I just went through my Win List for 2017, an annual review that I love doing as a reminder of how awesome my life is, and how it continues to get even better.
Health: I recovered early in the year from pneumonia, and unlike last Christmas, I was healthy & well for Christmas 2017. I had successful cataract surgery in May, enabling me once again to drive in the dark comfortably.
Creativity: The BIGGIE--I published my second book, WHOA!, via createspace. A year's work went live on Amazon in October. Visual art became a fixture in my life for the first time, inspired by a Paint the Town adventure with girlfriends where I learned how paintings "happen." It was a game-changer. I subsequently did Zentangle drawings for my book, and took an acrylics painting class in the fall, and set up a dedicated painting area in the woman cave. I also started a three-person writer support group.
Milestones: I passed 1,000 hours of yoga teaching. For the 20th year in a row, I swam over 100 miles/year. Dennis & I celebrated our 31st anniversary. I signed up for Social Security!!!!!!!! I ended my yoga teaching gig (over 4 years) at the Body Studio. I completed the second season of tax prep work, which funded much of the fun under "Travel."
Family: We had several great visits to Fort Collins to see our sons. Caila joined us as Derek's girlfriend. We enjoyed getting to know Aliza (Eliot's girlfriend) & Paisley (daughter) even more--Aliza is an accomplished painter, a joyful connection for me as a rookie. All five of them came to Wichita just after Thanksgiving, a time for the sons to show the girls their "roots." We had another super Christmas all together in Fort Collins. My Miller family back east is all alive and doing well.
Travel: I organized & enjoyed a trip with travel bud, Lanie, to the Pacific Northwest (Portland, Seattle, Vancouver). A big driving trip back east included Camp Good Life, two new-to-me baseball stadiums and lots of family & friend fun. The annual Chicago/Cubs weekend with Cricket was in August. Dennis & I made trips to St. Louis for the annual Pockets reunion and Thanksgiving with the Hardin family. A trip to Minneapolis happily reunited me with grad school friends & got me to Target Field. I hosted another successful retreat experience at Timber Creek Retreat House in October.
Miscellaneous: We got new windows in our house, the last "major" necessary renovation complete.
Loads of GOOD! Looking forward to even more in 2018!
The path to enlightenment is not a path at all; it's actually a metaphor for the time it takes for you to allow yourself to be happy with who you already are, where you already are, and what you already have... no matter what. The "no matter what" part is big.
This is a challenge for me. I am generally happy with myself and what I have (plenty!), but the where-I-am part... I get into these funks where I just say, "Why bother?" It seems that most of the results of my efforts are average, mediocre, nothing spectacular, no matter how much effort I put into it. For instance, I put a full year of my life into writing and publishing a book, and in total I've sold less than 100 copies. I haven't even broken even on my costs. Why bother?
I am well aware that this is self-defeating thinking. Sometimes I just don't have the energy to sustain a change in my thoughts. I also realize that I can't simply sit back and do absolutely nothing in life. It's an uncomfortable place to be. However, I know, mercifully, that "this, too, shall pass."
I just finished my last regular Tues/Thur Forrest Yoga class at the Wichita Body Studio. Ending this regular class schedule after more than four years was my choice. While I enjoyed my time there, the decision to stop the classes feels right to me.
I simply want to say "thank you!" to my students, especially those who came faithfully over those 4+ years. It has been a great honor to get to know you and to support you in your physical and spiritual journey. I have been hugely blessed by your presence, and I have learned so much from teaching yoga these past few years. And we shared much blessed laughter!
I truly appreciate all the gifts showered upon me by my students. Your kindness is exceptional.
My prayer is that the yoga community continues to grow, bringing the principles of the eight-limb path of yoga to bear on our world, especially peace.
As I was walking yesterday at Sedgwick County Park, I was listening to Rob Bell's Podcast #176 with guest, Alexander Shaia, wherein they were discussing the "Mythic Power of Christmas." It is a very informative podcast about how our present-day Christmas traditions developed.
As is usually the case with the Robcast I choose, it was just "what the doctor ordered." Mr. Shaia talks about darkness (as in the shorter days of winter AND the dark times in life) as being the place where grace is reborn. That brought me great comfort. As you can see from the past couple of posts, there has been much darkness surrounding me the past couple of weeks, including two unexpected transitions.
Just as a human fetus takes time in the womb to develop, I feel like I have a tiny seed of grace to nurture in myself, and it will continue to grow and ultimately bring even more light within me. I'm holding on to that comforting thought, as I hold those who are suffering near and dear to my heart.
P.S. During my walk, I was delighted to discover this very unusual squirrel at the park. Being no nature expert, I'm not sure if this is albino or what? It sure stands out among the gray squirrels. I had fun playing with it to get this photo.
I am a candle. You can be, too.
Right now, my candle flame is tiny and being battered by the winds on ongoing (yes, more) distressing news about loved ones.
To back up... the big family news is our oldest son planning a temporary work adventure on the other side of the world, somewhere in Australia. That's good and exciting, and since that country is at the top of my travel bucket list, I'm happy about it. Nevertheless, that ongoing "letting go" thing with our kids continues to challenge me... my baby will be on the other side of the world!
The other change I briefly mentioned in my previous post is a minor (tax prep) job change that is fine.
Then yesterday, I received more bad news about several loved ones.
I was discussing with my awesome prayer partner yesterday that I guess my role is to be a "life is good" candle in this darkness that is swirling around me. I was feeling so overwhelmed that I even sat down to paint last night. While I feel too much of a rookie at painting to title my works, this one has to be "Too Much Darkness," as that phrase just kept revolving through my mind as I painted.
The bottom center is my internal cave which is full of light.
Then this morning, something happened which made me so angry, I could do nothing but soul-rinsing (commonly know as crying) which will ultimately make my candle flame brighter. I am grateful to friends who let me vent on them, which helps keep my flame burning.
Lots of folks (LOTS!) are distressed right now. Angst is running way high. I think those of us who are aware of our nature as light truly can uplift others. It takes good self-care. It takes faith. It takes a close relationship with a power bigger than me, which, thank It, has things way more under control than I do.
Please join me in keeping your candle flame going... we all need the light!
As several friends can attest, earlier in the fall I claimed that I had a feeling changes were coming, but I didn't know how it would all play out. One change is dropping the two weekly yoga classes to make room for ???
Well, over the last few days, even more change has been added to the pot that is my life. One change is so huge, I could never in a million years have seen it coming. It's all good, but it will be the biggest change in our family since having kids. Another potential change will be revealed later today. It, too, was initiated "out of the clear blue sky."
To note my new book's title, WHOA! I feel like I set this cute little snowball called "Change" at the top of a mountain, Spirit gave it (me) a nudge, and that cute little sucker is roaring down the mountain getting bigger and bigger.
I have mostly good feelings about all of this. I feel my faith in the goodness of life is strong. I have good friend support to keep me from overeating. I have the power (and will, if needed) to say "no."
Note the title of this post. That statement can inspire good, bad or neutral feelings.
This week, on Tuesday and today, I had the unpleasant task of announcing to my Tues/Thur Body Studio yoga class students that Dec. 21 will be my last time teaching weekly classes there. There were tears (mine and students'), and we all were bummed. Even though this move is my choice (and a decision considered for many months), there is still a grieving process I must pass through. I've been teaching on Tuesday and Thursday mornings for over four years. It will be quite a change to stop that.
Alas, emotional upheaval like this for this addict makes me want to eat the entire universe. I am attempting to cope in a more productive fashion by writing. In addition, my husband is on a trip to visit a many-decades friend who is being treated for a very serious case of cancer. I am happy he is able to make the trip, but the concern for our friend is heavy on my heart. I swam this morning, which usually improves my mood significantly, but my heart (and body) couldn't even get into that.
I am well aware that there is infinitely more for me to be grateful for and celebrate than there are downers in my life. I feel confident that there will be an end to my grieving, so for now, I'll just let myself feel the low feelings. Fortunately, there's plenty of food at home, so that I can stay away from the grocery store today! And I remember one of my favorite recovery phrases, "This, too, shall pass."
From Maya Angelou: "Success is liking yourself, liking what you do and liking how you do it."
