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Keep Network Drives Mounted on Mac OS X using Autofs

I have a Apple Mac Mini that I use as a HTPC using Plex. Connected to the Mac are two USB external drives, one called Media for movies, TV shows, etc… and the other one called PersonalMedia for photos and camcorder/home videos. I recently bought a Synology NAS, and copied the contents of the PersonalMedia into the Synology using RAID 1 redundancy (2x 2TB WD Red). With the NAS mounted using Finder and adding it to the “Login Item” for automatic mounting, I was all set, or so I thought…

The Synology NAS is set to spin down the disks after 20 minutes of inactivity and wake on LAN when requested (WOL), which is great as it’ll preserve the life of the disks and of course use less power consumption when not in use. The problem is that the Mac will only attempt to connect to the NAS on power up from cold start/restart or from sleep. So if I’m using the Mac, but not accessing the PersonalMedia share, then after 20 minutes the NAS will go to sleep and the network drive will disconnect, and the only way to reconnect is using the Finder option, Connect to Server [CMD+K] or performing a restart.

This is more of an issue with Plex, as the disconnected share is not accessible when you try to access the Plex library for that share, Plex returns an error – understandibly as the drive is no longer available.

autofs is a utility that will mount network volumes on your OS X system, just like you would do through the Finder. However, unlike drives mounted manually through the Finder, or even by a “Login Item” at login time, autofs mounted volumes will automatically connect and reconnect as needed whenever the network volumes are available, and quietly disconnect when they’re not. The same benefits apply to devices that may live permanently on your network, but regularly go to sleep and need to reliably re-mount volumes on wake.

Using autofs means that whilst my Mac is awake, it will continously attempt to mount the PersonalMedia share on the NAS – whether it’s being used or not – effectivily disabling the NAS’s ability to sleep. Then 20 minutes after the Mac has gone to sleep, so will the NAS (assuming no other resource is accessing the NAS) – Win Win!

Step 1 – Open the

Either start typing Terminal in the Spotlight search, or goto Applications > Utilities > Terminal.

Step 2 – Open auto_master

Open the auto_master file by typing the following in the Terminal window:

$ sudo nano /etc/auto_master

Type your user password when prompted.

Step 3 – Edit auto_master

This will bring up a text editor containing the auto_master file. Simply append your new mappings underneath the default ones.

# Automounter master map
+auto_master		# Use directory service
/net			-hosts		-nobrowse,hidefromfinder,nosuid
/home			auto_home	-nobrowse,hidefromfinder
/Network/Servers	-fstab
/-			-static
/mnt/NAS		auto_nas

The first column /mnt/NAS specifies where you would like your mounted volume to appear. You can replace this with a path of your choice.

On Mac OS X 10.9 and later, do not use /Volumes as your mount point since everything that’s not a physical volume (hard disk), including your mount point directory, will be removed whenever the machine is rebooted.

The second column is the name of a file that we will create in Step 5. It can also be named anything you want.

Step 4 – Save auto_master

When done, press Control+X to exit.

Press Y when prompted to save the changes

Press Enter to accept the suggested path

Step 5 – Create auto_nas

We need to create the file that autofs will refer to for details about your individual mounts. With the Terminal window still open, create the auto_nas file

$ sudo nano /etc/auto_nas

Type your user password when prompted.

Step 6 – Edit auto_nas

This will bring up a text editor containing the new empty auto_nas file.

Add a line in this file for each mount point

PersonalMedia -fstype=afp afp://username:password@

PersonalMedia -fstype=smbfs ://username:password@nas/PersonalMedia

In this example, PersonalMedia is the name of the directory that will appear under your mount point specified in Step 3. -fstype=afp tells autofs to use the AFP share protocol, similarly -fstype=smbfs tells autofs to use the SMB share protocol. Replace username:password values with your own. Finally, replace the IP address or hostname with that of your NAS, and the path with the name of your share.

The hostname of the remote device must be in the local /etc/hosts file or otherwise defined by DNS. On my local system I simply include it in the /etc/hosts file.

Step 7 – Save auto_nas

When done, press Control+X to exit.

Press Y when prompted to save the changes

Press Enter to accept the suggested path

Step 8 – [OPTIONAL] Security

Since the auto_nas file potentially contains password information, you may want to make sure only the root user can read it. Enter the following command in the Terminal window

$ sudo chmod 600 /etc/auto_nas

Step 9 – Create mount directory

If the directory you specified in Step 3. (auto_master) above doesn’t exist for your mount to appear, you’ll need to create one, either using Finder or Terminal. In my case I needed to create the directory structure /mnt/NAS.

Step 10 – Execute autofs to mount the shares

With the Terminal window still open, enter the following command to mount the new shares

$ sudo automount -vc

You should see some output similar to this

automount: /net updated
automount: /home updated
automount: /mnt/NAS mounted
automount: no unmounts

From now on, everything will be automatic. Your shares will automatically be mounted and they will stay connected as long as they’re available on the network.

Step 11 – Finish

Make sure the new directory exists and you can navigate to it and see its contents, either through Finder or Terminal

$ cd /mnt/NAS/PersonalMedia
$ ls

  1. I’m looking into buying a Synology NAS (1515+ or 1818+ probably).

    Why go through the exercise with `autofs` when you can just disable “HDD Hibernation” on the NAS? (In DSM 5.2 it’s even in Control Panel » Hardware & Power » HDD Hibernation).

    Do you use Finder and have a problem with folders one the NAS displaying very slowly?

    1. John, as mentioned earlier in the post, it’s better to let the NAS goto sleep when you’re not needing to access it. Helps preserve the life of the disks, and reduces power consumption.

  2. Thanks for this article as it was quite helpful for me in setting up my nas and mac.

    A couple suggested edits:
    Step 5: the file should be auto_afp not auto-afp in the highlighted text in the description.
    Step 8: the file should be auto_afp not auto_smb in the command

  3. Thank you for your useful and helpful article. I shared it on Plex forums as this was something many people try to do to mount network volumes to their Mac mini servers.

    Just one question, have you had issues in how long it takes for your computer to show the contents of the shares?

    1. Hi Michael, I haven’t noticed any issues, to be honest. As Plex Server is running on the Mac Mini, the library is already up and running so there so by the time I start Plex HT and navigate to the media I want to watch, and then click to play, the drive is already mounted and ready to go.

  4. Hi Rajesh,

    Thanks for this detailed overview, I’m having this exact problem since a recent upgrade (either to El Capitan or DSM 5.2) and it’s driving me crazy !

    I’m following all the steps and i get a mounted share appear in the location i asked… but the file size is zero and the contents of the NAS aren’t visable.

    The frustrating thing is I’ve had it working once, but then stupidly tried to change the location of where i wanted the mounted drive to appear, it broke again. Now no matter what I try i just can’t get it to mount and show me the files.. Help !

    (I can acces my NAS so I know its on the network, i just want it to stay there :-)

    1. Hi John, Which protocol are you using for the autofs? I was initially using the AFP protocol, which worked fine, but recently when I tried Plex, it kept failing saying media not available. I checked all settings and ran the automount cmd several times, which never generated an error, but still couldn’t navigate to the location – similar to yourself I guess. I ended up removing the AFP protocol and used SMB instead, exactly the same steps, process, and names, but different protocol. When I then ran automount everything seemed to work fine, and has been running since (+4 weeks).

      1. Hi Rajesh,

        Thanks for the reply, I did initially try AFP so I will give SMB a try.

        One other question about putting the hostname in, do i put the Synology IP and the Synology server name there?

        1. Hi John, either the Synology IP address or its Server name. For example my Server name is called NAS and its IP address is If using the Server name just make sure that your Mac can resolve to the Synology, if not you’ll need to add an entry to your hosts file. Easiest way to do this is open up Terminal and enter Ping <server-name>, if you get a response all good, else add it to the hosts file.

  5. Thanks Rajesh,

    Great article and exactly my issue with my Plex server running on a 95% stationary MacBook, but my NAS (afp) is actually an external USB Lacie drive connected to an Apple Time Capsule but the sleep behaviour is the same and there are not even any settings on the TC to change this. I can’t get this to work though and I feel it may be related to my share using the Time Capsule device password to authenticate, I can’t seem to pass this on as just :@ without doesn’t work. I can’t change it back to user level authentication as I can’t see any files wont he drive after I do.

    Any ideas? Thanks!

      1. Small update, I managed to get around the password issue, I use user accounts on the Time Capsule now and log in with the Admin account and device password so I can see all files. I also managed to mount the drive correctly via Terminal:

        mount_afp ‘afp://admin:devicepassword@AirPort Time Capsule._afpovertcp._tcp.local/LaCie’ /mnt/NAS

        But the issue is that automount won’t work.
        auto_master line:
        /mnt/NAS -auto_afp

        auto_afp content:
        Lacie -fstype=afp ‘afp://admin:devicepassword@AirPort Time Capsule._afpovertcp._tcp.local/LaCie’

        I get the following auto mount output:
        automount: /net updated
        automount: /home updated
        automount: /mnt/NAS updated
        automount: no unmounts

        But I can’t cd into the ‘Lacie’ share and the /mnt/NAS folder changes it’s icon to a network share but is otherwise empty. Any idea?

