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Saturday, November 21, 2015

Suede Recap: The Nano Challenge

We're into the final ten days of NaNoWriMo, and I've been averaging around 1700 daily words, right on par for finishing on time and on target with the words. I've already had to bench a cheap nylon ribbon on account of drying out, and just now, I finished re-wrapping the platen in another sheet of suede-finish/velour-texture paper from the craft store. I've been using in it lieu of a backing sheet this year, and back before Nano got going, wrapped the platen of my main machine in tape, sticky-side-out, with a cut sheet of paper adhered to it.

The Good:
  • It's super-grippy, and seems like a quick and cheap solution to slippery worn platens. I'm running about 6-10 pages per day through the machine, and not a one of them has come through crooked. I've never had this kind of luck with a backing sheet.
  • Still an incredible bargain, especially when you coupon-stack and pick numerous replacement sheets from the craft store. Plus, it comes in zebra print which I was not quite bold enough to try (yet.) The color really dresses up the machine, which is in desperate need of it. Royal knew how to make them ugly.
The Bad:
  •  It is, fundamentally, paper, and as much as I want to pretend it's something more durable or cushioned, it's no replacement for a fresh grippy platen. The one on the Royal is a little rough from many past years in the Typewriter Brigade (this is year #8) and it's now featuring noticeable vertical banding along the rubber from all the impacts. Even with a backing sheet or two, this platen works hard.
  • Applying this is still tricky, and getting the seam flat where the ends of the paper meet requires either three hands or a better grasp of geometry. In theory, one should be able to cut right to size. In practice, I just wrapped-and-trimmed. It shows.
  • In time, my rough-and-ready tape job showed through. Not by wear in the paper, which held up admirably, but in the wrinkles from the tape surfacing on the paper itself, leading to uneven type. As in many things: take your time and take care.
The Mystery:
  • Is the fancy paper more cushioned? At least at first it seems like it is. Repeated strikes over a few weeks, though, hammered the surface into oblivion, leaving only the area outside the margins free of problems.
  • Has the platen suffered any less damage than it would without paper at all? I don't know. As I subscribe to the backing-sheet-always school of typing, I don't think it's a bad thing. It's made it over 60 years now. Any TLC is probably worthwhile.
The Photos:

I'd hoped to peel the old sheet off somehow and have it laid next to the new one for comparison. This did not happen. Since I'd practically covered the platen in tape, the only way to remove the paper was to tear and peel in a long spiral.

Here you can see the platen on the left -- note the banding from years of typing, some of the paper on the top (the blue-tape side), and fragments that I managed to salvage. Can you tell which part of the green paper was outside the margins?

Velour-wrapped platen: unpeeled

Here's another comparison of original texture versus the three-weeks-in side. You can see how bad the worn surface was wrinkled at the end. I had wrapped the platen like a barber pole in tape, spiraling down it completely.

Three weeks of daily typing took their toll

The replacement going on. I backed off on the tape this time, going for four loops instead of a complete surface. Nothing is stuck to the rubber of the platen: the tape is fastened only to itself on the ends and slides freely.

Preparing wrap #2

The new red wrapper, pre-trimming.

Covered in red

I creased along the edge where the paper meets itself, and then used a sharp pocketknife to slice down the crease to remove the excess. It's still not as good as computing the actual size or the paper needed. There's still a bit of an overlap in the final product, but it's less than my original.

Trim to fit (mostly)

This whole experiment has me looking at other sheets of material at the craft store, too -- nylon sheets, maybe actual felt instead of faux-felt... upholstery fabric? The possibilities are endless. I don't know if it has much real merit beyond short-term writing projects like Nanowrimo, or maybe the occasional photo shoot, but I'm still happy with the results.

Now, if someone just sold a wrapper that made my plot better...

Sunday, November 1, 2015

November again

November dreaming

Right on schedule, November is here again, and with it the trembling anticipation of drafting another novel. (Trembling in part because I'm surely fueled on a breakfast of coffee and leftover Halloween candy.)

If you're participating, then what are you doing on the Internet? Get back to work! And may your rhinos run straight and true and in interesting directions. Stay strong, Wrimos.


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FEATURE: Beach House – Pay No Mind (Dir. Michael Hirsch)

Beach House’s latest clip for Pay No Mind is a lo-fi dreamscape, dotted with disco balls, chandeliers, skylines, and concert footage. Director Michael Hirsch has an impeccable talent for capturing and combining footage of tour, stage crew, and particularly the audience experience to make a truly gorgeous film. He spoke with us about the work that went into the clip as well as depicting a feeling on film.

“A lot goes into the 90 or so mins that a band is on stage. We (the crew, band, venue people, etc.) spent about 90% of the day setting everything up and breaking everything down. Showing it was just as much a ‘shout out’ to the people and things you don’t see, as it was the reality of each day, and part of my attempt to make the video as authentic to tour life as possible. It might be corny to say ‘we do it all for our fans’ but there really is no other point in spending 9 months a year on the road, those ‘magic’ moments don’t occur without the fans.

BTS photo of Legrand, captured from a televised performance. Provided by Michael Hirsch.

Snippets of behind the scenes footage at venues and being out on-the-road serves as a juxtaposition of what tour life really is, but every moment is just as important as the last. There’s a visual escape in the scenery just as there is a spiritual escape in the music.

“It’s all my attempt to give you my perspective of what tour with Beach House is, or tour in general is. You have fleeting moments of beauty (on stage and off), claustrophobic days in rock venues, a small amount of time to do some exploring, and a lot of bus time. Visually I thought it would be nice to “escape” the venue particularly with that outdoor shot on a bridge in Scandinavia.”

“The biggest challenge was taking hundreds of hours of footage and boiling them down to 4 minutes, it was hard to leave certain things out, but I think from the feedback I’ve received I’ve achieved my goal.”

BTS photo of Victoria Legrand playing bass on tour.  Provided by Michael Hirsch.

Beach House is well known for their lovely dreamy feel. The heavy colour saturation, double exposure, and grainy recording off a screen really visually capture this ‘dreamy’ quality. After working together for long periods, Beach House and Hirsch are bound to share some of this visual aesthetic.

“I know how their music makes me feel, the colours I think about when I’m listening to them, etc. I wanted the video visually to ‘sound’ like Beach House.” I think it is evident that Hirsch has done this brilliantly. He also adds “I also wanted it to feel like tour…the grainy moments like the filming of a backstage monitor invoke both feelings for me.”

Of course, it serves rather difficult capturing a live performance and representing it as fresh and new, particularly for a film clip.

“I have toured with Beach House on and off for three years and have known them much longer, so needless to say I know their music and their performance style very well” says Michael Hirsch. Their extensive collaboration and friendship allowed him to record footage at about 100 of their shows, giving him lots to play with. His goal was “to find the ‘magic’ amongst the monotony of waking up, rolling out of bed, and into a soulless black rectangle every day…. the way I got ‘it’ was through lots of filming and trial and error”Safe to say there’s definitely a kind of magic he has found for us in this work.

Here is the official video for “Pay No Mind”

Music Video Credits

Director: Michael HirschFilming: Michael HirschEditor: Alex Mallis & Dara MessingerColour Correction: Natacha Ikoli.

