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Salman Khan to give a special appearance in Ajay Devgan's Shivaay ? : Remember Salman in Son of Sardar? Yes, It had Ajay but We are not mistaken as we are talking about his special appearance in Ajay's Son of Sardar in the song "Po Po Popo". History will repeat itself as Ajay Devgan's upcoming movie Shivaay will cast Salman in an Item song. The much-awaited flick of the year starring Ajay Devgn and Sayyeshaa Saigal Shivaay will be casting Salman for the promotional purpose.
Don't get surprised guys while back Salman appeared in Son of Sardar's song Po Po Popo along with buddy Sanjay Dutt in 2012. In a latest buzz, it was revealed that Salman will do an Item song with Ajay's starrer Shivaay and Sultan fame also agreed with the stipulation.
The friendship relation that Ajay and Salman share, this news isn't really a surprising one. Also, the latter has shown great excitement in the upcoming movie and apparently wished to take a glance at the rushes of young find Sayyeshaa.
On the work front, Salman may be seen in a key role in "Sons of Sardaar" sequel starring Ajay and Sanjay. Talking about the movie, Shivaay also stars the Polish actress Erika Kaar in the movie opposite Ajay also featuring Sayyeshaa. The film is set to roll out three trailers, which are to be released in a row in the next month — Aug. 8, 9 and 10.
Scheduled to open in theaters on Oct. 28, the film will face a tough competition with Karan Johar's "Ae Dil Hai Mushkil," which has Ranbir Kapoor, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and Anushka Sharma in pivotal roles. It's exciting to see the battle between the two at the box office.


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Orbitz, the travel Web site run by a consortium of airlines, recently became the first site to ink a deal with the new Travelweb consortium. The site's search features are strong, letting you select a particular chain, rating, or location. You can even search by proximity to a specific address or search for hotels with particular amenities.
There are few extras, such as photos or detailed views of rooms. Prices were not the best of the pack, either. But keep watching: Orbitz is adding about two hotels a week and expects to beef up its entire hotel offering rapidly.

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There is a saying with Peacemaking Circles, "You don't get to a good place in a bad way." In other words, the ends do not justify the means. The process or the journey matters.
I feel like we're living in a time where this has been forgotten. But this is not because we are bad people, but because we care about the end result so much that we become blind to the conditions of the conversations.
I've taken to calling this conversational hygiene. Hygiene is keeping things clean so that things are healthy.
One thing that will help us master conversational hygiene is what I discussed yesterday, creating safe or brave zones for conversation and not devolving into violent conversation or silence. Also, having a dual process happening, being in the conversation and an observer of the conversation is an important technique to develop on the journey towards conversational hygiene.
The dual process looks like this--(and this is a real conversation/event)
ME: [finds a bunch of recycling in the trash]
ME TO SON#1: Hey, did you put the recycling in the trash can?
SON #1: Nope.
ME: Okay. [fumes about the values of recycling and who could have done this all day, drawing the conclusion it must have been one of two people in the household]
...partner arrives home...
Now, this conversation can go a few ways. Holding the end in mind, care for the environment, I could place the importance on that goal. Or I can pay attention to other values that might be present. I know that the value of "the recycling bin is over full and nobody else takes out the recycling" is real and that I have a role to play in that. I also know that my partner isn't always the greatest with composting, often trashing compostable items and that bothers me. I also know that throwing away four water bottles and a yogurt container into the trash is super out of character. I can do this two ways:
ME: Why did you throw recycling into the trash can? [channeling my angst about composting and recycling] or
ME: Do you know anything about the recycling items that were in the trash?
I chose to practice conversational hygiene, this time. Asking the second question.
PARTNER: It was "X." [a person who is living with us]
Internally, I had a few more thoughts and maybe I should have voiced them. But my goal, finding out who did this nefarious deed, was upheld and I got to the good place in a good way, without using conversational violence (cutting people off, stereotyping, stuff like that) or silence (sarcasm is a form of silence). It is hard for me to not use sarcasm. Really.
When you get into a conversation that has violence in it, that is a sign that someone is feeling unsafe. But it also means they are withholding meaning from the shared pool of wisdom or they are forcing their preferred meaning into the pool. Neither of those options are particularly good.
Imagine using this technique of conversational hygiene with folks in your community. The technique of observing yourself and others while being fully immersed in a difficult conversation. What could be changed?
ME: I admire Colin Kaepernick for his stance and starting the whole kneeling thing.
PERSON: I just don't want to see it.
realizes this is a difficult conversation now, I see the emotion in the other person and recognize the frustration and adrenaline rising in my own body
Notices: withdrawal ("I don't want to see it") which is a form of silence. This is a sign that the person does not feel safe. Now I ask the question to myself, "What do I really want?"
Well, the rest of this story will come tomorrow. I'll tell you more about this actual conversation, how it went, and how it could have gone using some of the techniques I'm learning. But honestly, practicing conversational hygiene is important. It starts within each one of us and goes outward. No spin, no sarcasm, no labeling others. Get to the good place in a good way.
Where will you go today?
The complete practice today includes:
- Centering with BIBO,
- Breath prayer,
- Music from Robert Cray
- Reflective quote from Kerry Patterson
- Links to scripture in the Buddhist, Christian, Jewish, and Muslim traditions
- Prayers for the world
- Photo by id iom at flickr.com (CC BY-NC 2.0)
- Credit to Crucial Conversations: Tools for Talking When Stakes Are High for the ideas presented
Let my heart rise up to meet mercy, my voice to meet compassion, my hands to meet action.
BIBOLOVE: Breath In, Breath Out--hum(repeat for one minute)
Breath prayer (repeat 3-5 times):
(inhale) Peacemaker,
(exhale) Soothe my soul.
False accusations, I can't take back
My mouth was moving but you know that my mind was off track
Sacred Text
Buddhist Daily Reading: Daily Zen
Jewish Daily Reading: Daily Study from Chabad
Christian Daily Reading: Revised Common Lectionary Daily Reading
Muslim Daily Reading: Daily Verse from The Only Quran
Please bring your own sacred readings to the daily pattern. If there is something else you'd like to see, please share!
"People who are skilled at dialogue do their best to make it safe for everyone to add their meaning to the shared pool--even ideas that at first glance appear controversial, wrong, or at odds with their own beliefs. Now, obviously they don't agree with every idea; they simply do their best to ensure that all ideas find their way into the open."
― Kerry Patterson, Crucial Conversations: Tools for Talking When Stakes Are High
Weekly prayer focus comes from the World Council of Churches prayer cycle. We know the world needs to be surrounded with prayer and positive thought. This allows us to work through the world country by country. We focus on one set of countries per week with the same prayer, lifting them up. I encourage you to fill this in however you see it.
Let us pray.
We know that we fail to live up to being makers of peace. Let us bring in rather than push out, be invitational rather than confrontational--seeing signs of life while mourning for the desecration of hope.
This week we pray for the countries of Costa Rica, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Panama.
For signs of hope and peace, we pray for
the mercy workers working so hard to put out the fires
those faithful who practice nonviolence
the rains that come to refresh the land, especially hoped for in California
our political leaders, that their hearts may be softened and sensibility will prevail
For the oppressed and weary, we pray for
those seeking food and shelter, especially those whose homes were destroyed in wildfires
those affected by hurricanes, especially Puerto Rico
those who have been harmed by violence, especially those in Las Vegas and Texas Tech
those who suffer in systems of domination, especially the earth
For those we love, those we hate and those we are indifferent to, we pray.
For the transformation from ME to WE, we pray.
Let peace prevail on earth.
So mote it be.
