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"My husband, Garry, and I do a lot of business travel together these days," writes Sheryl Hurd-House of Jupiter, Florida, "so one of our favorite things is spending a very lazy Sunday morning at home reading the paper, sipping Bloody Marys, and having a nice brunch. This blueberry croissant French toast is one of my fastest, and most popular, brunch dishes. It's Garry's new favorite, and when our kids come to visit, they love it, too."
A rich and delicious way to use leftover croissants. Sheryl always keeps some in the freezer, just in case.
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- Makes 4 servings
- 1 cup half and half
- 2 large eggs
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 1/4 cup brandy
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 8 tablespoons blueberry preserves
- 4 croissants, cut horizontally in half
- 1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter
- 2 1/2-pint baskets fresh blueberries
- Pure maple syrup
- Combine half and half, eggs, sugar, brandy, cinnamon, and salt in 13x9x2-inch glass baking dish; whisk custard to blend well. Spread 2 tablespoons preserves on each of 4 croissant halves; top each with plain croissant half, pressing to adhere. Place croissants in custard; turn to coat. Let soak until custard is absorbed, turning and basting often, about 30 minutes.
- Melt butter in heavy large skillet over medium-high heat. Add croissants; sauté until cooked through and browned, about 5 minutes per side. Transfer croissants to plates. Add blueberries to same skillet. Sauté until heated through, about 3 minutes. Spoon berries over croissants. Serve with maple syrup.


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Improve Your Public Speaking With Five Easy Steps
Many people find the thought of giving a presentation in front of an audience to be a daunting one. There is even a recognized phobia of speaking in front of an audience, gossophobia. For others, public speaking is commonplace and simply a matter of routine. Regardless of your experience (or lack thereof) these five steps can help you nail your next speaking engagement.
Step 1. Turn Your Research Up A Notch
The first step is obvious: do your homework. Knowing the material is an important first step, but many presenters do not go far enough with their studies. Don't settle for knowing enough to be comfortable. Comfort is not the same as confidence. The more you know about the topic that you are presenting on, the more confident you will be in communicating it to others. Dig deep when doing research. Even if you don't end up needing all the material in your presentation, you will feel like an expert on the topic and you will be able to talk about it more naturally. Further, most presentations have some form of "Q&A" afterwards and the more you know, the better equipped you will be to respond to the inquiries of your audience.
Action Step: Go to Wikipedia and type in your topic. Click 30 hyperlinks related to your primary subject and read each page in full.
Step 2. Internalize
Now that you are an expert on your subject, the next step is to internalize the information. Knowing everything about a subject won't profit you anything if you cannot remember what you've learned. There are many ways to internalize material, but there are some proven methods that will drive it down deep into your memory. With information that is purely factual such as dates, numbers, or vocabulary, try making a stack of flash cards and color code them to help you remember. We are very visual learners. Even if we cannot recall an exact date or word, we can remember that it belonged to the blue stack of flashcards. If you want to really boost your memory, try using fragrances or sounds as well. The more senses you can engage the better. One way that has proven very helpful to internalize information is to defend a point or try to persuade someone of your views.
Action Step: If your topic is given to controversy, find a friend who disagrees with you or go to a web forum and start an argument about it. Try to persuade them to see things your way.
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3. Teach Someone The Material
It has been rightly said that you don't truly know something until you can teach it to someone else. This is a helpful insight that we can benefit from. Find someone who you can teach about the subject. The less they know the better. You will find that explaining the material to someone one on one is very easy to do and you will gain valuable insight into how to best present the information. Encourage your student to ask lots of questions. Each time your student asks a question you are forced to find a clearer way of presenting the material. Write what you say down or record it so you can add it into your presentation later.
Action Step: Find someone to teach your subject to. If willing students are difficult to find, try coercing a friend or a stranger at the coffee shop to become your student test subject. Most people are willing to learn something for a free cup of coffee.
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4. Practice Out Loud Without Notes
Despite what some have said, practicing your presentation while referring to your notes can do more harm than good if you want to sound natural and confident while presenting. The best presenters rarely if ever reference their notes. This gives the appearance that they know the material being presented intimately and the audience appears more authoritative as a result. One of the best methods to learn to speak about a topic without notes is to practice without them. It may seem very difficult at first, but once you've begun you will realize just how simple it is (not to mention far more fun than memorizing lines of text).
Action Step: Condense your presentation into bullet points. Try to stick to three main points that you want your audience to remember. Start a timer and begin speaking. If you stumble across an awkward patch, talk through it, then start over at the top. By the time you are comfortable with what you are going to say, you will have said it many times and it will be easy to talk about without referring to notes.
5. Trim Your Presentation
Audiences have amazing "fluff" detectors. They know when you are trying to kill time or scraping the bottom of the barrel for material. Time is a valuable commodity and it is a matter of respect not to waste the time of your audience. If you are presenting something, you want it to make an impact. One of the best ways to make sure that your speech or presentation packs a punch is to over-prepare and then condense your material. This will focus your points and force you to pick the most interesting and relevant information to present.
Action Step: Prepare to speak for one and a half times as long as you have to. If you have a 30 minute window to present, prepare for a 45 minute speech. Once you've done so, start slicing out any and all material that isn't vital to making your points. Do this until your speech is down to 30 minutes. By doing so you are loading your presentation with rich and relevant content for your audience to enjoy and benefit from and you won't have to fear running out of important things to say.

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Examine the process from the customer and staff view.
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Looking back at all the customer service complaints it's quite easy to see that the group that fails at the process the most is the organization.
Many organizations are obsessed with process – procedures, mapping, systems. They focus on improving the process from the company stand point and are not taking the customer experience into consideration.
When a customer contacts customer service through a web-site, he's forced to jump through hoops, even worse if the customer provides all the extensive details and the problem description and the agent can't help him with the matter.
Or, when you encounter automated telephone systems with ridiculous menus and sub menus that don't even make sense and by the time you navigate through them you get a automated scripted answer that is limited by company policy.
It can change.
Extensive call monitoring and speech recognition systems help with bottlenecks, highlight areas of aggro among customers and provide process improvement opportunities.
But If the managers that designed those systems were forced to use them themselves – there would be blood and we would see rapid changes in the customer service industry.
Agents know.
Listen to your agents concerns, the staff in the call center will always know before anyone else that there is a problem with the process, they are at the front lines – they have to deal with aggravated customers and defuse the situation at hand. Empower your agents, give them the right tools for the job. Getting front line agents on project teams will greatly improve the customer experience. Want to improve a poorly performing CRM at no extra cost? Get the IT department some help from your agents.
Your front line staff will bring great insight into your enterprise. It's that simple.
Learn and adjust.
Making mistakes is not a crime, the crime is not learning from them and adjusting your process. Schedule weekly meetings with the front line staff, ask them what adjustments could be made to make the system agent and customer friendly.
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Bhagwant Mann spoke out on the police brutality in Kotakpura which resulted in deaths of 2 peacefully protesting Sikhs. He said, "Those who are suppose to protect the public openly fired. There were there ways to disperse the crowd but police chose openly fire.
Sikhs have launched protests in just about every city and village in Punjab. The Sikhs have resorted to peaceful protests despite warnings given by police to end the protests.
