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While the Cayman Islands' gross domestic product grew by 2.1 percent last year, the highest growth for the country since 2007, separate government reports show that the consumer price index fell by almost half a percent in the first quarter of 2015, and that imports declined by almost 13 percent.
The 12.9 percent decline in imports for the quarter was mainly based on falling gas prices, but imports of construction materials, vehicles and telecommunications equipment also dropped, according to the Economics and Statistics Office.
The inflation rate for the Cayman Islands fell into the negative column, with consumer price growth shrinking for the second quarter in a row.
"This is the first time since September 2010 that the CPI of the Cayman Islands showed a negative movement," Finance Minister Marco Archer said in a statement. "It parallels the 0.1 percent CPI decline in the United States during the same period. The general price movements in the two countries reflect the impact of global oil price reductions."
Consumer prices in the first quarter of this year fell by 0.4 percent compared to the same period in 2014. The ESO report states that electricity, gas and other fuel prices dropped by 13.6 percent for the quarter, leading to an overall 1.1 percent decline for the housing and utilities category. "Average insurance fees went down by 3.8 percent; in particular housing insurance premiums fell on average by 8.0 percent," the quarterly report states.
The category for restaurants and hotels had the sharpest total decline at 8.2 percent, according to the ESO report, following a more than 40 percent decrease for accommodation services. Catering services registered a half-percent increase for the quarter.
Education costs rose 2.7 percent for the quarter, led by a 4.3 percent increase in school fees for primary and pre-primary schools. The index for food and non-alcoholic beverages rose by almost 3 percent. Prices for milk, cheese and eggs were up almost 8 percent. Meat and meat product prices rose 5.8 percent, and the categories for breads, cereals and seafood increased by more than 5 percent each.
Petroleum and related products led the way for declining imports, with the total value of those products down 45.9 percent, according to the ESO report. Gas import prices dropped 42.5 percent during the quarter, according to customs data in the report.
Taking out the sharp 45 percent decrease in the value of petroleum-related products, all other imports decreased by 3.6 percent to $152.7 million for the quarter.
Machinery and transport equipment, and miscellaneous manufactured goods declined by more than 20 percent each.
"The CI$6.4 million fall in the machinery and transportation category is traced to a decrease in road vehicles, aircraft equipment and telecommunications equipment," the ESO report states.
In manufactured goods, construction material imports dropped by more than 30 percent.
The index for beverages and tobacco declined 6.3 percent.
The United States remains, by far, Cayman's largest trading partner, accounting for $161 million of the almost $177 million reported by the ESO. Imports from the U.S. dropped by more than 15 percent from the first quarter of 2014.


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With continuing pressure from online travel agencies, there's the tendency to discount the value of phone calls in capturing more direct bookings. Don't.
As hoteliers continue to bemoan distribution costs and blame online travel agencies for eating into top-line revenues, all too many still overlook how easy it is to capture more direct bookings from the calls that are already being placed to hotels.
Let's explore five tips to consider when working to increase more direct bookings by a voice channel.
1. Cater to multitaskers
As I wrote in a previous column, the voice channel is not dissipating anytime soon. Many hotels have even experienced a resurgence as a result of the "click-to-call" option most of us have on our smartphones. It is easier to call when you are multitasking. Just ask those who answer how often the person on the other end of the call is driving, walking down a street, or cooking dinner. Try assigning a unique 800 number to display on your mobile website and allow for tracking of mobile calls.
2. Be easily accessible
Post your phone number prominently on your website. Encourage direct voice bookings, which for most hotels are going to yield higher average daily rate and lower acquisition costs. Whereas most hotels seem to hide their phone numbers, make sure yours displays prominently, especially on mobile devices. Again, use a unique 800 number for your website. Although this seems like such an obvious suggestion, too many hotels and even resorts are not doing so. Don't assume that those who do not call are going to book online; instead, they might book elsewhere, even through another, more expensive channel.
Furthermore, if you have in-house reservations, make sure your website says so. Just ask your staff how often it is that callers specifically ask for in-house reservations.
3. Be cautious with third-party centers
If you use a third-party call center, make sure you have one that trains its agents on sales, not just order-taking. If you use sites like Brand.com, make sure you have them mystery-shopped on a regular basis. Join other hoteliers in your brand to advocate for the voice reservations channel, which based on my experience has devolved in recent years to the point where there is little emphasis on sales and most are not even using telephone hospitality skills.
4. Offer small incentives
Provide a per-booking incentive. Even if you transfer calls off-site to a brand or private call center, many callers insist on speaking with someone directly on-site. For smaller properties, this ends up being a front-desk colleague or even the night auditor. Too often, these staffers view the inquiry as an interruption. Try providing a small incentive (maybe $1 per booking) to see if you can motivate them to secure more sales. That's far less than you would pay for an OTA commission or even a brand or call center booking fee.
5. Create extra engagement on calls
Train your team to ask the most important question of all: "As I'm checking the rates on those dates for you, are there any questions I can answer for you about our location or amenities?" This not only shows excellence in service, but also helps them "unmask the story" behind the call and to determine if the caller is ready to book, if they are a value-driven deal seeker, or if they have questions or concerns about something they read in an online guest review.
It's also important to train your team to strongly reiterate that the rates they are quoting are (at least) as low as what the caller is going to find online, and therefore encourage the caller to secure the room night now to lock-in the rate.
Doug Kennedy is president of the Kennedy Training Network, Inc. a leading provider of hotel sales, guest service, reservations and front desk training programs and telephone mystery shopping services for the lodging and hospitality industry. Kennedy has been a fixture on the industry's conference circuit for hotel companies, brands and associations for more than two decades. Since 1996, Kennedy's monthly training articles have been published worldwide, making him one of the most widely read hospitality industry authorities. Visit KTN at www.kennedytrainingnetwork.com or email him directly email@example.com. He is the author of "So You REALLY Like Working With People? - Five Principles for Hospitality Excellence."
The opinions expressed in this column do not necessarily reflect the opinions of Hotel News Now or its parent company, STR and its affiliated companies. Bloggers published on this site are given the freedom to express views that may be controversial, but our goal is to provoke thought and constructive discussion within our reader community. Please feel free to comment or contact an editor with any questions or concerns.


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Couples come for help when, for one reason or another, they are not feeling the sense of connection and enjoyment they desire with each other. Using evidence based methods, therapy is 75 to 85% effective in helping couples make the necessary improvements. In therapy, couples learn skills and experience talking with each other on deeper levels. This allows them to work together and respond to each others needs rather then shut each other out. A thorough assessment, as therapy begins, helps couples understand how their relationship works and their specific strengths and rough spots. They learn to optimize their strengths, smooth out their rough spots and get to know each other better.
