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Bring your own choice of pattern and fabric to work on. You will produce a calico toile first and I will fit it for you to ensure a perfect fit, when the fit is right you can progress to make up your fabric.
You will learn couture construction and special techniques, tips and tricks to get the 'couture look' you want together with achieving a comfortable fit.
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80 years ago today, on December 4, 1931, Frankenstein arrived in New York City. This is the ad that ran in the New York Times.
The film had played to boffo boxoffice in a handful of cities over the previous two weeks. Word was that Frankenstein delivered on every gruesome thrill the posters promised. New Yorkers lined up in the rain, every showing was packed.
Today, the bolt-necked Monster is too familiar. The film's graveyard, the laboratory, the torch-bearing mob are well-worn clichés, but back in '31, these were new and wondrous and disturbing images. There had never been anything quite like it. It was true, then, that
No Thriller Ever Made Can Begin to Touch It!
With thanks to George Chastain.
All Seats 35 cents: A different ad from The New York Daily News, and the story of the Mayfair Theater.
Frankenstein Premieres: Boxoffice receipts and a look at the trailer with scenes cut from the film.


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I have a situation where htmltopdf component(wkhtmltopdf) is not rendering my header file in all my PDF content pages because of the heaviness of my header page - it is taking ages to load and I would like to trim the unnecssary css and js files and keep it very thin.
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The first game of 2015 in the Lions' den at Bretton Park promises to be an absolute cracker.
Peterborough Lions entertain Nuneaton (kick-off 2.15pm) on Saturday (10 January) and the sparks are sure to fly in a game that could go a long way to determining who wins a promotion play-off place in National League Division Three.
South Leicester are running away with the title race - they're 14 points clear - but several teams fancy their chances of finishing runners-up to clinch a play-off spot.
And Nuneaton and the Lions are at the moment the two most fancied teams.
Nuneaton are second and the Lions are two points behind them in third spot.
The Lions also have revenge on their minds after losing a very closely-fought contest at Nuneaton by just six points (24-18) in September.
"They went 14-0 up but we came back at them and if they'd have been another five minutes to go I'm sure we'd have won," recalled Lions chairman Andy Moore.
"Let's put it this way, they were mightily relieved to hear that final whistle.
"It's a massive game for both sides and a great way to kick off the New Year at the Den.
"We want revenge, both sides need the win and we'll have the hottest property in the division strutting his stuff. What more can you ask for?"
The 'hot property' Moore refers to is dynamic winger Vernon Horne, who is in unstoppable form at the moment.
Last Saturday he set a new league and club record when racing in for a superb six tries in a 51-12 win at Longton.
"It was an unbelievable display - I've never seen anything like it," said Moore.
"Everything he touched turned to gold. He is on fire at the moment - he's a phenomenal player and an absolute joy to watch."
And there's also good news for the Lions on the selection front with the second row pairing of John Harlock and Matt Dunn plus prop Manny Van Niekirk all available again after missing the last couple of games.


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I mean, everyone talks about the holiday spirit – the chance to eat, drink, give and be merry. And some people truly have it. For example, on facebook, a friend of mine organised a charitable affair by collecting hats, scarves and gloves and donating them to the homeless. Commendable stuff really. But I think that as we get older that unless we have children directly in our midst or unless we're devout Christians or family men and women, the message of true Christmas cheer gets lost in translation. And then there are the people that make you scrunch up your face in disbelief and wonder 'No seriously! What is up with that?'. And I'm not talking about the Scrooges and Scroogettes. I'm talking about the people who seem to have no sense.
As my contribution to the dinner table this year, it was my job to make dessert so I decided to bake a cake. Just as I was about the start, I realised that the butter had expired so decided to pop out to pick some up. In true British fashion, it was raining so I donned my trackies, hoody, boots, scarf, coat and umbrella and proceeded to make the descent down the road. As I was walking, I spotted three people across the road, dressed in a similar fashion to myself and couldn't help by wonder if they too were trekking down the hill to pick up some last minute titbits.
How wrong I was.
A loud noise later and I saw that one of them had managed to get a hold of one of the large bins on wheels. Two seconds later, said culprit had pushed one of the bins into the road and rather callously pushed it back again where it rather loudly fell against the pavement edge. By then, I realised that these people weren't like me at all. They weren't even drunk. They were youths with nothing better to do on Christmas Eve than ransack public property. It only got worse though when said youth decided to push the large compactor into the centre of the road…and leave it there. By then, I'm thinking 'what the fuck?'
I mean I wish I could have snapped a picture or taken a video or something, but people like this are wicked in nature (no doubt they would have chased my down the road) as clearly they were looking to cause a public catastrophe tonight. But I just don't understand why it's amusing to cause trouble. What goes through the mind of people when they think bad is good and good is bad? What is the purpose of defacing property? And why would anyone want to deliberately cause a car crash – possibly even taking someone's life and cause a family grievance this Christmas?
Last year in August, the riots happened where people, young and old, took to the streets to loot, pillage and destroy public property. It derived from a peaceful protest gone savage and people took it upon themselves to join in with the chaos. In psychology, we call it minority influence. People attempted to justify their actions by implying that they were 'taking back their taxes', fighting on behalf of the Mark Duggan case or just fighting for minority and/or poverty stricken groups in general. It's all stupid really because I don't think setting someone's family business on fire justifies these means at all.
But maybe we're not supposed to understand these people - these kids who think playing cruel jokes are funny. If you recall from an earlier post of mine, the kids in my class used to put pins in the ground hoping that someone might sit on them. Similarly, throughout the UK, we've had the Happy Slapping epidemic, an increase in knife crime, turf battles and the like. I know people who are frightened to raise their children here for fear of what they might become. At the same time, however, we're the adults here are we not? Why is it that we're so afraid to deal with these youths who seem to have no sense? Why do we let them trample up and down the streets at night when they should be indoors with their families helping to prepare this year's Christmas dinner instead?
The outside world may be full of negative influences, but I truly believe that stability starts with family. So even though this is coming from me, who feels that she is not as close to her family as she should be, surround yourself with loved ones this Christmas. Hold them close. Treasure and appreciate them (for all their flaws as well) and have a Merry Christmas.


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Aggressive behavior in preschoolers due to smoking during pregnancy
It seems that there is no end to the adverse health effects of cigarette smoke, especially on children. Just a few days ago, I posted on the behavioral effects of passive smoking on young children with asthma.
Another recent study reports that behavioral problems caused by smoking starts even earlier than previously thought – in the uterus. Previous studies showed that smoking during pregnancy can lead to low birth weight and fetal defects. Now comes this additional risk – violent behavior. The findings were based on data from the Quebec Longitudinal Study and looked at 1,745 preschoolers aged 18 months to three and a half years old. Moms who are heavy smokers, who are younger than 21 and who coerce their kids to behave have a 40% risk of having aggressive children, "aggressive behavior" being defined as hitting, biting, kicking, fighting and bullying others.
Aside from maternal smoking, another parental factor that leads to aggressive behavior in young children are anti-social behavior of the mother as well as lower socio-economic status. Maternal smoking seems to have an aggravating effect on these factors.
A common complaint nowadays is that we live in a very violent society. A common explanation for violent behavior in children and adolescents is TV, the Internet and video games. It looks like parental factors, especially smoking, should also take some of the blame.


