Travel broadens the horizons, see some pictures of my trip to the Photogenic state of California with a helping of Nevada.
A bespoke watermark for my Photo series based in Los Angeles, California. The inspiration for this watermark was taken from the Lakers colours, LA's basketball team. The font is a classic LA representation. The '17 was inspired by the 50's style a nod to LA's cultural history of 50's noire films. with a classic colour mix of red and black.
Homelessness was more rife in LA than I could have imagined, this poor fellow was in downtown LA Park.
So not really LA or even in California, but part of the same adventure.


Mindfulness meditation, walking meditation, forest bathing — these days there are endless ways to get your zen fix. The latest? Mirror meditation.
That's right, the new way to reduce stress and anxiety is to stare at your reflection in a mirror. But don't worry: This isn't a competition to determine who's the fairest of them all. It's a practice designed to develop self-compassion.
We talked to the founder of the practice, Tara Well, PhD, professor of psychology at Barnard College, Columbia University, to get a behind-the-scenes look at why you should make time to self-reflect — literally! Here's what you need to know for your first mirror meditation session.
Let's be honest. Most of us have a love-hate relationship with the mirror. You can't help but stare when you catch a glimpse of your reflection. But look too long and it can be uncomfortable to hold your own gaze. And it's often easy to fall down the rabbit hole of self-criticism and comparison. A wrinkle (or six) here. Too many freckles there.
That's how Well used to feel. "As a teenager, I learned to become more critical of my appearance and not wanting to look in the mirror," she says.
"We use mirrors for social grooming rituals like fixing our hair or make-up," says Well. And when you do that day-in, day-out, it becomes habitual, which can promote self-criticism. "Then, we tend to look past ourselves, not at how we're feeling. Or we don't see ourselves as people but more as objects that need to look a certain way to get approval," she says.
It wasn't until Well was conducting a Skype session with a coaching client that she realized the potential transformative power of reflecting on your own image.
When she asked her client to look at herself in the camera and express a difficult realization, she says something clicked for her and her client. Then, Well experimented with mirror meditation on a trip. "When I came home, people noticed how different I was," she says.
Unlike traditional meditation practices, you don't use a mantra or special breathing technique. Your gaze becomes the focus of your practice. "The mirror creates a focal point and a tool for people to track their attention. It makes it much easier to come back to your center by using this tool," says Well.
Mirror meditation lets you actually look into the eye of the person receiving your critical thoughts — in this case, you. But the key is to recognize your negative thoughts, then pause, breathe and return to your gaze.
Some people find the experience intense. Others discover things that they didn't know before. Well recommends the practice to anyone interested in personal growth or looking to change up their typical mindfulness rituals. Keep in mind, Well notes, that if you get super down on yourself, then it's time to step away from the mirror for a while.
In her studies, Well found that those who practiced mirror meditation for 10 minutes a day reported significant decrease in stress, anxiety and depression accompanied by an increase in self-compassion. She found that women in the study started to focus less on appearance and more on how they were feeling. In turn, this lead to self-reliance and a better connection with themselves. "Then, you choose relationships with people based less on how they can affirm you or not affirm you, but who authentically gets you," says Well.
So next time you're feeling overwhelmed with emotion or just need a mental break, head to the bathroom, pull out a mirror and just take a few minutes to self-reflect. You might be surprised at what you see.
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Remember your senior high school speech class? Your teacher said that eye-to-eye contact is very important to creating a good speech. The greater you appear lower, or higher your audience's heads, or aside from the room rather of eyeballing them, the less efficient your speech, presentation, or monologue is.
You realize this is correct. How frequently have you ever took in carefully to some teacher who lectures towards the class without ever searching up? How effective may be the preacher who reads his sermon rather than connects eye to eye, along with you or other people?
An important answer to effective marketing with video is defined good eye-to-eye contact immediately and keep it during your video shoot.
Listed here are a couple of pointers that will help you on the way toward creating dynamic marketing with video clips.
Get accustomed to searching directly in the eye from the camera. It is going to feel weird initially, however with some practice you will get accustomed to it.
Imagine you're speaking with a decent friend, which your camera is their eyes. The greater natural you may be speaking together with your friend in normal conversational tone, the greater natural your video will see.
Avoid himming and hawing on camera. Make yourself shateringly aware of all of the occasions you say "um" and "uh." Lots of people do that only when they're afraid of the all-seeing eye from the camcorder. 2 or 3 brief pauses that you are silent really are a hundred occasions much better than saying "uh" even once.
Have a very good concept of what you would like to state. The very best videos you are able to produce are whenever you consistently look directly into your camera and speak in the heart. Once again, practice could make you better at extemporizing.
You are able to commit to memory your script. This is very effective for those who have a great memory or practice enough to obtain your wording "lower cold." The risk is you will miss a couple of words and also have trouble getting back in line. The mind can certainly go blank while you stare in to the camera. Another danger is you will remember all your lines, but will not deliver it naturally. You might have a tendency to hurry or create a "sing-songy" delivery that destroys your effectiveness.
You should use notecards or perhaps a printed script. Search lower, rapidly browse the next factor you'll say, after which consider your camera again. Many news anchors make use of this method. Should you develop the skill of glancing lower only every now and then, this process can nonetheless be extremely effective.
You may create a script that you're studying from the monitor because it scrolls just beneath your camera. Vertical scrolling software programs are available on the internet free of charge, in addition to software for scrolling that you pay an acceptable shareware fee. Obviously, you are able to only glance lower in the script then apply up again, but if you can to get it done skillfully, you may be very efficient.
You can buy a teleprompter that allows you to read your script because it scrolls right while watching camera. The benefit of a teleprompter is you can read and check out your camera concurrently. The disadvantage is the fact that teleprompters may cost hundreds, even 1000s of dollars.
You may make your personal teleprompter for under $80 and employ free scrolling software available on the internet. This is actually the solution I've selected, and i'm very pleased with it. You've still got to build up the ability of studying effectively, but a minimum of you've continual eye-to-eye contact.


