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The official blog for Numerous. Life's most important numbers available at a glance.
Follow the Money with the New Stripe Channel for Numerous
We're excited to announce the new Stripe Channel for Numerous. This channel is just one of the new business channels we've recently added, allowing you to follow numbers for both work and play.
What is Stripe?
Stripe is a popular payment processor that allows companies to easily charge for their products and services. In doing so, Stripe allows businesses to grow quickly without having to setup complex payment infrastructure.
Adding your Stripe numbers to Numerous
To get started, just open Numerous, tap +, and select the Stripe channel. Once you've signed in, you'll have access to:
Total Active Customers
Monthly Recurring Revenue (MRR)
Annual Run Rate
We've started with these core numbers and plan to add other insights from Stripe over time. If there is a particular Stripe number you'd love to see, let us know so we can get it added.
Once you've added these numbers, they will stay up to date as your company grows!
Stay on top of your revenue
Do you want to know when you have a sudden surge in monthly recurring revenue? You can set up push notifications from within the Numerous app, or trigger an IFTTT action based on rules you define. Some examples include:
Receive a push notification from Numerous when your Monthly Recurring Revenue changes by more than 20%
Post to your team's Slack channel using IFTTT when Annual Run Rate exceeds $500,000.00
Receive a push notification when your colleague leaves a comment on Number of Active Customers
Safely share your Stripe numbers with colleagues
Want to invite your investors to view these numbers? Your CFO? Your Stripe numbers are private and you control who is able to view them. Open the number you want to share, tap the Privacy setting, and add the person you'd like to grant access to that number. Then she can set up her own notifications.
Happy counting!
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The Insane New Numerous Channel for IFTTT
We're huge fans of IFTTT and have had a basic integration with them since day one—but until now it's been pretty limited. Basically you could create a recipe that said "if something happens, then increment or update a number in Numerous". Nice. Not thrilling, but nice. That just changed in a huge way.
We've just launched a massive update to the Numerous Channel for IFTTT, enabling a two-way, real-time bridge between their world of events and our world of numbers. What that means is that every app, device, and service that connects to Numerous now connects to IFTTT.
Numerous brings Apple Health, Tesla, SpaceX, and Google Analytics, Sheets, and Calendar into the IFTTT world. Numbers from all of those things and dozens more—including the seven new channels we launched last week—can trigger recipes. Plus, we've created Triggers for Numerous event countdowns so you can fire off a recipe before, at, or after a specified event. Crazy.
"OK, neat. But what does that mean to me?" you ask. Well, here are just a few examples of recipes you can now build:
Recipes for Your Personal Life
Recipes for Your Work Life
Recipes for... Everything
We could go on forever but you get the idea. Worlds have collided, creating endless possibilities.
We're incredibly excited and can't wait to see what you build. Check out the Numerous Channel for IFTTT (paying particular attention to the new Triggers) and let us know what you come up with.
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Today's Big Announcements
Buckle up, because we have a ridiculous amount of stuff to announce today: new iOS and Android apps, new channels, a new developer platform, and a deep new integration with IFTTT. (Plus, a new logo!) But before I dive in and show you all the new stuff, let me take a step back and put all of this in context.
John and I founded Numerous in November 2013 with a vision of an end-to-end service that would connect people to the numbers that permeate their lives and put those numbers to work. We wanted it to connect to everything, remove all the context-switching, overhead, and cruft, and make your most important data available at a glance. That's a pretty ambitious idea, and one includes a lot of moving pieces. Today after more than eighteen months of building, that idea becomes reality. If you can't tell, we're pretty stoked.
Numerous isn't an just app, it's a service—it's comprised of a backend built to scale to millions of users and billions of numbers, a set of mobile apps to make those numbers accessible to those users, a collection of channels to connect to existing apps, devices, and services, and a developer platform to allow third parties to customize and extend the whole thing without limit. And every one of those pieces is new today.
New Mobile Apps
Let's start with the mobile apps. Numerous for iOS has a beautiful new look, first evident when signing in. We've emphasized iCloud signin since it's the easiest and most private, but have kept Twitter, Facebook, and Google as options.
We've also reworked the entire onboarding experience for new users.
Finally, we've redesigned the channel chooser to be bigger, brighter, and able to accommodate our fast-growing selection of channels.
Of course, the app is still native on iPad as well, and an Apple Watch app is included.
Today we're also launching Numerous for Android with the same visual improvements as the iOS app. Android users have been waiting patiently (ha!) for Numerous and today we're very happy to finally deliver.
But having apps that everyone can use is not enough—we also need to connect people to the numbers they care most about. Toward that end, Numerous includes built-in connections or channels to make connections with devices like Fitbit, Nest, and Tesla, apps like Google Analytics, Google Sheets, and Google Calendar, and services like Strava, Weather Underground, and Twitter.
In the past we've added one or two channels at a time. Well today we're adding seven, with a focus on business applications:
Salesforce: Stay on top of your business' most important numbers from Salesforce. Looking to follow sales, customers, leads, or opportunity numbers? Simply create a report in Salesforce and Numerous will pull out the important numbers for your personal dashboard.
Stripe: Get insight into your Stripe transactions. Available numbers include Number of Active Customers, Monthly Recurring Revenue, Average Revenue Per User, and Annual Run Rate.
Coinbase: Get the current Bitcoin spot price in US Dollars according to Coinbase.
Facebook Pages: Follow your Facebook Page numbers. Available numbers include: Page Likes, Visits to Location, Check Ins, and Number of People Talking About your Page.
Facebook: Get social with Facebook and Numerous. Available numbers include Number of Friends. Coming soon: Event countdowns.
Misfit: Follow important numbers from your Misfit gear. Available numbers include daily summaries of: Steps, Distance, Calories, and Points.
Piggy Bank: Easily create allowances for your children to help teach your kids to be smart with money. Automatically add allowance amount by week or month and set an optional interest rate to reward saving. Share the ability to update balances with your significant other. Allow your child to view her balance and changes over time.
New Developer Platform
With these additions, Numerous now has dozens of built-in channels. But no matter how quickly we crank them out, there will always be a need for more. So today we're launching the new Numerous Developer Program including both the Channels API, which allows third-party developers to create their own channels, and the Metrics API, which makes it easy to create and update individual numbers with simple scripts.
The first third-party channel, Exchange Rates, is already live—and more are in development.
New IFTTT Triggers
Finally, our vision for Numerous is not only to connect people to their numbers but also to put those numbers to work. So we've developed a deep new integration with IFTTT. Numerous—and all of the sources of numbers it connects to, including the channel we're launching today—can now act as both the "this" and "that" in "if this then that". (Technically, the Numerous IFTTT Channel now includes both Triggers and Actions.)
For the first time you can create IFTTT recipes like these:
If MTD Bookings from Salesforce goes above $1m, then post a message to Slack
If MRR from Stripe changes, then record it in a Google Sheets spreadsheet
If my Tesla's battery charge goes below 25%, then turn the lights in my garage red
If my Apple Watch heart rate goes above 180, then send an SMS to my wife
If our server load goes above 80%, then call me
If it's been more than a day since we tweeted, email the Marketing department
If it's 60 days until our fume date, then email our investors
If it's 10 minutes until the Next SpaceX Launch, then tweet about it
With the new Numerous IFTTT Channel, we're connecting their universe of events to our universe of numbers. Together, Numerous and IFTTT are like peanut butter and chocolate. Mmm.
