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"Distraction is the mother of all procrastination." No doubt maker SimplusDesign had a similar thought running through its pretty little head when it came up with the idea for the Anti-social iPhone case.
During the 2014 Thingiverse.com Make-A-Thon Design Challenge, makers were tasked with creating "something useful." Instead of making a useful object, SimplusDesign made something that makes you more useful. Their object was so popular, it won the challenge hands down.
According to the item description, the Anti-social iPhone Case helps you fight the constant distraction of checking your phone by covering the screen – slipping onto the front of you iPhone rather than the back – in order to keep you focused. If that weren't enough to keep your hands off your tech, the case is inscribed with the simple command to "focus."
Currently, this case is only available for the iPhone 6 but, no doubt, plans are in the works to tailor this case to other iterations of the iPhone and perhaps even other brands.
In fact, plans can be downloaded from Thingiverse (All3DP provides a useful Chrome Plugin here.)
You could modify the files to fit your size phone. This would be a great way to learn how to work with the digital files necessary to 3D print an object. What's more, you could even modify the inscribed word to suit your fancy. Something like, "You should be writing!" (that only works if you should be), "Touch me and I'll scream!", or "Too much and you'll go blind!" seem appropriate to the situation.
The Anti-social iPhone Case is your ticket to improved efficiency, greater productivity, more meaningful relationships, significant weight loss, economic stability, and world peace. Alright, maybe I went a bit too far with those claims but the Anti-social iPhone Case can certainly help with the first two.
We'll have to wait and see on the world peace thing.
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Princeton Social Media Day
Join us Friday, April 13 for a free, all-day, professional development event for students, faculty, staff and alumni covering:
- TED-style lightning talks from students, faculty, staff and experts
- Free professional headshots and social media profile consultations
- Professors Julian Zelizer and Sam Wang will record a live episode of their Politics & Polls podcast
- Presentations on social media and recruiting, activism, research, teaching, the arts, entrepreneurship, politics & more
- Expert advice and tips for personal and professional branding
- PrincetaGrammys awards ceremony recognizing outstanding social media activity on campus
Social media doctors will also be on hand during the event for individual profile consultations and free profile photos will be offered throughout the day. The program is still being finalized, so check back soon for additional information and the registration link. More than 700 members of the campus community attended the first two Social Media Day programs, and posts from the day reached over 2 million people.
The event is being hosted by the Office of Career Services in collaboration campus partners and co-sponsors including the Office of Communications, Office of Human Resources, Lewis Center for the Arts, Woodrow Wilson School, Princeton Entrepreneurship Council, Keller Center, Princeton Writes and others.
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December 2012 Archives
Equity Reduction Plan Helps Protect Real Estate and Business Assets
An Equity Reduction Plan (ERP) is designed to protect business or real estate assets, and can be a highly effective form of asset protection for those who have significant real estate holdings or own their business or professional practice (doctors, attorneys, etc).
Beneficiary Designation: The Importance of Getting It Right
Incorrect beneficiary designation is one of the most common estate planning mistakes people make and can lead to undesirable tax consequences as well as family feuds over assets.
Incentive Trust Allows You To Pass On Assets and Values
How Estate Planning Can Protect Unmarried Couples Living Together
The last U.S. Census report showed that the number of couples living together without being married is at record levels. Estate planning can play an important role in protecting the assets of those who are living together in case they eventually split up.
How to Protect Your Estate From a Child's Divorce
Parents who have built up significant assets that they wish to pass on to children may be concerned about asset protection in the event one of their children gets divorced. Estate planning provides several strategies for accomplishing this through:
Best Time to Create an Estate Plan is Before It Is Needed
It is essential to create a contingency plan naming someone to make decisions for an elderly individual before illness or incapacity impairs their ability to create and understand legal documents.
7 Smart Moves to Make Before You Retire
Plan your transition. For some people, retirement is just as stressful as working. Experts advise planning your retirement time at least five years before you actually retire, but you can do it in less time if you are focused and can make the big decisions like where you will live and how you will spend your time.
Planning for What You Already Have: An Estate
When most people think about an estate, they envision vast expanses of land, a stately home and great wealth. However, in truth, just about everyone has an estate.
Asset Protection Tips for Boomers Facing Divorce
The divorce rate is rising most rapidly among the 50+ age group in the U.S., and estate planning experts are advising boomers to look at tax and retirement consequences when creating a favorable settlement for both parties. Here are some tips:
3 Questions to Ask Before You Become an Executor
If you have been asked to be the executor of a family member or close friend's estate after they die, you might agree without really knowing what the job entails. Many people have done so, to their lasting regret.
December a Great Month for Establishing a GRAT
This year, December may be the kindest month for those who wish to set up a grantor retained annuity trust (GRAT) for the benefit of children or grandchildren or provide a family member with a loan.
