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My boss has added me on Facebook. Should I accept?

Nothing is more likely to discourage open sharing, which is what social media was meant to be for. On the other hand, they are the boss

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‘If yours is the sort of office that is full of friends first, coworkers second, it may not make sense to keep them at arm’s length.’ Composite: Jonny Weeks for the Guardian

It is hard to feel that this is a request you can refuse. No matter how circumspect you may be about Facebook friendship, your boss may hold it against you. But if you accept, there’s a chance your posts could compromise your career.

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Boss just added me on FB in the middle of the day

January 5, 2017

It’s rare that companies don’t have a policy around this, but what actually happens will largely depend on your workplace culture. If yours is the sort of office that is full of friends first, coworkers second, it may not make sense to keep them at arm’s length on social media – not even your boss.

I know of some who will approve employees as friends but won’t request them.

Loo (@LaurynThwaites)

My boss kept saying how she couldn't add me on Facebook per company policy but she always wants to so I just added her. 😂

January 18, 2017

This was obviously not the approach of a former manager of mine, who added me while we were both at work, about three metres away from each other.

Had he looked up after clicking “Add as friend”, he could have witnessed my stricken expression. As it was, he stared straight ahead, which was somehow more off-putting.

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My boss just added me as a friend on Facebook while we're sitting in the same office. Takes me back to my mom emailing me in the same room

December 21, 2016

I sat on his request for a couple of days for no other reason than to send an implicit message that I wasn’t that happy about it. But I eventually acquiesced, because I didn’t feel like I could refuse – then restricted his access in just about every possible way.

This is the happy medium: the semblance of friendship, at least insofar as that is communicated by Facebook, without any of the confidences that go with it offline.

Go to their profile, hover over “Friends”, and then uncheck every category bar “Restricted”. You can further finetune by clicking on the padlock in the top-right of Facebook on desktop, then “Who can see my stuff?”

“View profile as ... ” is an especially helpful feature.

You may be reassured to find you’re not sharing anything that compromising – even interesting – anyway.

Akeya ✨ (@AkeyaJaye)

My boss just added me on Facebook and I was scrolling through and accidentally liked a picture about her daughter from 2013 😀

December 24, 2016

In the years since my former manager and I connected, Facebook has become more of a public platform for many, and the average number of friends has increased. With it has come so-called “context collapse”: because people no longer have a clear picture of their audience, many are sharing less about themselves.

This is why Facebook occasionally asks those weird little prompts about weather and sport and your mood – to get you to open up the way you probably did in 2008.

j.r. hennessy (@jrhennessy)

go away facebook

November 30, 2016

The difference is never more stark than when you are reminded of your statuses “On This Day” – if they are at all like mine, a daily retrospective of staggering banality that I would never think to post now.

Today people use Facebook mostly to share links. This may or may not mean the stakes in accepting your boss’s friendship are lower – it depends on the links you share.

If it is important to you that Facebook is a safe space in which you can be explicitly critical of your employer, or enthusiastic about the increasing normalisation of the neo-Nazi movement, I suggest you do not accept the request (though of course other “friends” may take screenshots and bring the posts to the boss’s attention anyway).

Rhi (@kurtmathers_rhi)

My boss just added me on Facebook and now I can't share posts about hating my job cause she'll see and I kinda need that job😕

December 18, 2016

If you hide or ignore request, your profile will continue to show “Friendship requested”, which may lead your boss to assume you haven’t seen it. I believe it is better to delete or reject a boss’s request outright, because it shows you have considered it and refused it.

In either case, if he or she brings it up, deny everything. Say you must have missed the request, you were hacked, you have never had a Facebook profile, it’s actually your mum who prefers to post under your name and face because of hackers – whatever it takes to get you out of what will doubtless be an excruciating conversation.

But if you decide to welcome your boss into the fold, just remember: you cannot expect your behaviour on social media not to inform or influence their opinion of you in some way.

With that in mind, I encourage you to like, maybe even love, their every post.

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My boss just added me on FB, so don't expect anything but Daily Devotions and Scriptures from here in out! 😂😂😂

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The Greatest Question Ever Asked?

Quite a few years ago I was interviewed for an HRD role in a very large multi-facetted organisation. The interview had all the potential to be uneventful. I could have written the script myself, very traditional organisation that saw little value in HR and yet felt obliged to fulfil its moral obligations and have a post holder sitting in the HR ivory tower. From the very outset the questions were not designed to ensure the panellists were properly informed of the capability of each applicant, nor was it designed to ensure they probed the alleged talent that sat before them. The questions were designed to let me and the rest of the applicant pool know how little the panel respected HR and to send a very strong message that the successful candidate need not think they were going to change anything around here unless this cadre of quasi inquisitionists allow it. The organisation might be required to have a senior HR presence and the role might come with the title director but any direction would require this group’s approval.

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HR – Different but not indifferent

It's almost 30 years to the day that I took my first steps into the challenging career of Human Resources. Of course it has changed its name a few times and suffered its fair share of esoteric guru's but generally the direction of travel and key purpose has remained unchanged.

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German SME (Small and Medium Enterprise) sector has reportedly vowed to invest over Rs. 3,000 crore in India as part of the government’s ‘MakeIn India’ initiative and they are willing to establish new manufacturing plants as well.

  • They have pledged Rs. 3,000 crore investments under Make In India Mittelstand (MIIM) initiative. This huge investment will therefore result in establishment of 15 new manufacturing plants, 6 expansion projects and 2 pilot projects in Maharashtra, Gujarat, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu.
  • MIIM is basically an investment facilitation programme which was launched in September 2015 and is duly implemented by the Indian Embassy in Berlin with supports from the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP) and Investment and Technology Promotion (ITP), Division of the Ministry of External Affairs to attract investments from German SME (Mittelstand) companies.
  • According to an official release by the Indian Embassy in Berlin, 26 German companies have committed to Make In India during the first 6 months of the programme with support from the MIIM programme. The last 6 months result shows that three German SME companies in the field of wind turbine technology, consumer appliance have announce that they would be entering into the Indian market with huge investments. On the other hand, five companies have reportedly successfully formed their Joint Ventures (JVs) and have integrated their Wholly Owned Subsidiaries (WOS) in India during the period.
  • Simultaneously, five more companies are also in the process of establishing their JVs/WOS in the next few months. Member of German Parliament and Member of the Indo—German Parliamanetary Friendship Group, Dirk Wiese has said that the MIIM programme is going to play a key role in strengthening the bilateral ties as well as economic partnership between the two countries.

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I love quotes, especially quotes from movies.  Some of my favorite lines come from characters that are trying to inspire; either themselves or another character.

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"The day may come when the courage of men fails...but it is not this day."  Aragorn

"It ain't about how hard you hit, it's about how hard you can get hit and keep moving forward, how much you can take and keep moving forward.  That's how winning is done."  -Rocky Balboa

These kinds of lines inspire me.  They inspire me when I watch the films.  I download files of them and mix them in with my playlist when I'm at the gym.  I think we all need motivation every now and then.  I know I do.

Recently I realized an area of my chosen career that I had neglected- Baking. Cooking is fun and intuitive.  "A little of this and pinch of that" goes a long way in cooking.  Not so in baking.  Baking is all science and percentages.  You must be exact in baking or things turn out wrong.  Many professional baking recipes aren't measured in cups or tablespoons but in percentages.  It can be very intimidating.
In culinary school, I took one quarter of baking.  I didn't excel in it as I did in my other practical courses, at least by my personal expectations.   I think because of my sub-standard performance I wrote baking off.  "I'm not good at it, " I thought.  I poured myself into other flavors and cooking styles and strived to be excellent at those.  I figured I could just let the bakers do the baking.

