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The Power of Silence
The Black Monday Murders is about corporate greed and secret demon worshiping societies. It is also an opportunity for the creative team to use the medium of comics to tell a spectacularly visual story. In my review of issue 8 for Comiconverse I describe it as cinematic, possibly more than once, this is because the scale of the visuals are immense. However, Hickman and Coker are able to manipulate the pace of the narrative and the reader's perception of the central character by using a very simple comic book technique. They use silent panels expertly throughout this madcap comic.
As I look at issue 8 of The Black Monday Murders I may give away some of the secrets therefore consider this your SPOILER warning. Go read the comic first then come back here.
Issue 8 focuses on Ms Rothschild's vengeance against the man who killed her bother. She has had him tortured, bound, and basically mistreated but she is about to do much worse to him. A large section of this issue is taken up with The Scale, a magical duel to the death and the depiction of this contains full frontal nudity, violence and a lot of bloodletting. It is not going to be to everybody's taste. However, it is in the lead up to the duel where Hickman and co use the first silent panel that gives the reader a deeper insight into Ms Rothschild during this issue.
Grigoria Rothschild has thrown down the gauntlet and Viktor has accepted but changed the stakes on her. She accepts but not everybody is on board. Bea believes they are risking too much and dares to implore Grigoria to stop. She is replied to with a look…
On this page the adrenaline is pumping. The stakes were laid out by Grigoria but refused by Viktor and in the first row of panels Viktor's arrogance sets out an 'all or nothing' deal. The confrontational atmosphere is sparking with tension and Grigoria accepts the new stakes unflinchingly; she is showing a cold, hard face to her enemy. Then, when her judgment is questioned she shuts Bea down with a look. That silent panel says so much about Grigoria; there is an element of shock that she has been questioned in this way as if she is not used to it; also there is contempt in her eyes for Bea; and her stance is closed, Bea's reaching hand is so close to her but at the same time so far away. The position of her arm and look on her face says Grigoria is not to be reached. The strength of her position is so obvious that Bea then turns pleadingly to Viktor; a naked man covered in blood who stole the strength of the Rothschilds by killing one of them. He is not the picture of a reasonable man but more approachable then Grigoria at his point. And all of that was expressed through one, silent panel.
The next moment of silence for Grigoria comes after the duel. The violence has reached its zenith and a stillness has started to descend. Hickman moves the narrative from a full, gory, two page onto a page which slows the pace with each panel. The violence seems to ebb away as Grigoria's familiar tears the heart from Viktor's body and passes it serenely to her. The entire page is devoid of speech, apart from two speech bubbles which contain the Hickman Symbolic Writing, however it is the final panel of the page that is the most impressive in this sequence.
For two reasons.
Firstly: the image again tells the reader a lot about this issues central character. With everything that has been going on around her and that has led her to this point where she risked so much, this moment is a slice of total contentment. She cradles the heart in her hands almost lovingly, like it is a child. This sentiment is reflected by her facial expression; a picture of a woman at ease, a weight having been lifted from her shoulders. The reader knows the importance of this moment by the contrast between Grigoria's face and the remnants of violence that surround her.
The second thing that this panel does is give the narrative a wonderful pause between what has just happened and what is about to happen. It is like the moment in Interview With The Vampire during Armand's stage show where the French Vampire offers the sacrifice to the 'actors' on stage. She lays naked on the stage with the actors surrounding her, all cloaked in black, and for a brief moment there is no movement, no sound. Then they swoop in for the kill, enveloping the woman entirely. This final panel on the page is that moment of stillness before Hickman shocks the reader with the next, full page spread. It creates a specific pause for the reader. After flicking through the action and the magic, the reader slows down on this page and then physically stops at the final panel, takes a breather before being hit with the larger than life full stop on the next page.
Towards the end of the issue Detective Dumas and Grigoria have a conversation about hunches, cover ups and the 'otherworldly history of man'. The sequence is very speech heavy as the two characters' dance around each other, each holding onto their secrets but there comes a point where Grigoria challenges what the detective is inferring. This is followed by a contemplative, silent panel with the detective filling only half of the space. Behind him is blackness, emphasising the sudden silence. Hickman has stopped the reader in their tracks, created a moment to think about what is actually happening between the two characters.
This pause also acts as a breaking point for the detective because in the next panel he says what he really wants to say. And this is followed by a further moment of contemplation, this time from Grigoria. This allows the statements from the previous panel to sink in but it's not a full stop because Grigoria goes on to ask "What else?"
Another pause.
This page has a wonderful beat to it created through silence. First beat "What do you want?"; second beat contemplation; third beat honest reply; fourth beat contemplation. It stands out in this scene because it is such a contrast to the previous pages of dense conversation. This page feels like it's more important as if this is the bit the reader needs to take notice of. The characters are given moments to think about what is going on and as such, the reader is given that same time.
The Black Monday Murders is a visually stunning comic but it's not just about how well it has been drawn. The page layouts are meticulously planned to give the reader as much information as possible to read the characters and situations. It emphasises moments that are important by controlling the reading experience. The reader is controlled by Hickman and Coker as much as Detective Dumas is being controlled by Grigoria.
The Black Monday Murders is written by Jonathan Hickman
Art by Tomm Coker
Colours by Michael Garland
Letters by Rus Wooton
And is published by Image Comics
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April 2020


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Remember the LG slider phone we showed you back in June, the one with the interesting dual-display design? The device was once again spotted in the wild, this time with T-Mobile branding on it. This leads us to believe that this device will hit T-Mo soon, which makes sense considering we caught it a few days ago in a T-Mobile leaked roadmap sporting the name Flip II. That may not be the final name, as our friends over at Pocket-Now got their hands on a press shot of the device telling us that the device will be known as LG Doubleplay. Either way, the design of this device is indeed unique and we all know that LG loves making some strange devices. What we know so far about this device is that it comes with a 320×480 HVGA display, Android 2.3, 5 MP camera and a few other good specs. We heard that the device will be out on November 2nd and it will cost $149.99 with a 2 yr-contract.
So, what do you think of the design? Anyone looking forward to buying one later this year?
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Sacramento County
Opioid Coalition
Who we are
The Sacramento County Opioid Coalition is a collaboration of healthcare professionals, community based organizations, law enforcement, county agencies, and concerned citizens determined to turn the tide of our local opioid epidemic.
Our Mission
We are committed to saving lives by preventing overdoses through expanding treatment access, promoting safe disposal, encouraging early intervention, treatment and recovery, enhancing opioid surveillance, and expanding public education and media outreach.
Contact us
The Sacramento County Opioid Coalition is a diverse coalition of stakeholders, community members and other volunteers from a variety of backgrounds whose aim is to promote opioid safety for all of our county's residents. Our coalition is part of a larger network of opioid safety coalitions throughout the state, called the California Opioid Safety Network.