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*Lauren, this is my new favorite feather EVER, it's beautiful! Food for thought...
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* I love that this tattoo looks like it's just floating down her back...
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* This is probably the tattoo I have seen the most (and the one I think Lauren is wanting to get,) but I think this is probably one of the best ones I've seen!
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* I was kind of shocked to see that almost NONE of the feather tattoos I found were in color, but I'm always a fan of a good peacock feather and I'm loving that it's colorful and airy at the same time
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High School aged party thrown during school hours, usually in a house of working parents. Where teens playing "hookie" or cutting from school meet & get there drink on
Did you go to Troy's hookie jam last week? I heard it was off the hook.
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I digress into boring programming details. Instead, let's look at the map.
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There are a few to improvements to make. At terminal ends of routes, the park and rides are counted twice because they are a destination and start of two different trips. Also, I would like to add layers so that people could get more specific information with route lines on the map.
Next up: ANOTHER WEEKEND!
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Hey all you fellow bloggers and writers! If you all are like me you have a crazy busy schedule and probably struggle finding time to post. Though I've been blogging for six or so years now…time is the one thing I just can't get more of. It took me quite a long time to get a system down of when I wanted to post, what content I wanted to do, and that system isn't perfect by any means but it sure does help. I'm hoping my little system might help you as well.
It takes a lot of hard work to develop something creative that you love doing, even if it's just a hobby, you wouldn't be doing it if you didn't love it…or I wouldn't at least. I have enjoyed writing since childhood and that same passion and love continues today. Though i'm not a published author, that is a goal I'm currently working towards so for now bogging is a way for me to creatively express the crazy floating around in my head. I don't see that I would ever stop blogging as it's just plain fun and a great challenge to come up with the next "Best Thing" that someone will find entertaining.
Hopefully this post will help you outline some ways to condense the long hard efforts you put into your blog and make them easier.
#1 What Content and How much.
First up is figuring out exactly how much content you want to produce in a specific amount of of time…if you have an idea of what that will be that is. Say you are a daily poster and you have multiple topics. That is a lot of content to be creating…say the "Month" you are supposed to post. Preset yourself a bit and plan out what you want the previous month so you give yourself a lead time to get that material together. This way you aren't being overloaded and playing catch up everyday. I'm a weekly poster just because that is all my schedule will allow right now, so plan accordingly for yourself and you will have a lot more fun doing this.
#2 Categories, Categories.
Now that you know how many posts you need to write, come up with some working categories so you have a good idea of what ideas you are going to be working with. Pinpoint what you want to write about and keep those categories current so that multiple topics can be posted to one category. If you only have a certain amount of posts you can publish in one month, you have to be selective with what you spend your time on. That means some ideas go to the chopping block or get put away for another time.
I try to keep a log of topics that I want to write about…which this helps me know how often I need to write and when I need to publish to meet that weekly timeline I've set for myself.
#3: Challenge The Organization Skills.
Now that you have your ideas formed and categories made, you may be wondering how on earth am I going to get all this organized and finished like I want.
Organization, Organization, Organization.
Instead of just handing out blog posts like they are candy, you might want to take inventory and see if you've got to much at one time for the timeline you can effectively meet. Couple of things to think about when you take inventory is…
- Research: How much time do I need for researching my topic of choice? Will it take a considerable amount of time, or is this something I've already got jotted down on my paper and it's prepped. This step can save you a ton of time and frustration if you will ask yourself.
- Content and Format: Some posts are more difficult to write than others. This can be a huge frustration if not planned out well as you can spend hours getting things formatted, planned, and ready. Check to see the order of topics you are writing about cause if you have some really heavy research articles all in a row, it can be challenging to meet that posting schedule.
#4 Don't forget to Review and Schedule.
Once you've completed your day or days of writing, don't forget to review them and schedule them out. It's always nice to have things pre-planned and scheduled on your blog. You put a lot of hard work into writing this content and now that your brain is taking a rest make sure the posts get a good scrubbing review, then get them scheduled for when you want, rinse, and then repeat all four steps for next time as well.


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One of the few LCD projector parts that can be replaced is the projector lamp. LCD projector lamps vary by model, so selection usually depends on the manufacturing company and types such as Incandescent, Compact Fluorescent, Halogen, and HID such as Metal halide and Low/High Pressure Sodium, 3M Projector, Full Spectrum, and Ballasts, to name a few.
The total lamp life is the expected operating time of the projector lamp, which is expressed in terms of hours. Most LCD projectors use a metal halide source with a lamp life of 750 to 4,000 hours or more. Lamp life is not a very useful measurement, since they gradually grow dimmer without burning out and will continue to function even if they are too dim to be considered usable. So the term "peak lamp life" - the time the lamp will last at eighty to ninety percent of total brightness – is commonly used by manufacturers.
In contrast to metal halide lamps that burn with a very white light, halogen lamps burn with a yellowish light, at a steady rate, and have a consistent brightness throughout lamp life; but they only last approximately seventy hours per bulb. Therefore, they are also less expensive.
LCD projector lamps last the longest when the LCD projector is operated in "economy mode," frequently powered down for cool-down periods, and operated in a clean, fairly dust-free environment. Projectors that are subjected to constant use have the highest probability of lamp failure before the end of the rated hours.
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Blue hair dye is available at Rite Aid. The dye by Splat is semi-permanent and can be applied to natural hair. The kit includes peroxide to lighten the hair before applying the blue dye for a brighter look. The peroxide treatment permanently alters the hair regardless of the dye's effect.
Semi-permanent hair colors fade with every wash over the course of approximately six weeks. Vidal Sassoon also makes a permanent blue hair dye named Shade, which is available at drugstores and discount retailers. Permanent hair color fades as well, but it does not wash completely out; instead, permanent hair color must grow out.


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Park wrestles past Woodbury, East Ridge
On a day where Park's wrestlers wouldn't be denied, the Wolfpack won three straight matches including dramatic last-match victories over rivals Woodbury and East Ridge in a four-team meet Thursday, Jan. 25, at Cottage Grove.
Park got past St. Paul Central 48-36 in round one, defeated Woodbury 43-36 in the second round and then edged East Ridge 41-36 in a third-round thriller.
In the other duals, East Ridge easily topped Woodbury 54-21 and St. Paul Central 65-12. Woodbury rolled against St. Paul Central, winning 69-12.
Both the Park-Woodbury and Park-East Ridge matches came down to the heavyweight bout and both times Park junior Archie Zogaa came through with clutch wins. Zogaa pinned Woodbury's Alex Mancera in 5:40 to clinch the Wolfpack's win against the Royals. He then put East Ridge's Wes Eggers on his back and pinned him in 3:53 to lift Park over the Raptors in the finale.
Park topped East Ridge despite giving up four forfeits and 24 points in the lower weights. Park won the last eight matches to overcome the early giveaways, racking up four pins and two technical falls in the streak. The Wolfpack closed the match with four straight falls.
East Ridge led 36-0 before the Wolfpack started their rally.
"We knew we had to win eight matches and we did," Park coach Jim LaBrosse said. "We believed in the guys and they came through and did what they had to do. The big thing was Edric (Waindim) winning at 170. He wrestled the best he could and it was just good to see him get that monkey off his back and wrestle the way he does."
Waindim's 6-3 decision over East Ridge's Ethan Pittman at 170 pounds was a key six-point swing in the match.
"And all the guys came through and got the pins we needed," LeBrosse added. "It was fun, exciting."
Park 138-pounder Solomon Lankow had three pins in the meet. Garrett Whitehead and Waindim each had two pins and a technical fall.