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Pride and Prejudice tickets at Elsham Barn Theatre, Brigg. 2019.
Find the best Pride and Prejudice play tickets at Elsham Barn Theatre, Brigg. It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife... The ultimate romantic comedy, Jane Austen's story of the five Bennet sisters and their relentless pursuit of suitable husbands is one of the best-loved novels ever written, constantly topping the polls of favourite books. When feisty Elizabeth Bennet first meets handsome bachelor Fitzwilliam Darcy, she thinks him arrogant and conceited. When she later discovers that he has scuppered the relationship between his friend Bingley and her beloved sister Jane, she is determined to dislike him more than ever. In the sparkling comedy of manners that follows, the family's lives are turned upside down as Jane Austen shows the folly of judging by first impressions and pokes gentle fun at the affectations and etiquette of provincial middle-class life.
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AAUP-CBC elections were conducted on Friday, June 16, 2017, in conjunction with the AAUP-CBC annual meeting in Washington, DC.
The following individuals were elected to office for two-year terms ending in June 2019.
Paul Davis, Cincinnati State Technical and Community College AAUP, was elected as chair.
Diana I. Rios, University of Connecticut AAUP, was elected as vice-chair.
Michaela Cashman, University of Rhode Island-Graduate Assistants United was elected as member-at-large.
Antonio Gallo, California State University-Northridge, California Faculty Association, was elected as member-at-large.
Nivedita Majumdar, City University of New York, John Jay College, Professional Staff Congress CUNY was elected as member-at-large.
Download a PDF of the complete election results, including votes cast.
Any challenges to the election must be filed pursuant to the AAUP-CBC Election Appeal Rules.
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Masterfully crafted by Annie Tsotas, 'Harlequin Confessions' is a unique compilation of spiritual poetry – with one half told from a girl's perspective, and the other from that of her once lover. After they die and are resurrected, the duo succumb to the power of quantum entanglement (a theory that dictates no matter how far apart two particles are, they remain connected) to fall back in love under the force of unity. It's a hugely thought-provoking volume, written for a world that often forgets that everything is connected.
Montreal, Quebec – There's no point in sugarcoating the truth; humanity thrives on individualism and materialism, forgetting that it was instead created to be truly one with its planet. In her powerful new book of poetry, Annie Tsotas hopes to once again wake people up to this reality, while empowering them to accept their universal connection with each other and the world they inhabit.
But 'Harlequin Confessions' is far from a conventional book of poetry. Written in two parts – one from the perspective of a girl and another from the boy – the collection encapsulates all that is magical about unity; the one thing holding humanity together. Ironically, it's also the one thing most people fail to embrace.
Quantum entanglement: when two individual particles interact and are then separated. However, when they are separated, no matter the distance or how far apart they are, they remain connected and react in unison. Harlequin Confessions, is a compilation of poems that focus on two major themes: the creation and existence of humanity. It's about two people that were once lovers, find a reconnection, a lifetime later.
It's about how every experience, every step of our lives, shapes where we will end up. It's about love, loss, and moving on. It's about understanding where we came from, and who we are. Annie uses a unique writing style to try to establish a foundation of oneness between humans, and she uses her poetry to unravel the question of what makes a human, human, and what ties the connection between two strangers.
The author sees wide appeal for her work.
"The book and its collective story will appeal to everyone from thoroughbred fans of poetry to those committed to exploring their spiritual side. There really is something for everyone – a universal message to humanity, and a vital one at that," she adds.
'Harlequin Confessions', is available now: http://amzn.to/1GoKD6i.
Born and raised in Montreal, Annie Tsotas is a creative arts student whose prime passion is writing. She likes finding new ways to put words together, and she likes to consider herself a poet, nights she breathes metaphors instead of oxygen.