        1. Try removing the entry from auto_masters, then run the automount cmd, reboot the system and try and add the entry back in. If that doesn’t work, try creating a new file, e.g. auto_lacie and create the necessary entry points to see if that works, finally if all fails, and if viable, try using the smbfs protocol.

  6. Thank very much for your help in this, but I’m still struggling with mounting my file.
    I want to have my file (video) mounted on my desktop (for easy of transferring films).
    I tried to follow your instructions, but at the end,it seems to fail. Please can you help.
    I’ve included some pics that may explain where I’m going wrong.
    # Automounter master map
    +auto_master # Use directory service
    /net -hosts -nobrowse,hidefromfinder,nosuid
    /home auto_home -nobrowse,hidefromfinder
    /Network/Servers -fstab
    /- -static
    /mnt/Desktop auto_video
    Draft Will Nikita King.doc
    Draft Will Steven King.doc
    Incompatible Software
    Retrieved Contents

    by the way, many thanks for trying to help people like me.

  7. I can’t past the first step, I tried to call the Auto_master file but keep getting error that command is not found… I’m a newbie to this mac stuff.
    So you meant to tell me.. that ancient, old fashioned Windoze mount drive or share is waaayy superior to anything in Mac OS X? That’s utterly amazing, to have to jump through these hoops to mount a share? It’s the only thing stopping me from using a mac mini as Plex server (what I bought it for – but what a waste).
    Windows sucks in many departments, but its a whole lot better with managing networking it seems.
    I’m a little stuck now, my Win 7 VM is too slow for Plex, and NAS’s are just too expensive and even slower for Plex… so I guess a dedicated Windows box for Plex server is the next best thing…grudgingly but hey Cupertino can’t seem to get networking basics right.

  8. Hey all. This all sounds great. However, I am new to all this and I do not write code. I just bought a QNAP TS-251 and successfully transferred all my media but I am having the issue you reference above. I am fearful that if I attempt this recommended step I may screw something up. So, can you provide exact, step by step directions? In step 4 or 5 you reference not naming it “volume/” so I am not clear on what that means exactly and if there is a step there that is inferred that I do not know. Thanks for any help!!

  9. I don’t know whether this is a 10.11 thing but I’m finding that after following these instructions for my Sinology NAS it doesn’t initially mount until I try and access the folder, is that correct? In Finder it appears as a regular folder until I click on it, at which point it “wakes up” and turns into a network share.

    So this made it useless, for example, for Acronis True Image backup because when this software loaded it just said “Destination not available”.

    I thought from the description above that it is meant to setup the mount fully right away?

  10. Is there a way to get these mount points to show on the desktop like a normal connected share, or should I just sym link to the folders in the /mnt/NAS directory?

    1. I found that the most convenient thing was to symlink the NAS mount point to the desktop. So, from Terminal, and using Rajesh’s original example:

      ln -s /mnt/NAS /Users//Desktop/NAS

      That way you have a Desktop ‘folder’ with all your mount points.

  11. I think there is something going on with 10.11 that breaks the procedure for mounting AFP shares into user directories. I am trying to mount afp://user:pass@myserver.local/Music to /Users/me/Test

    auto_master has the line:
    /- auto_afp -nosuid

    auto_afp has the line:
    /Users/me/Test -fstype=afp afp://serveuser:servepass@server.local/Music

    The server mounts beautifully, but clicking on the server icon in /Users/me gives the error “The folder “Test” can’t be opened because you don’t have permission to see its contents.”

    After working the problem through, I see that this is a permissions problem. The mount point has the owner and group and permissions:
    drwx——@ 1 root wheel 364 31 Dec 10:01 Test
    (Actually, it’s interesting — if I empty out my auto_afp file and reboot, this returns to a regular directory with owner/group/permissions drwx——+ 18 me staff 612 31 Dec 10:01 Test)

    So the problem here is that autofs is mounting the share with root privilege, and my user cannot actually use the share. From my reading on the web, this appears to be a relatively new problem — perhaps El Capitan related?

    For comparison, when I do the following (as a user, not as a system user or using ‘sudo’):
    Create a new folder from the finder at /Users/me called ‘Test3′
    then from the terminal enter:
    mount -o nosuid -t afp afp://serveuser:servepass@server.local/Music /Users/me/Test3

    then the server mounts beautifully (albeit with the finder name “Music”, which I would prefer to change), and has the following user/group/permissions:
    drwx——@ 1 me staff 364 31 Dec 10:21 Test3
    and I am able to see and manipulate the contents.

    So in summary, the problem is: How can I get autofs to mount a network AFP share and map it into a user directory so that the user can access it and manipulate its contents? Historically, I think this is exactly how autofs is supposed to work, but it seems that the ownership of the mapped folder by ‘root wheel’ prevents it now from being of any real use.

    One more matter, while I’m at it: I have fallen back to the simple goal outlined above, but my longer-term goal is to map an external music folder to EACH user. auto_afp should look like this:

    /Users/me/Test -fstype=afp afp://serveuser:servepass@server.local/Music
    /Users/her/Test -fstype=afp afp://serveuser:servepass@server.local/Music
    /Users/him/Test -fstype=afp afp://serveuser:servepass@server.local/Music

    I know that I can make this mount in each users’ login items, but that’s not actually good enough to achieve my long-term needs. Long term, I need this folder mounted at boot by autofs to make it available for cloud backup.

    I would really appreciate any help or insight you can offer! Thanks for reading.

    1. Hi Mark.
      Try using indirect automout map instead of direct (See AutoFS whitepaper). I got this hint from Apple via bugtracker. Config should look like this:

      auto_master has the line:
      /Users/me/mount auto_afp -nosuid

      auto_afp has the line:
      Test -fstype=afp afp://serveuser:servepass@server.local/Music

      1. Using an indirect map doesn’t help either. This functionality seems to be fundamentally broken in OSX going back to at least Yosemite… I’ve dug through 3 years worth of posts of people having this same issue and as far as I can tell, there’s simply no way to share a mount point across users… what an huge, infuriating, unbelievable fail.

        Thanks apple!

        1. Ben, I have done what you have done, with the same result. I just want to confirm that there seems to be no solution to this. Sad.

          1. Have you reported this to Apple? I’m seeing this with BOTH SMB and AFP. I’ve also tried to do this with root mount points and have similar failures.

          2. One option is to enable root, and logon as root. Once you do that it all starts working. Crap option, I know, but my use case is a media server on an isolated network. Only option until I can see until apple gets it head out of its arse.

  12. Hello Rajesh Patel,

    after a long time I found your solution for my NAS … everything works like a charm … But now I realised that something is not working as it could … Do you have any solution for the following:

    autofs only works like a charm on machines that are always connected to a network because of the delay issue if for example you leave your home network and restart your MacBook …

    Let’s say you take your MacBook to a friend and a new network (not known) and try to open/save files from the Finder … you will get stuck into a big delay and not responding applications and the MacBook keeps trying to mount the NAS drives continuously …

    Is it possible to avoid this ? Any help or feedback would be great !

    Best wishes,

  13. Nice!
    Is there ANY way to have this feature check if i am in my local network or on a remote network (like “if ‘localNAS-IP’ not reachable THEN auto-mnt ‘’) so I can have the same mount, no matter where i am (as long as i am online, of course)

    That feature i miss in every mount tool (like expandrive, autoMount, Mountdrive, etc)…

    Thank You

  14. Hi,

    Thanks for taking the time to write this post.

    I have a Plex server on a Mac mini and the drive disconnecting drives me nuts. I have it set to connect when the Mac mini boots up but if the NAS reboots or gets unplugged from the network if never remounts unless I remote desktop to it and do it manually. Pain! So I really want to get this working.

    I am struggling to understand the first part where I edit the auto master. With the file path. I literally just want it to mount one particular share on the NAS and I want it to appear as mounted in the Finder sidebar as well as appear on the Desktop like it usually would. Can you tell me what path I would use for that.

    Thanks in advance.

  15. Every step of this worked fine, until I rebooted the system.All I get is a black screen with the cursor. I then use target disk mode to edit the auto_master file and then its all fine again.

    Is it because I go to a login page and it is trying to connect before I have logged in and that I am part of a domain?

  16. Hi Rajesh,
    Will this work for an external hard drive attached to an Airport Extreme Base Station? I am looking for a solution which will allow the network drive to automatically mount and eject from my Macbook Pro as I come and go from my home. Thanks, great info!

