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Tuesday, May 08, 2012
It's funny how easy it is to forget that consistent habits will bring about change. We've got a lot of struggles like most American (and heck I honestly believe global) families have these days. Adding into our financial struggles is a very large family size to support. I have begun looking for ways to make a stronger financial contribution to our family by different ways than simply making more money. Looking for multiple ways to cut costs I've sourced recipes for making my own laundry detergent, fabric softener, hand soap, and bathroom cleaners.
I have also redone our resumes (both hubs and my own) and have been non stop sending them out everywhere I can think of. For myself a lot of my resume sending has been within my own organization. When I returned to work after losing my job, I was only able to get into a part time position. I took 2nd shift nights in order to get the shift differential to close the gap a teeny bit on the income I had lost. Honestly it didn't come close.. Hourly I had been making $19 change full time, and went down to $14 by working 2nd shift..but only half the hours. Scary pay hit.. I've had one interview for full time already (can start applying after six months employment but usually don't get interviews until your one year mark when they think you are solid about staying with the company)...and yesterday I got called for another interview.
Consistency is what gets change accomplished in life. I don't know if I'll get this job.. (I am definitely praying though lol)... but being consistent has gotten me the opportunity to try for it. And that's what I have to remind myself.. So when yesterday's big green ugly post came up.. I was given the blessing to be reminded that it is the daily effort that yields results when the phone rang calling me in for the interview. Each and every day makes a difference. So grateful to be reminded of that.
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I am wishing you luck on that interview. This is such a hard economy with so few jobs.
You are doing a great job of economizing and making your own products..while taking care of 5 kids!
You are right..consistency and small steps will lead you to success. Every day is a blessing.
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I hope you get that position!!!
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Your message was so timely for me - what a great day to hear that. I am an independent consultant and need to be doing specific things everyday to create more business for myself. I have been falling behind the last week or so.
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You're so right. All those little items, day by day, add up.
My kids really resist routines (as does my DH) because they associate them with boredom and being in a rut. I look at them as what the name implies, "little roads" to get you where you need to go.
We're staring down the barrel of potential unemployment as well, so I'm trying to be proactive and cut expenses while we still can. It doesn't seem to make a difference at first, but over time all those pennies sure do add up.
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Hi, I am building a new system and am going to put Windows XP and Ubuntu on the system.
Should I get 2 hard drives, one for each OS or just partition one drive?
Which is easier to make OS changes in the future, such as changing flavors of Windows or Linux?
Thanks for any input.
Should I get 2 hard drives, one for each OS or just partition one drive?
Which is easier to make OS changes in the future, such as changing flavors of Windows or Linux?
Thanks for any input.
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I tried Linux years ago with Fedora Core 1 & 2 but I thought that it was not ready for prime time.
I want to try Linux again due to security issues with Windows. I am tired of hearing every week that my Windows box is open to attack again.
I want to see how much of my computing life can be done with Linux, getting away from Windows. I have a least 3 Windows programs that I must have along with some games.
So the idea is to have Linux I can boot into with full hardware support.
One hard drive will suffice: Partition it with fdisk from your Windows installation disk or, preferably, from a Knoppix disk, so that you will have two partitions of about 20G each, one for each of the operating systems, and the remainder of your hard disk blank and thus available for any future use you might want to make of it. Install Windows first, do so on the first partition, and make that partition "bootable", thus writing an MBR and a Partition Table to its first block of 512 bytes. Then install Ubuntu on the second partition. That Ubuntu installation should include a Grub package which, during the course of its installation, should allow you the opportunity of making it, Grub, aware of your existing Windows partition; do so. With all the installations completed you will then have a dual-boot box along with Grub to allow you the choice of either any time you boot it up. In addition, you will have plenty of disk space available for any subsequent installations you might choose to make.
Let me add here that I forgot to mention the need for a swap partition (that's a memory thing, and you know how old saws are with memory): Give your hard drive three partitions - two of 20G or so each for the operating systems and a third of one or two Gigs to serve as a swap partition for your Ubuntu system.
I would recommend the VM ware option. Since you aren't highly experienced with Linux, it will allow you to (depending on which system you install it i.e. linux as the main system with an XP VM ware image or visa versa) easily switch between operating systems w/out having to reboot all the time. I would recommend Windows with a linux VM ware image. That way, when you are playing games, you can shut down the image so it doesn't consume resources.
Edit: One hard drive will allow you to do this just fine. You don't even need a separate partition. VMWare will just make a virtual "disk" on your current partition, which is basically just a large file that the system operates within. You can "partition" the file as you see fit from within the virtual operating system.
I don't want to start a flame war here, but installing a Unix system within a Microsoft system just doesn't make much sense in your case. VMware might fill some important niches in a corporate environment where an IT Department is available for managing the extra ragmarole, but if you want a simple and direct solution then you should opt for the simple and direct path. True, some Linux distributions do present difficulties to the neophyte, but Ubuntu, SUSE, and Fedora (to name a few) are not among them: These are straightforward, logical distributions which will do for you what you expect of them. As for security, remember that any system which you run within a Windows system will itself be subject to attacks which penetrate that Windows system.
That is a very good point about VMWare, thanks. I will have to do some more research before I decide. On some other forumz a number of people have gone with the multiple hard drive soloution that does not touch their windows drive but allows them to try Linux. I do not have a problem with spending an extra $100 for a second hard drive.
I guess it all depends on what you want. I personally run RHWS 4 at work with a Windows VMWare image, but at home I have 2 separate computers.
