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Don't be afraid to play
Remember that "listening is the willingness to change"
You can PRACTICE creativity
Stay in the present moment
View "radical ideas" as gifts
Applying improv at Missouri Realtors Association
Using Improv to Build Creative Confidence
Conventional organizations have an atmosphere that instinctively rejects anything counter-cultural.
Improv and Innovation
"Life is a game of imperfection. By embracing failure, you make sure that you don't become a failure."
What does improv teach us?
Respond to situations naturally and avoid "jumping ahead"
Utilize the resources at hand
Open to the reassembly of and departure from routines
Confidence in decisions
Forces you to avoid getting distracted by memories or anticipation (AKA "Getting out of your head"!)
The Rules
1. "Yes, and"
2. Listen, listen, listen
3. Make your partners look like geniuses
4. Stick with your decision
5. Let yourself "fail"
6. Relax and have fun
Improv is a process.
Not about being funny
It's about spontaneity, imagination, and taking the unexpected and then doing something unexpected with it
What is improv?
Comedic improv: "Whose Line is it Anyway?"
Musical improvisation: Jazz, Piano
Improvised rap
Apollo 13
Improv as a tool for creativity
More and more companies are using improv to brainstorm, collaborate, and improve user experience
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Activity #4
"Yes, and" Product Development
Respect your partner. Avoid "Yes, but..."
"The practice of making and creating, in the moment and in response to the stimulus of ones immediate environment. This can result in new thought patterns, new practices, new structures, and/or new ways to act."
Companies care about creativity
FastCompany releases 100 Most Creative Companies list
60% of CEO's feel that creativity is most important quality of a leader in the next 5 years (IBM)
The Challenge
We constantly observe our environment to make mental predictions about what will happen next
Encouraging employees to be innovative doesn't inherently lead to innovative employees
Education systems & and other organizations have trained us to think in certain ways
"Meeting often start with improv warmups."
"Every idea is a great one. It's accepted with gratitude and built upon. It's a shift out of analytical space rather than bulletproofing an idea based on what won't work. I do this all the time in my own head and
Yes, And
Have fun & relax!
Let yourself fail
Stick with your decision
Your partners are geniuses
Listen, listen, listen
"The sky is a lovely green today."
"Why yes, yes it is."
Activity #6
Activity #7
Activity #8
Make a bold choice and don't second guess it.
The most basic rule of entrepreneurship is also the most basic rule of improv. There are no mistakes, only opportunities
We are all experts at pretending to listen.
Agree with your partners decision, and then add information.
As we grow up, we slowly start to lose our sense of
Engaging in something just because we enjoy it.
Don't be afraid of silence in meetings
Understand that asking questions is a way to transfer pressure
You can take the amateur approach; stop the scene, destroy the momentum, and start over. Or you can be a pro; adapt to the change, make it your own, and do something greater.
Find specificity when communicating
"What's in this box?"
"That party was great." vs
"Singing Karoake with Jane at my sister Mary's baby shower was too much fun!"
Give it at least 8 seconds
"We don't have the capacity, the time, the resources, etc."
"What's the role of the Missouri Realtors Association?"
Example: Wave of Millennials that rely on technology
"So what you're saying is..."
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What's in your box?
A. The shampoo bottle is empty.
B. So what you are saying is... the container of liquid for hair cleansing no longer has anything in it. There is a new one in the cupboard.
A. So what you are saying is... that there's an un-opened full shampoo bottle in the storage area under the bathroom sink. Let's throw the empty one away.
B. So what you are saying is... we should place the container out of sight in a plastic receptacle.
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This week's #bottlefeedingstories comes from Leyla at This Day I Love. She has a really confident story about bottle feeding her third child.
My first 2 children were breastfed babies and my son was bottle fed from birth. I had planned on breastfeeding my eldest daughter and then made the decision to do so with her siblings to make sure I did the same for each child.
Had you given much thought to breastfeeding before/while you were pregnant?
With my eldest I gave it a lot of thought and felt I wanted to experience it. With my youngest daughter I simply breastfed because that is what I had done with her sister, and with my son I was dreading it but felt I had to. My youngest daughter had bit me so hard that I now have an open wound that will not heal, it has been checked medically but there is nothing that can be done.
What was your opinion of bottle feeding?
I never had an opinion of bottle feeding, I was just scared about how to make it up correctly and how to ensure bottles are sterile.
Were you offered any classes on breastfeeding by your healthcare team/midwives? Did you take any classes of your own ie. NCT?
Yes but I chose not to attend them. Having had 2 babies previously who were both breastfed I felt there was not much I could learn. Including one of them having feeding issues.
What support did you receive to start and continue breastfeeding? What support would you have liked?
There was too much pressure and too much interfering to keep breastfeeding, rather than supporting a decision that was made for a reason.
What triggered your move to bottle feeding? Would you consider it a choice or a necessity?
My son could not latch and I was too anxious about the pain from an existing wound, that it simply did not work. Rather than stress about it I gave him a bottle. He was happy, fed and content. It turns out he had a slight tongue tie but not enough for anything to be done about it. He suffered with colic and silent reflux, so bottles actually worked out better for him.
How did moving to bottle feeding make you feel?
I was fine about it because I knew it was the right decision
Did you experience any backlash for bottle feeding?
Yes. An infant feeding support group refused to give me advice and help on bottle feeding and told me it was a shame I was not breastfeeding. I left feeling ashamed and really guilty about bottle feeding. They also wanted to restart my milk supply to try again. I get tuts and shake of heads occasionally whilst out and about.
Do you have any advice for other new mums in your situation?