  17. Hello…
    I have tried, it work! GREAT JOB!
    i tried with local network (afp/smb) it working fine. But when i try to connect with far connection (mount SMB via VPN in other side latency 300-400ms) it can’t get any information.

    Do you have any idea ?

    Thank you in advice!
    Nick :)

  18. Awesome article, thanks for posting. I pretty much have the same setup, just moved my Plex from my MBP to a dedicated Mac Mini on 10.11 and switch my growing media library from a USB drive to a Synology 1515+ .. accessing the media away from home was an issue with the files not being available.

    Thanks mate :-)

    Sydney, Australia

  19. Hi Rajesh,

    Awesome article and it works perfectly.
    I have two questions.
    1. I have Plex on a Mac Mini and my movies on a Synology NAS. What is the best protocol for connecting those, AFP of SMB and why?
    2. Can you setup automount to only work on a specified network? I would like my MacBook to connect to the drives when I am at home but don’t want any issues on other networks.

    Regards, Patrick

  20. Hello,

    Thank you for the post, it looks like this will be the solution for me !
    BUT I can’t get it to work ?
    I’ve tried AFP and SMB variants, it creates the mnt/NAS/PersonalMedia dir but no drives are visible ?

    Could you help me try to find what I do wrong ?

    thank you

  21. I’m having a big time issue. I am using an Airport Time Capsule and it simply won’t mount. In Finder Connect to Server, I can go to cifs://username:password@cbtc/Data/iTunes (iTunes Library in that folder) and it will pull it up right away. So I do all that in the auto_nas file, and I run automount -vc but it simply shows it as blank. What am I doing wrong?

  22. Thank you this was massively helpful. I was having a very similar problem with a Drobo 5n. It kept in mounting and having to manually reconnect to watch stuff on Plex was driving me insane. This solved the problem. Thank again.

  23. Can you explain how we create this directory?
    “If the directory you specified in Step 3. (auto_master) above doesn’t exist for your mount to appear, you’ll need to create one, either using Finder or Terminal. In my case I needed to create the directory structure /mnt/NAS.”

    1. From the terminal, that would be:
      sudo mkdir -p /mnt/NAS

      That’s a “make directory” command, with the -p flag so that in case the parent directory /mnt doesn’t already exist, that one will be created too, before the attempt to create /mnt/NAS.

  24. Hi Rajesh! That article has a great value! Thank a lot for that and the perfect documentation. I had similar troubles to mount my NAS connected with at my Especially when running backup scripts by jenkins to save documents. My script for mounting the network drive does not work properly at all. Additionally I do not find out how to define another mount point instead of the given by device:

    on mountFB()
    set the_server to “smb://″
    tell application “Finder”
    mount volume the_server
    end tell
    end try
    end mountFB

    1. I haven’t tried it yet, but perhaps sshfs might do the trick for you if it’s an option to open ssh on your firewall. In this setup you don’t necessarily need VPN. I might try it myself when I find the time to do it.

  25. You’ve got a typo in the samba step
    PersonalMedia -fstype=smbfs ://username:password@nas/PersonalMedia
    It’s missing the smb in the scheme

  26. Thanks Rajesh. Nice write up!
    I’m in same situation, except I’m using an unRAID server for my media NAS.
    Just thought I’d point out you still have one small typo: In step 6 you’ve missed the ‘smb’ before the ‘:’
    ie. It should read: smb://username:password@nas/PersonalMedia
    Although obvious to IT people, this may trip-up some of your visitors setting up smb automount’s.

    1. Hi Rajesh,
      You can ignore my comment above regarding the ‘smb:’ protocol prefix, as it indeed isn’t required. Mind you, I’ve still included the full smb:// protocol prefixed link, just to be explicit.
      I am however having the same issue which others have also noted elsewhere. This is with automount’d shares occasionally becoming inaccessible, due to their ownership being taken over by root with exclusive access. This appears to require a ‘sudo umount’ of the share, to allow the current user to regain ownership, and access to the mounted share. Unfortunately, I haven’t found a “nice” solution to this as yet.

  27. This has worked perfectly for me for sometime now. But I recently upgraded to Sierra and now my mounts randomly unmount and will not remount until I reboot. Is anyone else experiencing this problem? Does anyone have a solution?

    1. Hi Derek. What you describe sounds like the same problem I described above (my Nov 14 reply). In my case the mounted shares (which you cannot see / access) had been taken over exclusively by root. eg. if you open terminal and do a ‘sudo ls -all’ over your mount folder (eg. /mnt/NAS in Rajesh’s example), you’d see the missing shares still mounted, but now owned by root with exclusive rights (ie. 700). In my case you could avoid a full reboot by sudo unmount of the affected share (ie. ‘sudo umount /mnt/NAS/SharedFolderName’). In my case this then allowed the current user to immediately re-take ownership (until it randomly happened again to this, or another share mount). But I haven’t found a ‘nice’ solution to this yet. Let me know if you are seeing identical issue & if you find the solution. Cheers.

      1. Great article and it’s working well for me. I’m also having some shares drop randomly from finder. They appear to still be there when listing folder contents in terminal and the sudo umount solution works to bring them back.
        It would be great if we could devise an automatic way to bring these shares back, or at least a 1 click solution. An executable script for example.
        thanks again.

  28. I think SIP may break /mnt/NAS permissions. I’m going to try this and see if it works:
    mkdir -p /Users/Shared/mnt/NAS
    chmod 777 /Users/Shared/mnt/NAS
    Or if above does not work, try again but put “sudo” in front of above 2 commands.

  29. I also experienced the problem of the share disappearing. Inspection with the terminal reveals the share is still there and accessible, but the ownership changes to root/wheel making it inaccessible to the user via Finder or other applications.

    I filed a bug with Apple. I highly suggest others file bugs too.

  30. Thanks for the post, this has helped me automount my Synology NAS.
    However now I have the problem that if the NAS is not reachable in the network (like when I’m at the office), my “Save as” dialog in most Mac application starts hanging with the dreaded “beachball” for a very long time.
    Is there a way to set a timeout for trying to mount the network share?

  31. Anyone know what’s the quickest way to disable the changes made by the code outlined here? I’m not a programmer, but I followed everything to the tee and got this to work. Only problem now is that every time macOS boots up, I cannot launch finder for the first 2-3 minutes because this script is busy looking for the drives on my network. I don’t always want to access Finder on boot up so this is not a huge deal, but when I do, that wait is super annoying. Would appreciate some help in disabling this please.

    1. Except that this app that costs AUD$14.99 requires an additional $10.99 in app purchase to allow it to mount shares outside of the sandbox folder: /Users/xxxxx/Library/Containers/

      It is ridiculous that Automounter by Pixeleyes does not mount in /Volumes

  32. Thanks for this entry! I just got to the point, where I wanted to offload some data from my Macbook onto a USB drive, shared by the WiFi router, and you made it a painless process. You certainly made my day!

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06 August 2009

122 Days Left Until Copenhagen - Transforming Our Worldview Is Not Part of APA Report on Climate Change

Just read about the report from the APA Task Force on the Interface Between Psychology and Global Climate Change, presented this week (August 2009) at the American Psychological Association meeting being held in Toronto.

From the press release:

Scientific evidence shows the main influences of climate change are behavioral —population growth and energy consumption. "What is unique about current global climate change is the role of human behavior," said task force chair Janet Swim, PhD, of Pennsylvania State University. "We must look at the reasons people are not acting in order to understand how to get people to act."

Despite warnings from scientists and environmental experts that limiting the effects of climate change means humans need to make some severe changes now, people don't feel a sense of urgency. The task force said numerous psychological barriers are to blame, including:

  • Uncertainty - Research has shown that uncertainty over climate change reduces the frequency of "green" behavior.

  • Mistrust - Evidence shows that most people don't believe the risk messages of scientists or government officials.
  • Denial - A substantial minority of people believe climate change is not occurring or that human activity has little or nothing to do with it, according to various polls.
  • Undervaluing Risks - A study of more than 3,000 people in 18 countries showed that many people believe environmental conditions will worsen in 25 years. While this may be true, this thinking could lead people to believe that changes can be made later.
  • Lack of Control - People believe their actions would be too small to make a difference and choose to do nothing.
  • Habit - Ingrained behaviors are extremely resistant to permanent change while others change slowly. Habit is the most important obstacle to pro-environment behavior, according to the report.

First, it strikes me that this report is proof that Big Oil, Big Coal, Big Money and all their climate change denying minions have employed the services of some pretty hot psychologists, who did all this research years before the APA subcommittee did theirs. The denialist movement has done an excellent job of planting and propagating uncertainty, mistrust, denial, complacency toward risk, a lack of belief in the power of one, and an increasing sense of entitlement to burn as many fossil fuels as we damn well want to burn (which is habit-forming).

