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On cold days like today, I have Bret Michaels to keep me warm... warm with laughing. While I've never been a fan of Poison and was "like, totally a new waver" in the 80s, I've been mildly amused at VH1's "Rock of Love" with Bret Michaels. Thank goodness they're doing another season, and we will all have a train wreck to watch once again.
A co-worker sent me this video today, and she's right, the chick in the beginning does look like Charlie Sheen in a wig. Even better, a quick Wikipedia search of Every Rose has its Thorn gives heartfelt information like the following:
Vocalist Bret Michaels wrote the song in response to a failed love affair with a Los Angeles stripper. Poison had been playing at a cowboy bar called "The Ritz" in Dallas, Texas. After the show, Michaels called the woman at her apartment and heard a man's voice in the background. Heartbroken, Michaels wrote the song with an acoustic guitar in a laundromat.
Guess that's what you get for falling for a stripper, right Bret? I do hope they use this song again in the new "Rock of Love" season because they played it in the first season when Bret chose Jes after kicking stripper Heather to the curb. Then Jes kicked him to the curb when she didn't hear from him for six months and she decided to go back to her boyfriend in Chicago.
I'm a pop culture slut.
Friday, December 28, 2007
Every rose...
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Tuesday, December 25, 2007
Merry Christmas to all
This was one of the mellowest Christmas days I've had in my entire life. All month I've told people, "I just want my long winter's nap," and today I got it.
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Sunday, December 23, 2007
Something to look forward to
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Saturday, December 22, 2007
What big mountains you have
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Tuesday, December 18, 2007
Workin' out
I found a new dance class last week that I'm obsessed about. It's called Zumba, the newest craze that's a mix of Latin, hip hop and high-intensity cardio steps. On the other hand, if I were in Japan, I might find a different kind of workout that might burn calories too:
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Monday, December 17, 2007
Our love is here to stay?
Yesterday somewhere between a ginormous brunch at Sundance and a bottle of wine with my mom, I watched one of my favorite films, An American in Paris, and really realized how times have changed. I mean, this is no shock since the film came out in the mid-50s. It boggles my mind to think on what's come out since then: Lean Cuisine, diet soda, internet porn-- all the important things on which we've come to rely.
There is a scene in An American in Paris which was probably very romantic at the time, where Gene Kelly (who is the number three love of my life only behind Dean Martin and Jimmy Stewart) seemed the quintessential leading man in search of his love, but a scene I found particularly creepy now. Actions that simply would not fly in this time of technology and, well, stalking laws.
Let me summarize, Gene Kelly ends up at a bar with this chick who is quickly becoming his sugar-mama. While there, he ends up seeing a very French Leslie Caron from afar and all but kidnaps her to dance with him. (sidebar: I'm not a fan of Leslie Caron, and never have been. I much prefer the Gene Kelly/ Cyd Charisse pairings from both Brigadoon and Singing in the Rain and I also hated Caron in Gigi. Actually, I hate the movie Gigi.) The next day Kelly, still thinking of the lovely Caron, invades her privacy by dropping her an unwanted phone call while she's working at the perfume shop. Caron hangs up on him, telling him never to call her again.
Not taking the blatant hint, Kelly goes to her work to find her, woo her, then further annoy her. He finds her at work! Right at the perfume shop! The "Pop-In." This is not romantic. This is creepy. This is behavior exhibited by people who have addictions to things. This is not action of someone who respects the woman's wishes to be left alone.
I was watching this and getting mad at Gene Kelly. "How can you do this, Gene?" I asked the TV out loud. "How can you completely disrespect her wishes and continue to bother her time and time and time again?"
I continued, "You're a nice guy, Gene, a very nice guy. You're also a snappy dancer. But leave the poor girl alone if she doesn't want to talk to you. You're not a psycho, but you're acting like one."
If this were in today's world, I daresay Gene Kelly would be one jazz-step away from putting the lotion in the basket. Like all movies at that time, this relationship finally ended with a happy feel-good button and an old-time song and dance. Things I just don't see happening in this jaded world of 2007.
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Labels: Annoyances, nostalgia, Sad, scary
Wednesday, December 12, 2007
Take on me
There are ways to make a good impression, and ways to not make a good impression. I'll just let this one speak for itself:
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Tuesday, December 11, 2007
Merry ho ho
1. Wrapping paper or gift bags? Wrapping paper, the more creative, the better. With good bows.
2. Real tree or artificial? Artificial, with only white lights. I hate colored lights. I even only like white bubble lights. No colors. None.
3. When do you put up the tree? I haven't for a few years. I'm not festive this time of year anymore.
4. When do you take the tree down? I think the last time I put one up I managed to forget about it until sometime in July.
5. Do you like eggnog? Yes. With rum. Or just rum. Plain.
6. Favorite gift received as a child? Dancerella
7. Do you have a nativity scene? No. They scare me.
8. Hardest person to buy for? People I don't know well. I like to get pretty personalized, "special" gifts.
9. Easiest person to buy for? My dad. Sooooo, yeah.
10. Worst Christmas gift you ever received? A blender from a boyfriend. I never want to get appliances from a boyfriend again.
11. Mail or email Christmas cards? Mail if I think about it. Like I said, I haven't been festive for a few years.
12. Favorite Christmas movie? National Lampoons' Christmas Vacation and Scrooged
13. When do you start shopping for Christmas ? Just before I start to feel overwhelmed.
14. Have you ever recycled a Christmas present? Yes, generally it's one of those generic, neighborhood "hot chocolate in a cup" kind of gifts.
15. Favorite thing to eat at Christmas? Shrimp and margaritas. We used to always do "shrimp-fest" for Christmas. And margaritas. Lots and lots of margaritas.
16. Clear lights or colored on the tree? See number 2. ONLY clear lights. Ever. Ever.
17. Favorite Christmas song? Good King Wenceslas, a jazz saxophone version.
18. Travel for Christmas or stay home? I used to like to stay home, now I like to travel as far away as schedule allows.
19. Can you name all of Santa's' reindeer? Yes. Even after a few beers.
20. Angel on the treetop or a star? Pink flamingo.
21. Open the presents Christmas Eve or morning? Open presents Christmas Eve. Drink. Sleep in Christmas morning.
22. Most annoying thing about this time of year? Wanting to feel festive, but not really feeling festive.
23. What I love most about Christmas? It doesn't last all year.
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Sunday, December 09, 2007
And we thought the snow was bad...
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Labels: funnies
Thursday, December 06, 2007
Separated at birth?
As I'm ditching the gym for the Top Chef: Holiday Special and Grey's Anatomy tonight, I couldn't help but think of two more people separated at birth.
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Labels: food, funnies, Reality Shows, scary
Wednesday, December 05, 2007
Bad Senior Portraits
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Labels: photography, scary
Tuesday, December 04, 2007
On man and metal
After enduring the first part of SciFi Channel's Tin Man on Sunday night, I wanted to learn more about how a station seemingly so great about supporting good shows (hello? Firefly? Battlestar Galactica? MST3K?) could fail so miserably.
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Monday, December 03, 2007
Sugar shame?
Today, Urban Princess and I went to a much-need laughter therapy lunch at Noodles and Company where the man bringing out our lunch was extremely nice to us. Sure, we're a couple of hot saucy trollops, so why shouldn't he be kind? As we were finishing our lunches, he came over and gave us each massive cinnamon sugar cookies and told us to have a great day. His gesture made me smile, and though I wasn't going to chow the cookie, I put it in my purse to take back to work for my boss.
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Sunday, December 02, 2007
Invisibility cloak
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There is an estate fundraising sale going on at Wings Travel in Kitimat. The items which they are selling belonged to Barb Campbells sister in law, Donna Campbell, who passed away in May.
It was her wish that the majority of her estate go to the benefit of Children. Not only children, but their health and education. She was also a primary school teacher and an accomplished fiber artist, said Barb Campbell.
All of her China, Crystal and silver have been basketed up for the sale. They have sold and given away 200 rubber made containers of yarn. Finally, they are using some of the wool to make toques for newborns.