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Upgrading an Art Site

FrontPageScreenshotLocal tattoo artist, prop builder, costumer, and artist Jesse Brigden needed some updates to make his website more useful. I upgraded it from a static HTML site to a WordPress site, adding a news page, three portfolio galleries, and integrating social media. The new site also loads well for mobile users — another improvement!

Jesse opted to make the custom banner to fit the customized TwentySixteen theme himself — making my job that much easier, too. Plugins used for this install include the Simple Share Button Adder, Envira Gallery Lite, and Close Comments on Media Attachments to combat spam.

Since its re-launch in May, the client has been happy to edit and add content much more easily than with the old site which means the site can be kept up to date with ease!

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It’s not an oxymoron that some big summer films are both eye-candy and popcorn treats. Maybe that’s why we load-up on junk snacks in the lobby before settling in our seats. For me, a good movie must first be visually stimulating. Ideally, it should also tickle one’s gray matter as well. Director Chris Nolan understands this and that’s why his BATMAN RISES is probably the most anticipated film of the summer. But until Nolan’s epic climax of his extraordinary Dark Knight trilogy arrives next month, we’ll have to settle for mere eye-candy with these stylized fun films.

Pixar’s latest release under the Disney banner is a lush, richly designed adventure set in ancient Scotland. The beautifully realized cinematic art is reason enough to escape to this energized fairy tale realm about a feisty princes who desires to determine her own destiny but when she does so, creates chaos in the kingdom of her father and mother who reign as king and queen. Because of the consequences of her impulsive and desperate act, Princess Merida must be brave enough to fix her fate and undue a terrifying curse. Although somewhat predictable in its telling, the fabulous character designs and wonderful voice work trump the minor flaws of the story. On display here is proof that digital animation has reached a level of stylized photo-realistic artistry that Walt Disney himself could not even conceive. And he had quite an imagination. The rich sounds that surround and the highlands’ influenced music are add immensely to the mostly satisfying movie experience. This is a kingdom I enjoyed visiting; while I was there, I believed it was real. Brenda Chapman came up with the original story and also directed but was removed 18 months before release and replaced by Mark Andrews. The resulting film retains volatile mother-daughter issues and also features brisk action sequences amped by Andrews, who claims Scottish ancestry and a long fascination with the legend and lore of old Scotland. Rated PG.

The two Tims, Burton and Bekmambetov, have joined to deliver this bloody adaptation of Seth Grahame-Smith’s popular novel (he wrote the screenplay as well) to the 3D screen. What unfolds is a grand scale alternate history that reveals the secret life of Lincoln. Stylized choreography abounds in the vampire battles and yes, we do finally get to see a macho Abe swing that axe the way we knew he could. I liked the interplay between known history and the new revelations of this fictional (?) take on Civil War related events and issues. I liked that the truth about slavery is all about providing fuel for hungry vampires. What a great metaphor! Director Bekmambetov directed cults faves DAY WATCH, NIGHT WATCH and WANTED, so he’s up to the task of hyper action. Benjamin Walker is just fine as an obsessed Lincoln and the 3D is sometimes eye-popping – as it should be. Rated R.

Steve Carell and Kiera Knightly take their time take their time dealing with what they want while an approaching asteroid targets earth and life as we know it. Writer Lorene Scafaria directs her first feature and this oddity careens from one extreme to the other. I loved the craziness of a world gone mad but was not so taken with the lack of emotion of our two leads and the dreary numbness of their core relationship. I would imagine humans, on the brink of doomsday, would have heightened emotions of love, lust, rage and or revenge. On the other hand, maybe there would be a last-minute collective resignation and a transcendent sense of our one great human family and the world that could have been if we had all loved each other. What would you do if you knew the world was about to end? Still, I was fascinated with the premise as it unfolded, but probably won’t see it again when it reaches home video. Scafaria wrote the painfully amateurish NICK & NORA’S INFINITE PLAYLIST and, in a way, this is kind of a continuation of those two emotionally flat and nebulous characters. Nice poster, though. Rated R.

To see or not to see — that is always the question. Regarding other films still playing, my advice here is to see HYSTERIA, a beguiling film set in the Victorian about the invention of the vibrator. It’s a sweet romantic comedy. One not to see is Adam Sandler’s repellant THAT’S MY BOY. Sandler must hate his audience. His latest film (does he make a new one every month?) is like a third grade bully who wrestles you to the ground and rubs your face in dog doo and then laughs hysterically. This is bottom of the barrel crap. Life’s too short to waste on bad movies.

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June 12, 2016 whitbyholidaypark

The owner of the Whitby Surf School - Sam Pepler has had over 18 years experience in the UK and also 9 years experience as an instructor.

As Whitby Surf School cater for surfing lessons for beginners all the way up to intermediate level, if you fancy trying a new sport while on holiday, then this could be the sport for you.
They provide tailor made lessons for groups or individuals, making it perfect for those of you who are just looking to see if this is the sport for them.

You don't have to worry about hiring or borrowing any equipment to try surfing as Whitby Surf School provide a winter wetsuits, hoods, gloves and boots to keep you nice and warm in the North Sea! They also provide the correct boards of the appropriate size and volume for your learning experience.

The staff have experience with working with children and have all been DBS checked, RLSS Beach Life Guards, Surfing GB and WSA trained they use the best equipment in the business.

There are different lessons that you can try. You can try: basic lesson, private lesson, open lesson, juniors for the children, school lesson, corporate groups or surf parties!

Surf lessons last for 2 hours and all equipment is provided. A beginner surf lesson costs £25pp, group lesson (6 attending as minimum) £20pp, junior surf club £10pw or junior surf camp U18's (5 lessons in total) £100pp.
SUP (Stand Up Paddle) lessons are: SUP beginner £30pp, SUP Safari (various locations) £35pp

You can also hire equipment to: Surfboard £7.00 - £15.00, Wetsuit £7.00 - £15.00, Bodyboard £3.00 - £8.00, SUP £10.00 - £30.00, Kayak (single seater) £15.00 - £30.00 and Kayak (double seater) £25.00 - £40.00.

So if you are holidaying with us and you are looking for something new and exciting to do then why not head on down to the Whitby Surf School where they are located on the beach at the bottom of West Cliff.

you can find out more details on their website www.whitbysurfschool.co.uk. They are also on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram!

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Live From the Gardens: The Solution

The very last episode about the David trilogy! We talk rats and orcas in this bittersweet farewell to the most evil villain the gang has ever faced. Join us for tons of trivia and dope animals facts on this week’s episode of Live from the Gardens about the morphs from Animorphs #22: The Solution!

What does “degloving” a rat mean? Why are orcas so badass? What do these animals do when they’re making love? Classic questions like this are all revealed within!

Hypothetical Question of the Week: How many rats would it take to kill an orca and how would they do it?

Animorphs #22: The Solution

Finally! The David Trilogy comes to a close and so does our discussion of his tragic end! We discuss Animorphs #22: The Solution on this week’s episode of The Dork-Bajir Chronicles!