I quit trying. I quit moving forward.  I did the opposite of what I found inspiring in some of my favorite characters.  So I began to change.  Starting in the summer, I worked for days, that turned into weeks, and now into months on improving my baking skills.  I traveled to some establishments that my peers and colleagues were working in to glean some skills and trends.

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The Eastern Shore of Virginia offers so much for all ages. Volunteer with The Nature Conservancy by counting the migratory birds, planting seeds to maintain our oyster beds, over 100 nature trails to explore and so much more. If water is your passion there are numerous public boat ramps on bayside and seaside to launch for a day of fun and fishing either on the Chesapeake Bay or the Atlantic Ocean; most likely meeting the quota for the day. A more relaxed atmosphere would be kayaking or canoeing from many of the tributaries. Attend lectures to learn more about the rich heritage we call home; such as why many of our towns have such interesting names. Kiptopeke State Park offers camping, trails, pier and of course a beach; fun for all. Head to Assateague Island, another federal reserve, and perhaps you will encounter one of the famous ponies, some a descendant of Misty. See rocket launches from NASA/Wallops Island Flight Facility at designated areas.  Historic Cape Charles and Onancock offer fine and casual dining, theaters and playhouses as well as eclectic shops. Become a member at the Eastern Shore Yacht & Country Club in Melfa, VA; enjoy the two Signature Golf Courses; Arnold Palmer and Jack Nicklaus in Cape Charles, VA or the Captain’s Cove Golf Course in Greenbackville, VA.  Campgrounds are located in both counties which many locals spend their vacation time as well as enjoying the annual Volunteer Fireman’s Carnivals in Wachapreague and Chincoteague. Freshly caught local seafood is offered at many local dining establishments. Stop at one of the local produce stands and enjoy locally grown, some organic, fruits and vegetables or visit the local seasonal Farmer’s Markets.

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Results of fan Newcastle v Wolves player ratings – One clear winner

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The Newcastle v Wolves player ratings as voted by United fans.

We all waited to see how the team would react after Saturday’s surprise defeat and with eight changes Rafa shuffled his pack.

So what did the Newcastle fans make of each player on the pitch?

Easily the player of the season so far and back to his best, Matt Ritchie (8.7) was by far and away your man of the match.

The winger a threat all night and after scoring an excellent goal, made another for the fan ratings runner-up, Yoan Gouffran (7.9), the Frenchman back in the team and keeping his sequence going – played seven won seven this season.

Next up was Karl Darlow (7.7), made a few excellent saves including a one on one when the score was still goalless, looked confident throughout and is he a live contender to stay in the team on Saturday?

Two others in the starting eleven were given ratings of 7.0 or higher, with DeAndre Yedlin (7.5) making an excellent first start in the team and surely guaranteed a place against Villa with Anita’s suspension. Meanwhile Grant Hanley (7.1) impressed at the heart of the defence and no surprise if we maybe see him at Villa Park as well.

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Nobody had a really bad game but Achraf Lazaar (6.1) struggled at times and appears to need more time to adapt to life in English football.

Diame (6.6) and Shelvey (6.7) were along with Matt Ritchie the only three players to stay in the team from Saturday and they played decent supporting roles to the likes of Ritchie and Gouffran.

Ciaran Clark (6.9) having a decent game alongside Hanley, whilst I think Daryl Murphy (6.5) has been a little marked down as he had a decent game and if he had tucked one of a few chances away then no doubt he would have caught the eye more and probably scored over 7.0.

Below are the ratings as voted by Newcastle fans up to 1pm on Wednesday.

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9 fascinating and useful garden design ideas from the man at the top

October 30th, 2016 Posted In: Garden style & living, Garden trends & design

I’ve just heard some really inspiring garden design ideas from Andy Sturgeon,  winner of nearly 40 national and international garden design awards.

And everything he said was not only inspiring, but was also directly relevant to our own gardens.

We were on the edge of our mini-sized primary school chairs – he was speaking at our local Painters Forstal Gardening Club, in Lorenden School hall.

He whisked through a quick history of garden design, from the Alhambra, the Renaissance and the influence of the Grand European Tour, ending up with the influence of package holidays and the TV programme, Groundforce.

He pinpointed the time at which garden design became a career, and no longer purely the preserve of the wealthy with their grand estates. ‘In the 1960s, the package holiday arrived,’ he said. ‘And with it came patio doors.

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Andy Sturgeon, winner of this year’s ‘Best in Show’ RHS Chelsea, and about a million other garden design awards. Photograph by Allan Pollock-Morris.

Patio doors?

Patio doors, he explained, have transformed the middle-sized garden. In the interests of full disclosure, I must admit he didn’t use the word ‘middle-sized’. But that is undoubtedly what he meant.

‘People brought the idea of patio doors back to their own homes,’ he said. ‘For the first time, they could see their gardens from their houses all year round.’ Television programmes, such as GroundForce, stimulated our interest in what we could do with our gardens and Andy Sturgeon started winning Gold Medals at Chelsea.

Most of his work is in urban gardens, he says. Even if their owners can afford one of Britain’s top garden designers, they are still restricted by some of the same factors that frustrate all of us – mainly lack of space.

How to design your garden so that it doesn’t date

A garden will date if it’s too fashionable, explains Andy. ‘Hidcote is the most visited garden in Britain,’ he says. ‘And it was designed in the 1920s. It hasn’t dated.’

That’s because it uses natural materials, such as brick, wood and stone, for the hard landscaping elements.

So protect your garden from looking ‘dated’ by using brick, wood and stone. You can follow fashion with the planting.

Give a garden a heart

‘Give your garden a heart or a hub,’ Andy advises. He showed us a number of gardens he’d designed. It was noticeable that places to sit weren’t always directly outside those patio doors. Sometimes there were a pair of sun loungers halfway down the garden or a table and chairs a third of the way down.

Tributary garden designed by Andy Sturgeon

This garden has a relaxing area in the centre, rather than tucking all the living space up one end. Photograph by Helen Fickling.

If your house isn’t beautiful, mask it

Not all houses are beautiful. If yours isn’t, then it’s worth thinking about trees, pergolas or major planting close to the building.

Take elements from the context of your garden

What can you see of your wider environment? Andy designed a roof garden for a block near the River Thames. He incorporated a pond, which reflects the sky in the same way that the Thames reflects the London sky. Another roof garden was near the Lords Cricket Ground, so he used fake lawn to echo the cricket green.

'Tributary' garden designed by Andy Sturgeon

This town garden runs down to the river, so Andy designed it to look like a ‘tributary’, echoing the shape and colour of the river at the end. Photograph by Helen Fickling.

Take inspiration from nature

Andy is always taking photographs of landscapes from car windows. He uses these to inspire his domestic gardens. Don’t copy nature, he says. Take elements of it, such as the smell or the way the greenery grows.

Be realistic about how you maintain your garden

It may be a surprise to hear that a top designer has used fake lawn. ‘But you need to be realistic,’ says Andy. ‘The housekeeper at the flat near Lords hoovers the lawn when she does the carpets. It would be almost impossible to maintain real lawn in that context.’

Think about the green structure first

‘When I design a garden, I think about the green structure first,’ says Andy. ‘The flowers are on top.’

I can see, looking at my own garden, where the green structure works. It is, undoubtedly, the best part of the garden. It’s so easy to get diverted by the excitement around flowers.

Curves are more expensive than straight lines

If you’re planning a garden design, straight lines will be cheaper to implement. Andy reckons that ‘curves add 50% to the cost of landscaping.’

