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I am a FAT BOY!!!!

No matter how hard I try I now know that I am going to remain being a FAT BOY!!!!

For years, I have been ashamed of the connotation. For years, I have hid behind big jerseys (to hide the appearance of “man boobs” or “tut tuts”), shirts and baggy pants so as not to have people focus on my body. It was all in vain. I couldn’t hide it. I couldn’t hide the fact that once while running around the Garrison in Barbados, sweat formed around my nipples first and I hadn’t even made a lap yet (stop laughing Matthew). I couldn’t hide the fact that no matter what group of people I am around, if there is food left over, they ask me if I want to take it home. They don’t ask that just because I am a single man. No, they ask it because of my SIZE and well obviously because I was probably the only one consistently snacking on the meal for the entire event. Hey, it happens. To this day I still can’t hide the fact that if I go for long periods without sustenance, I get extremely cranky. I prefer the term “Hypoglycemic” as it gives the impression of an actual clinical problem and not that Stefan has murderous thoughts on his mind all because he skipped a meal.

Well, I am done hiding my shame!!!  Now….Well I just don’t care anymore.  There are people who even when I was at my slimmest period, would still refer to me as the “greasy fat boy”. Those people I know by name and  I am proud to say that the years haven’t been kind to them at all.. Heh Heh Heh Heh Heh  Muhahahahahahahaha…(cough) (cough).  Sorry I got carried away.

So here I am. FAT!!! After 2 years of managing to keep my weight between 201 lbs and 220 lbs, I now weigh 231lbs. The machine at the drug store has told me that I am clinically overweight (or did it say obese? I’m not sure). The strange thing is…. I don’t feel fat at all. My legs have gotten bigger but not flabby(it is really firm almost sexy to touch), my stomach is not flat but it is definitely not out there as if I am in my second trimester of pregnancy; so I am not getting why I am heavier. Some say that it is all muscle. Steups!! Really? All muscle? From what may I ask?

Could it be that I eat too much and exercise less than I should? DUH!!!!! So what?

So what if this weekend I ate a whole sandwich loaf of whole wheat bread in less than 14 hours all because the cheese paste I made tasted soooo good with it.(Trust me, it really did). So what if I had another sandwich on Sunday before going to Lunch at a place called “Ole Creole” that wouldn’t know the word “low fat” even if it was printed on their signage. So what if I had the potato/macaroni salad with egg plus some pigeon peas and Stewed Chicken (I didn’t take gravy) while there. So what if the day before I had Curried Goat with Callaloo and 5 large Dumplings (mouth watering again from it)…..They all tasted really good. I don’t regret any meal that ends in me smiling or wanting to lick the plate.

The problem however is that after all of these activities, no exercise occurred. Not even an attempt at a sit up,  push-up or even a lunge.

Right now, the most exercise I get is “jumping to conclusions” and “running my mouth” but even that must burn off some of the calories I consume. I guess just not enough for me to see great changes in my body.

Another realization of my obesity came when the three pairs trousers I am allocated for my work uniform came and I saw that the waist size was 36. I had measured for these trousers in May 2008 but now they certainly couldn’t fit. I am back up to size 38 and if I try to put on any of the trousers I recently got, I would not be able to breathe let alone move fart without tearing something at the seams. The trousers are just clenching my bottom and my thighs while the rest of my lower body loses circulation.  Something is wrong.

What is wrong you may ask? Well I don’t know. I just have no motivation whatsoever to exercise. Yes I know that I am single and that the longer I stay in this state the less attractive I become to the “hot” and very “pretentious” crowd that always seem to catch my eye. I mean, who the hell wants a normal looking person to be around? Why would I want to date me? Yes, yes I know that I am a catch but if I saw me out with me (well a female version of me), I would make fun of them with all my skinny/ well toned friends in a corner of the room.  Shallow much? You bet ya sweet ass I’m shallow!!!  I can’t help it. But I’m a shallow person with a conscience. Honestly. Angel

I take comfort in the fact that despite the weight gain I don’t look as hideous as I did 3-4 years ago when I was this weight. There is no protruding stomach nor is there an issue with breathing and I don’t look like the answer to the question: “Who ate all the pies?” Actually, I could eat all the pies but who really wants to see me devour them? Unless it is Rituals’ Carrot Cake!!! Yum Yum..

When I first started exercising in 2007, I was like a man possessed. I was determined to be skinny and sexy and impress all who gazed upon me with my new gym body. And for a period of time, it was so.  I got compliments galore. A fat girl in work even hated upon me by declaring to everyone that I was starving myself (The BITCH!!!). Steups just because she couldn’t say no to the third helping of cake at the birthday lime doesn’t mean I was starving myself. And while I was power walking around the Savannah, she stopped for coconut water to help her digestive process. Blah Blah blah

With the sexy body, I use to dream of going onto the beach and taking off my jersey as soon as I dropped my bag and having some slow sultry music playing while the rest of the world marveled at how good my body looked. Alas, that dream never materialized. Despite the fact that I dropped a lot of weight, the rest of my body wasn’t as tight or sexy enough (in my eyes) to feel comfortable to do such. So that dream would have to wait a bit and the background music would be on pause.

Way back in 2007 I started working out to impress a young lady who didn’t date fatties.  From what I was told all her previous boyfriends were models and if I was to have a chance then I needed to be slimmer and trimmer. Alas, only one ex was a model and the others? Hmmm well let’s just say, society has taught me not to make fun of the disabled/less fortunate. Needless to say, that extra motivation didn’t last long.  I guess that is why the weight returned. My motivation was in the wrong place. It had nothing to do with self actualization. “Foolish Heart” by Steve Perry plays in the background.

So now ,as I look for motivation from within, I am finding none. There have been numerous attempts at finding activities to help me get going but alas to no avail. I’m on a road paved with good intentions..

Good Intention #1

I have enquired numerous times about a swim class to help get my cardio fitness up to its former levels, but whenever I think about going to a public pool, I think I don’t want to be that naked in front of strangers and how much “Lysol” will I have to carry to prevent fungi from following me home. I don’t consider this a flimsy excuse at all.

Good Intention #2

Tennis was another activity I used to enjoy in 2007 but since my coach moved to Anguilla to train losers at a resort, I have been unable to find a suitable replacement. Plus the people I commissioned to help me find this replacement have not held up their end of the bargain. (Isn’t that right CLINT?).

Good Intention #3

Now I am trying P90X. I didn’t buy the DVD package but I tried to copy it from a friend and well it didn’t work out. I must admit however, that this workout program requires a 6 day workout commitment and I struggle to be committed to a gym for 3 days a week, so someone will have to bend here (and I know it isn’t me).  I did however complete two of the programs’ workouts: Plyometrics and KenPo. Now I don’t know if Tony Horton realizes how much torture these programs are but I was happy that he kept saying that you could pause the DVD at any time during the workout to catch your breath. Each of those workouts was about 45 minutes long  and with the number of breaks I took, well it was more like 75 minutes or more.  They were really hard and I was sweating like a “Whore in Mecca”.

While in theory this program may work, (It promises to make you lean and fit in 90 days if you follow all 12 workout program DVDs and the schedule that comes with them), I am just not motivated to continue. I had to take at least two days off from the program after doing Plyometrics (jumping and squats),  and after KenPo.(some weird aerobic workout).well let’s just say “I walked like a robot that hadn’t been oiled for awhile. I had to give back the DVDs and to go over by my friend and do it with him is a nightmare in terms of timing.  He is a night person and I just don’t want to do it anymore.

Good Intention #4

I have also tried running. Within recent weeks, a co-worker and I have been running up Chancellor Hill in an effort to increase our fitness level. He runs and I run and walk (more walk than run). His runs are more successful. About 5 minutes into our runs, I start walking like a cripple from pain in my sides (due to gas) and therefore I keep him back. I have made it up the hill a couple of times well but it is torture since this is a winding hill that stretches more than a mile in a relatively steep gradient. This hill is not for the faint of heart or the fat boys like me who keep stopping and panting as if I have been asthmatic for over 20 years. Yeah it is just not a pretty sight.