Bullets were fired and water cannons were used on the Sikh leaders, Parcharaks and Sangat. At this point, Sikhs were forcefully picked-up or assaulted. Bhai Panthpreet Singh is said to have sustained injuries during this offensive, as well as many others. Baba Ranjit Singh Khalsa with a group of Singh's were pursued by numerous Police officers but managed to enter a nearby Gurdwara. Soon after, they were transported from the Gurdwara to a currently unknown location.


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Last night, unexpectedly, I found myself at a They Might Be Giants show in Princeton. TMBG are a band I've known and enjoyed since high school, when their album Flood served my circle of friends as a kind of nerd anthem. I saw them twice during those years (the late nineties) and enjoyed it; the crowd I remember from both of those shows was a mix of youngish nerds and more standard rock audience. Those shows were packed, but last night McCarter theater, the local venue, was only half full, with hardly any undergrads.
The demographics were odd—grad students and older, plus a smattering of parents with kids—leaving me to puzzle over them as I listened. The first clue came when John Flansburgh mock-boasted somewhat sheepishly that the band recently took home a grammy for best children's album (which, indeed, they did). So they are now stars on the music-bought-for-children-by-their-parents circuit. In fact, they'd done a whole earlier midafternoon show for the bedtime-conscious set. This evening set was the big kids' version, targeted at adults but still conscious of the kid demographic. S-E-X-X-Y was not on the set list.
The second clue came when Birdhouse in Your Soul, the signature song of the group as I first knew them, drew a muted response from the crowd. It was clear many of the people there had never heard it before. (Which is a shame. It's sung by a night light in someone's bedroom: "There's a picture opposite me / of my primitive ancestry / which stood on rocky shores and kept the beaches shipwreck free").
That's when I realized: Even though Flood wasn't new by the time my friends found it (having been released in 1990), it was still riding the long wave of primary popularity. By the time today's undergrads first began listening, it had faded from view. Rather than draw in new fans by capturing the new entrants to a fixed age bracket as, say, U2 has over the years, or age with its listeners, as the typical rock band does, TMBG has done something rarer: Allow its primary audience to age and tail off, but simultaenously find a new and younger one. It's a neat trick, and the fact that they've made it work is a tribute to their finesse.


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Saibaba, who is ninety percent disabled below the waist, is incarcerated in an Indian jail for standing up for the oppressed communities, especially indigenous peoples whose lands are being taken away by the extraction industry with the backing of the Indian state. He was given a life sentence early this year after being framed as a supporter of Maoist insurgents.
Wheelchair bound Saibaba used to teach at Delhi University, and has been instrumental in organizing political actions against the repression of indigenous communities.
The participants at the rally unanimously demanded his release on compassionate grounds. Those who spoke at the rally included Human Rights advocate Amandeep Singh, who had drafted a petition asking for the intervention of the Canadian government into the matter. The petition launched by Radical Desi was signed by more than 1,000 people and presented to two MPs.
Gian Singh Gill, the spokesperson of Gurdwara Dashmesh Darbar, also addressed the rally. He had encouraged the gurdwara congregation to sign the petition during the annual Vaisakhi parade.
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Chefs Recipe: Wood Pigeon with Cherry and Beetroot by Tom Clarke of L'Ortolan
Wood pigeon is commonplace in the wild and is generally meatier and tastier than other types of pigeon. With the benefit of no closed season it can also be easily substituted in pheasant or partridge recipes as it has a wild gamey flavour. This recipe from Michelin star L'Ortolan's head chef Tom Clarke gives it a lighter, fruity twist with an artful presentation.
Ingredients and method
- Pigeon breast
- Red wine
- 1 carrot
- 1 celery
- 1 shallot
- 2 sprigs thyme
- 2 sprigs rosemary
- 2 cloves garlic
Marinade pigeon breast in red wine, carrot, 1 celery, 1 shallot ,2 sprigs thyme, 2 sprigs rosemary, 2 cloves garlic
Cherry Gel
- 500g cherry puree
- 5g agar
Bring to the boil together the cherry puree and agar for 2 mins. Chill and when set blitz in a blender until smooth adjust consistency with cherry juice and pass through sieve.
Beetroot balls
- 2 red beetroots
- 200g beetroot juice
- 1 sprig thyme
- Salt to taste
Peel and ball out balls of beetroot using a melon baller then cook in the beetroot juice on a low heat for 20-30 min until cooked
Beetroot powder
Grate 1 beetroot and squeeze the excess juice out and in a oven on a low heat 60c dry out for 6-8 hour or until dry.
Then blitz in a blender until a powder.
Baby navets
Blanch 10 navets (purple top turnips) in boiling salted water for 2 minutes or until cooked. Chill in ice water. When chilled peel off the skin and keep in beetroot juice which is seasoned.
Truffle dressing
- 1g truffle oil
- 10g white wine vinegar
- 100g olive oil
- 5g chopped truffle
To serve:
- Fresh cherries de-stoned
- Dandelion
- Frizzy lettuce
- Red vein sorrel cress
- Viola flowers
- Pigeon jus
Tom Clarke took over the helm in the Michelin starred kitchen at L'Ortolan in January 2015. Up until then he had been Acting Head Chef for over a year working closely with Alan Murchison. Tom's passion for cooking began in his early years while he was growing up in Essex. He cooked at home for the family and went on to study catering at Colechester Institute. During his time there he had the opportunity to work in the kitchens at Buckingham Palace and Windsor Castle.
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Brent Slips on Chinese PMI
Brent crude oil was under pressure on Wednesday after Chinese PMI data revealed that the number two oil consuming nation's economy could be slipping.
The commodity remained above $108, though, on falling US crude stocks and tension in the Middle East. Brent traded at $108.16 at 7:00 GMT on Wednesday morning.
CNBC reported that China's economy lost momentum in July after a lack of new orders slowed the nation's enormous manufacturing sector to an 11 month low in July. China has been under a microscope recently as the nation's economic indicators reveal a struggle to get back on track. The PMI data was a blow to Brent prices, as investors lost some of their hope for a revival in global demand.
Related: Benzinga Market Primer for July 24: Apple Earnings Beat
However, many are expecting oil to recoup some of its losses later in the day if the US government releases data that validates speculation that US stocks have been depleted. On Tuesday the American Petroleum Institute released data which indicated that oil stockpiles in the US had dropped. The figures came as a surprise, since initial forecasts showed the stocks had increased by upwards of a million barrels.
Now, investors will wait for the Energy Information Administration to release inventory data later on Wednesday to confirm the news.
Geopolitical tension has also been keeping Brent well supported as ongoing conflict in the Middle East and Africa has kept investors wondering if a supply interruption is possible in the future. In Cairo, a bomb killed one and wounded 17 in the early hours of Wednesday.
Instability in Egypt following the removal of President Mohammed Morsi has played a large role in Brent prices, since many are concerned that the ongoing violence could eventually create problems at the Suez Canal, where much of the world's oil is shipped.