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Having conflicts in our closest relationships are not uncommon, after all, we all have opinions. The difficulties can be many. There may be addictions that people must come to terms with causing problems in relationships and having an objective viewpoint can cause people to grow in awareness. Often there are communication skills that need to be improved, like really listening and really understanding the other one. Not having adequate boundaries can also be a hindrance to a great relationship.
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Because Tyler's specialty is sexual addiction and affair recovery, couple work is an important aspect of therapy. Tyler has worked with many couples on communication issues, conflict resolution, rebuilding love and trust where it has been broken, and working through other family discord that may arise in families from time to time. Tyler also does premarital counseling.
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Relationships are important in our lives. Significant others have an even greater role. When we allow external variables to impact our priority relationships, distance can grow. Through our counseling relationship, intimacy, communication, trust, and mutual respect may be strengthened. Couples counseling may involve both individuals but is not required to initiate services. To ask questions or schedule an appointment, contact Angela McDowell.
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When you enter a committed relationship, the assumption is that you're supposed to know how to "do" relationships. But it's not always that easy; we don't learn relationships in school. I enjoy helping couples bring peace, stability and communication back into their relationship, thus improving their lives and the lives of those most affected by the relationship. My clients often report less discord, arguing, and tension, and many experience greater confidence, happiness, and emotional and mental strength. A more harmonious marriage or relationship reduces stress, provides greater energy, and helps children. Couple's counseling can help you enjoy all that your relationship was meant to be.
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Whether it is pre-marital counseling or you are seeking help to navigate the numerous issues that come up in your relationships, I want to help you and your partner work through the difficulty. My goal in couples counseling is to begin to open communication lines. By working alongside, I want to help educate, process and lead you and your partner to a better relationship.
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Infinite reasons manifest themselves to the advantages of couples therapy. Frequently at times, a critical situation (such as a loss or affair) may start a phase of complexity in the connection. Some couples encounter a progressive shift over time and try to shift back to a closer relationship. Couples can also implement therapy as a preventative measure, understanding useful communication techniques and relationship framework principles to prevent complications down the road. Amy works with couples to improve their connection, reduce ambivalence and promote strong habits to maintain improvement over time.
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Jennings is located in St. Louis County, Missouri. It has a land area of 3.73 square miles and a water area of 0.00 square miles.  The population of Jennings is 14,819 people with 5,935 households and a median annual income of $29,393. .
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Benefit-eligible employees receive short-term disability insurance (pdf) paid by the university. This coverage protects employees from income loss due to an extended illness, accidental injury or other medical condition (including child birth) that requires ongoing physician care.
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According to a new market report published by Credence Research "Aramid Paper Market – Growth, Future Prospects, Competitive Analysis, and Forecast 2016 – 2022," the aramid paper market is expected to reach US$ 808.8 Mn by 2022, expanding at a CAGR of 4.7% from 2016 to 2022.
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Aramid polyamides were introduced to the market in the early 1960's. The first meta – aramid was produced by the company DuPont named HT-1 which then was known by the trade name Nomex. Aramid paper is also known as a high temperature resistant insulation product which has excellent chemical and physical properties. It is sometimes known as a calendered insulating paper that offers mechanical toughness, dielectric strength, resilience and flexibility.
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Aramid paper is entirely made from synthetic meta-aramid polymers in two physical forms namely microscopic binder particles known as fibrids and short fibers which are known as floc. Fibrids and flocs are then formed into a sheet structure using a Foundrinier paper machine devoid of the usage of fillers, binders or sizers. The product formed is then calendered with high pressure and heat to densify it into to a bulk specific gravity ranging 0.7 to 1.2 which depend on the thickness of the aramid paper. Aramid paper is available in sheets and rolls of varying thickness and widths of 0.05 to 0.76 millimeters.
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Asia Pacific accounted for larger share of global aramid paper market in 2015 and is expected to retain its position during the forecast period. Growing demand for aramid paper from the electrical and electronic industry in the region has boosted high growth of aramid paper market in the region. Therefore, high demand is reported for aramid paper from Asia Pacific alone. Europe followed Asia Pacific in terms of demand for aramid paper in 2015 and is expected to increase its share in the near future. Increasing demand for aramid paper from wide range of end-user industries in the region has led to the growth of aramid paper in the region. Other regions such as North America, Latin America and Middle East and Africa are also projected to fuel high demand for aramid paper from growing end-user industries during the forecast period from 2016 to 2022.
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She lived most of her adult life in Toronto, but moved to London, Ontario when my grandfather retired, somewhere around the time I was born. They visited us in Leamington every few months.
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Grandma: Oh, goodness. I didn't wake you, did I?
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Her first swipe at my skull began at the peak of my forehead and ran to my crown.
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Grandma T: You look like one of those football players!
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Grandma T: You know! A football player! Very preppy.
I didn't think much of my grandma. Which is not to say that I didn't love her, or that I thought poorly of her. I just didn't think about her.
I was in college when she had her first stroke. It was big. It was followed soon after by a string of others. Overnight, my grandma transformed from the woman I'd always known to a frighteningly pale human form lying very still on a hospital bed.
Our family moved her to a care home in Leamington. She eventually recovered a bit. She could speak and feed herself. But she was never again the Grandma T I had known. She was way better.
Every time I visited, it was a different time, a different place. She was always Marjorie T_, but a younger version of herself. Completely lucid in whatever time and place her mind brought her.
Sometimes she was a five-year-old girl. We'd talk about candy and how mean little sisters can be. Other times she was a teenager. She was very keen to talk about boys.
Grandma T: Sometimes I don't know which boyfriend I like best.
Me: You have more than one?
Grandma T: Don't tell!
Once, she confessed the nicest boy she ever met was a fellow named Gerry T_. My grandpa.
Me: You're just saying that because it's me, Grandma.
Grandma: Maybe. He was nice, though.
Grandma lived just long enough for me to get to know her -- to realize this tiny person I had grown up apathetic to was a complex, intelligent, feeling person.
The day before her funeral, I found a photo of her and and my grandpa on their honeymoon. They took a cruise of the Great Lakes. In the photo, they're lazily leaning back against a guardrail. Grandpa's arm goes far enough around her shoulders that Grandma can hold the tips of his fingers with her hand. They look look young, attractive, and cocky. Their faces wear an unmistakable expression. It says: "Awwww, yeah."
I didn't cry at her funeral -- something a creepy church fellow pointed out to me.
Creepy: It's OK, you know.
Me: What's OK?
Creepy: To cry.
Me: Oh, I know. I'm not sad.
Creepy: Riiiiight. Look, we both know you can't lie to me. Go ahead. Cry.
Me: I'm not sad.
He grasped my arms, and spoke in a whispered growl.
Creepy: Cry.
Me: (matching his tone, leaning forward) No.
I probably should have explained how happy I felt that day. That I had a picture in my head all day of a smiling young woman and her new husband with their whole lives ahead of them. That I was lucky enough to get to know her before it was too late.
