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That's today's Pain Point. Whether the time frame is days, weeks, months or years, Andrew sees himself cycling through several states of mind - from accomplished and optimistic, to overwhelmed and stressed, to inadequate and failing. How can he stop letting this effect others in his world and how can let himself enjoy anything, or get excited about anything that isn't an opportunity? BRAND NEW! Get Access to Our Discord Community, Our Full List of Clubs, and Invitations to Our Weekly Discussion Groups - Un-iversity Community Membership (Monthly) OR JOIN FOR YOUR LIFETIME by purchasing The Ideas Into Action Summit School Sucks Project · The Discomfort Zone (s05e04) Repeating Cycles Related PostsThe Discomfort Zone (s05e02) The Mayor of Everything82Drew ...Read More »
[BONUS] The Discomfort Zone (s05e03) "No-mentum"
How do you get yourself started when you don't want to? How do you keep yourself going when you want to stop? Young Alex is in the hot seat for this discussion about purpose, goals, habits, values, and hookers. School Sucks Project · The Discomfort Zone (s05e03) No-mentum BRAND NEW! Get Access to Our Discord Community, Our Full List of Clubs, and Invitations to Our Weekly Discussion Groups - Un-iversity Community Membership (Monthly) OR JOIN FOR YOUR LIFETIME by purchasing The Ideas Into Action Summit Related PostsThe Discomfort Zone (s05e02) The Mayor of Everything72Drew Sample is so gregarious and friendly - everywhere he goes it's like he immediately becomes the mayor of that place. But like most mayors, he's not ...Read More »
The Discomfort Zone (s05e02) The Mayor of Everything
Drew Sample is so gregarious and friendly - everywhere he goes it's like he immediately becomes the mayor of that place. But like most mayors, he's not very good at being a manager. Alex, Andrew, and Brett offer support and advice. BRAND NEW! Get Access to Our Discord Community, Our Full List of Clubs, and Invitations to Our Weekly Discussion Groups - Un-iversity Community Membership (Monthly) OR JOIN FOR YOUR LIFETIME by purchasing The Ideas Into Action Summit School Sucks Project · TDZ S05E02 Related Posts[BONUS] The Discomfort Zone (s04e04) The End of School Sucks87(AUDIO, 94 Minutes) Brett, Andrew, and Young Alex discuss the future. MUSIC: "Good Feel" Boy Named Banjo "Start A Riot" Duckwrth, Shaboozey "Waiting For the End ...Read More »
Anger! Guilt! Anxiety! Horray! [PODCAST #719]
"Huh?" In this fourth monthly meeting of the Un-iversity Book Club, we discuss The Upside of Your Dark Side: Why Being Your Whole Self--Not Just Your "Good" Self--Drives Success and Fulfillment by Todd B. Kashdan and Robert Biswas-Diener. In a nutshell... WHAT IS IT? SAY YES TO IT. MOVE TOWARDS WHOLENESS. Music: "Searchlight" John Fogerty "Lemonade" Chris Rice "Fishin' In The Dark" Nitty Gritty Dirt Band We are now on Locals.com! When you join our Locals community, you'll get immediate access to playlists of all our serial bonus content including The Discomfort Zone, In Pursuit of Utopia, and Picture of the Month Club + all future shows. schoolsucksproject.locals.com/ You are granted access to our Un-iversity private community (and all of ...Read More »
The Map Is Not the Territory [FREE A/V #716]
(FREE A/V - DISCOMFORT WEEK! - Part 2 of 4) Recorded February 18, 2019 - How did our week of "do the more uncomfortable thing" go? What awkward social situations did it create? More discussion about block scheduling, the "stairway of influence," and how to identify and accentuate what's working in our business relationships. *This show also addresses cognitive distortions, and the stories we might tell ourselves in search of comfort. OUR NEXT VIRTUAL SUMMIT IS JUNE 7&8 Visit MindsetandMastery.com to learn more about this exciting new presentation, the topics, and bonuses Please Support School Sucks We do cool things! Thanks to your support. School Sucks is one of the longest running liberty-minded podcasts on the web, and the only ...Read More »
The Split Personality of Entrepreneurship [FREE A/V #715]
(FREE A/V - DISCOMFORT WEEK! - Part 1 of 4) Recorded January 11, 2019 - Back together in Pittsburgh, Brett and Andrew discuss a book called The E-Myth: Why Most Businesses Don't Work and What to Do About It. The book was written decades ago and last updated at the dawn of the digital revolution, but it contains wisdom still very relevant to us today. The E-Myth describes the self-employed or small business owner as a person who initially tries to play three distinct roles: a technician, a manager, and an entrepreneur. Brett and Andrew evaluate their aptitudes in each area, and discuss strategies for improving. OUR NEXT VIRTUAL SUMMIT IS JUNE 7&8 Visit MindsetandMastery.com to learn more about this ...Read More »
[BONUS] The Discomfort Zone (s04e04) The End of School Sucks
(AUDIO, 94 Minutes) Brett, Andrew, and Young Alex discuss the future. MUSIC: "Good Feel" Boy Named Banjo "Start A Riot" Duckwrth, Shaboozey "Waiting For the End of the World" Elvis Costello School Sucks Project · The Discomfort Zone (s04e04) The End of School Sucks Special Invite-Only offer to Join the Un-iversity Private Community Related PostsThe Discomfort Zone (s05e02) The Mayor of Everything87Drew Sample is so gregarious and friendly - everywhere he goes it's like he immediately becomes the mayor of that place. But like most mayors, he's not very good at being a manager. Alex, Andrew, and Brett offer support and advice. BRAND NEW! Get Access to Our Discord Community, Our…Tags: community, join, un-iversity, school, sucks, project, discomfort, good, alex, ...Read More »
[Un-iversity Book Club] The Six Pillars of Self-Esteem
Our first meeting! Huge thanks to Keri for taking the lead on this project. So...it turns out Nathaniel Branden's The Six Pillars of Self-Esttem is not the greatest personal development book of all time?? We'll discuss. The book club meets monthly; our next read and discussion is Isaac Morehouse's Don't Do Stuff You Hate. Happening on Sat, March 27 at 2pm EST Special Invite-Only offer to Join the Un-iversity Private Community School Sucks Project · Un-iversity Book Club - The Six Pillars of Self-EsteemRead More »
New Habit Installation, With Jacki Dalsimer [PODCAST #694]
Jacki Dalsimer is well-respected Health Coach and a personal friend of mine. For years we have enjoyed nerding out on different exercise topics, with the expectation she'd eventually visit the show to share some of her wisdom with you. So we decided that January was the ideal time for a conversation about goal-setting and new habit-installation, mostly in a fitness and diet context, but certainly applicable beyond. Related Shows: 238e: Presence and Productivity #5 – Habit Change With Great Time Freedom Comes Great Time Responsibility – A Guide To Block Scheduling [PODCAST #606] Michael Malice On Self-Discipline [PODCAST #559] A Better World Starts With A Clean Bedroom [PODCAST #408] Need some community right now? The downloadable version of The Ideas ...Read More »
Can You Teach Personal Development Inside A Public High School? [PODCAST #688]
...a public high school teacher asks. I have never posted one of these UN-IVERSITY discussion groups as a podcast, but this one felt a lot like a podcast, and I think it's an important discussion that ties much of our recent content together with some of my own personal explorations of late. My guest is Adam, a public school teacher who is fully aware of how his work environment hinders the self-awareness and personal growth of the teens trapped inside it. Today, we start planning an intervention. Need some community right now? Want to participate in future discussions? The downloadable version of The Ideas Into Action Summit is now available. Email me at email@example.com to get it for 30% off ...Read More »
Discontented Optimism: How A Teacher Freed Himself From School – With Joel Bein [PODCAST #686]