Lord's Prayer
Translation by Neil Douglas Klotz, Sufi
O Birther! Creator of the Cosmos,
Focus your light within us— make it useful:
Create your reign of unity now-
Your one desire then acts with ours,
as in all light, so in all forms.
Grant what we need each day in bread and insight.
Loose the cords of mistakes binding us,
as we release the strands we hold of others' guilt.
Don't let surface things delude us,
But free us from what holds us back.
From you is born all ruling will,
the power and the life to do,
the song that beautifies all,
from age to age it renews.
Truly— power to these statements—
may they be the ground from which all
my actions grow: Amen.


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In yesterday's column, I spoke with Rick Thompson, the co-founder of Houston-based Aegis Mortgage. Aegis, which did a lot of subprime business, filed for bankruptcy earlier this month. Thompson left the firm last year but retained a 15 percent ownership interest. He's suing the other owner, Cerberus Capital Management, claiming mismanagement.
In comments I cut out of my column for space reasons, Thompson discussed his biggest concern still facing the mortgage industry. It involves what's known as 2/28 ARMs.
They're adjustable-rate mortgages that offered a low rate for the first two years, then float for the remainder of the note at an indexed rate plus a margin.
Often, they come with a prepayment penalty covering the first two years.
They were sold with the promise that the borrower could refinance in two years. In some cases, they were even touted as a form of credit repair – borrowers who made their payments on time for two years could improve their refinancing terms.
Now, of course, the refinancing market has dried up, and the 2/28s have become an ever-tightening financial noose.
"You're going to have many many many families that are going to see a monthly payment reset," Thompson said. "It's going to cause a ripple of defaults across the country as these loans reset upward and there's no one to refinance them."
By the way, if you're having trouble with an ARM or a subprime mortgage, my colleague Shannon Buggs offers some practical advice for dealing with lenders in her column today.


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Review of Sidewalk Astronomy – By The Indie Machine [David Marskell]
Toronto new wave outfit, Christ vs Krishna, recently came up on The iM's radar and boy are we glad they did. We've had the opportunity to check out their new album and now it's your turn.
Listen to Sidewalk Astronomy in the Bandcamp player below which was produced at Chemical Sound Studios here in Toronto. Recommended tracks include, I Am Black Hole,Diamonds Die (video below) and Coming Up. You can even download the whole release at the link above – not a bad deal as far as we're concerned.
In other news, the official release party for the album goes down at The Velvet Underground on March 2nd with Most People, Drugs In Japan and Jay Sad. For info on this and Christ vs Krishna, visit them over on Facebook.
- By David Marskell, The Indie Machine – 25 january 2012


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Travel Report: Shannon Rodgers, USA
Shannon Rodgers, a PhD student in Education, received a Graduate International Research Travel Award to further her research in the United States. Her report:
A grateful recipient of the Graduate International Travel Award, I completed a research term from August to November, 2013 at University of California, Berkeley. Hosted by Dr. John Searle of the Philosophy Department, my goal for my doctoral research was to investigate how historical and current views of mind might inform current educational practice and assessment. To these ends, I was involved in seminars, symposia and colloquia concerning Philosophy of Mind and Consciousness.
Purpose of the research: Focusing on the history of Philosophy of Mind; Searle's works on Consciousness (primarily, The Rediscovery Of The Mind; Mind: A Brief Introduction; and The Mystery of Consciousness); and Thomas Nagel's Mind and Cosmos, my research uses scholarship on consciousness (and related vocabulary) as entry points to discuss the problem and assumption of observability in education. As a consequence of the research, concepts and ideas from Philosophy of Mind including: the computational view of mind; causal versus ontological reduction; epistemic versus ontological subjectivity and objectivity; epiphenomenalism and eliminativism provide valuable and interesting background for important dialogue about the aims of education and the purpose of educational assessment.
Results: Using Searle's famous Chinese Room argument as an analogy, the research suggests that all we are assessing in education (indeed all we can assess) is task completion and perhaps some basic skills. Task completion and basic skills may be prerequisites for what I term 'deep understanding,' but they are often superficial, incomplete and insufficient. More pressing, one can display basic skills and complete tasks and not have deep understanding. There's a sense in which educators realize that deep understanding is not measurable, and perhaps this is why we attempt to reduce it to a set of observable features that are measurable. By redefining it through an ontological reduction, we allow for deep understanding to be nothing but these features or those skills. In doing so, however, we make it either epiphenomenal (understanding is important but we can't measure it; it's really just 'along for the ride') or we do an eliminative reduction of it all together.
In summary, my research in Philosophy of Mind and Consciousness probes the following:
- our current view of mind, what it allows for, what it allows us to do and how the language associated with the view shapes our ideas about education;
- what we are presently doing in educational assessment, namely, why we are framing learning outcomes the way we are. We are instructed, for example, not to frame outcomes using words such as 'understand' or 'know' because they are not observable; and
- how we are improperly making causal and ontological reductions (the idea that we can make a 'nothing but' leap, where for example, understanding and knowledge are 'nothing but' a set of observable, measurable tasks and skills).
Thank-you very much to the awards committee for giving me this life-changing opportunity, and thank-you to my supervisor, Dr. Charles Bingham, for his confidence in me, and continued support of my studies.
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Has Been Spotted Wearing these Sunglasses
Robert Mario De Niro Jr. was born on August 17th, 1943 in New York City. The son of two artists, he was enrolled by his mother at the Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music and Art at the age of 13, but dropped out, spending his time instead in a Little Italy street gang. But De Niro did not stay on this path for very long, he began studying at the Stella Adler Conservatory and Lee Strasberg's Actor's Studio, and at age 16 was already touring in a production of Chekhov's The Bear.
De Niro's first major role was in The Wedding Party, which was filmed in 1963 but not released until 1969. As De Niro's career took off, he starred in more hits such as Bloody Mama (1970), Bang the Drum Slowly (1973), Mean Streets (1973), and The Godfather: Part II (1974). He also starred as Travis Bickle in Taxi Driver (1976), and ad libbed one of his most famous lines, "You talkin' to me?"
De Niro has won several awards for his performances, including two Oscars (for Raging Bull and The Godfather: Part II) and a Golden Globe (for Raging Bull).


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Auxiliary Bishop Robert Barron calls this particular event of the Samaritan woman at the well in the Gospel of John a master's course in Evangelization. What is the good Bishop getting at when making such an assertion? Let's examine the facts: the woman goes to the well at high noon, Jesus is already present at the well, Jesus initiates a conversation, the conversation is initiated without condemnation, Jesus offers to quench her thirst of the affliction of her soul by revealing to the woman what he knows about her.
Jesus said to her, "Give me a drink." 8 For his disciples had gone away into the city to buy food. 9 ¶ The Samaritan woman said to him, "How is it that you, a Jew, ask a drink of me, a woman of Samaria?" For Jews have no dealings with Samaritans. 10 ¶ Jesus answered her, "If you knew the gift of God, and who it is that is saying to you, 'Give me a drink,' you would have asked him and he would have given you living water." 11 The woman said to him, "Sir, you have nothing to draw with, and the well is deep; where do you get that living water?[1]
As one notices by the woman and Jesus' conversational exchange is that the woman believes Jesus to be talking about literal water, but this, of course, is not what Jesus is talking about to her. So, Jesus further explains to her the meaning of his words:
13 Jesus said to her, "Every one who drinks of this water will thirst again, 14 ¶ but whoever drinks of the water that I shall give him will never thirst; the water that I shall give him will become in him a spring of water welling up to eternal life." 15 ¶ The woman said to him, "Sir, give me this water, that I may not thirst, nor come here to draw."
