From one vantage point, The Velveteen Rabbit appears a tale for children, a story that brings to mind beloved toys and childhood dreams. But if we shift our view just a bit, we can see that the words hold truth and meaning for children of all ages, young and young-at-heart. A further shift and an imagining into these very words brings us to a place where the Velveteen Rabbit himself is able to explain the intricacies of Hillman's archetypal psychology. By gently holding both the children's storybook and the story of archetypal psychology side by side, we will consider the four aspects of this psychology, looking at each in turn through the eyes of the Velveteen Rabbit.
ourselves to hear their voices and feel their emotions. We will journey with Rabbit as he experiences both the joys and struggles of life, and begins to understand the value of these experiences. Finally, we will consider what it means to immerse ourselves in the experience of soul-making, to be enchanted, to open ourselves to the multiplicity present in every moment.
us, the readers, in the very act of soul-making itself. As we consider Rabbit's transformation to "Real," we, in turn, become a bit more Real. Hillman (1972) shared with us that "what we hold close in our imaginal world are not just images and ideas but living bits of soul; when they are spoken, a bit of soul is carried with them (p. 182). Rabbit has spoken, he has told us his tale, and as Hillman observed, "When we tell our tales, we give away our souls" (p. 182). It is this bit of soul, given to us by the Velveteen Rabbit, that offers us the opportunity to become Real.
Before embarking on a quest to explore what gives archetypal psychology its distinct flavor, let us attempt to define the psychology itself. In looking to the Greek roots of the word "psychology" we find logos and psyche, speech and soul. The word archetypal" offers a multitude of potential meanings, but for the purposes of this paper, Hillman's (1977) musings seem best suited: He noted that archetypal "rather than pointing at something, points to something, and this is value." When we look at an image from an archetypal perspective, "we ennoble or empower the image with the widest, richest, and deepest possible significance" (p. 82). Speech, soul, value, image, significance: These words fall together for me in a way that asks me to consider archetypal psychology as a way of interacting with the soul that honors its way of speaking, that recognizes the value and significance held within the images it shares.
This viewpoint urges me to consider the word "soul," and ponder how it is seen in this psychology that places such importance upon it. Hillman (1975) stated, "By soul I mean, first of all, a perspective rather than a substance, a viewpoint towards things rather than a thing itself. This perspective is reflective; it mediates events and makes differences between ourselves and everything that happens" (p. xvi). He continued, "By 'soul' I mean the imaginative possibility in our natures, the experiencing through reflective speculation, dream, image, and fantasy—that mode which recognizes all realities as primarily symbolic or metaphorical" (Hillman, 1975, p. xvii). Depth psychologist Glen Slater noted that in Hillman's work "The driving concern is for apt perspective—insight that satisfies through its very way of seeing, so that the process of being psychological, referred to by him as soul-making, becomes the focus" (as cited in Hillman, 2005, p. x). I continue to see the multiplicity. Seeing soul as a thing, as an internal guiding force, provides an easier handle to grasp when first encountering the word and concept. It is here I begin with others. I am then able to move beyond, to sink into soul, to explore the connection that unites my being with all that surrounds me—a recognition of the anima mundi that shares my spark. Holding this allows me to reflect from a new perspective, to reach the place where soul and soul-making merge as one and experience and reflection deepen to a way of being.
First, there is the word itself: "Real." Just as in Jungian psychology there is a difference between the small "s" self and the capitol "S" Self, we see "Real" distinguished, set apart by its grown up first letter. Hillman (1975) shared the Greek and Roman tradition of "personifying such psychic powers as Fame, Insolence, Night, Ugliness, Timing, Hope, to name but a few," a practice that recognized personifying as a "necessary mode of understanding the world and being in it" (p. 13). This "act of ensouling" paid homage to these powers, recognizing them as spirits that, if ignored, could manifest themselves in very tangible ways. Such is the case with Real, for in neglecting this powerful entity, we open ourselves up to its disappointment.
Just what is Real? We find its roots in nursery magic, "strange and wonderful," and only understood by "those playthings that are old and wise and experienced like the Skin Horse" (Williams, 2005, p. 11). The Skin Horse tells us that "Real isn't how you are made, it's a thing that happens to you. When a child loves you for a long, long time, not just to play with you, but REALLY loves you, then you become Real" (Williams, 2005, p. 11). We sense the connection here with Eros, with Love itself. We feel the story of Eros and Psyche, linking heart and soul, loving and soul-making. Indeed, Hillman (1975) stated that personifying "offers another avenue of loving, of imagining things in a personal form so that we can find access to them with our hearts" (Hillman, p. 14). He further mused, "Perhaps the loving comes first. Perhaps only through love is it possible to recognize the person of the soul" (Hillman, 1975, p. 44). Thus the love of the Boy and the soul of the Rabbit unite, Eros and Psyche joined, imagined into being.
The journey of becoming Real begins with the falling apart that is the hallmark of pathologizing. Hillman (1975) defined pathologizing as "the psyche's autonomous ability to create illness, morbidity, disorder, abnormality, and suffering in any aspect of its behavior and to experience and imagine life through this deformed and afflicted perspective" (p. 57). "By the time you are real, most of your hair has been loved off, and your eyes drop out and you get loose in the joints and very shabby" (Williams, 2005, p. 17); you suffer, you discover shortcomings, you experience loss. Falling apart is not for the faint of heart, for it is not an easy journey.
" 'It doesn't happen all at once," said the Skin Horse, Rabbit's wise old guide. "You become. It takes a long time. That's why it doesn't happen often to people who break easily, or have sharp edges, or who have to be carefully kept' " (Williams, 2005, p. 16). Hillman (1975) pointed out that there is necessity in the travails of becoming, noting that "the soul can exist without its therapists but not without its afflictions" (p. 71). All learning involves an element of challenge, the learning of our authentic self most of all.
It is the struggle that adds the richness. Yes, the "idea of growing shabby and losing your eyes and whiskers is rather sad", and we might find ourselves wishing that we could become real "without these uncomfortable things happening" Williams, 2005, p. 19). But these uncomfortable things are precisely what are needed, for they are the ingredients necessary to spur the meaningful reflection that leads to soul-making. Rabbit himself "found it uncomfortable, for the boy hugged him very tight, and sometimes he rolled over on him, and sometimes he pushed him so far under the pillow that the he could scarcely breathe" (Williams, 2005, p. 22). Hillman (1975) reminded us that "the dimension of soul is depth (not breadth or height) and the dimension of our soul travel is downward" (p. xvii), thus we see how the pushing under plays a vital role, how events that leave us "wet through with the dew and quite earthy from diving into the burrows" (Williams, 2005, p. 27) provide us with the grist needed to turn the wheel. We are able to bear our "beautiful velveteen fur getting shabbier and shabbier, and our tails becoming unsewn, and all the pink rubbed off our noses," (Williams, 2005, p. 25), for this is an undoing, and "the undoing always becomes an opening. The result is a different perspective, one that deepens before it explains" (Slater, as cited in Hillman, 2005, p. ix). Becoming unsewn, illness, getting shabbier, suffering—these are the opening that lead to a new way of seeing, a way that digs down into our being before meaning is made.
idea have a senex/puer relationship—the senex being the archetypal sage, philosopher or "old man," while the puer is the eternal youth. Much like the senex, an idea "consolidates, grounds, and disciplines," while action, puer-like in nature, "flashes with insight and thrives on fantasy and creativity" (Slater, as cited in Hillman, 2005, p. xi). Psychologizing, with its dance of reflection, with its focus on ideas, acts as guide in our-soul-making.
that makes all the difference, for it is "psychologizing's what—dissolving first into 'Which?'. . . and then ultimately into 'Who'" (Hillman, 1975, p. 139) that leads us downward into soul. When all our whiskers are "loved off," and the "pink lining to our ears turns grey, and our brown spots fade" (Williams, 2005, p. 50) we serve Psyche by asking, "What is hidden within this loss?" or "Which part of me is experiencing this as hurtful? Or "Who in me worries that my whiskers are no more?" (Hillman, 1975, p. 139).
the psyche, matters to it—is significant, offers a spark, releases or feeds soul" (Hillman, 1975, p. 138). When we are led to ask, "Who in me feels 'very insignificant and commonplace' " (Williams, 2005, p. 9), we probe the gash that life has slashed within us, a move that invites Psyche to enter. It is this invitation, humbly offered, that allows our "open wounds" to "begin to scar over with the skin of reflective engagement" (Slater, as cited in Hillman, 2005, p. xvii). We gain a new perspective: we see differently. "By seeing differently, we do differently" (Hillman, 1975, p. 122). We are different, we become Real.
and difference, is not always easy to come by. The question, "How do you help the person be with their affliction, to hold it differently?" (G. Slater, personal communication, November 16, 2013), might best be answered by turning to myth. "Myths talk to psyche in its own language; they speak emotionally, dramatically, sensuously, fantastically" (Hillman, 1975, p. 154). This common language may well help us "lean into the suffering" and find the meaning that lies within.
reminded us, "When you are Real you don't mind being hurt"' (Williams, 2005, p. 15). When we are able to see through the struggle, to imagine into the suffering, we don't mind the pain. Myth speaks a language that invites us to engage in "reflective speculation" (Hillman, 1975, p. xvi). "Myths do not tell us how. They simply give the invisible background which starts us imagining, questioning, going deeper" (Hillman, 1975, p. 158). They bring us to a place of possibilities, they nudge us to explore and honor our personal story.
not enact them. Every fantasy, every experience has its archetypal reason. There is nothing that does not belong to one God or another" (p. 169). It is this perspective that marks soul-making as its own, a perspective that points to the significance and meaning in that which Psyche offers. Dehumanizing is a "gods-saturated way of interacting with the soul (Koonz, 2013, n.p.), an approach that "starts and stays with the soul's native polycentricity," that "keeps in mind the governance of the Gods" (Hillman, 1975, p. 167). In taking this polytheistic approach, "we enter a style of consciousness where psychology and religion are not defined against each other so that they may more easily become each other" (Hillman, 1975, p. 168).
authority" of religion interfacing with the "immediacy, wandering, invention, and idealism" (Slater, as cited in Hillman, 2005, p. xi) of psychology, of depth psychology, of psyche. Hillman noted that while "religion approaches Gods with ritual, prayer, sacrifice, worship, creed," in archetypal psychology the "Gods are imagined. They are approached through psychological methods of personifying, pathologizing, and psychologizing" (Hillman, 1975, p. 170).
multiple Gods within. "When we imagine there's a God in every wound, we hold the wound differently" (G. Slater, personal communication, November 16, 2013). Dehumanizing demands we do just that; it requires that we imagine the potentiality of Gods, the multiple voices within the single experience.
been sparked by one god or another, "by some haunting quality in the world or by a spirit or voice speaking from deep within a thing, or place, or person" (p. ix). Enchantment bids us to take up an imaginal perspective, to consider possibilities not grounded in the literal. It is "often colored by at least soft hues of absurdity, which is only a sign of its saving distance form excessive rationality" (Moore, 1996, p. xi). Enchantment, or soul-making, plumbs the "mysterious depths of the heart of imagination where we find value, love, and union with the world around us" (Moore, 1996, p. x). It encourages us to become Real.
the nursery, alone and seemingly destined for the burn pile. He wondered, "Of what use was it to be loved and lose one's beauty and become Real if it all ended like this? As he reflected, as he struggled to see through his anguish, "a tear, a real tear, trickled down his little shabby velvet nose and fell to the ground" (Williams, 2005, p. 66). This tear, this "aura of emotion that settled in his heart" (Moore, 1996, p. ix), opened his experience to the imaginal realm. Hillman (1975) shared that "emotion is a gift that comes by surprise, a mythic statement; It announces a movement in soul" (Hillman, 1975, p. 177). It is this gift, this movement in soul, that enriches Rabbit's myth, for "where the tear had fallen a flower grew out of the ground, a mysterious flower, not at all like any that grew in the garden. . . and presently the blossom opened, and out of it there stepped a fairy" (Williams, 2005, p. 67).
Artemis, lady of the wild, here to rescue this creature so sacred to her? Or is it potentially Psyche herself, come to the aid of this being who has gone through so much in her name? Whatever goddess or spirit it is present in the flower recognizes the value and love to be found within Rabbit's heart, and is here to "take him away with her and turns him into Real. . . Real not just to the Boy. . . but to every one (Williams, 2005, p. 70-71). This is the experience of soul-making.
joys and challenges side by side with the major aspects of archetypal psychology, using them to bring clarity to the speech of the soul set forth within. I, for one, have become a bit more Real in the process, have immersed myself in the soul-making that this reflective experience offers. I now give to you a bit of my soul, offered through these pages, to hold close in your imaginal world, joined with the bit of soul already given by the Velveteen Rabbit. May they settle in your heart as you become a bit more Real.
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I finished my how to make basic brick stitch earrings e-book! Lots of fun. I got the coding done easily enough including a clickable TOC which my bread book doesn't have (I need to fix that now that I know how!). I made mistakes uploading it though and had to correct those, which delayed my announcement. But it's all up and live now and I've bought a copy myself so I could see exactly how my graphics looked on my Kindle. They are very clear, and the patterns take up the full screen of my Kindle 2 so you could bead straight off the screen. You can buy the e-book here. I haven't made up a PDF version yet.
This is the pattern from the cover. Since it's only 2 colors, it shows up very well in the e-ink tech.
Working on a pair of earrings I'll post next week on Beadwork at Bellaonline and review a really wonderful bead book.
Dinner tonight will be pizza quesadillas. My back hurts pretty badly from everything we did yesterday.
I think I also want to write a tutorial on writing Kindle books for people like me who only have very basic HTML skills, but like a lot of my ideas, it's on a list for now of things I might do in the future.