AND...found a fulfilling new career. Joel Bein is back for a follow-up conversation about his exit from school teaching, and his transition to working with our friends at Crash.co. Joel last appeared on episode 669, where we introduced his story. Today we'll talk about his journey in more detail. An important feature of our discussion is what Joel refers to as Discontented Optimism - as a teacher, allowing himself to hate school, to NOT tolerate it, AND empowering himself to change the situation. Towards the end of the show, we'll also talk about a new mini-course Joel put together for Crash: Job Hunting 101 You can see more of Joel's work at JoelBein.com. Please also check out his podcast Exponentially ...Read More »
Wake Up, Grow Up, Clean Up, Show Up – With Wes Bertrand [PODCAST #685]
(Integral Theory Part 5) Wes Bertrand is back for our continued exploration of Integral Theory and how to take human consciousness to the next level. We have covered integral theory principles applied to individuals, to organizations, and society and "governance." Opening Sequence: "Let the Healing Begin" Discussion: We'll move from the political back to the personal and social,reading and expanding on Dustin DiPerna's article Wake Up, Grow Up, Clean Up, Show Up Music: "Orinoco Flow" (cover) Vienna Symphony Orchestra "Somewhere In America" Jay-Z "Run For the Roses" (cover) The Grass Is Dead "Don't Stop" Maiya Sykes Integral theory is largely focused on consciousness studies, psychology, research supported spirituality, and social sciences. Ken Wilber and other integral theorists draw from over ...Read More »
Landon Porter – Dude, It's A Game [PODCAST #683]
Landon Porter has taught me a lot over the last two years. He was the co-host (along with Nathan Fraser) of the superb Sales Gorilla Podcast. He is also the creator of a currently-launching personal advancement platform and community called Dude, It's A Game. Sales Gorilla focused on importance of relationship building in "doing sales without being salesy," while Dude, It's A Game aims to help us strengthen the most important relationship of all - the one we have with ourselves. In this introductory chat Landon shares his story, and we'll discuss the essential embrace of your weird ass self in both personal and professional pursuits. Then! ...we'll get into how and why Landon was influenced by Ken Wilber and ...Read More »
Reflections On Eleven Years of School Sucks, With Joel Bein [PODCAST #669]
A joint production with Exponentially Empowered, Full Show Joel's Notes: Brett Veinotte joins me, Host of School Sucks Project, the podcast to which I've listened curiously and consistently since 2009, -Joel's story listening to SSP since 2009 -SSP evolution: school problems (cynical) to self-reflection (productive) -Circle of Control vs. Circle of Concern -Marketing the message of empowerment -A Better World Starts with a Clean Bedroom -Start with health freedom -Personal growth snowballs -Relationship freedom, staying visible -Deschooling, processing the past -Internal Family Systems Therapy, Adverse Childhood Experience (ACE's), 6 Pillars of Self-Esteem Mentioned: - Complete Liberty Podcast - https://www.selfauthoring.com/ - If You Can Hear What I Cannot Say, by Nathaniel Brandon - The Psychology of Romantic Love, by Nathaniel Brandon ...Read More »
[BONUS] Autonomy Mastermind – November 26th, 2019
The intro: This was supposed to be released last Friday, but due to a technical error it wasn't. Featuring Richard Grove and 13 Autonomy students! The first hour is spent speaking with Jim, who is building a course called Test Drive Your Future, aimed at young people struggling to find career paths. Jim and his wife have already a book on the subject The issue: How to find and speak to your ideal client avatar. Follow-Up Questions and Topics: Adam: How do I break away from classroom teaching and start my own online educational product or content? Chris: What does complete mean to you? The downloadable version of The Ideas Into Action Summit is now available. You can learn more ...Read More »
[BONUS] Autonomy Mastermind – November 19th, 2019
Featuring Richard Grove and 22 Autonomy students! The first hour is spent speaking with Tyler, an aspiring content creator. The issue: How do I develop consistency, but not just produce content for the sake of producing content, or for monetization. How often should you produce? A better question is how often can you produce value? We also discuss: - Branding, the importance of being your "weird-ass self" (credit: Landon Porter) - Why I quit my show in 2011 - Why we need to schedule time for new input and inspiration Follow-Up Questions and Topics: Lawrence: How do you find your voice and get started? Gus: Was School Sucks Project the result of a hatred for teaching? The downloadable version of ...Read More »
T.K. Coleman and Isaac Morehouse: Office Hours At Praxis Headquarters [PODCAST #628]
Office Hours Podcast hosts T.K. Coleman and Isaac Morehouse join School Sucks host Brett and Discomfort Zone co-host Andrew for a casual and delightfully digressive conversation about personal experimentation and challenge, spreading new ideas, the utility of debate, and leaving on a high note. We recorded this as guests at Praxis headquarters in Charleston, South Carolina. You already know that Praxis is a 6-month professional bootcamp for young aspiring entrepreneurs seeking an alternative path to the traditional 4-year degree. Isaac founded Praxis and T.K. current serves the Education Director. Registration is now open for the first ever UN-IVERSITY virtual event, The Ideas Into Action Summit. It goes live on October 11th, and you can learn more about the presenters, topics ...Read More »
Self-Discipline Month (Introduction) – Dopamine Fast [PODCAST #624]
You struggle with self discipline. How hard should you be on yourself about that? We debate this question and set up the problem and internal conflict that this series will address in the coming weeks. This show features an excerpt from The Discomfort Zone (s02414) "On Purpose." Registration is now open for the first ever UN-IVERSITY virtual event, The Ideas Into Action Summit. It goes live on October 11th, and you can learn more about the presenters, topics and other details HERE. Please Support School Sucks We do cool things! Thanks to your support. School Sucks is one of the longest running liberty-minded podcasts on the web, and the only one completely devoted to the issue of education (versus public ...Read More »
Moritz Bierling On Achieving Full Agency Inside All Arenas [PODCAST #622]
Moritz Bierling returns for another marathon conversation about how individuals can be navigators of increasingly complex and dysfunctional communications arenas. The primary focus is what Moritz refers to as the Agent/Arena Relationship. Arenas - be they social, political, cultural, or economic - are breaking down all around us, and many people struggle to figure out how to adapt and thrive (or maybe just survive) in this flux. We talk about how to achieve stability through adaptability in these situations. One of the keys is the building of "internal coherence" or self-integration. Dis-integrated selves cannot be the building blocks of harmonious or even sustainable groups or institutions. Such harmony requires individual agents with the ability to read and understand the dynamics ...Read More »
Bro, Do You Even Get Things Done? – Brett On Barbell Logic Podcast [PODCAST #613]
Scott Hambrick and Matt Reynolds are entrepreneurs, Starting Strength coaches, and the team behind Barbell-Logic.com. While Barbell Logic primarily focuses on strength training, Scott and Matt also dig into various self-improvement topics; we recently collaborated on an old School Sucks favorite - David Allen's Getting Things Done. I will discuss how my use of GTD has changed since I first implemented it in 2013, including what I have added and subtracted. Matt has has taken a similar approach. We'll also discuss the importance of doing (and occasionally redoing) a "brain dump," the basic GTD workflow, how GTD helps us be more present with ourselves and the people we care about, the importance of context (time and place for work) and ...Read More »