Scholars and Theologians have determined that this woman going to the well during this period of the day would mark her undoubtedly as an outcast. Jesus, himself, as the event begins to unfold eventually brings forth the condition of the woman and why she looks to avoid social interaction by drawing water from the well during the extreme heat of the Middle Eastern day.
16 Jesus said to her, "Go, call your husband, and come here." 17 The woman answered him, "I have no husband." Jesus said to her, "You are right in saying, 'I have no husband'; 18 ¶ for you have had five husbands, and he whom you now have is not your husband; this you said truly." 19 The woman said to him, "Sir, I perceive that you are a prophet. 20[2]
It's important to notice here that before Jesus attempts to correct her or acknowledge her sins, Jesus offers her an invitation to obtain a living spring within herself. Of course, as Christians, we must refrain from thinking that this living spring in which Jesus speaks of doesn't mean to just live by the rules of the Christian God and be subject to him in fear of damnation, but rather the desire want to praise him and glorify him–for our own benefit– by doing good works in the world.
For example, just this last Sunday prior to hearing this Gospel reading at Mass, I was walking downtown nearby my diocese's Cathedral and at a distance, I saw a homeless man. As I used this story to explain to my PSR students, I will certainly explain to any reader as I explained to them, that I did something that was not in my personality to do by approaching the man. I asked him his story and what was going on with his life. I won't go into the detail of what said exactly and what I did to aid him, but I can tell you certainly that after many months of digging the well of my own prayer life—in the words of St. Teresa of Avila—I was drinking living water. I truly felt the presence of Christ with me because he was acting through me. I finally understood what St. Paul meant when he said, "20 ¶ I have been crucified with Christ; it is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me; and the life I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.[3]
After this encounter, I walked the rest of the way to the church and entered the Cathedral. When I arrived at the pew and knelt before God, I took off my glasses, put my hands over my face to hold back tears as my thoughts were lifted up toward God. All I can say is how strange and beautiful the paradox to be both Jesus and meet him at the well. After retelling the event to my PSR students, I explained to them that they can be Jesus at the well and stir forth springs of living water in their classmates, teachers, and parents. I told them that if they are to come across another kid at their school is may not be the "cool" kid go and eat lunch and play with them. If they are the one being bullied at school and the bully demands their pencil offer a piece of paper as well.
The students were perplexed by the last option, so I explained through the gifts of the Holy Spirit we can stir forth our neighbors living water so that they might believe in Jesus even the worst of situations. I offered them the idea that if a robber demanded my cell phone, I would freely give them the phone and more. At this point, a young lady jerked back and said, "Why would you just give in?" I told her "If I give them the phone freely then they are not stealing, and therefore, not a robber."
I reminded them that at the heart of breaking forth a living spring is one of the core ideas of the Sermon on the Mount:
39 ¶ But I say to you, Do not resist one who is evil. But if any one strikes you on the right cheek, turn to him the other also; 40 and if any one would sue you and take your coat, let him have your cloak as well; 41 and if any one forces you to go one mile, go with him two miles. 42 Give to him who begs from you, and do not refuse him who would borrow from you.
The Holy Bible. (2006). (Revised Standard Version; Second Catholic Edition, Mt 5:39–42). San Francisco: Ignatius Press.
[1] The Holy Bible. (2006). (Revised Standard Version; Second Catholic Edition, Jn 4:7–11). San Francisco: Ignatius Press.
[2] The Holy Bible. (2006). (Revised Standard Version; Second Catholic Edition, Jn 4:13–20). San Francisco: Ignatius Press.
[3] The Holy Bible. (2006). (Revised Standard Version; Second Catholic Edition, Ga 2:20). San Francisco: Ignatius Press.


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I don't know about you, but the first few weeks of Spring were reeeally difficult for my "work" brain.
It got sunny outside, the days got longer, I was traveling (heyo Alaska, whaddup?), and my focus had absolutely gone to shit.
If productivity comes in waves, I was sitting at the bottom. I'm talking Keanu-Reeves-day-1-undercover-on-Point-Break bottom. Stuck.
But thanks in part to finding my "why," in part to reviewing my goals, in part to revisiting tools like time blocking and the Pomodoro timer, and in part to just getting off my ass and getting some work done, I feel like I'm on my way to the top again.
I don't think productivity dry spells are all a bad thing. We can't be in Hero Mode all the time. But it's important to be aware of where you are and not to get bogged down.
What part of the wave are you on?
If you're right at the peak looking down on all of us slackers and tackling the swells Bodhi-style, rock on.
But if you're sitting at the bottom, don't get too discouraged.
It's easy to get stuck and overwhelmed with everything that's going on. When you're in that mindset, the smallest task seems like an insurmountable obstacle and you start spinning your wheels.
Here's a few things that helped me get out of my funk and do work:
Really flesh out your goals. There are a lot of trendy ways to talk about goal setting. Finding your "why," vision boarding, manifesting, etc. But it really is important.
If you can't envision where your work is going to bring you, it will be just an endless list of tasks and drudgery.
Personally, I have what I call a "mindset document," which is really just a note I keep in Evernote.
I have a short description of the person I want to be, a list of traits I aspire to keep, a personal mission statement, and even a number of photos that I find motivational.
Most importantly, I have a list of VERY detailed goals, both short- and long-term.
When I say very detailed, I mean I can TASTE them. And you should be able to taste yours, too.
"Make my SEO services profitable" isn't good enough.
"Sign 5 new clients next month for $1,500 each" is something you can taste.
Figure out what your holdup is.
So now you know where you want to be. Why aren't you there yet?
Take some time to figure out what the steps are and which ones you're stuck on – keep in mind that these might always be changing, and that's okay!
For the most part, my struggle is focus. It's not that I can't work, it's that I bounce around, get distracted, and try to do too many things at once. This kills the entrepreneur.
Once you know what your problem is, it will be easier to address it. For me, I needed to employ tools and systems like blocking time on my calendar, using a Pomodoro timer, and doing my damnedest to NEVER MULTI-TASK.
Determine your problem, figure out what steps you should take or tools you need to fix that problem, and put those into action.
Easy, right?
It should be, by all rights, once we have a blueprint to follow.
But if you're anything like me (or anything like most entrepreneurs I've worked with), that's not the end of the story.
I'm a chronic over-preparer. I spent 45 minutes and three dozen chrome tabs looking for the perfect task timing app.
We get so caught up in tools and lists that we forget one really important thing… everything changes!
Life is a series of making decisions, discovering that it isn't working like you thought it would, readjusting, and trying again.
Don't worry about setting the perfect stage. Allow yourself to fumble for a while. But take all your fumbles, acknowledge that they're a learning experience, put your learning to good use, and GET SOME WORK DONE.
Perfection is the enemy of progress. "Good enough" gets stuff done.


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I owned our house before marriage and want to sell due to divorce
In situations where you owned your house before getting married, you may feel your house belongs to you, and you alone. The reality however, depends on your specific situation, as there are many mitigating circumstances that can intervene. This post will go through them and explain what can be done to enable you to sell your house.
Firstly, it's important to know the difference between matrimonial and non-matrimonial property. Matrimonial property is property acquired during marriage. Non-matrimonial property is property not only acquired before marriage, but potentially before you even knew your ex. This includes assets such as inheritance, pre-acquired wealth and your house if you wholly owned it before you met, or married, your ex.
Whereas matrimonial property is usually split between both exes upon divorce, many types of non-matrimonial property do not have to be. Non-matrimonial property can be subtracted from the total sum of assets before the assets to be shared are valued.