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COVID Had Devastating Consequences for Food Security. Here's How the Media Covered It in 2020.
by Jack Walker | Sep 30, 2021
Tags: media, Mediamarks, social justice
One of the gravest harms of the pandemic has been its impact on the food security of millions of people, in the United States and globally. As part of our 2021 Mediamarks Labs series, we're taking a close look at the trends in last year's coverage of food insecurity, with the hope that communications professionals will keep the lessons of how coverage of this issue shifted in 2020 in mind when charting a course for the future.
COVID-19 exacerbated the link between food insecurity & global systemic inequality
Although food insecurity is a global issue that receives billions of dollars in funding from governments and philanthropic organizations and regularly receives commitments from international institutions such as the United Nations, at the beginning of 2020 it was far from the minds of reporters and many Americans. From January to March of 2020, articles focused on food insecurity received scant engagement on Facebook and only broke through during natural disasters, such as flooding and locust swarms in East Africa, that affected food insecurity on a regional scale. However, the scope of the problem began to expand following the declaration of the COVID-19 pandemic by the WHO in early March 2020, when a food security crisis began affecting the entire world.
As the crisis unfolded, journalists and the public alike gave substantial attention to articles highlighting the pandemic's disruption of supply chains—and thus the world's food supply—as well as how increasing economic instability affected individuals' ability to afford food. Different outlets covered these effects both globally (such as in The New York Times) and nationally (such as in NPR).
The pandemic also led to renewed attention and advocacy on the behalf of undocumented migrant farm workers facing unsafe working conditions while navigating federal government policy that deemed them "essential workers" even as it persecuted them as "illegal immigrants."
The reopening of schools and its impact on food insecurity
By July, the pandemic's impact on food insecurity and the potential long-term effects on hunger were more well known. During this time, stories on this issue received their highest average Facebook and Twitter shares. Coverage from NPR on a UN report that found the pandemic could potentially push 132 million people into hunger received almost 2 million shares on Facebook—the most of any story about food insecurity from this past year.
But in the summer and fall of 2020, other major issues also started to dominate press coverage. As the charts below illustrate, the murder of George Floyd in late May and the subsequent protests for racial justice quickly overtook many other media narratives, including stories about food security. (We looked at the media's coverage of white supremacy in 2020 in our first Mediamarks Labs post, which you can check out here.)
The debate over reopening schools also played a significant role in the tone and quantity of coverage. After declining in prominence between May and July, the percent of monthly food security articles picked up again in August, when some school districts began looking to resume in-person classes, and debates began surrounding the safety and ethics of these decisions.
Many of the most popular food security articles shared by the public over Facebook between July and December were pieces published by NPR focused on reopening of schools, which had been a lifeline for many children facing food insecurity prior to the pandemic. The outsized impact that reopening schools would have on millions of families, and differing recommendations from researchers, doctors, and the Trump administration, made this the defining food insecurity narrative for much of the summer and fall.
Inequality, public figures, and what it can tell us about the news in 2021
Public figures—from philanthropists to elected officials—drove a big piece of the response to the food insecurity crisis, whether through charitable giving or developing relevant policy. As a result, these public figures received a decent amount of press coverage that was often mixed in nature.
MacKenzie Scott was treated favorably in outlets such as Bloomberg, The Guardian, and NBC News, and received substantial attention on social media for donating over $4 billion to communities facing high food insecurity, racial inequality, and poverty. Meanwhile, Mitch McConnell was notably condemned by Newsweek for opposing a $2,000 stimulus check while his wealth was reported to have grown during the pandemic. In the Newsweek piece, which ran on New Year's Eve, the reporter noted that while McConnell's wealth grew in 2020 the number of Americans affected by food insecurity was projected to hit 54 million.
These trends remind us that the food security issue is intensely linked to systemic inequality, both within countries like the United States and globally between rich countries and poorer ones.
But we also hope that a new presidential administration, coupled with this greater public awareness of how many Americans regularly face food insecurity, will lead to substantial policy change in 2021. The Biden administration recently approved the largest increase to food assistance benefits in the history of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), and nonprofits should continue being vocal in urging the White House, Congress, and state legislatures to solve some of these longstanding, systemic issues.
2020 taught us all a lot about our society, politics, and the interconnectedness of the global community. The long-term economic consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic, the greater awareness it has caused about the essential role migrant labor plays in producing our food, and a growing public realization about the importance of schools in providing for food insecure children, could lead to increased advocacy on these issues that continues to shape the discussion of this issue in the press, on Capitol Hill, and amongst broader audiences, in 2021 and long after the pandemic is over.
Do you have other ideas about how communications professionals can effectively advocate for food security in our media work in the months ahead? Or questions about the 2020 Mediamarks data? We'd love to talk more—reach out to us at mediamarks@mrss.com.
*A quick word about methodology: We use Muck Rack for a lot of our work at M+R, and that includes Mediamarks. The data in this post is based on a comprehensive Muck Rack search to pull media hit data aligned with our search terms from January 1, 2020 to December 31, 2020.
We pulled articles from a universe of 100 outlets. To choose the outlet pool, we gathered the outlets that have higher Unique Visitors per Month (UVM) and Mozrank scores. They are a mix of regional, national, and international newspapers, magazines, broadcast channels, digital news sites, and wires.
Turning his eyes away from the news isn't always easy for Jack, but when he does you can find him playing the guitar and piano, jogging around the streets of New York City, or lying to everyone (but mostly to himself) that the Chicago Bears are going to be great next season. You can reach him at jwalker@mrss.com.
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People would love to have a phone that's battery lasts all day long and never needs to be charged. Since that is not the reality most of the time, we need a good USB phone charger for the car. Buying the wrong charger can be a real mistake. The safety for the car and the phone that it is charging can be adversely affected by poor engineering. That's why it's important to have information about which chargers are good choices, and which ones you should avoid. Here are some that pass this test of both safety and reliability.
For decades, car accessories have played a vital role in enhancing consumer utility. While these products are seemingly extras when it comes to measuring the ability of a car, they have greatly improved the driving experience of many people. Car chargers are examples of these accessories. Discussed below, are examples of the car chargers.
Anker is a 24w dual USB car charger. It is uniquely made to be compatible with any device. The power IQ and voltage boost function have been incorporated in this device to offer accelerated charging for your device. In addition, this device has got a multi-protect safety system that guarantees protection from; short circuits, power surges and rust.
The Anker 24W Dual Car Charger:is a great choice because it is compatible with so many different devices. It works with not only phones, but it also works for iPads. It offers VoltageBoost which allows the device to traditional chargers. It also comes with a guarantee that it is safe for all devices. It's also compact enough to fit in a pocket or a purse. It includes an 18 month warranty and guide to help users understand how the charger works.
An excellent choice for people that value safety of their devices and ease of use, it is a wireless in-car Bluetooth transmitter. It also can be used as a dual USB car charger. This Bluetooth FM transmitter allows the user to stream music `to his car wirelessly via Bluetooth. Apart from this, this device has a built-in microphone that allows for exceptional hands-free functions for the user. These functions are vital especially when answering phone calls while driving. Moreover, the dual USB car charger function allows the user to charge two devices concurrently.
The CHGeek Wireless In-Car Bluetooth FM Transmitter is not only safe, but it also allows the driver to stream music from the device to the car radio. There is even a hand-free feature that allow you to take calls over your radio.
This is an essential device, especially to smokers. The 3 sockets of the cigarette lighter and the two USB ports offer a total of 120w collectively. Due to these, this gadget can be used to power up to five devices simultaneously. In addition, each of the three sockets of this gadget has it own separate control button. This not only makes this gadget easier to operate, but also saves on energy.
Similar to the first choice, the Meidi 120W 3 socket Cigarette Car Lighter Splitter one is a charger that offers safety for use with several phones and the iPad, and also allows several chargers to be plugged into it for use. That's really handy if you need to plug in a game system while charging another device. The uses are pretty much infinite. If it has a cigarette charger, then it will work with this device.
Isunnao is an extremely fast dual USB car charger. It has 5Amps 25W dual USB ports compatible with most android and apple devices. It also has the over-charge and over-current protection safety features that automatically powers off whenever the output or input current exceeds the safety current requirement. Moreover, the 4 in 1 USB charging adapter feature in this device has LED displays that present the user with vital information such as; the voltage of the battery in the car, the current of the device that is charging and the internal temperature of the car.
You will love the iSunnao Lightning Fast Dual USB Car Charger. It does all of the things expected of a device charger and looks cool while it does it. It has built-in current protection for safety of your vehicle and device as well. Add to that a feature that will blow anybody's mind. It actually has a car voltage gauge to show how your battery is doing and displays the internal temperature. So this one not only gets the job done and looks good while it does it, but it also helps you know how your car is doing as well.
This gadget has three 12v cigarette lighter sockets that collectively generate 120watts. This output has the capacity to power multiple devices in a car such as a dashboard camera, phones and the GPS. In addition, this gadget has protective circuits that eliminate the problem of overheating when devices are charging.
charging your favorite device is harmful to your car.
This is an extremely useful car charging gadget. It incorporates smart technology to ensure that each gadget charging uses the right amount of current. The two charging ports found in this device are uniquely built to ensure the devices maximally charge at full speed. It also has the over-charge protection feature that automatically powers off whenever the input or output much exceeds the required safety current.
This eliminates cases of over-charging and over-heating of your devices. Apart these, the LED display in this gadget has intelligent circuitry that provides information to the user about; the voltage of the battery of the car and the charging status of the devices.
Jebsen, is a 4in 1 dual USB car charger. It has fast charging dual USB ports that use smart technology. This technology guarantees that each device charging uses the required amount of current but, maximally charging. The over-charge protection feature in this gadget eliminates the problem of over-heating and over-charging by automatically powering off whenever the input exceeds the required safety current.The LED displays in this gadget are also unique. It is for fast charging of your devices. Two devices can be charged at the same time and it also offers a LED readout of the device charge level and temperature. Apart from displaying information about the voltage in the car battery, they also display cycles in the internal temperature of the car.
Otium is a vital gadget in a car with various functions. It can be used as a Bluetooth radio transmitter, music adapter or even as a USB car charger. It boasts itself as a universal charger that honestly, looks really cool. It has Bluetooth capability and allows hands-free calling. This gadget has been uniquely made to be compatible with all gadgets. The built-in microphone also makes it easier for hands-free talking on a phone or selecting your music.
Lihan is a dual USB car charger. This gadget is useful as it employs smart technology to ensure devices being charged use the right amount of current. It also has intelligent circuitry that prevents short-circuiting and over-charging of your devices.
This device is a fairly simple choice for people that want to have a basic charger that displays the current for the charged device. The Lihan Quick Car Charger is really handy if you have ever had a device fail after a faulty current was used to charge the device. This one has that clearly displayed to avoid damage to your device. It also allows two devices to charge at the same time.
This gadget has a sleek design that can easily fit in any vehicles cup holder. In addition, the 4 outlets located in this gadget allow you and your family to charge multiple devices concurrently. It also has a low voltage alarm that warns you whenever your car's voltage goes below 12V. Apart from these, there is a replaceable 10 amps fuse in this gadget that prevents your device from overheating or overcharging.
The CHGeek Car Cup Charger is a favorite for many people. It provides all of the above protections and allows the device to be placed in the car cup holder. It is important to note, that the distance from the cup holder to the cigarette lighter must match this device size.
All of the above choices are excellent for your device on the go. Charging is simple and streamlined and some allow you to make calls, listen to the music from your device as you do so safely.
Even though most of these products are high quality and efficient, one cannot help but notice the unique features and the various purses that the Sungoldpower provides. Apart from being a Bluetooth FM transmitter, it also can serve as a dual USB charger. The smart technology used in this device makes charging your devices safe and fast.


