Our clothes, our job, our language, our bodies, our cars, houses and friends. Everything we have and do in our lives helps to create and present our 'identity'. The image of our projected selves onto others.
Fortunately, whilst our identity is something that is easily validated/invalidated, it can be changed despite our investment into it. We tend to choose not to because it can be disruptive and it presents hard work and the notion that one has wasted their time. Most people can't handle the thought of losing the past – so they put their head down and go about wasting the future too. Madness.
It's very easy to become consumed by your own identity and in some cases this is necessary in order to be congruent with a particular role or responsibility. It's why police officers in uniform just walk differently and act more bossy when patrolling versus being at a barbecue or why when people 'dress up', they feel more important than their usual selves and act accordingly.
More often than not, we're faced with many scenarios in life where we have to adapt or even completely flip our identity onto its head in order to assimilate.
The ability to change identities quickly in order to suit an environment is a polished skill and those who display it we refer to as 'chameleons', named after the lizard that has the ability to change colour to blend into its environment.
Unfortunately, changing identities all the time presents a set of challenges. What happens when your worlds collide, when you can't be two colours at once? What do you do when one day you stop and try to work out which identity is the real you and which one is the identity you're acting out?
Don't worry, you're not alone. At this point, most people often drop the ball because not many people can catch two balls at once fired from opposite directions. They might catch one whilst get hit by the other but more often than not they don't know which ball their loyalty lies with and they end up missing both.
All pretty silly stuff when you realise later that you can change it and actually maintain one identity – but it takes active effort and discipline to begin with. But only to begin with.
Just like the times when you forcibly prevent yourself from saying that new phrase going around your group of friends or you want to change your habits, you focus hard to start making small but positive changes in the direction of the identity you wish to be.
Perhaps it's fitter, smarter, funnier, more patient or more diligent, reliable or trustworthy – whatever it may be, changing your identity will have its friction points. Not only might you have to convince those around you who already have an established opinion but you also have to convince the hardest critic of all – yourself.
Just remember whenever you look in the mirror, that haircut, that shirt, that belly and that mannerism are all part of your identity. An identity you manifest, manipulate and modify every day. If you're not happy with your current identity, only you can decide to change it.
Yes, other people can ask you to change it; other people can even force you to change it but until you are congruent with the change, you will never be happy with it or believe in it.
It's kind of ironic that in this world of self-image dissonance and in the pursuit of material and symbolic happiness – the key to having the real identity you can be proud of no matter where you are or who you're with – is already staring at you in the face and it doesn't cost a cent.
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Chicago Cubs permanently ban fan for flashing allegedly racist hand gesture behind black broadcaster
'That behavior has no place for it in our society'
Image source: Twitter video screenshot
The Chicago Cubs permanently banned a fan who displayed an allegedly racist hand gesture behind a black broadcaster during a televised game Tuesday, according to CBS News.
Cubs President Theo Epstein announced the ban Wednesday, after the team was able to identify the fan. Epstein said it was important to send a strong message with the punishment.
"We've made clear how egregious and unacceptable that behavior is," Epstein said. "There's no place for it in our society, in baseball, certainly no place for it at Wrigley Field. The person responsible for that gesture will never be welcomed back at Wrigley Field. I think its important to have a strong response to send a message that this is a place of inclusion, this is a place of connectedness. We are a welcoming organization, and I think those are the values — we value diversity, we value inclusion."
The fan was sitting behind NBC Chicago broadcaster Doug Glanville during a live shot, and knowing he was on camera, flashed the "OK" hand signal that has been reportedly adopted by some white supremacist groups.
Fans noticed the hand sign and began posting about it on social media. Cubs president of business operations Crane Kenney issued a statement hours afterward condemning it.
"An individual seated behind Mr. Glanville used what appears to be an offensive hand gesture that is associated with racism," Kenney said. "Such ignorant and repulsive behavior is not tolerated at Wrigley Field."
A Cubs spokesman also said the team is trying to figure out how the fan got the seat where he could be on camera.
"We're actively trying to find out the circumstances of how this person got into the seat and who they are, and that's important," Cubs spokesman Julian Green said. "As we suggested in our statement last night, this type of behavior is reprehensible, it's ignorant, and it's not welcome at our ballpark."

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Stockach er en by i Landkreis Konstanz i den sydlige del af den tyske delstat Baden-Württemberg og er et center for de omgivende kommuner.

Geografi
Stockach ligger i landskabet Hegau, fem kilometer nordvest for Bodensee i et Morænelandskab ved floden Stockacher Aach.

Inddeling
Til Stockach hører de tidligere selvstændige kommuner Espasingen, Hindelwangen, Hoppetenzell, Mahlspüren im Hegau, Mahlspüren im Tal, Raithaslach, Wahlwies, Winterspüren og Zizenhausen samt 79 mindre landsbyer og bebyggelser.

Stockach er administrationsby for et Verwaltungsgemeinschaft med kommunerne Bodman-Ludwigshafen, Eigeltingen, Hohenfels, Mühlingen og Orsingen-Nenzingen.

Trafik
Stockach ligger ved Bundesautobahn 98 og hovedvejene Bundesstraße 14, 31 og 313. Siden 1996 kan man komme med tog til byen , med Hegau-Ablachtal-Bahn (kaldes Seehäsle), der går fra Radolfzell ved Bodensee via Stockach til Mengen.