I say, "Amen to that!" because I have been in the opposite place of not liking me, and therefore, I did not like what I did or how I did it. I did countless creative projects, but because I was not comfortable with myself, I didn't like what I created. Let's look at this from the end result and work backward... if you are never satisfied with what you do, it's not good enough or perfect enough or whatever enough, let that be a trigger to look into your relationship with yourself.
I am reminded of my former self by my painting class adventures. I am tempted to feel dissatisfaction with my budding artist efforts, being a total rookie at painting. This is exasperated by another person in the class who paints beautifully, and has done so for many years, but she is never satisfied with what she does, always criticizing her own work, quite vocally. She's a profound example of where I do not want to go, as it would surely kill my joyful desire to paint.
Ms. Angelou's words point to success as being quite simple, though not necessarily easy.
If you're reading this right now on a phone or computer, you're rich.
If you have somewhere to go today, you're connected.
And if there is anyone, anywhere, who for any reason knows where you are at this moment, you're loved.
How's that for a feel-good reminder?
Accomplishing all these things would certainly make for an extraordinary life. I still have plenty of learning to do, and I'm loving it!
In the author bio in my soon-to-be-released book, one of the roles I listed for myself is "budding artist." This is because the book includes artwork for coloring created by yours truly. Referring to myself as any sort of artist, budding or otherwise, is a stretch for me about as wide as the Grand Canyon.
Last night was my first in a series of six classes on acrylic painting at City Arts in Wichita. Other than the mandatory art classes in high school, I have never done anything like this, ever. I went into it with joyful expectations of fun and learning, and my expectations were met over-the-top. Of the five students in the class, I am the only one who is a complete and total rookie. It is so fun on a soul level to be so wide open to learning something so new. I confessed that I am powerfully moved and intrigued by color and light the way some folks respond to music. I also confessed that the idea of having to paint anything that is supposed to actually look like something real is terrifying. I learned that the painting I love, and hope to create, is called "non-objective." I'm on it!
The instructor spent half the class talking about the materials we would be using. He's a man after my own heart, suggesting always to take the thrifty/bargain route. Big relief there. Then we actually had time to do some play with paints, and even doing the simple color chart as a starter--well, I got lost in it, and would have spent the rest of the evening there had we not had a class ending time. What fun!
Maybe there's some new thing you'd like to explore????
This Brave Broad says, "Getting older requires great bravery!"
That obnoxious Inner Roommate voice in my head is saying, "You're getting older. Get used to those aches and pains 'cause they are gonna keep on coming." If that doesn't annoy me enough, it goes on, "If you hurt yourself bad enough, you'll be dependent. Then after a long time of being a burden, you'll die." Sometimes I want to rip my own head off!
Clearly, this is another growth opportunity. An opportunity to focus on what I want in life (total well-being) instead of what I don't want (see preceding paragraph). An opportunity to be compassionate toward my amazing body, rather than irritated with it. And as good timing would have it, I have a weekend workshop later this month wherein I can work deeply on all these growth opportunities.
Other than the occasional blog post, I had stopped writing for several years. The details of that hiatus aren't necessary. Q, my nickname for my higher power, kept nudging me to write (i.e., intuition), and I was resistant, to say the least.
Last October, at a retreat at Timber Creek Retreat House, during a meditation, Q was finally forceful enough in It's message to get me writing again. Delivered to my psyche then and there were the title, the outline and even an idea of what the book cover would look like.
This is a proof copy of the book, which will be available on Amazon in October. The title is still growing on me, and the subtitle explains the title: Slow Down and Ponder a Life of Wholeness, Health, Openness and Action. It's a book of short introspective meditations with questions for pondering, space for journaling or doodling and artwork to color. There are a few personal short stories included. I am thrilled with how it turned out. I did it all via Amazon's self-publishing process at createspace.com.
For me, writing the book was the easy part. Promotion of the finished product has the potential to be filled with great pressure and drudgery for me. I was reminded by my loving spiritual mentor that all I need to do insure success along those lines is to do the things I love and let the rest go. That in itself is success. In any case, given Q's insistence to get this book into form through me, I know that my invisible support team is hard at work lining up the people. places and circumstances to spread the book around.
I'll keep you posted on the official release date.
Each week in my yoga classes, I read a segment from the book "Meditations from the Mat" by Rolf Gates and Katrina Kennison. It is a very insightful look at the whole system of yoga, an eight-limb system teaching humans how to live in a state of well-being on every level. Yoga postures (asana) are just one limb of the eight-limb system.
Yesterday I came upon this sentence in the book: "Give the opportunity you have been given the respect that it is due." In context, it was referring to the opportunity of attending yoga classes. However, I see this as a powerful guiding statement for all of life.
Those are just the ones that "floated to the top" as I was writing this. The sentiment of the above quote adds a reverence to daily life and all the things we get to do, be and have. Please ponder this and feel free to add to the list from your own life experience. It feels good.
Don't beat up on yourself about procrastination, for this reason. When you are focused upon what you want and you are in a place of really expecting … in other words pure creation … you will be inspired to action and the action comes easily. But if you are not really clear about what you want or if your expectation is not quite yet in alignment, then it takes more action. But even in offering the action it is counter-productive because you are working against yourself. In other words you are splitting the energy. You are following? So procrastination is nothing more than your physical realization that you are acting too soon, that some mental alignment is in order. Or that the fire isn't there yet so don't spray the hose in the house! Procrastination is not a bad thing!! It is the realization that the Universe has not sufficiently aligned.
It is the same thing as saying, "Abraham, I went out to the garden. I looked at the bush. I saw that great big green hard tomato and I just didn't feel like plucking it and eating it." We would say, "Of course you didn't feel like plucking it and eating it! You'd rather wait a few days until it becomes soft and delicious and ripe and ready for you." And in the same way we say don't try so hard to bang your way forward. Allow, or trust that the laws of the Universe will brings things into the perfect alignment. And you be one who is at the right place at the right time, and you will be when you are looking for reasons to feel good.
"When we become love and cease having anything to prove, we are finally and exquisitely free."
The combination of freedom and flexibility is one of my top five core values in life. I love having a flexible schedule so that I can travel when I want. Having that flexibility gives me a great sense of freedom.
The quote above, however, inspires me to dig deeper into the idea of freedom. I am in the process of releasing some obligations from my schedule. As I look on those things I have let go or plan to let go, I see it's because in those areas, I have ceased having anything to prove. I am letting them go easily and gracefully, not with any angst of incompletion or failure. I am opening the way to be more love, by being able to do more of the things that I love. Yes, it does feel very free and heart-opening.
Give off light, or darkness. Be a candle, or the night.
It's not easy in our fear-filled, perfectionistic world to be a beacon of light. In fact, with that very statement, I was being "darkness." It is possible, however, to be a candle. It takes a bit of effort, continually reaching for a better-feeling thought. We don't need to light the entire world, either, just our local path. My choice for today is to give off light, smile, be enthusiastic, live a "life is good!" attitude.
I am busy having fun with Zentangles (zentangle.com). I am creating these to use in my forthcoming book for coloring.
I bought the Zentangle starter kit, but you wouldn't need to. Google "zentangle" and you'll find plenty of resources online. I do, however, really like the paper provided in the kit. Doing this is a great form of meditation. I get lost in the creativity of it all.
Who knew when I agreed to write the book that I would end up putting MY art into it? Had someone told me that when I started writing, I would have scoffed vehemently at the them. I guess I am evolving, even if I don't see it sometimes. Oh, yeah, that's part of being a Brave Broad!
I am in awe even more now over the human body, in this instance, the eyes. The ability to heal, an amazing mystery, is very dear to my heart right now, as I had the cataract removed from my right eye just two days ago, Wed. morning, May 31. The general path regarding the lens implant is for folks to have their distance vision corrected, leaving the up-close vision requiring glasses, as most folks near vision has deteriorated significantly with age. I went into it with still excellent up-close vision, which I wanted to keep, and a willingness to keep wearing glasses for distance. Losing my great up-close sight would be traumatic for me. So that was the big question as I came out of surgery.