Man, it feels I've been writing this post forever—thanks for sticking with me to the end! Of course there are a million details I don't have time (or endurance) to cover here, so we'll be writing a series of posts in the coming days to delve further into all the new stuff and examples of how people are using it to make their lives better.
If you have a story you'd like to share with us, please get in touch. And as always, if you run into any problems or have any questions, please email us at support@numerousapp.com or contact us on Twitter at @NumerousApp.
Disney World Ride Wait Times
Thanks to Ed Troiana, you can now use Numerous to see current wait times for rides at Disney World. This weekend he created a set of 29 numbers, each of which tracks the wait time of a different ride. Never again will you wonder where the shortest line is.
One of the most rewarding parts of creating a new tool is seeing people use it in ways you never imagined. We're delighted to see this kind of innovation on top of Numerous.
Your Most Important Twitter Numbers at a Glance
We're super-excited to announce the new Twitter Channel for Numerous, available now for iOS, Android, and Apple Watch! The new channel adds even more numbers for social media management and analytics so you can monitor your social network metrics at a glance.
To get started, just open Numerous, tap [+], and select the Twitter channel. (Or you can click here.) Once you've signed in, you'll have access to:
Number of people following you
Number of people you are following
Number of tweets
Number of public lists that you are listed in
Time since last tweet
The last one, Time since last tweet is particularly interesting if you're responsible for your company's social media presence. Posting new content allows you to improve your impressions and engagement over time. Set a notification for "1 day after" your last tweet and you'll get an alert to help you make sure your profile never gets stale.
All of these numbers are available for any public Twitter account as well as your own. Feel free to follow me if you want to chat about numbers!
We have more social media management channels in the works including Facebook Page Manager and Buffer. If there's a channel you'd like to see added, let us know!
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Create a Countdown for Any Google Calendar Event
I hate calendars. They stress me out. All they do is show me all the interruptions messing up my day, my week, my life. Important events get lost in the clutter. When I look at my calendar it's like looking at a bucket full of broken glass. So we decided to do something about it.
I wanted something simple. Just tell me how much time I have until a certain event, or until the next event on my calendar.
That's exactly what we built with the Google Calendar channel for Numerous. It is so cool.
In Numerous, just tap "+", choose the Google Calendar channel, and sign in with your Google account. You can choose to count down to a specific event or to the next event in a calendar. Then just choose which calendar, and if appropriate, which event.
Boom. Done.
Now you don't need to know what day it is, what time it is, what timezone you're in, or even when your event is. You'll just have a simple countdown. You can share it publicly or privately, embed it in your web site (like I've done here), comment on it, and set notifications on it.
Sure, I still use calendars. But the Google Calendar channel for Numerous gives me a whole new way to look at time. And I like it. A lot.
Google Analytics in Your Pocket and on your Wrist
Do you love Google Analytics? So do we and thanks to Google, it has become the gold standard for web traffic monitoring. It was also one of the first channels we knew we wanted to build for Numerous.
With the Google Analytics Channel for Numerous, you can keep track of multiple Google Analytics accounts and properties, all right within the Numerous mobile apps for iOS and Android. This allows you to keep tabs on pageviews, visitor counts, sessions and new visitors for the current day or last 30 days. This is especially useful if you find yourself trying to monitor multiple websites.
Sharing & Collaboration
With Numerous, sharing and collaboration are available right out of the box. Numerous syncs with your Google Analytics data every hour so you can share those crucial numbers with your team or a specific client and discuss changes over time. This type of collaboration allows you to discuss spikes or new trends in web traffic and correlate them to your marketing efforts like online ads, content marketing or social media campaigns.
Getting Started with Google Analytics for Numerous
Launch the Google Analytics channel in Numerous, sign in with your Google account, and you'll have access to your most important numbers from Google Analytics on your iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch and Android.
Add numbers from other Numerous channels like Twitter and Instagram and you will have a personal dashboard of your marketing & social media efforts in your pocket.
New Business Channels Coming to Numerous
We're hard at work on even more business-focused channels, including Stripe, Quickbooks Online and Salesforce.com, so be sure to follow us on Twitter to stay in the loop!
The Currency Exchange Rates Channel for Numerous
Today we're happy to announce the Exchange Rates channel for Numerous. If you travel often, buy or sell to foreign markets, or just like to keep tabs on the Euro, British Pound, or Kenyan Shilling, then this new channel developed jointly with our friends at Limited Securities is for you.
There are more than 150 currencies to choose from, used in more than 200 countries around the globe. Each exchange rate is updated automatically every 15 minutes using the latest market rate. You can even track rates for precious metals such as gold, silver, and platinum.
The Exchange Rates channel for Numerous is the best way to track currencies on iOS, Apple Watch, and Android. Check it out!
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Apple Watch: The Missing Google Apps
Two weeks ago I wrote about some big tech companies conspicuously absent from the Apple Watch ecosystem and how Numerous fills the void. But I left off the biggest of the big: Google. So where are Google Analytics, Google Calendar, and Google Sheets for Apple Watch? In Numerous, of course.
Just use the respective channels in the Numerous app, sign in with your Google account, and you'll have access to your most important numbers from Google apps available on your iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch. (Plus, channel support for Numerous for Android will be available very soon.)
We'll be going into more detail on each of these in future blog posts, but here's a taste of what you can do with the Google apps channels:
Track the number of visitors to your site or blog with Google Analytics
Count down to a specific event or whatever the next event is from Google Calendar
Monitor, graph, and get alerts on any cell in a Google Sheets document
Personally, I use these channels to stay up to date on our company metrics like Cash, Burn, and Fume Date (which is calculated automatically from the first two), plus the most important events in my life like my wife's birthday and my travel schedule. I also keep an eye on the traffic to our web site without having to dive into the full-on Google Analytics app unless I need to.
The Google Analytics, Google Calendar, and Google Sheets channels are available now for free as part of Numerous. And we're hard at work on even more channels—including Salesforce.com—so stay tuned.
Apple Watch: The Missing Apps
According to WatchAware, there are currently more than 3,000 apps available for Apple Watch—and counting. But some of the most recognizable names in tech are missing.
Where are the apps from Nest, Fitbit, and Tesla? For one reason or another they don't exist. But not to fear! If you're a Fitbit wearer, a Tesla driver, or a Nest customer, Numerous has got you covered.
To get these on Apple Watch, just create numbers from their respective channels in Numerous for iOS, then add them to Apple Watch in Settings › Apple Watch. Here you can also choose which one to set as your Glance.
If you have any questions or run into any problems, please contact us at support@numerousapp.com. And watch for more Numerous channels coming soon! (Get it? Watch? Ah, never mind.)
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Top Things To Do In Istanbul This August
Istanbul has a wide range of activities on offer in August, from concerts, festivals and a nighttime walks to outdoor film screenings on the shores of the Bosphorus and much, much more.
Best Istanbul concerts in 2015
2015 should be a bumper year for live music in Istanbul.
Istanbul will be the new address for Broadway shows after New York and London
Zorlu Center for Performing Arts Center is magnificently ready and available for the shows and first season tickets are on sale… Zorlu Center Performing Arts Center tickets are now available for world-famous artists and shows with a unique technology and halls with perfect acoustics. Zorlu Center Performing Arts Center will possibly be the new address for musicals after New York Broadway and London West End and tickets for 2013-2014...
Best concerts coming to Istanbul in 2014