[BONUS] The Discomfort Zone 6 – Alone In Winter
Andrew travels with a man and doesn't like it. Brett has Seasonal Affective Disorder. James also joins us in The Studio of Champ-Yinz to talk about what gives him anxiety. Streamed live to a hostile You Tube audience on December 6th, 2018. Discussed: Struggles with certain types of commitments, loneliness, winter activities, seeking new challenges, simplifying routines, prioritization No player? Click HERERead More »
Michael Malice On Self-Discipline [PODCAST #559]
Michael Malice is an accomplished author, celebrity ghostwriter, Twitter provocateur, podcaster and cable news commentator. He joins me for what begins as a conversation about "health" and fitness practices, but then it evolves into a fascinating exploration of habit and self-discipline. I approached this personal development topic through the lens of fitness because Michael has expressed that the pursuit continues to be a challenge for him. I thought it would be more interesting to discuss a subject where Michael is trying to put the puzzle pieces together, versus one of his areas of expertise (anarchist philosophy, objectivism, North Korea and the New Right). For me, fitness has proven to be the foundation of a better life, and great teacher for ...Read More »
How A Teen Took Control of His Own Life – Matt Maruca, Part Two [PODCAST #555]
This is the continuation of Matt's awesome story about what is possible when a young person embraces personal responsibility and self-directed, real-world education. In today's conversation, Matt continues to discuss his health research and how the Bosnia trip was a catalyst for more learning. I learn about Mitochondrial health, sunlight and Vitamin D, dangers of our unnatural environment, cold therapy and cold thermogenesis, reducing blue light exposure and maintaining a healthy biological rhythm. Matt used his research to start a successful business: Ra Optics Previous Shows In this Series: [PODCAST] #553: How A Teen Took Control of His Own Life (Matt Maruca, Part One) [PODCAST] #554: "Face It" – Q&A (Matt Maruca, Interlude) Background: In the midst of my growing ...Read More »
[PODCAST] #554: "Face It" – Q&A (Matt Maruca, Interlude)
Matt Maruca began his self-education journey at age 13. In middle school Matt began seeking answers to a variety of chronic ailments, discovered the joys of self-directed learning and never looked back. After realizing and harnessing his efficacy and abilities, he found school to be an almost intolerable obstacle to his education. In this interlude between the two parts of Matt's story he asks my advice on a few topics. Question #1: Matt is learning more about politics and philosophy and wants to share these ideas with friends. What's the best approach? What framing errors should be avoided? How do we get ideological opponents to look at their own ideas critically? We talk about communication, persuasion, shame, compassion and the ...Read More »
[BONUS] The Long, Bumpy, Endless and Essential Road of Personal Development
Brett, Andrew and James Mastermind on a variety of personal development topics: Emotional Health, Fitness, Financial, Productivity, Organization, Focus Andrew identifies his reasons for wanting to improve: * Want to be confident in my decisions * Want to be more understanding * Want to master tasks and actions * Want to be successful * Want to stop squandering * Want to be more stable * Understand other's reasons How did each of us begin this journey? What are our strengths and weaknesses? (we tell each other) Or click HERE. Click HERE to jump to the right part of the video.Read More »


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ARMAGEDDON is happening this weekend! Are you going? You should. Why? Well, All Star Jnr will be there of course, along with other cool stuff to see. If you don't go you'll miss out on Mitch making a fool of himself on stage during a panel about where to start in comics. Yet before that let's have a little look over some of the treats we'll have for you before the weekend's big show.
Top of the pile, finally new HAWKEYE with #13. ANIMAL MAN #24 starring some sweet as Rafael Albuquerque artwork! Off the wall special agent/ Roger Rabbit fun with IMAGINE AGENTS #1. SHOOT FIRST #1 a story about an atheist taskforce fighting angels and demons, interesting. The next chapter of the old Defenders Of The Earth group in KINGS WATCH #2. LETTER 44 #1 from Oni about what if the Government knew we were on the edge of intergalactic invasion and all for only a $1 US! Amazing Francesco Francavilla artwork in noir thriller, BLACK BEETLE NO WAY OUT HC VOL 01. JOKER DEATH OF THE FAMILY HC collecting the tie in parts of the DOTF crossover. Some great indie reads in FRAN HC, LOVE AND ROCKETS NEW STORIES TP VOL 06 and PALOOKAVILLE HC VOL 21.
Hopefully this list doesn't drain your funds to much and we'll see you down at All Star Jnr at Armageddon on the weekend! :D

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Recently updated on July 8th, 2022 at 01:42 am
Many users are facing Roku error code 009 when they launch or start their Roku tv. Error code 009 means that your device is not connected to the internet. You can face this error when there is some miscommunication between your wifi and your Roku tv. Below are some reasons for Roku error code 009 and how you can fix it.
Reasons behind error code 009 on Roku
- Slow internet speed: The common reason behind this error is the slow internet. If your internet is slow then you can come across this error when you try to stream on Roku. To fix this first you need to fix your internet speed.
- Faulty DNS cache: DNS cache is a digital log that is stored in browser history and helps you to quickly load the pages when you visit the site next time. But some time cache gets corrupted due to the online malware and stops the internet connection.
- Misconfigured Router: The router is the main source that helps you to connect to the internet. If your router is not configured properly then you can face this error on Roku. Resetting your router will resolve the issue
- Due to the huge distance between router and device: A large distance between router and streaming device will decrease internet strength which can cause Roku error code 009.
- Due to ISP: Sometimes websites are blocked from the isp. If this is the case then you can face this error while streaming a particular service on Roku. To fix this you need to contact your isp for help.
Troubleshoot Roku Can't Connect To The Internet With These Steps
Restart Router\modem and network equipment and Roku Device
- Switch off your Roku devices and unplug cable wires from the power socket board.
- When the power goes off turn of your router/modem.
- Now wait at least 1 minute and put back all devices cable wire to the socket board.
- First turn on your router and then all devices.
- Now try to play Roku and check if you're still facing the Roku error code 009.
Related: Fix Roku Error Code 016
Clear Roku Cache To Fix Error 009
- Press the home button to access the Roku home screen.
- Now press the Home buttons 5 times, press the Up button, rewind button 2 times, and fast forward 2 times.
- After this Roku will clear the cache from the device and restart in 30 seconds.
Check if the Roku error code 009 is fixed on your TV.
Reset network settings on Roku
- Turn on Roku and log in by Roku id and password
- With the help of Roku remote go to settings >>system.
- Click on system restart and then select the option for Network connection reset.
- Press the select button on the Reset connection to clear all of your network connection settings.
- Now your Roku will reboot immediately.
After reboot follows the steps below to set up your connection.