All in all, there have been numerous attempts at fitness but even when people try to add me to their workout schedule, I feel guilty when I seem to be keeping them back which will inevitably halt their workout routine and fitness progress. So I bow out.

What is a fat boy to do? Well first he needs to embrace destiny and just chill. I do watch my sugar and salt intake and I stay away from drugs and alcohol so I must be doing something right? Now I just need to reduce my carb load and burn off some of that extra weight. Yawn……ok I’m tired from that. See you all when I get up from my nap.

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Posted by on January 26, 2009 in Uncategorized

The Cell Block Tango

Uh Uh!

I decided to pay a visit to the Renault Dealership yesterday since it has been six weeks that I have been without my car. Plus I wanted to see what condition my car was in just sitting there. And I was right. Dust all over my car and it looks as if it hadn’t even been started in a long time.  Breathe Stefan….. (Tick )

I then go inside to inquire as the timing for the spare part for my car since it was supposed to be in the country this week. Safiya sees me and runs off while Saleem and Gail, the new Service Manager, ignore me for 5 minutes. (Tick..Tick Tick.Tick..Tick..Tick…Tick). Before I could say anything, Saleem approaches me and tells me that they should have my part by the end of the month.

Well, I was in such a state of shock, I completely blacked out. I can’t remember a thing.  It wasn’t until later, when I was washing the blood off my hands that I even knew they were DEAD!.

They had it coming!!

They had it coming!!

They had it coming all along!

I didn’t do it!!

But if I’d done it!!

How could you tell me that I was wrong?

Uh Uh!

NO Service Agents were harmed during the making of this blog but I did have a brief out of body experience where I vividly imagined I was strangling the life out of Saleem.

They are lucky that my resolution to not contribute to the country’s rising murder rate is in effect.

How was your day?

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Posted by on January 7, 2009 in Uncategorized

Live High

What did you do to ring in the New Year?

Me? I did nothing. Absolutely Nothing. I made no lists. I did not reflect on the year that was nor did I send out any sappy generic text messages to people on the occasion. Nope nothing of the sort. The Reason? Honestly why am I doing all this work for a one second change in a day and start off the year putting some kind of pressure on myself.

Come now let’s look at some of the usual suspects for resolutions:

Weight:           Well there is no surprise that I am overweight and that every month or two, I vow to exercise more or take up a sport so that I may get below 200lbs. Work in Progress as we all know. But first, I need to get rid of the pastilles, turkey, macaroni pie, minced pies, black cake, ice cream and rotisserie chicken that is in my fridge. I bought P90X so let’s see how that works out when I arrives.

Relationships:Call me Mr. Dysfunctional in this department as I am known to drive more people crazy by noon than the post office. Comments that I’ve heard in 2008 range from me just being “difficult” to one woman calling me a “C U Next Tuesday”. Some of it I deserved, but most of it lies in the nature of women to think that they can change a man to what they deem proper for themselves. Why are you trying to change the character that attracted you to the person in the first place? Ummm excuse if I am wrong but I am no Eliza Dolittle and last I checked you needed some work to. So if you are trying to change me and I happen to point out your flaws, why am I the bad guy? This year I will continue to be honest and open to possibilities.

Finance:          Yes I know it too. We all resolve to save a little more money and cut down on certain purchases. I haven’t done that badly in this department. My one vice: CDs is really my only addiction. So what if I purchased 101 CDs in 2008 (Matt I am sure you purchased more than that this year). I work hard for my money and I don’t waste it on drinking, smoking, partying  or any other of those sinful devices. Everything else I can manage. Although I do need to leave the heavenly slice of carrot cake at Rituals alone for 2009. It costs $50 a slice and it is truly worth every penny. My mouth waters just thinking about it.  We all made the promise to save more and for some of us we endeavor to purchase a house or take a long vacation somewhere.  Given the economic crisis the world is in, I will hold off on the long Australian vacation and keep what little money I have minus CD purchases to see if that house can become a reality. Of course I do have problems with long term commitment so I may run away from purchasing the house yet again.

So in the spirit of the New Year, let’s just say I am just being me for 2009 and all in all just trying to be happy in everything I do this year.

In 2008, I sang at concert and really enjoyed it. I haven’t sung in ages and I always worry that God will take away the talent he gave me for non-use of it. So here’s to letting the pipes flow in 2009 in more open settings other than my apartment or in the shower (I give my best concerts here).  I really need to do more that.

I saw Whitney Houston, I fell in love with taking pictures with my new camera (Panasonic Lumix FZ18Z – 8.1Mega pixel with an 18x optical zoom) and just had a really good time with friends in New York, Boston, Rhode Island and Philadelphia. Here’s to topping 2008.

So HAPPY 2009 to every one and may the best incidents  for you in 2008 be the worst ones in 2009

1.      Jason Mraz – We sing, We Dance, We Steal Things (My Number 1 CD for 2008)

2.      Kenny Lattimore – Timeless (My Number 2 Favorite CD, his covers are AMAZING!!)

3.      Janet Jackson –Discipline (I just love her despite her hurting me in 2008)

4.      Various Artists – Across The Universe (Just Brilliant!!)

5.      In The Name of Love Africa Celebrates U2 – Various Artistes (Gem of a find)

6.      Lizz Wright – The Orchard (She can sing the Phonebook for me and I’ll buy it)

7.      Breakfast on the Morning Tram – Stacey Kent (her version of “Landslide” alone is worth the purchase of this album)

8.      Estelle –Shine (Pure Fun!!!)

9.      Al Green – Lay it Down (All I Need, Take Your Time and No One Like You are some reasons for loving it)

10.  Adele -19 (Where did this girl come from???)

11.  Duffy – Rockferry (After hearing Warwick Avenue and Stepping Stone, I still think she is not all that bad)

12.  John Mayer – Continuum

13.  Coldplay – Viva La Vida (No explanation needed here)

14.  Rahsaan Patterson – Wine & Spirits (

15.  Solange – Sol-Angel and the Hadley Street Dreams (This album still shocks me whenever I play it)

16.  Jennifer Hudson (While Pocketbook is annoying, the album isn’t bad and it contain my guilty pleasure song for 2008 – All Dressed Up in Love)

17.  John Legend – Evolver (“This Time” is all you need)

18.  Idina Menzel – I Stand (It grew on me but not an album for everyone but the song “Brave” is really good)

19.  Chris Brown – Exclusive (not bad at all)

20.  Dianne Reeves – When You Know (Listen to this album in darkness on a cold wet night)

1.      Cyndi Lauper – Bring Ya To the Brink (….of nausea)

2.      Reba McEntire – Duets (Just plain torture)

3.      David Cook – David Cook (just disappointing)

4.      Usher – Here I Stand (… a big load of Poo)

5.      Janelle Monae – Metropolis (Still don’t know what this album is about)

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Crop Over Blog V – The Aural History of Calypso

The wide genre known as calypso has been a major part of the Crop Over festival in Barbados since its inception.

Here is part I of  a video that traces its aural history in Trinidad.  Unlike most Calypso history documents that I have come across,  this one actually has music. Enjoy and educate yourself, in fact, enjoducate yourself!

Here it is below.

Subscribe to my channel if you like what you see so you won’t miss part II.

*Oh yeah and here is the slide presentation from it in case you want to teach this or have really great parties.

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Planners Are So Not Working for Me!

2017_writers_notebook_plannerWell, it’s the second week of using my 2017 planners for work and life. I bought both planners this year to check them for any printing issues before placing them on Lulu for those who didn’t want to print them to buy.