2014 will be an exciting time for music lovers in Istanbul, with a diverse group of entertainers coming to the city that includes classic rock, blues, and heavy metal icons, along with pop superstars, beloved singers/songwriters, oldies bands, and local favorites. Last year concert lineup was great. Here's a sneak peek at some of the best Istanbul concerts of 2014. Not only is Istanbul a top concert city with all the biggest...
Concerts, festivals canceled in Istanbul over Gezi Park protests
A slew of concerts scheduled to take place in June in Istanbul have been canceled due to the ongoing Gezi Park protests that have gripped all of Turkey. Zaz, The National, Bloc Party, The Prodigy, Thirty Seconds to Mars, Sigur Ros and Snoop Dogg were among the artists to take the stage as part of the Vodafone Istanbul Calling Event. Meanwhile, Efes Pilsen One Love Festival has been canceled because of a new alcohol bill that bans...
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MEDIA RELEASE: TRANSSASK LAUNCHES PROVINCIAL SUPPORT PROGRAM
Saskatchewan (Mar 29, 2019): TransSask Support Services, Inc. is a province wide support and resource network for transgender and gender diverse individuals in Saskatchewan. TransSask has a mission to identify, develop and provide services and resources that meet the needs of trans-identified and sex or gender diverse people within Saskatchewan, and has been awarded a Community Initiatives Fund (CIF) grant to develop a pilot peer-support program, TransConnect: Social Supports for Trans and Gender Diverse Communities in Saskatchewan. The project includes facilitating social support groups in Regina, Saskatoon, Moose Jaw, and Prince Albert as well as creating an online peer-support system for individuals outside those centres.
"Within the province of Saskatchewan there is an overall lack of mental health services, and a critical lack of service providers who have knowledge and cultural competencies related to transgender and gender diverse individuals" said Cat Haines, Co-Chair of TransSask Support Services. "While this lack of services must ultimately be addressed by the Saskatchewan Health Authority, until such a time, we will continue to do what transgender communities and people have always done and support one another at a personal and community level."
In the provinces of Saskatchewan and Manitoba, 64% of transgender youth (14-25 years) have reported avoiding medical care because of previous negative experiences, and 50% of transgender youth had attempted suicide in the previous year. While there have been no efforts to collect similar information around transgender adults in Saskatchewan, an analysis of peer-reviewed and grey literature around transgender suicidality indicates that approximately 10% of transgender individuals have attempted suicide in the past year, and over 50% have experienced suicidal ideation in the same time period.
"Isolation and alienation are definitely major issues for queer and trans folks province wide, especially in more rural communities" said Nillin Lore, Support Coordinator for TransSask. "As somebody who has personally struggled with both throughout my life, I understand the importance of affirming and empowering social support. I genuinely believe that the TransConnect has the potential to immensely improve the emotional well-being of countless gender diverse individuals all around Saskatchewan."
TransSask is currently exploring additional funding to be able to expand this project even more.
Cat Haines (she/her)
Co-Chair, Regina
cat.haines@transsask.ca Nillin Lore (they/them)
Support Coordinator
support.coordinator@transsask.ca
MEDIA RELEASE – SASK MEDICAL TRANSITION GUIDE
Saskatchewan (Feb 5, 2019): The Saskatchewan Transgender Health Coalition (STHC) is pleased to announce the release of the first version of the Saskatchewan Medical Transition Guide, intended for transgender and gender diverse individuals seeking to medically transition in the province of Saskatchewan. The guide offers information around what processes and procedures related to medically transitioning are available within and outside the province of Saskatchewan; how and where to access these services; and what services are covered by SaskHealth.
"The Government of Saskatchewan provides inadequate information with regards to what services are available to residents, as well as how and where to access these services" said Cat Haines, a transgender woman, and Co-Chair of TransSask Support Services. "This guide is intended to fill in some of the blanks and provide trans and gender diverse residents of Saskatchewan with the information they deserve and need around how to access services related to their medical transition."
"There was nothing like this when I began to transition. Having a guide like this would have saved me a great deal of time, anguish, and anxiety" said Miki Mappin, a transgender woman and member of the Saskatchewan Transgender Health Coalition.
The Saskatchewan Transgender Health Coalition is a coalition of transgender and gender diverse patients, advocates, and activists; 2SLGBTQIAP+ organizations; and frontline healthcare providers and support staff seeking to improve the state of transgender and transition related healthcare in the province of Saskatchewan.
"By providing this guide we intend to also give tools to healthcare providers in search of alleviated barriers to care" said Jack Saddleback, a Two Spirit transgender man, and Cultural & Projects Coordinator of OUTSaskatoon. "As a service provider, we have been tasked to work closely with healthcare professionals to offer guidance on navigating the healthcare systems for their trans and gender diverse patients. Too often we have found that healthcare professionals have been ill equipped with little to no information provided by the systems in which they work in."
The Saskatchewan Medical Transition Guide is available from organizations involved in the Saskatchewan Transgender Health Coalition including TransSask, OUTSaskatoon, UR Pride, Trans Umbrella Foundation and Moose Jaw Pride.
Co-Chair (Regina)
TransSask Support Services Inc.
cat.haines@transsask.ca Jack Saddleback (he/him)
Cultural & Project Coordinator
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MEDIA RELEASE – TRANSSASK AND UR PRIDE HOSTING SASKATCHEWAN'S FIRST TRANS PRIDE.
Regina, SK (June 4, 2018): TransSask Support Services Inc. and UR Pride Centre for Sexuality and Gender Diversity are hosting Saskatchewan's first Trans Pride on June 15th, 2018. The event will take place at the Regina Speaker's Corner, and includes a community potluck from 4-6pm, followed by a line-up of local and national transgender artists and activists, including world renowned transgender cartoonist, Sophie Labelle. The theme for Trans Pride 2018 is Accessible Trans Affirming Healthcare.
"Pride celebrations are deeply rooted in the resistance and struggle of queer and trans communities – but in the years since marriage equality, the tone of Pride has largely shifted from one of struggle, to one of celebration" said Cat Haines, Co-Chair (Regina) of TransSask Support Services. "We are creating a space where can not only celebrate Pride, but also bring awareness to the serious issues still facing transgender people and communities in this province."
In the provinces of Saskatchewan and Manitoba, 64% of transgender youth (14-25 years) have reported avoiding medical care because of previous negative experiences, and 50% of transgender youth had attempted suicide in the previous year. [1]
Within Saskatchewan there is a single health provider, who currently has a 3+ year waitlist, able to make referrals for out-of-province transition related care – which due to a lack of local services, is a common situation for transgender patients.
The keynote speaker of Trans Pride 2018 is Sophie Labelle, a world-renowned transgender cartoonist, as well as a children's book illustrator and novelist from Montreal. She is famous for her webcomic about a group of queer and transgender teenagers, Assigned Male, which has been running for four years and reaches a million of readers weekly. She has been touring a lot in the past few years to give talks at LGBT associations and some of the most prestigious universities of the world.
Event details and schedule can be found at: transsask.ca/pride.
cat.haines@transsask.ca Jacq Brasseur (they/them)
UR Pride Centre for Sexuality
and Gender Diversity
executive.director@urpride.ca
TransSask Support Services Inc is a Saskatchewan based non-profit organization that exists to serve the transgender community in Saskatchewan. TransSask is currently involved in a number of initiatives including the Saskatchewan Trans Health Coalition, a group of community organizations, health providers, and advocates working to improve the transgender affirming healthcare in Saskatchewan.
UR Pride Centre for Sexuality and Gender Diversity is a non-profit 2LGBTQ+ service provider housed at the University of Regina. UR Pride offers multiple programs and supports to students, faculty and staff at the University of Regina and its' affiliated colleges. In addition to serving the campus community, UR Pride also provides services and programming for the entire city of Regina.
Download Press release here.
TransSask Support Services Inc. © 2018