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The giant again launched its supreme smart phone Samsung Galaxy C9 pro. The company has launched this smart phone in China on October,2016. From that day, customers of India are eagerly waiting for the release of C9 pro in India. Now, the time has end. Samsung Lovers can pre order this phone by e counter after this pre order delivery. Samsung Galaxy C9 pro the new model is now ready for pre order. The company has made a estore for the advance booking of the phone. Samsung initially launched Samsung Galaxy C9 pro in Jaipur, Pune, Chandigarh, Bhubaneswar at a price of 36,900. Now it is available on the every states. Read Also : Samsung Galaxy On7 2016 with Fingerprint Sensor with 3GB Ram Launched : Price, Specifications, Features
Now,company has opened many pre booking counters. Though, the pre bookings have ended,but the customers who have pre booked, is going to get great facilities. Samsung is offering one time screen replacement in the period of year warranty at the time of activation. The company also providing EMI offer for the customers of HDFC Bank. Samsung Galaxy C9 pro is expected to start shipping from February 24, 2017.
Samsung says on a article those who pre-book the phone will get one time screen replacement warranty. According to terms and conditions, "customers pre-booking the device shall be eligible for a One Time Screen Replacement during a period of 12 months from the date of activation of the device by paying only Rs. 990 at the time of availing the offer." Read Also : iPhone 7 Launch : Spec, images, Key Features and Price
Samsung Galaxy C9 pro Design:
The new Galaxy C9 Pro gets premium looks that turn heads. With its slim design and 2.5D Gorilla Glass, it is ready to increase your followers every time you carry it. It gives a awesome look to all the users and made them different from others. Style comes redefined with the 6''(15.24cm) FHD sAMOLED Display on the new Samsung Galaxy C9 Pro. Customer will experience world come alive in its full splendor as you set off on your quest for the extraordinary.
Samsung Galaxy C9 pro Specification:
Samsung Galaxy C9 Pro,the new phablet comes with 6 inch full HD Display with the resolution of 1920X1080p. This phone has designed with Super AMOLED display.The processor is powered with Snapdragon 653 octacore. This is clocked at 1.95 GHz with the GPU of Adreno 510. Samsung Galaxy C9 Pro comes with 6GB of RAM with the internal storage of 64GB, the storage capacity can be expanded upto 256GB via microSD card. Read Also : Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 is expecting to release on 26th Feb : Specifications, Price
The rear camera is furnished with 6MP with f/1.9 aperture, phase detection autofocus and a dual-tone LED flash and the secondary one is 16MP camera on the front with f/1.9 aperture for bright selfie under low light situations. The camera features of the phone will make this model into a new one. The battery of the phone is powered with 4000 mAh battery. The charging has fast charging capability along with Type C charging port.
The phone has more slim design with the dimensioning with 162.9X80.7X6.9 mm and the weights around 190 grams. The smartphone has superb sensors like Fingerprint, Geomagnetic, Proximity, and RGB Light sensor, Accelerometer. The smartphone offers dual-sim features. The connectivity of the phone has 4G VoLTE, NFC, Bluetooth 4.2, GPS, WiFi 802.11ac.The phone also has 3.5mm headphone jack. Read Also : Nokia P1 Android SmartPhone Price, Specifications, Features, Release Date and More
Samsung Galaxy C9 pro Price:
Samsung Galaxy C9 pro price in India is fixed 36,900. The pre order made the phone more popular than to expect.The phone features along superb technology and samsung brand support with features. This phone will no doubt make customer satisfaction and bring the phone up of the level. Read Also : Android 8 Named as "Oreo" is Going to Release on Google I/O Conference


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For many years, the Big Three discount investing houses — Fidelity, Schwab and Vanguard — operated on a simple full service vs. self service model. You could either pay them to handle your investments or you could do it yourself. But now most of those companies offer an new and wholly different level of service.
Read more: 11 nuggets of wealth-building wisdom
Check out these options for free robo-advising
Back in 2008, Vanguard began offering some level of advice and with a charge of less than 1% for those with $500,000. It's like the whole investing world turned on its axis!
But it wasn't until last May that Vanguard launched Personal Advisor Services. Combining technology with the human touch, Vanguard's free offering is by far the most successful in the new world of robo-advising, according to Bloomberg. (Account minimum required: $50,000)
Charles Schwab was a few months earlier to the party than Vanguard with its free online robo-advising service called Intelligent Portfolios. But Schwab has so far lagged far behind in total dollar amount of assets managed through robo-advising. (Account minimum required: $5,000)
Now comes the latest news: Fidelity is getting in on the action too. According to the Wall Street Journal, the Fidelity Go service is ready to be tested with 500 of the company's existing customers. (Account minimum required: $5,000)
Big guys outpace the pioneers
The robo-advising arena is proving a big boon for the big discount investment houses. But they're really going down a trail that was first blazed by startups like WiseBanyan.com, which was the first free online-based financial advisor. WiseBanyan will build a financial plan for you for free. The portfolios they recommend are made up of the ultra low-cost exchange traded-funds that Clark loves. The free financial planning is offered hoping you'll buy other services from them — no obligation of course.
WiseBanyan is just one of a number of organizations that launched a couple of years ago trying this kind of thing. WealthFront.com is another. It's specifically set up to offer free guidance to those with portfolios of less than $10,000. Once you're beyond that, they charge a quarter of a percent per year. Betterment.com charges fees on a scale, but they're generally about one-eighth of a percent per year of the money you have on hand. Other similar sites to check out include Blooom.com and GetWela.com.
If you're just starting out or are younger in life, Internet-based artificial intelligence advice is a reasonable way for you to get financial guidance and direction. But note this well: Later in life, there's no substitute for a well trained and educated human being like a fee-only financial planner. Such a person can be invaluable for guiding you when you've built up a pile of money and it's getting closer to when you're going to spend it.
Read more: 5 secrets to becoming a millionaire


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The four epics that comprise Inertiadrome demonstrate a more rhythmically driven, harder hitting sound.
Formed in 2004 by members of such noted Norwegian experimental ats as MoHa!, Noxagt and Crimewave Orchestra, Ultralyd returns with an ambitious new album that takes its math-minded sludge-jazz to a brand new level of loudness. The four epics that comprise Inertiadrome , the quartet's first proper full-length on the Rune Grammofon imprint, sees the current lineup (reedist Kjetil Møster, guitarist Anders Hana, bassist Kjetil Brandsdal and drummer Morten J. Olsen) administering a more rhythmically driven, harder hitting sound. Forgoing the improvised individualism of previous work in favor of an interlocked groove that recalls doom metal-based Battles, Ultralyd brings its treated instrument Aylerian skronk to an entirely new dimension. This is the band's strongest effort yet.


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As we get older, our body experiences significant changes. We are supposed to pay more attention to our health than we used to take care before.