It makes sense – a curved wall, path or terrace will mean more time is spent cutting bricks and laying them.

Put images on paper when you’re planning

Andy uses Powerpoint to collate images of his ideas. ‘It reminds you what direction you’re going in.’

A top garden design tip is to repeat the image if you’re planning to repeat the element. If you are thinking of using, for example, a particular grass in several places in your garden, add several images of the grass to the plan, not just one.

Garden design ideas

I’m trying to use Andy’s technique to decide if I should go for softer or more vibrant colours with next year’s dahlias.

Oddly enough, this is harder than it looked. I tried to plan next year’s border using Canva, but don’t feel I’ve got the Andy Sturgeon touch quite yet.

Garden design tips

Pinks or oranges? I think the pink is very pretty, but maybe the more vibrant oranges ones will be better in the current garden?

Andy Sturgeon is a brilliant speaker. I could have listened to this talk several times over, and I would still have learned something new. And it was great that he took the time to visit a village gardening club. See his website for stunning photographs of gardens he’s designed.

(I have to say that the Painters Forstal Gardeners’ Club punches well above ‘a village gardening club’ – other speakers have included Fergus Garrett of Great Dixter.). If you live near Faversham (East Kent), find out more about it here.

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Oral Health And General Dentistry For Lolo Diabetics

Today’s Lolo dental article is entitled ‘Oral Health For Lolo Diabetics.’ Many Lolo people with diabetes have dental problems. However, gum disease, tooth loss, and periodontal disease are not unavoidable.

Blood sugar is the complicating factor. Lolo diabetics who control their blood sugar have lower rates of dental problems. In fact, many Lolo dentists have noticed no increased risk of dental disease among diabetics who maintain healthy blood sugar levels.

When blood sugar levels rise, the amount of sugars and starches increase in your mouth. These substances combine with the bacteria naturally present to create enamel-eroding plaque. Untreated plaque creates cavities.

In addition to cavities, Lolo dental patients with diabetes need to be vigilant about gum health. Because diabetes can make it harder to control the growth of bacteria, the amount of plaque in your mouth can multiply quicker. Plaque not only causes cavities, it inflames and weakens gum tissue and eventually the bone surrounding teeth.

Untreated gum disease progresses to periodontitis, a more severe infection. Because Lolo diabetics have a lower resistance to infection, it can be difficult to reverse periodontitis in people with diabetes. To make matters even worse, the presence of infection can make it harder to maintain a healthy blood sugar level.

Bottom line? 1: Brush and floss regularly to prevent plaque build-up. 2: See your Lolo dentist for twice-yearly cleanings to remove any plaque and tartar that has accumulated under the gumline.

Dr. Felton of Felton Dental Care is accepting new patients in the Missoula, Missoula Lolo, and Frenchtown area. We can help diabetic dental patients keep their smile beautiful. If you are in need of cosmetic dentistry because of diabetes related decay or gum disease, we can restore your beautiful smile with the latest tooth restoration options. Ask us about crowns, dental implants, implant anchored dentures, porcelain veneers, inlays/onlays, and same-day restorations.

Felton Dental Care is located at 1750 Brooks St, Missoula, MT in Missoula. Call us at (406) 728-0896 to schedule a consultation. Thanks for visiting the Felton Dental Care Missoula dentistry blog!

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Now that's sticker shock: Sticky labels make image-recog AI go bananas for toasters

Google boffins develop tricks to fool machine-learning software

Despite dire predictions from tech industry leaders about the risks posed by unfettered artificial intelligence, software-based smarts remain extremely fragile.

The eerie competency of machine-learning systems performing narrow tasks under controlled conditions can easily become buffoonery when such software faces input designed to deceive.

Adversarial data models have been used to dupe image recognition algorithms and fool facial recognition systems, among other things. Recently, a team of MIT students working under the name LabSix demonstrated a way to create a 3D model of a turtle that image recognition software would identify as a rifle.

In a research paper presented in December through a workshop at the 31st Conference on Neural Information Processing Systems (NIPS 2017) and made available last week through ArXiv, a team of researchers from Google discuss a technique for creating an adversarial patch.

This patch, sticker, or cutout consists of a psychedelic graphic which, when placed next to an object like a banana, makes image recognition software see something entirely different, such as a toaster.

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Fooled ... the sticker that tricked the software. Credit: Google

The Google researchers – Tom B. Brown, Dandelion Mané, Aurko Roy, Martín Abadi, and Justin Gilmer – demonstrated their perception altering scheme using a pre-trained Keras model called VGG16.

The attack differs from other approaches in that it doesn't rely on altering an image with graphic artifacts. Rather, it involves adding the adversarial patch to the scene being captured by image recognition software.

"We construct an attack that does not attempt to subtly transform an existing item into another," the researchers explain. "Instead, this attack generates an image-independent patch that is extremely salient to a neural network. This patch can then be placed anywhere within the field of view of the classifier, and causes the classifier to output a targeted class."

The boffins observe that because the patch is separate from the scene, it allows attacks on image recognition systems without concern for lighting conditions, camera angles, the type of classifier being attacked, or other objects present in the scene.

How we fooled Google's AI into thinking a 3D-printed turtle was a gun: MIT bods talk to El Reg

While the ruse recalls schemes to trick face scanning systems with geometric makeup patterns, it doesn't involve altering the salient object in the scene. The addition of the adversarial patch to the scene is enough to confuse the image classification code.

The researchers say they believe the attack works because of the way image classification tasks are designed.

"While images may contain several items, only one target label is considered true, and thus the network must learn to detect the most 'salient' item in the frame," the paper explains. "The adversarial patch exploits this feature by producing inputs much more salient than objects in the real world."

As demonstrated in this video, the colorful patch is so packed with features that it demands attention from the classifier, which then ignores the original object.

The researchers conclude that those designing defenses against attacks on machine learning models need to consider not just imperceptible pixel-based alterations that mess with the math but also additive data that confuses classification code. ®

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JJB Sports said on a like-for-like revenue for the period from 24th January to 13th March was 13.5% lower than last year.

JJB sales down 13.5%

JJB Sports said on a like-for-like revenue for the period from 24th January to 13th March was 13.5% lower than last year.

Total Group revenue for the same period was down 14.6%. Overall gross margin for the same period was 36.3% compared to 40.4% during the equivalent period last year. Net debt at 13th March 2011 was £9.1m. JJB said economic conditions mean that prospects for UK retailers remain challenging with volatility making accurate forecasting difficult.

However, over recent weeks, it has been achieving its internal expectations in relation to trading. The need for effective promotion to stimulate sales and generate cash, albeit at the inevitable expense of margin, continues. JJB has finalised a revised business plan with the aim of restoring the viability of the Group's business model and returning the business to profitability in the longer term.

The revised business plan aims to re-establish and promote JJB as a trusted sports retail brand by improving its store portfolio and product proposition, continuing to develop its multi-channel offering and strengthening its people and service offering.

The Company intends to continue its cost reduction initiatives and tight management of working capital. In order to implement the revised business plan, the Company is intending to raise £65m (before expenses) by way of a firm placing and placing and open offer.

The Company has reached agreement in principle with each of its major shareholders - Harris Associates, Crystal Amber, Invesco Asset Management and Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Trust - to participate in the proposed capital raising up to an aggregate amount of £65m, subject to a number of conditions.

In addition, it is intended that certain otherexisting shareholders and other institutions will be invited to participate in the proposed capital raising as part of a bookbuild, which is being led by Numis. It is expected that this bookbuild will be completed on or around 4th April 2011. Subject to market and other customary conditions, it is intended that the proposed capital raising will be underwritten by Numis.