Gift Planning Strategies to Consider Now
While we don't know yet what the new estate and gift tax structure will be for 2013, what we do know is that the unprecedented opportunity to pass along wealth via gifts will expire at the end of this month. If you are able to still take advantage of the 2012 rates before they expire, here are some gifting options:
7 Critical Estate Planning Moves You Need to Make
If you don't have a New Year's resolution in mind yet for the end of this month, consider making estate planning in 2013 a priority. Not only because we be faced with changes in the federal tax structure, but because it is one of the single best things you can do for your loved one.
If You Don't Want to Delay Your Retirement, Plan Now
There are approximately 10,000 baby boomers - the generation born between 1946 and 1964 - turning 65 every day. California has the most boomers of any state - 8.9 million - according to a recent survey by MainStay investments. Some more interesting statistics about boomers:
10 Things to Discuss With Your Irvine Estate Planning Attorney Now
As Congress continues to debate the tax changes that will be coming in 2013, many people are concerned about the impact to their estate plans. If you have not made an estate plan, or have one that will need to be updated, then consider this list of 10 items you should be discussing with your Irvine estate planning attorney:
7 Reasons to Talk to Your Children About Your Estate Plan
Parents are notoriously skittish about discussing inheritance matters with their adult children, but there are many good reasons for you to do so. Here are 7 of them:
Charitable Trusts Popular Strategy to Avoid Capital Gains Tax
According to a recent Financial Planning article, charitable trusts are gaining popularity among Americans in the top tax bracket that now owe 20 percent on long-term gains and a 3.8 percent Medicare surtax on net investment income.
10 Estate Planning Questions to Ask Before Year-End
If you have not revisited your estate plan this year following the changes to the estate and gift tax laws in early January, ask yourself these 10 questions then schedule a meeting with an estate planning attorney:
4 Legal Documents You Need to Care for Aging Parents
If you are the caregiver for an aging parent or other relative, there are four legal documents that are critical for you to have in order to do your duty effectively. These include:
5 Estate Planning Tips for Boomers
If you're a baby boomer, then you should already have an estate plan. But if an estate plan has been on your perpetual "to do" list that has never gotten done, here are 5 tips to get you on your way now:


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Greater Cincinnati STEM Bicycle Club Program Expanding to Eight Area Schools
UC School of Education Professor leading engaging curriculum and developing cross sector partnership
The benefits of the Greater Cincinnati STEM Bicycle Club reach far beyond the assembling of bikes and harmonious clanking of hand tools at work by students learning about engineering and problem solving. The club – a project designed by the Greater Cincinnati STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) Collaborative (GCSC) –delivers a relevant curriculum in a fun, engaging way that not only teaches children how to reverse engineer a bike but also helps them build confidence.
The project has been so successful in delivering these and other benefits to students of the GSCS' pilot program at Woodward Career Technical High School that it is being rolled out to seven additional schools across the region this spring. Schools involved include: Amelia Middle School; Campbell County Middle School; Clermont Northeastern Middle School; Holmes Middle School; Aiken High School; Ockerman Middle Schools; and R. A. Jones Middle School.
Survey results from the 2014 pilot program at Woodward Career Technical High School show that through the Bicycle Club, 27 percent of 7th and 8th grade students reported agreeing that math is an important subject to learn. A similar number reported an increase in their confidence in problem solving.
"We know that children learn best when they are actively engaged in relevant subjects of interest and that they love bikes for the independence and pride of ownership they offer," said Kathie Maynard, an assistant education professor and director of community partnerships at UC's College of Education, Criminal Justice, and Human Services (CECH). Core leadership for the GCSC comes from CECH along with Partners for a Competitive Workforce/UnitedWay, The Carol Ann and Ralph V. Haile, Jr./U.S. Bank Foundation, and the StrivePartnership.
The project is set up as an after school program that runs for 10 weeks, with students meeting once per week. At the program, mentors from community organizations and businesses, such as GE, play a key role in helping students complete the work while building STEM skills in a supportive environment. Through the involvement of community mentors and coaches, the club also exposes students to short- and long-term STEM career possibilities.
Much like the mentoring opportunities the project has fostered, the cross-sector partnership has developed mutually beneficial results for all those involved. From providing funding to educational enrichment, various Greater Cincinnati area businesses and organizations have been delighted to contribute. Greater Cincinnati area Walmart locations provided funds for 7 schools' bikes and provided ordering and delivery support for all 113 bikes for this year's program.
"We are proud of the important work that Kathie, CECH faculty, and the GCSC are doing through the STEM Bicycle Club and other initiatives," said Lawrence J. Johnson, Dean of CECH. "Giving children real-world connections to STEM can go a long way in building their interest in these critical areas – and, ultimately, help foster interest in high-skilled, STEM-oriented careers."
The Bicycle Club's curriculum was developed by a cross-sector team of K-12 teachers, CECH education faculty and students, and GE. This team was led by a doctoral student in the CECH School of Education, Matt Guenther. The curriculum includes three critical elements:
- emphasis of scientific and math principles tied to the Common Core and Ohio Science Learning Standards;
- building students' basic mechanical skills and comfort using tools;
- methods to document their learning and experiences via journaling, which reinforces self-expression and literacy skills.