The House
Long Marriages:
If you have been married for more than 5 years, even if you had bought your house before marriage it is unlikely to be considered non-matrimonial property. This is because you have both invested a lot of time in each other's lives, and the house is likely to be the greatest asset you both shared. If your ex can prove they made contributions to its upkeep, or they had registered their Home Rights with the Land Registry, then the court may grant them a share from its sale value. It may be wise to agree to this through a solicitor, saving you court fees. You will likely get a much larger portion and still be able to sell your house.
If you added their name to the deed or mortgage while you were married, then again, the asset will likely be shared upon divorce.
Short Marriages:
Where short marriages are concerned, or in cases where the relationship prior didn't last very long, the house is likely to be considered non-matrimonial property, and you should be able to sell your house as you wish. This is the case even if your ex registered their Home Rights, as they will dissolve after divorce. It is wise to give your ex fair warning of this, so that they can vacate the property with enough time to find somewhere else to live.
Pre-nuptial Agreements:
If you both signed a pre-nuptial agreement before marriage, stating you would retain full home ownership in the event of divorce, then you have greater evidence for your full claim to your house. Though a prenup is not legally binding, it can show the court that an agreement was made, emphasizing your case. Still, the court could decide that giving you full value of the house sale would be unfair, especially where long marriages are concerned. The time between signing the agreement and getting married, whether both of you were given fair legal advice and whether you had both given full financial disclosure will also be taken into consideration. It is important to ensure that you are honest from the beginning, as the court is likelier to go in your favour if you were.
The court will also consider whether you have children together, your ex's financial situation if you were to get the house and whether the mortgage had been paid off among other factors.
It should be noted that if you changed the tenancy from sole to joint tenants then your ex has as much right to the house as you do. In this case, you could buy out their share, or convince them of the benefits of selling. See our previous post, 'Can I force the sale of my house during a divorce?' for more detail on this.
Whatever your situation, the determining factor in whether you still fully own your home is whether the court, or solicitor, believes your home is matrimonial or non-matrimonial property. Even in non-matrimonial cases, the court may still give your ex a share from the house sale – so long as you both agree to sell. Court cases can be lengthy and costly, especially if the court decides you should both get a share, but further disagreements arise.
When it comes to divorce and selling the house, neither situation is easy. Ensuring you talk to your ex about what you both want and coming to an agreement is important, and can make the process less tiresome.
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Well, Vancouver sure had a nice dry summer, but now the precipitation is rollin' in. Fortunately for me, this creates dramatic skies, sunrises & sunsets. Check out last night's sunset…
Monthly Archives: September 2013
Final Modeling & Headshot Sessions
Well, that's it. I've completed the last two sessions that involve human subjects for some time now. I'll be doing mostly cityscape in my spare time for the duration of the fall/winter. Check out some images from my last couple sessions…
Stormy Coal Harbor
I went for a much needed photo-walk in Coal Harbor the other night with a friend and finally had the time to sit down and complete a quick edit. Hope you like…
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I received an odd message from my friend Catherine, aka White Cedar, the other night. She was seemingly testing her ability to message me which struck me as a bit 'off'… let alone the fact that her profile icon was grayed-out and I wasn't able to reply to her. I just spoke to her and she forwarded me this Fstoppers article explaining what happened to her!!
Bald Eagles are Coming
In about 3 months, the bald eagles will follow the Chum Salmon-run in Brackendale, Harrison and other locations in BC (which I'm not aware of). Anyone planning to capture these guys on-sensor will find the following tips useful…
– Get there and be setup before sunrise (you'll need the element of surprise; these guys aren't stupid)
– Use the available dead salmon to place a strategic snack for your bald subject (I know that 'baiting' is frowned upon by naturalists, but I use the natural available environment to justify it)
– Don't even think about coming with anything less than a 2.8 piece of glass unless you plan on sticking to well-lit, sunny areas and are okay with shooting in one direction all day (even then…).
– Telephotos and/or teleconverters will give you the edge
– Consider digiscoping if you can't afford glass with focal lengths you need: http://www.digiscopediary.co.uk/
– Make use of a blind (I was considering buying one of these at one point, but ended up making a DIY with a PVC conduit frame and stitching cammo-netting together to drape over the adjustable-height PVC cube I'd made: http://www.ameristep.com/blinds/index.html )
The breakdown of my average $400 headshot session
As much as I truly enjoy headshot photography, this is a solid argument as to why I simply cannot sustain or justify this as my primary source of income…
– 2 hours of transportation, setup & tear-down
– The cost of studio rentals (or in my case the studio lease… you're LUCKY to get a poorly equipped studio for about $30/hour – most charge much much more. For argument's sake, let's say you have all you need and rent out a low-end studio for $30/hour at 3 hours total (you'll be doing hair and makeup onsite so that incurs studio time)… we'll round it off to $100 after tax.
– The cost of an MUAH (included in my price) – usually about $100-$125
– 2-3 hours of shooting (depending on the ability of the subject to take direction and produce images they are happy with).
– 6 fully edited full resolution deliverables which can very easily be about 3-4 hours of advanced photoshop work
Yes I realize there are many things you can do to cut corners, save a bit here and there and people's workflow differs, but this is a pretty standard setup for a "professional" headshot session. Doing it in your basement or garage doesn't count 😉
So in summary you've got a $400 headshot product/service, aside from all the usual equipment requirements you have to spend $225 + transportation. Now you're left with about $150-$175 from your initial $400 price tag and you still have to put in about 8 hours to make everything happen! Even when I graduated to $500 sessions, this just still isn't a money maker at that level unless you're booked solid =(
That's it kids… I'm officially no longer for hire! I will no longer book by the hour and I will never again cater to the level of the industry that I have been for the past 2 years.
I've taken the financial burden off of my photography and will be focusing on the passion for my 'art'. I will be conducting more highly conceptualized, photoshop-intensive and collaborative projects that will depict the caliber of the $1,500 creative projects that I will resume with outside of my 3-$5,000 weddings when I do return on a for-hire basis. Right now, I just feel the need to get back to doing what I love as opposed to having my creative direction dictated to me by the average aspiring model off the street (let alone all the limitations that are imposed by the lack of resources associated with a 2-$300 session)
I've got a new job to settle into and a couple more Microsoft exams to write before I come back to plan my exciting new TF creatives. When I do return I'll be looking for creative talents that are interested and committed to taking things to the next level with me. It's time for me to distinguish myself from the field I've been playing on. With the financial stress gone, I can be an artist again. I can chalk the past two years all up to experience and I'm at least grateful that I possess the ability (and now the insight) to pursue the more profitable areas of this industry. For now, I just want to fall in love with my photography again. I need to. Thank you so much to everyone who's ever supported, encouraged or inspired me and extra special thanks to the haters and two-faced shit-talkers – I owe you all everything – without all of you none of this would have ever come to fruition! ❤
There's still more to come from me in the way of photos however. I've got a couple of editorials that are about to be published and once they're printed I'll be able to release more footage from those creatives. I'm sure I'll be going through old footage and releasing new edits as well, so stay tuned… I'm not disappearing!


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Got Hitched & Other News...
Hey Everyone. I have a lot to report but for that those of you who are in our daily lives you are all probably tired of hearing about all this stuff! However, for the folks who don't get to see us regularly probably haven't heard our news at all!
First of all, I am now a married woman! Abram's dad, Tracy and I got married in Northeast Iowa and spent three wonderful days in a Victorian Bed and Breakfast near the Mississippi River. The leaves were in peak season and it was beautiful! I couldn't have asked for a more perfect day! The weather warned us it was going to be cold and rainy but the clouds parted, made a beautiful sunset and we spent the rest of the night around a fire. It was absolutely perfect.