However, this report does not touch on the most important barrier to change: we do not see ourselves as connected to the Earth and the rest of Nature. Indeed, we do not see ourselves as part of Nature at all.

If we're going to safeguard the future, we must transform our worldview, reconnecting ourselves to that which gives us life — the Earth's biosphere.

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Daily Gossip: Sir Elton John, Tamara Mellon & the secret to straight hair

Gossip time… He didn’t… he did…oh my…

Sir Elton John pops up

Sir Elton John and David Furnish are opening a pop up shop in Covent Garden this Saturday. The celebrity couple shall be rooting through their wardrobes and selling off their wares, all in the name of charity. Every five years they create their pop up shop called ‘Out the Closet’ to raise money for the Elton John Aids Foundation. You’ll find everything from £10 stocking fillers to £2,000 ensembles. 100% off the proceeds go to charity. There will be all sorts on offer including luggage and accessories from top designers including Alexander McQueen and D&G. Elbows at the ready people… get ready to shop. [InStyle]

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Tamara Mellon wins battle against mum

Shoe guru and founder of Jimmy Choo, Tamara Mellon, has been tied up in a legal battle with her mother since 2008. It has now eventually come to an end and Tamara received £6 million from Ann Yeardye. The battle was over funds which were owed to Tamara, when she sold the label to an investment group for $100 million, an error accidentally transferred some shares to Mrs Yeardye’s family account. She then refused to return them, and then launched a complaint against her daughter for fraud and breach of contract. Both sides reportedly agreed amicably. [Grazia Daily]

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Naturally straight hair… sort of

It may soon be possible to get a hair straightening pill. Scientists have just discovered the ‘curly hair gene’ also known as trichohyalin, this means that scientists could then go on to create a pill for creating straight or curly hair. It also means that it will be possible to predict if a baby will have straight or curly locks. The most important use for this finding will be in forensics and creating more accurate efits. However the researchers are planning on taking this finding to a ‘major cosmetic company’ could perfect hair be only a tablet away? [Marie Claire]

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“For some people, sign language a must. But most people don’t understand sign language, which means a lot of interesting conversations never take place. How can we help, Google bridge the gap between those who use sign language and those who don’t?”

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The computer that changed everything – Macintosh

Thirty years ago, Apple introduced the Macintosh with the promise to put the creative power of technology in everyone’s hands. It launched a generation of innovators who continue to change the world. This 30‑year timeline celebrates some of those pioneers and the profound impact they’ve made.

Explore the 30 years time its just beautiful with so many stories that touched people lives and the way they work.

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  2. Yum!!! Chicken rolls take me directly to streets of Kolkata and Cuttack...:D....Nice recipe...:)

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  3. Yummyyyyy!!
    Nice recipe...easy to cook :D
    Sprinkle of lemon and spread of onions ..Wow!
    Will try it :-)

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Day 34 ♥ Happiness is wearing ethnic wear.

Happiness is wearing ethnic wear!

Happiness is wearing ethnic wear. Whenever we wear silk dhoti and shirt, we feel good and we are proud of it. It also creates a positive and merry environment. Such is the effect of it! So, next time whenever you get a chance to wear ethnic, do so. If possible, get a handloom.

Ethnic or western, what’s your take? Share your thoughts. Spread Love!

And here is a small poem dedicated to Vidhya…

Dhoti and Sari,
The best pair.
You and me,
The best couple!

This post is published as a part of 100 Days of Happiness, inspired by Vinay Leo's idea and encouragement. Thank you so much, Leo! Much Love!

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Monday, June 10, 2013

Printable + Customizable 5x7 Notebook

Printable 5x7in. notebook from Jessica Marie Design

There is no denying I love a cute notebook! I have a notebook for everything, my blog post ideas, to-do list, to write down random thoughts, and to keep track of expenses. I can never have to many notebooks!
Printable Notebook and Book Marks
Printable Notebook and Printable Bookmarks for Steve's mom!
If you've visited my Etsy shop, you've probably seen my line of printables. These cute little printable notebooks are now available as part of the printables! But since I love y'all I've decided to make the Navy notebook available as a free printable!  Follow the instructions below to download the notebook. If you print it out share your photos with me #jessmariedesign.

Printable 5x7in. Notebook from Jessica Marie Design

Customize & Print your own Notebook!

Getting and Editing the File

  1. Like the Jessica Marie Design Facebook Page to gain access to the Notebook PDF file.
  2. Download the PDF.
  3. Open the PDF in Adobe Reader (Free Download Here). Please make sure to open the file in Adobe Reader so that you can edit the text in the file.
  4. Edit the title of your notebook on the cover page and add your name to the inside cover.
Printing the File
  1. Print the outside and inside covers on white card stock. You will get the best results when you select double sided printing. Double sided printing is different depending on your printer.
  2. Print one copy of the blank page template and use it to trim the rest of your pages.
Trimming the Notebook Pages
  1. For the cover page: trim outside of the solid line.
  2. For the inside pages: trim outside of the solid line. Use the template to cut out as many pages as you want for your notebook. (I noticed that about 10 pages works best!)
Binding the Notebook
  1. You can follow some great tutorials about hand stitching the notebook together.
  2. Stitch your notebook with a sewing machine.
  3. Or you can just staple it together. :)

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Friday, January 16, 2015

week in review

my pretty in pink book pile

darling daybook pic by jane hinchliffe spotted on instagram

snapping pics en route to tulsa last weekend
cleverly customized sign at tulsa wine bar

le pug eying the treats at the vet

les chats awaiting their turn at the vet

week in review
taught 1 class
took 2 classes
flew to and from oklahoma
time with family
bookstore browsing with family {resulted in three new books featured above}
rode to and from tulsa
savored every moment of garth brooks concert
got tickets to garth brooks in buffalo {i have a problem}
brunch and art at the gilcrease museum
worked on editorial calendar
coordinated printing of more daybooks
mani pedi
shipped orders
date night
penned week 2 love note
penned and shipped many thank-yous
4-legged family to vet
two days at the women's center
social work supervision
read the glitter plan and essentialism

weekend wish list
more decluttering
donate decluttering efforts
sign up for psychotherapy conference
finish the glitter plan and essentialism
prep monday's podcast
relax fireside in the woods

et toi? what's on your weekend wish list?
bisous. x

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Sarah said...

Oh, what conference did you sign up?


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Archive for February, 2015

We take the phrase “starting the new year with a BANG” very seriously! After having rocked Delhi’s socks off for over 3 years, Kitty Su is opening shortly at the Lalit Hotel in Chandigarh and Mumbai. Both the new clubs, true to the Kitty Su philosophy, will be a fusion of music, fun, fashion and of course, lots of cocktails. Similar to Kitty Su New Delhi, the rooms will be brought alive through their décor. Come experience an artistic exploration of the past and present that has been beau.. Continue reading »


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FOODIE FRIDAY-- Lemon Krackles (cookies)

I have been busy baking over the last three days. I made a pumpkin cheesecake that I cooked as a custard and spooned in little plastic shot glasses over a gingersnap crust, and then placed a layer of sweetened sour cream on top. It still had too much of a bite, but when I nuked it in the microwave, my plastic cups started to collapse. I'll work on it in a week or so. I know enough about what I want to do to make it work.

Thursday, I wanted to make lemon cookies (new recipe) that I could glaze and draw a witch on a broom--it didn't work out. The cookies were lemon crackle cookies. Hmm. The cookies are for a Halloween party Friday night.

What to do?

I nixed the original idea, for now.

And decided to call the lemon cookies, Goblin Brains. Goblins aren't known for their intelligence and they are cowards, which explains the yellow brain . . . right? So then my thoughts morphed to Brownie Snot, Faerie Poop, Elf Guts and Banshee Heart. On Thursday, I made all the dough and started baking. Goblin (lemon), Faerie (pink and purple mint) and Brownie (chocolate, of course!) cookies are done. Today, I'll make Elf (snickerdoodle cinnamon) and Banshee (ginger spice).

Here's the recipe for Goblin Brains, okay, you can just call them Lemon Krackles.
Lemon Krackles

1 pkg. lemon cake mix
2 cups Cool Whip
1 large egg, beaten
½ cup powdered sugar, to roll cookie dough

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
Combine dry cake mix, Cool Whip, and beaten egg in large bowl. Stir until it’s well mixed. It will be very sticky.
Drop by teaspoonful’s (I use a small cookie scoop) into bowl of powdered sugar and roll to coat the cookie dough. Place the coated cookie drops on greased cookie sheet, 12 cookies per sheet.
Bake the cookies at 350 degrees F., for 10 minutes. Let them cool on the cookie sheets for 2 minutes, before moving to a wire rack to finish cooling completely.

Yield: 4-5 dozen. Store in airtight container.

Enjoy your Goblin Brains . . . er, Lemon Krackles!
Later, Peeps!

