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|February 25, 2013 04:42 PM EST
In the February 17 issue of the New York Times Magazine Robert Draper wrote an article titled "Can the Republicans Be Saved From Obsolescence?" The graphics are awesome; check them out.
Draper reported on a Republican-conducted focus group session in which a researcher asked what younger swing voters associated with the word "Republican." When the facilitator wrote the word "Republican" on a whiteboard,
… the outburst was immediate and vehement: "Corporate greed." "Old." "Middle-aged white men." "Rich." "Religious." "Conservative." "Hypocritical." "Military retirees." "Narrow-minded." "Rigid." "Not progressive." "Polarizing." "Stuck in their ways." "Farmers."
Except for "Military retirees," "Farmers," and, perhaps, "Religious," the focus group could have been talking about legacy media top management, especially the comment about "Stuck in their ways."
And there is no better example of being "stuck in their ways" than the legacy media way of compensating salespeople, primarily on commission.
As Daniel Pink suggests in his best-selling new book, To Sell Is Human and in his Harvard Business Review article "A Radical Prescription For Sales," "the reps of the future won't work on commission."
What if paying salespeople commissions is rooted more in tradition than logic? What if it's a practice so cemented into orthodoxy that it's no longer an actual decision? That's what a handful of companies have begun discovering. To the surprise of many, these firms are showing that commissions can sometimes do more harm than good—and that getting rid of them can open a path to higher profits.
We know that most legacy media CEOs care about only two things: One, compensating themselves an undeserved, gargantuan amount of money, and, two, higher profits every year.
Don't these CEOs read? Can they read? That's a legitimate question, because either they don't read (or can't) or they do read about but don't pay attention to the latest trends in compensation and often make their salespeople perform worse than they otherwise would by paying them the wrong kind of commissions. For example, using yield management programs to determine optimal rates and then paying salespeople commissions based on getting the computer-generated higher rates.
The assumptions management makes are: One, that all salespeople are motivated solely by money, and, two, that salespeople have control over the rates advertisers will pay.
Clearly legacy media managers are motivated by money, so they assume everyone else is. Plus, their bonuses are based on higher profits every year, so they assume all of their salespeople are interested in helping them receive a higher bonus. Wrong, arrogant, and stupid.
But stupid is as stupid does; even Forrest Gump knew that. And that's what paying salespeople primarily on commission does – makes them stupid. Makes them hunters. And what do hunters do? They kill and eat their prey.
Commissions, especially commissions based on higher rates or higher shares, force salespeople to treat their customers as prey.
But do you think the new media companies such as Google or Facebook, or companies such as Amazon or Apple consider their customers prey? Of course not. Their primary business strategy is to delight their customers, not kill them. Their salespeople are educators who, to use Daniel Pink's term, upserve their customers, not upsell them.
Yes, legacy media top managers are stuck in their ways, particularly when it comes to compensating salespeople, and they can't be unstuck from obsolescence any more than the Republicans can.
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Awkward Review: "No Doubt"by Nick McHatton at . Comments
As if last week didn't muddy the waters further, "No Doubt" was another drive by of an episode for Awkward... and it was all because of that stupid letter!
While I'm glad Tamara didn't actually write it and the list of suspects has been dwindling more and more, it has become a little annoying working through what seems to be everyone in the entire school in an effort to figure out who was behind it.
Who are we down to now? My count is Ming, Jake, Matty, and maybe Lissa.
Though I seriously doubt Ming would write something like that, my mind isn't made up on Matty or Jake. But it felt like Matty was exonerated tonight. With that said, I know what you're thinking: how could Jake possibly write something that mean? But that's the great thing about him potentially writing the letter: he's the last person anyone would ever suspect. Especially after he refused to read that cruel letter Sadie and Lissa wrote to Jenna – he was feeling guilty.
Wait, was that another clue drop for us? Ugh, damn that letter! It's like the smoke monster of stationary.
Moving on from the letter and onto the green pastures of Reseda, the date between Matty and Jenna was adorable, even if Jenna was full of paralyzing self-doubt and second-guessing about Matty's true motives.
In the end, the date between the two of them ended up like a meeting of families. We learned that Matty actually took Jenna to a restaurant his uncle owned, something he was never comfortable doing before – bringing a girl home. The same can be said for Jenna, sort of.