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Bill Harry was born in Liverpool and at the age of 16 entered the Liverpool Collage of Art. It was in 1958, while at the college, he started a magazine called 'Jazz'. Liverpool, like the rest of the country, was into jazz and had various clubs; the Liverpool Jazz Society, the Temple Jazz Club and the Cavern Club (pre rock 'n' roll). Bill also worked on the University magazine 'Pantosphinx' and on local music store owner Frank Hessy's magazine called 'Frank Comments', this is when he started to take an interest in the local music scene. By this time he had become friends with fellow art students Stuart Sutcliffe and John Lennon. John had formed a group and had invited Paul McCartney and George Harrison, who both attended Liverpool Institute, housed in the same building as the Art College, to join his band known simply as the 'College Band'
Bill, Stuart and John started to spend more time at a coffee bar, the Jacaranda, which was where Bill met Virginia (later to become his wife). Bill had planned to produce a jazz magazine called 'Storyville/52nd Street' but decided to cover the emerging local music scene. His experience in writing 'Frank Comments' had taken him to places around Liverpool such as Wilson Hall where local rock 'n' roll bands played. He began to talk to band members in the Jacaranda and realised something 'Big' was happening in Liverpool, the rock 'n' roll scene was larger then even the bands had realised. Bill had been filling pocket notebooks with details of groups, venues and promoters and was surprised how extensive the local scene had become. He started writing to newspapers such as the Daily Mail, pointing out what was happening in Liverpool was similar to what had happened in New Orleans but with rock 'n' roll bands instead of jazz. Nobody took any notice, even the local
Bill and Virginia
evening newspaper, the Liverpool Echo, didn't cover the local music scene. Because he hadn't received any reaction from the press he decided, instead of a jazz magazine, he would write about the local rock 'n' roll scene. A friend from the Jacaranda introduced him to Jim Anderson, a local civil servant, who offered to lend Bill and Virginia the £50 they needed to launch the project, they decided on a fortnightly newspaper devoted to the music scene on Merseyside, it would be a 'What's On' of every musical event during the next fortnight. He still didn't have a name for the new musical paper and, sitting alone one night in the papers office, thinking of the distribution area, the whole of Merseyside including Widness and Warrington, a picture of a policeman walking his beat came into his head along with the name 'Mersey Beat', (the music papers name is based, not on the 'beat' of the music but on a policeman walking his beat!), the first issue sold out, all 5000 copies. Local bands started calling themselves 'Beat Groups' instead of rock 'n' roll bands and venues started advertising themselves as 'Beat Sessions' and 'Beat Clubs'. Once The Beatles had achieved recording success, national newspapers called the Liverpool sound 'Mersey Beat', adopting the name of Bill's local music paper? Because of his friendship with John Lennon, Stuart Sutcliffe, Paul McCartney and George Harrison, The Beatles where the main group the paper promoted. They had been brilliantly photographed in Germany by Astrid Kirchherr, photographs now famous, taken outside of a studio and while performing on stage. Bill engaged Dick Matthews to take shots of them on stage at the Cavern and on outside locations, no other group had such a large photographic record of their early career. The papers circulation kept on increasing and started covering groups in Manchester, Birmingham, Sheffield and Newcastle, the paper also 'Championed' The Rolling Stones.
The Following extract from Bill's book 'The Encyclopedia of Beatles People' explains why he decided to publish 'Mersey Beat' far more eloquently than I can;
"Suddenly, there was an awareness of being young and young people wanted their own styles and their own music, just at the time they were beginning to earn money which gave them the spending power. Mersey Beat was their voice, it was a paper for them, crammed with photographs and information about their own groups, which is why it also began to appeal to youngsters throughout Britain as its coverage extended to other areas.
The newspapers, television, theaters and radio were all run by people of a different generation who had no idea of what youngsters wanted. For decades they had manipulated and controlled them (see the scene with George Harrison and Kenneth Haig in A Hard Day's Night), but now the youngsters wanted to create their own fashions. What existed on the banks of the Mersey between 1958 and 1964 was exciting, energetic and unique, a magical time when an entire city danced to the music of youth"
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I want, you want, we all want leaders and managers who can think strategically, help others navigate complexity, create inclusivity, and genuinely provide an environment where individuals and teams are intrinsically motivated to excel. Add in the ability to assist their organizations in navigating the uncertainty inherent in today's world, and you've got a winner.
Unfortunately, mostly what we get from our approaches and investment in leader development falls significantly short of this ideal model. Checkbox-training, loose mentoring initiatives and inconsistent application of coaching, are reflective of the practices in many organizations I encounter.
A long career in management plus a series of life experiences find me wondering just how wrong we can be when it comes to leadership development in our organizations. There must be a better way, and I find some of the answers in the clinic model as exemplified by leading healthcare organizations.
Leadership Baloney:
Jeffrey Pfeffer effectively debunks today's broader leadership enterprise and approach in our world with his data-driven research reflected in his book, Leadership B.S.
Survey after survey of CEOs suggests developing leadership talent is mission critical for future success. Many of those same surveys describe the reality that organizations are falling far short of meeting their needs for leader development.
Moving Away from Check-Box Compliance:
My experience gained in the trenches over three-decades in the tech sector corroborates Pfeffer's conclusions. I spent gobs of money on training, coaching, and outside resources, yet in hindsight, I perceive I was complicit in the game of event and check-box development.
It wasn't evil intent—no conscientious objective professional or executive disagrees with the goal of developing more and more effective leaders—but it was an outcome of poor prioritization and a general lack of whole-person thinking about leader development. And while we sent people to some remarkable training and coaching organizations, those were prestigious checkmarks, not sustaining and whole-person approaches.
Rethinking Your Premise for Leadership Development:
Instead of spot or check-box type approaches, all leadership development must address these two core issues:
- The development efforts must take into account the whole person.
- The experience must be guided and sustained over time, with the right tools and approaches prescribed at the right point in time.
Easy words. Not so simple to achieve in practice, and not achievable with our traditional thinking and approaches.
A Different Model—The Clinic Approach to Leader Development:
In a series of life experiences recently, I've concluded there's a very different and potentially revolutionary model for leadership development, and it's drawn from the world of clinic-delivered healthcare. Think: Mayo Clinic or Cleveland Clinic, or other institutions that use a similar format.
Put on your analogic thinking cap for a few minutes and let's walk through the case to rethink our delivery of leadership development based on a very different and powerful model.
Typical Healthcare Delivery—Not Integrated and Highly Discombobulated
Anyone who has navigated (or helped someone navigate) what I term the "Doc-in-a-Box" shuffle in search of answers to an unexplained malady understands how complicated and frustrating this process is for all parties.
You shuffle from specialist-to-specialist seeking answers but mostly gaining new questions. And while your general practitioner likely started you on this journey, they typically remain distant stakeholders.
One test and specialist begets several others, and before you know it, you've burned weeks or months of time in pursuit of a diagnosis and coherent approach to dealing with what's ailing you.
(Personal note: I feel bitterness toward this practice of medicine because of how it adversely impacted my mother and my son. In my mother's case, so-called quality doctors sent her from test-to-test for months only to ultimately uncover what proved to be terminal ovarian cancer. In my son's case, Doc-in-a-Box handling of his Crohn's disease ended up in a life-threatening event including a horrifying helicopter ride and a multi-year, multi-surgery scenario.)
Personal experiences aside, any person navigating this shuffle knows the process is slow, inefficient and horribly frustrating. In some cases, the outcome is terminal.