The plan is to have a team of women in 2015 hand deliver approximately 250 toques to Arusha in Tanzania. Gareen Ball, one of the knitters made a frog hat which went to Fort McMurray to visit family. The hat sold for $430 in Fort McMurray which will go to Tanzania.
When it is all said and done, Donnas legacy lives on, one through a scholarship that weve set up in her memory for someone who is going into the Fiber Arts industry, Hospital auxiliaries throughout the province who have received yarn, Boma la Mama who will receive the funds from the sale to enhance and better their birthing centre in Tanzania and baby toques for newborns that are born there, said Barb Campbell.
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BA, PGCert HE, MSc, PhD
Senior Lecturer in Economic Sociology
Guido Conaldi is currently Senior Lecturer in Economic Sociology at the Centre for Business Network Analysis, University of Greenwich, UK. He joined the University of Greenwich in 2010. Previously he was post-doctoral researcher at the Centre for Organisational Research, University of Lugano, (CH) under the supervision of Professor Alessandro Lomi.
He holds an MSc in Sociology from the London School of Economics and a PhD in Social Sciences from the Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies in Pisa, Italy. He has teaching experience in the areas of economic sociology, research methods in social sciences and social Network Analysis. He acts as executive board member for United Kingdom Social Networks Association (UKSNA) and is a member of the International Network for Social Network Analysis (INSNA).
Responsibilities within the university
- Course Leader for RESE1115 Business Research Methods (Level 4), RESE1115 Business Research Methods Ethics,
- Coordinator of the Greenwich Summer School in Social Network Analysis
- 2009 Paper selected for the Microsoft Award for research on the social network structures of software development, XXIX Sunbelt Social Network Conference, San Diego (CA)
Professional activities and service
- 2012 Executive Board Member, United Kingdom Social Networks Association (UKSNA).
- 2011–Present Reviewer, Organisational Research Methods; Social Networks.
Professional affiliations
- 2010–Present International Network for Social Network Analysis (INSNA).
- 2009–Present United Kingdom Social Networks Association (UKSNA).
Research / Scholarly interests
Dr Conaldi's research interests lie in the area of interpersonal and organizational social networks. His current research investigates the social mechanisms contributing to the endogenous formation of structure and hierarchy in self-managing teams. He especially looks at the impact of knowledge and collaboration networks re-configurations on team management and survival.
Key funded projects
Re-defining the Space for Companies-Communities Interaction: How Can Firms Leverage the Innovative Potential of Open Source Software Production Model?, Information Systems Dynamics (ISD).
2012-2013, International Research Programme, CIGREF Foundation (FR).
The increasing interest shown by firms toward open approaches to innovation, and Free/Open Source Software (F/OSS) projects as a paramount example of this new innovation paradigm, led to the creation of a number of hybrid business models, where firms interact with online communities to sustain their innovativeness. The growth of this tendency is a remarkable shift in the way organizations operate and represent one of the trends at the top of research and managerial agenda for the next years.
The development of these new strategies, however, resulted in a number of new managerial challenges. Specifically, the definition of the relational space where individual, voluntary developers and firms interact presents a number of trade-offs. By looking over time at the interaction between a firm and a community of developers, the project will develop a conceptual model capable to integrate the relevant variables describing the interaction between firms and a community. Moreover, by observing the impact of a firm's intervention on the structure and performance of the community, considerations about the most appropriate approach to design an online firm-community interaction space will be developed.
To achieve this objective the research project will integrate different streams of research describing the functioning of F/OSS projects; specifically major contributions regarding both individual developers' characteristics and motivations will be combined with those studies focusing more on the overall structure of F/OSS projects in order to generate an innovative framework of analysis. Such an objective can be better achieved by a multi-method approach. A Social Network Analysis of online interaction between developers will be enriched by data collected through questionnaires. The results obtained will inform the development of an agent based simulation model capable to describe the evolution of systems where a firm interact with a community of developers.
Results from a similar study will be of paramount importance for both researchers and practitioners. The attempt of firms to leverage open source communities as a part of their innovation strategies is still a recent phenomenon, which needs therefore to be better researched. Moreover, in pursuing these strategies, firms rely on different types of business models, which deserve proper investigation in their specificities. Given the success and increasing relevance of F/OSS projects, managers will find the results of this study particularly relevant. A number of firms from a different set of industries is indeed trying to design the most appropriate interaction models with online communities, but this task present a number of difficulties.
The output of the project will be therefore made available to both the academic community as well as to industry representatives. This study is expected to generate a number of presentations in international conferences and at least a submission of an article to an international journal. Moreover, a case study will be produced and made available to managers in different industries through appropriate online tools.
Project Member, Opinion Leadership in Online Communication: A Business Networks Perspective.
2011-12, Research and Enterprise Investment Programme (RAE), University of Greenwich (UK).
The aim of the project was to leverage the growing interest towards online communications, to develop an innovative and unique methodology to identify key influencers and opinion leaders online. The pilot project meant to explore methodological solutions developed from a dataset grounded in one specific industry sector, but with the potential to be applied to other industries through other potential award applications.
Monciardini, David and Conaldi, Guido (2019) Beneficiaries' intermediaries in the European regulation of corporate social responsibility: Exploring the Nongovernmental organization–Investor–Union nexus. In: Regulation and Governance. Wiley. pp. 240-259. ISSN 1748-5983 ISSN 1748-5983
Lomi, Alessandro, Mascia, Daniele, Vu, Dui, Pallotti, Francesca, Conaldi, Guido and Iwashyna, Jack (2014) Quality of care and interhospital collaboration: a study of patient transfers in Italy.. In: Medical Care. Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins. pp. 407-414. ISSN 0025-7079 ISSN 0025-7079
Quintane, Eric, Conaldi, Guido, Tonellato, Marco and Lomi, Alessandro (2014) Modeling Relational Events: A Case study on an Open Source Software Project. In: Organizational Research Methods. SAGE Publications. pp. 23-50. ISSN 1094-4281 ISSN 1094-4281
Conaldi, Guido and Lomi, Alessandro (2013) The dual network structure of organizational problem solving: A case study on open source software development. In: Social Networks. Elsevier B.V.. pp. 237-250. ISSN 0378-8733 ISSN 0378-8733
Lomi, Alessandro, Conaldi, Guido, Tonellato, Marco and Pallotti, Francesca (2013) Participation motifs and the emergence of organization in open productions. In: Structural Change and Economic Dynamics. Elsevier B.V.. pp. 40-57. ISSN 0954-349X ISSN 0954-349X
Conaldi, Guido, Lomi, Alessandro and Tonellato, Marco (2012) Dynamic models of affiliation and the network structure of problem solving in an open source software project. In: Organizational Research Methods. SAGE Publications. pp. 385-412. ISSN 1094-4281 ISSN 1094-4281
Conaldi, Guido and De Vita, Riccardo (2011) At the core of innovation: network reconfiguration during radical and incremental innovation episodes in an open source software project. In: International Journal of Information and Decision Sciences. Inderscience Enterprises Ltd.. pp. 5-25. ISSN 1756-7017 ISSN 1756-7017
Conaldi, Guido (2010) Flat for the few, steep for the many: Structural cohesion and Rich-Club effect as measures of hierarchy and control in FLOSS communities. In: International Journal of Open Source Software and Processes (IJOSSP). IGI Global. pp. 14-28. ISSN 1942-3926 ISSN 1942-3926
Book sections
Lomi, Alessandro, Conaldi, Guido and Tonellato, Marco (2012) Organized Anarchies and the Network Dynamics of Decision Opportunities in an Open Source Software Project. In: Research in the Sociology of Organizations. In: The Garbage Can Model of Organizational Choice: Looking Forward at Forty. Emerald Group Publishing Limited, Bingley, Yorkshire, UK. pp. 363-397. ISSN 0733-558X ISBN 9781780527123 ISSN 0733-558X
Conference proceedings
Sadek, Mohamed Rafik, Conaldi, Guido and Bartlett, Deborah (2019) Branding New Towns: The Case of the Greater Cairo Region, Egypt. In: 6th Corfu Symposium on Managing and Marketing Places Proceedings. Institute of Place Management (IPM). pp. 132-136. ISBN 978-1999845957
Conaldi, Guido, Lomi, Alessandro and Tonellato, Marco (2011) West meets East in the analysis of two-mode networks. In: 2011 Academy of Management Annual Meeting Proceedings. The Academy of Management, San Antonio, USA.