Twisted Sister said...

Yum! I love making cookies from a cake mix.
Thanks for another delicious recipe. Made your chili last night.

magolla said...

I should have used cake mix with the Brownie cookie! It's good, but not as tender as the lemon ones, AND I still have Cool Whip in the fridge!
Glad you enjoyed the chili recipe, Meg! I use the Pendry's Top Hat chili powder mix. Pendry's is a Texas-based company--good stuff!

Susan said...

Wow. I never expected a shortcut recipe from you. Sounds like something I could do. LOL. I've never made cookies with a cake mix before, either.
Gotta try it!

magolla said...

Susan, I have a few shortcut recipes, I just don't use them that often.
Remember this is from the cook who screws up Jell-o!

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Rosemary Ikpeme’s MYnd Map MY Journal is a must-have 90-day creative roadmap for those who are looking to lead a productive and successful life.  The journal was launched on Kickstarter in early April 2017. Rosemary Ikpeme is an entrepreneur determined to motivate individuals to do their best.  She found that outwardly, her life looked great. She had a good job, and she seemed to be doing well.  But in reality, her life was a mess.  It was overwhelming, out-of-control, and […]

Evernote: A more powerful way to simplify your digital organisation

From a podcast by Keith Keller and Tracey Gayner: Managing your information (Evernote) You have a great idea that you need to write down or maybe it’s a phone number or an address – where do you store it?  Where can you just offload everything out of your brain and store it all in a place safe? The answer is Evernote – from that great idea, to a phone number and even that novel that you’ve been meaning to write. […]

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Lake Street Dive: Right Place, Right Time

“We just used the ‘throwing darts at the internet’ method for getting our music out there,” says Rachael Price, lead vocalist of Boston-based foursome Lake Street Dive. Their low-budget video of the group covering The Jackson Five‘s “I Want You Back” became a viral sensation in 2013; to date the clip has gotten more than 3.8 million views. “We didn’t have any specific designs on ‘I Want You Back.’ It wasn’t like we thought, ‘This is the one that’s going to work better than the others.’”

Price says that video clip, featuring a very stripped-down arrangement of the song, “was just one of the many videos we were throwing up there.” The group had already recognized the potential of YouTube. “We came out of the era of seeing music videos on MTV, ones that were highly produced,” she says. “And all of a sudden there was this medium where absolutely anybody could upload videos. And I think that our video’s rawness – that lack of production – actually worked to our advantage.”

Though together nearly a decade at that point, Lake Street Dive was caught by surprise by the video’s success. The group had previously made other low-budget videos that were well-received. “People obviously seemed to like them,” Price says. “And we thought, ‘Well, we don’t have to do anything; all we have to do is set up a shitty camera, play the song and put it online!’ And that’s what we did.”

Things quickly took off from there. The year that followed the video’s release found Lake Street Dive working a busy touring schedule. “Then we performed at a concert called Another Day, Another Time,” Price recalls. “It was a live show that the Coen brothers produced for Showtime.” The bill included Joan Baez, the Punch Brothers, Dave Rawlings, Patti Smith and Jack White among others.

“It was really random how we got asked to be on the show,” Price says. “It didn’t make any sense, because we were completely obscure. And we got an amazing response that night. That was sort of what broke us in the business. Every publication was there; every record label was there.” Price believes that exposure opened a lot of doors for Lake Street Dive.

After making six largely self-produced albums for smaller labels, the group signed with Warner subsidiary Nonesuch Records and recorded 2016’s Side Pony in Nashville with producer Dave Cobb. Side Pony sessions were the first time the group worked with what Price describes as a “hands-on producer. He was always in the room with us; he was re-arranging the songs with us, and offering new ideas.”

Price notes that the group’s internal democratic process – all four members write – could sometimes slow things down in the studio. “So it was really nice to have an extra set of ears, somebody who’d say, ‘No, just go do it. Just go play.’ That was great.”

The group is unusual in the pop idiom: Mike “McDuck” Olsen‘s trumpet is central to Lake Street Dive’s sound. “That wasn’t planned from the beginning,” Price says. “We didn’t ask ourselves, ‘How can we be different?’ It was simply the instrument that McDuck played.” In fact, trumpet was Olson’s only instrument when he formed the group in 2004. “A year or two later, he started learning guitar specifically for the band,” Price says.

All four members of Lake Street Dive – Price, Olson, Bridget Kearney and Mike Calabrese – come from a jazz background. “That is the music that we studied, and we definitely attribute it to the spirit in which we play,” says Price. “It’s a living, breathing style that does get into modern popular music in ways that people can’t necessarily detect. And I think that is in our music.”

But Lake Street Dive doesn’t play jazz; they make upbeat, exuberant music designed to make listeners dance. “As soon as we realized that we made songs that made people dance even a little bit,” says Price, “we were like, ‘Full speed ahead!’ That’s what we want: we want people to move.”


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Big Kids, Healthy Mattresses

Big Kids, Healthy Mattresses. So much hype about healthy baby crib mattresses, and yes that is super important.  Big Kids need healthy mattresses too!  Both  my daughters were climbing out of the their crib at age 12 mos.  We moved to toddler bed and then to a twin mattresses with a guard at age 3.  Big kids, Healthy mattresses are important also as your child gets older, even into the teens. Whatever the age of your child, sleeping on a mattress without off gassing toxic chemicals is important.  Kids still are developing and their brain and lungs are effected by the chemicals in mainstream mattresses, and bedding.  Organic mattresses, Green Mattresses, that use natural fire retardants are so  much more healthier than mattresses that have harsh chemical contents and toxic fire retardants  ( Environmental Working Group).  It can take years for these chemicals, fire retardants to off gas. Imagine years of a child breathing in chemicals.  Fire retardants have been linked to serious diseases.

In the scheme of marketing and advertisements many of us forget big kids need a healthy mattresses.  Toxic mattresses have  been linked to allergies, asthma among other illnesses.  Healthy mattresses and healthy non toxic bedding help keep your big kid sleeping healthy and sleeping well and feeling their best.

Big Kids perform better with healthy amount of sleep, sometimes sleeping as much as 11 hours a day, while growing.  Sleep is important to their immune system, brain function, body growth and mood.  Since our face is so close to the  bedding and mattress, the mattress contents are so important.  Whatever the mattress is made of, is what will be inhaled while sleeping.

As parents we want the best for our children all through their lives and so many times, mattresses are overlooked once they get past the crib size mattresses.  Give your big kid’s body a healthy development by buying a organic mattress.  Organic mattresses, that have been specifically designed to meet the needs of your amazing kid. Buy Now!


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Healthy People, Healthy Products, Healthy Planet

earth-day-foodToday is Earth Day, and our blog usually focuses around Nelson-Jameson’s social and environmental sustainability practices. This year, however, we’re taking a “big picture” approach, and exploring the overall food industry’s sustainability outlook. We’ll take a closer look at the ways in which food manufacturers, distributors, suppliers and retailers are taking steps to increase sustainability and reduce waste in the supply chain.

So, what is sustainability? Well, in this context it means that a business’s industrial practices and strategies create and maintain the conditions under which humans and nature can exist in productive harmony while permitting the fulfillment of social and economic needs of present and future generations. For the food industry, sustainability is a major strategic issue for the entire food supply chain—agriculture, manufacturing, packing and distribution.  With an expected 60% increase in global food demand by the year 2050, the food industry is facing increasing pressure regarding raw materials, ingredient sourcing and food production in a competitive environment of constant supply chain optimization and control. Given the circumstances, achieving sustainable practices seems pretty daunting. So, what can be done?

One of the largest and most popular initiatives involves focusing on food waste. Food waste is food that is discarded or unusable, and it occurs at all levels of the supply chain. An estimated 40% of all food produced in the United States is never eaten. General food waste solutions focus on three overall strategies—Reduce, Recover and Recycle. Food waste can be reduced by improving product development, storage, packaging, procurement, marketing, labeling and cooking methods. It can be recovered by connecting potential food donors (food service providers, food retailers and food processors) to hunger-relief organizations. Finally, food waste can be recycled to feed animals or to create compost, bioenergy and natural fertilizers. In addition to the positive environmental and social implications, managing and reducing food waste is also advantageous to the food industry’s overall financial health. Food waste is estimated to cost the commercial food service industry in the US approximately $100 billion per year, US consumers approximately $43 billion per year and global food processors approximately $750 billion per year.

Another way in which the food industry is increasing sustainability is through strengthening the links between industry and agriculture. Agribusiness is said to build sustainable food systems by providing more nutritious, healthy and foods and assuring increased food security. Many food manufacturers are reevaluating their ingredient and raw material sourcing, and are finding that building direct relationships with local agribusiness is efficient from both a cost and energy standpoint.