The Company will only launch the proposed capital raising if the CVA Proposals are approved at the meetings of creditors and shareholders to be held on 22nd March 2011. In addition, the Company has reached agreement with its lender, Bank of Scotland, for the provision of a committed working capital facility of £25m through to 31st May 2014, subject to the completion of certain conditions precedent including the receipt of proceeds under the proposed capital raising.

The Board is of the opinion that, subject to the successful implementation of the CVA Proposals, the proposed £65 million capital raising (before expenses) and provision of the £25m committed working capital facility by BoS would provide the Company with sufficient working capital for its present requirements and enable it to implement the revised business plan. The Company said its principal suppliers and strategic partners, Adidas and Nike, remain strongly supportive of JJB and its future plans.

Mike McTighe, JJB Chairman, said: "JJB's restructuring continues as planned.The proposed £65 million capital raising and the continuing support from our major shareholders and our lender, Bank of Scotland, will provide us with the working capital we believe we need to implement our revised business plan. The whole management team remains focused on this restructuring and committed to delivering a stable future for JJB and its employees. "We continue to engage with all of JJB's stakeholders, including landlords, shareholders, our lender, suppliers and our colleagues. Today's announcement is the result of this ongoing dialogue and we are continuing to build real momentum among this 'coalition of the willing'. "The next key stage in the process is the creditor and shareholder votes next week. The Board remains confident of the success of this turnaround and the future prospects for the Company."

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Roasted Vegetable Scramble

Roasted zucchini, yellow squash, and carrots take your breakfast scramble to the next level! This nutritious breakfast is easy to prepare and perfect for make-ahead breakfasts to eat throughout the week.

Roasted Vegetable Scramble - an easy, nutritious take on breakfast. Serve it up with avocado and fresh fruit for a well-balanced, delicious breakfast.

You’re looking at the very breakfast I’ve been eating almost every day for the last 2 months. As you know, I’m on team savory when it comes to breaking the fast, and I always go for a veggie-packed scramble or omelette.

Traditionally, I saute the vegetables prior to scrambling them, but lately the roasted version has been doing me well. I simply chop up a zucchini squash, yellow squash, and a carrot and roast for 20 minutes at 425.

Roasted zucchini, yellow squash and carrots

Because I take a ton of vegetables in my breakfast, this recipe makes enough for two breakfast scrambles. If you keep your vegetable intake at a more rational level, the recipe can stretch to feed four.  If this seems like a lot of input for not a whole lot of output, you can easily double or triple the amount of vegetables.

Since we’re on the topic, If you’re a meal prepper, you’ll especially love this fresh take on breakfast, as all you’ll need to do the morning of is reheat some of the vegetables in a skillet, crack in a couple of eggs and make your scramble. On repeat. Every morning. All days that end in “day.”

The other caveat to this roasted vegetable sitch is you can absolutely change up which vegetables you use. For instance, I’ve been known to do broccoli quite frequently. You can also go with cauliflower, sweet potato (or regular potato), bell pepper, etc. You can also use fresh herbs for flavor and added antioxidants.

To breakfast meat and to cheese? You can absolutely throw a little bacon, sausage, or chorizo into the mix by cooking it up in a separate skillet. You can also add your favorite cheese if you do dairy. Hot sauce, salsa, guac, or avocado? You just let your hair right down!

Roasted Vegetable Scramble - an easy, nutritious take on breakfast. Serve it up with avocado and fresh fruit for a well-balanced, delicious breakfast.

I always add a huge amount of baby spinach to my scrambled eggs (or kale if I have it on hand) for even more nutrients. Infusing every meal with a leafy green, or at least some vegetables is a smart way of getting in enough fiber to keep your meals well-balanced and nutrient-dense.

For those of you who are looking to add more protein into your life, while keeping it balanced with fiber, this is the ultimate approach to breakfast (regardless of the vegetables you use).

If you can’t eat eggs due to allergy or intolerance, you can always enjoy leftover meat alongside your roasted vegetables. I do this quite often myself to take a break from eggs. We don’t have to romanticize every meal, and breakfast certainly doesn’t have to be comprised of traditional breakfast foods. On the flip side, I’ve been known to eat this exact meal for lunch or dinner. Mixing and matching your meals is fully acceptable. I give you permission if you haven’t already given it to yourself.

This is coming from a woman who used to eat Spaghettios and leftover pizza for breakfast, so maybe take my suggestion with a grain of salt…or embrace it full-force 😉

I hope you find some enjoyment in this nutrient-packed meal.

Roasted Vegetable Scramble - an easy, nutritious take on breakfast. Serve it up with avocado and fresh fruit for a well-balanced, delicious breakfast.

Roasted Vegetable Scramble

Course: Breakfast
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 30 minutes
Total Time: 45 minutes
Servings: 2 people
Author: Julia

  • 1 tablespoon avocado oil or olive oil
  • 1 medium zucchini squash halved lengthwise and chopped
  • 1 medium yellow squash halved lengthwise and chopped
  • 2 carrots peeled and chopped
  • 4 cups baby spinach loosely packed
  • 6 large eggs well beaten.
  • sea salt to taste
  • 1/2 ripe avocado sliced

  1. Preheat the oven to 420 degrees F. Place chopped zucchini squash, yellow squash, and carrots on a large baking sheet and drizzle with avocado oil and sprinkle with sea salt. Use your hands to toss everything together until the vegetables are well coated. Spread vegetables into a single layer on the baking sheet. Roast 20 to 25 minutes in the preheated oven, until golden brown. Remove from oven.

  2. Heat a medium-sized skillet over medium heat with enough oil to lightly coat the surface, about 2 teaspoons. Add the baby spinach and cover. Cook, stirring occasionally, until wilted, about 2 minutes. Transfer the roasted vegetables to the skillet. Evenly pour the beaten eggs over the vegetables and sprinkle liberally with sea salt. Allow eggs to sit untouched for 1 to 2 minutes. Use a spatula to flip the eggs and cook another 1 to 2 minutes. Continue cooking and flipping until eggs are cooked through.

  3. Serve scramble with fresh fruit and sliced avocado

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    I’m a huge fan of a savory veggie-packed scramble! I love roasting (or grilling) a ton of veggies to have on hand during the week to make a quick meals and this just perfect! I’d eat this any time of day. 🙂

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The minute the French start hoisting flags over barricades, I start a-dreaming a dream, reprising the greatest hits of Les Miserables. And Les Mis isn’t even set in the French Revolution, being more of a digestif to the main event 40 years earlier which is the subject of Hilary Mantel’s A Place of Greater Safety and certainly not the vehicle for foot-tapping melodrama.

Mantel is the go-to gal for literary historical fiction after the compelling revisionist vista of Wolf Hall and Bring Up The Bodies and the acclaim which greeted their RSC adaptation in 2014 and a BBC2 production this year.

Safety, is a more unwieldy beast, begun in 1974 and completed nearly 20 years later, tracing the paths of revolutionaries Danton, Desmoulins and Robespierre (Mark Stobbart, Carl Prekopp and Sam Troughton) from their provincial childhoods to becoming luminaries of the uprising to their executions in 1794. Adaptor Melissa Murray drops the early years of the trio but retains Mantel’s fascination with their psychological ticks and their often turbulent private lives but at times the soap operatics threaten to overwhelm the radical spirit.