Conaldi, Guido and Lomi, Alessandro (2010) The network structure of collaboration for problem-solving: a case study on open source software. In: Proceedings of SunBelt XXX, 2010. International Network for Social Network Analysis. pp. 619.
Tonellato, Marco and Conaldi, Guido (2010) Jumping on the bandwagon? A longitudinal study on collaboration networks and decision to participate. In: Proceedings of SunBelt XXX, 2010. International Network for Social Network Analysis. pp. 346.
Conaldi, Guido and Rullani, Francesco (2010) The Meso-level structure of F/OSS collaboration network: local communities and their innovativeness. In: 6th International IFIP WG 2.13 Conference on Open Source Systems, OSS 2010. Springer, Boston. pp. 42-52. ISBN 978-3-642-13243-8
Working papers
Monciardini, David, Conaldi, Guido and Baiamonte, Valentina (2018) Contested Values and Competing Professional Claims in the Construction of Mandatory Corporate Sustainability Reporting. N/A.
Monciardini, David and Conaldi, Guido (2017) Exploring the NGO-Investor-Unions nexus. Intermediaries in the European multi stakeholder regulation of sustainability reporting. Guido Conaldi.
Cronin, Bruce, De Vita, Riccardo and Conaldi, Guido (2015) Joining up the dots: Using social data to measure the effects of events on innovation. Nesta, London, UK.
Recent presentations
Tonellato, Marco and Conaldi, Guido (2015) The effect of expertise diversity on group learning and performance: A case study in open source software.
Tonellato, Marco and Conaldi, Guido (2015) Identity construction and sustained participation in an Open Source Software project.
Tonellato, Marco and Conaldi, Guido (2015) Identity construction and sustained participation in an Open Source Software project.
Conaldi, Guido, Quintane, Eric, Lomi, Alessandro and Tonellato, Marco (2012) Modeling relational events: a case study on an open source software development project.
Quintane, Eric, Tonellato, Marco, Conaldi, Guido and Lomi, Alessandro (2012) Modeling relational events: a case study on an open source software development project.
Conaldi, Guido, Iwashyna, Theodore, Lomi, Alessandro and Pallotti, Francesca (2012) Organizing space: an empirical study of patient transfer relations between U.S. hospitals.
Lomi, Alessandro, Conaldi, Guido and Tonellato, Marco (2011) The duality of individuals and problems in garbage can organizations.
Conaldi, Guido and Tonellato, Marco (2011) Time heterogeneity in stochastic actor-oriented models: an empirical test on problem-solving dynamics in an open source software project.
Tonellato, Marco, Conaldi, Guido, Quintane, Eric and Lomi, Alessandro (2011) Specification and Estimation of a relational event model for 2-Mode networks: an application to organisational problem-solving.
Conaldi, Guido (2010) Informal hierarchies and cooperation in self-organising teams: empirical evidence from Free/Open Source software development communities.
Conaldi, Guido and Tonellato, Marco (2010) A longitudinal study on collaboration networks and decision to participate in a FLOSS community..
De Vita, Riccardo and Conaldi, Guido (2010) Network properties and innovation generation: comparing intra-organizational networks in the open source software industry.


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My Entry for the 2013 SCBWI Tomie dePaola Award
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I'm really excited to see everyone's entry on the gallery Diandra Mae set up 3 years ago. My favorite part of entering this is to see all the many interpretations on the same theme. Before Diandra set up the gallery, we could only see the winners on the SCBWI site - thanks Diandra! But we have to wait for the winner announcement in January before it goes live.
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to work at our Richmond Studio as required would be great!)
Hi, and thanks for your interest in the Guest Services/Admin Assistant position with Artist Photographer.
I'm Mark Strachan, the Owner and Founder of the company. Okay, right now I'm going to tell you a little bit about the position & what you'll be doing, and then if you're interested in working with us, I'll get you to call us on the telephone number below to leave your details so that we can get in contact with you.
Firstly about our business…
artist photographer was established in 1983 and is an industry leader in family and child portraits with 100 year old studios in both Geelong and Richmond.
Our Geelong Studio
Currently we have 3 Photographers and 7 support staff across the 2 studios. We're continuing to grow and we're looking for you to help us with giving our clients a wonderful photography experience in our Richmond and/or Geelong studios so we can continue to prosper as well as assist us in our marketing department. We are a young team that love doing what we do.
Secondly, about this position…
You'll be 'the face' of our business – that's why we're looking for someone that connects readily and warmly with our clients as you will primarily deal with them as our Front of House. You see, some people are not comfortable coming in to be photographed and the experience they have when they first call us and when they arrive will set the tone for how they enjoy their whole relationship with us.
The type of portraits we create are like the ones you see on this page and throughout our main website at www.artistphotographer.com, they are 1) Individuals, 2) Families, 3) Children, 4) Babies and 5) Couples.
Naturally, you will also have excellent phone manner and computer skills using Microsoft Windows and/or Apple Mac. You will be working at our Geelong studio for the most part (the willingness to help out at our Richmond studio would be an advantage).
You'll even have your own car park provided just a few metres from where you'll be working – in both Geelong and Richmond – so no parking hassles!
Our Richmond Studio
Whilst this role is a Guest Services/Admin Assistant role, the position is definitely much more than that!
At artist photographer, we are keen to give you as much variety in your role as you are happy to take on.
Some of the things you will be responsible for are:
Client Care
Receiving and making calls
Creating and confirming client appointments
Seating and Greeting Clients & ensuring our studio is looking perfect for our clients' visit
Presenting Clients with their finished artworks (this is the best part!)
- Assisting with all elements of Marketing.
Our portraits are of the finest quality, and they are priced at the 'premium' end of the market, so you'll need to look the part.
Our clients are discerning and expect the best, and we are used to exceeding their expectations. Everything is thought of and provided for you, you just have to turn up early (a bit earlier than your start time) to be sure our studio is looking great!
You'll also be responsible for ensuring that our clients are delighted not only with their portraits, but also their time with us along the way. This is a role that requires you to interact with our clients on a daily basis – so you'll be a 'warm' person and need to be great at creating relationships with people.
This position is a Casual role (8 – 16 hours or more per week) and Award Wages apply. You will be working primarily at our Geelong Studio and have an on site car park provided for you. You may be required to work on occasion at our Richmond Studio (where your car park will also be provided), so your flexibility is a great asset for this role.
We want a committed and friendly person to take this role and make it their own, that's why we have created this page so that you really have a good understanding of the role before you apply.
And you'll also need the skills to do a great job…
The skills you'll need to have are:
- Excellent Listening Skills
- Sensitive to people's needs
- Leadership – we are after someone that sets themselves high standards and achieves them. This allows them to set an example to the rest of the team.
- Very Good to Excellent Computer Skills – Microsoft Windows, Excel, Word and Outlook
- Able to follow Clearly Written Procedures, but also creatively work 'outside the box' when needed.
It's also essential that you have excellent problem solving skills and can prioritise working processes, The great thing is that we have excellent training and procedures already in place to make it easy for you to succeed!
Plus your 'personal' qualities are very important to us. Here's a quick list…
- You are a positive person that loves people, and you're warm and friendly with clients and fellow team members.
- You are passionate about working, love being busy and you love 'going the extra mile' with everything you do.
- You take pride in your work.
- You are accurate and systematic.
- You are an 'on-time' person.
- You present yourself professionally at all times.
- You are honest and can work without close supervision and you have initiative.
- You are a great 'team' player. At the end of the day the people who you work with reflects upon how you feel. So we're committed to recruiting 'excellent' quality people because if everyone who works at our studios are good positive people, we're more likely to have a great day.
