body realizes what I'm doing and tries to rebel 😛 Perhaps some of those heavenly white chocolate truffles as a perk.
Basically, like others in the comments, I was beating my head against the wall because I didn't want to write today's blog entry. I know what I need to do now.
Thanks for the great insight in my inbox.
Like some of the other commenters, I sometimes have a hard time not giving myself the reward if I didn't write. The thought process being that the stress of not writing earns me the reward. But I'm going to reread this post several times and set up a new reward process. I think it will work. And now I'm off to work on that Ebook I've been avoiding, with a glass of wine this evening as my reward.
Thanks for this post! I found it very uplifting and have saved it to read from time to time when I need the kick in the pants.
I'm leaning toward using chocolate as a reward but will need to think it through more first. I do have the tendency to say screw it and have the reward anyway. So I will need to think long and hard on this one – although not too long and hard that I skip writing. 🙂
This may be a good way to get yourself working I'm the short term, but (perhaps counter-intuitively) it may cause more harm to your motivation long term. Turns out (and there are a lot of studies about this) that the carrot and stick approach works well for boring tasks, but not for creative ones.
I personally found that the more I tried to trick myself or motivate myself externally, the more I found myself dragging my heels. I've come to understand that I was sucking all of the intrinsic motivation out of my writing, and I started to reevaluate what my reasons were for writing in the first place. I stopped giving myself rewards for doing something that I supposedly wanted to do to begin with. I talked to my wife about it.
Since then I've written every day, and it's been easier. Not that the writing has been easy, but I no longer have to struggle to make myself write. I found that all I really needed was to get out of my own way and let myself write.
(I'm sure that editing will be another matter altogether 🙂
( I would like to suggest the following read for anyone interested in this further.
http://www.amazon.com/Drive-Surprising-Truth-About-Motivates/dp/1594488843 )
Interesting comment, Michael. Especially the bit about stopping giving yourself rewards for doing something you "supposedly wanted to do to begin with".
I wonder, sometimes, whether we like the thought of writing, or being a writer, more than the being (or doing) itself.
It's probably different for each person, and I can see how short-term rewards can work, but I think I agree with you: in the long term, carrots will ruin your appetite.
There's a ton of psychology wrapped up in writing, so for sure, introspecting about how we feel about writing and what we get out of it goes a long way.
As for 'supposed to want to do in the first place', there are some tasks we undertake that we have to do – it's not a question of want or not want. For example, I have to do laundry – I don't WANT to. But I have to.
So finding rewards that help me stay in clean clothes for the rest of my life is a smart, smart idea! 🙂
Good points, Michael, but a lot of that depends on where you get your validation from – internally or externally – and whether you're intrinsically motivated. It sounds like you are, so you're definitely on the right path!
And my post of course assumes that anyone undertaking a writing project actually WANTS to write it in the first place – if you're writing for the wrong reasons, I fully agree that revisiting WHY you're working on this project can help a great deal (or can can the project so you can do other things!)
You have some great ideas here. After I get all my writing done then I feel I can play internet games or read a good book, or do a craft. So I have many things to motive me to write.
Thanks for the reminder and suggestions.
Hmm…not to be argumentative but my only reward is the satisfaction of writing the story. I can't write the stories fast enough and I get frustrated when I have to stop to do something else. Don't get me wrong, I have blocks that last weeks, but seriously when I sit down to write I start reading where I left off or my favorite passage or chapter of the novel and it usually comes flooding right back. The only real thing that helps me is the point you make of writing at the same time everyday. I'm a night person so I actually only actively write from about 4 p.m. to midnight and I hate stopping then. When I'm not in the mood I either wait it out or sit myself down and start typing a sentence. Sometimes that is all it takes.
Plus, having a deadline really helps me.
That's awesome, PI – looks like you've definitely found your reward right there within yourself!
Of course, the other side of my coin is obssession, LOL!
Well…my motivation was ice cream and now, damn it..I'm 20 lbs. later and 'deeper in debt…' (or something like that. Yep, I had a punishing year, trying to put the finishing strokes on my series for little kids (and I'm a high school journalism teacher, as well as published writer). No matter–the stress mounted because I'm on the brink of finding out if my project has legs..As for writing at specific time, I'm retired, so no problem…right? For the first time, in my life, I CAN write whenever I wish, and I do–every day from 7:00AM to noon.Now, too, I must learn the ropes of the social media sites, how to Tweet and use Facebook, a herculean task, I might add if one weren'traised in this era.