The project also helps students answer questions related to the 7th and 8th grade curriculum, such as "Why does the bike move forward when you pedal?"; "What are gear ratios?"; and "What determines a bike's stability?"
Financial support for the project was provided by a diverse set of community partners including Time Warner Cable Connect a Million MindsTM, The Greater Cincinnati Foundation, and Walmart. Additionally, GE has provided significant in-kind support by its strong involvement in curriculum development, bicycle and club materials selection and procurement, and by helping to prepare volunteer coaches from other local businesses and community organizations.


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Growth and Change Are Highly Overrated
by Tom Starita
Growth and Change Are Highly Overrated is a classic coming-of-age story that takes a unique and comic look at what we all fear— having to grow up and abandon our dreams.
For a charismatic man like Lucas James, life is a breeze because everyone else provides the wind. This man-child front man for a mediocre cover band has been mooching off of his fiancée Jackie for years until she finally decides she's had enough. Faced with the reality of having no income to support his carefree lifestyle, Lucas James abandons his principles and gets a job working in the stockroom at, "That Store." How does he cope with this new found sense of responsibility?
He casually steals...
In a life spent bucking authority how will Lucas James deal with his manager, 'Victor the Dictator'? How long can he survive Ralph, a starry-eyed coworker who desires nothing more than to be best friends? Will Lori, a twenty-something cashier, be like everyone else and fall for his charms? Will he ever find a place to live? And is "growing up" just another way of saying "selling out?"
With this hilarious and engaging novel, author Tom Starita perfectly captures a character we have all met and perhaps some of us know all too well.
Growth and Change Are Highly Overrated is available on Amazon and is listed in Kindle Unlimited.
Momma Says: 4 stars ⭐⭐⭐⭐
This one was a little outside my normal reading preferences, but I'm always up for some humor and the premise sounded intriguing. Our narrator for this tale is Lucas James, a man who has managed to float through life without actually having to sacrifice or work for anything. He's lazy and at times it seems like he works harder to get out of work than what would actually be necessary to do the job. He's also quite the accomplished liar and manipulator - as long as neither takes much effort. Needless to say, Lucas James is not a likable character and I spent a good deal of this story waiting to see if he would eventually learn his lesson and grow up. Rather than say more on that and give the ending away, I'll move on. The book is well-written and witty, and like him or not, I did find myself chuckling at some of the mishaps and inner musings of the lackadaisical Lucas James who often speaks of himself in third person and for some strange reason is almost always called both his first and last name by the people in his life, including his mother, which if I were going to nitpick, is the one thing that I found bothersome in this one.
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Villa+Villa designed the fit-out for Cosmetic Culture's new boutique clinic in Pyrmont, which caters to VIP clients. Cosmetic Culture's Dr Tim Papadopoulos wanted an interior that reflected the exclusive, upmarket nature of his business and the clinic's beautiful harbourside location. Using two large photographs as the starting point — one by NY-based Australian photographer James Houston; the other by Englishman Mark Mawson — Villa+Villa created an elegant, refined interior with a chic, neutral colour scheme.


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Success@DC is an early-alert system available through the MyDC portal that collects information reported by faculty and staff regarding students' attendance, academic performance, campus behaviors, and other concerns. The SASS staff and the office of Counseling and Accessibility Services oversee this system to assist students of concern by providing the necessary advising and by navigating student concerns to the appropriate support services on campus.
Students will be contacted if a concern is reported and an intervention will be assigned if deemed necessary. A student must please respond promptly so that he or she can recieve any necessary assistance. We want to see you succeed!


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The site visit request application period for VCAP (private/individual property owners) is now CLOSED. If you are an HOA or place of worship located in FAIRFAX COUNTY, site visit applications will be accepted on a rolling basis.
Do you have a drainage and erosion problem? Are you interested in improving water quality in local watersheds and the Chesapeake Bay? Funding may be available for you to pursue these types of environmental projects at your home, HOA, or place of worship. See details below to see if you qualify for either the Conservation Assistance Program or the Virginia Conservation Assistance Program.
You Qualify for CAP Watershed and Energy Conservation Projects if…
- The civic/homeowner's association or place of worship is located in Fairfax County (includes Town of Herndon and Town of Vienna).
- Practices will be installed on community or place of worship property.
- The community has approved participation and 75% match funding for watershed projects and 50% for energy projects.
- The community keeps and maintain practices for 10 years after installation. NVSWCD verifies maintenance and provides technical, but not financial assistance for maintenance.
- Native species will be used for all plantings. No new paving will be added
You Qualify for VCAP (Virginia Conservation Assistance Program) Watershed Conservation projects if…
- You are an individual property owner, homeowner's association, or place of worship in Fairfax County, City of Alexandria, and City of Fairfax.
- You read and understand the timeline and how it differs from CAP here.