In my opinion, you can't beat the convenience that VMWare offers in a situation where you need to run both OS types, but don't have two computers. If I had to restart every time I wanted to change what OS I was in, I'd shoot myself.
Oldsaw is right, it would probably be easy enough for you to get a straight forward Ubuntu or Linux system up and running pretty easily, but do you want to have to reboot into windows when you decided to play a game or use a utility?
Like I said, it depends on what you want. And if you do decide to use VMWare, you still have tto choose to run Windows or Linux natively
Quote:I tried Linux years ago with Fedora Core 1 & 2 but I thought that it was not ready for prime time.
I want to try Linux again due to security issues with Windows. I am tired of hearing every week that my Windows box is open to attack again.
I want to see how much of my computing life can be done with Linux, getting away from Windows. I have a least 3 Windows programs that I must have along with some games.
So the idea is to have Linux I can boot into with full hardware support.
I live and work completely in Linux except for gaming. One can do just about everything one needs to do in linux that I'd say more than 99.9% of people need to do. Except for gaming.
There are enough users that nearly all common hardware is supported and nearly all common software application types are covered. More and more people are developing for both platforms or are moving their apps to the web to make it OS independent.
The toughest hurdle left for me is to overcome the years of Windows centric optimization for 3D graphics so developers will have a reason to want to develop for Linux. We're still a ways off for that. Starting with stable, vendor supported drivers with good 3d accelleration.
I have run mixed Linux/Windows systems. Getting back to the original question of 1 vs. 2 disks, I would suggest 2. You can wedge two or more OSes onto a system, and use System Commander, Grub, or whatever to boot them, but using two disks makes it much less likely that some partition table or hard disk problem will blow both OSes out of the water. You may particularly be able to use Linux to fix XP, even NTFS XP. On one disk, you are susceptible to partition problems, particularly on re-installs, causing multpile difficulties. Just better to go to two if you can afford them. Plus smaller disks are frequently in a nice price point in the market.
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Have you ever been on the wrong end of a negotiation? You closed the business only to discover the more business you write the more money you lose! In other words, you didn't negotiate price, terms and agreements to create a true win-win outcome. It's important to be equipped with good consultative skills as well as good negotiation techniques. Here are three skills to add to your sales tool belt.
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Years ago I attended a negotiation techniques seminar. The first lesson given by the instructor was, "If you can't walk, you can't talk." Translation: If you are not willing to walk from a deal, chances are you will discount too quickly, not ask for a concessions, and end up with margins that are not sustainable. The root cause of not being able to walk is two-fold.
The first issue is that you don't have a full sales pipeline and are in desperation mode (you will take any negotiation techniques). The second problem is that you aren't really convicted of the value you bring to the table. The fix is to double your prospecting efforts and change your self-talk to, "I am worth it."
3. Have a concession strategy.
There are many tactics taught in negotiation techniques raining. One of the most important is having a concession strategy. Many salespeople give up something to get the deal, i.e. price, terms, delivery, etc. The problem is they don't ask for something in return. For example, if you decide to concede on price, the concession should only be offered if you get something in return. You can give a 5% discount if you get more volume, upfront payment, consolidated delivery schedules, more bundled products, or extended contracts.
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Rams close to signing long-term deal with Robert Quinn?
With Sam Bradford going down in preseason and Chris Long being put on injured reserve (with a designated to return tag) this season hasn't started exactly how St Louis Rams fans would hope. But there is a slither of sunshine amidst the darkness that has engulfed early season ambition and that's courtesy of Rand Getlin who reports the team is close to securing a long term contract with Robert Quinn.
Despite two penalties called to his name Quinn didn't disappoint in his first game of the season as he picked up three quarterback hits and another hurry as the left side of the Vikings line struggled to deal with him.
Of course that is a drop in the ocean compared to what he did in 2013 when we was comfortably our top ranked 4-3 defensive end on the year and led the league with 91 combined sacks, hits and hurries. His 2013 was so impressive he finished second overall in our Top 101 for the year so locking him down is likely to be expensive, but worth it.


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2500. The average number of miles I drive every month. When I tell people I spend a LOT of time in my car, and I don't have a job like traveling salesman, they don't understand how this is possible. These people probably do not have pre-driving aged teens who are very involved in an activity several times a week that is a 1-hour drive round trip. Or who go to a school that is a 1-hour round trip. You get the idea.
In addition to driving, I spend a lot of time in between not driving my car and I try to always have something to do to save my sanity, which seems to be hanging by a thread many days. Sometimes I read. Many times I bring something portable to work on. This post is just a small sample of what's possible if you find yourself frequently stuck in a car, train, bus, etc.
First up is the Beading Pal, which is probably the most pricey of lot I'm sharing today, but worth every penny. I usually have 2-3 projects going at any given time, stored in this very portable case that holds everything you need to do bead embroidery on the go. I also use it exclusively while doing bead embroidery at home. As long as you keep it stocked with needed supplies, you can just grab it and walk out the door.
Chainmaille is also very portable. Place the ring sizes needed in a tin. The lid doubles as a workspace. Grab your two sets of pliers and put the tin and pliers in your handbag.
Have you joined the coloring craze? It is pretty much impossible to go to any shop in the United States without tripping over a display of "adult" coloring books (I hate calling them adult because it sort of sounds like maybe it isn't just pages of mandalas, forest scenes, or swear words….Oh…wait…) Keep a book and a make-up bag filled with colored pencils in a tote bag in the car and you will always have something to do if you find yourself with some downtime in the car.