Data is a booming business, with more companies than ever adopting a data-driven strategy to meet the growing demands of today's decision makers. Although historically companies typically held data on their financials, market, customers and competitors; the quantity of data held has never matched today's record-breaking figures. Tech Giants like Facebook, Google, Apple and Amazon are built on a foundation of 'big data' and analytics. Often the increase in quantity of data available to companies is not mirrored by an increase in quality of data. As a result, many businesses struggle to implement processes to analyse and use their data in a way which delivers a benefit to their customers and their business. With statistics reporting that less than 0.5% of all data is ever analysed and used, there is huge opportunity here for companies to achieve competitive advantage by using data to really know their customers and make the best business decisions possible.
This is a space where Halpenfield, established in 2004, have made their mark. Halpenfield is a software development company who specialise in organising, analysing and visualising data in a way their clients can use, working with big brands like M&S, Boots and Thomas Cook.
What makes Halpenfield different is their philosophy. They understand their clients and deliver solutions in an efficient way, helping clients to begin or continue their analytics journey. As a small business they can afford to be more agile and responsive, whilst offering an end-to-end service which other consultancies cannot match. The breadth and depth of experience within the team means they offer the expert advice required to get the most from existing systems, as well as supporting implementation of improved data collection and processes. The demands on them, working in software where technology is constantly changing, are high. Their team are required to understand the latest tech on the market and how this could be applied to businesses of different sizes, across different industries. This is where R&D tax credits have helped them.
Innovation activity at Halpenfield accounts for a large proportion of what they do every day. MPA Analyst Nigel Urquhart identified that much of their qualifying activity occurs through solving the problems of their clients. It's this focus which means they can claim a significant proportion of their investment back via the R&D Tax Credit scheme – and they've been doing so since 2013. The benefits of this have been reinvested into Halpenfield's own innovation, performance and technical developments.
We know specialists make a difference because we are specialists in our field.
Whether a business is innovating or not, all companies can benefit from a close relationship with data. As Heather explained, one example of an area data insight could really benefit is HR.
The costliest part of a business is often people, and although companies possess a large amount of data on employees in HR systems and related costs in financial systems, it could usually be better-integrated. This historical data can tell you a lot but blending it with external data gives more insight into the company's performance and can assist in setting and measuring KPI's. Then, looking forward, this data can be used to predict future scenarios.
Today business leaders want evidence to support decision making. Halpenfield work to both analyse existing data in a way to guide these decisions, as well as working in a consultative capacity to advise how to better organise, supplement and integrate data. Dashboards and visual analytics are now transforming the way information is presented and shared. More and more people within companies are able to collaborate and be informed more quickly and more accurately than ever before.
What's the most common mistake?
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Google Is The Best As Lawyer Rejects EU Market Sanction, 'Consumers aren't stupid'
Billions of people use Google because it's the best, not because of deals the company made to stay competitive, Google's lawyer said on Friday, wrapping up a week of testimony as the U.S. tech giant fights a record $5 billion antitrust fine.
The European Commission hit Alphabet's (GOOGL.O) Google with a 4.34 billion euro ($5 billion) fine in 2018 for using its Android mobile operating system to thwart rivals and cement its dominance in general internet searching from 2011.
At issue are dealt requiring phone makers to pre-install the Google Search app and the Chrome browser app together with Google Play as well deals blocking some variants of Android.
"The reason why billions of people choose Google as their search tool every day is not because of an abuse of dominance. It's because it's the best," lawyer Meredith Pickford told the EU's General Court, the bloc's second-highest.
Pickford said the deals were far from being anti-competitive tools, rather they were to ensure Google stayed competitive. "You can still compete hard and compete on the merits. Consumers aren't stupid. If Bing or another search engine were better than Google, people would turn to it," he said, referring to a rival Microsoft Corp (MSFT.O) search engine.
"Successful companies don't stay successful by resting on their laurels and failing to compete," Pickford told the court. The European Commission's lawyer, Nicholas Khan, said the deals showed that Google had stacked the odds in its favour and urged judges to uphold the Commission's decision and fine.
"Google gives itself the laurel wreath even before the race has started," Khan said. "The scale of the practices entirely justify the fine that was imposed."
It was not clear when there will be a verdict in the case, which is T-604/18 Google vs European Commission.
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Q: How to stop SRM Linux? I'm using SRM to delete one file. Already 12 hours srm is working for deleting a 7GB file and it have only 3 stars ***
Is there a way to stop it or to pause so I do that another day.