Since I absolutely hate wasting stuff, I tried to figure out a way to use them both. By week one (December 25 to January 1), I already saw a problem with how I was going to use them. I tweaked the system and tried it for a second week (January 2 to today).

The system I devised looked something like this:

  • 2017 Project & Task Planner was to be used at the beginning of each day to show what I want to accomplish each week, to plan out my projects for the week and year, to record deadlines/events/appointments that will change how I plan my week, and to give me a good overview of what I wanted to get done.
  • 2017 Writer’s Notebook Planner was to be used at the end of the day to track how I used my time (using the time tracker), to show what I actually accomplished each day, to record my scheduled posts, to write down my day reflections (work journal and goal for 2017).

Both versions of this system ended up being too complicated, too time-consuming, and just plain old annoying. I really, really hated using both planner throughout the week. Also decided that I’m never going to be one of those writer’s who journal and dropped the work journal idea from this year’s goals.

2017_task_plannerThis morning I decided that it was time to return to the drawing board and figure out how I could utilize both planners. I even did some internet research and read article after article of how others used multiple planners.

After about an hour of reading I knew that the multiple planner idea wasn’t going to ever work for me. Having two different planners to keep track of things just isn’t feasible for the way my brain works or for how I work. Also I just don’t have that much stuff going on now that I’m not designing covers any more and I use a wall calendar to record my family’s schedules.

So I’m scrapping my planner system and trying something else.

I wish that I had someone I could give one of the planners to so as not to waste it, but everyone I know that wanted one bought one and I’ve already started writing in them and I doubt anyone would want either of them now. So instead I’m going to use one planner at a time, possible for a few months before switching to the other one. This way I can see which features I like better for when I design another one for 2018.

That said, I’m curious to know if anyone has any suggestions for how they use their planners? For those who bought one, how are you utilize your planners? Do you have any suggestions for next years planners?

3 thoughts on “Planners Are So Not Working for Me!

  1. Planners are too rigid for me at this time. Maybe some day I will figure out a way to use one that works for and my lifestyle, but for now, I’m using a pretty journal. I plug in what I want and leave a little bit of room at the bottom for thoughts in the evening. Not enough space for full out journalling, just a sentence or two for what did or did not work over the course of my day.

    • I think that’s the trick. Finding a planning system that works for you and your lifestyle. Most planner can’t do that for everyone, which is absolutely frustrating when you actually need one. I started creating my own because everything I found on the market didn’t work for my lifestyle. Of course once I created the planner my life would change again and the planner would no longer work for me. Two planner designs later and I’m still trying to find something that works. 😀

      Your journal system that you describe sounds a lot like what I’ve done for the last two years. I tried the bullet journal system, although at a more minimalist version that some of the ones I’ve seen, in an old journal that I had laying around. I loved the versatility of that system because I could change the layout of the day or week to work with what was going on in my life. It had the added benefit of no wasted space.

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Academic Integrity Policies

This is the time of season when schools rollout academic integrity policies to inform students. If you are one of these schools, please don’t just think of this as a checkoff activity. It’s something that we as educators must continue to address and educate upon for all of our students throughout the year. This blog can give you all the help you need for that!

To get you started, here is a great handout prepared by my colleague and presented to students at my new school. It’s a nice, concise document that covers many of the themes I’ve talked about through the years. Special thanks to Todd Gonzales of Gems American Academy for his hard work in preparing this document. Think of it as a good example and practice what you preach by giving credit to Mr. Gonzales if you use it in your school or classroom.

Academic Honesty Policy

 Our Mission

******* provides a rigorous academic program to our international learning community. As a selective international school, our mission is to inspire, educate, lead and innovate.  In our **** learning community we….

  • Inspire through a well-balanced educational experience that celebrates cultural diversity.
  • Educate through high academic standards, global values and unique approaches to learning.
  • Lead through cutting edge learning tools, environments and experiences.
  • Innovate through creativity, inquiry and a common desire for a better future.

We strive to inspire, educate, lead and innovate within a culture of kindness that promotes success for all.

We believe that:

  • Each student is a unique individual with equal potential to make a positive contribution to our school community.
  • It is important to instill an enthusiasm for life-long learning in each student along with the skills and dispositions necessary to prepare them for the challenges and changes which will be faced in their future.
  • Our students must develop the skills and understandings that will enable them to become responsible, contributing citizens of the global community.
  • Learning and the GAA experience are improved when parents are actively engaged in the learning of their children.

**** is committed to academic honesty and we expect all our students of the secondary school to submit work that is authentic and properly referenced. As a school we encourage principled practice in our students and are committed to providing them with the necessary guidance to be aware of what academic honesty entails.

What is academic honesty?

As defined by the IBO, academic honesty is a principle informed by the attributes of the Learner profile. Academic honesty serves to promote integrity and engender respect of other peoples’ work and ideas.

Academic dishonesty and malpractice:

The definition of academic dishonesty is wide but it covers the following:

  • Plagiarism: taking work, words, ideas, pictures, information or anything that has been produced by someone else and submitting it for assessment as one’s own.
  • Exam cheating: communicating with another candidate in an exam, bringing unauthorized material into an exam room, or consulting such material during an exam in order to gain an unfair advantage.
  • Duplication: submitting work that is substantially the same for assessment in different courses without the consent of all teachers involved.
  • Falsifying data: creating or altering data which have not been collected in an appropriate way.
  • Collusion: helping another student to be academically dishonest by allowing one’s work to be copied by another student and submitted as his/her own.
  • Recycling Fraud: reuse of significantly similar or identical work from oneself without citation or acknowledgement.

Prevention of malpractice:

As a school committed to IBO, we have adapted many ways to prevent malpractice:

  • Student workshops: The Librarian, in collaboration with the IB Coordinator, will provide workshops to the students where students are explained the meaning of plagiarism and are taught ways of preventing it. They will be taught MLA format for appropriate citing of work. ·Teachers and librarians are encouraged to follow closely the research done by the students and guide them in using appropriate research skills that will enable them to analyze the material thus avoiding copying.
  • The Diploma teachers will use the ‘turnitin’ to check all final assignments for academic integrity.
  • The IB Coordinator will work closely with the teachers and librarians to create a timeline for all major assignments and assessments which will be posted on managebac.
  • At the beginning of the grade 11 year, parents will be encouraged to attend an information session on academic honesty.

Procedures for investigating academic dishonesty:

  • The teacher will express concerns about the work that has been handed by the student to the IB Coordinator.
  • Together, they will investigate the matter which will include a discussion with the student and a written statement.
  • after investigation, it is found that the malpractice was not deliberate, the student will be given guidance and support in order to avoid such errors in future followed by a second chance to submit the work.
  • If the investigation reveals intent to engage in academic dishonesty, the work will not be graded, a record will be kept and the parents will be notified. The school reserves the right in such cases to withdraw a student from the IB Diploma Programme.
  • If academic dishonesty is detected in work submitted as internal or external assessment, the work will be retained by the school, the IB will be informed an N Grade will be awarded, thereby barring the award of an IB Diploma. Subject teachers will issue cover sheets for all such assessments that students will sign to acknowledge this consequence.
  • School administration may be involved as needed during the consequence phase.

Students should recognize that they are ultimately responsible for their own work and that the consequences of any breaches of the standard of academic honesty will be theirs alone. They should speak to teachers regularly about their work and show drafts at various stages in the production process. They should ask teachers for advice if they are at any time unsure of what they have done in relation to referencing sources. At GAA, we expect our students to show integrity and develop into principled learners and we do our best to guide them. Any breach of the academic honesty policy will be taken very seriously.