Are you ready for the next step…?
If this sounds like the position for you, the next step is to call the following telephone number and leave a message for me before 5pm on Sunday 12th February 2017. We expect there to be a lot of candidates, so we will be checking applications along the way.
The number is (03) 9517 9745 and clearly leave:
- Your name
- The best number for us to call you on, and then
- Tell us why you would be the perfect choice for this role.
You'll have a full 2 minutes to leave as long or as short a message as you'd like. Don't be worried about being too 'rehearsed' – we want to hear how you sound as 'you'.
Please hand-write the following sentence onto a piece of paper, photograph it (on your phone is fine) and email it to – firstname.lastname@example.com
"I'm an excellent communicator and I love to serve clients to the best of my ability"
Remember, we'll need to hear from you BEFORE 5pm on Sunday 12th February 2017. We are hoping to complete training with the successful candidate before the end of February.
I'm looking forward to hearing from you … Good Luck!


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Enrolments are now open for 2019.
This training is subsidised by the NSW Government Smart and Skilled Program for eligible participants in the NSW Richmond Tweed Region. This qualification is offered by mixed mode with some online and face to face training combined with Recognition of prior learning where appropriate.
Please note there is no funding available in Queensland for this course. Fee for service cost in QLD is $10,000
Please see the Gold Coast Training College Smart and Skilled page for more details about Smart and Skilled funding.
This Diploma provides relevant industry training for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders who intend to work in a para-legal capacity. It is intended to address the training needs of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples who have significant experience working in a legal environment.
The course is specifically designed to provide a detailed knowledge of legal matters necessary to work as a Senior Field Officer or Senior Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Legal Advocate and to enhance skills in office administration, staff supervision and/or management work in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Legal Services or related areas.
It is also designed to meet the needs of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples with significant experience working in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community organisations, Government departments / agencies relating to juvenile justice, corrective services or care and protection, or participating in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community justice mechanisms and in other similar roles but who are or are seeking to transition into a more legal role.
Vocational outcomes include but are not limited to employment in the following positions:
Senior Legal Advocate/Senior Field Officer – engaged in supervisory and/or management work in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander legal services areas, including field work.
The Diploma of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Legal Advocacy is a qualification within the National Indigenous Legal Advocacy Courses (NILAC). The NILAC courses originated from Recommendation 212 of the Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody which states:
The Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission (HREOC)1 and State Equal Opportunity Commission was encouraged to consult with appropriate Aboriginal organisations and Aboriginal Legal Services with a view to developing strategies to encourage and enable Aboriginal people to utilise anti-discrimination mechanisms more effectively, particularly in the area of indirect discrimination and representative actions.
This course addresses the lack of:
- opportunity to study the law from the perspective of Indigenous peoples' cultures, aspirations and social contexts;
- skills and knowledge training available for Legal Advocates and Senior Legal Advocates (also known as Field Officers and Senior Field Officers), the major client or industry
Qualification level
Graduates of the Diploma of Aboriginal and Torres Straits Islander Advocacy are able to apply technical knowledge of legislation and the Australian Legal System to provide client service and advocate on behalf of clients, who may be in a wide range of situations including criminal, tort and civil legal issues.
Graduates of the Diploma of Aboriginal and Torres Straits Islander Advocacy have the following technical and theoretical knowledge and concepts, including but not limited to:
- Legislation relating to a wide range of situations including criminal, tort and civil legal issues
- Workplace requirements
- Ethics
- Mediation strategies
- Privacy and confidentiality of clients
- Access and equity
- Indigenous culture and the importance of the land
- Supervision and management strategies
Graduates of the Diploma of Aboriginal and Torres Straits Islander Advocacy will have the following skills:
- Identify and analyse client's circumstance/s
- Undertake and complete a broad range of legal procedures
- Communicate clearly and effectively with clients, colleagues and relevant authorities
- Apply problem solving skills
- Responsibilities and involvement in law reform
- Supervision and management of other personnel and processes
Application of Knowledge and Skills:
Graduates of the Diploma of Aboriginal and Torres Straits Islander Legal Advocacy are required to demonstrate the application of knowledge and skills:
- with depth in some areas of specialisation, in known or changing contexts, such as in relation to criminal, tort and civil legal procedures
- to transfer and apply theoretical concepts and/or technical and/or creative skills in a range of situations, such as mediation, advocacy, client representation, supervision and management
- with personal responsibility and autonomy in performing complex technical operations with responsibility for own outputs in relation to broad parameters for quantity and quality, such as in managing ethical practice
- with initiative and judgement to organise the work of self and others and plan, coordinate and evaluate, such as managing workplace strategies and processes
- the work of teams within broad but generally well-defined parameters, such as management and review of personnel and processes.
Volume of Learning:
The nominal hours for delivery of this program is a range from 1295 to 1475 (the range is dependent on the elective units of competency included in the program). This is the suggested amount of hours that a participant is to undertake supervised training and assessment.
The unsupervised component of the course is between 800-1200 hours and includes:
- homework and class preparation
- assignment work
- workplace practice
The unsupervised hours are relatively high because the course anticipates significant workplace practice.
The volume of learning for 10408NAT Diploma of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Legal Advocacy is 2095-2675 hours (which is expected to be completed between 1- 2 years. This represents the total time (both supervised and unsupervised) that a participant is required to undertake learning and assessment activity.
Applicants must be Aboriginal people and/or Torres Strait Islander people.
This training product has been developed specifically for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in support of equity policy for post- compulsory education.
Entry is not restricted by formal educational requirements.
Applicants must be interviewed to determine literacy and numeracy skills levels.
Applicants must be notified that criminal history and integrity checks will be required when gaining employment in government and legal industry organisations.
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"Georgia O'Keeffe: Living Modern"
Time: 9:30am - 4:30pm
Reynolda House Museum of American Art
Georgia O'Keeffe: Living Modern, from the Brooklyn Museum, will present a completely new perspective on the unified modernist aesthetic of O'Keeffe's dress and art through paintings, photographs, and selected items from her personal wardrobe, many freshly conserved and shown in this exhibition for the first time. Museum Members will have the first chance to reserve tickets. Join online here.
Image: Alfred Stieglitz (American, 1864–1946). Georgia O'Keeffe, circa 1920–22. Gelatin silver print, 4½ x 3½ in. (11.4 x 9 cm). Georgia O'Keeffe Museum, Santa Fe, N.M.; Gift of The Georgia O'Keeffe Foundation, 2003.01.006. © Georgia O'Keeffe Museum


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Prototype Decision Matrix
This grid help you to sort solution ideas and assess what the
concept solution is about. The solution will be a service, system,
space or product, most probably a combination of those.
Place solution ideas on the grid with respect to the nature of
each ideas and idea contribution.
Evaluate Solution
- For each solution. Place the solution ideas on the grid
according to what you believe the solution is about. The
idea solution maybe a Service, System, Space or
Product. Make a choice based on your assumption.
- Some ideas would be a combination of Service, System,
Space or Product decide which is the most prominent.
- The cross separate the 4 types of concept ideas that
contribute to your challenge solution.
Idea Contribution
- Each sticky note has a tree symbol with a mention
about the idea contribution. (The trunk, the branch or
the leaf.
- Place your solution on the grid with respect to idea
- Note: at any time in the process you may add ideas to
the concept solution. Change idea contribution value,
business line, etc. As general guideline, make sure that
findings and discovery make sense to you.
Result Interpretation
- Totalize the points you have harvested for each solution
idea. The highest result is you primary process the
second highest result is your secondary process.
- Interpret these two results with the Process Matrix and
find out which process is the most suitable to develop
your solution.
- Egg.: The highest result is 6 for SPACE an the second
highest is 4 for SERVICE. SPACE is the primary process
and SERVICE the secondary process. Reporting these 2
value on the Process Matrix we can see that process
number 3 is the most suitable.