Women in menopause gain more weight. This means, that they are more likely to experience different diseases.
So, if you are a woman over 40, keep in mind that you should exercise regularly and follow a healthy diet. In this way, you will go through this complicated period without experiencing problems.
For that purpose, we have a workout plant that you should do every week. These five exercises will help you lose weight and make your body healthier and stronger.
Check them out!
- Burpees
Begin in a standing position with your feet shoulder-width apart. Lower your body as you would squat, place your hands on the ground in front of you. Place your feet back and lower the chest to perform a push-up.
Then, bring the chest back up and with your feet in the initial position, you should stand up and jump into the air. Don't forget to clap your arms overhead.
- Squats
Begin in a standing position, with your chest held up and out, and your feet shoulder-width apart. Your hands should be extended out in front of you. Next, you should sit back and down just like there is a chair behind you.
Lowering your body, your thighs should be parallel to the ground and your knees over the ankles. Hold this position for several minutes. Then, return back to the initial position. Do 20 repetitions.
- Lunges
Begin in a standing position with your hands on the hips and your feet shoulder-width apart. With one of your legs, step forward and flex the knees until your rear knee almost touches the ground. Then, bring your body back. Do the same procedure with the other leg. Perform 20 repetitions.
- Plank
Begin on all fours. Keep the upper part of your body in alignment with the toes and elbows when they are slightly raised. Keep this position, inhale deeply, and feel your muscles getting strong. To have more strength and balance, you should equally divide the weight into both legs and elbows.
- Straight Leg Raises
Lie on the back and place your hands under the butt. Raise the shoulders and feet off the ground then elevate the legs, but make sure to keep the rest of your body steady. Hold this position for a few seconds. Then, lower the legs down on the ground, but make sure not to touch the ground. Perform 10 repetitions.
Women over the age of 40 are highly recommended to perform these five exercises. They will help them to balance their hormones, reduce the excess fat, maintain their body shape and improve their health in general. Start the 2-mount workout plan right away and you will see great results!
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An improbably large cockroach, suckling pig and pile of excrement are among the inflatable sculptures that arrived on Hong Kong's West Kowloon waterfront last week. Welcome to the museum without walls where the future M+—due to open in 2017—has populated its construction site with temporary, vinyl art.
Bordering on the compressed bustle of the city, the show is a continuum of the street and appeals to the passerby in the same way as an amusement park or fair. The works, however, are not trivial in their intention or mild in their effect. A 16-meter high pile of feces by Paul McCarthy sits suggestively close to the ICC (International Commerce Center) Tower, while the symbol of Buddhist spirituality, a lotus flower, by Choi Jeong Hwa, has turned black, withering on the reclaimed promenade. Other works surfeit the viewer's baser appetites and desires. Cao Fei enlarges a suckling pig, a traditional Chinese delicacy, to gross proportions. Across the park, a long lady, imagined by Tam Wai Ping, has fallen headfirst onto the waterfront.
The seven outsized sculptures are a catchall of styles: comic, dark, monumental, banal—often all at once. At their best, the works—like Jeremy Deller's bouncy replica of Stonehenge, a sacred monument cordoned off since 1977—consciously carve out public space in the densely packed and fiercely commercial city.
Here's a look at the opening day . . .
After a fantastic fall, a cockroach and round-bottomed woman have landed headfirst on the promenade.
On Wednesday, Paul McCarthy's Complex Pile was still inflated. The next day, however, after a heavy rainstorm, the sculpture tore and collapsed into a shapeless pool of plastic.
Cao Fei swells a Chinese delicacy, a suckling pig—glazed, cherry-eyed and festooned with flowers—to a grotesque size. Inside, inflatable pork rinds are piled underneath the cathedral-like rib cage. House of Treasures feels like the strange meeting of a PETA campaign and funhouse.
Jeremy Deller's bouncy replica of Stonehenge invites visitors into the ancient British monument that is sealed off from public access. Here, an ex-pat approaches the plinths to enjoy the right denied him on his native soil.
In front of the ICC Tower, a giant black lotus breathes life into the dull financial center . . . or else its life has been sucked dry by the commercial atmosphere.
At dawn, a congregation gathers under Tomás Saraceno's gorgeous, iridescent form. Unaided by machine, the air is heated by a greenhouse effect that lifts the thin layers of foil off the ground.
Noelle Bodick is assistant editor of ArtAsiaPacific and is based in Hong Kong.


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One of the biggest challenges that you will face as an entrepreneur is maintaining work-life balance. According to a survey from The Alternative Board, 19 percent of entrepreneurs work 60+ hours per week, 30 percent work 50-59 hours a week, and just 19 percent work fewer than 40 hours a week.
Of course, no one said that realizing your dreams would be easy. You'll need to burn a lot of the midnight oil to get an edge; that's just part of the game.
Still, giving everything to your work and "marrying" your business comes at a price – i.e., you'll have very little time and energy left to enjoy other areas of your life, including, possibly, your real marriage. This may seem like a worthwhile sacrifice for a brief period of time, such as when you are getting the business off the ground or breaking into a new market, but in the long term, it's just not sustainable.
According to The Alternative Board's survey, very few entrepreneurs actually want to be working such long hours. Only 1 percent of those surveyed said they wanted to work 60+ hours a week, and 56 percent of the respondents said they're rather be working fewer than 40 hours a week.
The good news is, it doesn't have to be that way. There are changes you can make that should help you restore the work-life balance that your entrepreneurship seems to have chased away:
1. Get a Business Partner
An excellent way to improve your work-life balance is to find a business partner who can share the administrative burdens of sales, marketing, finance, and management. A business partner can provide cover for you, meaning that you don't have to work when you are sick, you can take holidays again, and you can even attend your child's nativity play.
If you find the right business partner, you can team up to grow your business more quickly and become more efficient and profitable, once again reducing the time you need to actually work.
Of course, finding a business partner is not a risk-free endeavor, so do a little research first.
2. Delegate more
You may be overloaded simply because you don't delegate enough. It's common for entrepreneurs to struggle to delegate effectively, which often means that they become bogged down with tasks on top of tasks.
If you delegate more responsibility to other members of your business, you will have less actual work to do, meaning you won't be chained to the office, giving you the opportunity to restore your work-life balance.
3. Reduce the Number of Direct Reports You Have
Experts suggest that the ideal number of direct reports that a boss should have is about five. If you have many more than that, you will spend a significant amount of time fielding queries, which will increase the amount of work you have to handle and reduce the time you have to work on more important things, like business strategy.
If you are overloaded and you have more than five people reporting to you, consider delegating some management responsibility to other members of the organization. This should help to reduce your work burden. If you need some help, check out these tips on effective delegation.
4. Set Some Clear Boundaries
One of the simplest and most powerful ways to restore work-life balance is to budget your working hours each week (or month, if you need more flexibility).