Murray imposes some order on Mantel’s trick of letting the characters address us then stepping back to take the long view. The perspective is still multi-focal with narrators Paul Ritter and Lizzy Watts, the latter an endearing, chippy commoner, in-filling. Marc Beeby’s production hums with the swirl and babble of the streets, but at times insurgency becomes triumphalism and those Les Mis airs come to mind.

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A woman was trapped in her car after a crash which closed the busy Dronfield Bypass for two hours.

The 41-year-old was travelling in a blue Ford Fusion which left the northbound carriageway of the A61, just north of the Sheepbridge junction, at 4pm yesterday.

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Derbyshire Constabulary said the woman was freed from the car by firefighters and checked over by paramedics.

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She escaped without serious injuries.

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The vehicle was recovered and the road re-opened two hours later.


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James Shield’s Player-Ratings: How Sheffield United’s players performed against Leeds

Sheffield United played Leeds this afternoon
Sheffield United played Leeds this afternoon

Sheffield United gifted arch-rivals Leeds the win which sent the visitors to the top of the Championship table.

With only eight minutes of normal time remaining, and the contest edging towards a draw, goalkeeper Dean Henderson compounded an earlier mistake by John Egan which presented Pablo Hernandez with the opportunity to score.

Henderson was put on the back foot by his defender's poor back pass but, rather than simply clearing the ball, he tried to pass it out from the back. That handed Leeds possession and allowed Hernandez to slide home into an empty net.

Conor Washington hit the crossbar as United went in search of an equaliser but the visitors lead remained intact.

Dean Henderson 6

Had little to do until the ball fell for substitute Aapo Halme following Barry Douglas' set-piece. But, as all good goalkeepers do, he kept his concentration to make a fine reaction save; scrambling the ball to safety. Also produced some important but comfortably blocks as Leeds improved after the interval but undid all his earlier good work to gift Leeds the win.

Jack O'Connell 6

Once again, went about his work with the bare minimum of fuss and provided rock solid support for defensive colleagues John Egan and Chris Basham. Brought a real physical presence to United's rearguard. Did not catch the eye like Basham, but was effective in his own way.

John Egan 6

Did exactly what he does every game; plays simple, effective football. The Republic of Ireland international also demonstrated good positional sense by making some important interceptions when Leeds broke forward on the counter attack. Kemar Roofe caused him some problems, though, and he was booked. Set in motion the chain of events which led to Hernandez's goal.

Chris Basham 8

Plays centre-half possibly like no other centre-half in the Championship. Bielsa is a master tactician but his players struggled to fathom how best to cope with Basham's driving runs from deep lying positions. Probably because many of them have not faced anything like it before.

George Baldock 6

Making his first appearance since the beginning of last month and first start since September, the wing-back seemed to get up to speed well but will clearly take a couple more matches to truly find his rhythm.

Enda Stevens 7

Like his compatriot and international team mate Egan, Stevens was cautioned for a foul before the break. Unlike the caution his colleague received, though, his appeared harsh. He escaped a second after catching Stuart Dallas in front of the dug-outs just before half-time although, in fairness to Bielsa and his staff, none of them appealed for a booking. Made a crucial defensive header during the closing stages, having gone close at the other end on the hour.

Oliver Norwood 6

Kept things ticking over in midfield, even when Leeds managed to set themselves behind the ball, by constantly shifting the direction of play. But that area of the pitch was so crowded, with both teams looking to press whenever they lost possession, it proved difficult for Norwood to really influence the game.

John Fleck 6

Produced a moment of brilliance just before half-time, losing his marker with a drop of the shoulder and feint before being crowded out. The midfielder was not United's stand-out performer but his work ethic and tenacity were important in the battle for supremacy.

Mark Duffy 7

Sometimes drifted in front of his strikers and sometimes operated just behind the front two. With Leeds leaving little space between their defence and midfield, this game was all about intelligence rather than industry for Duffy. Showed plenty when he led their midfielder and defenders a merry dance before producing a chance for David McGoldrick.

Billy Sharp 6

His first sight of goal came midway through the first period, after his good friend Liam Cooper had departed injured for Leeds. On that occasion, with the ball flying inches behind him, Sharp failed to get a shot on target. Another came, just before half-time but his stooping header bounced over the crossbar.

David McGoldrick 7

Douglas was forced to make a good interception to deny the centre-forward a shot on goal during the early exchanges before Bailey Peacock-Farrell turned his low drive around the post soon after. Even during quiet periods, McGoldrick always makes defenders work with his movement off the ball and worked hard to support his defence too. But his finishing still leaves a little to be desired.

Substitutes: Conor Washington (Duffy 63), Marvin Johnson (Stevens, 84).

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Hume: Toronto and Gardiner on crash course

Somewhere along the Gardiner Expressway, Toronto’s new chief planner and her city hall bosses are on a collision course.

Jennifer Keesmat, appointed to the high-profile position just last September, recently came clear she doesn’t worship at the altar of the Almighty Car.

“I’m not big on massive investments in infrastructure that are about moving more cars,” she told the Star on Monday. “I think there’s a better way to invest in movement in the city, and that’s by investing in public transit . . . It’s counterintuitive to me to spend a significant amount of money on a tunnel for cars.”

Keesmat’s comments came in the aftermath of a leaked engineering report that found the Gardiner in worse condition than anyone previously knew, or was prepared to admit.

Word is that restoring the elevated highway to structural soundness will cost $505 million over the next decade.

We also learned that an environmental assessment launched by the city and Waterfront Toronto back in 2008 was quietly shelved in 2010 in advance of the municipal election. Given how emotional Torontonians can be about the Gardiner — they either love it or hate it — it was thought best to keep quiet about such things.

Then, Rob Ford was elected mayor and with him, the so-called “War on the Car” was over.

But as Keesmat rightly points out, there are smarter ways to spend half a billion dollars, transit first among them.

In the meantime, the issue of what to do with the Gardiner isn’t about to go away. Whether we keep it or tear it down, a decision must be made — and soon.

That’s why we should be allowed to see the results of an international ideas competition organized back in 2009 as part of the Gardiner EA. Six teams were commissioned, and among team members were Toronto’s sought-after planner Ken Greenberg and Dutch architectural star Rem Koolhaas.

The original chair of Waterfront Toronto, Bob Fung, wanted the Gardiner removed. An EA, the first step in that process, was initiated by former mayor David Miller.

Neither man is still around, but even so, a decision about the fate of the Gardiner should not be made solely on the basis of crass political expediency. Besides, we all know how the current regime will respond.

That’s why it’s time to allow Torontonians to see the ideas for themselves. Imagination doesn’t abound at city hall; we need to take advantage of it whenever we can.

But word is that public works and infrastructure chair Denzil Minnan-Wong is mightily miffed at Keesmat both for her comments and her demand that the EA be revived.

Minnan-Wong doesn’t know what he’s talking about; as chief planner, Keesmat’s job is to offer her best advice even to civic politicians as obtuse as the perennially perplexed politician.

If he had a clue, Minnan-Wong would understand that the world has changed, let alone the city. As the planet heats up and traffic congestion grows, mid-20th-century relics like the Gardiner no longer make sense. There are better ways to spend our money, better ways to use our land and better ways to treat our city.

Given Toronto’s timidity, the best strategy would be to take the expressway down, starting at Jarvis and moving east. It carries fewer vehicles there and has yet to be boxed in by uncontrolled condo development. But even that’s probably more than we can handle.

The answer, of course, is transit. But we’ve dropped that ball, too. At this point, the future is starting to look dark; the hole is already deep and we’re still digging.

