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Unrealistic and Unreasonable Management
The unpredictable global events in the last 9 months have been described as "surrealistic". So is the value of realism diminishing?
"being realistic is the most commonly travelled road to mediocrity"
A phrase commonly referenced over the years in films, or in strategy books, but never until now did it resonate with me.
It was the context of this tweet that made a difference to me as James Watt, with his partner Martin Dickie, set out to create a craft beer company and ended up with the largest equity crowdfunding scheme in history. Not much realism on that journey then!
Whilst it pains me to say this – as a Liverpool Football Club fan - when Sir Alex Ferguson embarked on Manchester United's journey to knock Liverpool off their perch, it was from a position of almost relegation with a lowly 4th place finish in the previous season. You would therefore think it unlikely, considering Liverpool FC was one of the greatest teams in the world during that era. We do not have to go over what happened next...
When I think of my employer Graebel, deciding at the turn of the millennium to create a full service relocation management company from scratch, it does not sound like a realistic proposition either. Now Graebel is one of the world's largest global mobility service providers, with over $1 billion managed on behalf of our clients annually by 800+ employees.
As someone with a keen interest in leadership and organisational strategy, it got me thinking about what is the right form of management? Do the words unrealistic and unreasonable actually have a place in our vocabulary? Does unreasonable and unrealistic management drive performance?
On the surface these comments might sound extremely cavalier in nature, but once you spend time absorbing the subtext, its signs in organisational success are everywhere.
Sir Alex Ferguson was a very unreasonable leader, but at the same time turned the club into the biggest in the world in terms of both trophies and market value. He demanded so much of his players and on many occasions over stepped the mark, including the infamous incident with David Beckham.
Equally, from the world of technology, Steve Jobs was widely known for his seemingly unreasonable focus on details. Albeit a portrayal with significant artistic license this short scene (starting at 0.58 secs) from one of a number of films depicting his life highlights that attitude:
Employee: 'typeface isn't a pressing issue"
Steve Jobs: "get out"!
This is an unrelenting attitude to perfection and never, ever wanting to come up short. My conclusion is that sometimes (an operative word) the bold and the brave, the unrealistic and unreasonable are just the type of leadership that galvanizes a team.
The ideas and values at times might come across as reckless but you have to appreciate the level of often bloody minded long term strategic thinking being applied, like a game of chess being played many moves ahead.
I was fortunate enough to attend a senior HR conference last year with Sir Ranulph Fiennes as a guest speaker. The world's greatest living explorer who has done the impossible over and over and over again.


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With health care reform taking full effect in 2014, Health Reimbursement Accounts (HRAs) and defined contribution health benefits are expected to become a mainstream employee benefit. A common question about HRAs is "who is eligible to participate?"
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Small amounts of plutonium believed to have escaped from Japan's tsunami-crippled nuclear plant have been detected in soil more than 40km away, say government researchers, a finding that will fuel already widespread fears about radiation risk.
The discovery came as authorities lifted evacuation advisories on other towns near the crippled Fukushima Daiichi power station in the north-east prefecture of Fukushima, saying radiation readings showed they were safe for residents.
Government officials played down the health implications of the discovery of the first traces of plutonium from Fukushima Daiichi to be found outside the plant's immediate environs, saying clean-up efforts should still concentrate on the far greater amounts of radioactive caesium contaminating the area.
The plutonium was found at six sites — including one in Iitate around 40km from the plant — all of which are subject to evacuation orders. However, plutonium's long half-life and the potential for even small amounts to pose a health hazard if ingested is likely to make it a focus of popular concern.
Japanese authorities, who significantly underestimated radiation releases from the plant in the early days of the crisis, have since struggled to convince the public that they are able effectively to guard against radiation health threats.
Fierce debate among experts on the point at which radiation becomes dangerous enough to warrant evacuation is adding to the government's difficulty in coming up with a coherent policy.
The failure of Fukushima Daiichi's cooling systems, which prompted the world's worst nuclear crisis in 25 years, has thrown Japan's atomic energy sector into doubt.
Yoshihiko Noda, Japan's new prime minister, on Friday reiterated that it would be "difficult" to build any new reactors in the country. Mr Noda has said he aims to restart nuclear plants currently closed for maintenance or repair once their safety can be assured, but their future remains uncertain.
Kyodo news agency quoted the science ministry as saying on Friday that it had decided to postpone a trial run of a troubled fast-breeder reactor in Fukui Prefecture because of public fears.
The Monju prototype reactor, which burns plutonium refined from the spent fuel of conventional reactors, was shut down in 1995 following a coolant leak and efforts to put it into full operation have been repeatedly delayed.
Seiji Maehara, an influential member of the ruling Democratic party who is now its policy chief, told the Financial Times in July that the 280-megawatt plant should be scrapped.
The government's failure to ensure that the Fukushima Daiichi plant was protected against a tsunami has undermined claims that reactors elsewhere are safe, a problem exacerbated by revelations that even regulators used underhand methods to drown out anti-nuclear critics.
An independent panel set up to investigate the backstage manipulation of public seminars and community gatherings found that the Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency had repeatedly asked power companies to organize participants to express pro-nuclear views.
"The close relationships between the agencies and power companies were behind this improper behavior," Jiji news agency quoted the panel as saying.