So, let's say you create a work budget of 45 hours per week, but you currently find you are averaging 56 hours a week. You are running 11 hours in the red, and you need to look at ways to recover this time. To do this, start by timesheeting your hours for a few weeks to find out exactly what you are doing. Analyze your timesheets and ask yourself questions like:
- Are all these tasks essential?
- Could someone else do these tasks as well as or better than I could?
- Is there a more efficient way to complete some of the tasks?
- Are these tasks yielding a return, or are they a waste of time?
At the end of this exercise, you should be able to find ways to reduce your working hours significantly and stick to your time budget.
If you are unhappily married to the business, the good news is that you have it within your power to reduce your workload and restore your work-life balance without sacrificing productivity.
In fact, if you do it right, you may be able to actually increase productivity and profitability at the same time as you are decreasing your time spent at work.


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Via The Shaderoom,
According to the good people over at MomentsInTime, the auction site responsible for selling many of Tupac's items, someone submitted a personal journal dated back to 2002. TMZ reports that the notebook was recovered about ten years ago from Drake's grandfather's furniture factory in Toronto about a decade ago.
Those lyrics include Drizzy's own rendition of Biggie's "10 Crack Commandments," which he titled "10 Mack Commandments," but you would be getting more than just handwritten lyrics for your $54k! We hear the notebook also contains personal notes, phone and credit card numbers, and multiple Aubrey Graham signatures.


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I think I'm having an epiphany.
Is this what transcendence feels like?
In a previous post I mentioned my anxiety about turning 35. But instead of charging full steam ahead with a third-life (?) crisis, something amazing has happened.
I think I might understand life.
In the past month I feel like I've emotionally matured more than in my entire life. Suddenly I have clarity on what I want to do and be and how to get there – I don't mean in a literal work or job type way, but emotionally. I can suddenly understand who I am already, and whom I am capable of developing into. I feel like I have opened a door to brighter, more fun, calmer, happier place, and I'm allowing myself to walk through it. It has always been there, but I've kept it locked.
Years of anxieties, challenges, worries and fears, I can see are about to start melting away for as I've searched deep inside my own mind, I have been surprised to discover how much, let's call it, emotional inefficiency, has been looming in there. Nestled deep into my subconscious, it has been silently breeding and polluting my mind, clever in it's ability to not make itself so tangible or large enough to consume me, instead opting to make everyday ma little harder and heavier. I feel I can see who I am in new light, and I realise I have been preventing myself from being the person that I would like to be, and do the things I want to do.
Why has this happened? Perhaps this kind of thinking was not accessible to me pre-35? Perhaps it's because my kids are older? Perhaps it's because my business is more established? Perhaps the journey of identity exploration, typically formed in youth years, now stretches way into the 30s and I've found the rainbow? Perhaps life now happens so fast, it takes years to discover problems you didn't even realise you had? Or perhaps the result of my millennial generation, who choose to 'kidult' over adult have spent so much time swiping through one thing to the next we (I), became out of touch with who we are, or could be.
(Maybe it's also because the sun came out).
I suspect, that the process of this happening has in fact been a perfect storm of conversations, alone time out of the country, reading and listening to thought provoking books and podcasts, as well as attending an emotional intelligence event in San Francisco run the School of Life (now that's millennial). The stitching together of all these moments combined with me being truly ready this time to embrace this journey, meant that I kind of stumbled across this 'epiphany', and then very quickly realised found the answer to move forwards. The answer was right there in front of me all along.
The answer of course is, me.
Let me go back a few months first.
I am one of those annoying people who loves making New Year's resolutions. Read this list of ridiculousness, taken from the notes on my iphone;
- Get into regular yoga routine
- Get back into doing Headspace app
- Be better at cooking, learn more recipes
- Eat less carbs
- Find out what you should eat more of instead of carbs – probably protein? Eat more protein
- Use less plastic
- Take vitamins (the ones that are good for skin and hair)
- Post more regular blogs
- Stop checking social media in the day
- Delete Instagram from phone when really busy
- Have more massages – one a month? Maybe also manicures?
- Stop biting nails
- Do a one-on-one activity with each child and no one else once a week
- Just finish your children's book, submit to publisher
- Have more regular going out dates
- Remember people's birthdays better
- Book all holidays in advance, take one every 3 months
- Stop worrying about people related to work all the time
- Have cash on me more
- Be a nicer person
Be a nicer person.
Be a nicer person.
I shared this, and only this, resolution, with anyone close to me who'd drank enough wine to listen, proclaiming that in 2018 I was going to become a nicer person.
'Ummm, are you being really mean to someone that you need to tell me about?'
was my favourite response.
(I wasn't, in case you were concerned).
It went onto become a running joke; 'you can't say that to me, you're supposed to be nicer in 2018… you should probably do that for me seen as you're a nicer person now', and so on.
As a, (hopefully), established 'nice person', yes, I admit, the resolution was a little arbitrary and vague. But even though it was less tangible than practising yoga (3 sessions completed in 4 months, does that count?), regularly blogging (I mean, I've done 2 this year…), or taking vitamins (really excelling here), it was still the one I felt was most important. I kept coming back to it; whatever it took, I was going to find a way to be a nicer person.
I decided that being nicer compromised of being more present, less forgetful, more tolerant, making more time for people, rushing less, playing more, loving more, opening myself more often, stressing less, channelling energies in the right places and the ultimate holy grail: being less tired. As an adult, I feel like I have been massively underperforming in these areas over the past few years and can now see I have been carrying discomfort and dislike about it all that I wasn't fully aware of.
Jumping from making that list to now I can see that 'niceness' was just a plaster title, a distracting word from what I actually want and need to do.
It's not about being nice: it's just about, being.
Just being. That's all really. It's hard to explain what I mean by that without sounding like I've joined some kind of tambourine shaking mindfulness cult, or smoking a massive joint. But I think what I mean is a deeper awareness and strong sense of self; a closeness to the mind and those deep corners of it and being active in shaping it to become more productive, calmer, happier…nicer.
I was recently presenting at a Google event on Millennial Parents and in this talk I was providing an insight into how millennials treat parenthood, and more broadly lifestyle, like a career. As the most educated adult generation, skilled researchers and pursuers of 'meaning' it means many of us are really into self-development and apply an ambitious streak to everything we do, not just work. As I was presenting, it suddenly occurred to me that this is exactly how I have been feeling about developing and learning more about the emotional side of myself. I feel ambitious and excited about what I can change and how I can live and feel differently in really exploring and developing my emotional self. I understand that for any consequential uplift in 'niceness levels', I need to invest in myself, and, no this is not a narcissistic millennial trait, its' essential self-care that everyone around me will benefit from.