Grandma T
3 comments:
- Jordan said...
Awesome. That's the secret to loving the older generations, I think...including the ones who are no longer with us. Just think about what they were like when they were young.
- 5 October 2009 at 01:19
you bastard... i should know better than to read this stuff at work. *sniff* thank you.
- 5 October 2009 at 13:51
- Decadent Housewife said...
Beautiful. And confirms my dislike of hair clippers and creepy church people.
- 8 October 2009 at 10:28
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Al Nusra Attacks Syria
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Syria Attacks ISIS
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Saudi Arabia Arms ISIS
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(UPI) -- Israeli warplanes carrying out airstrikes on a shipment of Iranian arms to Lebanese Hezbollah guerrillas in Syria managed to evade Syrian air-defense missiles but the incident is a graphic demonstration of how the war has the potential to further inflame the region.
There are likely to be further Israeli airstrikes against Hezbollah in Syria, reflecting deepening Israeli concerns that Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps and their Lebanese ally are establishing a new front on the divided Golan Heights from which to fight the Jewish state.
These developments are increasing the chances of a miscalculation that could trigger a war that both sides insist they do not want. As tensions mount amid an unprecedented cluster of interlocking conflicts across the hair-trigger region, clashes like the aerial action over Palmyra could easily escalate out of control.
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Conclusions These findings demonstrate that ceftriaxone treatment induced upregulation of GLT1 GLT1 isoforms and xCT in association with activation of Akt-NFκB signaling pathway. studies have confirmed that GLT1 upregulation may be mediated in part by Akt phosphorylation and nuclear translocation of the transcription factor nuclear factor kappaB (NFκB) (Lee et al. 2008) we investigated the occurrence of these changes in ceftriaxone-treated P rats. Expression of phospho-Akt/total-Akt nuclear translocation of NFκB and cytoplasmic levels of IkBa following ceftriaxone treatment were decided. Furthermore xCT and GLAST protein levels were decided in the PFC Senkyunolide A and NAc of saline- and ceftriaxone-treated P rats. Studies have shown that five-day treatment with ceftriaxone upregulated GLT1 expression in the Senkyunolide A mesocorticolimbic pathway (Miller et al. 2008; Rothstein et al. 2005; Sari et al. 2011; Sari et al. 2009) and hence this treatment period was chosen for this study. Importantly to observe the onset of effects of ceftriaxone treatment on GLT1 expression and to establish the timeline for associated pathway changes two-day as well as five-day treatment regimens were included in this study. MATERIALS AND METHODS Animals Male P rats were obtained from the Indiana School of Medicine (Indianapolis IN) breeding colonies. Animals were single-housed in solid wood chip-bedded plastic Senkyunolide A cages in a heat (21°C) and humidity (50%) controlled environment on a 12/12-hour light/dark cycle. Animal protocol employed for this study was approved by the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee of The University of Toledo Health Science Campus Toledo OH. Protocols were based on the guidelines set Senkyunolide A forth by the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee of the National Institutes of Health and the Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals. Animals had access to food and water throughout the duration of the study. At the age of three months P rats were divided into four groups: 1) Two-day saline vehicle-treated group (n=7); 2) Two-day ceftriaxone (100 mg/kg i.p.) treated group (n=7); 3) Five-day saline vehicle-treated group (n=8); and 4) Five-day ceftriaxone (100 mg/kg i.p.) treated group (n=8). Ceftriaxone was administered as a solution made in physiological saline. Ethanol consumption For the duration of study P rats had free access to two concentrations of ethanol 15 and 30% in distilled water. Animals were provided free choice to ethanol for five consecutive weeks before the start of treatment. This model of ethanol drinking consisting of multiple choices of ethanol concentrations (15% and 30%) is known to increase ethanol intake in P rats (Rodd-Henricks et al. 2001; Sari et al. 2006). During the last two weeks before treatment (Week 4 and Week 5) ethanol intake water consumption and body weight of all animals Senkyunolide A were measured three times per week (Monday Wednesday and Friday). Data measurements during these two weeks served as baseline values. As reported in other studies from our lab ethanol measurements were taken to the nearest tenth of a gram by subtraction of the weight of the bottle from its previous Rabbit polyclonal to ZNHIT1.ZNHIT1 (zinc finger, HIT-type containing 1), also known as CG1I (cyclin-G1-binding protein 1),p18 hamlet or ZNFN4A1 (zinc finger protein subfamily 4A member 1), is a 154 amino acid proteinthat plays a role in the induction of p53-mediated apoptosis. 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Energy efficiency is one of the "hot" topics of the 21st century and plastics processors around the world are trying to come to terms with it. Ten years ago, a column on this subject would have attracted scant management interest. Today, energy management is not just a "green" issue, or a "carbon footprint" issue, it is a very real business issue and, in many cases, a matter of survival.
Price increases in energy and the desire to reduce greenhouse gas emissions have raised the profile of energy management in the plastics processing sector. This has pushed many businesses into action, but all too often their efforts have been poorly directed or ineffective. Sadly, this has led some firms to abandon their efforts to improve energy management, even though the basic techniques are essentially very simple and easily applied. Where managers have been well informed and have diligently applied the basics, the results have been exceptional—usage reductions of 30% are not uncommon, and some sites have achieved even greater savings. As we shall see in future installments of this column, simple techniques can have dramatic results.
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Western industry is highly focused on the cost of labor and sees the growth in volume of imported products as being due purely to the lower labor costs of overseas suppliers. The reality is that labor costs are, and always have been, a minor component of the overall cost of most plastics products. Direct labor has shrunk from an average of 25% of manufacturing costs in 1960 to 10% today. The cost of materials and overheads are far more important in the total product cost, but Western industry still focuses overwhelmingly on labor cost even as the overhead and energy costs rise.
In the East, however, their low labor costs mean that in many cases energy costs are already higher than labor costs. Some of the most energy-efficient sites in the world are already in the East. In addition to a labor cost advantage, they are also gaining an energy cost advantage.
Energy costs now represent the third largest variable cost (after materials and direct labor) for most plastics plants, and in some cases energy is the second largest variable cost. This is particularly true for plants that have low direct labor costs.
Energy costs have risen dramatically in the last five to 10 years, and this is the primary reason for increased interest in energy management. It might be nice to think that plastics processors are driven by a desire to become "greener," but the most certain way to attract attention in any business is to affect the financial results, and the increased cost of energy is certainly attracting attention.
In the last few months, energy costs have dropped dramatically from their recent highs. Manufacturers should not be lulled into assuming that the days of cheap energy have returned indefinitely. The current economic recession will end, as they all do, and the global engine of economic growth will pick up steam again—and with it will come increased demand for energy, especially in the emerging economies of China and India. Global energy prices will then surely go back up.
For the majority of plastics processing plants, the cost of energy is in the region of 4% to 8% of sales and for some firms is approximately equal to the profit level. In low-margin sectors of plastics processing, such as packaging and automotive parts, the cost of energy can be greater than the profit margin.