The best new drivers for the 2019 golf season pioneer new technologies, better materials, and advanced performance to help you get off the tee longer and straighter this season.
just bought a 58 and a 56 from GT for $125, so far so good, ball launches straight up the face, nice soft feel !!!


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Here's Your Full Look At The New Dust 2 Map, Its Incredible!
Usman Abdul Jabbar October 11, 2017
Dust 2 is without a doubt the most-played map in Counter-Strike. With CS:GO making its way onto the scene with a slightly updated version of the classic map from Source and 1.6, its finally time the classic map gets a revamp that many have been waiting for.
A few days ago, CSGO devs tweeted a picture of the new Dust 2 map and promised that its on its way to the game soon after updating Nuke, Inferno and Train. YouTuber Trilluxe gave his impressions and walk-through of the classic map in its flesh.
The question is how gamers would finally adapt to the next Dust 2 map and if it would be a bit more demanding compared to the old one. If you have a look at the video above, there's a ton of changes that Valve has undertaken through the process while retaining the same excellent classic legendary mouthful flow of the title. Can't wait to try out the new Dust 2 map as soon as I get home!


Within the last couple of days, my reminders for today are displaying today's date, rather than the time of day the reminder is due. Before, today's reminders would display time, while future day's reminders would display date. This is happening now on both my iPad and iPhone. I have the latest release, 8.7.1.360160 on both devices. Wondering if anyone else has experienced this or if it is a known bug. Thanks.


Good health is a gift. Someone who is ill will understand the importance of good health. Before it's too late we should take care of our health. Here are some of the ways to improve our health.
In this busy world, we have to do a lot of work simultaneously. Going to work, taking care of children, doing household chores, maintaining relationships, etc. can be very stressful. Stress is one of the main reasons why some of the major diseases like heart attacks occur. Diabetes, stroke, Alzheimer's disease, etc. are also caused due to stress.
Your immune system gets weak when you are stressed. So, you should reduce stress. You can exercise, socialize, and do things you like to reduce your stress level and be happy.
We often eat unhealthily and junk food. We should avoid these foods and eat healthy foods instead. You should be careful about your intake of salt and sugar. You should include lots of vegetables and fruits in your diet. Eat whole grain and fibrous foods. Limit your intake of fats.
You should prepare and store food properly. Before preparing meals you should wash your hands, dishes, utensils, and countertops with soapy water. You should refrigerate food properly so that you can eat it later. Before eating vegetables or fruits, you should wash them properly to remove any dirt.
An adult should get about 7 to 8 hours of sleep every night. If you don't sleep well, you will feel tired and you might have various health issues. Children should get 10 or more hours of sleep; otherwise, it will affect their growth.
Drinking clean water is very important for health. In many developing and underdeveloped countries, the water is not clean. Drinking water may get contaminated due to flood, pipe break, storm, etc. In such case always boil water and then filter it before drinking.
One of the best ways to stay healthy is to stay physically active. It will help you to have strong bones and muscles. It will lower your chances of having heart disease, diabetes, high cholesterol, high blood pressure, etc. It will also prevent depression and help you sleep well.
Your health is under your control. If you don't maintain a good diet, exercise, reduce stress, stay active, and maintain good hygiene, you will fall sick easily. Your health will deteriorate and you will lead an unhappy life.


My three year old loves to bake but his attention can wander. These vanilla choc chip cookies are easy to make and are ready to eat in 10 minutes. We made these together in a few spare minutes before his friends came to play.
They have a chewy consistency and were quickly devoured by kids and mums.
Beat the butter, sugar and golden syrup using a wooden spoon. We started using an electric beater but found that the sugar kept flying out of the bowl but a spoon worked perfectly.
Add in the vanilla extract, flour and milk chocolate chips.
Give it all a good mix and if it's a little dry you can add a splash of water.
When the mixture starts holding together, it's ready to form into balls.
Divide the mixture into 10 pieces and then roll into balls.
Place the balls on a greased baking try.
Pop them into the oven for to bake for 10 minutes.
When you remove them from the oven, leave them to cool on the baking tray for a couple of minutes before transferring to a wire wrack.


It is very common for pot holes to appear on driveways that get a lot of use. It is always best to fix as soon as possible as water and other objects will keep eating at it until it becomes a major issue.
While the pot hole is small, it is a relatively simple and cost effective process to repair a pot hole.


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The College Admissions Scandal
Lifetime Network premiered "The College Admissions Scandal" on Saturday, October 12th with the IFMP song "LAY ME DOWN" featured at the end of the film and over the closing credits. "Lay Me Down" was sung by artist "EMMET",
written by Shay Watson and Alex Renbarger.
L.A.'s Finest
L.A.'s Finest is an upcoming NBC American drama television series based on the Bad Boys film series created by George Gallo that is set to premiere on May 13, 2019, on Charter Communications' Spectrum cable service. "We are fortunate to have two songs in this exciting, female driven, new show. "Make The Floor Shake" is by CaiNo (Marcus Cohen) and Axel Bauer and "Walkout Muzik Remix" is also by CaiNo (Marcus Cohen) and Owen Chaim.
Season 3 of the Netflix hit "Better Things" has 7 songs being used
from the Morrie Morrison Vintage song catalog, courtesy of Ken Morrison.
IFMP songwriter/artist Evan Olson has two of his original songs in the Netflix supernatural dramaCHAMBERS airing April 26th. You'll hear his songs
"Mountain Man" and "Swamp Boogie"
Some fabulously spooky songs on The Young and The Restless for Halloween -- Johnny Douglas songs are scary good -- "Kickin' It At The Crypt" "Zombie Girl" and "Black Cat Boogie"; Evan Olson's haunting "Spooky Time" and Fawn's darkly delicious tunes "It's Halloween" and "Spooky Time".
AT&T Original Series "You Me Her" has another IFMP song in an upcoming episode called "Weakest State" by Broken Fences;
writers are Morgan Erina and Guy Russo.
The Last Bridesmaid
Hallmark's "The Last Bridesmaid" debuts Saturday June 22nd and
features the song "FEEL" performed by Stephanie Day;
written by Stephanie Day and Brian Hitt
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It's a small world. You can make a difference.
Start by visiting SixDegrees.org, Kevin Bacon's charitable organization.
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From today – until 31st August – you can pop to Somerset House for an exhibition that is essentially promoting Esquire magazine's all-important September issue. Said exhibition looks to be very interesting as it features 18 suit collaborations between designers and artists including Graeme Fidler of Aquascutum with Antony Gormley and Donatella Versace with James Clar, which is pictured above and features flashing light sabres and takes its inspiration from the movies. Other desingers taking part include John Galliano and Giorgio Armani.