So, with a deep breath, I commit, and admit, here in writing here some of the mind-sets I have long been ignoring. They are not cute, modest, humbling or meaningful. They are in fact the opposite; vain, inward looking and unproductive and I am determined to put a stop to them. This begins all starting with this conversation with myself;
- I am incredibly hard on myself and think that I fail at most things >> I embrace and acknowledge that this is simply not true. Fist pumps.
- I look at images of myself in a very unhealthy way, I am a mean girl to myself >> This is completely unnecessary and needs to stop. So many wasted hours doing this, just delete a photo if you don't like it.
- I am completely paranoid that people think that I have a big ego, am overly confident, selfish, and a show off >> well this is an utterly pointless use of time and energy. No one spends that much time thinking about you, you vain, crazy woman. If people do happen to think this, they do not know you and that is totally ok.
- I never ask for help when I really need it because I assume people expect me to have all the ideas and solutions >> people like to help, letting them in is smart and enriching, no one actually expects you to know everything. If people find out you don't have a solution to something, they won't instantly think you're a fraud.
- I feel boxed into this super mum boss stereotype, and it's an identity I feel a bit uneasy with, I feel like it's one that already existed that got slapped on me, rather than one I created for myself. >> this maybe true, but ultimately is it a positive, awesome thing to be seen as and I should be grateful for that. But also, just another reminder THAT NOONE SPENDS THIS MUCH TIME THINKING ABOUT YOU.
- I hold back from my full and true potential because I fear people will think I'm an over achiever, be jealous of success, and worry about the impact it may have on how people see me>> this literally makes no sense and is ridiculous. Also, don't assume anything you do will bring SUCH levels of achievement, that is insane you psychopath. As you already know, people in your life do react differently to success but that reaction lies with them and is not about you…because in case you've forgotten NOONE IS THINKING ABOUT YOU IN THAT MUCH DEPTH!
I have been wondering where to take this blog and what to do with it so I'm going to be capturing some changes I'm going to make to get to work on all this. Some will be tanigle things around real behaviours, some will be harder to see and more emotional. There are so many before and after pictures of physical transformations online, but it is harder to capture emotional transformations. I will try my best here in these characters I type to bring this to life as much as possible and share what works and doesn't, I will visit areas I'm interested in developing from an emotional point of view such as social media, health and diet, body image, dealing with stress, identity, relationships, work and people.
Before I do so, I want to let go of something that I already know will hold me back from giving this journey my full attention right from the start: first world problems.
First world problems have become an amusing cultural reference and hashtag to describe catastrophic events such as Waitrose running out of Prosecco, the fury of tangled headphones and sitting on your designer sunglasses. It has surfaced admist an increasing awareness of our own privileges, and guilt, at the lives led in the developed world, in comparison to the horror that happens elsewhere. It's a humorous and continual reality check, a note for us all to get some perspective, get over ourselves, and be more grateful. And, I'm onboard with that. However, on the less good side, I think it has contributed to a sense that we do not have the right, or entitlement to be unhappy, stressed, anxious or emotionally imbalanced. It facilities an ideology that we should be doing nothing else but skipping around making the most of our wealth, health and freedom, and that any problems we do have, are self-inflicted, a product of modern living and therefore, we only have ourselves to blame. When I don't feel in a good place, I feel disgusted with myself and ashamed, that as someone who has been able to build a life the way I want, and has everything a person could possibly want, that I still find things that trouble me.
Alain Le Botton, best-selling author and 'philosopher of everyday life', opened The School of Life conference that I attended in San Francisco, by stating that first world problems are simply the problems that all humanity will face with time and that we are simply experiencing them first (think he was talking more emotional, less prosecco based). He noted that we all assume we should know how to deal with emotions that living in the modern world presents us with, that we are born and raised to know how to deal with everything from having a job, to being in love, to communicating, to using technology and so on. But actually, we still know so little; that the modern form of humans only evolved about 200,000 years ago, that civilisation as we know it is only about 6,000 years old, and industrialisation started in the earnest only in the 1800s.
When you think about it like that, it makes it easier to crack on start dealing with real things that effect you. There is no such thing as being entitled to emotional needs.
So, with that aired and batted away (see how emotionally efficient the new me is?!) I will unashamedly get stuck into it. I will be writing this for myself as part of the process to comit and make sure I am progressing, but sharing IS caring, so if you would like to, I would love you to join…and yes, to help me.
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Sound on Screen, founded in 2010, is delighted to present another in a series of acclaimed year round live performances that celebrate and explore the relationships between music and film. This performance features some of the best known works in the chamber music repertoire. The music will be performed against the backdrop of iconic scenes from films in which they are a central part of the story.
Ludwig van Beethoven
Sonata for Piano and Violin in A, Op. 47
Kreutzer Sonata
As used in "The Kreutzer Sonata" (2008)
directed by Bernard Rose
starring Danny Huston
Gustav Mahler
Piano Quartet in A minor
As used in "Shutter Island" (2010)
directed by Martin Scorsese
starring Leonardo di Caprio
Franz Schubert
String Quartet in D minor, D. 810
Death and the Maiden
As used in "Death and the Maiden" (1994)
directed by Roman Polanski
starring Sigourney Weaver
& Ben Kingsley
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accompanied by visuals
from the relevant films
featuring the music.
with live performance by
Quatuor Voce,
Alexander Schmalcz (piano) &
Diana Galvydyte (violin)
Tuesday 4 December
Champagne Reception 7pm
Concert 8 pm
Ciné Lumiere
17 Queensberry Place
London SW7 2DT
Nearest tube: South Kensington
To book tickets:
Online: http://www.institut-francais.org.uk/music-events/sound-on-screen-festival-quatuor-voce
Call: 020 7871 3515
£25 Champagne Reception + Concert
£20 Concert
£15 Concession
£12 Students
This event is a fundraiser for
Sound on Screens' music
education work in London
borough schools for 2013-14.
Quatuor Voce
"One of the best French quartets I have heard for years ... refinement, beautiful tone, excellent ensemble, precise chording, fine rhythm and loads of character" (The Strad)
The hugely anticipated UK concert debut of one of France's most exciting and innovative new string quartets. Winners of major competitions at Geneva, Vienna, Bordeaux, Graz, Cremona, London and the 'ECHO Rising Stars 2013-14, Quatuor Voce has quickly made a major impact on the international scene. A unique opportunity to be among the first in the UK to hear this outstanding quartet.
Alexander Schmalcz
One of the leading piano accompanists of his generation Alexander Schmalcz performs regularly at top international venues including Wigmore Hall London, Concertgebouw Amsterdam, Wiener Musikverein, Wiener Staatsoper, Teatro alla Scala, Berliner Philharmonie, Leipziger Gewandhaus, Théâtre du Chatelet and Théâtre de la Monnaie Bruxelles.