- The individual agrees to maintain practices for 10 years after installation. NVSWCD verifies maintenance and provides technical, but not financial assistance for maintenance.
- You are voluntarily installing a stormwater best management practice (BMP) and not as a result of an easement violation or new construction.
- The property is 3 years past the date of when the residential occupancy permit (ROP) has been issued.
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German Psychoanalytic Association (DPV)
German Psychoanalytic Society (DPG)
Israel Psychoanalytic Society (IPS)
International Psychoanalytic Association (IPA)
OFEK – The Israel Association for the Study of Group and Organizational Processes
Polish Psychoanalytical Society (PPS)
The Tavistock Institute (TI)
Europe today is undergoing severe crises, seriously affecting European national identity, economic security and financial stability. The dream of a unified peaceful Europe appears to be receding and increasingly threatened. Yet the present instability and strife are rooted in Europe's past and its painful history. This conference aims to uncover the present impact of these historical traumas.
The shadows and painful residues of World War II deeply affect people and nations across Europe and elsewhere. The injuries inflicted by Europe's shared history derive from the traumas of Fascism, Nazi Germany and the Holocaust, communist dictatorships and national oppression, and the impact of ethnic tensions, leading to the recent rise of Neo-Nazism, xenophobia and terror. The pain and suffering fed by the horrors of war, occupation, massacres and betrayals are all alive, even if hidden, in individuals and subgroups. Religious, ethnic and racial intolerance, as well as accelerating economic hardship and cultural imperialism continue to give rise to aggression and victimization. The impact of this anguish is constantly transmitted from one generation to the next. It shapes contemporary struggles within European society, underlies and intensifies financial and economic crises, and its fallout reaches far beyond European borders.
Major atrocities and other forms of historical trauma can produce profound and deeply lodged suspicion, hostility and enmity between victims and perpetrators. In turn, these ill feelings are transmitted and infiltrate the lives of their descendants. They permeate the relationship between the groups involved, laying the foundation for perpetual hostility and repeated conflict. The burden of both victimhood and perpetration, and perhaps no less of being a bystander, often exercise their destructive influence outside our awareness, and we can find ourselves puzzled, confused and upset by their impact on our lives.
This residential conference aims to allow participants to work on experiences and residues of such traumas, whether as victims, perpetrators or bystanders. It is designed for people who are puzzled by and curious about their history and wish to know more about its impact on their personal lives, on the groups they belong to, and on the local, national and international attitudes that are shaped by and reflect these dynamics. Often these are met in the form of overt or covert prejudices, stereotypes, fantasies and fears.
Away from the pressures of everyday life, the conference provides a safe setting for such forces to emerge, and opportunities to explore how they may be understood. It is also an opportunity to discover whether genuine movement in the real, lived relationships between members of such groups may be possible.
This conference continues the exploration of the residual effects and aftermath of horrendous atrocities on the national groups that perpetrated them or were their victims. This series, referred to sometimes as the "Nazareth Conferences", focused initially on the shadow cast by the Holocaust on Germans and Israelis. It began with the need felt by a group of Israeli and German psychoanalysts to work on the deeply-lodged suspicion, hostility and unbearable guilt which marked the relationship between Germans and Israelis/Jews as a legacy of the Holocaust. The Group Relations approach was chosen as the best suited working method and adapted to this specific end. The first three conferences were held in Israel and Germany, and their story – contained in a recently published book – relates how the Group Relations method was modified for this purpose. The book gives examples of the impact and significance of these events on the German and Israeli/Jewish participants, many of whom were helped to repair a relationship that had been catastrophically damaged by the Holocaust. The fourth and fifth conferences included "affected Others" and were held in Cyprus. The sixth and seventh conferences in the same venue were extended to include Palestinians. Participants who worked on this interface and its effect on their personal and professional life found this work hugely beneficial, and many returned for a further opportunity to deepen their engagement with the process.
The aim of the conference is to provide a setting, away from the pressures of daily life, in which participants can experience, reflect, explore and begin to work with the unconscious and not-quite conscious factors involved in the relationships, in the mind and in actuality, between the individuals and groups present at the conference.
Living and working together for six days provides opportunities to examine past and present psychic and social processes from different angles, to become aware of attitudes, feelings, reactions and fantasies, to reconsider one's identity as a member of a group, to express and explore existing ideas as well as new ones, to apply and test all these within the conference, and subsequently to take them home for future application in professional and other roles.
To provide opportunities for participants to explore how the full range of feelings, fantasies and experiences about 'victims' and 'perpetrators' shape relations within and between individuals and groups in the conference, and how they affect and influence perceptions of the past, the present and the future.
Group relations conferences are experiential events. Inner thoughts, feelings and fantasies about oneself as a participant and as a member of one (or more) of the groups within the conference are the raw materials that every individual brings to the work of the conference. The conference provides a setting in which these can be experienced, explored and worked with, in oneself, within groups, between groups, and within the conference as a whole. Much of this work is carried out in the here and now.