Consequences of academic malpractice:

As a school we recognize the IB stand on malpractice and we will do everything required to avoid this difficult situation. We are aware of the regulations by IB concerning malpractice which states that a student will receive a ‘N’(not graded) in the subject where the malpractice has occurred, subsequently the student will not receive his/her diploma and can re sit for the diploma after 6 months. In more serious cases where there has been breach of the regulations especially during the exams, the IB will deny the student the right to enter any future examination session. (General regulations-28.5-28.8)

Student Academic Honesty Pledge

I, _______________________________________ have read and understood the GAA Academic Honesty Policy for IB Diploma.  I promise to abide by the spirit and the substance of the academic honesty policy as an enquiring and principled student.  I am committed to the highest standards of academic honesty and I understand the seriousness of engaging in academically dishonest practices.  I act at all times with the high standards of integrity expected at GAA and promise to seek guidance from the school in any situation where I am unsure how to proceed in an academically honest manner with my work.

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University of Oxford on Plagiarism

Here is a great page from the University of Oxford on plagiarism. It’s mainly informational, but it does a great job of succinctly describing plagiarism, types of plagiarism, and how to avoid it. One more tool/example for teachers.

What Parents Need to Know About Plagiarism

Any teacher will tell you that it is a good idea to get parents working with you rather than against you as their child’s teacher. This post from the Washington Post explores what parents should know about plagiarism. This blog has explored a myriad of issues concerning student plagiarism–how to instruct about, how to help prevent or limit, how to deal with student cases, how to create temptation free classrooms, how to train fellow teachers, etc.–but how to help parents understand the issues hasn’t been covered. Please read the article and think about ways a teacher can help parents understand the gravity of plagiarism and how to help their student understand and avoid it in their work.

A Teacher Discusses How To Use Turnitin

Check out this great article on how a teacher uses turnitin to facilitate improved student writing. The article does a great job taking the reader through how to use turnitin. Turnitin is of course a writing tool not a solve all plagiarism checker.

*While I have been named a Turnitin Global Innovator Honorable Mention for my work in class and this site, I have no obligations financial or otherwise to speak highly of turnitin. I just find it’s a great tool as a teacher!

TurnItIn Announces New Tool that Combats “Contract Plagiarism”

Check out this post on Plagiarism Today. The post takes a look at a new tool coming for TurnItIn that goes after students purchasing papers from essay mills–quite a plague in academia today. According to the article, “Turnitin has announced that it is working with seven universities to create a new tool . . . Entitled Authorship Investigation  [which] aims to detect when a student’s writing changes drastically and help spot potential cases of contract cheating” (Plagiarism Today). This could make an extremely useful tool that much stronger.

Harvard University Guide to Using Sources

Harvard has had its fair share of plagiarism cases (see Harvard Student Commits Plagiarism Loses Book Deal). In the last few years, the Harvard College Writing Program has focused on decreasing student plagiarism through student education. The Harvard Guide to Using Sources is the fruit of that effort. It is a one-stop website for tips on avoiding plagiarism, proper citation methods, using and evaluating sources, and many other helpful tips to use to avoid plagiarism.

Along with this great resource, they have developed two online quizzes that help students consider plagiarism scenarios. Quiz 1, Using Sources, Five Scenarios, helps students “work through examples based, in part, on real academic honesty cases. Upon [completion] of the tutorial, [the student] will be acquainted with the most common misunderstandings about academic integrity, and will know more about how to integrate sources responsibly into your writing” (Guide Website). Quiz 2, Using Sources, Five Examples, is “based on passages from real student essays, and illustrates problems with summarizing, paraphrasing, and quoting sources. By taking the tutorial, [the student] will gain a deeper understanding of the most common forms of plagiarism and a solid sense of how to use sources effectively” (Guide Website).

At the beginning of each quiz, the student can enter an email address and have the results sent to that address. So, a teacher can request students email their results directly or require a screen shot of their results to ensure student completion.

This resources is a great resource for teachers who wish to introduce plagiarism issues to their students and then check understanding through the online quizzes.


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  • Which markets and sub-sectors will show the most growth in 2018, in 2023?
  • What outside factors affected connector growth in 2017? What factors may affect growth in 2018 and beyond?
  • Historically, how did 2017’s performance impact demand? How did currency fluctuations impact sales dollars?
  • What market and sales trends will prevail in 2018 and beyond and why?

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Bishop and Associates has released the 2018 edition of the World Connector Market Handbook.

This comprehensive seven-chapter, 229-page, report analyzes all aspects of the world electronic connector market. The report provides detailed connector statistics by equipment sector and product category for North America, Europe, Japan, China, Asia Pacific, and the ROW region.

Included is a complete chapter on worldwide connector industry results by region, equipment sector, and product category. Data is provided for the years 2008 – 2017, and projections for 2018 and 2023 (including five-year CAGRs).

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Published: January 2016

For the last 10 years, Airbus and Boeing have sold and built planes at a record pace. Will this continue into the next decade, or is there change in the air?

  • Are Airbus and Boeing positioned to handle an increase in commercial aircraft, which analysts say will be necessary to satisfy future demand?
  • Will Airbus and Boeing continue to reign as leaders in the air, or will increased competition from other aircraft manufacturers chip away at this empire?
  • Which regions or countries are most likely to profit from increased demand? How will this affect the connector suppliers supporting the civil aviation market?
  • What peripheral markets are driven by the civil aviation market? How will technology changes, such as increased computerization, robots, and outsourcing, affect this industry?
  • What connector types are poised to show significant growth as the industry expands? What connectors will be used in additional passenger conveniences? Or used in applications to decrease fuel consumption? And, what connections will be needed as drones and spacecraft are commercialized?

The aviation industry is comprised of commercial and general aviation, as well as commercial spacecraft, drones, and training equipment. The civil aviation market has expanded greatly over the last decade, but what does the future hold? Will this expansion continue, and at what pace and cost? This report analyzes these topics and other decisive trends relevant to the growth and stability of this market sector. The report looks at the past, present, and future of the civil aviation market, and provides valuable insight to companies whose products or services are utilized now, or will be used in the future, in this dynamic market.

2014 Non-Automotive Transportation Market for Connectors

Published: May 2014

This 11-chapter, 436 page research report provides a detailed analysis of the non-automotive transportation market for connectors, exploring the various segments and sub-segments of the marketplace and the connector types used within these segments.

Segments discussed in this report include:

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Published: November 2013

This report examine two separate sectors containing eleven individual segments of the Heavy Equipment industry for contributions in the application of electronic interconnect devices.

The report provides connector forecasts for eleven segments of this market by region, heavy equipment type and product type for each of these sectors, as well as identifies key suppliers, and applications.

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Published: November 2011

This Bishop and Associates fourteen chapter research report provides a comprehensive analysis of the worldwide connector market for rail.

This report furnishes detailed statistics on 4 key segments of the rail industry:

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In addition, detailed information covering rail road and key technology trends, as well as application information is provided.


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The United States Should Exit Afghanistan

By Adeyinka Makinde

Donald Trump’s presidential election campaign promised to apply sound traditional conservative values of non-interventionism once he got into office. This included getting the United States out of Afghanistan where the American military have engaged in that nation’s longest war. However, rather than dis-engagement, the Pentagon and the State Department have in recent months recommended an increase in troops in a country where the Taliban presently controls more territory than at any point since the invasion.

Additionally, the ISIS franchise has established control over a stretch of land along the Afghan border with Pakistan. Trump has reneged on a great many campaign promises but it is worth reminding why the United States would be best served by withdrawing from this quagmire, a legacy of its post-Cold War drift towards militarism.