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A Modern Cut: Pear-Shaped Diamond Engagement Rings
F and I are familiar with Karlin Anderson's bold style, but this luxurious pear-shaped confection truly takes her style to the next level. Set in dazzling white gold, this ring features one large, pear-shaped diamond surrounded by concentric, descending layers of smaller diamonds.
The pear shape is a bold and modern choice for an engagement diamond.
It combines the fire of a round diamond with the sophisticated tapering of a marquise cut. The pear-shaped diamond is a detour from the traditional round cut, with an elegant point to draw the eye along the ring-wearer's finger.
Karlin increases the drama of her pear-shaped diamond by echoing its contours with two concentric pear-shaped rings of smaller diamonds, creating a multi-layered, multi-textured piece that shimmers and glitters with every movement of the wearer's hand. F and I love how the surface of the ring seems to build up to the main event: that stunning pear-shaped diamond.
The edge of the ring is decorated with curling scrolls of white gold, a modern but subtle touch, helping to accentuate the closely-set diamonds adjacent to it. To me, the scroll work is highly reminiscent of the waves crashing around the shores of the British Isles.
The two round flanking diamonds, positioned where the setting meets the band, don't steal the spotlight from the main event but rather complement it, as their round shape blends smoothly into an elongated triangle-shaped cutout that echoes the pear shape of the main stone above.
If that sounds like a lot going on in one ring, that's because it is! But somehow Karlin Anderson manages to take these different elements and patterns and weave them into a piece that is cohesive and striking. Drawing on her upbringing in the rugged Shetland Islands, Karlin consistently creates dramatic and remarkable pieces.
Karlin's sense of drama, her expert craftsmanship and her easy-going nature make her a fantastic designer to work with.
This ornate, sumptuous ring is evidence of the breadth and depth of her talent and passion.


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Sunday, May 25, 2008
Superheroes: Fashion and Fantasy
I just returned from the new Superheroes: Fashion and Fantasy exhibit at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York.
One thing that struck me about the "fashion" part of the exhibit—that is the runway costumes, not the actual superhero costumes—is that the women's attire generally looked horribly uncomfortable to wear, whereas the men's runway costumes looked much more comfortable. For instance, in the photo above, Batman's costume (from this year's The Dark Knight film) is on the left, then there are two male fashion versions, and three women's fashion versions.
Would you rather wear the male or female costumes if you were going to be out all evening?
Of course I really shouldn't have been surprised by the difference in comfort and utility between men's "costumes" and women's "costumes". It's true of fashion in general. Men's clothes are built for comfort and practicality—ample deep pockets that can safely contain important objects (cell phones, keys, wallet) without danger of falling out or spearing buttocks when the wearer sits down.
In contrast, women's clothes are generally built to show off the women's shape in the best light, regardless of comfort: tight dresses and skirts that make it impossible to take long strides when walking; high heels that make standing or walking for even moderate periods of time painful, no functional pockets so that purses are required (and another opportunity for the fashion industry to make money with accessories!). I often wonder how men would react if men's suit designers did away with pockets so that men would need to carry some type of satchel for the important belongings.
But I digress…back to the Superheroes fashion exhibit and the utility of a costume. One more example—the "armor" section that includes the costume for Iron Man, and then a women's fashion version (on the right, in case you couldn't tell the two apart):
More of women's armor fashions are below. If I needed armor, I'd go for complete coverage.
Posted by Robin S. Rosenberg, Ph.D. at 10:29 PM
Labels: costumes, fantasy, fashion, Superheroes
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So why do you think women buy into this system and wear the uncomfortable clothes? I don't know if this would be something you'd be interested in doing, but I'd love to see you blog an analysis of some fashion advertisement (tv, radio, print) and what different techniques they use to try to convince women to buy clothes that are otherwise uncomfortable and not useful, as you suggest.ReplyDelete
I think women looking very pretty and different in superheroes costumes.It is a different wearing for women.ReplyDelete
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For the past few months, I have been a member of a book club started by some of my coworkers, and it is always one of the highlights of my week. (Hi ladies!) To be completely honest, though, we like to eat as much as we like to read. We started out with early morning meetings at Starbucks, discussing the books over coffee and pastries. Then we moved to afternoon meetings at Panera or the Barnes & Noble cafe. Now, we still have our regular weekly meetings with snacks, but the final meeting for each book is held at a member's house where we watch the book's corresponding movie and enjoy a pot luck dinner. To make it even better, we have themed dinners to celebrate the latest book.
So far, I have contributed to these meals with a different course each time, covering salad, main entree and dessert (red velvet cake for our all-red Dracula party). For our latest party – honey themed for The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd – I claimed appetizers for something new.
So, I took it upon myself to create an appetizer that incorporated honey but was still a savory bite to begin the meal. I looked at what I already had at home to add and found walnuts and various herbs. Enter goat cheese and pre-made phyllo cups and you have a tasty appetizer than uses a lot of my favorite ingredients!
Mini Goat Cheese and Honey Tarts
makes 20 appetizers
- 4 oz. goat cheese
- 1/2 t. dried basil
- 1/4 t. dried thyme
- pinch coarsely ground black pepper
- 2 T. honey
- 2 packages phyllo cups (from the freezer section)
- chopped walnuts
Preheat oven to 350.
Mix the first five ingredients until combined and creamy.
Use a small ice cream scoop or melon baller to spoon the filling into the cups, being careful not to crack the phyllo.
Sprinkle each with the chopped walnuts and lightly press down into the filling.
Bake for 8-10 minutes until filling is slightly melted and the walnuts are lightly toasted.
At first I was afraid these would be too much like a dessert from the sweetness of the honey, but the herbs and pepper add a nice savory contrast. Overall, I think they were a big hit at the party – at least the platter was empty when I left for home!
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First off…please remember to Vote for South End for Creative Loafing's "Neighborhood of the Year" Voting ends Friday! Overview Charlotte Magazine recently named the South End Gallery Crawl as the "Best Artsy Place to Take a Date" and Food Truck Friday as "Best Regular Foodie Event" and we will have a great lineup of gallery exhibitions and … Continue reading
We're mixing things up a little this week as Food Truck Friday, Common Market and the McColl Center for Visual Arts are teaming up to present The Moth Project. Jeff Schmuki & Wendi Deschene are environmental artists-in-residence at the McColl Center and will bring the Moth Light Intervention to Food Truck Friday. Read below for … Continue reading
South End Soul is this Saturday and going to be great. Before I get into all the details there are two other great events happening on Saturday in South End I wanted to make certain you had the details. Triple C is hosting Triple P at Triple C from 3-6pm with BBQ from award winning … Continue reading
I am excited to share with you that Carolina's Got Art! Exhibition is returning in 2013 with a huge $15,000 purse!. This art exhibition and sale is a tremendous opportunity to showcase the incredible art work from both North and South Carolina. For all the details you can visit their website but I have listed details below … Continue reading
It's going to be an exciting Friday night in South End with no shortage of great things to do. Gallery Crawl is this Friday and we have A LOT of galleries and places hosting artists so make certain to check those out below. Food Truck Friday is a weekly staple and will have a canned … Continue reading
The following is reposted from the market manager of the Atherton Market. Lots of great events coming up so make certain you don't miss out! What's Happening this Week at the Atherton Market? The next big event you should know about is the Lucky Fish Oyster Roast and Low Country Boil on Friday, November 2nd. … Continue reading
Fun event coming up next Thursday at All American Pub in South End benefiting The 704 Project & Charlotte Public Tree Fund. To register go to here. Details below from the organizers about the event and causes. Battle of the Brews Event Details: 1. Come drink craft brews from Charlotte's local breweries. You vote on your … Continue reading
Last December I attended one of the most interesting art shows in a cool, out of the way location called AKA Creative. Located on Remount Rd, near S Tryon Street, this show was unlike anything I had experienced in Charlotte. To see that post visit Culture Initiative 3 Year Celebration Show. Tonight, AKA Creative is … Continue reading
Got weekend plans? The weather is going to be great and in addition to the great shops and restaurants in South End, we have some great events happening all weekend in the neighborhood. FRIDAY First up happens tonight with Food Truck Friday at the corner of Camden and Park Ave. Eight trucks are scheduled to … Continue reading
Come join us this Friday for dinner and a movie. Weather should be great! Bring your chairs and blankets and plan to enjoy the evening.
Opening day for Triple C Brewing is close. They have passed all inspections, have their TO and just waiting for ABC permit before they announce an opening date. I stopped in this week to get a look at the brewery and it looks great! I think folks will be spending a lot of time here. When I arrived … Continue reading
August South End Gallery Crawl "Carolina Stories" Special Screening Food Truck Friday What: South End Gallery Crawl Where: Galleries listed below When: Friday, August 3, 2012, Gallery Crawl is 6-9 p.m. Kick off August with the South End Gallery Crawl taking place Friday, August 3. Come explore and experience the many galleries South … Continue reading
August South End Gallery Crawl "Carolina Stories" Special Screening Food Truck Friday What: South End Gallery Crawl Where: Galleries listed below When: Friday, August 3, 2012 Gallery Crawl is 6-9 p.m. Kick off August with the South End Gallery Crawl taking place Friday, August 3. Come explore and experience the many galleries South … Continue reading
Excited for Charlotte B-cycle to launch all 20 stations this Wednesday. There are 2 bike share stations in South End. The one pictured above at the Bland St station and one at East West Station! See the release below for more details. Charlotte B-cycle made possible by BlueCross and BlueShield of North Carolina Go Live … Continue reading
So many great reasons to make a trip to Atherton Market a part of your Saturday morning….great produce and proteins, fresh breads and baked goods, and today starting around 11am we will be churning some homemade ice cream in preparation for the South End Churn Off next Saturday, Aug 4th. We'll be giving away free … Continue reading
The following is the weekly newsletter from Lynn Caldwell, Manager of the Atherton Market. It's an incredible feature to have a year round, in-door market in South End, and I appreciate all the hard work from Lynn and the vendors to make this happen! To subscribe to the Atherton Market Newsletter click here. Check out … Continue reading
Who doesn't love ice cream and if you've never had homemade ice cream then you are in for a real treat. South End and the Atherton Market are bringing you the first South End Churn Off on Saturday, August 4th at the Atherton Market. Details to compete are below and we will have a few … Continue reading
July 4th falls on Wednesday this year and if you are new to Charlotte or just looking for new ideas on places to celebrate and watch the fireworks then here are a few recommendations. One of the beauties of South End is if you can get to a roof top pool or deck, then you will have a great view … Continue reading
The following is the weekly newsletter from Lynn Caldwell, Manager of the Atherton Market. It's an incredible feature to have a year round, in-door market in South End that now takes EBT. I appreciate all the hard work from Lynn and the vendors to make this happen! To subscribe to the Atherton Market Newsletter click here. … Continue reading
Below is the lineup for #FoodTruckFriday tonight. You've probably heard the forecast calling for record heat so please take precautions to be safe. We are going to move the tables towards the back of the lot near the trees and more grass to capture the shade. Stay hydrated and come enjoy your favorite food truck … Continue reading
The last couple of months have brought some new businesses to South End, bringing with them a little style and a little flavor. Two of these are Savory Spice Shop and The Benjamin Bear. Savory Spice Shop opened on Small Business Saturday but didn't have their official Grand Opening until a couple weeks ago. I … Continue reading
South End is a very walkable neighborhood and this past Saturday I was able to participate in my first ever South End Walking Tour. Josie Mazzaferro with Allen Tate contacted me a few weeks back to share how she put together a walking tour of Dilworth and was received so well that she wanted to … Continue reading