Eksterne kilder og henvisninger

 Stadt Stockach

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Q: How can I count the number of files in a folder within a JAR? I've spent a bit of time trying to find a way to count the number of files in a folder within a JAR. I put together several examples of code that served different purposes to make this work. It counts just fine when I run the code through Eclipse but after exporting to a JAR it fails and returns 0. In this case, my folder path I use is just "rules/". I would appreciate any recommendations or samples. Thanks.
public static int countFiles(String folderPath) throws IOException { //Counts the number of files in a specified folder
    ClassLoader loader = ToolSet.class.getClassLoader();
    InputStream is = loader.getResourceAsStream(folderPath);
    try {
        byte[] c = new byte[1024];
        int count = 0;
        int readChars = 0;
        boolean empty = true;
        while ((readChars = is.read(c)) != -1) {
            empty = false;
            for (int i = 0; i < readChars; ++i) {
                if (c[i] == '\n') {
                    ++count;
                }
            }
        }
        return (count == 0 && !empty) ? 1 : count;
    } finally {
        is.close();
    }
}

EDIT:
The following doesn't exactly match my original question but thanks to MadProgrammer I was able to reduce my code and eliminate the need to even count the files. The code blow searches every file in my JAR looking for those that end with ".rules", opens the file, searches the file for a string that matches "searchBox.getText()", appends results, and continues on to the next ".rules" file.
    StringBuilder results = new StringBuilder();
    int count = 0;
    JarFile jf = null;
    try {
        String path = ToolSet.class.getProtectionDomain().getCodeSource().getLocation().getPath();
        String decodedPath = URLDecoder.decode(path, "UTF-8");
        jf = new JarFile(new File(decodedPath));
        Enumeration<JarEntry> entries = jf.entries();
        while (entries.hasMoreElements()) {
            JarEntry entry = entries.nextElement();
            if (entry.getName().endsWith(".rules")) {
                String name = entry.getName();
                InputStream in = ToolSet.class.getResourceAsStream(name);
                InputStreamReader isr = new InputStreamReader(in);
                BufferedReader bf = new BufferedReader(isr);
                String line;
                while ((line = bf.readLine()) != null) {
                    String lowerText = line.toLowerCase();
                    if(lowerText.indexOf(searchBox.getText().toLowerCase()) > 0) {
                        results.append(line + "\n");
                        count++;
                    }
                }
                bf.close();
            }
        }
    } catch (IOException ex) {
        try {
            jf.close();
        } catch (Exception e2) {
        }
    }
    if(count>0) {
        logBox.setText(results.toString());
    } else {
        logBox.setText("No matches could be found");
    }

A: A Jar file is essentially a Zip file with a manifest.
Jar/Zip files don't actually have a concept of directories like disks do.  They simply have a list of entries that have names.  These names may contain some kind path separator and some entries may actually be marked as directories (and tend not to have any bytes associated with them, merely acting as markers)
If you want to find all the resources within a given path, you're going to have to open the Jar file and inspect it's entries yourself, for example...
JarFile jf = null;
try {
    String path = "resources";
    jf = new JarFile(new File("dist/ResourceFolderCounter.jar"));
    Enumeration<JarEntry> entries = jf.entries();
    while (entries.hasMoreElements()) {
        JarEntry entry = entries.nextElement();
        if (!entry.isDirectory()) {
            String name = entry.getName();
            name = name.replace(path + "/", "");
            if (!name.contains("/")) {
                System.out.println(name);
            }
        }
    }
} catch (IOException ex) {
    try {
        jf.close();
    } catch (Exception e) {
    }
}

Now, this requires you to know the name of the Jar file you want to use, this may be problematic, as you may wish to list resources from a number of different Jars...
A better solution would be to generate some kind of "resource lookup" file at build time, which contained all the names of the resources that you might need, maybe even keyed to particular names...
This way you could simple use...
BufferedReader reader = null;
try {
    reader = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(getClass().getResourceAsInputStream("/resources/MasterResourceList.txt")));
    String name = null;
    while ((name = br.readLine()) != null) {
        URL url = getClass().getResource(name);
    }
} finally {
    try {
        br.close();
    } catch (Exception exp) {
    }
}

For example...
You could even seed the file with the number of resources ;)

A: this is a simple solution :
InputStream is = loader.getResourceAsStream(folderPath);

//open zip
ZipInputStream zip = new ZipInputStream(is);

//count number of files
while ((zip.getNextEntry()) != null ) {
    UnzipCounter++;
}

