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Quick Analysis Of Your Job Search Techniques
If you are not getting enough interviews or job offers, then it is time to analyze your job search techniques.
Related: Reactive Vs. Proactive Job Search Strategies
Here is a quick way to drill down to the core issues that will need adjusting.
Situation: I Am Not Getting Enough Calls For Interviews
If the phone is not ringing, then either your resume is not good or you are not getting it into the right hands.
Look at your resume and scan it for 20 seconds – the same way an employer would. If you don't say, "I would hire this person," then it probably needs work.
Does it have a strong opening that distinguishes you? Is there a compelling theme? If you are unsure, send it to us for a FREE Resume Evaluation. Or, have it professionally done, just be careful as there are a lot of scams and bad services on the web, so see my FREE 10-Point Checklist on How to Choose a Resume Writing Service.
If the resume is good, then you need to review your distribution strategy. There are only a few ways to get the resume out – job boards and company web sites, recruiters, networking, and direct mail/contact.
Of these, the job boards and company web sites have the least effectiveness rate and this is where most people's job search strategies fall down. When you send your resume through the Internet, you go into the "big black hole" in human resources and are at the mercy of applicant tracking systems and junior clerks weeding out candidates.
In fact, a hiring manager recently told me that she gets over 500 resumes for a job board posting. She looks at the first 50, and if she can't get five candidates to bring in, she looks at the next 50. That means hundreds of candidates are not even having their resume seen.
If this sounds like you, then adjust how you respond to job board openings and allocate more time to more effective search techniques, such as networking.
My advice to clients is to NEVER send your resume over the Internet. Once you see a position is opened, go to LinkedIn, do a company search, and identify the hiring manager and their staff. Now, do one of two things:
- Ask yourself, "Who do I know that knows someone who can make an introduction for me?" This is basic networking and you can use LinkedIn Groups and Q&A to see who is communicating with them.
- Alternatively, but not as effective, give the decision maker a call and say something like: "A friend told me you might be interested in someone with my background. I have (insert your 2-sentence pitch), and I have just a few questions for you." Then, ask them some questions that show you've done some homework on their company. Be very friendly, down to earth, and personable and get into a conversation with them. At some point, they will ask you for your resume. You have now put yourself at the top of the decision maker's pile and skipped the HR screeners.
In general, job boards should not be more than 30% of how you spend your time. Networking is far more effective and this has become much easier when you use LinkedIn, Twitter, and Facebook to connect with people.
Situation: I Am Getting Interviews, But No Offers
If you are getting interviews but not moving to subsequent rounds or not getting offers, then you need to improve your interviewing skills. Start by answering yourself these key questions:
- Did you research the interviewer on LinkedIn before you went in?
- Did you turn the interview into a conversation?
- Did you build rapport with the interviewer?
- Are you clear about what the biggest challenge would be to someone in this position?
- Did you identify any objections or issues regarding your candidacy?
- Do you have a clear timeline for following up?
If you are unclear as to whether you achieved the above, then you need to change how you interview. There are good books on the subject. In addition, you can always hire a career coach to do a mock interview so you can learn how to control the interview.
Spend a few minutes today to identify where your job search needs help.
This post was originally published on an earlier date.
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Largest ever 3D map of galaxy's cosmic dust made for enthusiasts to navigate (VIDEO)
The map reveals a wealth of details, from filaments to large cloud complexes, Harvard astronomers say. They estimated where dust was located by measuring the red glow that it gives to stars in the data acquired by the Pan-STARRS telescope in Hawaii. This is in much the same way that particles in our atmosphere add an orange glow to the sunsets on Earth.
Users can take advantage by navigating to a specific galactic location. "We expect the three-dimensional reddening map presented here to find a wide range of uses, among them, correcting for reddening and extinction for objects embedded in the plane of the Galaxy, studies of Galactic structure, calibration of future emission-based dust maps and determining distances to objects of known reddening,"scientists wrote in their paper, which is due to be published in the Astrophysical Journal.
One video revolves around the Milky Way's structure, looking
towards its 'anticentre'. The second focuses on the dust around
our own sun, labelled 'Sol'.
"Each frame shows a different statistical realization of the map, so that the noise in each pixel shows the uncertainty in reddening. The graticules show Galactic longitude and latitude,"scientists explained.
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If asked what man fears most, the answer could be 'fire'; not the crackling logs burning in the hearth but the uncontrolled and terrifying flames which can consume a home.
Even the smoke from that sort of fire can kill you in 30 seconds unless you can escape and in a high-rise flat or even in a first-floor bedroom that may not be so easy. Imagine the terror as you wake in the night to the flames and smoke, the smoke-alarm sounding and only seconds to dial 999 for help.
Then imagine waiting what seems like an interminable time before you hear the sirens and you are rescued. That time may well get a lot longer, courtesy of the West Sussex County Council, because they are going ahead with their plan to reduce the number of firefighters and fire engines in the county yet again. Based upon flawed statistics and misleading information this will result in a saving of £1.6 million BUT at what cost to us?
Already, and in spite of bitter opposition, we have witnessed the closure of fire stations in Keymer, Findon and Bosham, together with the loss of all the experienced and dedicated retained firefighters who manned the appliances there.
You do not need to be a genius to work out that attendance times in these areas increase and that a sometimes essential second engine at an incident will take longer to arrive.
In the event of a serious fire with 'persons reported' it is vital for at least two crews to work together - a crew of six alone is just not adequate to get rigged in breathing apparatus, get water onto the fire, send radio messages for reinforcements or an ambulance and set up a tally of crew members entering the building - in case they become trapped and don't return to fresh air within a set time.
I have no doubt that lives will be lost in West Sussex and the cost of property damaged by fire will go up - as will our insurance premiums. There are incontrovertible statistics to prove that lives lost in fires in the county are higher than many surrounding counties, so why would the county council want to add to these figures?
When I was a small boy, firemen carried axes on their belts; 'Elf and Safety' don't allow that now in case someone gets cut (although they are carried in a locker on the engine). In those days, there were many heroic tales of rescues from high ladders and through smoke and flames.
Not now - a fire fighter is not allowed to enter a burning building unless someone is trapped, so they have to stand outside and point their jets into the fire, often adding water-damage to other losses.
There used to be 'hook-ladders', so that a fireman could scale a building of almost any height unaided. They, too, were banned courtesy of EEC regulations. When I was a lad I regularly witnessed the first fire engine leave the station within 15 seconds of the alarm bell. Now they are required to dress in their full kit and put on seat-belts before they leave and that can add many valuable minutes to a rescue, sometimes with a fatal outcome.
It is tragic that well-paid councillors can sit in their warm and cosy offices, pontificating about how the nature of fire-fighting has changed and how losing crews and engines will somehow answer the latest challenges to the service. I have seen firefighters in tears because they no longer feel valued or respected.
I have added my name to the West Sussex e-petitions page on this subject ~ I hope you will too.
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Unlike some women who find the lump when either showering or during self-examination my discovery came when I experienced intense sharp wave-like pain in my right breast. After it eased I decided, reluctantly, to feel around (I stopped checking years ago because I foolishly thought if you look for something chances are you'll find it, how stupid can you be!!). Almost immediately my finger hit on the bump which actually felt like a very large peanut. I still remember the terror I felt, within seconds I had myself dead and buried.