The possible savings from good energy management are in the range of 30% of current energy expenditures for most plastics processors. In rare extreme cases, energy savings of up to 50% have been identified with little difficulty.
These savings are virtually irrespective of the industry sector or process used. One particular plastics process does not waste more energy than another. It is not the process but the management that makes the difference.
The potential for 30% average savings in energy cost is achievable in equal shares through management, maintenance, and investment. Simple recognition that the rules have changed and that managing energy usage with about the same degree of effort that management devotes to managing direct labor can produce savings of up to 10% of energy usage.
Another 10% energy savings is available with simple quick-fix actions such as controlling the use of utilities and services (like compressed air) in both the process and the plant at large. This includes small investments in emerging technologies such as variable-speed drive control of water pumps and air-handling fans. Maintenance investments are defined as those whose expected payback is less than one year, regardless of the amount invested.
The final 10% saving is possible through investment in energy-efficient processing technologies and, just as important, through effective management of these technologies.
The majority of all these savings can be delivered through a balanced combination of no-cost, low-cost, and investment (maintenance or capital) actions. The average payback for all investments in energy management is, in our experience, in the region of six to nine months.
The next column in this series will explore the process of identifying your plant's "energy fingerprint."
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Dr Robin Kent is founder and managing director of Tangram Technology Ltd. in Hitchin, Herts., U.K. Tangram provides consulting engineering, training, and design services to plastics processors. Kent has been involved in injection molding and extrusion for 36 years and has worked as technical director for several major plastics processing companies in the U.K. and Europe. He can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com or visit www.tangram.co.uk. Articles in this series are adapted from his book, Energy Management in Plastics Processing (2008, 265 pages, www.pidbooks.com).
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Have you experienced Adobe's Slate app? It's free and simple to use. I created a 'story' called 'Self-ish: A Journey of Self Portraiture' with it. Lots of possibilities for creating illustrative stories effortlessly!
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The other day I received what I consider to be my first 'negative' comment on my Instagram feed. It wasn't necessarily a bad comment but one I felt definitely had negative intentions.
I can honestly say, though, the comment was eye opening – in more ways than one.
The comment came after I'd received several complimentary comments about a particular (abstract) image I had posted.
This commenter wanted to know: 'What is abstract art?', 'Where is the talent??' and 'Would someone please explain this to me!!'
For some reason I felt compelled to give an explanation even though I had doubts as to the sincerity of the question. Wouldn't an 'artist' know what 'abstract art' was? Especially an artist with such 'confidence'?
And when I said the comment was eye-opening I did mean it in a good way!
First of all it caused me to stop and think what 'having talent' actually means.
How is talent defined? Who gets to decide who is talented and who is not? And, more importantly, why did this person even care? Did my 'lack of talent' offend him? Did it take away from his ability to make art? It may sound as if his comment really bothered me but I assure you it did not.
It made me think.
Why do I create the art I create?
Why in this style, in this way? With these subjects and these colors?
I realized his comments made me want to defend my art but not in a defensive way at all. (And no one could have been any more surprised by this fact than me!)
'Abstract art', I informed him, 'is a visual language that does not attempt to represent an accurate reality but instead uses shapes, colors, forms and gestural marks to achieve its effect. If it engages the viewer it is considered successful. All art is ultimately valuable for its effect on the viewer and (in most cases involving true artists) for the effect is has on the artist who creates it. Whether or not the artist is viewed as 'having talent' is a non-issue for it is far more important for the artist to be able to tell their story through their art. Thanks for asking!"
And here it was.
The answer to the question I did not know I needed an answer to.
I do what I do because this is my story to tell. And this is how I choose to tell it. I hope you enjoy it but its ok if you don't. I share it because I can only hope you might benefit from it in some small way (or even in a large way) that it might change your day for the better or simply serve as inspiration. I create this art because I can't NOT create it. If it helps you too then it's a good day – whether talent is involved or not!
You can see my stories unfold at: http://www.instagram.com/AKALIGHTBLUE
He's a writer and artist who's work has been featured on NPR's Morning Edition, PBS NewsHour, The Wall Street Journal and the art website 20×200.com.
He's also published a couple of books and I want to share something from his (New York Times Bestseller) 'Steal Like an Artist'. He talks about the importance of artist's 'side projects'; the stuff that we do for fun. He says that these side projects are actually "the good stuff" – and that this is when the magic happens.
That's pretty interesting information and something to think about.
It reminds me of the quote (which he also includes in the chapter): "The work you do while you procrastinate is probably the work you should be doing for the rest of your life." – Jessica Hische.
Now that really is something to think about!
If you'd like to see what procrastination looks like…check out my Instagram feed at: http://www.instagram.com/akalightblue
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That in only two places in the entire world there is a phenomenon called 'simultaneous bioluminescence' where fireflies in the area sync up their flashes so they all light up at the same time repeatedly all night long. This happens (apparently) in Southeast Asia and Smoky Mountain National Park.
I had no idea!
Found on 'The Magic & Folklore of Fireflies'
This image is another one of my iPad creations.
A few months ago I made the decision to get a personal trainer to help with my healthy lifestyle goals. As is typical, we had a discussion about nutrition and exercise at our first meeting. One thing we discussed that I wasn't familiar with was learning my 'Calorie Maintenance Level'.
It didn't sound that important at first (just more diet and nutrition stuff) but for some reason I was paying attention, made note and decided to investigate further when I got home. Thanks, Google! You can read more about it at: www.acaloriecounter.com.
But if you're not into the research thing like I am – here is a (very) brief summary:
In order to reach your goal; whether the goal is weight loss, fat loss or muscle building it's important to know where you are starting from. Your calorie maintenance level will tell you that. Once you know this number it will be much easier to calculate and successfully reach your goal –and in the most efficient manner possible.
Think about it this way. If you were about to embark on a road trip, you wouldn't just jump in the car, start driving and hope to get there. Yes, you might end up at your destination but it might also take you a really long time to get there. Enough said!
The key take-away point to all of this is: whenever we're trying to eat healthy, or get into better shape there is a tendency to WAY over estimate the value of our efforts assuming that EVERY effort is a MAJOR one on our part; when in fact, this is (usually) never the case. And, as expected, this will only lead to disappointment and disillusionment when our goals are not immediately met.
So, if you're really serious about achieving a new healthy lifestyle goal – do yourself a favor and find out what your 'calorie maintenance level' is – trust me, it will be an eye-opener – and will save you a lot of angst in the long run!
Now, believe it or not this blog post really isn't about how to lose weight or gain muscle…it's really about how this information can be applied elsewhere – with any goal.
It's really easy to set goals. We get a great idea in our head about how wonderful it would be to accomplish A, B or C. We get excited and we plan. We're confident we can achieve anything at this point.