Trust your gut instinct and do what is right for you and your family. A fed baby is best and a happy Mum. Having a stressed out, over tired Mum is no good for anyone do what works. I am much happier and more confident bottle feeding than I ever was breastfeeding.
Massive thank you to Leyla for sharing her experience for bottlefeedingstories – it was great to read such a positive experience, especially coming from a Mum who had previously breastfed!
You can find out more about This Day I Love here:
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I've just watched a highly thought provoking presentation by Gary King of Harvard, available here https://youtu.be/rBv39pK1iEs, on why propensity score matching should not be used to adjust for confounding in observational studies. The presentation makes great use of graphs to explain the concepts and arguments for some of the issues with propensity score matching.
Causal inference
Estimating effects when outcomes are truncated by death
A common situation arises when one wants to estimate the effect of a treatment or exposure at some time point t in an observational cohort or randomised trial. For example, what is the mean difference in some outcome Y at time t between the two groups of interest. To make things a bit simpler, let's suppose that subjects were allocated to the two groups (e.g. two treatments A and B) randomly, as in a randomised trial. Now suppose that some of the subjects die before time t, such that their outcome Y is not observed. Then we can no longer compare Y between the two groups in all subjects, because some values of Y are missing, or truncated by death.
Using hazard ratios to estimate causal effects in RCTs
Odd Aalen and colleagues have recently published an interesting paper on the use of Cox models for estimating treatment effects in randomised controlled trials. In a randomised trial we have the treatment assignment variable X, and an often used primary analysis is to fit a simple Cox model with X as the only covariate. This gives an estimated hazard ratio comparing the hazard in the treatment group compared to the control, and this is assumed constant over time. In any trial, there will almost certainly exist other variables Z, some of which might be measured, and some of which will always be unmeasured, and which influence the outcome. At baseline, X and Z are statistically independent as a result of randomisation, which of course is the reason randomisation in general allows us to make a causal statement about the treatment effect - we need not worry about confounding.
Estimating causal effects from observational studies
In this post I'll continue my notes based on Miguel Hernán and James Robins' soon to be published book, Causal Inference. In this post I'll look at some of what is covered in their third chapter, on estimation of causal effects from observational studies.
Conditional randomization, standardization, and inverse probability weighting
In a previous post, I began following the developments in Miguel Hernán and James Robins' soon to be published book, Causal Inference. There I gave an overview of the first topics they cover, namely potential outcomes, causal effects, and randomization. In this post I'll continue, with some personal notes on the remaining parts of Chapter 2 of their book, on conditional randomization, standardization, and inverse probability weighting.
Potential outcomes, counterfactuals, causal effects, and randomization
Next week I'll be attending the third UK Causal Inference Meeting, in Bristol. Causal inference has seen a tremendous amount of methodological development over the last 20 years, and recently a number of books have been published on the topic. In advance of attending the conference, I've been reading through a draft of the excellent book by Miguel Hernán (who is giving a pre-conference course) and James Robins on 'Causal Inference' (freely downloadable here). So far I've found the book highly readable and intuitive. As I'm working through it, I thought I'd write some posts giving overviews of some of the material covered, which I personally find useful to help cement the ideas in my own mind, and possibly might be of use to others.


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The selvedges used to make these ties are normally only seen by the tailor. Mark makes these from the edging tape on the rolls of woollen fabric he imports to cut his suits. Each selvedge bears the wholesale branding of an Italian fashion house and is hand wrapped around a signature denim tie. No biggy.
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Mark Marrone learnt his craft at his father's sartoria in Leichhardt, Sydney. In the tradition of fine Italian tailoring, Mark now creates handmade accessories and bespoke suits from his own corner boutique in The Rocks.
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NAMI Homefront: Learn how to help Veterans with Post Traumatic Stress
Do you know someone like my brother's neighbor? He never backed down from a challenge during his three tours of duty in Afghanistan. After returning home from combat after his third tour, however, his crippling military post traumatic stress disorder began to take its toll. He wondered if he would ever recover. His thoughts …Read More
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Unanswered: Calling a DB2 stored procedure using ODBC
I am trying to call a DB2 stored procedure using Vb.Net. Actually I have been trying to migrate an old ASP app to .Net and the procedure works fine in ASP.
Here's a part of the old code:
oCmd.Prepared = true
Set oParam = oCmd.CreateParameter("RETURN", adsmallInt, 3, 2, 0)
oParam.Precision = 4
oParam.NumericScale = 0
oCmd.Parameters.Append oParam
ExecuteCmd oCmd
oRsReturn = oCmd.Parameters
And this is my new code:
Dim oParam as OdbcParameter = oCmd.CreateParamter()
oParam.ParameterName = "RETURN"
oParam.OdbcType = OdbcType.SmallInt
oParam.Direction = Direction.InputOutput
oParam.Size = 2
oParam.Value = 0
I get this error:
ERROR[42601][IBM][CLI DRIVER][DB2]SQL010N An unexpected token "<End-Of-Statement>" was found following "". Expected tokens include: "<Identifier>" SQLSTATE = 42601
Another Question: I am using Queryman to connect to my DB2's DSNT and how would I call my stored procedure from that?
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A quick post today featuring this look that I wore to my friend's birthday High Tea at the Lee Gardens. It's great how a black and white look is so sharp yet easy to assemble. The only hard part is keeping this white jeans crisp and clean.
Photos by: Edmond Lam
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Shirt : Zara | Jeans : Uniqlo | Shoes : Frye | Bag : Jack Spade (c/o East Dane)


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With a highly detailed report of where errors creeped up. Deactivated, then reactivated. Problem recurred within 2 hours.