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PREVIEW: Gigs of the Week in Leeds, September 8th-14th

Goat Girl @ Brudenell Social Club, Saturday 8th September

Goat Girl are a DIY band from south London, a four-piece making smart, politically oriented post-punk music. Their eponymous debut album was released earlier this year, and immediately explained why so many had put Goat Girl on the “ones to watch” music radar, showcasing a fearlessly direct but also playful and goofy band that is making sure not to be taken too seriously. Definitely one of Britain’s hottest new indie acts, Goat Girl are visiting Brudenell Social Club for the second time this year. Make sure not to miss them this time around!

Holy Wave @ Headrow House, Thursday 13th September

Holy Wave are garage psycho band from El Paso, Texas. The band is known and loved on the local scene in Austin, where they first made the name for themselves, however, their signature hazy, lysergic sound has gained them fans in other locations as well. On their latest album Adult Fear (2018), Holy Wave exposed their liking for sonic exploration, experimenting with instrumentation in their songs, as well as adding more emotional depth to their material. This week they’re bringing their psychedelic sound to Leeds, playing the Headrow House on Thursday.

Dylan LeBlanc @ Brudenell Social Club, Friday 14 September

Dylan LeBlanc started writing his own songs when he was eleven and began performing at the age of 15. Coming from Shreveport, Louisiana, LeBlanc was always surrounded by great musicians, including his father James LeBlanc, a longtime Muscle Shoals sessions player. With music flowing in his veins it was only a matter of time before LeBlanc started a career on a professional level and gained recognition outside of his home town. He has been gifted with a unique voice, smokey and bluesy, which instantly grabs the attention of the listener and makes it hard to forget his music, influenced by Tom Petty, Neil Young and The Faces. A mixture of country, rock and blues, LeBlanc is bringing his sentimental tunes to the Brudenell Social Club this Friday night.

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How to Speak Words of Affirmation

Emotions can be slippery little suckers, tricky to sketch into words. One of the greatest challenges that many couples experience is that one partner is not so much into expressing themselves verbally, and the other yearns to hear the words.

Luckily, many hundreds of years of artists, poets, singers, writers, and lovers, have captured their feelings with soul & beauty. Lyrics, poetry, dialogue in a movie, a quote you see shared on facebook… all of these are ripe sources to pluck a quote that resonates with you. This is a wonderful solution if you’re not so confident with your own words. And even if you are a master wordsmith, it is a romantic and thoughtful way to express your love.

When you read the words that evoke the emotion your partner inspires in you – that’s the moment! Take a visually beautiful card, or piece of card, and write the quote with your very best pen-licensed hand.

Some hot tips to find the right words:

  • Google “lyrics” and the name of a song about love that you like. It doesn’t need to be icky & sweet, could easily be metal, rock, punk, or whatever you’re into, man.
  • Google “love quotes” and dive down that rabbit hole. I’m a personal fan of brainy quotes and especially goodreads, for some less read, and less saccharine insights.
  • Ask your partner for a movie, song, book, poem, painting about love that they think reflects your relationship. Find the bit that you love too.

Which sources do you use to find expressions of love?


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Catherine & Didier Pozzobon

58 & 60 years-old

They discovered the Sun Trip in 2015 through their friends’ experiences : Béatrice and Yannick. Now, it’s their turn to live the dream!

Last training to date: crossing the Atlas in five weeks, from Tanger to Ouarzazate with a solar bike for Cathy and on a non motorized trike for Didier.

Their Solar Bikes

Bike: recumbent trike Catrike Expedition
Engine: RH 205
Battery: Li Manganese, 48V, 22A
Solar Panels: HP Flex12_100L X 2= 200Wp / 60 cells et 2 Sun Travel / 72 cells
Total = 430 Wp / 132 cells
Dimensions : 0.80 X 2.96m

Bike: Recumbent Trike Catrike 700
Engine: MAC reducte
Battery: Li Manganese, 48V, 22A
Solar Panels: 3 Sun Travel / 108 cells
Total= 360Wp
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A Few Words From The Adventurers…

I am a very voluntary person, always ready to travel in a simple fashion with little means provided that it is rich in contacts, exchanges and new countries to discover… beautiful adventures with its surprises, and its parts of troubles.

I discovered sport by skiing, hiking in the mountains (Dolomites, Mont Blanc) and then I had a chance to go climbing, ski touring, cross-country skiing and of course cycling, with many trips.

Traveling with our children has been a pleasure, we shared unforgettable moments.

Discovering solar trikes gave me the will to travel differently. Three years ago, we made a trip to Ardèche, then the following year we went to Northern Morocco, to the Imperial City of Fez, and in 2017, we crosse the Moroccan Atlas. It is a small experience but it won me over.

Without hesitation, I decided to take part in the Sun Trip 2018.  This trip is a real challenge, and I want to live up to it. It’s « a trip of a lifetime ».

Without Didier’s support and participation nothing could have been possible. I do not consider myself a good sportswoman but I have the will to live this adventure and I’m excited by the pleasure we’ll experience.

Travelling 150 km/day will be difficult, but over the course of the trip, the training will settle in and the fun will kick in.

I am someone who thinks outside of the box and I invest myself in ambitious projects. That applies to different fields, with my relatives, in creation and in journeys I make.

My priority was sharing something strong with my family, Cathy and our three children, with whom we travelled to meet other people.

The Sun trip 2018 fits perfectly this feeling of excess that we love, yes, I said we… because, Cathy also has this madness.

This Sun Trip is to go to unknown lands to have unexpected encounters and surely face many difficulties that we hope to overcome.

It is also for me a pleasure to leave everything behind … to « feel free ».

Even if we have some constraints, time not being the least: 100 days … the challenge stimulates us!

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‘Anathematos’, the teacher-poet who calls pupils ‘vile unwashed’ too scared to show his face

Liddle’s Got Issues: Teacher mocks pupils in book of poems

A secondary school English teacher says he has had to publish his collection of poems anonymously amid fears he would lose his job if he revealed his name.

Among the poems in Bleeding Verse, by Anathematos, available as a paperback on Amazon for £5, is one sonnet that describes pupils as “vile unwashed illiterate Have Nots” who sit “in rows like cabbages and drool”. Another describes council house tenants “Michelle and Gary” and “their oddball brood of pikey waster shits” who are driven to school at 10.30am by their parents in a “seven seater seventh hand”.

The poem ends, “It’s council house nirvana on the dole/Let’s bleach the c**** before they take control”.

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The Vintage Modern shop offers curated, vintage style at budget-friendly prices. It’s like shopping with a team of interior designers without the designer price tag. And you never even have to leave your couch.

Minneapolis vintage shop

Do You like Beer, Feminism and Vintage?

Minnesota Makers, Minneapolis vintage shop, Women in Business, Minneapolis Vintage ShopPamela DeweyComment

Hi friends!

Well, good news then. The Vintage Modern shop is going to be slinging our vintage wares at two markets next week. And it is even better news if you consider yourself a feminist, or like to drink beer.

Or all three. I mean, I really hope you like all three things. (But more so, the feminism thing.)

On Thursday March 8th, the shop is participating in the FeMNist Night Market at the Grain Belt Bottling House in NE Minneapolis. The event is from 5-10pm and will feature female Minnesota artists, makers and businesses. We will be up on the second floor of the building, set up as part of the Wellness Lounge. So come chill out and say hi!

The event is at the Grain Belt Bottling House in NE MPLS from 5-10pm. Click  here  for details.

The event is at the Grain Belt Bottling House in NE MPLS from 5-10pm. Click here for details.