We pitch a few more alternative solutions to the David problem, argue about how far thought-speak should go, and just generally upset Tessa as the boys take a big dump on Cassie, yet again. Join us for the exciting conclusion of possibly the darkest time in Animorphs story arcs!


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Sunday, March 10, 2013

Kenny Kadji Leads Miami to ACC Title; Florida Gulf Coast, Belmont, Harvard Earn NCAA Berths

College Hoops Player of the Day for Saturday, March 9, 2013

With regular seasons ending in some of the major conferences and a couple of minor conferences hailing tourney champions and the first entrants into the NCAA field, Saturday was a huge day for college hoops.

In the Big East, Georgetown took a share of the regular season title with Marquette and Louisville - both winners on the day - with a stunning, 61-39 rout of Syracuse, finishing up their conference schedule at 14-4. The Hoyas, Cardinals, Golden eagles and Pitt Panthers will get first round byes in the upcoming conference tourney.

Miami captured the ACC title outright with a signature 62-49 home win over Clemson to wrap up the regular season with a 15-3 mark (24-6 overall), a game better than Duke, which hammered North Carolina, 69-53.

Miami was led by Kenny Kadji, who scored 23 points and ripped down 12 boards for his third straight double-double and seventh on the season. Kadji was 6-for-11 with four three-pointers and went 7-for-9 from the stripe.

Miami and Duke head to the ACC tournament the #1 and #2 seeds, setting up a possible finals match-up that could determine a #1 seeding in the NCAAs.

Three conferences crowned champions on Saturday, the first going to Florida Gulf Coast, as they topped Mercer, 88-75, capturing the Atlantic Sun tourney and grabbing the first automatic bid to March's Big Dance.

In an ironic twist, Belmont, last season's winner of the Atlantic Sun with a victory over Florida Gulf Coast, took down Murray State in overtime, topping the Racers in overtime, 70-68, to win the Ohio Valley Conference their first year in the league.

Harvard won the Ivy League, winning their final game against Cornell, 65-56, to post an 11-3 record, but the Crimson had to wait until later in the evening to celebrate their second straight Ivy title, when Brown upset Princeton, 80-67, leaving the Tigers at 9-4 with a game yet to play, Tuesday night against Penn at Philadelphia's Palestra.

NOTABLE: Kentucky likely salvaged their season and might have possibly earned an at-large bid with a 61-57 victory over #11 Florida, the Gators having already wrapped up the SEC regular season title. The Wildcats had dropped two straight before entering Saturday's game and a win over a ranked opponent was just the tonic needed to revitalize the program.

Creighton will play Wichita State in the Missouri Valley Conference tourney final Sunday, the Blue Jays hammering Indiana State, 64-43, while the Shockers took a 66-51 decision over Illinois State in the other semi-final.

A slew of other minor conference title are up for grabs on Sunday, and a huge game is on tap for 4:00 pm EDT at Ann Arbor, Michigan, as the #7 Wolverines host #2 Indiana. A Hoosier win would give them the Big Ten title outright, while a victory by Michigan could produce a four-way tie at the top of the conference between Michigan, Indiana, Ohio State and Michigan State.

#1 Gonzaga turned a one-point half time lead into a 66-48 win in a WCC semi-final. The Zags will meet St. Mary's for the West Coast conference tourney title and the automatic NCAA bid at 9:00 pm EDT Sunday night.

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How to Brand your Small Business with Printed Materials

There’s no doubt about it, online and social media marketing is a trend that is here to stay. Using the online world as a tool for marketing yourself is a great way to promote your business and should be of top priority for any small business owner. With that said, print marketing is not something that should be forgotten about!  Here are just a few of the many reasons that you should not skip adding print marketing to your small business promotion campaign:

1) People who read print are more focused

The online world is a great place to capture the attention of someone, but it’s also a great place to lose it. Online reading comes with a lot of distractions. No matter where you look you will find distractions from online advertisements, pop-ups, messages, notifications, and other sources. As soon as your viewer sees something they are more interested in, you can quickly lose their attention.

In addition, most people who are online are skimming through pages looking for something that captures their attention. With print materials, attention is more focused. If a viewer is looking at your material, it’s probably because they want to know what it says and they are likely to read (instead of skim) the entire thing.

2) Print material lasts

When scrolling online, your advertisement can quickly be seen and just as quickly passed by. Print marketing gives your audience something concrete to hold onto. Let’s use the example of offering a discount or free sample. If you offer this online, your audience can see it and hopefully they will retain it in their minds. But let’s face it, today is a fast paced world and most of us have trouble remembering what we ate for dinner yesterday let alone an offer we found online. Print marketing, on the other hand, gives your audience something physical to keep. They may choose to cut out the offer and put it on their fridge as a reminder. As such, they are much more likely to use it.

3) Not everyone uses the Internet

While 1/3 of the world’s entire population uses social media on a regular basis, that still leaves 2/3 that don’t. In return, if you choose to only market your business online, you are missing out on a large part of the population. This is especially true if you are marketing your business towards older generations that aren’t as computer savvy as younger ones. Print marketing allows you to reach all ages of audience from young to old.

4) Print marketing can often be seen as “more credible”

The online world can be a great way to find businesses and deals, but it can also be a great way to find scams. Many of the online pop-ups that appear are simply overlooked over because they are seen as less credible. In addition, many people are afraid of clicking on pop-up ads for fear of viruses or malware.  Print marketing doesn’t have this problem. People who see print advertisements generally see the business as more trustworthy and reliable.

In conclusion, we cannot downplay the importance of online and social media marketing – it is crucial in building awareness for any small business. With that said, the benefits of print marketing should not be overlooked. Print marketing helps you to target a niche market and can help you reach those who do not use the internet on a regular basis. In addition, once seen by a potential client or customer, print marketing is often deemed as more credible and can produce more sales by avoiding distractions and giving the reader something concrete to hold onto.

Why Profit and Non-Profit Marketing are not so different after-all

If you Google “Profit vs. Non-Profit marketing,” you will probably find many websites claiming that they are two completely different types of campaign. This is simply not the case. While profit and non-profit companies are very different in many ways, their goals when it comes to marketing are very similar.  Let’s take a closer look:

Goal: Making a sale

The main difference between profit and non-profit organizations are their end goals. For-profit organizations are generally looking to make a sale and generate a profit. Non-profits are also interested in generating revenue, but instead of these revenues going to individual people they are used in ways that work towards the benefit of society as a whole. With these differences in mind, both types of organizations still use marketing in the same way - attempting to raise money and generate profits.

Goal: Creating relationships

While profit and non-profit organizations each have different end goals, both types use marketing as a way to gain attention and (hopefully) raise money. The best way to do this is through creating trusting and long lasting relationships. Both types of organization can use similar methods of marketing to do this. Social media marketing, online communities, and in-person demonstrations/talks are all great ways to market your organization and develop more personal relationships with your “customers.” If managed properly and regularly, these personal relationships can lead to long-lasting clients for both profit and non-profit businesses.