- Go to settings and choose network option
- Here choose the wifi option and then "set up a new wifi connection"
- Choose your wifi and select wifi as the home network option
- Choose automatic options and enter your password to connect your Roku to wifi
Now try streaming and check if the Roku error code 009 is resolved
Related: Fix Hulu error code PLAREQ17 on Roku
Check Network Connectivity on Roku
- Press the Home button on your Roku remote and scroll up or down to select settings.
- Select network and then select check connection.
Now check if the network is strong or not. If the network is not strong enough then follow the steps mentioned on the screen. To fix network issues you can reduce the distance between your Roku and your router. You can disable all the other connected devices from the wifi to see if this fixes the error code 009. You can also use an ethernet connection to improve internet connectivity and speed. Try placing your router to someplace high to improve signal strength.
Factory reset Roku device
- Turn on Roku and log in by Roku id and password.
- With the help of a Roku remote go to settings>>system
- Choose the advanced system settings
- Select factory reset and then factory reset everything.
- Now follow the instruction on- screen and restart your device and log in with your credential.
After factory resetting your Roku tv check if the error code 009 is fixed on your Roku tv.
Conclusion: Roku error code 009 is internet connectivity issue. You can fix this by restarting or resetting your roku device and router. You can also try improving your internet strength to fix this issue.
Were you able to fix roku error code 009 let us know from the comment box and also check how to fix wyze camera error code 90 internet connectivity issue.


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24 January 2018
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This group is for anyone interested in React Native, the javascript framework that is taking over mobile development.
Whether you're a veteran RN developer or just interested in this awesome technology, join us to learn and share your own experiences.
Happy New Year everyone, looking forward to see you at this month's meetup!
The program will be as usual:
• 6:30pm - 7:00pm: Doors opening
• 7:00pm - 7:30pm: Intro + React-Native News + Community Apps
• 7:30pm - 8.30pm: Talks + Q&A
• 8:30pm - 9.30pm: Mingling
• 9.30pm onwards: Moving to a bar
The Talks
1. Neil Kimmett (The App Business) - React Native on tvOS
Not many people are aware you can use React Native to create Apple TV apps. This talk will give an overview of how it works, and explore some of the unique challenges you face. In particular it will dive into the process of wrapping the native UISearchController component so we can use it from RN.


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One of the key business skillsets in data science is doing a great project plan presentation. Now this is true for almost every job, but in particular for data scientists. Why? It has to do with the nature of data science projects. Specifically the innovative aspects of data science projects.
As data scientists we are at the forefront of innovation, changing how people and companies do work. Hence we not only convince people the project is worth doing. We also have to convince people to change their historic way of working. People will be skeptic, part of convincing them is based on your technical expertise. There is a comfort in numbers and projections. But there is also a softer side to your storyline. Today I want to focus on some pointers on how to share your ideas with maximum impact.
In this series we earlier discussed how to write a great project plan, you can check that out here.
Craft a positive outlook
If my project succeeds, this will happen… The way we work will improve, get more cost efficient or we make more sales. All projects strive for something, what is so important is to start off at this final product and build this better future in the minds of your audience. It is however even more important to not build this outlook from a negative starting point. Let's look at an example:
"Think of a new machine learning algorithm you want to design for an app of the company's home inspection team, those guys that go to homes and check on the state of window frames for example. There is a reasonable chance you started this project because currently the home inspection team misses a lot of cases, or they call in maintenance crews far to often and find to many faults. In any case there is a problem in the status quo and room for potential improvement."
It is now up to you to help paint them a picture of a new and better future, this algorithm will make their lives easier. However it is also up to you to realize that their first perspective can't be that their current lives are bad, difficult, or any other negative connotation. Compare these 2 sentences:
"When this app is successful, we will be able to together work on new services and expand the business."
"This machine learning algorithm will help our maintenance crews decrease their extreme workloads. "
Which sentence inspires to move forward? Which sentence implicitly states the status quo is full of problems? I have seen a lot of presentations that explain the project benefits by going into detail on how big the current problems are. The thing is everyone is either aware of these problems or perhaps does not even recognize them as a problem. This loses your audience. Focus on the future, and invite your audience to travel with you.
The gift of responsibility
So we are traveling together, you are probably looking for a project team. What you should try and focus on is to give people their own responsibility as much as possible. Craft clear roles and communicate them. Do this the right way and you will have hit a major milestone in the project's success. Let me show you 2 sentences again:
"To design the app perfectly for your daily jobs, I need your help to tell me what works for you."
"You will have to tell me how to design the app, if you can test how to work with it on a daily basis the launch will be successful."
What I am looking for here is to give a clear purpose and responsibility to your coworkers in the project, make them part of the success or failure as much as possible. Compare sentence 1 and sentence 2, which one conveys this more directly? Communicating this properly helps you in multiple ways, both by allowing you to focus on what Is in your own control and by sharing responsibility for the projects outcome. Put all this together and you are more likely to receive the commitment you need during the project.
Tell a story of your end results
Now that you have discussed where you want to go and who you will need to do what along the way, its time to ingrain your end goal into the minds of your audience. The key here is to tease your end result enough, by showing some examples and mockups, but avoid filling in all the details. Instead let your audience fill out the details and leave some room for questions.
See you know where your going, but what you will do precisely when you get? You may have an idea of how the new algorithm will fit into the daily work of your home inspectors, but keep an open mind, if someone else has a great idea then leave space for that.
The story you should tell is focused on the practical day to day activities, don't compare the current workday to the future workday, describe only the future. People know what they do on a daily basis better then you so you run the risk of coming across as someone who doesn't know their facts. People don't know the new future you will develop together in the coming months, so share some little bits. Take a look at this:
"When you enter the building, you will be able to take your ipad and take pictures of the current state of the building as usual. From this point on, the app will be there for you whenever help is needed. Unsure of the level of degradation? Unclear if you really saw every part of the window frame? For every question you will either automatically be guided by the algorithm or easily consult a coworker."
Wrapping up Project Plan Presentation
These 3 pointers should help you convince more effectively that your projects are, worth doing. Craft a positive framework, delegate roles and share responsibility will help you build your future. What tips do you have to tag people along for your projects? Let me know below.
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Saugerties – Steven J. Quick died suddenly March 5, 2018 at his home. He was 49 years old.
Born May 9, 1968 in Kingston, he was the son of Joan Mosher Quick and the late Howard Quick. On May 22, 1999 he married his best friend and soul mate the former Barbie Ciarlante. He was employed as a construction foreman with Stat Construction of Hyde Park, NY.
In addition to his wife and mother, survivors include four children, Steven Quick, Kristopher Quick, Kareena Cahill and Brian Ciarlante; a grandson Jamison Cahill; two brothers, Carlo Melendez and Howard Quick; his sister, Debbie Alvarez; his father-in-law, Robert Ciarlante; nephews Tyler and Trevor Penovich; his close friend Bill Moxham; and his beloved dog, Suki.
Funeral services will be held 11:00 AM Friday, March 9, 2018 at Buono Funeral Service, Inc. in Saugerties. Interment will follow immediately in St. Mary of the Snow Cemetery, Barclay Heights, Saugerties. Friends may call Thursday 2:00 PM until 4:00 PM and 7:00 PM until 9:00 PM at Buono Funeral Service, Inc. Please offer your condolences for Steve and his family online at www.BuonoFuneralService.com.