First opening of the right eye on Wed. found everything slanted at 45 degrees. Weird and freaky! A quick call to the doctor's office let me know this abnormal vision is normal at first. I've rested the past two days, giving my body time to heal, and I've slept even more than usual. My body is using the rest time well to heal my eye. Scratchiness is gone. Last night I was able to do a drawing, seeing clearly up-close through my newly repaired eye. I am so grateful for all the talent, good care, technology and health insurance (thanks, President Obama) that made all this possible.
Wait a minute. Did I say "drawing"? Yes, I have taken up drawing. I am doing Zentangles for my forth-coming book, which (happy dance!!) is now in the hands of my editor and friend, Jeanne Smith. Huge milestone accomplished! The drawings will be in the book for coloring. I love exploring my budding talent at this very fun art form. Check it out at https://www.zentangle.com/.
Some friends invited me this past week to Paint the Town, a place in Wichita where groups can go and paint a picture, no painting talent needed. Since I have no painting talent (or so I thought), this was perfect for me.
It was a blast. My friends and I brought snacks and wine and beer for the pre-painting gathering time. Then Mary, our painting instructor extraordinaire and extremely patient person, led us through the steps to create our flower painting. You can choose from many different pictures and all the canvas, paints, brushes, etc. are all laid out ready to go. It's a two-hour process.
I live in Kansas, where it is often said that the majority would vote for Satan if they put an "R" behind his name. In my opinion, this "joke" was proven 100% true in the 2016 presidential election. These same voters keep electing the same people to Congress. The only hope for change in our congressional delegation is if someone resigns (extremely unlikely) or dies.
This situation, along with the Electoral College, are extreme disincentives to vote. This disincentive is a tragedy, in my opinion. I am dedicated to our Constitution and exercise my voting rights. However, in the November 2016 election, aside from one state issue, my vote was completely meaningless. No wonder folks say "why bother?" on voting.
I've heard the suggestion that I can move if I don't like how Kansas is, but we all know moving is no solution.
My suggestions for projects for the Obama Foundation are two: 1) Eliminate the Electoral College, so that the President is truly chosen by the actual popular vote count; and 2) establish term limits for both houses of Congress, the shorter the better.
Mark Twain: The more you explain it, the more I don't understand it.
What words of wisdom! Just this week I returned to my 3-month intensive job doing tax preparation. I walked in the door and immediately said to the accountant and my co-worker, "I forgot everything from last year!" My co-worker laughed and agreed. The accountant, however, just started explaining new tax stuff to me. I truly experienced Twain's quote above in my first year's tax work last year, and I can feel round two coming up. Fortunately we all have a good sense of humor about it all, and we have a great system of checks and balances to make sure everything comes out right in the end.
This morning my co-worker and I were reacquainting ourselves with the new electronic phone system. We were using our personal cell phones to call the office phone and practice transferring calls and so on. Being in the same room doing all that makes for great silliness. To our credit, after a multitude of assorted trials, we finally figured out that one function was not working on our office phones. The person taking the fake calls to help us was very patient, but alas, it all deteriorated into more explaining and less understanding. Oh, and lots of laughter.
I can think of multiple situations in which Twain's quote is so very applicable, especially in parenting. Ponder his thought for a while and see where it leads you.
I do believe strongly in the goodness of people, but trust me, that belief is tested frequently. I waver constantly between "love is the only solution" and, for example, despising every person who is responsible for electing Trump.
Realizing I can't do much now about the election, my choice is to practice kindness. Kindness toward myself for ugly thoughts. Smiling and being friendly. Knowing that we are really all doing our best, no matter how I may evaluate that. Knowing that I don't know another's story, so who am I to judge? Doing the next right thing with love. Live and let live. Bless all those whose path I cross.
Kindness feels a lot better.


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How to Print in Black & White on Mac
Aug 11, 2017 - Leave a Comment
Many printers used with a Mac support printing in black and white or grayscale. B&W printing can offer a simple way to boost the contrast of documents but it also allows you to reduce the amount of color ink used when you print out a document, article, or webpage.
Printing in black and white on a Mac is pretty easy, but the feature is sometimes tucked away in a print setting, depending on the printer that a Mac is configured to use, and the print driver in use too. We'll cover two ways to print in black and white from a Mac.
Keep in mind that which B&W printing method is available to your Mac usually depends on the printer in use, and if that printer directly supports black and white printing or not. Some printers don't support black and white printing at all.
How to Print in Black & White from a Mac
Some printers make printing in black and white very easy, if you go to print a file and immediately see a "Black & White" toggle box, check it to print in black and white only. Otherwise here is how to print in black and white from a Mac.
From the file, document, webpage, or article you wish to print, go to the "File" menu and choose "Print" as usual
At the print options screen, choose "Show Details" to reveal more information about the printing choices
B&W Printing Option 1: If available, toggle a checkbox next to "Black & White"
B&W Printing Option 2: Find the black / grayscale printing options
Pull down the options menu and choose "Paper Type / Quality"
Now click on the little 'Color Options' text and next to Color select "Grayscale"
Optionally, choose "Black Ink Only" next to the Grayscale Mode option
Now choose "Print" as usual to print the chosen document in black and white
This can be used to print in black and white or grayscale on many printers.
Sometimes the black and white options will be under "Color Options" as Mono or "Black Cartridge Only", and verbiage may be slightly different depending on the printer, the printer drivers, and the Mac OS version used.
This is a nice trick for printing in general, but it's particularly helpful when you're trying to conserve ink when printing out webpages or articles that don't really benefit from color ink usage.
Options to Print Grayscale or Black & White Are Missing on the Mac?
If the printer does not support black and white printing, you will not have options to print in black and white.
If you're going to print black and white or grayscale on a Mac but the option is missing from the Print window, yet you know your printer supports grayscale and/or black and white printing mode, you may have to perform a few basic troubleshooting steps. Typically this means either resetting the print system in Mac OS or deleting the printer, updating the driver, and then re-adding the printer.
Delete and re-add the printer from the Printer options in System Preferences
Reset the printing system in Mac OS – this will also delete the printer and you will have to re-add it again
You may need to download new drivers or updated drivers for your printer as well, depending on the printer itself, and the printer manufacturer.
This only works on a printer that would support grayscale or black and white printing in the first place, you can't force a printer that doesn't have that feature to suddenly have an ability it does not support. With that said, another option would be to convert a document to black and white or grayscale, and then print that out (even via a printer that doesn't directly support black and white printing) and that could work too, but that's a topic for another post.
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I Tried The 5 Love Languages, & Now I'm A Believer
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I Tried The 5 Love Languages — & It Helped Me Find Joy In Quarantine
"I'd prefer Chanel. Birkins are ugly," my friend Iman responds when I ask what her love language is.
The term 'love language', while not new, has been popularized over the last year. Take a look at the results when you search it on Twitter and you'll discover that most, in explanation of their own love languages, cite 'sarcasm', 'sharing memes' and sending playlists. When I explained what love languages were to another friend, he laughed and said he thought they were 'some horoscope-y thing'. Are we getting love languages all wrong?
The concept of love languages was introduced in 1992 by a Southern Baptist pastor named Gary Chapman and was aimed mostly at married heterosexual Christian couples. In his book The 5 Love Languages: The Secret To Love That Lasts, Chapman established the theory that everyone has a primary love language: a category of behaviors that they most immediately associate with affection. Based on his observations as a relationship and marriage counsellor, he writes: "Your emotional love language and the language of your spouse may be as different as Chinese from English. No matter how hard you try to express your love in English, if your spouse understands only Chinese, you will never understand how to love each other."
Ignoring our partner's love language is like ignoring the needs of a garden: if we don't weed, water, or fertilize, it will die a slow death.
Chapman, who is based in the United States, says that in order to enjoy a fulfilling relationship (or marriage, in his context), we must be willing to learn our partner's primary love language if we are to be effective communicators of love. There are five emotional love languages that people speak and understand: words of affirmation, quality time, receiving gifts, acts of service, and physical touch.
While sharing memes and playlists may be a lighthearted joke, the concept of love languages has clearly resonated with millennial and Gen Z audiences. There are countless Reddit threads dedicated to the topic in the r/Relationships and r/Ask Women subreddits where the subject is taken more seriously than on Twitter, with advice seekers writing about dilemmas that are variations on a small handful of themes: "My partner and I don't share the same love language" and "I'm failing to 'speak' to my partner's love language."