We opted to have a VERY small Wedding so we decided that getting married at my Dad's place would be perfect! We have spent a weekend there every summer going for a visit and to kayak down the Yellow River since we started dating almost six years ago (after 14 years of friendship)! So, we got Married on a little cliff overlooking that river, my good friend Jessica married us, my dad led a nice ceremony in the Medicine Wheel and we did it all with our kids by our side! Little Abram (who fell asleep for our photos) and Taylor, my now step-daughter!
We could only invite a handful of people including family so we were unable to share our special day with all the people we would have liked but it was wonderful having such a personal wedding with the people we have known nearly all of our lives! So if you are reading this and did not get invited to attend, please do not have hurt feelings! We wanted to be able to invite EVERYONE but we financially could not do it and since all of our food was home cooked we couldn't feed more than 20 people! There will be a party announcement for December coming out soon!
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Entrepreneur Success: Supporting One Another
This is a guest post by Nyla Higgs, a 10-year-old owner of Aahhh 2 J's Lemonade, and bank customer. Read below how she is growing her business while supporting the businesses of other young entrepreneurs.
For my 10th birthday party I wanted to go to Sweet and Sassy. There they do your hair and your nails and you get to ride in a limo, so my mother said that I could have my party at Sweet and Sassy but I had to help pay for it because it is kind of expensive. I already had money that I made from my lemonade sales during National Lemonade Day 2012 in June and I was able to do two more events that allowed me to earn the money that I needed to pay for my birthday party at sweet and Sassy.
In the month of September 2012 at the dinner for the Celebration for Young Entrepreneurs business competition, I met Mia and Cheyenne who are the owners of Everything Girly Imaginable. After they told me what their business was, I told my mom that I wanted to use them for my birthday party instead of going to Sweet Sassy so that I can support their business.
I was able to use the money that I earned from my lemonade sales to pay Mia and Cheyenne for coming out to do my birthday party where my cousins and I got our hair done and our nails done with some super cute designs. We didn't get to ride in a limo but my mother says that riding in a limo is overrated. It cost me $145.00 but I would have paid Sweet and Sassy $350.00 or more so I saved $205.00. I was able to pay for my whole party by myself and we had a great time.
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Managing the Accounting Basics to Keep It Running Smoothly
Small business book keeping not only involves preparing financial records during tax season, and payroll on Friday, but it is more about maintaining proper records to save money and identify waste, fraud and theft. Thus, the reason hiring professional accounting staff is so vital, instead of relying on inexperienced employees to handle these tasks.
Accounting errors include committing basic mathematical errors, recording business data incorrectly, and not documenting expenditures and income. Accounting experts here, https://www.keepingyourbalance.com/ say organization is critical.
Good Record Keeping Can Always Save You
Every business generates mountains of paperwork, also referred to as source documents. Most of this paperwork will provide critical backup to entries made in your accounting system. It's important right from the beginning that business owners track, record and store these documents, but in many cases, source documents are misplaced, which can have a direct impact on your taxation purposes.
One of the biggest issues is allowing inexperienced staff handle accounting requirements. They probably will know enough to hang on to the paperwork, but not enough to understand what controls follows. Every company has documented systems for filing and recording source documents, like bills, receipts, and bank statements, and if yours doesn't have this type of system, it may be time to consider a book keeping service.
Organizing And Recording Is Vital
Good organizational habits translate into keeping receipts. You'll undoubtedly have an array of expenses, and keeping receipts is just accounting 101. Additionally, using commercial credit and debit cards, making sure any transactions are recorded, and accurately accounting for expenditures like petty cash on the exact day as you incurred the expense, and not combining personal and business assets are all necessities.
The basic purpose of any book keeping system is to record all transactions of a business. So what type of book keeping system should you get? There are many choices today that include a myriad of computerized software programs, and it can be difficult to decide which is best.
Believe it or not, many people start out with a manual journal and ledger. It's also the least expensive solution, but the most time consuming. Most business owners only benefit from the low cost because the time spent could have been served on other profit-generating activities. Not only will it take you longer, but handwriting and reconciling invoices, receipts, and other paperwork becomes overwhelming, and that's when the mistakes begin to occur.
As you can see, there are many considerations to take into account when it comes to accurate accounting measures. Sure, it's good to have a lot of options, but you have to wonder if taking on this responsibility is really smart.
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If you're a business owner, you have to get a grip on the basics of accounting because it's crucial to success. And if you're wearing too many hats, and multi-tasking, it could be causing inefficiency, so having a professional bookkeeper or accountant will help keep you abreast of financial responsibilities, not to mention, keep your …


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Depression. It is something in our present culture we have difficulty talking about, yet each of us at one time or another have known someone or have been personally affected by depression. In the pit of darkness without a ladder, some remain frozen in this place for days, or weeks, or even years. It is the darkest night of the soul and perhaps the loneliest. One website page cannot do justice to the significants of this topic, but perhaps it can serve to open a conversation among the men, families and friends affected by depression. ~ cb
TED Talk: "The opposite of depression is not happiness, but vitality, and it was vitality that seemed to seep away from me in that moment." In a talk equal parts eloquent and devastating, writer Andrew Solomon takes you to the darkest corners of his mind during the years he battled depression. That led him to an eye-opening journey across the world to interview others with depression — only to discover that, to his surprise, the more he talked, the more people wanted to tell their own stories.
David Burns on depression:
While it's clear that stress can make depression worse, it's never been clear why this is. Dr. Owen Wolkowitz, a professor of psychiatry at UCSF, explores the biological connection between stress and depression. Series: UCSF Mini Medical School for the Public Health and Medicine.
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Have I told you about my enthusiasm for Arcangelo Corelli's music? And about the French Baroque ensemble Gli Incogniti led by the violinist Amandine Beyer? I think so, last year in a post in October. Well, Gli Incogniti has made another wonderful recording: a collection of works written by François Couperin, French grandmaster of the harpsichord and composer of the French Royal Court under Louis XIV. In 1724, Couperin published an Italian style sonata whose subject precisely is Corelli: "Le Parnasse, ou l'Apothéose de Corelli" (Mount Parnassus or the Apotheosis of Corelli).
Corelli at Mount Parnassus
The piece is written in seven movements illustrating Corelli's prayer to the Muses at Mount Parnassus, his joy over the warm welcome, Corelli drinking from the Hippocrene source, his enthusiasm caused by the enchanted water, Corelli's sleep, Corelli being awakened by the Muses and led to Apollo. The piece closes with Corelli's expression of gratitude. Thus Couperin is paying his respect to a fellow composer and to Europe's cultural heritage.
François Couperin was born in 1668 in Paris and promised the organist's post at St. Gervais, a church in the center of Paris, at the age of ten upon his father's death. He was a musically precocious child and, as an appointed organist, started to write masses. He became Royal Organist on Christmas Day in 1693 at the age of 25. Around that time, he started to experiment clandestinely with Italian style music, while assuming his duty at the court. He would compose chamber music for Madame de Maintenon's sunday concerts at Versailles, but mostly small pieces of church music for the French king's private services. Louis XIV was a musician too, but he saw the use of music strictly as part of the Royal protocol.
Glory and seduction
However, Couperin was in love with beautiful melodies and gradually let the Italian style infiltrate his works of sacred music. Here is how The Oxford Companion to Music puts it: "The mixture of Italian and French Style results in a delicate sensuousness quite unlike anything else in the history of church music." The Baroque king did not mind: At that time, spirituality had two faces. On the one hand, since the Council of Trent (see the post on Cavalieri), Arts were supposed to participate in the renewed glorification of God and his church. On the other hand, Arts were also supposed to seduce ordinary folks and attract them to church. Glory and seduction, those were the Catholic weapons to reclaim its territory after Martin Luther had proclaimed a new approach to Christian faith – Protestantism – and met an unexpected success.