Jenny sent me this lovely Zentangle kit while I was recovering from hip surgery over Christmas, which is completely self-contained, lightweight, and the size of a small book. This would be super easy to do in the car. I admit I haven't used it yet as it's so perfect and I haven't been able to make myself mess up any of those tiles yet. Totally stupid of me as they are just paper…so I will be taking it with me as I travel over the next month.
Next up are these adorable travel watercolor kits. The one on the right is brand new (as you can see…) The one on the left comes with a paintbrush. However, I have several brushes that you can fill with water so you don't have to find a water source once you're out "in the wild" and feel like painting. They don't fit in the case, but are easy to add to a small bag with the paints and small watercolor pad.
Perhaps you like to sketch. Here are two books I use frequently. The left is my bullet journal, a Leuchtturm 1917 hardcover book (I prefer grid paper, but there are other choices) which is basically my brain and a sort of journal and sketchbook. The right is a plain spiral sketchbook. The key to their success in being portable is how writing instruments are attached to each book, making them grab and go. I've attached a bandolier from Clever Hands to the bullet journal.
The pencil case on the sketchbook is something I found at Michaels that I cannot find online. It's basically a pencil case with an elastic band. It has two pockets; a main pocket that fits pencils, brushes, etc, and a small pocket on the front which fits smaller bits like erasers and blending stumps.
While I have done all the things mentioned in this post in my car, the activity I do the most in the car and the one I'm currently most focused on is knitting. My mom made me the MOST amazing knitting bag ever, which is the larger purple one shown in the photo below. The bag sitting in front of it is small and perfect for socks, gloves, and other small portable projects. Both bags are easy to keep supplies in and grab on the way out the door. The question is, which is more appropriate for working on in the car/train/bus/plane.
Lesley and Caroline also sent me a "don't go stir crazy" gift when I had my hip surgery with a couple beginning embroidery kits. Lesley is working pretty hard at trying to get everyone, including AE writers and our readers, addicted to embroidery (see the evidence here and here). These small hoops are super portable. Just add your hoop with project, needle stuck in the fabric, floss, and very small scissors to a gallon ziplock bag, which is one of my favorite storage and transportation products and you have the perfect car project.
While I sincerely hope none of you have to spend a similar number of hours in the car that I do, the downtime can be used in any number of productive and creative pursuits if you plan ahead and make it as portable as possible, without the need to make a kit every time you want to leave the house. What are some of your favorite portable creative pursuits?
Wonderful ideas! Like you, I have a number of 'kits' at the ready. But you gave me some great new ideas!


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Introduction In 2014, my colleague Stephen Perin and I wrote "FinTech Is Cannibalizing Banks!" a White Paper that had a certain impact in France and even in Canada. We have been following the innovation in retail banking since 2010, and this WP was meant to create a sense of urgency. In March, 2015, we organized a small Finovate in Paris (FinTech Day) where 20 French FinTech came to demonstrate their solutions. It was the first event of its kind in France. Sure, we are running…Read more
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During our USI Event last summer we (Stephen Perin & Sylvain Fagnent) had the chance to interveiw Chris Skinner on the future of banking. Chris also did a presentation at this event (The future of money trade and finance). This interview has been transcribed by Natalie Schmitz (Octo Technology).Read more


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Cute bars of soap using store bought glycerine soap bars (about $3 each in most grocery stores) with little surprises hidden inside like mini nail polishes, lipsticks, money, etc. As simple as chopping blocks of soap into chunks, melting it down in microwave, then re-molding into a muffin tin or ramekins.
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- 10 colored glycerin bath soap, cut into small chunks (all same color, or two different colors)
- vegetable oil or canola oil, to grease muffin tin
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- SURPRISE GIFT IDEAS TO PUT INTO SOAP BARS: Mini Lipstick Mini Nailpolish Eyeshadow Key Chains Special Coins Dollar Bills (enclosed in small sturdy plastic pouches) Jewelry (enclosed in small sturdy plastic pouches) Any other small items you can think of (but enclose in plastic pouches if you don't want them to get wet from making or using soaps)** USING ALL SAME COLOR, do batch as written below.
- IF USING 2 DIFFERENT COLORS, make 2 batches in separate bowls.
- Put chunks of glycerin bars into bowl and microwave on high for 1 minute.
- Take out and stir, then microwave again for an additional 1 minute or until completely liquid.
- Using oil, grease each muffin tin or ramekin.
- Place your surprise gifts into each mold, laying flat (Don't stand them up).
- Pour melted soap into each mold, completely covering surprises.
- Refrigerate molds until cool and firm (about 30 minutes).
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The Golden Age of Science Fiction
Back when I was growing up in rural America, I didn't realize what a remarkable time period I lived in. My dreams always leapt to the future in far flung galaxies or excavated in the past amid ancient or fantastical civilizations. I practically lived in the library where I had free access to these worlds through the pages of books. Yet I always longed for the days when I could afford to buy my own copies, when books would be as free and plentiful and accessible as the air I breathed.
Fast forward to the 21st century when all my dreams seemed to come true: books are plentiful and accessible thanks to e-readers and publishing platforms like Createspace; however, the writers have changed. Back in the Golden Age of science fiction, writers wrote series of books, not books of series. They created marvelous worlds and characters and spun countless episodes of adventures like an ongoing television series.
Today, however, writers take one story, pump it up with useless backstory, bland dialogue and wasted pages of description in order to stretch the one story over a dozen books. And I am left back in the exact same desert as before—unable to satisfy my thirst for imaginary worlds and larger than life characters.