Jack Greene (January 7, 1930 - March 14, 2013) was an American country musician. His nickname was the "Jolly Green Giant" because of his height and deep voice. Greene was a long-time member of the Grand Ole Opry. He was nominated for three Grammy Awards.
Greene was born on January 7, 1930, in Maryville, Tennessee, he learned to play guitar at age ten.He was never married and had no children. Greene died on March 14, 2013 in his home in Nashville, Tennessee from Alzheimer's disease, aged 83.
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I cannot conceal my annoyance that you have gone.
That's not meant as a joke, though Mr. Ellison bore the brunt of cruel nerds who mocked his stature at every turn. The only time I met him was at ICON, held in Stony Brook College, when fans were begging for Simon & Simon to be kept on the air, and demanding a sequel to The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension, when they weren't mocking Harlan on stage for being short. I think that was the last science fiction convention I went to, and it will remain so. The fandom is venomous, like a snake. A small part will kill you, while the rest can be amazing and beautiful… but I digress. I saw how ugly people could be. He was generous and gracious to me, he signed every book and shirt and record that I bought, and I shook his hand, a hard and knobby workman's hand, odd for a writer. A fighter's hand.
And boy, could be fight.
And damn, could he write.
If you haven't read him, Deathbird Stories is my favorite. That and I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream. You can get the collection The Top of the Volcano for a taste of his very best stories, too. Angry Candy is damn fine, as well.
To me, that was my "made it" moment, which most of us have, no matter how silly they are. Harlan Ellison called me.
In 1989, when I wrote Mr Ellison the infamous letter–which was showcased on Letters of Note, Flavorwire, and got me a gig writing an introduction to a Gerald Kersch collection, a writer whose work I was introduced to through Harlan–I must confess, I looked up his phone number and called it, after I mailed the letter. To apologize. He asked fans not to write, because he felt compelled to answer all correspondence–typed, by hand! imagine that now in a day when publishing professionals can't be arsed to fire off form emails–and after I dropped my letter in the mailbox, I felt guilty. So why not bother him more, with a call?
I confess, he answered. And I was a coward, I hung up.
I prank called my literary hero. So I really deserved that letter, which makes me laugh to this day. He loved it. Being Harlan. Even stars burn out, and he had the energy of several. I'm glad I was alive to see his light, to shake his hand, to hear his voice. I'll always be proud to have published his reprint. And yes, I put my story afterward. I didn't want anyone else to have to follow him.
All a writer has is time and a portion of talent.
Thank you, Harlan, for sharing your time and talent with me. I'll pay you tribute by using both my time and talent to the best of my ability.
I can't believe he's gone… A few of his stories were among all the tales and books I read during my horrible high school years, though it's been far too many years ago now to remember which they were. More than a few of his stories were translated into TV in any case, if I'm not mistaken, and I think he wrote at least one for the original Star Trek series, did he not?
I came here after searching for MEPHISTO IN ONYX and landing on your post from May, 2008.
Maybe MEPHISTO was partly the basis for the film FALLEN, discussed in the 2008 post, but VALLEY OF LIGHTS by Stephen Gallagher (1987) was the same Damon story.
That's it, I have nothing productive to contribute, just wanted to share.
I'm check that one out.
That was supposed to say, "same damn story" not "Damon story". Stupid computers.


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Jonathan Coe (n. 19 august 1961, Birmingham) este un scriitor englez.

Biografie

Coe a absolvit King Edward's School din orașul său natal și apoi a studiat la Trinity College din Cambridge. În prezent (2010) predă la University of Warwick.

Romanele sale adesea cu caracter umoristic și satiric sunt  în primul rând influențate de probleme sociale. Așa spre exemplu este romanul său Singur cu Shirley, o satiră despre politica social–economică a erei Margaret Thatcher.