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OCC Proposes Rescinding 2020 Amendments to CRA Regulation; Coordinated Agency Regulations Coming
Laura Craven
Fair Lending / Fair Servicing, FDIC, OCC
The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, and Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) released an interagency statement on July 20, 2021 that all three agencies will act together to revise their regulations implementing the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA). The OCC also announced that it plans to propose rescinding the amendments to its CRA regulations that were adopted on May 20, 2020, under former Comptroller Joseph Otting, a President Trump appointee.
The joint statement announced that the three agencies "are committed to working together to jointly strengthen and modernize regulations implementing" the CRA. The three agencies said that they "have broad authority and responsibility for implementing the CRA" and that joint action "will best achieve a consistent, modernized framework across all banks to help meet the credit needs of the communities in which they do business, including low- and moderate-income neighborhoods."
In May 2020, the OCC unilaterally released a final rule incorporating changes made to modernize the agencies regulations under the CRA. The 2020 final rule, which applied to national banks and federal savings associations, was designed to reflect changes in the banking industry while encouraging institutions to meet the credit needs of local communities. The 2020 final rule was designed to increase bank CRA-related lending, investment, and services in low- and moderate-income communities where there was significant need for credit, more responsible lending, and greater access to banking services. Changes in the 2020 final rule included increased credit for mortgage origination of affordable housing in low- and moderate-income areas, and clarifying credit for athletic facilities to ensure they benefitted and supported low- and moderate-income areas.
The OCC's recent announcement proposing to rescind the 2020 final rule followed a review by President Biden-appointed Acting Comptroller of the Currency Michael Hsu conducted shortly after he took office. Acting Comptroller Hsu stated that the CRA must be further "strengthened and modernized" to ensure fairness in banking.
"The disproportionate impacts of the pandemic on low and moderate income communities, the comments provided on the Board's Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, and our experience with implementation of the 2020 rule have highlighted the criticality of strengthening the CRA jointly with the Board and FDIC. While the OCC deserves credit for taking action to modernize the CRA through adoption of the 2020 rule, upon review I believe it was a false start. This is why we will propose rescinding it and facilitating an orderly transition to a new rule. I look forward to working with the other agencies to develop a joint Notice of Proposed Rulemaking and building on the ANPR proposed by the Board in September 2020."
The CRA was enacted in the 1970s to deter lending discrimination. It requires the Federal Reserve, FDIC and OCC to encourage financial institutions to help meet the credit needs of communities in which they do business, including low- and moderate-income neighborhoods.
The agencies did not announce details of when they might issue a joint proposal. LenderLaw Watch will continue to monitor forthcoming details concerning the agencies' overhaul of CRA regulations.


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Radio Globo is an Italian popular radio station based in Rome. Despite its name, this radio station is not endorsed or affiliated with Rede Globo.

History
It was founded by Virginia Dantas as Gamma Radio in 1986, broadcasting popular mostly American and Latin hits, a format that proved very popular. After an initial period of pre-programmed music, soon the station engaged services of popular radio hosts like er Massimo Vari, Annibale Grasso, Fabio Calvari, Silvia Giansanti, Stefano Valli etc.

The station first broadcast in Rome but expanded through the Lazio region and soon had transmitters in a number of Italian cities. The station was acquired by Globo Media with CEO Bruno Benvenuti. The station's The Morning Show includes sharp humor on current topics, uses gags, parodies and characters with hosts like Maurizio Paniconi, Nandone, Massimo Vari, Gabry Venus, Alessandro Tirocchi, Andrea Torre and Roberta Coletti.

The station has also been instrumental in launching a number of novelty songs. Of notability are the 2011 Italian summer hit and the station's own version of the Romanian hit "Mr. Saxobeat". Showcasing the station staff and featuring hosts Maurizio Panicni, Alessandro Tirocchi and Morgana Giovannetti, the alternative Radio Globo Morning Show 's "Mr. Saxobeat Ostia Beach version" produced by Lucio Scarpa  became popular.

Banking on that success, the station's The Morning Show came back in summer of 2012 launching an even bigger success the song "Il Pulcino Pio" featuring Morgana Giovannetti based on a Brazilian tune using sound of the character "Pulcino Pio", literally the little chirping chick  that topped the Italian charts for 8 consecutive weeks.

Frequencies

Rome: 99.6 MHz
Latina: 99.6 MHz
Viterbo: 97.3 MHz
Frosinone
Rieti

References

External links
Official website

Radio stations in Italy
Mass media in Rome
Radio stations established in 1986
1986 establishments in Italy