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Your statutes have been my songs in the house of my pilgrimage – Psalm 119:54 –
It's our desire at CCBC to see students grow closer to Jesus through the study of His Word. One result we see from this growth is an outpouring of original songs in response to God's revelation. The songs we have heard over the years are as diverse as the students themselves, but it's always a joy to see the students ministering to one another in "psalms, hymns and spiritual songs" as Paul exhorts us to in Colossians 3:16 and Ephesians 5:19. On this page you will find some examples from CCBC students past and present. Feel free to download and share, we hope these songs will be a blessing to you and others.
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flickr assignment #3 for digital media production.
today in class, i shared some observations about your photographs of gleeson library, or flickr assignment #2, and briefly discussed some examples that i thought really worked: bryce's Midterm Week; yakuri's UFO?!; evelyn's comment on yakuri's Dizzy Stairs; chris's Great comic book selection at Gleeson!; and quincy's set PR6023.A93 J64. exciting work, folks!
for flickr assignment #3, i want each of you to:
1. do it again.
2. this time, be careful to follow all steps: limit yourself to 3-5 photos, tag them, title them, and add one or some or all of them to the Gleeson Library at USF flickr group.
3. last time, i encouraged you to include human beings in your photographs. this time, i required you to include at least one human in at least one of your photos.
4. consider including librarians and library staff in your photographs.
5. following today's creative commons lecture by shawn calhoun, think about and set your creative commons license on your flickr account (go to "Your Account" and select "Privacy and Permissions"). have questions? use twitter to ask your fellow DMPers, me, or shawn for help.
6. once finished and before class on friday, tweet about it. be sure your tweet includes a link to your flickr set.
a. follow all directions.
b. if you have no work to demo for friday's demo day, do not come to class.
Wednesday, October 13, 2010
flickr assignment #3
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- Shawn said...
Hey DMP - thanks for the opportunity to stop by your class and talk with you about photography and copyright/creative commons. Here's a shortcut to view/change your default Flickr license http://www.flickr.com/account/prefs/license/
- 10:24 PM, October 13, 2010
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The DJC-WeCAi30 controller cable enables an iPad (3rd gen), iPad 2, or an iPhone 4S to connect to a DDJ-WeGO3. The DJC-WeCAi30 cable connection transforms a compatible 30-pin iOS device loaded with Algoriddim Inc.'s djay 2 or vjay apps (available for purchase in the App Store) into a music source and control window for the DDJ-WeGO3.
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Stockton Delta Water Supply Project
The $217 million dollar Delta Water Supply Project will provide Stockton, located in California's Central Valley, with a high-quality, reliable water supply to meet both current and future water needs. The project includes a new intake and pump station that will divert water from the San Joaquin River through miles of underground pipeline to a new 30-million-gallon-per-day water treatment plant.
ESA supported the City of Stockton in the development, feasibility assessment, California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) compliance, and permitting for the new surface water supply project. Our team worked closely to address project- and program-level impacts, as well as future phases of build-out in the environmental impact report (EIR). Areas of analysis include levee stability and flood hazards, special-status species including the giant garter snake and delta fish species, land compatibility, loss of agricultural land, and growth inducement potential. ESA assisted Stockton in negotiations with the local and state reclamation districts, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, California Department of Fish and Game, California State Lands Commission, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, National Marine Fisheries Service, and Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board during the CEQA process and subsequently during the permit process. ESA's team of biologists is providing extensive environmental compliance monitoring and reporting services for CEQA and regulatory permitting compliance throughout the construction process.
The EIR provided the CEQA basis for the California State Water Resources Control Board to issue a new water right to Stockton. More than 36,000 linear feet of pipeline has been installed to date. With the completion of phase one, Stockton's water needs, as detailed in their General Plan, will likely be met through 2025.
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Building a cloud computing environment with on-demand access to compute, network, and storage resources requires an elastic infrastructure at multiple levels. Virtualization combined with x86 servers has transformed the way we scale out compute resources. Unfortunately, legacy Fibre Channel and iSCSI storage architectures are rooted in rigid mainframe-era designs, and are fundamentally mismatched with the dynamic, shared modern data center.
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Either we have gotten super lazy or we just don't know when to stop feeding our kids, but obesity is now a global trend that is negatively impacting children in all kinds of ways. According to a recent study, physical health isn't the only thing at risk. More social things are, and it's really, really sad.
Obese kids are also in danger of losing their friends.
We know that children can be cruel, but it's always difficult when your child is the one being singled out. Overweight children seem to be at the top of this list. How to confirm? A rigorous study, of course. Because kids no longer run around as much making fun of fat kids? Instead, it's running under the surface.
Researchers at the University of Southern California conducted a survey in the Netherlands that consisted of 504 preteens, ages 10 to 12. Participants in 28 classes listed their best friends as well as their enemies.
Children were assigned weight categories based on their body mass index. About 16 percent of the participants were overweight.
Findings showed that overweight children were more likely to be excluded from friendships with other classmates and disliked by their peers. They also observed that children who were overweight seemed to dislike more classmates than their thinner peers.
Kayla de la Haye, lead author and assistant preventive medicine professor at the Keck School of Medicine, said she believes that heightened negative relationships can result in mental, social and physical problems.
"Our finding is alarming because if we continue to have social environments where fat shaming is the norm, these kids will continue to be ostracized. Those adverse interactions increase the risk of loneliness, depression, poor eating habits and illness," de la Haye said.
Although overweight children placed as many kids in their "friend" category as those with a healthy weight, they were 1.7 times more likely to be disliked and 1.2 times more likely to dislike their peers.
"This social environment characterized by fewer friendships and more antipathies is likely to put overweight youth at increased risk for psychosocial maladjustment," the study stated. "The resulting social isolation may also promote unhealthy behaviors, such as excessive food intake and decreased participation in sports and physical activities, which can lead to further weight gain and thus a cycle of poor physical and social outcomes."
The study also suggests that overweight children tend to have fewer friends and be friends with less popular kids who also tend to be overweight.
"We want to reduce the stigma of being overweight," de la Haye said. "We have anti-bullying campaigns based on sexual identity, race and ethnicity. We should do more to integrate obesity in our anti-bullying repertoire."
Comfort food therapy, though part of American culture, is nothing more than a quick fix: a deceptive solution that will ultimately lead to bigger problems. If we introduce healthy eating habits to our kids early on, we are not only protecting them from serious health risks, such as diabetes, high blood pressure and asthma, we are giving them a strong foundation to build healthy relationships.
OK, so what if your child is eating healthy and exercising regularly, but cannot seem to lose weight?
If you've followed all the rules for establishing a healthy lifestyle and your child is still struggling to keep up, it may be time to talk to your pediatrician about evaluating your child for other medical conditions that can cause obesity, such as Cushing's syndrome, hypothyroidism or side effects from medication.