Goal: Connecting Emotionally

For any business, the best way to attract a customer is to connect with them on an emotional level. If you can appeal to someone’s emotions, you are much more likely to make a sale. This is called “emotional branding” and is often used by many large and small businesses alike. Both profit and non-profit organizations can benefit from emotional branding, but it is specifically important for non-profit organizations. Most non-profits often raise money through donations, and people don’t tend to give up their money easily. Emotional responses allow us to connect with one another – and if you can connect your “customer” with your purpose, you are much more likely to achieve your end goal of raising a profit for societal benefit. Luckily, this is a much easier task for non-profit organizations than it is for profit organizations because most social causes generate an emotional response on their own. With that said, it is your job as the organizational leader to push that emotional response as far as you can and lead your viewer to make a final commitment.

Goal: Customer satisfaction

Customer satisfaction is the key to any long-lasting relationship. The way in which profit and non-profit organizations achieve this goal is very different. For-profit organizations may create this relationship through providing a quality product or service. Non-profit organizations can do this by showing donors how their donations are making a difference. In both business types, customer communication is essential. Emails, social media interactions, and regular updates are all essential forms of marketing that can help you to keep your customers interested and involved.

As you can see, strategies for profit and non-profit marketing are really not that different after all. Even though money is being raised for two different purposes, the end goal of both types of organizations is to generate a revenue. Regardless of what type of business you run, the best way to raise funds is by creating lasting relationships, connecting with your audience on an emotional level, and providing your clients with customer satisfaction. If you can do this, than you are on a good path towards successfully marketing your non-profit organization.

Marketing to Today’s Hipsters – Knowing Your Audience

Rule number one in marketing – know your target audience. If you don’t know the characteristics and traits of your target audience inside and out, you can’t develop a campaign that will appeal to their emotional senses. And when trying to market to a hipster audience, nothing becomes more important than targeting their emotional needs and interests. Let’s take a closer look at the characteristics, interests, and values of today’s hipster audience to give you a better idea of how you can target your marketing campaign towards them.

Hipsters don’t follow the conventional rules of society

One of the most important things that a small business owner can know about hipsters is that they don’t follow the traditional rules of society. Mainstream clothes, music, and trends? No way! Hipsters are all about creating their own personal identity and being uniquely their own. As a business owner, if you want to appeal to this need, you need to create a brand and marketing campaign that is also unique. Seek to do something that no other company has done before. And as a general rule of thumb? The more shocking, the better!

Hipsters are well educated

Despite popular belief that most hipsters are “too cool for school,” most are actually quite the opposite. In today’s society, hipsters tend to be well educated and enjoy expanding their knowledge base regularly. They can often be found in the nearest coffee shop or under the coziest tree reading their newest book or catching up on recent news. In addition, hipsters are usually very creative thinkers. It is not uncommon to see them working in the fields of art, music, or fashion.

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Any type of exposure on social media is good exposure, but when a hipster is exposing your brand, this is even better exposure. Hipsters are often seen as the trend setters of society, so if a hipster likes your product or business, it can quickly catch on in the mainstream. In addition, hipsters tend to attract a lot of followers and, as we all know, the more followers you supporter has, the more attention they will attract.

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If something is defined as “cool,” it is uncool to a hipster. They like to wear and use things that are seen as “uncool,” and their goal is to look like they are never trying too hard. The contradiction here, of course, is that hipsters actually put in a great deal of effort into making it look like they aren’t trying at all. And in an even more contradictory turn, by trying to look “uncool,” hipsters actually end up being the coolest of them all.

So here is the job that you face as you create a marketing campaign to hipsters:

·         Appeal to their emotional needs, as well as their likes and dislikes

·         Educate your hipster

·         Make your hipster feel like a partner instead of a consumer

·         Make your campaign shocking and uncool (in an attempt to actually be cool, of course)

·         Try hard, but make it look like you are not trying hard at all!

This is not an easy task, but if you can appeal to today’s coolest, uncool societal group, than promoting to the masses will easily follow.

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Non-profit organizations have a difficult goal – to gain money from donors without giving them anything physical in return. Unlike for-profit organizations who can satisfy their customers by providing them with a quality product or service, non-profit organizations have to find unique ways of satisfying their donors by making them feel proud about the service they are doing for society. As such, one of the best marketing techniques for non-profit organizations to gain and retain donors/volunteers is through emotional branding.

What is emotional branding?

“A diamond is forever” – this is a common slogan that was originally branded by the De Beers Company to sell their jewelry products.  The slogan is simple, easy to remember, and has lasted for years. How has something so simple lasted so long? Because it works! And why does it work? It appeals to the emotions of its audience.  The slogan, “a diamond is forever,” is a suggestion of everlasting love and sentiment – something that every woman desires to achieve.

This is a great example of emotional branding – a technique in marketing that refers to building campaigns and brands that appeal to the emotional needs of an audience. You see these types of campaigns everywhere, especially in non-profit marketing. Think of the ads you see on television for homeless children around the world or abused animals in shelters. These ads play to our emotions and are very successful at doing so. These ads typically result in one of two responses: either the viewer changes the channel because the advertisement is too difficult to watch, or the viewer calls and makes a donation. Generally speaking, the more you can appeal to a viewer’s emotional side, the more likely you are to gain their support through donations or volunteer work.

How do you create an emotional campaign?

Luckily for non-profit business owners, most non-profit organizations make it easy to appeal to the emotions of the audience. With that said, it is your job to push the emotions of the audience as far as you can. The more you can impact them, the more likely you are to reach your end goal. Once you have generated your first emotional response, you must demonstrate how your viewer’s contribution will make a difference. Remember, as a non-profit organization you are not providing your donor with a physical product or service, so ensuring that they feel good about their donation is an essential factor that cannot be overlooked.

Maintaining relationships

Once you have attracted a “customer," you want to ensure that they will continue to give to your cause. The only way to do this is to create lasting relationships. Again, generating an emotional response will be essential in maintaining these relationships. You have already told your donor how their contribution will make a difference – now it is time to show them. It is important for non-profit organizations to keep communication with their donors. Send regular updates, photos, or videos demonstrating how their donations are changing the world. Giving your donors that “feel good feeling” will be essential in maintaining an on-going relationship with them.

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Comment by Linda Osmon on December 4, 2018 at 5:22pm

Welcome Tiffany, I am so sorry for your loss. But I am happy you found your way here, where everyone knows exactly what you are feeling. I lost my partner of 24 years on Nov 3rd 2014. I want to start by saying what he did is not your fault or your families. I don't care what was going on, my partner had many things going on also. But they made a choice, and at that point in time, it is out of our hands and it is squarely in their hands their choice. Mine was addicted to opioids also, was in pain management, suffered  from depression. It was all a vicious cycle. unfortunately and I know it's hard for you right now, but you will come to realize that no matter what you did, or what you would have said to him would not have mattered. When they make that choice it is to end their pain, they aren't thinking about where that pain is going to be distributed and unfortunately we are the ones that own that pain now. It is going to be a long road, I wish I could say it won't be, and you have a precious child that needs you. i am 4 years out and what I can say is, It does get better, there will be brighter days, we have all learned that we just have to ride the waves, let things happen as they will. And just know that you will be ok...