Gli Incogniti presents on this recording another charming work, dedicated this time to his predecessor as a composer for the Royal Court, Jean-Baptiste Lully, and Lully's own apotheosis: "Concert Instrumental sur le titre d'Apothéose à la mémoire immortelle de l'incomparable Monsieur Lully". It was published under this pompous title in 1725. Lully was almost considered a saint by many in France. In their eyes, only Lully with his pure style – free of any decadent, elaborate, that is Italian elements – could be considered as the true exponent of French music. Couperin had to be careful with his love for Italian music – there was a line traced in the sand of Versailles: Trespassing the line could well mean falling from grace. Unthinkable for a Royal Composer!
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Next school year Waco (TX) ISD will pilot a new STEM curriculum for pre-K students, developed in concert by Accelerate Learning and Rice University.
Called STEMscopes Early Explorer, the curriculum is designed to foster critical reasoning skills in twelve modules, each with its own focus area, hands-on and online activities, and wrap-up questions.
The pilot at Waco will run for one year across the district's 15 elementary campuses, which will each have access to the online curriculum, activity kits, supplementary print materials, and summer training with ongoing support.
"We've talked and complained because the state does not see the critical value of pre-K education, and has [only] funded half-day," said Superintendent Bonny Cain in a statement. "Our children need more than half a day, so we always look for alternative sources." Rice University and Accelerate Learning hope to use the data gleaned from Waco ISD's pilot to expand its reach and offer STEMscopes Early Explorer nationwide.
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Released in comics stores last week just in time for Halloween, "Joker" arrives in finer bookstores across North America this Wednesday from DC Comics. The original graphic novel is the latest co-creation of writer Brian Azzarello and artist Lee Bermejo, who collaborated in 2005 on "Lex Luthor: Man of Steel" and 2003's "Batman/Deathblow: After The Fire."
Bermejo, the regular cover artist on Vertigo's "Hellblazer" and Marvel's "The Stand," told CBR News that despite DC hailing "Joker" as "the most powerful tale of The Joker since 'The Killing Joke,'" he and Azzarello were really just trying to tell a great story focused on the medium's most recognizable villain.
In this interview, Bermejo discusses his and Azzarello's goals for the ambitious graphic novel and their approach to the iconic characters, and address questions of whether Heath Ledger's performance in "The Dark Knight" influenced their work on "Joker."
CBR: The solicitations for "Joker" say readers can expect "an even darker and more disturbing side to the most dangerous man in Gotham." What have you done with the character to give that edge?
Lee Bermejo: I wanted ["Joker"] to stand on its own as a great story since it seemed so different to me than other incarnations of the character. Obviously, though, with a character like The Joker you have a great deal of powerful work to be held up against if people choose to do so. I just tried to focus on what my vision of the character is. I specifically made a point to not look at any other Joker material while working on this project.
Both Brian and my tendencies tend to push more in the direction of "dark and disturbing" to begin with. I certainly wanted the artwork to reflect the world we were trying to depict. Everything needed to have a certain amount of grit and wear. I mean, we're telling a story about a group of very bad people. In terms of Joker himself, I just went with what I always wanted to see done with the character which is to depict him as he is — a brutal, psychopathic villain whose actions are reprehensible and not to be glorified.
What's was your goal with the project? To re-imagine The Joker? To give him a new look and feel for others to explore further? A unique take on a unique character for a very specific story?
My goal from day one was to just try and do very personal and individual work. Even as far back as "Batman/Deathblow," Brian and I have been putting our own individual stamp on major characters. This book was more of the same. I think we try and do projects that still feel a bit creator owned even if they involve huge, corporate icons. Whether or not people follow suit is pretty much irrelevant for me because I love different interpretations of these guys. It's more fun to see something drastically different from what we've done than have things start becoming too incestuous. I'm as much a fan of Darwyn Cooke's Batman as I am of Simon Bisley's.
Is there extra pressure for this book, coming off "The Dark Knight" and Heath Ledger's critically acclaimed performance as The Joker?
People are going to say there are [similarities to the film], but the reality of this book is that we started it over two years ago. I just read the review on your site that mentioned that we somehow must have been influenced by early trailers or images from "The Dark Knight," but it honestly couldn't be farther from the truth. People like to use the example of the splash page of Joker walking out of Arkham as a good example of this because the posture seems to be similar to Ledger's. This would have been difficult considering that page was done in September of 2006. It cracks me up even more because Brian's wife, Jill Thompson, told me once that she thought my Joker walked and moved like I do, so there you go.
When it comes right down to it, if people want to think of the book as some kind of "unofficial sequel" to "The Dark Knight," so be it. The similarities people are picking up on are more similarities in taste than anything else. Both stories try to handle these characters in a fairly realistic way. When I saw the movie, it was certainly a strange experience because Heath's Joker was so divergent from how I had imagined the guy. In my head, Joker talks like Christopher Walken, moves like Bill the Butcher, and is really, eerily still. Don't get me wrong, I felt like Ledger's performance was brilliant, but just not what I had tried to do.
And what about Batman? What's your take on him?
Batman is like a force of nature in this story. I tried to play him even darker and more mysterious than I usually do, simply because Brian's story required that he be more a part of the city itself. He's less of a complete presence, I guess you could say. He's the one guy everybody was really waiting to see, and when he finally shows up, I was wary of showing too much of him or making him become too "relatable." Hopefully, this way he appears to the reader more like he would appear to Gotham's underworld.
What is your relationship with Azzarello in terms of feedback and moving a project from concept to completion?
Brian and I talk fairly often, probably more because we've developed a kind of working relationship over the years where sometimes the best way to get a feel for a particular scene is to chat for a bit. This book was no exception, as there were quite a few scenes that needed to be handled carefully. He puts a lot of trust in all the artists that work with him.
His scripts are extremely open. Azz's dialogue drives everything. As an artist, it's a great chance to really make these characters act in the way you see fit. The only time we run into problems is when I do something that he or Will Dennis, our fearless editor, feel is too divergent to the overall story.
Two-Face, Riddler, Killer Croc, Penguin, Harley Quinn are all in the book too. Any favorites to illustrate from that motley crew?
Man, I really loved drawing Two-Face. He was a blast. It took a lot of control because he is such an easy character to do over the top. I think he requires a lot of subtlety, especially the way he's portrayed here. I also got a kick out of drawing Harley just because visually it was fun to play around with her outfits. As a character, she has such a playful nature, but in this book she's portrayed as deadly and silent. I had to play up her personality more in her acting and wardrobe. In the end, even Riddler was fun. Man, I really disliked that character until Brian told me his idea for the guy. All in all, it was a real pleasure to draw everyone in this book. I love the Batman universe so much and to get to play in it like we did is just a fantastic experience. Major props to the folks at DC for giving us the freedom to do the things we did here.
What else are you working on these days?
I'm going to be staying in Gotham for a while longer. I'm just beginning to work on another graphic novel which I'll write and draw featuring Batman, Superman, and a few other major DC characters. It is a fairly radical departure from "Joker," content-wise. Other than that, I'll continue to do monthly covers for both Hellblazer and the Stand. Busy, busy, busy in the best way.


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Tuesday, January 11, 2011
Magical Milk Pic-o-the-Week
This is Miles, son to Dallas Ann, 10 minutes old. You can read the entire birth story and see all pictures from the occasion here.
(photo by Amanda e. Photography, used with permission)
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- Mandy said...
Gosh... I miss those days.. but not enough to relive them.. ;) Very, very sweet picture!