A: A crash-course to killing command-line / text-mode programs
To elaborate on @AFH's comment, if "SRM" is a console (command-line interface) program, and you have run it from a terminal, just hit Ctrl-z, as this makes your terminal send the foreground process it manages that SIGSTOP signal and send it to the background. You can then "bring it back" by executing the fg shell command—it's a part of the so-called "job control" implemented by interactive shells and means bringing the backgrounded process to foreground (hence "fg") which includes sending the process the SIGCONT signal among other things.
Of course, to stop a process just, stop it. On Unix-y systems, including Linux-based OSes, this is done by sending the process one of special signals—usually SIGTERM or SIGINT. Hitting Ctrl-c in a terminal which runs a process makes that send the process the SIGINT signal. The kill program may be used to send arbitrary processes arbitrary signals.
The problem with using kill is that for most of its uses it requires
the user to know the so-called "PID" of the process to send the signal to.
PID is a Process IDentifier—an integer number ≥ 1 unique across
all the processes currently managed by the OS.
The shell's job control makes it easier as it has certain mnemonics to
refer to the processes it manages: if you background the currently active
process by hitting Ctrl-z, you can then use the jobs command
to see the list of processes managed by that shell.
For example, I've just suspended an instance of mutt
and run jobs after that; here's what I see:
~$ jobs
[1]+  Stopped                 mutt

Notice that [1]+ bit.
The 1 is the job identifier assigned to that process by the shell.
The + is a "handle" to refer to the last backgrounded process.
So you can now use either %1 or %+ with the kill command
to refer to that process, like in
$ kill %1

or
$ kill %+

…and they will all send SIGTERM to that single backgrounded process.
That's how you can kill a misbehaving console program.

More on singals

Note that those SIGINT and SIGTERM signals can be "handled"
by the process which received one of them.
This allows the process to perform certain cleanup actions before
quitting.
But sometimes a process might "hang" — say by executing an endless
loop on a CPU due to a programming bug or by being stuck by trying
to read/write from/to a file on some "dead" resource such as disconnected
network share.
In these cases delivering SIGINT or SIGTERM won't typically
be able to "unwedge" the process.
To deal with such cases, there exist a special signal, SIGQUIT,
which has a well-known number assigned to it, "9".
Sending a process this signal merely makes the OS forcibly nuke the
process without it having any chance to intervene.
That's why you most probably saw that kill -9 $pid encantation
in some docs.
Other options
There are other options, of course.
First, there exist "user-friendly" programs such as htop which
present you with a searcheable list of running processes and allow you
to send any of them a sgnal of choice.
Graphical desktop environments—such as GNOME, XFCE, KDE and others—usually
provide a GUI app to do the same.
Second, there exist more "hacky" ways to deal with misbehaving
processes for the cases where those "task managers" are unavailable
or do not fit the bill for some reason.
Here are some of them in no particular order:

*

*The xkill utility (on Debian and its derivative it's in
the x11-utils package), when run, shows you a diagonal cross-shaped
cursor with which you ought to select any window by cicking on it,
and xkill will forcibly disconnect the process which owns that window
from the X server (the program which renders all your GUI).
The effect of this action differs between processes,
but if you xkill a terminal window it will send the SIGHUP signal
to the processes it manages, and this usually makes them quit.

*The pkill utility (on Debian and its derivative it's in
the procps package) can be used to send a signal to a set of processes
whose name matches a certain string.
So, if you want to kill an srm process you know is running
on your system, you can run
 $ pkill -9 srm

to bring down all the processes named srm running on the system.

A: The real answer is here
TL;DR with modern disks (and that includes anything that can hold a 7GB file), you don't really need to be that paranoid.
Since you only need to over write your file with zeros:
shred -n 0 -z trashed.dat

*

*where -n 0 means 0 passes with random data (without that you get the default 3 passes with random data, but that's still overkill)

*-z one final pass with zeroes (the only one needed)

Given this, to efficiently finish your secure erase:

*

*stop the current command

*run the shred command above

(bracing for sudden kharma drop...)