Pop star Ariana Grande even referenced the trend in her sixth album, released last week. On her track "Love Language" she sings: "If you gon' keep speaking my love language, you can talk your shit all night. You're the medication when I'm feeling anxious, that's the kind of shit I like." This season's Bachelorette filmed a whole group date centered around the idea of love languages.
Don't rush going into a relationship with anyone. Understand each other's love language first. How you express it to each other and how the other person can feel it. Understand them as a person, and if it's meant to happen, you'll make it happen. Just don't rush.
— Zzz (@OnlyZay999) November 9, 2020
All this is to say that people today discuss their love languages as shorthand to indicate what they want in a relationship as casually as they would refer to their horoscope or Myers-Briggs personality type (FYI, you can find out your love language by doing this quiz) but interestingly we don't advertise our love languages on dating apps. If we spent less time poring over our SO's birth charts and more on understanding and communicating our love languages, would it finally cause the death of the doomed four-month situationship? According to Chapman, it would.
"Ignoring our partner's love language is like ignoring the needs of a garden: if we don't weed, water, or fertilize, it will die a slow death," he writes. And love languages aren't just for romantic relationships, he adds. They can be used in platonic relationships, friendships, families and working relationships. Being able to recognize and understand love languages could help bolster your relationships throughout your life.
If you'd prefer your boss to highlight your strengths and wins as well as give constructive criticism, you might be someone whose love language is words of affirmation. Or if your love language is quality time, you might want to spend less time texting your friends and more time gossiping over Zoom with a glass of wine.
Chapman insists that love languages are a great way to form deeper connections and knowing them are vital for platonic and romantic relationships to succeed. But do they work in modern society?
Relationship expert Cheryl Muir believes so. "Love languages are super important," she tells Refinery29. "It's a model that helps us understand what our needs are and how to get our needs met and the needs of other people. It's a great way to understand ourselves and others on a practical level." She also doesn't believe that love languages becoming a meme is necessarily a bad thing. "It's obviously become internet slang but at least people have familiarity of the concept, and with that familiarity we can educate them further."
Understanding your love language is proof that you are someone who is willing to improve their personality, has gone deeper into themselves and is a really great person to build and partner with.
She does think that the term 'love language' can be daunting for some. "If there was a different way to say it – like 'communication language' – that didn't involve the word 'love' it might be more palatable in the early stages of a relationship." But she adds that, like those who put their Myers-Briggs type on their dating bios, adding your love language could show that you've gone through personal development and reflection, which could be an attractive trait for others. It is proof, she says, that this is a person who is "willing to improve their personality, [has] gone deeper into themselves and is a really great person to build and partner with."
I discovered that my primary love language is quality time and my secondary love language is physical touch. Both of which, during a global pandemic, are unattainable for me.
With this information, I decided to take a long, hard look at myself. What was my love language? Out of 30 paired statements, I selected the ones which best reflected what is meaningful to me in a relationship. These ranged from "spending uninterrupted leisure time with my partner" to "friends or family reacting positively to something I've accomplished". I discovered that my primary love language is quality time and my secondary love language is physical touch. Both of which, during a global pandemic, are unattainable for me.
So I looked to see if I could fill my 'love tank', as Chapman (really) calls it, in other ways while living at home with my family during lockdown. I discovered that my mother doesn't respond to physical touch as she swatted me away every time I went to embrace her. My father, meanwhile, responds diligently to quality time — we sat in silence in the living room, enjoying each other's company without saying a word.
If there was ever a time to learn each other's love languages in order to strengthen our connections and survive, it's now, when we can't all be together.
And so I gave myself the challenge of actively trying to speak my loved ones' love languages. I cooked dinner for my family (my mom's love language is acts of service, my dad and my brother's love language is quality time), I sent my friend a small gift in the post (her love language is receiving gifts) and I've been praising and encouraging those close to me whose love language is words of affirmation.
And do you know what? I think it's working. My family was visibly more buoyant for the rest of the evening after I cooked and we spent time together. My friend said her confidence grew after receiving the gift. Understanding what people need and filling those holes is a validation of themselves and during this difficult time, it's exactly what we all need. What I need to do now is the difficult task of asking them to understand and begin speaking my love languages back. However, I've noticed that doing little things for other people brings me joy, which could mean my third love language is acts of service.
"In a time of crisis, more than anything, we need to feel loved," Chapman writes. "We cannot always change events, but we can survive if we feel loved." When we crave intimacy and deeper, more fulfilling connections, we need to show our partners, friends, family and colleagues that we love and appreciate them. If there was ever a time to learn each other's love languages in order to strengthen our connections and survive, it's now, when we can't all be together.
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One of the cars that got into spotlight on this year's Paris Motor Show was the Renault Eolab Concept. Main reason this car got a lot of attention is because it gets 235 miles per gallon.
Whether you are car enthusiast or you just use a car to get from point A to point B, you probably know that this kind of mpg is really impressive. Now how did they accomplish something like this? Well, they started by shedding weight followed by some amazing aerodynamics and lightweight components and systems.
As you can see at the first glance, this car is futuristic in every way. Its design, which has somewhat simple overall shape, took quite a while to come up with, but they managed to reduce air resistance drastically.
When it comes to powertrain, it has 1 liter engine, which is paired with another electric motor and they develop combined around 75 HP.
The secret of 235 miles per gallon lays in the fact that Eolab travels over, let's say 60 miles, using 66 percent of the route the electric motor, 25 percent using its hybrid system and for only 9 percent of those 60 miles it uses its gasoline engine, thus making it extremely economical.
We've seen similar project which came from VW, it got lot of attention as well, but it didn't make it as production car available to everybody. Really sad thing about his project is that Eolab will never get into serial production. According to main people in Renault, it is model which is used mainly for innovation and implementation of new technologies into their other future models.
Keep in mind that even though Eolab is an amazing car, it is still far away from its production version, and that might be the reason it's not going to hit the market under this name. In other words if it's really as amazing and innovative as it seems, we are probably going to see it in the next few years hidden under different Renault badge.
The car as it is in its current version has many drawbacks, however, those are mainly the result of the current state of the project, and they don't make this car any less innovative. It certainly has a potential which we'll see in the future cars for sure.
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Virus diplomacy: As outbreak goes global, China seeks to reframe narrative
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A security guard wearing a face mask is seen outside a closed temple as the country is hit by an outbreak of the novel coronavirus in… ALY SONG March 06, 2020 03:36pm IST
SINGAPORE/BEIJING – As new coronavirus cases track downward in China, it is looking to burnish its credentials as a responsible power by sharing expertise and equipment with countries seeing a surge in cases and to repair an international image dented by the disease.
China's diplomats have fanned out to deliver a message that it can control the outbreak and to call on countries to ease travel bans on Chinese people. They have given more than 400 media interviews and published more than 300 articles, according to the foreign ministry.
That outreach, which has included donations of medical gear, is part of an effort to change the narrative after China was criticised for an initially secretive response that exacerbated the early spread of the virus.
Beijing is even disputing the widely held belief that the disease originated in China.
More recently, China has won plaudits for the success of its drastic containment measures, including the virtual lockdown of Hubei province, home to 60 million people, dramatically slowing the increase in new cases even as the epidemic spread globally.
"China is carefully reshaping its image damaged by the outbreak, but the fact that the Chinese government delayed a timely response and led to an international crisis will make the mission almost impossible," said Alfred Wu, associate professor at the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy at the National University of Singapore.
Part of the effort to repair damage is the challenge to the assumption that the virus originated in the central city of Wuhan, in Hubei province, where it has been traced to a market that was illegally selling wildlife.
China is not to blame, it argues.
"Confirmed cases of #COVID19 were first found in China, but its origin is not necessarily in China," foreign ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian said on Twitter on Thursday.
"We are still tracing the origin."
David Ho, a prominent Columbia University AIDS researcher, said the coronavirus almost certainly started in China.
"Given what we know of SARS, and this one, and what we know of all the coronaviruses that are found in other animal species, I have very little doubt that the origin is China," he said in a recent interview with Voice of America.
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) was also caused by a coronavirus. It emerged in China to kill 774 people in 2002/03.