And then reality hits.
But I don't think it's so much a problem of not following through as it is improper planning.
I think we set ourselves up for defeat from the beginning because we're not honest about our starting point.
We tend to do the opposite of sandbagging – we exaggerate our credentials. Just like when we're 'calculating' how many calories that Turkey-Melt sandwich has.
I think being honest with who we are and what we want to achieve in a reasonable time frame would help us more in the long run. No matter what the goal is.
Just something to think about.
I've commented often (and have even written a blog post or two) about the speed in which time seems to be passing. People will always say that time just passes faster once you get older but, in all honesty we know this really isn't true.
I still hold on to my theory that time seems to be passing faster now because there are no longer 'start' and 'stop' markers to our day; that cell phones, emails, texts and computer access have made it too easy to be available 24 hours a day.
I still think this is a large part of the problem and since I don't see this life-style changing anytime soon – we need to figure out a way to work around it. And I think I may have stumbled upon that 'way' totally by accident!
If you really want to slow down the clock – set a goal. Nothing slows time like anticipation!
And not just any goal – a goal you actually plan on achieving. One that is important to you and that requires a little bit of focus (well, maybe just a little more than a little); nothing too painful though. The goal needs to be one that is within fairly easy reach (that you can achieve within a reasonable amount of time) and one that will give you measurable results (i.e. pounds of weight loss, money saved for a vacation, paying off a credit card, etc., etc.).
Here are the steps:
1. Set your goal.
2. Decide on your method of attack.
3. Commit to it.
It really comes down to that.
This plan doesn't work for people who set goals and then give up after a day or two – sorry; this will only work for people who are serious about reaching their goals. You have to be at that place – you have to want it bad enough. I know this all too well because I've been 'that person'.
The best part is – all this goal-setting has a two-fold benefit. Not only does it help to slow down the clock, it will get you excited about the future. Setting and reaching goals is a very productive way to spend your time – not to mention being very empowering. Once you accomplish one goal, you will be motivated to set another. And then another.
"In a year from now, you'll wish you'd started today."
What a great quote – and so true – and what better way to spend all the extra time you'll now have!
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Longhorn Open 2013
The 2013 Longhorn Open (annual racquetball tournament at the University of Texas) featured the #1 ranked women's racquetball player in the world, Paola Longoria. Learn how to consistently hit shots like the one above and you're one step closer to a #1 ranking. I decided to take a few pictures on the final day of the tournament — just to see how they'd turn out. I shot in manual mode and played around with the balance between aperture (depth of field), shutter speed (freezing the players and the ball), and high ISO (noise considerations). The lighting was actually pretty good in most of the courts, allowing "reasonable" settings. Most of the courts didn't have any viewing area except from above. That isn't so great for pictures but I was just experimenting anyway. Focusing was another challenge and I frankly never figured out a good strategy.
Family Tradition
It's only the second year we've taken this photo, but we're calling it a tradition anyway. We once again piled wrapping paper on ourselves and snapped a family photo. No one is posed — "sit down, grab some wrapping paper, and smile at the camera". I used f/8 to get sufficient(ish) depth of field and the lighting is simply an on-camera flash bounced up and behind the camera. I have a wireless remote but used the self-timer for this shot (I had forgotten to get the remote out and everyone was just ready to get the pic done and go make breakfast). I ended up having to photoshop a new version of myself and one of my daughters into the shot — that's standard operating procedure in our family shots it seems.
One More Sleep 'Til Christmas
Our traditional Christmas Eve consists of consuming a meal of assorted sausages, cheeses, and crackers while watching Muppet Christmas Carol. We always have a fire going in the fireplace no matter the weather — it's usually cool enough. The final hidden presents are wrapped and placed around the Christmas tree and all go to bed with great anticipation.
This year my wife had Christmas pajamas for all the "littles" (some of which are growing to be "middles"). She asked me to take a photo of the kids just before bedtime and the result is shown above. I shot from (roughly) the kids' eye level and used either manual or shutter-priority mode (can't remember) with a 1/4 CTO gel'ed flash bounced off the wall/ceiling behind me. In the upper left hand corner you can see the well-lit wall reflected in our glass doors. Had this been a more "official" shot I would have switched angles, bounced the flash over my other shoulder, etc. in order to minimize the bright reflections. The littlest one only has so much patience though so we to fire off some shots and call it a day.
Lady Cougars 2012
For the second year in a row I've taken pictures for my daughters' volleyball team. The individual shots were pretty much a piece of cake and they turned out great. The set up for those involved spreading a neutral-colored paint tarp on the floor to eliminate the red glow on the girls' skin, standing the girls on a stool, setting up one speedlight (triggered with Elinchrom Skyports) shooting through a white umbrella for the key light, a strobe flashing the gym behind the girls to add light to the background, posing them with a volleyball, and firing away. These went very quickly as there was no change in setup between each girl. The gym is horrible for pictures but was workable for these individual shots.
We also goofed with some dramatic shots with the girls looking serious and got the shot above. The main light is the same speedlight-thru-umbrella held nearly on axis with the camera (slightly toward high camera left). The back light is simply a speedlight plopped on the floor. These took longer to get the girls set and posed, and as you see above, we never got the posing or the spacing quite right. We didn't have all day so I had to take what I could get as they say. There are lots of photographic flaws but the girls and parents are plenty happy with the pic, which is what really counts.
I did some basic processing in Lightroom then headed to Photoshop to grunge out and darken the background (mostly with curves), do some very minor edits and retouching, noise reduction, and add the text.
Beep, Beep
For several weeks now we've had a road runner showing up on our back porch. The first few times it showed up it went around finding dried cicada shells (or whatever they are) and eating something out of them. There aren't any more shells around that I have seen but the road runner still shows up here and there. Today it walked right up to the back door and peered in. We have two sets of sliding doors in the back and as the road runner walked between them (out of view) I grabbed the camera off the table — I had left it there after snapping some pics of my daughter yesterday. I managed to get in position before the road runner was back in view and when it showed up at the other door I was able to take some pictures without scaring it off.
The backlight was really bad and the reflections on the glass caused some greenish weirdness but if you've ever been around road runners you know they're very skittish and you don't get them looking in your back door every day. I was grateful to snag a few pics regardless of the quality.
The Crew
We recently had visitors and it was a good opportunity for the kids and their visiting friends to have some fun making fires. Fire, chainsaws…fun stuff indeed. We were sure to capture some pictures of them together since they live 1000+ miles away and don't get to visit often. I used the tripod and wireless remote to get the group shot above. They were supposedly going for the serious look in the photo below but they never could manage it.
The image above is actually a crop of a larger Brenizer pano that I attempted. It would've been a cool Brenizer except that the smoke in the background varied so much as the individual frames were being taken. That led to some odd-looking stuff in the final stitch (some of which is actually evident, but not too obvious, in the photo above). Little puffs of smoke blurred the image in some (small) places which looked rather unnatural. I didn't bother saving that larger view.