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Grizzly Creek Ranch offers numerous opportunities to explore nature and build valuable team building and critical thinking skills while learning and interacting with the world around us. We offer numerous individual optional programs including: hikes that provide wonderful vista views of the area, a challenge ropes course, our famous alpine tower, swimming pool, archery range, arts and crafts, kayaking, fishing, sports activities, field games, night hikes and so much more. Your biggest problem will be deciding what to do.
Situated on 1,500 acres of pristine Yellow Pine forest, Grizzly Creek Ranch is an idyllic setting with modern facilities. Our Alpine Tower, ropes course and zip line were all built specifically to encourage team building, and the swimming pool, pond and hiking trails inspire a love for the outdoors. With activity centers like archery, GaGa ball and kayaking, it's impossible to be bored at Grizzly Creek Ranch.
Grizzly Creek Ranch offers a spacious and elegant dining hall to enjoy mealtimes. The Dining Lodge has two dining halls that can accommodate up to 176 people for breakfast, lunch and dinner. There is a large outdoor patio that can be used for meals or get-togethers, and the dining halls can be configured for a variety of uses. The fireplace room is a great spot for small group gatherings or lessons.
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You are holding short of the runway, following tower instructions to hold short for landing traffic. A DH Beaver crosses the threshold, on floats but wheels are not down. He continues in to a crash land. What actions would you take?
This scenario almost happened, but the pilot realized the error and went around without incident.
If I saw it in time, I'd key up my mic and say (most assertively, in my best Controller voice) "beaver, go around!"
drseti wrote: If I saw it in time, I'd key up my mic and say (most assertively, in my best Controller voice) "beaver, go around!"
Good call Paul. I would have done the same, except I probably would have repeated the "go-around" at least one more time, in case he did not hear it the first time.
There's a litany you learn to recite (out loud) before every single landing in an amphib. Before landing on water, you say when established on final (and verify them when you say it): "this is a WATER landing. Left wheel up, right wheel up, tailwheel up for a WATER landing." Similarly, when landing on Terra firma, you say out loud on final (and check each one visually): "this is a LAND landing. Left wheel down, right wheel down, tailwheel down for a LAND landing."
Guess nobody taught the Beaver pilot that.
If I'm at the airport I have my handheld. When I see someone on final I look for gear, its automatic.
eyeflygps wrote: I was first in line for takeoff at KPDK when a Bonanza landed on my runway gear-up. I looked up at him just as he passed in front of me and saw his gear was up, but it was too late. I said something (don't remember exactly what) just as he was touching down. I guess he forgot to say GUMPP (gas, undercarriage, mixture, props, pumps).
That's kind of where I was going with this. Do you just sit there and wait for EMS, secure your plane and try to help, taxi back to parking to get out of the way, etc.? Your comments regarding the radio warning are very good - the tower could probably not see those tiny wheels on the pontoons, but since I was holding just off the threshold, I could see them clearly. If it ever happens again (floatplanes are common around here) I won't hesitate.
Something to remember is that sometimes they will land non amphibious float planes on grass. So if you are sitting at a grass runway and don't see wheels it might not be an issue.


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Piedmont Community Hall was a little hidden gem in the East Bay just outside of the City. Surrounded by redwoods and lush greenery, it was the perfect setting for these forest lovers, and close enough for their friends and family.
Luiza + Derrick - we can't wait to see you again this year. A pizza date is calling our names, friends!


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Frank Vittor (Italian Name "Francesco Fabio Vittori") (January 6, 1888 – January 24, 1968) was an American sculptor, known for his "preference for the heroic and colossal".

Early life
Vittor was born in Mozzate, Como, a suburb of Milan, Italy.  He studied art in Milan at the Academy of Beres and then traveled to Paris, France to study under Auguste Rodin.  When Vittor was 18 in 1906, U.S. architect Stanford White brought Vittor to New York City to work on his staff.   White, who had designed Madison Square Garden II, was murdered at a performance at The Garden two weeks after Vittor arrived.  The youth, having little money and knowing very limited English, decided to stay in America and soon opened an art studio.  He met his future wife, Ade Mae Humphreys, a resident of Pittsburgh, and made the move to her home town.

Major works

Aviator Charles Lindbergh's first solo trans-Atlantic  flight between Long Island, New York and Paris, France was immortalized in bronze by Vittor with a  sculpture showing a winged youth spanning the Statue of Liberty and the Eiffel Tower.  Congress approved the expenditure in 1928, and the work was completed in 1929.

Perhaps no work by Vittor created as much controversy and media coverage as did his nude statue of Henrietta Leaver, Miss America 1935.  Though Leaver posed for Vittor, she did so in a bathing suit, accompanied by her grandmother.  Upon first viewing the lifesize 5-foot 5-inch plaster statue Leaver was shocked that it was a nude and demanded her representation be draped or veiled.  Vittor did not agree and called in art experts to judge the work.  All agreed it should stay as it had been created.  Leaver did not back down and demanded people her own age review "The American Venus," as it had originally been called.  Unfortunately for Leaver her 60 peers, many of whom were art students, agreed it should remain unveiled.  Though the strong disagreement between the two eventually did subside, Leaver, Vittor and the statue resurfaced five decades later in recaps of controversial Miss America mishaps.

Baseball player Honus Wagner, one of the first five players inducted into the Hall of Fame, was memorialized by Vittor in a  bronze statue, originally on display near the Pittsburgh Pirates' Forbes Field.  It was moved to Three Rivers Stadium and, when that stadium was imploded in 2001, the statue was relocated to PNC Park.

In 1958, one of Vittor's greatest works, a  granite base and bronze statue of Christopher Columbus, was unveiled in Pittsburgh's Schenley Park.

Commemorative works
Charles Lindbergh was the recipient of a second work of art created by Vittor.  The artist and sculptor designed a commemorative stamp picturing the pilot and his plane, the Spirit of St. Louis.

Walter F. Brown, the U.S. Postmaster General, authorized a 175th anniversary commemorative "Battle of Braddock" 2-cent stamp to be designed by Vittor and issued on July 9, 1930, the anniversary of the battle.  The artwork he created featured his statue of Colonel George Washington with the inscription "Battle of Braddock's Field, 1755–1930. The statue stands itself stands on the site of the battle, in North Braddock, PA.

Just downhill from the Washington statue, Vittor's "Winged Victory" stands in the courtyard of the Braddock Carnegie Library as a World War I war memorial.

In 1936 the U.S. Congress authorized minting a half-dollar coin to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the American Civil War.  Vittor was the person selected to design the coin.  The obverse depicts the profile of two soldiers, one from the North and one from the South, and the reverse holds a symbol of the battle placed between the combatant's shields.  The coins were distributed through the Pennsylvania State Commission for Gettysburg.

Presidents and more
Throughout Pittsburgh and the surrounding communities there exist more than 50 statues and fountains, as well as numerous other works, including a dozen historical panels on county bridges, and World War I memorials in at least five different cities.  The artist sculpted numerous busts, including United States presidents Calvin Coolidge, Woodrow Wilson, Theodore Roosevelt, and Abraham Lincoln. Vittor also created a  bronze statue of Thomas Jefferson, which is located at Jefferson Memorial Park.

For several years Vittor was an instructor of art and sculpture at the Carnegie Institute and the Carnegie Institute of Technology.  The artist founded the Pittsburgh Society of Sculptors, and he also sat on the city's planning commission. In 2008, Vittor was honored with a Pennsylvania State Historical Marker sponsored by the Heinz History Center which stands near his work of Columbus.

References

Bibliography

External links

 Sculptors of the US Mint

1888 births
1968 deaths
Modern sculptors
Artists from Pittsburgh
Italian emigrants to the United States
20th-century American sculptors
20th-century American male artists
American male sculptors
Sculptors from Pennsylvania
American currency designers
Coin designers