  1. The $800 billion cost of ‘nation-building’ which has not contained global Islamic terror or defeated the Afghan Islamist belligerents: the Taliban and Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant – Khorasan Province.
  1. As of October 2016, 2,386 American military personnel have been killed, 20,046 American service personnel have been wounded in action and 1,173 American civilian contractors have lost their lives.
  1. Thousands of Afghans -over 91,000 civilians, soldiers, militiamen- have been killed in a cycle of violence since the U.S. invasion in what was supposed to have been a ‘police action’ against Osama Bin Laden who was never indicted for the 9/11 atrocity. Nor was he formally put on the F.B.I.’s wanted list. In fact it was Libya’s Colonel Muammar Gaddafi who was responsible for the issuance of the first Interpol warrant.
  1. Millions of Americans have become addicted to heroin since the U.S. invasion, the aftermath of which has seen an increase in poppy production. The irony is that the Taliban had virtually wiped out the harvest and trade of opium but changed policy in order to use the tax it imposes on farmers to finance its insurgency.
  1. Afghanistan arguably serves as a corporate welfare program for both the defence and chemical industries. The former benefit from Cold Wars with Russia and China as well as in counter-insurgency adventures such as Afghanistan. The latter are keen to benefit from the exploitation of Afghanistan’s rare-earth minerals.

The untapped deposits were estimated in 2010 to be potentially worth up to one trillion dollars. That figure was disputed at the time and would be much less given the general fall in the value of commodities. Nonetheless, this has been utilised as a recent ‘selling point’ by Michael Silver, the CEO of American Elements.

It is a well known fact that American officials had drawn up plans to invade Afghanistan before the attacks of 9/11. Threats of military intervention had emanated from Washington during the summer of 2001. The underlying reason involved the United States setting up a base close to the oil-rich lands of Central Asia. That rationale and the one being proffered by Michael Silver only serve to reinforce the thesis propounded by Major General Smedley Butler that war is a racket.

Unfortunately for the American people, the Afghan racket, along with other unjust wars, has only served to enrich the nation’s oligarchs while they suffer the consequences of a chronic national debt.

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    • That is nonsense. Obama is black. Did you think about this? Did you post this just because you’re a Trump hater. Good job futuret. Well done. Love your research. Keep on Trump bullying.

  1. I would agree with most of this post except for this We have to stop thinking about states and focus on business. Heroine is produced twice a year. $700 million x 2 crops per year = $1.4 trillion. I don’t think BigBiz is going to leave Afghanistan soon. War/Drugs/BigPharma/Real Estate are the four main money makers. Trump fights BigBiz in Washington to pass legislation that serves his promises. Traitor McCain, Demo’s and the corrupt other Reps not to mention the Fake MSM. Promises are one thing, getting legislation and policy passed is another. Trump didn’t reneg on his promises at all. Corruption did that for him. Give me a break. It’s not one thing or another. The whole SYSTEM is broken. Everywhere you look. Everywhere you turn. It stops people from living a dignified and healthy rich life. Cheers and have an efficient day 🙂

  2. Thanks for your comment, amaezed. Are you saying Trump is powerless to withdraw troops from Afghanistan? Constitutionally he is the commander-in-chief and has that power. As far as I can see the corporate media has been deeply infiltrated by the CIA for many years – and they clearly hate his guts – but I honestly can’t see how things would get any worse for him if he pulled US troops out of Afghanistan (and Iraq, Syria, Lebanon and the Philippines).

    • You should know if Trump is powerless if you know politics well enough. The corrupt hate him. Not all of the CIA hate him…or have u asked every single CIA employee yourself! I have made my point already in my post to you. I replied to you in your blog page but it never hardly ever lets me see it so i give up …sending you an email instead. And just b/c constitutionally has the power as President doesn’t mean he can do what he likes…as much as he would like to…as u have seen yourself since he’s been in office. And honestly, I can see how problematic it would be if he pulled out of Afghanistan. How about a bullet to the head. This is big bucks we are talking about ($1.4 trillion) Do the math. Cheers 🙂 PS BIGBIZ IS THE NEW HIGH PRIEST. THERE IS NO GOVERNMENTS. There’s only Coca-cola.

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republicmediaRepublicmedia.tv broadcast the Illinois Gubernatorial Debate LIVE from Duquoin, Illinois on Friday, which was sponsored by the Midwest Liberty Fest on Friday, October 10.

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This week, we will have Liberty Rider Michael Maresco as our guest for the full hour to review his Ride for Honesty.

Michael spent over two months this summer riding a bike across the country, starting at the Statue of Liberty and ending at Alcatraz Prison to symbolize freedom to fascism.

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But Michael’s trip had other purposes, several of which he would like to see continued even though his ride is over.

We also hope to be joined by the film maker team who made a couple of videos for Michael while he was his ride.

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ERV(i) 1 For the Chief Musician; set to the Gittith. A Psalm of Asaph. Sing aloud unto God our strength: make a joyful noise unto the God of Jacob. 2 Take up the psalm, and bring hither the timbrel, the pleasant harp with the psaltery. 3 Blow up the trumpet in the new moon, at the full moon, on our solemn feast day. 4 For it is a statute for Israel, an ordinance of the God of Jacob.


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These 12 Eye Shadow Tricks Will Change Your Beauty Life

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Let’s face it: even to the most experienced makeup junkie, eye shadow can be intimidating. Palettes! Primers! Colors! Blending! Creasing!  It’s enough to make your head spin. But knowledge is power, and that’s why we’ve put together this handy list of eye shadow tips to change your eye shadow game and bolster your confidence. Here are 12 genius hacks to help you finally get that flawless eye shadow look.

1. Primer is half the battle…

Don’t even think about using eye shadow without applying primer first. Primer solves the problems of oily lids, creased lids, eye shadow smearing or fading, and just makes your shadow go on better and look better in general. Urban Decay Eyeshadow Primer Potion ($20) has a cult following, and if you’re on a budget, NYX has several great options under $10.

And if you don’t have any primer on hand, you can always use concealer under your eye shadow. As long as your concealer has a thicker consistency (rather than runny), you’ll find that it does a decent job of priming your lids for eye shadow.

2. …And decent brushes are the other half.

If you’ve been attempting to blend your eye shadow with one of those itty bitty sponge applicators that come with most drugstore eye shadows, you owe it to yourself to consider investing in a few quality eye shadow brushes. A good makeup brush is required for decent blending, which is what it takes to bring an eye shadow look to the next level. MAC makes great brushes (the #239 ($25) in particular is very versatile), as does Sonia Kashuk—we especially love this very useful brush kit ($11.59) that’s both high quality AND inexpensive.

3. Blend a cut crease for easy definition.

A cut crease really helps to make your eyes stand out (especially if you don’t have naturally defined eyelids). Simply take a dark shadow and blend it really well along the upper crease of your eyelid, connecting the end of the line with the outer corner of your eye. Look downwards at a mirror while you do this instead of straight ahead; it will help you find your crease. Use a lighter shade on your mobile lid (that’s the part that moves when you blink) to create contrast. Add eye liner and mascara, and boom: sultry, defined eyes.

4. Make colors more vibrant with white shadow.

If you really want to make your eye shadow colors pop, apply a white base first. We love NYX Jumbo Eye Pencil in Milk ($4.49) for this—the pencil makes it so easy to use. Blend it all over your lid and then apply your shadow on top for a more vibrant color.

5. Get an instant brow lift.

We hope so, because it’s another great use for white eyeshadow. Applied on your brow bone (so right underneath your eyebrow), white shadow acts as a highlighter and can also hide any errant eyebrows in between threading appointments. Make sure you blend this really well; nobody wants a crazy streak of white on their eyes.

6. Look more awake.

You can also use white pencil eye shadow to line your lower waterline. This will make your eyes look bigger, and make you look awake and alert. It’s a life-saving technique for those late nights followed by early morning. If you find that the white looks too harsh or obvious for you, a light nude shadow works equally well.

7. Fix broken eye shadows easily.

Dropped your expensive eye shadow palette? Don’t stress: you can fix it easily (and cheaply). Simply add a few drops of rubbing alcohol to the broken shadow, mix it and smooth it out a little bit with a spoon or stick, and then press it flat with a tissue. Then leave it to dry, and it will be as good as new—we promise.