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This late 70's, oversized clutch features a subtle two-tone flap design reminiscent of the roaring 20's geometric designs. The combination of black patent leather and a buttery soft black leather creates movement with the play of texture and line. All while foreshadowing the glossy hand-bag trends that would blow up in the upcoming decade.
- A magnetic clasp keeps this envelope clutch secure and closed while you enjoy your night out on the town.
- Stay bold yet mysterious with this understated design that will add texture and interest to any outfit.
- Store your cards or any phone numbers you collect throughout the night in the 6" x 3.45" interior pocket.
Depth: 5.5"
Opening Length: 11.75"
Expandable Fill Capacity: 1"-1.25" wide item
Patent year: 1974
Manufactured: China
Well-loved and Still Fabulous
This bag has slight scuffing to exterior leather and to metal hardware
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How we do project management at diesdas
Essential meetings for a successful process.
In a previous post I talked a bit about how we understand project management at diesdas. I want to continue with how we actually do project management at diesdas. In a third post I will talk about what kind of tools we use to organize our work.
A little bit of history first
Project Management is one of those disciplines that often gets overlooked as something that is a nice-to-have but not really necessary. When we founded diesdas.digital we were no different. Because almost all of us have worked in agile processes before we were certain we would not need a dedicated project manager. We could manage all the projects ourselves! I mean, this bit of client communication and sending an invoice or a proposal here and there? Easy as pie, right?
This kind of works out when you have an experienced team of four to maybe ten people but after that processes get fuzzy, your work is split between disciplines as well as management work. It becomes very hard to focus on the right things and to stay on track with everything that you do. To us it became clear that we were definitely in need of a project manager at some point. One observation about hiring a project manager though. To hire a good project manager is really hard because managing clients and projects is something that heavily influences the culture you are working in. When a project manager is used to work with way bigger clients than the clients in your portfolio differences in handling and communicating with your clients will be visible quite quickly. Even more relevant is how your internal structures are set up. Do you already have a solid system one can follow or do you need to reinvent or still find it out for you?
We went from paying no attention to project management at all over to we should take it more seriously to maybe we let it work out itself to let's get a system in place everyone can trust and follow. And that last one seems to be the key to success in project management for us.
In the beginning of this year we reflected on the processes we currently have and identified one client that is different from all of our other clients. Meaning, this client structures work differently and has a very strict internal reporting structure. For us that meant to not working truly agile but rather have a waterfall system in place to best respond to their needs. With all of our other clients we had more flexibility in the sense that we could better decide how we want to work with them.
We quickly realized one important aspect: All of our projects kinda followed a different structure. Not only did we use different software, we also had several ways of organizing our work in the respective software boards. More about what kind of software we use and how we use it in the next post … That definitely needed to be streamlined. Although we don't hire like crazy you could say we are a growing team. With currently 25 people in the company you need to have some guardrails that allow you to stay on track with what you're doing. The first aspect we looked at was our meetings …
I think every agency is guilty of having had too many meetings at some point in time, ours too. For us as an agency going fully remote because of this Corona-pandemic certainly helped us having more focused meetings with better outcomes and generally having less meetings because a lot of things can be clarified via Slack or — yes — even email.
Our project managers probably have the most meetings as they have to do planning sessions with clients as well as internally. Coming back to our processes, there's not really a surprise there if you know how agile processes usually work. So, we try to split project work into sprints. Not because it always makes sense but because we can maintain our planning and meeting rituals and keep working processes similar across our company. So each sprint for us has several meetings:
The kick-off and planning
Every new sprint must start with a planning session, together with the whole team and the client to look at and commit to the scope of the upcoming sprint. The planning process should follow these steps:
- going through the backlog and dragging tasks into the upcoming sprint
- going through each task, add additional information if necessary and once again confirm the estimated time
- looking at the overall workload and making sure the team can accomplish that workload
- committing to the sprint
The daily stand-up
Every day the project manager/agile coach schedules a 15 min daily meeting with the project team. The client is optional and must not say anything — this meeting is for the team and to schedule and talk about their work, not to please or give information to the client. Therefore we have different meetings. The process of the daily is:
- sharing with the team what each team member achieved or has done the day before
- communication what will be tackled today
- raising problems or questions to solve by the project manager
The daily is information only, not a meeting for discussing topics at length.
The backlog refinement
The backlog refinement is a meeting that takes place mid-sprint and managed by only the project manager and project lead or product/project owner. The idea of the backlog refinement is to pre-plan the next sprint, to fill out as much information into the upcoming tasks as possible to assure for a smooth and fast planning session in the next planning meeting.
The retrospective
Before moving on to the next sprint, the team should take its time to reflect on the previous sprint. What went well, what did not and so on. The project manager decides on a retro format and preferably holds this meeting on the planning and review day. The client should be invited to every second retrospective so we also get the clients remarks and opinions as well.
The review
The review meeting is there to share the results of the previous sprint with the client. We basically go through the previous sprint and its tasks and demonstrate the result in the staging and/or production environment. This meeting should take place after the retro and before the planning of the next sprint.
And that's about it. There should be no need for having more meetings other than discussing project features 1on1 with the client. Because our project managers structure these meetings and take care of writing and maintaining the backlog they are closer to the actual project work as they are involved in the content. That's why we aim for agile project managers that not only manage a process but rather the project meaning also its content and can influence its outcome.
The internal meetings
Adding to that we also have a couple of internal meetings. We have the project management sync (pm sync in short) where we look at our Forecast (Harvest Forecast is another tool we use, sometimes it helps, sometimes it doesn't–depending on who you ask) to map out a plan for our team. It also helps to talk about new projects coming up and to reschedule teams, when a project is put on hold. We currently figuring out whether we need this meeting or how we can condense it to really just looking at forecast, leaving out the rest (talking about who goes on holiday, what's happening in the projects, …) for a status update in Slack or Notion. I will give an update on this and where we end up.
The only other meeting left is our project management square table (pm square table in short; and yes it's called that way because we used to sit at a square table 🤦♂). This meetings purpose is to discuss how we work, to voice opinions on the tools we use and to keep us up to date in the project management world. In the first meetings this year I reflected on a digital project management course I did on the side which was quite nice. Nothing exceptionally new but a good summary about what makes a good project manager–can recommend, would do again!
And that's it with the meetings. I hope you have a good overview about how we understand and do project management at diesdas now. Please let me know if you have any questions about how we run projects or how we can maybe help you optimize your processes that you have internally!
In the next post, we look at what kind of software we use to round up the project management tour!
This is the second post of our series "How we do project management at diesdas". You can also read How we understand project management at diesdas and soon "How we organize our project management work at diesdas" to complete the picture.
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Sturdy halibut chunks are marinated in lime, then tossed with grapefruit, red onions, jalapeños, and cilantro in this ceviche served with baked plantain chips.
Now that I have confessed my inner most desires to you, I thought we should continue along the road of discovery. In addition to being less than well traveled, yet continuously fascinated by language and culture, reading endlessly trying to soak it up from my snow-covered corner of the universe, and lusting after worlds I have never seen, I have also never been on spring break. My college career was spent juggling motherhood, full-time employment, and full-time coursework, and I spent earlier spring breaks like most Minnesotan children spend spring break: locked inside or bundled up in the snow.
For those of us living in the northern areas, the week entitled "spring break" occurs before spring has actually sprung (the vernal equinox is on March 20th) and tends not to be a time to enjoy the weather, but more often than not, is a time to escape the weather and remember that the weather at home will get better. Soon, if you're lucky.