There are threads related to this problem on multi-site blog, but this is a single installation running a Woo Theme and
Strange thing is trying to figure out what provoked this. No recent updates to core or plugins or theme. Not even any new broken links.
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Any program designed to support families must also include families as an integral part of the decision making process in order to ensure that the program is responsive to family needs. That is the philosophy behind Imagine!'s Family Support Council, a local group charged with the responsibility of providing guidance and assistance on the implementation of Imagine!'s Family Support Services Program.
[What does the council do?]
The Family Support Council gives Imagine! input on what families' needs are, advises Imagine! on how Family Support funds should be spent, and provides invaluable parent perspectives to help guide Imagine!'s decision making. Additionally, they actively engage in outreach efforts, guiding other parents as they navigate the human services system.
[The Family Support Council needs members!]
The Family Support Council is looking to add some new members, especially those with younger children who have intellectual and developmental disabilities or delays. New perspectives and fresh energies are vital to the success of the Family Support Council, and you can make a difference in the lives of others who are currently facing the kinds of challenges you have faced.
[How do I learn more?]
Contact any of the current members of the council (link to excel sheet like we talked about with current members to go here) or email the program manager at firstname.lastname@example.com


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...the larvae gradually move to the surface waters; when they are about 5 to 6 mm (0.2 to 0.24 inch) long, they move toward the shore. They form schools when about 10 mm (0.4 inch) in size. In the Atlantic menhaden ( Brevoortia tyrannus), a species that spawns in riverine environments, the newly hatched pelagic larvae first drift downriver between fresh and brackish water and shoreward...


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New Spreadsheet – Expense Tracker
Last week I posted about adding a new section to this blog called Spreadsheets. So far, I have received a lot of positive feedback. Today, I have added one more called Expense Tracking.
This spreadsheet measures your expenses against income to calculate your savings and investing percentage, as well as how much money will be left over at the end of the year. It also takes taxes into consideration for a better prediction. I like using this sheet to see what expenses I can lower or eliminate to be able to afford more into my investing or savings accounts.
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Where is Zeleznicka Stanica Dvoriste?What's around Zeleznicka Stanica Dvoriste?
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Also known as Stanica Dvoriste, Stanica Dvorište
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Posted on October 18th, 2010 | Filed under InterViews
This article was originally published on Sightings.
Last week a high court in India announced its verdict on a disputed holy site in the city of Ayodhya. There is perhaps no place in India that better symbolizes contemporary Hindu-Muslim tension. Many Hindus believe Lord Ram, the hero of the Ramayana, was born there. But the exact site now considered his birthplace, Ram Janambhoomi, has been home to a mosque, Babri Masjid, since the early sixteenth century. Hindus and Muslims have been in a legal battle for the property for the last sixty years. In 1992, however, Hindu extremists destroyed the mosque, and riots erupted throughout the country, killing more than 2,000 people. A commission spent seventeen years investigating the course of events and finally released a report last year indicting leading members of the BJP, the Hindu nationalist political party, for their role in planning the demolition of the mosque. But the report was tabled in Parliament and has not affected the proceedings of the criminal case.
So on September 30, 2010, when the Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court issued its judgment on the civil suit for the property title of the contested site, Indians were paying attention. The country had braced itself for the worst, and 200,000 security personnel were deployed in northern India to prevent rioting. The judges' ruling came as a surprise to all parties: they ruled that the land should be divided equally between the Muslims, Hindus, and the Nirmohi Akhara, a Hindu sect of ascetics devoted to Lord Ram.
Their decision to split the property three ways has been heralded by many as a brilliant compromise and as an opportunity for reconciliation among Hindus and Muslims. Most of the press has focused on the absence of violence, citing the public's response as though it were a litmus test for the worthiness of the legal decision.
But not all are content with the verdict. Both sides have vowed to appeal the decision to the Supreme Court, hoping to obtain full possession of the land. While few people have read all 8,189 pages of the court's ruling, it is clear that the case sets an alarming precedent for the role of religion in legal matters. The two main issues at stake in the case were: whether Lord Ram was actually born at the disputed site, and whether the mosque had been built upon a demolished temple.
On the first question, despite the fact that belief in his historical existence is purely a matter of faith and cannot be legally or historically verified, the three judges ruled unanimously that Lord Ram was indeed born at the disputed site, beneath the central dome of the mosque. The place of his birth was treated as both a juristic person (not a natural person) and a deity, because, the judges ruled that the "spirit of [the] divine ever remains present every where at all times for any one to invoke at any shape or form in accordance with his own aspirations and it can be shapeless and formless also."
On the second question, the judges were divided 2-1. Basing their conclusions upon a controversial archaeological study, the two Hindu judges ruled that the mosque had been built upon a destroyed temple, although the third judge, a Muslim, dissented on this point. Thus the majority decision stated that "the disputed structure cannot be treated as a mosque as it came into existence against the tenets of Islam."
The general consensus among analysts is that political considerations affected the judges' decision more than the legal framework. An editorial in The Hindu, a leading Indian newspaper, called it "a compromise calculated to hold the religious peace rather than an exercise of profound legal reflection." But will it lead to improved Hindu-Muslim relations and a lasting peace? Romila Thapar, a distinguished historian of early India, well-known for her criticism of Hindu nationalist politics, says no. "The verdict has annulled respect for history and seeks to replace history with religious faith. True reconciliation can only come when there is confidence that the law in this country bases itself not just on faith and belief, but on evidence," she wrote in The Hindu. The court's ruling may have prevented an immediate outbreak of violence, but at what cost to the rule of law?