8. Know your eye shape (and work with it).

Knowing what sort of eye shape you have will greatly help you adjust makeup tutorials for your needs. If you have hooded eyes, you may not be able to see eyeshadow when your eyes are open—so focus your shadow efforts underneath the lower lashes and at the outer corners, instead. Wide-set eyes can achieve balance with dark color at the inner corner, while close-set eyes should concentrate darkness at the outer corners instead. Monolids should experiment with cat eyes and highlights at the very center of the lid, and babes with deep-set eyes can really get into dramatic smoky eyes without it seeming like it’s too much. Once you know what works for your unique eyes, you can easily adapt any shadow look to work on you!

9. Dealing with shadow fallout: not as impossible as you think!

There’s two solutions for the annoying problem of getting eye shadow fallout all over your face while making up your eyes. The first and simplest: do your eye makeup first, then do the rest of your face. That way you can clean up any messes left behind without disturbing your foundation and concealer. The second solution is to use an eye shadow shield, a brilliant invention that totally saves our faces on the daily. We love e.l.f’s Studio Mascara and Shadow Shield ($3)—it could not be simpler to use and really, genuinely works.

10. Fix mistakes in one second.

Another awesomely affordable product that will save you from eye shadow messes is this e.l.f. Studio Makeup Remover Pen ($3). If your eye shadow smeared or fell onto your cheekbones, simply use this pen to swipe it off. It’s also great for saving time when you want a very precise look: just go totally crazy with messy blending, then when you’re finished, use this pen to swipe off the eye shadow where needed to create a perfectly precise line.

11. Matte brown eye shadow is your friend.

If you buy any shade of eye shadow (besides white, obvs) make it brown. You can use a matte brown eye shadow for so many things: concealing a wide hair part, contouring under your cheekbones, as a natural-looking eye liner, and to define and fill in eyebrows. Smashbox Photo Op Eye Shadow Trio in Filter ($28) is perfect for this because it has both a light and a dark matte brown shadow—plus it even has a handy white shade for all of your highlighting needs.

12. Keep it simple.

Intimidated by palettes, unsure of blending several colors together, or just in a hurry? There’s nothing wrong with picking up just one shade at a time and applying it all over your mobile lid for a quick pop of color. We can’t get enough of Make Up For Ever’s Artist Shadows ($21) for both their range of colors and incredible staying power, but you should also check out the new Nonie Creme Colour Prevails Eye Shimmer Powder ($10), which has beautiful packaging and beyond amazing pigment.

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Balancing Act. (Or, Bringing This Full House Home With Me. Sort Of.)

For the past three and a half weeks, I’ve been attempting to make some minor tweaks in how I operate during the day around here. It all started when I was in New Jersey with Liz last month. I did a lot of thinking about how relaxed and happy I am when I’m there, even though it was part vacation/part work week. Obviously a lot of the major endorphin spike I experience in New Jersey is purely caused just by being there with her and her family, who I positively adore, but there’s something else.

I mean, you can’t expect a family of six (ahem, SEVEN when I’m there) to operate without certain routines in place, right? Before this visit, my “routine” consisted of two things: go do my workout, then come home and work work work work without looking up. Or moving.

There were two distinct routines going on in that house the week I was there that inspired me—immensely—to make some changes once I got home so I could work smarter, not harder.

Routine #1: The Early Morning Machine
One of my very favorite things about hanging with Liz’s family is what I refer to (mostly in my own mind but now, here) is the Early Morning Machine. I am a light sleeper, an early riser, and a morning person so the fact that the Thompsons begin their day around 5:30 a.m. doesn’t bother me in the slightest. In fact, I love sitting on the couch and listening to everything happen around me. Remember Madonna’s “Ray of Light” video, in which she is mostly moving at something close to a normal speed with all of that cool time lapse videography (moving “at the speed of light”) behind her? That’s how I feel when I’m sitting on the sidelines of the Machine, every single morning. Not like Madonna. I mean…never mind.

Anyway, this is how the Machine goes:

Liz’s middle daughter’s (high school senior) alarm goes off first. Shortly after that, Garth (Not His Real Name) (and also a morning person) comes downstairs, says “Good morning, Melisa!”, puts on some music or talk radio and starts making lunches. Their son (high school freshman) gets up after a few minutes and goes to take a shower.

NOTE: I know that my optimal times for running in to brush my teeth, etcetera, are either right BEFORE the middle daughter gets up or right BEFORE the son gets up because after that I’m just in the way until about 8:00.

Garth (NHRN) lets the dog out and usually at that point, Liz comes downstairs and can be found in the kitchen, getting a cup of coffee and then heading to the bathroom (what? everyone goes, you know). Garth (NHRN) then leaves to drive middle daughter to her bus stop at the local high school (she catches a bus from there to another school about thirty minutes away) and while he’s gone, the son grabs some breakfast and comes into the living room to chat with me. Garth (NHRN) returns and somewhere in there Liz is making sure that their youngest daughter (sixth grader, also known as “Melisa’s daughter too”) is up. Oldest daughter, 20, is usually in bed and out of the way, until the dust clears. Youngest daughter is, like Liz, not really a morning person until she’s had some time to adjust to being awake and all. She always mutters “Good morning” but I then assess the situation to see if she’s receptive to conversation or if I just need to be silent while she eats her breakfast. (A good indicator is whether her eyes are completely open. If not, I just shhhh!) Son leaves for the day. Garth (NHRN) goes to shower and get ready for work. Youngest daughter, if it’s a day on which she’s super-tired, moves so slowly that she has to be verbally prodded by Liz, complete with reminders about folders and lunch and why no, she can’t stay home with us today. Youngest daughter sighs and leaves the house to go to the bus stop, after a couple reminders from Liz to “Hurry up! I’m not taking you to school today because I’m not sitting in that line!” She is awake by this time, smiles, and says “Bye!” and leaves for the day. (That is, unless Liz decides on that particular day to let her take her time, after which she takes her to school. Also, there’s about a 40% chance that she has forgotten a folder or her lunch.) Garth (NHRN) comes through to say goodbye and leaves for work. Suddenly, the house is almost totally quiet. Liz grabs us some breakfast and then we start our day while oldest daughter gets up and has the girls’ bathroom all to herself as she prepares for work.

Sitting on the couch as all of that goes on around me is, believe it or not, a highlight of my visit. There’s something comforting about it to me. In truth, it’s probably very similar to the routines of larger families everywhere, but being the mom of “only” two, an avid people watcher, and in this case a fly on the wall of sorts in a larger family’s home is just…fun for me. It’s a little like Groundhog Day with the occasional wrench thrown in, like that time Liz made her coffee upside-down
or the time someone (ahem, that would’ve been me) didn’t turn the stovetop off properly the night before and Garth (NHRN) got started on his morning a little late on account of having to check in on all the humans and animals in the house to make sure they didn’t die from the natural gas that was permeating the fresh air in the house all night.

(They didn’t. Everyone survived, thank goodness. And we can all laugh about that now, because I didn’t kill anyone. Well, we can sort of laugh. Really. We can. And it’s not just me. Oh, and I now know to double-check the stovetop when I’m done with it.)

But seriously, I love Liz and Garth’s (NHRN) style of morning teamwork to make sure those kids get up and out and on their way. They go out and get it, and bring it back every single day.

Routine #2: The Liz and Melisa Vacation Week Work Day
Working in social media requires, as you can imagine, LOTS of time on the computer (or at least connected to a device or two).

Sidenote: I had to laugh when Garth (NHRN) caught me using my phone, my iPad AND my laptop at the same time, but he’s married to a social media person just like me so although he let loose with some good-natured teasing about my being an addict (okay, I’m owning it but IT’S WORK, HONEST!) (Except for the farming game!), he gets it. I think.