When sanity returned I decided to say nothing to anyone just yet because I thought all it might be is just a cyst which could disappear within a few days, I would explain all later. This all happened on Sunday, 27th November 2011.
With no sign of my lump dissolving and my nerves completely shattered, on Tuesday, 6th December I rang BreastCheck, The National Screening Programme in Ireland where I've been having my two-yearly mammograms since I was 50. As soon as I explained my situation a mammogram appointment was made for the next day at 2.15pm. Relief doesn't come anywhere near what I felt.
Wednesday, 7th December 2011:
We have recently bought a beautiful apartment in one of our favourite locations in Dublin and as hubby was continuing to get it ready for Christmas I insisted he not accompany me for my mammogram. Always curious to know the truth I begged the radiographer to put me out of my misery. She did so by confirming my worst fears, yes there was a lump but the images still needed to be checked to decide if a call-back was necessary. I would hear either way by the following Wednesday.
Monday, 12th December 2011:
Received the letter from BreastCheck requesting a call-back for Wednesday, 14th December. Expected to hear it was just a cyst and nothing more sinister.
Next blog post..... ultra sound and biopsy to determine size of breast lump and remove cells for examination.
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I can't imagine what it's like to be some sort of celebrity in a relationship that's open for EVERYONE to criticize. Like, hello, pressure! Heck, Teen Mom star Kailyn Lowry is battling the hardships of it right now. After the Teen Mom 2 episode aired Monday night where she and current husband Javi decide to get married, fans of the show are coming out of the woodwork saying that the only reason they said "I do" was for the benefits. Kailyn tweeted her worries on Monday, and you know what? I feel bad for her.
As someone who has dated someone in the military in the past, I can definitely say yes -- there are bonuses. Since the Teen Mom couple got married before Javi left for Air Force boot camp earlier this year -- they were eligible for extra cash and benefits. However, I can also say that it's not all a piece of cake. There are a LOT of hardships with being a military spouse, too.
When you're a military spouse, you make many, many sacrifices. If your husband (or wife) is in the active service, you lose them once a month to drill for an entire weekend. If you're SUPER lucky, that weekend is ALWAYS the one where a best friend decides to get married or your kid has a birthday. Since drill isn't really optional, it's just something that comes with the territory. Not to mention, when you're a military spouse, your significant other is essentially always on call. When some sort of odd weather event happens, you KNOW they're the first person to go out patrolling the streets.
And of course, there are deployments. Oh the joy that happens there. You're left home waiting for their call, praying for a Skype, and clutching onto the hope that they're out of harm's way.
So let's revisit this: Kailyn got married, just like many a woman (and man) who fall for a soldier, because she's in love. Are there some benefits? Of course. Considering all of the things that military families go through, though, I say they deserve them.
Can you sympathize with Kailyn? Are you a military spouse?
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February 13th, 2018 - 5:42pm
NDP Agriculture and Agri-Food Critic, Alistair MacGregor, NDP Agriculture and Agri-Food Deputy Critic, Ruth Ellen Brosseau, and NDP International Trade Critic, Tracey Ramsey, made the following statement:
"Today, we are proud to celebrate Canada's Agriculture Day. Let's highlight the remarkable work by these men and women who, on a daily basis, provide us with fresh, local and good quality products, from farm to table. On this day, it is important to celebrate and emphasize the links between Canadians, our food, and every person who works tirelessly in this field.
We also need to acknowledge that there is more that must be done to support this industry. Produce growers have repeatedly called for a PACA-like deemed trust for perishable goods in Canada and were surprised when the Liberals backed away from their election promise to say they wouldn't consider implementing a similar system.
Two Parliamentary Committees - Agriculture and Finance - comprised of a majority of Liberal members, recommended a move towards a PACA-like system to this House to protect our Canadian produce growers, but the Liberals said they won't consider it.
In order to support our produce growers, the NDP sent a joint letter to the Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development and to the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food to reconsider their refusal of implementing a PACA-like deemed trust for perishable goods.
This government must fulfill their election promises to our family farmers and put forward bankruptcy payment protections so that those who feed our families every day can continue to afford to feed theirs. As parliamentarians, the NDP will keep working to protect our agricultural sector by giving them the best possible tools to support them in their work, day after day."


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We are able to cost effectively recruit the most highly qualified technical resources in the country because of our strong company culture. Our high pay, great benefits package, and friendly, welcoming atmosphere attract the best of the best, and our employee focused culture allows us to retain the most skilled technical resources in the industry. Our goal is to deliver reliable, top-quality staffing solutions to our customers, while continuing to be an employer of choice.


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Nathalie Harewood was born in Orlando, FL and educated in
the SCAD, Savannah College of Arts and Design which was
founded in 1978 but has made great strides in establishing itself as the
University for Creative Careers. The
unique city of Savannah, Georgia is worth a trip in itself.
While at the university, Lynn Hirshfield of Jeff Skoll's
Participant Media to speak at her school
and when she mentioned the opportunity to intern there, Nathalie and a friend
of hers jumped at the chance and would
not let Participant say no. She came on
as an intern and is now in charge of social media for Participant.
We all know Participant from its great films. They believe that a good story well told can truly make a difference in how one
sees the world. Whether it is a feature film, documentary or other form of
media, Participant exists to tell compelling, entertaining stories that also
create awareness of the real issues that shape our lives. But did you know that
every film comes with a social action agenda? Look at their website in which every film has a
social action campaign.
Nathalie and I met to discuss Participant Panamerica for my
Wednesday blog, LatinoBuzz. But over the course of getting to know each other, we spoke
of many other things, our roots, our aspirations, what we have done so far in
our lives and what we want to do.
Something came out of our conversation which got me thinking
along new lines: What role can
"introvert" play in our extraverted media world? Basically Nathalie has been an introvert all
her life. She almost did not pass
kindergarten because she never spoke.
But in the end, her parents prompted her to speak up and her teachers
realized she was bright and had in fact absorbed all the lessons; she just
never gave the signals that demonstrated her intelligent comprehension. Later, she might have been the object of
bullies' attention except that she was very tall (and still is) and she had 4
older brothers.
When we spoke of that, I realized that I too was, and indeed
still am, an introvert. I often
prefer my own company and inner dialogue to the company of others. While I can be among others for long periods
of time, I do that out of necessity, as a part of my very extraverted profession. For instance, when an event, such as Cannes or Toronto Film Festival is over, not only I am exhausted, but I cannot wait to be alone, to have time
to myself, to get into my own rhythms again.
She recommended I read "Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't
Stop Talking" by Susan Cain.
And I said, "Quiet?"
She said, "It is a book about introverts."
As I write this, I also recommend these books because I am
sure there are others reading my blog who would welcome these insights.
In my activities with new talents at Talent Campus or with
Cannes' Producers Workshop, the subject invariably arises about parties and
their place in the entertainment industry.
Nathalie and I spoke of how difficult it is for introverts to go to a
party and feel comfortable. One-on-one
is preferable because one can get to know the other. I agree with this. For extroverts the one-on-one might be less
interesting than a party.
We discussed "teaching" introverts how to extrovert
themselves behind the professional persona they develop in dealing with
the world.