My Experiences with a Clinic Based Health Care Model:
Contrast this frustrating, and disempowering process with the Mayo Clinic (and the approach of other clinic-style organizations), and the differences are profound. The clinic model is predicated on the integration of specialties with tight coordination and communication between specialists. (Remember this point!)
As a veteran customer of Mayo's Executive Health program (which sometimes feel like an extended exercise in food and sleep deprivation), I remain fascinated by both how well this system works and operationally, how it works.
Theirs is a model that with a bit of critical thinking I can envision serving as inspiration for new approaches to leader and talent development.
How It Works:
Pre-visit surveys, early visit records review, extensive interviewing with your primary doctor are followed by tightly managed and coordinated specialty visits and testing. You leave your initial hour-long interview with your primary doctor armed with a college schedule-like listing of tests.
As you navigate the battery of tests and appointments, your primary doctor is constantly apprised of your results (as are you via your tablet or smartphone) and able to adjust subsequent visits and tests accordingly.
At the end of the process, there's a (daunting in my case) list of your issues and a clear set of recommendations for your ongoing management and healthcare. The post-testing interview with your primary clinic doctor is the foundation for your healthcare strategy moving forward.
There's always someone watching over the "whole" you and gaining insights from other experts that factor into your future-care.
Subsequent visits are linked with the earlier results and recommendations, to build a picture of your progress over time.
It is a great model.
Why don't we use this approach for leadership and talent development?
Toward a Clinic-Based Model for Leader Development:
In my article, It's Manager and Leader—Developing the Whole Professional, I suggest four major, high-level areas of emphasis for development:
- Operational agility
- Strategic and critical thinking
- Communication adaptability
- Leadership flexibility
Strip out skip any one of these, and you have something less than a whole manager and whole leader.
Traditional training and mentoring models and spot-coaching approaches fall woefully short of supporting much less integrating development across those areas and over time.
Developing the awareness, skills, knowledge of approaches and ultimately competence in those areas demands a whole-person approach, best guided by a focused coach with access to experts and specialists in the four disciplines.
How I Envision the Clinic Approach to Leader Development:
The emerging leader is assigned a primary sponsor (coach) along with a team of specialist coaches (internal or external), each with expertise in one of the four disciplines: leadership, strategic and critical thinking, operational agility, and communication.
This team owns the development of the whole professional, with the primary sponsor serving as the quarterback to ensure coordination, collaboration, and integration of the development work.
This process is a multi-year endeavor including regular check-ups and timely refresh of the developmental activities as the various specialists gauge and report back on progress and growth or uncover gaps.
This approach solves the "training" issue expressed earlier, by ensuring training is relevant and tightly integrated with the individual's overall development program.
In practice, it will make all aspects of coaching, mentoring, and job-rotation relevant because they are tailored to the individual's situation at a point in time.
Much as the Mayo Clinic and other fine healthcare organizations do everything to meet the needs of their patients, the integrated, multi-disciplinary approach in our new Leader Development Clinic model focuses on delivering the right developmental tool at the right time based on the unique and changing needs of the emerging leader. No more training and development shuffle!
Practical Concerns:
I understand the complexity and cost implications of my analogic thinking here very well. And truth-in-advertising, this idea came to me in a food-deprived state at my recent multi-day physical!
I also understand the cost of not getting this right. The bill will come due in the form of sub-optimal performance or in some cases, survival. Just as the Doc-in-a-Box Shuffle is potentially fatal, so are analogous approaches to leadership and talent development.
The development and delivery of this model might be best handled by external entities—a true Mayo Clinic-like organization for leader and talent development. There are several organizations that come close, yet, don't quite reach what I envision.
Larger organizations with deep pockets might reorient their budgets and efforts to this clinic model for leader development.
And for smaller resources or younger firms, the whole-person thinking and sustained development, evaluation, and development approach can be baked into the values, hiring, and actions of those building the organizations.
The Bottom-Line for Now:
I can think of a million reasons why this might not work. I bounced it off a senior executive coach I hold in high regard, and she produced some serious objections. Regardless, my perspective is one of, "What if?" Imagine if we can shed old, costly ways of doing things and do a better job building leaders, and as a result, build organizations fit for people in this era of change.


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At the moment I am just trying a couple of different things out for my YouTube channel, this includes uploading a video featuring parts of Beethoven's symphony No.7, part 2 Allegreto. Another recent video I have done is an Elvis Presley top5 UK singles.
Elvis was without doubt ne of the biggest music stars ever with many hit records, but as this was a first ever attempt at anything like this I wanted to concentrate on a small amount so thought why not his top 5. I edited short sections of his songs together to make a 4min 15sec film, the background photos are all taken from the internet and I found them after searching for Elvis pictures available under a creative commons with modification licence. The songs featured also have copyright which belongs to third parties not me. Any ads placed over the video are at the third parties request and all revenues from the video will be paid to them.
The songs featured are in order from lowest to highest,
The Wonder of You.
Charting 3 times in the UK, the wonder of you was first released in July 1970 spending 21 weeks on the chart and 4 weeks at No.1. It was released again in September 1977 only spending 1 week in the chart reaching No.48. It was released a third and final (so far) time in April 2005 where it peaked at No.4 spending 5 weeks in the charts.
A Little Less Conversation.
The remixed version by JXL was released in June 2002, it spent 4 weeks at No.1 and 20 weeks on the chart.
Are You Lonesome Tonight.
To date this has chartered 4 times in the UK. Are you lonesome tonight first chartered in January 1961 reaching No 1 for 4 weeks and 15 weeks in the charts. It was the re-released in September 1977 spending just 1 week in the chart peaking at 46. Again released in March 1982 reaching No.25 and spending 7 weeks in the charts. A live version was released in August 1991 spending 2 weeks in the chart reaching a high of No.68.
Jailhouse Rock.
To date Jailhouse Rock has charted 5 times in the UK. First entering the charts in January 1958 it spent 20 weeks in the chart and 3 weeks at No.1. In February 1958 an EP was released featuring jailhouse rock which peaked at No.18 spending 5 weeks in the chart. In December 1971 it peaked at No. 42 featuring for 5 weeks in the charts. Released for a 4th time in September 1977 shortly after Elvis's death spending 2 weeks in the chart reaching No.44. January 2005 was the last time jailhouse rock charted reaching No.1 for 1 week and spending 7 weeks in the charts.
It's Now or Never.
To date It's now or never has charted 3 times in the UK. It first entered the chart in November 1960, charting for 19 weeks with 8 weeks at No.1. It then spent 2 weeks in the chart peaking at No.39 in September 1977. Released again in February 2005 it again spent a week at No.1 and featured in the chart for 4 weeks.
As of April 2nd 2018 these stats are correct.
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Old school electronic music head with feet planted in the past and present. Regularly delves into both the dark and light, melodic and atonal.
Produces music under several moniker's, "The Rosen Corporation" for vintage synth explorations, "Non Dreamers" for darker electro synth glitch and IDM, "Holoscanner" for found sound, self sampling and general weirdness, and of course S.A Fred for music thats mainly on the mellow side. Regularly collaborating with several artists on Soundcloud, enjoy remixing and being remixed, do mixes for "Terminal Radio", so feel free to message me if your interested in a collab!