Liz and I both work for BlogHer and both have to put in a certain amount of hours weekly. Often, depending on what’s going on in either one of our departments, you can expect to find us at our computers for the better part of the day. Or off and on. Or at weird hours. Arriving at her house just off of the BlogHer Food weekend in Miami, we were able to consolidate our hours a bit and work only in the mornings for that week. The routine of starting work right after the kids and Garth (NHRN) left the house and then closing up shop between noon and one was, for lack of a better word, glorious. Being on partial-vacation mode was so nice, and so needed. Getting our work out of the way in the morning meant that we had time to go sit on the beach for a couple of hours or spend time with the kids or go to the store or whatever we wanted to do. The balance of working for part of the day and truly shutting down (literally, shutting down the laptop) in order to relax for the other part of the day is exactly what I need to figure out for myself on a regular, at-home basis.

Long story short (see, I’ll get there eventually) is that I told Liz I needed to ditch my own tired, ineffective daily routines and make some changes according to what I learned by spending time in her house:

A. Get my stuff done even if little wrenches are tossed in my way sometimes
B. Genuinely RELAX (my brain, especially) more than I do now, which is “hardly at all”.

So. Since I came home, I have kept my laptop mostly closed on the weekends for the first time in forever, which is HUGE for me. I also set an alarm for every two hours or so when I’m working so that I get up and do a few things in the house to get myself moving, get a few things done, and then feel refreshed when I get back to work. I also try to start my workday as soon as I shower after my morning workout and then finish up by 4 or 5, leaving the evening laptop-free when possible. I can still do things from my phone or my iPad but it’s easier for me to put those away and not get dragged into anything like I do when my laptop is open.

It’s a challenge for me, for sure, and a work in progress. It will not happen overnight but I think I have a pretty good shot.

Of course, the other piece of my New Jersey-related happiness and relaxation is thinking about what I CAN’T bring home, these guys:

This Full House

The next time I get to see them and experience The Machine in action is in October. I can’t wait.

Now I just have to figure out how to bring six New Jersey natives home with me to Chicago and I’ll be all set. I love a challenge.

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  • Liz June 12, 2014, 8:05 pm

    It’s like I’m sitting right there with you, on my couch 🙂 The Early Morning Machine is missing you, but mostly your faux daughter is missing you more (me, too!) <3

  • Joan June 12, 2014, 10:14 pm

    I grew up in a big household with lots of women (seven, including Mom), but I don’t ever think I’ve experienced teamwork like this! Even having a guest didn’t put a crimp in the machine. I’m impressed! Melisa, I can see why you miss being at Liz’s house and especially because of her kids!

  • Samantha June 13, 2014, 7:24 am

    I LOVE this. So what I needed to hear this morning. Sometimes, I find myself getting stuck in this place, on the computer, ALWAYS looking for the next thing to do, thinking of how totally behind I must be, but truly, if I worked more efficiently in shorter spurts, I’d be in much better condition!

    Love that you’ve learned from some of your favorites! xoxo <3

  • Tracey June 14, 2014, 9:02 am

    I hope you do this! I hope you schedule relaxation into your day and stick by it. It’s just as important, if not MORE important, for your well being as work is.


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Rolling Stones & Coffee “Rockin’ Morning, Champ”

Today’s coffee adventures includes an amazing, hand-me down from my boss, Rolling Stones 1972 Tour t-shirt and a hot frickin’ day. In New Orleans, it’s so hot. Like, I’m sitting in this office right now, sweating. I’m not moving period, but I’m sweating. Atleast, I have an awesome Bobbie Gentry Pandora station to help ease the heat ache!

Caffee Machiatto with Milk- Sweet Love

Today’s coffee pick is a Caffe Macchiato! It can either be a doube or triple shot of Espresso, infused with a small amount of milky foam on top!  “In Italian, Macchiato literally means ‘marked’ or ‘stained (with)’. This coffee is ‘marked’ by a drop of milk, which differentiates Caffè Macchiato from dark Caffè Espresso.Caffè Machiato has two variants: Caffè Macchiato Freddo (with cold milk) and Caffè Macchiato Caldo (with hot milk). Freddo is good if you are in hurry or can’t wait until your coffee gets to a drinkable temperature.”

For those interested, here’s the nutirional facts from StarBuck’s:

Nutrition Facts Per Serving (16 fl oz)
Calories 240 Calories from Fat 60
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 7g 11%
Saturated Fat 3.5g 18%
Trans Fat 0g
Cholesterol 25mg 8%
Sodium 150mg 7%
Total Carbohydrate 34g 12%
Dietary Fiber 0g 0%
Sugars 32g
Protein 10g
Vitamin A
Vitamin C
Caffeine 150mg
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

Oh, Snap..

So, I finally listened to everyone and opened my very own shop on For years, I’ve been making  my own concert t-shirts and costumes. For years, people have been constantly asking me where I get them. When I reply “I make them” , people then go “You should sell them!” So, if you love looking like a Rockstar, or the ultimate hippy or groupie, then check out Gypsy Jax’s Attic! I sell my own handmade creations, and I also take request. Hit me up or buy something you like!

This Motley Crue Sequined Band T just sold. Come Look!

Coffee Adventures

Starbuck’s Double Shot Vanilla Espresso & Red Hair

Today’s coffee adventure was a lot exciting, and a little on the rock star side. I decided to go for it, and dye my hair red, like Rock Star red. It was an awesome choice and I loved it! So edgy, cute, sexy, and rockerish. Anyhow, my coffee adventure was more of a “straight espresso” kind of adventure. I enjoyed Starbuck’s Double Espresso with Vanilla!

Honduras El Paraiso Bourbon

Today’s coffee pick is an unique one I just purchased from I can’t wait until it gets here! It’s The America’s Honduras El Paraiso Bourbon.

  • ARABICA VARIETAL: Typica & Bourbon
  • AROMA: Sweet, nutty and caramel-like with hints of cocoa
  • BRIGHTNESS: Light and subdued, this coffee is rich and body driven (vs. bright acidity)
  • FLAVOR: Rich roasted nut character with toffee, caramel-like syrupy sweetness
  • BODY & FINISH: Creamy and herbal with distinctive cinnamon tones

The Red Diaries, in 4 photos:

It’s Scarlet for Me, for Now.

Do You Believe in Past Lives?

Last night while I was utterly bored, I decided to snap some self-portraits. I slapped on some heavier makeup, turned on some Pink Floyd, Led Zepplin, and Aerosmith, and started playing. I was actually shocked by the images that came out! It was like all my past lives were revealed. It was neat, fun, and exciting. It’s weird what my creative spurts, mind, and good music can do.

My Past Life: Lost & Frightened Empress

My Past Life: Rising, Soon to Be Queen of 70’s Rock n Roll

My Past Life: A Loving Groupie, Traveling with the Band

What were your past lives? What do you believe is captured by the lens?

Coffee Adventures

Gizmo, Guns n Roses, & Costume Jewelry ~ Perfecto.

Once again, my steaming cup of java and I, are met with early morning showers. It’s alright. I love rain. There’s a simplicity that’s beautiful about rain. Anyhow, I hope everyone’s enjoying Father’s Day. I’m off to visit my Daddy!

Coffee and Chicory

Today’s coffee pick is a New Orleans classic Coffee and Chicory. When I first moved here, I was perplexed. Chicory? I tried it and it’s pretty tastey. I love the Community Coffee House’s blend. It’s Arabica beans and high quality chicory . “The bittersweet richness of chicory lends itself to a heavier-bodied coffee that has become a New Orleans favorite. Made with 100% Arabica premium and specialty coffee beans.”  It was brought to the states during the Civil War by the French. They found that when brewed, it gave the coffee an almost chocolate flavor and lessens the bitter edge of coffee! Go, try it for yourself!

If You Could Be Any Vampire..