More than 98,000 people have been infected by the new coronavirus globally and more than 3,300 people have died, most in China.
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China has been increasingly assertive on the global stage under President Xi Jinping, but its hesitant early handling of the coronavirus has threatened to undermine trust in Beijing. With the virus spreading far more quickly outside China than inside, its messaging is now evolving.
While repeatedly accusing the United States of spreading panic about the virus, China has also been describing a challenge facing humanity and offering help to hard-hit countries such as Iran, Italy and South Korea.
Last week, China sent a medical team to Iran along with 250,000 masks and 5,000 test kits packed in boxes bearing a centuries-old verse by the Persian poet Saadi Shirazi: "The children of Adam are the limbs of one body, that share an origin in their creation."
This week, the Chinese government's top diplomat, Wang Yi, said the outbreak showed the need for a global "Silk Road of Healthcare", referring to Xi's signature Belt and Road Initiative, an infrastructure-building programme viewed with suspicion in Washington and other western capitals.
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A global shortage of medical supplies as the virus spikes far from China's shores gives it an opportunity to show both benevolence and its industrial might.
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PHOENIX – When Jason Leger went to a rally against Islam outside Phoenix mosque, he did not imagine he would walk out as a new man with new thoughts about the religion he hates most. "Out of respect for the Islamic people, knowing what I know now, because I have talked to them and spoke to them, no I would not do that again, just because I don't want to offend or hurt those people," he told Fox News. About 200 armed bikers gathered to attend the draw Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) cartoon event outside Islamic Community Center…
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PHOENIX – When Jason Leger went to a rally against Islam outside Phoenix mosque, he did not imagine he would walk out as a new man with new thoughts about the religion he hates most.
"Out of respect for the Islamic people, knowing what I know now, because I have talked to them and spoke to them, no I would not do that again, just because I don't want to offend or hurt those people," he told Fox News.
About 200 armed bikers gathered to attend the draw Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) cartoon event outside Islamic Community Center of Phoenix that was organized by Jon Ritzheimer, an Iraq war veteran.
Called "Freedom of Speech Rally Round II", the armed rally came in "response to the recent attack in Texas where 2 armed terrorist [sic], with ties to the so-called Islamic State (ISIL), attempted Jihad," the bikers group said.
Earlier this month, two gunmen were shot dead by police after attacking a similar draw Muhammad event in Garland, Texas.
During the rally, Leger, who was there with his uncle, wore profanity-laced t-shirts against Islam.
Getting a chance to speak with a group of people who pray at the mosque, they invited him inside.
"When I took a second to actually sit down and listen to them, and actually enter their mosque, and go in and watch some of their prayers, it is a beautiful thing, and they answered some of the questions that I had," he said.
Leger and his uncle have been invited back to the mosque for more discussions.
"We don't have to like everything that is free speech in this world, but we do have to let it happen, we have to let people wear what they want, say what they want," said Leger.
"I feel that me and a few people like my uncle Paul, and the Muslim people, taking the time to talk to each other, feel that we changed the thoughts of some people, and they changed the thoughts of me."
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Primary Elections Tuesday, August 14, 2012.
For voter's convenience, Congresswoman Brown has availed MASSIVE copies of her Quick-Picks and they are being distributed throughout Jacksonville communities. For your FURTHER convenience, I've taken my personal copy, scanned it, and uploaded it into a post, because the viral revolution can save trees, save trees. Oddly, we both picked all the same candidates…great minds, great minds.
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In her 60s, she started to feel the physical pain of carrying around an extra 150 pounds. It wracked her joints when she tried to get out of a chair. It surged through her body when walking from one room to another.
In 2013, when she walked in to see her primary care physician, Dr. Frank Michels, the scale read 306 pounds. She was suffering from the effects of a degenerative back condition, polymyalgia, the effects of osteoporosis and rheumatoid arthritis.
After being prescribed steroids to calm the inflammation, the pain started to vanish. Knowing she couldn't be on the drug long-term, Jan was determined to find a way to leave her old lifestyle and the weight behind.
At 68, Jan radically changed the way she looked at food. She said goodbye to sugar. She ditched anything made with white flour. She read each and every label before she opened the can or box.
She loaded up on veggies with several trips a week to Costco. "The employees watched as I was losing weight and they would say 'Good job!' Isn't that funny?" Jan says. And Dr. Michels sat back and witnessed this incredible shrinking woman.
"Watching patients strive to lose weight and find some methods to achieve their goals is especially rewarding," he says.
Today, this 5-foot-6-inch former Billings city councilwoman weighs 156 pounds. She's lost 150 pounds and has never felt better.
While the road to good health hasn't been easy, Jan calls it an intellectual journey, one where she learned the secret to losing weight and, more importantly, keeping it off.
For her, maintaining her weight boils down to simple math.
If she's hungry between meals, she'll grab a protein shake or Greek yogurt dressed up with fresh berries or sliced almonds. She absolutely loves making giant chef salads for lunch each day — packed with power greens, cucumbers, bell peppers, grape tomatoes, imitation crab meat and topped with a yogurt-based dressing. Some days, she'll take upwards of an hour to eat the salad, savoring each bite.
Looking back, Jan has no regrets that it took her so long to find the secret to good health. She is, however, on a mission to help others who want to leave the shackles of obesity behind.
While she earned this new lifestyle in her 70s, she knows she still has plenty of years to make up for lost time.
*I learned your body doesn't crave sugar, your body craves nutrition. Giving your body premium fuel will allow it to function at maximum potential!
*I learned that before I started this healthy lifestyle, I was probably malnourished. I ate a tremendous amount of sugar and very few vegetables.
*I learned that by abstaining from sugar and white flour, I have been able to maintain my weight.
*I learned that exercise is essential in achieving and maintaining good health. Just as great nutrition will fuel your body, exercise will keep it operating efficiently. I once read that 15 minutes of daily exercise is the single most important thing you can do for your overall health.
*I learned that weight loss truly is "mathematics". When you eat more calories than you burn, you will gain weight! And if you eat fewer calories than you burn, you will lose weight.
*I have learned to be honest with myself. No matter what, I force myself to weigh every day. Also, when I feel that I am losing control, to record everything I eat in a day is a wonderful discipline and seems to help me gain control.
*I learned that it is not all about diet and exercise, it's about quality of life. If only I had realized years ago, that abstaining from sugar was the key to maintaining my weight loss, I may not have regained the weight time after time.
*I have learned that it is NEVER too late. I am still in awe of the miracle of my body's recovery.


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Antoine Guillemet ( Chantilly 1841 - Mareuil 1918 )
Paris: la Seine a Conflans-Charenton vu du Quai des Carrières
oil on canvas, 132 x 200 cm.
signed and dated 1891
Exhibited at the Salon of 1892.
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For more than forty years John Mitchell Fine Paintings has specialised in the paintings of Antoine Guillemet, the Normandy-born Impressionist. The firm has hosted three major exhibitions of his work since the 1980s and has been responsible for the rediscovery of several of Guillemet's 2-metre 'Salon' paintings, including three panoramic views of Paris.
In this giant, sweeping cityscape, painted from Conflans to the east of the capital, the distinctive dome of the Panthéon can be made out as well as the then two-year old Tour Eiffel. With its barges, wharves and puffing smokestacks, there is a palpable sense of industry and history as the metropolis entered into the last decade of its most transformative century.
Taught by Corot and Daubigny, Guillemet first exhibited at the Paris Salon in 1865. In the late 1860s he met Monet, Pissarro, Courbet, Cézanne and Zola (who became his close friend). His reputation rests on his views of Paris and of the Normandy coast where he spent every summer. He was awarded a medal at the Salon of 1874 and a silver medal at the Exposition Universelle in 1889. Guillemet can be seen standing behind the two female figures in Manet's celebrated painting, Le Balcon (1868), now in the Musée d'Orsay, Paris.
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Haiti has changed me- everything about Haiti changed everything about me. I'm thankful for every heart wrenching moment in this amazing place. I wasn't sure who I was before Haiti, and I'm not quite sure who I am after, but Haiti has pushed me closer to finding out.