Diana Galvydyte
Winner of 15 international competitions for young artists including laureate of the Jasha Heifetz International Competition, finalist in the Jeunesses Musicales Montreal International Competition and, in Denmark the 'European Prize for Achievement'.


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I'm going to make a confession here: I don't really watch basketball games featuring teams I care about, at least when I'm alone. Anything bad happens and I change the channel. Eventually I'll click it back, but only after a few minutes. In a football game, if your team makes a mistake, they go to a TV time out after the score and you've got time to cool off. In baseball, you've got a minute or so before the next hitter comes up, and you can consult the rule book to see how to score the play ("why CAN'T I give him three errors on one play?"). You've got cooling off time. In basketball you don't get this. If time is called, you've got to listen to Billy or Dick explain how great the other team is -- especially if the other team is from the ACC, and they've made Kentucky an honorary ACC team. To give me time to cool off, I didn't really watch the first 38 minutes of the KU-UK game. Not unusual -- I "watched" the KU-Syracuse '03 title game mostly during commericals of the Stargate SG-1 reruns on Sci-Fi. Given the series history, I was expecting a blowout, plus, I really expected a better Minnesota-Green Bay game, so I spent a lot of time on Fox.
I don't think I missed all that much, it was a horrible game -- bad execution, terrible free throw shooting, and no offensive flow on either side, except for the cameras constantly panning to Ashley Judd (good choice, even if she is a Wildcat fan). But I watched (most) of the last two minutes -- because we won. Well, not quite. At that point I would have stayed anyway.
So I don't have any brilliant analysis of the game, how the Jayhawks gutted out a win on the road without Simeon, or the play of Moody, or how irritating Bill Packer really is. All I know is, we won. Like a Red Sox fan, I hope this reverses the curse, and we'll spend the next century beating the pants off of Kentucky.
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Emma Watson's isn't Harry Potter's Hermione anymore. Her clothes are not from an average 18-year-old's closet, and she recently told the press she'd wear nothing at all if director Bernardo Bertolucci said the word.
On the red carpet for her latest kids' movie, The Tale of Despereaux, she was really dressed and made up in black eyeliner and pink-nude lipstick. Her black mesh and structured bodice dress and jewelry were similarly refined.
But I'm curious about her hair. From where I'm sitting, I see shades of "The Rachel:" flip, layers, and side-swept bangs.
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Technology has changed the world around us and the lives we live, and as the rate of technological evolution seems to speed up all around us the only thing we can say for certain is that the way we live our lives will be very different indeed in 50 years time.
While we can never know what the future holds for our daily routines, there are a few trends that are emerging which can act as sign posts to the direction we travelling in. It is the kitchen that a lot of these trends are more pronounced, and when taken together they point us towards a future where everything is more sustainable, space and time efficient, connected and intelligent.
Here are a few examples of some of the kind of high tech culinary gadgets either already available or in the pipeline…
The Move Towards Increased Sustainability
As effects of human civilisation on the environment that sustains us continue to become more pronounced, technology is going to have to reflect an increasing concern with environmental sustainability.
There are a number of culinary gadgets that are paving the way in this respect. The Electrolux Evo Cleaner is a planned portable dishwasher that acts to convert the dirt and food waste into compost as it cleans.
Induction burners are already around, using magnetic power to heat up foods in half the time and with no excess fire, smoke or fumes.
Quicker and In Less Space
One of the trends that looks set to continue in the coming decades is the mass migration of the human race into cities, with 85.9% of the developed world expected to be urbanites by 2050. This means that space is likely to be at premium in the homes of the future and kitchen design will need to accommodate.
This is coupled with the increasing need for things to be done fast to fit into our busy lifestyles, to create a need for a range of gadgets that are space efficient while providing maximum speed. Check out my blog on time-saving kitchen gadgets for examples already in existence.
Another brilliant example of the kind of thing we are talking about here is the Toasted Wrap. This genius bit of engineering is essentially a roll-up that mat that is capable of toasting your bread, and so eliminates the need to find space for a clunky toaster. On the speed side, we are likely to see more things like the Smoke Gun which can give any food an authentic smoked flavour in a matter of minutes. Anyone for a smoked mojito?
Mobile and Computer Capability
We are already beginning to see an obsession developing amongst some members of our species about making everything compatible with smart phones and other portable devices. I recently heard talk of integrating Google Maps with car windscreens although I don't know if there are fixed plans to do this!
There are however already a glut of gadgets that exemplify this trend, such as the MilkMaid (a container that texts you when your milk is going off), mobile induction heat plates controlled by your mobile and the Qumi, which is a cooker, steamer and frying device controlled by a smartphone.
Intelligent Appliances
The thing we can say about the future of the kitchen with the most certainty is that there will be a definite shift towards 'smart' or 'intelligent' appliances and gadgets. It is hoped that these intelligent devices will combine all of the trends listed above to make life easier for consumers while still being good for the environment.
These high tech culinary gadgets will be able to monitor the world around them, such as the electronic fork that monitors your eating habits. I predict that most designer kitchens in the coming years will have this kind of intelligence and functionality at the heart of their designs!
While trying to predict the future is obviously risky for anyone to attempt, I think that these early bits of kitchen technology that I have linked to here are exemplary illustrations of the kind of functions that consumers are going to increasingly demand. I am personally looking forward to the first time I receive a text message from my fridge telling me that I am out of Angel Delight.
Does anyone else have any other examples of high-tech culinary gadgets that point towards the future of the kitchen?
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For many centuries, humanity has been trying to understand whether there are other developed civilizations in the Universe, and if so, when and how this great meeting will take place. Ufologists talked about the three most likely scenarios.
- The first option , the saddest one, is based on the direct attack of aliens on humanity with the use of all the combat power. Being more technically equipped, alien beings will easily crush defending people, and then simply be destroyed or turned into slaves. The land will be completely at the mercy of the aggressors.
- The second scenario also does not tell us anything rainbow-colored, but aliens will pursue their goal in less destructive ways, using psychological influence as the main method. They will simply take control of the leaders of the world powers and will rule the entire planet with their hands.
- According to the third option , which, by the way, is very popular in the camp of UFO hunters, representatives of extraterrestrial races are already on our planet, live among people and contact with them, but hide their true origin. They do not pursue the goal of capturing the Earth, they simply observe and solve some of their tasks.


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Sports teams often are tasked with increasing enthusiasm within their fan base, which often leads them to consider alternative methods of brand marketing. One of the most effective ways of exciting fans is to provide them with branded merchandise. The Sports Techie community blog is curated by me. I used to sell apparel and merchandiser to the old Seattle SuperSonics Team Store while working in the ASI industry for ALS Sportswear as the Director of Sales...Read More
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My sister's 3-year old son has a passion for toy ambulances. He just loves opening up a new toy ambulance, switching it on and listening to the siren as it moves across the floor. Every time we go to the supermarket, he naturally wants a new toy ambulance, especially when we're at the toy section. He gets very passionate in his requests to look at them. And if we give in and look at them, he will immediately find one that he cannot live without. He goes as far as throwing a tantrum until he gets one.