Editorial, "Intriguing compromise could work," The Hindu, October 1, 2010.
Romila Thappar, "The verdict on Ayodhya: a historian's perspective," The Hindu, October 2, 2010.
The full text of the Ram Janmbhoomi Babri Masjid Judgment from the High Court of Allahabad is available here.
Elsa J. Marty is a third-year Masters of Divinity student at the University of Chicago Divinity School and has studied interfaith relations in India.


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When I stepped up to the counter to pay my dinner bill, I noticed an array of wax paper-wrapped fried pies. The cashier said that a local lady makes them for the café, a retired woman named Helen. She explained that they're a Southern tradition called "Jacks" and that apple was the original version. They're also available in sweet potato and peach and sell for $2.50 each.
This went home with me to try later. Fortunately, I'd put it in a ziplock bag before packing it in my luggage, as the wax paper soaked through with oil. We heated it in the toaster oven to perk it up. The rolled edge crimp seems unique, and it's a extra touch as other fried pies mostly have a crimp pressed in with a fork. The intense apple filling was barely sweet and had just a kiss of cinnamon. The fruit seemed firmish, and later I learned that this was made the traditional way with dried apples.
Maybe I was thinking about Edna Lewis and her concern that people would forget how to cook with lard. The very tender and flakey pastry tasted lard-based to me, or maybe it was fried in lard, but I wasn't quite certain. I called the café to see if that might be the case. The lady at the other end didn't know and in fact she doubted it as lard is little used anymore. But we did have a nice conversation about "Jacks", a simple treat made with biscuit dough and dried apples. She did not know the origin of the name and has been trying to learn more about it herself. If anyone can fill us in, please post.
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It's supposed to be spring around here but it's still winter and I think I need to get some of my winter clothes back out only.
I can't exactly find them.
It was warm over spring break and, gleefully thinking that warm weather would last and I would be wearing capris! and sandals! and spring dresses!, I carefully packed my sweaters in two plastic bins but my other clothes bins had been used to fill with baby toys when I cleaned out the boy's room so I put all my pants in a white plastic garbage bag. I folded them neatly and tucked them in the bag, thinking I would put them in a plastic bin whenever I had a chance to buy one and now. Now that I need them again, I can't find them. I've looked in my closets and in the basement storeroom and everywhere I can think of and I'm wearing one pair of black and one pair of navy that I kept out on the OFF CHANCE that we might have a cold day or two and looking longingly at my bright new capris and spring tops hanging in my closet with the tags dangling.
I have one pair of bright green socks in my drawer because I put off washing all my socks, thinking I would not need them again! It was warm and springtime! I would wear only sandals from here on!
So I guess I'll have to wash some socks tonight or I'll be wearing bright green socks with my black pants. Or possibly my navy ones. Since those are the only pants I can find.
I'm afraid I may have accidentally donated my pants to Goodwill. Since they were in a white plastic garbage bag. And that's normally what I put things in to donate them.
So, at least until it warms up enough for bare legs and sandals and spring dresses and bright capris, I'll be wearing black and navy pants. On alternating days.
And checking the weather channel. Often.
Update. I found my pants. In a closet. I have a vague recollection of thinking if I left them in that bag, I might accidentally donate them to Goodwill, so I hung them up. I apparently have NO MEMORY.
Monday, April 20, 2009
I Lost My Pants. But Not In A Bad Way.
It's supposed to be spring around here but it's still winter and I think I need to get some of my winter clothes back out only.
Posted by Jan Ross at 6:30 AM
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3 comments:
- Granny Annie said...
I cannot tell you how much I loved this post.....well, how much my spouse loved this post. He worries when I tell him, "I've lost my pants!" I can't explain but it seems I never put them back in the same place and can never remember where I decided to keep them. I'm not talking underwear, I'm talking about slacks. Now he knows I am not the only one:)
- April 20, 2009 at 9:10 AM
- Bobbi said...
Hehehe - this is what happens when I buy early Christmas presents - I put them away for later use and then can never find them!
- April 20, 2009 at 11:22 AM
- Lynda said...
Whew! A gal needs her pants ;-)
- April 20, 2009 at 11:33 AM


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A while back I got an e-design inquiry that unfortunately didn't end up working out because of budget restraints. I wish I could work with everyone that inquires, but it doesn't always work out. I told the lady that I would definitely work on putting together some budget friendly designs for blog content with her in mind. Fast forward a few months and Laura (I hired an assistant!!!!) and I are talking about how LOW we can get on a bedroom design. And when I say "how low can we get" I mean without lacking style….
Sooo… Laura put together this design board that came in right under $1000 at $972 to be exact. Laura didn't skimp on any details either — She sourced everything from furniture to accessories. It might take more time for us to put together a bedroom design board for under $1000 (searching for extremely budget friendly pieces is quite time consuming), BUT this goes to show that it can be done.
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Headboard – This headboard is goo, and at a ridiculous price point. I've always thought that Urban Outfitters is underrated. They have such great, unique pieces for SO cheap.
Dresser – I love the contrast in wood tones with the dresser and headboard. The dresser almost wants to feel a bit rustic (but the brass knobs take care of that) but the rustic feel still works with the boho headboard.
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Plant – And plants. 11.99???
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Mini Yellow Plant -A pop of yellow is always a good idea.
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Porsche to zoom on Indian expansion track
The carmaker, which currently has six sales and service centres across Delhi-NCR, Bengaluru, Mumbai, Ahmedabad, Kolkata and Kochi, and two service centres across Hyderabad and Chandigarh, will be opening a sales and service outlet each in Chennai and Hyderabad by next year, consolidating its presence in South India.