Using environmentally-responsible packaging is another example of a strategy in which many sustainably-minded members of the food industry are engaging. Americans recycle at only an average rate of 34.5%, so the majority of food packaging ends up in landfills or as street litter. Therefore, there’s a general perception that the onus to reduce packaging waste and increase recycling is on the makers of packaged foods and beverages. Although packaging only makes up a small part of a product’s environmental impact, packaging heavily influences buying decisions—especially those of sustainably-minded consumers. Therefore, many manufacturers are seeking ways to reduce plastic and paper waste in their packaging, while finding ways to make it easier for consumers to recycle, reuse or compost that packaging.

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Archive for 'Microsoft Virtual Server'

Microsoft Certification Exam Formats & Question Types

Microsoft Certification exams are carefully developed with input from industry professionals to reflect how Microsoft products are used in organizations throughout the world.

  1. Define the skill domain: Experts identify the critical tasks performed within specific job functions and/or when using a specific technology.
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Microsoft Technologies: 3 Steps your IT Department Can Take to Secure your Organization

It is important to make sure that your company’s data, network and collaboration will not be affected by natural disasters like a hurricane. NetCom Learning has prepared 3 steps your IT department can take to secure your organization:

1. Protecting Data:
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The Patternbank team once again travelled to Paris this February to absorb and experience Première Vision’s Spring/Summer 2018 show. Along with thousands of fashion professionals, designers and students flocking to Parc d’ Expositions, the team joined the throng to gather and record Première Vision’s print and pattern trend forecasts. Collated into 10 inspirational print trends with mood and print direction pages per story. This concise trend report will be an essential design tool to inspire and direct your new print and pattern developments.

Once again the smaller trend forum areas were inspiring spaces with plenty of directional print stories for Spring/Summer 18. In this report we have analysed 10 of the most important print trends coming through for next season.

  • 10 Première Vision print trends for S/S 18

  • 35 pages of inspirational print forecast intelligence

  • Over 120 on trend hand-picked images

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Feel Like Royalty with New Crown Jewels & Gems Scratch Offs at pch.com!

“Hear ye, hear ye! By order of their royal lady and lordships of the PCH Prize Patrol, I have summoned you into the PCH courts and bestow upon you the great honor of FIVE new scratch offs!”

Feeling honored by this auspicious occasion? You should! This blog is written especially for our close PCH friends, just like you! But now that you’ve joined us in these hallowed chambers, let’s talk about our favorite subject in all the land: winning!

I am so excited to tell you about the serious bling that’s coming your way in the form of brand new scratch offs at pch.com! That’s right — there are 5 BRAND NEW Crown Jewels & Gems scratch cards — and each gives you an incredible chance to win a fat $2,500.00! Just imagine the real life jewels and gems you could score with that incredible payout!

Diamond Deluxe

With the Diamond Deluxe scratch off, diamonds are forever! You’ll agree with these gleaming beauties, desired the world over!

Emerald Extravaganza

Emerald Extravaganza is a fantastic celebration of these luscious green gems, and hopefully their green will mean some serious GREEN CASH for you if you become a winner!

Pearl Payout

Pearl Payout is based on one of Mother Nature’s prettiest creations, and you won’t want to wait and see if she’s on your side when you scratch off this game card!

Ruby Riches

 Ruby Riches are so bright, they’ll fill you with good vibes and a winning attitude that will give you the best of luck — hopefully enough to win $2,500.00!

Sapphire and Ice are so slick and cool — and you could win a COOL $2,500.00 from this icy blue card!

So what are you waiting for? If you want a chance to win INSTANTLY, head on over to pch.com and get scratching! That’s an order from the majestic Prize Patrol themselves!

Matt K.

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Playing PCH.com Scratch Off Cards Can Be Very Fruitful!

P.S. – If you were King or Queen for a day, what would your new law of the land be? Tell us in the comments below!

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  1. if i we’re queen for the day everyone would be happy….happy…happy…because life is so good…enjoy it…..it’s only here for a short time…loving life…


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Thursday, August 1, 2013

Q&A: I have 100K to invest, what now?

Time for some Q&A segment, I'm loving this. Special thanks to Mr. Romy for this article.

Romy said:

I have read your pesobility blog regarding mutual funds handling by FAMI. Since, I'm interested to try for investments, by the way I am one of the OFW working in the Middle East and planning soon to go for good and stay in Philippines with my family. Please help me or give me guidance that my decision to invest  my earnings with FAMI is a right decision.

My plan is l will invest an amount of 100,000 pesos and apply for (Balanced Fund) and decided to keep it shall we say about 15 years then after that, this is the time I will start withdrawing the interest every month as this will serve as my pension benefit. Some of my colleagues and friends trying to convince not to go for it, as they said I will loss 100% and nothing will happen to your earned which you have work for how many years in the middle east. Despite of that discouragement, I want to pursue with your guidance that I am making a right decision and I'm ready for the risk (in case).

Thank you for reading pesobility blog and taking time to email.

There are several questions on top of my head right now: Do you plan to have other investments after investing 100K in a balanced fund? Like business, stocks, etc. Another is, what will be your source(s) of income when you're here in the Philippines? Like do you have or plan to start a business, or will you go back to employment?

This will make me better understand your situtation, but let me have a general, unsolocited advice first from the current information.

The One Time Investment

It's okay to invest 100K and leave it for 15 years. I actually commend you for having a very long horizon (15 years), and it's almost certain that your investment will profit. Take note, though, that 100K is relatively a small amount. After 15 years, it will probably become 500K (rough estimate). The question now is will it be enough for you? I think the answer is, No. All the more, the interest you will be withdrawing from it won't be that great; for shopping money maybe, but I'm guessing you will use this for your retirement? If I'm correct, then 500K is a very small amount for retirement.

I would not suggest a one-time investment. I believe that investment is a discipline, and not a one time thing. It's also a risk, and loss of money is certainly possible and you want to equip yourself with the circumstances that go along with investing and not just blindly put money and hope that it grows. In the process, you learn from your mistakes, you will learn from it and make you a better investor who makes better decisions with your finances.

100% Loss in Investment

Do not easily be discouraged with people saying you'll just lose 100% of your investment, because it's likely that they have done it the wrong way, and it might not have been "investing" at all. There are many people who invests in Pre-Need plans, insurances, or college plans, or even Pyramiding and multi-level marketing. I'm not saying this is wrong, but when putting your money in any institution, you should carefully check how they conduct their business. Do a due diligence, how they make money from your money. Example, some businesses, by its very nature, will go bankrupt. This is true, especially when the way they profit is just getting more money from people without actual products/services or when the products/services are just a front. This is an entire topic in itself, so research research research.

Bond Market, Stock Market, Mutual funds, Bank investments have been here for many, many years because their foundation is in our industry and economy. Before these institutions/investment vehicles go down, our economy must collapse first. The chances are very slim but not impossible (Look at Greece, Spain, etc).

The Investor Mindset

Investment should be continuous. In general, making 10% per year is already considered a good investment, whether it is from stocks, from mutual funds, UITF or mixed. If 10% per annum is already considered good, your 100K will not really grow into millions if you do it one time. Another thing, investing in something means you really believe in that business, so for example you will invest in FAMI Mutual fund, do your research, is the management of FAMI ok? Does FAMI has a proven track record as a business? Because note that investing is you're owning a part of that company, so it's like you are the part owner of FAMI when you invest in it. And like any part owner, you should regularly do your due diligence, like check if the business is still doing well (not just from rumors or people, but from their financial statements), if there are official news regarding the business, do you believe in the people that run it?

Being a serious investor takes a lot of market analysis and learning investment options, for example what will you do when there's a significant change in inflation, what will you do when interest rates go up, what will you do when China's economy slows down, or when U.S. Fed decides to stop its quantitative easing. These will make your head hurt, and it's certainly not for everybody. Many of us wants the easy route, what's the easiest way to invest.

The Easier Way to Start Investing

If the above is not for you, there's another way; a much simpler way to invest. This is not fool-proof thing, and there are still risks involved but for me this is the easiest way to start and make the right attitude in investing: It's called the Peso-Cost averaging.

The idea is very simple, choose an investment vehicle (like Balanced Fund) or a stock that you're really convinced in. Let's say you are decided that it's balanced fund. Place a fixed amount of money at fixed intervals and do it for long term. Example: Place P10,000 pesos in balanced fund every month, no matter what the market situation is. Or maybe P20,000 per quarter (every 3 months), whichever is the most convenient to you, as long as you can place a fixed amount at a fixed interval.

Study shows that in the long term, there's a high probability that you will profit. The profit may not be as large compared to analyzing the markets, but it's certainly easier, less stressful, and you'll learn a lot from it too.  This is not realized in short term, it should be long term like more than 3 years. Look at it like paying your monthly bills, you should be disciplined to invest consistently.