But back to the Golden Age of Science Fiction. In the decades leading up to the 1970s, science fiction had a positive outlook—even the most thought-provoking stories left the reader with a gleam of hope at the end, a chance that humanity could learn from their mistakes and move forward into a glorious age of space exploration. Even the cautionary tales, the woeful predictions of gloom and doom were offset with stories detailing the best humanity had to offer. There was also a slew of juvie lit (not necessarily about high school kids), but written for high schoolers that showed we could overcome our base nature and rise to join the vast and glorious civilizations that spanned the galaxies. It was a time for encouragement and enthusiasm to explore the cosmos and every kid wanted to be a huge part of it.
At least, those of us who read science fiction.
I miss those stories. Even going to the library today finds precious little on the shelves worth my time and investment. Oh, I know Tom Corbett, Andre Norton, Ray Bradbury, and the Heinlein juvie novels were formulaic – that's what made them so great! In spite of the peril and danger we knew our heroes would succeed. In a world fraught with real dangers and problems, losing myself in an uplifting story was a sorely needed form of escapism.
I think we've lost something vital with today's version of science fiction. We are breeding a generation that has no imagination, that expects aliens to plot the destruction of humanity (and thus expects humanity to plot its own demise), that hasn't the gumption to reach outward to the stars because of all the obstacles that must first be overcome. Today's science fiction does far more to defeat the exploration of space than to entice young people to boldly go where no one has gone before.
With our passion for "realistic" stories we have lost not only a piece of our history, but a piece of ourselves. And a society that lacks imagination, can never prepare for the future.
Malls use to be a cheap date. Not to mention an interesting place to while away a few hours just window shopping
Today, I can be in and out of a mall in under 20 minutes.
Last week, my hubby and I had some time to spare and decided to check out the local mall, something we did a lot when we were newlyweds and pretty broke. One circumference of the mall at a fast clip and we were done; the mall of bygone years replaced with a cardboard cutoff of clothing and shoe shops with little or no appeal.
I can already hear the naysayers: of course those shops don't appeal to you; you're old! Unfortunately, those kinds of shops didn't appeal to me when I was young, either, but I found plenty of places to entertain and entrance in the mall when I was younger.
Malls used to contain a variety (diversity, mixture, selection, assortment, miscellany, range, not all the same) of shops. Somewhere down the years, malls lost their distinctiveness, their uniqueness.
I remember when a trip to the mall meant hours browsing two different bookstores: B. Dalton's and Walden's. Specialty shops offered one-of-a kind items like knives, seashells, candles, or oriental imports. Pier 51 was actually an import store with unique items from around the world, instead of a high priced home décor shop. Malls had at least one, often two, toy stores (and not the kind of plastic knockoffs you can buy at your local Walmart).
Then there were the "fun" stores, which offered boxed games, board games, gaming supplies and educational puzzles, toys, etc. Often malls boasted a "scientific" or "nature" store, which after the bookstores were our children's favorite shops. We all enjoyed browsing the scientific knickknacks and doodads or picking up a new fossil or polished rock for our home collection.
And who can forget the pet shops? What fun checking out the cute puppies and kitties, but also looking at the fish, hedgehogs, iguanas and other rare and exotic pets.
I understand the reasons a lot of mall stores are defunct and there may be some malls in major metroplexes that still retain variety; however, we may have traded profit and ratings share for the nostalgia and magic of a bygone era when people actually made mall walking a part of their weekly routines.
Good Guys Still Win
Catching up on some of my favorite comic books/series, I'm reminded of the basic reason people are attracted to the genre, along with faerytales and fantasy. We love seeing good triumph
It's an idea that's not too popular in present day Hollywood or the publishing industry. Pick up any book off the shelf or check out a movie and what do you get? Evil trouncing good and if the hero wins at all, it's at an extremely high cost and through a series of coincidences. Modern society has lost its faith in good triumphing over evil and our social media and pop culture reflect that unfortunate tendency.
Evil is often flashier, noisier, more in-your-face than good, so it gets more attention. But if the maxim "evil is stronger than good" really were true, our world would be in much sadder shape. In reality, good triumphs over evil every day.
Good shows up in dozens of small, unexpected places and unexpected ways: the person who gives up a seat on the subway or bus, the kid who helps the old couple down the street with their computer, the police officer who goes the extra mile to cut a kid a break, the firefighter who volunteers in rural areas, the neighbor who brings a meal to a grieving family, and the list goes on.
The very fact that the majority of the populace abides by rules even when there is no one around to enforce those rules verifies the strength of good over evil. Yes, I know evil exists and makes a strong showing, but more often than not ordinary people stand up to evil every day, yet never make the headlines. Being good doesn't garner "ratings," so the news media isn't as motivated to cover those stories, yet they exist in far more communities than we realize.
We are used to seeing good overcome evil in the midst of tragedy and perhaps the reason the news media plays it up then is because humanity can only stand so much evil before we need to reaffirm that good wins. We are hardwired to believe in good, which is why faerytales will always remain popular, as will underdogs overcoming giants. Our default is to accept that good overcomes evil. So when we are surrounded by good everyday, it has a tendency to get "lost" in the blessings of life. Unfortunately, it takes a tragedy to reawaken us to the good that is around us on a daily basis.