"In India, we will see steady growth. Customers in this market are evolved, travelled, and well-informed. We came here in 2012, and have wanted to establish a nationwide network. We're committed to have a whole team for marketing, sales and aftersales," Porsche India Director Pavan Shetty told DH.
In terms of car models, Porsche has brought its entire worldwide stable to India, which involves six families — 911, 718 Boxter, 718 Cayman, Macan, Cayenne and Panamera.
Recently, it delivered the 825th unit of the only 991 units of the limited edition 911-R produced globally, to a customer in Bengaluru. Periodically, the company introduces new models in the Indian market. While it launched the compact SUV Macan last year, it will be rolling out the 2017 Panamera sedan in the next two months.
"All segments garner equal amount of importance for us. But in India, the trend is more towards SUVs. Hence, the Cayenne is our most popular model, while sports cars continue to rise in popularity as well," Shetty said.
The company's India order book sees 70% share coming from SUVs, with the remaining 20% from sports cars, and 10% from the four-door sedan. Porsche saw global sales to the tune of 2,37,000 units last year, selling over 400 cars in India.
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Finances and fitness follow similar patterns on gain and loss.
To trim debt, we must spend less or make more moolah.
To trim weight, we have to eat less or burn more calories.
I think it's easier to spend less money than to make more.
It's less sweaty eating fewer calories than burning more.
Help improve this post, add to the list below via comments. Burning the fiscal fat, crowdsource style.
Vast amounts of money can be saved here. After mortgage and investments, this category is often the #1 smack to the wallet. Here are a few ways to save $7,400 on bacon, more if you have a large brood.
- Oatmeal for breakfast, forget the sugary pre-packs. A tall 42 oz canister of steel-cut oats costs $2.50 and will feed me for a month. Spoon in flax seed, brown sugar and cinnamon, douse with water, micro' for 2 minutes, done. Bonus: my cholesterol is pegged at 230 (thanks mom), oatmeal lowers it 25 points. Save $75 mo./$900 yr. compared to greasy McBreakfast on the drive to work.
- Learn to brew coffee and tea at home, bring a bucket of java to the office. Save $50 mo./$600 yr. compared to Starbucks.
- Brown bag lunch at work. I usually do leftovers or a sad $1.80 frozen meal. Pigtails also packs her lunch, we save $160 mo./$2,000 yr. by bagging it.
- Make dinner at home daily, we try to reserve eating out for special occasions. Double batch means leftovers for lunch the next day. Sometimes I'm tired and don't want to cook. Save $250 mo./$3,000 yr. by dinning out occasionally.
- Learn to love ice water. It's free, good for the body and thirst is often masked as hunger.
- Craftily work the grocery store. Save $75 mo./$900 yr. compared to sloppy shopping:
- Generic labels taste the same as national brands; name brands often make the generic goods.
- ALDI (owns Trader Joe's) is 20% cheaper than the big boys.
- Weekend ad specials sell products at less than cost.
- Stores knock off cents if you BYOBag (IKEA blue reusable sacks are massive and $.70).
- Target has surprisingly low prices on cereal.
- Whole Foods is a ripoff, find an Amish or Menn' organic bulk grocer. Stringtown is my favorite.
- Some shops have a policy where the item is free if it rings up incorrectly. Eagle-eye the register, I usually find one or two mispriced items per trip.
- Bagged beans require more prep but cost less and aren't salt-laced like canned. Potatoes, carrots and onions are dirt cheap, learn new ways to cook with them.
- I'm not a couponer, probably should look into that.
Nibbling away at cash eaters around the house adds up to heavy savings. Here are a few ways I cut the fat from me casa.
- Refinance the mortgage. I did and pocket hundreds a month after an interest dip from 6.3% to 3% and change. I'll finish it off this year or a few.
- Make multiple mortgage payments each month, doing so bites off principal faster. Talk to your bank and make sure they apply the extra dough to the bottom line. Multi-payments a month means you'll burn your mortgage several years early.
- Cool in the winter, warm in the summer, our thermostat sits at 62 now and 78 in July. Electric and gas combo bill ranges from $50 to $170 a month. Save $1,200 a year by donning a sweater in the winter and tighty whites in the summer.
- If I was building new, geothermal is the way to go for heating/cooling savings. The install price is down to a few thousand bucks. Most people will recoup within 7 years, then the hay's in the barn.
- Apply for your homestead tax credit to lower your yearly property tax bill by hundreds.
- Hand wash cooking pots and only run the dishwasher and washing machine on full loads. Use a front-load washer, don't water the grass in the summer and limit kid showers to a few minutes. I've replaced both toilets with the low-flow variety. My water bill is $35/mo, figure I save $300 a year over being frivolous with the drink.
- I'm slowly replacing windows and doors around this brick ranch. Also the water heater, new roof and soffits this spring. Difficult to pinpoint how much these save on the efficiency front, but I notice the kitchen noticeably less drafty and warmer in the winter after new windows and door.
- Many utility companies will provide a free home energy audit. Our MidAmerican Energy blasts the home with an infrared gun to help find heat leaks and kicks in a free insulated water heater jacket, low-flow shower head (no good, me need pressure) and a couple CFL bulbs. I prefer LEDs lights, but their price needs to come down before they'll mainstream.