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Category Archives: UK industry
Surprising rebound in UK manufacturing
Good news for the UK manufacturing sector. Output expanded in January at the fastest rate since March 2011. There was an increase in new orders together with a stabilisation in employment. Also, average input prices fell for the third month running causing an easing in the cost pressures which had been facing the sector. These findings are from the Markit/CIPS … Continue reading
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UK Manufacturing grinds to a halt
Manufacturing has been driving our economic recovery, such as it is, and was expected to continue to do so. But, there is bad news. Although manufacturing output grew by 0.9% in January, it failed to grow at all in February. Alan Clarke, UK economist at BNP Paribas, was quoted as saying that the data was "bitterly disappointing". The wider measure … Continue reading
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North Sea oil could last longer than expected
The industry body Oil & Gas UK recently published its annual forecast of offshore oil and gas exploration and development activity in the UK, based on a survey of the spending plans of over 70 companies. It revealed that the number of offshore oil and gas projects currently under consideration for development has risen sharply over the last 12 months, … Continue reading
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Mixed messages on economy
Yesterday the Halifax House Price Index for May was published and showed that prices had risen by 2.6% during the month. This followed three successive monthly falls of between 1.8% and 2.3%. Is this a sign of a much needed pick-up in the market? Well, on the surface it is good news but we must keep it in context in … Continue reading
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The worst may be over for manufacturing
The manufacturers' organisation, EEF, has just noted in its latest survey that "The effects of the recession appear to be stabilising in some sectors as destocking nears an end….The weakness in world markets has hit the sector hard, but it looks like manufacturers are now close to the bottom of the cycle." The "stock cycle" has a major impact … Continue reading
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Orders and output plunge for smaller UK firms
Orders for goods and output fell at the fastest rate for 20 years at small and medium-size enterprise (SME) according to the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) in their latest quarterly SME Trends survey published this morning. The CBI surveyed 484 firms, of which 64% saw the volume of total new orders fall in the three months to April, … Continue reading
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Manufacturing declines at its slowest rate for six months
It's a pity that the only good news says that things are still getting worse, but they are getting worse more slowly. But there we are. Between January and February, manufacturing output decreased by 0.9% compared to a 3% decline in January. Most forecasters were expecting a fall of about 1.5% so it appears that this really was good news. … Continue reading
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According to the Office of National Statistics, manufacturing output fell by 2.9% between December and January, which was much faster than previously forecast. In the three months to January 2009 manufacturing output decreased by 6.4% compared with the three months to October 2008. This means that manufacturing was 10.4% lower than the same period a year ago. The changes in … Continue reading
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Being a post on why I probably wouldn't actually do what I asked Foursquare to do yesterday.
Yesterday I vented via feature request, noting that Foursquare has the potential to offer me more information about why I might want to be "friends" with people that I don't know in person. But in talking with a few other people yesterday I realized that—while it felt good to write that little rant—were I Foursquare I would probably ignore my request.
Here's the deal. When you're trying to figure out what features to add for your users, there's often a trap waiting for you: data.
Because you're already generating a lot of stats about your users for your own use [You are, right? If not you've got an entirely different problem…], it's incredibly easy to say something like "hey, we'll add value for our users by giving them a chart that shows what days and times they post most frequently," or "we'll give users access to those statistics on the flux capacitor usage of the people they're tracking!"
So what's the problem? I mean, those are important metrics, right?
Well, sort of. For you, they're information. Unless your users can actually do something with what you're offering, though, you're just dumping data on them. Charts are pretty, of course, and a screen full of numbers can make it look like your product or service is advanced and space-age, but if users can't look at what you've added and say "oh, wow, I should really…" then you've probably wasted some effort.
The classic example for me is Linkedin. On the rare occasions that I log in to the service, I'm invariably told that "someone in the Internet industry has viewed your profile." Really, Linkedin? I know you've got real estate to fill up in that right hand column, but that's really the best use you could come up with?
But there's another thing to consider, as well. While what I want Foursquare to do [show me the people and places, if any, that link me to this person making this friend request] does involve transforming data into useful information [would I as a Foursquare user benefit from becoming friends with this unknown person?], there's an underlying issue here.
You see, if my feature were implemented, Foursquare would be tracking to see whether the change resulted in people adding a greater number of friends; because you're giving people additional reasons to accept any given friend request (I don't know X, but they regularly visit five of the places that I regularly visit), users should start accepting a greater percentage of their friend requests. If that starts happening, the change worked! Great, right?
Well, sort of. The issue underlying my feature request is a big one: is it actually good for Foursquare to nudge people towards accepting more friend requests? Are Foursquare users, on balance, happier users when they have a greater number of connections within the system, or should we be looking somewhere else to improve the experience?
It's not just a question of whether users can do something with the information you offer them, it's whether that information has the potential to help them make their experience better.


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Assembly of Dust
Assembly of Dust
|Also known as
|New York
Jam band
Roots rock
Face Melting Soft Rock
|Years active
|2002 — present
|Hybrid Recordings
|Associated acts
|Strangefolk, Percy Hill, Groovechild, Moon Boot Lover
|Past members
Assembly of Dust (also known as AOD) is an American rock band formed in 2002 by former Strangefolk frontman Reid Genauer. After the breakup of Strangefolk, Genauer decided to record a solo album, and he recruited some friends from Strangefolk's days on the road to help out. After titling the 2003 solo release "Assembly of Dust," Genauer decided to use the name for his new group. AOD originally featured Genauer on lead vocals and guitar, Nate Wilson on the keyboard, Adam Terrell on lead guitar, John Leccese on bass, and Andy Herrick on drums. In recent years the band has experienced some transformations, and the current status of the band now features Reid Genauer on lead vocals and guitar, Adam Terrell on lead guitar, John Leccese on bass, Jason Crosby on the keys and violin, and Dave Diamond on the drums. Despite the changes in the band's lineup, AOD has managed to maintain the same high energy and tight musical finesse for which they are known.
This New York-based quintet has developed a sizable following on the East Coast for their rich melodies, meaningful lyrics, and impressive chops. Over the last ten years Assembly of Dust has crafted a unique sound that recalls the likes of The Band, Traffic and Neil Young. They have taken that early-1970s Americana swagger, put their own funky spin on it, and earned comparisons to the next generation of Americana heroes including Wilco, Michael Houser, and My Morning Jacket. What sets AOD aside from other bands, however, is their ability to improvise beautiful melodies for extended periods of time. They are similar to The Grateful Dead and other jam bands in this way, and the band has quickly become a favorite amongst jam band circles. However, in interviews Genauer has stated that while he respects the jam band scene, he believes his group's focus on songcraft puts them in a different league.
AOD has traveled throughout the U.S. on several extensive tours, and they have performed at festivals such as Bonnaroo, Langerado, 10KLF, Wakarusa, All Good Music Festival, Gathering of the Vibes, Newport Folk Festival, and Wakarusa Music and Camping Festival.
The band's single "Vaulted Sky" from their 2013 album Sun Shot received moderate airplay from Adult Alternative-formatted stations.
Live Performances[edit]
AOD is adored by fans for the energy and intensity of their live performances. Show song lists are created by bassist John Lecesse and typically include two sets and an encore. Audiences will "get their swerve on" as the shows progress from song to song. AOD encourages fans to record all shows. Many show recordings can be found on the Internet Archive: AOD appears regularly at the Higher Ground (Burlington, VT), Paradise Rock Club (Boston), Fairfield Theatre (Fairfield, CT), The Stone Church (Newmarket, NH), Capitol Theater (Port Chester, NY) and other music clubs in the northeast.