We also spoke of cross-cultural competence, for example, what it
takes to understand other cultures in a different, perhaps deeper way. Perhaps it is through a process which
introverts understand more than extraverts, because it must take place on a
personal level. These days as the
independent movie business becomes more internationally tied together through
co-production, a deeper connection across cultures is very important. Even "Mr. China" himself, Jeffrey Katzenberg,
received coaching in "cross-cultural competence".
Another example of cross-cultural competence is in the
dialogue or lack of dialogue between independents and the "majors". I love Steve Soderbergh's recent rant on the
studios and on "pitches" to them, where in the middle of the pitch, as if at a
loss for words, one says, "Well, in the end, it is all about hope".
It is the "hope" of individuals wanting to make a difference
in the industry, just as it is the "hope" a movie can offer the audience that
brings introverts into the industry, not the hope for fame or riches.
I think idealism is an introvert trait. Idealism can only live in the mind. An introvert lives in the mind more than in
the pragmatic world of commerce, and yet, of course, one must be in the world
of commerce to make a movie successful.
Participant partakes in idealism and also offers a participatory role in
something idealistic.
To return to the reason Nathalie and I were speaking in the
first place:
Participant Panamerica is a brilliant production partnership
with Chile's Fabula (Gloria, Young and Wild) of the fabulous Larraín
brothers who made No (with Participant) as well as Sebastian Silva's best films to date (Undertow, The Hidden Face) with Colombia's Dynamo. They are also partnering with Gael
Garcia Bernal, Diego Luna and Pablo Cruz's Mexican company, Canana (Who is
Dyani Cristal?, Sin Nombre, Miss Bala).
Canana has another brilliant partnership with IM Global forming Mundial for international sales of Latino films. This is an
exciting joining of forces that promises great things to come. The world of Latin America is coming together
in many fascinating ways, and Jeff Skoll's Participant has the vision and skill
to bring this particular facet together.
I eagerly await the resulting movies and will do my best to
see them all!
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Free Realms finally makes it to the PS3
Ever since Free Realms was released on the PC in April 2009, gamers wondered when Sony Online Entertainment's free MMO would come to the PS3 as they announced way back when. After a series of delays, we finally have a definitive answer of when console gamers can explore Sacred Grove; March 29, 2011.
Free Realms has had great success on computers, gaining more than two million members in its first month. There are currently 17 million members at the moment and with its PS3 release on the horizon, those numbers are sure to climb.
Lately, the PS3 has been highly successful with the MMO genre. DU Universe Online, also by SOE, has a solid following so Free Realms should find a welcoming home on the PSN. Best of all, it's free…to a certain point.
The game features 15 jobs, ranging from a ninja to a soccer star, and more than 800 quests to take on. Free members can gain experience to take each job up four levels. Should you decide to becoming a paying member, the level cap increases to 20 and opens 400 more quests to explore.
Memberships can be purchased in increments of one, three, six, or 12 months. Their prices are $4.99, $12.99, $24.50, and $39.50, respectively. There's also a lifetime membership for $34.99 that grants you full access to the game as long as its servers are up. While these are the PC prices, we don't expect much to change for the PS3.
Will you be downloading Free Realms when it releases later this month? If not, why? With its price tag of free, you have nothing to lose.


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Former Reddit co-owner and the co-author of RSS 1.0 specs Aaron Swartz has committed suicide at the age of 26.
Aaron`s friend Cory Doctorow eulogizes:
"Aaron accomplished some incredible things in his life. He was one of the early builders of Reddit (someone always turns up to point out that he was technically not a co-founder, but he was close enough as makes no damn), got bought by Wired/Conde Nast, engineered his own dismissal and got cashed out, and then became a full-time, uncompromising, reckless and delightful shit-disturber.
The post-Reddit era in Aaron's life was really his coming of age. His stunts were breathtaking. At one point, he singlehandedly liberated 20 percent of US law. PACER, the system that gives Americans access to their own (public domain) case-law, charged a fee for each such access. After activists built RECAP (which allowed its users to put any caselaw they paid for into a free/public repository), Aaron spent a small fortune fetching a titanic amount of data and putting it into the public domain. The feds hated this. They smeared him, the FBI investigated him, and for a while, it looked like he'd be on the pointy end of some bad legal stuff, but he escaped it all, and emerged triumphant."
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Thanks so much Randy!
I love your portrait style Shannon. L/F
Thank you Marvin!
Wow Shannon this is incredible!!! I love this great painting!!! L/F
Thank you Marvin!
Thank you Nora!
great piece, I love the lights! F/L
Thanks Al!
great work
Thanks Darren!
Thanks Ana!
Fantastic cowboy piece of art, Shannon. Your use of colors is excellent. f,v
wow, what rich color and the composition is superb.
Thanks Randy!
Aww thanks so much Anne-Elizabeth!
Shannon, So glad I found your site this morning. The proportions & colors in this are so good. I like your other paintings too. I will add u to my watch list. Keep up the great work.
Thanks so much Jeff and E!
I love this piece as it has such an unusual presentation......love the suggestion made by the shoes right in the viewer's face.....wow.
Shannon, thank you for your nice compliment about my "splendid tulip" picture. I've seen this picture on the Hollister phone book cover if I remember correctly! I saw it and loved it! If I see them around town they always catch my eye! I love your artwork! Thank you so much for stopping by my gallery.
You are so welcome Lorrie!
Love the perspective and color contrast, well done, Shannon! Thanks for your feedback on my "Gray Beard Under White Hat"! Happy New Year!!!
Awww thank you!
Shannnon,You are so good.The proportions in this are perfect. WOW. Thanks for the comment and I bet you would like some of that wallpaper behind my red gerber. Thanks you stinker,Marsha
Thanks Samuel!
Good Job Shannon.Love your choice of colors. I even like the shades of violet/purple near the boots heels. Great Job.
Thanks so much everyone!
Beautiful yellow
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While ADC Forum was originally founded in 1996 to: promote the World Economic Forum (WEF) within Australia; promote Australia's interest within the broader WEF community; and share the richness of ideas within the WEF community to a wider Australian audience; the organisation's charter has since expanded to include the broader aims of:
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- Improving the quality of leadership;
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- Encouraging Australian leaders to help improve the quality of life of all Australians;
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- Exposing Australian leaders to international experts and key international leaders.
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Secret Teacher: schools have got lesson observations all wrong
With teachers playing the system and students clamming up in observations,
surely schools can find a better way to assess teaching and progress?
I loathe observations. I hate other people sitting in my room, po-faced and unsmiling,
scribbling on their stupid clipboards every time I breathe. I hate watching other people
for performance management – the visible strain, the change in atmosphere,
the slightly awkward relationship between the observed and observer. And as a means of weeding out the 'good' from the 'inadequate', I think that there are flaws in relying on observations.
It's difficult to behave and speak in an observation as you would at any other time.
Knowing that a bad performance might result in a member of the senior leadership team placing you on capability measures is seriously intimidating. This is also true of the students. During an observed lesson my year 9s, who at any other time would have been enthusiastically calling out ideas,
went silent. They saw the observer (who happened to be their head of year) and were instantly
on their guard. I couldn't do anything to drag them out of their self-imposed mutism
so the discussion and paired work were dead in the water.