For safety reasons we keep the fires small and don't constantly add new "fuel" to them. This gives the kids plenty of time for play and exploration — they have a blast out there. There are imaginary forts under the trees, deer tracks to follow, scorpions to find under rocks, and snakes to (pretend you want to) find. We haven't run across any rattlers or coral snakes at our place yet but they're certainly around. Fortunately I've only seen them dead on the road when I'm out running rather than live in the yard.
Quit Using Auto White Balance
Ever since taking Raul Touzon's workshop I almost never shoot using auto white balance (AWB). The camera rarely gets the white balance correct when it guesses, and the photos from a single shoot are often inconsistent in color when they are shot with AWB. If they are going to be "wrong" when AWB is used, you might as well guess wrong yourself by choosing one of the manual white balance modes — at least the images will be consistent with each other.
Ideally one would shoot an image of a gray card (or a similar type of product) which has a known color and use it either to set a custom white balance in the camera or to sample it in software to do an automatic adjustment. If I don't use a gray card, I pick a WB mode (my default is "daylight") and shoot everything with that. In Lightroom I either sample a white point to fix up the WB or I adjust it to taste (I might even want to make it wacky here and there).
The shot above was snapped in the kitchen while I was testing my newly-repaired camper. Canon had changed all my default settings of course and I don't even remember what WB was set in the camera. No matter, I simply used the WB eye dropper to sample one of the white polka dots on my daughter's dress. The image above is the result — straight out of the camera except for the white balance.
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Chair Abstract
Just like the kite photo I recently posted, this image is out of the ordinary for me — I don't shoot many abstract or fine art types of photos. During the week I picked up my Canon 5D mkii from being repaired [related sad story below] and yesterday got a chance to fully check it out. I popped my 50mm f/1.4 lens on the body and started plinking. As I sat at our little breakfast table I opened the lens up completely and started shooting through the rails of one of the chair backs. There were a lot of colorful things in the background which were nicely blurred by the wide aperture and close focus distance. I then started shooting while moving the camera up and down, resulting in the image above. I rather like it. The image is straight out of the camera except for cropping.
So the sad story is this: This year I decided to try shooting some pictures at a fireworks show. I'd never done it — I'd rather concentrate on *watching* the fireworks and it just seemed like a headache overall. Before the fireworks we attended a BBQ dinner catered by the Salt Lick and as dusk fell I hauled out the camera and tripod and began getting set up. I put my wireless remote into the cameras hot shoe, put the camera on the tripod, then proceeded to adjust the length of the tripod legs. I heard a loud crash — my 5D mkii hitting the pavement from a height of about 5 feet. Looking on the bright side, the camera had turned over on the way down and landed flat on the wireless remote which was in many pieces all around us. That definitely spared me from the damage I could have had. The camera "worked" here and there but mostly gave an error. It would even randomly try to focus the lens — when the power switch was off! Anyway…a couple hundred dollars later I have my camera back refurbished and sporting a new shutter box and mirror assembly. I managed to put all the remote pieces together but it was dead as a doornail.
Storm Panorama
It's pouring rain again tonight. Lots of lightning and thunder too…awesome. Last night after the rain I noticed some clouds to the east so I shot about 20 handheld frames along the horizon. The above image was cropped from the resulting stitched panorama (probably about 10 frames worth). I did some basic contrast adjustments in Photoshop after the stitch then went back into Lightroom. I'd recently seen a very cool cloud/lightning image done in black and white and decided to go that route with this one. I used the channel mixer in Lightroom to adjust the image to taste. In very rough terms that meant darkening the blues and brightening the reds.
Working (Young) Men
IMO an important part of growing up is learning how to work. I'll say the caveats up front: We're not slave drivers, we have a lot of fun too, blah, blah, blah. We've finally had our burn ban lifted since we've been receiving some rain lately. Our burn pile has been growing, and growing, and growing — especially since it includes an old carpenter ant tunneled playscape. The boys have been anxious to get the fire going (all boys are pyros, no?) so I put off the rest of my to-do list and spent the afternoon burning. Once it was stoked we really couldn't add wood very fast (at least not if we wanted to keep it under control) so the boys played in the wood pile and one even built a mini fort inside the pile. I reminded him to watch for snakes and he just said, "All I see is sticks". After a long pause I heard him mutter, "But I guess the snakes match the sticks…".
I had my daughter bring out my Canon 50D so I could grab some pics. I had only snapped a couple and it started to rain so that camera got put away. I would have liked to switch lenses as the telephoto lens compressed the scene a bit much for my liking, but the weather didn't cooperate. [It was a typically unpredictable Texas weather day: hot and sunny in the morning, thunderstorms whipped up and it poured, went back to bright and sunny (and humid), and as I write I hear thunder again] I did get out my Canon S90 later and got a couple more pictures. The top photo was the 50D, bottom was the S90.


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Wallpaper Meets the Kaleidoscope
A visual trip, Kaleido, Jocelyn Warner's new wallpaper, is machine-printed with an optical graphic print in the UK. The paper comes in 21-inch-wide, 11-yard bolts, and has a remarkable, almost translucent, quality. The colors in the overlaid (and a bit blurry) circular pattern shift as the viewer angles from side to side. The wallpaper, manufactured by Designtex of which the London-based Warner is a partner, costs $115 for a bolt and comes in six colorways, including copper, white and gold, and pink and cream. The wallpaper is available now at various Designtex showrooms.
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Farm Friday
Every Friday 11 am - 12:30 pm
Come for a guided farm experience where you'll visit our animals, explore our gardens and discover something new each week on our unique 12-acre ranch. Established in 1917, Connolly Ranch is a rich reminder of Napa's agricultural past and a gateway to learning about life on the farm. Bring a lunch and unwind as you picnic in one of our favorite natural spaces. This hands-on experience is perfect for one-time visitors or weekly friends of all ages.
First Wednesday of the Month!
Walk-in Wednesday - 2-4 pm
During our open community day, Connolly Ranch welcomes old friends to visit and new friends to discover us for the first time. Once a month, the ranch will be open for the public to visit the garden, relax in the grove, take a hike on the woodland trail and see the animals—on your own, or bring your family and friends.
We're now open on Second Saturday with an open house and programs for all ages. Come explore the many wonders of Connolly Ranch Education Center.
Open House: 9 am - 12 pm
Farm Tour: 9:30 - 10:45 am
Saturday Farm Camp (Drop-off program ages 4-12): 11 am - 2 pm
Children's Programs
Connolly Ranch offers nature-based, tactile, interactive and experiential activities that promote age-appropriate growth and development for young children in an alternative play-based format fall, winter, spring and summer. Some programs are drop-in, while others run as part of a series, and all programs operate rain or shine.