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Author: Paul Petersen
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It was cold in Montreal, and even though it was spring, the light chill of the air relentlessly chanted winter's icy echo.
At least I had chosen a hotel room with a kitchen. Cooking for oneself while traveling not only makes a space warm, it saves money–and that is exactly what I needed. My time in Montreal was continually being extended, and with it, the cost. Endless meetings always seemed to end with scheduling a new meeting. But over all, my life as an indie film producer was showing a slight forbearance of success. My film was getting packaged. A casting director had been chosen, locations set; a director courted. I had worked hard for this moment–and maybe just maybe–the film I had nursed for the past three years would finally sprout wings.
Did I mention I was also desperate? Over the preceding three years, I had also invested thousands upon thousands into the film–because some very smart, successful, business men had told me that to succeed in business–even the film business–I must dare to climb up a financial rope and cut the length off below me as I climbed. I had naively taken the dare, sinking the proceeds of my house into celluloid potential. But I knew. I knew if this didn't work out, I would be broke.
The phone rang. Was it the phone? I was not used to the sound of the hotel phone ringing. I ran to the sitting room to answer it, and glanced at the clock. It was 8:00 a.m. A pleasant sounding woman from the film company announced to me in a birdlike voice that she was sorry to disturb me so early in the morning, but she had been instructed to call me right away. During their monthly company meeting the night before, the president had decided to scrap all film projects and solely invest in television. They would no longer be working with me on my project, and were calling off any further development. Out of shock, my response was almost amiable uttering "thank-yous" and "I understands." With a relieved lilt in her voice, she wished me well–as if I was a customer leaving a candy store.
I hung up, and stared at my bare feet jutting out from my pajama bottoms. The verdict had arrived. My project was officially dead, and my thoughts swam. Who else could I call in Montreal? Was there another company I could pitch to?
"Take a bath." The words came out of my mouth before I had the idea to say them.
"Take a bath." The words came out of my mouth before I had the idea to say them. Was that me? Did I say that? For some reason I didn't question it, and walked straight into the bathroom and ran the water.
I stayed in that pale ceramic tub for over two hours. My body began to resemble a cream-colored dried apricot, and my face was swollen. I only cried the first hour. The second hour, I met some sort of numb acceptance. Every once in a while I would drain out some of the cold water, and refill it back with hot. I was determined to not leave that tub until I had some clarity, and after what seemed like eons, acceptance turned into a knowing–a knowing of only the next few steps. I would head home on the first plane the next morning, and march straight to my office. Then, I would commence the closing of my company.
When the water gurgled down into the drain, I was glad to see my former path go with it. I would find a new life.
There have been other transitional or ceremonial baths in my life, and most were instrumental in washing away life's pain–physical or otherwise. However last year, I drew a special bath, and bathed for readiness.
Two weeks before my City Hall wedding in NYC–before I knew that the word "busy" would be a ridiculous word to describe the weeks surrounding my wedding–I drew myself a bath. I placed within it, salts and herbs that for me, represented love. I prayed in that bath. I prayed to ready myself for a life of loving commitment. I also made the conscious choice to allow happiness in my life. I watched the lavender buds swimming around in the water, dancing with the rosebuds.
"I choose happiness," I said. "I choose commitment. I choose… love." I rose with solemnity, but also joy.
We cannot escape the transitory nature of water.
If I think about it, maybe I was taught this lesson way before I realized there was even a lesson to be learned. When I was a child, my Grandmother would pin my hair up into curls and draw me a bath. She placed in some toys, my "soap paint," a wash cloth, and left me to myself. I know she kept an ear on me, but I was allowed to have "me time." I know now by her actions that she was teaching me how to take stock of my day and prepare for tomorrow–all with a lovely pause in between called a bath.
Mix all ingredients into a bowl, adding the oils last. Place mixture into three pint sized mason jars, and give them a label. Keep one for yourself. Give the others away as gifts.
For a variation: In a small bowl, mix 1/2 cup of this bath salt mixture with 1/2 cup of olive oil. Bring it to the bath as a scrub. Enjoy.


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Tow inflatable tube from Tower?
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Pro. Pcitures from our show this weekend!
wow thats great! congrats! what a beautiful horse! you just need to release more and bring your but over seat of the saddle and not so much the front of it, but thats it! you look great! what a show! sounds like you had alot of fun!
you look awsome! and your horse is gorgeous!!! i would only say on the second pic, you need to release a bit more, your tugging him in the mouth. but other than that, it great! glad you had fun!
hey! well i thought i would introduce myself. I have 6 horses, Moon (my main horse), lady my western mare, chuck and willy (they are 1/2 brothers and 1/2 cousins and where born on the same night, they have the same father and their mothers are sisters), Isaac (my x show horse), and Skamper (32 y.o. mare, my mom's horse when she was in 7th grade!) I live in Texas, and am planing on starting to show hunters and equitation soon on Moon! ok well see ya around the boards!