The work of the conference is done in groups. Most groups will have one or more consultants, whose role is not to lead the group but to facilitate the group's working on the primary task of the conference. Consultants do so by focusing on the dynamics and the work of the group as a whole, rather than on the individuals within it. There is no teaching of the conventional kind, and what each individual participant learns cannot be predicted in advance, as it depends on the extent and nature of the individual's participation in the ongoing process.
This residential conference invites people from the nations of Europe and elsewhere – from all walks of life and all ages – who recognize the painful residues of war and historical trauma and are puzzled by their impact on them. No previous experience of this kind of conference is necessary except the wish to learn from one's experience of membership and to participate in the events of the conference.
The Staff are a significant element in the conference. They are not mere observers of the process but have an active involvement in it. However, they also have specific tasks and roles. The staff collectively forms the conference management, with authority and responsibility for setting the boundary conditions of task, territory and time – the work, the where and the when of events – that are essential for enabling participants to engage in the primary task of the conference. In addition, individual staff members take up specific directorial, administrative and consultant roles. In their consultant roles, based on their own experience and observations, staff members will offer working hypotheses about what is happening in the 'here and now' of the event, with the aim of focusing attention on group processes and their impact on participants learning.
The conference working day will usually begin at 7:45 and end at 21:30. However, on the first day (27 August 2014) the Opening Plenary will begin at 15:00. On the last day (1 September 2014) the final event will end at 12:30. In addition, one evening slot (from 18:00 onwards) and one afternoon slot (14:30 to 16:00) will be left free. The working day will be interspersed with breaks for breakfast (8:45-9:30), lunch (13:00 to 14:30), coffee (10:30-11:00; 16:00-16:30) and dinner (18:00-20:00).
The primary task of the conference is pursued through several different types of events, including:
Small Study Groups (SSG). These are groups of about 8-12 members with a consultant. The task is to study what unfolds in the group in the 'here and now', while working on the primary task of the conference.
Large Study Group (LSG). This group brings together the entire membership with several consultants. The task of this group is to study the 'here and now' of the large group process as it unfolds, while working on the primary task of the conference.
System Event (SE). The SE provides a setting in which members can explore and study the nature of their relatedness to their own group and to other groups present in the system. The event will start with members forming groups.
The aim of the event is to shed light on the ongoing processes of establishing and developing relationships within the system as a whole, and to explore how belonging to a group and what develops between groups is related to the primary task and the dynamics of victimhood and perpetration. This is a 'here and now event' in which all participants are involved. Staff will take part as a management group and will also make consultancy available. The final session will be a plenary aimed at reviewing and exploring the event as a whole.
Plenaries (P). Plenaries involve all members and all staff. The Opening Plenary introduces the conference and provides an opportunity for participants to enter into the conference, to explore and reflect on the experience of doing so and taking up roles within it. The Closing Plenary aims to review the conference experience and to work on the process of ending.
Review and Application Groups (RAG). Depending on the conference membership, there will be about 5-7 members of the same background in each group. Each group will have its own consultant. The purpose is to enable members to examine and reflect on the different roles they have taken up within the conference. It also aims to help members articulate their experience of the conference and to link it with their personal and professional roles in their home environment.
Social Dreaming Matrix (SDM). This is an open meeting in which dreams can be shared, associated to and reflected on as the dreams of the entire system. It will take place every morning (except for the last day) before breakfast. The event is open to all participants, members and staff, and staff "hosts" will be provided.
Additional events or modifications of the above events may take place, depending on the conference composition and dynamics.
A detailed timetable of the events will be available at the beginning of the conference.
Training and Supervising Analyst and past-President, Israel Psychoanalytic Society; Psychoanalyst in private practice and Consultant to Organizations; Sigmund Freud Professor of Psychoanalysis (Emeritus), The Hebrew University of Jerusalem; Board Representative, IPA; Founding Member, OFEK, PCCA; Israel.
Dipl. Psych., psychoanalyst in private practice; President of the Karl-Abraham-Institute, Berlin Psychoanalytic Institute (BPI); Board member of the German Psychoanalytic Association (DPV); Member of the International Psychoanalytic Association (IPA); Member of Partners in Confronting Collective Atrocities (PCCA); Germany.
Medical psychologist and organizational consultant. Medical psychologist at Tel Aviv Sorasky Medical Center Ichilov. Founder and director of the Israeli Institute of Medical Psychology. Moderator of projects and workshops on preventing burnout among medical teams in organizations; OFEK; Israel.
Associate Consultant, Tavistock Consulting, The Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust; Distinguished Member, The International Society for the Psychoanalytic Study of Organizations; UK.
Leadership, Management and Organisational Consultant, Executive and Career Coach, Family Business Advisor; Board Member and Treasurer, PCCA; Honorary Member, Il Nodo Group; Member: CSGSS, the Boston Affiliate of AKRI, Family Firm Institute, ISPSO, OFEK, OPUS; Italy.