Comment by Tiffany Sprague on December 4, 2018 at 11:10am
I lost my fiancee on Nov 7 this year. The pain I feel is absolutely unbearable. The situation surrounding his suicide I believe are my family and my fault. We have a beautiful daughter together she is only 19 months old and he adored her. He had a lot of issues but he loved her and I with everything he had. I love him more than I thought I could. Some times I can't breathe because I kiss him so much. Everyone wants me to go to counseling. I just don't want to. I keep praying to God that he will undo this. And allow me the chance to fix everything that was done. I need him so badly. I know my family kisses him and are going through their own pain but I just don't know how to go on. Everything we had planned everything we had talked about just a day before is gone. The only thing that gets me through is the belief that God will answer my prayers and one day I will wake up and he will still be alive and I have a chance to make it right. I have to keep it together for me daughter but all I want to do is stop just stop everything. Everyones world kept going but in froze the minute he pulled that trigger. Ad I know he was so scared and alone. I know he didn't want to die, I know he wanted to live and watch out daughter grow and have a life with me but he was so afraid. He had developed an opoid addiction and stole over 4000 dollars in jewelry from my mom, my dad made me call the police and told my fiancee he had to leave the house. My father was so mad and my mom so disappeared. My fiancee was so afraid of going to jail but we were trying to get court order rehab instead. But the lawyers he spoke to kept scaring him saying he would do 5-10 years. The detective also was horrible. And was so two faced trying to charge him with so much more. But my fiance was so scared of being away from us and how he lost is family. But he hadn't! Instead of turning himself in he found a gun at the house he was living at and ended it. I just need to tell him he isn't alone, it won't be bad I am going no where and will never leave him. My dad and mom even miss him terrible, they thought they were doing the right thing. I can't let him go. 6 years of speaking to him every day and I feel like I'm having withdrawals. Please God hear our prayers please.
Comment by Linda Osmon on January 4, 2018 at 9:05pm

Well it's been quite a long time since I have posted here. And i am sorry about that. For all the new survivors that are here I am so very sorry for your loss. It was 3 years on November 4, 2017 that i lost my partner of almost 25 yrs to suicide. This has been the most challenging thing i have ever dealt with in my life. I have certainly had losses in my life, relatives Ect. But suicide death was a whole other thing, something I couldn't wrap my head around, and even to this day have moments of disbelief. I think for me and maybe you as well, what made things even worse were the things that happened after his death. Just the sheer cruelty of other people, and how in an instant you absolutely learn who your true friends are. Because the people I consider myself to be very close to are no longer in my life, and I am fine with that, and the people who I considered acquaintances are now my closest friends, They dropped everything and were at my side and the others just kind of disappeared...good riddance.  Anyway I just wanted to say that after a little over 3 years out. Things are better, still have my days. They don't last as long anymore. What I have truly found is, I can look back at my relationship with him and enjoy the awesome memories with him, because there were many before it all went bad. The anger doesn't get in the way that much anymore, and believe me i was friggin so angry for along time. So if this is new to you, there is going to be a time when you see that light shine again, and it's going to be a process but give yourself a never asked to be here in this place, it wasn't your fault. And that there will be better days I promise.

Comment by Tad Williams on October 27, 2017 at 9:41am
Tamika, I can definately related to feeling alone in grief. My father took his life 7 years ago. And because each of my family members had vastly different relationships with him, it was like none of them understood what i was going through. And they each had families of their own to help them, whereas I was the only one going to an empty home. I remember being hurt and angry when my best friends weren’t as supportive as i felt i needed them to be.

Prayer and living right is an important part of moving forward after tragedy. But after my father’s suicide, the greatest solace i found was in helping others. June is the hardest time for me. So every June, i spend as much time as possible volunteering with my congregation. Maybe that is something that you can do next month. Find a positive outlet during your greatest time of grief.

Even after many years, the sadness and loneliness hits me in waves. The grief will ebb and flow. And the people around you, even family may not understand. But God surely does (Psalm 56:8). At a certain point, I realized that i had to take responsibility for my own consolation. And a big part of that was finding ways to help others when I am having a hard time emotionally (Psalm 126:6). Even posting here helps, whether its venting about my grief or giving support to someone else who is grieving.

I like to think that my father would be happy that i do that. At then end of the day, we each need to find what works for us. And when one thing doesn’t help, try something else, and then something else, and then something get the point.

My prayers will be with you and everyone going through difficult times.
Comment by Tamika on October 27, 2017 at 7:26am
That 10 year mark is coming at me like a freight train. I can't stop it. ive never felt more alone. My father couldn't take my brothers death and passed away 5 years ago. Not even my mother has lost a parent or sybling. I've been going pretending trying pushing. But right now I feel so alone. Not that I would want anyone to have gone through what I have but shit! Not one friend no one has felt the pain I feel. 10 years every time I think it. Like my heart shatters and I want time to stop. So long since I've seen him talked to him. This can't really be happening. And like wtf I'm going to be here forever feeling like this. 10 years since my brother took his life. Then not having my dad for the last 5. I don't even think about fairness anymore. I'm just so alone. They keep saying it'll get better. Instead it got worse and I'm even more alone. I'm praying, living right, meditating but it's like nothing is working. I can't shake it. Then the ppl who have never lost anyone close act like you should be over it. Even my mom she said he was my son it's worse. Without a thought of how she's had both her parents and all her sisters and brothers to help her. There was only me and him, and my dad is gone. I want to kick and scream and lose my freakin mind. She's all I have and I have to keep it together. Honestly I've never felt so alone. Ppl have a stigma with suicide. Already treated different. No one talks about it. My pain is silent I've been handling it well. To the best of my ability. 11-21-17 is coming. I feel it so hard. When does it get better. I can't help but know when he left he left me hurt but after my father passed due to his death. I was left alone. I'll be fine it'll get better someday 10 years but I guess I have to hold out hope. Or I have nothing.
Comment by Fallon on June 3, 2017 at 10:04pm
It's been a month since the loss of my Mother, her life was hard and far to short.
I miss her terribly and find that nearly everything makes me think of her...and memories I hadn't thought of on years are arising...even still ...i find myself feeling numb most of the time
Comment by Linda Osmon on March 14, 2017 at 6:00pm

Well I haven't checked in in awhile, by the looks of my last post quite awhile, when i was talking about the first anniversary of my partner Randy's suicide. I have passed the 2nd anniversary date which was back in November, tomorrow is his or would have been his Birthday. That also seems to be a day of high anxiety for me. The 2nd anniversary was hard, didn't seem to be much different from the first. Maybe now not so much anger, well not at him anyway. Seems like I am still dealing with the aftermath of trying to get back on my feet...and at almost 61 this isn't how I imagined anything would be. But it is and we are all left to just try and pick up the shattered pieces and move forward...I won't say move on, because I know that for most that will never happen. I want to say life is getting better, but I'm not sure that's the right word. It's challenging and some days are fine and some days it's like nothing has changed at all and it feels like yesterday...But I think for the most part the yesterday Days aren't as common and the fine days are getting to be more the norm. I think we have a choice, which no one in this world besides someone else who is living it, we have a choice to live again. I made that choice and I struggle everyday to stay focused on that. For the new members I know where you are at this moment in this awful journey, but please know, that you will be ok...much love to you all.