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I have decided to take a vacation from posting until after the new year. See you all in January 2013.
It's the end of the year, and that means one of two things. Either the phone rings not at all, or it rings off the hooks. This year, the phone has not stopped ringing. Sure, we've had a few crises. Certainly, there are more than a few disappointments at the way the holiday season is unfolding. That's not why the phones are ringing so much. Two types of people are calling the office. The first are those who are in the beginnings of a separation. They don't want to DO anything at this time of year, but they are worrying about what might happen. Those people need basic information; they need to know what to expect, in what direction they should head. Once they talk to the lawyer, they feel less anxious because there are fewer unknowns. They can now enjoy their holiday. The second type of person calling the office is miserable because they are spending yet another holiday season in an unhappy marriage. The mere idea that another year could go by and they could find themselves still in that marriage next year is more than they can bear. The only way they can enjoy their holiday season is to make plans to spend it differently next year. So, they call the office and make an appointment for just after the beginning of the year. They can now enjoy their holiday. After tomorrow, I'll enjoy mine. Here in the Trenches.
My son and I don't share a lot of interests. Yes, we love each other, but there aren't a lot of things we both enjoy together. He was a wrestler in high school. When he started wrestling, I knew nothing about the sport. What I did know was that he loved it. So, I read about wrestling and became the team videographer. I attended every wrestling match and tournament, start to finish, taping every wrestler's match. Obviously, I spent a lot of time at the gym. My son never said how he felt about that, but he never has. Then, he went to college, and I thought my wrestling days were over. We watched some hockey together, but it wasn't the same. Now, he's a high school teacher and .... a wrestling coach. I'm back in the gym, this time as the coach's mom. I'm proud of him; he's a very good coach and he really cares about the kids. I think he's glad to see me there, but who knows? It's a way to connect.
This is, of course, about the Trenches, and as my son and I forge a new relationship as adults, I can't help but think about my clients and their children. When parents and children live in separate homes, even for only a few days every few weeks, their relationship changes. There is now a part of their life that does not involve that parent. They may develop different interests and do things that they've never done before. They may act entirely different at the other house. It doesn't really matter (unless of course, they're in danger). What matters is the connection between the parent and child. What matters is finding something they both can share, even if it's not something the parent would normally do. Parents, your child has no choice but to be part of your world, even when that world means their family breaks apart and is reformed, even when they no longer have two parents in one home, or even one home. You have a choice as to whether to be part of their world. Embrace it; build a new foundation with them. Go where they are; be a part of what they love. Children of divorce need to know that even though their physical world may change, their parents are committed to them and their well-being. What better way than to share what they love? Here in the Trenches.
Two events have occurred in the last week that make me think about victims. First, on Thursday, I was searching for a former client, and as I Googled her, came across an article about how her ex-husband tried to kill her by torching her home. As we spent the next two days trying to get in touch with each other, 27 innocent people were killed in Newtown, Connecticut. Once I caught up with my former client and heard her tale, I started to think some more about victims. You see, my client's ex-husband is severely mentally ill. My client did a delicate two step in order to divorce him and remain safe. Unfortunately, she was also his guidepost, and without her, his mental condition became worse. As he deteriorated, he blamed her for all his woes. He began to write her explicitly threatening letters. She went to the police. He hadn't actually tried to hurt her (yet), so there was nothing they could do. She tried to obtain a domestic violence order of protection. Still, he hadn't tried to hurt her (yet), so she couldn't get one. Then, he set fire to her home. Finally, she obtained that protective order. Finally, he was jailed and then hospitalized. Her nightmare, however, was and is not over. First, there was the competency hearing. Then, once he was found competent, was he criminally responsible? Should he be hospitalized or jailed? Every decision, every step of the way, my former client has had to plead with prosecutors and psychiatrists. She has had to make a pest of herself (her words, not mine), to make sure he doesn't pull the wool over someone's eyes, or they get so tired of the case that they drop the ball and let him off. She spends hours every week on the phone or running to court for hearings, just to make sure he isn't released, that the court doesn't find him both not criminally responsible and also not guilty (because to do so means he's not responsible for restitution for the out of pocket damage to her home, which was tens of thousands of dollars after insurance). She needs to make sure she and her children are safe, which they won't be if he is released, and she doesn't trust that the state would remember to notify her. Her life is consumed by the cost of being a victim. She is the least victim-like victim I know, a proactive lady who doesn't let anyone push her around. Yet, here she is, imprisoned by victimhood, imprisoned as much as the man with the gasoline can and the match. Yet, she views it not as a jail cell ,but as a necessary structure to keep her and her children safe. It is a fortress against feeling like a victim.
When I read the stories about the Newtown killings, I am struck by how. like my former client, most of the adult victims were not victim-like. The teachers and aides who died were protecting the children in their charge. They were enormously brave people, who made the difficult decision to risk their lives to protect others. They, like the children, died for their efforts. What about the other victims of this tragedy, those that did not die but who lost friends and loved ones? True, unlike my former client, there will be no calling the prosecutor and making sure the perpetrator is safely away. That doesn't mean they aren't victims like my former client. They all have to live with what happened on Friday in Newtown, and will suffer from it. Whether they build something positive from the blocks of tragedy that fell upon them and refuse to play the victim, or instead allow the blocks to fall upon them and weigh them down, is ultimately their choice. Either way, bearing that tragedy is a tremendously difficult, really gargantuan, task, and all of our hearts go out to them as they move ahead into a life which seems not joyful, but rather angry and dangerous. Here in the Trenches.
Last night, I was on a radio program with my colleagues Steve Stein (a social worker) and Cynthia Zagorski (an accountant. Kudos to Cynthia for getting us this gig!). We are colleagues in the collaborative practice community, and have all worked together on cases. We had thought we were on the program to talk about collaborative practice, but it turns out the host wanted us to talk about divorce in general. That was fine with us, and we managed to mention our collaborative practice group's website when he asked for contact information on the air. Cool. What was even better was the way we interacted on the show. Even the host commented on it. We all took turns talking, we didn't repeat what anyone else said, and if what someone said needed clarifying, we did it quickly and easily. In other words, we worked like a collaborative team even though we weren't involved in a case. How extraordinary is that? After the show, we had an opportunity to talk to the host and his producer, and we talked about why it was we worked so well together, and told them a bit about collaborative divorce. Two more people educated. What was neat about our discussion was that the host was divorced, and as he described his divorce, it became obvious to us that his divorce a number of years ago was collaborative in spirit, if not in process. He and his former wife put their family's needs ahead of the black letter of the law and did what worked for them - and they still work well together today. That's what collaborative is all about: meeting the needs of the family while uncoupling so everyone can move forward respectfully and successfully, and dance at their children's weddings. Here in the Trenches.
Life here in the Trenches is full of choices. Some are little choices, and some are life altering. The choices that are made are the client's. What we do in the Trenches is make sure the client has all the information necessary to make the choice, reality test the options, and advise on the advantages and disadvantages of any course of action. For us to really help the client, however, we need as much information as possible. Some of that information is what we gathering the discovery process. Some of it, however, is known only to our client. For example, in a recent case, the largest asset of the marriage was the spouse's deferred compensation plan, which plan paid out only once the spouse actually retired. That's not an unusual situation. My client wasn't interested; my client wanted monthly payments starting today and ending at social security retirement age, which after taxes would equal her share of that deferred compensation plan. Each spouse was adamant on the form of their payout: the spouse, because there was no need for him to come up with any cash; my client, because she wanted the income now. My client and I discussed and discussed this issue, and I was at a loss to understand why she was willing to give up that retirement income in lieu of monthly payments in the form of alimony now. That is, until she told me that she has a long family history of a serious disease, and that because of this disease, it is extremely unlikely she will survive until her spouse decides to retire (and he would probably not retire early because he knew of this disease). For her, it was more important that she have the money to live on now, rather than an expectancy that she might never realize. She knew herself and her family history, and with that piece of information, I was able to meet her where she was and advise her with full knowledge of what would be in her best interest. Without that information, my helpfulness would have been limited, or I might have advised her to take a different path. It's vital that those of us in the Trenches really get to know our clients; not just the case and the problem before us, but the client himself or herself. That knowledge makes the difference between our being effective and ineffective. No piece of knowledge is too small if it helps us understand what makes the client tick and makes us more effective advocates. Here in the Trenches.
My client and I spent the day at the courthouse. That's it - we spent the day there. The court was short one domestic relations master and two judges, and our case got caught by the shortfall. So, we sat. We tried to settle the case, but the other client (and not his attorney) just wouldn't make up his mind, and then when he did, he kept being less and less reasonable. Our one day trial on temporary access and support didn't happen, nor were we able to settle it. This situation doesn't usually happen. In fact, it's been a long time since I have had a case on the "to be assigned" docket that didn't get assigned. Of all the possible scenarios for today for either my client or me, this wasn't one of them. My client prepared herself for a miserable day at trial, and instead she had a miserable day waiting for trial. Plus, we had to reset the hearing, which means we have to prepare all over again, or at least update and refresh our recollections. Were it any other case, we probably could have settled not only the pendente lite issues, but maybe the entire case. Unfortunately, this was not any other case, and we really needed a judge. Frustrating day for all- Here in the Trenches.
My puppy boy is sick; he has a urinary tract infection. A number of months back, my puppy girl had a series of them. When puppy girl was sick, puppy boy was all over her. He circled her when she was lying down. He licked her face (and other assorted body parts). He was a nervous wreck the whole time she was sick. He almost worried himself sick. Now that he is sick......she ignores him, except to expect he continue to pay homage to her. She is a most unsympathetic hussy. The puppy pecking order is that she is alpha, and he is her slave. That's how it's always been and always will be. The pack dynamic changes for nothing. Puppy boy doesn't expect puppy girl to treat him any differently, no matter the situation; puppy girl doesn't disappoint.
Wouldn't it be great if human relationships were like my pups'? We'd certainly have less business here in the Trenches. I don't know about you, but in most households, everybody has their role. There's usually one person who's the caretaker. That person makes sure everyone else has what they need. What happens when that person becomes really chronically ill? Loses a job and can't find another? Do the other members of the household change roles with them? Maybe. Does that person expect it? Maybe. What if the dynamic doesn't change? Well, the usual caretaker resents the heck out of having to drag themselves around and make sure everyone else is OK when they're not. What if it does change? Well, after a while the new caretakers resent it, because not only are they not being cared for, they have to do the caretaking. The role reversal takes a toll on the relationship, and sometimes the toll is fatal. Human beings aren't like my pups. Sure, like the pups, we have our expected roles. Unlike them, however, our relationships with each other are fluid and are expected to change with the situation. Just like the pups, however, humans and their expectations of others don't really change. Too bad situations do. That's why huge life changes mean more clients here in the Trenches.