Clinical Psychologist, Psychoanalyst and Psychoanalytic Psychotherapist in full time practice in London; Supervising and Training Analyst of the British Psychoanalytic Society and Fellow of the Institute of Psychoanalysis; Member of the Tavistock Society of Psychotherapists, and Founding Board Member of PCCA; UK.
Psychoanalyst in private practice; Supervisor and Training Analyst, German Psychoanalytic Society (DPG/IPA); Chairperson, PCCA; Organizational Consultant, Member AOCS (Tavistock Institute's Advanced Organizational Consultation Society); Member, OPUS (Organization for Promoting Understanding in Society); Germany.
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Last year, I theorized that since blogs allowed people other than the site owner to enter hyperlinks (by adding a comment), this fundamentally hosed the concept of PageRank.
Remember that the entire point behind PageRank is that a link from Site A to Site B is a "vote" for the content of Site B by the owner of Site A. But when the owner of Site B can add a link from Site A all by himself, the idea behind PageRank breaks down.
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Once again, I join other National Community Church Campus Pastors as we all preached at our respected campuses from Numbers 6:24-26. We focused in on the word "Keep" and how God keeps us in His hand through all sorts of trials and tribulations as well as in good times. This message was preached on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC at our Barracks Row campus on Saturday night, May 28th, 2016.
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Last month the guys at Shadow, Subrosa, and QBP (one of their US distributors) decided it was time to shred Colorado. The plan was pretty simple—get in some riding and visit the local bike shops in the area that show BMX support. There are a number of bad-ass bike shops that carry BMX in Colorado and support the scene, and this trip included The Fix in Boulder, RideCo in Colorado Springs, and Denver's Pusher BMX.
The crew consisted of a mix of Shadow and Subrosa riders, including Lahsaan Kobza, Kyle Hart, Jono Hopping, Johnny Atencio, and Matt Ray. I should give a special shout-out to Kyle Hart's lady for giving him the green light on the trip since they just welcomed a baby girl into the world! Everyone met up in Denver since it was centrally located, and grabbed a place to stay. From there, it was a full schedule of shop visits, parking lot jams, and street riding. We were able to grab some photos along the way and document some of good times. Thanks to all of the shops for hosting events, and thanks to all of the riders who showed up, rode with us, and had some fun!


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A son, Jacob Edward Bush, was born to John Jr. and Shelley Bush of Boyne City at 10:17 a.m. on Feb. 16, 2004, at Northern Michigan Hospital. Jacob weighed 7 pounds, 11 ounces and was 20 inches long. He has a brother, Zachary, 12. Grandparents are John E. Bush Sr., Charlene and Carl Russ, all of Boyne City, Eddie L. Pool of Coldwater. Great-grandmother is Dorothy Daniels of Harbor Springs.
A son, Connor James Edward Holland, was born to David and Jamie Holland of Cheboygan on Feb. 24, 2004, at 12:56 p.m. at Northern Michigan Hospital. Connor weighed 7 pounds, .25 ounce and was 19 inches long. Grandparents are Barbara and the late James Holland of Mackinaw City, Steven and Cristy Sprague of Weidman.
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The Connecting to New York's Collections program is funded by a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services and administered by Greater Hudson Heritage Network (GHHN). In partnership with the New York Council on the Arts, the Albany Institute of History and Art, the Buffalo Fine Arts Academy, the Buffalo Society of Natural Sciences, the Empire State Library Network (formerly known as the NY 3Rs Association), the Fenton Historical Society of Jamestown, the Historic House Trust of New York City, The Museum Association of New York, the Niagara County Historical Society, the Onondaga Historical Association, and the Oyster Bay Historical Society, GHHN is addressing specific preservation training needs in connection with the collection types identified as "at risk" in New York's planning project: books and paper, photographic collections, digital materials, and historic objects. Training is being provided via a four-part webinar series; web-based "how-to" instructional clips providing instruction to organizational staff and to a more general audience who may have personal collections; a statewide, interactive cross-disciplinary knowledge portal website that will serve as a clearinghouse for preservation best practices and as a landing page for disaster preparedness plans; and a circuit rider mentoring program serving each of nine regions through free site assessment visits for collections care. This initiative will reach approximately 5,000 cultural heritage institutions in New York through October 31, 2016.
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Each year, millions of Americans discover the cherished collections of maps, quilts, recordings, paintings, and countless other gems held in our libraries, museums, archives, historic houses, and gardens. From the schoolchild to the scholar, these priceless pieces of our past serve to enlighten, inform, and inspire. They help to give our communities a sense of place and identity.
But just as these chapters bear testimony to our rich past, so, too, they are being erased from our memory.
In communities around the country, from Bridgeport to Biloxi, museums and libraries face losing their collections for good because of neglect and everyday threats like exposure to light, humidity, abnormal temperatures, and infestation. A 2005 study co-sponsored by IMLS, called A Public Trust at Risk: The Heritage Health Index Report on the State of America's Collections found that nearly 190 million objects in U.S. collections are in immediate danger and need our help. Once we lose these collections, we sadly cannot get them back, a possibility with profound impact for future generations of learners.