That week of sunshine is most often spent watching through the window glass as the rays blindingly reflect off the white, snow-covered lawn. Tank tops and flip flops remain stored in plastic bins, tucked away in the depths of the basement past the washer and dryer, lined up against the cold cement block walls.
Rather than wallow in self-pity and bemoan the unfairness of it all, we'll be spring breaking from the front room. We'll splash each other thoroughly in an ocean of frozen water while basking in the 30º F temps, build snow castles, and sample the local fare of far off lands.
We're replacing our Jack Frost-kissed windows with wipe open ones in our mind's eye, billowing white waves of gauzy fabric float on either side looking out to crayon-colored blue sky and the turquoise expanse of never-ending ocean.
Green plantains get thinly sliced and given a toss in warm coconut oil before being spread out and baked to a crisp crunch. A light sprinkle of sea salt is all it takes for these starchy chips to become a favorite salty snack that works well on its own or as the shovel for our friendly ceviche.
Firm halibut chunks are marinated in acerbic lime juice, bright and pungent, until they lose their translucence and turn an opaque white. Paired with the slightly honeyed pink grapefruit to tone down the lime and dotted with sweet red onions and jalapeños for a contrasting crunch.
- Back in October I was lucky enough to join Dole in California where they wined and dined us and told us all about the wonders of bananas and their cousin the plantain. During one such dining experience we were served a ceviche with an avocado sauce and plantain chips on the side. I was instantly sold on the combination, which is why they made an appearance in my kitchen. For chips, pick the green plantains. Those yellow and brown ones lend themselves well to other culinary exploits not covered here.
- I live in the middle of the country where fresh fish is often not fresh, but previously frozen. Don't let this deter you. Fish for ceviche is actually easiest to cut when partially frozen, so find a high quality halibut steak that's been flash frozen when caught, which ends up being far fresher than the stuff they'd fly here or the stuff in your local fish case, which was most likely frozen then thawed. This piece of fish was sent to me from Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute.
- Alaskan halibut gets good marks from the Monterey Bay Aquarium Seafood Watch. You can learn more about the fish and the season, which runs from March to November, on Wild Alaska Flavor and Alaska Seafood.
- Marinating your fish in citrus gives the fish a "cooked" appearance, which means the raw fish becomes opaque. This does not mean it is cooked. Ceviche is still a raw dish, and while the citrus juices can help kill off some bacteria, it is not a way to guarantee it has killed them all off. Don't eat ceviche is you have a compromised immune system, be smart in your handling, and enjoy.
Fresh, seasonal citrus; tender, wild-caught fish; sea salt touching the tongue. What snow where? Welcome to spring break.
1 cup lime juice
2 pink grapefruits
1/4 red onion, diced
2 jalapeños, diced
2 tablespoons fresh minced cilantro
1 teaspoon kosher salt
fresh cracked black pepper
Cut the halibut into 1/2″ pieces and place in a shallow dish. Pour the lime juice over the fish and stir to coat completely. The lime juice should cover the fish. Cover the dish with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 3 hours, stirring halfway through, until the fish pieces are opaque through to the center.
Pour off a bit of the lime juice from the fish, leaving just a small amount. Add in the grapefruit pieces, red onion, jalapeños, cilantro, salt, and pepper. Stir to combine. Serve with plantain chips or tortilla chips.
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This year, Equality Utah has chosen to honor Dr. Kathryn Bond Stockton with a 2015 Allies Award. As a distinguished professor of English at the University of Utah, she inspires her students to reclaim the word "queer" - a word that previously was used to harm LGBTQ people. Her groundbreaking lectures on queer theory resulted her winning the prestigious Rosenblatt Prize in 2013.
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She is a beautiful woman with a slim, tall and athletic body figure. Similarly, she stands at the height of 6 feet and weighs about 70 kg. Further, she looks more attractive with her blue colored eyes and blonde colored hair. However, she has not revealed her other body measurement.
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Attractions The Federative Republic Of Brazil: Brasília, São Paulo
Brazil is a country on the opposite side of the globe. This country is extremely attractive for tourists because of its natural and man-made attractions. Here only the beaches eight thousand kilometers.
And yet - amazing nature, which it is impossible not to admire: tropical forests, striking in its power waterfalls (Iguazu, one of which is width of the flow is three kilometers, and the vortices of water droplets light up the sky with rainbow), majestic rivers, vast austere plateau, beautiful ocean Bay.
Brazil - where is it?
Federative Republic of Brazil (that's the official name of the state) is located in South America and occupies its Central and Eastern parts.
Area (8,512 m) and the number of residents in its population is the fifth largest in the world. And on the continent holds leadership as the most economically developed country.
Brazil was a Portuguese colony from 1500 to 1822. Now, according to the state structure is a Federal Republic, it brings together 26 States and five and a half thousand municipalities. The capital city of Brasilia.
Area called Amazonia is the third part of the total area of the country. In the forests more than one million different species of animals and plants. To the delight of fans of extreme tourism is preserved settlements of indigenous people, the Indians, whose way of life has not changed for centuries.
The capital of the Amazon (Manaus) in its history has experienced UPS and downs. Today it is industrial, commercial and financial center.
Here is carefully preserved the monuments of history, and proud of the local people have something – for example, the country's first tram line appeared here.
And Brazil is called the world capital of carnivals and of course football. From the writers of the world level, the Brazilians are proud of Jorge Amado (in his masterpiece film "the sandpit Generals") and Paulo Coelho (in Russia, the famous "Alchemist").
Brazilian cinema is known worldwide as an exporter of touching "soap operas".
The official language of Brazil is Portuguese (by the way, the country is the only one in the North, South and Central America, Portuguese-speaking state).
And in the course of German and Spanish, plus French and Italian languages and a "lingua Geral" (understandable for all Indian tribes adverb).
Brazil, vacation in Pipa
The main attractions of Brazil
The city will take to the main attractions of the country, not only because it is the capital. The fact that this is a very unusual modern city, they even gave him the definition – city of the future. It is built in the middle of the last century in the art Nouveau style.
If you look at it from a bird's eye view, resembles the shape of a plane. The city is divided into sectors depending on their destination: sector, embassies, hotels, banking and other.
Without a car in Brasilia will not be reached. And not because the city is very large, just there are no pedestrian sidewalks – that it was conceived and built (despite the criticism of opponents), the architect Oscar Niemeyer.
Architectural monuments of the capital of Brazil – works of human genius of the twentieth century: the Itamaraty Palace with the aquatic garden (it is a man-made pond with a bulk Islands in the form of the flower), it is the Ministry of foreign Affairs of the country; the Cathedral, reminiscent of folded praying hands, or a crown of thorns – that's who he sees.
In the city center - square of the Three powers, with the up heading into the two skyscrapers-twins.
Rio de Janeiro
Until 1960 Rio de Janeiro was the capital of Brazil. The city is the second largest in the state. His cultural capital, economic and financial center.
His "calling card" - the 38-meter statue of Christmounted on the Corcovado mountain (at a height of more than seven hundred meters). It is believed that this is not just a sculpture, it is the guardian of the city.
Rio de Janeiro is located in the Bay of Guanabara, and there is another attraction – the so-called Sugar loaf mountain in amazing shape.