The Vintage Modern shop will also be at Refind Vintage Market at Modist Brewing in the North Loop of Minneapolis on Sunday March 11th. The event is from 12-5 pm and will feature a curated selection of vintage sellers. So beer + vintage = a very good Sunday.

The event is at Modist Brewing in the North Loop of MPLS from 12-5pm. Click  here  for details.

The event is at Modist Brewing in the North Loop of MPLS from 12-5pm. Click here for details.

The FeMNist Night Market is being put on by Still Kickin, Nora McInerny and The Coven.

Still Kickin is a charity founded by Nora McInerny and her friend, Lindsay. After Nora lost her husband to brain cancer, she created this nonprofit organization inspired by his favorite thrift store shirt. By selling t-shirts and other merchandise, Still Kickin is able to create “a safety net for other awesome people who find themselves going through awful things.” Every month, they pick a Still Kickin Hero and “give them the proceeds from our merchandise sales, donation-based workouts and other events held both in the Twin Cities area and around the country.

And on personal note, I am a big fan of Nora's writing. Her book, It's Okay to Laugh: Crying is Cool Too, meant a lot to me. The book is about love, grief, beauty, pain and all the other messy stuff in-between. Writing about grief is hard, and Nora does it with beauty and honesty. It made me laugh and cry, as promised. It is definitely worth a read. I've recommended it to just about everyone I know.

The Coven is a "collaborative community and co-working space for women and those who identify as non-binary" in Minneapolis. The community offers events and workshops and strives to empower its members to "become the absolute best version of [themselves] through connection, collaboration, and content."

The Refind Vintage Market is hosted by Minneapolis Craft Market and the vintage boutique, THE KEEP. According to their site, THE KEEP was founded "to bring a modern aesthetic to vintage clothing." The founders, Kathryn and Latricia, believe "the best looks come from mixing the PAST with the PRESENT."

Hope to see you next week! The shop will have some exclusive, new-to-you vintage merchandise available at these markets.

We Want to Celebrate Our 1 Year Anniversary with You!

Home Decor Ideas, Home Design Ideas, macrame home decor, Minneapolis vintage shop, Minneapolis vintage store, Minnesota Makers, Upcycling, Vintage Love, Upcycled furniture, Vintage home decorPamela DeweyComment

Hi friends.

It’s hard to believe, but our digital doors have been open for 1 year today. Woo hoo! Cue the streamers and popping champagne bottles.

Ok. Ok. Now that we’ve all settled down a little bit, I wanted to look back at some of my favorite upcycled furniture and vintage home décor pieces.

Who could forget the Make It Your Family Farmhouse, Upcycled Trestle Table? I was lucky enough to have my dad build me a similar table for my dining room. And then my dad built another beautiful table for the shop, and a very nice family in Chanhassen made it theirs. This table was definitely a labor of love.

The Shoe Collector Curio Cabinet and Upcycled Wood Dresser was one of the first pieces listed in the shop. I love how the copper drawer fronts contrast with the blush pink chalk paint. Oh and the marble paper lined shelves and black and white knobs. If I had a bigger master bedroom, you can bet I would have a piece just like this one. I sold this piece to a very sweet woman who told me her two year old said, “Pretty,” when he saw it.

The Everything is Coming Up Champagne Vintage Carved Dresser is one of my favorites for all the amazing carved details. And I just love how raspberry chalk paint compliments the reds and browns of the wood tone. This dresser sold to a lovely couple who had just moved into a new apartment in St. Paul.

I had some more help on this one! My mother made this Knotty by Nature Vintage Macramé Plant Hanger Curtain back when macramé was first popular. I love it because it is such a unique, well-made piece. And it went to a fellow maker in Minneapolis, so I know it is being well loved.

The moment I saw these marble and brass candlesticks, I knew we needed the pair for the shop. These candlesticks didn’t even make it to the website. I sold these to a customer at the Minne-Mile NightMarket put on by Minneapolis Craft Market in June.

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Please remember to check the site frequently! I will be adding some new pieces that I’m super excited about this week. Also if you are on our email list, please check your inbox tomorrow for a special offer in celebration of our 1 year anniversary. And if you’re not on the email list, anyone who joins this week will also receive our special offer.

Thanks for shopping the Vintage Modern shop! Now let’s get back to that champagne.

The #1 Secret to Success (And It’s Easy…Or Easier Than You Think)

success, Women in Business, Minneapolis vintage shopPamela DeweyComment

Hi friends.

It’s a bold statement. I know. It is especially bold coming from someone who has never felt particularly successful.

That someone being me, of course. And success is something I’ve struggled with for a long time.

Do I have a full time job that pays the bills? Yes.

Do I own a house? Yes.

Do I have a master’s degree? Yes.

Do I have a wiener dog? Yes. (Ok. That is maybe no one else’s measure of success but mine. But I mean, I do keep him in kibble & sparkly bandanas. )

If Max Wiener in his rhinestone bandana isn't the picture of success, I don't know what is. :)

If Max Wiener in his rhinestone bandana isn't the picture of success, I don't know what is. :)

Now some other questions.

Am I married? No. I’m divorced.

Do I work full time as a writer? No.

Do I work full time as a vintage shop owner? No.

Have you had any of your fiction published lately? No.

What about your nonfiction stories? No.

Maybe some poetry? Nope. Not that either.

What about dusting? When was the last time you dusted the living room, Pam? Uhhhh…

My list of failures is always much longer than my list of successes. There is ALWAYS something that I am failing at. Usually there are many things I am failing at, all at the same time.

So I get discouraged. I convince myself I am a terrible writer. A terrible housekeeper. Just a terrible person in general that will never succeed at anything she wants ever again in her life.

But I’m sure none of you can relate to that, right? You are all wonderfully, happy people who get the raise, do the laundry, walk the dog and cook dinner from scratch EVERY NIGHT.

I mean, that is what the rest of the population does, I just know it. Or maybe not. Maybe there’s another possibility.

A friend recently told me maybe I am too hard on myself. It wasn’t necessarily a revolutionary thing to say, and yet, WOW, did I need to hear it.

I spend an enormous amount of time worrying about the things I don’t do well, or the things I don’t do at all (like maybe dusting the living room on a regular basis).

When you spend all your time worrying about ways you haven’t succeeded, it doesn’t leave a lot of time to acknowledge the things you have accomplished. And you have accomplished things obviously. And we can see from the first round of questions, I have too.

And also maybe more importantly, you and I should realize that success doesn’t always look like what we thought it would.

Am I Toni Morrison? No.

Will I ever be Toni Morrison? Well for obvious reasons, no.

The bigger point is, even if I don’t publish multiple, award-winning novels, I can still be a success.

So you really want to know the #1 secret to success?

Defining it for yourself and acknowledging it when it occurs in your life.

My success doesn’t have to look like Toni Morrison’s success. Your success doesn’t have to look like your next door neighbor’s success. Or your sister’s. Or your best friend’s.

And maybe that doesn’t mean writing a novel. Or having a perfectly mowed and landscaped yard. Or becoming a lawyer.

And you get to decide when you have achieved it.

It could be getting a raise, or it could be finally asking your boss for a raise (even if you don’t get it).

It could be cooking a fantastic meal from scratch, or it could be deciding you’d rather order pizza and spend more time playing with your kids (or your cat).

The important thing is to not be so hard on yourself all the time. It is great to set goals and work toward these things, but you should also give yourself credit for that— working hard. Putting in the effort is worth something too.

So I am going to give it a try…

Have I had my writing published? Yes.

Am I being paid to write? Yes.

Do I own a vintage store? Yes.

Ok! Now who’s buying the pizza?