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You're suddenly facing a job search, so you rush right to your resume (if you can find it) to update it.
But wait! You may not be ready to tackle your resume yet.
If it's been several years since you revisited your resume, or if you're one of those lucky people who never needed a resume, you may not be aware of how much resumes have changed in the past several years.
Before working on your resume, re-think how to update it, so that you'll create a career marketing document that will optimally do its job – land you interviews.
Have you been paying attention to all the talk these days about personal branding? Your brand should be built around what makes you a good fit for your target employers. Resume branding can help you clearly identify and communicate what differentiates you from your job-seeking competitors.
Step one in job search TODAY is not diving right into writing your resume.
Step one in a successful job search today is laying out the groundwork with targeting and branding. Once you've done that, you'll have the information about your target audience and yourself that you'll need to write a compelling resume and to network and interview effectively.
You will also have the right keywords to attract the attention of your target employers.
First, collect and develop the information you will need for your resume. Don't guess!
Before you can define your brand and create content for your resume, you need to know who you're targeting . . . who will be reading your resume and what they will want to find on your resume.
You can't hit a target if you don't have one, and not defining a target guarantees a very long job search. Decide what kind of job you are seeking, and compile a list of companies you want to work for (10 to 50 of them) that will provide that kind of work.
Determine how you meet those requirements.
Research your target employers' current challenges and needs.
Determine how you can help them meet those challenges.
Doing this preparation will help you align everything in your resume with what your target employers will be looking for in candidates.
Industry and company research plus the information you'll find in job descriptions will help you identify required qualifications and those all-important relevant keywords that need to be in your resume.
A Google search of your target companies, the companies' websites, Indeed.com, and LinkedIn are good resources. Check out Job-Hunt's Guide to Using Google for Job Search for useful tips.
Branding is no longer optional. Your competitors could well be using this method to differentiate themselves.
You need to brand yourself and present the unique value you offer, just to keep pace with your competition.
My 10-step Personal Branding Worksheet will help you uncover and communicate the combination of attributes, passions, strengths and qualifications that differentiate you from them.
As you're building your brand, create a vibrant brand positioning statement for your resume. This is a brief 3-5 line paragraph that links your areas of expertise (using the most relevant keywords you've identified) with your key personal attributes, in content that will resonate with your target employers.
Instead of merely listing a string of relevant keyword phrases in your resume, back them up by providing specific examples of your achievements and how they impacted the company.
Think of how you saved your employer money, made them money, improved processes, improved customer satisfaction, etc. Quantify those successes -- show them the numbers!
Think of the best contributions you've made to your employers, in terms of highest value to them.
My article on Challenge – Action – Results (C-A-Rs) stories will help.
When you have the information you need (based on your research in #1 above), start writing your resume. And make sure it includes those very valuable keywords you uncovered.
Employers don't care that you want a "challenging position to advance my career."
Employers want to know what you'll do for them and whether you'll be a good hiring choice. Objective statements waste valuable space and prime real estate near the top of the first page of your resume.
Busy HR people and other hiring decision makers typically allow only 10-15 seconds to scan a resume and decide whether you're a person they want to interview.
Initially, people assessing you through your resume will zero in on the top third or half of page one. They may read no further.
Lead with a hard-hitting personal brand statement that includes your most important relevant keywords and describes your ROI (Return on Investment) to your target employers.
Add a powerful quote from a recent performance review or someone you work with.
Include 3 or 4 short value-driven bulleted statements with numbers.
Avoid densely packed, hard-to-read information. Remember that, when you email your digital resume, the reader could open up and view your document on their smart phone -- that's a very small screen.
Shorter chunks of information are easier to read -- on your digital or paper resume -- and will draw the reader's eye to continue down the page.
Keep the formatting attractive, consistent, and clean. Don't use more than 2 different fonts (one for headings, another for content), and don't choose frilly, unprofessional fonts. Use graphic lines sparingly and avoid underlining text.
Remember that a resume is a career marketing communication, not a career history. It needs to incorporate just enough compelling information to generate interest in you. Everything in your resume must be there for a reason. Nothing should be arbitrary. Pare down your content ruthlessly!
It should go without saying that typos, misspellings, and errors in grammar are the kiss of death -- not impressive examples of your work quality.
Typos may also convey misinformation. Proofread several times and have someone else do it, too.
Don't rely solely on spellcheck.
You're not like everyone else. Your resume shouldn't read like everyone else who's competing for the same jobs.
You've done the branding work, so you know what differentiates you. Make that come across in your resume.
Keep the content interesting, and don't fall back on dull phrases that everyone uses, such as results-oriented, visionary leader, excellent communication skills, proven track record of success, etc.
Avoid the anemic, boring phrase "responsible for."
Show your vitality with robust action verbs, identify your personal brand attributes, and explain your niche expertise with relevant key words. Use strong words like advanced, drove, spearheaded, accelerated, optimized, streamlined, leveraged, etc.
Don't waste precious space in the "Professional Experience" section reiterating obvious responsibilities. Focus each job description more towards relevant contributions you've made. But do include those all-important keywords in the Professional Experience section.
Reinforce your brand by highlighting your relevant keyword phrases linked to specific examples of the value you offered your past employers.
Energizes you with what differentiates your value proposition to your target employers.
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Provides a wealth of on-brand information to re-purpose for each of your online profiles and any web pages you create.
Prepares you to network and interview well.


Cloud environments are widely adopted because of the powerful, flexible infrastructure and efficient use of resources they provide to organizations of all sizes. Whether organizations are using private, public or hybrid cloud environments for infrastructure or software-as-a-service, the common goal is to achieve operational and cost benefits without giving up full control over infrastructure and data. Introducing a real challenge, privileged accounts in cloud environments are at a critical juncture of control and management because once an unauthorized user has access to privileged account credentials, control over the entire infrastructure is in the hands of the attacker. This is where securing privileged accounts plays a critical role in securing cloud environments and meeting audit and compliance requirements. This presentation will focus on common challenges and appropriate solutions while dealing with privileged accounts in modern cloud architectures and DevOps environments.
Privileged accounts are at the heart of all major recent breaches and traditional IAM techniques are ineffective in stopping these attacks. Novel hybrid IAM/PAM and Cybersecurity techniques are required to contain the ever-evolving persistent threats we operate under. In this session, we will walk through a realistic roadmap for increasing an organization's overall security around the management of Privileged Identities. A multi-phased approach will be outlined which addresses key critical vulnerabilities first and then details a path to steadily increase the maturity of an organization's approach to Privileged Account Management.


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I'm a Slacker Mom & It's Time to Level-Up my Parenting Skills.
I am wholly unprepared to be a parent.
And yes, I'm pretty sure I might be thinking about adopting that as my mothering motto.
It's not an uncommon feeling for a lot of parents, I know.
It's something that you might expect to hear from someone about to have their first baby, maybe. But not someone who's already a parent, right?!
Let alone the somewhat seasoned parent of a 13-year-old girl and a 9-year-old boy.
You'd think I'd at least have some parts of this parenting gig down pat by now.
But if I thought I was a less-than-adequate mom before, then things are about to get really interesting, really fast.
My daughter is heading to high school in the fall. And I just spent the morning in High School 101 Hell.
And I truly didn't! My daughter took an entrance exam for her school and they also have her state testing scores, so I simply assumed that they would place her in the most appropriate class, right? It seriously wasn't even on my radar to think otherwise.
Until I got the text from all the other moms who know what the hell they're doing. Which---if I were 100% honest---is how I learn about most things these days.
It also wasn't until I received a Sign-Up Genius email a few weeks ago from my daughter's dance team moms that I learned the moms usually arrange ahead of time to all bring lunch to the dance competitions. That way, the girls are well-fed in between dances and don't have to go anywhere to find food and then get back to the competition.
The same slacker status that I have everywhere else. Only this time it will be baseball moms, instead of dance moms, high school moms, or swim team moms.
Not to mention volunteering at my kids' school. Every year, all parents commit to volunteering 40 hours per family at the school in various functions: library, carpool, lunch/recess, special events, etc.
But this year, I couldn't make it happen. I didn't have a single spare hour in my schedule every week to donate to the school. And now it's the end of the school year and I am scrambling.
Why have I been able to keep this commitment in the past and not this year? I'm not sure exactly when this all happened.
I used to be on top of things! I used to be a high-performer---at least in the work world. So, what the heck happened to cause my status to sink to Slacker Mom in all these areas?
I can only assume it's been caused by two things: my kids are getting a whole lot busier---and I am getting a whole lot worse at multi-tasking.
Now please understand, my kids are not over-scheduled. In fact, they are probably less active in extracurricular activities than the majority of their friends. But it seems like time commitments for even one activity increase at their ages.
Where my son used to play basketball once a week---a 45-minute practice before a 45-minute game---now he practices baseball Friday night and then has games on both Saturday and Sunday, with a quick hour of practice before each 2-hour game. And he's in the lowest level of the competitive league.
And my daughter---who started dancing only a year ago---is now dancing three nights a week---and only has five performances/competitions a year. Again, this is a beginner we're talking about.
Time for me to step up my parenting game.
Time for me to level up beyond this Beginner Parent status of mine and take frickin' charge.
Because all those other parents whose coattails I've been riding? I'm pretty sure they're going to get tired of it, sooner rather than later. They've done more than their fair share, and certainly don't need to be holding my hand all the way through my daughter's high school years.
And if I can't figure out now how and why the math and science classes my daughter has been assigned are related to each other---and the rest of her high school career---what hope do I have for teaching her how to manage the same during her college career?
Maybe if I can show my kids how it's done, they can take over.
They'd definitely do a better job than me, anyway.
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Austin, the capital of Texas and one of the country's most popular cities, is down-home, yet sophisticated, laid-back and bustling with energy, and at the same time, traditional and avant-garde. Austinites and visitors alike embrace the city's unique identity and appreciate the values it was founded upon.
As the Live Music Capital of the World®, Austin echoes with the sounds of country, rock, blues and Tejano. Fans discover live music in nearly 250 venues throughout the city. This small university town where Willie Nelson crafted his own style has become a big city with a glittering skyline and 2 million people in the metropolitan area.
Surrounded by the famous Texas Hill Country, three lakes and dozens of parks, Austin offers the perfect environment for enjoying the best of nature when in town. This walkable layout of the city invites Conference attendees to step out into any one of the city's nearly 250 live music venues, or check out some major attractions, including Austin's famed Sixth Street, the Warehouse District, and the 2nd Street District, the city's newest pedestrian shopping center. Experience Austin at VisitAustin.org.


A business jet from Dutch electrical giant Philips took Pete Goss and other key members of his team and sponsors to locate the 120ft catamaran abandoned in the North Atlantic 12 days ago.
Initially it was reported that Team Philips has been located and that Goss would be make a statement on Friday morning.
The statement when it came was in direct contrast with the earlier news and read: "Pete Goss today announced that the Team Philips' project has drawn to a close. After being abandoned in mid Atlantic on Sunday 10th December, Team Philips' position was tracked until contact was lost on Tuesday 19th December. An extensive aerial search was carried out yesterday (Thursday) focussing on the last known position and the predicted drift patterns. This search did not locate Team Philips."
Should Team Philips appear at a later date, the sponsors have agreed to work with Goss Challenges to take the appropriate steps that her condition dictates.
On Saturday between 1200 and 1630 (Spanish Time), the first confrontation will take place between the competitors in The Race, in the form of a speed course, organised off Barcelona's Port Olimpico.
Team Legato suffered a slight helm quadrant problem at midnight on Thursday, while beating into a 40 knot wind. The boat was able to be steered with the two engines specified by the rules and was able to put into the shelter of Motril (between Malaga and Almeria, 430 miles from Barcelona) with no problems. Skipper, Tony Bullimore planed to leave again on Friday at around 1700, but not expected to take part in the speed runs.