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Some fun highlights include 4-H Color Run, STEM & Drone Technology, 4-H Yoga, 4-H Civic Engagement & Etiquette Banquet, and much more!
There is a new Statewide Public Speaking Contest for Intermediate aged youth on July 16, 2019. Only participants that have received a blue ribbon from the unit or district contest may participate. To find out more information, check out Intermediate Public Speaking Contest Information and fill out the Presenter Proposal if you plan to participate.
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"You're half-Chinese, you can understand what we say anyway" is the offhand response my Sinhalese-Chinese friend gets sometimes when she stops a conversation, carried out in Mandarin among her group of Chinese friends, to ask if they could speak English instead.
Her point – that that's not the point – gets rebuffed, the conversation continues, and she's left feeling a little put out.
"Guys, don't forget I'm here" is a weary refrain for a Malay friend of mine whenever she goes out for lunch with her Chinese colleagues. Everyone breaks out in rapid-fire Mandarin to complain about work or the weather, and she's left to bask in their insensitivity.
Sounds familiar? These are rife examples of casual racism even within racially-harmonious Singapore.
Nonsense, you say. You have absolutely no intentions of being racist, therefore you're not.
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That's a bit like saying, "I have no intentions of being drunk, therefore I'm not." Much as we'd like this logic to be legitimate (it's great for lightweights), it doesn't work that way.
We're all unconsciously racist at some point or another.
But don't just believe me. Let's call out five seemingly innocuous things we've all heard, or said, that are inherently racist, and we can decide after that.
1. "I'm not racist, but…"
When will we learn that nothing good ever comes after 'but'?
I've heard neighbours and friends (who probably won't want to be my friends after this article comes out) mouthing off variations of this statement. "I'm not trying to be racist, but I wish I wasn't in the lift with that Indian guy. I'm really not racist, but I have a sensitive nose." True story.
A quick grammar refresher: 'but' is a conjunction, or linking word, used to connect two contrasting ideas. So, when you say "I'm not racist, but…", all we hear is, in fact, the opposite.
2. "I was only joking." / "Don't be so sensitive la."
If there's anything worse than racist comments, it's taking a dismissive stance towards them.
Said a Malay ex-schoolmate of mine: "I've had colleagues asking me why I'm not married at my age (she's 32), because 'Malays marry young and have many kids'. When they saw my stunned expression, they quickly covered up the faux pas by brushing it off as a joke. I laughed along awkwardly because I knew they meant no harm; I also didn't want to be the over-sensitive one in the office. But it doesn't mean I wasn't upset about the racial stereotype."
Related article: We need to learn how to say sorry
No situation makes it all right to downplay the insidious impact of casual racism. But it's not always easy to make a stand – especially for introverts who shy away from confrontation, or nice folks who don't fancy kicking up a fuss over what some might wrongly consider a small matter.
So, if you ever need a push to be assertive, I gift you Dumbledore's (from Harry Potter) wise words: "It takes a great deal of bravery to stand up to our enemies, but just as much to stand up to our friends".
3. "I wasn't talking about you, though."
"What was I expected to say? That it's OK, then, to go on about how all Chinese look the same, just because I'm not pure Chinese?" asked my Eurasian friend incredulously, when telling me about the tongue-in-cheek racial slurs her colleagues made.
While it's true that she hardly looks Chinese, taking after her American father, being born and bred here makes her feel (and speak) like a Singaporean Chinese. "I grew up here; I can carry a conversation in perfect Mandarin; my family meals are Chinese food; we mark Chinese customs and traditions, and still I'm not Chinese enough for them."
Convenient and, sadly, prevalent, this flimsy defence of casual racism implies that it's not so bad – as long as we're not talking about someone we personally know.
But last we checked, no one gets a hall pass on racism just because the target is a stranger.
4. "I'm not racist, because I have (insert number) (insert race) friends."
Ahh, this one is a favourite of racists scrambling to prove they're not racist – so popular, it has even made it into meme-dom.
But throwing out this glib excuse seems to suggest an unconscious impression of your multiracial buddies as token friends.
Too harsh? Too bad. Because that's the way it sounds. There's a whole lot more to not being racist than simply associating with chums of other races.
As my Indian friend likes to retort to this sort of ludicrous justification: "I don't care if you have one, 10 or 50 Indian friends. Even if your circle of friends is like a United Colors of Benetton ad, you're not any less racist if you make racially offensive statements."
5. "Expats/ angmohs, where got racism?"
Let's not deny that we've all thought life is probably hunky-dory for the "privileged" expatriate class in Singapore.
Related article: Let's talk about racism and bigotry in Singapore
A colleague once heard: "They shouldn't be allowed to take public transport because their expat packages can well afford them cabs or Uber." On occasion, I've also picked up snide passing remarks about how our expat friends should be shopping at more atas (high-end) supermarkets instead of heartland ones.
"Reverse racism" is racism, too. Also, another word for this right here is xenophobia.
While incidents of expats behaving badly in the past might not have helped their case, we shouldn't play into prejudices that are in danger of being entrenched, as well.
Still think we're not racist after this? Don't kid yourselves.
Regardless of race, language or religion, we're all racist. But what matters is – the next time you're faced with, or happen to witness, an incident of casual racism, what will you do?