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|(Ja:) Mini Dragon
(En:) Small Dragon
|Nature Spirits
Dragon's Roar
|Digimon Reference Book
(June 3, 2010)
|Prior forms
|Next forms
|Shoutmon (King Ver.)[3]
|DigiFuse forms
|DigiFuse Chart
Shoutmon X7F Superior Mode[4]
|Mikey Kudo
Fusion Fighters/United Army
|Voice actors
|(Ja:) Chika Sakamoto (Xros Wars/next 0rder)
(En:) Ben Diskin (Fusion/All-Star Rumble/Next Order)
|(Ja:) Re-9, D1-01, D1-02, D1-03, D2-01, D2-02, D3-01, D4-01, D5-01, D6-01, DM6-01, D7-01, DC-09, DP-01, Tokyo Toy Show promo, DG1-001, 1-003
(En:) S1-001, S1-002, B1-001, B1-002
Shoutmon is a Small Dragon Digimon. It is a ferocious Digimon with extremely high aggressiveness due to its hot-blooded enthusiasm. However, it is friendly towards its comrades, and its friendship with other Digimon, surpassing species, can be deepened even further if they are recognized by Shoutmon. There is a unique feature to Shoutmon's singing that converts its passion to energy, and since Shoutmon won't give up fighting unless its passion disappears, this is the reason Shoutmon is said to be a ferocious Digimon with high aggressiveness. On one hand, it seems ferocious, but on the other, it is said to love music and songs, and it likes to hum songs with natural sounding background music like the sound of the wind, raindrops, the murmuring of a river, or the stirring of leaves on a tree. Because it can often become too enthusiastic in its song, accidentally letting off its "Bellow Blaster" (Soul Crusher) even though there aren't any enemies, it's probably safest to leave the spot at once if Shoutmon starts singing, so that it doesn't notice you. Shoutmon itself is said to have the mysterious trait of always having its McField-brand mic in its possession, and a Shoutmon without the mic is not really a Shoutmon. It is said that a Shoutmon that has completely lost its mic will rapidly lose power from the shock of not being a Shoutmon anymore, and before long, it will have wasted away. Therefore, you should never play a practical joke like hiding the mic. Incidentally, it can wield the mic as in bōjutsu, so it is excellent not only in scuffling matches but also in performances.[5]
- Fiery Fastball[6] (ロックダマシー Rokku Damashī?, lit. "Rock Soul"): Forms a ball of energy in the shape of an eighth note and throws it at the opponent.
- Bellow Blaster[7] (Soul Crusher): Uses its mic to amplify the energy of the heated emotions blazing within its chest, then bashes the opponent. Because passion is the very source of the attack, it will definitely inflict damage no matter the target.
- Rock and Roller[8] (Rowdy Rocker): Wields its mic as in bōjutsu.
Attacks in Digimon All-Star Rumble
- Microphone Thrust
- Fiery Fastball Burst
- Storm Hammer Knuckle
- Heat Storm Hammer Knuckle
- Spirit Dive
- Savage Microphone
- Final Tornado Uppercut
- Passionate Heat Tackle
- Homerun Smash
- Man of Fire Straight
- Super Shout
- Rolling Smash
- Great Spinning Microphone
- True Man of Fire Straight
- Rapid Fiery Fastball
Shoutmon is a red, bipedal dragon who draws influences from the musician profession. It has a metallic body and joints, and it has headphones on its ears. It wields its mike in its right hand, which is long enough to act as a staff.
- Shoutmon (シャウトモン)
Official romanization given by the Digimon Reference Book and used in the franchise.
- (En:) Shout.
Digimon Adventure (PSP game)
Digimon Fusion
Digimon Xros Wars (manga)
Digimon Fusion Fighters
Digimon Story: Super Xros Wars Blue and Red
Shoutmon (Spade) DigiFuses from Veemon, Agumon, and Coronamon, whilst Shoutmon (Heart) DigiFuses from Guilmon, Salamon, and Impmon.
Shoutmon can DigiFuse to Shoutmon + Supersonic Sparrow with Sparrowmon, to Shoutmon X2 with Ballistamon, to Shoutmon X3 with Ballistamon and Dorulumon, to Shoutmon X3GM with Ballistamon, Dorulumon, Greymon (2010 anime), and MailBirdramon, to Shoutmon X3SD with Ballistamon, Dorulumon, SkullKnightmon, and Axemon, to Shoutmon X4 with Ballistamon, Dorulumon, and Starmon (2010 anime), to Shoutmon X4B with Ballistamon, Dorulumon, Starmon (2010 anime), and Beelzemon (2010 anime), to Shoutmon X4S with Ballistamon, Dorulumon, Starmon (2010 anime), and Spadamon, to Shoutmon X5 with Ballistamon, Dorulumon, Starmon (2010 anime), and Sparromon, to Shoutmon + Star Sword with Starmon (2010 anime), and to Shoutmon + Drill Cannon with Dorulumon.
Wild Shoutmon are found in Digital Space N.
Digimon Story: Cyber Sleuth
|This information is only considered valid within the Complete Edition continuity.
Shoutmon digivolves from Koromon is number 326 in the field guide and is a Free Fire type Digimon, who uses 5 memory. Its special attack is Fiery Fastball and its support skill is Cross Heart which increases attack and the probability of combos occurring by 8%. Shoutmon is listed as having no level. Shoutmon can digivolve to OmniShoutmon at level 60 with 130 attack, 130 defence, 120 speed and 80 ABI.
Digimon Story Cyber Sleuth - Hacker's Memory
Shoutmon digivolves from Koromon is number 326 in the field guide and is a Free Fire type Digimon, who uses 5 memory. Its special attack is Fiery Fastball and its support skill is Cross Heart which increases attack and the probability of combos occurring by 8%. Shoutmon is listed as having no level. Shoutmon can digivolve to OmniShoutmon at level 60 with 130 attack, 130 defence, 120 speed and 80 ABI.
Digimon All-Star Rumble
Digimon World: Next Order
A Shoutmon is one of the Digimon who has been turned into a Machinedramon. It returns to its true form after being defeated in Dead End Vilage. When asked by Jijimon, the last thing it remembers before the transformation is seeing a human with a knit cap. Once in the city, he comments on people calling him a rookie level Digimon, saying that he is at the "Shoutmon level" and that they are mistaken, as well as expressing happiness that he can sing as much as he wants. Once the plaza is levelled up to level two, Shoutmon will allow the player to change the music currently playing in the plaza.
Shoutmon digivolves from Koromon or Gigimon with 2000 HP, 1000 MP, 480 Strength, 100 Stamina, 100 Wisdom and 100 Speed. Shoutmon can digivolve into OmniShoutmon with 3000 HP, 11400 MP, 400 Strength, 600 Stamina, 1000 Wisdom, 1000 Speed and 50 bond, Greymon with 14400 HP, 1500 Attack, 1500 Stamina, 20 weight, less than 3 training failures, 50 bond and 15 wins, Growlmon with 1640 Strength, 1600 Stamina, 1200 Speed, 20 weight, 50 bonds, less than 49 discipline, 50 bonds and 20 wins or RedVeedramon with 4800 HP, 500 Strength, 350 Stamina, 20 weight, less than 1 training failure, 50 bonds and 20 wins. Shoutmon can also digivolve into Numemon (if Strength is higher than Wisdom), Geremon (If Wisdom is higher than Strength) whilst failing to meet enough of the requirements to digivolve into any of his other forms or into Sukamon if his poop bar reaches the maximum level before he is able to Digivolve. Shoutmon can also be fed any Champion level digivolution item, should the player want him to turn into any other Champion in the game.
Digimon X Arena
The Shoutmon DigiMemory, released with the Shoutmon #01 figure in the Sofubi Digital Monster Series, can be used to summon Shoutmon within the Digimon X Arena.
Digimon Web has also announced that they will publish a special AR Code on their website that will make it possible to summon a yellow Shoutmon.[9]
Digimon Masters
In the English version, there are two versions of Shoutmon available, at the Rookie and Mega levels. Rookie level Shoutmon warp digivolves to the Mega version of Shoutmon, whilst the Mega version of Shoutmon can Jogress to Shoutmon X2 with Ballistamon and to Shoutmon X3 with Ballistamon and Dorulumon.