I am sure this is a familiar story to anyone who has young children. When they're little, they do not understand the concept of money. They believe that people go to the supermarket, pick out the items they need, pass by the counter to pack them into paper bags and go home. Unfortunately, almost everything costs money presently. We're way past the age where we could buy items on credit and pay at the end of the month. In fact, if you take items on credit and don't honor your promise to pay, you'll get the police or auctioneers on your back. This is one of the reasons why childhood is the best time for parents to start teaching their children about the important role that money plays in the world. Hence, why I gave the example above.
Children understand concepts best when they're dealing with things they can touch. Sometimes we will buy items using credit cards, online, using loyalty cards, etc. To children, this may not appear as a realistic way because they will not see you handing cash to the cashier to pay for your items. They're too young to understand such abstract methods of payment at that time. Therefore, teach them how to handle money in a physical way. Here are tips on how you can teach your kids to spend or save money:
Introduce a Jar Savings System
Teach them to save through jars. Have jars, labelled with their names and words like 'spend', 'give', 'save', and 'invest'. You can also label the jars with the name of the items for which they are saving. This way, they'll learn how to save for specific needs, spend only what they can afford, give to charity, and learn how to invest.
Give Your Child an Allowance/ Pocket Money
Once a week, give your children small allowance. For example, give your 5-year old Kshs. 100 each week in Kshs. 10 denominations. When they receive this allowance, ensure that they place an equal number of Kshs. in each different jar to budget for the items they need, e.g. 10 lollipops, 5 kinderjoys, new toy car, etc. This kind of budget teaches them to limit their budgets because it includes items that they can see and hold in their hands and understand.
Make Them Bring their Spending Money to the Supermarket
When you go to the supermarket with your children, make them bring the amount they wish from their spending savings, and they pick out and pay for the items for which they have been saving. While purchasing their items, make them compare prices of similar items from different brands so they can purchase the ones with the best price that can allow them to save. Count the money that will pay for the items with them. If their money isn't enough, talk to them about saving goals. Even if you top them up so they can get their items, ensure that they understand that they should only buy things they can afford.
Teach by Example
Make sure your children see you handing cash to the cashier and receive change in return. Also explain to them that you work hard to earn that money, which you use for basic needs, such as food, clothes and other family needs. This is a lesson that will stick because they see you physically handling money. Don't just talk about money. Show them how money is used in a physical way.


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long time readers of this blog will undoubtably know that i'm quite obsessed with emojis 🙈
for that reason, this was a fact that rather caught my eye as i stumbled across it on the world wide interwebnet 😬
#tdil who the original inventor of the smiley face was 🙂
in my book, this dude is an absolute genius who deserves multiple knighthoods and everything else of that ilk 😏 this is the most important invention of all time 🤙🏻
anyway, when i say 'the inventor of the smiley face' what i mean is the dude who is largely credited with creating the smiley face that we've come to know and love … i imagine people have been drawing standard smiley faces for thousands of years 🙈
it is said that the person who invented the smiley was a graphic artist and ad man named harvey ross ball … he lived in worcester, massachusetts 🇺🇸 (i totally sang that song by the dropkick murphys in my head 🤟🏻)
the smiley face came about in 1963 when ball was commissioned to create a graphic that would raise staff morale at the state mutual life assurance company. the resulting smiley face 🙂 the company ended up using the face on a whole range of stuff … like, posters, mugs, all sorts.
i don't think harvey really knew what he'd created! he was paid just $45 for his 10 minutes of work and the design was never trademarked or copyrighted by either harvey or the company that he designed it for 😅 … harvs missed out right there.
after that, it started to escalate thanks to two brothers of the hallmark company picking up on the trend and slightly redesigning it 🙄
that's as far as we're going into that today! the history of the smiley face actually continues for ages … but that's not what we're here for today aha 🙈
right, that's us done for today! (i've totally waffled today, sozza)
byeee 😁 #tdil
just a fun one today 😬 if you fancy something a bit more serious (a tiny bit 😂) then just go ->here<- 🤓
(license time again … apparently i don't have to do this with images from pexels … but i still like to 💁🏻♀. the header image is ->here<- and the other image is ->here<-)


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Jeffrey Walder concentrates his practice in the areas of environmental litigation and compliance and commercial litigation. His interest in these areas dates from his law school days and his subsequent service as a law clerk to the Honorable Alan B. Handler, Justice of the New Jersey Supreme Court.
Prior to joining the Firm, Jeff served as assistant counsel to New Jersey Governors James J. Florio and Thomas H. Kean on environmental issues. In that capacity, he evaluated all environmental legislation presented to the governor for signature, attended committee hearings of the New Jersey Senate and General Assembly, and worked with the legislature in drafting legislation and providing advice thereon to the governor. Before serving in the governor's office, Jeff was a deputy attorney general, handling environmental compliance and litigation matters at both the trial and appellate levels.
Jeff served as an adjunct professor of environmental law at Seton Hall University Law School. He has also served on the New Jersey Supreme Court's Committee on Environmental Litigation, the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection's Task Force on the County Environmental Health Act, and the Randolph Township Environmental and Open Space Commission.
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Luke 13 Good News Translation (GNT)
Turn from Your Sins or Die
13 At that time some people were there who told Jesus about the Galileans whom Pilate had killed while they were offering sacrifices to God. 2 Jesus answered them, "Because those Galileans were killed in that way, do you think it proves that they were worse sinners than all other Galileans? 3 No indeed! And I tell you that if you do not turn from your sins, you will all die as they did. 4 What about those eighteen people in Siloam who were killed when the tower fell on them? Do you suppose this proves that they were worse than all the other people living in Jerusalem? 5 No indeed! And I tell you that if you do not turn from your sins, you will all die as they did."
The Parable of the Unfruitful Fig Tree
6 Then Jesus told them this parable: "There was once a man who had a fig tree growing in his vineyard. He went looking for figs on it but found none. 7 So he said to his gardener, 'Look, for three years I have been coming here looking for figs on this fig tree, and I haven't found any. Cut it down! Why should it go on using up the soil?' 8 But the gardener answered, 'Leave it alone, sir, just one more year; I will dig around it and put in some fertilizer. 9 Then if the tree bears figs next year, so much the better; if not, then you can have it cut down.'"
Jesus Heals a Crippled Woman on the Sabbath
10 One Sabbath Jesus was teaching in a synagogue. 11 A woman there had an evil spirit that had kept her sick for eighteen years; she was bent over and could not straighten up at all. 12 When Jesus saw her, he called out to her, "Woman, you are free from your sickness!" 13 He placed his hands on her, and at once she straightened herself up and praised God.