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Wally Adeyemo
Deputy Secretary of the Treasury, Biden Administration
Former President, Obama Foundation
Former, Senior Advisor, BlackRock
Former Senior Advisor, Center for Strategic and International Studies
Former Senior International Economic Adviser, President Barack Obama
Obama Foundation
Adewale "Wally" Adeyemo is the former president of the Obama Foundation and a senior advisor at both BlackRock and the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS). He served in numerous positions in the Obama administration, including Senior International Economic Adviser to the Treasury Department. During his work at the U.S. Department of the Treasury, he helped establish the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and acted as the Treasury Department's chief negotiator for the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP). [1] As of March 2021, Adeyemo is no longer a senior advisor with BlackRock nor CSIS and serves as the Deputy Secretary of the Treasury at the United States Department of the Treasury under the Biden Administration. [2]
Wally Adeyemo is an economist and former Senior International Economic Adviser to President Barack Obama. He is a senior advisor at BlackRock, an investment management corporation, and the Center for Strategic and International Studies, a Washington, D.C.-based think tank. [3]
Adeyemo is a member of the Aspen Strategy Group, the policy program of the Aspen Institute, a non-partisan think tank. [4] He serves on the boards of Demos, a left-wing public policy advocacy group; the Golden State Opportunity Foundation; and Just Homes. [5]
Adeyemo is a former editor for the Hamilton Project, a program at the Brookings Institution focused on creating public policy to stimulate economic growth. [6]
On March 26, 2021, Adeyemo was sworn in as the Deputy Secretary of the Treasury at the United States Department of the Treasury under President Joe Biden. He no longer serves as senior advisor with BlackRock nor the CSIS as of January 2023. [7]
Wally Adeyemo was named the first president of the Chicago-based Obama Foundation in August 2019. [8] As president, he oversaw many of the foundation's programs and initiatives, including the Obama Fellowship, Obama Scholars, the My Brother's Keeper Alliance, and the Girls Opportunity Alliance. [9]
Adeyemo had also worked to develop the Obama Presidential Center in Jackson Park, on Chicago's South Side. The center had attracted controversy from the initial construction cost of $500 million to build, as of 2021, the project possible displacement and rising property taxes. [10]
The Foundation had rejected the proposed "Community Benefits Agreement (CBA)," that would protect housing and jobs for people who live near the center. [11] This agreement was backed by a local coalition of left-wing organizations whose members include groups like the Chicago Teachers Union, the South Side Chicago Democratic Socialists of America, Friends of the Parks, and the Chicago Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights. [12]
Wally Adeyemo held several positions at the U.S. Department of the Treasury, including Senior Advisor and Deputy Chief of Staff. He helped establish the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau in 2011, and acted as its first Chief of Staff. [13]
Adeyemo worked on a range of international economic issues, and acted as the Treasury Department's chief negotiator for the macroeconomic policy of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP)[14] Though TPP had supporters in both parties, it did not pass Congress in 2016. [15]
In 2015, former President Obama appointed Adeyemo as Deputy National Security Advisor and Deputy director of the National Economic Council (NEC). He served as Obama's Senior International Economic Adviser, and attended the G7 and G20 summits. [16]
"Obama Foundation Announces Wally Adeyemo as President." Obama Foundation. August 1, 2019. Accessed September 10, 2019. https://www.obama.org/updates/obama-foundation-announces-president/ ^
"Wally Adeyemo." U.S Department of the Treasury, Accessed January 25, 2023. https://home.treasury.gov/about/general-information/officials/Wally-Adeyemo ^
"Wally Adeyemo." Aspen Institute. 2019. Accessed September 10, 2019. https://www.aspeninstitute.org/our-people/wally-adeyemo/ ^
"Wally Adeyemo." Reiss Center on Law and Security. Accessed September 10, 2019. https://www.lawandsecurity.org/mission/team/wally-adeyemo/ ^
Bowean, Lolly. "Obama Foundations Taps Former White House Official as its First President." The Chicago Tribune. August 1, 2019. Accessed September 10, 2019. https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/breaking/ct-obama-foundation-new-president-chicago-20190801-4y475nevwrhiledypt3cjkyy2a-story.html ^
Kamin, Blair. "The dilemma of development: Will Obama center hurt those it's supposed to help?" March 3, 2018. Accessed September 10, 2019. https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/blair-kamin/ct-met-obama-center-displacement-kamin-0304-story.html ^
"Obama Community Benefits Agreement Coalition." Obama CBA. Accessed September 10, 2019. http://www.obamacba.org/coalition.html ^
"Congress will abandon Trans-Pacific Partnership deal, White House concedes." The Guardian. November 12, 2016. Accessed September 10, 2019. https://www.theguardian.com/business/2016/nov/12/tpp-trade-deal-congress-obama ^
"Wally Adeyemo." Center for Strategic and International Studies. 2019. Accessed September 10, 2019. ^
Aspen Institute (Non-profit)
Member, Economic Strategy Group
Biden Administration – Department of the Treasury (Government Agency)
Deputy Secretary of the Treasury
Brookings Institution (Non-profit)
Former Editor, Hamilton Project
Center for Strategic and International Studies (Non-profit)
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (Government Agency)
Former Chief of Staff
Demos (Non-profit)
Department of the Treasury (Government Agency)
Former Senior Adviser, Deputy Chief of Staff
Golden State Opportunity Foundation (Non-profit)
National Security Action (Non-profit)
Advisory Council Member
Obama Administration (Government Agency)
Deputy National Security Advisor
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Sponsorships and exhibitor registrations have been selling fast for the 2017 Eastern Energy Expo, May 21-25 in Hershey, Pa., the organizers report.
The Atlantic Region Energy Expo (AREE), the Oil & Energy Service Professionals (OESP) and the Pennsylvania Petroleum Association (PPA) are coming together for the second consecutive year to offer the conference.
Participating associations also include Connecticut Energy Marketers Association, Mid-Atlantic Petroleum Dealers Association, New York Oil Heating Association, and Oil Heat Institute of Long Island.
Conference organizers noted on Jan. 11 that about 65 percent of the exhibition booths had been sold. Meanwhile, sponsorship packages are "going quickly," they report.
So far, the lead sponsors, at the "Expo" level, are RW Beckett Corp. and Federated Insurance. "Diamond Sponsors" are Sunoco, Valero Marketing Supply, Co., Angus Energy, Buckeye Energy Services and Renewable Energy Group. "OESP Premier Education Sponsors" are Weil-McLain and Roth. "OESP Own the Classroom Sponsors" are Honeywell and F.W. Webb Co.
Sponsors have their logo on official conference signage, as well as print ads, web ads, complimentary conference registrations, branded e-blasts and exhibitor booths.
Conference organizers are planning for more than 4,000 attendees at the show for the energy and comfort industries. Exhibitors can still reserve a booth for the two-day trade show on May 23-24, showcasing the latest products and services for the petroleum marketing and HVAC industry.
This year the show is expected to feature more than 250 exhibits as well as a full schedule of business and technical education sessions.
There are two easy ways for your company to get involved: Exhibit and Sponsor.
Exhibitors will be able to display products and services on the trade show floor, meeting with decision makers in the energy, petroleum and HVAC industry for more than 10 hours, spread through two days. It is an opportunity to build a customer base and strengthen relationships with customers as exhibitors network on the trade floor and at the many social events taking place throughout EEE '17.
It is also a chance to learn about new industry trends and how company leaders can have a stronger competitive edge. Exhibit spaces will be spread throughout two halls, and there will be outdoor truck and "live fire" displays.
For more information, visit the website EasternEnergyExpo.com.