Romanul său autobiografic The Rotter's Club spune povestea a doi tineri din diferite clase sociale în anii '70.

Opere (selecție)
Ficțiune
 A touch of love, Duckworth, 1989
 The dwarves of death, Fourth Estate, 1990
 What a Carve Up!, Viking, 1994
 The Rotters' Club, Viking, 2001
 The House of Sleep, Viking, 1997
 The Closed Circle, Viking, 2004
 The Rain Before it Falls, Viking, 2007
 The terrible privacy of Maxwell Sim, Viking, 2010
 Number 11, Viking, 2015

Non-ficțiune
 Humphrey Bogart: Take It and Like It, London: Bloomsbury, 1991
 James Stewart: Leading Man, London: Bloomsbury, 1994
 Like a Fiery Elephant: The Story of B. S. Johnson, London: Picador, 2004

Opere traduse în limba română
 Clubul putregaiurilor, editura Polirom, Top 10+, 2012, traducător Radu Paraschivescu, ISBN 9789734626816
 Clubul putregaiurilor, editura Polirom (Top 10+), 2014, traducător Nadine Vladescu, Sanda Watt, ISBN 9789734638963
 Middle England, editura Polirom, colecția Biblioteca Polirom - Actual, 2021, ISBN 9789734683437
 Numarul 11 sau Marturii despre nebunie, editura Polirom, colecția Biblioteca Polirom - Actual, 2019, traducător Radu Paraschivescu, ISBN 978-973-46-7810-5
 Casa somnului, , editura Polirom, colecția Top 10, 2015, traducător Radu Paraschivescu, ISBN 9789734656776
 Oglinda dorințelor, editura Polirom, 2020, ISBN 9789734682812

Ecranizare
 The Rotters' Club, (din 2005), regia Dick Clement, Ian La Frenais

Premii
 Premiul Médicis pentru The House of Sleep
 Cavaler al Ordinului Artelor și Literelor (2004)

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Legături externe

Nașteri în 1961
Absolvenți Trinity College, Cambridge
Atei englezi
Biografi britanici
Cavaleri ai Ordinului Artelor și Literelor
Englezi în viață
Fellows of the Royal Society of Literature
Scriitori englezi din secolul al XX-lea
Scriitori englezi din secolul al XXI-lea

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You are cordially invited to join the PA/DE/NJ Distance Learning Association at the Microsoft Technology Center in Malvern, PA, for in-depth presentations & hands-on demos of the latest in Virtual & Augmented Reality and their implications for the advancement of Academic Education & Corporate Training. Whether you are in Corporate, Non-Profit, Higher Ed, or K-12, this event will transport you into the cutting-edge forefront of brave new worlds at the infancy of their exploration.
"Virtual & Augmented Reality Technologies: An Overview of Market Applications" by Stephen Buerkle/Strategic Development & Det Ansinn/Founder from Brick Simple: Leading Developers of Mobile Web, VR, AR, and Wearable Applications.
"Start Future-Proofing Your Training Content for Virtual Reality NOW" by Chris Lindinger/Director Business Development from Tonic Design: A Digital Product Agency that Designs and Builds Mobile and VR Experiences to Solve Problems.
"Augmented Reality: An Introduction" by Al Catona from IMS Technology Services: Designing, Implementing, and Maintaining Audio Visual Solutions to Facilitate Collaboration, Productivity, Learning and Business Communications.
Arrive by 8:a or stay after 11:30a for a guided tour.
The Malvern Microsoft Technology Center has been in operation since 2011, and is co-located with the field sales offices for the northern contingent of employees representing the Mid-Atlantic Sales District of Microsoft. The facility is an executive-class showcase designed to highlight the great solutions that Microsoft has to offer for all types of customers. Tim Pash, the Director, has a team of Architects who are experts in their field and that collaborate to ensure customers understand what our capabilities are and can clearly map them to the business issues they face. Besides enterprise customers, the facility hosts Professional User Groups, Community and K-12 student events, etc. One of our goals is to keep high utilization and to make a positive impression of Microsoft to as many people as possible. Please consider the facility for the next team offsite, customer event, or executive meeting you need to conduct.


Mary Rollins (double name - yes, she's Southern!) is the newest member of the Isabelle Selby Photography team and one we are so excited to have! She is a Kentucky native, now living in Brooklyn, who recently graduated from Muhlenberg College where she received her degree in dance and arts administration. Her dance (and circus!) background greatly influences her photography and she has an amazing eye for movement and detail. She has been working with Isabelle for a year now and we are so happy to have her as part of the team. She is available for events, engagement and weddings.