5 Easy Steps to Hack Your New Home Design Project

Minneapolis vintage shop, Home Design Hacks, Design a Color StoryPamela DeweyComment

Hi friends.

As I’ve mentioned before, I am a bit of a home design nerd. I get really excited about picking out new paint, rugs, light fixtures, and then pulling all these items into a cohesive project. Like my entryway redesign that I did a few months back. Or my living room redesign which is still ongoing.

How do I get started on projects like these? It usually starts with a particular piece of furniture or maybe a paint color. And then I find items that compliment that inspiration piece. I basically build a color story around that item.

Wondering what a color story is? Don’t worry. You’re not alone.

I was talking to my friend and her boyfriend about my booth for the upcoming Minne-Mile NightMarket, and how excited I was about the color story I selected.

And her boyfriend was like, “Wait, what the heck is a color story?”

A color story is basically a set of colors you select to design a home, an event or even a tablescape. This group of colors, or color story, will guide the items you buy for that design project.

By selecting a color story, you are essentially eliminating some options and giving your project a focus. This is incredibly helpful if you are designing an entire home, or say planning how to display merchandise in a 10 X 10 tent.

Using a color story will also prevent your house from looking, like Elsie Larson from A Beautiful Mess quips, “a little bit like a crayon box, or different sets for a quirky girl television show.”

1.      Check out Pinterest and your favorite stores for inspiration.

Pinterest is amazing for planning design projects. You can create a board specifically for the project you’re working on and then pin all your ideas to the board. If you’re using the Pinterest app, you can just pull up your inspiration while you’re out shopping too. Super convenient.

I am diehard Target fan, and if you’ve been paying attention over the last few years, the discount store has really stepped up its home décor game. The Target I frequent has also created an area where home décor is merchandised much like what you would see in a department store. And you better believe this area always has a color story going on.

2.      Pick colors you love, not just what is trendy.

I love design trends just as much as the next gal, but I also know that just because a color is trendy doesn’t necessarily mean it’s for me.

Blush pink is really popular right now, and I admit I am a huge fan. But I’m not going to paint my entire living room blush pink.

I like blush pink, but I don’t like it THAT much.

When I repainted my living room, I painted it black and white. Not only is black and white a classic color palette, but I have also loved this combination since about the third grade. I think it’s pretty safe to say I won’t be changing my mind about black and white anytime soon.

3.      Head to the paint store.

If you are designing a room or a home, I like to start with paint first. It really sets the tone. Plus if you’re buying new furniture it makes more sense to paint the room before you get all your new, beautiful pieces in there. I don’t know about you, but I am an incredibly messy painter.

4.      Let’s go shopping!

As Elsie from A Beautiful Mess suggests, “I like to build my color story like a pyramid, placing the biggest priority (both money and time spent on decisions) on the more permanent ‘bones’of my design first.” In other words, after the room is painted, you should be looking for your sofa, dining room table or headboard, depending on your project.

So head back to your favorite stores and start shopping!

You want to buy the bigger items first and then fill in around those big statement pieces.

5.      Embrace a little color story anarchy.

Not everything you buy has to fit in your color story. Say your color story consists of black, white, gray and blush, but you find these amazing turquoise pillows.

Buy those amazing turquoise pillows! (Especially if said pillows are on sale!)

Being too matchy-matchy can get boring. So don't be afraid to mix in small doses of other colors, especially in things like candles, pillows or other items that are cheap and easy to change out.

Maybe you'll decide down the road the turquoise pillows don't work at all, but then you're only out a few bucks.

But really, I think you'll be happy you bought the turquoise pillows. ;)

This blanket includes all of my color story picks for my booth at the  Minne-Mile NightMarket on June 3rd .

This blanket includes all of my color story picks for my booth at the Minne-Mile NightMarket on June 3rd.

Our Favorite Boho Chic Home Décor Trend

the Vintage Modern shop, vintage macrame, macrame home decor, Minneapolis vintage shopPamela DeweyComment

Hi friends.

Over at the Vintage Modern shop, we are all about embracing the idea everything old is new again. I mean that is literally what we do, we make the old new again.

Our favorite boho chic look that has reemerged as a home decor trend is macramé. It is popping up all over our favorite design blogs—Design*Sponge, The Jungalow and A Beautiful Mess—in the form of macramé plant hangers, wall hangings and curtains.

For those of you unfamiliar with macramé, let us help you out.

“Macramé or macrame is a form of textile-making using knotting rather than weaving or knitting. Its primary knots are the square knot (a variant of the reef knot) and forms of ‘hitching’: various combinations of half hitches.”

It was popular in the U.S. during the 1970s, lending a bohemian flair to clothing, jewelry and of course, home decor.  However, macramé’s history extends much farther back than that.

“In the Western Hemisphere, macramé is believed to have originated with 13th-century Arab weavers. These artisans knotted the excess thread and yarn along the edges of hand-loomed fabrics into decorative fringes on bath towels, shawls, and veils. The Spanish word macramé is derived from the Arabic migramah, believed to mean ‘striped towel’, ‘ornamental fringe’ or ‘embroidered veil’.”

The art of macramé spread to the U.S. slowly.

“Sailors made macramé objects in off hours while at sea, and sold or bartered them when they landed, thus spreading the art to places like China and the New World. Nineteenth-century British and American sailors made hammocks, bell fringes and belts from macramé.”

Whatever its origin, we really like the chill vibe a piece of macramé adds to a space. It feels both old and new, perfectly vintage modern.

If you are feeling the macramé vibe like we are, grab our latest addition. It is an epic macramé plant hanger curtain that was crafted by my lovely mother. (What can I say, I come by the crafting/DIY thing pretty honestly.)


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Spoiler alert: Theater chain is posting notes to let viewers know not to panic (or complain) when the sound goes missing in key moment

Last Updated: December 26, 2017 @ 12:19 PM

Spoiler Alert: If you haven’t seen “Star Wars: The Last Jedi,” you might not want to read on.

That 10 seconds of silence in a key scene of “Star Wars: The Last Jedi” wasn’t a colossal mistake by director Rian Johnson — and some theaters want to make sure you’re aware of it.

“Please note: ‘The Last Jedi’ contains a sequence at approximately 1 hour and 52 minutes into the movie in which ALL sound stops for about 10 full seconds,” an AMC note to moviegoers reads, according to a Facebook post from comedian Paul Scheer.

“While the images continue to play on the screen you will hear nothing. This is intentionally done by the director for a creative effect,” the company adds.

The theater chain apparently had been fielding complaints from moviegoers who thought that the sound system had gone out during the key scene, which occurs when Rebel Alliance leader Holdo (played by Laura Dern) decides to crash her ship into a First Order destroyer — and sacrifice herself in the process.

But “Star Wars” visual effects artist Ben Morris confirmed that the silent sequence was intentional in an interview with Collider, calling it a daring franchise-first. The plan, according to Morris, went perfectly.

“We had always hoped that would resonate, both as a story beat and as a striking visual, and when I heard all of the cries and gasps in the silence, it was just fantastic,” said Morris. “We realized that it worked. That’s never really happened in ‘Star Wars’ before.”

“The Last Jedi” has raked in more than $400 million domestically at the box office so far.


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If you tuned in to this year’s Teen Choice Awards or happen to follow Shay Mitchell on Instagram, you saw the amazing pierced braid she wore for the big night. While we’ve seen this trend here and there at music festivals, Shay’s hairstylist Chris Appleton was able to really bring it into the spotlight. We tapped hairstylist Athena Alberto of Alen M Salon to try the look on two of our staffers. Watch what happened when we pierced some braids on Facebook Live.


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