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• Seattle and Dallas at 8-5.
• Indianapolis, Baltimore, Tennessee and Miami at 7-6.
• Philadelphia, Carolina, Denver and Washington at 6-7.
• Green Bay and Cleveland at 5-7-1.
Even Atlanta, at 4-9, if you can imagine, isn't eliminated.
"We haven't talked much. We try to eliminate all the scenarios," he said. "The only scenario that we try to focus on is our preparation right now as we head into a road game against the Giants.
• Is all of this competitive balance or simply mediocrity? Oasis or swamp?
• Is it good for the NFL that such spiraling messes as the Falcons and the Bengals remain in the running?
•— Do people really want to see a .500 (or worse) team playing in January, perhaps against a 14-2 opponent?
Nearly all the teams in the middle of the standings belong there. It's fair to point out that the Redskins, Bengals and Falcons have been severely damaged by injuries — hey, Cincinnati was once 4-1 and Washington held the top spot in the NFC East until its current four-game slide.
Still, there's a flawed bunch of "contenders" for the playoffs. They are profiting because they are keeping company with equally blemished clubs.
All of them have had impressive stretches and pretty much unwatchable ones, though Seattle and Dallas probably don't deserve to be lumped with the stragglers because they seem to be legitimate threats to do something in January.
What's missing with the others is the consistency that the top teams possess. Look at the Colts, who went from 1-1 to 1-5, then won five in a row, only to get blanked at lowly Jacksonville before going to Houston, the league's hottest team, and winning.
Do fans in Atlanta and Cincinnati and Washington envision any sort of turnaround in the final three games that would lift those teams into the postseason? Do those clubs' front offices?
They shouldn't, even as the NFL boasts that 26 teams still have a shot at the Super Bowl.
What is nice about the chase in December is the intrigue of seedings. The general feeling in the AFC is that avoiding a trip to Foxborough in January is necessary. So the other division winners not only want and likely need to win their games, they're hoping the Patriots, currently seeded second, don't win out. Kansas City tops the conference right now, but barely.
The NFC is a two-team race for the top spot between the Saints and the Rams, who met in a high-scoring affair won by host New Orleans in early November. Both are 11-2, making their final three weeks critical in that race.