I'm thankful for the people, the atmosphere, the landscape, the sights and sounds, but most of all I'm thankful for my team. God placed every single person here in a special intricate web of relationships. Not one of us could have made it through this week without the help of our other team members. We all brought something to the table, and there's a reason we were all here together. I could have never dreamed of a better team to carry out this week's tasks. I consider them all my brothers and sisters. After everything my team and I went through together, I love every one of them for their perseverance; strength, and most of all encouragement for one another. Haiti may have broken my heart, but my team carried me through the pieces.


Leadbetter Point constantly changes as dunes shift, become stabilized or erode away. This is a place of sand covered with patches of dune grass, lupine, wild strawberry, sand verbena, sea rocket and beach pea. Potholes scoured by the wind between the dunes fill with winter rains and support stands of willow and freshwater marsh plants. The bay side of the point contains some of the most significant salt marsh habitats remaining in the state of Washington.
In 1788, explorer John Meares named this land of sand dunes, grasses and small shrubs Low Point. In 1852, the name was changed to Leadbetter Point in honor of Lt. Leadbetter of the U.S. Coastal Survey.
Follow the signs from Pacific Highway 103 to the northern end of Stackpole Road. A Washington State Discover Pass is required to park in the shared parking area. Beach driving in the refuge is only allowed during state-regulated razor clam digs. Between March and September, a portion of the Leadbetter Point Unit is closed to all public entry to protect nesting western snowy plovers.
There are miles of foot trails at Leadbetter Point, both on the refuge and nearby Leadbetter State Park. These trails are flooded with deep water throughout the rainy season (October through May), so plan accordingly. Between March and September, look for posted signs that indicate the closed snowy plover nesting area. Be aware of hunting activity during winter months.
Peregrine falcons and bald eagles are among the most common raptors occurring at Leadbetter Point, and dramatic bursts of bird flight can be seen when these predators pursue their prey. Occasionally snowy owls or snow buntings can be seen in winter. A herd of Roosevelt elk roam the point, coyotes hunt the dunes, and flocks of forest birds forage in the small patches of trees and shrubs.
The threatened western snowy plover and streaked horned lark nest here. Their well camouflaged eggs can be inadvertently stepped on by people. Incubating adults are easily frightened off the nests, allowing sand to cover eggs or predators to destroy them. A portion of the point is closed to all public entry during nesting season.
Several signs share information about Leadbetter Point and its wildlife. View the panel near the restroom in the parking area for orientation and fun wildlife facts. Learn about the diversity of shorebirds at the wildlife observation platform. On the bay side of the Bay Loop Trail, uncover the connection between brant and eelgrass. Approaching the ocean beach from the trails you'll discover additional information about nesting western snowy plovers and what you can do to help these threatened birds.


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For the Moravian settlement in North Carolina, see Bethabara Historic District.
Part of the Madaba Map showing Bethabara, Βέθαβαρά το τού άγίου Ιωάννου τού βαπτίσματος: Bethabara, the place of St. John's baptising
Bethabara (/bɛθˈæbərə/ beth-AB-ər-ə; בית עברה; bēt 'ăbārāh; Βηθαβαρά; Bēthabará; "house of the ford, place of crossing") is the name used by some versions of the New Testament for the site "beyond (i.e. east of) the Jordan" where John the Baptist preached and performed baptisms, where he met with a group of priests and Levites sent by the Pharisees to investigate his ministry, and where he baptised Jesus.[1] The name "Bethabara" also appears on the 6th-century Madaba Map and in the Talmud.
The most likely location of Bethabara is Al-Maghtas in Jordan.
Traditions based on interpretations of the scriptural texts connect the site with two other miracles: the crossing of the River Jordan, whose waters were divinely restrained by God,for the Israelites, under the command of Joshua (Joshua 3); and Prophet Elijah being taken to heaven by chariots of fire (2 Kings 2:9, 11). Bethabara is also mentioned as the location of Jesus' baptism in the First Book of Nephi.[2]
1 Attempts at identifying Bethabara
2 Archaeological discoveries
Attempts at identifying Bethabara[edit]
Different ancient manuscripts containing the Gospel of John use two different names, either Bethabara or Bethany, for the place where John was baptising "with water" and where he named Jesus "the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world."(John 1:28-29)
According to the King James Version (following Textus Receptus of the New Testament, which follows the New York and Moscow uncials, corrected forms of Ephraemi and Athos, along with uncial fragments from St Petersburg, Paris, minuscule 1, and family 13, backed up by Eusebius, Cyril, some Byzantine texts and lectionaries, and the Curetonian Old Syriac, Aramaic Peshitta, Armenian, and Georgian manuscripts, among others),[3] "Bethabara" is the place where John the Baptist baptized those who came to hear him preach. The word only appears once in the New Testament, at John 1:28, and is used in modern texts based on the King James Version, in the Geneva Bible and in the Jubilee Bible 2000. It is also mentioned in the writings of The Book of Mormon prophet Nephi (1 Nephi 10:9). However, the same verse in the Revised Version, the New International Version and the English Standard Version reads "Bethany".[4] It is distinguished in some text versions from the Bethany of Lazarus and his sisters with a footnote stating that these are distinct locations.[5]
The reading Bethabara became current owing to the advocacy of both Origen (3rd century)[6] and John Chrysostom (4th century),[7] and that same Bethabara is attested in both the 6th-century Madaba Map[8] and in the Jewish Talmud.[9]
G. A. Smith suggests in his "Atlas of the Historical Geography of the Holy Land" (HGHL; 1915) that Bethany (house of the ship) and Bethabara (house of the ford) are names for the same place.
Bethabara has also been identified with Beth-barah, which, however, was probably not on the Jordan River but among the streams flowing into it (Judges 7:24).
The Greek Septuagint Codex Vaticanus (LXXB) reads, Baithabara for Hebrew Masoretic Text Bēth-'ărābhāh, one of the cities of Benjamin (Joshua 18:22). If this is correct, the site is in Judea.
Another possible solution is the corruption of the name into Bethany and Bethabara, the name having the consonants n, b and r after Beth. In Joshua 13:27 (Septuagint, Codex Vaticanus) we find, Baithanabra for Bethnimrah (Massoretic Text), and Sir George Grove in Dictionary of the Bible (arts. "Bethabara" and "Beth-nimrah") identifies Bethabara and Beth-nimrah. The site of the latter was a few miles above Jericho (see Beth-nimrah), immediately accessible to Jerusalem and all Judea (compare Matthew 3:5; Mark 1:5). This view has much in its favor.
George Frederick Wright observes: "The traditional site is at the ford east of Jericho; but as according to John 1:29, John 1:35, John 1:43 it was only one day's journey from Cana of Galilee, while according to John 10:40; John 11:3, John 11:6, and John 11:17, it was two or three days from Bethany, it must have been well up the river toward Galilee. Conder discovered a well-known ford near Beisan called Abarah, near the mouth of the valley of Jezreel. This is 20 miles from Cana and 60 miles from Bethany, and all the conditions of the place fit in with the history."
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In the late 1990s, mine clearing operations east of the Jordan at Wadi Al-Kharrar enabled archaeological digs to unearth an ancient church marking baptism on a site where the Jordan River flowed in the first century, matching the place marked on the Madaba map. The local Arabic name of the site is Al Maghtas, "the immersion/baptism". This site, just east of the Jordan River and slightly north of the place where it empties into the Dead Sea, is most likely to be the place where John the Baptist was baptizing.[10]
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^ Harper's Bible Dictionary (1985), 105
^ Raymond Brown, Gospel According to John I-XII, Anchor Bible (1968), 44-45.
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London, 11 January, 2017 – The workplace could be the best place for the mass adoption of health tech in the UK helping to improve and maintain employees' health through company wellness programmes – if only workers got more support from their employers.
And, despite the recent explosion of health tech ownership in the UK, leading to lots of personal data being generated, there are doubts from data academics about whether this information is being used to the best effect by individuals alone.
The third annual AXA PPP Health Tech & You State of the Nation online survey shows that 57% of the British workforce would be open to wearing a company paid-for fitness band or similar device during working hours to help monitor their health and wellbeing, as long as this was supplied to them free of charge by their employer. This figure increases to nearly two-thirds (63%), if employers offer workers the device and a financial bonus for wearing it at work.