In the Korean version, there are four versions of Shoutmon available, at the Rookie, Champion, Ultimate, and Mega levels. They digivolve into each other. In addition, Shoutmon can DigiXros with Ballistamon to become Shoutmon X2, or with both Ballistamon and Dorulumon to become Shoutmon X3.
Shoutmon is also an NPC.
Digimon Heroes!
Shoutmon is an obtainable Digimon.
Digimon Links
Shoutmon is a Rookie level Digimon that digivolves from Koromon and can warp digivolve to OmniShoutmon.
Notes and references
- ↑ Shoutmon's None level is treated as equivalent to the Rookie level in Digital Monster Card Game and is equated to a Rookie level in Digimon Heroes! and Digimon World: Next Order and is listed as a "Rookie", "Champion", "Ultimate", and "Mega" Digimon in the Korean version of Digimon Masters.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Digimon Masters
- ↑ Digimon Fusion, "Students have Vanished! The Flickering Shadow of Sagomon" [56]
- ↑ Digimon Fusion, "Final Fusion - The Fight For Earth!" [54]
- ↑ Digimon Reference Book: Shoutmon
- ↑ This attack retains its original name of "Rock Soul" in Digimon World: Next Order and Digimon Links, and is named "Rock Damash" in Digimon Masters
- ↑ This attack is named "Sonic Tsunami" in Digimon Fusion, "A Rival Appears" [03] and "Fiery Fastball" in Digimon Fusion, "The Rival Champions!" [10], and retains its original name of "Soul Crusher" in Digimon Story: Cyber Sleuth - Hacker's Memory and Digimon Masters.
- ↑ This attack keeps its original name of "Rowdy Rocker" in Shoutmon's Digimon Fusion profile and Digimon Masters.
- ↑ Digimon X Arena


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The Our Prattville feline Pet of the Week is Baby Girl, an adorable, sweet Domestic Short Hair. About three months old, she is black with white markings, and has just been spayed.
A day before this photo was taken, several youngsters stopped by the shelter and played with the animals. Baby Girl was a favorite, as she was both friendly and affectionate to all of them. She'd make a great cuddle buddy and is looking forward to having a family of her own to love!
Barlo, a two-year-old neutered Australian Heeler/Shepherd mix, is the Our Prattville canine Pet of the Week. He is a medium-sized shorthaired dog, black and tan with white markings, and has a stand up bobtail.
Australian Heelers are known for their quick intelligence and high energy and Barlo is no exception. He enjoys having a large area to romp and play with balls and other toys. Barlo is an obedient pup and is working now on the sit, shake, and stay commands. He is just longing to go to his very own forever home to show off all that he has learned!
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I had a good childhood in a warm stable family, so I saw it as part of my adult life to have the same. I wanted children from when I was a child myself and I started to think about it seriously when I married Robbie's dad. At that time I would have identified as bisexual. I now identify as lesbian.
We were living in London and moved back to Scotland, near our parents, with a view to starting a family. I really longed for a child. I really wanted to have Robbie.
It was a straightforward pregnancy but after wanting a water birth, I ended up having an emergency caesarean. Robbie was very healthy from the start, which was the main thing.
Fairly soon after, I had quite a bad bout of postnatal depression. In retrospect, some of that was related to my sexuality. It was a hard time and it's still quite recent. I don't want to talk about it. I just wasn't happy.
The depression lasted about two years and then, 15 months ago, I left Robbie's dad because I knew I really wanted to be with a woman. Not a particular woman, just a woman.
Since then I've been happy.
If you have a young child and you're not happy in your relationship, whatever that may be, it's really important to make yourself happy because then the child will be happy.
It was quite an upheaval for a little boy to go through and that was something I had to take into account. He's been great, quite resilient. He's well loved. He sees his dad 50% of the time and I see him 50% of the time.
I respect my ex-husband. I was with him for a reason and we have a reasonably good relationship.
I have a girlfriend now, Caitlin. It's been a gradual introduction to Robbie, to make sure we get it right.
Trying to be a parent and dating, trying to have relationships is a big challenge in itself. Trying to keep the two sides of your life apart, finding the time as much as anything! I would never introduce Robbie to anyone for at least six months.
I'm looking for different things in someone from the start. It has to be primarily a relationship I want but I'm also looking for someone who is responsible. They have to have a stable personality, be fun, ideally used to being around children.
Caitlin knew from the beginning that I have a child. Everyone I have dated has known from the start and it put some people off. It's better to be honest about it.
When you meet the person you want to form a relationship with, you start to introduce them. It's hard because Caitlin lives across the water. I've been there and she's been here but it's early days.
Robbie knows Caitlin is more than just a friend. I've tried to explain it to him in his own terms, his own language. We're kind of feeling out what we want to be between the three of us and it's not easy.
We hang out together, the three of us, doing the things I'd usually do with him like going to the park. We went to the women's football at the weekend. It's important not to rush things, to involve the child.
I found people very accepting of the situation and supportive to the LGBT family; people who I didn't think would be, have been.
My parents have taken the longest to adjust to it because I'm emotionally closer to them and it has a bigger effect on them than on acquaintances. Robbie is their grandson. They have to be grandparents in an LGBT family and explain that to the world. They are gradually starting to speak to close friends about it. They met Caitlin at the weekend and they knew who she was.
Before I met Caitlin, I knew this was the shape of the family I wanted. I went to Rainbow Families in Edinburgh as a single mum and I found that quite helpful.
My job is being a GP so I see lots of different bits of life. I'd say to LGBT teenagers or whoever to come out as soon as possible so you can create the kind of family you want to have.
Wanting a family shouldn't be a barrier to coming out. The fact that I wanted a strong, safe nuclear family is one of the reasons I didn't come out.
There are people who have been through the same thing, who can relate to what you're going through. You don't have to stay where you are.
There are resources out there like Rainbow Families , the Stonewall website and YouTube. Look up The Real L Word and Beaver Bunch. There's a particularly nice video of Michelle and her mum, talking about coming out.
I'd also recommend a book called 'Living Two Lives: Married to a Man and In Love with a Woman.' It's about women who come out and it's made up of people's stories. They're very honest. It's very touching. Reading about how they acted at different stages was useful, because it's not an easy journey.


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I had someone comment to me recently, "Teresa, it seems that you can find creativity in just about anything." And after short reflection I would say; yes, yes I do. This is just part of who I am naturally. It is my belief that creativity is a state of being that anyone can embrace at anytime.
Let's first try to define what being creative or creativity is; Webster defines being creative as, "To bring into existence and to produce through imaginative skill."
My definition of creativity takes a different view. My belief is that creativity is part of the human condition and is deeply in grained. It has only been in recent times that creative products have been easily purchased through factory sameness and convenience. And as necessity waned, we have let our creative tendency slide.
Like other things over the last 200 years, creativity and how it is demonstrated has evolved. So hand crafting does exist, at some level but at another level, creativity still shines through. Take a look at computer and phone technology for example. It takes a huge amount of imagination to create and develop concepts of these products such as, games, Apps. and programs.
To be creative first you have to get into the right mindset, which include these four steps:
- Be open to expressing yourself in some way.
- Be conscious of the process of creating (in the now) and not the end product (ego).
- Be open to exploring possibilities, keep flexible with the process.
- Be open to not knowing where the plan or process will take you, let go of control.
Cooking is a good example task for us to examine the creative mindset. I choose this because I do not see myself as a great cook. I most often cook as a chore to get a passable meal, just ask my kids there have been many misses here. But other times I may want to make a certain dish and get inspired to create it. I will begin with looking to see what is on hand maybe purchase a few extra things that appeal to me and throw it together. These meals are truly creative and cannot be replicated exactly since it is spontaneous and unique.
Look at other tasks you do during the day and see if they can or do have a creative blend to them, just by being in the creative mindset. Tasks such as:
- Playing Lego's with your children
- Telling stories or remembrances to fiends
- Taking photos on vacation
- Problem solving a tactical issue at work
- Dealing with customer service
Just a little re-calibration of thinking will turn any of these tasks into a more creative venture. Try to slip into the creative mindset especially when you are trudging through the day, going through the motion, it will up-lift you and everyone around you. Creativity brings a much higher vibrational energy and focuses our attention on the present. Enjoy your creative mind.