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The Omega Ranchero
Those in search of a great vintage sports watch that's both subtle and conservatively sized have a rather endless list of options to consider. At the 36 mm mark, there are many options, including Rolex's wildly iconic — and for good reason — Ref. 1016 Explorer, though at the same price point, there are arguably more interesting acquisitions. If in search of a truly rare and unique sports watch of a previous era, look no further than Omega Ranchero.
If in search of a truly rare and unique sports watch of a previous era, look no further than an Omega Ranchero.
Following the success of the manufacturer's Railmaster and Seamaster tool watch lines, the Ranchero was first introduced in 1958 as an all-around, everyday watch of sorts, though still built to the same tough standards. Beneath the stainless steel caseback Omega fitted the same hand winding Cal. 267 found in some of the Railmaster and Seamaster models, and the case remained waterproof, though most noticeably, the Ranchero received a much thinner case, that was better suited for occasional wear in more formal situations.
Design-wise, the Ranchero is nothing short of glorious if vintage Omega is what does it for you. Inspiration was clearly pulled from what are now regarded as some of the most beautiful sports watches of all time — the Speedmaster, Railmaster, and Seamster of the late 1950s — as the Broad Arrow hands, arabic numerals, and case architecture would suggest. All the defining features of this era of Omega, paired with dimensions that allow for easy wear under a cuff.
Despite an impressive build quality, stunning aesthetic, and pleasing proportions on the wrist, the Omega Racnhero was not exactly a successful venture for Omega at the time of its release. Given that its name roughly translated to "ranch hand," the watch was not met with success in Spanish-speaking markets, which led to its eventual discontinuation shortly after its release. Because of all this, the Ranchero now represents one of the rarest sports production watches in history, with just a single year production run.
While its production run may have been short, it was not short enough to not be studied and analyzed today. Examples were produced with a number of different dial signature variances, including those signed Ranchero, those signed just Seamaster, and the coveted double-signed versions. In retrospect, this seemingly nonsensical idea to brand a single references in three different ways can likely be chalked up to the fact that the resistance that came as a result of the Ranchero's original name caused Omega to effectively experiment. These experiments may not have proven fruitful for Omega, but they have certainly made for a compelling, top tier reference for study and enjoyment today.
In today's market, examples are now awfully few and far between. Not even great examples, but any example for that matter. As such a rare reference, it's not often that a Ranchero of any sort will surface, though when one does, and it happens to be the most desirable variant in excellent condition, heads of note will certainly turn. It's the type of watch that on the wrist will likely go unnoticed by most, but those that know will know, earning it a true sleeper status in the eyes of important watch collectors worldwide.
For the dedicated vintage Omega collector, sports watch aficionado, or time-only enthusiast, the Ranchero is by all means an horological must-have. This particular example in our inventory is nothing short of absolutely stunning, with sharp case lines, and an honestly aged dial and handset featuring the original radium compound. Click here for more details.
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At 4:30 in the morning, the house was dead quiet. The blue glow from Jamie's1 laptop was a lone beacon in the black of night as she huddled on the couch in hot chocolate-stained pajamas, attempting to concentrate on her closing argument. Abandoned lumps of half-folded laundry pressed against her side and Dancing Elmo's wide, white eyes stared up at her from his position on the floor beside her feet.
Over the final days leading up to trial, Jamie had re-organized the words on her computer screen a thousand times, wracking her brains for more, more, more. Arguments before the jury began at 8:30 a.m. In a frenzied burst, she clutched her laptop to her chest, shoved the offending pile of laundry to the floor and kicked Dancing Elmo hard in the keister.
Elmo sailed through the darkness, crashed into the wall and thumped to the floor, his haunches twitching in a death jig as he warbled a bit of song and then lapsed into an eerie silence. Lowering her computer back into place, Jamie narrowed her eyes at the screen, totally indifferent to poor Elmo's fate.
Not all stress is bad; "good" stress can both motivate and challenge us to achieve our goals. Chronic stress is another story. According to Dr. Richard O'Connor, "Chronic stress acts on the body to put us in a constant state of arousal, which restricts our perception and thoughts, interferes with concentration and decision making, and makes us feel afraid."4 We can all agree that chronic stress needs to be eliminated. However, a vexing problem relates to action implement. We know we're stressed and we know the things we should do to feel better, yet moving our butts off the proverbial La-Z Boy and actually doing it is the hard part. Here's a motivational nugget: a calm mind is a sharp mind. Creativity, intellect, communication — all these good advocacy skills suffer when stress shrinks our brain by limiting our perceptions and thoughts. Want to trump the competition in court? Write a dazzling brief? Negotiate the greatest deal of all time? If you cut your stress levels your mind will shine like the blade of a razor. Jamie's closing argument didn't need wee-hour-of-the-morning, stress-riddled revisions in order to sparkle; her argument needed a well-rested, calmer version of herself.
Before beginning the work of actually doing something to reduce stress, one large elephant in the room must be acknowledged. During a panel discussion held at the Touro Law Center, titled "Stress, Burnout, Vicarious Trauma and Other Emotional Realities in the Lawyer/Client Relationship," Dr. Stanford Portnoy expressed the opinion that, after treating lawyers clinically for the past 32 years, he believes that lawyers, more than any other group, have higher degrees of "stuckness" in addressing stress.5 Dr. Portnoy has heard lots of, "Yes, but!" responses from lawyers insisting that there isn't anything they can do to change their situation and that this is just the way the legal system works. These lawyers are stuck.
While it's true the billable hour won't vanish tomorrow and headaches from incivility and client pressures can't be waved away by a magic wand, there is a powerful, transformative weapon each of us has in our arsenal: our attitudes. The ways we perceive the world and our surroundings are all processed through our individual mental filters and then snuggled into our brains in the form of our attitudes. We may not be able to change certain circumstances but we can change the way we think about them and the way we act in response. The only real control we have in this life is the control we exert over ourselves. Exertion of self- management is key to stress reduction.
Controlling actions, thoughts and attitudes is not always easy. Starting with a simple plan that breaks stress reduction into manageable chunks is a good way to begin. Think of an old-fashioned wooden oar, one you might use to paddle a beat-up aluminum canoe through a small lake. Now use the letters OAR to stand for something new: Ownership, Action, Repetition.
Using the OAR system as an example in Jamie's case, ownership might mean spending a few moments in analysis of the Elmo Incident.
Upon reflection, maybe Jamie would realize she hadn't prioritized working on her closing argument until it was too late and, instead, had allowed office distractions to gobble up precious work time early in the game, which generated unnecessary stress later. Ownership taken.
After taking ownership, swing into action to create change. The first part of taking action is formulating a plan of attack. The second part of taking action is launching the plan. First plan, then launch (just like NASA, minus the astronauts and the rocket science degree).
Create an individualized plan targeting the issue. Tailor your plan to match your needs. Don't devise plans that sound good but make you cringe inside, such as signing up for a yoga class at 5 a.m. if you hate stretch pants and are not a morning person. Make your plan meaningful to you.
For instance, Jamie could write down a list of things she will do differently as she prepares for her next trial, including calendaring dedicated hours to work on her closing argument with zero distractions (door closed, phones and e-mail alerts off). When the designated times appear on her schedule, Jamie must engage in successful self-management by following through and honoring the plan she made to work on her argument distraction-free.
Just as we maintain our bodies on a frequent and consistent basis, so must we maintain our minds. Repetition and consistency in practicing stress reduction skills leads to improved results, more confidence and a cycle of positive effort. Sometimes we all slip up, forget to use our skills or make an impulsive decision that goes against the goals we are trying to achieve. Don't dwell on slip-ups. Slap your OAR back in the water and keep paddling your canoe on an even keel.
Stress will always be present in our lives, its strong currents attempting to pull you off course, but using the OAR method you have a means to propel your canoe toward the destination you want to reach. Dancing Elmo dolls worldwide will thank you.
1 Names and identifying details have been changed to protect the innocent and the guilty.
2 Dennis M. Warren, Breathing Lessons: Justice Frankfurter and the Laws of Stress and Performance, Oregon State Bar Bulletin, Dec. 2002.
3 Mayoclinic.com. 4 Richard O'Connor, Ph.D., Undoing Perpetual Stress, (2005).
5 Dr. Sanford Portnoy, Professor Marjorie A. Silver, Professor Jean Koh Peters, Stress, Burnout, Vicarious Trauma, and Other Emotional Realities in the Lawyer/Client Relationship, A Panel Discussion, 19 Touro L. Rev. 847 (2004).
About the Author: Ryan Sullivan has practiced criminal defense for 11 years and is currently a Chief Deputy and Training Director at the Washoe County Public Defender's Office. In addition to criminal defense, Sullivan is interested in issues of attorney stress management and how to be a positive professional.