Comment by Tad Williams on September 27, 2016 at 11:24am
It has been 6 years since my father committed suicide. I haven't talked about it much in all this time, but I now feel the need to. I had a complicated relationship with my dad, which is true of all of my siblings. It is said that tragedy is a time for families to pull together and support each other, but I had never felt lonelier in my life than I did then. I was reading something recently about survivors and it said that we need to focus on the welfare of the living, not just the what ifs of the past. The article quoted Ecclesiastes 9:10, "All that your hand finds to do, do with your very power." I know that my father's pains and struggles are over, but I need to take care of myself and those around me. That will help me keep my will to live.
Comment by T.C. Goodwin on February 14, 2016 at 3:05pm

Sometimes it hard to see the signs...I have learned  not to be afraid to say " Are you suicidal?" - Proverbs 17:17

Comment by Ruth Kendall on January 16, 2016 at 3:12pm

I'm so sorry about your loss Linda. I agree as coping with my sister Anne's suicide has been a mixture of so many emotions. We both had the challenge of battling mental illness. My sorrow is that I am still here while she is not. I try to rationalize out the reasons but that just gets me into a place of frustration. I cannot change the past. I must go on even though she is gone. We were sisters and I will always feel her with me. It's when I need her the most that I feel her near. And when I'm struggling to rise to the challenge of whether or not to react in anger or in kindness. Then I feel her with me. She was a kind person, compassionate to everyone she met. She poured out her caregiver talents in the role of nurse to me to the point of frustration at times. For both of us I think in retrospect. And yet, there were signs of anger when I look back on the times we spent together. I didn't realize at the time just how angry she was. That makes me sad. And then, I remember the good moments because there were good moments. I am accepting that my life is forever changed by her death. Changed. Different. Not the same. That is hard.

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Monday, 30 December 2013

Beautiful and Amazing Places in the World

 Preachers Rock, Pulpit, Norway
If you love to travel, take note of this post.
After all, here are some of the most beautiful places in the world. 25 more places after the break...
Blue Caves - Zakynthos, Greece
Skaftafeli, Iceland
Plitvice Lakes, Croatia
Turquoise Lake, Jiuzhaigou National Park, China
Hotel Four Seasons Hotel, Bora Bora
Paterswoldse Meer, Skating on the lake Paterswoldse Meer, just south of the city of Groningen, The Netherlands
Marble Cave, Chile Chico, Chile
Ice Canyon, Greenland
Valley of the "Ten peaks", Moraine Lake, Alberta, Canada
Benteng Chittorgarh, Benteng Chittorgarh, India
Capilano Suspension Bridge, Vancouver, Canada
Riomaggiore, Italy
Mount Roraima, Venezuela
Multnomah Falls, Oregon, USA
Petra, Jordan
Restaurant next to the cave above the river Yangtze Sanyou, Hubei Province, China
Seljalandsfoss, Waterfall Seljalandsfoss, south coast of Iceland
Festival of sky lanterns, Thailand
Marqueyssac, Gardens Marqueyssac, France
Alesund, Norway
Keukenhof, Netherlands
Coyote Buttes slope, Arizona, USA
East Iceland
Lucca, Tuscany, Italy

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The latest Paper of the Month from Parasitology is ‘Recent advances in trypanosomatid research: genome organization, expression, metabolism, taxonomy and evolution‘ by Prof. Dmitri A. Maslov

If a college graduate with a major in natural sciences is asked: ‘what are eukaryotes?’, the answer would likely be based on what he/she learned in an introductory biology course about mammalian or yeast cells. A student, whose major is biology, would probably recall that eukaryotes are actually a rather diverse group, yet the term “kinetoplastid” or “trypanosomatid” would not ring any bells. And while everyone would know that malaria is a devastating tropical disease, the same level of awareness does not apply to African trypanosomiasis and Chagas disease, not mentioning “kala-azar” or “chiclero’s ear”. Yet, these are devastating diseases which, with a few exceptions, are fatal or debilitating, with tens of thousands of people affected and millions being at risk. These trypanosomatid-caused diseases mostly affect poor rural populations in the developing world. They were often referred to as “neglected” diseases and, thus, historically fell below the radar of funding agencies and pharmaceutical companies. Although, more recently, due to increased attention from WHO, CDC and other organizations, these diseases should no longer be viewed as truly neglected, the general situation remains grim, and the road to development of the effective treatment, control and prevention measures is almost as long as it was decades ago.

So, what are these pathogenic organisms that cause so much trouble? And what can a basic science do to help with taming them? These are the general questions that motivated parasitologists since the late 19th century. Over the last few decades there has been a steady growth in number and productivity of the trypanosomatid research community. The rapid advances of the recent years have been made due to application of the state-of-the-art research approaches and increased cooperation of researchers worldwide. What has been discovered proved to be rewarding, if not in a practical sense (at least for now), then certainly scientifically. This group of parasitic organisms is indisputably eukaryotic but at every level of their cellular and molecular organization we see striking differences between them and textbook models, such as mammals and yeast. It is hoped that eventually some of these differences will be exploited for development of new drugs to selectively eliminate the parasites.

This review was prompted by the need to share the recent advances in trypanosomatid research with a broader scientific community. Perhaps, it would also help to recruit the next generation of curious minds willing to make new inquiries into the trypanosomatid ways of how to be a eukaryote.

The paper ‘Recent advances in trypanosomatid research: genome organization, expression, metabolism, taxonomy and evolution‘ by Prof. Dmitri A. Maslov  is availabe free for a month.

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Corrections Connection: This Week In Corrections

Register for the IACTP 27th Annual Trainers' Conference!

November 13-16, 2011 - Nashville, TN

IACTP is a criminal justice association that includes members of the training professions from national, state and local corrections agencies, community corrections, juvenile justice, higher education, academies and commissions, and private corrections. Click here to register!

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NCTI 1: The standards adopted by the Department of Justice (DOJ) relating to the Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) will require criminal justice agencies to provide extensive training to staff, volunteers, and auxiliary personnel.
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ICECREAM: Irinotecan Cetuximab Evaluation and the Cetuximab Response Evaluation Among Patients with G13D Mutation (#328)

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Eva Segelov

We Need a Trial to Evaluate Whether Patients with Involved Inguinal Lymph Nodes Should Have Inguinal or Ilio-Inguinal Lymphadenectomy; an Overview of the Proposed Trial ANZMTG 01.12 EAGLE FM Protocol (#329)

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Andrew Spillane

The CHALLENGE Trial. A Phase III Study of the Impact of a Physical Activity Program on Disease-Free Survival in Patient with High Risk Stage II or Stage III Colon Cancer: A Randomised Controlled Trial (#330)

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Janette Vardy

Efficacy and safety of Ginkgo biloba for cognitive function and fatigue in breast cancer patients undergoing adjuvant chemotherapy: A randomised, controlled trial (#331)

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Cognitive Rehabilitation for Breast Cancer Survivors with Perceived Cognitive Impairment (#332)

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NSW Bowel Cancer Care Survey: Population-based assessment of patients cancer care coordination needs and preferences (#333)

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Accrual to a Randomised Trial of Whole Brain Radiotherapy in Melanoma Brain Metastases is Feasible. (#334)