Watching Matty interact and have fun with Ming and Tamara was just pure fun and we got to learn a few new things about everyone. Not to mention Ming was finally given something to do! Other than her "do all boners look like weapons?" line weeks ago there hasn't been very much for her.
Thankfully, all of that changed with "sex touch." Whatever that is.
Overall, "No Doubt" lived up to its name. I never have any doubts anymore about whether or not I'll enjoy Awkward and I'm more than a little bummed that next week is the season finale.
Other thoughts:
- It was about time Jake kicked Lissa to the curb. Her shenanigans with Sadie were getting downright ruthless.
- I thought for sure Jake and Jenna were going to smooch when he was on the porch.
- I really wish MTV could air the show without bleeps - but there's always the DVD right?
- ... I may have just figured out what a sex touch is.
Nick McHatton is a TV Fanatic Staff Writer. Follow him on Twitter.Tags: Awkward, Reviews
Jenna looks hot in this episode! FINALLY!
Okay, shouldn't Jenna stop worrying about the Matty kissing another girl at Lissa's. She herself has been party to two lip locks since - with Jake and then Ricky Shroeder (albeit in a drunken state) at her own party.
If you saw my earlier post about why handwritten notes are such a valuable asset, you are probably ready for some samples, no? I decided I'd totally skip the super-generic and obvious kinds of notes: general thank you's, general sympathy and general 'it was nice to meet you.' In the real world, our relationships are a bit more complicated than that, so I pulled some old notes I wrote and created a few I know others might need. This should give you a good sense for a place to go in your letter writing.

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The United Shipbuilding Corporation (USC), is under criticism from Russian President Vladimir Putin for delays in delivery of several warships for the Russian Navy, RIA Novosti reported.
In his complaint to USC officials, Putin cited problems with efficiency and quality on a number of projects, particularly regarding the assembly and delivery of nuclear submarines and surface ships.
Putin ordered the Russian shipbuilders quicken construction without sacrificing production quality, demanding a report highlighting measures of improvement be submitted by October 15.
RIA Novosti reported that after the meeting, Russian Industry and Trade Minister Denis Manturov said that the USC had fallen behind schedule on approximately 30 percent of its contracts with the Defense Ministry, leading them to hire foreign subcontractors to help complete the delayed projects.
According to the Defense Ministry, the Russian Navy awaits delivery of 24 submarines and 54 warships of various classes by 2020.
Source: Ria Novosti, Staff
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Polarcus Limited has signed a letter of intent with Perenco Oil & Gas Gabon S.A. for a 3D marine seismic acquisition project offshore West Africa.
The project,
Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V., in partnership with Volker Stevin International (VolkerWessels), has been awarded a contract by Iberdrola Renewables Offshore Deutschland
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Capital expenditure (Capex) on global LNG facilities is expected to total $259 billion (bn) over the period 2015-2019, with investments expected to be 88% larger
The new shipyard facility of Honghua Offshore Oil & Gas Equipment Company in Jiangsu, China, has launched its first ship, an IMT982 Platform Supply Vessel. The vessel,
USS Tortuga's (LSD 46) Commanding Officer, Cmdr. Thomas Goudreau and Executive Officer, Cmdr. John Fleming, were relieved of their duties Dec. 16, due to loss of
Australia and Japan appear to be inching closer to an agreement on the sale the top-secret technology from Japan to build a fleet of new generation submarines.
Scientists at the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) along with Mercury Continuity (MC) have demonstrated the Tactical Reachback Extended Communications (TREC) system in the port of Miami.
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Where do you get your juice? Concentrate kits are fine I suppose. Guess I just want to try everything at least once.
Blackberries I pick myself, apple juice I get from a local orchard; but if I decide to make a zinfindel, I'll probably just buy a concentrate kit.
Remember one unassailable statistic, as explained by the late, great George Carlin: "Just think of how stupid the average person is, and then realize half of them are even stupider!"
"I would like to die on Mars, just not on impact." Elon Musk
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Stop and think about how you're sitting at your computer right now. Are you slouching? Jutting your neck forward? Sitting with one leg tucked under? Or are you sitting up straight, with legs positioned at a 90-degree angle to the floor? Yeah, we didn't think so.