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I wanted to share my hair story with you and hope that it gives some inspiration no matter what your hair type because the secret is being true to you.
My journey to natural hair began long before my "big chop". I had started experiencing horrible scalp pains from about 2013 and visits to the doctor said it was nothing to worry about and had to just take pain killers to ease the pain. As time progressed I found that wetting my hair on a regular basis actually made my scalp feel so much better, so the pain subsided on those days, but as we know, the regular wetting is not always recommended with relaxed hair.
Then came the shedding . . . My hair started shedding so much that I was afraid to even comb it on a daily basis because I kept seeing sooo much hair falling off. The shedding had brought on stress and depression which in turn caused more shedding. The more I relaxed and treated to try and keep it healthy the worse it got. My hair went from being a thick, lush curtain to a mere limp, lifeless cloth. My final relaxer was on July 5, 2014 and after two weeks the growth started showing and the pain came back and the shedding continued. It was at that point I had decided "ok, that's it!! No more relaxer, I am gonna go natural"
I started putting the hair in different types of curls and styles including t-shirt curls and twists in an effort to stay away from the heat and relaxer. I would have my sister do twists for me so as not to touch my already sensitive scalp. One day, not sure under what spell, I put in a rubber band and cut off about 4 inches of my hair – boy was that a mistake… at that point I had no idea what to do with the hair or how to comb it.. I kept putting it up in one but knew the pressure was too much for my scalp. Then the idea of cutting came to mind. But how would I go about it, knowing that my husband and the kids so loved my long hair. I thought about cutting for weeks and could not muster the courage to go along with it.
Then finally, while at work on October 7, 2014 something came over me and I just felt like I had enough and said to my co-workers "you know what, I am going to cut my hair today". They, in much disbelief said "there is no way you are going to cut your hair and we are going to follow you to prove to ourselves that you won't". It was the end of the work day and the three of us ventured to Caprice Hair Salon in Roseau. Upon entering we greeted the clerks and I said "I am here to cut my hair please". One of the clerks shocked at my request asked "cut in what style?" my response was "cut as in . . . all of it". She looked at me in amazement and said "I am sorry but I can't, it's too much to cut off I can't do it.. are you sure that's what you want to do??" I said "ofcourse, I am sure Caprice would be happy to cut is he here?" She said he had stepped out but should be back soon. So we waited for his return. He too was shocked at my request when he arrived but obliged and proceeded to cut.
It seemed like the longest time I have ever sat in a chair at the salon. I was soooooo nervous to see all my hair falling that I kept moving my head and frustrating him in the process because he did not want to give me a bad cut… so I sucked it up and stood straight and the hair kept falling…. the more he cut, the more he kept cutting and I was scared not knowing what it was going to look like. My co-workers stood in disbelief as the hair kept falling to the floor. Finally it was done and it was time to look at my new do in the mirror…. WOW.. it was all gone.. my long, silky, beautiful hair was all gone and I was left with but a centimetre of hair running down the middle of my head.
I immediately messaged my husband and said "my hair is cut and it is much shorter than I would have wanted so please prepare yourself".. we left the hair salon still in amazement that I had actually cut off the hair.. and all of it
I got so many stares walking on the road to meet with my husband and the kids and when I got to them you could hear a pin drop, the silence was deafening. Then my daughter said in excitement "mommy I like it" *phew, sigh of relief*.. And my journey to natural hair had been taken a step further.
It was not until after I had cut off all my hair I found out about the on-going 'natural hair movement'. And, sad to say, that's when I found out that the term used for what I did was actually the "big chop".. LOL. But none the less I always kept true to me and to the needs of my hair not falling prey to all the "science" that was now associated with growing your hair and soooooo many products out there which are "made" to "grow" natural hair… My mom, grandmother and great grandmother always taught me that natural and simple are best. Healthy hair begins with a healthy body and not just the products that we put in. So throughout my journey my staple, holy grail product has been locally made castor oil. I trusted the Palmers olive oil line as my products of choice for washing and styling then later introduced the eco styler gel, Shea Moisture's coconut and hibiscus curl enhancing smoothie and shea butter cream for curling and styling. And contrary to what "natural hair scientists" believe, petroleum jelly worked well for me. At the beginning of my journey it was the mixture of petroleum jelly and castor oil my hair knew and loved, and still does…
It's almost a year since my cut and to date I have no regrets. I have recently adopted a few tips in helping to keep my hair moisturised using the LOC method but with my same products I began with. I am a firm believer that if something works there is no need to try something new just because everyone else is doing it. I have learnt that my hair may not always turn out the way I want it to be, but I love it just the way it is… I have embraced it, all of it, and guess what?? my husband and the kids love it too
So to anyone who wants to or decides to take on a journey to natural hair, do it because it's something you want and not because it's the "in thing". I loved my relaxed hair and sometimes still miss it, but my decision was made for a much healthier me, and not just my hair, but my life as a whole.
So if your hair journey takes you to relaxed hair – love it and rock it dearies. If your hair journey takes you to natural hair – love it and rock dearies. No matter what hair type you choose to rock always remember that your true beauty comes from more than just your hair but within you and embracing all of you is the secret to being beautiful and being the best version of yourself that you can be.
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People in Boston are friendly. When they see anybody photographing, they wait and avoid coming in the way of the photographer's view. If they do not like their photograph being taken, they turn off their face or simply walk away. Women sporting colorful hair, tattoos and children with painted faces attracted me a lot.
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Mariners' winning streak snapped at eight
Minor stroke to keep manager Wedge out of action.
Seattle Mariners: Hottest team in baseball.
That news lasted until Wednesday afternoon. The unstoppable force that was the Mariners into All-Star weekend and five games into the second half of the season was rocked to a halt in a 10-1 old-fashioned romp at the hands of the visiting Cleveland Indians.
Then the worse news.
Manager Eric Wedge's "dizzy spell" before Monday's series opener that kept him in the hospital two nights was revealed by the organization to be a minor stroke. Far more serious than at first thought, but at least by Wednesday afternoon he was back home.
"Not the kind of motivation you are looking for, but I think, collectively, he'll be in our hearts and minds," said shortstop Brendan Ryan. "...You'd rather it be a pulled calf or something, but it is what it is. He'll deal with it the right way."
Wedge will stay home for the Mariners' upcoming four-game homestand with the Twins and their ensuing road trip to Boston and Baltimore.
"We expect a full recovery," said Mariners general manager Jack Zduriencik. "You talk to him and he sounds fine and ready to roll, but we are going to err on the side of caution."
The players learned of Wedge's status following the 10-1 drubbing from the Indians in which they collected only two hits, allowed 13 and saw an active win streak end that was rolling as the best in the major leagues.
The Indians' Scottt Kazmir had a lot to do with the loss as he pitched a gem and was very un-Kazmir. Helping was that Safeco Joe Saunders was, well, un-Safeco Joe.
Saunders was pulled following 4 2/3 innings and allowed five earned runs tying the amount he had allowed his past four July starts combined.
He entered with a 4-0 record and 1.73 ERA in July. More than good enough to give the 25,688 fans confidence the M's could push their win streak to nine games, give them a reason to take a look at the American League standings and continue Seattle's label as the hottest team in the majors.
"We just got flat out outplayed, out-pitched, out-hit," Saunders said.
Saunders allowed three runs in the first inning when Asdrubal Cabrera and Carlos Santana pegged him for consecutive RBI doubles. He later loaded the bases with one out in the third, but escaped with no damage.
"His location and his command was off, especially his fastball," said Mariners bench coach and interim manager Robby Thompson, who will continue to manage the club in Wedge's stead. "It didn't help his secondary stuff, that was also off. Got the ball up, got behind in the count and they took advantage of it.
Though Saunders' command wasn't sharp, he controlled damage, with the score at 4-1 even as the Mariners' offense was getting no-hit.
Then came the fifth. He got two outs out of the way, but was pulled two batters later, after giving up a walk and a single, in favor of inconsistent Hector Noesi.
End of damage control. Cue damage onslaught.
Noesi walked Drew Stubbs, then teed up a gift offering with a full count to Michael Bourn, which the center fielder accordingly launched over the wall in right-center for the first grand slam of his career.
It was only Bourn's third homer of the season, but it put the M's in a gigantic crater of a hole, down 8-1.
"I tried to keep the team in there as long as I could," Saunders said. "I was a little (mad) that I came out. It was just one of those days where it wasn't our day."
Justin Smoak finally delivered Seattle's first hit off Kazmir to leadoff the bottom half of the inning, 2 1/2 hours into the game. (Cleveland's first hit came on the first pitch). But by that time the Indians had amassed 10 hits and made it 11 the next half-inning on Asdrubal Cabrera's solo-homer — an unnecessary insurance run with the way Kazmir was dealing.
Long removed from his days as a dominant pitcher with the Tampa Bay Rays, Kazmir is playing with the Indians on a minor league contract and spent last season with the Sugar Land Skeeters and Gigantes de Carolina in Puerto Rico.
The only run he allowed was unearned in the second when Cabrera fielded Saunders ground ball at short and threw well wide of Jason Kipnis trying to get Jason Bay for the force at second. It sailed into foul territory in right field and Bay scored easy.
Kazmir threw eight innings, allowed just one hit and struck out seven.
"He had a little bit of everything," said Smoak. "His fastball was really deceptive and he was throwing a cutter than you just go (Smoak shrugged his shoulders). Never seen that before."
The streak was fun. But now it's done. Nine consecutive wins would have been the most since a stretch in 2003.
The Mariners (48-53) can still hang their hats on three consecutive series wins since sweeping the Los Angeles Angels before the All-Star break. How they bounce back from Wednesday's loss — and the temporary loss of their manager — should figure to have a strong bearing on how the remainder of the season plays out.
"They did a great job with the eight-game streak," Thompson said. "They played very well, very hard, very good baseball. We'll throw this one out the window and hopefully start (the streak) again tomorrow."
"We just have to put this one behind us," Smoak said.