Filmakers could learn a lesson or two from real life. People like seeing the "come from behind" and "feel good" movies. Such movies don't create a fantasy world that makes us ignore the bad stuff happening every day, rather these movies and books give us a reason to try again, to get up and stand when the world is caving in. We need to be reminded that not everyone in the world is evil or bad or mean or vindictive. The majority of the world is composed of good, decent people trying to make a life for themselves and their families, and when presented with evil, they will stand up and do the right thing; they will defend the weak and helpless; they will overcome evil with good.
Learning from the Masters
I grew up on the tail end of science fictions "Golden Age," a time when writers were more philosophers, scientists, and theorists than people intent on creating entertainment. Most novels focused on scientific principles and how those related to men and conflict.
Even though "soft" sci fi stories were few and far between, there were authors who were consummate masters: Andre Norton, Robert Heinlein, H. Beam Piper and Ray Bradbury.
My personal favorites are still: The Beast Master by Andre Norton; Have Space Suit Will Travel by Robert Heinlein; Four Day Planet and Lone Star Planet by H. Beam Piper; and Dark They Were and Golden-Eyed by Ray Bradbury. No matter how many times I re-read these books, they never lose their freshness and appeal.
What have I learned from these great storytellers? First, world building doesn't have to be included in the story. Heinlein's Have Space Suit Will Travel gives little information about Earth during the story's time setting. It simply wasn't important. Details on even the Mother Thing's planet are skimpy and irrelevant.
Second, elaborate character background needs to remain in the author's head, not in the story. The hero of Lone Star Planet is simply explained as part of a government agency relegated to a backwater world as discipline for too much "free thinking." All the nuances and details of his past life are immaterial. It is how he reacts to situations and responds to the challenge that make the story intriguing.
Finally, the story itself must be entertaining and compelling. Readers seek similarities, points of reference that are at once familiar and different. What connects readers to the hero in The Beast Master are ties to the past, familiar scenes of farming and ranching. What grounds us in the story are the similarities with a few simple brushstrokes, like Chinese line painting. The white spaces, not the lines, define the subject. The conflict and action which drives the story are powerful and potent when found in the most basic needs: belonging, home, family, what defines us, what really matters. Once a writer has found these things, the story unfolds naturally and all the accouterments such as details, setting, dialogue become embellishments, like jewels on the hilt of a sword or decorations in a home.
Stories of ordinary people facing ordinary life in an extraordinary way, this is the stuff of legends.
Martian Scrabble
Widdershins. Hareath. Plethora. Words have always fascinate me. I can spend hours browsing through a thesaurus or researching the origin and meaning of a word. I love inventing words, too; putting letters and ideas together to create new concepts. Maybe that's why I invented Martian Scrabble in college.
We used a regular Scrabble board, didn't keep score, and there were only two rules: you have to pronounce it and you have to define it. Mikklestein: a container for storing fermented fruit. Cryzkle (craizcul): a green and gold striated stone used in fine jewelry. A couple of girls wandering through the UC asked what we were playing. Then they wanted to know how we knew Martian. "I was born there," I told them.
English has a plethora of intricately beautiful words, each with its own sense of hue and meaning: house, cottage, shed, shack, bungalow, edifice, home; red, crimson, maroon, scarlet, brick, salmon. Even the spelling can change the meaning of a word. Take the word, gray/grey, for instance. The American version has a softer colour, more mellow and gentle, pussy willows in spring. The English version is darker, more robust, grey storm clouds over a Scottish moor.
Which is why I don't subscribe to the current trend in writing to limit vocabulary and eliminate so many useful English words: vivid verbs, alternatives for "said," and adverbs. Said: plain and boring. Gushed, screamed, whispered, murmured, replied, stated. Each word paints a specific picture and allows the writer to spend more time creating dialogue, story, and action instead of wasting time and space explaining to the reader. "Trend? Wait a minute, I thought everyone wrote like this?" Today, yes. Twenty years ago, no. Writers were free to use specific verbs and concentrate more on story. I tire of wading through copious amounts of words when a writer attempts to avoid any word except "said" and tortures the reader by spending dozens of sentences to say what could be said in a shorter, more specific manner. I'm not talking about showing the reader instead of telling. I'm merely responding to a "dumbing down" of our reading material in an attempt to satisfy a current fad.
Don't believe me? Pick up a copy of Fog Magic, then compare it to any storybook written for elementary school kids today. Double dare you.


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Lepidopterrans are a species from the planet Lepidopterra.
Infant Lepidopterrans have large eyes with pupils and have much smaller wings.
Human/Lepidopterran Hybrids
They look like an insect larva with human head and hair but with Lepidopterran teeth.
Lepidopterran/Worm Hybrids
The Lepidopterran/Worm hybrids are similar to normal worms, but green and have a Lepidopterran tail and head, but with five eyes instead of four.
Powers and Abilities
Lepidopterrans are extremely acrobatic flyers, able to pull off amazing maneuvers of precision and grace.
Lepidopterrans are extremely agile, able to avoid most attacks while attacking the opponents.
Lepidopterrans have a large variety of attacks like goo spitting, blowing nauseous gas and stinging their opponents.
In Don't Drink the Water, four year old Stinkfly was able to emit a powerful herbicide via flatulence.
Lepidopterrans are stronger than humans.
Although their exoskeleton body is fairly strong, Lepidopterran wings are very fragile.
Water is especially a problem for Lepidopterrans, as it can render them incapable of flight if too much gets on their wings.
Lepidopterrans are unable to swim well due to the small surface area of their legs.
Lepidopterran goo can be neutralized by a Buglizard's fog.