Well, add sitting up straight to the things you should have listened to your mother about. All that slumping and slouching may have you rubbing your temples in agony at the end of the day. While stress is the leading trigger of tension-type headaches, poor posture (along with clenching or grinding your teeth, a lack of exercise and fatigue) can also contribute to feeling like someone has put your head into a vise grip.
Hold Your Head up High
Ever try to hold an eight-pound bowling ball in one hand? That's what your neck has to do on a constant basis for your head, and it obliges without wobbling or saying, "Darn, this thing is so heavy, I've got to put it down." Bad posture puts your neck under even more pressure and, explains Robert S. Kunkel, MD, consultant in the Department of Neurology at the Cleveland Clinic and past president of the National Headache Foundation, "when you slouch, you cause the muscles to go into spasm, which hurts the neck and head."
·Get it straight. At your desk or in the car, sit with your back supported and your neck in a neutral position (as if you were balancing a book on your head). Your hips should be slightly above your knees. Sit close enough to the monitor or steering wheel that you don't have to bend forward.
·Get a move on it. Even if your job description reads "desk jockey," your fanny does not need to be permanently planted in a seat. About once an hour, take a break and walk around. Just be sure to take the time to stretch your body, especially gently rolling your neck and shrugging your shoulders. Bonus: You'll also feel less fatigued and more able to focus when you return to your work.
·Get to the core. Multiple exercise techniques, including Pilates, yoga and the Alexander Technique, improve the strength of the muscles in your middle (your core). A stronger core means a straighter you, so if slumping over the computer is contributing to your throbbing head, sign up for a local class or get a DVD workout. Yoga in particular is also a stress-buster, so you get a two-for-one benefit there.
Drop Your Jaw
Have an aching jaw and ear pain along with your headaches? You may be grinding or clenching your teeth together (and you may not even be aware of it if you're doing it in your sleep). Known as bruxism, this unconscious habit causes you to tighten the muscles on the side of your face, right up to the temples, Dr. Kunkel explains. (Try doing it deliberately right now. Doesn't feel so good, does it?) Those tense muscles not only get tender to touch; they can also trigger a tension-type headache.
·Open wide. Stress makes many of us clench our jaws. Try to relax your face and jaw muscles throughout the day. For instance: Open your mouth as far as possible and stretch your jaw as far as possible (although maybe not with a mouthful of food).
·Get on your guard. Talk to your dentist about wearing a splint or mouth guard at night. These guards are custom-made and fit over your teeth, and can prevent you from grinding or clenching your teeth while you sleep.
Trade a Pounding Head for a Pounding Heart
We all know that a daily walk, jog or swim can provide a host of health benefits, including a strong heart and healthy weight. It can also help prevent tension headaches. Regular physical activity, especially aerobic exercise, causes your body to release endorphins and other feel-good brain chemicals that block pain signals to the brain, Dr. Kunkel explains. Not only that, exercise is also a known stress reducer. (If you find that exercising makes your head feel worse, talk to your doctor. While workouts don't worsen tension headaches, they will increase pain for someone with a migraine, according to Dr. Kunkel.)
·Get moving. Walk, swim, weed your garden, ride a bike and otherwise get physically active for 30 minutes per day, five times a week. If you're pressed for time, you can break up your exercise into three 10-minute sessions and still benefit.
·Go with the flow. Tai chi, an ancient Chinese mind-body technique, may hold particular benefit for headache sufferers. A recent study found that after about four months of practicing the flowing movements of this ancient exercise form, patients reported significantly less headache pain than they'd experienced before. (They also found a host of other benefits: more energy, greater social functioning and improved emotional and mental well-being.)
·Sleep on this. If those aren't enough reasons to get you going, keep in mind that regular exercise also promotes a good night's sleep, which is crucial for preventing headaches over the short and long haul, according to Dr. Kunkel.
Try This! Is your daily car commute giving you a headache? Improve your posture while driving: Set your rearview mirror in a position that forces you to sit up straighter while you drive. —Julie Evans
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Monumental Roots
The great stone monuments of prehistoric Britain, including Stonehenge, were born in a wave of innovation that apparently began on a remote Scottish island.