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Whether you are a young family just starting your traditions or you are looking for a new holiday tradition to start. I think you'll love this idea. This is one of my favorite Countdown to Christmas ideas. What could be better than a Book Advent Calendar for Christmas? I mean other than a delicious piece of chocolate of course 😉
Book Advent Calendar
The Best Book Advent Calendar for Christmas
I'm so excited to have our advent calendar done and ready. Now I can continue to prepare other fun activities for our winter holidays and homeschooling. Don't think for a second that you can't do this if you are just starting…
I'm usually in the last minute rush for things like this and wrapping the night before I need it. So this is awesome for me. Ready to get started?
What you will need for a great book advent calendar
Collect Books (24 or 25 books – the countdown depends on if you end it Christmas Eve or Christmas day)
A great selection of Favorite Christmas books can be found here.
I know 24/25 books is a lot to buy all at once so here are a few suggestions.
Some ideas for saving money are to collect them throughout the year, buy from thrift stores, used bookstores and yard sales. You can also wrap holiday books that you've had put away for the past year. It's still exciting to read the books, again and again, every year.
I suggest wrapping each book and stacking them. Half of the excitement is getting to unwrap the book. The other half is reading the book 🙂
Let's get ready to countdown to Christmas with the best book advent calendar
The Best Holiday Activities and Resources
The Best Christmas Activities Pack for Kids
The Best Christmas Planning Pack
70 Best Books Every Child Should Read or Hear in Their Lifetime
I can't wait to hear all about your Holiday ideas. Leave me a comment below or join us at Homeschool Printables and Resources on Facebook we love seeing your pictures.