A few weeks ago I wrote a post on my bad experiences with some brands through blogging and I'm seeing more bloggers sticking up for themselves when brands try to take advantage of us (Yay!). As respect is a two way thing, I wanted to shine some glittery light onto the brands that I have had a pleasure of working with because I didn't want to discourage anyone from working with brands. When brands respect you, and you respect them, it can be a beautiful thing and can make very good blog content.
My latest collaboration has been with coconut-lane.com (notice the little box on the right hand side). Not only do they sell sassy products, they ask our advice. I am one of the many 'Brand Ambassadors" or Coconut Queens, as they call it. I like that. I love being a Queen.
They offer a discount and update us with newsletters to show us their new products. They also are super speedy at replying to any email and there is always a personal tone to their replies. Makes a difference to some of the automated robotic emails I have come across. We get a chance to raise any ideas or if we want to collab with them, the Coconut Lane HQ are very open to it.
Another brand was Gocustomized.com which gave me a free phone cover to blog about. They were really polite when asking and made sure I had received the product and was happy with it before I blogged about it. They were so nice that I felt bad that my photos came out with such low quality. But hey ho, I didn't have my camera and had to make do with what I had and the folk at Go Customized were happy with my post and shared it. Thanks!
I also have to praise the people at Ted and Muffy. They held an event for us, Edinburgh Bloggers-you can read the post here and the ladies there were so helpful and welcoming. We got given a pair of boots and then I included them in an outfit post here .
Despite it being a while since I posted it, whenever I share it on social media, Ted and Muffy on twitter always like it and share it. I feel like they really appreciate anyone who blogs and they have replied to the post too, thanking me and referring to the post specifically. It's nice to see that companies actually read what you have spent so much time writing. They appreciate me and I appreciate them. Muchos love to the Ted and Muffy gang!
It really doesn't take much to show a bit of politeness when working with brands and bloggers. Both parties work hard and I always want to make a good effort on a post if I feel like the company actually values me as a blogger and a person. When you find a positive brand to work with, it's important to keep the relationship sweet, you never know when they might want to work with you again, or you might want to continue to work with them too.
These are just a few that I have worked with and over the past two years I've reviewed restaurants, shop launches and new designers. The majority of it has been very positive and I value anyone who is happy to work with me. Like I've said, it's a two way street and I would happily continue to work with brands who suit Little Kaatie.
So to all the brands and companies I've had the pleasure of working with, I thank you! And here's to another 2 years!