Final Words

In the end, if you have 100K, I would suggest you split it like invest 10K per month consistently then even after the 100K is used up, continue investing 10K per month. After 15 years, you would have saved a lot and profited from your investment. That would be roughly 1.8M + profit from investment if done continuously, as compared to 500K if you do a one time 100K investment after 15 years.

The above is just an example, there are other factors as I said that may affect this. Please do not follow what is written above word per word, but digest the ideas and make your own strategy and plan in investing. I salute OFW's, more power and God bless.

  1. Great topic! I just hope people can read this and will have an interest in investing. :-)

  2. Great topic, really informative. I have recently started my investment with Fair Investments (, and I am impressed with above topic. keep posting.


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Wednesday, January 18, 2012

The Mundane

What do you do when you are in the Outpost Laundry in Apple Valley, CA waiting for clean clothes?  Of course you catch up on your blog that you haven’t written for three days.

We have had two very uneventful days on the road.  First from Oklahoma City, OK to Albuquerque, NM, and the next day from Albuquerque to Barstow, CA, just mile after mile of road.  What can I say about the trip?   It was long.  It was boring.  I was tired and slept every time Patricia was in the driver’s seat.  I did finish the book Killing Lincoln by Bill O’Reilly.   Recommended reading for everyone.

While we were washing everything else we got the car and trailer washed.  For dry roads everything got so dirty.  This afternoon we check into the hotel and tomorrow we have a dock time at road of 7:30 AM.

I have to tell you that when you are traveling to shows we do a lot of very boring things.

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How sustainable are your favourite brands?

News, blog and backgrounds about the sustainability scores of brands

Electronics Brands: It’s Time to Super Charge Sustainability

One Electronics brand (Fairphone) sets an example while three other brands (Asus, Apple, and HP) have made progress for the Electronics sector in regards to sustainability by embracing the challenges and opportunities associated with the Electronics sector. One brand, Fairphone, received a “B” label, and three brands, Asus, Apple, and HP received a “C” label for the Electronics sector ranking. The remaining 15 brands received either a “D” or “E” label. Due to the challenges associated with the Electronics sector, Electronics brands must influence sustainability during the entire lifecycle of their products, from mining minerals and choosing chemicals, to responsible disposal or recycling at the end of a product’s useful life.

However, many Electronics brands have not yet capitalized on the opportunity to implement initiatives in regards to issues such as product energy efficiency, extension of products’ useful life, product recycling/takeback, elimination of toxic materials/suspect chemicals from products, and avoidance of conflict minerals. The Electronics sector has the opportunity to “supercharge” efforts to be more sustainable, and place these initiatives at the forefront of this sector’s operations. However, many brands have not become actively involved in the unique opportunities the Electronics sector presents.

At the beginning of the electronics life cycle, minerals are mined from the Earth and toxic materials/suspect chemicals are used to assemble electronic products. For example, according to Greenpeace, common plastics and flame retardants used in electronics result in some of the most toxic chemicals known, especially during production at the end of a product’s useful lifecycle. The process of mining electronic products’ materials is also a sustainability issue, especially for conflict minerals. These minerals are mined in countries like the Democratic Republic of Congo or surrounding nations, and profits from these minerals support human rights violations in these countries. A number of initiatives have been developed to address conflict minerals.

During a product’s useful life, brands have the opportunity to make their products more sustainable while they are in use by consumers. Certifications such as Energy Star indicate reduction of energy consumption by about 30-50%, depending on the type of product. With technology advancing at an ever-increasing rate, electronics are becoming outdated faster than ever before. Some companies have even been known to design their products such that they will only last a short amount of time, forcing consumers to throw away the device and purchase a newer model. This pattern of a high-throughput electronics lifecycle is problematic because in 2014, the United Nations University estimated that approximately 41.8 million metric tonnes of E-Waste was generated globally, while only about 15% of this waste was taken back and/or recycled. By 2018, E-waste generation is expected to reach 50 million metric tonnes.

Electronics brands can help address this issue by implementing product recycling and takeback programs to encourage consumers to dispose of our recycle their electronics responsibly. In doing so, Electronics brands can even remove valuable materials from old devices, and re-use them in new devices, thus closing the loop on their products and contributing to a circular economy. If E-Waste is not disposed of or recycled properly, it can be extremely problematic when disposed of in developing nations at open dumps that contaminate groundwater or is burnt in open pits, thereby resulting in the release of toxic chemicals into the air.

Of the brands analyzed for this research, Fairphone scored the highest ranking, a “B” label, on a scale from A (best) to E (worst). Fairphone is the only brand out of those researched to report clear enough on its labor conditions policy and respective results realized at its supplying production facility. Similarly, Fairphone is the only brand that offers chargers for its product as an option only, uses at least 20% recycled plastic for its device, implements an active policy in place to increase the product life –span, and uses only replaceable batteries in its device. Apple is the best-performing brand for this sector in regards to climate change policy, scoring all but one of the maximum possible points on its reported initiatives for this topic. HP is also among the top-performing brands. For instance, it clearly reports on its measures to reduce its water use for its own operations as well as its suppliers.

When you are looking for more specific information on brands, a list of the brands can be found here. We hope to see some Electronics brands receiving higher labels in the future! To encourage your favorite Electronics brands to become more sustainable, you can send them a message through each individual brand’s page on the Rank a Brand website.

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We are Robby & Savannah a husband and wife photography team based in Oklahoma City. This is our place to share our most recent work and adventures. Contact us at hello@robbyandsavannah.com for informtion on booking.Thanks for stopping by!

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Jessica and I go way back to Junior High. Our days were filled with cheerleading and learning the Dr. Evil rap songs in the Austin Powers movies. We were all kinds of weird  and we liked it that way. She is the kind of friend you can go months without seeing and pick up right were you left off the last time you hung out.  I deeply cherish our friendship and am so honored she asked us to capture this stage in Preston’s childhood.

I remember going to see preston when he was just a day old in the hospital, he was the ring bearer in our wedding two and a half years ago cutely refusing to go down the aisle (don’t they all), and now he is a kindergartener with the biggest imagination. It makes me feel extremely old.  We had a blast running and playing with him at the new addition to the Myriad Gardens downtown. What a fun age!

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Three Guys And A Service

Jan 31, 2010 | Schedulefly Crew
We recently updated Schedulefly's "About Us" page so potential customers and partners could learn more about us, our philosophy and who we are here to serve. The page was getting wordy so I thought I'd cut some out and share it here in this post.

Our Philosophy
Lots of web businesses don't tell you who their people are. Or they attempt to seem bigger than they are. We, on the other hand, like transparency and we are proud to be small. We don't just say we like to keep it simple, we actually live and breath it. The business model that we have created allows us to keep our team lean and our overhead low. The less people and the less processes and the less stuff to decide on and manage - the better.

Who We Are
We're currently three guys in three different cities in N.C. (Wilmington, Raleigh, Charlotte). We mostly work out of our houses and coffee shops. Our web and database servers live in an impressive data center in Raleigh NC. We have some occasional contract help, but we don’t believe we'll ever have - or need - more than a handful of people around here. That's because we believe in the value - and beauty - of simplicity. We have a simple web-based service with a familiar interface - not too many screens and buttons and settings. We have only added the stuff that really matters - thoughtful features you'll actually use. In fact, you'll probably even have some fun! And because we keep things intuitive, simple, and easy we don't need many people to help take care of our customers. We don't have investors, so nobody is breathing down our necks to grow faster. Instead we grow one restaurant at a time, and we take great care of them, and they almost all renew every month.

Who Uses Our Product
We created Schedulefly for restaurants, and we keep a laser focus on helping restaurants. We mostly serve indies, groups, small chains, and franchisees. More importantly, we serve people who like to keep things simple - and fun! They don't want a lot of bells and whistles and layers and rules and regulations and buttons and settings. Our customers love Schedulefly mainly because its simple. Simple to deploy. Simple to use. Simple to get a new employee started. And fun for all involved. Our customers use words like "Love" and "Fun" - see for yourself.

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Rams gain twice by faking punts

Rams gain twice by faking punts

Nearly a year after the 49ers pulled off a fake field-goal try for a touchdown against St. Louis, the Rams exacted their payback.

Thanks to some gutty play-calling – and the right arm of rookie punter Johnny Hekker – St. Louis executed two successful fake punts in its 24-24 tie with San Francisco on Sunday.

The first fake was more stunning: With 49 seconds left in the first half, Hekker lofted a 21-yard pass to Rodney McLeod, a pass Hekker threw from the end zone.

The second fake, however, was more important: With 5:23 left in regulation, Hekker faked a handoff, rolled left and floated a 19-yard completion to Lance Kendricks to reach the 49ers’ 48.

The conversion kept alive a 14-play, 81-yard drive that ended when Sam Bradford’s 2-yard toss to Austin Pettis gave St. Louis a 24-21 lead with 1:09 left.