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A track evolved from an SH101 baseline. A short ode to the wonders of international travel, put through a minimal style electronic filter.
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Another hat tip to the Berlin School. Down tempo electronic beats floating over bubbling sequences and smooth chilled pads...
One of my retro synth pieces created via "The Rosen Corporation" moniker. Mellotrons, Moogs, and ARP's abound, inspired by the film "2001 A Space Odyssey", as Frank Poole is eliminated by Hal.
Moody downtempo track taking inspiration from the art of Jean Giraud Moebius.
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Lucky Animals® collection – Cat Clip – Dog Clip - 2017
Lucky Animals® collection – Hummingbird clip – Dove Clip – 2017
Hard stones are carefully assembled in marquetry into the Dog Clip.
The details (eye(s) or nose) are placed with precision, like the onyx eyes on the Dove clip.
Lucky Animals® creations celebrate color and vivacity, by evoking one of the Maison's dearest traditions: recounting a gentle and poetic nature.
From the outset, Van Cleef & Arpels' jewelry has depicted a world of graceful and delicate animals. Diamond birds, colorful butterflies, perching squirrels, hopping rabbits and a host of other creatures have enriched the Maison's menagerie over the years.
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Dear Parents
We would like to remind you about the :
1. Parent Teacher Conference (PTC) will be held
On: Saturday, December 23, 2017
At: 08:00 till 13:00
On this PTC you can talk to your child class teacher about your child progress in the classroom. PTC will be based on First come First serve base, meaning, if you come earlier you will get a chance to talk to the teacher earlier too.
You have 10 minutes to talk to the teacher to give a chance to another parent who is going to do the same thing. We are sorry if we have to inform you if the time is over. If you need further discussion, you can discuss it after the school is over on regular school day after making appointment with the teacher.
2. School break Holiday will be from December 24, 2017 until January 7, 2018. The school will be opened on Monday January 8, 2018
Thank you.
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Winter is coming and this Spanish home is the ideal retreat
1. Location, location, location
This corner 2-floor-house is located at the much-favored urbanization "Lomas de Campoamor", often referred to as Campoamor Golf.
You will most definitely enjoy this beautiful, green area located in the middle of four 18-hole golf courses. Perfect for relaxing, golfing or hiking through nature 😉
Speaking of walking, the bustling commercial center "La Fuente" is at your doorstep.
Fancy a day at the beach? Dehesa de Campoamor a great, blue flag, sandy beach is a 7min drive.
2. The "alfresco" way of life
The south of Costa Blanca is known for it's ideal temperatures all year round. With more than 300 sunny days a year you will need outdoors space and, that's exactly what this property has to offer.
In the morning you can enjoy breakfast on the back terrace, with landscaped garden.
This terrace is also gated, so ideal for your 4-legged friend.
Around noon, the sun will greet you on the front patio and watch the sunset from your balcony.
Die-hard sun seekers will appreciate the very private solarium. Homes for sale Campoamor.
3. Keys? Check! Suitcase? Check!
Your main goal is to relax, enjoy the Spanish lifestyle and climate. We have good news.. The current owner maintained the property as their residential home, it comes fully furnished, bathrooms have been updated with walk-in showers, and so much more.
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an Award & a Hat
Hi Honey, we're home! While we were away…adventures, shenanigans, rest and even a little awards ceremony in the big smoke!
Possibly the most nervous night of the year turned out to be a good one for us. We got dressed up nicely for dinner and took out the Cuisine Good Food Award for Best New Regional Restaurant. We are pretty pleased to know that they're fond of what we're doing and appreciative the nod! Hawke's Bay was there in force and many fellow establishments were also well recognised doing NZ cuisine and Hawke's Bay proud. Jeremy and the Pacifica crew won Best Regional Restaurant.
Oh yes, and we are super chuffed to be awarded 1 Hat, not bad just 10 months out of the gates! Props to Te Awa, Mister D and Elephant Hill who also were also awarded 1 hat, Pacifica was awarded 2 hats! Not bad, not bad at all Hawke's Bay!
Hats are awarded based on a point system and are a huge accomplishment!!


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It's now almost two years old, but I've seen few comparisons as detailed as Autoweb's head-to-head showdown between the 2006 BMW 330i and the 2006 Lexus IS 350.
No stone is left unturned as they pit the two cars against each other, comparing them in convenience, design, comfort, and driving. The results couldn't be considered all that surprising, but the thoughtfulness in the examination certainly was. Not to play spoiler, but here's how it shook down:
1. IS 350 2. 330i
1. IS 350 2. 330i
1. IS 350 2. 330i
1. 330i 2. IS 350
Like I said, not all that surprising, though it did raise my eyebrows to see the IS 350 top the 330i in the Design category. Here's their justification of the result:
In the end, our editors gave a slight edge to the Lexus's aggressive, muscular stance and look-at-me styling that was just one massive rear wing shy of being over the top. But, without that hopped-up Honda Civic add-on, the 2006 Lexus IS 350 makes a powerful statement, something that should be required of any sport luxury sedan with an as-tested sticker in the $45,000 range. The 2006 BMW 330i, on the other hand, represents with a powerful stance, but the off-the-shelf look of the taillights, for example, relegates the Bimmer to the Lexus IS 350's shadows.
As you probably guessed, with a 3-to-1 margin, the IS 350 came out on top of the comparison. The BMW will perpetually win any battle when it comes to the driving experience, but when the main concern is commuting, as it is with most drivers, the IS 350 has the 330i beat.


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Bob Stickgold talked about why a good night's sleep might be as important as the classes you attend. Sleep works to make sense of the events of the day, stabilizing and enhancing new memories, extracting their essence, and discovering insights missed earlier. Sleep plays a critical role in determining what we remember and how we remember it. Sleep not only stabilizes new memories, but also (i) enhances recently learned skills, (ii) extracts patterns and rules, (iii) integrates new information with older memories into rich networks and (iv) selectively enhances the most important aspects of memories, distilling their gist and pruning away unnecessary details. When sleep-dependent processes fail, psychiatric disorders can follow, including depression and ADHD. Indeed, PTSD may result specifically from a failure of the sleeping brain to process traumatic memories properly.
Learning Objectives:
(a) To learn the structure and importance of sleep.
(b) To learn how sleep enhances learning and memory.
(c) To learn how education can optimally take advantage of the "sleep boost."
This talk was given at the conference "Brain Development and Learning 2010 Meeting" in Vancouver. It was an interdisciplinary conference devoted to improving children's lives by making cutting-edge research in neuroscience, child psychology, & medicine. Further information available on http://www.interprofessional.ubc.ca/bdl.html


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"When man works, man works; when man prays, God works."
"Much prayer, much blessing. Little prayer, little blessing. No prayer, no blessing"
– Hans von Staden
God has been working in powerful and real ways at New Life Centers this year! Many of you have been praying for specific children who attend every day using the prayer cards we created (you can request these prayer cards on our website). And God has been answering in amazing and tangible ways, so we wanted to share two praises that bring us just SO MUCH JOY!