Notable Lepidopterrans
- Stinkfly (the Omnitrix's DNA sample of a Lepidopterran)
- Lepidopterran Prisoner (deceased)
- Lepidopterran Kid
Notable Lepidopterran Hybrids
- Stink Arms (½ Tetramand)
- Max Tennyson (½ Human; temporarily)
- Mutant Lepidopterran (½ Splixson)
- Kevin 11 (1/11 Lepidopterran)
- Worms in Dr. Animo and the Mutant Ray (½ Worm)
The name "Lepidopterran" is derived from the insect order "Lepidoptera," comprised of butterflies and moths.
- However, Lepidopterrans don't have some of the identifying features of the insect order "Lepidoptera", such as scaly wings and proboscis. Also, they have only 2 wings, as opposed to 4 in the insects.


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Emergency numbers
- Campus Protection Services (CPS) telephone: 021 650 2222/3
- Ambulance – ER24 (UCT contracted): speed dial 8110 or 084 124
- Provincial Ambulance: 10177 or 0800 119 533
- Rape Crisis counselling lines and support 24 hr Crisis Line Tel: 021 447 9762
- SADAG (SA Depression and Anxiety Group) UCT Student Careline: 0800 24 25 26, free from a Telkom line or SMS 31393 for a call-me-back.
Sexual assault / assault, rape
UCT's Sexual Assault Response Team (SART) is a collaborative collective designed to empower the university community with the knowledge and skills to effectively respond to and prevent sexual violence on campus and where such violence affects our staff and students off-campus. The team works to ensure that survivors of sexual violence access survivor-centered, compassionate care. 24-Hour Hotline 072 393 7824.
What to do if you have been assaulted or raped.
In the case of a sexual assault/assault or rape, the following action is recommended:
- Call or go to Campus Protection Services (CPS) immediately. Tel. 021 650 2222/3. CPS officers are trained in dealing with these situations, allow them to assist.
- Call a friend or relative for support.
- If you have been raped, do not wash yourself or change clothes as there might be hair, blood or semen on your body or clothes than can be used as evidence of the rape.
- Go straight to a hospital for treatment. See hospitals below. For rape, a doctor will do a forensic examination and you will be provided with medication: post-exposure antiretroviral for HIV prevention, antibiotics to prevent sexually transmitted infections, and the morning after pill to prevent pregnancy.
- The medication needs to be taken within 72 hours of the incident.
Note: You have access to medical care and treatment whether you lay a charge with the police or not. You may, however lay a charge at your local police station at any time, but also as soon as possible.
Reporting assault and rape:
- Call or go to Campus Protection Services (CPS) immediately.
- Report the assault or rape to the local South African Police Service (SAPS).
- Note the name of the police officer in charge of your case and your case number.
- It is advisable to seek counselling. This is available at Student Wellness Centre – see contact information above.
State hospitals (not private):
- Victoria Hospital Rape Forensic Unit
- Alphen Hill Rd, Wynberg
- Tel: (021) 799 1235
- Map to Victoria Hospital
- Groote Schuur Hospital
- Main Road, Observatory
- Tel: 021 404-4112/4473
- New Somerset Hospital
- Portswood Road, Green Point
- Tel: 021 402 6911/ 6408
Private hospitals:
- Netcare Christian Barnard Memorial Hospital
- 181 Longmarket Street (off Loop Street)
- Tel: 021 4806111
- Mediclinic Cape Town
- 21 Hof Street
- Tel: 021 4645500
- Claremont Hospital Emergency Unit
- Medical Centre, Main Rd, Claremont
- Tel: 021 670 4333
- Vincent Pallotti Hospital
- Alexandra Rd, Pinelands
- Tel: 021 506 4000
- Rondebosch Medical Centre (opposite Red Cross Childrens Hospital)
- Emergency Unit
- Tel: 021 685 8706
For additional information:
Rape Crisis couselling lines and support
- 24 hr Crisis Line Tel: 021 447 9762
- Athlone Tel: 021 633 9339
- Khayelitsha Tel: 021 361 9085
- rapecrisis.org.za
- rapecrisis.org.za/get-help
Depression, suicide risk and emergency mental health challenges
SADAG (SA Depression and Anxiety Group) UCT Student Careline:
0800 24 25 26, free from a Telkom line or SMS 31393 for a call-me-back.
This line offers 24/7 telephonic counselling, advice, referral facilities and general support to students facing any mental health challenges or contemplating suicide. The line is available to offer support and advice to anyone who is concerned about a student who might be in distress. The line is able to advise and refer callers to both internal UCT resources and external (NGO, public and private) mental health resources.
Please make use of the SADAG UCT Student Careline if you are placed on a waiting list by reception at the Student Wellness Service or if you require emotional support while waiting for an appointment. The SADAG website contains useful information about mental health issues as well as details of their national helplines.
You can also contact the Psychiatric Emergency Unit of Groote Schuur Hospital.