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Tom Fronczak
Tom Fronczak is a founding editor of Destructoid, the largest independently owned gaming site on the Internet. After Destructoid was nominated for three Webby Awards and listed as one of the 25 most valuable blogs on the Web, he helped ModernMethod launch their film news and reviews site, Flixist.
Six years of journalism has allowed him to live in Rome, California, Pennsylvania, Ohio, and New York. Tom's attended industry events such as CES and E3, but with a degree in 3D graphics he's pursuing a career in game design and hopes to one day take part in GDC from the other side of the stage. He's on Reddit far more often than Twitter, but you can reach him @Fronztoid.


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The Printhaus this Thursday 19th May, for people to make art for Papergirl Cardiff! Email us if you'd like to take part in this drop-in evening: email@example.com - places are limited, so be quick!
The submission deadline is 27th May, and although we have received lots of fantastic work, we still need more! Check out our blog to see our latest submissions http://papergirlcardiff.blogspot.com
Registration for the distribution ride on 18th June is also open - visit our blog to sign up here
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Wedding Dress Modesty Panel - design and sampling
My lovely young friend, Lauren, has been living mostly in Ghana for the last couple of years and, as often happens, met and fell in love with a nice, local chap. ☺♥☻ Their wedding date was set for mid December and she bought both of their wedding outfits on a long trip back to the UK.
However, there was a small problem with the bridal dress - it's a bit low at the back. By European standards, it was pretty decent, with the back finishing around about bra level, but by Ghanaian standards, it was too low for polite company. To quote the bride, "You can flash your boobs any day of the week, but one flash of a woman's back....!" So, in order to avoid offending local cultural sensibilities, Lauren sent me this photo of the needed 'addition' and asked me if I could help out with some embroidery to make it look like it was part of the dress. I quite liked the idea of the challenge and hopped on a train over to her parents' place in Halifax clutching my art box which I'd refilled with white, cream and silver threads of all types.
Here I am determining the size and shape of the panel - running carefully around the edge with some red sewing cotton and a tapestry needle so as not to jab into her!
After lots of holding up threads against the stitchery on the dress (which seemed to have been done in machine rayon and silver Jap style thread, then hand embellished), and then trialling some on some scrap net pieces, these are the threads that matched best with the original materials and survived the necessary work process.
I worked a couple of small samples, this one trialling a couple of different Madeira shades - ecru/2404 and off white, and also trying out some of the beads and sparklies Lauren and her mum, Janet - an accomplished seamstress, had bought in for the project. You might also notice a sort of 'haze' on this photo, as if there were a plastic bag or something underneath the net. Well, in a way there is, as I had to used Romeo water soluble stabilizer to work this piece. The net is quite fine, but nothing like fine enough to be able to hand work enough stitches on easily. Stabilizer provided the perfect solution. Once the stitchery is complete, you just rinse it out well.
Naturally, I took a lot of photos of the embroidery design on the dress and here are some of the details from those pictures. I used these not only to create a suitable pattern using motifs as close as possible to the originals, but also to get more of an insight into how they were worked and how best to set about it myself. NB These 3 photos are from the dress proper and are not my work.
After looking at it for a while, I traced around the edge of the panel and began to put together a design idea trying to make it look as 'at home' as possible. I'd been told not to worry as Lauren's hair would cover it much of the time and it just needed to give an idea, but, hey, this is me! It had to be spot on, right?? ☺
Here it is set up in the hoop after the tricky task of tracing the outlines onto the net using a fine black biro. You can clearly see the stabilizer here and also that I tacked along the top and bottom of the panel to keep it still. Given that the net's just that little bit stretchy, I had to be very careful not to have it held taut in the hoop, but to sit as it would in the dress. The Romeo 'fabric' acted as a stabiliser in that sense too.
Next time I'll show you the first stage of the stitching - the ecru silk flowers and leaf motifs.
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Kris and I go way back. Our history together started off in elementary school in Mobile where our love for beanie babies (who doesn't love these little guys) and other such cuteness sprang. We went to separate middle and high schools but became good friends again late high school at youth group. We ended up both going to Auburn University (Can I get a war eagle?!!!) where we roomed together for 3 years.
And both our jobs led us Birmingham, to roommates again right before I got married, to our engaged and married small group.
What a blessing this chick has been in my life. She has always been a constant, a loving friend, an encourager, someone who makes you have a good ole belly laugh, the BEST story teller ever, and a beautiful example of a Godly woman!
College roommates (Disclaimer: the drawn in girl is real, just not in this picture)
Dorm mates sophomore year. We went all out for Halloween! If you can't tell, I'm Belle from Beauty and the Beast.
Me and Kris junior year of college at our apt. ready for a Christmas party
Birmingham Halloween 2 years ago. Only a couple of weeks after I had met Stephen.
On my wedding day. I could not have imagined it without her.
To all the brides out there, best wishes and enjoy the plannign and the day. It goes by so quickly. Enjoy those too who joyful stand next to you. They turly are the best.