Shortly after the summer, Tony and his family moved away from the neighborhood. That did not stop Ms. Robbie from praying every day for him. This month he and his family returned to The Vine even though they have not moved back to the neighborhood. His mom said, "I tried to put them in a different after school program and they wouldn't have it. They just kept saying that they needed to come to New Life."
Last month Ms. Jessica gave one of the students a backpack because his was literally falling apart. The zipper was ripped out and it wouldn't close any more. He was SO thankful! She shared that it was a church in Michigan that had donated them and didn't think much more about it. The next day he came in, again saying thank you, thank you for the backpack. As he did he was holding the tiny New Testament that was also in the backpacks that she had forgotten was in there. He followed his thank you by saying, "I just love the book of John. I can't stop reading it. It's so good!" WOW! Keep praying that God would keep him hungry for the truth and hungry to follow in Christ's footsteps!
Zarriona or "Diva Z" as we call her is a fire ball to say the least. God is using the prayers of His church to redirect her passion and zeal. A year ago she would have cussed someone out when she got angry. Now she is holding her tongue, asking God to help her forgive and love her enemies, and inviting them to church. Her older brother told one of our staff just the other day, "Zarionna is different. She comes straight home and reads her new Bible you gave her. Its like she has hope for our neighborhood or something."
If only you could see Neveah now. A year ago Neveah was just beginning her journey with Jesus and now she is growing in her confidence, gentleness, and passion for God's Word. This Easter Sunday she did praise dancing in front of the whole congregation. She was extremely nervous but she is learning to be fearless when it comes to proclaiming God's name. Just yesterday she told Mr. Jeremy how she has read 18 chapters in the book of John over the past few weeks. We think her devotional life is more intense then ours…
Bobby's mentor met with him recently and he told him that he wants to grow in his leadership skills and confidence. His plan is to help tutor the younger children, share about his love for Jesus with them once a month during their chapel time, and become more disciplined in reading God's word everyday. His grandma even informed his mentor two weeks ago that he is even correcting his mom's theology. His growth and passion is inspiring us as staff!
Thank you all so much for praying and don't stop! If God can do this much and more in just one year, can you even imagine how he is going to continue to transform our communities and our cities in five years? Ten years?
Jessica Quigley
Humboldt Park Site Director


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Music in the Garden
When: Sunday 20th May, from 16:00
Where: The Garden, the Spotted Dog, Warwick Street
An afternoon of some famililar classics and some lesser known standards by Cole Porter, Jerome Kern, Irving Berlin and more, performed by two trios.
Exams will be nearly over, so put on your top hat, white tie and tails and come and celebrate. Anything goes!
Trio #1 – The Music of Cole Porter
Allan Young: guitar
Stuart Barker: double bass
Alicia Gardener-Trejo: saxophone
Trio #2 – Music Associated with Fred Astaire
Ben Lee: guitar
Nathan England-Jones: drums
Alicia Gardener-Trejo: saxophone


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Transitioning from military to civilian life is tough enough. Throw in a job hunt, and it can feel almost impossible.
As career coach Matt Berndt writes, "How can you translate what you did in the military from military jargon and context into language meaningful to civilian employers?"
That's the question Grammarly aims to answer today.
Pre-Resume Prep
Before you can write an effective resume, you need to gather information. First, collect any documents related to your service, such as performance evaluations, awards and commendations, and your Verification of Military Experience and Training (or VMET, available here). Veterans and civilians alike can benefit from keeping copies of education transcripts, employment history, and accolades in a handy binder.
These records will make it much easier to create an accurate timeline of your service. They'll also help you to recall specific, measurable details. According to Shareem Kilkenny, a career services expert who specializes in working with veterans, "Trying to write your military resume without these documents at hand will make the process much more difficult, and most importantly, almost guarantee that your final product will turn out lackluster and thin on your accomplishments."
Leadership Experience
Veterans make great leaders in the workplace. According to the University of Notre Dame, "Veterans are not simply trained to respond to commands. In fact, the goal of their training is to help them to recognize the talents inherently in their people and to develop those talents to enable their team to succeed."
What happens when you're not looking for a management position? As a veteran, you're used to following a strict chain of command. While some workplaces prefer a flatter management structure, many employers still use a hierarchical structure. What does that mean for you? Unlike recent grads and employees who are used to more casual leadership structures, you'll be ahead of the pack when it comes to fitting into the corporate structure.
Offer Solid Numbers
According to Megan M. Biro, one of the reasons that employers want to hire veterans is because of their results-oriented attitude. "When you're in uniform you have a mission," writes Biro, "one on which lives may be dependent. Performance and results are non-negotiable. You know how to get things done[,] and you do them."
To demonstrate your ability to get results, offer solid numbers whenever possible. Hiring managers might not understand all of the specifics about your military service, but they do understand statements like "supervised 20 subordinates" or "cut department expenses by 3.8 percent in 2007."
Cut the Jargon and Alphabet Soup
Your resume should read as if you were speaking to your grandparents. That's what Bradley-Morris, a firm specializing in helping vets find work, recommends. Most employers will have no clue what military jargon and acronyms mean, so make sure to use the civilian equivalents.
If you must use an acronym for the sake of brevity, spell it out the first time you use the term, and then put the acronym in parentheses immediately following the word or phrase. Then you can use the acronym from that point forward. For example, you might write "Department of Defense (DOD)" the first time it's mentioned and then just "DOD" thereafter. If you only mention a term once in your resume or cover letter, however, there's no need to include the acronym at all.
Proofread Before Sending
Accuracy is key when it comes to any business writing. That's why you need to pay special attention to spelling errors, grammar mistakes, and typos in your resume. One mistake could cost you the interview, so eliminate typos with Grammarly's automated proofreading tool, or get a friend to help you.
Veterans, thank you for your service! We'd be honored if you'd share your advice and stories about transitioning into the civilian job force in the comments!


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The countdown has begun – very soon our NG17 Early Bird offer "flies away", so hurry and register now at conf.nordicgame.com. Here's a great reason:
First expert session at NG17 announced!
We're very happy to announce the first in a string of "expert" sessions for this year's Nordic Game conference. This one is for you if you're a seasoned graphics programmer. Come and meet Timo Heinäpurola, who's responsible for maintaining the overall vision and architecture of Reforged Studios' in-house game engine. Timo will be doing a session entitled "Optimising our Renderer for Metal on iOS", where he will explain some of the steps required to optimising a rendering pipeline. See you there!
About the Nordic Game conference
Nordic Game is the leading games conference in Europe, and 2017 is its fourteenth year. Gathering over 2,000 games industry professionals in Malmö annually, Nordic Game is the one and only "home turf" meeting place for the highly successful game developers of Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden.
Expect much, much more at Nordic Game 2017. So don't delay – put 17-19 May at Slagthuset in Malmö in your calendar now!


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October 2014
SAUDI ARABIA has awarded a contract to China Railway Construction Corporation for the renewal of the freight railway line between Dammam and Riyadh.
The SR122.8 million ($32.5 million) deal was signed by Saudi Railways Organisation (SRO) president Mohamed Khalid Al Suwaiket with Chinese authorities, said an Arab News report.
The contract covers the first phase of the renewal project of 78.4 km.
SRO is also working on completing the bidding documents for the second phase of the renewal project covering 91 km of the freight line between Dammam and Riyadh, the report added.