Before everyone climbed aboard the vampire train, I was already enjoying smooooth sailing. When every little girl wanted to be a princess, I wanted to be Dracula’s bride or Kirstin Dunst in “Interview with the Vampire.” Vampires are so mysterious, beautiful, cold, calculative, and fictional. Their beauty, charm, and history are the qualities that I believed pulled me into their depths. Anyway, I was mentally checking off my favorite vampires and it hit me, if I could be a vampire, which vampire would I be? You have so many options! Here are some of my top picks.

The Vicious, Fashionista Vamp

1.) Pam from True Blood

If you wanted to be cold,  heartless, vicious, and fashionable, then Pam is your vamp.

The unforgiving, decieving, charming vamp

2.) If you’d like to be the male version of Pam, you know: powerful, vicious,charming, unforgiving, and decieving, then Lestat de Lioncourt is your bloodsucker.

The Ass-Kicking, Guns Ablazing, Sexy Vamp

3.) If you’d like to be kick-ass, guns ablazing, sexy, and royalty, then Selene is your immortal.

The devilishy handsome, shameful Vampire

4.) This is my favorite vampire, the thoughtful, incredibly dreamy, shameful, desperately wanting to be human, Louis. He’s my favorite, hands down.

Dracula, need I say more?

5.) If you’d like to be the king of all vampires, ruthless, ancient, and alluring then Dracula is your beast.

My list could go on and one, but these are just some highlights. I’d be Pam, because she’s the exact opposite of my personality. As you can see, my vamps are not the current ones (aside from True Blood, come on. That’s an amazing show), they’re the original vamps of cinema and tale!

Suggested Reads: The Last Vampire (series), Dracula, Interview with the Vampire and I am Legend.

Coffee Adventures

Novel, Rain, The Carpenters, & Coffee ❤

On this rainy Friday, my cup of steaming, soothing coffee is helping me kick the rainy blues! Well, maybe that and the fact I basically have more sugar & creamer than coffee…but, that’s how I like it! My Carpenters Pandora station is easing the rainy blues too. Side Note: “The Flock” is an amazing memior of a woman who lived with, discovered, and overcame multiple personalities.

Wake the F**K Up Coffee

Today’s coffee selection can be found in almost every store in New Orleans! I love it. It’s extra strong, and could you really pass up the picture with the name? Plus, its aroma is soo tempting. It’s almost like a hybrid between wine and a cigar barrell. It’s made from “Costa Rican & Brazilian coffees, Artisan roasted and ground in New Orleans. Espresso beans are ground into the mix”. Oh yes, it’s delicious. It’s a very heavy coffee, very strong. If you don’t like strong coffee, it’s not for you.

To send you off this today, I’ll leave you with an inspirational message :”Everything is as it is meant to Be.  It is what it is/you are who you are for reasons beyond human comprehension.  All is divine perfection.”


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Common myths about crime in SA
2011-09-05 10:58Chandré Gould, ISSWhen the SA Police Service reports its annual crime statistics this month, South Africans will continue their debate about crime in their beloved country. This is an important conversation, but it is sometimes undermined by mistaken beliefs. Our research at the Institute for Security Studieshas identified a number of common mistakes the public often make when they think about crime.
Violent crime is increasing in South Africa This is simply not true. The statistics from 2009/10 suggest that violent crime is levelling out or decreasing. The one category of crime that has increased since 2003/4 is commercial crime, also known as white-collar crime. South Africa has the highest crime or murder rate in the world South Africa is the only country in Africa that provides annual up-to-date statistics, so we don’t have an accurate comparison with the rest of the continent. We actually only compare our crime rate to less than half of the countries in the world, most of them developed western nations with greater prosperity and a more established data collection systems. Crime is the most common cause of death or injuryThe reality is that disease and vehicle and other accidents kill and hurt far more people than crime does. Poverty causes crime High levels of inequality, such as those in South Africa, are more closely related to murder than poverty. Women and girls are more likely than men to be victims of crimeAgain, this is not true. Young black men are more likely to be crime victims, particularly victims of murder as was demonstrated in paper by Kopano Ratele, presented at the ISS’s international conference on crime in December 2010The police can prevent all sorts of crimeIn fact the police can do very little to prevent many types of crime, including murder, assault, domestic violence, rape and burglary. The police do have an important role in the investigation of such crimes and ensuring that they reach court, but the actual causes of these crimes are societal and require social solutions.Poor townships and informal settlements are dangerous The evidence, cited by Michael O’Donovan, in a paper published recently by the ISS is that poorer areas generally have lower rates of reported property and violent crime than more affluent areas. His research also showed that it is the location of poor and rich areas in proximity to one another that influences levels of crime. Nationally and internationally, it has been found that inequality contributes to high rates of crime, especially murder. Inequality also reduces the development of social capital. Quite simply, social capital is about shared interests and values. O’Donovan shows that while inequality within an area does not contribute to crime levels, inequality between areas does do so significantly. In other words, when people with different or highly unequal levels of income live in the same place there is less likelihood of a high rate of violent and property crime, than if you have two communities situated close to one another with vastly different income levels. Throw in the fact that the differences between the two communities are likely to be differences of race or ethnicity as well as class, and you have a situation in which building social capital  – or shared interests – is close to impossible. Changing this means changing the way in which cities and towns are settled so that rich and poor live close to one another in the same areas. – The Institute for Security Studies and its Crime and Justice Programme has looked at reasons why some of these crime myths and misperceptions are so hard to change.  We don’t get enough informationThe SA Police Service is good at releasing annual statistics, but once a year is not enough. More regular releases of information and figures about crime would be helpful in preventing people from relying on the media and gossip for their information and analysis of crime. The media paints a skewed picture of crime We recognise that in journalism it is bad news that makes a good story. But the public need to be aware that newspapers and television news will tend to focus on the worst incidents. This creates the impression that they happen more often than they do. For example, most media reports of house robberies involve a rape, murder or serious injury. In reality, only about 2% of house robberies result in a murder, 4% in a rape and 12% in an injury.Crime and police programmes on TV present an unrealistic picture of policingThe real world of crime and policing in South Africa is very different to what people see on CSI[Source: News24] –

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First AIA Sustainability meeting for 2014

A friendly reminder of tomorrow evenings first meeting of 2014 and a little more inspiration for the budding filmmaker within…
The first AIA sustainability meeting is in one week – Wednesday 12th Feb at 5:30pm
This time it’s different:
You will recall we have an exciting new direction for 2014.  Accordingly we need you to be ready for something different at our first meeting.

As you know we will be making short video clips on the topic of sustainability and the built environment through the year. We aim to make three. Their success will be how widely they will be forwarded and we aim for a viral vid.  We aim to elegantly capture an idea and communicate it. For a great overview, have a look at: www.epipheo.com
The first sustainability meeting for 2014 is Feb the 12th and at this meeting will be starting our ‘pitches’ – this is where we each get a maximum of two minutes to pitch an idea to the rest of the group about what video we make this year.
How do I pitch?:
There are lots of ways to do this and, in short, there are no rules.
–     you could read a script as though you were a narrator
          you could describe what we would see
          you could write a paragraph of text
          you can present still images/PowerPoint to help structure it
          you could describe the issue with a loose idea & see if the group wants to pursue it
          you can throw minties and promise us all fame and wealth
How will we choose?
We are nothing if not democratic, and accordingly we will vote.  Your pitch(es?) idea(s) need to be on the topic of sustainability, to be memorable, to encourage people to forward it and to be do-able.  Too easy!
there are heaps of examples… many bad, some good.  see the list below
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We need everyone to come with a minimum of ONE IDEA, so start thinking + writing down your thoughts.  We will have a laptop available for any e-presentation pitches (bring yr USB).  Bring your best ideas,ready to pitch on Wednesday Feb the 12that 5:30pmatTusculum.

When: Wednesday, 12 February 2014, 5:30 PM to 7:00 PM
Where: Tusculum, 3 Manning Street. Potts Point

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