Today it is already quite firmly entrenched in the sphere of tourist business to the "head" stretched cable car (although Hiking is not forbidden), there are bars, souvenir shops.
The city is proud of its Botanicalthe garden, founded nearly two hundred years ago. Scientists gathered in the garden for more than seven thousand plants from different parts of the world. In addition to the scientific interest of all these representatives of the flora give people a rest from the heat of city streets and from the heat of numerous beaches.
By the way, the beaches of Rio de Janeiro is a huge, well-functioning system, where everything is meticulously designed and oriented to person.
Rio de Janeiro – the heart of the culture of the country. In his National library – a unique collection of rare books and ancient manuscripts (two million units). There are historic and art museums.
The tours in Rio de Janeiro offer include... a football match. Brazil is a football country and all tourists – football fans.
The fact that he is the maracanã stadium is a landmark of the city. Built six decades ago and today he is admired for its architecture and amazing originality of the project and implementation.
And for visitors to the city provides helicopter tours, not just day and night: the city that never sleeps, and is decked with lights, it is really wonderfull.
Sao Paulo
Sao Paulo is dubbed "Latino Chicago". This city of records: it is considered the third-largest metropolis. The urban city is beautiful (an Amateur) beauty. Here skyscrapers, glittering with steel and glass, offices, factories, residential neighborhoods.
The population here – thirteen millions! Moreover, the population is very uniform – this assortment of cultures, mores, religions, customs, races.
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Of cultural attractions in Sao Paulo is a Museum of contemporary art, art gallery, historical Museum.
But the most unusual zoo, which presents a unique collection of birds – bright, tropical. And there is a reserve for reptiles.
About Salvador, saying: it is "the key to Brazil." Scientists say that here began the history of the country, as well as the history of the main Brazilian "chips" - carnival and football.
The city appeared on the map of Brazil in 1549. It is built in two levels. Below, at sea level, boils business life. Local woman in traditional Brazilian outfits sell sweets made from coconuts.
The "upper city" is built in a colonial style and complemented by buildings of modern architecture. There are government agencies, different organizations, offices, banks.
El Salvador is one of the largest cities in Brazil. There is an international airport, there are hotels, resorts, built with the most high world requirements.
Moreover, it resorts not only for the rich here have taken care to accommodate tourists with different levels of wealth – most importantly to come and support the tourist business of the country.
The beaches of Salvador are known for their white sand and palm trees that give a heat saving shade.
For Souvenirs , guests usually go to the Modelo market is the largest in the entire country, the market of Handicrafts.
El Salvador, inter alia, considered one of the centers of capoeira – Brazil's national dance-fight. The art of this ancient dance strongly cultivated and encouraged.
Other cities
Recife – the so-called "Brazilian Venice". The picturesque seaport to the North-East of the country. This place is interesting with the abundance of canals, bridges, narrow streets, in which there may be only one-way traffic.
But the similarities end there: Recife is a very business city. Here are in the business of export of sugar and canned tomatoes, cotton, paper products, leather products. On Recife converge many important trade sea route.
Costa de Sauípe, the largest resort city in Brazil, located near Salvador. There are natural reserves of rare beauty.
Paraty – in the old days through this town lay on the trade route which carried precious stones and gold. Today Paraty is a national treasure, a city-monument, preserved classic examples of colonial architecture.
Fortaleza is a large modern entertainment center. This city is a surprising combination of the bold in concept and embodiment of the structures and nature – trees, sea.
This place has long been popular with surfers. Among the local population many fishermen.
Ouro Preto – literally every building is a monument of architecture. There are many interesting museums and beautiful old churches. For tourists and runs a train with real steam engines.
A faraway country about which Tatyana and SergeyNikitin sang: "I wanna go to Brazil!", long attracts tourists with its unusual, colorful, distinctive beauty.
The most amazing thing is that whatever point on the map of the country you choose, any city is worthy of attention.
Cultural and historical monuments – not a load of exhibits, and personality traits, through which each city – its unique character.


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Was talking to The Little Girl about the difference between "cinnamon" and "synonym" yesterday, and when you say them together enough in quick succession, you can no longer say either of them correctly.
- Entering the 2015 season, pitching prospect Corey Black was among the young arms whom many thought could emerge as big league bullpen pieces by the end of the season. But he struggled to adjust to his new role in the bullpen at AA Tennessee, and it wound up being a tough year for the 24-year-old righty – notably, the strikeouts did tick up in the pen, but the walks didn't come down. There's still big league reliever upside there because of the good fastball and the stuff, but the Cubs didn't add him to the 40-man roster last Friday, meaning he's exposed in the Rule 5 Draft.
- I mention all of that because of this great read at Cubs.com on Black, who worked with Ryan Dempster, a special assistant with the Cubs, on his conversation to the bullpen. Here's hoping the Cubs are able to retain Black into 2016, and he breaks out.
- He does seem like a boss who gets it:
This is also our annual reader survey issue, and Tom Ricketts wins the vote as MLB owner our readers would most like to work for.
— Eric Fisher (@EricFisherSBJ) November 23, 2015
- Anthony Rizzo's Walk-Off for Cancer had a Make-A-Wish story in it, which is a cause close to my own heart. Baseball players are in a special position to have such a huge impact in peoples' lives, and it's always so wonderful to see when they do.
- Rizzo also did a Q&A yesterday on Twitter, with some enjoyable results. Among them was a back-and-forth with @Cubs:
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— Chicago Cubs (@Cubs) November 24, 2015
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Around the Association: Donovan Mitchell Spoils LeBron's Homecoming, Nike Dumps Kyrie, Trouble in Atlanta, More
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Explosive plays have hurt Owls this season
The keys to almost every football game, in Todd Monken's opinion, are winning the turnover battle and creating and not giving up explosive plays.
In Southern Miss' 21-20 victory over Appalachian State last week, the second-year Golden Eagle head coach's squad accomplished both.
Monken added this week will be no different as Southern Miss welcomes Rice (0-3, 0-1) to M.M. Roberts Stadium at 6 p.m. today in the Golden Eagles' Conference USA opener.
"Our biggest thing is how do we create turnovers? How do we not give up explosive plays?" he said. "That's one thing I thought we did (last week). I don't think (Appalachian State) got a number of explosive passes that went over our head. There were a couple of runs that got out, but I don't think we gave up the quick strike that just disheartens your team and turns over the scoreboard."
Southern Miss (2-2) enters today's contest undefeated at home. With sophomore Nick Mullens lined up behind center, the Golden Eagles have the 76th-ranked passing offense (223.8 yards per game) in the country.
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"We have to get better defensively, especially on our deep-ball security," he said. "That's been our Achilles heel and we have to find ways to defend that. Either we're going to have to start blitzing more or we have to get some four-man pressure.
"We can't leave great quarterbacks back there and extend the secondary the way we are."
Jowan Davis leads Rice offensively, averaging 89.7 yards per game on the ground. In addition, Darik Dillard has run for 46 yards per contest and three touchdowns.
Driphus Jackson is expected to line up at quarterback for the Owls. Despite suffering a separated shoulder during last week's loss to Old Dominion, Jackson threw a pair of touchdowns and 175 yards.