This 21-month contract is part of SRO's efforts to upgrade and develop the efficiency of the existing railway network as well as the transport fleet of wagons and locomotives, said Al Suwaiket.
The project is aimed at helping SRO to increase its share of the freight market, he added.


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Robert Ingles has been employed part time at Wendy's since 2002; he has worked hard each and every day for the last 12 years! Roberts's responsibilities at Wendy`s consist of cleaning the front lobby (clearing off the tables, washing the floors, checking the garbage and taking it out when needed). He will also go around the building and maintain the outside of it, making sure it is as presentable as can be. Robert started working just 2 days a week (Tuesdays and Thursdays) and then he had the opportunity to work an extra day and assist while unloading the delivery truck on a Sunday. Once Robert had worked a few of those Sunday shifts we asked Robert if this was something he liked to do he told us with excitement "It is my favourite part of the job". This opportunity let him have the chance to work another day a week ensuring him a few extra hours and it also let him work closer with his co-workers building relationships. Robert has built great relationships with his co-workers as you can see in the above photo. Lou (in photo) has been Roberts' manager for quite a while now and has nothing but the best to say about Robert and how he works.
Robert has an excellent work ethic; he works hard from the time he starts until his shift is over. He is completely independent at work as Employment Services only checks in once a month to ensure everything is going great and see if there are any concerns. When going into Wendy's you can always find Robert smiling at each customer that comes in the door and if they have any questions, he is eager to help them out. Robert's always happy at work and friendly to everyone, co-workers and customers alike.
Robert is very close to his mother. Robert and his mom like to go to the casino sometimes and see what they can win! Robert will even take a bus on the odd Sunday alone to go down to the casino to spend the day. When Robert's not trying to win the lottery you can find him watching one of his favourite shows Dancing with the Stars. He also likes to watch wrestling and likes to bowl as well, he has won many trophies for having the top score!
Robert is a great example for his fellow peers. Keep up the great work Robert!!


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Do your essays seem unfocused? Do you tend to ramble while writing? Stating a clear thesis and providing a well-structured argument will help you convey your points to the reader in a focused manner. Create an outline to bring different sections together into a cohesive, flowing piece of work. Be sure to read and revise your material as you write it. This will help you keep your work focused.
Essay Template and Sample Essays
Part 1 of 6:
Preparing to Write Your Essay
1Choose a theme. Perhaps your teacher has assigned you a topic about which to write. If so, think about how you want to answer the essay prompt. If, for example, you must write about a character in Pride and Prejudice, pick which character you would like to discuss. If your essay topic is undefined, think about what you would like to research. What subject or theme interests you? For example, you could write about a favorite musician or a current event.
- If your essay is part of an exam, read the question carefully. Underline the action words like "explain," "compare," "analyze." Be sure you understand how you are supposed to prove your answer.
- See if the essay prompt has multiple parts. For example, it could say, "First, discuss Mary's emotions upon being rejected at the ball. Then compare her father's behavior in this situation to his behavior towards Elizabeth's engagement. Is he showing the same paternal instincts? How so?" For this question, you should answer the first part and then proceed to offer a comparison.
2Do your research. Explore your chosen topic. Use the internet, academic journal search engines (like JSTOR or EBSCO), your library's electronic card catalog, or newspapers. Keep track of your sources and the information you take from each source. Be sure to separate your facts so that you can cite your sources later.
- You should not cite Wikipedia as a source. You can, however, use Wikipedia to find scientific sources for your topic. Look at the references section at the end of a Wikipedia article for links.
3Make an outline. Do you need to write a five paragraph essay or something longer? Depending upon the requirements for your essay, map out how you will tackle your theme. For example, divide your essay into sections like introduction with thesis statement, section 1, section 2, section 3, and conclusion. Identify your initial thesis statement. You can perfect the writing of your thesis statement after you draft your paper.[1] X Research source
- Under each section, write your main arguments as bullet points.
- Under each argument, use secondary bullet points to write out your supporting points and create footnote or in-text citations.
- Include additional information that you think might be useful in an "Other" bullet point even if you don't have a place for it. You might discard this information or find a use for it later.
- For example, if you must write a five paragraph essay about housing at the Sochi Olympics, you might organize your outline by having paragraphs that provide the following information: I. Introduction to Sochi Olympics and housing II. Discussion of housing financing III. Analysis of contractors, laborers, and their schedules for completion IV. Media reaction to unfinished housing V. Conclusion and overall assessment of housing at Sochi Olympics. Under each paragraph you would have additional sub-points.
4Practice free-writing. If at any point in writing your essay, you get writer's block, try free-writing. Think about the topic and start writing everything that comes to mind. Your writing does not have to be perfect. Instead, focus on getting whatever thoughts you have onto the paper. You can make the prose beautiful later.Advertisement
Part 2 of 6:
Focusing Your Thesis Statement
1Choose what you want to prove. You might have an initial thesis statement that you crafted while making your outline. Now take the time to determine specifically what you want to argue. Your thesis statement is the main idea, point, or argument you want to "sell" in your essay.[2] X Research source The thesis statement is comprised of three parts: the main idea or subject of your paper, the specific claim you are making, and the reasons behind your claim. For the last point, consider why your thesis statement is relevant. What are you adding to scholarly knowledge on the topic?[3] X Research source
- Your thesis statement is your opinion it is not a statement of fact.[4] X Research source For example, "Mr. Bennet's wife is Mrs. Bennet" is an indisputable fact and not a thesis statement. Your opinion might be, "By providing a time diary of Mr. Bennet's daily activities, I argue that he prefers to spend time with Elizabeth rather than Mrs. Bennet. Additional quotations work to prove that Mr. Bennet is intellectually attracted to more intelligent females. In this regard, he is a man living beyond his time."
- Your thesis statement is not a question.[5] X Research source You can ask questions in an introduction to pique the readers' interest but you must state directly what you want to prove. For example, you cannot ask, "Was the housing finished in time for the Sochi Olympics?" Most people know it wasn't. Instead, theorize or investigate why it was not finished on time and produce your unique opinion on the underlying reasons.
- Has someone proved the same thing previously or is your thought a well-established fact? If so, try to take a different angle on a topic. For example, instead of writing, "Pride & Prejudice is a beloved book especially for young women," ask yourself why? What is it about this particular book that has captured generations of young women's imaginations? Is it the characters? Do the strong female leads help girls of the past and today to identify with the story?
2Determine whether your sources support your statement. Looking at the sources you have gathered, do your sources support or disprove your thesis statement. It is okay to have some sources that disagree with you. You should be able to provide some support for your point as well, though.[6] X Research source
3Write thesis statement drafts. Based on the initial thesis statement you have formed, create multiple versions. Because your thesis statement is the "selling point" of your essay, you want to take time to make sure it clearly and strongly states what you want to convey. Use strong, declarative verbs. Avoid the use of "I" if possible. You can formulate your thesis as a two part statement with an introductory phrase and a conclusion statement.