Tel: 021 404 2175
24-hour Emergency Units (Hospitals)
Not Private (State)
- Groote Schuur Hospital
Main Road, Observatory
Tel: 021 404-4112/4473
- New Somerset Hospital
Portswood Road, Green Point
Tel: 021 402 6911/ 6408
- Mediclinic Cape Town
21 Hof Street
Tel: 021 4645500
- Netcare Christian Barnard Memorial Hospital
181 Longmarket Street (off Loop Street)
Tel: 021 4806111
- Claremont Hospital Emergency Unit
Medical Centre, Main Rd, Claremont
Tel: 021 670 4333
- Vincent Pallotti Hospital
Alexandra Rd, Pinelands
Tel: 021 506 4000
- Rondebosch Medical Centre (opposite Red Cross Childrens Hospital)
Emergency Unit
Tel: 021 685 8706
For additional information:
Rape Crisis counselling lines and support
- 24 hr Crisis Line Tel: 021 447 9762
- Athlone Tel: 021 633 9339
- Khayelitsha Tel: 021 361 9085
- Groote Schuur Hospital
Poison units
Red Cross Hospital Tel: 021 689 5227 or 021 658 5308
Tygerberg Hospital Tel: 021 031 6129 or 021 938 6235
- Webb & Savoy
34 Cnr Main & Durban Rds , Mowbray
Tel: 021 689 8923
Mon – Sat: 08h00 – 22h00; Sun: 09h00 – 22h00
- Rustenburg
Fountain Centre , Main Road, Rondebosch
Tel: 021 685 5998
Mon – Sat: 08h30 – 22h00; Sun: 09h00 – 21h00
- Clicks pharmacy
Riverside Centre
Tel: 685 0670/1
- Clicks pharmacy
Gardens Centre, Mill St, Gardens
Tel: 021 461 1077
Mon – Fri: 08h30 – 19h00; Sat: 09h00 – 17h00; Sun: 09h00 – 15h00
- Wellness Warehouse
Lifestyle of Kloof Centre, Kloof St, Gardens
Tel: 021 487 542
Mon, Tues, Thu 08h00 – 19h00; Wed 09h00 – 19h00; Sat 09h00 – 17h00; Sun 10h00 – 15h00
- Webb & Savoy
Emergency contraception
Emergency contraception (The "morning after pill")
Available at pharmacies, emergency units or freecall 0800 117785
Some of this information comes from the UCT Student Wellness Service website http://www.uct.ac.za/students/health/wellness/clinical/emergency/
Medical Health and Counselling
The Student Wellness Service
28 Rhodes Ave
Tel: 021 650 1017 / 1020
Email: firstname.lastname@example.com (for appointments only)
Health services:
Offers a comprehensive outpatient health service by both medical practitioners and nurses, who are dedicated to helping students to remain healthy, and to make the correct life choices while pursuing their academic goals.
Student counselling service:
Offers predominantly short-term counselling and psychotherapy, with the aim of ensuring that whatever personal, emotional or psychological problems you experience, the impact of these on academic studies are kept to a minimum and student's capacity for achievement is optimised.
A counsellor is available on Hiddingh campus on Fridays and appointments can be made via the above phone number. Please specify that you wish to see a counsellor at Hiddingh. Appointments can be made on other days at the SWS offices in Mowbray, on the same phone number.
Students are encouraged to seek assistance and guidance as early as possible.
More information and contact details related to counselling and psychological wellbeing can be found here.
Sexual harassment
If you have been sexually harassed, you can inform your lecturer or trusted member of staff for guidance and/or contact Student Wellness Services (SWS) for counselling and advice:
The Student Wellness Service
28 Rhodes Ave
Tel: 021 650 1017 / 1020
Email: email@example.com (for appointments only)
A counsellor is available on Hiddingh campus on Fridays and appointments can be made via the above phone number (see Counselling as well). Please specify that you wish to see a counsellor at Hiddingh. Appointments can be made on other days at the SWS offices in Mowbray, on the same phone number.
The UCT Discrimination and Harassment Office (DISCHO) can advise you on how to proceed in officially reporting any matters of discrimination, harassment, domestic violence, and rape.
Discrimination & Harassment Office
The Cottage
Lovers' Walk
Lower Campus South, UCT
Tel: 021 650 3530
Ensure you understand what can be considered 'sexual harassment'. This document is from the UCT Sexual Harassment Policy.
Sexual harassment is unwelcome conduct of a sexual nature that violates the rights of a person. It constitutes serious misconduct and will result in disciplinary action.
Unwelcome sexual conduct includes behaviour that is perceived by the complainant as demeaning, compromising, embarrassing, threatening and/or offensive including physical, verbal and non-verbal conduct. Such conduct may be direct or indirect and may include technological devices, images and weapons. A single incident of unwelcome sexual conduct can constitute sexual harassment.
Unwelcome physical conduct ranges from touching to sexual assault and rape. Unwelcome verbal conduct includes innuendos, suggestions or hints of a sexual nature, sexual advances, sexual threats, comments with sexual overtones, sex-related jokes or insults, graphic comments about a person's body, inappropriate enquiries about a person's sex life, whistling of a sexual nature and the sending by electronic means or otherwise of sexually explicit text. Unwelcome non-verbal conduct includes gestures, indecent exposure and the display or sending by electronic or other means sexually explicit pictures or objects.
Special victimisation is any form of victimisation, discrimination or intimidation of a person for failing to submit to sexual advances.
UCT's Sexual Assault Response Team (SART) is a collaborative collective designed to empower the university community with the knowledge and skills to effectively respond to and prevent sexual violence on campus and where such violence affects our staff and students off-campus. The team works to ensure that survivors of sexual violence access survivor-centered, compassionate care. 24-Hour Hotline 072 393 7824.
Food Security
If you have no access to food, inform your lecturer, a mentor or a member of staff that you trust, or a counsellor at Student Wellness.
Whilst funding is not available to support students, provision can be made for emergencies, and funding permitting, for desperate situations in the short term.
Disability Support
The Disability Service offers support for physical, mental, intellectual or sensory impairments which may impact a student's participation and achievement in the university programs. The service can provide assessment and documentation for teaching staff to ensure that students with disabilities can secure particular consideration in order to participate in the course requirements fairly.