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E.U. Clinical Trials Reform Leaps Forward
Draft regulation introduces obligation to disclose results
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Virologists' letter in support of Ron Fouchier was "misleading," 56 scientists write
Europe's New Basic Research Chief Ready to Defend Fundamental Science
Mathematician Jean-Pierre Bourguignon takes the helm at European Research Council
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Sigmar Gabriel to lead ambitious shift to renewable power
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European Deep-Sea Trawling Ban Sinks
European Parliament turns down attempt to phase out destructive fisheries
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On the eve of a new funding era, the European Union's research chief tells scientists what to expect
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Petition against new law attracts 13,000 signatures
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Ministers adopt E.U. funding package in time for 11 December launch
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A diplomatic fudge allows the European Union and Israel to agree to differ over a ban on funding in the occupied territories
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FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. – The sales tax on cookies, chips, sodas and other junk food sold on the country's largest Native American reservation is going up.Navajo Nation President Ben Shelly signed legislation Friday to increase by 2 percent the sales tax on food with little to no nutritional value, starting next year. No other...
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University of Minnesota researchers have developed an innovative approach to tapping heat beneath the Earth's surface. The method is expected to not only produce renewable electricity far more efficiently than conventional geothermal systems, but also help reduce atmospheric carbon dioxide.
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The Invasive Species Forecasting System (ISFS) provides computational support for the generic work processes found in many regional-scale ecosystem modeling applications. Decision support tools helps resource managers plan invasive species protection, monitoring, and control strategies for the lands they manage.
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Seacoast Division NMRA attends EMMRC Train Show
The Seacoast Division NMRA attended the Eastern Maine Model Railroad Club (EMMRC) Train Show at Jeff's Catering in Brewer, ME on November 22, 2014. The EMMRC, whose home clubhouse is in Orland, ME, hosts this annual show. While modest in size, the show attracts a variety of vendors in all scales as well as several operating layouts. The EMMRC's modular layout was operating as were two linear table top (actually several table tops) narrow gauge layouts. The EMMRC also sponsors a silent auction at the show which is always fun. The New England Steam Corporation (who are trying to raise enough money to restore MEC 470 to operating status) were also present. Chip Faulter represented the Seacoast Division NMRA at the show and spoke to many of our "downeast" members.
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As the 2013-2014 academic year is off to a great start and the New York City campus settles into its new home, one of the neighboring institutions that has served as the venue for multiple Nyack events is the Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Indian at One Bowling Green.
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Lockheed Martin Information Systems and Global Solutions, Owego, N.Y., (FA8732-13-D-0001); TYBRIN Corp., Fort Walton Beach, Fla., (FA8732-13-D-0002); Harris IT Services Corp., Dulles, Va., (FA8732-13-D-0005); SRA International, Fairfax, Va., (FA8732-13-D-0003); Raytheon, Garland, Texas, (FA8732-13-D-0006); and L-3 National Security Solutions, Reston, Va., (FA8732-13-D-0004) have been awarded a $960 million multiple-award, indefinite- delivery/indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contract for Network-Centric Solutions-2 (NETCENTS-2) Application Services. This contract vehicle will provide services such as sustainment, migration, integration, training, help desk support, testing and operational support. Other services include, but are not limited to, exposing data from authoritative data sources to support web-services or service oriented architecture constructs in Air Force enterprise environments. This contract vehicle is the mandatory source for all Air Force units purchasing services that fall under the scope of the contract. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, Maxwell Air Force Base-Gunter Annex, Ala., is the contracting activity.
Lockheed Martin Information Systems and Global Services, Colorado Springs, Colo., has been awarded a $20,794,692 modification (P00288) to contract (F19628-00-C-0019) to support critical mission operations for North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) Cheyenne Mountain Complex/Integrated Tactical Warning/Attack Assessment (NCMC/ITW/AA) in support of air, missile and space defense for the national command authority. The total cumulative face value of the contract (including this modification) is $1,800,000,000. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, Peterson Air Force Base, Colo., is the contracting activity.