14 The official of the synagogue was angry that Jesus had healed on the Sabbath, so he spoke up and said to the people, "There are six days in which we should work; so come during those days and be healed, but not on the Sabbath!"
15 The Lord answered him, "You hypocrites! Any one of you would untie your ox or your donkey from the stall and take it out to give it water on the Sabbath. 16 Now here is this descendant of Abraham whom Satan has kept in bonds for eighteen years; should she not be released on the Sabbath?" 17 His answer made his enemies ashamed of themselves, while the people rejoiced over all the wonderful things that he did.
The Parable of the Mustard Seed
18 Jesus asked, "What is the Kingdom of God like? What shall I compare it with? 19 It is like this. A man takes a mustard seed and plants it in his field. The plant grows and becomes a tree, and the birds make their nests in its branches."
The Parable of the Yeast
20 Again Jesus asked, "What shall I compare the Kingdom of God with? 21 It is like this. A woman takes some yeast and mixes it with a bushel of flour until the whole batch of dough rises."
The Narrow Door
22 Jesus went through towns and villages, teaching the people and making his way toward Jerusalem. 23 Someone asked him, "Sir, will just a few people be saved?"
Jesus answered them, 24 "Do your best to go in through the narrow door; because many people will surely try to go in but will not be able. 25 The master of the house will get up and close the door; then when you stand outside and begin to knock on the door and say, 'Open the door for us, sir!' he will answer you, 'I don't know where you come from!' 26 Then you will answer, 'We ate and drank with you; you taught in our town!' 27 But he will say again, 'I don't know where you come from. Get away from me, all you wicked people!' 28 How you will cry and gnash your teeth when you see Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and all the prophets in the Kingdom of God, while you are thrown out! 29 People will come from the east and the west, from the north and the south, and sit down at the feast in the Kingdom of God. 30 Then those who are now last will be first, and those who are now first will be last."
Jesus' Love for Jerusalem
31 At that same time some Pharisees came to Jesus and said to him, "You must get out of here and go somewhere else, because Herod wants to kill you."
32 Jesus answered them, "Go and tell that fox: 'I am driving out demons and performing cures today and tomorrow, and on the third day I shall finish my work.' 33 Yet I must be on my way today, tomorrow, and the next day; it is not right for a prophet to be killed anywhere except in Jerusalem.
34 "Jerusalem, Jerusalem! You kill the prophets, you stone the messengers God has sent you! How many times I wanted to put my arms around all your people, just as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you would not let me! 35 And so your Temple will be abandoned. I assure you that you will not see me until the time comes when you say, 'God bless him who comes in the name of the Lord.'"
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Read this tip to make your life smarter, better, faster and wiser. LifeTips is the place to go when you need to know about Discipline and other Single Parent topics.
Article by Jan Wilson at SOLO for Singles: The most important factors that contribute to self-esteem in children is discipline and setting limits for your children. "Children who are not disciplined, who do not have limits, cannot grow up with high self-esteem. They tend to be more dependent and feel that they have less control over their world. Kids, just like adults, are more confident when they feel they have control. Children will run into disapproval and cruelties in the world. They need the physical and emotional protection of rules and limits for self-esteem."
Well when it comes to discipline i am curious. How do you enforce any type of punishment when you ahve to work fulltime and dont get ome till sometimes 7 or 8. You can't ground a child who is 11 and already begginning to rebell, when you are not there to enforce this. So please explain discipline to a single mother who actually has to work fulltime.
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Boots & Gloves & Hoods
Cold water puts extra demands on your body and greatly affects your endurance time. The extremities, hands, feet and head need coverage once you are in water temps under 13º. You should consider hoods,booties and gloves to counter this.
Wetsuit hoods,booties and gloves are vital to ensure that you stay warm weather you dive in a wetsuit or a drysuit. Granted, in warmer climates you may be able to get away without gloves and hood but even a thin one will increase your warmth drastically.
Wetsuit hoods,booties and gloves. Hard pieces to come across yet surprisingly necessary pieces to come across when tackling some of the colder elements on offer in the diving world. Finding the right pieces without turning into a rock solid rubber man is something of a hard task.
In the coldest of temperatures of course you will be wearing a nice thick 5mm wetsuit, but what good is that if you have freezing hands and feet and can barely thing because your on the verge of brain freeze? Keep them nice and toasty with some proper gear, you have probably heard but most of the temperature is lost through your head so why aren't you covering it. Even a 1.5mm hoods,booties and gloves are going to make a noticeable improvement too.
These two equipment are protective and are especially important in cold waters and should be made of neoprene material. For extra protection I recommend that the base of the boot is made of thick material. Both equipment should fit well in the body, there should be no spaces at the ends.
Thin socks are comfortable and feel the most natural when wearing fins. However, the thicker the neoprene the warmer the sock will be. When buying you need to consider that the thickness of the sock may require you to purchase a larger fin than would be necessary if using bare feet.
When you're exploring under the sea you need a decent pair of gloves. Not only do they keep your hands warm, but the best spearfishing gloves will protect you from all sorts of nasties.
However, we are all different in the way in which we feel the cold. Also to be taken into account when choosing gloves is the requirement to retain as much dexterity as possible to be able to operate the speargun efficiently and safely. Neoprene gloves that are thicker restrict movement and feeling more than those made from thinner and softer neoprene.
Wetsuit hoods are designed to cover the skull area, whereas wetsuit hoods cover the head and neck area and tuck into the wetsuit. They are also sometimes attached to the wetsuit.
A large percentage of body heat can be lost via the head and thus wetsuit hoods ensure longer and happier freediving sessions.
If you don't choose to wear a hood in the coldest waters you'll get an ice-cream headache and then you'll probably change your mind next time!
Hoods are of great benefit in retaining body heat and are often integral to the suit to reduce flushing. Occasionally, circumstances, cold, or the type of suit being worn, mean that a hood is required.
Excessive tightness can cause headaches and even heart deceleration. Like other protective equipment, the cap should not be too tight or too plentiful.


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Remember way back in 2013 when:
M.I.A.'s label wouldn't put out her album so she threatened to leak it to her fans ?
Janelle Monae's album The Electric Lady shot to number 5 on the Billboard charts, despite the crap from professional critics?
Beyoncé secretly released the visual album she wanted to, and with no promotion, outsold her last album in just one month?
Every one of these fierce women of color faced hurdles (/shade-throwing) by folks who wanted to hold them back.
(Each of their albums included revolutionary themes, like M.I.A.'s "Bring Da Noize," Bey's "Superpower" and Janelle's "Q.U.E.E.N." Coincidence?)
Jealous/insecure/power-over kinda folx will talk mad shit about you and your work.
Don't let them hold you back.
Follow your dreams.
If someone else won't make a path for you, make your own. You are unstoppable.