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RACISM! American Police Tried To Arrest Davido Thinking He Is A SCAMMER Cos He Is BLACK!
U.S. police officers reportedly entered the house of Nigerian singer Davido, suspecting he must be a scammer to be living in such a house.
The singer showed them his YouTube page and they left.
Davido told them he is a superstar from Africa, the cops doubted him until they saw that he has over 100 million views on YouTube and apologised.
"Mehn my YouTube views has saved me from police in America so many times … Make dey leave me," the singer tweeted.


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AK with the President of the United States
10. What took me so long to sign up for Netflix?
09. Will President Obama ever
be President of Black America give a speech in front of a Black audience where he speaks as the President rather than the Daddy-in-Chief of Black America?
08. Did you know that premium canned tuna was so amazingly good?
Best song of the year and worst video of the year
07. Will I ever get tired of Robin Thicke's song Blurred Lines?
05. Why do I miss the NFL so much?
04. What interesting place have you been to lately?
03. Which is worse; the threat of tornadoes or the threat of earthquakes?
02. Will Anthony
sexting scandal Weiner be the next mayor of New York City? (I'd vote for his wife Huma, above)
01. Who is your celebrity crush at the moment?
I look forward to reading your comments! 🙂


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Ten years after Pope John Paul II appointed him to the prestigious Pontifical Academy of Sciences, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UC San Diego, climate and atmospheric scientist Veerabhadran Ramanathan is hoping to mesh his own message of hope regarding climate change solutions with the message of social justice that Pope Francis has come to be known for in the year since ascending to the papacy.
From May 2 to May 6 at the Vatican, Ramanathan will co-convene "Sustainable Humanity, Sustainable Nature, Our Responsibility" a joint workshop of the Pontifical Academy of Sciences and the Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences. Ramanathan described it as an unprecedented gathering of scientists, philosophers, and theologians. Joining Ramanathan in presiding over the summit will be Chancellor of the Pontifical Academy of Sciences Marcelo Sánchez Sorondo, British economist Partha S. Dasgupta of Cambridge University, and His Excellency Archbishop Roland Minnerath, Archbishop of Dijon, France.
The event will draw some of the leading thinkers on sustainable development, climate change and economic justice, including Columbia University economists Joseph Stiglitz and Jeffrey Sachs. Several scientists with Scripps associations – Walter Munk, former Scripps Director Charles Kennel, Nancy Knowlton, Naomi Oreskes, former U.S. Geological Survey Director Marcia McNutt, and Nobel Prize laureate Paul Crutzen – will attend and two Scripps graduate students, Matt Siegfried and Emily Kelly, have been invited as observers. Nobel laureates Werner Arber, who received the prize for medicine in 1978, and Yuan Lee, who received the prize in chemistry in 1986, are also scheduled to participate.
Workshop participants will discuss "human capital," that is to say, social inclusion, so that the full potential present in the members of a society can be developed. In this regard, they will examine the improved health and education many in the world now enjoy in comparison with "natural capital," the finite resources that supply drinking water and food to society and that moderate climate. They will also consider why there has been a disconnect between science and policy actions with respect to climate change and loss of biodiversity, two major issues that threaten the sustainability of human well-being in 20th century thought. They also will seek to identify the limits of nature in meeting society's needs.
"In spite of compelling evidence of unsustainable changes to climate and biodiversity, society has been slow to act," said Ramanathan. "The heavy price for this inaction will be paid by more than three billion poor people earning less than $2 per day. We hope to understand why and explore pathways for sustainable development for all."
Pope John Paul II, who was canonized as a saint on April 27, appointed Ramanathan to the academy in 2004. Ramanathan has met with John Paul II and his successor Pope Benedict XVI, who appointed him to the council of the academy in 2013. This is the first meeting he is organizing under Pope Francis since the former Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio assumed the papacy in March 2013. The presence of the new pope will bring an added element of hope; already Francis has established in his brief term an emphasis on social justice, an admonition against the dangers of economic inequality, human trafficking and social exclusion, and an image rooted in humility.
"I'm hoping His Holiness will send a declaration based on our workshop that says, 'We should be good stewards of our planet,'" said Ramanathan. "Just that one sentence. That's all I want."
In 2010, Ramanathan founded Project Surya ("sun" in Sanskrit), a Third World-based charitable effort to mitigate the emission of black carbon and other toxins from solid biomass cooking methods endemic to his native India, Southwest Asia, and vast expanses of Africa.
Project Surya provides solid-fuel, bio-gas, and solar stoves and lamps that greatly reduce smoke indoors and outdoors — and thus reduce the ill effects of pollution — for nearly four million poor people in developing countries. They pay a heavy price. About 3.2 million people die every year inhaling the toxic smoke, which is a major contributor to climate change.
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No, not the football tonight where where we need a miracle - I'm talking about the financial markets.
The package Spain got has had no positive impact it seems, and their borrowing costs rose above seven percent in the past 24 hours. This is bailout territory, there's no getting away from it. But we can't just keep bailing everyone out, something's gotta give.
For now, I'm selling the Euro again and keeping my stop losses tight enough. We've also the Greek elections to think about so it could be a bit of a mad time for a while.
I bought a small bit of gold some time back at $1555 an ounce and that decision proved a good one. It's now trading around $1620 so I've moved my stop loss to $1600 and I'll just let it run. As usual, I'm kicking myself I didn't buy more! I only went in with small change but still, it's good to be in profit.
I didn't get a chance to have a look at horseracing today so no bets.
Gold rise over the past few days:
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Kelly touches on similar feelings I've had with these streaming apps. Spotify has no sense of collection. Rdio's UI feels too slow, even on iOS. But iTunes feels just right. It's speedy. It works with software like Quicksilver and Launchbar. It's software that's an extension of my personality because everything that's in it is something I've made a decision to make a part of my life.
The "Music As Water" approach is admirable. It's simple. It's inexpensive. It makes it really easy to check out the latest music, things your friends recommend to you,1 and tunes you wouldn't normally listen to. But boy does it create a flood. Rather than revisiting my favorite albums I find myself always listening to whatever is new.
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The blurb:
When a bomb explodes at the University of Amsterdam, aspiring criminologist Georgina McKenzie is asked by the police to help flush out the killer. But the bomb is part of a much bigger, more sinister plot that will have the entire city quaking in fear.
And the killer has a very special part for George to play…
A thrilling race against time with a heroine you'll be rooting for, this book will keep you up all night!
Marnie Riches grew up on a rough estate in Manchester, aptly within sight of the dreaming spires of Strangeways prison. Able to speak five different languages, she gained a Master's degree in Modern & Medieval Dutch and German from Cambridge University. She has been a punk, a trainee rock star, a pretend artist, a property developer and professional fundraiser. In her spare time, she likes to run, mainly to offset the wine and fine food she consumes with great enthusiasm.
Having authored the first six books of HarperCollins Children's Time-Hunters series, she now writes crime thrillers for adults.