However, only a small number of working Brits (5%) say their employer currently provides health technology to workers - despite the potential benefits.
One of the most surprising findings from this latest survey is that employees aren't shy about sharing their health data with their employers to help them improve the health and wellbeing of the workforce.
Of those who would be likely to wear a fitness band at work, over half (58%) said they would be comfortable to share the data generated with their employer if it helped with the organisation's employee health and wellbeing programmes.
Dr Chris Tomkins, Head of Proactive Health, AXA PPP healthcare, said: "The increased use of health tech within the workplace could so easily be a win-win for both employer and employee. For the first time it is possible to support an individual throughout their journey from better understanding of their health to actual improvements through smart digital platforms. Furthermore, there are often staff schemes with open platforms that enable individuals to use and share information from their own personal devices, ensuring their contribution is recognised.
"Of course, some individuals are naturally concerned about how their data is used and employers are keen to have a clear separation between themselves and such personal data. Therefore, both employer and employee could benefit from the expertise of using an independent third-party provider who can ensure privacy." he said.
The State Of The Nation survey was commissioned by AXA PPP healthcare as part of the AXA PPP Health Tech & You programme. Now in its third year, the YouGov survey questioned over 2,000 adults. The findings documented in this release relate to 1,249 working adults within the survey sample.
There are six categories for the Health Tech & You Awards programme 2017. Each has a distinct focus from identifying health tech that can support specific needs in society, having the most positive impact for health care providers and identifying individual innovators and organisations that are pioneers within the health technology for the benefit of individuals. Each of the six categories has its own judging and entry approach. To enter, please visit www.healthtechandyou.com. The closing date is Monday 16th January 2017.
AXA PPP Health Tech & You will be showcasing this year's finalists and winners at a dedicated exhibition at the Design Museum from the 25th April to 8th May 2017, offering visitors the chance to see and interact with the latest in health tech and innovation.


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Expedition Leader Chus Martínez pioneered a new addition to TBA21–Academy's The Current fellowship programme: a Summer School to engage university students around the most pressing issues of the oceans and exploring contemporary solutions.
Following Martínez's The Current Expedition #2 to the Solomon Islands in April 2019, this Summer School collaborates with the Art Institute HGK FHNW in Basel for the second year in a row to offer classes and workshops, and develop an overarching group project at Ocean Space. The Summer School will contribute to Convening #2: Phenomenal Ocean, taking place on Sept 28, 2019.
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TBA21–Academy's The Current is concerned with the state of the ocean and the discourse around it and seeks to provide a platform for the cultivation of interdisciplinary thought, the exchange of ideas and new knowledge production. Organised in three-year cycles, the programme centres around annual expeditions at sea and land-based Convenings linked to the exploratory theme of each ocean encounter. Each cycle of The Currentis led by one or more Expedition Leaders selected by the Academy, who in turn nominate Fellows–artists, curators, scientists, and other cultural actors–to join a collective research project unfolding over the three years. The Spanish curator Chus Martínez and Danish artist collective SUPERFLEX have been appointed by TBA21–Academy as Expedition Leaders of the second three-year cycle of The Current. Their projects will run in parallel from 2018 to 2020.
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Everybody Matters
In this book, Bob describes the story of creating extraordinary environments for people to thrive. His idea of leadership should be the model for everyone. What he's done, shown and proven is clear and a simple approach of respecting others and having the right focus points. An amazing story of a real leader.
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Starting in 1997, Bob Chapman and Barry-Wehmiller have pioneered a dramatically different approach to leadership that creates off-the-charts morale, loyalty, creativity, and business performance. The company utterly rejects the idea that employees are simply functions, to be moved around, "managed" with carrots and sticks or discarded at will. Instead, Barry-Wehmiller manifests the reality that every single person matters, just like in a family. That's not a cliché on a mission statement; it's the bedrock of the company's success.
During tough times a family pulls together, makes sacrifices together, and endures short-term pain together. If a parent loses his or her job, a family doesn't lay off one of the kids. That's the approach Barry-Wehmiller took when the Great Recession caused revenue to plunge for more than a year. Instead of mass layoffs, they found creative and caring ways to cut costs, such as asking team members to take a month of unpaid leave. As a result, Barry-Wehmiller emerged from the downturn with higher employee morale than ever before.
It's natural to be sceptical when you first hear about this approach. Every time Barry-Wehmiller acquires a company that relied on traditional management practices, the new team members are sceptical too. But they soon learn what it's like to work at an exceptional workplace where the goal is for everyone to feel trusted and cared for—and where it's expected that they will justify that trust by caring for each other and putting the common good first.
Chapman and co-author Raj Sisodia show how any organisation can reject the traumatic consequences of rolling layoffs, dehumanising rules, and hyper-competitive cultures. Once you stop treating people like functions or costs, disengaged workers begin to share their gifts and talents toward a shared future. Uninspired workers stop feeling that their jobs have no meaning. Frustrated workers stop taking their bad days out on their spouses and kids. And everyone stops counting the minutes until it's time to go home.
This book chronicles Chapman's journey to find his true calling, going behind the scenes as his team tackles real-world challenges with caring, empathy, and inspiration. It also provides clear steps to transform your own workplace, whether you lead two people or two hundred thousand. While the Barry-Wehmiller way isn't easy, it is simple. As the authors put it:
"Everyone wants to do better. Trust them. Leaders are everywhere. Find them. People achieve good things, big and small, every day. Celebrate them. Some people wish things were different. Listen to them. Everybody matters. Show them."
By BOB CHAPMAN and RAJ SISODIA, published 2015
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"Often when these events occurred, the airline has t o physically send someone from the IT team to the location, incurring expenditures in location. Incurring expenditures in travel costs. The lack of remote management capabilities in windows steady state was also a major bottleneck."
SkyWest airlines needed a solution to manage their 700 workstations that were primarily used to maintain aircrafts. The earlier system that was deployed had limitations. When a maintenance computer was down, SkyWest had to physically send someone to fix the system. This resulted in wasting valuable time in fixing the aircraft. Computer downtime sometimes resulted in aircraft downtime which was unacceptable.
SkyWest deployed Deep Freeze on 700 computers. Whenever a maintenance computer was down due to software issues, a simple reboot would fix the problem. Sending a member of the IT staff to fix the problem was no longer required thereby saving valuable time and expenses.


We are looking forward to seeing all the amazing Garment creations on the 10th of August 2019!
Global Connexions, the brainchild of Bay of Plenty textile and technology teachers, started in 2004. The show was rebranded in 2015, we needed a brand that would speak to the vision of the show and going forward. A brand that inspires creativity, encourages participation and excellence.
We have taken inspiration from the sewing room to create a flexible and evolving brand going forward. In the name, we wanted to speak to both the pride of participating – in pinning something to your chest – and the detail that's involved in creating a winning garment or textile art piece – pin point accuracy. Introducing the Pin'd Creative Showcase. Pin'd is all about pride in achievement – a true badge of honour for students.
The Pin'd designer show case is a fashion design competition open to garments and textile art designed by intermediate and secondary school Textile students.
The judges are composed of both fashion lovers and industry professionals. The best designs are selected according to form, functional and emotional aspects of the apparels; the fashion designs are considered for their degree of innovation, aesthetic qualities, choice of materials, fabric and techniques, in addition to the specific criteria for sub categories.
When submitting your entry to the competition keep in mind that your submission will be evaluated on the judging criteria together with the garment or textile art work. Applicants should send high-resolution images of the design, together with any relevant information relating to your chosen section. For more information see the section and entry conditions.


(7/01) Mike Bisping wrote; "On occasion, I fish a small 400 acre lake for walleyes in the Backus-Hackensack-Longville area.
As you might expect, the lake is stocked by the DNR and I find that a lot of the fish relate to the weedline in 10 to 15 feet of water once it gets established.
Typically, I experience the "summer peak" bite around the 4th of July give or take a week either way. During this time, the fishing is good, especially for larger fish. However, I struggle to find the walleyes before and after this time period.
Do they eventually head out to the feature-less main lake basin and follow schools of baitfish? Do they still relate to the weed line, but only bite sporadically due to the abundance of forage? Are they recovering from spawning and not biting earlier in the year? I have not been able to put the pieces of the puzzle totally together.