"They've got some experienced wideouts that'll make explosive plays and a quarterback that can hurt you running and throwing, so it's hard to say, OK, we're going to challenge the box and really load it up and not pay attention to guys who are capable of explosive plays.'
"But you're always trying to make a team one-dimensional."
Gameday parking notice
Hattiesburg Police are advising those attending today's Southern Miss home football game not to park anywhere along the U.S. 49 corridor on either side of the road, in the grass, or on the concrete islands/medians near campus.
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Get the inside scoop on today's game between Southern Miss and Appalachian State, Page 5B.
Game preview
Rice vs. Southern Miss
Game info
• When: 6 p.m. today
• Where: M.M. Roberts Stadium, Hattiesburg
• Television: Fox College Sports Atlantic (Comcast 723, DirecTV608, Dish Network 451)
• Radio: WXRR-FM (104.5); WXHB-FM (96.5); WFFF-FM (96.7)
• Last meeting: 44-17, Rice (2012)
• All-time series: 3-1, Rice
The Setup
Southern Miss has navigated non-conference play very much in Dr. Jekyl and Mr. Hyde fashion.
The Golden Eagles have been blown out twice against SEC opponents Mississippi State and Alabama, and have eked out nailbiters versus Alcorn State and Appalachian State.
All of which has made it difficult to get an accurate read on the identity of this football team. Today's contest will go a long way toward helping everyone figure it out.
Southern Miss welcomes Rice to M.M. Roberts Stadium today. Kickoff is set for 6 p.m.
A win serves notice to the rest of Conference USA that the Golden Eagles appear to be turning things around and could end up major players within the league. A loss, while not devastating, certainly doesn't help Southern Miss in any form or fashion.
Jason Munz, sports writer
Keep an eye on
• Jowan Davis, running back: Last week, the sophomore ran for 150 yards on 24 carries in a high-scoring loss against Old Dominion. It was only the second time in his career he's run for more than 100 yards, but the Owls have been one of the best rushing offenses in Conference USA so far this season.
Unit that could give USM fits
• Rice defensive line: Dylan Klare and Brian Nordstrom have been awfully disruptive for the Owls this season. Klare has but five tackles this season, but two of them are sacks that have resulted in a combined loss of 23 yards. Nordstrom also has a sack in the team's first three games, as well as 2 ½ tackles for loss.
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Eagle running backs
Last week in this space, we predicted freshman running back Tez Parks would have a big game for Southern Miss against Appalachian State. While Parks played well, it wasn't the breakout performance we were expecting.
Instead, it was sophomore George Payne who had the big day with a pair of rushing touchdowns (both from inside the red zone) and one receiving score. Payne and Parks made do without freshman starter Ito Smith and junior Jalen Richard.
Smith is expected to return for today's game, while there's a chance Richard could be back as well.
If Southern Miss has its full stable of running backs against the 91st-ranked run defense in the country, the Golden Eagles might finally be able to get the run game moving in the right direction.
So far this season, try as they might, Southern Miss has struggled to find much in the way of balance on offense.
The play-calling has been somewhat balanced, but more often than not, the Golden Eagles have had much better success through the air. As a result, opposing teams have been able to key on that, getting increased pressure on quarterback Nick Mullens.
Facing a Rice run defense that, frankly, isn't that good on paper, today might be Southern Miss' first opportunity to put together a complete, balanced game on offense.
It needs to if for no other reason than to decrease the amount of time the Golden Eagle defense has had to be on the field this season.
Bend but don't break
Southern Miss' defense has played well this season, especially considering how long it's been on the field in each of the past two games. Alabama and Appalachian State dominated time of possession the last two weeks, which has led to fatigue in the Golden Eagle defense.
Despite that, defensive coordinator David Duggan's bunch has played better than the statistics might lead one to believe.
Sure, they're giving up an average of 486.3 yards of offense so far this season, which is 112th in the country. However, when not facing two of the best teams in the SEC (Mississippi State and Alabama), Southern Miss is giving up only 20 points per game.
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Lady Devils fall to Greenbrier
WHITE HOUSE – It's not often that teams will take the field on Sunday, but because this season has had more rainouts than district games, White House and Greenbrier prep softball teams were forced to do just that.
The Lady Bobcats may not be used to playing on Sunday, but they didn't show any aversion to it, rolling to a 10-0 victory in six innings.
"It was good to go ahead and wrap up the (District 9-AA) regular-season championship, but everyone knows it's the tournament that really matters," Greenbrier head coach Julie Head said. "Getting this win over a good White House team was important, but we've told the girls that we're going to have to get better before the tournament starts because everyone turns it up a notch that time of year."
White House head coach Cindy Towers thought her team played much better than it had in the past few weeks.
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Savannah Dalton got the win from the pitcher's circle, tossing a one-hitter while striking out nine hitters. She hit one batter and issued two base on balls.
Sophomore Stephanie Palmer was saddled with the loss, striking out two batters and walking three.
Greenbrier (18-10 overall, 9-0 in District 9-AA) got on the board in the top of the first when Caitlin Turner drew a leadoff walk and moved to second on a sacrifice bunt by Taylor Hargrove. Sara Bennett took care of the rest with a single to leftfield that scored Turner.
White House (13-14, 6-4) had its best chance to score in the bottom of the first when sophomore Hailee Ellis doubled to right-centerfield and moved to third base on a sacrifice bunt by freshman Emma Hendricks.
Two batters later, sophomore Madeline Cain hit a sharp ground ball down the third-base line, but Sara Bennett came up with the ball and tagged Ellis, ending the threat.
The Lady Cats were at it again the top of the second when Shelby Bennett reached on an error and scored on Turner's single.
Greenbrier added another run in the top of the third inning when Sara Bennett and Sydney Diehl drew back-to-back walks, and Bennett scored on Jessica Jones' double that went under the leftfielder's glove for a 3-0 lead.
Turner tripled over the centerfielder's head in the fourth inning and scored on a passed ball.
Greenbrier put the game away in the top of the sixth when Shelby Bennett and Turner hit back-to-back singles. Hargrove followed by beating out an infield single to load the bases, and Sara Bennett doubled off of the left-centerfield fence to drive in two runs.
"I didn't think I was going to have a good day in warm-ups, but I got comfortable in my first at-bat today," Bennett said. "My last hit, I was pretty nervous once I got that 3-2 count, but she threw me a rise ball. I was able to hammer it.
"I thought it was going out at first, but I'm just glad I got a hit there because it seemed to get us going."
Diehl's sacrifice fly to shallow rightfield scored a run, and Katie Sanford's single to leftfield drove in another run.
Shawna Bogle cleared the bases with her home run over the fence in leftfield.
"This is just another in a long line of Greenbrier-White House rivalry games," Head said. "Coach Towers always puts a quality team on the field, and both programs respect each other a lot. Hopefully, we're able to do the same, but these games are never easy."
Towers thinks she's finally seeing some good things out of her club, following some recent struggles.
"I thought we played pretty well for four or five innings," Towers said. "We had a little mental lapse there late, but that shouldn't take anything away from what Greenbrier was able to do today.
"Greenbrier is a very good team, and they did exactly what they needed to do in order to get the win. We're a team that's struggling right now, especially mentally, but I think we're starting to turn that corner. We better (do so), because the tournament is only a few days away."
The District 9-AA Tournament is set to begin on Wednesday at White House.