Lockheed Martin Information Systems and Global Services, Colorado Springs, Colo., is being awarded a $11,996,522 modification to a cost-plus-incentive-fee and cost-plus-fixed-fee contract to support critical mission operations for North America Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) Cheyenne Mountain Complex/integrated tactical warning/attack assessment and Mobile Consolidated Command Center missions in support of air, missile and space defense for the national command authority. Joint Space Operations Center (JSpOC) mission systems (JMS) is the development effort Space and Missiles System Center is using to incrementally transition away from the legacy space situational awareness mission, and is intended to be the next step towards migration of the space surveillance catalog maintenance capability from the Space Defense Operations Center and CAVENet systems to a high-performance, sustainable, and network-centric computing platform by migrating the astrodynamics support workstation and special perturbations tasker applications to JMS. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, Peterson Air Force Base, Colo., is the contracting activity.
SRI International, Menlo Park, Calif., has been awarded a $230 million indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for hardware, software, prototype systems, spiral software enhancements and installation training support for the Digital Video Laboratory III. The basic contract is a five-year contract. Air Force Test Center, Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., is the contracting activity.
General Atomics - Aeronautical Systems Inc., Poway, Calif., has been awarded a $23,951,449 modification to a cost-plus-incentive and firm-fixed-price contract for additional 904.6 systems release tasks for the MQ-9 Hunter and Killer System Development and Demonstration (SDD) bridge effort. The total cumulative face value of the contract is $114,143,253. The modification includes additional capabilities added to the basic SDD bridge effort, one aircraft retrofit, and one Systems Integration Laboratory upgrade. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, is the contracting activity.
Lockheed Martin Space Systems Co., Sunnyvale, Calif., has been awarded a $75,230,383 modification to the existing fiscal 2013-2016 Contractor Logistics Support, Legacy Sustainment, and Combined Task Force Support contract for the Space Based Infrared System Survivable Endurable Evolution (S2E2), Increment 1. The total cumulative face value of the contract is $181,098,565. This contract modification is for permanent sustainment modifications to the current Mobile Ground System (MGS) to enable processing of Defense Support Program and SBIRS geosynchronous orbit satellites mission data and to perform limited contingency SBIRS GEO satellite commanding. This project also replaces the existing Intermediate Maintenance Facility with the Maintenance and Operations Support Suite used for pre-deployment preparation on the S2E2 MGS Force Packages, and to provide maintainer and limited operator training. The Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center Infrared Space Systems Directorate Contracting Division is the contracting activity.
LinQuest Corp., Los Angeles, Calif., has been awarded a $121,182,989 cost-plus-incentive-fee contract for System Engineering and Integration Support Services (SE&I). The contractor will provide and maintain enterprise SE&I services for the current MILSATCOM Systems Directorate, execute and evolve standardized enterprise processes, control and manage the technical baseline and interface(s), perform system integration across the enterprise and within identified programs, develop and implement key systems engineering processes, developing tools and techniques to predict issues and enable timely action, and develop and maintain performance metrics. The Space and Missile Center, Los Angeles Air Force Base, Calif., is the contracting activity.
Dr. Mica Endsley has been appointed as chief scientist for the Air Force.
Lockheed Martin will continue to provide enhanced communications reliability, survivability, information capabilities, and user support within the National Capital Region on behalf of the Air Force District of Washington under a new, approximately $320 million contract, the company has announced. Under the one-year base, nine-options award, Lockheed Martin will run the Network Command Center, supporting the Air Force's National Capital Region IT communications network used by all Air Force personnel in the Washington, DC region—including the Pentagon, Joint Base Andrews, and Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling. Services will include desktop support, enterprise applications, plans, projects and engineering services, and National Military Command Center support. In addition to the site consolidations, Lockheed Martin also created the Shared Computing Environment, a migration of enterprise platforms across a unified infrastructure of storage, computers, networks, and virtualization environment, establishing a virtual computing space.
Lockheed Martin Corp., Marietta, Ga., has been awarded a $27,922,289 indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract with provision to issue cost-plus-fixed-fee, firm-fixed-price, cost-reimbursement-no-fee contract for the sustainment of C-5 software and the software integration laboratory, engineering support, and to provide an emergency operational flight plan. The cumulative total face value for this acquisition is $27,922,289. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center/C-5 Galaxy Center, Robins Air force Base, Ga., is the contracting activity.


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Pressured to Ostracize Someone? You'll Suffer If You Comply…
In matrimaniacal societies, in which much of social life is organized around couples, people who are single can feel excluded. Getting ostracized can be especially painful when the people who are excluding you were once your friends – the people with whom you socialized routinely.