Our one-week day camps change weekly (Life on the Farm, Art Exploration, Farm-to-Table Cooking and Ecology Play), so children may attend more than one camp and learn different things each week. Camps are also offered during spring and winter break. Our new one-day School Holiday Playdays provide fun activities that brighten any holiday.
Special Events
Connolly Ranch hosts three special events each year. Earth Night in April is a springtime festival and fundraiser celebrating arts, music, movement and nature. Our annual Harvest Festival in the fall is our thank you to the community. And Dinner at the Ranch is our not-to-be-missed event featuring dinner and dancing under the stars and more.
Family Programs
Connolly Ranch offers variety of farm-based environmental education programs, including Sounds of Silence, Nature's Play and Fun Family Fridays, that provide perfect a fun way to spend time with your little one. Walk-in Wednesdays are the ideal opportunity for the whole family to enjoy time at the Ranch.
Field Trips
Connolly Ranch offers engaging, hands-on educational programs designed to meet California state standards for each grade level. Watch as science, language arts, history, physical education and nutrition come to life while your students are having fun learning.
After School
After school on early release Wednesday is a great opportunity for kids to explore nature, be active, experience farm-life and also get some homework done. Our Ecology Play Club (EPiC) on Wednesday afternoons is for students in 1st through 5th grade.
At Connolly Ranch, kids and families learn about farm life, the role of animals, ecology, sustainability, and an appreciation for nature. We teach organic gardening, the sources and benefits of healthy foods and knowledge of how nature works to sustain us. Connolly Ranch serves over 6,000 children and adults each year through preschool-aged programs, seasonal camps and field trips, serving many underserved schools.
With a mission of connecting kids and families to nature through farm-based education, Connolly Ranch aims to encourage the next generation of environmental stewards.


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Divine Chocolate and the Eden school trip29 February 2008
Divine Chocolate in Eden29 February 2008
After lunch we were taken to the steamy wonderland of Eden Project's tropical Biome. Kojo and Paul were astonished to be introduced to Hetty – Eden's very own cocoa farmer! – before being introduced to Eden's very own cocoa trees! The winner of the Divine Poetry competition (12-16years age group), Caitlin Guest, had made a special trip to Eden to meet the farmers. We were privileged enough to hear a live reading of her winning poem 'Not Just Cocoa'.
School groups were treated to first hand stories of cocoa farming in Ghana and Paul gave a live demonstration of splitting open a cocoa pod with a machete! Visitors were given the rare opportunity to sample the fruity pulp of the cocoa seed in the Biome and the chance to sample delicious Divine Chocolate up in Eden's shop. Having seen the biome Kojo said "I can't believe that all the plants we were telling you about are here. We'll have to watch out … soon Eden will be growing cocoa for the UK's chocolate!".
ASDA support Fairtrade and Divine Chocolate28 February 2008
ASDA head office staff in Leeds had a chocolaty treat when they got to sample Divine Chocolate and Fairtrade fruit with the Divine Chocolate fountain on Thursday. It was a real hit with everyone!
Also on site sampling of Fairtrade coffee, fruit, chesses and wine the Fairtrade Foundation Bus was on site before moving on into the Leeds city centre
Divine Chocolate tour Exeter28 February 2008
Paul with Exeter school children
Paul and Kojo proudly holding up a fabric painting from the school children
Three different groups of students enjoyed a day of learning, cooking and painting. Kojo and Paul took us through the 'bean to bar' story, and introduced students to cocoa pods, fermenting and dried cocoa beans. Touch, smell and taste all helped to familiarise unsuspecting participants to the surprising origins of their Divine and Dubble Fairtrade chocolate.
It was a great morning and we were rewarded with delicious chocolate dipped bananas and pineapples (all Fairtrade of course!) At the end of the workshops Kojo and Paul were presented with a wonderful 'bean to bar' fabric painting that the students had worked on during the day. The scene depicted each stage of the bean to bar story and included seeds and beads to give the pods a great textured finish. We thanked all the students and organisers with Dubble bars and 'Stock the Choc' postcards before leaving for the next destination – Exeter FM radio station!
Following Kojo and Paul's interview we were taken (via a delicious Fairtrade Café!) to Exeter's Global Centre, where we got the opportunity to meet Martin Odoch, Field Manager for the Mpanga Growers Tea Factory in Uganda. Kojo, Paul and Martin talked to Plymouth University students about Fairtrade and how its benefits are experienced by cocoa and tea farmers. Following the talks, the celebrations begun for the evening and we were treated to farmer presentations, songs, role plays and, of course, some delicious Fairtrade food and wine! (Devon Fairtrade campaign)
Divine Chocolate sampling in Sunderland27 February 2008
Sunderland University celebrated Fairtrade Fortnight with hot chocolate, a chocolate fountain with Fairtrade bananas and Divine Chocolate samples. Divine Chocolate's Sales and Marketing Manager, Alistair Menzies, gave a talk to the business school students showing how Fairtrade businesses can benefit everyone including the producers throughout the supply chain. Sunderland University have been great supporters of Fairtrade for many years and have Fairtrade University status.
6 Mayors and a President25 February 2008
Divine Chocolate and Kuapa farmers in the City25 February 2008
Kojo and Paul were out and about in London's financial district on Monday. In the morning, they spoke at a well attended Business Breakfast at Guildhall, the old 15th century seat of government for the City of London.
At the event there was also a speaker from the Fairtrade Foundation, and someone from BT, who spoke about how they implemented Fairtrade purchasing across the company. Kojo and Paul spoke about the benefits of Fairtrade to cocoa farmers in Ghana, and about how Divine's unique farmer-owned model meant that they themselves received a share of the profits from Divine's first dividend last year.
Off to nearby St Mary le Bow Church on Cheapside for a lunchtime debate, organised by Trading Visions and Justshare. The farmers spoke alongside speakers from Divine, Tropical Wholefoods and Fairtrade Foundation, along with an academic and a sceptical business consultant. It was a lively debate with good audience participation, with wine and chocolate afterwards.
Paul and Kojo had time to visit St Paul's while they were in the City, climbing the great dome of one of the largest cathedrals in the world. They thought it was an amazing building and really enjoyed the bright February sunshine views across London, though they also found the wind rather cold!


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The differences between the criminal law and civil law in Pennsylvania are manifest in at least two major ways: the consequences flowing from a violation of either type and the parties involved in each case. A civil case, for example, involves private parties who have a dispute over a matter. The person initiating the lawsuit is called the "plaintiff" and the person against whom relief is sought is called the "defendant." At stake in a civil case are injunctive relief or damages. Injunctive relief means that a court may force a party to do something or prevent a party from doing another. Damages are the money compensation that are awarded by a court to the party who has suffered a harm or deprivation attributable to the other. In a civil case, one party does not ask the court to incarcerate or arrest the other party. Civil law can be laid down in a state statute or can be found in common law. Common law is the body of law adopted from English law and developed over time in Pennsylvania through the precedent of court rulings. A "tort" is the general term used to define a civil wrong for which a remedy may be allowed. However, contract law, property law, family law, and probate law also fall under the civil law.