“The second one was called from the sidelines,” said Hekker, who decided to throw from the end zone in the second quarter when the 49ers’ Chris Culliver left McLeod uncovered. “We’ve been practicing that one for a while. It was a genius brainchild of Coach (Jeff) Fisher and (special teams) Coach (John) Fassel. It worked just as we drew it up in practice.”

Hekker was a scout-team quarterback at Oregon State. Jim Harbaugh, whose team played the Beavers when he was head coach at Stanford, mentioned Hekker’s QB history after the game. Special-teams coach Brad Seely included that tidbit in the scouting report, but it didn’t help the 49ers on Sunday.

“Coach Seely did a great job getting us ready, letting us know he used to be a backup quarterback,” safety Darcel McBath said. “So we knew all those things. I guess it was just a mental error on the part of somebody out there, on all of us, not recognizing the situation.”

In the 49ers’ 34-27 win at St. Louis on Jan. 1, kicker David Akers threw a 14-yard touchdown pass to Michael Crabtree on a fake field-goal try.

Eric Branch is a San Francisco Chronicle staff writer.

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Horrible ninth inning for Romo, SF Giants ends in loss to Rockies

By Henry Schulman

Tim Lincecum made his final start before he turns the Big Three-Oh on Sunday. It was memorable in many ways, and ultimately, not a good way.

He looked like the Linceucm of old as he hit 94 mph and pitched six strong innings, but one final win in his 20s was wrested from him in an ugly ninth inning for the Giants.

With Sergio Romo unable to get outs and Angel Pagan making a costly, ill-advised throw and the infield botching a rundown to allow another run, the Rockies scored five times to turn a two-run Giants lead into a 7-4 Colorado victory Friday night.

Romo took his third blown save, his second against the Rockies.

The Giants led 4-2 when Troy Tulowitzki and Justin Morneau started the ninth with singles off Romo, Tulowitzki leaving with a leg injury after reaching first base.

Romo got the dangeorus Wilin Rosario to fly to center. Angel Pagan made a bad mistake when pinch-runner Charlie Culberson tagged to take third. Pagan tried to throw him out, a potential run that did not matter, allowing Morneau to take secodn base and put the tying run into scoring position.

Romo walked Corey Dickerson intentionally before Wheeler shot his two-run single through the middle, making it a 4-4 game.

D.J. LeMaheiu gave Colorado a 6-4 lead with a two-run single to center, Pagan doubling down with another bad throw that allowed LeMahieu to take second.

Pinch-hitter Michael McKenry added an RBI single off George Kontos. When McKenry got caught in a rundown on a pickoff throw, first baseman Buster Posey and shortstop Ehire Adrianza seemed to forget LeMahieu was on third base. Adrianza tagged McKenry, but LeMahieu waltzed home for the inning’s fifth run.

Lincecum reminded a raucous crowd at AT&T Park of the long-haired, high-octane pitcher who put a badly needed charge into this place in toward the end of the last decade, when his 30th birthday (Sunday) seemed so far away.

Lincecum three-hit the Rockies over six innings, walked two, struck out six and left with a 3-2 lead, the two runs scoring on a Justin Morneau single in the third inning.

More important than the velocity, Lincecum hit his spots, which he has struggled to do consistently and made him so unpredictable.

Lincecum struck out Rosario looking in the second inning on a 94-mph fastball on the outside corner, then in the sixth got Tulowitzki gazing at a 92-mph fastball on the outside corner.

Michael Morse broke a 2-2 tie in the fifth with his second RBI hit of a game, a tailing liner to center with two outs that got by Drew Stubbs and was ruled a double and an error.

Morse celebrated like a madman when he got to third base, after Buster Posey scored, nearly falling off the bag as he smacked his hands together.

Hunter Pence doubled and scored in the seventh to extend the lead.

Morneau gave the Rockies a 2-0 lead with a two-run single in the third, which the Giants erased in the bottom of the inning after a leadoff double by a recently slumping Pagan (1-for-16). The runs scored on singles by Pence and Morse.

Colorado’s trainer visited Rockies pitcher Jorge De La Rosa earlier in the Morse at-bat. The left-hander’s back tightened, but he stayed in to complete the inning with a Hicks strikeout.

Brandon Crawford got the night off despite a hot streak that has reached 12-fo-27 during an eight-game hit streak. He admitted his body needed a rest.

Henry Schulman


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SkyWest Provides CTP Course for Pilots

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SkyWest pilots have more opportunity, exposure and access than any other regional pilot. With over a dozen domiciles, a fleet of over 360 airplanes, and flying agreements with four mainline partners – United, Delta, American and Alaska, SkyWest has excellent quality of life for every First Officer. And in addition, SkyWest has the best training in the industry.

SGU Dedication_0046-2From the moment an aspiring pilot completes an application and passes a pilot interview, they start to experience this unmatched training first hand; staring with the SkyWest Certification Training Program (CTP).

“CTP was both hard work and a lot of fun,” SkyWest First Officer Cory Schenker said. “It’s very easy for this wealth of new knowledge to become overwhelming but SkyWest utilizes just the right people with just the right enthusiasm to keep it fun, engaging and highly informative.”

PilotQuote1Once a pilot’s application and interview have been accepted, SkyWest will provide the means to complete a SkyWest approved CTP course, which introduces pilots to SkyWest’s rigorous training, while also preparing them to have a smooth transition into ground school.

“I thought [CTP] was great, especially for people like me coming straight from general aviation,” SkyWest First Officer Adam Crismon said. “It was nice to have an introduction into jet aviation and a basic understanding of what to expect before training. I really enjoyed the classroom information and how it directly related to SkyWest instead of a generic example.”

Part of what sets the SkyWest CTP course apart is that the instructors are all current SkyWest pilots.

“For me, the real benefit of CTP is that the same instructors teach both CTP and the new hire classes,” Cory said. “I didn’t realize just how much the instructors were preparing me to succeed.”

Another benefit of the SkyWest CTP course is that students will be training in the aircraft you will be flying as a pilot at SkyWest. The 10 hours of simulation time will also count toward your total hours.

“I really liked the fact that we were in the same type simulator as what we were going to be flying and training in,” Adam said. “I found that as a huge step up and boost in training efficiency.”

“The 10 hours you get in the sim during CTP is extremely valuable,” Cory said. “Becoming familiar with SkyWest procedures, callouts and the airplane itself takes time. When I began sim training I was able to hit the ground running as opposed just get familiar.”

PilotQuote2Travel and hotel accommodations, a 65 hour monthly training guarantee, and a CTP study partner are just a few of the other benefits pilots who go through SkyWest’s CTP have.

“Overall I was very happy with the CTP program and would highly recommend it to anyone entering the commercial airlines aviation industry,” Adam said.

From day one, SkyWest Airlines gives pilots industry leading training. It’s just one of the many reasons SkyWest pilots have more opportunities than any other regional pilot and are sought after by every major airline. Take Control of Your Career. Apply online today.


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Tuesday, March 3

Ready, Set... SPRING!

Only 17 days until Spring, and if you don't know me personally, then you may not know that I'm impatient.  Yes, I realize that although it likely won't FEEL like Spring on March 20th, the first day of Spring is the first step to warm weather actually arriving.  Baby steps.

Since I'm dealing with that impatience I mentioned earlier, I like to visualize that Spring is closer than it really is.  Tired of heavy layers and dry skin, I have a few tips on getting your mind (and body) ready for spring while still suffering through winter.

3 Ways to Prepare for Spring During the Winter

1. Sneak spring colors into your beauty and wardrobe.

Most of the winter colors are rich, deep, and a little depressing.  Perk up your wardrobe and refresh your look as you slowly transition into Spring with some refreshing color.  Take a peek at the Spring '15 color trends, then pick a few of your faves.  Swipe a coat of a Spring color onto your nails, or add a new accessory in one of the shades to your collection.  The subtle addition of color will give a refreshing, transitional update to your look, but also give you something to look forward to with the upcoming seasonal change.

2. Pay attention to your skin.

Perhaps TMI, but perhaps we are close enough now for me to share with you that I don't particularly care for shaving in the colder months.  With exception to my underarms, I shy away from the razor because tights and layers cover my body for what seems like FOREVER!  As Spring approaches though, I begin to focus on paying some extra TLC to my skin (shaving included).  It's still cold outside, but I know that underneath all these layers, my smooth skin is ready to break loose at the sight of melting snow.

3.  Focus on fitness now!

Don't wait until summertime where bikini bodies are among us for you to realize that you waited too long.  I have been eating healthy and exercising my butt off (not literally as I want it to be rounder, not flatter) underneath these winter layers so that when the moment comes, I am ready for sundresses and short shorts.

Have you been using Winter wisely in preparation Spring?  What have you been doing to get ready for warmer weather?

Until next Tuesday sweets,