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If you read my last post, then you know that I'm giving myself the gift of data this holiday season! For me, collecting data on my diet and fitness habits is a gift that just keeps on giving. Although I may not look at all my data sets on a daily basis, the information is there when I need to use it to help me understand my patterns.
Collecting food data isn't just a holiday habit for me, however. I have been logging the foods I eat at each meal year-round for nearly five years, using BodyMedia's app for most of that time before adopting MyFitnessPal earlier this year. I presented a poster at JMP Discovery 2014, which described how I imported my BodyMedia food log data into JMP by saving multiple pdfs to text, concatenating them, and using regular expressions to parse details into columns in a JMP table. MyFitnessPal saved me a few steps by producing report output that can be saved as a single text file, but I still needed to use regex parsing to create a usable JMP table.
The major challenge I recently solved was unifying these two food log data tables, and my experience solving this is relevant to anyone who has to combine data from different sources.
Minor differences like column names and format types were easy to adjust, and no matter that each table contained a few unique columns -- those simply came through with missing values for rows that didn't have values. The main problem was that there were so few cases where item names were the same in both databases that I had to clean up the two tables using parallel but separate processes.
I already knew that my BodyMedia food log contained many instances of redundant names that referred to essentially the same food item, and this made it much harder for me to aggregate data across those items to look for patterns. I used the JMP 12 Recode platform to group similar item names into a set of cleaned item names, and described this process in an earlier blog post.
MyFitnessPal includes even more brand names and user-supplied items than BodyMedia, further magnifying this naming redundancy problem. When I switched to using MyFitnessPal to log my foods, I had tried to reuse my BodyMedia script to recode my MyFitnessPal item names. But with so few shared item names between the databases, it made more sense to create a completely separate Recode script for the MyFitnessPal project.
Now, my desire to combine my two data tables to examine my holiday eating patterns became a good motivation for discovering the most efficient way to take the cleaned item names from both tables and combine them into a single, consolidated set of item names. Of course, at the end of the exercise, I wanted to be able to save a Recode script that referred back to the original item names so I could continue to update that script as I added new items to my MyFitnessPal log.
After tweaking column names and formats for consistency, I concatenated the tables, chose the Cleaned Item Name column, and opened the Recode platform. Since I had used similar patterns to rename items in both tables, many items showed up near one another. I worked through the rest of the items, grouping similar values and making heavy use of the Recode filter field to find subgroups of related items. I recoded the full set of cleaned items names into a new column I called Consolidated Item Name.
To save a Recode script that I could reload into the dialog for use with new MyFitnessPal data, I used a formula column trick I shared in a previous blog post. It's a trick I discovered when I needed to create a Recode script "after the fact" to capture work I did in an early version of the JMP 12 platform before it supported saving and reloading a script into the dialog. Now, I used the same formula column approach (which makes use of the character Concat function) to create the "guts" for a Recode script to relate the original database item name to its final, consolidated name. After adding the appropriate header and footer to the script, I can reload my original item names and consolidated names into the Recode dialog and update the list when I import new food item names from MyFitnessPal.
With my cleaned and complete data table in hand, I was now able to update a second data cleaning script I maintain to assign my food items into primary food categories. I have found that placing individual items into higher-level categories can be quite useful for comparing related item sets over time. I created my own classification system using groupings that made sense to me.
For example, I have a food category called ChocolateCandy, which includes dark, milk and white-chocolate containing items. I rarely eat non-chocolate candy types, so giving the category a more generic name like Candy didn't work for me. When looking at major trends over time, I'm not going to split hairs about whether it was a milk chocolate or dark chocolate truffle that I ate, but I'd like to be able to determine what proportion of my treat calories belong to the whole category.
For this blog post, I created a subset table containing just meals from a handful of selected holidays from the past five years. I used Recode to aggregate those chosen dates into a new category column called Holiday, and added a Value Ordering column property to it to lock these holidays in sequential order: New Year's Day, my birthday, Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day and New Year's Eve.
This Graph Builder heat map shows the number of calories I logged on each holiday, which varied pretty widely. When I was actively losing weight post-baby, I ate less, and in maintenance, I tend to eat more.
Previously, I shared treemap visualizations of my food log data aggregated over days, weeks, months or years, but I find treemaps to also be useful for visualizing patterns in daily data in a compact way. I created a treemap in Graph Builder to show the calorie breakdown for each holiday meal during the four years where I had complete data for all six holidays.
All of this data was collected in the BodyMedia app, which provides six potential slots for logging foods-Breakfast, AM Snack, Lunch, PM Snack, Dinner, and Late Snack. I used Year as the X grouping variable and Holiday as the Y grouping variable, and colored squares by meal. Since I assigned Calories as a Y variable, each holiday's section of the treemap is sized in proportion to the highest number of total calories I ate, which you can see occurred on Christmas 2012.
I usually log foods into meal slots by the time of day when I ate them. For example, a late breakfast or lunch would likely be logged into a snack slot. You can see this effect in the timing of some of my holiday meals. On a non-holiday, I usually log breakfast, lunch and dinner as larger meals with smaller snacks in the morning and afternoon. On major holidays, the big meal of the day sometimes falls in the afternoon snack timeframe (for example, Christmas 2012, New Year's Eve 2011 and 2014). In those cases, I usually logged a rather substantial dessert in the dinner time slot!
Given this variability in meal timing, I actually found it more helpful to remove the meal grouping variable and look at total daily calories grouped by food category. Grouping similar items gave me a better feel for the types of foods that tend to dominate my holiday eating. It is not at all surprising that these include lots of desserts, chocolate and caloric drinks. Holidays are definitely all about social eating for me and my family!
Like many people, I look forward to certain special holiday foods. I thought it would be interesting to look across my whole data set and contrast the patterns of holiday-only items with treats I eat more regularly. For example, cheesecake is one of my favorite desserts, and I eat plain cheesecake throughout the year. The bar graph below shows my monthly calorie totals, filtered to include a select few food items. In contrast, pumpkin cheesecake is a seasonal treat, usually restricted to the holiday season -- that is, unless I happen to stash an extra one in the freezer like I did last year! Also, a dish called Cranberry Delight that I make only on holidays usually only appears in my food log between Thanksgiving and Christmas, although it did make an appearance at Easter dinner in 2013.
So what was the biggest challenge of this blog post? You might think that it was the data collection, the recoding challenges or tweaking my visualizations to show my holiday eating patterns in the best possible light, but all those guesses are wrong. Actually, the toughest challenge was leaving the many JMP 13 updates behind and returning to JMP 12.2 to create my graphs! In fact, I blame the ongoing development of JMP 13 for making me a much less productive blogger in the second half of this year. I've been using development versions of JMP 13 for nearly a year now for all my work and personal projects. I am literally biting my tongue right now wanting to tell you about all the amazing new features that are coming! But you'll just have to be patient until JMP 13 launches to hear about the new and improved additions that I can't live without. In the meantime, happy holidays!
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"The People Issue" by Express staff, Feature Story, August 10:
Can You Read Me Now?
In layout-editor position, you need to hire an old person who wears glasses. White font on turquoise background is simply impossible to read for many of us.
Annette Osenga, Oakland
"East Bay Homeless Campers Accuse Caltrans of Illegally Confiscating and Destroying Valuable Property — and Even Family Heirlooms" by Darwin BondGraham, News, August 10:
On Caltrans' Sweeps of Homeless Camps
I think this is just pitiful. I do not like seeing those raids. ... And I do not think they should take their property.
Everybody needs a base. And these people need their belongings to survive, such as containers for water, tarps, carry-alls, sleeping bags, and clothes. Does anybody know how much energy it takes to replace these things? They have no transportation.
I am thinking that many may die because of these confiscations. The authorities say that it was from pneumonia but how do we know it was not because their sleeping bag was carelessly thrown out?
J Schuler, San Leandro
"Mad Props: A Roundup of the 17 Initiatives on California's November 2016 Ballot" by Express staff, Opinion, August 10:
Seventeen is Easy
Seventeen initiatives on the November ballot should be no problem. If you don't understand or have no opinion on a particular measure, just leave it blank.
But with the death penalty, legalization of marijuana, keeping higher tax rates on the rich, and raising the tax on tobacco produce all on the ballot, there should be something to interest almost everyone.
Michael Fullerton, Berkeley
On Overturning Citizens United
Your summary of Proposition 59 is a little misleading. It's super minor, so maybe not even worth the distinction, but the primary mechanism to overturn Citizens United isn't the Supreme Court. As of now, it's Congress. California's elected officials don't really have power over changing jurisprudence around corporate control in politics.
The measure is definitely only a gesture, asking if voters would prefer their representatives to direct energies toward overturning Citizens United. As I understand, it's largely focused on getting Congress to pass an amendment overturning CU. And I think the logic here is that, if enough states pass this resolution with overwhelming support (Montana and Colorado have, with more than 70 percent of the vote), then Congress will feel more pressure to pass an amendment.
But this particular tactic to overturn CU is not really about the Supreme Court. Functionally, I suppose it's not that big of a difference, as the odds of an amendment getting a two-thirds majority vote in Congress are pretty slim, anyway. But thought I'd bring it to your attention.
Grace Harvey, Oakland
"Let's Get Thirty" by Nick Miller, Editor's Note, August 3:
Don't Subsidize Oakland Lifestyles
If you can't afford where you live, you move to where you can. Oakland and the Bay Area are not the only places in the nation that have a lock on quality of live. Move!
Your mantra "30 percent or less for rent" should be about earning more income yourself, not anybody subsidizing your Oakland lifestyle. Or, better yet, save your money, work a part-time job, etc., and become a homeowner. It's a commitment, and you can't eat out much, but you will be better.
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How To Start a book collection
Keen to start your own rare book collection? These hints should set you on the right path to an enjoyable collection that could increase significantly in value over the coming years.
First editions: When it comes to value, collectors place the greatest emphasis on first editions: the first time a book was printed. There is no convention for denoting a first edition among publishing houses, it's a case of researching the habits of each one - infuriating at times, but certainly rewarding for those with the application. Great care must be taken to ensure that a first edition is the true first edition, for example, there is often both an American first and English first. Another detail to look out for is whether your first edition is a first issue, as first edition printings can have several runs. A first edition seventh issue is not as valuable as a first edition first issue. First editions sometimes also had a limited run of just a few hundred copies, sometimes numbered as one of 500 for example, sometimes with some special element like being printed on Japon or vellum paper, or being signed by the author. These are more rare and therefore, of course, more valuable. A signed copy of James Joyce's Ulysses is currently the world's most expensive first edition at $460,000.
Talking of signed…: An author's signature to a book will make its worth soar. Often, these signed books will be presentation copies, inscribed by the author to a friend or contemporary. If there is an interesting history surrounding the relationship of the author and the recipient, this increases interest in the book and makes it more desirable to collectors with a particular focus on that author or that era. However, other inscriptions and signatures of previous owners, if not relevant or interesting, will detract from the value.
Bookplates and stamps: Especially in Victorian and earlier books, you will often see engraved bookplates pasted onto the insides of the covers. These are tricky, as some simply detract from the value if they belonged to no-one special. However, if you research the name on your bookplate, especially if it has a coat of arms or crested image, it may turn out to be someone very interesting - this gives the book and interesting provenance that will add value. Ink stamps on the other hand, are to be avoided like the plague. Libraries are terrible for tramping ink stamps all the way through perfectly lovely books, rendering them practically worthless to fussy collectors. Any ex library book, however rare or valuable, will be sneered upon by any self respecting collector.
Rarity and demand: The owner of a first edition book that is in great demand but scarce in number is in a strong position indeed. Older books, those of the 16th, 17th and 18th centuries, printed before the widespread use of the printing press and mass production, are usually very valuable because they are so scarce, but also often found in a more dilapidated condition. Contemporary books can too quickly prove of worth, the difficulty comes in identifying desirable works or authors before they become global bestsellers. Those who bought one of the 300 first editions of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone in 1997 now have a book worth thousands of pounds.
Condition is key: Books are meant to be read. But in collecting terms, those that have never been thumbed are worth considerably more than oft-frequented copies. Some collectors buy books only to look attractive and impressive on stately home private library shelves. When it comes to choosing between copies, the tiniest difference in condition can make a vast difference to worth. As a general rule, always buy the best condition you can afford.
Bindings: Books up until the 1900s were bound initially in a cheap publisher's binding: usually cloth or paper-covered boards. The point was that once bought, the owner would take them to be rebound in their own particular preferred style of leather binding, such as gilt decorated full calf, or half leather to the spine and corners with marbled paper boards and endpapers. However, people could not always afford to do this, so some copies remain in their original bindings. These are delicate and often deteriorate, but can be worth more despite the appearance due to the rarity of finding them in the original publisher's binding. It is harder to keep them in this condition however, and they are often bought by collectors with an interest in re-binding in leather themselves.
Jackets are vital: If a book was issued with a dust jacket, it is important that it retains it. A dust jacket has been said to contribute 75% or more of a book's value. Dust jackets were also often price clipped, the corner with the price on snipped off on the inside. The book will be worth more if the dust jacket is unclipped.
Go for early works of great authors: First editions of works written before the author became well-known are among the most collectible items. For example, Sinclair Lewis' originally unheralded 1912 work Hike and the Aeroplane, written under a pseudonym, is worth significantly more than a first edition of his much-loved later work It Can't Happen Here.
Consider non-fiction: Charles Darwin's On the Origin of Species sold at Christie's for $194,500 in June 2008, and the world's most expensive book is John James Audubon's early 19th century Birds of America, a copy of which sold for £7.3m at a Sotheby's London auction in 2010. You may wish to set your sights a little more conservatively, but non-fiction can be valuable. Antique cookery and medical books are particularly in demand at the moment, and antique works on science, hunting, fishing, sports and games are always collectible.
Concentrate your efforts: By concentrating on a specific author, genre, or era, book collectors have the opportunity to become quickly knowledgeable in their field.
Purchase through a reputable dealer: Purchasing through a well-respected dealer offers you confidence that the books you are buying are genuine. Try to choose a dealer who offers a lifetime moneyback guarantee. If possible, it is much better for you to see and handle the book before deciding to purchase, as you may find faults, damage, or even something positive that adds to the value that the dealer may not have noticed.
It is worth looking overseas. For example, the UK and US markets don't entirely match up. Each nation undervalues the favourite books of the other. What might be tricky to find and highly priced in England may be unwanted and inexpensive in America.
Become part of the community: There are many well-frequented book collecting forums out there, with experts ready to solve your queries and to encourage your passion.
Look after your books: There's no point buying a load of valuable first editions if you're not going to care for them. Keeping them away from high humidity, excessive heat, direct sunlight and dust is a good start. Storage in an acid-free, alkaline-buffered archival box is also highly recommended. If bound in leather, the binding must be 'fed' with leather cream on a regular basis so it does not dry out and crack.
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Current research shows that Australian science students are not achieving as well as those in other developed countries, and that we have fewer students choosing to study science in Years 11 and 12. As a result, Australia now has a national shortage of science-related professionals.
To address these issues, our research aims to run a 10-week 'MyScience' program in primary schools which is designed to increase their interest, enjoyment, and knowledge of science by working with their class teacher, high school science teachers and students, and professional scientists from the local community. High school teachers, students, and professional scientists serve as mentors to the primary students.
Research data is collected from all participants and used to understand if MyScience is effective in addressing some of the current issues with science education in schools.
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The Payroll Services System, most commonly called PSS, has been designed to dispense employees' payroll of corporates customer to the bank as well as corporates non-bank's customer, giving the bank a competitive edge, in addition of preserving its corporates customer base.
At eT3, we always aim to serve our customers by adopting the highest quality standards in designing and developing applications, accordingly the following bullet items were taken into consideration while designing and developing the Payroll Services System;
- Minimizing and offloading the bank users of any additional duties by offering a complete client module which will be operated by the corporates.
- Easiness of operation on both bank and corporate level, as PSS has been designed as a web application providing self-explanatory pages and process.
- Maximizing the auditing and control levels by adopting the "Maker" and "Checker" methodology in addition of recording every single transaction performed on the system in an audit log file, which will be easily reviewed using a specially designed "Search Engine".
- Minimizing human interventions preventing errors, manual entries mistakes, and work duplication; on both the bank and corporates levels as follows: –
ü On Bank level; developing straight forward integration points and comprehensive interfaces functions, with both i-flex (Banque Misr Core Banking System)and Oasis applications (ATM Switch); capable of automatically handling the several payroll situations (Account / Pre-Paid Cards).
ü On Corporate level; developing a smart file mapping tool capable of uploading the corporate payroll data from any existing system starting from a simple Excel sheet to sophisticated ERP and back-office systems used by any corporate.
- The Payroll Services System will generate an ACH XML file to send to EBC's ACH switch in order to dispense complete or partial employees' salaries in other banks, taking into consideration the fact that eT3 is one of the few software solutions' providers in Egypt certified by EBC in ACH domain.
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One of the major features of the PSS solution is the scalability; as the same application will be able to serve small to huge corporations giving the bank's sales and marketing division a powerful tool capable of attracting more and more corporates handling their payroll through Banque Misr.
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Payroll Services System (PSS) is covered with the highest level of security measures as following: –
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Three years ago, I bought a small but fast growing business. Professional Insights subsequently took over my business and personal accounting needs into their capable hands. Coming from a teaching background, I was very green when it came to running a business and embarked on a huge learning curve. Thankfully, I had the expertise of Jackie and her team to assist with all matters associated with accounting, taxation & other compliance. Anyone who owns their own business knows how crucial effective bookkeeping and accounting are for the success of their business.
I have no hesitation in recommending Professional Insights . I am grateful to Jackie for her patience and excellent advise over the years.
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Jackie Symons from Professional Insights has been my accountant and tax expert for 10 years. My company, On Q Event Management Pty Ltd is a busy corporate event management business dealing with clients both within Australia and internationally and Jackie's expertise has been invaluable in ensuring the successful operation of my business. Jackie's knowledge of tax matters and continual upgrading of her professional skills and education ensures that she is always at the forefront of the latest legislation & regulations. She is honest, intelligent, proactive and I highly recommended her as a financial partner for any small to medium business.
At On Q, while maintaining our corporate clients, we are also expanding and developing our own Business Event Network series of programs and managing the growth of Sydney Referral Network. Jackie's collaboration at the start up stage of these new projects is invaluable to our success and I know I can rely on her sound judgement and professional advice, which is crucial in allowing me to coordinate the growth of the company.
- Alexandra Lyus / Owner & Director / On Q Event Management Pty Ltd, Business Event Network, Sydney Referral Network