You know what I find most daunting? Years ago, one could self-delude with the presumption their work just didn't hit on the right desk…at the right time…That's why they weren't published. Now, with all the self-pub outlets, there is no excuse and we will all find out if we're really as good as we hope we are…
No matter–I'll continue because I am driven to….I have a post on my website writers have told me especially helped them "How a Written Piece is Like a Meal in a Gournet Restaurnat" (see–eating is my nemesis)..I, myself, am in this business for the long haul…
Just now have to hit the gym more often and drill down on the sweets–my reward…
Interesting post. I like the ideas here but can't immediately come up with one that's appropriate. My problem is, I'll reward myself for cleaning with writing, but by the time I'm done I'm often too tired to write, lol. (I'll definitely need to think this one through. Thanks!)
well a good one.this is what everyone who aspires to write,encounters and those who overcome it become great and their experience turns out to be motivating for those who aspire..
I lost my motivation because of something.
After I write my short story and I read it, I feel satisfied. But I think my story isn't good for people to read. It's not entertaining I guess. So I suggest my self to stop writing. But on the other hand I want to keep this hobby.
Reward after writing isn't enough to keep my motivation :'(
I need another motivation source.
James – your article comes at the perfect time for me.
Currently I pay a coach who requires a blog post for homework once a week. I think this is a "less pain" reward versus a "more gain" reward. Since I purchase a month of coaching at a time, when I don't submit my weekly assignment, it still costs me money. I get nothing from that investment! This reward will work as long as I retain the coach.
The best motivating reward for me is feedback, especially positive feedback. I thrive on feedback. It doesn't matter what I write. It may be that weekly blog post to my coach, an event summary for a client or merely a thoughtful response to an email message. Once I submit it, I literally start checking my email 20 minutes later for feedback. I am especially hoping for "atta boys!" The problem with this reward is that it depends on someone else spending time reading my work.
Another reward system I recently found is a score sheet to earn points for activity. This tool was developed for marketing activity (compliments of Robert Middleton at http://www.ActionPlan.com) but it could easily be converted for writing. For short pieces, let's say you assign 10 points for writing an outline, 20 points for writing a draft, 20 points for editing, 10 points for the title and then another 10 points for publishing it. Each day you record appropriate points and watch them accumulate. Try to visualize these points as money in the stock market. Every point you earn from the investment of writing should ultimately produce rewards, even financial rewards.
Without a hard deadline, writing regularly will be a challenge for me. I'll come back often to read your ideas and try each of them until one works. Thank you for the inspiration!
Wonderful article with excellent advice .
I am in the biggest writing funk I have ever
experienced because of some personal issues.
My thirteen year old daughter has become the target
of an adult bully whose true intentions are to hurt me.
I've been unable to find any motivation at all.
I feel paralyzed. I know I should not let this person
take away something that means so much to me,
but our minds do what they want sometimes.
I feel much better after reading this post. I like many of the
ideas. I can see how it might be a problem choosing a
reward that we would not otherwise enjoy or the motivation
behind the reward becomes useles. This is where self discipline
has to come into the equation.
I especially like one of the ideas suggested in the comments.
Hiring a writing coach or having some other motivation to write that results
in a penalty could do the trick for me.
Thanks for sharing this.
I am writing my comment from
My cell phone so I apologize for any errors .
I am not good at texting or typing with such a
tiny keyboard.
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Hilarious new cabaret show opens at Tony Mandina's featuring Becky Allen, Harry Mayronne, Jr. and Chris Wecklein.
Sandi Roads Productions proudly presents Hot! Hot! Hot!, the newest and most hilarious cabaret show in the city.
Three of New Orleans most revered performers take to the stage for six performances. The show features Becky Allen, Chris Wecklein and the incomparable Harry Mayronne, Jr. in a night of music and comedy sure to have you laughing and singing in the aisles!
Performances are Fridays July 13, 20 and 27 and Saturdays July 14, 21, and August 4 at 8:00 pm. Tickets are $25
Tony Mandina's is located at 1915 Pratt Street in Gretna.