There is research showing that as people become more serious about a romantic relationship, they spend more time with each other and they sideline their friends. In the jargon, that's called "dyadic withdrawal." I think there is another dynamic, too, though the definitive research has yet to be done: Coupled people spend more time not only with each other but also with other couples; at the same time, they marginalize their single friends.
I wonder about the psychology of this process. Do new couples happily join in with the other couples, proud to be part of the Married Couples Club and to leave their single friends behind? Or do they want to include their single friends, at least at first, but get pressured to exclude them by other couples who want to socialize only with other couples?
My guess is that it is different for different couples. (And that some couples do not engage in singles-ostracism at all.)
A lively area of research has shown how painful it can be to be ostracized, even in trivial ways (as, for example, when other participants in an online cyberball game stop throwing the ball to you). Now there is new research showing that people who are pressured to exclude other people – and who comply with that pressure – suffer too. Call it karma, if you wish.
In a pair of studies, some participants were told to exclude another player from a cyber ball-tossing game. If they complied, those participants ended up feeling more negative emotions than other participants who were not given any special instructions as to how to play the game and who did not exclude other players.
In one of the two studies, the experiences of those who were instructed to ostracize another player (by not tossing the ball to that person) were compared to the feelings of people who were ostracized. Remarkably, the people who went along with the instructions to exclude another player felt just as distressed as the people who were excluded.
The profile of the particular negative emotions differed for the two groups of people in ways you could probably predict. The people who went along with the ostracizing experienced more shame and guilt, whereas the people who got ostracized felt more anger.
Something else happened that the authors probably did not predict. Some of the participants who were instructed to ostracize other people just wouldn't do it. Wouldn't it be nice to learn more about them!
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Bella DePaulo (Ph.D., Harvard; Visiting Professor, UC Santa Barbara), an expert on single life, is the author of several books, including "Singled Out: How Singles Are Stereotyped, Stigmatized, and Ignored, and Still Live Happily Ever After" and "Singlism: What It Is, Why It Matters, and How to Stop It." Dr. DePaulo has discussed singles and single life on radio and television, including NPR and CNN, and her work has been described in newspapers such as the New York Times, the Washington Post, the Wall Street Journal, and USA Today, and magazines such as Time, Atlantic, the Week, More, the Nation, Business Week, AARP Magazine, and Newsweek. Visit her website at www.BellaDePaulo.com.
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I visited this shop on 17th November 2014. At first I looked at tea towels + the owner was helpful. Then another customer came in to enquire about some bedlinen which I was also interested in buying. Unfortunately, when we both by accident asked him different questions at the same time, the owner turned to me shouting "Why don't you shut up!" All he needed to have said was "Please don't speak at the same time because I can't hear you properly." I was very upset and walked out.No shop owner has ever spoken to me like that. It was uncalled for. I had not been rude but he was very rude to
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What an amazing shop with quality products at great low prices and I was told by the lovely gentleman who runs the establishment that they are online with even lower prices.
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I live in Canada, and having visited the Linen Cupboard on a visit to London some years ago, am always happy that I am able to reorder my favourite items by telephone. Terrific service and quality selection, highly recommended!
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Absolutely incredible shop full of textile treasures and interesting things for the home. Run independently, this is the place to go for top-quality duvets and sheets, amazing embroidered napkins, runners - in fact everything you could wish for the home, with unusual designs that you won't see on the high street. Friendly chap who runs it will go to any lengths to please you and find exactly what you desire.
Support a local business and stop by here instead of buying polycotton from M&S. For the same price, you'll get something beautiful.
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What a great shop. I now buy all my household linens from the nice chap who runs the place. The shop is a real taste of how pleasant shopping used to be before mass marketing took over the high street.
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Enough of the pillow talk, I'm amazed the place isn't full of customers each time we go in there. The chap who runs the shop knows his stuff and has some really good value and quality stuff.