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26 Baloch militants surrender to authorities
As part of the ongoing reconciliation process, 26 militants belonging to various outlawed militant groups surrendered their weapons to authorities in Balochistan's Khuzdar district on Friday.
"More militants will surrender before the authorities in the days to come," Balochistan government spokesperson Anwarul Haq Kakar had said on April 21, when 434 militants submitted their weapons and surrendered to the authorities.
The militants surrendered at a ceremony organised at the Kalat Scouts campus in Khuzdar. PML-N Senator Niamatullah Khan Zehri, Commandant Kalat Scouts Colonel Rizwan Afzal and other officials participated in the weapons laying ceremony.
The militants laid down their weapons under the leadership of commander Omar Baloch, who belonged to an outlawed organisation.
"We are denouncing violence and will now work for the country and nation," Baloch said.
During the last two years, more than 1,600 militants have abandoned a bloody armed struggle against the state.
"We are civilian soldiers of Pakistan," Senator Zehri told the function. He said that enemies of Pakistan were bent upon hatching conspiracies and carrying out subversive activities inside Balochistan.
Col Rizwan welcomed the 'reformed' ex-militants and urged them to work for the peace and development of not just Balochistan but of greater Pakistan.
The largest province of the country by area is home to a low-level insurgency by ethnic Baloch separatists. Al Qaeda-linked militants also operate in the region.