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Islam and Politics ( 10 Feb 2016, NewAgeIslam.Com)
The Hosni Mubarak Mirage
By Khaled Diab
It was one of those paradoxes of revolution. Hosni Mubarak's most hotly anticipated speech was to prove to be his last.
He was never much of an orator, and whenever a Baba Mubarak speech was on TV, Egyptians tended to switch off. Even when the former dictator had a captive audience, they too would switch off - behind glazed eyes or patient, polite nods.
But on 10 February 2011, millions of Egyptians - on Tahrir Square, in public spaces across the country and abroad - waited with bated breath to hear whether their self-appointed leader would fall on his proverbial sword.
When he finally appeared, Mubarak defied the military's hints and disappointed the fevered speculations. Claiming that he "never sought power or fake popularity", Mubarak insisted that it was his duty "take Egypt and its people to a safe harbour".
Sharing the disappointment of the jeering crowds on Tahrir, I penned a futile open letter in which I accused Mubarak of possessing the "extraordinary knack for snatching mediocrity from the jaws of greatness".
The next day, February 11, 2011, the once unimaginable, even unthinkable, happened. Reflecting the mundanity of many historic moments, the hastily appointed vice-president, Omar Suleiman, sounding like a bored civil servant, announced Mubarak's resignation in a short, lacklustre announcement.
In his final speech, Mubarak repeated the chestnut he had been parroting for years, that the choice for Egypt was between the 'chaos' of Islamism and the 'stability' he supposedly safeguarded.
Egyptians partied on the streets as though Egypt had not only qualified for, but won the World Cup. And in a way it had. Against all the odds, Egyptians from all walks of life, led by their youth, had toppled the despot - whom most feared would leave office in a coffin and anoint his son to succeed him - and brought his repressive police state to its knees.
Although it was the evening twilight, it was as if a blinding new dawn had just broken.
Even though I was far away in Europe, those mesmerising 18 days were the proudest moments of my life as an Egyptian, despite my aversion to nationalism and my misgivings about how, after making Mubarak walk the plank, the army had taken over the reins of power directly.
I felt a burning pride for those millions of courageous, everyday heroes, those masses relegated to the footnotes of history, and how they had smashed their way through the margins, armed only with their willpower, to write - for better or for worse - a new chapter in Egypt's history.
"History will judge me and others for our merits and faults," Mubarak insisted defiantly in his final speech.
And How Should History Judge Him?
During the uprising, Mubarak repeated the chestnut he had been parroting for years, that the choice for Egypt was between the "chaos" of Islamism and the "stability" he supposedly safeguarded.
Supporters of Egypt's former president Hosni Mubarak celebrate outside Maadi military hospital in Cairo in 2014 after a court dismissed a murder charge against the ousted leader [AFP]
At his trial, he returned to the theme when he blamed Egypt's subsequent turmoil on "merchants of religion and their local and foreign allies".
Mayhem and Turbulence
And for a surprising number of people, the mayhem and turbulence of the past five years vindicate Mubarak. A recent example of this was when the Egyptian actress May Ezzedine, during an interview about her private life and career, suddenly decided to thank the former president for "the security I felt during your rule".
This sentiment is not new. Right from the start of the revolution, previously quiet Mubarak supporters suddenly emerged from obscurity to apologise to the president, hold counter-protests, beat up protesters, and even hack revolutionary sites.
Known as "feloul", the Arabic for "remnants", many were part of or closely connected to the former regime. Others were simply those who feared the abyss and preferred the devil they knew.
So Would Egypt Have Been Better Off With Mubarak?
I doubt it very much. What the former president's supporters overlook is that Mubarak planted and nurtured the storm that Egypt is harvesting now.
His three decades of one-man rule continued the stifling military dictatorship under which Egypt has lived since 1952. The Free Officers' promise to steer Egypt towards democracy after a three-year transitional period was left broken and unfulfilled for more than six decades, despite the deep belief in civilian and parliamentary rule entertained by Egypt's first figurehead president Muhammad Naguib.
Unlike efficient one-party states such as China, Mubarak's Egypt had no clear rules for succession and unlike his two predecessors, he even refused to appoint a vice-president, making the question of succession, even from dictatorship to dictatorship, let alone democracy, a murky one, fraught with uncertainty.
Ousted Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak is wheeled into an ambulance following his verdict hearing in Cairo on June 2, 2012 [AFP]
State Incompetence
So regardless of whether or not millions had taken to the streets, Egypt was hurtling towards a brick wall come election time in late 2011 and possibly off a cliff if Mubarak were to die in office.
Corruption and state incompetence, a problem under every president, became an incurable plague during Mubarak's years. Bringing democracy to Egypt is an easier challenge, in my view, than correcting the culture of bribery, mismanagement and incompetence dogging most sectors.
And the neo-liberal "reforms" introduced by the international financial institutions and Egypt's politicised crony capitalists has stripped down and sold off the state and Egypt's resources at bargain basement prices, and privatised just about everything, including the banks of the Nile.
While the 1 percent thrived, education, health and employment regressed to levels in which youth without the backing of well-off families found themselves under-educated, prospectless and repressed.
It was highly likely that this crumbling state, like a derelict, badly constructed house, would collapse without the big, bad wolf of the "unwashed masses" blowing it down.
The 2011 revolution has, in many ways, helped to make the most of Egypt's sorry state. It has given Egyptians the belief that they can change their country's unpleasant reality and it has put Egypt's leadership on notice that, no matter what they throw at the population, if they do not deliver positive, they could be next...
Khaled Diab is an award-winning Egyptian-Belgian journalist, writer and blogger. He is the author of Intimate Enemies: Living with Israelis and Palestinians in the Holy Land.
Source: aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2016/02/mubarak-mirage-egypt-tahrir-arab-spring-160207053435738.html
URL: http://www.newageislam.com/islam-and-politics/khaled-diab/the-hosni-mubarak-mirage/d/106306


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