Currently writing this review under one of their duvets, resting my head on one of their pillows. Go in there the next time you're in Oxford Street and thinking of buying some generic bed clothes from BHS from some saturday girl who thinks tog ratings are summink you get on Second Life or whateva
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Wednesday, September 28, 2011
Tales From the Road - Strength and Beauty
As my regular readers and friends know, I travel a lot in my work. Sometimes I stay in places where I can go out and explore, and sometimes I'm in cities and countries where I can go out and about, but only unarmed. For such places, I stay in after dark, not spending my money at local businesses, hesitant to venture out as a female alone, after sunset in an unfamiliar area, armed only with a pack of breath mints.
Such evening aren't always so bad. I'll perhaps have a simple dinner of cheese, crackers, an apple and a glass of wine. Then later, with tea and crime scene yellow jammies, I'll write a couple of posts to save up for days when I'm too busy for thoughts outside the tape.
There was an evening like that not long ago, when settling in and unpacking I found a surprise. Although some of the crackers I packed in my computer bag were crumbs, in the bottom, unharmed, was a small bowl made from the shell of a moon snail. It's delicate, yet it survived the flight. I'd forgotten it was in there, placed when I recently moved and found it after the boxes were already packed.
On my desk are the shells of moon snails, this one of which was cut in half to form a dish. The Greek philosopher Aristotle, while still a young man, first scientifically chronicled this strange little mollusk when he came upon it little during a 2-year sojourn on the island of Lesbos. In classifying this tiny creature, he wrote in De Partibus Animilium, "In all of nature there is something of the marvelous, even the tiny, legless sea urchin."
I agree with Aristotle in this, for in examining the shell, the empty remnant of this ungainly and indelicate creature. There is surprising power and beauty in such small things. I see a delicate brush of blue sky, grayish tones that bleed into fragile whites. If I was in the mood to paint, especially if I was painting water, I'd capture it with items flung down by its force. Alone on a wind swept landscape, I'd reference my subjects with pieces of wood, position them in delicate frames of dying leaves. Here, held captive as well by of those who have left, in my minds eye I paint evidence of those departures . . . prints in the sand, ghost feet of little creatures, searching, the rushing feet of playful lovers, the footprints dissipating with the surge of water. There, seen at the waters edge, the soft clawed paths of a predator looking for prey, following the single footprints of a lone woman who followed the wandering path a moon snail might have left behind.
Strength is not always in a form that is familiar. Beauty is composed of more than you think. Both are built of more than meets the eye. It has as much to do with strength inward as strength outward. Though what we see before us holds allure, still in the evidence of what has been lost, is even greater beauty, greater courage. In even the smallest of things. In even those small remembrances of that which has gone, is the delicate moon snail's whorls of light and gray, the colors of the heavens. Tints of purity and substance. A strength that survived security screening, being stuffed into a too small space aloft and 4 hours of technical meetings. Small, strong colors to be captured while I continue on my own meandering journey.
There is beauty without strength, but there is seldom strength without its own beauty, a resolution of being that pervades the air with the scent and echo of the force of a life. As the invisible cloak of my duty slips from my form and I sit down in the chair by the window I see it. Not simply a city where I can not walk in safety under the moon, but my reflection in the glass, water streaming down, a city's tears for the defenseless.
Strength is not always where you expect it. Sometimes even in a city you can see it, in the eyes of a woman looking out at the night sky, unarmed but not willing to give up the fight. Look past the delicacy and the fragile form, there you will see it, the purity of will, the strength that will surprise you.
5 comments:
"Strength is not always in a form that is familiar. Beauty is composed of more than you think"ReplyDelete
And love is expressed in ways other than romance.
Thoughtful and contemplative at once, outré duality.ReplyDelete
Just because we cannot be all we desire to be based on location does not diminish us. Those of a mindset will never go quietly into the night if mischief falls.ReplyDelete
Beauty is indeed in the eye of the beholder. So is the steely look and determination of someone that will not go willingly when confronted with attempted malice.
Both together are more beautiful than any words can say and as hard to define.
North said it best. Reading the words you write always humbles and inspires me and reminds me that words are so much more than type on a page. Thank you.ReplyDelete
It's played on my mind more than once this week. I was outnumbered, outgunned, no one to watch my back in a tense situation. I had a dangerous rival who was twice as big, twice as smart, and infinitely tougher. "He thinks you're a weakling," the boss said.ReplyDelete
"I might be a weakling," I replied, "but I'm not a chicken."
I started this blog for family that lives far away. Now that they are gone, it continues on to share those memories.
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