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Gerald Fogarty

Health Related Quality of Life in Mesothelioma (#335)

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Can a Complex Intervention Targeted at the Community and at Health Care Providers Reduce the Total Diagnostic Interval for Common Cancers in Rural WA? (#336)

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ANZMTG 02.12: A Phase III Trial of Imiquimod Topical Treatment Versus Radiotherapy (#337)

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Efficacy and Cost-Effectiveness of a Telephone Outcall Program to Reduce Carer Burden and Depression Among Carers of Cancer Patients [PROTECT]. Rationale and Design of a Multi-State, Multi-Centre Randomised Controlled Trial (#338)

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The Impact of Seizures on Cognition and Health Related Quality of Life in Primary Brain Tumours. (#339)

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Everyday Talk about Sex and Marriage, Part 2

Any conversation with your children about sex and marriage would be incomplete without discussing sexual attraction. This topic often lacks biblical clarity for Christians because it is most commonly discussed outside its biblical context. The Bible is clear: sex is reserved for marriage. If one is attracted to sexual activity, that attraction can be pleasing to God only when it is focused on its expression within marriage. On the other hand, I am not saying that we should not appreciate—and even, in a proper sense, be attracted by beauty. But the Bible makes a distinction between admiration of beauty and sexual attraction. The beauty of Job’s daughters was recognized throughout the land. That is not the same as saying that people throughout the land desired them sexually. On the other hand, Proverbs 5:19 speaks of being captivated (NIV) or intoxicated (ESV) by love for one’s wife. The public admiration of physical beauty is appropriate when there is no intimacy or lust involved. Sexual attraction, though, is to be restricted and private. Unlike the appreciation of physical beauty, biblical sexual attraction leads to intimate knowledge of the person being admired. Biblical sexual attraction must involve at least these four qualities:

  • Worship of God
  • Intimacy and pleasure
  • The purpose of procreation
  • Expression of unity in the one-flesh relationship

In his book, The God of Sex, Dr. Peter Jones gives a thorough and compelling biblical argument for this view of sexual attraction. Biblical sexual attraction goes far beyond what the world calls sexual attraction, and marriage is absolutely essential if God is going to be honored when you or your children think about sex. In this culture, we have the myth of the red-blooded American male. The idea is that when male or female hormones are at work, sexual attraction can’t be helped; it is involuntary. That may be the world’s understanding, but it is rooted in the humanistic, Darwinian thought that sex is primarily a biological function and that sexual attraction is necessary to ensure that humans keep breeding. Both your sons and daughters must be taught that such thinking is unbiblical and displeasing to God. Sex and marriage are not the products of a long evolutionary process. Rather, they are part of God’s mandate for man at creation to glorify God as he occupied and controlled the earth. Christ warns against lust leading to adultery of the heart. Paul insists that Christians are not to live life as the world does, becoming dominated by sensuality. Sensuality is what passes for sexual attraction in this culture–but sensuality is actually the opposite of biblical sexual attraction. That is why it is vital that sexual activity be rooted in the context of marriage. Sexual attraction is to be private and deeply personal between husband and wife. Biblical sexual attraction is not primarily physical attraction. Look with me at Proverbs 5:15-21, and you will see why this is true.

Drink water from your own cistern, running water from your own well. Should your springs overflow in the streets, your streams of water in the public squares? Let them be yours alone, never to be shared with strangers. May your fountain be blessed, and may you rejoice in the wife of your youth. A loving doe, a graceful deer – may her breasts satisfy you always, may you ever be captivated by her love. Why be captivated, my son, by an adulteress? Why embrace the bosom of another man’s wife? For a man’s ways are in full view of the Lord, and he examines all his paths.

Note the personal nature of this instruction. The husband’s thoughts are not to be public, but private. He is not to look at other women the way he looks at his wife. There is no doubt that the husband is to be sexually attracted to his wife and her body. But note carefully that this attraction is not physical at the core. The passage does not say if one’s wife meets certain culturally accepted criteria then he is to be attracted to her. Not at all. Rather, this view of sexual attraction is intensely biblical and personal. Since every woman’s body is different–in some cases dramatically different–from other women’s bodies, it cannot be the size and shape of her body that is the basis of a husband being captivated and intoxicated by her. The four relational components listed at the beginning of this chapter form the basis of the husband’s intoxication for his wife. That is how appreciation of physical beauty and biblical sexual attraction differentiate themselves. Physical beauty can be admired by many. But sexual attraction is only for one’s marriage partner.

Sexual attraction outside of marriage will lead to lust and, eventually, torment. It is important to teach this truth to both your daughters and your sons. In Galatians 5:19-21, sensuality is listed as one of the deeds of the flesh. The Spirit’s fruit of self-control is what counters sensuality. The Holy Spirit’s fruit of self-control is not the anguished self-denial of living with unmet desires. Biblical self-control is rooted in the fact that God has better things prepared for his people in sexual relations than we can possibly imagine. That is the view of self-control that God wants you to teach your children. That is the view they will need in order to withstand the sexual onslaught of modern culture. What the world offers as sexual attractiveness is a lie. It never satisfies. It only produces an uncontrollable hunger for more and more sex. Sexual attraction in this context is simply lust, and it is destructive to all it controls.

[This post is written by Jay Younts, and is drawn from his brand new book, Everyday Talk about Sex and Marriage: A Biblical Handbook for Parents.]

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This or That

So, I’m stealing Whitney and Erin’s post idea from yesterday, because I’m super tired, and since I’ve been living and breathing work this week, I have nothing interesting to talk about, and I’m sure you do not want to hear about my adventures in Health & Safety management.

Vacationing in Florida or vacationing in NYC: I love Florida. Love Love Love. Three vacations there have not been enough. But since I’ve never been to NYC, I’ll have to go with the city that never sleeps.

iPhone or Droid: iPhone even if I’m on the fence about this new update.

NSYNC or Backstreet Boys: NSYNC. Loves me some JT.

Being forced to delete Facebook or being forced to delete Twitter: This one is a toughie, because all my IRL friends use Facebook, and all my bloggy friends use Twitter.

Fireball or Miller Lite: Miller Lite, cause I’m a beer kinda girl.

Full House or Family Matters: Full House. Uncle Jesse, get at me.

Dumbledore or Gandalf: This isn’t even a serious comparison. Since I didn’t even watch Lord of the Rings, I’m gonna go with Dumbledore

Dying Easter eggs or Carving pumpkins: Pumpkin carving. Loved doing this with my Dad when I was a kid. Still enjoy it.

NFL or NCAAF: Ummmm….can I pick the NHL instead? Go Redwings Go!

A hangover forever or sobriety forever: Sobriety, cause I’ve had some ridiculous hang overs.

January or July: July, because of no school work, and flip flops, and not freezing my ass off.

Hannah Montana or Miley Cyrus: Miley, cause her music is better than Hannah Montana’s.

Shark Week or Fashion Week: Fashion Week, every time, if I could be there in person.

Fresh Prince of Bel-Air or Saved by the Bell: And we have a tie. This one is really too tough to call. I wanted to be Kelly Kapowski and date Zack Morris. But Will was the shit. Too close to call.