With this in mind, the Institute launched Connecting to Collections in 2007, a national initiative to raise public awareness of the importance of caring for our treasures, and to underscore the fact that these collections are essential to the American story. From special conservation grants to national forums serving local museums and libraries, each component of the initiative connects to recommendations made within the Heritage Health Index report.
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In 1823, Thomas Jefferson wrote that it was "the duty of every good citizen to use all the opportunities which occur to him… or her, for preserving documents relating to the history of our country." This is what we hope to help communities do. In our nation's collections we find a window to our
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A fascinating component of this social media age is that it often provides viewers with a front row seat into an artist's progression. Sam Moore, of Christchurch, New Zealand, better known as the Instagram user ugly_ink, began posting a post-it note a day (let that statement sink in for a minute) in February of 2016 onto his Instagram feed. The project began with 30-second, black-and-white drawings, and has since evolved into a daily, color-infused, infinite universe of delight and humor. His characters are unique and as an added bonus, each have a backstory to tell.
Moore's characters are humorously drawn, but juxtaposed with his storylines, they become hilarious. "I like contrasting a boring story with a crazy character, or a boring character with a crazy story," says Moore. "Sometimes I plan them [the drawings], and sometimes they're just totally random. I don't think about the story until I put them up on Instagram." This is a pretty amazing daily feat. In the early days of ugly ink (a few months ago), Moore occasionally drew from pop-culture to create deconstructionist characters like Gormby, Gumby's older, way more interesting brother. At some point, however, Moore delved into a remote universe and each day his Instagram followers are treated to a new and unique character complete with a new and unique storyline.
"You know how you get these big blockbuster movies and the characters are always sort of invincible and that's sort of one-dimensional?" asks Moore. "Like Superman is the most one-dimensional character ever because he's got no sort of hobbies. I want to know what kind of hobbies Thor has or what kind of T.V. shows he wants to watch when he isn't fighting crime. Or I'd want to know about the guy who makes his metal underpants or has to wash his cape on the weekend." This curiosity is certainly the impetus of Moore's daily creations. George Tinglebrax, a comically grisly, horned, alien creature, for example, can't decide what bagel to choose for lunch, as he holds up the forefinger of his four-fingered right hand and clutches his money in the other.
When asked about the future, Moore replies, "I try not to think about it, because I think if I do, then it'll affect what I draw." Moore does admit, however, that if Cartoon Network gave him a call, he wouldn't be unenthusiastic about hearing them out. Given the fact that in less than a year, Moore has amassed 13,300 followers on Instagram and the depth and scope of his imagination, the said phone call doesn't seem impossible. The ugly ink Instagram is just Moore blowing off steam; it would be amazing to see what he could do at full, focused capacity.


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What Motivates us... the Future does
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Declare our Economic Independence & Stand up our Nation. Reclaim our Communities and the Businesses that serve them, Eliminate Poverty, Slavery, and wars everywhere.
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Universal equality is the goal.
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Celtra Shortlisted for the Effective Mobile Marketing People's Choice Awards
BOSTON, October 6, 2016
Celtra, the leading creative technology platform for video and display advertising, today announced that the company has been named a finalist under the Ad or Marketing Tech Platform category in the Effective Mobile Marketing People's Choice Awards. In addition, Celtra's Chief Revenue Officer, Jonathan Milne, has been named a finalist under the Mobile Marketer of the Year category.
Celtra has been recognized for maintaining a strong mobile-first and programmatic creative presence in 2016 with particular success in developing groundbreaking formats with mobile-native features such as vertical video. Jonathan has been recognized for championing creative's role in mobile advertising, overseeing Celtra's continued global growth for the past 12 months and building meaningful relationships across the advertising ecosystem.
"We're honored to be named a finalist for the Effective Mobile Marketing People's Choice Awards," said Milne. "We believe these nominations illustrate that we are at the forefront of the mobile marketing industry, and well-positioned to further innovate and help our partners achieve their goals."
"We'd like to congratulate our clients and partners who were also selected as finalists for these awards," added Milne.
Now in its third year, the Effective Mobile Marketing People's Choice Awards honor excellence in mobile marketing from the best brands and agencies around the world and give the mobile marketing industry the chance to vote for the winners. Winners of the Effective Mobile Marketing People's Choice Awards will be announced on November 17th at a ceremony event in London.
About Celtra
Celtra pioneered an integrated SaaS platform for HTML5 authoring, creative serving, analytics and ads optimization that is designed and developed specifically for mobile and cross-screen digital advertising. Since 2010, when Celtra released its first version of AdCreator, it became a global standard in the industry, now powering the ad user experience in 35 markets for more than 2,500 brand advertisers and two-thirds of the fortune 500. Celtra is headquartered in Boston (MA), with offices in New York City, Chicago, San Francisco, Los Angeles, London, Ljubljana and Sydney.