A) Mike, congratulations! You have asked enough questions right here to provide material for an entire book. It's going to take me a few days to get into all of it, but here's a starting spot.
After spawning: I know that it can be frustrating, but there are times when any given body of water simply doesn't produce a lot of action.
Technically, there is no such thing as water that's too cold; if they need to, they will feed.
The real problem is that during cold water periods, any cold blooded critter, fish included, have lowered metabolisms. They don't feed as often because there's no need for them to do so. They will, especially when an easy meal pops into view, but they don't have to.
After spawning, females may spend a few days in the recovery room, but it doesn't last all that long and it's more likely that they migrate into open water. Male fish will remain aggressive, even after the spawn, feeding whenever an opportunity presents itself. Finding hungry fish depends on first finding their source of food and then pinning down the time of day when the feeding occurs.
Stocked Walleyes live in the weeds: It's a proven fact that the vast majority of stocked Walleyes will head for the vegetation and stay there. So except during the fall turnover, an educated guess tells me that if there are healthy weeds anywhere and the fish are not near by, then something is attracting them into open water.
If your lake has an abundance of insect larvae, then areas that feature a marl bottom will be likely feeding areas. It's not uncommon to find Walleyes wallowing over a soft bottom that's providing protein via bug hatches. We think about insects during the times that we can see them. But the larvae go through a variety of transitional stages before they emerge at the surface.
Mid-summer, main lake basin flats for Walleyes.Without knowing any of the details about your lake, it's questionable whether this will apply to your situation, but it's worth checking.
There are certain lakes in the Itasca region where Walleyes will move smack dab into the middle of the lake during July and August. I do know that it happens; I just don't know exactly why they do it.
A logical first reaction would be that these fish must be suspended. They could be, but most often they are located near the bottom. It occurs most often in lakes with maximum depths in the 25 to 35 foot range; especially ones that don't have tons of structure.
Knowing that this is a possibility, I'd suggest spend some time moving around the main lake basin, watching your electronics. Without a doubt, you're going to see fish out there. The question you'll need to answer is whether or not they are Walleyes. If they are, then there are a few ways that you can fish for them.
Using lead core line for trolling crankbaits is effective to present lures to fish that are deep and scattered. If you're not into setting up rods for lead core, you can substitute snap weights instead. Either way, trolling the deep water flats is a good way to cover territory and pick off some of the fish that would otherwise go UN noticed.
Power bobbering is an option too and it's actually really simple to do. With slip floats rigged and ready, you move across the flats watching for fish on your electronics. When you spot a likely target, shift your engine into neutral and release your baits. It just like dropping a marker buoy except that you bait is the marker. Typically, Walleyes spot the bait and pick it up within a few minutes. If they don't, continue trolling to find another likely target.
Depending on your lake, the fish could remain in open water all summer. But in lakes where Oxygen depletion occurs in deep water, fish can be forced back toward shallower flats. If your lake has a deep weed line, this could be especially true. If this is the case, then the secret to catching them is to be aggressive.
Trolling spinners at 1.1 to 1.5 MPH will trigger fish during the warm water period. Trolling crankbaits at 1.7 to 2.7 MPH, sometimes even faster will turn the heads of fish that have snubbed more conventional, finesse presentations. For many of the fishing guides in my area, a single blade, single hook spinner tipped with a 1/2 night crawler or a Fathead minnow is the staple presentation in warm water.
As fall approaches, Walleye behavior becomes predictable. Remember those weeds that you mentioned? They are about to become the focal point for feeding fish that want to cash in on the bounty that's been protected by the heavy cover throughout the summer.


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Simplifying Ecommerce Marketing
The world of digital marketing is dynamic and challenging, but that doesn't mean it's always as complicated as many make it out to be.
In a recent episode of our podcast, Test. Learn. Grow., we sat down with our Ecommerce Team Lead and seasoned media director Tim Fitzgerald to chat about all things Ecommerce.
You can listen to the full interview here:
Q: How do we need to approach Ecommerce clients differently from other clients?
A: Non-Ecommerce clients are often advertising to gain more leads by collecting specific contact information that they can then use for future targeting. With this objective in mind, those advertisements drive traffic to one specific landing page to get the person who clicked through to do one specific action. This could be anything from scheduling an appointment with our clients' in house sales team, registering for an online event hosted by the client, or even getting a prospective student to click the "Learn More" button in an ad that links to an informational page outlining how to apply or enroll in a specific college program. In the world of Ecommerce however, clients can have thousands and thousands of potential URL's that direct a user to the specific product page they had searched and/or clicked an ad for. The difference in approach comes down to Landing Page optimization vs. Website Optimization.
Q: So, what is the difference between Landing Page Optimization and Website Optimization?
A: The primary difference between the two is the massive scale of website optimization used by Ecommerce businesses. Your non-Ecommerce clients' websites will only have a handful of landing pages they drive to, depending on the expanse of their product/service inventory. Whereas it is not unheard of for an Ecommerce client to have thousands of product pages which will be managed as part of a Website Optimization effort.
Second, there is a significant difference in the immediacy of action on the page itself. As we have discussed in a previous podcast episode focused on B2B teams here at Level, in Ecommerce, the timeline between when a consumer sees an ad and makes the purchase is much shorter than that of larger businesses or someone making a serious decision such as deciding where to enroll in college. The number of decision makers and shareholders that are making choices to use our B2B client's services is many more than a singular person purchasing a pair of shoes, for instance.
Q: What are the three most important data metrics to monitor for an Ecommerce client?
A: There are several data points to monitor and levers to pull when optimizing Ecommerce campaigns. The top three we focus on are:
Cost per Click (CPC) – How much are we paying for someone to click our ad?
Conversion Rate (CVR) – Once someone does click an ad, how many of them actually follow through with a purchase?
Average Order Value (AOV) – Once customers do follow through with making a purchase, on average, how much is the order worth across all orders placed within a specific time period, audience segment, or any other demographic that would be useful for your company to know?
Q: What role does privacy play in Ecommerce marketing?
A: With online privacy becoming increasingly prolific in our world of digital marketing, our ability to track and collect data has been affected and will continue to be affected. The biggest issue we are running into is the trackability of data in various applications. For instance, if you are trying to get someone to click on an ad in Facebook that then drives to a mobile application, once the traffic is directed to the mobile device, the user's device then puts up walls to protect and increase privacy based on the users' preferences.
Learn more about Level Agency's approach to Ecommerce.


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NUST won first place (Bronze Category) for its outstanding exhibition at the Sixth National ICT Summit held recently. The event, which is the flagship summit of the Ministry of Information and Communication Technology, took place under the theme: 'Accelerating Digital Transformation.'
The event brings together various key players in the ICT industry to share expertise, and it also affords the youth the opportunity to showcase their latest inventions.
"The NUST stall was shared by the Innovation Design Lab (IDL) and the Faculty of Computing and Informatics (FCI). IDL presented three state-of-the-art functioning prototypes: the Carbon-Fibre Electric Vehicle; a Swap Battery Management System for 600 Lithium-ion batteries, with thermal control and software security for over/under charging; and a GridX, which is a WiFi based smart electric metering system. FCI exhibited various innovations developed by students, including computer-based games," remarked Prof Anicia Peters, Dean: FCI. Furthermore, NUST and MTC presented tech research and innovation collaboration developed under their Memorandum of Understanding, signed earlier this year.
The highlight for this year was the youth day, which attracted 24 young innovators from Khomas, Kunene and Zambezi regions. The day also included panel discussions tackling issues facing the youth within the ICT space.
Furthermore, there were two categories in which the exhibitors competed in, namely, the ICTech Hub Idols and the Pitching Competition.
The People's Primary School Interactive Tech Library, headed by Helvi Itenge, a NUST staff member, won first place. Josephina Mikka-Muntuumo, a Lecturer in the Department of Computer Science, scooped second place for a project that uses artificial intelligence and drones to fight crime, while the augmented reality handbags from Tech Hub took third place in the ICTech Hub Idols Competition.
The Summit ended on a high note, with top ranking officials from the Ministry vowing to take up recommendations derived from the various discussions.


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