From my perspective, it was crushing and hilarious all at the same time. Crushing because
I pride myself on delivering good lessons – and this evidently was not going well;
hilarious because my year 9s were so deliciously proud of themselves afterwards for 'behaving well'.
I also find it irritating that so much stock is placed on a single observation. I've had Ofsted inspectors in my lessons for 10 minutes at a time; hardly representative of how a whole lesson
or series of lessons is planned. Having sat through many an inset day presentation
on how to ensure an 'outstanding' grade in a lesson, I think I know the drill:
• Always do group work and never ever have the students writing for any length of time
as this is boring and therefore 'inadequate'.
• If the teacher talks for more than five minutes at a time, this is boring and therefore 'inadequate'.
• You must demonstrate progress every 10 or so minutes through some sort of questioning
or feedback. If an observer walks in, then you should stop the children from working
and immediately ask them to tell you what they've learned.
I have issues with all of these. Group work is great, but it isn't always the most appropriate method of working for some classes. Eventually students have to work alone in the exams
and in assessments, so sometimes it's useful to practise. And I don't plan stand alone lessons.
Like many teachers, I plan a sequence of lessons with a range of activities.
Not every lesson has to have paired work, group work, kinaesthetic work, student talk –
this range should be over a period of time and tailored to the needs of the class.
Plus, teacher talk – properly utilised – can be fantastic. Some of my most memorable lessons
as a child were entirely teacher-led. After all, if the children can complete all the tasks
and learn just as much without me addressing them at all – why am I there?
Progress is important and I don't know a teacher anywhere who would argue otherwise.
But some lessons are about building skills or practising something
or revising something previously learned, and not about learning something new.
I would argue that practising writing for an extended period is just as valuable as learning a new skill.
But that's boring so you mustn't do it during an observed lesson. Instead you must stop the students, regardless of how long they've been working on a task, and ask them what they've learned.
One of my colleagues proudly boasted how he'd just finished a Q&A session when a member of SLT dropped in on a 'learning walk'. So he stopped the students again to ask them exactly the same questions he'd just asked. He was told that this was 'excellent practice'. Why exactly is it good
for the students to be stopped every five minutes just to prove something to someone
who with a modicum of intelligence could find out what progress had been made
through asking individual children? Why is this 'excellent practice'
when that time could have been spent doing something more productive?
I know I have to be observed and I know that observations are important.
But I long for the day when I will be trusted to do my job and people can just wander in
when they want to instead of sitting there, po-faced and unsmiling,
writing everything down when I so much as breathe.
This week's Secret Teacher works at a secondary school in the south of England.
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I've always been spellbound with the idea of mermaids, water nymphs, and sirens. Something about magical human creatures surviving underwater seems so powerful and mysterious. In older mythology mermaids were represented as evil, vicious, and always dragging men to their deaths (this sounds a little biased. Maybe sailors were just being melodramatic…). However, I feel that stories such as Han's Christian The Little Mermaid and recent media have changed that negative connotation. Quite often mermaids are portrayed as curious, kind, and loving creatures.
One of the characters in my novel is a water nymph named Sierra. She's not a mermaid, but has kin who are, and once she realizes what she is, Sierra finds other students who share her same gift. I liked the idea of a water nymph or mermaid being able to choose whether they want to live on land or sea. Sierra lives on land, but can stay underwater for incredulous amounts of time.
There were a lot of mermaids featured in the most recent Pirates of the Caribbean movie. Most of the mermaids were malevolent, although the movie did focus on one who wasn't. I became so enthralled with this mermaid's story that I stopped worrying about what Jack Sparrow was doing. When it ended, I was only curious about what would become of the mermaid and her love interest. Did they both survive? How would their relationship work if they were from two different worlds?
I think a lot of girls also have some sort of memory of mermaids from their childhood. When the Submarine ride first opened in Disneyland in the '50's, they hired woman to dress up as mermaids and lay out on the rocks on the lagoon. My mom still remembers seeing those mermaids when she was little, and how mesmerizing they were.
I have a lot of good memories about dressing up like Ariel when I was younger, or laying out on big rocks and pretending they were seashells. Recently I found a necklace with a mermaid on the front and I couldn't help but get it. It reminded me of all my mermaid adventures when I as younger (also it was sparkly, I can't often pass up things that are sparkly).
I felt a little push to write this blog post because of a recent show on the Travel Channel (is it embarrassing to admit I watch that?). They featured this travel destination in Florida called Weeki Wachee. Here in this aqua theater visitors get to watch a mermaid show from underwater. It actually looks incredible. Not only do these girls wear fins and dance underwater, they don't come up for air for the whole show (there are underwater air tubes they can use for a quick breath). When I saw this, I had a sudden urge to go to Weeki Wachee and possibly steal a mermaid costume backstage before plunging into the lagoon.
Whether mermaids are portrayed as evil monsters wishing to do harm, or beautiful water princesses of the sea, I always find the idea fascinating. What is your favorite mermaid in literature or film? Do you have any memories of mermaids when you were younger?
Monday, August 22, 2011
Mermaids and such
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Tuesday, August 2, 2011
Lucky Gnome
The kid inside of me still likes making a wish when the clock hits 11:11, or tucking a good fortune into my pocket after eating Chinese. I know it's silly, and sometimes I don't want to admit that I'm actually making a wish when I blow out my birthday candles, but isn't it just fun?
I was recently in Canada with a gnome. Well, it was a gnome necklace, but he felt like a person. His name was Ollie and he traveled everywhere with us. Everyday we rubbed the gnome's belly for good luck. I made a rather large wish and sure enough it did come true while I was on the trip :)
It's fun to use luck and superstition in writing. There's a certain magic about wishes, lucky numbers, misfortune, charms, and curses (and lucky gnomes I suppose). When I imagine a character I like to make a list of their qualities and traits. Something that defines a character to me is whether or not they are superstitious. It says a lot about their personality and how they'd act in certain situations.
I'm not saying that you need to stare at the clock until the precise moment to make a wish, or try to steal my lucky gnome. I think there is more to luck than that. Everyone can optimize their own luck by being prepared, being in the right place at the right moment, and by trying your hardest to be positive in life.
What are your thoughts on superstition? What's lucky for you?
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Last weekend we had a shoe box swap at my uplines house. It was so much fun. If you don't know what a shoe box swap is, you are missing out. It where everyone designs a card and prepares all the stuff for everyone to make your card, and then we pass the boxes around and make all the cards. So much fun, oh and we have plenty of food to snack on. Yummy!
Well this is the card I designed for the ladies to make. I am really liking the mostly one layer collage look. Colors used on this card are Mossy Meadow, Daffodil Delight, and Very Vanilla. The ribbon is the new mossy meadow Stitched Stain ribbon, love this ribbon. I stamped the dictionary background (page 175) stamp on Very Vanilla with Sahara Sand Ink. I then stamped some of the images from World of Dreams (page 127) on top of that also with Sahara Sand Ink. I colored the flower stamp with blackberry bliss and mossy meadow using my blender pen.
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Skylanders Giants has been dated by Activision.
The upcoming sequel will be available for the Nintendo Wii, Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 from Friday, October 19. It will also launch for a number of mobile and handheld devices.