Daddy has dementia. To me, that's enough to know. I have entered the world of dementia, however, where it is not enough to just know it's dementia. You have to know what kind. Some people have multiple types. Who knew there was more than one kind? Turns out, there are lots. No matter what kind, the overwhelming majority, like Daddy's, are not reversible. So, really, does it matter the type or how many types he has? He's still lost his brain function, his memory, and much of his ability to communicate - that's what's important to me.
That's kind of like life here in the Trenches. When someone finds out you're divorcing, they want to know why. Did you cheat? Did your spouse? Did your spouse just up and leave? Did they abuse you? Di you abuse them? Granted, if you are in a state with grounds for divorce, or you're in a serious relationship with another individual, the answers to all those questions are extremely important. For most friends, acquaintances and co-workers, knowing you're divorced is really all they need to know. It means: 1) you're not married; and 2) you have suffered a legal, financial and emotional loss from which you may or may not have yet recovered. Is the rest of it really all that important to the world at large? I don't think so, yet I'm continually amazed at how many people think the reason is everyone else's business and important to the continuation of life on this planet. Divorced is divorced, just like Dad has dementia. That's the only vital piece of information for most of us. Here in the Trenches.
Would You Like it Dewey Decimal or Alphabetical?
You might have guessed that I love to read. I admit it; reading is one of my favorite hobbies. I love reading the Sunday paper. I love flying on a Sunday so I can get the Sunday New York Times and read it cover to cover. On a more mundane level, I like the Sunday Washington Post. I especially love the Business Section, so I can read Michelle Singletary's column, "The Color of Money." She has a lot good to say and provides food for thought. Not all of what she writes is easy to read, but it's always useful. This past Sunday, her column was about death. A friend died, and after death, what her friends and family found was....a perfectly organized financial life. Her friend wasn't particularly wealthy, but she had her financial house in order. Her friends and family knew what she had, where it was, and what she wanted done with it. There was nothing extraneous, no extra paper. That took a lot of work. I should know, because looking at my financial house, it would take me quite a long time to have everything scanned, filed and discarded. I guess I'd better stick around a while.
Here in the Trenches, we don't see many people like Michelle Singletary's friend. Very few clients give us perfectly ordered paperwork. Most have their finances in various states of disorganization. We can tell a lot about a client by the way they keep their papers. The ones with papers in shopping bags? We know they probably have finances that reflect their paperwork, and our hearts drop when we see the shopping bags come through the door. Give us a client with perfectly order paperwork, or even better, digitally scanned, any day. (Ooh wait, I'm hyperventilating). We know their finances will be ordered and easy to follow. Life in the Trenches is hard enough without having to organize someone else's bank statements. An organized set of paperwork frees us to think about their case and not about a filing system. We have time to analyze their case creatively. Which is a better use of clients' money? Do you really need me to answer? Here in the Trenches.
Today, I give credit to my friend in the Trenches, Lorraine Prete, for sharing this gem from the IACP Forum. Go get a piece of paper. No, really. Go get a piece of paper. Got it? Good. Look at the paper. It represents what you know about yourself. Fold it in half; that's what your best friend knows about you. Fold it in half again; that's what your spouse/significant other knows about you. Fold it again; that's what people who know you know about you. Fold it again; that's what you tell your lawyer about yourself. Fold it again; that's what your lawyer tells the judge. Fold it one last time; that's the information about you on which the judge makes a decision. Sobering, isn't it? Here in the Trenches.
As you all heard a week or so ago, we're having trouble with the original electricians we hired to wire our new home, here in the Trenches. Unfortunately, things have taken a rather ugly turn, and now lawyers are involved. I have been a client now twice in my life, and in both cases, the first lawyer I consulted was not the one who took me to the finish line. Why was that? Well, in the first case, the first lawyer I hired didn't listen to me. Not only that, the first lawyer gave me wrong advice. That's right, not just bad, but wrong. Hey, it was my Trenches moment, and the last person you can bluff about the law is.......someone who works there. The second lawyer? Well, for starters, he didn't lie to me and he understood the law. He also made me feel like what I had to say about my life and my case mattered to him. We worked as a team. That made all the difference in the world. Now, here we are with my electrician problem. The first lawyer with whom I spoke is a very good lawyer, very sharp. The problem is, it wasn't a good fit. I didn't feel like he understood my problem. He understood the issues and the law just fine; he just didn't understand me. I felt adrift, like I still didn't know what to do. I called a second lawyer, also a good lawyer, very sharp. I explained the situation, and he understood, not just the situation, but my problem. He made me feel understood, and so I feel moored. He knows what I need to feel that the case is settled satisfactorily. I'm in good hands. I would have been in good hands with the other lawyer as well, but it just didn't feel right. When I tell clients that the fit between attorney and client is one of the most important factors to a successful case in the Trenches, I know what I'm talking about. After all, I've been there. Clients need to pay attention to how the relationship with their attorney feels down deep in their gut. Do they feel heard? Understood? Does the attorney focus on the issues important to them? They're vital questions to answer - here in the Trenches.
I was at the courthouse from 10:00am until 6:00pm yesterday, with no lunch, trying to settle a case. It settled, which was good, but I missed one of our last Indian Summer days. I was too tired when I got home to do more than write yesterday's blog. Today was another of those Indian Summer days, so I made sure to come home early and take the puppies for a nice long walk. It seems I wasn't the only one appreciating the weather, because my old girl (she's 12.5) practically raced around the lake. I brought them home and went for a run. It's great to be able to run again. I'm using Jeff Galloway's system for running, which is a run/walk method. You run for a few minutes, then walk for a minute, all through the run. I first tried it when I ran the Marine Corps Marathon, and it's amazing how easy something is when you only have to do it for five minutes at a time. That first hill on my run (tell me again why I live at the bottom of a hill?) doesn't seem nearly so bad when I know I get to walk soon. The funny thing is that my running times are faster when I run and walk than when I only run. That's kind of how it is here in the Trenches. The divorce process is a marathon. There are some folks who can run the whole thing and do so quickly, but the vast majority can't. They have to work hard to finish. Some of the finishes are better than others; and the bad ones are usually due to a lack of training or starting out too fast. Pacing yourself, running some and walking some, until you can run more than you walk and do it more swiftly, gets you to the end, and you cross that finish line looking and feeling a whole lot better than those folks who didn't pace themselves. Those of us in the Trenches know who they are. They're the ones who panic about everything, obsess about things before their time, and generally over think. If those folks don't slow down, they look and feel exhausted and overwhelmed by the time we really need them to focus and obsess. Then, they're no help to anyone. They need to walk a little during their race so they can come out better in the end. Here in the Trenches.
Over the weekend, I attended an all day seminar on how to talk about support (also known as alimony and child support). It was put on by my fabulous co-trainers at the Collaborative Practice Training Institute. I had never seen it before, so I was excited when they asked me to role play the divorcing wife and get to attend at the same time. It was a great seminar. At one point, they asked us to talk to someone at our table about when you talk about the law of support, why, and what effect it has. I think the purpose was to get us to consider how and when we talk about support affects our clients at the collaborative table. The way it's discussed can influence client expectations and also affect how clients feel about their agreements surrounding support. Clients feel a lot of pressure and a lot of uncertainty in this area, largely because the law of spousal support is so amorphous. They want to know what could happen if they go to court, so they have parameters for their discussions of amount and duration. The law creates an artificial pressure on clients which subtly influences their agreements, even if what they think is right and fair runs counter to the law. What was actually very surprising to me was how much pressure the law also places on their attorneys. In Maryland, where I practice, if you don't ask for alimony/spousal support at the time of the divorce, you can't get it later. A reservation of the right to alimony is very difficult to get in this state, so the stakes at time of divorce are very high, and the client who thinks they may not need alimony now or the client who foregoes alimony for a property transfer, may find that they either need alimony or the property they receive instead of it isn't enough. In Maryland, that's too bad. That creates a lot of pressure on the attorney advising the client to make sure enough is enough. In Virginia, a reservation of alimony is a matter of course (at least that's what the person at my table told me), so you'd think the pressure is off of them. But wait, adultery is an absolute bar to alimony, so the attorney in the case needs to be careful if their client has committed adultery. This is especially true in a collaborative case, where an affair is something material that should be revealed. Wow, what a tension that creates for the lawyer - the adultery needs to come out, but if the case falls out thereafter, their client can't receive any alimony. What's a lawyer to do, and how do they advocate effectively for their client if the law is contrary to what is best for this family?
What it comes down to, in the collaborative world and in the Trenches in general, is that the law is not just another piece of information to help our clients make decisions, as much as that is what we want it to be. It is also the elephant in the room about which the attorneys don't wish to talk. We tell ourselves it's because we're afraid the information will cause our clients to take positions and forget to focus on what everyone needs. That's true, but what is also true, and unacknowledged, is the pressure the law exerts on us as advocates in the collaborative process. How do we help our clients create a solution that is acceptable to them within a world of laws and rules that doesn't take into account their families and their particular needs? How do we help them make decisions in the collaborative process that may be at odds with what might happen in court? Helping the client negotiate for their needs, while keeping in mind the limits of the legal system, that's the pressure exerted on the lawyers in the collaborative process. It's what we navigate every day, and that we do it seemingly seamlessly is part of the tension and the art or what we do - here in the Trenches.
it's just a system. Don't you love that? A friend of mine from the Trenches told it to me over the weekend. The sad thing is that it's true. Anyone who goes into court hoping to get justice is likely to be disappointed. As I've said numerous times before, the courts are not to serve justice, but to resolve disputes, and they do it by their own rules. Many of those rules are not fair. Take one of my cases right now. The brief facts are that my client has children from her first marriage, some of whom are still under the age of 18. They live with her in the house that she owned from her first marriage, which is titled in only her name. She's now married to husband number two; they live in the house. The other facts are not pertinent. My client wants a divorce. In Maryland, the spouses have to be living separate and apart for a year in order to get a divorce. The husband won't leave. The wife can't force him out, because even though it is not his house, he is her husband and it is the marital home. What this means is that for my client to get a divorce, she and her three unemancipated children will have to move out of the house, which she owns and to which the husband has no rights, and find another place to live for the next year. It's her house and her mortgage, so she also has to make the monthly payment in order to keep her house after the divorce is over. It is impossible for the Court to award the husband either the right to the exclusive right to live in or to own the house after the divorce, yet, four people are being held hostage by his refusal to move out. How is that fair? It's not, but that's the rule and the system. Here in the Trenches.