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We recently adopted two guinea pigs from petco. Although we specifically asked for two females, one of the pigs they showed us was actually a male. We didn't notice at the time, but when we got home and checked it was very obvious that he was a male. There is no way that it was a mistake. I think petco lied about his sex because male guinea pigs are less desirable to adopt. However, the two pigs (male and female) seem to really like each other but we can't let them be togeether because we don't want any babies. We would be absolutely heartbroken to return either one of them. Since petco lied aboout the sex of one of them, would it be reasonable to ask them to pay for him to be neutered?
Hello annaandherpigs,
Is it possible that you could put a divider in there cage? And then when it is time for play watch them very closely. I am sure Petco made a mistake, I am so sorry that it had to happen to you thought.
Maybe if there is a accident you can give the babies back to Petco. Hope I helped out.
If the two were together for even a few hours the female already could be pregnant. Keep a close eye on her and watch for any signs of early pregnancy such as drinking excessively, eating more, obvious weight gain ( will begin to look eggplant shaped)
Since they are sold at a young age a pregnant female can have complications.
As far as the male, I know from experience that neutering is very risky and can end in losing your precious boy. Also the surgery cannot be done until a certain age, I'm pretty sure its 6 months. So they would still have to be separate until he is the safe age.
A Midwest cage with separation grid is a very good solution or build a c&c with same idea.
Best of luck in whatever you chose to do!!!!!
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Cowell's US earnings were unveiled in US magazine TV Guide's annual pay survey.
The 48-year-old has built on his Mr Nasty reputation from British TV and has become increasingly famous for his blunt criticism of some of the contestants on the Fox TV show.
He beat US chat show legend David Letterman who earns £16 million a year while rival Jay Leno raked in £13 million.
His American Idol co-host, Ryan Seacrest, also performed well, raking in £14.5 million.
Charlie Sheen meanwhile led the way for TV actors, earning more than £420,000 per episode for his popular CBS sitcom Two and a Half Men.
William Petersen, who plays Gil Grissom on CSI: Crime Scene Investigation was the second highest paid, taking home £307,000 an episode, while Law & Order's Mariska Hargitay was the best paid woman for TV drama, earning £204,000 a show.
Miley Cyrus, 15, also gets £12.5 million for her role as Hannah Montana in the Disney TV show.
Other high earners include the cast of the Simpsons, who each earn more than £204,000 an episode.
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Iserotope Extras: "The Desegregation and Resegregation of Charlotte's Schools"
Author Clint Smith of the New Yorker makes a controversial claim: that the recent police shooting of Keith Lamont Scott in Charlotte is connected to the community's decision in 1999 to resegregate its schools. This article is worth your time.
"The school system in Charlotte did not resegregate by accident, just as police in Charlotte did not perceive Keith Lamont Scott as a danger by accident. The country we live in is one that we have built to be this way. The cities we live in were built this way. They were court-ordered. They were signed into law. We made these choices, and now we see the consequences."
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A short summary of our adventurous and fast paced Balkan Tour
Day one – Taxi driver, take me to Serbia!
The adventure started last Friday evening, when after returning from work, burnt out and ready to go to bed, we packed each a small backpack containing just the minimum necessary for the week to come. We hurried then down to the train station and headed towards Timisoara (Romania). After a very uncomfortable and delayed ride, we got to the train station only to find out that we had just missed the morning train towards Belgrade. Left with no alternative and pressured by time, we decided to take a taxi across the border with Serbia to the town of Vrsac.
We got dropped off in front of a deserted bus station. After circling the building a couple of times, we end up in front of the station again where we spotted a bus which was just making its way towards us and a man walking by it. We ask the man for an exchange office to which he replies "euro? no problem!" and opens his fanny pack which was full of cash. It turned out that he handled the ticket situation on the bus as well and the bus was going to Belgrade.
We loved Belgrade, I personally completely fell in love with its layered architecture, little winding streets, chilled out atmosphere, interior courtyards, green neighborhoods and countless cafes & bars. After a fair exploration of the city center and the fortress, we ended up having dinner in the Bohemian Quarter. It was the first time I think I ever saw David not being able to finish his meal; as the waiter was so nice and welcoming, he convinced us to get way more courses than planned. We were even serenaded by a live band – when they heard that I was from Romania they performed a Romanian song, in Serbian (not something you hear every day!).
Day two – Novi Sad, we're out of cash
For our second day in Serbia we took a day trip to the town of Novi Sad. We found it to be a nice quiet town, we found it very similar to Romania's Sibiu, a popular local's getaway destination as it appeared. The only problem was that we miscalculated how much we'd need for the day and so ended up in town with barely enough cash to make it back to Belgrade in the evening. And so we did not sit at any of the nice cafes and we only had a pastry for lunch, we drank lots of water from the fountain in the park and we walked to the fortress which was indeed very nice and gave a great view over the area from its top.
Day three – Is Kosovo safe to travel to?
Kosovo is very safe indeed, although that was not our first impression when we got off the bus in Prishtina. The station looked quite scary and in the evening's low light, the boulevard that took us to the city center, bordered by gigantic apartment buildings, looked scary too. Someone (me!) forgot to write down the address to the hostel we were staying at, so not having a map either, we spent the next hour or so trying to locate our shelter – frustrating, yes. Once we finally made it there our spirits changed. We were warmly welcomed and as we were staying right in the city center, we got to experience the western oriented atmosphere that governed the city, having by the end of the night a change of heart.
Day four – Prizren, Kosovo's hidden gem & once again catching a taxi across the border
Arriving to Prizren from Prishtina is easy and affordable. Once we got into this small town located in a valley between beautiful mountains, we were amazed first with the amazing scenery, but we were also very surprised by the vibrant feel of the town, the good atmosphere all around it, the streets packed with people, the cheerfulness all around the main town square. On a Tuesday afternoon, entire families were out enjoying a late lunch or a tea, all in a celebratory mood.