Announced earlier this year, the game introduces 20 new collectable figures, including eight giant toys, which are more than twice the size of regular models.
Eight regular-sized Skylanders will also be released with the game, as well as a number of new figures that contain special in-game bonuses and light up when near a Portal of Power.
The game sees players battle the Arkeyans with characters such as Swarm, a giant wasp-like creature who grew too large for his hive after absorbing a mysterious magical element.
All models from the previous instalment will be supported, and the game will also be compatible with Skylanders: Spyro's Universe, the massively-multiplayer online spinoff.
It is a sequel to last year's Skylanders: Spyro's Adventure, which makes use of a portal peripheral, recreating toys in-game when placed on top of the device.
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Tuesday, 9 September 2014
Case for the defense Day 3
Around that time, previews of the show appeared on mainstream television at various times of the day hinting what was to come, namely that there was indeed a 'DARK SIDE' to our dead national treasure !
I myself was NOT going to watch it, but I did and here I submit exhibit 5 a copy of Exposure the other side of Jimmy Savile aired on Wednesday October 3rd 2012 at 11.10 pm
I have no idea how other viewers felt after watching this program but I do know that it seemed pretty convincing to ME AT THE TIME ! Here's the responses and reviews it attracted in the press. Let's start with the AUDIENCE NUMBERS shall we ?
NOTE THE WORDS 'heavily trailed' Ladies and Gentlemen ! Impressive audience for a late-night mid-week show !
I won't go into the program itself or the standard of testimony, credibilty of the content, a great blogger has already done that and I refer you to exhibit 6 a series of 'Expositions' compiled and published from March 23rd 2013 by the blogger Moor Larkin. There are ELEVEN parts in all including the 'conclusion' and I suggest you read them all ! Here is the FIRST !
But, let's return to October 4th 2012 now shall we, and the press response to the film ! Here's just one, from Mark Lawson in the Guardian
Mr Lawson's final words are those that interest me most !
Let me read those words to you again ladies and gentlemen of the jury !
By midnight ... the reputation of a peak-time legend had already been convincingly DEVASTATED !
Later today I will describe what happened NEXT because, Ladies and gentlemen, it is truly bizzare and has resulted in one of the greatest TRAVESTIES OF JUSTICE that this country and, perhaps the world has EVER KNOWN !
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Interestingly enough, I wasn't convinced by the programme that aired - but it would be true to say I wasn't unconvinced either. Without knowing what I now know thanks to your blog and Moor's, my verdict at the time was the grand old Scots one "Not Proven". What put me off was the stagy, melodramatic presentation, complete with om-NI-ous music and distorted imagery. Call me old-fashioned, which of course I am, but it seemed to me that if you have a serious story to tell, you don't tell it that way. The prog was manipulating the audience to have certain reactions, just like a second-rate drama. But then I am old enough to remember Ludovic Kennedy's documentaries on miscarriages of justice, when all that was required was a few maps, a couple of crime scene photographs and a long, detailed account of the facts, with an emphasis on pointing out inconsistencies. That's how it was done, back in the day.ReplyDeleteReplies
I found the programme completely unconvincing and was baffled at the absence of Karin Ward who had been "the story" in all the pre-publicity in the 'papers and via Esther's tears. It's important to remember that the entire TV show script had been given to the press some weeks before. Duncroft was being mentioned again and again. So why did we get F when we expected K? It's never been explained.Delete


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Why everyone is intrigued by Boitumelo's afro!
Name: Boitumelo Nxumalo
Age: 25 Years old
When and why did you go natural?
I had my last relaxer on the 31st July 2012, after that I made a decision to never put chemical on my hair ever again. I had very thick hair but after a few relaxers it just started thinning and especially around my hairline. That is when I started learning a lot about naturals from other blogs and youtube, that also gave me a peace of mind that I wasn't alone, and It made me want to embrace my God given coily strands.
Did you transition or big cop?
I transitioned for 8 Months then after I cut out the relaxed hair, it was a lot of it but It felt good after starting my new natural journey.
What is your hair type?
Well its kinda hard to tell, I am a mixture of 4c and 4b, but mostly 4c. My crown area is 4b and on the sides.
How did others (friends, family, and colleagues) react to your decision to go natural?
Well my Boyfriend wasn't very pleased as he preferred my hair long and straight, but after I explained to him why I want to be natural he understood, my friends and family were very supportive though.
What is your current regimen?
Well I just started my new regimen, which I am planning to stick to because in the past I was not very consistent. I wash my hair once a month with the Organic root stimulator Aloe Creamy shampoo since I am always in a protective hairstyle such as weaves and braids , then I condition my hair with Tresemme Naturals conditioner, I use T444Z on my scalp, then use the "As I am Butter cream" together with avocado oil to keep my hair soft and moisturized.
What are your holy grail products?
My holy grail products is my T444z hair food! its been a miracle to my hair and hairline!! and the my Tresemme conditioner, keeps my hair soft and smelling fresh.
What do you like the most about natural hair/being natural?
What I like most about being natural is my healthy bouncy fresh afro! everyone seems to be intrigued by it, and I love that and my scalp is happy.