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This week Shawn Michaels turns 51. Not exactly a Heartbreak Kid anymore! Michaels' legendary career is split evenly between his early wild-child years, and his later respectable elder statesman run, but regardless of era, Michaels' in-ring mastery remained a dependable constant.
Today we're going to look at that contentious early era. The rise, the controversy, and also that time he was on Baywatch. Here's a few things you may not know about the Shawn Michaels that was more into raising hell than hallelujahs …
Shawn Michael's wrestling career began at a high-school talent show.
Michael Shawn Hickenbottom was born July 22, 1965, in the town of Chandler, Ariz. Shawn, who swapped his first and middle names long before he got into wrestling, was uprooted frequently until his Air Force officer father finally settled in San Antonio when he was in middle school.
Shawn was a star high-school football player, but his real passion was pro wrestling. The young heartbreaker regularly watched the likes of Tully Blanchard, Gino Hernandez and Bruiser Brody battle in Southwest Championship Wrestling and would play wrestler with his friends. Michaels' first battle in front of an audience came during a high-school talent show, where he and a friend staged a match, complete with chair shots and "blood."
"I remember during the match, my friend Kenny hit me with a chair, and I fell down under the table and poured food coloring on myself as blood. It was a lot of fun. He and I even got second or third place for it."
Unbeknownst to Michaels, he'd still be doing the same thing decades later, although his days of being runner up were numbered.


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Mandatory Sentencing is Not a Solution
Mandatory sentencing, which began to take root in the 1970's, became more popular through the 1980's and 1990's.
It was really around the turn of the century that this trend started to reverse.
Since 2000, 29 states have changed their mandatory sentencing laws, generally curtailing them.
The U.S. has the highest prison population in the world on a per capita basis.
Is it that there are a lot more crimes committed in the U.S.?
Is it that law enforcement is really efficient?
Or is it that a lot of people are thrown in jail and kept there for things that wouldn't be considered horrible crimes in other countries?
It may be a combination of all of these things, although I think that law enforcement efficiency is probably at the bottom of the list.
The problem with discussing mandatory sentencing laws is that there are different things classified as crime.
A murderer or rapist is put into the same category as a drug pusher who has not forcibly harmed anyone else.
The biggest problem with the American justice system (some would say "injustice system") is that there are a lot of victimless crimes that are enforced.
The situation is made worse with mandatory sentencing laws that hold these so-called criminals in jail for long periods of time.
Even in the case of a violent crime, there are still valid arguments against mandatory sentencing.
Not all crimes are created equal.
There are a lot of odd situations that occur where someone may have been negligent or making a bad decision without intending to hurt someone else.
There are many cases with gray areas.
There are cases where a person may be convicted for bad judgment, even though he may have thought he was using self-defense.
The point is that there really should be flexibility in determining punishment when each case is unique.
Ironically though, mandatory sentencing laws can actually lead to more violent crime.
If the prisons are filled up with people serving long terms because of drugs, then it can often lead to the actual violent criminals getting out sooner.
Prison crowding is a real problem.
In our world today of tightening budgets, many state governments simply don't have the resources to keep so many people locked up at one time.
But mandatory sentencing laws are keeping many non-violent people behind bars and forcing out violent criminals.
This increases the likelihood of repeat violent crimes, as these are the people who tend to do the same thing over again.
Personally, I would much rather have a person out of jail who is smoking crack in his house than a violent criminal out of jail, ready to prey on his next victim.
As a libertarian, I am against jailing anyone involved in drugs unless they actually hurt another person or encroach on another person's property.
But mandatory sentencing for victimless crimes is especially appalling, as it frees actual criminals and puts an unnecessary burden on society.
The more recent trend in relaxing these laws is a good thing.
Let's hope that more states continue with it.
If there is going to be any mandatory sentencing at all, it should be for actual criminals that hurt other people.


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Beacon Hospital
Beacon Hospital is a private 186 bed, acute healthcare facility, built over six floors above a double level basement of 4,000 sq.m. The contract included consultation, procurement, co-ordination and installation of all specialist equipment from radiology and radiotherapy through to theatre pendants and ward beds.
Client: Beacon Medical Group
Architect: TOTP Architects
Quantity Surveyor: AECOM
Structural Engineer: PUNCH Consulting Engineers
M&E Consultant: Ethos Engineering
Medical Consultant: The Healthcare Partnership
Location: Sandyford, Dublin 18, Ireland Dublin 4, Ireland
Floor Area: 26,000 sq.m
Duration: 24 months
• Private 186 in-patient bed, acute healthcare facility
• 8 operating theatres, 2 Linear Accelerators, CT simulators and radiography equipment
• Pre-fabricated high quality bathroom pods
• Scope included full fit-out and fixtures, fittings and equipment
• Fit-out with commissioning, validation and end user training
• Defect free delivery allowed hospital to open to the public 4 weeks after handover
• Delivered within a confined environment on live commercial campus