Enjoying ourselves so much, we were not in a hurry to get back and catch an early bus from Prishtina to Skopje, so we decided to go for the 7 o'clock one we had found information online about. Only when we got there – there was no more bus that ran at 7. Last one had left at 6. There were no trains. David ran after the guy from the information booth, who was just locking up and heading home, caught him on his way out. Unfortunately, he did not provide us with a miraculous solution to our situation, but a realistic and expensive one – another across border taxi. We had no other choice so we jumped in the car and, after what I am sure it was the most dangerous car ride of my life, through mountain roads, in the dark, at extreme speed, we arrived in a lit up, statuesque city of Skopje.
As soon as we got off where we figured the center was, while searching for our accommodation on the tourist map, we were approached by a young American guy, suited up and carrying a Bible. Minutes later, he gathered all of his missionary friends who lived in the city, spreading the word of God, and they were so nice as to insist on walking us all the way to our destination.
Day five – Back to the roots, visiting Maloviste
Taking a trip to Maloviste, a small village located next to the southern Macedonian town of Bitola and the only village inside the National Park of Pelister was definitely very up high in the list of priorities for this particular trip. We did not chose this destination randomly or just for its remoteness, but the fact is that my great-grandparent were born here and later on settled down on Romanian land.
The trip there was long and costly, we managed to hire another taxi to drive us up to the mountain and give us some time to walk around before taking us back. But in the end it was more than worth while, remaining definitely the high point of the trip for me, on a sentimental value. I felt a strong connection to the village and felt proud to be able to be stepping on the same stones as my ancestors.
Day six – Skopje is turning into the next tourist destination
Macedonia appears to be pushing a lot its tourism, at the moment putting Skopje through a transformation process directed towards attracting tourists in the area. This process involves the construction, practically overnight of countless monuments and monument-buildings. This gives a strange air to the city center. Don't get me wrong, it doesn't look ugly or kitschy, but a bit overdone. We are glad that we made it just in time, before the seas of tourists will come conquer these lands of mystery and wonder.
Day seven – Change of plans takes us to Sofia
For our last stop, we had planned to visit Plovdiv, an ancient Roman settlement in the south of Bulgaria. Unfortunately, once again the information we found online about transportation turned out to be misleading and as we wanted to avoid getting on yet another taxi to make it in time to our destination, we decided to go to Sofia instead. This was a nice ending to our trip – we took a walking tour (one of the best I ever took, definitely recommended!), had a glass of beer/wine and called it a day.
To give a last pinch of flavor to our adventure and to leave on a good note, we were almost convinced by the old lady selling train tickets that the train ride will be dangerous in the sitting area which resulted in a half hour debate weather we should take the seats or just opt instead for a sleeping wagon or even wait till midnight for the bus. We did indeed end up on a very busy train and could not figure out where our seats were. Very confused and a bit suspicious, we rode the whole ride holding on tight to our backpacks.
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I stepped out of my box a bit to review this book. I've been married for over six years now, so I don't usually pick up books written for single girls. But since that's all I used to read, I thought it couldn't hurt to give this one a try and see if it might be useful for someone else.
The Chase encourages teenage girls to chase after God rather than guys. The authors, Kyle and Kelsey Kupecky, have been married since 2012. They take turns sharing bits of their own love story as they present some important truths about dating.
I really wanted to like it, but I just didn't. The writing was mediocre and voice-less, the stories weren't that interesting, and I could tell they hadn't been married for very long when they wrote it. (That's not necessarily a bad thing, but the depth that comes with years of marriage just wasn't there. To be fair, I'm a 28-year-old married woman, not the single teenage girl the book is written for, so maybe that doesn't matter.) Just a few chapters in, I felt like their platform—Kelsey is the daughter of well-known author Karen Kingsbury and Kyle is a Christian recording artist—is what got the book published, not their skills or experience.
A few worldview things parents may want to know . . . 1) The Kupeckys seem to believe that if God calls you to be married, He has one person chosen for you, as opposed to believing there's no such thing as a soulmate—that there are multiple people you could build a happy and successful life with. 2) The Kupeckys tell several stories of people they dated before they met. So if you're opposed to dating, this book may not be a good choice for your kids.
Bottom line: it wasn't terrible, but there are better books out there for single teenage girls who need a godly perspective on relationships. My favorite is Boy Meets Girl by Joshua Harris.
2 stars—It was okay and I probably won't recommend it.
(Read more about my rating system here.)
I received a copy of this book from Revell in exchange for my honest review. The opinions are my own and were not influenced by the publisher or author.


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The heroes are bathing near a waterfall when Dungeon Master appears and tells them of a way home. He advises them on seeking reflections of what they are and what they desire but that a giant sacrifice may be required to save a tiny friend, then urges them to remember that the smallest deed may yield the largest reward. Dismissive of his riddles Eric walks off to retrieve his clothes from a rock that turns out to be a nest of giant ants who erupt out and attack.