Teresa Van Lanen is a Life Coach who conducts presentations, seminars, workshops, teleclasses and other events that help people reconnect with their creative spirit and to move into more joyful and productive life. For products and services visit Teresa at www.makingartoflife.com. Sign up for a free quiz to gauge how much creative energy you have and other tips. Follow Teresa on Twitter and Facebook as well.


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Do you have someone you need to track? Maybe your minor child or new employee whose behavior seems strange? If you provide your employees with company phones, it's so easy to monitor their activities. Just download and install call spy app and you will be aware of the exact GPS location of your employees, know what they talk about and with whom. Sounds great, isn't it?
Call Spy App: the Most Important Facts
The call spy app is the newest technology that enables phone users to track someone's calls and other activities without efforts. There is a great number of call spy applications which differ in their price and functionality. Some call tracking applications may be more expensive, but at the same time, they provide a comprehensive monitoring thanks to the wide range of monitoring features. However, there are cheap and even free call spy programs which are still effective.
Almost all phone call spy applications are easy to use and provide a user-friendly interface. So don't be afraid to use them. Even if you are not an experienced user, you'll hardly have problems with such apps.
The great distinctive feature of phone call surveillance apps is that they work in the stealth mode. It means that you can track all incoming and outgoing calls without being detected. You will be invisible for the owner of the target device. Isn't it great? If you are going to monitor employees, don't forget to warn them about it in order not to violate their rights.
How to Use Call Spy Apps?
There is nothing easier! The call tracking app is so easy to install that you will cope with it in several minutes, just follow the simple algorithm.
- Choose the app. Read reviews of the surveillance software to make a right choice;
- Check the app compatibility with your target device;
- Visit the official website of the app and download the installation file;
- Run the installation process;
- Adjust settings if needed.
After that, you'll have to create your personal online panel. It is easy. Just use your valid email and devise a secure password which will ensure the safety of your information.
The phone call tracker automatically collects all the data that goes through the target device and add it to your secure online account. You can sign in to your account from any tablet, phone or computer with the Internet connection at any time and view the information on calls.
The Best Cell Phone Spy Apps for Tracking Calls
It is an extremely effective and convenient call spy app which can be used for monitoring both computers and cell phones. SecureTeen can help parents to keep their kids safe online. Such application can become a good assistant to parents who want to protect their children from online predators and cyberbullying, to limit the child's time online. It allows restricting kids' access to mature and harmful content.
You must know that it is also important to protect children and teenagers from their own cell phones. It may seem ridiculous, but in the digital era phones can not only help people but also carry a threat. SecureTeen spy application helps to avoid these dangers.
Bosspy Phone Monitoring Software
Bosspy is another well-known call spy application which is effective for:
- Parents;
- Сouples;
- Employers.
The call spy option is not the only advantage of the application. With the help of this app, you will be able to make a reserved copy of the data, which is the great option if the phone is stolen or lost. You will be able to locate your device in one click. If you are a business owner, you can make sure your phone bills are justified only for business purposes.
Ispyoo is the best and justified choice to monitor someone's calls and other phone activities. It is a powerful spy program which is perfect for monitoring phone calls of your kids and employees.
Ispyoo is easy to use, offer affordable prices (from $16.99 to $22.99 per month depending on the package). The software provides a wide range of monitoring features, including some exclusive options like the ability to listen to the voice recordings and to view the location history.
TheOneSpy Cell Phone Tracker
TheOneSpy is a popular and reliable call spy software which provides more that 150 monitoring options. It is the call tracking software which is able to monitor all the activities on any iOS, Android, and Blackberry device. The application updates the information on phone calls, SMS messages, web browser history, GPS location, etc. in your user panel automatically.
TheOneSpy also provides some useful additional options:
- If you have already bought the subscription you can switch the device or the operating system without any additional payments;
- You can also lock and unlock the phone or particular applications remotely;
- Another great option is the ability to restrict some calls;
- You can get SIM change alerts and Geo-Fence alerts.
With the help of multifunctional and trusted SpyToMobile call tracking software you will be able to:
- Track online life of your children, which helps to protect them from different online threats like cyberbullying;
- Monitor employees when they use company cell phones which can boost their productivity.
This call spy application can also be used by legal authorities.
You just need to install SpyToMobile on the target phone and the call spy app will do the rest of the work. It will easily intercept incoming and outgoing phone calls with names and numbers, sent and received SMS messages, contacts and web browser history.
We have described several effective and reliable call spy apps which are worth using. Some of them provide more features, other call tracking applications offer better prices. Whichever application you choose you'll get a complete access to the target device. You can read more about spy apps here. If you have any suggestions or questions, please leave them in the comments to this article.


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how2educate LLC, S06-0024, is an ADRE-approved real estate school, administered by Kathy Howe, owner/administrator/educator. We teach the full 90 hours of prelicense for both brokers and sales persons.
Ours is a blended method of learning.
Kathy does not lecture the course materials. Online study materials are available through our platform link for study in the classroom. Quizzes are taken. Kathy reviews the quizzes and selects areas for lecture when learners appear to have a difficult time grasping the concepts.
Schedule You chose the days you want to attend
Shopping Cart Please read the agreement as this is a no refund course.
Agreement Please read
We expect you to leave our school more knowledgeable than other classrooms as we do try to give you a big picture of the Statutes, the Rules, Salesperson duties, Broker duties, information on just about every aspect of real estate, because Kathy Howe is still a practicing real estate broker. Her company is Lifestyles of Arizona LLC.
- Arizona Real Estate & History
- How Does Government Work?
- The Commissioner, ADRE Structure, Licensing Laws
- Recovery Fund, Cemetery, Campgrounds, Timeshares
- Chapter 1 Quiz
- Commissioner's Rules – AZ Administrative Code
- Broker Audit, Declaration, Statutes & Rules
- Original Agent Licensing and Education
- Licensee Advertising – Dos and Don'ts
- Earning and Paying Commissions
- Offers, Negotiations, Contracts, Developer Contracts
- Complaint, Investigation, Actions
- Chapter 2 Quiz
- Making Math Easy, Formulas, Practice
- Math Practice Questions
- Business Ownership, Management, Supervision, Risk
- Americans with Disabilities(ADA) and Fair Housing (FHA)
- Chapter 3 Quiz
- Agency, Fiduciary Duties, Employment Agreements, Disclosure
- Employment Agreements
- Property Management
- Disclosure & Consumer Protection
- Chapter 4 Quiz
- AZ 26th Amendment & Contract Terminology
- AZ Contracts and Broker Regulations
- Contract Concerns, Assignability, & Options
- Chapter 5 Quiz
- ARLTA, Definitions, Security Deposits
- Leases, Tenant Obligations, Rights
- Landlord & Tenant Remedies, Evictions
- Chapter 6 Quiz
- Math Practice – Again
- More Property Management
- Cooperative Real Estate and Associated Careers
- Chapter 7 Quiz
- Arizona Water: CAP, Surface, Ground, Definitions
- Water Doctrine, Ground Water, EPA
- Environmental Issues & Due Diligence
- Due Diligence
- Chapter 8 Quiz
- Fair Housing Laws & History
- 1988 Fair Housing and ADA
- Americans With Disability Act
- Commercial Leases, Assignments, Effects of Bankruptcy & Foreclosures
- Chapter 9 Quiz
- Math Prorations
- Escrow and Title Services
- Encumbrances, Liens, Types, Priority
- Mechanic's Liens
- Chapter 10 Quiz
- Arizona Financing Deeds – Foreclosure – Bankruptcy
- Deed in Lieu & Anti-Deficiency
- Agreement for Sale Foreclosures & Bankruptcy
- Chapter 11 Quiz
- Real Property v Personal Property & The Estate Concept
- Ownership and Government Rights
- Tax Implications on Real Estate
- Chapter 12 Quiz
- Land Descriptions and Government Surveys
- Subdivision, Lot, Block, Tract, Developments
- Construction Terminology
- Chapter 13 Quiz
- Transfer of Title Terminology
- Definitions & Terminology
- Title Insurance & Property Insurance
- Math Review
- Chapter 14 Quiz
- Appraisal Terminology and Concepts
- Appraisal Process and Certification
- More Math
- Chapter 15 Quiz
- Primary & Secondary Lenders
- Types of loans & financing
- Dodd-Frank Effects on Financing
- Chapter 16 Quiz
- Commercial & Business Loans
- Financial Analysis & Financial Documents
- And more Math…
- Chapter 17 Quiz
- Value of a Business To Sell
- Cash Flow, Accounting & Audits
- Writing The Offer & forms of Ownership
- Chapter 18 Quiz
Please read our agreement. Once you start our course, we do not give any refunds. That's part of the reason we can keep the price of the course at $450, the Contract Writing class at $20 for our learners, and you won't need to purchase any other quizzes, books or have a tutor… at least that's what our learners tell us.