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So, to recap. Gabrielle Anwar
with the ceremony performed by Tantric Kaballah Rabbi (!) and likely serial sexual assaulter and child predator, Marc Gafni, (nee Marc Winiarz)
But the story gets both more interesting and crazier. The interesting part to me is that of Gabrielle Anwar's family.
Grandpa on her father's side was Rafiq Anwar, from India. Rafiq went to England as an engineering student. In London, he met Edith Reich, an Austrian Jew. (I cannot find a photo of her.)These two married and went back to India, where Rafiq became an actor. They had two children, one, a son, born in 1945. Which means they must have met before '45. Which hints that Edith had fled to England from the Nazis.
In 1946, Rafiq starred in a film produced by his brother, Rashid, called Neecha Nagar, which won the first ever foreign language film award at Cannes that year. (The music was by a young guy named Private Ravi Shankar, and the dance segments, created by the doyenne of Indian cinema, Zohra Saigal, were edited out for the Cannes screening.)
Edith came back to London with her two children, followed by Rafiq, who also worked in Hollywood, in The Spy Who Loved Me and Lord Jim. Edith and Rafiq's story sounds rich and complex, something I would love to learn more about. Give a holler, everybody, if you know more than this bare outline I can find.
Their son, Tariq, became a very well-known film editor: The Crucible, Oppenheimer, American Beauty, and The King's Speech, which earned him an Oscar nomination and two BAFTA Awards.He is now based in the United States and England. He is the father of actress Gabrielle Anwar. Mother is actress Shireen Anwar, nee Shirley Hills, and this is the only photo I can find.
That's all the interesting part. The crazy part has to do with Michael Jackson, Al Malnik and Jackson's children: Michael Jackson, Jr., Paris-Michael, and Prince Michael Jackson II, known as Blanket. More about that later.
Sometimes, with the Internet, it's just fun to go down that rabbit hole.


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For the past few weeks I have been plugging away at a large pom pom project. I decided to take a break from it so what did I do? I made more pom poms. I now that doesn't make any sense but when I'm deep into a project I start thinking of all these spin off ideas. And one of those ideas was candy corn pom poms. So today I thought I would share how I made them with all of you.
Project level: Intermediate – knowledge of how to make a basic pom pom
Pom pom maker
Yarn – in colors yellow, orange and white
Pom Pom Maker – 3 1/2in diameter
For this project I used a pom pom maker . For more complicated pom poms, the old wind yarn around your fingers metod doesn't really work. If you don't have a fancy pom pom maker, you can easily make one out of cardboard. Click here for directions.
1. Wrap each half circle, with yellow, orange and white yarn. Make sure your half circles line up with the white and yellow yarn touching. For each section (six total) I wrapped four layers of yarn around the semi-circle.
2. With scissors, cut in between the two circles. Wrap a piece of 12in yarn around the center of the circles securing all the yarn with a knot.
3. Your pom pom should look something like the picture on the left. You may have to move the yarn around a little, so all three stripes line up. If this is the case, just push the yellow and white yarn away from the center (refer to circle in left picture). Then push the orange yarn together to fill the gap.
4. Once this is done, your pom pom should look like the picture on the right.
5. Now you're going to start trimming your pom pom into a shape of a candy corn. Refer to the picture on the left.
6. Trim the top and back of the pom pom to make it flat. Refer to the right picture.
7. Keep trimming all sides and your pom pom will begin to take its shape. It will be about half the size of your pom pom when you're finished.
Pom pom tip – you can pull a few pieces of yarn out of a pom pom. This can help with making your color sections more sharp. Just don't pull out too many pieces or your pom pom will fall apart.


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Do You Need a Marketing License?
For many types of job positions and business enterprises, you need a license to operate. A business license gives you permission to conduct a certain activity or skilled trade. Thinking along those same lines, if you're a marketing expert, you might wonder if you have to get some type of marketing license in order to get work in the marketing industry
Working for an Employer
It is not common for a prospective employer to ask to see a license in order to hire for a marketing position. A marketing job is a skilled position that requires more thought and planning than hands-on work. However, employers do commonly ask to see a marketing degree from an accredited school to prove that you're qualified to work in the field.
Starting a Marketing Business
In most states and counties, it is not necessary to have a specific license if you want to open a marketing consulting or advertising business. However, you might need a general license or registration paperwork to do business in the state. Also, if you decide to consult in a specific industry, like the telecommunications or food industry, you might need a special permit to work in those fields.
Marketing Certification
Though a marketing license is not commonplace, many independent marketing associations issue marketing certifications. For instance, the Sales & Marketing Professional Association and American Marketing Association offer certifications. It helps your career to have a certificate from one of these reputable marketing organizations to validate your knowledge and experience in the field. In some cases, employers and clients base their hiring decisions on your professional certifications.
License to Advertise
Advertising is an important segment of marketing. In some states, you do need a license or permit to run an advertising agency or help customers with print campaigns. As an advertising agency or print advertising company, you must properly manage waste from discarded advertisements — bus wraps and billboards for instance. You must also comply with communication laws related to advertisements.
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"AirPods are a Runaway Success" says Tim Cook, but Where's the Proof?
When asked about how well the Apple AirPods are doing just after their launch, Tim Cook said they were "a runaway success", he also added that Apple is "making them just as fast as we can". Bold statements, no doubt, but do we have any concrete proof, or the numbers to backRead More


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Millions of Americans flock to stores every year during the holiday season to shop for gifts for their loved ones.
But, how far is too far when it comes to spending this time of year?
Psychologist Dr. David Gutterman blames stress for our sometimes out of control spending habits, especially when browsing those door busting Black Friday deals.
"There`s going to be a tendency to overspend because you get a little rush. I got a great deal. Better than expected. It relieves stress because it`s kind of fun." he says.
Of course, all that "fun" disappears when you're confronted by your credit card bill.
Here are some help tips to avoid overspending this holiday season:
-Leave your credit cards and checkbooks at home. Use cash.
-Bring a shopping list and stick to it!
-Shop with a responsible friend who will hold you accountable.