4Underline your thesis statement. When reading your paper, underline the thesis statement.[7] X Research source Keep it in mind as you read your essay. Do your paragraphs or section support or contradict your thesis statement?Advertisement
Part 3 of 6:
Writing the Introduction
1Start strong. When starting an essay, it is good to have a catchy, declarative first sentence. For example, instead of writing: "I am going to talk about how cool ferrets are," write "Ferrets are a unique member of the animal kingdom because they have interacted with humans for more than 3,000 years…"[8] X Research source Avoid using "I" in your first sentence. You might also use a quotation from a book or another source (be sure to provide a citation).
- The length of your introduction depends on the size of your entire essay. For example, a five page essay should have a short introduction with only a few paragraphs. If you are doing a longer paper, however, your introduction could be a few pages.[9] X Research source
- It is often most effective to write your introduction after you have written the rest of your paper. While it is okay to write a draft of your introduction right away, you should edit your introduction later to reflect your paper's final appearance.
2Explain the context. Talk about the historical, theoretical, or social context of your work. For example, are you examining a novel's heroine in the context of 19th century gender norms? It will help your reader know what your mental framework is.
- Your explanation of the context should also be focused. For instance, in a shorter essay, you do not need to give an exhaustive explanation of 19th century gender roles. You can, however, provide a few sentences or paragraphs (depending on your essay size) to ground the reader. Specify the gender dynamics that impact the character you are examining. For example, in the context of Pride and Prejudice, discuss gender politics of the upper middle class as this is the class to which the Bennets belong. You might discuss women's dowries and their lack of occupations and thus need to marry. Choose the most relevant points that will help your reader understand your argument more.
3Discuss your methods. In your introduction, discuss how you will answer your research question. For example, are you using certain authors to help make your point? Are you using your own ethnographic research? Perhaps, you are giving examples from a primary source, like a novel.
4State your thesis. In your introduction, it is important to state your thesis clearly. Your readers need to understand where you are going in your essay. Telling what you will prove will help them follow your argument. Oftentimes, writers place the thesis statement towards the end of the introduction.[10] X Research source
5End with a clear transition. When you are ending your introduction, state in one sentence what is coming next. This is particularly relevant for larger essays. For example, you could write,"The next section compares the natural habitats of ferrets and otters." For a five paragraph essay, be sure the last sentence of the introductory paragraph does not leave the reader with questions that you will not answer in the essay.Advertisement
Part 4 of 6:
Developing a Focused Argument
1Organize thoughts into separate paragraphs or sections. Based on your outline and the length of your essay, divide your main body into separate paragraphs or sections. Each section should tackle its own theme. Try to arrange your paragraphs in a logical sequence.
- For a five paragraph essay, each separate argument should have its own paragraph.
2Write clear topic sentences. Be sure to have clear introductory sentences in each paragraph. These sentences should show how your paragraph relates to the overall topic. They should help defend your thesis statement. Use strong, clearly written sentences for your opening.[11] X Research source Your opening sentence acts as a paragraph preview. It should describe what you are going to say without revealing all the details.[12] X Research source
3Stay on point. The middle sentences of your paragraph work to provide examples and supporting material for the main point.[13] X Research source Your points should support the topic sentence of the paragraph. In other words, keep your sentences relevant to the theme of the paragraph. These sentences should attempt to describe "how" or "why" your points prove your thesis.[14] X Research source
- Reread your supporting sentences aloud and ask yourself whether they relate to the topic sentence. If they do not, delete them. If they somewhat but not entirely relate, revise them.
- Check for the logical order of your supporting sentences. They should follow one another in a way that makes your argument clear. If you skip around in your explanation, even topically relevant sentences will not help the reader.
4Include evidence. When making supporting points for each paragraph, use proper citations. If you incorporate quotations or paraphrase material, mention the page number of the source as well. Do not make statements without having facts to back up your assertions unless the essay is purely personal.
5End powerfully. Just as your first sentence in the paragraph is important, so is your last sentence. Finish the paragraph with another main point that defends the material in your paragraph and the thesis statement.[15] X Research source Remember to stay relevant.
6Use transitional words. When moving from paragraph to paragraph or from section to section, write transitional phrases. This will help your reader know how each section connects to the next. Avoid using too many of the same transitional words. Also do not start every new paragraph with a transitional word. You can put the word at the end of the sentence as well.
- Transitional words could be "furthermore," "nevertheless," "additionally," or "in contrast."
Part 5 of 6:
Writing the Conclusion
1Review your essay so far. If your essay is short, summarize what you have written in one paragraph. If your essay is longer, take three to four paragraphs to explain what you have argued. Describe how each section proved your overall thesis point. Do not rehash every detail but remind the reader what you have said.
2Describe what you will research next. If you plan to continue working on the same or a similar theme, discuss what this essay will lead to. For example, if you wrote an essay on ferrets' sleeping habits, perhaps now you will examine their daytime activities. Do not mention anything that is not relevant or related in some way to your present essay.
- Do not mention your future plans in a homework or exam essay. This step is appropriate for academic essays.
3End with a memorable sentence. Just like the beginning of your essay should spark interest, your last sentence should leave the reader feeling like his time was well spent. Use a powerful declarative sentence to end your essay. For example, you could write: "Based on Mr. Bennet's variant responses to Mary and Elizabeth's behaviors, Mr. Bennet clearly favors his elder daughter."Advertisement
Part 6 of 6:
Finishing Your Essay
1Complete a reverse outline. When you finish your first draft, go through your main body paragraphs and identify the main points. Put these into an outline. Does the order make sense? Are your points specific enough? Remember, your job is not to state facts but to prove your opinion or interpretation of a situation or scientific problem. Do your points lead to a different conclusion? If so, that is not necessarily bad. Instead, rework your beginning to reflect your new findings.[16] X Research source Revision is a healthy, normal part of the writing process.
2Isolate each section. Cut and paste each section and regard it as its own mini essay. Does each paragraph work on its own? Are you proving something different in each section? Thinking of the entire paper, does this section contribute to the bigger argument? If you find the section does not help your argument, consider revising or deleting it.[17] X Research source
3Proofread. Check for spelling and grammatical mistakes. If using a computer, use your word processor's spell check. If you have written your essay by hand, reread it slowly or read it aloud. You will catch more mistakes that way.
- If possible, wait a day or two before doing a thorough proofreading. You tend to catch more mistakes when you are less tired.
- Insert page numbers.
- Printing typed essays is another good way to find mistakes. Sometimes we see more mistakes on printed copies.
- Check for redundancies in language. Do you use the same verbs or transitional words all the time?
4Ask a friend to read it. If possible, request that a friend give you feedback. Oftentimes, another person can help you see if your work is truly focused. Ask her to identify what your main and supporting points are. If she does not know, you should revise your work to articulate your ideas better.
5Add your bibliography or references section. Using the assigned style (e.g. MLA, APA, Chicago), create your bibliography. Include this section at the end of your essay. It is often permissible to put the bibliography in a smaller font. Check with your teacher for any guidelines.
- It is helpful to collect your sources while you write. This way, if you have a "working bibliography," it will only take a small time to proofread it before submission.
6Submit your essay. If using a computer, print a final, error-free copy. Be sure to check every page and its content. If you see missing spaces, double check with your digital copy.Advertisement
Community Q&A
- Don't write your essay the night before it's due, as you will be stressed and have an immediate deadline, which never helps focus.Thanks!
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