text: Hog Production: What Price for Corn? August 24, 2010 02:09 AM Tweet TAGS: Marketing, Overseas December 18, 2014 By AgWeb.com Editors Email Provided by the University of Illinois and written by Phyllis Picklesimer There's an old adage among farmers in the Midwest that says when corn is cheap you have to "walk it to market." The concept of "walking corn to market" is not some new genetic modification. Rather it is the simple principle of adding value to corn on your farm by feeding it to livestock, said a Purdue University Extension economist. "Walking corn to market simple meant feeding your corn to livestock rather than selling it as cash grain. That principle worked well when corn was $2 per bushel, but what about when corn is $4 a bushel?" said Chris Hurt. "Let's compare a period when corn was $2 a bushel to more recent corn prices," he said. "From the 1999 crop to the 2005 crop, U.S. farm prices for corn averaged $2.06 per bushel. The value of the same corn fed to hogs was about $3.78 per bushel. This calculation is based on the value of corn after deducting all hog production costs including full depreciation and family labor costs. It can be argued that the 'profits' should be a return to the family management rather than corn, but this serves to make the point," he said. For the 2007 and 2008 crops, the average U.S. farm price of corn was $4.13 per bushel. If it had been fed to hogs, corn would have generated only $2.63 per bushel, he said. "In this period, the financial losses from pork production reduced the value of corn sharply below its cash value. This seems to suggest that the strategy of 'walking corn to market' has been replaced by the philosophy of 'just haul corn to the ethanol plant,' but we have to look closer," said Hurt. An escalation of corn prices from $2 to $4 could be described as an economic shock for the livestock industries. In the initial phases of the shock, feed prices move up rapidly, but livestock producers cannot pass those higher costs on to wholesale and retail prices for livestock products. This situation results in a period of severe financial loss and discouragement for livestock producers, he said. Eventually, livestock supplies are reduced through cutbacks in herds, and the supply reduction ultimately results in higher livestock prices that can cover the higher costs of feed. The beef, pork, and poultry sectors have all been through this cycle and now have product prices high enough to cover $4 corn, he said. "Recently, corn prices have moved higher," Hurt noted. "How much can hog producers pay for corn given the current outlook for hog prices this year and next? Right now, profits are not threatened with live hog prices at $60 per hundredweight. In fact, hog producers could pay near $6 per bushel for corn," he said. The outlook remains optimistic through next summer, with prospects for live prices to be near $53 this fall and winter, return to $57 in the second quarter of 2011, and move to $54 in the third quarter. These hog prices would imply that producers could pay a bit over $5 per bushel for corn and still cover all costs, he said. What's the outlook for corn prices over the next 12 months? The midpoint of the USDA's August 12 forecast of the U.S. average farm price was $3.80, whereas the current futures market is suggesting an average closer to $4.05 per bushel (with December 2010 corn futures at $4.33), he said. "Unfortunately, the catch comes in the fall of 2011.The lean hog futures market anticipates that breeding herd expansion will begin this fall, resulting in expanding pork supplies in late summer and fall of 2011. By fall of 2011, futures are suggesting live prices closer to $48, and the breakeven price that pork producers can pay for corn drops to about $3.75 per bushel," he said. These numbers help to point out several important features of the pork industry. First, after severe losses in 2008 and 2009, the herd has adjusted downward to accommodate corn prices of $4 per bushel or somewhat higher. This is basically true for the beef and poultry industries as well, he said. Second, the impacts of higher corn and feed prices on livestock and poultry are just now being fully transmitted to retail prices. Third, the pork industry has to remain cautious about expansion as even the modest expansion currently anticipated by the fall of 2011 could push the price producers could pay for corn back below $4 per bushel. Finally, no one knows what the 'new normal' will be for corn and other feed prices. U.S. and world corn production has achieved record high levels in both the 2009-10 and 2010-11 marketing years, yet consumption has been even larger and stocks have been drawn down, he noted. "Will record production continue every year for the foreseeable future? Surely not," Hurt said. Although the livestock and poultry industries have adjusted to $4 corn, the economist said they need to remain cautious about excess expansion as they continue to consider pricing strategies to manage--and potentially protect-margins. "Walking corn to town" may still be a favorable strategy overall, but there can be wide swings in margins that result from changing livestock and feed prices and from a world of other uncertainties, he said. Back to news


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Priceline has grown from 1% market share to 4% which is huge on global terms. Lots of growth still easily possible. Strong growth expected in under developed countries.
Price margins are expected to grow because of the agency model used.
Booking.com is expected to continue growing rapidly and adding healthy margins.
Travel is a macro necessity. Business people travel and need services. Tourists travel more and more as middle class expectations grow. This all drives demand.
Watch for strategic alliances with payment cards to create new revenue streams.
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"I've just finished filming my work on the next 'Hunger Games,'" Jeffrey Wright, class of '87, casually said. Starring in big name films is nothing new for Wright, who's played roles in dozens of high budget commercial films. Indeed, this Emmy, Golden Globe, and AFI Award-winning actor — appearing on big screens worldwide — is an exceptional member of Amherst College's already impressive list of alumni.
Growing Up in D.C.
Wright was born on Dec. 7, 1965 in southeast D.C. to two African-American parents. His father passed away when he was only one year old, so Wright was raised by his mother and his aunt. Both women were strong and independent; his mother was a lawyer for the U.S. customs service while his aunt was a nurse at the D.C. General Hospital. As he calls it, he had a "middle-class upbringing by two tough, professional African-American women from Virginia".
Being brought up in D.C. in the 1960s and 1970s, Wright experienced first hand many of the iconic movements that we college students have only read about. Having matured during the Civil Rights Movement, the Watergate years and the Vietnam War, he was subject to what he called a very "politicized environment" and, having traveled around in D.C. every day, he was "granted exposure from a variety of perspectives" which was very meaningful in shaping what would eventually become his political views. As a result of this, Wright admits to have done a lot of "talking and debating with peers" during his early teenage years.
Wright also had a number of other interests, mainly anything to do with a ball. He recalls fondly that if he wasn't doing something academic he would "be playing football, something with a ball, some type of sport with a ball — I always had a ball in my hand."
Athlete, Activist and Actor
Naturally, it makes sense for his childhood experiences to culminate into activities and interests at college. Accordingly, Wright was a lacrosse player for Amherst and a good one, too. The team went undefeated his senior year and many of his classmates went on to become lacrosse All-Americans.
As for his political interests, Wright translated these into a Political Science major, using his first-hand knowledge of political events to supplement his didactic experiences here at Amherst and push for political change even while on campus.
"I was involved in the divestment of Amherst funds from companies supporting apartheid in South Africa," Wright said. "It helped me focus on ideas that continued to develop and shape my ideologies."
But while these two passions took up much of his time and energy at Amherst, Wright also found a new calling: acting.
Wright started acting late in his junior year, taking part in the college theater group.
"My first play was actually a set of dramatic readings. It was a monologue by a student named Kevin Fraser, in the perspective of veterans of the Vietnam War," Wright recalled.
Naturally, his political passions and his newfound passion for acting went hand in hand, especially when he could act in such powerful and meaningful plays.
"From an early stage, I perceived acting to be testifying," Wright said. "It was expressing creative urges, but more importantly expressing the ideas of the playwright or author."
On the other hand, lacrosse and acting often came into conflict for Wright.
"I remember being chastised on both sides by the play directors and by my coaches. The directors would chastise me for coming in with bruises and without energy, while my coaches would chastise me for spending less and less time on lacrosse. I suppose I felt that acting was the bohemian side of the fence and I regret not reconciling those two interests. Now that I look at it, they're actually quite similar things," Wright said.
Pursuing His Passion
After graduating from Amherst, Wright went on to enroll in the theater department at New York Univ. (NYU). As a testament to his acting abilities, Wright was able to win an acting scholarship to stay at NYU. However, after two months he decided to drop out and take on the world as a professional.
In 1994, he had his breakout performance in Tony Kushner's award-winning Broadway drama, "Angels in America." Wright won a Tony award for "Best Feature Actor in a Play" for his outstanding portrayal of Belize, a gay nurse taking care of the homophobic Roy Cohn.
"My true coming-of-age play was 'Angels in America.' Working with Tony Kushner on such a deep and thoughtful play — I think it might've spoiled me to the idea that acting could always have something meaningful and relevant," Wright said.
In 2003, he was again cast as Belize, but in HBO's miniseries adaptation of "Angels in America." For his performance, he won an Emmy for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a TV Miniseries or Movie and a Golden Globe for Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television.
Present Success
Wright has been acting in a mélange of roles, receiving critical acclaim for virtually every role he's played.
"He is such a chameleon as an actor, playing everything from Basquiat to Martin Luther King," said Terence Winter, Emmy Award winning writer and executive producer of "The Sopranos."
Over the years, Wright has received nine awards and 17 nominations from varying organizations for his exceptional acting in theater and on film.
For one of his most recent roles, Wright is playing Dr. Valentin Narcisse in the fourth season of Winter's drama series "Boardwalk Empire."
"I will never forget the first time I heard him speak Dr. Narcisse's dialogue aloud at a cast table read. When I heard him say those words, I thought to myself, 'So that's who Dr. Narcisse is," Winter said. "He is a magnificent actor and a wonderful collaborator who brings so much to the overall process."