Sedona, AZ 86336 928-274-4088 / firstname.lastname@example.com
Name of Applicant____________________________________
Email Address ____________________________________________
Phone Number ________________________
Welcome to how2educate LLC's learning center. You are taking ______ which covers the Arizona __________ Prelicense Course of 90 hrs.
The course requires you to be in the classroom 90 hours. We are different in that we do not do the traditional instructor-centric lecture teaching style. We will have you access our platform at: www.ArizonaRealEstateExam.com. There you will access 18 Chapters that meet all the outline requirements of the Arizona Department of Real Estate, and many, many quizzes to help you judge your knowledge and to prepare you for the final school exam and the subsequent State of Arizona exam. Your class day will be yours to study chapters and pass quizzes.
Salesperson candidates will be required to take a 6-hour contract writing class, either with how2educate LLC (an additional $20 for our learners) or another school. This class must be taken prior to activating your Arizona license.
Broker candidates must take the 9-hour Broker Management Clinic trilogy prior to activating their license. how2educate LLC charges $60 for the 3 classes.
The cost of the prelicense course is $450.
You must complete the course and have taken the school test within 180 days, unless you have written permission from the Administrator to take more time. You have 3 opportunities to pass the school exam before you will be required to retake the course.
This is a no-refund course once the course is paid for and started. This agreement is also your receipt.
Learners will keep an attendance sheet which will be compared with the school's log.. Completion certificates are sent to you when our paperwork is complete.
Kathy Howe, administrator/educator/broker, will be with you during the class days and will assist you with your questions. She will also review quizzes with you and make recommendations intended to help you in the learning process. Please remember that our course is designed to allow study at times convenient for you, but this does not mean the course should be taken lightly or that you may "study at home". The 90 hours relates to a course taken over 2 semesters in college and that's why the ADRE will only allow credit for 2, 5-hr sessions per day. Prior to taking the final school exam, you may be given a "pre-test" to help you decide if you are ready for the final school exam.
Bring your computer or use one of ours… we look forward to our learning experience with you.
______________________ ______________________
Signature of Applicant Signature of Kathy Howe
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Salesperson licenseTo sign up, go to the "shopping cart" and register/pay $450 for either class.
See you in class!!
We'll make learning real estate fun!!
Kathy Howe, Owner/Administrator/Educator
- how2educate LLC
- 65 Manzanita Lane
- Sedona, AZ 86336
- 928-274-4088 (please read the information on the links before calling – many questions are answered by ADRE and cannot be answered by school – then we'd love to talk with you)
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Maybe you have been contemplating some changes around the house but you haven't found the time, or you don't know exactly what to do. Would you find the time to go green if the government offered to pay you?
Before you tackle your next home improvement project, consider improvements that will make your home more energy efficient and get you the green stamp-of-approval from the government.
Why do we want the government to approve our green home improvements? Because the government is offering incentives, rebates and tax breaks for those who decide to turn their home into an energy efficient habitat.
So, without further ado, here are some improvements that will make your home green and may also earn rebates from the government. Green home, green wallet. It's a win-win!
Install solar panels
Put all of that sweltering heat up on the roof to good use. Panels can be installed on a south facing roof or on the south side of your home. Those with a truly creative side can construct their own for about $200 and a lot of elbow grease. Others come in kits and set up a little easier. Depending on the price of your panel installation, you can begin to see savings in a few months and recoup the money you paid in a few years. Be sure to check with your city and state government as many municipalities offer rebates to help cover the cost of installing solar panels. You may also be able to sell extra electricity back to your local utility, so check with them too.
Install ceiling fans
Ceiling fans not only change the ambiance in a room, but they do some serious work as well. They circulate air within the room, which not only feels good but helps to lower the temperature in the summer. Instead of turning up the air conditioner when it's hot outside, simply turn on the fan and feel the cool air. In the winter, a slowly moving ceiling fan can move warm air around the home to prevent cold corners and floors, reducing the urge to crank up the heat. Ceiling fans probably won't be earning you a rebate any time soon, but you will save money on your utility bill versus running an air conditioner.
Buy energy-efficient appliances
Energy-efficient appliances are those with the Energy Star label. The label tells you how much you can save on a yearly basis by using that product. A washing machine or dishwasher with the Energy Star saves you twice because they not only use less energy, they use less water. Consider making the investment in new appliances especially if your current appliances are 15 years old or older. The return on investment will surprise you. Visit the website of your local utility company or state government and you can often find rebates for homeowners that switch out old energy-guzzlers for new efficient appliances. Sometimes, they will even haul your old appliance away!
What can you do around your home to increase energy efficiency and, hopefully, earn a rebate for being green? Do an energy audit and see where the gaps are. Use the ideas above to begin making changes for the better so you can earn your green living award!


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We, at Simply Removals, are one of the leading removal companies in London and have thousands of customers returning each year. We aim to offer premier services at some of the most affordable prices in the UK with a cost-effective solution to fit most budgets. If you live in Bromley and you are looking for a removals service, look no further than Simply Removals.
Simply Removals also offer you a stress-free move. With over 100 dedicated members of staff and a fleet of vehicles to ensure your move goes well, we are here to make sure your move is as hassle free as possible. As a team, we constantly strive for perfection. Specialising in home removals, we undertake every kind of home removal whether big or small. We are a company you can trust, operating throughout Bromley and all surrounding areas.
Dedicated and Experienced Moving Company in Bromley
Our success at Simply Removals is due to our dedicated and talented team of over 100 staff and a fleet of high-quality and reliable vehicles. We train all our staff to extremely high standards so that they are fully equipped with the knowledge and expertise they need to offer our customers top-quality service. Here at Simply Removals, our prices are always competitive and we strive hard to remain one of the cheapest removal companies in Bromley – and that's one of the reasons our customers keep coming back to us again and again.
We Move the Biggest Clients in the UK
Over the years of serving customers throughout the UK, we have helped some big names to move home. One of our biggest clients was David Cameron from 10 Downing Street. Not only did we move him in but we moved him out again when he relinquished his post in 2016. We think the fact that David Cameron hired us a second time, to move him back out, proves our reliability and high-quality service is some of the best in the UK. Clients like this prove Simply Removals are among the leading removals companies in the UK and the home removal services we offer are second to none.
A Moving Company with Resources!
Thanks to our fleet of vehicles, we can offer a reliable, timely and efficient service to all our customers throughout Bromley. Our fleet of vehicles also allow us to serve customers all over Bromley, no matter how far. We provide a total removal service to the whole of Bromley, whether you are based far away or not. So, if you are looking for an established Bromley removals company you can deliver on quality and on budget, you've found us!
A Recent Move in Bromley
We move lots of customers throughout Bromley and it's one of our most popular towns in Kent. We recently moved a young couple, who were exchanging flats locally. They had a lot of heavy items, such as a running machine, which is why they called Simply Removals to give a helping hand. It was an easy little job and similar to many we carry out in Bromley every month.
Call Us Today
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