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The following are esteemed colleagues that Patrick has collaborated with on professional and client projects over the years and who he considers as an integral part of his consulting network:
David H. Maister (My Retired Mentor, Business Partner
and Good Friend)
David H. Maister is widely acknowledged as the world's leading authority on the management of professional service firms. For two decades he has advised firms in a broad spectrum of professions, covering all strategic and managerial issues, building an impressive global practice that finds him spending about 40% of his time in North America, 30% in western Europe, and 30% in the rest of the world.
"The professional service firm is the best model for tomorrow's organization in any industry. When it comes to understanding these firms, David Maister has no peers."
- Tom Peters, Author/Co-Author of In Search of Excellence, Thriving on Chaos, and Liberation Management
David is Patrick's co-author on First Among Equals and a generous supporter:
(A thank you to David Maister for this kind note on his Blog.)
The concept of being mentored sounds like something that happens to you when you're young and on the way up. The truth, however, is that, at any age or stage, we all need a loving critic, a friendly skeptic, a coach, a mentor to help us make sense of the world.
The best way to think of a mentor is as someone who will be your confidante and guide. Someone you can go to in order to try out ideas, get feedback and advice . . .
. . . sources of mentors can be colleagues with whom you have previously worked. (I owe a significant debt of gratitude to Charlie Green and Patrick McKenna, previous co-authors, who, to this day, still take the time to preview my writing and make suggestions. I try to do the same for them.)
David Maister - www.davidmaister.com
Dennis Sherwood (London)
Dennis Sherwood was educated at the Universities of Cambridge, Yale and California, and is a Sloan Fellow, with distinction, of the London Business School.
He was for 12 years a consulting partner in Deloitte Haskins + Sells, and after their merger in the UK, Coopers & Lybrand; subsequently, he was an Executive Director at Goldman Sachs, a partner in Bossard Consultants, and a Vice President of SRI Consulting.
Dennis is the author of Unlock Your Mind, Smart Innovation and Creativity and a well-known speaker at conferences. He was also recently featured on BBC Radio 4's program 'In Business'.
Dennis Sherwood - www.silverbulletmachine.com
August J. Aquila (Minneapolis)
For twenty-seven years August has advised leaders of professional services firms covering strategic, operational, marketing and leadership issues.
Accounting Today has described August as one of the key strategic thinkers in the profession. The AICPA has written, August J. Aquila is one of the leading consultants and authorities in the areas of profit improvement, new business development, strategic marketing planning, and management issues for CPA firms.
Born in Chicago, August holds an MBA from DePaul University (Chicago) and a doctorate from the Indiana University (Bloomington). He began his teaching career at Williams College (Williamstown, MA), and then joined the DePaul University Graduate School of Business, where he served as an adjunct professor from 1980 until 1994.
August lives in Minnesota with his wife, Emily, and dog, Skyler.
August J. Aquila - http://www.aquilaadvisors.com
The Science of Developing Leaders
It is my distinct pleasure to announce an alliance with the distinguished psychologists from the Hogan Assessment Center.
Noted psychologist, Robert Hogan has developed a preeminent reputation from over two decades of research into leadership effectiveness and from founding a multidisciplinary firm that combines the science of personality assessment with practical business experience to develop leaders.
Today, Hogan Assessment provides services to thousands of companies throughout the world, including more than 60 percent of the Fortune 100. And, in addition to their own principals, they provide services through a network of consulting psychologist partners, all of whom are certified in their technology and endorse the science of developing leaders. In December 2007, I completed my certification at Georgia Tech.
I am therefore pleased to offer a program for the assessment and development of law firm leaders. This new initiative is comprised of three inter-related modules that encompass both a diagnostic and counseling service.
The first module measures and provides feedback on a law firm (Chairman, Managing Partner, or Practice Group) leaders bright side - those (7 primary and 41 sub) characteristics that appear during social interactions, and facilitate or inhibit your ability to get along with others and achieve your goals.
The second module identifies your leadership dark side - the 7 most common performance risks that can derail your leadership tenure and negatively influence your career. Dr. David L. Dotlich, a fellow business author and coach to top executives in Fortune 500 companies, did a brilliant job of documenting these in his noteworthy book, Why CEOs Fail (Jossey-Bass, 2003).
Finally, we look at what motivates and drives you (and your entire executive committee and / or management team) toward taking charge and taking responsibility for getting things done.
These assessment instruments were introduced to and received high praise from those new managing partners who attended our First 100 Days Master Class in New York in January 2008.
If you would like to learn more about how these assessment tools can help you with your leadership initiatives, please give me a call: 800.921.3343