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Grand and glorious for any occasion: ruby red roses, bright white lilies and verdant greens.
*Note: Flower varieties, colors and vases may vary on a daily basis.
Substitution Policy
Due to seasonal availability, if the exact flowers or container you have selected are not available, we reserve the right to substitute and create a beautiful bouquet with the freshest available flowers we have in stock. We will only substitute items of equal or higher value.
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With a cylinder of wet gray clay spinning in the middle of the Somers Middle School art classroom, Dan Lisowski was the first student volunteer in his class to help shape Cliff Mendelson's pottery-in-progress.
After dipping his hands into a bucket of clay slip – a mix of clay and water – Dan smiled when he squeezed the clay between his middle fingers near the base of the wheel and pushed it upward.
"It feels cool!" the 13-year-old said while Mendelson, a professional potter and visiting artist, controlled the speed of the wheel with a pedal similar to a car accelerator.
After walking away from the machine saying, "That was awesome," nine more eighth-graders raised their hands high in the air to be the next to shape the clay.
Meghan Gioffe's art class was one of four that day, and one of eight Somers Middle School classes overall, to participate in Mendelson's "A Day of Clay" presentation last week. The Somers Education Foundation paid most of the $6,900 bill to secure Mendelson for the sixth-, seventh- and eighth-graders, according to Gioffe.
As he has done for 20 years, Mendelson taught students not only about making ceramics, but also about art history and culture. In his 83-minute session with the second eighth-grade class on Jan. 10, he instructed students about proper ceramic techniques; the relationship between form and function; and the differences among European, American Indian, Latin American and Far Eastern pottery.
To do this, he not only started making ceramics on his potter's wheel, but also showcased posters and other visual aids from different cultures "to demonstrate how the pieces are made and what the connection is between the cultures and the patterns and symbols," he said.
The second student in the class to work with the clay, 13-year-old Matt Dalton, said his favorite pots that Mendelson brought with him were a Greek one, with a wide shoulder and thin neck, and a Thai one, whose handle was in the shape of an elephant trunk.
Julia Cavaliere said she liked the double-spouted, ceremonial American-Indian pot Mendelson brought. "I like the handle," she said. "And the triangle designs are cool."
Mendelson, a Rockland County resident, said he was impressed by the Somers students' enthusiasm, curiosity and art appreciation.
"I found the students to be really focused," said Mendelson, who will return four to six more times this school year. "They see that it's not about midterm exams. This is really about getting them connected to themselves."
Gioffe, in her second year in the Somers schools, said Mendelson made a great impression.
"We don't get to work on the wheel in the classroom, so this is something completely new, so it's always nice to see the awe in the kids' faces when they see Cliff work," she said.
Mendelson, 49, graduated from New Rochelle High School and the Boston Museum of Fine Arts. The former Parsons School of Design professor now teaches at Westchester Community College.
"But mostly, my main focus is working with the kids now," he said. "I've really cut down on all my other teaching engagements to do this, and I'm finding it so fulfilling – the response. You know, it's just sort of like, you feel at the end of the day that they're getting something."


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The project "StoryTeller – Empowerment of persons under risk of exclusion through development of storytelling professional training in under-equipped EU countries"addresses the professional field of storytelling,which has been recognized as a very useful and highly effective approach when dealing with vulnerable groups aiming at empowering them to believe, talk about and create new life stories, based on the goals, aims and desires they have in life. In this sense, storytelling today is recognized not only as useful, but as more and more present approach used in a variety of social, educational and work environments.
The project develops a formal C-VET curriculum in storytelling profession, aligned with the EQF, thus bringing storytelling closer to a wide range of professionals working with people under risk of exclusion due to disability, ethnic, cultural background, social and economic barriers or other disadvantage.
URL: http://learnstorytelling.eu/
Facebook: @StoryTellerEU (https://www.facebook.com/StoryTellerEU/)
Funded by the programme: Erasmus+ Strategic Partnerships


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|We Can Do It!
Oh yes we can!
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In order to avoid looking like I'm flipping people off, this was my usual "We can do it!" pose today at school.
BTW, the sheer number of people who asked if I was dressed as Aunt Jemimah... I know I've got the cheeks for it, but seriously....


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Anne Erickson, LMT
Staff Therapist
Year Licensed: 2017
Specialty: Swedish & Deep Tissue
Location: Latham
Anne Erickson, LMT has joined the Bodywork Professionals' team. She enjoys the atmosphere of client service and professional growth that Bodywork Professionals offers. This has allowed her to learn new skills while focusing on comprehensive body work for each client. Anne will be practicing in our Latham location.
Working in a high-stressed world brought Anne to the world of massage therapy and its power to reduce stress, relieve tension and bring the body back into balance. Anne's goal is to create a safe, nurturing environment to give everyone she works with the time and space to let go of their tension, breathe a little deeper and come back to center. A 2017 graduate of the Center for Natural Wellness School of Massage Therapy, Anne says one of the most powerful experiences she had as a student was providing community service at St Peter's Hospice where she offered massage to patients and their families. She was also thrilled to work pre- and post-event massage for the participants in the 38th Annual Friehofer's Run for Women.


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summer's over, part two: gazpacho
If panzanella is summer on a plate, then gazpacho must be summer "in a bowl" – don't you agree? I hadn't made this recipe in years, and had forgotten all about it. But as I was strolling through the farmers market last week the array of produce – heirloom tomatoes next to bright green cucumbers next to technicolor peppers – was especially inspiring:
Make gazpacho. Make gazpacho now.
And it's only a few more steps to get from this:
to this:
It's that easy. Just chop everything up and let your blender, food processor or immersion blender do the work, while your fridge finishes things up.
You can serve your gazpacho in shot glasses during happy hour, or as a lovely side course along with a platter of antipasti from your local salumeria.
adapted from Gourmet
2 1/2 pounds vine-ripened tomatoes, chopped**
1 medium green bell pepper, chopped**
1 medium red bell pepper, chopped**
1 small onion, chopped
1 medium cucumber, peeled, seeded, and chopped**
3 large garlic cloves, minced and mashed to a paste with 3/4 t. salt
enough pre-sliced sandwich bread, crusts removed and bread torn into pieces, to measure 2 cups (about 4 slices)
3 T. red-wine vinegar
3 T. olive oil
croutons (storebought, or click here if you'd like to make your own)
**reserve some chopped vegetables and finely dice to serve as garnish
In a blender purée chopped tomatoes, bell peppers, onion, cucumber, garlic paste, bread, vinegar, oil, and salt and pepper to taste. Force purée through a coarse sieve into a bowl and chill soup at least 6 hours or overnight.
If desired, thin soup with ice water (I never do). Serve in individual shot glasses, bowls or drinking glasses, topped with croutons and finely diced vegetables.
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Gorgeous photos! Especially the first one…I know it's not summer anymore but that is a summer bounty if I've ever seen one!
And I love, love gazpacho. Yum.