- 2003 The Assembly of Dust — Relix Records
- 2004 The Honest Hour (live) — Hybrid Recordings
- 2007 Recollection - Hybrid Recordings
- 2009 Some Assembly Required - Missing Piece/Rock Ridge Music (Release Date: July 21, 2009)
- 2011 Found Sound (live - recorded in 2007)
- 2013 Sun Shot
External links[edit]
- Official website: Album clips, cover tunes, songs with other musicians, plus tour dates, news, photos, lyrics, message board and more.
- Assembly of Dust at AllMusic
- Interview with Reid Genauer


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Care and Planting Instructions
Plant in the spring after all danger of frost has passed in a location that will receive full sun to partial shade. Space plants 6″ apart in poor to average soil that is well-drained. Plant height 6-8″.
Crinkle Leaf is heat and drought tolerant. Providing a little afternoon shade will give you the best leaf color. Pinch out growing tips of plants to promote branching and higher yields. Does well in containers or mixed pots. Attracts bees and butterflies.
Marjoram, Crinkle leaf
origanum onites aureum 'crinkle Leaf'
Crinkle leaf marjoram, a perennial, is a low-mounding marjoram with attractive, golden crinkled leaves and a scent of oregano. Use in pasta and tomato sauces, to flavor meat and vegetable dishes, and in herbal vinegars.
Marjoram retains most of its flavor when dried, be sure to dry it out of direct sunlight to preserve both its color and flavor. Store in airtight containers


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The twenty year seven month month career of D7589/25239 included allocations to London Midland Region & Scottish Region depots.
Built: BR Darlington Locomotive Works.
D7589 was new to Toton on April 13th 1964. Further transfers were:
May 1964 to Leicester (15A).
Renumbered April 1974.
25239 was the 222nd Class 25 withdrawn, one of six retired during November 1984.
After withdrawal 25239 was stored at Kingmoor until moved (see details below) to Swindon Works between March 20th & April 3rd 1985, being scrapped there by the middle of September 1986, with the cabs beings taken to Vic Berry's Leicester for final processing.
25140, 25239/258 Carlisle – Bescot – Swindon Works March 20th – April 3rd 1985 (08599 from Bescot).
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Works visits (records incomplete).
Noted Derby Works May & June 1964.
1965 - 1967
On October 23rd 7589 overran the buffer stops at Newton Heath, ending up in St Mary's Road.
A Tunstead to Northwich limestone was noted behind 25239 near New Mills on September 4th.
Condition September: blue/yellow livery, gangway doors fitted.
On August 30th the 13.00 Llandudno Town - Nottingham was worked from Crewe to Nottingham by 25239, which replaced 40132 and which itself had rescued a failed Class 25 in the Rhyl area. On November 18th 25239 worked the 07.10 Derby - Matlock, the 08.00 Matlock - Derby and during the late afternoon the 17.00 Derby - Matlock and the 17.50 Matlock - Derby.
On May 17th 25239 was noted on the daily Whitemoor – Kings Lynn freight round trip.
Condition June: gangway doors fitted.
On June 5th 25239 & 25126 worked the 08.00 Walsall - Yarmouth to Norwich, returning from there with the 14.15 Yarmouth - Derby. Early into the 1976 summer timetable 25239 was transferred to the Scottish Region for just over six years. On August 2nd 25239 worked the 21.40 Edinburgh - Carstairs.
On October 28th, 29th & November Novemer 1st, 2nd, 3rd & 4th 1976 25239 handled a roundtrip Glasgow Queen Street - Fort William service (possibly to/from Mallaig) each day for a six day total of almost 1,500 passenger miles.
On June 10th the 11.03 Perth - Edinburgh was worked by 25239. On July 15th the 09.19 Manchester Piccadilly - Yarmouth was worked to Lincoln Central by 25239 & 25107, presumably 25239 had strayed briefly from its Scottish duties. The Class 25s did not work the booked return working. On July 31st 25239 worked the 07.00 Perth - Dalwhinnie, the next day (Aug 1st) it worked the 21.40 Edinburgh - Carstairs.
25239 was noted passing Crofton on October 19th with a breakdown train headed for Healey Mills.
November 23rd saw the 19.30 York - Edinburgh parcels powered by 25239.
With the end of the summer timetable 25239 was transfered to Kingmoor during October 1982, then quickly moved on to Crewe in the same month. The 17.35 Leeds - Bristol Temple Meads vans was noted at Derby behind 25239 on October 19th. On October 22nd the 18.18 Birmingham New Street - Norwich was hauled by 25239 between Nuneaton Midland Junction & March.
For 1983 the majority of the recorded passenger workings occurred during the latter half of the year. On May 15th 25239 worked the unadvertised 02.15 Euston - Hemel Hempstead.
On June 2nd (or 4th) the 11.05 Leeds – Bescot freightliner was worked by 25239.
On July 4th 25239 & 47233 departed Lawley Street with a freightliner service. A failure took place on July 16th with the 07.35 Euston - Aberystwyth when 25239 & 25228 worked forward from Wolverhampton but 25239 failed at Albrighton with brake problems. On a very wet July 23rd 25239 did reach Cambrian metals with 25228 working the 10.10 Euston - Aberystwyth from Birmingham New Street, returning with the 17.15 Aberystwyth - Crewe (extended from Shrewsbury).
25239 was noted at Northampton on August 6th. Engineering work on the WCML on August 7th saw 25239 & 25316 assist two services between Rugby & Bletchley.
25239 was stabled at Northwich on September 16th. 25239 & 25210 were noted passing Skelton Junction on September 29th with empty cement tanks from the Blue Circle Cement depot at Northernden.
'The Burntisland Bellower' railtour on October 1st was worked by 25239 & 25051 between Carlisle & Newcastle, the Class 25s returned to Carlisle with empty coaching stock. Short workings on October 31st (also reported as November 7th), deputising for a diesel multiple unit, saw 25239 work the 16.35 Nottingham - Grantham and the 17.40 Grantham - Nottingham.
On November 4th 25239 was noted at Stockport with eight short wheelbase ICI wagons. The failure of 45126 at Manchester Victoria on November 22nd working the 08.05 Liverpool - Newcastle saw 25239 handle the service between Manchester Victoria & York, 45140 took over at York. On December 1st 1983 the 16.35 Carlisle - Leeds was worked by 25239.
25239 was noted southbound through Hereford on April 25th with empty coaching stock.
Three of the recorded passenger workings during 1984 involved failures. On August 26th 25239 & 25201 worked the 02.35 Euston - Bletchley after 85025 failed.
The 12.59 Blackpool North - Euston failed at Warrington behind 85025 on September 8th, 25239 & 25237 took the train on to Crewe. 25239 was stabled at Nuneaton on a very wet September 21st.
October opened with 25051 & 25239 arriving at Newcastle with a Paisley – Sheffield special, going forward behind 31291 & 31327, the Class 25s returning to Carlisle with an ecs working.
With both Classes 25 & 40 slowly succumbing to withdrawal the infamous Ditton – Broughton Lane BOC working saw a number of trials involving Classes 37, 47 & 56 during late September/early October. However October 3rd found the working behind 40099 & 25239. By month end Class 47s would be in charge of the BOC working. On October 5th the 16.38 Manchester Piccadilly - York failed at Sheffield behind 31445, 25239 took the service on to York. The last recorded passenger working for 25239 took place on October 13th doubleheading the 06.55 Kings Cross - Carlisle steam railtour between Long Marton & Howes Sidings with 4498 Sir Nigel Gresley.
25239 was withdrawn on November 5th 1984.
Distinguishing Features
Not all known passenger workings are recorded on this page.
Page added September 13th 2013.