The Disability Service is located Steve Biko Students Union building, one floor above the Food Court, in the building next to the main Upper Campus Library, and one floor down from SHAWCO and the Student Societies offices. Access to the 4th floor is via the lift or stairs.
Students requiring support for disabilities should complete a registration form as soon as possible after registering to request support or special assistance known as 'Reasonable Accommodations'. Applicants should bring any supporting documentation they have when registering with the service.
Disability Service Reception
Room 4.03, Level 4
Steve Biko Students Union Building, Upper Campus
Tel: 021 650 2427
Reporting problems with staff
Please note that this is under discussion and information may be updated in the near future.
If you feel that a staff member has engaged with you inappropriately, the following procedure is currently prescribed by the university – report the incident to the Programme Convener, if you are not satisfied, then to the Head of Department (HOD), then the Deputy Dean of Students, and Finally to the Dean of Humanities.
In Fine Art, the programme conveners are:
- Head of Department/ Director – A/Prof Berni Searle
- First Year – Fabian Saptouw
- Second Year – Carine Zaayman, Kurt Campbell
- Third year – Svea Josephy, Stephen Inggs
- Fourth year – Berni Searle, Fritha Langerman
In the Faculty of Humanities: http://www.humanities.uct.ac.za/hum/contact/staff
- Deputy Dean of Students – Associate Professor Lance van Sittert
- Dean of Humanities – Associate Professor Harry Garuba until July 2017. The new Dean of Humanities will be announced at midyear.
- You also have the option of contacting DISCHO and the Ombud
If you are not comfortable approaching any of the fore mentioned, you can also contact your lecturer, a trusted member of staff, mentor or counsellor from Student Wellness.
Ombud's Office
The UCT Ombud, Ms Zetu Makamandela-Mguqulwa, will offer her services to the Hiddingh staff and students and anyone linked to the Hiddingh Campus on a monthly basis. The Ombud will provide the Hiddingh Campus community with a confidential, informal and independent resource to help raise concerns, resolve disputes and promote equitable treatment within the university. The Office of the Ombud offers a space that is independent, informal, impartial and confidential. For any further information, visit www.ombud.uct.ac.za.
To book an appointment: Call Birgit 021 650 3665 or email firstname.lastname@example.com
The Writing Centre
The Writing Centre, located within the Language Development Group, is a student-oriented space which aims to provide mediation in the process of academic writing. Students from all disciplinary backgrounds as well as tertiary levels are encouraged to engage in the one-on-one consultancy service offered.
In one-on-one consultation sessions students can discuss their writing with an attentive, critical but non-judgmental reader. During these conversations with consultants, students can explore new ideas or expand on ones that are somewhat stilted, evaluate the clarity of proposed arguments as well as working towards creating a better sense of the inner workings of academic writing. Furthermore, help is also offered for general academic conventions such as referencing, proposal formats, report writing and poster design.
The Writing Centre does not provide an editing service but aims to enhance understanding of writing as a process, and to encourage a thinking-through-writing approach.
Students can book consultations online at uct.mywconline.com
Select "Writing Centre 2016″ this should bring up a schedule with each day and the names of the consultants on that day. On Wednesdays and Thursdays, you will see "Hiddingh Campus Consultation" in the list of consultant's names. Click on a free time slot and book. writingcentre.uct.ac.za
In the Fine Art Department materials bursaries are offered from available funds raised by the school and can be applied for by motivation annually. Invitations to apply are posted on Vula. Amounts vary according to the number of applications and available funds.
UCT funding possibilities
Links include: Financial Aid, external funding, scholarships, bursaries
Links include: Applications & requirements, bursaries & scholarships.
Student Financial Aid office:
Tel: 021 650 3545
Email: email@example.com
Student Financial Aid Office
Level 3, Kramer Law Building
Cross Campus Road, Middle Campus, Rondebosch
Private Bag X3, Rondebosch, 7701
Career Guidance
Careers Service offers advice, career information and opportunities before applying to UCT and to all students during their degrees.
Students can:
- visit their offices in the Hoerikwaggo Building (Level 1) on Upper Campus, Mon-Fri: 8:30 – 16:30;
- ask a question or book an appointment by logging in to 'MyCareer' on the website;
- phone Mon-Fri: 8:30 – 16:30 on 021 650 2497.
For career-related queries, email firstname.lastname@example.com.
In urgent situations, services can also be accessed at other locations in the university – see UCT website.
Student Support Room, Hiddingh Campus Room 2.04 / Studio 2C, Ritchie Building.
- Monday – Ombud's Office. Days to be announced.
- Thursday – The Writing Centre 9.00 -16.00
- Friday – Counselling


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The automatic door opener is the first of its kind for use where there is limited head space, and can automatically open and close most domestic doors, simply with one press of a button on a remote. The hand held remote operates both solid and hollow doors, giving extra support to less capable individuals.
The device is both easy to use and durable, and is most commonly used within sheltered housing and nursing homes. During power failure, the door can still be opened or closed manually. An obstacle detection feature is built-in to ensure that any obstacles in the path of an opening or closing door can be detected. Additionally, an electromagnetic lock can be installed for security and privacy purposes.


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Double-strand breaks in DNA result from genotoxic stresses and are among the most damaging of DNA lesions. This gene encodes a DNA repair factor essential for the nonhomologous end-joining pathway, which preferentially mediates repair of double-stranded breaks. Mutations in this gene cause different kinds of severe combined immunodeficiency disorders. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]
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