Giving Back
Beyond the acting, Wright is also an avid philanthropist, working to bring about social and economic justice to Africa. In 2003, Wright, along with a number of retired military generals, co-founded a company by the name of Taia LLC. According to Wright, there are two aspects to the company; the first being a mining exploration company and the second being a peace foundation to bring about social justice using parts of the profit created by the first. The mining portion of the company describes itself as "a junior precious metal and mineral exploration company in Sierra Leone which aims to achieve the highest sustainable profits and shareholder value through the implementation of a commercially viable, ethical and sustainable business model." The peace portion of the company seeks "to understand the factors inhibiting economic growth and social cohesion and support community-partnered projects to counteract them."
"It is a pragmatic, western response to economic and social injustice in Africa. Places in Africa have been impoverished by manipulation by outsiders. We want to see the strengths in Africa. I want to redirect the narrative toward root causes to better contextualize our understanding of what's happening on the ground to reshape the ways we think as outsiders," Wright said.
Fred Leigh, a retired Major General with the U.S. Army and one of the co-founders of the Taia Peace Foundation, recalled meeting Wright.
"I met Jeffrey in late 2002, early 2003. I met him because he needed help with strategic planning in Sierra Leone for his foundation," Leigh said. "What struck me about Jeffrey is that Jeffrey has a different business model. He brought a new way of creating wealth as a business/creating wealth in the country. I was very impressed with his sincerity … He wants to break the cycle of outsiders coming and exploiting the Africans."
As part of his philanthropic work in Africa, Wright helped restore an 18-mile road that had once connected the chiefdom of Penguia to the rest of Sierra Leone. Without that road, the villagers of Penguia were virtually isolated. As a gesture of thanks for his work, Wright and Leigh were made honorary members of the tribe.
"They made Jeffrey an honorary paramount chief, which is the highest level of chief. Then, the town, section and paramount chiefs all gathered below the stage in prayer and gestured for Jeffrey to join them. And he did; it was a very powerful moment to watch," Leigh reminisced.
Life as He Knows It
When asked to describe a typical day in the life of Jeffrey Wright, Wright simply laughed and said, "I'm happy to say there is none. Right now, I'm in a hotel at Atlanta, having finished my work on the next Hunger Games."
He then somewhat jokingly added, "On a typical day, I'm at some point dreaming of surfing the North Shore of Oahu!" in reference to his experience learning how to surf last year while filming in Hawaii.
"I have a creative lifestyle, so there's no typical lifestyle for me, and I absolutely enjoy that," Wright said. "Amherst allowed me the exploration of creativity, which has given me the gift of not having typical days, of not living my life in a predetermined way."
To Amherst students, Wright says: "Use your considerable hours to fire up curiosity about things unknown. Be less dependent on precedent and more dependent on your abilities to reimagine each day."
Political activist, lacrosse player, actor, philanthropist, creative mind, aspiring surfer, Amherst alumnus: that's Jeffrey Wright.


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Hi hi~ I'm back with my second part fro Style Nanda 3CE haul!!! As the "Sequel" for my Style Nanda Haul Part 1 post, in this post there will be also bunch of 3CE cosmetics from Style Nanda which recently arrived *so excited T__T*
Let's take a look for these babes
Last time I bought some 3CE pink edition stuffs, mirror and Compact Foundation (click to see its review ;) ). And you know what, feels like I was crazy for it. I don't think that I love pink color but deep inside maybe yes T__T. I almost bought almost 3CE pink edition and They are really so cute <3
Ok, so the first new babe is
3CE Pink Bold Blush #Ready Reddy
Ohooo It's real real red, isn't it? I usually just took very soft color for blush, but worth to try a new makeup with this bold blush. Can't wait to try it XD
3CE Pink One Color Shadow #Pinklism, #Queen B
Pinklism for my natural daily makeup and Queen B for more dramatic eye makeup
3CE Pink Lip Color #606 XXX
Red lips never dies~~
3CE Glass Gloss
And the Last items are
3CE Nail Laquer Gel Top Coat, #RD04
I love 3CE cosmetics packaging (the pink one especially) neat yet sophisticated. And not just the packaging the quality itself also really good. I cannot wait to review them one by one and share it with you guys. Give me some more time and of course I will post the review for you all. ^^
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Wow, my pile of books from this month was humongous!
Category: Book Haul
Book Haul (April 2017)
I thought I did not get many books this month, then I looked at my spreadsheet and I was shocked!
Book Haul (March 2017)
I did not buy many books this month, three I got in my book boxes, one I had on preorder and the last was an impulse.
Book Haul (February 2017)
So with my time off, I have been able to read a number of books, but this is about what I have bought, I may have bought quite a few. Being at home with a bank card and internet is dangerous.
Book Haul (January 2017)
Welcome to 2017, a year of great new books, continuations of series and debuts. Due to being injured and recovering, I have read and bought quite a number of books, some of the reviews don't go up for a while, but I thought I should get ahead while I have the time.
Book Haul (December 2016)
Sorry this is a day late, I promised myself I would be on time this month and then I was in a car accident on Saturday night on my way home from work. I have a broken pelvis, crack on my sacrum and broken a couple of the knobbly bits on a few vertebrae, so I am currently stuck in hospital, got to sit up more yesterday and I asked for my laptop to be brought in from home, therefore I get to write this for you (unfortunately no video as I think I would scare some of you).
Book Haul (October/November 2016)
So I did not get to do a haul in October, as I had just got back from honeymoon, straight back into work where I got a promotion and store transfer. It has been non-stop for the last month, but I finally got some time to record.
Book Haul (September 2016)
Only four books this month! I was very restrained, and for that I am proud of myself. Here you go…
Book Haul (July/August 2016)
I may have gone a bit overboard, but it is for two months… Sorry I did not do one for July, reasons in a previous post, but here are the July books along with the August books.
Book Haul (June 2016)
I only bought one book this last month, however, I received several books from a publisher! I also got a few ebooks from authors but I have not included those here. I did a vlog about the books I did get.


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Wyoming, 330 Thrift Street (11530 Thrift Road), Clinton, Prince George's County, MD
- Title: Wyoming, 330 Thrift Street (11530 Thrift Road), Clinton, Prince George's County, MD
- Other Title: Marbury House
- Creator(s): Historic American Buildings Survey, creator
- Related Names:
Rothrock, Gail , field team
Pearl, Susan G , field team
Boucher, Jack E , photographer
Leesnitzer, B , delineator
Janke, L , delineator
Moony, Henry , delineator
Brostrup, John O , photographer
Lavoie, Catherine C , historian
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- Significance: Wyoming is architecturally significant as a well preserved example of a substantial, early settlement period dwelling in the southern Tidewater tradition, the distinguishing feature of which is its one-and-a-half story, gambrel roof configuration. This once common early type is rarely found extant in Prince George's County today. The house reflects the telescoping evolution of form and function in architectural development that came with changes in style and technology. Evidence suggests that it began as a smaller, three bay structure with basement kitchen, expanded in the last quarter of the 18th century with two more bays, a separate kitchen building constructed ca. 1800, Federal period interior trim and a ca. 1850 wing connecting the main building with the kitchen building. It is significant historically as the home of the Marbury family, politically prominent, and with large landholdings in the Piscataway hundred, through the 18th, 19th and 20th centuries.
- Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-32
- Survey number: HABS MD-53
- Building/structure dates: ca. 1750 Initial Construction
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Seal Beach Historic Locations
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Wear sunscreen.
If I could offer you only one tip for the future, sunscreen would be it. The long-term benefits of sunscreen have been proved by scientists, whereas the rest of my advice has no basis more reliable than my own meandering experience. I will dispense this advice now.
Enjoy the power and beauty of your youth. Oh, never mind. You will not understand the power and beauty of your youth until they've faded. But trust me, in 20 years, you'll look back at photos of yourself and recall in a way you can't grasp now how much possibility lay before you and how fabulous you really looked. You are not as fat as you imagine.
Don't worry about the future. Or worry, but know that worrying is as effective as trying to solve an algebra equation by chewing bubble gum. The real troubles in your life are apt to be things that never crossed your worried mind, the kind that blindside you at 4 p.m. on some idle Tuesday.
Do one thing every day that scares you.
Don't be reckless with other people's hearts. Don't put up with people who are reckless with yours.
Don't waste your time on jealousy. Sometimes you're ahead, sometimes you're behind. The race is long and, in the end, it's only with yourself.
Remember compliments you receive. Forget the insults. If you succeed in doing this, tell me how.
Keep your old love letters. Throw away your old bank statements.
Don't feel guilty if you don't know what you want to do with your life. The most interesting people I know didn't know at 22 what they wanted to do with their lives. Some of the most interesting 40-year-olds I know still don't.
Get plenty of calcium. Be kind to your knees. You'll miss them when they're gone.
Maybe you'll marry, maybe you won't. Maybe you'll have children, maybe you won't. Maybe you'll divorce at 40, maybe you'll dance the funky chicken on your 75th wedding anniversary. Whatever you do, don't congratulate yourself too much, or berate yourself either. Your choices are half chance. So are everybody else's.
Enjoy your body. Use it every way you can. Don't be afraid of it or of what other people think of it. It's the greatest instrument you'll ever own.
Dance, even if you have nowhere to do it but your living room.


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Selena Gomez Looks to Zoe Saldana for Inspiration!
Selena Gomez is breathtaking in a blue dress while heading to ABC Kitchen to have dinner in New York City on Tuesday (July 8).
The 21-year-old entertainer, who will soon be celebrating her 22nd birthday, was reading JustJared.com today and found a quote from Zoe Saldana that she loved and decided to post on Instagram!
"#zoesaldana #womenempowerment you are all so beautiful the way YOU are. No bigger or smaller. You all inspire me," Selena wrote alongside the quote that had to do with empowering women.
Make sure to check out Zoe's recent fashion feature to see the quote!
FYI: Selena is wearing a Vionnet dress.
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I tried to take pictures on as close to the same day of the month, but that didn't work out .. and of course the "lighting" time of day makes an impact.
I did a reverse view for May to illustrate how much life springs forth .. May and June plus early July have wow factor compared to what you see in March.
You can follow the subtle changes with astilbe in particular .. when they come into full colour and when they "brown off" as they finish.
I think this gives you a good idea of what an impact our garden has on us, when it comes to life .. here in the almost Great White North.
This how ever has been a very unusual winter .. I fear a very hot dry summer is in store for us !


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Pledis Entertainment revealed some exciting new for NU'EST fans just now as they've belatedly announced the signing of NU'EST as the endorsement model of McDonald's as well as a hint about an upcoming release!
The boys obtained a CF deal with the fast food chain restaurant, and have already unveiled the first ad that features the boys eagerly asking their CEO for meat during their rehearsal. The boys are rewarded with McDonald's and eagerly chow down.
A McDonald's rep revealed the reason for picking the rookies as their endorser, stating, "Although NU'EST is a rookie, their passion shown through their performances and practices left a lasting impression and were thus appointed as endorsement models."
NU'EST also shared their feelings as they commented, "We were nervous as it was our first CF, but we were able to work with our CEO in our actual practice room to build up new experiences, so it was a good opportunity... We will work hard to show you more of us through various fields."
In addition to the endorsement deal, Pledis also dropped a comment that should come as exciting news for fans as it was revealed that NU'EST is currently in the midst of final album preparations for the album that will be released early February!
So stay tuned for more information about their comeback and check out the CF below!
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New screens from Hudson's Wii horror game Calling show us what happens when AT&T launches the inevitable Dead Friends and Family plan.
It's easy to make light of a horror game when you've only got screenshots and the odd video to go by. AJ testified that Calling has some genuinely scary moments during her preview of the game, so chances are I'll stop laughing the moment the game starts. Then I will play until the first scary bit, take the game out and play something with stuffed animals in it.


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Real talk!
I always have a mission when I go to CPH. I need to eat some KFC, because it makes me feel closer to the States. Hah. And I don't know about you, but I think its awesome… even though I know that its not "chicken" Hah. And that mashed potato with gravy is a beautiful sin sent from 7th heaven. When I used to live in Las Vegas, I would eat that so much. Hahaha. I'm weird like that.
The other night we were supposed to eat it as a night snack after hitting the club. However, because of some different interests we ended up going back to the club.. haha. Well, at least me. Ended up with a sorry French hotdog from 7/11. However, I did redeem myself the following morning, with a breakfast for champions - FRIED CHICKEN. BOOM!
Gates of heaven.
I was so close.
A clear message to me. I lost. Hah.
Good, but FAIL. Hah.
Redemption time;
Finger lickin' good.
Can't wait till next time.
The Bird is the WORD!
Ps. I am over exaggerating on my addiction to KFC.. hah. Or am I!? Hmmm.


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Here at Ad Age, we feel the same way. His reactions -- and those of his unknowing subjects -- are genuinely funny, and the six-minute spot feels more like two. But how is this video is still viral? It ranks just behind Samsung's "Technical School."
The Omaze spot jumped back on our chart last week, at No. 5, then got over 11 million hits this past week -- a nearly 74% increase in views, the highest single-week jump in over a month. The result is a January spot near the top of a June list of brands' most-viewed video campaigns.
That result is perhaps heroic, but perhaps more a reminder that brands' "viral" videos are often assisted by signficant paid placements. Our weekly Viral Video Chart compiled by Visible Measures reflects, as always, both "organic" views and views for paid ad placements.
UPDATE: Aaron Godfred, VP-content and partnerships at Omaze, said after this article was published that the company hadn't paid to run the Chris Evans video since January. He said he wasn't sure why it was accumulating views again now.
Ad Age's Viral Video Chart, powered by Visible Measures, focuses on brand-driven social video ad campaigns. Each campaign is measured by True Reach, an MRC accredited metric that includes views from brand-driven and audience-driven social video clips. The data are compiled using the patented Visible Measures platform, a constantly growing repository of analytic data on hundreds of millions of videos tracked across hundreds of online video destinations.
Note: This analysis includes all publicly available video views on branded video content. This chart does not include movie trailers, video game campaigns, TV show, or television network promotions. View counts are incremental by week.
**Indicates percent change in views compared with the same period the week before.
To notify Visible Measures of an upcoming social video ad campaign, please contact Visible Measures directly.


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