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Monday, March 5, 2012
The Problem with Being A Far Thinker (as a writer)
Guess how many of those careful plans actually panned out in the way I imagined?
Yeah. None of them.
Still. Guess what old habit is dying hard in my adult writing life?
Like most of you writers out there, I dream of getting published. I know full well that's never gonna happen unless I work my tush off to get there. Yes, that requires a lot of work and careful planning. I've had self-imposed deadlines for drafting, strategies for sending to CPs, a carefully structured method and schedule for when I would send my queries, and to whom.
Now that the queries for ONE are out, I've started on the next WiP. And, as you may have guessed, I have a plan for when I'll start querying that one.
That's right. I'm planning my query process for a new novel before my currently querying novel is in the drawer.
In some corner of my twisted mind, this all makes sense. I'm allowing One to query widely, unfettered by any clinginess or obsession from yours truly. More importantly, I'm building an iron, spiky, barbed-wire fence around my heart to protect it in the case that One DOES go in a drawer. Sounds good, right?
Yeah. Except...not. Why?
My writing life could turn around AT ANY MOMENT.
Between the time I'm typing this blog post and the time it posts, I could get an email from an agent requesting The Call. (Highly unlikely, yeah, but it COULD happen.) It could happen any minute.
And here I am planning query flurries that I might never have to send.
Here's my worry: that being a far thinker keeps me from taking risks, because I'm always driving toward that self-set goal, sometimes without evaluating whether it's the best course. For example, I'm trying to barrel through this draft of Chrome, when maybe I should be overhauling One to make it into a more marketable genre.
(Like, I could make Elias a vampire, and Merrin a vampire hunter.
That's the sane worry, anyway. The insane one is...well...that I'm just insane. I have thoughts (that I frequently share with my CPs, sorry ladies) like, "At what point will I quit writing? MS #5? #7?" and "When should I self-publish?" and "How do I feel about small pubishers?" and "Who's buying the drinks if we all go to SCBWI this year? Will I go only if I'm agented, or only if I'm not agented?"
Are you guys ready to throw me across the room yet? (no hard feelings. Seriously.)
I don't really have a point for this blog post. I just know that sometimes my far-thinking-ness seems totally rational and reasonable, and other times I think, "Wow, I'm a certifiable nutcase." And then I kind of wonder if this far-thinking obsession will ever get me into legit trouble, or just leave me shaking my head at Past Me as per usual.
Sweet readers - Are any of you far-thinkers? How does it affect your writing? Do you do anything to curb it?
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If someone had told me I'd be 2 months away from my 32nd birthday and still be working full time with no children and a teeny house around the corner from my in-laws, I think I would've jumped off a bridge. Things definitely have a way of not working out the way we plan.ReplyDelete
But I don't see anything wrong with having goals and dreams. Or with entertaining the idea that you might get The Call any minute, because it could happen (for you, I mean). After all, you can't really say you're pursuing a writing career if you're not doing all the things you're doing. (And BTW, I see right through you. You do not have barbed wire around your heart when it comes to the stories you're querying. You love them. Say it. SAY IT!)
I'm the saaaaaame way. Far-thinker for sure. Not only do I love making to-do lists, I love making Life Plan lists, too :) Honestly, I think for writing, at least for me, it's a good thing. The goals keep me moving forward and the "Plan" lists give me hope. Of course, it may not work out like I'm planning (probably won't) but it definitely helps give me perspective on where I am and where I want to be. I totally don't think you're insane (unless that's because I'm insane, too)! I would probably be doing the same thing, just in case. You know that saying "Hope for the best, prepare for the worst"? That's basically what you're doing. But, uh, if you ever find out that this far-thinking isn't too good for writing, let me know :)ReplyDelete
I'm pretty sure the farthest thinking I do is in-story. >.< I mean, I don't even like thinking about what jobs I'm going to have to apply for this summer, and I'll need to do that next week over Spring Break. I dunno, in regards to getting published and whatnot, I'm much more "whatever happens, happens," y'know?ReplyDelete
(And I'm right there with G. What barbed wire? SAY YOU LOVE THEM.)Replies
I think my problem is that the "whatever happens happens" approach isnt' giving me enough motivation to actually DO the writing. Hm.Delete
With as many queries as I have out (more than I have left to send, at this point,) saying I love them is killing me. ;_;
I'm a far thinker too, and I used to think it was what kept me so organized and focused. But now I'm trying to learn not to worry too much about the future, because you never know what's going to happen (like moving to Russia in six months). I think it's good to set deadlines and have goals, but for the things we have very little control over (like queries and agents and publishing deals), I think we just have to cross those bridges as they come. Just like I have to cross the whole living-in-a-foreign-country-where-I-don't-speak-the-language-and-don't-know-a-soul bridge when it comes. You know, THAT bridge :PReplyDeleteReplies
RUSSIA??? In SIX MONTHS???Delete
Okay. Never mind. My life is stress free.
LOL, no way. You do sooo much! I just try to keep in mind things like The Help getting 60 rejections before it found an agent. My friend had 70 rejections before she found her agent. At least we all have each other in this. Before I found all of you awesome bloggy friends, I really thought it was just me. It helps to know there are people going through the exact same thing. Because let's face, the husband just doesn't get it.Delete
LOL, no way. You do sooo much! I just try to keep in mind things like The Help getting 60 rejections before it found an agent. My friend had 70 rejections before she found her agent. At least we all have each other in this. Before I found all of you awesome bloggy friends, I really thought it was just me. It helps to know there are people going through the exact same thing. Because let's face, the husband just doesn't get it.Delete
GAH I feel like I'm always a super duper far thinker...and then when things don't happen exactly right I get super nervous about it :/ like at this point I was supposed to be in a serious relationship.....that's going super well hahaha. I think at some point I need to teach myself to stop planning everything...but I don't know if I'll ever be able to! Just keep writing no matter what, because you are INCREDIBLE at it, and you should never stop doing what you are passionate about <3ReplyDelete
I have a plan with everything else besides my writing. Right now I have one WIP waiting for me to have time to overhaul it, and another that needs time to be written. I'm not as good at juggling as you are (I stay at home with one toddler). :)ReplyDelete
Banned complain !! Complaining only causes life and mind become more severe. Enjoy the rhythm of the problems faced. No matter ga life, not a problem not learn, so enjoy it :)ReplyDelete
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5 Ways to Boost Call Center Productivity with Visual CRM Tools
Call centers are all about balancing transactions and relationships. On a daily basis, they are measured by wait times, how quickly calls are handled, call resolution, and customer satisfaction of the call outcome. In addition to these short-term metrics of call center productivity, every transaction sows the seeds for a long-term relationship and increased total customer value.
So what can we do to ensure that both short- and long-term are maximized?
Of course coaching and training is one way. A close second are CRM tools. The right tools can help ensure that the focus shifts from repetition to consistency of outcomes. Finally a sales rep's experience and familiarity with the business also help a rep to make this short- and long-term balance work successfully.
How to boost call center productivity (and morale too!) …
We are visual creatures. Research shows that we process images 60,000 times faster than text. Visual tools can help boost call center productivity in several ways through the use of a call planning and visualization tool. Here's how:
1. Define the customer outcome
What is the primary goal for the call? We often hear that preparation improves the quality. By looking at preparation as a quality issue, you move away from the transactional (simplistically speaking) to the strategic (focused on customer). Visual tools can help reps to do efficient research before calls and set goals for calls.
2. Know who you are talking with
Before and during calls, reps should be able to access the most important information in an organized way. Things like information about the lead being called, together with nearby accounts who have a similar product or service, and summary statistics of benefits delivered to customers are a few that information in CRM can help build a connection during the call.
3. Track intermediate metrics
You can easily track which information is useful to the rep, the info they return to over and over again, and which information improves the connect rate. These metrics can be compared to the final customer outcome, so you can make changes to improve outcomes.
4. Provide time-saving one-click steps
Often the data is insufficient, inaccurate or simply out of date. A single click for a quick search that finds the current, correct data saves ten clicks. Looking up relationships, directions, etc. can be made simple through one-click buttons on a simple layout.
5. Arrange all this in one spot
All this info should be delivered visually and simply in a single location, so the rep can get information instantly without distraction.
Okay, so how does this boost morale? Time after time, sales managers have told us that reps work best from a single "go-to" location that empowers them with information. In addition, this can reduce the fatigue of high volume, transactional calls. It also helps to elevate the rep to the realm of a relationship, so they enjoy every conversation. And that is the most priceless gift you can give to your reps to increase call center productivity.