I have decided to work with Canva, which is a website that is used for putting together designs. The designs and projects that Canva allows you to do are: presentations, posters, blog graphics, Facebook covers, documents, cards, photo collages, business cards and invitations. On this blog and through this project I will go into detail about how to use Canva and then specify a specific design and show you all how to use it. I will also explain what aspects of the website are really useful for the audience, as well as some of the constraints that come along with it.
When going to Canva.com this is the homepage where you will be able to scroll through and pick the program and design you want to modify. All the tools that come with designing each project are very similar, so if you decide halfway through creating a Facebook cover that you want to make a business card instead, then you have the ability to switch and still know how to use the website.


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How the Class of 2019 Prepped for the Perfect Prom
Dating back to the 1940s, movies and films about high school have typically involved the picture-perfect prom. Whether it's a romance or comedy, the setting of prom is always the same: Dancing teenagers, punch bowls, pretty lights, and over-the-top decorations. So what exactly goes into planning the perfect prom? At Falls Church, the Junior class is put in charge of organizing prom. Much of the responsibility falls on the shoulders of the class officers: president Stephanie Murphy (11), vice president Jia Williams (11), secretary Indy Bui (11), and treasurer Jacob Butler (11). The class sponsors, Mrs. Cassady and Mrs. Vedala and Class administrator, Ms. Lally also make prom possible with the amount of help they give to the officers.
This year, prom is being held at the Westin hotel in Tysons Corner. Even just reserving the venue for the dance takes good communication and needs to happen several months prior to the dance. Planning for prom does not start in junior year, but oftentimes starts in the sophomore year of officers. It takes many meetings with administrators, sponsors, and volunteers to organize all that is needed for the dance. Along with reserving the venue, officers and sponsors must hire photographers, find a DJ, and order catered food. Stephanie Murphy (11) says, "Planning prom is actually a lot harder than people seem to think it is. While we listen to what our peers want to see at prom, we also have to be financially smart."
As the day draws closer, officers, sponsors, and student volunteers work to finish final preparations. Tickets for the dance are sold at lunches, emails are sent to the DJ, and decorations are made. Indy Bui (11), the class secretary says, "Even if we are super stressed trying to get everything to work out, it's worth it in the end when everyone is enjoying our hard work at the dance."
On the night of prom, while most students are getting ready for the night ahead, the junior officers, sponsors, and administrator are making the finishing touches to the dance. The decorations are hung up, the food is properly laid out, and the photographers and DJ set up their equipment. "I think it's going to be really satisfying watching everything we planned so hard for coming together to make prom awesome," says Jacob Butler (11), the class treasurer.
While getting everything ready for prom may be hectic, the officers and teachers always try their best to make their prom a memorable one.
Excited students buying their prom tickets early from Ms. Lally in the cafeteria.
(Photo by Jia Williams)


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Kevin Gerster, Inmate-Beating Former MCSO Detention Officer, Gets Jail Time *VIDEO*
James King October 21, 2011 12:59PM
Former Maricopa County Sheriff's Detention Officer Kevin Gerster is heading back to jail -- only this time as an inmate.
Gerster initially was charged with five counts of aggravated assault for beating up inmates on at least two separate occasions (see the video below), and two counts of computer tampering for allegedly using a jail database to get the home address of a former inmate. He gave the address to a friend, Dennis McCarty, who then used the information to find the former inmate and assault him because he was dating McCarty's estranged wife.
This morning, Gerster pleaded guilty to reduced charges -- two counts of aggravated assault and one count of unauthorized access of criminal records.
For one of the assault charges, Gerster was sentenced to one year in county jail and two years probation. For the other assault, he was sentenced to six months in jail and two years probation. He was hit with a year of probation for the unauthorized access to criminal records.
The sentences will run concurrently.
Gerster, as you may recall, had the starring role in a MCSO jail-security video as he stomped the neck of an inmate after he was slammed face-first into a metal table.
In another instance, he punched a different inmate in the face while the jailbird was heavily medicated and in a four-point restraint.
The Sheriff's Office tells New Times it's in the process of putting together a written statement about Gerster's conviction. Check back for updates.
Meantime, watch some video of Gerster beating on inmates below. .
Contact: James King


The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration announced earlier a proposed rule to increase the safety of America's construction sites. In addition to providing long-term clarity regarding crane operator certification requirements, the proposal reinstates the employer duty to ensure that a crane operator is qualified to safely operate equipment.
Comments on the proposed rule may be submitted electronically at www.regulations.gov, the Federal e-Rulemaking Portal, or by facsimile or mail. See the Federal Register notice for submission details. Comments must be submitted by June 20, 2018. OSHA recently published a final rule extending the operator certification compliance date until November 10, 2018, in order to provide the agency with additional time to complete this rulemaking to address stakeholder concerns related to the Cranes and Derricks in Construction standard.


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Did you ever get a stock tip? Do you know of a company that looks very promising? Before rushing to invest in the company, this article will point out a critical principle that many investors overlook.
First, a disclosure is needed: QAM does not buy individual stocks for its clients or for its members. Many academic studies show that most investors and professional money managers lose money when compared to market indexes. Therefore, QAM views individual stock selection as a speculative activity that may have entertainment and excitement benefits, but no expected financial benefits.
Note that this disclosure does not apply to stocks and stock options given by an employer. These may be held for a limited period, to reap the value of discounted pricing and tax benefits.
If you are considering buying a stock, whether for speculation or entertainment, you want to maximize your chances of making a profit beyond the market indices, to justify the risk taken. The following principle will help you avoid certain losses that many stock-pickers incur.
The stock price compared to the company's earnings (P/E ratio) gives one indication about whether a stock is expensive. This should be your first step in choosing a stock. A glaring warning signal about a dangerous stock is a high P/E ratio. If people would have used this single warning signal during the tech boom, they could have avoided most of their losses.
The more the stock price increased recently, the less money you will get to make. This is by far the most important point to remember. Not understanding this is a big reason people underperform the general stock market. Buying a hot stock is like buying a car after a huge sale ended, or when there is huge demand and the dealer is asking for an excessive price.
A poorly performing company may not be a bad investment. An important factor to consider is whether or not the company's stock price is low compared to the actual future earnings of the company. This requires correctly predicting the future earnings of the company. For the price to be low, most smart and hard working analysts in the world should disagree with your opinion about the future earnings and be wrong, while you should be right.
The earnings of a company may be distorted or stated based on different assumptions for different companies. A good analysis should include a detailed review of the footnotes of the company's financial statements and other information that is not highly visible.
Because of all the difficulties in consistently finding good investments, you would be best putting your money in index funds and focusing on the best asset allocation, tax planning, estate planning, etc. If you cannot fight the urge to beat the market, please treat it as speculation or entertainment, and allocate to it a small amount (e.g., 5% of your money or less) accordingly.


Two villas in a gated development, for sale. Located only 1,5 km from the center of Bar, a beautiful location close to the sea, at the plot of 1300 m2 with an amazing views on the Adriatic. Each villa has two floors, its own private outdoor pool, and spacious and comfortable living spaces. The materials have been selected with great care, for quality , durability and comfort.
On the ground floor: kitchen (14.17 m2), dining room and spacious living room (32.32 m2) with terrace (5.21 m2), which offers stunning views of the sea and mountains, and a bathroom (2.56 m2).
On the second floor: three bedrooms (the first area of 13.30 m2, the second area of 15.58 m2 and the third area 16.32 m2), hall (5.52 m2), bathroom (6.65 m2) and terrace (5.21 m2). The second floor offers panoramic views of the sea.
Each house is 200 m2, has its own plot of 650 m2, and a garage (26 m2).