Britney or Christina: It’s Britney, Bitch. And I’m totally game for a Erin’s idea of a trip to Vegas.

Burrito or Burrito Bowl: I’ve never had either. I know I know. But we don’t have a Mexican restaurant around here.

Reading blogs on your phone or reading blogs on your computer: Lately I’ve been mostly using my phone, due to the computer use monitoring going on at the place I go because I want a paycheque. But the computer is better, hands down.

Angelina or Jennifer: Jennifer. Because she didn’t let a man rush her into having kids. And because she’s Rachel. And really, Angelina is just a home-wrecking ho.

Doug Funny or The Rugrats: Rugrats fo sho. Even if that doll of Angelica’s creeped me the eff out.

An open mouth chewer or a heavy breather: Heavy breather. Because chomping teeth and smacking lips makes me want to go bat shit crazy on a mo fo. And it turns my stomach just a little. Heavy breathing can be taken care of with a pillow.

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Say goodbye to your discs for old Blizzard games

I love Blizzard entertainment. They know how to make a game with so much replay value that even ten years after its release, people are still playing it. I have many fond memories of gaming with my friends in Warcraft II, Warcraft III, Starcraft, and Diablo II. Now there’s even more love to go around […]


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CPACA Next Members

As the next generation of consultants and thought leaders within the CPA profession, the CPACA Next members bring fresh perspectives, skills and experience to the CPA Consultants’ Alliance. Expertise includes:

  • Strategic and Succession Planning
  • Leadership Development and Practice Management
  • Human Resources Recruiting and Retention
  • Diversity and Inclusion
  • Growth, Sales and Marketing
  • Coaching and Mentoring

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Four Steps to Faster People Development

Leadership, like swimming, cannot be learned by reading about it.” — Henry Mintzberg

With the Baby Boomers (born 1946 to 1964) retiring at a clip of 10,000 per day, the skills transfer necessary to get the next generation ready to take over the reins is monumental. Most leaders have a limited amount of time available to teach those around them, so people development efforts must be targeted and effective. To meet that challenge, we’d like to share an educational method known as the Gradual Release of Responsibility Model (GRRM), a technique for transferring knowledge and bringing others along in a deliberate and accelerated way. We use this method inside our firm and are confident that it can bridge the generational transfer of knowledge you’re facing.

Most of us learn by doing, a truism proved by the 70/20/10 learning concept developed by the Center for Creative Leadership.

  • 70% of learning comes from real life and on-the-job experiences
  • 20% from one-on-one feedback, coaching and working with role models
  • 10% from formal training

When I first joined ConvergenceCoaching, I had no firsthand experience with the sales process. A consulting business is highly non-recurring and so all consultants must serve clients and actively participate in business development. My leaders could have used the “time in” model to get me ready, planning to wait a few years until I had participated in enough calls, or observed enough meetings, and by a (long) measure of time, been deemed ready. Instead, the team immediately began involving me sales meetings in a deliberate plan to develop my skills in selling.

I’ll use my selling example as an analogy for putting the GRRM to use in your organization. We’ll use “Partner” (she) and “Renee” (me) to indicate the roles in the learning examples that follow. Remember, this methodology can be used for any type of on-the-job training, not just teaching your team to sell. However, for many of you, your urgent need to develop your next generation of rainmakers makes it a great place to “pilot” GRRM with your team.

Phase 1: I do/You watch – Focused lesson

The first phase of the GRRM involves mostly observation. At this point in my role as a learner, I’m mainly watching and listening, absorbing the key messages and techniques used by the Partner.

In our sales learning example, the Partner asks me to observe a sales meeting with a prospect. When we begin the meeting, the Partner introduces me to the prospect and might say something like “Renee is riding along today and will be observing” to set the stage for how I’ll participate. On our team, we ask the learner to write a post-meeting recap to the prospect, which encourages me to listen carefully for key messages and decisions made or actions assigned.

After the meeting, the Partner and I debrief, giving me an opportunity to ask questions and point out techniques observed, as well as clarify next steps for producing the recap email.The goal is to move me on to the next phase within weeks or months, not years, so the Partner should provide three to four valuable focused lessons and then move to the next stage.

Phase 2: I do/You help – Guided instruction

In phase two, I shift from observing to having a small role to play. Observation continues to be a key component of the process, but the Partner is ready for me to take more ownership over the outcome, as well as experience some success (or failure!) and learn from it.

Using a specific sales illustration from our team, the Partner plans to discuss two separate offerings with the prospect – career manager training and our Transformational Leadership Program™ (TLP). The Partner lets me know in advance that when the TLP comes up in the meeting, I’ll be asked to share the program with the prospect. The Partner introduces me, begins the meeting, and when the conversation shifts to the TLP, says “Renee, why don’t you walk us through the TLP program and the important outcomes we see it producing.” At this point, the Partner is listening intently and gathering insights or observations to share with me after the meeting. If there are missing points, the Partner can chime in and provide them, either during my “speech” or afterwards. At the same time, the Partner is careful where possible to not correct me in front of the prospect, to avoid discouraging me or lowering my confidence. The Partner may instead ask me to follow up after the meeting to correct any misstatements with something like “I was thinking about the question you asked about TLP coaching and would like to clarify my answer.”

The Partner and I take the opportunity after the meeting to check in on what went well or what to try differently next time. When giving feedback, specificity counts. Ideally, the Partner will have documented a few positives along with two or three things to do differently in the next meeting.

Phase 3: You do/I help – Collaborative

At this phase, I’m expected to translate the strategies learned to date into problem solving and practicing more independently. The Partner participates but in a more supportive role.

In our sales example, I might arrange the meeting, kick it off and make introductions, and drive the conversation. The Partner is there to provide additional insights or answer questions outside of my comfort zone. I can even call on the Partner as needed by saying “Partner, could you speak to that point?”

Once the Partner has responded, she should look for opportunities to hand the meeting back to me. This part can be hard since it’s so easy to fall back into our old roles as teacher and learner. It helps if we stay grounded in our mission in this process, that while we’re working together to develop a prospect into a client, our true aim is to accelerate my selling skills. For that to happen, I need to be speaking, gaining confidence, and willing to take some chances. Teachers will need to practice being open to new approaches and ideas from the learner since stylistic and technical differences will emerge.

At this stage, I take responsibility for debrief calls, reaching out to the Partner afterward to share insights, ask questions, and gather the necessary information to drive next steps in the sales process.

Phase 4: You do/I watch – Independent

In this phase, I’m applying knowledge and strategies acquired to date in new ways.The Partner might participate and observe, but, more likely, does not take part and is only available for questions after the fact.

Following our sales example, I arrange an appointment with a prospect and manage it on my own. There are some questions that arise during the meeting that I can’t answer, so I let the prospect know that I will gather more information and report back to them by a specified date. I can use a debrief call with the Partner to resolve those questions and develop a response to the prospect.

About the Author

Renee is a consultant with Convergence Coaching, LLC, a national leadership and marketing consulting firm dedicated to helping leaders achieve success by working with them to develop and implement leadership, succession, human resources, and training and development plans.