Criminal law, on the other hand, is a creature of statute. Pennsylvania legislators decide whether certain conduct is prohibited by law. In Pennsylvania, the crimes and offenses are enumerated in Title 18 of the Pennsylvania Code. "Crimes" are those acts that constitute violations of the criminal code. The criminal law or code also prescribes punishments and sentencing guidelines. The parties in a criminal case are the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, on the one hand, and the alleged criminal called the "defendant," on the other. The consequences under criminal law are more often considered more severe because they include incarceration.
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Two weeks ago, I managed to complete 30 minutes on the elliptical on Thursday in lieu of my run, and 4 miles on Friday as part of the start of Dopey simulation/back to back training. I was due for 13 on Sunday. As I was running my 13, I started to think about my update here and compose in my head. I was pretty annoyed with some of the commentary in one of my running groups. I had also been getting more and more frustrated over the month with the lack of commitment from people – both in life and in training.
First, the wishes. I wish, I hope to finish this challenge in January, injury free and feeling good. I wish it was here already and I could just be done already. I know a lot of other people training for Dopey or even just the marathon, and they wish the same. I mean, who doesn't? But wishing won't get me there.
As I was running, I was asking myself why I am doing this again. I felt over it already. I wanted to be doing fun stuff with my friends. Sleeping. Anything. My house is a disaster because I spend all my time working, sleeping or training. And by training, that means, running, core, weights, yoga, stretching, foam rolling, walking….. So do I want this?
I'm running and I'm a little miffed that someone online said they didn't want to interval during the run as it felt like cheating? What? I have asthma. I can't run more than a few minutes at a time. I'm doing 30 second intervals as I did last time. 26.2 miles is 26.2 miles if you don't get swept. I felt hurt and offended because we have tried so hard to be accepting of all views and all paces. I mean, I've done this before. I'm taking time out to encourage and help, to get slapped in the face by stupidity? If you really believe that walking is cheating, perhaps you should just run a race that isn't runDisney since Olympian Jeff Galloway does all the training plans and he is an interval advocate. So I'm thinking how does this fit in? It doesn't, except that for a short time I felt I wasn't good enough to be doing this. And that makes it so much harder.
So I keep running. I'm doing 30/30 intervals (seconds, not minutes), looking at scenery and taking it nice and slow. Trying to stay slow for training. Trying to ignore that my calf hurts when my foot hits the ground. After the first 6 miles I don't feel it anymore, and I start to gain confidence. I just want to be done though, because I want to nap before my evening plans which consisted of going to the sports bar for the Redskins Rally – I'm originally from DC and so I'm a fan for life and had never been to a Rally before. They were set to play here the next day and I had tickets.
I stop, I take a photo of a pelican in the wetlands. I think, "There. Character stop." (I stop for photos as it simulates potential stops during the race and keeps track of me being on pace. I stop, my watch does not.)
So do I want it? I'm slow. I am tired. I feel so lackluster. And then I'm at mile 11. Just get home. I see the Ritz Carlton setting up something on their tennis courts for the kids….I look. I see some guys sitting outside watching the boats. Wait? Does that guy have on Redskins gear? Two of them do, so I give a thumbs up. "Are you a fan?" one asks….He looks so familiar. The larger ones do not have on the gear, but it's become clear that they were players. Wow. I wish they had numbers on them so I know who I was talking to. LOL. I ask if they are going to the Rally later. One of the players says that just for back office, "…are you going, Coach?" Coach????? OMG. I am talking to Doug Williams. First African American quarterback to play in a Super Bowl. 1988. Won. I watched him. And Joe Theismann, the man who got them to the Super Bowl that year. WOW! Mr. Williams says he likes my shirt – it says "I can and I will." Asks what I'm doing. I say I'm training for a marathon in January and sorry I am not making sense but it's mile 11. They tell me, to remember to believe in myself. But also to work hard. You have to want it enough to work harder than you think you can. It was all very inspiring coming from two athletes. I mean, they had a natural gift and said that. I have so much to overcome structurally, age wise, physically (asthma, etc.). I thanked them for their time, and asked for a selfie. And finished my run. I ran the entire two miles home – except while dialing my football buddy to tell her what happened. Best "character stop" ever!
After I got home, I realized….I felt good those last two miles. Why? I mean I hadn't felt it before. Attitude.
Later that night, Redskins hit me again…..I won the autographed jersey in the raffle that night, and the next day they won. Can't beat that entire weekend. And to think I would have set off a chain reaction of this not happening had I not pushed myself out there – I'd have been later to the Rally and gotten a different ticket number. But I was early, because I was starving post-run.
While I was talking to another friend who is training, we wondered if we wanted it badly enough – I told her about my struggle through the run. She admitted, that like me, she had fallen off the wagon in terms of daily foam rolling and stretching. It's so easy to do while watching TV, and yet we don't. Then it hurts. Then it's depressing. So then we eat crap. So we said, let's keep each other accountable. But before we agreed, I asked are you over it? She said she was super excited and that our lackluster attitude was frustration. I mean, why else are we still going? Why would we care if we were injured? I mean there'd be plenty of time to heal. Yet we do. And we keep going. Getting back on the wagon and doing our mileage. And not just mileage. Last weekend I spent the better part of the day at the running store figuring out if the calf strain I have is due to over-correction of my orthotics. My orthopedist said he thought so as I went from pronating to supinating. Tried on every shoe and decided I was better off keeping what I have but using the store inserts.
I continue to work. Sacrifice fun with friends and rearrange schedules to ensure I get all my training in. Turned down dinner with a friend because I really needed to eat healthier and not be tempted. I know people who say they want this, but aren't willing to eat more balanced, aren't willing to give up a trip to Disneyland where they'll eat junk all day…..Aren't willing to do their exercises on their own, but aren't willing to train more often with their trainer. They want to be there, but they really don't want to do it. I hope to continue to want to work hard enough, to be inspired and to finish this.
I write this as I prepare for the Yom Kippur holiday – I will run early Saturday my 5.5 miles. I will have to eat to be healthy. But then I will fast until dinner, where I will carb load and do my 15 on Sunday. Both runs will give me time to reflect on the year, on what I need to do to improve, and to atone on my own. Until next time………………..


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Posted by Dan K Jatau Sr. MSc, PhD, MBCS, MInstLM
Dan K Jatau is a Nottingham, UK-based Information security and technology infrastructure expert and researcher who likes to write about technology subjects from both a business and technical perspective. His current interests are business-driven security architectures, identity and access, the Cloud, virtualization security and all aspects of security. He currently works in security program development and architecture and develops enterprise security programs for SMEs.
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