TSICET Hall Ticket 2019 Date released. Telangana ICET Exam date is fixed as 23rd & 24th May 2019. Download TS ICET 2019 Hall Ticket to attend for examination. You may also get the Telangana ICET Admit Card 2019 from the official website icet.tsche.ac.in Along with that, check TS ICET Hall Ticket Download 2019 link, TS ICET 2019 Exam Date on this page.
Latest News: TS ICET 2019 Exam Date Announced. Telangana ICET will be Scheduled on 23rd & 24th May 2019. Candidates can Download TS ICET Hall Ticket from 9th May 2019 Onwards.
1.4.1 How to download TSICET Hall Ticket 2019?
The TSICET Hall Ticket 2019 release date announced by TSCHE. Candidates who applied for this exam have to check the Latest New regarding Telangana ICET exam dates. The Admit card will be released on 9th May to attend the exam on 23rd and 24th May 2019. Kakatiya University decided to conduct the examination to the eligible candidates in the month of May. Candidates who applied for this entrance exam can download TSICET 2019 Admit Card from the official website. Telangana State Council of Higher Education has sent the email or message to the candidates who got admit card. The Admit card is published on official website of TSICET from icet.tsche.ac.in. You can get the latest updates regarding the Telangana integrated common entrance test.
TSICET Exam is a State Level Entrance Exam conducted by the Kakatiya University (KU) on behalf of TSCHSE. The Telangana state Education Board conducted the ICET examination to fill admissions for M.B.A. & M.C.A. Courses in various Government and Private Colleges in Telangana State. TSCHE will be released the TSICET 2019 Notification in February 2019 for the year 2019 – 20. Candidates who Interested wish to do Post Graduation in Management or Computer Sciences in Reputed Colleges in Telangana state can apply for TS ICET Exam 2019 on or before the last date 29th April 2019.
Board Name Telangana State Council of Higher Education (TSCHE).
Examination Name Integrated Common Entrance Test (ICET).
Courses MBA/ MCA in Telangana.
TS ICET Exam Dates 23rd & 24th May 2019.
Hall Ticket TS ICET Date 9th May 2019.
The Telangana State Council of Higher Education commonly also known as TSCHE. It established by the Telangana State Government in 2014. TSCHE started with the 7 universities authorities as board members after the division of Telangana & Andhra Pradesh States. Telangana Govt conducts various entrance tests namely EAMCET, ICET, EdCET, PGECET, ECET in the Telangana State. The TSCHE will release the TS ICET 2019 Hall Ticket from April 2019. So, the applicants can download ICET Admit card from the enclosed link from May 9th, 2019 onwards.
Kakatiya University will conduct the TSICET 2019 Exam for the academic year 2019 – 20 on behalf of TSCHE. The Exam held on 23rd & 24th May 2019 between 10:00 am to 12:30 pm and 2:00 pm to 4:30 pm. It will release the TS ICET Hall Ticket 2019 15 days before the examination. Therefore the Official Website to download the Admit card icet.tsche.ac.in The registration number & Date Of Birth is necessary to get admit card. The Admit card is mandatory to enter the examination hall.
These are the steps to get TSICET 2019 Hall Ticket from the official website. Otherwise, you can also click on the TSICET Hall Ticket direct link which is given below.
How to download TSICET Hall Ticket 2019?
Click on TS ICET 2019 Hall ticket link.
Enter your registration number and DOB and click on Submit.
Therefore the Hall ticket is displayed on the screen.
Finally, download and take a printout of the TS ICET 2019 Hall Ticket.
The Telangana State Council of Higher Education decided the TS ICET 2019 Exam Date. This year 2019-2020, the Telangana Integrated Common Entrance Test going to conduct on 23rd & 24th May 2019.
TS ICET 2019 Hall Ticket.
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In order to attend for the ICET Exam, everyone must have to carry their TS ICET Admit Card. The Telangana State Council of Higher Education initiated the Hall Ticket download link available from 9th May 2019. Applied candidates can also follow the above process to get the Telangana ICET 2019 Admit Card without any interruptions. The first link is the TSICET Hall Ticket download direct link.
Just click on the link and enter your details. Download and also print the TS ICET 2019 Hall Ticket. In that admit card, you have to check TSICET Exam Date and Timings. The exam center also mentioned in this TS ICET hall ticket along with the Exam date and timings. Aspirants must go through the Instructions given on Hall Ticket of ICET before going to the Exam Hall.
Therefore the Applied candidates can download the Telangana ICET Preparation Materials quickly from the enclosed links. Because you have very less time for the ICET Exam Preparation. So, concentrate more on the preparation. To reduce your work, we have also provided the direct links to check the Latest ICET Syllabus & Exam Pattern 2019 and also to get the Last 10 years Telangana ICET Exam Question Papers Pdf.
TS ICET 2019 Results date also declared. Check the following link for more latest updates about the Telangana ICET 2019 Exam.
Disclaimer: The Information provided here is only for Reference purpose. Visit the TS ICET Official Website icet.tsche.ac.in for complete details.


Place all in sauce pot. Bring to boil. Turn heat down slightly. Cook until syrupy, stirring occasionally to ensure even cooking. Pour onto tray to cool.
Cube butter and keep cold. Place remaining ingredients in food processor or mixing bowl. Cut butter in to dry ingredients until small pebbles form. In food processor pulse about 20 times. In mixer use paddle on stir setting. Pour onto baking tray and bake at 350 until golden, about 20-30 minutes. Stir frequently.
Pipe or spoon mousse into a bowl or glass. Spoon dried fruit over and top with toasted oat crumble.


I just wanted to tell you how much fun I had at the recent MRT SKid pan track day. I have always secretly been a keen car enthusiast, but as a mother of 2, I have always found it hard to get "involved" .The day was better than I expected and what amazed me most, was how friendly everyone was and keen to help and offer assistance. ANYBODY who is thinking about a MRT skid or track day should just do it! You won't regret it!


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5 Burning Questions (and Answers) About Coronavirus
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At the time of this posting, the WHO declared the outbreak of coronavirus, or COVID-19, a global pandemic. As the experts in the field of life science marketing, we've been paying close attention to the conversations about how to prevent and cope with the coronavirus. As with most things in this modern era of discourse, […]
At the time of this posting, the WHO declared the outbreak of coronavirus, or COVID-19, a global pandemic.
As the experts in the field of life science marketing, we've been paying close attention to the conversations about how to prevent and cope with the coronavirus. As with most things in this modern era of discourse, a fair amount of misinformation has been circulating on social media.
Coronavirus is too serious to be uneducated about, so we wanted to help set the record straight on a few crucial questions of coronavirus.
Is coronavirus "just like the flu"?
No, it's not. This is a dangerous, reductive simplification that has no scientific support whatsoever. It is more closely-related to the SARS virus, with the full name of coronavirus being "Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome coronavirus 2″. The mortality rate of the seasonal flu is around 0.1%, whereas coronavirus has a rate roughly 20 times higher than that, closer to 3.5%. Those percentages may not look very scary, but it's important to consider the ramifications of such an exponential increase, such as the overwhelming amount of patients that will fill the hospitals, placing a crushing burden on health systems across the world.
How soon will coronavirus vaccines be available?
A vaccine is still at least one year away, and it's important that we stem the tide of infection while it's being formulated. Dr. Anthony Fauci, Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, has asserted that a vaccine is still 12-18 months away. On March 2nd, 2020, there was an official White House roundtable event discussing coronavirus where some individuals in the US government claimed that a vaccine could be ready "in a couple of months". This is untrue. This long development time is precisely the reason why it's so crucial to mitigate the amount of cases of coronavirus. Also, we'd like to remind everyone that as a general rule of thumb, it's better to get scientific advice from scientists, not politicians.
Will a facemask prevent me from being infected?
No, coronavirus can infect you whether you're wearing a mask or not. The CDC states that "you do not need to wear a facemask unless you are sick, or are caring for someone else who is sick." It's tempting to rush out and n95 mask buy in the spirit of prevention, but the truth is that facemasks should be saved for the most vulnerable among us.
I'm young and/or have a strong immune system. Should I worry?
It's true that coronavirus is particularly threatening for the elderly and other people with compromised immune systems, but the danger in thinking "I'm safe because I'm young and healthy" is that you can still be a vector for the virus and you can still pose a threat to others. Even if you're showing no symptoms whatsoever, all it takes is a single errant cough near a vulnerable person to potentially devastate their life. Regardless of your age or health, please be conscientious of those around you.
Is the panic justified?
Friendly reminder that lightning strikes are not contagious! Be on the lookout for fallacious, bad-faith arguments such as this.
Due to the uptick in scientific skepticism on social media over the last few years, we've seen quite a few instances of users claiming that people are overreacting to the outbreak. It's hard to accurately answer this question; there's no concrete metric for measuring panic. Regardless, the fact remains that coronavirus is a dangerous infectious illness that has far-reaching consequences to both individuals and medical institutions. The best way to deal with coronavirus is to prevent it from spreading in the first place, which is why many organizations are cancelling events that would lead to more exposure. It's a shame this needs to be said, but common-sense precautionary measures supported by science should never be conflated with "hysteria".
At Forma, we always strive to spread as much knowledge and awareness about the life sciences as possible. Our hearts go out to all victims of the coronavirus, and we will continue to provide education as the situation develops. As always, please don't hesitate to reach out via the contact button below. And don't forget to wash your hands for at least 20 seconds!
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