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Customer Success Story: Listia Trades Poor Email Delivery for Increased Engagement and ConversionCarly Brantz
Listia is an online auction site where you sell your unwanted things and bid other people's stuff using credits instead of real money. Listia relies on email to communicate with their users and since bidding is a real time function, it's imperative for bid notifications, reminders and friend requests to reach their customer's inboxes in a timely and reliable manner. However, when membership rose sharply, the 30% increase in emails being sent caused blocks at Hotmail and Yahoo!
These blocks had a domino effect. Users didn't receive important emails and filed complaints. This ultimately led to a lack of user engagement and a lack of trust in the brand. Attempts to fix their deliverability issues on their own proved extremely time intensive and weren't always successful. They turned to SendGrid to provide the expertise and tools to help them quickly identify, solve and prevent their email deliverability issues.
After implementing the SendGrid platform and performing a few key steps, Listia improved their email delivery by 25%. With increased delivery came increased engagement and conversion among their users as trust and reliability in the brand was restored. Read the entire case study to learn which key steps Listia implemented to improve their deliverability and what Listia Co-Founder and CEO, Gee Chaung had to say about the SendGrid platform.


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I bought this in New York on one of those days when you sit on a park bench and your sweat leaves an imprint when you get up. My friend Ryan and I limped around in the heat but managed a both a gander and purchase at No Relation Vintage in the East Village.
I really like it because even though it's long and gown like, it's made of a light summer cotton that can easily be worn casually. It's handmade and I would say it's from the 1970's.
Coincidentally, Ryan just sent me a photo of the pub that we spent the rest of that afternoon in; here it is in the 1940's:


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Angela Ahrendts, the chief executive of luxury fashion brand Burberry, has become the first woman to top the list of highest paid CEOs in Britain, according to a survey of the U.K.'s largest listed companies.
Ahrendts, originally from Indiana in the U.S., took home a 16.9 million pound ($26.2 million) pay package last year, which included benefits, bonuses and the sale of bonus shares, research by proxy voting agency Manifest and pay consultancy MM&K revealed.
Her pay was close to 5 million pounds more than the next highest paid boss, Angus Russell, the outgoing CEO of pharmaceutical company Shire. Russell who earned 12.1 million pounds ($18.75 million) in 2012. Former boss of brewer SABMiller, Graham Mackay, was the third highest paid, with a package worth 9.7 million pounds ($15.1 million) in 2012.
The top five remuneration packages in 2012 were significantly lower than the amounts received the year before, when Barclays' boss Bob Diamond was the highest paid, receiving more than 20.9 million pounds ($32.4 million).
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While individual pay for top CEOs fell, the average pay package of FTSE 100 bosses rose by 10 percent over the year to 4.5 million pounds ($6.98 million).


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What is it like to essentially go off the grid? For Charlie Baughman and Myria Rodeman, their unconventional life is their own private paradise. The couple live on a seven and one-half acre piece of property, just outside of Hendersonville, with three well-fed and rambunctious dogs, two forest-roaming chickens and at least one very vocal cat. They occupy two yurts — adaptations of the round, lightweight domiciles used by Central Asian nomads — drawing most of their power from solar energy.
They do occasionally use a back up generator, powered by bio-diesel that they make themselves, and also draw a slight amount of electric power — which Baughman estimates costs them about $9 a month. "Basically, we have the hot-water heater on the regular grid power, and also the well pump, so we can pump our water with it — but that's it," says Baughman. "We hardly use any electricity — we don't have any major appliances."
It is the couple's fourth year on the property, which was given to the them by Baughman's mother. When they moved on to the rolling piece of land, it was heavily treed, occupied by a trailer, a few outbuildings and numerous critters. Rodeman recalls the couple clearing the land on their own with a bemused smile, rubbing her belly, full with their first child. "We took out all of the trees ourselves," she says. "And we hauled them off without a tractor."
They leveled the property as well as they could, shoring up terraced hills with rocks collected from the property. They isolated garden spots, planting them with seeds they collected on their own. The soils brim with enormous strawberry plants — in the early spring, there's more fruit than the couple can manage to pick and turn into jams. The herbs and flowers are gargantuan and visited by fat, lazy dragonflies who drift over from a lily pad-covered pond. The orchard is filled with fruit trees, heavy with apples and peaches. Seemingly every square inch of the garden is planted with something: greens, asparagus, grapes, tomatoes and more.
It stands to reason; the couple wish to be fully self-sustaining, and they're well on their way. "If we can eat all year off of what what we produce, then that's pretty much what we're going for," says Rodeman. "We're actually getting to the point where it's more than we can preserve and more than we can eat, so we hope to start going to market eventually."
The 15-foot yurt that they live in, even in the deep winter, is covered in marine duck canvas. They are working on a cabin on the edge of the property for when the baby arrives, Rodeman says. But, with just the two of them, their main sleeping yurt and their even larger "crafting yurt" has worked just fine.
"It's a small one, but it works for us," says Baughman, sweeping his hand around the 15-footer where they sleep at night. It's filled with the bare essentials — a bed, pot-bellied wood-stove, hand-harvested and dried herbs, a dresser and a tiny kitchen with a propane stove and small sink. The floor is covered with carpets, the walls are lined with tapestries and fabrics, which help to hide the insulation that protects the inhabitants of the yurt from the cold of winter.
"It's such a small space, it doesn't take anything to heat it," says Baughman. "But it's also a tent, so it loses its heat really quickly. You actually use more energy to heat this space than you would a house."
Baughman and Rodeman say that the company from which they purchased their yurt, Laurel Nest Yurts, taught them how to build their current home. "They hold yurt workshops and show you how to build the frame, and then they sew the canvas," says Baughman, adding that four people could take the couple's 15-foot yurt down in about 15 minutes, and then rebuild it elsewhere in about 30.
"Basically, it's cheap and easy. It literally took me, between building the deck and putting up the yurt, four days. You can't beat that," says Baughman of their home, adding that total building costs amounted to approximately $2,000. "You can put it up and there's no corners," he says.
The aesthetics of a cornerless dwelling appeal to Rodeman as well. "There's just something about round structures," she says. "It's a cool energy."
What was living in a yurt like for the couple this past, brutal winter, when most of us were holed up in our centrally heated, solidly built domiciles? "It was fine," says Baughman. "It didn't collapse."
One of the best things about the couple's lifestyle? It costs nearly nothing — which means that they are free to work on the things that benefit their land and make them happy. The biggest expense is their yearly property tax bill, which comes to about $400. "That's pretty easy to come by," says Rodeman.
"It's the way to go. It's a simple life, and it's easy," says Baughman.
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