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Trivia with a Cause 6pm Friday 9th February 2018
Join us for another evening of mind bending questions, great food and a new mid-time challenge! Support us to raise funds to give our teachers at the Tel Rumeida kindergarten a much deserved pay rise. Help us ensure teachers in … Continue reading
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Fabulous ceramics keep our kids at school
The Palestinian city of Hebron has long been famous for its ceramics and glass-blowing industries. Traditional Palestinian ceramics are handcrafted ceramics and recognised internationally for their distinctive style and the flower and arabesque patterns, with the intricate details all painted by … Continue reading
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TRIVIA WITH A CAUSE – 6pm Fri 3 Feb., 2017
Join us for an evening of fun, facts, delicious food and games – all for a good cause! Help Friends of Hebron pay the wages of three early-childhood teachers working in the Old City of Hebron, as well as the … Continue reading
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Humanitarian agencies salute the work of Human Rights Defenders in Hebron on the occasion of International Human Rights Day
Jerusalem, 10 December 2015 "UNRWA teachers, social workers and mental health counsellors across the West Bank are reporting extremely high levels of stress and trauma. If no action is taken an entire generation of children and youth will be lost. … Continue reading
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AL-KHALIL (HEBRON): No safety for Palestinian children walking to school in Hebron
As the violence continues on the streets of Occupied East Jerusalem and the West Bank, we need to keep in mind, first and foremost, that what is occurring in the West Bank is not a reaction to an incident that … Continue reading
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A Bird is not a Stone – an evening of poetry from Palestine
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Education under occupation
The 25th of February marks the anniversary of the massacre that took place at the Ibrahimi Mosque, in 1994, where 29 Palestinians were shot dead, and another 129 were left wounded. The massacre was committed by a Jewish doctor – an … Continue reading
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Academic Vocabulary Lists for Classroom Use
I recently learned about an excellent website where you can find 10 academic word lists for high school student use. At this site, you will find the most frequently occurring word in the family along with the related word family variations for the word. For example, the word "authority" cites "authoritative" as well as "authorities" as related words to the main word. When students can link words by family, they have longer retention and have a better understanding of the words and their derivative uses. The list contains 570 word families. See the tab "How to Use this List" for some great tips to maximize retention and word learning.
Effective Vocabulary Instruction
Learning vocabulary involves two concepts. The first is adding new words to one's personal lexicon but the second is learning new meanings for the words with which one is already familiar. We must not only help students add new words to their vocabularies, but also help them expand their knowledge about word meanings. Words have connotative as well as denotative meanings so to really understand what we are reading, requires an extensive background knowledge about language and word meaning. For this reason, good vocabulary instruction includes not only exposure to totally new words but also instruction that deepens student's understanding of the meaning of words they already know which may be used in many other conceptional ways.
We learn words most often during our every day life experiences. For example, a young child learns the word and the concept of "hot" by touching a hot surface and hearing his mother say, "No! Hot!." After the tears subside, the child has a clear and memorable link to both the word as well as the concept of "hot.
People also learn words through movies, television, listening to conversations and by extensive reading. This is the reason that we need to have students read as much as possible. The more they read, the better they become at reading and the larger their vocabularies become. Snow, Burns and Griffin (1998) state that from elementary through high school, students learn approximately 7 words per day or somewhere around 2,700 to 3,000 per year. Reading aloud to students is also a good way to expand student vocabulary since students can listen to text several levels above what they might be able to read and comprehend on their own. Reading to our students in all content areas should be a daily experience. This will not only help our good students but is absolutely vital for our struggling readers or English-Language Learner students.
As adults, we often use our knowledge of word parts such as prefixes, suffixes and root words to analyze a new word that we encounter. For this reason, it is helpful for students to study and learn the meaning of affixes. Content area teachers should identify the important affixes that belong to their subject area and help students learn the various word parts so that they develop a greater understanding of how to analyze new words they encounter while reading. For example, knowing that "hydro" means water would help students unlock the meaning of many scientific words dealing with water that they might encounter.
Another good way to encourage vocabulary development is to pique student curiosity and interest in new words. Word walls in all grades and content areas can help call attention to special vocabulary that students need to be successful in the classroom. Gathering interesting words and playing with words can also be great ways to help students build a large storehouse of vocabulary. The more students can connect to, visualize and enjoy adding new words to their vocabularies, the stronger and more competent readers they will become.
Research on Best Practices in Primary Vocabulary Instruction
according to Juel and Deffes (2004), teachers can make vocabulary meaningful and memorable for students by anchoring new words in multiple contexts. Other researchers point out (Nagy & Scott, 2000; Nation, 1990) that knowledge of a word includes how it sounds, how it is written, how it is used as a part of speech, the word's multiple meanings and it's morphology or how it has been derived. Comparing and contrasting words on the basis of these various features can help students organize and categorize words for more efficient memory storage and retrieval.
Juel and Deffes tested 3 different types of typical vocabulary instructional strategies with primary students to see which strategy worked most effectively. In what they referred to as a "contextual condition," teachers related word meanings to students' background knowledge. In the "analytic condition," teachers related words to student's background knowledge and engaged students in analyzing word meanings. The third instructional method was called "anchored condition" where teachers related words to students' background knowledge, engaged students in active analysis of words and also called student's attention to the words' component letters and sounds. According to Juel and Deffes, they found that the analytic and anchored instructional approaches helped students learn the words more effectively than did the contextual instructional approach. Their final recommendations were that teachers "should take every opportunity to connect vocabulary words to texts, to other words, and to some concrete orthographic features within the word." Read the full article by clicking on the article title below.
Inspiring Vocabulary
This is a great idea to use to develop student vocabulary. Give the class a small passage that is missing words. Each student is asked to complete the passage with words that s/he thinks will make the passage more interesting to read. After each student has completed finding words to insert into the missing parts of the text, the students read the passage aloud to see who has created the most interesting and descriptive passage. Words must make sense in the context of the passage and must be "G" rated. This is a fun activity that can help students reflect on both passage meaning as well as more interesting vocabulary.